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Weather Almanac For January 4th

Updated: January 3, 2013

Weather Almanac For 1/4

This Day In Weather History

1996 - On the heals of the storm that affected the area on the 2nd and the 3rd another one rolled into central Illinoi.  Another 2 to 7 inches of snow were dropped on this date.  Totals included 6.2 inches in Springfield and 3.6 inches in Champaign.

1997 - It felt more like Spring than winter on this date as well as the first few days of 1997.  The peak was on the 4th with Springfield reaching 68, Peoria reaching 65, and Champaign reaching 64.  Record highs for the day were broken well before sunrise. 

Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High

Low

High

Low
Champaign-Urbana 33 17 64 (1997) -10 (1999)
Danville 35 20 65 (1997) -9 (1974)
Decatur 36 19 62 (1997) -7 (1919)
Effingham 36 20 61 (1962) -8 (1969)
Springfield 35 19 68 (1997) -14 (1999)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:15 AM 4:41 PM
Danville 7:13 AM 4:39 PM
Decatur 7:17 AM 4:45 PM
Effingham 7:14 AM 4:45 PM
Springfield 7:20 AM 4:48 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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