May & Spring 2012 Climate Summaries - Warmest Spring on Record

Maps below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center show average temperatures and precipitation across the entire Midwest for May 2012, and the departure from mean (temperature) & percentage of mean (precipitation) for May. Temperatures were 5-6 degrees warmer than normal during May with Peoria having the 8th warmest May on record, Lincoln was tied for 9th warmest May & Springfield tied for 10th warmest May.

Maps below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center show average temperatures and precipitation across the Midwest for Spring 2012 (March-May), and the departure from mean (temperature) & percentage of mean (precipitation) for May. Peoria, Springfield, Champaign-Urbana, Lincoln, Bloomington-Normal, Galesburg, Danville and Flora all had their warmest springs on record, which were 7 to 8 degrees warmer than normal! Check out the top 10 warmest spring tables below for these eight cities. Lincoln had their 10th driest spring on record with only 6.50 inches.

Warmest Springs on Record in Lincoln since 1905
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	59.2
2	1977	58.5
3	1921	57.2
4	1946	56.0
5	1938	55.6
6	1991	55.3
7	1955	55.1
8	1987, 2007	55.0
9	1918, 1922	54.9
10	1945, 2010	54.7

Warmest Springs on Record in Springfield since 1879
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	61.2
2	1977	59.4
3	1946	57.8
4	1921, 2010	57.4
5	1991	57.2
6	1987	56.9
7	1938	56.6
8	2007	56.5
9	1985	56.2
10	1986	56.1

Warmest Springs on Record in Bloomington-Normal since 1893
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	58.5
2	1977	58.3
3	1921, 1985	56.6
4	1987	56.5
5	1986	56.1
6	1955	55.1
7	1903	55.0
8	1938	54.9
9	2004	54.4
10	1959, 1963	54.2

Warmest Springs on Record in Danville since 1895
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	60.3
2	1977, 1991	57.8
3	1921	57.4
4	1902	57.2
5	1985	56.4
6	2004	56.3
7	2007	56.2
8	2010	56.0
9	1986	55.5
10	1946	55.1

Warmest Springs on Record in Peoria since 1883
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	59.2
2	1977	56.7
3	1921, 2010	55.6
4	1987, 1991	55.5
5	1985	55.0
6	2007	54.9
7	1887	54.8
8	1886, 2004	54.5
9	1938	54.3
10	1986, 2000	54.2

Warmest Springs on Record in Champaign-Urbana since 1888
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	59.2
2	1977	57.8
3	1991	56.1
4	1921	55.7
5	2007	55.5
6	1985, 1987, 2010	55.4
7	1946	55.0
8	1955	54.6
9	2004	54.5
10	1938	54.2

Warmest Springs on Record in Galesburg since 1936
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	57.1
2	2007	56.1
3	1987	55.1
4	1991	55.0
5	2004	54.7
6	1985	54.0
7	2006	53.9
8	2000	53.6
9	2010	53.5
10	1986	53.4

Warmest Springs on Record in Flora since 1893
Rank	Year	Average Temperature
1	2012	62.3
2	1991	59.7
3	1977	59.6
4	2004	59.3
5	2007	59.2
6	1938	58.6
7	1925, 1946	58.2
8	1985, 1987	58.0
9	1986	57.8
10	2010	57.3

Preliminary climate summaries for Spring 2012 (March-May 2012) are listed below, which was the warmest spring on record. Lincoln had the 10th driest spring on record. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered to be official climatological summaries. The remaining 4 sites are "supplemental", meaning another station in the area is the official climatological station for that location.

Peoria
Lincoln
Springfield
Champaign Airport
Decatur Airport
Mattoon Airport
Lawrenceville Airport
Preliminary climate summaries for May 2012 are listed below. Peoria had 8th warmest May on record, Lincoln was tied for 9th warmest May & Springfield tied for 10th warmest May. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered to be official climatological summaries. The remaining 4 sites are "supplemental", meaning another station in the area is the official climatological station for that location.

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May & Spring 2012 Climate Summaries - Warmest Spring on Record