# Drought is Back in Illinois | Illinois State Climatologist | Illinois State Water Survey | Prairie Research Institute

> The Illinois State Climatologist reports that a top-five wet July was followed by a dry August and early September. About 77% of Illinois is abnormally dry and 20% is in at least moderate drought, with severe drought in several southern counties as of September 10.

- Date: 2024-09-12 · published 2024-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13154-drought-is-back-in-illinois-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state-water
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness during the late grain-fill period can trim yields in a major corn and soybean state, supporting feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-11 | [Drought is Intensifying in Illinois \| Illinois State Climatologist \| Illinois State Water Survey \| Prairie Research Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13060-drought-is-intensifying-in-illinois-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state.md) | +6.1% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2020-05-04 | [The Dry April That Wasn't \| Illinois State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey 
 PRI 
 Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52966-the-dry-april-that-wasn-t-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state-water.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2019-06-03 | [May 2019: Exceptionally Wet and Stormy Across Illinois \| Illinois State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey 
 PRI 
 Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58457-may-2019-exceptionally-wet-and-stormy-across-illinois-illinois-state.md) | -1.9% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-11-01 | [November 2019 – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55893-november-2019-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-02-15 | [Outlook for Spring and Summer from NWS – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66348-outlook-for-spring-and-summer-from-nws-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2025-09-11 | [Drought is Intensifying in Illinois \| Illinois State Climatologist \| Illinois State Water Survey \| Prairie Research Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13060-drought-is-intensifying-in-illinois-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state.md) | +3.8% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2020-05-04 | [The Dry April That Wasn't \| Illinois State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey 
 PRI 
 Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52966-the-dry-april-that-wasn-t-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state-water.md) | +0.2% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-06-03 | [May 2019: Exceptionally Wet and Stormy Across Illinois \| Illinois State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey 
 PRI 
 Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58457-may-2019-exceptionally-wet-and-stormy-across-illinois-illinois-state.md) | -2.4% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu: https://stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu/2024/09/12/drought-is-back-in-illinois/

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