Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-17 Latitude 41.372759
Station Name Ottawa 1.6 N Longitude -88.841506
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 630



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 2.87 2.98 31 2.98 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 3.17 2.73 30 2.73 30 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 16 2.20 1.35 31 1.35 31 0.00 0 0 7 8 13.5 4 0
Jan 17 1.60 2.31 31 2.31 31 0.00 0 0 12 6 0.4 2 0
Feb 17 1.54 0.51 28 0.51 28 0.00 0 0 7 2 2.0 3 0
March 17 2.57 5.47 31 5.47 31 0.00 0 0 14 3 3.5 2 0
April 17 3.29 8.28 30 8.28 30 0.00 0 0 17 0 0.0 0 0
May 17 4.18 4.68 31 4.68 31 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
June 17 3.92 3.50 30 3.50 30 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 4.01 5.57 31 5.57 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 3.85 2.50 31 2.50 31 0.00 0 0 9 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 3.29 0.24 30 0.24 30 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.49" 40.12" 365 days 40.12" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 126 days 31 days 19.4" 11 days 0 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 0.01
10/2/2016 0.08
10/3/2016 0.01
10/4/2016 0.00
10/5/2016 0.00
10/6/2016 0.64
10/7/2016 0.34
10/8/2016 0.00
10/9/2016 0.00
10/10/2016 0.00
10/11/2016 0.00
10/12/2016 0.07
10/13/2016 0.68
10/14/2016 0.00
10/15/2016 0.00
10/16/2016 0.14
10/17/2016 0.00
10/18/2016 0.00
10/19/2016 0.00
10/20/2016 0.03
10/21/2016 T
10/22/2016 0.00
10/23/2016 0.00
10/24/2016 0.00
10/25/2016 T
10/26/2016 0.24
10/27/2016 0.59
10/28/2016 0.01
10/29/2016 0.00
10/30/2016 0.14
10/31/2016 0.00
11/1/2016 T
11/2/2016 0.00
11/3/2016 0.67
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 0.02
11/20/2016 0.00
11/21/2016 0.00
11/22/2016 0.00
11/23/2016 0.63
11/24/2016 0.08
11/25/2016 0.01
11/26/2016 0.00
11/27/2016 0.00
11/28/2016 0.52
11/29/2016 0.78
11/30/2016 0.00
12/1/2016 0.00
12/2/2016 T
12/3/2016 0.00
12/4/2016 T
12/5/2016 0.55
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 0.11
12/12/2016 0.22
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 0.12
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 0.04
12/25/2016 0.00
12/26/2016 0.29
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 0.04
1/4/2017 0.09
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 0.02
1/11/2017 0.22
1/12/2017 0.28
1/13/2017 0.00
1/14/2017 0.00
1/15/2017 0.00
1/16/2017 0.04
1/17/2017 1.16
1/18/2017 0.01
1/19/2017 0.00
1/20/2017 0.33
1/21/2017 0.03
1/22/2017 0.00
1/23/2017 0.00
1/24/2017 0.00
1/25/2017 0.05
1/26/2017 0.04
1/27/2017 T
1/28/2017 T
1/29/2017 0.00
1/30/2017 T
1/31/2017 0.00
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 0.08
2/8/2017 0.06
2/9/2017 0.11
2/10/2017 0.00
2/11/2017 0.00
2/12/2017 0.00
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 0.05
2/22/2017 T
2/23/2017 0.00
2/24/2017 0.15
2/25/2017 0.03
2/26/2017 T
2/27/2017 0.00
2/28/2017 0.03
3/1/2017 1.65
3/2/2017 T
3/3/2017 T
3/4/2017 0.00
3/5/2017 0.00
3/6/2017 T
3/7/2017 0.29
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 0.19
3/14/2017 0.08
3/15/2017 0.00
3/16/2017 0.00
3/17/2017 0.04
3/18/2017 0.01
3/19/2017 0.00
3/20/2017 0.34
3/21/2017 0.00
3/22/2017 0.00
3/23/2017 0.00
3/24/2017 0.02
3/25/2017 0.39
3/26/2017 0.36
3/27/2017 0.02
3/28/2017 0.02
3/29/2017 0.00
3/30/2017 1.01
3/31/2017 1.05
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 0.03
4/2/2017 0.00
4/3/2017 0.11
4/4/2017 0.64
4/5/2017 0.46
4/6/2017 0.48
4/7/2017 0.00
4/8/2017 0.00
4/9/2017 0.00
4/10/2017 0.27
4/11/2017 0.86
4/12/2017 0.00
4/13/2017 0.08
4/14/2017 0.12
4/15/2017 0.29
4/16/2017 0.58
4/17/2017 0.00
4/18/2017 0.00
4/19/2017 0.00
4/20/2017 0.07
4/21/2017 0.01
4/22/2017 0.00
4/23/2017 0.00
4/24/2017 0.00
4/25/2017 0.00
4/26/2017 0.00
4/27/2017 0.47
4/28/2017 0.01
4/29/2017 0.03
4/30/2017 3.77
5/1/2017 0.79
5/2/2017 0.31
5/3/2017 0.01
5/4/2017 0.00
5/5/2017 0.00
5/6/2017 0.15
5/7/2017 0.00
5/8/2017 0.00
5/9/2017 0.94
5/10/2017 0.00
5/11/2017 0.72
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 0.04
5/19/2017 0.00
5/20/2017 0.39
5/21/2017 0.37
5/22/2017 0.01
5/23/2017 0.07
5/24/2017 0.39
5/25/2017 0.01
5/26/2017 0.00
5/27/2017 0.48
5/28/2017 0.00
5/29/2017 T
5/30/2017 0.00
5/31/2017 T
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 0.09
6/10/2017 0.00
6/11/2017 0.00
6/12/2017 0.00
6/13/2017 0.00
6/14/2017 0.00
6/15/2017 0.71
6/16/2017 0.59
6/17/2017 0.05
6/18/2017 0.17
6/19/2017 0.00
6/20/2017 0.14
6/21/2017 0.09
6/22/2017 0.02
6/23/2017 0.67
6/24/2017 0.00
6/25/2017 0.00
6/26/2017 0.00
6/27/2017 0.17
6/28/2017 0.00
6/29/2017 0.45
6/30/2017 0.35
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017 0.00
7/2/2017 0.00
7/3/2017 0.03
7/4/2017 0.19
7/5/2017 0.00
7/6/2017 0.00
7/7/2017 0.00
7/8/2017 T
7/9/2017 0.00
7/10/2017 0.38
7/11/2017 0.30
7/12/2017 0.01
7/13/2017 0.17
7/14/2017 0.00
7/15/2017 0.00
7/16/2017 0.00
7/17/2017 T
7/18/2017 0.00
7/19/2017 0.00
7/20/2017 0.14
7/21/2017 1.41
7/22/2017 2.68
7/23/2017 0.05
7/24/2017 0.00
7/25/2017 0.00
7/26/2017 0.00
7/27/2017 0.16
7/28/2017 0.05
7/29/2017 0.00
7/30/2017 0.00
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 0.00
8/2/2017 0.01
8/3/2017 0.00
8/4/2017 0.01
8/5/2017 T
8/6/2017 0.00
8/7/2017 0.05
8/8/2017 0.00
8/9/2017 0.00
8/10/2017 0.00
8/11/2017 0.25
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 0.68
8/18/2017 0.00
8/19/2017 0.00
8/20/2017 0.00
8/21/2017 T
8/22/2017 0.80
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 0.04
8/29/2017 0.65
8/30/2017 0.01
8/31/2017 0.00
9/1/2017 0.00
9/2/2017 0.00
9/3/2017 0.00
9/4/2017 0.00
9/5/2017 0.00
9/6/2017 0.00
9/7/2017 0.00
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 0.00
9/14/2017 T
9/15/2017 0.00
9/16/2017 0.00
9/17/2017 0.00
9/18/2017 0.00
9/19/2017 0.24
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 0.00
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 0.01 M M M M Started sprinkling shortly after mowing grass and the grass wasn't all that dry but it needed mowing; Sept total rain 2.29"; 2015 - 2.98", 2014 - 2.99"
10/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Mid-day rain.
10/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M There was dew but no condensation on gauge or funnel.
10/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Liter rain obs time & large area rain SW, W still to come through; lightning and thunder with this early AM rain; there was a non-measurable lite shower here before noon yesterday.
10/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Cooler this morning with sun giving way to some clouds; record high 90º (1939), low 27 (1935).
10/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear blue sky and quite cool at 40º.
10/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful day yesterday and another expected today; record high 89º (2010), low 24º (1964); leaves are slowly turning color.
10/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful day; cloud-covered sky.
10/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Overnite shower; 70 days until winter begins.
10/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Rain on & off most of day; became cooler as day went along; chilly this AM; normally would have turned furnace on one month ago just to take the morning chill off, that hasn't happened this fall but close to it.
10/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly nite with rooftop frost from lite to heavy; did not see any on vegetation.
10/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M There was .01" in gauge yesterday eve & don't know if it was fog, haze or actual rain; did not include in today's total; 3 flashes of lightning between 3:45 & 4:00am with one fairly close clap of thunder; downright gloomy obs time; noticed more leaf-color change last day or two.
10/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Few drops water in gauge; don't know if rain; record high 89º (1950), could tie or break record, 29º (1943).
10/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and to-warm day for this time of year.
10/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A real nice fall day with much less wind.
10/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Very lite sprinkle mid PM, measurable rain around 5pm; warm day; record high 89º (1953), low 20º (1930).
10/21/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M You would need to be outside to see/feel this trace late AM.
10/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop frost & hint on grass; radar showing IL dotted with green dots; today is latest day I ever turned on the furnace.
10/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice day to do yard work; no frost noted this morning; CUBS WIN !! NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPS! CUBS WIN!! NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPS! GOOOoo CUBS!!!
10/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A real nice fall day; Starved Rock State Park filled to capacity with hundreds of vehicles not allowed to enter.
10/25/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M T sometime before obs time (deck wet enough for T); rosy-red sunrise while it lasted.
10/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Early morning rain; chilly with SE wind; record high 87º (1963), low 20º (1962).
10/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Rained most of morning; another shower mid PM & yet another shower late PM.
10/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M It was dark enough W for moisture to fall from sky AM but some of it may be dew considering heavy dew overnite.
10/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Noticed lightning 2:30am and brighter by 3:15am; rain by obs time.
10/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop frost; record high 85º (1950), low 16º (1925).
11/1/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Several drops in gauge; last several days has turned the leaves very colorful; Oct rain total 2.98", 2015 - 1.65", 2014 - 2.59".
11/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild at obs time with temps rising overnight; RFD Illinois reported IL had the top yield for soybeans with 62.+ bu/acre; today is the last day for Major League baseball with the hopes CUBS will come out on top. GOOOOooo CUBS!!!
11/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Rain mid-day and again late PM; CUBS ARE WORLD CHAMPS!! CUBS ARE WORLD CHAMPS!!
11/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog; fog arrived around 8:30am yesterday burning off when sun appeared and real nice by noon.
11/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dense fog evaporated fairly quickly when sun appeared; grass was so wet it wasn't mowable until mid - late PM {of course I had to rake leaves first and they didn't dry very fast, either); several mosquitos was looking for and found food.
11/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .01" dew collected in gauge; been heavy dew last several mornings; even with nice warm days, it takes most of day to dry enough to mow grass/rake leaves for vacuuming.
11/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkles after obs time.
11/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hope the wind is strong enough to blow most of leaves from trees & maybe help clear the yard of fallen leaves; record high 78º (1999), low 14º (1991).
11/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Give thanks and honor our veterans both living and the ones that aren't with us on this day.
11/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost on rooftops, front lawn with lighter frost backyard; this frost may tell me if it hurt the alyssum that is a mound of color.
11/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftops white obs time, lite frost on grass; a few small areas of standing water/muddy spots in fields as I zig-zagged my way to Triumph last nite; didn't see any corn or beans to be harvested.
11/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lite rooftop frost.
11/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lite fog and frost obs time; frost hit the tops of begonias that are growing amongst fragrant alyssum that was not touched by frost and neither was a volunteer petunia plant next to alyssum.
11/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M I was gone all day yesterday so I don't know when this amount fell; warm morning turning colder & windy PM; alyssum is a mound of color as of today.
11/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind subsided and rooftop frost; wind did clear yard of the last of leaves to fall; saw 1 field corn S of Ottawa waiting to be harvested yesterday eve.
11/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty morning.
11/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost finally got the alyssum.
11/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.63 0.0 0.00 M M
11/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Drab, dreary, cloudy day with sprinkles and misty fog; have no idea how much of this might be from fog; record high 70º (1966), low 0º (1950). HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
11/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M
11/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy rooftop frost and med grass frost; cloudy.
11/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.52 0.0 M M M Fog came in around 8:30 yesterday AM; rain started late PM and continued into the night; a bit breezy out there.
11/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M On & off rain (more on than off) most of day; heard low rumbles of thunder twice; 2-day rain total 1.30".
11/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty morning at 31º; a beautiful day for this time of year.
12/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/2/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Fine drops on outer tube & couple of drops in outer tube & not enough to measure; Nov rainfall 2.73"; 2015 - 6.87"; 2014 - 1.8" (what a variation).
12/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Record high 71º (2012), low -4º (1942).
12/4/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Sprinkling of fine ice pellets noted on deck; no precip falling obs time; will report on snow tomorrow; record high 68º (1998), low -4º (1893).
12/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.55 7.5 0.53 M M Began obs time as small ice pellets; 7:25am snow began; 9:40am .8" snow; 1:30pm 6"; unable to drive the incline to get into garage at this point; 5:10pm 7.5"; heaviest snow fell at noon; snowed all day with no wind; good snowman maker; snow on board compacted from 7.5" to 6.5" obs time.
12/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M With no sun shining and few degrees above freezing, snow did noticeably shrink.
12/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Noticeable melt of snow (snow melt will be put on hold for a few days); backyard green, front yard beginning to see green; remember the ones who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor 75 yrs. ago.
12/8/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Flurries obs time; flurries gathered in spots but nothing to measure.
12/9/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Very lite flurries most of day with no accumulation and with the cold wind.
12/10/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Flakes during the day.
12/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 2.3 0.11 M M Snow started mid pm & continued into night hrs; snow measured 2.3" at 9:40pm (did not do SWE) and measured 2.0" at obs time; same SWE for gauge and core measurement; lite, fluffy snow; no wind & 18º feels quite nice out there.
12/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 1.5 0.20 M M Began 1:30pm as fine ice pellets turning to flakes & continued into night hrs; heavy wet snow; since temps was just above freezing, there was most likely more that fell.
12/13/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M A layer of non-measurable snow yesterday AM and overnight.
12/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Noticed snow on deck where there had been none, guessing it might be blown snow; record high 62º (1971), low -14º (1989).
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cold temp, with the wind it was even colder.
12/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 T T M M Looks more like frozen slush; thin coating of snow/drizzle; street, driveway, sidewalk coated with frozen precip but didn't seem to be slick; several lite flurries last 24 hrs.
12/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 2.2 0.12 M M Freezing drizzle mid-day leaving thin sheet of ice; snow began around 7:30pm continuing through part of the night; still snowing at 1:30am; lite, fluffy snow; gauge SWE .11", core SWE .12", will report core SWE..
12/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Brrr yesterday with not much wind allowing me to get my driveway cleared without coming in frequently to warm my fingers; record high 59º (1918), low -(1918).
12/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M The streaks of clouds between horizon and dark clouds above appeared as red & green (how appropriate) gradually turning normal color.
12/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Deck sparkling with frost; astronomical winter arrived 4:44am.
12/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A beautiful winter day; record high 64º (1979), low -18 (1989); doesn't this weather feel like a heat wave?
12/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 T T M M Drizzle mid pm with about 2 min of flakes mixed in, .02"; must have been .02" drizzle after 6pm.
12/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Seeing small areas of grass; record high 61º (1982), low -20º (1983). MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
12/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 M M Rain melted most of snow except for very small piles; .09" rain fell mid pm and the remaining over night; grass a healthy-looking green color.
12/27/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Very lite sprinkle after obs time; sunny, pleasant day even with the wind.
12/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty (not the snowman).
12/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A real nice day for only 46º for winter; chilly & cold with the west wind obs time; on this date 1830 - 30" snow fell on central IL.
12/30/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M A flurry PM with cold wind.
12/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Won't be reporting until next year.
1/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost; Dec precip total 1.35", snow 13.5"; 2015 precip 6.31", snow 1.4"; 2014 precip 1.08", snow T. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
1/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 M M Sprinkles began 11:30am with fog starting to form; dense fog obs time; some of precip could be fog.
1/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 M M Dense fog lifted by noon; cold WNW wind.
1/5/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M Dusting of snow sometime before dawn melting down to a few drops; cold obs time; 74 days until spring.
1/6/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Several flurries melting to a few drops; gauge speckled with hoar frost; record high 54º (2012), low -20º (1999).
1/7/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M Fine snow flurry mid-day and cold day.
1/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty and calm.
1/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M One hour snow shower 2:35pm leaving .3" lite fluffy snow (measured as soon as it quit) with SWE .02"; snow came straight down at times; gauge SWE .01 with snow & lite shower combined.
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 M M VERY WINDY day along with rain showers.
1/12/2017 7:30 AM 0.28 T T M M Freezing rain 6:00am with a few flakes mixed in later & turning back to freezing rain; didn't measure ice on board - guess of 1/8" thick (thick enough); ice is rough; grass crunchy to walk on; thought I saw lightning twice but heard no thunder. A little late reporting as I was eating breakfast, washing clothes & making bread.
1/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Beautiful sunrise.
1/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A touch of frost.
1/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain obs time.
1/17/2017 7:00 AM 1.16 0.0 0.00 M M Lite/med fog all day with .31" drizzle/rain most of day; .85" rain overnight; lightning & rumbles of thunder 11:45pm to 12:30am; lite fog obs time; noticed a few tiny areas of standing water in backyard yesterday; some of those don't exist now but several larger areas of standing water in different places obs time.
1/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Gloomy, dreary, misty, raw, chilly day; all standing water in backyard is gone.
1/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Really nice for a very short time when the sun looked through clouds, otherwise cloudy and not bad at all; med frost; the ground frozen in spots to no frost at all (measured 10" deep); where water ponded the ground was frozen, so how it drained I don't know.
1/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 M M Drizzle began about 1:30pm & continued into night hrs; .14" PM, .19" overnight.
1/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 M M Dense fog overnight clearing by reporting time; record high 60º (1906), low -23º (1985).
1/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M There was .01" precip in gauge, but with dense fog, it may be that; dense fog Streator to Ottawa @ 10:30pm.
1/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A sunny spring-like day.
1/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M
1/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.1 0.01 M M Misty/drizzle most of day amounting to .01"; started as rain & as temp dropped gradually turned to lite snow leaving a dusting of snow starting 10:45pm with a frozen slush in gauge obs time; thin sheet ice base on board.
1/27/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M About noon light snow flurry started turning to light graupel then turning to flurries with few flakes in gauge; cold wind out there obs time.
1/28/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M Snow flurries on & off (mostly on for the day).
1/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/30/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M Flurries; heavy frost this AM; Ol Sol sure is beautiful.
1/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nice day for Jan; total precip 2.31; total snow and the least amount of the 10 Januarys I have sent in reports was .4" in 2 measurable snowfalls and maybe another .1" if T days could be stacked, next least 2016 - .76", next was 2009 .94", snowiest was 2013 - 3.41".
2/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow.
2/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Record high 58º (1931), low -21º (1996).
2/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty, cold morning.
2/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost.
2/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M Mild night with dense fog.
2/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.6 0.04 M M .02" shower AM plus .04" SWE early this AM; .02" SWE in gauge & using core melt for more precip accuracy; mild overnite.
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 1.3 0.11 M M Snowed mid AM to mid PM and a wet snow.
2/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A bright sunny day and with a cold wind makes a chilly day.
2/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Bright sunny day made for a real nice day and a bit breezy; was able to see Penumbral Lunar Eclipse through tree branches.
2/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A beautiful day for this time of year.
2/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Very frosty; would have been a nice day if it wasn't for the wind.
2/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
2/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Saw 2 motorcyclists riding through town Tues; yesterday saw a tulip up about 1.5" in the city park downtown.
2/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Lite frost noticed; correction: a daffodil, not a tulip, above ground in downtown city park.
2/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M It was more like a summer day with open windows; crocus are coming through ground; washed the car and about every time I wash it, it rains.
2/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Chilly night with lite frost; another nice summer day this winter; record high 69º (1930), low -15º (1936).
2/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Another temperature record-breaking day & summer day this winter; shorts, tanktops, motorcycles and topless cars were seen; a LOT of people at Starved Rock & vehicles parked everywhere allowable.
2/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M Lite shower earlier; mild 54º for this time of year.
2/22/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M There was few drops in gauge yesterday eve guessing it was from yesterday AM; nice day behind us.
2/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Another record-breaking day for this time of year; heavy dew this morning.
2/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain began around 1pm & quit by 6pm with .07", rest rain overnight; noticed tulips were growing Wed.
2/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 0.01 M M .02" fell as lite rain yesterday,snow fell as graupel; noticed tulips, hyacinths, mums, Stella D'ore, thistle, dandelions have come to life with this unseasonably warm weather.
2/26/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M A few flakes several times yesterday AM; record high 73º - (2000), low -7º (1950).
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 M M Overnight shower.
3/1/2017 7:00 AM 1.65 0.0 0.00 M M Without power about 6 hrs coming back on 11:10pm, filled in hail report after power returned but there was an error in sending - about 30 hail stones in back yard only, guessing at HUGE size of ping-pong ball to about 2 1/2" to 3" (maybe 3 - 4 that size) - that was enough of that size; some wind and saw no damage this morning; bailed water out of sump until it began to get ahead of me and power came back on before it came into basement; several heavy downpours of rain.
3/2/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M T rain just before noon yesterday; lite frost obs time; record high 75º (1992), low -9º (2014). Feb precip total .51", snow 2.0"; 2016 1.8", snow 4.6"; 2015 2.32", snow 21.5".
3/3/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M A few snowflakes yesterday AM; heavy rooftop frost noticed; local radio station back on air sometime between 6:25 and 6:45am.
3/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/6/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M T occurred mid-day leaving street and sidewalk wet; gauge wet with nothing to measure.
3/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 M M Bright lightning streaking vertical and horizontal across sky with thunder, wind and rain after midnight; saw a couple of twigs on ground.
3/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A fairly nice day but windy.
3/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Much less wind with a gorgeous sunrise; record high 79º - 2000, low 1º - 1996.
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Wind made for a chilly day.
3/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Wind created a cold day even with the sunshine.
3/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 2.7 0.18 M M Small amount of accumulated snow 4:00am & still snowing.
3/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.06 M M Light snow most of day; there was more snow fell than actually measured as it started melting as temps rose; if you didn't get a measurement before it started melting, you wouldn't get a measurement; a lot of snow melted; just enough wetness in snow to cause it to adhere to shovel; gauge was a more accurate SWE reading.
3/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Snow remaining in protected areas and piles.
3/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain beginning 10:15PM. HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!
3/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Lite fog developed AM; heavy mist fell AM (enough to turn on windshield wipers).
3/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty morning (rooftops, landscape).
3/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 M M Rain sometime after midnight with lightning & thunder (more lightning than thunder); spring officially arrived 5:29am (CDT).
3/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy and chilly.
3/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy, chilly day for 48º.
3/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 0.00 M M Sprinkle about 7:30pm and raining obs time, what a warm short-sleeve shirt yesterday was - my thermometer showed 84º; 88 days til summer.
3/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 0.00 M M
3/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M A lite shower sometime before 9:30pm.
3/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Lite shower yesterday.
3/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/30/2017 7:00 AM 1.01 0.0 0.00 M M Lightning & thunder overnight along with the rain.
3/31/2017 7:00 AM 1.05 0.0 0.00 M M .01" overnight; lite sprinkle just beginning obs time; narrow, lite band of rain southern edge WI extending down to E of St. Louis.
4/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Shower after obs time yesterday; heavy frost; March precip total 5.47", snow 3.5"; 2016 .76", snow 4.1"; 2015 .67", snow 5.2".
4/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful spring day yesterday.
4/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 M M Passing shower sometime before 9:30pm.
4/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.64 0.0 0.00 M M Sprinkle AM, rest on & off (more on than off) afternoon rain.
4/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain obs time.
4/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain most of day.
4/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Rooftop frost and bright sun.
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw well-groomed lawns in country and town; there were ponds in fields NW Ottawa and had shrunk in size since rain.
4/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M M M Sprinkling obs time.
4/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.86 0.0 M M M Ponding in backyards from heavy rain PM and gone this AM; total 1.13" from this this rain event; 5.71" rain recorded at this station since Mar 24.
4/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M Raining obs time.
4/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M M M Left-over rain from yesterdays AM rain; a nice warm day yesterday.
4/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M M M .03" shower mid PM, rest late afternoon.
4/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.58 0.0 M M M Lightning far N on my way home 10:30pm; lightning continued with rumbles of thunder around 3:30am; since March 1 there has been 9.39" rain at this station. HAPPY EASTER!!!
4/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rt 23 was wet from N side of Ottawa to Rt 34; fine mist on windshield just N of Ottawa mid AM; very wet to huge ponds in fields to DeKalb; sunny & bright at the present time.
4/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M Mid to late AM shower.
4/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Lite shower late AM.
4/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lite frost noticed in places.
4/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sprinkles didn't arrive in time to report T.
4/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 M M M .04" yesterday AM, .43" over night.
4/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Light mist/sprinkle AM; not only cold day temperature-wise but there was a cold wind to go along with it.
4/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Morning mist/drizzle.
4/30/2017 7:00 AM 3.77 0.0 M M M 4:00pm only .50" rain in gauge; left home 4:15pm heading to Earlville, a number of fields starting to collect standing water and a number of fields had been planted which is not good with all this rain; on way home a lot of water in ditches (what I could see) and there has to be lakes in the fields; arrived home 9:45pm, gauge had 3.58" rain at that time with another .19" rain obs time & sprinkling; sump pump running every 25 sec last night and has slowed to every 45 sec this morning; 2 homes away had a large limb lying on the ground, lots of leaf pieces on ground.
5/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M Did see spots of blue sky; .13" yesterday and rest after 6pm; April rain total 8.28", 2016 2.40", 2015 3.47"; rain since Sat AM was 4.56" which amounted to more than half the April total.
5/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M A number of quick showers accounted for precip; north of Ottawa has puddles to lakes, drainage ditches full, roadside ditches full.
5/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Enough rain to use windshield wipers; cold, windy day; heavy dew and rooftop frost.
5/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had a chance to mow grass.
5/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A heavy dew and the sun shines.
5/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
5/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A touch of frost seen on rooftops.
5/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A hint of frost on rooftops.
5/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Accompanied by lightning and thunder; 2.20" for this month.
5/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew.
5/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M .12" mid-day with .60" overnight.
5/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY! to all you moms.
5/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw one small field of corn at Grand Ridge about 2 1/2 inches tall Sat; on my way to Triumph later that day noticed a number fields of corn emerged where it was dry but no corn in ponds that had drained and some large ponds of standing water still remained; Sun a few lakes of water remained from Ottawa to where Rt 23 turns N to DeKalb on Rt 34, on my way home from DeKalb one farmer was discing a field.
5/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M There was more lightning than thunder.
5/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M .38" yesterday, .01" overnight, drizzly most of day and cold for this time of year.
5/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M .30" yesterday AM, .07" overnight.
5/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain sometime during the day; did not leave that much water in tube when I emptied yesterday morning.
5/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Light rain most of day with .33" by 6pm & .06" overnight.
5/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny PM at Wrigley Field where Cubs won yesterday & glad I had my winter jacket; on way home just W of Morris, 50% +/- one corn field had been replanted & emerging.
5/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
5/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M About 10 drops on windshield after leaving garage 11am.
5/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A real nice Memorial Day after several years of not so nice Memorial Days and a large crowd gathered in city park for Memorial Day program.
5/31/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M One T you would have had to be outside when it occurred, the other was a few drops on deck.
6/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light dew overnight; May rain total 4.68".
6/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice warm day with much less wind.
6/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice rain would be welcome; grass along berm showing stress.
6/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very warm and dry; grass losing nice shiny green color.
6/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Saw 3 flashes lightning 12:20 - 12:30am, heard no thunder and thought I heard very brief rain shower - ground wet in flower bed, everything else is dry (deck, driveway, street).
6/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass turning brown, soil dry with cracks. "WANTED" Rain.
6/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain around us in all directions, but nothing here; without power for almost 2 hrs last night.
6/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M .53" rain late afternoon and .18" overnight; thought their should have been more than .53 in gauge for as hard as it was raining (almost white) but there was a strong wind with it possibly blowing it out/over gauge and blowing leaves from trees.
6/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Another nice rain beginning just before midnight.
6/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
6/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M A 6 min intense rain 7pm that would have amounted to 1.40" if continued at that rate; cleared nicely; grass turned green again with a few spots that was really brown.
6/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Late PM shower; summer officially arrived 11:24pm making today the 1rst full day of summer.
6/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light shower barely wet deck around 9:30pm; light shower earlier today.
6/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M early morning rain.
6/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another pleasant day but windy.
6/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M There was more rain at Allen Park by the Illinois river (about 2.7 miles S of this station); temp dropped when rain came along.
6/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M .42" rain fell just before 12 noon.
6/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Late evening shower.
7/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M June rainfall total 3.50"; 2016 - 4.58"; 2015 - 11.84".
7/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 5pm brief shower; rain while sun shining and rainbow appeared between patio door and wooded area; ah! what a sight.
7/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Shower around 5pm and 2am shower of .07". Enjoy & safely celebrate America's 241rst birthday.
7/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I noticed the humidity more yesterday. Ottawa had a great display of fireworks.
7/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkle around 1pm.
7/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Raining obs time; some lightning with low rumbles of thunder.
7/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M .25" rain by 6pm with another lite shower later; black cloud passed over with lightning above, thunderstorm watch/warning and only .05" rain fell.
7/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M May have showered late PM.
7/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Late AM shower.
7/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A bit humid yesterday; noticed quite a few mushrooms have popped up in the lawn.
7/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fields of corn have tasseled along Rt 23 between Grand Ridge and Streator; one place on one side of the road was tasseled, other side of road corn about waist high.
7/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Midday fine mist.
7/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Not much rain at this station from the heavier rain around the area; heavy rain at 7:32 as I am typing that will be reported tomorrow.
7/21/2017 7:00 AM 1.41 M M M M .32" fell shortly after 12 midnight accompanied by some lightning & thunder; yesterday's morning rain dumped .65" rain in 15 min with wind & rain blowing in sheets along street; a brief lull then started raining again; lots of twigs and leaves left on ground; a very much needed rain.
7/22/2017 7:00 AM 2.68 M M M M First rain about 9:15pm left .97" rain, remaining fell later; very light rain obs time; there was more rain overnight than fell through yesterday's report for July (2.63").
7/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M After obs time.
7/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report except a very pleasant day.
7/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
7/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Occurred yesterday morning.
7/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A real nice day.
8/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Need to turn lights on earlier in the evening; July rain total 5.57"; 2016 - 6.00" (1rst time monthly total an exact inches); 2015 - 3.81".
8/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Dark cloud bringing a brief shower and a brief breeze about 5:30pm.
8/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/5/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Fine mist early afternoon.
8/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Early night shower; deck looks like there was a sprinkle before obs time.
8/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass has lost its luster and dry-looking; nice 1 - 2 inches rain would do wonders and farmers need the rain.
8/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M .56" in a 10 min rain @ 3:00pm, rest overnight.
8/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 days til autumn begins; before long trees will begin to change color.
8/21/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Sprinkles twice mid PM.
8/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Exact; .03 rain about 11am, .62" heavy rain 9:55pm and quit by 10:30pm, some wind with it, lightning & thunder; .15" in the wee hrs; eclipse was closest to totality I have seen through quite a few breaks in the clouds; a little eerie-looking for that time of day.
8/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass has greened; meteorologists saying temps are to be a bit below average; as far as I am concerned it is refreshingly pleasant.
8/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Fine sprinkles 5:15pm just as I drove out of the garage; looks like that rain W of here is going to miss Ottawa.
8/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Sprinkle 11:30am, .02" PM, 02" overnight; hazy obs time; noticed a week ago some trees beginning to change color.
8/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Rain began as large drops just before I finished mowing grass - didn't get the mower cleaned; some lightning & thunder with the main rain 3:20 - 3:50pm & on & off showers to follow; rain came straight down; fairly dense fog this morning.
8/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Driving home from DeKalb yesterday late PM, there was rain just about all around at some time with .01" in the gauge.
8/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M National News on local radio station said gas rose 7¢/gal national average due to hurricane Harvey, 15¢ some places; it rose 24¢ in Ottawa; Aug rain total 2.50", 2016 - 8.55", 2015 - 2.02".
9/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Enjoy the last big summer holiday.
9/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool day for this time of year and this early for Sept; gas rose another 20¢/gal for a total of 44¢/gal due to hurricane Harvey.
9/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dry out there.
9/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Getting to be a long, dry spell without any rain that amounts to anything; beans are shorter this year than last year, saw green beans all the way to some that have dropped most of their leaves on my way to Triumph NW of Ottawa yesterday eve; some corn looks as though it is starting to drop ears.
9/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We don't need a shower, we need RAIN.
9/14/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Couple light showers yesterday morning that left driveway wet but not enough to measure even one drop; dense fog this morning.
9/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry yesterday and becoming drier.
9/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last good rain at this station was Aug 29 with a T since then and is quite noticeable in the landscape.
9/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain straight W at IL/IA border but doesn't look all that impressive to come this far.
9/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy all day with hot, humid AM becoming cooler, more pleasant PM; another day without rain.
9/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M As dry as it is, this overnight shower was a dust-settler; light haze obs time becoming slightly heavier an hr. later; walk in the grass leaves your shoes rust-colored.
9/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A hot, sticky day yesterday more like July in Sept; at this time of year, normally I would have to turn furnace on to take chill off rather than turn on AC.
9/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Meteorological autumn arrives 3:02pm (CDT) today.
9/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot July/Aug day; I thought it felt hotter yesterday than the day before.
9/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rader shows a straight line of rain from ND/Minnesota US border all the way to almost the Gulf in TX; another hot day yesterday.
9/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M On my journey to N of DeKalb yesterday, no beans had been harvested with a few fields looked like they were ready; green corn lost its luster and dry-looking with no harvesting except for one field that had been harvested and chisel-plowed, that field could have been sweet corn or seed corn, otherwise it is very DRY.
9/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot day with one expected today to maybe close out this streak of hot weather for this time of year.
9/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a pleasant day and night; saw a few bean fields had been harvested and one farmer combining beans as I journeyed south; an AWFUL lot of zeros on my precip sheet for Sept.
9/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day yesterday.
9/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant fall weather.



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Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground