CHAMPAIGN, IL LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FEBRUARY 1998 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02/01/98 47 30 .00 .0 0 SE 8.6 PC 26 0* 02/02/98 41 30 .00 .0 0 W 4.2 PC 29 0 02/03/98 40 29 .00 .0 0 NE 6.2 CLDY 30 0 02/04/98 33 30 .00 .0 0 N 12.1 CLDY 33* 0 02/05/98 36 30 .00 .0 0 N 11.2 CLDY 32 0 02/06/98 43 28 .00 .0 0 NE 7.8 PC 29 0 02/07/98 47 26 .00 .0 0 NE 5.3 CLR 28 0 02/08/98 42 25 .00 .0 0 F N 4.0 PC 31 0 02/09/98 52 22* .00 .0 0 F S 3.0 CLR 28 0 02/10/98 49 32 0.03 .0 0 R-,RW- SE 5.2 CLDY 24 0 02/11/98 49 37 0.57* .0 0 TRW,R,L- E 4.6 CLDY 22 0 02/12/98 37 30 .00 .0 0 NW 7.1 CLDY 31 0 02/13/98 39 29 .00 .0 0 SW 4.2 CLDY 31 0 02/14/98 42 26 .00 .0 0 SE 3.1 CLDY 31 0 02/15/98 48 29 .00 .0 0 SE 5.1 PC 26 0 02/16/98 48 39 0.26 .0 0 R-,L- E 5.2 CLDY 21 0 02/17/98 46 39 0.42 .0 0 R,R-,L NE 9.0 CLDY 22 0 02/18/98 41 38 0.08 .0 0 L- NW 6.5 CLDY 25 0 02/19/98 41 37 0.03 .0 0 RW-,R-,L- W 3.1 CLDY 26 0 02/20/98 44 38 0.05 .0 0 L- NW 4.1 CLDY 24 0 02/21/98 43 35 T .0 0 L- W 2.6 CLDY 26 0 02/22/98 53 31 .00 .0 0 E 3.1 PC 23 0 02/23/98 51 35 .00 .0 0 NNE 5.1 PC 22 0 02/24/98 60 37 0.05 .0 0 RW-,F NW 6.3 CLR 16 0 02/25/98 61 33 .00 .0 0 SE 8.1 PC 18 0 02/26/98 64* 44 0.11 .0 0 R,RW-,L- SE 12.4 CLDY 11 0 02/27/98 52 36 0.15 .0 0 R-,RW-,L- SW 11.2 PC 21 0 02/28/98 49 32 0.05 T*0 TRW-,SW- W 5.8 CLDY 24 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOT/AVE 46.4 32.4 1.80 T NE 6.2 710 0 DEP +10.1+12.1 -0.17 -7.0 S -1.8 -332 +0 =========================NUMBER OF DAYS AND DEPARTURE========================= MAX TEMP MIN TEMP ----------PRECIPITATION------------- >=90 <=32 <=32 <=0 >=T >=.01 >=.10 >=.50 >=1.00 TOTAL 0 0 16 0 12 11 5 1 0 DEP +0 -11 -8 -2 - +2 -1 +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 9 16 3 2 0 0 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 DEP -2 -5 +2 +3 -1 -+2 - +0 +4 +6 -8 -2 - - - SEASONAL SEASONAL JAN- FEB HEAT DD COOL DD PRECITITATION TOTAL 3961 0 4.03 DEP -616 +0 +0.23 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: 2nd warmest Feb in C-U, rec was 40.1F/1954. Ave mo. max 4th highest (rec 49.2/1954), ave mo min was warmest ever for Feb (old rec 31.2/1930). Mon total HDD was 2nd lowest total for Feb (rec 691/1954). Feb snowfall tied with 3 other years for no measurable snowfall. Peak gust 43.8 mph, from the south, on the 26th. Winter Stats (D,J,F): Third warmest winter ever in C-U. Mean temp was 34.7F +7.6F from 30-year average (rec is 37.8F/1931-32). Ave winter max 40.9F, +6.1F 8th highest . Ave winter min 28.5F, +9.1F, 2nd highest. Snowfall total was 4.6 inches -16.5 inches, 6th lowest snowfall total for winter in C-U. The lowest temp for the winter was 6F, 2nd warmest low temp for winter season, tied with winters of 1982-83 and 1952-53.