Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
301 PM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...A LOOK AHEAD AT MARCH CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA...
Normals are for the period 1991-2020.
...TEMPERATURES... SPRINGFIELD PEORIA
Normal high/low 54/33 51/32
Mar 1 normals 47/28 44/26
Mar 31 normals 60/38 58/37
Month record high 91 on 3/21/1907 87 on 3/21/1907
Month record low -12 on 3/05/1960 -11 on 3/08/1943
Normal occurrences of...
Highs 90 or above 0 0
Highs 32 or below 1 2
Lows 32 or below 16 17
Lows 0 or below 0 0
...PRECIPITATION...
Normal liquid equivalent 2.76 2.69
Greatest month total 9.65 in 1898 7.49 in 2009
Least month total 0.17 in 1885 0.25 in 1856
Greatest 24-hour 4.60 on 3/27/1898 2.88 on 3/14/1944
Normal snowfall 3.1 3.3
Greatest month total 23.4 in 1906 18.2 in 1926
Least month total Zero in 2010# Zero in many years
Greatest 24-hour 17.4 on 3/24-25/2013 8.1 on 3/25/1957
...DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65)...
Normal heating 681 734
Normal cooling 3 2
CLIMATOLOGICAL OUTLOOK FOR THE NEW MONTH:
Temperatures --- Above Normal favored
Precipitation -- No favored trend -- Use Climatology
# - Last of several occurrences
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Erwin