Last week the Illinois office of the National Agriculture Statistics Service released their report on crop yields in Illinois. The full report can be found here. As expected, the Illinois corn yield for 2012 was only 105 bushels per acre, 52 bushels below last year. They noted that this was the lowest yield since 1988, […]
Read More from USDA Report Reflects Impact of Drought in Illinois
The preliminary numbers are in and the statewide precipitation was 3.9 inches, 1.9 inches above average. Most of the state was in the 3 to 6 inch range except for some drier areas in central and western Illinois. It was wettest in southeastern Illinois with several sites with over 6 inches, including Smithland Lock and Dam […]
Read More from January in Illinois – Wet Despite the Lack of Snow
I was driving back from a meeting yesterday and saw creeks that were bank full and water standing in fields. That’s the first time I’ve seen those sights in a while, maybe over a year ago in this part of Illinois (Champaign County). In the last 7 days, widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 […]
2012 Summary The year 2012 will long be remembered for the drought and the exceptionally warm temperatures. While the data for December is still preliminary, it was the second warmest and tenth driest year on record for Illinois. The statewide average temperature for 2012 was 55.5 degrees, 3.3 degrees above normal and the second warmest […]
Read More from Illinois in 2012 – Second Warmest and Tenth Driest on Record