The previous record had been set in 1950. A tornado moved across the southern edge of Rushville, in Schuyler County, and moved northeast causing extensive damage to homes, barns, and trees in the Scab Hollow area. At least 3 homes were destroyed. A halo is such a display. Halos are caused when light rays are bent by ice crystals, forming a ring around the sun or moon.
Weather folklore says that halos can be used to forecast precipitation.
This is sometimes true, because high clouds containing ice crystals are the first clouds to move into an area ahead of an approaching low pressure system. The wettest November on record in parts of central Illinois was coming to an end. Peoria reported 7.62 inches of rain during the month, beating a record set in 1983. Springfield's total of 6.94 inches surpassed the 1881 record by a mere 0.01 inch. This set the city's November record low temperature.