{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 84 Illinois weather and climate with Trent Ford #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2160,"description":"In this week's episode of the Good Growing podcast, we talk with Illinois state climatologist Trent Ford. We ask Trent about our weather observations from 2021 starting with the weeks of rain this spring, a humid smokey summer, to the abnormally dry autumns we've seen for the past several years including this one. Trent looks at the data to see how our observations trend with recorded weather patterns and what that means for the overall Illinois climate. \n\nWatch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/4IwiQJPveeA\n\n02:20 Welcome Trent!\n06:29 What does being the Illinois State Climatologist entail?\n09:19 Knowing the difference between weather and climate\n10:40 In Western Illinois, there were several weeks of non-stop rain spring of 2021. Was that significant? \n13:00 2021 Drought in Northern Illinois\n15:18 How humidity, wind, corn, and smoke from fires out west affected our summer weather. \n20:05 How hot was the summer?\n21:00 Are autumns getting drier in Illinois?\n25:27 Are we losing spring? It seems to go from winter to summer.\n29:06 If the days are longest in June why is it hottest in July and August?\n29:45 When it comes to informing the public about climate and weather, are there resources or data online that you recommend Illinoisans check? \n\nSome helpful resources on this week's topics:\nNational Weather Service https://www.weather.gov/\nNOAA Climate at a Glance https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/\nIllinois State Climatologist Office https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/\n2021 Illinois Climate Assessment https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/illinois-climate-change-assessments/\n\nCheck out the Good Growing Blog extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing\n\n---\nAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}