Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

* Illinois State Record Low -36 at Congerville, 1/5/1999

New Record Lows Set in Central Illinois...

Record Lows set on Jan 30th...

Peoria... -20 in 2019 (old record -12 in 1966)
Lincoln... -19 in 2019 (old record (-12 in 1936)
Springfield... -14 Tied Record Low in 2004 & 2019
Urbana... -17 in 2019 (old record -13 in 1936)
Normal... -21 in 2019 (old record -15 in 1966)
Galesburg... -21 in 2019 (old record -13 in 1966)
Sullivan... -14 in 2019 (old record -13 in 2004)
Paris... -12 Tied Record Low in 1966 & 2019

Altona low temperature of -32 on Jan 30, 2019

Bloomington IL airport had a wind chill of -53 at 6 am on Jan 30, 2019

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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Late January & All-Time Record Low Data