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Weather Almanac For January 22nd

Updated: January 22, 2013

Weather Almanac For 1/22

This Day In Weather History

1982 - This was the last of a three day stretch in which two winter storms brought significant freezing rain to central Ilinois.  The freezing rain was accompanied by some thunderstorms on the 22nd.  Glaze from this ice storm affected 70% of the state and was accompanied by high winds. 

2002 - As a line of thunderstorms moved across northeast Illinois a bolt of lightning struck a tree in Mount Prospect.  The three exploded into thousands of pieces, soem of which were 3 to 5 feet long.  On of the larger pieces struck a woman walking her dog.  Although she was critically injured, she recovered from her injuries.  The flying pieces of the tree broke 3 windows and damaged garage doors and siding. 

Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 33 16 60 (1964) -17 (1936)
Danville 35 19 62 (1964) -15 (1936)
Decatur 36 19 63 (1967) -16 (1930)
Effingham 36 19 67 (1986) -12 (1984)
Springfield 35 19 64 (1967) -15 (1936)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2011


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:09 AM 5:00 PM
Danville 7:07 AM 4:58 PM
Decatur 7:12 AM 5:04 PM
Effingham 7:08 AM 5:04 PM
Springfield 7:14 AM 5:07 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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