Illinois State Water Survey - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Illinois experienced one of the most severe droughts in recent decades in 2012. The 2012 drought was covered extensively in the blog at http://climateillinois.wordpress.com . You can find out information specifically on the 2012 drought on the State Water Survey drought page and the State of Illinois Drought Response Task Force page. You can find out general information on drought in Illinois on my drought page.

In coming months a number of reports at the state and national level will be coming out.

• The Drought of 2012 - report by the Illinois Drought Response Taskforce (March 2013)
• NOAA Drought Task Force report on the origins of the 2012 drought

Here is a quick glance of current conditions in Illinois from left to right, 1) 30-day, 2) 90-day precipitation departures, 3) 30-day, 4) 90-day temperature departures, and 5) winter snowfall departure from average. Click to enlarge. Here is the link to more maps of current conditions.

Historical Weather Records for Fort Armstrong (1820-1836)

Check out the historical records for Fort Armstrong (1820-1836) on the modern-day Rock Island Arsenal. Fort Armstrong

Climate Division Data for Illinois

You can find monthly data for temperature, precipitation, and other parameters by climate division for Illinois here.

Climate Events in Illinois Archive

• 2011 Drought in Illinois
• 2009 Events
• 2008 Events
• 2007 Events
• 2006 Events
• 2005 Events
• 2004 Events
• 2003 Events
• 2002 Events