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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1127 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE LINCOLN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              70   01/25/1950
                        01/24/1950
                        01/07/1907
 LOW              -34   01/15/1927
HIGHEST            64   01/29        MM      MM       63
LOWEST              2   01/22        MM      MM        0
                        01/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     38.1              33.8     4.3     41.7
AVG. MINIMUM     18.7              18.0     0.7     21.7
MEAN             28.4              25.9     2.5     31.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      9              13.1    -4.1        8
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              26.7     0.3       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               3.0    -3.0        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.23   1949
 MINIMUM         0.04   1986
TOTALS           2.69              1.93    0.76     1.17
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.06    0.03     0.04
DAYS >= .01         8               8.1    -0.1       10
DAYS >= .10         6               4.2     1.8        3
DAYS >= .50         2               1.1     0.9        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.37   01/29 TO 01/29              0.32

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           20.0   1987
TOTALS            0.9               5.9    -5.0      4.0
SINCE 7/1         3.4              12.7    -9.3      4.3
DAYS >= 1.0         0               2.0    -2.0        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   01/05                          3
                        01/04
                        01/03
 24 HR TOTAL      0.4   01/20                           2.7

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1129              1212     -83     1025
 SINCE 7/1       3284              3454    -170     3001
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      1
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

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

&&

RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN JANUARY 2013
* TIED 7TH LEAST JANUARY SNOWFALL WITH 0.9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
* SET RECORD HIGH OF 64 DEGREES ON JANUARY 29
* SET RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.37 INCHES OF RAIN ON JANUARY 29

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