RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 845 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2004 HERE IS A SUMMARY OF ALL THE RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES SET OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE PAST 6 DAYS FROM AUGUST 11 TO 16. _______________________________________________________________
AUGUST 16 MONDAY... RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ON MONDAY MORNING AUGUST 16 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. LOCATION LOW ON 8/16 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/16 LINCOLN 44 (TIE) 44 SET IN 1929 EFFINGHAM 46 (TIE) 46 SET IN 1929 SPRINGFIELD 47 52 SET IN 1885 HAVANA 47 51 SET IN 1994 MINONK 47 (TIE) 47 SET IN 1992 PANA 49 51 SET IN 1963 PEORIA 51 52 SET IN 1929 URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 51 (TIE) 51 SET IN 1929 & PREV YEARS _______________________________________________________________ AUGUST 15 SUNDAY... RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 15 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. LOCATION LOW ON 8/15 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/15 EFFINGHAM 45 49 SET IN 1992 HAVANA 45 47 SET IN 1979 MINONK 45 (TIE) 45 SET IN 1963 SPRINGFIELD 47 (TIE) 47 SET IN 1962 _______________________________________________________________ AUGUST 14 SATURDAY... RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST 14 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. LOCATION LOW ON 8/14 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/14 PRINCEVILLE 42 46 SET IN 1992 MINONK 45 (TIE) 45 SET IN 1964 EFFINGHAM 45 (TIE) 45 SET IN 1893 PEORIA 47 51 SET IN 1924 AND 1963 URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 48 (TIE) 48 SET IN 1924 HAVANA 48 49 SET IN 2001 SPRINGFIELD 51 (TIE) 51 SET IN 2001 _______________________________________________________________ AUGUST 13 FRIDAY... RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS FRIDAY MORNING AUGUST 13 ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. LOCATION LOW ON 8/13 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/13 HAVANA 44 48 SET IN 1967 PRINCEVILLE 45 47 SET IN 1986 EFFINGHAM 46 47 SET IN 1964 PEORIA 49 (TIE) 49 SET IN 1964 _______________________________________________________________ AUGUST 12 THURSDAY... VARIOUS COLD TEMPERATURE RECORDS ESTABLISHED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON THURSDAY AUGUST 12. THE UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR MASS HAS LED TO THE FOLLOWING RECORDS BEING ESTABLISHED SO FAR. 1) COLDEST AUGUST HIGH TEMPERATURE THESE STATIONS HAVE EXPERIENCED THEIR COLDEST AUGUST DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ON RECORD. LOCATION HIGH TEMP OLD MONTHLY RECORD -------- --------- ------------------ LINCOLN 63 65 ON 8/30/1935 & 8/19/1997 2) COLDEST AUGUST 12 HIGH TEMPERATURE THESE STATIONS HAVE SET DAILY RECORDS FOR THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE ON AUGUST 12. LOCATION HIGH TEMP ON 8/12 OLD DAILY RECORD FOR 8/12 -------- --------- ---------------- PEORIA 63 69 SET IN 1964 LINCOLN 63 71 SET IN 1964 SPRINGFIELD 65 66 SET IN 1954 GALESBURG 65 (TIE) 65 SET IN 1964 DECATUR 66 70 SET IN 1954 URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 66 68 SET IN 1964 3) MORNING RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE ON AUG 12 RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS THURSDAY MORNING AUG 12. LOCATION LOW TEMP ON 8/12 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/12 -------- -------- ------------------- SPRINGFIELD 45 47 SET IN 1967 EFFINGHAM 45 46 SET IN 1893 NEWTON 46 48 SET IN 1967 PARIS 47 48 SET IN 1967 HAVANA 47 (TIE) 47 SET IN 1979 URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 48 (TIE) 48 SET IN 1967 ___________________________________________________________________ AUGUST 11 WEDNESDAY... RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES WERE SET WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11 ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. LOCATION LOW ON 8/11 PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR 8/11 SPRINGFIELD 46 50 SET IN 1967 PEORIA 49 51 SET IN 1982 AND 1967 RECORD COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11... LOCATION HIGH ON 8/11 PREVIOUS RECORD FOR 8/11 GALESBURG 66 69 SET IN 1977 PEORIA 66 71 SET IN 1952/1954/1967/1977 LINCOLN 67 71 SET IN 1967 URBANA/CHAMPAIGN 68 71 SET IN 1952 SPRINGFIELD 69 70 SET IN 1954 DECATUR 70 74 SET IN 1902 ________________________________________________________________ DAN KELLY CHRIS GEELHART KIRK HUETTL