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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
745 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2022

NOTE: A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TEMPERATURE DATA WAS MISSING DURING
JANUARY AND THE FIRST HALF OF FEBRUARY. TEMPERATURE AND DEGREE DATA
SUMMARIES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.

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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE WINTER SEASON, FROM
12/1/2021 TO 2/28/2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   02/24/1930
 LOW             -24   02/13/1905
HIGHEST           66   12/15         MM      MM       64
                       12/16
LOWEST            -2   02/05         MM      MM       -8
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.0               39.2     2.8     36.1
AVG. MINIMUM    21.4               22.9    -1.5     20.5
MEAN            31.7               31.1     0.6     28.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    19               27.0    -8.0       27
DAYS MIN <= 32    59               72.7   -13.7       83
DAYS MIN <= 0      3                4.6    -1.6        8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.21   1882
 MINIMUM        1.67   1920
TOTALS          4.66               6.11   -1.45     6.08
DAILY AVG.      0.05                                0.07
DAYS >= .01       22               27.6    -5.6       27
DAYS >= .10       11               14.0    -3.0       16
DAYS >= .50        3                3.4    -0.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.65   12/28 TO 12/28               1.28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          45.0   1982
 24 HR TOTAL    15.0   02/28/1900
TOTALS          20.9               17.1     3.8     20.4
SINCE 7/1       20.9               18.4     2.5       MM
DAYS >= TRACE     17               13.0     4.0       35
DAYS >= 1.0        5                5.0     0.0        8
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   02/04                           7
 24 HR TOTAL     5.2   02/17                         5.8


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2255               3056    -801     3259
 SINCE 7/1      3167               4079    -912       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/20/1991
 LATEST       05/10/1966
EARLIEST                        11/02
LATEST                          04/22
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/200    DATE  12/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/200    DATE  12/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.32
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           56
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               24     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      3
FOG                      31     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     12

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

&&

RECORDS SET IN SPRINGFIELD IL DURING 2021-2022 WINTER SEASON (DEC-FEB)...

* 3RD WARMEST DECEMBER WITH MEAN TEMP 41.9F
* 4TH SNOWIEST FEBRUARY WITH 18.3 INCHES OF SNOW

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