THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE U-S DROUGHT MONITOR REFLECTS THE LACK OF SNOW THIS WINTER.

THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE, AS WELL AS PARTS OF WESTERN ILLINOIS AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS WERE RATED “ABNORMALLY DRY” THIS WEEK SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.

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ANGEL SAYS WE’RE ABOUT TWO TO FOUR INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION THIS WINTER…ALTHOUGH PREDICTED SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEKEND COULD MAKE UP SOME OF THAT DIFFERENCE.