January 2022 Climate Summary

January 2022 Precipitation Highlights:

January saw well below normal precipitation across central and southeast IL with Galesburg and Normal just under a half inch. Many areas north of I-70 only had between a half and 1 inch of precipitation which was 1 to 2 inches below normal for the month. Areas from I-70 south had 1.50 to 2.25 inches of precipitation but still 1 to 1.5 inches below normal. Snowfall was also below normal as has been the case past few months, with Paris, Effingham and Olney only having around a half inch of snow. Though Galesburg with 9 inches of snow was at their normal Jan snowfall, while Canton also with 9 inches of snow was 3 inches above normal for the month.

January 2022 Temperature Highlights:

Temperatures across central Illinois were 2 to 5 degrees below normal. Peoria, Lincoln, Charleston and Galesburg were around 5 degrees colder than normal, while Paris was just 1 degree colder than normal. Jan 6-7th was the coldest air of the month and so far this winter with highs in the teens, with lows in the single digits below zero north of I-72.

Climate Statistics January 2022:

Site	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snowfall	Departure from Normal	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal
Charleston	0.91"	-1.63"	N/A	N/A	24.5	-4.8
Canton	0.91"	-0.55"	9.0"	+2.9"	N/A	N/A
Danville	0.57"	-1.90"	1.0"	N/A	24.5	-3.3
Decatur	0.67"	-1.73"	1.2"	-4.7"	22.8	-4.1
Effingham	1.55"	-1.27"	0.6"	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flora	1.48"	-1.47"	N/A	N/A	27.9	-2.1
Galesburg	0.48"	-1.21"	9.0"	-0"	16.5	-5.4
Morton	0.73"	-1.48"	5.0"	-2.1"	N/A	N/A
Jacksonville	0.77"	-1.16"	3.3"	-1.8"	22.7	-4.4
Lincoln	0.59"	-1.58"	1.3"	-4.4"	21.5	-4.6
Normal	0.49"	-1.94"	3.4"	-4.1"	20.3	-4.2
Olney	2.23"	-1.29"	0.5"	-3.1"	26.7	-2.6
Paris	1.08"	-1.73"	0.6"	-8.0"	24.3	-1.0
Peoria	0.76"	-1.30"	5.9"	-1.8"	20.7	-4.9
Springfield	0.63"	-1.40"	2.6"	-4.1"	23.9	-4.0
Taylorville	0.70"	-1.80"	0.9"	N/A	23.8	N/A
Tuscola	0.58"	-1.86"	1.7"	-3.3"	22.7	-3.3
Urbana	0.64"	-1.67"	2.1"	-4.4"	22.0	-3.7

The following links are the monthly climate summaries for area cities. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered "official", meaning they are the station of record for their respective locations. The other summaries are "supplemental", meaning another location in the area is the official climate station for the city.

Peoria -- Peoria International Airport
Springfield -- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Lincoln -- National Weather Service Office
Champaign -- University of Illinois-Willard Airport
Decatur -- Decatur Airport
Lawrenceville -- Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
Mattoon -- Coles County Memorial Airport

Climate data for other cities is available at http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx

February 2022 Look Ahead:

The official February 2022 outlooks from NOAA's Climate Predication center show warmer than normal temperatures favored east of I-55 and equal chances of above and below normal temperatures from I-55 west. Wetter than normal precipitation favored for central & southeast IL.