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Weather Almanac For December 1st

Updated: December 3, 2012

Weather Almanac For 12/1

This Day In Weather History

1970 -   Many record highs were set as temperatures soared into the 70s, including a 72 at Decatur, 70 in Springfield, 68 in Champaign, and 65 in Peoria. 

2008 - A winter storm moved across the Midwest from November 30th to December.  Snow accumulations in excess of 6 inches were noted just north of the I-74 corridor.  Considerable blowing snow occurred after the snow had ended. 
 


Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 42 26 68 (1970) 1 (1893)
Danville 44 28 70 (1970) 6 (1937)
Decatur 45 28 72 (1970) 1 (1893)
Effingham 45 28 70 (1970) 5 (1964)
Springfield 44 27 70 (1970) 7 (2006)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2012


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 6:56 AM 4:28 PM
Danville 6:54 AM 4:25 PM
Decatur 6:59 AM 4:31 PM
Effingham 6:55 AM 4:32 PM
Springfield 7:01 AM 4:34 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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