Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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CXUS53 KILX 011827
CLSSPI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1227 PM CST SUN DEC 01 2024
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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2024 TO 11/30/2024...
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 102 09/01/2011
LOW -3 11/30/1964
HIGHEST 93 09/20 MM MM 92
LOWEST 16 11/30 MM MM 14
AVG. MAXIMUM 70.1 66.8 3.3 68.2
AVG. MINIMUM 45.7 44.9 0.8 45.0
MEAN 57.9 55.8 2.1 56.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 4.0 0.0 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 2 1.2 0.8 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 10 18.0 -8.0 18
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 24.55 1926
MINIMUM 2.67 1910
TOTALS 9.66 8.85 0.81 6.57
DAILY AVG. 0.11 MM
DAYS >= .01 23 25.2 -2.2 22
DAYS >= .10 14 15.8 -1.8 14
DAYS >= .50 5 6.0 -1.0 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2 2.1 -0.1 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.82 11/04 TO 11/04 1.32
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 12.1 1951
24 HR TOTAL 7.8 11/06/1951 TO 11/06/1951
TOTALS T 1.3 -1.3 T
SINCE 7/1 T 1.3 -1.3 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 1 1.1 -0.1 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 791 1018 -227 937
SINCE 7/1 796 1022 -226 MM
COOLING TOTAL 170 182 -12 192
SINCE 1/1 1202 1251 -49 MM
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 7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/300 DATE 11/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/310 DATE 11/21
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.27
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 62
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 10 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 13
LIGHT RAIN 25 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 30 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 22
- 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 AUTUMN 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.
3RD WETTEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD WITH 6.58 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION REPORTED.
NOVEMBER 4 -- A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.82 INCHES BROKE THE OLD
RECORD OF 2.39 INCHES SET IN 1935.
NOVEMBER 4 -- A RECORD WARM LOW OF 63 DEGREES BROKE THE OLD
RECORD OF 62 SET IN 2022.
NOVEMBER 5 -- A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.55 INCHES BROKE THE OLD
RECORD OF 1.3 INCHES SET IN 1941.
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