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

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

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              73   01/23/1909
 LOW              -22   01/05/1884
HIGHEST            66   01/28        35      31       64
LOWEST              1   01/02        19     -18        6
AVG. MAXIMUM     39.5              34.8     4.7     43.6
AVG. MINIMUM     20.1              18.7     1.4     23.7
MEAN             29.8              26.7     3.1     33.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      9              12.1    -3.1        6
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              26.6     0.4       26
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               2.8    -2.8        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.17   1907
 MINIMUM         0.04   1986
TOTALS           2.72              1.82    0.90     1.48
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.06    0.03     0.05
DAYS >= .01         9               9.1    -0.1       10
DAYS >= .10         6               4.3     1.7        3
DAYS >= .50         2               1.1     0.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.51   01/29 TO 01/30              0.66

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           21.7   1979
TOTALS              T               6.4    -6.4      4.0
SINCE 7/1         4.6              12.6    -8.0      4.1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               1.9    -1.9        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   01/01                          4
 24 HR TOTAL        T   01/31 TO 01/31               3.9

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1083              1186    -103      963
 SINCE 7/1       2963              3326    -363     2716
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/310    DATE  01/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  01/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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


# LAST OF SEVERAL GREATEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL OCCURRENCES

RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN JANUARY 2013
* TIED LEAST JANUARY SNOWFALL WITH A TRACE OF SNOWFALL
* TIED RECORD HIGH OF 64 DEGREES ON JANUARY 29
* SET RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.32 INCHES OF RAIN ON JANUARY 29

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