January was cool and dry in Illinois
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[February 04, 2015]
CHAMPAIGN - January 2015 in Illinois
was slightly cooler and drier than average. The statewide
temperature was 25.4 degrees, 1 degree below average and the 53rd
coldest on record, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim
Angel, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois.
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This January was not nearly as cold as last January when the
average temperature was 19.3 degrees and ranked as the 16th
coldest on record.
The statewide average precipitation for January 2015 was 1.53
inches, 0.5 inches below average. Because of dry weather in
November, December, and January, the U.S. Drought Monitor listed
northern and western Illinois as abnormally dry.
“This is not a great concern yet because of the low demand for
water in winter, but we are watching the situation,” Angel said.
Snowfall ranged from less than 1 inch in the far south to 10 to
15 inches north of Interstate 80. That results in above-average
snowfall in the northern half of the state and below-average for
the southern half. However, this was far less snow than January
2014 when most of the state was covered with 10 to 25 inches of
snow.
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State Water Survey at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, a division of the Prairie Research Institute,
is the primary agency in Illinois concerned with water and
atmospheric resources. |
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