| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Another beautiful warm autumn day. Max 78°. Much warmer this morning with 63° at ob time. Happy new water year 2014. |
| 10/2/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 80°. Warm and cloudy with 65° at ob time. |
| 10/3/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 83°. Warm and muggy at ob time with 66°. |
| 10/4/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.67 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 80°. Thunderstorms with welcome rain in morning. Storms in afternoon, evening, and overnight passed north of station. Greatest 24 hr rainfall since August 23. |
| 10/5/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Hot and muggy, max 86°. Warm and 69° at ob time. |
| 10/6/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.54 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 83°. Thunderstorms around 3pm yesterday with an additional 0.10 from showers beginning around 330 am this morning. |
| 10/7/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Cool and breezy, max temp 62°. 44° at ob time. |
| 10/8/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Drizzle early yesterday morning. Max 70°. First day with no hummingbirds seen in yard. |
| 10/9/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 78°. Mostly clear and 44° at ob time. |
| 10/10/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 74°. Clear and 43° with heavy dew at ob time. |
| 10/11/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 77°. |
| 10/12/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 78°. Warm and breezy at ob time with 59°. |
| 10/13/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 70° with a disappointing rain total. A cool 39.5° this morning so far with patchy frost on roof. |
| 10/14/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 66°. Light frost on ground. Morning low so far, 35°. |
| 10/15/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Yesterday's temperature range went from 35° to 67°. Cloudy and 53° at ob time. |
| 10/16/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Drizzle/light rain for majority of morning/early afternoon. Max 67°. |
| 10/17/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 56°. Light rain and 48° at ob time. |
| 10/18/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Cool and rainy morning yesterday. Max 57°. A cool 39° at ob time with a beautiful full moon setting. Last ETo reading of this season. |
| 10/19/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max temp 50.5°, coolest daytime high since April. Very light rain overnight. |
| 10/20/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 56° |
| 10/21/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 68°. A few very brief sprinkles/light rain yesterday evening. |
| 10/22/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Morning low 25° |
| 10/23/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.35 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/24/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 47°. Some very brief snow flurries yesterday afternoon. |
| 10/25/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 44°. Another very brief snow flurry during the day. A cold 24° at ob time. |
| 10/26/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 53°. Dipped down to 23.0° yesterday morning at 7:22am. Windy this morning and about 20 degrees warmer. |
| 10/27/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 56° |
| 10/28/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 56° |
| 10/29/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 61°. |
| 10/30/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 57°. Brief sprinkle yesterday early evening. |
| 10/31/2013 |
6:00 AM |
1.34 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Current temp of 64° at ob time is our 24 hr max. Warm with some drizzle at ob time. Thunder last evening. Greatest 24 hr rain in over 2 months. Much needed rain. |
| 11/1/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.63 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 11/2/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 11/3/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 47°. Temperature of 28° at ob time with frost. |
| 11/4/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 54°. Fog early yesterday morning after ob time. |
| 11/5/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 58°. A warm 50° at ob time. |
| 11/6/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.85 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Windy with moderate rain early this morning. 24 hr max temp is our 56° at ob time. Peak gust 27 mph. Heaviest rain began around 4am this morning. |
| 11/7/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.22 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 57°. Storm total rainfall 1.07 inches. Morning low so far 27°. |
| 11/8/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 45°. Another frosty morn with 26° at ob time. |
| 11/9/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 51°. Breezy overnight. Peak gust 26 mph. |
| 11/10/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 61°. Peak gust yesterday 28 mph. |
| 11/11/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 49°. Sunday was sunny and cool but the light winds made it feel quite tolerable. |
| 11/12/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.3 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
A winter tease. Max 48° and a cold and brisk 22° at ob time. After the rain/snow mix eventually changed over to all snow, we accumulated 0.3 inch. Outer gauge frozen to bracket. A crunchy walk out to the gauge early this morning with Orion prominent in the sky. |
| 11/13/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max only 34°, coldest daytime high since March 20. Morning low so far 18°. Winds overnight may have kept temps from falling further. |
| 11/14/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 11/15/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 52° and breezy. |
| 11/16/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Warm and breezy at ob time with 48°, which is also our 24 hr max temp. Warmer today with storms in the forecast. |
| 11/17/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.42 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Thunderstorm just ended at ob time with lightning northwest. Current temperature at 6AM is 62.3°(our 24 hr max). Peak gust 39 mph at 6:14PM yesterday. Severe weather expected today with high wind warning already in effect. |
| 11/18/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.89 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Thoughts and prayers for those impacted by the devastating tornadoes in IL yesterday. One tornado passed about 5 miles south of my location. Max temp was 69° before the severe wx. Peak gust was 46 mph from strong winds after the severe storms passed through. Current temp 39° with a bright full moon. Could almost read rain gauge from the moonlight. |
| 11/19/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 45°. Clear and cold at ob time with 23°. |
| 11/20/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 44° |
| 11/21/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
A cold rain last evening. 44° at ob time. |
| 11/22/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.22 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 50, temperatures expected to fall today. |
| 11/23/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 41°. Partly cloudy and 23° at ob time. Winds increasing. |
| 11/24/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Daytime high only 25°. A few brief flurries yesterday. At ob temp was 12°. |
| 11/25/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
A cold weekend but light winds and sunshine made Sunday much more tolerable. Max 27°. Frost depth 3 inches. |
| 11/26/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 33°. A few brief periods of light snow. |
| 11/27/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear and very cold with 13° at ob time. |
| 11/28/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 29°. Partly cloudy with increasing winds and 24° at ob time. Happy Thanksgiving to all CoCoRaHS observers and their families. Thanks for all you do! |
| 11/29/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 37°. Clear and a cold 12° early this morning. |
| 11/30/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 37°. Warmer with 29° this morning but it doesn't feel it as winds are stronger. Crescent moon at sunrise. Total November precip 3.77 inches, greatest monthly total since June. |
| 12/1/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
A great way to end out meteorological autumn with a high of 52.3°. Happy first day of meteorological winter. |
| 12/2/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 48° |
| 12/3/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain mixed with snow and a few ice pellets yesterday evening. Predominantly rain. Max 44°. |
| 12/4/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 51°. Cloudy with light fog and a warm 48° at ob time. |
| 12/5/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 56°. FROPA at 8:50PM and currently 28°. |
| 12/6/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 12/7/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear and cold with 9° at ob time. |
| 12/8/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 12/9/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.11 |
1.3 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
First measurable snow of the season. Max 25° |
| 12/10/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Max 22°. Brrrr, cold overnight with a low of -3°. Temperatures have been slowly climbing since then. |
| 12/11/2013 |
6:30 AM |
0.07 |
1.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/12/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 22°. Overnight low as of 6am is -7°. Snow crunches loudly underfoot heading out to gauge. |
| 12/13/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Max 24° |
| 12/14/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.24 |
2.8 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Max 31°. Fairly uniform readings on the snowboard. Light snow falling at ob time. Snow began around 6:40PM last evening. |
| 12/15/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.3 |
M |
5.5 |
M |
Max 32°. Storm total snowfall 4.1 inches. Colder and windy this morning with 12° at ob time. |
| 12/16/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.8 |
M |
6.0 |
0.50 |
A cold day Sunday with a high of only 19°. New snowfall overnight. Calm to light winds made for an easy and accurate measurement off the snowboard. |
| 12/17/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.2 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Max 21° |
| 12/18/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
4.5 |
0.50 |
Max 35°. Some slight melt has begun. Brilliant moon at ob time. |
| 12/19/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Max 38° occurred at 12AM overnight. Currently 27°. Brilliant moon again at ob time with a halo/ring. Could almost read snow stick by moonlight. Wishing snowpack could stick around but appears the weekend system is trending more towards rain then snow. |
| 12/20/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Max 43. Significant melt in progress with light rain continuing at ob time. |
| 12/21/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Max 36°. Snow depth estimated 0.5 at the present time, averaging snow vs no-snow areas at observation location. |
| 12/22/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 35°. Precipitation was all rain with no freezing rain observed. |
| 12/23/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 33°. A brief period of light snow beginning around 7am yesterday. |
| 12/24/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Max 19. -1 at ob time. |
| 12/25/2013 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 23°, Min -2°. Light snow and 23° at ob time. Merry Christmas! |
| 12/26/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.3 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Max 28°. Snow last evening, much heavier up north driving back from Naperville. |
| 12/27/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 36° (at 9:21PM). Just barely a T of snow depth. |
| 12/28/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 45°. Only patches of snow remaining in sheltered areas but will likely lose those today as well. |
| 12/29/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 53°. All remaining snow melted. Top 1 inch of soil thawed, making for a muddy mess. |
| 12/30/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Freezing drizzle yesterday with a light glaze. Amounted to just barely 0.01 inch liquid. Max temp 36° at 6am yesterday and continued to fall throughout the day. 3° at ob time this morning. Brief power outage here yesterday evening but extended outages nearby. |
| 12/31/2013 |
6:00 AM |
0.05 |
1.4 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Max 16°. A very fluffy snowfall began yesterday evening. Snow to water ratio is 28:1. A cold morning with a low of -2°. |
| 1/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Max 19° (at ob time). Light snow yesterday. Happy New Year! Total precip for 2013 here was 40.91 inches with 29.3 inches of snowfall. Hint: You can quickly get these stats for your station from the View Data->Station Snow Summary Report. |
| 1/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.09 |
1.4 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 24°. Actual SD=2.3. Light snow falling at observation time. Some drifting in yard. |
| 1/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.5 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 18°, min -9°. Lake effect snow after ob time yesterday morning amounted to 0.5 inch. We seem to have missed all the heavy snow with our monthly total of just 2.3 inches so far. Very cold this morning with -9° at ob time but fortunately little wind. |
| 1/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Max 22° (at ob time). Temperatures slowly rose overnight. Very windy with peak gust of 35mph. |
| 1/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.49 |
4.7 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Max 34°. Snow began around 3:30 PM yesterday. Very wet snow. Extended power outage from before midnight to 3am. Temporary lull in snow at observation time. Little wind overnight. |
| 1/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.31 |
3.8 |
M |
9.0 |
M |
Max 21°, min (so far) -14°. Dangerously cold with -14° at ob time and wind chills between -40 and -45°. Storm total snowfall 8.5 inches. Extensive blowing and drifting. Snow depth is best estimate. Surprised at the fairly good catch in rain gauge despite the wind. |
| 1/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.5 |
M |
Max -9°, Min -15°. Strong winds yesterday resulted in wind chills between -40 and -45. Calm to light winds at ob time and -10°. Some settling and compaction of snow over last 24 hrs. Beautiful classic sun dogs yesterday. |
| 1/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.0 |
1.01 |
First day above freezing since Jan 5. Max 8°, Min -13°. SWE of total snow 1.01 inches. -6° at ob time. |
| 1/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.0 |
M |
Max 14°, Min -6° (12 hr min -5°). Temperatures rising this morning. 6° above zero at ob time with winds calm. |
| 1/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
M |
6.0 |
0.89 |
Max 31 (at ob time) Fog and drizzle at ob time. |
| 1/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.91 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Max 40°. Brief period of thunder yesterday afternoon as reported by my backup observer. Moderate to heavy rain late afternoon into evening. Considerable snowmelt. Ground is still frozen. |
| 1/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Max 37°, Min 30°. Frozen slush on ground with an estimated 1 inch snow depth at present time. Ground still frozen. |
| 1/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 42° (at 8:48 PM), Min 30°. At ob time temp 37°. One week ago ob time temp was -14. Significant melt continues with just patches of snow remaining. Sump pump running frequently since Friday. Peak wind gust 32 mph at 2:40 PM. |
| 1/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 47° |
| 1/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Snow melted shortly after falling. |
| 1/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 26° (at ob time). Flurries overnight/early morning. Frost depth 8 inches. Winds and temperature increased overnight. |
| 1/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 37°, Min 13°. Peak gust 32 mph at 5:02PM. Light snow overnight. |
| 1/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.2 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 17°, Min 9°. Very fluffy light snow (dendrites) last evening. A trace of snow covers the ground. |
| 1/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.23 |
4.6 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Max 22°, Min 5°. Moderate to heavy snow fell at times yesterday. Some settling of snowpack overnight. Actual SD=4.3. |
| 1/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.0 |
0.27 |
Max 40° (at 11:22PM), 12 hr Min 33°. Temperatures rose to 40° last night then began a slow fall, but remained above freezing all night. Frost depth 5 inches. |
| 1/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.09 |
1.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 35°, Min 4°. Considerable blowing and drifting of snow made an accurate measurement of new snow difficult. Best estimate of 1 inch new snowfall. |
| 1/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 10°, Min -8°. |
| 1/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.4 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 18°, Min -3°. A frigid crunchy walk out to the snowboard and gauge this morning. Temp at ob time was -3° and wind chill -20°. |
| 1/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 6°, Min -8° |
| 1/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.3 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 34° (at 4:42AM), Min -3° (yda morning). Snow last evening was flakes but woke up around 4am to what sounded like sleet hitting the window. New snow is more like snow pellets. Accurate measurement difficult due to wind so estimating 0.3 inch. Peak gust yesterday 36 mph. 31° at ob time felt balmy compared to previous mornings but it's not going to last. |
| 1/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.18 |
2.6 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Max 31°, Min 7°. New snow began after midnight. Light winds so snowfall measurement should be accurate. |
| 1/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.9 |
M |
5.0 |
0.57 |
Max 36°, Min -2°. Near blizzard conditions overnight with considerable blowing and drifting. New snowfall amount last evening is best estimate due to blowing/drifting. Peak gust 45 mph at 8:05PM. |
| 1/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Max 0°, Min -17° (at ob time). Actual air temp -17° at ob time. Nice sun dog yesterday. Coldest morning of the year so far. Brutal wind chills yesterday. |
| 1/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Max 7°, Min -17° (at ob time yesterday), 12 hr min -10°. Cold and -4° at 6am. |
| 1/30/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Max 25°, Min -7°. Winds gusting over 30 mph this morning. Frost depth 12 inches. Sunshine yesterday was a welcome change. More snow on the way? |
| 1/31/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Max 35°, Min 18°. Total Jan precip was 2.46 inches, snowfall 21.8 inches. |
| 2/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.24 |
3.2 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
Max 27° (at ob time), Min 18°. Moderate snow falling at ob time. Thankful for the spare outer gauge to swap out at observation time. Temperature 27° and has been slowly rising overnight. Little wind, so snowfall measurement accurate. |
| 2/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.28 |
3.6 |
M |
9.0 |
M |
Max 32°, Min 17°. Snow fell most of the day. Storm total snowfall 6.8 inches. |
| 2/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
9.0 |
0.99 |
Max 20°, Min -15°. Frigid with -15° at ob time. Glad I took my snow core late yesterday. |
| 2/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
8.5 |
M |
Max 20°, Min -17.1 (lowest for the winter so far). Ice crystals observed yesterday morning. |
| 2/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.25 |
4.2 |
M |
11.0 |
M |
Max 25°, Min 6° (yda morning). Blowing and drifting. |
| 2/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.3 |
M |
11.0 |
M |
Max 27°, Min -3°. Storm total snowfall 4.5 inches. A cold -3° at ob time. |
| 2/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
10.0 |
M |
Max 5°, Min -12°. Clouds prevented temp from dropping even further overnight. |
| 2/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
10.0 |
M |
Max 12°, Min -7°. Very light snow falling at observation time with a temperature of 9°. My "snow crunch index" is high. A noisy walk out to the gauge/snowboard in the morning. |
| 2/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.13 |
2.9 |
M |
12.0 |
M |
Max 17° (1:28am), Min 9°. Snow fell most of the day on Saturday. Snow ended yesterday evening with another 0.2 inch overnight. 22:1 ratio. |
| 2/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
12.0 |
1.63 |
Max 17°, Min -7°. Cold and -7° at ob time. |
| 2/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
11.0 |
M |
Max 9°, Min -19°. Clear and bitterly cold with -18° at ob time. Coldest low temperature of this winter to date. |
| 2/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
11.0 |
M |
Max 13°, Min -20°. Low after ob time yesterday dipped to -20° which is the coldest this winter. Morning low today -17° at 3:47 am. Current temperature is -13°. Total now is 26 days so far this winter with below zero temperatures. |
| 2/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
10.5 |
M |
Max 23°, Min -13°. 12 hr low -3°. Cold once again with -3° at ob time. Significant warmup next week? Would prefer a gradual warming trend with nighttime lows dipping below freezing to regulate the melt. |
| 2/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
10.0 |
M |
Max 34°, Min -3. Peak gust 30 mph yesterday evening. |
| 2/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
10.0 |
M |
Max 19°, Min -6°. A moonlit night with another subzero morning. |
| 2/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.3 |
M |
11.0 |
M |
Max 19°, Min -7° (yesterday morning). Snow yesterday evening. Fairly even snowfall with lighter winds so measurement should be accurate. More snow expected Monday. |
| 2/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
10.5 |
1.76 |
Max 25°, Min 14°. Awaiting the snow today. |
| 2/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.54 |
6.3 |
M |
16.0 |
M |
Max 35° at 9PM, 12 hr Min 13°. Several periods of moderate to heavy snow yesterday. Some drifting. Winds gusted to 30 mph late evening. Clear skies and a bright moon early this morning made it easy to stay on the paths I shoveled out to the gauge and snowboard. |
| 2/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
12.5 |
2.27 |
Max 43°, Min 14° (yesterday). A balmy 34° at ob time although temperature at snow surface is obviously colder as a crust has formed on the snowpack overnight. Special total snow SWE taken late yesterday afternoon. |
| 2/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.87 |
0.0 |
M |
10.0 |
M |
Max 43°, Min 30°. Lots of thunder and lightning with heavy rainfall that began just before 3am. Some snowmelt had begun prior to rain. |
| 2/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.32 |
0.2 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
|
| 2/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Max 36°, Min 23°. Peak gust 45 mph. |
| 2/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Max 36°, Min 18°. Snowpack uneven and frozen in the morning. |
| 2/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
1.71 |
Max 28°, Min 14°. Frost depth remains at 19 inches. Total snow SWE measurement taken late yesterday afternoon. Wind chill 7° at ob time. |
| 2/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Max 25°, Min 14°. Very light snow falling early morning while I could see stars and the moon. Too large for ice crystals and did see snow some in gauge. |
| 2/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Max 22°, Min 2°. Interesting to note that my 4 inch soil temp at 25° is the coldest its been all month. Even though we still have 5 inches of snow. The snowpack is full of water from melt and recent heavy rain and frozen, and thus has lost the insulating air spaces. |
| 2/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Max 20, Min 8. Peak gust 43 mph at 1:09 am. |
| 2/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Max 12°, Min-2°. |
| 3/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Max 33°, Min 5°. Total Feb precipitation 2.71 inches, total snowfall 22.0 inches. |
| 3/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.28 |
3.1 |
M |
7.0 |
M |
Max 28° (at ob yda), Min 10°. It was great seeing other CoCoRaHS observers stop by at the LaSalle County Preparedness Expo yesterday at the Ottawa HS. |
| 3/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.5 |
1.51 |
Max 11°, Min -7°. Mostly clear and -6° at ob time. Snow core (SWE) taken late afternoon Sunday. |
| 3/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Max 18°, Min -6° (yesterday). Statewide tornado drill at 10am today. |
| 3/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.2 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Max 28°, Min 13°. Light snow falling at ob time. |
| 3/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.10 |
3.6 |
M |
8.5 |
M |
Max 25°, Min 17°. Snow began around 5AM and lasted until around 3PM. Light, fluffy snow. Storm total 3.8 inches bringing my seasonal snow total to 60.8 inches. |
| 3/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.5 |
M |
Max 31°, Min 8°. |
| 3/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Max 45°, Min 7° (yda morning). A mix of sleet and freezing rain this morning. Some glaze covering the rain gauge. Could here the sleet hitting the windows beginning around 4am. |
| 3/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.2 |
M |
3.5 |
1.49 |
Max 35°, Min 18°. Snow began shortly after ob time yesterday. Edited to add total SWE. |
| 3/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Max 41°, Min 16° (yesterday AM). 12 hr min 39°. Thaw has begun. Total SWE 1.49 inches late Sunday afternoon. Edited yesterday's report to include SWE as total SD today is about 1/2 inch less than yesterday. |
| 3/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 53°, Min 30°. Difficult to determine representative snow depth but opted for a trace. Still have snow in sheltered areas but that is less than 50% of overall area. Mud season is here. |
| 3/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.96 |
5.2 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Max 52°, Min 30°. Thunderstorms with very small hail yesterday evening/overnight. Very heavy wet snow. Despite the wet snow, there is some drifting. Light snow falling at ob time with 30°. Anemometer locked up with with wet snow. Frost thawed out in the top 5 inches of soil but remains frozen from 5 to 20 inches. |
| 3/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Max 32°, Min 11° |
| 3/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Max 38° (at ob time), Min 10°. Mild and windy overnight. Beautiful moonset early this morning. |
| 3/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Max 55°(!), Min 34°. Lost majority of snowpack. |
| 3/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Max 45° Min 24°. Light snow. Very windy overnight with peak gust 32 mph early morning. |
| 3/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Some snow remaining in sheltered areas. |
| 3/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 39°, Min 17° |
| 3/19/2014 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 53° |
| 3/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 3/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 48°, Min 32° Quick burst of light snow yesterday morning. Ground is beginning to thaw out. |
| 3/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 59°, Min 31°. Nice day, 4 inch soil temp max was 39°. Ground is thawing out. |
| 3/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 42°, Min 23°. Wind chill 12° |
| 3/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 34°, Min 17°. Frost had thawed from surface to 12 inches but top layer re-froze overnight. Solid frost layer from 12 to 18". |
| 3/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.3 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Max 37°, Min 19°. Woke up to frozen precip hitting the north windows around 2:30am or so. |
| 3/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 31°, Min 14°. A cold 14° at ob time. |
| 3/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 41°, Min 13°. A cold light rain at ob time. |
| 3/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max temp of 55° at 12:50 am this morning. Thunder/lightning shortly after 8pm last evening. Very windy with a peak gust of 41 mph at 7:30 pm yesterday. Four inch soil temp has risen to 37°. |
| 3/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 43°, Min 34° |
| 3/30/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 45°, Min 21°. A clear and frosty 21° at ob time. |
| 3/31/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 57°, Min 21°. Breezy and 42° at ob time. Frost is out of the ground now. Total March precip 2.24 inches, snowfall 12.6 inches. |
| 4/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 68°, Min 40°. Windy and warm Monday with a high of 68°. |
| 4/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 50°, Min 32°. |
| 4/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.42 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 49°, Min 31°. Thunderstorms on and off since midnight. Thunderstorm ongoing at observation time. |
| 4/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.92 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 47°, Min 39°. Storm total rainfall 1.34 inches. |
| 4/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 47°, Min 33°. A windy day Friday with a peak gust of 43 mph at 12:27 PM. |
| 4/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 52°, Min 29°. Lots of sunshine, temperature in the low 50s, and light wind made for a great day to burn the prairie gardens. Grass is greening up as well. 4 inch soil temp peaked at 50° yesterday. |
| 4/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 57°, Min 34°. After a cool morning, the afternoon warmed up nicely. |
| 4/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 47°, Min 37°. Light rain overnight. |
| 4/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 63°, Min 32°. |
| 4/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 64°, Min 32°. A warm 50° at ob time. Windy. |
| 4/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 65°, Min 33° |
| 4/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 71°, Min 32°. |
| 4/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 79°, Min 50°. Warm and windy. Peak gust 47 mph. |
| 4/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.35 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 70°, Min 44°. Very windy overnight, peak gust 35 mph at 2:30am. Some thunder yesterday early evening. |
| 4/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.9 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Snow began around 5:45pm. |
| 4/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 4/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 55°, Min 31°. Peak gust 32 mph. |
| 4/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 62°, Min 40° |
| 4/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 64°, Min 34°. Nice day. Lake breeze moved in early evening with gusty northeast winds and a drop in temperature. |
| 4/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 71°, Min 37° |
| 4/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 79°, Min 44°. |
| 4/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.54 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 79°, Min 48°. Some thunder. |
| 4/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 62°, Min 34°. Some very patchy light frost noted on rooftop and in garden. |
| 4/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 57°, Min 36°. Light rain between 10 and 11 pm last night. |
| 4/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 69°, Min 45° |
| 4/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 72°, Min 50°. Brief light shower early this morning. |
| 4/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 60°, Min 41°. Strong NE winds late afternoon ushered in much cooler air. Gusty winds overnight and at ob time. Peak gust 31 mph. |
| 4/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 69°, Min 46°. Very windy, peak gust 35 mph. Some thunder late afternoon but only sprinkles. Some light rain overnight. |
| 4/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.92 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 58°, Min 47°. Windy. Thunderstorms moved in around sunset. Some pea size hail. |
| 4/30/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Max 63°, Min 49°. Total April precipitation 3.77 inches. |
| 5/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 51°, Min 43°. Brief light shower early this morning. Cool start to May. |
| 5/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 51°, Min 43°. Cool, wet, and windy first of May. |
| 5/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 55°, Min 47° |
| 5/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 69°, Min 47°. |
| 5/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 59°, Min 45°. A few sprinkles yesterday and some thunder and brief sprinkles around 4am this morning. |
| 5/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 64°, Min 44°. Steady ENE winds overnight. A cool 44° at ob time. It's nice not needing a flashlight to check gauge in the morning now. |
| 5/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 5/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 87°, Min 54° (12 hr min 65°). Very warm and windy overnight. Toads calling all night long. Ground is getting dry. Max 4 inch soil temp yesterday 64°. |
| 5/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 90°, Min 64°. First 90° day of 2014. Some much needed rain this morning. Heaviest rain began around 4:30am. |
| 5/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 74°, Min 46° |
| 5/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 79, Min 49. Was a great day for the annual spring bird count. |
| 5/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 88, Min 58. Thunderstorms yesterday afternoon with peak gust 37 mph. |
| 5/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.46 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 87°, Min 64°. Thunderstorm moved WNW of station yesterday afternoon. Some rain last night and early morning. |
| 5/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 65° at 6am yda, Min 50°. Cold frontal passage after ob time yesterday. Some light rain/drizzle yesterday. Cool and gloomy. |
| 5/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 58°, Min 44°. Blustery and rainy night. |
| 5/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 57°, Min 41°. A cold rain began around 2:30am this morning. |
| 5/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.46 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 44°, Min 37°. A cold 37° at ob time. Frost on roof and in small very isolated patches in yard. A cold, damp day yesterday. |
| 5/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 62°, 12 hr Min 43°. Sunny but cool. |
| 5/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 71°, Min 44°. |
| 5/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 73°, Min 48° Brief shower in morning. Breezy. |
| 5/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 88°, Min 61°. Sprinkles early evening and brief light rain with thunder around 5am this morning. |
| 5/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 90.6, Min 57 |
| 5/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 74°, Min 48°. Heavy dew. |
| 5/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 75°, Min 43°. A cool 43° this morning with heavy dew. |
| 5/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 77°, Min 44°. 12 hr min 48°. Heavy dew again this morning with light patchy fog. |
| 5/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 49°. Warmer with 64° at ob time this morning. |
| 5/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 89°, Min 64°. Hit and miss showers/thundershowers were mostly miss. Garden is very dry and will need to water if we get no additional rain today. |
| 5/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 64°. Brief 3 min tropical-like shower yesterday before 11am and then another shortly after 9pm both only amounted to 0.16. Not enough to make a big dent in the moisture deficit in the garden so might need to activate the drip system if no additional rain falls today. Light fog and dripping vegetation at ob time with 64°. |
| 5/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 59°. Thunderstorms developed about 15 miles south of here in the late afternoon but with little winds aloft, were nearly stationary and didn't make it here. Lots of thunder but just a few drops of rain. |
| 5/30/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 5/31/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 6/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Total May 2014 precip 3.52 inches. |
| 6/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
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M |
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M |
Max 89°, Min 68°. Typical summer pattern with storms all around us yesterday but only a mere 0.01 inch of rain here. Ground is very dry as it's been 22 days since a "good" rain (1/2 inch or more). Watering garden. |
| 6/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 66°. Thunder nearby by only 0.01 here. |
| 6/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 63°. Nice day yesterday. Disappointing rain totals this morning. |
| 6/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.50 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 67°, Min 51°. A cool morning with light fog. A most welcome steady rain began yesterday morning after ob time and added an even 0.50 inch. Greatest 24 hr precip since 5/12. |
| 6/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Max 78°, Min 49°. A beautiful day yesterday. Chilly morning with a low of 48.9°. |
| 6/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 49°. 12 hr min 54°. |
| 6/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 54°. Another most welcome rainfall. Very light rain began around 7:30PM and became more steady and at times, heavier overnight. |
| 6/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 77°, Min 51°. Mostly clear and cool at ob time with moderate dew. |
| 6/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 83°, Min 51°. Morning low 62°. A few drops from sprinkles in the funnel this morning. |
| 6/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.71 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 70°, Min 62°. |
| 6/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 67°, Min 57°. Heavy dew. |
| 6/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 53°. Beautiful full moon overnight/early morning. |
| 6/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 75°, Min 49°. Cool with heavy dew and cirrus overhead. |
| 6/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 79°, Min 52°. Perfect day wx-wise. |
| 6/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 63°. Windy yesterday with peak gust of 37 mph. Humidity increased during the day. Heavy dew at ob time. |
| 6/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 88°, Min 63°, 6 hr min 76°. A warm and muggy 76° at ob time. No rain as of yet. Will need to water soon if no significant rain falls today. |
| 6/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 90°, Min 74°. A warm and muggy 74 at ob time. Watering garden. |
| 6/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 64°. Another muggy day. Storms passed nearby but little rain here. |
| 6/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
1.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 86°, Min 65°. Finally, my first 1+ inch rainfall of 2014! Thunder began around 5:30pm and continued for several hours. A nice steady and welcome rainfall. |
| 6/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 63°. Foggy and dripping vegetation. A cool 64° at ob time. I did measure 0.01 in gauge but suspect it's from dew. Happy summer solstice! |
| 6/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 62°. Several periods of thunder yesterday. First around 1:45pm went just north of station, followed by 2 storms that passed south of station. Finally we were grazed by a heavy rain producer that passed northeast of station. Did manage to get 0.44 total. Other sites nearby had extremely heavy rainfall and flooding. |
| 6/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 65°. Light rain at ob time. 4-inch soil temp reached 80° yesterday, high for the year so far. |
| 6/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 83°, Min 69°. Warm and muggy at ob time with light rain. |
| 6/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 86°, Min 65°. Residual light rain from early yesterday morning. Great view of cumulonimbus to my NE over Chicago late yesterday afternoon. Heavy dew this morning with 65°. |
| 6/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 62°. Strong storm passed northeast of station yesterday. |
| 6/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 62°. |
| 6/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 87°, Min 65°. Brief sprinkle late afternoon. |
| 6/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 86°, Min 68°. Brief shower yesterday afternoon yielded 0.01 and a thundershower around 3am this morning produced 0.10. Garden soil is rock hard and will resume watering today. |
| 6/30/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.71 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 86°, Min 68°. Light rain and thunder with 72° at ob time. Thunderstorms began around 3:30am this morning. Lots of lightning but no wind. 0.58 inch fell in 1 hour and was the greatest 1 hr rain of the month. A welcome rainfall. |
| 7/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
1.54 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Severe storms produced wind gust to 61 mph. Heavy rain and nearly continuous lightning. 1.5 hr power outage and internet outage continues. Widespread tree damage and many powerlines down. Large tree down and many branches down in our backyard as well. |
| 7/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 62°. Sound of generators filled the morning air. Our power is restored but unfortunately not for others. We still have no internet (hence the late entries). Widespread tree/powerline damage including some tree damage in our yard. |
| 7/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 71°, Min 58°. |
| 7/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 76°, Min 52°. Heavy dew and a cool 4th of July morning with a low of 51.5°. |
| 7/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 79°, Min 52°, 12 hr min 60°. |
| 7/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 78°, Min 62°. Brief shower around 8:20pm last evening. |
| 7/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 86°, Min 63°, with 12 hr low of 70°. Storms overnight. |
| 7/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 87° |
| 7/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 62°. Rain fell just after 6am ob time yesterday. Dew points began to fall late in day. |
| 7/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 54°. Nice cool night. Grass min temp 50°. |
| 7/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 54°. Moderate dew. |
| 7/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 54°. 12 hr min 69°. Brief thunderstorm prior to ob time and much heavier rain began after ob time that will be reflected in tomorrow's report. Much needed rain for the garden. |
| 7/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
2.77 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 69°. Greatest 24 hr rainfall since 4/18/2013. Dew point was in the mid to upper 70s all day (and evening). Peak gust of 35 mph during thunderstorm at 12:44 AM. First wave of heavy rain (1.51) fell in the morning beginning after ob time, second wave at 12:40am and that all fell within one hour (1.26). Sump pump running frequently. Some very minor ponding in backyard. |
| 7/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 62°. Brief shower around 8:30 pm last evening. Heavy dew and 63° at ob time with an abundance of mosquitoes. |
| 7/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 54°. Nice cool July morning. Brief shower yesterday. |
| 7/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 70°, Min 52°. Brief shower yesterday around 7:20PM. Heavy dew this morning. Grass min temp 47°. |
| 7/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 74°, Min 52°. Mostly clear and 53° at ob time with very heavy dew. Grass min temp 49°. |
| 7/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 78°, Min 53°. |
| 7/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 78°, Min 55° |
| 7/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 79°, Min 55°. Mostly clear with heavy dew at ob time. |
| 7/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 58° Heavy dew. |
| 7/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 83°, Min 60°. Heavy dew. |
| 7/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 88°, Min 65°. Warm and muggy yesterday. Thunderstorms shortly after midnight delivered a quick 1/4 inch of rain and a lot of lightning, thought someone had a strobe light outside. |
| 7/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 78°, Min 54°. Moderate dew. |
| 7/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 76°, Min 52°. Light to mod dew. Grass min temp 49°. |
| 7/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 74°, Min 57°...12 hr min 68°. Cloudy and a warm 68° at ob time with no dew. |
| 7/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 65°. At ob time 69° with fog. Vsby around 1 mile. Brief sprinkle mid morning yesterday. Ground drying out quickly. |
| 7/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 58°. Early morning was warm and extremely muggy. Front pushed through later yesterday morning, ushering in strong winds and much drier air. Ground is very dry. Peak wind gust 33 mph. |
| 7/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/30/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 56°. Nice to hear thunder again. Brief thundershower before 5pm yesterday dropped 0.08 inch and another 0.02 from a shower overnight. Garden watering has resumed as we are in a typical summer dry spell. |
| 7/31/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 79°, Min 56°. Heavy dew and ground fog at ob time. |
| 8/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Brief shower early yesterday evening. Lightning NE early this morning and drove through torrential rainfall in Romeoville. Heaviest rain I've driven through all summer. |
| 8/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 56°. Looked promising for a while yesterday early evening as thunderstorms were east and west of station but never made it here. Lots of thunder but only a few drops of rain. |
| 8/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 83°, Min 56°. Beautiful morning with clear skies and 60° at ob time. |
| 8/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 60°. Light fog early. Heavy dew. |
| 8/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 61°. Heavy rain north once again. |
| 8/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, min 62°. Heavy dew. |
| 8/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 80°, Min 58°. |
| 8/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 8/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 63°. Total precip for the month so far 0.36, total evapotranspiration 1.12. Watering garden. |
| 8/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.52 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 67°. Rain at last! Nearly a month since we've had 1/2 inch of rain. Some thunder early morning as well. |
| 8/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 8/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 8/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 53° (at ob time yesterday). Moderate dew. |
| 8/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 77°, Min 47°. A cool 46.9° at 6am ob time, coolest morning since May 23rd. Some light to moderate dew. Grass minimum temp 44°. |
| 8/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 77°, Min 47°. 12 hr Min 58°. |
| 8/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 78°, Min 64°. Brief shower yesterday afternoon. |
| 8/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 63°. Somewhat muggy at ob time. Ground very dry. |
| 8/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 66°. No rain overnight and very dry conditions continue. Still under 1 inch of rain for month thus far. |
| 8/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.66 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 83°, Min 62°. Light ground fog at ob time. Pair of Great Horned owls calling at ob time as well. Thunderstorms just before noon yesterday dumped 0.66 inch in less than 30 minutes. A most welcome rain, not a puddle to be found in the yard. Thunderstorms passed just south of station yesterday early evening. Thunder heard but just brief sprinkles from those storms. |
| 8/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 62° (yda morning). Thunder at ob time but just a few sprinkles. |
| 8/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.75 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 71°. Nearly continuous lightning during overnight periods. |
| 8/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 69°. A muggy 70° at ob time. 0.01 of residual rain that fell shortly after ob time yesterday. Heavy dew this morning. |
| 8/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 68°. Line of storms moved through before 1pm yesterday. Winds gusted to 38 mph but rainfall amounts locally were disappointing. Flash flooding occurred in Lake Co, IN. Mazon River near Coal City has crested and begun to fall. |
| 8/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 87°, Min 68°. Warm and very muggy. Max dew point yesterday was 80°. A muggy 74° at ob time. |
| 8/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Interesting weather day! Max 90°, Min 67°. Max heat index 114°. Storms with heavy rain all around but mostly bypassed my backyard. Lots of thunder including thunder when storms were well SE of station. Amazing sunset with mammatus. Colors were stunning. |
| 8/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 82°, Min 68°. Strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain passed just 4 mi north of station yesterday morning. Despite missing the heavy rains this month, the recent rain is turning the grass green once again. |
| 8/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 83°, Min 61° |
| 8/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.41 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 61°, 12 hr min 67°. Nice brief unexpected rain shower around 8:30PM last evening produced a quick 0.41 inch. |
| 8/30/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 86°, Min 68°. Quick 0.05 from a isolated thunderstorm yesterday afternoon and more light rain overnight. |
| 8/31/2014 |
6:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 84°, Min 65°. Brief sprinkle yesterday. Impressive lightning from storms over Iroquois county last night. Despite torrential rains all around us this month, the August monthly total here is 3.49 inches or 0.30 inch *below* normal. |
| 9/1/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 85°, Min 66°. A muggy 73° at ob time on this first day of meteorological Autumn. August 2014 precip 3.49 inches. |
| 9/2/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 83°, Min 68° |
| 9/3/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS |
| 9/4/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 9/5/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS |
| 9/6/2014 |
6:00 AM |
1.62 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 89°, Min 60°. Wasn't home to observe but drove through torrential rain from Lincoln to Bloomington. Strong thunderstorms. Most of the rain fell in about a 45 min time frame. Used my Davis Wx station for timing (it only recorded 1.49). My backup observer reported pea size hail as well with the storm. |
| 9/7/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 74°, Min 53°. A cool 53° at ob time with heavy dew. Grass min temp 49°. |
| 9/8/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 78°, Min 53°. A cool 53° at ob time with a stunning moonset. |
| 9/9/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 77°, Min 52° (yda). Light rain and thunder with 62° at ob time. Thunder began around 420am. |
| 9/10/2014 |
6:00 AM |
1.69 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This includes about 0.20 that fell shortly after 6am ob time yesterday. |
| 9/11/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.51 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 52°. Heavy rain continued yesterday morning. Storm total 2.20. Rain total so far for September now 4.24 inches, more than all of August. Nice soil moisture recharge prior to winter. |
| 9/12/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 59°, Min 50°. |
| 9/13/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 59°, Min 40°. Cool and clear at ob time with a temperature of 40° and still falling. Damp and drippy vegetation. Grass minimum temperature 37°. |
| 9/14/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 59°, Min 40°. Temp falling at ob time. Light fog. Grass minimum temperature 36°. Frost on rooftops. |
| 9/15/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 68°, Min 38° (yda morning). Beautiful day Sunday. Early this morning, 52° with lightning to the southeast. |
| 9/16/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 58°, Min 45°. A very clear and cool 45° with Orion prominent overhead. Also can hear flight calls from migrating birds high overhead this morning. Heavy dew. |
| 9/17/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 67°, Min 42°. Heavy dew. Nearly 0.02 inch in the gauge from heavy dew this morning. |
| 9/18/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 71°, Min 42° (yda). 12 hr min 45°. Clear and cool at ob time with heavy dew and light fog. |
| 9/19/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 72°, Min 46°. 12 hr min 48°. Clear and cool with heavy dew. |
| 9/20/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 76°, Min 48°. 12 hr min 58°. Partly cloudy and breezy at ob time with little dew this morning. |
| 9/21/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.51 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 58°. Warm and humid yesterday before the storms. First storm produced the majority of heavy rain and intensified as it moved east. A second storm about an hour later dumped a quick 0.12 inch. |
| 9/22/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 68°, Min 42°. Clear and cool with heavy dew at observation time. Peak gust 32 mph yesterday morning. |
| 9/23/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 68°, Min 43°. Clear and 45° at ob time with heavy dew once again. |
| 9/24/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 74°, Min 43°. Heavy dew once again this morning. |
| 9/25/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 77°, Min 46°. 12 hr min 50°. |
| 9/26/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 77°, Min 50°. Heavy dew and some patchy fog. |
| 9/27/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 49° |
| 9/28/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Max 81°, Min 52°. Cool and foggy at ob time. |
| 9/29/2014 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
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Max 80°, Min 51°. It was a beautiful September weekend. |
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Max 83°, Min 51°. Cloudy, breezy, and 54° at ob time. |