Drought — De Kalb, Illinois

2025-07-08 to 2025-07-15 · De Kalb, Illinois

Wider weather episode

Severe drought conditions developed over Kane, DeKalb and Will Counties in northeast Illinois in early July and persisted across Will County until the end of the month. Rainfall at the National Weather Service in Romeoville for the month of June was 3.00 inches, which was 1.68 inches below normal and for the month of July was 4.86 inches, which was 0.36 inches above normal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1269619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.