Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

September 2021 Precipitation Highlights:

September was a dry month over much of central IL, except wetter than normal conditions were along and north of I-70 and south of I-72. Areas north of I-72 were generally 1 to 2 inches below normal for rainfall. Peoria only had 1.09 inches of rain during the month making it their 13th driest September. Tuscola was a wet spot with 6.23 inches having twice their normal rainfall during the month.

Sep 2021 Precipitation Departure from Normal

September 2021 Temperature Highlights:

September was a warmer than normal month across central and southeast IL, with much of the area 2 to 4 degrees warmer than normal. Peoria had its 10th warmest September on record.

Sep 2021 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Climate Statistics Sep 2021:

Site	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal
Charleston	2.23"	-0.92"	70.6	+1.6
Canton	1.48"	-2.28"	N/A	N/A
Danville	3.93"	+0.67	69.5	+2.2
Decatur	2.95"	-0.15"	70.3	+3.0
Effingham	3.39"	+0.47"	N/A	N/A
Flora	2.66"	-0.68"	70.8	+2.3
Galesburg	2.77"	-1.08"	68.4	+2.9
Morton	1.89"	-1.38	N/A	N/A
Jacksonville	3.01"	-0.77"	70.8	+3.5
Lincoln	2.26"	-1.04"	69.5	+3.2
Normal	1.41"	-1.81"	68.9	+4.0
Olney	2.77"	-0.54	70.0	+1.9
Paris	2.83"	-0.11"	68.8	+3.0
Peoria	1.09"	-2.39"	71.3	+3.9
Springfield	3.84"	+0.96"	69.9	+1.9
Taylorville	3.25"	-0.47"	70.4	N/A
Tuscola	6.23"	+3.16"	71.9	+5.0
Urbana	3.11"	-0.26"	70.0	+2.8

The following links are the monthly climate summaries for area cities. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered "official", meaning they are the station of record for their respective locations. The other summaries are "supplemental", meaning another location in the area is the official climate station for the city.

Peoria -- Peoria International Airport
Springfield -- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Lincoln -- National Weather Service Office
Champaign -- University of Illinois-Willard Airport
Decatur -- Decatur Airport
Lawrenceville -- Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
Mattoon -- Coles County Memorial Airport

Climate data for other cities is available at http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx

October Look Ahead:

Official outlooks from NOAA's Climate Predication center show above normal temperatures and precipitation during Oct 2021 for central & southeast IL.

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Climate data for other area cities is available at http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx

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Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

September 2021 Climate Summary