CXUS53 KILX 011633 CLMPIA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1011 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE PEORIA IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 03/21/1907 LOW -11 03/08/1943 HIGHEST 87R 03/26 48 39 82 LOWEST 9 03/17 30 -21 16 AVG. MAXIMUM 60.8 51.2 9.6 59.7 AVG. MINIMUM 35.3 31.6 3.7 35.6 MEAN 48.0 41.4 6.6 47.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 2.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 13 17.4 -4.4 12 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.49 2009 MINIMUM 0.24 1885 TOTALS 3.12 2.69 0.43 3.53 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.09 0.01 0.11 DAYS >= .01 12 10.5 1.5 11 DAYS >= .10 5 5.9 -0.9 5 DAYS >= .50 3 1.6 1.4 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.02 03/15 TO 03/15 1.64 03/15 TO 03/16 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 18.2 1926 24 HR TOTAL 8.1 03/25/1957 TO 03/25/1957 TOTALS 3.6 3.3 0.3 1.3 SINCE 7/1 27.7 25.7 2.0 MM DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.0 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 03/16 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM 0.4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 524 734 -210 535 SINCE 7/1 4715 5089 -374 MM COOLING TOTAL 6 2 4 5 SINCE 1/1 6 2 4 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/270 DATE 03/06 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/250 DATE 03/07 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && * PEORIA HAD 5TH WARMEST MARCH WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 48 DEGREES * RECORD HIGH 77 ON MAR 6TH * RECORD HIGH 76 ON MAR 9TH * RECORD HIGH 83 ON MAR 10TH * RECORD HIGH 87 ON MAR 26TH AND TIED FOR WARMEST MARCH TEMPERATURE * TIED RECORD HIGH 83 ON MAR 30TH $$