PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
640 AM CST TUE JAN 2 2007
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...THE PEORIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2006...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2006
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 113 07/15/1936
LOW -27 01/05/1884
HIGHEST 98 08/02 MM MM 104 07/24
LOWEST -4 12/08 MM MM -5 12/07
02/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.4 60.7 2.7 63.4
AVG. MINIMUM 44.3 40.8 3.5 43.6
MEAN 53.8 50.8 3.0 53.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 28 21.0 7.0 51
DAYS MAX <= 32 15 47.0 -32.0 37
DAYS MIN <= 32 105 129.0 -24.0 112
DAYS MIN <= 0 2 13.0 -11.0 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 55.35 1990
MINIMUM 22.16 1988
TOTALS 31.93 36.02 -4.09 25.42
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.10 -0.01 0.07
DAYS >= .01 111 118.7 -7.7 101
DAYS >= .10 64 69.3 -5.3 55
DAYS >= .50 23 23.7 -0.7 14
DAYS >= 1.00 3 8.3 -5.3 6
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.81 11/29 TO 11/30 1.72
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 52.3 1977
24 HR TOTAL 18.0 02/27/1900 TO 02/28/1900
TOTALS 15.8 27.2 -11.4 21.3
DAYS >= TRACE 21 23.2 -2.2 47
DAYS >= 1.0 4 8.2 -4.2 8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 8 12/03 8 12/09
12/01
12/02
24 HR TOTAL 6.8 12/01 4.3
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5097 6148 -1051 5523
COOLING TOTAL 1173 980 193 1431
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/20/1991
LATEST 05/25/1925
EARLIEST 10/14
LATEST 04/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/240 DATE 05/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/240 DATE 05/24
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 208
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 76
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 81
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 25 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 39 RAIN 56
LIGHT RAIN 137 FREEZING RAIN 3
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 1
FOG 189 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 25
HAZE 163
- 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...
* TIED FOR 5TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD.
JANUARY...
* WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD.
* TIED 6TH LEAST SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD.
* RECORD WARM LOW OF 42 DEGREES ON THE 28TH.
* RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 0.93 INCHES ON THE 28TH.
FEBRUARY...
* TIED LEAST SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
MARCH...
* RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 5.0 INCHES ON THE 21ST.
APRIL...
* TIED 8TH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD.
* RECORD WARM LOW OF 62 DEGREES ON THE 14TH.
MAY...
* TIED 9TH DRIEST MAY ON RECORD.
* RECORD COLD HIGH OF 48 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
* RECORD HIGH OF 94 DEGREES ON THE 28TH.
* RECORD WARM LOW OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 28TH.
JUNE...
* RECORD COLD HIGH OF 61 DEGREES ON THE 10TH.
JULY... NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED.
AUGUST...
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW OF 76 DEGREES ON THE 2ND.
* RECORD COLD HIGH OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 29TH.
SEPTEMBER... NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED.
OCTOBER...
* ALL-TIME OCTOBER RECORD HIGH OF 93 DEGREES ON THE 3RD.
* DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 93 DEGREES ON THE 3RD.
NOVEMBER...
* TIED RECORD HIGH OF 75 DEGREES ON THE 9TH.
* RECORD WARM LOW OF 55 DEGREES ON THE 28TH.
DECEMBER...
* RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 6.8 INCHES ON THE 1ST.
* RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.56 INCHES ON THE 1ST.
* TIED RECORD LOW OF 4 BELOW ZERO ON THE 8TH.
* TIED RECORD COLD HIGH OF 17 DEGREES ON THE 4TH.
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