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Weather Almanac For December 2nd

Updated: December 6, 2012

Weather Almanac For 12/2

This Day In Weather History

1982 - A major rain event took place in central Illinois.  6.12" of rain fell in Springfield in a 24 hour period on the 2nd and the 3rd.  This is the most rain to fall in the Capital city in this length of time.  Jacksonville took on 4.80" and Peoria had 2.89".  Lake Springfield rose two feet over the previous record stage, which caused flooding of nearby land.  There was also $100,000 in damage to the dam at the lake because of the flow of water. 
 


Temperature Information

Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 42 25 69 (1982) 0 (1942)
Danville 43 28 72 (1982) 1 (1942)
Decatur 44 27 70 (1982) 1 (1929)
Effingham 45 27 70 (1970) 10 (1985)
Springfield 43 27 71 (2012) 2 (1929)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2011

Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 6:57 AM 4:28 PM
Danville 6:55 AM 4:25 PM
Decatur 6:59 AM 4:31 PM
Effingham 6:56 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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