Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-TZ-14 Latitude 40.597607
Station Name Morton 1.0 SSE Longitude -89.46336
County Tazewell Elevation (ft) 702



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 2.96 1.02 31 1.02 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 3.43 4.95 30 4.95 30 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 2.46 3.76 31 3.76 31 0.00 0 0 11 4 0.2 1 0
Jan 12 1.98 1.10 31 1.10 31 0.00 0 0 10 7 8.3 6 7
Feb 12 1.79 1.17 29 1.17 29 0.00 0 0 8 5 0.7 2 1
March 12 2.74 1.52 31 1.52 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.6 1 1
April 12 3.62 2.59 30 2.59 30 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.0 0 0
May 12 4.55 1.72 31 1.72 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 3.79 3.36 30 3.36 30 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
July 12 3.97 0.99 31 0.99 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.36 4.57 30 4.57 30 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 3.11 4.40 30 4.40 30 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.76" 31.15" 365 days 31.15" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 107 days 35 days 9.8" 10 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 0.28
10/14/2011 0.02
10/15/2011 0.00
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 T
10/18/2011 T
10/19/2011 0.09
10/20/2011 0.15
10/21/2011 0.01
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.08
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.24
10/27/2011 0.02
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 0.00
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 0.13
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.56
11/4/2011 0.81
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 T
11/8/2011 0.84
11/9/2011 0.77
11/10/2011 0.02
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.04
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 T
11/22/2011 T
11/23/2011 0.41
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.05
11/27/2011 1.44
11/28/2011 0.01
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 0.13
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 T
12/7/2011 T
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.04
12/10/2011 T
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 T
12/14/2011 0.65
12/15/2011 1.98
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.22
12/21/2011 0.23
12/22/2011 0.03
12/23/2011 0.01
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 0.00
12/30/2011 0.02
12/31/2011 0.15
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.05
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 0.05
1/13/2012 0.26
1/14/2012 T
1/15/2012 T
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.26
1/18/2012 T
1/19/2012 0.02
1/20/2012 0.01
1/21/2012 0.07
1/22/2012 T
1/23/2012 0.09
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 T
1/27/2012 0.01
1/28/2012 0.28
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 T
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.06
2/5/2012 0.16
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 T
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.02
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.09
2/15/2012 0.00
2/16/2012 0.11
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.11
2/22/2012 T
2/23/2012 T
2/24/2012 0.09
2/25/2012 T
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.53
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 T
3/3/2012 0.19
3/4/2012 T
3/5/2012 0.05
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.62
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.06
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 0.00
3/19/2012 T
3/20/2012 0.39
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012 0.02
3/23/2012 0.11
3/24/2012 0.04
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 0.00
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.04
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 T
3/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 1.19
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.02
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 0.08
4/15/2012 0.23
4/16/2012 0.39
4/17/2012 0.01
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.01
4/21/2012 T
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 T
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.00
4/28/2012 0.23
4/29/2012 0.01
4/30/2012 0.42
5/1/2012 0.29
5/2/2012 0.35
5/3/2012 0.04
5/4/2012 0.37
5/5/2012 0.03
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 0.13
5/8/2012 T
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
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 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.51
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 1.00
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.23
6/4/2012 0.03
6/5/2012 0.76
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 T
6/12/2012 T
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 1.23
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.01
6/23/2012 0.00
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.06
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.04
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.01
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 0.00
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.12
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.13
7/15/2012 0.23
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.02
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 T
7/24/2012 T
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.21
7/27/2012 0.27
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 T
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 0.27
8/6/2012
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.48
8/10/2012 0.14
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.36
8/14/2012 T
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.03
8/17/2012 1.72
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.01
8/27/2012 1.56
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 1.70
9/2/2012 1.28
9/3/2012 0.02
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.22
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.48
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.17
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.43
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.03
9/23/2012 0.00
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.04
9/26/2012 0.03
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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42deg, 74%RH, 30.27InHg rising. Cloudless clear morning with heavy dew. Light breeze.
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.8Deg, 76%RH, 30.30InHg falling. Clear sunny calm morning with frost on the rooftops and discernible on the very wet grass. I believe my hummingbirds have moved on south.
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46Deg, 72%RH, 30.23InHg falling. Beautiful cool clear sunny morning with calm wind and heavy dew.
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47Deg, 72%RH, 30.28InHg rising. Sunny cool morning with calm wind and heavy dew.
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49Deg, 72%RH, 30.25InHg rising. Clear calm morning with heavy dew.
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53Deg, 71%RH, 30.23 InHg rising. Clear calm morning with heavy dew.
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 75%RH, 30.26InHg rising. Clear calm morning with heavy dew. Autumn leaves are falling. Inspiring to see harvest in full swing.
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56Deg, 76%RH, 30.28InHg rising. Clear calm morning with heavy dew.
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54Deg, 72%RH, 30.31InHg rising. Clear calm morning with a moderate amount of dew.
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54Deg, 69%RH, 30.17InHg falling. Clear calm morning with light dew. Trees are getting more bare each day.
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57Deg, 77%RH, 30.02InHg falling. Mostly clear calm morning with light dew.
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57Deg, 77%RH, 29.82InHg falling. Calm broken overcast morning with a light dew. No rain as yet but radar looks promising. Nothing in my gauge.
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M 59Deg, 86%RH, 29.58InHg falling. Broken overcast with a moon shining through. Calm wind. Rain began with sprinkles at 2:30 PM yesterday but most of the gauge measurement was from overnight rain.
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 48Deg, 75%RH, 29.68InHg rising. Cool, clear morning with a light westerly breeze and moderate dew. Rain in gauge from on and off sprinkles and misting yesterday AM.
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45Deg, 76%RH, 29.92InHg rising. Calm, clear, cool morning with a light west breeze and light dew.
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49Deg, 70%RH, 29.81InHg falling. Sunny with partial clouds and calm. There is a light dew.
10/17/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 42Deg, 65%RH, 29.97InHg rising. Hazy sunny morning with calm wind and light dew. Trace from a few light sprinkles yesterday around 11:00 AM. Nothing in the gauge.
10/18/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 43Deg, 78%RH, 29.84InHg falling. Overcast calm morning with moderate dew. Trace from intermittent sprinkles yesterday. Nothing measurable in the gauge.
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 43Deg, 82%RH, 29.76InHg falling. Overcast and drizzle at obs time. Light northerly breeze. Rain accumulation occurred overnight probably in the AM hours.
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 40Deg, 73%RH, 29.69InHg falling. Overcast morning with some breaks to the SE. NW cool breeze. Sprinkles and drizzle throughout yesterday and last night resulted in the gauge measurement.
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 36Deg, 75%RH, 30.08InHg rising. Cool , frosty, calm, clear morning. Morton, the pumpkin capitol, has a lot of frost covered pumpkins this AM. I have no idea when the gauge catch occurred and was surprised by the amount. Could have happened during the 5 hours I was on a Red Cross run to the Ottawa hospital, or overnight.
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37Deg, 71%RH, 30.09InHg rising. Mostly clear calm morning with some high clouds to the east resulting in a red sunrise. Wind calm. There is some light spotty frost on the grass and rooftops.
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45Deg, 78%RH, 30.01InHg falling. Broken overcast, calm morning with a moderate amount of dew.
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 48Deg, 80%RH, 30.04InHg rising. Calm clear morning. Rain and lightning sometime after midnight.
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50Deg, 71%RH, 30.00InHg falling. Hazy bright breezy morning with a light dew.
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M 51Deg, 85%RH, 29.86InHg rising. Overcast morning, some haze, and a light north breeze. Rain from a thunderstorm last evening and into the night. Began with light sprinkles around 5:30 PM.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 44Deg, 79%RH, 30.03InHg rising. Overcast but calm morning. Everything is wet from early morning precip. Gauge catch is from intermittent sprinkles throughout yesterday and during the night.
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36Deg, 76%RH, 30.18InHg rising. Broken overcast and calm wind. Moderately heavy frost everywhere.
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34Deg, 72%RH, 30.06InHg falling. Beautiful clear calm but frosty morning.
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41Deg, 61%RH, 30.05InHg falling. Overcast morning with a light southerly breeze. Grass is dry.
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M 35Deg, 81%RH, 30.02InHg rising. Clear calm cold morning with moderate frost coverage. Rain from yesterday afternoon intermittent drizzle and light showers into the evening hours.
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37Deg, 76%RH, 30.11InHg rising. Clear calm morning with light to moderate patchy frost.
11/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50Deg, 59%RH, 30.07InHg rising. Broken overcast morning with a light south breeze. Grass is dry.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M 46Deg, 87%RH, 29.82InHg falling. Cold wet breezy morning. Raining at obs time. Wind from NW.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M 37Deg, 86%RH, 30.23InHg rising. Clear calm cool morning. Rain throughout the day yesterday and into the evening hours. Total rain for the last 48 at this station, 1.37in.
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36Deg,76%RH, 30.21InHg falling. Clear morning with a moderate dew and very patchy light frost. Light SE breeze.
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48Deg, 83%RH, 30.01InHg falling. Increasing overcast and a very breezy south with gusts. Moderate amount of dew.
11/7/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 53Deg, 85%RH, 30.18InHg rising. Overcast calm morning with a misty rain just beginning at obs time (7AM).
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M 55Deg, 92%RH, 29.95InHg falling. Overcast and raining at obs time. Wind calm. Misty rain throughout the day yesterday and the heavier amount from this AM.
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.77 M M M M 52Deg, 91%RH, 29.61InHg falling. Overcast and light rain at obs time. Light breeze. Rain catch from light to moderate intermittent showers throughout the day yesterday and last night into this AM.
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 T M M M 33Deg, 76%RH, 30.07InHg rising. Partial overcast morning with a light westerly breeze. Some frost and some freezing of the water in the gauge. Gauge amount from light rain yesterday during obs time and throughout the morning. I did see a few small sleet/snow flakes.///New Snow changed to Trace -SDH-
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31Deg, 77%RH, 30.04 falling. Cool, calm, frosty, overcast morning with some breaks to the east. Beautiful full moon followed us home from Hannibal, MO last night on a Red Cross blood pickup run.
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36Deg, 78%RH, 29.83InHg falling. Cool, calm, crisp morning with heavy frost.
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52Deg, 85%RH, 29.48InHg falling. Mostly clear morning with heavy dew and gusty southerly breezes.
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48Deg, 62%RH, 29.60InHg rising. Mostly overcast morning with a very light dew and light breeze.
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 39Deg, 78%RH, 29.77InHg rising. Beautiful, clear, calm morning with a moderate frost and calm wind. There is a light ground fog around. A few light showers and thunderstorm yesterday AM beginning around 9:45 with a heavy, large drops, shower for about 1 minute later on.
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35Deg, 53%RH, 30.05InHg rising. Breezy, gusty winds with broken overcast and very light dew.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27Deg, 56%RH, 30.25InHg rising. Bright cool clear morning and dry. No frost and little dew. A light breeze.
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31deg, 59%RH, 30.15InHg falling. Mostly clear dry morning with a light southerly breeze.
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46Deg, 57%RH, 29.88InHg falling. Cool, dry, overcast morning with a gusty southerly breeze.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38Deg, 75%RH, 30.19InHg rising. Overcast, calm, dry morning.
11/21/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 36Deg, 82%RH, 30.24InHg rising. Mostly clear, dry morning with a light breeze. Trace from a few sprinkles on the car windshield as I drove in from Germantown Hills last evening. I could detect a sprinkle or two when getting out of the car. Gauge was completely dry this morning though.
11/22/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 41Deg,88%RH, 29.99InHg falling. Light rain with a light NE breeze. No accumulation as yet since the rain has just recently started.
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M 37Deg, 88%RH, 30.20InHg rising. Foggy and calm morning. Sky is clear above. Rain from on and off drizzle throughout the day yesterday.
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42Deg, 89%RH, 30.25InHg rising. Overcast morning with a southerly breeze, moderate dew, and a light ground fog. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38Deg, 89%RH, 30.03InHg falling. Mostly clear morning with heavy dew, a light ground haze, and a southerly breeze.
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 51Deg, 88%RH, 29.89InHg falling. Light rain at obs time, a light southerly breeze, and some light fog.
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 1.44 M M M M 39Deg, 86%RH, 29.94InHg rising. Overcast with a light misty feel in the air and a gusty NNW breeze. Rain, sometimes quite heavy, and mist throughout the day and into the night yesterday.
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 34Deg, 79%RH, 30.15InHg rising. Overcast with a light NE breeze and light dew or residual moisture from intermittent light misty rain yesterday.
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33Deg, 78%RH, 29.89InHg falling. Overcast and dry with gusty north winds. No rain as yet but radar shows it inching closer.
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25Deg, 73%RH, 30.11InHg rising. Beautiful clear cloudless morning with calm wind and a moderately heavy frost. Yesterdays rain system did not make it to my location.
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29Deg,78%RH, 30.23InHg rising. Mostly clear with a moderately heavy frost.
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34Deg, 79%RH, 30.41InHg rising. Overcast morning with very little dew and a light breeze.
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44Deg, 79%RH, 30.27InHg falling. Overcast dry morning with calm wind. No rain yet but radar shows it getting close.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M 48Deg, 84%RH,29.98InHg rising. Overcast breezy morning with falling temperature. High had been around 50Deg an hour earlier. Gauge catch from intermittent light drizzles yesterday throughout the day.
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31Deg, 76%RH, 30.28InHg rising. Overcast dry morning with a light breeze. Air has a misty feel but nothing in the gauge.
12/6/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 34Deg, 84%RH, 30.26InHg falling. Overcast with light, wet snow flurries. No accumulation but gauge is wet. Snow is melting leaving flat surfaces wet but slightly visible in the grass.
12/7/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M 29Deg, 79%RH, 30.10InHg falling. Overcast with a light westerly breeze. Trace from off and on snow flurries most of yesterday. Nothing measurable in the gauge.
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28Deg, 76%RH, 30.21InHg rising. Broken overcast with a "red sun in the morning, sailor take warning". Wind calm and dry grass.
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M M M 26Deg, 79%RH, 30.29InHg rising. Snow is white on the ground but a lot of green grass showing through. Difficult to get a good measurement and the melted value from the gauge indicates there should be more. I have to assume a lot of it has melted in that the temperature was above freezing well after midnight. Snow in the gauge was banked quite high to one side. Overcast but not snowing at reaading time.
12/10/2011 7:00 AM T T M T M 12Deg, 66%RH, 30.54InHg rising. Cold, clear morning with heavy frost and calm wind. Some snow left in patches on all surfaces from yesterday's report. Trace due to a few light flurries after obs time yesterday.
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 24Deg,76%RH, 30.44InHg. Cold, clear, frosty morning with a light southerly breeze. Beautiful full "cold" moon in the western sky. Still patches of snow in the shaded areas.
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 25Deg, 77%RH, 30.38InHg falling. Cold, mostly clear frosty morning. Wind calm. Still patches of snow in the shady areas.
12/13/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 39Deg, 78%RH, 30.37InHg falling. Overcast calm morning. There must have been a light amount of rain early as all surfaces are wet. Nothing measurable in the gauge though. Wind calm. Enjoyed Nolan's snow measurement seminar last night.
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M 45Deg, 92%RH, 30.02InHg falling. Light rain at 7AM and continuing. Began last evening and continued through the night. Wind calm.
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 1.98 M M M M 42Deg,85%RH, 29.87InHg rising. Overcast morning with a light NW breeze. Ground visibility is good. Rain throughout the day yesterday and all night. I could hear heavy rain at 2:30 this AM.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27Deg, 78%RH, 30.35InHg rising. Broken overcast calm morning with calm wind. Very little dew.
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30Deg, 80%RH, 30.27InHg falling. Broken overcast sky, calm wind, and almost dry grass. If there were any snow flurries, as forecast, I could see no sign of it and the gauge is dry.
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27Deg, 82%RH, 30.23InHg steady. Beautiful all clear morning with heavy frost everywhere. Wind calm.
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45Deg, 75%RH, 29.96InHg falling. Overcast morning with mostly calm wind. Grass is dry.
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M 35Deg, 88%RH, 30.09InHg rising. Overcast morning with light rain and a light easterly breeze. No snow or sleet, as forecast, that I observed.
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 40Deg, 90%RH, 29.72InHg falling. Periods of light rain most of the day yesterday and a misty rain at obs time this morning. Wind generally calm.
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 32Deg, 88%RH, 30.01InHg rising. Overcast calm morning with heavy frost everywhere. Rain from light misting yesterday AM and possibly from the heavy frost inside the gauge.
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M 25Deg, 80%RH, 30.36InHg rising. Clear cold morning and calm wind. Precip in gauge from a light misting to drizzle around 4PM and light snow snow flurries that melted around 6:00PM. Nothing on the ground and frozen grass this AM.
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22Deg, 80%RH, 30.33InHg rising. Cold, calm, clear morning with heavy frost. No precip observed in the last 24.
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30Deg, 81Deg, 30.17InHg falling. Beautiful, cold, clear Christmas morning with moderate frost and calm wind. Merry Christmas to all!
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26Deg, 80%RH, 30.27InHg rising. Beautiful clear morning with heavy glazed frost and calm wind.
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 T M 0.0 M 35Deg, 88%RH, 29.67InHg falling. Breaking up overcast, light fog, but not raining at obs time. Light rain with some snow observed last evening around 6 PM and, due to the wet surfaces, I think it began a half hour earlier. No snow accumulation but the overall overnight precip gave me the gauge measurement.
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27Deg,78%RH, 30.05InHg rising. Cold overcast morning with a moderate amount of frost and calm wind. Gauge frosted over but nothing measurable in it.
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34Deg, 82%RH, 29.67InHg falling. Mostly clear morning with a few clouds around. A very light frost and calm wind.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 42Deg, 86%RH, 29.49InHg falling. Overcast with a very light mist and a light southerly breeze. Light rain began last evening and must have been light through the night as there was not much in the gauge.
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 38Deg, 86%RH, 29.97InHg rising. Overcast calm morning with a light ground fog. Water in gauge from intermittent light rain throughout the day yesterday. Enjoy the last day of 2011.
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 38Deg, 84%RH, 29.85InHg rising. Overcast with strong gusty NW winds. Have had recent light rain but had stopped at obs time. HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!
1/2/2012 7:00 AM T T T T T 21Deg, 73%RH, 30.24InHg rising. Overcast, high blustery NW winds, and snow showers. Ground just beginning to show snow cover. Nothing measurable as yet.
1/3/2012 7:00 AM T T T T M 15Deg, 68%RH, 30.44InHg rising. Cold, frosty morning with calm wind. I thought the snow in the gauge from yesterday's snow showers would be measurable when melted down but not the case. Just a trace. There are a few scattered patches of snow on the ground.
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 29Deg, 62%RH< 29.99InHg falling. Calm cold morning with a clear sky. No frost that I can see. The only snow left is in shaded areas at the edge of driveways and walks.
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28Deg, 74%RH, 30.01InHg falling. Calm, clear morning with a moderate amount of frost everywhere. No trace of snow left.
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35Deg, 73%RH, 29.76InHg falling. Mostly clear calm morning.
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32Deg, 70%RH, 30.02InHg rising. Clear, calm, dry morning with no frost or dew.
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27Deg, 75%RH, 30.31InHg rising. Mostly clear, calm morning with moderate to heavy frost. Am enjoying this unbelievably mild winter weather. Snow blower is ready though!
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25Deg,75%RH, 30.19InHg falling. Calm, clear morning with heavy frost.
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29Deg,76%RH, 30.07InHg falling. Calm, clear, beautiful morning with moderate frost.
1/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31Deg, 76%RH, 29.66InHg falling. Partial overcast and calm morning with moderate to heavy frost.
1/12/2012 7:15 AM 0.05 0.6 M M M 20Deg, 80%RH, 29.61InHg. Blowing snow from gusty NW wind. Measured amount and gauge catch taken at 7:15AM. Core melt not taken. On a Red Cross drive to Bloomington and Decatur hospitals, I left Peoria at 11:00 AM yesterday in sunshine. At Decatur I was using my windshield wipers due to light rain. Arriving back in Peoria at 3:30PM, I was back in sunshine again.
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.26 4.5 0.26 4.5 M 14Deg, 78%RH, 29.88InHg rising. Mostly clear morning with some clouds to the south. Light westerly breeze. Snow hard to get a good measurement but from different spots in my yard and on sidewalks it can be from 3.5 t0 5.5 inches. I'm reporting 4.5 inches. It's rather light where it's not drifted.
1/14/2012 7:00 AM T T M 4.5 0.61 11Deg, 75%RH, 30.08InHg steady. Overcast, calm morning. Heavy frost on the gauge but nothing measurable in the gauge despite intermittent light snow throughout the day yesterday and last evening. Core sample was my best estimate of general snow coverage but was in blown snow and quite heavy, ie; high meltdown ratio. Not snowing at reading time.
1/15/2012 7:00 AM T T M 4.5 0.56 18.5Deg, 78%RH, 30.31InHg rising slowly. Broken overcast morning with calm wind. Heavy frost on the gauge. Trace from light snow in the AM yesterday. No accumulation and did not last long. Again the core melt ratio was high with water due to the compaction of the blown snow.
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.26 30.6Deg, 82%RH, 29.88InHg falling. Calm, clear morning with a light frost.
1/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.26 M M T M 35Deg, 29.69InHg steady. Overcast, windy, gusty, foggy morning. Rained during the early AM hours but not at 7AM reading time. The only old snow left is patches where it had drifted.
1/18/2012 7:00 AM T T T T M Cold, clear, calm morning with heavy frost. Trace from light misting in the AM yesterday and later light snow flurries around noon and after. Nothing measurable in the gauge. Patches of old snow still around in drifted spots.
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 0.2 M 22Deg, 77%RH, 29.96InHg falling. Overcast, breezy morning with light flurries stopping just before 7AM. More is forecast.
1/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M M M 10Deg, 66%RH, 30.13InHg Steady to falling. Overcast morning with a cold easterly breeze. Gauge catch from light snow flurries yesterday AM and into the early PM. Driving north to Washington at noon yesterday I ran into a blinding snow storm that did not last long. Then driving southwest to Lewistown I ran in to sunshine.
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.5 M 0.5 M 17Deg, 81%RH, 30.19InHg rising. Overcast with a light NE breeze. Gauge catch and snow report from a storm late yesterday PM. It was difficult to get an indicative reading but I averaged several measurements. Nothing coming down at 7AM.
1/22/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M 26Deg, 96%RH, 30.31InHg falling. Foggy morning with misting rain in the air. Black ice on the walks and driveway. Light SE wind with gusting. Old snow ground cover is about 30% and not measurable.
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 39Deg, 92%RH, 29.50InHg rising. Overcast with a very light mist in the air. Gauge catch from misty rain, causing black ice and some freezing on trees early AM then just misty rain throughout the day and early night. The snow is virtually gone except the drifted areas.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29Deg, 74%RH, 30.18InHg rising. Overcast with a light westerly breeze. No precip that I observed but was away much of the day yesterday.
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 32Deg, 29.87InHg falling. Light misting and fog in the air. Wind calm.
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 30Deg, 85%RH, 29.91InHg rising. Cool, clear, frosty morning. Gauge catch from light misty rain yesterday PM.
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 2.4 M M M 25Deg, 80%RH, 30.08InHg rising. Clear, breezy, frosty morning. Gauge melt from heavy snow late yesterday PM and into the night. There is some ice in the snow.
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M 30Deg, 72%RH, 30.06InHg falling.
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32Deg, 76%RH, 30.02InHg falling. Calm overcast morning.
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40Deg, 78%RH, 29.91InHg steady.
2/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 35Deg, 30.08InHg rising. Mostly clear calm morning with moderate frost. Trace from a few sprinkles late afternoon yesterday.
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29Deg, 30.23InHg rising. Heavy frost and freezing fog. Calm wind.
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32Deg, 88%RH, 30.38InHg rising. Light ground fog and light frost. Partly overcast with some high cirrus above.
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M 37Deg, 91%RH, 30.18InHg falling. Light rain at 7AM. Light easterly wind.
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M 31Deg, 87%RH, 30.25InHg rising. Calm clear morning with heavy frost. Gauge catch from rain yesterday.
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31Deg, 30.23InHg steady. Light ground fog with a heavy layer above. Heavy frost.
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28Deg, 88%RH, 30.24InHg rising. Overcast morning with light ground fog, heavy frost, and a light NE breeze.
2/8/2012 7:00 AM T T T T M 27Deg, 80%RH, 30.39InHg rising. Overcast morning with a light dusting of snow.
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21Deg, 75%RH, 30.32InHg falling slightly. Clear morning with moderate frost.
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33Deg, 80%RH, 29.99InHg falling. Overcast morning with no precip to report.
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 T M T M 12Deg, 63%RH, 30.41InHg rising. Mostly clear morning with a NW breeze. Gauge melt from snow flurries throughout most of yesterday PM. Most of it melted as it came but there is white in the grass this AM.
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 15Deg, 57%RH, 30.44InHg falling. Clear, bright morning with calm wind. I saw freezing crystals in the air yesterday but did not report that as precip.
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26Deg, 61%RH, 30.24InHg falling. Overcast calm morning.
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.5 M 0.5 M 32Deg, 85%RH, 29.86InHg falling. Overcast calm morning. Ground is generally covered with a crusty layer of snow from yesterday afternoon and evening into the night.
2/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33Deg, 86%RH, 30.05InHg rising. Overcast calm morning. Condensation on the walks and drive indicated it had rained but I determined it was just that so did not report a T. Rain is forecast though. The recent snow is all gone except where I piled it.
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28Deg, 77%RH, 30.18InHg rising. Mostly clear morning with moderate frost on all surfaces.
2/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30Deg, 72%RH, 30.16InHg rising. Calm, clear morning with light frost.
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25Deg, 77%RH, 30.18InHg steady. Generally clear morning with high thin cirrus and moderate frost.
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25Deg, 75%RH, 30.23 InHg rising. Mostly clear with heavy frost.
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 37Deg, 29.67InHg falling. Mostly cloudy morning and calm. Rain during the night but not at reading time.
2/22/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 35Deg, 73%RH, 29.58 InHg falling. Mostly sunny but increasing cloudiness with calm wind. Trace of precip from light misty rain yesterday. Nothing in the gauge.
2/23/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 37deg, 80%RH, 29.51InHg rising. Rain at obs time but nothing in the gauge yet.
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.2 M M M 32Deg, 87%RH, 29.63InHg rising. Snow showers at obs time fairly heavy. Gauge melt is not consistent with what is left on the ground as most of the snow melts as soon as it falls. Measurement of snow is what remains on the patio furniture and a guess as to what remains in the grassy areas.
2/25/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 22Deg, 68%RH, 30.18InHg rising. Mostly clear morning with a brisk NW breeze. Trace from light flurries early yesterday AM but nothing to show for it in the gauge.
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25Deg, 75%RH, 30.16InHg falling. Calm clear morning with light frost.
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31Deg, 61%RH, 30.30InHg rising. Clear morning with a light westerly breeze.
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31Deg, 72%RH, 30.37InHg, steady to falling. Mostly cloudy calm morning with no precip.
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M 53Deg, 72%RH, 29.57InHg rising. Clear morning with a brisk westerly breeze. Rain occurred last evening accompanied by a thunderstorm, the heaviest about 10 PM.
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35Deg, 75%RH, 29.88InHg rising. Overcast morning with a light breeze.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 36Deg, 82%RH, 29.52InHg falling. Overcast and light misting just now beginning.
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 T M M M 32Deg, 70%RH, 29.77InHg rising. Overcast morning with a light westerly breeze. Precip in gauge from light rain at various times yesterday. Trace of snow reported due to a few flakes observed around 5PM that melted on contact.
3/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 27Deg, 73%RH, 29.90InHg rising slightly. Clear morning with a light westerly breeze, almost calm. Trace of precip from a few snowflakes for just a few minutes around 11:00AM yesterday. No accumulation at all.
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 M 0.6 M 20Deg, 80%RH, 30.28InHg rising. Beautiful cold, calm, clear morning with snow making the ground white. Gauge catch from snow last evening. The gauge was encrusted with frost.
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 34Deg, 73%RH, 30.08InHg falling. Clear breezy morning with no precip of any kind. Some snow still on the ground in shady areas only.
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53deg, 55%RH, 29.98InHg rising. Partly sunny and breezy morning.
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M 34Deg, 82%RH, 30.07InHg rising. Overcast morning with a light westerly breeze. Rain at various times overnight with some wind. Some evidence on the patio table there may have been sleet earlier.
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1Deg, 52%RH, 30.51InHg rising. Beautiful clear morning with a brisk westerly breeze.
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29Deg,62%RH, 30.44InHg falling. Beautiful clear calm morning. No frost.
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34Deg, 65%RH, 30.26InHg falling. Mostly clear morning and calm.
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M 55Deg, 88%RH, 29.87InHg falling. Overcast breezy morning. Light rain overnight that began with a few sprinkles around 9:00PM.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43Deg, 90%RH, 30.07InHg rising. Calm, cool morning with quite a lot of ground fog but clear above.
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54Deg, 84%RH, 30.03InHg steady. Beautiful clear calm morning with heavy dew.
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg, 83%RH, 30.03InHg rising. Partly cloudy calm morning with heavy dew.
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg, 80%RH, 30,03InHg rising. Mostly overcast morning with some clearing. Calm wind. No sign of any precip.
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56Deg, 90%RH, 30.07InHg rising. Mostly clear above with light ground fog and heavy dew. Wind calm.
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57Deg, 90%RH, 30.04InHg rising. Mostly clear except heavy clouds on the NE horizon. Heavy dew and calm wind.
3/19/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 62Deg, 88%RH, 29.99InHg falling. There has been light rain earlier as the grass and pavement are wet but nothing in the gauge. Heavy clouds are moving in from the SW with thunder so rain may be imminent. Right now, the wind is calm.
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M 60Deg, 73RH, 29.93InHg falling. Mostly clear morning with moderate dew and calm wind. Rain from yesterday AM. Illinois voters, get out and vote today!
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61Deg, 75%RH, 30.04InHg rising. Generally clear morning with high cirrus clouds. Wind calm and there is moderate to heavy dew on the grass.
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 64Deg, 71%RH, 30.02InHg rising. Rain during the night, probably early morning. Overcast with calm wind. More rain is forecast.
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Dense fog and misty morning with calm wind. Everything is wet. Some of the gauge measurement is from yesterday AM and early PM light drizzle.
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 50Deg, 85%RH, 29.82InHg falling. Clear on the ground and broken overcast. Grass is wet from dew and the evening thunder shower yesterday. Wind calm.
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58Deg, 82%RH, 30.04InHg rising. Overcast sky with calm wind and heavy dew.
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44Deg, 64%RH, 30.24InHg rising. Overcast morning with gusty east winds.
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43Deg, 64%RH, 30.14InHg falling. Hazy overcast with some high scattered clouds. Light SE breeze and the grass is dry. There were a few sprinkles at 2 PM where I was on the north edge of Morton yesterday but no sign of any precip at my house and nothing in the gauge.
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 55Deg, 74%RH, 29.95InHg rising. Cool, clear morning with a light westerly breeze. Heavy dew on the gauge and grass in addition to the rain from a thunderstorm last night around 10:45 PM.
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45Deg, 65%RH, 30.07InHg rising. Overcast with a light easterly breeze. Grass is dry, no dew.
3/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 54Deg, 75%RH, 29.71InHg falling. Overcast morning with a light southerly breeze. Grass is dry and nothing in the gauge but there were a few sprinkles last evening.
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42Deg, 77%RH, 29.95InHg rising. Overcast morning with a NE breeze. No dew.
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 1.19 M M M M 56Deg, 84%RH, 29.72InHg falling. At 1:00 AM, awoke to rain and a thunder storm. Again at 3:40 AM, awoke to rain, thunder, severe lightning, and heavy dime size hail that lasted about 20 minutes. The rain came hard and fast enough that, with hail blocking the funnel neck, there may have been more than my gauge measurement. Also, a lot of the hail probably bounces out of the funnel. March just missed going out like a lion but what a beginning for April! FYI: This is not an April Fools joke!!
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53Deg, 84%RH, 29.72InHg rising. Light haze overcast with a light breeze. Heavy dew on the grass.
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 81%RH, 29.83InHg rising. Clear calm morning with heavy dew.
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 48Deg, 71%RH, 29.87InHg rising. Breezy with a bright but hazy overcast. Gauge reading from light rain last evening.
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44Deg, 58%RH, 29.90InHg rising. Partly cloudy with a brisk NE breeze. Grass is relatively dry. Frost warnings out for central IL tonight and early next week.
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33Deg, 71%RH, 30.22InHg rising. Clear morning with a light frost.
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40Deg, 60%RH, 30.26InHg rising. Cool morning with a light dew. Calm and clear except a few thin cirrus clouds above.
4/8/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 44Deg, 75%RH, 30.31InHg rising. Beautiful sunny clear Easter morning. Wind is calm. Trace from a few sprinkles around 4:00 PM yesterday. Nothing in the gauge.
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49Deg, 49%RH, 30.08InHg falling. Breezy NW wind and a clear sunny morning. A very light dew on the grass.
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38Deg, 48%RH, 30.14InHg rising. Clear, sunny, cloudless morning. Grass feels dry, little or no dew. Wind calm.
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34Deg, 54%RH, 30.27InHg rising. Cool clear morning with a very light dew but no frost that I could see. Light northerly breeze.
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36Deg, 56%RH, 30.27InHg rising. Calm clear morning with a very light dew and just a hint of frost.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45Deg, 53%RH, 30.13InHg falling. Sunny morning with increasing clouds. Grass is dry. There is a light southerly breeze.
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 52Deg, 79%RH, 29.95InHg falling. Overcast and light drizzle at reading time. Gauge amount, for the most part, from light rain yesterday late afternoon.
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 63Deg, 78%RH, 29.73InHg steady to rising. Overcast morning with some breaks in the clouds. Brisk southerly breeze. Some light dew on the grass. Rain amount from yesterday AM.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M 54Deg, 70%RH, 29.69InHg rising. Overcast with a brisk and gusting SW wind. A few sprinkles during the day yesterday but most of the rain from thunderstorms began in the late PM and into the night before midnight.
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 45Deg, 72%RH, 30.32InHg rising. Calm, clear morning with heavy dew. I don't believe the water in the dew covered gauge was from that so I am reporting it as rain that may have occurred when we were out of town several hours yesterday.
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48Deg, 70%RH, 30.21InHg falling. Cool, clear, calm morning with heavy dew.
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 71%RH, 29.97InHg steady to falling. Sunny but with haze and increasing clouds. Light southerly breeze. Moderate dew.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 49Deg, 29.76InHg rising. Overcast with a light NW breeze. Some sprinkles between 4 and 5:00 PM yesterday and some light rain during the early morning hours. Not raining at 7AM.
4/21/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 38Deg, 76%RH, 30.04InHg rising. Sunny, clear morning with a light north breeze. There is light patchy frost on the rooftops. Trace from light sprinkles last evening.
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43Deg, 58%RH, 29.97InHg falling. Overcast with a light NE breeze. Grass is dry.
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39deg, 60%RH, 30.09InHg rising. Clear, cool, calm morning. Moderate dew with some patchy frost on some rooftops.
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49Deg, 63%RH, 29.83InHg falling. Mostly overcast calm morning with heavier clouds to the NE. Very light dew on the grass.
4/25/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 52Deg,70%RH, 29.67InHg falling. Broken overcast with a light SE breeze. Grass is dry. Trace from light sprinkles yesterday around 1:45 PM.
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53Deg, 79%RH, 29.78InHg rising. Sunny but hazy sky. Light north breeze and a light dew on the grass.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39Deg, 56%RH, 30.23InHg rising. Broken overcast and hazy sky. Light NE wind. Grass is dry. Hope we get some much needed rain with the coming system.
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 46Deg, 75%RH, 29.93InHg falling. Overcast morning with a gusting easterly wind. Rain during the night beginning with some sprinkles at 6:45 last evening.
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 46Deg, 81%RH, 30.15InHg rising. Overcast with a light easterly breeze. Grass is wet and the water in the gauge is from light sprinkles last evening and possibly later in the night.
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M 55Deg, 92%RH, 29.94InHg falling. Overcast with light fog. A misty morning with calm wind. Rain yesterday early PM and on into the evening and in the night. Heard some thunder at 12:55AM.
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M 53Deg,88%RH, 29.78InHg rising slowly. Overcast morning with a light SE breeze. Gauge read from yesterdays rains as the reading this morning is the same as I read last evening.
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M 53Deg, 90%RH, 29.82InHg falling. Overcast and increasing cloud density. Light southerly breeze. Appears more rain is imminent.
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 67Deg, 86%RH, 29.93InHg rising. Beautiful sunny morning but a hazy sky above. Heavy dew and a light southerly breeze. Rain in gauge from yesterday AM.
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M 63Deg, 88%RH, 29.96InHg rising. I woke up to loud thunder at 5AM and it is still raining at my 7AM reading. A small amount of the gauge water is from rain in the late PM yesterday and before 2AM this morning.
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 57Deg, 29.95InHg steady. Light ground fog and hazy sky. Heavy dew. Rain in gauge is from yesterday at and after the 7AM reading.
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65Deg,88%RH, 29.92InHg falling. Sunny but hazy overcast with clouds on the horizon. Light SE breeze and heavy dew.
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M 65Deg, 86%RH, 29.86InHg falling. Overcast and calm. Rain from thunderstorms late yesterday afternoon, evening, and into the night.
5/8/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 56Deg, 78%RH, 29.94InHg rising. Mostly sunny morning with a light NW breeze. Heavy dew. Trace from a few sprinkles or light misting yesterday.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51Deg, 72%RH, 29.94InHg steady. Beautiful cloudless morning with a heavy dew and light westerly breeze.
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49Deg, 81%RH, 30.01InHg rising. Sunny morning with calm wind and heavy dew on the grass.
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52Deg, 59%RH, 30.10InHg rising. Sunny, clear, calm, morning with moderate dew on the grass.
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62Deg, 61%RH, 30.18InHg rising. Mostly cloudy morning with calm wind and light dew.
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54Deg, 61%RH, 30.22InHg staedy. Overcast at 7AM. Calm wind and little or no dew.
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51Deg, 30.11InHg falling slowly. Beautiful sunny, calm morning with a very light dew on the grass.
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54Deg, 62%RH, 30.02InHg falling. Another beautiful cloudless morning with calm wind and moderate dew.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 59%RH, 30.03InHg rising. Sunny morning with high scattered cirrus clouds. NE wind with gusts. Grass is dry.
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51Deg,50%RH, 30.14InHg rising. Sunny, clear morning with a light easterly breeze. Very light dew on the grass.
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6Deg, 53%RH, 30.05InHg falling. Sunny calm morning with a very light dew on the grass.
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66Deg, 68%RH, 30.00InHg rising slowly. Sunny cloudless morning with a light SE breeze. Little if any dew on the grass.
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.6Deg, 69%RH, 30.02InHg rising. Sunny but hazy sky with a light southerly breeze. Little, if any, dew on the grass.
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M 55Deg, 70%RH, 30.12InHg rising. Mostly sunny morning with some high cirrus to the east. Much cooler with a northerly gusting breeze. Rain began with sprinkles at 6:10 PM and heavier as the evening went on. I think it had ended by midnight but was still a drizzle when I checked the gauge at 9:30 showing slightly over .50 inches.
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 70%RH, 30.08InHg steady to falling. Beautiful sunny morning with a moderate dew and a light NE breeze.
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56Deg, 63%RH, 29.89InHg falling. Sunny morning but with hazy high thin cirrus above. Light SE breeze. There is a light dew on the grass.
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64Deg, 64%RH, 29.74InHg falling. Sunny morning with some high cirrus and a gusty southerly breeze. Grass is dry.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67Deg, 67%RH, 29.93InHg rising. Mostly sunny morning with calm wind. Grass is dry.
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69Deg, 55%RH, 30.06InHg rising. Bright but broken overcast morning with a light easterly breeze. Grass is dry.
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 68%RH, 29.96InHg falling. Sunny but hazy overhead with high cirrus. Light southerly breeze. Grass is dry. A drive down in Fulton Co. yesterday showed a lot of shin-high corn is "rolling" badly.
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 67%RH, 29.84InHg falling. Sunny hazy morning with a light southerly breeze. Grass is dry and turning color. A heart-felt thanks to all veterans of the military for your service.
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67Deg, 60%RH, 29.87InHg rising. Mostly overcast and calm. No dew on the grass.
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg, 59%RH, 29.95InHg rising. Sunny morning with some high cirrus to the SW. Light NW breeze and the grass is dry.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56Deg, 64%RH, 29.91InHg steady. Overcast clouds and the weather radar image shows a good prospect for rain but none yet. There is an easterly breeze.
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M 50Deg, 82%RH, 29.87InHg steady to falling. Overcast with a light breeze. Thankful for the rain.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56Deg, 71%RH, 29.85InHg falling. Overcast sky and calm. Light dew on the grass.
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 56Deg, 83%RH, 29.85InHg steady. Beautiful sunny calm morning with just a few wisps of cirrus above. Heavy dew on all surfaces. Rain from intermittent showers yesterday late AM and early PM.
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 64Deg, 73%RH, 29.86Inhg steady. Mostly overcast morning with a light NE breeze. Rain from a few sprinkles last evening and apparently light rain during the night.
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M 60Deg, 66%RH, 29.97InHg rising. Mostly sunny morning with clouds to the WSW and a light NE breeze. Rain from yesterday AM showers and thunderstorm.
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57Deg, 76%RH, 30.06InHg rising. Sunny cloudless morning with a light easterly breeze. Moderate dew on the grass.
6/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg, 68%RH, 30.13InHg rising. Sunny calm morning with heavy dew.
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61Deg, 71%RH, 30.10 InHg steady. Sunny calm morning with heavy dew.
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63Deg, 68%RH, 29.96InHg falling. Sunny cloudless morning and calm wind. Moderate amount of dew on the grass.
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68Deg, 70%RH, 29.92InHg falling. Sunny cloudless morning with a light southerly breeze. Light dew on the grass.
6/11/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 70Deg, 79%RH, 29.88InHg falling. Overcast sky with a few small breaks and misting rain. Light southerly breeze. Hopefully we'll get more badly needed rain.
6/12/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M 64Deg, 67%RH, 30.03InHg rising. Sunny calm morning with a very light dew on the grass. Trace of rain from some light sprinkles and misting before and just after yesterday mornings reading. There was just enough to see wetness on the driveway and walks.
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58Deg, 66%RH, 30.17 InHg rising. Sunny morning with a light hazy sky and a light easterly breeze. Light dew on the grass.
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M FLAG DAY!! 61Deg, 60%RH, 30.08InHg falling. Haze and high cirrus overcast but sunny. Light breeze and a very light dew on the grass.
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65Deg, 65%RH, 30.04 InHg rising. Broken overcast but sunny morning with a light SE breeze. Very little dew on the grass.
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73Deg, 65%RH, 30.02InHg rising. Broken overcast with a light southerly breeze. Grass is dry.
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 1.23 M M M M 69Deg, 85%RH, 29.93 InHg falling. Overcast and nearly calm. Rain from thunderstorm last evening and into the night still raining at 10 PM.
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 74Deg, 80%RH, 29.77InHg falling. Hazy overcast but sunny morning with a light southerly breeze. Moderate dew on the now fast-growing grass.
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 75%RH, 29.92InHg rising. Sunny hazy morning with a southerly breeze. Grass is dry.
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 74Deg, 66%RH, 30.03InHg rising. Sunny morning with a light southerly breeze. Grass is dry.
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 68%RH, 29.93InHg falling. Broken overcast with a light southerly breeze. Grass is dry on this first day of summer. Japanese beetles are out in force.
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 66Deg, 71%RH, 30.02InHg rising. Sunny cloudless morning with a moderate amount of dew. Wind is calm. Gauge amount from a light shower and sprinkles late yesterday AM.
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66Deg, 71%RH, 30.02InHg steady. Sunny calm morning with thin high cirrus clouds over most of the sky. Moderate amount of dew on the grass. Hoping for some rain with the approaching storm system.
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70Deg, 67%RH, 29.97InHg falling. Broken overcast sky and calm. Grass is dry. No rain yet.
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M 69Deg, 65%RH, 30.00InHg rising. Sunny but hazy morning. There is a cool NW breeze. Grass is dry. Rain from a few light showers and sprinkles yesterday AM.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58Deg, 71%RH, 30.04InHg steady. Bright cloudless morning with a light easterly breeze. Very light dew on the grass.
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61Deg, 65%RH, 29.96InHg falling. Clear sunny morning with a light southerly breeze. Very light dew on the grass. There is a current heat advisory in effect for tomorrow Thursday. Temperatures are expected to be in the 100-105 degree range for central and southeastern Illinois. Check on your relatives and neighbors.
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69Deg, 65%RH, 29.88InHg steady to falling. Sunny and hazy morning with scattered overhead clouds. Wind is calm and grass is dry.
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82Deg, 80%RH, 29.88InHg steady. Broken overcast sky with a light NE breeze. Grass is dry. Temperature reached 100.8 Deg. at 5:00 PM yesterday.
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 72Deg, 79%RH, 29.84InHg steady. Overcast with a light SE breeze. Rain from a thunderstorm around 2:30 AM and later. Hopefully, we will get more.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 75Deg, 81%RH, 29.89 InHg rising slowly. Sunny but hazy with broken clouds. A light dew on the rapidly browning grass. Gauge amount from light sprinkles and a shower yesterday between 10AM and 12PM.
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 80%RH, 29.96InHg rising. Sunny but overcast with high thin cirrus clouds. There is a light dew on the grass and the wind is calm.
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72Deg,73%RH, 29.95InHg falling. Sunny but hazy overcast with just a light southerly breeze. Grass is barely damp. The thunderstorm that came through late last evening left not a drop of rain that I observed. The gauge is dry.
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78Deg, 78%RH, 29.90InHg falling. Sunny but hazy morning. Wind is calm and grass is dry. Happy Independence Day to all!
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76Deg, 74%RH, 29.95InHg rising. Sunny calm morning. Grass is barely damp.
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 78%RH, 29.99InHg rising. Again a sunny hazy morning with calm wind. Grass is nearly dry. I'm beginning to do a little watering in the evening. Every other day for the plants.
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 81deg, 72%RH, 29.97InHg steady. Sunny, hazy, hot morning with calm wind. Grass is completely dry and browning daily. Hate to water but looks like I'll have to.
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73Deg, 62%RH, 30.01InHg rising. Mostly overcast with a light breeze and dry as can be.
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68Deg, 65%RH, 30.05InHg steady. Partly cloudy cool morning with a light northerly breeze. Grass is dry.
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71Deg, 60%RH, 30.06InHg rising. Partly cloudy cool morning with a light easterly breeze. Grass is crispy dry.
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 68Deg, 74%RH, 30.11InHg rising. Partly sunny morning with a light NE breeze. Rain during the early morning hours left .12 in. in the gauge along with a Japanese beetle. I knew if I watered the grass yesterday rain might come.
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71Deg,60%RH, 29.96InHg falling. Mostly overcast mainly to the south and east. Wind calm and grass is dry. A lot of sad looking rolled corn seen while driving in Fulton and Tazewell counties yesterday. Needs rain badly.
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72Deg, 72%RH, 29.95InHg steady. Hazy sunny morning with calm wind. Grass is dry.
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M 72Deg, 81%RH, 29.97InHg rising. Overcast with a light easterly breeze. Thunder and lightning to the west with radar showing a small cel coming our way, hopefully. We had a good shower between 5:45 and 6:10 PM yesterday leaving the .13 inch in the gauge.
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 71Deg, 80%RH, 29.96InHg rising. Sunny, hazy, calm morning and the gauge is covered with a heavy dew. Rain from a good shower yesterday AM. This makes a total for the two days, 0.36 in.
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 77%RH, 29.92InHg steady. Mostly sunny hazy morning with a light dew on the grass. Wind calm.
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77Deg, 78%RH, 29.79InHg falling. Mostly sunny and hazy morning with a very light amount of dew. Wind calm.
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78Deg, 77%RH, 29.79InHg falling. Sunny with a thin layer of clouds above. Wind calm and grass is dry.
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 78Deg, 78%RH, 29.77InHg falling. Partly sunny with a light SW breeze. A weak frontal thunderstorm passed through sometime in the early AM leaving the .02 inches in the gauge.
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71Deg, 80%RH, 29.92InHg rising. Solid overcast with a light cool feeling NW breeze. Grass is dry.
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66Deg, 75%RH, 30.00InHg rising. Sunny,hazy,cool,calm morning. There is a moderate amount of dew on the gauge and grass.
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73Deg, 72%RH, 29.93InHg falling slightly. Partly cloudy, calm morning. Very light dew on the grass.
7/23/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 77Deg, 66%RH, 29.92InHg falling. Partly sunny morning with a lightSW breeze. Grass is dry.Trace from light sprinkles at 2:30 PM yesterday.
7/24/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 80Deg, 67%RH, 29.85InHg falling. Partly sunny morning and calm wind. Grass is dry. Trace from a light shower yesterday around 11:00 AM. No gauge accumulation.
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76Deg, 80%RH, 29.8RH falling. Sunny hazy morning with a light breeze. There's a moderate amount of dew on the grass.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M 75Deg, 80%RH, 29.79InHg. Overcast skies at present and a light breeze. Thunderstorms during the early morning hours left a disappointing .21 inches in the gauge. Hopefully we'll get more today.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M 71Deg, 91%RH, 29.83InHg rising. Partly cloudy and calm. Rain from various light sprinkles during the day yesterday but mainly a hard rain around 6:45PM leaving 0.24In but a shower during the early morning hours resulted in the total 0.27In.
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, calm, clear, sunny morning. A light dew on the grass.
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69Deg, 72%RH, 30.10InHg rising slowly. Mostly sunny but increasing clouds and a light southerly breeze. Light dew on the grass.
7/30/2012 7:00 AM T T M M M 71Deg, 76%RH, 29.93InHg steady. Mostly sunny calm morning with a light dew on the grass. Trace from a few sprinkles at 11:30 AM yesterday.
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 82%RH, 29.90InHg steady. Mostly sunny, calm morning with a light dew on the grass.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7AM Data though late reporting: 73Deg, 66%RH, 29.95InHg steady. Sunny, clear, calm morning with a light to moderate amount of dew on the grass.
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7AM: 69Deg, 71%RH, 29.85InHg falling. Sunny hazy calm morning. There is a moderate amount of dew.
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72Deg, 84%RH, 29.85InHg steady. Sunny,hazy,calm morning with a moderate amount of dew. Noticeably more humid air.
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76Deg, 84%RH, 29.85InHg steady. Hazy thin overcast with a light amount of dew. There is a light easterly breeze.
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M 69Deg, 84%RH, 30.04InHg rising. Mostly sunny morning with a light breeze. Rain from intermittent showers throughout yesterday afternoon and last night.
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65Deg, 70%RH, 29.99InHg falling. Sunny, calm, cloudless morning with just a light amount of dew on the grass.
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73Deg, 72%RH, 29.94InHg falling. Mostly cloudy calm morning. Very light dew.
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M 69Deg, 87%RH, 29.86InHg falling. Broken overcast and a light breeze. Rain from yesterday AM and PM throughout the day.
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 63Deg, 82%RH, 29.90InHg rising slightly. Overcast cool morning with a light northerly breeze and gusty. Rain from intermittent showers yesterday morning and afternoon.
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg, 79%RH, 30.00InHg rising. Cool, sunny, calm morning with a heavy dew on everything.
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60Deg, 73%RH, 30.00InHg steady. Mostly overcast calm morning with a moderate dew on the grass. Skies are darkening to the west.
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M 65Deg, 85%RH, 29.88InHg falling. Overcast with a light easterly wind. No precipitation at reading time but we had light showers beginning late yesterday PM and intermittently through the early morning hours.
8/14/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 58Deg, 90%RH, 29.95InHg steady. Calm morning with skies above clear but with lingering light ground fog. Heavy dew on everything. Trace from a few sprinkles yesterday AM. Nothing in the gauge.
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63Deg, 85%RH, 29.96InHg steady to rising. Mostly sunny calm morning with heavy dew.
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 69Deg, 77%RH, 29.87InHg falling. Overcast damp morning with a light southerly breeze. Rain from an early morning light shower. No thunder that I heard.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 1.72 M M M M 58Deg, 84%RH, 30.01InHg rising. Cool clear morning with heavy dew. Rain from thunderstorms yesterday AM that included high wind and a small amount of pea-gravel sized hail. Rain began falling at 7:15 and by 9:00 AM we had over one inch in the gauge. Rain continued throughout the morning and early PM to give us the total reported.
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56Deg, 78%RH, 30.01InHg rising. Mostly sunny calm morning with heavy dew.
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64Deg, 70%RH, 29.94InHg falling. Mostly overcast calm morning with the rising sun just breaking through broken clouds in the east. There is a heavy dew on the grass.
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg,80%RH, 29.97InHg rising slowly. Calm, clear, sunny morning with heavy dew.
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58Deg, 80%RH, 30.01InHg rising. Clear, calm, sunny morning with heavy dew on the grass.
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg, 72%RH, 30.08InHg rising. Beautiful, calm, clear, sunny morning with heavy dew on the grass.
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63Deg, 67%RH, 30.05InHg steady. Mostly sunny, calm morning with scattered broken clouds. There's just a moderate amount of dew.
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67Deg, 70%RH, 30.02InHg steady. Sunny, hazy overhead, calm morning with a moderate amount of dew.
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67deg, 71%RH, 30.02InHg steady. Sunny hazy morning with a light to moderate amount of dew on the grass.
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 72Deg, 79%RH, 29.99InHg steady. Light rain has occurred during the early morning hours leaving the 0.01 in the gauge. Overcast and calm at reading time.
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 1.56 M M M M 69Deg, 94%RH, 30.06InHg rising. Breaking overcast and clearing ground fog. There's a light northerly breeze. Welcome rain throughout the day yesterday and into the night.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68Deg, 79%RH, 30.11InHg rising. Sunny calm morning with heavy dew.
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67Deg, 77%RH, 30.06InHg falling. Sunny and hazy, clear overcast, calm morning with heavy dew on the grass.
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67Deg, 78%RH, 30.02InHg steady. Sunny, clear but hazy, calm morning. Heavy dew on the grass.
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69Deg, 77%RH, 30.04InHg rising. Mostly sunny hazy calm morning with some high clouds to the south and southwest. Heavy dew on the grass.
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 1.70 M M M M 73Deg, 93%RH, 29.92Inhg falling. 'twas a cold hard rain falling on my back as I emptied the gauge at 7AM. A light breeze from the East also. Rain began as light sprinkles last evening as I was re-attaching downspout extensions and continues to fall now.
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M 73deg, 94%RH, 29.82InHg steady. Overcast with a light mist in the air. Not raining at 7AM reading. Chances for rain from Isaac have been significantly reduced in the NWS forecast for our area. Our total from Isaac at my location is just shy of 3 inches, 2.98inches.
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 72Deg, 92%RH, 29.88InHg rising slightly. Sunny but hazy morning with heavy dew and a light northerly breeze. There is a light ground fog. Rain from yesterday AM giving us a total of 3 inches from Isaac over three days reporting.
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75Deg, 87%RH, 29.88InHg steady. Partly sunny, hazy, calm morning with heavy dew.
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70Deg, 74%RH, 29.93InHg rising slowly. Overcast with north gusty winds. Just a light dew on the grass. No rain yet but is forecast.
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M 69deg, 87%RH, 29.92InHg rising. Sunny, cloudless, but hazy morning. Calm wind and heavy dew on the grass. Rain from a few showers yesterday AM.
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66Deg, 82%RH, 29.83InHg falling. Overcast calm morning with heavy dew. No rain as yet but radar and visual indicates it could soon rain moving in from the WNW.
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M 56Deg, 79%RH, 29.94InHg rising. Beautiful cool, sunny morning with a gusty NW breeze. There is heavy dew on the grass. Rain from yesterday AM beginning just after observation time. Intermittent showers lasting most of the morning.
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 84%RH, 30.00InHg rising. Clear, cool, sunny morning with a light northerly breeze and heavy dew on the grass.
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 80%RH, 30.20InHg rising. Sunny, clear, cool, calm morning with heavy dew.
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55Deg, 80%RH, 30.13InHg rising. Clear sunny morning with a light southerly breeze. Heavy dew on the grass.
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59Deg, 82%RH, 30.13InHg steady. Cool, clear morning with heavy dew and a light southerly breeze.
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63Deg, 81%RH, 30.20InHg rising slowly. Broken overcast and calm with moderate to heavy dew.
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M 53Deg, 89%RH, 30.33InHg rising. Mostly overcast calm morning. Rain from yesterday PM and into the night as a slow drizzle most of the time.
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52Deg, 81%RH, 30.30InHg steady. Partial overcast with high cirrus. Calm with heavy dew. Looks like a great day for our Morton Pumpkin Festival parade.
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52Deg, 78%RH, 30.10InHg falling. Calm clear morning with heavy dew.
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58Deg, 29.92InHg falling. Dense fog, heavy dew, and calm wind.
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Sunny morning with a light NW wind. Heavy dew in addition to the good shower last evening.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44Deg,76%RH, 30.06InHg rising. Mostly sunny calm morning with heavy dew.
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53Deg, 80%RH, 29.90InHg falling. Mostly sunny with a high thin overcast. Wind is calm and there's a heavy dew.
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52Deg, 70%RH, 29.91InHg steady. Overcast calm morning. Moderate dew on the grass.
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 49Deg, 88%RH, 29.91InHg rising. Mostly sunny morning with a light westerly breeze. There is heavy dew on all surfaces. Rain in gauge from occasional sprinkles yesterday AM beginning at 7:45.
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42Deg, 80%RH, 30.24InHg rising. Clear, cool, sunny morning with frost on most exposed surfaces. Wind is calm.
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40Deg, 75%RH, 30.22InHg steady. Cool, clear, calm morning with moderate frost on un-sheltered areas.
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 56Deg, 29.87Inhg falling. Overcast and calm with light rain at obs time.
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 65Deg,93%RH,29.90InHg rising slowly. Overcast with light fog and a light northerly breeze. Rain from yesterday AM at and after morning observation.
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin overcast and a light NE breeze. Grass is relatively dry.
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50Deg, 80%RH, 30.15InHg. Partly cloudy, cool, calm morning with a moderate amount of dew.
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50Deg, 85%RH. 30.12InHg steady. Mostly sunny but hazy morning with heavy dew.
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50 Deg, 82%RH, 29.91InHg falling. Sunny and hazy with a thin overcast layer.



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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