Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-CR-4 Latitude 42.003829
Station Name Chadwick 2.7 WSW Longitude -89.938898
County Carroll Elevation (ft) 804



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 15 2.96 1.64 31 1.64 30 0.00 1 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 2.63 6.50 30 6.03 29 0.47 1 1 9 1 9.0 2 4
Dec 15 1.97 6.14 31 6.14 31 0.00 0 0 15 0 4.7 3 2
Jan 16 1.35 0.41 30 0.41 30 0.00 0 0 6 2 3.2 4 6
Feb 16 1.54 0.67 28 0.67 28 0.00 0 0 6 1 3.5 3 1
March 16 2.32 3.44 31 3.44 28 0.00 3 0 13 0 0.5 1 0
April 16 3.38 3.19 30 2.33 27 0.86 3 1 12 0 0.0 0 0
May 16 4.14 4.27 31 4.27 31 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.72 5.83 30 5.83 30 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.00 5.65 31 5.65 31 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 4.18 8.11 31 8.11 31 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.19 2.00 30 2.00 30 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.38" 47.85" 364 days 46.52" 356 1.33" 8 days 2 132 days 7 days 20.9" 13 days 13 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
10/1/2015 0.00
10/2/2015 0.00
10/3/2015 0.00
10/4/2015 0.00
10/5/2015 0.00
10/6/2015 0.00
10/7/2015 0.00
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.01
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015 0.00
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.00
10/14/2015 0.00
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.35
10/22/2015 0.04
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.26
10/25/2015 T
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.97
10/29/2015 0.01
10/30/2015 T
10/31/2015 **
11/1/2015 0.47
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.00
11/6/2015 0.46
11/7/2015 0.00
11/8/2015 0.00
11/9/2015 0.00
11/10/2015 0.00
11/11/2015 0.00
11/12/2015 0.79
11/13/2015 0.00
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.10
11/18/2015 1.92
11/19/2015 0.00
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 0.40
11/22/2015 0.11
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 T
11/27/2015 2.03
11/28/2015 0.02
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.20
12/1/2015 0.38
12/2/2015 0.06
12/3/2015 0.07
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.05
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.00
12/13/2015 0.23
12/14/2015 1.64
12/15/2015 0.03
12/16/2015 0.00
12/17/2015 0.00
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.18
12/22/2015 0.56
12/23/2015 0.02
12/24/2015 0.35
12/25/2015 0.00
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.12
12/28/2015 0.06
12/29/2015 2.38
12/30/2015 0.00
12/31/2015 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 0.00
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.00
1/8/2016 0.09
1/9/2016 0.09
1/10/2016 0.06
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.03
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 0.00
1/15/2016 0.00
1/16/2016 T
1/17/2016 0.00
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.04
1/21/2016 0.00
1/22/2016 0.00
1/23/2016 T
1/24/2016 0.00
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.10
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.12
2/2/2016
2/3/2016 0.33
2/4/2016 0.00
2/5/2016 0.00
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 0.04
2/9/2016 0.04
2/10/2016 0.00
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.00
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.12
2/16/2016 T
2/17/2016 0.02
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.00
2/25/2016 0.00
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 0.03
3/2/2016 0.04
3/3/2016 0.11
3/4/2016 0.00
3/5/2016 0.02
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.11
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.20
3/14/2016 0.06
3/15/2016 0.00
3/16/2016 1.50
3/17/2016 0.03
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 0.02
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.25
3/25/2016 0.87
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.20
3/29/2016 **
3/30/2016 **
3/31/2016 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 **
4/2/2016 **
4/3/2016 0.86
4/4/2016 0.02
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.71
4/7/2016 0.33
4/8/2016 0.04
4/9/2016 0.09
4/10/2016 0.00
4/11/2016 0.12
4/12/2016 0.00
4/13/2016 0.00
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.03
4/20/2016 0.25
4/21/2016 0.02
4/22/2016 0.37
4/23/2016 0.00
4/24/2016 0.00
4/25/2016 0.00
4/26/2016 0.00
4/27/2016 0.00
4/28/2016 0.30
4/29/2016 0.05
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 1.20
5/2/2016 0.38
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.31
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 0.02
5/8/2016 0.00
5/9/2016 0.00
5/10/2016 0.46
5/11/2016 0.10
5/12/2016 0.56
5/13/2016 0.00
5/14/2016 0.36
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.00
5/18/2016 0.00
5/19/2016 0.00
5/20/2016 0.00
5/21/2016 0.00
5/22/2016 0.00
5/23/2016 0.00
5/24/2016 0.00
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 0.10
5/27/2016 0.08
5/28/2016 0.41
5/29/2016 0.29
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.00
6/1/2016 1.00
6/2/2016 0.00
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.05
6/5/2016 0.02
6/6/2016 0.05
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.62
6/11/2016 0.01
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.52
6/15/2016 1.97
6/16/2016 0.00
6/17/2016 0.00
6/18/2016 0.00
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 0.64
6/23/2016 0.69
6/24/2016 0.00
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.21
6/27/2016 0.05
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.20
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 2.20
7/7/2016 0.00
7/8/2016 0.14
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.03
7/13/2016 0.04
7/14/2016 0.07
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.00
7/17/2016 0.13
7/18/2016 0.04
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 0.20
7/22/2016 1.58
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.78
7/25/2016 0.00
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.03
7/29/2016 0.00
7/30/2016 0.21
7/31/2016 0.00
8/1/2016 0.00
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 0.22
8/6/2016 0.00
8/7/2016 0.00
8/8/2016 0.00
8/9/2016 0.00
8/10/2016 0.00
8/11/2016 0.00
8/12/2016 2.44
8/13/2016 0.75
8/14/2016 0.02
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.04
8/17/2016 0.02
8/18/2016 0.18
8/19/2016 0.90
8/20/2016 0.19
8/21/2016 0.04
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 1.01
8/25/2016 0.91
8/26/2016 0.02
8/27/2016 0.15
8/28/2016 0.00
8/29/2016 0.00
8/30/2016 1.09
8/31/2016 0.13
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.00
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.80
9/9/2016 0.02
9/10/2016 0.01
9/11/2016 0.02
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.01
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 0.04
9/17/2016 0.00
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 0.00
9/20/2016 0.00
9/21/2016 T
9/22/2016 0.41
9/23/2016 0.53
9/24/2016 0.02
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.07
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.00
9/29/2016 0.05
9/30/2016 0.02



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M In spite of a record 6.04" in Sept. my station is still one inch below the 7 year average rainfall. Clear sky other than strip of clouds on the south horizon.
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Crisp 43°, sunny, almost no wind, moderate dew and clear sky. Perfect autumn day.
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mist around 8:30 pm in Huntley, needed wipers to drive and mist again in Genoa around 9:00 pm, but dry everywhere else. Temp 51° and overcast.
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, temp 53.7°, very light wind bar 30.20.
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M FOG. Temp 55° and bar 30.18 fog began sometime before 6:30 am and is getting more dense. Should not be a problem driving.
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 52°, no wind clear sky overhead with bank of clouds to the east & south horizons.
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, temp falling from 53.7 at 6:00 to 53.2 at 7:00. Hazy, almost light fog. No wind.
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Not much was not home, but did drive through a few misty places from Rockford to Chadwick between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. Cannot by condensation, grass very dry. Overcast and 55.5°
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A bit crispy with temp at 39° - first this fall - but clear sky and very light dew with no wind.
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 50° no wind, clear sky, no dew, no rain and ground is VERY dry to at least 6 inches, probably more.
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brilliant stars at 5:30 am, total overcast at 7:00. Wind starting up again. Temp 49.6° bar 29.74. Took awhile but sun eventually came out and got up to 75°. Strong winds and extremely dry fields are a scary combination.
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp only 36°. Time to bring plants inside. Clear sky, no wind, moderate dew.
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 37° and clear with no win and not dew. Looks like frost at the bottom of the hill.
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very crispy 27.8° with no wind, clear sky, almost no humidity, very light dew, could be frost at bottom of hill. Do not remember such a spectacular harvest season.
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain, very light dew, frost moved up the hill. Yesterday, frost appeared after I reported at 7:00. Temp 28.5°, no wind, clear sky.
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M About 10° warmer than yesterday with 48.3° but still dry with wind added. Clear sky bar at 30.15 which is lower than yesterday.
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Maybe tomorrow. Temp a mild 55.7°, less wind than there has been and a few clouds to the west.
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some lightning & distant thunder between 6:30 and 7:00 pm. Rain began at about 7:30 and lasted about 2 hours to get the .25". Currently partly overcast with temp of 58.1° and no wind.
10/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain began at 12:45 and by 3:00 sun came out. Current temp 51.4° with bar at 30.24, overcast and no wind.
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and wind gusting to 10mph. Bar 30.17, Temp 52.3°
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Temp a mild 52° with currently light wind and overcast.
10/25/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Had drops on the windshield at abt 4:00 pm. Temp only 34.3° this am. Fog following the little stream at the bottom of the hill. Should not affect visibility driving.
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 36° bar 30.37, no wind and clear sky.
10/27/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky with bright moon & several jet trails. Temp 44.4° no wind and bar 30.20.
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M I think my gauge has leak, (I have/had two) showed only .10. The .97 is from my electronic station which always is less than actual.
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Flurries just about 10 miles west and on the way across the river. Temp 37° and bar 29.60. Lowest bar reading yesterday came at 3:00 pm when I had 29.47.
10/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Had a wet driveway, mist on car window around 4:30 pm and this am the gauge has lots of moisture on the outside, nothing to measure. Temp 39248 bar 30.11,
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Altocumulus clouds scattered all over sky which was totally clear about an hour ago. Temp 49° and no wind.
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. Dense ground fog began around 6:30. Extremely dense at 6:50 and slightly more clear at 7:00. Still drive with care, especially in low spots or near water which is where my fog is the most dense. No wind.
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain, no fog, overcast and 57°
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, 56°, no wind, but no fog either.
11/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Temp 44° wind still 5-10 mph broken clouds more clear to the west.
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 34.7° but must have been colder earlier; white frost almost up to the house. Venus & the moon very close and brilliant this am.
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, no wind moderate frost.
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 29° no wind, clear sky, frost most of the way up the hill.
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with a few hazy clouds. Temp 27.8° no wind and little if any frost. Will the BIG storm hit?
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp a relatively warm 45° with SE wind at 5-10mph. Sky clear overheard with bank of clouds to south and southwest. Bar 29.83.
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M Rain & one stroke of lightning hit here at 6:00 pm. SO the forecasters estimate of the storm moving at 50 to 60 mph sure holds true based on when it hit the areas east of here. Had a high of 60° around 4:00 pm Bar was as low as 29.35 and even now is only 29.42. Temp 42°, overcast and very windy.
11/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back to beautiful clear sky ith bar at 30.05. Temp is only 32.7° but wind is way down.
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 30° with frost at bottom of hill not on top. Wind less than 5 mph, sunny with not a cloud in sight.
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last year we were setting record low high temps. This year will probably record high low temps. 40°, mostly sunny with a few wispy clouds to the SE and no wind.
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M WOw 51° at 7:00! Interesting sky to watch over the last 1/2 hour. Went from partly cloudy with beautiful sun effect to current heavy cloud cover.
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Misty rather than rain. Temp an almost balmy 51.4° with SSE wind at 10mph.
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 1.92 M M M M Temp still at 50.7° guess a big chill on the way, but not so bad as last year's 4°. Mostly heavy overcast, bar at 29.45. SE wind less than 5mph.
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34°, clear and wind 10-15 mph mostly from the west.
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little cooler at 28.2° this morning. Sky is clouding up but still beautiful sunrise with almost no wind. Guess we are ready for predicted snow.
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.40 6.0 M M M Great variation in snow depth. At 10:00 pm 1" on wood deck. At 3:00 am same location 2" so not accumulating very fast. This am same location varies from 0 to over 12". Same is true in other locations. Recording a compromise at 6". Wet snow at the bottom, but top is light and blowing. Still snowing at obs time. Temp 26.6°, bar 30,08, wind NNE 10-15mph.
11/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 3.0 M 8.0 0.67 A bit nippy at 8° but little wind. Mostly overcast. In the one somewhat non drifted part of yard, snow measured mostly 9 inches when snow stopped at 12:00 on the 21. This am it measured mostly 8" with a layer of ice on the bottem. Very heavy snow from abt 9:00 am to 11:00 am totally stopped at 12:00 and sun came out. Heavy frost.
11/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.5 0.70 A warmer morning at 22° with no wind clear sky light frost.
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 0.52 Interesting sky this am. partly clear. Temp 24.4°, no wind and lost about half the snow yesterday. a few bare spots where snow drifted away.
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.30 All fields around still snow covered. Lawn has open patches. Heavy clouds overhead making for beautiful sunrise. Cloud cover is patchy. Measured next to yesterday's measurement. Snow depth ranged from 1/2" to 1" but because of clear patches I called it 1/2". It is almost ice.
11/26/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Happy Thanksgiving weather geeks. I am saying a trace of precip because I felt mist when I went to check the gauge. Snow all gone - even on the north slope in the woods. Except for 2 piles left by snow plow guy. Temp a warm 50° no wind and heavy overcast.
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 2.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Had 1.53" between 9:00 am and 9:00 pm. Steady rain all day with occasional very heavy rain and occasional light rain. Ponding on fields and little creeks at noon were getting full. Heavy overcast, but currently no rain. Cold north wind less than 5mph. Had 58° at 6:00 pm. Currently 41°, bar 30.35.
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast and 26°. Rain around 2:00 p.m.
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24° clear sky overhead with dark band of clouds on the horizon to east, south, west - can't see north. White frost and a deer on the lawn.
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Temp 34° and misty rain. Wood decks slushy but asphalt drive just wet.
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M M M Wettest November since I have been on COCORAHS - 6.03" brings my yearly total to 42.93 just under 2008 & 2009 with yearly totals of 54 and 55 inches. Currently 32° with partly sunny sky. No frost, but grass was crunchy.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 0.10 0.5 0.10 No explanation for difference between gauge & snowboard. No apparent wind. Snow on drive abt .5". Snow on deck wood abt 1". Probably did not begin much before 5:30 am because there are no tracks from the paper delivery. Snowing at obs time. Had a dusting of snow at abt 6:15 pm which did not accumulate.
12/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 T M T M New precip fell as snow. Ground mostly white with just a very thin layer of snow. Snow board has dusting. Probably most melted. All hard surfaces clear. Temp 32°, overcast and no wind.
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, light white frost, no wind, temp 29°,
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild fog, white frost at lower levels of hill. Temp 29° and bar 30.58 with no wind. Had an afternoon of sun with a red ball at sunset.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 31° bar 30.30 clear sky, no wind, no fog but slightly hazy and frost on the lowest levels.
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dense fog and some frost. Visibility probably less than 1/4 mile. Temp 26°, bar 30.24, no wind. Brilliant stars around 8:00 pm.
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M I do not recall rain, but that is way more than we usually get from condensation. Maybe mist among the day long fog. Temp 32.5°, bar 29.92 no sin, light fog and a lavender sky.
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Temp 34° no wind and light fog especially at lower levels. Sky clear.
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Half hour ago we had a magenta sunrise. Pretty much all clouded over now. Mostly overcast with a few patches of clear. Wind SSE 5-10mph, Temp 47° and bar 29.54. If mower wasn't put to bed for the season, the lawn could be mowed!
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunrise earlier. Temp 37 - compared to the avg of 21° at 7:00 for the past 5 years at this location. Some clouds scattered over mostly clear sky. No wind currently.
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M An incredibly warm 47° (not complaining) with very dense fog. There was a trace of moisture in the gauge, but I am sure that was condensation. As much on the outside as the inside with 96% humidity. No wind.
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 60° and SSE wind at abt 10mph. Heavy overcast but not currently raining. Had a little thunder around 4:30 am. Fog lasted until noon yesterday and was 1 utility pole visibility for most of the time.
12/14/2015 7:00 AM 1.64 M M M M Temp 50°, heavy overcast, scattered rain drops - maybe being blown off trees? Very strong gusts of wind around 5:00 am. Large bird feeder blown over, probably combination of supersaturated, soft soil, strong wind and weight of contents. Still seeing ponding from previous rain which has not soaked away. Drainage tiles into little streams flowing at pretty good flow before this latest rain.
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Temp 35.9, bar 29.87 overcast. Driving north through Carroll & Jo Daviess counties, the little streams & creeks are full, water standing in the ditches and depressions. Only one little stream seemed to be actually flooded.
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark & gloomy, but no rain. Temp 44° bar 29.61, wind south @10+.
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Could get used to those 50° days. Temp 28.9°, bar 29.88, wind North at 5-10amp, heavy overcast. Sun came out briefly yesterday, but wind very strong all day.
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Coldest yet at 18.5° with NNE wind between 6 & 10 mph. Clear sky, blue already.
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and 12.3° cold.
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Steady, but not heavy rain at obs. time. Began sometime before 6:00 am.
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M heavy overcast, basically no wind and temp 33°
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very windy, overcast and raining at obs. Temp 49.4. At 6:50 it was misting & 10 min later there were real raindrops.
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Clear sky, almost no wind, temp 31.4°. Got to 60° briefly on 23. Rain ended before 12:00 pm. Had some strong winds during evening hours.
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Merry Christmas everyone. Cooler at 30° than it has been, but still way above average. Currently heavy cloud cover and very light north wind.
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Unusual warm continues. I have a pansy blooming!
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Not bad rain for about 15 minutes. Mist began at 9:15 by 9:30 it was raining fairly steady, by 9:45 back to drizzle and over by 10:00. Temp 33.2° bar 30.27 light wind and mostly overcast. Streams, drainage ditches all much fuller than normal, but not quite flooding
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 0.2 M M M Snow began after 5:45 am. Was still snowing when I checked the gauge. As I report it is 7:20 and not snowing. Overcast temp 28.5, bar 30.13.
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 2.38 4.0 2.50 4.0 2.50 We began with snow falling when I reported yesterday. Eventually there was sleet and a little rain. There was 1" of ice on the bottom of the gauge and abt 2" of snow on top. Yard all around has at least one inch of icy snow and 2 to 3 inches of snow on top. Strong winds all day which may account for slightly more on the snowboard. At 7:00 am very light snow, temp 25.7° and falling, bar 29.87 and rising. Quite pleasant out - good for a walk.
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 23°, overcast, no wind, bar 30.19 and no snow here. Roads clear as of 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A little crisper than it has been at 18.3° but clear sky. Had a dusting of snow early yesterday and a little more overnight. With no further precip, this was my 3rd wettest year, June top month at 7.67 but there were three months over 6" Sep, Nov & Dec. No wonder the rivers are flooding.
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy New Year May you get sun when you need it and rain when you need it. Wettest December with 6.01" and ended the year with total of 48.94" and 12" came in Nov & Dec.
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very crisp 14.7° with clear sky and no wind.
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No snow, but overcast and temp 20.3°
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Used a spade to dig out a chunk of frozen snow. Enough to get the 4" measurement. Gauge cannot break through so no melted value available. Temp 20.8° and sky was clear, a few clouds currently to the south.
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 16.3° and bar 30.5 with almost no wind and a clear sky. Sunshine all day yesterday also. No melting here. Spent a lot of time in car and best temp reading was 27°.
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Ice/snow on the ground a little less than 4".
1/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, temp 33.2° so I guess it could rain, but not so far. Snow is a little softer than it has been so maybe there is a little melt of the ice/snow.
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Foggy, but trees @ 200 yds. visible, so not too bad here. Misty at obs. time.
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Fairly dense fog all day/evening. Currently heavy overcast, but no fog. Temp 32.7°, no wind and bar 29.88. Some ice/snow melt, but what is on the ground is still solid enough to walk on without leaving a footprint.
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 0.04 M M Temp 2.3° with wind around 10mph, mostly clear sky. The new snow at .3" is a big maybe. It is very dry powdery snow and difficult to pickup.
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Snow on the ground is again ice. Melted a little last week, but too frozen to use the gauge for a melted measurement. A spade can break through. The 2" was one spot in the yard. Today, cold and dark. Temp -.4° bar 30.06. Yesterday at about 6:30 I had -2°.
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 2.0 0.12 M M Don't believe either measurement. The 2" is fluff and could be due to drifting. Other places do not have so much, but it snowed all day yesterday and well into the evening. Probably more than the .03" SO officially, we have a little bit of fluff and a lot of cold. Currently 1.7° with wind from the north at abt 10 mph. Sky totally clear with sun rising - looks good from inside.
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 1.13 It was relatively warm yesterday & Monday is supposed to be very cold, so this is my measure Monday reading. I think the snow level has dropped, but still a lot of water and still basically ice even with the warmer temps on Thursday.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM T T M M M When I indicate trace, I mean a few flakes which do not translate into measurable moisture. T 18° bar 29.88 mostly overcast.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky had brilliant stars. Currently -6.5° and bar 30.13. Wind NW abt. 5mph.
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Temp - 8.6 crystal clear sky and very light wind. Measured the ice/snow where I took the 2" measurement on Jan 12. We lost a little more after that measurement. There is still frozen snow over most of the open ground.
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful clear sky. Sun is shining on some con trails making beautiful salmon colored Xs in the sky! Temp better from the inside at -2.5 with no wind.
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.03 M M Snow very fluffy, so the .4" probably is 1/2 air. Snow began after 10:30 pm by 11:00 pm wooden deck was white. Did not notice snow when I checked the gauge, but just before reporting, noticed a few flakes. Temp 12.7° and overcast. No wind.
1/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 13.4° mostly overcast, no wind.
1/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20° and overcast with no wind.
1/23/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M There were flecks of snow on the car at 4:00 pm. Temp 18° and an overcast sky.
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp a comparatively warmer 22.6°, overcast, bar 29,98, no wind.
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Still have at least 50% of ground covered by the ice/snow and where it exists, it is still about 1.5" deep. Temp 23.5° bar 29.82 and no wind.
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 0.5 0.11 M M Temp 23.8°, bar 30 and wind NNW @ 3-5 mph. Misty rain at 3:30 pm turned to light snow by 4:30 pm. Snow board probably had some drifting in addition to .11" of melted snow, there was a thin layer of ice.
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Spectacular sunrise! Temp 32.3° and no wind.
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Moderate freezing fog. Asphalt drive and wood decks very slippery. Frost not thick, but on all surfaces. Overcast. January was a light rain month with only .81 inches recorded.
2/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Overcast and 33.2° bar 29.53 and there were occasional snowflakes in the air when I went out to check the gauge. No real snow from the storm. Mostly freezing rain or rain. More slushy just 15 miles north.
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A crispy 12° with a clear sky and no wind.
2/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmer today at 23.7° but overcast. No wind, no frost and no snow flurries.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly overcast, temp 35.2°, no wind, bar 29.83
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M M M Back to winter. Temp 19.5°. Yesterday I had 47° mid afternoon. Snowing at obs. Currently (5 min later) pretty much stopped. Temp 19°, bar 29.72 and still overcast. There is still snow on the north facing hill, under the trees and at the bottom of the hill. The new snow is not enough to be measurable.
2/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.8 0.04 1.0 0.07 Snow between 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. and more after 10:00 p.m. Temp 9.3°, bar 29.91, overcast.
2/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another very early morning with incredible stars. Temp 3.3°, bar 30.08 very light wind. A few wispy clouds on the southern horizon.
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another early am with many brilliant stars. Temp 4.1°, bar 30.31, no wind. Clear sky.
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and 16.5° with very little wind.
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had flakes in the air yesterday am. Didn't really make it to the ground. Temp -0.2°, bar 30.60, very light wind, sunny with bank of clouds to the south.
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 12.5°, overcast and wind SE 10-15mph.
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 2.5 0.27 M M Snow began about 8:30 am and lasted most of the day. Sometimes more or less horizontal. I think the 2.5" from the snowboard is a fairly good reading.
2/16/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Temp 22.68°, bar 29.83, overcast, very light wind. Must have been a very light flurry between 11:00 pm and about 6:00 am. A dusting of new snow on most surfaces.
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Snow squalls from about 12:00 to 3:00 pm. amounted to nothing. Currently 14°, bar 30.20, overcast, no wind.
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and 25.3° with fairly strong winds at 8-10 mph
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp already 43° with mostly clear sky - small bank of clouds to the south. The wind just does not seem to give up steady 10-15 mph with gusts whatever.
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Didn't blow away yesterday, but my weather station - which does not do wind very well - registered 44 mph. Temp 43.3, bar 29.87 with clear sky and light wind.
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow is all gone, even under trees on north slope.
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32.3° and heavy overcast. Checking the Thomson Causeway for migrating birds - backwaters all still frozen.
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28° and overcast.
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like the start of a beautiful day - temp 31°, bar 30, sunny, no wind.
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 45°, not much wind, sky kind of hazy/overcast.
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Got to 64° yesterday at abt 3 pm. Today it is 29°, clear sky and expecting snow for meteorological spring; go figure! 2016 is beginning very dry. At my location, I am down 2.3" from my 8 year average for Jan & Feb. Not a good thing.
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Welcome to spring. Glad the snow went north. We had mist at 10:30 pm. Our "snow" is little hard pellets. Current temp 23.9°, overcast, and the NNW wind at 5-10 mph is cold.
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Heavy frost on gauge & wood surfaces. "Snowed" off and on all day no accumulation on surfaces. Temp 10°, clear sky, no wind. Brilliant moon - woke me up.
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 0.5 M M M The .5" is a best guess. Most places had about that some nothing and others more. Temp 27.3°, almost no wind, overcast. Snow began after 7:00 pm.
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Could have measured the frost on the gauge and got as much moisture as we have had "snow" the last couple of days. Beautiful crisp, sunny morning. Temp at 24.7 - up 6 degrees in 20 minutes!
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Might get to .1" yet! This must have fallen as some rather dry snow and there are still traces on mowed areas. Temp 34.8, overcast, no wind bar 30.04
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful, if slightly hazy morning. Temp 32.5°m wind from the south a little over 5 mph.
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 46.9, bar 29.83 and overcast. Grass is greening up.
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 56.8° (12° above average high), bar 29.87, heavy overcast beginning to break up a little to the SW. Tiny streams seem to be very full, field tiles draining as frost leaves the ground?
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Overcast and very humid. At 6:00 clear, 6:15 fog beginning, 6:30 fog very dense, currently hazy, but fairly good visibility. Had rain on south facing windows around 10:30 am and again around 3:00 pm with no rain obvious anywhere else. Current temp 54.5 - down from 56.8 at 6:30. Rain had to have begun well after 10:30 pm.
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp a little cooler at 39.5° but still far above average. No wind, overcast.
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful morning. Temp 36.5°, clear sky, heavy dew and high humidity. Slightly hazy looking into the sun, but not really fog.
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain began sometime before 8:00 pm. Temp 47.8°, Bar 29.86, humidity 95%, no wind, heavy overcast.
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Temp 44.9, bar 29.71, no wind and heavy overcast. Radar not sending any rain our way. With all the rain events in March we are at just .57" for the month. Digging in garden and even clay soil fairly friable. Apparently no frost at least to about 8" depth.
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very high humidity at 96% and getting darker by the minute. Dew on gauge, nothing inside. Temp 49° with a light wind. Radar says rain still a couple hours away.
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 1.50 M M M M Well, the Ides of March sure brought weather to Illinois. Had .21" between noon and 1:00 pm the rest came as part of the big storms. Barometer was as low as 29.40 at 8:15 pm. We had rain and tiny hail and one or two close lightning strikes. Mostly the lightning was between Clinton and Sterling.
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Very interesting clouds of all sorts around 4:30 pm. That is when the few drops of rain fell also. Currently temp 38.6°, bar up to 29.84, NW wind 5-10-mph and clear sky.
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A crispy 30°, bar 30.06, light wind, clear sky with bank of beautifully sun-lit clouds to the south. No frost.
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M High on 19th was mid 40s but the sort of snow at 10:30 pm rather surprised me; only looked because weather on TV said snow flurries. Current temp 30.9°, bar 30.24, no wind and sky mostly clear with bank of clouds to ESE horizon.
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Light rain beginning after 1:00 pm and continuing until at least 5:30 pm. Heavy overcast, Temp 32.9 wind makes it feel a lot colder.
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M Heavy frost the am. Interesting process to release gauge from post! Frozen tight. Then I had to seperate the parts. In the end rain between 8:30 am an 12:00 pm = .7". Then the am there was .1" of ice in the tube and .07" of melted snow stuck in the funnel. Snow began around 2:30 Mostly did not stick, but there is a dusting. Frost the morning with the sun is beautiful. Snow not really measurable on the ground.
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly sunny. Temp a chilly 33°. Oak trees finally losing their leaves.
3/27/2016 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sorry I am early - church at 6:30. Temp 43 and the moon is very hazy.
3/28/2016 6:45 AM 0.20 M M M M Mostly clear with a cloud bank to the east and a few scattered clouds to the south.
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Mostly cloudy, temp 34.3, bar 30.06 and at least for the moment, wind not so much.
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 23.5, sunny, no wind.
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Light rain mid afternoon lasted less than one hour. Thunder storm around 3:00 am. Currently overcast and 42° with very light wind.
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Overcast and 34° with NNW wind at 5-10mph.
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Temp 23° clear and sunshine. Off and on snow much of the day. At times whiteout. Often snow and sun at the same time. A bit of graupel around 4:30. This am snow on roof, decks, grass. Ice in the gauge.
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Temp 37.4, Bar 29.94 light overcast, wind North >5mph.
4/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and crisp. Temp 26.3, bar 30.36 and heavy frost. Not a cloud in the sky and NO wind.
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, no wind, temp 34.7°.
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful morning tem 40.8°, bar 30.22, clear sky and very light wind.
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, temp 44°
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Misting at obs time. Had .02 before 6:00 am and an additional .01 before 7:00.
4/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Took all day of sort of rain to accumulate .25". Well, the planted things should be happy.
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Dense fog
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Rain with thunder mid-afternoon. Checked gauge around 6:00 pm and there had been .35" so the extra .02" this am likely dew. Currently 48° and sunny. Had fog at the bottom of the hill around 6:00 am gone by 6:45.
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew - .02" in gauge. Clear sky, no wind. Beautiful morning.
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy sky, moderate dew - nothing collecting on or in the gauge, temp 48.5° and wind around 5mph.
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, temp 63°, wind from the north abt. 5mph.
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold north wind. Only 5 mph and temp still 50, but it feels a lot colder. Some light fog seems to be setting in.
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and windy. Temp 42.4 and falling. Was 42.7 just 15 min ago. wind ESE around 5mph. We could use some of that rain "they" keep predicting. No floods just nice rain.
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M 0.2" before 10:00 pm and the additional 0.1" after 12:20 am when we had several claps of thunder and eventually the little bit of rain. Currently 45° with a cold SSE breeze.
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M "Rain" came as mist mush of the day. Current temp 42° and overcast.
4/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M Took all day, beginning at about 8:15. Sometimes mist, a couple of downpours. Brings monthly total to 3.96 which is below my 8 year average, but much better than the last couple of years. Temp still a chilly 45° and heavy overcast.
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Rain late afternoon. Currently mostly overcast, temp 46.6, bar 30.09.
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful day in the neighborhood! Temp a bit chilly at 42° but it is sunny, the birds are singing and the flowers blooming.
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Light show to the far north around 9:30 pm. Had our own sound & light show by 12:30 am. Currently temp is 45.8° and bar 29.81. At 6:00 am clear & sunny. Currently overcast with a few patches of blue showing.
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, sunny and cool - 40°
5/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50° and sunny.
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sound & Light to north and east. Not much here. Had a few drops around 9:30 am yesterday, the .02" came in about 3 min between 6:04 am and 6.07 am. Overcast, temp 62.6, bar 29.97.
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy sky. Temp 42°, bar 29.94 no wind.
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M According to maps rain all around us, but we are dry - with a very heavy cloud cover. Temp is dropping at 6:30 it was 55° and now it is 54° with a SSE wind a little over 5 mph.
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Temp 56°, bar 29.81, heavy overcast. Had two really loud claps of thunder around 7:30 pm but did not notice the lightening.
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Temp 53.2°, bar 30.03 and humidity 91%. Looks like light fog outside, but it feels more like a fine mist.
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Temp 60, bar 29.98 was sort of sunny early, currently overcast. A lot of lightening between 7:30 and almost 9:00 pm. Thunder began a little after 7:00 pm.
5/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunshine, temp 49°, bar 30.07 and heavy dew with .01"of condensation.
5/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Temp a chilly 39.3, bar 30.05, mostly cloudy, but the sun is trying.
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 51.9, bar 30.12, sun earlier, but getting more overcast
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast this am.
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day so far.
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful morning. At 2.19" of precip for May my station has a way to go to get to the 9 year average of 4.29" and only a week to go.
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like today's predicted rain is falling apart. Beautiful weather to be outside. Temp63.8 already with a few wispy clouds in a clear blue sky.
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy sunshine this am temp 67.4, bar 30.01 no wind and a fair amount of little bugs in the air and the gauge.
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Sorry, computer issues. Very dark clouds a little thunder and a brief shower did bring a little rain some wind and the temp went from 67.6° at 7:00 to the current 59°. Sun is out, but
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Apparently had a big wind around 2:00 am. No idea when the rain came. Sometime before 5:00 am. Currently 65.1° and overcast. For the first time ever, my electronic and CoCoRaHS gauges recorded the same amount of precip!
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Rain began sometime before 2:00 am and ended by 3:00 am. Had some strong winds for awhile. Currently temp 68.5°, bar 29.83 and SE wind with gusts to 10mph.
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Q little sound, lots of furry, and not much rain. Temp 65°, wind around 5 mph and mostly sunny sky with a few fluffy white clouds floating around.
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 62°, hazy sunshine, no wind.
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2016 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Overcast and 61.5° with no wind. Rain 8:50-9:45am = .7", Remaining .3" came .1" later in the day and .2" overnight. Welcome to June - wettest month at this station by about .5"
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M No idea when rain came, but before 5:30 am. Temp 64.7, bar 29.85, mostly overcast.
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Surprised there was a register of precip. If I had not been outside both times it "rained" I would not have known. Felt a few sprinkles and saw drops on the drive. Not enough to quit working in the garden. Once mid-morning and then around 2:00 pm. Temp 64°, bar 29.76, sunny with a few puffy clouds.
6/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M This was really strange "rain". I was near a screened door, went outside and the deck was wet. Must have had some precip. Then later, had about a 30 second downpour. Temp 60°, bar 29.73 sunshine with a few fluffy clouds overhead.
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M beautiful crispy morning temp 55.7°, bar 29.91 moderate dew.
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 52.1, bar 30.02, no wind. Clear sunshine. Only "clouds" a few vapor trails. moderate dew.
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 63.6, bar 30.01 Radar says rain on the way. Sure hope so. Top 4-5 inches of soil quite dry.
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Nice rain began just before 8:00 am and stopped before Currently 68° and bar 29,98 with no wind. 11:00 am then rained again around 12:15 and again around 6:00 pm. The first rain was .33", the second another .15 or so and the rest in the early evening.
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Thought we might get some real rain overnight. Temp 67° and bar 29.97 partly overcast and clearing.
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 65°, bar 30.15, overcast and no dew.
6/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Corn & beans doing well in NW Illinois and SW Wisconsin. Temp a comfortable 60.2°, bar 30.06 with hazy sunshine and light wind.
6/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M At almost mid year this station is 7.81" below my 8 year average precip. The rain came a little before 4:00 am and was over before 5:00 am. Quite a sound & light show for a little while. Current temp 70°, bar 29.87, sky mostly clear or hazy.
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 1.97 M M M M Current temp 68°, bar 29.79, no wind and sky mostly lightly overcast. Had downpour 4:00-4:30 pm that was just .33" - thought it would be much more as hard as it rained. Remainder overnight. Thunder/lightning most of the evening.
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky and 56° with moderate dew.
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 75°, overcast, muggy & buggy. No dew.
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp a relatively comfortable 63°, some puffy clouds to the south, no dew.
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Saw lightning to NW & SW around 12:00 am on the way home from Rfd. Rain began at 1:05 am and is still dripping a little. Overcast with a few breaks in the clouds.
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Temp 69.2°, bar 29.87. Visibility at 6:00 am about 0 but now a little over 1/4 mile. Rain began at 9:40 a.m.with intermittent showers all day. Last major rain ended before 8:00 p.m.
6/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky overhead, but light bank of clouds to the south.
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Heard thunder around 5:15 am. Still thunder & lightening by 6:30 a little extra rain between 6:30 and 7:00. Still dripping when I checked the gage. Temp 70, bar 30.03. Heavy overcast, very dark, off and on rain.
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Left over from yesterday's morning rain. Currently clear sky with a few wispy clouds to the far south. Looking forward to the cooldown.
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain began 9:20 pm and still raining lightly at 10:00. Temp 58.4, bar 30.09 overcast.
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and 59°
7/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Kind of cool this am at 56.8°, but last year the temp was 56.4°. Moderate dew and sun breaking through.
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and 54.2°
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy cloud cover beginning to break up. Clear to the west.
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 2.20 M M M M That should make crops happy! Temp 68.4°, bar 29.86. Rain pretty well stopped, just a few dribbles. Heavy overcast. Storm began sometime before 1:30 am
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, 70.1° & bar 29.86.
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Not so sure about forecast cool down. Still 70° at 7:00 with high humidity & dew point.
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, mostly clear sky. Temp 56° and bar 30.04.
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moderate dew, light breeze, no clouds and a comfortable 64°. Perfect summer day.
7/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy sunshine with temp 72°, bar 29.74 and wind occasionally fairly strong. Had "rain" in Galena yesterday between 1:30 and 3:00 but walking around in it, there was not enough to get wet!
7/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Internet off earlier. Rain came as mist around 6:00 am
7/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Temp 71.2, Bar 29.90, sky mostly clear.
7/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Temp a comfortable 68°, clear sky and light SE breeze.
7/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful morning temp 61°, bar 30.04, a few puffy clouds in a blue sky.
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog set in at 6:30 am and while the sun is out there are still pockets in the low places.
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Temp 51.8°, thunderstorm in progress. Thunder began around 5:00 am had some mist, but rain began 6:45.
7/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain is leftover from yesterday's am storm which amounted to nothing compared to many others. We had no serious wind and not much rain. More humidity than temp this am - ugh.
7/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Temp a humid 75° with no wind.
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 1.58 M M M M strong winds began before 9:00 pm & rain eventually came at 9:30pm. Currently 69° and overcast. No big branches down, but lots of small ones and scattered leaves.
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .02" condensation with light fog and temp 74.6° bar is 30.00.
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Rain began at about 7:15 and delayed the beginning of a Timberlake Playhouse Theater show by 15 minutes so the rain stopped enough or at least enough to be heard in the theater by 7:45 pm. On the way home there was continual lightning to the south. Checked radar and the storm was about 90 miles away more or less along the I80 corridor.
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 68.7°, bar 30.04,dew point 62.4° hazy sky, no wind heavy dew, but no condensation in the gauge. More comfortable than it has been, but I like 75° high with 55° low.
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 65°, bar 30.03, heavy dew, clear sky, no wind, nice summer morning. Checking for the month 5.38" and still 4+ inches short for the year. Might make my July average of 6.52".
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 64.7°, bar 30.05, no wind, hazy sky, heavy dew, but no condensation collected in the gage.
7/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Arrived home at abt 9:15 pm to light mist and patchy fog so rain around 9:00 pm which did not last long. Temp 66.2°, bar 29.93, no wind very light fog.
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with temp 68.3 and bar 29.95
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Temp 66.9°, bar 30, no wind, overcast. Could be spotty fog.
7/31/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 62.2°, bar 30.06, no wind, clear sky but earlier light fog, heavy dew, but no condensation collected.
8/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5.62" for July. Lowest was .85 in 2012 and most was 14.1 in 2010 so this was pretty much in the middle. Temp 65.6 and sunny with hazy clouds to the south.
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 69.4°, bar 30.08, humidity 80%, no wind, no rain, hazy sky.
8/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 72.3, bar 30.08 fog is lifting.
8/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy sunshine, temp 71.9°, bar 29.99, no wind, dew lighter than most recent mornings.
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M A lot of thunder, a fair amount of far off lightning and a little bit of rain. Temp 70°, bar 29.92 and overcast.
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 60.6°, Bar 30.04, no wind, some wispy clouds and .01" of condensation with very heavy dew.
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp comfortable 58.4°, bar 30.08, a very few wispy clouds, a very heavy dew.
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light fog. Temp 68.3°, bar 30.08, no wind, mostly sunny.
8/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp a muggy 73.5°, bar 29.95, no wind but an occasional SW breeze, hazy sunshine. This station short about 6.35 inches of precip for the year.
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 2.44 M M M M First .08" came around noon on Thursday. Lots of thunder and lightening all night long. The last .04 came between 6:40 and 7:00 am. It is still raining. Temp 71°, bar 29.88, no wind.
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M .09 was leftover from yesterday. The rest came after 9:00 pm and radar has some more heading to this station. When I said I was short for the year, I really did not mean that we should get it all in a week! Temp 70.8°, bar 29.83 and overcast.
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Radar had a cloud just to the west at around 9:30 so I guess we got a few drops. Temp 61°, bar 30.05, no wind, clear sky, very heavy dew, beautiful morning.
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 65.4, bar 30.09, no wind, light overcast.
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Shower came through between 3 and 4:00 pm. Didn't know until we went outside. Temp 65°, no wind, sunshine and light fog.
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain began 6:00 am and lasted a few minutes. Thunder & lightening to SE. Temp 69.9, bar 30.09, sky clearing, no wind.
8/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Early - going to the Cubs ball game. Monster sound & light beginning around midnight. Rain actually began around 1:30 am and was still raining at 2:30. Expected more in the gage. Second time this year the gage & the electronic weather station had the same measurement.
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Lightning for hours coming home from Cubs game. Rain beginning in Oregon and then some really heavy rain just after Mt. Morris. Overnight more sound & light an then hail. This morning temp 67.8, bar 29.94, sun peaking through overcast.
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Feel like I live in a rain forest. Overcast and just wet everywhere. Temp 69° and no wind.
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Temp a reasonable 57.5, bar 29.91, clear sky, heavy dew.
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, sunny, no wind and heavy dew. 4.80 inches so far for the month. That makes monthly rainfall over my monthly average for the first time this year. Still a little over 3 inches down for the year.
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M Rain mostly stopped. Still heavy overcast. A little thunder & lightening around 5:30 - long after most of the rain had moved east. Temp 70°, bar 29.99.
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.91 M M M M .6 fell between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm the remainder sometime between 3:30 and 6:30 am. Sky beginning to clear. Temp 69° and bar 30.03 with no wind.
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M I really do not know if this is rain or condensation. Very heavy dew, but there could have been precip. Temp 61.5°, bar 30.17, partly cloudy, no wind.
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Thunder & Lightening by 12:00 am rain came some time before 1:30 am. Currently 66.9°, bar 30.06, overcast and light fog.
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had .01" of condensation the am. Very heavy dew. Temp 68.1°, hazy sky, no wind.
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 68.7°, bar 30.23, no wind, scattered clouds and slightly foggy.
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 1.09 M M M M .58" between 4:30 pm and 6:00pm the rest overnight. Temp 68.9°, bar 30.19, no wind and it is misting.
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Temp 64.4°, bar 30.10, heavy dew, no wind, wispy clouds, but clearing. The precip came as mist between 7 and about 9 in the morning. Brings total for Aug to 8.11 which is way more than any other August since I began CoCoRahs in 2007. Brings year's total to 32.52 which is close to my 9 year average of 32.97.
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew with .01 condensation, temp 56.6°, bar 30.21, some wispy clouds.
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds, heavy dew, no wind.
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 60.4, bar 30.17, no rain, but heavy dew, wispy clouds, light breeze.
9/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few wispy clouds, Temp 64.9, bar 30.08, no wind light dew.
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light overcast, temp 72.5°, bar 30.02, no wind a few light gusts.
9/7/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly overcast. Temp 74.6°, bar 30 and falling. No wind, heavy dew.
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Rain from 7:00 - abt 12:00 .47", rain between 4:00 & 5:00 .05, balance came overnight. Temp 69.2°, bar 29.89 no wind, overcast.
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M That might be condensation, but while there is dew, it isn't real heavy and there was no condensation on the outside of the gage. Downpours at the Sandwich Fair, but we sure did not get that kind of rain.
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Misting at obs time. Temp 65.3, bar 29.88, wind NNW @ 5, overcast. MIsty rain must have begun just before 7:00.
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Yesterday morning's mist. Clouds until after noon. Eventually became a beautiful day. Today Temp 50.7, Bar 30.21, heavy dew, no wind, clear sky. Not many stars, but the visible ones brilliant.
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Perfect weather am. Temp 56.4°, bar 30.10, clear sky, no wind, heavy dew.
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Not condensation, light dew this am, partly overcast, temp 59.7, bar 30.25.
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M T 58.4, B 30.24, no wind, light overcast
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain began at 4:45 and was over before 5:15am. Lots of lightening & some thunder. Temp 68.1°, bar 29.98, wind >5mph, overcast.
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 62°, Bar 29.93, clear sky, no wind. heavy dew.
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Interesting am. At 6:00 sky was overcast. At 6:30 fog began creeping down the trees. By 6:45 sky was clear and fog fairly thick and by 6:50 fog not totally gone, but not so dense as earlier. Temp 53°, B 30
9/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog. At 6:00 am almost zero visibility. By 6:30 maybe 1/4 mile. Temp 64.5°, bar 30.17, no wind.
9/21/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M I know there was a trace of rain because I got wet getting the paper. Not a drop in the gage. Heavy overcast, no wind, Temp 68.5°, bar 30.14
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Temp 59.6°, Bar 30.07, no wind, moderate dew, partly cloudy. Clouds making a beautiful sunrise. Was not raining when we left home at 8:30 am, saw rain falling to the north for an hour, got to Rockford and it rained for the 3 hours we were there and we drove home into sunshine.
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Rain began around 4:20 pm and continued more or less all night. Thunder & lightening, mostly at a distance the entire time. Not raining at observation time, but light fog and heavy overcast. Temp 67.6° and bar 30.03
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp 64.5°, bar 30.16, overcast, occasional breeze. No idea when the .02" might have fallen, but doubt it was condensation as there is relatively light dew.
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Big red ball on the horizon. Temp 67.1°, B 30.03, light dew, some wispy clouds, air almost looks foggy, very light breeze from the south. Looking forward to the cooldown.
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain came in 5 minutes between 2:25 and 2:30 pm. Temp a delightful 53.2°, even better dew point only 42.1°, bar 30.05, sky clear except for bank of clouds to the east, very light wind.
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 48.5°. B 29.90, no wind, clear sky, light dew.
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 51,2°, Bar 29.90, overcast.
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Temp 53.7°, B 30.25, overcast The rain came in two sneaky showers. First at 10:30, was outside painting - under the overhang - went to take a break and it was raining. Later around 3:00 almost the same situation - sun shining out one window, rain coming down out the other.
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Temp 58.8. Bar 30.21, overcast, light dew. Had heavy clouds in the early am, sunny through middle of the day and clouds rolled in again around 4:30pm. No idea when the rain came, but this was not condensation.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/31/2015 11/01/2015 7:00 AM 2 0.47 M M Left in dense fog from Chadwick to below Mendota. On the way home had rain from Logansport, IN to almost Sterling, IL. Some places had water in the ditches.
3/29/2016 4/03/2016 7:00 AM 6 0.86 M M



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