Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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CLASPI
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
125 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2024
ADDED GREATEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AND RECORDS OBSERVED OVER
THE YEAR
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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 112 07/14/1954
LOW -24 02/13/1905
HIGHEST 99 08/25 MM MM 97
LOWEST 5 01/31 MM MM -8
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.4 64.1 2.3 63.4
AVG. MINIMUM 44.8 44.0 0.8 42.5
MEAN 55.6 54.0 1.6 52.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 30 28.2 1.8 23
DAYS MAX <= 32 8 29.6 -21.6 32
DAYS MIN <= 32 94 110.8 -16.8 107
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.8 -4.8 6
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 58.21 1882
MINIMUM 22.76 1914
TOTALS 34.05 38.04 -3.99 40.31
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.10 -0.01 0.11
DAYS >= .01 100 114.7 -14.7 103
DAYS >= .10 63 68.2 -5.2 64
DAYS >= .50 22 25.0 -3.0 28
DAYS >= 1.00 10 8.7 1.3 11
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.64 3.71
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 47.7 1960
24 HR TOTAL 17.4 03/24/2013 TO 03/25/2013
TOTALS 6.8 21.8 -15.0 25.1
DAYS >= TRACE 10 16.3 -6.3 29
DAYS >= 1.0 1 6.2 -5.2 7
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 01/08 10
24 HR TOTAL 2.2 03/03 7.9
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4453 5215 -762 5097
COOLING TOTAL 1148 1252 -104 1285
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/20/1991
LATEST 05/10/1966
EARLIEST 10/30
LATEST 04/24
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/150 DATE 05/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/290 DATE 06/29
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 206
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 78
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 50
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 51 MIXED PRECIP 4
HEAVY RAIN 27 RAIN 49
LIGHT RAIN 128 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 22 SLEET 0
FOG 178 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 18
HAZE 98
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR:
* 5TH LEAST SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH 6.8 INCHES
* FIRST YEAR SINCE 2013 WITHOUT A LOW TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO
* 7TH LEAST SNOWIEST WINTER (DEC-FEB) ON RECORD WITH 3.8 INCHES
DAILY AND MONTHLY RECORDS...
JANUARY:
* 9TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD AT 35.1 DEGREES
* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES ON THE 3RD
FEBRUARY:
* 2ND LEAST SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD WITH A TRACE
* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 45 DEGREES ON THE 27TH
MARCH:
* RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.66 INCHES ON THE 3RD
APRIL -- NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED
MAY:
* RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.17 INCHES ON THE 14TH
JUNE -- NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED
JULY:
* TIED RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES ON THE 28TH
AUGUST:
* 7TH WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD WITH 6.25 INCHES
* RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 3.64 INCHES ON THE 9TH
SEPTEMBER -- NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED
OCTOBER:
* RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.24 INCHES ON THE 28TH
NOVEMBER:
* TIED RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 21 DEGREES ON THE 1ST
* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES ON THE 8TH
DECEMBER:
* 5TH WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AT 40.5 DEGREES
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GEELHART