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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 17 2.85 7.34 31 7.34 31 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 3.17 2.52 30 2.52 30 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 2.18 0.44 31 0.44 31 0.00 0 0 5 9 6.4 3 2
Jan 18 1.59 1.53 31 1.53 31 0.00 0 0 8 10 3.7 2 2
Feb 18 1.52 4.73 28 4.73 28 0.00 0 0 14 3 18.5 7 1
March 18 2.57 2.16 31 2.16 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 0.0 0 0
April 18 3.28 1.47 30 1.47 30 0.00 0 0 11 2 1.8 4 1
May 18 4.17 3.81 31 3.81 31 0.00 0 0 13 5 0.0 0 0
June 18 3.89 4.37 21 4.37 21 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
July 18 3.99 3.84 31 3.84 31 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 3.84 5.38 31 5.38 31 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 3.27 2.34 30 2.34 30 0.00 0 0 9 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.32" 39.93" 356 days 39.93" 356 0.00" 0 days 0 121 days 43 days 30.4" 16 days 6 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2017 0.00
10/2/2017 0.00
10/3/2017 0.00
10/4/2017 T
10/5/2017 0.01
10/6/2017 0.08
10/7/2017 0.20
10/8/2017 0.24
10/9/2017 0.00
10/10/2017 0.00
10/11/2017 1.46
10/12/2017 0.06
10/13/2017 0.03
10/14/2017 0.00
10/15/2017 4.03
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 0.00
10/18/2017 0.00
10/19/2017 0.00
10/20/2017 0.00
10/21/2017 T
10/22/2017 0.00
10/23/2017 0.55
10/24/2017 0.28
10/25/2017 0.40
10/26/2017 0.00
10/27/2017 0.00
10/28/2017 T
10/29/2017 0.00
10/30/2017 0.00
10/31/2017 0.00
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 0.24
11/3/2017 0.04
11/4/2017 0.14
11/5/2017 0.24
11/6/2017 0.09
11/7/2017 0.00
11/8/2017 0.00
11/9/2017 0.00
11/10/2017 0.00
11/11/2017 0.00
11/12/2017 0.01
11/13/2017 0.15
11/14/2017 0.00
11/15/2017 0.15
11/16/2017 0.15
11/17/2017 0.00
11/18/2017 0.55
11/19/2017 0.74
11/20/2017 0.00
11/21/2017 0.00
11/22/2017 0.02
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 0.00
11/25/2017 0.00
11/26/2017 0.00
11/27/2017 0.00
11/28/2017 0.00
11/29/2017 0.00
11/30/2017 0.00
12/1/2017 0.00
12/2/2017 0.00
12/3/2017 0.00
12/4/2017 T
12/5/2017 0.00
12/6/2017 T
12/7/2017 T
12/8/2017 T
12/9/2017 T
12/10/2017 0.00
12/11/2017 0.00
12/12/2017 T
12/13/2017 0.00
12/14/2017 T
12/15/2017 0.00
12/16/2017 T
12/17/2017 0.00
12/18/2017 0.01
12/19/2017 0.02
12/20/2017 0.00
12/21/2017 0.00
12/22/2017 0.00
12/23/2017 0.00
12/24/2017 0.00
12/25/2017 0.22
12/26/2017 0.00
12/27/2017 0.00
12/28/2017 0.00
12/29/2017 0.02
12/30/2017 0.17
12/31/2017 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 0.00
1/2/2018 0.00
1/3/2018 T
1/4/2018 T
1/5/2018 0.00
1/6/2018 0.00
1/7/2018 0.00
1/8/2018 0.11
1/9/2018 T
1/10/2018 0.01
1/11/2018 0.05
1/12/2018 0.30
1/13/2018 T
1/14/2018 0.00
1/15/2018 0.14
1/16/2018 T
1/17/2018 T
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.00
1/21/2018 0.00
1/22/2018 0.82
1/23/2018 0.09
1/24/2018 T
1/25/2018 T
1/26/2018 0.00
1/27/2018 T
1/28/2018 0.00
1/29/2018 0.01
1/30/2018 T
1/31/2018 0.00
2/1/2018 0.00
2/2/2018 0.00
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 T
2/5/2018 0.04
2/6/2018 0.27
2/7/2018 0.13
2/8/2018 T
2/9/2018 0.17
2/10/2018 0.29
2/11/2018 0.35
2/12/2018 T
2/13/2018 0.00
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.01
2/16/2018 0.04
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.11
2/19/2018 0.08
2/20/2018 1.86
2/21/2018 0.91
2/22/2018 0.00
2/23/2018 0.19
2/24/2018 0.00
2/25/2018 0.28
2/26/2018 0.00
2/27/2018 0.00
2/28/2018 0.00
3/1/2018 0.54
3/2/2018 T
3/3/2018 0.00
3/4/2018 0.00
3/5/2018 0.00
3/6/2018 0.25
3/7/2018 0.09
3/8/2018 T
3/9/2018 0.00
3/10/2018 0.00
3/11/2018 0.00
3/12/2018 0.00
3/13/2018 T
3/14/2018 T
3/15/2018 0.00
3/16/2018 0.00
3/17/2018 0.42
3/18/2018 0.00
3/19/2018 0.00
3/20/2018 0.00
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 T
3/25/2018 0.01
3/26/2018 0.00
3/27/2018 0.71
3/28/2018 0.02
3/29/2018 0.09
3/30/2018 0.00
3/31/2018 0.03
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 0.00
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 0.04
4/4/2018 0.23
4/5/2018 0.03
4/6/2018 0.06
4/7/2018 0.00
4/8/2018 0.00
4/9/2018 0.05
4/10/2018 0.02
4/11/2018 0.00
4/12/2018 0.00
4/13/2018 0.00
4/14/2018 0.35
4/15/2018 0.49
4/16/2018 0.16
4/17/2018 T
4/18/2018 0.00
4/19/2018 0.03
4/20/2018 0.00
4/21/2018 0.00
4/22/2018 0.00
4/23/2018 0.00
4/24/2018 T
4/25/2018 0.00
4/26/2018 0.00
4/27/2018 0.00
4/28/2018 0.01
4/29/2018 0.00
4/30/2018 0.00
5/1/2018 0.00
5/2/2018 0.00
5/3/2018 0.41
5/4/2018 0.01
5/5/2018 0.00
5/6/2018 0.00
5/7/2018 0.03
5/8/2018 0.00
5/9/2018 0.04
5/10/2018 0.02
5/11/2018 T
5/12/2018 0.17
5/13/2018 0.25
5/14/2018 0.02
5/15/2018 0.64
5/16/2018 T
5/17/2018 0.00
5/18/2018 0.00
5/19/2018 T
5/20/2018 T
5/21/2018 0.83
5/22/2018 0.48
5/23/2018 0.00
5/24/2018 0.00
5/25/2018 0.00
5/26/2018 T
5/27/2018 0.00
5/28/2018 0.00
5/29/2018 0.00
5/30/2018 0.28
5/31/2018 0.63
6/1/2018 0.02
6/2/2018 0.00
6/3/2018 0.03
6/4/2018 0.00
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 0.00
6/7/2018 0.00
6/8/2018 0.20
6/9/2018 0.27
6/10/2018 2.64
6/11/2018 0.20
6/12/2018 0.01
6/13/2018
6/14/2018
6/15/2018
6/16/2018
6/17/2018
6/18/2018
6/19/2018
6/20/2018
6/21/2018
6/22/2018 0.74
6/23/2018 0.13
6/24/2018 0.00
6/25/2018 0.00
6/26/2018 0.11
6/27/2018 0.02
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.00
7/2/2018 0.12
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.00
7/5/2018 1.01
7/6/2018 1.22
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 0.00
7/10/2018 0.00
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 0.00
7/13/2018 0.00
7/14/2018 0.49
7/15/2018 0.14
7/16/2018 0.00
7/17/2018 0.00
7/18/2018 0.00
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.03
7/21/2018 0.46
7/22/2018 0.37
7/23/2018 0.00
7/24/2018 0.00
7/25/2018 0.00
7/26/2018 0.00
7/27/2018 0.00
7/28/2018 0.00
7/29/2018 0.00
7/30/2018 0.00
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 0.07
8/2/2018 T
8/3/2018 0.00
8/4/2018 0.00
8/5/2018 T
8/6/2018 0.00
8/7/2018 0.04
8/8/2018 0.06
8/9/2018 0.00
8/10/2018 0.00
8/11/2018 0.00
8/12/2018 0.00
8/13/2018 0.00
8/14/2018 0.00
8/15/2018 0.00
8/16/2018 0.39
8/17/2018 0.73
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.00
8/20/2018 0.00
8/21/2018 1.94
8/22/2018 0.03
8/23/2018 0.00
8/24/2018 0.23
8/25/2018 0.06
8/26/2018 0.00
8/27/2018 0.00
8/28/2018 0.00
8/29/2018 1.83
8/30/2018 T
8/31/2018 0.00
9/1/2018 T
9/2/2018 0.12
9/3/2018 0.01
9/4/2018 0.08
9/5/2018 0.00
9/6/2018 0.97
9/7/2018 0.31
9/8/2018 0.31
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 0.00
9/11/2018 0.00
9/12/2018 0.00
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 0.00
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.00
9/18/2018 0.00
9/19/2018 T
9/20/2018 0.00
9/21/2018 T
9/22/2018 0.00
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.00
9/26/2018 0.49
9/27/2018 0.00
9/28/2018 0.00
9/29/2018 0.02
9/30/2018 0.03



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-30-17: High 72, Low 45, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. As reported yesterday 0.23 of rain for September, all of it in one day. Today at 4:30am: temp 47, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 40, humidity 75%. Normal 71/47. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 6:38pm. Winter cover is now on the pool.
10/2/2017 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-01-17: High 74, Low 44, wind E & SE 2-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Looks like drought conditions will continue up to mid week, rain is in the forecast and is badly needed. Today at 4:15am: temp a mild 64, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 54, humidity 67%. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 6:37pm.
10/3/2017 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-02-17: High 86, Low 60, wind SE & S 5-22 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 67, wind SSE 8 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 59, humidity 76%. Normal 70/46. NWS forecast 2 to 3 inches of rain thru Saturday. Even the weeds have quit growing in my yard. Other thoughts: Harvest well under way. Thoughts and prayers to those in Las Vegas. And last but not least, RIP Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.
10/4/2017 4:35 AM T M M M M 10-03-17: High 81, Low 66, wind SW & S 6-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Light drizzle in the morning leaving only a trace of rain. Today at 4:35am: temp a mild 70, wind SSW 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 65, humidity 88%. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 6:33pm.
10/5/2017 4:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-04-17: High 75, Low 63, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain keeps going around us received 0.01 forecast thru Saturday now 1 to 1 and a half inches. Conditions very dry. Burning should be banned. Today at 4:30am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 78%. Normal 69/45. Full Moon is today. I was incorrect in September as this month is The Harvest Moon as it is closer to the equinox. Other names include The Hunters Moon, Travel & Blood Moon. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 6:32pm.
10/6/2017 5:25 AM 0.08 M M M M 10-05-17: High 81, Low 57, wind vrbl calm-8 mph w/gust 13 mph. No rain yesterday. Today at 5:25am: light rain this morning 0.05 in my gauge and counting but don't count on much, temp 65, wind SSE 4-6 mph, dew point 64, humidity 96%. Normal 69/45. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:30pm. Good Luck Chicago Cubs! **7am UPDATE** additional 0.03 now up to a total of 0.08 "WOW"
10/7/2017 5:50 AM 0.20 M M M M 10-06-17: High 74, Low 62, wind E, SE & S calm-18 mph. Rain 0.20 in my gauge. Today at 5:50am: temp 67, wind S 8-10 mph "W" flag waving proudly, dew point 63, humidity 87%. More rain may be on the way per the radar. Normal temps for today 68/45. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 6:28pm. Burgoo Sunday tomorrow in Utica, IL. Its amazing what a little cup of stew and some trinkets can do for a village's economy. 30,000+ people cram into a little hamlet of 2,000 or so.
10/8/2017 4:50 AM 0.24 M M M M 10-07-17: High 79, Low 58, wind SE, S, SW & W 5-28 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain 0.24 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 51, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 95%. Normal 68/44. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 6:27pm.
10/9/2017 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-08-17: High 82, Low 50, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 52, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 92%. Normal 68/44. Sunrise is now at 7am, Sunset 6:25pm. We now have 27 days left of Daylight Savings Time and 77 shopping days before Christmas. Lets Go Cubs!!!
10/10/2017 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-09-17: High 84, Low 52, wind E, SE, S, SW, W, N & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 59, wind NE 9 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 53, humidity 84%. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 6:23pm.
10/11/2017 4:30 AM 1.46 M M M M 10-10-17: High 70, Low 56 (6pm) wind E, NE & N 7-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. RAIN 1.34 in my gauge, ground not soggy as it is (was) so dry. Today at 4:30am: temp 60, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 58, humidity 96%. Normal 67/43. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:22pm. Hopefully they'll get The Cubs-Nationals game in today. **7am UPDATE** since 4:30am additional 0.12 has fallen total now 1.46 inches of rain.
10/12/2017 4:20 AM 0.06 M M M M 10-11-17: High 62, Low 56, wind N, NE & E calm-21 mph w/gust 28 mph. Light rain or drizzle off & on through most of the day 0.06 in my gauge. Only a 6 degree difference in a 24 hour period. Today at 4:20am: temp 55, wind NE 2 mph, dew point 54, humidity 97%, light mist/drizzle falling, radar clear. Visibility OK as I can still see Route 80. Normal temps for today 66/43. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 6:20pm.
10/13/2017 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M 10-12-17: High 61, Low 51, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-8 mph w/gust 11 mph. Rain 0.03 in my gauge. Happy Triskaidekaphobia! Temp 54, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 52, humidity 97%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 6:19pm. CUBS WIN!!!
10/14/2017 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-13-17: High 76, Low 50, wind S & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain to report. Today at 4:45am: Radar showing thunder storms to my N & NE. I can hear thunder in the distance along with flashes of lightning. Line appears to be Route 52 and north. Temp 63, wind E 5 mph, dew point 58, humidity 84%. Normal 66/42. Our area currently under a flash flood watch and NWS indicating we might get up to 2 inches this weekend. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:17pm. I know The Cubs chances are like a snowball in a July heat wave but anyway: Go Cubs Go!!!
10/15/2017 5:55 AM 4.03 M M M M At 5:55am: temp 55, wind W 22 mph w/gust 41 mph. RAIN RAIN RAIN 4.03 in my gauge. RIVERS R RISING!! and fast!! At 5am Fox River at Dayton 12.54/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 461.18/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 16.69/flood stage 20. Record rainfall for October??
10/16/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-15-17: High 67 (2:15am) Low 42 (11:59pm) wind SW, W & NW 3-30 mph w/gust 41 mph, no rain. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 14.54/flood stage 12 appears to have crested. IL River at Ottawa 463.49/flood stage 463 appears to have crested. LaSalle 20.94/flood stage 20. At 4:30am: temp 39, wind W 4 mph, dew point 37, humidity 92%, wind chill 36. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 6:14pm. Here are some numbers for you: 15 days until Halloween, 38 before Thanksgiving, 70 shopping day before Christmas and Meteorological Fall is half over! Turned on the heat this morning.
10/17/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-16-17: High 65, Low 37, wind W & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. My yard looks like its May 1st and I will be cutting it for the 3rd time in 10 days. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 11.55/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 21.06/flood stage 20 and it has crested. Today at 4:30am: temp 45, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 39, humidity 81%. Normal 64/42. I noticed yesterday reports of frost, does this mean that its now Indian Summer? Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 6:12pm.
10/18/2017 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-17-17: High 72, Low 44, wind SW & S calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:35am: temp 45, wind S 6 mph, dew point 39, humidity 81%, wind chill 42. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:11pm. Good night Cubbies, good night Cubbies, good night Cubbies we're going to leave you now. I'll turn off the lights when its over.
10/19/2017 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-18-17: High 75, Low 44, wind S & SW 3-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 51, wind WNW 4-6 mph, dew point 46, humidity 85%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:09pm. They still have a pulse, Go Cubs!
10/20/2017 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-19-17: High 76, Low 49, wind S, SW, W, N, NE, E & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 53, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 47, humidity 88%. Normal 63/41. Today's forecast is 77 degrees, might be our last warm stretch of the year? Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:08pm. "W" flag put away for the winter. "Wait until next year".
10/21/2017 4:45 AM T 0.0 M M M 10-20-17: High 82, Low 50, wind SE, S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp a mild 60, wind SSE 10 mph, dew point 51, humidity 73%, light scattered showers indicated on the radar coming up from the S & SW. Normal 63/41. Enjoy today our last nice above average day. Next week is a whole different story! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:06pm. **7am UPDATE** sprinkle of rain at 7am leaving 20 drops on my car windshield.
10/22/2017 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-21-17: High 80, Low 59, wind SE & S 7-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, trace of rain at 7am which was reported yesterday. Today at 5:15am: storm approaching, temp 64, wind SSE 10 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 58, humidity 83%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:05pm. Change is coming.
10/23/2017 4:30 AM 0.55 M M M M 10-22-17: High 69 (12:01am) Low 51, wind S, W, NW & N calm-25 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain 0.52 in my gauge and I may update it around 7am. Today at 4:30am: light rain/drizzle, temp 50, wind N 10 mph, dew point 49, humidity 96%. Normal 62/40. Rain forecast thru mid week and in the middle of the week we may see frost. Cover your plants! Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 6:03pm. **7am UPDATE** additional 0.03 has been deposited into my gauge since 4:30am total now 0.55
10/24/2017 4:45 AM 0.28 M M M M 10-23-17: High 55, Low 48, wind N, NW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain 0.11 in my gauge. Today at 4:45am: light rain, temp 47, wind WNW 10 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 44, humidity 89%, wind chill 41. Normal 62/40. A four letter word is creeping into the forecast. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:02pm. World Series starts today and it will be the warmest ever played. **7:40am UPDATE** additional 0.17 in gauge total now 0.28 still raining.
10/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M 10-24-17: High 50 (12:01am) Low 39, wind NW & W 7-23 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain through out the day 0.40 in my gauge. 1.23 in three days. Today at 7am: No frost, temp 37, wind W 8 mph, dew point 34, humidity 91%, wind chill 31. Normal 61/40. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 6:01pm.
10/26/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-25-17: High 56, Low 35, wind W, SW, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: frost advisory in effect, temp 36, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 33, humidity 92%, wind chill 31. Normal 61/39. I checked a vehicle, no frost but windshield was wet with dew. 10 days before time change and 60 shopping days left before Christmas. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 5:59pm. **7:10am UPDATE** FROST on the rooftops and on "some" vehicles.
10/27/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-26-17: High 66, Low 35, wind S, SE & W calm-25 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Possibly our last nice day, cut the yard (again). Today at 4:30am: temp 39, wind WNW 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 31, humidity 70%, wind chill 31. Normal 60/39. Below normal forecast for the next 7 days. First freeze may be this Saturday night/Sunday morning. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 5:58pm.
10/28/2017 5:44 AM T 0.0 M M M 10-27-17: High 50 (12:01am) Low 36, Daytime High 41, wind W 7-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 35, wind W 10 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 32, humidity 90, wind chill 27. Normal 60/39. Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:57pm. **8:50am UPDATE** Trace of rain before 7am absolutely NOTHING in my gauge, bone dry from brief sprinkle.
10/29/2017 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-28-17: High 40, Low 35, wind NW & W 5-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. No further rain after reporting yesterday mornings light light that amounted to only a trace. Today at 4:10am: temp 34, wind WNW 3 mph, dew point 27, humidity 79%. Normal 59/38. This will be our last week of Daylight Savings Time. Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:55pm.
10/30/2017 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-29-17: High 50, Low 28, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-13 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:10am: temp 43, wind W 7 mph, dew point 37, humidity 79%, wind chill 39. Normal 59/38. Sunrise 7:24am, Sunset 5:54pm. Maybe 60 by Thursday?
10/31/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-30-17: High 49, Low 36, WIND!! SW, W & NW 7-29 mph w/gust 43 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 35, wind WNW 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 22, humidity 62%, wind chill 30. Normal 58/38. Sunrise 7:25am, Sunset 5:53pm. Happy Samhain.
11/1/2017 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-31-17: High 42, Low 32, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-22 mph w/gust 34 mph, no rain, no snow. October Rain 7.34 in my gauge. Welcome to November, the last month of Meteorological Fall/Autumn. I believe I've heard Tom Skilling say it's the month of greatest change. Today at 4:35am: temp 34, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 29, humidity 76%. Normal 58/38. Sunrise 7:27am, Sunset 5:51pm. Happy All Saints Day. Cold night handing out candy last night, roughly 85 kids stopped by, no Donald Trumps. Cutest one was a little girl dressed up like her father, a policeman.
11/2/2017 4:50 AM 0.24 M M M M 11-01-17: High 45 (11:55pm) Low 33, wind S & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain started around 3:30pm 0.21 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: Dense Fog, pea soup! temp 46, wind calm, dew point 46, humidity 98%. Normal 58/37. Sunrise 7:28am, Sunset 5:50pm. The boys of summer are done until next year. **7:50am UPDATE** additional 0.03 in gauge
11/3/2017 4:59 AM 0.04 M M M M 10-02-17: High 52, Low 43 (12:01am) wind E, NE, N & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph. Rain 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 38, wind N 8, dew point 35, humidity 92%, wind chill 32. Normal 57/37. Sunrise 7:29am, Sunset 5:49pm.
11/4/2017 6:18 AM 0.14 M M M M 11-03-17: High 52, Low 35, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. No rain Friday. Just had a thunder storm go thru starting around 5:50 with heavy downpour at 6:10am. 0.12 in my gauge. Today at 6:18am: temp 43, wind ESE 11 mph, dew point 41, humidity 92%, wind chill 37. Normal 56/37. Full Moon today which is called The Beaver Moon. Also known as The Frosty & Trading Moon. Today is also the last day of Daylight Savings Time and is the darkest morning of the year! Sunrise 7:30am, Sunset 5:48pm. Good Luck to The Ottawa Eagles Special Olympic Bowling Team in the Rockford Regionals this afternoon. **7:20am UPDATE** Brief downpour add another 0.02 total now 0.14 more scattered rain approaching on radar, see you tomorrow with further readings and reports.
11/5/2017 4:20 AM 0.24 M M M M 11-04-17: High 50, Low 41, wind every which way out of the E calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain 0.22 in my gauge and there was a lot of FOG through out the day. Today at 4:20am cst: temp 48, wind E 2 mph, dew point 47, humidity 97% and the fog is not really an issue at this moment. Normal 56/36. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 4:47pm. Remember Remember the 5th of November. **6:43am UPDATE** additional 0.02 gauge reading now 0.24
11/6/2017 4:59 AM 0.09 M M M M 11-05-17: High 53, Low 37, wind NE, N & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain 0.09 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 33, wind N 9 mph, dew point 29, humidity 85%, wind chill a cold 25 degrees. Normal 56/36. Over the past 5 days I've recorded 0.75 of rain. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 4:45pm. 49 shopping days before Christmas.
11/7/2017 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-06-17: High 46, Low 31, wind NW, N & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 34, wind ENE 10 mph w/gust 16 mph, dew point 27, humidity 76%, wind chill 26. Normal 55/36. Are you ready for a taste of winter temps on Friday? High in the mid 30's? Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 4:44pm.
11/8/2017 3:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-07-17: High 48, Low 29, wind NE & N calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow no rain. Today at 3:40am: temp 26, wind N 3 mph, dew point 21, humidity 87%, lots of frost. Normal temps for today 54/36. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 4:43pm.
11/9/2017 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-08-17: High 49, Low 24, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-9 mph w/gust 14 mph. No snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 33, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 27, humidity 85%. Normal 54/35. Looking for my long johns tomorrow morning! Two weeks until Thanksgiving! Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 4:42pm.
11/10/2017 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-09-17: High 47, Low 21, wind SW, W, NW, n & NE 2-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. No snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 17, wind NNE 9 mph, wind chill 6, dew point 9, humidity 66%. Record low 14 back in 1991 for Ottawa per Accuweather. Normal for today 53/35. The normal low will be our high today. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 4:41pm.
11/11/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-10-17: High 36, Low 16, wind chill low 2, wind N, NE, E & SE 3-16 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:50am: temp 27, wind SE 10 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 21, humidity 73%, wind chill 18. Normal 53/34. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 4:40pm. Hug A Vet Today! Say a prayer for the ones who you can't hug, the vets who gave the ultimate gift.
11/12/2017 6:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 11-11-17: High 39, Low 26, wind SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Last night three of us gathered on the deck to see a few flakes fall that were mixed in with the drizzle/light rain, does that mean we're going to get 11 snow falls? 0.01 of rain and a trace of snow. Today at 6:20am: temp 36, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 86% and a lot of rain on the radar coming our way. Normal 52/34. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 4:39pm. GO BEARS!
11/13/2017 4:30 AM 0.15 T M M M 11-12-17: High 39, Low 34, wind SE, E, NE, N & NW calm-11 mph w/gust 15 mph. First real snow of the season no accumulation turning to rain 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 33, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 93%, no fog at this moment. Normal 52/33 which we may see this week. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 4:38pm. Drove through Wallace & Dayton Twp yesterday 98% of the harvest completed.
11/14/2017 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-13-17: High 43, Low 30, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-11 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 30, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 27, humidity 95%, heavy frost, you'll need to scrape your car windows if its outside. Normal 51/35. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 4:37pm. Grocery stores gearing up for next week!
11/15/2017 5:10 AM 0.15 M M M M 11-14-17: High 50, Low 30, wind SE & S calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain this morning 0.08 in my gauge. Currently light rain and more coming per the radar, I'll update reading around 7am. Today at 5:10am: temp 45, wind S 10 mph, dew point 43, humidity 95%, wind chill 40. Normal 50/32. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 4:36pm. You now have 40 shopping days before Christmas. **7am UPDATE** additional 0.07 total now is 0.15 and light rain still falling.
11/16/2017 3:50 AM 0.15 M M M M 11-15-17: High 56, Low 33, WIND S, SW, W & NW 6-32 mph w/gust 39 mph. Rain 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 3:50am: temp 30, wind WNW 11 mph, dew point 23, humidity 85%, wind chill 20. Normal 50/32. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 4:36pm. one week until Thanksgiving!
11/17/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-16-17: High 39, Low 28, wind W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 31, wind ESE 8 mph, dew point 28, humidity 89%, wind chill 23. Normal 49/32. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 4:35pm.
11/18/2017 5:15 AM 0.55 M M M M 11-17-17: High 50 (11:55pm) Low 30, wind SE & S 4-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain 0.18 in my gauge. Yesterday at 4pm radar reading would have spooked me if it was spring time, red and purple readings were located towards the rear of the storm which was south of Ottawa at the mentioned time. Today at 5:15am: temp 45 and dropping, wind NE 9-12 mph, dew point 44, humidity 96%, wind chill 40. Normal 49/31. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 4:34pm. Current radar showing more rain approaching. I will update later if needed. **8am UPDATE** additional 0.37 has fallen total now 0.55 in my gauge. Forgot to mention yesterday we did have thunder storms.
11/19/2017 7:20 AM 0.74 T M M M 11-18-17: High 50 (12:01am) Low 32, wind NE, N, NW & W calm-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain turning to snow which melted on contact 0.74 in my gauge. 36 hour total 1.29 that our streams and rivers are dealing with. At 6am Fox River at Dayton 8.47 and rising. IL River at LaSalle 15.99 and rising. Today at 7:20am: temp 26, wind WNW 13 mph, dew point 20, humidity 82%, wind chill 15. Normal 48/31. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 4:33pm.
11/20/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-19-17: High 36, Low 25, wind NW, W, SW & S 5-20 mph w/gust 28 mph. No rain, no snow. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 17.91/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 33, wind SSW 8 mph, dew point 25, humidity 77%, wind chill 26. Normal 47/30. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 4:32pm. 35 shopping days before Christmas.
11/21/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-20-17: High 57, Low 29, wind S & SW 4-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. At one point I went outside without a coat, it was a nice day to bad it was so windy. Today at 4:30am: temp 39, wind SW 10 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 33, humidity 78%, wind chill 32. Normal 47/30. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 18.31 and it looks like it may have crested. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 4:32pm. Grocery stores were really busy yesterday!
11/22/2017 4:40 AM 0.02 M M M M 11-21-17: High 45, Low 26, wind SW, W & NW 3-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 21, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 17, humidity 84%, wind chill 12, heavy frost. Normal 46/29. Nine days left of Meteorological Fall. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 4:31pm.
11/23/2017 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-22-17: High 36, Low 19, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-10 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 33, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 25, humidity 74%, wind chill 27. Normal 46/29. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 4:31pm. Happy Thanksgiving, the all american holiday that no other county does, we say thank you God for all that you have given us.
11/24/2017 3:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-23-17: High 48, Low 30, wind SW & S calm-16 mph, no rain. Today at 3:45am: all the women folk are off on a spending spree, temp 32, wind S 3 mph, dew point 27, humidity 84%. Normal 45/28. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 4:30pm. A nice day is on tap. Last I heard all the Christmas stuff comes out tomorrow at our house.
11/25/2017 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-24-17: High 65, Low 29, wind S, SW & W 3-24 mph w/gust 36 mph, no snow, no rain. Five degrees short of the record (70) in 1966. Yards got cut and Xmas deco went up around the neighborhood. Today at 5:20am: temp 38, wind WNW 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 87%, wind chill 30. Normal 44/28 and we'll be above normal for a few more days. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 4:29pm.
11/26/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-25-17: High 54, Low 30, wind W, NW & N 3-23 mph w/gust 31 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 6:15am: heavy frost, temp 23, wind calm, dew point 19, humidity 89%. Normal 44/27. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 4:29pm. Christmas deco should be done by the weekend, at least the tree is up!! Nice weather for outside decorating. For what its worth: Golf Courses have been busy.
11/27/2017 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-26-17: High 56, Low 22, wind NW, W & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 33, wind calm, dew point 30, humidity 89%. Normal 43/27. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/28/2017 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-27-17: High 64, Low 32, wind SW & S calm-22 mph w/gust 29 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 51, wind SSW 11 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 35, humidity 56%, wind chill 45. Normal 43/26. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/29/2017 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-28-17: High 64, Low 37, wind S, SW, W & NW 6-24 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 5:20am: temp 30, wind NW 9 mph w/gust 14 mph, dew point 19, humidity 67%, wind chill 22. Normal 42/26 and we'll be above average again today just not as warm as the last two. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 4:28pm quickly closing in on the minimum amount of daylight in the eveining.
11/30/2017 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-29-17: High 53, Low 28, wind every which way W, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today is our last day of Meteorological Fall/Autumn. At 4:15am: temp 44, wind WNW 12 mph, dew point 31, humidity 58%, wind chill 38. Normal 42/25 and we'll be above normal for a few more days but the NWS is saying our days are numbered and colder air will be coming in our near future. Sunrise 7:01am (again) Sunset 4:27pm.
12/1/2017 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-30-17: High 55, Low 30, wind W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain. TOTAL RAIN FOR NOVEMBER 2.52 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 26, wind calm, dew point 22, humidity 86%. Normal 41/25. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 4:27pm. Welcome to Meteorological Winter!
12/2/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-01-17: High 55, Low 25, wind NW, W,, SW & S calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain, no snow. Yesterday afternoon I went outside at 2:45pm and only needed a sweater and vest. Today at 6:15am: temp 32, wind SSE 2-3 mph, dew point 26, humidity 86%. Normal 41/24. Enjoy the above normal weekend because Tuesday everything will change. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/3/2017 5:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-02-17: High 59, Low 28, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-9 mph, no rain. It was so nice yesterday I cooked out some steaks for dinner on the grill. Today at 5:57am: temp 27, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 87%. Normal 40/24. December's Moon is called The Cold Moon, since its so bright its being called a Super Moon. Other names include: Long Night Moon, Bitter and Moon Before Yule. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/4/2017 5:45 AM T M M M M 12-03-17: High 62, Low 26. Today at 5:45am: temp 55, wind SSE 12-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/5/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-04-17: High 66, Low 45 (11:59pm) and it will be today's high, WIND 10-35 mph w/gust 48 mph and I cannot find any trace of rain, gauge is totally dry! So are all of the leaves that drifted up to my door. Today at 4:30am: temp 35, wind 15 mph then builds to 25 then gust to 30-35 mph, dew point 27, humidity 79%, wind chill 25. Normal 39/23. You now have 20 shopping days before Christmas. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/6/2017 3:50 AM T T M M M 12-05-17: High 45 (12:01am) Low 26, WIND W & SW 9-37 mph w/gust 51 mph, trace of snow early afternoon with 4 snow flakes hitting my car windshield. Strong winds on Monday afternoon blew over a semi trailer on Route 80 not to far from my location. Today at 3:50am: temp 31, wind WSW 6 mph, dew point 20, humidity 69%, wind chill 25. Normal 39/23. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/7/2017 4:35 AM T T M M M 12-06-17: High 37, Low 24, wind SW, W & NW 5-26 mph w/gust 35 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:35am: COLD! temp 19, wind WNW 12 mph, wind chill 6, dew point 12, humidity 83%. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) Remember Pearl Harbor. **5:25am UPDATE** Snow flurries.
12/8/2017 4:10 AM T T M M M 12-07-17: High 31, Low 17, wind NW & W 6-20 mph w/gust 28 mph, light snow flurries. Today at 4:10am: temp 15, wind SW 6 mph, wind chill 6, dew point 8, humidity 69%. Normal 38/22. Tonight could be our first measurable snow. A/W forecasting a 43% chance of one inch or less. Tonight it will be 37 years ago that my generation lost a voice in NY City. Imagine that. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/9/2017 5:30 AM T T M M M 12-08-17: High 39, Low 14, lowest wind chill reading 3, wind W & SW 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Very light snow flurries over night leaving a trace. There is one very small "line" of snow along where the grass meets the driveway. Today at 5:30am: temp 30, wind NNW 16 mph, wind chill 18, dew point 24, humidity 86%, a flake or two in the air. Normal 38/22. An annual event took place yesterday where I move the lawn mower to the back of the garage and bring the snow blower forward along with checking gas tanks making sure I have enough fuel. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/10/2017 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-09-17: High 33, Low 17, wind N, NW & W 4-25 mph w/gust 37 mph. Today at 5:59am: temp 24, wind SW 8 mph, wind chill 14, dew point 15, humidity 75%. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) 15 shopping days left until Christmas.
12/11/2017 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-10-17: High 39, Low 19, wind SW, W & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 26, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 21, humidity 87%. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/12/2017 4:35 AM T T M M M 12-11-17: High 46, Low 22, wind S, SE, W & NW calm-18 mph w/gust 27 mph. Snow came through around rush hour and left a trace, not even a glazing on my yard and nothing in the gauge. Today at 4:35am: temp 19, wind NW 10-12 mph, wind chill 7, dew point 11, humidity 73%. Normal 36/20. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/13/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-12-17: High 32 (12:01am) Low 16, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-27 mph w/gust 36 mph, no snow. Today at 4:30am: temp 26, wind S 7 mph, wind chill 18, dew point 13, humidity 58%. Normal 36/20. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/14/2017 4:30 AM T M M M M 12-13-17: High 44, Low 24, WIND!! S, SW, W & NW 5-34 mph w/gust 46 mph, light sprinkles which spotted my car windshield, nothing in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 17, wind NW 8 mph, wind chill 7, dew point 11, humidity 81%. Normal 36/20. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/15/2017 3:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-14-17: High 30, Low 15, lowest wind chill 4, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:50am: temp 24, wind WSW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 17, humidity 76%, wind chill 15. Normal 35/19. Looks like we will have a slight warm up this weekend and beyond! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:27pm. RIP Dad.
12/16/2017 6:25 AM T T M M M 12-15-17: High 37, Low 19, wind W & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 33 mph and a snow flake or two in the air. Today at 6:25am: temp 32, wind SSW 6 mph, wind chill 27, dew point 24, humidity 79%. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/17/2017 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-17-17: High 54, Low 29, wind SW, S, SE, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:45am: temp 31, wind E 5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 89%, wind chill 25. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. Eight shopping days before Christmas.
12/18/2017 5:59 AM 0.01 M M M M 12-17-17: High 53, Low 28, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Rain during the wee hours this morning barely 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 43, wind SSW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 41, humidity 93%, wind chill 35 and a light haze in the air. Normal 34/18. One year ago today we were experiencing a polar vortex. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 7:28pm, we've gained back 2 minutes in the evening!!
12/19/2017 4:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 12-18-17: High 49, Low 40, wind W & SW 4-20 mph w/gust 27 mph. A morning mist which turned into a soft Irish rain leaving 0.02 in my gauge but by 1:30pm the sun came out and made the day much brighter. Today at 4:30am: clear sky, temp 40, wind SW 10 mph, dew point 35, humidity 86%, wind chill 34. Normal 34/18. Enjoy the above average temps because by Christmas Eve the worm is turning. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm.
12/20/2017 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-19-17: High 52, Low 31, wind SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:15am: temp 32, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 19, humidity 68%, wind chill 27. Normal 34/18. We will be above normal thru Friday then the change! Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm.
12/21/2017 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-20-17: High 42, Low 25, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 15 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 6:40am: temp 31, wind E 8 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 24, humidity 75%. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm. Happy Winter, another day closer to spring.
12/22/2017 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-21-17: High 40, Low 29, wind SE, E & NE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:30am: temp 36, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 85%. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm. 3 shopping days before...never mind. **Edit @ 5:30pm**
12/23/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-22-17: High 42, Low 32, wind NE, N & NW calm-14 mph, no rain, no snow. Looks like we're getting snow for Christmas Eve 1-3 inches, NWS & A/W for Ottawa indicating more on the 3 side. Holiday pay for plow drivers! Today at 6am: temp 28, wind NW 10 mph, wind chill 18, dew point 24, humidity 86%. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. I hope Ottawa plow drivers make it out for church goers, they tend to wait until its over to plow.
12/24/2017 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-23-17: High 35 (12:01am) Low 20, wind N & NW calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow. Today at 5:20am: temp 21, wind NNE 3 mph, dew point 13, humidity 72%, awaiting the snow which should be starting very soon. NWS predicting 3.8 Accu Weather and Weather Underground 2 inches. Normal temps for today 33/17 and I remember the record low back in 1983 of minus 20. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Yesterday went to a family event with at least 10 kids under 5 years of age. There was a lot of energy and joy in the air, which is what Christmas is all about.
12/25/2017 6:30 AM 0.22 2.7 M 2.7 M 12-24-17: High 23, Low 16. Gauge reading 0.22 from snow storm. Snow accumulation anywhere from 2-3 inches and my "averages" came out to 2.65 of new fallen "dry" snow. Today at 6:30am: temp 13, wind W 13 mph w/gust 22 mph, wind chill minus 2, dew point 7, humidity 79%. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:31pm. We've gained 5 minutes in the evening. Here comes the deep freeze!
12/26/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.7 M 12-25-17: High 19 (12:01am) Low -0- Lowest wind chill minus 15, wind W & NW 6-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Today at 6:15am: temp minus 2, wind NW 5 mph, wind chill minus 13, dew point minus 8, humidity 67%. Normal would be a balmy 33/17. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:32pm.
12/27/2017 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-26-17: High 8, Low minus 4, lowest wind chill minus 24, wind NW & W calm-14 mph, no snow. Went down to Bloomington yesterday and there were a lot of broken down vehicles on the side of the road! Also yesterday during the night a couple of coyotes must have caught something in my backyard, all that was left was the victims (rabbit or cat) colon and some intestines. Today at 5:10am: temp minus 8, wind WNW 5 mph, wind chill minus 20, dew point minus 13, humidity 76%. Normal 33/17. Sunset 7:20am, Sunset 4:32pm.
12/28/2017 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-27-17: High 5, Low minus 12, lowest wind chill minus 28, wind W & NW calm-12 mph, no snow. Today at 5:10am: temp 3, wind E 3, dew point minus 2, humidity 74%. Normal 32/16. Forecast says deep freeze here for a while, no relief in sight. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:33pm.
12/29/2017 4:30 AM 0.02 1.0 0.02 M M 12-28-17: High 14, Low minus 2, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-13 mph, lowest wind chill reading minus 13. Afternoon snow event 1 inch. Today at 4:30am: temp 12, wind WNW 7 mph, wind chill 1, dew point 8, humidity 85%. Normal 32/16. Winter Weather Advisory kicks in at Noon. NWS predicting 3-5 and A/W 3-6. Zeroed in for Ottawa at NWS and they are saying around 4 & 1/2. If you have anything to do today do it in the morning. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:34pm.
12/30/2017 5:59 AM 0.17 2.7 M M M 12-29-17: High 19, Low 9, wind NW, W & SW calm-14 mph. Snow started before noon, more water content 0.17 and a snowfall of 2 & 3/4 inches on the ground. Today at 5:59am: temp 8 and falling, we've already had our high, wind DRIFTING the new fallen snow NW 14 mph, wind chill minus 3, dew point 4, humidity 78%. Normal 32/16. How cold is it? The holy water to the inside entrance of St. Patrick's Church (Ottawa) is frozen! Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:34pm.
12/31/2017 6:15 AM T T M M M 12-30-17: High 15 (12:01am) Low minus 5, coldest wind chill minus 24, wind W & NW 3-25 mph w/gust 34 mph. Trace of snow over night/this morning. Today at 6:15am: temp minus 1, wind NNW 5 mph, wind chill minus 11, dew point minus 5, humidity 81%. Normal 32/16. Today is the last day of 2017 and the last day of the first month of Meteorological Winter, 2 more to go. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:35pm.
1/1/2018 6:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-31-17: High 9, Low minus 10, coldest wind chill minus 32, wind W & NW 3-15 mph, no snow. Today at 6:59am: temp minus 15 (New Record) old record minus 13 in 1968, wind NW 5 mph, wind chill minus 28, dew point minus 20, humidity 76%. Normal 32/16. Welcome to 2018 and the 2nd month of Meteorological Winter. Full Moon is tonight and is called The Wolf Moon. Other names include Winter Moon, Cold, Old & Quiet Moon. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:36pm we've gained 10 minutes in the afternoon. Happy New Year.
1/2/2018 3:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-01-18: High minus 5, Low minus 19 (new record) coldest wind chill minus 41, wind NW & W 5-15 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow. Today at 3:15am: temp minus 14, wind W 8 mph, wind chill minus 31, dew point minus 19, humidity 76%. Normal 32/16. Record low for today minus 19 in 1928 per A/W. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:37pm.
1/3/2018 4:30 AM T T M M M 01-02-18: High 11 (11:55pm) Low minus 15, coldest wind chill minus 35, wind W & SW 3-21 mph w/gust 25 mph. Light snow earlier in the morning and it is falling right now. December 2017 precip. 0.44 and snow fall of 6.40 at my location. Year end total 43.68 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 15, wind WSW 8 mph, dew point 8, humidity 80% (eight's are wild) wind chill 4. Normal 32/16. Record low for today goes back to 1919 and minus 12. Fox River is frozen and IL River frozen except for a path in the middle of the channel cleared by barge traffic. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:38pm.
1/4/2018 6:15 AM T T M M M 01-03-18: High 17, Low minus 2, coldest wind chill minus 22, wind SW, W & NW 7-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, light snow flurries in the morning amounting to a dusting of snow. Today at 6:15am: temp minus 7, wind NW 5 mph, wind chill minus 18, dew point minus 11, humidity 79%. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:39pm.
1/5/2018 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-04-18: High 8, Low minus 9, wind NW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, coldest wind chill minus 26, no snow. Today at 5:15am: temp minus 10, wind NW 7 mph, wind chill minus 25, dew point minus 14, humidity 79%. Normal 32/15. Looks like a brief five day warm up is coming Sunday! In other words we'll be getting back to normal/average temps. Down right balmy on Weds. with a high of 42 per W/U. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:40pm.
1/6/2018 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-05-18: High 10, Low minus 13, wind W & NW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, coldest wind chill minus 31, no snow. Today at 5:40am: temp minus 12, wind NW 6 mph, wind chill minus 26, dew point minus 16, humidity 82%. Normal 32/15. Looking to tomorrow 1/2 inch of snow in the forecast with some sleet, ice and rain? Mid week in the 40's!!! Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:40pm. In 40 days or less pitchers and catchers report to camp!!
1/7/2018 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-06-18: High 12, Low minus 14, wind NW, W, S & SE calm-13 mph, no snow. Today at 7:45am: temp 20, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 13, humidity 73%, wind chill 10. Normal 31/15. NWS has issued a winter weather advisory and LaSalle County is on the northern edge of it. Just over a 1/2 inch in the forecast along with freezing rain and sleet. Nice warm up this week with 45 and 50 degrees by mid week. (oh ya!) Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:41pm.
1/8/2018 5:15 AM 0.11 T 0.11 M M 01-07-18: High 32, Low 5, wind SE, S & SW 5-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Around 8:30am noticed sleet and rain hitting me as I was walking. It was off & on, then around 11am freezing rain/rain and its happening when its 21-29 degrees then snow at 30-32 degrees. You think it would be the opposite. Ice thickness about two sheets of paper and snow 1/10 of an inch and 0.11 in my gauge after melting this also included ice, rain & snow. Today at 5:15am: temp 33, wind WNW 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 31, humidity 94%, wind chill 23 and some haze in the air. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:42pm.
1/9/2018 4:20 AM T T M M M 01-08-18: High 39, Low 27, wind NW, W & SW 4-18 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:20am: Freezing Fog including a mist which is turning to snow or a frozen precip. be careful driving! Temp 28, wind S 3 to 4 mph, dew point 27, humidity 97%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:43pm.
1/10/2018 4:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 01-09-18: High 34, Low 27, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-17 mph. Today at 4:30am: Fog/Haze/Mist & or Drizzle 0.01 in my gauge, temp 35, wind SSE 11 mph, dew point 34, humidity 97%, wind chill 27. Normal 31/15. Enjoy the brief warm up as Friday thru next week we go back to below normal temps and it will be very cold again, not extreme but well below normal. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:44pm. 23 days before Ground Hogs Day!
1/11/2018 4:40 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M 01-10-18: High 55 (11pm) Low 32 (12:01am) wind SE & S 6-30 mph w/gust 39 mph, heavy fog thru most of the day, lifted around 3:30pm. All snow is gone, even where it was drifted. At 3am rivers holding their own. Today at 4:40am: temp still at 55, wind SSE 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 52, humidity 92%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:46pm. We've gained 20 minutes in the evening! **UPDATE 7am** Light drizzle 0.05 in gauge.
1/12/2018 5:00 AM 0.30 M M M M 01-11-18: High 61 (new record) Low 18, wind S, SW, W & NW 7-28 mph w/gust 35 mph, no ice/freezing rain, no snow! rain in gauge 0.30. Yesterday at 2pm I walked out of Handy Foods and it was 61 by 4:30pm it was 32 degrees. Today at 5am temp 19, wind NNW 17 mph w/gust 25 mph, wind chill 4, dew point 13, humidity 83% and a few snow flakes are in the air. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:47pm.
1/13/2018 3:00 AM T T M M M 01-12-18: High 24, Low 14, wind NW & N 6-26 mph w/gust 32 mph with a few flakes of snow in the air. Today at 3am: temp 10, wind NNW 14 mph, dew point 4, humidity 75%, wind chill minus 6. Normal 31/15. Snow is in the forecast for Sunday/Monday A/W 2-4 inches and NWS showing 1 & 1/2 for Ottawa. Slight warm up next weekend. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:48pm.
1/14/2018 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-13-18: High 17, Low 5, wind N, NW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow. Today at 5:59am: temp 2, wind calm, dew point minus 4, humidity 85%. Normal 31/15. Snow coming later today/tonight. NWS has bumped it up to 3-4 inches and A/W holding at 2-4 inches. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:49pm. Today Meteorological Winter Is Half Over! 19 days until Ground Hogs Day and Baseball Opening Day is March 29th.
1/15/2018 4:45 AM 0.14 3.5 0.14 3.5 M 01-14-18: High 23, Low 1, wind SE & S calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. "Averaged" snow reading 3.5 I had readings anywhere from 2 in isolated areas to 4 inches in wind blown areas. 0.14 in gauge when melted. Snow is light and fluffy, I used a broom to clear my deck. Today at 4:45am: temp 20, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 17, humidity 89%, wind chill 12. Normal 31/17. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:50pm. Sorry it took so long to get report from field to computer, snow measuring is the WORST part of this voluntering job. I will submit further readings later as its still snowing. Why is it saying I'm submitting after 2pm?? **UPDATE 7:15am** I bumped report up to 3 & 1/2 inches. Ottawa radio reporting 5 but I have nothing that close. 4 inches in wind blown areas.
1/16/2018 5:55 AM T 0.2 T 3.7 M 01-15-18: High 23, Low 2, wind S, SW, W & WNW 5-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, coldest wind chill minus 21. Another 1/4 of new snow. There was a lot of drifting with the high winds. Today at 5:55am: NO HEAT! furnace down and out, temp 5, wind WNW 11 mph, dew point minus 6, humidity 82%, wind chill minus 10 and a few flakes in the air. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:51pm. 17 days until Punxsutawney Phil.
1/17/2018 5:45 AM T M M M M 01-16-18: High 20, Low 0, wind NW & W 6-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, coldest wind chill minus 22, a flake or two of snow in the air at one point. Today at 5:45am: temp minus 2, wind WSW 5 mph, dew point minus 6, humidity 85%, wind chill minus 12. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:52pm.
1/18/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-17-18: High 22, Low minus 2, wind W & SW 5-25 mph w/gust 31 mph, no snow. Today at 4:30am: temp 16, wind WSW 8-10 mph, dew point 10, humidity 77%, wind chill 4. Normal 31/15. I'm ready for the little warm spell to begin! 15 days before Gobbler's Knob.
1/19/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-18-18: High 37, Low 14, wind W & SW 6-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain, no snow. We lost some snow to melting yesterday, Fox River still frozen, IL River has a path open from Barge traffic. Today at 4:45am: temp 27, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 19, humidity 75%, wind chill 21. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:55pm slowly working our way to 5pm.
1/20/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-19-18: High 43, Low 26, wind SW & S 5-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:40am: temp 33, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 28, humidity 84%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:56pm. Ground Hog Day is 13 days away. Phil's longest streak of back to back "long" winters is 30 years. 1903 thru 1933.
1/21/2018 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-20-18: High 49, Low 31, wind SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 6:20am: snow pretty much gone! temp 38, wind ESE 3 mph, HAZE/FOG, dew point 36, humidity 96%, concrete wet/sweating. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:57pm. 12 days before Ground Hog Day which in the movie occurred 38 times but that is not how many times you heard Sonny & Cher.
1/22/2018 4:45 AM 0.82 M M M M 01-21-18: High 50 (10:15pm) Low 37, wind S, SE & E calm-12 mph. Rain over night & this morning, some of it heavy at times 0.58 in my gauge and I will update it later. Today at 4:45am: rain, heavy at times, temp 48, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 47, humidity 98%. Normal 31/15. Keep an eye on the rivers, snow melt complete & heavy rain and probably run off since soil/ground still frozen. On the Fox in Ottawa ice was developing cracks yesterday morning. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:58pm. 11 days before Ground Hog Day which the movie was filmed in Woodstock, IL. **7:10am UPDATE** rain has stopped, received an additional 0.24 total now 0.82
1/23/2018 5:25 AM 0.09 T M M M 01-22-18: High 59, Low 34, wind SE, S, SW & W 3-26 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain 0.09 in my gauge. Are you the one friends and family call when the sky darkens up? I got my first call of the season yesterday afternoon. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 8.22/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.11/flood stage 20. Today at 5:25am: snow flurries, temp 33, wind NNW 6 mph, dew point 32, humidity 96%, wind chill 27. Normal 31/15. cooling off today and tomorrow but we'll still be above normal by a few degrees. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:59pm. 10 days before Ground Hog Day which was first established in America by The German's in 1887 inspired by Candlemas Day. RIP John Coleman.
1/24/2018 4:29 AM T T M M M 01-23-18: High 37, Low 28, wind SW, W & NW 3-22 mph w/gust 28 mph and a couple of snow flakes in the air and some light drizzle. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 11.98/flood stage 12. Today at 4:29am: temp 27, wind NNW 10 mph, dew point 22, humidity 83%, wind chill 17. Normal 32/15 and we've gained a degree! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:01pm. 9 days before Ground Hog Day and the animal first used was not a ground hog, it was a hedge hog.
1/25/2018 4:30 AM T T M M M 01-24-18: High 30, Low 24, wind N, NW, W, S & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. I had a flake or two in the air along with a drop or two of rain. We lucked out as the freezing rain event was to the E & NE of Ottawa. My brother drives to the Joliet area on Route 80 and around or past Morris traffic came to a halt for almost two hours. Today at 4:30am: temp 27, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 87%, wind chill 20. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:02pm. 8 days before Ground Hog Day and in 1995 Phil appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show but didn't win a car.
1/26/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-25-18: High 50, Low 25, wind SE, S & SW 4-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 37, wind SSE 8 mph, dew point 33, humidity 87%, driveway and sidewalk sweating. Normal temp for today 32/15. IL River ice free, Fox River at Dam has broke, not yet in Ottawa as of yesterday afternoon. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:03pm. 7 days before Ground Hog Day. The piano piece played by Bill Murray in the movie is Rhapsody On A Theme by Paginini. Bill does play piano, but by ear, can't read the sheet music.
1/27/2018 4:30 AM T M M M M 01-26-18: High 53, Low 35, wind SE, S & SW 7-26 mph w/gust 35 mph, trace of rain around 1:30pm a few drops on the driveway as I was letting out the dogs. Today at 4:30am: temp 46, wind WSW 5 mph, dew point 37, humidity 73%. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:04pm. 6 days before Groundhog Day. The Groundhog is a member of the squirrel family.
1/28/2018 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-27-18: High 50, Low 35, wind SW & W 3-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, no rain, no snow. We were in Dixon yesterday and passed under the Dixon arch on our way to the Special Olympics Basketball event, never seen The Rock River before, it was flowing with a lot of ice chunks in the water. Today at 6:15am: temp 27, wind calm, dew point 22, humidity 91%. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:06pm. 5 days before Groundhog Day. Did you know they taste like chicken? RIP Mort Walker.
1/29/2018 4:30 AM 0.01 T 0.01 M M 01-28-18: High 44, Low 25, wind W, NW & N calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Trace of snow over night or this morning, not even a dusting and when I melted it, it was barely 0.01 in the gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 26, wind N 12 mph w/gust 16 mph, dew point 21, humidity 81%, wind chill 15. Normal 32/15. Deep freeze coming this weekend. Fox River opened up Saturday afternoon. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:07pm. 4 days before Groundhog Day. Baby groundhogs are called Kits or Pups.
1/30/2018 4:20 AM T T M T M 01-29-18: High 30, Low 15, wind N & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph and at times light flurries in the air and barely a dusting of snow. Coldest wind chill 11. Today at 4:20am: temp 13, wind calm, dew point 9, humidity 88% and a bright moon shining. The Full Moon is tomorrow. Normal temps for today 32/15. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:08pm. Daylight is slowly getting a little longer. 3 days before Groundhog Day. The song I've Got You Babe was written by Sonny Bono and released July 9th, 1965 off their album Look At Us and the hit single spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Billboard chart.
1/31/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-30-18: High 33, Low 12, wind W, SW & S calm-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, no snow, no rain, just a heavy frost. Today at 4:20am: temp 32, wind S 9 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 21, humidity 66%, wind chill 23. Normal 32/16. Trifecta Full Moon: Lunar Eclipse, Super and Blue Moon all in one night and it won't occur again until 01/27/2037. It is known as The Snow Moon. Other names include Hunger Moon, Bony and Moon Of Ice. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:09pm. 2 days before Groundhog Day. In German the title of the movie reads: Und taglich gruBt das Murmeltier.
2/1/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-31-18: High 45, Low 30, wind S, SW & W 3-26 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain, no snow. Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Winter and the longest month of the year or so it seems. Today at 4:30am: temp 32, wind NW 13-15 mph, dew point 26, humidity 82%, wind chill 22. Normal 33/16 and we'll be below normal for a while and snow in the forecast for Saturday. NWS calling for 1.5 to 2 inches and A/W 1-3 inches. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:11pm. 1 day before Groundhog Day and the little critter was named after King Phillip.
2/2/2018 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-01-18: High 35 (12:01am) Low 9, wind W & NW 8-28 mph w/gust 37 mph, no snow, no rain. Total precip for January 1.53 and snowfall 3.7 was gathered here at my location. Today at 5:25am: temp 4, wind NW 7 mph, dew point minus 5, humidity 74%, wind chill minus 7. Normal 33/16. The snow event for Saturday is losing steam. NWS saying 1 inch or less and A/W saying 1-2 inches. I hope NWS is correct. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 5:12pm. Happy Groundhog Day. He is the seer of seers, sage of sages, prognosticator of prognosticators. Weather prophet Extraordinary! My favorite part of the movie was about the Sea Otters. "That was a good day! Why couldn't I get that one over & over & over again?"
2/3/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-02-18: High 23, Low 2, wind NW, W & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, coldest wind chill minus 12. Today at 4:20am: temp 20, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 10, humidity 68%, wind chill 10. Normal 33/16. Snow event approaching us on Monday. Large spread difference between forecasters, maybe tomorrow it will even out. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 5:13pm.
2/4/2018 4:45 AM T T M M M 02-03-18: High 43, Low 17, wind SE, S & SW 6-30 mph w/gust 38 mph. Light flurries in the evening with no accumulation. Today at 4:45am: we've already had our high for the day, temp now 33, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 25, humidity 77%, wind chill 28. Normal 33/16. Snow in the forecast for Monday. NWS calling for 5 inches, A/W backed it down to 3-6 inches and W/U 3-5 inches and it should be a afternoon to evening event. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:14pm. **5:20am UPDATE** wind just changed from WSW 4 mph to N 24 mph it was very noticeable even sitting in the house!
2/5/2018 5:30 AM 0.04 0.6 0.04 M M 02-04-18: High 36 (12:01am) Low 0, wind SW, N, NW & W 4-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Late morning thru mid afternoon snow that was hard to measure due to strong winds and blowing. My guess is 1/2 to 1 inch and I truly believe we didn't get an inch because there would be drifted snow so I'm going with just over a 1/2 inch. Today at 5:30am: temp minus 4, wind calm, dew point minus 11, humidity 80%. Normal 33/16. Snow storm coming today after lunch hour. A/W & W/U 4 to 8 inches. NWS 3-6 and if you zero in its 4 and 1/2 inches. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 5:16pm.
2/6/2018 4:59 AM 0.27 4.0 0.27 4.0 M 02-05-18: High 14, Low minus 6, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. 4 inches of snow on the ground. Today at 4:59am: temp 0, wind NW 5 mph, dew point minus 3, humidity 87%, wind chill minus 11. Normal 34/16. Getting ready for the next round of snow and the next round and the next. Another reason why I refer to the 2nd month of the year as the longest month of the year or it sure feels like it. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:17pm. Pitchers and Catchers looking for their gloves and mitts.
2/7/2018 4:20 AM 0.13 1.9 M M M 02-06-18: High 19, Low minus 6, wind W, NW & N calm-10 mph. Over night snow, 1 & 3/4 inches to 2 inches has fallen more coming on the radar. Today at 4:20am: temp 13, wind N 5 mph, dew point 9, humidity 87%, wind chill 5. Normal 34/17. Fox River frozen again and IL River has a path open because of barge traffic. Winter Storm Warning goes into effect Thursday night. NWS calling for 5-9 inches W/U 5-11 inches. Got gas for the snow blower? 6 days before Cubs pitchers and catchers report to spring training camp. 7 days before Lent starts and/or its Valentines Day. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:18pm. We've gained back 73 minutes of daylight since we've bottomed out. Sidenote: I've been up since 3:55am preparing this report and getting snow measurements.
2/8/2018 4:20 AM T T M M M 02-07-18: High 19, Low minus 1, wind N, NW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph, coldest wind chill minus 13. Snow flakes in the air off & on during the day. Today at 4:20am: temp rising to 8, wind calm, dew point 2, humidity 84%, radar showing snow approaching. Normal 34/17. Winter Storm Warning tonight thru tomorrow. NWS & A/W forecasting 4-8 inches and W/U going out on the ledge with 7-13 inches. Ottawa is on the edge of the 4-8 to 6-10 forecast. I zeroed in at the NWS site and they are showing 7 inches for Ottawa. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 5:19pm. Be careful out there!
2/9/2018 4:40 AM 0.17 2.5 0.17 M M 02-08-18: High 23 (11:55pm) Low 1, wind W, SW, S, SE & E calm-13 mph. Snow started around 4pm we have 1 inch on the ground of new snow. Today at 4:40am: temp 27, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 23, humidity 90%, wind chill 19. Normal 34/17. Grocery store owners are smiling. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:21pm. How's your IRA or 401k doing?? **8am UPDATE** Total now: 2 & 1/2 inches of snow on the ground
2/10/2018 4:30 AM 0.29 3.5 0.29 M M Friday Snow= 6 in. 02-09-18: High 28, Low 16, wind E, NE & N calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, coldest wind chill 1. Snow stopped around 4pm. NE corner of a privacy fence is a snow drift that high. Today at 4:30am: temp 15, wind NNE 13 mph, dew point 12, humidity 83%, wind chill 1. Normal 35/17. Another round of snow is coming late Saturday night early Sunday morning close to 2 & 1/2 in the forecast. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 5:22pm.
2/11/2018 8:30 AM 0.35 4.5 0.35 M M 4 & 1/2 fresh new snow. 02-10-18: High 20, Low 13, wins NE, N & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 23. Snow report based on averages due to drifting at my location. Today at 8:30am: temp 17, wind NW 6-8 mph, wind chill 8, dew point 13, humidity 84%, new snowfall as I write this report. Normal 35/18. I can honestly say I've had it with snow. 2 days before Cub Pitchers & Catchers report to spring training camp. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 5:23pm.
2/12/2018 5:20 AM T T M M M 02-11-18: High 20, Low 0, wind N, NW & W 3-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, light dusting of snow yesterday morning. No snow in the forecast!! Today at 5:20am: temp minus 2, wind NW 5 mph, wind chill minus 13, dew point minus 5, humidity 78%. Normal 35/18. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:24pm. Total snow in the last 7 days is 16 & 1/2 inches. Happy Shrove Monday.
2/13/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-12-18: High 21, Low minus 3, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-10 mph w/gust 16 mph, coldest wind chill minus 17, no snow. Today at 4:59am: temp 6, wind NE 4 mph, wind chill minus 2, dew point 1, humidity 81%. Normal 36/18. Cubs Pitchers & Catchers report to spring training today!! Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 5:26pm. Happy Fat Tuesday.
2/14/2018 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-13-18: High 34, Low 2, wind N, NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:29am: temp 23, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 88%, wind chill 16. Normal 36/18. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 5:27pm. Happy VD. **Edit @ 9:40am**
2/15/2018 4:25 AM 0.01 M M M M 02-14-18: High 46, Low 21, wind SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain no snow. Dense FOG rolled in by late afternoon into the evening. 0.01 in my gauge probably from fog/mist. Large snow melt! My deck is almost clear and the large mounds of snow are not as big as they were a day or two ago. Last night I was clearing some snow on my deck and banged the shovel which started about 7 coyotes to start yipping and howling in the old "Henry Cole" field. Today at 4:25am: No fog but some haze, temp 36, wind S 5 mph, dew point 34, humidity 97%. Normal 36/19. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:28pm. Keep an eye on the rivers. ***7:15am UPDATE*** HEAVY DENSE FOG has returned, visibility under 500 feet.
2/16/2018 3:40 AM 0.04 M M M M 02-15-18: High 44, Low 34, wind SW, S, N & NW calm-16 mph. Heavy fog and then light rain 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 3:40am: temp 35, wind N 15 mph, wind chill 25, dew point 31, humidity 82%. Normal 37/19. I no longer have snow on my roof and I have spots in my yard where I can see the grass. Spring day coming Monday that will really melt it away. Speaking of spring 7 days before The Cubs first spring training game against The Brewers in AZ. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 5:29pm. **Spelling Edit @ 9:05am**
2/17/2018 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-16-18: High 38, Low 12, wind NW & W calm-22 mph w/gust 29 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:45am: temp 16, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 10, humidity 88%, heavy frost. Normal 37/20. With the Monday & Tuesday warm up we will also be receiving heavy rainfall of 2 inches or more. Rivers will be rising, be alert of changing conditions along streams and rivers next week. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 5:31pm. And yes Virginia there are spots of grass peeking out of the snow in my yard and my neighbors yards and the empty lots for sale in the subdivision.
2/18/2018 6:25 AM 0.11 1.5 0.11 M M 02-17-18: High 37, Low 11, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-22 26 mph. Wet snow started around 1pm 1 & 1/2 inches of snow and 0.11 in the gauge. Today at 6:25am: temp 12, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 11, humidity 96%, DENSE FOG. Normal 37/20 and this coming week we'll be above average temps. We broke the record last year with 69 degrees. Fast approaching the year anniversary of the Naplate/Ottawa tornado. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 5:32pm.
2/19/2018 4:50 AM 0.08 M M M M 02-18-18: High 42, Low 10, wind SW, S & SE calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain this morning 0.02 in my gauge with more on the way per the radar and close to 2 inches in the 2 day forecast. Right here and right now: temp 38, wind S 2 mph, dew point 36, humidity 96% and a train blowing its horn and its upsetting all the the coyotes in the neighborhood. Normal 38/20. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 5:33pm. Twenty days before we change back to daylight savings time. **7:15am UPDATE** additional 0.06 of rain total now 0.08 at 7:15am
2/20/2018 4:30 AM 1.86 M M M M 02-19-18: High 60, Low 37, wind SE, S & SW calm-24 mph w/gust 28 mph. Daytime rain 0.25 over night rain 1.43 total 1.68 in my gauge. Snow is gone. RIVERS R RISING! At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.11/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 461.46/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 16.90/flood stage 20 and all rivers are rising fast! Future estimates are short of all time records. If you live near a river I hope your bags are packed. At 4:30am: rain, at times heavy, radar showing more is coming, temp 57, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 97%. Normal 38/20. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 5:34pm. If I were a betting man I say no fish fry at Shoreline Boat Club this Friday and no Winter Games at SRYC as Dee Bennett Road will be under water. RIP Jim Boe. **8am UPDATE** additional 0.18 fell since last reading. Total 1.86 inches of rain.
2/21/2018 3:30 AM 0.91 M M M M 02-20-18: High 68, Low 30 (10:15pm) wind SW, S, W & NW calm-31 mph w/gust 46 mph. Rain & freezing rain 0.91 in gauge. Ice on the gauge was more than 2 sheets of paper thick. Streets are not that bad (ice). TOTAL RAIN 2.77 in gauge. At 2:30am Fox River at Dayton 15.79/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 20.86/flood stage 16/forecast 24/RECORD 24.80 at Ottawa 468.49/flood stage 463/forecast 471.60/RECORD 472.20 at LaSalle 25.86/flood stage 20/forecast 32.50/RECORD 34.40 all rivers currently rising. Today at 3:30am: temp 29, wind NNW 10-13 mph, dew point 26, humidity 89%, wind chill 20. Normal 38/21. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 5:35pm. **The city of Marseilles enacted its voluntary evacuation for the areas south of the Illinois & Michigan Canal and east of Main Street, which includes Mill Street. The village of Utica issued a voluntary evacuation. The LaSalle County Nursing Home evacuated residents Tuesday night. Green Street and Chicago Road and Champlain and Superior streets in Ottawa were closed Tuesday. Dee Bennett Road closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday from Route 178 to Koenig Road near the LaSalle County Nursing Home. (**from Ottawa Times newspaper) **EDIT @ 6:30am**
2/22/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-21-18: High 33, Low 27, wind NW, N & NE 4-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow, no rain. Fox River at Dayton appears to have crested 15.94 now at 14.01/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 23.69/flood stage 16 at Ottawa appears to be cresting 471.41/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 30.04/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 30, wind NE 11 mph, wind chill 20, dew point 26, humidity 86%. Normal 39/21. Winter Mix on the radar may be coming our way. For the last 2 mornings I swear I'm hearing a couple of robins chirping away in the trees. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 5:37pm. Friday (tomorrow) spring training baseball games begin, think spring!
2/23/2018 5:44 AM 0.19 M M M M 02-22-18: High 44, Low 28, wind NE, E & SE 5-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain over night and this morning 0.19 in my gauge. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 11.99/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 22.07/flood stage 16 at Ottawa 470.35/flood stage 463 and LaSalle (crested) 30.53/flood stage 20. Today at 5:44am: temp 42, wind S 6 mph, dew point 41, humidity 97%. Normal 39/22 and we'll be above average for the next 7 days! Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 5:38pm. Cubs vs Brewers today as Spring Training begins. The boys of summer are warming up! Where is Jake?
2/24/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-23-18: High 44, Low 32, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no snow, no rain. At 3am IL River at Morris 20.10/flood stage 16. Ottawa 468.80/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 29.97/flood stage 20. Today at 4:20am: temp 33, wind NE 8-10 mph, dew point 28, humidity 91%, wind chill 26. Normal 40/22. Radar showing the possibility of snow/winter mix approaching. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 5:39pm.
2/25/2018 4:40 AM 0.28 M M M M 02-24-18: High 50, Low 32, wind N, NE, E, SE, S, SW & W 4-30 mph w/gust 40 mph. Rain 0.28 in my gauge. At 4am IL River at Morris 18.87/flood stage 16 in Ottawa 467.50/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 29.20/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 34, wind W 14 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 28, humidity 79%, wind chill 24. Normal 40/22. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 5:40pm. 14 days before we spring ahead to daylight savings time.
2/26/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-25-18: High 47, Low 33, wind W & SW 3-36 mph w/gust 48 mph, no snow, no rain. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 466.67/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 28.64/flood stage 20. Today at 5:50am: temp 29, wind calm, dew point 26, humidity 88%. Normal 40/23. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 5:41pm. Three more days of Meteorological Winter!!!
2/27/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-26-18: High 56, Low 29, wind W, SW & S calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 465.65/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 28.14/flood stage 20. Today at 4:45am: temp 39, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 31, humidity 70%. Normal 41/23. Yesterday I washed the ragtop and took a spin through town with the top up. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 5:43pm. Enjoy the nice (gift) warm weather today!
2/28/2018 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-27-18: High 66, Low 35, wind SW & S 5-24 mph w/gust 29 mph, no rain. One year ago since The Naplate/Ottawa Tornado. To this day if the sky gets dark some people get nervous. Today at 4:15am: temp 50, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 38, humidity 66%. At 3am IL River at Ottawa 464.57/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 27.53/flood stage 20. Normal 41/23 and the record was 66 (67 at my location) in 2016. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 5:44pm. Last Day of Meteorological Winter!!!
3/1/2018 4:15 AM 0.54 M M M M 02-28-18: High 65, Low 39, wind S, SW, SE, E & NE calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Welcome to Meteorological Spring! February rain 4.73 Snow 18.50 December thru February Snow 28.60 Winter 2018 is in the books. At 3am IL River at LaSale 26.71/flood stage 20. Today at 4:15am: steady rain falling, temp 40, wind N 12 mph, dew point 38, humidity 97%, wind chill 32. Morning March rain 0.06 in my gauge, per the radar more is coming our way. Normal temps for today 42/24. The Full Moon you can't see is called The Worm Moon. Other names include: Sap, Crow, Crust, Lenten and Moon of Winds. A few days ago I mentioned I could hear a couple of robins, yesterday I heard many many more and finally one came up to greet me. THE ROBINS ARE BACK! Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 5:45pm. **8:30am UPDATE** additional 0.48 fell since 4:15am total rainfall for the morning of March 1st is 0.54
3/2/2018 4:25 AM T M M M M 03-01-18: High 48, Low 32, wind NE, N & NW 3-24 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain pretty much stopped after 8:30am with a trace of rain later in the afternoon a few drops on my windshield, gauge empty. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 26.24/flood stage 20. Today at 4:25am: temp 29, wind NW 5-7 mph, dew point 26, humidity 87%, wind chill 24. Normal 42/24 and we'll be a little above average until the middle of next week. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 5:46pm. 15 days before St. Patrick's Day!
3/3/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-02-18: High 50, Low 28, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no snow, no rain. IL River at 3:45am this morning in LaSalle 25.88/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 29, wind calm, dew point 25, humidity 81%. Normal 43/24. Enjoy the above average temps this weekend. NWS has come out with the 2017/2018 winter report & review. We broke a few records and January was the quiet month out of the three. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:47pm. Think Spring: going shopping today for a new pool solar cover and filter cartridge.
3/4/2018 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-03-18: High 51, Low 28, wind SE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 5:25am: temp 32, wind ESE 8 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 25, humidity 78%. Normal 43/25. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 25.28/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 5:46pm. Our last week of central standard time, enjoy the early morning sunrises this week.
3/5/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-04-18: High 52, Low 31, wind SE & E 5-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no snow, no rain. Radar currently showing big blog coming at us. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 24.57/flood stage 20. Today at 4:20am: temp 34, wind ESE 15 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 20, humidity 55%, wind chill 24. Normal 44/25. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 5:50pm.
3/6/2018 4:45 AM 0.25 T M M M 03-05-18: High 42, Low 31, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-29 mph w/gust 40 mph. Late afternoon rain turning to snow, I have some graupel on my deck otherwise no accumulation. 0.25 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 24/flood stage 20. Today at 4:45am: temp 32, wind S 6 mph, dew point 29, humidity 95%, wind chill 26. Normal 44/26. Five days left before we spring ahead and 11 days before St. Patrick's Day. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 5:51pm. RIP D.A.W.
3/7/2018 4:30 AM 0.09 T M M M 03-06-18: High 41, Low 30, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & N calm-21 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain and snow turning to heavy snow in the evening 0.09 in my gauge, driveway, street clear of snow, yard has a glazing and my garbage can & deck have less than a 1/4 of an inch. IL River 3:45am at LaSalle 23.43/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 29, wind NW 12 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 26, humidity 89%, wind chill 19. Normal 45/26 and we'll be below average for a few days. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 5:52pm.
3/8/2018 4:45 AM T T M M M 03-07-18: High 34, Low 24, wind W & NW 7-26 mph w/gust 30 mph, coldest wind chill 11 and there might have been a flake or two in the air for a couple of seconds. All in all a cold and crappy day! At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.84/flood stage 20. Today at 4:45am: temp 22, wind WNW 8 mph w/gust 14 mph, dew point 15, humidity 82%, wind chill 12. Normal 45/26. Three days left of CST. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 5:53pm.
3/9/2018 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-08-18: High 34, Low 20, wind NW & W 5-20 mph w/gust 28 mph, coldest wind chill 6, no snow. BTW all snow has melted (again). At 5:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.16/flood stage 20. Today at 6:15am: temp 19, wind WNW 3 mph, dew point 14, humidity 87%. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 5:54pm. The last few days I've notice some of the annual yellow flowers starting to slowly sprout out of the ground and a few trees are forming hard buds. Also the robins are not happy with their early return.
3/10/2018 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-09-18: High 42, Low 19, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no snow, no rain. IL River at 3:45am in LaSalle 21.58/flood stage 20. Today at 4:15am: temp 23, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 19, humidity 81%. Normal 46/27 which is where we will be thru most of next week, warm up starts Thursday! 100 years ago The United States started using Daylight Savings Time, not every year but it did start using it back in 1918 during the first big one (WWI). Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 5:55pm.
3/11/2018 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-10-18: High 45, Low 22, wind NE, E & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:45 DST: temp 31, wind E but vrbl out of the E also getting ENE & ESE 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 25, humidity 80%, wind chill 25. Normal 46/28. Sunrise 7:15am (ouch) Sunset 6:56pm. Six days before St. Patrick's Day. 18 days before baseball's opening day.
3/12/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-11-18: High 46, Low 28, wind E, NE & N calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph. No rain, no snow. IL River 3:45am at LaSalle 20.44/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 32, wind NW 8 mph, wind chill 25, dew point 25, humidity 78%. Normal 47/24 today and tomorrow we will be below average. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:58pm.
3/13/2018 4:30 AM T M M M M 03-12-18: High 46, Low 28, wind W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 26 mph with a few drops on my windshield. Today at 4:30am: temp 28, wind NW 7 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 23, humidity 82%. Normal 47/28. A change in the forecast, week end warm up has been taken away! Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:59pm.
3/14/2018 5:25 AM T T M M M 03-13-18: High 39, Low 22, wind NW & N calm-25 mph w/gust 36 mph, snow flakes in the air at 10:20am and 3:20pm. Today at 5:25am: temp 21, wind WNW 8 mph, wind chill 11, dew point 16, humidity 83% and there is a very odd smell in the air and its not skunk its more like a chemical smell. Normal 48/29. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 7pm.
3/15/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-14-18: High 52, Low 20, wind SW, W & NW 3-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 28, wind NW 6 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 24, humidity 87%. Normal 48/29. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 7:01pm.
3/16/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-15-18: High 54, Low 25, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. No snow, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 25, wind ENE 7-10 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 23, humidity 86% and there is a healthy frost present on my back deck. Normal 49/29. There is a Winter Weather Advisory for late tonight thru Saturday 8am. Winter mix expected. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 7:02pm.
3/17/2018 7:58 AM 0.42 T M M M 03-16-18: High 45, Low 25, wind NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Winter Mix started before 10pm and it was a true mix. Snow, sleet, rain and small hail. Streets, sidewalk & driveway are clear but my deck and yard is still covered. Gauge was covered with frozen ice/rain the thickness of a thin computer mouse pad. 0.42 gauge reading. Today at 7:58am: temp 32, wind ENE 8 mph, dew point 29, humidity 92%, wind chill 25. Normal 49/30 and except for Sunday we'll be below average for the coming week. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 7:03pm. Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you and yours. **EDIT @ 8:40am**
3/18/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-17-18: High 46, Low 30, wind NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph with a touch of green in the air. Today at 4:45am: temp 25, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 93%, no fog at this moment. Normal 50/30. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 7:04pm.
3/19/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-18-18: High 58, Low 24, wind W, SW, S & E calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 33, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 83%, wind chill 28. Normal 50/30. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 7:05pm. 9 days before baseball opening day and 13 days before Easter.
3/20/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-19-18: High 53, Low 32, wind E & NE calm-30 mph w/gust 38 mph, no rain. Nice day but a windy one. Today at 4:30am: temp 30, wind NNE 8 mph w/gust 14 mph, wind chill 22, dew point 22, humidity 77%. Normal 51/31. Sunrise 6:59am (again) Sunset 7:06pm. Happy Spring Equinox. Happy 21st B-Day to Bridgette.
3/21/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-20-18: High 43, Low 29, wind NE & N 5-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 27, wind NNW 13 mph, dew point 23, humidity 79%, wind chill 16. Normal 51/31. Weekend Snow Storm coming our way?? Friday thru Saturday afternoon: 1-3 inches sez A/W. 3 inches & winter mix NWS and W/U way out there with 6-10 inches. I hope they're all wrong! Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 7:08pm.
3/22/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-21-18: High 46, Low 26, wind N & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no precip. Winter Storm Watch in our future forecast. Snow storm starts late Friday thru Saturday. A/W calling for 4-8 inches NWS for Ottawa 8 inches and W/U still out there with 6-10 inches on top of that wind gusts of 32 mph=drifting. Today at 4:59am: temp 22, wind NNW 2 mph, dew point 16, humidity 79%. Normal 52/32. 6:56am, Sunset 7:09pm. Should be a busy 48 hours at the grocery & liquor stores.
3/23/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-22-18: High 53, Low 22, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain, no snow. Speaking of snow, we are now in Winter Storm Warning Mode 10pm thru Saturday 4pm. Predicted amounts are all over the chart! A/W holding at 4-8 NWS was 5-11 now 4-10 zero in on Ottawa its now 7 inches and W/U has gone from 6-10 to 2-6 inches!! I hope they are correct. This will be Heart Attack Snow, don't shovel it! We have a warm-up coming with 1.35 inches of rain, worry about RISING rivers instead of shoveling. Today at 4:30am: temp 30, wind ENE 2 mph, dew point 22, humidity 78%. Normal 52/32. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 7:10pm. GO LOYOLA!!
3/24/2018 5:28 AM T T M M M 03-23-18: High 52, Low 27, wind N, NE & E calm-23 mph w/gust 28 mph, nothing in gauge very light dusting of snow on my deck. Driveway sidewalk and yard clear. Radar showing that the storm is coming from the west and it will be here shortly. Today at 5:28am: temp 35, wind ENE 15 mph w/gust 24 mph, dew point 24, humidity 64%, wind chill 25. Normal 52/32. Current snow predictions: A/W 1-3 inches, W/U 3-5 and the NWS is at 3-7 and zero in on Ottawa its 5 inches. Mark Strehl who is from Ottawa and is Fox TV weatherman/Chicago was on Ottawa WCMY radio yesterday and mentioned this was one of the harder storms to forecast. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 7:11pm. **EDIT & UPDATE 6:40am**
3/25/2018 5:45 AM 0.01 T M M M 03-24-18: High 40, Low 31, wind E & NE 4-28 mph w/gust 34 mph. N Ottawa received a dusting of snow, 0.01 in the gauge as storm went south and east. I believe Grand Ridge was the magic line for snow accumulation. Our daughter in Bloomington got around 7 inches which our grandson loved and had lots of fun playing in it. Grandpa is very happy we didn't here in Ottawa. Today at 5:45am: temp 25, wind E 10-13 mph, dew point 15, humidity 65, wind chill 15. Normal 53/32. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 7:12pm. GO LOYOLA!! Time for it to warm up. Happy Hebdomas Sancta.
3/26/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-25-18: High 51, Low 25, wind NE & E 6-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. No snow, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 29, wind E 6-8 mph, wind chill 22, dew point 20, humidity 66%. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 7:13pm. Curse a fig tree today.
3/27/2018 4:40 AM 0.71 M M M M 03-26-18: High 52, Low 27, wind E, SE & S 6-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain started before rush hour or rush minute here in Ottawa and continued over night and this morning 0.53 in my gauge. Steady rain still falling, I will update later. Today at 4:40am: temp 48, wind SW 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 47, humidity 98%. Normal 54/33. Extended forecast indicates you will be having your Easter activities INSIDE. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 7:14pm. **7:20am UPDATE**Rain has stopped, received additional 0.18 total is now 0.71
3/28/2018 4:25 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M 03-27-18: High 50, Low 38, wind S, SW, W & NW 3-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Today at 4:25am: temp 37, wind NW 2 mph, dew point 34, humidity 93%. Normal 54/34. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 7:15pm. Baseball Season starts tomorrow, the true sign that spring is here. Update 0.02 rain
3/29/2018 4:55 AM 0.09 M M M M 03-28-18: High 55, Low 36, wind vrbl/from every direction calm-8 mph. Rain late afternoon thru evening 0.06 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp a cold 44, wind NNE 6 mph, wind chill 40, dew point 42, humidity 96%, light drizzle falling. Normal 55/34 and for the next 10 days we will be below average although a few of them we'll be slightly below average so there is some hope! Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 7:16pm. The Boys of Summer are back! PLAY BALL! GO CUBS!!! **7am UPDATE**Rain has stopped received additional 0.03
3/30/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-29-18: High 54, Low 38, wind NW, N, NE calm-13 mph, no further rain after obs time update. Today at 4:45am: temp 34, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 30, humidity 90%, wind chill 30. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 7:17pm. Cubs Win!
3/31/2018 5:59 AM 0.03 M M M M 03-30-18: High 54, Low 34, wind NE, N, NW, W, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. Just started raining, I will update later as I want totals in March and the rain appears to be fast moving. Today at 5:59am: temp 41, wind SW 12 mph, dew point 33, humidity 77%, wind chill 33. Normal 56/25. This morning is The Full Worm Moon also known as The Sap Moon, Seed and its also The Paschal Moon and its a Blue Moon to boot. Nature report: On my morning walks I've noticed wild bushes budding and also some of the "early" budding trees are kicking in. The old timers like the Oaks are having nothing to do with it, they know better! Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 7:18pm. **9am UPDATE** Don't know about anybody else but its been raining on N Ottawa before 7am and its quit, total in gauge a whopping 0.03
4/1/2018 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M total rain for March 2.16 only a trace of snow. HAPPY EASTER. **10am UPDATE** 03-31-18: High 62, Low 33, wind S, SW, W & NW 5-32 mph w/gust 43 mph. Today at 10am: temp 28, wind NNW 8 mph, wind chill 20, happy spring, is that snow on the radar? (not april fools joke) dew point 18, humidity 62%. Normal 56/35 Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 7:20pm.
4/2/2018 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-01-18: High 34, Low 23, wind N, NW & W 5-18 mph, no snow, no rain, it all went south of us (again). Today at 5:45am: temp 19, wind calm, dew point 15, humidity 88%. I feel sorry for the few plants that are starting to bud. Normal temps for today 57/35. The forecast for this week shows we will be below normal and Friday December temps return. Right now we are 7 degrees away from all time Low of 12 set in 1899. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:21pm.
4/3/2018 4:40 AM 0.04 M M M M 04-02-18: High 49, Low 19, wind W, SW, E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain over night or this morning 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 38, wind E with a touch of ESE 4-6 mph, dew point 36, humidity 95%. Normal 57/36. Long range forecast shows below normal for the 1st half of April. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:22pm. I'm glad we dodged the bullet again (winter storm to the north of IL)**7:20am UPDATE**additional 0.02 from haze/light fog and light drizzle, total now 0.04
4/4/2018 4:50 AM 0.23 0.1 M M M 04-03-18: High 45, Low 35, wind SE, E, NE, N, NW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain 0.23 in gauge which includes light dusting of snow on my yard, deck and rooftop. Today at 4:50am: temp 30, wind NW 20 mph w/gust 27 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 25, humidity 89% & light flurries. Normal 58/36 and we'll be below normal for the next 9 days, possible warm up back to average temps by the end of next week. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:23pm.
4/5/2018 4:50 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 M M 04-04-18: High 38, Low 27, wind NW & W 3-32 mph w/gust 41 mph. Old man winter holding on with 1/2 inch of snow. I already reported .1 accumulation yesterday. Today at 4:50am: temp 27, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 78%. Normal 58/36. I still have snow blower and shovels at the front of my garage and the lawn mower tucked away in the back. More snow possible late Sunday. Talked to a farmer this past Sunday. In his head he's slowly pushing everything to May knowing that April could be a lost cause with the cool and then wet forecast. RFD forecast yesterday didn't sound hopeful either. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:24pm.
4/6/2018 4:40 AM 0.06 T M M M 04-05-18: High 43, Low 26, wind W, SW, S, SE & E calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Periods of rain & snow through the day 0.06 in my gauge, no snow accumulation. Today at 4:40am: temp 37, wind WNW 11 mph w/gust 17 mph, wind chill 29, dew point 33, humidity 87%. Normal 58/37 (I WISH!) White Sox blow their home opener and nice to see all of the BLUE at Miller Park/Wrigley North. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:25pm.
4/7/2018 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-06-18: High 42 (2am) Low 23, wind SW, W & NW 3-29 mph w/gust 38 mph. Today at 5:44am: Record Low 13 (1982) temp this morning 17, wind NW 8 mph, wind chill 7, dew point 9, humidity 71%. Normal 59/37. Thursday & Friday well above normal but that will bring rain with it. Snow in the forecast for late Sunday thru Monday. NWS 1 & 1/2 inches A/W 1-2 inches and W/U under an inch. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:26pm.
4/8/2018 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-07-18: High 40, Low 17, wind W & NW 5-17 mph w/gust 26 mph, no snow. Oh yeah, no rain either. Today at 5:59am: temp 18, TIED RECORD LOW from 1996, wind NNW 3 mph, dew point 12, humidity 79%. Normal 59/37. All forecasting services predicting around 1 inch of snow for tonight. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:27pm.
4/9/2018 4:50 AM 0.05 1.0 0.05 1.0 M 04-08-18: High 43, Low 17 (New Record) wind NW, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow, where's Dean Martin when we need him? One Inch on the ground, driveway, sidewalk and roads clear. 0.05 in gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 30, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 28, humidity 95% and light flurries in the air. Normal 60/38. A year ago today it was in the 70's. BAWHAHAHAHA! (evil laugh from old man winter) Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:28pm.
4/10/2018 4:20 AM 0.02 T 0.02 M M 04-09-18: High 41, Low 29, wind E, NE, N, NW & W calm-12 mph. Snow flurries lingered no further accumulation but did leave 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp 30, wind NW 5 mph, wind chill 25, dew point 26, humidity 87%. Normal 60/38. Yesterday The Chicago Cubs home opener was Snowed Out. Don't like the weather? Just wait because Friday the 13th severe weather? And finally the warm up starts tomorrow!! Time to move the snow blower to the back of the garage and bring the lawn mower forward. (jinx?) BTW department: speaking of lawn mower, got my first dandelion on the south side of my yard. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:29pm.
4/11/2018 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-10-18: High 49, Low 29, wind NW, W & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain, no snow. Yesterday I did move lawn mower to the front of the garage and snow blower to the back. Today at 4:55am: temp 35, wind vrbl out of the S 8 mph, dew point 30, humidity 83%, wind chill 29. Normal 61/38. Warm & wet weekend on tap and then Sunday back to below normal. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:30pm.
4/12/2018 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-11-18: High 73, Low 34, wind S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 54, wind SW 15 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 40, humidity 54%. Normal 61/39. In the "Lets Pack It Up And Go Home" department: first 70 degree day at Guaranteed Rate Park (Chicago White Sox) and only 974 fans show up for the game and they finally won a game!! Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:31pm. Rockford reports Coldest Ever first 10 days of April (new record) **EDIT 6:55am**
4/13/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-12-18: High 78, Low 48, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain. I was watching The Cub game yesterday afternoon. All of a sudden the wind went from the S to N & NE off the lake and you could see people scrambling for their coats. Today at 4:30am: temp 47, wind ENE 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 40, humidity 79%, wind chill 43. Normal 62/39. After today we'll be back to below normal for at least the next 10 days. (sigh) Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:32pm.
4/14/2018 5:25 AM 0.35 M M M M 04-13-18: High 71, Low 43, wind NE & E calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 and over night 0.33 total 0.35 in my gauge. Today at 5:25am: temp 39, wind NNE 10 mph w/gust 25 mph, wind chill 32, dew point 37, humidity 94%. Normal 62/39. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:33pm. If you fire a missile there on the 14th but its Friday the 13th here is that good luck or bad?
4/15/2018 6:24 AM 0.49 M M M M 04-14-18: High 46, Low 39, wind NE & E 8-36 mph w/gust 43 mph. 0.49 of rain in my gauge Today at 6:24am: temp 39, wind E 12 mph, dew point 37, humidity 94%, wind chill 32 Normal 62/40 Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:35pm. Pitcher's duel Cubs win 14-10
4/16/2018 4:50 AM 0.16 0.3 0.03 M M 04-15-18: High 39, Low 31, wind E, NE, N & NW 7-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain & snow 0.13 in my gauge. Snow amount is trace/minimum dusting, just annoying if anything else. Glad the major storm missed us. Today at 4:50am: temp 28, wind NW 13 mph, wind chill 16, dew point 23, humidity 84% and a flake or two in the air. Normal 63/40. I wonder what the record is for snowed out baseball games in a single season? (21 games so far, thank you MLB for answer*includes rain outs) 2 separate games Twins and Cubs were cancelled because of snow on Sunday. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:36pm. BTW welcome to the mid point of Meteorological Spring!!! **8:55am UPDATE** Steady snow falling additional 0.03 in my gauge all from snowfall. Just might have a 1/4 of an inch of new fallen snow (total)
4/17/2018 4:55 AM T T M M M 04-16-18: High 36, Low 28, wind NW & W 9-26 mph w/gust 32 mph. All snow and rain is in yesterday's report/8:55am update as it pretty much slowed down and then quit by 10am. Today at 4:55am: temp 30, wind W 14 mph, dew point 25, humidity 79%, wind chill 20. Normal 63/40. A year ago today it was in the mid 70's (sigh). Winter Weather Advisory for Northern IL. mid week? Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:37pm (Silent Spring) not referring to Ms. Carson
4/18/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-17-18: High 46, Low 29, wind W, NW, N, NE & E 3-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:45am: temp 31, wind E 8 mph, dew point 26, humidity 82%, wind chill 23. Normal 64/41. Rain later today turning to snow 1/2 inch in the forecast. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:38pm.
4/19/2018 5:29 AM 0.03 T 0.01 M M 04-18-18: High 38, Low 30, wind E, NE & N calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Yesterday rain, freezing rain and snow. Just a glazing of it on my deck and even less on my yard. Today at 5: 25 am: temp 31, wind N 10 mph, dew point 28, humidity 91%, wind chill 22. Normal 64/41. So far 5 Cub Games ppd due to winter weather. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:39pm.
4/20/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-19-18: High 56, Low 31, wind NW, N & NE calm-17 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 28, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 84%. Normal 64/42 and that is where we will be or close to it this weekend. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:40pm. Watching the trees, this might be a year where the early and late bloomers pop at once.
4/21/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-20-18: High 65, Low 28, wind NE & E calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 42, wind calm, dew point 25, low humidity 53%. Normal 65/42. A lot of neighbors worked on their yards yesterday. I got the weed wacker out and did some trimming along fence lines and the house foundation. In the "whats in your backyard" department: a rural Marseilles resident showed me some pictures taken in their backyard with a "deer camera" and cougar stopped by to smile at the camera. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:41pm.
4/22/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-21-18: High 61, Low 42, wind E & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 5:30am: temp 43, wind calm at the moment, dew point 28, humidity 56%. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:42pm.
4/23/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-22-18: High 68, Low 42, wind E & NE calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Drove through Wallace Twp yesterday afternoon and farm equipment was coming out of sheds and one farmer was in his field. If the rain holds off we should see a lot of field activity. I cut my front yard for the first time this year. Today at 4:50am: temp 42, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 32, humidity 65%, wind chill 37. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:43pm.
4/24/2018 4:45 AM T M M M M 04-23-18: High 73, Low 41, wind NE & E 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Nothing in the gauge but I can swear we got a drop or two over night, I can smell it! Reporting a trace plus radar indicating rain clouds went over. Today at 4:45am: mild & overcast, temp 50, wind NE 2 mph, dew point 40, humidity 84%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:44pm.
4/25/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-24-18: High 76, Low 48, wind E, NE & N calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. The forecast for the next 7-10 days shows no rain and 80 degrees by Tuesday. Time for all good farmers to hit the fields! Today at 4:59am: temp 43, wind NE 8 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 36, humidity 68%, wind chill 38. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:45pm. **EDIT 12:30pm**
4/26/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-25-18: High 67, Low 42, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 35, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 81%. Normal 66/44. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 7:46pm. The next time you'll see a 6am sunrise will be August 11th.
4/27/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-26-18: High 70, Low 33, wind vrbl calm-10 mph, no rain but lots of frost yesterday morning. Today at 4:40am: temp 48, "W" flag flapping in the wind which is from the NW 9 mph, dew point 39, humidity 71%, wind chill 44. Normal 67/44. With our cool spring its been calm and now that its warming up next week severe weather could be in the forecast Wednesday. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 7:48pm.
4/28/2018 4:40 AM 0.01 M M M M 04-27-18: High 69, Low 40, wind N/A and two spotty rain showers in the afternoon barely 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 35, wind NNW 9 mph, dew point 30, humidity 86%, wind chill 28. Normal 69/44. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 7:49pm. Good Luck to all at today's Special Olympics Track & Field event at Hall High School. (dress warm!)
4/29/2018 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-28-18: High 58, Low 33, wind N & NE calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain, no snow, frost present. Today at 5:40am: temp 27, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 19, humidity 72%, frost present. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:50pm. Today is The Full Pink Moon. Other names include: The Grass Moon, Seed, Egg, Sprouting and The Fish Moon.
4/30/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-29-18: High 68, Low 28, wind NW, N, NE, E, SE & S calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 38, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 23, humidity 54%. Normal 68/45. Winter Cover is off of the pool! Farm field by the old Ottawa Airport was being worked yesterday, lots of dust and I'm glad the wind was blowing the right way as I'm less than a football field away. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 7:51pm. Enjoy the warm & windy day today.
5/1/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-30-18: High 84, Low 37, wind SE, S & SW 3-22 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. April was a dry month only 1.47 of rain BUT we did have 1.8 of SNOW! Lowest high was 34 on the 1st day of the month and the highest was 84 degrees on the last day of the month. Today at 4:59am: temp 52, wind S with a hint of SSE 6 mph, dew point 37, humidity 57%. Normal 68/46. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 7:52pm. Enjoy another warm one today.
5/2/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-01-18: High 89, Low 52, wind S & SW 6-29 mph w/gust 36 mph, no rain. I hate to say it but we need rain. Two to Three inches in the NWS forecast thru Friday. Today at 4:45am: temp 68, wind SSW 9 mph w/gust 14 mph, dew point 51, humidity 55%. Its been a while since I've seen the dew point and humidity readings this close together. Normal temps for today 68/46. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:53pm. Pool is hooked up and now I'm waiting for Mother Nature to help fill it up a little bit.
5/3/2018 4:55 AM 0.41 M M M M 05-02-18: High 90 (car 91) Low 66, wind S, SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain 0.41 in my gauge almost all of it (99.9%) from over night rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 62, wind E 2 mph, dew point 60, humidity 94%. Normal 69/46. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 7:54pm. Maybe its called tornado hangover from last year but I still get jumpy when a storm rolls in and when the weather radio alarm goes off I come close to jumping out of my skin. **6:45am UPDATE**Ditches in our area start filling at 1/4 of an inch, this morning they are pretty much dry, The rain got to soak in. Yard is Irish Green!
5/4/2018 4:50 AM 0.01 M M M M 05-03-18: High 79, Low 62, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Rain 0.01 and thats stretching it a lot! Except for a quick & very brief shower all of the rain went around Ottawa. So much for Mother Nature giving me a hand topping off the pool. Today at 4:50am: temp 65, wind SW 14 mph w/gust 21 mph, dew point 61, humidity 90%. Normal 69/46. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 7:55pm.
5/5/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-04-18: High 77, Low 60, wind S, SW & W 3-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 52, wind SW 2 mph, dew point 47, humidity 82%. Normal 69/47. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 7:58pm.
5/6/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-05-18: High 84, Low 51, wind W & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 5:30am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 47, humidity 78%. Normal 70/47. In the "Thats Life" Department: 14 year old dog that can't get up. Either back legs gave out or had a stroke?? Saying good bye to Fin.
5/7/2018 4:59 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-06-18: High 82, Low 53, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-21 mph w/gust 24 mph. Morning rain 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 46, wind calm, dew point 40, humidity 80%. Normal 70/38. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 7:58pm.
5/8/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-07-18: High 80, Low 46, wind E, NE turning vrbl then SE & S calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 64%. Normal 70/48. Checking in on the 2 rivers at 3am Fox River in Dayton 7.68 and The IL at LaSalle 14.16 and holding steady. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 7:59pm. Active/Stormy weather in tomorrow's forecast.
5/9/2018 4:50 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M 05-08-18: High 85, Low 51, wind SW, S & SE calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: storm approaching from SW, thunder can be heard as it draws near, temp 64, wind SSE 14 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 51, humidity 58%, a lot of static on the radio. Normal 70/48. Went for a drive through Wallace Twp and noticed some corn emerging in a few fields. Got the pool up and running! Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8pm. The next time I'll see a 8pm sunset will be August 12th. **7:45am UPDATE** 0.04 rain between 5:45am thru 7:40am Rain has moved out of the area for now.
5/10/2018 4:55 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-09-18: High 85, Low 61, wind 6-32 mph w/gust 42 mph. Morning rain 0.04 which I previously reported. Afternoon rain (storm missed my location) 0.02 in my gauge. No hail but I did hear some hard rain falling for a short period and Bob was not playing on the radio. Today at 4:55am: temp 57, wind WNW 9-11 mph, dew point 54, humidity 88%. Normal 71/48. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:01pm.
5/11/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M 05-10-18: High 82, Low 55, wind W, NW, N, NE & E 3-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. No rain except for this morning may have got a drop or two per the radar but nothing in my gauge. There are reports of rain west of Ottawa. Today at 5am: temp 51, wind ENE 12 mph w/gust 19 mph, dew point 45, humidity 81%. Normal 71/49. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:02pm. Farm fields located very close to our subdivision have finally been planted and usually are the last ones done for whatever reason.
5/12/2018 5:15 AM 0.17 M M M M 05-11-18: High 68, Low 50, wind E & NE 5-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. A few brief showers 0.01 in gauge. A blob on the radar currently heading our way. Today at 5:15am: temp 48, wind NE 11 mph, wind chill 42, dew point 46, humidity 88%. Normal 71/49. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:03pm. **UPDATE 7:20am** storm with T & L came through, still raining additional 0.16 total now 0.17
5/13/2018 6:25 AM 0.25 M M M M 05-12-18: High 58, Low 47, wind N, NE & E calm-21 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain 0.25 and 0.42 in the last 24 hours. COLD DAY at Wrigley Field yesterday!! 2 hour rain delay before the game started didn't help. Temps during the game 43-48 degrees. We got home at 9pm. "W" flag is flying. Today at 6:25am: temp 51, fog/haze present, wind calm, dew point 50, humidity 96%. Radar showing possible rain approaching from the west. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:04pm. Happy Mother's Day.
5/14/2018 4:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-13-18: High 69, Low 48, wind E, NE, N & NW turning slightly vrbl. calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. In the 4pm hour some thunder, lightning and a quick rain 0.02 in my gauge as a intense radar reading went south and east of Ottawa. Today at 4:30am: temp 59, wind SSE 8 mph, dew point 57, humidity 96% and some haze in the air and I thought I saw some "heat" lightning to the northeast. Radar showing a storm tracking west to east in northern IL but it appears to be slowly descending. Forecast for Ottawa says close to an inch in the two day outlook. At 3:45am Fox River 7.82 and it looks to be rising. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:05pm. BTW normal temps for today 72/50.
5/15/2018 4:50 AM 0.64 M M M M 05-14-18: High 90 (1st of the year) Low 57, wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain 0.61 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 65, wind calm, light fog, dew point 63, humidity 96%. Normal 72/50. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 8.77/flood stage 12. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:06pm. Since Saturday total rain 1.08 in my gauge. **5:35am UPDATE** per the newspaper in LaSalle Peru, IL about a dozen power poles were blown down yesterday morning. **7:15am UPDATE** additional 0.03 fell between obsv time and now. All rainfall has been edited and updated. Watch the rivers as a lot of water will be coming down stream from the burbs.
5/16/2018 4:40 AM T M M M M 05-15-18: High 75, Low 55, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph, trace of rain. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 10.28/flood stage 12. Today at 4:40am: temp 50, wind calm, dew point 46, humidity 79%. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:07pm.
5/17/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-16-18: High 84, Low 49, wind E & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 54, wind calm, dew point 48, humidity 84%. Normal 73/51. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:08pm.
5/18/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-17-18: High 86, Low 54, wind E, NE calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 57, wind NE 8 mph, dew point 51, humidity 78%. Normal 73/51. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:09pm.
5/19/2018 5:15 AM T M M M M 05-18-18: High 78, Low 57, wind NE & E 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, trace of rain which barely got the driveway 1/2 wet. Today at 5:15am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 94%, surprised we don't have fog or haze. Normal 73/52. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:10pm. Today is the annual Neighborhood Garage Sale. Did I happen to say how much I hate Garage Sales? Its the people they attract. They park where ever they feel like it, they walk in front of moving vehicles and they all have buck teeth! Did I say how much I don't like garage sales??
5/20/2018 4:15 AM T M M M M 05-19-18: High 82, Low 60, wind E, NE, N, NW & W and not in that exact order: calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, trace of rain in the morning. Today at 4:15am: temps falling and wind picking up, currently 58, wind E 17 mph w/gust 24 mph, dew point 55, humidity 87%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:11pm.
5/21/2018 8:40 AM 0.83 0.0 M M M 05-20-18: High 67, Low 52, wind NE & E 5-21 mph w/gust 28 mph and a trace of rain during the day. 16 degree drop from midnight to the mid morning low of 52. Today at 5:15am: heavy rain/will update when it lets up, temp 53, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 51, humidity 96%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:12pm. **6am update** 0.27 rain in gauge, still raining. **8am UPDATE** additional 0.07 total now 0.34 **8:40 UPDATE** additional 0.49
5/22/2018 4:25 AM 0.48 M M M M 05-21-18: *Total rain for Monday 1.31* High 76, Low 53, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.15/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 461.14 and rising/flood stage 463. At LaSalle 17.08/flood stage 20. Today at 4:25am: HEAVY THICK FOG, temp 63, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 99%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:13pm.
5/23/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-22-18: High 75, Low 60, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain but there was a heavy fog in the morning. At 4am all local rivers have crested and or are falling. Today at 4:30am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 95% and there is a haze. With current readings surprised we don't have fog. Normal 74/53. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:14pm. My sister Sharon retires today. AARP wants you! See you at Denny's.
5/24/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-23-18: High 84, Low 54, wind NE, E & SE calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 85%. Normal 75/53. The Pool is ready! Cold but ready! Let the warm up begin just in time for the long summer week end. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:15pm.
5/25/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-24-18: High 89, Low 57, wind NE, E, SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Turned on the A/C for the first time this season. Matter of fact the heater button was still set but really low, just moved it over to the left. Pool is really warming up quickly. Today at 4:20am: temp 66, wind SSE 2 mph, dew point 57, humidity 77% and the frogs are singing and courting in the neighborhood pond. Normal 75/54. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:16pm. Oldest grand kid graduated 8th grade last night. Gramps feeling old!
5/26/2018 4:40 AM T M M M M 05-25-18: High 92, Low 65, wind S, SW & W calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Yesterday afternoon around 3:30pm heavy rain went S & SE of Ottawa mainly in the Streator & Marseilles area. South Ottawa might have got some rain, Only a trace for me. Today at 4:40am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 93%. Normal 75/54. Sunday & Monday we could break the record high's? Also I noticed rivers are falling but at a very slow rate, maybe planned that way? Maybe not? Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:17pm. Happy Long Weekend!
5/27/2018 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-26-18: High 94, Low 65, wind W, SW & S calm-11 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 5:50am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 92%. Normal 76/54. We will probably tie or break the record today which is 95 in 1911. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm.
5/28/2018 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-27-18: High 100 (new record) Low 69, wind S & SW calm-7 mph, no rain. Noticed on the radar yesterday pop ups that barely moved and rained until they couldn't rain anymore. Today at 5:59am: temp 72, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 86%. Normal 76/54. Record for today 94 in 2012 and that will be broken before the day is over. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm.
5/29/2018 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-28-18: High 98 (new record) Low 71, wind S, SW, N, NE, E & SE calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Yesterday we went to a family gathering and at 12:30pm had to run home and secure items on our deck and pool area as winds really picked up. No rain in Ottawa but a heavy downpour in Spring Valley area. Today at 4:55am: temp 70, wind E 3 mph, dew point 63, humidity 75%. Normal 76/55. Record for today 99 in 1934. Full Moon is today and is The Flower Moon. Other names include Planting Moon, Bright Moon and The Milk Moon. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:19pm.
5/30/2018 6:25 AM 0.28 M M M M 05-29-18: High 93, Low 69, wind E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Alberto stopped by but decided he likes Peoria better. Only 0.28 in my gauge. Today at 6:25am: temp 71, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 69, humidity 97%. Normal 76/55. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:20pm.
5/31/2018 4:45 AM 0.63 M M M M 05-30-18: High 89, Low 70, wind vrbl calm-28 mph w/gust 37 mph, rain 0.63 and total Alberto rain 0.91 in my gauge. Very nasty looking clouds came thru just past dinner time and that is when the strong winds occurred. Today at 4:45am: temp 68, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 64, humidity 90%. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:21pm.
6/1/2018 6:44 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-31-18: High 91, Low 67, wind S, SW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph. Pop up shower in the early afternoon 0.02 in my gauge. A lot of pop up activity south of Ottawa and north of Grand Ridge, we need a observer in the Grand Ridge area. May rain 3.83 in my gauge. Welcome to Meteorological Summer! At 6am this morning The Fox River at Dayton 9.71/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.18/flood stage 20. Today at 6:44am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 69, humidity 89%. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:22pm.
6/2/2018 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-01-18: High 90, Low 58 (11:59pm) wind SW, W, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 5:20am: temp 55, wind NE 6 mph, dew point 49, humidity 86%. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:22pm. Happy Wedding Day to Brian & Rachel.
6/3/2018 4:59 AM 0.03 M M M M 06-02-18: High 85, Low 54, wind NE, E & SE calm-15 w/gust 20 mph. Rain 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 62, wind NW 9 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 57, humidity 83%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm.
6/4/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-03-18: High 81, Low 58, wind W & NW calm-32 mph w/gust 43 mph, no rain. Best part of a family get together is seeing everyone show up and the next best part is seeing everyone leave. Long week! Today at 4:20am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 88%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm. Very close to maximum daylight in the morning.
6/5/2018 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-04-18: High 83, Low 52, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:15am: radar showing possible rain showers approaching from the NW, temp 62, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 52, humidity 71%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:25pm.
6/6/2018 3:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-05-18: High 88, Low 58, wind SW, W, NW, NE & E 3-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Around 3:15pm temp dropped from 88 down to 78 as front came in off the lake. No rain. Today at 3:20am: temp 52, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 69%. Normal 78/58. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:25pm.
6/7/2018 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-06-18: High 87, Low 52, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph, heavy rain just NE & E of Ottawa mid morning, looked like Marseilles was in its path. It was bright red on the radar and I could hear the thunder from it. Today at 5:20am: temp 67, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 83%. Normal 79/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:26pm. One minute away from maximum daylight in the morning.
6/8/2018 4:45 AM 0.20 0.0 M M M 06-07-18: High 92, Low 67, wind NE, E & SE calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Pop up rain all around yesterday but nothing in Ottawa. Noticed on radar heavy rain west of the Peru area around 5pm. Today at 4:45am: temp 63, wind NE 5-7 mph, dew point 55, humidity 74% and radar showing in coming rain to the west of Ottawa. Normal temps for today 79/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:26pm. **UPDATE 8:40am** since 6am 0.20 rain has fallen. **Edit @ 11am**
6/9/2018 3:00 AM 0.27 M M M M 06-08-18: High 83, Low 61, wind every which way out of the E calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain continued through out the morning with an additional 0.27 and a total for the day 0.47 in my gauge. Today at 3am: Light fog/haze in the air, temp 64, wind E 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 90%. Normal 79/59. Rain is in the forecast for the weekend. NWS predicting 1.31 and 1.80 from W/U. By the end of the weekend we might need to take a look at the rivers and streams? Right now a heck of a thunder storm along the IL & WI border. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:27pm.
6/10/2018 4:55 AM 2.64 M M M M 06-09-18: High 86, Low 62, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Morning rain 0.85 and heavy heavy over night rain 1.46 total 2.31 plus 0.27 from Friday, weekend rain so far 2.58 in my gauge. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 7.99 and rising/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 14.39/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am: more rain coming, temp 66, wind SE 4-5 mph, dew point 64, humidity 96%. Normal 80/59. I got to go out and empty pool again as it is near over flow. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:28pm. Does someone got a call into Noah? **7:45am UPDATE** additional 0.33 has arrived 2.64 new reading and weekend total 2.91 we will go over 3 inches this weekend.
6/11/2018 4:55 AM 0.20 M M M M 06-10-18: High 75, Low 66, wind S, SE, E & NE calm-26 mph w/gust 32 mph. Rain 0.20 and four day total of 3.31 in my gauge. Higher totals just a little north of my location per watching the radar and driving to those locations. Farm fields in Wallace Twp have a lot of water. Today at 4:55am: temp 64, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 63, humidity 97%, surprised we don't have fog. Normal 80/59. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.07/flood stage 12 and it may be cresting. IL River at LaSalle 18.14/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:26pm.
6/12/2018 4:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 06-11-18: High 74, Low 63, wind NE & E calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, Rain 0.01 from drizzle & mist. It felt like I was in Ireland yesterday with the cool temps and mist. Today at 4:20am: temp 68, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 65, humidity 97%, no fog at this time. Normal 80/60. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.43 and slowly dropping. IL River at LaSalle 19.37 and rising/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm. See you in 10 days.
6/22/2018 4:40 AM 0.74 M M M M 06-21-18: High 73, Low 64, wind NE & E calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. 0.79 in my gauge. Back from Ireland where we had a soft rain every day (not all day) and temps 50-64. Mornings were cold and days you needed a light sweater. We brought it back with us and Ireland is going to have heat waves of 75-80 and its making the newspapers. Back to Ottawa. At 3:30am Fox River at Dayton 10.57/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 461.27/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 18.12/flood stage 20. IL River is rising, just in time for Miss Riverbottom weekend. Today at 4:40am: temp 62, wind ENE 10 mph, dew point 61, humidity 97% and a light rain. Normal 83/62. I will update gauge report later if needed. Sunrise 5:22am (lost a minute) Sunset 8:32pm.
6/23/2018 4:50 AM 0.13 M M M M 06-22-18: High 67, Low 61, wind N & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Scattered (pockets) of heavy rain in Ottawa. I was on the eastside at 5pm and there was a downpour. My location only 0.13 in the gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 13.17/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 464.03/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 23.01 and rising/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 63, wind WNW 6 mph, dew point 61, humidity 96% and a light haze in the air. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:32pm. One more minute until maximum daylight.
6/24/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-23-18: High 80, Low 62, wind NW, W & SW calm-9 mph, no rain! At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.38 and receding/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 463.48 and receding/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 24.55 appears to be cresting/flood stage 20. Sidenote: Yesterday the IL River was backing up into "Harpers Farm" and driving along Green Street I saw a fish jump out of the water into the field. Today at 4:30am: temp 63, wind WNW 3 mph, dew point 61, humidity 96%. Normal 83/63 which is close to todays forecast. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/25/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-24-18: High 86, Low 62, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. 3am IL River at LaSalle 23.39/flood stage 20. Please note that over an inch of rain is in the 48 hour forecast. Today at 4:30am: temp 63, wind E 8 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 83/63. Looks like the heat will be coming back Thursday and thru the weekend. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm. (maximum daylight)
6/26/2018 5:13 AM 0.11 M M M M 06-25-18: High 85, Low 62, wind NE, E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain/soft summer t-storm this morning just before 5am and it just ended 0.11 in my gauge. 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.93/flood stage 20. Beware of the blue-green ALGAE on the IL River! per US Corp of Engineers, story in the Ottawa newspaper. Today at 5:13am: temp 67, dropped a few degrees with rain, wind ESE 7-10 mph, dew point 65, humidity 91%. Normal 84/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/27/2018 4:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 06-26-18: High 86, Low 68, wind E, SE, S & SW 6-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Gauge reading 0.02 rain went around and to the N & NE of Ottawa. 3am Fox River at Dayton 10.29/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 21.19/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 69, wind W 7 mph, dew point 66, humidity 93%. Normal 84/64. Full Moon tonight just before midnight which is called The Strawberry Moon. Other names include The Rose Moon, Green Corn, Dyad and Moon of Horses. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/28/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-27-18: High 85, Heat Index 88, Low 68, wind SW, W, NW calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 96%. Normal 84/64. Let the warm up begin! Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/29/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-28-18: High 92, Heat Index 97, Low 62, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. "Some" trees showing early signs of heat stress. Long range forecast shows above average temps through the next 10 days. Today at 4:25am: temp 70, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 67, humidity 95%. Normal temps for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/30/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-29-18: High 98, Heat Index 114, Low 69, wind SE, S & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Dew points recorded 3 to 3:30pm Peru Airport 80 and Pontiac 82. That is very uncomfortable conditions! Today at 4:30am: temp 77, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 74, humidity 94%. Normal 84/64. Per A/W record for today is 103 in 1931. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight) Be careful out there!
7/1/2018 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-30-18: High 97, Heat Index 116, Low 77, wind SW & S calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Rain total for June 4.37 it might be low as I was gone 10 days. Today at 5:59am: temp 75, wind S 7 mph "W" flag flapping in the wind, dew point 74, humidity 95%. Normal 84/64. Pool water as warm as a bath, cleaned it yesterday at 7 in the morning, it was refreshing! Welcome to July 1st the second month of Meteorological Summer. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
7/2/2018 4:30 AM 0.12 M M M M 07-01-18: High 94, Heat Index 109, Low 73, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-26 mph w/gust 37 mph. Storm hit before 4pm and left 0.12 of rain in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 67, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 92%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
7/3/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-02-18: High 89, Low 66, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp a refreshing 62, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 57, humidity 88%. Normal 85/64. Friday thru Sunday 80-82 degrees? Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. So far we've lost 7 minutes of daylight, 6 of it in the morning.
7/4/2018 3:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-03-18: High 95, Heat Index 109, Low 62, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-10 mph, no rain at my location. The corn is Kareem Abdul Jabbar high on the 4th of July! Today at 3:20am: temp a muggy 76, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 73, humidity 95%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. Happy ID4.
7/5/2018 4:40 AM 1.01 M M M M 07-04-18: High 96, Heat Index 114, Low 74, wind SE, S, SW, W, (N & NW during storms) calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph. Afternoon rain 0.27 and evening rain 0.74 total 1.01 in my gauge. Ottawa fireworks were rained out. Lots of cloud to ground lightning in the evening storm. Today at 4:40am: temp 73, wind calm, dew point 71, humidity 96% and a light haze in the air. Very muggy! Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/6/2018 4:40 AM 1.22 M M M M 07-05-18: High 93, Heat Index 109, Low 72, wind vrbl calm-16 mph w/gust 35 mph. RAIN and more RAIN 1.22 in my gauge, monsoon type rain during 6 o'clock hour. As a matter of fact surprised there wasn't a weather alert posted with strange clouds and the radar readings. Back to the rain: 2.23 inches in 48 hours! Today at 4:40am: temp 66, wind N 6 mph, dew point 62, humidity 87%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm. Enjoy the two days below normal.
7/7/2018 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-06-18: High 82, Low 61, wind N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 55, wind ENE 4 mph, dew point 54, humidity 93%. Normal 85/65. Walking the dogs by a soy bean field and noticed purple blooms forming. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:31pm. We've lost 10 minutes of daylight.
7/8/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-07-18: High 84, Low 54, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 91%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm. Another beautiful summer day on tap!
7/9/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-08-18: High 87, Low 57, wind E, SE & S calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 92%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm. Go Cubs!
7/10/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-09-18: High 93, Low 60, wind S, SW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 72, wind calm, dew point 69, humidity 93%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/11/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-10-18: High 92, Low 67, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 63, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 89%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/12/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-11-18: High 91, Low 62, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 65, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 61, humidity 91%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:29pm. We've lost 15 minutes of daylight as we slowly fall back to the darkness of winter.
7/13/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-12-18: High 90, Low 65, wind SE & S calm-15 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Grass starting to dry out but the weeds are doing great! Today at 4:30am: temp 67, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 89%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm. Happy Friday The 13th. No long distance traveling today!!!
7/14/2018 6:59 AM 0.49 M M M M 07-13-18: High 95, Heat Index 108, Low 67, wind SE, S, SW turning W & NW as storm approached late at night. Rain 0.49 in my gauge and a lot more to come this afternoon per NWS. Today at 6:59am: temp 70, wind ENE 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 69, humidity 98% and distant rumbles of thunder can still be heard. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:28pm. Due the math and figure out what Monday is?
7/15/2018 4:10 AM 0.14 M M M M 07-14-18: High 88, Heat Index 97, Low 70, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 33 mph twice in the same day. Rain 0.14 in my gauge total 0.63 for the entire day. Today at 4:10am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 98%, there is a haze in the air and some of my windows are dripping with humidity. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:28pm.
7/16/2018 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-15-18: High 92, Heat Index 100, Low 69, wind S & SW calm-7 mph, no rain. Meteorological Summer is half over. Today at 4:55am: temp 73, wind calm, dew point 71, humidity 97% and scattered showers are showing up on the radar. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:27pm.
7/17/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-16-18: High 91, Heat Index 102, Low 69, wind W, NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 64, wind N 7 mph, dew point 61, humidity 88%, no fog. Normal 85/65. I took a look at the 30 day forecast. No 90 degree heat and it looked like slightly below average temps. For those looking for signs of Autumn The Chicago Bears training camp opens this Saturday. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:27pm. So far we've lost 21 minutes of daylight.
7/18/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-17-18: High 87, Low 62, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 96%. Looks like a cooler weekend on tap. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:26pm.
7/19/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-18-18: High 86, Low 59, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 58, wind E 2 mph, dew point 55, humidity 86%. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:25pm. 159 shopping days before Christmas.
7/20/2018 4:45 AM 0.03 M M M M 07-19-18: High 85, Low 56, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Ran 0.03 in my gauge, no big deal. Today at 4:45am: temp 70, wind SW 12 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 66, humidity 81%. Normal 86/64. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:24pm. Cubs Win!
7/21/2018 4:59 AM 0.46 M M M M 07-20-18: High 78, Low 70, wind S, SW & W 6-24 mph w/gust 33 mph. 2 (main) rain events leaving 0.46 in my gauge. Not much of a temp range yesterday. Today at 4:59am: temp 68, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 66, humidity 96%. Normal/Average for today 86/64. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:24pm.
7/22/2018 4:45 AM 0.37 M M M M 07-21-18: High 83, Low 67, wind W, NW & N 5-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Heavy rain came through around 5:15pm and was over within 20 minutes leaving 0.37 in my gauge. Today at 4:45am: temp 68, wind NW 10 mph w/gust 16 mph, dew point 65, humidity 92%. Today we will have lost 30 minutes of daylight. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:23pm.
7/23/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-22-18: High 79, Low 64, wind NW, N & NE 5-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain but 0.86 for the weekend. Today at 4:45am: temp 60, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 58, humidity 95%. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:22pm. Go Cubs Go!
7/24/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-23-18: High 86, Low 60, wind N & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 65, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 63, humidity 94%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:21pm. For what its worth: We went to Bloomington Saturday, amazed at all of the locust, they were very loud! Haven't noticed them here.
7/25/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-24-18: High 89, Low 64, wind W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 63, wind WNW 4 mph, dew point 60, humidity 89%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:20pm.
7/26/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-25-18: High 88, Low 63, wind NW, W & SW calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 67, wind W 2 mph, dew point 64, humidity 90%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:19pm.
7/27/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-26-18: High 83, Low 62, wind SW, W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 58, wind WNW 4 mph, dew point 55, humidity 89%. Normal 84/64. Full Moon Friday and this month we have The Buck Moon, no relation to Joe. Other names include The Thunder Moon, Hay, Mead and Summer Moon. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:19pm. Way to go Rizzo!
7/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain
7/29/2018 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain
7/30/2018 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-29-18: High 79, Low 58, wind SW, S & SE calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 5:20am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 96%, field fog present north of I-80 in the corn & bean fields. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:16pm.
7/31/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-30-18: High 84, Low 55, wind NE, E & SE calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: the last day of July, temp 61, wind NNE 2 mph, dew point 58, humidity 92%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:14pm. We've lost 49 minutes of daylight. Yesterday I noticed a grocery store displaying ceramic pumpkins. (really?) Got some sweet corn from Dimmick Twp yesterday, thank you Tom & Barb. **7am UPDATE** Lack of rain kicking in. Yards starting to turn brown, some tree leafs turning yellow or falling from tree.
8/1/2018 4:45 AM 0.07 M M M M 07-31-18: High 81, Low 61, wind NE, N & NW calm-10 mph. Mid afternoon rain 0.07 in my gauge. It was an exciting morning in ole downtown Ottawa yesterday. A large natural gas pipeline was broke open. Even 8am Mass had to be evacuated in the middle of the sermon at St. Columba. Total July rain 3.91 but its been dry for the last nine days except for the little bit of rain we got yesterday. Welcome to the last month of meteorological summer. Today at 4:45am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 95%. Normal 83/64. Its that time of year again. Riverfest kicks off with The Welcome Burger in downtown Ottawa which has never been rained out! Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 8:13pm.
8/2/2018 4:30 AM T M M M M 08-01-18: High 88, Low 56, wind W, SW & S calm-20 mph w/gust 33 mph. Around 2pm it got stormy looking, very windy and all I got was enough rain to wet the car but not the driveway. Today at 4:30am: temp 67, wind SSW 8 mph, dew point 62, humidity 85%. Normal 83/64. We had a nice time at The Welcome Burger last night. Its been 7 years, glad we went. Tonight kicks off the bands, beer & food. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:12pm.
8/3/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-02-18: High 86, Low 64, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 92%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:11pm. 89 days before Halloween. Support your local business because if you don't the big chains will be your only option. Cooked out some great steaks last night from Handy Foods!
8/4/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-03-18: High 90, Low 56, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-7 mph, no rain. Yesterday was the 13th day with only 0.07 of rain in that time period. Trees and plants showing stress, yard turning brownish. Today at 4:45am: temp 68, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 65, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 8:10pm.
8/5/2018 4:45 AM T 0.0 M M M 08-04-18: High 95, Heat Index 103, Low 67, wind SW & S 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Last day for Ottawa Riverfest which means about 2 weeks before school starts locally. Today at 4:45am: temp 74, wind S 5 mph w/gust 9 mph, dew point 67, humidity 82%. A warm morning but not muggy. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:09pm. **6:45am UPDATE** Light drizzle/spit right now.
8/6/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-05-18: High 93, Low 74, wind SW & S 3-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain & thunder storms north of Ottawa mainly WI & IL border some reaching down along Route 88. Today at 4:30am: temp 72, wind NE 8 mph, dew point 65, humidity 87%. Normal 83/63. Conditions very dry. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 8:08pm. **Correction & Edit 5:30am** **UPDATE Rain & Storm started at 7:15am**
8/7/2018 4:40 AM 0.04 M M M M 08-06-18: High 87, Low 72, wind SE, E, NE & N calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. 7:15am rain was all I got 0.04 in my gauge. Still very dry conditions exist. Today at 4:40am: temp 70, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 94%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:06pm. High School football practice is under way.
8/8/2018 4:35 AM 0.06 M M M M 08-07-18: High 84, Heat Index 89, Low 69, wind vrbl turning S, SW, W & NW calm-10 mph. Rain 0.06 in my gauge. Today at 4:35am: temp 66, wind calm, fog rolling in from the N. Route 80 I can barely see the car & semi lights, dew point 65, humidity 97%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 8:05pm. We've lost one hour and four minutes of sunlight.
8/9/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-08-18: High 85, Low 65, wind N, NW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 94%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:04pm. My report is late due to my AT&T modem keeps crashing.
8/10/2018 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-09-18: High 93, Low 64, wind W & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 67, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 93%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 8:03pm.
8/11/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-10-18: High 90, Low 65, wind SE, E, NE & N calm-12 mph, no rain. Grass is brown, trees are stressing. Total rain so far for August 0.17 and no rain in site for the near forecast. Today at 4:45am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 90%. Sunrise 6am Sunset 8pm.
8/12/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-11-18: High 89, Low 60, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 63, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 95%. Normal 83/63 per A/W. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 8pm.
8/13/2018 3:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-12-18: High 91, Low 63, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-11 mph, no rain. At 5:25pm I was at E 16th & N 35th Roads in N Wallace Twp and there was rain to the NW and I noticed a few drops on my windshield. Rain is in this weeks forecast, thought I saw 3/4 of an inch on the way. We really need it. Today at 3:45am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 94%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:59pm. Two more days of summer vacation left for some of the kids here in Ottawa.
8/14/2018 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-13-18: High 89, Low 62, wind SE & E turning vrbl calm-13 mph, no rain. 0.17 and holding for total rain in August. Today at 3:59am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 87%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:57pm. Cubs have a big game against The Brewers this afternoon but they better start worrying about The Cardinals who are slowly sneaking up! Happy B-Day Pat.
8/15/2018 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-14-18: High 90, Low 63, wind SW, S & SE calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: oh my gosh! what is that on the radar?!!! I'm outside waiting to feel a rain drop, nevermind it went west of my house. Naplate might have got a drop or two. Back to my current conditions: temp 70, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 67, humidity 93%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:56pm.
8/16/2018 4:30 AM 0.39 M M M M 08-15-18: High 87, Low 68, wind E, SE & S turning vrbl calm-11 mph w/gust 21 mph. 0.39 of rain fell in the late afternoon. It came down pretty fast so I wonder how much of it soaked in or ran off? Today at 4:30am: FOG, not heavy or thick at this moment, temp 69, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 98%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:54pm. Where were you 41 years ago? **Edit 5:15am**
8/17/2018 4:30 AM 0.73 M M M M 08-16-18: High 87, Heat Index 93, Low 69, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Wind kicked up late as storm came through. Rain 0.73 in my gauge and 0.71 of it was from last night. Today at 4:30am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 93%. Normal still 83/63 per A/W. More rain might be coming per the radar from the SW. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:53pm. **Edit & Update 6:45am**
8/18/2018 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-17-18: High 85, Low 68, wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Any rain was recorded in yesterday's report. Today at 5:55am: temp 66, wind N 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%, fog N & NW of Route 80. Normal 83/62. Looking forward, next week will be cooler than normal, enjoy the warm weekend. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:52pm.
8/19/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-18-18: High 84, Low 66, wind N, NE & E calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 64, wind calm, at the moment moderate FOG, dew point 63, humidity 97%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:50pm. Beautiful day on The IL River yesterday. Enjoy today, work week will be below normal and heavy rain for Monday. Looks like 3/4 to an inch of rain. **UPDATE @ 6am** FOG turning thicker
8/20/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-19-18: High 89, Low 63, wind SE & E calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 69, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 65, humidity 87%. Normal 83/62. Forecast calling for about an inch of rain. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:49pm.
8/21/2018 4:50 AM 1.94 M M M M 08-20-18: High 83, Low 69, wind E & SE W & NW calm-25 mph w/gust 38 mph. Morning rain 0.12 over night rain 0.12 and a very heavy thunder storm which started around 4:20pm and in one hour dropped 1.70 inches of rain. At one point I had flash lights lined up and a clear path to the basement set up. The worst radar reading was purple & white located at N 33rd road between E 14th and E 15th road near The Wallace School building. Power was lost in areas of Ottawa. NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS for this storm were given to the public. Today at 4:50am: FOG, temp 68, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 96%. Normal 82/62. Corn & Beans starting to change colors. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:47pm. *for the record there was at least 3 purple and white radar readings during storm but the worst was in the Wallace School area*
8/22/2018 4:40 AM 0.03 M M M M 08-21-18: High 81, Low 66, wind W, NW & N calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Morning rain 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 57, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 54, humidity 90% and finally a morning without fog. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:46pm.
8/23/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-22-18: High 80, Low 56, wind N, NW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. With close to 2 inches the other day my yard is slowly turning green again and I had to cut it yesterday. Today at 4:30am: temp 54, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 94%. Normal 82/62. Weekend warm up coming and will flow into next week. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:44pm. Nine days left of Meteorological Summer.
8/24/2018 9:00 AM 0.23 M M M M At 9am rain 0.23 in my gauge. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:43pm. High School Football kicks off tonight. Go Marquette Cru, Go Ottawa Pirates!
8/25/2018 5:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 08-24-18: High 70 (11:15pm) Low 63, wind SE & S 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph and 0.06 rain in my gauge. Today at 5:50am: temp 69, wind SSW 4 mph w/gust 7 mph, dew point 67, humidity 96%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:41pm.
8/26/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-25-18: High 91, Heat Index 104, Low 67, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, rain that fell is in yesterday's report. Today at 4:30am: temp 72, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 95% and no fog at this moment, heavy dew. Normal 82/61. Full Moon up in the sky which is called The Sturgeon Moon. Other names include Wyrt Moon, Dog Days and Grain Moon. Yesterday I noticed in Dayton Twp a few rows of corn had been harvested along Route 71. Another hot & muggy day on tap! Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:38pm.
8/27/2018 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-26-18: High 95, Heat Index 109, Low 72, wind S & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. No rain, NWS indicating we may have received light rain around midnight? Nothing in gauge nothing on pool cover. Today at 5:20am: temp a warm 76, wind SW 10 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 72, humidity 88%, heat index 79, not as muggy or humid this morning. My windows are not sweating like yesterday morning. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:38pm. Half day of school due to heat.
8/28/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-27-18: High 94, Heat Index 104, Low 76, wind S & SW 6-24 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 77, wind SSW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 71, humidity 86%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:36pm. Four more days left of Meteorological Summer.
8/29/2018 4:30 AM 1.83 M M M M 08-28-18: High 90, Heat Index 103, Low 69, wind SW, S, SE & NW calm-30 mph w/gust 44 mph. Heavy rain 1.60 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 68, wind SSE 12 mph, dew point 67, humidity 97% and its raining. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:35pm. **UPDATE 6:45am** Rain stopped for now received an additional 0.23 total now 1.83 in my gauge.
8/30/2018 4:25 AM T M M M M 08-29-18: High 77, Low 62, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-20 mph w/gust 32 mph, trace of rain in the morning. Today at 4:25am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 98%. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:33pm. We've lost 1 hour and 58 minutes of daylight.
8/31/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-30-18: High 80, Low 57, wind NE, E & SE calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 93%. Normal 81/60. Its going to warm up for the next eight days. Enjoy the last day of Meteorological Summer. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:31pm. **UPDATE 7:10am** Total rainfall for August 5.38 and 91% came in 3 rain events and those were all after the 15th of the month.
9/1/2018 5:45 AM T M M M M 08-31-18: High 88, Low 57, wind E, SE & S calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain Friday, just started raining right now with some sound & light effects. Welcome to Meteorological Fall/Autumn. Today at 5:45am: temp 71, wind SSE 2-3 mph, dew point 69, humidity 91%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:30pm.
9/2/2018 4:59 AM 0.12 M M M M 09-01-18: High 90, Heat Index 100, Low 70, wind SE, S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Morning rain 0.12 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 73, wind S 8 mph, dew point 69, humidity 89%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:28pm. Glad to see things back, up and running!
9/3/2018 4:55 AM 0.01 M M M M 09-02-18: High 92, Heat Index 100, Low 73, wind S & SW 3-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, brief shower mid afternoon 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 71, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 67, humidity 93% and a lone coyote going house to house when I stepped out. Normal 81/59 and come Thursday we go below normal and there seems to be a chance of rain everyday. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 7.64 and rising a lot of rain from up north starting to flow south. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:27pm.
9/4/2018 4:35 AM 0.08 M M M M 09-03-18: High 91, Heat Index 101, Low 70, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & E calm-16 mph. Rain 0.08 in my gauge. Today at 4:35am: temp 71, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 69, humidity 96% and a heavy dew is present. Normal is now down to 80/59. Two more warm days on tap. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:25pm.
9/5/2018 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-04-18: High 96, Heat Index 103, Low 71, wind SE, S & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:10am: temp 73, wind S 4 mph, dew point 67, humidity 83%. Normal 80/58. Yard needs cutting twice a week and I'm glad I cut it yesterday with rain in the forecast everyday thru the weekend. Rivers will be rising! At 3:45 Fox River at Dayton 9.12/flood stage 12. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:23pm.
9/6/2018 4:30 AM 0.97 M M M M 09-05-18: High 94, Low 72, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-24 mph w/gust 38 mph. 2 storms came through 5:15pm & around 7pm. Second storm lost its punch when it arrived, first one gave me some good pictures. At one point it hit Cedar Point and the radar reading was purple with some white hints then to Utica then Ottawa. Afternoon & Evening rain 0.80 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 70, wind NE 8 mph, dew point 68, humidity 95%, rain coming per the radar. Normal 80/58 and we'll be below normal for a while. Rivers OK at the moment. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:22pm. **UPDATE 8:40am** additional 0.17 has fallen total rain now 0.97 NFL Football season starts tonight. Does anyone care?
9/7/2018 4:45 AM 0.31 M M M M 09-06-18: High 73 (12:01am) Low 62, wind E & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Rain 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 4:45am: temp 63, wind NE 5 mph, semi heavy rain falling, dew point 62, humidity 97%. Normal 80/58. 3:45am at Dayton Fox River 9.15/flood stage 12. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:20pm. Go Cubs! **UPDATE 8:40am** additional 0.16 total is now 0.31
9/8/2018 5:30 AM 0.31 M M M M 09-07-18: High 70, Low 62, wind NE 3-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain pretty much all day 0.31 in my gauge and 1.78 for September. Rivers holding. Today at 5:30am: temp 60, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 54, humidity 79%. Normal 80/57. Yesterday started setting up in my mind a game plan for closing down the pool soon. Next weekend looks like the last warm one with low to mid 80's. (sigh) Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:18pm.
9/9/2018 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-08-18: High 69, Low 60, wind E & NE 5-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no new rain after my report yesterday morning. I was able to mow the yard, still looking for a baler. Today at 5:45am: temp 58, wind NNE 8 mph, dew point 51, humidity 80%. Normal 79/57. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:16pm. Cubs sinking, Bears start their season tonight.
9/10/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-09-18: High 75, Low 56, wind NE & N calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 53, wind NNE 3-5 mph, dew point 51, humidity 93%. Normal 79/56. Warm up later this week in the forecast and rain free. Maybe the wind has helped dry out the farm fields a little bit? Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:15pm.
9/11/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-10-18: High 79, Low 52, wind NE, N, NW & E calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: FOG, temp 54, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 53, humidity 96%. Normal temps for today 79/56. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:13pm. 49 days until Halloween. Let us never forget the 11th.
9/12/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-11-18: High 85, Low 53, wind E, SE & S calm-19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 57, wind SSE 3 mph, "W" flag barely moving, dew point 55, humidity 92%, no fog. Normal 78/56. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:11pm. I need to cut the yard again, back to at least twice a week.
9/13/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-12-18: High 87, Low 56, wind S, SE & E calm-10 mph, no rain. Corn & Beans fields should be drying out by now. Today at 4:30am: temp 57, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 54, humidity 89%. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:10pm.
9/14/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-13-18: High 85, Low 56, wind SE & E calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 59, wind ENE 2 mph, dew point 56, humidity 90%. Normal 78/55. Some harvest activity in two corn fields yesterday in Wallace Twp. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:08pm. 102 shopping days before Christmas.
9/15/2018 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-14-18: High 92, Low 59, wind vrbl calm-7 mph, no rain. Today at 5:20am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 89%. Normal 77/54. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:06pm. Another day older.
9/16/2018 6:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-15-18: High 89, Low 62, wind NE & E with a dash of SE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 6:59am: temp 64, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 61, humidity 94%. Normal 77/54. Dry conditions: neighbor had heavy equipment on his lawn, no marks or indents in the yard. 2018 harvest slowly kicking in. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:05pm. Go Cubs!
9/17/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-16-18: High 92, Low 62, wind NE, E, SE & W calm-9 mph, no rain. Took out the large walk-in steps to the pool, first step in closing it down. Today at 4:30am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 95%. Normal 76/53. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:03pm.
9/18/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-17-18: High 95, Low 64, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 87%. Normal 76/53. Looks like warm up is here thru Thursday. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:01pm. Go Cubs & Go Bears!!
9/19/2018 4:30 AM T M M M M 09-18-18: High 87, Low 65, wind W, SW, E, NE & N calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph, 10 degree temp drop and a couple of rain drops fell but that was it. Today at 4:30am: temp 64, wind E 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 91%. Normal 76/52. (tomorrow) Thursday will be the last forecast 90 degree day of the year. You know winter isn't to far off: pre-season hockey is under way. Sunrise 6:39am and Sunset is now before 7pm at 6:59pm.
9/20/2018 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-19-18: High 88, Low 63, wind SE, E, NE & N and not in that order, calm-21 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 65, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 63, humidity 94%. Normal 75/52. Last 90+ degree day of the year in the forecast. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 6:58pm.
9/21/2018 4:30 AM T M M M M 09-20-18: High 97 (new record) Heat Index 105, Low 64, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW 3-22 mph w/gust 29 mph, trace of rain this morning maybe more to follow. Old record high per A/W for yesterday was 95 in 1908. Today at 4:30am: temp 77, wind W 13 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 71, humidity 79%. We've already had our high today at 12:01am of 83 degrees. Normal 75/52. Forecast low for Saturday and Sunday morning 47-49 degrees. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 6:56pm. **EDIT 12:01pm**
9/22/2018 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-21-18: High 83 (12:01am) Low 57 (11:59pm) wind S, SW, W, NW & N 8-25 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Today at 5:40am: temp 49, wind N 7 mph, dew point 42, humidity 76%. Normal 74/51. Happy Autumnal Equinox. Started to drain pool water yesterday to get it just below intake levels. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 6:54pm. Someone better light a fire for the northside Chicago baseball team!
9/23/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-22-18: High 72, Low 48, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 46, wind calm, dew point 44, humidity 92%. Normal 74/50. Went up to Montgomery yesterday and notice 2 farmers were done with harvest and even starting to disc their fields, now that's ahead of schedule! Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:52pm. Go Cubs!
9/24/2018 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-23-18: High 79, Low 45, wind NE, SE & E calm-10 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Winter cover is now on the pool, 2018 season is now over. Today at 4:15am: temp 55, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 52, humidity 87%. Normal 74/50. Full Moon tonight which is called The Harvest Moon. Other names include Barley, Nut and The Corn Moon. Trying to figure out if I'm sick or was it something I ate?? Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 6:51pm. Go Cubs, Go Bears!
9/25/2018 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-24-18: High 74, Low 53, wind E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 5:55am: temp 67, wind S 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%. Normal 73/50. T-Storms in the forecast 4-8pm keep an eye to the sky. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:49pm. 36 days until Halloween.
9/26/2018 4:50 AM 0.49 M M M M 09-25-18: High 86, Low 62, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-24 mph w/gust 35 mph. 17 degree loss of temp as storm approached yesterday leaving 0.49 in my gauge, yard, plants and trees are happy again. Today at 4:50am: temp 51, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 45, humidity 83%. Normal 73/49. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 6:47pm.
9/27/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-26-18: High 69, Low 47, wind NW & W calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 44, wind S 5 mph, heavy dew, dew point 42, humidity 95%. Normal 72/49. Its going to get cold Friday night/Saturday morning! I'm feeling old this morning, Google is 20 years old. I also wish I'd bought the stock 20 years ago! Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 6:46pm. 89 shopping days before Christmas.
9/28/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-27-18: High 73, Low 42, wind S, SW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 50, wind S 3 mph, dew point 45, humidity 81%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 6:44pm. Good Luck to The Marquette Academy 8th grade boys baseball team playing in the 1A state championship finals today.
9/29/2018 5:25 AM 0.02 M M M M 09-28-18: High 65, Low 44, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Afternoon drizzle 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 5:25am: baby its cold outside! Temp 37, wind calm/whisper, dew point 36, humidity 95%. Will there be frost at dawn? Normal temps 72/48. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 6:42pm. Marquette Academy 8th grade boys baseball plays for 1A state crown today. Good Luck! **6:45am UPDATE** Rooftop Frost present, not complete coverage but it is very noticeable. Turned on my furnace for the first time.
9/30/2018 5:30 AM 0.03 M M M M 09-29-18: High 59, Low 35, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-13 mph. Rain over night/this morning 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 5:30am: temp 51, wind E 6 mph, dew point 48, humidity 88%. Normal 71/47. It was a cool day for Scarecrow Fest in downtown Ottawa. Utica already gearing up for next weekend! Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 6:40pm. Marquette Academy 8th grade boys baseball 1A STATE CHAMPS!!! can't say the same for the cubs.



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