Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-1 Latitude 41.3633
Station Name Ottawa 1.3 NW Longitude -88.85664
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 607



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 10 2.85 1.21 31 1.21 31 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 3.17 2.54 30 2.54 30 0.00 0 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 2.18 2.25 31 2.25 31 0.00 0 0 11 6 19.5 8 2
Jan 11 1.59 1.71 31 1.71 31 0.00 0 0 9 9 6.3 8 0
Feb 11 1.52 4.46 27 4.46 27 0.00 0 0 13 3 24.5 5 0
March 11 2.57 1.35 31 1.35 31 0.00 0 0 9 3 0.5 1 0
April 11 3.28 5.74 30 5.74 30 0.00 0 0 17 4 0.0 0 0
May 11 4.17 5.43 31 5.43 31 0.00 0 0 15 5 0.0 0 0
June 11 3.89 6.73 30 6.73 30 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
July 11 3.99 2.00 31 2.00 31 0.00 0 0 6 5 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 3.84 3.24 31 3.24 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 3.27 3.84 30 3.84 30 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.32" 40.50" 364 days 40.50" 364 0.00" 0 days 0 125 days 50 days 50.8" 22 days 2 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
10/1/2010 0.00
10/2/2010 0.05
10/3/2010 T
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 0.00
10/6/2010 0.00
10/7/2010 0.00
10/8/2010 0.00
10/9/2010 0.00
10/10/2010 0.00
10/11/2010 0.00
10/12/2010 0.00
10/13/2010 0.00
10/14/2010 0.15
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 0.01
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.37
10/25/2010 0.47
10/26/2010 0.00
10/27/2010 0.16
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 0.00
11/1/2010 0.00
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.00
11/4/2010 T
11/5/2010 T
11/6/2010 0.00
11/7/2010 0.00
11/8/2010 0.00
11/9/2010 0.00
11/10/2010 0.00
11/11/2010 0.00
11/12/2010 0.01
11/13/2010 T
11/14/2010 0.02
11/15/2010 0.09
11/16/2010 0.02
11/17/2010 T
11/18/2010 T
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.01
11/23/2010 1.10
11/24/2010 0.00
11/25/2010 0.45
11/26/2010 T
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 0.84
12/1/2010 T
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.36
12/5/2010 0.09
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010 T
12/8/2010 0.00
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.13
12/11/2010 0.00
12/12/2010 0.40
12/13/2010 T
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 0.30
12/17/2010 0.03
12/18/2010 0.00
12/19/2010 0.00
12/20/2010 0.00
12/21/2010 0.54
12/22/2010 T
12/23/2010 T
12/24/2010 0.00
12/25/2010 0.34
12/26/2010 0.01
12/27/2010 0.00
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.02
12/31/2010 0.03
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 1.01
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011 T
1/8/2011 T
1/9/2011 0.00
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 T
1/12/2011 0.11
1/13/2011 T
1/14/2011 0.00
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.35
1/19/2011 0.01
1/20/2011 0.03
1/21/2011 T
1/22/2011 0.01
1/23/2011 T
1/24/2011 0.04
1/25/2011 T
1/26/2011 0.00
1/27/2011 T
1/28/2011 0.11
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.04
1/31/2011 T
2/1/2011 0.16
2/2/2011 M
2/3/2011 1.59
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 0.00
2/6/2011 0.05
2/7/2011 0.08
2/8/2011 T
2/9/2011 0.00
2/10/2011 0.00
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 T
2/13/2011 0.00
2/14/2011 0.00
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.12
2/17/2011 0.00
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011 0.00
2/20/2011 0.74
2/21/2011 0.65
2/22/2011 0.08
2/23/2011 0.02
2/24/2011 T
2/25/2011 0.03
2/26/2011 0.08
2/27/2011 0.03
2/28/2011 0.83
3/1/2011 0.00
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.01
3/5/2011 0.46
3/6/2011 0.02
3/7/2011 0.00
3/8/2011 0.00
3/9/2011 0.21
3/10/2011 0.09
3/11/2011 0.00
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 T
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 T
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 T
3/21/2011 0.21
3/22/2011 0.07
3/23/2011 0.22
3/24/2011 0.06
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 0.00
3/27/2011 0.00
3/28/2011 0.00
3/29/2011 0.00
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.00
4/2/2011 0.08
4/3/2011 0.00
4/4/2011 0.32
4/5/2011 T
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 T
4/8/2011 0.58
4/9/2011 0.22
4/10/2011 0.00
4/11/2011 0.04
4/12/2011 0.00
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.42
4/17/2011 0.05
4/18/2011 0.21
4/19/2011 0.11
4/20/2011 1.16
4/21/2011 T
4/22/2011 0.47
4/23/2011 0.81
4/24/2011 0.06
4/25/2011 0.02
4/26/2011 0.83
4/27/2011 0.04
4/28/2011 0.32
4/29/2011 T
4/30/2011 0.00
5/1/2011 0.11
5/2/2011 T
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 T
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.09
5/7/2011 0.09
5/8/2011 0.03
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 T
5/11/2011 0.00
5/12/2011 0.03
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.27
5/15/2011 0.21
5/16/2011 0.02
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 0.00
5/19/2011 0.06
5/20/2011 0.00
5/21/2011 0.03
5/22/2011 0.00
5/23/2011 0.06
5/24/2011 0.00
5/25/2011 T
5/26/2011 2.35
5/27/2011 0.15
5/28/2011 T
5/29/2011 1.57
5/30/2011 0.36
5/31/2011 0.00
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 0.06
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 T
6/6/2011 T
6/7/2011 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.30
6/10/2011 1.08
6/11/2011 0.39
6/12/2011 0.02
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.87
6/16/2011 0.24
6/17/2011 0.00
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 1.27
6/21/2011 1.52
6/22/2011 0.81
6/23/2011 0.02
6/24/2011 0.03
6/25/2011 T
6/26/2011 0.05
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.07
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.00
7/2/2011 0.01
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011 0.00
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011 0.02
7/8/2011 0.00
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.05
7/13/2011 T
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 T
7/18/2011 T
7/19/2011 0.33
7/20/2011 0.00
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 T
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 1.07
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011 0.00
7/29/2011 0.52
7/30/2011 T
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 0.00
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.00
8/4/2011 0.00
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 0.14
8/8/2011 0.01
8/9/2011 0.84
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.09
8/15/2011 0.00
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 T
8/21/2011 0.33
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 1.58
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.00
8/27/2011 0.00
8/28/2011 0.00
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 0.00
8/31/2011 0.25
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.58
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 0.06
9/10/2011 0.05
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.07
9/16/2011 0.00
9/17/2011 T
9/18/2011 0.01
9/19/2011 0.70
9/20/2011 0.00
9/21/2011 0.00
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.00
9/24/2011 T
9/25/2011 T
9/26/2011 0.37
9/27/2011 1.78
9/28/2011 0.17
9/29/2011 T
9/30/2011 0.05



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-30-10: High 77, Low 49 (11:59pm) wind NW & N 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. At 5:20am no crickets, temp 44, wind calm, dew point 41, humidity 88%. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 6:37pm. September rain total 1.94 Past September rains 1.30 2009, 9.03 2008 and .52 2007.
10/2/2010 5:20 AM 0.05 M M M M 10-01-10: High 79, Low 42, wind NW, W, SW & N calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain this morning in the wee hours .05 in gauge. At 5:20am temp 50, wind NE 10 mph, dew point 47, humidity 86%, WIND CHILL 46. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 6:35pm.
10/3/2010 5:20 AM T M M M M 10-02-10: High 59 (12:01am) Low 44 (11:59pm) wind NE & N 5-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. No rain in gauge but I did have a couple of drops on my windshield in the early afternoon. At 5:20am temp 39, wind N 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 79%, wind chill 34. Yesterday afternoon I noticed some people covering their rose bushes and plants. No frost as of this report time. Sunrise 6:54, Sunset 6:33pm. Speaking of sunrise & sunsets, in the words of Yogi Berra "Its getting late early out there."
10/4/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-03-10: High 60, Low 38, wind N, NE & E 4-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. At 5:20am temp 35, wind N 4 mph, dew point 32, humidity 90%, perfect conditons for frost. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 6:32pm. Yesterday the blackbirds were in the treetops squawking very loud, making flight plans for the south, they should be gone within 10 days.
10/5/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-04-10: High 65, Low 34, wind vrbl calm-9 mph. Yesterday frost on my roof, yard but selective on vehicles, frost was not as bad down the hill in town. At 5:20am frost. There is froze dew on my mail box, temp 33, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 90%. Normal 68/43. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 6:30pm.
10/6/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-05-10: High 73, Low 33, wind W & NW calm-8 mph. Yesterday morning was another frost event. So that means a day with temps at or above 70 degrees is now "Indian Summer." At 5:20am temp 40, wind calm, dew point 36, humidity 90%. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:28pm.
10/7/2010 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-06-10: High 82 (beautiful day!) Low 39, wind W & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. At 5am clear, temp 48, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 42, humidity 85%. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 6:27pm. The Blackhawks start their hockey season tonight, now thats a sign of fall/winter. FYI there are 79 shopping days until Christmas.
10/8/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-07-10: High 80, Low 47, wind NW & W 4-15 mph. At 5:20am temp 40, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 85%. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 6:25pm. 23 days left until Halloween Day, do you have your candy ready?
10/9/2010 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-08-10: High 83, Low 40, wind W & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Yesterday morning isolated/limited roof frost at the bottom of Poplar St Hill on Catlin Street. At 5:40am temp 49, wind calm, dew point 43, humidity 84%. Beautiful Friday afternoon on the two rivers here in Ottawa, many boats were on the water as every boater said that 80 degree days will not be around much longer and take advantage while we can! Sunrise 7:00am, Sunset 6:23pm. Maples trees almost/or at peak color, awesome site to behold.
10/10/2010 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-09-10: High 91 (record breaker) Low 49, wind W & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. At 6:10am field fog to the NW, temp 53, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 86%. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 6:22pm.
10/11/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-10-10: High 87, Low 53, wind W & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph. At 5:20am temp 55, wind S 2 mph, dew point 51, humidity 84%. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 6:20pm. A year ago on 10-10-09 the temp was 47/30.
10/12/2010 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-11-10: High 86, Low 55, wind SW, W & NE calm-8 mph. At 5:25am fog trying to develop, temp 51, wind calm, dew point 50, humidity 94%. Normal temps for today 66/44 and record temps 86 in 1890, 25 in 1987. A year ago the farmers were shut down in the fields due to bad weather conditions and some would continue to harvest until Christmas, this year many are already done. A little rain would be nice, very dry conditions. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:19pm.
10/13/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-12-10: High 85, Low 51, wind vrbl calm-9 mph. Today at 5:15am temp 55, wind N 7 mph, a skinny "front line" is on the radar coming from the NW, dew point 52, humidity 84%. The miners in Chile are OK and coming out of the mine as I type this. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 6:17pm.
10/14/2010 4:50 AM 0.15 M M M M 10-13-10: High 71, Low 43, wind N & NW 4-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Thunderstorm came in after my report, rain .12 before 7am and .03 afterwards, total .15 in gauge. Today at 4:50am clear and cool, temp 38, wind calm, dew point 34, humidity 74%. Normal for today 65/41. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:15pm. Talked to a farmer yesterday and he has finished harvesting. Only 2 weeks left before the boat should come out.
10/15/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-14-10: High 70, Low 38, wind NW, W & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Yesterday was the 10th Indian Summer day in a row since our frost. Last fall we were lucky if we had any. Today at 5:15am temp 45, wind N 8 mph, dew point 34, humidity 66%, wind chill 40. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 6:14pm.
10/16/2010 6:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-15-10: High 67, Low 44, wind NW & N calm-13 mph. Today at 6:59am clear, no fog, temp 37, wind S 4 mph, dew point 35, humidity 90%, wind chill 34. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:12pm.
10/17/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-16-10: High 75, Low 37 (no frost) wind S, SW, W and NW 4-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Today at 5:20am temp 45, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 40, humidity 75%, wind chill 43. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 6:11pm. Yesterday in Peru, The Southshore Boat Club took out their docks/seasons over.
10/18/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-17-10: High 70, Low 44, wind NW, N & NE calm-9 mph. It was another beautiful Indian Summer day. Today at 5:15am cloudy, temp 49, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 67%. Records for today 85/1908 and 20/1976. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:09pm. We've got 68 shopping days until Christmas.
10/19/2010 5:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-18-10: High 64, Low 40 (11:59pm) wind E, NE, N & NW calm-13 mph. Light drizzle around 6:20am barely wet the driveway. today at 5:20am clear & cold, temp 33, wind calm, perfect conditions for frost, dew point 30, humidity 81%. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:08pm.
10/20/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-19-10: High 65, Low 33, wind NW, W & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph and early morning light roof top frost. Today at 5:15am temp 44, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 37, humidity 70%. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:06pm. In other news, The Aztec calendar might be wrong about 2012, so there is your good news for today.
10/21/2010 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-20-10: High 73, Low 43, wind SW & W 3-25 mph w/gust 35 mph. Nice day on the two rivers except for the wind. I haven't seen that many orange ladybug/jap beetles this year, is it just me? Today at 5:10am temp 38, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 86, wind chill 33. Full moon tomorrow or Saturday depending on which calendar your looking at. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:05pm.
10/22/2010 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-21-10: High 60, Low 37, wind NW & W 3-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 5:00am temp 30, wind calm, dew point 25, humidity 75%, frost. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:03pm. Depending on which calendar you observe, full moon tonight which is called "Hunter's Moon" or "Moon Of Falling Leaves."
10/23/2010 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-22-10: High 70, Low 30, wind SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Another beautiful day on the Fox & IL Rivers, cabin cruisers are 95% out of the water. I will be shooting for early next week. Today at 5:25am temp 60 and slowly rising, wind SSW 5-7 mph, dew point 43 and a very low humidity reading of 49%. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 6:02pm.
10/24/2010 5:20 AM 0.37 M M M M 10-23-10: High 70, Low 55, wind SW, S and a splash of SE calm-22 mph w/gust 29 mph. Before noon .37 in gauge with a trace this morning in the wee hours. Today at 5:20am its mild, temp 60, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 53, humidity 73%. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:01pm. Two weeks left of central daylight savings time. 62 shopping days until Christmas.
10/25/2010 5:20 AM 0.47 M M M M 10-24-10: High 72, Low 58, wind SE, S & SW 3-21 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain .47 in gauge. Today at 5:20am clear, temp 56, wind S 5 mph, dew point 54, humidity 94%, no fog at this moment. Record temps for today 81 in 1927 and 19 in 1981, normal 60/39. Will we get near the record today? Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 5:59pm.
10/26/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-25-10: High 72, Low 54, wind SW, S & SE 5-30 mph w/gust 34 mph. Today at 5:30am temp 69, wind from S, SE and SW 26 mph w/gust 42+ mph, dew point 63, humidity 82%. Word for the day: BOMBOGENESIS. This mid latitude cyclone will be worse than "The Edmund Fitzgerald" storm of the 70's. Severe thunderstorm approaching from the SW. Rain started just before observation time, I will include all rainfall in tomorrow's report. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 5:58pm. Nail it down if you want to save it! BRING IN ALL OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BECOME AIRBOURNE!!!!!
10/27/2010 5:15 AM 0.16 M M M M 10-26-10: High 71, Low 53, WIND....S, SW, WSW 14-41 mph w/gust 53 mph. *special note* as tail-end of thunderstorm was exiting (6:40am) wind/gust really picked up (62 mph) I muttered tornado to my wife (as wind back lashed from the NW) but our dog started to howl, he only does that when we have tornadic activity. If you check the radar from yesterday that same patch of weather went into DeKalb and they had tornado warnings, just a post note. Today at 5:15am clear, temp 50, wind SW 14 mph, dew point 39, humidity 55%. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 5:56pm. BTW .16 in gauge & yesterday was also one of the lowest bar. metric pressure readings I've ever seen.
10/28/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-27-10: High 66, Low 43, wind SW & W 13-39 mph w/gust 52 mph. Today at 5:20am, temp 40, wind W 17 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 33, humidity 74%, wind chill 32. Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:55pm.
10/29/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-28-10: High 47, Low 32, wind W & NW 7-26 mph w/gust 33 mph. Today at 5:20am cold, temp 27, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 25, humidity 89%, wind chill 21. Sunrise 7:23am, Sunset 5:54.
10/30/2010 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-29-10: High 55, Low 27, wind NW, W & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Today at 5:25am temp 40, wind SW 8 mph, dew point 29, humidity 64%. Normal temps for today 59/38. Sunrise 7:24am, Sunset 5:52pm. Rain for the month of October 1.21 Thats a low figure compared to last year 7.05 in 2009.
10/31/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-30-10: High 64, Low 39, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 5:20am temp 35, wind N 7 mph, dew point 30, humidity 84%, wind chill 29. Sunrise 7:25am, Sunset 5:51pm. Happy Halloween/Oiche Shamhna/Samhain Day as we journey into the "dark half." (last week of cdt)
11/1/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-31-10: High 55, Low 34, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph and morning frost on the roofs and yards. At 5:15am its cold, temp 31, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 29, humidity 89%, wind chill 28. Sunrise 7:26am, Sunset 5:50pm. Welcome to the last month of Autumn. The boat is covered and put away, the lawn is cut for the last time I hope, next weekend I'll see if the snow blower starts up.
11/2/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-01-10: High 57, Low 30, wind NE & E calm-12 mph. Today at 5:20am temp 30, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 26, humidity 83%. Sunrise 7:28am, Sunset 5:49pm. Happy Santa Muerte Day.
11/3/2010 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-02-10: High 58, Low 30, wind NE, E & SE calm-15 mph. Today at 5:10am temp 28, wind calm, dew point 24, humidity 81%. Sunrise 7:29am, Sunset 5:47pm. FYI 52 shopping days until Christmas and 3 weeks and a day until Thanksgiving.
11/4/2010 5:15 AM T M M M M 11-03-10: High 61, Low 28, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-16 mph. Between 9:30 & 10:15am enough rain drops to wet the sidewalk but nothing in gauge = Trace. Today at 5:15am temp 41, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 36, humidity 73%, wind chill 34. Sunrise 7:30am, Sunset 5:46pm. Three more days of CDT then we "fall" back to CST.
11/5/2010 5:20 AM T M M M M 11-04-10: High 54, Low 37, wind NW & N 6-28 mph w/gust 33 mph. Trace of rain, gauge full of spiders and webs, although I did have witnesses in NE Ottawa in the Dayton Rd, Wood Duck Lane and Dayton Ridge area report around 2:15pm heavy downpour and HAIL. Size unknown, confirmed it wasn't sleet. Today at 5:20am temp 29, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 23, humidity 78%, wind chill 21. Normal 54/35. Record 75 in 1924 and 17 in 1991. Sunrise 7:31am, Sunset 5:45pm.
11/6/2010 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-05-10: High 44, Low 27, wind N & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 5:25am temp 20, wind calm, dew point 16, humidity 82%. Sunrise 7:32am, Sunset 5:44pm. Don't forget to change your clocks tonight. Including your cars, how many clocks do you change?
11/7/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-06-10: High 51, Low 20, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-10 mph, whatever remaining leaves left are falling. Today at 5:20am temp 32, wind S 6 mph, dew point 25, humidity 66%. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 4:43pm. House smells like turkey as I am cooking one for The Marquette Academy/St. Columba School Turkey Dinner. Come & Get It!
11/8/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-07-10: High 65, Low 32, wind SW, S & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 5:15am temp 37, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 29, humidity 74%. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 4:42pm. Get ready for Indian Summer part 2.
11/9/2010 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-08-10: High 73, Low 37, wind SE, S & SW 3-15 mph. Today at 5:10am temp 40, wind S 4 mph, dew point 32, humidity 71%. If today was normal it would be 53/36. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 4:41pm. The large boats came out of the Fox River Saturday, to bad as today would be a great day for a boat ride. 46 days to get your shoppping done.
11/10/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-09-10: High 74, Low 40, wind S & SE calm-13 mph. Today at 5:15am clear, temp 42, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 36, humidity 79%. Normal for today 52/33. Record high could be broken today, 73 in 1949 and 15 in 1973. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 4:40pm. Enjoy this weather. The long term forecast shows a radical drop coming our way in about 7-10 days. (33/17)
11/11/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-10-10: High 73 (tied record) Low 42, wind SE & S 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 5:15am temp 51, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 43, humidity 70%. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 4:38pm. Sure doesn't feel like November.
11/12/2010 5:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 11-11-10: High 66, Low 50, wind SE, W, NW, N & NE calm-11 mph. Gauge reading was just under .01 but I even'd off to an inch. Today at 5:20am temp 46, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 42, humidity 86%. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 4:38pm.
11/13/2010 5:40 AM T M M M M 11-12-10: High 72*, Low 46, wind NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Yesterday's high beat record highs at Chicago/Midway, Rockford, Peru & Morris. 7 drops of rain in gauge. Today at 5:40 temp mild 52, wind ESE 5 mph, dew point 43, humidity 74%. Normal for today 47/30. Yesterday's low was a degree higher than the normal high temp. What a week! Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 4:37pm. Christmas deco starting to slowly pop-up.
11/14/2010 5:15 AM 0.02 M M M M 11-13-10: High 59 (and fell) Low 40, wind E, SE, S, SW and W 5-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain .02 in gauge. A text book "gloomy gus day." Today at 5:15am temp 38, wind W 9 mph w/gust 16 mph, dew point 29, humidity 70%, wind chill 32. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunrise 4:36pm.
11/15/2010 5:15 AM 0.09 M M M M 11-14-10: High 52, Low 37, wind SW, W & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain .09 in gauge. Today at 5:15am temp 32, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 92%. Do you know where your scraper is? Hope so, you'll need it this morning. On my walk yesterday I noticed there are still a lot of robins around, we'll see if they wise up soon and fly south. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 4:35pm.
11/16/2010 5:10 AM 0.02 M M M M 11-15-10: High 54, Low 32, wind SE, S and a splash of SW calm-17 mph. Rain .02 in gauge. Today at 5:10am temp 32, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 28, humidity 86%, wind chill 26. Today's records should hold, 76 in 1931 and 2 in 1908. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 4:34pm. And you now have 39 shopping days until Christmas.
11/17/2010 5:15 AM T M M M M 11-16-10: High 56, Low 32, wind S, SE, E & W calm-10. Trace of rain, just enough to barely wet the deck. Today at 5:15am temp 36, wind W 7 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 32, humidity 94%, wind chill 30. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 4:34pm.
11/18/2010 5:20 AM T M M M M 11-17-10: High 47, Low 34, wind W, NW & N 4-16 mph. 7am a light fog rolled in. Five drops of rain on my windshield around 11am. Today at 5:20am temp 32, wind NW 6 mph, dew point 28, humidity 83, wind chill 27. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 4:33pm. This might be a good weekend to put up the outside Xmas deco.
11/19/2010 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-18-10: High 42, Low 30, wind N, NW, W & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Today at 5:10am temp 26, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 21, humidity 81%. Normal for today 47/32. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 4:32pm. Don't forget to defrost your turkey & as Joyce L. used to say 2-3 pound per day in the fridge.
11/20/2010 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-19-10: High 56, Low 26, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 4-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Today at 9:30 with the late report: temp 39, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 32, humidity 82%. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 4:31pm. Congrats to The Marquette Academy 8th grade girls basketball team who finished the season 19-2 and now on to the regionals in Odell on Monday.
11/21/2010 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-20-10: High 52, Low 30, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Yesterday on the WGN farm report Orion Samuelson made it a POINT to say "WATER YOUR TREE'S" it is very dry and a cold spell is coming, roots need moister for the winter. Today at 5:00am overcast w/haze, if it wasn't for the wind we'd probably have fog. Temp 45, wind SE 8-13 mph, dew point 43, humidity 88%. Normal for today 45/28. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 4:31pm. You now have 34 shopping days until Christmas. Full Moon for November is "Beaver" Moon.
11/22/2010 5:15 AM 0.01 M M M M 11-21-10: High 61 (11:59pm) Low 45, wind SE & S 5-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, rain .01 in gauge. Today at 5:15am clear as I can see the full moon but storms developing SW of us and looks like their coming our way, temp 60.7, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 56, humidity 88%. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 4:30pm. Robins are still hanging around, we'll see how smart they are this week.
11/23/2010 5:00 AM 1.10 M M M M 11-22-10: High 72 (new record) Low 36, wind SW, S, W and NW 6-31 mph w/gust 40 mph. 3 rain events .11 at 7am, .15 at 3pm and .84 at 4pm total 1.10 in gauge. Yesterday along with record breaking highs we had tornado watch & warnings, severe t-storms, just another November day in IL. Thank goodness no hail! Today at 5am temp 27, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 22, humidity 78%, wind chill 17. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 4:30pm. Forecast high for today 35, what a difference a day makes.
11/24/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-23-10: High 36 (12:01am) 33 Daytime High, Low 25 (11:59pm) wind W, NW, N, NE & E 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. First under 40 degree day of the season. Today at 5:15am a lot like yesterday morning, temp 28, wind SE 10 mph, dew point 25, humidity 79%, wind chill 19. Normal for today 44/26. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 4:29pm. 31 shopping days until Christmas.
11/25/2010 5:30 AM 0.45 M M M M 11-24-10: High 39 (11:59pm) Low 25, wind E & SE calm-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Around 9am freezing rain & sleet causing a few traffic accidents, changing to rain. 12am to 7pm .15 and through the night .30 equals .45 total rain in gauge. Today at 5:30 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Temp 39, FOG which is geting displaced by NW wind 10 mph, dew point 38, humidity 95%, wind chill 32. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 4:29pm. Please give thanks for what you have and damn the retailers for trying to rid us of this holiday.
11/26/2010 5:50 AM T M M M M 11-25-10: High 40, Low 23, wind NW, W calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Trace of rain around 6:40am on my morning walk. Today at 5:50am temp 18, wind WSW 10 mph, dew point 14, humidity 67%, wind chill 7. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 4:28pm. The women folk left the house around midnight and they are on the Christmas hunt & spend.
11/27/2010 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-26-10: High 37, Low 18, wind SW, W & NW 8-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Today at 5:50am temp 22, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 14, humidity 68%, wind chill 12. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/28/2010 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-27-10: High 36, Low 22, wind NW, W & SE calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 6:05am temp 23, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 21, humidity 92%. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 4:27pm. (btw) Robins have finally flown south. Yesterday put up Christmas Tree, today deco it. Go Bears!
11/29/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-28-10: High 48, Low 22, wind S & SE 3-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Today at 5:15am temp 35, wind SE 11 mph, dew point 29, humidity 77%, wind chill 27. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 4:27pm. All deck out for Christmas inside & out.
11/30/2010 5:15 AM 0.84 M M M M 11-29-10: High 49 (11:00pm) Low 34, wind S & SE 7-21 mph w/gust 29 mph. Late afternoon and early evening rain .77 and overnight rain .07 total .84 in gauge. Today at 5:15am temp 35 and falling, mist, wind WNW 18 mph, dew point 34, humidity 90%, wind chill 25. If it wasn't for the wind we'd have a heck of a fog. Normal for today 41/26. Sunrise 7:00am, Sunset 4:26pm.
12/1/2010 5:15 AM T T M M M 11-30-10: High 49 (12:01am) Low 25, wind SW, W & NW 10-26 mph w/gust 32 mph. 1st Snow, light flurries leave a very small trace. Today, welcome to Meteorological Winter! Temp at 5:15 is 22, wind NW 15 mph, dew point 15, dew point 71, wind chill a balmy 9. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 4:26pm. November precipitation 2.54 last year was 1.41
12/2/2010 5:10 AM T T M M M 12-01-10: High 27 (1st day below 30) Low 22, wind NW & W 8-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. Light snow flurries. Today at 5:10am temp 22, wind WNW 13 mph, dew point 17, humidity 77%, wind chill 10. Winter storm watch to our northwest & possibly heading our way. Normal temp for today 41/24. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 4:26pm as we are getting near the bottom of sunset time, I believe 12-08 we gain our first minute back in the afternoon. Stay tuned! 23 shopping days until Christmas.
12/3/2010 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-02-10: High 32, Low 21, wind NW & W calm-15 mph. Today at 5:10am temp 19, wind NW 4 mph, dew point 15, humidity 84, wind chill 13. We are under a Winter Weather Advisory 3-5 inches forecasted for tonight. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 4:26pm. God Bless Ron Santo. Congarts to the 8th grade Academy girls basketball team winning the Odell regional.
12/4/2010 6:48 AM 0.36 6.0 M M M 12-03-10: High 32, Low 18, wind N, NW, SE & E calm-7 mph. Snow started around 8:30ish last night. Today at 6:48am snowing, I have 6 inches of snow, with .36 in gauge, its not a wet nor dry snow, in between, temp 28, wind E 3 mph, dew point 26, humidity 94%. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 4:26pm. *correction: tomorrow we lose the last minute of daylight at night and gain it back on December 14th* Three weeks until Christmas.
12/5/2010 5:50 AM 0.09 2.0 M 8.0 M 12-04-10: High 32, Low 27, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-10 mph. Additional 2 inches adding up to a total of 8 inches of snowfall. Today at 5:50am temp 18, wind NW 9 mph, dew point 15, humidity 89%, wind chill 8. City snowplows finally showed up at 7pm, my tax dollars at work (HA!) Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 4:25pm (maximum loss)
12/6/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M 12-05-10: High 27 (12:01am) Low 7, wind NW & W 7-20 mph. Today at 5:20am temp 5, wind NW 12 mph, dew point 2, humidity 79%, wind chill minus 10 below zero. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 4:25pm.
12/7/2010 5:10 AM T T M M M 12-06-10: High 19, Low 4, wind NW & W 9-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Snow flurries at 4:20pm. Today at 5:10am temp 9, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 4, humidity 79%, wind chill minus 3 below zero. Normal for today 36/20. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset bottomed out at 4:25pm. You have 18 shopping days until Christmas.
12/8/2010 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-07-10: High 18, Low 4, wind NW & W 6-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Today at 5:50am temp 1, wind W 3 mph, dew point minus 3, humidity 83. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 4:25pm. Where were you 30 years ago tonight?
12/9/2010 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-08-10: High 21, Low 0, wind W & NW calm-10 mph. Today at 5:10am temp 7 and slowly rising (?) wind calm, dew point 2, humidity 77%. *Flashback* in 1991 today it was 65. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 4:25pm. In 6 days we gain a minute in the afternoon!
12/10/2010 5:15 AM 0.13 1.0 M M M 12-09-10: High 33 (11:59pm) Low 0, wind SE & S calm-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Evening fluffy snow 1 inch and .13 in gauge. Today at 5:15am temp 26, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 22, humidity 88%. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:25pm.
12/11/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-10-10: High 40, Low 23, wind SW, S & SE calm-13 mph. With warm temps a lot of melting snow. Today at 5:15am no fog, winter storm watch in effect, temp 28, wind E 5 mph, dew point 26, humidity 90%, wind chill 23. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:25pm. Good Luck to Marquette Academy 8th grade girls basketball team today in the class 1A elite 8 State finals.
12/12/2010 12:01 PM 0.40 T M M M 12-11-10: High 37, Low 21, wind E, SE, SW & W 3-21 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain .40 in gauge. Just got back from Peoria at 10:45am drove home in total white outs on Route 116 couldn't see 3 feet in front of my car, I was surprised police didn't close some roads down. Normal travel time from Peoria to Ottawa is 1 and 1/2 hours, it took 2 and 1/2 hours. Today at 12:01pm temp 22 and falling, wind NW 26 mph w/gust 37 mph, dew point 17, humidity 82%, wnd chill 5. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm. Any snow that we got is 50 miles from here by now. Back to travel, AVOID IT if at all possible, take it from me, I'm lucky to be alive. OK in town, rural conditions are blizzard white outs!!! GO BEARS!
12/13/2010 5:30 AM T T M M M 12-12-10: High 29, Low 11, wind W, NW & N 6-35 mph w/gust 45 mph, blizzard conditions w/white outs that I've never seen that bad before. No drifting at my house which I'm very surprised. Any snow that I got is 50 miles from here thats why I put "trace". At 5:30am temp 4, wind NW 8 mph, dew point minus 1, humidity 68%, wind chill minus 10. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:25pm. Tomorrow we gain back a minute!
12/14/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-13-10: High 13, Low 2, wind NW 5-22 mph. Today at 5:15am temp minus 1, wind NW 4 mph, dew point minus 6, humidity 77%, wind chill minus 10. Normal for today 36/20. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 7:26pm. We got a minute of daylight back in the evening!!
12/15/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-14-10: High 17, Low minus 4, wind NW & W calm-10 mph. Today at 5:15am, temp 2, wind E 2 mph, dew point minus 6, humidity 82%. We are under a winter advisory so be advised! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:26pm. 10 shopping days left and if you have pets be careful when you let them outside. Coyotes are all over and are coming very near human living area's looking for food, they are hungry. Had a visual yesterday and paw prints are all over in the snow.
12/16/2010 5:30 AM 0.30 1.5 M M M 12-15-10: High 23, Low minus 2, wind SE & E calm-11 mph. Yesterday at 7am a fog bank rolled through for a short visit. Today at 5:30am snowing with 1.5 on the ground and .30 in the gauge, full snow report tomorrow, wind calm, dew point 17, humidity 88%. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. Got 1/2 of my Christmas shopping done yesterday.
12/17/2010 5:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M 12-18-10: High 25, Low 18, wind E, NE, NW & W calm-10 mph. Swear I saw some fog in the farm fields last night, some NWS stations did report some fog. Additional half inch of snow .03 melted snow in gauge, making snow total 2 inches. Today at 5:00am temp 11, wind W 3 mph, dew point 8, humidity 85%. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. 8 days left and I'm just about done.
12/18/2010 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-17-10: High 22, Low 8, wind W & SW calm-12 mph. Today at 5:50am temp 9, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 5, humidity 88%. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:27pm. All is quiet on the western front. One week until Christmas.
12/19/2010 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-18-10: High 22, Low 7, wind SW & W 3-12 mph. Today at 5:45am temp 4, wind WSW 5 mph, dew point minus 2, humidity 76%, wind chill minus 6. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:28pm. We now have 3 coyotes in the neighborhood.
12/20/2010 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-19-10: High 21, Low 3, wind SW, W & NW calm-12 mph. Today at 5:30am temp 11, wind E 3 mph, dew point 6, humidity 78%. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm. Done shopping.
12/21/2010 5:30 AM 0.54 4.0 M M M 12-20-10: High 29 (11:59pm) Low 1, wind SE & E calm-15 mph. Snow started around noon 3.5 in some areas more 4 inch readings, going with 4 inches & .54 in gauge which includes freezing rain, millimeter of ice on the surface of everything. Be extremely careful driving!!! At 5:30am mist, temp 31, wind E 6 mph, dew point 28, humidity 92%, wind chill 25. Normal for today 32/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/22/2010 5:00 AM T M M M M 12-21-10: High 36, Low 21, wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW calm, later in day up to 22 mph. Heavy fog w/mist through out the day. The December full moon is called the "Cold Moon." Today at 5:00am temp 21, wind NW 14 mph, dew point 16, humidity 81%, wind chill 8. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/23/2010 5:40 AM T M M M M 12-22-10: High 35, Low 18, wind W, NW & N 5-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. Today at 5:40am temp 13, wind calm, dew point 11, humidity 90%, some fog creeping in. On this date it was 60 in 1979 and minus 21 in 1989. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:30. We've gained back 5 minutes in the afternoon! I had a few drops on my windshield.
12/24/2010 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-23-10: High 33, Low 10, wind NW, N, NE calm-7 mph. Today at 5:55am temp 26, wind calm, dew point 24, humidity 89%, winter weather advisory in effect, awaiting the on coming snowfall. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm.
12/25/2010 5:45 AM 0.34 3.8 M M M 12-24-10: High 32, Low 21, wind NE & N calm-8 mph. 3.8 inches of snow with .34 in the gauge. Today at 5:45am temp 25, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 89%. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:31pm. Merry Christmas.
12/26/2010 5:45 AM 0.01 0.7 M M M 12-25-10: High 32, Low 23, wind NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. This morning we got some lake effect snow/dusting of 3/4 of an inch. I am getting drifting from the previous snowfall, I had to dig my way to the cylinder. Today at 5:45am temp 24, wind NNE 12 mph, dew point 19, humidity 84%, wind chill 12. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:31pm.
12/27/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-26-10: High 33, Low 17, wind N & NW 3-20 mph. At 5:15am temp 10, wind calm, dew point 5, humidity 87%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 10.47 and the Fox at Dayton 6.15 keep an eye on the rivers later in the week (with frozen ground) melting and predicted heavy rains in the forecast could produce flooding conditions. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:32pm. Back to normal today.
12/28/2010 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-27-10: High 21, Low 8, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-12 mph. Today at 5:15am temp 17, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 14, humidity 86%. Remember back in 1984 it was 61 degrees today? 2 pontoon boats from Shoreline went out on the river that day. Sunrise today is at 7:20am as we are almost at the extreme loss of daylight in the morning, Sunset 4:33pm with a gain of 8 minutes in the evening.
12/29/2010 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-28-10: High 31, Low 9, wind S & SW calm-9 mph. At 4:59am freezing fog warning, no fog at this moment, temp 14, wind E 3 mph, dew point 11, humidity 88%. Fox River has 8 inches of ice, cars & snowmobiles were driven on it last week. Possiblie ice jams with melting? Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:33pm.
12/30/2010 4:59 AM 0.02 M M M M 12-29-10: High 37 (11:59pm) Low 11, wind S & SE calm-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Afternoon fog, started to rain around 4:30ish .02 in gauge. Today at 4:59am light fog, temp 37, snow is melting, wind SSE 11 mph, dew point 35, humidity 96%, wind chill 29. Normal for today is 30/15. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:34pm.
12/31/2010 4:59 AM 0.03 M M M M 12-30-10: High 46, Low 36, wind SE & S 7-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Massive snow melt, I have a backyard again! Ground firm, sump pump active. Rain .03 in gauge from over night. At 4:59am thunderstorm & rain started as I walked out to gauge. I'll have full report tomorrow. Temp has backed down to 45, wind SSE 10 mph, dew point 43, humidity 93%, wind chill 40, cloud to cloud lightning & heavy rain. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:35. Until we meet again next year this is IL-LS-1 signing off.
1/1/2011 6:50 AM 1.01 M M M M 12-31-10: High 56, Low 40, wind S, SE & W 5-24 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain 1.01 in gauge. Rivers rising but at the moment they are holding their own. Total rain for 2010 32.35 and heaviest rain 1.62 May 2nd. How about all of the tornado watches & warnings south of LaSalle County yesterday? At 6:50am temp 24 and falling, wind W 15 mph w/gust 24 mph, dew point 14, humidity 65%, wind chill 11. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:36pm. Happy New Year.
1/2/2011 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-01-11: High 39 (12:01am) Low 18 (11:59pm) wind SW & W 10-27 mph w/gust 35 mph. Today at 5:40am temp 13, wind W 8 mph, dew point 7, humidity 67%, wind chill 2. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 8.91/flood stage 12, IL River at Morris 12.10/flood stage 16, Ottawa 461.17/flood stage 463. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:37pm.
1/3/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-02-11: High 30, Low 13, wind W, SW & S 3-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 22, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 17, humidity 75%, wind chill 16. Normal for today 30/13. We have hit maximum loss of morning daylight, Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 4:38pm.
1/4/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-03-11: High 39, Low 21, wind SW & S calm-11 mph. Right here, right now at 4:59am temp 26, wind WNW 10 mph, dew point 21, humidity 72%, wind chill 16. Sunrise 7:22am (maximum loss) Sunset 4:39pm.
1/5/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-04-11: High 31 (12:01am) Low 11 (11:59pm) wind W, NW & N calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 13, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 10, humidity 81%. Sunrise 7:22am (maximum loss in morning) Sunset 4:39pm.
1/6/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-05-11: High 38, Low 12, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 4:59 temp 28, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 24, humidity 79%. Sunrise 7:22am (maximum loss) Sunset 4:41pm.
1/7/2011 4:59 AM T T M M M 01-06-11: High 32 (12:01am) Low 18, wind NW & W 5-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Brief snow flurries around 8am. Today at 4:59am temp 19, wind NW 4 mph, dew point 10, humidity 65%, wind chill 13. Sunrise 7:22am (maximum loss) Sunset 4:40pm.
1/8/2011 7:40 AM T T M M M 01-07-11: High 25, Low 13, wind W & NW 4-24 mph w/gust 31 mph and snow flurries during the day. Today at 7:40am temp 12, NW 14 mph, dew point 2, humidity 65%, wind chill minus 3. Sunrise 7:21 (gained one minute) Sunset 4:42pm.
1/9/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-08-11: High 27, Low 10, wind NW & W 5-24 mph. Today at 5:30am temp 8, wind calm, dew point minus 2, humidity 70%. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:43pm. This is my 3rd attempt to login, modem problems.
1/10/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-09-11: High 30, Low 5, wind vrbl. calm-8 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 20, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 16, humidity 77%, wind chill 15. Some snow in our future. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:45pm.
1/11/2011 4:59 AM T T M M M 01-10-11: High 32, Low 18, wind NE & E 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Light dusting over night. Today at 4:59am snow has started, we are in a winter weather advisory 3-5 inches in the forecast. Temp 22, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 19, humidity 84%, wind chill 14. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:46pm. Full snow report in tomorrows information.
1/12/2011 4:59 AM 0.11 1.8 M M M 01-11-11: High 29, Low 19, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Fluffy light snow 1.75 but I entered 1.8 as your software requires rounding and .11 in gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 19, wind WNW 11 mph, dew point 14, humidity 81%, wind chill 6. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:47pm.
1/13/2011 4:59 AM T T M M M 01-12-11: High 28, Low 15, wind NW & W 7-16 mph w/gust 20 mph. A few snow flakes in the air during the afternoon. Today at 4:59am temp 12, wind calm, dew point 6, humidity 75%. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:48pm.
1/14/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-13-11: High 18, Low 5, wind W, SW & S calm-12 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 15, wind calm, dew point 12, humidity 80%. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:49pm.
1/15/2011 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-14-11: High 25, Low 12, wind S, W & SW calm-8 mph. Today at 5:50am temp 24, wind NW 9 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 17, humidity 77%, wind chill 15. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:50pm.
1/16/2011 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-15-11: High 29, Low 10, wind SW, W & NW 3-18 mph w/gust 23 mph and a flake or two in the air, temp dropped through out the day. Today at 5:20am temp 6, wind calm, dew point minus 1, humidity 79%. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:51pm. In the do you remember department, back in 1990 today it was 55 degrees. I wonder what Bear team will show up today?
1/17/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-16-11: High 22, Low 5, wind NW, N & NE calm-8 mph. Today at 4:59am no snow.....yet, temp 21, wind SE 9 mph, dew point 17, humidity 84%, wind chill 11. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:52pm.
1/18/2011 4:59 AM 0.35 1.2 M M M 01-17-11: High 36, Low 20, wind SE, S & SW calm-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. Snow, sleet, rain .35 in gauge, measement of snow difficult as it melted through out the day, I did measure an inch but I believe we got around 1.25 of fluffy snow. Today at 4:59am temp 33, wind NNW 4 mph, light fog, dew point 32, humidity 91%. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:54pm. For you travelers there is hardly any ice on sidewalks or streets.
1/19/2011 4:59 AM 0.01 T M M M 01-18-11: High 36, Low 22, wind NW, N calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Mid/late afternoon rain/mist along with dusting overnight leaves .01 in gauge. Beware of ice on streets and sidewalks! Today at 4:59am temp 19, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 13, humidity 77%, wind chill 13. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:55pm. Came home last night on Route 80 and it was like driving on a road that was land mined or maybe like The Santa Fe Trail. We lost a mule in a sinkhole. Maybe they'll use some of that 66% tax increase on the roads and not their POCKETS!!!!
1/20/2011 4:59 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M 01-19-11: High 24 (12:01am) Low 17 (11:59pm) wind N, NW & W calm-10 mph. In the morning a very fluffy snow 1/2 inch with .03 in gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 16, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 11, humidity 78%, wind chill 5. January full moon called "Wolf Moon." Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:56pm.
1/21/2011 5:50 AM T T M M M 01-20-11: High 21, Low 2, wind NW & W 3-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Dusting of snow around 6am. Today at 5:50am minus 5, wind NW 8 mph, dew point minus 11, humidity 62%, WIND CHILL minus 20. I did not walk this morning! Sunrise 7:16am (gained 6 minutes) Sunset 4:57pm. Its still light out when I get off of work.
1/22/2011 5:15 AM 0.01 0.2 M M M 01-21-11: High 10, Low minus 6, wind W, NW & S calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph. Light dusting over night leaving 1/4 inch and .01 in gauge. At 5:15am lake effect flurries, temp 11, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 6, humidity 78%. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:58pm.
1/23/2011 5:45 AM T 0.2 M M M 01-22-11: High 21, Low 7, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-13 mph. Light snow flurries, additional snowfall from yesterdays report under 1/4 & gauge had only a trace. Today at 5:45am temp 2, wind N 5 mph, dew point minus 7, humidity 62, wind chill minus 8. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:00pm. My heart is with THE BEARS, my wallet is a little smarter, I hope my wallet is wrong!!!
1/24/2011 4:50 AM 0.04 0.4 M M M 01-23-11: High 23, Low 0, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-15 mph. Snow overnight, more than 1/4 & less than 1/2 inch with .04 in gauge. At 4:50am temp 20, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 16, humidity 81%, wind chill 13. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:01pm.
1/25/2011 4:55 AM T M M M M 01-24-11: High 28, Low 17, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph. Fog developed for a short time, thicker north up on the hill. Eight rain drops on my windshield at 5:20pm. Today at 4:55am temp 24, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 20, humidity 84%, wind chill 19. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:02pm.
1/26/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-25-11: High 32, Low 22, wind SW, W & NW calm-10 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 24, wind (light) NW 3 mph, no fog at this time, dew point 19, humidity 81%. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:03pm.
1/27/2011 4:59 AM T T M M M 01-26-11: High 28 (12:01am) Low 19, wind NW & W calm-12 mph and a snow flake or two in the air. At 4:59am temp 21, wind SW 9 mph, dew point 18, humidity 87, wind chill 11. In the do you remember department it was 60 back in 2002. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:05pm.
1/28/2011 5:15 AM 0.11 1.8 M M M 01-27-11: High 29, Low 12, wind SW, W & NW 3-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. New snow 1.75 inches with .11 in gauge. Today at 5:15am temp 22, wind calm, dew point 16, humidity 84%. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:06pm.
1/29/2011 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-28-11: High 33, Low 21, wind NW, W & S calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Controlled melting occurring. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 6.29/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 10.89/flood stage 20. Today at 5:15am temp 28, wind NNW 9 mph, dew point 26, humidity 86%, wind chill 20, no fog. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:07pm.
1/30/2011 4:50 AM 0.04 0.2 M M M 01-29-11: High 39, Low 21, wind SW, W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph. Throughout the day we had light fog, snow, rain & mist, under a 1/4 of snow which melted and .04 in gauge. Today at 4:50am light fog, temp 30, wind calm, dew point 28, humidity 93%. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:08pm. They are sure PUMPING UP this coming (mid week) winter storm! Tom Skilling predicting it will be the biggest of the season up to this point, so that means over 5 inches. Checking the pantry, gas & oil for the snow blower, never hurts to be prepared. I'll be watching for the "attack of the grocery store" Monday thru Tuesday morning.
1/31/2011 4:55 AM T T M M M 01-30-11: High 33, Low 27, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, light fog, mist & light flurries leaving a trace in the gauge. Today getting ready for the storm of the season. Temp 21, wind E 14 mph, dew point 12, humidity 65%, wind chill 8. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:10pm. NWS forecasting anywhere from 12-20 inches of snow, blizzard conditions. If you have to travel.......cancel it.
2/1/2011 5:15 AM 0.16 1.5 M M M 01-31-11: High 28, Low 21, wind NE & E 7-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Snow in the evening 1.5 inches with .16 in the gauge. Today at 5:15am temp 20, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 16, humidity 78%. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:11pm. Thinking of moving gauge closer to the house as I might not be able to get it tomorrow morning. Good Luck to all, be careful, don't over do it, stay warm and stay SAFE!
2/2/2011 6:45 AM M 20.0 M M M **Here is my story** I live in an open area by Route 80, I have no wind block, so I am buried except for my deck which faces east and it is clean without snow. I can't reach the gauge. Drifts as high as the 24X52 above ground pool which means 4 foot drifts. 02-01-11: High 25, Low 20, wind NE & E 3-46 mph w/gust during thunder snow of 60 mph. "Assuming" we got 18 to 20 inches, its up to the rest of you who can get out of your house to figure the amount of snow. January gauge reading 1.87 and by the way the rodent saw his shadow, go figure.
2/3/2011 4:50 AM 1.59 M M M M 02-02-11: High 24, Low 2, wind N & NW 3-31 mph w/gust 41 mph. Finally dug out, I found the gauge and it was full, when melted it came out to 1.59 reading. From reports on local radio (WCMY) and various callers it appears we got between 17-20 inches of snow. During thunder snow I was getting frozen pellets for a short period of time. Six foot drifts on driveway and up to the top of a privacy fence. Today at 4:50am temp minus 7, wind calm at the moment, dew point minus 14, humidity 70%. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:13pm. Sidenote: it took 3 hours to dig out driveway.///contact par
2/4/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-03-11: High 19, Low minus 8, wind W & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 5, wind SW 3 mph, dew point minus 4, humidity 67%. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 5:15pm. School is back in session today.
2/5/2011 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-04-11: High 28, Low 5, wind SW & S 3-20 mph. Today at 5:55am temp 12, wind calm, dew point 6, humidity 82%. Normal 30/13 and in the do you remember department it was 55 in 2005. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:16pm.
2/6/2011 5:59 AM 0.05 1.0 M M M 02-05-11: High 32, Low 11, wind SW, S & SE calm-16 mph. Today early morning snow. so far 1 inch and still snowing, with .05 in gauge. Temp 28, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 27, humidity 87%. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:17pm.
2/7/2011 4:59 AM 0.08 1.0 M M M 02-06-11: High 34, Low 27, wind S, SW, NW & N calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph. Morning snow with additional reading of 1 inch making a total of 2 inches .08 in gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 24, wind NW 3 mph, dew point 18, humidity 87%. Sunrise 7:00am!!! Sunset 5:18pm. Remember in 2009 it was 62. Look out! Here comes the deep freeze.
2/8/2011 4:59 AM T T M M M 02-07-11: High 34, Low 10, wind NW & W 3-15 mph w/gust 20 mph with a few snow flakes in the air. Today at 4:59am temp minus 2, wind NW 6 mph, dew point minus 8, humidity 72%, wind chill minus 14. On this date in 1985 it was minus 9 for a low. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 5:20pm.
2/9/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-08-11: High 17, Low minus 5, wind NW & W 5-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 3, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point minus 4, humidity 68%, wind chill minus 8. Back in 1990 it was 62 degrees today. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:21pm.
2/10/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-09-11: High 13, Low minus 4, wind NW & W with a splash of SW 3-14 mph. Today at 4:59am (brr) temp minus 10, wind SW 4 mph, dew point minus 16, humidity 67%, wind chill minus 20. Normal temps 32/14. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 5:22pm.
2/11/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-10-11: High 24, Low -12, wind W & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 13, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 5, humidity 68%, wind chill 5. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:23pm. Two more minutes and we will have gained a hour of sunlight back in the afternoon.
2/12/2011 4:59 AM T T M M M 02-11-11: High 33, Low 12, wind SW & W 4-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, snow flakes in the afternoon and a very light dusting in the middle of the evening leaving a trace in the gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 26, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 21, humidity 80%, wind chill 17. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 5:25pm and we've gained a hour back in the afternoon! Next week keep an eye on the rivers as this could be an ugly thaw/melt as ALL "river basins in the midwest" have a lot of snow on the ground. Think of it like a crowded highway at rush hour, if we have a "fast" melt there will be a lot of water wanting to leave and traffic will be all backed up.
2/13/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-12-11: High 40 (11:30pm) Low 23, wind W, SW & S 6-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 31, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 26, humidity 79%, wind chill 24. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 12.39/flood stage 20, Fox River at Dayton 6.97/flood stage 12. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 5:26pm. For the people along the Fox River in the Wedron to Ottawa area expect ice jammin' and dammin' later this week.
2/14/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-13-11: High 51, Low 31, wind SW & W 7-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. The big MELT is occurring! At 4:59am temp is 37, wind WNW 10-18 mph, dew point 32, humidity 82%. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:27pm. Pitcher & Catchers arrived at Cubs camp yesterday and I saw 3 robins, two signs of spring.
2/15/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-14-11: High 45, Low 30, wind W & NW 3-30 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rivers holding their own with the great snow melt, fields and yards are reappearing. At 4:50am temp 28, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 22, humidity 77%, wind chill 23. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 5:28pm. Watch out for "black ice."
2/16/2011 4:50 AM 0.12 M M M M 02-15-11: High 41, Low 28, wind SE & S 3-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Evening showers .12 in gauge. Today at 4:50am temp 36, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 30, humidity 80%, wind chill 31. Normal temps for today 34/16 and in 1976 it was 65 degrees for a high. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 7.56/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 12.74/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 5:30pm.
2/17/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-16-11: High 54, Low 34, wind SW & S 3-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. At 4am Fox River at Dayton has risen over night to 9.24/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 13.74/flood stage 20. At 4:59am its overcast, temp 47, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 88%, wind chill 43. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 5:31pm. Will the records be broken today? 60 at Midway in 1880 and 59 at Rockford in 1981.
2/18/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-17-11: High 60, Low 45, wind SE, S & SW 7-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Lawn is clear of snow except where the very large pile of snow was and theres not much left of it. Upper layer of ground is like a sponge, backyard there are many large puddles. Today at 4:55am its partly cloudy, temp 37, wind WNW 10 mph, dew point 32, humidity 73%, wind chill 30. Full moon which is called the Snow Moon, Hunger Moon or the Opening Buds Moon. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.25/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.98/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 5:32pm.
2/19/2011 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-18-11: High 51, Low 34 (11:59pm) wind W & NW 6-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. At 5:45am Fox River at Dayton 13.29/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 19.86/flood stage 20. If we get the 1/2 inch to 1 inch of rain predicted Sunday watch for more flooding as runoff will be at its maximum. Today at 5:55am temp 27, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 20, humidity 64%. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 5:33pm.
2/20/2011 8:25 AM 0.74 M M M M 02-19-11: High 44, Low 27, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph. Overnight thunder, rain, sleet, snow & slush .74 in gauge. Today at 8:25 (slept in) temp 35, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 89%, wind chill 29. It was 60 today in 1981. At 8am Fox River at Dayton 9.16/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 19.81/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 5:35pm.
2/21/2011 4:50 AM 0.65 M M M M 02-20-11: High 43, Low 29, wind SE, E & NE 5-24 mph w/gust 29 mph. More rain .65 in gauge making 24 hour total of 1.39 with more to come. Backyard ponding. Today at 4:50am temp 34, wind E 10 mph, dew point 32, humidity 91%, wind chill 26. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.46/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.26/flood stage 20. Future estimates on the Fox appear to be low as there is a lot of water coming from up stream. Sunrise 6:42, Sunset 5:36pm.
2/22/2011 4:59 AM 0.08 T M M M 02-21-11: High 36, Low 29, wind E & NE 4-16 mph, rain later turning to snow with .08 in gauge. Today at 4:59am very light flurries, temp 27, wind E 4 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 25, humidity 88%, wind chill 21. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.58/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 21.52/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 5:37pm.
2/23/2011 4:59 AM 0.02 T M M M 02-22-11: High 32, Low 26, wind NE, E & SE calm-11 mph. Light snow flurries which left a millimeter or so on the ground and .02 in the gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 27, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 79%. Normal for today 40/22. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.22/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 5:38pm.
2/24/2011 4:59 AM T M M M M 02-23-11: High 37, Low 27, wind SE, S & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, trace of rain in gauge. Today at 4:59am a winter weather advisory is in effect, temp 34, wind NNE 8 mph, dew point 29, humidity 82%, wind chill 25. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.45/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 5:39pm. Oil is now $100.00 a barrel.
2/25/2011 4:59 AM 0.03 T M M M 02-24-11: High 39, Low 32, wind N & NE 5-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. Not even a good dusting as far as snowfall and what ever blew into the gauge left .03 in it. At 4:59am temp 30, wind NE 12 mph, dew point 26, humidity 79%, wind chill 20. At 4am IL River 19.81/flood stage 20. In 1976 it was 68 but who remembers the 70's? Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 5:41pm.
2/26/2011 12:30 PM 0.08 1.0 M M M
2/27/2011 4:30 AM 0.03 T M M M 02-26-11: High 35, Low 26, wind vrbl. calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, light fog, occasional snow flurries and some drizzle with .03 in gauge. Today at 4:30am temp 26, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 22, humidity 84%, wind chill 20. Possible heavy rain in the forecast keep an eye on the rivers. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.89/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 19.01/flood stage 20. Do you remember back in 1976 it was 72? Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 5:45pm.
2/28/2011 4:59 AM 0.83 M M M M 02-27-11: High 37, Low 23, wind NW, SE, E, NE & N calm-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Last night lightning & thunder, heavy rain .83 in gauge. Today at 4:59am thin layer of ice (be careful!) temp 30, wind N 10 mph w/gust 16 mph, dew point 23, humidity 80%, wind chill 20. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 5:44pm. At 4:59am Fox River at Dayton 9.32/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 19.05/flood stage 20.
3/1/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-28-11: High 38, Low 26, wind N, NW & W calm-21 mph w/gust 25 mph. Total precipitation for February 4.46 inches. Today is March 1st, welcome to "meteorological spring." At 4:59am temp 22, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 19, humidity 88%, wind chill 16. Its clear and a hard frost, I can see the stars and a sliver of the moon. Normal for today 42/23. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 5:45pm. At 4am IL River at Morris 12.24/flood stage 16, at LaSalle 21.15/flood stage 20.
3/2/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-01-11: High 49, Low 21, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 28, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 24, humidity 80%. At 4:30am IL River at LaSalle 21.74/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 5:46pm.
3/3/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-02-11: High 40, Low 27, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 25, wind E 8 mph, dew point 18, humidity 74%, wind chill 17. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.0/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.81/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:48pm.
3/4/2011 4:50 AM 0.01 M M M M 03-03-11: High 48, Low 25, wind E & SE 3-24 mph. Rain overnight .01 in gauge. Today at 4:50am temp 39, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 24, humidity 81%. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 5:49pm.
3/5/2011 5:55 AM 0.46 M M M M 03-04-11: High 61, Low 37 (11:59pm) wind E, SE, S, N & NE calm-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Day time gauge reading .13 and night time reading .33 total .46 in gauge. At 5:55am temp 34, wind NNE 14-17 mph, dew point 30, humidity 84%, wind chill 25. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 9.07/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.22/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 5:50pm. I saw 6 robins yesterday, they're a little early if you ask me.
3/6/2011 5:55 AM 0.02 0.5 M M M 03-05-11: High 37 (12:01am) Low 27 (11:59pm) wind NE & N 6-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, snow, moments of sleet, a touch of rain and some light fog with .02 in gauge and 1/2 of snow in a protected area. At 5:55am temp 23, wind NE 6 mph, dew point 18, humidity 83%, wind chill 15. At 5:45am Fox River 10.17/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 21.56/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 5:51pm.
3/7/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-06-11: High 37, Low 23, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph. The robin's have returned and are looking confused! Today at 4:50am temp 28, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 24, humidity 86%. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.72/flood stage 20. Normal for today 44/26. Today's forecast 44/33. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 5:52. I've noticed (some) hard budding on a few tree's.
3/8/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-07-11: High 36, Low 27, wind SE, E & NE calm-13 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 34, wind ENE 5 mph, dew point 28, humidity 87%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.48/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 5:53pm. Happy Fat Tuesday!
3/9/2011 4:50 AM 0.21 M M M M 03-08-11: High 50, Low 32, wind NE & E 5-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain over night .21 in the gauge. Today (Ash Wednesday) at 4:50am very light drizzle, temp 42, wind ESE 3-5 mph, dew point 40, humidity 92%. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 461.02/flood stage 463. At LaSalle 21.18/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 5:54pm.
3/10/2011 4:50 AM 0.09 M M M M 03-09-11: High 49, Low 36, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Off & on drizzle through out the day & evening leaving .09 in the gauge. Today at 4:50am temp 34, wind N 12 mph, dew point 32, humidity 86%, wind chill 26. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 12.10/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 9.76/flood stage 12. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 5:56pm. Good luck tonight to the Marquette Academy 8th grade girls volleyball team, bring home the regional hardware.
3/11/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-10-11: High 42, Low 31, wind N & NW 8-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 4:59 temp 26, wind NW 6 mph, dew point 23, humidity 83%, wind chill 20. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.08/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 5:57pm. Massive earthquake in Japan, Pacific ocean Tsunami warnings, even on our west coast.
3/12/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-11-10: High 51, Low 26, wind NW, W, SW & S 3-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 38, wind W 24 mph w/gust 38 mph, dew point 30, humidity 69%. Back in 1990 high 76, normal for today 45/27. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.82/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 5:58. Reset your clocks tonight to CDT.
3/13/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-12-11: High 46 (1am cst) Low 32, wind SW, W & NW 10-31 mph w/gust 40 mph. Today at 4:59am cdt. temp 26, wind NW 12 mph, dew point 21, humidity 76%, wind chill 15. Sunrise 7:10am cdt, Sunset 6:59 pm cdt.
3/14/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-13-11: High 43, Low 26, wind NW, N & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 28, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 25, humidity 86%. Normal for today is 45/27 and back in 1990 it was 74. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 7:00pm. Looks like warmer weather change is coming this week. Good luck to the Marquette Academy 8th grade girls volleyball team in the sectional game tonight in Odell.
3/15/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-14-11: High 50, Low 28, wind E & NE 3-13 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 32, wind NNE 7 mph, dew point 29, humidity 84%, wind chill 25. In 1935 it was 74, normal for today 47/29. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 7:01pm. Marquette Academy 8th grade girls volleyball won sectional now STATE BOUND!
3/16/2011 4:50 AM T M M M M 03-15-11: High 43, Low 32, wind NE, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph, sprinkles of rain with hardly a trace in the gauge. Today at 4:50am temp 33, no fog, wind WSW 5 mph, dew point 29, humidity 87%, wind chill 28. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 7:02pm. Yesterday I noticed a lot of birds in the backyard, bugs must be waking up and the ice in the pool is starting to melt.
3/17/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-16-11: High 64, Low 31, wind SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 45, wind S 8 mph, dew point 41, humidity 82%. Normal for today 48/30. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 7:03pm. Happy SPD and the rest of the day to you.
3/18/2011 4:55 AM T M M M M 03-17-11: High 70, Low 45, wind S, SW, W & NW 8-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. A few rain drops around 6pm. Today at 4:55am temp 40, wind calm, dew point 36, humidity 75%. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 7:05pm.
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3/20/2011 4:59 AM T M M M M 03-19-11: High 57, Low 29, wind NE, E & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Todat at 4:59 must have been a very light rain this morning around 3am, trace of rain in gauge, temp 45, wind SE 12-15 mph, dew point 33, humidity 64%. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 7:07pm.
3/21/2011 4:55 AM 0.21 M M M M 03-20-11: High 70, Low 45, wind SE, S & SW 5-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain .21 in gauge. Today at 4:55am temp 48, light fog, wind NNW 4-6 mph, dew point 46, humidity 90%. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 7:08pm. Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day! Company came over and we put some lawn chairs on the front porch and enjoyed the weather.
3/22/2011 5:29 AM 0.07 M M M M 03-21-11: High 66, Low 45, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Over night thunderstorm leaving .07 in gauge. Today at 5:29am temp 41, wind E 10 mph, dew point 38, humidity 89%. Normal for today 51/32. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 7:09pm. Good luck tonight to the Marquette Academy girls 8th grade volleyball team playing for the Class 1A state championship against West Salem in Hartsburg, IL.
3/23/2011 5:50 AM 0.22 M M M M 03-22-11: High 52, Low 41, wind NE & E 10-26 mph w/gust during the storm of 39 mph. Rain .22 in gauge. This morning I'm looking for lost garbage lids. Today at 5:50am temp 43, wind ESE 6, dew point 41, humidity 93%. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 7:10pm. Marquette Academy 8th grade volley ball IS class 1A STATE CHAMPIONS!!!! On the way to the game in Hartsburg, we left Ottawa it was 47 the warm weather line must have been around El Paso because north of Bloomington the car temp said 70.
3/24/2011 4:58 AM 0.06 T M M M 03-23-11: High 54, Low 33, wind E, SE, S, SW, W, NW & N calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain .06 in gauge with a trace of snow around the garden hose on my deck. Today at 4:58am temp 28, wind ENE 14 mph, dew point 25, humidity 80%, wind chill 15. In 2003 it was 77, normal for today 50/29. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:11pm.
3/25/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-24-11: High 39, Low 28, wind n, NE & E calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph earlier in the day, winds became calmer as the day wore on. Today at 4:50am temp 28, wind E 4-6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 73%. Checking on the rivers, IL River at LaSalle 17.14/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 9.24/flood stage 12. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 7:12pm.
3/26/2011 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-25-11: High 42, Low 27, wind E & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Today at 5:15am temp 25, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 15, humidity 67%, wind chill 18. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 7:13pm. Wild flower tops (neighborhood) and tulips tops (at city hall) are popping above ground.
3/27/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-26-11: High 38, Low 23, wind E & NE calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 22, wind NNE 8 mph, how can I tell, I can see smoke from a mobile home fire blowing in that direction from Datti's Trailer Park, dew point 16, humidity 69%, wind chill 15. In the record books 82 in 1945 and 8 in 1965, normal for today 53/34. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 7:14pm. And a big hello to the Wallace Fire Protection FD fireman getting water from the hydrant in my front yard.
3/28/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-27-11: High 40, Low 22, wind N, NE & E 6-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 23, wind ENE 7 mph, dew point 16, humidity 67%, wind chill 17. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 7:15pm.
3/29/2011 4:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-28-11: High 45, Low 23, wind NE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Today at 4:58am temp 28, wind ENE 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 66%, wind chill 24. Normal temps for today 54/34. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 7:17pm.
3/30/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-29-11: High 46, Low 28, wind NE & E calm-11 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 33, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 25, humidity 59%, wind chill 30. A year ago today it was 68 degrees, normal for today 55/33. On the WGN radio news this morning. traces of Japanese radiation detected in Morris, IL. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 7:18pm.
3/31/2011 4:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-30-11: High 54, Low 32, wind N, NE & E 3-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. More Japanese radiation detected in Illinois. At 4:56am temp 24, wind calm, dew point 16, humidity 72%. Normal for today 55/35. The 2011 baseball season opens today, The Cubs open tomorrow on April Fools Day, go figure! Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 7:19pm.
4/1/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-31-11: High 55, Low 24, wind vrbl calm-11 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 32, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 20, humidity 61%. March 2011 precipitation 1.35 and March 2010 was 2.19 Normal for today 56/33. Last year today was 83, so far this spring is a lot cooler. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:20pm. Opening day at Wrigley Field, Go Cubs! Happy April Fools Day.
4/2/2011 5:25 AM 0.08 M M M M 04-01-11: High 45, Low 31, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain .08 in gauge. Today at 5:25am temp 36, wind WNW 10 mph, dew point 31, humidity 79%, wind chill 28. Normal for today 56/36, record high in 1956 a warm 83 degrees. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:21pm.
4/3/2011 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-02-11: High 60, Low 35, wind W, NW & SE calm-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Today at 5:25am temp 47, wind SE 11 mph, dew point 30, humidity 53%, wind chill 36. Normal for today 57/36. Sunrise 6:35, Sunset 7:22pm.
4/4/2011 4:55 AM 0.32 M M M M 04-03-11: High 83, Low 44, wind SE, S & SW 6-30 mph w/gust 41 mph. Thunderstorm came during the night, slept through it. Rain .32 in gauge. Today at 4:55am temps falling, currently 50, wind W 15 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 47, humidity 87%. Record high for today 82 in 1929, normal 57/37. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:23pm.
4/5/2011 4:55 AM T M M M M 04-04-11: High 69 (12:01am) Low 41 (11:59pm) wind SW, W & NW 7-29 mph w/gust 37 mph. Trace of rain, a few drops on my car windshield. Today at 4:55am temp 33, wind W 10 mph, dew point 29, humidity 85%, wind chill 25. Normal for today 58/37 and in 1988 temp of 83 is record high. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:24pm.
4/6/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-05-11: High 55, Low 32, wind NW, W, SW & S 6-25 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 46, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 35, humidity 66%. Normal for today 58/37. Farmers starting to get "that itch." Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:25pm.
4/7/2011 4:50 AM T M M M M 04-06-11: High 67, Low 42, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Trace of rain with a few rain drops on my car windshield in the morning. Today at 4:50am temp 34, no fog at this moment, wind NNE 6 mph, dew point 30, humidity 86%, wind chill 29. Normal for today 59/38. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:26pm.
4/8/2011 4:59 AM 0.58 M M M M 04-07-11: High 58, Low 34, wind NE & E 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Fog rolled in around 6am. Rain .58 in gauge. Today at 4:59am light drizzle, temp 45, wind NE 8 mph, dew point 42, humidity 90%, wind chill 40. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:27pm. Pia???
4/9/2011 5:20 AM 0.22 M M M M 04-08-11: High 52, Low 45, wind NE & E 5-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain .01 in gauge, don't know if its leftover from yesterday or from last night. Today at 5:20am thunderstorm approaching from the SW. Temp 46, wind ESE 11 mph, dew point 43, humidity 93, wind chill 41, thunder getting closer as I write this, rain just starting. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:28pm. Everyone be careful out there this weekend, it could be active weather wise. *UPDATE* rain .21 from 5:20am t-storm.
4/10/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-09-11: High 79, Low 46, wind E, SE S back to SE calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 5:30am temp a mild 64, wind S 7 mph, heavy dew on the grass, dew point 60, humidity 83%. Record in 1930 @ 91, normal for today 60/39. Cut my yard for the first time this season. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:29pm.
4/11/2011 4:55 AM 0.04 M M M M 04-10-11: High 87, Low 64, wind S, SW & W 7-26 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain .04 in gauge. Thankfully the nasty weather stayed away from us. Today at 4:55am temp 53, wind WNW 8-10 mph, dew point 46, humidity 73%. Normal for today 60/39. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:31pm.
4/12/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-11-11: High 66, Low 48, wind W, NW, N & NE 5-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 40, wind NNE 6 mph, dew point 33, humidity 74%, wind chill 35. Normal for today 61/39. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:32pm.
4/13/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-12-11: High 65, Low 38, wind N, NE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 19 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 37, wind calm, dew point 28, humidity 68%. Normal 61/40. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:33pm.
4/14/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-13-11: High 75, Low 36, wind S & SE calm-8 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 48, wind E 5 mph, dew point 38, humidity 65%. Normal 62/40. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 14.54/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 7.83/flood stage 12. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:34pm.
4/15/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-14-11: High 63, Low 46, wind E & NE 4-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 42, WINDY! from the East 10-17 mph w/gust 25 mph then it will almost get calm as it starts all over again, dew point 37, humidity 67%. Looks like a lot of rain is on the way. Normal 62/40 we'll be below that. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:35pm. Taxman Day.
4/16/2011 6:25 AM 0.42 M M M M 04-15-11: High 57, Low 41, wind E 10-33 mph w/gust 43 mph. Daytime rain .24 evening rain .18 and a total of .42 in gauge. Today at 6:25am temp 47, wind W 8 mph, dew point 45, humidity 88%, wind chill 43. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:36pm.
4/17/2011 5:25 AM 0.05 M M M M 04-16-11: High 52 (12:01am) Low 39 (11:59pm) wind W & NW 7-30 mph w/gust 38 mph. Rain .05 in gauge. Today at 5:25am temp 33, wind W 12 mph, dew point 29, humidity 77%, wind chill 24. (do you remember) in 1976 it was 86. Today's normal temps 63/41. Full moon tomorrow, known as the Frog, Pink or Planter's Moon. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:37pm.
4/18/2011 4:59 AM 0.21 M M M M 04-17-11: High 54, Low 33, wind W, NW & NE 4-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain .21 in gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 38, misting, wind NE 7-10 mph, dew point 35, humidity 91% and no snow! Back in 1977 it was 90 and normal for today is 63/41 which we'll never see. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:38pm.
4/19/2011 4:50 AM 0.11 M M M M 04-18-11: High 48, Low 36, wind NE & E 7-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain overnight .11 in gauge, radar indicates more coming. Today at 4:50am temp 38, wind ENE 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 91%, wind chill 29. Normal 64/42 (I wish) Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:39pm.
4/20/2011 4:50 AM 1.16 M M M M 04-19-11: High 42, Low 36, wind N & NE 11-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain 1.16 in gauge, five day total 1.95 causing a Flood Watch and the Rivers R Rising! At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.14/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.90/flood stage 20. Lots of thunder & lightning, pea sized hail observed by an insurance adjuster in Oglesby, IL. in western LaSalle County. Today at 4:50am temp 35, wind NNW 13 mph, dew point 31, humidity 89%, wind chill 24. Normal 64/42. In 1985 it was 85 degree's today. (I wish) Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:40pm. *side note* what are the odds of a bird planting "one" in my rain gauge??? Well one did!
4/21/2011 4:55 AM T M M M M 04-20-11: High 45, Low 36, wind NW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Trace of rain, a couple of drops on windshield around 4pm. Today at 4:55am temp 32, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 89%. At 4am IL River still rising, Flood Warning posted, LaSalle 19.89/flood stage 20. Fox River crested yesterday at 10pm, at Dayton 10.63/flood stage 12. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:41pm. Farm radio (WGN) weather projections, cold & wet through May, it will be a lousy spring for planting.
4/22/2011 4:50 AM 0.47 M M M M 04-21-11: High 57, Low 31, wind SW, W, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. I had early morning scattered fog & a healthy frost. Today at 4:50am overnight rain .47 in gauge, temp 44, wind ESE 8-10 mph, dew point 42, humidity 92%, light drizzle. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.98/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.52/flood stage 20. It looks like more rain will be coming in a 48 hour period, keep an eye on the rivers. Back in 1980 it was 92 (I wish) normal 65/43. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:42. Remember what today is all about, forgive someone that you've been meaning to forgive.
4/23/2011 5:10 AM 0.81 M M M M 04-22-11: High 58 (11:59pm) Low 41, wind E & SE calm-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Fog rolled in after 8pm. Rain throughout the day .81 in gauge. In one week I've received 3.23 inches of rain. Flood Warning, at 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.23/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 10.94/flood stage 12. Today at 5:10am temp 48, wind SW 8 mph, dew point 46, humidity 92%. Normal 65/43 and for the first time in ages we'll be a degree or two above normal (forecasted) Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:44pm. Planting will be set back 15-21 days, at least!
4/24/2011 5:10 AM 0.06 M M M M 04-23-11: High 64, Low 46, wind SW, W & NW 6-22 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain over night .06 in gauge. Today at 5:10am temp 46, wind W 4 mph, dew point 43, humidity 90%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24.02 and rising/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 10.61 and falling/flood stage 12. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:02, Sunset 43. Happy Easter.
4/25/2011 4:59 AM 0.02 M M M M 04-24-11: High 62, Low 44, wind W, NW & E calm-9 mph. Light rain this morning .02 in gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 46, wind ENE 5 mph, dew point 41, humidity 82%. Many farm fields are like my backyard low spots, puddles & ponds. At 4am IL River 23.12/flood stage 20. Rivers are starting to go down but more rain is in the forecast. Normal 66/44. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:46pm.
4/26/2011 4:55 AM 0.83 M M M M 04-25-11: High 58, Low 46, wind NE & E 5-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Lots of rain since my reading early yesterday morning! Rain .83 in gauge. Today at 4:55am temp 56 and mild, wind SSW 11 mph, dew point 54, humidity 93%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.09/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 9.93/flood stage 12. Normal 66/44. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 7:47pm. More rain appears to be coming per the radar.
4/27/2011 4:50 AM 0.04 M M M M 04-26-11: High 68, Low 52, wind E, SE, W & SW 6-28 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain .04 in gauge. Today at 4:50am temp 49, wind calm, dew point 46, humidity 87%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.71/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 463.81/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 24.38/flood stage 20. Back in 1986 it was 89, normal is 67/44. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 7:48pm.
4/28/2011 4:50 AM 0.32 M M M M 04-27-11: High 56, Low 42, wind vrbl to NW calm-19 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain .32 in gauge. Today at 4:50am chilly, temp 39, wind WNW 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 75%, wind chill 32. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.64/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 464.26/flood stage 463, at LaSalle 25.29/flood stage 20. WGN "Farm Radio" weatherman sticking to his gun's saying no pattern change until mid June. Normal for today 67/45. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:49pm.
4/29/2011 4:50 AM T M M M M 04-28-11: High 49, Low 39, wind W & NW 8-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Trace of rain in the gauge. Today at 4:50am clear sky, temp 37, wind NW 4 mph, dew point 37, humidity 83%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.21/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 463.73/flood stage 463, at LaSalle 25.27/flood stage 20. Normal 67/45. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 7:50. It is now 5:15am and I think I've never seen such a beautiful bride!
4/30/2011 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-30-11: High 65, Low 37, wind NW, vrbl, S & SE calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph. Today at 5:10am temp 50, wind SSE 11 mph, dew point 41, humidity 67%. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 462.94/flood stage 463. At LaSalle 24.81/flood stage 20. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 7:51pm. This time last year farmer's were almost done planting, this year hardly started.
5/1/2011 5:15 AM 0.11 M M M M 04-30-11: High 73. Low 50, wind wind wind SE & S 10-36 mph w/gust 42 mph. Rain before midnight .11 in gauge, total 5.85 for April. Today at 5:15am temp 49, wind WNW 12 mph, dew point 42, humidity 70%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24.50/flood stage 20. Normal 68/46. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:52pm.
5/2/2011 4:55 AM T M M M M 05-01-11: High 63, Low 48, wind SW, NW & W 3-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Trace of rain around 3pm. Today at 4:55am temp 45, wind calm, dew point 38, humidity 67%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24.04/flood stage 20. Normal 68/46. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 7:53pm. FDNY, we remember.
5/3/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-02-11: High 62, Low 45, wind N & NW calm-17 mph. Today at 4:50am chilly, temp 38, wind NNW 4 mph, dew point 28, humidity 63%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.44/flood stage 20. Per WGN farm radio the 5 year planting average for the end of April, 46% of the crop would be in the ground, this year 10% or less. Last year was 85%. My backyard has finally dried up. Normal 69/46. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 7:54pm.
5/4/2011 4:50 AM T M M M M 05-03-11: High 55, Low 36, wind NE, N & NW calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Trace of rain in the afternoon, I had to use the car windshield wipers. Today at 4:50am FROST! on the car, on the grass, on the boat cover, on the roofs, temp 33, wind NNW 4 mph, dew point 30, humidity 85%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.83/flood stage 20. Normal 69/47. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 7:55pm.
5/5/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-04-11: High 64, Low 32, morning frost, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-11 mph. Today at 4:55pm temp 38, wind SSE 2 mph, dew point 34, humidity 76%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.17/flood stage 20. Normal 69/47. A few farmers entered their fields. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 7:59pm.
5/6/2011 4:50 AM 0.09 M M M M 05-05-11: High 66, Low 36, wind SE, S & SW 2-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Early morning patchy frost on rooftops, heavier in low lying areas. Today at 4:50am temp 42, wind W 3 mph, dew point 39, humidity 89%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.71/flood stage 20. Yesterday I noticed a few farmer's in their fields. Normal 70/47. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 7:59pm.
5/7/2011 4:50 AM 0.09 M M M M 05-06-11: High 72, Low 42, wind SW, W, NW back to W 3-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain this morning .09 in gauge. At 4:50am temp 52, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 48, humidity 86%. Normal 70/48. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 7:59pm. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.14/flood stage 20. Good Luck to all Special Olympic athletes today at Spring Valley.
5/8/2011 5:15 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-07-11: High 75, Low 47 (11:59pm) wind E, SE & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Additional rainfall after my 4:50am reading .03 in gauge, total for yesterday .12 & rain was over by 5:45am and any further precipitation after that point would be inaccurate. Today at 5:15am temp 44, wind ENE 8 mph, dew point 40, humidity 81%. At 4am IL River 20.45/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 70/48. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:00pm. Farmers were in the fields!
5/9/2011 4:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-08-11: High 76, Low 44, wind NE & E 5-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:58am temp 55, wind ESE 11 mph w/gust 16 mph, dew point 48, humidity 72%. At 4am IL River 19.88/flood stage 20. Farmers R in the fields! Normal 71/48. Sunrise 5:43, Sunset 8:01pm. Big boats went in the water this weekend on The Fox River. Got mine uncovered and ready, the pool is next. Patio & deck furniture came out. Spring has sprung.
5/10/2011 4:55 AM T M M M M 05-09-11: High 81, Low 54, wind E & SE 4-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Trace of rain. Today at 4:55am a mild 65, wind SE 6 mph, dew point a sticky 60, humidity 83%. Back in 1979 it was 90, can we tie the record today? Normal 71/49. A farmer I know last weekend planted 400 acres of corn! The annual frog's mating in the retention pond is underway, getting a little loud. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:02pm.
5/11/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-10-11: High 94 (new record) Low 65, wind SE, S & SW 5-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 67, wind S 3 mph, no fog at this time, dew point 64, humidity 89%. Today's record is 89 in 1958, normal 71/49. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:03pm. Its amazing how much corn can be planted in such a short period of time.
5/12/2011 4:55 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-11-11: High 94 (new record) Low 67, wind SW, W & ESE 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Storm blew up just before 6pm wind 28-35 mph, some lightning, brief rain and than it went away. Rain .03 in gauge. Today at 4:55am temp 65, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 61, humidity 88%. Normal 72/49. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:04pm. Took the winter cover off of the pool.
5/13/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-12-11: High 90, Low 64, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-16 mph. No rain. At 4:45am temp 60, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 87%. Normal 72/50. Farmers planting soy beans. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:05pm. Go Bulls!
5/14/2011 6:57 AM 0.27 M M M M 05-13-11: High 82, Low 57, wind W, NW, SW & NE calm-20 mph w/gust 27 mph. Daytime precip trace, overnight .27 in gauge. Heavy downpours to our north and northeast. Today at 6:57am temp 49, wind NNE 12 mph, dew point 45, humidity 88%, wind chill is back at 39. At 6am Fox River at Dayton 8.50 and steady but STRONG current & undertow! Normal for today 72/50. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:06pm. **I saw hail on dopplar radar east of Dayton at or around 3pm, light purple & white color**
5/15/2011 5:20 AM 0.21 M M M M 05-14-11: High 55, Low 49, wind NE & N 9-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain .21 in gauge. Today at 5:20am light rain & more to come, temp 48, wind NNE 9-13 mph, dew point 45, humidity 90%, wind chill 38. Normal 73/50. All outdoor activities have grounded to a halt! Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:07. In a few weeks it will be maximum morning sunlight.
5/16/2011 4:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-15-11: High 52, Low 45, wind N & NE 9-25 mph w/gust 34 mph. Rain .02 in gauge. Today at 4:50am clear sky, temp 36, wind NNE 10 mph, dew point 29, humidity 69, wind chill 31, no frost at this moment. UPDATE from Friday, I got a Facebook report from Sheridan, Illinois report 3 inches of rain and a lot of hail, size unknown. Normal for today 73/51. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:08pm.
5/17/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-16-11: High 66, Low 36, wind NE & N 5-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. No frost yesterday, probably due to the wind. Today at 4:55am patchy frost starting to form on roofs, temp 36, wind calm, dew point 30, humidity 78%. Full moon otherwise known as Flower or Budding moon. Normal 73/51. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:09pm.
5/18/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-17-11: High 68, Low 36, wind N & NE calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. There was patchy frost yesterday morning. Today at 4:50am mostly cloudy, rain coming from the east on the radar, temp 49, wind N 8-10 mph, dew point 37, humidity 60%. Normal 74/51. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:10pm.
5/19/2011 4:30 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M 05-18-11: High 61, Low 48, wind N & NE calm-11 mph. Rain .06 in gauge. Today at 4:30am: Fog, temp 50, wind calm, dew point 48, humidity 96%. Today's forecast will be very close to normal which is 74/52. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:11pm. The farmer across the road planted yesterday. (Old Henry Cole field)
5/20/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M (site was down earlier) 05-19-11: High 76, Low 47, wind vrbl. calm-10 mph. At 4:55am temp 50, wind calm, dew point 48, humidity 91%.
5/21/2011 6:25 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-20-11: High 85, Low 51, wind SE & S calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Rain .03 in gauge. Today at 6:25am temp 63, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 60, humidity 87%. Normal 75/52. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:12pm. I will try to hook up the pool today in between rain drops and I hope everyone is here tomorrow ; )
5/22/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-21-11: High 83, Low 62, wind E & SE 5-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 61, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 74%. Radar shows a storm cell heading our way. Normal 75/53. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:13pm. Nice to see everyone is still here!
5/23/2011 4:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 05-22-11: High 88, Low 60, wind W, SW & S calm-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. Afternoon storms went south of Ottawa and evening went W by NW of us, rain .06 in gauge. Thunder and lightning could be seen and heard from the evening storm. Prayers for those in Joplin. Today at 4:50am temp 63, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 60, humidity 83%. Normal 76/53. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:14pm. Pool is hooked up and filter running, a lot of cleaning is in my future.
5/24/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-23-11: High 83, Low 63, wind SW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 29 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 59, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 88%. Half moon overhead. Normal 76/53. WGN farm radio says IL has planted 90% of the corn crop, 41% of the soy beans. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:15pm. Good luck to the Marquette Academy 8th grade class, graduation is tonight at 7pm. My baby is going to high school. (sniff)
5/25/2011 5:10 AM T M M M M 05-24-11: High 83, Low 54, wind vrbl turning E & NE calm-21 mph w/gust 25 mph. Trace of rain although it rained in downtown Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Today at 5:10am incoming storm!! I can hear thunder as I type this, temp 52, wind E 11 mph, dew point 45, humidity 73%. Hardly any dew on grass. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:16pm.
5/26/2011 4:50 AM 2.35 M M M M 05-25-11: High 78, Low 52, wind E, SE & NE calm-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. Morning rain 1.14 and overnight rain 1.21 total 2.35 in gauge. Rivers R Rising. 4am IL River at LaSalle 19.24/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 9.38/flood stage 12. Today at 4:50am raining, temp 48, wind NNE 15 mph, dew point 46, humidity 90, wind chill 36. Backyard is full of ponds. Normal 77/54. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:17pm.
5/27/2011 4:50 AM 0.15 M M M M 05-26-11: High 62, Low 46, wind NE & N 6-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. Leftover rain .15 in gauge. Today at 4:50am temp 40, wind N 5 mph, dew point 34, humidity 75%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 11.10 and appears to have crested, flood stage 12. Normal 77/55. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm. 2 ponds in my backyard and farmers are dead in the field for now. LONG WEEKEND, enjoy!!
5/28/2011 4:40 AM T M M M M 05-27-11: High 68, Low 41, wind N, NE, E & SE 3-13 mph. Trace of rain around 8pm. Today at 4:40am temp 55, wind SSE 6-8 mph, dew point 51, humidity 89%. At 3am IL River at Ottawa 463.82/flood stage 463. At LaSalle 24.75/flood stage 20, crested around 10pm. Todays weather history, 94/1978 and 32/1992. Normal 77/55. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:19pm. Terrible boating season so far!
5/29/2011 5:30 AM 1.57 M M M M 05-28-11: High 66, Low 55, wind S, SE, NE & E calm-13 mph. Heavy rain & storms with 1.57 in gauge. Two hours of heavy "training." Ground soaked, many ponds in my backyard, I had to backwash the pool to prevent overflowing, sump pump working overtime. Today at 5:30am, FOG, temp 60, wind if any SE 2 mph (max), dew point 59, humidity 95%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24.17 and holding/flood stage 20. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:19pm. (footnote) Yesterday during storm there was a lightning bolt that lasted so long I could have grabbed a camera and took a picture.
5/30/2011 4:55 AM 0.36 M M M M 05-29-11: High 76, Low 59, wind E & SE calm-18 mph. N & NE 25-32 mph during noon storm. Rain .36 in gauge. Rivers R Rising. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 11.74/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 15.47/flood stage 16, at Ottawa 463.78/flood stage 463, at LaSalle 24.02/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am temp 64, wind S 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 94%, fog over the bean field. Normal 78/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:20pm.
5/31/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-30-11: High 92, Low 63, wind SW & S 4-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Great day for the opening of our pool. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 13.39/flood stage 12, crested 10pm at 13.68. IL River at Ottawa 464.16/flood stage 463, LaSalle currently N/A last reading 9pm at 25/flood stage 20. Conditions for today at 4:50am temp 71, a summer breeze S by SSE 8-12 mph, dew point 62, humidity 76%. Normal 78/40. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:21pm.
6/1/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-31-11: High 86, Low 64, wind S, SW & W 7-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Today at 4:55am clear, temp 58, wind calm, dew point 50, humidity 73%. Welcome to METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER!!! At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.83 and falling/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 24.53/flood stage 20. May 5.42 precip. Normal for today 79/56. We are fast approaching the longest daylight time in the morning. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:22pm.
6/2/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-01-11: High 84, Low 58, wind SW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 56, wind ENE 5 mph, dew point 50, humidity 78%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.90/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 23.63/flood stage 20. Normal 79/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:23pm. Noticed a first sign of autumn, oak trees sprouting acorns and walnut trees "baby" walnuts.
6/3/2011 4:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 06-02-11: High 79, Low 56, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Late afternoon/early evening rain .06 in gauge. Today at 4:50am cloudy, temp 64, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 59, humidity 84%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.84/flood stage 20. Normal 79/57. Civil Twilight 4:50am, Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:23pm.
6/4/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-03-11: High 96, Low 64, wind E, SE, S & SW 6-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 73, wind SSW 8 mph, dew point 68, humidity 85%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.33/flood stage 20. Possible strong storms on tap for this afternoon w/damaging winds and half dollar hail, I hope it misses us! On my walk yesterday morning 6am spotted large cat, size of a young black lab @ E 16th and N 30th Rd. It ran off towards Datti's Trailer Park. Normal temps for today 80/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm.
6/5/2011 5:14 AM T M M M M 06-04-11: High 98, Low 70, wind SW, W, NW, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. All storms went around Ottawa, trace of rain. Very hot & muggy day. Today at 5:14am temp 64, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 88%. At 4am IL River 21.59/flood stage 20. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:25pm.
6/6/2011 5:28 AM T M M M M 06-05-11: High 88, Low 64, wind vrbl. calm-12 mph. Brief shower around 9:30-10am leaving a trace, bearly wet the deck. Today at 5:28am temp 68, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 65, humidity 83%. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:25pm. Got the boat in the river yesterday, summer is offically here!
6/7/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-06-11: High 97, Low 68, wind E, SE, S & SW 3-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 72, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 87%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.62/flood stage 20. Normal 81/58. Will today's record stand? 100 degrees back in 1933. Is it me or is this intense heat a little early? Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:26pm.
6/8/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-07-11: High 99, Low 71, wind SW & S calm-22 mph w/gust 29 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 74, wind S 7 mph, dew point 67, humidity 72%. Missed tying the record by 1 degree. Today's record 99 back in 1934. Normal 81/59. Sunrise 5:22am (almost at maximum morning sunlight) Sunset 8:26pm.
6/9/2011 4:59 AM 0.30 M M M M 06-08-11: High 97, Low 74, wind S & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain overnight .30 in gauge and more is coming. Today at 4:59 lull in between rain & thunder storms, temp 66, wind ESE 7-10 mph, dew point 64, humidity 89%. Normal 81/59. Sunrise 5:21am, Sunrise 8:27pm.
6/10/2011 4:50 AM 1.08 M M M M 06-09-11: High 82, Low 55, wind E, SE & NE 6-29 mph w/gust 35 mph. Daytime rain .92 and overnight .16 total 1.08 then add in 5am report of .30 we had a total rain of 1.38 in gauge. Rivers R Rising. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 13.28/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 15.77/flood stage 16. Ottawa 464.37/flood stage 463. LaSalle 22.36/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am temp 53, wind ENE 11 mph, dew point 50, humidity 87%. Normal 82/59. Sunrise 5:21am, Sunset 8:28pm.
6/11/2011 4:55 AM 0.39 M M M M 06-10-11: High 78, Low 53, wind vrbl calm-13 mph. Rain over night .39 in gauge. Today at 4:55am FOG, temp 62, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 92%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 12.06/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 16.23/flood stage 16. Ottawa 464.72/flood stage 463. LaSalle 24.33/flood stage 20. Normal 82/59. Sunrise 5:21am, Sunset 5:28pm.
6/12/2011 5:29 AM 0.02 M M M M 06-11-11: High 75, Low 58, wind vrbl turning NW, N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Brief light rain .02 in gauge. Today at 5:29am temp 54, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 91%. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 462.80/flood stage 463. LaSalle 23.60/flood stage 20. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 5:21am, Sunset 8:29pm.
6/13/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-12-11: High 71, Low 54, wind NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 55, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 49, humidity 67%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.15/flood stage 20. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum morning sunlight) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/14/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-13-11: High 77, Low 55, wind NE & E 3-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 4:45am temp 56, wind E 7-10 mph, dew point 47, humidity 65%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.25/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 83/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum) Sunset 8:30pm. 15.2 hours of sunlight.
6/15/2011 5:15 AM 0.87 M M M M 06-14-11: High 81, Low 56, wind E & SE 4-17 mph w/gust 26 mph. Thunderstorm this morning with strong winds. Rain .87 in gauge. At 5:15am temp 61, wind SE 14-17 mph w/gust 27 mph, dew point 57, humidity 89%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.57/flood stage 20. If today was normal, temps would be 83/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum) Sunset 8:30pm.
6/16/2011 4:55 AM 0.24 M M M M 06-15-11: High 74, Low 60, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-32 mph w/gust 39 mph during storm. Rain .24 in gauge, making a total of 1.11 for the day. Today at 4:55am drizzle, temp 61, wind WNW 9 mph, dew point 57, humidity 86% and a Strawberry Full Moon starting to set. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.43/flood stage 20. Normal 83/61 which I think is today's forcast or close to it. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum) Sunset 8:30pm.
6/17/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-16-11: High 84, Low 61, wind NW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Today at 4:45am mostly clear, beautiful sunrise, temp 63, wind calm, heavy dew, humidity 90%, dew point 60. At 4am IL River 20.44/flood stage 20. Normal 83/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum) Sunset 8:31pm. Went to Wrigley and saw The Cubs, brought home a "W" !!!
6/18/2011 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-17-11: High 90, Low 63, wind S, SW E & NE calm-12 mph. Today at 5:20am light haze, temp 63, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 61, humidity 87%. Normal for today 84/61. *Spotters may be needed tonight* Sunrise 5:21am (maximum) Sunset 8:31pm.
6/19/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-18-11: High 84, Low 63, wind E, SE & SW calm-13 mph. Today at 7:45 temp 69, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 66, humidity 89%. Normal for today 84/62. Sunrise (maximum), Sunset 8:31pm. Happy Fathers Day.
6/20/2011 5:15 AM 1.27 M M M M 06-19-11: High 84, Low 67, wind SE, S & SW calm-14 mph. Today at 5:15am heavy heavy thunder storm, lightning strikes, TORRENTIAL rain!!! Gauge reading 1.27 in less than an HOUR! Gauge reading at 5:35am. Temp 67, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 65, humidity 95%. Still raining very heavy, thunderstorm warning FINALLY posted by NWS. Normal 84/62. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum), Sunset 8:32pm. Keep an eye on the rivers!
6/21/2011 4:30 AM 1.52 M M M M 06-20-11: High 83, Low 66, wind SE & E except during t-storm NW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain 1.52 in gauge total 2.79 for yesterday. 2 side notes: what happened to good ole summer thunderstorms? Yesterday's first wave at 5am had "a lot/above normal" lightning, also we lucked out on flooding as the Chicago area didn't get that much rain so not that much coming down stream. Lost power at 10:40am and generators popped out around the neighborhood like weeds to keep sump pumps running, we all learned in 2007. Today at 4:30am temp 73, wind SSE 7 mph, very sticky, dew point 71, humidity 92%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 20.39/flood stage 20. Normal 84/62. Happy first day of calendar summer, we lost a minute in the morning, Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/22/2011 4:59 AM 0.81 M M M M 06-21-11: High 89, Low 67, wind SE, S & SW 7-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, during t-storm 25-39 mph. Rain .79 in gauge, reading at 8:30pm, 4:59am .02 total .81 in gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 67, wind SSW 9 mph, dew point 65, humidity 89%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.86/flood stage 12, river has crested and retreating. IL River at LaSalle 21.86/flood stage 20, river slowly rising, but not bad. Normal 84/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/23/2011 4:55 AM 0.02 M M M M 06-22-11: High 73, Low 66, wind SW 9-24 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain overnight .02 in gauge. Today at 4:55am mist, temp 64, wind WSW 8-10 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.56/flood stage 20. Normal 84/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/24/2011 4:50 AM 0.03 M M M M 06-23-11: High 70, Low 63, wind SW & W 7-21 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain .03 in gauge. Today at 4:50am: cloudy & misting, temp 59, wind WNW 11 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 54, humidity 84%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.69/flood stage 20. Normal 4 today 85/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum). Welcome to all the visiting boaters who are in Ottawa attending Ms. Riverbottom at Shoreline Boat Club. Road Angel performing tonight.
6/25/2011 5:15 AM T M M M M 06-24-11: High 70, Low 58, wind W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, mist in the morning leaving a trace in the gauge. Flood warning lifted, good news for Ms. Riverbottom vistors. Today at 5:15am clear, temp 55, wind calm, heavy dew, dew point 53, humidity 93%. Normal for today 85/63. Backyard was still a rice paddy yesterday. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum). Ms. Riverbottom today at 5pm at Shoreline Boat Club. (dude looks like a lady)
6/26/2011 5:25 AM 0.05 M M M M 06-25-11: High 79, Low 55, wind W, S, SE & E calm-8 mph. Rain .05 in gauge. I was on the eastside of Ottawa and the rain was heavier on that side of town. Today at 5:25am temp 64, wind E 3 mph, dew point 60, humidity 87%. Normal 85/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset (maximum) 8:33pm. Ms. Riverbottom winner Henry Harbor, 2nd place Spring Valley Boat Club.
6/27/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-26-11: High 83, Low 64, wind E & SE 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Today at 4:50 just starting to rain, temp 67, wind S 7-10 mph, dew point 64, humidity 85%. Normal for today 85/63. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset (maximum) 8:33pm. Took a drive in the country yesterday, corn is knee high except for early plantings which is chest high in Wallace Township. (McDonnell Farm)
6/28/2011 4:50 AM 0.07 M M M M 06-27-11: High 84, Low 66, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 6-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Early morning rain .07 in gauge which was over by 7am. Today at 4:50am temp 59, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 54, humidity 78%. Normal for today 85/63. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset (maximum) 8:33pm.
6/29/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-28-11: High 81, Low 59, wind W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 4:50am low lying field fog coming in from the NW on the old airport runway, temp 57, wind calm, (heavy dew) dew point 55, humidity 94%. Normal for today 85/63. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset (maximum) 8:33pm.
6/30/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-29-11: High 86, Low 57, wind SW & S calm-8 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 63, wind S 2 mph, dew point 57, humidity 81%. For whatever reason, ants were out and all over the neighborhood sidewalks, thousands of them! If there is no rain today I had 6.73 inches of rain for June. Normal temps for today 85/64. Hard to believe the years 1/2 over!! 178 shopping days until Xmas. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset (maximum) 8:33pm. Finally getting some pool & boating weather.
7/1/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-30-11: High 92, Low 62, wind S & SE calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 76, wind S 12-15 mph, dew point 63, humidity 64%. Bad storms to the northeast (overnight) in the Chicago suburbs. Normal for today 85/64. Record in 1931 with 103 degrees. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset (maximum) 8:33pm. Stay cool today!
7/2/2011 4:55 AM 0.01 M M M M 07-01-11: High 92 then dropped to 88, Low 76, wind SE, S, SW 8-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Brief shower around 9:30am with .01 in gauge. Today at 4:55am temp 77, wind S with a hint of SSE 6 mph, dew point 73, humidity 87%. Record for today is 98 in 1901/1966. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset (maximum) 8:33pm.
7/3/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-02-11: High 95, Low 74, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & N 4-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Today at 4:59am: funny how 67 can feel so cool, wind NNW 6 mph, dew point 64, humidity 88%. If today was normal it would be 86/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset (last maximum) 8:33pm.
7/4/2011 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-03-11: High 88, Low 67, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-7 mph. Today at 5:29am temp 66, wind calm, "W" flag not moving, dew point 60, humidity 71%. Normal 86/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. We have lost 5 minutes of daylight. Happy 4th of July I.D.
7/5/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-04-11: High 88, Low 65, wind N & NE calm- 9 mph. Beautiful night for fireworks, great job "Ottawa First" for putting it all together! At 4:50am temp 62, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 88%. Normal 86/64. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/6/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-05-11: High 93, Low 62, wind vrbl. calm-7 mph. Today at 5:30am: sticky, temp 68, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 89%. Normal for today 86/64. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm. About 5-6 weeks until SCHOOL!
7/7/2011 4:45 AM 0.02 M M M M 07-06-11: High 92, Low 68, wind W, NW, E & NE calm-10 mph. Rain at 7:18pm as the front came through .02 in gauge. Today at 4:45am temp 65, wind E 7-10 mph, dew point 52, humidity 58. Normal 86/64. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/8/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-07-11: High 84, Low 65, wind E & NE calm-12 mph. Today at 4:45am: cool, temp 60, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 82%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm. Thought for the day (mind to your own business)
7/9/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-08-11: High 91, Low 59, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-7 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 61, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 86%. Normal 86/65. *sidenote* I was sitting outside with my brother in law who is a farmer. Right at sunset the locust started to make their noise and he looked at me and said 6 weeks til the first frost. Stay tuned to see if this old wife's tale comes true. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/10/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-09-11: High 93 (bank 94) Low 61, wind E, SE & S calm-12 mph. Today at 4:59am haze, temp 71, wind SSE 3-5 mph, dew point 68, humidity 89%. Normal 86/65. Grass is turning brown, watering brushes & trees. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:30pm. Late report due to modem.
7/11/2011 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-10-11: High 94, Low 70, wind S & SE 3-18 mph. Today at 5:15am: warmest morning of the year, temp 78, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 74, humidity 88%, very warm & sticky. Storms on the way! Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunrise 8:29pm. We are rapidly losing daylight as this month proceeds forward.
7/12/2011 4:50 AM 0.05 M M M M 07-11-11: High 91, Low 72, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-10 mph. The storm blew through around 7:45am wind 25 mph w/gust 40 mph. Trees were bending but no damage around town, brief dust devil formed at the old airport runway, rain .05 in gauge. Today at 4:50am: field fog, HEAVY dew, windows are fogged up, car outside is dripping, temp 69, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 96%. Normal for today 86/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:29pm.
7/13/2011 4:59 AM T M M M M 07-12-11: High 91, Low 68, wind NW, N & NE calm-12 mph. Trace of rain around 7pm on my deck. Today at 4:59 temp 67, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 59, humidity 75%. What a difference a day makes! Normal for today 86/65, The baseball season is 1/2 over. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:28pm.
7/14/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-13-11: High 81, Low 60 (11:59pm) wind NE & E 3-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:55am: cool, temp 54, wind NNE 3-5 mph, dew point 51, humidity 90%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:28pm.
7/15/2011 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-14-11: High 85, Low 54, wind NE, E & SE 3-15 mph w/gust of 20 mph. Today at 4:40am temp 63, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 82%. Full Moon tonight which is called The Blood Moon or The Buck Moon. Normal for today 86/65, which seems to be the maximum. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:27pm. Thanks Patricia.
7/16/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-15-11: High 89 (bank 91) Low 63, wind NE, E & SE calm-7 mph. Today at 4:50am: rain clouds over head, nothing on the ground. Grass/yards are turning brown, watering bushes and tree's. Temp 70, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 78%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 5.80, IL River at LaSalle 11.10. Record high 103 in 1901, normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:26pm. Four weeks until school. Our summer is slipping away.
7/17/2011 4:59 AM T M M M M 07-16-11: High 91, Low 70, wind S & SE calm-7 mph. Beautiful day on the Illinois River! Trace of rain at 5:15am and 12 noon, just a few drops and that was it. Today at 4:59am temp 68, wind softly from the S 2 mph, dew point 66, humidity 89%. Normal 86/65 and the record of 104 in 1936. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:26pm.
7/18/2011 4:50 AM T 0.0 M M M 07-17-11: High 97, Low 68, wind S & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Today at 4:50am light showers approaching from the north, a few drops appearing on my deck as I type this report. Hottest morning of the year, temp 79, wind SSW 6-8 mph, dew point 73, humidity 84%, heat index 82! Record 102 back in 1930, normal 86/65. Yards are brown. ground is cracked. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:25pm.
7/19/2011 4:55 AM 0.33 M M M M 07-18-11: High 92, Low 75 (11:30am) wind W & SW 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, NW during thunderstorm. Roller coaster on the temps, 88 early morning, 75 during mid-day rain event, finishing off at 92 by late afternoon. Heat Index 101. Rain .33 in gauge. Today at 4:55am temp 79, wind W 4 mph, dew point 76, humidity 90%, heat index 83. On average this is the warmest week of the year. Record temp 106 in 1930 and normal is 86/65. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:24pm.
7/20/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-19-11: High 103, Low 78, Heat Index 113, wind W, NW turning vrbl calm-12 mph. Today at 4:50am: temp 79.7 (which means 80) wind calm, dew point 75, humidity 90, heat index 83, warmest morning of the year & muggy-est if there is such a word. Record for today is 101 in 1983, thats a goner, normal 87/65 (maximum). Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:23pm.
7/21/2011 4:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-20-11: High 100, Low 79, heat index 110, wind SW calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Didn't tie the record high of 101. Today at 4:53am its a little nicer, temp 77, wind SW 5-7 mph, dew point 72, humidity 84%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:23pm. Its been 10 days since I last cut the yard, 21 days for my neighbor.
7/22/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-21-11: High 102, Heat Index 113, Low 77, wind SW turning vrbl. calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Evening storms went to the north of Ottawa, no rain. Today at 4:59am noticably cooler, temp 75, wind ESE 3-5 mph, dew point 68, humidity 75%. Need a nice gentle all day rain! Normal for today 86/65. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:22pm.
7/23/2011 5:27 AM T M M M M 07-22-11: High 95, Heat Index 107, Low 75, wind E, SE & S (N & NW 10am) trace of rain at 10:04am, nine drops on my windshield. Today at 5:27am temp 75, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 69, humidity 86%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:21pm. I can see the storm front to the north, its following Route 88 again. Keep one eye on the rivers due to Chicago heavy rain run off. Fox River rising a little at Montgomery and IL River at LaSalle is up 1.17
7/24/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-23-11: High 97, Low 73, wind vrbl calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph. At 3am Fox River at Montgomery 12.68/flood stage 13. At Dayton up 2 ft at 7.82/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle up 2.22 at 14.04/flood stage 20. The Route 88 area and Chicago land have received anywhere from 7 to 13 inches of rain in the past 48 hours, that is all heading south, if you live near a river, keep an eye on it...especially if we get a heavy rain and by looking at the radar it might be our turn today. At 4:45am temp 77, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 72, humidity 79%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:20pm. ***5:35am UPDATE*** radar is really firing up, anyone near a river or stream beware of FLASH FLOODING!
7/25/2011 4:55 AM 1.07 M M M M 07-24-11: High 84 (12:01am) Low 71, wind vrbl. calm-37 mph w/gust 50 mph. As the storm came in yesterday morning there was a low hanging cloud with small tattered string like clouds hanging off of it, no rotation and some weird color to it, strong winds and lots of lightning with the storm. Rain 1.07 in gauge. Rain quickly soaked into the ground, sump pump didn't know it rained. Today at 4:55am temp 71, no fog, wind W 4 mph, heavy dew 69, car is dripping, humidity 94%. Fox River crested at 9.7 and the IL River at LaSalle 15.85/flood stage 20. Flood worries over for now. Normal for today 86/65. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:19pm.
7/26/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-25-11: High 90, Low 71, wind W, NW N turning vrbl calm-9 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 69, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 90%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:18pm.
7/27/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-26-11: High 94, Heat Index 107, Low 69, wind SW, W, NE & E calm-11 mph. Today at 4:50am "refreshing", temp 66, wind ESE 8-12 mph, dew point 60, humidity 73%. Normal 86/65. Radar shows some t-storms approaching, looks like they will follow Route 88 again? Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:17pm. Today is 20th wedding anniversary, how could 20 years go by so quick?!!!
7/28/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-27-11: High 95, Low 66, wind E, SE & S 5-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Today at 4:59am, thunder, storm approaching, temp 74, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 89%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:16pm. Tornado in Gelena last night? Heavy rains in Chicago area. Time to watch for runoff on the rivers?
7/29/2011 4:40 AM 0.52 M M M M 07-28-11: High 93, Low 73, wind S & SW calm-16 mph w/gust during t-storm of 25 mph. That t-storm put .52 of rain in the gauge. Today at 4:40am temp 78, wind NNE 2 mph, dew point 75, humidity 88%, no fog. Normal temp for today 85/65, down a degree from yesterday. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:15pm.
7/30/2011 4:50 AM T M M M M 07-29-11: High 91, Low 73, wind vrbl turning N, NE & E calm-13 mph. Trace of rain at 5:30am ended up with 25 drops of rain on car windshield as thunderstorms went south of Ottawa, thunder could be heard and I could see the distant lightning to the south while on my morning walk at 5:40am. Today at 4:50am vegetation fog, temp 67, wind calm, heavy dew, dew point 66, humidity 96%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:14pm.
7/31/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-30-11: High 91, Low 66, wind NE, E & SE calm-7 mph. Today at 4:59am no fog, temp 68, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 90%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:13pm. July rainfall 2.00 inches. No report tomorrow as I'll be in Chicago on a Magical Mystery Tour with Sir Paul tonight at Wrigley.
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8/2/2011 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-01-11: High 96, Low 72, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-9 mph. Today at 5:25am temp 76, wind SSE 5-8 mph, dew point 71, humidity 87%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:11pm. Grass is returning to all brown and pool water is hot. Relief around the corner?
8/3/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-02-11: High 97, Low 76, wind S & SW 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain in gauge. Today at 4:45am temp 77, wind NW 9-12 mph, still sticky outside, dew point 74, humidity 88%. Normal for today 85/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:10pm. Fifteen days of summer vacation left then back to SCHOOL!
8/4/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-03-11: High 91, Low 71, wind NW, N & NE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Might be our last 90 degree day for a little while. Remember my locust story about the first frost back around the 4th of July? WGN farm radio weather predicting frost on Canadian/American border by the end of August, also said the new moon is a "wet" moon, August should be wetter than usual, stay tuned to see what happens. Today at 4:50am temp 65, wind calm, dew point 62 with a heavy dew, humidity 88%. Back in 1988 it was 100. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 8:09pm. Water your trees and bushes!
8/5/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-04-11: High 88, Low 65, wind NE & E calm-9 mph. Today at 4:45am temp 67, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 89%. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:07pm. Riverfest is going full force in Ottawa thru the weekend. (ya-hoooo) 13 days until school.
8/6/2011 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-05-11: High 91, Low 67, wind E & NE calm-7 mph. Today at 5:50am temp 72, wind ENE 5-7 mph, dew point 69, humidity 87%, rain just NW of Ottawa, dry as an old bone buried in the backyard. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 8:06pm.
8/7/2011 4:59 AM 0.14 M M M M 08-06-11: High 90, Low 72, wind vrlb. from the N calm to 8 mph. A 2 minute heavy rain on Ottawa's eastside around 5pm. Thunderstorm today at 4am leaving .14 in gauge. At 4:59am temp 69, wind SE calm-3 mph, dew point 67, humidity 90%. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:05pm. Sidenote: Asian carp attacks on the river have been VERY bad/active this year!
8/8/2011 5:10 AM 0.01 M M M M 08-07-11: High 90, Low 69, wind SW, W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 19 mph. 6am rain after my report left .01 in gauge making yesterday morning a total of .15 in gauge. Rain free after that. Today at 5:10am temp 65, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 93%. Normal 84/62. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 8:04pm. Riverfest has come to a close and its the last full week of summer vacation.
8/9/2011 4:45 AM 0.84 M M M M 08-08-11: High 88, Low 65, wind vrbl. calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph except during thunderstorm at 3:40pm gust 35 mph. Rain .84 in gauge. Today at 4:45am: fog creeping in, temp 64, heavy dew, dew point 63, wind NNW 4-6 mph, humidity 96%. Normal 84/61. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:02pm.
8/10/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-09-11: High 84, Low 63, wind N, NW & W 4-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Today at 4:50am its cool! Temp 56, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 53, humidity 85%. Car outside covered in dew. With todays forecast, will it be the first below 80 degree day since June 25th? If its correct we'll be below normal 83/61. Sunrise 5:59am (lost 40 minutes of sunlight in the morning) Sunset 8:01pm (lost 35 minutes) Today is a reminder that autumn is around the corner.
8/11/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-10-11: High 79, Low 56, wind N & NW 3-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Being a Cub fan, yesterday was a "10". Today at 4:59am temp 55, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 90%. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 8pm.
8/12/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-11-11: High 83, Low 54, wind W & NW calm-7 mph. I made it out on the river yesterday and it was a perfect day! (no carp attacks made even better) Today at 4:50am heavy dew, clear sky, temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 89%. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:58pm. If you'd like to see what the carp look like go to YouTube and type in Ottawa Asian Carp and see what us boaters have to deal with, there is swearing so turn down the sound.
8/13/2011 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-12-11: High 87, Low 57, wind SW & S calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 6:10am temp 65, wind S 4 mph, dew point 59, humidity 85%. Normal for today 83/60. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunrise 7:57pm. Full Moon today is called The Moon Of Green Corn &/or Sturgeon Moon.
8/14/2011 4:50 AM 0.09 M M M M 08-13-11: High 89 falling to 78, Low 65, wind S, SW, W & NW 4-21 mph w/gust 31 mph. Two storms came through, the first "around" 2pm which had "soft" small pea sized hail w/water core. As the storm went off to the southeast it looked like an atomic bomb explosion with bubble clouds trailing it. Rain .07 in gauge. Second storm "around" 4pm had .02 in gauge and I had a lightning hit 1000 feet or less. A FLASH & CRASH! Fried my modem & 2 TV's, tripped 2 breakers and messed up the color on the kitchen TV. Bill Cosby was purple for half an hour. Today at 4:50am temp 60, wind N 10-14 mph, heavy dew, dew point 57, humidity 90%, no fog. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:56pm.
8/15/2011 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-14-11: High 82, Low 59, wind N & NW 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 4:40am: fog to the NW (?) feels like September, temp 55, wind calm, heavy dew, dew point 53, humidity 91%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:54pm. School starts this week, freshmen the 17th all others the 18th. Where did summer go???
8/16/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-15-11: High 85, Low 54, wind NW, N & NE calm-8 mph. Today at 4:50am, heavy dew, temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 89%. Records for today (high) 99 in 1988 (low) 47 in 1992. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:53pm. 131 shopping days until Christmas.
8/17/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-16-11: High 86, Low 57, wind S & SE calm-9 mph. At 4:50am temp 61, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 56, humidity 85%. Normal 83/61. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:51pm. All freshmen report to your homeroom!
8/18/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-17-11: High 89, Low 61, wind SE, S & SW calm-10 mph. Today at 4:50am light fog to the north, temp 65, wind NE 6 mph (keeping the fog light) dew point 63, humidity 90%. Record high 102 in 1988. Normal 83/61. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:50pm.
8/19/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-18-11: High 90, Low 65, wind vrbl. calm-9 mph. Today at 4:55am: no rain at this moment, radar shows small cell south of Ottawa, temp 68, wind calm to S 2 mph, dew point 62, humdity 85%. Normal 83/61. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:49pm. Everyone made it through the first "full" day of school.
8/20/2011 4:57 AM T M M M M 08-19-11: High 94, Low 67, wind SE, S & SW calm-8 mph. Why a trace of rain? Three drops hit me on my 6am walk, otherwise its very dry. Per this mornings radar rain is coming our way today. At 4:57am temp 70, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 84%. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:47pm. Thanks to everyone for the great time last night on "D" Dock.
8/21/2011 5:15 AM 0.33 M M M M 08-20-11: High 88, Low 68, wind vrbl. calm-9 mph except during thunderstorm 15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain .33 in gauge. Today at 5:15am temp 66, wind NNE 4-6 mph, dew point 64, humidity 88%. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:46pm.
8/22/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-21-11: High 84, Low 64, wind N & NW calm-13 mph. Today at 4:45am: clear & cooler, temp 58, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 90%. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.01/flood stage 12 and at LaSalle the IL River is 12.15/flood stage 20. Normal for today is 82/60. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:44pm. We are 8 minutes away from a hour loss of sunlight in the morning.
8/23/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-22-11: High 88, Low 57, wind SW, S & SE calm-7 mph. Today at 4:45am: clear, temp 65, wind ESE 3-5 mph, dew point 57, humidity 79%. On radar, thunderstorms approaching northern Illinois from the NW. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:43pm.
8/24/2011 4:45 AM 1.58 M M M M 08-23-11: High 79, Low 64, wind SE & S calm-25 mph w/gust 30 mph, N & NE during storm. Active t-storm, lots of cloud to ground lightning, rain 1.58 in gauge. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.10/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 12.82/flood stage 20. Today at 4:45am temp 68, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 94%. Heavy dew and I'm surprised there is no fog. Record temp 93 in 1975. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:41pm.
8/25/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-24-11: High 96 (new record) Heat Index 108, Low 65, wind SW, W & NW calm-18mph w/gust 23 mph. Today at 4:50am much cooler and its clear, temp 58, wind NNW 10 mph, dew point 54, humidity 79%. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:39pm.
8/26/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-25-11: High 86, Low 58, wind NW, N & NE 3-12 mph. Today at 4:45am: clear, you can count every star in the sky, temp 57, wind calm, dew point 55, spotty field fog to the north, humidity 92%. Today in history the record high is 95 in 1973 and 47 in 1964. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:38pm. Volleyball season started last night, last years girls state 1A are now freshmen at MHS who is now 1-0.
8/27/2011 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-26-11: High 87, Low 57, wind W, SW & S calm-8 mph. Today at 5:45am: spotty field fog, temp 64, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 95%. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:36pm.
8/28/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-27-11: High 89, Low 63, wind NW, N & NE calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today at 5:30am cool, temp 55, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 52, humidity 88%, heavy dew. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:35pm. Went to bed last night grateful that I don't live on the east coast.
8/29/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-28-11: High 80 (for a minute) Low 55, wind N & NE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, ideal day on the IL and Fox Rivers yesterday afternoon. No rain. Today at 4:45am: clear, temp 57, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 88%, heavy dew, no fog at this moment. Tomorrow we will have lost a hour of daylight in the morning & a hour in the afternoon. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:34pm.
8/30/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-29-11: High 84, Low 57, wind NE & E calm-7 mph. Today at 4:45am clear, temp 59, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 79%. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:31pm. We have now lost 2 hours of sunlight.
8/31/2011 4:58 AM 0.25 M M M M 08-30-11: High 83, Low 58, wind SE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain .25 in gauge. Today at 4:58am: mild, temp 65, wind ESE 5-8 mph, dew point 60, humidity 84%. Today is the last day of meteorological summer. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:30pm.
9/1/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-31-11: High 92, Low 65, wind E then vrbl from the S, calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Total precipitation for August 3.24 in gauge. Today at 4:45am: clear, temp 71, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 66, humidity 85%. Normal 81/60. The record for today was 92 in 1973, record low 38 in 1967. Get ready to set a new record high for today! Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:28pm. Welcome to the first day of "meteorological" autumn.
9/2/2011 4:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-01-11: High 100 (new record) Heat Index 109, Low 71, wind SE, S & SW 4-13 mph. Today at 4:57am temp 75, wind S 4 mph w/gust 8 mph, dew point 67, humidity 72%. Small rain line forming NW Illinois. The old record for today was in 1973 with a high of 91, we should set another new record high. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:27pm. Halloween will be here in 59 days.
9/3/2011 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-02-11: High 99 (new record) Low 75, wind S & SW calm-12 mph. Today at 5:10am temp 72, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 63 (very light dew this morning) humidity 80%. Going back to July 4th when I heard the cicada's and the old wife's tale about the first frost. The old wife's tale is not true, its been over 6 weeks and we haven't had a frost, although it will be getting cool in the morning in the next day or two. Normal 81/59. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:25pm.
9/4/2011 5:00 AM 0.58 M M M M 09-03-11: High 96, Low 69, wind vrbl calm-35 mph w/gust during storm of 43 mph. Hail for about 2 minute maximum, largest: penny size, fully frozen with large pointy tips around the outer edge. Rain .58 in gauge. Today at 5am temp 66, wind N 10 mph, dew point 61, humidity 87%. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:23pm.
9/5/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-04-11: High 74, Low 57, wind W, NW & N 4-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Today at 4:59am temp 51, clear, wind N 10 mph, dew point 47, humidity 84%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:22pm.
9/6/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-05-11: High 70, Low 50, wind N & NE 6-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Today at 4:55am cool & clear, temp 46, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 43, humidity 83%, moderate dew. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 11.02/steady. Fox River at Dayton 5.53/steady. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:20pm.
9/7/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-06-11: High 75, Low 46, wind N & NE 3-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:50am temp 48, heavy dew, wind N 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 88%. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:18pm. Sidenote: yards & grass are recouping nicely, back to cutting the yard once a week, trees still in need of more water/rain.
9/8/2011 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-07-11: High 77, Low 48, wind N & NE 5-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Today at 4:45am: clear & cool, temp 51, wind NNW 5-7 mph, dew point 48, humidity 85%. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:16pm. Closing the pool this weekend.
9/9/2011 4:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 09-08-11: High 80, Low 50, wind N & NE 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain .06 in gauge. Today at 4:50am: mild, temp 61, wind vrbl out of the north, getting readings from the NNW, N & NNE 5-7 mph, dew point 58, humidity 90%. Normal 79/57. Notice its no longer 80. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:15pm. For you early birds 107 shopping days until Christmas.
9/10/2011 4:29 AM 0.05 M M M M 09-09-11: High 75, Low 61, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain .05 in gauge. Today at 4:29am: heavy dew, fog developing, temp 60, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 95%. Normal 79/57. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:13pm. MHS finally won a football game! End 13 game losing streak.
9/11/2011 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-10-11: High 82, Low 60, wind vrbl from the E calm- 6 mph. Today at 5:45am: FOG, temp 57, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 95%. Normal 79/56. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:11pm. Tonight and Monday shine on Harvest Moon. GO BEARS!!!!
9/12/2011 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-11-11: High 86, Low 57, wnd NW, W & SW calm-13 mph. Today at 4:59am: clear & mild, temp 59, wind "a wiff" from somewhere out of the south, dew point 54, humidity 86%. Normal 78/56. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:10pm. Other names for the Harvest Moon: Corn Moon, Fruit Moon, Nut Moon, Barley Moon.
9/13/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-12-11: High 88, Low 59, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, probably one of our last near 90 degree days for the year. Today at 4:55am: clear, temp 65, wind W 8 mph, dew point 57, humidity 72%. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:08pm. Freeze watch for North Dakota.
9/14/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-13-11: High 79, Low 55 (11:59pm) wind SW, W, NW & N 4-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Forest fire in MN with the smoke reaching northern IL. Eyes swelling? Might be from all of the poison ivy that is being burnt up in that forest fire. Some reports on WGN radio this morning. Today at 4:50am: clear, cool, temp 50, wind calm, dew point 47, humidity 87%. Normal 78/55. Today's forecast 66/37. Record Low in 1974/37 degrees, will we tie the record? Frost advisory tomorrow morning as close as Monroe Wisconsin. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunrise 7:06pm.
9/15/2011 4:45 AM 0.07 M M M M 09-14-11: High 63, Low 43, wind NW & N calm-12 mph. Rain .07 in gauge. Today at 4:45am: clear, cold, temp 37, wind N 6 mph, dew point 34, humidity 81% and for the first time this season....the WIND CHILL is 32. If there is any roof frost I'll report it after my 6am walk. Normal 77/54. Record high 88 in 1991 and low 35 in 2007. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:05pm. Happy Birthday 2 me. **6:45am Update** Rooftop Frost, low lying areas like Catlin Street covers all of the roofs, up in North Ottawa heavier on southside of roofs.
9/16/2011 4:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-15-11: High 64, Low 37, wind N, NE & E calm-18 mph. Yesterday no crickets chirping, this morning one. Yesterday furnace went ON, Nicor is smiling. Today at 4:57am temp 44, wind calm, dew point 39, humidity 75%. No dew on car. Normal 77/54. Rain on radar appears to be heading our way. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:03pm.
9/17/2011 5:58 AM T M M M M 09-16-11: High 61, Low 44, wind vrbl from the E calm-8 mph. Trace of rain, three drops on my windshield. Today at 5:58am temp 46, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 41, humidity 84%. Normal keeps dropping, now its 76/53. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:01pm. I miss those 85 degree days!
9/18/2011 4:45 AM 0.01 M M M M 09-17-11: High 75, Low 46, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Beautiful day on the IL & Fox Rivers yesterday afternoon, a lot of "loopers" heading south for the winter. Today at 4:45am: drizzle, rain .01 in gauge, more to come, temp 55, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 47, humidity 69%. Yesterday morning went to Naperville via Route 71 and noticed corn & bean fields are no longer green and are now brown, 3 fields already harvested. Normal temp for today 76/53. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset now 6:59pm. (before 7pm) Days are REALLY getting shorter!!!
9/19/2011 4:55 AM 0.70 M M M M 09-18-11: High 68 (at 10pm) Low 54, wind SE, S & SW 4-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain .70 in gauge, 75% of it fell around 2am this morning. At 4:55am light fog, temp 62 and mild, wind W 5-7 mph, dew point 60, humidity 95%. Normal 76/52. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 6:58pm.
9/20/2011 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-19-11: High 74, Low 55, wind W & NW calm-12 mph. Today at 4:20am: FOG, temp 50, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 96%. Normal 75/52. Last year (today) we had a high of 90 and a low of 60. This fall is cooler than last as we had perfect harvest weather in 2010. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 6:56pm.
9/21/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-20-11: High 81, Low 50, wind SW & S calm-14 mph. Beautiful day on the IL & Fox Rivers yesterday, saw the conservation dept. out checking on the asian carp population, they shock/stun the water and see how many float to the surface. Today at 4:55am temp 59, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 54, humidity 83%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 5.49 and steady. IL River at LaSalle 11.54 and steady. Normal temp for today 75/52. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 6:54pm.
9/22/2011 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-21-11: High 76, Low 55, wind SW, W & NW 4-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 51, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 47, humidity 83%. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 6:52pm. In one week the regular baseball season will be over.
9/23/2011 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-22-11: High 69, Low 47 (11:59pm) wind NW, W, a splash from the SW turning N & NE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Welcome to The Autumnal Equinox. Autumn: from the latin word Autumnus. Today at 4:50am: heavy dew, temp 42, wind NNE 6 mph, dew point 39, humidity 88%, wind chill 39. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:51pm.
9/24/2011 4:59 AM T M M M M 09-23-11: High 66, Low 42, wind NE, N & NW calm-11 mph. Trace of rain in the afternoon, 6 drops on my windshield between 2:30 and 3pm. Today at 4:59am temp 48, wind NNE 6 mph, dew point 45, humidity 81%. Normal 74/50. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 6:49pm.
9/25/2011 5:59 AM T M M M M 09-24-11: High 65, Low 48, wind NW, N & NE calm-12 mph. Trace of rain at 10am and light drizzle at 4:50pm that bearly wet the deck. Today at 5:59pm: slept in, temp 49, wind calm, light fog & heavy dew, humidity 93%, dew point 48. Normal 73/50. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 6:47pm.
9/26/2011 4:50 AM 0.37 M M M M 09-25-11: High 68, Low 48, wind NE, E & SE calm-11 mph. Rain this morning .37 in gauge and still coming down, not as heavy as it was at 4am. Today at 4:50am temp 54, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 95%. Normal 73/49. Sunrise & Sunset 6:46 am/pm. I've got to remember to start buying Halloween candy!
9/27/2011 4:50 AM 1.78 M M M M 09-26-11: High 56, Low 50, first below 60 degree day since May 15th, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain 1.78 in gauge, total 2.15 w/yesterdays 5am reading. Rivers holding their own for now. Ground must be really dry as sump pump is not doing overtime. Today at 4:50am temp 53, wind NE 5-7 mph, dew point 52, humidity 95%. Noral 72/49. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 6:44pm. Went to Newark yesterday and noticed a few fields that have been harvested.
9/28/2011 4:59 AM 0.17 M M M M 09-27-11: High 64, Low 53, wind NE, N & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain .17 in gauge. Today at 4:59am temp 51, wind N 6 mph, dew point 49, humidity 90%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 6:42pm. Some tree are starting to turn colors (Maples)
9/29/2011 4:55 AM T M M M M 09-28-11: High 72, Low 51, wind N & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Trace of rain around 4:30pm, enough to wet the deck, car, driveway but not the gauge. Today at 4:55am: light fog, temp 49, wind calm, heavy dew, dew point 48, humidity 95%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 6:40pm. Nail down or put away anything that could blow away!!!
9/30/2011 4:50 AM 0.05 M M M M 09-29-11: High 73, Low 49, wind SW, W & NW calm-31 mph w/gust 43 mph. Rain .05 in gauge. Today at 4:50am: clear & windy, temp 50, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 35, humidity 55%. Its been a while since the dew point and humidity readings have been this low! A lot of leaves were flying in the wind yesterday. Normal 71/47. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 6:37pm. Halloween is about a month away and the hockey season starts next week. 93 days until the new year.



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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
8/13/2011 2:00 PM very soft smaller than pea sized hail, melted the minute I picked it up, VERY thin, inside of hail was water. Time of day is a guess as I was upside. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Soft 4 2min no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail vertical
9/3/2011 2:30 PM thick & round with jagged points on the edges. 3/4" Penny Size 5/8" 3/8" Hard 2 Continuous False Same time as rain Before smaller hail 10-20