Canton Daily Ledger
CHAMPAIGN January was quite a bit warmer and slightly wetter than average across the state, according to Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford at the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey.
The preliminary statewide average January temperature was 28.8 degrees, 2.4 degrees above the 1981–2010 normal. Preliminary statewide average total January precipitation was 2.56 inches, 0.49 inches above normal.
Temperatures
Following a warmer than average December, temperatures remained persistently above average throughout January. Average temperatures ranged from the mid-20s in northern Illinois to the high 30s in southern Illinois, between 3 and 5 degrees above the 1981–2010 normal.
Precipitation
January is one of the drier months of the year in Illinois. Last month started with rain and snow for most of the state, followed by two weeks when most of Illinois received less than one-half an inch of total precipitation.