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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
725 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013

...RECORD 24 HOUR SNOWFALL 17 INCHES AT SPRINGFIELD IL ON MARCH 24...
...TIED GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 16 INCHES AT SPRINGFIELD ON MARCH 25...

THE 17 INCHES OF SNOW AT SPRINGFIELD IL ON SUNDAY MARCH 24TH SET THE
24 HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 15 INCHES SET
ON FEB 28 1900. A STORM TOTAL OF 18.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN 30
HOURS AT SPRINGFIELD FROM 1 AM SUNDAY MAR 24TH THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY
MAR 25TH.

THE SNOW DEPTH OF 16 INCHES AT SUNRISE ON MONDAY MARCH 25TH IN
SPRINGFIELD TIED A RECORD FOR DEEPEST SNOW DEPTH. THIS SNOW DEPTH OF
16 INCHES WAS ALSO REACHED ON JAN 14-18TH 1918 AND MAR 8-9TH 1978.

SNOWFALL RECORDS IN SPRINGFIELD BEGAN IN 1881. THIS IS PRELIMINARY
DATA UNTIL CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATE DATA CENTER (NCDC).

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