Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-RH-5 Latitude 37.91884
Station Name Chester 0.1 SSW Longitude -89.82554
County Randolph Elevation (ft) 622



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 3.61 0.92 30 0.92 30 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 4.24 3.34 30 3.34 30 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 3.35 0.77 32 0.55 29 0.22 3 1 5 8 0.0 0 4
Jan 11 2.55 0.84 31 0.84 31 0.00 0 0 5 7 4.2 3 7
Feb 11 2.57 4.45 28 4.43 24 0.02 4 2 11 2 3.8 3 4
March 11 3.69 4.91 31 4.91 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 0.5 1 1
April 11 4.05 14.86 29 14.86 29 0.00 0 0 15 1 0.0 0 0
May 11 5.37 8.75 30 8.75 30 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
June 11 4.19 4.33 30 4.33 23 0.00 7 2 9 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 3.81 2.99 31 2.99 23 0.00 8 3 6 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 3.06 1.59 33 1.59 21 0.00 12 4 6 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 3.38 3.99 30 3.99 27 0.00 3 1 9 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 43.87" 51.74" 365 days 51.50" 328 0.24" 37 days 13 109 days 34 days 8.5" 7 days 16 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 0.00
10/3/2010 0.01
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010
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 0.56
10/14/2010 0.01
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 T
10/24/2010 T
10/25/2010 0.00
10/26/2010 0.31
10/27/2010 0.03
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 0.00
11/5/2010 0.07
11/6/2010 T
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 0.00
11/13/2010 0.02
11/14/2010 0.00
11/15/2010 0.00
11/16/2010 0.00
11/17/2010 T
11/18/2010 0.05
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.00
11/23/2010 0.25
11/24/2010 0.35
11/25/2010 1.39
11/26/2010 0.61
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 0.60
12/1/2010 T
12/2/2010 0.00
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.00
12/5/2010 T
12/6/2010 T
12/7/2010 T
12/8/2010 0.00
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.00
12/11/2010 0.10
12/12/2010 0.29
12/13/2010 0.00
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 0.08
12/17/2010 T
12/18/2010 0.00
12/19/2010 0.00
12/20/2010 T
12/21/2010 T
12/22/2010 0.00
12/23/2010 0.00
12/24/2010 0.00
12/25/2010 **
12/26/2010 **
12/27/2010 T 0.22
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.07
12/31/2010 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.48
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 0.10
1/12/2011 T
1/13/2011 T
1/14/2011 0.00
1/15/2011 T
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.06
1/19/2011 0.00
1/20/2011 T
1/21/2011 0.14
1/22/2011 0.00
1/23/2011 T
1/24/2011 0.06
1/25/2011 0.00
1/26/2011 0.00
1/27/2011 0.00
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.00
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 0.17
2/2/2011 1.00
2/3/2011 **
2/4/2011 0.02
2/5/2011 0.10
2/6/2011 0.05
2/7/2011 0.01
2/8/2011 T
2/9/2011 0.00
2/10/2011 0.17
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 **
2/13/2011 0.00
2/14/2011 0.00
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.00
2/17/2011 0.00
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011 0.00
2/20/2011 0.04
2/21/2011 T
2/22/2011 0.16
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 0.03
2/25/2011 1.96
2/26/2011 0.00
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 0.74
3/1/2011 T
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.00
3/5/2011 1.61
3/6/2011 0.10
3/7/2011 0.00
3/8/2011 T
3/9/2011 0.29
3/10/2011 0.02
3/11/2011 0.01
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 1.03
3/15/2011 0.83
3/16/2011 0.01
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 T
3/20/2011 0.25
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.00
3/23/2011 T
3/24/2011 0.02
3/25/2011 0.02
3/26/2011 0.28
3/27/2011 0.43
3/28/2011 T
3/29/2011 0.00
3/30/2011 0.01
3/31/2011 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.00
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 0.00
4/4/2011 0.00
4/5/2011 0.45
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011
4/8/2011 T
4/9/2011 0.00
4/10/2011 0.00
4/11/2011 0.68
4/12/2011 1.08
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.07
4/16/2011 0.43
4/17/2011 0.03
4/18/2011 0.00
4/19/2011 0.02
4/20/2011 0.45
4/21/2011 0.00
4/22/2011 0.50
4/23/2011 2.40
4/24/2011 1.85
4/25/2011 1.31
4/26/2011 3.27
4/27/2011 0.56
4/28/2011 1.76
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.00
5/1/2011 0.19
5/2/2011 2.56
5/3/2011 0.71
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.33
5/7/2011 0.01
5/8/2011 0.39
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.00
5/11/2011 T
5/12/2011 T
5/13/2011 0.38
5/14/2011 1.69
5/15/2011 0.14
5/16/2011 0.14
5/17/2011 T
5/18/2011 0.00
5/19/2011 0.00
5/20/2011 0.12
5/21/2011 0.10
5/22/2011 0.00
5/23/2011 0.25
5/24/2011 0.16
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 1.52
5/27/2011 0.06
5/28/2011 0.00
5/29/2011
5/30/2011 0.00
5/31/2011 0.00
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 **
6/3/2011 **
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 **
6/6/2011 0.00
6/7/2011 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.00
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.34
6/15/2011 0.09
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 0.00
6/18/2011 0.27
6/19/2011 1.87
6/20/2011 0.01
6/21/2011 0.00
6/22/2011 0.44
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.01
6/26/2011 0.34
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.96
6/29/2011 **
6/30/2011 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 **
7/2/2011 **
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 0.60
7/5/2011 0.01
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011 0.00
7/8/2011 0.81
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.00
7/13/2011 1.24
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 **
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 0.31
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 **
7/28/2011 **
7/29/2011 0.00
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 0.02
8/1/2011 0.00
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.00
8/4/2011 0.00
8/5/2011 T
8/6/2011 0.19
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 **
8/11/2011 **
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.72
8/14/2011 **
8/15/2011 **
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00 **
8/18/2011 0.00 0.00
8/19/2011 0.46
8/20/2011 0.16
8/21/2011 0.04
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.02
8/24/2011 **
8/25/2011 **
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 **
9/1/2011 **
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 T
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 0.00
9/10/2011 0.04
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 1.43
9/16/2011 0.00
9/17/2011 T
9/18/2011 0.02
9/19/2011 0.23
9/20/2011 0.31
9/21/2011 0.00
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.23
9/24/2011 0.42
9/25/2011 0.14
9/26/2011 1.17
9/27/2011 0.00
9/28/2011 0.00
9/29/2011 0.00
9/30/2011 **



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53.5°F
10/2/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.4°F
10/3/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M 43.2°F alittle chilly this morning, thought we might break into the 30's overnight for the 1st time but we didn't
10/4/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.0°F Getting closer to the 30's
10/6/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.7°F
10/7/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.0°F
10/8/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.3°F
10/9/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57.9°F
10/10/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.4°F
10/11/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.2°F
10/12/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.2°F
10/13/2010 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M 61.7º°F
10/14/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 49.8°F
10/15/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.9°F
10/16/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.9°F
10/17/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.2°F
10/18/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.4°F
10/19/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.7°F
10/20/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.5°F
10/21/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57.9°F
10/22/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.4°F
10/23/2010 6:00 AM T M M M M 63.8°F very lite mist at 04:39 this morning, calm winds. beautiful full moon when the clouds broke.
10/24/2010 6:00 AM T M M M M 62.9°F
10/25/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.3°F watched lighting from St. Louis all evening that is 65-70 miles NNW of me while looking at the moon.
10/26/2010 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M 61.7°F
10/27/2010 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 54.5°F
10/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.2°F
10/29/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38.6°F First time i broke the 30s this year, and i am not ready for winter.
10/30/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.2°F
10/31/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.1°f
11/1/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44.6°F
11/2/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.2°F
11/3/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.0°F
11/4/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2010 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 39.7°F
11/6/2010 6:00 AM T M M M M 30.7°F First frost this morning. and boy is it cold
11/7/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.8°F
11/8/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.1°F
11/9/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.0°F
11/11/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.1°F
11/12/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.5°F
11/13/2010 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 55.0°F
11/14/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.7°F
11/16/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.6°F
11/17/2010 6:00 AM T M M M M 38.6°F
11/18/2010 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 40.1°F
11/19/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.1°F
11/20/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43.0°F
11/21/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48.9°F
11/22/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64.4°F
11/23/2010 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M 39.8°F
11/24/2010 6:00 AM 0.35 M M M M 35.9°F
11/25/2010 6:00 AM 1.39 M M M M 58.2°F
11/26/2010 6:00 AM 0.61 M M M M 24.9°F
11/27/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32.°F
11/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33.3°F
11/29/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43.4°F
11/30/2010 6:00 AM 0.60 M M M M 38.3°F
12/1/2010 6:00 AM T T M T M 26.8°F dusting of snow
12/2/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.8°F
12/3/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.4°F
12/4/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.6°F
12/5/2010 6:00 AM T T M T M 29.8°F
12/6/2010 6:00 AM T T M T M 21.5°F
12/7/2010 6:00 AM T T M T M 18.8°F
12/8/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 18.8°F
12/9/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23.4°F
12/10/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30.8°F no fog here
12/11/2010 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 39.9°F and raining
12/12/2010 6:00 AM 0.29 T T T T 20.9°F 0.02 snow on the ground according to the snow ruler, lots of wind last night.
12/13/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M 9.2°F
12/15/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M 23.6°F
12/16/2010 6:00 AM 0.08 M M T T 30.2°F Have a thin sheet of about 1/16th" ice covering Decks, cars, sidewalks, and untreated roads. be careful. Storm started out as drizzle or light rain at about 6:00 P.M.
12/17/2010 6:00 AM T T M T M 28.0°F Mix of Sleet and snow fell during the evening.
12/18/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23.8°F
12/19/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25.9°F
12/20/2010 6:00 AM T M M T M 32.8°F
12/21/2010 6:00 AM T M M M M 44.9°F
12/22/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.0°F
12/23/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28.3°F
12/24/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32.3°F The Christmas Eve snow is ready to fall any moment.
12/27/2010 6:00 AM T T M 2.5 M 18.5°F
12/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M 21.6°F
12/29/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33.9°F
12/30/2010 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 47.0°F
12/31/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 57.2°F Just Started with lite rain.
1/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.48 M M M M 32.4°F Here we just had wind gust of 25 M.P.H. and rain, we were fortunate not to have the severe weather that St. Louis had
1/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21.3°F
1/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26.0°F
1/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32.6°F
1/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27.4°F
1/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.1°F
1/7/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M 31.6°F
1/8/2011 6:00 AM T T M M M 20.5°F Beginning with snow and sleet then ending with snow, ground has a dusting of snow with clear roads and sidewalks.
1/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 14.2°F
1/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27.0°F
1/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.10 1.6 0.10 1.5 0.10 26.5° Started snowing 23:00 and ended mostly at 04:30
1/12/2011 6:00 AM T T M 1.0 0.00 12.0°F
1/13/2011 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M 9.7°F
1/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 21.6°F
1/15/2011 6:00 AM T M M T M 33.3°F At 32:15 rain was spitting occasionally, i had to go outside to make sure it was rain. The moon was visible through the clouds.
1/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 21.3°F
1/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24.5°F
1/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M 42.0°F
1/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26.3°F
1/20/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M 23.5°F Snow ruler shows 0.02" on ground.
1/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.14 1.8 0.14 2.0 0.15 11.8°F
1/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.9 0.03 19.3°F
1/23/2011 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M 26.0°F very sporatic snow fall starting at 05:43, heavy stuff to come later in the morning.
1/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 1.1 M 34.1°F
1/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 26.5°F
1/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 25.3°F There is still a trace of snow on the ground where the sun hasn't shined.
1/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 24.7°F I have 12-13 patches of snow on the ground with the biggest at about 3 to 5 feet area, & less than a 1/8" deep
1/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30.9°F 3 patches of snow left, with expected temps to reach in the 40's this should soon melt.
1/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31.4°F
2/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M 31.7°F Hasn't rain since last night we have had no freezing rain, sleet or snow yet.
2/2/2011 6:00 AM 1.00 0.5 M 0.5 M 17.9 degree F. 1/4 to 3/8" of ice covered tree and roads, limbs down. i have power loss as of 3:40 P. M. 1 feb. streets are slick.
2/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.10 1.1 M 1.0 M 26.3 °F Light snow is still falling.
2/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 30.5°F Can't report snow on ground, just what is in the gauge.
2/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 T M T M 30.4°F Light rain ending in a light dusting of snow
2/8/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M 21.3°F Dusting of snow most of the night and still falling.
2/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 13.3°F
2/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.17 2.2 M 2.0 M 7.0°F
2/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M 13.2°F
2/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 45.6°F At 2:00 P.M. the temp reached 67.7°F yesterday. Have 2 mounds of snow left, would have been gone by now if i didn't shovel snow.
2/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34.9°F
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.4°F
2/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43.3 F
2/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
2/21/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 58.2°F
2/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M 28.2°F We had a High temp yesterday of 59.0°F at 10:00 A.M.
2/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.8°F
2/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 43.3°F no ice
2/25/2011 6:00 AM 1.96 M M M M 33.9°F
2/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33.9°F
2/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.1°F
2/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.74 M M M M 44.4°F no trees are down, was fortunate that it's the worst of the damage.
3/1/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 29.4°F
3/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38.7°F
3/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37.8°F
3/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54.8°F
3/5/2011 6:00 AM 1.61 M M M M 43.3 F light rian/drizzel
3/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.10 T M M M 33.2°F Late evening dirzzle tgus oissuabke sibw
3/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34.0°F
3/8/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 41.9°F Had rain drops spaced far apart on windshield, and 1 drop in the funnel of the gauge.
3/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.29 M M M M 47.9°F light rain and no lighting from the storm system.
3/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 T M M M 37.1°F
3/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 29.6°F
3/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48.3°F
3/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40.1°F
3/14/2011 6:00 AM 1.03 0.0 M M M 37.7°F
3/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.83 0.0 M M M 38.5°F I had no snow fall here at Chester, IL. All rain fall produced the precipitation.
3/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 36.7°F
3/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48.0°F
3/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61.9°F
3/19/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 45.8°F
3/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M 50.0°F
3/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65.8°F
3/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61.5°F
3/23/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 62.8°F
3/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 38.3 degrees F
3/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 35.5°F
3/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.28 T 0.05 T 0.00 37.9°F At 07:50 to 08:15 began drizzle with light fog turning in to Big snow flakes then turning into sleet. melted measured amount of snow and sleet was 0.05" with above ground temp hovering at 37.1°F on the morning of the 25th. later it rained.
3/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.43 0.5 M 0.5 M 30.2°F Snow fall with sleet accumilated twice up to a 1/2" each time not sure how to report this. it rained and melted the 1st time of snow measurement.
3/28/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M 31.6°F light dusting of snow.
3/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.4°F
3/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 38.2°F Cold but no snow
3/31/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 37.1°F
4/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37.1°F
4/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.7°F
4/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53.5°F
4/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.8°F
4/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M 38.1°F the heavy storms were north of me.
4/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.1°F
4/8/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 61.8°F Sporatic small sprinkles on my windshield
4/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69.8°F
4/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.0°F
4/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.68 M M M M 62.4°F
4/12/2011 6:00 AM 1.08 M M M M 53.2°F
4/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50.8°F
4/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53.3°F
4/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 59.9°F Storm is just starting
4/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.43 M M M M 45.3°F
4/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 47.3°F
4/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.6°F
4/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 68.4°F
4/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M 45.4°F We were very fortunate that last night storms did very little damage last night. the sirens blasted 3 times here and we had pea size hail but not many, and minor wind damage. The temp was 80.0°F at 8:00 p.m. and dropped to 62.8°F at 9:00 p.m. after the worst of the storm came through. i submitted a hail report after the storm went through. The Mississippi river at Chester went over flood stage after the storm at 27.00 ft. right now we are at 27.61 ft.
4/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44.3°F
4/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.50 M M M M 55.7°F Still raining with lighting and thunder. Baro 29.93" and steady. 86% hum.
4/23/2011 6:00 AM 2.40 M M M M 63.5°F, Once again we missed the brunt of the storms from the North at St. Louis, MO and South at Cape Girardeau, MO. but 2.40" of rain is alot. We had no wind, hail, or lighting damage and no power loss.
4/24/2011 6:00 AM 1.85 M M M M 55.0°F
4/25/2011 6:00 AM 1.31 M M M M 58.6°F
4/26/2011 6:00 AM 3.27 M M M M 58.2°F mud slide caused trees to fall on powerline feeding my house for 2 1/2 hours at 10 p.m. This is from a total rain fall as of 6 a.m. friday of 9.33". dry for now
4/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M 56.6°F boy what a nice break from the rain. the Mississippi River at Chester is 37.97' now and expected to crest at 39.1' on friday morning. We had some close lighting last night but know other threats from additional storms, now just hope the mud slides don't happen.
4/28/2011 6:00 AM 1.76 M M M M 46.3°F
4/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.3°F
4/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.7°F
5/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.19 M M M M 60.9°F
5/2/2011 6:00 AM 2.56 M M M M 46.8°F
5/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.71 M M M M 46.1°F
5/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.9°F
5/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44.5°F
5/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.33 M M M M 49.8°F
5/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 56.8°F just started raining
5/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.39 M M M M 60.8°F
5/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69.5°F
5/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.4°F
5/11/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 69.9°F
5/12/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 69.3°F
5/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.38 M M M M 61.2°F
5/14/2011 6:00 AM 1.69 M M M M 54.4°F from 04:45-05:45 p.m. southern randolph co. received 1" of rain and was also placed under a tornado warning, though we didn't have any hail here at Chester. We had steady and light rain the rest of the evening through morning leaving the high reading of rain, 1.69".
5/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 49.9°F
5/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 43.8°F
5/17/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 52.4°F
5/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.0°F
5/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.2°F
5/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 62.6°F Main rainfall was north of me
5/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 63.9°F
5/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67.8°F
5/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M 62.6°F not much rain
5/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M 62.3°F
5/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73.4°F
5/26/2011 6:00 AM 1.52 M M M M 60.8°F 40+ m.p.h. gust from last evenings storms, Heavy rain, but we were spared the worst with no hail or tornados.
5/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M 54.7°F
5/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.0°F
5/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72.8°F
6/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72.6°F
6/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 74.5°F
6/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75.4°F
6/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73.7°F
6/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 74.1°F
6/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.9°F
6/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.1°F
6/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.9°F
6/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.34 M M M M 64.1°F
6/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 68.0°F
6/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64.4°F
6/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.2°F
6/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.27 M M M M 74.9°F
6/19/2011 6:00 AM 1.87 M M M M 65.7°F 2 major storms one after 6 A.M. 18/6/11 and one before 6 A.M. 19/6/11 Both were heavy lighting with wind gust to 45 M.P.H. no hail.
6/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 75.4°F
6/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.5°F
6/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.44 M M M M 69.8°F
6/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.9°F
6/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.0°F
6/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 67.8 F
6/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.34 M M M M 66.7°F Lots of thunder north of me but little rain for me.
6/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69.8°F. At my house the weekend storms just missed by 3-5 miles northeast. Mostly flood damage in Randolph county. I am waiting for a line of storms now going through St. Louis, MO. They should be here in 30-45 min. wind damage and heavy rain expected.
6/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.96 M M M M 73.2°F
7/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.60 M M M M 68.7°F
7/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 72.3°F
7/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73.7°F
7/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72.2°F
7/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.81 M M M M 68.9°F was this morning temp. the reading is from 06:00, we were lucky not to get the rain amounts that the northern part of the county had.
7/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.8°F
7/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 74.4°F
7/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82.0°F
7/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2011 6:00 AM 1.24 M M M M 72.9°F
7/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72.9°F
7/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.7°F
7/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.6°F
7/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.1°F
7/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.9°F
7/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78.2°F
7/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.4°F
7/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M 74.4°F
7/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57.8°F
7/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78.0°F
7/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 75.4°F From 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. Storms forming north and east of us within Randolph Co. As an outflow boundary came over Chester, storms that were to hit us blew out and new ones formed South and Southwest of us. Once angin we lose, storms from the North came within 10 miles, while new storms formed 6-10 South of us. Thunder all around, at 1:30 P.M. Tem was 93.2°F and dropped to 78.5°F at 2:30. Slight rain fall of 0.02", but was a great relief from the heatwave for the rest of the evening.
8/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78.6°F
8/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75.8°F
8/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82.6°F
8/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75.2°F
8/5/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 77.1°F
8/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.19 M M M M 76.2°F
8/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.8°F
8/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 74.4°F
8/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72.6°F
8/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.72 M M M M 67.5°F
8/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.8°F
8/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.46 M M M M 69.6°F
8/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M 72.8°F
8/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 74.6°F
8/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.9°F
8/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 71.5°F
8/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.7°F
8/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.4°F
8/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67.6°F
9/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.2°F
9/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 58.2°F
9/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.9°F
9/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.0°F
9/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 63.7°F
9/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.4°F
9/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.4°F
9/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67.4°F
9/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.7°F
9/15/2011 6:00 AM 1.43 M M M M 47.6°F
9/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53.0°F
9/17/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M 56.9°F
9/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 63.8°F
9/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 65.0°F
9/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M 59.4°F rain between 07:35 and 10:00 A.M.
9/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61.6°F
9/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61.4°F
9/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 51.9°F
9/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.42 M M M M 57.7°F
9/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 52.6°F
9/26/2011 6:00 AM 1.17 M M M M 48.7°F unusual 3/8-1/4" hail at about 8:30-9:00 A.M. from a system that was south of us made hail report.
9/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.5°F
9/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.0 F
9/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/25/2010 12/27/2010 6:00 AM 3 0.22 2.5 M 18.4°F
2/3/2011 2/04/2011 6:00 AM 2 0.02 0.3 0.02 17.2°F Streets are clear, 1/8 to 1/4" of ice still on trees and ground, less the 1/2" of snow on ground. Power back on.
2/12/2011 2/13/2011 6:00 AM 2 0.00 T 0.00 on the 13th 37.8°F
6/2/2011 6/04/2011 6:00 AM 3 0.00 M M 74.9°F
6/5/2011 6/06/2011 6:00 AM 2 0.00 M M 73.2°F
6/29/2011 7/03/2011 6:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
7/20/2011 7/21/2011 6:00 AM 2 0.00 M M 79.2°F
7/27/2011 7/29/2011 6:00 AM 3 0.00 M M 77.2°F Hottes vacation every taken, no fish.
8/10/2011 8/12/2011 6:00 AM 3 0.00 M M 67.3°F
8/14/2011 8/16/2011 6:00 AM 3 0.00 M M 62.6°F
8/17/2011 8/18/2011 6:00 AM 2 0.00 M M 74.2°F
8/24/2011 8/26/2011 6:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
8/31/2011 9/02/2011 6:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
9/30/2011 10/01/2011 6:00 AM 2 0.00 M M 47.0°F



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
4/19/2011 8:10 PM took the reading off my hail pad, time of event is approximate as i was taking cover across town. Will submit a photo later. 0.33" in rain gauge and still raining lightly with more storms comming but not severe. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice 3 1min minor leaf damage Continuous True Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20 6 2 0
9/25/2011 8:45 AM we are on the edge of a system that is south of me. One small red dot on the radar was over me when this happened. local thunder 3 times did not see lightning. 3/8" 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Soft|White Ice 1 2min no damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail vertical