~ June 11, 2023 "Drought Takes Hold After a Warm and Dry May" ~ Dr. Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford reported on June 5, 2023, "The preliminary statewide average May temperature was 63.7 degrees, 0.4 degrees above the 1991–2020 average and tied for the 46th warmest on ... READ the POST