Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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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