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[August 08, 2012] 
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Flowers and vegetables
brought in for competition on Monday were holding up quite well on
Thursday evening when these photos were taken.
This year's growing season was not only short on water, with parts of
Logan County receiving little to no measurable rain in July, but
also challenged by record heat, as it was the second-warmest
July on record in Illinois.
According to the National Weather Service, Lincoln tied the
19th-warmest July on record with a mean temperature of 79.5 degrees.
There were 21 days in the 90-degree range, with 30 days being the
record in 1916 and 12 days being the average. Records for Lincoln
have been kept since 1906.
Pictures by Jan Youngquist and Karen Hargis |
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