Mar 03 | Weekly Climate Review & Weather Forecast
We wrapped up February and climatological winter with another week of mild weather. Average temperatures this week ranged from the high 30s in northern Illinois to the high 40s in southern Illinois, between 3 and 12 degrees above normal. While the official numbers will be released next week, the preliminary average temperature for February is about 4 degrees above normal and would put last month in the top 20 warmest on record statewide. The combination mild January and February weather pushed climatological winter temperatures above normal as well.…