| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rooftop frost, didn't see any on vegetation. Clear; chilly; calm. |
| 10/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rooftop & grass frost. Clear; calm; heavy dew; chilly. |
| 10/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; heavy dew; gentle breeze; chilly. Really nice day yesterday. |
| 10/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A great fall day yesterday. Clear; calm; heavy dew; chilly. |
| 10/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; calm; heavy dew; cool. |
| 10/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 53º. Another pleasant day behind us; more color appearing in trees. |
| 10/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nice weather continuing. |
| 10/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Pleasant & calm; mod dew at obs time. Enjoy these nice days, we know they won't last. |
| 10/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
For as dry as it has been in this area, there was standing water in a harvested bean field just S of Rt 34 along Rt 23. Beautiful day. Clear & pleasant. |
| 10/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Leaves falling with some trees bare. A few thin clouds; mod dew; pleasant. |
| 10/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear at obs time; cool; vegetation damp from dew. |
| 10/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.63 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Spitting rain at obs time. Mild; calm to very gentle breeze. Was starting to get dry but not critical; just a nice refreshing rain; first rain in two weeks. |
| 10/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
On & off (mostly on) lite rain most of day. Beautiful sunrise amongst the clouds. Cool; breezy. |
| 10/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; windy; chilly. |
| 10/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
In spite of wind, it was a nice day. Cloudy; cool; calm. |
| 10/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Very lite rain most of yesterday morning. Sunny; breezy; heavy dew; cool. Wind last week helped keep yard clear of leaves I won't be raking. |
| 10/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
I was outside when the sprinkles of rain came mid PM, otherwise you wouldn't have known there was any drops. Cloud cover; cool. |
| 10/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Lite rain around 7:30pm. Cloudy; windy; cool 45º. |
| 10/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raw, windy day. Heard on local radio, there is a frost warning tonite with temps to dip to 32º. Cloudy; windy; chilly. |
| 10/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rooftop, deck, some grass frost. Clear; calm; chilly. |
| 10/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Beautiful sunrise on the clouds along eastern horizon. Chilly with rooftop frost; calm. |
| 10/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Few thin clouds; heavy dew; rooftop frost; cool; calm. |
| 10/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnite rain (don't know when that happened). Clear; gentle breeze; dew on gauge; cool. Really nice day Sun. |
| 10/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy earlier with clouds remaining NW. Wind has picked up; cool. Nice day to get a lot of outside work done yesterday. |
| 10/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Passing shower mid-day with .02" rain & several showers yesterday eve, nite adding .29" more & with some lightning and low rumble of thunder a time or two. Pleasant; calm & dark. |
| 10/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Lite shower yesterday PM with another lite shower earlier today amounting to enuf for sidewalk, deck to be wet & fine mist at obs time. Cloudy; calm; with 45º it was still nice. Just a plain dreary day yesterday. |
| 10/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Fine mist at obs time yesterday accounting for T. Outside all PM with no T of rain; cloudy with T becoming cloudy/sunny mid AM & finally sunny mid PM. Present: hard to tell if cloudy; heavy rooftop & grass frost (will find out later if tomatoe plant frosted); calm; chilly 35º. |
| 10/29/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cool but nice sunny day. Must have had a lite shower overnight. Chilly; calm; rooftop & patchy ground frost, not as heavy as yesterday. Heavy frost yesterday touched the potted impatients plants but did not touch the tomatoe plant. |
| 10/30/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Must be cloudy as I saw no stars or a sunrise & quite dark at obs time. Gentle breeze; grass damp; 43º. |
| 10/31/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
.06" rain mid PM with .02" overnite sometime. Looked like it was cloudy; calm; cool 42º. Oct rain total was 1.49". Enuf here & there thru month to give the grass a nice green color. Happy Halloween!! |
| 11/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A nice day yesterday. Clear; gentle breeze; ground to rooftop frost; chilly 37º. |
| 11/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A beautiful sunrise with the clouds moving in on it; a gorgeous day yesterday. Cloudy; no dew; breezy & mild. Saw one bean field along I-39 going north to Rockford and more corn waiting to be harvested. |
| 11/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite rain obs time; windy & you would never know I raked leaves late yesterday. Mild; lite rain; windy; 47º. What a great day yesterday. |
| 11/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.70 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Exact measurement. Steady lite rain all day ending around 4:30pm. Temperature rose only 1º over the previous night low. Heavy frost; clouds along E horizen; calm; chilly 35º. |
| 11/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Have no idea where this came from. Rooftop, gras frost; lite breeze; chilly. |
| 11/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Spectacular sunrise with sun coloring the H1: Cirrus clouds orange. Cloud-covered sky @ obs time; breezy; frost on cars; cool. |
| 11/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite rain @ obs time. Calm; mild. |
| 11/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
1.03 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Raining @ obs time. Breezy & mild 49º. History lesson for the day - 1870: First storm warning by U.S. Signal Corps weather service issued for Great Lakes area by Prof. Increase Lapham of Milwaukee. |
| 11/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
1.31 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Raining at obs time. Mild 58º; mod breeze; wet. Sump pump was running yesterday morning @ obs time; saw 2 earth worms yesterday. If you don't like this weather, 43 days 'til winter begins. |
| 11/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rain stopped 7:30am & saw 2 spots blue before rain quit; cloudy, getting colder as day progressed. Cloudy with streak of orange along eastern horizon @ obs time; breeze; chilly 34º. The wind yesterday cleared yard of rakable leaves. |
| 11/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Along RT 23 to DeKalb yesterday, standing water in fields & ditches; some fields of corn to be harvested; soybeans were wet spots in fields yet to be harvested; snow showers in DeKalb; on the way home 3:30pm, drove in snow showers with snow collecting on windshield wipers north of LaSalle/DeKalb Co. line with evidence of snow sticking in fields; only T at this station about 5:30pm. Beautifull sunrise; frosty; calm; chilly. Remember all who served in military for our freedom. |
| 11/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Beautiful sunrise among H1: Cirrus SW,S,E with a full moon WNW; slite breeze; frosty; chilly 35º. |
| 11/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy; breezy; mild 53º. A beautiful brilliant red sunset yesterday. |
| 11/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy; calm; cool. It was 72º here yesterday. |
| 11/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite rain AM yesterday. Frosty; calm; mild 36º. |
| 11/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Partly sunny; breezy; cool 33º. Real nice day yesterday. |
| 11/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; breeze; chilly. |
| 11/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
PM was cool and nice with sun shining. Clear; mod breeze; chilly. |
| 11/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Solid cover of clouds (saw no sunrise color); breezy; no dew; mild 43º. |
| 11/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Dense clouds circling horizon with H1:Cirrus above; very gentle breeze to calm; mild 41º. |
| 11/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite shower overnite. Clear; gentle breeze; frosty; chilly 34º. Nov 21,'06 - Snowflakes fell on Orlando, Florida. |
| 11/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Don't know when this precip fell. Cloud cover; calm; mild. |
| 11/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A drizzly, gloomy, dreary day; counted 15 robins (could have been more) gathered in backyard yesterday. Clear; lite breeze; frosty; lite fog; cool. |
| 11/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy; mild; lite breeze. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! |
| 11/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Don't know when this occured, deck wetter than normal from dew; a mist on the way home from Rockford last night. M1: Cirrus SW; breezy; wet; cool 40º. |
| 11/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Really nice day yesterday. Cloudy; no dew; mod breeze; mild 53º. |
| 11/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
1.11 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite, steady rain starting about 11am. Cloudy; breezy; chilly. |
| 11/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Enuf moisture fell to record .01º. Cloudy; breeze; chilly. |
| 11/29/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Wind makes it feel colder than 35º. |
| 11/30/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny; much less wind; gentle breeze; frosty; cold 25º. Beautiful sunset with color touching clouds on the eastern horizon. |
| 12/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
What a beautiful day for this time of year. Precip total for Nov was 4.64". A gorgeous sunrise amongst the broken clouds; slight breeze; chilly. Happy 5th Birthday, CoCoRahs!! |
| 12/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloud cover; calm; chilly. Between Beloit & Lake Geneva, WI yesterday, a farmer was combining corn. |
| 12/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite rain at obs time. Cloudy; mild; 45º. |
| 12/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Did see the sun a short period PM. Cloudy; warm breeze for this time of year; mild 51º. |
| 12/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy with a breeze; chilly 35º. |
| 12/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Drizzle enuf about 9pm to measure .01º. Cloudy; not cold enuf to freeze; slight breeze; chilly. |
| 12/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Fine mist about 11am. Clouds; breezy; chilly. |
| 12/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Frosty; chilly; mod breeze. Really nice yesterday PM. |
| 12/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
M |
M |
First measuable snow of the season. Using board SWE as gauge only melted to .03". Looked out 11pm and just started to snow with fine snow falling. Cloudy; gentle breeze; chilly 27º. |
| 12/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Did see the very small partial eclipse of moon 6;30pm. COLD 8º with very slight breeze; saw sun rising for a change. |
| 12/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Chilly but nicer than expected yesterday PM. Beautiful orange moon 5pm. Gorgeous sunrise; clear; slight breeze; cold; dusting of remaining snow in protected areas from recent snowfall. |
| 12/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.74 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Spitting rain at obs time. Cloudy; calm; mild. |
| 12/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
1.04 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
This station caught 1.78" total rain the past 36 hrs. Glad it wasn't in the form of snow; don't need to shovel rain. A steady rain most of the day. The high overnite was 57º at 2:31am and been downhill since then with temp 47º at 7am. Cloudy & dark at the present time. |
| 12/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A cold wind yesterday. Heavy frost & chilly & nicer without the wind. |
| 12/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
1.3 |
0.05 |
M |
M |
Lite, fluffy snow; snow stacked SE side gauge indicating NW breeze at time of snowfall. Gauge measured .04", used board SWE. Lite breeze; mild 32º with cloud cover. What a pretty Christmas site - all vegetation dressed with a lite coat of snow. |
| 12/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A very heavy frost overnite; Shoveled & small amount protected area snow remains. Clear & chilly 27º. |
| 12/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloud cover; mild, gentle breeze. |
| 12/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
What a crumby day. Dense fog midnite - 5am with some fog remaining. Mild 42º. Winter begins 11:30pm. |
| 12/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Very heavy frost. Cloudy; chilly 32º; no breeze. |
| 12/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
M |
M |
Lite rain began about 3:45pm changing to 20-min ice pellets & eventually changing to snow flurries. Measured slush on board before freezing. Gauge & board measured same. Red sunrise NE all the way to SSE. Clear for a change; chilly 24º. |
| 12/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
On closer obs there was a T of snow in form of white ice pebbles. I thought is was all frost. Sun rising into clear sky; heavy frost; very chilly. |
| 12/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sun rising a rosy red; the heavy frost will have to fill in for a short-time white Christmas; mod breeze; cold 34º. MERRY CHRISTMAS! |
| 12/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; gentle breeze; frosty; chilly. |
| 12/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Don't know when it rained overnite. Cloudy; mild; slight breeze; no frost. |
| 12/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Intense red sunrise touching clouds on the western horizon. Chilly besides being cloudy; mod frost. |
| 12/29/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
|
| 12/30/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Lite shower ended by obs time. Cloudy; damp; mild; slite breeze. |
| 12/31/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Lite rain on & off thru the day making for a gloomy, miserable day. Lite fog seen to N & cloudy; grass a lush green; mild with gentle breeze. .21" rain for this rain event. |
| 1/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Had to start year with precip. Misty at obs time; cloudy & blustery (at least it isn't cold yet with NW wind); mild 40º (high 44º after midnite). HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!!! |
| 1/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Yesterday's leftover rain & few drops in gauge from non-measurable snowfall overnite, enuf to nestle in the grass & leave streets coated white; very windy day with snow flurry mid PM. Cloudy; windy; cold. |
| 1/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Snow flurries yesterday. Sparkling, heavy frost with a more quiet breeze; chilly. |
| 1/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Low, dark cloud bank following NE, E, SE horizon, otherwise clear, rather quiet & rather pleasant. No frost to report. |
| 1/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Really nice for a Jan day. Frosty; chilly. |
| 1/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Nothing to report other than unusually warm weather for this time of year; balmy 56º feels warm for this time of year, if a summer temp it would downright cold; didn't need to wear gloves. Brilliant sunrise with some clouds; calm; no frost. |
| 1/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Another balmy day with a hit 60º. Frosty; gentle breeze. |
| 1/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Frosty; chilly; flag hanging limp. |
| 1/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Heavy frost following an unusual warm Jan day; calm; chilly. |
| 1/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Moderate frost; calm but chilly. Another nice day behind us. |
| 1/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Frosty; chilly. |
| 1/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
As of 7:15am snow just moved into Peru & Streator. Dark at 7am, unlike the brilliant sunrise there has been. Breezy; cool 30º. |
| 1/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.34 |
4.3 |
0.34 |
M |
M |
This snow measurement closest I could come with the way the wind blew. Gauge collected .26" SWE, used board SWE. A small amount fine, white ice pebbles fell between 7:30am & 8am with a lull, then the snow started around 9am and continued all day with the wind blowing it here & there. Not snowing, windy, cold 16º. |
| 1/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.5 |
0.01 |
M |
M |
When I cleared the driveway yesterday, the concrete must have been warm enuf to melt the very early snowfall as the snow/ice seemed to be slightly loose. Lite, fluffy snow flurries all PM. There was enuf for a measurement. Board & gauge melted same amount. Calm; cold 4º. |
| 1/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Beautiful sunset 4:45pm and beautiful sunrise; cold; calm to gentle breeze; low 14º; 19º at obs time. |
| 1/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
With the sun shining & warmer temps, a few grassy spots appeared. |
| 1/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
More grass than snow seen following mild temps. |
| 1/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Frozen precip in gauge; with blowing wind there was no snow measurement even though there was flurries all day long. Clear and cold 4º. |
| 1/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
M |
M |
Flurry at obs time. Board & gauge melted same SWE. Breezy; cool 24º. |
| 1/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
M |
M |
Enuf snow yesterday AM to accumulate. Temp yesterday morning was 24º and went downhill all day. Radar shows snow covering area; see none falling here. Cold 5º with breeze. |
| 1/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.49 |
6.1 |
0.42 |
M |
M |
9:30am - 9:3pm = 6.1" nonstop snow, starting out very lite increasing on & off thoughout the day (at times heavy) & ending very lite snow; very little wind with it; lite, fluffy shoveling; less than half of driveway to clear away this morning. |
| 1/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Sometime after obs time and clearing rest of driveway, some fine white granular ice pellets fell. 12:52am temp was 17º & at obs time 27º. |
| 1/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Foggy PM lifting around 2:30am. Cloudy; breezy; mild 42º. |
| 1/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Very brief period of fine snow turning to very brief period liquid precip mid AM. Piled & protected snow remains. |
| 1/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Quite nice after sun appeared yesterday helping to melt the snow piles. Heavy frost; chilly. |
| 1/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Lite fog; gentle breeze; cloudy; cool 36º. |
| 1/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Non-measureable rain about 4:30pm; hazy afternoon; piled & protected snow remains but shrinking in size. |
| 1/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.3 |
0.12 |
M |
M |
Another January spring-like day. Scrapeable frozen snow below snow; don't know if melted on contact when snow started falling; wind picked up around 3am. Clear; windy; 24º. |
| 1/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Dusting snow quit just before obs time. Cloudy with a breeze. |
| 1/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Grass slowly appearing again. Cloudy; breezy; chilly. |
| 1/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Sun cleared most of the snow with piles of snow remaining. |
| 2/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
T occured about 5pm. Jan precip total 1.30"; snowfall 12.7". |
| 2/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Dense fog with thin coating ice on deck, not driveway or sidewalk; calm; chilly. One tiny snowpile where deck meets house in protected area; much larger pile in neighbors' yard. |
| 2/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Nice day after fog cleared early PM. Fog rolling in early evening becoming dense shortly and dense at obs time with visibility .2 mile; no ice to report. Walked through Washington Park yesterday and 'Snowdrops' flower up & in full bloom. |
| 2/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
|
| 2/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Frosty; cool; calm. |
| 2/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Frosty; cool 33º. |
| 2/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
|
| 2/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
T of fine misty rain & hazy most of day with dusting of snow nestling in the grass overnite; cloudy; chilly; lite breeze. |
| 2/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Sparkling frost & chilly; roofs, deck and gauge covered with frost. |
| 2/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
One neighbor has a large snow pile yet to be melted. Cloudy; breezy; chilly; didn't notice any frost this morning for a change. |
| 2/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
M |
M |
Snow must have melted when it started as there was a little ice beneath the small amount of snow on board as temps began to fall below freezing; a little slick in spots on driveway/sidewalks. Good to see sun again in the clear sky and the colder weather feels more normal for this time of year. |
| 2/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Sunny but cold day yesterday. Cold; sunny; breezy; no frost to report. |
| 2/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Spectacular sunrise coloring every cloud in the sky; dense clouds E horizon, clear above. Cold. |
| 2/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.8 |
0.08 |
M |
M |
Fine snow started just before 3pm eventually becoming a little heavier later. Gauge banked N side, SWE .05, used board SWE as more accurate. Snowball-type snow. Lite breeze; mild. |
| 2/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Fine snow/mist 8:30am & didn't last long. Frost-covered gauge, lighter on deck , roofs. |
| 2/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Lite fog 3:30am, dense fog obs time. |
| 2/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Gauge covered in frost. Sunny; calm; chilly 28º. |
| 2/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Frosty and what a beautiful day yesterday. |
| 2/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
A rosy beginning to the day with sun shining through the low eastern dark clouds. Heavy frost; no breeze; chilly. |
| 2/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Frosty; calm; chilly. |
| 2/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.4 |
0.13 |
M |
M |
Sprinkles of rain at obs time. There may have been more snow than reported as the overnite low was 36º on my thermometer. Very little snow on side/driveway. Heavy, wet snow. Snow must have been from S. Dropped gauge & not sure, if any, how much liquid ran out thru snow slush on inside. Precip stopped when gauge returned to bracket. |
| 2/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Yesterdays' leftover rain & lite rain sometime this morning along with a non-measurable snowfall. Cloudy & mild. |
| 2/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Snowflakes falling straight down when it started raining mid AM. Sun had a chance to color scattered clouds before becoming blanketed in clouds. Very heavy frost overnite. |
| 2/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
1.5 |
0.19 |
M |
M |
Miserable, drizzly day. Lite, fine snow at 3:30am, heavy snow 5am. Heavy wet snow sticking to everything on N side trees; all above ground vegetation covered in wet snow; outside gauge had frozen rain changing to snow N side. Few flakes falling obs time. Wind picked up. 32º. |
| 2/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Non-measurable lite snow flurries most of day; sun appeared several times during the day making it feel rather nice in spite of wind, chilly when sun hidden by clouds. Sunny so far with a cold wind. |
| 2/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Heavy frost with the sun shining brightly. |
| 2/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Windy, warm 57º day. Sunny, windy, chilly. |
| 2/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Frosty; cloud cover; less windy; chilly. |
| 2/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Rain began around 7pm. Windy with bright sun; warm 53º. |
| 3/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Rain began 7pm; thought it rained enuf to measure, nothing but a couple drops in gauge; very windy warm 61º day. Cloud cover & much cooler with lite breeze obs time. This gauge collected 1.57" precip & 2.8" snow in February. |
| 3/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Cloud cover & chilly with some form of precip later. |
| 3/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.31 |
0.9 |
0.17 |
M |
M |
Lite rain changed to hail 2:25pm lasting 3 min, precip stopped, looked out window 3pm litely snowing large flakes; 3:15pm very large flakes; 3:20 snowing heavily & large flakes; slacked off, came back 5 min later in intensity with large flakes; 3:45 had fine flakes; .9" measured snow mixed with hail (if it hadn't melted). Some of the first snow may have melted. Very heavy wet snow/slush to push around. Snow clung to everything & NNW side of gauge. |
| 3/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Snow remains in shaded/protected areas. |
| 3/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
|
| 3/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Cloud cover & windy. 54º. A sunny, warm day but oh was it windy. Hyacinths are up about an inch. |
| 3/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Another warm day & windy. 68º compared to 71º day before. |
| 3/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Bright sun; still windy but not as windy;chilly. Rather nice day & much cooler than day before, but still windy. |
| 3/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Bright sun with lite breeze & 30º. |
| 3/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
A few clouds along eastern horizon, otherwise sky clear; cool; much less wind. |
| 3/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.27 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
No-jacket day yesterday; it is dark at 6am (to early for DST); so far didn't turn furnace on this morning. Spitting rain obs time; cloudy; warm for this time of year; earthworms on driveway, sidewalk. |
| 3/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Leftover rain. Clear; quiet; cool. |
| 3/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Breezy; clear; warm for this time of year. Yesterday was a May-day in March with high 74º; Crocus in bloom. |
| 3/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
High 81º. Lightning occured E around midnight with some thunder with brighter lightning. Didn't detect any fallen moisture here. |
| 3/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
|
| 3/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Warm 58º; gentle breeze. Happy St. Patty's Day! |
| 3/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Cloudy & warm. |
| 3/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy with radar showing rain just coming into Peru. |
| 3/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.36 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Spring arrived 12:14am (CDT). |
| 3/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
|
| 3/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
More clouds than sun; sparkling dew; mild; lite breeze. Another March summer-like day with 86º; April flowers in full bloom. |
| 3/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Overnite rain. Cloudy; cooler than previous AM's; calm - slite breeze; 60º. Last years' leaves on one oak tree next to just-leafed trees across the street. |
| 3/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Fog rolled in 6:45am; 7am only .1 mile visibility. Cool; calm; very foggy. Had to break down & mow grass first time this season. Don't remember mowing grass this early. |
| 3/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Cloudy; hazy; cool; calm. |
| 3/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Another warm day for this time of year with 80º. Quite orange showing between clouds as sun rose; breezy; barely damp; cooler 42º. |
| 3/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Mid-day shower. Thin clouds above, little heavier along horizon; no dew; cool; breeze. |
| 3/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
2 brief showers around 9pm. Clear; grass wet from rain; breezy; mild. Bleeding hearts blooming last several days; mowed grass 2nd time in March (earliest I ever mowed last week). |
| 3/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
|
| 3/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Brief shower early AM. Turned furnace on to take chill out of house; breezy; cool & cloudy. |
| 3/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
M |
M |
Cloudy; cool; grass barely damp. |
| 4/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Small amount of small hail 4am. Sun shining obs time; mild; lite breeze. |
| 4/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nothing to report other than a very warm day behind us. Cool; brisk E wind. March precip 1.68"; snow .9". |
| 4/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Thin clouds N, otherwise clear; heavy dew; calm; chilly.
|
| 4/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 86º. More like reality today. Partly cloudy; cool; breezy. |
| 4/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Chilly; mod breeze; no dew; cloudy. |
| 4/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cool, but sunny day. Clear; sunny; rooftop & lite grass frost; heavy dew; chilly; calm. |
| 4/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny; heavy dew; some frost on rooftops; mod breeze; chilly. |
| 4/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
2 drops precip in gauge from 4:40pm sprinkles, Rte 23 wet N of Ottawa 9:45pm; blue sky with lite breeze; heavy dew; cool. HOPPY EASTER!! |
| 4/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A very nice Easter Day; could use some rain even though the grass is nice & green. Clear; cool; mod dew; lite breeze. |
| 4/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Blue sky; lite, patchy frost; very breezy; chilly 32º. |
| 4/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite, patchy frost; clear; chilly 29º. |
| 4/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip to report although we need rain, grass looks dry in patches; lite rooftop & grass frost; lite breeze; chilly. |
| 4/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No frost this morning; grass damp; mostly cloudy; cool. |
| 4/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sprinkled mid-day. This time of year I usually mow grass every 3-4 days, haven't mowed since last Mon. Cloudy; mild; no dew. |
| 4/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.43 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Lots of lightning & not much thunder 10pm, started raining right after driving car in garage 10:30pm. Cloudy; warm; mod breeze; 64º. |
| 4/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Not much rain at a time, total last 2 days is .75" & very welcomed. Cloudy; cool; windy. |
| 4/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; lite breeze; heavy dew; chilly. |
| 4/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny before obs time; cloudy now; cool. |
| 4/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rainy-looking at times; very lite breeze; mild; grass damp. |
| 4/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Looks like it rained recently; mild; breezy. With less than inch rain recently, there is a need for more rain. |
| 4/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
DeKalb Co. isn't the only county with frost as WGN radio keeps reporting frost advisory for DeKalb Co until 8am. Some clouds, some sun; heavy rooftop frost, lite frost on grass; chilly. |
| 4/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sure looks rainy W,SW with radar indicating nothing that close. Sun was very pleasant while shining yesterday and chilly when it hid under the cloud. |
| 4/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite frost & chilly overnite; bright sun in the clear sky. |
| 4/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip, not even any dew. Mild 47º with gentle breeze & cloudy. |
| 4/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
With all the rain around yesterday, only a few drops fell PM. Clear, blue sky; heavy dew; lite breeze; mild. |
| 4/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip to report; there was rooftop and grass frost again. The wind was chilly when the sun went under a cloud, rather nice when the sun appeared again. We need rain with only 1" so far for April; hopefully that might change tonite & tomorrow. |
| 4/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Lightning (didn't hear thunder) before rain started falling. Few lite sprinkles obs time. |
| 4/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Leftover rain. Sunny 6pm becoming cloudy by obs time; heavy dew; cool. |
| 4/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A nice steady, gentle rain most of PM & really welcome. Cloudy; damp; gentle breeze; mild. Early red peonies showing their red color (they usually bloom around Memorial Day. April rain total 1.78"; April 2011 = 6.09"; April 2010 = 2.02" (quite a variation). |
| 5/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy; heavy dew; cool. |
| 5/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.64 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Another appreciated rain. 59º @ 3:29am; 64º @ 7am; very little temp change and warmer now than 62º high yesterday. Rainy-looking obs time. |
| 5/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.87 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Warm, humid day - more like summer day; grass nice green color. Brief shower 6:45pm with LARGE raindrops. Lots of lightning & thunder after midnight with majority of rain falling; sump pump running but unfrequently (first time running in I don't know when). Cloudy; warm 64º; calm; radar shows rain, nothing falling. |
| 5/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip to report; dense fog with visibility about .2 mile; mild 60º; calm. Since April 28 there has been 2.48" rain at this station. |
| 5/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
I could feel a mist from the dense fog yesterday; am not reporting it as T rain. Cirrus clouds causing hazy sun; cool; lite breeze. |
| 5/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Exact measurement. According to local radio station, east of Grand Ridge (8 miles S of Ottawa) reporting up to 5" rain. Spitting rain obs time. Cloudy; warm. |
| 5/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's rain remanent. A lot more clouds than blue sky; heavy dew; lite, gentle breeze; cool. |
| 5/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny AM, partly cloudy PM & couldn't ask for a nicer day. Mowed grass; had to rake the excess grass first time this year. Mon eve saw a patio/lawn chair floating west on the Illinois R. Sunny; cool; mod breeze; drippy dew. |
| 5/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; gentle breeze; drippy dew; cool. Hi 72º; low 46º. |
| 5/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; cool; heavy dew; very lite breeze. Hi 76; low 47. There was a white buoy on Ill R east of Veterans Bridge; was at the R Tue eve and the buoy was gone. |
| 5/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Just about a dust-settling shower. Rainy looking all around & not overhead. Seemed cool for 60º. Peonies 2 weeks early for blooming. |
| 5/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; lite breeze; dewey; cool. Happy Mother's Day to you mom's. |
| 5/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Beautiful this early; clear; calm; dewey; cool 46º overnite. |
| 5/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; mod dew; gentle breeze; cool. |
| 5/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Enuf rain to measure. Did see lightning; heard no thunder. Sunny & pleasant. |
| 5/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny; calm; mod dew; hi 73º; low 45º. Mums are blooming, they don't usually bloom until Sept. |
| 5/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip to report. Nice warm day. Gentle breeze; 57º. |
| 5/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Grass losing its nice green color; needing rain. Very warm day with no humidity. Hi 95º, low 67º. Sunny; lite breeze; grass barely damp; warm 69º. |
| 5/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Occured sometime before 10pm. Hot 94º with no humidity; lo 55º. Pleasant with NNW breeze. Sedum in Washington Park has blossoms (normally blooms fall); what an out-of-sync winter/spring so far. |
| 5/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip & getting drier. Hi 82º with low humidity; lo 50º. Thin clouds; heavy dew; calm; pleasant with windows open. |
| 5/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another dry day with hi 87º & low humidity. Clear; quite breezy; no dew; 63º. Peonies have bloomed & faded; usually in full bloom Memorial Day. |
| 5/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It was hot & drier. |
| 5/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip at this station. Cloudy; breezy; no dew; warm 66º. |
| 5/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hot 93º & noticing some humidity late PM; lo 69º. No dew; breeze; warm 71º. |
| 5/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hot 99º with very little humidity. Sunny; breezy; warm74º. Remember the fallen who defended our country. |
| 5/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Whopping .53 in two brief showers, with the majority in a brief downpour around 10pm. Not enuf but will take what falls. Some lightning & less thunder. Sun shinning at obs time; not at typing time. Clouds were coming in; very lite breeze; pleasant 64º. Hi 95º, lo 61º. |
| 5/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 85º; overnite lo 55º. Pleasant, refreshing breeze. |
| 5/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Chilly 54º; cloudy with chilly breeze. No rain. |
| 6/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.66 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Steady all-day rain & much needed. Temp rose only 4 degrees yesterday & it was a cold, damp, raw day. Overcast; N breeze; damp; chilly 49º. May rain total 3.37". |
| 6/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clouds S, SW; breeze; cool 56º. |
| 6/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
I'm late due to internet problems. |
| 6/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lite rain began obs time. |
| 6/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Didn't realized it rained. |
| 6/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy W & overhead working E with hopes of rain & sounds like it is falling apart. |
| 6/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Passing non-measurable shower mid AM. |
| 6/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; heavy dew; gentle, barely moving breeze; pleasant 57. Grass turning brown except where protected from sun. |
| 6/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
6:20pm became very windy with .06" rain in 5 min; 6:30pm became very quiet & temp dropped from 91 - 78. Hi for the day of 96. Much-needed rain. A lot of lightning & not much thunder during the night. Trickle of water into sump but pump didn't run - indicating how dry it is at this station. |
| 6/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Summer arrives 6:09pm CDT. Grass turning brown after refreshing rain Sat nite. |
| 6/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy; now dew; warm 75. |
| 6/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Pleasant nite; mod dew; bright sun with no clouds. Felt a few drops rain on arm while hanging clothes on line; didn't dry very fast. |
| 6/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Pleasanat nite; mod dew; very gentle breeze. |
| 6/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy south half, broken clouds north half; pleasant; gently breeze. |
| 6/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another pleasant nite; clear; no dew; gentle breeze. Grass is almost to the point of becoming crunchy. |
| 6/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; heavy dew. |
| 6/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Getting drier by the minute. |
| 6/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 102º with humidity PM. Low humidity AM & clothes dried quickly on line with breeze. |
| 6/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Everthing looks a bit fresher following the tiny shower in the morning and more falling overnite. |
| 7/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain at this station. Clear; mod dew; calm ( couldn't find one leaf moving); warm 74º. June rain total 2.30"; 2011 was 7.28". |
| 7/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; now dew; lite breeze; warm overnit. ....and the heat goes on with a hi of 102º yesterday. |
| 7/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nothing to report except dry weather. A hot one yesterday at 100º. Clear; no dew; lite breeze; warm 72º. Enjoy the fireworks and Happy July 4th. |
| 7/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; muggy 74º; no dew; very little wind. Digital & mercury thermometers reached 104º with 80º at 11pm. So far, three days of triple digit temp and is to continue. |
| 7/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Getting hotter by the day - a hi only 106º. Very, very dry. The grass turns brown as the weeds continue to sprout & grow. |
| 7/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Fifth consecutive day of 100º or better with a hi of 106º yesterday on mercury thermometer. No dew; flag hanging limp; sun shining with thin layer clouds; warm 78º. If you can hang on one more day, cooler temps on the way. |
| 7/8/2012 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sixth straight day in a row with 100º or more, mercury thermometer showed 113º & mid pm showed 110º and is more accurate then digital; seemed hotter than any previous day. One live bug on its' back in gauge & gauge dry as a bone. Cloudy; warm; no dew. |
| 7/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cloud bank S, otherwise clear; calm; grass barely damp; warm 67º. |
| 7/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 100º; lo 67º; some trees starting to drop leaves in neighborhood; last beneficial rain was 1.23" June 17. Mostly cloudy; no dew; lite breeze; 71º. |
| 7/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain clouds around at noon & mid PM with few drops mid PM; few trees W along frontage road has turned brown; swipe foot over brown grass and blades snap off. Clear; pleasant with little breeze; no dew; 62º. |
| 7/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another day without rain and hot 95º. Mostly cloudy obs time with sun looking thru hole and mostly clear as I prepare report; according to weather report clothes on line should dry fairly quickly. Very lite breeze; no dew; 68º. |
| 7/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
SOS (same old stuff) - dry, hot 101º, seeing more vegetation turning brown; grass crunches underfoot. |
| 7/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A large area of rain W from my front door and goes on by headed NE. Most of this rain came yesterday. Hi 97º, low 70º. |
| 7/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny; very lite breeze; 69º. |
| 7/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High, thin clouds; mod dew; calm; warm 72º. Potted plants drink lots of water with some moisture lost to evaporation. |
| 7/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Continues dry!!! Soil is pulling away from the foundation as it becomes drier. This station has collected .57" rain in last 30 days. Clear; calm; very warm 76º. Hi 102º on mercury thermometer. |
| 7/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another day with no precipitation. Hi 106º on mercury thermometer in the shade mid PM. On this day 1996: Aurora, IL received 16.91" rain in 24 hrs. We could use some of that rain. |
| 7/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Received more than I expected. Lots of lightning, not much thunder and a lot, lot less rain. June 2 was last time I mowed grass & June 11 was last time I trimmed in spots; could have trimmed in spots about a month ago but decided against it. My mercury thermometer reached 108º yesterday and is the 12th day this summer with temps 100º or better. |
| 7/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy; refreshing breeze; pleasant 71º. |
| 7/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny; calm; lite dew; pleasant 65º. |
| 7/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy although sun shining at 6:30am; mod dew; very, very lite breeze; mild 70º. |
| 7/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 95º, lo 77º with no drops of rain at this station that I know of. After today maybe the temps will become more normal for this time of year. I would like to give the A/C a rest; this is the longest period I have had to run the A/C in the last 16 years (when I lived in the country, open windows was the A/C). A few scattered clouds; lite breeze; warm 78º. |
| 7/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This gauge was drier than a bone even though there was a few drops while watering shrubs in the eve. So far in July this gauge did catch .31" rain. Rainy-looking N, however at time of reporting the rain moved to the E. Cloudy; warm; no dew. |
| 7/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another day with no moisture. Sunny; warm 71º & getting hotter; lite breeze. |
| 7/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 108º 3pm; 85º at 12:30am; heard rain 5:30am. Cloudy; warm 75º. |
| 7/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
That line of rain that came through around 5pm & stretched from Toulon to just SW Aurora could have stalled and hung around for about 6 hrs; so far this month this gauge managed to reach out & catch .54" precip. Hi 94º, lo 67º. Pleasant with calm/slight air movement. |
| 7/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Post-reading shower around 7:30am becoming sunny and quite warm but didn't reach triple digit number; hi 91º, lo 61º. Clear; very wet dew; flag hanging limp; pleasant 63º for a change. |
| 7/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Swipe your fingers over the grass and you come up with dirty fingers. Sun shining thru scattered clouds; pleasantly cool; mod dew; pleasant 65º. |
| 7/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No drops of moisture at this station that I know of. Yesterday evening dark clouds just above western horizon was brightly outlined in spots by the sun - what a sight. Clear; gentle light breeze; no dew; pleasant 71º. |
| 7/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nothing to report as far as precip. Hi 99º, lo 73º. July rain total .56"; July 2011 = 1.64"; July 2010 = 2.48". |
| 8/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
More clouds than not covering sky; no dew; warm 71º. Corn along Rte 23 between Rt 34 & Dekalb looks better than south of that area, see ears but whether they will develop into ears remains to be seen. |
| 8/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; damp dew; calm; warm 69º. Hi 101º, lo 68º. |
| 8/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hi 101º; lo 69º; thin clouds; quiet; pleasant 73º. |
| 8/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After all the dark clouds, some lightning & rumble of thunder, winds that tore green leaves and very few twigs from the trees to be mixed with the brown leaves and only a measly .36" rain out of the deal. Scattered clouds E half; gauge covered with condensation; light breeze; pleasant 66º. Hi 102º. |
| 8/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 58º. |
| 8/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; heavy dew; slight movement of flag; pleasant 63º. Hi 91º. |
| 8/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy sun; grass damp; slight breeze; pleasant 66º. Walked by a bean field on my walk, beans were 24" and (considering the drought) looked like a decent crop for that height with a beneficial rain. |
| 8/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
WHOPPING! .10", WOW, no more, no less; doesn't make any dent in the needed 10 -12"; .01" early PM; .05 eve; .04" overnite. Cloudy; slight breeze; dew-covered gauge; damp 67º. Haven't mowed grass in over 2 months. |
| 8/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Nothing but dust & J-beetle in this gauge; deck spotted with raindrops PM. Cloudy; breezy; no dew; pleasant 61º. |
| 8/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; mod dew; slight breeze; pleasant 55º. Hi 84º, lo 53º. It is great to be able to open the windows and let the fresh air circulate throughout the house knowing the daytime temps won't be that hot. |
| 8/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain yet. Cloudy; mod dew; calm; pleasant 60º. Radar shows rain to the W, whether it falls apart before it gets here remains to be seen. |
| 8/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Another driveway dust settler; mailbox post on N side only was wet telling me breeze was from the N at the time of the rain event; hi 86º; lo 64º. Cloudy; damp; NE slight breeze; pleasant 64º. |
| 8/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.29 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain on & off yesterday; will take a lot more than that to green the grass and maybe a start to more precip. Dense fog with sun trying to shine thru; calm; everything dripping with fog; pleasant 58º. |
| 8/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip to report. Cloud-covered sky; mod dew; calm; pleasant 64º. |
| 8/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain yet; looks like a possibility of a beneficial rain, for a change, moving closer.Dark & cloudy; slight breeze & pleasant 70º. Aug 16, 1777 - Rain delayed the start of the Battle of Bennington (should have moved it inside). |
| 8/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.59 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Nice, gentle rain and along what fell a few days ago, this gauge caught a benficial 1.17º; can see green growth when scratching in the dead grass; some places may have a hard time coming back. Clear; gentle W breeze; heavy dew; pleasant 54º. Was talking with a farmer who lives E of Grand Ridge & said 3-4 outside rows look real good; go farther into field & there is very little there but cob. |
| 8/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Bright sun shining thru/between thin, scattered clouds; flag hanging limp; dripping dew; pleasant 53º. |
| 8/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mowed grass (1rst time since June 2); not much there & does look neater & several neighbors mowed their grass; grass is thinly coming back (a long, slow, soaking rain would be most beneficial). Mostly cloudy; quiet; pleasant 61º. |
| 8/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; calm; heavy, dripping dew; pleasant 54º. Hi 86º, lo 54º. |
| 8/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Lite shower mid pm. Sunny; drippy dew; calm; pleasant 55º. |
| 8/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; dripping dew; calm; pleasant 56º. Hi 86º, lo 56º. 31 days before autumn begins. |
| 8/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Not quite clear; lite breeze; damp dew; pleasant 66º. Hi 92º, lo 65º. |
| 8/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clouds covered W half sky earlier. Mostly cloudy with sun peeking out between clouds; no dew; lite breeze; pleasant 65º. Hi 97º, lo 64º. Checked bean field I previously walked by, the lastest beneficial rain enlarged the size of pods & increased size of beans. Sent in 'Drought Impact Report' late yesterday; if interested in reading how DRY weather affected neighbor, check that report (it's different). |
| 8/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; no dew; slight breeze; pleasant 65º. |
| 8/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A hot 96º, lo 65º. Cloudy; slight breeze; pleasant 68º. |
| 8/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
YIPPEE!!!! one happy volunteer to report this kind of rain since who knows when; could have sent in 'signigicant report' but was busy at the time. A shower AM & overnight with all but 1.55" falling late PM; some rumbling thunder, no wind, came straight down. Clear; gauge dew-covered; calm; pleasant 67º. |
| 8/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A beautiful day!! Clear; calm; heavy dew with dew drops on end of grass blades; pleasant 61º. Grass grew quite fast following Sunday's rain; mowed grass & spread fertilizer I did not spread due to dry weather all summer. |
| 8/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 64º. Hi 91º, lo 64º. |
| 8/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear; dewy; slight breeze; pleasant 65º. Fog is good for something - Aug. 30, 1776-George Washington took advantage of the foggy weather to evacuate Long Island after a defeat. |
| 8/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Shower sometime after midnight & sounded like it rained more than that. Cloudy; slight breeze; mild 71º. August rainfall total 3.25"; 2011 total 3.44"; 2010 total 2.83". |
| 9/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A nice steady rain with ground soaking up every drop. Spitting at obs time; cloudy; lite breeze; warm, humid 74º. |
| 9/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Several showers around 5pm & later; humid day. Clear; muggy; calm; 68º. I just mowed grass Fri and looks like it needs it again; mowed grass more times recently than I did all summer long. Grass came back to life quickly after all the rain lately with a small spots needing to fill in, but slowly filling in. |
| 9/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A few breaks in a cloudy sky; heavy dew; calm; mild 73º. |
| 9/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
6:20am shower dropped this measurement; sprinkle at obs time. Rain; NNW wind; mild 66º. Hi 99º, lo 66º with humidity. |
| 9/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday's left-over rain. Ended up being a beautiful day. Hi 90º, lo 67º. Cloudy; heavy dew; calm; 67º. |
| 9/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Spitting rain at obs time. Cloudy; calm; pleasant 65º. Hi 91º, l65º. Lightning with loud thunder 6:20am followed by rain. |
| 9/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
On & off steady rain throughout day with 2 day total .42". Nice soaking rain. Clear; slight breeze; heavy dew; coolish 54º. |
| 9/9/2012 |
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A beautifual day behind us. Cloudy; heavy dew; breezy; coolish 57º. Zig-zagged thru country on way to Triumph last nite - noted one bean field partially harvested (have never seen beans harvested so early in my farming days), other bean fields lost a lot of their leaves and looked like beans there to be harvested; more corn harvested, one corn field been harvested (old, dark-looking stubble) & ground worked for next years' crop. |
| 9/10/2012 |
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Nothing to report with another gorgeous fall day. Sun rose into cloudless sky with heavy dew; calm; cool 50º. Hi 78º, lo 50º. |
| 9/11/2012 |
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Clear; breezy; heavy dew; pleasant 59º. Hi 82º, lo 57º. |
| 9/12/2012 |
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Scattered H1 Cirrus clouds; dewy; breezy; pleasant 59º. Astronomical autumn begins in 10 days. |
| 9/13/2012 |
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Another 90º day with no precip. Cloudy; heavy dew; slight breeze; pleasant 64º. |
| 9/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
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A steady lite rain beginning around 4:30pm & continuing about 5 hrs. Cloudy; lite fog .3 mile; calm/slight breeze; coolish 47º. Spotted a maple tree starting to turn its' fall color. |
| 9/15/2012 |
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Partly cloudy S half, clear N half; dripping dew; very slite breeze; cool 51º. Unusual cloud pattern during sunset and it was a beautiful sunset. |
| 9/16/2012 |
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0.0 |
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Clear; heavy dew; calm; fresh 52º. Hi 78º, lo 51º. Sounds like jeans & jacket weather for Tues. |
| 9/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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Slight fog; clear; slite breeze; cool 56º. |
| 9/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.21 |
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All that red, yellow& green on radar moving this way & only .21. Glad to get that much. Clear with one H1 Cirrus in the W; breezy; dew-covered gauge; cool 47º. Hi 85º, lo 56º. |
| 9/19/2012 |
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Hi 69º, lo 42º, warmer day than expected. Very thin clouds covered maybe 50% sky; heavy dew with very small amount frost on roofs; calm to slight leaf movement; coolish 43º. |
| 9/20/2012 |
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0.0 |
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A bit windy but warm day. Hi 77º, lo 50º. Quite a few thin clouds & 1 contrail; calm; dripping dew; pleasant 50º. |
| 9/21/2012 |
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0.0 |
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There was a sneak-preview of the sun earlier. Cloudy; calm to slite breeze; coolish 46º. |
| 9/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
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Passing .01" shower mid-day with another passing .02" shower mid PM. More clouds than sun; breezy; dew-covered gauge; coolish 48º. HI 66º, lo 47º. Signing off for the summer, will report again for the fall season as fall begins 9:49am (CDT) today (hoping it will be wetter than the summer months were). |
| 9/23/2012 |
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Windy, cool day. Hi 64º, lo 39º. Rooftop lite frost (see none ground level); calm; heavy dew; chilly 39º. |
| 9/24/2012 |
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Clear; lite breeze; heavy dew; chilly 35º. Rooftop frost, very lite on grass. |
| 9/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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No moisture to report, not even dew. Overcast; calm; pleasant 58º. Hi 72º, lo 53º. Transplanted some dirt from wooded area to yard; that dirt was very dry, hard & crumbly. |
| 9/26/2012 |
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1/10 mile visibility in dense fog. Foggy (feel mist with this fog); calm; dripping dew; pleasant 59º. Hi 80º, lo 58º. |
| 9/27/2012 |
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Clouds disappearing by obs time; dewy; slite breeze; pleasant 47º. Hi 79º, lo 46º. Driving to DeKalb & beyond, trees were turning their fall colors; crops were being harvested and a couple farmers mowing/windrowing hay. |
| 9/28/2012 |
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0.00 |
0.0 |
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Clear; dew drops ready to fall off grass blade ends; NW breeze; cool 44º. Hi 76º, lo 44º. |
| 9/29/2012 |
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0.0 |
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Some grass spots starting to lose its lustre from lack of moisture. Clear; slite breeze; heavy dew; cool 45º. |
| 9/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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Bright sun in clear sky; heavy dew with dew-covered gauge; NW breeze; cool 47º. Hi 82º, lo 47º. Sept total precip 2.45; wetest month for water year was Nov 2011 with 4.64", driest was July 2012 .56", June thru Sept had 3 readings with an overflow, the other readings were piddly amounts for as dry as it was. |