In the last few weeks I have gotten some questions and comments about using the term “normal”. In the field of applied climatology, the word “normal” has a specific meaning and refers to 30-year averages that are updated every decade. Currently we are using the 1981-2010 period for those calculations. Normals are one of the […]
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Monthly Precipitation during 2011 Drought
I have created a new web page that contains the monthly precipitation totals during the 2011 drought, along with links to the 1980-2010 normals (where available). I will keep this page updated as we move into fall. Link: The 2011 Drought in Illinois