RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
845 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004
HERE IS A SUMMARY OF ALL THE RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES SET OVER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE PAST 6 DAYS FROM AUGUST 11 TO 16.
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AUGUST 16 MONDAY...
RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ON
MONDAY MORNING AUGUST 16 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LOCATION LOW ON 8/16 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/16
LINCOLN 44 (TIE) 44 SET IN 1929
EFFINGHAM 46 (TIE) 46 SET IN 1929
SPRINGFIELD 47 52 SET IN 1885
HAVANA 47 51 SET IN 1994
MINONK 47 (TIE) 47 SET IN 1992
PANA 49 51 SET IN 1963
PEORIA 51 52 SET IN 1929
URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 51 (TIE) 51 SET IN 1929 & PREV YEARS
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AUGUST 15 SUNDAY...
RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS
SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 15 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LOCATION LOW ON 8/15 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/15
EFFINGHAM 45 49 SET IN 1992
HAVANA 45 47 SET IN 1979
MINONK 45 (TIE) 45 SET IN 1963
SPRINGFIELD 47 (TIE) 47 SET IN 1962
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AUGUST 14 SATURDAY...
RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS
SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST 14 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LOCATION LOW ON 8/14 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/14
PRINCEVILLE 42 46 SET IN 1992
MINONK 45 (TIE) 45 SET IN 1964
EFFINGHAM 45 (TIE) 45 SET IN 1893
PEORIA 47 51 SET IN 1924 AND 1963
URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 48 (TIE) 48 SET IN 1924
HAVANA 48 49 SET IN 2001
SPRINGFIELD 51 (TIE) 51 SET IN 2001
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AUGUST 13 FRIDAY...
RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS
FRIDAY MORNING AUGUST 13 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LOCATION LOW ON 8/13 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/13
HAVANA 44 48 SET IN 1967
PRINCEVILLE 45 47 SET IN 1986
EFFINGHAM 46 47 SET IN 1964
PEORIA 49 (TIE) 49 SET IN 1964
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AUGUST 12 THURSDAY...
VARIOUS COLD TEMPERATURE RECORDS ESTABLISHED ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS ON THURSDAY AUGUST 12. THE UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR MASS
HAS LED TO THE FOLLOWING RECORDS BEING ESTABLISHED SO FAR.
1) COLDEST AUGUST HIGH TEMPERATURE
THESE STATIONS HAVE EXPERIENCED THEIR COLDEST AUGUST DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES ON RECORD.
LOCATION HIGH TEMP OLD MONTHLY RECORD
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LINCOLN 63 65 ON 8/30/1935 & 8/19/1997
2) COLDEST AUGUST 12 HIGH TEMPERATURE
THESE STATIONS HAVE SET DAILY RECORDS FOR THE COLDEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE ON AUGUST 12.
LOCATION HIGH TEMP ON 8/12 OLD DAILY RECORD FOR 8/12
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PEORIA 63 69 SET IN 1964
LINCOLN 63 71 SET IN 1964
SPRINGFIELD 65 66 SET IN 1954
GALESBURG 65 (TIE) 65 SET IN 1964
DECATUR 66 70 SET IN 1954
URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 66 68 SET IN 1964
3) MORNING RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE ON AUG 12
RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS
THURSDAY MORNING AUG 12.
LOCATION LOW TEMP ON 8/12 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/12
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SPRINGFIELD 45 47 SET IN 1967
EFFINGHAM 45 46 SET IN 1893
NEWTON 46 48 SET IN 1967
PARIS 47 48 SET IN 1967
HAVANA 47 (TIE) 47 SET IN 1979
URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 48 (TIE) 48 SET IN 1967
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AUGUST 11 WEDNESDAY...
RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES WERE SET WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11 ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LOCATION LOW ON 8/11 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/11
SPRINGFIELD 46 50 SET IN 1967
PEORIA 49 51 SET IN 1982 AND 1967
RECORD COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11...
LOCATION HIGH ON 8/11 PREVIOUS RECORD FOR 8/11
GALESBURG 66 69 SET IN 1977
PEORIA 66 71 SET IN 1952/1954/1967/1977
LINCOLN 67 71 SET IN 1967
URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 68 71 SET IN 1952
SPRINGFIELD 69 70 SET IN 1954
DECATUR 70 74 SET IN 1902
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DAN KELLY
CHRIS GEELHART
KIRK HUETTL
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