•July 18, 2018•

Soils continue to be warmer than normal in mid-July, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois.
Soil temperatures at 4 inches under sod averaged 81 degrees in the first half of July, an increase of 6 degrees from June and 4 degrees above the long-term average. Daily highs in the mid-90s were reported for most of the state, with temperatures reaching into the 100s for locations with sandy soils. Lows were in the high 60s and low 70s.
Under bare soil, temperatures were warmer at 4 inches, averaging 84 degrees or 6 degrees higher than the long-term average. Temperatures above 100 degrees were common, particularly in central and southern Illinois.       Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.