THIS WINTER HAS BEEN THE EIGHTH WARMEST ON RECORD IN ILLINOIS.

FOR WEATHER PURPOSES, WINTER RUNS DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY. STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD SAYS THE AVERAGE STATEWIDE TEMPERATURE DURING THAT TIME WAS 33 POINT SEVEN DEGREES, NEARLY FOUR DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

FORD SAYS THE AVERAGE STATEWIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 33 POINT SEVEN DEGREES, NEARLY FOUR DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

FORD SAYS THIS WAS THE 34TH WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD IN ILLINOIS, WITH AVERAGE STATEWIDE PRECIPITATION ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ABOVE NORMAL.