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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Record Lows Jan 29-31

* 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