CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Hot temperatures and no rain is making central Illinois drought conditions worse.

The latest U-S Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows all of central Illinois experiencing some level of drought.

All of Tazewell County is experiencing moderate drought, after only about 19% of the county was in those conditions last week.

Nearly 94% of Peoria County is experiencing moderate drought, with only a small sliver in the northern half of the county in abnormally dry conditions.

In Woodford County, about 82% of the county is experiencing moderate drought, a portion of the northeastern part of the county in abnormally dry conditions.

Most of central Illinois has seen less than a tenth of an inch of rain since mid-August, and temperatures have been in the high 80’s t

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