STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL SAYS MOST OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COLDER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH…AND THE REST OF THE STATE WILL BE ABOUT AVERAGE.

 

 

LA NINA IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY FADE AND THE OUTLOOK FOR THIS SUMMER CALLS FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES…ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

 

CURRENTLY…THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL THIS SUMMER. THE LATEST U-S DROUGHT MONITOR REPORT FINDS MUCH OF ILLINOIS, ESPECIALLY THE BOTTOM TWO-THIRDS, IS PRETTY DRY.