# Illinois State Climatologist

> Illinois State Water Survey
> Last updated: 2026-08-15

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- [Warm and Smoky July](https://stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu/2026/08/05/warm-and-smoky-july/): The preliminary statewide average July temperature was 77.1degrees, 1.7 degrees above the 1991-2020 average and tied for 35th warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide total July precipitation was 3.41 inches, 0.65 inches below the 1991-2020 average and the 57th wettest on record. Data are provisional and may change slightly over time. […]
- [Stormy June Continued a Wild Weather Year](https://stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu/2026/07/06/stormy-june-continued-a-wild-weather-year/): The preliminary statewide average June temperature was 72.0 degrees, 0.2 degrees below the 1991–2020 normal, 0.6 degrees above the 20th Century average, 0.3 degrees below the most recent 30-year average and tied for 61st warmest June on record.  The preliminary statewide total June precipitation was 7.40 inches, 2.75 inches above the 1991–2020 normal, 3.31 inches […]
- [Mild May Wrapped Up an Otherwise Warm Spring in Illinois](https://stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu/2026/06/05/mild-may-wrapped-up-an-otherwise-warm-spring-in-illinois/): The preliminary statewide average May temperature was 62.2 degrees, 1.0 degrees below the 1991–2020 normal, 0.1 degrees above the 20th Century average, 1.2 degrees below the most recent 30-year average, and the 62nd warmest May on record.  The preliminary statewide total May precipitation was 2.89 inches, 1.88 inches above the 1991–2020 normal, 1.19 inches below […]
- [April in Illinois Was Warm, Wet, & Wild](https://stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu/2026/05/05/april-in-illinois-was-warm-wet-wild/): The preliminary statewide average April temperature was 58.8 degrees, 6.2 degrees above the 1991–2020 normal, 7.3 degrees above the 20th Century average, 6.0 degrees above the most recent 30-year average. Last month was the warmest April on record in Illinois. The preliminary statewide total April precipitation was 6.37 inches, 2.13 inches above the 1991–2020 normal, […]
- [Spring Begins with a Very Warm and Wet March](https://stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu/2026/04/06/spring-begins-with-a-very-warm-and-wet-march/): The preliminary statewide average March temperature was 47.3 degrees, 5.9 degrees above the 1991–2020 normal, 7.5 degrees above the 20th Century average, 5.3 degrees above the most recent 30-year average, and it tied for 9th warmest March on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide average total March precipitation was 4.85 inches, 1.91 inches […]

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