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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1029 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

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...THE LINCOLN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2010 TO 2/28/2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2011

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              75   02/27/1996
 LOW              -34   01/15/1927
HIGHEST            63   02/17        MM      MM       56
LOWEST             -8   02/10        MM      MM      -16
AVG. MAXIMUM     32.1              36.3    -4.2     30.7
AVG. MINIMUM     16.9              18.0    -1.1     16.0
MEAN             24.5              27.2    -2.7     23.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32     52                                 45
DAYS MIN <= 32     84                                 86
DAYS MIN <= 0       8                                  7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.57   1949
 MINIMUM         1.46   1919
TOTALS           5.38              5.88   -0.50     6.95
DAILY AVG.       0.06                               0.08
DAYS >= .01        29              25.7     3.3       32
DAYS >= .10        15              13.9     1.1       16
DAYS >= .50         3               3.0     0.0        4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.9    -0.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.89   MM                          1.28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           37.0   1982
 24 HR TOTAL     13.0   02/23/1914 TO 02/23/1914
TOTALS           30.9              16.1    14.8     23.5
DAYS >= TRACE      44              10.4    33.6       39
DAYS >= 1.0         8               6.2     1.8       10
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   02/02                          7
 24 HR TOTAL      9.7   MM                           4.2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3633              3405     228     3729
 SINCE 7/1       4696              4581     115     4853
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/11/1917
 LATEST       05/29/1925
EARLIEST                        10/12
LATEST                          04/18
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SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               43     SLEET                      2
FOG                      35     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      9

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

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RECORDS ESTABLISHED FOR THE SEASON
*4TH SNOWIEST WINTER SEASON WITH 30.9 INCHES

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