Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-1 Latitude 41.3633
Station Name Ottawa 1.3 NW Longitude -88.85664
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 607



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 2.85 2.51 31 2.51 31 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 3.17 1.16 30 1.16 30 0.00 0 0 7 10 0.5 1 0
Dec 14 2.18 1.16 31 1.16 31 0.00 0 0 4 8 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 1.59 1.67 30 1.67 30 0.00 0 0 8 5 11.0 9 4
Feb 15 1.52 1.04 27 1.04 27 0.00 0 0 5 6 23.9 6 1
March 15 2.57 0.50 31 0.50 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 4.5 3 1
April 15 3.28 3.42 30 3.42 30 0.00 0 0 10 2 0.0 0 0
May 15 4.17 6.80 31 6.80 31 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
June 15 3.89 11.09 30 11.09 30 0.00 0 0 16 1 0.0 0 0
July 15 3.99 3.88 31 3.88 31 0.00 0 0 11 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.84 1.95 31 1.95 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.27 2.59 30 2.59 30 0.00 0 0 5 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.32" 37.77" 363 days 37.77" 363 0.00" 0 days 0 111 days 50 days 39.9" 19 days 6 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 0.61
10/4/2014 0.09
10/5/2014 0.04
10/6/2014 0.03
10/7/2014 0.01
10/8/2014 0.01
10/9/2014 0.01
10/10/2014 0.03
10/11/2014 0.00
10/12/2014 0.00
10/13/2014 0.13
10/14/2014 0.70
10/15/2014 0.73
10/16/2014 0.07
10/17/2014 T
10/18/2014 0.00
10/19/2014 0.02
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.00
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014 0.00
10/24/2014 T
10/25/2014 0.00
10/26/2014 0.00
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.03
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 0.03
11/5/2014 T
11/6/2014 T
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014 0.03
11/9/2014 0.00
11/10/2014 0.00
11/11/2014 0.00
11/12/2014 0.11
11/13/2014 T
11/14/2014 0.01
11/15/2014 0.00
11/16/2014 T
11/17/2014 0.01
11/18/2014 T
11/19/2014 T
11/20/2014 T
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 T
11/23/2014 0.00
11/24/2014 0.78
11/25/2014 0.19
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 T
12/2/2014 0.00
12/3/2014 0.00
12/4/2014 0.00
12/5/2014 0.00
12/6/2014 T
12/7/2014 0.00
12/8/2014 T
12/9/2014 0.35
12/10/2014 0.00
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014 0.00
12/13/2014 T
12/14/2014 0.00
12/15/2014 T
12/16/2014 0.33
12/17/2014 0.02
12/18/2014 0.00
12/19/2014 0.00
12/20/2014 0.00
12/21/2014 0.00
12/22/2014 0.00
12/23/2014 0.46
12/24/2014 0.00
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 T
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 0.18
1/4/2015 0.62
1/5/2015 M
1/6/2015 0.28
1/7/2015 T
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 0.09
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 0.12
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 0.16
1/22/2015 T
1/23/2015 0.00
1/24/2015 0.00
1/25/2015 0.00
1/26/2015 0.17
1/27/2015 0.05
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 0.00
1/30/2015 0.00
1/31/2015 0.00
2/1/2015 0.74
2/2/2015 M
2/3/2015 0.00
2/4/2015 0.00
2/5/2015 0.14
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 T
2/12/2015 0.01
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.00
2/15/2015 T
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 0.00
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 0.14
2/27/2015 0.00
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 0.04
3/2/2015 0.04
3/3/2015 0.05
3/4/2015 0.03
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 T
3/21/2015 0.00
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 0.00
3/24/2015 0.20
3/25/2015 0.08
3/26/2015 T
3/27/2015 T
3/28/2015 0.00
3/29/2015 0.00
3/30/2015 0.06
3/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 0.57
4/3/2015 0.39
4/4/2015 0.00
4/5/2015 0.00
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.09
4/8/2015 0.06
4/9/2015 0.26
4/10/2015 0.28
4/11/2015 0.00
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.20
4/14/2015 0.00
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 0.50
4/21/2015 0.00
4/22/2015 T
4/23/2015 0.00
4/24/2015 0.00
4/25/2015 0.25
4/26/2015 0.82
4/27/2015 0.00
4/28/2015 0.00
4/29/2015 0.00
4/30/2015 T
5/1/2015 0.00
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.23
5/5/2015 1.32
5/6/2015 0.03
5/7/2015 0.00
5/8/2015 0.35
5/9/2015 2.09
5/10/2015 T
5/11/2015 0.16
5/12/2015 0.13
5/13/2015 0.00
5/14/2015 0.00
5/15/2015 0.22
5/16/2015 T
5/17/2015 0.80
5/18/2015 0.00
5/19/2015 0.00
5/20/2015 0.00
5/21/2015 0.04
5/22/2015 0.00
5/23/2015 0.00
5/24/2015 0.09
5/25/2015 0.41
5/26/2015 0.04
5/27/2015 0.52
5/28/2015 T
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.08
5/31/2015 0.29
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 2.58
6/9/2015 0.01
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.44
6/12/2015 0.35
6/13/2015 0.26
6/14/2015 1.74
6/15/2015 0.56
6/16/2015 1.02
6/17/2015 0.00
6/18/2015 0.04
6/19/2015 0.06
6/20/2015 0.00
6/21/2015 0.14
6/22/2015 0.00
6/23/2015 2.40
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.38
6/26/2015 T
6/27/2015 0.37
6/28/2015 0.00
6/29/2015 0.48
6/30/2015 0.26
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 1.00
7/8/2015 0.12
7/9/2015 0.66
7/10/2015 0.01
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.09
7/13/2015 0.02
7/14/2015 1.05
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 T
7/17/2015 0.35
7/18/2015 0.04
7/19/2015 0.00
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 T
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 T
7/24/2015 0.00
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 T
7/27/2015 0.04
7/28/2015 0.00
7/29/2015 0.50
7/30/2015 0.00
7/31/2015 0.00
8/1/2015 0.00
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 0.00
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 0.05
8/10/2015 0.32
8/11/2015 0.20
8/12/2015 0.00
8/13/2015 0.00
8/14/2015 0.00
8/15/2015 0.03
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.79
8/19/2015 0.50
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 0.01
8/30/2015 0.05
8/31/2015 T
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 0.04
9/7/2015 0.00
9/8/2015 T
9/9/2015 0.73
9/10/2015 0.00
9/11/2015 0.42
9/12/2015 0.00
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 0.23
9/19/2015 1.17
9/20/2015 T
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 T
9/30/2015 T



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-30-14: High 66, Low 51, wind NE & E calm-16 mph, no rain. Welcome to the 2nd month of Autumn. Today on October 1st at 4:44am: temp 48, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 94%, wind chill 45. Normal 71/47. Sunrise 6:52am and closing in on 7am, Sunset 6:39pm.
10/2/2014 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-01-14: High 80, Low 47, wind E & SE calm-15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: mild, temp 64, wind SE 9-12 mph, dew point 62, humidity 91%. Normal for today 70/46. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 6.37pn. September rain 3.44 in my gauge.
10/3/2014 5:08 AM 0.61 M M M M 10-02-14: High 75, Low 65 (11:59pm) wind SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Yesterday rain after my report at 5:30am .02 then daytime rain .06 and overnight rain .53 total .61 in my gauge. Today at 5:08am: raining, temp 56 and falling, wind NNW 20-25 mph, dew point 55, humidity 94%. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 6:35pm. That was a beautiful stretch of above normal temps, now its back to below normal for a while.
10/4/2014 5:48 AM 0.09 M M M M 10-03-14: High 65 (12:01am) Low 44 (11:59pm) wind NW & W calm-31 mph w/gust 39 mph. Rain .09 in my gauge. Today at 5:48am: System approaching with pink & robin blue in the radar reading, chance of snow in the forecast, temp 39, wind W 10-14 mph, dew point 30, humidity 70%, wind chill 32. Record cold maximum readings for today are 50 in Rockford and 48 in Chicago. Record lows I'm finding are 28 in 1935 and 27 in 1989. One year ago it was in the mid 80's. Normal for today 70/46. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 6:34pm. Stay warm out there today!
10/5/2014 4:40 AM 0.04 M M M M 10-04-14: High 50, Low 36, wind W 7-27 mph w/gust 36 mph. Rain .04 in my gauge. Yesterday was spent inside watching movies, college football and in the kitchen cooking. Today at 4:40am: COLD, temp 39, wind SW 5-7 mph, dew point 36, humidity 82%. Normal is now under 70 degrees 69/45. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 6:32pm. You now have 81 shopping days until Christmas.
10/6/2014 4:42 AM 0.03 M M M M 10-05-14: High 58, Low 37, wind SW, W & S calm-13 mph w/gust 19 mph, noticed rain drops on my windshield coming out of church and .03 over night/this morning. Today at 4:42am: temp 46, wind calm, dew point 43, humidity 89%. Light rain approaching can be seen on the radar, doesn't look like much. Yesterday brought in all of the summer deck furniture and plants. Making plans to pull the boat out, long range forecast doesn't show anymore warm-ups. Normal temps for today 69/45. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:30pm. Twenty seven days left of CDT. ***Updated 5:16am***
10/7/2014 4:40 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-06-14: High 63, Low 44, wind SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. A small cloud must have gone over my house this morning as parts of my sidewalk, driveway and deck are wet and I have .01 in my gauge, radar showing activity to the WSW. Today at 4:40am: temp 51, wind SSW 5-8 mph, dew point 46, humidity 84%. Tomorrow at 5:52am will be the full moon which is called The Hunters Moon also known as The Falling Leaves Moon, Travel, Blood and Dying Grass Moon. Normal temps for today 68/45. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 6:29pm.
10/8/2014 4:25 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-07-14: High 70, Low 47, wind SW, W & NW 4-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, mid afternoon rain .01 in my gauge, rained harder downtown. Today at 4:25am: temp 44, wind W 5-7 mph, dew point 41, humidity 88%, wind chill 41. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 15.33/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 68/44. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 6:27pm.
10/9/2014 4:10 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-08-14: High 68, Low 43, wind W & SW 5-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Just had a passing shower which left .01 in my gauge, enough to wet the driveway. Radar showing rain showers in the area. Today at 4:10am: mild, temp 52, wind WNW 4 mph, dew point 46, humidity 79%. Normal 68/44. Yesterday I probably took my last boat ride for the year, it was a beautiful day on the Fox & Illinois Rivers. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 6:26pm. Happy Birthday John. #9 #9 #9 #9
10/10/2014 4:29 AM 0.03 M M M M 10-09-14: High 66, Low 46, wind W, NW turning vrbl calm-9 mph. Rain after my report between 4:45 thru 7am .03 giving me a total of .04 for the whole day. Today at 4:29am: cool, temp 42, wind N 3-4 mph, dew point 39, humidity 88%. Normal temps for today 67/44. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 6:24pm.
10/11/2014 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-10-14: High 63, Low 40, wind N, NE & E calm-11 mph and no rain. Today at 4:29am: FROST, car is frosted on windshield and roof of car, temp 36, wind calm, dew point 35, humidity 93%. Normal for today 67/43. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 6:22pm. Twenty two days left of daylight savings time. Taking the boat out of the water today. It was a bad summer for the boat and the pool.
10/12/2014 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-11-14: High 63, Low 35, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 5:58am: no frost on car's or roofs at this moment, a lot of dew on the car, temp 39, wind E 3-5 mph, dew point 37, humidity 90%. Normal temps for today 66/43. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:21pm. Pool is officially closed, all pumps and filters are in the garage. Boat is out of the river and in its resting place for the winter. A/C unit for the house is covered. Maybe I'll test the snow blower today? About a month and a half until our usual first measurable snow.
10/13/2014 4:35 AM 0.13 M M M M 10-12-14: High 64, Low 36, wind E & SE 3-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain .13 in my gauge. Harvest has been in full gear, the forecast for heavier rain later today could slow things down. Today at 4:35am: mild, temp 57, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 97%, fog moving in and the north and northwest neighborhood lights are off, possible power outage?? Normal temps for today 66/43. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 6:19pm.
10/14/2014 4:29 AM 0.70 M M M M 10-13-14: High 68, Low 55, wind S, E & SE calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph. Lots of rain .70 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: mild, temp 61, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 59, humidity 94%. Normal 66/42. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:17pm.
10/15/2014 4:20 AM 0.73 M M M M 10-14-14: High 66, Low 54, wind S, SE, E & N calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain .73 in my gauge. At 3 am IL River at LaSalle 13.99/rising. Today at 4:20am: misting/drizzle, fog/haze, temp 50, wind N 10-12 mph, dew point 50, humidity 97%, wind chill 47, earthworms are everywhere!! Normal 65/42. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 6:16pm. 18 days left of DST and 71 shopping days until Christmas.
10/16/2014 4:13 AM 0.07 M M M M 10-15-14: High 56, Low 49, wind N & NW 5-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain .07 in my gauge. Today at 4:13am: temp 51, wind NW 6 mph, dew point 50, haze, humidity 97%. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.82/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.14/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 65/42. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 6:14pm.
10/17/2014 4:35 AM T M M M M 10-16-14: High 62, Low 50, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-12 mph, around 11am 3 drops of rain on my windshield leaving a trace of rain. Today at 4:35am: clear, temp 51, wind W 8 mph, dew point 47, humidity 86%. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 6:13pm. Looks like we are forecasted to have a few dry days. Hopefully the harvest can resume.
10/18/2014 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-17-14: High 59, Low 46, wind W & NW 6-25 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Today at 5:29am: temp 44, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 40, humidity 87%, wind chill 39. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:11pm.
10/19/2014 4:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 10-18-14: High 54, Low 36, wind NW & N calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph. Rain .02 in my gauge, along with the dew and then rain it prevented me from cutting my grass which is getting quite long! Today at 4:40am: FROST on the car & roof, temp 33, wind calm, dew point 32, humidity 97%. Normal temps for today 64/41. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:10pm. 13 days until we can our clocks and fall back.
10/20/2014 4:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-19-14: High 60, Low 33, wind SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Yesterday morning noticed dew drops on stationary items that had frozen. Finally got to cut my grass as why waste any time watching Chicago pro football when you can be doing something use full outdoors. Today at 4:43am: temp 48, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 46, humidity 87%. Normal 63/41. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:08pm.
10/21/2014 4:09 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-20-14: High 69, Low 45, wind SW, W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain, nice day for the ragtop. Today at 4:09am: clear, cool, temp 44, wind NNW 6 mph, dew point 40, humidity 88%, wind chill 39. Normal 63/41. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:07pm. Its getting darker and darker every day.
10/22/2014 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-21-14: High 59, Low 41, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:19am: frost, temp 34, wind N 3 mph, dew point 32, humidity 94%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:05pm. You now have 64 shopping days until Christmas.
10/23/2014 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-22-14: High 62, Low 33, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:17am: temp 37, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 34, humidity 91%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 6:04pm.
10/24/2014 4:12 AM T M M M M 10-23-14: High 61, Low 35, wind SE & S calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Trace of rain around 8:30pm, sidewalk was 1/2 wet and gauge this morning is empty. Today at 4:12am: FOG rolling in from the north, temp 47, wind calm, dew point 46, humidity 97%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:02pm. Covered the boat yesterday and the farmer harvested his bean field across the road, thankfully the wind was blowing the dust away in a different direction.
10/25/2014 5:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-24-14: High 72, Low 45, wind W, SW & S calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 5:24am: very mild, temp 56, haze and fog is present but being held at bay by WNW winds 7 mph, dew point 55, humidity 97%. Normal temps for today 61/40. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 6:01pm. Enjoy another beautiful day (today). Farmer's git er done!
10/26/2014 1:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just got back from Peoria. No rain, it was 77 degrees at The Burger Barge.
10/27/2014 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-26-14: High 71, Low 36, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. Coming back from Peoria yesterday I could see the harvest in full gear. Today at 4:25am: mild, temp 56, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 67%. Normal 60/39. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 6pm. Halloween is this Friday. This is our last week of DST. Christmas fast approaching, only 59 shopping days left. Oh by the way Thanksgiving is 31 days away. I hope the kid playing against The Peoria Rivermen is OK.
10/28/2014 4:39 AM 0.03 M M M M 10-27-14: High 79 (new record?) Low 56, wind SE, S & SW 6-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain during the night .03 in the gauge. Today at 4:39am: I think we've already seen the high for the day, right now its 56, wind WNW 15 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 45, humidity 72%, wind chill 50. Normal 60/39. Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:57pm.
10/29/2014 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-28-14: High 68 (12:01am) Low 45 (11:59pm) Daytime High 61, wind SW, W & NW 5-26 mph w/gust 36 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 44, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 35, humidity 67%, wind chill 39. Normal high is now below 60 at 59/38. Sunrise 7:23am, Sunset 5:56pm. Saturday morning noticed that some robins are still around, it will be interesting to see if they are still here with the change in the weather.
10/30/2014 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-29-14: High 51, Low 33, wind W, NW & N calm-19 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: Frost, temp 30, first below freezing of the season to my knowledge, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 98%. Normal 59/38. We'll be below normal for quite a few days. Sunrise 7:24am, Sunset 5:54pm. We've lost over 2 hours of sunlight in the morning.
10/31/2014 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-30-14: High 53, Low 30, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: Happy Horrible Halloween!!! Temp 44, wind NNW 13 mph w/gust 20 mph, wind chill 37, dew point 31, humidity 66%. Today we'll find out what's not nailed down because it will blow away. Winter Warnings in effect for NW Indiana. Sounds scary to me. Normal 58/38 and we won't be near it. Dress the kids warm tonight, wondering if the cold will effect the head count tonight when I'm handing out candy? Sunrise 7:25am, Sunset 5:53pm.
11/1/2014 4:40 AM T T M M M 10-31-14: High 47 (12:01am) Low 32, wind W, NW & N 6-38 mph w/gust 47 mph. We had snow flakes here and there in the air around 9am and I saw some flakes floating around while handing out candy, so the first snow of the season was on Halloween. The cold did not stop the kids, I must of had around 80-100 goblins. Today at 4:40am: temp 30, wind NNW 12-15 mph, wind chill 20, dew point 21, humidity 68%. Total rain for October 2.51 in my gauge. Normal temps for today 58/38. Sunrise 7:36am, Sunset 5:52pm. Don't forget to "fall" back tonight resetting your different time devices in your house & cars.
11/2/2014 4:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-01-14: High 48, Low 28, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Cut my backyard for hopefully the last time this year. Today at 4:43am: temp 28, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 26, humidity 92%. Normal 58/37. Welcome to Central Standard Time. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 4:50pm. The Bears won't lose today!! What do The Chicago Bears & The US Post Office have in common? They don't deliver on Sunday.
11/3/2014 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-02-14: High 55, Low 26, wind SE & S calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain, no snow. I'm still seeing robins in the morning, they are eating rotten berries from a tree and get drunk as a skunk. Today at 4:25am: temp 42, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 32, humidity 67%, wind chill 38. Normal temps N/A as Accuweather site is out of wack, they are reporting a temp of 4 degrees. On this 3rd of November we are now in the last month of meteorological autumn. We have 24 days until Thanksgiving and 52 shopping days until Christmas. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 4:49pm.
11/4/2014 4:39 AM 0.03 M M M M 11-03-14: High 68, Low 39, wind S & SW 5-22 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain over night or during the wee hours of this morning leaving .03 in my gauge. Today at 4:39am: temp 53, wind SSW 15 mph, dew point 50, humidity 89%, wind chill 47. Normal 56/37. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 4:48pm. Remember to vote, its time for a CHANGE!
11/5/2014 4:17 AM T M M M M 11-04-14: High 59 (12:01am) Low 40, wind SW & W 7-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, trace of rain, gauge was empty. Today at 4:17am: moon setting, the full moon is Thursday, mostly clear sky, temp 37, wind SW calm-2 mph, dew point 35, humidity 93%. Today we'll be close to normal 56/36. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 4:47pm.
11/6/2014 4:29 AM T M M M M 11-05-14: High 65, Low 36, wind SW & S calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, trace of rain around 8:30pm, gauge was empty this morning. Today at 4:29am: I think we've already seen our high for the day, right now the temp is 48, wind NNW 15-17 mph, dew point 45, humidity 85%, wind chill 41. Today is the full moon which is known as The Beaver Moon. Other names include The Frosty Moon, Tree, Oak & Trading Moon. Normal temps for today 56/36. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 4:46pm. Three weeks until Thanksgiving.
11/7/2014 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-06-14: High 50 (2:00am) Low 38 (11:59pm) wind W, NW & N 6-33 mph w/gust 40 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:14am: temp 34, wind calm at the moment, dew point 28, humidity 78%. Normal 55/36. Looks like next week winter kicks in. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 4:45pm. You now have 48 shopping days until Christmas.
11/8/2014 5:45 AM 0.03 M M M M 11-07-14: High 47, Low 28, wind N, NW, W, SW & S calm-18 mph. Rain early this morning leaving .03 in my gauge. Right now/today at 5:45am: temp 43, wind NNW 14-17 mph, dew point 37, humidity 83%, wind chill 36. Normal for today 54/35. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 4:43pm.
11/9/2014 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-08-14: High 48, Low 35, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-29 mph w/gust 35 mph, no rain. Today at 4:49am: cloudy, temp 33, wind S 3 mph, dew point 28, humidity 81%. Radar showing approaching precipitation. Normal 54/35. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 4:42pm. I'm hearing reports that some people are putting up outside Christmas deco this weekend as they don't want to be doing it in the COLD.
11/10/2014 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-09-14: High 57, Low 31, wind N/A, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 45, wind SE 8-10 mph, dew point 37, humidity 83%. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 4:41pm. Was that a PEE-WEE football team on TV last night?? I turned it off during the 1st quarter! THE BEAR SUCK!!!
11/11/2014 4:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-10-14: High 67, Low 42, wind SE, S & SW 4-27 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Today at 4:37am: temp 46 and falling, we've all ready had our high for the day, wind WNW 10-13 mph, dew point 39, humidity 78%, wind chill 40. Normal 53/34. The normal low will be our high for at least the next 12 days. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 4:40pm. I think yesterday was our last Native American Summer day.
11/12/2014 4:19 AM 0.11 T M M M 11-11-14: High 57 (12:01am) Low 29 (11:59pm) wind SW, W & NW 7-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain .11 in gauge and at 3:50pm I had a few snow flakes on my windshield mixed in with some drizzle. Today at 4:19am: temp 27, wind NW 13 mph w/gust 21 mph, dew point 18, humidity 77%, wind chill 16. Normal 52/34. Looking back this shouldn't be too much of a surprise, we had the same temps a year ago today. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 4:39pm.
11/13/2014 4:31 AM T T M M M 11-12-14: High 32 (12:01am) Low 25 wind NW & W 5-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Trace of a few snow flakes in the air at 8:45am at Ottawa High School. Today at 4:31am: temp 23, wind W 10 mph, dew point 18, humidity 82%, wind chill 12. Normal 52/33. Today our forecasted high will be one degree below the normal low. Enjoy! Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 4:38pm. Snow forecasted for the weekend. Two weeks until Thanksgiving and 41 shopping days before Christmas. **5:15am UPDATE** ITS SNOWING!
11/14/2014 4:40 AM 0.01 T M M M 11-13-14: High 32, Low 20, wind NW & W 6-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Snow flurries through out the day which left a dusting of snow. After melting the snow I had a few drops to barely equal .01 in the gauge. Today at 4:40: temp 20, wind W 8 mph, dew point 17, humidity 84%, wind chill 10. Normal would be a balmy 51/33. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 4:38pm. Got my turkey! Looks like our first measurable snow is coming this weekend.
11/15/2014 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-14-14: High 31, Low 17, wind NW, W & SW calm-13 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:24am: temp 19, wind calm, dew point 17, humidity 86%. Local forecasts calling for 1 to maybe 2 inches tonight. Normal temps for today 50/32. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 4:37pm.
11/16/2014 4:50 AM T T M M M 11-15-14: High 33, Low 15, wind W, SW, N & SE calm-8 mph w/gust 13 mph, trace of snow, a few flakes can be found in nooks of outdoor items. Today at 4:50am: temp 26, wind SSW 1-3 mph, dew point 23, humidity 86%. Normal 50/32. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 4:36pm. Pool and neighborhood pond are frozen. Tested my snow blower yesterday, moved mower to the back and moved snow blower forward. No more robins on my morning walks
11/17/2014 4:39 AM 0.01 T M M M 11-16-14: High 33, Low 17, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-15 mph. Light dusting of snow, I wouldn't have noticed except that the pool cover & neighborhood pond were dusted with snow, checked gauge and melted .01 for my reading. Today at 4:39am: temp 14, WIND CHILL 1, wind W 10-12 mph, dew point 9, humidity 79%. Record low temps possible within the next few days? Slight warm up this weekend? Normal 49/32. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 4:35pm.
11/18/2014 4:40 AM T T M M M 11-17-14: High 22, Low 12, wind W & NW 7-32 mph w/gust 39 mph, a few flakes in the air at one time or another. Fighting my computer so this reading was at 4:40am: temp 10, wind 15 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 6, humidity 84%, wind chill minus 6. Normal 49/31. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 4:34pm. **7am Update** Per Ottawa radio WCMY we have broken the 1959 low of 10 degrees, currently at 8. We maybe breaking the daytime Low for the high temp @ 20 degrees.
11/19/2014 4:44 AM T T M M M 11-18-14: High 21, Low 10, wind NW, W, SW & S 5-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, brief period we had some snow flakes in the air. Today at 4:44am: temp 23, wind S and SSE 14 mph, dew point 17, humidity 74%, wind chill 10. Noticed yesterday the Fox River is starting to ice up. Normal temps for today 48/31. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 4:33pm. 36 shopping days until Christmas.
11/20/2014 4:39 AM T T M M M 11-19-14: High 32, Low 21, wind S, SW & W 6-29 mph w/gust 37 mph. Around 2:20pm there were a few snow flakes in the air. Today at 4:39am: Temp 18, wind W 14 mph, wind chill 4, dew point 13, humidity 76%. Normal 47/30. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 4:33pm.
11/21/2014 4:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-20-14: High 31, Low 11, wind W, NW & N 4-26 mph w/gust 35 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:53am: COLD! Temp 7, wind calm, dew point 3, humidity 84%. Accuweather record low is 7 degrees in 1964. Fox River in Ottawa continues to ice up. Normal 47/30. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 4:32pm.
11/22/2014 4:09 AM T M M M M 11-21-14: High 37 (twice) Low 6, wind NW, SE & S calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain this morning but it must have been a light drizzle. Car has a few drops, driveway is half wet but gauge is dry, NO ICE. Today at 4:09am: temp 37, wind SSW 10 mph, dew point 33, humidity 90%, wind chill 29. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 6.63 and IL River at LaSalle 11.42/steady. Normal temps for today 46/29 and for the first time in a long while we will be above normal. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 4:31pm. Less than a week until Thanksgiving and 33 shopping days until Christmas.
11/23/2014 3:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-22-14: High 55, Low 35, wind SW & S 5-22 mph, no rain, no snow, no ice. Today at 3:54am: mild, temp 49, wind S 9-12 mph, dew point 46, humidity 88%. NWS reporting that the first 3 weeks of November have been the 2nd coldest for Chicago and 6th for Rockford. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 4:31pm. Our first significant snow is in the forecast for Monday/Monday night. Accuweather predicting 1-3 inches and NWS just under 2 inches for Ottawa.
11/24/2014 4:53 AM 0.78 M M M M 11-23-14: High 53, Low 48, wind S, SE & SW 4-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain .78 in my gauge. Today at 4:53am: light drizzle, temp 44 and falling, wind W with a touch of WNW 10 mph, dew point 43, humidity 96%, wind chill 39. Normal 45/28. Snow in the forecast. NWS says under an inch, I hope they are correct, Accuweather is saying 1-3 inches. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 4:30pm.
11/25/2014 4:47 AM 0.19 0.5 M M M 11-2-14: High 49 (12:01am) Low 23 (11:59pm) wind SW & W 8-34 mph w/gust 42 mph. Rain started around 6:10am turned to sleet/grapple around 7:50am and was snowing around 8am I have .19 in the gauge and I'm guessing 1/2 inch of snow, hard to tell with the strong wind. Today at 4:47am: temp 21, wind WNW 12-16 mph, dew point 17, humidity 86%, wind chill 8. Normal 44/28. Looks like a warm up Saturday and next week? Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 4:30pm. You now have 30 shopping days until Christmas.
11/26/2014 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-25-14: High 28, Low 19, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no snow. Today at 4:30am: Heavy Frost, temp 17, wind E 5-7 mph, dew point 15, humidity 93%, wind chill 9. Normal 44/27. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 4:29pm. Why do I have The Trashmen in my head? Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird Bird Bird Bird.
11/27/2014 4:46 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-26-14: High 31, Low 16, wind SE, E, NE, N & NW 3-14 mph, no snow. Today at 4:46am: gooble gooble, temp 22, wind NW 8-10 mph, dew point 20, humidity 91%, wind chill 13. At 3:30am IL River at LaSalle 15.61 and The Fox River at Dayton 6.71/steady. Normal 43/27. Sunrise 6:57am heading back to 7am again, Sunset 4:29pm. Giving Thanks, Happy Thanksgiving!!
11/28/2014 5:54 AM T T M M M 11-27-14: High 28, Low 12, wind NW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph, dusting of snow in the afternoon and over night/this morning, trace in the gauge. Today at 5:54am: temp 19, wind SE 5-9 mph, dew point 14, humidity 86%, wind chill 12. Normal 43/26. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/29/2014 4:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-28-14: High 37, Low 14, wind W, SW, SE & S calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:52am: temp 36, wind S 9 mph, dew point 34, humidity 88%, wind chill 30. 2 more days of meteorological autumn. Normal temps for today 42/26. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 4:28pm. Two more minutes left before we hit the minimum amount of daylight in the evening.
11/30/2014 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-29-14: High 52, Low 33, wind S & SW 5-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Yesterday morning on my walk streets were sweating so heavy and with morning low of 33 degrees it produced some glazing or icing on the streets. Last night the streets were sweating it produced heavy street fog. The mystery for this morning is everything is wet! The sky is clear, no fog but everything is soaked. I even had .01 in the gauge but its clear to the eye that its "DEW". Today at 5:40am: Heavy dew, clear sky, falling temps, 44 degrees, wind SSW 7-9 mph, dew point 43, humidity 98%, wind chill 40. BTW all snow has melted even in corners hidden from the sun. Normal 42/25. Sunrise 7:00am, Sunset 4:27pm. **6:30am Edit** Welcome to the 1st Sunday of Advent.
12/1/2014 4:35 AM T M M M M 11-30-: High 50 (12:01am) Low 25 (11:59pm) wind S, SW, W, NW & N 3-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, trace of precip from the afternoon fog/mist. Today at 4:35am: temp 22, wind N 12 mph, dew point 13, humidity 66%, wind chill 11. Welcome to Meteorological Winter. The normal temp for today should be 41/25 but it won't. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 4:27pm. Lights are up and so is the tree.
12/2/2014 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-01-14: High 26 (12:01am) Low 17, wind N & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow. Today at 4:27am: temp 18, wind ENE 5 mph, dew point 13, humidity 85%, wind chill 11. Normal 41/24. Looks like a mild warm up coming our way, at least near normal temps. Freezin 4 A Reason which is next week might have some mild weather which will be nice for a change. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/3/2014 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-02-14: High 35, Low 16, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow. Today at 4:20am: temp 25, wind W 8 mph, dew point 23, humidity 88%, wind chill 16. November rain 1.16 in my gauge. I heard that November was the 4th coldest on record. Normal for today is 40/24 and we are slowly catching up to it. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 4:27pm. It was 4 years ago today that Ron Santo left us.
12/4/2014 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-03-14: High 38, Low 25, wind SW & W 5-16 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:10am: temp 24, wind N 3-5 mph, dew point 18, humidity 82%. Normal 40/24. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum sunlight in the afternoon)
12/5/2014 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-04-14: High 36, Low 22, wind W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-16 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:19am: temp 33, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 32, humidity 92%, wind chill 28. We are slowly catching up to the normal temps of 39/23. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) 20 shopping days until Christmas.
12/6/2014 4:18 AM T M M M M 12-05-14: High 41, Low 32, wind SE, E, NE & N calm-13 mph. Light to moderate fog rolled in after my report and was gone by mid morning, trace of rain on my car windshield. Today at 4:18am: no fog, wind NNE 12 mph, temp 33, dew point 30, humidity 91%, wind chill 25. Today is the Full Moon which is called The Cold Moon. Other names include Long Night Moon and Moon Before Yule. Normal 39/23. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/7/2014 5:09 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-06-14: High 42, Low 28, wind N & NE calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, no snow. There are 3 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremonies in the United States and one of them is in Peru, IL. at Southshore Boat Club and 3 survivors made it to the event. Hats off to Southshore Boat Club and to our vets! Today at 5:09am: temp 24, wind E 5 mph, dew point 22, humidity 90%, wind chill 18, heavy frost. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum sunlight)
12/8/2014 4:19 AM T M M T M 12-07-14: High 38, Low 24, wind NE, E & SE calm-17 mph. Over night/this morning trace of precipitation, very light/spotty coating of ice/frozen rain on vehicles. Driveway and sidewalks no ice. Today at 4:19am: temp 32, wind S 6 mph, dew point 31, humidity 93%, wind chill 25. Radar shows we will receive some form of precipitation at any minute. Reading shows some yellow and green right to the west of Ottawa moving east. Normal temps for today 38/22. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/9/2014 4:15 AM 0.35 T M M M 12-09-14: High 40, Low 32, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 4-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. A couple of flakes of snow were in the air around 5:10am and .35 of rain in my gauge. Today at 4:15am: temp 33, wind NNW 13 mph, dew point 30, humidity 92%, wind chill 24. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). It was very cold a year ago. 16 shopping days until Christmas.
12/10/2014 5:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-09-14: High 32, Low 32, wind NW & N 5-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain no snow. Today at 5:13am: The Cubs got Lester! Back to the weather: temp 32, wind NE 6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 82%, wind chill 27. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). Its been 2 years, RIP Richard.
12/11/2014 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-10-14: High 35, Low 29, wind NE, N & NW 5-16 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:19am: temp 27, wind NNW 7 mph, dew point 24, humidity 86%, wind chill a chilly 19. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). 2 weeks until The Big Guy comes down the chimney.
12/12/2014 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-11-14: High 33, Low 25, wind NW & W 4-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:23am: temp 25, wind WNW 7-10 mph, dew point 24, humidity 95%, wind chill 16, Haze/Fog and Very HEAVY FROST!! Good luck cleaning your car windows if its outside. One year ago sub-zero morning temps. Normal 36/20 and we will be above normal for the next few days. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/13/2014 4:53 AM T M M M M 12-12-14: High 37, Low 23, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Trace of rain in the form of mist from the fog/haze. I had to use my car wipers once or twice. Today at 4:53am: temp 35, wind calm, dew point 33, humidity 89%. Normal temps for today 36/20 and we will be above normal for the next three days. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/14/2014 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-13-14: High 50, Low 33, wind S & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 5:40am: Haze/Light Fog, driveway and sidewalk are sweating, heavy dew, car is wet & gauge is bone dry, mild temp of 44, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 43, humidity 97%, wind chill 40. Normal 36/20. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/15/2014 4:24 AM T M M M M 12-14-14: High 51, Low 42, wind S, SE, SW back to S calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Trace of rain from mist/fog, there is enough to shake precip off of a small tree but gauge had 1 drop. Sidewalk and driveway are wet. Today at 4:24am: Haze/Fog with mist/drizzle, temp holding at 46 since midnight, wind SSE 9 mph, dew point 45, humidity 98%, wind chill 41. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:27pm. We've bottomed out and gained a minute back.
12/16/2014 4:27 AM 0.33 M M M M 12-15-14: High 48, Low 44, wind S & SE 7-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Daytime rain .26 and over night rain .07 total .33 in my gauge. Today at 4:27am: Radar reading shows the Low rotating right over us moving to the east, temp 44, wind SW 8-10 mph, dew point 42, humidity 97%, wind chill 38. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. Nine shopping days left until Christmas.
12/17/2014 4:27 AM 0.02 M M M M 12-16-14: High 45 (12:01am) Low 27 (11:59pm) wind S, SW & W 3-25 mph w/gust 36 mph. Rain .02 in my gauge. Today at 4:27am: temp 25, wind NW 13 mph, dew point 21, humidity 83%, wind chill 14. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. I had yesterday off and did some big time Christmas shopping.
12/18/2014 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-17-14: High 29, Low 23, wind W, NW & N calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:25am: temp 21, wind calm, moderate frost, dew point 17, humidity 84%. Did someone order snow? Radar showing precip. approaching from the SW?? Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:27pm. One week to go.
12/19/2014 3:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-18-14: High 29, Low 19 (twice), wind N, NW & W calm-11 mph, no precipitation. Today at 3:39am: temp 22, wind W 5 mph, dew point 19, humidity 86%, wind chill 15, moderate frost. Normal 34/19. At 2am Fox River at Dayton 6.04/steady. IL River at LaSalle 12.21/steady. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm. Winter Solstice coming Sunday at 6:03pm. You now have 6 shopping days until Christmas.
12/20/2014 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-19-14: High 37, Low 17, wind NW, W, N, NE & E calm-11 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:44am: temp 27, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 25, humidity 89%. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm. (edit at 6:21am)
12/21/2014 5:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-20-14: High 35, Low 26, wind E & SE calm-9 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:13: temp 33, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 30, humidity 88%, wind chill 28. Welcome to Winter Solstice 2014. Normal temps for today 34/18. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/22/2014 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-21-14: High 41, Low 32, wind SE & S 5-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:39am: temp 33, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 31, humidity 88%, wind chill 37. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/23/2014 4:30 AM 0.46 M M M M 12-22-14: High 46 (11:59pm) Low 33, wind E, SE & S 4-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain thru out the day .46 in my gauge for the last 24 hour period. Today at 4:30am: Mild, temp 47, wind S 7 mph, dew point 46, humidity 98%. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Will we have a White Christmas? Stay tuned as its sneaking into "some" of the forecasts.
12/24/2014 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-23-14: High 51, Low 37, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:19am: temp 36, wind calm, dew point 34, humidity 91% and it looks like the winter storm is sneaking out of our forecast (YES!!!) NWS at this time is forecasting less than 1/2 an inch of snow, I can live with that. Normal temps for today 33/17. Sunrise 7:19am (two minutes from minimum daylight in the morning) Sunset 4:30pm. Observation: back in the day I could watch "Its A Wonderful Life" every night on every channel, this year I haven't seen it once. That ain't right! Merry Christmas to all as my holiday starts today.
12/25/2014 5:52 AM T M M M M 12-24-14: High 40, Low 33, wind NW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, trace of rain from drizzle & mist. Enough to wet the car but nothing in the gauge. No snow. Today at 5:52: Merry Christmas! Temp 34, wind W 7 mph, dew point 30, humidity 86%, wind chill 27. Normal 33/17 and we will be quite a bit above that. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:31pm.
12/26/2014 6:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-25-14: High 47, Low 33, wind W, SW & S 7-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain, what a lovely weather day for Christmas!! Today at 6:49am: temp 37, wind S 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 92%, wind chill 28, heavy dew. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:31pm.
12/27/2014 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-26-14: High 52, Low 35, wind SW & S 5-19 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Have you noticed your yard? I've got some grass and weeds starting to grow and I've also noticed it in the near by fields and vacant lots. That will stop soon with the incoming cold weather. Today at 4:29am: Mild, temp 47, wind S 13 mph, dew point 45, humidity 94%, wind chill 39. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:32pm.
12/28/2014 4:54 AM T M M M M 12-27-14: High 50, Low 28, wind S, SW, W & NW 7-26 mph w/gust 34 mph. Light rain, not enough for a reading, just a trace. Today at 4:54am: temp 24, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 20, humidity 85%, wind chill 14. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:33pm. Four more days left for the year 2014.
12/29/2014 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-28-14: High 36, Low 25, wind NW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:50am: temp 23, wind N 2 mph, dew point 19, humidity 86% and frost. Normal 32/16. Sunset 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:33pm.
12/30/2014 4:13 AM T T M M M 12-29-14: High 34, Low 18, wind E, N & NE calm-14 mph, the trace is for a "few" flakes that were in the air yesterday afternoon. Today at 4:13am: temp 15, wind N 12 mph, dew point 10, humidity 76%, wind chill a cold 1 degree. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:34pm.
12/31/2014 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-30-14: High 21, Low 8, wind N & NW 6-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow. Today at 5:58am: temp a cold 5, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point minus 1, humidity 74%, wind chill a cold minus 9. This December could tie 1889 and 1912 for the least snowiest December in the record book at a "trace" measurement. Total precip for December 1.16 in my gauge. Normal temps for today 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:35pm. Snow event this Saturday? Stay tuned. Happy New Years Eve.
1/1/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-31-14: High 22, Low 3, wind W & SW 7-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no precipitation. Today at 4:24am: temp 16, wind WSW 11 mph, dew point 8, humidity 73%, wind chill 3. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum sunlight), Sunset 4:36pm. We've gained back 10 minutes in the evening! Happy New Year 2015. Looks like the deep freeze is coming next week?
1/2/2015 4:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-01-15: High 32, Low 15, wind W & SW 5-22 mph w/gust 27 mph, no snow, no rain. So went the 1st day of the new year. Today at 4:13am: temp 18, wind calm at my house, dew point 15, humidity 87%. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 5.68 and the IL River at LaSalle 12.45 both slightly receding. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:37pm.
1/3/2015 4:39 AM 0.18 0.2 M M M 01-02-15: High 37, Low 17, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-10 mph. Over night we have received some snow & mainly GRAUPEL along with the present rain, I have an 1/8 to maximum quarter of an inch of MUSH!! Its enough to leave footprints and is melting off of our one vehicle which is outside. More of it on the drive and sidewalk and on the grass it seems to be melting. After melting from the gauge I had .18 accumulation. Today at 4:39am: light rain, temp 33, wind E 5 mph, dew point 32, humidity 97%, wind chill 27 and a light haze in the air. Fox River report: river freezing/frozen in Ottawa. Normal temps for today 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:38pm. Once again streets, sidewalks and driveway have mush cover, should melt soon with rain. BE CAREFUL TRAVELING! ***Edit At 8:05am***
1/4/2015 6:05 AM 0.62 0.3 0.13 M M 01-03-15: High 36, Low 31, wind SE, E, NE, N & NW calm-12 mph. Rain during the day and drizzle and snow over night. I have .62 of rain and melted snow. Snow on the ground this morning is 1/4 of an inch. Today at 6:05am: temp 30, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 30, humidity 95%, wind chill 21. The Full Moon can be seen, this month it is called The Wolf Moon. Other names include Cold Moon, Old, Ice & Storm Moon. Normal 32/16. The weather will be going to hell in a hand basket in the next 12-36 hours. Sub zero wind chill, day time highs of -0- and an approaching winter storm. NWS predicting 5 inches and Accuweather 2-4 and then drifting conditions. I wish I was in Florida! Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:38pm.
1/5/2015 4:59 AM M 0.3 M 0.5 M 01-04-15: High 34 (12:01am) Low 3 (11:59pm) wind NW & W 5-26 mph w/gust 36 mph. We received some more snow but I'm unable to measure due to the wind. I'm guessing we got another 1/4 giving us a total of 1/2 an inch. Why? I'm guessing per the drifting. If we had an inch on the ground the drifts that I have would be far higher and deeper so that is my reasoning for the 1/2 on the ground. Today at 4:59am: COLD, temp zero, wind W 10 mph, dew point minus 6, humidity 70%, wind chill minus 17. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:39pm. Weather services sticking to their guns for snow predictions. NWS 3-6 with Ottawa at 5 1/2 and Accuweather 2-4 inches. **Edit at 5:37am**
1/6/2015 3:44 AM 0.28 5.5 0.28 6.0 M 01-05-15: High 10, Low minus 1, wind W, SW, S & SE 3-16 mph w/gust 24 mph. Over night snow 5 & 1/2 inches of VERY FLUFFY snow and you know what? When I tapped the gauge and it settled it was a 3 inch reading. Today at 3:44am: light flurries but the damage has been done, temp 10, wind NE 4-6 mph, dew point 6, humidity 89%, wind chill 2. This stuff is going to DRIFT once the winds start howling. A big BO-YAA to Ottawa Township who are already out and plowing. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:40pm. **EDIT 5:38am** THANK YOU City of Ottawa, plow came through my neighborhood at 4:30am, thanks boys! Remember us when those winds start blowing.
1/7/2015 5:19 AM T T M 6.0 M 01-06-15: High 12, Low minus 1, wind E, NE, N, NW & W 4-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 5:19am: COLD, drifting not bad where I'm at, temp 1, wind NW 10-12 mph, dew point minus 7, humidity 69%, wind chill minus 15. Normal 31/15. Schools are closed due to the wind chill and I'm waiting to hear on the radio if garbage is being picked up, its garbage day on the north side of Ottawa on Wednesday. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:41pm. We've gained back 15 minutes of daylight in the afternoon.
1/8/2015 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-07-15: High 9 (12:01am) Low minus 6, wind NW, W & SW 7-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, drifting, no snow. Today at 4:44am: temp minus 8, wind SW 8-10 mph, wind chill minus 26, dew point minus 12, humidity 80%. Normal 31/15 wishful thinking! Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:42pm.
1/9/2015 5:19 AM 0.09 0.5 M M M 01-08-15: High 22, Low minus 10, wind S, SW & W 7-36 mph w/gust 49. Snow 1/2 of an inch, melted equaled .09 in my gauge. Today at 5:19am: windy & drifting, temp 6, wind WNW 17-21 mph, dew point zero, humidity 68%, wind chill minus 13, wind chill advisory in effect or going into effect. With a wind chill of minus 13 its in effect. School's closed again. Normal 31/15 would be delightful. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:43pm.
1/10/2015 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-09-15: High 12, Low 1, wind NW & W 7-26 mph w/gust 35 mph, no snow. Today at 4:15am: temp zero, wind WSW 6 mph, dew point minus 5, humidity 83%, wind chill minus 11. Normal 31/15. Slight warm up coming our way followed by another cold spell and then a warm up. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight), Sunset 4:44pm. Twenty Three days until Ground Hog Day.
1/11/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-10-15: High 27 (9pm) Low minus 4, wind chill low minus 19, wind W, SW & S 5-24 mph, no snow. Today at 4:24am: HEAT WAVE! Temp 25, wind SSW 9 mph, dew point 16, humidity 69%, wind chill 15. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (last minimum daylight) Sunrise 4:45pm. Snow in the forecast, around 1 & 1/2 but the model looks like its going to be mainly in southern Illinois, I hope it will miss us.
1/12/2015 4:49 AM 0.12 1.3 M M M 01-11-15: High 33, Low 23, wind SW & S calm-15 mph. Afternoon snow 1/2 inch and over night snow 3/4 inch, total 1.25 on my driveway and .12 after melting what was in the gauge. Depth in my yard ranges from -0- to 15 inches to 25 where my highest drift is. Today at 4:49am: temp 24 and falling, wind NNE 8-12 mph, dew point 19, humidity 79%, wind chill 14. When I was out measuring you could hear Ottawa Township already out plowing. I wish Ottawa would sub-contract them for the north side. Normal temps for today 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:46pm.
1/13/2015 4:57 AM T T M M M 01-12-15: High 29 (12:01am) Low 8, wind NW & N calm-15 mph, trace of snow over night/this morning. Today at 4:57am: temp 12, wind NE 10 mph, dew point 9, humidity 81%, wind chill minus 1. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:47pm. Have you noticed the extended daylight in the evening?
1/14/2015 4:44 AM T T M M M 01-13-15: High 22, Low 2, wind N, NE & E calm-19 mph, trace of snow. Today at 4:44am: temp minus 1, wind calm, dew point minus 7, humidity 85%. Currently no fog, but there must have been earlier as a tree in the front yard is sugar coated/fog frost. Normal temps for today 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:49pm. Nineteen days until Ground Hog Day.
1/15/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-14-15: High 24, Low minus 2, wind S & SW calm-11, no snow. Today at 4:39am: temp 18, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 14, humidity 86%, wind chill 10. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:50pm. Thirty Five days until Cubs pitchers & catchers report to spring training camp, THINK SPRING!
1/16/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-15-15: High 37, Low 16, wind S, SW & W 4-13 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:17am: temp 23, wind WSW 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 92%, wind chill 17. A lot of melting occurred yesterday, my driveway has cleared and I can see isolated spots of grass in my yard here and there. Today at 3am: Fox River at Dayton 6.21 and at LaSalle The IL River 14.15 both holding steady. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:51pm.
1/17/2015 3:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-16-15: High 37, Low 22, wind W, SW, SE & S calm-12 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain, no snow, snow is melting. Per an article in the Ottawa newspaper The Times ice dams and jams on the Illinois River in Ottawa, if the Fox breaks it could get messy! Go to "www.mytimes.com" for the article. Today at 3:12am: temp 34, wind S 9-14 mph, dew point 29, humidity 86%, wind chill 28. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:52pm.
1/18/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-17-15: High 46, Low 28, wind S, SW & W 7-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, no rain, no snow. Welcome To The Middle Of Meteorological Winter! 7 weeks down and another 6 weeks to go. Today at 4:39am: temp 36, wind W 8-12 mph, dew point 32, humidity 86%, wind chill 32. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:53pm. **Edit at 5:11am**
1/19/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-18-15: High 42, Low 30, wind W & NW 4-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:24am: temp 27, wind calm, dew point 24, humidity 95%. Normal 31/15. Only snow left is where there was drifting, plowing piles, fields are wide open. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 14.69 and the Fox River at Dayton 6.36/both steady. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:54pm.
1/20/2015 4:29 AM T M M M M 01-19-15: High 45, Low 24, wind vrbl calm-12 mph. Drizzle over night/this morning leaving a trace in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: BLACK ICE !!! Temp 33, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 31, humidity 95%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:55pm.
1/21/2015 4:49 AM 0.16 1.7 0.14 1.7 M 01-20-15: High 37, Low 31, wind S, SW & W calm-12 mph. Fog with mist/light rain .02 in my gauge. Today at 4:49am: light graupel/snow not even flurries at this point, temp 32, wind calm, dew point 32, humidity 97%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:57pm. **UPDATE 8:10am** Snow. 1.75 inches, seems to be over for now. Streets are a mess!
1/22/2015 4:47 AM T M M M M 01-21-15: High 36, Low 32, wind E, NE & N calm-11 mph, with a snowfall of 1 & 3/4 inches along with some light fog and drizzle/mist. Snowfall and amounts were recorded yesterday with a 8:10am update, mist and drizzle left a trace. Today at 4:47am: temp 31, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 92%. Normal 31/15. We should be within the week that is on average the coldest of the year. So far we're beating the averages. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:58pm.
1/23/2015 4:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-22-15: High 35, Low 31, wind NW, W & SW calm-10 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:38am: temp 31, wind W with a touch of WSW 6 mph, dew point 28, humidity 86%, wind chill 24. Normal 31/15. In the Think Spring Department we have 10 days before Ground Hog Day. 26 days before Lent begins and 27 days until The Cubs pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training Camp. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:59pm. Snow event Sunday? Accuweather already predicting up to 1-3 inches. In the by the way department we've only had a 7 degree variance in our high and low temps in the past 48 hours.
1/24/2015 3:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-23-15: High 36, Low 32, wind W & SW 5-13 mph w/gust 19 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:54am: temp 31, wind W 4-6 mph, dew point 27, humidity 88%, wind chill 28. Are you ready for some snow? For once both NWS & Accuweather agree that we'll get 2-4 inches and if you zero in on Ottawa it looks like 2 & 1/2 and its going to blow and drift. Looks like late Saturday Mass is in the plans for today. Normal temps for today 32/15. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset is now 5pm. We've gained back over 40 minutes of daylight. **UPDATE 6:05am** Rest In Peace Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks.
1/25/2015 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-24-15: High 47, Low 31, wind SW, W & E calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Today at 3:59am: Nothing yet, temp 35, wind NE 8 mph, dew point 32, humidity 95%, wind chill 29. Snow forecast now down to 1 inch. Normal temps for today 32/15. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:01pm.
1/26/2015 4:40 AM 0.17 0.7 0.17 M M 01-25-15: High 36, Low 19, wind E, NE & N 3-26 mph w/gust 32 mph. Wet snow through the morning until mid afternoon, most of it melted so it was hard to measure. When I shoveled the driveway at 8:30-9am there was 1/4 of an inch so my guess is I received 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch, I'm recording 3/4. I had .17 in my gauge after melting it. Today at 4:40am: cold, temp 15, wind NNW 4-6 mph, dew point 11, humidity 88%, wind chill 8. normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:03pm.
1/27/2015 4:29 AM 0.05 0.5 M M M 01-26-15: High 30, Low 14, wind vrbl calm-12 mph. Afternoon snow which was dry and fluffy 1/2 inch later turned to freezing rain making the trip home at 5 difficult for some, I have a millimeter of ice on driveway and gauge. After melting I had .05 for my catch. Sidewalk and driveway are slick and ice covered, be careful out there. Additional dusting during the wee hours this morning which is but a trace on the ground. Today at 4:29am: temp 28, wind NNE 3-5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 97%. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:04pm. Six days left before Ground Hog Day.
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1/29/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-28-15: High 37 (11pm) Low 20, wind SE & S calm-24 mph w/gust 29 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:24am: temp 33, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 30, humidity 91%, wind chill 29. IL River open and Fox River frozen in Ottawa. Normal temp for today 32/15. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:06pm.
1/30/2015 6:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-29-15: High 37, Low 25, wind S, SE, W & NW calm-25 mph w/gust 31 mph, no precip. After 6 computer crash's here is my 4:30am report: temp was 24, wind was NW 5 mph, dew point was 18, humidity still ight be 85% and the wind chill was 18. WINTER STORM is coming!! NWS predicting 5.5 Accuweather 4-8 and Weather Underground 6-11 inches. Hello Handy Foods & Herman's, here I come!!! Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:08pm.
1/31/2015 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-30-15: High 31, Low 22, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:59am: waiting for the hammer to fall, winter storm warning in effect, temp 23, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 85%, wind chill 19. Snow fall predictions: NWS and Accuweather 6-10 inches, then it blows and drifts. Normal temps for today 33/16. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:09pm. Stock up on food and make sure you have enough gas for snow blowers and generators.
2/1/2015 6:25 AM 0.74 7.0 0.60 7.0 M 02-01-15: High 40, Low 22. Rain yesterday .14 Snow catch 7 inches melted .60 total in gauge .74 The snow is falling pretty heavy right now temp 32, wind calm for now, dew point 32, humidity 100%. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:10pm. At the end of my driveway is a mountain from the plow truck going by, I'll start the recovery dig from there. **10:50am Update** Now at 10 inches
2/2/2015 6:25 AM M 13.0 M M M 02-01-15: High 34, Low 12, wind SE, E, NE & N calm-29 mph w/gust 35 mph. Yesterday at 10:50am I reported 10 inches of snow, we received at least 2-4 more but it was blowing and drifted so I'm guessing we received 12-14 inches total. Gauge is buried so no reading. I have a Impala parked in the driveway, it has a drift of snow up to its rear end. Right now its 7 degrees, wind N 12 mph, dew point 3, humidity 85%, wind chill minus 9. Happy Ground Hog Day.
2/3/2015 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-02-15: High 16, Low 5, wind N, NW & W 3-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow. Today at 4:27am: temp 14, wind S 8 mph, dew point 12, humidity 88%, wind chill 3. Full Moon is today which is called The Snow Moon. Other names include The Hunger Moon, Chaste, Bony & Opening Buds Moon. Normal temps for today 33/15. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 5:13pm.
2/4/2015 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-03-15: High 30, Low 9, wind vrbl calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no snow. Today at 4:50am: temp 25, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 23, humidity 92%, wind chill 20. Two weeks until Lent and 15 days until Cubs pitchers and catchers report. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:14pm.
2/5/2015 5:44 AM 0.14 1.5 0.14 M M 02-04-15: High 27, Low 1, wind N, NW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Snow 9am thru 2:30pm leaving 1 1/2 inches if that, after melting it .14 in my gauge. Today at 5:44am: Temp minus 4, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point minus 9, humidity 79%, wind chill minus 15. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 5:15pm.
2/6/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-05-15: High 17, Low minus 5, wind NW, W, S & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow. Today at 4:28am: temp 15, wind SW 8 mph, dew point 11, humidity 83%, wind chill 5. Normal 34/16. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:17pm.
2/7/2015 6:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-06-15: High 34, Low 15, wind SW & S 3-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain, no snow. Snow & ice melt has helped return 1/2 my driveway to normal. Today at 6:59am: temp 25, wind SSW 8 mph, dew point 22, humidity 89%, wind chill 20. IL River open and Fox River frozen in Ottawa. Normal temps for today 34/17. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:18pm.
2/8/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-07-15: High 45, Low 25, wind SW & S calm-14 mph. Today at 4:25am: Fog/Haze, temp 35, wind calm at the moment, dew point 34, humidity 97%. Normal 34/17. A lot of melting occurred yesterday, starting to see little patches of grass appearing in the fields. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 5:19pm.
2/9/2015 4:49 AM T M M M M 02-08-15: High 43, Low 24, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Trace of rain from fog & haze and around noon went outside and saw drops of rain on sidewalk and car, gauge empty. Today at 4:49am: temp 24, wind N 12 mph, dew point 21, humidity 91%, wind chill 13. Normal 34/17. The outlook forecast for this week will be below normal. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 5:20pm.
2/10/2015 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-09-15: High 28, Low 15, wind N & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow. Today at 4:23am: temp 15, wind NE 5-7 mph, dew point 12, humidity 85%, wind chill 7. On the countdown list we have 8 more days before Lent begins, 9 days until Cubs pitchers & catchers report for spring training, 35 days before Saint Patrick's Day. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:22pm. We have regained 80 minutes of sunlight!
2/11/2015 4:59 AM T M M M M 02-10-15: High 32, Low 14, wind N, NE, E, S & SE calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Freezing rain around 8:30pm left a trace. Today at 4:59am: temp 33, wind SW 6-8 mph, dew point 28, humidity 86%, wind chill 27. Deep freeze is coming and will be hanging around for about 4 days. Normal 35/18. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 5:23pm.
2/12/2015 4:51 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M 02-11-15: **EDIT @ 6:29am** High 36, Low 16, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-27 mph w/gust 35 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:51am: light dusting/quarter of an inch** must have went through around 3am which left .01 in the gauge, hard to measure the snow amount with the wind. Right now: temp 13, wind N 16 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 9, humidity 85%, wind chill minus 3. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:24pm. (SOAPBOX) I find it funny how some observers are more worried about what others say rather than what they should be observing in their own backyard.
2/13/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-12-15: High 18, Low 4, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-23 mph w/gust 32 mph, no snow. Today at 4:39am: temp 4, wind SW 2 mph, dew point 1, humidity 84%. Normal 36/18. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 5:25pm.
2/14/2015 5:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-13-15: High 30, Low 4, wind S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:19am: welcome to the deep freeze week! Right now temp is 22 and falling, wind W and honkin' 16 mph w/gust of 25-30 mph, dew point 17, humidity 82%, wind chill 8. Normal should be 36/18. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 5:27pm. Happy V.D.
2/15/2015 6:29 AM T T M M M 02-14-15: High 30 (12:01am) Low minus 3, wind W, NW & N 3-41 mph w/gust 52 mph. Trace of lake effect snow around 10-10:30am no accumulation, not even a dusting. Today at 6:29am: deep freeze continues! Temp 0, wind NE 12 mph, dew point minus 9, humidity 60%, wind chill minus 17. Normal 36/19. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:28pm.
2/16/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-15-15: High 16, Low minus 2, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 20, no snow. Today at 4:39am: temp 10, wind E 5 mph, dew point 1, humidity 62%, wind chill 1. Normal 37/19 would feel like a heat wave! Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 5:29pm.
2/17/2015 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-16-15: High 21, Low 7, wind SE, E, NE, N, NW, W & yes from the SW calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no snow. Today at 4:27am: temp 18, wind WSW 7 mph, dew point 12, humidity 84%, wind chill 8. Last night we had 2 coyotes hanging out to the north side of our house looking for the bunny rabbit who has been leaving tracks in the snow. Normal temps for today 37/20. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 5:30pm.
2/18/2015 4:49 AM T T M M M 02-17-15: High 21, Low 9, wind SW, W & NW 5-17 mph w/gust 26 mph, trace of snow before sunrise. Today at 4:49am: temp 7, wind WNW 9 mph, dew point 0, humidity 74%, wind chill minus 7. Fox River is still frozen and The Illinois River has ice in the shallow channels. Normal temps for today 37/20. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 5:31pm. Today marks the start of Lent. Tomorrow Cubs pitchers and catchers report to spring training camp.
2/19/2015 4:59 AM T M M M M 02-18-15: High 10, Low minus 2, wind W & NW 6-26 mph w/gust 33 mph, trace of snow. Today at 4:59am: Happy Lunar New Year 2015. Temp minus 5, wind NW 10 mph, dew point minus 14, humidity 67%, wind chill minus 22. Snow in the forecast for Friday thru Saturday. Accuweather 1-3 inches over the 48 hour period and NWS says 2 inches. Normal temps for today should be a balmy 38/20. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 5:33pm. Be careful out there.
2/20/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-19-15: High 8, Low minus 6, wind W, NW, S & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow. Today at 4:17am: temp minus 1, wind S with a touch of SSE 5 mph, dew point minus 6, humidity 73%, wind chill minus 11. Normal 38/20. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 5:34pm.
2/21/2015 4:20 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M 02-20-15: High 24, Low minus 3, wind SE & S calm-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. Morning snow 1/4 inch after melting .01 gauge measurement. No PM snow. Today at 4:20am: temp 20, wind calm, dew point 16, humidity 83%. Normal 38/21. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 5:35pm. Two weeks to go before we change our clocks back and spring ahead.
2/22/2015 4:52 AM T T M M M 02-21-15: High 35, Low 18, wind S, SE, N & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, trace of snow, a flake or two was in the air yesterday afternoon, gauge empty. Today at 4:52am: temp 18, wind NW 6 mph, dew point 12, humidity 79%, wind chill 10. Back to the deep freeze (again). Normal 39/21. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 5:36pm.
2/23/2015 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-22-15: High 29 (12:01am) Low 2, wind W & NW 4-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Today at 4:29am: temp minus 6, wind NW 5 mph, wind chill minus 18, dew point minus 13, humidity 66%. Normal 39/22. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 5:38pm. With all of these minus reading remember this, there are 6 days before meteorological spring, 13 days before daylight savings time and 22 days before Saint Patrick's Day.
2/24/2015 3:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-23-15: High 14, Low minus 6, wind N, NW, W, SW & S calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph. Today at 3:43am: temp 6, wind SW 10 mph, dew point minus 2, humidity 68%, wind chill minus 8. Normal 40/22, wouldn't that be nice? Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 5:39pm. Snow storm this weekend? Accuweather is already out with 3-6 inches and Weather Underground 4-8. Seems early to be out with such predictions, I hope they are wrong!
2/25/2015 4:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-24-15: High 34, Low 4, wind SW & W 7-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:18am: temp 15, wind N 5 mph, dew point 7, humidity 73%, wind chill 7. Normal temps for today 40/22. River report: Fox frozen with a report of 2 motorcycles riding on the ice. IL River has slush in the main channel. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 5:40pm. Snow in the forecast for tonight into tomorrow, all weather services forecasting 1-3 inches. If you zero in its showing 2 inches.
2/26/2015 4:49 AM 0.14 2.0 0.14 M M 02-25-15: High 27, Low 11, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph. Snow started after (late) lunch but really kicked in around 4pm total 2 inches. Today at 4:49am: temp 15, wind NNE 11 mph, dew point 12, humidity 89%, wind chill 2, very light snow occurring along with some drifting. Normal 40/23. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 5:41pm.
2/27/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-26-15: High 20, Low 0, wind NE, N, NW & W 5-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. With the sun out there was noticeable melting of the snow. Today at 4:24am: temp minus 4, wind W 4-6 mph, dew point minus 8, humidity 82%, wind chill minus 13. Normal 41/23. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 5:42pm. Snow in the forecast for this weekend. Accuweather calling for 4-8 inches of snow while Weather Underground 1-3 inches, NWS for Ottawa 4 inches. **Edit @ 4:55am**
2/28/2015 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-28-15: High 14, Low minus 9, wind W & NW calm-14 mph, no snow. Today at 4:14am: Last day of Meteorological Winter but don't tell Mother Nature that. Temp minus 5, wind ENE 2-3 mph, dew point minus 10, humidity 78%. Normal 41/23. Everyone is backing down on forecasted snowfall, NWS 1-2 inches, Weather Underground 1 inch, Accuweather 2-4 inches. I hope WU is correct. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 5:44pm. In six days baseball spring season begins, GO CUBS!
3/1/2015 5:20 AM 0.04 1.0 0.04 M M 02-28-15: High 23, Low minus 8, wind NE, E & SE calm-13 mph. Light snow late afternoon into the evening, 1 inch if that, after melting it .04 in my gauge. Today at 5:20am: Haze, temp 14, wind NE 2 mph, dew point 12, humidity 93%. Welcome to Meteorological Spring! Normal temps for today 42/24. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 5:45pm. Weather Underground won on the forecasted amount of snow which Ottawa would receive, they said an inch or less.
3/2/2015 4:39 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 M M 03-01-15: High 27, Low 13, wind NE, E, SE & W calm-14 mph. Morning snow 1/2 inch which left a melted amount of .04 in my gauge. Today at 4:39am: temp 14, wind WNW 2-3 mph, dew point 10, humidity 87%, heavy frost. Normal 42/24. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 5:46pm.
3/3/2015 4:24 AM 0.05 T M M M 03-02-15: High 35, Low 10, wind W, NW, N, NE, S & SE calm-13 mph. Today at 4:24am: mixed precip graupel on the ground, freezing rain coating the car thinner than Saran Wrap, I was able to walk around on the driveway and sidewalk, not slick at all, objects like car and mailbox do have coating of ice. System seems to be going north of Route 80 at this moment. Temp 28, wind SSE 12 mph, dew point 25, humidity 87%, wind chill 18. Normal 43/24. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 5:47pm.
3/4/2015 4:15 AM 0.03 M M M M 03-03-15: High 37, Low 25, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 6-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Morning rain .03 in gauge. Today at 4:15am: temp 17, wind WNW 14 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 11, humidity 79%, wind chill 3. Normal 43/25. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 5:48pm. Looks like the cold weather breaks after Friday!
3/5/2015 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-04-15: High 31 (12:01am) Low 8 (11:59pm) wind W & NW 7-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 4:59am: temp 4, wind NW 5 mph, dew point minus 2, humidity 76%, wind chill minus 6. Full Moon today is called The Worm Moon. Other names include The Crow Moon, Crust, Sap & Lenten Moon. Normal 44/25 and it looks like after Friday we will be enjoying temps at normal or a little above normal which will be nice after enduring a very cold February. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 5:49pm. The Cubs open their 2015 spring season today.
3/6/2015 4:26 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-05-15: High 17, Low 0, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no snow. Today at 4:26am: temp 2, wind S 5 mph, dew point minus 4, humidity 76%, wind chill minus 9. Hopefully this is the last "cold" blast from Old Man Winter. Normal for today 44/26. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 5:51pm. 2 days left of CST.
3/7/2015 3:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-06-15: High 33, Low 0, wind SW & S 3-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:20am: temp 28, wind SW 8 mph, dew point 23, humidity 82%, wind chill 21. Some form of precip up by Route 88? Radar showing some light pink. Looks like we'll be normal today 45/26. SAW MY 1st ROBIN hiding under a bush!! Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 5:52pm. Don't forget to set your clocks tonight and spring ahead.
3/8/2015 3:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-07-15: High 48, Low 27, wind S, SW & W 4-20 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at......(wait a minute) today at 3:25am daylight savings time: temp 29, wind W 6 mph, dew point 26, humidity 91%, wind chill 22. Major snow melt, both rivers holding steady. Normal 45/26. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 6:53pm.
3/9/2015 4:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-08-15: High 44, Low 27, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-10 mph w/gust 16 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:18am: temp 26, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 90%. Rivers holding steady. Normal temps for today 46/27. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 6:54pm.
3/10/2015 4:26 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-09-15: High 50, Low 25, wind S, SE & E calm-9 mph w/gust 13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:26am: FOG, temp 37, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 36, humidity 97%, approaching rain from the south that wasn't in the forecast. I was on country/county roads yesterday, some field flooding effecting low road areas, some of the flooded roads had moving water. Limited to two areas. At 3am RIVERS R RISING! Fox River at Dayton 6.86 and IL River at LaSalle 13.24 any rain would not help the situation. Most snow has melted except for piles and large drifts. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:55pm.
3/11/2015 3:09 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-10-15: High 53, Low 35, wind SE, S & SW calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 3:09am: temp 36, wind calm, dew point 34, humidity 97%, fog, but at this moment not as bad as yesterday. River Report: at 2am Fox River at Dayton 8.00/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.88 and RISING/flood stage 20. Only the piled up snow remains, yards and fields wide open. Normal 46/28. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:56pm.
3/12/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-11-15: High 58, Low 31, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 31, wind E 5 mph, dew point 26, humidity 78%, wind chill 26. At 3 am Fox River at Dayton 9,09/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.01/flood stage 20 river still rising. Normal temps for today 47/28 enjoy todays above average warmth, got the ragtop out yesterday. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:57pm.
3/13/2015 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-12-15: High 57, Low 31, wind SE & E calm-22 mph, no rain. Today at 4am: temp 37, wind E 5 mph, dew point 32, humidity 84%, wind chill 33. Will we or won't we get rain today, which side of the low will we be on? At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.11/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.15/flood stage 20, crested at 10pm. Normal temps for today 47/28. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:58pm. Four days before St. Patrick's Day.
3/14/2015 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-13-15: High 65, Low 36, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:17am: temp 43, wind NW 4-6 mph, dew point 38, humidity 91%. AT 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.81 and the ice is breaking in Ottawa. IL River at LaSalle 19.76/flood stage 20. Normal 48/29. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 7pm.
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3/19/2015 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 85/68 where I've been, coming home today
3/20/2015 4:52 AM T M M M M 03-19-15: High 51, Low 33, wind E, SE & S calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, trace of rain/drizzle. Today at 4:52am: temp 39, wind SW 2 mph, dew point 34, humidity 86%. Normal 51/31. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 7:06pm.
3/21/2015 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-20-15: High 53, Low 39, wind W & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:15am: temp 38, wind SW 7-10 mph, dew point 35, humidity 94%, wind chill 33. Normal 51/31. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 7:07pm. Robins are back in full force.
3/22/2015 2:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-21-15: High 61, Low 35, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E 4-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 2:55am: temp 31, wind ENE 7 mph, dew point 28, humidity 84%, wind chill 25. Yesterday washed the ragtop, did maintenance to the riding lawnmower & boat trailer, ordered parts for the pool. Is there a theme going on here? Girls varsity softball started this weekend with the Jacksonville Tourney. Back to the weather recap, normal temps for today 52/32. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 7:08pm.
3/23/2015 4:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-22-15: High 48, Low 30, wind NE & E 7-19 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:07am: no snow, no rain but radar shows that we'll get it any minute. Temp right now is 33, wind ENE 7-10 mph, dew point 24, humidity 69%, wind chill 26. Local snow forecast are Accuweather and Weather Underground 1-3 inches and NWS for Ottawa 1 & 1/2 inches. Normal temps for today 52/32. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 7:09pm. Should be an interesting commute.
3/24/2015 4:24 AM 0.20 3.0 M 3.0 M 03-23-15: High 35, Low 29, wind NE & E 5-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, 3 inches of snow. Started as rain then briefly sleet turning to a heavy snow around 7:15am. Today at 4:24am: temp 25, wind E 6-8 mph, dew point 24, humidity 86%, wind chill 18. Driveways, sidewalks and streets are clear, yards and fields are still snow covered. Normal temps for today 52/32. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:11pm. Think Spring!
3/25/2015 4:24 AM 0.08 M M M M 03-24-15: High 41, Low 24, wind E 5-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain over night .08 in my gauge. Today at 4:24am: Fog/Haze and some mist, temp 36, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 35, humidity 96%, wind chill 32. Normal 52/32. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:12pm.
3/26/2015 4:14 AM T M M M M 03-25-15: High 45, Low 35, wind N, NW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, trace of rain in the gauge. Today at 4:14am: temp 34, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 28, humidity 86%, wind chill 27. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 7:13pm.
3/27/2015 2:40 AM T T M M M 03-26-15: High 45, Low 30, wind W, NW & N calm-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Trace of snow as some flakes are in the air right now from a disturbance coming down from the north, thank you Lake Michigan but no thank you. Today at 2:40am: flake or two of snow in the air, temp 31, wind NNW 11 mph, dew point 22, humidity 66%, wind chill 21. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 7:14pm.
3/28/2015 2:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-27-15: High 37, Low 24, wind N, NE & E calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Today at 2:55am: temp 19, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 14, humidity 78%. Normal 54/34. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 7:15pm. Stay warm.
3/29/2015 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-28-15: High 43, Low 19, wind vrlb changing to S calm-12 mph, no rain, no snow. I noticed some neighbors starting to work outside on their yards, I moved the snow blower to the back of the garage and moved the lawn mover to the front. Today at 4:59am: temp 30, wind S 9 mph, dew point 19, humidity 64%, wind chill 22. Radar showing rain approaching in Iowa. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 7:16pm. Happy Palm Sunday.
3/30/2015 4:23 AM 0.06 M M M M 03-29-15: High 53, Low 28, wind S, SW, W & NW 6-27 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain .06 in my gauge. Today at 4:23am: temp 37, wind WNW 13 mph, dew point 32, humidity 79%, wind chill 28. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 7:17pm. Yard/grass slowly coming to life, hard buds on early blooming trees are getting ready to open, shrubs have green buds and sprouts are emerging from the ground. With the warmer weather this week spring is about to break out!
3/31/2015 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-30-15: High 68, Low 34, wind NW, W & SW 3-23 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Total gauge reading for March is .50 which is VERY LOW. Today at 4:49am: temp 48, wind WNW 11 mph, dew point 36, humidity 59%, wind chill 43. Normal 56/35. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 7:18pm.
4/1/2015 2:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-31-15: High 64, Low 41, wind SW, W, NW, N, SE & S calm-20 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Thank goodness for all of the snow melt that we had otherwise it would be dry, grass turning greener with every day that passes. Today at 2:30am: temp 43, wind S 5 mph, dew point 33, humidity 76%, wind chill 40. Normal 56/35. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 7:19pm. Happy April Fool Day.
4/2/2015 4:28 AM 0.57 M M M M 04-01-15: High 78, Low 40, wind SE & S 3-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain started this morning, probably within the last hour or so with .26 in the gauge, its raining steady and I'll have more for you tomorrow. Today at 4:28am: rain, temp 54, wind S 9 mph, dew point 50, humidity 95%. Normal 57/35. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:20pm. **UPDATE @ 6:10am** with a break in the action I took another measurement of .31 giving me a total of .57 in the gauge. In two and half hours we have gone over the total precipitation we received in March.
4/3/2015 4:14 AM 0.39 M M M M 04-02-15: High 69, Low 49, wind S, SW, W & NW 3-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Heavy rain in the early morning .39 and if added to the earlier reported .57 gives me a total of .96 for Thursday's total rain amount. Today at 4:14am: temp 46, wind NW 5-7 mph, dew point 40, humidity 79%, wind chill 44. The full moon is tomorrow which is known as The Pink Moon. Other names include Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg and Fish Moon. Normal temps for today 57/36. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:21pm.
4/4/2015 2:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-03-15: High 54, Low 33, wind N & NW calm-26 mph w/gust 34 mph, no rain. Today at 2:39am: temp 30, wind W 5-7 mph, dew point 24, humidity 81%, wind chill 25. Normal 58/36. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:22pm. I was watching The Weather Channel last night, looked like a busy night in Alabama, I hope y'all are safe. ROLL TIDE!
4/5/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-04-15: High 62, Low 29, wind NW, W & SW 3-28 mph w/gust 35 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20: Happy Easter! Temp 42, wind S 4-6 mph, dew point 28, humidity 56%, wind chill 39. Normal 58/36. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:24pm. PLAY BALL/GO CUBS!! In the movie Back To The Future 2 Michael Fox goes forward from 1980's to 2015 and the announcement over the loud speaker is The Cubs Win The World Series over Florida. Trivia: Back in the mid 80's there was no Florida team in baseball.
4/6/2015 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-05-15: High 68, Low 40, wind SW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 51, wind SSW 5-7 mph, dew point 38, humidity 62%. Normal 58/37. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:25pm. Looks like its going to be a wet week.
4/7/2015 4:28 AM 0.09 M M M M 04-06-15: High 66, Low 44, wind SW, S, SE, E & NE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Rain over night/this morning along with a clap of thunder leaving .09 in my gauge. Today at 4:28am: Mist, temp 42, wind NE 6 mph, dew point 39, humidity 90%, wind chill 38. Normal 59/37. Picked my first two dandelion's on the south side of the house. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:26pm.
4/8/2015 3:44 AM 0.06 M M M M 04-07-15: High 54, Low 42, wind NE & E 3-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain. Today at 3:44am: Fog, temp 48, rain starting .01 in gauge, dew point 48, humidity 98%. Strong storm to our south, hail visible on radar. Its following and between County Roads 2200N & 1800N. Washburn, Benson & Minonk in its path. Back to Ottawa, distant thunder and lightning, light rain, I will update gauge reading later this morning. Normal 59/37. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:27pm. **UPDATE @ 5:15am** additional .05 in gauge new total .06 for morning reading.
4/9/2015 4:35 AM 0.26 M M M M 04-08-15: High 62, Low 47, wind SE, E, N, NE back to E 3-23 mph w/gust 33 mph. Today at 4:35am: rain/thunder storm this morning, just ending, the garden variety, stronger to the S & SE of Ottawa. I have .20 in my gauge and a driveway full of earthworms! Temp 49, wind calm at the moment, dew point 49, humidity 98%. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:28pm. Keep an eye to the sky today!!! ***UPDATE @ 5:45am*** heavy cell went over NW Ottawa at 5:15am another .06 in the gauge total now reads .26
4/10/2015 4:35 AM 0.28 M M M M 04-09-15: High 77, Low 45, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-36 mph w/gust 45 mph. Rain .28 in gauge total for yesterday is .54 and Ottawa lucked out as far as missing the strong storms, my prayers to those who have been effected by this terrible weather event in NW Illinois. Today at 4:35am: temp 41, wind WNW 18 mph w/gust 26 mph, dew point 36, humidity 86%, wind chill 31. Rivers are up. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.30/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 13.60/flood stage 20. Predictions suggesting that both rivers will stay under flood stage. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:29pm. Last thoughts: Media/TV was all night, reminded me of the Washington, IL tornado news coverage. A couple of amazing pictures at the NWS site.
4/11/2015 3:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-10-15: High 65, Low 37 (11:59pm) very windy SW, W & NW 4-43 mph w/gust 54 mph, our winter pool cover blew off due to the strong afternoon winds. Today at 3:44am: temp 38, wind SWS 4-5 mph, dew point 34, humidity 84%, wind chill 35. At 2am both rivers are up but holding steady. Fox River at Dayton 8.98/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.28/flood stage 20. Normal 61/38. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:30pm.
4/12/2015 5:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-11-15: High 66, Low 34, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, no snow, early morning frost. Today at 5:24am: temp 44, wind SE 5-6 mph, dew point 32, humidity 67%, wind chill 41. Normal 61/39. Yesterday we had a couple of neighbor's cut their grass for the first time this season, you know the one's who need to have the perfect yard every year?? Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:31pm.
4/13/2015 4:26 AM 0.20 M M M M 04-12-15: High 69, Low 43, wind SE & S 4-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Trace of rain was present Sunday afternoon, nothing in the gauge for Sunday. Monday morning/right now at 4:26am: approaching t-storms are invading Ottawa from the SW .04 in gauge and I will update reading before 7am, temp right now 59, wind SSW 6-8 mph, dew point 54, humidity 70%. Normal 62/39. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:32pm. I cut the front yard yesterday afternoon. ***6:30am UPDATE*** additional .16 fell within the last 2 hours giving me a total of .20 in the gauge.
4/14/2015 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-13-15: High 67, Low 47, wind S, SW, W & NW 4-25 mph w/gust 35 mph. Today at 4:27am: temp 42, wind NNW 3-5 mph, dew point 34, humidity 68%. Normal 62/39. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:33pm.
4/15/2015 4:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-14-15: High 72, Low 41, wind N, NW, SE, E & NE calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:07am: temp 42, wind ENE 3-5 mph, dew point 25, humidity 48%. These are some of the lowest dew point & humidity readings (at this time of the day) that I've seen in a long time!!! Normal temps for today 62/40. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:34pm. We went to Woodland HS yesterday for a softball game and the farmer's were out in the fields (raising a lot of dust)
4/16/2015 4:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-15-15: High 74, Low 42, wind E 3-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no rain. Today at 4:53am: temp 52, wind E 7-10 mph, dew point 43, humidity 70%. Normal 63/40. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:35pm. A taste of summer Friday & Saturday with temps near 80?? Bring it on!
4/17/2015 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-16-15: High 75, Low 48, wind E & SE turning vrbl as the day wore on, calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Higher wind speeds were early in the morning. Today at 4:27am: temp 48, wind calm, dew point 45, humidity 89%. Normal 63/40. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:36pm. Later today you will be wondering where you put those shorts from last September. The other note is farmers are hitting the fields.
4/18/2015 4:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-17-15: High 82, Low 47, wind SW, W & S calm-13 mph, no rain. Yesterday The City of Ottawa started cutting grass in the parks around town. More & more farmer's are getting into the fields. Yesterday felt like early June. Today at 4:43am: temp 56, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 50, humidity 77%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:38pm.
4/19/2015 5:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-18-15: High 77, Low 55, wind S, SE & E calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 5:53am: temp 54, wind E 8-10 mph, dew point 38, humidity 55%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:39pm. Some rain in the forecast and we could use a little bit.
4/20/2015 4:29 AM 0.50 M M M M 04-19-15: High 68, Low 52, wind SE, E, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain .50 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: temp 52, wind W 15-18 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 50, humidity 94%, wind chill 47. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:40pm.
4/21/2015 4:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-20-15: High 55, Low 42, wind SW & W 6-32 mph w/gust 41 mph, no rain. Today at 4:13am: temp 41, wind WSW 9-12 mph, dew point 31, humidity 70% and the wind chill is back at 35 degrees. So much for spring? Normal 65/42 and we'll be below normal the rest of this week. A wind advisory will go into effect later this morning. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:41pm.
4/22/2015 4:29 AM T M M M M 04-21-15: High 57, Low 38, wind SW, W & NW 4-38 mph w/gust 46 mph, trace of rain around 5pm, just a few drops fell at the softball game as Marquette beat Putman County 17-3. Today at 4:29am: temp 34, wind NW 13 mph, dew point 26, humidity 73%, wind chill a cold 26. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:42pm.
4/23/2015 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-22-15: High 52, Low 34, wind W & NW 10-30 mph w/gust 38 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:23am: temp 33, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 20, humidity 54%, wind chill 25. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:43pm.
4/24/2015 4:09 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-23-15: High 58, Low 29, wind W & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 27 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:09am: temp 31, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 77%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:44pm. Went to Granville yesterday and saw some farmers in the fields.
4/25/2015 6:29 AM 0.25 M M M M 04-24-15: High 65, Low 31, wind S, SE & E calm-22 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain .25 in my gauge. Last night was Prom which is the reason for my late report. Today at 6:29am: Rain, temp 43, wind E 11-16 mph, dew point 41, humidity 92%, wind chill 37. Local sporting events slowly being cancelled due to the cold wet weather. Normal for today 66/43. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:45pm.
4/26/2015 1:55 AM 0.82 M M M M 04-25-15: High 49, Low 42, wind E & NE 10-33 mph w/gust 41. Rain .82 Total rain for Saturday was 1.07 in my gauge. This will slow the farmers down for a day or two. Today at 1:55am: temp 39, wind N 8-10 mph, dew point 31, humidity 76%, wind chill 33. At midnight The Fox River at Dayton 7.70/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 13.61/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 66/44. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 7:46pm.
4/27/2015 4:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-26-15: High 61, Low 35, wind N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:13am: temp 37, wind N 7-10 mph, dew point 31, humidity 78%, wind chill 31. Noral 67/44. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 7:47pm. Started working on the pool (edit @ 4:42am)
4/28/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-27-15: High 66, Low 35, wind NE, N & E calm-21 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:28am: temp 36, wind calm, dew point 33, humidity 92%. Normal 67/44. I have been noticing some patchy frost the last few mornings. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 7:48pm.
4/29/2015 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-28-15: High 68, Low 36, wind N, NE & E calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 39, wind calm, dew point 34, humidity 86%. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:49pm. Looks like the forecast for next week is going to be wet as the temps warm up a little bit.
4/30/2015 4:29 AM T M M M M 04-29-15: High 72, Low 38, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph, trace of rain after 6pm as I saw a few rain drops on my car windshield. Today at 4:29am: temp 40, wind N 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 80%, wind chill 35. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 7:50pm. Did you know that The White Sox are playing so bad that no one showed up to watch them play baseball yesterday?
5/1/2015 3:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-30-15: High 60, Low 39, wind N, NE, E & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 3:10am: temp 36, wind calm, dew point 32, humidity 84%. 68/46 are the normal temps for today. 3.42 total rainfall for April. Welcome to the last month of Spring, Happy May Day! Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 7:52pm.
5/2/2015 3:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-01-15: High 71, Low 35, wind NW, W & SW calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain, no snow but there was a definite frost yesterday morning. Today at 3:35am: temp 49, wind calm, dew point 38, humidity 78%. Normal 68/46 and we'll be above average this weekend. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:53pm. Farmer's are back in the field.
5/3/2015 4:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-02-15: High 79, Low 46, wind W, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:37am: temp a mild 58, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 45, humidity 64%. Normal 69/46 and it looks like we'll be above normal through out this week. Full Moon later tonight which is called The Flower Moon. Other names include Corn Planting and Milk Moon. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 7:54pm.
5/4/2015 2:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 05-03-15: High 82, Low 57, wind SE, S & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 27 mph, storm missed us in the late afternoon just received .01 in the gauge. Today at 2am: Large storm system from the NW coming at us, should be here shortly, temp 68, wind SSW 8-10 mph, dew point 52, humidity 57%. Normal 69/46. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 7:55pm. I will update rainfall later this morning with an edit. It is now 2:05am. **EDIT 6:30am** Additional .22 of rain fell total now is .23 of rain in my gauge.
5/5/2015 3:53 AM 1.32 M M M M 05-04-15: High 79, Low 60, wind vrbl calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain especially this morning, heavy with thunderstorms .91 in my gauge and .12 of it was in the last 5 minutes, still raining steady to heavy. Today at 3:53am: rain, temp 55, wind ENE 5-8 mph, ponding in my yard starting to occur, dew point 54, humidity 95%. Sump pump starting to kick in on a regular basis. Normal temps for today 69/47. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 7:56pm. **6:30am UPDATE** Additional .41 since my 3:53am report, total now 1.32 and in the last 48 hours its 1.55 might be time to keep one eye on the rivers. Creeks and streams are up and running strong.
5/6/2015 4:28 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-05-14: High 74, Low 55, wind E & NE 3-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, left over rain .03 in my gauge. Today at 4:28am: Heavy FOG, temp 54, wind calm but then its like someone walks by you out of the East 2-3 mph then back to calm, dew point 53, humidity 98%. At the moment the Rivers are holding their own. Normal temps for today 70/47. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 7:57pm.
5/7/2015 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-06-15: High 85, Low 54, wind E, SE & S calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp a mild 61, wind SSE 3-5 mph, dew point 56, humidity 80%. Normal 70/48. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 7:58pm. Cut the grass yesterday afternoon, needed a bailer when I was done.
5/8/2015 4:00 AM 0.35 M M M M 05-07-15: High 87, Low 61, wind SE, S, SW & W 3-25 mph w/gust 34 mph. Rain .35 in my gauge. Today at 4am: temp 64, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 62, humidity 95%. Normal 70/48. Crops emerging in Wallace Twp. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 7:59pm.
5/9/2015 5:12 AM 2.09 M M M M 05-08-15: High 82, Low 63, wind S, SW, W, NW, NE & N calm-15 mph. VERY HEAVY RAINS 2.09 in my gauge. RIVERS R RISING! This morning IL River at LaSalle 16.89/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 8.32/flood stage 12. Today at 5:12am: temp 61, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 60, humidity 97%. Normal 70/48. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8pm.
5/10/2015 4:27 AM T M M M M 05-09-15: High 75, Low 55, wind N, NW & E calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Today at 4:27am: mist & haze, trace of rain, temp 54, wind ENE 6-8 mph, dew point 52, humidity 95%. Backyard is a sponge and ponded. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.55/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.61/flood stage 20. We don't need anymore rain for a while! Normal temps for today 71/48. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:01pm. Happy Mother's Day.
5/11/2015 4:28 AM 0.16 M M M M 05-10-15: High 68, Low 53, wind NE & E calm-17 mph. Rain .06 from yesterday morning and over night/this morning. Rain approaching on the radar from the SSW. Today at 4:28am: temp 62, wind SSE 7-10 mph, dew point 61, humidity 96% and a light haze in the air. Normal 71/49. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.02/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 18.44/flood stage 20. Both rivers are a good rain away from going over their banks. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:02pm. **7am UPDATE** another .10 of precip fell between my first report and this update. Total is now .16 and its currently raining.
5/12/2015 4:28 AM 0.13 M M M M 05-11-15: High 70, Low 53, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 5-28 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain .13 in my gauge. Today at 4:28am: colder, temp 49, wind W 15 mph w/gust 24 mph, dew point 40, humidity 65%, wind chill 43. Rivers have crested and or are falling. Normal for today 71/49. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:03pm.
5/13/2015 3:51 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-12-15: High 61, Low 45, wind W, NW & N 5-27 mph w/gust 38 mph, no rain. Today at 3:51am: temp 41, wind NNW 3-5 mph, dew point 36, humidity 82%. Normal temp for today 72/50. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:04pm. Looks like another warm up is coming our way.
5/14/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-13-15: High 64, Low 40, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 44, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 39, humidity 84%, wind chill 41. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:05pm. Second to last day of school for Marquette Academy seniors.
5/15/2015 4:20 AM 0.22 M M M M 05-14-15: High 72, Low 44, wind S & SE calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain .22 in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp a mild 60, wind S 3 mph, dew point 53, humidity 92%. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:06pm. Its sad to hear Lucille say "The Trill Is Gone". RIP BB.
5/16/2015 4:12 AM T M M M M 05-15-15: High 80, Low 60, wind S, SW & W calm-14 mph. Today at 4:12am: light drizzle leaving a trace of rain, temp 63, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 61, humidity 95%. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:07pm. Why is it raining? Because Ottawa has a marathon today and also The Johnny Mac baseball tournament.
5/17/2015 4:51 AM 0.80 M M M M 05-16-15: High 82, Low 63, rain .80 in my gauge. Today at 4:51am: temp 68, wind SSE 9-12 mph, dew point 65, humidity 92%. Normal 73/51. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:08pm. The pool is hooked up. So much for The Johnny Mac Tournament, by 10am the field was underwater and the parking lot had a water current running over it as I played A Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall over the public address system.
5/18/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-17-15: High 86, Low 65, wind SE, S & SW 8-27 mph w/gust 38 mph, NO RAIN, no storms. Today at 4:24am: temp 67, wind SW 9 mph w/gust 14 mph, dew point 64, humidity 91%. Normal 73/51. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:09pm. Enjoy another summer like day before it cools off.
5/19/2015 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-18-15: High 75, Low 48, wind SW & W 8-26 mph w/gust 35 mph, no rain. Today at 3:59am: temp 46, wind W 16 mph, dew point 35, humidity 67%, wind chill 39. Normal 73/52. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:10pm.
5/20/2015 4:21 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-19-15: High 60, Low 45, wind W, NW, N, NE & E 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:21am: temp 43, wind E 6-8 mph, dew point 35, humidity 73%, wind chill 39. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:11pm. Did someone mess with the weather? Feels like late October out there.
5/21/2015 3:30 AM 0.04 M M M M 05-20-15: High 53, Low 41, wind E, NE & N calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain .04 in my gauge. Today at 3:30am: temp 44, wind WNW 4-6 mph, dew point 41, humidity 89%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:12pm. Long range forecast is showing rain coming our way next week? Stay tuned in weather fans.
5/22/2015 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-21-15: High 71, Low 43, wind NW, W & SW 3-21 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:23am: temp 51, wind W 5-7 mph, dew point 46, humidity 78%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:13pm. I really do enjoy the early sunrise and daylight in the morning! This is my favorite time of year.
5/23/2015 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-22-15: High 79, Low 50, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 54, wind E 4-6 mph, dew point 40, humidity 63%. Normal 74/53. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:14pm. A wet spell is setting up for next week.
5/24/2015 4:52 AM 0.09 M M M M 05-23-15: High 84, Low 54, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Rain just passed through leaving .09 in my gauge. Today at 4:52am: temp 58, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 55, humidity 89%. Normal 75/53. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:15pm. Marquette Academy High School Girls Varsity Softball are regional champs heading into sectionals Tuesday. Shout out to all gradutes today at MHS.
5/25/2015 3:19 AM 0.41 M M M M 05-24-15: High 83 (muggy) Low 57, wind SE, E & S 4-20 mph w/gust 27 mph. Downpour at 2pm in 20 minutes a total of .41 fell into my gauge. Today at 3:19am: Mild and 68 degrees, wind S 8-11 mph, dew point 64, humidity 87%. Normal 75/54. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:16pm. Happy Memorial Day the unofficial start of summer.
5/26/2015 2:58 AM 0.04 M M M M 05-25-15: High 81, Low 65, wind S & SW calm-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. Rain .04 in my gauge. Today at 2:58am: temp a mild 67, wind S 6 mph, dew point 65, humidity 90%. Normal 75/54. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:16pm.
5/27/2015 4:09 AM 0.52 M M M M 05-26-15: High 76, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW 6-29 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain at different times of the day and even over night .52 in my gauge. Today at 4:09am: temp 64, wind SW 6-9 mph, dew point 62, humidity 92%. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:17pm.
5/28/2015 4:25 AM T M M M M 05-27-15: High 81, Low 62, wind SW, W, NW & SE calm-19 mph w/gust 26 mph, trace of rain in the late morning. Today at 4:25am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 91%. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm. Cool & below average temps predicted for this summer, hope they are wrong. Went to Princeville yesterday for Sectional softball game, Marquette 1, Amboy 0.
5/29/2015 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-28-15: High 88, Low 57, wind S & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 3:59am: temp 67, wind SSE 3-5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 81%. Normal 76/55. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:19pm.
5/30/2015 7:28 AM 0.08 M M M M 05-29-15: High 84, Low 65, wind SE, S & SW 3-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain over night and this morning .08 in my gauge. Sectional game today at Princeville looks like over a half inch in their forecast for today, will there be a game? Today at 7:28am: break in the rain, temp 66, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 94%. Normal 76/55. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:20pm. Nice to sleep in for one morning!!!
5/31/2015 4:58 AM 0.29 M M M M 05-30-15: High 73 (12:01am) Low 49 (11:59pm) wind SW, W, N & NE calm-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain through out the day, heavy in the afternoon .29 in my gauge. Today at 4:58am: heater just kicked on, temp 46, wind N 9-12 mph, dew point 38, humidity 80% and Mr. Wind Chill is back at 41. Record low for today is 35. Normal 77/56. Today is the last day of Meteorological Spring. May rain total 6.80 for my gauge. Sunrise 5:25, Sunset 8:21pm.
6/1/2015 4:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-31-15: High 62, Low 45, wind N, NE & E 3-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no rain. Welcome to Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:42am: temp 50, wind N 8 mph, dew point 43, humidity 78%. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:21pm.
6/2/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-01-15: High 70, Low 49, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:24am: temp 45, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 37, humidity 81%. Normal 77/56. Today is the Full Moon and for June it is known as The Strawberry Moon and also The Rose Moon. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:22pm. Ottawa is gearing up for its Wine & Jazz Fest coming up this weekend.
6/3/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-02-15: High 77, Low 44, wind NE, E & SE calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Great grilling weather last night. Today at 4:28am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 93%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm. GO HAWKS!
6/4/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-03-15: High 81, Low 52, wind SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:24am: temp 63, wind SSE 6-7 mph, dew point 59, humidity 83%. Normal temps for today 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm.
6/5/2015 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-04-15: High 86, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 88%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm. Jazz & Wine Fest starts tonight in downtown Ottawa.
6/6/2015 2:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-05-15: High 78, Low 59, wind S, SW, W, N & NE calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 2:52am: temp 55, wind NE 6-8 mph, dew point 51%, humidity 83%. Normal 78/58. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:25pm. Seventy One years ago many young men gave up their lives so that we the many may be free. Remember them today, The Longest Day.
6/7/2015 1:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No Rain, just got back from Pekin, IL. All day softball tourney, its been a long day.
6/8/2015 4:19 AM 2.58 M M M M 06-07-15: High 82, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW with a tough of NW during a T-Storm, calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. I GOT A LOT OF RAIN!! Daytime rain 1.23 and overnight 1.35 total 2.58 in my gauge. Pool is almost over flowing and sump pump is in full gear. Rivers R Rising, we should see some minor flooding as north of us didn't get that much, but south of us should see flooding. At 3am IL River is rising, 15.57/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 79/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:26pm.
6/9/2015 4:27 AM 0.01 M M M M 06-08-15: High 85, Low 65, wind SW, W & NW calm-25 mph w/gust 34 mph. Storms went around my house thank you leaving only a .01 of rain in my gauge. Today at 4:27am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 93%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle still rising 18.71/flood stage 20. Quite a few puddles in low spots in my back yard. Normal temps for today 79/59. One minute away from maximum sunlight in the morning. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:27pm.
6/10/2015 4:51 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-09-15: High 89, Low 58, wind SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Its starting to feel like summer. Today at 4:51am: temp 72, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 65, humidity 78%, thunder storms popping up to the south and southwest of Ottawa, I can see lightning off in the distance. AM Radio is crackling. Normal 80/59. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 19.75/flood stage 20. Chart looks like its cresting for now. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:27pm.
6/11/2015 4:35 AM 0.44 M M M M 06-10-15: High 93, Low 68, wind SW, W NW during a thunder storm turning vrbl in the evening calm-25 mph w/gust 42 during the 8am storm. Rain total .44 in my gauge. Today at 4:35am: temp 69, wind SSE 6-8 mph, dew point 66, humidity 87%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 19.43/flood stage 20. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:28pm.
6/12/2015 4:29 AM 0.35 M M M M 06-11-15: High 89, Low 68, wind was from every direction calm-15 mph w/gust 23 mph, over night rain 0.16 in my gauge. Rain on the radar coming our way any minute, I may update my reading before 7am. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 19.60/flood stage 20, keep an eye on the rivers and creeks. Right now at 4:29am: temp 67, wind SW 8-12 mph, dew point 65, humidity 97%. Normal 80/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm. Good Luck to all taking part in the Special Olympics in Normal, IL. **7am UPDATE** Still raining. Additional rainfall since 4:30am is 0.19 total now 0.35 in my gauge.
6/13/2015 5:49 AM 0.26 M M M M 06-12-15: High 79, Low 61, wind NW, W, SW, S, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain .26 in my gauge. In the past 6 days we have received 3.64 inches of rain!! At 4am Fox River at Dayton 7.10/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.14/flood stage 20. Today at 5:49am: FOG, temp 62, wind E with a touch of ESE 6 mph, dew point 61, humidity 98%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/14/2015 4:44 AM 1.74 M M M M 06-13-15: High 87, Low 59, wind E, SE, SW & S calm-20 mph w/gust 27 mph. HEAVY RAIN. My readings will be your lowest as South Ottawa, Grand Ridge and Streator received heavy rains. The 2:30pm rain missed northwest Ottawa. As of right now I have 1.07 in my gauge and its raining very hard right now. Ground is SATURATED. Today at 3am RIVERS R RISING! FUTURE ESTIMATATIONS LOOK LOW & NEED REVISING!!! (just saying) Fox River at Dayton 9.59/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 13.77/16. Ottawa 463.07/463. LaSalle 22.64/20. Temp 70, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 68, humidity 97%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm. ***UPDATE 7am*** Since 4:45am I got another .67 total now is 1.74 and I now have a lake in my backyard. 7 day total now 5.38 inches of rain. I have generator ready if needed.
6/15/2015 4:59 AM 0.56 M M M M 06-14-15: High 85, Low 69, wind SE, S & SW calm-13 w/gust 20 mph. Afternoon rain .56 in my gauge. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.49/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 16.88/flood stage 16. Ottawa 464.57/flood stage 463. LaSalle 25.31/flood stage 20. At 4:59am: temp 72, wind S 7 mph, dew point 69, humidity 96%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. GO BLACKHAWKS!
6/16/2015 3:47 AM 1.02 M M M M 06-15-15: High 87, Low 71, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. More rain in the gauge 1.02 and in the last 7 out of 8 days I've collected 6.96 inches of rain and now I hear we'll have 3-5 more coming later this week. At 2am RIVERS R RISING! Fox River at Dayton 12.75/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 17.41/flood stage 16 Ottawa 465.61/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 26.08/flood stage 20 and we haven't received the suburb run off yet so the rivers will be going higher. Basement pump holding out for the time being and I'm pumping out the over fill to the pool. Ground is a sponge. At 3:47am: temp 69, wind NNE 10-12 mph, dew point 65, humidity 92%. Normal 81/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum sunlight) Sunset 8:30pm. HAWKS WIN!!!!!
6/17/2015 4:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-16-15: High 81, Low 64, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, NO RAIN! Today at 4:12am: temp 61, wind E 3 mph, dew point 52, humidity 70%, rain approaching per the radar. Yesterday evacuation orders were given to property owners in Utica who were flooded out during the April 2013 (record) flood, voluntary in Marseilles, that may have changed and pre recorded phone messages were sent out in Ottawa advising of the fast rising rivers and to be prepared. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 14.69/flood stage 12 and it may have crested. IL River at Morris 19.66/flood stage 16 and 5.23 from the record. Ottawa 467.72/flood stage 463 and 6 feet from the record. LaSalle 28.16/flood stage 20 and 6.28 away from the record set in April of 2013. Normal temps for today 82/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm.
6/18/2015 5:28 AM 0.04 M M M M 06-17-15: High 75, Low 57, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph. Very short period of light rain .04 in my gauge. Today at 5:28am: temp 71 & muggy, wind SW 4-6 mph, dew point 70, humidity 98%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 12.36 & falling/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 466.93 & falling/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 28.72 & cresting/flood stage 20. Radar showing rain coming our way, nothing big. Normal for today 82/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. They say its your birthday, happy birthday to U.
6/19/2015 4:24 AM 0.06 M M M M 06-18-15: High 83, Low 66, wind SW, W & E calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain in the morning .06 in my gauge. Today at 4:24am: temp 60, wind ENE 8-10 mph, dew point 52, humidity 83%. At 3am IL River at Ottawa 465.67/flood stage 463 and falling. LaSalle 28.42/flood stage 20 and has crested. Normal temps for today 82/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:31pm.
6/20/2015 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-19-15: High 77, Low 56, wind E & NE 6-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, NO RAIN! Ponds & puddles in the yard are gone. Sort of a cooler than normal summer so far, we haven't used the pool yet and only one day with 90+ degrees. Today at 4:45am: temp 58, wind NE 4-6 mph, dew point 53, humidity 84%. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 464.27/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 27.91/flood stage 20. The IRBBA has postponed Ms Riverbottom from next weekend to August 8th. Maybe the river will be down by then (lol) Normal temps for today 82/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/21/2015 4:54 AM 0.14 M M M M 06-20-15: High 85, Low 57, wind NE, N, S, SW then turning vrbl calm-24 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain .14 in my gauge, dodged a storm in the early evening hours. Today at 4:54am: temp 68, its muggy, wind W 4-6 mph, dew point 66, humidity 95%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 27.34/flood stage 20. This will be a slow drain as the ole Miss got a lot of rain down south. Normal temps for today 83/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm. Happy Fathers Day. Sidenote: sold my boat. This is the first time I've been without a boat since Jimmy Carter was president. **edit 9:50am**
6/22/2015 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-21-15: High 86, Low 68, wind W, SW & S calm-16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:23am: temp 71, wind S 4 mph, dew point 69, humidity 94%. At 3am the IL River at LaSalle 27.25/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 82/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/23/2015 4:13 AM 2.40 M M M M 06-22-15: High 86, Low 69, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-32 w/gust 43 mph. Evening weather activity produced bad storms and the tornado sirens went off in Ottawa, Marseilles & Seneca. Damage in Sublette/Woodhaven Lakes, Coal City & Mazon, flash flooding in downtown Marseilles (again) and I 55 shut down in Kankakee, thank you to the Ottawa Times for that information. RAIN 2.40 in my gauge, my backyard pond is back and I need to drain the pool again. Two tornado warnings last night on radar and both went around Ottawa, the north one was the closest. Today at 4:13am: temp 70, wind NNW 7-10 mph, dew point 66, humidity 89%. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 13.25/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 16.78/flood stage 16, Ottawa 465.99/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 27.79/flood stage 20. Flooding shouldn't be to bad as no heavy rain reports up north of us. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/24/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-23-15: High 81, Low 67, wind N, NW & W calm-16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:28am: temp 63, wind SSW 4 mph, dew point 60, humidity 91%. A TRAIN OF RAIN approaching from Iowa, get ready for more water and higher flooding and also some flash flooding! Maybe this current/morning system just might go south of us. At 4am IL River at Morris 19.19/flood stage 16 at Ottawa 466.53/flood stage 463 and the slow drain at LaSalle 28.85/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 83/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)**UPDATE at 5:30am**Voluntary (flood) evacuation in Marseilles & Utica IL. Recap on Monday night storm a garage in Marseilles was moved 25 feet from flash flooding.
6/25/2015 4:37 AM 0.38 M M M M 06-24-15: High 80, Low 61, wind SW, W, SE & E calm-12 mph. Rain .38 in my gauge and 90% of it was from this morning during the wee hours. Today at 4:37am: temp 69, wind SSE 7-9 mph, dew point 65, humidity 89%. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 464.98/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 28.78/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 83/63 and for about the next week we will be below normal with highs ranging from 73-78 which is not mid summer weather, its odd we've only had two 90 degree days and July is knocking on our door. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum sunlight)
6/26/2015 4:53 AM T M M M M 06-25-15: High 81, Low 66, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph gust during yesterdays t-storm 25 mph, trace of rain, I had a couple of drops on my car windshield. The cool summer of 2015 continues. Today at 4:53am: temp 63, wind ENE 3-5 mph, dew point 60, humidity 90 and rain approaching from the west per the radar reading. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 463.75/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 28.01/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 84/63. Side note: acorns have formed on the oak trees and with all of the puddles mosquito's are everywhere! Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/27/2015 4:59 AM 0.37 M M M M 06-26-15: High 71, Low 61, wind E, NE & N 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain .37 in my gauge. The cool & wet summer of 2015 continues. Today at 4:59am: temp 58, wind NNW 8 mph, dew point 56, humidity 93. Normal 84/63. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 463.39/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 27.72/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum sunlight). Darn near the end of June and haven't used the pool yet due to the cool weather.
6/28/2015 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-27-15: High 81, Low 58, wind NW, N & NE calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. The cool summer of 2015 continues. Today at 4:59am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 89%. At 4am The IL River is up from yesterday. Morris 17.35/16 Ottawa 464.57/463 and LaSalle 28.22/20. Normal temps for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/29/2015 4:27 AM 0.48 M M M M 06-28-15: High 79, Low 56, wind S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 33 mph. Late afternoon t-storm that brought hail to north center Ottawa BB to pea size, per my Wife at her mother's house, radar indicates that south Ottawa may have received some too. None at my location but I saw some mighty big rain drops. Total .48 in my gauge. This storm popped up out of nowhere. Today at 4:27am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 100%, should have fog but none at the moment. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). As of 12:01am yesterday morning a NWS report said that in Peoria it is the 2nd wettest ever at 10.95 1974 at 11.69 so I close with "The cool & wet summer of 2015 continues."
6/30/2015 4:20 AM 0.26 M M M M 06-29-15: High 79, Low 64, wind NW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain .26 in my gauge, if I don't get another drop I'll have 11.09 for June. Yesterday afternoon around 4:30pm I was watching the radar and could tell just by looking that there was tornado activity. Sure enough, tornado warnings for Rochelle, Paw Paw, Compton and the Lee County area. Today at 4:20am: temp 63, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 94%, I can see Route 80 so no fog. At 3am IL River at Ottawa 463.35/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 28.16/flood stage 20. River could rise due to rain up north of us. Normal temps for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum sunlight)
7/1/2015 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-30-15: High 82, Low 62, wind NW & N calm-12 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. EFFECTIVE 06-29-15 The Dept. of Natural Resources at 10am restricted recreational boating on the IL River until further notice due to hazardous conditions which means no boating on the 4th of July. Welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:55am: temp 57, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 55, humidity 93%. Total rain for July 11.09 in my gauge. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 463.54/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 28.07/flood stage 20. Tonight is the 1st full moon of the month, we will have two. It is called The Full Buck Moon and is also known as The Thunder Moon. Normal temps for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum sunlight). The cool & wet summer of 2015 continues. (we still haven't used our pool)
7/2/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-01-15: High 76, Low 57, wind E & NE calm-13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 55, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 49, humidity 87%, who turned on the AC? At 3am IL River at LaSalle 27.59/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 84/64 and we will be well below the norm. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). Getting tired of cutting the grass twice a week.
7/3/2015 3:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-02-15: High 77, Low 54, wind E & NE 4-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. The cool summer of 2015 continues. Today at 3:43am: temp 57, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 53, humidity 84%. At 2am IL River at LaSalle 26.77/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. We've already lost 7 minutes of daylight as we fall back into darkness of winter.
7/4/2015 3:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-03-15: High 82, Low 57, wind E, NE & N calm-13 mph, no rain. Today at 3:43am: Happy 4th of July, the unofficial mid-point of summer. Right now temp is 60, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 91%. Normal temps for today 84/64. At 2am IL River at LaSalle 26.04/flood stage 20. The restriction of recreational boating on the IL River has been lifted for the Ottawa pool. You can watch the fireworks on the river but Allen Park is still closed for viewing the fireworks. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/5/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-04-15: High 84, Low 58, wind W, SW & S calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:24am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 88%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 25.23/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/6/2015 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-05-15: High 86, Low 62, wind S & SE calm-10 mph, no rain. Finally used our pool for the first time this summer!! Today at 4:27am: temp 66, wind SSE 4-6 mph, dew point 62, humidity 88%. Normal 84/65. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 24.46/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/7/2015 4:20 AM 1.00 M M M M 07-06-15: High 88, Low 65, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. I have one inch of rain in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp 67, wind N 11 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/8/2015 4:39 AM 0.12 M M M M 07-07-15: High 76, Low 57, wind N, NE & E 3-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain continued after my report .12 in my gauge from yesterday morning, giving me a total of 1.12 The cool and wet summer of 2015 continues. Today at 4:39am: temp 54, wind N 4 mph, dew point 50, humidity 85%, rain on the radar approaching from the SW heavy rain predicted up to one inch possible. At 3am Fox River at Dayton rising 9.93/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 23.53/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 85/65. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/9/2015 4:13 AM 0.66 M M M M 07-08-15: High 67, Low 53, wind NE, E turning vrbl then back to E & NE calm-12 mph. Rain .66 in my gauge. The cool & wet summer of 2015 continues. Today at 4:13am: temp 60, misting, wind NNW 8-10 mph, dew point 59, humidity 97%. If it wasn't for the wind we'd have fog. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 23.29/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/10/2015 4:21 AM 0.01 M M M M 07-09-15: High 79, Low 59, wind N & NW calm-14 mph, yesterday mornings mist .01 in the gauge. Today at 4:21am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 96% and a haze in the air. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 23.32/flood stage 20 and up from yesterdays reading but just a bit. Up stream has risen and the Saturday night rain forecast doesn't look good for the area rivers. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:30pm. We've now lost 13 minutes of daylight. LaSalle County 4-H fair on the south side of Ottawa is in full gear.
7/11/2015 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-10-15: High 85, Low 59, wind S & SW calm-10 mph, no rain. The 2015 Miss Riverbottom in East Peoria on August 8th has been cancelled due to the high waters on the IL River. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 23.95/flood stage 20 and at Peoria 23.10/flood stage 18. We are now under a Flood Advisory. NWS predicting 1-2 inches coming in the next 24-36 hours. Today at 4:14am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 90%. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm. A follow up to the flooding, the 2015 boating season has been a train wreck this year due to high waters on the river. With the heavy rains coming get ready to move to higher ground if you live near the IL River.
7/12/2015 2:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 07-11-15: High 76, Low 62, it was muggy, wind S & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph. Afternoon storms went to the south of Ottawa only leaving .09 in my gauge. Another cool and wet day in the summer of 2015. Warm temps finally in the future forecast. We'll all be saying its HOT but they will be normal temps for the day which is 87/65. Today at 2am temp 70, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 94% and its muggy. Todays heat index will be 95. At 12:01am IL River at LaSalle 24.06/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/13/2015 4:24 AM 0.02 M M M M 07-12-15: High 89, Low 68, wind S & SE calm-10 mph. I must have had a shower pop up this morning as everything is wet and .02 was in the gauge. Today at 4:24am: Severe thunder storm watch is in effect, flash flood watch and at noon the heat advisory kicks in. Right now temp is 73, wind SE 4-6 mph, dew point 71, humidity 94%. At 3am rivers are up slightly but my guess is the lock & dams are slowing the flow down as south the river is up quite a bit. At Ottawa 461.59/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 24.52/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm. Baseball takes its mid summer break and soon football camps will be setting up.
7/14/2015 4:18 AM 1.05 M M M M 07-13-15: High 94, Low 68, Heat Index 109, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-36 mph w/gust 55 mph. OH WHAT A NIGHT! First storm was around 7am .42 in gauge second storm around and just past 5:30pm .63 in gauge total 1.05 in rain gauge. Second storm was the bad one. Hail nickel size and was 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Social media reported hail all over town. Some funnel reports around the county per NWS. A police car was stationed by the old Ottawa airport runway, great visibility for miles, he was watching the storm for activity. Accuweather radar reading was turning WHITE BLUE as the storm went over Ottawa and the same reading for Marseilles. Today at 4:19am: temp 70, wind W 6 mph, clear sky, dew point 68, humidity 91%. At 3am IL River at Ottawa 462.60 and LaSalle 25.37/flood stage 20. Both sites rising. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:29pm. Going to be a busy day at the ole insurance office. ***5:30am UPDATE*** Go to mywebtimes.com which is The Ottawa newspaper for pictures of Ottawa & Marseilles HAIL. Golf ball to baseball size. ***6:30am UPDATE*** redefining my radar reading to read WHITE BLUE.
7/15/2015 4:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-14-15: High 86, Low 64, wind W, NW, N & NE 5-19 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Temps were average/normal. Today at 4:54am: temp 58, mother nature has the A/C on, wind NE 3-5 mph, dew point 52, humidity 82%, windows are open. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 463.15/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 25.90/flood stage 20. I'm going to look back on these reports for the summer and flood reports will be in just about every report form, that's sad! Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:28pm. One day away from the 1/2 way mark.
7/16/2015 3:43 AM T M M M M 07-15-15: High 83, Low 56, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-13 mph, no rain. Welcome to the mid point of Meteorological Summer and a cool and wet summer it has been. Today at 3:43am: light rain has just started, temp 62, wind ESE 3-5 mph, dew point 56, humidity 83%, radar showing a lot more rain coming from the west and a chance of rain is in the forecast from today on thru the weekend. At 2am IL River at LaSalle 25.88/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:27pm and we've lost 22 minutes of daylight. Did you know there are 13 days before Da Bears open football camp? 33 days before Ottawa High School opens its doors and you only have 162 shopping days before Christmas. Time flies when your having fun.
7/17/2015 4:28 AM 0.35 M M M M 07-16-15: High 80, Low 60, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Light spotty rain here and there during the day and as night fell so did the heavier rain and a t-storm came thru this morning just after 2:30am giving me .35 in my gauge. Today at 4:28am: temp 71, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 68, humidity 94, there was a light drizzle but that is ending. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 25.60/flood stage 20 and at Henry 28.11/flood stage 23. Normal temps for today 86/63 and we'll be having an above normal weekend. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:27pm.
7/18/2015 5:19 AM 0.04 M M M M 07-17-15: High 93, Low 71, heat index 106, wind S & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Rain popped up around 3:50pm and left .04 in my gauge but then it headed SE and turned into storm. Guessing that cloud tops might have been 30-35,000 ft. from just looking here at ground level. Today at 5:19am: temp 75, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 73, humidity 94%, heat index 81. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 8.45 and rising/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 25.43/flood stage 20. We're quickly losing daylight in the morning. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:26pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6xXBONjoOE after watching this maybe there should have been a tornado alert issued Monday?? No warning no sirens.
7/19/2015 4:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-18-15: High 94, Low 75, heat index 107, wind S, SW & W 4-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Yesterday's amazing weather fact, dew point readings of 80 & 81 around the noon to 1pm hour. Today at 4:38am: temp 75, wind W 3 mph, dew point 72, humidity 92% and rain on the radar but its south and sort of following Route 74. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 25.22/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:25pm.
7/20/2015 4:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-19-15: High 87, Low 72 (11:59pm) wind SW, W & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:53am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 96%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24.90/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:25pm.
7/21/2015 4:28 AM T M M M M 07-20-15: High 88, Low 63, wind SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Trace of rain around 3:50pm as a storm went to the south of Ottawa, didn't even wet the deck or driveway. Today at 4:28am: temp 65, wind NNW 5-7 mph, dew point 59, humidity 86%, mother nature has turned on her own A/C. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 24.37/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 86/64. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:24pm. Eight days away from Welcome Burger and the kick off of Ottawa Riverfest. Its hard to believe August is almost here.
7/22/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-21-15: High 84, Low 63, wind NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 89%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 23.63/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:23pm. We've lost 29 minutes of daylight and RIP Bob Young, late night listeners of WGN will remember.
7/23/2015 4:49 AM T M M M M 07-22-15: High 86, Low 60, wind NW, W & SW calm-10 mph, trace of rain at 9:30pm with a few drops on my windshield as I put the car into the garage. Today at 4:49am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 90%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 22.91/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:22pm.
7/24/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-23-15: High 87, Low 62, wind vrbl calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:28am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 89%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 22.21/flood stage 20, slowly getting back to normal. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:21pm. There has been a Tasmanian Devil sighting near and about Ottawa High School. Erroll Flynn and the gang will be here the 24th, 25th and 26th in the production of My Favorite Year which is the unofficial kick off of Riverfest. Break a leg Erroll.
7/25/2015 4:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-24-15: High 86, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain as it went to the W & S of Ottawa. Today at 4:58am: temp 70, wind SW 5-7 mph, dew point 66, humidity 88%, its going to be a warm and muggy day. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.54/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:21pm.
7/26/2015 4:19 AM T M M M M 07-25-15: High 92, Low 70, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph, a brief light shower at 4:10pm leaving a trace of rain. Today at 4:19am: temp 69, wind E 4 mph, dew point 66, humidity 92%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 20.79/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:20pm.
7/27/2015 4:50 AM 0.04 M M M M 07-26-15: High 84, Low 68, wind E, SE & NE calm-14 mph, afternoon rain total .04 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 67, currently no fog, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 93%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.14/flood stage 20 and I hope this is my last report on the river stages for a long time. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:19pm. Happy 24th anniversary to my wife.
7/28/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-27-15: High 90, Low 66, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:17am: temp 68, wind E 4-6 mph, dew point 65, humidity 89%. No flood report!!! Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:18pm.
7/29/2015 5:28 AM 0.50 M M M M 07-28-15: High 92, Low 67, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Over night, early morning t-storm with some gust of wind, lots of lightning and .50 in my gauge. Observation: around 3:30am it sounded like someone rolled a large metal ball from the right to the left (west to east) lasted about 5 minutes and I don't think it was thunder as thunder usually takes a break, this sound was continuous. It reminded me of the 2004 earthquake but on a (very) much smaller scale. Today at 5:28am: temp 73, wind WSW 4-6 mph, dew point 71, humidity 95%. Normal temps for today 83/64. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:17pm.
7/30/2015 4:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-29-15: High 87, Low 67, wind S, SW, W & N calm-18 mph w/gust 27 mph during yesterday morning's t-storm. Today at 4:13am: temp 65, wind WNW 8-10 mph, dew point 55, humidity 76%. Today is the first day of training camp for the Chicago Bears. Tomorrow morning is the Full Moon which is called The Blue Moon because it is the 2nd full moon for this month and a Blue Moon occurs once about every 3 years on average. Normal temps for today 83/64. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:16pm. Went to see The Chicago Cubs yesterday, great seats, Lester pitched a great game and we brought home a "W".
7/31/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-30-15: High 89, Low 64, wind NW & W 5-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:24am: temp 67, wind WNW 8-10 mph, heavy dew, dew point 65, humidity 93%, pop up rain cells around Mendota & Ransom/Verona. Total rain for July 3.88 in my gauge. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:15pm. Riverfest is underway in downtown Ottawa with food, beer and live music. Eighteen days until school, where did the summer go?
8/1/2015 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-31-15: High 91, Low 65, wind W & NW 3-24 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Summer. Right now at 4:49am: its cool, temp 61, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 58, humidity 86% and the smell of skunk is in the air. Normal temps for today 83/64. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 8:14pm. Two more days of Riverfest are left. Pretty quiet last night at the beer garden.
8/2/2015 3:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-01-15: High 88, Low 60, wind NW, W & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 3:48am: temp 69, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 65, humidity 87%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:13pm. Last day of Ottawa Riverfest which will include The Riverfest Parade
8/3/2015 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-02-15: High 91, Low 67, wind SW & W 6-24 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain but very windy, strong upper winds. Today at 4:22am: temp 70, wind calm at the moment, dew point 63, humidity 83%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:11pm. Another riverfest is now behind us. It started out with Alan Swann and ended with Dogs of Society. The count down has now begun. 15 days until school starts. Summer vacation is fading away. BTW my yard is going dormant due to lack of rain.
8/4/2015 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-03-15: High 87, Low 63, wind W, N & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Yards dry and turning light brown, cracks appearing in the field, no longer cutting the grass twice a week. Today at 4:15am: temp 59, wind NW 2-4 mph, dew point 54, humidity 82%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 8:10pm. We've lost 53 minutes of daylight.
8/5/2015 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-04-15: High 83, Low 57, wind NW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 88%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:09pm.
8/6/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-05-15: High 85, Low 58, wind NE, E, SE back to E & NE calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 63, wind ENE 5 mph, dew point 58, humidity 89%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 8:07pm. 12 days until Ottawa High School open the doors and I think its 7 days until the Bears start pre-season football.
8/7/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-06-15: High 88, Low 63, wind calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 64, wind calm at the moment, dew point 59, humidity 86%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:07pm.
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8/9/2015 4:30 AM 0.05 M M M M 08-08-15: High 84, Low 66, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph, temps started to fall around 2pm. No rain for Saturday. Today at 4:30am: light rain with 0.05 in my gauge, radar showing more rain to come, temp 68, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 93%. Normal temps for today 83/64. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:04pm. Nine days until Ottawa High School opens its doors. Many college bound young adults will be leaving soon.
8/10/2015 4:19 AM 0.32 M M M M 08-09-15: High 80, Low 67, wind NE, SE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Morning rain 0.32 and if you add in yesterday's reading the total for Sunday was 0.37 in the ole gauge. Today at 4:19am: HEAVY THICK FOG!! temp 70, wind N calm-2 mph, dew point 69, humidity 98%. Normal for today 83/63. Sunrise 5:59am (almost 6am) Sunset 8:03pm. Last full week of summer vacation. 82 days until Halloween and 137 shopping days until Christmas.
8/11/2015 4:23 AM 0.20 M M M M 08-10-15: High 87 (before the rain) Low 70, wind NE, N & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 27 mph. Afternoon rain with a rumble of thunder and limited lightning 0.20 in my gauge. Today at 4:23am: opened up the house, temp 65, wind NNW 4-5 mph, dew point 61, humidity 86%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 8:02pm.
8/12/2015 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-11-15: High 86, Low 64, wind NW, N & SE calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 89%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 8pm.
8/13/2015 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-12-15: High 62, Low 60, wind NE, N, NW & W calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:15am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 89% and the scent of skunk is in the air. Normal temps for today 83/63. Looks like we have a warm-up coming this weekend. Other side note cut the grass/weeds yesterday, 10 days since the last time I did it, it used to be twice a week. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:59pm as we descend into winter. 1st Bear pre-season game tonight and high school practices are in full gear, doubles & triples, may I have another? NO THANK YOU!
8/14/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-13-15: High 87, Low 61, wind W & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:28am: temp 69, wind SW 5-7 mph, dew point 65, humidity 85%. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:58pm. Last weekend of summer vacation.
8/15/2015 5:54 AM 0.03 M M M M 08-14-15: High 91, Low 69, wind SW & W 5-16 mph then late gust of 28 mph from NE with pop up storms in the area, I received 0.03 in my gauge, notice a lot of lightning to the east towards Marseilles/Seneca around or about 3am. Today at 5:54am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 90%. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:58pm. How about those CUBS !!!!!!!
8/16/2015 3:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-15-15: High 92, Low 65, wind SW, W touch of NW back to W & SW calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain, all rain went east of Ottawa. Today at 3:48am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 69, humidity 95%. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:55pm. **edit at 4:20am**
8/17/2015 6:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain. Just got on line, first time since last night, phone line & internet service was down. U-VERSE STINKS !!!
8/18/2015 4:25 AM 0.79 M M M M 08-17-15: High 88, Low 69, wind SW, S, SE & E with W & NW during t-storm, calm-26 mph w/gust 38 mph. Afternoon event occurred around 2:45pm. High winds and rain which bordered approx. S & E of Chestnut St. and Norris Drive. I went home to secure the deck and pool furniture, and noticed only 0.01 in the gauge while downtown Ottawa was having a healthy rainfall. The second round happened over night and I received 0.78 and it appears in two rainfalls giving me a total of 0.79 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: temp 67, wind SE 4-6 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%. Normal temps for today 83/62. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:52pm. Sympathy goes out to Mark, Meg & Riley.
8/19/2015 4:20 AM 0.50 M M M M 08-18-15: High 85, Low 67, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. At 5pm our oldest daughter was driving N on I-55 near Pontiac and had to pull over and wait out a tornado which was following the interstate NE bound. Here at Ottawa heavy rain around 6pm, we were on the eastside and had heavy and hard rain fall but upon returning home which is NW Ottawa I only had 0.50 in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp 70, wind SW 7-10 mph, dew point 67, humidity 93%. Expect rivers to rise a foot or two due to run off from the burbs. Normal temps for today 83/62 and its predicted to be below normal for a few days. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:51pm.
8/20/2015 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-19-15: High 75, Low 63, wind S, SW & W 7-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain. Today at 3:59am: temp 58, wind W 9-11 mph, dew point 55, humidity 86%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:49pm.
8/21/2015 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-20-15: High 77, Low 58, wind SW, W & NW calm-27 mph w/gust 36 mph, no rain. Today at 4:23am: temp 57, wind S 4 mph, dew point 52, humidity 85%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:48pm. In the back of my mind starting ponder when I'll close the pool, labor day is fast approaching.
8/22/2015 5:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-21-15: High 85, Low 57, wind SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 5:07am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 85%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:46pm.
8/23/2015 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-22-15: High 82, Low 59, wind S & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. This will be the last "full" week of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:55am: temp 66, wind S 5-7 mph, dew point 63, humidity 92%. Rain on the radar coming out of Iowa and it sort of looks like its losing its punch as it hits Illinois. This week for the first 3-4 days we will notice cooler than normal temps 15-20 below the average day & night highs and lows. Normal is 82/62. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:45pm.
8/24/2015 4:09 AM T M M M M 08-23-15: High 78, Low 61, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 5-21 mph w/gust 28 mph and a trace of rain around 9am which didn't even get the whole driveway wet. Today at 4:09am: temp 55, wind WSW 7 mph, dew point 50, humidity 78%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:43pm. We've lost 102 minutes of daylight.
8/25/2015 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-24-15: High 75, Low 53, wind SW, W & NW 5-26 mph w/gust 34 mph, no rain. Today at 4:19am: temp 57, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 49, humidity 77%, wind chill 52. (wind chill?) Normal temps for today 82/61. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:41pm.
8/26/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-25-15: High 74, Low 55, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 85%. Some trees showing stress, WATER YOUR TREES. Grass showing shades of brown, ground cracking due to lack of rain. Heat wave returning next week. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:40pm.
8/27/2015 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-26-15: High 72, Low 55, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:19am: temp 54, wind calm, dew point 48, humidity 90%. Heat wave coming next week, I checked the long range forecast and it looks like this will probably be our last heat wave of the year (as in the 90's). Normal temps for today 82/61. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:38pm.
8/28/2015 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-27-15: High 77, Low 51, wind S, SE & E calm-11 mph and fog at or around 6:30am on the north side of Ottawa which was north of N 30th Road & Route 80 and was gone shortly after 7am. Today at 4:44am: temp 59, wind SSE 2-4 mph, dew point 56, humidity 86%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:37pm.
8/29/2015 6:19 AM 0.01 M M M M 08-28-15: High 75, Low 58, wind E< SE & S calm-12 mph. A drop or two around 7:30am and in the afternoon. Shower just went through before I got up this morning leaving 0.01 and that's pushing it. Today at 6:19am: temp 65, wind ESE 4-5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 91%. Tonight will be The Full Moon known as The Sturgeon Moon. Other names include The Green Corn and Grain Moon. Normal temps for today 82/61. Today should be the last of the fair weather temps and next week will bring back the hot & humid for the poor kids in school with no A/C. Bawhahahah! (evil laugh) Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:35pm. Tomorrow we'll have lost an hour of daylight in the morning.
8/30/2015 4:27 AM 0.05 M M M M 08-29-15: High 78, Low 63, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph. Afternoon rain left 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:27am: FOG/MIST temp 66, wind ENE 2-3 mph, dew point 65, humidity 97%. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:34pm. Last night a coyote was laying underneath our neighbors newly planted trees around 11pm. They have no fear of humans, just looked at us as we made noise to scare it off.
8/31/2015 4:25 AM T M M M M 08-30-15: High 81, Low 65, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph, trace of rain from fog/mist droplets. Today at 4:25am: Last day of Meteorological Summer, at this moment in time no fog, temp 63, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 96%. Went to the store yesterday and I was quickly reminded that there are 61 days until Halloween day. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:31pm. We have lost over a hour of daylight in the evening. Go Cubs, No Hitter last night on national TV.
9/1/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-31-15: High 91, Low 61, wind E, SE & S calm-12 mph, no rain. August precipitation 1.95 in my gauge. Welcome to Meteorological Autumn although you'd think it was July around here. Today at 4:17am: temp 73 and muggy, wind S 6 mph, dew point 68, humidity 90%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:30pm.
9/2/2015 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-01-15: High 93, Low 72, wind S, SW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 70, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 88%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:29pm.
9/3/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-02-15: High 91, Low 70, wind S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Yesterday and this morning watching the Accuweather radar there has been activity/readings around LaSalle Lake & Nuke plant. Legend has it the plant & lake have been know to generate its own weather. Check out the radar east of Grand Ridge. Today at 4:28am: temp 70, wind S 3-5 mph, dew point 64, humidity 86%. Normal 81/59. School's going to 1/2 day due to the heat. I don't remember the nun's calling off school due to heat or cold and at lunch break you went out and played in it. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:27pm.
9/4/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-03-15: High 94, Low 70, wind S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Last night I looked at the radar and it appeared a front came in off the lake cooling off the Chicago land area. Today at 4:25am: temp 70, wind calm, no fog at this time, dew point 66, humidity 87%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:25pm. Ready for the Labor Day weekend! Last weekend for the pool. Labor day always will remind me of back in the day that it was the last weekend before school started and of WCFL who would play more music than WLS on that weekend as they were the voice of labor. It also reminds me of the last weekend you'd be able to go out to Pitsticks Lake. Ahhhh the good ole days.
9/5/2015 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-04-15: High 96, Low 68, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain. At 3:59am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 88%. Thunder storms in the area, one around Norway, IL and one south of Ottawa NE of Grand Ridge. I can see lightning in the distance but barely hear the thunder. Normal for today 80/58. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:24pm.
9/6/2015 5:20 AM 0.04 M M M M 09-05-15: High 84, Low 70, wind E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. 7am rain was nothing more than a deck wetter with no accumulation. Late morning storms gave us a little more precipitation with 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 5:20am: temp 71, wind S 5 mph, dew point 67, humidity 90%, no fog. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:22pm.
9/7/2015 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-06-15: High 94, Low 69, wind S & SW calm-22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:10am: radar showing rain coming our way from out of Iowa, flash flood watch to the west of LaSalle County, temp 74, wind S 7 mph, dew point 64, humidity 79% and no dew. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:20pm. Happy Labor Day.
9/8/2015 4:20 AM T M M M M 09-07-15: High 87, Low 73, wind S & SW and every once in a while a touch out of the W calm-14 mph with a trace of rain, nothing measurable. Today at 4:20am: temp 73, wind S 5 mph, dew point 68, humidity 89% with the radar showing rain to our west. Normal 80/57. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:19pm. We have 54 days left of daylight savings time.
9/9/2015 4:19 AM 0.73 M M M M 09-08-15: High 83, Low 69, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 27 mph. Much needed rain 0.73 in my gauge. Today at 4:19am: temp 67, wind NNW 3-5 mph, dew point 64, humidity 94% and there is a heavy dew this morning. Normal 79/57. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:17pm.
9/10/2015 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-09-15: High 83, Low 63, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-9 mph w/gust 13 mph, no rain. Started the process of closing down the pool yesterday. Today at 4:49am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 92%. Normal 79/56. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:15pm.
9/11/2015 4:30 AM 0.42 M M M M 09-10-15: High 78, Low 56, wind S, E, SE turning vrbl during the evening & N & NE during the storm that came through at 12:30pm, readings: calm-33 mph w/gust 45 mph. Maybe a lot of you will relate to this? When the weather turns bad does your phone light up with people calling you wondering whats going on?? That happened around 12:20pm as there were some NASTY looking clouds descending upon Ottawa with the high winds and rain, I received 0.42 in my gauge and temps dropped 10-15 degrees. Today at 4:30am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 97%. Normal 79/56. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:14pm.
9/12/2015 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-11-15: High 74, Low 56, wind NW & N calm-20 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:49am: temp 53, wind NNW 6-8 mph, dew point 47, humidity 87%. Normal 78/56. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:12pm. GO CUBS!
9/13/2015 6:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-12-15: High 69, Low 51, wind NE, N & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Saturday closed the pool, summer is over. Today at 6:29am: temp a cool 45, turned on my heat to see if it works, it did, wind calm, dew point 43, humidity 93% with a very heavy dew. Normal for today 78/55 which we might hit tomorrow and Tuesday its back to the 80's. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:10pm. Bears vs. Packers today and this year I really don't care, I have no high hopes for Da Bears. Lets go for the draft pick.
9/14/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-13-15: High 74, Low 45, wind W, SW & S calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 55, wind S 5-7 mph, dew point 46, humidity 76%. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:08pm.
9/15/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-14-15: High 86, Low 52, wind S & SW 5-22 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 64, wind S 7 mph, dew point 56, humidity 78% & partly cloudy. Normal 77/54. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:07pm. We now have 46 days until Halloween day and same amount of days of daylight savings time and for you folks who need a little prodding you now have 101 shopping days before Christmas.
9/16/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-15-15: High 84, Low 62, wind SE & S 4-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 60, wind S 5 mph, dew point 52, humidity 79% and I've got the windows open. Normal 77/54. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:05pm.
9/17/2015 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-16-15: High 87, Low 58, wind SE & S calm-17 mph, w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Watered trees and plants yesterday, trees showing some stress. Noticed that a near by corn field, the stalks are now all brown. Today at 4:19am: temp 62, wind S 6 mph, dew point 56, humidity 84%. Normal 76/53. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:03pm.
9/18/2015 4:35 AM 0.23 M M M M 09-17-15: High 88, Low 62, wind SW, S & SE 4-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Thunderstorm came through this morning with lots of lightning not so much rain 0.23 in my gauge which soaked right into the very dry ground. Today at 4:35am: temp 67, wind S 6 mph, dew point 65, humidity 94%. Normal 76/53. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:02pm. Go Cubs!
9/19/2015 4:52 AM 1.17 M M M M 09-18-15: High 82, Low 66, wind was from every direction calm-25 mph w/gust 39 mph. Rain 1.17 in my gauge. At 3am IL River at LaSalle up 2 & 1/2 feet at 14.01/flood stage 20. Today at 4:52am: temp 61, wind NW 10 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 56, humidity 90%. Normal 76/52. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 7pm. Octoberfest in full swing in downtown Ottawa aka Larry Fest. 43 days left of DST.
9/20/2015 4:58 AM T M M M M 09-19-15: High 74, Low 53, wind NW & N 3-24 mph w/gust 33 mph, trace of rain, a few drops in the morning. Beautiful day at Wrigley Field as The Cubs beat The Cards 5-4. Today at 4:58am: temp 47, wind calm, dew point 44, humidity 92%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.01/flood stage 12. Normal temp for today 75/52. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 6:58pm.
9/21/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-20-15: High 75, Low 47, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 51, wind calm, dew point 47, humidity 91%. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 6:56pm. Its going to be a long and painful football season.
9/22/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-21-15: High 79, Low 50, wind E, SE & S calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:17am: temp 52, wind calm, dew point 47, humidity 87%. Normal 74/51. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 6:55pm. Its wonderful to be still excited about baseball as we approach late September! GO CUBS!!!
9/23/2015 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-22-15: High 86, Low 50, wind SE, S, SW, W & E calm-11 mph, no rain. Corn harvest under way at Township 34N, Range 3E, Section 27 (LaSalle Co) Today at 4:30am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 80%. Normal 74/50. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:53pm. Welcome to the Autumn Equinox, just in time for the first Blackhawk pre-season hockey game.
9/24/2015 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-23-15: High 85, Low 55, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 5:25am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 85%. Normal 74/50. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 6:51pm. 92 shopping days left before Christmas.
9/25/2015 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-24-15: High 82, Low 55, wind NE & E calm-13 mph, no rain. Driving through Wallace Township noticed a bean field that has been harvested, those boys move quick when they want to. Today at 4:27am: light haze? temp 58, wind NE 2-4 mph, dew point 54, humidity 95%. Normal 73/50 and today will be another day above normal. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 6:49pm.
9/26/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-25-15: High 83, Low 57, wind NE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain, haze/light fog in the morning. Today at 4:17am: temp 57, wind NE 2-4 mph, dew point 55, humidity 96%, heavy dew. Normal 73/49. Looks like Tuesday we'll return to normal temps. Full Moon tomorrow night. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 6:18pm. We'll soon be wrapping up the month of September.
9/27/2015 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-26-15: High 82, Low 56, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: cloudy & mild, temp 66, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 59, humidity 79%. Normal 72/49. Full Moon is tonight and is called The Harvest Moon and also is The Perigee/Super Moon. Other names include Full Corn Moon, Barley Moon & Singing Moon. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 6:45pm.
9/28/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-27-15: High 79, Low 66, wind E, SE & S calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Yesterday was close your pool day in the neighborhood. I took a drive through Wallace Township yesterday and the fields are quickly being harvested. Today at 4:24am: temp 64, wind S 3-5 mph, dew point 58, humidity 91%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 6:44pm. **EDIT @ 7am**
9/29/2015 4:23 AM T M M M M 09-28-15: High 82, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW calm-11 mph, light drizzle before 8am leaving only a trace. Today at 4:23am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 91%, moon shining brightly and the radar shows rain NNW of the IL border. Normal for today 72/48. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 6:43pm. Cubs Win!
9/30/2015 4:23 AM T M M M M 09-29-15: High 68 (12:01am) Low 52 (11:59pm) wind S & NE calm-25 mph w/gust 31 mph and a trace of rain in the afternoon. September rain fall 2.59 which is less than last year 3.44 as we get ready to end the month and no rain is in the forecast. Today at 4:23am: temp 48, wind NNE 8 mph, dew point 44, humidity 86%, wind chill 44. Normal 71/47. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 6:41pm. Sidenote: yesterday was the first day of the season where the high of the day was at midnight.



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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
7/13/2015 5:40 PM nickel size but it was 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick and with strong wind 7/8" Nickel Size 7/8" Nickel Size 3/4" Penny Size Hard 5 3min Continuous False Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail