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CLISPI


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL                                  
434 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008


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...THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         70    256 PM  93    2001  74     -4       73       
  MINIMUM         39    456 AM  33    1997  53    -14       50       
  AVERAGE         55                        64     -9       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.62 1995   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      2.06   0.47     0.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.97                      8.57   0.40     5.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.41                     11.99   5.42    10.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.2                       4.1    0.1      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.5                      24.6   10.9     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         4      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                        89     29       12       
  SINCE MAR 1   1291                      1191    100      924       
  SINCE JUL 1   5458                      5545    -87     5201       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        26    -17       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        45    -29       98       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        45    -29       98       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1973                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   

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

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