Old Farmer’s Almanac Summer 2020 Predictions For Illinois

ILLINOIS — With the spring season mostly gone, thoughts are now turning to the summer in Illinois.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, founded in 1792, is predicting our state can expect “sizzle and drizzle" in terms of weather in the coming summer months.

In June, the Almanac predicts our state will see warm weather but scattered storm for the first half of the month, followed by sunny and hot weather in mid- to late June. The threat of storms remains for most of June, with an average temperature of around 70 degrees.

Summer officially begins with the solstice on Saturday, June 20.

For most of the United States, summer’s hottest periods won’t occur until July. “Summer’s steamiest weather will hold off until mid-July in most areas,” said Almanac editor Michael Steinberg.

While the summer is expected to be a scorcher across the United States in 2020, the Old Farmer’s Almanac also predicts elevated amounts of rainfall from Texas to Canada, and eastward to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Almanac’s weather forecast methodology comes from a secret formula that was created by its founder, Robert Thomas, in 1792. The exact prediction process remains a secret, but the periodical discloses it uses solar science, climatology and meteorology to make its forecasts.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which is not to be confused with its rival forecast predictor, Farmers’ Almanac, is North America’s oldest continuously published periodical, according to its website.