Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-WL-63 Latitude 41.49964
Station Name New Lenox 1.8 SE Longitude -87.96025
County Will Elevation (ft) 701



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 3.05 3.81 31 3.81 31 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 13 3.27 3.31 30 3.31 30 0.00 0 0 10 4 1.0 1 1
Dec 13 2.31 1.74 31 1.74 31 0.00 0 0 19 2 10.9 11 18
Jan 14 1.81 2.67 31 2.67 31 0.00 0 0 18 2 26.6 15 28
Feb 14 1.70 2.32 28 2.32 28 0.00 0 0 10 3 23.2 9 28
March 14 2.45 2.20 30 2.20 30 0.00 0 0 13 4 14.4 7 19
April 14 3.58 3.11 30 3.11 30 0.00 0 0 14 3 1.5 1 1
May 14 4.22 5.43 31 5.43 31 0.00 0 0 17 0 0.0 0 0
June 14 4.17 7.81 30 7.81 30 0.00 0 0 15 1 0.0 0 0
July 14 4.18 5.87 31 5.87 31 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 4.05 4.94 31 4.94 31 0.00 0 0 15 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 3.20 3.70 31 3.37 23 0.33 8 1 7 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.99" 46.91" 365 days 46.58" 357 0.33" 8 days 1 163 days 27 days 77.6" 44 days 95 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 T
10/3/2013 0.00
10/4/2013 0.13
10/5/2013 T
10/6/2013 1.25
10/7/2013 0.00
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 0.00
10/14/2013 0.00
10/15/2013 0.00
10/16/2013 0.10
10/17/2013 0.06
10/18/2013 0.11
10/19/2013 0.01
10/20/2013 0.03
10/21/2013 0.04
10/22/2013 0.00
10/23/2013 0.23
10/24/2013 T
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 0.00
10/31/2013 1.84
11/1/2013 0.47
11/2/2013 0.09
11/3/2013 T
11/4/2013 0.00
11/5/2013 0.00
11/6/2013 0.76
11/7/2013 0.15
11/8/2013 0.00
11/9/2013 0.00
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.00
11/12/2013 0.19
11/13/2013 0.00
11/14/2013 0.00
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 T
11/17/2013 0.28
11/18/2013 0.91
11/19/2013 0.00
11/20/2013 0.00
11/21/2013 0.25
11/22/2013 0.20
11/23/2013 0.01
11/24/2013 0.00
11/25/2013 0.00
11/26/2013 T
11/27/2013 T
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 0.05
12/4/2013 0.02
12/5/2013 0.03
12/6/2013 0.00
12/7/2013 0.00
12/8/2013 0.00
12/9/2013 0.12
12/10/2013 0.00
12/11/2013 0.08
12/12/2013 0.01
12/13/2013 0.00
12/14/2013 0.34
12/15/2013 0.06
12/16/2013 0.05
12/17/2013 0.02
12/18/2013 0.01
12/19/2013 0.00
12/20/2013 0.15
12/21/2013 0.16
12/22/2013 0.46
12/23/2013 0.05
12/24/2013 T
12/25/2013 0.02
12/26/2013 0.04
12/27/2013 T
12/28/2013 0.00
12/29/2013 0.00
12/30/2013 0.01
12/31/2013 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.07
1/2/2014 0.14
1/3/2014 0.10
1/4/2014 0.00
1/5/2014 0.45
1/6/2014 0.14
1/7/2014 0.00
1/8/2014 T
1/9/2014 0.00
1/10/2014 0.04
1/11/2014 1.17
1/12/2014 0.01
1/13/2014 0.00
1/14/2014 0.00
1/15/2014 0.01
1/16/2014 T
1/17/2014 0.03
1/18/2014 0.01
1/19/2014 0.11
1/20/2014 0.00
1/21/2014 0.07
1/22/2014 0.00
1/23/2014 0.03
1/24/2014 0.00
1/25/2014 0.05
1/26/2014 0.18
1/27/2014 0.05
1/28/2014 0.00
1/29/2014 0.00
1/30/2014 0.00
1/31/2014 0.01
2/1/2014 0.30
2/2/2014 0.20
2/3/2014 0.00
2/4/2014 0.00
2/5/2014 0.28
2/6/2014 0.03
2/7/2014 0.00
2/8/2014 T
2/9/2014 0.10
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 0.05
2/17/2014 T
2/18/2014 0.52
2/19/2014 0.00
2/20/2014 0.58
2/21/2014 0.25
2/22/2014 0.00
2/23/2014 0.00
2/24/2014 0.00
2/25/2014 0.01
2/26/2014 0.00
2/27/2014 0.00
2/28/2014 0.00
3/1/2014 T
3/2/2014 0.21
3/3/2014 0.00
3/4/2014 0.00
3/5/2014 0.07
3/6/2014 0.10
3/7/2014 0.00
3/8/2014 0.02
3/9/2014 0.02
3/10/2014 0.00
3/11/2014 0.00
3/12/2014 1.04
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 0.28
3/20/2014 0.28
3/21/2014 0.01
3/22/2014
3/23/2014 0.00
3/24/2014 0.00
3/25/2014 0.03
3/26/2014 T
3/27/2014 0.07
3/28/2014 0.05
3/29/2014 T
3/30/2014 0.00
3/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 0.02
4/2/2014 0.00
4/3/2014 0.73
4/4/2014 0.41
4/5/2014 0.01
4/6/2014 0.00
4/7/2014 0.00
4/8/2014 T
4/9/2014 0.03
4/10/2014 0.00
4/11/2014 T
4/12/2014 0.00
4/13/2014 0.03
4/14/2014 0.31
4/15/2014 0.19
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 0.65
4/23/2014 0.00
4/24/2014 0.03
4/25/2014 0.19
4/26/2014 0.00
4/27/2014 T
4/28/2014 0.30
4/29/2014 0.18
4/30/2014 0.03
5/1/2014 0.07
5/2/2014 0.11
5/3/2014 0.01
5/4/2014 0.00
5/5/2014 0.03
5/6/2014 0.00
5/7/2014 0.00
5/8/2014 0.00
5/9/2014 0.61
5/10/2014 1.06
5/11/2014 0.00
5/12/2014 1.37
5/13/2014 0.55
5/14/2014 0.02
5/15/2014 0.31
5/16/2014 0.10
5/17/2014 0.11
5/18/2014 0.02
5/19/2014 0.00
5/20/2014 0.02
5/21/2014 0.06
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 0.05
5/28/2014 0.93
5/29/2014 0.00
5/30/2014 0.00
5/31/2014 0.00
6/1/2014 0.00
6/2/2014 0.11
6/3/2014 0.15
6/4/2014 0.06
6/5/2014 0.42
6/6/2014 0.00
6/7/2014 0.00
6/8/2014 0.36
6/9/2014 0.00
6/10/2014 0.00
6/11/2014 2.25
6/12/2014 T
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 0.67
6/20/2014 0.44
6/21/2014 0.01
6/22/2014 2.40
6/23/2014 0.15
6/24/2014 0.15
6/25/2014 0.00
6/26/2014 0.09
6/27/2014 0.00
6/28/2014 0.00
6/29/2014 0.29
6/30/2014 0.26
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014 1.88
7/2/2014 0.04
7/3/2014 0.22
7/4/2014 0.00
7/5/2014 0.00
7/6/2014 T
7/7/2014 0.68
7/8/2014 0.41
7/9/2014 0.01
7/10/2014 0.00
7/11/2014 0.00
7/12/2014 0.64
7/13/2014 1.76
7/14/2014 0.09
7/15/2014 0.01
7/16/2014 0.01
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 0.05
7/24/2014 0.00
7/25/2014 0.00
7/26/2014 0.05
7/27/2014 0.00
7/28/2014 0.00
7/29/2014 0.00
7/30/2014 0.02
7/31/2014 0.00
8/1/2014 0.00
8/2/2014 0.44
8/3/2014 0.00
8/4/2014 0.00
8/5/2014 0.53
8/6/2014 T
8/7/2014 0.00
8/8/2014 0.00
8/9/2014 0.00
8/10/2014 0.00
8/11/2014 0.45
8/12/2014 0.32
8/13/2014 0.02
8/14/2014 0.12
8/15/2014 0.00
8/16/2014 0.00
8/17/2014 T
8/18/2014 0.00
8/19/2014 0.00
8/20/2014 0.03
8/21/2014 0.57
8/22/2014 0.51
8/23/2014 0.02
8/24/2014 0.22
8/25/2014 0.00
8/26/2014 0.83
8/27/2014 0.61
8/28/2014 0.00
8/29/2014 0.06
8/30/2014 0.21
8/31/2014 T
9/1/2014 0.00
9/2/2014 T
9/3/2014 0.00
9/4/2014 0.04
9/5/2014 0.35
9/6/2014 1.12
9/7/2014 0.00
9/8/2014 0.00
9/9/2014 0.04
9/10/2014 1.29
9/11/2014 0.44
9/12/2014 0.00
9/13/2014 0.09
9/14/2014 0.00
9/15/2014 **
9/16/2014 **
9/17/2014 **
9/18/2014 **
9/19/2014 **
9/20/2014 **
9/21/2014 **
9/22/2014 0.00 0.33
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 Very overcast and windy from SW with temperature of 63.5° after extremes of 75.2° and 50.1° (0700 hours on 9/30).
10/2/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A spit of rain yesterday morning during the most overcast phase of the day. High of 78°, low of 63.5°, and present temperature of 65.°.
10/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extremely overcast and still, very humid, and quite warm (66.2°) for this time of year. High of 79.7° and an overnight low of 63.3°.
10/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Storms all around us yesterday but just a crummy total of 0.13". 78° high, 63.1° low, and current highly humid, calm reading of 64.4°.
10/5/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M October and we get an 80.9° high and 64.4° low plus very muggy conditions. Figures, doesn't it?
10/6/2013 7:00 AM 1.25 M M M M A joy to report 1 1/4" rain! Highest one-day total since June when, for all intents and purposes, significant rainfall ceased for better part of over 3 1/2 months. Muggy and unseasonal high of 81.8° has been replaced by present and overnight low of 51.2° with slight west wind and partly cloudy skies.
10/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cool, overcast, and with sharp west wind. Present reading is 45.1° after chilly high of 62° and low of 42.9°
10/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sunny, slight SE breeze, and 46.2° after pleasant day with 65.4° high and 44.6° low. Miniscule rainfall at 0830 hours.
10/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, sunny, and 50° after hi/lo of 75.5° (wow!) and 46.2°.
10/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and 50.5° after pleasant high of 73.5° and low of 48°. Autumn leaves are falling like crazy now but how sad to see how the dying ash trees look.
10/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, calm, and 54.6° after above average autumnal high of 75.7° and low of 50.1°.
10/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fair with wind from south and 56.6° after balmy high of 76.6° and overnight low of 54.6°.
10/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, slight NW wind, and 43.5° (seasonal temp!) after hi/lo of 71° and 41.5°. We are back in our "Well, the rain went around us" mode yet again.
10/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brisk, 42.6°, sunny, and calm with overnight low of 39.9° after tolerable high of 63.1°. It's nearly halfway through October and the garden spot of the southwest suburbs has had just over 1 1/4" of rain.
10/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and 51.4° with southerly breeze. Low reading for the last 24 hours of 42.6° was at 0700 while the high of 65.8° was tempered by stiff winds from east.
10/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Overcast, 48.2°, and raw wind from SW after high of 63.1° and low of 44°. 1/10" was pleasant and fell gently but was not nearly enough to cut into yet another month of precipitation deficits.
10/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Raining lightly and 47.3° (24-hour low) after high of but 51.6°.
10/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Sunny, west wind, and 39.2° after some rain, 51.8° high and 37° low.
10/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Sunny, wind from west, and 41.9° after chilly day with sub-normal high of but 48° and overnight low of 39.2°. Don't exactly know when rain fell but there was 0.01" in the gauge this morning.
10/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M High was but 53.7° and low of 39.2° is present reading. Surprising little rain around 1800 hours left us with 0.03" in the gauge. Fifth straight day of measurable rain: a darned rare occurrence this year!
10/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Sixth straight day of measurable rain with our 0.04" that accompanied high of 64.7°, low of 39°, and current blustery reading of 44.6°. Have not had a skein such as this since early April of this year when every day seemed to be a gully-washer.
10/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm and fair skies but 26.7° after overnight, frosty low of 26.2° (brrrr!) following yesterday's early high of 50.3°. With temperature below freezing and numerous radar blips to west, snow may be on the way.
10/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.23 T T M M Sunny, NW wind, and 28.9° after nearly a quarter of an inch of cold rain, snow flurries (beginning at 1420 hours) and 26.7° low. High of 41° was reached early in day and fell throughout midday, afternoon, evening, and overnight.
10/24/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M High of but 43.7°, low of 28.9°, and present overcast reading of 34.7° with raw NW winds. As everything was killed off during last 72 hours, I pulled out the garden yesterday and put it to bed until spring of 2014.
10/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 25.8° after highly unseasonal extremes of 43.3° and 25.3°.
10/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M SW wind, 43.5°, and overcast after 50.7° high (10° below average) and 24-hour low of 25.8°.
10/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and 29.3° after overnight low of 28.9° and high of 53°. The day (and the last week, too) would have been much more pleasant if not for the constant westerly winds.
10/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, sunny, and 31.1° after 53.7° high and 28.9° low. With under 2" of rain in October, we're woefully behind for yet one more month.
10/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind from east, clear skies, and 39° after pleasant high of 59° and low of 31.2°.
10/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.4° with dense fog and visibility of only 75-100 yards after high of 55° and low of 38.6° (0700 hours yesterday).
10/31/2013 7:00 AM 1.84 M M M M Light rain, 60.6°, and wind from southwest after 63.3° high and unseasonal low of 47.4°. In 24 hours our rain total for October went from 1.97" to 3.81" which made it the first above average monthly sum since May.
11/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Blustery with chilly westerly winds and 44.7° after yesterday's extremes of 61.5° and 43.3å.
11/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Sunny, northwest wind, and 36.8° after low of 36.5° and not-very-high peak of 48.9° yesterday. Good luck to the Running Knights of Lincoln-Way Central at the cross country sectional meet in Edwardsville where I hope it's warmer than here!
11/3/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear, calm, and 30.9°. PLEASE BE CAREFUL OUTSIDE! My wife took the dog out and slid down five wooden deck stairs that didn't appear to be slippery. High of 46.7° and overnight low of 30.5°.
11/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fair, windy from south, and 42.2° after breezy low of 30.9° (0700 hours yesterday) and high of 51.8°. Backyard and front were totally cleared of leaves late Saturday. Looking at the lawns this morning one would not suspect that I spent but even a minute out there.
11/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild southerly winds, overcast, and 49.6° after high of 55.2° and low of 30.9°. All in all, fairly typical for November.
11/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M Strong south winds, raining, and 52.8° after pleasant high of 55.2° and low of 30.9° (0700 hours 11/5). Completely cleared front yard of maple leaves yesterday but one glance this morning makes it appear that I never touched the rake.
11/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M After early high of 54.6°, weather turned windy, rainy, and nasty. Overnight low of 27.8° (and present 28.9°) has frozen the massive amount of leaves with which yours truly must soon deal. 3.31" rain in last 8 days: a higher amount than six of this year's first 10 months.
11/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brrrr, 27.8° and sunny with south wind after high of only 43.3° and overnight low of 26.4°. Took three hours yesterday to clear backyard of the four inches of leaves that covered it. And to think that 20 years ago I couldn't wait for our trees to mature and grow!
11/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny, breezy from SW, and 44.6°. High was 48.2° and low was 27.8° (0700 hours on 11/8) but readings near 60° should be ideal for IHSA state cross country meet in Peoria. Go LW Central Knights!
11/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High of 59.1°, low of 32.5°, and present sunny reading of 33.0° after very windy conditions rattled honey locust pods off our house for hours. Just when I thought I'd caught up to Mother Nature's onslaught of leaves, now I have to....
11/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Leaden skies, slight wind, and 44.6° after high of but 48.3° and low of 33.9° (0700 hours yesterday). On your day, thank you veterans!
11/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 1.0 M 1.0 M Sharp wind from north, sunny, and 23.5° following early Veterans' Day high of 46.5° which eventually fell to overnight low of 21.9°. After rain stopped and temperatures fell toward 30°, snow fell from around 1330 hours to late afternoon.
11/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Sunny and slight SW wind but only 19.5° after season's overnight low of 16.8°. Snow that was present yesterday is gone in all spots that that Old Sol's rays touched.
11/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, 28.2°, and wind from SW after overnight low of 19.5° and high of 38.8°. Not a lick of snow left except for areas where the Sun doesn't shine. Please take that sentence in the way I meteorologically meant it.
11/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly sunny, quite windy from SW, and 36.5° in the wake of a pleasant 49.8° and 28.2° low. The yard gets cut this afternoon for the last time until next April.
11/16/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light drizzle, 47.4° and stout southerly winds. Low of 36.5° was at 0700 hours yesterday and high of 47.6° allowed me to put the yard "to bed" for 2013: grass is cut low, gutters cleaned, all leaves removed, and flower/vegetable beds turned over. Now what do I do for 4 1/2 months?
11/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Powerful southerly winds, overcast, and 61.8° which is also the 24-hour high temperature. Low of 47.4° was at 0700 hours yesterday. Good to get these rains into the ground before winter sets in.
11/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.91 M M M M Compared to many in this state, we got off easy yesterday. High of 66.9°, high winds but only the loss of small branches on trees, and nearly an inch of rain. Overnight low of 35.9° is close to present, windy from west, overcast reading of of 36.5°.
11/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What's going on? Right now there is NO WIND! Yesterday's high was but 43.8° (and there was plenty of wind), overnight low of 23.1°, and present reading of 24.4° under sunny and calm skies. With Sunday's copious rains we've exceeded last year's awful total of 0.86" by over 2" and there are still 11 days left before meteorological winter begins.
11/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, brisk wind from southeast, and 30.2° after pleasant high of 47.3° (no wind!) and low of 23.1°.
11/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Gentle, steady rain put us over the 3" mark for November. 24-hour high is present 43.7° with south winds and overcast skies after low of 30.7° at 0700 hours yesterday.
11/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M 39.2° (24-hour low), winds from north and raining ever so slightly after high of 49.6° which accompanied 1/5" of rain. We've now hit our normal amount of precipitation for November, far eclipsing and almost quintupling the miserable 0.70" we had in 2012.
11/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Chilly north wind, sunny, and 21.5° after overnight low of 20.8° and yesterday's high of 40.4°. Experienced a spit of rain at mid-morning which amounted to very little.
11/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M BRR! Lowest temperatures since last winter with overnight low of 8.6°, present reading of 9.1° under sunny skies with NW wind, and high yesterday that only reached 25.5°.
11/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy from SW, overcast, and 24.8° after cold high of but 27.5° and 0700 hours (11/24) low of 9.1°.
11/26/2013 7:00 AM T T T T T Overcast, slight wind from SW, and 28.2° after day with flurries, 30.7° high, and 24.8° low.
11/27/2013 7:00 AM T T T T T It's ccccccold out there! 11.4° (24-hour low with stiff north wind) and sunny skies after unseasonaly frigid high of but 36.5°.
11/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23°, sunny, and chilly wind from south after 27.3° and low of 11.4° (at 0700 hours 11/27). Remember Who you're thanking today for all your blessings.
11/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clearing, calm, and 12.2° (24-hour low) after a 35.6° high that is quite unseasonal.
11/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, wind from south, and 26.9° after another sub-seasonal high of 38.3°. 0700 low of 12° (11/29) helps us continue to stay on the road for having one of the coldest Novembers in decades.
12/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cold November concludes with a very pleasant day featuring sun and a high of 51.9°. 24-hour low was 26.3° and mercury currently rests at 29.3° under clear and calm skies. Advent begins today and, thus, as the boss said in "Cool Hand Luke", get your mind right.
12/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, wind from SE, and 34.8° after surprisingly pleasant day with 48.9° high and 29.3° low. By the way, November's rain total was four TIMES last year's and very close to typical/normal for the 11th month.
12/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Foggy, SE wind, and 39.7° following 44.2° high and 34.7° low. Rain began around 1445 hours and continued light well into the night.
12/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Misty, mild southeast wind, and 46.2° after pleasant early winter day with 49.4° high and 39.7° low. Gentle rain in afternoon occurred - when else- as I was in the middle of a rare December bike ride.
12/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M On/off rain gave way to pleasant day with high of 54.6°. At 2100 hours temperatures fell quickly until reaching 24-hour low of 26.2° at present. Stiff west winds under overcast canopy tells us and Toto that we're not in autumn anymore.
12/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 18.6° (24-hour low), overcast, and brisk NW wind after unseasonally frigid high of but 27.1°. The bike in the garage gave me a sorrowful look of loneliness yesterday but there was no way it would be used on such a bone-chilling day.
12/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M On this 72nd anniversary of the cowardly attack on Pearl Harbor it's 6.4° (24-hour low) with sunny skies and a NW wind. Yesterday the mercury topped out at but 20.4°.
12/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 18.1°, windy from east, and overcast following chilly day with high of but 21.7° and low of 6.4° (0700 hours on Pearl Harbor Day).
12/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 2.0 0.12 2.0 0.12 Overcast, stiff wind from west, and 18.5° after 1 1/2" of snow, high of but 24.8°, and low of 18.1°. Winter is here and, from my experiences yesterday, there are plenty of moron drivers who haven't yet caught on to that occurrence.
12/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Overcast, 6.2°, and cold south wind after brittle -3.2° reading that followed an unseasonally high of but 21.7°.
12/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 2.5 M Light snow and 16.3° after windy, c-c-c-cold day with high of but 23° and low of 6.2°.
12/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 2.5 M Frosty SW wind, overcast, and -5.1° after -8.2° low and paltry high of 21.5°. Bring it on, Mother Nature!
12/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Sunny, slight SE wind, and 11.3° after dry day with -5.1° low and meager high of 20.6°. Hey, LET'S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: it's Friday the 13th.
12/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.34 3.5 0.34 4.4 M Snowing and 27.3° after high of 30.3° and low of -5.1° (0700 hours yesterday). It's been a calm, Pieter Breughel kind of snow. All that's now needed is for us peasants to now go out and shovel it as we slip and fall.
12/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 1.1 0.06 5.2 M Stiff breeze from west, 9.6° (24-hour low), and overcast after 29.8° high.
12/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 6.1 M 11.4°, calm, and overcast after 29.8° high and 8.4° low. Don't know when it snowed but it had to be between that miraculous Packer comeback and this morning.
12/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 6.4 M Overcast, stiff winds from SW, and 18.5° after 24° high, 11.4° and another day with measurable snow. Seven of last nine days have been in this category.
12/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 6.2 M Sunny, 12.5°, and slight SW wind after 32° high and 11.8° low. Eight of last ten days have had measurable snow. Despite perception that there's been an avalanche of the white stuff, our winter total of just under 10" is a long-term norm.
12/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.7 M Odd little weather pattern the last 24 hours. Low of 12.5° at 0700 hours yesterday with high of 34.7° at 0330 early this morning. Present overcast reading of 30.9° but, oddly enough, no snow falling. Strong SW winds on 12/18 made it seem as if some had come down with all the drifting that occurred.
12/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 3.0 M Raining lightly from northeast, and 34.3° after relatively warm day featuring 38.3° high and 30.9° low. Snowpack decreased 50% yesterday from 6" to only 3". Next 72 hours should be quite meteorologically interesting.
12/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 1.8 M Fog and wind from southwest after day in which temperatures varied ever so slightly from 34.7° to the present 24-hour low of 29.1°. Snowpack is greatly diminished and today's precipitation should eliminate what's left.
12/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Chilly wind from northeast, 31.6°, and raining after high of but 33.6° and low of only 28.9°. One can only wonder how much snow we'd have if yesterday's temperatures had stayed three degrees colder.
12/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 T M T M 15.2° (24-hour low), wind from west, and overcast after 31.6° high. Light rain combined with occasional light snow has created a dreary pre-Christmas landscape. Packers will play Bears next Sunday: NOBODY deserves to win that game!
12/24/2013 7:00 AM T T T T M Clearing, wind from west, and -3.7° (24-hour low) after high of 15.2° at 0700 hours yesterday with brief dusting of snow. My wife and I sing at the 7 and 9 o'clock services tonight; would be nice to see snow gently falling outside on the church grounds.
12/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.2 M Flurries, wind from southwest, and 19.7° after 20.1° high and -3.7° low (0700 hours Christmas Eve). Today is the celebration of Jesus's birth: observe it, remember it, and live by His teachings.
12/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.8 0.04 1.0 M 10.9° low, 26.6° high, and present reading of 11.1° following nearly an inch of snow that put us at the 11" level for the winter. This time last year we still had almost no snow and would continue that way until late January.
12/27/2013 7:00 AM T T T 0.5 M Foggy and 23.1° after low of 10.9° and late high of 32.7°. A small bit of flurries fell in the morning but it was an otherwise dry day.
12/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M High of 44°, low of 23° and presently 30.2° with slight southerly breeze. From late this afternoon until Tuesday the temperature will do nothing but drop, drop, drop, and then drop some more. Sounds like Packer weather to me.
12/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Wonderful high of 51.6°, low of 32.1°, and present mercury of 32.5° with slight westerly wind and clear sky. Snow is all but gone except on northern slopes where low declination of the sun has saved it. GO PACKERS!
12/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 T T T M Amidst a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and snow, temperatures plummeted from an early high of 33.8° to present low of 0.8°. Skies are clear but a nasty little wind from the northwest is present.
12/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 1.1 0.06 1.1 0.00 NW wind, fair, and 0.8° after chilly high of 14.7° and low of 0.6°.
1/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 2.0 M East winds (a good omen that more snow is coming), 18.3°, and gray skies after high of 18.5° (15 minutes ago) and yesterday morning's low of 0.6°.
1/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.14 3.0 0.14 5.0 M Snowing from north and 17.9° after 23.1° high and 0.6° (0700 hours on 1/1) low. With the ultra-fine nature of the snowflakes and the amount of wind we've had in last 24 hours, measured snow amounts are but a general estimate. 14.9" snow this winter: a far cry from last year's puny totals from December and early January. Look out the next few days and into next week! Brrrrr.
1/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 2.0 0.10 7.0 M Sunny, -9.4° (overnight low), and wind from north after high of but 20.1°. Yesterday's 2" snow (total of 7" on ground) gave us 16.9" for '13/'14 as compared to almost nothing at this time last winter.
1/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M 19.4°(24-hour high) and still very windy from southwest after day that featured much blowing snow but no new accumulations. Low of -9.4° was at 0700 hours yesterday.
1/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.45 5.0 0.45 10.0 M Moderate winds from north, snowing lightly, and 26.9° after narrow high/low range of 31.1° and 19.4°. New 5" of snow gives us 10" on ground and over 21.9" since 1 December. Batten down the hatches, folks.
1/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.14 2.5 0.14 11.5 M High of 26.9° but overnight and present brutal low of of -17.7. Constant high-powered winds made an accurate measure of snowfall almost impossible.
1/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.0 M Fair but windy from southwest (again!) and -14.1° after a high but -10.2° and low of -18.1° (0700 hours yesterday). Surprisingly little blowing of existing snow on 1/6 and also the blessing of no new 'schnee'.
1/8/2014 7:00 AM T T T 11.0 M Miniscule flakes of snow, no wind, and -7.5° after 24-hour extremes of -14.3° and 6.4°. Local newspaper and Chicago paper from Monday and yesterday morning were finally delivered last night.
1/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.5 M Overcast, windy from southeast, and 7.8° after 'tropical' high of 19.2° and low of -7.5° (-0700 hours 1/8).
1/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 10.0 M Slight fog/mist and calm with present 30.2° as the high for last 24 hours and 0700 hours reading of 7.9°on 1/9 was the low. Snowfall of just less than 1/2" yesterday has taken garden spot of the southwest suburbs to nearly 25" for meteorological winter.
1/11/2014 7:00 AM 1.17 T T 4.2 M 32.1° and wind from southwest after 36.3° high and 30.2° low. Conditions from late afternoon to bedtime were horribly slippery in the driveway with ice-cold rain - 1.17" means there was plenty of it - combining with snow that's been getting compressed for several weeks. Expected to see the Blackhawks show up for a practice session.
1/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 3.2 M 27.8° (24-hour low), overcast, and wind from south after day with high of 32.5° in which temperatures varied little. Had a peculiar spray of rain at 0830 hours which I suspect almost no one else in the southwest suburbs will have on the rain map. It popped up, was recorded in the gauge and pffffft was gone.
1/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Stiff winds from southwest, 36.8°, and overcast after late night/wee hours high of 41.1° and 0700 hours low (1/12) of 27.8°. Any calculable amount of residual snow will likely be gone if today's predicted high reading of 45° comes to fruition.
1/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.40 T M Sunny, south wind, and 26.2° after dry day featuring high of 45.6° and low of 22.4°. Patches of snow are widespread but so are bare spots. Rode the bicycle outside yesterday for the first time since before Christmas. Won't be the case today.
1/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 T M Northwest wind, overcast, and 24-hour low of 13.6° after high of 33.2°. Snow fell several times and created 0.01" water in tube but did not result in measurable amount on the ground.
1/16/2014 7:00 AM T T T T M Strong southerly winds, overcast, and 24.9° (24-hour high) after low of 13.4°. Several dustings of snow did nothing to change amount already on the ground.
1/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 M Strong northwest winds, overcast, and 11.3° after 11.1° low following yesterday afternoon's high of 33.6°. Several bursts of snow resulted in little accumulation but 0.03" H2O.
1/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 1.0 0.01 1.0 M 8.6°, wind from south, and overcast after 14.9° high and 6.8° low. Yesterday's 1" snow almost looked artificial with its feathery and crystalline nature.
1/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 2.5 0.11 3.5 M 10.5° and stiff southerly wind after overnight low of 5.9° and high of 21.7°. Snow settled 1/2" in depth since I measured it at 2200 hours.
1/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Snow on the ground melted to only 1" as high reached 36.8° late last night after early morning low of 10.5°. Present reading of 31.4 under overcast skies will do nothing except fall over the next two days.
1/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 3.0 0.07 4.0 M Stiff winds from north, sunny, three new inches of snow on ground, and bitter cold with 1.4° (24-hour low) reading. Early 1/20 high of 37.7° is long gone. Meteorological winter has totaled 31.5" snow in but seven weeks. This time a year ago we were still looking for our first 1" of snow.
1/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 M Overnight low of -4° after high of but 17.4°. At present, 2.6°, overcast, and slight wind from south. Powdery snow we had Monday has settled by 1/2" down to 3.5".
1/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 4.0 M -5.5° (24-hour low), clear skies, and stiff northwest winds after chilly high of 15.4°. In the garden spot of the southwest suburbs, snow has fallen during seven of last nine days.
1/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 M Clear but with strong southwest winds and -2.8° after a rare snowless day with "high" of 7.7° and overnight low of -7.8°.
1/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 0.50 4.5 M Powerful winds from southwest and now northwest have burnished snow into a smooth landscape. Low of -2.8° was at 0700 hours yesterday while high of 30.5° was early this morning and mercury has already fallen to 26.6°.
1/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.18 3.0 0.18 6.5 M Overcast, strong winds (what's new?) from south, and 10.7° after high of 26.6° and low of 5.7°. The boys at the your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine weather source (thank you to the late Bob Collins) predicted 1-3" snow and we got it: 3". Total for January is 25.0" and 36.9" for the season.
1/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 0.05 7.0 M Winds have died down to only 15 MPH from west but temperature has fallen to -4° (24-hour low) after seemingly balmy high of 29.6°. Very, very difficult to measure the new snow and accumulated white stuff due to the drifting last night.
1/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M -12.9° (24-hour low), slight westerly winds, and sunny after high of but -2.2°. While not advising outdoor swimming, it does seem that without those awful winds we've had for the last 3-5 days, the weather this morning is bearable. I totally AGREE with Ottawa 1.3 NW about wimpy school administrators who cancel school at the least hint of cold weather.
1/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M -4° but a recent rare one in that there's no wind and the sky is clear. The -12.9° at 0715 hours yesterday is the low and the mercury made it all the way up to 4.2° late in the afternoon.
1/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M Overcast, moderate south winds, and 18.8° after high of 24.6° and -4.2° (0715 hours yesterday). Almost seems strange to not have had snow fall for several days.
1/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.6 0.01 7.6 M 17.4° (24-hour low), northwest wind, and overcast after late night high of 30.9°. Brief afternoon snowfall of 0.6" resulted in refreshment of a 7" snow pack that was getting that 'old snow' look.
2/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.30 3.1 0.30 10.0 M Small flakes and wind from northeast (a bad sign with regard to large Chicago area snowfalls), and the present temperature is 24-hour high of 26°. Low of only 17.4° as the totals for this genuine northeastern Illinois winter continue to pile up.
2/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 1.5 0.20 11.0 M Cloudy with 24-hour low of 14.9° as present reading after high of 30.7°. Yesterday's snow was heavily saturated with water with 1.5" yielding 0.20 H2O. In the garden spot of the southwest suburbs we've now passed the 40" mark in snowfall.
2/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 M Sunny and -5.7° (24-hour low) after high of 22.2°. Did hand-to-snow combat with the driveway yesterday and realized I have nowhere to deposit snow which is forecast for the predicted outburst of Tuesday/Wednesday.
2/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 9.5 M Wind from northeast, overcast, and 8.6° after high of 29.4° and low (at 0715 hours yesterday) of -5.7°. The fun starts this evening and it'll be the 30th measurable snow we've had this winter.
2/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 6.0 0.28 15.5 M 23.1°, wind from northeast, and still snowing. Overnight fall of 6" on top of the 9.5" pack puts us right at 50" for the winter. Low of 8.6° was at 0715 yesterday and high was but 23.5°.
2/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 13.5 M On the 103rd anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth, it's -8° (24-hour low), clear, and with slight northerly wind after 26.2° high. Snowpack settled significantly yesterday despite 1/2" more of you-know-what.
2/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.0 M -6.2°, sunny, and calm after overnight low of -6.6° and piddly high of but 10.7°. The winter of '13-'14 just keeps coming at us.
2/8/2014 7:00 AM T T T 12.5 M Flurrying and 6.8° after high of but 10.7° and low of -6.2° (0715 hours yesterday).
2/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 2.5 0.10 14.5 M 11.4° and slight northwest wind after 18.3° high, 6.8° low (0715 yesterday), and 2 1/2" of fluffy snow. The garden spot of the southwest suburbs is just a vast white landscape as the winter continues unabated.
2/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 15.0 M -7.8°, sunny, and NW wind after low of -8.7° and high of but 17.4°.
2/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 14.5 M Odd day: no snow! Brittle cold, however, with a high of only 9.1° and present/24-hour low of -12.3° under clear, calm skies.
2/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.5 M 1.4°, sunny, and wind from south as we celebrate Mr. Lincoln's 205th birthday. Yesterday's high was 11.1° and the low of -12.1° was at 0715 hours.
2/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.0 M Peaceful weather day with little wind, high of 21.2°, low of 1.4° (0715 hours) and present sunny reading of 7.5°.
2/14/2014 7:00 AM T T T 12.5 M Nippy northwest wind, overcast, and 10.5° after hi/lo of 29.8°/7.3°. Several brief bursts of snow resulted in no more than a trace.
2/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 12.5 M 0.5°, clear, and slight wind from west after high of but 20.6° and low of 0.1°. We can take very small pleasure from the fact that the temperature did not go below zero last night. As well, it's been 6 days without measurable snow.
2/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 1.4 0.50 13.5 M 17.7° (24-hour high) with flurries after low of 0.5° (0715 yesterday). It's another weekend and we received 1.4" snow late yesterday which gives us 15" for only two weeks of February. Tomorrow may markedly increase that total.
2/17/2014 7:00 AM T T T 13.0 M Snow just beginning to fall as I enter this report. Trace of snow around supper time yesterday with high of 28.2°, low of 17.6° and present reading of 21° accompanied by strong SE winds.
2/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.52 8.0 0.52 21.0 M 8" of snow with late-night high of 31.2° preceding 24-hour low of 15.9°. At present 19° and moderate south winds.
2/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 17.0 M 28.4° under sunny skies and with west winds. High was 39.3°, low was 18.8° (0715 2/18). Loss of four inches off snowpack yesterday. The next 48 hours will really do a number on it.
2/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.58 0.0 0.00 10.0 M Rain from east and 34.5° after hi/lo of 42.8° and 28.4° (0715 2/19). With the warmth and overnight thunderstorms, snowpack has diminished greatly and I can walk through the backyard without getting wet up to the hollow of my knees.
2/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.25 0.1 0.01 8.5 M Wild swings of weather in last 24 hours with high winds (25-40 MPH), dense fog, rain, snow, and atypical temperature swings. Present 27.6° is but .1° above 24-hour low while high of 47.4° was very late yesterday.
2/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M Chilly west wind, partly cloudy, and 23.7° after extremes of 34.1° and 22.1°. Snowpack is as low as it's been since 30 January.
2/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 M Windy from west, overcast, and but 15.6° after hi/lo of 35° and 15.4°.
2/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 M No weekend snow but blast of Arctic air and accompanying westerly winds resulted in overnight/present low of 10.7° and high of but 27.5°. Normal high for end of February is 39°. Except for Jack Benny's eternal age, doesn't seem as if we'll see that figure the rest of the month.
2/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 6.6 M 12.2° and sunny after low of 10.7°, high of 24.7°, and 0.1" of that feathery stuff that's white.
2/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 M Sunny but sharp NW winds are blowing and mercury reads -1.2° after 22.8° high and -1.9° low.
2/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 M Stiff north wind, sunny, and but 5.7° after 24-hour low of -1.0° (0715 2/26) and abysmal 'high' of 17.4°. Just because there's only 41 more hours of meteorological winter will not make these conditions suddenly go away.
2/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 M 23.2" snow for February, thus making it the second consecutive month of 20+" totals. At least 6" of snow has covered the ground for exactly five weeks. High yesterday of only 12.5° and overnight low of -3.0° followed by present reading of 6.6°.
3/1/2014 7:00 AM T T T 6.5 M Flurries from north, 26.2°, and overcast after overnight trace of snow. Hi/lo yesterday was 30.5°/6.6°. Meteorological spring? Bah humbug!
3/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.21 4.0 0.21 10.5 M 4" of fresh snow, stiff wind from north, and 24-hour low of 8.9° after 29.1° high. The garden spot of the SW suburbs has now had 65.7" snow this season. In my book, this is the worst overall winter since 1978-79.
3/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 M -4.2° (24-hour low), clam, and sunny after high of but - FOR PETE'S SAKE IT'S MARCH - 14.9°.
3/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 9.5 M Chilly wind from south, 12.2°, and overcast after a 19.7° high that was over 20° lower than a typical early March day. Low of 0.1° was at 0715 hours 3/3.
3/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 10.5 M Snowing with southeast winds and 20.3° after low of 14.7° and 26.2° high. The last time the ground was bare was January 16th: SEVEN weeks ago!
3/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 2.0 0.10 12.5 M Sunny, wind from east, and 14.5° after hi/lo of 27.1° and 14.1°. Yesterday's two more inches of snow has pulled the garden spot of the southwest suburbs to nearly 70" for the season.
3/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.0 M Warm wind from south, sunny, and 19.5° after extremes of 31.6° and 14.5°. Today's predicted temperatures should make a large dent in the snowpack.
3/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 6.5 M Snowing from northeast and 29.8° after high of 42.9° and low of 19.5° (0715 hours 3/7). From the looks of the tube, we had an overnight combination of rain, freezing rain, before the onset of snow. This came after a day on which 5" of snowpack left the scene.
3/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 6.0 M Foggy and 17.6° ( 24-hour low) after 34.8° and another bout with light snow. By day's end the white menace had melted and the snowpack was further reduced.
3/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.5 M Southwest wind, clearing, and already 37.5° after high of 40.8° and low of 17.5° (0715 hours 3/9). Snowpack disappearing steadily and today's warmth should really put a major hurt on it.
3/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 M 35.2° and misty after glorious high of 55° and low of 17.4° (0715 yesterday). The snow that's been compressed along our driveway is so dense that a tool of mine broke yesterday as I attempted to chip the !#%&(*^$ stuff out. Beware: storm warning for tonight and tomorrow.
3/12/2014 7:00 AM 1.04 6.5 1.04 8.5 M First thunder/lightning, then came ice-cold rain, and finally 6 1/2 inches of snow fell. Shrubs and trees are bent way over and will stay that way for at least 30 hours with the falling temperatures (28.9° now is 24-hour low) after unexpectedly high reading of 52.7°. We are now at 77" of snow this season as it's still snowing as this report is filed.
3/13/2014 7:00 AM T T T 8.0 M 7.8° (24-hour low) and slight SE winds after high of 28.9° at 0715 yesterday. After our latest bout with Mother Nature, two brief episodes of flurries occurred. We've now had some amount of snow on the ground 93 of the last 94 days.
3/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M 35.2° (24-hour high) and strong SW winds after a low of 7.8° (0715 yesterday). The last 96 days have had snow on the ground for all but one little day in late December.
3/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 M 50.9° high, strong southerly winds, and plenty of sunshine dramatically reduced the snow pack from 7.0" to but 1.5". Present reading of 30.5° is 24-hour low as northerly winds make it feel even chillier.
3/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 T T 1.0 M 20.8° (24-hour low) and windy from northeast after surprising high of 48.2°. Light rain and snow flurries in the middle of the night gave a measurement of 0.02" H2O in the tube.
3/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M 14.1° (overnight low of 12.9°) and clear skies after high of 28°. Snow is all but melted except for diamond-hard underlayer caused by episodes of thawing and refreezing. December 29 was only day in the last 100+ we had no consistent cover of snow on the ground; that may change tomorrow.
3/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M 29.8° and southeast winds after surprising unforecast high of 39°. Low of 12.9° was at 0715 yesterday.
3/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 T M Rain from southeast and 42.4° after high of 52.8°, low of 29.8° (0715 yesterday), and over a quarter inch of night rain. Only brief splotches of snow are left in the backyard.
3/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Overcast, wind from west, and 30.7° after rainy morning that featured early high of 52.8° and eventual overnight low of 28.2°. For only the second time since mid-December I'm reporting zero snow on the ground.
3/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Sunny with gentle east wind and 31.1° after overnight low of 30.2° and high of 50.9°. Not sure when rain fell but there was .01" in the gauge this morning.
3/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Sunny, cold wind from north, and 19.2° (24-hour low) after high of but 43.3°. As I'm typing, there's a small friend looking in at me from the outside: the first robin I've seen on our property.
3/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Sunny, slight north wind, and 18.5° after hi/lo of but 32.7° and 15.4°: in essence a fine early February morning!
3/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 0.4 0.03 Sunny, northwest winds, and 22.1° after 38.6° high and 18.5° low with 0.4" of overnight snow. Yes, another fine early February morning.
3/26/2014 7:00 AM T T T T M A third straight early February morning with sun and calm but an 11.1° low, present reading of 12.3° and 3/25 of only 30°. Flurries fell between 1130 and 1215 hours. It was the 60th time that snow has fallen this season.
3/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Light rain from south and 33.4° after hi/lo of 39° and 12.3°. With four full days left in March, little signs of spring are evident in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs.
3/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Stiff winds from north, overcast, and 37.5° after extremes of 52.7° and 33.4°. Had large limb from backyard soft maple make its descent to Earth overnight. Someone in this home has work this afternoon.
3/29/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Wind from north, overcast, and 32.1° after trace of rain, high of but 44.6° and overnight low of 31.4°. 65 more hours of this dreary month.
3/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Sunny and calm but 22.2° is very cold for the next to last morning in March. Overnight low was 19.7° and yesterday's high was 10° below normal at 43.7°.
3/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M 40.8°, sunny, and wind from southwest after normal seasonal high of 56.4° following yesterday morning's low of 22.2° (0715 hours).
4/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Screwy little rainstorm at 2245 hours but otherwise very windy from west with high of 65.8° and 24-hour low of 33.9° at present.
4/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Fair, NE wind, and 34.7° after windy and raw high of 48° preceding overnight low of 32.7°.
4/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.73 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Raining from east and 41.1° after typical early April hi/lo of 50.9° and 34.7°. Nice to hear rumbling of thunder along with the occasional flashes of lightning.
4/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Dreary, wind from southwest, and 41.7° after high of 44.6° and low of 37.4°. Despite Mother Nature's overt efforts to the contrary, the lawn is beginning to show a slight tinge of green.
4/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 M 24-hour low of 29.3° after a slow descent from yesterday's 0930 high of 45.5°. Slight bit of rain fell between 0830 and 0915. Winter continues as the first week of April comes toward an end.
4/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Near-calm, sunny, and 30.7° following pleasant day with 54.5° high and 29.3° low.
4/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Murky, wind from east, and 38.6° after highly pleasant high of 62° and low of 29.3° (0715 hours 4/6). Will bother to enter numeric data in the snowfall category for only one more week. At that point it'll be mid-April.
4/8/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Clearing and 44.2° after windy high of 57° and low of 38.6°. Can't ever recall a time when I was putting Carmex on my lips and lotion on my hands from mid-November through now. Five months!
4/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 M A predicted high of 60° today (62° yesterday 4/8) would be the first back-to-back days of 60°+ readings since the 17th and 18th of last NOVEMBER! Present, calm, and sunny reading of 33° is but 1/10th of a degree above the 24-hour low.
4/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Whoop-dee-doo: consecutive days with 60° highs! Haven't had that since November 17th and 18th of last year. Presently windy from south and 49.4° after 62.6° high and 32.9° low.
4/11/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Gorgeous day of 62.4° is now followed by an equally splendid morning with sun, gentle wind, and 36.5°. Low was 35° after several spits of rain.
4/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M At 1530, 70° was reached for the first time since 13 October. Six months! High temperature was eventually 71.2° and 24-hour low was 36.5° (0715 yesterday). Mostly cloudy, 49.2°, and windy from south in the slowly-greening garden spot of the southwest suburbs.
4/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Wind from south and 60.9° after remarkable high of 78° (remarkable for this year, anyhow) and low of but 49.2°. Severe storms while we watched the rampaging Brewers take their 8th in a row but we sat dry under the retractable roof.
4/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Crazy day of weather. High of 69.4° as I was on my bike around 1400 hours. I entered an intersection and felt as if I'd ridden into a meat locker. Found later that the temperature dropped 17° in 30 minutes. The mercury recovered and was at 62° at 2200 hours before dipping to the 24-hour low at 0700 hours today. Majority of rain came before 2200 hours with only 0.10" overnight.
4/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 1.5 0.11 1.5 0.11 23.5° (just above 24-hour low of 23.1°) after early high of 41.3°. After 0.08" rain fell we then were treated to 1.5" of *^)$!#(%& snow. Total white stuff for season now at 77.6".
4/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow is gone but temps are low: 37.7° high, 23.5° overnight low, and present sunny reading of 26.6°.
4/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with wind from south and 38.8° after hi/lo of 52.7° and 26.6°. A blessed Maundy Thursday to all.
4/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light NE winds, sunny, and 42.6° after 63.8° high and 38.8° low. Last night's forecast rain never occurred.
4/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and 35.2° albeit the presence of those dratted easterly winds like we had yesterday when the high was 63.8° and the low was 34.1°. Easter is about as late as it can be on the liturgical calendar and perhaps tomorrow will be one of the most beautiful ones we've had in years. We can pray. Rain is needed, however, as we've had but 1.73" in the first 19 days of April.
4/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! 42.2° and wind from south after beautiful day with 72.6° high and low of 35.2° (0715 4/19).
4/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clearing, wind from south, and already 54.6° after glorious high of 78.8° after 0715 (4/20) low of 42°. Can't recall an Easter with weather as pleasant as we had yesterday.
4/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Garden spot of the southwest suburbs has exploded in green after several days in the 70s (yesterday's high 77.5°) and 2/3s inch rain. This morning's low of 41.1° and present, sunny reading of 41.3° have left thick carpet of dew on the lawn.
4/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny but chilly NE wind accompanied by overnight low of 32.1°. Temps have risen to 35.7° after 60.4° high and the rains will come later today into tomorrow.
4/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Overcast, wind from east, and 43.5° after a paltry .03" rain and hi/lo of but 59.1° and 35.6°.
4/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Slight NW wind, overcast, and 45.8° after 1/5th inch of rain and hi/lo of 66.5° and 43.5°.
4/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, wind from NE, and 48° after high of 71.2° and early morning low (4/25) of 45.8°. Was in Champaign yesterday and they are in the midst of a wonderful spring as opposed to the scruffy grass, blossomless shrubs, and half-risen flowers we have.
4/27/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Hazy overcast with those strong, omnipresent east winds and 45.6° after meager high of 57.2° (which occurred early and slowly fell) and low of 39.5°. April has been a wretched excuse for a spring month and it looks as if it'll not improve in the next 88 hours.
4/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Raining from east and 45.5° after high of 69.8° and low of 43.7°. We need a lot of rain in the next 64 hours to make April's total anywhere close to typical.
4/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Overcast, wind from SE, and 50.9° after high of 60.2° and low of 45.5°. Once more, rain total did not come close to what the members of the your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine club had predicted.
4/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Southwest winds, 49.8°, and the gloom that has prevailed most of this lousy weather month rates today as being labeled mid-March. High of 62.9°, constant winds, low of 47.4°, and the constant specter of rain (very little fell) made yesterday far less than pleasant.
5/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Raining and 42.9° after dreary, windy day with early high of 50.9°, low of 41.7° and a cold April total of 3.18" rain. In 42 years of being a property owner, I've never gone into May without having cut the lawn at least once. This year is the first and I doubt the weather will allow me to attempt it today, tomorrow, or Saturday. Incredible. This weather must be absolutely killing outdoor school sports.
5/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Dreary with west wind and 45.5° after late winter hi/lo of 49.1° and 42.9°. Worst spring of our lives follows worst winter! Can you believe that meteorological summer is but four weeks away? The global warming hoaxers must be hiding in some tropical resort somewhere.
5/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Another dreary, gray day in late winter - OOPS! - mid-spring with an abysmal high of 52.7°, low of 44.9° and present sunny reading of 46°. On the way back from emptying the rain gauge I looked down and thought, "Hmm, I might have to finally cut the grass tomorrow." Yes tomorrow is 4 May. If nothing else I haven't been having to burn that expensive ($3.90 per gallon) gasoline.
5/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 49.8° after seasonal high of 65.8° and overnight low of 46°. Moved the rain gauge 20 feet north yesterday after growing concerns that the maturing of nearby trees was affecting accuracy of my captured rain amounts. Now the fun begins as I plan what kind of flowers to plant around the new base.
5/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Another dreary May morning with NE winds 15-20 MPH, overcast, and 46.2°. Yesterday's high of 61.1° was below normal as was the overnight low of 44°.
5/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, 44.2°, and with the perpetual east wind after 62.6° peak reading and overnight low of 41.1°.
5/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind from east, misty cloud cover, and 59° after pleasant high of 71.4° and low of 44.2° (0715 yesterday). We retired for the day at 2245 hours and my wife and I wondered aloud when the last time was we went to bed with the windows slightly open and an outside temperature of over 60°. Couldn't have happened in the last seven months!
5/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant day on which much yard work was accomplished courtesy of a high of 84°, low of 59°, and present, sunny reading of 64.4°. Can seven months have gone by since we've had a warm 24 hours such as yesterday?
5/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Light rain from southwest and 64.7° after unseasonal high of 89° and overnight low of 62.7°. As has been the case of late, our three days of spring have just sped by. Moved the site of our rain gauge by 15 feet on Monday; am curious if the greater open space will make rain totals more in line with my mid-Will County CoCoRaHS neighbors.
5/10/2014 7:00 AM 1.06 M M M M Frog-strangler rain of 1.06" ended before 8 a.m. before pleasant high of 71.4° (despite bike-bashing west winds) and low of 47.1°. Present temperature of 50.5° is accompanied by sunny skies and gentle south wind.
5/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant day (high 77.3°, low 50.5°) on 5/10 and an equally decent morning with some high clouds and a reading of 58.6°.
5/12/2014 7:00 AM 1.37 M M M M South wind and lofty early morning reading of 65.1° after surprising high of 83.3° which preceded a startling 1.37" rain in less than one hour that brought May precip total to over 3 1/4 inches. Low of 58.6° was at 0715 hours yesterday.
5/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Light rain and 63.1° (24-hour low) after over a half-inch of rain that followed hot, humid day with 84.2° high. Garden spot of the SW suburbs has blossomed with 3.6" rain in the last 92 hours.
5/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Raw, windy day with a touch of rain and temperatures falling all day from early high of 65.3° to low of 48.7°. At present wind from north, overcast skies, and 49.4°.
5/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Light rain from north, 41.7° (24-hour low), and dreary after 59.3° high and one-third inch of rain. For mid-May, this weather is getting very old.
5/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Rain from northeast and an incredible 39.9° (24-hour low) after a puny high of but 54.8°. More than halfway through May, the weather consistently reverts to that of late March. The lawn has grown greatly but I can't cut it due to its thorough saturation with rainwater. 4.02" of H2O in last nine days.
5/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Astonishing: blue sky with almost no wind! Temperatures, however, are incredibly cold for the latter half of May: 42.4° high, 37.5° low, and 0730 reading of 39.2°. Late this afternoon (when there's been some drying) I'll embark on mowing the tall green growth called bluegrass/fescue that's been soaring since I was last able to tend to it. 4.03" rain has fallen the last nine days.
5/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Clearing and 44.6° after high which barely crept to 60.2° late in the day after low of 39.2°. Mowed the lawn near noon amidst the only the rain which 'decided' to fall all day.
5/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gee, no rain for last 42 hours. Pleasant weather yesterday with 68.7° high, 44.6° low, and current 50.5° with south winds and increasing clouds from SSW.
5/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Sunny, 60.6°, and with ever-present wind, albeit the last few hours from the south. High of 68.7° yesterday after 50.5° low was marred by those winds which regularly reached 20-25 MPH while yours truly was riding his bike. Not fun!
5/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Humid, calm, and already 69° after high of 83.8° and low of 60.6° (0715 yesterday). Lots of lightning and thunder in the vicinity of the garden spot of the SW suburbs last night but little rain.
5/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High of 86.9°, low of 56.8°, a clear skies made for pleasant day until 22 minutes were left in the Hawks' game. UGH! 58.8° and clear with slight north winds at 0715 hours.
5/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Decent day for the tricky task of touching up rust spots on the south fence with 73° high, 48.9° low, and sunny, calm present temperature of 51.8°.
5/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High of 72.8°, low of 43.8° (0715 hours 5/23) and present sunny/calm reading of 55.2° make for sanguine start to Memorial Day weekend. Remember, of course, what this Monday represents.
5/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 57.2° after nice readings of 78.4° and low of 51.2°. No rain in last 96+ hours.
5/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny, slight south winds , and 63.8° after hi/lo of 84.7° and 57.2°. Keep in mind why this is Memorial Day: it's about them and not us.
5/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast, 69°, and slight wind from southwest after muggy (when's the last time we used THAT word?) day with 88.3° high and low of but 63.8°. For all the storminess around the garden spot of the southwest suburbs, we had a pittance of rain with 0.05".
5/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M Heavy rain last evening after muggy day with 88.3° high and 61.1° low. 5.43" of rain in less than four weeks of May. All vegetation is flourishing with trees, lawn, annuals, perennials, established and new shrubs all thriving. The only weak spots in the yard are my two knees, feet, and legs which propel the lawn mower.
5/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, wind from NE, and 62° after bearable high of 77.7° and overnight low of 56.6°.
5/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, east wind, and 60.4° after hi/lo of 79.1° and 55°. Although the temperature did not reach what could be called "hot", the intensity of the sun made working in the yard a good excuse for a cold beer afterward.
5/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slight east wind, clear, and 58.8° after late spring day with 82° high and 57.5° low. The garden spot of the southwest suburbs finished May with over 5.5" of rain and the lawns are verdant. Go Hawks: gotta finish it off tomorrow at home!
6/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Toasty end to meteorological spring with 89.9° high, 0715 low of 58.6° and bright sun with few clouds. May gave us more rain we'd had in previous 65 days. We begin June with present reading of 69°, bright skies, and hopes that the Blackhawks have one more surprise for Los Angeles.
6/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Plenty of lightning, thunder, and high winds late yesterday but only 1/10" rain. Muggy high of 88.1°, overnight low of but 69°, and already back up to 74.4° with more strong winds from south.
6/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Northwest wind, sunny, and 68.9° after muggy high of 83.4°, low of 67.2°, and a downpour at 1140 hours.
6/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain from east and 60.4° (24-hour low) after high of 85.1°. What is it about us? We beef when the grass hasn't started growing, we fertilize it, and now we squawk when we're cutting our product every fourth day.
6/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Early morning rains gave way to cool but sunny day and I was cutting grass (yes, AGAIN!) by 5 p.m. High of only 66.7°, low of 51.2°, and present fair mercury resting at 56.6° with NE winds.
6/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 53.6° after pleasant 80.2° high and 50.3° low. To Ottawa 1.3 NW: thanks for the reminder. My late Uncle Leonard was at Utah Beach and I'll keep him (and thousands of other soldiers) in my heart and kind today.
6/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 65.8° after pleasant high of 84.5° and low of 53.6° (0715 yesterday).
6/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M A tad more than one-third inch of late-night rain after high of 83.3°. At present, 56.6°, nippy northeast wind, and overcast following early morning low of 52.8°.
6/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, gentle northeast wind, and 57° after pleasant hi/lo of 72.1° and 52.8°. With our late, punk spring, early June continues to be what mid-May usually is in terms of rapid vegetation growth.
6/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Plenty of ominous clouds in past 24 hours but no rain. East wind, 61.1°, and overcast after high of 80.7° and low of 52.8° (0715 hours 6/9).
6/11/2014 7:00 AM 2.25 M M M M Gully-washer of a day and night with 2 1/4 inches rain and high of only 69.6° and low of 58.6°. At present quite humid, very cloudy, and 63.8°. Greatest rainfall at this station since 4/18/2013.
6/12/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Sunny, slight west wind, and 61.5° after windy day with high of but 69.5° and low of 61.1°.
6/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.9° high, 52.8° low, and present temperature of 55° with clear skies and light northwest winds. Cut the grass yesterday for second time within 72 hours. Gee!
6/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry day with 77.3° high, 52.8° low and fair skies as it also is this morning with reading of 55.4°.
6/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant morning with 60.4°, south wind, and abundant sunshine after equally decent Saturday featuring 78.6° high and 55.4° low.
6/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 83.6° high, 60.4° low, and constant, pounding winds from the south at 28-40 MPH nearly all afternoon. Had stress-free bike ride, however, through the garden spot of the SW suburbs on the Old Plank Road Trail which is beautifully shielded by dense foliage and mature trees and runs at a WNW/ESE direction. As well, I stayed dry as those awful storms which were predicted by the your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine weather folks never showed up. Yea sure, I know: polar vortex, global warming, etc. 68.9° at present with calm, fair skies.
6/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, strong southwest winds, and already 75.9° after high of 86.7° and low of 68.7° (0715 hours yesterday). Did not use air-conditioning last night; this day will be different.
6/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, windy from southwest, and 76.2° following rainless day with 91.4° high and 74.4° low. Had AC on yesterday for the first time in almost nine months.
6/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Overcast, 63.1°, and slight wind from northeast after rainy day with 2/3's inch in the gauge. Early high of 83° plummeted around 11 a.m. as first storm rolled in and temperature bottomed at 62.7°.
6/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Overcast, calm, and 68.3° after sultry hi/lo of 84.2° and 62.7°. Our lawn continues to surge as I tire of mowing it. 4.5" rain for the first three weeks of June after 5.4" in May. Whew!
6/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Foggy and 64.9° after humid, late high of 85.8° and overnight low of 63.5°. The 0.01" rain here in the garden spot of the SW suburbs was almost freakish and occurred when I was again mowing the yard. For a split second I thought, "What IS that?" and then realized that a fine little rain was falling from a single dark cloud overhead. Almost sounds like a metaphor for life.
6/22/2014 7:00 AM 2.40 M M M M Another frog-strangler day with nearly 2 1/2" rain giving the garden spot of the SW suburbs almost 5" in June with nine days still left. 80.7° reached just after 1300 hours when first storm came through with pea-sized hail and dropped temperature 17° in an hour. Low of 63.3° this morning with present foggy reading of 64.5°.
6/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Raining lightly and 67.6° after hi/lo of 83.6° and 64.5°. We're now at 7.02" rain in the initial 22 days of June. The flying, biting creatures are hitting their mid-season stride and have often had me in their sights.
6/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 69.8°, extremely muggy, and very overcast after rain that gave us 0.16" for past 24 hours. Low was 64.5° and high reached only 83.8° but high humidity made cutting the back jungle pretty darned taxing. 7.17" for just the 23 days we've had so far in June: TWICE our normal rainfall for the period.
6/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yesterday but unexpected muggy high of 87.9° very late in the day to accompany 65.8° low. At present foggy, 66.9°, and slight northeast wind.
6/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Drove west to Joliet and it rained buckets. Continued toward Lockport where cats and dogs were bouncing off the car's hood. When I arrived home, however, only 0.09" was in the gauge. Pleasant high of 81.1°, low of 60.9° (AC had been off since last evening), and present foggy reading of 61.8°.
6/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and 65.8° after hi/lo of 82.7° and 61.8°.
6/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind from south, and 71.7° after muggy high of 85.4° and low of 65.8° (0715 hours yesterday).
6/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Overcast, very muggy, and 68° after high of 84.2° and low of 67.1°.
6/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Steamy, 69.8°, and windy from south after yet another overnight episode of rain. Have cut the lawn eight times in June with the - you guessed it - nearly eight inches of rain we've had. Yesterday's high was 83.4° with plenty of humidity and the low sank to only 68° this morning.
7/1/2014 7:00 AM 1.88 M M M M Courtesy of last night's deluge, the garden spot of the SW suburbs received 9.69" rain for the month of June with yesterday's high humidity and peak reading of 83.1° helping percolate these storms. My lawnmower will continue to be in regular operation. Overnight low was 63.6° and present temperature is 66.2°.
7/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overnight rainfall cleared mugginess out of the air and followed a 78.9° high, low of 61.8°, and preceded present, clearing temperature of 63.5°.
7/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M M M 52.8° (24-hour low), calm, and clear after yet another batch of overnight rain showers. Measurable precipitation has fallen on 19 of the last 32 days. Yesterday's autumnal high of 68.9° had many local cyclists proclaiming they'd like these readings nearly every day!
7/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and 58.5° after high of 75.5° and low of 52.8° (0715 hours 7/3). This weather observer wishes everyone a blessed Fourth and then a good's night sleep that he didn't have last night: idiots blowing off fireworks at 2:30 A.M.!
7/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Misty kind of overcast, wind from south, and 64° after 78.2° high and pleasant low of 58.6°. As my wife remarked this morning, "Gee, it didn't rain yesterday?"
7/6/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast, wind from south, and 62° after meager high of but 77.3° and low of 61.8°.
7/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Overcast, a muggy 70.1°, and west wind after early morning downpour. High of 83.6° yesterday seemed worse than the mercury read due to the 60-70% humidity. Low of 61.8° was at 0715 hours on 7/6. Have had nearly three inches of rain the first week of July and a total of 16" since second week of May. Most years my lawn mower would be starting to gather dust in the garage. Not this time.
7/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M More rain: what's new? Crack-of-dawn storm left us with just under 1/2" and we've now had nearly 3 1/2" for just eight days of July. Muggy high of 83.3°, low of 67.4° and present reading under clearing skies of 67.6°.
7/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M I'll take this kind of day in ANY July! Sunny, calm, and 62.7° after high of 78.4° and low of 60.6°.
7/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 58.8° after hi/lo of 77.3° and 56.6°.
7/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, gentle southeast wind, and 60.4° after pleasant high of 78.6° and low of 58.6°. For the first time in almost two months I cut the backyard without having to deal with clumps of what we called "shredded wheat" clogging the mower's outlet chute.
7/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Heavy rain from south and 66.5° after extremes of 79.1° and 60.2° (0715 hours 7/11). There goes our skein of two days without rain. Garden spot of southwest suburbs has now had 3.88" of the wet stuff in just 12 days this month and over 17" since the second week of May.
7/13/2014 7:00 AM 1.76 M M M M Drenching rains of 1 3/4" left us with 5.64" for 13 days of July and over 19" since early May. High was only 78.2° but stifling humidity made it seem 10° warmer. Overnight low was 66.5° and present overcast, calm reading is 67.6°.
7/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Calm, overcast, and 63.6° after hi/lo of 80.6° and 61.8°. Mowed the backyard only 72 hours after my last cut: would someone who's praying for rain PLEASE STOP?
7/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Wind from NW, clearing, and 54.6° after pleasant high of 78° and overnight low of 53°. I don't know when it rained 0.01" but there was clear water in the gauge today and no dew on the ground.
7/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Noteworthily subnormal high of 66.2° accompanies overnight low of 53.2° and present calm reading of 55.4°. Saw many people yesterday who were wearing attire that usually doesn't come out of the closet until late October. Gee!
7/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High of 71.2°, low of 54.6°, and wind is from south with cloudy reading of 59°. Incredible note in the outlook for the next six days: no rain! How can that be?
7/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, south wind, and 62° after high of 77.1° (I love early October) and low of 59°.
7/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High of 77.5°, overnight low of 58.6°, and present temperature of 60.2° under calm, blue skies.
7/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day without rain. Gee. High of 78.6°, overnight low of 60.2°, and current reading of 62° with calm, clearing skies.
7/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fifth consecutive day sans rain with blue skies, no wind, and temperature of 65.6°. Yesterday's high reached 80° and 24-hour low was 61.8°.
7/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another unremarkable weather report for mid/late July with 81.3° high, 65.4° low, and present temperature of 66.7° under sunny, calm skies.
7/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Sunny but nippy NE wind and 63.8° after midnight shower, high of 86° and early morning low of 62.6°.
7/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M NE wind, sunny, and 58.8° after pleasant 74.4° high and 56.6° low. For the first time in 2014, when I cut the lawn I did not have to do the entire yard. The southern half of the front yard has yellowed a bit and there was no reason to burn gas and trundle around where little growth has recently occurred.
7/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, slight wind from west, and 56.6° after high of 75.7° and low of 54.6°. We've reached what typically is the hottest and most humid time of the summer. Days are getting shorter, sun less intense but will August give us a nasty surprise?
7/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast, calm, and already 66.5° after high of but 72.6° and low of 56.6° (0715 hours yesterday). Had to dig a 14" deep trench through clay to extend electricity to a church sign. How blessed we were to do it on such a pleasant day. Can't imagine how it would have been to do it on a typical 25 July.
7/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light fog, calm and 70° after 78.9° high and low of but 66.5°. Tom Skilling was off (again) by over 10° on his forecasted high of 90° yesterday.
7/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, wind from north, and 59° (24-hour low) after Sunday that featured fierce west winds and high of 82.2°
7/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry day (0.12" in last 14 days), high of 71.2°, low of 55.2°, and present sunny reading of 58.8°. Be sure to watch the "Jeopardy" teen finals at 2:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday when a fellow CoCoRaHS observer named Xie will be playing for all the marbles.
7/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 60.9° after 77.3° high and 58.6° low.
7/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Quite a dichotomy in rain for the month: 5.53" from July 1 to 14 but only 0.14" the last 17 days. Present reading of 59° after hi/lo of 78° and 57.3°.
8/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, overcast, and 62° after seasonal high of 89° and low of 59°. Plenty of thunder in the last few hours but, alas, no rain.
8/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Sunny, calm morning with 59° on the thermometer after high of 82.2° and low of 58.6°. Hooray for CoCoRaHS observer Jeff Xie of Edison, New Jersey who won the Jeopardy Teen Tournament yesterday.
8/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clearing, 62.7°, and calm after extremes of 80.6° and 59°.
8/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, azure skies, and 66.5° after seasonal 83.3° high and 62.7° low. Have had just 0.67" rain in last three weeks.
8/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Yippy, a rainy night in Illinois. Over half an inch fell after high of 83.4° and low of 65.1°. At present 65.6°, overcast, and calm.
8/6/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Light overcast, calm, and 62.2° after hi/lo of 77.9° and 61.5°.
8/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, clearing, and 62.4° after 79.3° high and overnight 61.5° low.
8/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, east wind, and 65.1° after 78.9° high and 62.4°. We need rain.
8/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with the always-present east wind and 64.7° after normal high of 83.1° and low of 63.6°. For all those who once prayed for rain and got their wishes, would you please do it again?
8/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All this seems like information I've typed in for the last 10 days: wind from northeast, no rain, mostly cloudy, and 66.9° after high of 83.1° and low of 64.7°.
8/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Light rain and 66.2° after hi/lo of but 77.3° and and 64.5°. Total rain for the first one-third of August is 1.42".
8/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Had many problems trying to report my 7 a.m. stats but here they are now: yesterday's high was 78.2°, overnight low 61.5° and at 0700 hours wind was from northwest with mercury reading 61.5°.
8/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sunny, 53.6°, and slight wind from west on this beautiful late October - OOPS - mid-August morning. Overnight low of 53.6° followed chilly 65.8° high.
8/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Sunny, wind from northeast, and 61.3° after hi/lo of 78.8° and 56.1°(0715 hours yesterday).
8/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 50.7° after high of 78.8° and overnight low of 48.7°. August?
8/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61.8°, calm, and cloudy after dry high of 78.8° and early morning low of 50.2° (0715 hours yesterday). Month is at halfway point and we're below average in rainfall with only 1.88".
8/17/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Sunny, light east wind, and 64.8° after pleasant high of 77.9° and low of 61.8°. Very slight spit of rain yesterday at 1230 hours did no more than dampen the driveway and raise the humidity.
8/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy, calm, and 64.7° after high of 77.7° and low of 64.5°.
8/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not a stinkin' drop of rain all night. The people at the "Your Guess Is As Good As Mine" school of meteorology got this one all wrong. High of 80.2° yesterday, overnight low of 64.7°, and present reading of 69.6° with wind from south.
8/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Calm, muggy, and 65.8° after whopping 0.03" rain and hi/lo of 80.4° and 63.3°.
8/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Finally! Better than half an inch of rain accompanying overnight low of 66° after yesterday's muggy high of 83.3°. At present 68.5°, light rain, and slight south winds.
8/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Ominous clouds to the south, 70.7°, and calm after 80.4° high and 68.5° low.
8/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Calm, murky, and already 73.2° after hi/lo of 80.2° and 70.5°. Over the last several days we've not come within 10° for any of the highs of over 90° made by the Chicago hype doctors.
8/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Clearing, wind from southeast, and 69.4° after sticky high of 82.7° (normal for late August) and overnight low of 68°. Yesterday's rain put us at 3 1/4" for the month and grass is growing like crazy again.
8/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, clearing, and 73.2° after hi/lo of 84.3° and 69.4°.
8/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Muggy high of 87.9°, overnight low of 65.4°, and present calm reading of 68°. Yesterday's copious rains put the garden spot of the Southwest Suburbs at over 4" for the month; fourth consecutive month this has occurred.
8/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Who will never win the National League batting championship? Our local weather forecasters, that's who. They missed yesterday's high of 78° by 5-7 degrees, didn't give us almost any chance of rain (0.61"!), and were only mildly close on the overnight 66.2° low. At 0730 hours it's 67.1°, clear, and with a wind from the northeast.
8/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, and 63.5° after surprising high of 80.6° and low of 61.7°.
8/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Slight southerly wind, humid, overcast, and 69.4° after high of 80.2° and low of 63.5° (0715 hours yesterday). Lawn is so lush I could use a machete to cut it. We're now back to but three days between mowings.
8/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Overcast, humid, and 70.8° after late evening heavy, brief downpour with hi/lo of 83.8° and 69.4°.
8/31/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Calm, very foggy, and 65.6° after muggy high of 80.9° and early morning low of 64.9°. Cut the backyard grass yesterday and it was like breaking through the prairie. It had been but 64 hours since I last mowed it.
9/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezes from the south, quite overcast, and 72.6° after muggy high of 82.5° and low of 65.6° (0715 hours yesterday). The 4.94" rain for August was our fourth month in a row with over 4" and the sixth of eight in 2014 we've been above average.
9/2/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Clearing, calm, and 67.1° after 81.1° high and 66.9° low. The rain we received should be called a micro-trace as it lasted about ten seconds and didn't even wet the driveway.
9/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, beautiful early autumn morning in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs with temperature of 61.1°. High yesterday was 80.6° and overnight low bottomed at 60.2°.
9/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Overcast, south winds, and 69.8° following high of 81.6° and low of 61.1° (0715 hours yesterday). During my daily bike ride yesterday was surprised at how many leaves have fallen.
9/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Sunny, wind from southwest, and 73.4° after hi/lo of 81.6° and 65.8° (0715 hours yesterday). Weather experts were again far off with their prediction of 91° as a high reading.
9/6/2014 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M That .20" to .50" rain they forecast early yesterday somehow became 1.12" here in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. Yesterday's toasty high of 87° sank to 57.9° overnight and has just now risen to 59°.
9/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant morning with clear skies, no wind, and 53.6° after high of 71.6° and low of 52.8°.
9/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and 55.4° after splendid day with 77.1° high and 53.6° low.
9/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Clearing skies, calm, and 63° after yesterday's high of 75.3° and low of 55.4° at 0715 hours (9/8).
9/10/2014 7:00 AM 1.29 M M M M Raining and 67.2° after hi/lo of 77.9° and 61.8°.
9/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Overcast, wind from north and but 50.7° (24-hour low) after rainy morning that eventually led to 76° high.
9/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 52.8°, low 48.2°, current 49.4° and brisk wind from the north. On Tuesday the AC was used in my car; last evening I needed heat generated.
9/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M After the coldest September 11th on record, the weather didn't improve much yesterday. 0.09" rain fell in slow, annoying fashion and the temperature extremes were of early November variety with high of but 54.6° and low of (brrrrr!) 38.8°. At present wind is from north, skies are overcast, and mercury has staggered upward to 40.1°.
9/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, light fog, and 42° after chilly day that had 58.8° high, strong north winds, and low of 40.1°. We're bound for New Mexico; see y'all in nine days!
9/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Am back in town and glad to see that only 0.33" rain fell while we were away for eight days. I won't have to kill myself mowing the yard tomorrow!
9/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and 47.8° after autumnal hi/lo of 63.8° and 45.1°.
9/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, sunny, and 55.2° after gorgeous high of 71.9° and low of 47.8°. Cut the backyard yesterday (after nine days of being away) and it yielded only a slight amount of what we call 'shredded wheat'. Yes, some rain is needed.
9/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 56.6° after sanguine day with seasonal high of 75.2° and low of 54.6°.
9/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, partly cloudy, and 54.6° (24-hour low) after yet another halcyon day that was topped off with a 75.7° high temperature.
9/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record yet another idyllic day in the weather history books after temperature reached 80.6°, skies were (and are) clear, and there was little wind. Present reading is 59.1° after low of 54.6° (0715 hours yesterday).
9/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and 55.4° (24-hour low) after pristine day with 80° high. What an incredible streak of pleasant weather!
9/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another magnificent day with blue skies, little wind, and an 80° high. Overnight/present low is 54.5° with a tinge of fog, cielo azul, and calm.
9/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, slight north wind, and mercury at 51.4° which is the 24-hour low. Yesterday's high of 80.7° will probably be the last in our string of magnificent autumn days.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/15/2014 9/22/2014 5:30 PM 8 0.33 M M



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