Precipitaion year ot date

As of yesterday, you can see our departure from the average on precipitation. Western IL has been very wet. Southern and Eastern IL on the dry side. Southeastern IL is especially dry. We have been complaining all summer about too much water while our friends in the southern part of the state have been complaining about too dry. We never seem to get exactly what we want. An inch of rain every Saturday evening during the growing season seems like it would be ideal, but some one would complain. Click on the map for a closer look.