CHAMPAIGN, IL LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA APRIL 1996 Illinois Water Survey SUMMARY =============================================================================== TEMP PRECIP ----SNOW-- WEATHER WIND SKY DEGREE DAYS DATE MX MN INCH T INCH T DEP TYPES D S COV H C CORN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 04/01/96 49 31 .00 .0 0 N 8.9 PC 25 0* 0 04/02/96 59 29 .00 .0 0 S 11.7 CLR 21 0 5 04/03/96 74 42 .00 .0 0 S 15.2 CLR 7 0 12 04/04/96 55 32 0.02 .0 0 L NW 10.9 CLDY 21 0 3 04/05/96 45 28 T .0 0 L N 7.3 PC 28 0 0 04/06/96 44 27 T T*0 SW- N 7.4 PC 29* 0 0 04/07/96 45 26 T T*0 SW- NE 4.7 CLDY 29* 0 0 04/08/96 47 24* .00 .0 0 NE 5.5 PC 29 0 0 04/09/96 51 24* .00 .0 0 N 6.0 PC 27 0 1 04/10/96 63 26 .00 .0 0 W 6.4 PC 20 0 7 04/11/96 76 36 .00 .0 0 S 15.1 PC 9 0 13 04/12/96 77* 50 .00 .0 0 SW 16.4 CLDY 1 0 *14 04/13/96 53 31 0.03 .0 0 R-,L NW 7.7 CLDY 23 0 2 04/14/96 59 31 T .0 0 L E 7.3 CLDY 20 0 5 04/15/96 52 34 0.30 .0 0 TRW,R,R-,L,F W 8.6 CLDY 22 0 1 04/16/96 52 32 .00 .0 0 NW 7.1 PC 23 0 1 04/17/96 69 30 .00 .0 0 SE 8.0 CLR 15 0 10 04/18/96 73 41 0.08 .0 0 TRW S 16.0 CLDY 8 0 12 04/19/96 77* 49 0.45 .0 0 TRW+,A,F S 11.0 CLDY 2 0 *14 04/20/96 62 44 .00 .0 0 W 11.9 PC 12 0 6 04/21/96 68 36 0.25 .0 0 TRW+ SE 4.3 CLDY 13 0 9 04/22/96 61 48 0.98 .0 0 TRW+,R,R-,L N 7.1 CLDY 10 0 6 04/23/96 54 39 .00 .0 0 N 9.2 CLDY 18 0 2 04/24/96 63 40 T .0 0 R- S 11.8 CLDY 13 0 7 04/25/96 71 51 0.08 .0 0 R SW 15.3 CLDY 4 0 11 04/26/96 51 35 T .0 0 R- NW 9.0 CLDY 22 0 1 04/27/96 62 32 .00 .0 0 W 7.3 CLDY 18 0 6 04/28/96 54 48 1.21* .0 0 TRW,R,R- E 5.1 CLDY 14 0 2 04/29/96 58 37 0.18 .0 0 R,R-,L W 11.1 CLDY 17 0 4 04/30/96 58 37 T .0 0 L W 14.7 PC 17 0 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOT/AVE 59.4 35.7 3.58 0.0 S 9.6 517 0 158 DEP -3.0 -5.7 -0.36 -1.0 S +1.1 +106 -10 -48 =========================NUMBER OF DAYS AND DEPARTURE========================= MAX TEMP MIN TEMP ----------PRECIPITATION------------- >=90 <=32 <=32 <=0 >=T >=.01 >=.10 >=.50 >=1.00 TOTAL 0 0 14 0 17 10 6 2 1 DEP +0 +0 +9 +0 - -2 -2 +0 +0 SNOW SKY COVER ----------WEATHER TYPES---------- >=1.0 CLR PC CLDY F T IP A R L S Z D H BS TOTAL 0 3 10 17 2 6 0 1 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 DEP +0 -5 +1 +4 -1 +1 - +0 -2 +4 +0 +0 - - - SEASONAL SEASONAL SEASONAL JAN- APR HEAT DD COOL DD CORN GDD PRECITITATION TOTAL 6308 0 255 9.24 DEP +535 -11 -41 -1.80 WEATHER TYPES:F=Fog;T=Thunder;IP=Ice Pellets;A=Hail;R=Rain;S=Snow;Z=Freezing Precip;D=Dust;H=Haze;BS=Blowing Snow; RW=Rain Showers;SW=Snow Showers; L=Drizzle;T=Trace. Intensities: + heavy; - light; absence of symbol indicates moderate. Degree days:Heat and Cool base 65F,Corn Growing base 50F. Averages based on 1961-1990 data.Snow depth at 7 AM LST. Sky 7 AM - 7 PM LST. Other data mid-mid. Heat DD season Jul-Jun; Cool and Corn season Jan-Dec. REMARKS: F3 tornado in SE Urbana, 4/19/96. Hail on 19th was 1/4" - 1/2". 4th coldest ave mon min temp (rec 33.2F, 1907). 9th coldest ave mon mean temp of 47.6F (rec is 42.5F, 1907). 10th highest monthly total HDD (rec 669, 1907). 16th highest seasonal total (with 2 months left in current season). Rec is 6893, 1903-1904. Highest number of days with min <=32F since 1961. Peak gust 41.4mph, from the south, on the 18th.