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by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
Our record breaking severe weather year rolled on this week. Temperatures were mild for mid-June, ranging from the mid-60s in northern Illinois to the mid-70s in southern Illinois, between 1 and 3 degrees below normal. A couple of the more impressive nighttime low temperatures this week included 45 degrees in Danville and 47 in Lisle. Despite the recent cooldown, June to date has been 1 to 3 degrees warmer than normal so far.…

Emily Hansen – Commercial Agriculture Educator
LaSalle County
Soil Conditions:  Severely Wet (ground is saturated, standing water is abundant, flooding may be present)
After the multiple severe storms over the past week in LaSalle County, field conditions are severely wet. There is a wide range of conditions, with well-drained fields looking fantastic and healthy. These are the exception, though. There are far more fields with large areas of standing water that have been present for over a week.…

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending June 12, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Weekly Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural commodity markets experienced a pronounced downswing during the first half of June, pulling corn, soybean, and wheat prices back down to their January lows.…

 
by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
We had a major swing in our weather this week, from warm and dry to hot and stormy. Average temperatures over the past 7 days ranged from the high 60s in northern Illinois to the high 70s in southern Illinois, between 3 and 10 degrees above average. However, the humidity was the noteworthy change this week, with dewpoints regularly reaching into the 60s and 70s,…