546 CXUS53 KILX 011509 CLMSPI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 948 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2019 ................................... ...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2019 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL ............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 10/03/2006 10/03/1954 10/02/1953 LOW 13 10/30/1925 HIGHEST 91 10/01 67 24 90 LOWEST 26 10/31 46 -20 21 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.1 66.4 -2.3 66.4 AVG. MINIMUM 42.6 43.8 -1.2 43.5 MEAN 53.3 55.1 -1.8 54.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.1 0.9 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 3.8 0.2 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.39 1941 MINIMUM 0.11 1904 TOTALS 4.66 3.15 1.51 3.33 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.11 DAYS >= .01 10 8.5 1.5 14 DAYS >= .10 8 5.5 2.5 7 DAYS >= .50 2 2.2 -0.2 2 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.8 1.2 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.00 10/26 TO 10/26 1.56 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 2.8 1929 TOTALS 2.3 T 2.3 T SINCE 7/1 2.3 T 2.3 T DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.0 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 10/31 0 24 HR TOTAL 2.3R 10/31 TO 10/31 T DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 384 329 55 378 SINCE 7/1 385 410 -25 409 COOLING TOTAL 32 22 10 76 SINCE 1/1 1309 1121 188 1731 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/250 DATE 10/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/260 DATE 10/22 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && 3rd snowiest October on record. Record warm low temperature of 73 degrees on the 1st. Tied October record warm low temperature of 71 degrees on the 1st. Tied record warm low temperature of 71 degrees on the 2nd. Record daily rainfall of 2.00 inches on the 26th. Record daily snowfall of 2.3 inches on the 31st. 3rd heaviest 24-hour October snowfall on record on the 31st. Record cold high temperature of 34 degrees on the 31st. $$