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Weather Almanac For February 19th

Updated: February 18, 2013

Weather Almanac For 2/19

This Day In Weather History

1888 - Severe thunderstorms over southern Illinois spawned a violent tornado which touched down in Jefferson County and devastated the southeast half of Mount Vernon.  The tornado killed 24 people, injured 80 others and destroyed or damaged 300 homes and 50 businesses.  Overturned wood stoves ignited many fires in the wreckage.  The currently stands as the 9th deadliest Illinois tornado on record.   

Temperature Information

Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 39 21 68 (1930) -10 (1903)
Danville 41 24 70 (1930) -14 (1979)
Decatur 42 24 66 (1930) -13 (1910)
Effingham 42 24 66 (1994) -9 (1979)
Springfield 41 24 70 (1930) -9 (1979)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013

Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 6:40 AM 5:34 PM
Danville 6:38 AM 5:31 PM
Decatur 6:43 AM 5:37 PM
Effingham 6:40 AM 5:36 PM
Springfield 6:46 AM 5:40 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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