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Weather Almanac For November 15th

Updated: November 14, 2012

Weather Almanac For 11/15

This Day In Weather History

1988 -  Two strong torrnadoes hit the eastern St. Louis metropolitan area.  The stronger of the two touched down 3 miles north of Fairview Heights and moved to Troy.  3 electric power line towers were knocked down and a number of houses and other buildings were damaged.  Damage in Madison County alone was over $1 million.

2005 - A tornado touched down 7 miles southwest of Newton in Jasper County.  Many trees were downed and power lines as well.  The majority of the structure damage impacted outbuildings, barns, and grain bins. 11 outbuildings were severely damaged or destroyed. Three homes sustained minor damage. One attached garage was destroyed, with the debris carried 150 yards downwind. The tornado lifted about 3.5 miles northeast of Newton.  

Temperature Information

Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 51 32 76 (1971) 12 (1916)
Danville 53 35 75 (1971) 12 (1933)
Decatur 53 35 78 (1971) 12 (1940)
Effingham 54 35 79 (1964) 14 (1986)
Springfield 53 34 78 (1955) 11 (1940)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2012

Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 6:39 AM 4:36 PM
Danville 6:37 AM 4:33 PM
Decatur 6:41 AM 4:39 PM
Effingham 6:38 AM 4:39 PM
Springfield 6:43 AM 4:43 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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