Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-KN-78 Latitude 41.864417
Station Name Geneva 1.3 SSW Longitude -88.32317
County Kane Elevation (ft) 713



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 12 2.78 3.67 31 2.47 28 1.20 3 1 11 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 2.86 1.26 30 1.26 30 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 2.01 1.78 31 1.78 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 1.0 2 0
Jan 13 1.50 3.64 31 1.11 24 2.53 7 1 3 2 0.5 1 0
Feb 13 1.55 2.96 25 2.96 25 0.00 0 0 9 3 12.8 6 4
March 13 2.07 2.49 31 2.49 31 0.00 0 0 10 5 9.2 5 4
April 13 3.28 7.75 30 2.66 21 5.09 9 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 3.78 4.15 31 3.57 24 0.58 7 1 10 1 0.0 0 0
June 13 3.72 3.28 29 3.28 29 0.00 0 0 15 1 0.0 0 0
July 13 3.63 4.96 31 4.96 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 3.99 1.87 31 1.87 31 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 3.18 2.25 30 2.25 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 34.35" 40.06" 361 days 30.66" 335 9.40" 26 days 4 109 days 23 days 23.5" 14 days 8 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
10/1/2012 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.12
10/5/2012 0.15
10/6/2012 T
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.25
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.04
10/13/2012 0.09
10/14/2012 0.71
10/15/2012 0.38
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 **
10/18/2012 **
10/19/2012 1.20
10/20/2012 0.10
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.31
10/24/2012 0.09
10/25/2012 0.00
10/26/2012 0.23
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 0.00
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 T
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.15
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.36
11/12/2012 0.48
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.00
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 0.01
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.26
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.10
12/3/2012 0.00
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.07
12/8/2012 0.16
12/9/2012 0.06
12/10/2012 0.00
12/11/2012 0.00
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.02
12/16/2012 0.34
12/17/2012 T
12/18/2012 0.00
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 0.74
12/21/2012 0.25
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 0.00
12/25/2012 0.00
12/26/2012 0.00
12/27/2012 T
12/28/2012 0.00
12/29/2012 0.04
12/30/2012 T
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.00
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 0.05
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.84
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 0.22
1/14/2013 T
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 T
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 0.00
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 **
1/26/2013 **
1/27/2013 **
1/28/2013 **
1/29/2013 **
1/30/2013 **
1/31/2013 2.53
2/1/2013
2/2/2013
2/3/2013
2/4/2013 0.13
2/5/2013 T
2/6/2013 T
2/7/2013 0.16
2/8/2013 0.90
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.01
2/11/2013 0.37
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.44
2/20/2013 T
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 0.27
2/23/2013 0.00
2/24/2013 0.00
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 0.60
2/28/2013 0.08
3/1/2013 T
3/2/2013 0.02
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 0.05
3/6/2013 1.10
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.03
3/10/2013 0.56
3/11/2013 0.53
3/12/2013 0.06
3/13/2013 T
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 T
3/16/2013 0.10
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 0.03
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 T
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 0.00
3/24/2013 0.00
3/25/2013 T
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 0.00
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.00
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.06
4/8/2013 0.39
4/9/2013 0.13
4/10/2013 0.25
4/11/2013 0.87
4/12/2013 0.11
4/13/2013 **
4/14/2013 **
4/15/2013 **
4/16/2013 **
4/17/2013 **
4/18/2013 **
4/19/2013 **
4/20/2013 **
4/21/2013 5.09
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.78
4/25/2013 0.03
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.04
4/29/2013 0.00
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.39
5/4/2013 0.20
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 0.00
5/10/2013 0.47
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00 **
5/15/2013 **
5/16/2013 **
5/17/2013 **
5/18/2013 **
5/19/2013 **
5/20/2013 0.58
5/21/2013
5/22/2013 0.20
5/23/2013 1.33
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.00
5/26/2013 0.02
5/27/2013 0.06
5/28/2013 0.28
5/29/2013 0.12
5/30/2013 T
5/31/2013 0.50
6/1/2013 0.02
6/2/2013 0.29
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.28
6/7/2013 0.27
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.06
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.12
6/13/2013 0.61
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.09
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.04
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 1.00
6/23/2013 0.04
6/24/2013 0.05
6/25/2013 0.21
6/26/2013 0.17
6/27/2013 0.03
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 T
6/30/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 T
7/4/2013 0.40
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.05
7/9/2013 1.67
7/10/2013 0.02
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.05
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.33
7/20/2013 0.04
7/21/2013 1.34
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.17
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.02
7/27/2013 0.62
7/28/2013 T
7/29/2013 0.01
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.24
8/1/2013 0.18
8/2/2013 0.05
8/3/2013 0.04
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.08
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 0.03
8/13/2013 T
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.19
8/23/2013 0.53
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.00
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.77
9/1/2013 0.84
9/2/2013 0.10
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 T
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 T
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.06
9/16/2013 0.46
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.20
9/20/2013 0.11
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.00
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013 0.48
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/5/2012 7:15 AM 0.15 M M M M
10/6/2012 7:30 AM T M M M M Hard freeze last night. It got down to 28 degrees and there is ice in the bird baths and fountains at this moment.
10/7/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost this AM. 27 degrees at observation time, Birdbaths and fountains iced over.
10/9/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2012 7:30 AM 0.25 M M M M Another frosty morning.
10/11/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2012 7:25 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief night shower, time unknown
10/13/2012 7:30 AM 0.09 M M M M
10/14/2012 7:30 AM 0.71 M M M M Showers scatteredthrough out the day and night. No T-storms
10/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.38 M M M M
10/16/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.10 M M M M
10/21/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 7:25 AM 0.31 M M M M
10/24/2012 7:30 AM 0.09 M M M M A few spinkles during the day
10/25/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2012 7:30 AM 0.23 M M M M
10/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hurricane Sandy's winds topped 40 MPH yesterday but no rain.
11/1/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Plesant day and night for Halloween
11/2/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 7:07 AM T M M M M Several brief PM sprinkles
11/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 7:30 AM 0.15 M M M M Slightly foggy and damp at observation time. Drizzle at times yesterday beginning around noon and lasting into late night.
11/8/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2012 7:25 AM 0.36 M M M M Two periods of rain. Sky got very blue-black around 10:45 AM with thunder. Rain actually began at 11 AM with breif periods of heavy rain. T storm lasted about 30 minutes and yielded 0.24 inches of rain Second rain was in the evening and 0.11 inches fell. Currently very windy and dark skies to the west but no rain at observation time.
11/12/2012 7:30 AM 0.48 M M M M Tornado sierens at 11 AM yesterday. Sky overhead was clear & sunny not very dark anywhere. Don't know why sierens went off. Took inner tube and funnel in this AM
11/13/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My 70th birthday today
11/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Afternoon sprinkles
11/21/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog at observation time. Visibility at less than 1/4 mile
11/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2012 7:10 AM 0.26 M M M M 65 yesterday,34 now and very windy. Wasn't home when rain began and don't know when it stopped
11/24/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's 13 degrees out there now at observation time.
11/28/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2012 7:30 AM 0.10 M M M M Heavy downpour lasted only 5 minutes
12/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dense fog during night but its now dissipating. Visibility probably 3 miles.
12/4/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2012 7:30 AM 0.07 M M M M
12/8/2012 7:40 AM 0.16 M M M M Rain sometime after midnight. Did not see any snow yet this year.
12/9/2012 7:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Overnight rain after midnight. NO SNOW yet
12/10/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Forgot how much fun it is to thaw out the frozen rain in the big cylinder.
12/11/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw snow flurries very breifly yesterday aroun2 PM. No accumulation.
12/12/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Woke up at 2:45 Am and watched part of Gemide meteor showwer saw one at appoximatelt every minute in area of the big dipper.
12/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
12/16/2012 7:30 AM 0.34 M M M M Light all day drizzleand?or rain into night hours
12/17/2012 7:30 AM T M M M M Misty drizzle numerous times
12/18/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2012 7:20 AM T M M M M
12/20/2012 7:45 AM 0.74 M M M M
12/21/2012 7:30 AM 0.25 0.5 M M M Light rain fell pretty much all day. First snow fall of the season began at 4:30 PM and melted as soon as it hit the ground. Grassy areas have snow this AM but sidewalks and driveway are snow free. Very windy all day and lost our electricity at 7:10 PM and returned at 10:10 PM. Power went off at least 2 more times for short intervals since. All in all the power was off for 3 hours and 45 minutes total.
12/22/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M A green Christmas morning
12/26/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2012 7:30 AM T T 0.00 M M Very fine snow flurries fell of a few minutes
12/28/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2012 7:30 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 M M Lazy snow flurries falling at observation this AM
12/30/2012 7:30 AM T T 0.00 T 0.00
12/31/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold start of the new year at 7 degrees.
1/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4 degrees this morning
1/3/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Few lazy snow flakes but never enough to merit calling it trace.
1/5/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 0.0 0.00 Wer snow melted quickly so there is nothing on the groumd this AM>
1/7/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No snow on the ground
1/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 0.00
1/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.84 M M M M It's 50 degrees at 7:30 AM.
1/12/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2013 7:40 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain and freezing rain during the night hours.
1/14/2013 7:40 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Scattered snow flurries during the day
1/15/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/16/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/17/2013 7:30 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Scattered snow flurries
1/18/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesaterday we hit 47 before the cold front came in after 10 PM. Winds were gusting upwards of 45 MPH most of the night but have subsided considerably at obs time. Currently it is 9 degrees out and the temps are falling.
1/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only 5 degrees this AM
1/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's 5 below zero at observation time.
1/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear as abell and cold......er than usual
1/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's zero out there!! There's no temperature at all.
2/4/2013 7:35 AM 0.13 1.8 0.13 4.0 0.38 I've been on vacation for a week so today I resume daily reports. It snowed while we were away and I have no real idea how much snow fell when but I'm doing snow Monday and it's snowing lightly as I type this. It's good to be home again.
2/5/2013 7:30 AM T 0.2 T M M
2/6/2013 7:20 AM T T T M M Very light flurries occurred though out the day yesterday. It was 9 degrees this AM.
2/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.16 M M M M Just now changing to wintery mix at time of observation
2/8/2013 7:45 AM 0.90 2.0 0.37 4.0 0.70 Rain began sometime during the early morning hours acclating to 0.53" and switched to a very wet flakes snow at 2:40 PM. It a wintery mix for sometime and was snowing when I went to sleep at 10 PM. I'll get a snow on the ground and report it when I edit this report. As of 8:45 today I'm adding the accummulated snow/ice on the ground. Found 2 distinct layers of ice in core sample. Data below.
2/9/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Very light drizzle falling at observation time. NO freezing rain.
2/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.37 M M T M Steady rain most of yesterday and very warm 42 degrees so most of the snow is gone except for small areas which is solid ice. I'll report it as trace.
2/12/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 9 degrees this AM
2/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1 lonely degree this AM with a heavy frost as well
2/18/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2013 7:45 AM 0.44 T T T 0.00 Very light dusting of snow with a very light snowflurry at observation time. Very strong north wind. Sorry to be a bit late reporting butit took a bit longer to melt the ice in the gauge because of the 13 degree current temp.
2/20/2013 7:30 AM T T T T T
2/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.27 3.0 0.27 M M
2/23/2013 7:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.3 0.37 Changed to 0.0 and contacted observer. Snow was spotty in depth around our yard (1/2 acre) so I averaged the 10 measurements which ranged from 4 " down to 1 " and came up with 2.3 ". A fair amount of water considering the depth.
2/26/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We're in the donut hole of weather right now. Lots of wind but no rain, sleet, or snow to report yet. Planning to do my first Significant Weather report when it gets here
2/27/2013 7:40 AM 0.60 5.0 0.60 5.0 0.60 Very light drizzle falling at observation. Temp is 34 so it could become freezing drizzle.
2/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.08 0.8 0.06 M M We had periods of drizzle and snow most of the day and night so the precip amount reflects both.
3/1/2013 7:30 AM T T T M M Minor flurries on & off yesterday
3/2/2013 7:25 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M Light flurries scattered all day.
3/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.3 0.56 JMS Changed Precip to 0.0. The Melted Core should not be in the daily Precip. Average of 10 snow depths and sample taken at the area of the average depth. Snow is compacting so it had considerable icey snow reflecting in the 0.56 " water euivelant. Havey snow perdicted to begin tonight. Will try to do a few SWR's tomorrow.
3/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 M M Wintery mix falling at observation time
3/6/2013 7:30 AM 1.10 8.3 1.10 11.0 M Wintery mix fell a couple of times contributing to the 1.1 " water equilvant.
3/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 1.45 Since I had time I'm making it snow Thursday. Snow has compressed from 11 " to 10 " on the ground so I did a core sample. There is 1.45 " water equivlant out there. Will do a Snow Monday report as usual
3/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain falling at observation time.
3/10/2013 7:25 AM 0.56 M M M M
3/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.53 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.43 Rain has washed away most of the snow now. Still have areas in the lot with snow so I reported 1.5 " of slushly snow remaining. Ponds of water in low areas of our lot due to frozen ground.
3/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 0.1 T M M Number reflects rain not snow.
3/13/2013 7:30 AM T T T M M
3/14/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M
3/16/2013 6:40 AM 0.10 M M M M Light mist at observation time.
3/17/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 0.1 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wintery mix fell during early AM has turned into freezing rain at observation time.
3/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow flurries in PM yesterday didn't amount to only trace.
3/20/2013 7:40 AM T M M M M
3/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8 frosty degrees out there
3/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2013 7:30 AM T T M M M
3/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2013 7:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2013 7:22 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/1/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Thunder & lightning but not a lot of rain
4/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.39 M M M M
4/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.13 M M M M Two separate t-storms : one at 2:26 AM to 2:31AM 30and a second one at 7:10 AM gave this total. Sorry I'm late but your server was down until now.
4/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.25 M M M M Got 0.03" overnight then T-storm came in at 7:20 AM and gave the 0.22' additional rain in 10 minutes
4/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.87 M M M M
4/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Ligh drizzle on and off all day.
4/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.78 M M M M Many fields now have wet spots in them.
4/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Slight fog in area. Light drizzle at observation time. Many fields have standing water in them so farmers can't plant yet.
4/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 87 degrees yesterday
5/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.39 M M M M T storm around 13:30 AM and another one around 8:45 PM yesterday. Light rain falling at observation time.
5/4/2013 7:20 AM 0.20 M M M M
5/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79 degrees yesterday
5/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2013 7:15 AM 0.47 M M M M All rain, no t-storms
5/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost was so heavy that it loooked like it snowed this morning. Coldest I saw was 31 degrees but is warming rapidly at observation time.
5/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another frosty morning. Got to 31 degrees again.
5/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.20 M M M M
5/23/2013 7:30 AM 1.33 M M M M
5/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2013 7:20 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 M M M M light mist falling at observation
5/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.28 M M M M Two sets of t-storms . One at 11:22 PM brought little rain. The second at 2:15 Am brought thr majority of the rain.
5/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M
5/30/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M
5/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.50 M M M M
6/1/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/2/2013 7:15 AM 0.29 M M M M
6/3/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.28 M M M M steady light rain started sometime during the night
6/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.27 M M M M
6/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Slight haze at observation time
6/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M Our garden is dry 4 " down.
6/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.61 M M M M Thunder was heavy beginning at 3:45 PM. Tornado sierens sounded at 5:15 PM but there was virtually NO WIND. Skies were not that threating.
6/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2013 7:10 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/17/2013 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2013 7:20 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2013 7:30 AM 1.00 M M M M Series of T-storms 1st @ 12:12 PM heavvy at 12:24 Pm for 14 min ended @ 3:45 PM giving total of 0.87 ". Night storm began at 3:13 AM until 3:45 AM totaling 0.13 ". Rainin gain at obs time.
6/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Heavy thunder at 5PM last night but little rain. Thunder at obs time and dark sky to SW with windblown rain drops. Looks like we'll get rain in about 1/2 hour.
6/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.21 M M M M Thunder started 5 PM but cloulds were still far away. 5:15 clouds with thunder & lightning. Heavy gusts of wind preceeded the strom which was very violent at 5:30 Pm and was finished by 5:45 PM. I haven't seen a strom come this fast in a long time.
6/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.17 M M M M Another nasty thunder storm. Very heavy thunder began at 9:45 AM. Rain began at 10:12 AM and was heavy from the start. NO WIND
6/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some people got rain but we didn't get a drop.
6/29/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M
7/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M
7/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.40 M M M M straight down rain. no wind
7/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2013 7:10 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/9/2013 6:15 AM 1.67 M M M M On & off t storms began at 8:50 AM
7/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's getting pretty dry around here.
7/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2013 7:20 AM 0.05 M M M M Brief sprinkle yesterday afternoon. Lawn is beginning to show browning in places. Temps pushing into the 90's past 3 days.
7/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.33 M M M M
7/20/2013 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Plenty of cloud to cloud lightning very little thunder and a measly 0.04" of rain.
7/21/2013 7:30 AM 1.34 M M M M Don't know when it rained during the night but it certainly rained a lot and we needed it.
7/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.17 M M M M
7/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.62 M M M M
7/28/2013 6:52 AM T M M M M Very light drizzle at observation
7/29/2013 7:20 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/30/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.24 M M M M Fog & drizzle with visibility about 2 miles
8/1/2013 7:20 AM 0.18 M M M M Brief thunder at 9 PM but no significant amount after that.
8/2/2013 7:25 AM 0.05 M M M M Thunder at 6:30 AM for a few minutes then sun came out. Downpour of rain just as I was walking back to house after observing the 0.05" of rain which fell over night. Rain is falling as I type my report.
8/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M This came just as I was entering my house to file yesterday's report.
8/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.08 M M M M A few scattered light showers gave us this small amount of much needed rain
8/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/13/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M Very brief sprinkle at 4 PM
8/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy to a light fog this AM
8/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M patchy fog
8/22/2013 7:28 AM 0.19 M M M M T storm during the night and another just began before observation time which in the reported time spot.
8/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.53 M M M M On and off t-storms from before obs time until 3 PM
8/24/2013 7:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fairly hazy this AM
8/30/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot one. Rain in forecast for today I HOPE!!!
8/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.77 M M M M Series of t-storms. One last night around 7:30 caused power outage before storm got here. Another storm just finished at observation time.
9/1/2013 7:30 AM 0.84 M M M M Heavy fog at6 AM but thing out at Observation time. Visibility about 2 miles now. Rain kept falling at yesterdays observation time and few t-storms persisted until around 10:30 AM
9/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.10 M M M M We had a beautiful lightning display for at least an hour before the rain actually came at 9 PM
9/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2013 6:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light fog in the area
9/8/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M
9/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 95 degrees yesterday
9/11/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 96 degrees yesterday
9/12/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M Very brief shower
9/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees this morning after 90+ degree days a few days ago
9/15/2013 7:40 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/16/2013 7:07 AM 0.46 M M M M another chilly morning of 46 degrees
9/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2013 6:25 AM 0.20 M M M M Thunderheads all around my location but no rain or thunder yet
9/20/2013 7:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Yesterday AM we had to go to Elgin which is 12 miles to north of us. They had a torrential downpour in a T-storm. We got 0.01" from that same storm. Last night after midnight we had a brief T-storm that gave us 0.10". It's getting very dry again.
9/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees this AM
9/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 again with a heavy dew this AM
9/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light fog in area. Very heavy dew this AM
9/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light fog again this AM. Soil very dry.
9/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2013 7:10 AM 0.48 0.0 M M M It was a steady rain at night but I don't recall when it started or ended. Right now there is patchy fog.
9/30/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees again this AM



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/17/2012 10/19/2012 7:25 AM 3 1.20 M M
1/25/2013 1/31/2013 9:00 AM 7 2.53 M M Was on vacation and had my sister bring in the large cylinder because I was afraid it would freeze and crack. We did get snow but it was not measured
4/13/2013 4/21/2013 7:00 AM 9 5.09 0.0 M Was on vacation. Seems I have a knack for missing the " big events " i.e. the big blikzzard in 2011 and this rainfall.
5/14/2013 5/20/2013 12:00 AM 7 0.58 M M Was on vacation



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