
According to the U-S Drought Monitor, Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie and Piatt Counties are experiencing extreme drought. The rest of Illinois is experiencing abnormally dry to severe drought conditions. This week, our Weather Realness podcast is diving into the definition and its effects on agriculture and trees.
Host Maddie Stover talked with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford, including the deficit in rain that we’re currently facing.
LISTEN TODAY (Oct 20) at 2:30pm central on WILL AM580 or on demand here. …