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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois

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CXUS53 KILX 011919
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1249 PM CST FRI JAN 1 2010

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...THE LINCOLN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2009

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             113   07/15/1936
 LOW              -34   01/15/1927
HIGHEST            95   06/23        MM      MM       93  08/04
LOWEST            -16   01/16        MM      MM      -11  01/25
AVG. MAXIMUM     60.5              62.0    -1.5     60.5
AVG. MINIMUM     40.7              40.2     0.5     39.6
MEAN             50.6              51.2    -0.6     50.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      9              24.5   -15.5        6
DAYS MAX <= 32     40              34.2     5.8       43
DAYS MIN <= 32    121             125.3    -4.3      131
DAYS MIN <= 0       7               9.3    -2.3        8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        56.25   2008
 MINIMUM        14.03   1988
TOTALS          50.14             38.30   11.84    56.25
DAILY AVG.       0.14                               0.15
DAYS >= .01       134             112.5    21.5      130
DAYS >= .10        83              70.4    12.6       81
DAYS >= .50        39              25.4    13.6       33
DAYS >= 1.00       16               8.7     7.3       17
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.93   07/11                       3.18  07/12

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           50.9   1914
 24 HR TOTAL     13.0   02/23/1914
TOTALS           19.0              20.3    -1.3     23.0
DAYS >= TRACE      50              12.9    37.1       71
DAYS >= 1.0         7               7.7    -0.7        7
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         4   12/29                          7  02/02
                        12/28                             02/01
                        01/29
 24 HR TOTAL      3.2   12/27                        4.7  01/07

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5826              5987    -161     6156
COOLING TOTAL     677               962    -285      808

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/11/1917
 LATEST       05/29/1925
EARLIEST                        10/12
LATEST                          04/18
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SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR...
- 3RD WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD
- 3RD COOLEST SUMMER ON RECORD
- 4TH WETTEST AUTUMN ON RECORD

JANUARY...
- 10TH DRIEST JANUARY ON RECORD
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF -3 DEGREES ON THE 15TH

FEBRUARY...
- TIED RECORD HIGH OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 7TH

MARCH...
- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.19 INCHES ON THE 28TH

APRIL...NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED

MAY...
- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.52 INCHES ON THE 15TH

JUNE...
- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.21 INCHES ON THE 18TH

JULY...
- COLDEST JULY ON RECORD
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 1ST
- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.72 INCHES ON THE 15TH
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 17TH
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES ON THE 18TH
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES ON THE 19TH
- RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 49 DEGREES ON THE 20TH

AUGUST...
- 5TH COLDEST AUGUST ON RECORD
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES ON THE 1ST

SEPTEMBER...NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED

OCTOBER...
- 2ND WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD
- 5TH COLDEST OCTOBER ON RECORD
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES ON THE 15TH
- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.73 INCHES ON THE 22ND
- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.68 INCHES ON THE 29TH

NOVEMBER...NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED

DECEMBER...
- RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 0.98 INCHES ON THE 24TH

$$
GEELHART