Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock
Feb 4, 2021 8:00 AM
(CHAMPAIGN) In this week’s January monthly weather report, the Illinois State Water Survey, based in Champaign, shows last month was quite a bit warmer and slightly wetter than average. The preliminary statewide average January temperature was 28.8 degrees, 2.4 degrees above the 1981–2010 normal, while the preliminary statewide average total January precipitation was 2.56 inches, 0.49 inches above normal. However, the last week of January brought more active winter weather, including multiple large winter storms that produced heavy precipitation and impressive snow totals across the state. In the state’s short term 10 to 14 day outlook from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center shows strongly elevated odds of below normal temperatures next week with slightly elevated odds of near normal precipiation during the time period. The longer-term outlook for the last of February continue to show elevated odds of below normal temperatures, but slightly wetter than normal conditions. Finally, the three-month outlook for February through April lean more towards long-term warming trends and ongoing La Niña conditions in the Pacific, showing elevated odds of warmer and wetter than normal conditions as we go from winter to spring.