Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary Off
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
489
NOUS43 KILX 302004
PNSILX
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-010815-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
Issued by National Weather Service Chicago IL
304 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A LOOK AHEAD AT MAY CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA...

Normals are for the period 1991-2020.

...TEMPERATURES...        SPRINGFIELD           PEORIA
Normal high/low           76/54                 74/53
  May  1 normals          71/49                 69/48
  May 31 normals          80/59                 79/58

Month record high         101 on 5/31/1934      104 on 5/31/1934
Month record low          28  on 5/10/1966      25  on 5/10/1966

Normal occurrences of...
  Highs 90 or above       1                     1
  Highs 32 or below       0                     0
  Lows  32 or below       0                     0
  Lows   0 or below       0                     0

...PRECIPITATION...
Normal liquid equivalent  4.52                  4.69
  Greatest month total   11.81 in 1899         11.49 in 1915
  Least month total       0.32 in 1934          0.47 in 1934
  Greatest 24-hour        4.20 on 5/26/1893     5.52 on 5/18/1927

Normal snowfall           0.0                   0.0
  Greatest month total    0.6 in 1929           0.1 in 1966#
  Least month total       0.0                   0.0
  Greatest 24-hour        0.6 on 5/2/1929       0.1 on 5/8/1966#

...DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65)...
Normal heating            111                   135
Normal cooling            112                   88

...FREEZE DATES...
Average last freeze       April 13              April 19
Latest last freeze        5/10/1966             5/25/1925

CLIMATOLOGICAL OUTLOOK FOR THE NEW MONTH:

   Temperatures --- Above Normal favored
   Precipitation -- No favored trend -- Use Climatology

# - Last of several occurrences

$$

WFO ILX