February and Winter Season Climate Summary

February Key Points:

February was an exceptionally warm and dry month across central and southeast Illinois.
Monthly precipitation ranged from 0.50 - 1.00". This was 1 to 2 inches below normal, placing some sites in their top 5 driest February.
Monthly snowfall ranged from less than one inch south of I-70, to 3-4" from Peoria to Bloomington. This place many sites along and south of I-72 in their top 10 least snowy February.
Monthly mean temperatures averaged 8 to 12 degrees above normal. This placed many sites in their top 5 warmest February.

February Precipitation, Snowfall and Temperature Maps:

The following links are to the monthly and seasonal climate summaries for area cities. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered "official", meaning they are the station of record for their respective locations. The other summaries are "supplemental", meaning another location in the area is the official climate station for the city.

Peoria (FEB) (WINTER SEASON) -- Peoria International Airport
Springfield (FEB) (WINTER SEASON) -- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Lincoln (FEB) (WINTER SEASON) -- NWS office
Champaign (FEB) (WINTER SEASON) -- University of Illinois-Willard Airport
Decatur (FEB) (WINTER SEASON) -- Decatur Airport
Lawrenceville (FEB) (WINTER SEASON) -- Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
Mattoon (FEB) (WINTER SEASON)-- Coles County Memorial Airport

Climate data for other cities is available at https://www.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx

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Winter Season (DEC-FEB) Key Points:

The winter season saw below normal precipitation and snowfall, and above normal temperatures.
Precipitation ranged from around 1.50" in west central Illinois, to around 5 inches in east central Illinois. These totals were 1 to 4 inches below normal.
Snowfall ranged from around 10 inches north of I-74, to around 2 inches south of I-70. These totals were 5 to 15 inches below normal.
Mean temperatures were 4 to 8 degrees above normal.

Winter Season (DEC-FEB) Precipitation, Snowfall and Temperature Maps: