October 2021 Climate Summary

October 2021 Precipitation Highlights:

October was a very wet month across central and southeast IL with 4 to 9 inches of rainfall common. Peoria had 9.68 inches of rain making it their 2nd wettest October and 14th wettest month on record. Lincoln had its 4th wettest October with 6.74 inches of rain, while Springfield had its 9th wettest October with 5.81 inches of rain. Canton had 9.82 inches, Morton had 9.46 inches and Jacksonville had 9.42 inches of rain in October, which was 6.3 inches above normal! Flora in Clay county was one of the few locations that had below normal rainfall with just over 3 inches of precipitation during the month. Two fairly large severe weather events occurred during the month on Monday Oct 11th and on Sunday Oct 24th.

Oct 2021 Precipitation Departure from Normal

October 2021 Temperature Highlights:

Like September, October was a warmer than normal month across central and southeast IL, with much of the area 4 to 8 degrees warmer than normal. Peoria was tied for its 5th warmest October and Lincoln had its 11th warmest October on record. The first two weeks of October had temperatures averaging 10 to 20 degrees above normal with highs in the mid to upper 80s on Oct 1st and 10th. Temperatures cooled closer to normal from Oct 21-31st. No freezes were observed during October so there was an extended growing season more than two weeks past the normal.

Oct 2021 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Climate Statistics Oct 2021:

Site	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal
Charleston	5.10"	+1.16"	N/A	N/A
Canton	9.82"	+6.30"	N/A	N/A
Danville	7.03"	+3.37"	59.8	+4.5
Decatur	7.16"	+3.75"	60.4	+4.9
Effingham	5.43"	+1.32"	N/A	N/A
Flora	3.03""	-0.64"	62.7	+6.1
Galesburg	7.38"	+4.56"	58.0	+5.2
Morton	9.46"	+6.25"	N/A	N/A
Jacksonville	9.42"	+6.31"	59.8	+4.9
Lincoln	6.74"	+3.32"	59.6	+5.5
Normal	7.93"	+4.45"	58.8	+5.1
Olney	4.97"	+1.14"	62.7	+6.3
Paris	6.81"	+3.19"	61.4	+7.3
Peoria	9.68"	+6.51"	60.3	+5.4
Springfield	5.81"	+2.55"	60.3	+4.3
Taylorville	4.38"	+0.53"	61.4	N/A
Tuscola	6.95"	+3.70"	63.6	+8.8
Urbana	7.40"	+4.05"	60.2	+5.4

The following links are the monthly climate summaries for area cities. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered "official", meaning they are the station of record for their respective locations. The other summaries are "supplemental", meaning another location in the area is the official climate station for the city.

Peoria -- Peoria International Airport
Springfield -- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Lincoln -- National Weather Service Office
Champaign -- University of Illinois-Willard Airport
Decatur -- Decatur Airport
Lawrenceville -- Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
Mattoon -- Coles County Memorial Airport

Climate data for other cities is available at http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx

November 2021 Look Ahead:

Official outlooks from NOAA's Climate Predication center show equal chances of above and below normal temperatures and precipitation during Nov 2021 for central & southeast IL.

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Climate data for other area cities is available at http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx