467  
CDUS43 KILX 200655  
CLISPI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
155 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008  
 
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..THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 346 PM 94 1996 75 -4 78  
1962  
MINIMUM 44 440 AM 35 1929 54 -10 48  
AVERAGE 58 65 -7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.13 1.95 1931 0.13 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.66 2.45 0.21 0.68  
SINCE MAR 1 9.10 8.96 0.14 5.65  
SINCE JAN 1 17.54 12.38 5.16 10.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 4.2 4.1 0.1 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 35.5 24.6 10.9 24.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 3 4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 132 99 33 35  
SINCE MAR 1 1305 1201 104 947  
SINCE JUL 1 5472 5555 -83 5224  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 35 -22 65  
SINCE MAR 1 20 54 -34 98  
SINCE JAN 1 20 54 -34 98    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM  
LOWEST 44 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
 
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THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 36 1954  
1894  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2008...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2008...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
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