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CDUS43 KILX 052149
CLISPI


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
439 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013


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...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         66   1105 AM  93    1943  72     -6       87
  MINIMUM         49    126 AM  34    1944  49      0       61
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.28          3.35 1882   0.13   0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      0.66   2.43     1.01
  SINCE MAR 1     11.49                      6.80   4.69     7.17
  SINCE JAN 1     17.21                     10.43   6.78    10.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM   0.0   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     19.6                       2.8   16.8      2.8
  SINCE JUL 1     33.1                      20.9   12.2      9.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                         6      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        33      5        0
  SINCE MAR 1   1359                      1107    252      549
  SINCE JUL 1   5268                      5378   -110     4071

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         5     -1       40
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        25     -7      117
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        25     -7      117
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     73          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      1944


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT


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




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