Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-1 Latitude 41.3633
Station Name Ottawa 1.3 NW Longitude -88.85664
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 607



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 12 2.85 3.75 31 3.75 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 3.17 0.90 30 0.90 30 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 2.18 1.76 31 1.76 31 0.00 0 0 10 6 0.0 0 0
Jan 13 1.59 3.67 31 3.67 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 1.0 1 0
Feb 13 1.52 2.53 28 2.53 28 0.00 0 0 11 5 7.5 5 5
March 13 2.57 3.55 31 3.55 31 0.00 0 0 10 8 12.0 2 1
April 13 3.28 8.89 30 8.89 30 0.00 0 0 14 6 0.0 0 0
May 13 4.17 5.80 31 5.80 31 0.00 0 0 15 6 0.0 0 0
June 13 3.89 4.91 30 4.91 30 0.00 0 0 14 5 0.0 0 0
July 13 3.99 0.93 31 0.93 31 0.00 0 0 5 8 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 3.84 4.38 31 4.38 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 3.27 2.20 30 2.20 30 0.00 0 0 4 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.32" 43.27" 365 days 43.27" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 112 days 61 days 20.5" 8 days 6 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
10/1/2012 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 T
10/4/2012 0.12
10/5/2012 0.18
10/6/2012 T
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.24
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 0.92
10/15/2012 0.33
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.83
10/19/2012 0.13
10/20/2012 0.23
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.48
10/24/2012 0.11
10/25/2012 0.00
10/26/2012 0.18
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 0.00
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.15
11/8/2012 T
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.16
11/12/2012 0.54
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.00
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 T
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.05
11/24/2012 T
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012 0.01
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.10
12/8/2012 0.15
12/9/2012 0.01
12/10/2012 0.10
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.02
12/16/2012 0.30
12/17/2012 T
12/18/2012 0.00
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 0.77
12/21/2012 0.28
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 0.00
12/25/2012 T
12/26/2012 0.00
12/27/2012 T
12/28/2012 0.00
12/29/2012 0.02
12/30/2012 T
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 T
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 0.01
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.95
1/12/2013 0.03
1/13/2013 0.19
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 T
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 T
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 T
1/25/2013 T
1/26/2013 0.04
1/27/2013 0.00
1/28/2013 0.33
1/29/2013 0.21
1/30/2013 1.77
1/31/2013 0.14
2/1/2013 T
2/2/2013 0.05
2/3/2013 0.02
2/4/2013 T
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.01
2/7/2013 0.10
2/8/2013 0.96
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.03
2/11/2013 0.39
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 T
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.38
2/20/2013 T
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 0.29
2/23/2013 T
2/24/2013 0.00
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 0.22
2/28/2013 0.08
3/1/2013 T
3/2/2013 T
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 T
3/6/2013 1.93
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.06
3/10/2013 0.83
3/11/2013 0.51
3/12/2013 0.03
3/13/2013 0.01
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.04
3/16/2013 T
3/17/2013 T
3/18/2013 0.03
3/19/2013 0.07
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 0.00
3/24/2013 T
3/25/2013 0.04
3/26/2013 T
3/27/2013 T
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 0.00
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.00
4/6/2013 T
4/7/2013 0.06
4/8/2013 0.57
4/9/2013 0.06
4/10/2013 T
4/11/2013 1.30
4/12/2013 0.10
4/13/2013 0.03
4/14/2013 T
4/15/2013 0.08
4/16/2013 0.25
4/17/2013 T
4/18/2013 4.79
4/19/2013 1.01
4/20/2013 T
4/21/2013 T
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.04
4/24/2013 0.57
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.02
4/29/2013 0.01
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.36
5/4/2013 0.17
5/5/2013 T
5/6/2013 T
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 0.00
5/10/2013 0.40
5/11/2013 T
5/12/2013 T
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 T
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 T
5/17/2013 0.00
5/18/2013 0.60
5/19/2013 0.00
5/20/2013 0.00
5/21/2013 0.89
5/22/2013 0.27
5/23/2013 0.22
5/24/2013 0.07
5/25/2013 0.02
5/26/2013 0.06
5/27/2013 1.02
5/28/2013 0.03
5/29/2013 0.53
5/30/2013 0.06
5/31/2013 1.10
6/1/2013 0.01
6/2/2013 0.32
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 T
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 T
6/7/2013 0.27
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.18
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.00
6/13/2013 1.82
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 T
6/16/2013 0.05
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 T
6/19/2013 0.04
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.78
6/23/2013 0.05
6/24/2013 0.09
6/25/2013 0.63
6/26/2013 T
6/27/2013 0.13
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.09
6/30/2013 0.45
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 T
7/4/2013 T
7/5/2013 T
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 T
7/9/2013 0.22
7/10/2013 0.06
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 T
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 T
7/23/2013 0.09
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.00
7/27/2013 0.04
7/28/2013 T
7/29/2013 T
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.52
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 T
8/3/2013 1.02
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.20
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.03
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 T
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 0.00
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 T
8/23/2013 2.65
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.00
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.48
9/1/2013 T
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 T
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 T
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.18
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 T
9/19/2013 1.07
9/20/2013 0.41
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.00
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013 0.54
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-30-12: High 73, Low 45, wind N, NE & E 3-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. No rain. The drought continues. My yard is starting to turn brown again in sections. Today at 4:59am temp 45, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 89%. Normal 71/47. Last full month of daylight savings time. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 6:38pm.
10/2/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-01-12: High 71, Low 43, wind NE & E calm-10 mph. No rain, drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:50am temp 48, wind N 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 86%, wind chill 45. Normal temps for today 70/47. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 6:36pm. Da Bears!
10/3/2012 4:55 AM T M M M M 10-02-12: High 75, Low 46, wind N, NE & E 4-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. At 9pm a few drops fell leaving a trace of rain. The drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:55am: mild, temp 59, wind NNW 3 mph, dew point 52, humidity 77%, overcast. Normal 70/46. Less than a week until 7am sunrise. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 6:35pm.
10/4/2012 4:50 AM 0.12 M M M M 10-03-12: High 70, Low 57, wind NE, N, NW, W, SW & S calm-11 mph. Rain .12 in gauge. Today at 4:50am clear, temp 54, wind S 5-7 mph, dew point 52, humidity 92%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 10.34/steady and low. Fox River at Dayton 4.84/steady and low. Normal 70/46. Chicago 2 days short/tie the most 80 degree days in a year. Record year is 2005. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 6:33pm. Once again the regular baseball season comes to an end without a Chicago team in the post season. (sigh) Wait until next year!
10/5/2012 4:59 AM 0.18 M M M M 10-04-12: High 76, Low 47 (11:59pm) wind S, SW, W & NW 5-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain .18 in gauge. Temp started to drop fast somewhere between 4pm and 4:45pm. Today at 4:59am temp 43, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 35, humidity 74%, wind chill 38. Normal 69/45 and we won't be anywhere near that for a few days. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 6:31pm. Homecoming weekend. **UPDATE** Sleet around 10am downtown Ottawa and also a report on the 900 block of Pearl Street which is far eastside of Ottawa.
10/6/2012 6:20 AM T M M M M 10-05-12: High 49, Low 37, wind NW& W 5-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. SLEET at 10am, air temp was 44 at the time, melted on contact. Today at 6:20am temp 30, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 80, wind chill 24. One year ago it was 86/50. Normal for today 69/45. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:30pm. MHS homecoming tonight. I feel sorry for the girls in this cold cold weather.
10/7/2012 5:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-06-12: High 50, Low 30, wind W & NW 5-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 5:18am temp 38, wind NW 6 mph, dew point 31, humidity 71%, wind chill 33. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 6:28pm.
10/8/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-07-12: High 53, Low 34, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. No rain. The drought of 2012 is still with us. Today at 4:50am temp 29, wind S 3-5 mph, dew point 24, humidity 79%, frost. Normal 68/44. Sunrise 7:00am, Sunset 6:26pm. We've lost nearly an 1 hour and 45 minutes in the morning!
10/9/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-08-12: High 62, Low 28, wind S & SW 3-22 mph w/gust 29 mph. No rain, the drought continues. Today at 4:55am temp 42, wind S 10 mph, dew point 36, humidity 75%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 10.31/low. Fox River at Dayton 5.12/steady. Normal temps for today 68/44. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 6:25pm. Bull's basketball pre-season starts tonight, another sign that winter is coming in the not so distant future.
10/10/2012 5:14 AM 0.24 M M M M 10-09-12: High 68, Low 40, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-26 mph w/gust 32 mph. Rain .24 in gauge. Today at 5:14am clear, temp 35, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 32, humidity 89%, wind chill 29. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 6:23pm.
10/11/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-10-12: High 55, Low 33, wind NW, W, SW & S 3-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. No rain, the drought of 2012 continues. A lot of large cracks in the ground are still in my yard. Today at 4:55am clear, temp 36, wind SSW 6-8 mph, dew point 31, humidity 77%, wind chill 30, frost on roof and next store neighbor's vehicle. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 4.82/Low. IL River at LaSalle 10.23/Low as in you can't ship grain in a barge LOW. Normal temps for today 67/43. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:21pm.
10/12/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-11-12: High 68, Low 34, wind S, SW, W & N 4-24 mph w/gust 32 mph. No rain, the drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:55am clear, temp 40, wind NNE 7-10 mph, dew point 32, humidity 68%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 6:20pm.
10/13/2012 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-12-12: High 60, Low 37, wind N, NE, E & SE 4-19 mph. No rain. Today at 4:59am radar showing rain on the way, temp 50 and rising, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 43, humidity 72%. Normal 66/43. Only 22 days left of daylight savings time. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 6:18pm. **6:30am UPDATE** NWS predicting 2.14 inches of rain in the next 36 hours!!!
10/14/2012 5:20 AM 0.92 M M M M 10-13-12: High 68, Low 46, wind SE & S 7-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Daytime rain .44 and over night rain .48 total .92 in gauge with more to come. Today at 5:20am: raining, temp 63, wind SSE 11-16 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 66/42. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:17pm.
10/15/2012 5:10 AM 0.33 M M M M 10-14-12: High 71, Low 47 (11:59pm) wind S, SW, W & NW calm-34 mph w/gust 47 mph, pool cover stayed on! 1:10pm rice sized hail as first storm came in. That cloud later turned into tornado warning material as it traveled north on Route 71. Today at 5:10am clear & cool, temp 41, wind NW 8 mph, dew point 39, humidity 89%, wind chill 35. Normal 65/42. Tuesday appears to be the last day for boating. Long range forecast does not look promising and cooler than normal into November. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 6:15pm. NWS forecasted 2.14 inches for this past weekend, I ended up with 1.25 inches.
10/16/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-15-12: High 64, Low 40, wind W, NW & SE calm-17 mph. Today at 4:55am: clear & cool, temp 41, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 39, heavy dew, humidity 88%, wind chill 38. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 5.42/steady. IL River at LaSalle 11.08/low. Normal temps for today 65/42. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 6:14pm.
10/17/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-16-12: High 74, Low 40, wind SE & S 4-26 mph w/gust 33 mph. Beautiful day on the IL & Fox rivers, quite a few fishermen were out on the Illinois. Today at 4:55am temp 57, wind S 12 mph, dew point 51, humidity 77%. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 6:12pm.
10/18/2012 4:59 AM 0.83 M M M M 10-17-12: High 68, Low 52, wind S, SE, NW & W 8-27 mph w/gust 35 mph. Heavy rain during early evening. At 7:30-8pm radar showed a thin red line going through Ottawa north and south. Mid day thru 8pm rain .76 and .07 over night, total .83 in gauge. Today at 4:59am clear, cool, temp 45, wind W with some WSW, 13 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 39, humidity 80%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:11pm.
10/19/2012 4:55 AM 0.13 M M M M 10-18-12: High 55, Low 45, wind W & SW 11-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain .13 in gauge. "Our" rain reports are on the NWS site today for Wednesday! Today at 4:55am cloudy, temp 45, wind calm, dew point 43, humidity 92%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:09pm. FYI we have 12 days until Halloween and you have 67 shopping days left until Christmas.
10/20/2012 7:50 AM 0.23 M M M M 10-19-12: High 54, Low 43, wind SW, W & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain .23 in gauge. Congrats to both city of Ottawa High Schools for a perfect regular season record of 9 and 0 for Marquette High and Ottawa Township High!!! Today at 7:50am: Light fog, temp 41, wind W 7 mph, dew point 39, humidity 95%. At 7am IL River at LaSalle 11.22/steady. Fox River at Dayton 5.51/steady. Normal temps for today 63/41. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:08pm. Sorry for late report, just proving a point to myself.
10/21/2012 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-20-12: High 60, Low 39, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-16 mph. Today at 5:59am: clear, heavy dew, temp 39, wind SE 3-5 mph dew point 38, humidity 94%. Normal for today 63/41. Record 87 in 1979. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:06pm. Boat ride today, fall color trip.
10/22/2012 4:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-21-12: High 73, Low 37, limited morning frost in "low" lying areas, wind SE & S calm-18 mph, no rain. Beautiful day on the 2 rivers, great band at H2O and it truly was an Indian Summer afternoon. Today at 4:57am: cloudy, mild, temp 55, wind ESE 5 mph, dew point 52, humidity 88%. Normal 63/40. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:05pm. Only 13 days left of central daylight savings time.
10/23/2012 4:55 AM 0.48 M M M M 10-22-12: High 67, Low 54, wind E, SE, S 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain before 1pm .45 and rain after 1pm .03 giving a total rain of .48 in gauge. Today at 4:55am: static on AM radio, rain on radar approaching, cloudy, heavy dew, mild, temp 61, wind SE 3-5 mph, dew point 60, humidity 97%. I'm surprised we don't currently have fog, conditions are there for it to form. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 6:03pm.
10/24/2012 4:59 AM 0.11 M M M M 10-23-12: High 74, Low 60, wind E, SE & S calm-17 mph. Rain .11 in gauge. Today at 4:59am partly cloudy & very mild, temp 62, wind S 8-10 mph, dew point 59, humidity 88%. Left a bedroom window open last night. Last boat ride will be today as 80 degree day is in the forecast but it goes down hill after that. Record for today is 82 in 1963 and normal is 62/40. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:02pm. Getting later and later everyday.
10/25/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-24-12: High 81 (degree short of record) Low 60, wind S with a touch of SW 7-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. What a wonderful/beautiful day for my last boat ride of the year! A lot of boats were out for what probably was our last 80 degree day of the year. Today at 4:55am: very mild and warm, moderate dew, temp 64, wind SSW 10-14 mph, dew point 61, humidity 87%. Todays record 79 in 1963, normal 61/40. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 6pm. Last night was the city wide pep rally for both high school teams, Marquette & Ottawa Township. Both teams undefeated and playoff bound! Nice to see unity and area pride at downtown rally. Good luck boys!!!
10/26/2012 4:55 AM 0.18 M M M M 10-25-12: High 77, Low 44 (11:59pm) wind S, SW, W & NW 10-27 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain .18 in gauge. Cold front arrived at 4:10pm (sharp!) Temps dropped 18 degrees in minutes. Today at 4:55am temp 38, wind NNW 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 76%, wind chill 31. Normal 61/39. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 5:59pm. (before 6pm) **comment** noticed an odd smell as cold front came through, I have no idea what that could have been.
10/27/2012 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-26-12: High 52, Low 36, wind N & NW 6-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 5:59am: clear & cold, hard frost on the car, windows will need scraping, temp 30, wind NNE 7 mph, dew point 27, humidity 85%, wind chill 23. Normal 60/39. The city of Ottawa, town of two rivers and two playoff teams! Marquette High School won their playoff game 44-8 and Ottawa Township game on tap for 2pm today. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 5:58pm.
10/28/2012 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-27-12: High 48, Low 29, wind NE & N 5-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. No rain. Today at 5:59am temp 37, wind NNE 7 mph, dew point 30, humidity 66%, wind chill 32. Normal 60/39. Last week of daylight savings time. Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:56pm.
10/29/2012 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-28-12: High 52, Low 34, wind N & NE 5-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Cut grass Saturday, hopefully for the last time but I doubt it. Today at 4:59am temp 31, wind N 6 mph, dew point 27, heavy frost, humidity 85%, wind chill 25. Hurricane Sandy has closed down Wall Street for today. Full Moon/Hunters Moon also known as Dying Grass, Falling Leaves and Travel Moon. Normal 59/39. Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:55pm. Last week of daylight savings time. The baseball season is over so now I can say "Wait Until Next Year."
10/30/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-29-12: High 55, Low 31, wind N & NE 6-18 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am temp 36, wind NNW 14 mph w/gust 19 mph, dew point 29, humidity 70%, wind chill 28. Normal 59/38. Sunrise 7:24am, Sunset 5:54pm.
10/31/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-30-12: High 49, Low 34, wind N & NW 10-29 mph w/gust 37 mph, no rain. Did Hurricane Sandy remind anyone of the movie "The Day After"??? Tom Skilling was interviewed last night on channel WTTW and there were some comparisons, it was spooky to listen to them! Today at 4:50am temp 32, wind NNW 7 mph, dew point 26, humidity 68%, wind chill 27. Total rain for October 3.75 in my gauge. One year ago 1.27 and year to date 22.16 which is 13 inches below last year. Normal temps for today 59/38. Sunrise 7:26am, Sunset 5:52pm. Noted numerous werewolfs and ghouls in my backyard this morning enjoying the "Hunter's Moon".
11/1/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-31-12: High 52, Lo 30, wind NW 7-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Yesterday was one of those few days where the wind comes from only one direction. Took boat out of the water/river, 2012 season is over. Not as many trick or treaters as last year, maybe due to cold temps? Today at 4:55am: partly cloudy, temp 31, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 23, humidity 62%, wind chill 25. Normal 58/38. Sunrise 7:27am, Sunset 5:51pm. You now have 54 shopping days until Christmas.
11/2/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-01-12: High 59, Low 29, wind W, NW & N 3-12 mph w/gust 18 mph. No rain. Yesterday noticed early in the morning that some thin ice had formed on top of the pool cover. Still hearing robins singing in the morning right before sunrise, I'll bet they won't be around much longer. Today at 4:55am: clear, cold, frost, temp 31, wind N 5 mph, dew point 29, humidity 87%, wind chill 26. Record high today was 75 in 2008. Normal 58/37. Last two days of CDT. Sunrise 7:28am, Sunset 5:50pm.
11/3/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-02-12: High 52, Low 29, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph, no rain. Last day of daylight savings time, fall back tonight. Today at 6:15am: overcast, not as cold as yesterday, temp 37, wind ENE 4 mph, dew point 32, humidity 82%. Normal 57/37. Sunrise 7:29am, Sunset 5:49pm. Good luck to our two high school teams in todays second round of the 2012 playoffs. Go Cru, Go Pirates!
11/4/2012 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-03-12: High 48, Low 33, wind E & NE calm-12 mph. Today at 5:55am cst: mostly cloudy, temp 33, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 91%, heavy dew. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 5.34/steady. IL River at LaSalle 10.69/steady but low. Normal 57/37. 2012 playoff's: Marquette loses in OT 35-34. Ottawa Township rises from the dead and wins 21-20. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 4:47pm.
11/5/2012 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-04-12: High 53, Low 29, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-13 mph. Today at 4:59am: light fog, heavy frost, be careful on overpasses & bridges, my deck is very slick! Temp 27, wind calm, dew point 26, humidity 96%. Normal 56/36. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 4:46pm. Got our turkey over the weekend. Go Bears!
11/6/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-05-12: High 46, Low 25, wind E, NE and briefly from the SE calm-11 mph. Still hearing some robins in the morning. Today at 4:55am temp 31, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 87%. Normal 56/36. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 4:45pm. Now more than ever, VOTE!
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11/8/2012 4:45 AM T M M M M 11-07-12: High 47, Low 39, wind N, NW & W calm-10 mph. Trace of rain from early morning fog mist. Today at 4:45am: cloudy, no fog at the moment, temp 40, wind calm, dew point 38, humidity 87%. A chance of SNOW in Monday's forecast?!!! We're getting close to that time of year. Normal 54/35. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 4:43pm. Two weeks until Thanksgiving and 47 shopping left until Christmas.
11/9/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-08-12: High 49, Low 37, wind SW, S & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. City of Ottawa flood meeting yesterday at city hall, very informative. Today at 4:55am: mostly cloudy, heavy dew, temp 35, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 33, humidity 93%, wind chill 29. Its looking more and more like Monday may be our first SNOW event, stay tuned. Normal temps for today 54/35. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 4:42pm.
11/10/2012 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-09-12: High 59, Low 34, wind S, SE & E 5-16 mph. Today at 5:50am temp 53, wind SSE 7-10 mph, dew point 50, dew present, humidity 89%. Its going to warm up today! Record temps for today: 77 in 1999 and 11 in 1991. Normal 53/35. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 4:41pm.
11/11/2012 5:20 AM 0.16 M M M M 11-10-12: High 72, Low 50, wind SE & S 7-27 mph w/gust 35 mph. Thunderstorm hit around 12 noon, no hail. Rain .16 in gauge. Today at 5:20am temp 58, wind S 13 mph w/gust 21 mph, dew point 49, humidity 72%. Normal 53/34. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 4:40pm. Ottawa High School Pirates end their season at 11-1. Hard to beat a team who has the #1 ranked wide receiver (for high school) in the country.
11/12/2012 5:20 AM 0.54 M M M M 11-11-12: High 70, Low 36, wind S, SW & W 7-38 mph w/gust 46 mph. Rain .54 in gauge. A mouse or chipmunk must have dug under the above ground pool and ate through the liner, pool is empty, backyard is underwater. We also have our first mouse of the season in our house. He's smart! Cleaned the peanut butter off of the trap. Today at 5:20am temp 27, wind WNW 14 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 22, humidity 75%, wind chill 16. Normal 52/34. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 4:39pm.
11/13/2012 5:09 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-12-12: High 38, Low 26, wind NW & W 3-29 mph w/gust 36 mph. Today at 5:09am: clear, cold, temp 24, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 87%, heavy frost. Ding Dong the mouse is dead! Old fashion Victor got him last night, I hope it was a him! Normal 52/33. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 4:38pm.
11/14/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-13-12: High 44, Low 23, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-12 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:50am: cold, hard frost, temp 28, wind SSE 2 mph, dew point 26, humidity 89%. Still hear a few robins in the morning. Since change to standard time we've lost 22 minutes of daylight. Normal 51/33, looks like the 5 day forecast shows we will be around normal temps which will be nice for a change. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 4:37pm.
11/15/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-14-12: High 47, Low 27, wind S & SE 2-15 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:55am: clear, frost, temp 28, wind calm with a wisp out of the SSE 1-2 mph at times, dew point 25, humidity 87%. Yesterday I put the frozen turkey in the fridge to defrost as Thanksgiving is 1 week away. Normal 50/33. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 4:36pm. Pray 4 peace.
11/16/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-15-12: High 50, Low 27, wind SE & S calm-9 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:50am: clear, frost, temp 29, wind calm, dew point 26, humidity 80%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 5.68/steady. IL River at Ottawa 459.89 and at LaSalle 10.79/both steady. Normal temps for today 50/32. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 4:35pm.
11/17/2012 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-16-12: High 57, Low 28, wind S & SE calm-11 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 5:45am temp 29, wind calm, dew point 24, humidity 82%. Normal 49/32. Looks like we are going to have a thanksgiving warm up this week. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 4:35pm. You now have 38 shopping days until Christmas.
11/18/2012 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-17-12: High 57, Low 28, wind S & SE calm-15 mph. Sorry for late start, had to re-boot computer. Nice day yesterday. A helicopter landed on the old Ottawa Airport Runway. Occupants had a nice talk with property owner for 2 hours. Lets Make A Deal? Today at 4:59am: clear, temp 31, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 28, humidity 89%. This week will be above average, nice warm up for Thanksgiving week. Normal 49/31. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 4:34pm.
11/19/2012 3:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-18-12: High 61, Low 29, wind S & SE calm-13 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:50am temp 39, wind SSE 3-5 mph, dew point 33, humidity 75%. Normal 48/31. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 4:33pm.
11/20/2012 4:45 AM T M M M M 11-19-12: High 59, Low 37, wind SE, S & SW calm-17 mph. Trace of rain yesterday afternoon and also in the evening, nothing in the gauge. I am no longer hearing robins in the morning. Today at 4:45am: mild, temp 47, wind calm, dew point 43, humidity 85%. Normal 47/30. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 4:32pm.
11/21/2012 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-20-12: High 62, Low 39 (11:59pm) wind S, W & NW calm-10 mph. Today at 4:45am DENSE FOG! Eleven degrees cooler than yesterday morning, temp 36, wind calm, dew point 35, humidity 97%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 10.80/steady and low. Fox River at Dayton 5.65/steady. Normal temps for today 47/30. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 4:32pm. The turkey is hiding and I can't find my axe! I should be grilling out tomorrow not cooking turkey.
11/22/2012 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-21-12: High 60, Low 34, wind S & SW calm-14 mph. No rain, no snow. Dense fog until 2pm. Route 80 in Ottawa was shut down for a few hours due to 3 accidents. Local radio station pleaded with listeners to turn on vehicle headlights! Today at 4:45am clear, temp 42, wind S 8 mph, dew point 41, humidity 97%, heaviest dew of the season, I double checked to make sure it hadn't rained. Normal 46/29. Record 72 in 2010. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 4:31pm. Turkeys done, I've got to get back to work...Happy Thanksgiving!
11/23/2012 6:20 AM 0.05 M M M M 11-22-12: High 65, Low 40, wind S, SW & W 7-26 mph w/gust 34 mph. Everyone went for a nice walk after thanksgiving dinner at 4pm. Rain .05 in gauge, no snow. Today at 6:20am: VERY windy, secure all outdoor items! Temp 34 and falling, wind W with a touch of WNW 19-24 mph w/gust 35 mph and it goes right through you, dew point 25, humidity 69%, wind chill 22. Normal 46/29. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 4:30pm. All the women folk left this morning at 3:15am. As Tom Petty's song sez "Better hope mama gets the shopping done."
11/24/2012 4:59 AM T T M M M 11-23-12: High 40 (12:01am) Low 28, wind W & NW 8-37 mph w/gust 46 mph. From above normal to below normal in 24 hours. Trace of precip as I and others saw just a couple flakes of snow in the air yesterday afternoon. Today at 4:59am temp 26, wind NNW 5-7 mph, dew point 19, humidity 72%, wind chill 20. Normal 45/28. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 4:30pm.
11/25/2012 5:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-24-12: High 36, Low 23, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-15 mph. Today at 5:18am: clear, temp 31, wind SW 2-3 mph, dew point 25, humidity 74%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 10.81/steady and low. Fox River at Dayton 5.43/steady. Normal temps for today 45/28. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 4:29pm. Three minutes away from minimum daylight in the afternoon.
11/26/2012 4:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-25-12: High 46, Low 30, wind S, SW, W & NW 2-16 mph. Christmas tree and all deco inside and outside of the house went up yesterday, ho ho ho. Today at 4:52am temp 28, wind NNE 7 mph, dew point 22, humidity 75%, wind chill 21. Normal 44/27. You now have 29 shopping days until Christmas. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 4:29pm.
11/27/2012 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-26-12: High 36, Low 20, wind NE, N & NW calm-14 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:45am coldest morning of the season, temp 17, wind NNW 6 mph, dew point 11, humidity 78%, wind chill 8. Normal 43/27. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/28/2012 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-27-12: High 34, Low 15, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-10 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012 is still with us. Today at 4:44am: temp 28, wind W 8 mph, dew point 19, humidity 68%, wind chill 20. Full Moon is out and shining brightly, known as The Beaver Moon. Other names include Snow Moon, Tree, Oak, Frosty and Trading Moon. Normal temps for today are 42/26. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/29/2012 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-28-12: High 48, Low 25, wind W, SW & S 4-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. No rain, no snow. The drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:45am temp 29, wind S 7mph, dew point 24, humidity 81%, wind chilll 21. Back in 2006 today was 60. Normal 42/26. Sunrise 7:00am (again) Sunset 4:28pm. If your counting 22 days until the end of the world?
11/30/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-29-12: High 54, Low 27, wind SW, S & SE 3-15 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012 continues. Yesterday a neighbor, (the goofy one) cut his grass, funny thing is it needed it. Today at 4:55am: temp 37, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 30, humidity 78%. Today is the last day of meteorological fall. Back in 1970 it was 62 and we'll have that this weekend!! Normal 42/25. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/1/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-30-12: High 58, Low 35, wind S, SE, E & NE calm-12 mph. Today December 1st, welcome to Meteorological Winter! At 4:50am temp is 31, fog trying to develop but is being stifled by SE breeze of 4-5 mph, slick frost on deck, dew point 30, humidity 95%, wind chill 26. Record high in 1970 of 60 degrees. Normal 41/25. One minute away from minimum daylight in the afternoon. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/2/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-01-12: High 62, Low 29, wind NE, E, SE & S 3-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. No rain, no snow. Total precip .90 for November, the drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:50am: overcast and very mild, temp 57, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 52, humidity 88%. Back in 1973 it was 64 degrees and we will be very close to that today! Normal is 41/25. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 4:27pm, one minute away from minimum daylight in the afternoon.
12/3/2012 4:55 AM 0.01 M M M M 12-02-12: High 67 (new record) Low 45, wind S, SW & W and in the later hours N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Fog started to roll in after 7pm and at 10pm it was dense/thick and everything this morning is dripping, visability was under .15 of a mile. There is .01 in the gauge from fog mist. Today at 4:55am: temp 56, fog not as bad due to SSW breeze of 6-9 mph, visability over 1/4 of a mile, dew point 55, humidity 98%. Normal 40/24 and record is 70 in 1970. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/4/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-03-12: High 72 (new record) Low 54, wind S, SW & W 3-28 mph w/gust 35 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:55am: overcast, temp 48, wind NNW 7 mph, dew point 43, humidity 77%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 10.77/steady but low. Fox River at Dayton 5.73/steady. Sunday there were 3 boats out on the river from The Shoreline Boat Club. BO-YA! Normal 40/24, even with this cool down we will still be above normal. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/5/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-04-12: High 59, Low 36, wind NW & W 7-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012 continues. I have noticed people moving lawn mowers to the back of the garage and snow blowers to the front where the lawn mower used to be. Today at 4:55am: mostly clear, cooler, temp 28, wind N 6 mph, dew point 20, humidity 70%, wind chill 23. Normal 39/23. 20 shopping days until Christmas. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/6/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-05-12: High 45, Low 26, wind N, NE, E & SE 3-16 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:50am: temp 34, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 27, humidity 86%, wind chill 29. Normal 39/23. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/7/2012 4:40 AM 0.10 M M M M 12-06-12: High 51, Low 32, wind SE, S & SW 3-12 mph w/gust 18 mph. This morning we had rain in the wee hours .10 in gauge. Today on 12-07-12: Remember Pearl Harbor. Temp this morning 42, lighter than light drizzle, sort of like a haze or light fog forming as the conditions are there, wind W 2 mph, dew point 42, humidity 97%. Normal 38/22 and we will be above that. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/8/2012 5:50 AM 0.15 M M M M 12-07-12: High 47, Low 39, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-13 mph. Left over rain from yesterday .02 and overnight .13 giving me a total of .15 in the gauge. Today at 5:50am temp 35, wind N 7 mph, dew point 33, humidity 93%, wind chill 28. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum) 17 shopping days until Christmas.
12/9/2012 5:40 AM 0.01 M M M M 12-08-12: High 45, Low 34, wind N, NE & E 5-15 mph. Leftover rain .01 in gauge from yesterday morning. I moved the snowblower from the rear to the front of the garage, bought gas for it, check the oil and test started it up. All is good to go! Today at 5:40am: rain to the southeast and snow to the north, here I am stuck in the middle, temp 36, wind E 11 mph, dew point 34, humidity 89%, wind chill 28. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/10/2012 5:59 AM 0.10 M M M M 12-09-12: High 43, Low 32, wind SE, E & W calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain .10 in gauge. Today at 5:59am temp 26, wind W 15 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 25, humidity 92%, wind chill 15. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/11/2012 4:50 AM T T M M M 12-10-12: High 36 (12:01am) Low 24, wind W & NW 7-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. A few flakes of snow were in the air and over night this morning a very light light dusting/trace of snow. Today at 4:50am: clear, cold, temp 21, wind W with a touch of WSW 5 mph, dew point 19, humidity 89%, wind chill 14. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum) RIP D.D.
12/12/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-11-12: High 38, Low 19, wind W & SW 5-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:55am temp 23, wind S 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 83%, wind chill 18 and lots of frost. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 11.07/steady. Fox River at Dayton 5.39/steady. Normal temps for today 36/20 and today we will be above average. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/13/2012 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-12-12: High 48, Low 22, wind SW & S 5-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. No rain, no snow. The triple digit like 12/12/12 is the last one you'll see until the next century, I won't hold my breath! Today at 4:45am temp 30, wnd S 5-7 mph, dew point 27, humidity 84%, wind chill 25. Normal 36/20. Chicago will tie the record on 12-16 waiting for the latest accumulating snow, Rockford is 01-07 how about that sports fans? Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum)
12/14/2012 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-13-12: High 50, Low 27, wind S 5-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. No rain, no snow. Looks like some rain is coming per the forecast. Today at 4:44am: clear, light frost, temp 29, wind calm, dew point 24, humidity 82%. It was 64 in 1975 and normal is 36/20. Long range forecast at Accuweather shows very cold/below normal temps coming our way by next Friday, enjoy today! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum) we get a minute back tomorrow
12/15/2012 4:59 AM 0.02 M M M M 12-14-12: High 51, Low 27, wind S & SE calm-13 mph. Rain just starting to move in, early reading .02 in gauge, more to follow in tomorrows report. Today at 4:59am: rain, temp 41, wind SE 13-15 mph, dew point 37, humidity 85%, wind chill 34. Normal 35/19. Looks like this coming Friday the bottom drops out weather wise, that is if the world does not end that day. 10 shopping days until Christmas. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/16/2012 4:55 AM 0.30 M M M M 12-15-12: High 52, Low 40, wind SE, S & SW 7-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain .18 in the morning and .12 in the afternoon total .30 in rain gauge. I now have .69 for the middle of December. Today at 4:55am: temp 47, wind WSW 10 mph, dew point 44, humidity 92%, wind chill 43. Normal 35/19. I was listening to NWS radio out of Princeton this morning. They are tracking our first possible snow event to occur mid-week that "could effect travel." Stay tuned to see how this unfolds. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/17/2012 4:50 AM T M M M M 12-16-12: High 50 (12:01am) Low 38, wind SW, W & NW 3-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Trace of rain as I had a couple of drops on my windshield at or around 6am. Today at 4:50am: temp 37, wind calm, dew point 33, humidity 85%, no fog. NWS posting a Special Weather Statement for Thursday, first major snow event with strong winds that could effect travel. Accuweather forecast does not look as serious as NWS. Stay tuned as things probably will change. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/18/2012 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-17-12: High 40, Low 33, wind W & NW calm-9 mph, no rain and no snow. Today at 4:45am: temp 32, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 85%, wind chill 26. AccuWeather at least is giving us an esitmate on the approaching storm, they are calling for 2 inches in the Ottawa area. Normal for today is 35/19 and in 2002 it was 59. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:28pm. Five more minutes until we bottom out in the morning and we've gained two minutes in the afternoon.
12/19/2012 4:59 AM T T M M M 12-18-12: High 46, Low 32, wind SW, S, SE, W & NW calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Trace of snow flurries and a drop or two of rain leaving a trace of precipitation. Today at 4:59am temp 34, wind NNE 4 mph, dew point 32, humidity 90%. Storm approaching, I like the revised warmer temps with this system, I wonder if we'll get more rain than snow?? The big problem will be the wind, gust over 50 mph projected. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm. **revised 5:37am** NWS predicting inch and a half, AccuWeather 3-6 inches. We'll see who's correct.
12/20/2012 4:59 AM 0.77 M M M M 12-19-12: High 40 (11pm) Low 33, wind N, NE, SE & E calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Heavy rain over night .91 in gauge. Today at 4:59am: rain, temp 43 and has been rising, wind E 17 mph w/gust 24 mph, dew point 41, humidity 95%, wind chill 35. Sump pump has been active this morning. New revised snow forecast has the NWS predicting 3 and 1/2 and AccuWeather 1-3 inches. I do not look forward to the high winds tonight as I have Route 80 as a wind block. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm.
12/21/2012 5:44 AM 0.28 T M M M 12-20-12: High 52 (noon) Low 28, WIND! E, N & NW 9-45 mph w/gust 57 mph. Lost my above ground pool, with it being empty due to dry rot I knew this day was coming so no surprise. Yesterday was a rain and wind event, just a yard glazing of snow which will melt if and when the sun comes out. Rain .28 in gauge making a total for yesterday 1.05 in gauge, snow was a trace. Today at 5:44am: VERY WINDY, temp 20, wind W by WNW 24 mph w/gust 35, dew point 16, humidity 75%, wind chill 3. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm. You now have 4 shopping days until Christmas, I'm done!!!
12/22/2012 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-21-12: High 30, Low 15, wind W & NW 7-32 mph w/gust 45 mph. No rain, no snow, no blowing snow. The 21st has come and gone and we're still here, so much for the Mayan's. Today at 5:35am: frost, temp 12, wind W 4-5 mph, dew point 10, humidity 85%, wind chill 4. Normal 34/18 and today we'll be almost at those temps. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/23/2012 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-22-12: High 34, Low 12, wind NW, W, S & SE calm-12 mph. Today at 5:55am: heavy frost, temp 18, wind calm, dew point 15, humidity 89%, no fog. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Tomorrow night the Old Man comes for a visit!
12/24/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-23-12: High 36, Low 16, wind NE & N calm-10 mph. Today at 6:50am on Christmas Eve: temp 28, wind N 7 mph, dew point 24, humidity 87%, wind chill 21. Normal 33/17. Looks like we will miss another snow event to our south and south east. thats OK with me. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:31pm. Let us all remember what Christmas is all about..."God bless us, every one."
12/25/2012 6:40 AM T T M M M Ho Ho Ho, no rain but a couple of flakes of snow after 5pm Mass as we were coming outside. Merry Christmas 2 all and 2 all a good night.
12/26/2012 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-25-12: High 32, Low 18, wind N & NE 3-19 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:50am: Temp 27, wind NNE 13-17 mph, dew point 23, humidity 83%, wind chill 16. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:20am one more minute until we bottom out, Sunset 4:32pm. I hope your holiday/holy day was a happy one.
12/27/2012 4:59 AM T T M M M 12-26-12: High 34, Low 25, wind NE & N 11-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. A couple of snow flakes (as in two or three) in the air at one time or another, giving us a trace of snow, the drought of 2012 continues. Today at 4:59am: temp 26, wind N 7 mph, dew point 22, humidity 83%, wind chill 18. Normal for today 33/17. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:32pm.
12/28/2012 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-27-12: High 34, Low 24, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph. Today at 4:55am: cloudy, temp 29, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 25, humidity 86%. Full Moon today which is called the Cold Moon, other names include Oak and Long Nights Moon. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:33pm.
12/29/2012 6:59 AM 0.02 T M M M 12-28-12: High 34, Low 27, wind S & SE calm-12 mph. Very light rain and flurry mix periods through out the day (very limited) and a dusting in the wee hours this morning just bearly left .02 in gauge. Deck still clean and driveway half and half, yard hardly glazed. Today at 6:59am: a flake or two in the air, cloudy, temp 26, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 26,humidity 95%, wind chill 18. Normal 32/16. Surise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:34pm.
12/30/2012 5:17 AM T T M M M 12-29-12: High 33 (12:01am) Low 15 (11:59pm) wind NW & W 3-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. A few flurries here and there leaving a trace of snow. Nasty wind chills through out the day. The drought of 2012 continues. Today at 5:17am: clear, cold, temp 12, wind SW 2 mph, dew point 10, humidity 89%, frost. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:35pm we've gained 9 minutes of daylight in the afternoon.
12/31/2012 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-30-12: High 37, Low 12, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012 is about to continue into 2013. Today at 4:59am: Cloudy, temp 34, wind WSW 10-15 mph, dew point 27, humidity 79%, wind chill 26. Normal 32/16. Assuming we get no further precip my December total is 1.76 in the gauge. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:35pm. So long 2012, look out for that cliff. *(edit 01-01-13)* removed yr total of precip as it was incorrect.
1/1/2013 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-31-12: High 37, Low 21, wind SW, W, NW & N 8-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. No snow, no rain, the drought of 2012 is now handed over to 2013, Happy New Year. Today at 5:35am: cold, temp 14, wind NNW 7-12 mph, dew point 9, humidity 75%, wind chill a very cold 4. Normal for today is 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:36pm.
1/2/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-01-13: High 26, Low 11, wind N, NW & W calm-15 mph. No snow, no rain, the drought of 2012-13 continues. Today at 4:55am: Clear, cold, temp 9, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 2, humidity 79%, a lot of frost. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:37pm. Corrected year end total of precip 24.82 in the gauge for 2012 and 1.76 for December.
1/3/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-02-13: High 33, Low 8, wind W & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. No snow, no rain, the drought of 2012/13 continues. NWS sez 2012 was the WARMEST year on record for Chicago & Rockford as I'm sure it was for your town and mine. Today at 4:59am: temp 27, wind W with a touch of WSW 8 mph, dew point 22, humidity 76%, wind chill 19. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:38pm. Got back from the doctor yesterday she said I have a little case of bronchtis and also said the FLU is making its rounds about the town of Ottawa. Be careful out there!
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1/5/2013 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-04-13: High 38, Low 11, wind W & SW 5-23 mph w/gust 28 mph, if you were in a wind blocked area and in the sun it was sort of nice out yesterday. Today at 5:40am: temp 21, wind SW 2 mph, dew point 16, humidity 87% and frost. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 5.73/ice. IL River at LaSalle 10.53/open and low. Normal for today 32/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:40pm a gain of 14 minutes in the afternoon.
1/6/2013 5:59 AM 0.01 T M M M 01-05-13: High 38, Low 18, wind S & SW calm-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. We did get some snow in the early afternoon, it was a dusting if that and then it melted along with some misty rain at times leaving BEARLY .01 in gauge and I'm pushing that reading. Today at 5:59am: very windy, temp 24, wind W 17 mph w/gust 23 mph, dew pont 17, humidity 79%, wind chill 10. Looks like a warm-up is coming this week! Normal for today 32/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:41pm.
1/7/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-06-13: High 37 (1am) Daytime High 30, Low 18, wind W & NW calm-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. No snow, no rain, the drought of 2012/13 continues. Just a reminder we have no snow/snow cover. Today at 4:50am: clear, heavy frost, temp 16, wind S 3 mph, dew point 15, humidity 90%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:42pm. Nice warm-up coming this week.
1/8/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-07-13: High 41, Low 14, wind S 3-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. No snow, no rain, the drought of 2012/13 continues. Today at 4:59am: temp 27, wind S 2-4 mph, dew point 23, humidity 87%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:43pm.
1/9/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-08-13: High 48, Low 25, wind S calm-19 mph w/gust 22 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012/13 continues. Today at 4:50am: clear, temp 36, wind W 11 mph, dew point 31, humidity 81%, wind chill 28. Temps warm-up for the rest of the week, Friday we might have to break out the record book all the way back to last year (for Rockford) and the Penguin Plunge is Saturday with a forecasted high of 50-53. Normal for today is 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:44pm.
1/10/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-09-13: High 50, Low 27, wind SW & W 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain, no snow, the drought of 2012/13 continues. Today at 4:55am: frost, temp 24, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 84%. In the have you noticed department: starting to notice a lot of dust due to dry conditions, wind blown and walking the dogs in the field, their paws "poof" up dust. Record high 59/1975. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum) Sunset 4:45pm.
1/11/2013 5:29 AM 0.95 M M M M 01-10-13: High 46, Low 23, wind S & SE calm-23 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain .95 in gauge. Why isn't my sump pump running? Was the ground that dry? Today at 5:29am: cloudy, temp 50, FOG, wind just started to pick-up SSW 5 mph, dew point 49, humidity 97%. Back in 1979/minus 22 and normal for today 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (last minimum day) Sunset 4:46pm. Chicago breaks 72 yr record snowless days.
1/12/2013 5:25 AM 0.03 M M M M 01-11-13: High 55, Low 44, wind SE, S & SW 5-24 mph w/gust 29 mph. Left over rain .03 in gauge making yesterday's total .98 after everything is said and done. Today at 5:25am: mild, temp 51, wind WSW 6-8 mph, dew point 48, humidity 89% and the concrete is sweating. At 5:00am IL River at LaSalle up slightly 11.69/steady. Fox River at Dayton up slightly 6.07/steady. Normal temps for today 31/15. Cold front and winter weather approaching. Good luck to the Penguin Plungers today. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:47pm.
1/13/2013 6:20 AM 0.19 M M M M 01-12-13: High 53 (12:01am) Low 28 (11:59pm) wind SW, W & NW 5-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain & ICE! Melted rain & ice left .19 in gauge after microwaving it. Two millimeters of ice on anything facing the N by NW. We have a car sitting outside and you cannot get into the drivers side which faces N & NW. Subdivision road seems OK but driveway and sidewalks are slick. Today at 6:20am: temp 24, wind WNW 11 mph, dew point 20, humidity 88%, wind chill 13. Normal 31/15. With the recent warmth no records were broken in Ottawa. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:48pm.
1/14/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-13-13: High 28 (12:01am) Low 14, wind NW & W 7-18 mph w/gust 22 mph and cold wind chills. Driving around it was easy to tell who puts their car in the garage and who doesn't. My yard is all ice and it crunchs as you walk on it, dogs don't like it as I'm sure its hurting their paws. Today at 4:55am: clear, cold, temp 11, wind W 5 mph, dew point 8, humidity 84%, wind chill 2. For all of you who think last year was a warm and beautiful winter it was cold like this and we had roughly 5 inches of snow on the ground. Todays normal temps are 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:48pm.
1/15/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-14-13: High 26, Low 10, wind W & NW calm-12 mph. No snow, no rain. Our car that was outside and that got blasted with ice from the recent weather event was defrosted by the sun yesterday and I was able to get inside of it. Today at 4:55am: frost, temp 13, wind N 2 mph, dew point 11, humidity 88%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:50pm.
1/16/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-15-13: High 32, Low 11, wind vrbl calm-8 mph. Ice melted except for N & NE side of house. Today at 4:50am: clear, cold, temp 16, wind SSW 4 mph, dew point 14, humidity 88%, frost, wind chill 9. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 5.90/ice. IL River at LaSalle 14.06/up 2 and 1/2 feet. Normal temps for today 31/15. DEEP FREEZE starting Sunday. I heard on NWS radio MINUS 10 to 20 wind chills at night and highs around 12 to 15 excluding wind chills. It figures as next week on average is the coldest week of the year. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:51pm.
1/17/2013 4:50 AM T T M M M 01-16-13: High 37, Low 15, wind SW, W & NW 4-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. A trace of snow with a few flurries in the air around 4pm. Today at 4:50am: temp 30, wind N with a touch of NNE 7 mph, dew point 22, humidity 80%, wind chill 23. Normal 31/15. With the coldest weather of the season heading our way remember this: a. Winter is 1/2 over and b. 24 days until THE CHICAGO CUB Pitchers & Catchers report to Mesa for spring training camp!!! Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:52pm.
1/18/2013 5:16 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-17-13: High 36, Low 20, wind N, NW, W & SW 2-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 5:16am: clear, cold, frost, temp 21, wind S 3-5 mph, dew point 17, humidity 83%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:54pm. We've gained 33 minutes of day light and 15 days before its Groundhog's Day!!! Think spring because we'll need it in 3 days. (brrrrrr)
1/19/2013 6:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-18-13: High 43, Low 18, wind S & SW calm-30 mph w/gust 37 mph. No snow, no rain, last of the ice on the N & NE side of the house is now gone. Today at 6:14am: temp 37, wind W 7-12 mph, dew point 29, humidity 72%, wind chill 32. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:55pm.
1/20/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-19-13: High 51, Low 25, wind SW, W & NW 7-42 mph w/gust 54 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 6:55am: COLD, temp 13, wind WNW 12-16 mph, dew point 5, humidity 61%, wind chill minus 1. Normal 31/15 and right now that would sound good. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:56pm.
1/21/2013 5:59 AM T T M T M 01-20-13: High 28 (12:01am) Low 14 (11:30pm) wind W & NW 10-31 w/gust 40 mph (early in the morning) calming down later to 14-17 mph. Today at 5:59am: trace of snow which the dogs licked up off the deck, its COLD, temp 11, wind NNW 12-16 mph, wind chill minus 6, dew point 6, humidity 67%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:57pm. **01-22-13 12:29pm edit** snowfall on ground "trace" (even though it was a few flakes)
1/22/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-21-13: High 16 (12:01am) Low 5, wind W & NW 8-23 mph w/gust 28 mph, minus 13 lowest daytime wind chill. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:55am: very cold, temp 3, actually 2.8 and heading for 2, wind NW 10 mph, dew point minus 8, humidity 60%, wind chill minus 12. Normal would be a blissful 31/15. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:55pm.
1/23/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-22-13: High 13, Low -1, wind W & NW 7-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Lowest wind chill minus 15. Our first low negative reading in two years?? Today at 4:50am: temp 14, wind SW 4-6 mph, dew point 3, humidity 57, wind chill 6. Normal 31/15. Watched an eagle Sunday afternoon at Ottawa's "Flats" Fox River Park as it was trying to catch a sea gull then gave up and caught a shad from a whole in the ice of the Fox River which is all ice, IL River still open. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset at 5pm.
1/24/2013 4:55 AM T T M T M 01-23-13: High 27, Low 12, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Snow flurries to active snow fall in the morning, very light and fluffy, melted or evaporated by 4pm, yard, driveway, sidewalks & streets all clear & clean. I melted what was in the gauge and collected ONE DROP! Today at 4:55am: cold, temp 7, wind N 8 mph, dew point minus 3, humidity 62%, wind chill minus 6. Yesterdays normal 31/15, todays normal 32/15. Ladies & Gentlemen we have Bottomed Out!!! 9 days before Groundhog Day! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:01pm.
1/25/2013 4:50 AM T T M T M 01-24-13: High 25, Low 6, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:50am: started snowing, coming down pretty good, I don't want to bring in the gauge or I'll miss a lot of snowfall, it will all be in my report tomorrow. Temp 20, wind SSE 8 mph, dew point 9, humidity 61%, wind chill 10. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:02pm.
1/26/2013 6:44 AM 0.04 1.0 M T M 01-25-13: High 35, Low 19, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 7-23 mph w/gust 27 mph. First measureable snow of the season leaving 1 inch on the ground and .04 in the gauge after melting it. 85% of it melted by the end of the day. Today at 6:44am: temp 9, wind NW 6, dew point 5, humidity 77%, wind chill 0. Full Moon tonight which is called The Wolf Moon. Also known as The Old, Ice, Storm and Cold Moon. Speaking of Ice, sounds like an ice storm could be coming our way, time to hit the grocery store! Maybe Herman's too!! Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:03pm.
1/27/2013 5:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 01-26-13: High 32, Low 9, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-15 mph. No rain, no snow. Trace of snow left on N & NE side of the house. I swear I heard a robin yesterday morning and my sister has a group of them in her backyard. Too early for their return, must be some dumb ones that never left. Today at 5:12am: awaiting freezing rain which is on the radar and heading our way, temp 25, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 17, humidity 74%, wind chill 17. At 4:30am IL River at LaSalle 11.30/at Ottawa slush & ice. Fox River 5.71/ice. Neighborhood pond is now a hockey rink for the neighborhood kids, its been a few years since its been that frozen. Normal 32/15 and back in 2002 it was 60. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:05pm.
1/28/2013 5:19 AM 0.33 M M M M 01-27-13: High 42 (11:59pm) Low 25, wind SE & S 7-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Yesterday's event started out as sleet at 11:45am, very brief period of freezing rain quickly turning to rain. At 3pm had a millimeter of ice on car outside, driveway was frozen slush. At 7:10pm everything had melted. Sleet and afternoon rain .24 in gauge, over night rain .09 in gauge with a total of .33 after it was all said and done. Low lying areas of field ponding. If we or Chicagoland get any excessive amount of rain EXPECT FLOODING as ground is frozen and most streams and rivers are frozen! At 5:19am: we'd have fog if it wasn't for wind, temp 48, wind SSW 11 mph, dew point 47, humidity 98%, wind chill 44. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:06pm.
1/29/2013 4:49 AM 0.21 M M M M 01-28-13: High 55 (11:59pm) Low 40, wind was from everywhere S, SW, W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-19 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain during the wee hours this morning .21 in gauge. FLASH FLOOD WATCH, if you live by a river be alert as the ground is frozen and some rivers and streams are still frozen. Today at 4:49am: very mild, temp 58, wind S to SSW 11-15 mph, dew point 56, humidity 95%. Record temps for Chicago & Rockford 63/65. Normal 32/15. Enjoy the mild temps as were going from spring to the deep freeze very quickly. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:07pm. Four days before Groundhog Day.
1/30/2013 5:10 AM 1.77 M M M M 01-29-13: High 65 (new record) 66 in LaSalle, Low 50, wind S, SW & W calm-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain during the day .83 and .94 over night giving me a total of 1.77 in the gauge, my backyard is a pond and soon will be a skating rink. Today at 5:10am: temp 38, wind NNE 5 mph, dew point 38, humidity 97%, surprised we don't have fog, wind chill 34. RIVERS R RISING! At 4am Fox River at Dayton 7.55/rising. IL River at LaSalle 13.79/rising fast. With Chicagoland runoff we're going to get buried with water! Normal for today 32/15. One year ago was a record breaker at 58 degrees. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:08pm.
1/31/2013 5:09 AM 0.14 T M T M 01-30-13: High 50 (12:01am) Low 20, wind NW & W 3-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain changing to flurries in the afternoon leaving .14 in the gauge, snow is a trace. Today at 5:09am: wind chill 1, temp 18, wind W 21 mph, dew point 14, humidity 79%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 8.80/rising slowly. IL River at LaSalle 15.97/rising. Both rivers not rising as bad as I thought they would. Normal 32/16. RFD Farm Radio getting excited with 2 days left til Groundhog Day. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:10pm.
2/1/2013 5:24 AM T T M T M 01-31-13: High 20 (12:01am) Low 5 (11:59pm) wind W 11-33 mph w/gust 38 mph. Trace of snow with some light flurries here and there through out the day, nothing in gauge. Today at 5:24am: COLD! temp 1, wind WNW 12-17 mph, wind chill minus 17, dew point minus 3, humidity 64%. Normal 33/16. Record 70/1989. Total precip for January 3.67 and the most snow was an inch. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 17.51/rising, flood stage 20. Fox River N/A. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:11pm.
2/2/2013 7:45 AM 0.05 1.0 M 1.0 0.05 02-01-13: High 19, Low 1, wind NW & N 7-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Over night snow leaving 1 inch and .05 in the gauge once it was melted. Today at 7:45am: temp 24, wind WSW 6 mph, dew point 21, humidity 87%, wind chill 17. At 6am Fox River at Dayton 7.35/receding. IL River at LaSalle 16.39/receding. Ice dam in Ottawa at Fox River Main Street bridge on east side of the bridge, main "current" channel part of bridge open, but river has/is quickly icing up again. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 5:12pm.
2/3/2013 5:08 AM 0.02 0.2 M 1.2 M 02-02-13: High 28, Low 12, wind W, NW and a brief time out of the NE calm-21 mph w/gust 27 mph. This morning a light fluffy snow just under a 1/4 of an inch (if that). Today at 5:08am: temp 16, wind W 3 mph, dew point 12, humidity 83%. Normal 33/16. I hope your groundhog day was an eventful one. I watched the movie all day, I watched the movie all day, I watched the movie all day. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 5:13pm.
2/4/2013 4:55 AM T T M M M 02-03-13: High 25, Low 13, wind NW & W calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Trace of snow/flurries. Today at 4:55am: temp 27, wind ESE 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 78%, wind chill 21. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:15pm. Only 25 days left of meteorological winter!!!
2/5/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-04-13: High 33, Low 15, wind SE, E, NE, N & NW calm-17 mph. Today at 4:59am: light frost, temp 17, wind SW 4 mph, dew point 14, humidity 81%, wind chill 12. Twenty four days left of meteorological winter! Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 5:16pm.
2/6/2013 4:40 AM 0.01 T M T M 02-05-13: High 36, Low 15, wind W, NW & N calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Flurries at 6am and a healthy snow at 3:15pm which lasted about 15 minutes and left a heavy dusting to an 1/8 of an inch giving me .01 of melted snow in the gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 26, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 21, humidity 79%. Normal 34/17. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:17pm. Need to think spring?? Chicago Cubs first spring training game vs The Giants is Feb. 24th at Mesa (thats in 19 days!!!)
2/7/2013 4:45 AM 0.10 M M M M 02-06-13: High 43, Low 20, wind NE, vrbl turning E & SE calm-18 mph. Today at 4:45am: raining, we must have received some form of frozen rain as my driveway and sidewalk have some frozen spots but very very limited. Temp 34, wind SE 5-8 mph, dew point 33, humidity 93%, wind chill 30. My car which is outside, deck, gauge are ICE FREE. Rain .10 in gauge. Nice to be above normal which is 34/19. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:18pm.
2/8/2013 4:55 AM 0.96 T M T M 02-07-13: High 37, Low 31, wind SE, E, W & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain & dusting of snow .96 in gauge and a total of 1.06 with yesterday's reading. At 4am Fox River 7.86 and IL River 14.11 keep an eye on the rivers. BTW Fox River is still all ice. At 4:55am: temp 24, wind N 18-23 mph, dew point 20, humidity 84%, wind chill 10. Normal 34/17. Sunrise 6:59am (before 7) Sunset 5:20pm.
2/9/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-08-13: High 34, Low 23, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. No rain, no snow. My backyard has a small frozen pond due to no saturation into the ground. Today at 5:59am: temp 27, wind SE 5-8 mph, dew point 23, humidity 82%, wind chill 21. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 7.67/ice. IL River at LaSalle 13.96/steady. Normal 34/17. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:21pm.
2/10/2013 5:08 AM 0.03 M M M M 02-09-13: High 35, Low 25, wind E & SE 5-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Went above ground pool shopping, pool technology has come along way in 8 years! At 4am Fox River at Dayton (open & ice free) 7.43/steady, lower Fox at Ottawa still ice. IL River at LaSalle 13.88/steady. Today at 5:08am: Temp 36, light rain with .03 in gauge with more to come thru out the day, wind SSE 9 mph, dew point 33, humidity 90%, wind chill 29. Normal 35/17. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 5:22pm. Only 19 days of meteorological winter left! Chicago Cub pitchers & catchers report this week in Arizona. Think Spring!!
2/11/2013 4:59 AM 0.39 M M M M 02-10-13: High 48, Low 33, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 9-36 mph w/gust 45 mph. Rain .39 in gauge. Today WINDY! temp 35, wind WSW 26 mph w/gust 38 mph, dew point 23, humidity 65%, wind chill 23. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.68/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 14.54/flood stage 20. Normal 35/18. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 5:23pm.
2/12/2013 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-11-13: High 44 (12:01am) Low 30 (11:59pm) wind SW & W 14-35 mph w/gust 47 mph. Ice broke on the lower Fox River, quite a collection of ice gathering at the Main Street Bridge. I reported at 3pm that the ice extended back to the hospital. By 5pm it was at and or past Shoreline Boat Club. A lot of lumber/trees mixed in with the ice. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.34/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 460.18/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 16.05/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 28, wind NNW 9 mph, dew point 20, humidity 71%, wind chill 19. Happy "FAT" Tuesday and 17 days left of "meteorologial" winter.
2/13/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 34, Low 25. Right now heavy frost. No rain, no snow.
2/14/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-13-13: High 47, Low 24, wind NW, W, SW & S 3-15 mph. Today at 4:55am: temp 36, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 30, humidity 78%, wind chill 33. Normal 36/19. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 5:27pm.
2/15/2013 4:59 AM T T M M M 02-14-13: High 42, Low 33, wind gust W & NW 29 mph. Today at 4:59am: a flake of snow here and there, temp 28, wind NNW 13 mph, dew point 24, humidity 79%, wind chill 17. Normal 36/19. Its getting lighter outside! Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:28pm.
2/16/2013 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-15-13: High 35, Low 20, wind NW & W 6-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 5:29am: temp 15, wind NNW 8 mph, dew point 7, humidity 65%, wind chill 2. At 2am Fox River at Dayton 7.43/steady. IL River at LaSalle 14.61/steady. Normal 37/19 and no warm-up in sight. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 5:30pm.
2/17/2013 6:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-16-13: High 26, Low 15, wind NW & N calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 6:14am: cold, temp 11, wind calm, dew point 6, heavy frost, humidity 82%. Normal 37/30. Seven days until the Cubs first spring training game. Look out for Thursday! NWS says snow, AckkkkUweather saying some snow, turning to freezing rain. Tom Skilling has been talking about this since Tuesday. We will see. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 5:31pm. 4 what its worth, AckkkkUweather has the better batting average this winter.
2/18/2013 4:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-17-13: High 34, Low 10, wind SE & E calm-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:58am: temp 30, wind SSE 8-11 mph, dew point 22, humidity 72%, wind chill 22. Normal 37/20 and today we'll be above normal with some precipitation in the forecast. Enjoy todays brief warm-up because its going to get cold with below 0 wind chills. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 5:32pm.
2/19/2013 4:59 AM 0.38 T M T M 02-18-13: High 54, Low 24, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 8-35 mph w/gust 44 mph. Rain .38 in gauge. Today at 4:59am: very windy! temp 17, wind WNW 22 mph w/gust 35 mph, dew point 11, humidity 75%, wind chill minus 3 and light flurries. Normal 38/20. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 5:33pm. Correction: first Cubs spring training game is this Saturday and just maybe the worst/ground zero part of Thursday's storm will be south of us? I hope!!!
2/20/2013 4:59 AM T T M T M 02-19-13: High 28 (12:01am) Low 10, wind chills minus 9, wind W & NW 9-33 mph w/gust 44 mph. Fluffies leaving a trace of snow. Today at 4:59am: temp 7, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 2, humidity 75%, wind chill minus 7. Normal 38/21. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 5:35pm. I don't know who to believe on tomorrow's forecast???
2/21/2013 4:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-20-13: High 25, Low 7, wind NW, W, N & NE calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:48am: awaiting the on coming winter storm. This is the first time this winter that all weather services ARE ON THE SAME PAGE! Area forecast is 3-5 maybe 6 inches with Ottawa zeroed in at 4 inches, high winds may make it dicey. Right now temp is 16, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 13, humidity 84% and we have frost. Normal 39/21. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 5:36pm. See you at Herman's & Handy Foods.
2/22/2013 4:45 AM 0.29 2.0 M 2.0 M 02-21-13: High 32, Low 15, biggest snow of the season! (wow) 2 inches on all 4 measurements, sort of heavy but can't make a snowball. Melted gave me .29 in gauge. Today at 4:45am: temp 26, wind ESE 8-10 mph, dew point 24, humidity 90, wind chill 18. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 5:37pm.
2/23/2013 5:25 AM T T M M M 02-22-13: High 36, Low 26, wind E, SE, SE & W 6-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Yesterday included traces of snow, sleet and rain along with some very light fog. Today at 5:25am: temp 25, wind WSW 10 mph, dew point 19, humidity 79%, wind chill 15. Normal 39/22. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 5:38pm. Is it my imagination or has Tucson AZ had more snow than Ottawa, IL this year?? Speaking of Arizona, GO CUBS! 1st spring training game today/PLAY BALL!!! Another sign of spring, hello to everyone in Peoria at the IRBBA winter games. First event of the 2013 boating season.
2/24/2013 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-23-13: High 31, Low 19, wind SW & W 3-18 mph. Today at 5:50am: late report, went to let the dogs out and had 3 or 4 coyotes out in the field that started yipping and howling, I had to chase them off in the car. That damn yip sound can make the hair on the back of my neck stand straight up. Temp 15, wind WNW 4 mph, dew point 12, humidity 89%, wind chill 9. Normal 40/22. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 5:39pm. And yes the Cubs won!
2/25/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-24-13: High 41, Low 12, wind W, SE & E calm-10 mph. Today at 4:59am: frost, temp 23, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 89%. Full Moon in the sky, known as The Snow Moon, other names are Hunger, Storm, Opening Bud and Bony Moon. Normal 40/22. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 5:41pm. Whats this? 4-8 inches on the way????
2/26/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-25-13: High 44, Low 21, wind E, SE & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. No rain, no snow. Awaiting the attack of this incoming winter storm w/wet heart attack snow. Be careful today!! NWS & Accuweather calling for 3-6 inches, zeroed in on Ottawa at NWS and its 5.2 forecasted. Today at 4:55am: windy, temp 35, wind ENE 14 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 28, humidity 76%, wind chill 25. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 5:42pm. You now have 12 days left of CST.
2/27/2013 4:55 AM 0.22 4.0 M 4.0 M 02-26-13: High 36, Low 29, wind E & NE 5-28 mph w/gust 33 mph. At or around 8:40am started to sleet, briefly changed to rain and then snow. Total snow measurement 4 inches. Gauge reading low .22 due to its location as that was the area of my yard which was experiencing blowing and snow was being removed by the wind in that spot, which also had the lowest snow reading. School's closed around noon, we are not used to this much snow anymore! Today at 4:55am: temp 32, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 29, humidity 93%, wind chill 24. Normal 41/23. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 5:43pm. 11 more days until DST.
2/28/2013 4:59 AM 0.08 0.3 M 4.3 M 02-27-13: High 36, Low 30, wind W & NW 8-23 mph. Freezing drizzle and lake effect snow through out the day. Quarter of an inch of snow and .08 in the gauge. Today at 4:59am: LAST DAY OF METEOROLOGICAL WINTER! Temp 32, wind NW 14 mph, dew point 21, humidity 86%, wind chill 22. Normal 41/23. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 5:44pm. Ten more days until DST.
3/1/2013 4:45 AM T T M M M 02-28-13: High 40, Low 29, wind NW & N 3-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Might have been one or two flakes or drops of rain, nothing measureable, matter of fact getting numb to it all, I'm ready for a warm-up! Today at 4:45am: temp 26, wind N 10 mph, dew point 22, humidity 81, wind chill 16. I went out with the dogs this morning as I always do, we were greeted by a Fox. It had to be one as it was scared and ran off. A coyote wouldn't run and would yip and howl. February total for the month 2.53 in the gauge. 9 days until DST. Normal 42/24 (I wish) Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 5:45pm. Strange times we live in when we can watch a Pope leave his office and fly off into the sunset in a helicopter. Happy first day of "Meteorological Spring"!!!
3/2/2013 6:09 AM T T M M M 03-01-13: High 32, Low 25, wind N, NE & E 8-26 mph. Trace of limited snow flurries through out the day. Today at 6:09am: temp 21, wind NW 10-14 mph, dew point 18, humidity 79%, wind chill 10. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 6.85/normal. IL River at LaSalle 13.32/normal. With this wet winter river levels have returned to average for now. Normal 42/24. Late Monday might see 2-4 inches of snow? and later in the week A WARM-UP??!!!?? Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:48pm. Eight more days left of CST.
3/3/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-02-13: High 32, Low 15, wind W & NW calm-16 mph. No flurries, no rain. Today at 5:59am: frost, temp 13, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 11, humidity 87%, wind chill 4. Back in the day in 1974 it was 74 but no one remembers it. Normal 43/25. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:48pm. Another winter storm coming Monday night/Tuesday?? Stay tuned for further developments.
3/4/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-03-13: High 35, Low 12, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm to 10 mph. No snow, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 24, wind E 6 mph, dew point 19, humidity 76%, wind chill 18. Another Tuesday snow storm heading our way. NWS prediciting 6-9 zeroing in on Ottawa its 7.3 and Accuweather saying 3-6 inches of snow. I'm rooting for AW. Normal 43/25. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 5:49pm.
3/5/2013 4:35 AM T T M M M 03-04-13: High 35, Low 21, wind SE & E 6-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 4:35am: IT JUST STARTED! (snow) Thats why I have a "trace" down, total precip in tomorrow's report. Temp 32, wind ENE 8-10 mph, dew point 30, humidity 91%, wind chill 25. NWS sticking to their guns with 5-10 inches, Accu Weather 3-6 inches. Normal 44/25. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 5:50pm. Chicago schools are closing right & left!
3/6/2013 4:50 AM 1.93 11.0 M M M 03-05-13: High 34, Low 28, wind N/A. Once again Route 80 has proven to be the perfect wind block as I'm drifted in. Gauge was drifted under. My guess for snow is anywhere from 9-11 inches. Compacted snow in gauge gave me 9 but I know we got more than 9 so WGN is telling me we got 11 and I'm going with that because thats what my drifted in driveway is telling me! Today at 4:50am: temp 28, wind N 11-14 mph, dew point 26, humidity 89%, wind chill 19. Normal 44/26. One more note, if your NOT drifted in, the city did a pretty good job and I believe you can get around, my street is passable its just my driveway that isn't. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 5:51pm. Anyone got a "Bobcat"? How about a "Deere"?
3/7/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-06-13: High 34, Low 25, wind N & NW 5-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Retro in Review: who was correct on the snow storm NWS or Accu Weather? It was NWS. Sunday who will be correct? AW predicting 60 and NWS 49, stay tuned weather fans! Today at 4:55am: temp 27, wind WNW 4 mph, dew point 22, humidity 84%, wind chill 22. Normal 45/26. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 5:52pm. Three days left of CST.
3/8/2013 4:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-07-13: High 43, Low 24. No snow, no rain. Today at 4:57am: temp 20, wind ENE 4 mph, dew point 17, humidity 87%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 6.56/flood stage 12. Normal 45/26. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 5:53pm.
3/9/2013 5:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 03-08-13: High 42, Low 19, wind E & SE calm-18 mph. No rain, no snow during the day. This morning rain has started .06 in gauge. Today at 5:50am: rain, temp 34, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 31, humidity 89%, wind chill 27. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 6.51/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 13.04/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 46/27 and we should be close to it. Don't forget to spring ahead tonight. The last CST report until November: Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 5:54pm.
3/10/2013 6:10 AM 0.83 M M M M 03-09-13: High 44, Low 32, wind E, SE & S 5-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain with a touch of sleet around 9:30am. Daytime rain .03 and overnight rain .80 total of .83 in gauge. Massive snow melt! Backyard is under water. RIVERS R RISING! At 5:30am Fox River at Dayton 7.21 and rising fast/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 13.16 and starting to rise/flood stage 20 and flooding is projected/expected. Today at 6:10am: steady rain, temp 42, wind SE 9-11 mph, dew point 41, humidity 97%, wind chill 35. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 7:16am cdt, Sunset 6:56pm cdt. **8am update** I have a backyard full of ROBINS! They are back.
3/11/2013 4:59 AM 0.51 M M M M 03-10-13: High 51, Low 39, wind E, SE & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain .51 in gauge. At times dense fog. RIVERS R FLOODING! At 4am Fox River at Dayton 13.15/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 21.0/flood stage 20 and both are still rising. Today at 4:59am: temp 42, wind W by WSW 6-8 mph, dew point 41, humidity 97%, wind chill 38. Normal 46/28. Robins are back! Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:57pm.
3/12/2013 4:55 AM 0.03 T M M M 03-11-13: High 45 (12:01am) Low 30, wind SW & W 3-24 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain & snow showers leaving .03 in gauge, snow melted on contact. The snow that is left are piles from drifting or plowing/shoveling. Today at 4:55am temp 30, wind W 13 mph, dew point 22, humidity 82%, wind chill 19. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24.07 and rising slowly, might be ready to crest/flood stage 20. Fox River at Dayton 13.96 crested and receding/flood stage 12. Normal temps 47/28. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:58pm.
3/13/2013 4:50 AM 0.01 T M M M 03-12-13: High 40, Low 27, wind W & NW 7-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Snow showers yesterday afternoon, heavy at one point, left .01 in gauge, melted on contact. Today at 4:50am: temp 25, wind NW 13 mph, dew point 20, humidity 82%, wind chill 13. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.78 crested and receding/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 47/28. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:59pm. Wasn't it last year we already had our suntan lotion out?
3/14/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-13-13: High 35, Low 24, wind NW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:59am: frost, temp 24, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 21, humidity 80%. Normal 48/29. Today 1-3 inches in the forecast per Accu Weather. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 7:00pm. Habemus Papam!
3/15/2013 5:50 AM 0.04 T M M M 03-14-13: High 37, Low 23, wind SW, S & SE w/gust 15 mph. Snow showers (heavy at times) that melted leaving .04 in gauge. Today at 5:50am: frost, temp 30, wind S 3 mph, dew point 29, humidity 92%. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 7:01pm. Beware of The Ides Of March!
3/16/2013 5:55 AM T M M M M 03-15-13: High 50, Low 29, wind vrbl calm-14 mph. A few drops of rain on my windshield, nothing in the gauge, trace of rain recorded. Today at 5:55am: light fog/mist, temp 34, wind vrbl from the north 10 mph, dew point 33, humidity 97%, wind chill 26. The record for today was last year 2012/83 degrees. Normal 49/29. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 7:02pm.
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3/18/2013 5:13 AM 0.03 M M M M 03-17-13: High 40, Low 28, wind vrbl from the E 4-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 5:13am: winter weather advisory in effect, raining, some freezing occurring, temp 32, wind E 8 mph, dew point 30, humidity 93%, wind chill 25, rain .03 in gauge. Sidewalk, driveway and street clean and wet. Deck, car and curb iced with a thin layer. Normal 50/30. Cold front coming our way, so much for any warm-up as girls JV softball starts Thursday. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 7:05pm.
3/19/2013 4:50 AM 0.07 T M M M 03-18-13: High 39, Low 24, wind E, SW & W calm-32 mph w/gust 40 mph. Yesterday we saw freezing rain, rain and snow leaving .07 in the gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 19, wind W and WNW 20 mph, dew point 11, humidity 71%, wind chill 3. Record high 83/2012 and normal is 50/30, right now I'd luv to see normal temps!! Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 7:06pm.
3/20/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-19-13: High 37, Low 19, wind W & NW w/gust 40 mph. No snow, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 19, wind NW 14 mph, dew point 11, humidity 73%, wind chill 5. Normal 51/31 and we will be 20-25 degrees below the normal high. The record was last year and I'm to disgusted to look up the temp. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 7:07pm. Its hard to talk about Easter approaching, baseball season opening up soon with 0-5 above wind chills. Happy first day of calendar spring. I see CoCoRahs has new software and spell check, VERY NICE!
3/21/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-20-13: High 27, Low 14, wind W & NW 12-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Today at 4:59am: frost, temp 15, wind NNW 8 mph, dew point 9, humidity 72%, wind chill 3. Normal 51/31 and the record high was 86 degrees in 2012. The first Marquette Academy JV girls softball game for today has been cancelled due to temps. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 7:08pm.
3/22/2013 4:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-21-13: High 37, Low 14, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:47am: frost, temp 19, wind calm, dew point 13, humidity 81%. All spring sports at the high school's continue to be cancelled due to temps. What's this? Palm Sunday Snow Storm?? Accu Weather calling for 1-3 inches. Yesterday on RFD Farm Radio who uses Chesapeake Forecasters and who's track record is very good for long term forecasting call for continued below normal temps into April. Maybe by mid April a change to warmer and drier. Normal temps for today 52/32. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 7:09pm. Every day I look at the robins in my yard and think how dumb they must feel returning north and not waiting another month longer.
3/23/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-22-13: High 44, Low 15, wind vrbl calm-11 mph. Today at 5:59am: temp 26, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 82%. Palm Sunday Snow Storm: looks like it will be south of Ottawa. NWS predicting 3-6 and Accu Weather 1-3 inches of wet snow. I agree with A/W so stay tuned sport fans for the results! Normal for today 52/32. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 7:10pm.
3/24/2013 5:59 AM T T M M M 03-23-13: High 48, Low 25, wind NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Today, Palm Sunday at 5:59am: light flurries which is the reason for a trace of precipitation, temp 31, wind ENE 11 mph, dew point 26, humidity 81%, wind chill 22. One or two inches are in our forecast for today, winter storm warning to the south of Ottawa down by Bloomington. Normal temps for today 53/32. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:11pm.
3/25/2013 4:55 AM 0.04 1.0 M 1.0 M 03-24-13: High 37, Low 27, wind NE, N & NW 3-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Snow kicked in between 4 and 5pm, drifting is effecting the measurement, coming up with 1 inch and .04 in gauge. The city of Ottawa thought there was enough to break out the plows during the wee hours. Today at 4:55am: light flurries, temp 29, wind NW 11 to 15 mph, dew point 23, humidity 73%, wind chill 19. Normal 53/33. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:11pm. Side note: snow is crusty, frozen in certain areas and not in others, must have been slushy then froze.
3/26/2013 4:59 AM T T M T M 03-25-13: High 37, Low 28, wind NW & W w/gust 27 mph. Light flurries early in the morning leaving a trace in the gauge. All snow has melted except where it has been plowed and in piles. Today at 4:59am: temp 31, wind WNW 6-8 mph, dew point 27, humidity 80%, wind chill 25. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 7:13pm. Warm-up on the way?? at least back to normal temps
3/27/2013 4:55 AM T T M M M 03-26-13: High 42, Low 29, wind NW & W 3-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. I saw 3 flakes of snow yesterday which is the reason for a trace of precipitation. Today at 4:55am: temp 31, wind WNW 6 mph, dew point 28, humidity 74%, wind chill 27. I has always blown my mind that the holiest season of the year for the Catholic Church is based on the cycle of the full moon and that is right now (5:28am) known as The Worm Moon, Chaste, Crust, Sap & Maple Sugar, Death and The Crow Moon. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 7:14pm.
3/28/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-27-13: High 47, Low 28, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:59am: frost, temp 26, wind calm, dew point 22, humidity 87%. Normal 54/34. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 7:15pm. Slight warm-up coming. We just might get that first JV softball game in today!
3/29/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-28-13: High 53, Low 25, wind NW & vrbl calm-11 mph. No rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 35, wind calm, dew point 26, humidity 73%. Marquette Academy girls JV softball finally got their first game in yesterday at Coal City winning 11-0 with a one hitter. Cubs & Sox open Monday. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 7:17pm. "Remember me when you come into your kingdom."
3/30/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-29-13: High 60, Low 32, wind vrbl calm-10 mph. No rain. Washed all of the cars yesterday. Today at 5:59am: temp 32, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 27, humidity 75%. Normal 55/34 and its nice to be at or around normal for once! Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 7:18pm.
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4/1/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-31-13: High 61, Low 36, wind SW, W & NW 5-27 mph w/gust 34 mph. Today at 4:50am: temp 29, wind NW 7-10 mph, dew point 22, humidity 69%, wind chill 22. Normal 56/35. March total precipitation 3.63 in the gauge. No rain on Easter Sunday means no seven rainy Sundays. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 7:20pm. PLAY BALL !
4/2/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-01-13: High 42, Low 26, wind NW & W 7-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain, no snow. Coldest April 1st high in Chicago per WGN radio news department. Cubs Win! Today at 4:55am: temp 25, wind W 6 mph, dew point 19, humidity 75%, wind chill 12. Normal 57/35. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:24pm.
4/3/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-02-13: High 46, Low 20, wind W & NW 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:59am: temp 26, wind calm, dew point 18, humidity 70%, light frost. A year ago today it was 86/50. Normal 57/36. It looks like we might have a little warm-up coming our way with it peaking Saturday. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:22pm.
4/4/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-03-13: High 51, Low 21, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Today at 4:59am: temp 29, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 20, humidity 66%. Normal 58/36. No rain except for tears shed, RIP Joe F. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:23pm.
4/5/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-04-13: High 62, Low 27, wind SW, W & NW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:59am: temp 34, wind NNE 6 mph, dew point 27, humidity 79%, wind chill 29. Normal 58/36. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:24pm.
4/6/2013 4:55 AM T M M M M 04-05-13: High 59, Low 34, wind NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Light rain showers at 9:30pm that got the car windshield wet but the deck was dry leaving a trace of rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 36, wind ESE 8-11 mph, dew point 27, humidity 68%, wind chill 29. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 7.51/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 12.10/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 59/37. Today will be warmer than it was a year ago as it fell below normal last year in April. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:25pm.
4/7/2013 5:59 AM 0.06 M M M M 04-06-13: High 72, Low 35, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 8-33 mph w/gust 43. Thunder storm started around 10pm more thunder and lightning then rain .06 in gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 43, wind NW 5-8 mph, dew point 38, humidity 84%. Normal 59/37. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:26pm.
4/8/2013 5:59 AM 0.57 M M M M 04-07-13: High 68, Low 41, wind W, NW, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Mild thunder storm this morning around 4:30am with some brief heavy rain .57 in the gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 53 and rising, wind SE 14 mph, dew point 51, humidity 96%. Normal 59/37. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:27pm. **6:45am Update** with Saturday nights thunder storm and active cloud to ground lightning, yesterday (Sunday) I noticed how GREEN the lawns and yards are starting to turn. Amazing what a wake-up call lightning is in the spring.
4/9/2013 4:58 AM 0.06 M M M M 04-08-13: High 76, Low 42, wind SW, W & E calm-30 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain earlier this morning leaving .06 in the gauge. Today at 4:58am: temp 47, wind E 11 mph, dew point 44, humidity 90%, wind chill 42 and if it wasn't for the wind we'd have fog as there is a trace of it around to the north and it can be seen thanks to the advertising billboards and lights by Route 80. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:28pm.
4/10/2013 4:55 AM T M M M M 04-09-13: High 79, Low 46, wind E, SE, SW, N & NE 2-24 mph w/gust 30 mph and a drop of rain on the windshield, maybe two drops. First "humid" day of the year. Today at 4:55am: temp 44, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 42, humidity 91%, wind chill 39. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:29pm. For anybody who might of had a burger and a beer in Ottawa, RIP Woody B.
4/11/2013 4:15 AM 1.30 M M M M 04-10-13: High 47, Low 38, wind E & NE 6-29 mph w/gust 36 mph. Rain 1.30 in gauge. Rivers R Rising. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.36/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 14.31/flood stage 20. Fox estimated to hit around 11.0 and IL River to hit flood stage. Today at 4:15am: temp 43, wind E 8-11 mph, dew point 42, humidity 96%, wind chill 38, ponding in my backyard, sump pump active. Normal temps for today 61/38. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:31pm.
4/12/2013 4:55 AM 0.10 M M M M 04-11-13: High 51, Low 39, wind E, NE, SW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 28 mph. The high winds were from earlier in the morning. Rain .10 in gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 37, wind W 7-10 mph, dew point 34, humidity 85%, wind chill 32. Rivers still rising. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.81/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.92/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 61/39. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:32pm. Only 6 weeks until school's out.
4/13/2013 5:59 AM 0.03 M M M M 04-12-13: High 45, Low 37, wind NW & W 7-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Little bit of rain .03 in gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 35, wind WNW 8-11 mph, dew point 30, humidity 79%, wind chill 29. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 19.73/flood stage 20. Normal temps 62/39. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:33pm. Grass is getting green and starting to grow.
4/14/2013 5:26 AM T T M M M 04-13-13: High 50, Low 34, wind NW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Mid morning snow flakes in the air as the Academy girls JV softball team took the field against Putman County and as Ernie says "lets play two" and they did. Temp at game time was 37 and a wind chill of 29. Today at 5:26am: temp 42, wind ESE 11 mph, dew point 34, humidity 74%, wind chill 35. Radar showing some rain coming our way from the SW. Normal for today 62/39. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:34pm.
4/15/2013 4:55 AM 0.08 M M M M 04-14-13: High 75, Low 41, wind E & SE 7-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. I woke up at 1:50am this morning and it was raining leaving .08 in the gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 55, wind SSW 9 mph, dew point 52, humidity 89%, wind chill 51. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:35pm.
4/16/2013 4:59 AM 0.25 M M M M 04-15-13: High 65, Low 45, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Daytime rain .10 and over night rain .15 leaving a total of .25 in the gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 41, wind NW 4 mph, dew point 39, humidity 96%, wind chill 39. Normal 63/40. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:26pm.
4/17/2013 4:55 AM T M M M M 04-16-13: High 57, Low 40, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Trace of rain with a few drops here and there. Today at 4:55am: temp 44, wind ENE 11 mph, dew point 36, humidity 70%, wind chill 37. Rain coming our way, approaching the river (Big M) heavy rains expected in the next 48 hours. Every type of Flood Watch and Warnings are posted by the NWS. If you live by a river stay tuned and be aware of conditions as the ground is slightly soaked and we could get some run-off from these rains. Normal 63/41. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:37pm.
4/18/2013 4:50 AM 4.79 M M M M EPIC RAIN/NOAH RAIN/NASHVILLE RAIN !!! Rain 4.79 in gauge. RIVERS FLASH FLOODING! At 4am Fox River at Dayton 14.34/flood stage 12. Estimate of a 22.50 crest, major flooding at 24. Yesterday the City of Ottawa ALREADY had barricades out for Green Street. Shoreline Boat Club was moving boats to higher ground, too late, doesn't matter now. IL River at Morris 14.05/flood stage 16. Ottawa 464/flood stage 463. At LaSalle 22.25/flood stage 20. Estimates close to 2008 record. Back at my house backyard under water, sump pump every 8-10 seconds, still a heavy rain. 04-17-13: High 52, Low 44.
4/19/2013 4:59 AM 1.01 M M M M 04-18-13: High 64, Low 40, wind E, NE, SW & W calm-33 mph w/gust 40 mph. Another 1.01 of rain in the gauge giving me a total of 5.80 not a record breaker but I'm sure in the top ten. Today at 4:59am: temp 36, wind WNW 13-19 mph, dew point 32, humidity 77%, wind chill 28. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 20.61/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 471.87/flood stage 463, record 472.37 and at LaSalle 31.95/flood stage 20, record 33.79 both September of 2008. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:39pm.
4/20/2013 4:55 AM T T M M M 04-19-13: High 41, Low 34, wind W & NW 11-30 mph w/gust 39 mph. Yesterday saw a steady diet of sleet and flakes of snow in the air, no accumulation, just disappointing to see on the 20th of April. Today at 4:55am: temp 32, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 29, humidity 87%, wind chill 24. Normal 64/42. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 16.77/flood stage 12 and it crested at 20.70 at 3pm. IL River at Ottawa 473.14/flood stage 463, crested at 473.57 at 6pm. LaSalle 34.44/flood stage 20 and the 2008 record of 33.79 is now history. At Marseilles barges got loose and hit the lock and dam, two may have sunk. Voluntary evacuations in Wedron, parts of Utica, Marseilles and even the Eastside of Ottawa which was closed off yesterday morning, no one in or out...period! I think the drought of 2012 is over. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:40pm. One last comment. IF THESE ARE THE 100 YEAR FLOODS, WHY HAVE I WITNESSED AND GONE THROUGH 6 OF THEM IN MY LIFE?
4/21/2013 4:50 AM T T M M M 04-20-13: High 48, Low 29, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm to 16 mph. I put down a trace as I saw a couple of flakes of snow in the morning floating around in the breeze. We also had a fairly good frost after 6am. Today at 4:50am: temp 34, wind ESE 11 mph, dew point 25, humidity 71%, wind chill 27. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 14.10/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 470.51/flood stage 463. LaSalle 33.33/flood stage 20. Eastside of Ottawa reopened before mid morning. Normal temps for today 65/42, wouldn't that be nice? Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:41pm. The day's are getting longer and longer.
4/22/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-21-13: High 57, Low 33, wind E & SE 7-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. No rain, no snow. Today at 4:59am: temp 39, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 79%, wind chill 34. Moderate dew as the dogs paws were wet when they got back on the deck. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.92/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 31.80/flood stage 20. Normal temps 65/42. Yesterday must have been cut your grass/lawn day, because everyone was doing it. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:42pm.
4/23/2013 4:50 AM 0.04 M M M M 04-22-13: High 69, Low 38, wind S & SE 6-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Light showers this morning, estimating between 3 or 4am leaving just .04 in gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 52, may have already had our high of 57, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 48, humidity 88%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 12.38/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 465.87/flood stage 463. At LaSalle 30.82/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 66/43. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:43pm. Ottawa High School reopens today, the levee kept the water back and held.
4/24/2013 4:59 AM 0.57 T M M M 04-23-13: High 57 (12:01am) Low 38 (11:59pm) rain before 7pm .48 and over night .09 total .57 in gauge. Possible flake or two in the air at dinner time? Family members saw it, I didn't, and you know mama is always right. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:45pm.
4/25/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-24-13: High 52, Low 35, wind N, NW, W & SW 5-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:55am: temp 41, wind W 5-7 mph, dew point 34, humidity 68%, wind chill 37. Full moon overhead, known as The Pink Moon. Other names for the April full moon are: Awaking, Seed, Planter's, Frog and Moon of Red Grass. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.29/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 29.69/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 66/43. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:46pm. Stopped by Shoreline Boat Club yesterday and you'd almost never know there was a flood. It did get in the clubhouse 36 inches deep. I really feel sorry for The Spring Valley Boat Club. They just installed a $400,000 new bar & kitchen and now that is probably ruined?
4/26/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-25-13: High 56, Low 39, wind SW, W, NW & SE calm-26 mph w/gust 31 mph. No rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 38, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 32, humidity 75%, wind chill 33. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 463.83/flood stage 463. LaSalle 29.33/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 67/44. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 7:47pm.
4/27/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-26-13: High 68, Low 36 with batch's of frost on rooftops, gusts of wind from the SE, S & SW 27 mph. No rain. Today at 5:59am: heavy dew, temp 44, wind calm, dew point 44, humidity 93%. Normal 67/44. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 28.42/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 7:48pm.
4/28/2013 5:29 AM 0.02 M M M M 04-27-13: High 70, Low 44, wind SE, S, SE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Drizzle off and on since 8pm with .02 in gauge. Today at 5:29am: no rain, temp 52, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 50, humidity 90%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 27.68/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 67/44. I'm hearing a rumor that Skilling is predicting another deluge, I hope its a false rumor. Cut grass for the 2nd time this season, needed a bailer. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 7:49pm.
4/29/2013 4:50 AM 0.01 M M M M 04-28-13: High 68, Low 51, wind NE, N, NW, W & SW calm-8 mph. Light morning fog and drizzle .01 in gauge. Today at 4:50am: heavy dew, temp 51, wind SW 4-6 mph, dew point 48, humidity 94%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.92/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 26.98/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 68/45. Nice to be near or above normal. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:50pm.
4/30/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-29-13: High 79, Low 49, wind gusts from the SW, S & SE 25-30 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 60, wind SE 6-8 mph, dew point 57, humidity 87%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle reading has gone from 27 down to 9. Either a dam has broke or aliens have drained the river or there is faulty equipment. I'll go with the alien story, you go with the faulty equipment. If it doesn't rain today my total for April is 8.89 in the gauge and in the record books. Normal temps for today 68/45 and we will be above that today! Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 7:51pm.
5/1/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-30-13: High 88, Low 58, wind SE & S 6-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. No rain. Cut grass Saturday and it really needs cutting again! Today at 4:55am: temp a mild 61, wind S 4 mph, dew point 56, humidity 84%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.39/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 26.08/flood stage 20. Normal 68/46. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 7:52pm. Yesterday was the 1st day of this season I totally opened up the house and turned on ceiling fans.
5/2/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-01-13: High 86, Low 59, wind SW, S & SE 3-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Today at 4:55am: moderate dew, temp 57, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 53, humidity 81%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 26.08/flood stage 20. Looks like we'll be getting about an inch over the next few days, better than all at once. Cut my grass last night as it might be the last day to do so in the next 5 days. Needed a bailer, it was really thick. Normal temps for today 69/46. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:53pm.
5/3/2013 4:45 AM 0.36 M M M M 05-02-13: High 68 (12:01am) Low 46 (11:59pm) wind NE & N 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain before 6pm .02 and over night .34 leaving .36 in the gauge. Yesterday was "sort of like" summer pop up thunder storms on the radar, majority missed us but thunder was heard and static was on the radio airwaves, movement was south to north. I think cooling daytime temps help us. Today at 4:45am light rain, heaviest seems to be SW & W of Ottawa, temp 42, NE 7, dew point 40, humidity 91%, wind chill 37. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 24/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 69/46. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 7:54pm quickly approaching 8pm.
5/4/2013 4:55 AM 0.17 M M M M 05-03-13: High 59, Low 41, wind NE & E 3-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Daytime rain .14 and over night .03 total .17 in the rain gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 52, wind E 5 mph, dew point 50, humidity 92% and cloudy. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.43/flood stage 20. Normal temps 69/47. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 7:55pm.
5/5/2013 5:29 AM T M M M M 05-04-13: High 73, Low 52, wind E, SE & S calm-18 mph. Trace of rain around 3 or 3:30pm which wet the deck but nothing in gauge. Today at 5:29am: Very Heavy Dew, I can see my foot prints in the grass, shoes and cuffs of jeans soaked, temp 50, wind NNW 2-3 mph, dew point 48, humidity 95%. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.64/flood stage 20. Normal 69/47. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 7:56pm. Happy 1st Communion Day. Don't go to late Mass unless you bring a sack lunch with you!!!
5/6/2013 5:14 AM T M M M M 05-05-13: High 79, Low 49, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain (deck wetter) around 6pm leaving trace, gauge empty. Today at 5:14am: temp 54, wind NE 6 mph, dew point 46, humidity 73%. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 7:57pm.
5/7/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-06-13: High 77, Low 54, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 19 mph. Today at 4:55am: moderate dew, temp 48, wind calm with an occasional .07 to 1 mph from the NE, dew point 46, humidity 68%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.73/flood stage 20. Normal 70/48. Went to Henry for Marquette Academy JV girls softball who won 19-1, but also saw farmers and equipment out in the fields preparing the ground. Normally 12% of corn would already be planted. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 7:58pm.
5/8/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-07-13: High 84, Low 48, wind gust 14 from the N & NE. Limited info this morning as computer is slow as a snail. Today at 4:55am: temp 52, wind calm "W" flag not moving, dew point 45, humidity 78%. Normal 70/48. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 7:59pm. New above ground pool being install today as old one got blown in during the winter. Saw some wild asparagus yesterday, spring is here!
5/9/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-08-13: High 82, Low 49, wind S, SW & W calm-12 mph and around 4pm a gust from the E 20 mph which blew all of the tree blossoms into my new clean pool water. Today at 4:55am: temp 60, wind ESE 2 mph, light drizzle has started, radar shows heavier rain coming, dew point 51, humidity 67%. Normal 71/48. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset is now at 8pm.
5/10/2013 4:40 AM 0.40 M M M M 05-09-13: High 75, Low 58, wind S, SE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Rain before 4pm .18 more over night .22 total .40 in gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp DROPPING, right now it has fallen from 61 to 55, wind was calm now N 14 mph, mist/light fog &/or drizzle, dew point 52, humidity 90%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.37/flood stage 20. Normal 71/49. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:02pm.
5/11/2013 5:19 AM T M M M M 05-10-13: High 63 (12:01am) Low 47, wind W & N calm-16 mph. Drizzle and mist leaving a trace of precipitation. Today at 5:19am: heavy dew, temp 46, wind W 3-5 mph, dew point 45, humidity 95%. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:03pm.
5/12/2013 4:59 AM T M M M M 05-11-13: High 63, Low 42, wind SW, W & NW calm-26 mph w/gust 38 mph. Trace of rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 37, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 31, humidity 84%, wind chill 31. Today will be the coldest day of the week and by Tuesday we'll have the A/C on. Normal 71/49. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:04pm. Happy Mother's Day. Friday I heard a nice poem which connected mother's with God. Both can create a being that has a soul and the possibility of it becoming a saint.
5/13/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-12-13: High 59, Low 36, wind W & NW 5-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. No frost yesterday morning, wind helped. Today at 4:55am: heavy dew, temp 36, wind CALM, dew point 35, humidity 80%, I swear I can see frost on the heavy patches of cut grass, nothing on the roofs or vehicles at this moment. Farmers R in the fields! Normal for today 72/50. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:05pm.
5/14/2013 4:40 AM T M M M M 05-13-13: High 70, Low 34, wind W, SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. We had morning frost yesterday and a trace of rain that didn't even wet the deck. Today at 4:40am: temp 55, wind S 7-10 mph, low dew point and humidity readings 40 & 55% and no dew this morning. Normal 72/50 and its been a while, today we will be warmer than last year. Looks like some summer temps will be kicking in for a short while, ENJOY! Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:06pm.
5/15/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-14-13: High 93, Low 53, wind S & SW 7-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Over night gusts of 36 mph. Today at 4:59am: temp a warm 74, wind WNW 12-15 mph, low dew point and humidity readings 50 and 47%. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:07pm. Not sure if we broke any records yesterday??
5/16/2013 4:55 AM T M M M M 05-15-13: High 87, Low 63 (11:59pm) wind SW, W, NW & N calm-25 mph w/gust 37 mph, mainly during yesterday's pre dawn hours. Trace of rain with 2 cracks of lightning and thunder which included 3 drops of rain. I did notice while dropping off my son to Ottawa High some car's from the south side of Ottawa were wet, so rain south of the IL River. Radar showed that the front stalled at the P Line which is Peoria to Pontiac. Today at 4:55am: temp 57, wind NNW calm-3 mph, dew point 47, humidity 65%. Normal 72/51. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:08pm. May's 1/2 over and nine and a half days left of the 2012-2013 school season.
5/17/2013 8:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-16-13: High 85. No Rain. Late report due to computer problems at home. Observation Date kept rejecting and went blank, report submitted at work.
5/18/2013 5:45 AM 0.60 M M M M 05-17-13: High 83, Low 59, wind SE & E calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Heavy afternoon summer rain .60 in gauge. Today at 5:45am: fog, heavy dew, temp 59, wind E 4 mph, humidity 96%, dew point 57. Normal 73/51. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:10pm. This entry was first done at home at 5:45am. Home computer keeps REJECTING my observation date which voids my entry. I am now entering this at my office at 6:43am. If any one knows how to correct my observation date problem let me know @ feehanjack@hotmail.com otherwise I cannot continue to come downtown to enter my data. Thank you. P.S. I tried to correct the date numerous times and each time it was rejected as incorrect.
5/19/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-18-13: High 82, Low 57, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Today at 4:59am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 92%, heavy dew and patchy field fog in some areas. Normal 73/52. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:11pm. Once again reporting from my office and problem appears to be JavaScript....whatever that is??
5/20/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-19-13: High 92, Low 59, wind E, SE & S calm-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. No rain. Today at 9am temp 75, wind vrbl from the S 12-17 mph, no dew this morning, dew point 60, humidity 66%. Yesterday opened the pool. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:11pm.
5/21/2013 4:55 AM 0.89 M M M M 05-20-13: High 89, Low 66, wind S, SW & W 5-26 mph w/gust 37 mph. T-Storms around 9pm with lots of cloud to cloud lightning leaving .89 of rain in the gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 63, wind SW 8-12 mph, dew point 61, humidity 91%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:12pm. This report is from home not office. My prayers go out to those in OKLAHOMA.
5/22/2013 4:58 AM 0.27 M M M M 05-21-13: High 83, Low 63, wind SW calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Going back to the Monday night storm, talked to some night owls and the eastside of Ottawa got pea sized hail, rural Marseilles dime size hail. Rain this morning during the wee hours .27 in the gauge. Today at 4:58am: light rain, temp 64, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 62, humidity 92%. Talked to a farmer yesterday afternoon and he's got both corn and beans in the ground, north of the river. Normal 74/53. We are going into a wet & cooler pattern, just in time for the Memorial day weekend. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:13pm.
5/23/2013 4:48 AM 0.22 M M M M 05-22-13: High 74, Low 61, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain .22 in gauge making the total for the day of .49 just short of a half an inch. Today at 4:48am: radar showing rain approaching from the N by NW, temp 57, wind WNW 10 mph, dew point 54, humidity 87%. Normal for today 74/53. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:14pm. Hard to believe May is almost over, school is less than 48 hours away from being done and you'll probably see a frost watch by later today??
5/24/2013 4:59 AM 0.07 M M M M 05-23-13: High 62 (12:01am) Low 42, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Morning rain .07 in gauge. Today at 4:59am: FROST starting to appearing on some rooftop areas, temp 37, wind N 7 mph, dew point 36, heavy dew, humidity 90%. Normal 75/53. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:15pm. Last day of school, teacher is letting the monkeys out!
5/25/2013 5:43 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-24-13: High 66, Low 36, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph. Today morning showers came through from the NW leaving .02 in the gauge. At 5:43am: temp 46, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 84%. Listening to the weather radio this morning (Moline) I thought I heard the word "training" in the future forecast? I hope not. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 7.48/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 459.89/flood stage 463. LaSalle 16.46/flood stage 20. Watched the full moon rise last night, otherwise known as The Flower Moon, Planting, Dyad, Budding, Corn Planting and Milk Moon. Normal 75/54. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:16pm.
5/26/2013 4:44 AM 0.06 M M M M 05-25-13: High 58, Low 46, winds vrbl from the East calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain .06 in gauge, it was a cold and damp day and for being near the end of May it was nasty. Today at 4:44am: temp 46, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 44, humidity 86%. Rain on the radar coming from the NW. Some area's show heavy rain falling and flash flooding occurring. Normal for today 75/54. Looks like once we get past the holiday, summer temps will be setting in. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:17pm.
5/27/2013 4:59 AM 1.02 M M M M 05-26-13: High 64, Low 45, wind E & SE 3-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Here is my blow by blow account of the rainfall, 4pm daytime reading .02 and by 8pm another .16 and over night .84 leaving a total of 1.02 in the rain gauge, we got lucky with only that much. To the west and southwest they got a whole BUNCH! Today at 4:59am: temp 58, wind ESE 8 mph, dew point 57, humidity 98%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 7.18/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.01/flood stage 20. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm. Today is the unofficial start of summer, but lets us also remember why we have today off.
5/28/2013 4:55 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-27-13: High 70, Low 56, wind E & SE 3-14 mph. Rain .02 in gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 63, wind S and SSE 4-7 mph, dew point 62, humidity 95%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 18.30/flood stage 20. Fox River is OK. Normal 76/55. Took a short drive in Wallace Twp. and corn has emerged. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:19pm. Soon we will be approaching our maximum daylight in the morning. Cubs Win!
5/29/2013 4:59 AM 0.53 M M M M 05-28-13: High 79, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW calm-27 mph w/gust 36 mph. Daytime rain .03 and over night .50 total .53 in gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 64, wind WSW 8 mph, dew point 61, humidity 90%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 7.64/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 461.08/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 21.14/flood stage 20. Are you wondering why your grass is growing so much? In the last 12 days 10 of those had precipitation totaling 3.68 and that's a lot of rain! Normal temps for today 76/55. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:19pm.
5/30/2013 4:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 05-29-13: High 89, Low 62, wind gust SW 36 mph, rain .06 in gauge. Reviewing the Tuesday night storm NWS indicates EF0 tornado east of Coal City. Spotter reports from Marseilles noted debris "rapped" around trees and a roof was ripped off a machine building/shed. Today at 4:50am: temp 71, wind S 6 mph, dew point 66, humidity 82%, light dew this morning. Looking ahead to the next 48 hours, heavy rains in the forecast. NWS predicting over 2.25 inches for the Ottawa area. BE PREPARED for FLOODING! Reports from Marseilles, IL is that they are ALREADY sand bagging along the levee that over flowed. Area rivers can't handle any heavy rains let alone RUN-OFF from the Chicago area. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 7.69/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 461.66/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 22.67/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:20pm.
5/31/2013 4:43 AM 1.10 M M M M 05-30-13: High 86, Low 63, wind S & SE 3-28 mph w/gust 36 mph. Rain 1.10 in gauge. Backyard is ponding, pumps are hard at work, draining pool as it is filled to the top with rain water. Today at 4:43am: last day of Meteorological Spring, temp 63, wind S 3-5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 97%. At 4am Fox River 7.62/flood stage 12. IL River at Marseilles 17.11/flood stage 20. Ottawa 461.60/flood stage 463. LaSalle 22.81/flood stage 20. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:21pm. Thank goodness Chicago didn't get a lot of rain, don't have to worry at this moment about run-off. Heavy rain and strong storms in the forecast for today. Keep an eye on the sky and the rivers.
6/1/2013 5:44 AM 0.01 M M M M 05-31-13: High 77, Low 62, wind SE, S & SW calm-25 mph. I got .01 in my gauge as rain went to the south and east of Ottawa, we got spared! May 5.81 total in the gauge. Today at 5:44am: temp 64, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 91%. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 461.72/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 22.99/flood stage 20 and it appears to have crested. Normal temps for today 77/56. My boat is still on dry land and not in the water, pool has only been used once and today is the start of Meteorological Summer! Congrats to the senior graduating class of 2013 last night at OTHS. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:22pm.
6/2/2013 5:25 AM 0.32 M M M M 06-01-13: High 76, Low 63, wind S, SW & W 3-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Around 3pm I got a down pour, in less than a hour .32 had fallen. Today at 5:25am: temp 61, wind NW 8-10 mph, dew point 58, humidity 89%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.36 and still rising/flood stage 20. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm.
6/3/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-02-13: High 64, Low 49, wind W, NW, N, NE 5-19 mph. NO RAIN! Its been a week since I could say that. Today at 4:45am: since my observation to the time I'm writing this right now we've gone from field fog to VERY DENSE FOG, temp 46, wind calm, dew point 46, humidity 99%. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 23.85 and still slowly rising/flood stage 20. Normal temp for today 78/57. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm.
6/4/2013 4:50 AM T M M M M 06-03-13: ***Here is my report for 4:50am as your site was down earlier this morning*** High 71, Low 45, wind S, SE & E calm-9 mph, mist with the morning fog leaving a trace of rain. Today at 4:50am: IT WAS 49 temp, heavy dew, wind calm, it was a dew point of 47, humidity was 93%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.70/flood stage 20. Normal for today 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm. I hope the software geeks have everything straight @ the C.C.C.R.H.& S.N.
6/5/2013 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-04-13: High 78, Low 49, wind SE & E calm-14 mph. No rain, again!! Cutting grass every 3-4 days. Gas bill for the lawn mowers is starting to get expensive, especially at $4 a gallon. Today at 5:14am: temp 57, wind calm, sky cloudy, dew point 50, humidity 77%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.28/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:25pm. Getting very close to maximum sunlight in the morning.
6/6/2013 4:59 AM T M M M M 06-05-13: High 80, Low 56, wind SE, E & NE calm-15 mph. Today at 4:59am: trace of rain as a corner of my deck is wet, nothing in gauge, temp 57, wind ENE 6-8 mph, dew point 50, humidity 80%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.85/flood stage 20. Normal 79/58. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:25pm. "Les sanglots longs des violons De l'auto me Blessent mon Coeur D'une langueur monotone." 69 years ago weathermen played a very important role in the history of the world. And let us not forget the men who gave their lives for us on the beaches of Normandy on this morning.
6/7/2013 4:44 AM 0.27 M M M M 06-06-13: High 74, Low 55, wind E, NE & N 4-17 mph. Morning rain .27 in gauge. Today at 4:44am: cloudy, cool, temp 53, wind NNE 4-6 mph, dew point 49, humidity 82%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 22.38/flood stage 20. Normal temps for today 79/58. Still don't have the boat in the water, pool has only been used once, we could call this "The Summer That Never Will Be." Probably got spoiled by last year. Speaking of, a lot of fur trees in our area didn't make it and have died from last summer's heat. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:26pm.
6/8/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-07-13: High 76, Low 51, no rain. Today at 5:59am: temp 52, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 86%, fairly heavy dew on the grass. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 21.83 and slooooowly falling/flood stage 20. Normal temps 79/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:27pm. Wine & Jazz Fest in downtown Ottawa this weekend serving lobster & corn on the cob. Bring your own bib.
6/9/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-08-13: High 81, Low 49, wind vrbl changing to the E calm-11 mph. No rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 51, not much dew on the grass this morning, humidity 73%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.29/flood stage 20. Normal 79/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:27pm. Pool is ready, today the boat. Look out summer, hear I come like it or not!!!
6/10/2013 4:55 AM 0.18 M M M M 06-09-13: High 84, Low 59, wind E, SE & S calm-24 mph w/gust 28 mph. Late afternoon rain .18 in gauge. Today at 4:55am: fog rolling in from the NW, very heavy dew, temp 62, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 97%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.77/flood stage 20. Normal 80/59. Boat is in the water where it belongs! Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:28pm.
6/11/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-10-13: High 85, Low 61, wind NW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph. No rain. Today at 4:45am: heavy dew, temp 61, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 93%. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.24/flood stage 20. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:28pm.
6/12/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-11-13: High 93, Low 60, wind W & SW calm-14 mph, no rain, we lucked out as storms went around Ottawa. Today at 4:59am: temp 70, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 67, humidity 89%. Normal 80/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum), Sunset 8:29pm. Today keep an eye on the sky!
6/13/2013 5:10 AM 1.82 M M M M 06-12-13: High 96, Low 67. Afternoon rain .38 and over night 1.44 giving me a total of 1.82 in the gauge. Pool is over filled, sump pump busy, backyard ponded. One advantage to my location is I can see for miles, got to watch the Amboy storm go by on its way to Joliet where the Weather Channel was set up and waiting. Today at 5:10am: temp 64, wind N with a touch of NNE 9-12 mph, dew point 62, humidity 95%. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/14/2013 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-13-13: High 83, Low 62, wind E, NE, N & NW 3-14 mph w/gust 21 mph. Went to The Chicago Cubs game yesterday, start of the game 66 and it dropped to 60 degrees with wind blowing in from the north. Took 14 innings to win. Today at 4:40am: "W" flag barely moving, wind NNE 1-3 mph, temp 55, dew point 53, humidity 93%. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.96/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.89/flood stage 20. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum), Sunset 8:30pm. Good Luck to all Special Olympic athletes in the State Finals at Bloomington Normal this weekend.
6/15/2013 5:35 AM T M M M M 06-14-13: High 83, Low 55, wind NE, SE & E calm-11 mph. This morning woke up to a wet deck, nothing in gauge. Last night was a beautiful evening for Cruise Night in downtown Ottawa, it was an enjoyable event. Today at 5:35am: temp 66, "W" flag is still, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 80%. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 20.42/flood stage 20. Normal 81/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum), Sunset 8:30pm.
6/16/2013 4:45 AM 0.05 M M M M 06-15-13: High 85 (and humid) Low 62, wind E & SW calm-14 mph until later in the night it picked up to 28-33 mph. Morning rain .02 and .03 around the bewitching hour gave me a total of .05 in the gauge. Today at 4:45am: temp a mild 66, wind W 8 mph, dew point 63, humidity 89%. Normal 81/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum), Sunset 8:31pm. Happy Father's Day.
6/17/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-16-13: High 87, Low 66, wind vrbl from the SW & W, earlier 21-36 mph settling down to calm-14 mph. Today at 4:45am: field fog, dense heavy dew, temp 65, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 100%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum), Sunset 8:31pm.
6/18/2013 5:40 AM T M M M M 06-17-13: High 90, Low 63, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-13 mph. It must have rained over night, small puddle on my deck and on the car, nothing in gauge. Radar indicated trace. Today at 5:40am: temp 60, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 54, humidity 82%, cold front came through. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 5:22am (no longer maximum) Sunset 8:31pm.
6/19/2013 4:50 AM 0.04 M M M M 06-18-13: High 79, Low 59, wind E & NE 5-19 mph. A pop up rain event developed and at 1:15pm Ottawa got a summer rain, 2 claps of thunder and .04 in the gauge and by 1:45pm it was sunny again. Today at 4:50am: cool, temp 54, wind NE 5-8 mph, dew point 48, humidity 80%. Normal temps for today 82/62. Warm up coming this weekend. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/20/2013 4:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-19-13: High 85, Low 54, wind NE, SE & E calm-12 mph. No rain. Today at 4:47am: temp 62, wind vrbl out of the East calm-2 mph, dew point 51, humidity 68%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm. Let the warm up begin!
6/21/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-20-13: High 93, Low 60, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-14 mph. No rain. Today at 4:59am: warm, temp 70, wind SSE 5-8 mph, dew point 63, humidity 79%. Normal 83/62. Record 101 in 1988. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm. One minute away from maximum daylight in the evening.
6/22/2013 4:45 AM 0.78 M M M M 06-21-13: High 88, Low 68, wind vrbl 4-25 mph w/gust 40 mph. Storm rolled in around 12:30pm, temps dropped from 88 down to 68, rain .78 in gauge. At one point I worried about hail as radar showed it earlier NW of Ottawa. Today at 4:45am: thunder storm north of Ottawa, I can see it, temp 73, wind ESE 8 mph, dew point 68, humidity 86%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/23/2013 4:50 AM 0.05 M M M M 06-22-13: High 83 (for a while) Low 68, wind vrbl turning S calm-21 mph w/gust 28 mph. Shelf cloud came through around 6:30am followed by rain, I got .05 but a much heavier rain downtown compared to my location. Today at 4:50am: temp 66, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 64, humidity 91%. So much for a hot weekend! Disappointed with cooler weather as we had outdoor activities planned around the warmer temps. Cloud cover this morning hiding The Super Moon otherwise known as The Strawberry Moon, Rose, Green Corn, Honey and Hot Moon. Speaking of corn we'll be lucky if some of it is KNEE HIGH by the 4th of July. Normal temps for today 83/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunrise 8:32pm.
6/24/2013 4:45 AM 0.09 M M M M 06-23-13: High 90, Low 66, wind SE, S & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 24 mph. Thunder storm came through in the mid to late afternoon. A lot of cloud to ground lightning, rain .09 in gauge. Today at 4:45am: brief drizzle, radar shows thunder storms to the SW & W slowly approaching, visible lightning in the distance and as I'm typing thunder can now be heard. Temp 69, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 67, humidity 92%. Fox River at Dayton 8.97/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.60/flood stage 20, both rivers a heart beat away from flood levels. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:32pm. Where is that Super Moon that everyone's been talking about??
6/25/2013 4:51 AM 0.63 M M M M 06-24-13: High 88, Low 67, wind SW & S calm-31 mph w/gust 49 mph. Yesterday it rained after my report so here is the breakdown: morning rain .42 and then the storm came to town at 5pm sharp leaving .21 final total .63 in gauge. Today at 4:59pm temp 71, wind SSW 7-11 mph, dew point 70, humidity 97%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:23, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum) Way to go Blackhawks!
6/26/2013 4:45 AM T M M M M 06-25-13: High 88, Low 69, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Trace of rain, I had about 7 drops on my windshield, gauge is dry. Today at 4:45am: feeling like a piece of cheese in a sandwich. Looking at the radar, Ottawa has storms to the north and two coming at us from the west and southwest. Temp 71, wind SSW 6-10 mph, heavy dew 68, humidity 90%. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.12 w/fast current/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 459.88/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 16.92/flood stage 20. Normal 84/63. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum)
6/27/2013 4:50 AM 0.13 M M M M 06-26-13: High 86 (heat index 92) Low 68, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Rain started at 8:30am to around 10am .08 and this morning at 3:20am .05 leaving a total of .13 in the gauge. Today at 4:50am: fog, temp 69, wind calm, dew point 69, humidity 99%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum)
6/28/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-27-13: High 91, Low 69, wind NW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. No rain, it missed us but if you were watching the Brewers-Cub game you could see what hit Milwaukee and as it came south east you could see it from a far from here. What a huge anvil cloud! Today at 4:55: temp a cool 65, wind WNW 7-8 mph, grass is wet from the dew, dew point 61, humidity 84%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 8:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum)
6/29/2013 5:59 AM 0.09 M M M M 06-28-13: High 85, Low 64, wind W & NW 5-22 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain .09 in gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 64, wind NW 3-5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 97%, heavy dew. At 5:30am Fox River at Dayton 9.92/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.62/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:25am (lost 4 minutes of sunlight) Sunset 8:33pm (maximum)
6/30/2013 4:55 AM 0.45 M M M M (is it rolling Bob?....) 06-29-13: High 72, Low 61, wind NW, N & NE 3-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Yes I did have rain. Rain in the morning .12 and an afternoon rain .33 giving me a total of .45 in the gauge. If I don't get another drop I'll have 4.91 for the month of June. Today when it was 4:55am: temp was 60, wind NNE 5-8 mph, dew point 58 and the grass was dewie not louie, humidity 91%. At 4am The Fox River was at 11.43/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 18.31/flood stage 20. Normal 84/64. Sunrise was 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum) Third time is a charm.
7/1/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-30-13: High 80, Low 60, wind N & NE 5-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. No rain, 4.91 is total for June. Today at 4:50am: temp a cool 58, wind NNE 7 mph, I will not do wind chills in July, dew point 51, humidity 80% and a heavy dew on the grass. Pop ups on the radar. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 11.05/flood stage 12 and a very strong current! Normal temps for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum)
7/2/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-01-13: High 79, Low 57, wind N & NE 7-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain. Hard to believe the year is half over. Today at 4:55am: temp 57, wind NNE 7 mph, dew point 53, humidity 84%, dogs paws and my tennis shoes wet from the dew on the grass. Its been 4 days since I last cut the grass and its a jungle. Its been like this all spring and summer, lawn mower gas expense is very high this season compared to last year. Normal temps for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum) Enjoy it, tomorrow we start to lose a minute in the evening.
7/3/2013 4:50 AM T M M M M 07-02-13: High 74, Low 58, wind N, NE & E 4-19 mph. A few rain drops fell in the late afternoon, deck remained dry as well as the driveway and gauge. Yesterday felt like a day in mid September. Today at 4:50am: temp 59, wind N 3-5 mph, dew point 57, humidity 91%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/4/2013 5:59 AM T M M M M 07-03-13: High 77, Low 57. Light limited drizzle left a trace of rain and around 4pm the sky cleared. Today at 5:59am: temp 58, wind calm, heavy dew, limited field fog, dew point 57, humidity 96%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. Happy 4th of July even though it feels like May or September.
7/5/2013 4:45 AM T M M M M 07-04-13: High 86, Low 58, wind SE & S calm-15 mph. 3 drops of rain at 6pm, I did ask if anyone else felt any drops and everyone responded with a yes. Great firework show in the town of 2 rivers. Summer is now 1/2 over. Today at 4:45am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 93%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/6/2013 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-05-13: High 88, Low 61, wind SE & S calm-10 mph. No rain. Today at 3:59am: I wish I could sleep! Temp 66, wind calm, dew point 64 and its wet and sticky, humidity 93%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/7/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-06-13: High 86, Low 65, wind SE, S & SW calm-11 mph with afternoon cloud cover, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 69, wind SSW 4-6 mph, dew point 64, humidity 85%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:31pm. We've lost 9 minutes of daylight.
7/8/2013 5:45 AM T M M M M 07-07-13: High 92, Low 68, wind S & SW 3-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Today's report is late as I walked a hour earlier. A storm is approaching on radar. At 5:45am: drizzle, temp 76, humid, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 70, humidity 89%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm. Get ready for a wet and warm start to the week.
7/9/2013 4:40 AM 0.22 M M M M 07-08-13: High 91, Low 70, wind S & SW except during rain W & NW 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain .22 in gauge, all of it in the morning. Today at 4:40am: temp 75, wind calm, dew point 73, humidity 94%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm. Cubs Win/SWEEP The Cross Town Classic! 16 days until Bears Training Camp.
7/10/2013 4:45 AM 0.06 M M M M 0-09-13: High 87, Low 72, wind S, SW & W calm-14 mph except during thunder storm 20-25 mph which also gave me .06 of rain in the gauge. Today at 4:45am: temp 75, wind calm, muggy and a heavy dew, dew point 75, humidity 97%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/11/2013 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-10-13: High 87, Low 66 (11:59pm) wind SW, W, NW & N calm-21 mph. No rain as it was all south of Ottawa. Today at 4:40am: refreshing, temp 61, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 93%. Normal 85/65. Today will be ideal conditions as the LaSalle County 4-H Fair starts day 2 on the south side of Ottawa. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/12/2013 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-11-13: High 84, Low 61, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: extreme heavy dew, temp 58, wind calm, "W" flag is up, dew point 56, humidity 90%. Japanese beetles are out and about. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm.
7/13/2013 8:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-12-13: this late report is brought to you by "Summer Fun" or what army marched through my mouth last night?? Yesterday's High 86, Low 58, wind NE & E calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 8:59am: temp 75, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 72%. At 8:45am Fox River at Dayton 7.36 and IL River at LaSalle 13.04/both steady. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm. We've lost 16 minutes of daylight and 33 days left of summer vacation before the start of SCHOOL!
7/14/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-13-13: High 88, Low 61, wind SE & E calm-12 mph, no rain. Finally made it out on the river, a lot of boaters were out and got to enjoy a beautiful afternoon. Today at 4:50am: temp 66, wind ENE 2 mph if that, dew point 62, humidity 87%. Normal 84/65 and we've lost one degree. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:28pm. Eighteen minutes of sunlight have now been lost and 32 days before school starts. Say a prayer for Father K.
7/15/2013 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-14-13: High 92, Low 66, wind SE & E calm-13 mph, no rain. Yard no longer a deep green, yellow and brown colors are now mixed in, its that time of the year. Today at 4:35am: temp 71, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 68, humidity 88%. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:28pm. Hot week ahead.
7/16/2013 4:35 AM T M M M M 07-15-13: High 95, Heat Index 104, Low 69, wind E, SE & S calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Passing shower at 1pm which couldn't even wet the deck giving us a trace of rain. Today at 4:35am: temp 73, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 70, humidity 89%. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:27pm.
7/17/2013 4:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-16-13: High 94, Heat Index 102, Low 73, wind S & SW calm-10 mph, no rain. Used the pool last night and its bath water. Today at 4:47am: temp 73, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 92%. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:28pm. Last weekend I set up 4 Japanese Beetle trap bags, all 4 were filled to the top.
7/18/2013 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-17-13: High 97, Heat Index 103, Low 73, wind S, SW & W calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: heavy dew, windows dripping, muggy, temp 75, wind calm, dew point 73, humidity 94%, heat index 80. Heat Advisory in effect. Power interruptions possible. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:26pm.
7/19/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-18-13: High 96, Heat Index 104, Low 75, wind W & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. No rain, some trees are showing stress. Corn in the last 2-3 weeks has really grown, sweet corn showing up in downtown Ottawa as farmers set up stands in parking lots. Today at 4:55am: not nearly as muggy as yesterday morning, temp 77, wind WSW 6-9 mph, dew point 72, humidity 85%. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:25pm. Beware of phone scams.
7/20/2013 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-19-13: High 98, Low 76, wind SW & W 3-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. NO RAIN. Not one drop, some thunder and lightning around 2 or 3am and it was in the distance. Today at 5:55am: temp 70, windows open, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 66, humidity 86%. On the radar you can see at Chicago the lake cooling effect and there is rain on a line from Pontiac to Rensselaer. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:24pm. Twenty six days left of summer vacation until SCHOOL.
7/21/2013 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-20-13: High 92, Low 70, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, low humidity. Update from yesterday, Saturday morning (3am) there was rain in downtown Ottawa but to repeat, I did not receive any. Today at 5:30am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 95%, heavy dew. Normal temps for today 84/64 lost a degree in the morning. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:24pm. Getting very dry around here.
7/22/2013 4:45 AM T M M M M 07-21-13: High 88, Low 66, wind vrbl calm-11 mph and a trace of rain at 7:30pm which barely wet the deck. Total rain so far for July is .28 which I received in a 48 hour period. Welcome to the "mini drought" of 2013. Today at 4:45am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 90%. Full moon in the western sky which is called The Buck Moon. Also known as The Hay, Wyrt, Ripe Corn, Blood & Thunder Moon. Why The Buck Moon you ask? This is the month new antlers push out of the forehead of a buck deer. Normal for today 84/64. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:23pm.
7/23/2013 4:55 AM 0.09 M M M M 07-22-13: High 89, Low 68, wind SW, W & NW calm-12 mph except during t-storm 25-30 mph, rain .09 in gauge that occurred before the midnight hour. Today at 4:55am: much cooler, temp 65, wind W 5-7 mph, dew point 63, humidity 96%. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:22pm. All Bear football players report to training camp this week!
7/24/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-23-13: High 82, Low 59, wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. No rain. Today at 4:50am: windows wide open, temp 55, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 51, humidity 89%. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:21pm.
7/25/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-24-13: High 78, Low 54, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 4:50am: temp 54, wind calm, dew point 50, humidity 86%. Normal 84/64. Looks like Saturday I might have to break out the wind chill chart. Sunrise 5:44, Sunset 8:20pm. Twenty one days until school, barring any strike which is looming at OTHS.
7/26/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-25-13: High 82, Low 52, wind S, SW & W calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 83%, a drop of rain hit the deck which will be included in tomorrows report. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:19pm.
7/27/2013 4:59 AM 0.04 M M M M 07-26-13: High 76, Low 58, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Morning rain .04 in gauge. Today at 4:59am: heavy dew, temp 55, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 54, humidity 93%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:18pm.
7/28/2013 4:59 AM T M M M M 07-27-13: High 68, Low 51, wind NW 7-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Before ending this report I had a drip and a drop hit me so I'm recording a trace of rain, radar does show some just north of Ottawa. Today at 4:59am: temp 52, wind W 4 mph, dew point 49, humidity 87%. Weather feels more like the end of September than the end of July. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:17pm.
7/29/2013 5:10 AM T M M M M 07-28-13: High 72, Low 50, wind NW & W 3-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Trace of rain, enough to wet the deck but not the gauge. Today at 5:10am: temp 49 just a couple short of the record low, wind at this moment calm, dew point 47, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:16pm.
7/30/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-29-13: High 79, Low 48, wind NW, W & SW calm-13 mph. No rain. Grass is brown, rivers are low and some trees are starting to stress. Radar indicating some rain is coming from the WSW. Today at 4:55am: temp 59, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 56, humidity 85%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:15pm. If there is no strike, school in 16 days.
7/31/2013 4:50 AM 0.52 M M M M 07-30-13: High 71, Low 58, wind SE & E calm-14 mph. Morning rain .36 afternoon rain .05 and over night .11 total .52 in gauge. It was the most rain for the month of July, so far. Today at 4:50am: light fog, temp 65, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 98%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:14pm. Welcome Burger tonight in downtown Ottawa as Riverfest kicks into gear.
8/1/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-31-13: High 78, Low 64, wind vrbl calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: clear, temp 60, wind W 3-5 mph, dew point 59, humidity 98%, heavy dew. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 5.99/low. IL River at LaSalle 11.19/low. Normal temps for the first day of August 83/64. Riverfest in full gear through the weekend in downtown Ottawa. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 8:13pm. Enjoy the last month of meteorological summer.
8/2/2013 4:58 AM T M M M M 08-01-13: High 82, Low 59, wind W & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Nice day on the Fox & IL River yesterday. The Asian carp were very active. Possible passing rain earlier this morning, deck has a few wet spots, nothing in gauge. Today at 4:58am: cloudy, temp 66, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 59, humidity 85%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:12pm.
8/3/2013 4:55 AM 1.02 M M M M 08-02-13: High 86, Low 64, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-23 mph. Morning rain .07 afternoon rain .22 and during Ottawa Riverfest and over night .73 giving me a total of 1.02 in the ole gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 64, wind N 4-6 mph, dew point 62, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:11pm. If any of you would like to see what the Asian Carp are like on our two rivers go to "You Tube" and type in "Ottawa IL Asian Carp." There is some cussing so be warned. You get hit in the head with a 15-25 pound fish going 8-12 mph you'd cuss too.
8/4/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-03-13: High 81, Low 62, wind NE, N & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. No rain. Today at 4:55am: cool, fairly heavy dew, temp 57, wind NNW 3 mph, dew point 54, humidity 88%. Normal for today 83/64. Last day of Riverfest in downtown Ottawa topped off with the riverfest parade at 1pm. Summer vacation is slowly slipping away, 10 days left for OHS and 15 left for MHS. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 8:10pm. We have now lost 55 minutes of daylight.
8/5/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-04-13: High 82, Low 55, wind NW, N & NE calm-9 mph, no rain. Riverfest ended with a whimper, shortest riverfest parade in Ottawa history clocking in at 40 minutes at my location which was the 1300 block of W. Madison St. Today at 4:50am: temp 57, wind ESE 3-4 mph, dew point 55, humidity 86%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:09pm.
8/6/2013 4:55 AM 0.20 M M M M 08-05-13: High 75, Low 57, wind SE & S calm-16 mph with a mid day rain leaving .20 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 66, FOG could be worse but SW wind at 3 mph is holding it back a little bit, dew point 66, humidity 98%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 5:07pm. (1 summer dream)
8/7/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-06-13: High 87, Low 64, wind SW & S calm-11 mph. I thought we were going to get one inch of rain? I got nada, nothing, gauge is dry! Today at 4:55am: temp 71, wind SSW 5-7 mph, dew point 69, humidity 93%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:06pm. Back to school in 8 days.
8/8/2013 4:50 AM 0.03 M M M M 08-07-13: High 91, Low 68 (11:59pm) wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-15 mph. Around the lunch hour a large storm approached going south of Ottawa, I got .03 but the more you went south the more rain you would had received. Watching the Weather Channel radar a large dark red reading appeared over Grand Ridge which is between Ottawa & Streator and was ground zero for the heavy rain. Radar reading was around 2 inches. I called a customer in The Ridge but he didn't have a rain gauge but said he got a lot of rain. Today at 4:50am: heavy dew, temp 63, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 62, humidity 96%. Normal for today 83/63. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 8:05pm.
8/9/2013 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-08-13: High 81, Low 62, wind E & NE 3-16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 86%. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:04pm. This is the last weekend of summer vacation before its back to school and tonight is the 1st Chicago Bears pre season game!
8/10/2013 6:10 AM T M M M M 08-09-13: High 86, Low 58, wind E, NE, NW & W calm-12 mph. Light drizzle around 8pm didn't even wet the deck leaving a trace of rain. Today at 6:10am: its cool, heavy dew, temp 58, wind N 5 mph, dew point 57, humidity 93%. Kids are enjoying their last summer vacation weekend. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 8:02pm.
8/11/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-10-13: High 83, Low 58, wind N, NW & W calm-16 mph, no rain. Yesterday was a beautiful day on the IL & Fox Rivers, not a lot of traffic and no Asian Carp. Today at 4:59am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 89% and a moderate dew. Record for today is 104 back in 1941. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 8pm.
8/12/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-11-13: High 86, Low 55, wind W & SW calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: mild, hardly any dew, temp 66, wind SW 5-7 mph, dew point 61, humidity 80%. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:59pm. Three days left of summer vacation for OHS students and eight days for MHS.
8/13/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-12-13: High 85, Low 64, wind SW, W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. If you got rain yesterday you were on the right side of the road. I didn't get any but it rained for a little bit in downtown Ottawa, my guess is under .02 and other sides of town it was a hit and miss. Today at 4:50am: temp 60, wind ENE 7 mph, dew point 56, humidity 90%. Kids stayed up to watch the meteor shower on the deck. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:58pm.
8/14/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-13-13: High 75, Low 56, wind NW, N & NE 4-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: welcome to October? No wait...its still August isn't it? Temp 49, wind calm, heavy dew, dew point 46, humidity 92%. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:57pm. Lets play two, way to go Ernie! Happy birthday Pat.
8/15/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-14-13: High 74, Low 49, wind vrbl calm-10 mph. All quiet weather wise. Today at 4:50am: a little warmer this morning, heavy dew, temp 53, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 97%. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:56pm. Happy Assumption Thursday and happy first day of school!!!
8/16/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-15-13: High 78, Low 52, wind S, SW & W calm-9 mph, no rain. With August half over my total rainfall to date is 1.25 in the gauge, last year was .92 which isn't a lot to brag about. Today at 4:45am: temp 55, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 91%. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:54pm.
8/17/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-16-13: High 84, Low 54, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-9 mph. It was another beautiful day on the Fox & IL Rivers. Asian carp were active yesterday at the mouth of both rivers and at the Fox River Main St bridge. One slammed into the right rear of my pontoon boat leaving a large deposit of slime on the panel. Today at 5:59am: temp 55, wind calm as the "W" flag is still, dew point 52, humidity 91%. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:53pm.
8/18/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-17-13: High 83, Low 54, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph, no rain. The month of August is turning out to be a dry one. Lawn is starting to lose its green color, tree starting to stress, I started to water it again. Today at 4:55am: moderate dew, temp 56, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 53, humidity 88%. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:51pm. Did you know: there are 14 days left of meteorological summer? 74 days until Halloween and for you early birds there are 129 shopping days until Christmas.
8/19/2013 5:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-18-13: High 85, Low 55, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 5:13am: heavy dew, house siding is wet, temp 58, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 94%. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:50pm. ***edit and correction @ 1:25pm**
8/20/2013 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-19-13: High 88, Low 58, wind SW & S calm-12 mph, no rain, limited field fog yesterday morning. Conditions dry, rivers low, some trees stressing, grass/yards starting to turn brown. Today at 4:35am: mild, temp 64, wind SSW 5-8 mph, dew point 62, humidity 94%. Early tonight is the full moon other wise known as the Sturgeon Moon. Other names include Corn, Lightning, Grain, Barley, Fruit and of course Dog Days Moon. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:48pm.
8/21/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-20-13: High 90, Low 64, wind SW & S 3-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, ground cracking, grass brown, some trees stressing. Today at 4:55am: mild, bright full moon, temp 65, wind SSW 4 mph, dew point 62, humidity 88%. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:47pm. Extended forecast shows above normal temps next week.
8/22/2013 4:46 AM T M M M M 08-21-13: High 92, Low 65, wind S & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. I heard a rumble of thunder during the night while sleeping, noticed 1/2 the deck was wet, gauge empty. Trace of rain recorded. Today at 4:46am: mild, distant lightning to the north and northeast, temp 72, wind SW 8 mph, dew point 68, humidity 87%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:45pm. Side note: pool water is warming up quickly (again)
8/23/2013 4:55 AM 2.65 M M M M 08-22-13: High 76, Low 65, wind vrbl calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. A LOT OF RAIN! 2.65 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: fog is starting to lift rather quickly, temp 63, wind calm, dew point was 63, humidity was 100%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:44pm.
8/24/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-23-13: High 87, Low 60, wind NE & E calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 5:59am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 93%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:42pm.
8/25/2013 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-24-13: High 89, Low 60, wind E, SE & S calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 5:45am: almost dewless morning, a rare event for this summer, temp 65 and mild, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 58, humidity 83%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:41pm.
8/26/2013 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-25-13: High 90, Low 65, wind S & SW 5-14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: mild, temp 67, wind S 4 mph, another dew less morning, dew point 61, humidity 80%. Normal temps for today 82/61. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:39pm. Get ready for another hot one.
8/27/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-26-13: High 92, Low 67, wind S & SW 3-13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: warm, temp 73, light limited dew, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 69, humidity 87%. Today could be one of the warmest days of the year in this last week of meteorological summer. Normal 82/61. **Observation** Here we are in the last week of August and I've noticed the corn and soybeans are still GREEN. Normally the corn would be turning brown and the beans start turning yellow. Not this year. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:38pm.
8/28/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-27-13: High 96, Low 72, wind SW 5-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: warm, temp 75, another dewless morning, wind WSW 8 mph, dew point 66, humidity is low at 75%, with the breeze its rather nice outside for the moment. Normal for today is 82/61. Without getting nitpicky and down to the minute and second, we've lost 2 hours of daylight! Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:36pm. Stay cool today.
8/29/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-28-13: High 94, Low 73, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph, no rain. Cleaned the pool yesterday, nice to be able to get into the pool this time of the year with 90 degree water, without a heater. Usually by Labor Day the water has cooled a little. Today at 4:50am: warm, temp 71, no fog at this moment as I can still see the blinking red lights on the WRKX transmitter out in Wallace Township, wind E 3 mph, light dew, dew point 69, humidity 93%. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:34pm.
8/30/2013 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-29-13: Late report, woke up to a sick dog. Yesterday's High 91, Low 70, wind E, SE & S calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 5:59am: heavy dew, very humid, temp 68, wind calm, no fog, dew point 68, humidity 98%. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:33pm. Water your trees!
8/31/2013 4:59 AM 0.48 M M M M 08-30-13: High 97, Heat Index 109, Low 68, wind S, SW, W, NE, E & NW during thunderstorm, calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph and gust during the storm 46 mph. 85% of the lightning was cloud to cloud but there was a flash every second and a half when it was at its prime. I got .48 in my gauge. The other side note on the storm is the IL & WI border was the line where the storms fired up and headed south and east. Today at 4:59am: temp 68, wind E 3-5 mph, dew point 67, humidity 95% and a fairly heavy dew on the grass and cars outside. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:31pm. Today is the last day of meteorological summer. Enjoy.
9/1/2013 4:59 AM T M M M M 08-31-13: Welcome to Meteorological Autumn! Yesterday's High 86, Low 68, wind SE, E & NE calm-13 mph with a trace of rain between 11:30am and noon. There was a light sprinkle as I was finishing up cutting my lawn. Total August rain 4.38 and 34.66 year to date. Today at 4:59am: temp 64, fairly heavy dew, wind calm, humidity 95%, dew point 63 and no fog at this moment. Normal 81/60. **Side note** Many Friday night high school football games were delayed or called due to lightning. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:29pm.
9/2/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-01-13: High 87, Low 64, wind vrbl changing to W & NW calm-12 mph, no rain but I got to watch a thunder head to the ENE build up like an atomic bomb. My guess was 40-50,000 feet tall. Time frame around 6:30 to 7pm. About this time a tornado warning was in effect, Serena, IL had a funnel appear which I got to see on someone's social network. Ottawa did sound our tornado alarm for some unknown reason as Serena is northeast of Ottawa by 15 miles. Everything was to the east and northeast of my town, for once I got to watch, nice cloud to cloud light show! Today at 4:50am: temp 63, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 60, humidity 92%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:28pm.
9/3/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-02-13: High 80, Low 59, wind NW & N calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: neighborhood pond is steaming with its release of heat, temp 55, wind NNW 3 mph, dew point 53, humidity 94 and there is a heavy dew. Normal for today 81/59 and we'll be close to it. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:28pm. Corn starting to turn brown at the bottom of the stalks. Back to the neighborhood pond, not much of it left due to lack of rain.
9/4/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-03-13: High 79, Low 53, wind N, NW & W calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: heavy dew, temp 55, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 97%. Normal 81/59. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:25pm. Today is the opening day for The Sandwich Fair.
9/5/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-04-13: High 84, Low 53, wind vrbl calm-12 mph, no rain and there was some isolated field fog yesterday morning. Today at 4:55am: heavy dew, temp 62, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 96%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:23pm.
9/6/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-05-13: High 82, Low 61, wind NE & E calm-15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 79%. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:21pm.
9/7/2013 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-06-13: High 89, Low 58, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. It was a beautiful day on the IL & Fox Rivers and we only saw one Asian carp. Today at 5:55am: temp 63, wind SSW 4 mph, dew point 62, humidity 92%. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:20pm.
9/8/2013 5:55 AM T M M M M 09-07-13: High 90, Low 63, wind S & SW calm-15 mph. Light sprinkles at 9:30am hardly wetting the deck, nothing in gauge, storm on radar looked more active to my west ex: LaSalle or Spring Valley. Today at 5:55am: something popping up over NE LaSalle County? Temp 71, no dew, wind E 8 mph, dew point 64, humidity 85%. Normal 80/57. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:18pm. Noticed soybeans are starting to turn yellow. Today is the first regular season game for The Chicago Bears.
9/9/2013 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-08-13: High 86, Heat Index 91, Low 70, wind NE & E 3-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: heavy dew, temp 68, wind SSE 5-7 mph, dew point 66, humidity 94%. Normal 79/57. Looks today and tomorrow might be the last 2 days for the pool that has no heater. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:16pm.
9/10/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-09-13: High 98, Heat Index 105, Low 68, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph and not one drop of rain. I'm sure the record high was broke, just not sure what it was? Today at 4:59am: record high/Chicago 95 in 1983, Peoria 96 in 1931 (?) temp right now a warm 73, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 67 and no dew this morning, humidity 84%. Normal 79/57. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:14pm. Get ready for a record breaking day of warmth!
9/11/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-10-13: High 97 (tied record) Low 72, wind S & SW 5-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain and humidity levels were very low ex: around 3pm it was 34%. Today at 4:50am: mild, no dew, temp 73, wind SW 5-8 mph, dew point 64, humidity 83%. Normal 79/56. We've been enjoying the pool the last few evenings as this might be it for the season. Any thing after Labor Day is a gift. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:13pm.
9/12/2013 4:55 AM T M M M M 09-11-13: High 94, Low 73, wind SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Around 3:40pm I was driving north on Chestnut Street and noticed 10-15 drops of rain on my windshield, that was it, no more. Today at 4:55am: mild, moderate dew, temp 67, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 94%. Normal 78/56. If I were a betting man I'd put a dollar down and say that was our last 90+ degree day. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:11pm. Did you remember 2 remember yesterday?
9/13/2013 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-12-13: High 83, Low 57 (11:59pm) wind W, NW & N 5-21 mph, no rain. Waterspouts on Lake Michigan yesterday afternoon. Today at 5:29am: WIND CHILL 48, moderate dew, temp 52, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 47, humidity 86%. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:09pm. My thoughts are with you all out in Colorado and in Boulder. Yesterday was the first time I really sat down and read comments from another state.
9/14/2013 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-13-13: High 71, Low 49, wind N & NE calm-13 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 5:30am: very cool, temp 42, wind calm, dew point 42, heavy dew, humidity 94%. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:08pm. 102 shopping days until Christmas.
9/15/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-14-13: High 74, Low 42, wind SE & S calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: another year older and another year wiser?? No dew, temp 54, mild compared to yesterday morning, wind S 3-5 mph, dew point 46, humidity 74%. Radar showing rain approaching from the west. We will soon be getting wet. Normal for today 77/54. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:06pm. Yesterday I spent the day in La Moille, IL at the Volleyball Tournament from 8am thru 3pm.
9/16/2013 4:55 AM 0.18 M M M M 09-15-13: High 66, Low 53, wind S, SW, W, NW & N 3-15 mph. Finally got some rain .18 in the gauge. Noticed one corn field being harvested, smelled green, sort of like grass being cut. Today at 4:55am: temp 55, wind NE 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, heavy dew, dew point 53, humidity 95%. Normal 77/54. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:04pm. You now have 100 shopping days until Christmas.
9/17/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-16-13: High 71, Low 49, wind N, NE & E 6-18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: heavy dew, cool, temp 46, wind calm, dew point 45, humidity 96%. Frost Advisory just north of the Wisconsin Dells. Normal for today 76/53. Sunrise 6:38am and Sunset 7:02pm.
9/18/2013 4:50 AM T M M M M 09-17-13: High 74, Low 45, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain until this morning and at 4:30 a little tiny cloud drifted over Ottawa and dropped enough rain to wet my deck, half of my driveway but nothing in the gauge. Today at 4:50am: drizzle has stopped, temp 60, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 87%. Normal 76/53. Full Moon tomorrow night which is called The Harvest Moon. Other names include Nut & Corn Moon. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 7:01pm. "Shine on Harvest Moon for me and my gal."
9/19/2013 4:55 AM 1.07 M M M M 09-18-13: High 87, Low 59, wind SE, S & SW calm-14 mph except for the thunder storm that dumped 1.07 in 45 minutes, wind 27-40 mph during storm and a 18 degree temp drop. Some tree branches & limbs down and isolated power loss in Ottawa. Today at 4:55am: moderate dew, mild, temp 69, wind S 7 mph, lightning to the north with distant thunder, dew point 67, humidity 97%. Normal 76/52. Sunrise 6:40am and the Sunset is now before 7 at 6:59pm. Purchased all of my Halloween candy yesterday.
9/20/2013 4:59 AM 0.41 M M M M 09-19-13: High 94, Low 68, wind S, SW & W 6-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Over night thunder storm .41 in gauge. Today at 4:59am: mild, temp 66, wind WSW 7-10 mph, dew point 64, humidity 92%. Normal 75/52. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 6:57pm.
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9/22/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-21-13: High 71, Low 50, wind W, NW & N 5-13 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: heavy dew, temp 44, wind calm, dew point 42, no fog, humidity 94%. Normal 75/51. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:54pm.
9/23/2013 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-22-13: High 73, Low 42, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: cool, heavy dew, temp 45, wind E 3-5 mph, dew point 44, humidity 95%. Normal 74/51. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 6:52pm.
9/24/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-23-13: High 76, Low 44, wind NE, E & SE calm-13 mph, no rain. Last night had a small dead tree pulled out, mold was in the root system along with a HUGE spider. Today at 4:50am: temp 49, moderate dew, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 48, humidity 92%. Normal 74/50. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 6:50pm. Here is your countdown! 37 days until Halloween, 65 days until Thanksgiving and you now have 92 shopping days until Christmas.
9/25/2013 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-24-13: High 77, Low 47, a weak rain system tried to sneak in late yesterday afternoon but fell apart as it approached northward into LaSalle County, no rain to report. So far in September I've record 1.66 and the lions share of that was on 09-10 when we got 1.07 so this month has been a dry one. Corn & soybean moisture must be going down. Today at 4:44am: clear sky, temp 52, wind ENE 3-6 mph, dew point 50, humidity 94%. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 5.47/Low. IL River at LaSalle 10.67/Low. Normal temps for today 73/50. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 6:49pm.
9/26/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-25-13: High 81, Low 51, wind NE & E calm-13 mph, no rain. Beautiful day on the IL & Fox rivers. I only had one Asian carp attack, it got the right rear panel of my pontoon boat. Today at 4:50am: clear, I can see Route 80 but there appears to be a "haze" in the air but no fog at this moment, temp 51, wind calm-2 mph, dew point 48, humidity 95%, heavy dew. Normal 73/49. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 6:45pm. Dogs found a rabbit head out in the field, hawks must have gotten it.
9/27/2013 4:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-26-13: High 84, Low 50, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph and no rain. Today at 4:48am: moderate dew, clear sky, temp 52, wind ESE 3-5 mph, dew point 49, humidity 94%. Normal 72/49. Sunrise 6:48am and fast approaching 7am, Sunset 6:45pm. Enjoy today's nice weather!
9/28/2013 6:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-27-13: High 85, Low 51, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph and no rain. Here we are the last 3 days of September and its been dry, pool is still open and no frost to date. Typically we've had one by now. Today at 6:28am: temp 55, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 52, humidity 88%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 6:44pm. If it doesn't storm this afternoon I'm heading for the river.
9/29/2013 5:59 AM 0.54 M M M M 09-28-13: High 85, Low 53, wind & lots of it from the SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-26 mph w/gust 34 mph. Rain after 8:30pm heavier as the night progressed .54 in the gauge. Beautiful day on the IL & Fox River, Asian carp attack right under the Memorial (IL River) bridge in front of the boat slips & docks. Must have been close to 50 of them, none got in the boat. Today at 5:59am: temp 53, wind NNW 7 mph which is helping keep the fog at bay as its trying to form, dew point 53, humidity 97%, for what its worth wind chill 51. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 6:42pm. ***as I'm getting ready to send this report in wind must be dying as the FOG is rolling in***
9/30/2013 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-29-13: High 74, Low 51, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Total rainfall 2.20 for September. Today at 4:55am: Fog to the north? heavy dew, cool and clear, temp 44, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 94%. Normal 71/47. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 6:40pm. The regular baseball season has painfully come to an end in Chicago and yesterday started closing down the pool.



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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
10/14/2012 1:10 PM small rice sized hail, wind driven approx 15-18 mph. came from SW, too small for damage Rice Rice Rice White Ice 2min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail