SAND RIDGE, ILLINOIS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50.4		23.9		27.4		37.4		50.1		60.8		70.4		74.5		72.6		65.7		54.2		40.4		28

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61.1		32.5		36		47.3		61.7		72.8		82.1		86.5		84.3		78		66.1		49.8		36.1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		39.8		15.4		18.7		27.6		38.6		48.7		58.6		62.6		60.8		53.4		42.3		31.1		19.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		109		68		71		83		93		103		106		109		107		103		95		82		69

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-26		-23		-22		-19		12		24		34		41		34		26		12		-9		-26

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.6		---		---		---		0.1		1.5		6.1		9.7		6.9		3.2		0.2		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		135.9		28.6		25.6		22.3		8.5		1		---		---		---		0.3		5.3		17.3		27

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10.6		5		2.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.6

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		32.4		1.6		1.3		2.3		3.4		3.6		3.7		3.5		3.2		3.3		2.6		2.1		1.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98		8		6		8		10		11		10		8		8		7		8		7		7

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13.5		4.3		6		6.2		8.6		7.3		10		12.4		12.6		13.5		8.1		6.4		7.1

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		0.6		0.5		0.5		---		0.4		0.4		---		0.1		0.3

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5.6		2.9		3.2		2.2		4.2		3.9		2.6		5.6		4.9		4.2		3.2		2.2		2.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		64		4		3		5		7		7		7		6		6		5		5		5		4

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20		1		1		1		2		2		3		2		2		2		2		1		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		23.5		6.8		4.6		3.9		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.4		5.6

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		26		24.1		21.7		20		26		---		---		---		---		1		2.8		9.5		19.9

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3990		964		782		553		210		46		2		---		---		13		134		449		837

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		942		---		---		---		9		61		195		299		245		115		18		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3011.1		---		---		---		3		334.8		612		759.5		700.6		471		130.2		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.1		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.1		15.7		15.3		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.7		2.5		3.5		4.5		5.3		5.9		6		5.2		4.4		3.1		1.9		1.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		2		2.3		2.4		2.3		2		1.6		1.2		0.8		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.8		3.4		4.1		4.5		4.9		5.2		5.3		5		5		4.2		2.9		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.7		3.3		3.8		4.2		4.7		5.4		5.8		5.1		5.1		4.2		2.8		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.7		2.5		3.5		4.5		5.3		5.9		6		5.2		4.4		3.1		1.9		1.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.9		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		3.6		4.4		5.1		5.4		6		5.9		5.9		5.5		6.2		5		4.2		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		3.8		4.6		5.3		5.7		7.2		7.1		7		6		7.3		5.3		4.6		3.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.5		2.1		2.7		3.5		4.4		5.4		4.7		4.6		3.5		2.4		1.2		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.7		1		1.4		1.8		2		2.2		2.1		1.9		1.3		1.1		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2.3		2.9		3		3.5		4		4.7		4.2		4.4		3.8		3		1.5		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2		2.5		2.2		2.5		3.2		4.5		3.5		4		3.3		2.6		1.1		1.7