# February 2022 – Illinois State Climatologist

> The Illinois State Climatologist reports that January 2022 was colder and drier than normal. The statewide average temperature was 5.6 degrees below the 1991–2020 average, and precipitation was 1.14 inches below average. Chicago recorded its coldest January since 2014.

- Date: 2022-02-01 · published 2022-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13388-february-2022-illinois-state-climatologist
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry, cold conditions over winter do little to change near-term crop supply. Soil moisture effects matter mainly if dryness continues into spring.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-01 | [November 2021 – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13409-november-2021-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | +1.6% | +3.4% |
| 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 | 2018-01-18 | [NWS Outlook for First Half of 2018 – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66923-nws-outlook-for-first-half-of-2018-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-11-01 | [November 2019 – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55893-november-2019-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | +0.9% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2018-01-18 | [NWS Outlook for First Half of 2018 – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66923-nws-outlook-for-first-half-of-2018-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu: https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/2022/02/

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