Here is a quick update on the statewide monthly temperature and precipitation departures from average for 2015 in Illinois. February 2015 stands out as a painful reminder of how cold it was late in the winter. However, both April and May have been warmer than average. All together, the average temperature of the first five […]
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May Was Warm, Wet for Illinois
Despite cool weather at times, May was 2.3 degrees above average on temperature and one inch above average on rainfall with 5.6 inches. The statewide average rainfall was 5.6 inches, which was 1 inch above average and the 22nd wettest May on record. Some of the heaviest amounts were seen in northwest Illinois and just […]
May in Illinois: Warmer Than Average, Dry in the West
Temperature Based on preliminary data, the statewide average temperature for May in Illinois was 63.9 degrees. That is 1.2 degrees above average and the first month to be above average in Illinois since October 2013. Precipitation The statewide average precipitation for May in Illinois was 4.26 inches, just 0.34 inches below average. Below is a […]
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First Half of May in Illinois – Warm, Wet, And Then Snow
According to preliminary records, the first half of May was both warmer and wetter than average for many locations in Illinois. The statewide average temperature was 61.2 degrees, about 1.4 degrees above average. Meanwhile, this morning there are reports of snow falling in northern Illinois. Talk about weather extremes. This was after last weekend when […]
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