Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IN-LK-50 Latitude 41.5351
Station Name Hobart 1.6 E Longitude -87.2362
County Lake Elevation (ft) 624



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 10 3.41 1.96 29 1.91 15 0.05 14 2 6 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 3.53 3.02 13 3.02 8 0.00 5 1 6 1 2.5 1 0
Dec 10 2.46 2.11 14 2.11 14 0.00 0 0 9 4 12.3 7 8
Jan 11 2.08 0.92 17 0.92 14 0.00 3 1 11 3 11.5 9 11
Feb 11 1.81 3.51 15 3.51 15 0.00 0 0 10 2 21.6 8 12
March 11 2.45 2.22 7 2.22 7 0.00 0 0 7 0 2.5 3 1
April 11 3.58 5.39 17 5.39 17 0.00 0 0 17 0 0.0 0 0
May 11 4.02 1.59 19 1.59 6 0.00 13 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
June 11 4.25 6.94 17 3.27 11 3.67 6 3 9 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 3.91 7.88 16 7.88 12 0.00 4 1 10 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 4.03 4.06 16 4.06 8 0.00 8 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 3.41 4.58 20 1.15 4 3.43 16 2 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 38.94" 44.18" 200 days 37.03" 131 7.15" 69 days 10 103 days 12 days 50.4" 28 days 32 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2010 0.00
10/2/2010 0.20
10/3/2010 0.26
10/4/2010 **
10/5/2010 T **
10/6/2010 **
10/7/2010 **
10/8/2010 **
10/9/2010 **
10/10/2010 **
10/11/2010 **
10/12/2010 **
10/13/2010 **
10/14/2010 **
10/15/2010 **
10/16/2010 0.05
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.13
10/25/2010 1.15
10/26/2010 0.05
10/27/2010 0.12
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010
11/1/2010
11/2/2010
11/3/2010
11/4/2010
11/5/2010
11/6/2010 0.56
11/7/2010 **
11/8/2010 **
11/9/2010 **
11/10/2010 **
11/11/2010 0.00
11/12/2010
11/13/2010
11/14/2010 0.10
11/15/2010
11/16/2010
11/17/2010 T
11/18/2010
11/19/2010
11/20/2010
11/21/2010
11/22/2010 0.03
11/23/2010 1.17
11/24/2010
11/25/2010 0.45
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010
11/28/2010
11/29/2010
11/30/2010 0.71
12/1/2010 T
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.11
12/5/2010
12/6/2010 T
12/7/2010
12/8/2010
12/9/2010
12/10/2010 0.11
12/11/2010
12/12/2010 0.61
12/13/2010 0.25
12/14/2010 T
12/15/2010
12/16/2010
12/17/2010 0.01
12/18/2010
12/19/2010
12/20/2010
12/21/2010 0.15
12/22/2010
12/23/2010
12/24/2010
12/25/2010 0.12
12/26/2010
12/27/2010
12/28/2010
12/29/2010
12/30/2010 0.02
12/31/2010 0.73
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.22
1/2/2011
1/3/2011
1/4/2011
1/5/2011
1/6/2011 T
1/7/2011 T
1/8/2011 0.07
1/9/2011
1/10/2011
1/11/2011 0.03
1/12/2011 0.31
1/13/2011 **
1/14/2011 **
1/15/2011 T
1/16/2011
1/17/2011
1/18/2011 0.11
1/19/2011 0.01
1/20/2011
1/21/2011
1/22/2011 0.01
1/23/2011 0.02
1/24/2011 0.01
1/25/2011 T
1/26/2011
1/27/2011 0.04
1/28/2011 0.09
1/29/2011
1/30/2011
1/31/2011
2/1/2011 0.06
2/2/2011 1.01
2/3/2011 0.14
2/4/2011
2/5/2011
2/6/2011 0.04
2/7/2011 T
2/8/2011 0.14
2/9/2011 0.10
2/10/2011
2/11/2011
2/12/2011 T
2/13/2011
2/14/2011
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.00
2/17/2011
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011
2/20/2011
2/21/2011 0.76
2/22/2011 0.21
2/23/2011
2/24/2011
2/25/2011 0.18
2/26/2011
2/27/2011
2/28/2011 0.87
3/1/2011
3/2/2011
3/3/2011
3/4/2011
3/5/2011 0.60
3/6/2011 0.36
3/7/2011
3/8/2011
3/9/2011 0.11
3/10/2011 0.28
3/11/2011
3/12/2011
3/13/2011
3/14/2011
3/15/2011
3/16/2011 0.04
3/17/2011
3/18/2011
3/19/2011
3/20/2011
3/21/2011
3/22/2011 0.80
3/23/2011
3/24/2011 0.03
3/25/2011
3/26/2011
3/27/2011
3/28/2011
3/29/2011
3/30/2011
3/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011
4/2/2011 0.23
4/3/2011
4/4/2011 0.07
4/5/2011
4/6/2011
4/7/2011
4/8/2011 0.51
4/9/2011 0.01
4/10/2011
4/11/2011 0.20
4/12/2011
4/13/2011
4/14/2011
4/15/2011
4/16/2011 0.28
4/17/2011
4/18/2011 0.40
4/19/2011 0.18
4/20/2011 1.12
4/21/2011 0.02
4/22/2011
4/23/2011 0.50
4/24/2011 0.06
4/25/2011 0.26
4/26/2011 0.58
4/27/2011 0.28
4/28/2011 0.64
4/29/2011 0.05
4/30/2011
5/1/2011
5/2/2011
5/3/2011
5/4/2011
5/5/2011
5/6/2011 0.02
5/7/2011
5/8/2011 0.02
5/9/2011
5/10/2011
5/11/2011
5/12/2011
5/13/2011 0.53
5/14/2011 0.20
5/15/2011 0.77
5/16/2011
5/17/2011
5/18/2011 0.05
5/19/2011 **
5/20/2011 **
5/21/2011 **
5/22/2011 **
5/23/2011 **
5/24/2011 **
5/25/2011 **
5/26/2011 **
5/27/2011 **
5/28/2011 **
5/29/2011 **
5/30/2011 **
5/31/2011 **
6/1/2011 **
6/2/2011 3.43
6/3/2011 0.16
6/4/2011 **
6/5/2011 0.20
6/6/2011
6/7/2011
6/8/2011
6/9/2011 1.38
6/10/2011 0.42
6/11/2011
6/12/2011
6/13/2011 0.03
6/14/2011
6/15/2011 0.35
6/16/2011 0.50
6/17/2011
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.15
6/20/2011 0.15
6/21/2011
6/22/2011
6/23/2011 0.13
6/24/2011
6/25/2011
6/26/2011
6/27/2011 **
6/28/2011 0.04
6/29/2011
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 1.08
7/2/2011 3.02
7/3/2011 **
7/4/2011 **
7/5/2011 **
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011
7/8/2011
7/9/2011
7/10/2011
7/11/2011
7/12/2011 0.24
7/13/2011 0.02
7/14/2011
7/15/2011
7/16/2011
7/17/2011
7/18/2011
7/19/2011 T
7/20/2011 0.14
7/21/2011
7/22/2011
7/23/2011 0.73
7/24/2011 0.07
7/25/2011 0.21
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011
7/28/2011 0.46
7/29/2011 1.91
7/30/2011
7/31/2011
8/1/2011
8/2/2011
8/3/2011 0.70
8/4/2011
8/5/2011
8/6/2011 0.01
8/7/2011
8/8/2011 0.74
8/9/2011 0.56
8/10/2011
8/11/2011
8/12/2011
8/13/2011
8/14/2011 1.24
8/15/2011 0.10
8/16/2011
8/17/2011
8/18/2011
8/19/2011
8/20/2011
8/21/2011 0.38
8/22/2011
8/23/2011
8/24/2011 0.33 **
8/25/2011 **
8/26/2011 **
8/27/2011 **
8/28/2011 **
8/29/2011 **
8/30/2011 **
8/31/2011 **
9/1/2011 **
9/2/2011 **
9/3/2011 **
9/4/2011 **
9/5/2011 **
9/6/2011 1.28
9/7/2011
9/8/2011
9/9/2011 0.19
9/10/2011 0.15
9/11/2011
9/12/2011
9/13/2011
9/14/2011
9/15/2011 0.17
9/16/2011
9/17/2011
9/18/2011
9/19/2011 0.64
9/20/2011 **
9/21/2011 **
9/22/2011 **
9/23/2011 **
9/24/2011 **
9/25/2011 **
9/26/2011 **
9/27/2011 **
9/28/2011 **
9/29/2011 2.15
9/30/2011



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain overnight not enough to get us out of our dry cycle, but every little bit helps. Might help save my late watermelons that are trying to stay on the vine.
10/3/2010 7:30 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain clouds coming straight down Lake Michigan produced on and off showers all afternoon long.
10/5/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Snow flurries coming off Lake Michigan
10/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Leaves and black walnuts are dropping. Squirrels happy, lawnrakers not.
10/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2010 11:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
10/25/2010 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M
10/26/2010 7:20 AM 0.05 M M M M Heavy winds and light precip blowing through at the moment
10/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.56 2.5 M M M Light rain on and off over the last day. Last night large flakes started falling after midnight sticking to everything. Climbing temperatures are causing the snow to melt and 50's are predicted for tomorrow.
11/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Showered overnight
11/17/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Mist hanging in a cloudy sky. Just enough to be noticible on the deck.
11/22/2010 6:20 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain on a warm south wind during the night. Beautiful for as long as it lasts.
11/23/2010 6:30 AM 1.17 M M M M Our biggest rain in months started yesterday afternoon snd tapered off during the night. Where was this during garden season?
11/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2010 6:30 AM 0.71 M M M M Rain from late evening through the night.
12/1/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/2/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 3 to 6 predicted for over night
12/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 2.5 M M M
12/6/2010 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
12/10/2010 6:00 AM 0.11 1.2 M 2.2 M Light snow fell overnight
12/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.61 0.1 M 0.5 M Rain over night turnes to snow this morning.
12/13/2010 3:00 PM 0.25 4.2 M 5.0 M Snowed all through the night, but we were on the edge of the lake effect resulting in less accumulation than neighbors to the east. The wind was blowing hard making the measurment of snow depth dificult. Drifting snows a problem in our area.
12/14/2010 7:00 AM T T M M M
12/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.5 M 2.0 M
12/21/2010 7:20 AM 0.15 2.5 M 5.0 M Light snow started yesterday evening. Temperatures are rising.
12/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 1.3 M 4.5 M
12/30/2010 7:30 AM 0.02 M M 2.5 M Litght rain overnight in front of a south wind that is bringing on a thaw. Almost 40 degrees at the end of December is rare around northwest Indiana.
12/31/2010 8:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Rain plus 50 degree temps through the morning melted all the snow.
1/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.22 M M M M A 20 degree temperature drop overnight helped push the rain away.
1/6/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Just starting to flurry.
1/7/2011 8:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.5 M Hard to measure anything. Can still see the grass through the very fine falling snow.
1/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.07 1.2 M 1.5 M Light snow overnight with most accumulating Friday evening. Lake effect coming down to the east of here.
1/11/2011 7:30 AM 0.03 0.5 M 2.0 M
1/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.31 5.5 M 8.0 M Fluffy, easy to move lake effect snow on and off through the night.
1/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.11 M M 2.5 M Mild temps overnight with rain called for most of the day.
1/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 T M 2.0 M Rain with trace of snow overnight made for slick side roads this morning. Cold is coming.
1/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.5 M 3.0 M 12 degrees with light fluffy snow falling.
1/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 3.0 M
1/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.5 M 3.5 M
1/25/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M
1/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M 3.5 M Light snows over the last couple of days. Easy to work with
1/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 2.2 M 5.0 M
2/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.7 M 5.0 M Waiting for the big snow.
2/2/2011 11:35 AM 1.01 10.2 M 15.0 M Whiteout conditions all night with lake effect falling now at noon.
2/3/2011 10:00 AM 0.14 2.0 M 16.0 M Temperature drop overnight made the snow on the ground freeze harder. Seems to have compacted somewhat since yesterday. Picture postcard scenes all throught the neighborhood.
2/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 14.0 M Very light snow falling on and off this morning.
2/7/2011 8:10 AM T T M 13.5 M Flurries on and off all day long with periods of sunshine. Some freezing precip sometime ove the night.
2/8/2011 7:30 AM 0.14 1.3 M 15.0 M It looked like the sun was going to come out, but snow is coming off Lake Michigan this morning. . Fine powderI think due to the 18 degree temps.
2/9/2011 7:30 AM 0.10 2.0 M 15.5 M Lake effect snow made for hazardous conditions. A few hours after the snow,sunny and melted driveways. 8 degreees this morning.
2/12/2011 7:45 AM T T M 13.0 M Snow is starting to thaw as we approached 40 degrees today
2/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Might be all muddy and melted by the end of the week.
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M melting
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Most of our snow has melted except where it was piled or shaded.
2/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M Some lightly freezing rain in earky morning yesterday combined with afternoon drizzle made for a dreary day.
2/22/2011 7:30 AM 0.21 0.7 M 1.0 M Freezing precip with snow mix yesterday afternoon into evening made for slick roads this morning. Could have been worse.
2/25/2011 7:30 AM 0.18 3.7 M 4.0 M Slightly wet snow overnight.
2/28/2011 6:30 AM 0.87 M M M M Thunder slush fell for a short time around 9pm last night. Somewhat slippery side roads this morning. Mostly grass showing now with patches of snow.
3/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Rain overnight till early afternoon
3/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 2.0 M M M Started snowing late afternoon on the 5th creating very slick roads as the snow was wet then solidified as the temperature dropped. Sunny day today.
3/9/2011 6:40 AM 0.11 M M M M
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 0.4 M 0.5 M Light rain yesterday afternoon and evening turned into snow overnight. Grass still peeking through the snow that is stuck to tree branches but not roads.
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Light rain for a while yesterday.
3/22/2011 10:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Thunder storms overnight
3/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M M M Overnight snow fell barely coating the grass but making the roads somewhat slick by morning.
4/2/2011 7:30 AM 0.23 M M M M light rain started yesterday afternoon
4/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M light rain started late evening yesterday and continues through this morning.
4/9/2011 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Quick moving thunderstorm moved through last night
4/16/2011 12:20 PM 0.28 M M M M Started around 4pm yesterday and is still misting on and off
4/18/2011 6:30 AM 0.40 M M M M
4/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
4/20/2011 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M fast moving thunderstorms overnight
4/21/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
4/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
4/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.58 M M M M
4/27/2011 7:15 AM 0.28 M M M M
4/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.64 M M M M
4/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Patchy frost Thursday morning
5/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/13/2011 6:30 AM 0.53 M M M M
5/14/2011 9:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
5/15/2011 5:00 PM 0.77 M M M M Misting rain for a couple days. Didn't get to check in the AM, but it has lightly rained since my last report.
5/18/2011 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/3/2011 6:45 AM 0.16 M M M M
6/9/2011 10:45 AM 1.38 M M M M Strong storms passed to the north and south
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Rain started during the late night, early morning hours.
6/16/2011 9:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2011 1:00 PM 0.15 M M M M
6/20/2011 9:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
6/23/2011 6:30 AM 0.13 M M M M
6/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2011 7:00 AM 1.08 M M M M
7/2/2011 7:00 AM 3.02 M M M M Mud holes everywhere. Had a little hail the day before plus an inch of rain.
7/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Fast moving storrms blew through yesterday morning, mostly staying north of my location.
7/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/19/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Fast moving thunderstorm passed through before daylight this morning
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
7/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2011 6:45 AM 0.46 M M M M Overnight rains
7/29/2011 6:30 AM 1.91 M M M M
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/8/2011 7:30 AM 0.74 M M M M rained .26 the morning of the 7th and the remainder came later that evening
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M
8/14/2011 9:00 AM 1.24 M M M M Almost an inch fell in late afternoon on the 13th along with pea sized hail that almost covered the deck.
8/15/2011 6:30 AM 0.10 M M M M
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M
8/24/2011 7:00 PM 0.33 M M M M
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Light rain most of the day yesterday. Cool enogh to feel like summer is over.
9/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Rain yesterday afternoon and overnight. Warmed up after the cool of the last few days.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/27/2010 10/01/2010 12:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
10/4/2010 10/16/2010 7:00 AM 13 0.05 M M Out of commission for a while. Precip never changed, but it has cooled off dramatically. Leaves are changing but it might be due to a dry summer.
11/7/2010 11/11/2010 12:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
1/13/2011 1/15/2011 12:00 AM 3 T 4.5 M Light dusting that does not coat anything. The sun is compacting the snow. Around NW Indiana, 30 degrees is a nice reading for January. (edit: start year changed from 2010 to 2011. P.G.)
5/19/2011 6/02/2011 7:00 AM 15 3.43 M M Did not get to check for over a week. All rivers and streams are high in our area.
6/4/2011 6/05/2011 6:30 AM 2 0.20 M M
6/27/2011 6/28/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.04 M M
7/3/2011 7/06/2011 12:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
8/24/2011 9/06/2011 6:00 AM 14 1.28 M M over an inch of rain fell on the 3rd
9/20/2011 9/29/2011 2:00 PM 10 2.15 M M Rain on and off for the last few days.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground