May Was Warm, Wet for Illinois
Despite cool weather at times, May was 2.3 degrees above average on temperature and one inch above average on rainfall with 5.6 inches. The statewide average rainfall was 5.6 inches, ...
Flooding – Deadly Risk in Illinois with 28 Deaths in 19 Years
Right now the attention is on the widespread flooding in Texas and Oklahoma, with the number of deaths sitting at 21 and climbing. Illinois has been faced with deadly flooding ...
El Nino and the Latest NWS Outlook for Summer, Fall, and Winter
Summary: According to the NWS Climate Prediction Center, El Niño has arrived and has a 90% chance of staying this summer and an 80% chance of remaining through the end ...
Rivers Have No Effect on Tornado Tracks
The Kansas City NWS office posted this image showing that rivers have no measurable effect on tornado tracks. The case for St. Louis reminded me that one of the worst ...
New Climate Extremes Tool
Someone just pointed out this interesting climate extremes tool from the Southern Regional Climate Center. Here is the URL: http://extremes.srcc.lsu.edu/ From there you can choose the product, which is the type ...
