RSS FeedsOctober 2009 - one of the wettest on record
Plenty of rain has fallen across central and southeast Illinois in October. Statewide, according to the Illinois State Climatologist's office, the statewide average for October 1-30 was 8.35 inches, 5.6 inches above normal, and second highest on record. Specific details, as well as statistics for many locations across the state, and graphics of statewide rainfall, can be found in their press release at the following address: http://www.isws.illinois.edu/atmos/statecli/2009/october2009.htm
Across the Lincoln NWS coverage area, here are some specifics for area cities for October:
| Location | Total as of 7 AM 10/31 | Current Historical Ranking | Record |
| Beardstown | 9.98" | 3rd wettest | 11.21" (1941) |
| Clinton | 10.48" | 2nd wettest | 10.74" (1941) |
| Decatur | 10.09" | Wettest on record | previous - 9.55" (1941) |
| Flora | 9.50" | 3rd wettest | 12.60" (1919) |
| Lincoln | 9.86" | 2nd wettest | 11.07" (1941) |
| Mattoon | 7.67" | 2nd wettest | 8.83" (2001) |
| Minonk | 7.33" | 3rd wettest | 8.80" (1991) |
| Normal | 10.18" | Wettest on record | previous - 10.08" (1941) |
| Peoria | 7.95" | 2nd wettest | 10.53" (1941) |
| Rushville | 8.83" | 3rd wettest | 10.73" (1991) |
| Springfield | 11.32" | 2nd wettest | 13.39" (1941) |
| Tuscola | 7.45" | 2nd wettest | 8.03" (1941) |
| Urbana | 8.79" | 2nd wettest | 9.01" (1941) |
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