CHAMPAIGN, IL LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FEBRUARY 1996 Illinois Water Survey SUMMARY ============================================================================== TEMP PRECIP SNOW WEATHER WIND SKY DEGREE DAYS DATE X N (IN) (IN)DPTH TYPES D S COV H C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02/01/96 15 -2 0.00 0.0 1 W 6.3 PC 58 0 02/02/96 0 -11 0.00 0.0 1 N 8.5 CLR 71 0 02/03/96 1 -17 0.00 0.0 1 NW 6.9 CLR 73 0 02/04/96 5 -14 0.00 0.0 1 W 6.5 CLR 70 0 02/05/96 27 -2 0.00 0.0 1 SW 8.7 PC 52 0 02/06/96 35 6 0.00 0.0 T S 7.8 PC 44 0 02/07/96 41 28 0.00 0.0 0 L,F S 13.3 CLDY 30 0 02/08/96 54 34 0.01 0.0 0 L W 10.1 CLDY 21 0 02/09/96 52 30 0.00 0.0 0 W 6.5 CLR 24 0 02/10/96 60 35 0.00 0.0 0 W 12.9 PC 17 0 02/11/96 38 30 0.03 0.5 0 S,SW NW 11.7 CLDY 31 0 02/12/96 28 25 0.02 0.2 1 S,SW NW 6.3 CLDY 38 0 02/13/96 39 22 0.00 0.0 1 S 10.2 CLDY 34 0 02/14/96 36 29 0.00 0.0 0 S NW 6.1 CLDY 32 0 02/15/96 30 22 0.05 1.0 T S W 5.8 CLDY 39 0 02/16/96 27 14 0.00 0.0 1 N 8.5 PC 44 0 02/17/96 34 16 0.02 0.2 T S N 11.1 CLDY 40 0 02/18/96 33 10 0.00 0.0 0 SSE 5.6 CLDY 43 0 02/19/96 50 26 0.00 0.0 0 SE 5.6 CLR 27 0 02/20/96 56 35 0.00 0.0 0 L,F S 7.8 PC 19 0 02/21/96 39 33 0.02 0.0 0 L,F NE 7.3 CLDY 29 0 02/22/96 49 36 0.02 0.0 0 L,F NE 5.7 CLDY 22 0 02/23/96 64 39 0.00 0.0 0 F W 12.6 CLDY 13 0 02/24/96 61 31 0.00 0.0 0 SW 9.0 CLR 19 0 02/25/96 65 35 0.00 0.0 0 S 7.0 CLDY 15 0 02/26/96 71 47 0.91 0.0 0 TRW,R S 5.4 CLDY 6 0 02/27/96 64 27 0.35 0.0 0 TRW,R NW 9.4 CLDY 19 0 02/28/96 27 14 0.00 0.0 T SW- NW 11.9 CLDY 44 0 02/29/96 24 13 0.00 0.0 T SW- W 6.6 PC 46 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOT/AVE 38.8 20.4 1.43 1.9 W 8.3 1,020 0 DEP +2.5 +0.1 -0.54 -5.1 S +0.3 -19 +0 =============================NUMBER OF DAYS AND DEPARTURE====================== MAX TEMP MIN TEMP ---------PRECIPITATION---------- SNOW >=90 <=32 <=32 <=0 >=T >=.01 >=.10 >=.50 >=1.00 >=1.0 TOTAL 0 16 21 5 14 9 2 1 0 1 DEP 0 +5 -3 +3 - +0 -2 +0 +0 -1 SKY COVER ----------WEATHER TYPES---------- CLR PC CLDY F T IP A R L S Z D H BS TOTAL 6 7 16 4 2 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 DEP -2 +0 +3 +0 +2 - +0 -3 +2 -2 -1 - - - SEASONAL HEAT SEASONAL COOL JAN- FEB DEGREE DAYS DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 4836 0 3.47 +259 +0 -.033 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;L=Drizzle;Intensities:+ heavy; - light;no symbol indicates moderate. Degree days:Heat and Cool base 65F;Corn growing base 50F.Averages 1961-1990. Snow depth at 7 AM LST. Sky 7 AM - 7 PM LST.Other data mid-mid. Heat DD season Jul-Jun;Cool season Jan-Dec. * Denotes highest or lowest values for the month REMARKS: New rec high on 23rd (old rec 63/1943), new rec high on 26th (old rec 64/1932). High on 26th also ties highest max temp ever in Feb, first set on 2/29/1972. high temps on 2,3,4 were new low max temps, new rec min on 3rd (old rec -14/1902), tied rec low on 4th. Peak gust 36.7 mph, from the west on 23rd.