Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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CXUS53 KILX 011610
CLMSPI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1110 AM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 93 10/03/2006
10/03/1954
10/02/1953
LOW 13 10/30/1925
HIGHEST 89 10/05 67 22 89
LOWEST 27 10/16 46 -19 24
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.0 67.4 6.6 67.6
AVG. MINIMUM 43.2 44.6 -1.4 45.6
MEAN 58.6 56.0 2.6 56.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 3.8 0.2 2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.39 1941
MINIMUM 0.11 1904
TOTALS 1.42 3.26 -1.84 3.79
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.11 -0.06 0.12
DAYS >= .01 5 9.1 -4.1 10
DAYS >= .10 3 5.6 -2.6 6
DAYS >= .50 1 2.4 -1.4 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.70 10/31 TO 10/31 1.32
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 2.8 1929
TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 225 310 -85 294
SINCE 7/1 251 373 -122 MM
COOLING TOTAL 34 30 4 42
SINCE 1/1 1202 1250 -48 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/180 DATE 10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/180 DATE 10/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.09
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 10
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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RECORDS SET DURING OCTOBER 2024:
OCTOBER 5 -- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES TIED THE OLD RECORD
OF 89 DEGREES FIRST SET IN 1922, AND TIED IN 1981 AND 2007.
OCTOBER 16 -- RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES TIED THE OLD RECORD
OF 27 DEGREES SET IN 2020.
OCTOBER 29TH -- LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES TIED THE OLD RECORD
WARM LOW...FIRST SET IN 1946. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES BROKE
THE OLD RECORD OF 83 DEGREES...SET IN 1937.
OCTOBER 30TH -- LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES BROKE THE OLD RECORD
WARM LOW OF 61 DEGREES...SET IN 1974.
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