•May 17, 2017•

The statewide average precipitation for April in Illinois was 7.01 inches, 3.23 inches above normal and the second wettest April on record, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel at the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey.

Three of the top five wettest Aprils since the late 1800s have been since 2011, indicating a wetter trend in recent years.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.