Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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CXUS53 KILX 011620
CLASPI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1047 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2024
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 98 08/27 MM MM 99
LOWEST -12 01/14 MM MM 5
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.4 64.1 1.3 66.4
AVG. MINIMUM 44.2 44.0 0.2 44.8
MEAN 54.8 54.0 0.8 55.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 28 28.0 0.0 30
DAYS MAX <= 32 18 30.0 -12.0 8
DAYS MIN <= 32 88 110.8 -22.8 94
DAYS MIN <= 0 7 4.8 2.2 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 58.21 1882
MINIMUM 22.76 1914
TOTALS 41.03 38.04 2.99 34.05
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.10 0.02 0.09
DAYS >= .01 93 114.7 -21.7 100
DAYS >= .10 53 68.2 -15.2 63
DAYS >= .50 24 25.0 -1.0 22
DAYS >= 1.00 7 8.7 -1.7 10
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.85 07/16 3.64
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 47.7 1960
24 HR TOTAL 17.4 03/24/2013 TO 03/25/2013
TOTALS 14.8 21.8 -7.0 6.8
DAYS >= TRACE 19 16.0 3.0 10
DAYS >= 1.0 6 6.0 0.0 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 02/17 2
02/18
24 HR TOTAL 5.3 02/16 2.2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4381 5215 -834 4453
COOLING TOTAL 1202 1252 -50 1148
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/20/1991
LATEST 05/10/1966
EARLIEST 10/16
LATEST 04/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 01/12
39/310 04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/310 DATE 11/21
59/300 12/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 230
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 77
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 48
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 52 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 39 RAIN 55
LIGHT RAIN 138 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 20 SLEET 1
FOG 155 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 13
HAZE 68
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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PRECIPITATION...AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND DEGREE DAY TOTALS IMPACTED BY MISSING
DATA AT SEVERAL POINTS...ESPECIALLY IN APRIL AND MAY.
RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR:
SEASONAL RECORDS:
- 7TH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD AT 35.9 DEGREES
- RECORD WINTER HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES ON 2/27
- EARLIEST 80 DEGREE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD
JANUARY:
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF -3 DEGREES ON THE 14TH
FEBRUARY:
- 3RD WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD AT 40.6 DEGREES
- TIED 6TH DRIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD WITH 0.51 INCHES
- TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 9TH
- RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 5.3 INCHES ON THE 16TH
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 21ST
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES ON THE 26TH
- RECORD DAILY AND MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES ON THE 27TH
MARCH -- NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED
APRIL:
- RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.43 INCHES ON THE 1ST
MAY -- NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED
JUNE -- NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED
JULY:
- 6TH WETTEST JULY ON RECORD WITH 7.58 INCHES
- RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 49 DEGREES ON THE 1ST
- TIED RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 9TH
- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.85 INCHES ON THE 16TH
- TIED RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES ON THE 19TH
AUGUST:
- RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES ON THE 10TH
- RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES ON THE 22ND
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES ON THE 27TH
SEPTEMBER -- NO RECORDS ESTABLISHED
OCTOBER:
- TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES ON THE 5TH
- TIED RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES ON THE 16TH
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES ON THE 29TH
- TIED RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 29TH
- RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 30TH
NOVEMBER:
- 3RD WETTEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD WITH 6.58 INCHES
- RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.82 INCHES ON THE 4TH
- RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES ON THE 4TH
- RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.55 INCHES ON THE 5TH
DECEMBER:
- RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 45 DEGREES ON THE 27TH
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GEELHART