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Hail in Champaign-Urbana

Here is a shot of the hail dents on our hailpad at the Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign from this morning’s storm. Most of the dents where in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch range. To construct a hailpad, we use sections of flourist or floral foam covered with aluminum foil. It is low tech […]

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Champaign-Urbana December Snowfall

The December 2010 snowfall in Champaign-Urbana is at 15.4 inches as of the morning of December 21. That makes it the 7th snowiest December on record. 19.1″ in 1983 18.5″ in 1981 18.1″ in 1973 18.0″ in 1909 17.4″ in 1977 15.7″ in 1950 15.4″ in 2010 (as of December 21) 14.7″ in 2000 14.0″ […]

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Champaign-Urbana December Snowfall

The December 2010 snowfall in Champaign-Urbana is at 15.4 inches as of the morning of December 21. That makes it the 7th snowiest December on record. 19.1″ in 1983 18.5″ in 1981 18.1″ in 1973 18.0″ in 1909 17.4″ in 1977 15.7″ in 1950 15.4″ in 2010 (as of December 21) 14.7″ in 2000 14.0″ […]

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