February 2008 the wettest on record in Illinois
Posted March 05, 2008 10:00 pm
CHAMPAIGN -- The state climatologist says last month was the wettest February in Illinois since records started being kept in 1895.
The 4.48 inches of precipitation Illinois received in February was 2.49 inches above average.
That's according to Jim Angel of the Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign.
February was colder than normal, too. The statewide average temperature for the month was 25.2 degrees -- 5.2 degrees below average.
Angel says wetter than average conditions in December and January -- plus February totals -- have made this the third wettest winter on record. The state received 11.32 inches of precipitation this winter, 4.63 inches above average.