Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IN-PT-63 Latitude 41.497744
Station Name Valparaiso 1.8 NW Longitude -87.072975
County Porter Elevation (ft) 837



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 3.51 1.18 31 1.18 30 0.00 1 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 3.72 3.12 30 1.66 21 1.46 9 2 6 2 1.4 1 1
Dec 10 2.57 1.93 31 1.88 25 0.05 6 1 11 6 16.3 11 20
Jan 11 2.17 1.77 31 1.75 27 0.02 4 2 13 8 14.5 12 24
Feb 11 1.90 2.39 30 2.09 15 0.30 15 1 8 2 16.6 5 11
March 11 2.51 3.43 30 1.77 22 1.66 8 2 7 4 1.2 2 2
April 11 3.54 5.79 30 5.79 30 0.00 0 0 20 4 0.0 0 0
May 11 4.09 6.57 31 6.38 29 0.19 2 1 19 1 0.0 0 0
June 11 4.41 3.12 30 3.12 30 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
July 11 4.25 7.21 31 5.00 24 2.21 7 2 10 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 3.88 3.25 31 2.47 28 0.78 3 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 3.30 4.32 29 4.32 29 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 39.85" 44.08" 365 days 37.41" 310 6.67" 55 days 12 142 days 33 days 50.0" 31 days 58 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 0.30
10/3/2010 0.10
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 0.03
10/15/2010 T
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 T
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 0.01
10/24/2010 0.12
10/25/2010 0.37
10/26/2010 0.10
10/27/2010 0.15
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 **
11/1/2010 **
11/2/2010 **
11/3/2010 **
11/4/2010 **
11/5/2010 0.55
11/6/2010 0.15
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 0.00
11/14/2010 0.12
11/15/2010 0.01
11/16/2010 0.00
11/17/2010 T
11/18/2010 T
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 **
11/21/2010 **
11/22/2010 **
11/23/2010 0.91
11/24/2010 0.00
11/25/2010 0.54
11/26/2010 0.11
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 0.73
12/1/2010 0.01
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.16
12/5/2010 0.13
12/6/2010 T
12/7/2010 0.02
12/8/2010 T
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.06
12/11/2010 0.00
12/12/2010 0.67
12/13/2010 0.50
12/14/2010 0.12
12/15/2010 T
12/16/2010 0.00
12/17/2010 0.01
12/18/2010 0.00
12/19/2010 0.00
12/20/2010 0.00
12/21/2010 0.12
12/22/2010 0.00
12/23/2010 T
12/24/2010 T
12/25/2010 0.08
12/26/2010 **
12/27/2010 **
12/28/2010 **
12/29/2010 **
12/30/2010 **
12/31/2010 0.05
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.62
1/2/2011 **
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 T
1/7/2011 0.04
1/8/2011 0.06
1/9/2011 0.04
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 0.02
1/12/2011 0.70
1/13/2011 T
1/14/2011 T
1/15/2011 T
1/16/2011 T
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.11
1/19/2011 0.01
1/20/2011 0.01
1/21/2011 0.01
1/22/2011 **
1/23/2011 0.02
1/24/2011 0.02
1/25/2011 T
1/26/2011 T
1/27/2011 0.01
1/28/2011 0.10
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 T
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 0.09
2/2/2011 0.91
2/3/2011 0.12 **
2/4/2011 **
2/5/2011 **
2/6/2011 **
2/7/2011 **
2/8/2011 **
2/9/2011 **
2/10/2011 **
2/11/2011 **
2/12/2011 **
2/13/2011 0.30
2/14/2011 0.00
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.00
2/17/2011 T
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011 0.00
2/20/2011 0.08
2/21/2011 0.55
2/22/2011 0.13
2/23/2011 T
2/24/2011 0.05
2/25/2011 0.16 **
2/26/2011 **
2/27/2011 **
2/28/2011 **
3/1/2011 **
3/2/2011 **
3/3/2011 **
3/4/2011 **
3/5/2011 **
3/6/2011 1.66
3/7/2011 0.00
3/8/2011 0.00
3/9/2011 0.37
3/10/2011 0.25
3/11/2011 T
3/12/2011 **
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011
3/16/2011 0.06
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 T
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 T
3/21/2011 0.14
3/22/2011 0.85
3/23/2011 0.09
3/24/2011 0.01
3/25/2011 T
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 0.20
4/3/2011 T
4/4/2011 0.08
4/5/2011 T
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 T
4/8/2011 0.56
4/9/2011 0.01
4/10/2011 T
4/11/2011 0.39
4/12/2011 0.01
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.14
4/17/2011 0.14
4/18/2011 0.38
4/19/2011 0.24
4/20/2011 0.88
4/21/2011 0.01
4/22/2011 0.19
4/23/2011 0.28
4/24/2011 0.02
4/25/2011 0.08
4/26/2011 1.10
4/27/2011 0.33
4/28/2011 0.72
4/29/2011 0.03
4/30/2011 0.00
5/1/2011 0.00
5/2/2011 0.03
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.04
5/7/2011 0.02
5/8/2011 0.36
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.00
5/11/2011 0.00
5/12/2011 0.29
5/13/2011 **
5/14/2011 0.19
5/15/2011 0.64
5/16/2011 0.18
5/17/2011 0.01
5/18/2011 0.05
5/19/2011 0.03
5/20/2011 0.01
5/21/2011 0.00
5/22/2011 0.02
5/23/2011 0.31
5/24/2011 T
5/25/2011 0.02
5/26/2011 2.80
5/27/2011 0.10
5/28/2011 0.02
5/29/2011 1.26
5/30/2011 0.19
5/31/2011 0.00
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 0.15
6/4/2011 0.02
6/5/2011 0.24
6/6/2011 0.01
6/7/2011 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.60
6/10/2011 0.84
6/11/2011 0.01
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.25
6/16/2011 0.50
6/17/2011 0.05
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 T
6/21/2011 0.23
6/22/2011 0.08
6/23/2011 0.03
6/24/2011 0.07
6/25/2011 0.01
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.02
6/28/2011 0.01
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.98
7/2/2011 2.44
7/3/2011 0.01
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011 **
7/6/2011 **
7/7/2011 0.00
7/8/2011 T
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.21
7/13/2011 0.02
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 0.20
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.83
7/24/2011 0.11
7/25/2011 0.18
7/26/2011 **
7/27/2011 **
7/28/2011 **
7/29/2011 2.21
7/30/2011 0.02
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 0.00
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.49
8/4/2011 0.00
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.01
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.83
8/9/2011 0.61
8/10/2011 0.01
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 **
8/14/2011 **
8/15/2011 0.78
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.25
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.17
8/25/2011 0.01
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 0.09
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011
9/4/2011 0.54
9/5/2011 0.14
9/6/2011 0.01
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 0.35
9/10/2011 0.09
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.19
9/16/2011 0.00
9/17/2011 0.00
9/18/2011 T
9/19/2011 0.81
9/20/2011 0.03
9/21/2011 0.00
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.00
9/24/2011 T
9/25/2011 0.01
9/26/2011 0.67
9/27/2011 0.47
9/28/2011 0.52
9/29/2011 0.14
9/30/2011 0.35



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 48.6º; Hum = 78%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 42.1º; Sunny with scattered cumulus clouds; Heavy dew on the gauge and grass; Our wood deck was damp in places, but I am assuming that is from the dew because our inner cylinder was dry.
10/2/2010 8:40 AM 0.30 M M M M Temp = 53.4º; Hum = 82%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 48.1º; A cold front passed through last night with a nice rain of exactly 0.30" in the gauge. Now, it is sunny, but substantial lake effect rain clouds are visible to our west should swing over our area as the winds shift from NNE to N. It is much colder today.
10/3/2010 8:10 AM 0.10 M M M M Temp = 45.9º; Hum = 66%; Baro = 30.15" rising; Dew Pt. = 35.2º; Sunny and cold; Overnight low was 41.5º; Precipitation through the day yesterday was exactly 0.10".
10/4/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 34.3º; Hum = 71%; Baro = 30.21" rising; Dew Pt. = 26.6º; Coldest morning so far this fall; Clear skies overnight and a bright sunrise have resulted in cold temperatures with dew on the gauge and grass. The overnight low was 34.2º.
10/5/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 44.2º; Hum = 82%; Baro = 30.24" steady; Dew Pt. = 39.1º; Sunny and cold; The overnight low was 36.2º. High cirrus clouds are scattered throughout the sky. There is heavy dew on the gauge and the grass. Winds are calm.
10/6/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp =44.8º; Hum = 69%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 35.7º; Bright sunny morning with no clouds in the sky; Little dew on the gauge and grass; Only a slight breeze
10/7/2010 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 52.5º; Hum = 77%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 45.5º; Fog with sun beginning to burn it off; Heavy dew on gauge and grass; Beautiful spider web patterns on the gauge and nearby objects
10/8/2010 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 46.0º; Hum = 65%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 34.9º; Sunny; Another beautiful Indian summer day with highs in the upper 70's to lower 80's; Overnight low was 43º. Lack of rain for the last couple of weeks and for the foreseeable future is good for the farmers who are harvesting, but it is tough on the lawns and flowers.
10/9/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 53.8º; Hum = 51%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 36.1º; Sunny with drier air; No dew on gauge and little on grass
10/10/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 61.5º; Hum = 60%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 47.5º; Sunny; Continued mild; Very dry; No dew on grass or gauge; I felt I had to turn the sprinkler on this morning to save the lawn and some new grass I had planted. That is unheard of in October!
10/11/2010 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 56.3º; Hum = 60%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 42.6º; Cloudy with low dew points; The humidity dipped to a low of 22%, quite a difference from the high summer humidities. The weekend was the most gorgeous fall weekend with temperatures in the 80's, plenty of sun, and good fall color.
10/12/2010 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 58.6º; Hum = 90%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 55.7º; Higher humidity is back. Much of the night was foggy. The gauge had 0.01" of moisture in it, but it was all from the heavy dew and fog. Skies are currently sunny with high cirrus clouds.
10/13/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 57.2º; Hum = 82%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 51.8º; Cloudy; Little dew on gauge or grass; Cool
10/14/2010 8:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Temp = 41.7º; Hum = 83%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 36.9º; Bright sun as sky cleared overnight from a few brief sprinkles yesterday; Heavy dew on gauge and grass
10/15/2010 8:25 AM T M M M M Temp = 55.4º; Hum = 61%; Baro = 29.77" rising; Dew Pt. = 42.2º; Wind is from the north blowing straight down Lake Michigan causing lake effect clouds with just a drop or two of rain. Bright skies can be seen to the east and west just beyond the lake effect clouds.
10/16/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 43.9º; Hum = 80%; Baro = 29.94" rising; Dew Pt. = 38.1º; Sunny with heavy dew on gauge, grass, and trees; There was some moisture in the gauge that is assumed to be from dew. The sky is virtually cloudless.
10/17/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 53.1º; Hum = 58%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 38.7º; Sunny; No dew on the gauge and little on the grass
10/18/2010 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 49.3º; Hum = 51%; Baro = 29.88" rising; Dew Pt. = 31.9º; Cloudy and colder; The overnight low was 43.5º. The weather continues to be dry, although we may get a sprinkle today.
10/19/2010 8:25 AM T M M M M Temp = 42.1º; Hum =74%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 34.4º; Sunny and cold; Heavy dew on the gauge and grass; Just a couple of drops yesterday.
10/20/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 43.0º; Hum = 58%; Baro = 29.65" steady; Dew Pt. = 29.6º; Sunny and cold; Continued dry weather; The grass, shrubs, and plants are stressed by lack of rain. However, since it is fall, damage is not apparent.
10/21/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 43.3º; Hum = 64%; Baro = 29.68" rising; Dew Pt. = 32.0º; Sunny and cold; No clouds above with a few on the horizon
10/22/2010 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 37.6º; Hum = 68%; Baro = 20.00" rising; Dew Pt. = 28.5º; Sunny with our first widespread frost; The overnight low was 32.5º. Frost was on the roof tops, trees, and grass.
10/23/2010 8:05 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 57.6º; Hum = 38%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 32.2º; Cloudy with drier humidity; Rain fell last evening in one brief shower. More rain is forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully, it is enough to help break the drought we have had this fall.
10/24/2010 8:25 AM 0.12 M M M M Temp = 61.2º; Hum = 42%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 37.9º; There was some sun filtered through clouds when I got up, but now we are getting ready for the next shower. All precipitation fell yesterday between 10 am and 12 noon. I am glad we got some rain, but it certainly was not a drought breaker.
10/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Temp = 59.9º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.41" steady; Dew Pt. = 59.3º; Cloudy and breezy this morning; Rain after 10:30 pm was the first good rain we have had in a while. It seems our dry pattern is changing with more rain forecast.
10/26/2010 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Temp = 66.7º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 28.94" falling; Dew Pt. = 66.1º; Rain is falling. Exactly 0.10" of precipitation was in the gauge when read at 8:00 am. Very windy yet warm for late October
10/27/2010 8:25 AM 0.15 M M M M Temp = 52.5º; Hum = 46%; Baro = 29.41" steady; Dew Pt. = 32.3º; Bright sun in a cloudless sky; Breezy; Precipitation accumulation is from the storm yesterday morning.
10/28/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 43.3º; Hum = 58%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 29.8º; Cloudy, breezy, and cold this morning; The wind of the last two days has rearranged the leaves from on the trees into piles under my shrubs. Now I have work to do to clean them up.
10/29/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 36.0º; Hum = 59%; Baro = 30.15" steady; Dew Pt. = 24.1º; Broken clouds and cold; The overnight low was 35.6º. The barometric pressure has recovered from the low levels of a couple of days ago.
10/30/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 41.7º; Hum = 50%; Baro = 29.74" steady; Dew Pt. = 25.3º; Sunny with a few high cirrus clouds; Brisk with some breeze
11/6/2010 8:20 AM 0.15 1.4 M 1.5 M Temp = 32.0º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 30.12" rising; Dew Pt. = 26.9º; This report is a partial report of precipitation which fell yesterday. A multi-day report was filed at 4:30 pm yesterday afternoon. Therefore, this report only covers the 15+ hours since that time. Snow flurries mixed with rain fell yesterday. All of the 1.4" of snow that stuck to the ground fell over night. After being gone all week, I still had the funnel and inner cylinder in the gauge. Therefore, the snow was still in the funnel, but I think I got most of it.
11/7/2010 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 33.3º; Hum =55%; Baro = 30.09" steady; Dew Pt. = 20.4º; Clear with the promise of a beautiful sunrise; Cold
11/8/2010 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 40.8º; Hum = 52%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 25.4º; Sunny and warmer than it has been; The next two days look like good days to finish raking leaves, tending to shrubs, and winterizing the fish pond.
11/9/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 47.3º; Hum = 49%; Baro = 29.80" rising; Dew Pt. = 29.5º; Sunny with a cloudless sky; Temperatures reached 70º yesterday with continued warmth today and tomorrow forecast. Beautiful!
11/10/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 47.3º; Hum = 61%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 34.6º; Sunny; Yesterday reached 72º. Today's forecast is for more of the same.
11/11/2010 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 49.6º; Hum = 57%; Baro = 30.09" rising; Dew Pt. = 35.0º; Sun is being filtered through some high cirrus clouds. This is the beginning of another unusually warm November day.
11/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 53.8º; Hum = 83%; Baro = 30.15" steady; Dew Pt. = 48.8º; The high cumulus clouds have a few breaks of blue. The barometric pressure is high, and the humidity is higher than it has been is some time. There was some dew on the gauge for the first time in 3 weeks. Rain fell to our west in Illinois. We are very dry.
11/13/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 53.1º; Hum = 48%; Baro = 29.77" falling; Dew Pt. = 33.9º; With the barometer falling and dark clouds to the west, it looks like we will finally get some rain. However, the humidity is not that high.
11/14/2010 8:15 AM 0.12 M M M M Temp = 39.7º; Hum = 60%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 27.6º; Cold and breezy; We did get some rain yesterday but not nearly enough to make up for all the dry weather of the last six weeks.
11/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 37.8º; Hum = 64%; Baro = 29.71" rising; Dew Pt. = 27.3º; Sunny and cold; A brief shower at about 10:30 pm provided the moisture.
11/16/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 36.7º; Hum = 71%; Baro = 29.56" steady; Dew Pt. = 28.6º; Sun filtered through high cirrus clouds
11/17/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M Temp = 38.7º; Hum = 80%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 33.1º; Cloudy and cold; Just a few sprinkles are falling.
11/18/2010 8:40 AM T M M M M Temp = 38.3º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 30.06" rising; Dew Pt. = 30.9º; Cloudy and cold; A few sprinkles around 11 pm last night
11/19/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 33.8º; Hum = 71%; Baro = 30.00" rising; Dew Pt. = 26.2º; Cloudy and cold; Frost on the neighboring roof
11/24/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 31.1º; Hum = 69%; Baro = 30.03" steady; Dew Pt. = 23.2º; Cloudy, windy, cold
11/25/2010 8:45 AM 0.54 M M M M Temp = 42.4º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.50" falling; Dew Pt. = 41.9º; Happy Thanksgiving! Cloudy, foggy, drizzly, yucky; Some freezing precipitation fell mid-day yesterday with heavier rain around 11 pm last night.
11/26/2010 8:10 AM 0.11 M M M M Temp = 22.3º; Hum = 62%; Baro = 29.74" rising; Dew Pt. = 12.5º; Sunny after a cloudy, drizzly Thanksgiving; The overnight low was 19.6º after the clouds moved out.
11/27/2010 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 25.9º; Hum = 61%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 15.6º; Mostly cloudy overhead with blue skies to the west; Yesterday was sunny, cold, and windy making the annual cutting of our Christmas tree a bit chilly but not muddy.
11/28/2010 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 27.7º; Hum = 78%; Baro = 30.06" rising; Dew Pt. = 22.4º; Clear skies, sunny, and cold; There is frost on the gauge and deck.
11/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 36.1º; Hum = 71%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 28.1º; Sunny and cold; Clouds are building to the west.
11/30/2010 8:45 AM 0.73 M M M M Temp = 38.7º; Hum = 96%; Baro = 29.50" rising; Dew Pt. = 37.7º; Cloudy and blustery; A good rain started falling late yesterday afternoon and continued into the evening. I am glad we got the moisture before the ground is frozen.
12/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M M M Temp = 24.6º; Hum = 71%; Baro = 29.68" rising; Dew Pt. = 17.5º; Light snow flurries from yesterday evening into this morning provide a light dusting; Cold and breezy
12/2/2010 8:20 AM T T M T M Temp = 25.3º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 29.91" rising; Dew Pt. = 19.5º; Cloudy, cold; Some fluffy flakes of snow are in the gauge, but not enough to make 0.01" of melted precipitation
12/3/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Temp = 24.8º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 30.00" rising; Dew Pt. = 19.1º; Some sun breaking through mostly cloudy skies; There is frost on the gauge. Snow is predicted to fall totaling 3-5" in a 24 hour period starting at 1 am tonight.
12/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.16 1.8 0.16 1.8 0.16 Temp = 29.5º; Hum = 88%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 26.8º; Snow is falling steadily but not hard. Flakes are small, and the snow is packing well for snowmen and snowballs. From the current radar view, it looks like we are in the middle of this snow event.
12/5/2010 8:05 AM 0.13 1.5 0.15 3.0 M Temp = 27.9º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 30.03" rising; Dew Pt. = 21.5º; Sun is breaking through scattered cumulus clouds as the lake effect clouds have shifted one county to the east. The forecast for 4-8" of lake effect snow did not materialize in Porter County, IN. The core precipitation reading from the snow board was inhibited by ice at the bottom on the board. Therefore, it may not be accurate.
12/6/2010 8:05 AM T T M 2.5 0.32 Temp = 15.3º; Hum = 68%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 7.6º; Frigid; A few idle flakes are falling. The overnight low was 10.9º.
12/7/2010 8:10 AM 0.02 2.3 0.03 4.4 M Temp = 20.3º; Hum = 72%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 13.6º; 2.3" of fluffy lake-effect snow has fallen with more falling currently. Light winds are forcing the lake-effect snow to reach a little farther inland and the wind direction has shifted a bit more northerly which creates the snow for Valparaiso. Pretty snow; easy to shovel
12/8/2010 7:55 AM T T M 3.0 M Temp = 10.4º; Hum = 57%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = -0.56º; Mostly clear skies with sun breaking through cirrus clouds; A few lake effect flurries fell yesterday, but not enough to measure in the gauge or on the snow board. Cold for this time of year.
12/9/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 20.3º; Hum = 64%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 11.2º; Cloudy and cold; No new snow; I have not been able to get out to measure the total snow on the ground since we are having heating problems this morning
12/10/2010 7:05 AM 0.06 0.9 0.07 3.0 M Temp = 29.7º; Hum = 80%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 24.9º; Snow last night fell from about 5 pm until 11 pm but it was light. Temperature is relatively warm for a winter morning.
12/11/2010 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Temp = 34.5º; Hum = 91%; Baro = 29.56" falling; Dew Pt. = 32.2º; Chilly and cloudy; It is relatively warm compared to colder temperatures earlier in the month.
12/12/2010 8:20 AM 0.67 0.3 0.01 1.5 M Temp = 23.5º; Hum = 90%; Baro = 29.29" steady; Dew Pt. = 21.3º; Substantial rain starting about 11:30 am yesterday fell as temperatures stayed in the high 30º's into the evening. Overnight the temperatures fell freezing the rain in the gauge. Currently, light flurries are intensifying in anticipation of heavy snow, much of it lake effect. Predicted snowfall may reach 15-20". Snow pellets are currently falling.
12/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.50 3.0 0.32 4.0 0.55 Temp = 22.3º; Hum = 95%; Baro = 29.80" rising; Dew Pt. = 21.2º; This is a day of "pick-whatever-number-you-want". We have just been through about 18 hours of high winds with snow fall. I can see grass in some spots and 4' drifts in others. We had rain preceding the snow. Therefore, the core of total snow was hard to get because of ice on the bottom. We did not get as much snow as promised so far, but lake effect snow is falling and is predicted to fall until tomorrow. BTW, my temperature reading may be off too since I have my sensor in a birdhouse with holds drilled on all sides, but most of the holes are plugged with snow. All of my readings are suspect today.
12/14/2010 8:30 AM 0.12 2.9 0.17 7.0 M Temp = 13.5º; Hum = 84%; Baro = 29.94" rising; Dew Pt. = 10.0º; Light fluffy, lake effect snow is still falling. However, it is without much wind now. It snowed all day yesterday with strong wind causing a state of emergency to be called here in Porter County and also in LaPorte County. Everyone was asked to stay off of the roads. Total snow and new snow measurements in this report are affected by yesterday's wind. There was 2.9" on the snow board, but it seemed like a lot more yesterday.
12/15/2010 8:00 AM T T M 6.0 M Temp = 1.2º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = -5.5º; This is a beautiful morning with the sun rising into clear skies and the trees and gauge coated with frost. Snow flurries fell yesterday, but they did not amount to much accumulation.
12/16/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Temp = 22.3º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 29.53" steady; Dew Pt. = 16.1º; Cloudy and not as cold; Radar shows light snow falling around us, but none seems to be hitting the ground.
12/17/2010 8:35 AM 0.01 0.6 0.01 4.5 M Temp = 16.9º; Hum = 82%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 12.9º; Sunny, clear, and calm; Light snow flurries last evening left 0.6" of snow over all areas
12/18/2010 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Temp = 20.8º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 15.3º; 9:50 am - This is a late report. A Christmas party at our house caused a late night resulting in a late report this morning. This is the second straight day of bright sunshine and clear skies. The overnight low was 10.0º causing frost on the gauge, snowboard, and many bushes. I bet it was pretty at 7 am when I was supposed to make this report. Sorry about that.
12/19/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Temp = 18.1º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 29.83" rising; Dew Pt. = 12.5º; Sun with cirrus and a few cirrocumulus clouds in the sky; The total snow on the ground is holding at about 4.5" with cold nights and daytime highs staying in the 20º's.
12/20/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Temp = 7.5º; Hum = 67%; Baro = 29.91" rising; Dew Pt. = -0.2º; Sun is rising to widely scattered clouds in the east with thicker clouds to the west. Very cold and calm; Frost covers the gauge, trees and shrubs. No time this morning to get a core sample. I will do that tomorrow.
12/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.12 1.9 0.17 6.1 0.95 Temp = 30.2º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 29.8º; A light drizzle crust on top of a couple of inches of snow with temps just below freezing makes for good snow making weather.
12/22/2010 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Temp = 22.5º; Hum = 92%; Baro = 29.88" rising; Dew Pt. = 20.8º; Cloudy, not as cold; The overnight low was only 21.6º. The snow still has a crust on the top from the freezing rain.
12/23/2010 7:30 AM T T M 6.0 M Temp = 26.4º; Hum = 95%; Baro = 30.21" steady; Dew Pt. = 25.3º; Cloudy; High barometric pressure; High humidity
12/24/2010 8:55 AM T M M M M Temp = 31.6º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 30.12" steady; Dew Pt. = 31.2º; Cloudy; Flurries this morning with more forecast
12/25/2010 8:25 AM 0.08 0.9 0.05 6.0 M Temp = 23.9º; Hum = 88%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 21.2º; A calm, bright Christmas morning awakens us with a new, thin, white cover of snow on top of the tired layer of frozen white beneath. A few blue patches of sky are visible through the clouds coming from the north over Lake Michigan. Lake effect snow is possible today. Merry Christmas to all!
1/1/2011 9:00 AM 0.62 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 30.6º; Hum = 59%; Baro = 29.65" rising; Dew Pt. = 19.4º; Happy New Year! The temperature has fallen 1+º in the last 20 minutes. Yesterday's high was 55.4º. Substantial rain came in two different waves yesterday - one in the morning about 8 am and another in the late afternoon. Temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure have been measured for the last two years on an Oregon Scientific Weather Station 5 with the outdoor sensor placed by the rain gauge about 35' from the house in a ventilated box which protects it from the sun. The altitude is set for 820'. The dew point is calculated by using the dew point calculator at www.decatur.de . I am ready for another year of CoCoRaHS observations.
1/4/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 25.7º; Hum = 75%; Baro = 29.71" rising; Dew Pt. = 19.7º; Clear and cold; The high yesterday was 40.3º.
1/5/2011 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 14.7º; Hum = 72%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 8.1º; Sun through high cirrus clouds; Very cold with frost on the gauge, roofs, shrubs, etc.
1/6/2011 8:10 AM T 0.1 T 0.1 M Temp = 28.0º; Hum = 70%; Baro = 29.47" steady; Dew Pt. = 20.5º; A light dusting of snow overnight; The current temperature of 28º is the overnight low.
1/7/2011 8:55 AM 0.04 0.5 M 0.6 M Temp = 19.8º; Hum = 63%; Baro = 29.21" steady; Dew Pt. = 10.4º; Light snow flurries are currently falling. The grass is not completely covered with snow yet.
1/8/2011 8:45 AM 0.06 1.6 0.05 1.8 M Temp = 14.7º; Hum = 65%; Baro = 29.47" rising; Dew Pt. = 6.1º; Light flurries falling with the rising sun shining under the lake effect clouds; These are the conditions where we do not know if we will get 0.5" or 8.5" of snow.
1/9/2011 6:55 AM 0.04 1.4 0.06 2.6 M Temp = 9.3º; Hum = 64%; Baro = 29.97" rising; Dew Pt. = 0.6º; Mainly clear overhead with some lake effect clouds to the east and a few to the west; Calm; Very cold
1/10/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.8 0.11 Temp = 18.7º; Hum = 73%; Baro = 30.18" steady; Dew Pt. = 12.3º; The sun is rising through high cirrus clouds on a backdrop of blue sky. Wind is calm and it is cold.
1/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 2.1 M Light snow is currently falling with more promised for today
1/12/2011 8:45 AM 0.70 7.3 0.70 9.6 M Temp = 25.7º; Hum = 86%; Baro = 30.03" rising; Dew Pt. = 22.5º; 7.3" of wet snow is the measurement from the snow board. The 9.6" of total snow is an average of many measurements from 6" to 12". Snow flurries are still falling from this lake effect event. They should end this afternoon as the low pressure moves east to combine with another low and blast the eastern seaboard.
1/13/2011 8:10 AM T 0.1 M 8.5 M Temp = 20.7º; Hum = 78%; Baro = 30.27" rising; Dew Pt. = 15.6º; Cloudy and calm; Frost on the gauge with only a little snow in it; A few flurries during the day yesterday
1/14/2011 8:15 AM T 0.1 T 8.5 M Temp = 21.9º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 30.03" steady; Dew Pt. = 15.7º; Cloudy and calm; The snow cover remains unchanged as we get just enough new snow to make up for settling and evaporation.
1/15/2011 8:20 AM T T M 8.5 M Temp = 26.6º; Hum = 68%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 18.5º; Cloudy and cold; Only a light dusting of snow. Same old same old
1/16/2011 8:40 AM T T M 8.0 M Temp = 15.8º; Hum = 67%; Baro = 30.03" rising; Dew Pt. = 7.8º; Sun breaking through altocumulus clouds; The overnight low was 10.9º.
1/17/2011 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Temp = 20.3º; Hum = 61%; Baro = 29.74" steady; Dew Pt. = 10.2º; Cloud and cold; It seems like so much of the winter in NW Indiana is like this.
1/18/2011 7:50 AM 0.11 0.0 M 6.0 M Temp = 34.9º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.50" rising; Dew Pt. = 34.5º; Rain yesterday with above freezing temperatures throughout the night has resulted in a reduction in snow cover.
1/19/2011 8:50 AM 0.01 T M 5.5 M Temp = 26.1º; Hum = 82%; Baro = 29.80" rising; Dew Pt. = 21.9º; Light flurries falling at this time; A few frozen drops of rain from yesterday and a few snow flakes make up this morning's precipitation.
1/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 T M 5.5 M Temp = 20.8º; Hum = 69%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 13.2º; Cloudy and colder; We have the same gray day as we so often have during the winter.
1/21/2011 8:35 AM 0.01 0.6 0.03 6.0 M Temp = 4.1º; Hum = 61%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = -5.3º; Sunny and frigid; A little snow (0.6") fell last night coating the snow on the ground. The overnight low was -1.3"
1/24/2011 8:40 AM 0.02 0.8 0.05 7.0 1.45 Temp = 22.1º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 16.4º; Continued cloudy with a few flakes still falling; The melted value from a core of total snow has high water content (better than 5 to 1)because of the rain that fell on the snow a few days ago.
1/25/2011 8:30 AM T T M 6.5 M Temp = 25.3º; Hum = 85%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 21.9º; Another cloudy day; calm winds; A few flakes fell yesterday without accumulation. The birds are flocking to the bird feeders.
1/26/2011 8:15 AM T T M 6.5 M Temp = 28.2º; Hum = 87%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 25.2º; An invisible mist is falling that you can feel on your face but you cannot see. There are also a few frozen drops of water in the gauge as well is a hint of snow.
1/27/2011 9:10 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 7.0 M Temp = 22.3º; Hum = 85%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 18.9º; A light misty snow is continuing to fall lightly.
1/28/2011 8:50 AM 0.10 1.3 0.11 8.0 M Temp = 27.0º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.68" rising; Dew Pt. = 22.0º; Persistent fine snow fell throughout the day yesterday. This morning, sun is breaking through high cirrus clouds.
1/29/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Temp = 29.7º; Hum = 83%; Baro = 29.62" rising; Dew Pt. = 25.7º; Gray this morning and just a couple of degrees below freezing
1/30/2011 7:20 AM T T M 7.0 M Temp = 29.5º; Hum = 80%; Baro = 29.94" rising; Dew Pt. = 24.7º; A light dusting of snow last night did not even cover the shoveled parts of the driveway. It is a dreary, gray day.
1/31/2011 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 1.53 Temp = 17.8º; Hum = 57%; Baro = 30.18" steady; Dew Pt. = 6.5º; The sun is filtering through clouds this morning in an ironic prelude to what is predicted to be a major blizzard tomorrow into Wednesday. We have 7" of snow on the ground right now and 12-18" predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday. Isn't winter fun?!!!
2/1/2011 8:15 AM 0.09 0.9 0.07 7.5 M Temp = 19.0º; Hum = 65%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 10.2º; A little teaser snow of 0.9" last night is a prelude to the big event tonight when all forecasting sources are predicting a 20"+ blizzard tonight into Wednesday. I was in the "big one" in January 1967, which dropped 21" of snow, trying to get to Cleveland on the Indiana Toll Road from Valparaiso. I never made it.
2/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.91 9.5 1.87 16.0 M Temp = 24.3º; Hum = 90%; Baro = 29.71" rising; Dew Pt. = 22.1º; It is snowing. It has snowed a bunch. Drifting is making it difficult to measure. However, there was 9.5" on the snowboard. The driveway had measurements between 8" and 14". Today, the lake effect snow machine turns on. This should be interesting.
2/3/2011 7:40 AM 0.12 4.1 0.28 16.5 M Temp = -0.2º; Hum = 80%; Baro = 30.27" steady; Dew Pt. = -4.4º; Sun, clear, cold; The overnight low was -0.8º. We had 4.1" of lake effect snow during the day yesterday as measured on the snow board. There is a wide discrepancy between the precipitation in the gauge and the core sample from the snow board. Snow measurements may not be accurate due to drifting. We have a bunch (I think that is the precise meteorological term) of snow out there.
2/14/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 3.65 Temp = 41.0º; Hum = 62%; Baro = 29.71" rising; Dew Pt. = 29.4º; Gray skies this morning after a day of sun shining through high clouds; The overnight low did not get below 39.6º. There has been a great deal of melting which should continue today. This has led to a very high water content in the substantial snow still on the ground.
2/15/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M Temp = 27.1º; Hum = 57%; Baro = 30.15" steady; Dew Pt. = 15.4º; Sunny and colder this morning; The temperature has dropped below freezing after another day of thawing that reduced the total snow cover by 1". More thawing is forecast for the rest of the week.
2/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M Temp = 38.5º; Hum = 62%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 27.3º; Sunny with blue skies but a bit of a haze over the whole sky; The snow cover continues to melt with the promise of substantial melting over the next two days with near record warmth forecast.
2/17/2011 8:35 AM T 0.0 M 6.0 M Temp = 47.8º; Hum = 87%; Baro = 29.62" steady; Dew Pt. = 44.1º; Light mist is falling from cloudy skies; The overnight low was only 46.2º. Substantial melting to the snow cover is evident with reduced snow in my back yard and some green spots in the front yard. Highs today of 60º will further reduce the snow.
2/18/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Temp = 39.4º; Hum = 61%; Baro = 29.80" rising; Dew Pt. = 27.8º; Sunny; While there may have been a little mist sometime yesterday, I am reporting zero since there was nothing in the gauge and everyone else is reporting zero. On Monday, there was 11.5" of snow on the ground. Today (Friday), there is only a trace where it had drifted or was piled up by shoveling.
2/19/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Temp = 32.0º; Hum = 53%; Baro = 20.21" rising; Dew Pt. = 18.5º; Sunny; Colder; The only snow left is in a few piles left from shoveling or drifting. Not much left
2/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.08 T M T M Temp = 34.5º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 26.7º; It is currently sleeting and sloppy under foot. The temperature did drop to 25.7º last night, but it has rebounded above freezing creating the sloppy mess that is currently coming down.
2/21/2011 9:40 AM 0.55 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 33.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.53" rising; Dew Pt. = 32.6º; After more than a half inch of rain yesterday, today is colder making the walk across the wood deck to get to the gauge icy and dicey. There is some flooding in the back yard.
2/22/2011 8:15 AM 0.13 0.7 M 0.7 M Temp = 22.5º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.91" rising; Dew Pt. = 17.6º; A layer of ice is beneath the 0.7" of snow which fell yesterday afternoon. Freezing rain first made surfaces slippery. Then, a thin layer of snow fell on top of it. Therefore, the precipitation is a combination of freezing rain and snow.
2/23/2011 7:55 AM T T M 0.5 M Temp = 25.5º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 30.09" steady; Dew Pt. = 20.5º; A few snow flakes fell yesterday. It is cloudy and cold.
2/24/2011 7:50 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.5 M Temp = 34.3º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 33.8º; Freezing rain last night was the cause of most of the precipitation. There is a thin layer of ice on the snowboard and other surfaces. This morning is a gray, dreary day with the forecast of a 3-5" snow tonight. I don't like this ice business.
2/25/2011 8:55 AM 0.16 1.4 0.11 1.9 0.12 Temp = 33.6º; Hum = 87%; Baro = 2.88" rising; Dew Pt. = 30.2º; The sun is shining now after a night with 1.4" of snow falling. The snow is wet snow and should melt quickly.
3/7/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Temp = 30.0º; Hum = 93%; Baro = 30.06" rising; Dew Pt. = 28.4º; Cloudy with much frost on the gauge, rooftops and bushes; Much of the snow from Saturday is melted. However, there is still snow on most of the lawn, but not in the area where I usually take my readings. There is only a trace of snow in this area. With forecasts in the low 40's for today, more snow should disappear.
3/8/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Temp = 34.5º; Hum = 83%; Baro = 30.03" steady; Dew Pt. = 30.1º; Cloudy (again) and cold; However, the temperature has recovered quickly from an overnight low of 22.6º and the forecast promises temps close to 50º. Spring still seems far away.
3/9/2011 8:40 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 44.6º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.59" steady; Dew Pt. = 44.1º; It is still sprinkling outside after a night of rain. The 0.37" of rain overnight combined with saturated soil from much snow is causing ponding in the backyard and other low areas.
3/10/2011 8:45 AM 0.25 1.1 0.09 1.1 M Temp = 32.7º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" rising; Dew Pt. = 32.2º; Precipitation amount is a combination of rain and snow. Judging from the amount of snow on my newspapers, most of the snow fell between 6 am and 8:30 am. A fine, wet, light snow is currently falling.
3/11/2011 8:30 AM T T M T M Temp = 34.5º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 29.91" rising; Dew Pt. = 27.7º; Sunny and cold; Misty snow fell yesterday morning. The ground has a thin cover of snow in spots and is clear in other spots.
3/14/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 30.2º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 30.24" steady; Dew Pt. = 25.1º; Sun breaking through high clouds; There is substantial frost on the gauge, grass, trees, and everything else. In honor of daylight savings time, I thought I would report later than normal. (That means I overslept.)
3/16/2011 9:15 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 41.0º; Hum = 95%; Baro = 29.94" rising; Dew Pt. = 40.2º; Bright and sunny today; There was some frost on the gauge and ground. A dreary, cold, damp, misty day yesterday provided 0.06" of moisture in the gauge.
3/17/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 48.0º; Hum = 71; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 39.1º; Sunny with a few clouds around; Yesterday's warming trend continues today. It feels like spring.
3/18/2011 7:55 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 43.2º; Hum = 68%; Baro = 29.91" rising; Dew Pt. = 33.4º; Sunny after a warm day with temperatures reaching 70.2º; There was only a couple drops of moisture in the gauge.
3/19/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 28.8º; Hum = 70%; Baro = 30.30" rising; Dew Pt. = 21.2º; Sunny but cold; There is a heavy dew on gauge, grass, and ground. Hopefully, I will not have to report anymore snow.
3/20/2011 9:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 43.5º; Hum = 49%; Baro = 30.09" steady; Dew Pt. = 26.7º; Cloudy and windy; There were a couple of drops of precipitation on the window and a little in the inner tube of the gauge. There was not enough to even shake out of the gauge when I turned it over.
3/21/2011 7:55 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Temp = 46.4º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 45.9º; Cloudy, foggy, misty; There was considerable thunder and lightening around us about 9 pm yesterday, but little rain came down in my back yard.
3/22/2011 8:10 AM 0.85 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 42.4º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 41.9º; Cloudy and wet with off and on sprinkles are continuing from overnight showers. It rained hard around midnight last night. I know that it rained this morning after 6 am judging from the condition of the newspaper.
3/23/2011 8:15 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 41.7º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.26" steady; Dew Pt. = 41.2º; Cloudy with sun trying to break through high clouds; There is light fog in the area. Rain fell overnight.
3/24/2011 7:50 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.1 M Temp = 29.7º; Hum = 77%; Baro = 29.80" rising; Dew Pt. = 24.1º; What is disappointing morning while you are looking for spring! A light covering of snow brings back memories of winter. It is not much, but it is cruel.
3/25/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 29.3º; Hum = 56%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 17.1º; Cloudy and cold; There is a patch of snow on my deck, but since there is no other snow remaining, I have not counted the patch as a trace.
3/26/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 27.5º; Hum = 56%; Baro = 30.00" rising; Dew Pt. = 15.4º; Sunny and cold; It is a bright morning, but the air blowing over the snow pack in Wisconsin and farther north is keeping our area below the normal temperatures.
3/27/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 23.2º; Hum = 45%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 6.9º; Sunny and cold; Hurry up spring!
3/28/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 0.00 Temp = 27.3º; Hum = 54%; Baro =30.06" rising; Dew Pt. = 14.4º; Sunny and cold; There is frost on some surfaces.
3/29/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 28.4º; Hum = 52%; Baro = 30.09" steady; Dew Pt. = 14.7º; A cloudy start to the day; Colder than normal temperatures have been the norm all week.
3/30/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 34.9º; Hum = 44%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 17.1º; Stratocumulus clouds are allowing just a few peaks of sunlight to filter down. Humidity remains relatively low for this time of year.
3/31/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp = 32.7º; Hum = 70%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 24.9º; Heavy frost on the gauge this morning with sun filtering through clouds; The humidity is up about 20 points from yesterday getting ready to rain tomorrow. Today is the last day that I will record 0.0's for snowfall until next winter. It is supposed to be spring. Therefore, I will record a number for snow only if we actually get it.
4/1/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 34.7º; Hum = 43%; Baro = 29.47" rising; Dew Pt. = 16.4º; Sun is filtering through high cirrus clouds which are a precursor of rain forecast for this afternoon. Humidity is down, however. I am no longer automatically recording 0.0 for snowfall. If it does snow, I will record the amount, but in my mind I need to move on to spring.
4/2/2011 9:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Temp = 42.6º; Hum = 73%; Baro = 29.59" rising; Dew Pt. = 34.6º; Sun is shining through high clouds. Off and on light rain yesterday afternoon and evening accounted for the 0.20" (exactly) of precipitation from yesterday.
4/3/2011 8:15 AM T M M M M Temp = 43.0º; Hum = 60%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 30.3º; Heavy cloud cover; There were a few drops of rain that fell yesterday. Of course, they fell while I was trying to clean my car windshield about 1 pm. The rain forecast for today has missed us so far.
4/4/2011 8:05 AM 0.08 M M M M Temp = 52.3º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 29.18" steady; Dew Pt. = 44.3º; Cloudy and windy; A little overnight precipitation; Stronger storms bypassed Valparaiso, IN.
4/5/2011 7:35 AM T M M M M Temp = 34.0º; Hum = 57%; Baro = 29.56" rising; Dew Pt. = 21.7º; A sunny morning with temperatures lower than it has been. It's nice to see the sun more often.
4/6/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 45.7º; Hum = 53%; Baro = 29.70" steady; Dew Pt. = 29.9º; Cloudy and cold, but no rain yet; Most of the predicted rain is falling north of us.
4/7/2011 8:25 AM T M M M M Temp = 41.4º; Hum = 95%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 40.1º; This report is being made late since I was not able to connect with CoCoRAHS at 8:25 am. Readings are from 8:25 am. Dense fog. Calm
4/8/2011 8:30 AM 0.56 M M M M Temp = 45.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 45.0º; Rains began early yesterday evening and fell overnight with 0.56" falling. This is a precursor to big rains predicted for this weekend. There has been an interesting clash of warm, moist air and colder northern air in our area for the last few days that will continue for the next few.
4/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 47.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" rising; Dew Pt. = 46.6º; Cloudy and damp; Thundershowers are passing south of us but not hitting our area.
4/10/2011 8:15 AM T M M M M Temp = 66.2º; Hum = 85%; Baro = 29.53" steady; Dew Pt. = 61.6º; Sunny and warm; A few drops of rain fell yesterday morning before the day turned warm and sunny.
4/11/2011 7:30 AM 0.39 M M M M Temp = 55.2º; Hum = 75%; Baro = 29.47" steady; Dew Pt. = 47.1º; A line of thunderstorms came through the area about midnight after a very warm day in the mid-80's. The cold front touched off much lightening and a 45-minute downpour.
4/12/2011 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 40.5º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.83" rising; Dew Pt. = 34.5º; Sunny and cold this morning; It was cloudy most of yesterday finally getting close to 60º with the sun coming out
4/13/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 43.0º; Hum = 53%; Baro = 29.91" rising; Dew Pt. = 27.6º; Sun is shining through thin clouds; Humidity is not as high as it was.
4/14/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 45.9º; Hum = 55%; Baro = 29.97" rising; Dew Pt. = 30.4º; Cloudy with showers passing north of us; The morning is starting cooler, but the afternoon should still reach 60º. The high yesterday was close to 70º.
4/15/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 46.0º; Hum = 51%; Baro = 29.80" falling; Dew Pt. = 29.3º; The sun is filtering through general cloud cover with windy and gusty conditions and rain approaching from the southwest.
4/16/2011 7:50 AM 0.14 M M M M Temp = 49.8º; Hum = 98%; Baro 29.18" steady; Dew Pt. = 49.3º; Cloudy, breezy with sporadic showers; It looks like a crumby, spring day.
4/17/2011 6:50 AM 0.14 M M M M Temp = 35.8º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 29.56" rising; Dew Pt. = 29.3º; Broken clouds and cold temperatures greet this Palm Sunday. Winds are below 10 mph.
4/18/2011 7:45 AM 0.38 M M M M Temp = 36.9º; Hum = 87%; Baro = 29.65" steady; Dew Pt. = 33.4º; Cold, cloudy, ugly morning; Overnight rains created more than a third of an inch of rain. There are snow showers north of us.
4/19/2011 8:35 AM 0.24 M M M M Temp = 38.5º; Hum = 86%; Baro = 29.65" steady; Dew Pt. = 34.7º; We are in between rain showers and expecting more today. Just a few miles north the storm is producing snow while we have rain. Oh spring, where are you?
4/20/2011 8:20 AM 0.88 M M M M Temp = 37.2º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.74" rising; Dew Pt. = 36.7º; Another cloudy, windy, cold morning; Thundershowers in the evening about 8 pm and overnight produced almost an inch of precipitation.
4/21/2011 7:55 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 36.9º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 30.21" rising; Dew Pt. = 36.4º; Sunny (for a change) but cold; Precipitation came from the end of yesterday morning's rain. There is heavy dew on the grass and gauge.
4/22/2011 7:10 AM 0.19 M M M M Temp = 40.8º' Hum = 80%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 35.1º; Cold and rainy; After a day of nice weather with temperatures in the 50's, we are back in cold and rainy weather. Good thing I cut the grass for the first time yesterday and got the fertilizer down.
4/23/2011 8:35 AM 0.28 M M M M Temp = 52.3º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.59" rising; Dew Pt. = 51.8º; Showers for half of the day yesterday produced slightly more than a quarter inch of precipitation. This morning's temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday morning.
4/24/2011 6:55 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 47.8º; Hum = 85%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 43.5º; Broken clouds on this Easter morning after a few light showers.
4/25/2011 8:15 AM 0.08 M M M M Temp = 50.0; Hum = 88%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 46.6º; It is currently raining lightly. The temperature has gone up 1.4º in the last 45 minutes.
4/26/2011 8:15 AM 1.10 M M M M Temp = 57.9º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.23" rising; Dew Pt. = 57.3º; Light showers throughout the day yesterday and heavy showers around midnight last night produced exactly 1.10" of rain. Our ground is saturated. More rain is forecast.
4/27/2011 7:45 AM 0.33 M M M M Temp = 51.4º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.23" falling; Dew Pt. = 50.9º; It is currently raining. Rain continues to leave minor flooding in fields and backyards. The forecast is for more rain.
4/28/2011 8:10 AM 0.72 M M M M Temp = 43.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.44" rising; Dew Pt. = 43.0º; Cloudy, colder; We are on the back side of a storm that brought rain most of yesterday evening until early morning hours. The 0.72" of precipitation recorded in the last 24 hours added to the minor flooding in backyards and fields. We are waterlogged.
4/29/2011 8:05 AM 0.03 M M M M Temp = 43.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" rising; Dew Pt. = 43.0º; We awaken to a bright, sunny day without a cloud in the sky. It is a brief respite between days of rain and more rain forecast for tomorrow. Minor flooding is occurring in the fields and backyards around us.
4/30/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 52.2º; Hum =54%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 36.2º; Cloudy with a few peeks at the sun; Breezy
5/1/2011 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 64.4º; Hum = 66%; Baro = 29.74" rising; Dew Pt. = 52.8º; Sun is filtering through high clouds. This is the second day in a break from a cloudy, cold and rainy spring.
5/2/2011 8:20 AM 0.03 M M M M Temp = 50.5º; Hum = 45%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 30.2º; Sun filtered through high clouds and colder; Light showers occurred last night after 7 pm.
5/3/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 44.6º; Hum = 62%; Baro = 29.97" rising; Dew Pt. = 32.4º; The sun is rising through broken clouds and cold temperatures. Trees are blooming, but we need more warmth.
5/4/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 44.2º; Hum = 60%; Baro = 20.18" rising; Dew Pt. = 31.3º; Our area is surrounded by clear skies according to satellite images. However, there is a big batch of clouds over us. How typical for this spring!!!
5/5/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 46.6º; Hum = 57%; Baro = 30.12" steady; Dew Pt. = 32.2º; There is significant dew on the grass but none on the gauge. Sun is filtering through thin clouds. We are looking forward to 60 degree temperatures for the next few days with warmer days to follow.
5/6/2011 7:55 AM 0.04 M M M M Temp = 50.9º; Hum = 88%; Baro = 29.74" rising; Dew Pt. = 47.5º; Light rain showers yesterday evening have given way to a bright, sunny day. I finally got the lettuce, spinach, beets, and carrots in the garden yesterday after a very wet spring.
5/7/2011 8:05 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 57.4º; Hum = 55%; Baro = 29.65" steady; Dew Pt. = 41.4º; Very light sprinkles are falling. The overnight low was only 51.6º. That is progress for this spring.
5/8/2011 8:50 AM 0.36 M M M M Temp = 59.0º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.80" rising; Dew Pt. = 58.4º; A bright and sunny Mother's Day; Most precipitation fell in a shower within an hour of 2 pm yesterday. The overnight low was 49.6º; Slowly but surely the highs and lows are inching upward toward summer.
5/9/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 52.9º; Hum = 56%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 37.7º; Sunny and breezy this morning; Today is supposed to be the first of several 70º+ days. Yesterday was a mild Mother's Day.
5/10/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 65.3º; Hum = 52%; Baro = 29.59" steady; Dew Pt. = 47.3º; Cloudy and a little breezy this morning; The overnight low got down to 49.6º, but with a south east wind, that should be higher the next couple of days.
5/11/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 70.2º; Hum 97%; Baro 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 69.3º; Sunny skies provided by a relatively small hole in the clouds that cover many states to the north, west, and south as well as clouds east of us in Indiana. Yesterday's high was 92.3º with an overnight low of 62.1º - summer weather in the middle of May!
5/12/2011 7:55 AM 0.29 M M M M Temp = 68.0º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 67.4º; Cloudy and damp; Yesterday's precipitation came in thundershowers around 6:45 pm which lasted about 45 minutes. It was accompanied by some of the loudest claps of thunder I have heard even though there was a 4-5 second time lag between seeing the lighting and hearing the sharp crack of thunder.
5/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Temp = 47.8º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.50" steady; Dew Pt. = 47.3º; It is a raw, cold, and windy day with sprinkles still falling after an evening of rain. Radar promises more rain coming from the northeast today. Yuck!
5/16/2011 8:30 AM 0.18 M M M M Temp = 46.8º; Hum = 80%; Baro = 29.83" rising; Dew Pt. = 41.0º; Sunny and cold this morning; After a cold, rainy, and raw weekend, the sun is a welcome sight. In the last week, we went from 90º days to March-like temperatures. Extreme shifts seem to be more frequent.
5/17/2011 8:35 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 48.7º; Hum = 75%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 41.2º; A slight drizzle is falling. It is cold, but it is not as windy as yesterday. The clouds have backed up west from a large low pressure in the east.
5/18/2011 7:50 AM 0.05 M M M M Temp = 52.0º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.65" steady; Dew Pt. = 51.5º; A light sprinkle is currently falling. However, it is not strong enough to register on the radar. This morning is a little warmer.
5/19/2011 8:20 AM 0.03 M M M M Temp = 53.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" rising; Dew Pt. = 52.6º; Cloudy with light sprinkles falling; The overnight low was 48.9º, gradually getting higher each week.
5/20/2011 8:35 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 59.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 58.9º; Sunny morning with heavy dew on the grass and gauge; A beautiful evening last night in the 60's allowed me to get the tomato plants in the garden and the cucumbers and beans planted. Overnight lows are forecast to be in the 50's and 60's for the next week.
5/21/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 66.9º; Hum = 69%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 56.4º; Clouds from the south have overtaken the sun this morning. The overnight low was only 60.9º, which indicates that today should be warmer. No dew on the gauge today and little on the grass.
5/22/2011 8:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 67.8º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 67.2º; It is sunny this morning after a few light showers yesterday afternoon. Humidity is very high with dew on the gauge and grass.
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Temp = 65.5º; Hum = 87%; Baro = 29.50" steady; Dew Pt. = 61.5º; Sunny this morning after storms yesterday in the late afternoon
5/24/2011 7:50 AM T M M M M Temp = 64.2º; Hum = 73%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 55.4º; It is sunny this morning after a warm and windy day yesterday with a few clouds that blew over and dropped about 17 drops of rain - hardly a trace.
5/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 62.6º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.53" steady; Dew Pt. = 62.0º; It just started to rain at 7:45 am as I was going outside. There was a little rain last night between 9 pm and 11 pm. Significant thunderstorms are in the area now.
5/26/2011 8:00 AM 2.80 M M M M Temp = 48.7º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.50" rising; Dew Pt. = 48.2º; There was exactly 2.80" (not rounded) of rain from 8 am yesterday until 8 am this morning. Almost an inch of it fell between 8 am and 9 am yesterday morning.
5/27/2011 8:15 AM 0.10 M M M M Temp = 50º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" rising; Dew Pt. = 49.5º; Sun is shining through broken clouds. We had a near record cold day yesterday with temperatures only in the 40's.
5/28/2011 7:55 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 56.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.71" rising; Dew Pt. = 55.5º; A cloudy, damp morning; Some overnight precipitation produced 0.02" in the gauge. Temperatures are forecast to rise this Memorial Day weekend.
5/29/2011 8:40 AM 1.26 M M M M Temp = 67.6º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 67.1º; It is a brighter day with sun filtering through clouds. However, more rain seems to be on the way for this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon and evening featured heavy downpours. The ground is saturated.
5/30/2011 8:50 AM 0.19 M M M M Temp = 74.1º; Hum =98%; Baro = 29.91" rising; Dew Pt. = 73.5º; Bright sunshine with the highest dew point this year; There is heavy dew on the gauge and grass. We are headed for a high in the 90's.
5/31/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 74.7º; Hum = 85%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 69.9º; A sunny, cloudless day greets the morning with warm temperatures. Yesterday, reached into the 90's with significant breezes to keep us cool. The overnight low was only 70.7º. It looks like we have shaken off a cold, wet spring.
6/1/2011 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 69.4º; Hum = 48%; Baro = 30.15" rising; Dew Pt. = 48.9º; Bright sunshine with lower humidity creates a beautiful morning with no dew on the gauge and little on the grass. The overnight low was 59.5º.
6/2/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 59.5º; Hum = 57%; Baro = 30.09" steady; Dew Pt. = 44.3º; The sun is filtering through a layer of high clouds. The morning temperature is cooler and the dew point is relatively low leading to less dew. Yesterday evening was a beautiful evening for a walk throughout the neighborhood with temperatures in the 70's and low humidity.
6/3/2011 8:15 AM 0.15 M M M M Temp = 66.7º; Hum = 63%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 53.7º; It has just begun to sprinkle again after a late evening shower which produced most of the precipitation recorded this morning. Warm, moist southern air from the Gulf of Mexico is hitting cooler air from Canada over our heads these days causing unsettled conditions.
6/4/2011 8:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 78.1º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 69.9º; It is sunny and warm this morning. A few sprinkles yesterday. Rain forecast for today.
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Temp = 62.1; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 61.5; Sun is filtering through a layer of clouds with much cooler temperatures than yesterday.
6/6/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 72.1º; Hum = 63%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 58.8º;Sun filtering through high haze; I had 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning, but I do not know when it fell. There was little dew out this morning, too.
6/7/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 77.5º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 69.3º; Sunny and warm this morning; We are looking for mid-90's today.
6/8/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 78.1º; Hum = 62%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 64.0º; Yesterday's high temperature topped out at 103.3º in the shade on my Oregon Scientific Weather Station 5 mounted by my rain gauge. The overnight low was 73.2º. The extreme heat should come to an end tomorrow with the passing of a cold front dropping the temperatures by 25º. "At least it is a WET heat."
6/9/2011 8:55 AM 0.60 M M M M Temp = 65.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 64.5º; Thunder storms started about midnight and are continuing this morning. There was exactly 0.60" of rain in the gauge. Radar indicates we will get significant rain today.
6/10/2011 8:30 AM 0.84 M M M M Temp = 57.7º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 57.1º; Precipitation measured 0.44" from morning showers yesterday. The rest of the precipitation (0.40")came in thundershowers overnight and some within that last hour. Showers have recently left the area according to radar.
6/11/2011 8:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 61.3º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 60.7º; Cloudy, foggy, cool; Since I recorded yesterday's readings at 8:30 am, I only have 0.01" to report this morning. Today is like the cool, damp spring we just had.
6/12/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 52.2º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 51.7º; Cloudy and cool start to today; The temperature is below average for this time of year after last week when we had two days of the hottest temperatures in 5 years.
6/13/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 56.3º; Hum = 89%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 53.1º; A cool, mostly cloudy day begins this week. Temperatures have been below normal after being unusually hot in the middle of last week. We need good growing temperatures for the farmers and my garden.
6/14/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 62.6º; Hum = 62%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 49.4º; Clouds with some sun filtering through cloud cover; There is little dew on the gauge or grass due to average humidity and some breeze.
6/15/2011 7:15 AM 0.25 M M M M Temp = 57.6º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 49.4º; It is currently raining moderately with gusts of wind. The gauge measured 0.25" exactly. We are getting rain after two beautiful days of weather.
6/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Temp = 61.9º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.59" steady; Dew Pt. = 61.3º; Rain is currently falling in light sprinkles with a few waves of heavier rain. The temperature is a few degrees warmer today as Gulf moisture pushes up to Lake Michigan. There was exactly 0.50" of rain in the gauge.
6/17/2011 8:10 AM 0.05 M M M M Temp = 69.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.74" steady; Dew Pt. = 68.5º; Sunny and pleasant; The humidity is higher today causing dew on the gauge and grass. The precipitation reported is from the few morning showers left after yesterday's reading. Yesterday afternoon and evening were beautiful for working in the yard and eating dinner on the deck.
6/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 73.4º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 72.8º; High dew point; It feels sticky.
6/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 71.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 70.5º; Cloudy with a high dew point; Happy Fathers' Day!
6/20/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Temp = 69.4º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.62" steady; Dew Pt. = 68.8º; Thunder is announcing the arrival of some storms. Yesterday morning, we had a light sprinkle. High humidity
6/21/2011 8:05 AM 0.23 M M M M Temp = 76.3º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.62" steady; Dew Pt. = 75.7º; Partly sunny with a high dew point making if feel sticky; The forecast is for a high around 90º with scattered showers. The vegetable garden is growing well.
6/22/2011 7:35 AM 0.08 M M M M Temp = 69.8º; Hum = 98%; I could not log in this morning since my Internet connection was down because of the wind last night about 7 pm. We had little rain with the wind.
6/23/2011 8:10 AM 0.03 M M M M Temp = 65.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.47" steady; Dew Pt. = 64.5º; It is cloudy and cool with a light mist falling. The temperature is in contrast to the 90º temperature of Tuesday. This has been a crazy spring and early summer.
6/24/2011 8:05 AM 0.07 M M M M Temp = 61.3º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.59" steady; Dew Pt. = 60.7º; Cool and damp; It never really rained yesterday. Rather, it misted. On radar, nothing showed up, yet there was precipitation off and on throughout the day.
6/25/2011 7:50 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 63.7º; Hum = 95%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 62.2º; A bright, sunny morning greets us with the promise of a little warmer temperatures in the 70's.
6/26/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 68.2º; Hum = 58%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 52.9º; Today begins with a bright, sunny morning with lower humidity. This promises to be a gorgeous Sunday with temperatures in the 70's.
6/27/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 67.1º; Hum = 97%; Baro = 29.65" falling; Dew Pt. = 66.2º; A little rain has fallen this morning with wind picking up. No rain is falling currently. However, I just cancelled my golf game.
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 64.6º; Hum = 68%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 53.8º; This is a beautiful, sunny morning with cool temperatures to start. The overnight low was 61.3º. Lower humidity make this just a great morning.
6/29/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 64.4º; Hum = 69%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 54.0º; Another absolutely gorgeous morning; Yesterday was picture perfect with temps in the 70's and a low over night in the high 50's. I spent the whole day working in the yard.
6/30/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 69.3º; Hum = 64%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 56.6º; Sunny and beautiful again this morning; Since we have not had significant rain for several days, the lawns are beginning to be affected.
7/1/2011 7:55 AM 0.98 M M M M Temp = 67.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 66.5º; Last evening, thunderstorms began forming on the eastern edge of a hot, high pressure dome and traveling straight down Lake Michigan into NW Indiana. There was thunder and lightening when I turned out the lights at 11:30 pm. At 3 pm when I woke up, I heard the rumble of thunder. It has been thundering this morning since waking up at 7:15 am with radar showing new storms and lightening arriving in Valparaiso within the next few minutes. Interesting phenomenon
7/2/2011 9:00 AM 2.44 M M M M Temp = 79.5º; Hum = 97%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 78.6º; A sunny, hot, sticky morning following a day of rain; Over a 24-hour period from 7 pm on 6-30-11 until 7 pm on 7-1-11, my backyard received 3.42" of rain! Temperatures that were forecast to be in the 90's did not get out of the 60's yesterday.
7/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 71.2º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 70.6º; Sunny and humid this morning; Yesterday was extremely hot and humid with a high temperature recorded at my station of 97.5º. It was probably the most uncomfortable day of the year. There was just a few drops of rain in the late afternoon.
7/4/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 67.8º; Hum = 69%; Baro =29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 57.3"; Sun filtering through clouds after a cool night; Very nice temperatures and humidity yesterday
7/8/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Temp = 68.7º; Hum = 92%; Baro = 29.74" steady; Dew Pt. = 66.3º; Bright sunny morning
7/9/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 69.3º; Hum =64%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 56.6º; Sunny, cool morning; Gorgeous weather; It has been dry after the 3.5" rain of a week ago.
7/10/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 74.7º; Hum = 69%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 63.9º; Sunny and warmer; Today promises to be a hot one.
7/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 78.8º; Hum = 78%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 71.4º; Mostly cloudy this morning with the threat of much needed rain later this morning; The dew point is now in the 70's which is becoming uncomfortable.
7/12/2011 7:15 AM 0.21 M M M M Temp = 70.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 69.9º; Bright, sunny, and humid; Even though the temperature is moderate, the humidity makes the air feel close. All precipitation fell during a powerful storm yesterday morning between 9:00 and 9:30 am with strong 70 mph winds.
7/13/2011 7:35 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 67.5º; Hum = 61%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 53.6º; What a gorgeous night for sleeping without the air conditioning on! Overnight lows reached 60.1º with a light breeze coming through the window and lower humidity. Yesterday was picture perfect as temps in the mid-80's combined with lowering humidity in the afternoon to produce a great day. A little sprinkle about 8 pm accounted for the 0.02" of precipitation.
7/14/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 64.9º; Hum =76%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 57.2º; Sunny and cool - another beautiful sleeping night; Lack of significant precipitation is beginning to stress the lawn and plants.
7/15/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 69.3º; Hum = 65%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 57.0º; Clouds in the east are giving way to blue skies moving in from the west. A low dew point produces another comfortable morning.
7/16/2011 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 74.8º; Hum = 59%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 59.5º; Cloudy and dry; Lack of rain is beginning to take its toll on lawns, flowers, and plants. There are some "popcorn" showers in the area, but nothing has fallen yet.
7/17/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 71.4º; Hum = 70%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 61.1º; Sunny with the promise of a hot and humid day; There are some showers forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning which will hopefully bring some relief to plants, crops, and lawns.
7/18/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 81.1º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 74.0º; Uncomfortable morning dew point makes the beginning of today seem like the beginning of something worse for today. No rain extends the impact of drought. However, there are some widely scattered showers in the area.
7/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 78.8º; Hum = 77%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 71º; Oh Boy! The overnight low was only 78.1º. The dew point is already in the 70's. An excessive heat advisory is in effect for the next two days. The sun is shining and there does not seem to be any significant rain in the near future.
7/20/2011 7:40 AM 0.20 M M M M Temp = 74.8º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 74.2º; Cloudy with some sun starting to break through; Morning thunderstorms around 4:30 am produced much needed precipitation measuring 0.20" exactly. We are starting with a high dew point which will go even higher. The overnight low was 73.0º.
7/21/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 79.2º; Hum = 90%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 76.0º; Sunny; Very high dew point; The overnight low was only 76.8º. It is going to be another scorcher. We need rain.
7/22/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 79.5º; Hum = 67%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 67.6º; Sunny with clouds building; After another scorcher of a day yesterday, storms are approaching from the west. Hopefully, they deliver enough precipitation to break the drought of the past two weeks.
7/23/2011 7:45 AM 0.83 M M M M Temp = 72.0º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 71.4º; Cloudy after we have received some good rain to sustain crops, flowers, shrubs, and lawns; The first thunderstorm hit at 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and produced 0.29" of the total. The next rain hit around 10 pm with the rest coming overnight. My first big tomato is ripe today!
7/24/2011 7:15 AM 0.11 M M M M Temp = 75.2º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 74.6º; Cloudy and muggy this morning; A high dew point makes it feel very close this morning. Radar shows that more showers are on the way.
7/25/2011 7:25 AM 0.18 M M M M Temp = 72.1º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 71.5º; Cloudy and muggy; High dew point; Rains over the weekend helped reduce the impact of drought.
7/30/2011 7:55 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp = 65.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 64.9º; Yesterday, I emptied 2.21" of precipitation from the gauge at 4 pm after being out of town for 4 days. Today's reading is from 4 pm yesterday afternoon. I cannot tell whether the moisture in the gauge this morning is from a brief shower overnight or from the extremely heavy dew this morning. Since there was dampness on my deck and some spots near the curbs in the streets, I counted it as precipitation.
7/31/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 70.7º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 30.03" steady; Dew Pt. = 70.1º; Sunny and very humid; A slight amount of moisture in the gauge is due to dew.
8/1/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 73.8º; Hum = 90%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 71.3º; Sun breaking through clouds with heavy dew on gauge and grass; Today promises to be another "sweatin' puppy".
8/2/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 79.5º; Hum = 88%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 76.4º; Partly cloudy with a very high dew point; The heat continues to affect our area making outdoor activities less desirable. The rain of a few days ago is keeping lawns and plants green for now.
8/3/2011 7:50 AM 0.49 M M M M Temp = 75.2º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.62" steady; Dew Pt. = 74.7º; Cloudy, cooler but still humid; Thunderstorms came through between 10:30 and 11:30 pm dropping almost a half inch of rain. This rain and last week's rain have significantly helped crops, lawns, and plants.
8/4/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 70.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 70.0º; Mostly cloudy; Heavy dew on the gauge resulting in moisture in the gauge which was not counted as precipitation; There is high humidity still in our area.
8/5/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 69.8º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 69.3º; It is sunny with a few altocumulus clouds to the east and clear skies to the west. Comfortable temperatures are continuing with an overnight low of 63.1º and yesterday's high of 86.4º. There is enough moisture for plants, lawns, and crops right now.
8/6/2011 7:55 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 75.0º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 74.5º; Cloudy, muggy, and damp this morning; A light shower has dampened most surfaces except under trees. No major storms are in the area, just little popcorn showers.
8/7/2011 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 77.0º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.71" rising; Dew Pt. = 76.5º; Cloudy and hazy with some sun filtering through; The dew on the gauge and grass is being somewhat eroded by a light breeze. However, it is very uncomfortable with the high humidity. Showers are currently to our north but may develop in our area as this moisture-laden atmosphere heats up and a cold front slides through.
8/8/2011 7:50 AM 0.83 M M M M Temp = 67.8º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.68" steady; Dew Pt. = 67.3º; Sunny with heavy dew on the gauge and grass; The precipitation fell in sheets beginning at 7 pm last night and ended at 7:25 pm. The most intense part of the storm was from 7:00 to 7:07 pm. All 0.83" of rain fell in that 25 minute period. I made a significant weather report last night.
8/9/2011 7:40 AM 0.61 M M M M Temp = 66.4º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.56" steady; Dew Pt. = 65.9º; Sunny with heavy dew on the gauge and grass; Thundershowers again developed late yesterday afternoon and evening. They were not as strong as Sunday night, but they lasted over a longer period.
8/10/2011 7:05 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 61.7º; Hum = 86%; Baro = 29.65" steady; Dew Pt. = 58.4º; Sunny and cool; I do not know when the precipitation fell, if it did. There is a chance that it is an accumulation of dew. However, the amount in the gauge, slight moisture on the deck, and the lesser amount of dew than previous days tend to make me think it was precipitation.
8/11/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 63.9º; Hum = 76%; Baro = 29.85" rising; Dew Pt. = 57.9º; Sunny, beautiful morning; The overnight low was 54.9º! That is the lowest low in a long time.
8/12/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 67.1º; Hum = 65%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 57.6º; Sunny and cool; We have another gorgeous day with low humidity and moderate temperature.
8/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 59.7º; Hum = 86%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 56.5º; It is sunny without a cloud in the sky. Heavy dew on the gauge and grass has produced more than a 0.01" of moisture in the gauge, but I am sure that it has not rained since I emptied the gauge at 2 pm yesterday and made a multi-day report after returning home from a long weekend.
8/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 66.2º; Hum = 74%; Baro = 29.97" steady; Dew Pt. = 59.6º; Some sun with clouds building to the west; There is little dew on the grass and none on the gauge.
8/18/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 70.0º; Hum = 82%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 65.5º; Sunny and pleasant this morning; Yesterday got up to 90º. However, the humidity was low so we did not need air conditioning.
8/19/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 71.2º; Hum = 81%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 66.4º; Mostly cloudy; There is only a little dew on grass and gauge.
8/21/2011 8:30 AM 0.25 M M M M Temp = 70.5º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 70.0º; Sun filtering through clouds; Hazy; Most rain fell yesterday afternoon. However, I do believe that there may have been a sprinkle early this morning.
8/22/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 59.7º; Hum = 82%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 55.5º; Sunny; Heavy dew on the gauge and grass created some measurable moisture in the gauge. However, yesterday was a virtually cloudless day with pleasant 80º temperatures.
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 66.4º; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 61.2º; Sun filtering through clouds; Storms are approaching from the NW according to the radar. Yesterday was another gorgeous day with a high in the mid-80's and humidity at a comfortable range.
8/24/2011 7:35 AM 0.17 M M M M Temp = 69.8º; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.62" steady; Dew Pt. = 69.3º; Sunny and muggy; My observations were made at 7:35 am, but I did not report them until after I got back from the Y at 9:10 am.
8/25/2011 7:55 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 63.3°; Hum = 71%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 55.9°; Sunny, clear, less humid; We had one very hot and humid afternoon, which is now being followed by beautiful weather.
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 55.9°; Hum = 81%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 51.5°; Sunny and cool this morning; Substantial dew on grass and gauge; Beautiful
8/27/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 68.2°; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 63.0°; Sunny and pleasant; There was not much dew on the gauge.
8/28/2011 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 66.4°; Hum = 72%; Baro = 29.83" steady; Dew Pt. = 59.2°; Sunny and cool; As Hurricane Irene batters the east coast, our weather continues to be beautiful. Lack of rain is causing me to water shrubs and lawn.
8/29/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 56.7°; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 51.8°; Sunny and clear; The overnight low was 55.2°. These are just gorgeous days with the high about 80° and lower humidity.
8/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I took the reading yesterday but did not report it until today. I played golf instead.
8/31/2011 7:45 AM 0.09 M M M M Temp = 64.4°; Hum = 77%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 58.7°; Mostly cloudy; A light shower overnight provided the measurable moisture.
9/1/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 71.8°; Hum = 77%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 65.8°; It is a warm morning in preparation for a 90° day as warm, moist Gulf of Mexico air makes its way back into northern Indiana. Sunny with some clouds
9/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 74.3°; Hum = 69%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 65.7°; We are on the edge of some clouds approaching from the north and west. Therefore, we have partly cloudy skies. The overnight low was 72.9°, which points to another hot day.
9/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Temp = 67.3°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 66.8°; Cloudy, cool, and very humid; We had scattered showers that started about 5 pm yesterday with some thunder. After that, it was light showers throughout the evening and night time hours.
9/5/2011 8:30 AM 0.14 M M M M Temp = 58.3°; Hum = 70%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 50.9°; Some sun with cumulus clouds coming off Lake Michigan on a strong north wind; Most clouds are over Lake County, directly to our west, bringing some showers in that county according to radar. However, a slight change in wind direction could bring them directly over us. Cool temperatures seem to be putting a kibosh on our deck party at 3 pm. We shall see. Happy Labor Day!
9/6/2011 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 55.9°; Hum = 62%; Baro = 30.00" steady; Dew Pt. = 46.1°; Sunny and cool; I have no idea when we got the 0.01" of rain. There is no dew this morning because it is very breezy.
9/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 55.6°; Hum = 96%; Baro = 29.94" steady; Dew Pt. = 54.8°; Sunny, breezy, cool, and fall like; The humidity is high creating some moisture on my wooden deck, on the grass, and on the gauge. I am assuming the small amount of moisture in the gauge is from that dew rather than precipitation.
9/8/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 60.1°; Hum = 67%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 51.7°; Some altostratus clouds and breezy conditions make it difficult for sun to peak through and temperatures to rise. There was no dew on the gauge.
9/9/2011 8:55 AM 0.35 M M M M Temp = 63.0°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 62.6°; Light sprinkles continue this morning as they have since starting yesterday afternoon. Weather is moving unusually from east to west with the remenents of Tropical Storm Lee throwing cloud cover and moisture from the east coast back to NW Indiana.
9/10/2011 6:15 PM 0.09 M M M M Recorded at 6:15 pm after arriving back home after a day away.
9/11/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 63.0°; Hum =98%; Baro = 29.88° steady; Dew Pt. = 62.6°; Light fog with sun breaking through; There is heavy dew on the grass and gauge with some moisture in the gauge due to the dew (be du be du). This report only covers from yesterday at 6:15 pm when I made my report after returning home.
9/12/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 62.1°; Hum = 88%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 59.3°; Sunny and cool this morning with a forecast of mid-80's this afternoon; Yesterday was a perfect late summer day. Today has to be a golf day.
9/13/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 64.8°; Hum = 67%; Baro = 29.71" steady; Dew Pt. = 56.1°; Sunny and cool; The humidity is down. Therefore, there is no dew on the gauge and little dew on the grass.
9/14/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 52.9°; Hum = 85%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 49.6°; Cloudy and cool; The overnight low was 46.9°, quite cool for this time of year. There was dew on the gauge.
9/15/2011 7:45 AM 0.19 M M M M Temp = 50.7°; Hum = 56%; Baro = 30.03" steady; Dew Pt. = 39.4°; Sunny, breezy, and cold; The cold front that came through yesterday afternoon triggered rain that helped my lawn and helped fill soybean pods of my farmer friends. They report that the crops (corn and soybeans) are looking good, but some warmth is needed yet in September to fill out the soybeans. Our overnight low was 43.0°.
9/16/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 45.9°; Hum = 69%; Baro = 30.15" steady; Dew Pt. = 38.8°; Cloudy and very cool; The overnight low was 40.6°.
9/17/2011 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 55.9°; Hum = 60%; Baro = 30.12" steady; Dew Pt. = 45.6°; Sunny and cool this morning; It is not as cold as yesterday morning, which indicates that things will be a little warmer than the last two days. A band of showers from the west in Illinois yesterday evening never made it to our area. It is a little breezy with no dew on the gauge.
9/18/2011 7:45 AM T M M M M Temp = 54.1°; Hum = 73%; Baro = 30.03" steady; Dew Pt. = 47.7°; Cloudy with some sprinkles; It is another cool morning, but temperatures seem to be inching up in the last two days.
9/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.81 M M M M Temp = 64.9°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.74" steady; Dew Pt. = 64.5°; A few sprinkles remaining; A light rain fell sporadically yesterday. I was surprised to see 0.81" in the gauge this morning indicating that a substantial amount fell overnight.
9/20/2011 8:10 AM 0.03 M M M M Temp = 53.8°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 53.4°; Fog with sun breaking through; Heavy dew covering everything and making beautiful patterns on spider webs
9/21/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 63.0°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.80" steady; Dew Pt. = 62.6°; Sunny and pleasant; While 0.01" of moisture is in the gauge, it is assumed to be from heavy dew.
9/22/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 52.0°; Hum = 73%; Baro = 29.91" steady; Dew Pt. = 45.7°; Sunny and cooler; We had a gorgeous day yesterday with highs in the 70's and no precipitation.
9/23/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp = 47.8°; Hum = 79%; Baro = 29.88" steady; Dew Pt. = 43.2°; These figures are being reported late at 1:11 pm since we had a power outage in our neighborhood for over 5 hours. Precipitation, temperature, humidity, and barometer readings were all taken at 7:45 am this morning.
9/24/2011 9:00 AM T M M M M Temp = 54.0°; Hum = 82%; Baro = 29.85" steady; Dew Pt. = 49.9°; Cloudy and cool; There must have been some sprinkles overnight to create a trace in the gauge. The dew did not seem heavy enough to do the trick.
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp = 56.3°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.77" steady; Dew Pt. = 55.9°; Cloudy and cool; A few sprinkles during the day and overnight accounted for the 0.01" of precipitation.
9/26/2011 7:35 AM 0.67 M M M M Temp = 55.0°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.44" steady; Dew Pt. = 54.6°; Cool, breezy, mostly cloudy; This has been an unusual all-week pattern of a pool of cool air being cut off from normal storm progressions and sitting on top of the Lake Michigan area. Currently, it is pulling up Gulf moisture and keeping temperatures below normal.
9/27/2011 7:50 AM 0.47 M M M M Temp = 54.7°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.53" steady; Dew Pt. = 54.3°; It is currently raining and cool. A low seems to be spinning right on top of us.
9/28/2011 7:25 AM 0.52 M M M M Temp = 54.9°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.56" steady; Dew Pt. = 54.5°; Cloudy and cool with scattered showers; The cut-off low continues to spin over us. Yesterday's showers came in waves.
9/29/2011 8:10 AM 0.14 M M M M Temp = 52.5°; Hum = 98%; Baro = 29.59" steady; Dew Pt. = 52.1°; Partly cloudy and cool; It is very wet on all surfaces due to the rain over the last couple of days and the high humidity. However, today may provide a chance to cut the grass after rain has made it grow substantially.
9/30/2011 8:15 AM 0.35 M M M M Temp = 51.6°; Hum = 98; Baro = 29.65" rising; Dew Pt. = 51.2°; Cloudy, windy, wet, and cool; It is not raining now, but it has rained recently.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/31/2010 11/05/2010 4:30 PM 6 0.55 0.0 M
11/20/2010 11/23/2010 7:35 AM 4 0.91 0.0 0.00
12/26/2010 12/31/2010 7:50 AM 6 0.05 T M It is currently raining. The snow cover has disappeared over the last few days with temperatures hitting 48.7º yesterday. The rain is taking care of the last bit of snow.
1/2/2011 1/03/2011 6:45 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00 Temp =22.8; Hum 65%; Baro = 29.85"; Clear skies.
1/22/2011 1/23/2011 8:30 AM 2 0.02 7.0 M Core precipitation will be measured tomorrow (Monday).
2/3/2011 2/13/2011 9:15 AM 11 0.30 M M Just returned from the 70's in Napa Valley. I missed our low in Valparaiso, Indiana of -14.4.
2/25/2011 3/06/2011 8:45 AM 10 1.66 1.6 0.21 Precipitation is a combination of rain and snow.
3/12/2011 3/13/2011 8:15 AM 2 0.00 0.0 M
5/13/2011 5/14/2011 8:15 AM 2 0.19 0.0 M
7/5/2011 7/07/2011 4:00 PM 3 0.00 M M
7/26/2011 7/29/2011 4:00 PM 4 2.21 0.0 0.00
8/13/2011 8/15/2011 2:00 PM 3 0.78 M M



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