Decatur Airport (KDEC)
Decatur, IL

Please note:

This is a "supplemental" observation point. Climatological normals and records for Decatur are not updated using these values.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   DECATUR AIRPORT
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   39 49 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  88 52 W                   

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND 
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                          AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
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 1  72  56  64   M   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.8 32 200   M    M   5        45 210
 2  74  57  66   M   0   1 0.27  0.0    0 17.8 38 210   M    M   4 138    51 200
 3  58  48  53   M  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 30 260   M    M   4        39 270
 4  67  37  52   M  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16 220   M    M   0        22 250
 5  77  45  61   M   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 230   M    M   1        23 220
 6  80  52  66   M   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 22 210   M    M   2        29 210
 7  73  61  67   M   0   2 0.26  0.0    0 12.3 25 210   M    M   9 1      31 200
 8  61  50  56   M   9   0 0.33  0.0    0 15.1 24  50   M    M  10 1      29  50
 9  63  45  54   M  11   0    T  0.0    0  6.8 14  30   M    M   7        16  30
10  67  38  53   M  12   0 0.27  0.0    0 10.7 25 130   M    M   2 1      33 130
11  58  47  53   M  12   0 0.57  0.0    0 16.8 37 330   M    M   6 13     49 330
12  65  44  55   M  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15 330   M    M   0        18 330
13  70  45  58   M   7   0    T  0.0    0 14.5 36 170   M    M   2 3      43 170
14  68  49  59   M   6   0 0.02  0.0    0  8.2 17 330   M    M   6 18     23 330
15  55  46  51   M  14   0 0.81    M    M 12.0 20  10   M    M   5 1      26  70
16  69  44  57   M   8   0 0.00    M    M  8.9 17 230   M    M   2        22 260
================================================================================
SM 1077  764       119   4  2.53     0.0 186.6          M       65              
================================================================================
AV 67.3 47.8                              11.7 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 210               # 51  200   
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  DECATUR AIRPORT
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   39 49 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  88 52 W                   

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 57.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.53    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:     M   DPTR FM NORMAL:       M    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    80 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.84 ON 10-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     37 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:  
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS    
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE            
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW             
                                                   X = TORNADO                  
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   119    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5331    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     M                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     4                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1     7    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    LOWEST  SLP 29.13 ON 11                                 

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