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. That is in remarkable contrast to March 2012, which ended up at 55.3 degrees. That March was 14.2 degrees above […]
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January 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 from the record low January of 1977 when the average temperature was only 10.3 degrees. The warmest temperature of the month was in […]
First 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 normal. Precipitation includes both rainfall and the water content of any snowfall. After a very active December in terms of snowfall, January has been relatively […]
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December 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 24.0 degrees, 5.8 degrees below normal and the 12th coldest on record, based on preliminary data. Snowfall Snowfall was above-normal throughout […]