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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave is underway for the Intermountain West, Northern Plains, and Upper Great Lakes, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. In southwest Texas, excessive rainfall may bring a risk for potentially life-threatening flash and arroyo flooding through Thursday. Read More >

Record Lows Jan 29-31

* Illinois State Record Low -36 at Congerville, 1/5/1999


New Record Lows Set in Central Illinois...

Record Lows set on Jan 30th...

Peoria... -20  in 2019 (old record -12 in 1966)
Lincoln... -19  in 2019 (old record (-12 in 1936)
Springfield... -14 Tied  Record Low in 2004 & 2019
Urbana... -17  in 2019 (old record -13 in 1936)
Normal... -21  in 2019 (old record -15 in 1966)
Galesburg... -21  in 2019 (old record -13 in 1966)
Sullivan... -14 in 2019 (old record -13 in 2004)
Paris... -12 Tied Record Low in 1966 & 2019

Altona low temperature of -32 on Jan 30, 2019

Bloomington IL airport had a wind chill of -53 at 6 am on Jan 30, 2019