Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-17 Latitude 41.372759
Station Name Ottawa 1.6 N Longitude -88.841506
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 630



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 13 2.87 3.71 31 3.71 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 13 3.17 2.49 30 2.49 30 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.4 2 0
Dec 13 2.20 1.72 31 1.72 31 0.00 0 0 16 3 11.9 12 0
Jan 14 1.60 2.34 31 2.34 31 0.00 0 0 15 2 19.0 10 0
Feb 14 1.54 3.37 28 3.37 28 0.00 0 0 10 2 20.3 9 0
March 14 2.57 2.26 31 2.26 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 12.1 8 0
April 14 3.29 3.84 30 3.84 30 0.00 0 0 13 2 1.7 1 0
May 14 4.18 5.02 31 5.02 31 0.00 0 0 15 2 0.0 0 0
June 14 3.92 6.12 30 6.12 30 0.00 0 0 15 1 0.0 0 0
July 14 4.01 3.80 31 3.80 31 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 3.85 4.68 31 4.68 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 3.29 2.99 30 2.99 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.49" 42.34" 365 days 42.34" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 152 days 25 days 65.4" 42 days 0 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
10/1/2013 0.00
10/2/2013 0.00
10/3/2013 0.01
10/4/2013 0.65
10/5/2013 0.00
10/6/2013 0.16
10/7/2013 0.01
10/8/2013 0.01
10/9/2013 0.00
10/10/2013 0.00
10/11/2013 0.00
10/12/2013 0.00
10/13/2013 0.01
10/14/2013 0.00
10/15/2013 T
10/16/2013 0.04
10/17/2013 0.06
10/18/2013 0.09
10/19/2013 0.00
10/20/2013 0.03
10/21/2013 0.12
10/22/2013 0.00
10/23/2013 0.34
10/24/2013 0.00
10/25/2013 0.00
10/26/2013 0.00
10/27/2013 0.00
10/28/2013 0.00
10/29/2013 0.00
10/30/2013 T
10/31/2013 2.18
11/1/2013 0.67
11/2/2013 0.04
11/3/2013 T
11/4/2013 0.00
11/5/2013 0.00
11/6/2013 0.53
11/7/2013 0.12
11/8/2013 0.00
11/9/2013 0.00
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.00
11/12/2013 0.11
11/13/2013 0.00
11/14/2013 0.00
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 T
11/17/2013 0.09
11/18/2013 0.61
11/19/2013 0.00
11/20/2013 0.00
11/21/2013 0.21
11/22/2013 0.09
11/23/2013 0.01
11/24/2013 T
11/25/2013 0.00
11/26/2013 0.01
11/27/2013 0.00
11/28/2013 0.00
11/29/2013 0.00
11/30/2013 0.00
12/1/2013 0.00
12/2/2013 0.00
12/3/2013 0.01
12/4/2013 T
12/5/2013 0.03
12/6/2013 0.00
12/7/2013 0.00
12/8/2013 0.00
12/9/2013 0.16
12/10/2013 0.00
12/11/2013 0.08
12/12/2013 0.01
12/13/2013 0.00
12/14/2013 0.42
12/15/2013 0.08
12/16/2013 0.07
12/17/2013 T
12/18/2013 T
12/19/2013 0.00
12/20/2013 0.12
12/21/2013 0.14
12/22/2013 0.47
12/23/2013 0.02
12/24/2013 0.00
12/25/2013 0.01
12/26/2013 0.04
12/27/2013 0.00
12/28/2013 0.00
12/29/2013 0.00
12/30/2013 0.01
12/31/2013 0.05
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.02
1/2/2014 0.17
1/3/2014 T
1/4/2014 0.00
1/5/2014 0.42
1/6/2014 0.09
1/7/2014 0.00
1/8/2014 0.00
1/9/2014 0.00
1/10/2014 0.03
1/11/2014 0.76
1/12/2014 0.00
1/13/2014 0.00
1/14/2014 0.00
1/15/2014 0.01
1/16/2014 0.00
1/17/2014 0.01
1/18/2014 T
1/19/2014 0.37
1/20/2014 0.00
1/21/2014 0.21
1/22/2014 0.00
1/23/2014 0.01
1/24/2014 0.00
1/25/2014 0.01
1/26/2014 0.17
1/27/2014 0.04
1/28/2014 0.00
1/29/2014 0.00
1/30/2014 0.00
1/31/2014 0.02
2/1/2014 0.36
2/2/2014 0.20
2/3/2014 0.00
2/4/2014 0.00
2/5/2014 0.32
2/6/2014 0.00
2/7/2014 0.00
2/8/2014 T
2/9/2014 0.11
2/10/2014 0.00
2/11/2014 0.00
2/12/2014 0.00
2/13/2014 0.00
2/14/2014 T
2/15/2014 0.00
2/16/2014 0.07
2/17/2014 0.06
2/18/2014 0.50
2/19/2014 0.00
2/20/2014 0.90
2/21/2014 0.83
2/22/2014 0.00
2/23/2014 0.00
2/24/2014 0.00
2/25/2014 0.02
2/26/2014 0.00
2/27/2014 0.00
2/28/2014 0.00
3/1/2014 0.01
3/2/2014 0.30
3/3/2014 0.00
3/4/2014 0.00
3/5/2014 0.06
3/6/2014 0.19
3/7/2014 0.00
3/8/2014 0.06
3/9/2014 0.00
3/10/2014 T
3/11/2014 0.00
3/12/2014 0.94
3/13/2014 T
3/14/2014 0.00
3/15/2014 0.00
3/16/2014 0.02
3/17/2014 0.00
3/18/2014 0.00
3/19/2014 0.26
3/20/2014 0.28
3/21/2014 0.00
3/22/2014 0.00
3/23/2014 0.00
3/24/2014 0.00
3/25/2014 0.03
3/26/2014 T
3/27/2014 0.05
3/28/2014 0.06
3/29/2014 0.00
3/30/2014 0.00
3/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 0.00
4/2/2014 0.00
4/3/2014 0.84
4/4/2014 0.44
4/5/2014 T
4/6/2014 0.00
4/7/2014 0.00
4/8/2014 0.06
4/9/2014 0.00
4/10/2014 0.00
4/11/2014 T
4/12/2014 0.00
4/13/2014 0.00
4/14/2014 0.41
4/15/2014 0.14
4/16/2014 0.00
4/17/2014 0.00
4/18/2014 0.00
4/19/2014 0.00
4/20/2014 0.00
4/21/2014 0.00
4/22/2014 0.59
4/23/2014 0.00
4/24/2014 0.02
4/25/2014 0.10
4/26/2014 0.01
4/27/2014 0.04
4/28/2014 0.60
4/29/2014 0.54
4/30/2014 0.05
5/1/2014 T
5/2/2014 0.05
5/3/2014 0.02
5/4/2014 0.00
5/5/2014 0.01
5/6/2014 0.00
5/7/2014 0.00
5/8/2014 0.02
5/9/2014 0.61
5/10/2014 0.00
5/11/2014 0.00
5/12/2014 0.69
5/13/2014 0.65
5/14/2014 0.02
5/15/2014 0.35
5/16/2014 0.43
5/17/2014 0.09
5/18/2014 0.00
5/19/2014 0.00
5/20/2014 0.04
5/21/2014 0.05
5/22/2014 0.00
5/23/2014 0.00
5/24/2014 0.00
5/25/2014 0.00
5/26/2014 0.00
5/27/2014 0.02
5/28/2014 T
5/29/2014 1.97
5/30/2014 0.00
5/31/2014 0.00
6/1/2014 0.00
6/2/2014 0.71
6/3/2014 0.17
6/4/2014 0.40
6/5/2014 0.20
6/6/2014 0.00
6/7/2014 0.00
6/8/2014 0.65
6/9/2014 0.00
6/10/2014 0.01
6/11/2014 0.59
6/12/2014 0.01
6/13/2014 0.00
6/14/2014 0.00
6/15/2014 0.00
6/16/2014 0.00
6/17/2014 0.00
6/18/2014 0.00
6/19/2014 0.02
6/20/2014 1.88
6/21/2014 0.00
6/22/2014 0.15
6/23/2014 0.47
6/24/2014 0.02
6/25/2014 0.00
6/26/2014 0.00
6/27/2014 0.00
6/28/2014 T
6/29/2014 0.28
6/30/2014 0.56
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014 1.57
7/2/2014 0.00
7/3/2014 0.27
7/4/2014 0.00
7/5/2014 0.00
7/6/2014 0.01
7/7/2014 0.23
7/8/2014 0.32
7/9/2014 0.00
7/10/2014 0.00
7/11/2014 0.00
7/12/2014 0.02
7/13/2014 1.17
7/14/2014 0.15
7/15/2014 T
7/16/2014 T
7/17/2014 0.00
7/18/2014 0.00
7/19/2014 0.00
7/20/2014 0.00
7/21/2014 0.00
7/22/2014 0.00
7/23/2014 0.00
7/24/2014 0.00
7/25/2014 0.00
7/26/2014 0.05
7/27/2014 0.01
7/28/2014 0.00
7/29/2014 0.00
7/30/2014 T
7/31/2014 0.00
8/1/2014 0.00
8/2/2014 0.00
8/3/2014 0.00
8/4/2014 0.00
8/5/2014 0.25
8/6/2014 0.00
8/7/2014 0.00
8/8/2014 0.00
8/9/2014 0.00
8/10/2014 0.00
8/11/2014 0.47
8/12/2014 0.01
8/13/2014 0.00
8/14/2014 0.00
8/15/2014 0.00
8/16/2014 0.00
8/17/2014 T
8/18/2014 T
8/19/2014 0.00
8/20/2014 0.01
8/21/2014 0.08
8/22/2014 2.82
8/23/2014 0.00
8/24/2014 0.26
8/25/2014 0.00
8/26/2014 0.06
8/27/2014 0.18
8/28/2014 0.00
8/29/2014 0.50
8/30/2014 0.04
8/31/2014 0.00
9/1/2014 0.02
9/2/2014 0.00
9/3/2014 0.00
9/4/2014 0.14
9/5/2014 0.46
9/6/2014 0.06
9/7/2014 0.00
9/8/2014 0.00
9/9/2014 0.33
9/10/2014 1.28
9/11/2014 0.12
9/12/2014 0.00
9/13/2014 0.07
9/14/2014 0.00
9/15/2014 0.03
9/16/2014 0.31
9/17/2014 0.00
9/18/2014 0.00
9/19/2014 0.00
9/20/2014 0.00
9/21/2014 0.17
9/22/2014 0.00
9/23/2014 0.00
9/24/2014 0.00
9/25/2014 0.00
9/26/2014 0.00
9/27/2014 0.00
9/28/2014 0.00
9/29/2014 0.00
9/30/2014 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and 64º. High 80º, low 63º.
10/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M FOG with .2 mile visibility; yesterdays cloud cover blew away & turned out to be a nice fall day. Foggy; calm; pleasant 63º. High 82º, low 63º.
10/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Shower sometime before obs time with sprinkles just beginning at obs time. Calm; warm 69º. High 91º, low 67º.
10/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Overcast; calm; everything wet; warm 66º. High 81º.
10/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark N and S mid-PM and unaware of any precip at this station. Cloudy; heavy dew; calm; warm 68º. High 86º, low 68º.
10/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Lite rain/misty leaving Harding 10pm & all the way home. Clear, blue sky W; calm; vegetation dripping; pleasant 49º. High muggy 86º, low 41º.
10/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Lite precip PM; downright chilly by PM. Overcast; chilly, lite breeze; condensation-covered gauge; chilly 46º. High 63, low 44º.
10/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Enuf rain to measure right after obs time; nice fall day PM. Clear; very dewy; calm; chilly 46º. High 72º, low 46º.
10/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; bright, cool sun; cool 48º. High 80º, low 47º. Bean harvesting along RT 23 on the way to DeKalb; a few fields with replanted wet spots just as green as the beans are dry next to them.
10/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Few thin clouds W; dewy; calm; cool 47º. High 77º, low 47º.
10/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Enjoy theses fall days - we all know it will go downhill in the future. About 50% cloud cover; calm; cool 46º. High 80º, low 45º.
10/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast & darker NE; calm; heavy dew; pleasant 60º. High 80º, low 60º.
10/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Enuf rain yesterday AM to measure; farther S received more. Clear; calm; dripping dew; cool 42º. High 71º. low 42º.
10/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice day. Clear; calm; chilly 40º. High 71º, lo 40º. First (rooftop) frost for this fall.
10/15/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkled just before obs time. Overcast; cool 53º; calm. High 68º, low 51º.
10/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Cloudy with a chilly wind; lite dew; chilly 49º. High 69º, low 47º.
10/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Lite rain quit by obs time; radar shows a large area of lite rain thoughout northern IL. High 57º, low 48º.
10/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain AM with sun breaking thru noon; appearing on & off PM. Cloudy; calm; chilly 42º. High 63º, low 41º.
10/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mod dew; cool 42º. High 54º, low 42º.
10/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Late evening rain. Cloudy; slite breeze; environment wet; cool 42º. High 58º, low 42º.
10/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Lite rain yesterday with majority falling overnite. Cloudy; lite breeze; vegetation wet; cool 42º. High 66º, low 42º.
10/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only moisture to report is heavy rooftop frost, maybe some very lite frost on grass in spots. Mostly cloudy; calm; very chilly 28º. High 52º, low 28º.
10/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.34 T T M M Lite rain started about 11am with first flakes 12:30pm gradually changing to all snow; falling straight down 1:30pm with some very large flakes; gradually changing back to all lite rain; enuf snow fell to measure if it had not melted on contact. Very heavy frost; calm; cold 33º. High 47º, low 31º. Earliest snow I remember was several inches of wet, heavy snow Oct 16(don't remember year)and we hadn't even started to pick corn.
10/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on rooftops & most I've seen on grass; clear; calm; frosty 27º. High 45º, low 26º. Not enuf leaves have fallen here to rake; raked some leaves early part of Oct. 2012.
10/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a frosty start to the day & chilly AM, PM was light jacket weather and nice working outside. Just about completely cloudy; breezy; cool 44º. High 56º, low 41º.
10/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear; leaves not moving on trees; very chilly 29º. High 57, low 29º. Day started cloudy, sun appearing at times later on (nice in sun, with wind it was chilly in shade).
10/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Previous years I raked leaves first half of Oct, leaves haven't fallen to be raked this year. High beautiful 59º, low 33º.
10/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very nice day for outside work. So dark at obs time, don't know if there are clouds or clear - only four more mornings being nighttime at 7:00am. Rooftop frost; calm; chilly 36º. High 64º, low 36º. Frost has hit a few begonias; petunias still blooming.
10/30/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Enuf drops to wet street, deck about 6pm. Very lite fog; slite breeze; mild 50º. High 59º, low 49 º. Fog has rolled in since obs time.
10/31/2013 7:00 AM 2.18 M M M M Yesterday morning fog rolled in after obs time, eventualy dissapating some & never really left; dreary, gloomy, wet day. Cloudy; wet; calm; warm 64º. High 58º, low 62º. Temp rose overnite. Sump pump running again but not as fast as I thought with the amount of rain - ground must have been drier than I figured.
11/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Steady PM rain. Cooler 46º, breezy. High 62º, low 44º. Oct rainfall total 3.71".
11/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Lite shower in the evening. High 54º, low 36º.
11/3/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Difficult to determine - left Harding 10:30pm, dry; N of Ottawa noticed the highway became spotty wet, in Ottawa highway was wet; 6-7 drops in ice-covered gauge; am reporting T. Heaviest frost at this station I have seen - grass white with frost; clear; calm; cold 31º. High 52º, low 31º.
11/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A lot of visitors at Starved Rock and the fall colors were beautiful; a bit cool depending if you were in the sun or shade. High 57º, low 41º.
11/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Leaves are late falling this year - 1 yr ago Oct 9 I raked leaves, enuf to rake & haven't raked this fall. Overcast; calm; cool 50º. High 58, low 50º.
11/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Raining obs time. Breezy; mild 57º. Temp rose overnite.
11/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Temp went downhill after yesterday's reading. Clear; calm; heavy frost; cold 29º. High 57º, low 29ºl
11/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost; chilly 27º. High 47º, low 27º.
11/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Enjoying the alyssum and some begonnias that hasn't been killed by frost. Chilly; becoming cloudy; breezy; chilly 46º. High 52º, low 44º. A lot of leaves yet to fall.
11/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy high 60º, low 30º.
11/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 52º, lo 43º. Remember our Veterans and thank them for their time in the service.
11/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 0.1 M M M Lite rain 1pm with few flakes starting to mix in 2pm becoming steady snow around 2:45pm with large flakes staring to fall; became a slush; snow on grass became heavy powdered sugar-sprinkled. Cold wind; 20º. High 48º with temp heading S late AM; low 20º
11/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty; slite breeze; cold 19º. High 37º, low 19º.
11/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The freezing temps finally got the last of the begonnias; bits of snow/rain mixture still lingers in some sun-protected areas. High 43º, low 30º.
11/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 53º, low 39º.
11/16/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Driveway, street wet with 0 in the gauge. Cloudy; breezy; mild 48º. High 53, low 43º.
11/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Lite rain yesterday PM and overnight. Mostly sunny(cloudy as I report); breezy; warm 65º. High 53º, low 53º. Your history lesson: Nov 17, 1835 - Remarkable aurora borealis shows were seen throughout the United States.
11/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Only .61 at this station, downtown in church basement at 1pm (about 2.5 miles S from gauge) and it just poured about 5-10 min & white-looking. Cleared a lot of fallen leaves from back yard and timber shrubbery, able to see more street lights, parking lot lights, car lights on Rt 23. Wasn't home at the time this weather came along. Windy; cool 37º. High 69º, low 37º. Remeber those in path of storm, loss of life, loss of property.
11/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty all over. Raked a few leaves from wind-protected areas and let them fly with the wind; yard cleaner than I could have raked. High 48º, low 24º.
11/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M T rain late PM with a lull then lite rain started again later. Overcast; calm; chilly 43º. High 46º, low 41º.
11/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
11/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Occured after yesterdays obs. Heavy frost deck, rooftops, less on grass; breezy; cold 20º. High 41º (3º warmer than yesterdays low), low 20º.
11/24/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M A few flakes mid AM. Frosty; clear; lite breeze; very chilly 8º. High 26º, low 8º.
11/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold wind off-set the warmth of the sun. Cloudy; fairly strong wind; cold 25º. High 30º, low 19º.
11/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M M M Flurries on & off with an accumulation & melting on hard surfaces. Overcast; calm/very slite breeze; very chilly 31º. High 34º, low 27º.
11/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold day with the wind. High 47º, low 11º.
11/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 28º low 21º. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! to you observers and your family. Have 2 pies in and out of the oven and clothes washed & hung in basement.
11/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost rooftops, vehicles, backyard grass. High 35º, low 11º.
11/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light frost; slite breeze; chilly 25º. Sounds like a broken record with frost to report just about every morning - guess it is better than reporting snow.
12/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A great day behind us. Beautiful sunrise. Lite frost; calm; chilly 31º. High 53º, low 29º. Nov precip 2.49".
12/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another nice day. High 45º, low 35º.
12/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Lite fog obs time increasing in density as time went on. High 45º, low 39º.
12/4/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Fairly dense fog all day with a small amount rain with no measurement to record. Lite fog; mild 48º obs time. High 48º, low 47º (very little temp change).
12/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Dense fog all the way to Sycamore & back with a fine mist at times and at times lite rain(wipers on auto vrble at times, at times manual use). 25º. High 57º, low 25º.
12/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 37º, low 18º.
12/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunset @ Fort Atkinson, WI. Heavy rooftop frost. Clear; cold 6º; lite breeze. High 25º, low 6º.
12/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is cold and happy there is very little wind. High 19º, low 13º.
12/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.16 1.6 0.15 M M Lite snow started about 9:30am continuing until it quit into the night hours. Enuf lite breeze built up snow in gauge NW side. Cloudy; breeze; chilly 18º. High 23º, low 18º.
12/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy; mod breeze; BRRRR 8º. High sunny 21º, low nothingº(0º).
12/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 1.3 0.08 M M Driving home from Rockford I-39, cold W wind blowing snow leaving drifts along fenceline. Cloudy with lite, fine snow; slite breeze; chilly 18º. Hi 24º, low 18º. Cotton-candy snow makes for easy shoveling.
12/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Lite fine snow continued after obs. Cloudy; cold breeze; cold, cold nothing. High 21, low -3.
12/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 25, low 10.
12/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.42 4.0 0.38 M M A nice packing snow only makes more weight to shovel. Lite snow; slite breeze; chilly 28. High 36. low 26.
12/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.9 0.07 M M Lite snow continued on & off (mostly on) thru mid pm; did measure snow before it started melting or there would have been a higher measurement; snow in gauge had melted. Cloudy; cold wind & 8. High 40, low 8.
12/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 1.4 0.06 M M Looked out patio door 9:45pm with light, fluffy snow falling making it a snap to shovel before next round of snow. Snow piled S side in gauge. Cloudy; calm; very pleasant 13. High 26, low 12.
12/17/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M Short flurry mid AM and again mid PM. High 29, low 21.
12/18/2013 7:00 AM T 0.1 T M M Enuf snow to measure and didn't last long after Ol Sol appeared. Clear with round moon NW; calm; cold 12. High 35, low 12.
12/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 36º at 2:08am. High 38º, low 34º.
12/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 M M Warm temps with rain shrunk the snow piles and condensed the snow. Lite rain; calm; mild 33º. High 45º, low 33º.
12/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 M M Slite coating ice on street; not on driveway/sidewalk; able to view ends of grass blades. Melting snow that occured 2 days ago made the snow look more dirty. Winter officially arrives 11:11am (CDT)today, just in time for Christmas. (Correction: CST not CDT)
12/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.47 0.3 0.11 M M Steady light rain day and night with a break 9:45pm turning to light, wet snow early dawn; surface of driveway, sidewalk not quite ice and not quite slush; very thin coat ice on street, gauge & not driveway or sidewalk day & into night; temps hovering just around or above 32º. Light, wet snow obs time; mild 34º. High 33º, low 33º. A picture-post card scene.
12/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M Lingering snow. Clear above with dark cloud bank circling horizon; cold breeze at 11º. High 35º, low 11º.
12/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M COLD, COLD, COLD -5º. No wind with it yet should help but still COLD. High 15º, low -5º.
12/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 T M M Light snow overnight. MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
12/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 M M Light snow eve into night. High 33º, low 13º. Used board SWE as gauge SWE .02.
12/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny day with the cool air. High 39º, low 23º.
12/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nothing to report except a balmy day and expected to be more balmy today. Very little grass showing along this street. High 40º, low 31º.
12/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Balmy temps cleared some snow on the level; yard still 90% covered. High 48º, low 32º.
12/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 T T M M Small amount ice in gauge up inside & bottom & very thin ice on board. Cold, cold nothing (0) obs. High 32º, low nothing.
12/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 1.4 0.05 M M Lite, fluffy snow started late PM & with no blowing making measurement very accurate. Clear; very slight wind; frosty gauge; 0º. High 15º, low -1º. If you don't like these cold temps, I came across this: Better the cold blast of winter than the hot breath of a pursuing elephant.
1/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M AM snow with a lull and light flurries returning eve leaving no added measurement; only a T in gauge. Cool; little breeze; tolerable 14º. Dec total precip 1.72", snow 11.9". Jan 1 - Dec 31 precip 45.24" (April collected most with 9.13"), total snow for 2013 35.7" HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
1/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.17 2.0 0.15 M M Steady light snow starting 1pm-10pm. Exactly 2.0 measured 10pm with no more accumulation. Some drifting by obs. Lite snow obs. High 23º, low 9º.
1/3/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Short term flurries obs yesterday. High 18º, low cold, cold -6º.
1/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Becoming windy with some snow blowing; beautiful, brilliant sunrise. Cloudy; cold wind; cold 22º. High 22º, low 19º.
1/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.42 4.9 0.42 M M First flakes 2:30pm with steady, lite, continuous snow til it quit (I think & hope) 9:30am. Very little wind with the snow. 9:35pm there was 2.5" snow, 3:30am there was 4.3", obs there was 4.9". 20º obs and downhill since then. High 33º, low 20º.
1/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 M M Was able to measure 1.0" before wind started blowing mid-AM; I know there would have been more as radar showed lite snow over Ottawa til around 5pm; measured 7" about 5:30pm and I know that was drited snow; blowing snow all day into night; not much snow in gauge so will use measured & swe for values. Windy with a COOOOOOOOOOOLD minus 18º (also overnite low), high 20º and slowly going downhill all day.
1/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M If you don't like this weather, think spring only 72 days away. Still bitterly cold weather with a little less wind. Biting cold -11º. High -5º, low -14º.
1/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Grateful there was electricity during this bitterly cold weather. High 11º, low -1º.
1/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy & cold. High 16º, low 1º.
1/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 M M Threes across the board; light snow PM as I was clearing 10"-11" snow from the deck (glad it wasn't that amount all over)and eve. Mild with mod fog; calm; mild 32º. High 25º, low 24º (very little change from high to low).
1/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.76 0.0 0.00 M M Rain caused spots of grass to appear, but still mostly snow-covered; 40º @ 12:26am & may be the high for the day. Overcast; lite breeze; mild 34º.
1/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some more grass appeared with the mild temps. High 40º, low 29º.
1/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M What a nice day & a pleasure to be able to go for a walk; a lot more grass appeared.
1/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Gorgeous sunrise; dark overcast W since obs time, looking more like some sort of precip is on its way; protected, shoveled & drifts remain. Chilly; breezy; 28º. High 45, low 26º.
1/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 T T M M There may have been a measurable snow if it would have stayed on the board; windy, cold day. High 38º, low 12º.
1/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Temp rose overnite to 28º obs. High 23º, low 20º 8:21pm.
1/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 T T M M Started as fine mist; later a short-lived but white conditions ice pellet storm came; eve lite snow; frozen water drops on board, otherwise, unmeasurable. High 39º, low 8º.
1/18/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M
1/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.37 5.9 0.35 M M Having trouble sending this.
1/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 41º, low 30º.
1/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.21 2.4 0.21 M M Cold!! High 42º, low 0º. A tidbit: As the days begin to lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen. How true so far!!
1/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 10º, low 1º.
1/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Fine grainy snow early AM yesterday; lull; heavier snow showers PM; able to measure .1 & I know there would have been more if not for wind; a bit of drifting (nothing to shovel); some cold days in Dec, colder in January, let's hope Feb won't be the coldest. Clear, brrrrr cold, windy. High 22º, low -8º.
1/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nothing to report except cold temps. High 5º, low -5º.
1/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 T T M M Flurries during day with no accumulation due to strong wind; with wind, looked like snow flying by at 65mph; however, gauge did manage to reach out & catch a small amount. Windy with more mild temps.
1/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.17 1.9 0.16 M M Lite, fluffy snow overnight; a breeze with snow sent snow up N side gauge. Cloudy; chilly; lite S breeze; cold 15º.
1/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M No board core as it was drifted over; gauge SWE; 9:15am wind picked up and was howling along with the snow storm that came through, temp warm enough for melting, 1pm it was much more pleasant, sun out, little wind; 10pm wind howling and snow blowing, almost a white out; 6am wind had quieted but was very cold at -6º. High 37º, low -6º.
1/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear and COLD!!!! One year ago temps 35/50. WOW! what a difference a year makes. High 2º, low -13º. Seems to be a crust on snow.
1/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M One year ago 67º. Clear and COLD!!! High 11º, low -2º.
1/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny but chilly day. Gorgeous dark coral sunrise what wasn't obscured by the clouds. Windy. High 31º, low 20º.
1/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M With the blowing snow, I was surprised there was any on the board to measure. High 36º, low 11º.
2/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.36 3.5 0.36 M M 3.5" & not over with yet.
2/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 2.5 0.20 M M There was grauple during my shoveling break; temp above freezing as there was a small amount of ice on board and a pile in the gauge; Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. 2º with some clouds & sun shining in areas; slite wind. High 34º, low 1º.
2/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Precip total for Jan 2.34", Jan 2013 3.41" (included 2 large rains); Jan '14 snow 19" measurable (several inches blew with the wind), Jan '13 1.7". COLD & almost calm; cold -11º. High 21º, low -11º.
2/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A nice sunny day for a change; everywhere you go there are LARGE piles of snow and a lot of deep drifts along the highways & byways. Cloudy; calm; cold 8º. High 18º, low 4º.
2/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.32 4.4 0.32 M M Flakes started falling 3:30pm with lite, continous snow; 10:00pm 2.8" was measured; wind was starting to pick up. Core SWE was used (more accurate SWE), not .24 gauge contained. Cloudy; snow was just ending; temp not bad @ 20º. High 24º, low 20º.
2/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M If there is no snow, then it is bitterly cold. Sunny; breeze; cold -8º. High 27º, low -8º.
2/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Another cold morning. High 8º, low -2º.
2/8/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Gently falling large flakes started just before obs time. High 17º, low 7º.
2/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 2.3 0.11 M M Lite, fluffy, gently falling snow all day into night hrs; 10:00am .5"=.01 SWE, 4:15pm 1.8=.09, 10pm 2.3=.11 still with flurries & no more accumulation. Clear; cold 6º; calm. With very cold temp and no breeze, it is rather pleasant. High 22º, low 6º. On my way to Triumph and back last night, IL Rt 23 to 52 was snow-packed where vehicles did not travel.
2/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M It will be just another cold day. High 12º, low -14º.
2/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Beautiful sunrise between clouds earlier. Cloudy; cold; -3º. High 14º, low -6º.
2/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cold and slowly climbing to the freezing mark. High 22º, low 6º.
2/14/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Very lite dusting snow overnite. Cloudy; slite breeze; cold 10º. High 32º, low 5º. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! S
2/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloudy, raw day with a cold breeze. Sunny at this time with clouds creeping in from the W; breezy; 0º. High 26º, low 0º.
2/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 M M Overnite snowfall. High 28º, low 17º.
2/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 M M Don't know when snow started, it ended right after readings. Cloudy; breezy; chilly 20º. High 28º, low 20º.
2/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.50 5.4 0.47 M M Snowed all day with visibility down to 200 feet at times. Gauge SWE was exact. Total snow 6.2" from this snowfall. Sunny; cold 17º. High 34º, low 17º.
2/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some melting took place. High 50º, low 28º.
2/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.90 0.0 0.00 M M Exact measurement; first lightning appeared 1:45am with more lightning & thunder later. At least I didn't have to measure, melt or shovel this liquid; sump pump running. Lite rain at obs time. High 45º. low 33º. Did notice a little slush on sidewalk that wasn't there 6:00pm.
2/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.83 0.1 T M M As long as there was rain, hail, dense fog PM with visibility down to 200 ft at times, why not have it topped off with a little icing in the form of snow overnite. Windy & chilly. High 47º, low 27º.
2/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Gorgeous, brilliant sunset; more mild with the sun shining brightly; one icy spot of trampled snow on path to gauge & doesn't seem to melt very fast. Clouds are taking over; very lite breeze. High 36º, low 23º.
2/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 40º, low 17º.
2/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Very lite frost. High 31º, low 12º.
2/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M A measurable snowfall that sparkles in the sun. High 28º, low 11º.
2/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Downright cold again. Clear; cold wind; cold -2º. High 32º, low -2º.
2/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nothing to report except clear & cold with a very cold wind. High 17º, low 4º.
2/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Beautiful, cold sunrise before obs time. Cloudy; slite breeze; cold 0º. High 16, low -3º.
3/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M Overnite lite snow; sun shining with a cold wind yesterday. Cloudy; breeze; cool. High 38º, low 26º. Feb snow total 20.3, precip 3.37. Since Dec 1 measured 51.2 plus several inches that blew away with the wind, more than all year 2013,(35.7 Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013).
3/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.30 3.3 0.30 M M Overnite snow; drove home from Harding 9:30pm & snowing hard with a lot of intermitant small drifts across road arriving N edge Ottawa snow was very lite; 10pm 1.3 snow SWE .13; snow up S side gauge. High 28º, low 7º with very little breeze.
3/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cold, clear. High 16º, low -6º.
3/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny with a cold lite NW breeze; could feel the suns' warmth; actually saw steam rising from road surface - maybe that is a sign of warm weather coming. High 19º, low 10º.
3/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 M M Fine snow falling. High 36º, low 18º.
3/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 3.0 0.19 M M A little melting PM as there was some ice in bottom of tube & thin layer on board; total snow for this snowfall 3.8". High 31º, low 14º.
3/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 38, low 15º.
3/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 0.05 M M Snow at least is compacting; water drops frozen on outside gauge - started briefly as rain changing to snow. High 53º, low 31º.
3/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Back to the 'Dark Ages' again (can't wait for Nov). Light frost with chilly temp of 20º. High 42º, low 20º.
3/10/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M When I went to bed the grass was just starting to appear in a few areas; this morning the areas are much larger; snow melting around leaves on snow surface that are exposed to sun; wonderful day for a walk where walkable. Cloudy; mild. High 47º; low 40º.
3/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Quite a bit of grass appeared with the the warm weather; still need to work on those piles of snow. Cloudy; cool 36º. High 55º, low 35º.
3/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.94 3.5 0.53 M M Started as rain eventually tiny hail (1/2 size of grain of rice) fell with rain; rain again turning to flakes at 10:40pm; heavy wet snow; heard thunder about time rain began. Heavy, wet snow. High 54º, low 30º.
3/13/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Hurried & flurried 2X pm: gauge frost-covered; quite a bit of frozen slush/snow on protected trees. Sunny & cold. High 43º, low 18º.
3/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nice by PM; haven't seen much grass appear from last snowfall. High 42º, low 38º.
3/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Majority of grass appeared with piles & protected areas remaining; beautiful day; 5:30pm HUGE MASS of ice, as wide as Fox R, entered Ill R with lots of tree trunks, branches & few other objects riding along. High 56º, low 31º.
3/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 M M Hadn't snowed by the time I got home 10:50pm. Cloudy; windy; 20º. High 47º, low 20º
3/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty night and cold. High 30º, low 18º.
3/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty. High chilly 44º, low 30º.
3/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 0.00 M M Raining obs time; beautiful day behind us. High 57º, low 40º.
3/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 T T M M Lite fog yesterday. High 45º, low 30º. Forgot to report the very few small snowflakes and snow pellets.
3/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nice day and nicer today. High 52º, low 32º.
3/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 2 days back noticed the crocus' peeking out the ground 3/4"; small pile shoveled snow remains by sidewalk. Cloudy; chilly 33º. High 62º , low 32º.
3/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 35º, low 22º.
3/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M Core SWE reported as only .02 in gauge. High 42º, low 18º. A bit of info: 1882 - First U.S. public demonstration of pancake making, NYC.
3/26/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M T in the form of brief snow shower 11:15am. Heavy frost and clear, cold 15º. High 35º, low 13º. Ice along side of streets with spots in between yesterday AM.
3/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M Still spitting obs time. High 44º, low 34º.
3/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 M M 54º 12:17am then dropping to 41º at obs time, a little rain yesterday & overnite.
3/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Chilly, frosty start to the day; hyacinths coming up. High 48º, low 24º.
3/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Quite a few mororcycles were seen yesterday on such a nice day.
4/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A nice warm day. High 69º, low 33º. Mar precip 2.26, snow 12.1; Jan 1 - Mar 31 precip 7.97, snow 51.4; Dec 1 - Mar 31 precip 9.69, snow = 63.3 (WOW! a lot of snow to shovel).
4/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 52º, low 34º. Tulips about 2" high.
4/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.84 0.0 0.00 M M Lightning & thunder 3:15am and continuing; rain obs time. High 53º, low 42º.
4/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.44 0.0 0.00 M M Must have been a light shower overnight - sidewalk, driveway, deck wet without puddles; saw 2 small worms on driveway yesterday. Cloudy; quite breezy. High 48º, low 38º.
4/5/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Gloomy day with mist around 10:30am. Frost. High 45º, low 31º.
4/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty; lite breeze. High 55º, low 31º. Crocus in bloom for several days.
4/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Few drops rain 9:45pm. High 60º, low 40º.
4/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nothing to report but a nice day; sun didn't shine very long. High 35º, low 52º.
4/11/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M T occured midday. High 67º, low 37º.
4/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clouds rolled in by obs time. A great day having the windows open for two days. High 77º, low 50º.
4/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 65º 10:45pm only dropping a few more degrees by obs time. Cloudy; lite breeze; warm 61º. High 83º,low 61º.
4/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 0.00 M M Gloomy high 70º, low 41º.
4/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.14 1.7 0.12 M M Winter wonderland mid April; .02" rain AM, snow started 4:15pm and ended about 8:30pm; layer of ice beneath snow on board obs time; measured snowfall around 8:30pm; heavy, wet snow sticking to everything except streets; noticed a layer of snow balls on surface of snow obs time. High 42º, low 28º.
4/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sparkling dew and sunny. Cool. High 58º, low 39º.
4/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 66º, low 36º.
4/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nice out there. High 88º, low 35º.
4/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M High 76º, low 46º. HOPPY EASTER!!!
4/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Couldn't ask for a nicer Easter. Farmer applying nitrogen few miles S of DeKalb. High 82º, low 55º.
4/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.59 0.0 0.00 M M Warm high 81º, low 45º.
4/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A cool 65º in the wind yesterday & nice in the sun out of the wind. High 65º, low 33º.
4/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Cold E wind. High 65º , low 43º.
4/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 M M Measurement couldn't be any more exact; cloudy & cool out there obs time. High 71º, low 47º.
4/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M There was enuf water in gauge to measure. Bright sun obs time. High 73º, low 50º.
4/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 M M Overnite rain. Mowed grass for the first time; may be the latest ever for mowing first time in a new season. High 60º, low 42º (11:59pm). Cool out there. Did see a few fields planted; one farmer planting and another preparing soil between Ottawa & Streator.
4/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.60 0.0 0.00 M M High 66º, low 47º.
4/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.54 0.0 0.00 M M Overnite rain. Windy, chilly day. High 59º, low 50º.
4/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M Have no idea when this rain fell. High 61º, low 47º.
5/1/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Cold, chilly day; just barely a deck-wetter around 9:30pm; 88º one year ago today. Cloudy; chilly. High 54º, low 45º. April total 3.84"; 2013 9.13" that included 5.52" in one day.
5/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sun out briefly yesterday and nice warm feeling in the sun out of the wind. High 60º, low 46º
5/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little cool with wind, but nice in sun out of wind. Becoming cloudy as day wears on; breezy. High 76º, low 49º.
5/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mid-day shower & of course is stays on the cooler side. High 64º, low 46º.
5/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A bit breezy but a real nice day. High 67º, low 43º.
5/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Lightning, thunder WNW mid PM followed by brief .01" shower, another lite shower 6:30pm; warm, breezy day; planted petunias. Rainy looking, warm 66º. High 86º, low 66º.
5/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M More sun than clouds and noticed the humidity. Spitting rain 6:30am. High 93º, low 66º.
5/10/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2014 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Rain N side Bloomington to home. Rain all day in Steubenville, OH to see grandson graduate from college cum laude.
5/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M
5/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cold for this time of year. Cloudy; cool; grass dripping wet; 49º. High 63º, low 48º.
5/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Spitting rain obs time. Cloudy with raw NNW wind; 47º. High 60º, low 46º.
5/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Dreary start to day, PM sun made for a nicer day! Spitting rain again obs time. High 63º, low 41º.
5/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Lite frost seen on some roofs; very heavy, dripping dew. Clear with puffy clouds NE. High 51º, low 39º.
5/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Turned out to be a rather nice day. Scattered clouds; cool. High 63º, low 42º.
5/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A really nice day for a change. Cloudy, rainy-looking; very little breeze. High 72º, low 48º.
5/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M AM shower. High 76º, low 63º.
5/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Sunny, very warm, with humidity & rain going around this station later PM. High 91º, low 67º.
5/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Less humidity on a very warm day. High 93º, low 57º.
5/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant nite. Clear; heavy dew; very little breeze. High 79º, low 51º.
5/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, very warm day. Clear; heavy dew; flag barely moving. High 84º, low 48º.
5/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear with heavy dew; calm to barely moving flag. High 80º, low 51º.
5/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy & warm already and this is just the beginning of the day. High 90º, low 63º. Take time to remember & honor the fallen veterans and the ones still with us.
5/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A very nice Memorial Day program in Washington park with a large crowd. Overcast & warm. High 96º, low 68º.
5/28/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy and warm. High 90º, low 67º.
5/29/2014 7:00 AM 1.97 M M M M Power off a short time between 6-6:30pm. High 89º, low 59º.
5/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 88º, low 59º.
5/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 90º, low 59º.
6/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Humidity with the hot day yesterday. High 93º, low 65º. Rain in gauge for May 5.02" (1.97" reported May 29 boosted that total), May 2013 6.09. A little history: June 1, 2003 39º in Springfield, IL - doesn't that make you feel cooer?
6/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M In several rain showers here & there yesterday with downpour just NE Ottawa. High 90º. low 71º.
6/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M A mid-day shower. Clear; warm; breezy. High 90º, low 67º.
6/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M High 87º, low 62º.
6/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M AM rain. High 70º, low 54º.
6/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very nice day. Bright & sunny; heavy dew; pleasant 56º. High 83º, low 54º. Couple of cone flowers have blossomed and a few more on the way. Have a great day!!
6/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 89º, low 58º.
6/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M A lite, steady rain starting before dark and contiuned into the nite for quite a few hours. Cloudy; pleasant; lite breeze. High 90º, low 59º.
6/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day but a little cool, with a lite NNE breeze at times, in shade or sun under clouds. Clear; lots of dew; pleasant. High 83º, low 53º.
6/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Enuf drops to measure; spitting obs time. High 91º, low 59º.
6/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Very lite haze/fog; dark for this time of day. High 71º, low 62º.
6/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mod fog obs time with burning off by reporting time. High 69º, low 58º.
6/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 83º, low 49º.
6/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast & breezy. High 84º, low 62º.
6/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rainy-looking at times but no rain that I know of. High 94º, low 76º.
6/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Mid-day light shower. High 86º, low 66º.
6/20/2014 7:00 AM 1.88 M M M M Finally it was our turn to have a rain that was much needed; several heavy rains between 5pm & 6:50pm with lulls between heavy rains; steady, lite rain until it quit before 1:45am. High 92º, low 67º.
6/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy, wet dew. Cloudy; pleasant. High 89º, low 65º. IT'S SUMMER!!!! arriving 5:51am.
6/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Fairly dense fog. High 93º, low 65º.
6/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Evening rain.
6/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cloudy and muggy out there; calm. High 87º, low 70º.
6/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Few drops late PM. High 93º, low 69º.
6/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Cloudy and muggy. High 91º, low 69º.
6/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Bright lightning 2X during the rain event (nothing close). High 9lº, low 69º.
7/1/2014 7:00 AM 1.57 M M M M 2 rain storms. High 93º, low 67º. June 2014 rain 6.12, 2013 4.72, 2012 2.30.
7/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 85º, low 65º.
7/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Evening lite shower and lite shower around dawn. Sunny (so far). High 74º, low 59º.
7/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks to be a great day for the 4th. High 83º, low 57º. HAPPY JULY 4!!!! and have a safe and sparkling day.
7/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 86º, low 61º.
7/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Couple of lite showers eve & early nite. High 84º, low 62º.
7/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Overnite rain. High 93º, low 70º.
7/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Less humidity this AM. High 93º, low 70º.
7/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only moisture to report is the very heavy, drippy dew. High 87º, low 61º.
7/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful day and a pleasant overnite. High 84º, low 59º.
7/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report except a warm, gorgeous day with the sky filled with cottony fair wx clouds. Very little air movement & dewy. High 87º, low 59º.
7/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Not much but measurable. High 87º, low 71º.
7/13/2014 7:00 AM 1.17 M M M M Majority of rain fell overnite. High 87º, low 68º.
7/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Yesterday eve, radar showed a very thin line of spotty showers and this station happen to be under one. High 87º, low 64º.
7/15/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M One would never know there was a few drops rain unless you were outside or saw the wet spots on bed sheets hanging out; real pleasant nite. High 85º, low 53º.
7/16/2014 5:45 AM T M M M M
7/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew with clouds. High 81º, low 57º.
7/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 81º, low 60º.
7/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 87º, low 58º.
7/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slightly hazy, otherwise a pleasant nite. High 87º, low 60º.
7/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew and a little warmer overnite than previous mornings. High 87º, low 63º.
7/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass still green but losing its luster; dry spots are starting to show; a good soaking rain would be welcome. High 90º, low 60º.
7/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant night with lower humidity. High 95º, low 66º.
7/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, pleasant, breezy day; heavy dew. High 81º, low 54º.
7/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Lite shower AM yesterday. Grass barely damp. High 77º, low 68º.
7/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Overnight rain sometime. High 85º, low 67º.
7/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm day and a bad hair day. High 85º, low 59º.
7/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First time this season I was able to get by mowing grass for 7 days instead of the usual 3-4 days; it could use a nice soaking rain. High 79º, low 56º.
7/30/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Few drops in gauge didn't qualify for a measurement that occured evening. High 82º, low 58º.
7/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Getting drier. High 88º, low 60º.
8/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M July rainfall total 3.80". High 87º, low 64º.
8/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry weather continues in this area. High 89º, low 65º.
8/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Shower revived some of the grass & also watered the weeds that survive everything. High 92º, low 67º.
8/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy & pleasant with moderate dew. High 86º, low 62º.
8/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M SOS (same ol' stuff), cloudy and becoming dry. High 84º, low 66º.
8/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass damp this morning; another day without rain. High 87º, low 65º.
8/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No dew, no rain as gauge is bone dry, 13 days with no rain other than 1 T day. High 88º, low 69º.
8/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Ligthning 4X with 2 rumbles of thunder around 12:45am. Light fog; spitting rain. Not much rain but will take what is sent to us; did perk up the grass. High 91º, low 69º. Note: I reported a short time ago there was no rain for 13 days; checked sent-in report, forgot to record .25" on 8/5 in my record sheet.
8/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Yesterday morning's leftover rain; yesterday evening showers around but nothing at this station.
8/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report from my gauge. I was one of the volunteers unable to access the website yesterday; went to the library PM and sent in report and thank you, Steve Hilberg, for the email explaining the situation. High 79º, low 55º. A bit of history for today: On this date 1956,a plane flew into a hurricane for the first series of bumpy flights for the National Hurricane Research Project, then part of the U.S. Weather Bureau
8/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dew and clear. High 86º, low 67º.
8/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M I wasn't home at the time but the neighbor lady was watering her flowers when it sprinkled around 1:30pm; there was nothing in my gauge. High 84º, low 65º.
8/18/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Very lite, fine mist 1:30pm as I backed out of garage; lite fog obs time. High 86º, low 66º.
8/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief shower around 11:15am.
8/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Overnite shower; not much but better than nothing. High 91º, low 71º.
8/22/2014 7:00 AM 2.82 M M M M Several rains overnite beginning around 11:45pm; had a chance to soak in between rains; sump-pump running again; no ponding visible; lots of lightning with thunder eventually heard. High 88º, lo 73º.
8/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Muggy, warm day with more of the same today. High 88º, low 69º.
8/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moderate fog & warm. High 94º, low 72º.
8/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Dark clouds mid PM with no rain until early eve and around 4pm cooler wind changed coming from the N; mowed grass first time since Aug 8. High 95º, low 70º. Bit of history: Aug 26, 1965 - Stormy weather deposited a canoe in telephone lines in Lake County, IN.
8/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M A quick shower passed thru mid AM. High 89º, low 69º.
8/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds filling in the sky. High 87º, low 64º.
8/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M A nice fall day with rain late eve. High 84º, low 69º.
8/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Shower late PM.
8/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass growing fast again. High 87º, low 67º.
9/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Passing shower overnite; mod to heavy fog rolled in after obs time yesterday; saw a few fields of beans starting to turn color along Rt 23 to DeKalb; looked like certain trees had a hint of lighter color (indication the fall months are coming). High 88º, low 68º. Enjoy you Labor Day!!!
9/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew. High 87º, low 67º.
9/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant with clear sky & heavy dew. High 86º, low 61º.
9/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Large area of lite rain all the way to Moline and lite rain at obs time. High 88º, low 71º.
9/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Spent day at DeKalb County Fair (Sandwich Fair) and rained the whole morning until shortly after 12pm. High 86º, low 73º.
9/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rained at Sandwich Fair around 4pm; saw one field of beans turned yellow; muggy, hot day until fromt came thru. High 92º, low 59º.
9/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice fall day yesterday but the mosquitos were out and about while I was doing some yard work. High 79º, low 56º.
9/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Lightning & thunder with rain sometime before dawn. High 83º, low 63º.
9/10/2014 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Very brief shower after obs time yesterday, major amount overnite. Lite rain at obs time. High 84º, low 71º.
9/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Yesterday's leftover rain. Cool nite. High 84º, low 54º.
9/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, chilly day. High 62º, low 52º.
9/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Gloomy, raw, damp day; looks like frost on rooftop of house across the street and patchy other homes. Clear & sunny other wise; lite rain in the eve. High 63º, low 38º.
9/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy drippy dew & .01 dew in gauge; patchy rooftop frost again; zig-zagged my way to Triumph (NW) yesterday eve and saw 1 field with 2 small areas standing water, 7 bean fields with most of leaves dropped; mowed grass & a lot to rake; chilly AM yesterday & a rather nice PM. High 68º, low 40º.
9/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Lightning, thunder, quick rain shower about 6:30am; beautiful fall day. High 69º, low 52º.
9/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Chilly, gloomy, rainy day. High 50º, low 43º. Second time in 3 days I turned heat on to take chill off; appears a warming spell is coming.
9/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice fall day by noon and rest of day. High 73º, low 46º.
9/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy fog. High 78º, low 51º.
9/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw one bean field turning yellow and the plants had not covered the row. High 79º. low 61º.
9/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M 2 quick, brief showers mid PM; grass very wet obs time. High 83º, low 56º.
9/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Get done today what you wanted to do this summer as meteorlogical fall begins 9:29 PM. High 72º, low 42º.
9/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew. High 74º, low 47º.
9/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 79º, low 51º.
9/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calling for a chance of lite shower AM and there wasn't any predicted all week so I applied 'Weed 'N Feed'. Dark & cloudy. High 81º, low 52º.
9/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 79º, low 55º.
9/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 85º, low 59º.
9/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy to lite fog; quiet and pleasant. High 86º, low 55º.
9/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A warm, beautiful day; heavy, wet, drippy dew; very little breeze. High 87º, low 54º.
9/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 86º, low 52º.



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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
2/20/2014 10:15 AM Hail fell sometime around 10:15am or before and not very heavy, maybe 3 - 4 inches apart; don't know how long it lasted; went downtown 2 miles S of station and was heavier and more pea-sized. Went outside about 10:30am to check rain gauge is when I discovered it had hailed. Rice Rice Rice Hard no damage False
3/11/2014 9:00 PM Don't know when it began, looked out 9:15pm and discovered tiny bumps on deck; hail size was about 1/2 the size of grain rice; felt it to make sure it was hail. Fell along with rain. NA NA NA Clear Ice Continuous False