Champaign-Urbana set a record for their heaviest December snowfall total on record. The 20.4 inches of snow that has fallen so far in December surpassed the old record of 19.1 inches set in 1983. The 5.0 inches of snow on Christmas Day clinched the December snowfall record. By the way, it was also the biggest […]
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Update 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 in the ranking, depending on how the rest of December behaves. Statewide precipitation stands at 1.06 inches of precipitation […]
Champaign-Urbana December Snowfall
The December 2010 snowfall in Champaign-Urbana is at 15.4 inches as of the morning of December 21. That makes it the 7th snowiest December on record. 19.1″ in 1983 18.5″ in 1981 18.1″ in 1973 18.0″ in 1909 17.4″ in 1977 15.7″ in 1950 15.4″ in 2010 (as of December 21) 14.7″ in 2000 14.0″ […]
Cold 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 degrees below normal. The statewide average precipitation is 0.83 inches, 0.5 inches below normal. Snowfall has been widespread across the state in […]