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		<title>New Spring Outlook &#8211; Warmer and Wetter for Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NWS Climate Prediction Center has released the new outlooks for March as well as March-May. One of the key things to come into play is the status of La Niña in the Pacific Ocean. A La Niña event occurs &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/new-spring-outlook-warmer-and-wetter-for-illinois/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=2049&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Halfway through February &#8211; Warm and Dry in Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[February]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are halfway through February here in Illinois. The statewide average temperature through February 14 was 32.2 degrees, 6.2 degrees above normal. The statewide average precipitation was 0.66 inches, about 86 percent of normal (first map). It has a quiet &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/halfway-through-february-warm-and-dry-in-illinois/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=2039&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Year without Winter in Chicago?</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/year-without-winter-in-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Monitoring]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The folks at the Chicago NWS office raised the following question. I would add to this that last winter Chicago O&#8217;Hare reported 57.9 inches of snow and 67 days with an inch or more of snow on the ground. This &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/year-without-winter-in-chicago/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=2033&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Warmest December/Januarys</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/top-ten-warmest-decemberjanuarys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Monitoring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prairie Research Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temperature]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a news release yesterday, we reported that this December/January was the 6th warmest on record. Here are the other years in the top ten list. The list includes the average temperature of the two months combined and the year for &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/top-ten-warmest-decemberjanuarys/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=1937&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>January 2012 &#8211; Where Is Winter?</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/january-2012-where-is-winter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[precipitation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Groundhog Day. Regardless of whether the groundhog sees his shadow or not, so far we have seen very little of cold temperatures and snow this winter in Illinois. For January 2012, the statewide average temperature for Illinois was 31.4 &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/january-2012-where-is-winter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=1919&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cold In Alaska</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/cold-in-alaska/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois State Water Survey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Illinois enjoys a relatively mild winter, things are far different in Alaska. A colleague alerted me to these reports coming out of Alaska. I don&#8217;t know which is more impressive: the nighttime lows or the daytime highs. REGIONAL TEMPERATURE &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/cold-in-alaska/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=1911&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/new-usda-plant-hardiness-zone-map/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant hardiness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USDA has just released their new Plant Hardiness Zone Map. This is a much-needed update using the 30-year period of 1976-2005 versus the old USDA map which used the period 1974-1986. One of the outstanding features of the new &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/new-usda-plant-hardiness-zone-map/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=1890&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Severe Weather in January</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/severe-weather-in-january/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was somewhat strange seeing lightning and hearing thunder yesterday evening, considering that it was January. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center listed two reports of 1 to 1.5 inch hail around Mt. Vernon. There were other reports of high winds &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/severe-weather-in-january/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=1877&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Around Illinois in Winter</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/getting-around-illinois-in-winter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Illinois Department of Transportation maintains a website called http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/ According to the site, Getting Around Illinois is a web-based interactive mapping site that provides the ability to search and display several sources of transportation data. You can find information on winter &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/getting-around-illinois-in-winter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=1856&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Site Close to State Record</title>
		<link>http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/illinois-site-close-to-state-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Angel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The statewide average precipitation for 2011 in Illinois was 45.62 inches, 5.43 inches above normal, making it the 10th wettest year on record. The largest precipitation totals for the year came from southern Illinois. In fact, one site &#8211; Du Quoin &#8230; <a href="http://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/illinois-site-close-to-state-record/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=climateillinois.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6428891&amp;post=1847&amp;subd=climateillinois&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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