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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 09 2.87 6.88 31 6.88 31 0.00 0 0 21 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 3.17 1.51 30 1.51 30 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 2.20 5.00 31 5.00 31 0.00 0 0 15 6 17.1 10 0
Jan 10 1.60 1.28 31 1.28 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 5.2 3 0
Feb 10 1.54 1.39 28 1.39 28 0.00 0 0 12 5 13.4 10 0
March 10 2.57 2.71 31 2.71 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.8 1 0
April 10 3.29 2.02 30 2.02 30 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
May 10 4.18 5.89 31 5.89 31 0.00 0 0 15 2 0.0 0 0
June 10 3.92 7.74 30 7.74 30 0.00 0 0 17 2 0.0 0 0
July 10 4.01 2.48 31 2.48 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 3.85 2.83 31 2.83 31 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 3.29 2.49 30 2.49 30 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.49" 42.22" 365 days 42.22" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 158 days 25 days 36.5" 24 days 0 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2009 0.00
10/2/2009 0.64
10/3/2009 0.21
10/4/2009 0.13
10/5/2009 0.00
10/6/2009 0.04
10/7/2009 0.07
10/8/2009 0.00
10/9/2009 0.27
10/10/2009 0.32
10/11/2009 0.00
10/12/2009 0.00
10/13/2009 0.00
10/14/2009 0.14
10/15/2009 0.27
10/16/2009 0.12
10/17/2009 0.03
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009 0.00
10/21/2009 0.06
10/22/2009 0.01
10/23/2009 2.21
10/24/2009 0.09
10/25/2009 0.04
10/26/2009 0.43
10/27/2009 0.07
10/28/2009 0.08
10/29/2009 0.00
10/30/2009 1.27
10/31/2009 0.38
11/1/2009 0.00
11/2/2009 0.01
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.00
11/7/2009 0.00
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009 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 0.01
11/16/2009 0.18
11/17/2009 0.03
11/18/2009 0.23
11/19/2009 0.12
11/20/2009 0.02
11/21/2009 0.00
11/22/2009 0.00
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009 0.01
11/25/2009 0.68
11/26/2009 0.21
11/27/2009 0.01
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 T
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.00
12/4/2009 T
12/5/2009 T
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 0.10
12/8/2009 0.12
12/9/2009 0.83
12/10/2009 0.05
12/11/2009 0.00
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.01
12/14/2009 T
12/15/2009 0.01
12/16/2009 T
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009 0.18
12/20/2009 T
12/21/2009 0.03
12/22/2009 0.37
12/23/2009 T
12/24/2009 0.91
12/25/2009 1.83
12/26/2009 0.12
12/27/2009 0.20
12/28/2009 0.09
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 0.00
12/31/2009 0.15
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.00
1/2/2010 0.00
1/3/2010 0.00
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 0.19
1/8/2010 0.13
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 0.00
1/18/2010 0.00
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.00
1/21/2010 0.24
1/22/2010 0.04
1/23/2010 T
1/24/2010 0.52
1/25/2010 0.07
1/26/2010 0.04
1/27/2010 T
1/28/2010 0.05
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.00
1/31/2010 0.00
2/1/2010 0.00
2/2/2010 0.05
2/3/2010 0.01
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.00
2/6/2010 0.05
2/7/2010 0.00
2/8/2010 T
2/9/2010 0.32
2/10/2010 0.10
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 T
2/13/2010 T
2/14/2010 0.00
2/15/2010 0.00
2/16/2010 0.03
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 0.00
2/20/2010 0.08
2/21/2010 T
2/22/2010 0.67
2/23/2010 0.04
2/24/2010 0.02
2/25/2010 0.01
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.01
2/28/2010 T
3/1/2010 T
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 0.00
3/4/2010 0.00
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 0.00
3/7/2010 T
3/8/2010 0.30
3/9/2010 0.01
3/10/2010 0.09
3/11/2010 0.22
3/12/2010 0.06
3/13/2010 1.20
3/14/2010 0.07
3/15/2010 0.01
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010 0.00
3/20/2010 0.02
3/21/2010 0.40
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.00
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.32
3/26/2010 0.01
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010 0.00
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 0.07
4/4/2010 0.12
4/5/2010 0.56
4/6/2010 0.01
4/7/2010 0.33
4/8/2010 0.06
4/9/2010 T
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 0.00
4/13/2010 0.00
4/14/2010 0.00
4/15/2010 0.00
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.06
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.01
4/23/2010 0.00
4/24/2010 0.43
4/25/2010 0.37
4/26/2010 0.00
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 0.00
4/30/2010 0.00
5/1/2010 0.10
5/2/2010 1.55
5/3/2010 0.00
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 T
5/7/2010 0.81
5/8/2010 0.19
5/9/2010 0.02
5/10/2010 0.00
5/11/2010 1.27
5/12/2010 0.02
5/13/2010 0.79
5/14/2010 0.11
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.04
5/18/2010 0.06
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.00
5/21/2010 0.30
5/22/2010 0.17
5/23/2010 0.00
5/24/2010 0.00
5/25/2010 0.33
5/26/2010 0.13
5/27/2010 T
5/28/2010 0.00
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.00
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.21
6/2/2010 1.17
6/3/2010 0.00
6/4/2010 0.00
6/5/2010 0.46
6/6/2010 1.23
6/7/2010 T
6/8/2010 0.02
6/9/2010 0.24
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.00
6/12/2010 T
6/13/2010 0.32
6/14/2010 0.15
6/15/2010 0.04
6/16/2010 0.05
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010 0.04
6/19/2010 1.32
6/20/2010 0.01
6/21/2010 0.00
6/22/2010 0.36
6/23/2010 0.00
6/24/2010 1.38
6/25/2010 0.00
6/26/2010 0.43
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.31
6/29/2010 0.00
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 0.00
7/5/2010 0.02
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.01
7/8/2010 0.13
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 0.00
7/12/2010 0.03
7/13/2010 0.33
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.00
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.00
7/19/2010 0.00
7/20/2010 T
7/21/2010 0.01
7/22/2010 0.00
7/23/2010 0.02
7/24/2010 0.98
7/25/2010 0.24
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.00
7/29/2010 0.68
7/30/2010 0.00
7/31/2010 0.03
8/1/2010 0.06
8/2/2010 0.00
8/3/2010 0.51
8/4/2010 0.72
8/5/2010 0.13
8/6/2010 0.00
8/7/2010 0.05
8/8/2010 0.00
8/9/2010 0.03
8/10/2010 0.02
8/11/2010 0.01
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 0.00
8/14/2010 1.02
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010 0.07
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.19
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.00
8/25/2010 0.00
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.00
8/30/2010 0.00
8/31/2010 0.02
9/1/2010 0.60
9/2/2010 0.09
9/3/2010 0.30
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.09
9/7/2010 0.01
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.00
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010 0.04
9/12/2010 0.02
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.02
9/17/2010 T
9/18/2010 0.00
9/19/2010 0.41
9/20/2010 0.01
9/21/2010 T
9/22/2010 0.59
9/23/2010 0.00
9/24/2010 0.25
9/25/2010 0.01
9/26/2010 0.05
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010 T
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright red sunrise quickly gave way to clouds; cool 47.
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Bright red sun rose into clear sky; lite breeze; lightning & thunder with overnite rain; temp didn't get our of 50's yesterday; cool 48º. Looking back over my records, since Jan 1, there was 37.74" precip, for 'water year' there was 46.54". March had the most precip. That's a lot of water!
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Light rain pm and again overnight. Cool 50º.
10/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Clear; sunrise intensifies fall colors; lite breeze; cool 45º.
10/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright, full moon in western sky; cloudless; calm; cool 41.
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Not much rain, but it was wet; spitting at obs; cool 51º.
10/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Windy yesterday with lite rain mid-day. Clear; billiant sunrise; lite breeze; dewy; cool 45º.
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy after a beautiful day; lite breeze; dewy; cool 50º.
10/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Mist on & off yesterday with lite rain @ obs. Overcast; lite breeze; cool 48º.
10/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M 6:30pm red sunset beneath blue sky stretching to reach the cloud line. Current: Killing frost; clear; emptied & brought in inner tube last nite; quiet; chilly 33º. Will have a few ripe tomatoes and a few fried green tomatoes to eat. Yum!
10/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very lite frost compared to yesterday morning. Overcast; lite breeze; chilly 34º.
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, very lite breeze, just downright gloomy. 42º.
10/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brilliant sunrise in clear sky; feels warmer than 39º.
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M No rain @ ob time. Cloudy; lite breeze; cool 42º.
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Gloomy! Lite breeze; chilly 43º.
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Cloudy; cool 42º.
10/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Cloudy; calm; cool 40º.
10/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost. Calm; clear.
10/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brilliant sunrise; very breeze; 44º. Did not see any beans or corn harvested along Rt 23 north of Rt 34 to DeKalb & W & N to Rockford, very little harvest south of 34 along Rt 23.
10/20/2009 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some clouds; lite breeze; lotsa ladybugs on a beautiful day; pleasant 50º.
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Cloudy; lightning, thunder in distance during night; breezy; warm 55.
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Lite rain obs; mild 56º.
10/23/2009 7:00 AM 2.21 M M M M Heard sump pump running frequently during the nite & figured there was heavy rain, 1.89" 6pm -7am; LOTSA LEAVES FELL when wind picked up PM; drizzled all day; mist @ obs; lite breeze; mild 57º.
10/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Cloudy; breezy; cool 43.
10/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast; breezy; mild 49º.
10/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Raked 4X volume of leaves I normally rake @ a time. Lite rain; another gloomy day; mild 51º.
10/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M .3 visibility in the dense fog; WET!; soil is downright soggy; mild 44º.
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M It is dark at 7am. Didn't see stars - must be cloudy; mild 53º. 8th straight day in row to report measurable precip.
10/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds at the time resulted in beautiful sunrise evn though I didn't see the sun; lite breeze; mild 53º.
10/30/2009 7:00 AM 1.27 M M M M Lotsa leaves to rake if wind doesn't get rid of any; breezy; warm 63º.
10/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Cloudy; quite breezy; cool 44º. Happy Halloween!
11/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice not to have to report precip - 10 out of last 12 days reported precip; brilliant sunrise for a change and actually saw sun; frosty; chilly 34º. Oct rainfall 6.88" - more than 3X compared to Oct 2008 with 2.23".
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Broken clouds WNW, otherwise cloudy; nice day yesterday for yard work; lite breeze; cool 48º.
11/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; sunny; lite breeze; more frost on roofs than patchy grass frost; chilly 32º.
11/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; calm to very lite breeze; cool 44º.
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; frosty; lite breeze; chilly 35º.
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; cool 48º.
11/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; breezy; grass damp; pleasant 53º.
11/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beatiful Oct day for Nov with high 75; few broken clouds; calm; hazy; dewey; mild 46º.
11/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; lite breeze; mild 57º.
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; mild 51º.
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered, wispy clouds; heavy frost; calm; cool 35º. Take time to remember the Veterans and the ones currently serving.
11/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm; heavy frost; crisp 32º.
11/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered, thin, wispy clouds; calm; lite dew; cool 36º.
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm; heavy dew; mild 45º.
11/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Cloudy, rainy-looking; no dew; must have been lite shower overnite; chilly 44º.
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Gloomy; cool breeze; cool 45º.
11/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Cloudy; breezy; cool 46º.
11/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M A miserable past 24 hrs. Cloudy; damp with mist; cool 46º.
11/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Lite rain @ obs time; calm; mild 46º.
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rose-colored clouds as sun rose, something rather rare to see of late; calm; gauge dew-covered; cool 39º.
11/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rose bushes & begonias still have flowers; clear; frosty; calm; cool 33º.
11/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A lot of scattered clouds; calm; heavy dew; cool 41º.
11/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .2 mile visibility in fog; calm; cool 43º.
11/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M There was .01 precip in gauge, guessing there must have been a light shower pass; thick fog @ 3am with thicker fog now; lite breeze; cool 43º.
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M @ least the rain has stopped 4 the time being; breezy; gloomy; cool 45º.
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Cloudy; windy; chilly 37º. Give thanks & have a blessed, happy Thanksgiving!!!
11/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Few leftover clouds ESE; lite breeze; chilly 32º. A lot of corn to be harvested on my way to Rockford; saw 1 field of beans to be harvested.
11/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, clear, crisp morning; calm; frosty; chilly 33º.
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brilliant red-orange sunrise was quickly covered by clouds; heavy dew; breezy; cool 43º.
11/30/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Shower left a drop in gauge. Cloudy; no dew; calm; cool 37º.
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; breezy; frosty; beautiful sunrise; cool 36º. Nov precip total 1.51".
12/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds around horizon; calm; cool 35º. Begonias & roses have flowers this late in the year!
12/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wasn't sure if there was a few drops precip @ 4:30pm, so won't report even a T. Cloudy; chilly breeze.
12/4/2009 7:00 AM T T T M M SNOWflakes flying in air just before noon. Cloudy; cold wind; freezing 25º. Cold temperature finished begonnias & roses.
12/5/2009 7:00 AM T T T M M Lite snow flurry AM & again 6:30pm. Cloudy; very lite frost; mod breeze; chilly 25º.
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty; breeze; chilly 27º.
12/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.10 1.3 0.10 M M Winter wonderland picture with first measurable snowfall & every house has same color roof. Cloudy; calm; mild 33º. A slite S breeze as snow in gauge was piled N side. More Christmasy-looking!
12/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.12 1.4 0.12 M M Snow @ obs time; no wind made for mild 30º. Some snow melted yesterday on grassy areas , completely cleared driveway.
12/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.83 0.1 0.11 M M Fell mostly as rain with a little rain/snow leaving .1" slush on board in turn amounting to .11" liquid. Lite flurry at obs time; breezy; cool 35º. Above freezing melted some snow yesterday.
12/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.05 T T M M Looked like it snowed all day along with blowing snow; the high winds kept my board clean & yard did not accumulate anything; I am sure there should have been more precip than reporting; brilliant red-orange sunrise; windy; cold 5º.
12/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Turned out to be a rather nice day; saw 1 small field of beans to be harvested on way to Rockford & some fields of corn not harvested; brilliant sunrise; breezy; chilly 13º.
12/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; mod S breeze; warmer 24º.
12/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Some lite rain froze on contact on driveway overnite; cloudy; calm; mild 37º. More grass is becoming visible.
12/14/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Few non-measurable drops in gauge; I now see bare grass with shoveled or drifted snow remain; dense fog; calm; mild 41º.
12/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Enuf mist fell to thaw frozen precip in gauge. Cloudy; lite breeze; chilly 22º.
12/16/2009 7:00 AM T T T M M T snow yesterday am as I was looking out the window. Bright red sunrise into clear sky; lite breeze; chilly 11º.
12/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; lite breeze; frosty; spots of snow remaing; cool 26º.
12/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; lite breeze; cool 35º.
12/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.18 2.0 0.18 M M Misty rain (.01) turned to snow 6pm; thin layer frozen slush on board; snow stuck outside & inside gauge; .17 melted gauge snow, board more accurate; cloudy; lite flurries obs time; lite breeze; mild 30º.
12/20/2009 7:00 AM T T T M M Lite snow on/off. Cloudy; calm; mild 30º.
12/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 M M Rather gently falling snow flurries most of day; cloudy; calm; mild 30º. Winter officially begins 11:47am CST.
12/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.37 3.4 0.35 M M Board SWE was less than gauge which surprised me; no drift. Cloudy; calm; mild 31º.
12/23/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Few drops in gauge, thin sheet ice on board. Cloudy; lite breeze; mild 32º.
12/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.91 0.0 0.00 M M All rain with a small accumulation of ice on trees, non on driveway, didn't see any limbs drooping. Cloudy, moderate breeze, mild 35º.
12/25/2009 7:00 AM 1.83 0.0 0.00 M M Glad this wasn't snow to shovel; ponding as bad as last spring; sump pump running quite often; shoveled snow remains. Cloudy; breezy; warmer than when I went to bed; warm 42º. Precip total since 19th = 3.46". Merry Christmas!
12/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.12 1.4 0.12 M M Gauge had .05 leftover rain (collected before I left for Rockford); large ponds in fields, rushing water in drainage ditches; 4 corn fields along I-39 waiting to be harvested. Snowing; windy; don't know how much snow blew off board before reading time; didn't see any ice on board, just snow; didn't check puddles/ponds in backyard under snow; cool 26º.
12/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.20 4.3 0.20 M M Lite snow all day; with lite breeze, think there should have been more on board. Lite snow; lite breeze; cool 21º.
12/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 M M Ol Sol made its appearance yesterday. Using core SWE as gauge melted .08; cloudy; breezy; cool 27º.
12/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; lite breeze; cold 9º.
12/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M With no wind & sun shinning made for a great day! Cloudy; radar showing snow but none falling; lite breeze; cool 27º.
12/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.15 1.9 0.15 M M Used core SWE for precip, more accurate than gauge (.13 with snow built up inside N). Cloudy; very lite snow obs time; almost calm; ground is not frozen under sod; mild 35º.
1/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 2010! Clear; bright sun; breezy; cold 4º. Dec precip 5.00", snow 17.1. Year-end total precip 51.13". HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; lite breeze; frost on gauge & vehicles; cold -0.4º.
1/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; lite breeze; cold -3º.
1/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Few clouds @ ESE horizon; lite wind; frosty; cold 4º.
1/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; breezy; cold º. Snow not melting; looks like it is shrinking thru evaporation.
1/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; lite breeze; cold 4º.
1/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 3.3 0.19 M M Icicles were forming on eaves S side house; T fine snow late am. Current: snowing; .18" in gauge (used core SWE); about 7.3" total snow on ground; ground not frozen under sod; calm; mild 20º.
1/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 1.3 0.13 M M Used core SWE, gauge was .09. 1.0" of new snow by noon, flurried last night adding .3 more. Cloudy; chilly; mod wind.
1/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; calm to very little breeze; cold nothingº.
1/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Few clouds along ESE horizon; frost; lite breeze; cold 0º. 2 fields of corn NW station waiting to be harvested, sure there is more fields around.
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some snow on deck & sidewalk; guessing it might be snow from roof? Nothing noted any place else. Some clouds; N breeze; chilly 17º.
1/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; lite breeze; cool 24º. On this date 1959 Helena, Mont -57º.
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Rosy sunrise even touched the horizon in the west; clear; frosty; cool 18º. Saw a few fields of corn on the way to DeKalb & beyond.
1/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Intense rose sunrise; breeze; cool 30º.
1/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; breeze; cool 30º. Snow melting; ground covered with snow.
1/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; calm to very little breeze; pleasant 28º. Snow continues to melt; see one spot of grass SE corner house; TSD about 3.5".
1/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy fog has caused frost on everything; calm; cool 28º.
1/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frost remained on vegetation just about all day; very little frost this morning with the fog; lite breeze; cool 30º.
1/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; lite breeze; mild 30º. About 3" snow remain in yard; not the fluffy type.
1/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Balmy day. Frost on deck, gauge; lite breeze; cool 27º.
1/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 M M Rain, ice pellets, freezing rain made up liquid precip; thin coating ice on everything; cloudy; mild 30º.
1/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain/freezing rain yesterday; cloudy; mild 34º.
1/23/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Lite fog; damp but mild 36º. Enuf snow has disappeared the snow is starting to look dark from grass. Looks like heavy rain to come late today thru Sun.
1/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.52 0.0 0.00 M M Spitting rain @ obs time; no wind; mild 45º. Yesterday AM was close to seeing grass, this AM only piles of snow remain; 2 tiny ponds in backyard; sump pump running frequently.
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 T T M M T may be in form of ice pellets; cloudy; breeze; cool 34º.
1/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 T T M M There may have been an inch of snow but wind kept everything clean. Cloudy; breezy; cool 19º.
1/27/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Flaky PM with no accumulation with wind. Cloudy; mod breeze; cool 15º. Snow snuggled in among grass blades.
1/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 M M Rosy-red sunrise in cold temps; windy; cold 9º.
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny all day! Mostly cloudy; lite breeze; cold 6º.
1/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear overhead; calm/lite breeze; cool 13º.
1/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Bright, full moon in the W. Frost on rooftops & gauge; lite breeze; cool 16º.
2/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sun cleared quite a bit of snow in backyard. Thin clouds overhead with contrails criss-crossing sky; lite breeze; cool 24º. January precip 1.28"; able to measure 5.2" snow.
2/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 M M Gauge only .03, used core SWE; cloudy; mild 31º. No groundhog shadow at this station.
2/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T T M M Enuf snow yesterday morning for solid covering but not measurable. Cloudy; lite breeze; mild 24º.
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Not much snow melted last 24 hrs. Cloudy, hazy; gauge covered with heavy frost, frost on rooftops. Cool 27º.
2/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; lite breeze; cool 32º. On way to Rockford, saw 2 fields corn & 1 field beans yet to be harvested.
2/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.3 0.04 M M First snow melted on contact with lite flurries rest of PM; thin layer ice on board; core SWE .04. Cloudy; breeze; cool 27º.
2/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nice sunny day. Some clouds along E horizon and solid bank of clouds along W horizon; calm (neighbors tall ornamental grass not moving); cool 24º.
2/8/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Lite, non-measurable snow at obs; very lite breeze; cool 25º.
2/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.32 4.9 0.29 M M .3" fell AM after yesterday's reading & no SWE melt with that measurement melting when sun appeared; main event started as fine snow 4:30pm with some large flakes & 4.6" falling overnite. Lite, fine snow @ obs time; calm; mild 24º.
2/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 1.1 0.10 M M Lite snow all day; mid-day core measured .6 =.06 SWE; snow melted on contact with surface for a while; 5.30pm core measured .5 = .04 SWE; after wind picked up there was less snow on board @ obs; there should have been more snow to report. Sunny; chilly wind.
2/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Rosy-red sun rising into a clear sky & cold atmosphere; lite breeze; cold nothing.
2/12/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M A great day with some melting leaving icicles! Cloudy; some haze; lite dusting of snow; very lite breeze; chilly 12º.
2/13/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Another great day considering temps. Clear; calm; frost; chilly 5º.
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some blue sky, some cloudy sky; frosty; chilly 8º.
2/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; lite breeze; cool 10º.
2/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M Cloudy; cool breeze; cool 24º. Gauge SWE .01, used core SWE .03 being more accurate; flurry mid-day; not as much icicle dripping. Happy Birthday IL-DP-57!
2/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Really nice PM in spite of cool temps. Cloudy; breezy; cool 26º. Several icicles are growing longer.
2/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Small sliver of the moon visible (no stars) in the W 9:30pm. Clear with cloud bank E; breeze; cool 22º.
2/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; calm; Cool 14º. Very nice PM.
2/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 M M Wet snow exact, used core SWE for precip; gauge SWE .07". Cloudy; calm; mild 30º. Quit snowing about 6:30.
2/21/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Lite snow just before obs time melting on contact. Cloudy; calm; mild 32º.
2/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.67 3.6 0.63 M M .04" lite rain changing to snow 4:30pm, .63" SWE making .67" precip. A very heavy wet snow; must be 5:1 ratio rather than normal 10:1 ratio. Cloudy; calm; mild 32º.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.6 0.04 M M Flurries obs time. Lite wind; mild 30º.
2/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 M M Snow yesterday AM melted before I could get it measured; new snow overnite; using core SWE as measurement; only T in gauge. Cloudy; breezy; chilly 16º.
2/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T T M M Flurries on & off (mostly on) with no snow on board with wind keeping it clean. Clear & sunny; lite breeze; chilly 16º.
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; cold 14º with the breeze.
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 M M T snow in gauge, used core SWE (more accurate). Snow @ obs; cloudy; mild 26º with a lite breeze.
2/28/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Yesterday AM leftover snow. Clear W closer to horizon; see not one leaf moving; cool 30º.
3/1/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M T occured 10:30am; really nice PM with high of 45º. Cloudy; calm; mild 32º. Feb precip total 1.39, snowfall total 13.4, snow should have been a few tenths more as some melted before able to measure & when rain turned to snow.
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 1-day-old full moon visible 10pm. Cloudy; lite breeze; frosty; cool 29º.
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clouds ESES; breezy; cool 24º. Shaded & piles of snow is all that remains.
3/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some clouds in the blue sky; lite breeze; frosty; cool 27º. On my walk saw new plant growth in ditch along Rt 23.
3/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Only piles of snow & shaded snow remains; looking down street looks like a lot of snow left. Clear; lite breeze; frosty; cool 24º.
3/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; frosty; calm; pleasant 26º. Snow piles slowly disappearing.
3/7/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Sprinkles started just before obs time. Mild; calm; mild 37º. March 7, 1918 - Brilliant nationwide aurora borealis.
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 M M Exact amount; fog visibility about 1/2 mile; snow piles remain. Calm; mild 39º.
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Must have been lite drizzle I was unaware of; sun burning off fog, doesn't look like sun will last long; very lite breeze; mild 33º.
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; calm; mild 48º.
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 M M What a nice 67º day! Lightning/thunder with rain 5:30 - 7am & no rain @ obs; mild 50º. Saw 1rst earthworm on way to read gauge.
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 M M Sun shining at the moment; condensation-covered gauge; calm; mild 40º. Neighbor has one snow pile that shrinks daily.
3/13/2010 7:00 AM 1.20 0.0 0.00 M M Loooong overnite rain caused large backyard puddles & no rain @ obs; one small snow pile @ neighbor remains. Cloudy; breezy; mild upper 40's.
3/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 M M Gloomy, drizzly day. Dark & gloomy; calm; mild 43º. Lot of large ponds in area fields; neighbors' tiny snowpile finally gone.
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M More than condensation. Cloudy; mod breeze; mild 40º.
3/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Rosy sun rising into clear sky; calm; visible breath; frosty; cool 35º.
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Beautiful day. Clear; 1/2 mile visibility with fog; calm; cool 34º. Saw 1 field beans, several corn fields to be harvested along I-39 to Rockford. Tulips & Hyacinths are up, crocus in bloom. Happy St. Patrick's Day.
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; calm; grass sparkles with dew; cool 40º.
3/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Looks like thin clouds in part of sky; lite breeze; mild 45º. Sounds like a slushy storm coming.
3/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Spits rain @ obsv; windy; chilly 36º. High 70º. This will be my last report for the winter as spring arrives 12:32pm.
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.40 0.8 0.23 M M Some snow melted before able to measure. Spots of snow remain. Wet, heavy snow. Gauge exact amount. Breezy; cool 37º.
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clouds almost circling horizon & clear rest of sky; crisp NE breeze; chilly 33º.
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Not a cloud in the sky; frosty; cool 31º.
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy following beautiful day; calm; mild 44º. Dutchman Britches plant about 9" tall.
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.32 0.0 0.00 M M Calm; mild 46º. Lots of earthworms on driveway.
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Clear sky; calm; frosty; chilly 26º.
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some clouds; mod breeze; cool 34º.
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy; breezy; cool 42º.
3/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear; calm; frosty; cool 31º. Along I-39 to Rockford saw 1 field corn & 2 rows, 2 fields soybeans waiting to be harvested.
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear except for few clouds W horizon; frosty & hazy; lite breeze; cool 34º.
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloud cover of thin clouds; no frost or dew; warm 50º.
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some clouds; windy; warm 58º. This station collected 2.71" precip for March & .8" snow.
4/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mercury thermometer in shade all afternoon @ 4pm showed 88º; 9pm showed 71º. Current: cloudy; windy; warm 60º. Azalea buds showing color.
4/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Very brief heavy rain just after 9:30pm; really windy, warm day. Current: cloudy & spitting rain; mild 55º.
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Left-over rain. Hazy sun thru scattered thin clouds; very lite breeze; pleasant 46º. HOPPY EASTER everyone!
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Dense fog; lite wind; mild 51º.
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A passing shower before 10pm. Cloudy; rainy looking; mod breeze; mild 64º. Radar shows rain @ Leland & large area north.
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Spitting rain @ obs time; lite breeze; warm 60º. Raining @ 2:30am.
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Cloudy; very breezy; cool 38º. Just the edges of several passing showers.
4/9/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops rain on windshield. Clear; bright sun; lite breeze; frosty, cool 30º.
4/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; breezy; cool 48º.
4/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; lite breeze; cool 49º.
4/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sun shining thru thin clouds; no dew; lite breeze; pleasant 53º.
4/13/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Unable to obtain website before I had to leave 4 the day.
4/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered thin clouds; lite breeze; dew; cool 50º.
4/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful day! Current: clear; very lite breeze; grass damp; pleasant 60º.
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain started @ obs time; lite breeze; pleasant 62º.
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Yesterday morning rain; clear; mod breeze; cool 39º.
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; lite breeze; dew; lite frost on rooftops @ 6pm; chilly 32º. Turned heat on.
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin clouds; lite frost on rooftops again; dew; calm; chilly 34º.
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sun shining thru thin clouds; calm; grass damp; cool 40º.
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Passing shower about 9:30pm. Some scattered clouds; calm; cool 42º.
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Radar showed rain moving NE just about to move into tail of LaSalle Co. Thin clouds @ 7am becoming heavier & blocking sun; very lite breeze; grass damp; 44º.
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Most rain occured overnite with lightning in distance & windy for a time. Rainy looking; lite breeze; mild 58º.
4/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Overcast; lite breeze; mild 55º.
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; breeze; cool 48º.
4/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More clouds than blue sky; dew; cool lite breeze; 42º.
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lite frost rooftops & grass; clear; calm/lite breeze; did see my breath earlier; cool 34.
4/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin clouds; breezy; lite dew; mild 52º.
4/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very bad hair day! Lot of new leaves blew from trees; particles from parking lots stung skin on impact. Current: clear with scattered clouds E,S moving ENE; breezy; mild 61º.
5/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Thunder/lightning with overnite shower. Clouds E; dew-covered gauge; breeze; mild 60. April precip 2.02.
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 1.55 M M M M Wasn't expecting that much rain in the gauge. Overcast; calm; mild 57º.
5/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; heavy dew; calm; cool 50. Corn up along Rt 23 north.
5/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More clouds than blue sky; lite breeze; heavy dew; mild 51.
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark cloud N, NW & large hole in cloud-covered sky; damp grass; calm; pleasant 57º.
5/6/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkled 9:30am. Clear; grass wet; lite breeze; pleasant 47.
5/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Became chillier yesterday eve. Quite a bit of lightning (nothing close), some thunder; rainy looking; very small amount hail 3:21am; chilly wind; 51º.
5/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Quite windy & chilly overnite. Cloudy, chilly & windy; 44º. Misting @ obsv time; had to turn on furnace.
5/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M What a lousy, cold day for 1rst 'farmers market'. Clear; lite breeze; frosty vehicles, rooftops along with heavy dew; chilly 37º. Zig zagging thru country to Triumph yesterday eve, saw several fields with standing water with largest pond in planted field E edge Triumph. Happy Mothers Day! to all the moms.
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; lite breeze; heavy dew; cool 44.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 1.27 M M M M Cloudy; breezy; cool 50º. A few more leaves on ground.
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Don't know when this occured, but that's what the gauge contained. Cloudy; lite breeze; heavy dew; mild 48º.
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M Lite rain beginning obs time; lite breeze; sump pump running frequently; mild 55. Heavy rain 6am with lightning/thunder; quit just before 7.
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Clear; heavy dew; lite breeze; pleasant 50º. Early red peony flowers started opening a few days ago.
5/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloud cover; calm; grass dripping with dew; mild 51º.
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More clouds than blue sky; very lite breeze; pleasant 51º. Pink peony flowers are starting to open.
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Few spits rain @ obs time; lite breeze; mild 53º.
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Sun came thru break in clouds earlier. Cloudy; lite to wind gusts; heavy dew; pleasant 57º.
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M White peony flowers are starting to open; what a pretty display of dk red, white & pink. Sunny & calm.
5/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Exact amount.
5/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M .1 mile visibility in dense fog; pleasant 60º.
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful day! Clear; lite breeze; drippy dew; pleasant 65º.
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot 94º. Some clouds; dew; warm 70º.
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Lightning far away SE during night; rain started just before 6:30am and rain @ obs time; a period of heavy rain before 7am. A hot 95º day.
5/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Yesterday's left-over rain. Some clouds; dewy; calm; warm 69º.
5/27/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy; heavy dew; warm 69º.
5/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; very lite breeze; heavy dew; pleasant 55. What a beautiful day!
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm/lite breeze; dew; pleasant64º.
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm/lite breeze; mod dew; warm 68º.
5/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some clouds; grass almost dry; calm; warm 73º. Remember all those who served our country!
6/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Mid-day rain; foggy; clear; drippy dew; calm; warm 64º. May total 5.89 compared to May 2009 total 6.09.
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 1.17 M M M M Cloudy earlier, sun out @ obs. with thin clouds starting to cover sky; calm; warm 67º.
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin clouds; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 62º.
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast; pleasant 63º.
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M On & off rain yesterday; overnight lightning/thunder with majority of rain after 3:30am; overcast; calm; warm, wet 68º.
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 1.23 M M M M Heavy rain around 8:30pm for short period; lightning/thunder. Bright blue sky; cooler NW wind; cooler 60º. Did not hear sirens go off.
6/7/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M T was enuf. Bright blue sky; heavy dew; calm; pleasant 60.
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cooler 62º.
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Steady rain mid-day; sun made a very brief appearance yesterday. Cloudy; calm/lite breeze; dew-covered gauge; pleasant 67.
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sun with thin clouds moving in from W; heavy dew; calm; warm 62º. Ponds in fields along Rt 23 to slightly N of Rt 34 with severals ponds more like lakes. Saw 1rst lightning bug last night.
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some blue sky here & there earlier; breezy; mod dew; pleasant 70º.
6/12/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Occured eve. Gloomy; muggy; lite dew; calm; warm 75º.
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M With the dark clouds, severe weather reports not much rain fell (it's wet enuf). Lite fog; heavy dew; calm; warm 67º.
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Some thunder with rain. Large area rain just to the west; hazy with sun peeking thru clouds earlier; calm; heavy dew; warm 70º.
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast; heavy dew; calm; warm 64.
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Not a cloud in the sky; breeze at times; heavy dew; pleasant 63º. Mushrooms appearing in the yard.
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright blue sky with patch thin clouds far S; drippy dew; very pleasant 63.
6/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Clouds N, sun is shining; lite breeeze; dew-covered gauge; warm 70º. A few flowers on Sept-blooming Mums. Hope this doesn't indicate an early winter.
6/19/2010 7:00 AM 1.32 M M M M First wave rain left .39, 2nd wave about 9pm left .50 accompanied by lots of lightning & very windy, 3rd wave came overnight & left .43. Didn't see any damage. Thin clouds; lite breeze; dew-covered gauge; very pleasant 68º.
6/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Overcast; calm; deck, sidewalk wet; warm 68º. Summer begins 6:23am(CDT)June 21. Happy Father's Day!
6/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain started after obs time. Dark clouds overhead; calm; mod dew; warm 68º.
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Missed worst of yesterday's AM rain & missed last night's rain. Lots of lightning east last night. Overcast; dew; calm; warm 75º.
6/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast; very warm77º.
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 1.38 M M M M Rainfall in 2 storms; bright sun in clear sky; pleasant lite breeze; 64º.
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sun in a clear sky; very lite breeze; grass dripping with dew; pleasant 65º. Lots of Japanese Beetles.
6/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Rain 4am with lightning/thunder; cloudy; calm; warm 71º.
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; mod dew; lite breeze; very warm 75.
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Brief heavy downpour. Breezy.
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, pleasant & quiet.
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 60º. June rainfall 7.76" compared to June 2009 4.16".
7/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like another great day! Dew-covered gauge under clear sky; heavy dew; pleasant 58º.
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another great day!
7/4/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; warm 70º. Have a safe & Happy July 4th!
7/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A break in the clouds earlier; a few passing lite showers; no dew; very warm 78º. A great display of fireworks! Grass beginning to show signs of lack of rain.
7/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered showers SW W. A few blue spots among clouds. Very warm 77º.
7/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Did have enuf to register in gauge. Sunny; dew-covered gauge; warm 73º. Grass starting to turn brown in spots.
7/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M High 98º. Light shower yesterday pm. Cloudy; lite fog; warm 75º. July 8, 2009 - record 91º in Fairbanks, Alaska.
7/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds all around the clear spot above; no dew; pleasant 71º.
7/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very, very seldom am I able to mow grass 8:30am as I did yesterday. Bright sun; dew; warm 67º.
7/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark clouds WNW with one towering cloud outlined with the bright sun late yesterday - what a gorgeous sight. Mostly clear & need rain; dew; warm 70º.
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Not much out of that rain. Lite fog; cloudy; dew-covered gauge; pleasant 64º.
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Another piddly rain. Hazy; dew-covered gauge; warm 70º.
7/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sun in clear sky; dew-covered gauge; warm 71º.
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy & no dew; warm 79º.
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain with cold front; bright sun; dew-covered gauge; pleasant 65º. Hi 95º.
7/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day with no precip. Sunny; warm 71º. Only .52 precip since last precip June 28.
7/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Large rain area WSW (come this way); lite breeze; warm 73º leaving grass barely damp. High 95º. Last time I mowed grass was July 9.
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; heavy dew; pleasant 68º.
7/20/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M T yesterday eve. Need more rain than that. Turning lights on earlier at night.
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy,humid & warm 75º. More grass becoming brown from lack of rain.
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.98 M M M M With strong winds @ 5:20pm, large limb in neighbors driveway & some fallen leaves & only .12" rain. Much, much needed heavier rain overnite. Few sprinkles obs time; warm 72º; hi 95º.
7/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Clear, pleasant 69º.
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a beautiful day & a beautiful morning. Scattered thin clouds; heavy dew; 62º.
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Few pretty pink thin clouds @ sunset; heavy dew; first time I mowed grass since July 9; 57 days til autumn; 71º.
7/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin clouds covers most sky; warm, humid 77º.
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Brief heavy rain during rain event. Clear, pleasant morning; pleasant 67º. High 98º.
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; lite dew; calm; pleasant 69º.
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Cloudy; damp; 71º.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Dense fog, visibility .1 mile; mild 68º. July rainfall 2.48".
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin clouds west; calm; damp 67º.
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Spitting rain; warm 71º.
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Heavy rain, wind, lightning & thunder at 5:40am. High 96º.
8/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Bright sun in clear sky; heavy dew; calm; 69º. Aug 5, 1863 - 16" rain fell in 3 hrs in Delaware City, Pennsylvania.
8/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm; 61º.
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear S; breezy; warm 66º.
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Large rain area W; lite breeze to calm; lite dew; warm, muggy 75º.
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cloudy; dew; warmer 76º.
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M About as good as a sprinkle. Hi 97º. Dewy.
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report besides hot 93º & humid; heavy dew; warm 93º.
8/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny; calm; high 95º; dew; warm 72º.
8/14/2010 7:00 AM 1.02 M M M M Blue spot overhead; a more pleasant 71º.
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A more pleasant 72º; lite breeze; less humid.
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a pleasant morning @ 63º; clear; breeze; very dewy.
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Sprinkles on & off yesterday with majority overnite; cloudy; damp 65º.
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 67º.
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Cloudy; damp; hazy; warm 72º.
8/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 66º.
8/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; calm to very gentle breeze; heavy dew; window-opening 61º. 30 days until autumn.
8/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; hazy; heavy dew; pleasant 62º.
8/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; pleasant 58º.
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had an internet connection problem, just now able to report nothing in the way of weather. A beautiful day yesterday at the Tall Ships Festival @ Navy Pier. Very short wait to board ships.
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; dew-covered guage; pleasant 58º.
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; pleasant 60º.
8/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few clouds; calm; pleasant 68º. It is very dry out there.
8/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 97 yesterday; clear; pleasant 68º. Rain very needed.
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Exact; a much needed rain; raining @ obs. Aug rain total 2.83; Aug 2009 6.20".
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Yesterday's remnant rain & this AM rain.
9/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Exact amount. Clear; refreshing N/NW wind; pleasantly cool 59º.
9/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, blue sky; crisp 54º. Had windows open all day yesterday.
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful day yesterday. Clear; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 49º.
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Cloudy; windy; pleasant 66º. Have a nice Labor Day.
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Yesterday's leftover rain with a shower @ Allen park mid-day & sprinkle @ station. Clear with few tiny thin clouds; gentle breeze; no dew; pleasant 63º.
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A windy day yesterday. Bright sun; pleasant 51º.
9/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant 55º. It was a great day at the Sandwich Fair yesterday, a bit cloudy AM.
9/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M I filled out the form earlier & apparently forgot to submit. Very dry conditions.
9/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Yesterday's leftover rain.
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some clouds; lite dew; pleasant 63º. Lite rain @ Waterman 7:45pm.
9/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin clouds N, heavier clouds S; lite air movement; pleasant 58º.
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report other than the dry, dry weather. Hope we get some rain that is predicted to come this way.
9/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Sky overcast.
9/17/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear; heavy dew; cool 51º.
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry day!
9/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Most rain since Setp 1 with .60; cloudy; pleasant 59º.
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sprinkling @ obv time; driveway wet; pleasant 62º.
9/21/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Yesterday's leftover sprinkles. Cloud-covered sky; very dry; pleasant 69º.
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Sun brightly shining 2:43pm and raining for 5 min; a few hail stones pm; closest lightning & thunder yesterday eve I heard all summer; pleasant 64º. Fall arrives 10:09pm.
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More clouds than sun; breezy; pleasant 68º.
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Misty; breezy; pleasant 69º.
9/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Yesterday's leftover rain. Few thin clouds; very lite breeze; heavy dew; pleasant 50º.
9/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool day but nice Sun. Clear; lite breeze; cool 43º.
9/28/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Few clouds; cool 48º. Wet drops on deck.
9/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful fall day! Clear; calm; cool 49º.
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another great fall day! Clear; calm; pleasant 55º.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
5/7/2010 3:21 AM Very small amount of hail lasting less than 1 min; 4-6 inches between hail stones 1/4" Pea Size NA Rice Mixed|Clear Ice|White Ice 1 1min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
9/21/2010 2:29 PM Don't have pad. Not many hailstones fell; about 6 inches between stones. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size White Ice 1 1min no damage Continuous True After rain 30-40