October Climate Summary

October Climate Summary - Key Points

Temperatures averaged 5-8 degrees above normal, which put most sites near their top 10 warmest October.
- Only a few days saw below normal mean temperatures (Peoria and Lincoln had no days with below normal mean temperatures). Much of the month featured September-like readings.
Rainfall was 1-2" below normal for much of the area; however two bands of above normal rainfall extended from near Peoria northeast to Lacon, and Effingham northeast to Tuscola.

Rainfall and Temperature Maps

Climate Data

The table below summarizes October 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	3.23"	-0.53"	62.1	+5.8
Danville	2.02"	-1.55"	60.5	+5.5
Decatur	2.85"	-0.40"	N/A	N/A
Effingham	3.69"	+0.13	62.5	N/A
Flora	1.93"	-1.74"	61.8	+6.5
Galesburg	1.70"	-1.05"	57.5	+5.0
Havana	2.12"	-0.92"	N/A	N/A
Jacksonville	0.61"	-2.58"	60.7	+5.4
Lincoln	1.64"	-1.44"	59.6	+5.8
Normal	2.07"	-1.21"	58.0	+4.9
Olney	2.28"	-1.71"	61.5	+5.3
Paris	3.25"	-0.08"	59.7	+4.9
Peoria	4.42"	+1.58"	60.0	+6.0
Springfield	2.02"	-1.13"	61.9	+6.8
Tuscola	3.82"	+0.75"	59.7	+5.2
Urbana	1.88"	-1.38"	60.3	+6.4

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