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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1216 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2013
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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2012
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 104 07/07 MM MM 102 09/01
07/06
LOWEST 6 01/14 MM MM -10 01/21
01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.6 63.1 5.5 64.6
AVG. MINIMUM 46.0 43.0 3.0 44.7
MEAN 57.3 53.0 4.3 54.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 63 22.6 40.4 45
DAYS MAX <= 32 13 30.9 -17.9 29
DAYS MIN <= 32 98 110.2 -12.2 100
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 5.8 -5.8 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 58.21 1882
MINIMUM 22.76 1914
TOTALS 30.06 37.43 -7.37 30.62
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.09
DAYS >= .01 102 113.4 -11.4 123
DAYS >= .10 60 67.5 -7.5 68
DAYS >= .50 19 24.0 -5.0 17
DAYS >= 1.00 7 8.7 -1.7 7
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.33 05/20 1.35
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 47.7 1960
1914
24 HR TOTAL 15.0 02/28/1900
TOTALS 13.7 20.9 -7.2 26.4
DAYS >= TRACE 27 16.9 10.1 37
DAYS >= 1.0 5 6.0 -1.0 7
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 01/13 11
24 HR TOTAL 3.9 01/12 11.4
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4242 5484 -1242 5093
COOLING TOTAL 1535 1123 412 1447
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 8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/190 DATE 11/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/250 DATE 02/29
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 245
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 74
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 47
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 44 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 27 RAIN 46
LIGHT RAIN 119 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 27 SLEET 0
FOG 115 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 16
HAZE 41
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
ANNUAL RECORDS ESTABLISHED FOR 2012:
* 2ND WARMEST YEAR WITH MEAN TEMPERATURE 57.3 F
* 10TH LEAST SNOWY YEAR WITH 13.7 INCHES
SEASONAL RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING 2012:
* 3RD LEAST SNOWY WINTER (DEC-FEB) WITH 6.4 INCHES
* 4TH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD WITH MEAN TEMP 36.1 F
* WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD WITH MEAN TEMP 61.2 F
* 4TH DRIEST SUMMER ON RECORD WITH 4.22 INCHES
MONTHLY RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING 2012:
* WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD AT 57.3 F
* SET MARCH RECORD WARM LOW OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 19TH
* TIED 10TH WARMEST MAY ON RECORD AT 69.5 F
* TIED 5TH DRIEST JUNE ON RECORD WITH 0.94 INCHES
* 4TH WARMEST JULY WITH A MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 82.9 DEGREES
* 3RD DRIEST JULY WITH 0.34 INCHES OF RAIN
* MOST 90-DEGREE DAYS ON RECORD IN JULY WITH 28 DAYS
* TIED DECEMBER RECORD HIGH TEMP OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 3RD
OTHER RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR:
JANUARY...
* RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 0.65 INCHES ON THE 17TH
FEBRUARY...
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES ON THE 2ND
MARCH...
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES ON THE 14TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES ON THE 15TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES ON THE 15TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES ON THE 16TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES ON THE 17TH
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES ON THE 17TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES ON THE 18TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 19TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 19TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES ON THE 20TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES ON THE 20TH
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES ON THE 21ST
APRIL...
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES ON THE 1ST
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES ON THE 2ND
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES ON THE 3RD
MAY...
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES ON THE 6TH
* RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.33 INCHES ON THE 20TH
JULY...
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES ON THE 6TH
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES ON THE 7TH
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 103 DEGREES ON THE 25TH
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES ON THE 31ST
AUGUST...
* RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 49 DEGREES ON THE 18TH
SEPTEMBER...
* RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 33 DEGREES ON THE 24TH
OCTOBER...
* TIED RECORD COLD HIGH OF 50 DEGREES ON THE 6TH
NOVEMBER...
* TIED RECORD HIGH OF 75 DEGREES ON THE 10TH
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW OF 56 DEGREES ON THE 10TH
DECEMBER...
* TIED RECORD HIGH OF 71 DEGREES ON THE 2ND
* TIED RECORD HIGH OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 3RD
* RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 0.96 INCHES ON THE 20TH
* RECORD SNOWFALL OF 1.6 INCHES ON THE 31ST
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