Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-CK-121 Latitude 42.113853
Station Name Palatine 1.3 E Longitude -88.017779
County Cook Elevation (ft) 732



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 13 2.98 2.11 31 2.11 31 0.00 0 0 13 4 0.0 0 0
Nov 13 2.97 3.06 30 3.06 30 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.6 2 3
Dec 13 2.22 1.64 31 1.64 31 0.00 0 0 16 6 11.5 11 23
Jan 14 1.72 2.86 31 2.86 31 0.00 0 0 15 3 30.3 14 31
Feb 14 1.70 2.50 28 2.50 28 0.00 0 0 10 5 19.3 9 28
March 14 2.30 1.49 31 1.49 31 0.00 0 0 11 6 10.8 7 22
April 14 3.44 2.80 30 2.80 30 0.00 0 0 13 1 1.5 1 1
May 14 4.12 3.32 31 3.32 31 0.00 0 0 17 4 0.0 0 0
June 14 4.01 4.72 30 4.72 30 0.00 0 0 17 2 0.0 0 0
July 14 3.78 3.49 31 3.49 31 0.00 0 0 12 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 4.51 7.15 31 7.15 31 0.00 0 0 13 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 3.38 2.57 30 2.57 30 0.00 0 0 9 6 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.13" 37.71" 365 days 37.71" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 158 days 48 days 74.0" 44 days 108 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
10/1/2013 T
10/2/2013 0.00
10/3/2013 0.10
10/4/2013 0.03
10/5/2013 0.72
10/6/2013 0.17
10/7/2013 0.02
10/8/2013 0.00
10/9/2013 0.00
10/10/2013 0.00
10/11/2013 0.00
10/12/2013 0.07
10/13/2013 0.00
10/14/2013 0.00
10/15/2013 T
10/16/2013 0.06
10/17/2013 0.04
10/18/2013 0.21
10/19/2013 0.01
10/20/2013 0.04
10/21/2013 0.03
10/22/2013 0.00
10/23/2013 T
10/24/2013 T
10/25/2013 0.00
10/26/2013 0.00
10/27/2013 0.00
10/28/2013 0.00
10/29/2013 0.00
10/30/2013 0.00
10/31/2013 0.61
11/1/2013 0.62
11/2/2013 0.07
11/3/2013 0.01
11/4/2013 0.00
11/5/2013 0.02
11/6/2013 0.54
11/7/2013 0.37
11/8/2013 T
11/9/2013 0.00
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.00
11/12/2013 0.13
11/13/2013 0.00
11/14/2013 0.00
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 T
11/17/2013 0.19
11/18/2013 0.95
11/19/2013 0.00
11/20/2013 0.00
11/21/2013 0.11
11/22/2013 0.04
11/23/2013 0.00
11/24/2013 0.00
11/25/2013 0.00
11/26/2013 0.01
11/27/2013 T
11/28/2013 0.00
11/29/2013 0.00
11/30/2013 0.00
12/1/2013 0.00
12/2/2013 0.00
12/3/2013 0.11
12/4/2013 0.06
12/5/2013 0.01
12/6/2013 0.00
12/7/2013 0.00
12/8/2013 T
12/9/2013 0.30
12/10/2013 T
12/11/2013 0.05
12/12/2013 0.00
12/13/2013 0.00
12/14/2013 0.32
12/15/2013 0.00
12/16/2013 0.07
12/17/2013 T
12/18/2013 0.00
12/19/2013 0.01
12/20/2013 0.16
12/21/2013 0.02
12/22/2013 0.38
12/23/2013 0.01
12/24/2013 0.01
12/25/2013 0.03
12/26/2013 0.06
12/27/2013 T
12/28/2013 0.00
12/29/2013 T
12/30/2013 T
12/31/2013 0.04
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.43
1/2/2014 0.44
1/3/2014 0.00
1/4/2014 0.00
1/5/2014 0.94
1/6/2014 T
1/7/2014 0.00
1/8/2014 0.00
1/9/2014 0.00
1/10/2014 0.01
1/11/2014 0.39
1/12/2014 T
1/13/2014 0.00
1/14/2014 0.00
1/15/2014 0.02
1/16/2014 T
1/17/2014 0.02
1/18/2014 0.05
1/19/2014 0.13
1/20/2014 0.00
1/21/2014 0.06
1/22/2014 0.03
1/23/2014 0.00
1/24/2014 0.00
1/25/2014 0.15
1/26/2014 0.12
1/27/2014 0.05
1/28/2014 0.00
1/29/2014 0.00
1/30/2014 0.00
1/31/2014 0.02
2/1/2014 0.22
2/2/2014 0.36
2/3/2014 0.00
2/4/2014 0.00
2/5/2014 0.49
2/6/2014 0.09
2/7/2014 0.00
2/8/2014 0.05
2/9/2014 0.01
2/10/2014 0.00
2/11/2014 0.00
2/12/2014 0.00
2/13/2014 0.00
2/14/2014 T
2/15/2014 0.00
2/16/2014 0.02
2/17/2014 T
2/18/2014 0.60
2/19/2014 T
2/20/2014 0.43
2/21/2014 0.23
2/22/2014 T
2/23/2014 0.00
2/24/2014 0.00
2/25/2014 0.00
2/26/2014 0.00
2/27/2014 T
2/28/2014 0.00
3/1/2014 0.07
3/2/2014 0.37
3/3/2014 T
3/4/2014 0.01
3/5/2014 0.21
3/6/2014 0.00
3/7/2014 T
3/8/2014 0.01
3/9/2014 T
3/10/2014 0.00
3/11/2014 0.00
3/12/2014 0.35
3/13/2014 0.00
3/14/2014 0.00
3/15/2014 0.00
3/16/2014 T
3/17/2014 T
3/18/2014 0.00
3/19/2014 0.16
3/20/2014 T
3/21/2014 0.00
3/22/2014 0.00
3/23/2014 0.00
3/24/2014 0.00
3/25/2014 0.03
3/26/2014 0.00
3/27/2014 0.03
3/28/2014 0.22
3/29/2014 0.03
3/30/2014 0.00
3/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 0.00
4/2/2014 0.00
4/3/2014 0.05
4/4/2014 0.18
4/5/2014 T
4/6/2014 0.00
4/7/2014 0.00
4/8/2014 0.02
4/9/2014 0.00
4/10/2014 0.00
4/11/2014 0.00
4/12/2014 0.00
4/13/2014 0.00
4/14/2014 0.72
4/15/2014 0.13
4/16/2014 0.00
4/17/2014 0.00
4/18/2014 0.00
4/19/2014 0.00
4/20/2014 0.00
4/21/2014 0.00
4/22/2014 0.02
4/23/2014 0.00
4/24/2014 0.07
4/25/2014 0.27
4/26/2014 0.01
4/27/2014 0.04
4/28/2014 0.42
4/29/2014 0.43
4/30/2014 0.44
5/1/2014 0.01
5/2/2014 0.06
5/3/2014 0.02
5/4/2014 0.00
5/5/2014 0.01
5/6/2014 T
5/7/2014 0.00
5/8/2014 0.00
5/9/2014 0.21
5/10/2014 0.16
5/11/2014 T
5/12/2014 0.22
5/13/2014 0.54
5/14/2014 0.03
5/15/2014 0.41
5/16/2014 0.12
5/17/2014 0.11
5/18/2014 0.01
5/19/2014 0.00
5/20/2014 T
5/21/2014 0.32
5/22/2014 0.00
5/23/2014 0.00
5/24/2014 0.00
5/25/2014 0.00
5/26/2014 0.33
5/27/2014 0.10
5/28/2014 0.66
5/29/2014 T
5/30/2014 0.00
5/31/2014 0.00
6/1/2014 0.00
6/2/2014 0.06
6/3/2014 0.06
6/4/2014 0.21
6/5/2014 0.01
6/6/2014 0.00
6/7/2014 0.00
6/8/2014 0.31
6/9/2014 0.00
6/10/2014 0.00
6/11/2014 1.78
6/12/2014 0.07
6/13/2014 T
6/14/2014 0.00
6/15/2014 0.00
6/16/2014 0.00
6/17/2014 0.02
6/18/2014 0.00
6/19/2014 0.39
6/20/2014 0.20
6/21/2014 T
6/22/2014 0.65
6/23/2014 0.02
6/24/2014 0.31
6/25/2014 0.01
6/26/2014 0.03
6/27/2014 0.00
6/28/2014 0.00
6/29/2014 0.22
6/30/2014 0.37
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014 1.63
7/2/2014 T
7/3/2014 0.22
7/4/2014 T
7/5/2014 0.00
7/6/2014 0.00
7/7/2014 0.23
7/8/2014 0.39
7/9/2014 T
7/10/2014 0.00
7/11/2014 0.00
7/12/2014 0.01
7/13/2014 0.39
7/14/2014 0.09
7/15/2014 0.21
7/16/2014 0.02
7/17/2014 0.00
7/18/2014 0.00
7/19/2014 0.00
7/20/2014 0.00
7/21/2014 0.00
7/22/2014 0.00
7/23/2014 0.20
7/24/2014 0.00
7/25/2014 0.00
7/26/2014 0.00
7/27/2014 0.00
7/28/2014 0.01
7/29/2014 0.00
7/30/2014 0.09
7/31/2014 T
8/1/2014 0.00
8/2/2014 T
8/3/2014 0.00
8/4/2014 0.00
8/5/2014 1.58
8/6/2014 T
8/7/2014 0.00
8/8/2014 0.00
8/9/2014 0.00
8/10/2014 0.00
8/11/2014 0.90
8/12/2014 0.13
8/13/2014 0.01
8/14/2014 0.00
8/15/2014 0.00
8/16/2014 0.00
8/17/2014 0.00
8/18/2014 0.00
8/19/2014 0.22
8/20/2014 T
8/21/2014 0.31
8/22/2014 1.92
8/23/2014 0.01
8/24/2014 1.86
8/25/2014 0.13
8/26/2014 0.05
8/27/2014 T
8/28/2014 0.00
8/29/2014 0.01
8/30/2014 0.02
8/31/2014 0.00
9/1/2014 T
9/2/2014 0.10
9/3/2014 T
9/4/2014 0.06
9/5/2014 0.11
9/6/2014 0.59
9/7/2014 T
9/8/2014 0.00
9/9/2014 0.00
9/10/2014 0.70
9/11/2014 0.76
9/12/2014 0.01
9/13/2014 0.14
9/14/2014 0.00
9/15/2014 T
9/16/2014 T
9/17/2014 0.00
9/18/2014 0.00
9/19/2014 0.00
9/20/2014 0.00
9/21/2014 0.10
9/22/2014 0.00
9/23/2014 0.00
9/24/2014 0.00
9/25/2014 0.00
9/26/2014 0.00
9/27/2014 0.00
9/28/2014 0.00
9/29/2014 0.00
9/30/2014 T



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast
10/2/2013 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/3/2013 9:30 PM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/4/2013 11:00 PM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/5/2013 7:45 PM 0.72 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm with very heavy rain hit at 4:30 PM
10/6/2013 12:55 PM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/7/2013 1:45 PM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/8/2013 2:25 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/9/2013 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/10/2013 5:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2013 6:05 PM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2013 7:50 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/16/2013 6:45 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/17/2013 7:10 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M drizzle
10/18/2013 7:10 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/19/2013 6:55 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/20/2013 7:40 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/21/2013 7:40 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/22/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M frost
10/23/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/24/2013 7:20 AM T M M 0.0 M
10/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/26/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/27/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/28/2013 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/29/2013 9:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/30/2013 11:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/31/2013 12:15 PM 0.61 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain
11/1/2013 12:45 PM 0.62 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/2/2013 2:20 PM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/3/2013 2:40 PM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M end DST
11/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2013 3:25 PM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M rain
11/7/2013 6:30 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/8/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M frost
11/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/10/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/12/2013 7:15 AM 0.13 0.5 0.07 0.5 M rain changed to snow yesterday at 1 PM...0.05" of rain was measured at that time
11/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
11/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some shaded areas still have 0.5" of snow left
11/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/16/2013 7:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M drizzle
11/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast with a temperature of 62; thunder around 4:30 AM
11/18/2013 6:50 AM 0.95 0.0 M 0.0 M mostly cloudy and colder...38 degrees...24 colder than this time yesterday
11/19/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M temp 27 with frost
11/20/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/21/2013 8:45 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/22/2013 11:40 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M mostly cloudy, stratocu
11/23/2013 12:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M mostly clear and cold
11/24/2013 2:40 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear and cold
11/25/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/26/2013 6:55 AM 0.01 0.1 T 0.1 M for some reason the board had less than the gauge
11/27/2013 6:35 AM T T M T M light snow began at 5:15 PM
11/28/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M clear and cold with frost
11/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/1/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/2/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/3/2013 6:45 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M light fog
12/4/2013 9:15 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast
12/5/2013 7:15 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M low overcast with clouds moving quickly from the west
12/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/7/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear and very cold
12/8/2013 8:05 AM T T M T M flurries; very slight accumulation on grass only
12/9/2013 9:25 AM 0.30 3.5 0.30 3.5 M 3.4" of snow fell from about 10 AM - 10 PM yesterday; gauge catch 0.23
12/10/2013 11:00 AM T 0.1 T 3.5 M partly cloudy, cold and windy
12/11/2013 12:15 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 4.0 M snow ended around 11:50 AM
12/12/2013 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M cold, windy, partly cloudy - cirrus
12/13/2013 12:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/14/2013 3:30 PM 0.32 3.6 0.32 6.5 M snow ended about 10 minutes ago...looks like the snow fell with some wind...though new snow depth varied only 0.2" on the board; gauge catch 0.26"
12/15/2013 4:55 PM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M cold
12/16/2013 7:45 PM 0.07 0.9 0.07 6.5 M snow fell with light wind and ended around 7:30 PM; gauge catch 0.06"
12/17/2013 5:50 PM T T M 6.0 0.72 mostly cloudy
12/18/2013 7:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
12/19/2013 9:20 PM 0.01 0.0 M 4.5 M drizzle/fog
12/20/2013 12:15 PM 0.16 0.0 M 3.5 M drizzle
12/21/2013 10:45 AM 0.02 0.0 M 3.5 M overcast; rain in gauge was frozen
12/22/2013 9:10 AM 0.38 0.7 0.14 4.0 M mixture of rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow; very light snow still falling
12/23/2013 8:25 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 4.0 M 30 to 1 ratio snow; very light snow still falling; gauge caught a trace
12/24/2013 9:40 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 4.0 M very cold; snow barely even had one hundredth of water in it
12/25/2013 7:55 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 4.0 M fourth consecutive day with measurable snow
12/26/2013 7:35 AM 0.06 0.7 0.06 4.5 M fifth consecutive day with measurable snow
12/27/2013 7:20 AM T T M 4.5 M streak of six days with at least a trace of new snow
12/28/2013 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M temp in the 40 s, but snow hasn't melted much yet
12/29/2013 10:00 AM T 0.0 M 3.0 M drizzle with a temperature of 33
12/30/2013 2:00 PM T T M 3.0 M drizzle changed to freezing drizzle and a little snow yesterday
12/31/2013 1:55 PM 0.04 0.4 0.04 3.0 M snowing very lightly; gauge catch 0.03
1/1/2014 1:00 PM 0.43 5.7 0.43 9.0 M snowing; gauge catch 0.40"
1/2/2014 1:45 PM 0.44 9.0 0.44 13.0 M snow just ended; two day total 14.7"; gauge catch only 0.30"
1/3/2014 4:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
1/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M snow has been blown around quite a bit
1/5/2014 4:45 PM 0.94 7.3 0.94 14.5 M significant blowing and drifting snow; gauge catch 0.45"
1/6/2014 11:05 AM T T M 14.5 M extreme cold...temp -15 with -42 windchill at O'Hare...blowing snow continues
1/7/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 2.19 clear and extremely cold...O'Hare reports -10 with -30 wind chill
1/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M still very cold
1/9/2014 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M cold and partly cloudy - altocumulus
1/10/2014 7:20 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 13.0 M drizzle
1/11/2014 6:45 AM 0.39 0.0 M 11.0 M barely noticeable drizzle
1/12/2014 8:15 AM T T M 10.0 M
1/13/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
1/14/2014 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
1/15/2014 8:20 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 9.0 M
1/16/2014 10:10 AM T T M 8.5 M a dusting of snow; overcast
1/17/2014 8:25 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 8.5 M
1/18/2014 1:10 PM 0.05 0.7 0.05 9.5 M snowing; gauge catch 0.03
1/19/2014 12:15 PM 0.13 2.0 0.13 11.5 M windy; gauge catch 0.07
1/20/2014 2:20 PM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
1/21/2014 2:00 PM 0.06 0.8 0.06 10.0 M large variation across snow board due too drifting snow; gauge catch 0.05
1/22/2014 5:10 PM 0.03 0.5 0.03 10.0 M snow just ended; gauge catch 0.02"
1/23/2014 2:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
1/24/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M very cold and windy
1/25/2014 8:50 AM 0.15 1.0 0.15 8.5 M blowing snow last night; gauge catch 0.08"
1/26/2014 7:40 AM 0.12 2.0 0.12 10.5 M snow just ended; new snow across the board much more consistent than yesterday; gauge catch 0.10"
1/27/2014 7:25 AM 0.05 0.7 0.05 10.0 M very cold; looks like snow came along with strong winds; gauge catch 0.02"
1/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M extreme cold - O'Hare reports -11 with -30 wind chill
1/29/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M still very cold - O'Hare is 3 with windchill of -14
1/30/2014 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M windy and not as cold
1/31/2014 6:40 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 9.0 M new snow depth varied from 0 - 0.4"; gauge caught a trace
2/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.22 1.9 0.22 10.0 M still snowing; gauge catch 0.18
2/2/2014 6:45 AM 0.36 1.8 0.36 11.0 M storm total 3.7"; gauge catch only 0.08"
2/3/2014 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M clear, very heavy frost on gauge
2/4/2014 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
2/5/2014 7:50 AM 0.49 6.8 0.49 17.0 M still snowing and windy; gauge catch 0.37"
2/6/2014 10:45 AM 0.09 1.2 0.09 16.5 M mostly clear and cold; gauge catch 0.01"
2/7/2014 11:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M
2/8/2014 5:00 PM 0.05 1.4 0.05 16.5 M still snowing lightly; gauge caught 0.03"
2/9/2014 4:55 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 16.0 M storm total 1.6" of snow; gauge caught a trace
2/10/2014 1:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 15.5 M
2/11/2014 2:25 PM 0.00 0.0 M 15.5 M clear
2/12/2014 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M frost on gauge
2/13/2014 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 2.46
2/14/2014 6:15 AM T T M 15.0 M no accumulation
2/15/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
2/16/2014 7:35 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 15.0 M snowing very lightly
2/17/2014 7:05 AM T T M 15.0 M
2/18/2014 7:25 AM 0.60 5.3 0.60 19.0 M gauge caught 0.30"; new snow depth varied from 5.1" to 6.6"...think the higher amount was part of a drift or shoveled snow
2/19/2014 6:40 AM T T M 18.0 M temp already 34F; clear except some clouds along the eastern horizon
2/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 M 17.5 M light rain; water was partially frozen in gauge...also noticed a loose coating of ice on some surfaces such as cars; temp 35; heard occasional thunder starting 2 or 3 hours ago
2/21/2014 7:35 AM 0.23 0.2 0.03 15.0 M light snow and extremely windy...I don't think I've ever seen the post that the gauge is mounted on swaying before. emptied 0.20" last night after the rain was finished, then the gauge had 0.02" water equivalent of snow this morning. snow board had almost nothing on it, so I measured off of the steps in back, which seemed to have a reasonable amount. storm total 0.66"
2/22/2014 6:25 AM T T M 14.5 M clear and less windy
2/23/2014 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 M
2/24/2014 11:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
2/25/2014 12:10 PM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
2/26/2014 12:55 PM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M cold, windy, mostly cloudy...cirrostratus
2/27/2014 1:20 PM T T M 14.0 M cold and mostly clear...cirrus; trace of snow in gauge, but nothing on snow board
2/28/2014 1:20 PM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M
3/1/2014 6:15 AM 0.07 0.8 0.07 14.5 M overcast; gauge catch 0.06"
3/2/2014 2:10 PM 0.37 4.2 0.37 16.5 M gauge caught 0.25"
3/3/2014 3:00 PM T T M 15.5 M no additional accumulation
3/4/2014 4:40 PM 0.01 0.1 0.01 14.5 M gauge caught a trace
3/5/2014 5:40 PM 0.21 2.2 0.21 15.5 M gauge catch 0.13"
3/6/2014 6:10 PM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
3/7/2014 7:15 PM T 0.0 M 13.0 M drizzle
3/8/2014 6:50 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 13.0 M drizzle changed over to snow sometime overnight; still snowing very lightly
3/9/2014 8:25 AM T T M 13.0 M Very heavy frost on gauge. Begin DST.
3/10/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
3/11/2014 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
3/12/2014 7:50 AM 0.35 3.0 0.35 11.0 M windy...snow sticking to trees and north facing side of the gauge...a few branches down; there was a thin coating of ice underneath the snow; gauge catch 0.23"
3/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M clear and cold...12F at O'Hare
3/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M mostly clear, altocumulus to the north
3/15/2014 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
3/16/2014 7:25 AM T T M 6.5 M a dusting of snow that wasn't quite measurable...a few snowflakes still falling; cold and windy...O'Hare reports 19F with a windchill of 3
3/17/2014 9:10 AM T T M 6.5 M no new accumulation
3/18/2014 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
3/19/2014 11:40 AM 0.16 0.0 M 2.0 M
3/20/2014 12:00 PM T T M 1.5 M
3/21/2014 12:40 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
3/22/2014 12:35 PM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/23/2014 3:10 PM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/24/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/25/2014 6:45 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 0.4 M gauge catch 0.02
3/26/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M cold; still a few patches of the snow from yesterday left, along with the old piles of snow
3/27/2014 7:05 AM 0.03 T M T M light rain; looks like a trace of sleet fell
3/28/2014 7:02 AM 0.22 T M T M rain and snow falling now; thunderstorms last night
3/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 T M T M precipitation ended yesterday morning; old snow nearly gone
3/30/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M clear and cold
3/31/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/1/2014 10:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast and windy
4/2/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/3/2014 6:44 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm with a temperature of only 41
4/4/2014 1:45 PM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/5/2014 8:10 AM T T M 0.0 M no accumulation; gauge empty
4/6/2014 2:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/7/2014 10:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/8/2014 11:40 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/9/2014 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/10/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/11/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/12/2014 10:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M thunder
4/13/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M hail up to 3/4 inch yesterday along with a trace of rain; thunderstorm hit around 3:20 AM this morning.
4/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.72 0.0 M 0.0 M cool and windy, temp 40
4/15/2014 6:50 AM 0.13 1.5 0.10 1.5 M almost no snow accumulated on roads and sidewalks
4/16/2014 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M there is more snow left on trees than on the ground
4/17/2014 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/18/2014 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/19/2014 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/20/2014 11:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/21/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/22/2014 9:20 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/23/2014 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M mostly clear and cold...temp 34
4/24/2014 10:10 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/25/2014 10:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M steady light rain last night
4/26/2014 1:40 PM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/28/2014 8:05 AM 0.42 0.0 M 0.0 M still raining
4/29/2014 7:50 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/30/2014 1:30 PM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast
5/1/2014 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M drizzle
5/2/2014 6:25 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/5/2014 7:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast
5/6/2014 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/7/2014 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2014 4:40 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/11/2014 6:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/12/2014 5:35 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/13/2014 5:40 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M drizzle; thunderstorms yesterday
5/14/2014 7:30 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/15/2014 7:35 AM 0.41 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain, cool and windy
5/16/2014 9:15 AM 0.12 T M 0.0 M rain and snow falling now...yes, snow on May 16th. no accumulation
5/17/2014 2:00 PM 0.11 T M 0.0 M snow ended yesterday morning with no accumulation
5/18/2014 11:10 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/19/2014 6:10 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast and windy
5/20/2014 6:25 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/21/2014 5:40 AM 0.32 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms last night; mostly cloudy with light fog now
5/22/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear
5/23/2014 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/24/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/25/2014 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/26/2014 6:07 PM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm
5/27/2014 12:00 PM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/28/2014 6:05 AM 0.66 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms yesterday evening + occasional rain overnight
5/29/2014 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/30/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/31/2014 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/1/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/2/2014 6:55 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm around 3:20 PM with one lightning strike that sounded very close
6/3/2014 5:40 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M same amount as yesterday; clear now
6/4/2014 10:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/5/2014 11:25 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2014 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/7/2014 10:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/8/2014 12:25 PM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/9/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/10/2014 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/11/2014 7:01 AM 1.78 0.0 M 0.0 M still raining
6/12/2014 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/13/2014 6:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/14/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/15/2014 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/16/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/17/2014 6:50 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M warm, humid, and windy
6/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/19/2014 6:30 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M fog/mist now; thunderstorms yesterday around 10:45 AM, and again overnight
6/20/2014 7:35 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast; ground is still wet
6/21/2014 6:35 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/22/2014 9:55 AM 0.65 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms began around 4:50 PM
6/23/2014 8:05 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast
6/24/2014 6:55 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/25/2014 6:40 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/26/2014 7:45 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain from decaying thunderstorms yesterday evening
6/27/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M first zero in nine days
6/28/2014 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/29/2014 7:40 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/1/2014 12:15 PM 1.63 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms with very heavy rain last night
7/2/2014 10:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/3/2014 1:15 PM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/4/2014 2:30 PM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/5/2014 2:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/6/2014 5:10 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/7/2014 5:35 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm with light rain began at 12:30 AM...heavier rain at 12:43 AM; one small branch down
7/8/2014 7:30 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M rain ended about an hour and a half ago, seeing some breaks in the clouds now
7/9/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M just enough convection at 6:30 PM for a few raindrops
7/10/2014 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear
7/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/12/2014 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/13/2014 6:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms last night
7/14/2014 9:32 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain
7/15/2014 6:40 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/16/2014 9:25 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/17/2014 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/18/2014 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/19/2014 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/20/2014 1:45 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/21/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/22/2014 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/23/2014 8:15 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm last night
7/24/2014 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2014 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/28/2014 8:15 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M brief rain shower last night; cool, clear and windy now
7/29/2014 12:45 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/30/2014 6:35 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/31/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/1/2014 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/2/2014 5:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/3/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/4/2014 10:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/5/2014 8:20 AM 1.58 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms yesterday afternoon through late at night; a couple brief power outages; very close lightning last night
8/6/2014 9:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/7/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/9/2014 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/10/2014 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/11/2014 7:20 AM 0.90 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms late last night
8/12/2014 8:10 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/13/2014 7:10 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M clear and cool
8/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/17/2014 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/18/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M light fog/mist
8/19/2014 10:10 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/20/2014 9:55 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/21/2014 12:15 PM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast
8/22/2014 10:25 AM 1.92 0.0 M 0.0 M rain during the daytime yesterday, thunderstorms with heavier rain last night
8/23/2014 11:20 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast and humid
8/24/2014 12:35 PM 1.86 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms with very heavy rain yesterday afternoon; rain began at 1:40 PM, became heavy by 1:50, and at 2:20 1.57" had already fallen, resulting in flooding. video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4FrVdttc7I
8/25/2014 2:00 PM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast, but some brightening to the west
8/26/2014 4:00 PM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/27/2014 2:40 PM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/28/2014 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/29/2014 6:15 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/30/2014 7:10 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain just ended; thunder about 20 minutes ago
8/31/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/1/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast
9/2/2014 6:55 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/3/2014 11:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/4/2014 7:42 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain
9/5/2014 9:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/6/2014 6:25 AM 0.59 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain and strong wind began yesterday at 2:44 PM CDT. Damaging wind began at 2:48 and took down 6" branches. Power was knocked out and has not been restored. 0.46" fell in just 15 minutes between 2:44 and 2:59. Video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3ntExCj1w Damage from a few blocks to my east: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tj1zrKuWxQ Damage a few blocks to my west:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRpIbdzwEqk
9/7/2014 8:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M power was restored around 6 PM yesterday
9/8/2014 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/9/2014 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/10/2014 7:30 AM 0.70 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain
9/11/2014 8:45 AM 0.76 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast and cool...50F
9/12/2014 8:20 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M cool, overcast and breezy
9/13/2014 10:50 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M overcast and cold...47F
9/14/2014 11:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/15/2014 1:45 PM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/16/2014 1:45 PM T 0.0 M 0.0 M trace of rain yesterday afternoon; clear now
9/17/2014 1:15 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/18/2014 1:50 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/19/2014 3:15 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/20/2014 2:10 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M mostly cloudy
9/21/2014 4:10 PM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M brief thunderstorm overnight
9/22/2014 10:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear
9/23/2014 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2014 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear
9/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2014 12:15 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/30/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M drizzle



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
4/12/2014 11:31 AM very brief period of hail at first, then 2-3 minutes later a slightly longer period of smaller hail 3/4" Penny Size 1/2" Grape 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 5 1min no damage Intermittent False After rain Before smaller hail