A Mild Start To 2023
Article courtesy of the University of Illinois… The preliminary statewide average January temperature was 33.8 degrees, 7.1 degrees above the 1991–...
Article courtesy of the University of Illinois… The preliminary statewide average January temperature was 33.8 degrees, 7.1 degrees above the 1991–2020 average and the 6th warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide average total January precipitation was 2.72 inches, 0.41 inches above the 1991–2020 average and the 31st wettest on record statewide. Where is Winter? January brought widespread and persistent mild weather, with temperatures regularly 5 to 10 degrees above normal and a few days 15 to 20 degrees above normal.