ACCORDING TO THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE U-S DROUGHT MONITOR...ABOUT 71 PERCENT OF ILLINOIS IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN AN "EXTREME DROUGHT."
STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL SAYS WE’VE ONLY SEEN ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN THIS MONTH IN ILLINOIS…AND NOT EVEN THAT IN MANY SPOTS.
STATEWIDE AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS MONTH HAS SO FAR BEEN ABOUT AN INCH…WITH SOME AREAS GETTING A LITTLE MORE…AND OTHERS ONLY SEEING A FEW DROPS. STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL SAYS THE DRY CONDITIONS ARE HITTING FARMERS ESPECIALLY HARD.
THE U-S DROUGHT MONITOR PUTS MOST OF THE STATE IN THE EXTREME DROUGHT CATEGORY…WITH PARTS OF FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN WORSE SHAPE AND RATED AS IN AN “EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT”. AREAS OF NORTHERN...ESPECIALLY NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS ARE FARING A LITTLE BETTER.
