CXUS53 KILX 011647 CLMSPI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1011 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE SPRINGFIELD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 92 03/26/2026 LOW -12 03/05/1960 HIGHEST 92R 03/26 50 42 83 LOWEST 11 03/17 32 -21 14 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.1 53.1 10.0 61.5 AVG. MINIMUM 37.0 33.2 3.8 35.1 MEAN 50.1 43.2 6.9 48.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.0 1.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 1.4 0.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 15.8 -4.8 13 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.65 1898 MINIMUM 0.17 1885 TOTALS 7.15 2.76 4.39 2.25 DAILY AVG. 0.23 0.09 0.14 0.07 DAYS >= .01 14 10.5 3.5 11 DAYS >= .10 8 5.9 2.1 3 DAYS >= .50 4 1.8 2.2 2 DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.5 2.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.73 03/03 TO 03/04 1.05 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 23.4 1926 24 HR TOTAL 17.4 03/24/2013 TO 03/25/2013 TOTALS 1.4 3.1 -1.7 T SINCE 7/1 26.2 21.5 4.7 MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 03/02 0 24 HR TOTAL MM T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 480 681 -201 515 SINCE 7/1 4492 4759 -267 MM COOLING TOTAL 23 3 20 6 SINCE 1/1 23 3 20 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/290 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/290 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && * SPRINGFIELD HAD 3RD WETTEST MARCH WITH 7.15 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION * SPRINGFIELD HAD 6TH WARMEST MARCH WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 50.1F * RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.32 INCHES ON MAR 3RD * RECORD HIGH 84 ON MAR 10TH * RECORD HIGH 85 ON MAR 20TH * RECORD HIGH 84 ON MAR 30TH * RECORD HIGH 92 ON MAR 26 AND WAS WARMEST MARCH TEMPERATURE $$