| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 11/15/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Trace of rain. Still very infrequent drops. More predicted for the coming days |
| 11/16/2009 |
7:38 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
24 hr accumalation. trace during the day...the .19 overnight |
| 11/17/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No dew either. |
| 11/18/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
I had .11 from 9 to 11 Am yesterday. Last night from 12:00 to 7:00 I had an additional .19. It is still raining lightly |
| 11/19/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
There was .08" between 9 and 11 Am yesterday and .09" last night between Midnight and 8Am this morning for a total of .17". Very brief sunshine in last 24 hrs. |
| 11/20/2009 |
7:38 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
.08 yesterday morning and .02 overnight for a total of .10 for the 24 hrs. |
| 11/21/2009 |
11:30 PM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No moisture for the day recorded. Frost on car windows. |
| 11/22/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Bright sun this morning.... 0.00 precipitation overnight |
| 11/23/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/24/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Trace. It is barely above a heavy mist but it will wet down a surface and dampen the clothes. It is falling in very fine droplets. |
| 11/25/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.59 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
I had .29 by 7:oo Pm and at 7.00 this morning the gage read .59 for the 24 hr. total. It is still lightly misting. There were several showers off and on during the recording time. |
| 11/26/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain fell from in trace form until about 4Pm. Then until 8Am this morning for a total of .18". continueing a light mist. |
| 11/27/2009 |
7:21 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/28/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Bright sunny morning |
| 11/30/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
light rain off and on. mostly during the day yesterday. No rain fall scince daylight today. |
| 12/1/2009 |
12:49 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/2/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temperature still isn't falling. NO rain or frost detected. |
| 12/3/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
began raining about 8:30AM last evening. It had already stopped by 4Pm this morning |
| 12/4/2009 |
9:55 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
rained a little it was frozen this morning. Rain was falling about 9AM yesterday. Still just a little below freeaing. |
| 12/5/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No acacumalation. only a few flakes fell. Perhaps not 5 flakes in a 10ft square area once at about 9AM and again about 7PM. |
| 12/6/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Below freezing. No precipitation. |
| 12/7/2009 |
10:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The dusting of snow, that mostly melted on the ground and other surfaces, when melted ine 4" container body measured .01 accumalation in the marked vial of the rain gage. |
| 12/8/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light covering of snow on the ground. The last .01 didn't have a covering. Ground must be frozen on the surface to allow accumalation. lightly snowing now. more expected. |
| 12/9/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The temperature is fluctuating. We've had freezing rain, rain and snow. The high wind gusts were disruptive of the tube gathering ability. I moved the unit to a better location, I hope. We've had dustings of snow that was melted by sleet that was covered by more snow and melted by morning by the rain. |
| 12/10/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Snow coverage was about 11/32 of an inch. I'll construct a 1"10 meter later. I'll need a reliable snowboard. We hsd strong gusts but,the snow was fairly evenlly distributed around the yards. It had snowed intemittantly rather than a single downpour. |
| 12/11/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation. |
| 12/12/2009 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It's warming up slightly after a colder recent snap. It's about 20F. No precipitation over the past 24 hrs. Frost on the car windows. |
| 12/13/2009 |
10:47 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
We had a mixture of snow, sleet and rain over the past 24 hrs. I had removed the inner core gage and the top funnel. I pourd the water into the inner core. It seems that a lot of splashed water is still clinging to the sides. Adding water rinsing and remeasuring would just result in the same measurement? |
| 12/14/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
There was no measurable precipitation. It is still misting. Everything shows a wet gleam from the mist. |
| 12/15/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Teperature below freezing. No precipitation accumalation |
| 12/19/2009 |
5:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.0 |
0.07 |
1.0 |
0.07 |
There was 15/16 to 1" of snow on the snow board. It is still snowing lightly. However I have another appointment and so am 2 hrs early for my report in. There was no recorded moisture yesterday. |
| 12/20/2009 |
9:45 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This was an accumalation of snow,sleet and rain. The type of moisture falling didn't allow for proper measuring of the seperate falls. |
| 12/21/2009 |
7:16 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Just a scattering of little ice chrystals in the bottom of the tube. |
| 12/22/2009 |
11:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The snow boards indicated 1 and 1/8 inch of new snow. Total on the board was 1 and 3/4" The gage snow melted down produced .10"of water. |
| 12/23/2009 |
10:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
didn't have snowboard cleared from yesterday. the precipitation came as snow. |
| 12/24/2009 |
9:09 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sleet and freezing rain. It is melting the prefallen snow and ice and is still in flux for height of accumalated fall. |
| 12/25/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.59 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Last night it fell as freezing rain quickly covering everything with a sheet of ice. This morning it is falling as rain and melting both the ice and snow covering. most of the open spaces are bare ground. In shadowed areas and areas that the snow was shoveled etc. there remains light cover. It is above freezing. |
| 12/26/2009 |
10:16 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Lat night it was raining and then gradually changed to snow. I had an 1/8" accumalation of snow on the ice. Both the rain and then the snow was intermitten. |
| 12/27/2009 |
8:20 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Fluffy snow measured 1 and 3/4" deep. Intermitant throughout the day and evening. The previous snow a melted out yesterday. The ice set before it began snowing snowing for todays report. Have a Happy holiday. |
| 12/28/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
There was about 3/4" of snow on the snow board and other flat areas around the yard. All had melted before the newest snow fall. |
| 12/29/2009 |
12:50 PM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No weather today. Dry and sunny. Lots of bunny tracks. No Grizzle, wolverine or cougar rtacks here in Indiana today. |
| 12/30/2009 |
10:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation fell in the last 24 hrs. |
| 12/31/2009 |
9:11 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Near melting temperature. the snow is clumpy and moist. |
| 1/1/2010 |
8:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
There is a total of snow board accumalation of about 2 and 3/4". Very little melting the past few days. The rabbit and bird tracks are getting less sharp. There has been a sharp increase in birds at the feeders. |
| 1/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Barely more than a dusting. About a 1/16". No show on the gage after melting. |
| 1/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
It's in upper single digits to about 11F. We had 4" of snow that melted to 0.10' of water. |
| 1/4/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
About a half inch of new snow. Total snow accumalation is 3 and a 1/2 ". There was some wind blowing that may have reduced total snow. Wasn't any melting or ice accumalation under the snow. Everything is covered in a blanket of snow. |
| 1/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Less than a quarter inch of snow. Temperature is about 20F. No wind to speak of. |
| 1/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No new precipitation noted. We are on a "Lake effect" snow watch from Lake Michigan for the next several days. The main bulk usually falls just East of our location. |
| 1/7/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
1 and 1/2 inches of new snow. Total snow accumalation is 4". We were forecast to have 4" last night. We are in the "Lake effect" area's western edge for Indiana. We are expecting 12 to 15" not counting the "Lake effect". |
| 1/8/2010 |
7:21 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Last night at 6PM I had an accumalation of 3 and 3/4." This produced ,24" in water,This morning I had an additional 2" which yielded .14" for a total of 5 and 3/4"of snow and .38" of water. The current temperature is 20F. School is closed today in the snow belt area. We were expecting up to 12"of new snow. It has been downgraded to 4 to 6" additional accumalation. The meteorologists are always leary of the Lake effect snow after they were caught off guard in "67" and we set the record snow fall of all time then for the Chicago area. There were errant shifts of the High and Low cells that caused this anomonly. |
| 1/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
snowed 2 and 3/4" on the board. Total snow coverage on the ground is 8". Current temperature is 16F snow is falling lightly. The high temperature was in the lower 20s. We are in the snowbelt of the Lake affect region of Lake Michigans southern shore. Mmore snow is expected today. |
| 1/10/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Current temp. +3F. It was closer to the lower 20s earlier. There i 1/4" of new snow. The average depth of the snow pack is at 7" |
| 1/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
It has just started snowing great big flakes. There has been only a dusting of snow. Not enough to spill out of the vial yet. |
| 1/12/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.7 |
0.06 |
7.0 |
0.49 |
3/4" of new snow fall. 7"of snow cover on the ground. current temperature is 22 F. We had fairly strong winds with the snow fall from the Lake affect snow off Lake Michigan. Melted core had a layer of ice underneath over 1/8th in thick. I didn't add that in the total. |
| 1/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No cocrahs weather today. Dry and sunny. Its about 19F. |
| 1/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The snow cover is still around 6". The core sample gave .69" of water. An ice melt is visible under the snow. Current temperature is 32F. |
| 1/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The snow cover has decreased to 3 and 1/2". The current temperature is 34F. No new snow,water etc. |
| 1/16/2010 |
5:00 PM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No water fall in any form. Small amount of melting. |
| 1/17/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
static weather. No new precipitation. Slow melting of cover snow. Still at least two inches thick. |
| 1/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No new accumalation of moisture today. Yesterday we had a thin layer of ice on many objects. The weather reports called it fog icing? Our snow depth layer is at almost 2". There is ice under and above the snow. The snow is compacting and is difficult to obtain a correct reading anywhere in the yard. No accurate or near accurate amount of moisture content is viable. |
| 1/20/2010 |
11:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain, snow,sleet or hail over the preceding time.
Temperature is staying in the upper 20's to lower 30's. not a significant amount of melting. Still a near solid snow cover. To the North about 3 miles they have extensive patches of grass showing. Its up to 50% of the area. |
| 1/21/2010 |
8:45 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Schools is Porter Co. Indiana have a two hour delay because of the icy roads caused by freezing rain. Morning kindergarten classes have been canceled. This delay is safety only. School will resume after the delay. |
| 1/22/2010 |
12:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain fell and froze on the ice already on the snow. The contents of the vial were not frozen. The temperature is staying near freezing wihtout much movement. |
| 1/23/2010 |
6:15 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
It is lighly misting. No appreciable accumalation. The ice covering the snow has softened. Very little grass showing. Perhaps less than 5%. Temmperature is 34F. |
| 1/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.41 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The ambient temperature at 7:40 is 48F. The snow cover which was near 98% yesterday is gone. The only snow now is the remnants of the piles that were removed from shoveling or plowing. We are 99% clear of snow now. It continues to rain even as I collected and returned the gage. |
| 1/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
32F a dusting of white. It isn't snow but it isn't hail. It's more rounded and crunchy. Its falling on bare ground and more ground than snow is exposed. It just started to drop. |
| 1/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
T |
0.03 |
T |
0.03 |
Currently 20F. We had 38F before the snow all melted yesterday morning. We now have light snow covering that is interupted by some grass etc emerging. The sidewalks and roadways are covered with a thin layer of snow. |
| 1/27/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
17F. There is no new water accumalation in any form over the past 24hrs. The only apparent degradation of the snow dusting cover is on the roadways and sidewalks. |
| 1/28/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.7 |
0.04 |
0.7 |
0.04 |
Current temperature is 16F. New snow complete terrestial coverage of 3/4". It was classified as lake affect snow off Lake Michigan. More "Lake affect snow is predicted. The new snow and core are the same. |
| 1/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation. No further melting of the snow covering. Snow cover is 100%. Present temp is 10F. |
| 1/30/2010 |
6:45 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Just a very brief flurry late last night. There isn[t enough to register even a .01". Current temperature is 10F. |
| 1/31/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No cocorahs today. Temp. is 17F. snow cover
stable with full coverage. |
| 2/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow cover is about 80% and less than 1/2" Temp. is 22F. |
| 2/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.70 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temp is 28F. R.H. is 75% on my new gage. Snow fall was 11/16" or .7" Melt yielded .07" of h20. Snow cover is complete over the entire area. |
| 2/4/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It's 38F. R.H. os 74%. Snow coverage is about 75% scattered.
Nolan, There is a problem collecting moisture from a snow board. As the snow melts it runs off or collects on the bottom and is hard to retreive for the reading in the form of ice of a specific area. It is difficult to determine total moisture available. I have a pail cover that collected snow and its melt. If we could find a unit/units the same area as oour collection tubes and place several of these on a snow board it would be a simple task to keep track of the available moisture of several incidents at a time and on a continuing basis. Perhaps Cocorahs could get a company like those that cast those little store fruit and veggie plastic containers to make those without holes and of a specific size to be used in Cocorahs program. By mass producing them and having a national outlet we could purchase them very economically through you or our regional leaders. Just a thought to bring the program to the next level. Vince |
| 2/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temp. is 33F. Snow cover is about 50%. R.H. is 63%. Lake affect snow is reported due until Monday. With steeply falling temperatures next week. |
| 2/6/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
It was windy last night. The snow is not evenly distributed. I melted .03"from the tube. From several areas of the yard I guesstimate we had about 1/4". The temperature is 26F. with a R.H. of 55% More Lake affect snow is forcast over the next several days. The temperature is suppose to tumble. |
| 2/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No new precipitation. 18F. 57% R.H. Snow cover is again deminishing but, still near 100% coverage with grass beginning to appear through the cover. |
| 2/8/2010 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow cover at about 90%. temperature is 18F, R.H.70%. "Lake affect" snow to start this afternoon and run through Wed. The snow is expected to be 6 to 10 ". |
| 2/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
snow depth 2 and 1/4". Temp 26 F. R.H. 73% We are under a "Lake Effect" snow alert. It is still snowing. the flakes are large and fluffy. |
| 2/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
0.17 fell by 9PM. Or 3.6" of snow. 0.13 or2.5 " of snow fell between 9PM and 7:33 AMfor a total of 5.6" of accumalated snow and,0.30 " of water. Current temp. 27F. R.H. snow covered but above 75%. There is an even 7" of accumalated snow on the ground. The television reports we had 12". We live on the southern tip of Lake Michigan and experience "Lake Effect Snow". I live South of route#6 about 1//4 mile. I've been snowed in and the #6 was clear. We had an unheard of "Earth quake" in nearby Illinois said to be felt here in In. |
| 2/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No additional precipitation. 10F with 50% R.H. |
| 2/15/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No moisture fallen for the past three days. Present temp is 20f R.H. is 50%. The snow cover is still at nearly 100%. Depth will be done later. Sorry on the delays of reporting. I had a minor operation and I won't go out on the snow and ice to risk injury. Nothing serious. One more minor operation and it should be taken care of. Snow pack has diminished somewhat over the past three days. |
| 2/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.7 |
M |
M |
M |
Close to .7" of new snow. 29F with a R.H. of 68%. We had light splashes of snow throughout the day with little accumalation. Everything that gathered was after 7PM. |
| 2/17/2010 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow cover remains at 100% there is some melting since yesterday. The current temp is 38F R.H. is 35% |
| 2/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
20F with 50% humidity. The snow cover is just beginning to show a few breaks in the shallow areas. |
| 2/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
M |
M |
It's 32F with a R.H. at 55%. Holes are beginning to appear in the snow cover. I can feel the snow coming down. Its very light in frequency and
(small and heavy with moistutre.).it doesn't seem to be accumalating. |
| 2/21/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
39F, 73% humidity. Snow cover is breaking up a little as more brown spots of lawn emerge. The snow cover is thinning considerable. |
| 2/22/2010 |
6:57 AM |
0.74 |
2.5 |
0.70 |
M |
M |
The snow turned to rain. The depth of fresh snow is still at 2.5" As it is being shoveled or stepped on it oozes out the excess water. |
| 2/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.3 |
M |
M |
M |
Around .3" of snow. The snow pack is again complete in our area. Walking out over the patio and yard,there was a lot of moisture left in the foot prints. Its around 32F with a Humidity of 75%. Core samples taken can't retreive the melt off thats gone. I sm going to set out white rectangular planting containers. That way as the snow etc. melts, I will have not only a core sample from each new fall but, I can use one for one fall, the second for both the first and second and so on. Each is capable of collecting about 4" of water. Rotations will continue until there is no more snowfall. |
| 2/24/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A few large flakes began falling about 6:30AM. They barely cover the sidewalks etc. Melted they don't register as accumalation. The temp is 24F the Humidity is 73%. |
| 2/25/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Current temperature is 26F Humidity is 32%. The snow fall measured 4.9". |
| 2/26/2010 |
2:31 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Having a few problems with last weeks operation. Not real mobile. Its 31F. Humididy is 14%. Snow pack near 100%. It is melting slowly. |
| 2/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Still snowing. The snow is all the way up on the west side of the vial. I don't know if it missed some or not. the temp is 16F and the humidity is 73%.
The new snow is 3.8". |
| 3/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
I missed picking up my tube yesterday. The 48 hr accumalation is .9". Current Temp is 35F and Humidity is 45%. A recent series of minor operations and my reaction to medications are impeding my mobility. You'll just have to use what I can supply. Thanks. |
| 3/2/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation in the past 24hrs. Temp is currently 34F and the humidity is 35%. The snow pack is creeping off the 100% coverage to still above 95% |
| 3/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
33F with a humidity of 63%. The snow pack continues to thin. High spots in the yards, around the bottom of trees and the south side of houses is begining to show grass. The snow pack is still quite intact though. probably over 85% |
| 3/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Its 27F with 63% humnidity. About 50% of the yards are now esposed having lost a consideratble part of the snow pack. A large percent of the snow remaining is the well shaded areas and the piles of shoveled or plowed heaps at the edges of the road, along walkways and parking areas. |
| 3/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow pack has dropped to about 25%. current Temp is 32F with 60% Humidity. |
| 3/8/2010 |
11:04 AM |
0.05 |
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M |
51F with 57% humidity. The snow pack is decreasing to less than 20% coverage. The crocus are in bloom on the S. side of the house. The Jonquils are about 4" high. The Naked Ladies are spreading their leaves and bulding for spring. The Maple syrup is running. If we don't get below freezing soon the flower The buds will break and the run will be over. The growing degree days (GDD's) can be extremely hazardous to early bloomers like peaches etc. I hope we get back down before the flowers expand to the extent they can be damaged by another cold snap which is almost certain around here. |
| 3/9/2010 |
10:54 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Spring has officially arrived. I Heard my first Robin of the year. The Cardinals are singing too.
The cracklings have taken up residence in the elm tree about 25 feet to the North of my front door again today. It's spring time. 57F, 34% humidity. The snow cap is almost all gone except for about 5% maximum. There is about the same amount in shoveled piles along side the walks, driveways and roads but, it is going fast. We should be clear in two days tops.
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| 3/10/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
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M |
Curent temp is 48F. Humidity is 73%; The snow pack is gone. Tiny isolated patches not even 1% coverage. With the coming rain and high temperature this should be gone by noon. The top inch or so of the yard is soft and soaked. The run off in the road is about equal to a very light rain. No rain is falling at this time. |
| 3/11/2010 |
10:25 AM |
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Very light Rain now falling. 51F Humidity 80%, Snow pack is gone. I saw night crawler tracks in the road cutters. I saw 2 nightcrawlers. Evidently the frozen ground has thawed. The lawn is too mushy to walk on. |
| 3/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
>13 by 11Am the additional .15 after 4 PM. We had scattered thunderstorms with little lightning and bursts of rain rather than steady fall. Current temp is 47F Humidity is 79%. No snow cover left anywhere. Ice in the fish pond is still present. |
| 3/13/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.54 |
M |
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M |
Temp is 50F. Humidity is 80% The grass is beginning to show color. No snow anywhere. |
| 3/14/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.14 |
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M |
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M |
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| 3/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temp is 40F. Humidity is 70%. A few drops of rain fell leaving only a drop or so every 4 or 5" on had surfaces. |
| 3/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
29F with 65% humidity. As we approach the equinox I noticed that the sun is rising at 90 degrees from my house window on the east side. My house is fairlly well squared wdith the magnetic North. Of course, here at the south end of Lake Michigan it is one of the few places that magnetic North and true North are the same. Usually around the equinoxes the colors seem more brilliant than at any other time of the year. |
| 3/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
35F and 73% humididy. Sky is overcast. Rain is all we had. The Chicago area 30 miles to the west and north of us has some reports of 3" os new snow. |
| 3/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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temp 39F with 48% humidity |
| 3/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
38F with 65% humidity |
| 3/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temp 41F, 53% humidity overcast 100% cloud cover. |
| 3/29/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
My computer has been down for several days. A lot of things were shredded etc. I had a hard time getting back to you. Temp is 38F Humidity is 54%. |
| 3/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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37f wirh 65% humidity. Mostlly sunny. |
| 4/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
55F with 65% humidity. We had high winds yesterday. No precipitation for a while. Some is expected soon for the area. However, living on the southern edge of Lake Michigan its a crap shoot as to who will get it. |
| 4/4/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.39 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
April weather. one day 86 and the next in the 40's and raining. today its 52F with 45% humidity. Sunny and very little wind. My computer is up and running after a week and a half of my server changing over a bunch of new stuff. Hopefully I'll be on line steady again? |
| 4/5/2010 |
6:30 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temp is 50F the humidity is 74% the sky is overcast with a drop falling occasionally. More rain forecast for the next two days. The ephemeral flowers are blooming in the woods: spring beauties, Dutchman breeches and bloodroot are in full bloom. I haven't seen any Morels yet. Most of the buds are breaking. |
| 4/6/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
!00% overcast cloud cover. 62F with 77% humidity. |
| 4/7/2010 |
7:30 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
We had lightning and thundering last night but it was to the North and West Only a very gentle rain fall. The sky is completely overcast. Temp. is 50f. Humidity is 78%. |
| 4/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.77 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
37F with 78% humidity and 100% overcast sky. |
| 4/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
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34F, 67% humidity. There is a thin sheet of ice on the standing water atop the pails. I had brought all my potted plants in but, forgot to cover my dwarf pear tree. It is covered with blossoms. |
| 4/10/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
totally cloudless sky with a temprature of 55F and 40% humidity. |
| 4/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
hAZY SKY, 58F, 55% humidity. |
| 4/12/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
clear skies, 59F, |
| 4/14/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light clouds on the western horizon. 57F with 55% humidity. light winds. |
| 4/15/2010 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
58F, 52% humidity. |
| 4/16/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temp is 64F. Humidity is 65%. Sky is completely overcast. Great day to transplant. |
| 4/17/2010 |
6:37 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
35F with 75% humidity. Clear sky and no wind. |
| 4/18/2010 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
38F with 70% humidity. Overcast sky, no wind. |
| 4/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
40F with 78% humidity. light cloud cover of over 70% |
| 4/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
43F with 72% humidity. Some upper level haze but, the sun is shinning brightly. |
| 4/21/2010 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
$0F with 74% humidity. |
| 4/22/2010 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
40F with 78% humidity. I dug in some plants yesterday. My soil was bone dry down about a foot. We are expecting rain over the weekend. My plants aren't showing stress yet. |
| 4/23/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
44F with 73% humidity. The ground is dry but, the plants aren't showing any stress yet. the garden was extremely dry to the depth of a shovel though. Rain expected tonight. |
| 4/24/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temp 52F. Humidity is 80% |
| 4/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
60F with 75% humidity. Cloudy mostlty East of us. |
| 4/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.83 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain was intermitten all night. Low winds. Current teperature is 48F with Humidity at 49%. |
| 4/27/2010 |
2:19 PM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
47F with 35% humidity. I don't know the wind speed but,it is cutting. I'll put on a winter coat for tonights track and field meet less then two miles off the coast of the southern shore of Lake Michigan. We'll be below 40F by then. |
| 4/28/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temp 34F with a 73% humidity. |
| 4/29/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sky is hazy to the West and North coming out of Chicago and Gary area. Some clouds on the Eastern horizon. Bright sun showing through the top Temp is 68F but feels cooler. My Humidy gage only goes down to 40% and it by interpolation down to near 10% |
| 5/1/2010 |
6:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 5/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
.55 inches of rain. 54F with 75% humidity. I haven't found any morels yet this season. The rain is too patchy. |
| 5/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
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54F with 76% humidity. The sky is clear. Bar. is 30.03 |
| 5/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 5/7/2010 |
8:02 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temp. 51, Humidity. 80%. Overcast. |
| 5/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Current temp is 46F, humididty is 58% fully overcast sky. |
| 5/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temp 48F , RH 53% with cloud cover about 20%. |
| 5/10/2010 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
38F with 65% humidity. |
| 5/11/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.89 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast and raining slightly. 48F with 80% humidity. |
| 5/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temp is 50F, R H is 83% The sky is 100% overcast. |
| 5/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
2.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The thunderstorm with lots of lightening (thunder)and wind lasted most of the night from somewhere around 10:30 PM into the earlier hours of the morning. At least 4:30 AM. With the wind blowing pretty hard it was hard to tell how hard it was raining. I got 2.14". |
| 5/14/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
51F with 70% R h. sky is clear and bright. |
| 5/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
There was no precipitation yesterday or today. The present temp is 59F with with 63% humidity. Light clouds of no more than 25% |
| 5/17/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
It is 100% overcast and a fine mist is still falling. The current temp is 53F with a humidity of 76%. Currently there isn't any wind. The only movement of leaves is when an occasional drop falls off a leaf from above and lands on a lower one. |
| 5/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.52 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temp is 54F with a humidity of 55%. Sky is covered. No further rain predicted. light breeze. Clay soil in our area is beginning to resist further water. |
| 5/19/2010 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
52F with 71% humidity. |
| 5/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temp 57, humidity 78% slightly overcast. |
| 5/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Temp 69F, R. H. 66% The surface clay is still wet from the rains of several days ago. |
| 5/26/2010 |
12:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation over the last 48hrs. Present Temp.is 80F with a R.H. of 58%. |
| 5/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation. temp is 67F with a R.H. of 69%. |
| 5/31/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation two days running. |
| 6/1/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday we had a nice down pour of .72 in half an hour. high winds self pruned a lot of dead twigs up to 3" in diameter in my yard. I tried to report it but was refused because I had used my day's allotted space and time for reporting. Chicago had a lot worse time then I did. |
| 6/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
light mist, non-recordable about 3:30Pm yesterday. Current temperature is 60F the R. H. is 73%. |
| 6/5/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Slow gentle rain. Just a little thunder in the distance. |
| 6/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
it's 61F with a R H of 73%. The sky is clearing. |
| 6/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
I'm pretty well an illiterate when it comes to these computers and their changes. I'm being changed over from Verizon to Pioneer. I'm running into all kinds of trouble. I'll do what I can until I catch up and everything returns to normal. Current temp is 89F with 49% humidity. No wonder I got all heated up moving my pickup load of compost it the back yard holding area. |
| 6/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.82 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
We did have thunder and lightening throughout the fall. We didn't have any violent winds or exciting flashes. It didn't sound like any strikes that hit land based objects. There wasn't any downpours of note. The rains were mostly just steady of and on when they hit. |
| 6/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
just enough to keep me from mowing my grass early before we get our predicted 90+ weather today. It's 73F with a RH of 75%. The warm moist weather is great for our mosquito crop. They are thriving. The plants love it too.
A lot of them are 2 weeks ahead of the season of only a decade or so ago. |
| 6/19/2010 |
7:00 AM |
1.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
We had three separate storms pass over yesterday and last night. There was plenty of thunder and lightening with high winds. Sorry I don't know the speed. there were lots of lightening strikes in the area. electricity was disrupted and the TV was knocked out several times.
In the Afternoon between 1:30 and 2:00 PM .68 fell. There was a steep temperature drop of 92F to 65F in minutes. It passed and around 4"30 the second wave hit. The around 10:30 the third wave hit. These last two storms left a total of .64" There were downed trees but no flooding a car couldn't pass through on our local streets. There were electrical and television disruptions on all three waves. Exciting day. |
| 6/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The sky is blackening up. No rain this past 24 hrs. That looks about to change. |
| 6/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.92 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
We had 0.71" in a half hour in the morning. Overnight we received another 0.21 for a total of 0.92" Both rains were with both lightening and thunder. Still not much standing water in our area. The creeks and rivers are not overflowing buy the water is bank high. |
| 6/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation over night. It has just begun raining in the last 10 minutes. We live on the north side of the Valparaiso Moraine on the watershed leading to Lake Michigan less than 5 miles North. Our rivers and streams empty fairly quickly and usually only scattered spots worry about severe flooding. We do have some areas of pocket flooding. Our soil is now pretty well saturated. For maybe the first mile it is clay and from there to the lake is sand..
On the South side of the Moraine just a few miles South they have mostly clay. They are in the Kankakee watershed. They are beginning to have increasing flooding. The further south the worse it is becoming.
Our news reports are now beginning to map out flood areas for watches etc. We ar about 30 t0 35 miles, as the crow flies SE, of Chicago. There water drains mostly into the Mississippi water shed.
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| 7/12/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain. Lots of thunder and lightening off in the distance. Lake Michigan pulled the storm off above us again. the Mosquitoes are thriving in the recent rain's puddles. They are becoming extremely numerous. We are being warned this is just the beginning of them. |
| 7/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
1.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
1.32"fell during the intermittent thunderstorms that passed through last night. The mosquitoes are steadily increasing. Every bit of standing water is filled with little wigglers. It seems we barely get the water poured out and here comes some more rain. Except in the low spots where it can accumulate most of it runs off into the Lake Michigan watershed.In the more populated areas the dumping of overflow sewage is causing numerous beach closings because of high bacteria counts especially E. Coli. Like in "Jaws" the beaches were open over the July 4Th holiday. Now that the tourists are down, lots of the beaches are again closed. |
| 7/19/2010 |
2:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A brief harsh rain. Some damage in area. Extremely spotty storm patern. |
| 7/24/2010 |
8:37 AM |
1.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
the rain was extremely scattered in local falls. Last night I had to go over about 2miles North and 3miles east. It was dry when I left. When I arrived at the other place trees had been knocked down and a deluge had fallen. The event was cancelled. I returned home to a still dry area. It began raining softly for a couple of hours. It stopped and then another storm hit. Most of the rain fell on the overnight thunderstorm watch. |
| 7/25/2010 |
10:17 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Our watershed to Lake Michigan is never over 5 miles from the lake in our area. In our area the water is efficiently carried off and very little flooding occurs except in isolated spots. The Chicago watershed that artificially is attached to Lake Michigan is suffering severe flooding. They are also receiving more rain because Lake Michigan acts as a buffer for our area and often deflects the weather systems away from us. |
| 7/26/2010 |
2:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
We had all the makings of a good storm. There was a fair wind, plenty of lightening and beautiful thunder rolls and crescendos. Alas my collection tube was bone dry. |
| 7/29/2010 |
10:34 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A quick rain passed through about 4PM yesterday. We we forecast for continuing showers but it was a one shot event. |
| 7/31/2010 |
9:53 AM |
0.88 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Late night early morning along with lightening and thunder. Not severe |
| 8/3/2010 |
9:24 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/6/2010 |
3:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation. Although we've had lots of rain. They ground is pretty dry. |
| 8/7/2010 |
10:34 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nice sunny day. Around 80F. Perfect for the annual golf outing. I am looking forward to a beautiful day with my son and two grandsons on the links. A few clouds and no rain in the immediate forecast. About the first time since league started in the spring. |
| 8/9/2010 |
9:30 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Just a trace from yesterday afternoon. No accumulation. |
| 8/14/2010 |
10:00 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Most of the rain and lightening appeared to head North over Lake Michigan. The rain fell softly and evenly. No big down pour. |
| 8/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation in the last 24hrs. |
| 8/21/2010 |
10:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light quiet rain. Ground is getting dry. Some plants are needing watering. |
| 8/25/2010 |
12:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain the past couple of days. The temperatures have stayed below 80 F. You can feel the fall transition beginning. The trees don't show any fall decline yet. The Yellowing of leaves on the Tulip trees are just becoming noticeable for the first time this season. |
| 9/2/2010 |
8:51 AM |
0.68 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Soft rain after midnight. Still raining this morning. No high winds or thunder and lightening. The plants are already perking back up. Its been dry and hot. Some of the plants have been showing some stress. I watered anyway in between now and the last rain a couple of times. |
| 9/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.59 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The rain came in two waves. The first one was soft and gentle. The second was several hours later and had some wind with lightening and thunder. |
| 9/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation. We are experiencing the fall change over in temperature and feel in the air. Again some of the more sensitive plants are showing signs of lack of moisture. Some of the trees in the popular family are turning. |
| 9/13/2010 |
12:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation this 24 hrs. |
| 9/14/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation in the past 24 hrs. The soil in the area is getting dry. Some of the more sensative plants have needed watering. |
| 9/15/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precipitation for the past 24 hrs. some is expected in a day or two. We are drying out a bit now. The temperatures have moderated in the last week or so. We are having fall like temperatures sans the rain. My fall plant relocation is going great. I won't have to water if the rain comes. The ground needs water either way. |
| 9/16/2010 |
6:30 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
gentle rain of .27". More forecast for the next couple of days in our area. Lake Michigan moves the weather around quite a bit here. Its always a crap shoot as to what area will get hit and which will be spared. Even when I lived 600 miles away from the Chicago area we heard the old saw, "If you don't like the weather in the Chicago area, wait a minute it'll change." |
| 9/19/2010 |
6:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Earlier we had some pretty good gusts. enough to knock over some tall potted plants and help self prune smaller dead branches on the trees. The rains weren't so spectacular. we had a little thunder and lightening. Nothing to brag about. the rains were generally intermittent. a sprinkle or two in mid day and then later in the evening. |
| 9/22/2010 |
11:00 AM |
0.59 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
We had some accompaning lightening and thunder. We were without electricity for a while. I suspect it was an overload with the A/C it was +90F and high humidity before the rains came. They often shut down part of the grid when that happens. Of course the electric company has their patented excuses ready why asked what happened. We are still low on soil humidity according to my plants. Not drought but some stress. |
| 9/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain the past 24 hrs. The temperature here, near Lake Michigan is starting to fluctuate a lot. 20 F shifts happen quickly. The high variations for the day changes by that much days in a row before settling down to more even temperatures. You know what they say about the weather in the Chicago land area? "If you don't like the current weather , wait a minute." |
| 9/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
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The rapid fluctuation of weather systems along with the off shore breezes from Lake Michigan is keeping our area moist with little real rain developing The accumulation of ground water isn't keeping up with the perceived humidity index. The cold from the North and the warm from the south are moderated by Lake Michigan's 68 F water temperature. We are experiencing a couple of days in the 80's and 98's and then a few in the 60 and 70's. The evening temperatures are dropping low enough to make the football games comfortable. |
| 9/25/2010 |
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Although the humidity is up, and the temperature is dropping, it was a great night to watch high school football. No rain or precipitation again in the past 24 hrs. The plants in the pots are needing extra watering because of the lack of rain. We average about 49+ " a year. With your new program of electronically keeping track for us, it should be even easier to know exactly how much precipitation we get. It should be a great boost to making sure we measure and record every day not just on the precipitation days. |
| 9/28/2010 |
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no moisture accumalations in sight. |