SXUS73 KILX 280121 RERSPI RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 720 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SPRINGFIELD IL TODAY AND FOR FEBRUARY... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS SET AT SPRINGFIELD IL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 72 DEGREES SET IN 1976. THIS ALSO SET AN ALL TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, SURPASSING THE 78 DEGREES SET IN 1930. THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IS 45 DEGREES. $$ ERWIN