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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
106 PM CST MON JAN 1 2018
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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 112 07/14/1954
LOW -24 02/13/1905
HIGHEST 96 09/22 MM MM 95 06/25
09/20 06/22
07/21 06/15
LOWEST -9 12/27 MM MM -3 12/19
12/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.2 63.1 4.1 66.5
AVG. MINIMUM 45.8 43.0 2.8 46.9
MEAN 56.5 53.0 3.5 56.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 40 22.6 17.4 43
DAYS MAX <= 32 18 30.9 -12.9 24
DAYS MIN <= 32 86 110.2 -24.2 85
DAYS MIN <= 0 5 5.8 -0.8 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 58.21 1882
MINIMUM 22.76 1914
TOTALS 31.50 37.43 -5.93 42.77
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.12
DAYS >= .01 113 113.4 -0.4 109
DAYS >= .10 55 67.5 -12.5 72
DAYS >= .50 21 24.0 -3.0 24
DAYS >= 1.00 7 8.7 -1.7 7
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.62 04/29 TO 04/30 5.59
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 47.7 1960
1914
24 HR TOTAL 17.4 03/24/2013 TO 03/25/2013
TOTALS 11.7 20.9 -9.2 17.8
DAYS >= TRACE 24 16.9 7.1 24
DAYS >= 1.0 3 6.0 -3.0 6
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 03/14 4
03/13
24 HR TOTAL 4.4 03/13 3.6
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4391 5484 -1093 4554
COOLING TOTAL 1401 1123 278 1626
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/20/1991
LATEST 05/10/1966
EARLIEST 10/13
LATEST 04/13
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/270 DATE 01/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/270 DATE 01/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 217
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 90
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 58
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 56 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 40 RAIN 49
LIGHT RAIN 132 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 24 SLEET 0
FOG 162 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 23
HAZE 66
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR:
ANNUAL RECORDS:
* 7TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT 56.5 DEGREES
SEASONAL RECORDS:
* TIED 5TH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD AT 36.1 DEGREES
* 4TH DRIEST WINTER ON RECORD WITH 2.38 INCHES
* TIED 10TH WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD AT 56.4 DEGREES
JANUARY:
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES ON THE 21ST
FEBRUARY:
* 2ND WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD AT 43.0 DEGREES
* 3RD DRIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD WITH 0.45 INCHES
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES ON THE 17TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 18TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 43 DEGREES ON THE 18TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES ON THE 19TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES ON THE 20TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES ON THE 20TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES ON THE 21ST
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 28TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES ON THE 28TH
MARCH:
* RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 4.4 INCHES ON THE 13TH
APRIL:
* 9TH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD AT 59.2 DEGREES
* 9TH WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD WITH 6.92 INCHES
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 15TH
MAY:
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 17TH
JUNE:
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES ON THE 12TH
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES ON THE 13TH
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES ON THE 13TH
JULY:
* RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.90 INCHES ON THE 26TH
AUGUST -- NO RECORDS
SEPTEMBER:
* 2ND DRIEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD WITH 0.01 INCH
* 2ND DRIEST OF ANY MONTH ON RECORD
* RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 42 DEGREES ON THE 2ND
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES ON THE 20TH
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 21ST
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES ON THE 22ND
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 22ND
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES ON THE 23RD
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES ON THE 24TH
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES ON THE 25TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES ON THE 26TH
OCTOBER:
* RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 2.28 INCHES ON THE 10TH
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES ON THE 14TH
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES ON THE 14TH
* TIED RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF A TRACE ON THE 28TH
NOVEMBER:
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 24TH
DECEMBER:
* 7TH DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD WITH 0.37 INCHES
* RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -9 DEGREES ON THE 27TH
* RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 7 DEGREES ON THE 31ST