It is a little dry here in the Rockford area. We do need more rain, I just wish it wouldn’t take so long to get out of the 40s and 50s every year. It’s warmer NOW. I seem to remember the 1960s being warmer in April and May than it has been in recent years.
I just looked the radar- we have storms a-comin in very soon…
I live in downstate Illinois away from Lake Michigan. Not sure about Rockford, but my experience is if you live near the lake temperatures can lag about a month behind from downstate locations. I went to boot camp way back in the day at Great Lakes Naval training center and froze my rear end off even at the beginning of May..