March 2015 Overview
Temperatures were generally 1 to 5 degrees below normal during March. The coldest temperatures during the month were March 5-6 when low temperatures were as cold as single digits below zero, and the average daily temperature was 25 to 30 degrees below normal. Precipitation during March 2015 generally averaged 1 to 2 inches below normal over central IL and 0.5 to 1.5 inches above normal over southeast ILbetween with around 5 inches or more of precipitation in far southeast IL at Flora, Olney, Robinson and Lawrenceville. Between 5-9 inches of snow fell along and southeast of a Rushville to Bloomington line during March 2015 mostly on the 1st day of the month, while 1-4 inches fell northwest of this line.
March 2015 Snowfall Maps (click to enlarge)
March 2015 Precipitation Maps
March 2015 Temperature Maps (click to enlarge)
Climate Data
The table below summarizes March 2015 precipitation, snowfall 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 |
Precipitation |
Departure from Normal | Snowfall (inches) |
Departure from Normal | Average Temperature (degrees F) |
Departure from Normal |
|
Bloomington |
1.18" | -1.56 | 5.0" | -3.5" | 35.5 | -4.9 |
|
Charleston |
3.40" | +0.51" | 7.2" | +5.4" | N/A | N/A |
| Danville |
2.48" |
-0.54" | 8.0" | +5.3" | 39.3 | -2.7 |
| Decatur |
1.44" |
-1.15" | 8.0" | +6.3" | 38.5 | -4.2 |
| Effingham |
3.16" |
N/A | 7.0" | N/A | 38.3 | N/A |
|
Farmer City |
1.77" | -0.53" | 7.0" | +5.3" | N/A | N/A |
|
Flora |
4.83" | -0.91" | 7.0" | N/A | 40.7 | -2.8 |
| Galesburg |
0.63" |
-2.13" | 1.2" | -0.8" | 37.5 | -0.5 |
|
Havana |
0.82" | -1.99" | 3.7" | +0.6" | N/A | N/A |
|
Hoopeston |
2.14" | -0.65" | 5.9" | +4.3" | 38.0 | -2.4 |
|
Jacksonville |
1.95" | -0.77" | 7.0" | -4.7" | 38.5 | -2.2 |
|
Lacon |
0.65" | -2.40" | 1.7" | -1.3" | N/A | N/A |
| Lincoln |
1.55" |
-1.05" | 3.7" | +2.0" | 38.2 | -2.9 |
|
Mattoon |
3.21" | -0.50" | 5.6" | +4.2" | N/A | N/A |
|
Minonk |
0.57" | -2.25" | 2.5" | -0.3" | 35.0 | -3.7 |
|
Morton |
0.71" | -2.19" | 2.5" | -0.1" | N/A | N/A |
|
Normal |
1.15" |
-1.56" | 3.5" | +2.0" | 35.8 | -2.4 |
|
Olney |
5.60" | +1.26 | 7.5" | +6.4" | 39.1 | -3.8 |
|
Paris |
3.01" | +0.11" | 6.3" | -3.7" | 36.3 | -4.6 |
| Peoria |
0.65" |
-2.15" | 2.7" | 0.0" | 40.8 | +0.2 |
|
Rantoul |
2.34" | N/A | 6.0" | N/A | 34.7 | N/A |
|
Robinson |
5.02" | +1.22" | 7.2" | N/A | 39.1 | -4.2 |
|
Rushville |
1.05" | -1.55" | 5.5" | +4.5" | 37.6 | -3.1 |
|
Shelbyville |
2.20" | -0.53" | 4.4" | N/A | 36.6 | -5.2 |
|
Sherman |
2.02" | -0.64" | 7.5" | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Springfield |
1.56" |
-1.07" | 3.7" | +1.2" | 40.5 | -1.6 |
|
Tuscola |
2.17" | -0.64" | 7.0" | +5.0" | 36.0 | -4.3 |
| Urbana |
1.70" |
-1.16" | 8.4" | +5.8" | 37.6 | -2.3 |
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.
Climate data for other area cities is available at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx
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