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Del.icio.us  Digg  facebook  MySpace  Twitter  Google  Bookmark Me  LinkedIn  StumbleUpon  Permalink   Summer 2010 was warm, wet across Illinois No new records were set, but seasonal averages for temperatures and rainfall were in the top 10 listings. John Hawkins  Published: Sep 2, 2010 Overall, the National Weather Service says it was a warm and wet summer across Illinois.  Across Central Illinois, rainfall totals were among the top 10 on record.   Lincoln observed its sixth wettest summer on record, with 18.29" of rain (compared to 12.32" normally). Springfield had its tenth wettest summer on record (16.64" compared to 10.71" normal), and seventh warmest summer (mean temperature of 77.9 degrees versus 74.4 degrees normal). Chicago reported the 6th warmest summer on record with an average temperature of 75.2 degrees.  It was the city's 8th wettest season with 16.81 inches of rain.  Rockford reported its 11th warmest and wettest summer. St. Louis had the 4th warmest summer in the record book, but only the 24th wettest summer. Summer 2010 Weather Rainfall totals were heaviest in western Illinois Summer 2010 Weather Average temperatures for the season were above normal Permalink: Click here Comments Read comments from others and share your own thoughts. Please provide the answer to the following question:  =

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