Updated: Map and percentages reflect Jan. 1 to June 18 data.
Fields across Illinois have experienced excessive rainfall over the past few months, contributing to a historically late planting season.
Compared to the 1981-2010 norm from Jan. 1 to May 10, weather stations experienced an average 45% increase in rainfall. By June 18, that average fell only three points, to 42%.
A reduction in wet conditions in the latter days of May and early June helped growers throughout the state get corn in the ground as soils became less saturated. Still, planting progress was 45% by June 3, where the five-year average for the crop places it at 98%. More rain came down in mid-June, however.
Accumulated rainfall in pockets of Illinois are heavy, and the state is preparing for record-breaking prevented planting claims. Check out the map below to see accumulated rainfall since Jan. 1.
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