| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast and calm but only 41.5* after a 24-hour low of 41.1* and high of 58.8*. |
| 10/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Frost in the park, but sunny and calm with present temp of 37.9* after 24-hour high of 56.6*. |
| 10/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, sunny, and 42* after a 24-hour low of 37.9* and a high of 63.3*. |
| 10/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 42.2* after a 24-hour low of 42* and a pleasant high of 71.2*. |
| 10/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another calm, sunny morning with a temp of 48.9* after a high of 73.9* and a low of 42.2* (at 0700 hours yesterday). |
| 10/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0700 hours reading of 52.1* with sun and no wind after a 24-hour high of 81.6* and a low of 48.9*. |
| 10/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fair skies, wind from south, and 55.9* after a 24-hour low of 52.1* and a high of 83.1*. |
| 10/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm and 55.7* (also the 24-hour low) after a glorious high of 84.7*. |
| 10/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Different day, nearly same readings: clear, calm, and 51* (24-hour low) after a high of 82.9*. |
| 10/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, calm, and 54.6* after overnight low of 51* and yesterday's high of 83.6*. Need some rain! |
| 10/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Yet another clear and calm morning with the 24-hour low also the present temp of 54.6* after yesterday's high of 78*. Last measurable rain was 12 days ago. |
| 10/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Incredible: clear, calm, and 54.6* (also the low) at 0700 hours for third consecutive morning. Yesterday's high was 80.9*. We NEED rain! |
| 10/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining lightly and 59.1* after 24-hour high of 80* and low of 54.6* (at 0700 hours yesterday). First measurable rain in exactly two weeks. |
| 10/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.50 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing and breezy with present/overnight low of 45.3* after yesterday's high of but 59.9*. |
| 10/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Present reading of 43.3* is also 24-hour low. High yesterday was 59.9* but seemed much colder due to stout and persistent NW winds. |
| 10/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
50.1* and raining ever so lightly at 0700 hours. 24-hour low of 43.3* was at collection time yesterday and high was 59.3*. |
| 10/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 39.5* (24-hour low) after yesterday's high of 57.9*. |
| 10/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
37.4* (24-hour low) and calm after a high of 60.4*. |
| 10/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining, wind from NW, and 43.7* after a 24-hour low of 37.4* (yesterday at 0700 hours) and a high of but 51.6*. |
| 10/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.50 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
With stout NW winds and a slate gray sky, 39.3* (24-hour low) after a meager high of but 44*. Yes, November is but 1 1/2 weeks away. |
| 10/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Heavy dew, slight NE wind, clear, and 34.1* (24-hour low) after yesterday's low high of 44.9*. |
| 10/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm and 33.6* after overnight low of 33.4* and high of 52.7*. Heavy frost on our roof and in Jacob Lowell Park behind us. |
| 10/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
36.1* after a glorious 66.2* yesterday and a 24-hour low of 33.6*. Little or no wind from south with clear skies. |
| 10/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear and 44.2* after a high of 68* and a low of 36.1* (0700 hours on 10/23). |
| 10/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, 49.4*, and windy from south after pleasant 24-hour high of 61.7* and a low of 42.9*. Even though we've had no killing frost, I used yesterday's clement weather to take down the garden for the year. |
| 10/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Northwest wind, 49.1*, and cloudy after 24-hour low of 48.9* and a high of 71.9* (won't see one of those for a while). |
| 10/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
43.3* (24-hour low) and raining very lightly at 0700 hours after a high of but 49.1*. Yes folks, in five days it'll be - ugh - November. |
| 10/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm and 32.1* after a high of 50.5* and a frosty low of 31.1*. Despite the sub-freezing temp, it appears to have not been of the killing variety. |
| 10/29/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 32.7* after an overnight low of 31.8* and a 24-hour high of 57.2*. |
| 10/30/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, SW wind, and 35* after 24-low of 32* and a high of 53.9*. |
| 10/31/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Foggy and 37.2* after a 24-hour low of 32* (0700 yesterday) and a high of 57.2*. |
| 11/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
34.3* and mostly sunny after a 24-hour low of 33.9* and a high of 53.7*. |
| 11/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, calm, and 46.9* after a 24-hour low of 34.1* (0700 yesterday) and a glorious All Saints Day high of 65.6*. |
| 11/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Powerful NE winds and light rain with 24-hour low temp of 46* after high of 65.4* yesterday afternoon. |
| 11/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.39 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, clear, and 30.9* (24-hour low) after yesterday's chilly high of but 46*. |
| 11/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
32.3*, clear, and wind from SE after 24-hour low of 30.5* (yesterday at 0700) and high of 55.9*. |
| 11/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy from southeast, clear, and 50.7* after a 24-hour low of 31.9* (yesterday at 0700) and a high of 59.3*. By the way, I'm posting this at 0712 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. |
| 11/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining lightly and 49.8* as I raised the flag this morning. Low in last 24 hours was 48.5*. High of 55* was present from 0955 hours until 2015 hours. |
| 11/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate E/NE winds, overcast, and 46.9* after an overnight low of 46.5* and yesterday's high of 53.2*. |
| 11/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.92 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
56.1* and raining lightly with SW wind. 24-hour high of 56.3* was achieved 15 minutes ago at 0645 hours after a low yesterday morning of 46.2*. |
| 11/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
30.2* (24-hour low), wind from west, and mostly cloudy after a high of 56.8* at reporting time yesterday. |
| 11/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm and 25.3* (24-hour low) with a heavy frost after a high of but 39.2* yesterday. First snow flakes of season fell at 1439 hours (as I was cutting grass!), first snow showers came down at 1451 and the episode concluded at 1511 with none of the snow sticking. |
| 11/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
31.4*, sunny, and slight wind from south after a 24-hour high of 44.9* and yesterday's 0700 temp of 25.5* as the low for the period. |
| 11/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
50.7*, strong winds from south, and overcast after 24-hour high of 61.3* and low of 31.4* (0700 yesterday). |
| 11/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
38.4*, slight SE breeze, and overcast after a very, very windy high of 69.2* and a low of 38.3* (30 minutes ago). |
| 11/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still, frosty, and foggy at 32° after an 0630 hours low of 31.8° and yesterday's high of 50.3°. |
| 11/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, wind from NW and 24-hour low of 31.4° after yesterday's glorious high of 62.7°. |
| 11/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, moderate wind from west, and 24° (24-hour low) after a chilly high of 41.9°. |
| 11/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear with strong winds from south and 28.7° after an overnight low of 23.7° and yesterday's high of but 34.7°. |
| 11/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very windy from south (again), overcast, and 43.5° after yesterday's high of 50.3° and the low of 28.7° (from 0700 on 11/18). |
| 11/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight wind from north, overcast, and a 24-hour low of 40.6° after a high of 57° at 2200 hours. |
| 11/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
33.4°, clear, and a slight NE wind after a 0630 24-hour low of 33° and yesterday's high of 47.1°. Trace of rain came at 2200 hours. |
| 11/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast and threatening, wind from east, and 39.9°. 24-hour high was 52.8° and the low 33.4° (at 0700 yesterday). |
| 11/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight wind from NW, clear, and 24-hour low of 30.5° after yesterday's high of 42.2°. It'd be very difficult to pin down when the majority of yesterday's rain fell as it was a dreary ordeal that began around 0900 and lingered most of the day. |
| 11/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, 40.2°, and moderately strong winds from south/southwest after high yesterday of 50.5° and low of 30.3° (0700 hours). A peaceful Thanksgiving to all. |
| 11/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
35.6° (also the 24-hour low), wind from south and clearing after yesterday's high of but 44.9°. Seems that the weather experts blew yesterday's forecasted high by 12-15 degrees. |
| 11/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, windy from south, and 48.9° after 24-hour high of 58.4° and the 11/25 0700 low of 35.6°. |
| 11/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.68 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
40.2° (24-hour low), overcast, and strong northerly winds after yesterday's high of 55.9°. Temps stayed in the 50's until well after 2200 hours. |
| 11/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Flurries and 31.8° after a 24-hour low of 31.6° and a high yesterday of 40.4°. |
| 11/29/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
39.3°, stout NE winds, and gray skies. 24-hour high was 40.8° and low was 31.1° (at 2200 hours). |
| 11/30/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
21.7°, clear, and much-diminished winds from NW after seasonal high of 43.1° yesterday morning. Meteorological winter begins in 17 hours. |
| 12/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
26.2°, clear, and still after 24-hour high of 42.6° and low of 21.7° (0700 hours yesterday). Meteorological winter is now upon us. |
| 12/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
32.7°, wind from north, and clearing. High yesterday was 48° and the low (at 0700 hours) was 26.2°. |
| 12/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
42° and very light rain after 24-hour high of 44° and a low of 29.8°. |
| 12/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong southwest winds and overcast. High for 24 hours is the present 49.4° and yesterday's low was the 0700 hours reading of 4`1.3° |
| 12/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight southerly wind, overcast, and 32.9° just after the 24-hour low of 32.5°. Yesterday's high of 50.7° occurred at mid-morning. |
| 12/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
32.7°, cloudy, and a slight NNE wind after a 24-hour low of 32.5° (0630 hours) and yesterday's seasonal high of 38.8°. |
| 12/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
28.4°, cloudy, and slight NW wind at 0715 hours. Flurries fell several times yesterday as temps dropped from 38.4° late morning to the 24-hour low of 25.1°at 1700 hours. |
| 12/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, cloudy, and 23.9° after a 24-hour low of 23.1° at 0630 hours and yesterday's seasonal high of 38.4° |
| 12/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.5 |
0.04 |
0.5 |
0.04 |
Cloudy, west wind, and a 24-hour low of 22.2° after yesterday's seasonal high of 37.9°. Snow fell before 0300 hours. |
| 12/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.04 |
Calm, clearing, and 8° (24-hour low) at 0715 hours after yesterday's high of 28.7°. Despite sunny skies following the early Friday snowfall, there was no melt-off of the 1/2 inch we had. |
| 12/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Clear, slight SW wind, and 21.5° after yesterday's paltry high of 27.6°, and the 24-hour low of 8° (at 0700 hours). |
| 12/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fair, wind from south, and 23° after 24-hour high of 44.6° and low of 21.7° |
| 12/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear and calm with unseasonally high present reading of 36.3° and 12/12 high of 46.7° after yesterday's 24-hour low of 23°. |
| 12/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.49 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining lightly and 42.2° after 24-hour high of 44.7° yesterday afternoon and low of 36.1 at 700 hours on 12/13. We continue to be very lucky during this early part of meteorological winter. |
| 12/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.99 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Weather was turned around completely since 0530 hours. 24-hour high of 54.5° with southerly zephyrs has dropped to 45.6° amidst strong northwest winds and cloudy skies. Low temp was at 0700 hours yesterday with a very unseasonal 42.2°. |
| 12/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
24-hour low of 23.3°was at 0700 hours today; 24-hour high of 45.6° was at 0700 yesterday morning. High, thin cloud cover and calm at present. |
| 12/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.8 |
0.03 |
1.0 |
0.03 |
Snowing lightly and 26.4° after low of 23.1° (0700 hours yesterday) and a seasonal high of 33.6°. |
| 12/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.5 |
0.05 |
Cloudy, still, and 25.5° after a 24-hour low of 22.2° and a high of 30.9°. Yesterday's 0.8" snow has melted back to 0.5". |
| 12/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
43.7° (much above the 12/19 normal high for the entire day), cloudy, and windy from southwest after 24-hour high of 43.8° and low of 25.5° (0700 hours yesterday). |
| 12/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy from the east, cloudy, and presently the 24-hour low of 34.8° after yesterday's whopping high of 50.5° |
| 12/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Foggy and 38.8° after less than a six degree spread between 24-hour high of 40.6° and low of 34.8°. |
| 12/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another foggy day in London Town and 27.8° (24-hour low) after yesterday's high of 41.3°. |
| 12/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
20.3°, calm, and clear after an unseasonal high of 40.4°. White Christmas? Doesn't appear that way. |
| 12/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Frosty, calm, clear, and 19.4° after a 24-hour high high of 35.4° and a low of 19.2° (at 0645 hours this morning). Hope all of our fellow CoCoRaHStafarians have a plesant and peaceful Chistmas Eve and Day (go Packers, too!). |
| 12/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
On a clear Merry Christmas morning, wind is from west and temp is 30.2° after a 24-hour high of 39.3° and a low of 19° (0705 hours) yesterday. Go Packers! |
| 12/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 22.2° after 24-hour low of 21.9° (0640 hours) and a 39.3° high. |
| 12/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.38 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
32.5°, gloomy and slight SW wind after yesterday's high of 44.6° and low of 22.2°. Our green Christmas continues. |
| 12/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, crisp, windless, and 19.2° after a 24-high of 37.9° and today's low of 17.6° (0645 hours). |
| 12/29/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight glaze of ice on asphalt driveway, 32°, windy from SSW, and overcast. High was 32.1° and low 19° (0700 hours yesterday). |
| 12/30/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining lightly, wind from SE, and 37.7° after 24-hour high of 47.8° and low of 32° (0700 hours yesterday). |
| 12/31/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 28.2° (24-hour low) after another unseasonal high yesterday of 44.7°. |
| 1/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fierce winds from northwest, overcast, 39.9° and already down from the early morning high of 42.8°. Low of 27.6°for the 24-hour period was at 0700 hours yesterday. |
| 1/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Stout northwest winds that have howled since yesterday morning, 20.4° (24-hour low) and flurries after yesterday's high of 39.9° which was at the 0700 hours reporting time. |
| 1/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
WNW breeze and an 0700 hours, 24-hour low of 9.6° after yesterday's high of 23.1° which was recorded at 0700 hours. |
| 1/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Under clear and calm sky, 0700 hours reading of 24.9° after 24-hour low of 9.6° yesterday and seasonal high of 27.8°. |
| 1/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
25.1°, clear, and calm after an overnight low of 23.7° and yesterday's high of 42°. Gee, how many above-normal days of warmth have we had this meteorological winter? |
| 1/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High clouds, calm, and 35.9° on this fine late autumn morning after yesterday's high of 49.1° and 0700 hours low (1/5) of 25.1°. Oops, that's right, it's mid-winter! |
| 1/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
28° (24-hour low) and calm after a glorious, incredible high of 57° at 1500 hours. In almost any other year, who'd believe that I took a 10-mile bike ride on January 6? |
| 1/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
24-hour low of 23.3° at present after unseasonal high of 43.1° yesterday. Skies are clear and calm. |
| 1/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm with heavy frost, and 22.8° (24-hour low)after yesterday's pleasant high of 42.2°. Took my second extended bicycle ride of the new year yesterday afternoon, something I'll bet I've never done before in January's initial eight days. |
| 1/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 25.8° as another beautiful late autumn day begins. High yesterday was 46.2° and the low was 22.8° (0700 hours). Will take fourth bike ride of January this afternoon. |
| 1/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, slight wind from east, and 26.6° after balmy high of 53.6° and 0700 hours low (1/10) of 25.7°. Opportunity today for one more bike ride before the genuine January sets upon us tomorrow. |
| 1/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
24-hour low of 26.6° was at 0700 hours yesterday. 33.2° is present temp along with cloudy skies, light winds, and no precip of any kind. Neither the high of 57.3° nor the sight of me riding a bicycle through the streets of New Lenox will be seen again soon. |
| 1/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.48 |
8.0 |
0.48 |
8.0 |
0.48 |
Strong NW winds and 12.7° after the 0700 hours high yesterday of 33.2°. 5" of snow were present by 4:30 p.m. yesterday and then 7" total by 9 p.m. 1" overnight raised it to 8". The driveway beckons. |
| 1/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
7.5 |
0.61 |
Flurries, calm, and 12.9° (24-hour low) after a sub-seasonal high of 20.3°. Flurries fell several times yesterday but amounted to almost nothing. |
| 1/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
5.0 |
0.59 |
13.8°, wind from south, and cloudy after a 24-hour low of 6.6° (0330 hours) and yesterday's high of 20.6°. Several flighty occurrences of flurries amounted to little. |
| 1/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
0.58 |
29.8° as temps have risen all night on southerly breezes. 24-hour low was at 0700 yesterday with 13.1° and the high - soon to be eclipsed - was 29.8°. |
| 1/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Misty, wind from east and 37.2° after 0700 hours low on 1/16 of 29.8° and high of 43.3° at 2100 hours last night. |
| 1/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
Clear, calm and but 5.7° which is the 24-hour low after yesterday's high of 37.2° which also occurred at 0700 hours. Rain began to turn to snow yesterday after 0930. |
| 1/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
1.0 |
0.04 |
1.1 |
0.12 |
Stout wind from NW amid flurries after a 1" inch snow in the last 90 minutes. High yesterday was 26°, low was 5.7° (0700 hours) and present temp is 24.9° |
| 1/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.0 |
0.04 |
6.8°, windy from NE, and cloudy after 24-high of 24.9° (yesterday at 0700 hours) and low of 0.6° just after midnight. |
| 1/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.46 |
7.0 |
0.46 |
8.0 |
0.50 |
20.1°, cloudy, and moderate wind from north after 24-hour low of 6.6° (0700 hours yesterday) and high of 20.6°. Snow began yesterday at 0915 and subsided 12 hours later. 17.8" inches of snow thus far this meteorological winter. |
| 1/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
6.0 |
0.57 |
20.4°, cloudy, and raw winds from south after a 24-hour low of 13.8° and high of 28.9°. Much overnight blowing of snow created illusion on white board that an inch of new snow had fallen. No! |
| 1/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.92 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
We had it all yesterday: flurries, fog, mist, light rain, heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds. 24-hour high is present 42° and low was 20.4° at 0700 hours 1/22. Backyard (to the west) has no snow left while front yard (east) still has lots! |
| 1/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
26.2° (24-hour low), windy from W/NW, and cloudy after yesterday's 0700 hours high temp of 42.9°. The mercury dropped 12 degrees between the morning reading and an hour later. |
| 1/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, clear, winter morning with present temp of 22.4°, 24-hour low of 20.6°, and yesterday's high of 34.1°. |
| 1/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight wind from east, misty, and 31.4° after 24-hour high of 34.5° and low of 22.4° (0700 hours yesterday). |
| 1/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
31.6° and overcast after overnight night low of 31.4° and yesterday's high of 35.9°. A day-long mist amounted to nothing more than a trace in the gauge. |
| 1/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
2.1 |
0.11 |
2.1 |
0.11 |
Pretty morning with 25.5° (24-hour low), 2 new inches of snow on the ground, and a clear sky with west winds. With a high yesterday of 42.8°, I got in 6.5 miles of riding my bike. |
| 1/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.09 |
Overcast, strong winds from west, and 28.9° after high of 30.2°, and low of 23.5° (0700 hours yesterday). Snow from Friday/Saturday still covers the yard and no bare spots exist. |
| 1/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.3 |
0.01 |
1.0 |
0.03 |
Overcast, windy from ESE, and 27.9°. 24-hour low of 16.3° was at 2200 hours after pleasant high of 29.6°. An inch of snow remains but will likely be gone late today after temps reach near 50°. We've now had just over 20 inches of snow since December 1st. |
| 1/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy from south, clearing, and 40.6° (higher than a normal midday reading) after a low of 27.3° yesterday ar 0700 hours and a glorious peak of 50.9°. Took my 7th bike ride of January yesterday. Can't say I've ever been able to do that in 61 years of life! |
| 2/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
35.4°, overcast, and stiff wind from NW after wonderful high of 57.2°, low of 31.2°, and a spritz of rain at 1900 hours. For the month of January, the averge temps in New Lenox were 37.4° (highs), 19.0° (lows), and 24.8° (0700 reporting time). Five days featured highs of 50° or more and nary a day had ANY temp near or below 0°. Took seven bike rides for a total of 31 miles. In a normal January I wouldn't even have looked at the bike in the garage much less ride it. |
| 2/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fog/mist and a contination of our balmy January with yesterday's high of 50.1°, low of but 29.3°, and present temp of 31.6°. Daffodils on east side of house are three inches high. Oh my. |
| 2/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Foggy, east wind, and 34.1° after 24-hour high of 42.9° and low of 31.6° (0700 hours yesterday). Unremarkable weather except that it's yet another unseasonally warm day for this period on the calendar. By next week we will have passed the traditionally coldest time of the year with barely a blink or a nod. |
| 2/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Chilly winds from NE, 32.7° and overcast after 24-hour high of 44° and low of 31.1°. The evening/night featured a combo of cold rain, sleet, and some intermittent snow (which didn't stick or accumulate). |
| 2/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
27.6° under cloudy skies, northeast wind, and a solid coat of frost on deck railings. High yesterday was 43.1° and low 24.9°. Slight spray of rain around midday. |
| 2/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wind from east, overcast, and 28.7° after overnight low of 26.2° and unseasonal high of 48.7°. Got in 10 miles of pleasant riding on the bike. |
| 2/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
27.6° (24-hour low), still, and overcast after high of but 31.2° yesterday. Unidentified precipitation fell on me at 1100 hours while in the backyard; I doubt it was from a passing bird. |
| 2/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
26.2° (24-hour low), stout NW wind, and overcast after yesterday's seasonal high of 33.2°. Daylight spit of rain and unidentified precipitation preceeded last night's 0.2" snowfall. |
| 2/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear with southwest breeze and 15.9° (24-hour low) after yesterday's seasonal high of 35.7°. Tomorrow's forecast bears watching as it calls for significant snow off of Lake Michigan beginning in the aftrenoon. |
| 2/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, SW wind, and 30.9° after high of 37.2° and low of 15.9° (0700 yesterday). |
| 2/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.8 |
0.08 |
1.8 |
0.08 |
Sunny, stout wind fron NW, and 24-hour low of 6.9° (one of the coldest mornings in this sissy winter we're having). High of 34.3° yesterday was in the morning and mercury fell throughout the day and night. Most of the snowfall came between 1200 and 1600 hours but lingered until after dark. |
| 2/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.08 |
Windy from west, clear, and 12.7° after 24-hour high of 22.4° and low of 6.9° (0700 hours yesterday). |
| 2/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.06 |
16.8°, overcast, and wind from south after yesterday's surprising high of 37°, and low of 12.7° (0700 hours). |
| 2/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.8 |
0.05 |
1.3 |
0.10 |
27.8°, overcast, and slight SW wind after 25-hour low of 16.8° and high of 39.3°. |
| 2/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.0 |
0.09 |
Flurries and narrow band of temperatures in last 24 hours: present 30°, low 27.8° (0700 yesterday), and high 34.3°. Winds from south and misty/cloudy skies. |
| 2/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.33 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant, calm morning with temp of 34.3° after yesterday's low of 29.8° and high of 41°. Courtesy of the rain and warm temps snow has vamoosed. |
| 2/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Frosty, sunny, and 22.6° (24-hour low) after yesterday's bike-friendly 48.5°. Two weeks left in meteorological winter and we've had but 23 inches of snow. |
| 2/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, slight NW wind, and 26.9° after wonderful high of 52.8° and low of 26.9°. |
| 2/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 17.2° (24-hour low) after a faux-winter high yesterday of 39.4°. |
| 2/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 19.7° after 40.6° high and low of 17.2° (0700 hours yesterday). |
| 2/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
1.0 |
0.13 |
1.0 |
0.13 |
31.4°, cloudy, and calm with one inch of water-laden snow. Yesterday's high was 46.5° and low (at 0700 hours) was 19.7°. |
| 2/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
Bizarre weather readings the last 24 hours. Yesterday's low was 31.4°; This morning's temp - you guessed it - 31.4°. .02" water from rain yesterdaty and - guess again - .02" water from rain/snow this past night. High yesterday was 41.3°. |
| 2/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slippery, overcast, and 26.7° after overnight low of 25.7° and high of 44.6° with .03" rain. According to the 0600 hours predictions, don't put your snow shovels away just yet! |
| 2/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.6 |
0.09 |
0.6 |
0.09 |
31.2°, windy from northwest, and snowing lightly after high of 38.3° and low (0700 yesterday) of 26.7°. 0.4" of rain yesterday and then 0.16" accumulated in gauge overnight from snow and/or rain. Only 0.6" of snow is on white board. |
| 2/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
Numerous bursts of flurries left me with .01" of water but no measurable new snow. Sunny, 16.8° (24-hour low), and strong northwest winds this morning after high of 34.7°. |
| 2/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, moderate wind from southeast, and 21.9° after high of 29.6° and a low of 15.6. Only four days left in this very abnormal meteorological winter. |
| 2/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, sharp wind from northwest, and 28.5° after yesterday's low of 21.9° and another faux-winter high of 51.4° |
| 2/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm and clearing with seasonal readings of 25.8° at present, low of 18.5° at 0700 yesterday, and windy high of 39.3°. |
| 2/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Balmy (51.4°), clearing and SW winds after yesterday's high of 55° and low of 25.8°. With high winds and plummeting temps, the final day of meteorological winter promises to be an interesting one. |
| 3/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Meteorological winter finished with a mostly warm, windy salute after only 25.2" of snow and 6.2" of rain. Glorious high of 61.8° (1315 hours) yesterday, low of 32.7°, and this morning's cloudy reading of 33.2°. |
| 3/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, wind from east and seasonal temperatures in last 24 hours: present 33.6°, low 28.7°, and high of 41.3°. After only a spit of rain yesterday, radar seems to indicate a measurable amount appears to be but minutes away. |
| 3/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Very windy from west, 29.6°, and cloudy after 24-hour high of 45.1°. 1/8th of an inch of precip includes several short fits of flurries late in the day. |
| 3/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
Numerous periods of flurries in last 24 hours have resulted in but 0.1" of measurable snow. 26.6° and more flurries from northwest after low of 24.4° and high of 32°. |
| 3/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sunny, calm, and 17° after low of 16.1° (at 0600 hours) and high of 37.7°. A brief episode of very light rain and flurries yesterday amounted to almost nothing. |
| 3/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, windy from south, and 31.8° after yesterday's pleasant high of 41° and 0700 hours low of 17°. |
| 3/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
51°, overcast, and very windy after yesterday's abnormal but pleasant high of 67.1° and 24-hour low of 31.8° |
| 3/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
37.2° (24-hour low), overcast, and strong NW winds after awesome 66.3° high. Old Glory in my front yard has had a workout of late: stretched stiffly from S/SW the last three days but now the same fashion only from the NW this morning. |
| 3/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, moderate NW wind, and 28.2° after a 24-hour low of 28° (moments ago) and yesterday's seasonal high of 44.6°. |
| 3/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, wind from southwest, and 26.2° after overnight low of 24.2° and yesterday's high of 44.9°. TURN YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD TONIGHT! |
| 3/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 31.6° after yesterday's low of 26.2° (0700 hours) and high of 59.5°. I'm going back to bed now. |
| 3/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Threatening skies, 54.1°, and very windy from south after 68.5° high (at 1500 hours) and low of 31.6°. Doesn't seem as if we'll see yesterday morning's sub-freezing temp for quite some time. |
| 3/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, dead calm, and 44.6° after an overnight low of 43.8° (mere minutes ago) and yesterday's high of 66.9°. 0.03" measurement of rain was from the cloudburst present as I accumulated data on 3/12. |
| 3/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
50.1°, clear, and calm after pleasant high of 74.6° and the 0700 (3/13) low of 44°. Backyard is in full vernal mode but we all know that Midwestern winters have a nasty habit of not ending until April. I'm not counting my chickens or daffodils just yet. |
| 3/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight spray in middle of night after glorious high of 80°. Low was 50.1° at 0700 hours yesterday and present reading is a calm 59.1° under partly cloudy skies. |
| 3/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
53.9° (24-hour low), clear, and slight southerly breeze after another gloriously warm day when temperature topped out at 82.5°. |
| 3/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
52.3° (0.2° over the 24-hour low), clear, and with slight southerly breeze after another unseasonal high of 82.9°. |
| 3/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
57.3°, overcast, and calm after unprecedented fourth straight day of 80° temperatures (81.3°) and low of but 52.3°. Plenty of thunder and lightning last evening but only 0.01" rain. |
| 3/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Incredible stats for the middle of March: high of 80.9° (fifth consecutive day above 80°), low of 56.6° at 0700 hours yesterday (average high for this day is nearly 10° BELOW this), and present reading of 60.6°. Our shrubs, trees, and grass are in a mid-May mode not witnessed in my lifetime. Threatening clouds and soft southerly breeze this morning. |
| 3/20/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
This morning's temp is 60.6° after sixth straight day of 80's yielded a high of 81.5°. 24 hour low was 60.6°. Temperature surged 14 degrees between 1330 hours and 1500 when Sun finally emerged. |
| 3/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fair skies, moderate siouth wind, and 63.6° after another 24-hour low of 60.6° and astronomic high of 84.2°. The grass seed I planted one week ago has already germinated and emerged as if it's late May/ |
| 3/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
62.7°, fair, and slight southerly wind after overnight low of 61.7°. Yesterday's incredible high of 85.2°was the 8th STRAIGHT day of 80+° readings here in the garden spot of the Southwest suburbs. |
| 3/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.76 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
59.7° and raining lightly after yesterday's 9th straight day of 80°+ temps with 82.9° and 24-hour low of 59.3° at 0645 hours. Storm between 1415 and 1445 hours dropped .37" rain and lowered temps from 82.9° to 66.9°. |
| 3/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Misty, slight NE wind, and 49.4° after overnight low of 48.2° (0630 hours) and yesterday's high of 65.8°. Remarkable how it feels chilly this morning yet the present temperature is normally the high for a day in mid/late March. |
| 3/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, slight NW wind, and 50.7° after 24-hour low of 49.4° (at 0615 hours) and yesterday's pleasant high of 62.2°. 03" rain occurred during pre-dawn hours. |
| 3/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, stiff wind from NE, and 37.9° after 0640 hours 24-hour low of 37.7° and yesterday's pleasant high of 76.6°. |
| 3/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
35.6° (24-hour low), clear and windy from southeast after yesterday's seasonal high of 53.2°. Amazing how chilly the high temp felt yesterday after the skein of 80°+ temps the past two weeks. |
| 3/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
52.7°, slight west wind, and clear after another unseasonal high of 71.6° yesterday. Low of 35.6° was at 0700 hours 24 hours ago. Rain occurred just around 2300. |
| 3/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, windy from northeast and 38.6° (24-hour low) after yesterday's high of 69.9°. |
| 3/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
45.8°, strong winds from southeast, and overcast. High yesterday was 57.3° and low which was achieved this past midnight (3/30) was 38.3°. |
| 3/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
38.3° (24-hour low), overcast, and chilly wind from NE after 62.2° high and a disappointing rain of but 0.12". |
| 4/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, calm, and 47.8° after high of 56.6° and 0700 hours low of 38.1°. A wonderful Palm Sunday to everyone. |
| 4/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, wind from east, and 46.2° (just above overnight low of 44.2°) after yesterday's high of 71.9°. On Palm Sunday temps hung in low 50's until noon and when sun finally broke through they soared, only to drop like a stone when wind switched around from the northeast. |
| 4/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, wind from south and 48.7° after yesterday's high of 72.6° and the 0700 hours low (4/2) of 46.2°. |
| 4/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, sharp wind from NE, and 45.3° which is the 24-hour oow. Mercury hit a balmy 84.7° at 1415 hours before winds switched from SW to NE and readings dropped 20+° in two hours. |
| 4/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, strong winds from NE, and 41.1° (24-hour low) after high of 62.4°. Last few days would've been very pleasant if not for the constant chilly winds off Lake Michigan. |
| 4/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, frost on the grass of Jacob Lowell Park, and 32.3° after nippy overnight low of 30° and yesterday's seemingly pleasant high of 62.4° that was ruined by the constant NE winds of 18-30 MPH. A blessed Good Friday to all. |
| 4/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, calm, and 39.2° after another misleading high of 64.9° (strong NE winds made it seem colder) abnd low of 32.3° at 0701 yesterday. |
| 4/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Report filed early due to myriad of Easter church activities. High of 66.9° yesterday, 4/7 low of 39.2°, and present temp of 42.2° under clear skies with slight NW breeze. .02" rain occurred at 2200 last night. |
| 4/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
41.3°, clear, and calm after beautiful Easter high of 66.3°. A minimal spray of rain at 1830 hours. |
| 4/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
32.5° (overnight low was 32.3°), sunny, and with that seemingly ever-present north wind that made yesterday's high of 62.2° seem quite unpleasant. |
| 4/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, 29.4°, and with that ever-present northwest wind of the last two weeks after chilly high of 49.1° and low of 29.7° (0630 hours). |
| 4/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
After nearly a week of stiff winds from the north, this morning features calm, a clear sky, and 29.3° after an overnight low of 29.1° and yesterday's high of 59.9°. |
| 4/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
44.4°, high thin clouds, and SE breeze after 66.5° high yesterday, and the 0700 hours low of 29.1°. Beware: today is FRIDAY THE 13TH! |
| 4/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Dripping very lightly and 52.7° after pleasant day with high of 66.7° and 0700 hours low (4/13) of 44.1°. They have predicted rain for the last four days but it always seems to miss us. |
| 4/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
We must be in the Bermuda Triangle. Rain is forecast every day and somehow it avoids good ol' New Lenox. Just a spray of precipitation overnight. Strong southerly winds at present and a whopping 63.6° after yesterday's high of 64.5° and 0700 hours low of 52.7°. |
| 4/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, stout SSW winds and 54.8° after yesterday's high of 74.6° and 0630 hours (4/16) low of 54.1°. Temps remained in mid 60's until 0100 hours today when they began a six-hour slide. Most rain fell in late evening and into the night. |
| 4/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, slight wind from east, and 41.3° after 24-hour low just 35 minutes ago (40.4°), and yesterday's raw high of 59°. The 0.02" rain reported was the tailend of the event that was concluding at reporting time yesterday. |
| 4/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, 41.9°, and wind from southwest after pleasant high of 64.7° and low of 41.1° (0630 hours). Have already cut the lawn five times this year as compared to only three times a year ago. |
| 4/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, calm, and 54.6° after high of 71.7° and 0700 hours (4/18) low of 41.9°. |
| 4/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Yesterday was similar to every day in the last week: a forecast of rain - even lots of it - and then practically nothing fell our way. Presently 57.7° and cloudy with SW wind after 0700 low (4/19) of 44.6°and high of 76.8°. |
| 4/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, slight north wind, and 32.5° after 0630 low of 32.3° and yesterday's high of 57.7°.
Where's the rain that's been forecast nearly every day for over a week? |
| 4/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight NE wind, sunny, and 40.8° after somewhat raw high of 56.8° and low (0700 hours yesterday) of 32.5°. |
| 4/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, sunny, slight northerly wind, and 33.8° after 0615 hours low of 33.2°. Mercury made it up to only 54.6° yesterday and the 20-30 MPH winds gave the illusion of the temps being even lower. |
| 4/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
35.7°, sunny, and nearly calm, after decent high of 63.3° yesterday and this morning's low of 34.3°. |
| 4/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0600 readings: wind from ESE, partly cloudy, and 49.4°. Yesterday's high was 63.6° and the low of 35.7° was at 0700 hours. |
| 4/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Yet another 24 hours passed with little/no rain following rainless days when the forecast was for 70-90% probability of precipitation. Currently sunny and 46.5° (overnight low) after pleasant high of 74.4°. |
| 4/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
No rain (as usual), 34.3°, sunny, and slight wind from east after overnight low of 33.4° and yesterday's high of 59.5°. |
| 4/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hooray, some rain! All .10" fell after 2300 hours (that's when I fell asleep) and drizzle is occurring now from NE with temperature of 41.1° after yesterday's extremes of 62.6° and 34.3°. |
| 4/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, 41.9°, and strong breeze from east after 24-hour low of 40.8° (0630 this A.M.) and chilly high of 51.6°. 0.01" rain was from event occurring at collection time yesterday. |
| 4/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight south wind, overcast, and 50.9° after seasonal high of 64.9° and yesterday's 0700 hours low of 41.9°. Remarkably miniscule New Lenox rain total for April is 0.86". |
| 5/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, gloomy, and 50.7° at 0630 hours after 24-hour high of 64.9° and yesterday morning's low of 41.9°. We received only 1.23" of rain in April and 1/3 of it fell yesterday. |
| 5/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.27 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate SW winds, overcast, and 62.4° which is also the 24-hour high after yesterday's low of 50.7°. Temps did not vary more than 9° during the entirety of 1 May 2012. Rain accumulated at a very slow rate but, alas, the grass suddenly needs mowing. |
| 5/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
66.3°, still, and clearing after yesterday's high of 78.9° and low of 62.4° (0700 hours). The your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine forecasters were way off again yesterday with regard to high temperature and severe storms. Seems to be a spring when this has happened all too many times. |
| 5/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.89 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Finally! A robust 0.89" total of rain in the last 15 hours. High yesterday was 84.7°, low of 60.4° and present temperature is 61.1° under calm but cloudy skies. |
| 5/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, wind from NE and 57° after high of 76.4° and low of 52.8°. |
| 5/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, near calm, and 56.6° after 24-hour extremes of 76.4° and 52.2°. The lawn is now growing like crazy (the weeds can't keep up!) and it's the annual cut-it-every-fourth-day routine. |
| 5/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.73 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining lightly and 60.4° after high of 76.4° and yesterday's 0700 low of 52.8°. Rain came in two barrages: 1) 1130 to 1300 hours brought 0.88" 2) overnight much lightning and thunder accompanied 0.85". |
| 5/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, slight WNW wind, and 51° after high of 61.3° and 24-hour low of 50° at 0615 hours. |
| 5/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, sunny and 48.5° after overnight low of 48.2° and yesterday's high of 68.7°. I do not know when the .01" rain fell but it was in the gauge this morning so it's being reported. Lawn is growing so rapidly that one can practically hear it. |
| 5/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.45 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Two unforecast rainfalls ruined an opportunity to
mow an already out of control crop of backyard grass. 0.33" occurred around noon and then another 0.12" took place just after 1400 hours. At present it's calm, sunny, and 42.2° after overnight low of 41.9° and yesterday's high of but 60.2°. |
| 5/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0615 readings: temp 45.8°, clear skies, calm after overnight low of 44.2° and yesterday's high of 68.9°. |
| 5/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining lightly from west and 56.1 degrees after yesterday's high of 77.5 and 0630 low (5/11) of 44.2. |
| 5/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Present temp is 49.4 under partly cloudy skies with NE breeze after 0615 low of 48.7 and yesterday's glum, damp high of 57.9. Nearly 4.5 inches of rain have fallen in only 12 days this month after a
relative drought in April. Happy Mother's Day to our ladies. |
| 5/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
47.1° at present, overnight low of 43.7°, and calm and sunny after yesterday's pleasant high of 71.7°. Signing off until next weekend as youngest son is graduating from law school in Philadelphia this Thursday. |
| 5/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous late Spring morning with warm, slight southerly breeze, clear skies, and 67.1°. For the first time in 2012 mercury surpassed 90° yesterday with 90.5° reading while this morning's low was but 65.6°. |
| 5/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Present and 24-hour low temperature is 55.2° with NW breezes after a second straight day of 90.3° weather. Despite the booming and banging in the skies last night only 0.20" rain fell. |
| 5/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, wind from north, and 49.8° after overnight low of 46° and yesterday's high of 64.9°. |
| 5/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 47.8° after yesterday's high of 71.7° and overnight low of 43.7°. Only .25" rain in last two weeks after soggy start to May. |
| 5/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, breezy from south, and 62.6° after 24-hour extremes of 47.8° and 81.1°. Grass is starting to 'burn' and it's only late May! |
| 5/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
NW wind, sunny, and 64.9° after yesterday's VERY windy high of 87.9° and low of 62.6°. Temps yesterday were still in the low 80s at bedtime (2300 hours). |
| 5/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Threatening skies, wind from east, and65.8° after 24-hour extremes of 81.5° and 64.9°. Soil in yard is cracked from being bone-dry and grass has taken on the appearance usually seen in early July. |
| 5/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, snd humid after a day in which the mercury reached 90.3°. Low of 65.8° was at 0700 hours yesterday and present reading is 72.6°. We NEED rain. |
| 5/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Blistering high of 96.8° yesterday with overnifght low reaching only 72.3° and present reading of 73.2° under hazy skies and slight SSW winds. We NEED rain! |
| 5/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
64°, sunny, and very slight NW wind after low of 63.5° and high of 94.2°. 0.03" rain came overnight |
| 5/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant morning with clear skies, no wind, and a temperature of 54.1°. Extremes in last 24 hours were 81.5° and 52.1°. We NEED rain. |
| 5/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy and blustery with reading of 51.6° after yesterday's high of but 69.6° and this morning's low of 51.4°. There's a lot of rain on the radar but will it get here? Have had precious little in the last 3½ weeks. |
| 6/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Temperature varied but seven degrees (high 53.4°, low 46.9°, present 48.3°) in last 24 hours. Cloudy with NW winds at present after receiving badly needed 1.05" of rain. |
| 6/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
52.7°, sunny, and with breezes from SW after 24-hour extremes of 63.8° and 47.8°. |
| 6/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant morning with sun, no wind, and temp of 54.6° after yesterday's high/lows of 71.6° and 51.9°. Bizarre, brief little storm at 1600 hours dropped a quick .02" of rain. |
| 6/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still, drizzling, and 62.2° after pleasant Sunday with 78.8° and 54.6° as extremes. |
| 6/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
54.8°, sunny, and slight wind from NE after yesterday's pleasant high of 80° and an overnight low of 51.2°. The 0.01" rain fell just after collection was made on 6/4. |
| 6/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 55.7° after 24-hour extremes of 52.3° and 75.7°. |
| 6/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 53.9° after another pleasant day with high of 79.7° and low of 48.9°. |
| 6/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 58.1° after another gorgeous day with 84°/53.9° extremes. No matter, we do need rain. |
| 6/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 63.8° after yesterday's hi/lo readings of 86.3° and 58.2°. We need rain! |
| 6/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Present temp 68.5° after yesterday's extremes of 87.8° and 63.8°. We need rain! |
| 6/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy from SSW, sunny, and 69° after high of 89.6° and 0515 low of 66.5°. WE NEED RAIN! |
| 6/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
62.4°, sunny, and slight NW wind after yesterday's rainless day with 87.6° and 61.7° extremes. The lawn is parched. |
| 6/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, slight NE breeze, and 59.5° after yesterday's high of 77.1° and this morning's low of 51.2°. |
| 6/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Let's spin the broken record again: sunny, slight breeze, and NO RAIN. Current temp is 61.3° after yesterday's hi/lo readings of 79.3° and 57°. |
| 6/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
13 days in a row: sunny, slight wind, and no rain. Temps of record are 66.5° (now), 61.1° (24-hour low), and 85.4° (yesterday's high). I don't EVER recall the lawn being this burnt in the middle of June. July or August? Yes. June 15th? No way. |
| 6/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0730 reading of 71.2° after hi/lo of 91.5° and 66.5°. 14 straight days without rain. Ottawa 1.3's comments about August of 1988 are perfectly applicable today. |
| 6/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hallelujah! 1.15" of glorious rain overnight after another simmering high of 93° and this morning's low of 65.3°. Until events of the last 12 hours, rainfall had practically stopped after May 21 with a total of but 0.07" over those 26 days. |
| 6/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hazy, strong winds from SW and already 71.7° after yesterday's extremes of 85.1° and 66.3°. |
| 6/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, relatively calm, and 71.2° after blast furnace-type day of high winds and 89.4°/66.3° extremes. Did anyone else have problems logging onto CoCoRaHS this morning? |
| 6/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, slight SSW wind, and a toasty 71.7° after yesterday's 90.8° and this morning's 70.5°. The need for rain is again upon us after Saturday's 1.15". |
| 6/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
71.6°, mostly clear, and light SW wind after overnight 'deluge' of 0.02" rain contributed nothing to alleviating the drought. Extremes in last 24 hours were 90.5° and 70.8°. |
| 6/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
62.2°, clear and no wind after hi/los of 82.4°/59.9°. Devastating afternoon torrent of rain wreaked havoc and left us with gauge-bursting total of 0.01". |
| 6/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0730 readings: sunny, calm, and 65.8° after 83.4° high yesterday and this morning's low of 59.5°. Surprise, surprise: no rain on 6/22. |
| 6/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, 70.1°, and with no evident appearance of rain anywhere soon. High yesterday was 86.3° and this morning's low was 65.8°. The corn near us which had been a deep flourishing green has turned spiky, sick-looking and with inward-turning leaves. NOT a good sign at all. |
| 6/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another rainless day has come and gone and the sun beat down our burnt yard with a high temperature of 89.6°. With pleasant NE winds, low this morning was 65.3°. Barely over two inches of rain have fallen since mid-May. |
| 6/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Present temp 61.7°, low of 56.8°, and high of 82.4°. The sorry facts about the dearth of rain in New Lenox are as follows: 1) 1.22" rain in June, 2) just over 3" of rain in past 50 days, and 3) only 10 days with at least .2" since April 1. Have never seen so many farm fields in such bad shape so early in a growing season. With the forecast of triple-digit heat in the next few days, we may soon be facing an agricultural and economic calamity if rain does not come. |
| 6/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Yet another day with no rain that had extremes of 87° and 60°. At present sunny and 62.4° with increasing winds from SW. |
| 6/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, southerly winds, and 71.2° after low of 62.4° and less than predicted high of 88.3°. Wouldn't mind at all if they were also 4-6 degrees on today's forecast high of 100+°. |
| 6/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thin clouds, calm, and 76.4° after 0700 low yesterday of 71.2° and lower-than-predicted high of 97.8°. It was hot, sure, but no big deal compared with the goofball 106° baloney the TV weather jockos were blabbering earlier in the week. Most important weather news yesterday was that it did not rain one single drop here despite dark clouds and thunder. |
| 6/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.73 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.73" of MUCH needed rain came in three segments. The first occurred around 1330 hours and brought .31". The second was after sunset and gave only .03" but was accompanied by tremendous winds. The final and most productive came after I was asleep post-2300 hours and brought .39". Current temp is 66.3° after yesterday's extremes of 85.6° and 65.1°. |
| 7/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 70.1° after yesterday morning's low of 65.1° and a high of 85.6°. Trickle of rain around noon resulted in the paltry 0.01" reported. 1.96" rain fell in June; far, far below average of almost 4". |
| 7/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.22 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Muggy and 70.3° after hi/lo stats of 85.6° and 64.9°. Yesterday's storm rolled through at 1210 hours and subsided in 30 minutes. It not only gave us 0.22" rain but dropped temperatures from that high down to 67.2°. Because much of the rain was wind-driven to fall horizontally, I believe the total was actually higher than what was in the gauge. |
| 7/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, slight SW zephyr, and already 71.6° after yesterday's extremes of 64.9° and 92.6°. Humidity is markedly higher than it was in last week's hot spell. |
| 7/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
At 0700 hours, already less than 14 degrees away from 90° (76.1°) after an early morning low of 71.6° and yesterday's high of 93°. Funny phenomenon: in the last several weeks, why has our daily high temperature been 5-8 degrees LOWER than that of O'Hare's? We're usually warmer no matter what time of year it is. |
| 7/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and already 76.4° after a scorching high of 98.7° and early morning "low" of 74.4°. |
| 7/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Round numbers prevail as the high yesterday was exactly 100° and this morning's reading is 80° with no clouds and no breeze. 24-hour low of 76.4° was yesterday at 0700. |
| 7/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High of 100.9° yesterday with a low of but 75.9° and present reading of 78.8°. Sunny and still at present as outside foliage and lawn continue to burn up. The next water bill will be one for the ages |
| 7/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Ahhhhhhhh! Temperature fell from yesterday's 99.5° at 1300 hours to 67.8° at present along with 0.18" of glorious rain. Still raining with slight wind from west. |
| 7/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, calm, and 66.3° after pleasant numbers of 85.2° and 62.7° in last 24 hours. .01" rain fell just after 0700 reporting time yesterday. |
| 7/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Back to the 90's yesterday with 90.5° and 66.3° as low and 69.6° at present under sunny skies and no wind. |
| 7/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Ever-so-slight spray of rain just after 1000 hours. 66° after extremes of 85.1° and 63.3°. Very typical/average weather for this time of year. |
| 7/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Summery readings: 87.4° high, 65.4° low, and present temp of 69.2°. Mostly cloudy skies and south wind but as almost always, no rain. |
| 7/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
A taunting and obnoxious torrent trace rain hit me at 0800 yesterday. It lasted all of 30 seconds, did not make any marks on the ground and was gone. High yesterday of 91°, low this morning of 69.2° and present temp of 70.8° under sunny skies with slight SE zephyr. |
| 7/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.22 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Whoop, whoop! 0.22" rain fell last evening. The instant greening of parts of the lawn is amazing but it'll take many more days to bring everything back. High of 92.6° (25th day of 90+ temps), low of 66.5° and present reading of 67.2°. |
| 7/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Trace of rain fell for no more than 30 seconds at 1645 hours after high of 88.1° and low of 65.8°. Ever-so-slight wind from south, sunny, and 68.9° at 0730 hours. |
| 7/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another day in Dryland USA. 93.7° high, 65.8° (0700 ghours yesterday), and present reading of 72.6°. |
| 7/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Muggy and 75° after the 27th day of 90°+ temps (96.6°) coupled with this morning's low of 72.6°. The corn half a mile away has suddenly turned a scraggly brown/white and is in very bad shape. |
| 7/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, calm, and already 77.5° after extremes of 97.8° and 75° (yesterday 0700 hours) as we seem easily headed toward another 90°+ scorcher. My wife and I now have a contest as to which bill (water or electric) will be higher the next billing period. |
| 7/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Several episodes of drought-quenching rains occurred. First occurred from 1215 hours until 1240 and dropped 0.40" and some pea-sized hail along with temps diving from 96.8° (high) to 75.1°. Smaller events took place duiring the supper hour and another larger one overnight brought the wondrous total to 1.07". 69.4° and threatening at 0700 hours. |
| 7/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gloomy with slight east wind and 67.8° (24-hour low, too) after pleasant high of 82.9°. |
| 7/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant last 24 hours with blue sky, near-calm and 65.1° and hi/lo of 81.8° and 62.2°. Was energizing to actually spend time doing yardwork. |
| 7/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight breeze, some high clouds, and 69.8° after high of 88.5° and low of 65.1°. |
| 7/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Already 78° at 0615 hours after yesterday's 91.2° high and 65.1° low (0700 hours yesterday). On three occasions yesterday (1150, 1420, and 1630) we had smattering little traces of rain. |
| 7/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
69.8° (24-hour low) and rain from northwest after another scorching day with 95.7° high. |
| 7/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
70.1° with moderate SW winds after a day of calm and 81.6°/67.2° extremes. .02" rain is leftover from storm that passed through at collection time on 7/24. |
| 7/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Early morning rainfall measured 0.20" after blistering high of 99.1°. Overnight low of 69.9° occurred after the shower and presently temp is 70.5° under mostly cloudy skies. The backyard is now the greenest it's looked in two months. |
| 7/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
65.8° and mostly cloudy after hi/lo of 85.2° and 64.2° in last 24 hours. The New Lenox .02" rain fell as I was on a morning bike ride. Felt good! |
| 7/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant 24-hour span with high of 83.6°, morning low of 64.7° and present temp of 67.2°. Trace of rain fell late yesterday morning. |
| 7/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful day with 86.3° high, 61.1° low and present reading of 70.8° under sunny skies. |
| 7/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant day with but a momentary trace of rain (1640 hours) and hi/lo of 85.4° and 68.1°. Present conditions are sunny skies, SSW breeze and 68.7°. |
| 7/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Storm at 0400 hours brought 0.44" rain after 95.5° scorcher yesterday. Low (65.3°) and present temp (66.7°) occurred within 45 minutes of each other. 1400 hours update: Meals on Wheels client who lives one mile from me said she had pea-sized hail at 0430 hours during the storm. |
| 8/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2/3's of meteorological summer is over and we've had 4.77" rain whereas normal is 7.16". Better than some but still not good. 65.1° at present with no wind and no clouds. Hi/lo yesterday of 84.7° and 63.5°. |
| 8/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous morning with sun, no wind and 65.1° after yesterday's 92.4° and low of 64°. Alas, no rain. |
| 8/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant morning with no wind, sunny skies, and 67.1° after yesterday's 91° (#37 at this station of 90°+) and low of 64.9°. |
| 8/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 71.9° after extremes of 96.6° and 67.1°. Signing off until Sunday August 12. |
| 8/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Returned home from northern Wisconsin yesterday where grass is dark green and farm crops sturdy from ample rain to find but 1.17" in my rain gauge (seven days. 58.2°, overcast, and still this morning. |
| 8/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining lightly and 61.3° after overnight accumulation of .28". Pleasant extremes yesterday of 77.7° and 58.2° allowed me to do something I hadn't done since May 13: cut the entire backyard! |
| 8/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.46 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
59.1° (24-hour low) and sunny after murky day when high temperature was only 62.7°. 0.46" rain will surely help the lawn and garden. |
| 8/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast and still with temperature of 63.3° after extremes of 77.1° and 59.1° yesterday. |
| 8/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Threatening skies, strong SSW wind, and 68.3° after hi/lo of 82.4° and 63.3°. |
| 8/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.43 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Blue skies, calm, and an invigorating 54.1° after yesterday's autumnal high of 69.2° and overnight low of 53.4°. |
| 8/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous morn ing with blue skies, light winds, and 54.6° after hi/lo of 71.9° and 52.8° in past 24 hours. Today will be the first time since May 13 I've cut the front and back yards as a singular task. |
| 8/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another post-blast furnace day with high of 75.9°, low of 52.8°, and present temp of 57° under partly cloudy skies. Completely cut both the front and back yards yesterday for the first time since May 13. To Ottawa 1.3 NW: yes, a lot of chimpmunks this year and I ran over and squashed one while on my bike yesterday. |
| 8/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
.02" rain fell starting at 1340 hours. High of 77° and low of 53.9° while it's calm, clear and 55.5° at present. |
| 8/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.72 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wonderful storm yesterday between 1320 hours and 1415 left us with 0.72" rain. Otherwise, comfortable day with hi/lo of 77° and 53.7° and this morning's 54.1° under clear skies with calm winds. |
| 8/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another halcyon day with sun, cool breezes and extremes of but 74.6° and 54.7°. Grass seed I planted last Wednesday has germinated in only six days. 58.2°, clear, and calm this morning. |
| 8/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, 62.6°, and southerly breeze after another fine day with hi/lo of 81.3° and 58.2°. Cut the grass yesterday, just four days after the previous cutting. Seems we're in a mid-May mode now. |
| 8/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
90.5° yesterday for the first time in 2½ weeks. Overnight low was 62° and present temp under clear and calm skies is 62.7°. |
| 8/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant albeit hot day with 93.3° high and 0600 low (8/24) of 62°. Present reading of 65.6° with clear skies and no wind. |
| 8/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, 67.1°, and a pleasant breeze from SSE after a third consecutive 90° day (92.4°) after 0700 low of 65.6°.) |
| 8/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.85 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
65.6°, foggy, and calm after a blessed rainfall of .85". As the rain fell on and off almost all day, the high temperature reached only 75.7°. Can't say as I recall the last time this summer we had a day when it was threatening or actually raining the entire 24 hour period. |
| 8/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
beautiful morning with reading of 61.7° after 59.9° low, heavy dew, clear sky, and no wind. High temp yesterday was but 80.7° with no complaints here. |
| 8/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant morning (sunny, calm, and 63.6°) after equally pleasant day (84.3° high and 62.6° low). |
| 8/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warmer than usual for late August with high of 84.3°, overnight low of 62.6° and present temp of 62.7°. |
| 8/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 65.8° after hi/lo of 88.5° and 62.6°. Sunniest area of backyard has never come close to recovering from paucity of rain and blast furnace heat this year whereas the shadiest areas are back to 90% of normal. |
| 9/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
No rain in last 24 hours but plenty of dark skies have followed the 91.7° high and 65.8° low. At present 73.2° and stiff wind from northeast. |
| 9/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Paltry rainfall of 0.30" left us woefully short of what we needed and the pecip for meteorological summer was 17% lower than normal. Narrow band of temps in last 24 hours with high of 74.6°, low of 68.5°, and present reading of 71° under still, gloomy skies. |
| 9/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Several sprinkles resulted in the 0.02" rain yesterday. Otherwise, muggy hi/lo of 80.4°/69.4° with present reading of 69.6° under clear skies. |
| 9/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Early morning sprinkle resulted in 0.01" rain after another uncomfortable day (for Pete's sake it's September!) with oppressive humidity, high temp of 85.1°, low of but 69.6° and present reading of 71.4° under cloudy skies. |
| 9/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overnight rain of 0.32" saved me from running sprinkler today. Extremes of 86.3° and 63.3° were bearable but we're looking forward to the downturn in temperatures the next few days. |
| 9/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
hi'lo yesterday of 80° and 63.3°. Peaceful morning with blue sky, no wind, and 67.6°. |
| 9/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raining and 63.3° (24-hour low) at time of collection after unseasonal high of 85.4°. |
| 9/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Been waititng for this kind of weather since April: .37" gentle rain, high of 73.4°, low of 51.2° yesterday and calm, sunny and 51.4° at present. |
| 9/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Late night gift of 0.17 rain was appreciated as were yesterday's hi/lo readings of 70.5° and 51.2°. 51.8° at present with light NW wind under sunny skies. |
| 9/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
With a 75.2° high, 49.2° low, and sunny/calm reading of 50.3° at 0700 hours another glorious day the likes of which we've had so few this year. |
| 9/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Picture-perfect early autumn morning with overnight low of 49.6°, yesterday's high of 78° and present sunny reading of 53°. |
| 9/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another wonderful weather day with non-humid high of 86.3°, overnight low of 49.6°, and present temp of 57.7° under calm and sunny skies. |
| 9/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another fine autumn day yesterday with bearable high of 91.9°, low of 49.6°, and present overcast reading of 61.3°. The lament goes out as usual, however, that we need rain. |
| 9/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gentle 0.20" rain overnight was capper for pleasant day with 78° high, 49.8° low and sunny, calm present temp of 50.1°. |
| 9/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 49.8° (24-hour low) after another glorious day that featured a high of 78°. Watering restrictions end today in New Lenox so we can begin in earnest to repair the gross damage this summer's heat inflicted on the lawn. |
| 9/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Awesome autumn day: 82° high, 48.9° low, very little wind, and mostly sunny skies. Clear now and 49.1°. One negative in the first 15 days of meteorological fall is that we've had barely over 1" of rain. |
| 9/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Enjoyable albeit dry (just 1.30" in first half of month) Sunday with 80.7° and 49.1° as extremes under mostly sunny skies with southerly winds. This morning mercury is at 53.7° with calm and clear prevailing. |
| 9/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.30" rain fell gently after a bucolic day that featured 81.1° high, 46.9° low, and mild winds. 47.4° and clearing at opresent. |
| 9/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nippy but pleasant last 24 hours with 63.1° high, 39.5° low, and present temp under clear, calm skies of 39.7°. |
| 9/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
With extremes of 73° and 39.7°, yesterday would have been an enjoyable fall day but the high SSW winds made events such as bike-riding quite a struggle. Clear, calm, and 51.2° at 0730 hours. |
| 9/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast and calm with 24-hour low of 45.5° after yesterday's passable reading of 72.8°. As always this year, WE NEED RAIN! |
| 9/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overnight low of 45.6° and miniscule amount of rain followed 63.8° high. 48.5° at present under cloudy skies. |
| 9/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Extremes of 59.5 and 37.5 degrees were lowest readings since mid-April. Coupled with strong winds from northwest, the day was not as pleasant as one would wish for late September. |
| 9/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Substantial frost behind us in Jacob Lowell Park with overnight low of 35.7° after yesterday's high of 62.9°. 35.7° and calm under blue skies at 0715 hours. A note about our lack of rain this calendar year: on only THREE days have we had a rainfall that exceeded 1". |
| 9/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast and still with temperature of of 53° after rainless extremes of 73.2° and 35.7° (0715 hours yesterday). |
| 9/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very thick fog and 60.2° after yesterday's pleasant high of 77.9°. |
| 9/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another dry day with high of 77.9° and present reading/overnight low of 48.2° under mostly sunny skies. |
| 9/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
47.1° and clearing after pleasant - albeit rainless - day of 71.9° and 46.4° extremes. Three days left in September and the month's total rests at an arid 1.8". For the year, this New Lenox station is 7+" below normal. |
| 9/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 44.2° (24-hour low) after seasonal high of 69.8° with - what's new? - no rain yesterday. |
| 9/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant albeit another bone-dry day with high of 79.8°, low of 44.4° and present conditons of calm, sunny, heavy dew, and 47.1°. We will end this month with yet another drastic precipitation deficit. |