Introduction The Great Flood of 1993 resulted in $36.3 billion dollars in losses and 48 deaths. It was considered the 8th worst natural disaster in US history in terms of dollars. The top six were hurricanes, followed by the 1988 drought/heat wave. Large regions of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi River basins were impacted by […]
Temperatures: Based on preliminary data, the statewide average temperature was 75.1 degrees, just 0.3 degrees below normal. Temperatures reached into the upper 90s at several locations in the first half of the month. One of the warmest readings was 99 degrees at Flora on July 5. A few stations dropped down into the upper 40s […]
First of all, is it really July 19th already? As a kid I remember summers lasting almost forever, now it seems to last about two weeks. I feel cheated. July: So far, the statewide average temperature for July is 77.4 degrees, 1.5 degrees above normal. The statewide average precipitation is 1.94 inches, 93 percent of […]
Summary: According to preliminary data, Illinois experienced its 11th warmest and 14th wettest June on record. The statewide average temperature was 75.0 degrees, 3.1 degrees above normal. The statewide average precipitation was 6.36 inches, 2.15 inches above normal. Precipitation: The greatest monthly total for June in Illinois was 14.58 inches at Rockford (IL-WN-8). In addition, […]