Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LE-15 Latitude 41.688834
Station Name Amboy 2.9 SE Longitude -89.292189
County Lee Elevation (ft) 783



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 09 2.76 3.71 15 3.71 15 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 2.79 1.36 30 1.36 25 0.00 5 1 8 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 2.18 2.74 33 0.75 17 1.99 16 2 5 3 8.2 5 4
Jan 10 1.45 1.17 28 1.17 28 0.00 0 0 8 5 4.8 4 2
Feb 10 1.51 0.83 27 0.82 21 0.01 6 1 7 9 11.1 7 16
March 10 2.38 1.67 29 1.67 29 0.00 0 0 12 1 2.1 2 7
April 10 3.33 2.39 31 2.39 24 0.00 7 2 8 4 0.0 0 0
May 10 4.33 5.60 28 4.21 20 1.39 8 2 10 2 0.0 0 0
June 10 4.29 9.19 31 5.59 20 3.60 11 2 15 4 0.0 0 0
July 10 4.23 3.72 28 3.72 25 0.00 3 1 12 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 3.96 2.38 28 2.38 21 0.00 7 1 13 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 3.13 2.24 17 1.19 9 1.05 8 1 4 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.34" 37.00" 325 days 28.96" 254 8.04" 71 days 13 113 days 34 days 26.2" 18 days 29 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
10/1/2009
10/2/2009
10/3/2009
10/4/2009
10/5/2009
10/6/2009
10/7/2009
10/8/2009
10/9/2009
10/10/2009
10/11/2009
10/12/2009
10/13/2009
10/14/2009
10/15/2009
10/16/2009
10/17/2009 0.00
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009 0.00
10/21/2009 0.05
10/22/2009 0.04
10/23/2009 1.52
10/24/2009 0.13
10/25/2009 0.02
10/26/2009 0.52
10/27/2009 0.06
10/28/2009 0.03
10/29/2009 0.01
10/30/2009 1.12
10/31/2009 0.21
11/1/2009 T
11/2/2009 0.00
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.01
11/5/2009 0.00 **
11/6/2009 **
11/7/2009 **
11/8/2009 **
11/9/2009 0.00 0.00
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.00
11/13/2009 0.00
11/14/2009 0.00
11/15/2009 0.00
11/16/2009
11/17/2009 0.01
11/18/2009 0.12
11/19/2009 0.04
11/20/2009 0.02
11/21/2009 0.00
11/22/2009
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009 0.00
11/25/2009 0.57
11/26/2009 0.57
11/27/2009 0.02
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 T
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.00
12/4/2009 0.00
12/5/2009 0.00
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 0.03
12/8/2009 0.06
12/9/2009 0.42
12/10/2009 0.14
12/11/2009 0.00
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 **
12/14/2009 T 0.02
12/15/2009 T
12/16/2009 **
12/17/2009 **
12/18/2009 **
12/19/2009 **
12/20/2009 **
12/21/2009 **
12/22/2009 **
12/23/2009 **
12/24/2009 **
12/25/2009 **
12/26/2009 **
12/27/2009 **
12/28/2009 **
12/29/2009 0.00 1.97
12/30/2009 T
12/31/2009 0.10
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010
1/2/2010
1/3/2010 0.00
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 0.14
1/8/2010 0.09
1/9/2010 0.00
1/10/2010 0.00
1/11/2010 0.00
1/12/2010 0.00
1/13/2010 0.00
1/14/2010 0.00
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010 T
1/18/2010 T
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.00
1/21/2010 0.14
1/22/2010 0.01
1/23/2010 T
1/24/2010 0.65
1/25/2010 0.06
1/26/2010 0.04
1/27/2010 T
1/28/2010 0.04
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 T
1/31/2010
2/1/2010 0.00
2/2/2010 0.02
2/3/2010 T
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.00
2/6/2010 T
2/7/2010
2/8/2010 T
2/9/2010 0.27
2/10/2010 0.10
2/11/2010 T
2/12/2010 T
2/13/2010 T
2/14/2010 **
2/15/2010 **
2/16/2010 **
2/17/2010 **
2/18/2010 **
2/19/2010 0.00 0.01
2/20/2010 0.02
2/21/2010 0.00
2/22/2010 0.36
2/23/2010 0.02
2/24/2010 0.03
2/25/2010 T
2/26/2010 T
2/27/2010 T
2/28/2010
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 0.00
3/4/2010 0.00
3/5/2010
3/6/2010 0.00
3/7/2010 0.04
3/8/2010 0.29
3/9/2010 0.01
3/10/2010 0.28
3/11/2010 0.17
3/12/2010 0.03
3/13/2010 0.51
3/14/2010 0.05
3/15/2010 0.01
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 T
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010 0.00
3/20/2010 0.09
3/21/2010 0.14
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.00
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.05
3/26/2010 0.00
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 0.00
3/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.00
4/2/2010 0.00
4/3/2010 0.35
4/4/2010 0.09
4/5/2010 0.81
4/6/2010 0.15
4/7/2010 0.30
4/8/2010 **
4/9/2010 **
4/10/2010 **
4/11/2010 **
4/12/2010 0.00 0.00
4/13/2010 T
4/14/2010 0.00
4/15/2010 0.00
4/16/2010 T
4/17/2010 **
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.03
4/23/2010 0.00
4/24/2010 0.18
4/25/2010 0.48
4/26/2010 T
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 0.00
4/30/2010 T
5/1/2010 0.23
5/2/2010 0.11
5/3/2010 T
5/4/2010 **
5/5/2010 **
5/6/2010 **
5/7/2010 **
5/8/2010 1.16
5/9/2010 0.01
5/10/2010 0.00
5/11/2010 0.75
5/12/2010 0.21
5/13/2010 1.73
5/14/2010 0.03
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.02
5/18/2010 T
5/19/2010
5/20/2010 **
5/21/2010 **
5/22/2010 0.23
5/23/2010 0.00
5/24/2010 0.00
5/25/2010 0.00
5/26/2010 1.11
5/27/2010 0.00
5/28/2010
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010
5/31/2010 0.01
6/1/2010 0.18
6/2/2010 1.18
6/3/2010 0.02
6/4/2010 0.05
6/5/2010 0.10
6/6/2010 0.06
6/7/2010 T
6/8/2010 0.01
6/9/2010 0.43
6/10/2010 **
6/11/2010 T 0.01
6/12/2010 T
6/13/2010 0.76
6/14/2010 0.87
6/15/2010 0.03
6/16/2010 0.66
6/17/2010 T
6/18/2010 0.08
6/19/2010 1.15
6/20/2010 0.01
6/21/2010 **
6/22/2010 **
6/23/2010 **
6/24/2010 **
6/25/2010 **
6/26/2010 **
6/27/2010 **
6/28/2010 **
6/29/2010 3.59
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 0.00
7/4/2010
7/5/2010 0.01
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.68
7/8/2010 0.35
7/9/2010 0.01 **
7/10/2010 **
7/11/2010 0.00
7/12/2010 0.19
7/13/2010 0.37
7/14/2010
7/15/2010
7/16/2010
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.00
7/19/2010 0.00
7/20/2010 0.02
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 0.00
7/23/2010 0.31
7/24/2010 1.20
7/25/2010 0.12
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.00
7/29/2010 0.39
7/30/2010 T
7/31/2010 0.07
8/1/2010
8/2/2010 0.00
8/3/2010 0.49
8/4/2010 0.64
8/5/2010 0.02
8/6/2010 0.00
8/7/2010 0.01
8/8/2010
8/9/2010 0.27
8/10/2010 0.01
8/11/2010 0.01
8/12/2010 0.01
8/13/2010 0.00
8/14/2010 0.64
8/15/2010
8/16/2010
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010 0.15
8/19/2010 0.02
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.07
8/22/2010 T
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 **
8/25/2010 **
8/26/2010 **
8/27/2010 **
8/28/2010 **
8/29/2010 **
8/30/2010 0.00 0.00
8/31/2010 0.04
9/1/2010
9/2/2010 **
9/3/2010 **
9/4/2010 **
9/5/2010 **
9/6/2010 **
9/7/2010 **
9/8/2010 **
9/9/2010 1.05
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010
9/12/2010
9/13/2010
9/14/2010
9/15/2010
9/16/2010
9/17/2010
9/18/2010
9/19/2010 0.28
9/20/2010
9/21/2010 0.00
9/22/2010 0.33
9/23/2010 T
9/24/2010 0.40
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010 0.18
9/27/2010 T
9/28/2010
9/29/2010
9/30/2010



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/17/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dew present on rain guage
10/18/2009 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very much frost on roof, grass and guage.
10/19/2009 8:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cirrus clouds in WNW, stratus & Cirrus in the East
10/20/2009 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with Stratus layer of clouds
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Mostly cloudy, nimbostratus type clouds.
10/22/2009 7:40 AM 0.04 M M M M Temperature 56.8 F. Light rain 100% cloud cover, nimbo-stratus clouds.
10/23/2009 7:40 AM 1.52 M M M M Temperature: 54.1 Light mist, Easterly winds. Nimbostratus clouds, total overcast
10/24/2009 8:15 AM 0.13 M M M M Total overcast with nimbostratus clouds, temerature of 41.9 degrees F.
10/25/2009 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Partly cloudy in morning with cumulo-stratus clouds.
10/26/2009 7:30 AM 0.52 M M M M Light rain/mist, total overcast with nimbostratus clouds. Temerature of 53.2 degrees.
10/27/2009 7:10 AM 0.06 M M M M Fog this morning, with ice & frost on my deck boards! Current temperature of 39.2.
10/28/2009 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Foggy again this morning, Tempt 50.2 F.
10/29/2009 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Stratus clouds, on an overcast morning. Winds from the South.
10/30/2009 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M Current temp of 64.2 F. Total overcast skies with nombostratus clouds.
10/31/2009 7:30 AM 0.21 M M M M Tempt = 43.3 F, Light showers, nimbostratus clouds.
11/1/2009 6:50 AM T M M M M Good frost this morning with a temp of 34.2 F.
11/2/2009 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny, some stratus clouds. Temperature 54.8 F
11/3/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies temperature, 46.8 F
11/4/2009 7:40 AM 0.01 M M M M Temperature 40.0 F, Partly cloudy with cumulostratus clouds.
11/5/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost on roofs and grass, still present in the shadows. Absolutely clear skies. Temp at 48.2 F.
11/9/2009 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today total overcast with stratus clouds. Very grey skies it may rain sooner rather than later today!
11/10/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tmpt. 48.9 F, Stratocumulus clouds, 100 % cloud cover, some rain evaporating before hitting the ground, maybe.
11/11/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature of 32.8F light winds, mostly sunny with high cirrus clouds, very heavy frost this morning.
11/12/2009 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently mostly sunny with scattered cirrus clouds. Strong southernly winds and a temperature of 35.6 F.
11/13/2009 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cirrusstratus clouds layers, southerly winds, 39.4 F
11/14/2009 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currrent tempt. 49.8 F, partly cloudy with cumulostratus clouds, light winds.
11/15/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is currently 39.9 F Mostly cloudy with cumulostratus type clouds. No precipitation in the guage, but I know it rained a trace amount at 4:00 PM
11/17/2009 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions: Temperature 43.3 F, overcast skies, stratus clouds
11/18/2009 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 44.1 F current temperature, light rain, total overcast skies with nimbostratus clouds.
11/19/2009 8:15 AM 0.04 M M M M Current tempt.=42.8 F Overcast skies
11/20/2009 8:40 AM 0.02 M M M M Mostly sunny with alltocumulus, and thin cirrostratus clouds. Heavy dew this morning may contributed a trace to the rain guage. Current tmpt. 40.6 F
11/21/2009 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions, Tempt. 36.4 F, heavy frost early, clear skies, calm southerly winds.
11/23/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still foggy this morning at 11:30 AM
11/24/2009 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tempt 43.0 F, foggy again. Very heavy dew or fog, which causes my deck, stairs, & weber grill to be coated in water, yet there is not even a trace in the rain gauge!!
11/25/2009 8:35 AM 0.57 M M M M Current temperature: 45.7 F Totally overcast skies!
11/26/2009 7:08 AM 0.57 M M M M Current Temperature 36.7 F. Raining now but had snowed a little earlier. (snow On roof, decks, and grass.) A little snow may have blocked the guage's funnel. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
11/27/2009 5:40 AM 0.02 M M M M Clear Skies, 30.6 F current Temperature
11/28/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tempt. 33.8 F Mostly sunny skies, frost on the pumpkin morning!
11/29/2009 8:45 AM T M M M M Currently 38.5 F at 8:45 AM. Partly cloudy with a very brief shower.
11/30/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2009 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies and 37 F at 7:45 AM
12/2/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, strong Easterly winds, current tempt. 39.7 F
12/3/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow flurries, but no accumulation so far. Temperature of 33.3 F.
12/4/2009 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There were snow flurries with light accumulation, but not a trace left in my guage. Current temperature is 22.8 F. Skies are mostly cloudy with cumulostratus clouds.
12/5/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I noticed flurries again, yet no snow accumulated in my gauge! Cold again with temperature of 22.8 F
12/6/2009 7:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny with scattered stratus clouds, light frost on the roofs and very calm winds. Current temperature is 26.4 F
12/7/2009 7:15 AM 0.03 0.9 0.02 1.0 0.02 Current conditions: Temp. 28.6 F, Total overcast skies, very light flurries still falling
12/8/2009 8:15 AM 0.06 2.0 0.06 2.0 0.06
12/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.42 2.3 0.42 4.0 0.88 Current temperature 32.7 F, overcast skies, few flurries/sleet. Last 24 hrs, we had a mix of rain, sleet, snow and freezing rain.
12/10/2009 8:10 AM 0.14 1.5 0.14 5.0 0.94 Very light and blowing conditions most of the collecting period. Currently 1.3 F tempt, with clear skies.
12/11/2009 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature, 10.2 F clear skies, calm winds.
12/12/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with stratus clouds, 28.9 F is current temperature
12/14/2009 9:00 AM T M M M M Much condensation on the guage, heavy fog.
12/15/2009 8:45 AM T M M M M
12/29/2009 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold tempt of 7.0 F. Frost this morning, mostly sunny. We've been to Kansas City MO. for two weeks for the birth of our grand daughter, Ella Catherine!
12/30/2009 8:00 AM T M M M M Light snow falling, temperature of 26.4 F
12/31/2009 9:00 AM 0.10 1.5 0.10 M M Overcast skies, temperature at 24.6 F.
1/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost and cold, with -6.7 F temperature!
1/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost, cold tempts, 2.5 F
1/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4.5 F Current Temp
1/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature is 7.0 F with sunny skies.
1/7/2010 8:40 AM 0.14 3.0 M M M Melted snow in the guage, measured 3 inches on my snow board. Very light winds, with light snow still falling. Temperature of 16.9 F
1/8/2010 7:40 AM 0.09 0.8 0.07 6.0 0.67 Cuurent temperature 0f 19.4 F, snow and precipitation amounts may be inaccurate due to blowing snow, that may have accumulated in the guage, and blown off the snow board, overnight.
1/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This was a late report, with temperature 0f -2.8 F and heavy frost.
1/10/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost again, today, with a tempt of -1.5 F Mostly sunny, and some altostratus clouds.
1/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Good frost, warmer 15.2 F. Snow was blowing off the roof, but none in my gauge.
1/12/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 15.1 F partly cloudy skies with stratus clouds. Heavy frost on the snow board.
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 19.3 F, with clear skies. Frost on the snowboard. Strong SSW. winds!!
1/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 35 F with total overcast skies, (Stratus clouds) Very calm, with no winds.
1/15/2010 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and gray skies. Current temperature of 27.7 F.
1/16/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current Temperatrue of 24.1 F, some fog, light frost on the upper branches of the trees. Overcasst skies.
1/17/2010 8:10 AM T M M M M I noted some elongated crystals of snow or frost on my deck floor and railings. They were about 1-2 mm wide and some were close to 10 mm long! I don't believe they were snow or sleet, but some unusual form of frost, because of the dense fog we are experiencing. Current temperature was 24.4 F.
1/18/2010 8:35 AM T M M M M It seems like we had some freezing rain, as I had several small frozen drops in the bottom of my guage. Current temperature is 28 F. Overcast skies with another morning of dense fog.
1/19/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature currently 25.7 F. Skies are overcast, with light fog. Heavy frost on trees in the low areas.
1/20/2010 8:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature, 27.4F with overcaast skies, strong southerly winds, yet a heavy frost on flat surfaces.
1/21/2010 7:15 AM 0.14 M M M M I measured the amount of frozen rain and snow which was in my gauge. Current temperature is 29.7F and brisk Southernly winds, and skies are overcast. I hoping for sunlight to melt the ice on my lane! I can't go down or up it with this sheet of ice!
1/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current temperature of 33.3 F. We had a small amount of freezinf rain and drizzle, but it was melted in my guage. (some still frozen on concrete apron that I cleared yesterday) Overcast skies.
1/23/2010 8:20 AM T M M M M Just droplets condensed on the inside of the guage. Temperature currently 33.8 F. Total overcast skies.
1/24/2010 7:20 AM 0.65 M M M M Current temperature of 38.7 F overcast skies, some fog, light rain.
1/25/2010 7:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Currently, temperature is falling went from 30.2 to 29.8 with light snow falling.
1/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 M M Current tempt = 17.6 F
1/27/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M There were alot of flurries yesterday, but very little collected in the guage and on the snow board. It was light and winds were strong. Current temperature is 14.4 F. With mostly cloudy skies.
1/28/2010 7:10 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 1.5 0.17
1/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold, 5.3 F in morning.
1/30/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Current Tempt of 11.7 F, Partly sunny/cloudy
2/1/2010 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature is 21.4 F, skies are totally overcast.
2/2/2010 7:40 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 M M Light snow, with wind from the south. Current temperature of 28 F
2/3/2010 8:00 AM T M M 1.5 0.15 Current Temperature 16.5 F, West winds, overcast skies.
2/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 0.16 Was unable to get all the ice up from the bottom of the core sample. Current tempt 25.9
2/5/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.15 Accumulated snow taken but some ice was not picked up! current tmept. 32.2 F
2/6/2010 9:00 AM T T T 1.0 0.09 Current temperature was 27.1, strong winds, partly cloudy. A trace of snow with only a trace of melted value. In places new snow looked to be about .2 inch.But snow board only held a trace.
2/8/2010 8:00 AM T T T M M A dusting of snow this mornining. Current temperature is 22.1 F. I was not able to measure any melted snow!
2/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.27 3.2 0.27 M M Melted snow from snow board (3.2). Measured 3.5 to 4.0 inches on stairs to pool deck. I didn't measure melted value from the guage as it was very much less than on the snow board. Current tempt of 23.0F. ESE winds, with light snow currently falling.
2/10/2010 8:30 AM 0.10 1.3 0.09 5.0 0.42 Clear skies, current temperature 19.4 F. Snow board had a thin layer of icy snow, which I could not penetrate and get into the guage for a core sample! Should I scape it off and into the gauge?
2/11/2010 8:40 AM T M M 5.0 0.42 Current temperature of 7.7 Accumulated snow still 5 inches
2/12/2010 9:00 AM T T T 4.5 0.47 Why do we round to the nearest tenth for new, but only to the nearest half inch for accumulated snow totals?
2/13/2010 8:45 AM T T T 4.0 0.45 Heavy frost which I recorded as a trace amount of precipitation. Current tempt. =12.2 F
2/19/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 0.45 Only a 0.1 inch of ice left in my guage after being away for 5 days. Only frost was left on my snowboard. But some snow was on my driveway, so we got some accumulation. Current temperature is 15.4 F.
2/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.02 0.6 0.02 2.5 0.58 Cloudy, 32.2 F
2/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.54 32.4 F, overcast skies.
2/22/2010 8:30 AM 0.36 4.0 0.52 5.0 0.63 Current temperatures of 32.2 F. Overcast skies, no snow falling now. Snow is very heavy, and a lot of snow melted as it hit the ground.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.6 0.03 5.5 1.06 Light flurries currently falling, with 0.6 accumulating overnight. Current temperature of 27.2 F and calm winds.
2/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.03 1.0 0.03 5.0 1.03 Current temperature of 19.2 F, with very light snow flurries.
2/25/2010 9:00 AM T T T 5.0 1.08 Current temperature of 18.3 F with clear skies.
2/26/2010 8:40 AM T M M 4.0 0.93 Had a heavy frost, so I recorded a trace of precipitation. Current tempt. is 15.1 F with mostly sunny skies.
2/27/2010 7:40 AM T M M M M A tracee of snow with flurries still falling. Current temperature is 26.2 F.
3/1/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.92 Current temperature 0f 32.5 F with cloudy skies.
3/2/2010 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.70 Partly sunny, frsoty morning. Current temperature of 25.7 F. Depth of snow & ice was 2.20 inches which I rounded down to 2 inches yesterday. Today the depth was 1.75 inches which I rounded up to 2 inches as well. It still seems wrong to round to the nearest half inch. Melted values were 0.92 to 0.70 hundreths respectively.
3/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 0.49 Current temperature, 27.8 F. Old snow and ice from the pool's deck is nearly all melted.
3/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 0.53 Total depth of snow & ice was found by taking an average over my 2 acres yard, of 3 inches, and estimating that 50% of the yard has snow cover. Then taking a 3 in core sample the melted equivalent was 1.06 inches. I then recorded half or 50% of those measures.
3/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 0.34 Depth of total snow & ice determined by average, melted value determined by melting 2.5 inch core sample and multiplying by .333 as I have only about 33% of my lot covered in snow. Current temperature was 23.7 F. We had a good frost this morning also.
3/7/2010 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Current temperature of 34.0 F with rain, nimbostratus clouds, light winds.
3/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.29 M M 2.0 0.31 Foggy Overcast tempt of 36.4. The total depth is an average, with an estimated 30% snowcover:total area ratio.
3/9/2010 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Foggy and overcast this morning, with moderate southerly winds. Current temperature of 34.0 F.
3/10/2010 8:45 AM 0.28 M M M M Foggy, and overcast skies. 47.7 F is the current Temperature. All snow cover is gone!!
3/11/2010 8:30 AM 0.17 M M M M Current conditions, temperature of 49.1 F, strong Easterly winds, light rain showers.
3/12/2010 7:50 AM 0.03 M M M M Overcast, 42.1 F.
3/13/2010 8:55 AM 0.51 M M M M Current temperature of 45.0 F Cloudy skies.
3/14/2010 8:45 AM 0.05 M M M M Currently 41.9 F with overcast skies again!
3/15/2010 7:35 AM 0.01 M M M M Current temperature of 39.7 F.
3/16/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, some frost this morning. Temperature of 38.7 F.
3/17/2010 8:15 AM T M M M M I noted a brief shower yesterday as I was working on the lawn mower. I recorded a trace of precipitation because of this observation, but I had none in the guage. Current temperature of 35.8 F with dense fog.
3/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions, temperature of 43.8 F, clear skies. No precip.
3/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 48.0 F. Mostly sunny skies, but some bands of cirrus clouds, and contrails.
3/20/2010 8:00 AM 0.09 0.8 0.90 M M Current temperature of 32.2 F. Strong winds, from the NNW, with light snow. May have up to an inch, but blowing conditions is making it difficult to measure for sure.
3/21/2010 7:20 AM 0.14 1.3 0.19 2.0 0.35 Current 32.7 F overcast skies!
3/22/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions: 32.9 F temperature, strong East breeeze, clear skies with a few high cirrus clouds. Snow is gone!!
3/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35.7 clear skies!
3/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature is 42.3 F, with 100% cloud cover. (Stratus type clouds)
3/25/2010 8:40 AM 0.05 M M M M Current temperature 43.5 F Cloudy skies.
3/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cool this morning! 24.3 F
3/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmer today, 40.5 F with partly cloudy skies.
3/29/2010 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty morning, clear skies, temperature of 34.9 F
3/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature is 38.5 F
3/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today skies are partly cloudy, with various layers of stratus clouds. It's very windy with winds from the South. Current temperature of 54.2 F.
4/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature is 68.9 F with mostly clear skies, some cirrus stratus and cirrus clouds. Another windy day with winds from the SSW.
4/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current Conditions: Tmperature 62.8 F, Mostly cloudy with stratus clouds. Southerly winds.
4/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Current temperature is 52.4 F with light rain falling. Nimbostratus clouds causing complete overcast skies.
4/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Report was late due to Easter Celebrations! Happy Easter everyone
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Current temperature of 48.0 F. Very heavy dew this morning with fog in low areas. Thunderstorms yesterday evening with much lightning.
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Thunderstorm went through with 1/4 inch hail for about half a min. Lots of thunder & lightning before any rainfall. Current temperature of 57.9 F very light winds, and overcast skies.
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Currently still raining lightly, temperature of 53.8 F. Light rain most of the times I got up last night, typical of a warm front.
4/12/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature 55.6 F
4/13/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M I recorded a trace amount of rain because I observed a trace amount of rainfall when I was grilling dinner at a time around 5:45 PM. The rain guage was dry however this morning.
4/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2010 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current tempt. 68 F, with very thin cirrus clouds, but mostly sunny.
4/16/2010 8:30 AM T M M M M Nothing in my guage, but I could feel very fine droplets hitting me in my face as I walked. It is totally overcast with darker clouds to the South. Current temperature of 58.1 F.
4/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 40.1 F with thin straatus clouds. It's been several weeks without any significant rainfall! Areas of my lawn which were reseeded need contstant watering!
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No Rain still! Grass is still looking good, but with no rain since the 7th of April, I may need to water the sandy parts of my yard.
4/21/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 41.2 and clear skies. Two weeks of no significant or measureable rainfall!
4/22/2010 8:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Current temperature of 45.5 degrees, clear skies, and Southernly winds.
4/23/2010 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions: Temperature 52.3 degrees, Southerly winds, Overcast skies.
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions: Temperature of 56.3 degrees. Overcast and hazy skies.
4/25/2010 8:50 AM 0.48 M M M M Overcast skies, 55.6 degrees currently.
4/26/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
4/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions, mostly sunny with strong NE. breeze and a temperature of 44.4 degrees.
4/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature 46.8 F Sunny skies.
4/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature currently at 51.8 degrees, with very strong winds from the South! Mostly cloudy with stratus clouds. As my friend Jim use to say, it might blow up a storm!
4/30/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M I recorded a trace because yesterday we had a very brief shower, which lasted only a couple of minutes. My driveway's apron didn't get totally wet from it. Current temperature of 67.8 degrees, with strong Southerly winds again.
5/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Sunny with light winds, 60.2 degrees.
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Light breeze this morning, with haze and dampness. Current temperature of 54.7 degrees.
5/3/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M Clear skies! Temperature 54.0 degrees.
5/9/2010 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Frosty morning this Mother's Day!! Currrent temperature of 37.9 degrees. Clear skies and no breeze yet.
5/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M Currently light rain, with a temperature of 48.7 degrees.
5/12/2010 8:55 AM 0.21 M M M M Cool Morning, only 40 degrees. Cloudy skies and windy.
5/13/2010 8:30 AM 1.73 M M M M Currently still raining with a temperature of 53.4 o F.
5/14/2010 7:10 AM 0.03 M M M M Current temperature of 50.9 degrees. Mostly sunny with scattered stratus clouds.
5/15/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/18/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
5/23/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current Temperature 67.0 degrees.
5/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HOT! HOT! HUMID!
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 70.2 degrees. Thunder rumbles all around us, but no rain. My grass seed could use rain!
5/26/2010 8:00 AM 1.11 M M M M My computer would not let me get onto my home webpage!
5/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.6 Degrees with brisk winds from the north!
5/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/1/2010 6:30 AM 0.18 M M M M Very foggy this morning, with no wind at all. Current tmeperature was 62.1 degrees, and muggy!
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 1.18 M M M M Current conditions include 66 degrees, cumulostratus clouds which are breaking up and light winds from a Westerly direction.
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current temperature of 57.8 degrees.
6/4/2010 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M Light rain currently falling, with winds from the SE. Current temperature of 59.70 degrees.
6/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Current tmperature of 69.3 degrees, light rain from nimbostratus clouds. Calm winds at the surface with a strong West wind aloft.
6/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
6/7/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Current tempt. of 65.4 degrees
6/8/2010 7:35 AM 0.01 M M M M Currently very cloudy, strong Southerly winds and a temperature of 60.3 F.
6/9/2010 8:50 AM 0.43 M M M M
6/11/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M I felt a very light precipitation as I went to get my dog from her outside pen. Current temperature of 76.8 degrees.
6/12/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
6/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.76 M M M M Current temperature of 66.9 degrees!
6/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.87 M M M M Currently light rain falling, temperature of 67.6 degrees and overcast skies.
6/15/2010 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Currently overcast skies and 66.4 degrees.
6/16/2010 6:40 AM 0.66 M M M M Heavy dew this morning, with clear blue skies and a current temperature of 63 degrees. Very calm winds at this time of day.
6/17/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Current temperature of 70.3 degrees, light winds from the Southeast. Mostly sunny, with stratus clouds to the Southeast.
6/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Currently 72.6 degrees, with strong Southerly winds.
6/19/2010 9:00 AM 1.15 M M M M Cool & Clearing this morning.
6/20/2010 5:48 AM 0.01 M M M M Dark nimbostratus clouds coming from the West. Current temperature of 66.4 degrees.
6/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 65 degrees.
7/1/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warming up fast, currently 69.4 degrees
7/5/2010 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Current temperature of 74.6 degrees, partly sunny skies.
7/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cuurently it's overcast and the temperature is 74 degrees.
7/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Tmperature of 75 degrees
7/8/2010 8:39 AM 0.35 M M M M Current conditions of partly cloudy skies, with low level cumulus and cumulostratus clouds. Temperature of 73.4 degrees.
7/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.19 M M M M It was very foggy this morning
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Current temperature of 68.4 degrees, with mostly cloudy skies.
7/17/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temperature of 72.4 degrees, clear skies!
7/18/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy today, maybe some needed rain, my lawn looks like the sandy areas are beginning to go dormant.
7/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M currently 74 degrees
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Foggy, damp and cloudy morning, with virtually no wind on my morning walk.
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny with high cumulostratus clouds. Temperature was 72.5 degrees, and very hazy conditions. Humidity seems very high.
7/22/2010 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cuurent temperature of 74.3 degrees, overcast skies with nimbostratus-looking clouids but no rainfall!
7/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Current temperature of 72.9 degrees, with overcast skies.
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M Current conditions: 70.3 degrees, with nimbostratus clouds and steady rainfall. We needed rain!
7/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
7/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 78.1 degrees, with partly cloudy skies and muggy conditionsd.
7/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
7/30/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/2/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
8/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.64 M M M M
8/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M current temperature of 72 degrees, with partly cloudy skies.
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
8/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current temperature of 74.7 degrees, with overcast skies and light rain falling.
8/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2010 8:30 AM 0.64 M M M M Current temperature of 72.1 degrees. I have a 5 inch limb down from one of the storms!!
8/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Overcast skies!
8/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Current conditions very little wind, cloudy skies with stratus clouds, temperature of 72.1 degrees.
8/22/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Current temperature of 68.9 degrees with clear skies.
8/23/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy fog and dew again this morning!
8/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This is the first day since returning from our MIchaigan trip. I will also include this date with a multi-day report.
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current temperature of 71.8 degrees, partly cloudy with good Southerly winds.
9/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Partly cloudy skies cool temperature in the mid sixties.
9/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2010 8:50 AM 0.33 M M M M Total cloud cover with stratus clouds, no precipitation currently falling. Current temperature is 65.1 degrees. with virtual no wind.
9/23/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
9/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Current temperature of 57.6 degrees, partly cloudy skies.
9/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current temperature of 55 degrees, with northerly winds and partly sunny skies.
9/27/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/5/2009 11/09/2009 7:40 AM 5 0.00 M M Total overcast today, with temp at 55.4 F. Seems like we no no precipitation here each day in this period.
12/13/2009 12/14/2009 8:50 AM 2 0.02 M M Foggy, drizzle, in mornings each day.
12/16/2009 12/29/2009 8:15 AM 14 1.97 5.0 0.99 The amount recorded was only the snow and ice collected in the guage. I noted that Illinois was getting a lot of rain while we were away, and that it must have frozen in the guage.
2/14/2010 2/19/2010 6:15 AM 6 0.01 0.4 0.14 Snow on the driveway was about .4 inches which I recorded. It's melted value was 0.14 inches. My guage, had no snow, just some ice from the snow that was accumulated, then melted I think. It was only 0.01
4/8/2010 4/12/2010 8:45 AM 5 0.00 M M My guage was totally empty ecept for one lady bug. It was dry!
4/17/2010 4/18/2010 8:00 PM 2 0.00 M M While away for the weekend, again there was no rain in the guage.
5/4/2010 5/08/2010 5:30 PM 5 1.16 M M Cool back here in Illinois, only 48.4 degrees! Brrrr!
5/20/2010 5/22/2010 5:38 AM 3 0.23 M M Current temperature of 62.2 degrees. Was very foggy at the time the guage was emptied.
6/10/2010 6/11/2010 8:45 AM 2 0.01 M M
6/21/2010 6/29/2010 5:30 PM 9 3.59 M M Several strong storms went through according to our friends and neighbors.
7/9/2010 7/11/2010 6:00 PM 3 0.00 M M Drove through rain, so it's on its way!!
8/24/2010 8/30/2010 12:00 AM 7 0.00 M M We have returned from Michigaan expecting to have to mow the yard, but found a dried up lawn, with many areas going dormant, (Brown)!
9/2/2010 9/09/2010 5:45 PM 8 1.05 M M



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