THIS WAS THE 5TH WARMEST FALL ON RECORD IN ILLINOIS.

THE COMBINED MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WERE ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.

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ANGEL SAYS THE WARM WEATHER WASN’T REALLY DRIVEN BY EL NINO...AS WE ARE FEELING NOW.

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AVERAGE FALL PRECIPITATION CAME IN AT 10 POINT FOUR INCHES AFTER AN AVERAGE SEPTEMBER…A DRY OCTOBER AND A WET NOVEMBER. THAT’S A HALF INCH ABOVE NORMAL.