CHAMPAIGN, IL LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA OCTOBER 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/01/97 68 44 .00 0.0 0 N 2.9 CLR 9 0 10/02/97 77 42 .00 0.0 0 S 6.7 PC 5 0 10/03/97 85 56 .00 0.0 0 SSW 7.1 CLR 0 6 10/04/97 82 60 .00 0.0 0 SW 5.1 PC 0 6 10/05/97 86* 56 .00 0.0 0 SW 6.7 PC 0 6 10/06/97 84 54 .00 0.0 0 F SW 4.9 CLR 0 4 10/07/97 85 57 .00 0.0 0 F SE 3.8 CLDY 0 6 10/08/97 85 60 .00 0.0 0 F S 6.9 CLDY 0 8* 10/09/97 75 53 0.34 0.0 0 RW+,R S 7.0 CLDY 1 0 10/10/97 75 45 .00 0.0 0 NE 2.0 CLR 5 0 10/11/97 78 47 .00 0.0 0 S 4.3 PC 2 0 10/12/97 82 58 .00 0.0 0 SE* 8.6e PC 0 5 10/13/97 70 42 0.62 0.0 0 R,RW SWb 7.2beCLR 9 0 10/14/97 54 34 .00 0.0 0 Nb 4.3beCLR 21 0 10/15/97 54 33 .00 0.0 0 ENEb2.1bePC 21 0 10/16/97 57 43 .00 0.0 0 Nb 4.2beCLDY 15 0 10/17/97 56 39 .00 0.0 0 Nb 3.7beCLR 17 0 10/18/97 59 35 .00 0.0 0 Eb 1.8beCLR 18 0 10/19/97 65 33 .00 0.0 0 SW 3.7e CLR 16 0 10/20/97 58 40 .00 0.0 0 N 3.4 CLR 16 0 10/21/97 52 34 .00 0.0 0 W 4.8 CLR 22 0 10/22/97 47 30 .00 0.0 0 N 2.9 CLR 26 0 10/23/97 58 34 T 0.0 0 L- N 6.2 CLDY 19 0 10/24/97 53 41 0.05 0.0 0 R,R- NE 3.4 CLDY 18 0 10/25/97 55 43 .00 0.0 0 NE 5.5 CLDY 16 0 10/26/97 44 35 0.95* 0.0 0 R,R-,RW,L- NE 7.6 CLDY 25 0 10/27/97 43 28* T *T 0 SW- N 4.8 PC 29* 0 10/28/97 53 28* .00 0.0 0 S 6.4 CLR 24 0 10/29/97 61 35 .00 0.0 0 WSW 2.3 CLR 17 0 10/30/97 63 36 .00 0.0 0 F S 8.6 CLDY 15 0 10/31/97 67 52 T 0.0 0 L- S 8.7 PC 5 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOT/AVE 65.5 42.8 1.96 T NE* 5.1be 371 41 DEP -0.4 -1.0 -0.72 -0.1 S -1.0 +22 +25 =========================NUMBER OF DAYS AND DEPARTURE========================== MAX TEMP MIN TEMP ----------PRECIPITATION------------- >=90 <=32 <=32 <=0 >=T >=.01 >=.10 >=.50 >=1.00 TOTAL 0 0 3 0 7 4 3 2 0 DEP +0 +0 +0 +0 - -5 -3 +0 -1 SNOW SKY COVER ----------WEATHER TYPES---------- >=1.0 CLR PC CLDY F T IP A R L S Z D H BS TOTAL 0 14 8 9 4 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 DEP +0 +2 +0 -2 +0 -2 - +0 -6 -1 +0 +0 - - - SEASONAL SEASONAL JAN- OCT HEAT DD COOL DD PRECITITATION TOTAL 431 811 32.37 DEP -8 -161 -1.25 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: Scattered frost on grd on 14th, first day of <=32F on 10/22 (ave date 10/19). 6 consecutive days of >=80F, record is 8 in 1963. Daily ave mean temp ranged from +17F to -14F from 30-year ave daily mean temp. Anemometer problem 10/12-19. * contains CMI and Bondville data, b bondville data, be estimated from Bondville data, e estimated Bondville and actual CMI data. Peak gust was 37.3 mph on the 13th, direction missing.