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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1103 AM CST WED MAR 01 2023

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...THE LINCOLN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2023

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           66   01/03         MM      MM       65
LOWEST            -9   12/22         MM      MM       -6
                       12/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.6               37.7     4.9     40.2
AVG. MINIMUM    25.2               20.8     4.4     18.8
MEAN            33.9               29.3     4.6     29.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14               29.3   -15.3       24
DAYS MIN <= 32    70               77.9    -7.9       78
DAYS MIN <= 0      3                6.6    -3.6        7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.57   1949
 MINIMUM        1.46   1919
TOTALS          9.34               6.38    2.96     5.95
DAILY AVG.      0.11                                0.07
DAYS >= .01       24               27.9    -3.9       27
DAYS >= .10       14               14.9    -0.9       14
DAYS >= .50        4                3.9     0.1        5
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.40   02/22 TO 02/22               0.81

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          41.1   2014
 24 HR TOTAL    13.0   02/23/1914 TO 02/23/1914
TOTALS           5.7               16.8   -11.1     21.6
DAYS >= TRACE     26               13.6    12.4       24
DAYS >= 1.0        2                5.4    -3.4        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   12/26                          10
                       12/27
                       12/28
 24 HR TOTAL     1.8   01/25 TO 01/25                8.3

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2786               3218    -432     3161
 SINCE 7/1      3959               4360    -401       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/11/1917
 LATEST       05/29/1925
EARLIEST                        10/08
LATEST                          04/19
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SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               26     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               26     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      1

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

RECORDS SET IN LINCOLN IL DURING THE 2022-2023 WINTER SEASON (DEC-FEB)...

*7TH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD WITH AVG TEMP OF 33.9F
*11TH WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD WITH 9.34" OF PRECIP
*3RD WETTEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD WITH 4.69" OF PRECIP
*5TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD WITH AVG TEMP OF 34.7F
*DEC 14 - DAILY PRECIP RECORD OF 1.91"
*JAN 3 - RECORD HIGH TEMP OF 66F
*FEB 22 - DAILY PRECIP RECORD OF 3.40", ALSO HIGHEST AMOUNT FOR ANY FEBRUARY DAY

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