Record Breaking June

With the rain the past couple of days the State of Illinois broke it's previous record for the wettest June on record, breaking the old record from 1902. With the rain totals  now in from yesterday's storms; its not only the wettest June but it is also the second wettest month the State has seen - since records started in 1895. The statewide average precipitation is now up to 9.37 inches!


The old June record was 8.27 inches set back in 1902. With 9.37 inches we are now beating this by 1.10 inches, and currently 5.17 inches above the June average of 4.20 inches. The only wetter month for the state was September of 1926 where Illinois received 9.62 inches


With more storms and rain expected across the state we will see this total jump, and will have June monthly totals tomorrow.