July Climate Summary

July Climate Summary - Key Points

Rainfall was well above normal for most of central and southeast IL
- Springfield recorded 2nd wettest July (9.51") while Lincoln had 7th wettest (8.69")
Wet conditions alleviated abnormally dry to moderate drought which developed during May/June in western IL
Temperatures were near normal across the entire region

Rainfall and Temperature Maps

Climate Data

The table below summarizes July rainfall and temperature, and departure from normal for selected cities across central and southeast Illinois. Data from Peoria and Springfield are from ASOS sites, while others are from NWS Cooperative Observers.

Site	Rainfall	Departure from Normal	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal
Charleston	4.18"	-0.29"	77.1	+0.9
Danville	6.67"	+2.00"	75.3	+0.2
Decatur	5.08"	+1.10"	75.3	-1.2
Effingham	8.45"	+4.27"	77.6	NA
Flora	6.95"	+2.84"	78.1	+1.0
Galesburg	8.19"	+3.81"	73.6	-1.0
Havana	8.22"	+4.18"	NA	NA
Jacksonville	10.59"	+6.64"	75.3	+0.5
Lincoln	8.69"	+3.63"	75.5	+0.5
Normal	7.86"	+3.70"	75.0	+0.6
Olney	5.01"	+0.68"	76.3	-0.1
Paris	5.84"	+1.01"	74.6	-0.9
Peoria	5.01"	+1.16"	76.4	+0.9
Springfield	9.51"	+5.57"	77.5	+1.7
Tuscola	4.04"	-0.72"	74.9	-0.6
Urbana	4.53"	-0.17"	75.0	+0.1

Links below are the monthly 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 that city.

Peoria -- Peoria International Airport
Springfield -- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Lincoln -- Lincoln NWS office
Champaign -- University of Illinois - Willard Airport
Decatur -- Decatur Airport
Lawrenceville -- Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
Mattoon -- Coles County Airport

Climate data for other area cities is available at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx