A LACK OF RAIN THIS MONTH IN ILLINOIS HAS THE U-S DROUGHT MONITOR TAKING NOTICE.
THIS FEBRUARY WILL END UP AS ONE OF THE WARMEST ON RECORD IN ILLINOIS…AND ONE OF THE DRIEST SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.
“ABNORMALLY DRY” IS THE FIRST STAGE OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS. ANGEL SAYS THE MILD FEBRUARY HAS ALSO BEEN CONFUSING FOR EARLY SEASON PERENNIALS WHICH ARE COMING OUT A LITTLE EARLY.
