The Illinois Climate Center

Abstract The State of Illinois has just established a climate center addressing a wide variety of climate-related activities. This center has evolved after 25 years of services, research, and data management addressing the climatology of Illinois and the Midwest. The products of this effort reflect state-related interests in climate information and data. The Illinois program may also help serve as a model for some states who will evolve centers as part of the federal-state cooperative effort that is to be an integral part of the National Climate Program.