July Brought Sweetcorn… and Floods, Drought, Heat, Smoke, and Tornadoes – Illinois State Climatologist
The preliminary statewide average July temperature was 75.3 degrees, 0.1 degrees below the 1991–2020 average and tied for 64th warmest on record go...
The preliminary statewide average July temperature was 75.3 degrees, 0.1 degrees below the 1991–2020 average and tied for 64th warmest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide total July precipitation was 5.08 inches, 1.02 inches above the 1991–2020 average and the 22nd wettest on record. Data are provisional and may change slightly over time. Mostly Mild July Capped by Big Heat July began with a mix of slightly warmer conditions followed by a prolonged period of near to below normal temperatures.