So far this winter, central and southern Illinois have seen little or no snow. Here are the totals through January 6 for this winter. Areas north of I-80 have seen amounts in the 10-15 inch range, which is close to average. However, the snowfall totals drop off dramatically southward with much of central Illinois reporting only 1 to 4 inches. And south of Interstate 70 no measurable snow has been reported so far this winter.
Illinois experienced record or near-record conditions in 2015. Here is the breakdown by category. Overall, Illinois started out 2015 on the cold side but finished with the warmest December on record. However, to me the outstanding feature of 2015 was the wet weather with the wettest June, second wettest December, and sixth wettest year on record.