The Drought Is Over!

It's official: The Stateline is officially out of it's drought!

The latest drought monitor from March 19th still shows abnormally dry conditions for northern Illinois, but we have seen big improvements in our dry conditions since last summer. In fact, the last time we weren't considered in a drought was June 2012.

The same holds true for Wisconsin. While drought conditions persist to our north, the Stateline portion of Wisconsin is officially out of the drought for the first time since June 2012.




This latest drought monitor also marks another achievement. The entire state of Illinois is drought free for the first time since April 2012.

Precip Forecast: April-June 2013

With drought conditions done, the question now becomes: Will it last? The Climate Prediction Center thinks so. They are forecasting above normal precipitation for the April-May-June timeframe.