ILLINOIS WEATHER WAS COLD AND DRY LAST MONTH.
THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY WAS 24 POINT ONE DEGREES. THAT’S MORE THAN TWO DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. LAST MONTH WAS ALSO DRIER THAN USUAL SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.
ANGEL SAYS THE LARGEST SNOWFALL TOTAL FOR JANUARY IN LAKE VILLA AND IN GURNEE.
STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION FOR JANUARY, MEASURING THE RAIN AND WATER CONTENT OF SNOW, CAME IN AT ONLY ONE POINT THREE ONE INCHES.
MORE THAN HALF THE STATE IS EXPERIENCING ABNORMALLY DRY OR DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
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