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Weather Almanac For January 31st

Updated: January 30, 2013

Weather Almanac For 1/31

This Day In Weather History

1982 - A winter storm moving northeast affected central and southern Illinois with very heavy snowfall during the last few days of the month.  The heaviest snowfall was found southeast of St. Louis, where thunderstorms contributed to the 20 inch snow total.  A large area of 12 inches or more of snow extended from St. Louis to the Champaign area, where some thunderstorms were also reported.  16 inches of snow were reported in parts of Edgar County. 

1989 - A January thaw was in full force in central Illinois.  Peoria's high temperature of 70 degrees set a record for the date and was only the second time a high of 70 or above has been noted in Peoria during January. 

Temperature Information


Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 34 17 66 (1989) -14 (1899)
Danville 36 20 66 (1989) -13 (1963)
Decatur 37 20 67 (1989) -13 (1996)
Effingham 37 20 69 (1989) -11 (2004)
Springfield 36 19 69 (1989) -14 (2004)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013


Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 7:02 AM 5:11 PM
Danville 7:00 AM 5:08 PM
Decatur 7:05 AM 5:14 PM
Effingham 7:01 AM 5:14 PM
Springfield 7:07 AM 5:17 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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