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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1043 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

ADDED DATES OF MAXIMUM 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL
ADDED SEASONAL HEATING DEGREE DAY TOTALS
CORRECTED NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORM DAYS
ADDED TABLE OF RECORDS

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...THE LINCOLN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2013 TO 5/31/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             102   05/31/1934
 LOW              -14   03/10/1934
HIGHEST            89   05/19        MM      MM       92
                        05/14
LOWEST             12   03/21        MM      MM       15
AVG. MAXIMUM     59.0              63.1    -4.1     71.7
AVG. MINIMUM     39.7              41.3    -1.6     46.6
MEAN             49.4              52.2    -2.8     59.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.7    -0.7        5
DAYS MAX <= 32      4               1.8     2.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     32              21.7    10.3       10
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        19.75   1995
 MINIMUM         4.03   2005
TOTALS          16.30             10.37    5.93     6.50
DAILY AVG.       0.18                               0.07
DAYS >= .01        37              33.6     3.4       28
DAYS >= .10        24              21.1     2.9       16
DAYS >= .50        11               6.6     4.4        4
DAYS >= 1.00        7               2.1     4.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.02   04/10                       1.05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           21.0   1934
 24 HR TOTAL      7.8   03/16/1960
TOTALS           12.7               2.0    10.7      1.6
DAYS >= TRACE      15               1.8    13.2        3
DAYS >= 1.0         2               0.8     1.2        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   03/25                          2
 24 HR TOTAL     10.8R  03/24                        1.6

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1518              1269     249      699
 SINCE 7/1       5780              5691      89     4576
COOLING TOTAL     102                91      11      191
 SINCE 1/1        102                91      11      191

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)   MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             15     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               14     RAIN                      18
LIGHT RAIN               44     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      1
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

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

&&

RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE PERIOD:

SEASONAL RECORDS (MARCH 1 TO MAY 31) --
- TIED 9TH COOLEST SPRING ON RECORD

MARCH RECORDS --
- 8TH COLDEST MARCH ON RECORD
- 5TH SNOWIEST MARCH ON RECORD
- MARCH 24-HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD OF 10.8 INCHES ON THE 24TH
- TIED RECORD LOW OF 15 DEGREES ON THE 22ND
- RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.13 INCHES ON THE 24TH
- RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 10.8 INCHES ON THE 24TH

APRIL RECORDS --
- DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.02 INCHES ON THE 10TH
- DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.61 INCHES ON THE 18TH
- TIED DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF A TRACE ON THE 19TH

MAY RECORDS --
- 7TH WETTEST MAY ON RECORD
- RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES ON THE 25TH

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GEELHART