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We slipped back into summer this week. Average temperatures ranged from the mid-60s in northern Illinois to the mid-70s in southern Illinois, 4 to 8 degrees above normal. The lack of humidity and extremely dry conditions allowed daytime high temperatures to push well into the 90s this week. Some of the more impressive highs this week included 99 degrees in Alton and Decatur.
by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
This week was also very dry yet again across the state.…

Steve Brand– Commercial Agriculture Specialist
DeKalb County
Soil Condition: Near Normal
We have had a bit of a mini heat wave here in the middle of September as temperatures returned to near normal compared to the previous two weeks of cooler weather. The warmer temperatures are helping the corn and soybeans progress along through maturity as we are a bit behind the rest of the state harvest and maturity-wise. As the rest of the state is entering into some more substantial droughts,…

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While August rainfall is the “soybean maker,” July rainfall is also important to the podsetting process that sets up yield potential. July rainfall was plentiful overall in Illinois, but varied from an inch or two less than normal in parts of southern Illinois to more than twice normal amounts in western and northwestern Illinois. In contrast, August rainfall was less than normal over all but the northern edge of the state,…

Another beautiful weather week in Illinois as we transition from summer to fall. Average temperatures this week ranged from the low 60s to low 70s, between 1 and 7 degrees below normal.
by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
Although we didn’t see nighttime lows dip into the 30s yet, we did get 40 degrees in Stockton and 42 in Monmouth. The cool end to summer was welcome after an extremely hot and humid season.…