Much Needed Rain Arrives in Illinois
Much needed rain arrived in Illinois over the last few days. As the map below shows, amounts of 0.50 inches or higher occurred across Illinois for the 7-day period ending ...
Tornadoes Strike Illinois in November
Severe weather, including four tornado reports, struck northern Illinois on November 23, 2010. According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center: a tornado was spotted 4 miles east of Loves Park ...
Average Date of First Snow in Illinois
Besides the cold temperatures, one of the initial signs of winter is that first snowfall. Parts of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Indiana have already seen their first snow. In the figure ...
Updated Forecast for December and Winter
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has come out with a new forecast for December and for December-February (winter). This is part of their routine update cycle. December The outlook for December ...
First Half of November – Warm and Dry
First Half of November The first half of November in Illinois has been warm and dry, according to preliminary data from November 1-15, 2010. The statewide average temperature was 47.3 ...
