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Temperatures this week were all over the place, but the average temperatures ended 7 to 15 degrees colder than normal across the state. December to date has also been 7 to 14 degrees colder than normal, making it a top 10 coldest start to December on record in most places, including the 6th coldest on record in Bloomington-Normal.
by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
Extremely cold air settled in on Sunday night,…

The genus Acalypha includes approximately 450 species that are mostly of tropical and temperate origin. Approximately five species are native to Illinois, although most are not considered weeds of Illinois agronomic cropping systems. One species previously known to grow in corn and soybean fields is hophornbeam copperleaf (Acalypha ostryifolia), but due to its later emergence characteristic it rarely results in crop yield loss. Other Illinois species in this genus that usually are found in non-crop areas include the common Virginia copperleaf (Acalypha virginica) and rhomboid mercury (Acalypha rhomboidea),…

CLIMATE REVIEW & WEATHER FORECAST
This week marked the start of climatological winter, both by the calendar and by the weather. Average temperatures this week ranged from the low 20s in northern Illinois to the low 30s in southern Illinois, between 8 and 12 degrees below average. Most places in the state saw nighttime low temperatures dip into the teens and single digits, with some very impressive lows like -7 in Lincoln and -6 in Moline.…

* Invasive Weed Asian Copperleaf Found in Illinois
* East Central Illinois Winter Storm Coming this Weekend
* Register for the Farm Assets Conference
* Commodity Week Podcast
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ASIAN COPPERLEAF WEED FOUND IN ILLINOIS
and interview with Kathryn Seebruck, University of Illinois Extension
Todd Gleason: Now up next, University of Illinois Extension Educator Kathryn Seebruck tells us more about a new invasive weed in the state of Illinois and some of its history here in the United States.…