Annual Climate Summary for Springfield, IL for 2019

 
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
105 AM CST WED JAN 1 2020

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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2019

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   07/10        MM      MM       98  05/28
LOWEST            -14   01/30        MM      MM      -13
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.7              63.1    -0.4     64.4
AVG. MINIMUM     43.2              43.0     0.2     43.9
MEAN             53.0              53.0     0.0     54.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     22              22.6    -0.6       53
DAYS MAX <= 32     35              30.9     4.1       32
DAYS MIN <= 32    131             110.2    20.8
DAYS MIN <= 0       3               5.8    -2.8        8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        58.21   1882
 MINIMUM        22.76   1914
TOTALS          49.34             37.43   11.91    45.41
DAILY AVG.       0.14                               0.12
DAYS >= .01       130             113.4    16.6      115
DAYS >= .10        87              67.5    19.5       71
DAYS >= .50        29              24.0     5.0       27
DAYS >= 1.00       13               8.7     4.3       13
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.30   09/29                       2.80

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           47.7   1960
                        1914
 24 HR TOTAL     17.4   03/24/2013 TO 03/25/2013
TOTALS           31.1              20.9    10.2     20.9
DAYS >= TRACE      33              16.9    16.1       34
DAYS >= 1.0        10               6.0     4.0        9
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        10   01/14                          4
                        01/13
 24 HR TOTAL      8.4   01/12                        5.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5576              5484      92     5550
COOLING TOTAL    1309              1123     186     1731

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              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/250    DATE  05/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    66/250    DATE  05/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          193
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            103
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         69

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             55     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               56     RAIN                      74
LIGHT RAIN              142     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          8     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               34     SLEET                      0
FOG                     192     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     22
HAZE                     55

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

Records set during the year:

Annual Records –

• 8th wettest year on record with 49.34 inches

Seasonal Records –

• 9th wettest winter (Dec-Feb) on record with 9.74 inches

• 9th wettest spring on record with 17.08 inches

• 10th wettest autumn on record with 13.94 inches

January –

• Record daily snowfall of 8.4 inches on the 12th

• Tied record low temperature of -14 degrees on the 30th

• Record cold high temperature of 1 degree on the 30th

February – No records established
 

March – 

• Record daily precipitation of 1.38 inches on the 9th

April – No records established

May –

• Tied record cold high temperature of 51 degrees on the 11th

• Record cold high temperature of 52 degrees on the 12th

June – No records established

July –

• 5th driest July on record with 0.52 inches

• Tied record warm low temperature of 78 degrees on the 19th

• Tied record low temperature of 54 degrees on the 23rd 

August – No records established

September –

• Tied 5th warmest September on record at 73.1 degrees

• Tied record warm low temperature of 73 degrees on the 11th

• Tied record warm low temperature of 72 degrees on the 21st

• Tied record high temperature of 91 degrees on the 27th 

• Record daily rainfall of 3.30 inches on the 29th

• Record warm low temperature of 71 degrees on the 30^th

October –

• 3rd snowiest October on record with 2.3 inches

• Record warm low temperature of 73 degrees on the 1st

• Tied October record warm low temperature of 73 degrees on the 1st

• Tied record warm low temperature of 71 degrees on the 2nd

• Record daily rainfall of 2.00 inches on the 26th

• Record daily snowfall of 2.3 inches on the 31st

• 3rd heaviest 24-hour October snowfall on record on the 31st

• Record cold high temperature of 34 degrees on the 31st

November –

• Record low temperature of 13 degrees on the 11th 

• Record daily snowfall of 4.7 inches on the 11th

• Record low temperature of 5 degrees on the 12^th

• Record cold high temperature of 18 degrees on the 12th 

December –

• Record high temperature of 64 degrees on the 25th