CHAMPAIGN, IL LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA AUGUST 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 08/01/96 78 60 .00 0.0 0 W 2.2 CLR 0* 4 19 08/02/96 81 60 T 0.0 0 RW-,F NE 2.0 PC 0 6 21 08/03/96 83 62 .00 0.0 0 F SE 2.2 CLR 0 8 23 08/04/96 84 63 .00 0.0 0 H SE 3.5 PC 0 9 24 08/05/96 91 68 .00 0.0 0 F S 6.5 PC 0 15 27 08/06/96 92 70 .00 0.0 0 F S 5.0 CLR 0 16 28 08/07/96 94* 70 T 0.0 0 TRW-,F SW 4.3 PC 0 17* 28 08/08/96 85 67 .00 0.0 0 N 5.0 CLR 0 11 26 08/09/96 82 59 .00 0.0 0 N 3.0 CLR 0 6 21 08/10/96 81 57* .00 0.0 0 SE 1.9 CLDY 0 4 19 08/11/96 77 64 .00 0.0 0 NE 3.7 CLDY 0 6 21 08/12/96 83 63 .00 0.0 0 N 4.0 PC 0 8 23 08/13/96 85 62 .00 0.0 0 W 2.9 CLR 0 9 24 08/14/96 87 59 .00 0.0 0 F SW 5.3 CLR 0 8 23 08/15/96 83 63 .00 0.0 0 F W 4.3 CLR 0 8 23 08/16/96 81 56 .00 0.0 0 NE 1.8 PC 0 4 19 08/17/96 73 64 0.53* 0.0 0 TRW,R,L E 2.3 CLDY 0 4 19 08/18/96 79 66 0.40 0.0 0 TRW+,R,R-,L,F SE 3.0 CLDY 0 8 23 08/19/96 88 65 .00 0.0 0 F S 5.0 CLR 0 12 26 08/20/96 89 72 .00 0.0 0 F SW 4.6 CLR 0 16 29* 08/21/96 90 69 .00 0.0 0 F SW 2.7 CLR 0 15 28 08/22/96 89 70 .00 0.0 0 F SW 4.6 CLR 0 15 28 08/23/96 85 65 0.16 0.0 0 TRW,RW NE 3.8 CLDY 0 10 25 08/24/96 83 61 .00 0.0 0 NE 3.3 CLR 0 7 22 08/25/96 83 61 .00 0.0 0 SSE 2.1 CLR 0 7 22 08/26/96 84 62 0.25 0.0 0 TRW,RW SE 1.7 PC 0 8 23 08/27/96 82 65 0.08 0.0 0 TRW,RW,R-,L NE 3.7 CLDY 0 9 24 08/28/96 81 62 .00 0.0 0 F N 3.3 CLR 0 7 22 08/29/96 81 61 .00 0.0 0 N 3.1 CLR 0 6 21 08/30/96 81 60 .00 0.0 0 F NE 2.1 CLR 0 6 21 08/31/96 84 63 .00 0.0 0 F ESE 2.4 CLR 0 9 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOT/AVE 83.8 63.5 1.42 0.0 NE 3.4 0 278 726 DEP +0.8 +1.1 -2.60 +0.0 SW -1.3 -7 +40 +47 =========================NUMBER OF DAYS AND DEPARTURE======================== MAX TEMP MIN TEMP ----------PRECIPITATION------------- >=90 <=32 <=32 <=0 >=T >=.01 >=.10 >=.50 >=1.00 TOTAL 4 0 0 0 7 5 4 1 0 DEP +0 +0 +0 +0 - -4 -2 -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 18 7 6 15 6 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 DEP +0 +8 -5 -3 +9 +0 - +0 -4 +2 +0 +0 - - - SEASONAL SEASONAL SEASONAL JAN- AUG HEAT DD COOL DD CORN GDD PRECITITATION TOTAL 3 796 2662 27.93 DEP -6 -43 -102 +0.35 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: Tied ninth driest Aug in C-U (1986). Peak gust was 18.4 mph, from the south, on the 5th. Summer (J,J,A) Stats: mean temp 72.4F (-1.0F), total precip 10.43 inches (-2.14 inches), number days max temp greater than or equal to 90F was 16 (-1 day).