The USDA released their new Plant Hardiness Zone map, which shows significant changes in Illinois’ hardiness zones, reflecting the impact …

The preliminary statewide average October temperature was 56.7 degrees, 1.9 degrees above the 1991–2020 average and tied for the 31st …

The preliminary statewide average September temperature was 68.1 degrees, 1.3 degrees below the 1991–2020 average and tied for the 38th …

Drought re-intensified in Illinois at the end of the growing season and has increased the fire and blowing dust risk …

The preliminary statewide average August temperature was 73.5 degrees, 0.1 degree above the 1991–2020 average and tied for the 63rd …

The 2023 drought has been the most extensive and intense in Illinois in the last 10 years. In mid-July, two-thirds …

The preliminary statewide average July temperature was 75.3 degrees, 0.1 degrees below the 1991–2020 average and tied for 64th warmest …

Following a fairly wet start to 2023, most of Illinois has experienced well below normal precipitation between April and June …

The statewide average June temperature was 71.6 degrees, 0.6 degrees below the 1991–2020 average and the 52nd warmest on record …

Dry conditions have persisted through May and into the first two weeks of June. While some parts of Illinois have …