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Weather Almanac For February 17th

Updated: February 16, 2013

Weather Almanac For 2/17

This Day In Weather History

1994 - Unseasonably mild weather spread across central Illinois, which stuck around until the 20th.  High temperatures during the period were in the lower to middle 60s, vaules which are more typical for April rather than February.

2000 - A major winter storm left the southern Rockies and moved into the Mississippi River Valley and into the Great Lakes.  The storm system resulted in a variety of weather, ranging from heavy snow, to freezing rain and rain.  Widespread heavy snow fell in northern Illinois with 5 to 10 inches on the ground.  There were also some reports of a foot in the Chicago area.  Further south, an ice storm affected central Illinois, near the Illinois River Valley, from late in the evening of the 17th through the late afternoon of the 18th.  A quarter to half inch of ice resulted in numerous reports of downed power lines and tree limbs, extended power outages and traffic accidents. 

Temperature Information

Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 38 21 69 (1911) -17 (1903)
Danville 41 23 71 (1911) -6 (1958)
Decatur 42 24 61 (1994) -18 (1903)
Effingham 42 23 68 (1976) -8 (1958)
Springfield 40 23 68 (2011) -12 (1903)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013

Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 6:43 AM 5:31 PM
Danville 6:41 AM 5:29 PM
Decatur 6:46 AM 5:35 PM
Effingham 6:43 AM 5:34 PM
Springfield 6:48 AM 5:37 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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