Weather

We had another beautiful early fall week across the state. Average temperatures this week were in the 60s statewide, between 2 and 6 degrees below normal. Most places saw low temperatures dip into the 40s last weekend, and a few in the 30s including 38 in Stockton and 39 in Normal. There were even some reports of patchy frost as far south as Macon County, reminding us that we are now in climatological fall. September to date has been 1 to 4 degrees cooler than normal following an August that was just slightly warmer than normal statewide.…

Thankfully, our weather calmed down this week. Temperatures this week ranged from the high 60s in northern Illinois to the mid-70s in southern Illinois, between 2 and 6 degrees below normal for mid-July. July to date has been 1 to 3 degrees cooler than normal as well. Despite the cooler weather lately, the entire state is still about 50 to 100 growing degree days ahead of average, going back to May 1st.
This week was also quite a bit drier,…