Total precipitation expressed as the percentage of the long-term mean during the summer drought of 1988 for the Midwest region
Total precipitation expressed as the percentage of the long-term mean during the summer drought of 1988 for the Midwest region. Almost all areas experienced less than 75% of the long-term mean and some areas in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin received less than half of the long-term mean. These maps display general climate patterns. Data from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Total precipitation relative to long-term mean during the summer drought (percent)
49.3125
36.0625
-80.5625
-97.1875
Midwest, Observed, Precipitation