January – Cold Start to 2010
Based on preliminary data, the average statewide temperature for January was 21.1 degrees, 3.7 degree below normal. The statewide average precipitation for January was 1.50 inches, 0.43 inches and 22...
View ArticleCold February Wraps Up a Cold Winter
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Based on preliminary data in Illinois, the statewide average temperature for February 2010 was 25.1 degrees, 5.1 degrees below normal. Snowfall for February was above normal. Amounts...
View ArticleCool, Wet Start to May
The first half of May was both cool and wet. Preliminary data indicates that statewide temperatures were 1.4 °F below normal for the period May 1-17. Meanwhile, precipitation has been abundant. The...
View ArticleCold Start to December
After such nice weather in October and most of November, real winter weather arrived in Illinois for December. The statewide average temperature for the first 14 days of December was 22.0 degrees, 10.6...
View ArticleUpdate on Cold Weather in Illinois
As of December 21, Illinois remains 10.2 degrees below normal for the month. At 20.9 degrees, this is now the 5th coldest December since statewide records began in 1895. It could still move up or down...
View ArticleDecember 2010 in Illinois – Cold and Snowy
December 2010 in Illinois turned out to be one of the coldest and snowiest on record. I updated the numbers on January 3 and the maps on January 5. Temperature The average statewide temperature was...
View ArticleFirst Half of January – Slightly Colder than Normal
The Illinois statewide average temperature for January 1-15, 2010, was 21.5 degrees, 2.3 degrees below normal. The statewide average precipitation for the same period was 0.75 inches, 84 percent of...
View ArticleJanuary Climate Stats
The average statewide temperature for January in Illinois was 21.8 degrees, 3 degrees below normal. That’s warmer than last January when the statewide temperature was only 20.3 degrees and a far cry...
View ArticleMarch – Much Colder Than Last Year
The preliminary numbers are in – the statewide temperature for March of this year was 34.1 degrees. That is 7 degrees below the long-term average of 41.1 degrees and the 11th coldest March on record....
View ArticleTen Coldest March’s and What Follows
As previously reported, based on preliminary data this March in Illinois was 34.1 degrees and the 11th coldest March on record. What were the ten coldest March’s on record? I have listed them in the...
View ArticleCold Start to November in the Midwest
So far, November has been cooler than average across Illinois and the eastern two-thirds of the Midwest (below). The statewide average temperature is about 5 degrees below average. The NWS forecasts...
View ArticleLatest News – 6th Coldest Year on Record for Illlinois
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) released their numbers for 2014 and Illinois ended up at 49.5 degrees and the 6th coldest year on record for Illinois. Other Midwestern and southern states...
View ArticleSecond Coldest April on Record in Illinois
Temperature Based on the official data, the statewide average temperature was 44.5 degrees, 8.1 degrees below normal. It was the second coldest April on record, only beaten by 43.1 degrees set in...
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