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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 16 2.90 2.97 31 2.97 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 3.17 2.73 30 2.73 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 16 2.22 1.20 31 1.20 31 0.00 0 0 7 9 11.1 5 20
Jan 17 1.77 3.40 31 3.40 31 0.00 0 0 13 7 0.3 2 0
Feb 17 1.55 2.04 28 2.04 28 0.00 0 0 8 2 1.7 2 2
March 17 2.42 4.97 31 4.97 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 2.3 2 2
April 17 3.43 5.80 30 5.80 30 0.00 0 0 11 5 0.0 0 0
May 17 4.12 5.42 31 5.42 31 0.00 0 0 13 1 0.0 0 0
June 17 4.02 2.39 30 2.39 30 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
July 17 4.09 5.46 31 5.46 31 0.00 0 0 13 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 3.79 3.13 31 3.13 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 3.10 1.19 30 1.19 30 0.00 0 0 4 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.58" 40.70" 365 days 40.70" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 122 days 41 days 15.4" 11 days 24 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
10/1/2016 0.04
10/2/2016 0.41
10/3/2016 0.00
10/4/2016 0.00
10/5/2016 0.00
10/6/2016 0.37
10/7/2016 0.76
10/8/2016 0.00
10/9/2016 0.00
10/10/2016 0.00
10/11/2016 0.00
10/12/2016 0.11
10/13/2016 0.23
10/14/2016 0.00
10/15/2016 0.00
10/16/2016 0.18
10/17/2016 T
10/18/2016 0.00
10/19/2016 0.00
10/20/2016 0.07
10/21/2016 0.00
10/22/2016 0.00
10/23/2016 0.00
10/24/2016 0.00
10/25/2016 0.00
10/26/2016 0.19
10/27/2016 0.55
10/28/2016 0.00
10/29/2016 0.00
10/30/2016 0.06
10/31/2016 0.00
11/1/2016 0.00
11/2/2016 0.00
11/3/2016 0.77
11/4/2016 0.00
11/5/2016 0.00
11/6/2016 0.00
11/7/2016 0.00
11/8/2016 0.02
11/9/2016 T
11/10/2016 0.00
11/11/2016 0.00
11/12/2016 0.00
11/13/2016 0.00
11/14/2016 0.00
11/15/2016 0.00
11/16/2016 0.00
11/17/2016 0.00
11/18/2016 0.00
11/19/2016 0.04
11/20/2016 0.00
11/21/2016 0.00
11/22/2016 0.00
11/23/2016 0.38
11/24/2016 0.12
11/25/2016 T
11/26/2016 0.00
11/27/2016 0.00
11/28/2016 0.47
11/29/2016 0.93
11/30/2016 0.00
12/1/2016 T
12/2/2016 T
12/3/2016 T
12/4/2016 0.00
12/5/2016 0.43
12/6/2016 0.00
12/7/2016 0.00
12/8/2016 T
12/9/2016 T
12/10/2016 T
12/11/2016 0.13
12/12/2016 0.18
12/13/2016 T
12/14/2016 0.00
12/15/2016 0.00
12/16/2016 0.00
12/17/2016 0.02
12/18/2016 0.15
12/19/2016 0.00
12/20/2016 0.00
12/21/2016 0.00
12/22/2016 0.00
12/23/2016 0.00
12/24/2016 0.06
12/25/2016 0.00
12/26/2016 0.23
12/27/2016 T
12/28/2016 0.00
12/29/2016 0.00
12/30/2016 T
12/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 0.00
1/2/2017 0.00
1/3/2017 0.30
1/4/2017 0.36
1/5/2017 T
1/6/2017 T
1/7/2017 T
1/8/2017 0.00
1/9/2017 0.00
1/10/2017 0.01
1/11/2017 0.20
1/12/2017 0.52
1/13/2017 0.02
1/14/2017 0.00
1/15/2017 0.00
1/16/2017 0.01
1/17/2017 0.87
1/18/2017 0.01
1/19/2017 0.00
1/20/2017 1.01
1/21/2017 0.02
1/22/2017 0.00
1/23/2017 0.00
1/24/2017 0.00
1/25/2017 0.04
1/26/2017 0.03
1/27/2017 T
1/28/2017 T
1/29/2017 0.00
1/30/2017 T
1/31/2017 T
2/1/2017 0.00
2/2/2017 0.00
2/3/2017 0.00
2/4/2017 0.00
2/5/2017 0.00
2/6/2017 0.00
2/7/2017 0.65
2/8/2017 0.56
2/9/2017 0.10
2/10/2017 0.00
2/11/2017 0.00
2/12/2017 T
2/13/2017 0.00
2/14/2017 0.00
2/15/2017 0.00
2/16/2017 0.00
2/17/2017 0.00
2/18/2017 0.00
2/19/2017 0.00
2/20/2017 0.00
2/21/2017 0.15
2/22/2017 0.02
2/23/2017 0.00
2/24/2017 0.21
2/25/2017 0.01
2/26/2017 T
2/27/2017 0.00
2/28/2017 0.34
3/1/2017 0.67
3/2/2017 0.03
3/3/2017 T
3/4/2017 T
3/5/2017 0.00
3/6/2017 T
3/7/2017 0.28
3/8/2017 0.00
3/9/2017 0.00
3/10/2017 0.00
3/11/2017 0.00
3/12/2017 0.00
3/13/2017 0.05
3/14/2017 0.08
3/15/2017 T
3/16/2017 0.00
3/17/2017 0.06
3/18/2017 T
3/19/2017 0.00
3/20/2017 0.27
3/21/2017 0.01
3/22/2017 0.00
3/23/2017 0.00
3/24/2017 T
3/25/2017 0.43
3/26/2017 0.26
3/27/2017 0.02
3/28/2017 0.02
3/29/2017 0.00
3/30/2017 1.92
3/31/2017 0.87
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 T
4/2/2017 0.00
4/3/2017 T
4/4/2017 0.26
4/5/2017 0.29
4/6/2017 0.63
4/7/2017 0.00
4/8/2017 0.00
4/9/2017 0.00
4/10/2017 T
4/11/2017 0.05
4/12/2017 0.00
4/13/2017 T
4/14/2017 0.29
4/15/2017 0.17
4/16/2017 0.41
4/17/2017 0.00
4/18/2017 0.00
4/19/2017 0.00
4/20/2017 0.01
4/21/2017 0.03
4/22/2017 0.00
4/23/2017 0.00
4/24/2017 0.00
4/25/2017 0.00
4/26/2017 T
4/27/2017 0.61
4/28/2017 0.00
4/29/2017 0.00
4/30/2017 3.05
5/1/2017 1.52
5/2/2017 0.20
5/3/2017 T
5/4/2017 0.05
5/5/2017 0.02
5/6/2017 0.47
5/7/2017 0.00
5/8/2017 0.00
5/9/2017 0.72
5/10/2017 0.00
5/11/2017 0.66
5/12/2017 0.00
5/13/2017 0.00
5/14/2017 0.00
5/15/2017 0.00
5/16/2017 0.00
5/17/2017 0.00
5/18/2017 0.00
5/19/2017 0.00
5/20/2017 0.45
5/21/2017 0.54
5/22/2017 0.00
5/23/2017 0.06
5/24/2017 0.46
5/25/2017 0.01
5/26/2017 0.00
5/27/2017 0.26
5/28/2017 0.00
5/29/2017 0.00
5/30/2017 0.00
5/31/2017 0.00
6/1/2017 0.00
6/2/2017 0.00
6/3/2017 0.00
6/4/2017 0.00
6/5/2017 0.00
6/6/2017 0.00
6/7/2017 0.00
6/8/2017 0.00
6/9/2017 0.03
6/10/2017 0.00
6/11/2017 0.00
6/12/2017 0.00
6/13/2017 0.00
6/14/2017 0.10
6/15/2017 0.39
6/16/2017 0.31
6/17/2017 T
6/18/2017 0.13
6/19/2017 0.00
6/20/2017 0.07
6/21/2017 0.24
6/22/2017 0.00
6/23/2017 0.57
6/24/2017 0.02
6/25/2017 0.00
6/26/2017 0.00
6/27/2017 0.01
6/28/2017 0.00
6/29/2017 0.24
6/30/2017 0.28
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017 0.00
7/2/2017 0.00
7/3/2017 0.05
7/4/2017 0.11
7/5/2017 T
7/6/2017 0.00
7/7/2017 0.00
7/8/2017 0.06
7/9/2017 0.00
7/10/2017 0.15
7/11/2017 0.47
7/12/2017 0.00
7/13/2017 0.06
7/14/2017 0.00
7/15/2017 0.00
7/16/2017 0.00
7/17/2017 0.00
7/18/2017 0.00
7/19/2017 0.00
7/20/2017 0.75
7/21/2017 1.16
7/22/2017 2.43
7/23/2017 0.11
7/24/2017 0.05
7/25/2017 0.00
7/26/2017 0.00
7/27/2017 0.03
7/28/2017 0.03
7/29/2017 0.00
7/30/2017 0.00
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 0.00
8/2/2017 0.26
8/3/2017 0.00
8/4/2017 1.34
8/5/2017 T
8/6/2017 0.00
8/7/2017 0.07
8/8/2017 0.03
8/9/2017 0.00
8/10/2017 0.00
8/11/2017 0.07
8/12/2017 0.00
8/13/2017 0.00
8/14/2017 0.00
8/15/2017 0.00
8/16/2017 0.00
8/17/2017 0.60
8/18/2017 T
8/19/2017 0.00
8/20/2017 0.00
8/21/2017 T
8/22/2017 0.52
8/23/2017 0.00
8/24/2017 0.00
8/25/2017 0.00
8/26/2017 0.00
8/27/2017 T
8/28/2017 0.08
8/29/2017 0.16
8/30/2017 0.00
8/31/2017 0.00
9/1/2017 0.00
9/2/2017 0.00
9/3/2017 0.06
9/4/2017 0.00
9/5/2017 0.00
9/6/2017 0.00
9/7/2017 T
9/8/2017 0.00
9/9/2017 0.00
9/10/2017 0.00
9/11/2017 0.00
9/12/2017 0.00
9/13/2017 0.14
9/14/2017 0.13
9/15/2017 0.00
9/16/2017 0.00
9/17/2017 0.00
9/18/2017 0.00
9/19/2017 0.86
9/20/2017 0.00
9/21/2017 0.00
9/22/2017 0.00
9/23/2017 0.00
9/24/2017 0.00
9/25/2017 0.00
9/26/2017 0.00
9/27/2017 T
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 0.00
9/30/2017 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 55° Note: First day of change of observation time to 0700. Happy New Water Year.
10/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 56° Intermittent rain showers all day.
10/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 58° Cloudy all day with a brief peak at small patches of blue sky before sunset. Cloudy at ob time.
10/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 58° Cloudy skies all day once again.
10/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 61° Finally saw a bit of sunshine yesterday. South winds increasing this morning.
10/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 57° Woke up to lightning around 4:30am. Light rain continuing at observation time.
10/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.76 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 63° A prolonged period of rain with some thunder in the morning and then more thunderstorms in the afternoon. Storm total 1.13 inches. Very humid and warm.
10/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°(at 9:44am), Min 39°. Grass min temperature 34°. Had some patches of frost on rooftop.
10/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67°, Min 39° Clear and 44° at ob time.
10/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 42° Another beautiful autumn day. Clear and cool this morning.
10/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
10/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
10/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
10/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Patches of light frost seen on grass.
10/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 58° Thunderstorms early morning through about 6am. Apparently the very patchy light frost on Friday wasn't sufficient to kill off all the mosquitoes.
10/17/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 66° A warm and humid 68° at ob time.
10/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 68° Morning low 71°. Unseasonably warm and very windy. Peak gust 35 mph yesterday at 3:29pm. Strong winds continued overnight with a peak gust since midnight of 27 mph.
10/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 47° Clear and cool at ob time with a temperature about 23 degrees cooler than yesterday at the same time.
10/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 47° (yda) Cloudy and 51° at ob time. Rain began around 5:30pm yesterday.
10/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 42° Mostly cloudy, breezy, and cool at ob time. Awaiting some sunshine.
10/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 35°(as of 7am) Occasional mid clouds overnight prevented a hard frost. Frost on rooftops and a very thin layer on tips of grass in isolated patches (you had to look real close to see it). Minimum grass temperature was 30° at 12:13AM. At this rate and based on the long range outlook, our first hard frost likely won't happen until November.
10/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 34°(yesterday). Nice morning. Clear and 42° at ob time.
10/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 42° Warm and windy.
10/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 36°
10/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 42° Cloudy and windy. Peak gust this morning 27 mph.
10/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.55 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°(at 9:40pm yda) Min 45° Cool with rain and thunderstorms yesterday.
10/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 39° Gloomy and cool day with the high not reaching 50 for the first time this month. Crescent moon and Jupiter at sunrise today.
10/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 44°(yda) Very warm and windy overnight.
10/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 54° Very warm and windy yesterday. Bright flash of lightning and then thunder woke me up at 3:30am. Rain began about 10 min later with no additional thunder.
10/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 38° Total October precip 2.97 inches.
11/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 39°(yda) Warm and windy overnight and can still hear insects at night. Total Oct precip 2.97 inches.
11/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 58° Unseasonably warm.
11/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.77 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 55° Thunderstorms afternoon and early evening. Cubs WIN!
11/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 41° Clear and cool with some light ground fog at ob time.
11/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 41°
11/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 40° Clear and cool with very heavy dew at ob time.
11/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 38°
11/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 38°
11/9/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 38° Cloudy yesterday morning with sprinkles then mostly sunny and pleasant in the afternoon. Clear and 38° at ob time. Still awaiting our first frost of the season. Wonder if this may be a new record for the latest frost(?).
11/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 36° Some patchy frost in yard. Min grass temperature was 29° at 1:05 AM.
11/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 38° Warm and windy with low RH.
11/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 28° First freeze and widespread frost of the season. Most likely latest first frost on record.
11/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 27° One degree cooler than yesterday morning with a low of 27° and more frost.
11/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 27° Partly cloudy and 39° at ob time. Bright "super moon" last night.
11/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 35° Nice day yesterday. Supermoon setting in western sky at ob time.
11/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 34° Light fog with heavy dew and frost on rooftops at ob time this morning. Cut grass for (hopefully) the last time this year yesterday.
11/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 34°
11/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 50° Low since midnight 56°. Unseasonably warm yesterday but a great day to finish up yard work. Batten down the hatches as strong winds and colder temps are expected in the next 24 hrs.
11/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 36° Much colder with gusty WNW winds overnight. Peak gust so far 39 mph at 2:49 AM. No frozen precip observed here. Brought in funnel/inside measuring tube. Snow boards deployed yesterday as well.
11/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 38°, Min 23° Windy and cold
11/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 19° Clear, calm, and cold at ob time. Widespread heavy frost/hard freeze. Grass min temp 13°. Frost depth 2 inches.
11/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 19° Cloudy at ob time.
11/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 34° Cloudy at ob time. Greatest rainfall in 20 days.
11/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 37° Cloudy and cold at ob time with NW winds.
11/25/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 37° Heavy cloud cover and nearly uniform temperature last 24 hrs. Observed some very light drizzle on windshield while pulling in driveway last evening.
11/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 37° Very brief peak at the sun yesterday, otherwise cloudy all day and into the overnight.
11/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 32° Clear and cool morning with frost.
11/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°(at ob time), Min 33°(yda). Cloudy and very windy at ob time. Peak gust 31 mph at 6:50am. Some standing water in yard.
11/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.93 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 43° Rain...moderate at brief intervals...during the day and early evening. Areas of standing water in back yard. Event storm total 1.40 inches.
11/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 32° Great day yesterday for putting up outside holiday lights. Clear and cool with frost this morning.
12/1/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 31° A few snow flurries were seen a few miles east of here yesterday but none seen at my location. November stats: Total precipitation 2.73 inches, snowfall 0.
12/2/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 36° Saw a few snowflakes (first of season) around 9pm last evening and had drizzle overnight.
12/3/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 34° Cloudy conditions all day/night.
12/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 35°, Min 27° Cloudy at ob time and awaiting the snow.
12/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.43 5.8 M 5.5 M Max 33°, Min 31° Intermittent light snow began around 9am but moderate to heavy snow began closer to noon. One of the few times I've had to use a "snow swatter" due to build up of snow around rim of gauge.
12/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Max 34°, Min 27° Light fog at ob time.
12/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 36°, Min 27° Mostly cloudy at ob time.
12/8/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Max 32°, Min 18°. Partly cloudy, windy, and cold at ob time. Brief period of light snow around 5am. Total SD is an average of snow covered vs bare ground.
12/9/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Max 23°, Min 17° Winter has arrived. Cold and windy with snow flurries all day. Wind chills were in the teens most of day. Some snow flurries at ob time. My 4 inch soil temp has dropped to 34.
12/10/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M Max 26°, Min 17° A few flurries in the air yesterday. Temperature dipped to 17° just before 9pm and rose slighty overnight. Ready for another round of snow.
12/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 2.4 M 2.5 M Max 28°, Min 20° Snow began around 3:30pm Very light fluffy snow. Light winds.
12/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 0.8 M 2.0 M Max 36°, Min 21° Some melting yesterday. Experienced light rain, a rain/snow mix, a very brief period of ice pellets, and then all snow in evening. Winds increased overnight/early morning. Snow total from this event 3.2 inches.
12/13/2016 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Max 25°, Min 11° Interesting 24 hour temperature extremes as the max temp occurred at 5am this morning and the min at 8:24pm last evening. Very light dusting of snow (skiff?) fell in the early morning hours.
12/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Max 21°(yda morning), Min 3° Few clouds and cold at ob time.
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Max 24°, Min 0° Clear, breezy, and very cold at ob time. Crunchy snowpack.
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Max 16°(at ob time), Min 0°
12/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 2.0 M Max 25°(at ob time), Min 16° Wintry mix of snow, freezing drizzle, and snow grains. Thin glaze on south facing surfaces. Freezing drizzle at ob time. Accidents reported last evening on I-55 in the area. Robins in backyard at ob time looking for any remaining crab apples.
12/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 1.9 M 4.0 M Max 26°, Min 4° Freezing rain/drizzle varying in intensity all day. Rain gauge and outdoor surfaces have a thin coat of glaze. Snow began around 9pm with heavier snow falling overnight. Much blowing and drifting.
12/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Max 5°, Min -13° Overnight low of -13°occurred at 12:48 AM. Clear and -8° at ob time.
12/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 17°, Min -8° Partly cloudy with another great sunrise, windy, and a "balmy" 17° at ob time.
12/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Max 30°, Min 14°
12/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Max 38°, Min 21° Temperature climbed to 38° at 8:21pm last evening. Snowpack is shrinking but areal coverage is still holding. Saw a bright meteor in NW sky while taking snow measurements near ob time.
12/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Max 38°, Min 21° Sunshine and warmer temps yesterday.
12/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 T M 1.0 M Max 37°, Min 31° Some very light snow, then a rain/snow mix, before changing to all rain yesterday.
12/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 37°, Min 33° Remained just above freezing last 24 hrs. More melting but snow cover still averages around 0.5 inch of slushy snow.
12/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 33° Temperatures rose overnight with the max of 54° at 2:48 AM this morning. Only trace amounts of snow in sheltered areas. Some standing water in yard and sump running. Warm and 48° at ob time.
12/27/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 27° Very brief sprinkle just after measuring precip yesterday. Unseasonably warm and windy. All traces of snow are gone. Ground frost has thawed as well.
12/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 35°, Min 20°
12/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 44°, Min 29° Winds gusting to near 30 mph at ob time.
12/30/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 26° Very windy day. Peak gust of 47 mph recorded with second anemometer on top of outbuilding. Just a few snowflakes in the air that one had to be outside at time to observe.
12/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 25° The 24hr max temp of 39° occurred at 3am this morning. Mostly cloudy and breezy at ob time.
1/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 18° Happy New Year! Heavy frost this morning. Total December 2016 precip 1.20 inches, snowfall 11.1 inches. Total 2016 precip 46.33 inches and total snowfall 22.1 inches (half of which occurred December 2016).
1/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 17° Cloudy at ob time.
1/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 33° Rain began in afternoon. Dense fog at ob time.
1/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 11° Rain yesterday, most of which ended by noon. Clear, windy, and cold with 11° at ob time.
1/5/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Max 20°, Min 9° Strong winds yesterday made for some cold conditions while outside. A "skiff" of snow overnight/early morning. Cloudy at ob time.
1/6/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Max 17°, Min 1° Clear and very cold at ob time with a temperature holding at 1°. Wind chills between -5 and -10. Some brief snow showers/flurries yesterday.
1/7/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 11°, Min 1° Some very light flurries yesterday. Frost depth now down to 10 inches as a result of single digit air temps and no insulating snow cover.
1/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 22°, Min 1°
1/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 23°, Min 2° Rising temps overnight. Ice jam on Kankakee River near I-55 bridge.
1/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 21° Light snow around rush hour resulted in slick roads and many accidents. Increasing temperatures and wind gusts overnight. Peak gust 33 mph at 2:50AM this morning. Light rain at ob time.
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 26° Very strong and gusty winds. Peak wind 46 mph.
1/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.52 0.1 M T M Max 45° Min 28° Very active weather last 24 hrs. Thunder with brief heavy rain showers last evening. Woke up to thunder at 4:35AM this morning along with sleet and freezing rain. Dense fog yesterday afternoon/early evening. Glaze on all surfaces of 0.1 inch. Sleet depth 0.1 inch. Freezing rain and sleet at ob time. Lots of ponding water in yard thanks to frozen ground.
1/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 0.0 M Max 29°, Min 18° Sleet and freezing rain at ob time yesterday. Glaze from freezing rain coats the yard and driveway and other exposed surfaces. Backyard resembles an ice skating rink in places. Walking is difficult.
1/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 28°, Min 18° Cloudy and 28° at ob time. A lot of frozen standing water in yard and a glaze on all surfaces remaining yet.
1/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 32°, Min 21° Some melting yesterday. Heavy frost this morning. Lots of standing water (frozen) in yard.
1/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 34°, Min 24° Light rain at ob time.
1/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.87 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 33° Active weather last 24 hrs included dense fog, heavy rain, thunderstorms nearby, and a temperature spike from 39° to 47° in one hour at 1am this morning. Heavy rain over frozen ground resulted in considerable flooding/standing water in yard.
1/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 34° Some light rain/drizzle yesterday. Surface has thawed down to around 3 inches.
1/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 31°
1/20/2017 7:00 AM 1.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 34°. Rain began approx 3pm and lasted until 10:30PM with more rain beginning around 2AM this morning. Lots of standing water in yard. Very light rain at ob time. Sump pump running frequently.
1/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 38° Warm and breezy at ob time. Temp reached 49° at 3am before dropping slightly after clouds cleared out.
1/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 36° Unseasonably warm. Dense fog developed overnight and persists at ob time. Visibility about 200-300 feet. 0.01 in gauge but suspect that is condensation from fog.
1/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 35° Dense fog ended late morning. Ground has thawed with no frost depth recorded at present.
1/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 37° Another gloomy, overcast day.
1/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40º, Min 36º
1/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 T M T M Max 44°, Min 31°
1/27/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 34°, Min 28° Occasional flurries during the day.
1/28/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 28°, Min 25° Occasional flurries.
1/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 30°, Min 26°
1/30/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 28°, Min 14° Clear and cold at ob time.
1/31/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 13° Winds ramped up overnight. Peak gust 35 mph at 1:27am.
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 33°
2/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 16° Clear and cold at ob time. Wind chill around 4°.
2/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 27°, Min 16°
2/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 31°, Min 12° Clear and cold with heavy frost.
2/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 34°, Min 15°
2/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 22°
2/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.65 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 26° Active weather. Dense fog began in the evening. At least 4 periods of thunderstorms since 1AM this morning. Heavy rain with ponding in yard. Fog had lifted due to rain but was becoming denser again at ob time.
2/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.56 0.2 M T M Max 51°, Min 29° Additional thunderstorms with heavy rain after ob time yesterday along with dense fog in morning. Snow began around 5am this morning. Total storm total precipitation 1.21 inches including 0.01 snowmelt. February in northern IL.
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 1.5 M 1.5 M Max 30°, Min 12° Clear and cold at ob time.
2/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Max 24°, Min 12° Cloudy and breezy at ob time.
2/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 24° Only trace amounts of snow left in sheltered areas.
2/12/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 32° Unseasonably warm.
2/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 21° Windy yesterday with a peak gust of 38 mph. Clear and cold at ob time with 21° and a heavy frost.
2/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 22°
2/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 27°
2/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 27°
2/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 27°
2/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°(!), Min 28° Record warmth. Red-winged blackbirds are back and singing along with a few song sparrows.
2/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 30° Unseasonable warmth continues.
2/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 30° Brief period of dense fog yesterday morning.
2/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70°, Min 45° Low since midnight was only 54°(!). Record warmth continues. Light rain at ob time.
2/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 44° Fog at ob time. Record warmth continues. Spotted a couple of mosquitoes.
2/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 42° Record warmth continued. Max 4 inch soil temp was 55°. Grass continues to green up. However a change to more seasonal weather expected in coming days.
2/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 39° Temperature reached 55° yesterday morning then dropped after cold front passage. Thunderstorms after midnight and again around 5am this morning. Temperature rising again this morning.
2/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 23° Yesterday at ob time was 48° and today 23° with a wind chill of 12°. Light rain yesterday evening. Very windy overnight and woke up to hear frozen precip hitting the window. Looks like snow grains/pellets. Not enough to provide a uniform cover over ground or snowboard. Strong NW winds continue at ob time.
2/26/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 30°, Min 23° A few snow flurries during the day.
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 26° Windy yesterday. Peak gust 35 mph at 11:46 AM.
2/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 29° Thunderstorms at 1:30AM this morning that produced a peak gust of 32 mph and some loud thunder. Our third occurrence of thunder during the month of February.
3/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.67 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 49° Active severe wx across the area. Fortunately no severe storms here but there was a tornado spotted in NW Grundy co. Most significant wind/rain occurred around 10:30PM with considerable lightning. Peak gust 36 MPH at 10:40PM.
3/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 30° Falling temps all day with strong winds. Peak gust 40 mph.
3/3/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 22° A few brief snow flurries during the day.
3/4/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 22°
3/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 30°
3/6/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 60°, Min 35° Very brief sprinkle yesterday afternoon.
3/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 47° Very strong winds increased in the evening. Peak gust 41 mph at 9:35pm prior to storms. Woke up to the alarm from our NOAA Weather Radio for Severe thunderstorm watch and then again later for severe thunderstorm warning. No damage here fortunately. The 24 hr max temperature occurred at 12:27am this morning.
3/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 38°
3/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 26° Strong gusty winds. Very low RH with a min of 21% at 2:47 PM. Peak gust 45 mph at 1:04PM.
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 26° Looks like we won't be back in the upper 40s again for a bit.
3/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 34°, Min 20° Sunny, but cold.
3/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 33°, Min 17° Sunny and cold yesterday but with less wind it was more tolerable. Clear and cold this morning. A very bright full moon and two Great Horned owls calling each other including one very close that elicited a growl from my Border Collie when she heard it.
3/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 M 1.0 M Max 37°, Min 16° An even 1.0 of new snow thus far. Snow continuing at ob time.
3/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 1.3 M 1.5 M Max 31°, Min 23° An additional 0.9 inch of snow yesterday morning and more lake effect snow overnight. Very light snow at ob time.
3/15/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Max 31°, Min 16° Periods of brief snow showers yesterday. Clear and cold at ob time.
3/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 35°, Min 14° Clear and very cold at ob time.
3/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 44°, Min 14° A wee bit o' rain overnight.
3/18/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 36° Cloudy and cool with light rain/drizzle in the morning. Max temp reached at 5:20PM.
3/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 44°, Min 25° Cool, clear, and 25° at ob time with frost.
3/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 25° Thunderstorms began after 2:30am. Lots of lightning/thunder.
3/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 32° Thunderstorms redeveloped around 9-9:30am yesterday morning with a very brief shower. Storms intensified and became severe as they moved through counties to our southeast.
3/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 29° Winter has made a brief return this morning. Gusty NE winds overnight and 29° at ob time.
3/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 27° Cloudy and cold at ob time.
3/24/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 33° A pleasant 51° at ob time. Brief light shower yesterday around 6pm.
3/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 42° Record(?) warmth yesterday with a high of 82°. Strong south winds with a peak gust of 38 mph at 1:41PM. Thunder yesterday evening. Two temperature drops last night at 7pm and then again around 8:30pm. Rain at observation time.
3/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 44° Warm and 56° at ob time, warmest at ob temperature of the Month so far. Storm total precip 0.69 inch.
3/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 49°
3/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 41° Another cloudy/gloomy day with light rain.
3/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 39° Light fog and cool at ob time.
3/30/2017 7:00 AM 1.92 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 39° Wave after wave of thunderstorms with wind driven heavy rain since about 1AM. Wind driven torrential rain hitting east side of house made sleep difficult. Peak rain rate calculated by Davis Wx station was 2.94 inches/hour. Backyard flooding. Sump running non-stop. Raining at observation time.
3/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.87 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 38° Additional heavy rain yesterday resulted in a storm total of 2.79 inches. Water in backyard beginning to recede. Cloudy, windy, and cold at ob time. Area rivers on the rise. March total precip 4.97 inches, snowfall 2.3 inches.
4/1/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 30° Brief light rain/drizzle yesterday. Frost on ground at ob time and thin layer of ice on birdbath. Expected sunshine will be a welcome occurrence today. Local rivers have crested but remain very high.
4/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 30° Was great to see some sunshine yesterday. Area rivers falling but still running high.
4/3/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 43° Cloudy with light rain at ob time.
4/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 47° Cloudy and 48° at ob time.
4/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 44° Raining at ob time.
4/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.63 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 39° Storm total rainfall 0.92 inch. Peak gust 35 mph at 4:21 AM this morning.
4/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 34° Patchy frost.
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 34° Low this morning 38° and no frost. More sunshine and warmer temperatures expected today which will help the yard continue to dry out.
4/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70°, Min 38° Beautiful day yesterday. Windy at ob time and cloudy.
4/10/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 55°(24 hr) Morning low was a very warm and windy 63°. Brief thundershower after 5am. Peak gust yesterday afternoon 39 mph.
4/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 46° Storms tracked north and south of this location yesterday. Nice light show watching storms to our southeast last evening along with full moon. Some fog overnight.
4/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 34° Some brief foggy conditions and patchy frost this morning. Grass temperature min was 27° at 3:57 AM.
4/13/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 35° Sprinkle before ob time.
4/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 47°
4/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 48° Overnight low 60°. Rain and a few rumbles of thunder early evening yesterday. Mostly clear and a warm 62° at ob time.
4/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 58° Came close to turning on AC yesterday. Strong south winds all day and into night. Thunderstorm with gusty NW winds at 1:50am this morning. Power went out for a brief couple of minutes. Cooler this morning.
4/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 43° Heavy dew.
4/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 40° Another nice spring day. Heavy dew again this morning.
4/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 43° Light dew and mostly cloudy at ob time.
4/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70° Min 49° A few rumbles of thunder yesterday but storms with heavier rain mostly missed us. Low temperature at 11pm and then rising temps overnight. A warm and humid 68° at ob time.
4/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 44° Some thunder in morning. Max temp occurred at 9:27am yesterday.
4/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 42° Much cooler.
4/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 33° Mostly sunny but cool and dry yesterday. Dew points dipped into the 20s. Light frost this morning. Temp sensor above grass dipped to 27° at 5:07 AM.
4/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 37° Beautiful Sunday with sunny and dry conditions. Patchy frost again this morning but not nearly as widespread as yesterday.
4/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 37° Mostly clear and 56° at ob time. Tied my record low RH yesterday of 18% previously set in 2006.
4/26/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 56° Very brief shower yesterday evening. Heavy rain forecast for later today.
4/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.61 0.0 M 0.0 M Internet out, sending via phone app. Max 76°, Min 46°. Much cooler with 46° at ob time.
4/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 40° Cloudy and cold April day yesterday. Mostly clear and 43° this morning at ob time with heavy dew.
4/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 43° Cloudy and cool at ob time with 47° and a gusty NE wind. No rain overnight.
4/30/2017 7:00 AM 3.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 42° Waves of moderate to heavy wind-driven rain began with embedded thunder in the afternoon. Backyard flooding occurred that has subsided somewhat since yesterday evening. Peak gust 37 MPH at 7:52PM. Sump running nearly non-stop.
5/1/2017 7:00 AM 1.52 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 45° Thunder first heard around 6pm but storms and heavy rain began at around 9pm with very heavy rain again at around 10:30pm. Lots of loud thunder with storms. Backyard has some standing water. Sump running frequently. Storm 2 day total 4.57 inches. April total 5.80 since today's amount will be counted towards the May total.
5/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 42°
5/3/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 33° Cloudy, cool, and windy yesterday. Clear this morning with light frost.
5/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 35° Light rain at ob time.
5/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 40°
5/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 43° Rain overnight. Vegetation is dripping wet and a few areas of standing water in yard (again).
5/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 33° Clear and cold this morning with light frost.
5/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 33° Clear with frost this morning and a thin layer of ice on birdbath. Temperature just above grass dipped to 29° at 3:28 AM.
5/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.72 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 40° Cloudy skies gave way to clearing yesterday afternoon with pleasant conditions. Thunderstorms began overnight shortly after midnight and lasted through around 4:30 AM this morning.
5/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 43°
5/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.66 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71°, Min 52° Thunderstorms early evening.
5/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 46° Clear and cool with heavy dew. No rain to report for a change. Waiting for backyard to dry out.
5/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 45° Still some standing water in backyard. Hope the drying trend continues.
5/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 48° Heavy dew at ob time.
5/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 47° Warm and sunny. Lake breeze pushed through at 4:40PM and dropped temperature 14 degrees in one hour.
5/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 90°, Min 53° First 90 degree day of 2017. Had to turn on AC for overnight. Peppers get planted today.
5/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 67° Very warm and windy. Peak gust yesterday 30 mph. Morning "low" was 68°, close to normal high for today.
5/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 69° Warm with very strong gusty winds. Blowing dust/dirt from nearby farm fields. Peak gust (non-thunderstorm) 45 mph at 5:29PM. Woke up to lightning and a rumble of thunder around 1am(?)from storms that tracked north of this station. No rain here. Soil conditions are surprisingly dry now but not severely so.
5/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 46° Nice day yesterday. Cold front pushed through around 9:45PM with a rapid drop in temperature. A chilly 47° at ob time.
5/20/2017 6:30 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 45° Cold, wet, and windy with brief thunder yesterday morning.
5/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 52° Cloudy and cool in morning with rain and embedded thunder. Much warmer and more humid early evening. Thundershowers after 2am.
5/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 47° Heavy dew at ob time resulted in 0.01 in gauge.
5/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 50° Nice sunny skies through about 3pm. Cloudy and gloomy again after that. Light rain at ob time.
5/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 54° Cloudy with periods of mostly light rain all day and overnight. A few rumbles of thunder yesterday afternoon from embedded thunderstorms that passed to our south and east. Grass and all vegetation is dripping wet.
5/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 53° Cloudy and gloomy again yesterday with drizzle in the late afternoon and some light rain showers around 8:30PM last evening.
5/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 51° Some light fog early morning. Very heavy dew.
5/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 55° Some thundershowers yesterday afternoon. Stronger and severe storms passed well to our south, however could hear considerable distant thunder from those storms to our south. Cloudy at ob time.
5/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 56° Light fog early morning and heavy dew.
5/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 57° Heavy dew.
5/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 52° Nice day with sunshine and gusty winds. RH dipped as low as 30% during afternoon. Saw some good examples of Cirrocumulus during afternoon. Clear, cool, and winds increasing at ob time this morning.
5/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 47° Another nice day with mostly sunny skies until late afternoon. Showers went north and south of us. Clear and very cool at ob time.
6/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 47° Carbon copy of previous day minus the isolated afternoon/evening showers. Morning low 46.6°. First day of meteorological summer. Total May precip was 5.42 inches. Recorded 7 days with thunder.
6/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 51° Great day for yard work. Backyard VP2+ wx station indicated that the relative humidity dipped to 23% during afternoon and even lower in some areas as reported by some nearby wx stations. Recorded 0.23 inch of evaporation. Clear and slightly warmer this morning at ob time.
6/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 52° RH dipped to 19% in the afternoon. Some cirrus at sunrise this morning.
6/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 90°, Min 60° A warm and humid 71° at ob time. According to radar looks like storms passed about 10-15 mi north of station overnight. Ground conditions drying out quickly.
6/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 57° Hot and more humid until FROPA late evening. Clear and cooler with heavy dew at ob time. Looks like watering the garden will be required as dry conditions are forecast until late week.
6/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 52° Temperature reached a warm/humid 83° at 10:40 AM yesterday before a weak cold front pushed through. Much more refreshing air for late afternoon and evening. Installed drip irrigation for garden as prospects of rain look slim over the next week.
6/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 53° Beautiful day, would like an entire summer of days like yesterday. However, heat will be building in over the next several days. Daily evap rates have been over 0.20 inch.
6/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 48° A cool morning before the heat builds.
6/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 57° Thought I heard thunder overnight. First measurable rain in 13 days, such as it is. Not enough to help the garden so will continue to irrigate when necessary.
6/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 90°, Min 62° Third 90+ day of the month with more expected over the next few days.
6/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 66° Morning "low" was 69°. Warm and windy. Peak gust 31 MPH at 3:48 PM. Low RH along with windy/warm conditions resulted in 0.29 inch evaporation in last 24 hrs. Only 0.03 inch of rain in last 15 days.
6/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 92°, Min 70° Very warm, windy, and dry. Actually didn't feel too bad thanks to tolerable RH. A warm 72° at ob time. Watering garden, glad I installed drip irrigation.
6/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 93°, Min 68° Continued very warm and more humid. At ob temperature is a muggy 76°. Max four inch soil temp yesterday was 80°.
6/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 96°, Min 68° Very hot and humid. Max heat index was 108°. Little wind. Storms developed late afternoon. Unfortunately not much rain, but fortunately no hail. Heard thunder for over 3 hours from stronger storms to our south. Beautiful mammatus clouds in the evening and at sunset.
6/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 90°, Min 67° Greatest 24 hr rainfall in 22 days. Thunderstorm in afternoon with only 0.05 inch but more overnight. Line of storms late afternoon produced a gust of 47 mph. Thunderstorm shortly after midnight with some welcome rainfall.
6/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 64° Warm and humid yesterday. Thunderstorms and rain overnight and a more steady rain early this morning. Every little bit helps.
6/17/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 65° Morning low 72° and cloudy/humid at ob time.
6/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 69° Line of strong storms had weakened considerably before arriving here last evening. Rainfall was minimal but happy we missed any hail or damaging wind. Was awakened by another storm with strobe light-like lightning around 2:30 AM. Was anticipating strong winds/hail/rain but storm either dissipated or likely went south of us. No additional rain overnight. Lawn looks like a typical late August or early September one due to lack of rain. Total June rainfall is now 0.96 inch.
6/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 59° Very pleasant Sunday as dew points continued to drop in the afternoon.
6/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 56° Gusty winds from late morning on yesterday. Thundershower just before 7pm. Nice double rainbow after rain ended. A cool pleasant morning with cirrus and 60° at ob time.
6/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 55° Thunderstorms around 4:30PM yesterday brought some rain and about a 20 degree drop in temperature. A cool 55° on this first morning of astronomical summer 2017. Some light fog as well.
6/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 60° Morning low 70°. Significant increase in dew point late afternoon/evening. AC back on. Max temp occurred at 6PM.
6/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.57 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 67° Rain! First 1/2 inch+ rain we've had in over a month. A welcome break from watering. Warm and humid yesterday. Thunderstorms began this morning around 5:20 AM. Gust of 35 mph during start of the storm this morning.
6/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 60°
6/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 52°
6/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 51°
6/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 47° A brief shower yesterday afternoon with heavier rain/thundershowers just to our south. Heard thunder here. A cool morning low of 47°.
6/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 55° Cirrus overcast, breezy, and 63° at ob time.
6/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 63° Majority of rain fell around 11:30 AM. Finally just went over 2 inches of rain for the month.
6/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 64° Total June precip is 2.39 inches, which is the least amount of rain in June in the 10 years I've been reporting for CoCoRaHS. I need to check my written records for years prior to CoCoRaHS to compare June precip in years prior to 2007.
7/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 64°
7/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 62°
7/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 62° A humid 70° at ob time. Brief thunderstorm around 5:30 PM yesterday.
7/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 63° Brief thundershower yesterday. Thunder this morning around 5:15am with light rain.
7/5/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 66° Thunder heard late afternoon from storm to our north in Kendall county but no rain here. Correction: my backup observer mentioned that we had a few drops late afternoon during the time it thundered.
7/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 65° Afternoon thunderstorms developed in far southern Grundy but showed little movement. Thunder heard here but no rain. A warm and humid 69° at ob time with light fog early.
7/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 69°(yda) Morning low of 75°. A very warm and muggy 77° at ob time this morning. Warmest at ob temp of the year so far. Dry conditions continue here with some trees/shrubs showing stress from lack of moisture. Had to check my records to see the last time I recorded 1 inch of rain or more and that was on May 1st from rainfall the night of April 30th.
7/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 60° Narrow line of thunderstorms yesterday. Max rain rate was near 3 inches/hr but it only rained for about 1 minute. Prior to storms, heat index reached 103° thanks to a 77° dew point. Passage of cold front brought sharp drop in dew point late afternoon. Clear, cool, and very pleasant this morning.
7/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 57° Beautiful day on Saturday. Don't forget to clean out the rain gauge occasionally during the summer. It collects "gunk" quickly.
7/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 63° A warm 71° and a thunderstorm with light rain at ob time. Hoping for more rain to alleviate drought conditions locally. Nice cumulonimbus to our southeast last evening.
7/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 68° Nice steady rain after ob time. Still well below normal rain but will take what we can. Very humid and warm late afternoon/evening with a dew point of 77° at 7PM. In the evening, storms developed to our south and moved south of us. Additional severe storms near Ottawa continued east and resulted in a severe thunderstorm warning for us but those tracked just north of us with only an additional 0.03 of rain.
7/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 73° Warm/humid conditions continue. Thick cloud cover and some distant thunder yesterday morning as storms passed south of us.
7/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 71° Rain during the day was 0.04 and only a mere 0.02 additional overnight. Storms passed just to our south last night. Considerable lightning, but little rain. Peak gust of 27 mph at 12:10AM. July monthly total now 0.90 inch.
7/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 65° Heavy dew at ob time.
7/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 54° Clear and cool morning with light fog early. Grass min temperature was 51° at 3:55AM.
7/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 60° Beautiful sunrise. Red sky at morning. Dry conditions continue here.
7/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 55° Clear and a cool 58° at ob time. Watering of garden and small trees continues. July precip to date is 0.90 and total since June 1st is 3.29 inches.
7/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 54° Beautiful morning with a some cirrocumulus overhead and light ground fog.
7/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 60° Mostly clear and more humid this morning.
7/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.75 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 69° At long last, a good rain. Greatest 24 hr rainfall since May 1st. Thunder at ob time. Max heat index yesterday was 107°.
7/21/2017 7:00 AM 1.16 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 70° An active last 24 hrs. Thunderstorms after ob time yesterday, then warm and very humid. Dew point briefly hit 80° with a heat index of 105°. Cluster of storms hit shortly after 1am with torrential rain and considerable lightning. First 1 inch rainfall of the summer. Ground soaked it all in. Warm, muggy, and cloudy at ob time.
7/22/2017 7:00 AM 2.43 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 70° Max heat index yesterday was 110°. Thunder has been heard for about the last 10 hours. Amazing lightning overnight/early morning resulted in little sleep. Thanks to previous drought-like conditions, the majority of the rain has soaked into the ground with very few puddles and no large areas of standing water in yard. Light to occasionally moderate rain at ob time. Storm total last 3 days is now 4.34 inches.
7/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 70° Rain from yesterday morning after ob time. A very warm and humid morning with a temp of 76° and a rumble of thunder heard to our east-northeast shortly after sunrise. Vegetation is dripping wet.
7/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 66° All rain from brief thundershower around 9am yesterday morning. Very warm/humid all day. Strong to severe storms passed just northeast and south of us in the early evening with a rapid 10 degree temperature drop after storm outflow passed around 6pm.
7/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 59° Refreshing change of weather.
7/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 62° Beautiful day yesterday with low RH and a nice breeze. Grass is greening up and growing once again. Humidity and storm chances increase later today/tonight.
7/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 68° Warm and muggy at ob time.
7/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 63° Brief shower around 12:30PM. Heavy dew at ob time.
7/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 57° Heavy dew this morning.
7/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 56° Another beautiful day yesterday. Heavy dew at ob time.
7/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 59°. Total July rainfall 5.46 inches.
8/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 62°
8/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 63° Very slow moving thunderstorms developed late afternoon. Heard thunder for about 2 hours in the early evening as stronger storms were just to our south. Nickel size hail and torrential rainfall was reported about 5 miles southeast of here.
8/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 65° Dense fog early morning.
8/4/2017 7:00 AM 1.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 56° Storms passed just south of us early afternoon with thunder and just a few drops of rain. Beginning just before 6pm however, we had 3 waves of thunderstorms come through. The most intense produced a gust of 35 mph and a peak rainfall rate of 6.26 inches/hour. No hail. A welcome rainfall.
8/5/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 56° Very brief light sprinkles yesterday morning, hence the trace noted. Clear and cool with heavy dew this morning.
8/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 58° Nice day yesterday. Morning low 62° Thick cloud cover this morning.
8/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 63° Thick cloud cover most of day yesterday. Light rain began around 4:30 AM with some sprinkles continuing at ob time.
8/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 50° A couple of brief showers yesterday. Beautiful full moon last evening/overnight. Very cool with heavy dew this morning. Coolest morning low since June 27. Grass minimum temp dropped to 49°.
8/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 54° Cool morning with heavy dew and scattered clouds. Ground fog in nearby fields. Morning low 57°.
8/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 57° Heavy dew at ob time.
8/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 63° Storms weakened prior to arrival late last evening. Some loud, rolling thunder but not much rain. Peak gust of 26 mph around 9pm with storms.
8/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 55° Clear and cool at ob time with moderate dew.
8/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 53° A cool and clear morning.
8/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 56° Mostly clear and cool at ob time with shallow ground fog in nearby fields.
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 59° Warmer and more humid this morning. Morning low 65°. Light haze/fog.
8/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 64° Light fog early.
8/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.60 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 66° Morning low 71°. Very warm/humid yesterday with a max heat index of 99°. Heavy rain shower between 3 and 4pm produced a quick 0.56 inch with a max rain rate of over 3 inches/hr. Only heard one rumble of thunder. Light rain since 6am and at ob time.
8/18/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 64° Trace of rain from yesterday morning. Nice morning, clear with a pleasant temperature of 65°. Light dew.
8/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 60°
8/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 59°
8/21/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 62° Very humid. Very brief sprinkle around 5:30PM yesterday. Lightning/thunder around midnight but no rain. Light fog and cloudy this morning. Wondering if cloud cover will break any before eclipse. Not looking good at the moment.
8/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.52 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 66°. Unfortunately, cloudy conditions during solar eclipse yesterday. Clouds moved in late morning. Some did see a brief glimpse of the eclipse during thin spots in overcast. Thunderstorms last night around 11pm produced a lot of lightning/thunder but only 0.33 inch of rain. Additional rain fell after 3am this morning. A most welcome rainfall. Gloomy at ob time.
8/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 55°
8/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 53° Clear and cool at ob time with heavy dew. Ground fog in nearby fields.
8/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 48° Mostly clear and very cool this morning with some ground fog in nearby field and very heavy dew. Grass minimum temperature (sensor just above grass) dropped to 43°.
8/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 49° Morning low 52°. Altocumulus at sunrise.
8/27/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 56° Morning low 59°. Few sprinkles late afternoon.
8/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 60° One rumble of distant thunder yesterday with light rain and another rumble about 30 min before ob time this morning. Could use more rain. Large cracks in ground again. Most rain fell after 3am this morning.
8/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 59° Lots of thunder yesterday afternoon but not much rain. Foggy this early morning. Vsby approx 1/2 mile at ob time.
8/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 56° Fog again this morning.
8/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 58° Total August precip was 3.13 inches. Total for meteorological summer (Jun-Aug) 10.98 inches.
9/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 54° Partly cloudy, cool, and breezy on this first morning of meteorological fall.
9/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 42° Brr...with a low of 41.7°, this is the coldest morning since May 5th. Some patchy ground fog.
9/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 43° Morning low 52°. Brief showers around 9pm.
9/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 53° Breezy and 63° at ob time with a blood-red sun at sunrise. Residual smoke from recent western fires(?).
9/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 54° Much cooler and breezy this morning. Red moon last evening from western fires. Ground is hard and very dry with large cracks.
9/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71°, Min 48°
9/7/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 48° A very brief sprinkle yesterday late afternoon.
9/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 50°
9/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 51° Great weather for early September.
9/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 42° A chilly 41.6° early this morning. Great weather for early September. Very dry, but enjoying the lack of mosquitoes this fall. Last year at this time we couldn't spend any time in the backyard. Don't forget that weekly Condition Monitoring Reports are appreciated.
9/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 43° Clear and cool at ob time with light dew.
9/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 45° Some light fog.
9/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 53° Light rain courtesy of Irma.
9/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 59° Fog at observation time. VSBY 1/2 mile.
9/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 60° Dew points back in the mid 60s yesterday. We had been enjoying the dew points in the upper 40s and 50s the last week or so.
9/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 60° Warmer and more humid.
9/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 63° Very warm. Had to turn AC back on.
9/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 52°
9/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.86 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 53° Pleasantly surprised to find 0.86 inch of rain had fallen overnight. Much needed rainfall.
9/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 61°
9/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 92°, Min 64° Morning low a warm 70°. Max heat index yesterday 103°.
9/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 93°, Min 65° Unseasonable warmth continues. Max heat index 103°. Many migrating fall warblers in yard last few days. Still seeing hummingbirds but numbers have diminished in last 2 days.
9/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 94°, Min 65° Second warmest day of 2017. Max heat index was 104°.
9/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 94°, Min 63° Heat wave continues with the 4th 90°+ day in a row. Could today be #5? Very dry as well with no rain in sight.
9/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 62° Fifth 90 degree day in a row.
9/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 62° Morning low 67°. Yesterday was our sixth 90 degree day in a row.
9/27/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 93°, Min 62° Yesterday was the seventh straight day of 90 degree heat. Brief sprinkle around 5:30PM, counted about 20 drops. Cooler this morning.
9/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 46° A return to Autumn. A few clouds and cool this morning with an at ob temperature of 46°. Dry conditions continue.
9/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 46° Morning low 51°.
9/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 44° Clear and cool. Total Sep precipitation was 1.19 inches.



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