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Weather Almanac For January 12th

Updated: January 11, 2013

Weather Almanac For 1/12

This Day In Weather History

1890 - A tornado touched down near St. Louis and crossed the Mississippi River, ending just south of Venice.  The worst damage from this tornado occurred in St. Louis.  Further east and northeast, one tornado in McLean County passed through downtown Cooksville, damaging at least a dozen buildings, while a tornado in Richland County destroyed 4 homes northeast of Olney. 

1918 - Bloomington dropped to 23 degrees below zero, which is an all time record low for the city.  It was later tied on January 20th, 1985.  


Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High

Low

High

Low
Champaign-Urbana 33 17 64 (1890) -21 (1918)
Danville 35 19 65 (1995) -21 (1918)
Decatur 36 19 63 (2005) -21 (1918)
Effingham 36 20 66 (1960) -18 (1977)
Springfield 34 19 66 (2005) -20 (1918)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:14 AM 4:49 PM
Danville 7:12 AM 4:46 PM
Decatur 7:16 AM 4:53 PM
Effingham 7:13 AM 4:53 PM
Springfield 7:19 AM 4:56 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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