February Warmest, Ninth Driest on Record
LAST MONTH WAS THE WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD IN ILLINOIS.
IT WAS SURE A MILD MONTH…WITH THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE COMING IN AT A BALMY 40 POINT FIVE DEGREES SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.
LAST MONTH WAS ALSO THE NINTH DRIEST FEBRUARY RECORDED IN ILLINOIS…WITH STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION MORE THAN AN INCH BELOW NORMAL.