IT'S BEEN A DRY FALL SO FAR IN ILLINOIS.
ACCORDING TO THE U-S DROUGHT MONITOR...THE BOTTOM HALF AND NEARLY ALL OF THE EASTERN BORDER IN ILLINOIS IS EITHER ABNORMALLY DRY ON IN A MODERATE DROUGHT. THAT MAKES SENSE GIVEN THE LATEST RAIN TOTALS SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD.
FORD SAYS THE DRY WEATHER HAS BEEN GOOD FOR CROP HARVESTING, SOIL MOISTURE WILL NEED REPLENISHING FOR THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON.
FORD SAYS THE 6-10 DAY AND WINTER OUTLOOKS ARE CALLING FOR ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
