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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1045 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2009

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...THE LINCOLN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2009 TO 8/31/2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2009

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             113   07/15/1936
 LOW               35   06/16/1917
                        06/11/1913
HIGHEST            95   06/23        MM      MM       93
LOWEST             43   08/31        MM      MM       49
AVG. MAXIMUM     80.4              84.3    -3.9     83.3
AVG. MINIMUM     60.5              62.0    -1.5     61.0
MEAN             70.5              73.2    -2.7     72.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      9                                  4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        23.76   1981
 MINIMUM         3.15   1988
TOTALS          13.11             12.32    0.79    18.72
DAILY AVG.       0.15                               0.20
DAYS >= .01        32              27.4     4.6       31
DAYS >= .10        21              18.4     2.6       17
DAYS >= .50        11               8.7     2.3       11
DAYS >= 1.00        3               3.6    -0.6        7
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.72   MM                          3.18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2008
                        2004
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0        T
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM                           0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      46                31      15        3
 SINCE 7/1         31                16      15        3
COOLING TOTAL     569               783    -214      683
 SINCE 1/1        635               864    -229      714

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)   58


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             19     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               15     RAIN                      20
LIGHT RAIN               45     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      46     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     15

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

SUMMER 2009 RECORDS
* 3RD COLDEST SUMMER ON RECORD

JUNE 2009
* RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.21 INCHES SET ON 6/18

JULY 2009
* COLDEST JULY ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 69.4 DEGREES
* RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 SET 7/1
* RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.72 SET ON 7/15
* RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 SET 7/17
* RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 SET 7/18
* RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 SET 7/19
* RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 49 SET 7/20

AUGUST 2009
* 5TH COLDEST AUGUST ON RECORD
* RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 SET 8/1

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