Weather Observations for Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois
January 2014 Heating Cooling 8am 8am 8am
Degree Degree Precipitation Snowfall Snow Depth
Day High Time (CST) Low Time (CST) Mean Days Days inches inches inches Comments
1 32 1:49 PM 18 11:59 PM 25 40 0 0 0 0
2 19 2:06 PM 5 11:59 PM 12 53 0 0.21 2 2 snow
3 18 11:06 AM -6 7:30 AM 6 59 0 T 0.3 2 light snow
4 37 3:17 PM 18 12:09 AM 28 37 0 0 0 2
5 32 12:01 AM -3 11:59 PM 15 50 0 0.06 0.4 3
6 -3 12:00 AM -14 7:19 AM -9 74 0 0.21 5.9 9 snow, blowing snow, Record low temp (surpassed -10°F, 1912)
7 9 5:57 PM -13 1:36 AM -2 67 0 0 0 9 blowing snow
8 21 2:36 PM 3 12:25 PM 12 53 0 0 0 9
9 30 11:55 PM 14 2:37 AM 22 43 0 T 0.3 8 light snow
10 40 10:54 PM 30 12:02 AM 35 30 0 0.04 0.2 8 light snow
11 40 3:56 PM 30 11:59 PM 35 30 0 0.79 0 3 rain, fog
12 43 3:00 PM 28 7:23 AM 36 29 0 0 0 3 fog
13 51 2:56 PM 28 11:54 PM 40 25 0 0 0 2
14 38 11:00 AM 23 5:01 AM 31 34 0 0 0 T
15 25 12:00 AM 16 8:41 PM 21 44 0 0.07 0.1 T sleet, snow
16 38 2:10 PM 19 12:00 AM 29 36 0 0.02 0.6 1 snow
17 31 12:00 AM 8 7:31 AM 20 45 0 0.02 0.8 T snow
18 27 10:18 PM 9 6:27 AM 18 47 0 0.01 0.2 T snow
19 39 3:24 PM 15 7:02 AM 27 38 0 0.08 0.7 1 snow
20 40 2:23 PM 26 11:59 PM 33 32 0 0 0 T  
21 26 12:00 AM 0 11:54 PM 13 52 0 0.08 2.7 3 snow, blowing snow
22 20 2:11 PM -3 2:41 AM 9 56 0 0 0 2
23 6 3:40 PM -4 7:31 AM 1 64 0 T T 2 snow
24 24 10:36 PM -7 2:43 AM 9 56 0 0 0 2
25 33 6:50 AM 9 10:45 PM 21 44 0 0.01 0.1 2 snow
26 44 2:49 PM 10 12:00 AM 27 38 0 0 0 2
27 14 12:00 AM -2 11:59 PM 6 59 0 T T T snow, high wind
28 13 3:46 PM -6 7:07 AM 4 61 0 T T T snow
29 30 2:33 PM 4 7:26 AM 17 48 0 0 0 T
30 36 3:18 PM 17 3:46 AM 27 38 0 0 0 T
31 31 12:01 AM 20 8:38 AM 26 39 0 T 0.1 T snow
Average 28.5 9.4 19.2
Sum           1421 0 1.6 14.4  
Highest 51 30 40 74 0 0.79 5.9 9
Lowest -3   -14   -9 25 0 0 0 0
Normal 32.9 16.7 24.8 1246 0 2.05 6.8
Departure -4.4   -7.3   -5.6     -0.45 7.6  
Days 90 0 Days 32 31
Notes:
Temperatures are from midnight to midnight (calendar day) and are in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation and snowfall are measured at 8 am and represent the previous 24 hours, T means a trace of precipitation
Time is always Central Standard Time (CST)
Heating and cooling degree days use a base temperature of 65°F
Normal refers to the new 1981-2010 average
Days 90 means number of days with a high of 90 degrees or more, Days 32 means number of days with a low of 32 degrees or less