JANUARY WEATHER WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL IN ILLINOIS...BUT THE STATE'S CLIMATOLOGIST SAYS A BIG CHANGE IS COMING. 

LAST MONTH'S TEMPS WERE NEARLY TWO AND A HALF DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE, BUT THAT ISN'T CONTINUING INTO FEBRUARY SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD.

FORD SAYS THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK IS CALLING FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPS INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. 

DESPITE THE RECENT SNOW AND RAIN...A WIDE SWATH ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS REMAINS IN ABNORMALLY DRY TO MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.