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Fall Begins with a Warm September in Illinois

The preliminary statewide average September temperature was 68.5 degrees, 1.8 degrees above the 1991-2020 average and 22nd warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide total September precipitation ...

Drought is Back in Illinois

Persistently dry conditions and summer-like temperatures have pushed parts of the state in moderate to severe drought. Drought impacts and condition reports are critical as drought conditions evolve in coming ...

August Caps off a Mild Summer

The preliminary statewide average August temperature was 73.6 degrees, right at the 1991-2020 average and tied for the 63rd warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide average ...

Another Very Weather-Active July in the Books

The preliminary statewide average July temperature was 73.8 degrees, 1.6 degrees below the 1991-2020 average and tied for 29th warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide total ...

Warm and Active June Kicks Off Summer

The preliminary statewide average June temperature was 74.4 degrees, 2.2 degrees above the 1991-2020 average and the 18th warmest June on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide total ...