June Weather Numbers Show Variation in Rainfall Totals Statewide

BY JIM TAYLOR, FARM WEEK NOW

As June winds down, the rainfall totals in some parts of the state continue to add up.

“We’ve got some areas of the state that have received 5 to 10 inches of rain,” said State Climatologist Jim Angel, with the Illinois State Water Survey. “We’ve got many areas in the northern part of the state and eastern part of the state that have gotten well above average on rainfall. 

“As a result we’ve got a lot of water standing in fields.”

And that’s what Angel is seeing outside his office in Champaign County.

Other areas, particularly western Illinois and southern Illinois, have been much drier.

“They’ve gotten about 2 to 4 inches in those areas,” Angel told the RFD Radio Network®.

Statewide, an average of 5.25 inches of rain has fallen so far this month, well above normal.

Temperatures in Illinois have also been trending warmer in Illinois.

“We’re about 3 degrees above average for June,” Angel said. “The first part of June really came on like gang busters with really warm temperatures.”

There has been some moderation within the last week, but another warmup into the 90s is expected for much of the state on Friday and Saturday.