Local Climatological Data Summary: Harrisburg, Illinois, 1901-1990
Harrisburg (Saline County) has a temperate continental climate, dominated by maritime tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico from about March through November. Gulf air generally supports relative humidities of about 60% during the day and 85% at night. During these months, there are occasional, brief...
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ftunivillidea:oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/55582 2024-10-20T14:07:08+00:00 Local Climatological Data Summary: Harrisburg, Illinois, 1901-1990 Bryan, Audrey A. Armstrong, Wayne 1991 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/55582 unknown Illinois State Water Survey ISWS Miscellaneous Publication MP-098-04 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/55582 Copyright . University of Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved. This document is a product of the Illinois State Water Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois State Water Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended for research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested. climatology Harrisburg Illinois Saline County temperate continental climate Technical Report text 1991 ftunivillidea 2024-10-01T12:57:48Z Harrisburg (Saline County) has a temperate continental climate, dominated by maritime tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico from about March through November. Gulf air generally supports relative humidities of about 60% during the day and 85% at night. During these months, there are occasional, brief interruptions of drier, cooler air from the Pacific Ocean, but typically only last for a few days. From November through March, the Harrisburg area is dominated by Pacific Ocean air. Three or four times each winter, cold, dry air from the Canadian Arctic breaks south, bringing temperatures into the teens and even units. Average annual precipitation is about 45 inches, the highest for the state. The highest temperature on record is 113°F recorded on 13 July 1936, whereas the lowest is -23°F on 2 February 1951. is peer reviewed Submitted by Agnes Stankiewicz (stankie2@illinois.edu) on 2014-10-29T15:18:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ISWSMP-98-4.pdf: 346199 bytes, checksum: ea2eb7d5791ed40ee64fc81a89ec9a5d (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-29T15:18:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ISWSMP-98-4.pdf: 346199 bytes, checksum: ea2eb7d5791ed40ee64fc81a89ec9a5d (MD5) Previous issue date: 1991 published or submitted for publication Open Report Arctic University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: IDEALS (Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship) Arctic Pacific |
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Harrisburg (Saline County) has a temperate continental climate, dominated by maritime tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico from about March through November. Gulf air generally supports relative humidities of about 60% during the day and 85% at night. During these months, there are occasional, brief interruptions of drier, cooler air from the Pacific Ocean, but typically only last for a few days. From November through March, the Harrisburg area is dominated by Pacific Ocean air. Three or four times each winter, cold, dry air from the Canadian Arctic breaks south, bringing temperatures into the teens and even units. Average annual precipitation is about 45 inches, the highest for the state. The highest temperature on record is 113°F recorded on 13 July 1936, whereas the lowest is -23°F on 2 February 1951. is peer reviewed Submitted by Agnes Stankiewicz (stankie2@illinois.edu) on 2014-10-29T15:18:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ISWSMP-98-4.pdf: 346199 bytes, checksum: ea2eb7d5791ed40ee64fc81a89ec9a5d (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-29T15:18:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ISWSMP-98-4.pdf: 346199 bytes, checksum: ea2eb7d5791ed40ee64fc81a89ec9a5d (MD5) Previous issue date: 1991 published or submitted for publication Open |
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Local Climatological Data Summary: Harrisburg, Illinois, 1901-1990 |
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