CHARLESTON, IL

Total of Precipitation (Inches)

(111436)

File last updated on May 6, 2024
a = 1 day missing, b = 2 days missing, c = 3 days, ..etc..,
z = 26 or more days missing, A = Accumulations present
Long-term means based on columns; thus, the monthly row may not
sum (or average) to the long-term annual value.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF MISSING DAYS : 5
Individual Months not used for annual or monthly statistics if more than 5 days are missing.
Individual Years not used for annual statistics if any month in that year has more than 5 days missing.

YEAR(S)	JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC		ANN
1896	1.02		1.99		1.85		1.22	w	6.41		8.12		10.04		3.18		6.53		0.49		3.82		1.08		44.53	a
1897	4.47		2.47	q	5.26		6.41		2.93		6.60		1.96		0.39		1.67		0.42		5.42		3.05		38.58	a
1898	4.44		1.38		8.90		3.59		4.79		2.79		1.93		3.14		4.46		4.14		1.66	a	1.80		43.02
1899	2.97		2.55		2.75		0.67		6.86		2.56		0.71		1.41		0.89		4.13		2.95		2.90		31.35
1900	0.45		4.52		1.99		1.79		4.00		4.10		-----	z	4.73		3.22		3.63		2.81		1.23		32.47	a
1901	1.39		2.30		3.82		-----	z	2.87		-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	1.62		3.17		15.17	f
1902	0.97		1.96		3.77		2.33		3.46		7.78	a	3.78		4.24		4.98		1.99		2.52		3.94	a	41.72
1903	1.68		2.97		1.77		4.41		0.63		5.55		5.32		5.57		1.94		2.68		1.47		1.86	a	35.85
1904	3.92		1.20		9.42		4.54		4.80		1.96		3.67		4.93		5.80		0.80		0.18		1.84		43.06
1905	1.82		1.49		1.80		3.00		4.26	a	1.78	a	7.19		1.53		2.31		5.53		1.85		2.36		34.92
1906	3.31		1.54		4.50	a	1.32		3.12		2.98		2.92		1.96		4.18		1.41		4.34		3.68		35.26
1907	4.72		0.34		4.42		2.35		2.79		3.75		7.10		3.59		0.72		2.19		2.60		3.42		37.99
1908	1.28		5.10		3.05		3.60		6.96		3.42		2.94		0.85		1.10		0.18		3.51	a	1.38		33.37
1909	2.18	a	4.59		2.05		7.83		3.24		4.04		9.05		1.12		3.35		2.80		3.14		2.63		46.02
1910	2.01		2.92		0.40		2.09		3.84		2.43		7.37		3.75		3.81		4.53		3.42		1.14		37.71
1911	3.46		1.62		2.31		5.30		0.52		1.74		1.47		3.19		10.25		3.54		2.84		1.77		38.01
1912	1.04		2.06		4.85		4.29		3.15		3.07		6.36		4.47		3.57		1.94		1.22		1.51		37.53
1913	4.93	c	1.42		7.21		2.65		0.61		1.42		0.75		-----	z	-----	z	4.63		3.89		0.64		28.15	b
1914	2.41		2.35		1.17		2.47		0.71		0.82		1.54		6.16		1.05		4.02		1.10		1.60		25.40
1915	2.71		2.39		0.90		1.39		7.88		4.11		7.11		6.77		2.40		1.06		1.72		4.24		42.68
1916	9.37		1.03		1.45		1.18		3.70		4.61		1.38		2.65		3.34		2.10		1.88		4.03		36.72
1917	1.71		1.04		2.85		3.46		7.76		6.60		7.10		4.36		1.15		3.76		0.24		0.86		40.89
1918	2.15		2.57		1.03		7.46		3.00		5.49		3.00		4.55		5.60		2.64		2.23		4.95		44.67
1919	0.71		2.92	a	3.81		2.01		4.03		5.91		2.06		3.99		2.81		8.89		4.21		0.50		41.85
1920	0.88		1.91		3.76		3.91		6.12		1.08		2.96		1.88		4.05		3.42		0.96		3.27		34.20
1921	1.38		0.88		6.93		3.94		2.07		4.19		1.92		5.94		8.37		2.61		4.34		3.21		45.78
1922	1.06		0.98		8.86		8.63		2.35		2.35		3.60		2.13		0.51		3.55		2.15		4.17		40.34
1923	2.06		1.46		5.26		3.19	a	5.49		2.48		2.53		4.93		4.50		4.57		2.16		3.99		42.62
1924	2.86		1.59		2.90		4.03		5.68		4.80		2.00		6.15		4.39		0.64		2.06		5.34		42.44
1925	0.69		1.03		6.06		1.44		0.69		4.50		2.30		4.35		2.82		1.96		4.09		1.39		31.32
1926	2.24		2.76		2.17		2.77		3.91		2.90		4.18		2.71		14.14		4.37		2.72		1.94		46.81
1927	2.68		0.95		6.45		7.93		8.73		2.93		3.04		5.49		4.53		5.14		4.93		3.23		56.03
1928	1.67		3.32		1.20		2.70		4.53		8.08		2.44		2.84		2.98		2.99		2.05		3.00		37.80
1929	3.75		0.66		3.80		7.25		9.05		3.37		8.17		0.33	a	1.39		3.67		1.92		5.07		48.43
1930	7.73		1.85		1.48		2.42		0.90		4.31		0.99		2.26		3.02		2.18		2.55		0.44		30.13
1931	0.40		1.61		2.97		2.39		4.03		3.77		1.23		4.94		7.02		5.04		5.00		3.41		41.81
1932	3.29		1.48		1.53		1.03		2.04		4.81		1.64		3.39		3.09		3.70		2.84		4.37		33.21
1933	2.28		2.07		4.17		4.53		10.41		2.81		1.87		3.90		3.07		3.11		1.53		2.17		41.92
1934	1.70		1.11		3.33		1.83		1.37		2.26		4.22		6.01		8.32		1.02		6.36		1.37		38.90
1935	1.52		0.74		3.90		1.78		10.01		3.80		1.25		2.43		3.29		2.15		3.74		1.07		35.68
1936	1.13		2.84		3.21	a	3.56		2.54		0.66		2.26		2.87		4.37		3.22		2.26		2.86		31.78
1937	6.36		1.42		1.15		4.18		3.78		4.54		5.19		2.21		1.62		5.76		1.75		1.54		39.50
1938	1.26		1.48		9.00		2.44		5.36		2.66		9.21		3.73		4.87		1.70		2.15		2.62		46.48
1939	3.41		2.87		5.17		5.74		2.17		7.40		2.86		7.09		0.66		1.58		1.49		1.36		41.80
1940	1.75		1.16		2.15		5.40		4.57		2.37		1.92		3.76		1.49		3.44		4.12		3.00		35.13
1941	2.04		0.56		0.67		4.35		2.66		4.81		2.48		2.64		3.70		7.53		3.82		1.19		36.45
1942	1.24		4.25		3.72		3.03		3.20		6.95		5.69		2.16		1.29		2.49		6.60		2.01		42.63
1943	0.70		0.76		3.54		2.73		10.80		2.08		2.79		0.52		2.59		2.74		3.25		1.91		34.41
1944	0.19		2.27		2.76		6.19		1.93	c	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	2.08		1.56		16.98	e
1945	1.14		3.59		10.63		4.81		6.40		9.98		-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	36.55	f
1946	0.23	i	2.69		1.08		1.61		8.63		3.62		4.44		3.79		1.82		2.88		5.73		2.03		38.32	a
1947	2.83		0.10		1.86		5.65		7.21		5.19		0.29		2.64		3.49		2.75		1.73		0.95		34.69
1948	1.97		2.34		7.30		1.53		3.30		4.61		5.95	a	1.80		1.83		3.13		4.30		2.75		40.81
1949	7.05		3.79		2.74		1.89		3.41		5.19	b	3.47		5.20		4.13		7.94		0.95		3.90		49.66
1950	9.78		4.71		2.54		3.50		2.17	a	2.65	b	4.65		1.86		3.49	k	1.68		3.10	e	1.72	a	38.36	a
1951	1.69		3.22		2.01		5.59		-----	z	5.90	a	4.42		6.35		3.08	a	1.70		3.45		2.23		39.64	a
1952	2.68		1.60		4.50		3.18		2.30		5.58		3.33		2.01		0.75	t	0.29		3.34		1.53		30.34	a
1953	1.57		1.83		6.02		1.97		3.60		2.90		2.91	l	0.77		0.67		2.03		0.86		0.75		22.97	a
1954	2.08		1.43		1.67		3.23		0.92	c	1.90		1.45		4.08		1.77		4.49		0.89		1.55		25.46
1955	2.31		2.00		2.87		3.54		5.31		4.81		3.98		1.16		5.56		4.01		1.93		0.00	a	37.48
1956	0.32	c	-----	z	-----	z	3.49		3.92		2.99		3.44		4.14		1.19		0.62		1.87		4.26		26.24	b
1957	1.95		2.20		2.04		8.24		4.69		13.98		2.39		2.79		2.04		3.89		3.22		5.40		52.83
1958	1.38		0.69		1.97		2.72		3.69		5.61		6.60	a	5.72		3.60		1.02		7.09		0.05		40.14
1959	3.82		2.77		2.88		3.16		3.45		1.50		2.17		3.05		-----	z	2.65		1.93	d	-----	z	27.38	b
1960	-----	z	1.49	b	-----	z	2.07		5.20		7.93		1.54		1.17		0.78		1.30		2.02		3.13		26.63	b
1961	0.83		1.95		4.65		3.22		5.36		2.57		5.80		4.01		4.41		2.92		3.39		1.76		40.87
1962	5.02		0.40	e	3.59		1.64		5.30		3.92		4.80		2.70		1.40		2.89		1.65		0.89		34.20
1963	0.50		0.13		7.09		2.32		2.81		2.57		3.98		3.80		0.51		0.79		3.41		0.79		28.70
1964	1.95		1.93		5.54		4.95		0.83		1.88		2.55		1.27		1.54		0.30		4.88		2.14		29.76
1965	2.90		2.21		1.99		5.18		1.84		3.69		2.92		3.21		4.46		1.82		0.69		1.98		32.89
1966	2.07		1.36		1.05		5.46		4.14		2.37		1.63		2.00		5.78		1.29		5.60		4.91		37.66
1967	2.05		1.48		3.62		3.72		5.57		2.98		4.05		2.30		2.58		4.54		2.57		8.14		43.60
1968	2.19		0.80		1.81		3.21		7.18		2.84		4.26		3.07		1.43		0.75		6.42		2.48		36.44
1969	4.32		1.22		1.55		4.39		2.01		7.39		6.67		1.55		7.63		4.83		2.43		0.83		44.82
1970	0.76		1.25		1.78		7.02		2.65		4.44		2.47		2.28		5.69		3.73		1.81		1.28		35.16
1971	1.25		4.48		1.56	h	0.22		5.74		3.63		6.49		0.74		4.30		1.69		1.01		7.86		37.41	a
1972	1.01		0.75		1.09		7.43		2.68		1.84		2.54		4.08		4.85		3.14		5.94		5.44		40.79
1973	1.66		1.26		7.43		4.01		2.48		9.37		9.19		2.45		1.55		2.76		3.33	b	3.89		49.38
1974	5.48		3.31		4.03		4.80		10.45		5.54		1.29		6.32		4.83		1.56		2.24		2.54		52.39
1975	5.49		4.04		3.85		3.85		6.34		4.53		6.61		4.85		3.06		2.03		3.34		3.80		51.79
1976	2.28		1.93		4.42		0.83		3.80		3.05		3.51		1.02		2.11		3.41		0.60		0.37		27.33
1977	1.07		2.68		5.84		1.92		4.47		3.47		3.18		5.67		3.46		4.59		2.30		5.34		43.99
1978	1.84		0.77		4.21		3.17		4.97		2.27		8.43		6.00		0.81		3.28		4.31		2.87		42.93
1979	3.32	a	1.63	a	5.49		5.75		2.17		2.14		9.84		3.04		0.12		2.00		3.96		2.07		41.53
1980	1.15		1.45	a	3.68		2.00		1.66		4.30		3.07		4.03		4.36		1.83		1.63		1.10		30.26
1981	0.20	d	2.69		0.92	a	5.25		7.28		3.68		4.19		10.41		5.36		2.25		1.38		2.97	e	46.58
1982	2.38	g	1.71		3.12	s	2.53	b	5.11		3.88		3.45		2.33		1.44		6.30		3.18	a	5.71		35.64	b
1983	0.66		1.26	d	4.16	a	3.97		5.19		5.10		2.18		1.62		1.71		8.39		5.04		4.39	d	43.67
1984	0.70		2.33		2.45	a	6.29	a	3.81		0.73		1.54		0.52		5.19		4.91		5.24		3.40		37.11
1985	1.19	d	4.70	c	4.48		2.03		3.12		6.75		1.40		6.43		0.27		2.82		11.57		4.28		49.04
1986	0.00	b	2.75	a	2.19		1.30		4.79		2.52		7.79		0.61		4.82		5.96		1.61		1.51		35.85
1987	2.27		0.62		1.42		2.52		1.43		1.79		10.10		1.49		3.11		0.80		3.38		7.09	a	36.02
1988	2.12		4.18	a	4.31	a	1.57		1.86		0.71		3.53		1.19		2.40		2.79		5.68		3.09		33.43
1989	2.13		1.15		3.21		7.71		3.13		3.08		5.88		4.05		8.60		1.01		1.29		1.10	c	42.34
1990	1.73	a	5.46		1.87		3.38		6.15		5.02		3.80		5.48		1.48		4.87		3.63		8.33		51.20
1991	1.62		0.94	a	3.51		2.34		2.62		2.17		1.99		1.92		1.86		5.75		3.40	a	2.89		31.01
1992	1.24		1.88		2.45		4.64		0.81		0.70		9.29		1.82		4.16		2.24		9.49	b	2.05		40.77
1993	2.98		2.31		3.03		4.76		2.82		4.18		8.10		2.77		7.71		3.69		6.79		1.76		50.90
1994	2.76	a	1.35	a	1.21		8.62		2.77		4.71		3.42		2.48		2.17	a	1.59		5.42		1.48		37.98
1995	2.55		0.94		3.78		5.17		6.53		3.57		3.09		2.03		1.07		2.27		2.00		2.11	e	35.11
1996	3.49	c	0.71	h	2.91	b	7.73		7.00		3.12		3.04		3.03		2.99		2.35		3.82	c	2.52	c	42.00	a
1997	3.49	b	4.59	c	5.39		1.69		4.57		3.24		2.50		4.42		1.53		1.85	a	3.15	c	2.06	b	38.48
1998	2.70	a	2.07		6.12		4.93		6.51		8.51		2.86		1.68		1.42		4.09		4.48		0.99	b	46.36
1999	5.05		5.21		1.43		5.57		2.80		4.25		1.26		3.49		1.44		2.44		1.10		2.46		36.50
2000	2.06		2.84		1.68		3.32		4.09		10.42		5.99		7.85	a	6.79		4.95		4.77		1.84	g	54.76	a
2001	1.24	c	2.91	b	0.98		2.19		3.53		5.87		5.74		3.81		1.76		9.33		2.41		3.27		43.04
2002	1.88	a	2.12		4.73	a	7.06		11.72		2.92		1.86		1.67		1.85		2.59		3.14		2.52		44.06
2003	0.68	b	1.84	b	1.69	a	2.31		6.85	a	2.11		5.45		2.12	a	8.16		3.08		4.77		3.51		42.57
2004	4.01	b	0.29	d	5.51		1.15		7.48		1.97		6.62		3.93		0.66		6.92		4.99		2.15		45.68
2005	7.71	a	2.38		1.25	a	2.26		2.24		1.93		2.43		4.70		5.04		1.63		2.99		2.83	g	34.56	a
2006	3.22		0.75	a	6.34	a	7.19		4.46		5.35		3.98		3.37		2.11		4.14		3.09		4.02		48.02
2007	5.80		2.11	c	2.25		3.26		2.35		4.54		2.80		3.48		1.68		3.53		2.05		3.09	a	36.94
2008	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	0.28	r	1.37	h	2.51	f	1.96	b	5.34		7.30	j
2009	0.85		5.75		2.09	b	7.72		7.40		4.88		3.85		3.17		2.28		7.38		2.88		3.40	b	51.65
2010	1.57		0.94		2.46	a	3.13	a	4.82		8.38	b	7.66		0.74		3.77		0.68		3.75		1.70	b	39.60
2011	0.84		5.82		2.82		9.81	a	4.34		5.21	a	4.01		0.52		2.89	a	3.53	a	7.10		3.98	a	50.87
2012	2.85	a	1.18		1.52		4.79		1.69	b	0.93	a	0.08		2.77	a	8.33		3.90		1.49		4.00		33.53
2013	3.40		2.67		1.15		8.12	a	5.52		7.64		4.60		0.42		0.57		2.56	c	2.05	d	2.86	c	41.56
2014	2.06	f	3.83		1.50		6.32		2.53	b	7.37	a	4.22	a	3.40		3.68		8.10	f	5.67	c	3.63	b	42.15	b
2015	1.52		1.00	a	3.40	c	2.75	a	3.84	b	8.01		2.88		1.55	a	3.63		1.66	a	5.84	a	8.46		44.54
2016	0.91	a	1.50		3.87	a	5.41		2.94	b	3.14	c	4.23	c	4.81	d	4.02	b	3.73	a	2.43	a	1.30	a	38.29
2017	2.91	c	0.18	c	1.93	g	8.96		8.12	e	3.39	d	3.27	e	1.07	b	0.03	e	7.99	f	2.75	d	0.57	c	31.25	b
2018	1.04	d	2.53	d	5.14		5.39	a	4.09	b	12.22	f	4.43		4.06		4.03	h	2.63		4.35	d	3.66	d	37.32	b
2019	3.48		2.03	b	6.21	e	5.11		3.93		7.63		3.59	b	4.21		0.82	a	6.13	a	2.81	b	2.51	c	48.46
2020	7.72	c	3.83	b	5.72	e	3.00	g	4.58	a	6.18		10.03		1.75	a	4.44	a	7.08		4.34		1.04	a	56.71	a
2021	4.59		2.07	b	3.26	a	1.60	a	6.77		6.96		7.90		2.82		2.23		5.60		2.18		2.74	a	48.72
2022	0.91		4.20	d	6.64		3.03		4.34	a	3.31	d	9.17		5.75		1.29	b	1.76		1.21	a	2.74	a	44.35
2023	2.81		2.22		6.70		2.50		2.85		3.40		5.34		2.74		1.90		2.77		0.52		3.02	a	36.77
2024	5.95		0.21		3.12		5.69	c	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	14.97	h
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN	2.52		2.12		3.54		3.95		4.30		4.19		4.12		3.26		3.30		3.18		3.17		2.75		40.20
S.D.	1.88		1.29		2.11		2.12		2.36		2.30		2.46		1.82		2.35		1.90		1.84		1.70		6.45
SKEW	1.59		0.91		0.97		0.68		0.82		1.13		0.80		0.73		1.44		0.95		1.31		1.16		0.06
MAX	9.78		5.82		10.63		9.81		11.72		13.98		10.10		10.41		14.14		9.33		11.57		8.46		56.03
MIN	0.00		0.10		0.40		0.22		0.52		0.66		0.08		0.33		0.03		0.18		0.18		0.00		25.40
YRS	124		125		123		125		126		124		122		123		119		122		127		124		103