THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY WAS 24 POINT ONE DEGREES. THAT’S MORE THAN TWO DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. LAST MONTH WAS ALSO DRIER THAN USUAL SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.

THE LARGEST SNOWFALL TOTAL FOR JANUARY WAS NINE POINT THREE INCHES IN LAKE VILLA AND IN GURNEE. MORE THAN HALF THE STATE IS EXPERIENCING ABNORMALLY DRY OR DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

94.1 WGFA