Weather Almanac For January 7th
Updated: January 4, 2013
Weather Almanac For 1/7
This Day In Weather History
1979 - A winter storm dropped snow across the southern half of the state. There were reports of snow as heavy as 8 inches near Carbondale. Further north, up to 5 inches were reported near Vandalia.1989 - Southern Illinois had several tornadoes. The strongest tornado was a 4 on a scale of 0 to 5 and affected the town of Allendale in southeast Illinois. Most of the town was destroyed. 50 people were injured, but no one was killed.
2008 - An EF-3 tornado tracked from Poplar Grove to Lawrence in Boone and McHenry Counties. The tornado did damage to an apple orchard along with many homes and farm buildings. A freight train was also derailed.
Temperature Information
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| Champaign-Urbana | 33 | 17 | 67 (2008) | -22 (1912) |
| Danville | 35 | 19 | 67 (2008) | -18 (1912) |
| Decatur | 36 | 19 | 67 (2008) | -22 (1912) |
| Effingham | 36 | 20 | 64 (2008) | -10 (1968) |
| Springfield | 35 | 19 | 70 (1907) | -19 (1912) |
Sunrise/Sunset For 2013
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| Champaign-Urbana | 7:15 AM | 4:44 PM |
| Danville | 7:13 AM | 4:41 PM |
| Decatur | 7:17 AM | 4:48 PM |
| Effingham | 7:14 AM | 4:48 PM |
| Springfield | 7:20 AM | 4:50 PM |
