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 19 2.85 4.97 31 4.97 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 3.3 2 0
Nov 19 3.17 1.85 30 1.85 30 0.00 0 0 10 4 3.5 3 0
Dec 19 2.18 1.79 31 1.79 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 3.5 3 2
Jan 20 1.59 3.56 31 3.56 31 0.00 0 0 11 7 10.6 7 1
Feb 20 1.52 0.96 29 0.96 29 0.00 0 0 10 4 7.1 8 4
March 20 2.57 2.58 31 2.58 31 0.00 0 0 11 3 4.3 2 2
April 20 3.28 4.43 30 4.43 30 0.00 0 0 14 5 4.3 3 2
May 20 4.17 5.81 31 5.81 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 0.0 0 0
June 20 3.89 3.70 30 3.70 30 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
July 20 3.99 5.50 31 5.50 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 3.84 0.36 31 0.36 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 3.27 5.16 30 5.16 30 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.32" 40.67" 366 days 40.67" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 126 days 42 days 36.6" 28 days 11 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 0.02
10/2/2019 0.01
10/3/2019 0.72
10/4/2019 0.00
10/5/2019 0.00
10/6/2019 0.37
10/7/2019 0.00
10/8/2019 0.00
10/9/2019 0.00
10/10/2019 0.00
10/11/2019 0.05
10/12/2019 0.08
10/13/2019 0.00
10/14/2019 0.00
10/15/2019 0.00
10/16/2019 0.01
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 0.27
10/23/2019 0.02
10/24/2019 T
10/25/2019 0.00
10/26/2019 0.00
10/27/2019 2.19
10/28/2019 0.00
10/29/2019 0.11
10/30/2019 0.75
10/31/2019 0.37
11/1/2019 0.21
11/2/2019 0.01
11/3/2019 0.00
11/4/2019 T
11/5/2019 0.00
11/6/2019 T
11/7/2019 0.00
11/8/2019 0.00
11/9/2019 0.00
11/10/2019 0.00
11/11/2019 0.02
11/12/2019 0.03
11/13/2019 0.00
11/14/2019 0.00
11/15/2019 0.00
11/16/2019 0.00
11/17/2019 0.00
11/18/2019 0.08
11/19/2019 0.00
11/20/2019 0.10
11/21/2019 0.59
11/22/2019 0.01
11/23/2019 0.00
11/24/2019 0.00
11/25/2019 0.00
11/26/2019 0.00
11/27/2019 0.55
11/28/2019 T
11/29/2019 T
11/30/2019 0.25
12/1/2019 0.21
12/2/2019 0.04
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 0.01
12/10/2019 0.07
12/11/2019 0.00
12/12/2019 0.04
12/13/2019 0.00
12/14/2019 0.00
12/15/2019 0.00
12/16/2019 0.11
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 0.93
12/30/2019 0.32
12/31/2019 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020 0.00
1/2/2020 0.00
1/3/2020 0.00
1/4/2020 0.21
1/5/2020 0.00
1/6/2020 0.00
1/7/2020 0.00
1/8/2020 0.00
1/9/2020 0.00
1/10/2020 0.02
1/11/2020 1.45
1/12/2020 0.15
1/13/2020 0.01
1/14/2020 T
1/15/2020 T
1/16/2020 0.01
1/17/2020 0.00
1/18/2020 0.85
1/19/2020 T
1/20/2020 T
1/21/2020 0.00
1/22/2020 0.00
1/23/2020 T
1/24/2020 0.50
1/25/2020 0.31
1/26/2020 0.03
1/27/2020 0.00
1/28/2020 T
1/29/2020 T
1/30/2020 0.00
1/31/2020 0.02
2/1/2020 0.13
2/2/2020 0.00
2/3/2020 0.00
2/4/2020 0.00
2/5/2020 0.00
2/6/2020 0.18
2/7/2020 0.02
2/8/2020 T
2/9/2020 T
2/10/2020 0.14
2/11/2020 0.00
2/12/2020 0.00
2/13/2020 0.25
2/14/2020 0.02
2/15/2020 0.00
2/16/2020 0.00
2/17/2020 0.00
2/18/2020 0.07
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 0.03
2/26/2020 0.10
2/27/2020 T
2/28/2020 T
2/29/2020 0.02
3/1/2020 0.00
3/2/2020 0.00
3/3/2020 0.00
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 0.00
3/10/2020 0.83
3/11/2020 0.02
3/12/2020 0.00
3/13/2020 T
3/14/2020 0.00
3/15/2020 0.23
3/16/2020 0.00
3/17/2020 0.02
3/18/2020 0.00
3/19/2020 0.47
3/20/2020 0.32
3/21/2020 0.00
3/22/2020 0.00
3/23/2020 0.28
3/24/2020 0.00
3/25/2020 0.00
3/26/2020 0.00
3/27/2020 0.11
3/28/2020 0.15
3/29/2020 0.14
3/30/2020 0.01
3/31/2020 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020 0.00
4/2/2020 0.00
4/3/2020 T
4/4/2020 0.04
4/5/2020 0.00
4/6/2020 0.00
4/7/2020 0.07
4/8/2020 0.00
4/9/2020 0.07
4/10/2020 T
4/11/2020 0.00
4/12/2020 0.48
4/13/2020 0.31
4/14/2020 0.00
4/15/2020 0.07
4/16/2020 T
4/17/2020 0.48
4/18/2020 0.03
4/19/2020 0.00
4/20/2020 0.00
4/21/2020 T
4/22/2020 0.00
4/23/2020 0.01
4/24/2020 T
4/25/2020 0.71
4/26/2020 0.71
4/27/2020 0.00
4/28/2020 0.01
4/29/2020 0.36
4/30/2020 1.08
5/1/2020 0.00
5/2/2020 T
5/3/2020 T
5/4/2020 0.00
5/5/2020 0.17
5/6/2020 0.56
5/7/2020 0.00
5/8/2020 0.00
5/9/2020 0.00
5/10/2020 T
5/11/2020 0.05
5/12/2020 0.00
5/13/2020 0.00
5/14/2020 T
5/15/2020 1.43
5/16/2020 0.06
5/17/2020 0.42
5/18/2020 1.26
5/19/2020 0.89
5/20/2020 T
5/21/2020 0.00
5/22/2020 0.00
5/23/2020 0.00
5/24/2020 0.32
5/25/2020 0.04
5/26/2020 0.11
5/27/2020 0.01
5/28/2020 0.46
5/29/2020 0.03
5/30/2020 T
5/31/2020 0.00
6/1/2020 0.00
6/2/2020 0.01
6/3/2020 0.00
6/4/2020 0.31
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 0.42
6/11/2020 0.01
6/12/2020 0.00
6/13/2020 T
6/14/2020 0.05
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 0.48
6/22/2020 0.00
6/23/2020 0.78
6/24/2020 0.00
6/25/2020 0.00
6/26/2020 0.01
6/27/2020 1.01
6/28/2020 0.62
6/29/2020 0.00
6/30/2020 0.00
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 0.00
7/9/2020 0.01
7/10/2020 1.35
7/11/2020 0.00
7/12/2020 1.52
7/13/2020 0.00
7/14/2020 0.00
7/15/2020 0.00
7/16/2020 0.47
7/17/2020 0.00
7/18/2020 0.00
7/19/2020 T
7/20/2020 1.18
7/21/2020 0.05
7/22/2020 0.52
7/23/2020 T
7/24/2020 0.00
7/25/2020 0.00
7/26/2020 0.00
7/27/2020 0.39
7/28/2020 0.01
7/29/2020 0.00
7/30/2020 0.00
7/31/2020 0.00
8/1/2020 0.00
8/2/2020 0.06
8/3/2020 0.00
8/4/2020 T
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 0.25
8/12/2020 0.00
8/13/2020 0.00
8/14/2020 0.00
8/15/2020 0.00
8/16/2020 0.01
8/17/2020 0.03
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 0.01
8/25/2020 0.00
8/26/2020 0.00
8/27/2020 0.00
8/28/2020 0.00
8/29/2020 T
8/30/2020 0.00
8/31/2020 0.00
9/1/2020 0.14
9/2/2020 0.33
9/3/2020 0.00
9/4/2020 T
9/5/2020 0.00
9/6/2020 1.28
9/7/2020 0.46
9/8/2020 0.64
9/9/2020 0.59
9/10/2020 T
9/11/2020 0.27
9/12/2020 0.35
9/13/2020 0.54
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 0.56
9/29/2020 T
9/30/2020 T



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2019 4:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 09-30-19: High 89, Heat Index 96, Low 64, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph, light rain after obs 0.02 in my gauge. September rain 11.42 gathered in for the month. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 25.63/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 68, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 64, humidity 88%. Normal 71/47. Long range outlook: things change as of Thursday as we fall below normal temps and it becomes sweater/jacket weather. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 6:39pm. Welcome to the second month of Meteorological Fall.
10/2/2019 6:55 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-01-19: High 91, Heat Index 98, Low 67, wind SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 19 mph. Light rain/drizzle this morning 0.01 in my gauge. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 23.62/flood stage 20. Today at 6:55am: temp 72, wind S 3 mph, dew point 71, humidity 94%, very humid and wet air this morning. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 6:37pm.
10/3/2019 4:20 AM 0.72 M M M M 10-02-19: High 77 (12:01am) Low 60, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain in the morning 0.02 and late afternoon & evening 0.70 total 0.72 in my gauge. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 22.44/flood stage 20. Today at 4:20am: temp 61, wind calm at the moment, dew point 59, humidity 94%, no fog. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 6:36pm.
10/4/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-03-19: High 65, Low 49, wind E, SE, W & NW calm-21 mph w/gust 28 mph, no further rain after observation. 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.63/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 23.01/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 43, wind N 7 mph. WIND CHILL 39, dew point 40 & heavy dew, humidity 89%. Normal 70/46. Its October 4th and I finally turned on the furnace to warm up the house a little bit. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 6:34pm.
10/5/2019 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-04-19: High 63, Low 43, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.24/flood stage 20. Today at 5:29am: temp 46, wind E 7 mph, dew point 42, humidity 87%, wind chill 42. Normal 69/45. Long range forecast: 1st frost next Saturday morning? Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 6:32pm. Happy Birthday Sharon.
10/6/2019 4:50 AM 0.37 M M M M 10-05-19: High 67, Low 46, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Mid to late afternoon rain with "some" lightning and thunder 0.37 in my gauge. 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.86/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 50, wind WNW 7 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 47, humidity 88%. Normal 69/45. Starting to look like we just might get our first frost this coming weekend? Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:31pm. Happy Birthday Patti.
10/7/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-06-19: High 68, Low 48, wind NW, W & SW 3-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.25/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 46, wind W 6 mph, dew point 44, humidity 92%, wind chill 43. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 6:29pm.
10/8/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-07-19: High 73, Low 44, wind W & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. 2:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.72/flood stage 20. Old Man River slowly descends. Today at 4:44am: temp 43, wind calm, dew point 39, humidity 89%. Normal 68/44. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 6:27pm. 78 shopping days before Christmas.
10/9/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-08-19: High 75, Low 42, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-10 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Happy Birthday John. Today at 4:44am: temp 45, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 41, humidity 87%. Normal 68/44. Cold front coming this weekend with BELOW normal temps! Sunrise is now 7am, Sunset 6:26pm.
10/10/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-09-19: High 73, Low 44, wind S, SE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Are you ready for some FROST? Looks like Saturday morning with a low around 32. Glad I had the furnace checked. Today at 4:55am: temp 56, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 48, huidity 81%. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 6:24pm.
10/11/2019 4:50 AM 0.05 M M M M 10-10-19: High 72, Low 55, wind E, SE & S 5-16 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: waiting for the front to come through, right now its a mild 66, wind SSE 7 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 63, humidity 91%. Normal temps for today 67/43 and we're about to go into a stretch of below average temps. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:23pm. Where did I put that winter coat? Wind chill forecast for tomorrow morning 24.
10/12/2019 5:44 AM 0.08 M M M M 10-11-19: High 68 (2:15am) Low 37, wind SE, S, W & NW 6-21 mph w/gust 29 mph. Cold front quickly flew in around 7am with light rain & or drizzle until mid afternoon 0.08 in my gauge. Yesterday driving through Wallace Twp I noticed some bean fields have been harvested. Today at 5:44am: temp 33, wind SW 7 mph w/gust 10 mph, wind chill 27, dew point 30, humidity 80%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:21pm. Is that stew I smell cooking drifting in from the west? (Burgoo?)
10/13/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-12-19: High 57, Low 33, wind SW & W 5-27 mph w/gust 35 mph, no snow, no rain. Saturday morning I did have frost on vehicle windows and some roofs in the neighborhood. Today at 4:29am: temp 34, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 30, humidity 89%, wind chill 29. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 6:19pm. Full Moon today which is called The Hunter's Moon. Other names include: The Blood Moon, Sanguine, Travel and Dying Grass Moon.
10/14/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-13-19: High 58, Low 32, wind SW, W & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. Sunday morning frost on rooftops, vehicles and yards that had a short cut. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind NW 4 mph, dew point 31, humidity 84%. Normal 66/42. Full Moon is like natures night light. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 6:18pm.
10/15/2019 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-14-19: High 58, Low 35, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-11 mph w/gust 15 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:29am: temp 40, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 35, humidity 83%, wind chill 37. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:16pm. Sixteen days before Halloween.
10/16/2019 4:55 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-15-19: High 69, Low 39, wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 45, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 23 mph, dew point 38, humidity 76%, wind chill 39. Normal 65/42. "W" flag flying. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 6:15pm.
10/17/2019 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-16-19: High 54, Low 38, wind W & NW calm-25 mph w/gust 34 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 39, wind NNW 4 mph, dew point 35, humidity 88%. Normal 64/42. Friday thru Monday we'll be warming up to average or slightly above average temps. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 6:13pm. 69 shopping days before Christmas.
10/18/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-17-19: High 60, Low 37, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-11 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: heavy dew, temp 35, wind calm, dew point 32, humidity 92%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:12pm.
10/19/2019 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-18-19: High 64, Low 35, wind S & SE calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain, some light frost before daylight. We've got a young shaggy Fox in the neighborhood, pulled up to it in the car it didn't run off. Sort of acted like it was waiting for me to throw it some food? Harvest really starting to pick up including corn along with the beans. Also noticing a lot of deer, be careful out there. Today at 5:44am: temp 44, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 39, humidity 84%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:10pm.
10/20/2019 4:20 AM T M M M M 10-19-19: High 72, Low 42, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph. Trace of rain around 5pm no accumulation it didn't even get the driveway wet. Today at 4:20am: temp 53, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 49, humidity 89%. Normal 63/41. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:09pm. HalloThanksXmas coming at us quickly.
10/21/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-20-19: High 68, Low 50, wind W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: the radar is showing rain and thunder storms coming from the S & SW, temp 55, wind SE 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 49, humidity 84%. Normal 63/41. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:07pm. Da Bears Stink!
10/22/2019 4:55 AM 0.27 M M M M 10-21-19: High 67, Low 51, wind E, SE, S & SW 3-31 mph w/gust 44 mph. Rain 0.27 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 48, wind SW 19 mph w/gust 32 mph, dew point 42, humidity 80%, rain has stopped for now. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:06pm.
10/23/2019 4:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 10-22-19: High 55, Low 42, WIND!! SW & W 10-28 mph w/gust 39 mph. Light rain after my observation 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 38, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 32, humidity 79%, wind chill 33. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:04pm.
10/24/2019 4:44 AM T M M M M 10-23-19: High 61, Low 36, wind W, SW, S, SE, E & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, trace of drizzle and mist during some parts of the day, no accumulation. Today at 4:44am: temp 39, wind NW 8 mph, wind chill 33, dew point 36, humidity 91%. Normal 62/40. Next week will be COLD and below average. Halloween 28 degrees below normal per A/W. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:03pm.
10/25/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-24-19: High 51, Low 38, wind NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 40, wind calm, dew point 35, humidity 87%. Normal 61/40. Below normal temps in our forecast next week and Wed/Thu the four letter word is mentioned. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 6:01pm. You now have 61 shopping days before Christmas.
10/26/2019 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-25-19: High 51, Low 37, wind NW, N & NE calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain. A lot of rain coming our way. NWS 1.59 A/W 1.08 and W/U 1.71 and I really hope A/W is right but I don't think so. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 7.76 IL River at LaSalle 12.52 and is forecast to tickle flood stage. Today at 5:50am: temp 33, wind E 5 mph, dew point 31, humidity 94%, wind chill 28. When I got out of bed and put my feet on the floor I could tell that outside it was near freezing without even looking. Normal temps for today 61/39. Next week snow showers, rain and cold temps will be with us through out the 5-7 day outlook. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 6pm. Its getting close to that time of year when I move the lawn mower to the back of the garage and the snow blower up front.
10/27/2019 5:29 AM 2.19 M M M M 10-26-19: High 48, Low 33, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-25 mph w/gust 34 mph. Rain rain & more rain 2.19 ended up in my gauge. RIVERS R RISING! and shooting thru future estimates. 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.58/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.11/flood stage 20. Sump Pump thankfully is busy and winter pool cover needs draining. Today at 5:29am: temp 41, wind W 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 39, humidity 93%, wind chill 34. Normal 60/39. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 5:59pm.
10/28/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-27-19: High 64, Low 39, the best day of the week weather wise! wind NW, W, SW & S calm-10 mph w/gust 23/28 mph as storm system was leaving in the early morning hours. 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.81 and cresting/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 464.32 and cresting/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 22.71/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 40, wind calm, dew point 38, humidity 90%. Normal 50/39. This is the last week of DST and minimum daylight in the morning for both Daylight Saving & Standard time (darkest mornings in the year) Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 5:57pm. Today and or tomorrow might be my last reports for a while. See you when things get better.
10/29/2019 3:59 AM 0.11 M M M M 2 & 1/2 inches of snow tomorrow?!! (NWS forecast)
10/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.75 2.3 M M M
10/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.37 1.0 M M M
11/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 2.6 M M M
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11/10/2019 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-09-19: High 50, Low 27, wind S, SW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:29am: temp 35, wind N 4-6 mph, dew point 32, humidity 85%. Normal 63/35. Late December/January conditions on the way for Monday & Tuesday. Daytime Average & Night time averages combined will be +50 below normal. Snowfall predictions for Sunday night & Monday: NWS 3.11 W/U & A/W 2-4 inches. With total knee replacement I will not be doing snow measurements and today was a test drive to see if I remembered how to do a report. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 4:42pm.
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11/12/2019 3:20 AM 0.03 0.6 M M M 11-11-19: High 36 (12:01am) falling through out the day to a Low of 10, wind NE, N & NW 10-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. Today at 3:20am: temp 9, wind NW 15 mph, wind chill minus 9, humidity 67%. Normal 52/34. Todays daytime high will be minus 32 below average and evening minus 26 below average. Full Moon today which is called The Beaver Moon. Other names include: Frosty and Trading Moon. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 4:40pm. What ever the low ends up being this morning will be the NEW RECORD LOW which was set back in 1894 at 12 degrees. **Edit 4am**
11/13/2019 5:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-12-19: High 18 (new maximum low) Low 5 (new record) wind chill minus 11, wind NW, W & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 20 mph, no snow. Today at 5:19am: temp 14, wind S 14 mph w/gust 20 mph, wind chill minus 1, dew point 6, humidity 69%. Normal 52/33. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 4:39pm. A report just out, local turkeys getting extremely nervous!
11/14/2019 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-13-19: High 29 (11pm) Low 10, wind chill minus 4, wind S & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph, no snow. Today at 5:14am: temp 27, wind W 2 mph, dew point 22, humidity 81%. Normal 51/33. Five day outlook shows a slow warm up but still below average. At least it won't be 25-50 below normal. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 4:38pm. Two weeks before Thanksgiving and 41 shopping days before Christmas. **edit 5:42am**
11/15/2019 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-14-19: High 32, Low 19, wind SW, NE, N, NW & W calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow. Today at 5:14am: temp 19, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 15, humidity 88%, wind chill 11. Normal 50/32. Todays high might tickle 40! Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 4:37pm. **EDIT 6:37am**
11/16/2019 2:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-15-19: High 43, Low 17, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-11 mph, no rain, no snow. The snow is gone in my front yard but some still lingers in the back where it drifted. Today at 2am: temp 25, wind ENE 2 mph, dew point 22, humidity 93%, no fog at the moment. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 4:36pm.
11/17/2019 1:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-16-19: High 44, Low 22, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 1:29am: temp 28, wind ESE 5 mph, wind chill 22, dew point 24, humidity 88%. Normal 49/32. Slow warm up continues. Sunrise 6:45am, sunset 4:35pm.
11/18/2019 2:50 AM 0.08 M M M M 11-17-19: High 44, Low 27, wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph. Light rain 0.08 in my gauge. Today at 2:50am: Light haze/fog present, temp 35, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 33, humidity 94%, wind chill 31. Normal 49/31. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 4:34pm. 37 shopping days before Christmas.
11/19/2019 2:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-18-19: High 38, Low 32, wind N, NW, W, SW & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 2:20am: temp 32, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 28, humidity 91%, wind chill 27. Normal 48/31. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 4:34pm.
11/20/2019 2:20 AM 0.10 M M M M 11-19-19: High 41, Low 30, wind SE, E, NE, N, NW & W calm-12 mph. Rain 0.10 in my gauge. Today at 2:20am: temp 38, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 96%. Haze but no fog but there should be per these readings. Normal 47/30 and we'll be above average today and tomorrow. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 4:33pm. 35 shopping days before Christmas. Support your locals and to hell with Amazon! **5:30am UPDATE** HEAVY FOG
11/21/2019 6:28 AM 0.59 M M M M 11-20-19: High 51, Low 32, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-19 mph w/gust 23 mph. All rain was accumulated this morning. HEAVY rain between 4 and 5am 0.59 in my gauge. Today at 6:28am Rain has moved out of the area for now, temp 49, wind S 14 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 45, humidity 90%. Normal 47/30. One week before Thanksgiving and less than two weeks before we hit minimum daylight in the afternoon. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 4:32pm.
11/22/2019 3:14 AM 0.01 M M M M 11-21-19: High 56, Low 36, wind S, SW, W & NW 7-32 mph w/gust 41 mph. Morning drizzle 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 3:14am: temp 32, wind NW 12 mph, wind chill 23, dew point 27, humidity 84%. Normal 46/29. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 4:31pm. Where were you 56 years ago? I still remember.
11/23/2019 3:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-22-19: High 41, Low 25, wind NW, N, NE, E turning vrbl out of the S calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:29am: temp 25, wind calm, dew point 22, humidity 88%. Normal 46/29. Average temps slowly catching up with us. Rain on the radar coming at us from the S & SW. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 4:31pm.
11/24/2019 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-23-19: High 42, Low 25, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph, no snow, no rain but heavy frost yesterday morning. Today at 4:14am: temp 32, wind WSW 6 mph, wind chill 27, dew point 28, humidity 89%. Normal 45/28. Its going to warm up the next 2-3 days, enjoy today! Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 4:30pm.
11/25/2019 1:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-24-19: High 55, Low 30, wind W, SW & S 5-12 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 1am: temp 38, wind SSW 6 mph, wind chill 33, dew point 33, humidity 86%. Normal 44/28. The approaching weather system that will be coming through Tues & Wed will have strong winds with gusts up to 50 mph. Make sure you got your outdoor Thanksgiving and Xmas displays nailed down. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 4:30pm. Enjoy todays nice weather. This is the last week of Meteorological Fall/Autumn.
11/26/2019 1:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-25-19: High 57, Low 32, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Welcome to the late late late show or otherwise known as the early edition. Today at 1:30am: temp 33, wind NW 3-5 mph, dew point 29, humidity 89%. Normal 44/27. Heavy rain on tap for tonight around 0.60 in the forecast then strong wind gust of 56-60 mph on tap for tomorrow. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 4:29pm. 29 shopping days before Christmas.
11/27/2019 4:44 AM 0.55 M M M M 11-26-19: High 56 (11:50pm) Low 31, wind NW, N, NE, E, SE & S calm-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain in the afternoon, over night and this morning. At 1am weather radio went off then at 1:10am a strong storm system came thru with 51-60 mph gust and in 5 minutes it was over. Total rain 0.55 in my gauge. At 4:44am: temp 47, WIND! WSW 18 mph w/gust 29 mph and picking up, dew point 38, humidity 73%, wind chill 40. Normal 43/27. My wife went out at 4:30am and brought in all of the outside turkey deco. High wind warning going into effect this morning. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 4:29pm. **EDIT 5:15am**
11/28/2019 2:30 AM T M M M M 11-27-19: High 57 (1am) Low 34, wind S, SW, W & NW 7-45 mph w/gust 61 mph, trace of rain in my gauge. Today at 2:30am: temp 33, wind NNW 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 26, humidity 75%, wind chill 23. Normal 43/26. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 4:28pm. What happened when the turkey got into a fight? He got the stuffing knocked out of him! Happy Thanksgiving.
11/29/2019 4:55 AM T M M M M 11-28-19: High 37, Low 31, wind N, NE, SE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Light drizzle early this morning enough to wet the driveway & deck but nothing in the gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 34, wind ENE 5 mph, dew point 29, humidity 91%, wind chill 29. Normal 42/26. Sunrise 6:59am (almost back to 7) and Sunset 4:28pm. Two minutes away from minimum daylight in the evening. Two days left of Meteorological Fall.
11/30/2019 3:59 AM 0.25 M M M M 11-29-19: High 40, Low 33, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Rain over night and this morning 0.25 in my gauge. Today at 3:59am: temp 37, wind E 10 mph, dew point 34, humidity 90%, wind chill 30. Normal 42/25. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 4:27pm. Down to 25 shopping days before Christmas.
12/1/2019 2:45 AM 0.21 M M M M 11-30-19: High 44 (11:59pm) Low 36, wind E & SE calm-28 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain 0.21 in my gauge. Today at 2:45am: when I got up at 2am there was heavy fog and now at 2:45am its gone, temp 40 and dropping, wind W 10 mph, dew point 37, humidity 93%, wind chill 33. Normal 41/25. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 4:27pm. Welcome to Meteorological Winter!
12/2/2019 3:20 AM 0.04 T T M M 12-01-19: High 45 (1am) Low 32, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & N 3-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain 0.04 in my gauge, some of that is a trace from last nights dusting of snow. Only my deck has some left that hasn't totally melted and that is a trace. Today at 3:20am: temp 30, wind 10 mph w/gust 21 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 25, humidity 84%. Normal 41/24. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 4:27pm. Christmas deco and tree up in the house and only a little bit outside, inside came first.
12/3/2019 2:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-02-19: High 33, Low 28, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-25 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow. Today at 2:59am: temp 28, wind SW 9 mph w/gust 13 mph, wind chill 19, dew point 25, humidity 93%. Normal 40/24. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/4/2019 2:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-03-19: High 43, Low 27, wind S, SW & W 5-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 2:45am: temp 33, wind W 9 mph w/gust 13 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 27, humidity 85%. Got to go out yesterday and do some minor yard work. 43 is not too bad for the first week of December. That will change. The long range forecast shows a cold front coming in next Tuesday with 19 degrees below average. Sunrise 7:04am and here we go...Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/5/2019 3:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-04-19: High 45, Low 29, wind W & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 31 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:40am: temp 26, wind calm, dew point 24, humidity 94%, frost present. Normal 39/23. Enjoy today, forecast 47 and this weekend because the bottom is falling out Tuesday. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/6/2019 3:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-05-19: High 51, Low 25, wind SE, S & SW calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:30am: temp 36, wind NW 9 mph w/gust 13 mph, wind chill 29, dew point 32, humidity 88%. Normal 39/23. Looking into the future our high & low on Wednesday is going to be 19/11 wind chills in the minus teens. 19 shopping days before Christmas. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/7/2019 3:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-06-19: High 43, Low 32, wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-25 mph w/gust 30 mph, stronger winds were around 4:30am and decreased into the afternoon. No snow, no rain. Today at 3:40am: temp 25, wind S 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 85%, wind chill 19. Normal 38/22. It was 78 years ago this morning Ottawa lost 3 young men. Remember Pearl Harbor, Remember our Vets! Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/8/2019 3:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-07-19: High 42, Low 23, wind SE & S calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:30am: temp 32, wind S 9 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 26, humidity 84%, wind chill 25. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/9/2019 3:40 AM 0.01 M M M M 12-08-19: High 49, Low 30, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. This morning rain/drizzle 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 3:40am: temp 44, wind S 7 mph, dew point 41, humidity 94%. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/10/2019 3:55 AM 0.07 M M M M 12-09-19: High 49, Low 19, Wind Chill 3, wind S, SW & W 6-27 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain 0.07 done and gone before lunch. Today at 3:55am: temp 14, wind WNW 17 mph w/gust 24 mph, wind chill minus 3, dew point 8, humidity 69%. Normal 37/21. You now have 15 shopping days before Christmas. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/11/2019 1:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-10-19: High 24, Low 10, Wind Chill minus 6, wind NW, W & SW 6-25 mph w/gust 36 mph, no snow. Today at 1:59am: temp 14, wind W 6 mph, dew point 7, humidity 76%, wind chill 5. Normal 37/21. Tonight is The Full Moon which is called The Cold Moon. Other names include Moon Before Yule, Long Nights and Oak Moon. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pn (minimum daylight)
12/12/2019 3:15 AM 0.04 1.2 0.04 M M 12-11-19: High 26, Low 12, wind SW, W, NW & E calm-12 mph w/gust 20 mph. The forecast of a dusting turned out to be 1.25 of snow at my house. City of Ottawa caught off guard, Poplar Street Hill was a mess at morning rush hour with cars and trucks going down the hill sideways, around noon melting started to occur. Today at 3:15am: temp 19, wind ESE 9 mph, wind chill 9, dew point 15, humidity 88%. Normal 36/20. Enjoy todays warm up. Long range forecast showing 2 inches Monday?? Stay tuned. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/13/2019 1:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-12-19: High 46, Low 17, wind E, SE & S 3-20 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. All snow has melted from yesterdays warm up. Today at 1:15am: temp 36, wind SSW 8 mph, dew point 28, humidity 75%, wind chill 30. Normal 36/20. Keep an eye on Monday. 1 to 2 inches W/U and 1 to 3 from A/W. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). 12 shopping days before Christmas.
12/14/2019 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-13-19: High 49, Low 32, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-12 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 29, wind WNW 4-6 mph, dew point 26, humidity 91%, wind chill 25. Normal 36/20. The forecast for Monday is all over the place. NWS 2 inches, A/W 2-4 and W/U is only a dusting. You go W/U!!! For your shopping pleasure this coming Thur thru the weekend above normal temps with no precip. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) Thinking of you Dad.
12/15/2019 5:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-14-19: High 35 (12:01am) Low 20 (11:45pm) wind NW & W calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:49am: temp 18, wind W 5 mph, wind chill 11, dew point 13, humidity 82%. Normal 35/19. Snow storm forecast for Monday going South of our area. We should only be getting an inch or less. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) Tomorrow we get a minute back in the evening. Go Bears!
12/16/2019 4:44 AM 0.11 1.8 0.11 1.8 M 12-15-19: High 25, Low 16, wind NW, W, SE, E & NE calm-17 mph. Snow started before 7pm. At my location I have anywhere from 1.5 to 2 inches so I'm reporting 1.8 and melted value 0.11 snow appears to be done. At 4:44am: temp 23, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 20, humidity 90%, wind chill 18. Normal 35/19. Well folks this is your "White Christmas"! Enjoy it because we're warming up to above 30 today and by Friday thru Christmas we'll be above average thru that stretch, temps hanging in the mid 40's. Counting down: 9 shopping days before Christmas, 16 days left of 2019 and 68 days before The Cubs 1st spring training game! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:27pm. We've gained back a minute in the evening.
12/17/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-16-19: High 30, Low 20, wind NE, N & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph, no snow. Today at 4:29am: temp 17, wind NW 5 mph w/gust 9 mph, wind chill 10, dew point 12, humidity 87%. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. Next Tuesday is Christmas Eve.
12/18/2019 3:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-17-19: High 28, Low 11, wind NW & W 3-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow. Today at 3am: temp 17 and falling, wind NW 8-10 mph, wind chill 6, dew point 11, humidity 89%. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/19/2019 1:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-18-19: High 27 (12:01am) Low 11, Wind Chill minus 2, wind W, NW, N, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no snow. Today at 1:50am: temp 13, wind S 7-10 mph, wind chill 2, dew point 3, humidity 77%. Normal 34/18. You now have 6 shopping days, Oh never mind, it might be to late. 13 days before the new year. We survived the cold spell, let the warm up begin. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:28pm. We got back two minutes of sunlight in the afternoon.
12/20/2019 2:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-19-19: High 37, Low 13, wind SW, S & SE 3-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow, no rain. What snow that we have left is quickly melting. Today at 2:55am: temp 23, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 20, humidity 90%, no fog at this moment. Normal 34/18. The corn field at The Old Ottawa Airport has finally been harvested five days before Christmas. I do believe the lease runs out this year. Watch for new housing is my guess. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm.
12/21/2019 1:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-20-19: High 40, Low 22, wind SE & S calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. It was a nice day to finish off last minute shopping. Today at 1:50am: temp 31, wind S 4 mph, dew point 27, humidity 86%, wind chill 26. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:29pm. Eleven days left of 2019 and of the decade.
12/22/2019 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-21-19: High 48, Low 26, wind S & SW 2-10 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain, no snow. Happy 1st full day of The Winter Solstice. Today at 4:59am: temp 31, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 26, humidity 83%, wind chill 24. Normal 34/18 and we'll be roughly 22 degrees above the high & low normal for today and our forecast high for today of 50 will be 8 degrees short of the all time high. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/23/2019 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-22-19: High 54, Low 28, wind SW & S calm-15 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:15am: temp 33, wind S 7 mph, dew point 29, humidity 87%, wind chill 21. Normal 33/17 and we'll be above normal for a little while longer. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:30pm. We've gained back 4 minutes in the afternoon/evening.
12/24/2019 3:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-23-19: High 54, Low 30, wind S, SW, W, N, NE & E calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:55am: temp 28, wind vrbl out of the E 3 mph, dew point 25, humidity 92, no fog at this moment but there is heavy frost. Normal 33/17. I'm enjoying the Christmas above average temps because I remember 1983 when it hit minus 20. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Happy Christmas Eve.
12/25/2019 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-24-19: High 58, Low 27, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 35, wind S 8 mph, dew point 32, humidity 88%, wind chill 29. Normal 33/17. Our warm up is good through Sunday. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:31pm. From ours to yours, Merry Christmas.
12/26/2019 2:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-25-19: High 62 (new record) Low 35, wind SW & S 3-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 2:59am: temp 51, wind SSW 10 mph, dew point 48, humidity 87%, driveway sweating to the point where I thought it rained, it didn't rain. Normal 33/17 and thats where we're heading back to on Monday. In the meantime get ready for another new temp record today. The old one is 58 in 1936. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:31pm. Seven days left of this decade. *Soap Box Time* Ever been to a family party where the parents of 3 to 5 years old's are left to RUN WILD and NO parental supervision?? Where did I put that dog leash?
12/27/2019 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-26-19: High 62 (new record) Low 36, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 35, wind WNW 11 mph w/gust 18 mph, wind chill 27, dew point 30, humidity 87%. Normal 33/17. A lot cooler today but still above average on temps. 5 days left of 2019 and 37 days before Groundhog Day! Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:32pm.
12/28/2019 4:44 AM T M M M M 12-27-19: High 41, Low 33, wind W, NW, SE & E calm-19 mph w/gust 23 mph. Trace of freezing rain this morning, deck has a very thin glaze. Today at 4:44am: temp 32, wind E 11 mph, wind chill 23, dew point 30, humidity 93%. Normal 32/16. In the next 48 hours rain coming our way. NWS says 0.82 and W/U 0.91 all I know is it's a good thing the temp will be rising or we'd have a lot of snow. Long range forecast indicating a cold but above average Monday, Tuesday and Monday and the other days mild with 40-50 degree temps. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:33pm. Last note, Flu season really kicking in. Ottawa Hospital restricting visitors.
12/29/2019 6:11 AM 0.93 M M M M 12-28-19: High 54 (11:45pm) Low 31, wind E & SE calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. A lot of rain over night and this morning 0.93 in my gauge. Today at 6:11am: temp a mild 56, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 51, humidity 94% and rain is over for now. Normal 32/16. Possibility of up to an inch of snow tonight and early tomorrow morning. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:33pm.
12/30/2019 6:39 AM 0.32 T M M M 12-29-19: High 58 (3:01am) Low 37, wind SE, S, SW & W 3-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain 0.32 in my gauge. Today at 6:39am: temp 33, wind mainly from the West 11 mph w/gust 18 mph, wind chill 23, dew point 30, humidity 89% and a few snow flakes are in the air. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:34pm. Winters back for 2 days although still (slightly) above average temps and then another little warm up.
12/31/2019 4:59 AM 0.06 0.5 0.06 0.5 M 12-30-19: High 40 (12:01am) Low 28, Wind Chill 12, wind SW, W & NW 8-31 mph w/gust 42 mph. Wind blown snow over night and I'm being kind by saying 1/2 inch. Very hard to measure with the windy conditions. This is not a light snow, more on the heavier side. Today at 4:59am: temp 27, wind NW 17mph w/gust 29 mph, wind chill 14, dew point 24, humidity 88%. If you hated yesterday you'll hate today. Warm up tomorrow thru Friday, cold Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:35pm. **EDIT @ 8:55am** Total precip for December 1.79 and 3.5 for snow. Happy New Years Eve.
1/1/2020 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-31-19: High 33, Low 26, wind chill 12 but WCMY had 8, wind NW & W 6-28 mph w/gust 38 mph, Peru Airport had 44 mph. NWS reporting that 2019 was the 3rd wettest year on record. There was 57.59 in my gauge. So much for 2019. Welcome to January 1st 2020 the new decade and the 2nd month of Meteorological Winter. Today at 5:29am: temp 22, wind WSW 7 mph, wind chill 13, dew point 18, humidity 87%. Normal 32/16. No records being broken today, record low minus 16 in 2018. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:36pm. We've gained back 10 minutes in the evening. Happy New Year. **Edit @ 10:40am**
1/2/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-01-20: High 45, Low 22, wind NW, W, SW & S 5-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 36, wind SSW 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 29, humidity 71%, wind chill 27. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:36pm.
1/3/2020 1:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-02-20: High 50, Low 35, wind S, SW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 1:40am: temp 36, wind NNW 5 mph, wind chill 32, dew point 31, humidity 87%. Normal 32/16. NWS says possible 1/2 of snow tonight. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:37pm. Thirty days before Ground Hog Day.
1/4/2020 6:44 AM 0.21 3.8 M M M 01-03-20: High 41, Low 31, wind W, NW & N calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Snow over night and this morning, just started to let up. I've got 3.8 inches of snow that is good for making a snowman or should I say snow person? So much for that forecast of a dusting. Today at 6:44am: temp 30, wind NW 3 mph, dew point 28, humidity 97%. Normal 32/16.Two days ago when it was 50 degrees I picked 2 bright yellow dandelions from my yard that faces the W & SW. Keep an eye on next Saturday, possible snow event? Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:38pm.
1/5/2020 3:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-04-20: High 33, Low 24, wind chill 13, wind NW, W & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no snow after yesterdays observation. Today at 3:44am: temp 25, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 23, humidity 89%, wind chill 17. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:39pm. Starting to slowly dismantle Xmas deco.
1/6/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-05-20: High 45, Low 24, wind S, SW, W & NW 3-30 mph w/gust 43 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 27, wind W 8 mph, wind chill 19, dew point 22, humidity 85%. Normal 32/15. Snow has disappeared except for shaded and piled up areas. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum sunlight cst) Sunset 4:40pm. SKOL!!
1/7/2020 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-06-20: High 40, Low 24, wind W, SW & S calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:24am: temp 25, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 88%. Normal 31/15. Look out this weekend! Something is brewing, warm up the snowblowers and make sure you got some extra petrol. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:41pm. Come Sunday we'll gain a minute in the morning.
1/8/2020 4:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-07-20: High 40, Low 24, wind SW, W & NW calm-21 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. Friday/Saturday active weather coming our way. Both W/U & NWS are on the same page: 2 inches of rain and 3 inches of snow. Wild card is ice. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 8.29/flood stage 12 & IL River at LaSalle 14.50/flood stage 20. Today at 4:54am: temp 20, wind WNW 17 mph w/gust 24 mph, wind chill 5, dew point 9, humidity 60. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:42pm. I got a feeling old man winter is getting ready to drop the shoe and put an end to our above average temps.
1/9/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-08-20: High 30 (12:01am) Low 15, Lowest Wind Chill 0, wind W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-24 mph w/gust 33 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 30, wind SE 10 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 20, humidity 66%, wind chill 21. Normal 31/15. Forecast for the weekend starting to take shape. Pulling back on the rain total and increasing the snow totals. NWS 1.49 of rain and 5.4 of snow. W/U 1.4 rain and 5.8 snow. A/W 4-8 inches of snow and there might be drifting with 29-35 mph gusts of wind on Saturday. Ice will be the wild card. Keep an eye on the rivers. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:43pm.
1/10/2020 4:55 AM 0.02 M M M M 01-09-20: High 52, Low 23, wind E, SE & S 8-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Light rain in the morning 0.02 in my gauge. Today is The Full Moon for January and it's called The Wolf Moon. Other names include: Moon after Yule, Old, Cold, Ice and Winter Moon. Today at 4:55am: temp 48, wind S 7 mph, dew point 46, humidity 96% with a light haze and mist. Normal 31/15. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 7.93/flood stage 12 and estimated to go over 12. IL River at LaSalle 14.18/flood stage 20 estimated to go over 28. Weekend Winter Storm forecast: NWS/WU Rain 1.57/1.58 Snow 2.71/2.80 and a LOT of sleet & ICE. Have a game plan in place! Power lines and tree branches are going to be snapping and there will be Power Outages in our area. Got gas for that generator?? Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:45pm. Be careful out there tomorrow.
1/11/2020 3:59 AM 1.45 M M M M 01-10-20: High 51 (12:01am) Low 33 (11pm) wind S, SW, NW, NE & N calm-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. Today at 3:59am here is your 5 o'clock Charlie report: temp 35, wind NNE 15 mph w/gust 21 mph, wind chill 26, dew point 32, humidity 91%. Normal 31/15. Heavy rain through out the night and this morning 1.45 in my gauge and the storm system seems to be moving east. Rain for the moment has moved out of our area. Sunrise 7:21am (last morning of minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:45pm. 22 days before Ground Hog Day and another day closer to spring.
1/12/2020 6:14 AM 0.15 0.4 M M M 01-11-20: High 37, Low 23, wind NE, N & NW 7-34 mph w/gust 44 mph. Rain, freezing rain, sleet & snow. Not much of freezing rain or sleet, less than paper thin on gauge. Snow hard to measure due to blowing. My guess 1/4 to 1/2 inch. If it were more I'd have some drifting issues. Going with 0.4 of snow. We survived this one! At 5:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.46 and rising/flood stage 20. Today at 6:14am: temp 23, wind calm, dew point 18, humidity 83%. Normal 31/15. Side note: per The Times newspaper about 4,000 households lost power for 90 minutes in South Ottawa and Waltham Twp. My lights did flicker between 8:30 and 9am. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:46pm. Reclaimed 1 minute in the morning and 20 in the late afternoon. **Edit at 6:58am**
1/13/2020 5:19 AM 0.01 T T M M 01-12-20: High 32, Low 21, wind NW, N, NE, E, SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Dusting of snow over night with some unknown precip left 0.01 in my gauge after I nuked it. At 3:45am IL River in Ottawa 463.71/flood stage 463 and in LaSalle 23.61/flood stage 20. Today at 5:19am: temp 31, wind NW 10 mph w/gust 16 mph, wind chill 23, dew point 28, humidity 88%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:47pm.
1/14/2020 4:44 AM T 0.0 M M M 01-13-20: High 36, Low 30, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. No snow, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 23.47/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 33, wind SSE 5 mph, wind chill 28, dew point 31, humidity 94% and haze/fog & mist are in the air leaving a trace of moisture on the driveway, car and gauge. Normal 31/18. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:48pm. Keeping an eye on Friday. 19 days before Groundhog Day. **Edit @ 6:55am**
1/15/2020 5:20 AM T M M M M 01-14-20: High 45, Low 32, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 5:20am: Fog, Freezing Fog & Mist, driveway & sidewalk is OK but my deck has frost/freezing fog, temp 31, wind ESE 6 mph, wind chill 25, dew point 30, humidity 97%. Normal 31/15. Forecast for Friday is day & night. NWS 1.5 snow, 1/2 inch of rain, 0.09 freezing rain/ice. W/U is 5 inches of snow. Stay tuned weather fans. Are you ready for some COLD weather? It kicks in Saturday night thru Tuesday. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:49pm. Today is the half way point/middle of Meteorological Winter.
1/16/2020 4:29 AM 0.01 M M M M 01-15-20: High 37, Low 25, coldest wind chill 11, wind E, NE, N, NW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Fog most of the day. Rain/drizzle around 9am 0.01 in my gauge. Friday's snow event noon thru 3am NWS predicting 3.4 inches and 0.02 freezing rain. A/W and W/U both 1-3 inches of snow. 20 mph winds will produce drifting. Coldest air of the season coming to visit. Sunday morning minus 14 wind chill and a high of 10. We will no longer have above average temps for a while and I do believe we're entering the (on average) coldest 10 to 12 days of the year. At 2:45am IL River in LaSalle 21.98/flood stage 20 and get ready for some icing on the rivers. Today at 4:29am: temp 12, wind NW 16 mph w/gust 21 mph, wind chill minus 5, dew point 8, humidity 81% and a few flakes are in the air. Normal 31/15. The record low for today is minus 20 in 2009. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:50pm.
1/17/2020 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-16-20: High 29 (12:01am) Low 10, Coldest Wind Chill minus 8, wind W, NW, N & NE 3-22 mph w/gust 33 mph. No Snow. Weather Event starts after the lunch hour. NWS calling for 2.8 of snow, 0.10 ice/freezing rain & regular rain .43 and grocery stores are smiling. At 4:45am IL River in LaSalle 21.45/flood stage 20. Today at 5:59am: temp 14, wind E 6 mph, wind chill 5, dew point 10, humidity 80%. Normal 31/15. We'll be below average Saturday night through Tues then above average Weds-Saturday with a 40 on Friday. The Winter roller coaster ride of 2019-2020. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:52pm.
1/18/2020 7:55 AM 0.85 3.5 0.35 3.5 M 01-17-20: High 31 (11:30pm) Low 14, wind NE, E & SE calm-24 mph w/gust 33 mph. Snow 3.50, melted snow .35 and freezing rain, sleet and rain .50 total 0.85 in my gauge. Snow very hard to measure due to windy conditions. At 6:45am IL River in LaSalle 21.03/flood stage 20. Today at 7:55am: temp 36, wind SW 6 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 97%, wind chill 31. Normal 31/15. Around noon temps start to crash and arctic air is moving in along with 40 mph gust and wind chills in the minus teens. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:53pm. Be careful out there!
1/19/2020 6:14 AM T M M M M 01-18-20: High 37 (8:30am) Low 1, coldest wind chill minus 21, WIND SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-34 mph w/gust 46 mph, trace of snow, rain and freezing rain which didn't amount to anything. At 4:45am IL River in LaSalle 20.78/flood stage 20. Today at 6:14am: temp 1 is the loneliest number, wind W 14 mph w/gust 22 mph, WIND CHILL minus 18, dew point minus 7, humidity 71%. Normal 31/15. Think Spring! 14 days before Groundhog Day and 23 days for Cub Pitchers and Catchers report to training camp. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:54pm.
1/20/2020 4:44 AM T T M M M 01-19-20: High 14, Low 0, coldest wind chill minus 23, wind NW & W 4-28 mph w/gust 35 mph, no snow. Today at 4:44am: temp 13, wind WNW 7 mph, lake effect snow flakes in the air adding a trace of snow this morning, dew point 8, humidity 82%, wind chill 3. Normal 31/15. Another Friday snow event coming? Another Friday snow event coming? Another Friday...you get the picture don't you? 13 days before Groundhog Day. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:55pm.
1/21/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-20-20: High 26, Low 6, coldest wind chill minus 8, wind W & NW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no snow. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton has shot up to 15.19/flood stage 12 my guess is ice jam that has caused the sudden jump. Today at 4:44am: temp 7, wind W 2 mph w/gust 5 mph, dew point 4, humidity 87%. Normal per A/W is 31/15. Another slow moving storm system starting up late Weds night through Friday night. NWS saying 2.1 and A/W 1-3 finally W/U topping everyone at 6 inches. Some good news: we've gained back 34 minutes of daylight! Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:56pm.
1/22/2020 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-21-20: High 31, Low 6, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no snow. Today at 4:55am: temp 24, wind SSW 12 mph w/gust 16 mph, wind chill 13, dew point 18, humidity 83%. Normal 31/15. Starting Weds night another new snow event that goes thru Friday. NWS & W/U calling for 5 inches and A/W 2-4 of new snow. The heavier part on Thursday. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:56pm. You now have 11 shopping days before Ground Hog Day.
1/23/2020 4:55 AM T 0.1 M M M 01-22-20: High 35, Low 22, wind touch of SW & SE mainly from the S 7-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Light snow this morning 1/10 dusting leaving under 0.01 in the gauge so I'm reporting a trace. More snow is coming. Today at 4:55am: temp 30, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 27, humidity 94%, wind chill 23. Normal holding at 31/15. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:59pm.
1/24/2020 5:14 AM 0.50 1.2 M M M 01-23-20: High 34, Low 29, wind S, SE & E 3-16 mph. Morning snow 1 inch and MV 0.16 then snow, rain periodically thru the day. How do you measure slush? Maybe another 1/4 of snow and thats really pushing it MV 0.34 total in gauge 0.50 of slush and rain. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 14.41 includes ice jam/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 19.15/flood stage 20 and its not helping at Starved Rock where a woman has been missing a good week and the search has zeroed in at the river. Today at 5:14am: temp 34, wind vrbl out of the E 8 mph, dew point 32, humidity 92%. Normal 32/15 and we've gained back a degree on the high. All through this weather event the advisory has been west of us. Its finally making its way over us tonight. Over night NWS saying 2.5 along with W/U and A/W saying 2-4 inches. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset now at 5pm. Nine days before GHD.
1/25/2020 5:55 AM 0.31 1.5 0.31 M M 01-24-20: High 39, Low 32, wind E, NE & W calm-14 mph. Yesterday we had FOG most of the day along with drizzle, mist rain and finally snow. 0.31 in my gauge after melting and 1.5 snow. 5 o'clock Charlie fly by. Today at 5:55am: temp 32, wind W 14 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 30, humidity 96%, a flake or two is in the air. Snow and the rolling Low seem to be moving East. Normal 32/15. 5 day outlook has our highs around average and lows above average. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:01pm. **EDIT 7:18am**
1/26/2020 5:29 AM 0.03 T M M M 01-25-20: High 34, Low 31, wind W 6-18 mph w/gust 27 mph. Through out the day light flurries, rain and mist here and there left 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 5:29am: temp 29, wind W 7 mph, dew point 26, humidity 89%, wind chill 22. Normal 32/15. At 4:45am Fox River in Dayton 12.39/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 19.23/flood stage 20. Here we are the last week of January, seven days before Ground Hog Day, Meteorological Spring about a month away. Are we lining up for another wet, crappy spring and poor farming conditions and wide spread flooding? Stay tuned weather fans. If I were a betting man I'd be putting my money against the farmers. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:02pm.
1/27/2020 3:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-26-20: High 32, Low 27, wind W & NW 3-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow. Fox & IL Rivers "just" below flood stage. Today at 3:44am: temp 26, wind WNW 7 mph, wind chill 18, dew point 24, humidity 92%, no fog at this moment. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:04pm. Very overcast the last few days, some sunshine would be very nice if at all possible?
1/28/2020 4:40 AM T T M M M 01-27-20: High 32, Low 26, wind NW & W 3-13 mph, no snow. Today at 4:40am: dusting of snow, gauge reading less than 0.01=trace, temp 28, wind NW 7 mph w/gust 12 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 24, humidity 90% and a flake or two in the air. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:05pm. 14 days before Cubs pitchers and catchers report to spring training camp. Let me say it already: Wait until next year. They'll be fighting The Pirates for last place with all of the moves they made this winter.
1/29/2020 4:25 AM T T M M M 01-28-20: High 33, Low 27, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-12 mph. Today at 4:25am: temp 27, wind vrbl 3 mph w/gust 6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 87%. Normal 32/15. We're stuck on holding pattern. Cloudy, highs around average and lows above average. There is hope this weekend. No snow for Friday! Clouds breaking and by Sunday 46. The rodent might see his shadow. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:06pm. 28 days before Lent.
1/30/2020 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-29-20: High 33, Low 26, wind vrbl turning N calm-7 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 27, wind calm, dew point 25, humidity 92%. Normal stuck at 32/15. A year ago we broke the record at minus 23. I'll take what we got any day over last year. As an old friend once said "weather follows weather". Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:07pm.
1/31/2020 4:44 AM 0.02 0.1 M M M 01-30-20: High 36, Low 25, wind N, NE, E, SE & S calm-8 mph. Snow over night/this morning. 1/10 on the ground, a healthy dusting, nothing more. Snow has stopped at my location. One year ago the record was broken with minus 18 as the low. Today at 4:44am: temp 31, wind S 3 mph, dew point 29, humidity 94%. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:09pm.
2/1/2020 6:44 AM 0.13 0.5 0.13 M M 01-31-20: High 39, Low 29, wind SE & S calm-9 mph w/gust 11 mph. I noticed a lot of geese in the air yesterday and there was limited sunshine in the morning. Rain & Snow after sunset. A lot has melted. Found a good spot, I'm coming up with 1/2 an inch of very wet snow. Snow & Rain 0.13 in my gauge. Welcome to the last 29 days of Meteorological Winter. Today at 6:44am: temp 33, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 30, humidity 95%, wind chill 28. Normal 33/16. We've gained back 3 degrees on the normal temp averages! Snow event coming mid week. W/U calling for 2 inches and A/W 1-3. Stay tuned weather geeks. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:10pm. January gauge readings 3.60 and snowfall 11.1
2/2/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-01-20: High 37, Low 32, wind S, SW & W 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 36, wind SW 14 mph w/gust 19 mph, wind chill 27, dew point 30, humidity 79%. Normal 33/16. There should be some serious melting of snow today with the 50 degree forecast. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:11pm. Happy Ground Hog Day. Do I hear Sonny & Cher on the kitchen radio??
2/3/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-02-20: High 56, Low 34, wind S, SW & W 3-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain, no snow. Big snow melt, forgot to look at the river readings. Today at 4:44am: temp 29, wind NNE 3 mph, dew point 25, humidity 89%. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 5:12pm. 34 days before DST.
2/4/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-03-20: High 51, Low 28, wind E, NE & N calm-18 mph w/gust 21 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 35, wind NNE 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, wind chill 26, dew point 29, humidity 79%. Normal 33/16. Snow event coming our way Weds afternoon thru Thur morning. NWS 3 inches & A/W 1-3 inches. Today our Sunrise is at 7:05am, Sunset 5:14pm. Happy Birthday Tyler.
2/5/2020 3:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-04-20: High 39, Low 28, coldest wind chill 16, wind NE & N 5-23 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. Snow event update: tonight thru Thursday NWS 2.9 to 3.30 and W/U calling for 2 inches and then there is A/W going out on a limb 4-8 inches. I think I'll do a Nancy and rip up their forecast! Today at 3:05am: temp 27, wind NNE 12 mph, dew point 20, humidity 0%, wind chill 17. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:15pm. This just in: the winner in Iowa is New Hampshire.
2/6/2020 4:44 AM 0.18 2.3 0.18 2.3 M High 33, Low 25. Melted snow in gauge 0.18 Snow on the ground 2.25
2/7/2020 4:50 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M 02-06-20: High 32, Low 18, wind NE, N & NW 3-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, coldest wind chill 7. Flurries off & on after my observation until (around) 9:45am and an additional .2 of snow and 0.02 that melted from the gauge. Total snow yesterday 2.5 inches. Today at 4:50am: temp 20, wind NW 5-8 mph, wind chill 12, dew point 12, humidity 76%. Normal 34/17 and that about where we're at. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:17pm.
2/8/2020 6:24 AM T T M M M 02-07-20: High 41, Low 17, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph. Very light dusting of snow leaving a trace. Today at 6:24am: temp 28, wind WNW 3 mph, dew point 25, humidity 91%. Normal 34/17. Forecast for tomorrow: NWS 1.2 and W/U 1.6 and the wildcard is there could be a mix of rain & snow, no big deal. On the countdown calendar: 3 days before Cub Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training camp and 6 days left before Valentines Day. We've gained back over a hour of daylight in the morning and afternoon. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 5:19pm.
2/9/2020 3:59 AM T T M M M 02-08-20: High 34, Low 24, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 17 mph. Very very light snow flurries with no accumulation. Today at 3:59am: temp 26, wind SSE 11 mph w/gust 15 mph, wind chill 16, dew point 21, humidity 81%. Normal 34/17. At 8am we go under weather advisory. Forecast for under 4 inches. NWS calling for 2.5 inches A/W under 1 and W/U 2.1 with wind gust over 30 mph. Today is the Full Moon which is called The Snow Moon. Other names include: Hunger Moon, Storm, Trappers, Moon of Ice and Bony Moon. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 5:20pm. **EDIT 4:46am** Happy Birthday NWS
2/10/2020 4:39 AM 0.14 0.2 0.14 M M 02-09-20: High 37, Low 23, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-21 mph w/gust 29 mph. Yesterdays weather event finally came about after the 10am hour. Some snow, turned to sleet and slush and soon to rain. 0.14 in my gauge. .1 or .2 of snow/sleet & slush. By the way A/W won the snow prediction amount for Sunday. Today at 4:39am: temp fluxing between 25 & 26, currently 26, wind NW 11 mph, wind chill 15, dew point 21, humidity 85%. Normal 35/17. Upcoming weather events include snow Wednesday A/W 2-4 and W/U around 2 inches. Thursday night thru Friday very COLD! High of 12. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:21pm.
2/11/2020 3:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-10-20: High 35, Low 23, coldest wind chill 11, wind NW, N, NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no snow. Today at 3:50am: temp 27, wind W 4 mph, dew point 24, humidity 93%, wind chill 22, no fog at this moment. Normal 35/18. Snow amounts for tomorrow are being bumped up in the last 12 hours. NWS 4.5 A/W either hasn't been updated or is holding at 3-6 and W/U is up to 2.8 of snow. Thursday temps fall Friday very cold. Sunday thru Thursday a nice warm up. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 5:22pm.
2/12/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-11-20: High 38, Low 26, wind NW, W & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow, no rain. Snow event today but mainly tonight. For the first time this winter all three weather services are predicting around 3 inches of snow. Wild card for this event is wind and drifting. Today at 4:44am: temp 25, wind S 4 mph, dew point 20, humidity 83%. Normal 35/16. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:24pm. Chicago Cub Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training camp today!!! 2 weeks before Lent.
2/13/2020 4:44 AM 0.25 2.0 M 2.0 M 02-12-20: High 36, Low 25, wind S, W & NW calm-13 mph. Snow and some rain started after 2pm. Reporting 2 inches of snow. Today at 4:44am: temp dropping and wind picking up since 3:50am when I first started gathering infomation. I did have 30 degrees, wind NW 13 mph but since has picked up, dew point 29, humidity 95%, wind chill 20, it is snowing at this moment. Normal for today 36/18. Lake effect out of Waukegan very visible on radar could come this way? Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 5:25pm. **EDIT 5am & 7:30am** temp now 24, wind NNW 18 mph, wind chill 10. RIP Jennifer R.
2/14/2020 4:50 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 2.5 M 02-13-20: High 33 (12:01am) Low 1, coldest wind chill minus 16, wind N, NW & W calm-21 mph w/gust 27 mph. After my 4:44am observation I got another 1/2 inch of snow. Total snow event 2.5 inches and there was minor drifting. Cold front came through around 4:30am. Today at 4:50am: temp minus 5, wind WNW 7 mph, wind chill minus 19, dew point minus 11, humidity 73%. Normal 36/18. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:26pm. 32 days before Saint Patrick's Day.
2/15/2020 5:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-14-20: High 14, Low minus 8, coldest wind chill minus 20, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-15 mph, no snow. Fox River developing ice. Today at 5:49am: temp 19, wind S 14 mph, wind chill 6, dew point 12, humidity 78%. Normal 36/19. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:27pm.
2/16/2020 5:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-15-20: High 35, Low 8 (12:01am) coldest wind chill minus 2, wind S, SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:48am: temp 16, wind WNW 3 mph, dew point 13, humidity 89%, there was fog when I awoke and has since lifted and cleared at the present moment. Normal 37/19. Cold front coming in Wednesday & Thursday. Warm up starts Saturday! Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 5:29pm.
2/17/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-16-20: High 42, Low 16, wind NW, W, SW, S, SE & E calm-10 mph, no rain, no snow, a lot of snow melted yesterday, grass in my yard reappeared. Today at 4:44am: temp 31, wind E 7 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 27, humidity 82%. Normal 37/20. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 5:30pm. 20 days left before we change to DST. **EDIT 1:45pm**
2/18/2020 4:44 AM 0.07 M M M M 02-17-20: High 39, Low 30, wind E, SE, S & SW 3-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain 0.07 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 35, wind NW 15 mph, dew point 31, humidity 87%, wind chill 25. Normal 37/20. Record high 69 in 2017. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 5:31pm.
2/19/2020 3:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-18-20: High 40 (1:15am) Low 25, wind W & NW 6-27 mph w/gust 35 mph, no snow, no rain. Yard report: snow is gone, 97% of yard is clear. Today at 3:33am: temp 19, wind NNW 8 mph, wind chill 9, dew point 14, humidity 77%. Normal 38/20. Saturday The Chicago Cubs have their first spring training game and 7 days before Ash Wednesday. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 5:32pm.
2/20/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-19-20: High 30, Low 18, wind NW & N 4-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, coldest wind chill 6, no snow. Today at 4:44am: temp 12, wind N 13 mph, wind chill minus 4, dew point 1, humidity 57. Normal 38/20. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 5:34pm. **SOAP BOX** after watch the debate I have 2 comments. #1. How can you be a front runner and not even be a registered member of that party?? #2. Where is Joe McCarthy when you really need him?
2/21/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-20-20: High 24, Low 9, wind N, NW & W calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph, coldest wind chill minus 5, no snow. Today at 4:40am: temp 10, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 4, humidity 75%, wind chill 3. Normal 38/21. We start warming up today thru Monday and then another below average cold spell into next Saturday. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 5:35pm. Nine days left of Meteorological Winter.
2/22/2020 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-21-20: High 39, Low 10, wind W, SW & S 3-18 mph w/gust 27 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 24, wind SSW 6 mph w/gust 9 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 16, humidity 70%. Normal 39/21. PLAY BALL! Chicago Cubs first Cactus League game is today. The boys of summer are warming up. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 5:36pm.
2/23/2020 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-22-20: High 52, Low 24, wind SW & S 5-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:55am: temp 34, wind SW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 23, humidity 67%, wind chill 27. Normal 39/22. Worked around the yard and garage yesterday. Three days before Ash Wednesday and we're starting the last week of February. Snow coming this week with amounts from 1-4 inches. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 5:37pm.
2/24/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-23-20: High 59, Low 33, wind S, SW & W calm-16 mph, no snow, no rain. A taste of spring. Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday thru Weds morning. NWS 4.1 inches. A/W 4-8 and W/U 6.4 inches. So much for spring. Today at 4:40am: temp 34, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 27, humidity 81%, rain approaching. Normal 40/22. We now have 13 days left of Standard Time. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 5:38pm.
2/25/2020 5:14 AM 0.03 M M M M 02-24-20: High 45, Low 33, wind E, NE & N calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain 0.03 in my gauge. When I grow up I want to be a weather forecaster and tell people there is going to be 6-12 (AW) inches of snow and then later change it to 2 inches. Grocery stores are laughing all the way to the bank! Today at 5:14am: temp 35, wind NNE 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, wind chill 26, dew point 29, humidity 86%. Normal 40/22. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 5:40pm.
2/26/2020 5:59 AM 0.10 1.3 0.08 1.3 M 02-25-20: High 39, Low 31, wind NE & N 9-26 mph w/gust 32 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 turned to snow around 3:50pm. Ice underneath snow. Drifting making it VERY difficult to measure snow. No more than 1.5 of snow or drifting would be worse and its not bad at the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if it was 1 inch, I'm being generous. Today at 5:59am: temp 28, wind N 15 mph w/gust 22 mph, wind chill 16, dew point 24, humidity 89%. Normal 40/23. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 5:41pm. X-notes: sidewalk and 3/4 of driveway blown clear, drifting at the end of the drive accumulated 3 inches, thats not a lot of fallen snow for a prime drift site.
2/27/2020 4:35 AM T T M M M 02-26-20: High 32, Low 28, wind N & NW 5-21 mph w/gust 28 mph, a few flakes in the air yesterday afternoon. Most of the snow is gone in my front yard. I still say yesterday was 1.5 or less. Today at 4:35am: temp 21, wind W 6 mph w/gust 9 mph, dew point 14, humidity 76%, wind chill 16. Normal 41/23. Warm up starts Saturday. 3 days left of Meteorological Winter. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 5:42pm.
2/28/2020 3:50 AM T T M M M 02-27-20: High 37, Low 20, wind W, NW & N 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph, trace of snow/light flurries. Today at 3:50am: temp 19, wind WNW 4 mph w/gust 7 mph, wind chill 13, dew point 13, humidity 79%. Normal 41/23. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 5:43pm. How is your 401k doing?
2/29/2020 4:44 AM 0.02 0.1 M M M 02-28-20: High 29, Low 18, wind W & NW 3-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, coldest wind chill 10. Snow 1/10 of an inch. Today at 4:44am: last extended day of Meteorological Winter. Temp 12, wind W 6 mph, wind chill 3, dew point 6, humidity 76%. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 5:44pm. Happy Leap Year Day.
3/1/2020 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-29-20: High 37, Low 12, wind W, SW & S 3-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, coldest wind chill 3, no rain, no snow. Welcome to March 1st and Meteorological Spring! Today at 6:40am: temp 35, wind SSE 11 mph, wind chill 27, dew point 26, humidity 75%. Normal 42/24. Today starts a 10-15 day warm up and above normal temps. Thank you NWS for the good news. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 5:45pm.
3/2/2020 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-01-20: High 63, Low 32, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no rain, no snow. In my yard snow is gone. 02/2020 Gauge reading 0.96 and Snow 7.10 at my location. Today at 5:10am: temp 31, wind W 4 mph, dew point 25, humidity 83%. Normal 42/24. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 5:47pm. This is the last week of Standard Time.
3/3/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-02-20: High 48, Low 30, wind NW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 29, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 25, humidity 89%. Normal 43/24. I saw my first robin yesterday morning. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:48pm. 14 days before St. Patrick's Day.
3/4/2020 4:44 AM T M M M M 03-03-20: High 53, Low 29, wind S, SW & W calm-27 w/gust 40 mph. After observation light rain that barely got the driveway wet leaving only a trace. Today at 4:44am: temp 35, wind N 4 mph w/gust 8 mph, dew point 27, humidity 80%, wind chill 32. Normal 43/25. Yesterday I noted I saw a robin. On my walk yesterday morning I could hear quite a few of them. Another sign of spring, the early blooming trees are forming hard buds. Also those yellow flowers that come back every year, shoots are starting to pop out. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 5:49pm.
3/5/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-04-20: High 51, Low 31, wind N, NW, W & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 32, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 67%, wind chill 26. Normal 44/25. It will be windy the next 2 to 3 days and some rain Monday thru Friday. Sunrise 6:23am CST, Sunset 5:50pm CST.
3/6/2020 5:14 AM T 0.0 M M M 03-05-20: High 56, Low 30, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-28 mph w/gust 43 mph, light drizzle over night leaving a trace. Today at 5:14am: temp 32, WIND NNW 19 mph w/gust 32 mph, dew point 22, humidity 70%, wind chill a cold 20. Normal 44/26. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 5:51pm.
3/7/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-06-20: High 45, Low 28, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-31 mph w/gust 40 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 22, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 19, humidity 79%. Normal 45/26. Sunrise 6:20am CST, Sunset 5:53pm CST. Don't forget to "spring ahead before you go to bed."
3/8/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-07-20: High 55, Low 22, wind SE & S calm-23 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Welcome to Daylight Savings Time! Today at 4:44am: temp 39, wind S 10 mph, dew point 27, humidity 61%, wind chill 32. Normal 45/22. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 6:54pm. Nine days before St. Patricks Day.
3/9/2020 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-08-20: High 67, Low 37, wind S & SW 10-24 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain, beautiful day. Today at 4:50am: rain approaching, lightning to the west with thunder, temp 51, wind SW 16 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 38, humidity 57%. Normal 46/27. Full Moon today which is called The Worm Moon. Other names include: The Crow Moon, Lenten, Crust and Windy Moon. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:55pm. Excuse me while I return to my Virus Bunker.
3/10/2020 4:44 AM 0.83 M M M M 03-09-20: High 56, Low 46, wind S, SW, W & NW 5-28 mph w/gust 36 mph. Pretty much an all day rain event 0.83 in my gauge. More flower shoots appearing in the (west) flower bed. Today at 4:44am: temp 41, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 37, humidity 92%, wind chill 33. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:56pm. I've got to quit looking at my IRA account. (scream!)
3/11/2020 5:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 03-10-20: High 49 (12:01am) Low 38, wind NW, N then turning vrbl out of the S calm-21 mph w/gust 24 mph. Light drizzle over night and this morning. Nothing in gauge until 5:30-5:50am a rain cloud came over leaving 0.02 in my gauge, rain gone and thats why I'm a little late reporting. Today at 5:50am: temp 39, wind SSW 4 mph, dew point 37, humidity 95%, wind chill 36. Normal 46/28. Rivers came up a little bit but have crested. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.22/flood stage 12 and IL River at LaSalle 16.55/flood stage 20. Will there be a St. Patrick's Day in Chicago? Stay tuned, a virus might shut it down. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:57pm. **EDIT 8:36am**
3/12/2020 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-11-20: High 47, Low 38, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-12 mph. Today at 4:24am: temp 35, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 32, humidity 94%, wind chill 31. Normal 47/28. Possible snow Saturday, dusting to 1/2 an inch. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:58pm. For those of you who lived thru the 70's. If you listened to the radio in 1977 you heard Debbie Boone at least 3 times an hour, the virus reports got her beat.
3/13/2020 4:44 AM T M M M M 03-12-20: High 56, Low 34, wind SE, S, SW,W & NW 3-32 mph w/gust 39 mph, trace of rain mid day. Today at 4:44am: temp 34, wind NNW 13-16 mph, dew point 26, humidity 72%, wind chill 25. Normal 47/28. There was a "run" in Ottawa at all grocery stores & Walmart. By 5pm Lysol spray & wipes plus toilet paper was gone. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:59pm.
3/14/2020 6:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-13-20: High 52, Low 32, wind W, NW & N calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 6:11am: temp 35, wind NE 5 mph, wind chill 31, dew point 26, humidity 68%, so far the snow is south of Ottawa. Normal temps for today 48/29. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 7pm. FDR said it best: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself". Be careful out there.
3/15/2020 5:59 AM 0.23 1.3 M 0.1 M 03-14-20: High 40 (12:01am) Low 31, wind N & NE calm-16 mph. Mid morning and mid afternoon snow, rain and slush. Streets, sidewalk and driveway clear. Yard has a tenth or so on it, deck has ice. A lot of it melted on contact, more of the afternoon snow stuck. 1.25 of snow and 0.23 in my gauge. Should be gone by this afternoon. Today at 5:59am: temp 31, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 27, humidity 89%, wind chill 27. Normal 48/29. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 7:02pm. Yesterday on my morning walk my head was full of gloom and doom and my own mortality when all of a sudden I stop in my tracks and in front of my eyes I could see SPRING coming to life! Shoots emerging, grass trying to turn green and even small green buds on a bush as a large flock of geese flew over head. It was almost religious. Don't forget what Johnny Lennon once said. "Life is what happens when your busy doing other things". Be careful out there. Even if you can't go to Mass say a prayer for safety, protection and be thankful for today, this gift.
3/16/2020 6:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-15-20: High 43, Low 29, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no snow, mp rain. Today at 6:29am: temp 31, wind E 3 mph, dew point 28, humidity 92%. Normal 49/29. Forecast showing 1.25 of rain coming our way this week. Sitting here wondering and waiting for what the next line of business that will be closed and what household item will be horded. I've got a guess and I will be doing my horde shopping this morning. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 7:04pm. Be careful out there.
3/17/2020 6:14 AM 0.02 T M M M 03-16-20: High 42, Low 27, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-8 mph. A few snowflakes around 10:10am and light drizzle during parts of the day and evening 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 6:14am: temp 34, wind NNW 11 mph, wind chill 26, dew point 29, humidity 88%. Normal 49/30. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 7:05pm.
3/18/2020 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-17-20: High 49, Low 33, wind W, NW, N, SE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 36, wind E 6 mph, dew point 31, humidity 79%, wind chill 31. Normal 50/30. A lot of rain coming our way today. Below average temps in the forecast for Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 7:06pm. Be careful out there.
3/19/2020 5:28 AM 0.47 M M M M 03-18-20: High 46, Low 36, wind SE, E & NE 3-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain 0.47 in my gauge. Today at 5:28am: temp 42, wind SE 8 mph, wind chill 36, dew point 41, humidity 97%, light fog at this moment. Normal 50/30. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 7:07pm. Happy Vernal Equinox.
3/20/2020 4:55 AM 0.32 M M M M 03-19-20: High 64, Low 41, wind E, SE, S & SW 3-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain 0.32 in my gauge. Rivers holding their own at the moment. Today at 4:55am: temp 44 and falling, our high was this morning just past midnight, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 23 mph, wind chill 36, dew point 37, humidity 84%. Normal 51/31. Below average today, tomorrow and probably Sunday. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 7:08pm. Got lucky yesterday and scored TP. Now I'm looking for my sanity.
3/21/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-20-20: High 62 (12:01am) Low 31, wind SW, NW, N & NE calm-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Between 3am to 7am there was a drop of 22 degrees. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.19 and all is well/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 18.66 and cresting/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 28, wind NE 14 mph, wind chill 18, dew point 21, humidity 76%. Normal 51/31. Old Man Winter holding on this weekend. Sunday Snow? NWS 3/4 of an inch and A/W 1-2 inches. My money is on the NWS. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 7:10pm. Be careful out there.
3/22/2020 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-21-20: High 42, Low 25, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 6:10am: temp 25, wind E 6 mph, dew point 20, humidity 83%, wind chill 18, pretty much the same as yesterday morning. Normal 52/32. Snow coming our way. NWS bumped it up to 1.5 and A/W 1-2 last but not least W/U 2 inches. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 7:11pm. Be careful out there.
3/23/2020 6:19 AM 0.28 3.0 0.28 3.0 M 03-22-20: High 36, Low 24, wind E, SE & NE calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Snow started around 3pm and it was a "all snow" event that lasted into the night. Total of 3 inches recorded at my location. Today at 6:19am: temp 31, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 94%, no fog. At least the roads are clear. Normal 52/32 and we'll be below normal today & tomorrow. Wednesday starts a 7 day above normal streak that will include about 3/4 inches of rain. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:12pm. Be careful out there.
3/24/2020 5:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-23-20: High 44, Low 31, wind vrbl calm-7 mph, no rain, no snow. The 3 inches we received is long gone. Today at 5:19am: temp 32, wind E 2 mph, dew point 29, humidity 94%. Normal 52/32. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 7:13pm. Be careful out there.
3/25/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-24-20: High 47, Low 31, wind SE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 29, light haze, wind calm, dew point 26, humidity 96%. Normal 53/32. Nice warm up on tap for today. Thur thru Sunday 1.14 inches of rain per W/U. Life in the bunker is getting old, double checking on report that "Holy Week" activities are cancelled locally. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 7:14pm. Be careful out there. **UPDATE 5:10am** FOG
3/26/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-25-20: High 57, Low 29, wind E, SE & S calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph, no snow, no rain, lots of fog in the morning. Today at 4:59am: Both rivers close to action stage, temp 43, wind W 5 mph, dew point 40, humidity 94%. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 7:15pm. Be careful out there.
3/27/2020 4:59 AM 0.11 M M M M 03-26-20: High 53, Low 41, wind S, SW, E & NE calm-17 mph. Rain 0.11 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 38, wind vrbl out of the E 8 mph, dew point 35, humidity 91%, wind chill 32, no fog at the moment. Normal 54/33. Friday & Saturday rain: NWS 1.37 and W/U 1.02 Flood Watch to kick in Saturday. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 7:16pm. Be extra careful out there.
3/28/2020 7:25 AM 0.15 M M M M 03-27-20: High 56, Low 37, wind NE & E 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain 0.04 in my gauge. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 8.48/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 18.27/flood stage 20. Today at 5:49am: temp 50, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 48, humidity 96%, wind chill not worth mentioning. Normal 54/34. I don't like being in a forecast bulls eye but we are, some predicting this could be one for the history books. I hope not, Ottawa does not like the # 28. Funny how I'm not worried about a virus, I'm worried about Mother Nature and the fury she can do so well that could change your life in a matter of minutes. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 7:17pm. Be real careful out there! **7:25am UPDATE** heaviest rains just occurred in the 7am hour, additional 0.11 total now 0.15
3/29/2020 5:44 AM 0.14 M M M M 03-28-20: High 68 (9:30pm) Low 48, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW 3-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain 0.14 in my gauge. I've never been more prepared for a storm that didn't happen. It was a Western IL event. Most notable was the dew point crash at 10:30pm. Today at 5:44am: temp 48 down 10 degrees from the midnight high, very WINDY! WSW 18 mph w/gust 35 mph, dew point 39, humidity 69%, wind chill 41. Normal 55/34. Tuesday might be the coldest day of the coming week. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 7:18pm. Back to worrying about the virus. Last I heard 4 reported cases and one casualty in LaSalle Co. **EDIT @ 6:19pm**
3/30/2020 4:59 AM 0.01 M M M M 03-29-20: High 58 (12:01am) Low 43, WIND! SW & W 9-37 mph w/gust 45 mph, off & on light drizzle in the morning 0.01 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.21 and cresting/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.44 appears to be cresting/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 38, wind W 7 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 32, humidity 76%, wind chill 32. Normal 55/34. Looks like we have to stay in our bunkers until April 30th. WOW! That was the day Hitler died. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunrise 7:19pm. Be careful out there.
3/31/2020 6:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-30-20: High 60, Low 38, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain. Today at 6:29am: temp 34, wind N 3 mph, dew point 30, humidity 86%. Normal 56/35. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 7:20pm. Be careful out there. Back to being on hold with AT&T for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
4/1/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-31-20: High 44, Low 33, wind E, NE & N calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Spring. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 85%. Normal 56/35. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:21pm. Be careful out there. Yes I'm still on hold with AT&T.
4/2/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-01-20: High 60, Low 36, wind NW, N, NE, SE & E calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. My Catch for the month of March: Snow 4.3 inches and Rain 2.58 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 35, wind E 4 mph, dew point 32, humidity 90%. Normal 57/35. The snow blower is now in the back of the garage and the lawn mower has moved forward. 2 goofy neighbors cut their grass yesterday. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:23pm. Be careful out there.
4/3/2020 4:59 AM T M M M M 04-02-20: High 66, Low 34, wind E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph. Light rain or drizzle over night or this morning, nothing in gauge but my deck shows some spots of rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 49, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 42, humidity 77%. Normal 57/36. Saturday will be below normal. Yesterday heard more lawn movers firing up, I did some leaf raking and our deck sprouted some chairs and the bean bags came out for a quick game as it was a beautiful day. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:24pm. As always, be careful out there.
4/4/2020 5:59 AM 0.04 M M M M 04-03-20: High 73, Low 42 (11:59pm) wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-20 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain over night and/or this morning 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 36, wind NNW 13 mph, wind chill 28, dew point 32, humidity 87%. Normal 58/36. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:25pm. Be careful out there.
4/5/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-04-20: High 53, Low 34, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 34, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 92%, no fog or haze at this moment. Normal 58/36. Very below average this coming Thursday thru Tuesday. Happy Palm Sunday, sure don't feel like it. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:26pm. Virus count now up to 7 in LaSalle County. Be careful out there.
4/6/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-05-20: High 60, Low 33, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 32, wind calm, dew point 24, humidity 74%. Normal 58/37. Enjoy the 2-3 day warm up. Thur thru Wed very much below normal! Easter rain? Yesterday was make a lot of face masks day after watching Mass on line. Cut backyard yesterday, everything started up & worked! Thought I saw a farmer or two in the fields this weekend? Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:27pm. Be careful out there. **EDIT 5:50am** took out all the bad news, stick to weather.
4/7/2020 6:28 AM 0.07 M M M M 04-06-20: High 70, Low 32, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph during evening boom-boom's that left 0.07 in my gauge. Today at 6:28am: temp a mild 55, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 52, humidity 88% and wind chill is on vacation for 48 hours. Normal 59/37. Back in 1982 it was 13 for a low. Tonight is The Full Moon which is called The Pink Moon. Other names include: The Fish Moon, Seed, Egg and Sprouting Grass Moon. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:28pm. Be careful out there.
4/8/2020 5:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-08-20: High 82, Low 54, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-21 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain at my location. Today at 5:19am: temp 52, wind NNW 3 mph, dew point 48, humidity 92%, wind chill comes back from vacation tomorrow. Normal 59/37. Enjoy today because it will not be above average for at least 7-10 days. Speaking of, why was my neighbor in back of me taking off the winter cover to his pool? Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:29pm.
4/9/2020 5:14 AM 0.07 M M M M 04-08-20: High 80, Low 46, wind from all directions: calm-32 w/gust 45 mph. Rain rolled in mid afternoon, most of the action went around Ottawa, main activity was central & south central IL. 0.07 in my gauge. I did have "hard rain" at the start of the storm but no hail, I was waiting for it but it didn't happen. Today at 5:14am: temp 37, wind WNW 15 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 25, humidity 57%, wind chill 29. Normal 60/38. Wind Advisory for today 10am thru 7pm. On the bright side the record low won't be broken. It was 12 in 1997. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:30pm.
4/10/2020 3:59 AM T T M M M 04-09-20: High 49, Low 33, WIND! 9-37 mph w/gust 50 mph, our neighborhood has drifts of corn stover from the harvested field to the N of us. Not to mention the rain, sleet and graupel that came to visit leaving only a trace. Today at 3:59am: temp 29, wind WNW 9 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 23, humidity 75%, wind chill 21. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:31pm. Good Friday and remember be careful out there.
4/11/2020 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-10-20: High 53, Low 29, wind NW, W & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 43, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 32, humidity 54%. Normal 61/38. Enjoy today, it will be the warmest in the next 6 days. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:32pm. Be careful out there.
4/12/2020 4:59 AM 0.48 M M M M 04-11-20: High 68, Low 43, wind SW, S & SE and not in that order, calm-20 mph w/gust 30 mph. Afternoon and evening rain 0.48 in my gauge and around the 4pm hour we had a Easter Bunny drive-by. Today at 4:59am: temp 48, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 42, humidity 84%. Normal 61/39. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:33pm. Its different times that we live in. The Bishop gets into a helicopter to bless the masses, church via internet/facebook, travel 50 miles to wave at grandkids through a window. Happy Easter 2020. Be careful out there. **8:15am EDIT**
4/13/2020 5:24 AM 0.31 M M M M 04-12-20: High 66, Low 47, wind SE, S & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Afternoon and evening rain 0.31 in my gauge. Today at 5:24am: VERY WINDY, temp 35, wind NW 21 mph w/gust 36 mph, dew point 29, humidity 80%, wind chill 24. Normal 62/39. We had a very nice Easter day outside until around 3:15pm. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:34pm. Be careful out there. **EDIT 9:38am**
4/14/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-13-20: High 47 (12:01am) Low 33, WIND! NW & W 3-34 mph w/gust 45 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 27, wind W 6 mph, dew point 22, humidity 78%, wind chill 20. Normal 62/39. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:35pm. Be careful out there.
4/15/2020 7:55 AM 0.07 1.4 0.07 1.4 M 04-14-20: High 43, Low 23, wind SW, W & NW calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph, a few flakes in the afternoon air. This morning light snow 1.4 on my deck, yard a coating, street clear. Sun trying to come out. Today at 7:55am: snow appears to be ending, temp 26 (again) wind NNW 5 mph w/gust 8 mph, dew point 23, humidity 89%, wind chill 19. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:37pm. Another round of snow Thursday night and Friday morning? A/W 1-3 inches and NWS & W/U 2 inches. Be careful out there.
4/16/2020 4:59 AM T T M M M 04-15-20: High 42, Low 25, wind N, NW & W calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, trace of snow. Today at 4:59am: temp 26, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 19, humidity 72%, wind chill 18. Normal 62/40. Record low 23 in 1904 and we're close to it. Snow tonight. A/W 1-3 inches W/U 1.6 and way out there is NWS 5.8 my gut feeling is the other two haven't updated yet. Where did I put that snow blower? Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:38pm. Be careful out there. UPDATE at 6:15am we have tied the record Low at 23 degrees.
4/17/2020 8:30 AM 0.48 2.8 0.48 2.8 M 04-16-20: High 47, Low 23 (tied record) wind NW, W, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Evening and morning snow 2.80 and melted value 0.48 which probably was some rain in it. Snow is a wet snow. Today at 8:30am: temp 33, wind NE 8 mph, dew point 29, humidity 93%, wind chill 26. Normal 63/40. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:39pm. Be careful out there.
4/18/2020 5:25 AM 0.03 0.1 M M M 04-17-20: High 43, Low 32, wind NE, N, NW, W & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. After my post yesterday at 8:30am we got a dusting until the snow stopped around 10:30am. Today at 5:25am: temp 31, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 28, humidity 86%, wind chill 24. Normal 64/41. Today starts the warm up, although we'll still be below normal until Tues or Wed but it will feel like spring to us! BTW the snow is 98% gone except for where it got lumped or shaded areas. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:40pm. Just noticed in the last 7 days 1.37 of precip or melted snow, rivers holding there own. Be careful out there.
4/19/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-18-20: High 60, Low 31, wind W & SW calm-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 43, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 36, humidity 66%, wind chill 39. Normal 64/41. Back in 2002 it hit 91 for a record high on this date. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:41pm. Be careful out there.
4/20/2020 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-19-20: High 66, Low 37, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 31, wind calm, dew point 28, humidity 90%. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:42pm. Be careful out there.
4/21/2020 4:29 AM T M M M M 04-20-20: High 64, Low 31, wind N, W & SW calm-25 mph w/gust 36 mph, early morning frost on the grass and rooftops, a few drops of rain in the early afternoon and late evening barely leaving a trace. Today at 4:29am: temp 39, wind NW 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, wind chill 31, dew point 26, humidity 57%. Normal 65/42. Below normal temps for today. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:43pm. Be careful out there.
4/22/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-21-20: High 57, Low 34, wind NW & W calm-26 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 37, wind E 3 mph, dew point 29, humidity 69%. Normal 65/42. Warming up to 70 today. A cool and wet weekend on tap and 7 out of the next 10 days expect rain per W/U. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:44pm. Be careful out there.
4/23/2020 4:40 AM 0.01 M M M M 04-22-20: High 68, Low 35, wind E, SE, S, SW & NE calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. A couple periods of very light rain/drizzle 0.01 in the gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 45, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 40, humidity 84%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:45pm. Be careful out there.
4/24/2020 4:44 AM T M M M M 04-23-20: High 68, Low 44, wind SE, S, SW, NE & N calm-13 mph, light drizzle mid afternoon, trace of rain in my gauge. West of Ottawa got rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 47, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 42, humidity 84%, no fog at the moment. Normal 66/43. Got Rain? You will. For Friday & Saturday NWS 1.5 and W/U predicting 1.25 inches of rain in the forecast. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:46pm. Be careful out there.
4/25/2020 8:30 AM 0.71 M M M M 04-24-20: High 57, Low 45, wind SE, E & NE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Morning rain with a dry afternoon, over night rain started at 2am per my security camera. Today at 8:30am: temp 44, wind NNE 12 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 41, humidity 94%, wind chill 38. Currently raining with a heavier cell approaching from the South. Normal 66/43. Currently rivers holding their own but lets review that come next week with 1.25 inches of rain in the Tues & Wed forecast. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 7:47pm. Be careful out there. Total rain catch at 8:30am is 0.71
4/26/2020 5:14 AM 0.71 M M M M 04-25-20: High 47, Low 41, wind E, NE & N calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. All day rain (soaker) 0.71 in my gauge. (Back to back Jacks). Rivers holding their own, for now. Today at 5:14am: temp 41, wind N 9 mph, dew point 35, humidity 77%, wind chill 36. Normal 66/44. Before this rain I've was noticing some fields had been worked on so there was some activity in the farm fields, but that will come to a halt. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 7:48pm. Be careful out there.
4/27/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-26-20: High 67, Low 40, wind NE, N, NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. At 2:45am IL River in LaSalle 18.32/flood stage 20 appears to be approaching crest stage. Today at 4:29am: temp 41, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 33, humidity 68%. Normal 67/44. Time to slowly start putting my attentions towards the pool, like bringing the filter out of the garage and first of the month when the pool store can start doing curbside pick up a new solar cover. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 7:49pm. Be careful out there.
4/28/2020 4:44 AM 0.01 M M M M 04-27-20: High 67, Low 40, wind SE, S & SW calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Around midnight and early wee hours of this morning camera shows a pretty good light show to the west, I only got 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 52, wind SSE 2 mph, dew point 49, humidity 90%. Normal 67/44. Keep an eye to the sky this afternoon/late afternoon as we're at defcom 2 on the NWS storm chart. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:50pm. Virus takes another casualty. The Miss Riverbottom Event has been cancelled for this year. Be careful out there.
4/29/2020 6:59 AM 0.36 M M M M 04-28-20: High 78, Low 50, wind S, SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 31 mph. Yesterdays severe weather went around Ottawa. Rain 0.36 in my gauge at 6:59am. At 4:45am IL River in LaSalle 17.88 and rising/flood stage 20. Today at 6:59am: temp 51, steady rain falling, wind WNW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 49, humidity 95%. Normal 68/45. Long range outlook: except for Friday & Saturday the next 10 days will be below normal. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 7:52pm. Be careful out there.
4/30/2020 5:20 AM 1.08 M M M M 04-29-20: High 60 (12:01am) Low 46, wind W, NW & N 5-25 mph w/gust 35 mph. Pretty much an all day rain 1.08 in my gauge. All River R Rising! At 3:45/4:45am Fox River in Dayton 12.15/flood stage 12. IL River in Morris 15.48/flood stage 16 in Ottawa 463.77/flood stage 463 in LaSalle 22.08/flood stage 20. Today the last day of April: temp 47, wind NW 15 mph w/gust 28 mph, dew point 40, humidity 78%, wind chill 41 and a few ponds in the backyard. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 7:53pm.
5/1/2020 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-30-20: High 67, Low 46, wind NW, N & E calm-33 mph w/gust 43 mph, no rain. River readings this morning: Fox River in Dayton 13.05 and cresting/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 18.5/flood stage 16 in Ottawa 466.2/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 26.24/flood stage 20. Back to today May 1st: Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Spring. Today at 4:20am: temp 39, wind calm, dew point 34, humidity 86%. Normal 68/46. Last night I could hear the frogs in the neighborhood pond singing and a courting. APRIL RAIN 4.43 in my gauge and mid month snow events left 4.3 that we didn't need. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:54pm. I don't like to talk about the virus but I heard some good news for a change. Globally over 1 million people have recovered, you don't hear about the (good) news only the bad. Still gonna miss John Prine. Be careful out there.
5/2/2020 4:29 AM T M M M M 05-01-20: High 70, Low 36 (rooftop frost) wind E, SE & S calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph, trace of rain, brief drizzle around 3:30-4pm. This morning IL River at Ottawa 464.5/flood stage 463 and in LaSalle 26.67/flood stage 20, both locations are receding. Today at 4:29am: temp a mild 57, wind S 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 47, humidity 75%. Normal 68/46. Enjoy today because Thur-Mon 10-20 degrees below normal per W/U. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 7:55pm. Be careful out there.
5/3/2020 4:29 AM T M M M M 05-02-20: High 79, Low 56, wind S, SW, W & NW 4-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. A couple of drops fell, trace of rain. At 2:45am IL River in LaSalle 25.15/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 55, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 47, humidity 76%. Normal 69/46. If you live by the lake have your winter coat handy when the front goes through. Sunrise 5:19am, Sunset 7:56pm. Be careful out there.
5/4/2020 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-03-20: High 74, Low 50, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-21 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 24.02/flood stage 20. Today at 4:49am: temp 41, wind ENE 8 mph, wind chill 36, dew point 35, humidity 67%. Normal 69/46. Its going to be a week of cool/below average weather. So much for working on the pool. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 7:57pm. Be careful out there.
5/5/2020 6:57 AM 0.17 M M M M 05-04-20: High 57, Low 41, wind E & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain over night/this morning 0.17 in my gauge. At 4:45am IL River in LaSalle 23.16/flood stage 20. Today at 6:57am: temp 43, wind ENE 7 mph w/gust 13 mph, wind chill 39, dew point 41, humidity 95%. Normal 69/47. Record Low 30 degrees back in 1944. Saturday morning we'll be below freezing. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 7:58pm. Be careful out there.
5/6/2020 3:40 AM 0.56 M M M M 05-05-20: High 49. Low 41, wind E, NE & N calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. All day rain 0.56 in my gauge. At 2:45am IL River in LaSalle 22.73/flood stage 20. Today at 3:40am: temp 38, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 35, humidity 94%, wind chill 34. Normal 70/47. Today's record low 30 in 1992, this coming Saturday has a forecast of 30. *Soap Box Time* with everything that is going down we now have The Invasion of The Killer Asian Hornets? Really?!! They rip the head off of honey bees and feed them to their young. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 7:59pm. And don't forget, Be Careful Out There!
5/7/2020 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-06-20: High 64, Low 37, wind N, NW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 22.19/flood stage 20. Today at 4:49am: temp 46, wind WNW 7 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 38, humidity 79%, wind chill 41. Normal 70/48. Long range forecast shows hope that by mid month we will finally hit normal to above normal temps! Today is The Full Moon for May which is called The Flower Moon. Other names include: Milk Moon, Corn Planting and Hare Moon. Sunrise 5:44am, and Sunset is now at 8pm. Be careful out there.
5/8/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-07-20: High 67, Low 46, wind NW & W 5-28 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 42, wind NNE 9 mph w/gust 12 mph, wind chill 36, dew point 32, humidity 64%. Normal 70/48. The normal low is about where our high will be today. Record low for today is 33 in 1976. Tomorrow morning should be one for the record book. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:01pm. Be careful out there.
5/9/2020 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-08-20: High 55, Low 34ind W, NW, N, NE & E 3-23 mph w/gust 32 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:44am: New Record Low temp is 28 with frost on grass and rooftops, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 25, humidity 88%. BTW old record was 29 in 1945. Normal for today 70/48. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:02pm. When in public wear a mask, don't be an ass like someone in the WH who should wear one and be a good example to others. Be careful out there.
5/10/2020 5:45 AM T M M M M 05-09-20: High 64, Low 27 (new record) wind E, SE, W, SW & S calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain this morning, house video shows driveway barely getting wet around 2:15am nothing in gauge. Today at 5:45am: temp 49, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 41, humidity 73%. Normal 71/48. Above normal by Thursday. We got the pool filter out of the garage yesterday. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:03pm. Be careful out there. **UPDATE at 7:30am** Drizzle and rain occurring after 7am
5/11/2020 4:44 AM 0.05 M M M M 05-10-20: High 52 (12:01am) Low 38, wind S, SW, W, N & NW 3-31 mph w/gust 40 mph. Annoying light rain and drizzle thru out the day 0.05 in my gauge. Pretty much a cr@ppy day outdoors wise. Today at 4:44am: temp 40, wind W 7 mph, dew point 36, humidity 86%, wind chill 35. Normal 71/49. Back to normal or above by Mid week. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:04pm. Be careful out there.
5/12/2020 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-11-20: High 54, Low 39, wind N & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 36, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 30, humidity 77%, wind chill 33. Normal 71/49. Long range: Its going to get wet! Starting Weds night thru Sunday morning 2.52 inches of rain is coming per W/U. Trouble for the farm fields and area rivers. Time for me to take the winter cover off the pool and let the 2.52 help fill the pool because next week summer temps are in the forecast. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:05pm. Be careful out there.
5/13/2020 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-12-20: High 66, Low 36, wind W, SW, S, NW, N & NE calm-13 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 5:15am: temp 40, wind E 2 mph, dew point 34, humidity 74%. Normal 72/50. W/U saying 2.33 inches of rain are coming our way tonight through Sunday morning. The yard is dry, it might drink some of this up? We got the winter cover off the pool and are waiting for that nice topping off from mother nature. Also got the yard cut, Friday you might get a chance to cut. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:06pm. Be careful out there.
5/14/2020 6:24 AM T M M M M 05-13-20: High 65, Low 40, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. Rain this morning but only a sprinkle that left a trace, my driveway is already drying off, system is north of Ottawa. Today at 6:24am: temp 55, wind SSE 12 mph, dew point 51, humidity 94%. Normal 72/50. Please remember social distancing, not being practiced like it was a few weeks ago. I raised my voice and this person totally ignored me along with a store clerk at a large grocery store north of Ottawa. hint hint, name begins with a "K". Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:07pm. Be careful out there. You have to because others are not.
5/15/2020 5:49 AM 1.43 M M M M 05-14-20: High 76, Low 54, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. We had a morning rain 0.20 the rest over night, total 1.43 in my gauge. At 4:45am Rivers R Rising! Don't forget all the water coming down from the city and burbs. Fox River in Dayton 10.54/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 19.04/flood stage 20. Today at 5:49am: temp 60, wind vrbl out of the S 3 mph, dew point 59, humidity 98%. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:08pm. Be careful out there. Thank you to the helpful stock person at "W" yesterday. Also crops emerging in Wallace Twp. on the way to "W".
5/16/2020 5:44 AM 0.06 M M M M 05-15-20: High 79, Low 59, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. Left over rain 0.06 in my gauge. At 4:45am Fox River in Dayton 14.66/flood stage 12. IL River in Ottawa 464.9/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 23.46/flood stage 20. Today at 5:44am: temp 54, wind vrbl out of the East 5 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 50, humidity 89%. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:09pm. Be careful out there.
5/17/2020 6:58 AM 0.42 M M M M 05-16-20: High 78, Low 54, wind NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain over night and it will continue through out the day. 0.42 in my gauge, not as much as I was expecting. At 5:45am: Rivers R Rising (again) Fox River in Dayton 12.72/flood stage 12 and rising. IL River in Morris 15.63/flood stage 16 in Ottawa 464.69/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 25.05/flood stage 20 and all are quickly rising. Today at 6:59am: rain, temp 61, wind ESE 7 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 60, humidity 98%. Normal temps for today 73/51. We'll be cooling off the first few days of the week and they keep pushing the 80's warm up further out there. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:10pm. Be careful out there.
5/18/2020 6:29 AM 1.26 M M M M 05-17-20: High 69, Low 55, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain ended late afternoon 1.26 in my gauge 1.68 total for the two days. At 4:45am Rivers R Rising and heading for "major" levels. Fox River in Dayton 15.53/flood stage 12. IL River in Morris 21.33/flood stage 16 in Ottawa 467.63/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 26.87/flood stage 20. Farm Fields and various roads submerged. Today at 6:29am: temp 56, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 54, humidity 96%. Normal 73/51. Trying to figure out what happened on my front porch, lots of fur and feathers. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:11pm. Be careful out there.
5/19/2020 4:55 AM 0.89 M M M M 05-18-20: High 66, Low 55, wind SW, S, E, NE & N calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Another day long rain. On radar it looked like we had a low spinning over us. 0.89 in my gauge total now 4.06 for this rain event. River Report: Fox River in Dayton 17/flood stage 12. IL River in Morris 24.84, the record is 24.9/flood stage 16. Ottawa 473/record 473.7 and LaSalle 31.62/record 34.4/flood stage 20. Marseilles & Utica have issued voluntary evacuations and Ottawa eastside closed to non residents. Interesting how we have the 100 year flood every year? Today at 4:55am: temp 54, wind NNE 12 mph w/gust 19 mph, dew point 51, humidity 92%. Normal 73/52. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:12pm. Be careful out there. **EDIT 7:20am** Barge stuck on a support beam under The Veterans Bridge in Ottawa.
5/20/2020 4:59 AM T M M M M 05-19-20: High 63, Low 54, wind N & NE 5-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Yesterday at one point had some drizzle, nothing in my gauge. River Report: 2:45-3:45am Fox River in Dayton 14.09/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 22.63/16 missed old record by 5 inches. In Ottawa 471.29/463 and in LaSalle 33.1/20. Lets head back East, in Seneca they had a new record of 34.35 the old record was 32.16 in 2019. The record before that was 2018 and 2017. IS THERE A REPEAT PATTERN HERE? Must be my imagination. 100 year flood My Butt! Today at 4:59am: temp 56, light mist in the air, wind E 7 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 53, humidity 93%. Normal 74/52. BTW the runaway barge was returned to its home base and a pleasure boat was stuck on the northside of the Fox River Main St. Bridge. Maybe from Shoreline Boat Club? Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:13pm. Be careful out there.
5/21/2020 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-20-20: High 68, Low 55, wind E & SE 5-16 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. At 3:45am: Fox River in Dayton 12.23/flood stage 12. IL River in Morris 18.67/flood stage 16 and in Ottawa 468.03/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 31.82/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 56, wind E 3 mph, dew point 51, humidity 84%. Normal 74/52. Here at the family bunker: pool is filled and all hooked up, I'll flip the switch and see how many hoses leak. We've got 11 days left of Meteorological Spring. Roughly 3 weeks before maximum daylight in the morning.W/U forecast for Saturday thru Friday 1.19 inches of rain. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:14pm. Be careful out there.
5/22/2020 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-21-20: High 64, Low 56, wind E, SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. I got the pool up and running, full of chemicals now I need to clean it. The unofficial start of summer is falling into place. Today at 4:20am: temp 55, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 93%. Normal 74/52. River Report: at 3:30am IL River in Ottawa 465.71/flood stage 463 and in LaSalle 30.38/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:15pm. Be careful out there.
5/23/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-22-20: High 76, Low 53, wind E, SE & S calm-11 mph, no rain. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 11.1/flood stage 12. IL River in Ottawa 463.98/flood stage 463 and in LaSalle 29.27/flood stage 20. I was able to drive on Green Street yesterday afternoon. Today at 4:29am: temp 61, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 56, humidity 84%. Normal 74/53. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:16pm. Be careful out there.
5/24/2020 5:00 AM 0.32 0.0 M M M 05-23-20: High 82, Low 61, wind E, SE, S, SW & W plus NW during storm event, calm-27 mph w/gust 36 mph. A "Chaser" posted a picture my guess it was in Farm Ridge Twp by Grand Ridge of a super cell he was chasing which nicked the eastside of Ottawa and on radar was in "purple". Here on the NW side of Ottawa I only got 0.32 but got to watch a heck of a storm go by. Today at 5am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 87%. Normal 75/53. Today the Heat Index will be kicking in for the first time this year. River report at 4:45am: IL River in LaSalle 28.54/flood stage 20. I noticed at Morris the river is rising from the heavy rain in the Chicago land area. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:16pm. Be careful out there.
5/25/2020 5:50 AM 0.04 M M M M 05-24-20: High 90 (1st of the year) Heat Index 94, Low 60, wind SE, S & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Rain passing thru this morning 0.04 in my gauge. At 4:45am Fox River in Dayton holding at 11.1/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 28.18/flood stage 20. Today at 5:50am: temp 67, wind S 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 94%. Normal 75/54. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:17pm. Be careful out there.
5/26/2020 4:59 AM 0.11 M M M M 05-25-20: High 88, Low 67, wind SE, S & SW (except during afternoon rain E, NE & N) calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain 0.11 in my gauge. Evening T-Storm activity was mainly West of LaSalle County. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 27.3/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 65, wind ESE 4 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 63, humidity 97%. Normal 75/54. 7 day forecast showing below normal temps for the weekend. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm. Be careful out there.
5/27/2020 4:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 05-26-20: High 88, Low 65, wind E, SE & S calm-24 mph w/gust 28 mph. Mid morning sprinkle that popped up along Route 17 and moved north, 0.01 in my gauge. Afternoon rain systems went around Ottawa. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 26.95/flood stage 20. Today at 4:3am: temp 69, wind SSE 2 mph, dew point 65, humidity 92%. Normal 75/54. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:19pm. Be careful out there.
5/28/2020 4:50 AM 0.46 M M M M 05-27-20: High 87, Low 67, wind S, SE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 23 mph. Late afternoon rain and over night 0.46 in my gauge. The majority was from over night. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 26.29/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 68, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 66, humidity 95%. Normal 76/54. Its going to cool off Friday-Monday. You can give your A/C a break for a few days. Ottawa getting ready to re-open tomorrow. Some streets will be blocked or one way as restaurants and pubs take over parts of the street as they can't use the sidewalks. Only in Illinois! Put seats and tables in the streets so some drunk or kid on hormones can hit them, they might infect someone on the sidewalk. (DUH!) I didn't vote for him. BTW record low 32 in 1992. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:20pm. Last 5 reports now equal 0.94 inches of rain and close to 1/2 an inch on the way. Be really really careful out there.
5/29/2020 4:44 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-28-20: High 84, Low 66, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & N 3-20 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain 0.03 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 25.5/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: light spit falling, driveway dry, temp 61, wind NNW 5-7 mph, dew point 56, humidity 84%. Normal 76/55 and we're going to take a break from normal for a few days. Speaking of normal if you can avoid driving in Ottawa, do so. Streets closed, railway crossings being torn up and replaced and road repairs to Route 6 and to top it off its reopening day in Ottawa and a lot of Illinois. Its been a long 2 and 1/2 months! Be careful out there. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:21pm.
5/30/2020 5:29 AM T M M M M 05-30-20: High 74, Low 54, wind NE, N, NW, W & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Trace of rain/drizzle after yesterdays observation. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton holding steady at 10.19/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 24.76/flood stage 20. Today at 5:29am: temp 51, wind calm, dew point 48, humidity 88%. Normal 76/55. Enjoy this beautiful weather because Tuesday the heat wave is here to stay for at least the next 7 days, swimming weather! Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:21pm. I woke up at midnight last night, turned on CNN and thought it was 1968 all over again.
5/31/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-30-20: High 74, Low 51, wind NW & N calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today is the last day of Meteorological Spring. At 4:45am IL River in LaSalle 23.94/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 49, wind NE 4 mph w/gust 7 mph, dew point 44, humidity 83%. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:22pm. Be careful out there.
6/1/2020 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-31-20: High 75, Low 49, wind vrbl calm-11 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. Welcome to the 1st day of Meteorological Summer. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 23.27/flood stage 20. Today at 5:14am: temp 58, wind SSE 3 mph w/gust 9 mph, dew point 44, humidity 60%. Normal 77/56. Warm up starts tomorrow. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm. Be careful out there.
6/2/2020 4:44 AM 0.01 M M M M 06-01-20: High 80, Low 56, wind SE & S 3-21 mph w/gust 25 mph, brief rain in the morning 0.01 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.66/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 64, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 57, humidity 77%. Normal 77/56. Total May Precipitation 5.81 in my Gauge. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:24pm. Be careful out there.
6/3/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-02-20: High 94, Low 64, wind S, SW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain. At 2:45am IL River in LaSalle 22.01/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 69, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 62, humidity 77%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm. Be careful out there.
6/4/2020 4:44 AM 0.31 M M M M 06-03-20: High 84, Low 67, wind vrbl calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph. Mid morning thunder storm 0.31 in my gauge, cleared up and by mid afternoon I cut the front yard. At 2:45am IL River in LaSalle 21.38/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 68, wind SW 7-10 mph, dew point 64, humidity 91%. Normal 78/57. We're a few days away from maximum daylight in the morning. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:25pm. Be careful out there.
6/5/2020 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-04-20: High 91, Low 68, wind S, SW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 20.63/flood stage 20. Today at 4:49am: temp 70, heavy dew, very sticky, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 68, humidity 96%. Normal 78/57. Rain in Iowa coming this way. Question is will it hold together by the time it gets here? Today is The Full Moon for June which is called The Strawberry Moon. Other names include: The Rose Moon, Mead & Honey Moon. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:26pm. Be careful out there.
6/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-05-20: High 89 (internet down)
6/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2020 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 89. (internet down)
6/9/2020 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-08-20: High 95. Today Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight)
6/10/2020 4:44 AM 0.42 M M M M 06-09-20: High 87, Low 73, wind E, SE, S & SW 4-34 mph w/gust 45 mph. 99% of Cristobal's rain came in 20 minutes between 1:20 and 1:40pm. Its was a cats & dogs, buckets and sheets kind of rain. Along with a brief rain this morning I received 0.42 of needed rain in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: its sticky out, temp 72, wind calm, dew point 69, humidity 92%. Normal 80/59. My internet went down Friday, someone did some digging in the neighborhood. I must be the last house with Ma Bell internet because no one else called about an outage. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/11/2020 4:44 AM 0.01 M M M M 06-10-20: High 82 (10:30am) Low 61, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-26 mph w/gust 37 mph. Brief mid morning light rain 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 56, wind WNW 7 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 53, humidity 91%. Normal 80/59. Looking ahead: below normal this weekend then Tuesday warm up continues and Ameren will like us again. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/12/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-11-20: High 82, Low 56, wind W & SW 5-23 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain. Yesterday was a windows open and work on the yard kind of day. Today at 4:44am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 82%. Normal 80/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/13/2020 4:29 AM T M M M M 06-12-20: High 87, Low 57, wind vrbl calm-12 mph w/gust 15 mph. Rain this morning, nothing in my gauge, deck is wet driveway clear = trace. Today at 4:29am: temp 55, wind NE 7-10 mph, dew point 41, humidity 62%. Mother Nature has turned on the A/C. Normal 81/60. Enjoy the 2 day cool off. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. **5:41am UPDATE** at 5:20am another trace of rain, bonus A DOUBLE RAINBOW!
6/14/2020 5:29 AM 0.05 M M M M 06-13-20: High 75, Low 54, wind N, NE & E 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain early evening and into some of the night 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 5:29am: temp 54, wind E 2 mph, dew point 48, humidity 85%. Normal 81/60. If you liked yesterday you'll love today weather wise. Warm up starting Tuesday. Sunrise 5:221am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm.
6/15/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-14-20: High 76, Low 52, wind NE & E and briefly SE calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: cool, temp 48, wind calm, dew point 44, humidity 82%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm.
6/16/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-15-20: High 80, Low 48, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 53, wind E 3 mph, dew point 45, humidity 74%. Normal 81/67. Here is a salute to the woman coughing on the fruit at the grocery store yesterday afternoon. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. Be careful of the idiots out there.
6/17/2020 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-16-20: High 87, Low 53, wind NE, E, SE & S (not in that order it just looks prettier) calm-17 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Yard turning brown, flowers starting to stress. Needed rain coming Saturday. Today at 4:25am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 86%. Normal 82/61. We'll have above normal temps into Monday, Tuesday thru Friday will be very close to average. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:31pm. You'll notice we've lost a minute in the morning as we descend back into darkness.
6/18/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-17-20: High 88, Low 60, wind E & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 13 mph, no rain. Watered trees, haven't cut the grass in a week, turning brown. Need rain! Today at 4:44am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 74%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/19/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-18-20: High 91, Low 60, wind vrbl calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. I cut the weeds, I mean the yard yesterday morning. I'm no longer cutting twice a week. I heard on Farm Radio yesterday that whatever rain we get, you better hope you get a good amount because he was talking about a "dome" settling in over the midwest in the very near future. Today at 4:44am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 71%. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/20/2020 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-19-20: High 93, Low 64, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain, no baseball. HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE on this beautiful summer morning! Today at 5:15am: temp 68, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 64, humidity 89%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/21/2020 4:59 AM 0.48 M M M M 06-20-20: High 88, Low 67, wind S, SW and W during the rain event, calm-20 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain started a bit after 6pm with a brief rain and the main accumulation happened after 7pm. I have 0.48 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 68, humid and sticky, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 95%. Normal for today is 83/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/22/2020 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-21-20: High 90, Low 68, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 5:15am: temp 67, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 92%. Rain on the radar crossing the Big River coming our way later on. W/U says close to 3/4 of an inch for today. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/23/2020 4:44 AM 0.78 M M M M 06-22-20: High 89, Low 65, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain started around or before dinner time (6pm) I won't have to water the trees for a few days. 0.78 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 61, wind NW 12 mph, dew point 56, humidity 87%. Normal 83/63. We'll be below normal today & tomorrow. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/24/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-23-20: High 78, Low 61, wind SW, W & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 58, wind WNW 2-3 mph, dew point 55, humidity 94% and the smell of dead skunk is in the air. Normal 83/63. Warm up starts tomorrow. In the weather news: 100 degrees in Siberia and a Saharan dust storm traveling west over the Atlantic ocean. 2020 has been a interesting year! Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/25/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-24-20: High 82, Low 57, wind NW, W & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 58, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 56, humidity 91%. Normal 83/63. Warm up starts today and really kicks in tomorrow with the possibility of a severe storm. W/U says 1.5 inches spread out over the next 7 days. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/26/2020 5:59 AM 0.01 M M M M 06-25-20: High 87, Low 58, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain this morning a little after 5:30am very light shower 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 67, wind S 2 mph, dew point 62, humidity 83%. Normal 84/63. NWS calling for severe weather later today. On a scale of 1 thru 5 were in between 2 & 3. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/27/2020 5:44 AM 1.01 M M M M 06-26-20: High 93, Heat Index 99, Low 66, wind S, SW & W calm-22 mph w/gust 32 mph. At the Morris weather station a gust of 71 mph reported at 20:15pm. I got a bit of rain, lions share fell after dark. 1.01 in my gauge. Rivers jumped a little bit. Today at 5:44am: temp 69, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 67, humidity 96%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight) **EDIT 7:53am** correct spelling mistake, thank you Sharon.
6/28/2020 4:29 AM 0.62 M M M M 06-27-20: High 87, Heat Index 93, Low 69, wind W, SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 37 during t-storm. Rain started around 4:20pm and was very heavy, no hail but I had "hard" rain, there was purple readings on the radar. 0.62 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: windows fogged up, steamy & humid, temp 68, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 98%. Normal temps for today 84/64. Above average temps thru the week with a chance of rain every day. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). You now have 180 shopping days before Christmas.
6/29/2020 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-28-20: High 88, Low 67, wind SW, S & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. A beautiful afternoon for the pool. Water temp 89. Today at 4:25am: temp 72, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 69, humidity 94%. Normal 84/64. Too many Macho Men out there at the hardware store, WEAR A MASK! Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). Be careful out there.
6/30/2020 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-29-20: High 95, Heat Index 107, Low 72, wind SE, S, SW & E calm-15 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain, but I got to witness quite a few cloud build up and move on to the east and north. There was drizzle in east Ottawa but not here. Reports of dew points in the low 80's in the area. I went for a walk in the early morning and my t-shirt was soaked when I got home. Today at 4:50am: temp 71, wind calm at the moment, dew point 68, humidity 92%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:26am we've lost 5 minutes in the morning, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
7/1/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-30-20: High 90, Heat Index 96, Low 71, wind E, SE, S, SW & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. No rain. June Rain 3.70 in my gauge. Welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Summer. The next 10 days the forecast high is 91-93, the dome is settling in. Today at 4:29am: temp 71, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 69, humidity 96%. Normal 84/64. I checked yesterday and the corn is 6 feet high before the 4th of July. Beans not so good. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight/last one)
7/2/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-01-20: High 88, Heat Index 95, Low 71, wind SE, E & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. No rain, but there must have been a front near the Ottawa area as rain developed around us and moved from the east to the west. I thought that was odd. Today at 4:44am: temp 69, wind vrbl out of the E 2 mph, dew point 65, humidity 87%. Normal 84/64. The 6-10 day forecast shows us well above normal. The pool temp reading yesterday was 93. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/3/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-02-20: High 91, Low 69, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain, the dome is in place. 7-10 day outlook 90-94 degrees. Today at 4:29am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 89%. Normal 84/64. Yesterday's pool temp reading 92. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/4/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-03-20: High 91, Low 66, wind SE, E, NE & N calm-8 mph, no rain, dome in place. Trees showing some signs of stress and losing leafs. Today at 4:44am: temp 65, wind NE 2 mph, dew point 62, humidity 86%. Normal 84/64. The Full Moon is so close to midnight (tonight) it could be the 4th or 5th of July but since I have all the info July's Full Moon is The Buck Moon. Other names include: The Thunder Moon, Wort, Hay and The Raspberry Moon. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm. Happy 4th of July, the unofficial middle of summer.
7/5/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-04-20: High 93, Low 65, wind NE, E & SE calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain, dome in place. Today at 4:59am: haze/light fog, temp 70, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 94%. Normal 84/64. Pool water temp 94, need to break out the hose and add some cooler water. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/6/2020 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-05-20: High 94, Low 68, wind SE, E, NE & N and not in that order, calm-8 mph, no rain, dome in place. Today at 4:25am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 84%. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:31pm. We've lost 10 minutes of daylight. **EDIT 5:36am**
7/7/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-06-20: High 96, Low 69, wind vrbl calm-7 mph w/gust 10 mph, no rain, dome in place. Watering trees. Chance of rain Thursday, we'll see. Today at 4:59am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 89%. Normal 84/65. Watch out for the heat index over the next 4 days, drink lots of water. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/8/2020 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-07-20: High 95, Low 71, wind vrbl calm-23 mph w/gust 32 mph. No rain, it tried after sunset, it just got windy and a few thunder claps. Today at 5:25am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 93%. Normal 84/65. There is a good chance of rain Thursday, turning slightly cooler this weekend 87-90 then on Sunday normal temps. Enjoy it as it won't last long. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/9/2020 4:44 AM 0.01 M M M M 07-08-20: High 96, Heat Index 105, Low 68, Dew Point PM High 74, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-11 w/gust 17 mph. Pop up shower at 3:30pm 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 72, wind SSE 2 mph, dew point 68, humidity 88%. Normal 85/65. NWS says that today's rain event could give us close to an inch of precip. Stay tuned weather fans! Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/10/2020 4:20 AM 1.35 M M M M 07-09-20: High 94, Heat Index 102, Low 71, wind SE, S, NW & E calm-25 mph w/gust 35 mph. Last night the thunderstorm started around 9:45pm with heavy rain and a pretty good light show. A light rain at 3:50am this morning. Total rain 1.35 in my gauge, the majority of the rain was from last night. Today at 4:20am: temp 70, wind NW 9 mph w/gust 14 mph, dew point 68, humidity 95%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm. Farm report: corn ears developing in the field near my location.
7/11/2020 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-10-20: High 86, Low 69, wind started out vrbl for the first few hours then turning N, NW & W calm-21 mph w/gust 28 mph. No rain after yesterdays observation. Today at 5:10am: temp 64, wind WSW 3 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm.
7/12/2020 5:55 AM 1.52 M M M M 07-11-20: High 89, Low 63, wind mainly W & SW but also had E, NE, N & NW calm-36 mph w/gust 48 mph. Afternoon system came through after 12 noon my location didn't get any rain but other local location did. Evening storm started around 8:45pm. Social media postings of funnels and also received report of Ottawa sirens going off. A lot of rain 1.52 in my gauge. Today at 5:55am: morning shower just ended, temp 65, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 92%. Normal 86/65. Church opens today, uneasy about going. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm.
7/13/2020 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-12-20: High 83, Low 65, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain after observation. Today at 5:10am: windows open, temp 60, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 96%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:28pm. We've lost 18 minutes of daylight.
7/14/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-13-20: High 85, Low 60, wind vrbl turning S & SE calm-10 mph, no rain. The weekend rain has woken up my yard, its green again. Today at 4:44am: temp 64, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 59, humidity 88%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:27pm. Be careful out there.
7/15/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-14-20: High 87, Low 63, wind S & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 71, wind SSE 4 mph w/gust 9 mph, dew point 64, humidity 82%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:27pm. Be careful out there.
7/16/2020 4:44 AM 0.47 M M M M 07-15-20: High 82, Low 66, wind SE, S, E, NE & N calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain started around 1:45pm 0.47 in my gauge. My weather radio was active yesterday, tornado(s) spotted in Livingston County. Today at 4:44am: temp 66, wind NW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 64, humidity 95%. Normal 85/65. Looks like a warm and sticky weekend might be on tap. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:26pm. Its getting very noticeable that the sun is rising later in the morning and its dark when it used to be light. Be careful out there.
7/17/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-16-20: High 84, Low 66, wind N, NW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 97%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:25pm. We've lost 24 minutes of daylight. LaSalle Co fast approaching 300 covid cases. Wear a mask! Be careful out there.
7/18/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-17-20: High 88, Heat Index 95, Low 64, wind S & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 74, wind S 8-10 mph, dew point 71, humidity 93. Drink lots of water today as the heat index will be well into the 100's. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:25pm. Be careful out there.
7/19/2020 6:58 AM T M M M M 07-18-20: High 91, Heat Index 107, Dew Point 79, Low 73, wind SW & S 5-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Trace of rain from this morning, storms going around Ottawa, a couple of booms here and there and 2 sprinkles. It didn't even wet my deck table. Today at 6:58am: temp 77 (low) its been around 80 most of the night, wind SW 10 mph, dew point 72, humidity 83%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:24pm. This concludes my 7am report. Be careful out there. #4950 cocorah report.
7/20/2020 4:49 AM 1.18 M M M M 07-19-20: High 83 (twice) 3:15am and 4:30pm, Low 67, wind S, SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 36 mph. Rain 1.18 in my gauge. Two things to note and bring up: between 10 and 11am continuous rolling thunder, like someone was rolling a large metal ball up in the clouds. The other is a radar reading off A/W east of Kinsman around 10:40am. Radar reading was purple and orange but there was 4 separate green circles with white diamonds in the middle of the circles. Any clue what that might have been?? I do have a picture of it. Today at 3:45am IL River at LaSalle up 3 ft from a week ago 15.93/flood stage 20 and it should crest around 16.50. At 4:49am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 93%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:23pm. Be careful out there/wear a mask!
7/21/2020 4:59 AM 0.05 M M M M 07-20-20: High 87, Low 66, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-13 mph. Afternoon rain 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 68, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 66, humidity 95%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:22pm. Be careful out there. **addition @ 5:42am** forgot to mention a lot of pictures on social media yesterday of "cold air funnels".
7/22/2020 4:29 AM 0.52 M M M M 07-21-20: High 81, Low 67, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-11 mph. 10am rain was the heavier rain 0.40 afternoon rain 0.12 total 0.52 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: temp 70, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 68, humidity 95%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:21pm. Be careful out there/wear a mask!
7/23/2020 4:55 AM T M M M M 07-22-20: High 85, Low 67, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Trace of rain, couple of drops on my windshield. Today at 4:55am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 93%. Normal 85/64 and the forecast says we'll be below average today. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:21pm. Welcome into the world Emmett.
7/24/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-23-20: High 80, Low 60, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-15 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 97%, heavy dew, no fog at this moment. Normal 85/64. Warm weekend on tap. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:20pm. We've lost 31 minutes of daylight. Be careful out there.
7/25/2020 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-24-20: High 85, Low 61, wind NE, E & SE calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 5:10am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 90%. Normal 85/64. The corn field east of us on E 16th Rd is the healthiest even seen in years, sort of looks like Grand Ridge corn. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:19pm. Be careful out there as the count nears 400.
7/26/2020 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-25-20: High 90, Heat Index 101, Low 64, wind SE & S calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 5:14am: temp 74, wind S 4 mph w/gust 8 mph, dew point 70, humidity 91%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:18pm. LaSalle County Code Orange. Heading for another shut down. Be Careful Out There.
7/27/2020 4:44 AM 0.39 M M M M 07-26-20: High 93, Heat Index 107, Low 74, wind S, SW & W (NE, N & NW during thunderstorm) calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Thunderstorm started around 10pm and left 0.39 of rain in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 73, wind calm, dew point 71, very muggy, humidity 97%. Normal 84/64. 7 day out look near average temps. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:17pm. Happy Anniversary to my wife Patti. 29 years.
7/28/2020 4:29 AM 0.01 M M M M 07-27-20: High 85, Heat Index 91, Low 67, wind SW, W & NW calm-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. A light shower in the late morning 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: temp 63, wind W 4 mph, dew point 59, humidity 90%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:16pm. Be careful out there.
7/29/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-28-20: High 87, Low 63, wind W & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 66, wind S 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 90%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:15pm. Be careful out there.
7/30/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-29-20: High 90, Heat Index 97, Low 65, wind SW, W & S calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain although it looked like we might right before the dinner hour. Today at 4:44am: temp 72, wind vrbl out of the E 3 mph, dew point 66, humidity 87%. Normal 83/64. 7 day forecast shows temps in the range of 75-80 for daytime highs. The A/C might get a break. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:14pm. Be careful out there.
7/31/2020 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-30-20: High 79, Low 67, wind E & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain, it went south of Ottawa. Today at 4:59am: temp 61, wind N 6 mph, dew point 58, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. Long range shows Monday thru Thursday minus 15 to 20 degrees off the average. September in August. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 5:13pm. Governor JB threatening to shut down Taverns again in LaSalle County. He might want to shut down the parks while he's at it. Be careful out there.
8/1/2020 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-31-20: High 83, Low 61, wind N, NE & E 3-13 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Welcome to August the last month of Meteorological Summer. Back to July, total rain for the month 5.50 in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp 66, wind NNE 3 mph, starting to rain as I can see driveway dotting up, dew point 62, humidity 88%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:11pm. Be careful out there.
8/2/2020 5:44 AM 0.06 M M M M 08-01-20: High 78, Low 65, wind NE, N & NW calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Morning showers and a brief afternoon rain 0.06 in my gauge. Today at 5:44am: temp 64, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 60, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:10pm. 145 shopping days before Christmas. Be careful out there.
8/3/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-02-20: High 84, Low 63, wind W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. There was rain in LaSalle County but not at my location. Today at 4:29am: temp 64, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 62, humidity 93%. Normal 83/64. Today is The Full Moon for August which is called The Sturgeon Moon. It has a lot of other names: The Full Green Corn, Grain, Barley, Fruit, Wheat Cut and Blueberry Moon. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 8:09pm. We are quickly losing daylight. Be careful out there.
8/4/2020 4:40 AM T M M M M 08-03-20: High 67 (coldest daytime temp of the summer) Low 59, wind NW & N calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, at one point mist/spit in the air, trace of rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 56, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 52, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:08pm. Be careful out there.
8/5/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-04-20: High 76, Low 55, wind N & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 51, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 94%, heavy dew. Normal for today 83/64. Record low for today 46. Locally this morning in the out lying areas there are some 49 degree readings. Sunrise 5:55am heading for 6, Sunset 8:07pm. Be careful out there.
8/6/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-05-20: High 78, Low 50, wind vrbl calm-8 mph w/gust 11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 53, moderate dew, humidity 93%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:06pm. Be careful out there.
8/7/2020 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-06-20: High 82, Low 55, wind mainly S & SW calm to 7 mph, no rain. Today at 4:14am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 89%. Normal 83/63. LaSalle County virus count at 666. Thats not a good sign! Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 8:04pm. Be really careful out there.
8/8/2020 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-07-20: High 84, Low 56, wind SW, E, SE & S calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Yard is starting to turn brownish again. Today at 5:20am: temp 63, wind SSE 3 mph w/gust 6 mph, dew point 56, humidity 79%. Normal 83/63. We'll be above average through Monday. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:03pm. Be careful out there.
8/9/2020 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-08-20: High 88, Low 63, wind SE & S calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 70, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 92%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 8:02pm. Be careful out there.
8/10/2020 6:59 AM T M M M M 08-09-20: High 87, Heat Index 96, Low 68, wind S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Trace of rain mid afternoon with a couple of drops hitting us while we were in the pool. Today at 6:59am: temp 74, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 71, humidity 93%. Normal 83/63. We have lost over an hour of daylight. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 8pm. Be careful out there.
8/11/2020 6:59 AM 0.25 M M M M Derecho started 2:45pm. Wind gust 75 mph. Trees down all over. Without power since 3pm
8/12/2020 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No Rain and I still have no power. Thanks A.IL
8/13/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-12-20: High 86, Low 57, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. NWS in Chicago confirmed that on Monday 08/10 an EF-1 did occur in Ottawa. It pretty much followed the I & M canal. Land fall had to happen at Michigan & Columbus Street where it removed the roof to the Floor to Ceiling Store and exit at Fox River and Canal Road. There is a path which even I happened to noticed. Final note on Monday's storm, NO SIRENS in Ottawa. Today at 4:29am: temp 63, wind ENE 2 mph, dew point 61, humidity 94%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:56pm. Its nice to be back to "normal".
8/14/2020 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-13-20: High 88, Low 63, wind NE & E calm-9 mph w/gust 13 mph, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 62, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 60, heavy dew, humidity 95%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:55pm. Be careful out there. H.B. Patrick.
8/15/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-14-20: High 91, Low 61, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. Yard turning brown. Today at 4:29am: temp 63, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 93%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:53pm. Be careful out there.
8/16/2020 4:14 AM 0.01 M M M M 08-15-20: High 86, Low 62, wind W, NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Late afternoon (light) shower 0.01 in my gauge with much heavier rain in downtown Ottawa. Today at 4:14am: temp 60, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 57, humidity 89%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:52pm. Be careful out there.
8/17/2020 4:54 AM 0.03 M M M M 08-16-20: High 85, Low 59, wind N, NW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. A brief rain this morning just quit 0.03 here and a lot more in downtown Ottawa. That time of year when it matters which side of the street your on. Today at 4:54am: temp 63, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 96%. Normal 83/82. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:51pm. Be careful out there. My brother who is a teacher (not in town) just let me know school is delayed a week, then at home schooling for a while. (smart!!!)
8/18/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-17-20: High 85, Low 62, wind W, SW, S, SE, E, NE & N calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, rain went around my location. Today at 4:44am: temp 62, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 58, humidity 87%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:49pm. School has started here in Ottawa, waiting for the spike. Be careful out there.
8/19/2020 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-18-20: High 80, Low 59, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Didn't need the A/C yesterday. Today at 4:39am: temp 54, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 90% and a hint of skunk in the air. Lovely! Normal 83/62. In the BTW dept. I reviewed the approach of the August 10th storm on my security camera system. Very Scary! I'm glad I was in the basement. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:48pm. Be careful out there.
8/20/2020 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-19-20: High 82, Low 53, wind N, NE & S calm-10 mph, no rain. Yard/grass is pretty much brown and many cracks in the ground, need a soft all day rain. Unfortunately summer heat is returning for the next 5 to 7 days. Today at 4:14am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 94%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:46pm. Be careful out there.
8/21/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-20-20: High 84, Low 56, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. How dry has it been? Along with cracks in the yard and it turning brown, the pool needs additional water. Its low from evaporation. Today at 4:44am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 89% and the stars in the sky are clear & bright. Normal 82/62. Warm up coming this weekend. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:45pm. Water your trees! Be careful out there.
8/22/2020 5:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-21-20: High 86, Low 57, wind SW & S calm-10 mph, no rain, no rain. Today at 5:39am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 96%. Normal 82/62. Big heat wave to kick in next week. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:43pm.
8/23/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-22-20: High 87, Low 57, wind SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 64, wind S 5 mph, dew point 60, humidity 85%. Normal 82/62. Above average coming our way this week. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:41pm. Be careful out there.
8/24/2020 4:44 AM 0.01 M M M M 08-23-20: High 89, Low 64, wind SW & S calm-12 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain at 6:25am, light shower left 0.01 in my gauge which occurred after my observation. Today at 4:44am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 96%. Normal for today 82/62. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:40pm. Be careful out there.
8/25/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-24-20: High 95, Heat Index 102, Low 67, wind W & SW calm-10 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, wind calm, dew point 71, humidity 89%. Normal 82/61. The heat wave continues in our last full week of Meteorological Summer. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:38pm. Be careful out there.
8/26/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-25-20: High 94, Heat Index 102, Low 72, wind SW & S calm-12 mph and no rain. Watering trees and bushes daily, yard is brown and numerous cracks in the ground. Today at 4:29am: temp 73, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 70, humidity 91%. Normal 82/61. Today's forecast 93-95 and the record for today is 97 in 1953. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:37pm. Be careful out there.
8/27/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-26-20: High 93, Heat Index 99, Low 71, wind W, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Trees stressing. In the BTW dept. corn changing colors, starting to lose its green. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, wind SW 7 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 72, humidity 94%. Normal 82/61. Two more days of heat. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:35pm.
8/28/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-27-20: High 96, Low 73, wind W, SW & S 3-14 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Its finally in the forecast for tonight. Today at 4:29am: temp 73, wind calm, dew point 72, humidity 97%, very sticky outside. Normal 82/61. Today is the last day of the heat wave. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:34pm. Be careful out there.
8/29/2020 4:44 AM T 0.0 M M M 08-28-20: High 93, Heat Index 99, Low 72, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Today at 4:44am: temp 68, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 66, humidity 92%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:32pm. Be careful out there. **8am UPDATE** There was no rain in gauge or on the pool cover or deck but after reviewing security camera we did get a sprinkle and my driveway was semi wet before midnight, thus a trace of rain!
8/30/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-29-20: High 81, Low 60, wind W, NW & N calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Conditions are so dry that thrown cigarettes from cars on Route 80 causing grass fires. My yard is so dry it crunches when you walk on it. Today at 4:44am: temp 55, wind NNE 5 mph, dew point 50, humidity 87%. House temp 72 with windows open. Normal for today 82/60. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:30pm. You now have 117 shopping days before Christmas.
8/31/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-30-20: High 80, Low 55, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-13 mph, no rain. Very very dry, there should be a no burning restriction in place. Today at 4:29am: the last day of Meteorological Summer, temp 58, wind SE 8 mph, "W" flag flying in the breeze, dew point 54, humidity 88%. Normal 81/60. New winter pool cover tucked away in its box in the corner of the garage. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:29pm. Be careful out there!
9/1/2020 4:49 AM 0.14 M M M M 08-31-20: High 84, Low 57, wind SE, S, SW, NW & N calm-21 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain right before 10pm and enough to put 0.14 in my gauge. TOTAL RAIN for August 0.50 of an inch. If that ain't drought conditions I don't know what is. Welcome to 09/01 and the first day of Meteorological Fall. Today at 4:49am: temp 67, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 90%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:27pm. Be careful out there.
9/2/2020 4:25 AM 0.33 M M M M 09-01-20: High 73, Low 65, wind N, NE, E, SE & S calm-12 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain fell on the first day of meteorological fall. 0.26 during the day and 0.07 overnight and a total of 0.33 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: temp 68, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 67, humidity 97% and a light mist falling. Normal 81/60. Today is The Full Moon for September and its not The Harvest Moon as it comes to early before the fall equinox, its called The Full Corn Moon. Other names include The Barley and Singing Moon. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:25pm. Be careful out there.
9/3/2020 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-02-20: High 86, Low 66, wind W, S & SW 3-11 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain after observation. NWS posted some info: Rockford had its 4th driest August and 6th warmest summer. Chicago record warmest. Today at 4:25am: temp 64, wind SW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 81/59. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:24pm. Be careful out there.
9/4/2020 4:59 AM T M M M M 09-03-20: High 87, Low 57, wind SW, W & NW calm-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Trace of rain around 1:45pm as I noticed about 25 drops of rain on my car. Today at 4:59am: temp 50, wind calm, dew point 45, humidity 87%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:22pm. In the BTW Dept I had a friend who tested positive for the virus. Turns out all he had was a head cold. ???
9/5/2020 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-04-20: High 82, Low 48, wind NW, W & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:49am: temp 58, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 52, humidity 75%. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:20pm. Be careful out there.
9/6/2020 7:59 AM 1.28 M M M M 09-05-20: High 84, Low 57, wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-21 mph w/gust 28 mph. All rain is from this morning 1.28 in my gauge rain started around 4:25am. Still coming down. W/U rain forecast for this week 2.61 that might be a little short with this mornings heavy rain. Today at 7:59am: temp 57, wind E 4 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 56, humidity 97%. Normal 80/58. After today the 10 day forecast will be below average temps for the area. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:19pm. Be careful out there.
9/7/2020 4:59 AM 0.46 M M M M 09-06-20: High 83, Heat Index 87, Low 57, wind SE, E, NE, S & SW calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Morning rain 0.46 total 1.28 for the morning/day and there was a trace in the afternoon. Today at 4:59am: temp 73, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 69, humidity 91%. Normal 80/58. Freeze & Frost warnings already in upper N.D. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:17pm.
9/8/2020 6:55 AM 0.64 M M M M 09-07-20: High 81, Low 61, wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain over night & this morning 0.64 in my gauge. Yard is regaining some color. Today at 6:55am: temp 59, light rain, wind E 7 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 58, humidity 98%. Normal 80/57. Today the high might get to 68-70. Thoughts slowly turning to when do I close the pool, long range is wet and cool. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:15pm. Be careful out there.
9/9/2020 4:44 AM 0.59 M M M M 09-08-20: High 66, Low 57, wind E, NE & N 3-21 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain and more rain. 0.36 during the daylight hours and this morning 0.23 with 0.59 in my gauge. 1.23 total rainfall. Today at 4:44am: temp 59, wind N 5 mph, dew point 57, humidity 97%. Normal 79/57. Yesterday truly felt like a autumn day. Sunrise is now 6:30am, Sunset 7:14pm. Total rain for the last 4 days 2.97 and the rivers are holding their own, up slightly but they were very low.
9/10/2020 4:25 AM T M M M M 09-09-20: High 68, Low 58, wind E, NE & N calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Fog & Mist this morning leaving a trace of precipitation. The cool and below normal September continues. Today at 4:25am: light fog and mist, temp 54, wind NNE 5 mph w/gust 9 mph, dew point 53, humidity 97%. Normal 79/56. I noticed the soy bean fields are changing color from green to yellow. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:12pm. Be careful out there.
9/11/2020 4:44 AM 0.27 M M M M 09-10-20: High 70, Low 54, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Daytime rain 0.25 and over night 0.02 total 0.27 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 60, wind NE 2 to 3 mph, dew point 59, humidity 97%, surprised there is no fog. Normal 79/56. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:10pm. Be careful out there. Remember 9/11
9/12/2020 6:59 AM 0.35 M M M M 09-11-20: High 68, Low 58, wind NE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph. Daytime rain 0.11 over night and mainly this morning 0.24 total 0.35 in my gauge and A/W radar showing heavy rain coming our way between 7:30 and 8:30am. Could be an all day rain event. Today at 6:59am: temp 64, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 64, hhumidity 98%. Normal 78/56. Didn't think the swimming pool season would end so quickly, last year we hit 90 degrees on this date. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:08pm. Be careful out there. Six day rain total 3:59
9/13/2020 4:59 AM 0.54 M M M M 09-12-20: High 76, Low 61, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Morning rain 0.54 in my gauge. I was able to cut the jungle in my backyard by mid afternoon. Today at 4:59am: temp 60, heavy dew, dew point 59, humidity 96%, wind calm. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:34, Sunset 7:07pm. So far September rain 4.46
9/14/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-13-20: High 77, Low 57, wind N, NW & W calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Brief early morning fog. Today at 4:44am: temp 54, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 97%, heavy dew. Fog/haze starting to roll into the neighborhood. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:05pm.
9/15/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-14-20: High 78, Low 54, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph, no rain. Back to cutting grass twice a week. Today at 4:44am: temp 55, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 93%. Normal 77/54. Either today or tomorrow taking the first step to closing down the pool and that's removing the walk up steps. I've been heating the pool, got the water temp up to 83 yesterday. You have to get in to remove the steps. Water temp was 68. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:03pm. Be careful out there.
9/16/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-15-20: High 81, Low 54, wind SE, S & SW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 56, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 52, humidity 88%. Normal 77/54. Enjoy today and our last 80 degree day for a while. Some cold mornings are in the forecast. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:02pm. You now have 100 shopping days before Christmas.
9/17/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-16-20: High 84, Low 55, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 57, wind N 4 mph w/gust 8 mph, dew point 53, humidity 87%. Normal 76/53. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7pm. Be careful out there.
9/18/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-18-20: High 74, Low 53, wind N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 49, wind NNE 5 mph, dew point 45, humidity 89%. Normal 76/53. NWS saying patchy frost possible tomorrow morning?? Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 6:58pm. First snowbirds have left Ottawa for Florida.
9/19/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-18-20: High 65, Low 44, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Driving up to Montgomery yesterday I could see a few corn and bean fields have been harvested. Today at 4:44am: temp 40, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 92%, too dark to see if there is any frost on rooftops. Normal 76/52. Turned the heat on for a few minutes this morning, floors are cold. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 6:56pm. Be careful out there. **7:20am UPDATE** Patchy frost on the rooftops this morning.
9/20/2020 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-19-20: High 68, Low 38, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-10 mph, no rain. Saturday morning rooftop frost. A lot of neighbors closed down their pools yesterday afternoon. Today at 4:20am: temp 43, wind calm, dew point 40, humidity 89%. Normal 75/52. Monday thru Friday a nice warm up coming our way and above average temps. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 6:55pm. Be careful out there.
9/21/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-20-20: High 74, Low 42, wind NE, E & SE calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Stained our deck, 3 people, 9 to 4:30 job. Also noted The 2020 Harvest is well under way. Today at 4:29am: temp 45, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 39, humidity 77%. Normal for today 75/52. We'll be above average for the work week. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:53pm. Starting to stack up our Halloween Candy supply. This is the last week for the regular baseball season, playoff's are right around the corner!
9/22/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-21-20: High 78, Low 44, wind E, SE & S calm-11 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. Happy Autumnal Equinox! Today at 4:29am: temp 50, wind calm with occasional gust of 2 mph, dew point 43, humidity 89%. Normal 74/51. Stained deck Sunday, yesterday it attracted every little gnat in the county to our house. Draining pool to about a 1/2 foot below intake, hope to put winter cover on tomorrow. 9 days without rain. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 6:51pm. Be careful out there.
9/23/2020 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-22-20: High 81, Low 49, wind S, SW and an occasional W calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 53, wind S 2 mph, dew point 51, humidity 96%. Normal 74/50. Pool is ready for winter cover, everything unhooked. (one of the many reasons I do not like autumn) Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 6:50pm. Be careful out there.
9/24/2020 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-23-20: High 78, Low 52, wind SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 54, wind S 4 mph, dew point 52, humidity 96%. Normal 74/50. Pool closed for the year. Enjoy the warm weather we're having. A/W saying the start of October will usher in Artic Chill. Records will be broken. Stay tuned weather fans. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 6:48pm. Be careful out there.
9/25/2020 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-24-20: High 80, Low 53, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. 12th day without rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 85%. Normal 73/50. We'll be above average thru the weekend then it cools off. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 6:46pm. Be careful out there.
9/26/2020 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-25-20: High 82, Low 55, wind SE & S calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 5:25am: temp a mild 61, wind S 7 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 59, humidity 96% and "W" flag flying. Normal 73/49. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 6:44pm. Be careful out there.
9/27/2020 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-26-20: High 84, Low 59, wind S & SW 5-20 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain (again). Today at 4:55am: temp a very mild 65, wind SSW 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 61, humidity 87%. Normal 72/49. All pool filters and equipment put away for the winter. Pool is closed closed. Big question now is will there be Halloween? I've been stacking up on candy, I quit buying it until I hear otherwise. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 6:43pm. 89 shopping days before Christmas.
9/28/2020 4:44 AM 0.56 M M M M 09-27-20: High 78, Low 54, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 32 mph. Rain during the evening and this morning 0.56 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 51, wind WNW 2 to 3 mph, dew point 49, humidity 97%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 6:41pm. Be careful out there. Go Cubs, Go Bears!
9/29/2020 4:25 AM T M M M M 09-28-20: High 66, Low 48, wind NW, SW & W calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph, trace of afternoon rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 45, wind WNW 3 mph, dew point 43, humidity 95%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 6:39pm. Be careful out there.
9/30/2020 4:40 AM T M M M M 09-29-20: High 60, Low 43, wind NW, W & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, trace of rain between 6 and 7pm. Today at 4:40am: temp 50, wind WSW 7 mph, dew point 46, humidity 86%. Normal 71/47. Yesterday had the professionals check the furnace, ready, set, go for the year. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 6:38pm. Be careful out there.



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