Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-KN-95 Latitude 42.040413
Station Name Elgin 2.5 W Longitude -88.336592
County Kane Elevation (ft) 819



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 19 2.91 5.46 31 5.46 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 1.1 1 1
Nov 19 2.96 0.45 30 0.45 20 0.00 10 0 6 5 10.2 4 7
Dec 19 2.09 2.93 31 1.81 29 1.12 2 1 6 5 2.8 3 4
Jan 20 1.55 3.10 31 3.10 31 0.00 0 0 12 8 9.2 9 20
Feb 20 1.52 0.78 29 0.78 29 0.00 0 0 8 7 9.2 8 23
March 20 2.22 4.12 31 4.12 31 0.00 0 0 13 3 4.2 3 2
April 20 3.50 4.65 30 4.65 30 0.00 0 0 17 3 4.7 3 2
May 20 4.14 9.91 31 9.91 31 0.00 0 0 16 5 0.0 0 0
June 20 3.95 6.57 30 6.57 30 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
July 20 3.78 4.39 31 4.39 31 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 4.64 0.58 31 0.58 31 0.00 0 0 4 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 3.33 5.80 30 5.08 28 0.72 2 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.59" 48.74" 366 days 46.90" 352 1.84" 14 days 2 127 days 46 days 41.4" 31 days 59 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
10/1/2019 0.00
10/2/2019 0.18
10/3/2019 1.70
10/4/2019 0.00
10/5/2019 0.00
10/6/2019 0.45
10/7/2019 0.00
10/8/2019 0.00
10/9/2019 0.00
10/10/2019 0.00
10/11/2019 0.40
10/12/2019 0.49
10/13/2019 0.00
10/14/2019 0.00
10/15/2019 0.00
10/16/2019 T
10/17/2019 0.00
10/18/2019 0.00
10/19/2019 0.00
10/20/2019 T
10/21/2019 0.00
10/22/2019 0.21
10/23/2019 0.03
10/24/2019 0.05
10/25/2019 0.00
10/26/2019 0.00
10/27/2019 1.37
10/28/2019 0.00
10/29/2019 0.23
10/30/2019 0.01
10/31/2019 0.34
11/1/2019 0.14
11/2/2019 T
11/3/2019 T
11/4/2019 T
11/5/2019 0.00
11/6/2019 T
11/7/2019 T
11/8/2019 0.00
11/9/2019 0.00
11/10/2019 0.00
11/11/2019 0.16
11/12/2019 0.03
11/13/2019 0.00
11/14/2019 0.02
11/15/2019 0.00
11/16/2019 0.00
11/17/2019 0.00
11/18/2019 0.07
11/19/2019 0.00
11/20/2019 0.03
11/21/2019 **
11/22/2019 **
11/23/2019 **
11/24/2019 **
11/25/2019 **
11/26/2019 **
11/27/2019 **
11/28/2019 **
11/29/2019 **
11/30/2019 **
12/1/2019 **
12/2/2019 1.12
12/3/2019 0.00
12/4/2019 0.00
12/5/2019 0.00
12/6/2019 0.00
12/7/2019 0.00
12/8/2019 0.00
12/9/2019 0.03
12/10/2019 T
12/11/2019 0.01
12/12/2019 T
12/13/2019 T
12/14/2019 0.00
12/15/2019 T
12/16/2019 0.02
12/17/2019 0.00
12/18/2019 0.00
12/19/2019 0.00
12/20/2019 0.00
12/21/2019 0.00
12/22/2019 0.00
12/23/2019 0.00
12/24/2019 0.00
12/25/2019 0.00
12/26/2019 0.00
12/27/2019 0.00
12/28/2019 T
12/29/2019 1.23
12/30/2019 0.25
12/31/2019 0.27
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020 T
1/2/2020 0.00
1/3/2020 0.00
1/4/2020 0.03
1/5/2020 0.00
1/6/2020 0.00
1/7/2020 0.00
1/8/2020 T
1/9/2020 T
1/10/2020 0.06
1/11/2020 1.07
1/12/2020 0.10
1/13/2020 0.03
1/14/2020 0.00
1/15/2020 0.00
1/16/2020 T
1/17/2020 0.00
1/18/2020 0.84
1/19/2020 0.03
1/20/2020 0.00
1/21/2020 0.00
1/22/2020 0.00
1/23/2020 0.06
1/24/2020 0.27
1/25/2020 0.50
1/26/2020 0.06
1/27/2020 T
1/28/2020 T
1/29/2020 T
1/30/2020 T
1/31/2020 0.05
2/1/2020 0.06
2/2/2020 T
2/3/2020 0.00
2/4/2020 0.00
2/5/2020 0.00
2/6/2020 0.07
2/7/2020 T
2/8/2020 0.00
2/9/2020 T
2/10/2020 0.19
2/11/2020 T
2/12/2020 0.00
2/13/2020 0.25
2/14/2020 0.01
2/15/2020 0.00
2/16/2020 0.03
2/17/2020 0.00
2/18/2020 0.12
2/19/2020 0.00
2/20/2020 0.00
2/21/2020 0.00
2/22/2020 0.00
2/23/2020 0.00
2/24/2020 0.00
2/25/2020 0.00
2/26/2020 0.05
2/27/2020 T
2/28/2020 T
2/29/2020 T
3/1/2020 0.00
3/2/2020 0.00
3/3/2020 T
3/4/2020 T
3/5/2020 0.00
3/6/2020 T
3/7/2020 0.00
3/8/2020 0.00
3/9/2020 0.04
3/10/2020 1.27
3/11/2020 0.00
3/12/2020 0.02
3/13/2020 0.01
3/14/2020 0.00
3/15/2020 0.05
3/16/2020 0.00
3/17/2020 0.07
3/18/2020 0.00
3/19/2020 0.18
3/20/2020 0.33
3/21/2020 0.01
3/22/2020 0.00
3/23/2020 0.23
3/24/2020 0.00
3/25/2020 0.00
3/26/2020 0.00
3/27/2020 0.00
3/28/2020 1.17
3/29/2020 0.72
3/30/2020 0.02
3/31/2020 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020 0.00
4/2/2020 0.00
4/3/2020 0.04
4/4/2020 0.06
4/5/2020 0.00
4/6/2020 0.00
4/7/2020 0.07
4/8/2020 0.09
4/9/2020 0.33
4/10/2020 0.02
4/11/2020 0.00
4/12/2020 0.23
4/13/2020 0.34
4/14/2020 0.00
4/15/2020 0.08
4/16/2020 T
4/17/2020 0.19
4/18/2020 0.07
4/19/2020 0.00
4/20/2020 0.00
4/21/2020 0.05
4/22/2020 T
4/23/2020 0.14
4/24/2020 T
4/25/2020 0.00
4/26/2020 0.44
4/27/2020 0.00
4/28/2020 0.58
4/29/2020 0.64
4/30/2020 1.28
5/1/2020 T
5/2/2020 T
5/3/2020 T
5/4/2020 0.00
5/5/2020 0.07
5/6/2020 0.10
5/7/2020 0.00
5/8/2020 0.00
5/9/2020 0.00
5/10/2020 0.03
5/11/2020 0.21
5/12/2020 0.00
5/13/2020 0.00
5/14/2020 1.22
5/15/2020 3.39
5/16/2020 0.05
5/17/2020 0.88
5/18/2020 2.19
5/19/2020 0.04
5/20/2020 0.04
5/21/2020 0.00
5/22/2020 T
5/23/2020 T
5/24/2020 1.00
5/25/2020 0.08
5/26/2020 0.08
5/27/2020 0.00
5/28/2020 0.05
5/29/2020 0.48
5/30/2020 0.00
5/31/2020 0.00
6/1/2020 0.00
6/2/2020 0.09
6/3/2020 0.15
6/4/2020 0.09
6/5/2020 0.00
6/6/2020 0.00
6/7/2020 0.00
6/8/2020 0.00
6/9/2020 0.00
6/10/2020 0.97
6/11/2020 0.08
6/12/2020 0.00
6/13/2020 0.02
6/14/2020 0.00
6/15/2020 0.00
6/16/2020 0.00
6/17/2020 0.00
6/18/2020 0.00
6/19/2020 0.00
6/20/2020 0.00
6/21/2020 0.20
6/22/2020 T
6/23/2020 0.21
6/24/2020 0.01
6/25/2020 0.00
6/26/2020 T
6/27/2020 2.29
6/28/2020 0.00
6/29/2020 T
6/30/2020 2.46
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2020 0.00
7/2/2020 0.00
7/3/2020 0.00
7/4/2020 0.00
7/5/2020 0.00
7/6/2020 0.00
7/7/2020 0.00
7/8/2020 0.79
7/9/2020 0.00
7/10/2020 0.99
7/11/2020 0.02
7/12/2020 0.10
7/13/2020 0.00
7/14/2020 0.00
7/15/2020 0.00
7/16/2020 1.70
7/17/2020 0.00
7/18/2020 0.00
7/19/2020 0.04
7/20/2020 0.03
7/21/2020 0.00
7/22/2020 0.05
7/23/2020 0.00
7/24/2020 0.00
7/25/2020 0.00
7/26/2020 0.00
7/27/2020 0.23
7/28/2020 0.01
7/29/2020 0.07
7/30/2020 0.36
7/31/2020 0.00
8/1/2020 0.00
8/2/2020 T
8/3/2020 0.08
8/4/2020 0.01
8/5/2020 0.00
8/6/2020 0.00
8/7/2020 0.00
8/8/2020 0.00
8/9/2020 0.00
8/10/2020 T
8/11/2020 0.48
8/12/2020 0.00
8/13/2020 0.00
8/14/2020 0.00
8/15/2020 0.00
8/16/2020 0.00
8/17/2020 T
8/18/2020 0.00
8/19/2020 0.00
8/20/2020 0.00
8/21/2020 0.00
8/22/2020 0.00
8/23/2020 0.00
8/24/2020 T
8/25/2020 0.01
8/26/2020 0.00
8/27/2020 0.00
8/28/2020 T
8/29/2020 0.00
8/30/2020 0.00
8/31/2020 0.00
9/1/2020 0.15
9/2/2020 0.38
9/3/2020 0.00
9/4/2020 0.00
9/5/2020 0.00
9/6/2020 0.37
9/7/2020 0.39
9/8/2020 1.44
9/9/2020 0.93
9/10/2020 0.04
9/11/2020 0.80
9/12/2020 **
9/13/2020 0.72
9/14/2020 0.00
9/15/2020 0.00
9/16/2020 0.00
9/17/2020 0.00
9/18/2020 0.00
9/19/2020 0.00
9/20/2020 0.00
9/21/2020 0.00
9/22/2020 0.00
9/23/2020 0.00
9/24/2020 0.00
9/25/2020 0.00
9/26/2020 0.00
9/27/2020 0.00
9/28/2020 0.50
9/29/2020 0.08
9/30/2020 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M M M
10/3/2019 7:00 AM 1.70 0.0 M M M
10/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M M M
10/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M M M
10/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.49 0.0 M M M
10/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Very brief passing misty like precipitation that a local radar return did not show.
10/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
10/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M M M
10/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
10/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M
10/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2019 7:00 AM 1.37 0.0 M M M
10/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M M M Did not observe any snow flakes :(
10/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M First seasonal snow, possible 1"-2" today and 2"-4" Thursday for Halloween
10/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.34 1.1 M 1.1 M Yup it's true, biggest Halloween snow on record for these parts
11/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 5.8 M 4.5 M Snowboard not available for this reading, snowpack observations may have variations due to measurements on grass, which has settled since the significant (for this area) report of 8 hours of snow 10/31/19.
11/2/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M
11/3/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
11/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M
11/7/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M
11/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Remnants of Thursday.
11/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 3.5 M 3.5 M Taken at 7am
11/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 M 3.9 M
11/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.7 M settled evaporated you judge because it was way too cold to melt. Several records broken in the area, yesterdays high was 17, the low was 3 this morning, snowfall is a record.
11/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 2.7 M
11/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.3 M
11/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M The area temperature was below freezing from Monday afternoon until midday Friday. Average temperature for this time of the year here is around 50. We had the shortest duration ever recorded from the last snow of spring to the first snow of fall, not to mention the records set will all time lows for dates of 11/12, 11/13, all time daily high recorded was 17 on 11/12 a records low temperature to name a few
11/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M T M
11/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Very little evidence of snowpack,
11/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
12/10/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M Light afternoon rain changed over to flurries after sunset. Intermittent flurries overnight.
12/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 0.2 M Reading taken right at 7 am, needed snow to liquidate and working at home I was just now able to enter this.
12/12/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M
12/13/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
12/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
12/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 0.4 M a dusting
12/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.2 M
12/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M T
12/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M The dusting from Monday has lingered through Thursday but only in the shady spots. Snow should be gone by end of day.
12/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M fogggggg
12/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55 here yesterday
12/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57 HERE YESTERDAY
12/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M Passing wet flurrtes
12/29/2019 7:00 AM 1.23 T M T M Easy as ABC 123 :), we did see a snow rain mix here on Saturday late morning
12/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.25 T M T M
12/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.27 2.2 M 2.2 M Windy, blowing snow and drifts. The snow board here was blown clean of any measurable snow, the reading is a consensus of measurements taken throughout the area surrounding the precipitation tube which was in the direct path of blowing snow. The liquid content may be a little in comparison to the actual snow fall. This is the best we could do under the circumstances.
1/1/2020 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M Flurries
1/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 M 0.3 M
1/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M bits of lingering snow in the shadows of the daylight
1/8/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M Passing flurries last evening. Eying the track of a potential winter storm, forecasted for this weekend, stay tuned.
1/9/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M flurry activity still monitoring an approaching double winter storm system 1st round due here tomorrow
1/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M
1/11/2020 7:00 AM 1.07 T M T M
1/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 1.2 M 1.2 M The later afternoon/evening light snow moved through quick with a couple of snow bursts of heavy big flakes near the end.
1/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M 1.0 M
1/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.8 M
1/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/16/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M Flurries this morning flakes' dotting the deck & patio
1/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.84 3.5 M 3.1 M .25 ice sits on what used to be 3.5" of snow at 10pm 1/17/20 that has been packed down to 2" including the .25 of ice.
1/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 T M 3.1 M snow was rained on making it slush which has since frozen through. Like walking on frozen Styrofoam out there.
1/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.8 M
1/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.6 M 2.7 M light, fluffy, slick stuff, powdery. Great for skiing.
1/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.27 1.2 M 3.5 M Water saturated groundcover, shoveled slush, frozen precipitation on the surface of walkways underneath. Mixes of rain and snow overnight.
1/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.50 1.5 M 4.4 M Another slush storm ….
1/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.2 M 3.9 M Snow fall from yesterday has since melted.
1/27/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/28/2020 7:00 AM T T M 3.2 M
1/29/2020 7:00 AM T T M 3.1 M
1/30/2020 7:00 AM T T M 3.1 M
1/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 M 3.8 M
2/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M 3.8 M
2/2/2020 7:00 AM T T M 3.8 M
2/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.4 M IIIIIMMMMM MELTING SAID THE SNOWY GROUNDCOVER
2/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.8 M ICY TREACHEROUS TERRAIN, GROUND VOVER IS SPOTTY DUE TO THE SUN AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. KEEPING AN EYE ON A PLOWABLE SNOW THAT IS APPROACHING THE ARTEA IN ABOUT 36 HOURS FROM THIS POST
2/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.4 M ground cover snow is getting spotty
2/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 1.7 M 3.5 M LIGHT FLUFFY LAKE EFFECRT SNOW
2/7/2020 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 2.4 M
2/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.1 M
2/9/2020 7:00 AM T T M 2.1 M Saturday evening flurries. Current radar returns (7:28 AM) indicate snow fall but northing is reaching the ground … snow in forecast for later this morning into this afternoon followed by a changeover to rain, stay tuned
2/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.19 1.3 M 3.4 M Snowpack is diminished from a warm period last evening
2/11/2020 7:00 AM T T M 2.8 M Observed what appeared to be frozen mist, fog, at time yesterday morning.
2/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.6 M
2/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.25 3.5 M 6.2 M LATE ENTRY BUT THE READINGS ARE FROM 7AM
2/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M 5.0 M -10 AT STATION OBSERVATION TIME.
2/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 M 4.0 M
2/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.8 M
2/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 3.1 M snowpack is getting splotchy, especially in areas that see a lot of sun
2/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M The snow board has a mini iceberg on it, this 2.5" is the thickness. The are around the snowboard is clear of snow. This creates the question, trace or board reading. Tomorrow will be traces.
2/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.1 M 70% SNOW COVER, ANY SUNNY AREA IS FREE OF SNOW
2/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.4 M
2/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Going to make a decision, snow on snowboard but area is less than 40% snow cover now.
2/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M like the witch in the Wizard of Oz, you can hear the snow say..."I'm melting"....but never fear, we are looking at our first real winter storm of the season. The are is under a Winter Storm Watch. Although we haver seen this before this season, this one looks like it will get to us here. All of the above normal temps and below normal snow accumulation is going to catch up with us this week, stay tuned.
2/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 1.5 M 1.5 M
2/27/2020 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M
2/28/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M flurries and receding snowpack,
2/29/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M MCFLURRY
3/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/3/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M I see snow pellets on the terrain this morning. It is unclear when this took place over night or this morning. The last 12 hours of radar returns for this area do not show any precipitation activity.
3/4/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M
3/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/6/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M flurries from 8pm to 10 pm 3/5
3/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is not trace of snow pack on this property. The only remnants of any snowpack are down the street and are from the plow. Ground is wet, soft.
3/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
3/10/2020 7:00 AM 1.27 0.0 M M M IT'S WET OUT THERE
3/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
3/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
3/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.4 M 0.4 M
3/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.3 M 0.0 M Period of snow late morning between 10 am & noonish, 3/16, melting on contact but at a rate heavy enough to accumulate. it was gone by 2pm.
3/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M M M
3/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M M M
3/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
3/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 3.5 M 3.5 M 1.5 " observed @ 9:30 PM 3/22, reading total 3.5" does not account for any accumulation that melted.
3/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2020 7:00 AM 1.17 0.0 M M M Heavy rain overnight, severe weather threat for this area this afternoon into this evening.
3/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.72 0.0 M M M
3/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
3/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
4/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M
4/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M OOPS, sorry for the late entry, got sidetracked this morning.
4/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M
4/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M M M
4/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 T M T M Squalls of snow in the afternoon, some heavy at times melting upon hitting the ground. There wooded decks here are holding a dusting.
4/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M M M
4/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M M M
4/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 1.2 M 1.2 M Yup …. had many passing flurries yesterday, some grapple mixed with snow. And now a cute little weather maker turned everything white, even some street and sidewalk accumulations.
4/16/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M It aint over til it's over, so true Yogi, so true. Another round of he white stuff is supposed to pay us a visit here late tonight into tomorrow. Another approaching weather system is headed this way. It looks like the most significant accumulation will stay south of here, we could see a dusting to an inch. Stay tuned.
4/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.19 3.1 M 3.1 M 7am reading precisely, using aquarium receptacle melt methods, I had to wait 10 minutes for the snow to melt in the receptacle. Plenty wet, this snow is. Looks great. Not much on pavements.
4/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.4 M T M close to another .5 of snow from 7 am until around noon
4/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M RAIN FROM LAST EVENING CHILLY WILLY HERE, 32 AT SUNRISE, WEST WINDS...BRRR BUT THE SUN IS OUT !! TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY...
4/22/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M Graupel fell upon us just before 7am report time.
4/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M
4/24/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
4/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.44 0.0 M M M
4/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.58 0.0 M M M Good rain train piped in last evening between 8:30 - 9:30 ish
4/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.64 0.0 M M M
4/30/2020 7:00 AM 1.28 0.0 M M M
5/1/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Misty morning 4/30/20, frosty morning 5/1.
5/2/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M tinkle tinkle little cloud
5/3/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
5/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M
5/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M
5/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M SUNSHINE, NOTHING BUT.... A LATE FREEZE IS LOOMING FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SARTURDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED
5/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Happy Mothers Day
5/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.21 T M T M As previously reported, burst of snow, heavy at times fell yesterday afternoon between 3:30pm & 4:30pm (approximated time)
5/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2020 7:00 AM 1.22 0.0 M M M close to an inch of rain since 5:45 am gauge had .28 at that time.
5/15/2020 7:00 AM 3.39 0.0 M M M Heavy rains overnight. Tyler creek has breached it banks just east of Randall in Elgin.
5/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M
5/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.88 0.0 M M M WET WET WET
5/18/2020 7:00 AM 2.19 0.0 M M M AS OF 5/14, THE 5 DAY RAIN TOTAL AT THIS STATION IS 7.73. THE GROUND IS BEYOPND SATURATED. CREEKS WENT OVER THEIR BANKS FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 DAYS. WATER HAS SINCE RECEDED. A 12 HOUR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRECIPITATION REPORT WAS GIVEN 5/17 IN CASE IT IS VITAL INFORMATION TO BE USED FOR ASSESSING ALL AREA RAINS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE WERE ON THE WEAK SIDE OF FLASH FLOODING THAT OCCURRED 5/17.
5/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M GROUND REMAINS SATURATED.
5/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M THE GROUND HERE REMAINS SATURATED
5/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M WHAAAAAT? No rain, must be something wrong with the equipment or probably operator error :)
5/22/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M late evening mist undetected by any radar returns. I bet a lot of folks "mist" it.
5/23/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M If I wasn't out there I would have never seen the rain er uh mist …. almost mist it
5/24/2020 7:00 AM 1.00 0.0 M M M Just as we were starting to dry out …
5/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
5/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
5/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Rain occurred yesterday afternoon and again this morning, light precipitation, peaceful, heavenly ….
5/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M M M
5/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M
6/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M M M
6/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M
6/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cristobal ??? Will it get here? will it moisten things up? Stay tuned
6/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.97 0.0 M M M Whipping winds, bands of heavy rain and some tornado activity in the end south east of here. Thank you Cristobal
6/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
6/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
6/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M M M
6/22/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M just a sniffle of raindrops a few minutes before 7am.
6/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M M M
6/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
6/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Light drizzle from a diminishing line of thunderstorms started at 6:45, observation reading is 7am on point.
6/27/2020 7:00 AM 2.29 0.0 M M M since 7am we got .40 in the gauge before last evenings monsoon that started around 5:50pm. Not able to give an accurate significant report.
6/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M One little shower popped up around 1:30 - 2pm ish and gave a us some drips and headed northeast and faded out
6/30/2020 7:00 AM 2.46 0.0 M M M Submitted significant weather reports after each of the 3 waves of rain that made this total. These storms were slow moving and appeared to form overhead at this location. Radar returns show the intensity and satellite imagery of the development of the storms is astonishing … it is wet, muggy and the conditions are ripe for another round of storms today. Aerial flooding is evident due to run off.
7/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M not a drop
7/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.79 0.0 M M M NICE TO HAVE THE RAIN BUT THE GROUND IS STILL HARD
7/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.99 0.0 M M M Light rain continued after then 7am observation.
7/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M The observed reading is from lingering precipitation of 7/10/20, between 7am and 7:30am
7/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M
7/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2020 7:00 AM 1.70 0.0 M M M NICE STEADY RAIN ...
7/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Adjusted... With no more rain on the radars an entry was made 6:30am...Never count your chickens before they hatch, a "pop up" thunderstorm sprouted right over the are clipping us with another .02 just before 7am ...HAND
7/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M MISTY MORNING, NO SEVERE WEATHER OR SIGNIFICANT RAIN
7/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M not much here yesterday, storms faded as they approached this area. The air is heavy with humidity this morning, a light mist developed for a period of time. No radar returns picked this up.
7/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M M M
7/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
7/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M ONLY ONE LINE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN ILLINOIS THIS MORNING AND ONE OF THEM PASSED BY HERE ... THE GRASS SAYS AHH .... THANK YOU
7/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M M M GOOD TO GET SOPME MOISTURE
7/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
8/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
8/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
8/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
8/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M M M 66 MPH WIND GUST REGISTERED AND SUSTAINED 50MPH+ AFTER THE DERACHO BLEW THROUGH HERE. MINOR TREEE DAMAGE. LTS OF DEBREE SCATTERED ABOUT BUT FOR THE MOST PART, UNSCATHED.
8/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M DRY
8/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Passing drips
8/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M GROUND IS DRY LAWNS ARE SCREAMING FOR AGUA
8/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M DRY..."how dry I am" sings the grass we irrigate. It all good n green
8/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M NO RAIN IN SIGHT
8/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M we had a sprinkler come through here around 8 am-ish Sunday
8/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M 45 Second downpour
8/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Drippings ... still dry here
8/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not a drop
8/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M M M It's true! We were blessed with a 15 minute down pour last evening.
9/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M M M Surprise! Surprise! a "noticeable" rain ... Every little bit helps.
9/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2020 7:10 AM 0.37 0.0 M M M it is nice to see that it is still raining at report ti,e.
9/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M M M
9/8/2020 7:00 AM 1.44 0.0 M M M Solid ! need a couple more of these to get us caught up and re greened.
9/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.93 0.0 M M M Should at least see some greening of the lawns in the area.
9/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M last 5 days total rain: 3.17"
9/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.80 0.0 M M M From one extreme to the next. Dry to drenched
9/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M ground is showing signs of dryness
9/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M ANOTHER DRY SPELL IS UPON US.
9/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M IT HAS BEEN 10 DAYS SINCE WE HAVE SEEN ANY RAIN.
9/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.50 0.0 M M M
9/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
9/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/21/2019 12/02/2019 7:00 AM 12 1.12 0.7 M Any snow that may have accumulated prior to 12/1 of the duration of this report is not known.
9/12/2020 9/13/2020 7:00 AM 2 0.72 0.0 M missed the time slot yesterday. Total rain from last Sunday 9/6/20, through this morning 4.69". Ground is very moist.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
4/8/2020 4:42 PM BEEN WHILE SINCE WE HAVE EXCPEREINCED THIS HERE AT THIS Location 7/8" Nickel Size NA 3/4" Penny Size Hard|White Ice 12 1min car dents Continuous False Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20