Warm and dynamic March opens Spring
April 9, 2024
March’s warmer than average temperatures are expected to continue into April, which could lead off a warm and wet spring all the way into June, according to Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford at the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey.
Mild temperatures from February carried over to the first half of March in Illinois. Most of the first 15 days of March were warmer than normal in the state. A strong storm system pulled in very warm and humid air from the Gulf of Mexico on March 5, sending high temperatures into the 70s and 80s across the state. However, the second half of...
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