Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
686 NOUS43 KILX 282235 PNSILX ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-011045- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 435 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 ...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 1987# 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 -- Above Normal favored # - Last of several occurrences $$ 07