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Weather Almanac For January 3rd

Updated: January 2, 2013

Weather Almanac For 1/3

This Day In Weather History

1950 - A tornado moved from near Chapman to Bingham.  Four farm homes and several barns were destroyed by the F3 tornado. 

1996 - Up to 8 inches of snow fell in central Illinois during a snow storm that started on the 2nd and ended on the 3rd.  The wind after the storm was as high as 40 mph, causing whiteout conditions at times.  Numerous minor accidents were reported and two accidents resulted in four serious injuries. 

Temperature Information

Averages
Records

High
Low

High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 33 18 60 (2004) -14 (1904)
Danville 35 20 68 (1997) -12 (1904)
Decatur 36 20 62 (2004) -15 (1904)
Effingham 36 20 65 (2004) -7 (1979)
Springfield 35 19 62 (1998) -9 (1904)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013

Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:15 AM 4:40 PM
Danville 7:13 AM 4:38 PM
Decatur 7:17 AM 4:44 PM
Effingham 7:14 AM 4:44 PM
Springfield 7:20 AM 4:47 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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