CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56.5		32.9		37.1		46.4		56.3		66.2		74.7		78.2		76.5		68.1		57.5		46.6		35.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66.8		41.4		46.4		56.8		67.5		76.8		85.5		88.5		87.5		80.2		69.9		56.4		44.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46.1		24.5		27.9		36		45.1		55.6		64		67.8		65.5		56.1		45.2		36.9		27.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		113		76		78		93		92		101		106		112		113		108		96		88		74

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-24		-24		-22		-9		20		32		39		43		41		30		16		-1		-10

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.5		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31		---		---		---		---		0.8		6.6		12.4		8.9		2		0.2		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		117.5		---		---		0.2		2.3		10.9		25.1		28.9		29.1		16.2		5		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		179.3		---		0.6		4.1		13.1		24.9		29.6		30.9		31		26.9		14.5		3.4		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		235		2.3		4.1		12.3		23.1		30.7		30		31		31		29.8		26.4		12		2.3

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		282.4		7.3		10.6		22.2		28.4		31		30		31		31		30		30.7		20.8		9.4

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		327.2		17.1		19		29		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		31		28.1		20.1

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		338.5		31		28		31		29.9		30.4		25.3		19.1		23.1		28.7		30.9		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		264.8		30.9		28		30.7		27.2		22.2		7.8		3		5.8		19.5		28.8		29.8		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		201.5		30.1		27.3		28.1		21.2		7.9		0.5		---		0.1		7.8		22.1		26.6		30

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		143.7		28.2		25.7		21.3		9.9		0.6		---		---		---		0.7		9.8		19.8		27.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		91.8		24.3		19		11.7		2.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		2.4		10.5		21.1

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23.7		10.2		4.9		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		7.2

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.4		3.5		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		44.6		2.9		2.8		3.9		4.1		5.2		4		3.6		2.9		3.4		3.9		4.3		3.6

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.9		0.5		0.5		0.6		0.7		1		1.3		1.5		1.5		1.2		0.8		0.6		0.5

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		74.7		6.7		5.7		6.8		6.9		7		7		5.8		6.6		5.5		5.3		5.4		6

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46		27		31		35		45		56		64		67		66		57		46		33		29

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4476		993		780		579		284		73		4		---		1		49		260		552		902

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1370		---		---		3		23		110		296		408		357		143		29		2		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4165		9		16		76		231		503		742		872		821		545		260		74		14

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.4		11.3		12.4		13.7		14.7		15.3		15		14		12.8		11.6		10.6		10.1

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		50.4		62.8		60.4		54.8		50.7		52.3		45.8		42		38.1		38.5		44.3		53.3		62.2

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		46.2		59.9		55.9		51.5		46.6		46.1		39.1		36.1		32.9		34.9		40.9		49.9		58.6

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		6.9		8.4		8.3		8.7		8.9		6.9		5.8		5.1		4.6		4.7		6.1		7.8		8.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		2		2.8		3.7		4.8		5.5		5.9		6.1		5.4		4.7		3.5		2.2		1.8

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		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		2.4		2.3		2.1		1.6		1.2		0.9		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3		3.6		4.3		4.9		5		5.2		5.4		5.2		5.2		4.6		3.3		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3		3.5		4		4.6		4.8		5.3		5.8		5.3		5.4		4.7		3.3		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		2		2.8		3.7		4.8		5.5		5.9		6.1		5.4		4.7		3.5		2.2		1.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.9		1.2		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.3		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		3.9		4.4		5		6		6		5.7		6.1		5.7		6.2		5.4		4.3		3.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		4.3		4.8		5		6.6		7		6.3		7.2		6.2		7		5.9		4.7		3.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		1.6		2.2		2.9		3.8		4.6		4.9		5.6		4.7		3.8		2.7		1.7		1.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.1		1.9		1.4		1.1		0.8		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2.3		2.7		3.2		3.8		4.3		4.4		5		4.5		4.1		3.3		2.2		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		2.1		2.3		2.4		2.8		3.5		3.6		4.8		4		3.6		2.8		1.9		1.9