CXUS53 KILX 011519 CLSSPI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 919 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 80 02/27/2024 LOW -24 02/13/1905 HIGHEST 80R 02/27 MM MM 67 LOWEST -12 01/14 MM MM -8 AVG. MAXIMUM 44.1 39.2 4.9 43.3 AVG. MINIMUM 27.7 22.9 4.8 26.0 MEAN 35.9 31.1 4.8 34.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 9 27.0 -18.0 14 DAYS MIN <= 32 56 72.7 -16.7 67 DAYS MIN <= 0 7 4.6 2.4 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 15.21 1882 MINIMUM 1.67 1920 TOTALS 7.82 6.11 1.71 6.30 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.07 DAYS >= .01 33 27.6 5.4 25 DAYS >= .10 19 14.0 5.0 15 DAYS >= .50 6 3.4 2.6 5 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.03 11/30 TO 12/01 1.58 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 45.0 1982 24 HR TOTAL 15.0 02/28/1900 TO 02/28/1900 TOTALS 14.4 17.1 -2.7 3.8 SINCE 7/1 14.4 18.4 -4.0 MM DAYS >= TRACE 16 13.0 3.0 7 DAYS >= 1.0 5 5.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 02/17 2 02/18 24 HR TOTAL MM 1.7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2630 3056 -426 2713 SINCE 7/1 3569 4135 -566 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/20/1991 LATEST 05/10/1966 EARLIEST 10/30 LATEST 04/24 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/250 DATE 01/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/160 DATE 02/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 40 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 29 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 2 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 11 LIGHT RAIN 30 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 17 SLEET 1 FOG 59 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10 HAZE 22 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && RECORDS SET IN SPRINGFIELD IL DURING WINTER SEASON (DEC 2023-FEB 2024): * 7TH WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER SEASON WITH MEAN TEMPERATURE 35.9F * 6TH WARMEST DECEMBER WITH MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 40.5F * 3RD WARMEST FEBRUARY WITH MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 40.6F * TIED FOR 6TH DRIEST FEBRUARY WITH 0.51 INCH PRECIPITATION $$