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by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
Illinois State Water Survey | Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois
Happy summer solstice – it’s all downhill from here! Every day from now until late December gets a bit shorter. But, we still have most of summer to enjoy, and this week’s temperatures were enjoyable. Average temps this week ranged from the high 60s in northern Illinois to the high 70s in southern Illinois, near to 1-2 degrees warmer than normal.…

Steve Brand – Commercial Agriculture Specialist
Dekalb County
Soil Conditions: Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed)
The past couple of weeks have been exceptionally dry for Northern Illinois. We have had a few sporadic rain events with rainfall totals being very isolated and regional from pop up severe storms. With the rain we received this past week including Wednesday 6/18 we have moved towards a more normal rain total on the season,…

The weed science program at the University of Illinois invites all weed management practitioners to our annual weed science field tour on Wednesday, June 25, at the Department of Crop Sciences field research location known as the Clem Farm, located at 1114 County Road 1200 East, Champaign. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the tour will start at 9:00 a.m. Preregistration is not required, but please let us know in advance if you will be bringing a large group of participants so we can plan accordingly for meals.…

by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
Illinois State Water Survey | Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois
The second week of June and climatological summer was very much early summer-like. Average temperatures this week ranged from the mid-60s in northern Illinois to the low 70s in southern Illinois, near to slightly cooler than normal. June to date has also been right around 1 degree cooler than normal, easing us into the hottest season. Growing degree days are still running behind normal because of the unusually cool end to May.…