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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 12 3.01 4.65 31 4.65 31 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 3.23 0.66 30 0.66 30 0.00 0 0 3 4 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 2.34 1.38 31 1.38 31 0.00 0 0 8 9 0.0 0 0
Jan 13 1.90 2.78 31 2.78 31 0.00 0 0 7 5 2.0 2 5
Feb 13 1.67 1.68 27 1.68 27 0.00 0 0 8 9 5.5 4 7
March 13 2.66 1.17 28 1.17 28 0.00 0 0 5 10 13.5 3 9
April 13 3.44 6.26 29 3.30 26 2.96 3 1 7 5 0.0 0 0
May 13 4.19 6.43 31 6.43 31 0.00 0 0 13 4 0.0 0 0
June 13 3.94 3.06 30 3.06 30 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
July 13 4.12 1.92 28 1.92 28 0.00 0 0 8 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 3.70 2.18 29 2.18 29 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 2.94 0.81 27 0.81 27 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.14" 32.98" 352 days 30.02" 349 2.96" 3 days 1 97 days 51 days 21.0" 9 days 21 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 0.08
10/4/2012 0.18
10/5/2012 0.35
10/6/2012 0.03
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.14
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 1.01
10/15/2012 0.12
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 1.23
10/19/2012 0.10
10/20/2012 0.18
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.42
10/24/2012 0.01
10/25/2012 0.00
10/26/2012 0.80
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 T
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.13
11/8/2012 0.01
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012 0.52
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 T
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 T
11/24/2012 0.00
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 0.03
12/3/2012 T
12/4/2012 0.20
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.03
12/8/2012 0.06
12/9/2012 0.08
12/10/2012 T
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.11
12/16/2012 0.02
12/17/2012 0.00
12/18/2012 T
12/19/2012 0.00
12/20/2012 0.85
12/21/2012 T
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 T
12/29/2012 T
12/30/2012 0.00
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.04
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.00
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 0.02
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.60
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 T
1/14/2013 T
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 0.00
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 T
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 T
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 0.00
1/28/2013 0.15
1/29/2013 0.01
1/30/2013 1.91
1/31/2013 0.05
2/1/2013 T
2/2/2013 0.05
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 T
2/5/2013 T
2/6/2013 T
2/7/2013 T
2/8/2013 0.38
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.04
2/11/2013 0.18
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 T
2/16/2013
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.19
2/20/2013 T
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 0.20
2/23/2013 T
2/24/2013 0.00
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 T
2/27/2013 0.53
2/28/2013 0.11
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 0.52
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 T
3/10/2013 0.48
3/11/2013 0.13
3/12/2013 0.02
3/13/2013 T
3/14/2013 T
3/15/2013 T
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 T
3/19/2013 T
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 T
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013
3/24/2013 0.02
3/25/2013 M
3/26/2013
3/27/2013 0.00
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 0.04
4/8/2013 0.10
4/9/2013 0.03
4/10/2013 T
4/11/2013 2.30
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013 0.00
4/14/2013 0.00
4/15/2013 0.00
4/16/2013 **
4/17/2013 **
4/18/2013 2.96
4/19/2013
4/20/2013 T
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.03
4/24/2013 0.65
4/25/2013 T
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.15
4/29/2013 T
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.25
5/4/2013 0.12
5/5/2013 T
5/6/2013 T
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 T
5/10/2013 0.20
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 0.00
5/17/2013 0.08
5/18/2013 0.00
5/19/2013 0.08
5/20/2013 0.00
5/21/2013 0.72
5/22/2013 0.10
5/23/2013 0.22
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.02
5/26/2013 T
5/27/2013 2.43
5/28/2013 0.45
5/29/2013 1.02
5/30/2013 0.00
5/31/2013 0.74
6/1/2013 0.83
6/2/2013 0.32
6/3/2013 0.02
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 0.05
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.03
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 T
6/13/2013 0.13
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.03
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.24
6/23/2013 0.03
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 0.32
6/26/2013 0.03
6/27/2013 0.17
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.30
6/30/2013 0.56
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 T
7/4/2013 0.30
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 T
7/8/2013 0.00
7/9/2013 0.16
7/10/2013 0.12
7/11/2013 0.01
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013
7/15/2013 T
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 T
7/20/2013 0.27
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.05
7/23/2013 0.04
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.00
7/27/2013
7/28/2013
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.97
8/1/2013 0.02
8/2/2013 0.00
8/3/2013 0.86
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.03
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.03
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.00
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 0.05
8/23/2013 1.19
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
8/31/2013
9/1/2013 0.00
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
9/9/2013 0.02
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.46
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.13
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 0.03
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.00
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013 0.17
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
10/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
10/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.35 M M M M
10/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees this morning
10/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 35 degrees this morning
10/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2012 8:00 AM 1.01 M M M M Cloudy and about 68 degrees. Grandkids carved pumpkins at our farm and then went for a hayrack ride Saturday evening. It dried off long enough to go around the 4 mile section. They loved it.
10/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw a falling star on the way in to work this morning.
10/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2012 6:00 AM 1.23 M M M M Wind kicked up at 8:30 last night, lights were flickering, farm light kept going off but computer remained on.
10/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
10/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
10/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy at observation time, wind turbines very noisy this morning even though the closest one is about 2 miles away the noise seems like they're right next door. Usually we can't hear them.
10/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Lightning to the South at Observation time. Weather radio predicting strong winds & hail for the Fairbury/Cullom area just south of us.
10/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/25/2012 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Stars out at Observation time. Stormy last night, starting about 5:30.
10/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Huge full moon lit up the whole yard.
10/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy, must need new seal on the front door, wind was blowing under it while sitting at the computer this morning.
10/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Feels like winter this morning doing chores. Stars are out and the moon doesn't look quite as big as it did the other day.
11/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M spotty frost
11/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 6:00 AM T T M M M Around 10 Saturday morning, sleet was heard & felt but not really seen for about 5 minutes. Temperature at the time was 39 degrees.
11/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 degrees with heavy frost, fog hanging over fields that got heavier as it got lighter out.
11/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Voting at 6:15 Tuesday morning was dry but drizzled the rest of the day. Foggy at 5 when I went out to do chores this morning, couldn't see the neighbor's buildings 1/8 mile away but could see the farm light.
11/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy morning.
11/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.52 M M M M 29 degrees at observation time, puddles in lane had ice around the edges only. Misty rain started around 4pm when temperature started dropping. Wind calmed down after dark.
11/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass was crunchy with frost when I took the dog out at 5:30 this morning (24 degrees).
11/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M puddles frozen in the lane, frost on the grass, temp about 29 degrees.
11/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M The deck ramp and road were wet but rain gauge was dry. Overcast at observation time
11/21/2012 5:15 AM T M M M M Extremely thick fog, can't see the neighbor's farm light less than a 1/8 of a mile away.
11/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Cold blustery day!
11/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice in all the water buckets in the barn this morning. Harvest moon setting in the NW as I walked out to do chores. 15 degrees.
11/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2012 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
12/3/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Fog started about 8:30 last night and was fairly thick by 10:30 pm. I was expecting very dense fog this morning but was more hazy than foggy, air thick with moisture. 59 degrees to start the day!
12/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
12/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Limited visibility (less than a mile)
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Misting at observation time
12/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Raw wind from the East, misting at observation time. Moved the 3 ewes due to lamb about Christmas to a pen separate from the others.
12/10/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
12/11/2012 6:00 AM T T T T M
12/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2012 9:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Raw cold wind from the South that picked up at observation time
12/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
12/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
12/19/2012 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.85 M M M M Wind out of the East at 8pm Wenesday evening, thunder heard around 8 PM. Wind out of the South East this morning - flag straight out. Water standing in pasture, ground soggy to walk on. Rough weather coming later today, batten down the hatches. Ewe due to lamb on the 21st, good chance it will come tonight!
12/21/2012 6:00 AM T T M T M Power outages started about 5:30 pm Thursday. Ice pellets hit my face feeling like needles as I left work at 6:45 last night. Gauge had snow crust on the outside west side, snowboard clear, ice coated snow covering the grassy areas. Scattered slick spots on Rt 47 from Emington Road North to Dwight.
12/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/25/2012 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Enough snow flakes fell about 5PM when heading to Christmas Eve Mass that I had to use the wipers once.
12/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2012 6:00 AM T T M M M A few snow flakes fell during the afternoon yesterday, very blustery day.
12/28/2012 7:30 AM T T M T M A few flakes fell on Thursday afternoon. It was snowing pretty good when I woke this morning about 7AM, vacation days! About 1/8" on sidewalks and snowboard. Still waiting on lambs to be born, think the ultrasounds were a little off.
12/29/2012 5:00 AM T T M T M Rain started about 3:30 pm on Friday as I left to do errands in Pontiac, temperature was 32 degrees. By the time I got back home, surfaces were slick. Snow from time to time during the night & early morning on Saturday, could feel it hit your face but not really see it. SE side of gauage coated with ice, more on the outside than the inside. Only trace that could be melted from inside.
12/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 1.5 M 1.5 M
1/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 0.5 M Early Saturday afternoon snow pellets fell for a few minutes before it became huge snow flakes. A pretty white layer of snow of the ground til about midnight when all melted except for the pasture and a few isolated areas in the yard.
1/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Rain throughout the day.
1/12/2013 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M When I did get out to the rain gauge, more ice was coated on the outside of the gauge than inside - bottom was dry. Rain started about 7pm. Ice covering trees, grass, etc by 10 PM. North side of house coated in ice.
1/14/2013 6:00 AM T T M M M East-West Ice coated electric lines wiped up and down during the morning. A few snow flakes were seen during the afternoon Sunday.
1/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice still in the grass making it crunch as you walk across it. Ice is also still hanging on the trees.
1/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still ice in the grass & on the trees, cold is here for a while.
1/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny but very breezy. I let the unbred ewes out to run in the pasture. We have tagged the 3 sets of twins and banded their tails. I love to watch them leap and bounce!
1/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12 degrees this morning, wind has died down compared to what it was through the night. 3 ewes due to lamb in the next few days but will probably come during the coldest days predicted to come.
1/21/2013 6:30 AM T T M T M Traces of snow at edges of sidewalk. I Didn't notice that it was still snowing until I left for work and the headlights showed the snow in the air. About 2 miles West of home, snow as blowing across the road. By the time I got to Rt 47 & The Campus Road, the snow was coming down so hard it was difficult to see. Snow tapered off the closer I got to Dwight.
1/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2013 5:00 AM T T M T M
1/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M Checked sheep at 4 AM, on return to house at 4:45 snow was just beginning to snow. Twin ewe lambs were born on Thursday morning with one of them getting a broken front leg as it was pulled. Three more ewes to lamb for the season.
1/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Sleet and freezing rain during the day on Sunday turning over to all rain. Very little in rain gauge compared to what looked like it came down. At midnight, gravel in lane was still slick even though it was warm enough to rain. Fog very thick was observed for a few hrs during the night. A nice large set of twin lambs was born late in the evening. Buck lamb was born at 9:30 PM followed by the ewe lamb at 10:40 pm.
1/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Thick fog on the way home from work in Dwight Monday afternoon (vary from being able to see 4 high line poles down to 1 near home, not being about to see our North corner to turn on our road). Fog gone by the time I got up at 5 AM. Lightning flashes seen on the way to work (6:30 AM)
1/30/2013 6:00 AM 1.91 M M M M Overcast at 5pm when I got home Tuesday after work. By 6:15, it was pouring down rain in sheets. Pasture and ditches are full with water.
1/31/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 T M T M .05 was rain before 3:30 pm on Wednesday when the rain changed over to snow. A Trace of snow was seen in the observation gauge, grassy areas, and snow board.
2/1/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M
2/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 0.5 M 0.5 M
2/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2013 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Light snow during the morning on Sunday that blew across country roads.
2/5/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M Light flurries Monday after work. Snow is melted except in spots that it had drifted.
2/6/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M Light flurries were seen about 6pm Tuesday evening when I took the dog out for a walk. I wouldn't have noticed it otherwise, it was extremely light.
2/7/2013 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M We must have had sort of moist during the night that made a light coating on the sidewalk. It wasn't doing anything at observation time although by the time I left for work at 6:20, it was raining and making items slick, temp was 32.
2/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M 0.0 M Rained most of the day, fog on the way home. Visibility about 1/4 mile or so. Fog was gone by the time I went to bed at 9 last night.
2/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Sun came out about 3 Saturday afternoon.
2/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Crunchy frost on the grass when I took the dog out at 5:30 this morning.
2/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/15/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M When I let the dog out at 5 AM this morning, I could determine if it was rain drops or sleet coming down. By the time I went back out to do sheep chores at 5:30, it was snowing. When I left for work at 6:30, snow was blowing across the road.
2/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M This will be a day to remember, our last ewe is in the barn in labor while our daughter is in the maternity ward also in labor. They're running neck and neck at this time. Lots of babies for today!
2/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A set of twin buck lambs were born Sunday afternoon. Our new grandson didn't decied to join us until 12:36 this morning by c-section.
2/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Monday evening around 6 down pour of rain right as I went out to do chores, last at least a 1/2 hour.
2/20/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M Flurries on and off in the morning.
2/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 3-5 inches of snow predicted for later today. Let's see if we actually get any this time around. Winds from the East usually bring a big snow storm.
2/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.20 2.0 M 2.0 M
2/23/2013 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M
2/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
2/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/26/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Dry out when I went out to do chores at 5:30 AM. By the time I came back in the house at 6 AM, sleet was falling. As I left for work about 6:30 AM I could see a wave of heavier sleet coming from the South. It continued sleeting until I got to the Campus Road on Rt 47 heading towards Dwight.
2/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.53 2.0 M 2.0 M Measured the snow depth as soon as I got home but since the snow was so wet, heavy, and mushy I know that some melting occured before I measured the depth. Lightly snowing at observation time.
2/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.11 1.0 M 2.0 M Sidewalks were clear of snow, pasture has a pond of water in the lowest area. I think more snow actually fell than was measured. Grassy areas have a snow depth of 4 inches.
3/1/2013 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Areas on the farm without any snow and others with about an inch of snow. Snow is very crunchy and frozen wherever there is any. Misting at Observation time.
3/2/2013 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M
3/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
3/4/2013 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Beautiful Sunny Day on Sunday! Everything was melting by afternoon, only patches of snow remaining.
3/5/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M When going out to do chores about 5:30 this morning sleet was observed with sidewalks getting slick. No snow was observed until almost to Dwight at 6:50 AM.
3/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.52 8.0 M 8.0 M Entered Significant Weather info on Tuesday afternoon - at that time we had 4.5 inches of snow with tracks being filled in under 30 minutes. Total snow was 8 inches if the snow board measurement is accurate with the blowing snow. Drifts in the yard range from 15 - 24 inches high.
3/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
3/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
3/9/2013 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 4.0 M
3/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.48 0.0 M T M Both the front and the back pasture is flooded with water running from the back pasture, through the waterway and down into the creek. The path is approximately 5-6 feet wide. The only snow left is the tallest of drifts along the windbreak trees and a couple drifts in the yard. The fields (80 acres here) only has snow left at the fence rows.
3/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Water is still in the front and back pastures but the level has receeded somewhat. Ditches on the West side of our road are 3/4 full running into the creek. All of the snow has melted overnight.
3/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 T M T M Periods of rain and snow through out the day. Huge snowflakes came down heavily for about 10 minutes about 4pm on Monday afternoon. Water has gone down drastically in both pastures, "river" is no longer running thru the waterway to the creek.
3/13/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M Bursts of snow flurries throughout the afternoon, at times so heavy tbhat visibility was extremely low.
3/14/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M
3/15/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M
3/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog rolled in around 7 am on Saturday, with visibility under a 1/2 mile. Fog was gone by 9 am.
3/18/2013 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Rain freezing on anything outside! Very slick walking from the house to the garage on the sidewalk. It wasn't too bad walking on the grass and lane out to the barn to do chores.
3/19/2013 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Rain fell and froze on surfaces Monday morning. There were many reports of accidents. I slid thru the intersection North of us Monday morning. I thought I was going slow enough on the back roads at 25mph, I was mistaken
3/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/21/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M Wind was raw and cold yesterday, the 1st day of Spring!
3/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Thursday was a bright sunny day!
3/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 0.5 M
3/25/2013 6:00 AM M 5.0 M 5.0 M Snow ranged from 2" at the least throughout the farm to drifts from 10 - 25". Roads had been plowed before I left for work but East West roads were blowing back in and were near impassable in spots.
3/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only the tallest drifts remain in the fence rows, ditches and scattered in the yard. No flooding or ponding of water observed.
3/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M The very tops of the tallest drifts are left near the house and barn.
3/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Sprink;les as we got out of the hot tub about 9:30 pm
4/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Thunder after 10 pm
4/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
4/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/10/2013 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/11/2013 6:00 AM 2.30 M M M M Both pastures are flooded, ditches are full. Waterway running from pastures to creek is running with water.
4/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2013 6:00 AM T T M T M Rain mixed with snow at times but nothing ended up in the gauge. The water has all receded and soaked into the pasture. The creek is about 1/2 full.
4/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day which ended on a happy note. As I did chores last night, putting the ewes inside, the 1st 3 barns swallows came in the barn to check things out. I made sure to keep one of the top doors open so that the others can come inside as they arrive.
4/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.65 M M M M
4/25/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
4/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
4/29/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
4/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
5/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
5/5/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
5/6/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
5/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M It was misting when I took dog out at 3 am.
5/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Lilacs are in full blown, just have to open the door or window to smell them all over the farm!
5/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lightening to the North in the clouds at observation time. Watered bedding plants that I was given on Mother's Day - very dry. All around us are in the fields planting. Our son has a summer internship with a large Ag company - working long hours!
5/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Watered the bedding plants and tomatoes again last night. I hung the laundry out before work in hopes that in doing so would make it rain! I also washed the car last night!
5/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
5/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
5/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.72 M M M M
5/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
5/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
5/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/26/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
5/27/2013 5:20 AM 2.43 M M M M Pasture is flooded with water running thru the waterway down to the creek, ditches are full. Had to lock sheep in barn & turn off fencer, water was over bottom fence wire. Peonies and snowballs are in bloom - rare here on Memorial Day.
5/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Water in fields has receded somewhat. Pasture still has standing water. More rain predicted for today.
5/29/2013 6:00 AM 1.02 M M M M Storm with lots of lightening woke me about 1:20 this morning. Rain and wind, no damage here to report. Pasture that was receding, is back to depth of a few days ago, ditches full too.
5/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain!!
5/31/2013 6:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Pasture is back under water, again!
6/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Heavy downpour (.65") about 6pm ending in a double rainbow. Another storm came thru during the night.
6/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
6/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, no rain yet.
6/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Sprinkle about 10 pm. Fog was rolling in around 5 am today, thickiest (under 1/8 mile visibility) about 5:30 and at 6 AM back to just a hint of fog.
6/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkles and thunder while I finished weed eating the fence around the pasture about 5 pm on Tuesday.
6/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
6/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No evidence of rain at home although it was pouring in Dwight when I got off at 3 yesterday afternoon.
6/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Unexpected rain! We needed it, been watering the garden because of the large cracks in the ground.
6/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain as of yet, storms brewing to the west with lightening flashes.
6/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Storm blew up within minutes the temperature fell at least 18 degrees, lots of wind but not much rain.
6/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
6/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
6/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M
7/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkles started about observation time.
7/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
7/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkles about 8 last evening while we were out walking the show lambs.
7/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like it could rain at obs time. We need the rain but wish it would hold off til the hay & straw have been baled.
7/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Dark clouds off to the Southwest at observation time.
7/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Dark clouds in the Southwest again this morning.
7/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Haze hanging over the fields this morning.
7/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny! Load of straw in the barn this morning. Hopefully, the hay will becoming soon.
7/15/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Light sprinkles about 6 last evening. Hazy this morning. Lambs being shown in Cullom will need to be sheared this evening to keep them cool with the heat and humidity this week.
7/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and Humid! Got 3 out of 4 show lambs washed and sheared last night along with putting a 1/2 rack of hay in the barn, of course always the hottest days of the summer for these chores.
7/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Haze hanging over the fields. A rack full of hay went into the barn last night. I realy appreciate the hay elevator which makes it so much easier, especially in the heat.
7/19/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Road was wet as I came home from work yesterday, rain gauge was dry.
7/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Woke up to thunder this morning, didn't hear the rain.
7/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Fog hiding the wind towers near Emington.
7/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Haven't mowed the grass in over 3 weeks. Checked the dug well that we use to water the sheep. It was down to 12 ft, at 10 feet the pump stops working. Added 500 gallons of water last night.
7/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2013 6:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Much needed rain! Foggy on the way to work, could see about 4 electric poles in front of me.
8/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.86 M M M M
8/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
8/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Added another 500 gallons to the dug well for the sheep to drink.
8/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/23/2013 6:00 AM 1.19 M M M M Heavy fog this morning, couldn't see the neighbor's farm less than an 1/8th of a mile away.
8/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Haze in the distance at observation time.
9/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Pasture is down to the dirt; had to add 500 gallons of water to the dug well so that sheep have water. Will have to get another round bale of hay for the sheep.
9/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
9/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
9/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
4/16/2013 4/18/2013 7:00 PM 3 2.96 0.0 0.00 Went for training in Willard, OH leaving Monday after observation and returning on Thursday afternoon.



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