Drought in De Kalb, Illinois

Drought July 8, 2025 – July 15, 2025 · De Kalb, Illinois

The wider storm

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 1269619. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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