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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Lincoln IL

435 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026



...A LOOK AHEAD AT MARCH CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA...



Normals are for the period 1991-2020.



...TEMPERATURES...        SPRINGFIELD           PEORIA

Normal high/low           54/33                 51/32

  Mar  1 normals          47/28                 44/26

  Mar 31 normals          60/38                 58/37



Month record high          91 on 3/21/1907       87 on 3/21/1907

Month record low          -12 on 3/05/1960      -11 on 3/08/1943



Normal occurrences of...

  Highs 90 or above       0                     0

  Highs 32 or below       1                     2

  Lows  32 or below       16                    17

  Lows   0 or below       0                     0



...PRECIPITATION...

Normal liquid equivalent  2.76                  2.69

  Greatest month total    9.65 in 1898          7.49 in 2009

  Least month total       0.17 in 1885          0.25 in 1856

  Greatest 24-hour        4.60 on 3/27/1898     2.88 on 3/14/1944



Normal snowfall           3.1                   3.3

  Greatest month total   23.4 in 1906          18.2 in 1926

  Least month total      Zero in 1987#         Zero in many years

  Greatest 24-hour       17.4 on 3/24-25/2013   8.1 on 3/25/1957



...DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65)...

Normal heating            681                   734

Normal cooling            3                     2



CLIMATOLOGICAL OUTLOOK FOR THE NEW MONTH: 



   Temperatures --- Above Normal favored

   Precipitation -- Above Normal favored



# - Last of several occurrences



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