Here are the monthly temperature and precipitation departures from the long-term average by month in Illinois for 2013. After a warmer-than-average January, temperatures have been below-average in February, March, and April. Monthly precipitation has been above-average in January, February, and April, but slightly below-average in March. This is a far cry from the first four […]
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Precipitation This April was the 4th wettest on record for Illinois with 6.90 inches, based on the preliminary numbers. That was 3.13 inches above the long-term average of 3.77 inches. To show you how wet it was, this April easily beat out the combined statewide rainfall totals for Illinois in May, June, and July of […]
The US Corps of Engineers put out a press release today on the continued problems on the Missouri River due to the drought. From the release, Based on the current soil moisture and snowpack conditions, 2013 runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa is forecast to be 20.5 million acre feet, 81 […]
We have had a remarkable contrast in the last two winters in terms of precipitation. While both winters have been relatively quiet in terms of snow (at least up until the last week), this winter has made up for it in rainfall. Here are the January 1 to February 25 precipitation departure maps for 2012 […]