Drought — Boone, Illinois

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-26 · Boone, Illinois

Wider weather episode

Severe drought conditions developed across northwest Illinois including the Rockford area in early September. A small area of extreme drought conditions developed near the Illinois and Wisconsin state line. For the month of September, Rockford Airport measured 2.19 inches of rain which was 1.43 inches below normal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1133692. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.