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Weather Almanac For December 5th

Updated: December 5, 2012

Weather Almanac For 12/5

This Day In Weather History

2002 - A significant amount of snow and ice came to southern Illinois, starting on the 4th and into the 5th.  Most of the precipitation was snow, except in the counties near the Ohio River where it was freezing rain.  Ice added up to 1/4" from Ciro toe Metropolis and Golconda.  Snow piled up to 8 inches.  Travel was rough during the storm and numerous vehicle accidents were reported.  Schools closed fro the remainder of the week in some places.   
 


Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 40 24 68 (1956) 0 (1895)
Danville 42 27 67 (1956) 5 (1899)
Decatur 43 26 70 (1956) 2 (1895)
Effingham 44 26 66 (1956) 6 (1991)
Springfield 42 26 67 (1956) 5 (2006)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2012


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:00 AM 4:27 PM
Danville 6:58 AM 4:25 PM
Decatur 7:02 AM 4:31 PM
Effingham 6:59 AM 4:31 PM
Springfield 7:05 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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