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Weather Almanac For December 22nd

Updated: December 25, 2012

Weather Almanac For 12/22

This Day In Weather History

1989 - Bitter cold gripped a good part of the nation for several days before Christmas. At the peak of the cold wave, temperatures fell to less than 20 below zero with wind chills of 50 to 60 below zero. Peoria reported 11 consecutive days with lows below zero, tying a record; the coldest temperature of 23 below zero on the 22nd was the 5th coldest on record in Peoria. Springfield reported a monthly record low temperature of 21 below zero on the 23rd, as did Champaign on the 22nd; Decatur had its second coldest December temperature on record with a 21 below zero reading on the 22nd.  


Temperature Information

Averages
Records

High
Low

High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 35 20 58 (1890) -16 (1989)
Danville 36 21 59 (1931) -25 (1989)
Decatur 38 22 61 (1933) -21 (1989)
Effingham 38 22 63 (1895) -16 (1989)
Springfield 36 21 60 (1994) -18 (1989)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2012

Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:12 AM 4:31 PM
Danville 7:10 AM 4:29 PM
Decatur 7:14 AM 4:35 PM
Effingham 7:11 AM 4:36 PM
Springfield 7:17 AM 4:38 PM


Some information gathered from the National Weather Service and other government agencies. Data for averages are based on 1981 to 2010 averages. Record highs are based on different times of record. Here are when records stared for each observation point: Danville; 1895, Decatur; 1893, Effingham; 1951, Springfield; 1879, Urbana; 1888.

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