CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois state climatologist says that after a cooler-than-usual July the summer finally turned warmer in August. And the season has been one of the wettest on record.

Climatologist Jim Angel said Tuesday that the statewide average temperature in August was 73.9 degrees. That’s just above the average for the month and about 3.6 degrees warmer than July’s 70.3 degrees. The July figure tied the coolest July on record for the state.