•July 3, 2019•
Above average rainfall continued in June, along with an elevated risk of flooding in some areas of Illinois, according to Brian Kerschner, spokesperson for the Illinois State Climatologist Office at the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey.
The preliminary average statewide precipitation for June was 5.39 inches, or 1.18 inches above the long-term average. A gage near Cobden in Union County reported the highest official precipitation total for June with a reading of 10.73 inches.
June rainfall in Illinois was not evenly distributed. Several regions in the northern half of the state reported precipitation totals slightly below to near average for the month, with localized regions of above average precipitation. Most of the southern half of the state experienced more uniform above average precipitation departures, with numerous localities receiving 200 to 300 percent of normal.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.