JANUARY’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 31 POINT FOUR DEGREES, MAKING LAST MONTH THE 17TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD IN ILLINOIS SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD.
JANUARY WAS ALSO THE NINTH WETTEST ON RECORD, BUT FORD SAYS MOST OF THAT CAME OVER JUST A FEW DAYS.
THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION TOTAL IN JANUARY WAS FOUR POINT FOUR INCHES.
