CXUS53 KILX 011805 CLMSPI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 105 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 91 03/21/1907 LOW -12 03/05/1960 HIGHEST 76 03/03 50 26 79 03/04 LOWEST 24 03/18 32 -8 16 AVG. MAXIMUM 60.1 53.1 7.0 52.0 AVG. MINIMUM 37.0 33.2 3.8 32.2 MEAN 48.5 43.2 5.3 42.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.4 -1.4 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 13 15.8 -2.8 15 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.65 1898 MINIMUM 0.17 1885 TOTALS 3.68 2.76 0.92 3.46 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.09 0.03 0.11 DAYS >= .01 9 10.5 -1.5 13 DAYS >= .10 5 5.9 -0.9 8 DAYS >= .50 4 1.8 2.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.5 0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.03 03/07 TO 03/08 1.66 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 23.4 1926 TOTALS T 3.1 -3.1 2.5 SINCE 7/1 14.4 21.5 -7.1 MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.7 -0.7 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 503 681 -178 700 SINCE 7/1 4072 4759 -687 MM COOLING TOTAL 1 3 -2 0 SINCE 1/1 1 3 -2 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/180 DATE 03/03 37/250 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/170 DATE 03/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.37 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$