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Contacts for Additional Data:
- Floodplain & Surface Water Information - Bill Saylor, Center for Watershed Science, (217) 333-0447 - wsaylor@illinois.edu
- Floodplain Map Modernization - Sally McConkey, Center for Watershed Science, (217) 333-5482 - sally@illinois.edu
- Geographical Information System Services - Phil Graff, Office of the Director, (217) 244-0904 - pgraff@illinois.edu
- Groundwater Information & Aquifer Testing Services, Ken Hlinka, Center for Groundwater Science, (217) 333-8431, khlinka@illinois.edu
- Library - Susan Braxton, (217) 333-4956 - aaperry2@sws.uiuc.edu
- Midwestern Regional Climate Center - Steve Hilberg, Center for Atmospheric Science, (217) 333-8495 - hberg@illinois.edu
- Service Climatologists - Alan Black, and Shelly Schindler Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Center for Atmospheric Science, (217) 244-8226 - mcc@sws.uiuc.edu
- State Climatologist - Jim Angel, Center for Atmospheric Science, (217) 333-0729 - jimangel@illinois.edu
- Surface Water Monitoring & Stream Gauging Data - Laura Keefer, Center for Watershed Science, (217) 333-3468 - lkeefer@illinois.edu
- Water Analyses - Brian Kaiser, Center for Chemistry & Technology, (217) 333-9234 or (217) 333-0802 - briank@illinois.edu
- Water & Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program - Bob Scott, Office of the Director, (217) 333-4966 - rwscott1@illinois.edu
- Well Records - Susie Dodd, Center for Groundwater Science, (217) 333-9043 - susied@illinois.edu
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Did you know? - Illinois Weather and Climate Statistics and Trends
2006-2007 Annual Report (pdf ~2.5mb)
Illinois State Water Survey Strategic Plan (pdf ~200k)
ISWS Quality Management Plan (pdf ~390k)
A Plan for Scientific Assessment of Water Supplies in Illinois (pdf ~ 1.2mb)
Integrated Water Quantity Planning and Management January 2004 Report (pdf ~80k)
Illinois State Water Survey Overview Brochure (pdf ~ 123k)
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Current Climate Conditions in Illinois (State Climatologist)
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News & Events
2009
	Midwest Sets Record Cold Temperatures in July Wet June for Illinois Fifth Wettest Spring on Record Severe Weather Hits Southern Illinois Illinois Governor Proclaims Support for Conference on Illinois River System Sixth Wettest April Where is Spring? Flood Terminology Can be Misleading ASTM International Committee on Air Quality Recognizes Jane Rothert with Award of Merit February: More Rain, Less Snow Demissie Named Director of Illinois State Water Survey Second Wettest Year on Record for Illinois
2008
	Cool, Dry November Finishes with First Major Snow of the Season Late October Freeze Ends Growing Season in Illinois Two Tropical Systems Boost Illinois Rainfall in September Cool, Dry August for Illinois Wet Weather Challenges the 2008 Growing Season Precipitation Totals Set Records in the Midwest Wettest January-June on Record for Illinois Midwest Heavy Rain and Flooding is Compared to 1993 Flood Wet Weather Continues for Illinois Heavy Rain in Southern Illinois Results in Widespread Flooding Third Wettest Start to Year for Illinois Wettest February Ends Third Wettest Winter Wide Range of Weather Hits Illinois This Winter Illinoisans Experience Spring-like Weather in January
2007
	ISWS Scientists share in 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Ninth Warmest Fall on Record for Illinois Warm October across Illinois Ranks among Top Ten September, Warm and Dry across Illinois August Provided Illinois with Extremes: Rainfall Records in North and Drought in South Illinois Drought Update - 8/30/2007 Lunar eclipse photos August Rainfall, Heaviest on Record in Northeastern Illinois Cooler than Normal July Prevails End-of-June Rainfall Provides Remarkable Transformation High-density Network Measures Incredible Differences in Recent Heavy C-U Rains 2007 Governor's Conference on Management of the Illinois River System Scheduled Precipitation Network Data Dryness and Drought in Illinois Full Text Publication Scanning Efforts Very Dry May, 8th Warmest on Record Cool, Wet Weather Slows Northern and Central Illinois Planting Sixth Warmest March on Record State and Regional Water Supply Planning Initiatives in Illinois - Southern Illinois University - March 2, 2007, Chicago, Illinois Snowy, Wet February, 9th Coldest on Record Water Supply and Demand in Illinois - CMAP/RWSPG, February 27, 2007, Chicago, Illinois Water Supply and Demand in Illinois - Mahomet Aquifer Consortium, February 16, 2007, Urbana, Illinois January Was Warmer, Wetter than Usual Grassroots Volunteer Program Wants Weather Watchers in Illinois 2006 Ranks as 9th Warmest Year for Illinois
2006
	State and Regional Water-Supply Planning in Illinois (pdf ~740k) Warm November Precedes Wintry Start to December Open Forum at Hamburger University, November 17, 2006: Studying Water Availability in Illinois Champaign City Council Meeting November 7, 2006: Water Supply and Ethanol Wet October, 9th Coldest on Record September Was Cooler and Wetter than Normal Water Supply and Demand in East-Central Illinois: Planning for the Future Prioritizing Illinois Aquifers and Watersheds for Water Supply Planning (pdf ~2.6mb) Floodplain Mapping Program Web Site The 2005 Illinois Drought (pdf ~3.3mb) August Was Slightly Warmer and Wetter than Normal July Was Hot, Sticky, and Wet ISWS Speakers Bureau Illinois Climate Update, July 6, 2006 (pdf ~300k) Dry June in Illinois Illinois Drought May Temperatures and Precipitation in Illinois Near Normal Wet Spring Dispels Drought in Illinois Wet March Weather Improves Drought Conditions State Wide Precipitation for March More Than 1.5 Inches Above Normal Spring Frost Date (Illinois State Climatologist) Agricultural Data (soil temperatures, growing degree days, pest degree days, and soil moisture) Spring Weather Information Streamflow Maps (Illinois Drought) Drought Planning for Small Community Water Systems (pdf ~3.2mb) Drought Conditions Worsen in Dry February Illinois Drought Update (pdf ~ 580k) Second Warmest January on Record in Illinois Executive Order for the Development of State and Regional Water Supply Plans 2005 Was Warm, Dry Year December Plunges Illinois into Deep Freeze
2005
	No Drought Relief from Low October Rainfall Rainfall above Normal over Much of Illinois during Warm September August Rains Provide Limited Drought Relief Co-Sponsors Encourage Participation for Oct. 4-6 Governor's Conference on Ill. River System Management Tenth Driest June: Precip Just Half of Normal Recent Rains Ease Drought Concerns in Western and Southern Illinois Dry May Wraps Up 4th Driest Spring on Record The Sediment Budget of the Illinois River Web Resource Gives Current Weather Effects on Illinois Agriculture New Program To Provide State-of-the-Art Floodplain Maps for Illinois MTAC Funds Arsenic, Water Quality, and Drought Planning Research Pre-Christmas Ohio River Valley Snowstorm Broke All Records: Storm Intensity, Size, and Damages Warmer, Drier April Could Follow Cool, Dry March Survey Scientists Developing WNV Forecast Tool Illinois Frost Dates and Growing Season Countywide Forecasts of Water Use Available for Illinois and for the Midwest Unique Weather, A Factor in Record Yields of All Major Crops in Illinois and the Midwest in 2004 County-Level Forecasts of Water Use in Illinois: 2005-2025 (SIU) (pdf ~8.9mb) Straddling the Divide: Water Supply Planning in the Lake Michigan Region (conference wrap-up) 7th Wettest, 15th Warmest Climatological Winter on Record Spring Weather Information Education and Outreach Unique 2004 Growing Season Weather Conditions Resulting in Record High Crop Yields in Illinois and the Midwest (pdf ~293k) Regional Conference Addressing Lake Michigan Water Supply Development of the Regional Climate-Weather Research and Forecasting (CWRF) Model: Surface Boundary Conditions (pdf ~1.9mb) Precip Statewide and Snowfall in Chicago Area Both Heavy in 6th Wettest January on Record
2004
	ISWS - Illinois Maps 4th Wettest October–November Bacterial sulfate reduction limits natural arsenic contamination in groundwater Storm Event Flow and Sediment Simulations in Agricultural Watersheds using DWSM 7th Wettest October Follows 4th Driest September Maps Help with Timing of Postharvest Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications Harvest Benefits from 4th Driest September on Record Not Your Typical Long, Hot Summer What Happened to Summer? Cool Temps Continuing in July Countywide Projections of Community Water Supply Needs in the Midwest (MTAC) (pdf ~1.3mb) Climate Atlas Presents Comprehensive Climate Data for Illinois Comparison of mercury in atmospheric deposition and in Illinois and USA soils Wet May and Warm Spring Rank among Top Ten in Illinois Concentrations and Potential Toxicity of Metals and Ammonia in Peoria Lake Sediments and Pore Water (WMRC) (pdf ~3.3mb) Arsenic Geochemistry and Distribution in the Mahomet Aquifer (WMRC) (pdf ~4.6mb) The Illinois Water Cycle April Warm and Dry but Soil Moisture Adequate for Now History and Instrumentation of the Public Service Laboratory Wet, Windy March Lives Up to Its Reputation Improved Tracking of Agricultural Pests and Crop Growth Cool, Dry February but Warm, Dry Winter Illinois Water Inventory °Program (IWIP) Integrated Water Quantity Planning and Management January 2004 Report (pdf ~80k) January Goes from Mild to Wild An Analysis of Groundwater Use to Aquifer Potential Yield in Illinois (pdf ~3.8mb) Flow dimensions corresponding to hydrogeologic conditions Changnon Honored at AMS Meeting Energy Facilities Screening in Illinois: Mine-Mouth Power Plants (ISGS) Mild December Wraps Up an Average 2003
2003
	Mild November Was 8th Wettest on Record Extreme bugs found in slag dump (BBC News) Wide Temperature Swings in October Cool October Follows on Heels of a Cool, Wet September Mother Nature - Friend or Foe? Environmental and Societal Impacts of Weather and Climate Wet Weekend Washes Away August Dry Spell in Illinois Uncertainties in Estimating Groundwater Availability Wet, Cool July Atypical for Illinois Colder June Temperatures Could Signal a Colder, Wetter Summer Arcola Data Station ISWS Video on the Discovery Channel Quantification of Climate Conditions Important to the Tall Grass Prairie (pdf ~1.3mb) At the Confluence: Rivers, Floods, and Water Quality in the St.Louis Region Illinois Sets New Tornado Record in May Heavy Rains Relieve Drought Concerns in Northern Illinois Water Survey Seeks Permission of Kane County Area Well Owners for Water-Level Measurements Deficit Precipitation over Northern Illinois Continues “World Water Day 2003” To Be Observed on March 22 February and Winter 2002–2003 Just Plain Cold William C. Ackermann Scholarship Recipient, March, 2003 January Cold and Dry, but Winter Temps Near Average Winter Snowfall Pattern Topsy-Turvy in Illinois December Temps and Precip Near Average, But 2002 Was a Warm Year
2002
	Christmas Won’t be White over Most of Illinois Help in Preparing Emergency Response Plans Available for Small Public Water Systems Illinois Was Very Dry, Cold in November and Fall Water Supply Management Planning in Illinois History of the Illinois State Water Survey Colder, Wetter October than Average Soil Temperature Maps Help with Timing of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Warm, Dry Summer Follows Warm, Wet Spring It’s Almost Time for First Fall Frost in Illinois Water Quantity Issues Facing Illinois Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico Illinois August and Summer Hotter than Average in 2002 Delta building in the Gulf of Mexico (Hypoxia) July 2002: Hot and Dry in Illinois The need for comprehensive and consistent treatment of the nitrogen cycle in nitrogen cycling and mass balance studies: I. Terrestrial nitrogen cycle Hot, Dry Conditions Continue across Illinois Alternative Crop Suitability Maps Suitability Maps Available For Illinois Alternative Crops Historical Climate Data Indicate More Hotter Days Likely in Mid-July Water Survey Seeks Permission of Kane County Area Well Owners May 2002, One of the Wettest, Coldest Mays since 1895! Record-breaking Wet Weather across Illinois Continues Fourth Wettest April-May Since 1895 Substantial Impacts on Midwest from Heavy Rains and Severe Weather April 2002, A Month of Tornadoes and Severe Weather in Illinois March 2002 Reverses Illinois Trend of Above Average Temperatures When Can Illinois Expect the Last Spring Frost? Arsenic Information Wehrmann to Head ISWS Groundwater Section Second Warmest December-February on Record in Illinois 2002 W.C. Ackermann Scholarship Awarded Late January Storm Reduces Concerns over Dry Soil Moisture in Illinois
2001
	Warmer December 2001 Means Lower Heating Bills Energy and the Illinois Environment - Conference Wrap Up Warm Midwest Temperatures Set All-Time Record for November 7-Day 10-Year Low Flow Maps October Weather Wrap up and a Look at November Weather A Plan for Scientific Assessment of Water Supplies in Illinois A Record-Setting October for the Central Midwest Wetter than Average October Weather Slowing Harvest but Replenishing Soil Moisture Daily Soil Temperature Maps Provide Help with Timing of Post-Harvest Nitrogen Applications When Can Illinois Expect the First Fall Frost? Late August Rains End Southeast Urbana Dry Spell Illinois Weather Normal during Summer 2001 Data Indicate Early August Rainstorm in Cook County Unique Rain Check Network Strategic Management Worksheet Soil Moisture Lacking in Parts of Illinois Private Wells Database Illinois State Climatologist Data Water Survey wins Web Awards William C. Ackermann Scholarship Recipient, March, 2001 Spring Weather Information Conditions Dry in Southern and Eastern Illinois This Spring Illinois Rivers Decision Support System See-sawing Temperatures Indicate Spring Has Sprung in Central Illinois Illinois State Water Survey Overview Brochure Nitrogen Cycles Project December Brings Midwest Near Record-breaking Cold
2000
	Chicago Water Conference Highlights Chief testifies to House Agriculture Committee on water quality. Illinois State Water Supplies: Is the Well Running Dry?, July 18-20, 2000 Illinois State Water Survey - Drought Assessment, July 7, 2000 Illinois State Water Survey - Drought Assessment, June 26, 2000 Illinois State Water Survey - Drought Assessment, June 23, 2000 Illinois State Water Survey - Drought Assessment, June 5, 2000 Illinois State Water Survey - Drought Assessment, May 19, 2000 Illinois State Water Survey - Drought Assessment, May 5, 2000 Illinois State Water Survey - Drought Assessment, April 14, 2000 Environmental Horizons 2000, March 27, 2000 William C. Ackermann Scholarship Recipient, March 20, 2000 Assessment of the Potential for Drought Stress in Illinois, March 8, 2000 Environmental Expo 2000, February 26-27, 2000 Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Spring Weather Information 2000 Winter Weather Information 2000-2001
1999
	ISWS Science Showcase ISWS at the Illinois State Fair, Fall, 1999 Chinese Delegation visits the Survey, July 30, 1999 Winter Weather Information 1999-2000

Documents
2008
	Acid Rain Watershed Interactions Revisited (pdf ~25k)
2007
	Prioritized Water Quality Research Plan for the Illinois State Water Survey (pdf ~120k) Winstanley, Derek. and Wayne M. Wendland, 2007. Climate Change and Associated Changes to the Water Budget, in "Climate Change and Variations: A Primer for Teachers (Vol. 1)", National Council for Geographic Education Special Publications, in press. (Sample Chapter 6 )
2006
	Evaluation of the Potential for Photovoltaic Power Generation in Illinois (pdf ~350k) The Water Cycle and Water Budgets in Illinois: A Framework for Drought and Water-Supply Planning (pdf ~6.8mb)
2005
	2004-2005 Annual Report (pdf ~ 4.3mb) Illinois State Water Survey Strategic Plan (2005) (pdf ~ 270k)
2004
	2003-2004 Annual Report (pdf ~ 2.2mb) Hydrologic Modeling of Climate Scenarios for Two Illinois Watersheds (pdf ~470k) Hydrologic Modeling of the Iroquois River Watershed Using HSPF and SWAT (pdf ~290k) Streamflow Frequency Assessment for Water Resource Evaluation (pdf ~40k) Hydrologic Model of the Vermilion River Watershed for Streamflow Simulations (pdf ~170k) Illinois State Water Survey Strategic Plan (2004) (pdf ~ 96k)
2003
	2002-2003 Annual Report (pdf ~ 1.4mb) Illinois State Water Survey Strategic Plan (2003) (pdf ~ 150k)
2002
	Water Survey Organizational Chart 2001-2002 Annual Report (pdf ~ 2.0mb) Illinois State Water Survey Strategic Plan (2002) (pdf ~ 96k)
2001
	2000-2001 Annual Report (pdf ~ 2.0mb) Illinois State Water Survey Overview Brochure
2000
	A Response to "Nutrient Load Characterization from Integrated Source Data for the Lower Mississippi River," by J. E. Bollinger et al. Illinois State Water Survey Strategic Plan 1999-2000 Annual Report (pdf - 2.4mb) hi-res (pdf - 5.1mb) Nitrogen in the Nation's Rain (NADP) Illinois Water & Climate Summary (back issues) In Support of Skepticism Climate Change in the USA
1999
	1998-1999 Annual Report (pdf) Joint Strategic Plan, May, 1999 Illinois in the 21^st Century: the Scientific Surveys
1998
	1997-1998 Annual Report (HTML) Winter Weather Information 1998-1999

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