CHAMPAIGN, IL LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA APRIL 1997 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 04/01/97 62 28 .00 .0 0 SE 4.4 CLR 20 0* 6 04/02/97 69 36 .00 .0 0 S 5.1 PC 12 0 10 04/03/97 74 43 .00 .0 0 WSW 5.3 PC 6 0 12 04/04/97 72 45 0.18 .0 0 R,R- SE 10.3 CLDY 6 0 11 04/05/97 67 55 0.12 .0 0 R,R- S 18.3 CLDY 4 0 11 04/06/97 59 34 .00 .0 0 W 20.5 PC 18 0 5 04/07/97 47 29 .00 .0 0 W 9.3 PC 27 0 0 04/08/97 41 23 .00 .0 0 NW 7.2 PC 33 0 0 04/09/97 42 19* .00 .0 0 N 4.2 CLR 34* 0 0 04/10/97 46 28 0.06 T*0 S-,SW-,R-,IP-,F E 4.3 CLDY 28 0 0 04/11/97 61 34 0.20 .0 0 R,F NE 7.1 CLDY 17 0 6 04/12/97 44 34 0.02 .0 0 R-,L-,F W 9.9 CLDY 26 0 0 04/13/97 50 32 .00 .0 0 NW 6.3 PC 24 0 0 04/14/97 55 27 .00 .0 0 SW 3.8 CLR 24 0 3 04/15/97 66 32 .00 .0 0 SW 8.4 PC 16 0 8 04/16/97 55 32 0.02 .0 0 R- NW 9.1 PC 21 0 3 04/17/97 50 32 .00 .0 0 NW 7.0 CLR 24 0 0 04/18/97 61 30 0.21* .0 0 TRW- W 4.5 PC 19 0 6 04/19/97 57 44 0.03 .0 0 RW- NE 3.9 CLDY 14 0 4 04/20/97 62 38 0.03 .0 0 R-,L-,F NE 3.7 CLDY 15 0 6 04/21/97 64 44 0.01 .0 0 R- NE 4.8 PC 11 0 7 04/22/97 58 37 .00 .0 0 NE 8.7 CLR 17 0 4 04/23/97 58 37 .00 .0 0 N 7.4 PC 17 0 4 04/24/97 58 40 T .0 0 RW- N 6.0 PC 16 0 4 04/25/97 65 38 .00 .0 0 N 3.9 CLR 13 0 8 04/26/97 69 40 .00 .0 0 E 3.2 PC 10 0 10 04/27/97 55 42 0.13 .0 0 R-,RW-,L- NE 4.6 CLDY 16 0 3 04/28/97 65 38 .00 .0 0 F NE 2.8 CLR 13 0 8 04/29/97 72 40 .00 .0 0 S 5.5 CLR 9 0 11 04/30/97 77* 42 0.08 .0 0 TRW, RW SE 16.8 CLDY 5 0 14* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOT/AVE 59.4 35.8 1.09 T NE 7.2 515 0 164 DEP -3.0 -5.6 -2.85 -1.0 S -1.2 +104 -10 -42 =========================NUMBER OF DAYS AND DEPARTURE======================== MAX TEMP MIN TEMP ----------PRECIPITATION------------- >=90 <=32 <=32 <=0 >=T >=.01 >=.10 >=.50 >=1.00 TOTAL 0 0 11 0 12 11 5 0 0 DEP +0 +0 +6 +0 - -1 -3 -2 -1 SNOW SKY COVER ----------WEATHER TYPES---------- >=1.0 CLR PC CLDY F T IP A R L S Z D H BS TOTAL 0 8 13 9 5 2 1 0 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 DEP +0 +0 +4 -4 +2 -3 - -1 +0 -1 -1 +0 - - - SEASONAL SEASONAL SEASONAL JAN- APR HEAT DD COOL DD CORN GDD PRECITITATION TOTAL 5861 0 273 10.03 DEP +88 -11 -23 -1.01 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: New record min temp on 9th (old rec was 22F/1914). 5th lowest ave mon min temp (re 33.2F/1907), and ties 10th lowest ave mon mean temp, first set in 1996 (rec 42.5F/1907). Peak gust was 48.1 mph, from the west, on the 30th.