Released January 6, 2025	Illinois
Crop Progress and Condition	

For the month of December, the average temperature was 34.0 degrees, 4.2 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 2.81 inches, 0.12 inches above normal. As of January 5, topsoil moisture supply was rated 1 percent very short, 14 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 18 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supply was rated 1 percent very short, 31 percent short, 56 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus. Winter wheat condition was rated 4 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 9 percent excellent.

Soil Moisture Supply: January 5, 2025	
State	Topsoil Moisture Supply	Subsoil Moisture Supply	
	Very
Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	Very
Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Illinois 		1	14	67	18	1	31	56	12	

Weather Information: December 2024	
District
and State	Temperature	Precipitation	
	Average	Departure
from Normal	Total	Departure
from Normal	
	(degrees - F)	(degrees - F)	(inches)	(inches)	
Northwest 	
Northeast 	
West 	
Central 	
East 	
West Southwest 	
East Southeast 	
Southwest 	
Southeast 	

Illinois 		29.8
30.0
32.8
32.6
32.8
35.6
36.1
39.0
39.4

34.0	4.7
3.4
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.4
3.9
4.6
4.3

4.2	1.38
1.65
2.31
2.08
2.75
2.40
3.56
4.60
5.65

2.81	-0.66
-0.66
0.06
-0.42
0.17
-0.32
0.48
1.17
2.05

0.12	
	Weather data provided by the Midwestern Regional Climate Center: https:/	mrcc.purdue.edu/	

Winter Wheat Condition – Illinois	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
January 5, 2025 		-	4	27	60	9	
	-	Represents zero.	

Soil Moisture Deviation from Historical Average – January 3, 2024

https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/Crop-CASMA/
(historical average includes 2015 to current)

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