CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
735 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2006
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...THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2005...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2005
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 98 07/24 MM MM 92 07/13
LOWEST -2 12/07 MM MM -14 01/31
01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.6 62.4 2.2 63.1
AVG. MINIMUM 44.2 42.8 1.4 43.0
MEAN 54.4 52.7 1.7 53.1
DAYS MAX > 90 50 31.0 19.0 5
DAYS MAX < 32 30 38.0 -8.0 34
DAYS MIN < 32 103 117.0 -14.0 107
DAYS MIN < 0 2 10.0 -8.0 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 58.21 1882
MINIMUM 22.76 1914
TOTALS 31.63 35.56 -3.93 34.37
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.09
DAYS > .01 104 113.9 -9.9 121
DAYS > .10 66 67.2 -1.2 67
DAYS > .50 22 22.5 -0.5 21
DAYS > 1.00 7 8.1 -1.1 7
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.86 10/19 TO 10/20 2.46
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 47.7 1960
24 HR TOTAL 15.0 02/28/1900
TOTALS 25.5 24.9 0.6 17.0
DAYS > TRACE 34 19.9 14.1 27
DAYS > 1.0 8 7.1 0.9 6
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 12/09 4 11/26
11/25
02/01
24 HR TOTAL 4.7 12/08 5.7
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5170 5688 -518 5152
COOLING TOTAL 1427 1165 262 910
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 8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/270 DATE 11/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/320 DATE 06/08
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 216
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 86
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 63
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 38 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 33 RAIN 57
LIGHT RAIN 109 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 31 SLEET 1
FOG 214 FOG W/VIS < 1/4 MILE 26
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 2005:
JAN... 6TH WETTEST JANUARY WITH 5.55 INCHES OF RAIN
FEB... NO RECORDS SET
MAR... 11TH DRIEST MARCH WITH 1.11 INCHES OF RAIN
APR... NO RECORDS SET
MAY... RECORD LOW OF 32 ON MAY 2
RECORD LOW OF 30 ON MAY 4
6TH DRIEST SPRING WITH 5.29 INCHES OF RAIN
TIED 2ND LATEST FREEZE ON RECORD ON MAY 4
JUN... NO RECORDS SET
JUL... NO RECORDS SET
AUG... NO RECORDS SET
SEP... RECORD HIGH OF 95 ON SEP 22
RECORD MAXIMUM LOW OF 72 ON SEP 22
OCT... RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.68 INCHES ON OCT 21
NOV... NO RECORDS SET
DEC... TIED FOR THE 4TH SNOWIEST DECEMBER WITH 14.5 INCHES OF SNOW
RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 2.9 INCHES ON DEC 1
RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 4.7 INCHES ON DEC 8
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM OF 19 ON DEC 5
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