Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LV-17 Latitude 40.940341
Station Name Emington 2.2 SSE Longitude -88.341639
County Livingston Elevation (ft) 726



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 11 3.01 1.59 31 1.59 31 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 3.23 2.75 28 2.75 28 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 2.34 2.88 30 2.88 30 0.00 0 0 6 7 0.2 1 1
Jan 12 1.90 1.25 30 1.25 30 0.00 0 0 7 9 8.0 4 7
Feb 12 1.67 1.03 29 1.03 29 0.00 0 0 7 3 0.5 1 1
March 12 2.66 1.44 31 1.44 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
April 12 3.44 1.71 29 1.71 29 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
May 12 4.19 4.38 29 4.38 29 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 3.94 2.80 30 2.80 30 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
July 12 4.12 1.78 30 1.78 30 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.70 3.11 30 3.11 30 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 2.94 4.18 28 4.18 28 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.14" 28.90" 355 days 28.90" 355 0.00" 0 days 0 91 days 32 days 8.7" 6 days 9 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
10/1/2011 0.00
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.00
10/6/2011 0.00
10/7/2011 0.00
10/8/2011 0.00
10/9/2011 0.00
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.00
10/13/2011 0.52
10/14/2011 0.12
10/15/2011 0.00
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.14
10/20/2011 0.50
10/21/2011 0.02
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.10
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 T
10/27/2011 0.01
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 0.00
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 0.18
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.02
11/4/2011 0.15
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.33
11/9/2011 0.88
11/10/2011 T
11/11/2011 T
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.17
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.69
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011
11/26/2011
11/27/2011 0.48
11/28/2011 T
11/29/2011 0.03
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 0.03
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 T
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.03
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011
12/13/2011 T
12/14/2011 0.46
12/15/2011 1.88
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 T
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 T
12/21/2011 0.18
12/22/2011 0.00
12/23/2011 T
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.30
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 T
12/30/2011 T
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 T
1/3/2012 T
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.00
1/13/2012 0.06
1/14/2012 T
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.16
1/18/2012 T
1/19/2012 T
1/20/2012 0.04
1/21/2012 0.04
1/22/2012 T
1/23/2012 0.71
1/24/2012 T
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.02
1/27/2012 T
1/28/2012 0.22
1/29/2012
1/30/2012 T
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.08
2/5/2012 0.00
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.02
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 T
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.04
2/15/2012 T
2/16/2012 0.06
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.06
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.00
2/24/2012 0.16
2/25/2012 T
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.61
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.21
3/4/2012 T
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.39
3/9/2012 0.02
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.08
3/13/2012 0.00
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.08
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 T
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.02
3/24/2012 0.15
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 0.00
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.49
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.00
3/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.37
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.09
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.00
4/8/2012 T
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 T
4/15/2012 0.06
4/16/2012 0.54
4/17/2012 0.01
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.03
4/21/2012 0.03
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 T
4/26/2012 T
4/27/2012 0.00
4/28/2012 0.41
4/29/2012
4/30/2012 0.17
5/1/2012 0.23
5/2/2012 0.33
5/3/2012
5/4/2012 0.29
5/5/2012 0.00
5/6/2012
5/7/2012 2.88
5/8/2012 0.28
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.03
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.20
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.14
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.00
5/26/2012 0.00
5/27/2012 0.00
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012 0.95
6/2/2012 0.01
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.09
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00
6/7/2012 0.00
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.00
6/12/2012 0.00
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 1.00
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.02
6/23/2012 0.00
6/24/2012 T
6/25/2012 0.11
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.62
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 T
7/9/2012 0.77
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.01
7/15/2012 0.26
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.56
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.00
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 T
7/27/2012 0.18
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.32
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.15
8/10/2012 0.03
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.10
8/14/2012 0.20
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012 0.65
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.26
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 1.40
8/28/2012
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.21
9/2/2012 1.73
9/3/2012 0.44
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.32
9/6/2012 0.04
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 1.10
9/9/2012 0.01
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012
9/14/2012 0.22
9/15/2012
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.10
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.01
9/23/2012 0.00
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the open areas of the pasture this morning.
10/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2011 9:30 AM 0.52 M M M M
10/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Lightly raining during observation time.
10/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
10/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Temperature was 31 degrees at 6 AM, no evidience of frost at this time.
10/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
10/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M Lots of thunder but only sprinkles of rain last evening.
10/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy, ice on rain guage at 6 AM.
10/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
11/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain started about 5:30 this morning.
11/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
11/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.33 M M M M 54 degrees; partial rainbow in the SW sky at 6:30 AM
11/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.88 M M M M
11/10/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M
11/11/2011 6:00 AM T T T T M Sleet blowing across roads during yesterday afternoon.
11/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
11/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice in the water buckets when doing sheep chores this morning.
11/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Fog hanging over the fields as the sun was coming up. Ewes are being ultrasounded today. Hopefully, all are bred.
11/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
11/28/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M
11/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Misting last night at 9 PM, covered the round bale of hay with tarp due to the weather radio calling for in excess of 2" of rain today.
11/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain or snow came our way during the past 24 hours!
12/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
12/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2011 6:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Snow fell @ approximately 3:15 pm for a few minutes.
12/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M 0.2 M
12/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M Misting rain started about 5:30 AM
12/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
12/15/2011 6:00 AM 1.88 M M M M At 4:45pm already 1.70" of rain had fallen during the day. Another .18" fell from then to 6AM. Both pastures are under water, the bottom strand of hot wire is under the "river" crossing 40 acres and running to the creek at the South edge of the field. Sheep are locked in due to the flooding.
12/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The lambing season has begun! What a shocker, no full moon or bad weather! A set of twin ewe lambs were born at 2:45 this morning.
12/17/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M Dusting of snow that melted as soon as the sun appeared.
12/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy, crunchy frost
12/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2011 6:00 AM T T M M M Let the dog out at 3:45AM, thought it was raining till shee came in with ice crystals on her. Snowing at 5:30 AM when I went out to do sheep chores. Changed over to rain by observation time.
12/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M All snow/ice is melted from yesterday. Hazy fog at observation time. Radio states dense fog advisery. Daughter near Fairbury called and fog so thick at 6AM can only see a few feet ahead.
12/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M
12/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.30 T M T M Misting rain started about 7 last evening. At 5AM rain was falling, between 6 and 6:30AM slushy snow was on the ground with a temperature of 34.
12/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23 degrees at observation time
12/29/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkling at 3:30 AM when I took the dog out.
12/30/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M
12/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2012 6:00 AM T T T T M Dusting of snow overnight.
1/3/2012 6:00 AM T T T T T Snow blowing between 8 and 8:15 AM Sunday morning so hard that I can't see the neighbor's farm less than 1/4 mile away. Still only a dusting on the ground. Not enough snow on the board to measure, only a trace of melted snow in gauge.
1/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moon so bright during the night that it seemed like day time.
1/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moon so bright during the night that it seemed like day time.
1/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No snow yet, radio states that it is at the McClean-Livingston County borders heading this way.
1/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.06 3.5 M 3.5 M Not much snow ended up in the gauge. Snow board had 3.5" on it while other areas of the farm have drifts from 10" up to over 3 feet! Larger drifts are mainly around the windbreak trees on the North and West side of the farm. Blowing snow throughout the day, tracks covered up within 10 minutes of being made.
1/14/2012 6:00 AM T T M 3.5 M Light Flurries during the morning yesterday.
1/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.16 M M 0.0 M 41 degrees at 6 AM; Very foggy, couldn't see intersection until was up on it. Snow is all melted except for the very tallest of drifts.
1/18/2012 6:00 AM T T M M M
1/19/2012 6:00 AM T T M T M Snow started just before 6 AM today
1/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 1.0 M Snowed during the morning on Thursday. Measured snow depth in several areas and they were all 1".
1/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M M M Snow started around 9 am and lasted most of the work day.
1/22/2012 6:00 AM T T M M M
1/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Thunderstorms at 9:30 PM and again around midnight, snow all melted overnight except for tall drifts and in the ditches.
1/24/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Misty fog during the early morning on Monday.
1/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Temperature hovering around 32 degrees, glaze on sidewalks and country roads. Misty rain coming down at observation time.
1/27/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
1/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.22 2.5 M 2.5 M brisk wind
1/30/2012 6:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Heavy flurries for about a 1/2 hour after church on Sunday (11 AM - 11:30 AM). No accumulation seen in observation gauge or on snowboard.
1/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M All the snow melted during the day on Monday, only ditches have any snow left.
2/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extremely foggy out this morning, couldn't see the north crossroad going to work.
2/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog again today
2/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
2/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.02 T M T M Dusting of snow this morning.
2/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2012 6:00 AM T T M T M Dusting of snow, snow blowing across road making visibility near zero at times aroung 6pm Friday evening (Rt 116 between Pontiac & Emington).
2/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M 0.5 M Rain gauge was cated with ice at observation time.
2/15/2012 6:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
2/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
2/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog rolled in Thursday morning after it got light out and stayed around til about 10 AM.
2/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.06 T M T M Light dusting of snow overnight changed to rain by 5:15 AM on Tuesday.
2/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.16 T M T M Snow sticking to the fields and grassy areas but not the sidewalks and roads. Wind got strong from the NW about 5:45 AM on Friday.
2/25/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
2/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.61 M M M M
3/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
3/4/2012 6:00 AM T T M T M Dusting of snow blowing across roads on Saturday morning. No snow was sticking to the grass or fields.
3/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extreme wind, shingles on the south side of the barn are blowing off.
3/8/2012 6:30 AM 0.39 M M M M Rained about 1:45 AM and started again about 5:50 AM. Rain turned to sleet on the way to work - 6:50 AM.
3/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
3/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80 degrees yesterday
3/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82 degrees on Thursday!
3/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Apricot tree near the barn is in bloom this morning! A set ot twin and triplet lambs were born during the night.
3/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
3/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Another "hot" day for March.
3/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 88 degrees yesterday after! Is this really March?
3/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cherry tree in full bloom yesterday afternoon. Leaves are coming out on bushes and trees. This usually doesn't happen here until around April 21st (my daughter's birthday)with everything open by April 30th (my birthday)
3/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
3/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brr, it's cold! Not used to the normal March temps., 41 degrees this morning
3/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees this morning. The last of our ewes lambed Monday afternoon with triplets, we lost one.
3/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.49 M M M M 52 degrees this morning, much warmer than yesterday morning. Thunderstorms banging (and the dog upset)woke me up around 11:30 pm
3/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lightning to the North during the night but nothing here.
3/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
4/2/2012 5:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain around 6-7 pm. A few mailes south roads were flooded last evening.
4/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44 degrees this morning, cold compared to the past few weeks.
4/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on vehicles and roofs but not seen on the grass. Light wind but not enough to make the 6ft tall wind mill that's in the garden turn.
4/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
4/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees at observation time but no sign of frost on vehicles, roofs, grass.
4/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees this morning
4/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
4/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.54 M M M M
4/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Sprinkles at 6:30 on the way to work Thursday morning and again at 12:45 when my husband left for work. 57 degrees at 5:30AM when I did barn chores this morning. Lambing is done and all tails have fallen off, lambs will be gone to their new homes in another month.
4/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Light showers on the way home from work on Tuesday afternoon, guage was dry.
4/26/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Trace amount yesterday morning and again in the late adfternoon. No servere storms as predicted.
4/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 3 Barn Swallows were flying in the barn last evening while we were doing chores. I had started to worry that they weren't coming back as other birds have been taking over their nests. It's usually cold & I have to start opening the barn to let them in. My son counted 56 swallows last fall sitting on the power lines. I hope they all come back, it helps emensely to keep the bug population down in the barn.
4/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
4/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
5/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Power went off 4 times during the night. I didn't really hear the storm other than to have my CPAP machine stop throughout the night. The wind must have been strong since our 250 gallon water tank was blown across the lane. That has never happen even in the worst of winter storms.
5/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2012 6:00 AM 2.88 M M M M Pasture is flooded as are the ditches. We had a heavy downpour in the mid afternoon on Sunday with under an inch of rain, the rest all came in the overnight storm. NOAA radio stated a storm at 5:45 AM Monday headed in this direction. By the time I came in from chores the storm is here.
5/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Roads were under water at some point in time between home & Pontiac, home & Dwight. Plows had to remove debris from the roads in quite a few spots. Water in pasture has gone down quite a lot.
5/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Great lightening show and storm around 10 pm
5/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Lightening show during the evening with little rain to go with.
5/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind was very strong yesterday, needed headlights on the way home from work due to dirt blowing across fields & roads.
5/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2012 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms predicted and watches in effect yesterday but none materialized here, very dry, grass is "crunchy". Yet on my way to work less than 1.5 miles away the road had puddles!
5/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storm clouds in the Western sky but no rain yet.
6/1/2012 5:55 AM 0.95 M M M M
6/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2012 6:00 AM 1.00 M M M M We've been on vacation with the rain following us. Our son said that it hadn't rained here until we got home last night, grass was brown and crunchy.
6/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Light sprinkles while we were relaxing outside around 8 pm
6/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Big drops came down fast for about 10 minutes last evening about 6:40.
6/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast at observation time
6/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.62 M M M M A few sprinkles around noon. Wind blew up around 11:15 PM so bad dust was getting under my contacts. Lightening to the north. Finally started to rain around midnight.
7/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunder but no rain here Sunday.
7/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Barn didin't cool off last night even all opened up. Fans on ewes and ram to try to keep them from overheating.
7/4/2012 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Putting hay in the barn (6:25 am) before it gets hot and the price skyrockets!
7/8/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Cool breeze came in at 7 PM Saturday - in time to clean out the lamb pen and not die of the heat! Sunday morning - A few sprinkles on the deck, thunder in the NW and cloudy!
7/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.77 M M M M Rained for about an hour starting around 8:30AM
7/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool breeze came in around 7pm while doing chores.
7/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.26 M M M M It seems like rain is all around us.
7/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2012 6:30 AM 0.56 M M M M Lightning off to the North at 2:00 AM, rained sometime during the night, sidewalk was wet on waking. Thundering at 5 AM, rain coming down at 6 AM for about 20 minutes.
7/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Even though we had a little rain yesterday, we still had to haul water to add to the dug well for the livestock.
7/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M On my way home for the FFA Alumni meeting in Cullom last night, I got about 20 drops of rain on my windshield outside of town but none at home.
7/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Light mist at observation time as I was walking back in the house from doing morning chores.
7/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
7/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Hopes of good rain disappeared overnight. We rec'd .07 yesterday afternoon with the remainder falling overnight. Still in drought conditions, hauling more water for the livestock again today.
8/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Soft rain without thunder or lightening, wish it could have lasted longer. Off to the IL State Fair to see our ewes show this evening.
8/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M A few sprinkles around 7:30 PM, Drizzling at 5 AM when I let the dog out.
8/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M very foggy all the way to work in Dwight at 6:30 am
8/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.65 M M M M
8/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very few barn swallows left, the barn cat is ot of hiding (she eats the babies) and sparrows have taken over the barn.
8/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Heavy rains around 6:45 last evening while doing chores, grass is finally getting green again.
8/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2012 6:00 AM 1.40 M M M M Rain started around AM Sunday and rained off and on all day, nice rain without lightening or thunder. On MOnday morning there is a little fog.
8/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2012 7:15 AM 0.21 M M M M A few sprinkle during Friday evening. Dry at 3:30 am when something woke me. A nice soft rain at observation time. As I am entering this at 7:45 AM hard rain is falling, no thunder or lightening.
9/2/2012 8:00 AM 1.73 M M M M Heavy rain for about an hour on Saturday morning yeilded 1.67 inch of rain as reported in the Significant Weather Report, the rest came throughout the day. Overcast at Obs tme but dry, extremely humid. Radio is calling for more rain today.
9/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Brief heavy downpour yesterday afternoon. Overcast this morning with breeze.
9/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Winds blew things around the yard about midnight, husband had to dodge items in the lane when he got home from work at 3AM. Sun peaking out at observation time. By 6:30 AM, at least 4 or 5 layers of dark clouds coming from the NW.
9/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M WIth all of the waves of dark clouds we rec'd very little rain.
9/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lightning to the NW at Observation time.
9/8/2012 6:00 AM 1.10 M M M M Extremely heavy rain with wind, looked like "blizzard" except for being rain, for about 10 minutes arond 4:10 yesterday afternoon. Cool and sunny today.
9/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Not sure if this amount is due to rain or just very heavy dew. Sidewalks and deck weren't wet but grass was extremely wet at observation time.
9/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The fields surrounding our house are being harvested with the yield being better than anticipated. Heavy dew the past few mornings, sheep are grazing and drinking little water.
9/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Rained during the night on Thursday.
9/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45 degrees, wonderful camping weather.
9/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog hanging over the fields
9/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 48 degrees this morning, chilly!
9/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees, no frosted noted.
9/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very foggy as it was getting light out. Couldn't see past the windbreak trees.
9/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost seen on grass in the windbreak and on harvested fields near the house.
9/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark at Obs time, overcast when it got light. Coyotes up by the house yelling about 3:45 this morning.
9/26/2012 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark but clear. Fog started to roll in by the time I got to work in Dwight at 5:45 AM
9/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



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