Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >
March 2019 Precipitation Highlights:
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March Temperature Highlights:
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Climate Statistics:
Site |
Precipitation |
Departure from Normal | Snowfall |
Departure |
Average Temperature |
Departure from Normal |
Charleston |
6.11" | +3.22" | 6.1" | +4.3" | 40.0 | -3.4 |
Danville |
4.65" |
+1.63" | N/A | N/A | 37.1 | -4.9 |
Decatur | 4.84" | +2.25" | 2.6" | +0.9" | 37.1 |
-5.6 |
Effingham |
4.83" |
+1.56" | 1.4" | -0.3" | 39.0 | -3.2 |
Flora |
4.63" | +0.71" | 1.2" | N/A | 40.0 | -3.5 |
Galesburg |
3.11" |
+0.35" | T | -2.0" | 34.7 | -3.3 |
Havana |
5.14" | +2.33" | 1.3" | -1.8" | N/A | N/A |
Jacksonville |
2.88" | +0.16" | 2.3" | 0.0" | 33.5 | -7.2 |
Lincoln |
5.50" | +2.90" | 3.4" | +1.7" | 37.2 | -3.9 |
Normal |
4.87" |
+2.16" | 0.8" | +0.7" | 35.1 | -3.1 |
Olney |
4.72" | +0.38" | 1.0" | -0.1" | 39.3 | -3.6 |
Paris |
5.01" | +2.11" | 2.3" | -0.3" | 35.9 | -5.0 |
Peoria |
4.34" | +1.54" | 0.8" | -1.9" | 37.5 | -3.1 |
Springfield |
4.60" |
+1.97" | 4.6" | +2.1" | 38.2 | -3.9 |
Tuscola |
5.26" | +2.45" | 3.0" | +1.0" | 36.2 | -4.1 |
Urbana | 5.09" | +2.23" | 2.1" | -0.5" | 36.8 | -3.2 |
The following links are the monthly climate summaries for area cities. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered "official", meaning they are the station of record for their respective locations. The other summaries are "supplemental", meaning another location in the area is the official climate station for the city.
Climate data for other cities is available at http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx