Despite recent downpours, Illinois still experiencing drought
CHICAGO - Another day, another downpour. It's almost hard to imagine that the city and the rest of Illinois have been experiencing a drought. April...
CHICAGO - Another day, another downpour. It's almost hard to imagine that the city and the rest of Illinois have been experiencing a drought. April 1 through June 30 gave us the 11th-driest such period since record-keeping began in the early 1800s, state climatologists say. Then, of course, the skies unleashed torrential rains beginning in early July, including almost 9 inches in Berwyn and Cicero. And more pelting rain came Wednesday — with more on the way likely into early next week. So does all of this rain mean the drought is over? "It's definitely made a huge dent," said Trent Ford, a climatologist with the University of Illinois.