# The Dry April That Wasn't | Illinois State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey 
 PRI 
 Illinois

> Illinois ended April colder and wetter than average, with a statewide mean temperature of 49.2 degrees, 3.4 degrees below normal. Precipitation totaled 4.36 inches, 0.58 inches above normal. Cold snaps mid-April followed warm early-April days.

- Date: 2020-05-04 · published 2020-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52966-the-dry-april-that-wasn-t-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state-water
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Cold, wet conditions slow planting progress and can raise replant risk. This modestly supports corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Drought is Back in Illinois \| Illinois State Climatologist \| Illinois State Water Survey \| Prairie Research Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13154-drought-is-back-in-illinois-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state-water.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2024-09-12 | [Drought is Back in Illinois \| Illinois State Climatologist \| Illinois State Water Survey \| Prairie Research Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13154-drought-is-back-in-illinois-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state-water.md) | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu: https://stateclimatologist.isws.illinois.edu/2020/05/04/the-dry-april-that-wasnt/

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