Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-GY-1 Latitude 41.341389
Station Name Carbon Hill 3.1 N Longitude -88.298056
County Grundy Elevation (ft) 525



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 2.90 1.20 31 1.20 31 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.17 5.60 30 5.60 30 0.00 0 0 12 0 2.9 2 5
Dec 15 2.22 6.28 31 6.28 31 0.00 0 0 15 2 3.7 4 3
Jan 16 1.77 0.80 31 0.80 31 0.00 0 0 7 11 4.1 4 13
Feb 16 1.55 0.74 29 0.74 29 0.00 0 0 5 8 4.5 5 4
March 16 2.42 3.84 31 3.84 31 0.00 0 0 15 3 2.2 3 2
April 16 3.43 1.96 30 1.96 30 0.00 0 0 8 5 0.2 1 0
May 16 4.12 5.84 31 5.84 31 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.02 5.18 30 5.18 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.09 7.70 31 7.70 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.79 10.56 31 10.56 31 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.10 2.81 30 2.81 30 0.00 0 0 9 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.58" 52.51" 366 days 52.51" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 128 days 41 days 17.6" 19 days 27 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 0.01
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 0.06
10/22/2015 0.00
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.12
10/25/2015 0.03
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.88
10/29/2015 0.08
10/30/2015 T
10/31/2015 0.01
11/1/2015 0.90
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.00
11/6/2015 0.44
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 0.70
11/13/2015 0.01
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.21
11/18/2015 1.25
11/19/2015 0.01
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 0.26
11/22/2015 0.42
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.23
11/27/2015 0.97
11/28/2015 0.20
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.00
12/1/2015 0.38
12/2/2015 0.12
12/3/2015 0.04
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.00
12/13/2015 0.04
12/14/2015 0.99
12/15/2015 0.14
12/16/2015 0.05
12/17/2015 0.07
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.59
12/22/2015 0.33
12/23/2015 0.00
12/24/2015 0.59
12/25/2015 T
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.91
12/28/2015 0.07
12/29/2015 1.85
12/30/2015 T
12/31/2015 0.11
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 T
1/8/2016 0.05
1/9/2016 0.24
1/10/2016 0.34
1/11/2016 T
1/12/2016 0.04
1/13/2016 T
1/14/2016 T
1/15/2016 T
1/16/2016 0.03
1/17/2016 T
1/18/2016 T
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.06
1/21/2016 T
1/22/2016 0.00
1/23/2016 T
1/24/2016 0.00
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.04
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016 T
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 T
2/1/2016 T
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 0.44
2/4/2016 T
2/5/2016 0.00
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 T
2/9/2016 T
2/10/2016 0.01
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 T
2/13/2016 T
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.21
2/16/2016 T
2/17/2016 T
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 0.04
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.04
3/1/2016 0.04
3/2/2016 0.02
3/3/2016 0.14
3/4/2016 0.03
3/5/2016 T
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 T
3/9/2016 0.06
3/10/2016 0.01
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.61
3/14/2016 0.86
3/15/2016 0.01
3/16/2016 0.20
3/17/2016 0.02
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 T
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.04
3/25/2016 1.27
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.24
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.29
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 T
4/2/2016 0.03
4/3/2016 T
4/4/2016 0.04
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.00
4/7/2016 0.23
4/8/2016 T
4/9/2016 0.06
4/10/2016 T
4/11/2016 0.36
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 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.40
4/22/2016 0.10
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 0.74
4/29/2016 T
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 0.69
5/2/2016 0.18
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.12
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 T
5/8/2016 0.04
5/9/2016 0.05
5/10/2016 0.71
5/11/2016 3.21
5/12/2016 0.10
5/13/2016 T
5/14/2016 0.50
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.01
5/18/2016 T
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 0.01
5/27/2016 0.01
5/28/2016 0.11
5/29/2016 0.10
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.00
6/1/2016 0.20
6/2/2016 0.14
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.00
6/5/2016 0.34
6/6/2016 0.01
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.11
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.34
6/15/2016 1.89
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 0.19
6/23/2016 1.94
6/24/2016 0.01
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.00
6/27/2016 0.01
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 T
7/5/2016 T
7/6/2016 0.93
7/7/2016 0.50
7/8/2016 0.12
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.00
7/13/2016 0.00
7/14/2016 1.36
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.00
7/17/2016 0.00
7/18/2016 1.34
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 T
7/22/2016 1.56
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 1.53
7/25/2016 0.25
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 T
7/30/2016 0.06
7/31/2016 0.05
8/1/2016 0.00
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 0.09
8/6/2016 0.02
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 0.01
8/13/2016 2.93
8/14/2016 T
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.54
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 0.00
8/19/2016 0.30
8/20/2016 0.06
8/21/2016 1.10
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.01
8/25/2016 2.66
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 0.65
8/28/2016 1.56
8/29/2016 0.08
8/30/2016 0.00
8/31/2016 0.55
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 1.56
9/9/2016 0.08
9/10/2016 0.30
9/11/2016 0.09
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.01
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.23
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 0.00
9/20/2016 0.00
9/21/2016 0.00
9/22/2016 T
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 T
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.07
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 T
9/29/2016 0.27
9/30/2016 0.20



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65° Min 44° Total September 2015 precip was 4.79 inches but only recorded rain on 7 days of the month. Currently 12 days with no rain. Happy new water year!
10/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max 62°, Min 43°(yda morning). Mostly clear and 49° at ob time.
10/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 46°(yda). Another cool and breezy day. Max gust 29 mph. Band of light showers approaching from the southeast at ob time.
10/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 49° Cloudy, and windy all day with light rain early morning and drizzle in the late evening. First measurable rain in 15 days.
10/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 51° Cloudy all day but had a quick break in the clouds last evening that allowed me to see the ISS flyover around 8pm. Cloudy at ob time with 57°.
10/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 57° Another day with cloudy skies all day. Still waiting on the sun. A few hummingbirds still passing through on their way south.
10/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 52° Partly cloudy and 54° at ob time.
10/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 48° Partly cloudy and 48° with a bright Venus next to the crescent moon in the eastern sky at ob time.
10/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 47°(yda morning). Thundershower around 8pm last evening. Rained for about 20-30 seconds. Dry streak continues with only 0.02 inch in last 20 days. Watering some new peach trees and bushes.
10/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 39°. A chilly 39° at ob time with the crescent moon, Jupiter, and Venus shining in the eastern sky. Coldest morning since early May.
10/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 38° Temp dropped to 38° after ob time yesterday but recovered to a pleasant 68° in the afternoon. Dry conditions continue.
10/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 49°(yda morning). Clear, breezy, and mild this morning with 60° at ob time. Great day for yard work Sunday but ground is like concrete due to extended dry period.
10/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 53° Cloudy and breezy with 53° at ob time. Peak gust 31 mph yesterday.
10/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67°, Min 43° Stars shining brightly at ob time with a cool 43°.
10/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 40° Partly cloudy and 44° at ob time. Freeze watch in effect for Friday night.
10/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
10/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 32° Clear and 32° at ob time. Temperature continues a slow fall. Winds have kept temperatures from falling more than expected. Frost on rooftops.
10/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 29° Clear and cold with stars shining bright and coyotes howling at ob time. Temperature dropped to 27.7° after ob time (6:34am). Widespread frost.
10/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 28°. South winds picked up overnight after 10 pm. Continued very dry with only 0.02 inch in last 30 days. Red flag warning in effect for fire danger today.
10/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 46° Warm, dry, and windy. Several brush fires reported across northern IL yesterday.
10/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 52° A disappointing rainfall but yet the most rain in 32 days.
10/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 56° Another warm and pleasant autumn day.
10/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 50° Partly cloudy and 50° at ob time.
10/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 50°(yda) Warm, breezy, and springlike at observation time with 65°. Another disappointing rainfall but we'll take what we can. Temperatures continued rising overnight.
10/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 41° Temperatures dropped after cold frontal passage. Jupiter and Venus close together and shining brightly in the eastern sky at ob time.
10/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 36° Clear and cool at ob time. Little wind and all day sunshine made for a great day Sunday. Very dry conditions continue with having recorded only 0.23 inch in the last 36 days.
10/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 35°(yda) Cloudy, 49°, and very breezy at ob time with Venus, Jupiter, and the full moon partly visible through the cloud cover.
10/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.88 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 47° A most welcome rainfall! Greatest rain since 9/19. Not a puddle to be found. Mild with some drizzle at ob time and 55°. Light winds should be increasing considerably later today.
10/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57, Min 36. Blustery and 36 at ob time. Peak gust yesterday 39 mph.
10/30/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 34° A chilly and blustery day yesterday. Partly cloudy this morning with frost.
10/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 32°(yda) Temperature dropped 5 degrees and fog formed after ob time yesterday. Cloudy with some drizzle at ob time this morning. Total October precip 1.20 inches, thanks to some late month rainfall.
11/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.90 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 44° A cold rain all day but welcome nevertheless. A nice soaking rain. Rain tapered off in time for the few trick or treaters. Max temperature reached at 7pm. Clear and cool at ob time.
11/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 44°
11/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 42° VSBY OK at present time.
11/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 42° Foggy again this morning. Moisture from fog amounted to 0.01.
11/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74° Min 47° Dense fog in morning.
11/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71°, Min 47° Gusty winds overnight. Some light rain yesterday evening but the heaviest rain fell after 1am. Peak gust 32 mph and a brief power outage around 2:06am this morning.
11/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Min 34
11/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 27° Clear and cold with a heavy frost this morning.
11/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 27° Heavy frost
11/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 27° Heavy frost
11/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 29°(yda) Nice sunrise.
11/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.70 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 44° Very active weather last 24 hrs with a partly sunny high of 64° yesterday, thunderstorms last evening and winds increasing overnight. Peak gust thus far 45 mph at 4:23am this morning. A welcome 0.70 inch of rain as well.
11/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 38° Clear and continued windy at ob time. Peak gust yesterday 47 mph. Light rain after ob time yesterday.
11/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 26° Cold and blustery day yesterday. Clear and cold with 26° at ob time with frost but much calmer winds.
11/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
11/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 38°
11/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 47° Light rain and breezy at ob time.
11/18/2015 6:00 AM 1.25 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62° Min 50° Very windy and almost balmy at ob time with 61°. Peak gust this morning 39 mph. Storm total 1.46 so far.
11/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
11/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 30° Windy day. Peak gust 35 mph. Don't forget to remove your funnel and inner tube in preparation for snow reporting. Set out your snowboards and mark them so you can find them after the snow. Should be an interesting next 48 hrs.
11/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.26 0.5 M 0.5 M Max 42°, Min 30°(yda morning) Very wet snow falling and 33° at observation time. Estimated start time of accumulating snow around 3-4am this morning. Difficult to tell in the dark but roads still appear just wet. 4 inch soil temperature 42°.
11/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.42 2.4 M 2.5 M Max 33°, Min 11° Windy with a very wet snow. Much higher snow amounts to our north and west. A lot of melting and settling of snowpack. 4 inch soil temperature now 40°. Peak gust 27 mph. Temp at my 6am ob time 11° but fell to 9.7° at 7:04am. Storm total snowfall 2.9 inches with 0.68 water equivalent.
11/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.43 Max 28°, Min 10° Starry skies and 25° at ob time. SWE Monday.
11/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Max 39°, Min 23° Some melting yesterday.
11/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 43°, Min 23°
11/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 39° Light rain at ob time. Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks to all our dedicated CoCoRaHS observers!
11/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.97 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 47° Some light rain in morning gave way to partly cloudy and warm conditions. Steady rain began overnight. Lots of standing water and sump pumps running frequently. FROPA around 4am and temperature falling at ob time.
11/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 34° Cloudy and cool.
11/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 29° Gloomy day Saturday but did see over 400 Sandhill Cranes fly overhead moving south. Ring around moon (halo) early this morning.
11/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 29°
12/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.38 T M 0.0 M Max 45°, Min 37° Max temp at 1:45am this morning. Total November precip was 5.60 inches, a very wet month. I saw reports of thunder overnight in parts of NE Illinois. Didn't hear anything here but may have slept through it. Corrected to add T for new snowfall. Ice pellets fell yesterday morning.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 0.5 M 0.5 M
12/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 30°. Several waves of snow/rain showers throughout day that melted after falling. Snowfall amount an estimate.
12/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 28° Cloudy and gloomy. Hoping to see the sun today. Heavy frost this morning.
12/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 29° Nice day with sunshine Friday. Freezing fog overnight/early morning. Thin layer of ice on outside of gauge. Light fog at ob time.
12/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 27° Gloomy morning but sun made an appearance later. High only managed to reach 40°. Heavy frost this morning.
12/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 26° Dense freezing fog at ob time. Visibility only about 200 feet. Thin layer of ice on rain gauge.
12/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 29° Foggy all day.
12/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 38°
12/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 38° Breezy and 44° at ob time.
12/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 40° Peak wind 31 mph.
12/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.00 Max 57° (at 2:43am), Min 35° Cloudy and unseasonably warm at observation time with 56°. Normal *high* this time of year is around 36°.
12/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 63°, Min 55° Springlike warmth/humidity with 60° and very light rain at ob time this morning. Rain began just after 5 AM.
12/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.99 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 56° Windy at ob time. Peak gust 38 mph at 5:31 AM this morning. Standing water in yard in the usual places. Sumps running frequently. Missing the Geminid meteor shower thanks to the clouds/rain unfortunately.
12/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°(at ob time yesterday), Min 40° Peak gust of 41 mph yesterday morning. Cloudy, breezy, and cool at ob time this morning.
12/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 39° Rain began 5:45 AM this morning. Very little temperature change over last 24 hrs.
12/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 31° Cloudy, windy, and 31° at ob time. Peak wind 35 mph yesterday afternoon.
12/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 35°, Min 26°
12/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 34°, Min 18° Clear sky for a change at ob time.
12/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 34°, Min 18° Winds began increasing overnight. Mean temperature yesterday 24.6°, coldest so far this month.
12/21/2015 6:30 AM 0.59 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 34° Raining at ob time. Slightly delayed ob time due to moderate rain at normal time.
12/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 38° Storm total precip 0.92 inch. More rain on the way. Sumps getting a workout this month.
12/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 35° Cloudy and 50° at ob time.
12/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.59 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59.4°, Min 36° Thunder in morning. Strong winds gusted to 39 mph around 10pm. Extensive standing water in backyard.
12/25/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42° Min 32° Sprinkle last evening. Could almost read rain gauge by moonlight this morning. Frost. Merry Christmas!
12/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 32° Cloudy, gloomy, and breezy this morning.
12/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.91 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 45°, Min 38° Gloomy all day with rain and one very loud bolt of lightning. Moderate rain began overnight. Extensive ponding in backyard and sumps running frequently. Light rain and 38° at ob time.
12/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 38°, Min 33° Very windy with gusts currently over 30 mph. Some traces of glaze on north/northeast facing structures but driveway was just wet.
12/29/2015 6:00 AM 1.85 1.1 M 0.5 M Max 41°, Min 32° Active weather day! Precip began as light freezing rain, then moderate to heavy sleet, and then mostly rain, moderate to heavy at times. No snow, all sleet. Extensive ponding/flooding in backyard. Ditch out of banks. Local streams rising rapidly. Very windy all day with winds averaging 25-35 mph. Peak gust 43 mph at 2:32 PM. Had to switch to backup anemometer for a brief period in morning as main one froze up for a time.
12/30/2015 6:00 AM T T M T M Max 34°, Min 29° A few errant flakes of snow yesterday and light snow just beginning to fall at ob time this morning.
12/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.11 1.9 M 1.0 M Max 31°, Min 26° Moderate to heavy snow began after ob time yesterday. Cloudy and 26° at ob time today. Yesterday's high of 31° was the coldest daytime high of December. Although areas south have seen much more precip, we ended up with an impressive 6.28 inches for December. Total snowfall 3.7 inches.
1/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Max 29°, Min 22°. Cloudy and breezy at ob time. Happy New Year! Total 2015 precipitation was 50.33 inches (!).
1/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Max 31°, Min 23°
1/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 34°, Min 22°
1/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 31°, Min 21° Mostly clear and 25° at ob time.
1/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Max 34°, Min 16° Clear and cold at ob time.
1/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Max 36°, Min 16° (yda)
1/7/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 25° Few drops in gauge. Based on overnight temperatures only dipping into the mid 30s I suspect sprinkles.
1/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 44°, Min 35°
1/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 45°, Min 39° Another cloudy/gloomy day. We seem to be having a lot this winter. Drizzle at ob time.
1/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.34 1.3 M 1.0 M Max 39°, Min 17° Precipitation began as rain and then changed to snow in afternoon. Winds picked up overnight. Cloudy, windy, with very light snow at ob time and temperature continuing to fall.
1/11/2016 6:00 AM T T M 1.0 M
1/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 1.3 M 2.0 M Max 27°, Min 3° Light snow falling at ob time with 17° but temperature beginning to fall. Winds have picked up in last 15 minutes.
1/13/2016 6:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Max 17°, Min 0° Temp dipped to zero as winds became near calm under clear skies. Some clouds moving in at ob time.
1/14/2016 6:00 AM T 0.2 M 2.0 M Max 30°, Min 2°. Partly cloudy and 30° at ob time.
1/15/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Max 44°, Min 30° A few drops in the gauge at ob time. Suspect sprinkles overnight.
1/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 30°
1/17/2016 6:00 AM T T M T M Max 30°(yda morning), Min 7° Cloudy, cold, and windy with light snow at ob time.
1/18/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 9°, Min -2° Clear, windy, and bitterly cold. First subzero reading of the season. A few flurries yesterday morning. Frost depth now down to 8 inches.
1/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 10°, Min -2°
1/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 1.3 M 1.0 M Max 18°, Min 1° Very light and "crunchy" (while walking out to gauge) snow. Max temp occurred around midnight. Calm wind made for a very accurate snow measurement.
1/21/2016 6:00 AM T T M 1.0 M Max 25°, Min 6° Cloudy and calm at ob time. Ice jam on Kankakee River.
1/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Max 27°, Min 12°
1/23/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Max 29°, Min 17°
1/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 21° Some snow left in sheltered areas.
1/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 22°
1/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 27° Light rain yesterday. Max temperature at 9:27 pm last evening. Strong winds overnight, peak gust 33 mph.
1/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 31°, Min 27° Cloudy and calm at ob time.
1/28/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 36°, Min 27° A few errant snow flakes early yesterday morning. Windy overnight. Frost depth 5 inches.
1/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 40°, Min 23° Clear at ob time with bright moon and planets.
1/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 37° Min 19°
1/31/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 34°
2/1/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52.4°, Min 28° Moon visible through clouds at ob time with a thin layer of ice on sidewalk and patio as temps dropped below freezing this morning. Total January 2016 precip was only 0.80 inch and snowfall was 4.1 inches.
2/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 26° Cloudy with east wind at ob time. Dense fog set in early yesterday evening. No fog at ob time.
2/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.44 T M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 34° Active weather day, something about the first few days of Feb lately that provides us with interesting weather. Very windy in the morning with a peak gust of 36 mph. Brief ice pellets at onset of precip. Thunder later in day with heavier rain west and east of us. Dense fog overnight.
2/4/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 38°, Min 21°
2/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 33°, Min 19°
2/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 30°, Min 21° Frosty morning.
2/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sent via CoCoRaHS Observer for iOS
2/8/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 27° Very light snow at ob time.
2/9/2016 6:00 AM T 0.1 M T M Max 33°, Min 19° Light snow and cold at ob time with gusty winds. Winter has returned.
2/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M T M Max 19°, Min 9° Partly cloudy and 9° at ob time.
2/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Max 21°, Min 8°
2/12/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 24°, Min 8°
2/13/2016 6:00 AM T 0.2 M 0.0 M Max 27°, Min 4° Brief snow showers in the morning. Windy yesterday and early evening but winds diminished overnight.
2/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 20°, Min 4°
2/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.21 3.8 0.24 3.5 0.24 Max 23°, Min 15° Snow began at 10am. Some blowing/drifting. Freezing drizzle at ob time. Trace of glaze on gauge.
2/16/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 2.5 M Max 31°, Min 23° Trace of freezing drizzle at ob time yesterday.
2/17/2016 6:00 AM T 0.1 M 1.0 M Max 34° Min 23°
2/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Max 35°, Min 22° Frost depth 11 inches.
2/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 25° Windy and warm at ob time. All previously remaining snow is gone. Peak gust 43 mph overnight.
2/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 39° Interesting weather day! Max of 64.2° and a peak gust of 53 mph. Some wind damage reported in Morris. Frost now thawed to 7 inches and a layer of frozen ground between 7 and 11 inches.
2/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 31° Beautiful Saturday with plentiful sunshine.
2/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 46°, Min 24° Very bright full moon low in western sky at ob time with a hint of daylight in the eastern sky. Nice to see sun rising earlier.
2/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 23° Bright moon at ob time.
2/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 27° Winds increasing, gusting to 30 mph so far. Under a Winter Weather Advisory. Temp at ob time 37°.
2/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 T M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 33° Some light snow that melted on contact. Very windy, peak gust 38 mph. Heavy snow and blizzard conditions reported only about 30 miles east of here.
2/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 26°
2/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 35°, Min 26° Finally a hint of daylight in the east at my 6am ob time.
2/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 28°
2/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 66°, Min 33° Total Feb precip 0.74 inch, snowfall 4.5 inches.
3/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 32° Freezing rain with a thin layer of glaze on rain gauge
3/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M T M Max 34°, Min 17°
3/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.14 1.8 M 2.0 M Max 37°, Min 14° Snowfall had stopped before taking measurement but started lightly snowing again after.
3/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 0.3 M 1.5 M Max 34°, Min 16° Clear and calm at ob time. Temperature just above snowpack is 4°. Air temp at standard height is 16°.
3/5/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 37°, Min 16° Ground is thawing out.
3/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 43°, Min 25° Solid cloud deck all day.
3/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 25° Yesterday's high was a bit deceiving as with the wind it did not feel quite as warm. At ob time 46° this morning. Frost is out of the ground.
3/8/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 46°(yesterday morning) Max temp occurred at 5:54pm yesterday. Overnight minimum was only 57°.
3/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 56° Windy and very warm.
3/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67, Min 46
3/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 32°
3/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 32°
3/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.61 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.86 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 46° Ponding in backyard. Sumps running frequently. Storm total 1.47 inches.
3/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 46°
3/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71°, Min 50°. Max dew point was 62° Unseasonably warm and humid. Storms late evening produced a lot of lightning but not much rain. Strong winds overnight and at ob time. Wind Advisory in effect.
3/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 42° Windy day, peak gust 47 mph. Brief shower around 6:45am yesterday after ob time.
3/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 34° Clear and cool with light winds at ob time.
3/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 33°
3/20/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 47°, Min 34° First day of astronomical spring and we've lost our spring-like weather from previous weeks. However, looks like a midweek warm-up in store. Spread the good word about CoCoRaHS during March Madness.
3/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 48°, Min 31°
3/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 30° Winds increasing overnight.
3/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 42° Cold frontal passage at 2:08AM this morning.
3/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 42° Cloudy with some light fog at ob time and 45°.
3/25/2016 6:00 AM 1.27 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 31° Moderate to heavy rain at times yesterday. Ponding in backyard. Peak gust 36 mph.
3/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 50°, Min 30° Clear with a bright moon at ob time and heavy frost.
3/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 32°
3/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 35° Temperature reached a pleasant 65° before the front pushed through early afternoon.
3/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 55°, Min 31° Clear with some light fog and frost at ob time.
3/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 59°, Min 30°
3/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 44° Cloudy and breezy with 61° at ob time. No rain since midnight and majority yesterday fell between 4:30pm and 8PM during thunderstorms.
4/1/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71°, Min 40° Temperature climbed to 71° before FROPA. Rain was only a trace. Peak gust 35 mph. Total March 2016 precip was 3.84 inches with 2.2 inches of snowfall.
4/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 32°
4/3/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Max 44°, Min 24° Occasional very brief snow squalls during day in between periods of partly cloudy skies. High winds with a peak gust of 50 mph. Clear, very cold, and calm this morning. Grass temp just above tips of grass dropped to 17° at 3:19AM.
4/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 27° Experienced an amazing 49 degree change in temperature in 12 hrs from a morning low of 24° at 4am yesterday to an afternoon high of 73°. Gusty winds once again, but this time from the south peaked at 43 mph. Some light rain late evening and overnight. Back in the 30s at ob time.
4/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 39°, Min 23° Clear and cold with 23° at ob time.
4/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 23° Temperature at ob time of 48° is 25 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. No rain overnight, just breezy with a peak gust of 35 mph at 2:25 AM.
4/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 38°
4/8/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 42°, Min 32°
4/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 0.2 M T M Max 44°, Min 25° Several periods of snow and graupel showers throughout afternoon. At one point experienced huge snow flakes. Greatest accumulation prior to melting was 0.2 inch. Still a thin layer of snow/graupel mix on ground. Glad I left the snowboards out. Clear and cold at ob time with 25°.
4/10/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 41°, Min 25° Sunny, but a cold April day.
4/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 37° Max temp late evening. Some shallow ground fog this morning with calm wind.
4/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 27° Clear and cold with 27° at ob time and frost. Grass minimum temperature 18°.
4/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 52°, Min 26°
4/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 30°
4/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 67, Min 36. Lots of sunshine.
4/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 39° Warm with 100% sunshine and low RH. Surprised at how dry the ground is already. Yesterday's ET as estimated by my weather station was 0.23 inch. Too early to put out the CoCoRaHS ET gauge.
4/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 46°
4/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 44° Another warm April day.
4/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 45° Third and warmest 80 degree day in a row.
4/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 51°
4/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71
4/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70°, Min 49° Thunderstorm shortly after 5pm produced a bit of rain, gusty wind, and a sharp drop in temperature.
4/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 39° Clear and a cool 38.6° at ob time. Bright moon and no sign of frost.
4/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 39°
4/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 44°
4/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 57° No rain.
4/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 60°, Min 45° Cloudy, windy, and cool at ob time.
4/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.74 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 45° Thunderstorm around 5:30 PM or so last evening and then at least two episodes of thunder overnight. Peak gust 27 mph at 2:34 AM. Greatest 24 hr rainfall since March 25.
4/29/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 45° Some very light rain around 8PM last evening.
4/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 53°, Min 44° Cloudy, breezy, and cool. Total April precipitation 1.96 inches including 0.2 inch snowfall. Precipitation was 1.47 inches below normal. Any rain today (after ob time) will count towards the May total.
5/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.69 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 49°, Min 48° Windy with a steady rain all day yesterday and steady temperature.
5/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 54°, Min 45° Thundershowers began around 6:30pm.
5/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 62°, Min 38° Clear and cold with heavy dew and a beautiful sunrise. Temp 38° at ob time with frost on rooftop. Nice to take the morning observation these days now without a flashlight.
5/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 38° Thunderstorm around 1:30AM.
5/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 56°, Min 41°
5/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 68°, Min 41°
5/7/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 45° Brief sprinkle yesterday morning.
5/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69° Min 38° Thunderstorm just east of station yesterday. Hazy sunrise (smoke from Canada?). Small patch of frost on rooftop this morning. Low 37.8°.
5/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 39°
5/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.71 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 58°, Min 52° Light rain at ob time. Heaviest rain was last hour prior to ob time.
5/11/2016 6:00 AM 3.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 73°, Min 57° Rain occurred during several periods. Torrential rains began around 7 pm as storms slowly trained over area. Very little lightning. Extensive flooding of yards and streets in neighborhood. Recorded as much as 1.87 in one hour. Two day total of 3.92 inches. Foggy this morning. Sump running non-stop.
5/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 58° Thunder around 9:30pm but not much additional rain (fortunately). Monthly total now 5.10 inches. Still standing water in yard from torrential rainfall on Tuesday.
5/13/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70, Min 49
5/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.50 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69°, Min 43° Cold front passage around 10:20 PM. Peak gust at that time 31 mph.
5/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 51°, Min 34.5° Patchy frost in grass in our yard, more frost in neighbor's yard. Rooftops covered in frost. Grass minimum temperature (exposed to air and just above tips of grass) was 29°. Cold and windy on Saturday with most of day around 46-48°. Some breaks in clouds provided a bit of sun and our max temp for the day at 5:30pm.
5/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 57°, Min 34° Sunny most of day but low RH and wind made it feel much cooler. Temp at ob time 43°.
5/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70°, Min 43° Light rain at ob time.
5/18/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 61°, Min 37° Some light rain at ob time yesterday. A chilly morning today. Heavy dew.
5/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 69, Min 39 Ground fog. Clear and 40 at ob time.
5/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 40° Nice day, low RH and high evapotranspiration.
5/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 70°, Min 49° Cloudy all day
5/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 46° Beautiful day with full sun, low RH, and a nice breeze.
5/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83° Min 46° Another nice day with nearly a forty degree temperature range from morning to afternoon. Another great night last night for viewing the moon and Mars.
5/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 47° Mostly clear and 58° at ob time.
5/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 58° Warmest day since 9/8/15. Had to turn on AC, seems way too early for that. Some clouds and 63° at ob time this morning. 3 day evapotranspiration has amounted to 0.73 inch.
5/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 63° Summer-like warmth and humidity. Storms were close enough yesterday for thunder but only barely enough rain to measure.
5/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 66°. Weekly precipitation ending this morning has been 0.02 inch, weekly evapotranspiration 1.08 inches.
5/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 66° Brief showers yesterday and another this morning at 5am yielded 0.05 inch. Warm overnight with temperatures in the low 70s.
5/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 63°. A clear sky with a pleasant 63° at ob time. Saw lightning north around 9pm and thought I heard thunder around midnight.
5/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 58°. Moderate dew.
5/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 58° A warm day. Total June precip 5.84 inches but the majority of that fell in a 48 hr period 5/10-5/11. Has been 17 days since we've had greater than 0.11 inch of rain in 24 hrs.
6/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 64° Heavy rain in far northern Grundy county and nearby counties but missed this station. Light rain at ob time.
6/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81, Min 56. Heavy dew and some ground fog.
6/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 53° Ideal temperatures. Heavy dew and 53° at ob time.
6/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 53° Mostly cloudy and 66° at ob time. Ground very dry. Have received only 0.58 inch in last 20 days. Water balance for same period is -2.65 inches.
6/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 74°, Min 62° Cloudy with drizzle and light rain through early afternoon. Then some breaks in clouds and thunder began around 4:40PM. Interesting ground fog developed in the evening around sunset.
6/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 58° At first I wasn't sure if the 0.01 was from rain or condensation. A look back at the radar loop for the last 10 hrs confirms precip from light rain showers.
6/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 56° Nice day. Breezy with low RH.
6/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 48° A cool morning low of 47.7°. Moderate dew.
6/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 49° Another nice day. Lake breeze pushed through around 7:45pm.
6/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 54°
6/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 92°, Min 64°. Mostly cloudy and 70° at ob time. First 90 degree day of year. Warm and humid. Total June rainfall stands at 0.80 inch.
6/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 92°, Min 67° Cold frontal passage at 3:10AM this morning. Noticeable drop in dew point and RH.
6/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 54° Amazing drop in dew point after cold front passage from low 70s on Saturday to around 40 on Sunday here with some locations reporting low 30s. Ground very dry and cracked.
6/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 54° Light rain showers at ob time with rainbow. Heard 3 episodes of thunder overnight. A welcome rainfall. Much heavier amounts to our southwest.
6/15/2016 6:00 AM 1.89 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 68° Thunderstorms overnight, rain began 2:30AM. Approx 1.5 inches fell in 30 minutes. No flooding apparent at ob time.
6/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 68° Warm and extremely humid. Dew points were in the mid to upper 70s. Mostly clear and 68° at ob time. Grass turning green again. Drier air beginning to filter in.
6/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 61°
6/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 57°
6/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 58° Pleasant day on Saturday.
6/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 64°(at ob yesterday) Warm morning with a low of just 74°, Bright moon setting and a few clouds.
6/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89° Min 61° Storms moved north and east of here early afternoon yesterday. Very warm and humid.
6/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84, Min 64. Thunder began around 4am. Surreal martian-red sunrise with lightning in the west. Active severe weather possible later today.
6/23/2016 6:00 AM 1.94 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83, Min 66. Severe weather with tornado warnings for area very close to us. Torrential rain but thankfully little wind. Strobelight-like lightning during storms. Amazing light display.
6/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 60°
6/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 61° Clear with moderate dew at ob time.
6/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 90°, Min 66° Partly cloudy and 73° at ob time. Very warm and humid yesterday. Max heat index was 105°.
6/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 64° Heavy dew and 64° at ob time. Another hot and humid day yesterday. Had a very brief shower early in the morning of just barely 0.01 inch. Otherwise a line of storms with heavy rain developed southeast of here in the afternoon.
6/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 61° A few clouds and much more pleasant conditions this morning with a northeast wind.
6/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 50° A cool 49.6° this early morning. Heavy dew, calm wind, and clear skies. Morning grass minimum temperature was 44°.
6/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 51° Beautiful summer day with lots of sun and low RH. June rainfall total 5.18 inches yet only two days with 0.50 inch or more. Total evapotranspiration was 5.22 inches so ended up with a slight deficit of 0.04.
7/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77, Min 55
7/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 51° Cool and mostly cloudy at ob time.
7/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71°, Min 55° Cloudy all day.
7/4/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 71°, Min 55° Brief period of drizzle late afternoon. Cloudy all day. Have seen cloudy skies all weekend.
7/5/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 62° Mostly cloudy with heavy dew at ob time. Max temp occurred at 6:26 PM. Some drizzle yesterday morning. After 3 days of solid cloud cover, we finally saw a bit of clearing early yesterday evening.
7/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.93 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 66° Summer has returned. Thunderstorm continues at ob time. Peak gust of 33 mph at 3:24am.
7/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.50 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 66° Rain intensity increased after 6am observation yesterday. Another "red sky at morning" with heavy dew and some shallow ground fog.
7/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82, Min 66 Rain showers late afternoon intensified after they passed over our station and dumped much heavier rain to our east. Shallow ground fog and 99% RH at ob time.
7/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 64° Clear and pleasant at ob time with 64°.
7/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 58° Clear and pleasantly cool at ob time with 59°.
7/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82° Min 59° Warmer and more humid this morning with an at ob temperature of 70°.
7/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 70° Warm and muggy at ob time with a temp of 72°. Mosquitoes and gnats are thick around the yard this early morning.
7/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87, Min 67.
7/14/2016 6:00 AM 1.36 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86, Min 66. Strong line of storms moved in early evening after 6pm. Measured 1.05 inches in 15 min and a peak gust of 45 mph.
7/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86, Min 63. Nice morning.
7/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 59° Heavy dew
7/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 59° Mostly cloudy and 66° at ob time. Weakening MCS in northwest IL at ob time.
7/18/2016 6:00 AM 1.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 69° Storms pushed through in the morning dropping 0.34 inch with a nice shelf cloud. Yesterday's high temp occurred at 5:39pm and storms developed to our south shortly after that. Amazing nearly continuous lightning display overnight that began at around 9pm and lasted until after 3am this morning. On this day in 1996 northern Illinois was attempting to recover from a record rainfall and flash flood event with Aurora reporting 16.94 inches of rain! I recall that previous night's lightning was continuous as well.
7/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 66° Very heavy dew this morning with nearly 0.02 of moisture in gauge as a result.
7/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 66° Bright moon overnight and early morning. Heavy dew.
7/21/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 68° A warm 73° at ob time. Heavy dew. Barely perceptible brief sprinkles late afternoon.
7/22/2016 6:00 AM 1.56 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91, Min 71. Max heat index reported by my wx station was 119. Very oppressive. Storms pushed through after 10pm with gusty winds and heavy rain.
7/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 71° The 12 hour low was 73° A warm and very muggy night. Heavy dew. The 6am morning 4 inch soil temperature (under sod) is 80°(!). Excessive heat warning continues today for our area.
7/24/2016 6:00 AM 1.53 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 90, Min 70 Very warm and muggy with dew point of 80 degrees or higher all day and into the early evening. Storms later in the evening with torrential rain and gusty winds to 40 mph.
7/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 93, Min 70. Dew point in lower 80s made for very oppressive conditions once again. Warmest day of the year so far. Storms developed late afternoon with heaviest passing to our north and south. Great lightning show to our south with rainbow as well.
7/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86, Min 68
7/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 68° Clear with heavy dew and some shallow ground fog at ob time. Typical summer day yesterday.
7/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 68° Heavy dew.
7/29/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86, Min 69. Thunderstorms in the area but only a few drops of rain. Light fog early morning.
7/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 68° Storms mostly bypassed this area again yesterday. Muggy with heavy dew at ob time.
7/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 64°. Brief shower in morning, then storms developed south of us in afternoon. Thunder heard late afternoon. Coolest morning in 15 days. Heavy dew. Total July precip 7.70 inches.
8/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 64° Mostly clear, light fog, and heavy dew at ob time. Mosquitoes are thick early morning and evening.
8/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 64° Clear skies with light fog and heavy dew at ob time.
8/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 65°
8/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88, Min 66
8/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 66°(yda) Muggy and 72° at ob time with swarming mosquitoes around rain and evap gauges. Storms last night apparently weakened as they pushed east over our area. No wind and not much rainfall.
8/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85, Min 63. Clear and pleasant at ob time.
8/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 60° Clear with heavy dew and ground fog in nearby field at ob time.
8/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 60° Nice day Sunday with lower RH. Cloudy and a mild 71° at ob time today.
8/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 63° Cool with moderate dew at ob time.
8/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88, Min 63. Clear and 67 at ob time.
8/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89, Min 67
8/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 91°, Min 71° Ob time temperature of 78° is the warmest 6am temperature of the summer. Overcast and very muggy with a dew point of 75° at ob time as well. Max heat index yesterday was 109.4°. Thunder and a very brief shower yesterday afternoon as storms weakened as they moved east.
8/13/2016 6:00 AM 2.93 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 74° Torrential rain in thunderstorms yesterday with heaviest rain beginning after 6:15pm. Greater amounts fell just west and north of station. Sumps running frequently.
8/14/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 65°
8/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 65° Light fog at ob time and heavy dew.
8/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 69° We were on the far NW fringe of the heavy rain that moved through east central IL into northwest IN.
8/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 67° Clear with heavy dew at ob time.
8/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 66°(yda) Muggy and partly cloudy with 72° at ob time and heavy dew.
8/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 67° Some thunder yesterday. Heavier rain passed south and east of station. Some lightning early morning but partial clearing at ob time.
8/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 67° Brief shower yesterday morning. Mostly cloudy and 73° at ob time.
8/21/2016 6:00 AM 1.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 60° Several periods of rain yesterday with the heaviest beginning around 8am that dumped 0.90 in 30 minutes. Some thunder early morning. Clear, breezy, and pleasantly cool at ob time with 60°. AC is off and windows are open. First time in a while.
8/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76° Min 55° Clear and cool with some shallow ground fog. Grass temp min 51°.
8/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 55°(yda) Clear and 60° at ob time.
8/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 60(yda). Temperature of 69° at ob time. Brief light shower overnight.
8/25/2016 6:00 AM 2.66 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 69° Recorded 1.78 inches through approx 2:30pm yesterday and another 0.88 inch since midnight. At one point yesterday my wx station recorded 0.85 inch in 30 minutes. I wasn't home to check CoCoRaHS gauge at the time. Strobe-like lightning from storms after midnight. Sumps running frequently. Backyard partially flooded.
8/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 66° All vegetation is dripping wet. Still have standing water in parts of backyard.
8/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.65 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 66° Heavy rain/thunder started again immediately after taking reading this morning. Some thunder with light rain after 9pm last evening and again overnight but heaviest began just before 5am this morning. Still had standing water in yard from last storm. Mosquitoes are incredibly thick.
8/28/2016 6:00 AM 1.56 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 86°, Min 70° Torrential downpour began just after reading/emptying gauge at 6am yesterday. Storm total rainfall of 2.21 inches, nearly all of which fell in two hours from 5am to just after 7am. Extensive backyard flooding. Sumps getting a workout. Still standing water in backyard. Very humid at ob time with light ground fog in nearby fields.
8/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 68° Warm and extremely muggy yesterday. Dew point hit 81°. Explosive storm development just after the noon hour. Nearly stationary storms dumped over 4 inches of rain and resulted in flash flooding in areas just south and southeast of here. Thunder was heard on and off for about 4 hours. Fortunately the heavy rain missed us. Muggy again with light fog at ob time this morning and beautiful crescent moon.
8/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 67° Warm and muggy. Line of storms only 5 miles west and approaching station at ob time.
8/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.55 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 84°, Min 69° Rain began just after taking 6am observation yesterday. Rain fell between 6 and 8am. Warm and muggy this morning once again. Awaiting drier and cooler air behind recent cold frontal passage. August total rainfall is 10.56 inches.
9/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 59° Clear at ob time with Orion low and bright in the southeast sky before dawn. Total August precip was 10.56 inches. Total summer (Jun-Aug) precip was 23.44 inches. Happy first day of meteorological Autumn.
9/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 57° Clear and pleasantly cool this morning with heavy dew. So nice to have the AC off for a change.
9/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 76°, Min 54° Wow, what a beautiful day. Pleasant temperatures and low RH. Coolest morning of the last several today. Heavy dew once again.
9/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 54° Clear and cool with heavy dew.
9/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 55°(yda) Partly cloudy and 66° at ob time, 11 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time.
9/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 89°, Min 66°(yda) Warm and muggy with 72° at ob time. Heat and humidity have returned after a very pleasant few days.
9/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 92°, Min 72° At 6 am ob time, a very warm and humid 76°, may be the warmest 6am temp all summer. Max heat index yesterday was 109° with more of the same expected today.
9/8/2016 6:00 AM 1.56 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 92°, Min 70° Some thunder and heavy rain early morning. Still raining at the 6am ob time. Very warm and humid again yesterday.
9/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 68° Foggy at ob time. Residual rain from yesterday morning. Vegetation dripping wet and mosquitoes incredibly thick.
9/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 65° Rain began again after the 6am ob time and will be reflected in tomorrows observation.
9/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 75°, Min 52° Very cool and clear with heavy dew.
9/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 77°, Min 52° Clear with heavy dew at ob time.
9/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 81°, Min 54° Portions of back yard finally beginning to dry out.
9/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 58° Cloudy and mosquitoes are thick again at ob time.
9/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 78°, Min 58° Rain fell yesterday morning. Unable to spend much time in yard due to mosquitoes. Worst we've had in 19 years thanks to heavy rain last couple of months. Anxiously awaiting first frost.
9/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 58° Mostly cloudy and 66° at ob time. Light dew.
9/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 66°
9/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 58° Heavy dew and 58° at ob time.
9/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 83°, Min 55° Clear and cool at ob time with heavy dew.
9/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 87°, Min 54° Warm but low RH.
9/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 63°
9/22/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 79°, Min 61° Two lines of storms approached the station yesterday but weakened and dissipated before reaching here. Did manage a few drops of rain. Happy Autumnal Equinox.
9/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 85°, Min 64° Cloudy and a warm 67° at ob time.
9/24/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 80°, Min 66° Dissipating showers produced a few drops in the morning.
9/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 82°, Min 64° Skies cleared out later in day.
9/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 88°, Min 60° Very brief rain shower yesterday. No thunder.
9/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 51° Perfect day weather-wise. Amazing drop in dew point from low 70s on Sunday to mid 30s on Monday. Strong gusty winds kept mosquitoes at bay. Peak gust 31 mph. Clear and a cool 51° at ob time this morning. Min grass temperature this morning 44°.
9/28/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 72°, Min 51°. Another perfect Autumn day. Breezy with very low RH. Red flag warning had been issued. Dew point dropped to 34° at one point. Peak gust 29 mph. Cloudy at ob time and had some sprinkles early this morning.
9/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 64°, Min 52° Lake effect rain showers began last evening. Brief moderate shower after I took my reading this morning.
9/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Max 65°, Min 59° Intermittent rain showers all day. Saw first Junco Wednesday and first White-crowned, and white-throated sparrows yesterday. Our "winter" birds have arrived early. Cloudy at ob time. Total September precip was 2.81 inches.



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