Annual Climate Summary for Lincoln for 2018

 
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
105 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2019

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...THE LINCOLN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             113   07/15/1936
 LOW              -34   01/15/1927
HIGHEST            94   09/20        MM      MM       94
                        05/28
LOWEST            -15   01/06        MM      MM       -8
                        01/01
                        01/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.0              62.3    -0.3     64.5
AVG. MINIMUM     41.2              41.9    -0.7     42.9
MEAN             51.6              52.1    -0.5     53.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     26              20.3     5.7       20
DAYS MAX <= 32     31              33.8    -2.8       25
DAYS MIN <= 32    142             115.8    26.2      103
DAYS MIN <= 0      12               5.7     6.3        8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        56.25   2008
 MINIMUM        14.03   1988
TOTALS          41.98             39.60    2.38    33.46
DAILY AVG.       0.12                               0.09
DAYS >= .01       118             113.8     4.2      115
DAYS >= .10        74              71.2     2.8       60
DAYS >= .50        26              25.7     0.3       20
DAYS >= 1.00       11               9.0     2.0        7
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.42   MM                          1.95

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           50.9   1914
 24 HR TOTAL     13.0   02/23/1914 TO 02/23/1914
TOTALS           21.4              20.5     0.9     11.9
DAYS >= TRACE      53              14.8    38.2       30
DAYS >= 1.0         6               6.8    -0.8        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         5   04/02                          4
 24 HR TOTAL      4.7   MM                           3.7

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5958              5708     250     5010
COOLING TOTAL    1228              1017     211      984

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/11/1917
 LATEST       05/29/1925
EARLIEST                        10/12
LATEST                          04/18
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SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             40     MIXED PRECIP               3
HEAVY RAIN               32     RAIN                      47
LIGHT RAIN              134     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               49     SLEET                      8
FOG                     112     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     12
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

Records established during the year:
 

Seasonal Records –

• 5^th snowiest autumn on record with 7.1 inches

January –

• Record low temperature of -15 degrees on the 1^st
• Record cold high temperature of -2 degrees on the 1^st

February –

• Wettest February on record with 4.79 inches
• Record daily precipitation of 2.42 inches on the 20^th

March --  

• Record daily precipitation of  1.85 inches on the 24^th

April –

• 2^nd coldest April on record at 44.3 degrees
• 2^nd snowiest April on record with 7.1 inches
• Record low temperature of 6 degrees on the 1^st
• Record daily snowfall of 4.7 inches on the 1^st
• Record cold high temperature of 32 degrees on the 1^st
• Record low temperature of -1 degrees on the 2^nd
• Record monthly low temperature of -1 degrees on the 2^nd
• Latest sub-zero temperature on record (-1 on the 2^nd)
• Record cold high temperature of 37 degrees on the 16^th
• Tied record low temperature of 27 degrees on the 17^th
• Tied record daily snowfall of a trace on the 19^th

May –

• Warmest May on record at 71.3 degrees
• Record warm low temperature of 65 degrees on the 2^nd
• Tied record warm low temperature of 65 degrees on the 3^rd
• Tied record high temperature of 94 degrees on the 28^th

June – no records established

July –

• Record cool high temperature of 68 degrees on 29^th

August –

• Record cool high temperature of 68 degrees on 24^th

September –

• Tied record high temperature of 94 degrees on 20^th

October –

• Record daily rainfall of 2.12 inches on the 7^th
• Tied Record warm low temperature of 66 degrees on the 9^th
• Record daily snowfall of Trace on the 12^th
• Record cool high temperature of 41 degrees on 12^th

November –

• 3^rd coldest November on record at 34.7 degrees
• 5^th snowiest November on record with 7.1 inches
• Record daily snowfall of 1.6 inches on the 9^th
• Record daily snowfall of 0.5 inches on the 12^th
• Tied record daily snowfall of a trace on the 13^th

December –

• 7^th wettest December on record with 4.91 inches
• Record daily precipitation of 1.51 inches on the 1^st
• Record daily precipitation of 1.45 inches on the 31^st