Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
622 NOUS43 KILX 082229 PNSILX ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091100- 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