September Climate Summary

September Climate Summary - Key Points

Temperatures averaged 3-6 degrees above normal, which put some sites in their top 10 warmest September
- Only a few days saw below normal temperatures. Much of the month featured July-like readings.
Rainfall was generally above normal, especially in southern and eastern IL

Rainfall and Temperature Maps

Climate Data

The table below summarizes September rainfall and temperature, and departure from normal for selected cities across central and southeast Illinois. Data from Peoria and Springfield are from ASOS sites, while others are from NWS Cooperative Observers.

Site	Rainfall	Departure from Normal	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal
Charleston	4.02"	+0.77"	72.9	+5.1
Danville	4.63"	+1.73"	71.2	+4.5
Decatur	2.72"	-0.42"	71.3	+3.5
Effingham	3.40"	+0.32"	72.7	NA
Flora	5.40"	+2.26"	72.0	+4.2
Galesburg	1.86"	-1.61"	69.5	+4.8
Havana	4.88"	+1.73"	NA	NA
Jacksonville	2.58"	-1.10"	71.5	+4.2
Lincoln	4.43"	+1.22"	70.7	+4.8
Normal	2.62"	-0.52"	70.5	+5.4
Olney	4.12"	+1.05"	71.5	+3.7
Paris	2.60"	-0.58"	70.4	+3.9
Peoria	4.07"	+0.92"	71.2	+5.1
Springfield	1.85"	-1.05"	72.9	+6.1
Tuscola	3.32"	+0.31"	71.1	+4.7
Urbana	5.50"	+2.37"	71.2	+5.0

Links below 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 that city.

Peoria -- Peoria International Airport
Springfield -- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Lincoln -- Lincoln NWS office
Champaign -- University of Illinois - Willard Airport
Decatur -- Decatur Airport
Lawrenceville -- Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
Mattoon -- Coles County Airport

Climate data for other area cities is available at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx