WEATHER THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OCTOBER IS SETTING RECORDS IN ILLINOIS.
IT HASN'T REALLY FELT LIKE FALL YET FOR MANY AREAS SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD.
FORD SAYS TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN 10 TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE SO FAR, MAKING THIS MONTH THE WARMEST START TO OCTOBER ON RECORD IN CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, PADUCAH, ROCKFORD, PEORIA AND CHAMPAIGN.
FORD SAYS NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY WARM, RANGING FROM 12 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. MORE SEASONAL TEMPS ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK. PRECIPITATION IN SOME REGIONS HAS BEEN ABOVE AVERAGE AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS WHICH NEEDED RAIN THE MOST.
