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Weather Almanac For January 2nd

Updated: January 1, 2013

Weather Almanac For 1/2

This Day In Weather History

1897 - A big warm-up made it feel like Spring, rather than January.  Peoria saw its warmest January night on record when the low only dropped to 59 degrees.  Springfield also set a record with a low of 56 degrees. 

2003 - 6 to 10 inches of snow accumlated in west central Illinois from Lewistown to Jacksonville.  The snow began after midnight on the 2nd and didn't stop until the afternoon of the 3rd.  Brooklyn, in western Schuyler County reported 9.9 inches of snow.  Heavy snow also accumulated oer Vermilion County in east central Illinois with 6.5 inches reported in Bismark, which is north of Danville. 

Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High

Low

High

Low
Champaign-Urbana 33 18 63 (2004) -11 (1928)
Danville 35 20 68 (1999) -7 (1929)
Decatur 36 20 64 (2004) -13 (1928)
Effingham 36 20 60 (2006) -4 (2001)
Springfield 35 19 68 (2004) -9 (1928)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:15 AM 4:39 PM
Danville 7:13 AM 4:37 PM
Decatur 7:17 AM 4:43 PM
Effingham 7:14 AM 4:43 PM
Springfield 7:20 AM 4:46 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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