The early summer months were pretty wet with June and July recording monthly rainfall totals well above average. The pattern then changed drastically to a much more dry pattern during August and September, and even the beginning of October. After several weeks of very little rainfall, the National Drought Mitigation Center put northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin under 'abnormally dry' conditions.
Late last week and over this past weekend we
received enough rain to help put our monthly rainfall total for October above average. The first time that has happened since July. The latest release of the Drought Monitor shows the rainfall helped, at least locally. Dry conditions still remain over parts of Boone and McHenry counties, and southeast Wisconsin. But if you compare the drought monitor from last week to this week, you'll notice an improvement.
It doesn't look like we'll be entering into any extended dry period of time, at least in the near term. Next chance for rain arrives this Sunday.
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