CXUS53 KILX 011511 CLMDEC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1011 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE DECATUR IL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 2000 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 03/26/2026 LOW -9 03/06/2015 HIGHEST 88R 03/26 MM MM 83 LOWEST 14 03/17 MM MM 16 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.8 51.9 9.9 61.5 AVG. MINIMUM 36.4 32.4 4.0 36.1 MEAN 49.1 42.1 7.0 48.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 1.0 1.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 17.0 -6.0 12 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.07 2022 MINIMUM 1.99 2025 TOTALS 7.66 2.51 5.15 1.99 DAILY AVG. 0.26 0.08 0.18 0.06 DAYS >= .01 10 10.5 -0.5 13 DAYS >= .10 9 6.1 2.9 6 DAYS >= .50 7 1.9 5.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.4 1.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.16 03/03 TO 03/04 0.47 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 496 711 -215 499 SINCE 7/1 4560 4883 -323 MM COOLING TOTAL 10 3 7 6 SINCE 1/1 10 3 7 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/240 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/250 DATE 03/15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$