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Weather Almanac For March 2nd

Updated: March 1, 2013

Weather Almanac For 3/2

This Day In Weather History

1940 - Several tornadoes touched down in central and southern Illinois, including an F4 that moved across Johnson and Pope counties.  The tornado reached its peak in Johnson County.  Four farm homes were destroyed and 8 others were badly damaged.  One person was killed by flying debris near Flatwoods.  Other tornadoes touched down at Shawneetown in Gallatin County, in Alton, and near Bunker Hill in Macoupin County.   

Temperature Information

Averages
Records

High
Low
High
Low
Champaign-Urbana 44 25 76 (1992) -1 (1925)
Danville 46 27 75 (1992) -1 (1980)
Decatur 47 28 78 (1992) -4 (1980)
Effingham 47 28 74 (2006) -2 (1980)
Springfield 46 28 76 (1992) -2 (1980)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2013

Sunrise
Sunset
Champaign-Urbana 6:25 AM 5:46 PM
Danville 6:22 AM 5:44 PM
Decatur 6:27 AM 5:49 PM
Effingham 6:25 AM 5:48 PM
Springfield 6:30 AM 5:52 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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