If you compare our current AWSSI value to those from the previous five years you find this winter has not been all that different. However, the warm and relatively snow-free weather since then has kept our AWSSI value low. Both systems sent Peoria’s AWSSI score into “Severe” territory for a brief period of time. Looking at Peoria’s current AWSSI chart you can see that the two main jumps in the index came with the only two winter storm’s we’ve had, the mid-November snow event and the late December arctic outbreak. You can view the average temperature departure maps in the slide show below. In Central Illinois, our January average temperature ranges from 10° -13° above average as of January 11th. Since the start of January temperatures have once again soared, and through the first 11 days of the month the entire state is experiencing temperatures well above average. While December started off warm, the frigid temperatures towards the end of the month offset much of that warmth resulting in near to below average temperatures statewide. A breakdown of our temperature departures from average since December 1st show that our temperature across much of Illinois are indeed above average. There’s no question the season has been off to a warm start and snowfall has been below average. In this article we’ll take a look at what we’ve seen so far this winter and what could evolve down the road. (WMBD) – We’re nearing the halfway point of meteorological winter (December through February) and many snow lovers are asking, “where’s the snow?”.
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