# May 2021 – Illinois State Climatologist

> The Illinois State Climatologist reported that April 2021 averaged 52.1 degrees, 0.5 degrees above normal, with total precipitation of 3.16 inches, 1.08 inches below normal. Temperatures swung sharply during the month, and the state was dry.

- Date: 2021-05-01 · published 2021-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46946-may-2021-illinois-state-climatologist
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A dry April in Illinois adds to early-season moisture concerns for corn and soybean planting, though one month of data is a minor price driver.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-27 | [Illinois ranks as No. 1 soy, No. 2 corn producing state for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13219-illinois-ranks-as-no-1-soy-no-2-corn-producing-state-for-2023.md) | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [Midwestern corn and soybean crop threatened by climate change \| NPR Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13233-midwestern-corn-and-soybean-crop-threatened-by-climate-change-npr-illinois.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-05-29 | [Illinois Planting Progress Report for Week Ending May 26 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13185-illinois-planting-progress-report-for-week-ending-may-26-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-17 | [Cash Strategist 4/19/2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36346-cash-strategist-4-19-2023.md) | -1.9% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-05-13 | [Climate impacts on the 2019/2020 grain harvest - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52957-climate-impacts-on-the-2019-2020-grain-harvest-revista-cultivar.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2024-01-27 | [Illinois ranks as No. 1 soy, No. 2 corn producing state for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13219-illinois-ranks-as-no-1-soy-no-2-corn-producing-state-for-2023.md) | -1.7% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2023-11-16 | [Midwestern corn and soybean crop threatened by climate change \| NPR Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13233-midwestern-corn-and-soybean-crop-threatened-by-climate-change-npr-illinois.md) | -2.1% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-05-29 | [Illinois Planting Progress Report for Week Ending May 26 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13185-illinois-planting-progress-report-for-week-ending-may-26-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.1% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu: https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/2021/05/

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