Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-CK-180 Latitude 42.004434
Station Name Park Ridge 0.5 SSW Longitude -87.846005
County Cook Elevation (ft) 638



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 15 2.97 1.26 31 1.26 28 0.00 3 1 8 5 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.14 4.71 30 3.42 27 1.29 3 1 9 1 0.0 0 1
Dec 15 2.30 5.62 31 5.62 31 0.00 0 0 17 1 4.1 4 3
Jan 16 1.83 0.65 29 0.65 29 0.00 0 0 5 8 2.6 3 15
Feb 16 1.75 1.28 29 1.28 29 0.00 0 0 7 6 4.6 5 11
March 16 2.38 2.73 30 2.73 27 0.00 3 0 11 5 1.4 4 5
April 16 3.45 2.49 30 1.95 23 0.54 7 2 8 4 1.0 1 1
May 16 4.00 5.98 31 5.98 31 0.00 0 0 13 1 0.0 0 0
June 16 3.94 3.81 30 3.81 30 0.00 0 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
July 16 3.83 6.69 30 6.10 20 0.59 10 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 4.56 5.85 31 5.13 22 0.72 9 2 10 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.37 2.42 30 2.42 27 0.00 3 1 8 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.52" 43.49" 362 days 40.35" 324 3.14" 38 days 8 112 days 39 days 13.7" 17 days 36 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
10/1/2015 0.00
10/2/2015 0.00
10/3/2015 T
10/4/2015 0.02
10/5/2015 0.00
10/6/2015 T
10/7/2015 0.00
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.02
10/10/2015 **
10/11/2015 **
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.00
10/14/2015 0.00
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 T
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.10
10/22/2015 T
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.28
10/25/2015 0.14
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.58
10/29/2015 0.07
10/30/2015 T
10/31/2015 0.05
11/1/2015 0.62
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.00
11/6/2015 0.18
11/7/2015 0.00
11/8/2015 0.00
11/9/2015 0.00
11/10/2015 0.00
11/11/2015 0.00
11/12/2015 0.60
11/13/2015 T
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.07
11/18/2015 0.81
11/19/2015 0.02
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 **
11/22/2015 **
11/23/2015 1.29
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.13
11/27/2015 0.94
11/28/2015 0.05
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.00
12/1/2015 0.49
12/2/2015 0.10
12/3/2015 0.04
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.01
12/13/2015 0.03
12/14/2015 1.07
12/15/2015 0.06
12/16/2015 0.03
12/17/2015 0.04
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 T
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.47
12/22/2015 0.18
12/23/2015 0.02
12/24/2015 0.49
12/25/2015 0.00
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.29
12/28/2015 0.12
12/29/2015 2.09
12/30/2015 0.00
12/31/2015 0.09
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 T
1/5/2016 T
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.00
1/8/2016 0.01
1/9/2016 0.20
1/10/2016 0.29
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.08
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 T
1/15/2016 0.00
1/16/2016 0.00
1/17/2016 0.00
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016
1/21/2016 T
1/22/2016 0.00
1/23/2016
1/24/2016 0.00
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.07
1/27/2016 T
1/28/2016 T
1/29/2016 T
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 T
2/1/2016 0.01
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 0.90
2/4/2016 T
2/5/2016 T
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 0.00
2/9/2016 0.06
2/10/2016 T
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 T
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.20
2/16/2016 T
2/17/2016 0.03
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.00
2/25/2016 0.07
2/26/2016 T
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.01
3/1/2016 0.08
3/2/2016 M
3/3/2016 0.05
3/4/2016 T
3/5/2016 0.05
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 T
3/9/2016 0.13
3/10/2016 T
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.05
3/14/2016 0.74
3/15/2016 T
3/16/2016 0.18
3/17/2016 0.01
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 0.00
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 T
3/24/2016 0.33
3/25/2016 0.90
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.21
3/29/2016 **
3/30/2016 **
3/31/2016 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 **
4/2/2016 **
4/3/2016 **
4/4/2016 0.50
4/5/2016 T
4/6/2016 0.08
4/7/2016 0.21
4/8/2016 0.01
4/9/2016 0.10
4/10/2016 **
4/11/2016 **
4/12/2016 0.04
4/13/2016 0.00
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 T
4/21/2016 0.40
4/22/2016 T
4/23/2016 0.00
4/24/2016 0.00
4/25/2016 0.00
4/26/2016 0.04
4/27/2016 T
4/28/2016 1.10
4/29/2016 0.01
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 0.80
5/2/2016 0.40
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.30
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 0.00
5/8/2016 0.02
5/9/2016 0.00
5/10/2016 1.21
5/11/2016 0.54
5/12/2016 0.59
5/13/2016 0.01
5/14/2016 0.68
5/15/2016 T
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.01
5/18/2016 0.00
5/19/2016 0.00
5/20/2016 0.00
5/21/2016 0.00
5/22/2016 0.00
5/23/2016 0.00
5/24/2016 0.00
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 1.12
5/27/2016 0.00
5/28/2016 0.28
5/29/2016 0.02
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.00
6/1/2016 0.75
6/2/2016 0.15
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.00
6/5/2016 0.21
6/6/2016 T
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.49
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 T
6/15/2016 0.31
6/16/2016 0.00
6/17/2016 T
6/18/2016 0.00
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.03
6/22/2016 T
6/23/2016 1.76
6/24/2016 T
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 T
6/27/2016 0.11
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 0.70
7/7/2016 0.08
7/8/2016 1.28
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 **
7/11/2016 **
7/12/2016 **
7/13/2016 **
7/14/2016 **
7/15/2016 **
7/16/2016 **
7/17/2016 **
7/18/2016 0.59
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 0.00
7/22/2016 1.18
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 1.92
7/25/2016 0.74
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 0.11
7/30/2016 0.09
7/31/2016 **
8/1/2016 **
8/2/2016 **
8/3/2016 **
8/4/2016 **
8/5/2016 **
8/6/2016 **
8/7/2016 0.02
8/8/2016 0.00
8/9/2016 0.00
8/10/2016 0.00
8/11/2016 0.00
8/12/2016 0.00
8/13/2016 1.80
8/14/2016 0.00
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.04
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 0.90
8/19/2016 0.37
8/20/2016 0.14
8/21/2016 0.62
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.00
8/25/2016 0.28
8/26/2016 **
8/27/2016 0.70
8/28/2016 0.18
8/29/2016 0.00
8/30/2016 0.78
8/31/2016 0.02
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 T
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 **
9/5/2016 **
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.27
9/9/2016 T
9/10/2016 0.00
9/11/2016 0.01
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.12
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.08
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 0.00
9/20/2016 0.00
9/21/2016 0.00
9/22/2016 0.72
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.00
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.01
9/29/2016 0.95
9/30/2016 0.26



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny windy cool day. Late fall like weather.
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly sunny with a few clouds. Very windy. Cool for this time of year. No rain.
10/3/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few rain drops just before 7am. Cool windy continued. A lot if dead twigs have fallen the last few days because of the strong winds.
10/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain showes started in am but stopped before mid-morning. Resumed again late afternoon. Very windy and cool for this time of year. Very little rain from this event.
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another gray cool and breezy day. Winds continued from the NE.
10/6/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy cool again with an occassional short period of mist. Not enough to wet the pavement.
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sun late in the day. Dry, but s little warmer.
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, warmer. Dry, we need rain. More trees have started to turn their beautiful colors. Peak color usually the third and fourth week of October here in NE Illinois.
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain showers around 7:45 pm. Very little rain here. Still dry. Saw lightning to the SW of my station.
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny by mid afternoon. Very windy but dry. Warm.
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly sunny, much cooler. Dry. Peak fall leaf color starting.
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another sunny dry day with cool temperatures.
10/16/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops of rain fell around mid day. Not enough to wet the entire pavement. Very windy late afternoon into early evening. Turn much cooler.
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Frost this morning at observstion time. Dry weather continues. Peak fall color to occur this week. Already seeing amazing color on the Sugar Maple trees.
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Heavy frost at observation time. Partly cloudy, more sun than clouds, and cold. Dry weather continues.
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny cool day. Great for looking at fall colors. Very dry with big cracks showing up in the ground.
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Light rain several times starting around noon and ending before observation time. We still need rain very dry.
10/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few more drops of rain after observation. Fall color in full now. By weeks end it will be past. Tree leaves sre starting to fall. Turned cooler. Some sun in afternoon.
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly sunny, and cool. So far this month has been very dry, with very little rain.
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Rain! Biggest amount so far for the month. A few drops around noon. Steady rain started about 6pm. Mild temperatures.
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M On and off rain showers mostly in the morning. Some clearing late afternoon. Very windy and much cooler. Fall leave color has been spectacular this year. All the colors have been amazing. It helps when you live in a city that has over 100 different tree species on the City parkways.
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful late autumn day. Dry, sunny and alittle on the cool side.
10/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny day, dry and warm. Clouds arriving from the west late aftrtnoon
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M The largest one day rain event of the month. Rain started just before evening rush hour drive. Still need more rain.
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain at times. Afternoon turned much cooler. Very windy in the early evening. Not much accumulation of rain.
10/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Some mist in the early evening. Not enough to wet the pavement, but seen on windows and windshields. Frost this morning at observation time. Peak fall color has past. With all the wind a lot of leaves have fallen.
10/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light rain at observation time.
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Steady light rain all day and into the early evening hours. We need the rain as it has been a dry fall so far.
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A suuny dry day. A little warmer.
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful sunny day. Warm for this time of year. The last of the trees have turned color. Leaves are falling.
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny and warm for this time of year. Fog started forming in open areas early evening. Fog this am at observation time.
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M After the fog lifted it was sunny and warm. A great day to finish outside yard work. Not all the tree leaves are down.
11/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Rain at night. Very windy, mild temperatures. Tree leaves for the most part have fallen. We have not had a killing frost. Annual plants still flowering.
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Started sunny but turned cloudy by afternoon. Much cooler. Very windy with a lot of blowing leaves. Still seeing Robins as they pass through our area as they head South for the winter.
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny early morning and late afternoon, and partly cloudy in between. Dry. Windy. Heavy frost just before observation.
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Cold start to the day, sunny and dry.
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny dry day, after a cool start. A day good for working in the yard.
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another sunny, mild and dry day.
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Sunny start turning cloudy in the afternoon. Winds increased throughout the day. Two ways of thunderstorms hit in the evening. Temperatures dropped. Becoming very windy.
11/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy until late afternoon, then sunny. Strong winds all day and into the evening.
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny but cool day. Still windy, but as the day went on the winds started to die down.
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A cold start with wide spread frost. Sunny, dry and warmer as the day went on.
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, dry and a little warmer.
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light on and off rain showers starting in the early afternoon continuing into the evening and overnight hours.
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M On and off rain heavy at times. Windy and mild temperatures.
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain showers mostly in the morning after yesterdays observation. Very windy.
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny cool and very windy day. Dry.
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny then cloudy around noon then sunny. Melting of snow pack. 2.5" of snow on the ground.
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 M Warmer day time temperatures. Snow melting. Sunny.
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain overnight. Mild temperatures. Snow all melted away. Low areas in backyard have standing water.
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Rain at night into early am before observation. Back yard flooded. Ground saturated.
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light showers mainly in the morning. Cloudy, much colder. Low areas in backyard have standing water.
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Heavy frost at observation time. Mostly cloudy and cold. Low areas with standing water. Area rivers full. Near flood stage.
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Low areas in back yard with standing water. It was a mix of sun and clouds. Also on the cool side.
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain in the sfternoon, and overnight. Cool. Breezy.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 0.5 0.10 0.5 0.10 Snowing at observation time. Standing water from previous rains in low areas in backyard. Mixed sun and clouds, breezy.
12/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 T 0.04 T 0.04 On and off snow showers mostly in the am. Some sun in late afternoon. Snow melted away.
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry, cloudy, cool and breezy.
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild, dry and sunny. Low areas in backyard still have standing water.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry, sunny and warm for this time of year. Heavy frost at observation time. Standing water in backyard looks like a ice skating rink at observation time.
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and mild. Foggy at observation time this AM. Still have standing water in low areas in the backyard.
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Foggy most of the morning. Mild weather continues. Still have standing water in low areas of backyard.
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild and dry weather continues. Standing water in low areas in backyard.
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild temperatures continue. Sunny and dry. Still have standing water in low areas in backyard.
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Too warm to snow. Dry weather continues. Standing water in low areas in backyard. No frost in ground.
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers overnight. Mild temperatures continue. A couple of low areas still have standing water. Area rivers are full to the banks.
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild. Rain at night. Low areas in backyard still have standing water. Des Plaines river filled to top of bank, from previous rains over a week ago.
12/14/2015 7:00 AM 1.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain. Mild temperatures. Backyard flooded. Des River over its bank. Ground saturated.
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 On and off rain showers throughout the day. Des plaines river out of its banks. Backyard here flooded.
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain just before observation time. Cooler. Low areas in backyard with standing water.
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 On and off rain showers in the morning. Windy. Cooler temperatures. Low areas in backyard have standing water.
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry. A lot colder. Seasonal for this time of year. Some ice on the standing water on low areas of backyard.
12/19/2015 7:00 AM T 0.1 T 0.1 T A few flurries throughout the day. Heavier in early evening.
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, dry but cold. Seasonal weather, but we are not use to it yet. It's been so mild.
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny until late afternoon. Rain over night into today. Raining at observation time. More areas in backyard have standing water. Mild temperatures for this time of year.
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain and drizzle throughout the day. Mild temperatures continue. Low areas in backyard with standing water. Des Plaines river remains high.
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy and cool weather continues. A rain shower before observation and fog. Still have standing water in low areas of backyard.
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 T-storm in mid morning. Warm. On and off rain. Very windy in late afternoon. Low areas in backyard with standing water. Des plaines river is over its banks. Ground is saturated.
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry and somewhat mild weather continues. No white White Christmas for us. Low areas in backyard with standing water.
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A mostly sunny day. Dry, but cooler. No snow for Christmas this year. Low areas in backyard still have standing water.
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fog, drizzle and rain at night. Cool wind from NE off Lake Michigan. Low areas in backyard with more standing water.
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 T 0.12 T 0.12 Rain and drizzle in the AM. Colder with wind off Lake Michigan. Just a trace of snow at observation time. Low areas in backyard still has standing water. Des Plaines river is over its' bank flooding low areas in forest preserve.
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 2.09 2.0 2.09 2.0 2.09 After yesterdays observation we had 0.4" of snow. Then it started sleeting. We had 1.5" of sleet. That is the most sleet that I have ever seen. The sleet was followed with rain starting in the early evening. We had no ice accumulation on trees shrubs etc. We had high winds through the day, off Lake Michigan. A lot of small diameter limbs down. 3/4 of backyard is flooded.
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy, temperatures above freezing. Most of backyard covered with standing water.
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 1.5 0.09 M M 1.3" of snow fell after yesterdays observation and stopped by mid-morning. Standing water in backyard now frozen, solid ice/frozen sleet.
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A mostly cloudy day. A few peaks of the sun. Dry, not a lot of melting. Mostly a ice pack. Standing water in backyard now a ice rink.
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Mostly cloudy day with s few peaks of the sun in mid-afternoon. Continued cold with very little melting of the snow pack which is mostly all ice.
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny, seasonal temperatures. Windy in the afternoon. Standing water in backyard now an ice skating pond.
1/4/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Cloudy and cold. A few snow flurries around 4:30 pm. No accumulation. Snow pack is 2". Tried to measure water content, but it is a solid ice on my snow board. Not able to break it loose.
1/5/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M A few lake effect snow showers, melted away. Cold. At times a few peaks of the sun, but mostly cloudy.
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny and dry. Some melting of snow/ice.
1/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny in morning then cloudy in the afternoon. Warmer with temperatures above freezing. Some melting mostly off roofs.
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain showers at night. Very little amount. Mild temperatures. Some melting of the snow/ice pack. Standing water/slush in backyard.
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.5 M On and off rain. Mild temperatures. Snow and ice pack melted. 0.5" of snow pack left. Backyard mostly covered with standing water
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 0.5 0.29 1.0 M Rain change to wet snow around 2:30 pm. Most snow that fell melted. My 4" clinder was frozen in the brackets. Need water to free it in otder to bring it inside to thaw the contents. Half of the backyard flooded is now a ice skating rink. On my snow board the bottom is still ice about 1/2" thick with 1/2" of snow on top of the ice.
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Sunny, windy and very cold. Unable to measure total core on the ground because the bottom half is solid ice on the snow board. In all the years that I have measured total core never encountered this before.
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 2.0 0.08 3.0 M Sun in the morning cloudy in the afternoon. Snow flurries in early afternoon changing into a steady snow fall in mid afternoon into evening. Very light snow with little water content. Temperatures during the day warmed up into the 20's.
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M Sunny very cold and windy. By evening the winds had died down.
1/14/2016 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 M A few snow flurries starting just before noon, ending by mid afternoon. Very cold start to day, with slow warming.
1/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Sunny and spring like temperatures. Snow pack is melting. 1/2" of ice remains on snow board.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Dry. Most of the snow pack has melted away. 1/2" of ice remsins on my snow board. Most of the day light hours remained above freezing.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Some ice still on the snow board. Mostly Sunny with slowly falling temperatures.
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Snow board has 1/2" of ice yet. Sunny very cold, but dry.
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Sunny, dry very cold with bone chilling wind.
1/21/2016 7:00 AM T 0.1 T 0.5 M Slow warming. Light snow ended after observation. Some peaks of the sun. A very dry snow.
1/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.3 M Sunny and a little warmer. Still have 0.3" ice with 0.1 covering the ice, on my snow board.
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Partly sunny and warmer. Dry.
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Still not able to measure core total as it is still solid ice on my snow board. Some melting yesterday. Dry. Mostly cloudy.
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Mild, mostly cloudy with rain starting in late afternoon.
1/27/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T A few snow flurries around 5:30 pm. Melted on contact with ground. It was a Modtly cloudy and cold
1/28/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T Cloudy in the morning with snow flurries. Sunny during the mid day, and then cloudy again. Windy in the evening and cool. Temperatures above freezing during the day and into early evening.
1/29/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T A few flurries and a couple of ice pellets fell around 3:15pm. They melted on contact.
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A mostly sunny day. Dry and windy. Temperatures just above freezing, but with a wind chill in the 20's.
1/31/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T Rain showers before observation time today. Mild with a few peaks of sun.
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 On and off showers. Mild temperatures, spring like.
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and mild.
2/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.90 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Who would have thought that we would have rain and thunderstorms in the first of February. Backyard flooded
2/4/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T A couple of flurries mixed in with the rain. Windy with falling temprratures. Backyard now a ice skating rink, as is the neighbors yards. A few snow/ice piles left from the November sleet/snow storm.
2/5/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T A tace of snow. The snow was very small 1/16" round cotton ball like. A very dry snow. Cold. Back yard covered with ice in low areas.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny. Felt warm, little wind. Low ares in backyard covered with ice.
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy start to the day, with sun by mid afternoon. Warmer with temperatures in low 40's. Not bad for early February. Low aress in backyard covered with ice.
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy and chilly morning. Sun in the afternoon and, warmer with temperatures above freezing.
2/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 1.2 0.06 1.2 0.06 Snow after yesterday observation = 0.2" snow last night=1.0" total snow = 1.2".
2/10/2016 7:00 AM T 0.1 T 1.0 M A few snow flurries throughout the day. Cold. Some sun at times.
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Mostly sunny. A few clouds in late afternoon. Very cold. Dry.
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Sunny but cold day. Little wind. Not a bad winter day for February.
2/13/2016 7:00 AM T T T 0.5 M Around 8:45am we had a few snow flurries. Turned patly cloudy, windy and cold. More sun in the afternoon.
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Sunny, dry very cold.
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 1.8 0.14 2.0 0.18 Sun early im the day. Snow started 11:10am. Continued into evening hours. Windy with some drifting.
2/16/2016 7:00 AM T T T 1.5 M Early evening sleet, only a dusting. No drifting.
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 2.0 M Light snow in the afternoon into the evening. No drifting. Same water content for rain gauge and snow board.
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 M Sunny, cold day.
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Sunny and warmer. Snow melted away. Low areas in backyard with standing water.
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Sunny in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon. Very windy and mild temperatures into the 60's. Several power outages in our area because of the high winds reported to gust over 50 miles per hour.
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No snow left except for big piles in parking lots. Still some standing water in low areas in backyard. Birds moving North now. Seen flocks of robins and starlings.
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Alittle sun early then cloudy, dry.
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A mild day with some sun. Dry. A pretty nice day for February.
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy day. Mild temperatures. Dry.
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 1.0 0.06 Snow started around 10:45am. Blowing snow. At the beginning most snow melted on contact on both grass and pavement surfaces. Snow board had 1.0". It was very windy.
2/26/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T A few flurries around 5:30pm. No snow on the snow board. Some sun in the AM windy. The rest of the day was cloudy.
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The day started sunny but turned cloudy by mid-morning. Very little wind. Dry but on the cool side.
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, warm, windy and dry. A great day for late February.
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain showers around 7:30 pm. Mild with a record setting high temperature of 62 degrees. It was sunny at the start of the day turning cloudy by mid afternoon.
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 0.2 0.05 0.2 0.05 Rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow. Only minor accumulation. I can't remember a season where it has been so hard to measure from the snow board. It seems like we have had ice several times stuck to the snow board making it very difficult to get off and into the 4" round cylinder.
3/2/2016 7:00 AM M 0.1 0.13 1.0 M Windy with drifting snow. Most snow fell in the late morning and continued into late afternoon. {EDIT: Observer reported 0.90 of new precip. Surrounding reports show 0.09 to 0.12. It looks like the new snowfall amount was accidently entered into this category. Changed precip report to NA until observer can be contacted to verify. Submission time before edit:3/02/2016 8:32 AM -DNT.}
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 0.04 1.5 M Still snowing at observation time. Very little wind. Started snowing overnight. Sunny until late afternoon.
3/4/2016 7:00 AM T T T 1.5 M A few snow flurries in the AM. Cloudy and cold.
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.4 0.05 0.5 0.05 Sunny until very late in the afternoon. All snow melted frim snow board. Only trace amounts could be seen in some grass areas. Melted core value was the same today for both the rain gauge and snow board.
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 All snow has melted away except for big piles in parking lots.
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. Dry. No snow.
3/8/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sun then clouds a few rain showers around noon then sunny much warmer. Still have standing water in low areas in backyard.
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny in the morning then more clouds in the afternoon. Rain at night. Low areas with standing water.
3/10/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A little light rain around noon. Mild temperatures continues.
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A cloudy overcast day. Cooler, with wind off Lake Michigan.
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A sunny day on the cool side. Dry.
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain at observation time. Cool.
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.74 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A cold rain. Ground saturated backyard with standing water.
3/15/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light drizzel at observation time. Standing water in backyard.
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 T-storm around 10:45 pm. Standing water in low areas of backyard.
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 On and off showers in the morning and again in the evening. Very windy. A lot of limbs down. Mostly dead limbs. Standing water in low areas in backyard.
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny in AM. A few afternoon clouds, then sumny by evening. Dry
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny, mild temperatures. Cool overnite. Dry.
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny then cloudy mid-day then clear overnite. Dry. Still have standing water in low area of backyard.
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny day. Cool with wind off lake. Dry. No standing water in backyard.
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, cool and dry.
3/23/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I was outside around 11:00 am and felt a couple of drops of rain on my face. That was it. No standing water in low areas of backyard.
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain on and off started in mid-afternoon. Cold with wind off Lake MI.
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.90 T T T T Rain heavy at times. Around 2:40pm saw snow/sleet mixed with rain, no accumulation of snow. Snow melted on contact with ground/pavement.
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny but cold, with wind off lake MI. Dry. Ground saturated, backyard with standing water.
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny until late afternoon, then cloudy. Dry. Still have standing water in low areas in backyard.
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Starting raining at 3:40 pm. Low areas in backyard flooded.
4/5/2016 7:00 AM T T T T T Cloudy, windy and cold. A few flurries from time to tlme floating through the air. Not enough to wet the pavement.
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Sunny, cool, breezy. Cloudy with rain by evening. T-storms over night near by. Very little rain in guage at obsrrvation time. Low areas in backyard with standing water. Ground saturated.
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cold, windy and wet. Low areas in backyard with standing water.
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 T T T T Sometime during the day we had it all.... Rain, sleet, snow, wind, clouds and a peak or two of the sun.
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 1.0 0.05 1.0 0.05 We had wind, rain, snow, clouds and sun. Low areas in yard with frozen water.
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, but a cold wind off Lake Michigan kept temperatures down, and not spring like at all. The cold temperatures of last week damaged the flower buds on the Magnolia trees.
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon. Cold wind off Lake Michigan. Dry. Still have standing water in backyard.
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, still had a cold wind off Lake Michigan, but warmer. Standing water in backyard now gone. Beautiful spring day. Magnolia flower buds badly damaged by the freezing temperatures of last week. Flowers are brown and dead looking on the trees.
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny beautiful spring day.
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another beautiful sunny day. No clouds, with temperatures in the low 70's.
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny and dry.
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny until mid afternoon, then cloudy. Warm for this time of year. No rain for several days.
4/20/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple of drops of rain. Cold wind off Lake MI.
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Rain in the evening and over night. Grass has greened up and starting to grow.
4/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Mixed sun and clouds, warm. Only a trace of rain.
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Cloudy, windy and cold, with wind off lake MI. Full sun at 3:00pm for balance of day. No rain.
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny a little warmer. Still had a cool wind off Lake MI. Dry.
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny start to the day. Clouds by late afternoon. Warm and dry.
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Most of the day was sunny. Clouds in mid afternoon. Very warm for this time of year. A couple of drops of rain around 6pm. You could count the large drops on one hand. Could hear thunder to the North. Most of the T-storms were north of my locations. T-storm and rain at 9:50pm. Not much rain for us.
4/27/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Around 6:00pm we had a fine mist with a low cloud ceiling. Windy and cold for this time of year. Crab apple trees are starting to bloom. Red Bud trees are in full bloom.
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M Light rain started around 3:50pm and continued on and off throughout the evening and overnight. Heavy rain at about 1:00am pounding down on the roof woke me up. Low areas in backyards in our neighborhood have standing water. Cool temperatures with wind off Lake MI.
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Another damp, cold, cloudy day. Light rain at night before observation reading. Backyard with standing water in low areas. Flowering trees, shrubs and tulips (the flowers) will last longer with the cool temperatures.
4/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another cloudy cool day. Dry some sun late in the day. Backyard still has standing water plus a male and female Mallard Duck.
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Rain started around 9:30am and continued into the evening. Most of the backyard is under water as is my neighbors. Very cool temperatures. This will result with alot of leaf diseases on trees and shrubs showing up later this spring and into early summer.
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Ground is saturated. Light rain started around 6:46 pm. T-storm around 9:00pm. Heavy rain. Back yard flooded. We can use a few days of dry weather.
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny, dry but cool wind off Lake MI. A few clouds in the afternoon. Backyard still has standing water.
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Rain in the overnight with passage of cold front. More of the backyards in this block are flooded. Ground is saturated. Flowering crab apple trees will be in full bloom for Mother's Day. Right on time for our area.
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny start to the day. Then clouds and a cold wind off Lake MI. Dry. Ground still saturated. Backyard still has standing water.
5/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, warmer, and dry. Cool temperatures with off Lake MI. Low areas in backyard still with standing water. Flowering trees still looking beautiful in full bloom.
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly sunny, dry a beautiful day to enjoy the flowering trees, shrubs and tulips. Low areas in yard still have standing water. Slowly drying out.
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M T-storm at 7:30am. Very little rain. Became very windy and much colder with wind off Lake MI. Turned sunny in afternoon. Low areas on backyard with standing water. Hard to dry out when it keeps raining.
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful sunny warm Mother's Day. Dry. Down to one small area with standing water in backyard.
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 1.21 M M M M Rain overnight. Heavy at times. Rain stopped at observation time. Backyard is a lake.
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M A lot of standing water in low areas of yards. Rained into the afternoon. Two day rain total of 1.75".
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Numberous T-storms after midnight. Heavy down pours. Backyards in our block with standing water. We will be pumping again today. Ground is saturated. Since May 1, I have measured 3.86" of rain.
5/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A few light showers mid-morning. Saw peaks of the sun late afternoon. Ground saturated. Backyards in my block with standing water which we are pumping to the street in front of our houses.
5/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Sunny until mid afternoon then rain by early evening. Pumping backyards again today.
5/15/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy windy and cold overcast day with a couple of sprinkles.
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny cool day. Dry no rain. Still pumping water from low areas in backyard.
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sunny, mild with clouds in late afternoon into the evening. Rsin showers overnight. No standing water in backyard this morning. Backyard like a spong. Ground is saturated.
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Dry. Cool wind off Lake MI. Cloudy until mid afternoon. Then sunny.
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny and dry. Cool wind off Lake MI.
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M It was another sunny dry day. Still had a cool breeze off Lake MI. Backyard is slowly drying out.
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny start, but then turned cloudy for the rest of the day. Warmer. No rain. Soil still plenty wet.
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful perfect day. Sunny, dry and a cool breeze off Lake MI. Temperatures in the low 70's.
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another sunny, warm and dry day, with wind off Lake MI.
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another nice day. Dry, warm and sunny. Still had the lake breeze.
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Some clouds, but mostly sunny.
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M Heavy rain events with lightning in the early evening.
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Cloudy morning with more sun in the afternoon. Warm and more humid. No rain.
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M On and off rain showers mainly throughout the afternoon and early evening.
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cloudy windy AM. More sun in the afternoon. Still windy. Warm. Light rain ovetnight
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A mostly sunny day. Dry, and warm.
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M It was another beautiful day. It has been a long time since we had such a nice Memorial Day weekend with all days of great weather.
6/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M 0.45" rain that started at 3:35 PM lasting on and off into early evening. 0.30" rain over night. Raining at time of observation 7:00 AM. It was sunny with a few clouds most of the day. Warm. Low area in backyard with standing water.
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Rain after 7:00 AM measurement. Partly cloudy balance of day.
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful sunny day. Not hot or humid.
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful day. Sunny and dry. A little more humid in late afternoon.
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M On and off rain showers into the afternoon = 0.17. Then rain overnight = 0.04. Total 24 HR = 0.21". Temperatures on the cool side.
6/6/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Around 9:30 pm a shower not enough to wet the entire pavement. Most of the day was partly cloudy and windy.
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly cloudy, windy and warm. A very nice day to work outside.
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly cloudy with some peaks of sun. Cool temperatures needed a jacket. Great sleeping weather. Dry, low humidity.
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly sunny day with a few afternoon clouds. Cool temperatures, and low humidity. Grass lawns look great. Had enough rain so far this summer you don't need to water the grass. Only thing needing water has been newly planted plants, just to get them started.
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Cloudy until late afternoon then sun. Rain started around noon, finished by 5:00pm. That = 0.19". T-storms after midnight, that = 0.30" for 24 HR total of 0.49". It was cool yesterday needed a jacket. Almost turned the heat on in the house in the AM.
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, hot, humid and windy. An August type day.
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, hot, not as humid, windy with no rain. Newly planted plants will need water this week. Hopefully we get rain.
6/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny dry but cool day. Needed a jacket or long sleeve shirt
6/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M The day started sunny and cool. Early afternoon was cloudy snd warmer with a few drops of rain. Not enough rain to wet the entire pavement. Then the sun returned heating up the day to the warmest temperatures of the day. Comfortable humidity.
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M A couple of drops of rain around 5:30 pm. Not enough to wet entire pavement. T-storm at 2:00 am with heavy downpour. Sunny at observation time this morning.
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, hot, humid.
6/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M The day started sunny but then turned cloudy. Very light rain showers at 10:30 AM. Much cooler with wind off Lake Michigan.
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful sunny day. Cool breeze off Lake Michigan.
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M The day started sunny and cool. By mid-day temperatures had reached the 80's, with a thin layer of high. By late afternoon it was very warm and more humid.
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M It was a sunny hot and dry day.
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Sunny start to the day. Cloudy late morning. At 11:55 we had a brief downpour that didn't last long. A few blocks to the NW of my station there was no rain.
6/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M It was a beautiful sunny day. Warm with lower humidity. A sprinkle at observation time this AM. Stopped a few minutes later. The rain dried on contact with pavement.
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 1.76 M M M M T-storm st 8:00 pm produced heavy downpour. Received 1.74" of rain between 8:00 pm and 8:55 pm. Very foggy at observation time this am. Most of the day was warm and humid under partly cloudy skies.
6/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Fog and mist after yesterdays observation. Clouds until late in thr day, then sunny and cool. Early evening you needed a jacket outdoors.
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M It was a beautiful sunny day. Not humid or hot. The grass is nice and green with all the rain we had this week. This is also a very good growing year for trees, shrubs, flowers, and evergreens.
6/26/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M The day was sunny, hot and humid. Dry until rain started to fall at 6:59 am just 1 minute before my observation time.
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Raining at observation time. Lasted about 30 minutes. Then sunny hot and humid.
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, hot ,humid and windy. A few clouds at sunset. No rain.
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Cool. Cloudy in the am and sunny in the pm. Needed a light jacket. Good sleeping weather. No A/C needed.
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful summer day. Low humidity, and temperatures. A few clouds around. Need some rain to keep the grass green. All the plants are looking great.
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly sunny, warm and dry. Any rain around missed us.
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly sunny day. Cool temperatures with wind off lake. Dry with low humidity.
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A few high clouds otherwise sunny, dry and cool with wind off Lake MI. Around 10 pm clouds moved in. Grass is starting to change color due to the lack of rain. Need some rain now.
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Cloudy not as cool and a little more humid as the day went on.
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Pre dawn heavy thunderstorms. A lot of lightning and rain. Still raining at observation time. It was a hot and humid day. Partly cloudy.
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Rain ending around 9:00am yesterday. Two day total 0.78". The rest of the day was partly cloudy, hot and humid. No more rain.
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Partly cloudy hot snd very humid. At 6:10pm heavy rain started from slow moving thunderstorm. 1.24" fell in 40 minutes. Low areas in backyard with standing water. Rain stopped before sunset.
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly sunny, windy and humid to start day. No rain. Cooling off in evening and less humid.
7/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, warm and dry.
7/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny and hot. A little afternoon and evening cooling off Lake MI. Nice evening. Dry, no rain, and we need rain.
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Need rain. Newly planted trees are starting to wilt.
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 1.18 M M M M At 12:50pm a very light sprinkle, did not wet pavement. A half hour later a couple a big drops fell. Otherwise it was a mostly suuny hot and humid day. Then at 8:50 pm we got a million dollar t-storm that lasted several hours. That rain will save a lot of newly planted trees, as they were starting to wilt.
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Cloudy early morning then sun and some clouds mixed. Very hot and humid. No rain.
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 1.92 M M M M Sunny very hot and humid. T-storms started around 5:50pm. That was round one for t-storms. Another line of t-storms started before midnight and lasted into the early am. In the last three days we have had over 3" of rain. We needed it. Low areas in backyard have standing water this morning.
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Mostly sunny hot and very humid. T-storms again early evening. Standing water in the backyards. We have had 3.84" of rain in the last 4 days. So far for the month we have had 6.49" of rain. Ground saturated in many areas.
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, hot but a little less humid. No rain. Low areas in our block still have standing water.
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A partly cloudy hot and somewhat humid day. A light east wind in the afternoon off Lake MI gave us a little cooler breeze.
7/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Hot, sunny and dry. Light wind. Backyards have no standing water.
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Sunny hot and humid. T-storms in the afternoon. We were on the NE edge of the passing T-storms. Very little rain, but a lot of lightning and thunder. Cooler in the evening with NE wind off Lake MI.
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Hit and miss T-storms mostly around us. Very little rain here.
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Some clouds at times but mostly sunny, warm and humid. Dry. We need rain. Some newly planted plants are starting to wilt.
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A nice day with lower humidity. Sunny, wind off Lake MI. Dry.
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny in AM then more clouds in the afternoon. Very dry need rain.
8/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, warm and more humid. Need rain. Plants are starting to show stress from lack of water.
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 1.80 M M M M Rain and T-storms in the AM and again in the evening into the over night hours. AM rain total was 0.12" and the evening rain was1.68" total 24 hr 1.80". It was very warm and humid.
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly cloudy day. Warm less humid as the day went on.
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another warm and humid day. Mostly sunny.
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain overnight. Partly cloudy warm and humid. Cooler lake (MI) breeze.
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Warm and humid. Mostly sunny day. Lake breeze in afternoon. Didn't cool much.
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M A couple of drops fell at 4:15pm. Measured a trace. Pavement not entirely wet. Then at 5:15am t-storm followed by another t-storm prior to 7:00am reading. That amount was 0.90". Still a light rain at observation time.
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Raining at yesterdays observation stopped soon after observation with only a trace measured. T-storm around 11:30 pm with heavy rain fall short duration storm. That measured 0.37". It was a very hot and humid day. Mostly sunny.
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M T-storm around 10:00 am. Heavy down pour short duration. Most of the day was sunny hot and humid. Had a trace of rain overnight.
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Mid morning rain with heavy down pour. Low areas in backyard with standing water. A brief shower around 6:30 pm. That amounted to 0.01". Last 4 days we have had just over 2" of rain. We needed it.
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly cloudy windy and much cooler. Fall like, but dry. No A/C needed.
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, cool and dry. Another Fall like day.
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly cloudy warmer and more humid. Dry.
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Morning rain after observation = 0.17". Ending late morning. Rain overnight = 0.11" total 24 hr = 0.28". Afternoon was sunny hot and very humid.
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Raining at the time of observation on Saturday 8/27. Muggy mostly cloudy day. Warm.
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M T-storm around 3:30pm = 0.11" and again before observation time = 0.67" total rain for 24 hrs = 0.78". Low areas in backyard with standing water. Still raining lightly at observation time. Heavy part of this storm has now moved east
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain continued through yesterdays observation. Not much. 0.02". Rest of day was humid but no rain. Sun clouds mixed.
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A much cooler day, with lowering humidity. High temperatures in the 70's. Wind off Lake MI.
9/2/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Light lake effect rain showers in the afternoon around 3:40pm. Partly cloudy cool and breezy.
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A perfect weather day. Sunny, cool and dry. Beautiful day!!!!!!
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A very humid, hot, sunny and windy day with no rain.
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M 0.05" rain at noon. Storm moved North of us. 0.22" before morning observation. Total 0.27".
9/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops of rain after yesterdays observation. Continued hot and humid.
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A very humid and warm day. No rain.
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Around 8:40 am very light showers on and off occurred. Followed by sun and clouds by mid day. Windy and much cooler temperatures.
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful mostly sunny day. Dry, cool temperatures. More Fall like weather.
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful sunny day with low humidity. Perfect Fall day.
9/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Mostly sunny warm and humid day. Rain at 3:45am, before morning observation.
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful day. Sunny, cool with low humidity.
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A pleasant day. Mostly sunny with a cool lake breeze.
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Light rain in early morning before observation.More humid.
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M The day started off very humid, with cooler less humid weather moving in. Windy and partly cloudy.
9/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A beautiful sunny day with low humidity.
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M A sunny hot and more humid day. Cloudy in early evening. We are dry. Need rain.
9/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Another sunny warm day. Not as humid. Need rain. Grass turning a light green and is not growing.
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Rain after observation time around 7:30am = 0.64". Then rain again in the afternoon 1:45pm = 0.08". Total for the 24 hour day was 0.72". We needed this rain. The sky in the am rain was really black. Theses were t-storms.
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Partly cloudy and warm.
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Mostly cloudy day. Cool wind off Lake MI. No rain.
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Cloudy much of the day. Sun late in the sfternoon. Cool with wind off lake MI. Perfect football weather.
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny warm and humid day. No rain here. Trees shrubs and plants will need rain before going into winter.
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sunny, cool and very windy. Dry. The trees and other plants need rain going into the winter.
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sunny, cool and windy day. Clouds developed in early evening with light rain over night.
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.95 M M M M On and off rain showers throughout the day. Heavy rain fall around 6:30 pm. Windy and cool. Rain coming off Lake MI. We needed this rain.
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M On and off rain showers throughout the day. Cool. The rain is very good for the trees and shrubs before going into winter.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/10/2015 10/12/2015 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Dry mild weather continues. Fall color reaching peak. Without rain, leaves are holding on longer. Beautiful displays of color this year.
11/21/2015 11/23/2015 7:00 AM 3 1.29 4.5 1.29 I was out of town for the first snowfall of the season.
3/29/2016 4/04/2016 7:00 AM 7 0.50 0.0 0.00
4/10/2016 4/12/2016 7:00 AM 3 0.04 0.0 0.00 Traveled out of state.
7/10/2016 7/18/2016 7:00 AM 9 0.59 M M Back from vacation.Rain last night T-storm at 11:15pm July 17.
7/31/2016 8/07/2016 7:00 AM 8 0.02 M M Back from vacation. Not very much rain here last week.
8/26/2016 8/27/2016 7:00 AM 2 0.70 M M No rain on the 26th. Rain overnight heavy at times. Raining at time of observation, this AM. Rain total 0.70". Low areas in backyard have standing water.
9/4/2016 9/06/2016 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Dry.



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