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(6:00PM Fri, Sept 23rd 2022) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid September 20th, 2022 continues to show portions of Illinois experiencing abnormally dry (D0) to moderate drought (D1) conditions. With this update there has been improvement and reduction on areal coverage and severity of drought conditions across the state.
Impacts... •Abnormally dry (D0) to moderate drought (D1) conditions continue across portions of the state. •The most widespread and significant drought conditions continue to be across portions of Central Illinois. The next drought monitor update will be on September 29th. 
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(6:00PM Thur, Sept 15th 2022) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid September 13th, 2022 continues to show portions of Illinois experiencing abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2) conditions. With this update there has been some expansion and intensification of drought conditions across portions of Western/Central Illinois.
Impacts... •Abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2) conditions continue across portions of the state. •The most widespread and significant drought conditions continue to be across portions of Central Illinois. The next drought monitor update will be on September 22nd. 
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(3:00PM Mon, Sept 12th 2022) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid September 6th, 2022 continues to show portions of Illinois experiencing abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2) conditions. With this update there was a mix of some drought improvement for some areas and some drought expansion for other areas across the state. There was also the introduction of severe drought (D2) conditions across a small portion of far Western Illinois.
Impacts... •Abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2) conditions continue across portions of the state. •The most widespread and significant drought conditions continue to be across portions of Central Illinois. The next drought monitor update will be on September 15th. 
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(3:00PM Thur, Sept 1st 2022) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid August 30th, 2022 continues to show portions of Illinois experiencing abnormally dry (D0) to moderate drought (D1) conditions. With this update there was a mix of some drought improvement for some areas and some drought expansion for other areas across the state. However, the area of severe drought (D2) conditions has been removed across Eastern Illinois. This is the first update without severe drought (D2) conditions anywhere across the state in two months, since late June.
Impacts... •Abnormally dry (D0) to moderate drought (D1) conditions continue across portions of the state. •The most widespread and significant drought conditions continue to be across portions of Central Illinois. The next drought monitor update will be on Sept 8th. 
JP
(7:00PM Thursday, August 25th 2022) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid August 23rd, 2022 continues to show portions of Illinois experiencing abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2) conditions. With this update there was a mix of some drought improvement for some areas and some drought expansion for other areas across the state. The most widespread and significant drought conditions continue to be seen across portions of Central Illinois.
The next drought monitor update will be on Sept 1st. 
JP
(7:00PM Thursday, August 18th 2022) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid August 16th, 2022 continues to show portions of Illinois experiencing abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2) conditions. With this update there was a mix of some drought improvement for some areas and some drought expansion for other areas across the state.
The next drought monitor update will be on Aug 25th. 
JP
(2:45PM Thursday, August 11th 2022) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid August 9th, 2022 continues to show portions of Illinois experiencing abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2) conditions. As has been the case over the past month or so, the good news is that drought conditions have improved for many areas across the state, due to periods of beneficial rainfall for some areas over the past month and a half. However, there are still some areas that have missed out on much of beneficial rainfall, thus continue to see drought conditions hold or expand a bit.
The next drought monitor update will be on Aug 18th. 
JP
(3:30PM Tuesday - 8/9/22) As a bit of weak ridging pushed through portions of the region, a brief push of hot and humid conditions occurred across portions of the region and state during a few day period, from Saturday August 6th through Monday August 8th.
Wrap-Up... •This heat episode impacted different portions of Illinois over a few day period, from Saturday August 6th through Monday August 8th. •Daily high temperatures were well into the 90's for affected areas across the state. •Oppressive and noteworthy heat index values occurred across affected areas on a daily basis, with peak values of 100-115. 
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 July 9-August 8th Observed Rainfall Totals
(6:30PM Monday - 8/8/22) After the months of May and June were dry across much of the state, July and August have featured a much more active/wet weather pattern. This pattern has featured a few notable heavy rain/flooding events across portions of the state, at the end of July and beginning of August.
Notable Events: -July 26-28th: St. Louis Metro & Southern Illinois. This event brought a large corridor of 2-6" rainfall totals and some flooding across Southern Illinois, with a localized area of 6-12" rainfall totals and significant flooding across the St. Louis metro area. -August 1-2nd: Central and Southeastern Illinois. This event brought a corridor of 1-4" rainfall totals and some flooding across portions of Central and Southeastern Illinois, with a localized area of 6-12" rainfall totals and significant flooding across portions of Southeastern Illinois. -August 3-4th: Eastern & Southwestern Illinois. -August 6-8th: Northern Illinois. This event brought a large corridor of 1-4" rainfall totals and some flooding across Northern Illinois, with a localized area of 6-12" rainfall totals and significant flooding across portions of Northwestern Illinois. Wrap-Up... •Several notable heavy rain/flooding events have occurred across portions of the state, at the end of July and beginning of August. •Notable Events: -July 26-28th: St. Louis Metro & Southern Illinois. -August 1-2nd: Central and Southeastern Illinois. -August 3-4th: Eastern & Southwestern Illinois. -August 6-8th: Northern Illinois. 
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(2:30AM Sunday - 8/7/22) As a bit of weak ridging slides through portions of the region, a brief push of hot and humid conditions is ongoing across portions of the region and state. These conditions are expected for a few day period, from this weekend into early this upcoming week.
Timing & Location... •Sun, Aug 7th: Central & Southern Illinois. •Mon, Aug 8th: Southern Illinois. Impacts... •Sun, Aug 7th: High temperatures ranging from the upper 80's to mid 90's across Central and Southern Illinois, with peak heat indices of 93-110. •Mon, Aug 8th: High temperatures ranging from the upper 80's to mid 90's across Southern Illinois, with peak heat indices of 93-105. 
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