Illinois was both warmer and wetter than the 1991–2020 normal in 2025. The statewide average annual temperature was 53.6 degrees, 1.0 degree above normal and the 18th warmest year on record statewide. Statewide average total precipitation in 2025 was 32.94 inches, 7.8 inches below normal and the 23rd driest year on record statewide. Another Very […]
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Cool and Dry Start to Winter
The preliminary statewide average December temperature was 29.1 degrees, 2.5 degrees below the 1991–2020 average and tied for 53rd coolest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide average total December precipitation was 1.50 inches, 0.93 inches above the 1991–2020 average and the 29th driest on record statewide. Data are provisional and may change […]
A Warm and Dry October Ushers in Real Fall
The preliminary statewide average October temperature was 59.6 degrees, 4.8 degrees above the 1991-2020 average and tied for 9th warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide total October precipitation was 2.61 inches, 0.65 inches below the 1991-2020 average and the 67th driest on record. Data are provisional and may change slightly […]
Illinois Drought Update
Below normal rainfall has continued into fall and has both expanded and worsened drought conditions across the state. Dry vegetation and crops have caused dozens of field fires over the past two weeks. Multiple rivers have hit low- or no-flow, including the Sangamon and Vermilion, and some municipalities have begun to enact voluntary water conservation […]