Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-MD-16 Latitude 38.725062
Station Name Highland 4.7 WSW Longitude -89.761213
County Madison Elevation (ft) 505



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 3.54 1.86 31 0.17 25 1.69 6 2 3 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 4.05 5.20 30 5.18 29 0.02 1 1 13 6 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 3.05 3.55 31 3.55 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 1.4 2 1
Jan 12 2.39 2.58 31 2.58 31 0.00 0 0 9 3 1.2 2 4
Feb 12 2.46 1.74 24 1.74 24 0.00 0 0 9 4 4.2 3 3
March 12 3.29 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 12 3.96 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 4.83 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.21 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 3.97 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.31 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 3.19 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 42.25" 14.93" 147 days 13.22" 140 1.71" 7 days 3 43 days 19 days 6.8" 7 days 8 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 0.01
10/12/2011 **
10/13/2011 0.16
10/14/2011 T
10/15/2011 0.00
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 **
10/19/2011 **
10/20/2011 1.53
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.00
10/27/2011 0.15
10/28/2011 0.01
10/29/2011 T
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 **
11/1/2011 0.02
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.84
11/4/2011 0.02
11/5/2011 0.01
11/6/2011 T
11/7/2011 0.12
11/8/2011 0.59
11/9/2011 0.48
11/10/2011 T
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.02
11/15/2011 T
11/16/2011 T
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.15
11/21/2011 0.10
11/22/2011 0.43
11/23/2011 0.49
11/24/2011 T
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.68
11/28/2011 T
11/29/2011 1.25
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 T
12/4/2011 0.57
12/5/2011 0.18
12/6/2011 T
12/7/2011 T
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 0.08
12/14/2011 0.38
12/15/2011 0.56
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.68
12/21/2011 0.08
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 0.98
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 0.00
12/30/2011 0.04
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 T
1/3/2012 0.00
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 0.16
1/12/2012 0.07
1/13/2012 0.03
1/14/2012 T
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.89
1/18/2012 0.00
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.02
1/22/2012 T
1/23/2012 0.13
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 1.03
1/27/2012 0.12
1/28/2012 0.13
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.05
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.86
2/5/2012 0.04
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.07
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 T
2/11/2012 0.07
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.23
2/15/2012 T
2/16/2012 0.31
2/17/2012
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.09
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.02
2/24/2012 T
2/25/2012 T
2/26/2012
2/27/2012
2/28/2012
2/29/2012
3/1/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
3/5/2012
3/6/2012
3/7/2012
3/8/2012
3/9/2012
3/10/2012
3/11/2012
3/12/2012
3/13/2012
3/14/2012
3/15/2012
3/16/2012
3/17/2012
3/18/2012
3/19/2012
3/20/2012
3/21/2012
3/22/2012
3/23/2012
3/24/2012
3/25/2012
3/26/2012
3/27/2012
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
3/30/2012
3/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012
4/2/2012
4/3/2012
4/4/2012
4/5/2012
4/6/2012
4/7/2012
4/8/2012
4/9/2012
4/10/2012
4/11/2012
4/12/2012
4/13/2012
4/14/2012
4/15/2012
4/16/2012
4/17/2012
4/18/2012
4/19/2012
4/20/2012
4/21/2012
4/22/2012
4/23/2012
4/24/2012
4/25/2012
4/26/2012
4/27/2012
4/28/2012
4/29/2012
4/30/2012
5/1/2012
5/2/2012
5/3/2012
5/4/2012
5/5/2012
5/6/2012
5/7/2012
5/8/2012
5/9/2012
5/10/2012
5/11/2012
5/12/2012
5/13/2012
5/14/2012
5/15/2012
5/16/2012
5/17/2012
5/18/2012
5/19/2012
5/20/2012
5/21/2012
5/22/2012
5/23/2012
5/24/2012
5/25/2012
5/26/2012
5/27/2012
5/28/2012
5/29/2012
5/30/2012
5/31/2012
6/1/2012
6/2/2012
6/3/2012
6/4/2012
6/5/2012
6/6/2012
6/7/2012
6/8/2012
6/9/2012
6/10/2012
6/11/2012
6/12/2012
6/13/2012
6/14/2012
6/15/2012
6/16/2012
6/17/2012
6/18/2012
6/19/2012
6/20/2012
6/21/2012
6/22/2012
6/23/2012
6/24/2012
6/25/2012
6/26/2012
6/27/2012
6/28/2012
6/29/2012
6/30/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012
7/2/2012
7/3/2012
7/4/2012
7/5/2012
7/6/2012
7/7/2012
7/8/2012
7/9/2012
7/10/2012
7/11/2012
7/12/2012
7/13/2012
7/14/2012
7/15/2012
7/16/2012
7/17/2012
7/18/2012
7/19/2012
7/20/2012
7/21/2012
7/22/2012
7/23/2012
7/24/2012
7/25/2012
7/26/2012
7/27/2012
7/28/2012
7/29/2012
7/30/2012
7/31/2012
8/1/2012
8/2/2012
8/3/2012
8/4/2012
8/5/2012
8/6/2012
8/7/2012
8/8/2012
8/9/2012
8/10/2012
8/11/2012
8/12/2012
8/13/2012
8/14/2012
8/15/2012
8/16/2012
8/17/2012
8/18/2012
8/19/2012
8/20/2012
8/21/2012
8/22/2012
8/23/2012
8/24/2012
8/25/2012
8/26/2012
8/27/2012
8/28/2012
8/29/2012
8/30/2012
8/31/2012
9/1/2012
9/2/2012
9/3/2012
9/4/2012
9/5/2012
9/6/2012
9/7/2012
9/8/2012
9/9/2012
9/10/2012
9/11/2012
9/12/2012
9/13/2012
9/14/2012
9/15/2012
9/16/2012
9/17/2012
9/18/2012
9/19/2012
9/20/2012
9/21/2012
9/22/2012
9/23/2012
9/24/2012
9/25/2012
9/26/2012
9/27/2012
9/28/2012
9/29/2012
9/30/2012



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light frost this morning and 38 degrees F at observation time.
10/3/2011 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies & 42 degrees F at ob.
10/5/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies and 46 degrees F at observation.
10/6/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and 50 deg F.
10/7/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2011 8:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2011 7:04 AM 0.01 M M M M Quick shower between 0530 and 0545.
10/14/2011 8:30 AM T M M M M
10/15/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 6:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2011 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees F
10/23/2011 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 7:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52 degrees F & clear skies.
10/25/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2011 6:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2011 6:42 AM 0.15 M M M M 46 degrees F, cloudy with very light rain.
10/28/2011 11:20 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/29/2011 11:00 AM T M M M M
10/30/2011 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2011 6:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46 degrees F and clear skies.
11/3/2011 7:20 AM 0.84 M M M M Nice rain!
11/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/5/2011 7:05 AM 0.01 M M M M 38 degrees F and heavy fog.
11/6/2011 6:27 AM T M M M M
11/7/2011 6:42 AM 0.12 M M M M 56 degrees F with light showers.
11/8/2011 6:38 AM 0.59 M M M M 60 degrees with very light rain.
11/9/2011 6:47 AM 0.48 M M M M 54 degrees F with light showers.
11/10/2011 7:05 AM T M M M M 36 degrees F with clear skies.
11/11/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34 degrees F with clear skies. 27 degrees F was approximate overnight low.
11/12/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M WINDY
11/14/2011 6:42 AM 0.02 M M M M Warm, mid-60s, with scattered clouds.
11/15/2011 6:39 AM T M M M M
11/16/2011 6:43 AM T M M M M After a very foggy night, the fog has completely lifted. At time of observation, it was 39 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
11/17/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees F and clear skies.
11/18/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2011 7:40 AM 0.15 M M M M
11/21/2011 6:42 AM 0.10 M M M M 44 degrees F with light fog.
11/22/2011 6:40 AM 0.43 M M M M 48 degrees F with light rain.
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M 44 degrees F with overcast skies.
11/24/2011 8:00 AM T M M M M
11/25/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2011 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2011 9:03 AM 0.68 M M M M 40 degrees F with cloudy skies.
11/28/2011 7:10 AM T M M M M
11/29/2011 6:55 AM 1.25 M M M M 34 degrees with light rain at time of observation. Wind blew hard out of the north all night, with rain beating against the side of the house.
11/30/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold...mid 20s
12/1/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
12/2/2011 8:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2011 9:00 AM T M M M M
12/4/2011 7:15 AM 0.57 M M M M
12/5/2011 6:42 AM 0.18 M M M M 34 degrees F and cloudy skies. Light freezing rain fell overnight.
12/6/2011 6:40 AM T T M 0.0 M Mixed precip fell over last 24 hours. Sleet was noted on raised surfaces yesterday evening and light drizzle had fallen overnight.
12/7/2011 6:38 AM T 0.1 M 0.0 M Snow accumulating on raised surfaces only.
12/8/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At time of observation, 25 degrees F with clear skies.
12/9/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 degrees F and Cloudy skies.
12/10/2011 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40 degrees F and clear skies.
12/11/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees F with clear skies.
12/12/2011 6:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29 degrees F and with scattered clouds.
12/13/2011 6:40 AM 0.08 M M M M Light rain falling.
12/14/2011 6:50 AM 0.38 M M M M 48 degrees F with cloudy skies and light drizzle.
12/15/2011 6:58 AM 0.56 M M M M 57 degrees F with mostly cloudy skies.
12/16/2011 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees F with mostly cloudy skies.
12/17/2011 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
12/18/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees F and clear skies.
12/19/2011 6:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48 degrees F with mostly cloudy skies.
12/20/2011 6:35 AM 0.68 M M M M 46 degrees F with light drizzle.
12/21/2011 6:41 AM 0.08 M M M M 46 degrees F with overcast skies. Was very foggy during the overnight hours with visibility down to 1/10th of a mile.
12/22/2011 6:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees F with partly cloudy skies.
12/23/2011 8:38 AM T M M M M
12/24/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees F with clear skies.
12/25/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2011 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees F with partly sunny skies.
12/27/2011 6:45 AM 0.98 1.3 0.19 1.3 0.19 33 degrees F with overcast skies. Rain started late yesterday afternoon, and changed to snow during the early morning hours.
12/28/2011 6:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 26 degrees F with mostly clear skies. Most of the snow had melted by noon yesterday.
12/29/2011 6:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
12/30/2011 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M 50 degrees F with overcast skies.
12/31/2011 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees F and clear skies.
1/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees F with partly sunny skies. Clouds on the increase from the west.
1/2/2012 9:15 AM T T M 0.0 M 30 degrees F with partly sunny skies and a few snow flurries.
1/3/2012 6:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 14 degress F with clear skies.
1/4/2012 6:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees F with mostly cloudy skies.
1/5/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/6/2012 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49 degree F with clear skies.
1/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/8/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees F with partly cloudy skies.
1/9/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/10/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/11/2012 6:39 AM 0.16 M M M M 41 degrees F with light rain.
1/12/2012 6:50 AM 0.07 0.7 M 0.4 M 0.04" of rain fell during the day on the 11th. Light snow began overnight and was still falling this morning. Forgot to check temperature...somewhere in upper 20s. Did not collect core samples.
1/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 1.0 0.09 20 degrees F with light flurries and overcast skies. Forgot to put snowboard out so I could only estimate new snowfall and not collect new core sample.
1/14/2012 8:30 AM T T M 0.8 0.06 24 degrees F and partly sunny skies.
1/15/2012 10:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.1 M 38 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/16/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 40 degrees F with partly coludy skies.
1/17/2012 6:46 AM 0.89 M M M M 50 degrees F with overcast skies. Two rounds of strong thunderstorms overnight, with small hail.
1/18/2012 6:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 13 degrees F with clear skies.
1/19/2012 6:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees F and overcast skies.
1/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20 degrees F with overcast skies.
1/21/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M At observation, 24 degrees F with overcast skies. Precipitation fell as freezing rain beginning around mid to late afternoon. Ice accumulation 0.1".
1/22/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M 33 degrees F with fog.
1/23/2012 6:38 AM 0.13 M M M M 42 degrees F with overcast skies. Thunderstorms northeast through southeast last night around 8:00 PM.
1/24/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/25/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 degrees F and overcast skies.
1/26/2012 6:40 AM 1.03 M M M M 34 degrees F with overcast skies and light drizzle.
1/27/2012 8:05 AM 0.12 M M M M 32 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
1/29/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
1/30/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 degrees F with mosly clear skies.
1/31/2012 6:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
2/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 39 degrees F with mostly clear skies.
2/2/2012 6:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees F with mostly clear skies. Some fog in low-lying areas.
2/3/2012 8:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees F with partly cloudy skies.
2/4/2012 7:15 AM 0.86 M M M M 46 degrees F with overcast skies.
2/5/2012 6:55 AM 0.04 M M M M 40 degrees F, overcast skies with very light drizzle.
2/6/2012 6:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees F with fog, visibility 1/4 mile, overcast skies.
2/7/2012 6:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees F and mostly cloudy skies.
2/8/2012 6:41 AM 0.07 0.6 M 0.2 M 32 degrees F with overcast skies. Did not collect core sample. Very light snow began falling around 10 PM.
2/9/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29 degrees F with overcast skies. Yesterday, all the snow had melted by 3 PM.
2/10/2012 9:30 AM T T T M M 36 degrees F with overcast skies. Mixed precip of rain, snow and drizzle was falling.
2/11/2012 8:45 AM 0.07 1.1 0.03 1.0 0.03 18 degrees F with clear skies. Cold front rolled through yesterday between 4 and 5 PM.
2/12/2012 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/13/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 28 degrees F with overcast skies.
2/14/2012 6:35 AM 0.23 2.5 0.22 2.3 0.21 Storm began around 15:30, and ended around 19:30. Moderate snow, with a strong SW wind behind it, dropped 2" (failed to put snow board out). Gauge caught 0.19", and ground core yielded 0.17". Light snow began around 20:15 and ended around 23:00. Did not check totals at that time. At ob this morning, I found an additional 0.5 had fallen, with a gauge catch of 0.04" and core yield of 0.05".
2/15/2012 7:03 AM T M M T M 36 degrees F with overcast skies.
2/16/2012 7:09 AM 0.31 M M M M 43 degrees F with overcast skies.
2/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 deg f with partly suuny skies
2/19/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2012 7:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25 degrees F with partly sunny skies.
2/21/2012 8:20 AM 0.09 M M M M 46 degrees F with overcast skies.
2/22/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37 degrees F with mostly sunny skies.
2/23/2012 7:05 AM 0.02 M M M M 42 degrees F with overcast skies.
2/24/2012 9:30 AM T M M M M 30 degrees F with overcast skies. High winds overnight with 45 mph gusts.
2/25/2012 6:15 AM T T M M M 29 degrees F with partly cloudy skies. A few rain drops, snowflakes and sleet yesterday morning.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/12/2011 10/13/2011 7:28 AM 2 0.16 M M
10/18/2011 10/20/2011 7:15 AM 3 1.53 M M Springfield/smoke school. 42 degrees F at time of observation.
10/31/2011 11/01/2011 6:35 AM 2 0.02 M M 36 degrees F with clear skies.



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
1/17/2012 2:30 AM First round of storms. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 7 3min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain
1/17/2012 5:15 AM Second round of storms. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice 3 2min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain