Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-GY-1 Latitude 41.341389
Station Name Carbon Hill 3.1 N Longitude -88.298056
County Grundy Elevation (ft) 525



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 14 2.90 3.26 31 3.26 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 3.17 1.85 30 1.85 30 0.00 0 0 6 13 0.4 1 1
Dec 14 2.22 0.95 31 0.95 31 0.00 0 0 6 7 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 1.77 1.64 31 1.64 31 0.00 0 0 9 8 9.5 10 19
Feb 15 1.55 1.74 28 1.74 28 0.00 0 0 5 9 15.8 7 28
March 15 2.42 0.54 31 0.54 31 0.00 0 0 7 2 4.8 4 11
April 15 3.43 3.79 30 3.79 30 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
May 15 4.12 5.15 31 5.15 31 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
June 15 4.02 13.77 30 13.77 30 0.00 0 0 17 0 0.0 0 0
July 15 4.09 2.91 31 2.91 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.79 2.92 31 2.92 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.10 4.79 30 4.79 30 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.58" 43.31" 365 days 43.31" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 117 days 46 days 30.5" 22 days 59 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
10/1/2014 0.00
10/2/2014 0.00
10/3/2014 1.22
10/4/2014 0.23
10/5/2014 0.05
10/6/2014 0.02
10/7/2014 0.02
10/8/2014 T
10/9/2014 0.00
10/10/2014 T
10/11/2014 0.00
10/12/2014 0.00
10/13/2014 0.02
10/14/2014 0.71
10/15/2014 0.71
10/16/2014 0.14
10/17/2014 0.00
10/18/2014 0.00
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.00
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014 0.00
10/24/2014 0.02
10/25/2014 0.02
10/26/2014 0.00
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.10
10/29/2014 0.00
10/30/2014 0.00
10/31/2014 0.00
11/1/2014 T
11/2/2014 0.00
11/3/2014 0.00
11/4/2014 0.04
11/5/2014 0.00
11/6/2014 0.01
11/7/2014 T
11/8/2014 T
11/9/2014 0.00
11/10/2014 0.00
11/11/2014 T
11/12/2014 0.18
11/13/2014 T
11/14/2014 T
11/15/2014 T
11/16/2014 T
11/17/2014 T
11/18/2014 0.00
11/19/2014 T
11/20/2014 T
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 0.01
11/23/2014 T
11/24/2014 1.01
11/25/2014 0.60
11/26/2014 0.00
11/27/2014 0.00
11/28/2014 T
11/29/2014 0.00
11/30/2014 0.00
12/1/2014 0.00
12/2/2014 0.00
12/3/2014 0.00
12/4/2014 0.00
12/5/2014 0.00
12/6/2014 0.00
12/7/2014 0.00
12/8/2014 0.01
12/9/2014 0.22
12/10/2014 T
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014 0.00
12/13/2014 0.00
12/14/2014 0.00
12/15/2014 0.01
12/16/2014 0.21
12/17/2014 0.04
12/18/2014 T
12/19/2014 0.00
12/20/2014 0.00
12/21/2014 T
12/22/2014 T
12/23/2014 0.46
12/24/2014 T
12/25/2014 T
12/26/2014 0.00
12/27/2014 0.00
12/28/2014 T
12/29/2014 0.00
12/30/2014 0.00
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 0.16
1/4/2015 0.70
1/5/2015 0.01
1/6/2015 0.24
1/7/2015 T
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 0.05
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 0.14
1/13/2015 T
1/14/2015 T
1/15/2015 0.00
1/16/2015 0.00
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.00
1/19/2015 0.00
1/20/2015 T
1/21/2015 T
1/22/2015 0.15
1/23/2015 T
1/24/2015 0.00
1/25/2015 0.00
1/26/2015 0.16
1/27/2015 0.03
1/28/2015 T
1/29/2015 T
1/30/2015 0.00
1/31/2015 0.00
2/1/2015 0.76
2/2/2015 0.70
2/3/2015 0.00
2/4/2015 T
2/5/2015 0.09
2/6/2015 0.00
2/7/2015 0.00
2/8/2015 0.00
2/9/2015 T
2/10/2015 0.00
2/11/2015 0.00
2/12/2015 T
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.00
2/15/2015 T
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 T
2/18/2015 T
2/19/2015 T
2/20/2015 0.00
2/21/2015 0.01
2/22/2015 T
2/23/2015 0.00
2/24/2015 0.00
2/25/2015 0.00
2/26/2015 0.18
2/27/2015 T
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 0.03
3/2/2015 0.06
3/3/2015 0.06
3/4/2015 0.01
3/5/2015 0.00
3/6/2015 0.00
3/7/2015 0.00
3/8/2015 0.00
3/9/2015 0.00
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 0.00
3/12/2015 0.00
3/13/2015 0.00
3/14/2015 0.00
3/15/2015 0.00
3/16/2015 0.00
3/17/2015 0.00
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.00
3/21/2015 0.00
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 T
3/24/2015 0.16
3/25/2015 0.17
3/26/2015 0.00
3/27/2015 0.00
3/28/2015 T
3/29/2015 0.00
3/30/2015 0.05
3/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 0.10
4/3/2015 0.17
4/4/2015 T
4/5/2015 0.00
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.05
4/8/2015 0.03
4/9/2015 0.54
4/10/2015 0.72
4/11/2015 0.00
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.07
4/14/2015 0.06
4/15/2015 0.00
4/16/2015 0.00
4/17/2015 0.00
4/18/2015 0.00
4/19/2015 0.00
4/20/2015 0.97
4/21/2015 T
4/22/2015 0.00
4/23/2015 0.00
4/24/2015 0.00
4/25/2015 0.31
4/26/2015 0.77
4/27/2015 0.00
4/28/2015 0.00
4/29/2015 0.00
4/30/2015 0.00
5/1/2015 0.00
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.05
5/5/2015 0.89
5/6/2015 0.05
5/7/2015 0.00
5/8/2015 0.02
5/9/2015 1.21
5/10/2015 0.12
5/11/2015 0.10
5/12/2015 0.24
5/13/2015 0.00
5/14/2015 0.00
5/15/2015 0.09
5/16/2015 0.12
5/17/2015 T
5/18/2015 0.00
5/19/2015 0.00
5/20/2015 0.00
5/21/2015 0.10
5/22/2015 0.00
5/23/2015 0.00
5/24/2015 0.14
5/25/2015 0.40
5/26/2015 0.13
5/27/2015 0.59
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.34
5/31/2015 0.56
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.00
6/3/2015 0.00
6/4/2015 0.00
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 0.00
6/8/2015 1.83
6/9/2015 0.02
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.42
6/12/2015 0.04
6/13/2015 0.56
6/14/2015 1.07
6/15/2015 0.07
6/16/2015 2.41
6/17/2015 0.11
6/18/2015 0.14
6/19/2015 0.01
6/20/2015 0.00
6/21/2015 0.73
6/22/2015 0.00
6/23/2015 4.25
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.53
6/26/2015 0.00
6/27/2015 0.54
6/28/2015 0.00
6/29/2015 0.21
6/30/2015 0.83
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.00
7/2/2015 0.00
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.00
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015 0.00
7/7/2015 0.28
7/8/2015 0.34
7/9/2015 0.27
7/10/2015 0.02
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.12
7/13/2015 0.00
7/14/2015 0.87
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 T
7/17/2015 0.34
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.03
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.09
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.00
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.34
7/28/2015 0.00
7/29/2015 0.21
7/30/2015 0.00
7/31/2015 0.00
8/1/2015 0.00
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 0.02
8/4/2015 0.00
8/5/2015 0.00
8/6/2015 0.00
8/7/2015 0.00
8/8/2015 0.00
8/9/2015 0.04
8/10/2015 0.15
8/11/2015 0.83
8/12/2015 0.00
8/13/2015 0.00
8/14/2015 0.00
8/15/2015 0.53
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.86
8/19/2015 0.44
8/20/2015 0.00
8/21/2015 0.00
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015 0.00
8/24/2015 T
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 0.00
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.02
8/30/2015 0.03
8/31/2015 0.00
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015 0.00
9/4/2015 0.00
9/5/2015 0.00
9/6/2015 0.52
9/7/2015 0.00
9/8/2015 0.02
9/9/2015 0.88
9/10/2015 0.00
9/11/2015 0.90
9/12/2015 0.17
9/13/2015 0.00
9/14/2015 0.00
9/15/2015 0.00
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 1.07
9/19/2015 1.23
9/20/2015 0.00
9/21/2015 0.00
9/22/2015 0.00
9/23/2015 0.00
9/24/2015 0.00
9/25/2015 0.00
9/26/2015 0.00
9/27/2015 0.00
9/28/2015 0.00
9/29/2015 0.00
9/30/2015 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 62°, Min 45°. Total September precipitation 5.01 inches. Happy New Water Year!
10/2/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 77°, Min 45°. 12 hr min 65°. Cloudy, breezy, and warm at ob time with 67°. Ground is dry and rock hard in places.
10/3/2014 6:00 AM 1.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 57°. Thunder yesterday evening. Moderate rain and windy at ob time. Cold front passed at 5:24am this morning. Winds gusted to 30mph after passage.
10/4/2014 6:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 40°. Clouds moving in at ob time. Could we see a stray flake this morning? Grass min temp is 36°. Patchy frost possible tonight.
10/5/2014 6:00 AM 0.05 T M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 38°. Cold yesterday with rain mixed with a few snowflakes yesterday morning. No visible frost due to wind and clouds. However, grass minimum temperature (temperature just above grass) dropped to 33° at 12:32AM.
10/6/2014 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 37°. Sprinkles at ob time.
10/7/2014 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 43°. Light rain around 4am.
10/8/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 46°. Beautiful total lunar eclipse early this morning.
10/9/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67°, Min 45°. Min since midnight 51°. Cloudy and 51° at ob time. Radar shows light rain over southern Grundy Co.
10/10/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 40°. Brief sprinkle yesterday morning, otherwise a nice day.
10/11/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 60° Min 36° (thru 6am). First ground frost of the season (patchy). Temperature 36° and falling at ob time. Grass minimum temperature 30°.
10/12/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 34°. Light patchy frost. Grass min temp 29°.
10/13/2014 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 35°. Low since midnight 55°. Warmer and more humid this morning. Light rain early evening.
10/14/2014 6:00 AM 0.71 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 56°. Morning low 61°. Warm and cloudy with 61° at ob time. Rain began late afternoon with occasional thunder. Peak gust 28 mph.
10/15/2014 6:00 AM 0.71 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67°, Min 52°. Light rain at ob time. Same 24 hr amount as yesterday. Had some heavier rain briefly late afternoon.
10/16/2014 6:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 52°. Three-day storm total 1.56 inches.
10/17/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 50°. Clear with heavy dew.
10/18/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 60°, Min 46°
10/19/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 31°. Frost
10/20/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 31°. Morning low 47°. Was nice to see the sun yesterday, even for parts of the day.
10/21/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67°, Min 42°. Cloudy and 46° at ob time. No meteor viewing this morning.
10/22/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 34°. Mostly clear with 34° and falling at ob time. Frost and ground fog.
10/23/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 33°. Clear with frost at ob time.
10/24/2014 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 60°, Min 34°, morning low 45°. Cloudy and 47° at ob time. Light rain last night around 10 PM.
10/25/2014 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70°, Min 44. Nice day. Light rain overnight.
10/26/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 36°.
10/27/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67°, Min 35°. A breezy 57° at ob time. Winds increased from the south after midnight. Sunday was a great day for yard work.
10/28/2014 6:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 57°. Warm and windy yesterday with a peak gust of 32 mph. Cold front pushing through this morning.
10/29/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 60°, Min 44°
10/30/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 30°. Mostly clear and cold at ob time. Min so far 29.8° which is coldest of the month. Frost on ground and a frost covered rain gauge.
10/31/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 30° (yesterday morning). Cloudy and windy with 43° at ob time.
11/1/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 34°. Temp at ob time 34° and falling. A very windy Halloween. Peak gust here 38 mph at 1:12pm. Still had some hardy trick or treaters that made it out. Total October precip was 3.26 inches.
11/2/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 23°. Clear and cold with a hard freeze.
11/3/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 23° (yda morning). Slightly breezy and 42° this morning.
11/4/2014 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 42°. Breezy and 53° at ob time.
11/5/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 34°. Light frost.
11/6/2014 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 34°. Breezy and 49° at ob time.
11/7/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 30°. Yesterday's max temp was at ob time. Falling temps and windy conditions all day. Peak gust 33 mph.
11/8/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 44°, Min 29°
11/9/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 31°
11/10/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 33°. Breezy and 45° at ob time.
11/11/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 45°. Cold air moving in, don't forget to bring in the inner measuring tube and funnel.
11/12/2014 6:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 28°. Cloudy, windy, and cold at ob time.
11/13/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 30°, Min 24°. A few errant flakes this morning.
11/14/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 31°, Min 20°
11/15/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 29°, Min 15°. Brrr, high only 29° with a cold 15° this morning. Frost depth 1 inch.
11/16/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 32°, Min 17°. Flurries overnight but not even enough to record a trace on the ground. Looks like heavier snow bands went north and further south.
11/17/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 33°, Min 14°
11/18/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 23°, Min 11°. Cold and blustery. Wind chill occasionally dipping below zero. Could have been flurries yesterday but was not home to observe and backup observer was out of town.
11/19/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 23°, Min 11°
11/20/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 33°, Min 20°. Flurries overnight. Frost depth 6 inches.
11/21/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 31°, Min 7°. Clear and cold. Coldest morning thus far this season.
11/22/2014 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 38°, Min 7° Rising temps overnight. No freezing rain/drizzle noted at this location.
11/23/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 38°. Breezy and 49° at ob time. 4 inch soil temp has risen to 39° (previously 32°) and ground has thawed out.
11/24/2014 6:00 AM 1.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 46°. Much needed rainfall. Greatest 24 hr rain since Oct 3. Soil temp now 44°. Light rain falling at ob time but another area of moderate rain appears to be headed our way. Will need to remove funnel/inside tube this morning before the cold air and light snow arrives.
11/25/2014 6:00 AM 0.60 0.4 M 0.5 M Max 46° (at ob time yesterday), Min 21°. Storm total precipitation 1.61 inches. First snow cover of the season. Peak gust 38 mph.
11/26/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Max 26°, Min 16°
11/27/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Max 29°, Min 21°
11/28/2014 6:00 AM T T M T M Max 28°, Min 16° Just flurries in last 24 hrs.
11/29/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 20°
11/30/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 36° A pleasant day yesterday. About a trace of moisture in gauge. Suspect condensation from heavy dew and fog overnight.
12/1/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 22°. A balmy 55° yesterday at 10am before temperatures took a nosedive. Winds picked up overnight. Total Nov precipitation 1.85 inches with 0.4 inch snow.
12/2/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 24°, Min 16°
12/3/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/4/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/5/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/6/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 33°
12/7/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 22°
12/8/2014 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 25° Light rain at ob time.
12/9/2014 6:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 38°, Min 33°. Rainy and gloomy day.
12/10/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 38°, Min 31°
12/11/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 35°, Min 27°. Cloudy conditions prevail.
12/12/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 32°, Min 21°. Actually got to see some welcome sunshine by afternoon yesterday. Heavy frost this morning and light fog.
12/13/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 26°
12/14/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 36°. Light fog this morning. Mostly cloudy again yesterday although we did get a few peeks at the sun.
12/15/2014 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 44°. Light fog and drizzle at ob time with a temperature of 45°.
12/16/2014 6:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 42°. Light rain at ob time.
12/17/2014 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 45°, Min 26°. Cloudy once again and windy.
12/18/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 26°, Min 20°
12/19/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 28°, Min 18° Saw a very brief peek at the sun late yesterday.
12/20/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 19°
12/21/2014 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 34°, Min 27°. In a weather word...boring. Gloomy gray skies again yesterday with a few errant snowflakes seen. Happy Winter Solstice at 5:03pm today.
12/22/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 33°
12/23/2014 6:00 AM 0.46 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 33°. A warm 46° at ob time.
12/24/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 37°. Major change in forecast. Looks like snowboards won't be needed this time.
12/25/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 33°. All but a trace of precipitation in the form of rain was east of us yesterday. Merry Christmas to all!
12/26/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 35°. Nice to see the sun yesterday.
12/27/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 36°. An unusually mild December day.
12/28/2014 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 25°. A few quick sprinkles yesterday prior to cold frontal passage.
12/29/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 33°, Min 19°. Nice to see the sun yesterday. Cold with a heavy frost this morning.
12/30/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 35°, Min 14°. Colder this morning.
12/31/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 21°, Min 6°. Clear and cold. Total December snowfall will only be a trace.
1/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 20°, Min 5°. Happy New Year to all our dedicated CoCoRaHS observers!
1/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 31°, Min 16°
1/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.16 0.2 M T M Max 36°, Min 15° (min yda morning). A mixture of freezing rain/sleet overnight with light rain at ob time. Measured "snowfall" on snowboard was all sleet/ice pellets. Rain gauge ice covered. 32° at ob time.
1/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.70 0.6 M 0.5 M Max 35°, Min 32°. Rain all day yesterday, moderate at times. Standing water in yard due to frozen ground. Storm total precipitation 0.86. Snow overnight averaged 0.6 on board. Winter has returned.
1/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 0.5 M Max 32° (at ob time yda), Min -1°. Clear with a bright moon and very cold at ob time. Snow crunches loudly underfoot. Barometer at 30.70.
1/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.24 3.7 M 4.5 M Max 11° (at 3:37am this morning), Min -1°(yda). Little wind so high confidence in accurate snow measurements. Actual snow depth is 4.3 inch. Glad to have some snow on ground prior to onset of bitter temps to help insulate some newly planted shrubs this past fall.
1/7/2015 6:00 AM T T M 3.5 M Max 11°, Min 0°. Very cold and windy with 2° at ob time. Bright moon and drifting snow.
1/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 4°, Min -9° Moon visible through high thin cirrus. Clear and bitter cold with a temp at ob time of -7°. My exposed temperature sensor placed just above the snow surface dipped to -17°.
1/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 1.1 M 4.0 M Max 21°, Min -7°. Snowboard was blown clean. Best estimate for snowfall based on apparent increase in snow depth. Still a challenge to get an accurate snowfall measurement. Blowing/drifting snow overnight. Max temp of 21° occurred at 8:55pm just before arctic front moved in.
1/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 8°, Min -7°. Cold. Temperature sensor just above snowpack recorded a low of -18° while min air temp at standard height was -7°.
1/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 26°, Min -6°. Some 31 degrees warmer than yesterday morning.
1/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.14 1.5 M 4.0 M Max 33°, Min 26°. Little wind made for an easy snowfall measurement. Clouds clearing with moon visible at ob time.
1/13/2015 6:00 AM T 0.1 M 4.0 M
1/14/2015 6:00 AM T T M 4.0 M Max 18°, Min -8°. Partly cloudy and cold at ob time with -6°. Clear skies last evening afforded a view of comet Lovejoy. Just a dim fuzzy ball with my scope but glad I got a chance to see it.
1/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Max 19°, Min -6°. Frost depth 10 inches.
1/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 33°, Min 18°.
1/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Max 36°, Min 14° Windy and much milder at ob time with a temp of 35°.
1/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 42°, Min 34° Warmest day since 12/27/14. Snow depth will likely be a trace by tomorrow morning. Standing water and mud have reappeared.
1/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Max 40°, Min 21°. Nice clear morning allowed some time for some planet gazing early this morning. Saturn in the southeast sky and Jupiter in the west. Calm and 21° at ob time.
1/20/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 20° A trace of rain/freezing rain overnight/early morning.
1/21/2015 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 27° A few flakes falling at ob time.
1/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.15 1.5 M 1.0 M Max 34°, Min 29° Moderate to heavy snow began shortly after 7am and lasted about 2.5 hrs. Exactly 10:1 ratio which does not happen very often. Some melting/settling since yesterday.
1/23/2015 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Max 34°, Min 29°
1/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 33°, Min 27° Sun finally made an appearance yesterday just before sunset.
1/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 30° Nice day Saturday, warmest of the month so far. No precip as of ob time.
1/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.16 0.2 M T M Max 36°, Min 16° Rain did not changeover to snow until later in the day. Peak gust 29 mph. Partly cloudy and 16° at ob time.
1/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 0.4 M 0.5 M Max 29°, Min 16° Light snow in morning then extended period of freezing rain/drizzle, and then additional light snow overnight. Many accidents reported yesterday afternoon/evening due to freezing rain.
1/28/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Max 33°, Min 17° Some light freezing drizzle occurred after ob time yesterday.
1/29/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 20° Temp climbed to 37° at 1:57am this morning before falling. Peak gust 30 mph yesterday. Windy overnight but at ob time winds were calm with some breaks in the clouds.
1/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 22°
1/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 33°, Min 17° Nice to see the sun yesterday. We've gained 48 min of daylight since 12/21. The next 24 to 36 hrs should be interesting with the potential for the greatest snowfall of the season here to date.
2/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.76 5.5 M 5.5 M Max 39°, Min 24° Started out as rain late afternoon/evening. Moderate to heavy snow with huge flakes falling at ob time. Light to no wind made for accurate snowfall measurements.
2/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.70 5.8 M 10.5 M Max 33°, Min 8° Storm total snowfall 11.3 inches. Very heavy wet snow. Very brief rain/snow mix yesterday. Some melting/settling of snow yesterday as well. Fluffier snow in the evening with blowing drifting overnight required some early morning shoveling on driveway.
2/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 1.58 Max 16°, Min 6°
2/4/2015 6:00 AM T T M 9.0 M Max 33°, Min 16°
2/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.09 1.3 M 9.5 M Max 26° (yda morning), Min -6° Light snow yesterday. Air temperature -5.5° at ob time and will likely drop a degree or so more before sunrise. Temperature of extra sensor just above snow surface is -18°.
2/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M Max 15° (at ob time), Min -8° (yesterday morning)
2/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 1.37 Max 32°, Min 30° Updated at noon to include SWE of total snow.
2/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Max 42°, Min 28° Lost 3 inches of snow depth. Thought it was raining last night as I heard a lot of water in gutters but it was the snowmelt off the roof.
2/9/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 4.0 1.45 Max 42°, Min 26° Colder this morning. More melt yesterday. High water content of the snowpack.
2/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Max 29°, Min 20°
2/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Max 33°, Min 24° Rising temperatures overnight. 33° at ob time.
2/12/2015 6:00 AM T 0.1 M 4.0 M Max 36°, Min 13° Cold and windy at ob time with 13°. Peak gust of 27 mph this morning.
2/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Max 16°, Min 3°
2/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Max 30°, Min 5° Max of 30° occurred at 1:47AM this morning. Winds have increased overnight. Peak gust so far 28 mph.
2/15/2015 6:00 AM T 0.1 M 3.5 M Max 24°, Min -1° Occasional snow squalls in the morning caused temporary near whiteout conditions. Peak gust 43 mph at 8:55am yesterday.
2/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.92 Max 16°, Min -1° (yesterday morning)
2/17/2015 6:00 AM T T M 3.0 M Max 18°, Min 8° Very light snow at ob time. Frost depth now down to 12 inches.
2/18/2015 6:00 AM T T M 3.0 M Max 21°, Min 7°
2/19/2015 6:00 AM T T M 3.0 M Max 9°, Min -6° Bitter cold with -6° at ob time. 4 inch soil temperature has dropped to 23°, coldest of the season. Frost depth now 15 inches.
2/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 6°, Min -6° Cold but temperatures rising at ob time. Snow has sound and feel of styrofoam when walking on it.
2/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 3.0 M Max 20°, Min 1° Actually felt pleasant with 19° and no wind at ob time, but ready for spring.
2/22/2015 6:00 AM T T M 3.0 M Max 31°, Min 18°
2/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.84 Max 20°, Min -3° Mostly clear and very cold at ob time with -3°. If winds would go calm suspect we could drop a degree or two more. Frost depth now at 16 inches.
2/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 12°, Min -4°
2/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Max 31°, Min 5°. Peak gust 30 mph.
2/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.18 2.8 M 5.5 M Max 28°, Min 9° Light snow at ob time.
2/27/2015 6:00 AM T T M 5.5 M Max 23°, Min -11° Coldest morning of the winter.
2/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Max 16°, Min -11° Another cold morning with a morning low of -9.6° at 12:53 AM. Total February precip 1.74 inches with total snowfall of 15.8 inches. Total winter (Dec-Feb) snowfall 25.3 inches.
3/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 5.5 M Max 22°, Min -6°
3/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.06 1.1 M 6.5 0.96 Max 26°, Min 12° Partly cloudy and 12° at ob time with a hint of light in the east. Looking forward to taking observations without a flashlight.
3/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.06 0.2 M 5.5 M Max 32°, Min 5° Snowfall recorded was all sleet. Woke up to the sound of sleet hitting house around 3:30am. Light freezing rain at ob time. Very light coating of glaze on south facing surfaces. Current temp 29°.
3/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 5.0 M Max 37°, Min 17° Light freezing rain yesterday morning.
3/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Max 21°, Min 5°
3/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Max 17°, Min -2°. Temperature 2° at ob time. Snowpack has a sheen from recent melt and refreeze and is reflecting the light from the full moon. Very picturesque. This may be our last subzero reading of the season.
3/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 1.10 Max 31°, Min 1° Light wind and 31° at ob time.
3/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 47°, Min 29° Nice day to prune the trees yesterday. Melt is well underway with some standing water in spots and snow remaining in most areas.
3/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 0.59 Max 41°, Min 24° Happy SWE Monday. Delayed report entry waiting for snow core to melt. Always a challenge estimating snow depth with a diminishing snowpack. Actual snow depth an average of 2.4 inches but will likely be losing all snow in the next 2 days. Still a lot of water left in remaining snow. Frost depth now 25 inches. Had some thaw near surface but refroze overnight.
3/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 49°, Min 23° Foggy and 38° at ob time.
3/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Max 50°, Min 28° Melt continues with considerable runoff and rising streams in the area. A "T" for snow depth may be a bit generous as only remaining snow piles in sheltered areas. Will likely report zero after today's forecasted 50 degree temperatures.
3/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 26° Clear, frosty, and 26° at ob time. Snow depth zero. Snow has been replaced by mud. Recorded 38 consecutive days with >T snow depth.
3/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°
3/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 35°
3/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 26° Mostly clear with a cool 26° at ob time. Mud is beginning to dry out. Frost was thawed down to 10 inches but still had a layer of frost from 10 to 25 inches.
3/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 26°. Nice recovery yesterday from our 26° morning low. Frost now thawed down to 12 inches but a layer remains from 12 to 25 inches. A mild 52° at ob time. Looks like last week was our last SWE Monday for the season but then again March can be unpredictable.
3/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 41° Cold front ushered in much cooler temps and strong winds. A wee bit gusty this morning. Peak gust 27 mph thus far.
3/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 25° Cloudy and 27° at ob time. As of yesterday afternoon ground had thawed to 16 inches but still had a frozen layer from 16 to 25 inches.
3/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 27°
3/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 30° Cloudy and calm at ob time.
3/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 36° Heavy dew on outside of gauge and nearly 0.01 in measuring tube. Pesky cloud cover yesterday held temperatures in the 40s.
3/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 28° Wintry precip expected overnight, remember to bring funnel and measuring tube back inside. A clear and cold early spring morning. Despite the cold, the air is full of birdsong at the first hint of light in the east. Noticed yesterday afternoon that the frost layer from 18 to 25 inches in the ground had finally thawed out and all frost was gone.
3/23/2015 6:00 AM T T M T M Max 47°, Min 32° Snow pellets at ob time.
3/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.16 3.0 M 2.0 M Max 34°, Min 21° Partly cloudy and cold at ob time. Gusty winds in the morning yesterday likely resulted in under catch of snow in gauge.
3/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42° (at ob time), Min 22°
3/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 33° Cloudy, cool, and gloomy.
3/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 28° Stars overhead but clouds to the east-northeast at ob time with 28° and a windchill of 19°.
3/28/2015 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 16° Clear and cold with 16° at ob time. Grass min temperature 6°. A long and snowy commute yesterday morning. Snow began about 5 miles east of this location with only a few flurries here.
3/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 16°(yda morning). Total precip for the month so far only 0.49 inch.
3/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 T M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 29° Very brief period of sleet at onset of light rain yesterday morning. Max of 51° occurred at 8:06 PM last evening, just prior to passage of cold front. Winds also gusted to near 30 mph at that time. Peak wind for day was 35 mph at 11:50am.
3/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65° Min 36° Pleasant day with low RH. Totals for March 2015...precip 0.54 inch and snowfall 4.8. Driest March since I began taking records here in 1997.
4/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 36°
4/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 40° Cloudy with lightning to our west and 50° at ob time.
4/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Max 67°, Min 39°
4/4/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56, Min 25. Ongoing lunar eclipse at ob time.
4/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 25° Lowest RH yesterday 29%
4/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 40° Very pleasant day Sunday but also very dry. Lowest RH was 21% at 3:17PM. My weather station low record is 18% set back in 2006. Cloudy and 50° at ob time this morning.
4/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 42° Thunderstorm overnight but not much rain. Light drizzle at ob time with 42°.
4/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 42° Thunderstorm early morning.
4/9/2015 5:00 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M Early report this morning. Max 60, Min 47. Strong thunderstorms with high winds around 11pm. Peak gust of 43 mph. Heard hail hitting side of house. More storms again early morning. Was raining at ob time.
4/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.72 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 42°. Peak gust 62 mph at 8:59PM. Also 0.59 inch of rain in about 10 minutes last evening during height of severe storm. A very brief period of penny size hail. Very windy overnight and this morning.
4/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 32° Winds increased substantially yesterday afternoon with a peak gust of 48 mph.
4/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 31° Nice day yesterday, 100% sunshine.
4/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 38° Thundershower early morning. No rain at ob time but lightning visible SW through N.
4/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67°, Min 40° Thunderstorm shortly after ob time yesterday morning. Nice to see some beginnings of daylight now at my 6am ob time.
4/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 38°
4/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 43° Dry and windy yesterday. Red flag warning was issued. Lowest RH was 25%. Peak wind gust yesterday 30 mph from ESE. Some light rain east of here at ob time but none at this location.
4/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69, Min 43.
4/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 43° Warmest day of the year so far. Clear and 50° at ob time. Birdsong beginning around 4:30am now.
4/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 50° Breezy overnight.
4/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.97 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 51° Some very light rain at ob time with winds gusting to 27 mph. Time to do yard work before noon then a nice steady rain began early afternoon. Greatest 24 hr rainfall since November 24.
4/21/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53° (yda morning), Min 38° Windy yesterday with a peak gust of 40 mph at 1:31PM. Wind Advisory in effect for today.
4/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 35° Cold and breezy at ob time. Very windy again yesterday with a peak gust of 44 mph at 11:21 AM.
4/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 33° Clear with light breeze at ob time and 33°. Grass minimum temperature 26° at midnight. Some isolated patches of frost in grass, not widespread.
4/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 26°. Clear and cold with 26.3° at ob time and widespread frost. Birdbath frozen over. About 7 degrees colder than yesterday morning. Several large uncontrolled brush fires yesterday late afternoon required response from local FD's that were staged in our subdivision until around 9pm. Thanks for all they do. Dew points had dropped into the teens so air was very dry.
4/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 26° Wide temperature swing yesterday. Majority of rain began after midnight and is most welcome as onions were planted late yesterday. Break in rainfall at ob time.
4/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.77 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 35° Steady rain...moderate at times... throughout the morning into early afternoon. Storm total 1.08 inches. Patchy light frost in grass and on roof this morning. Grass min temp 29°.
4/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 37° Clear and cool at ob time with isolated patches of light frost in grass and on roof. Grass min temperature 30° at midnight.
4/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 34° Clear and cool at ob time with frost on grass and rooftops but gauge just was dew covered. Grass minimum temperature 28°.
4/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 33° Clear and 37° at ob time. Patchy light frost on grass and rooftop.
4/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 37° No frost this morning. Temp at ob time 41°.
5/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 56°, Min 33° Clear and 33° at ob time with light frost on grass and rooftops. Grass min temperature 27°. Total precipitation for April 3.79 inches.
5/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 70°, Min 33° Wide temperature swing yesterday thanks to dry air.
5/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 78°, Min 42°
5/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Max 83°, Min 57° Light rain and 61° at ob time. Thunderstorm beginning around 3am went south of us with only 0.02 in precip but hoping for more rain this morning as garden is very dry.
5/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Max 75°, Min 55° Thunderstorms began around 3am. 0.19 inch of rain from yesterday morning just after ob time. Remaining from overnight/early morning storms.
5/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Max 74°, Min 55° Moderate to dense fog this morning. Heavy dew and mist. All vegetation is dripping wet. Storm total precip was 0.99 inch.
5/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 84°, Min 56°. Clear and 61° at ob time.
5/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Max 86°, Min 60° Mostly cloudy and 65° at ob time after a warm day yesterday. Rainfall early morning around 3am.
5/9/2015 6:00 AM 1.21 M M M M Max 80°, Min 64° Storms with heavy rain yesterday afternoon. 0.75 inches in 30 minutes. Peak gust 33 mph.
5/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Max 71°, Min 53° Light rain at ob time.
5/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Max 67°, Min 51°
5/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
5/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
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5/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
5/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Max 79°, Min 61°. Thunder at ob time.
5/17/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Max 79°, Min 66° Warm and humid yesterday. A few sprinkles yesterday morning while cutting the grass. Cloudy, breezy, and 68° at ob time. No rain overnight.
5/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 83°, Min 64°.
5/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 78°, Min 46° Warm and muggy early yesterday before dry air moved in. Cool, cloudy, and breezy overnight with 46° at ob time.
5/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 57°, Min 42° May precip is 0.39 inch less compared to last year.
5/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.10 T M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 43° A brief period of ice pellets.
5/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
5/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
5/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
5/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Max 81°, Min 58° Thunder yesterday.
5/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Max 81°, Min 66°
5/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Max 78°, Min 63°. 0.24 after midnight.
5/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Max 78°, Min 54°
5/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
5/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Max 84°. Raining at ob time.
5/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Max 72°, Min 46° Morning high at 11:15 AM was 72°, then cold front pushed through around 2pm and temperatures plummeted. Steady rain, mostly light, all day. Strong NE winds as well. Total May 2015 precip is 5.15 inches, or 1.03 inches above normal (station normal from PRISM data).
6/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 60° Min 46° (yesterday). 12 hr min 51°.
6/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 66°, Min 41° After cloudy skies for 2.5 days, the sun finally broke out early afternoon. A cool morning with a low air temp of 41° and grass minimum of 38° (sensor just above tips of grass). Heavy dew.
6/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Max 73° Heavy dew
6/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 79°, Min 50°
6/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 83°, Min 61° Heavy dew.
6/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 73°, Min 54° Heavy dew.
6/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 79°, Min 54° Temperature at ob time 66°.
6/8/2015 6:00 AM 1.83 M M M M Max 77°, Min 66° Several periods of thunderstorms throughout the day and overnight. Warm and humid.
6/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Max 83°, Min 56° Heavy dew. Thunderstorms passed nearby yesterday afternoon. Fortunately we missed the hail and garden remains intact.
6/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 86º, Min 56º(yesterday morning). Morning low 71º. Warm with a light breeze at ob time.
6/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Max 92°, Min 67° Hot and muggy yesterday. Dew point reached 76°. Thunderstorms with heavy rain early yesterday morning, then clearing skies and storms formed just to our north. Some storms just north of here produced baseball-sized hail and larger. Very happy we missed that! Continuous lightning/thunder yesterday early evening from storms north.
6/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Max 77°, Min 61° Rain fell shortly after 6am ob time yesterday. Humid this morning with wet vegetation.
6/14/2015 6:00 AM 1.07 M M M M Max 87°, Min 62°(yda). Morning low 69°. Warm and muggy yesterday and then storms developed with the heaviest rains only a few miles to our north/northwest. More storms overnight with the heaviest rain between 5 and 5:30am this morning. Rain had ended at ob time.
6/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Max 84°, Min 70° Warm and very humid at ob time. Wet vegetation.
6/16/2015 6:00 AM 2.41 M M M M Max 83, Min 66. Torrential rainfall rates yesterday. Recorded 1.49 inches in 35 minutes in the morning. More rain later in the evening. Wall cloud spotted nearby.
6/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Max 77°, Min 58° Rain began 5:15 AM. Light rain at ob time.
6/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Max 72°, Min 58° Cloudy and humid with 72° at ob time. Ready for a break in the wet weather.
6/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 75°, Min 58° Gloomy morning.
6/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Max 83°, Min 61° Storms early evening through about 2 am. Peak gust 31 mph. Flash flood producing storms just to our south. Nearly continuous lightning to the south during that time.
6/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 83°, Min 57° Very humid with heavy dew and 71° at ob time. 0.01 from dew in gauge.
6/23/2015 6:00 AM 4.25 M M M M Tornado about 4 miles to our south. Internet and power are out. Significant flooding in local area.
6/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 80°, Min 61° Heavy dew this morning. Nice break in the rain yesterday allowed for water to subside somewhat in yard. Mosquitoes are thick, one landed on my hand the minute I touched the rain gauge this morning to empty moisture collected from dew.
6/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Max 76°, Min 63° Thunderstorms overnight/early morning
6/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 79 Humid at ob time with 64.
6/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Max 70°, Min 59° And yet more rain...most of which fell over the Iroquois, Kankakee, and Mazon river basins, already in flood. These are tributaries to the upper Illinois River. Standing water in yard once again. No thunder during the rain event. All vegetation is dripping wet. Mosquitoes are thick and aggressive.
6/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 77°, Min 53° Beautiful day on Saturday with sunshine and low RH. Clear and cool at ob time with 54° and heavy dew.
6/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.21 M M M M And yet...more rain. Max 79°, Min 54° Cloudy and 65° at ob time. Thunder yesterday.
6/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Max 77°, Min 61° Thunderstorm with heavy rain yesterday. Clear, cool, and damp at ob time with 61°. Total June 2015 precip 13.77 inches(!).
7/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 79°, Min 56° Clear and cool with 56° and a heavy dew at ob time. Emptied 0.01 of dew from gauge.
7/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 73°, Min 54° Clear and cool at ob time with setting full moon. Heavy dew once again this morning.
7/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 74°, Min 54°
7/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 78°, Min 57° Heavy dew.
7/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 81°, Min 57° Nice day, noisy evening. Clear and calm at ob time.
7/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 83°, Min 60°. Clear and 66° at ob time with heavy dew. Mosquitoes are thick in the yard this summer thanks to recent torrential rainfall.
7/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Max 86 Some thunder but heaviest rain missed this location fortunately.
7/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Max 72°, Min 55° Much cooler and lower RH made for a pleasant afternoon after the rain ended and skies became mostly/partly sunny.
7/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Max 67°, Min 55°
7/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
7/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 80°, Min 59° Mostly clear at ob time with light fog and very heavy dew.
7/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Max 76°, Min 59° Distant thunder heard early yesterday evening. Warm and muggy at ob time with 68°.
7/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
7/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.87 M M M M Max 87, Min 68. Incredibly muggy with a dew point of 83 yesterday(!) before the storms developed. Max heat index 107. Heavy rain in the morning but only 0.01 in the late afternoon/early evening as storms tracked north and only about 2 miles to our south. Fortunately we missed the hail.
7/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 84°, Min 58° Clear, cooler, and pleasant at ob time this morning with a slight northeast breeze. First time in a while that morning humidity is not in the 95 to 100% range.
7/16/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Max 79°, Min 58° Cloudy and 62° at ob time.
7/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Max 80
7/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 92°, Min 72° Max heat index from my wx station was 119° with a max dew point of 84.5°! A bit higher than surrounding AWOS/ASOS but there is a lot of moisture in the ground also dew point is calculated from RH in home wx stations vs being measured directly) Thunder heard late afternoon/early evening as storms passed to our south. No rain here.
7/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Max 91°, Min 73° Hot and humid once again with dew points in low 80s. Brief thundershower in the afternoon otherwise storms were well north/northeast of this location. Heavy dew this morning.
7/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 86°, Min 63° Warm day with dew points in 70s but drier air finally filtered in late afternoon/early evening. Mostly clear and cooler this morning with very heavy dew and all vegetation dripping wet.
7/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Max 87°, Min 63° Warm and humid once again although dew points were in low 70s vs mid 70s. Thunderstorms passed through in afternoon.
7/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 81°, Min 59° Very pleasant day with dew points in the 50s for a change. Clear, cool, and heavy dew at ob time with 59°.
7/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 82°, Min 58° Clear and 61° at ob time with heavy dew.
7/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
7/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 85°, Min 62° Ground is hard and cracking, but enjoying the break in the rain and the less frequent mowing. No break in the mosquitoes however.
7/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 90.4°, Min 66° Warm and very humid yesterday. Max heat index 106°. Hoping for some drier air. All storms were south of station yesterday afternoon/early evening. Some ground fog this morning. Less than 2 months until Autumnal Equinox.
7/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Max 82°, Min 66° Some light fog at ob time. Brief heavy rain yesterday afternoon.
7/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 87°, Min 66° Heavy dew this morning.
7/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Max 89°, Min 67° (yda morning). Warm and 73° at ob time. My four inch soil temperature at morning ob time is 79°, warmest morning temp so far this year. Thunderstorms began around 1:30am this morning. Heaviest rain missed us. Despite record rain in June, our ground is dry and cracked with July likely to end below normal.
7/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 86°, Min 65° Nice afternoon as cold front ushered in much drier air. Clear and very pleasant at ob time this morning with clear skies, a nice breeze, and 66°. Very light dew for a change.
7/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 87, Min 61.
8/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 87°, Min 58° Warm and breezy Friday but with low RH, still very comfortable. Clear and 58° with a bright waning "blue moon" at ob time. Total July 2015 rainfall only 2.91 inches after a record June rainfall.
8/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 86°, Min 58° Another nice summer day with low RH. Dew point has increased overnight. Clear with a slight breeze and 68° at ob time.
8/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Max 91°, Min 66° Hot and windy yesterday with peak heat index of 106°. Heard one clap of thunder around 12:30am. Ground is very dry.
8/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 83°, Min 57° Nice day with sunshine and low RH.
8/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 82°, Min 57° Clear and 58° at ob time with moderate dew.
8/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 83°, Min 57° Warm and pleasant weather continues. Ground is very dry.
8/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 84°, Min 59° Partly cloudy and 67° at ob time. Large cracks in ground.
8/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Max 83°, Min 65° Partly cloudy and 67° at ob time with some light rain indicated on radar to our west. Cleaned out gauge yesterday.
8/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Max 77°, Min 67° Light rain most of morning and some additional in afternoon. Not enough to put a dent in recent dry spell. Warm and foggy this morning although visibility improving at ob time.
8/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Max 85°, Min 65° Warm and humid before the storms. Two periods of thunderstorms yesterday. One around 2:30pm and another around 6:30pm. The first had gusts to 29 mph. Together they provided a much welcome 0.83 inch of rain. Not much lightning with either of the two storms.
8/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 84°, Min 59° Mostly clear with crescent moon at ob time.
8/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 82°, Min 60° Another nice summer day with low RH. Clear and 60° at ob time this morning with moderate dew.
8/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Max 86°, Min 65° Much more humid yesterday evening. Thunderstorms around 10:30PM last evening with a gust to 23 mph. Woke up around 4:45am this morning to a lot of lightning to our north and northwest.
8/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 88°, Min 65° Humid and 69° at ob time with heavy dew. Storms fired in the afternoon and were north and east of station with thunder heard but no rain here.
8/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 88°, Min 68° Mostly clear and humid at ob time. Heavy dew.
8/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.86 M M M M Max 86°, Min 68° About 4 rounds of storms overnight but we appear to have missed the very heavy rain but still had a welcome 0.86.
8/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Max 82, Min 66. Max gust 36 mph.
8/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 76°, Min 58°
8/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 76, Min 54
8/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 82°, Min 56° Clear and 58° at ob time with heavy dew.
8/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 80°, Min 58° Cloudy and 66° at ob time. Nice day Saturday.
8/24/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Max 77°, Min 54° Line of showers dissipated before reaching here yesterday morning and then redeveloped east of here. Skies cleared and RH dropped after passage of cold front. Clear and cool at ob time.
8/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 75°, Min 54°(yda morning) Partly cloudy and 57° at ob time. Windy yesterday with a peak gust of 28 mph. Clouds overnight held morning temps up.
8/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 73°, Min 54° Some clouds this morning but dipped down to 53.7° during a break in the cloud cover. Partly cloudy and 56° at ob time. Hard ground with dry conditions continue.
8/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 66°, Min 49° Cloudy all day until skies finally cleared around 6pm. Clear skies and calm winds overnight allowed our temperature to drop to 49° this morning. Some light mist and heavy dew at ob time.
8/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 73°, Min 48°(yda)
8/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Max 75°, Min 57°(yda) Cloudy with light rain and 65° at ob time. We recorded 0.01 yesterday morning and 0.01 early this morning for a storm total of 0.02. Looks like heavier rain remained north of us. Ground is very dry.
8/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Max 76°, Min 65° Light fog and 66° at ob time. Despite heavy cloud cover yesterday and two rumbles of thunder, rainfall was meager. A gloomy day.
8/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 80°, Min 60° Clear and 61° at ob time with full moon. Moon looks a bit orange possibly due to smoke from wildfires out west. Total August precipitation 2.92 inches.
9/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 89°, Min 61°(yda) Clear overhead with a warm 70°, bright moon, and lightning to our southeast from isolated storms near Piper City this early morning. A warm week ahead with little prospects for any significant rain. Very dry conditions continue. Happy first day of meteorological fall.
9/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 88°, Min 68° Clear and warm at ob time with 69°. Now 16 days since the last rain of 1/2 inch or more.
9/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 91°, Min 68° Another warm morning. Have to dodge the overnight spider webs in the yard when walking out to read the rain and Eto gauges in the early morning. Leaves are turning on the trees already.
9/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 91, Min 66
9/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 92°, Min 65° Mostly cloudy with frequent lightning to our east and 68° at ob time. Lots of lightning and some loud claps of thunder early this morning from storms to our east and southwest but unfortunately no rain here. Hot and very dry streak continues.
9/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Max 79°, Min 68° Several rounds of thunder. Greatest rainfall here in 18 days. Apart from a few cirrus, clear and warm this morning.
9/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 92°, Min 68° Kind of interesting that our warmest day of the year (yesterday) was in September. Cloudy, warm and muggy this morning with 72° at ob time. Leaves are turning and falling in the yard earlier than in previous years.
9/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Max 88°, Min 71° No rain overnight. Brief isolated shower around 6 pm yesterday. Very warm and muggy at ob time with 73° and crescent moon visible through thin overcast. Some breaks in overcast around eastern horizon.
9/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.88 0.0 M M M Max 88°, Min 65° After a very warm and muggy 88°, storms rolled in around 12:30pm yesterday and produced a welcome 0.88 inch of rain. Not a puddle in the yard to be found due to the dry conditions. Peak gust 32 mph during storm. Very damp early this morning. Awaiting arrival of cooler and drier air.
9/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 79°, Min 53° Much more pleasant after lower dew points filtered in yesterday. Dipped down to 53° at 3:47 this early morning before clouds moved in. Temperature is 56° at ob time.
9/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Thunderstorms yesterday produced 0.88 inch with a peak gust to 35 mph. Additional rain since midnight.
9/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Max 70°, Min 50° Thunderstorm around 4:30pm yesterday. Peak gust 27 mph during rain/storm. Cool this morning with 50° at ob time and can see lake effect clouds on eastern horizon with a bright Venus above the line of clouds.
9/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 68°, Min 45° Clear and cool with 45° at ob time and still dropping. Heavy dew.
9/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 72°, Min 44°(yda). Morning min 51°. Beautiful Sunday after a chilly morning. Looks like a warming trend this week.
9/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 84°, Min 53° Warm and breezy with a peak gust of 28 mph. Venus is bright in the eastern sky at ob time.
9/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 83°, Min 58° Another great September afternoon with high in the low 80s and dew points dipping into the low 50s. Orion is prominent in the sky once again these early mornings.
9/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 85°, Min 55° Clear and 63° at ob time with a slight breeze.
9/18/2015 6:00 AM 1.07 M M M M Most rain fell in about 30 min early this morning with thunderstorms.
9/19/2015 6:00 AM 1.23 M M M M Max 82°, Min 61° Active weather day. Storms began in afternoon around 4pm with 0.88 in 20 minutes. Some additional moderate rain after that. Storms overnight but little new rainfall. Prior to storms, had over 100 Common Nighthawks over the backyard. Strong northwest winds at ob time this morning gusting to 28 mph and 61°.
9/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 72°, Min 46° Mostly clear and 46° at ob time with a heavy dew. Venus is bright in the eastern sky.
9/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 73° Min 46° Another nice day. Cool again this morning with a low of 46° and heavy dew. Grass required cutting again after recent rains.
9/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 76°, Min 46° Clear and 48° at ob time.
9/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 66°, Min 47° Clear and a cool 47° at ob time.



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
4/9/2015 9:01 PM Peak gust 44 mph 3/4" Penny Size NA NA 3 False