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Weather Almanac For January 18th

Updated: January 21, 2013

Weather Almanac For 1/18

This Day In Weather History

1996 - A strong cold front brought many types of weather to central Illinois.  Much of the area started warm for the season with temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s.  As the much colder air moved in, there was a line of thunderstorms that turned severe and moved quickly across central Illinois.  Damage was done to trees and power lines.  In Champaign, the wind gusted to over 70 mph.  Temperatures were much cooler behind the front, falling to near zero by midnight.  In Sprinfield, the difference between high and low temperature was a record for the city.  Champaign had a 60 degree fall in Champaign was the 2nd largest temperature drop on record. 

Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 33 16 59 (1996) -21 (1994)
Danville 35 19 62 (1996) -22 (1930)
Decatur 36 19 61 (1951) -21 (1930)
Effingham 36 19 64 (1990) -24 (1977)
Springfield 35 18 61 (1951) -18 (1930)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:12 AM 4:56 PM
Danville 7:09 AM 4:53 PM
Decatur 7:14 AM 4:59 PM
Effingham 7:10 AM 4:59 PM
Springfield 7:17 AM 5:02 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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