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Champaign-Urbana December Snowfall
The December 2010 snowfall in Champaign-Urbana is at 15.4 inches as of the morning of December 21. That makes it the 7th snowiest December on record. 19.1″ in 1983 18.5″ in 1981 18.1″ in 1973 18.0″ in...
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Relationship Between Cool August and Early Frost
I did a quick check of the Champaign-Urbana records and found no relationship between cool August weather and early frost. Since 1900 we have seen freezing temperatures four times in September (our...
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Snowfall Statistics for Champaign-Urbana
A question today prompted me to revisit the Champaign-Urbana snowfall statistics. Here are a few things to consider: Last winter (2012-2013), we measured 24.6 inches. What was unusual about last winter...
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Sundogs in Illinois
I took this picture of a sundog this morning at work (Champaign, IL, on the campus of the University of Illinois). Several Facebook friends have posted similar pictures. The scientific name for the...
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Hail in Champaign-Urbana
Here is a shot of the hail dents on our hailpad at the Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign from this morning’s storm. Most of the dents where in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch range. To construct a hailpad,...
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