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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
529 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

...TEMPERATURE CHANGES OBSERVED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS DURING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE...

The following stations have observations available every 5
minutes, and are more likely to have obtained the true temperature
range.

Location           Temperature Fall      Lowest Temperature
========           ================     ====================
Bloomington             8 degrees       64 degrees (2:05 pm)
Champaign              10 degrees       63 degrees (2:20 pm)
Decatur                 7 degrees       66 degrees (2:10 pm)
Lawrenceville           6 degrees       68 degrees (2:20 pm)
Mattoon                 6 degrees       66 degrees (2:20 pm)
Peoria                  8 degrees       64 degrees (2:15 pm)

The automated station at Springfield was experiencing some
malfunctions, and likely did not capture the true temperature
fall.

The following stations have observations on a 15 minute sequence,
so they may have missed the true temperature range.

Location           Temperature Fall      Lowest Temperature
========           ================     ====================
Danville                6 degrees       67 degrees (2:15 pm)
Effingham               8 degrees       66 degrees (2:15 pm)
Flora                   7 degrees       66 degrees (2:15 pm)
Jacksonville            7 degrees       67 degrees (2:15 pm)
Lacon                   3 degrees       64 degrees (2:15 pm)
Olney                   4 degrees       69 degrees (2:15 pm)
Paris                   8 degrees       64 degrees (2:15 pm)
Rantoul                 5 degrees       66 degrees (2:35 pm)
St. Francisville        5 degrees       71 degrees (2:15 pm)
Taylorville             8 degrees       64 degrees (2:18 pm)

$$

Geelhart
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