Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-1 Latitude 41.3633
Station Name Ottawa 1.3 NW Longitude -88.85664
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 607



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 2.85 1.45 31 1.45 31 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.17 7.16 30 7.16 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 6.0 2 3
Dec 15 2.18 6.20 31 6.20 31 0.00 0 0 15 4 1.0 1 0
Jan 16 1.59 0.73 31 0.73 31 0.00 0 0 7 7 3.0 3 1
Feb 16 1.52 1.64 29 1.64 29 0.00 0 0 8 6 3.4 3 1
March 16 2.57 4.20 31 4.20 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 1.8 1 0
April 16 3.28 2.33 30 2.33 30 0.00 0 0 11 4 0.0 0 0
May 16 4.17 4.58 31 4.58 31 0.00 0 0 14 4 0.0 0 0
June 16 3.89 4.94 30 4.94 30 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 3.99 6.45 31 6.45 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.84 8.02 31 8.02 31 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.27 2.16 30 2.16 30 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.32" 49.86" 366 days 49.86" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 127 days 40 days 15.2" 10 days 5 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 0.21
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 T
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.16
10/22/2015 T
10/23/2015 T
10/24/2015 0.13
10/25/2015 0.14
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.72
10/29/2015 0.05
10/30/2015 0.01
10/31/2015 0.03
11/1/2015 1.18
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.00
11/6/2015 0.09
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 0.84
11/13/2015 0.01
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.98
11/18/2015 1.54
11/19/2015 0.00
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 0.75
11/22/2015 0.44
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.39
11/27/2015 0.81
11/28/2015 0.13
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.00
12/1/2015 0.42
12/2/2015 0.05
12/3/2015 0.03
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 T
12/13/2015 0.16
12/14/2015 1.17
12/15/2015 0.13
12/16/2015 0.16
12/17/2015 0.06
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 T
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.48
12/22/2015 0.21
12/23/2015 0.00
12/24/2015 0.62
12/25/2015 T
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.56
12/28/2015 0.06
12/29/2015 2.03
12/30/2015 T
12/31/2015 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 T
1/5/2016 T
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.00
1/8/2016 0.01
1/9/2016 0.19
1/10/2016 0.27
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.03
1/13/2016 T
1/14/2016 0.00
1/15/2016 0.02
1/16/2016 T
1/17/2016 T
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.08
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 0.13
1/27/2016 T
1/28/2016 0.00
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.01
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 1.34
2/4/2016 0.00
2/5/2016 T
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 T
2/9/2016 T
2/10/2016 0.02
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.02
2/14/2016 T
2/15/2016 0.17
2/16/2016 T
2/17/2016 0.03
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 0.03
2/26/2016 T
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.02
3/1/2016 0.01
3/2/2016 0.03
3/3/2016 0.18
3/4/2016 0.04
3/5/2016 0.00
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.01
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.16
3/10/2016 T
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.41
3/14/2016 1.06
3/15/2016 0.00
3/16/2016 0.46
3/17/2016 T
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 0.00
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.12
3/25/2016 1.21
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.22
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.29
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.23
4/2/2016 0.09
4/3/2016 T
4/4/2016 T
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.03
4/7/2016 0.15
4/8/2016 T
4/9/2016 0.06
4/10/2016 T
4/11/2016 0.20
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 0.02
4/21/2016 0.29
4/22/2016 0.58
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 0.65
4/29/2016 0.03
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 0.63
5/2/2016 0.37
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.14
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 T
5/8/2016 0.04
5/9/2016 0.04
5/10/2016 0.48
5/11/2016 1.68
5/12/2016 0.20
5/13/2016 0.00
5/14/2016 0.45
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 T
5/18/2016 0.02
5/19/2016 0.00
5/20/2016 0.00
5/21/2016 T
5/22/2016 0.00
5/23/2016 0.00
5/24/2016 0.00
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 T
5/27/2016 0.21
5/28/2016 0.08
5/29/2016 0.19
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.05
6/1/2016 0.91
6/2/2016 0.12
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.00
6/5/2016 0.15
6/6/2016 0.00
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.35
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 1.06
6/15/2016 0.81
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 0.50
6/23/2016 1.02
6/24/2016 0.00
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.02
6/27/2016 0.00
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 0.00
7/6/2016 1.48
7/7/2016 0.33
7/8/2016 T
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 3.06
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.02
7/17/2016 0.00
7/18/2016 0.45
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 T
7/22/2016 0.95
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.08
7/25/2016 0.03
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 T
7/30/2016 0.05
7/31/2016 T
8/1/2016 0.00
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 1.44
8/6/2016 T
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 0.10
8/13/2016 2.03
8/14/2016 T
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.11
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 0.53
8/19/2016 0.46
8/20/2016 0.13
8/21/2016 0.02
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.00
8/25/2016 1.25
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 1.05
8/28/2016 0.08
8/29/2016 0.02
8/30/2016 0.60
8/31/2016 0.20
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 1.60
9/9/2016 0.02
9/10/2016 0.24
9/11/2016 T
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 T
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.11
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 0.00
9/20/2016 0.00
9/21/2016 0.00
9/22/2016 0.09
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.03
9/25/2016 T
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.00
9/29/2016 0.01
9/30/2016 0.06



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 4:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-30-15: High 68, Low 47, wind N & NE 5-21 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Welcome to the 2nd month of meteorological autumn, October. Today at 4:14am: temp 45, wind N 6 mph, dew point 42, humidity 91%, wind chill 42. Normal 71/47. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 6:39pm. All of a sudden Halloween décor is popping up. 31 days left of DST.
10/2/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-01-15: High 65, Low 44, wind N & NE 3-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 4:28am: temp 45, wind N 6-8 mph, dew point 41, humidity 88%, wind chill 41. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 6:38pm. The 2015 harvest is well under way in LaSalle County. I have purchased all of my Halloween candy and will not pay another $1 more and I turned the heat on this morning, floors are very cold! GO CUBS!
10/3/2015 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-02-15: High 67, Low 43, wind N & NE 5-28 mph w/gust 34 mph, no rain. Today at 5:40am: rain approaching from the SE, temp 48, wind ENE 8 mph, dew point 38, humidity 70%, wind chill 44. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 6:36pm.
10/4/2015 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-03-15: High 59, Low 47, wind E & NE 7-24 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Today at 5:58am: cloudy, temp 50, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 46, humidity 85%. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:54am fast approaching 7am, Sunset 6:34pm. Great meal at Alberto's last night. Cubs Win!
10/5/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-04-15: High 63, Low 49, wind N & NE 6-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. I'm surprised the yards are as green as they are. Today at 4:24am: temp 56, wind E 6 mph, I personally thought ESE, dew point 53, humidity 90%. Normal 69/45, our normal high is now under 70. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 6:33pm. Sidenotes: I haven't seen a robin in quite a while and yesterday morning the blackbirds where all gathered in the trees and they were very loud. I think they were discussing when they will be leaving. My prayers are with those in South Carolina dealing with the heavy rainfall and flooding.
10/6/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-05-15: High 67, Low 55, wind N, NE & E calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 57, wind ENE 7 mph, dew point 53, humidity 93%. Normal 69/45. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:31pm. Happy B-Day Patti.
10/7/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-06-15: High 76, Low 57, wind E, NE, N, NW, W & SW calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:17am: temp a mild 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 88%. Drove through Wallace & Dayton Twp yesterday and harvest appears to be 65% complete. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 6:39pm. GO CUBS!!!
10/8/2015 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-07-15: High 83, Low 55, wind vrbl, later turning E calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: heavy dew, temp 52, wind calm, dew point 50, humidity 96%. Normal 68/44. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 6:28pm. GO CUBS GO!!!!
10/9/2015 4:13 AM 0.21 M M M M 10-08-15: High 80, Low 52, wind E, S, SW, W & NW calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain came through around 7:17pm from the NW 0.08 was deposited in my gauge and then another system popped up from the west approx. at 8:15pm leaving 0.13 total of 0.21 in my rain gauge. Today at 4:13am: temp 57, wind NW 12 mph, dew point 54, humidity 80%. Normal 68/44. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 6:26pm. Go Cubs Go!
10/10/2015 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-09-15: High 64, Low 45, wind NW, N & NE calm-19 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 5:58am: temp a cool 39, wind NNW 3 mph, dew point 36, humidity 91%. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 6:24pm. Today starts the Burgoo Weekend in Utica, IL. a village of 1,352 people and tomorrow they will squeeze 30,000 to 40,000 people into that little town. Its amazing what a bowl of stew and some knick knacks will do for tourism.
10/11/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-10-15: High 66, Low 39, wind N, NW, W, SW & S calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain and none in the 7 day forecast. Today at 4:28am: temp 50, wind S 5 mph, dew point 45, humidity 83%. Normal 67/43. Enjoy today and the warm above normal temps because by Saturday the high will be in the mid 50's. Could this be our last taste of near 80 degrees? Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 6:23pm. GO CUBS GO!!!
10/12/2015 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-11-15: High 81, Low 50, wind S & SW 5-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain and no rain in the future forecast. Today at 4:15am: mild temp of 61, wind S 10-12 mph, dew point 54, humidity 76%. In the next few days its going to get very windy, put away items that could blow around. Normal temps for today 66/43. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:21pm. GO CUBS GO!!!
10/13/2015 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-12-15: High 78, Low 58, wind S, SW, W & NW 6-33 mph w/gust 40 mph, rain clouds around 2pm but nothing at my location. Today at 4:22am: temp 53, wind NW 14-16 mph, dew point 41, humidity 66%. Normal 66/43. Frost/freeze in the forecast for Friday & Saturday night. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 6:19pm. GO CUBS GO!!!
10/14/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-13-15: High 67, Low 45, wind NW & W 4-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, no rain. CUBS WIN! Today at 4:25am: temp 42, wind NW 4 mph, dew point 37, humidity 83%. Normal 66/42. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 6:18pm. 18 days left of DST.
10/15/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-14-15: High 67, Low 38, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain and nothing in the forecast for the next 5-7 days. Today at 4:28am: temp 43, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 37, humidity 77%. Normal 65/42. Freeze warning for Saturday morning, first frost of the season. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:16pm.
10/16/2015 4:18 AM T M M M M 10-15-15: High 72, Low 41, wind SW, W & NW 5-35 mph w/gust 42 mph, brief light shower somewhere between 7 and 7:30am I was getting ready for work, when I got outside my car was wet and the sidewalk and driveway was spotty, nothing measureable. Today at 4:18am: temp 42, wind WNW leaning a bit to the NW 10 mph, dew point 32, humidity 67%, wind chill 36. Freeze warning for late tonight into tomorrow morning. Normal 65/42 and we will be well below normal for the next few days but then its going to warm up again. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 6:45pm. 70 shopping days left before Christmas.
10/17/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-16-15: High 57, Low 36, wind W & NW 6-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:45am: FROST, first one of the season, temp 30, wind NNW 7-9 mph, dew point 24, humidity 77, wind chill 23. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 6:13pm. GO CUBS GO!!!
10/18/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-17-15: High 54, Low 29, wind N, NW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 25, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:25am: temp 33, wind W 5 mph, dew point 26, humidity 77%, wind chill 28. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:12pm. 14 days left of October and DST. Lets Go Cubs!!!
10/19/2015 4:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-18-15: High 62, Low 32, wind W, SW & S calm-13 mph, no precipitation except for the tears in my beer. Today at 4:17am: temp 47, wind S 9-11 mph, dew point 30, humidity 52%, wind chill 42. I haven't seen the dew point & humidity this low in quite a while! Normal temps for today 64/41. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:10pm.
10/20/2015 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-19-15: High 75, Low 45, wind S & SW calm-26 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 4:22am: temp a mild 56, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 38 humidity 53% another morning of low dew point and humidity readings. Normal temps for today 63/41. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:09pm. GO CUBS GO!!!
10/21/2015 4:19 AM 0.16 M M M M 10-20-15: High 78, Low 55, wind SW turning vrbl during rain event calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain 0.16 in my gauge, with a lot of tears in my beer. Welcome to Back To The Future Day 2. Today at 4:19am: temp 59, wind SSW 10 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 53, humidity 81%. Normal 63/41. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:07pm. On my walk yesterday at 5:30am turned my flashlight into the empty cornfield and along the line where the field meet the trees/woods I had a reflection of 4 eyes staring back at me, coyotes are back. BTW: robins are still here, I had 5 in my backyard the other day. As Ron Santo used to say "OH BOY!!!"
10/22/2015 4:35 AM T M M M M 10-21-15: High 80, Low 58, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph, trace of rain in the morning as I saw a few drops on my sidewalk & driveway. Today at 4:35am: temp 57, wind NNW 8 mph, dew point 54, humidity 86%. Normal 62/40 and we'll have a few more days above normal before there is a change. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:06pm. "Wait until next year." **EDIT at 11:15am correcting High for the day**
10/23/2015 4:30 AM T M M M M 10-22-15: High 71, Low 54, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, trace of rain around 6:30am a few drops on my driveway & sidewalk, a repeat of yesterday. Today at 4:30am: temp 52, wind E 8 mph, dew point 42, humidity 64%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:04pm. 9 days left of DST and 63 shopping days before Christmas.
10/24/2015 5:13 AM 0.13 M M M M 10-23-15: High 67, Low 52, wind E, SE & S 6-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Afternoon & evening rain 0.13 in my gauge. Today at 5:13am: temp a mild 64, wind SW 9-13 mph, dew point 62, humidity 93%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:03pm.
10/25/2015 5:38 AM 0.14 M M M M 10-24-15: High 67 (12:01am) Low 44 (11:59pm) wind S, SW, W & NW 5-26 mph w/gust 34 mph. Rain 0.14 in my gauge. Today at 5:38am: temp 39, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 93%. Normal 61/40. Sunrise 7:18, Sunset 6:01pm. Last week of Daylight Savings Time.
10/26/2015 4:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-25-15: High 65, Low 38, wind NW, W, N, NE & E calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:18am: temp 39, wind calm, dew point 34, humidity 80% and the smell of a dead skunk is in the air and the moon is shining brightly. Today should be as close to normal as it gets which is 61/39. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 6pm.
10/27/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-26-15: High 64, Low 37, wind NE, E, SE back to E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain, early morning frost. Today at 4:20am: temp 49, wind E 8 mph w/gust 13 mph, dew point 41, humidity 73%. Normal 60/39. Today is the full moon which is called The Hunter's Moon also known as The Travel Moon, Dry Grass & Blood Moon. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 5:59pm.
10/28/2015 4:29 AM 0.72 M M M M 10-27-15: High 55, Low 46, wind E 5-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Day time rain 0.23 and night time rain 0.49 total 0.72 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: temp 53, wind SE 8-10 mph, dew point 51, humidity 96%, overcast and no fog at this time. Normal 60/39. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 5:57pm.
10/29/2015 4:20 AM 0.05 M M M M 10-28-15: High 57, Low 39, wind SE, S, SW & W 8-30 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp 37, wind W 15 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 28, humidity 78%, wind chill 28. Normal 59/38. First snow flurries of the season this morning at the IL & WI border? Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:56pm. 3 more days of DST.
10/30/2015 4:24 AM 0.01 M M M M 10-29-15: High 49, Low 37, wind W & NW 3-28 mph w/gust 35 mph, light mist and drizzle through out the day 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:24am: temp 38, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 36, humidity 96%. Normal 59/38. Sunrise 7:24am, Sunset 5:55pm. In the past 48 hours after driving through Dayton, Wallace, South Ottawa and Grand Rapids Townships I can say that the 2015 harvest is pretty well wrapped up.
10/31/2015 6:27 AM 0.03 M M M M 10-30-15: High 56, Low 35, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-14 mph, rain this morning 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 6:27am: Light rain, temp 46, wind SE 9-11 mph, dew point 44, humidity 91%, wind chill 41. Normal 58/38. Last day of DST remember to turn back your clocks! Sunrise 7:25am, Sunset 5:53pm. Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y'awl's neighborhood And whosoever shall be found Without the soul for getting down Must stand and face the hounds of hell And rot inside a corpse's shell The foulest stench is in the air The funk of forty thousand years And grizzly ghouls from every tomb Are closing in to seal your doom And though you fight to stay alive Your body starts to shiver For no mere mortal can resist The evil of the thriller!!! HAPPY SAMHAIN!
11/1/2015 5:19 AM 1.18 M M M M 10-31-15: High 54, Low 46, wind SE, S & SW 7-22 mph. Lots of rain 1.18 in my gauge. October total 1.45 plus yesterday is a total of 2.63 of gauge watching. Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Autumn. Today at 5:19am: temp 44, wind WSW 7 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 43 and there is a heavy dew, humidity 95%. Normal 58/38 and for the next 5 days we will be well above the normal averages. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 4:52pm standard central time. 54 shopping days before Christmas and I can't believe some radio stations are starting to play Xmas music?!!
11/2/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-01-15: High 67, Low 42, wind W, SW & S calm-15 mph, no rain. Beautiful day on The IL River, thank you Pat & Tammi. Today at 4:28am: temp 47, wind calm-3 mph, dew point 44, humidity 88%. Normal 58/37. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 4:51pm.
11/3/2015 4:16 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-02-15: High 75, Low 46, wind S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:16am: FOG, temp 47, wind SSE 4-6 mph, dew point 46, humidity 99%. Normal 57/37. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 4:50pm.
11/4/2015 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-03-15: High 68, Low 46, wind SE, S & SW calm-13 mph, no rain, fog lifted, sun came out around 12:30-1pm, that's the reason it didn't warm up like it did Monday. Today at 4:30am: FOG and its the same as yesterday maybe a little thicker, temp 53, wind calm-3 mph, dew point 53, humidity 100% and when I hold my flashlight in front of me I can see beads of water in the air, sidewalk and driveway are partially wet and all items/things outside are dripping wet. Normal 56/37. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 4:48pm.
11/5/2015 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-04-15: High 74, Low 52, wind S & S calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Noticed in yesterday's comments about the fog and trees dripping like after a rain, that is correct. Fog lifted around 11am and it turned into a very nice day! Today at 4:30am: mild, no fog but it is overcast, temp 59, wind S 4 mph, dew point 56, humidity 92%. Normal 56/36 and after today we will return to average temps. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 4:47pm.
11/6/2015 4:37 AM 0.09 M M M M 11-05-15: High 72, Low 57, wind S & SW 4-27 mph w/gust 35 mph over night rain 0.09 in my gauge. Over night winds in excess of 40 mph. Today at 4:37am: temp 48, wind WNW 16-20 mph w/gust 26-30 mph, dew point 46, humidity 89%. Normal 56/36. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 4:46pm. I hope you all enjoyed your native American summer.
11/7/2015 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-06-15: High 65 (12:01am) Low 41 (11:59pm) wind SW, W & NW calm-29 mph w/gust 44 mph. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 34, humidity 88%, wind chill 31. Normal 55/36. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 4:45pm.
11/8/2015 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-07-15: High 54, Low 35, wind W & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain. Today at 5:14am: hard frost, temp 29, wind calm, dew point 27, humidity 92%. Normal 54/35. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 4:44pm. Marquette High School Football advances in the 1A football playoffs, good luck to our team!
11/9/2015 4:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-08-15: High 55, Low 28, wind vrbl. calm-7 mph, no rain. Today at 4:36am: Frost on the vehicles, temp 29, wind calm, dew point 27, humidity 92%. Normal 54/35. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 4:43pm. 46 shopping days until Christmas.
11/10/2015 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-09-15: High 58, Low 29, wind SE & S calm-7 mph w/gust 11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:10am: temp 33, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 87%. Normal 53/35. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 4:42pm. Checking the long range forecast, through November it is showing only 5 days that will have a high below 50 degrees (per Accuweather) could be a mild last month of Autumn, we'll see.
11/11/2015 4:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-10-15: High 58, Low 31, wind SW, S & SE calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:28am: temp 44, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 76%. We will be under a wind advisory today/tonight and tomorrow with gust of over 50 mph possible. PLEASE put away lawn furniture, grills, anything light weight that could become AIRBOURNE! Today is garbage day on the northside, there will be a lot of rubber can's blowing around this afternoon. As of last night today was rated a TORCON 3 to 4 by The Weather Channel. Normal temps for today 53/34. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 4:41pm. Thank a Vet today. (Thank You)
11/12/2015 4:38 AM 0.84 M M M M 11-11-15: High 65, Low 43, wind SE, S & SW calm-37 mph w/gust 48 mph. Front came through "hard & fast" leaving 0.84 in my gauge. Today at 4:38am: temp 45, misting, WIND & more wind W 25-30 mph w/gust 47-52 mph, dew point 38, humidity 84%, wind chill 36. Normal 52/44. FYI highest wind gust reading I've seen this morning is Peru 60 mph. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 4:40pm. **EDIT 5:10am**
11/13/2015 4:29 AM 0.01 M M M M 11-12-15: High 57 (12:01am) Low 41, WIND 11-43 mph w/gust 57 mph, mist and drizzle left 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: temp 38, wind W 16 mph, dew point 32, humidity 77%, wind chill 29. Normal 52/33. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 4:39pm. Holidays are sneaking up on us! 13 days before Thanksgiving and 42 days before Christmas. Good Luck to The Marquette Academy Football Team tomorrow at 3:30pm. Gould Field should be hopping! We'll be watching by (enclosed) boat on The Fox River.
11/14/2015 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-13-15: High 49, Low 32, wind W calm-30 mph w/gust 42 mph, no rain. Today at 4:53am: temp 29, wind S 3 mph, dew point 24, humidity 85%. Normal 51/33. Looking ahead: next week "WET" with heavy rain on Tuesday, possible flooding. Weather Underground forecasting 2+ inches, first SNOW next Saturday?? Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 4:38pm. Northsider's: lock your car door, someone is trying to get into them. **EDIT 5:22am** Thoughts & prayers to those in Paris, France.
11/15/2015 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-14-15: High 63, Low 29, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Beautiful day on The IL & Fox River yesterday as we watched (from a boat) Marquette win over Orion 17 to 14 now its on to the state semi finals. Today at 5:14am: temp 40, wind SSW 5-7 mph, dew point 34, humidity 78%, wind chill 35. Normal 50/32. Heavy rain forecasted for Tuesday, W/U projecting 2.94 and NWS 2.45 inches, prepare for possible flooding? Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 4:37pm.
11/16/2015 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-15-15: High 66, Low 39, wind SW & S 4-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 48, wind SSE 4-6 mph, dew point 38, humidity 67%, rain approaching from the SW, looks like we'll have rain around most of the week. WU now says 2.38 inches for tomorrow. Normal temps for today 50/32. Long range forecast has changed, after rain moves out temps will be below normal thru November. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 4:36pm.
11/17/2015 5:23 AM 0.98 M M M M 11-16-15: High 56, Low 47, wind S & SE 4-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain 0.86 in my gauge, I will update it at 7am as it is steady near heavy rain. Flood advisory until 6pm Thursday. Today at 5:23am: temp 51, wind SE 14 mph, dew point 50, humidity 98%. Normal 49/32. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 4:35pm. Cubs Kris Bryant ROOKIE OF THE YEAR!!! ***UPDATE 7:15am*** additional 0.12 of rain total 0.98
11/18/2015 4:20 AM 1.54 M M M M 11-17-15: High 60, Low 48, wind S & SE 9-25 mph w/gust 36 mph and a lot of rain 1.54 add that to yesterday's reading of 0.98 and we had a total 2.52 of rain in the ole gauge. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.80/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 13.30/flood stage 20, both rivers handling it at the moment. Today at 4:20am: temp 61, wind howling from the SE 29 mph w/gust 41 mph, dew point 58, humidity 95%. Normal 49/31. Say good bye to above normal and normal temps as winter arrives Saturday & Sunday with highs in the low 30's. Friday night SNOW is on tap with all services forecasting 1 to 3 inches. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 4:34pm. You now have 37 shopping days until Christmas.
11/19/2015 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-18-15: High 63, Low 47, wind SE, S & SW 11-36 mph w/gust 49 mph, no rain. Today at 4:22am: temp 45, wind WNW 17 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 39, humidity 78%, wind chill 37. Normal 48/31. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 10.08/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.21/flood stage 20. Snow still in tomorrow nights forecast, NWS has changed the forecast to 4 inches, single digit temps for Sunday morning possible. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 4:34pm. Animal Story Department, yesterday morning 2 cougar's sighted on old Ottawa Airport Runway, headed NW into empty cornfield. **EDIT snow forecast @ 8:45am**
11/20/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-19-15: High 47, Low 36, wind SW & W calm-33 mph w/gust 44 mph, no rain, no snow. Yesterday moved the lawn mower to the back and the snow blower to the front of the garage. Tested it, I think I need new plugs and make sure I have enough petro. Today at 4:25am: temp 33, wind W 7 mph, dew point 21, humidity 64%, wind chill 27. Normal temps for today 47/30. Tonight at 9pm Winter Storm Warning goes into effect 4-8 inches. At the NWS zeroed in on Ottawa and right now it shows 5 inches. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 4:33pm. 35 shopping days until Christmas.
11/21/2015 6:29 AM 0.75 3.0 0.75 3.0 0.75 11-20-15: High 42, Low 32, wind SW, W & E calm-16 mph. 3 inches of snow at the time of my report, still snowing. Sidewalks and roads have 1/2 to 1 inch of slush which will soon turn to ice when the single digit temps arrive. Snow that has fallen is VERY WET. Today at 6:29am with UPDATE at 7:20am: temp 32, wind E 6-9 mph, dew point 32, humidity 97%, wind chill 29. Normal 47/30. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 4:32pm. For what its worth I can see Route 80 and traffic is zooming along. *edit 9:37am*
11/22/2015 7:15 AM 0.44 3.0 M 6.0 M 11-21-15: High 34, Low 14, wind E, NE, N, NW & W 5-26 mph w/gust 37 mph. Very difficult to measure the snow due to drifting and blowing. By my observations of downtown vs. my location, drift factor which wasn't too bad considering the wind, my "guess" is we got another 2 to 3 inches so I'm going to say 3 inches, total from the storm 6 inches. You'll get a more exact measurement from CoCoRah members who are in the city. Today at 7:15am: temp 10, wind calm at the moment, dew point 8, humidity 91% and a deer in the field trying to find food. Normal 46/29. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 4:31pm.
11/23/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-22-15: High 31 (10pm) Low 9, wind W, SW & S calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no snow and with sunshine a healthy melt to the ice and snow that is on the ground. We are entering the last full week of Meteorological autumn. Today at 4:24am: temp 27, wind S 4-6 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 22, humidity 87%, wind chill 22. Normal 46/29. Looking forward, Thanksgiving forecast will be wet! W/U predicting 1 inch of rain, add to it the melting of a wet 6 inch snow, rivers will probably be rising on Friday. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 4:31pm.
11/24/2015 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.2 M 11-23-15: High 44, Low 24, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Massive snow melt, I've got my driveway and sidewalk back. Today at 4:50am: temp 25, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 93%, no fog at this moment. Normal 45/28. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 8.15 IL River at LaSalle 14.33. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 4:30pm.
11/25/2015 4:31 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-24-15: High 43, Low 26, wind W, SW, S, SE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Warmer to the south of us, Peoria & Normal around 50 degrees. Tale of two cities on the snow on the ground, S & W of my house is pretty much clear, E & N of my house still has snow on the ground. Today at 4:31am: temp 40, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 33, humidity 82%, wind chill 34. Normal 44/28. Bright full moon is out this morning which is called The Beaver Moon. Other names include The Frosty Moon, Trading & Dark Moon. Looks like they are lowering the amount of rain we'll be receiving tomorrow. At this time the rivers are near normal. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 4:30pm.
11/26/2015 6:44 AM 0.39 M M M M 11-25-15: High 50 (10pm) Low 37, wind SE & S 5-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Over night rain 0.39 in my gauge, snow is 99% gone. Today at 6:44am: temp 54, wind S 12 mph, dew point 51, humidity 90%. Normal 44/27. Rivers holding their own at this moment in time. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 4:29pm. Happy Thanksgiving.
11/27/2015 5:58 AM 0.81 M M M M 11-26-15: High 62, Low 47, wind S 7-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain 0.81 in my gauge. Today at 5:58am: temp 40, a 17 degree drop since midnight, wind N 20-24 mph w/gust 32 mph, dew point 38, humidity 96%, wind chill 30, light mist/drizzle falling. Normal 43/27. Rivers R Rising: Flood Advisory in effect. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 9.87/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.54/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 4:29pm. 28 shopping days until Christmas.
11/28/2015 5:49 AM 0.13 M M M M 11-27-15: High 57 (12:01am) Low 34, wind S, SW, NW, N & NE calm-23 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain 0.13 in my gauge. Today at 5:49am: temp 32, wind NNE 15 mph, dew point 30, humidity 90%, wind chill 21. Normal 43/26 and that's about where we'll be for the next six days. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 10.84/flood stage 12 and it "may" have crested. IL River at LaSalle 19.44/flood stage 20 and it is rising. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 4:28pm. Christmas tree is up and neighborhood outside Christmas deco is popping like weeds.
11/29/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-28-15: High 39, Low 32, wind NE & N 5-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:45am: temp 30, wind NNE 9 mph, dew point 27, humidity 87%, wind chill 22. Normal 42/26. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 20.40/flood stage 20 and it "appears" to be cresting. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/30/2015 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-29-15: High 44, Low 30, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:27am: last day of meteorological autumn, temp 37, wind ENE 10 mph, dew point 31, humidity 77%, wind chill 29 and precipitation approaching from the S by SW. Normal 42/25. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 20.01/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 4:27pm. Only a few days until we hit minimum daylight in the evening.
12/1/2015 4:27 AM 0.42 M M M M 11-30-15: High 44, Low 37, wind NE, E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain 0.42 in my gauge and November Rain 6.40 for the monthly total. I just got an urge to listen to Gun's & Roses?? Today at 4:27am: temp 42, wind W 8-10 mph, dew point 40, humidity 96%, wind chill 36. Normal 41/25. Welcome to Meteorological Winter, my least favorite season. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/2/2015 4:25 AM 0.05 T M T M 12-01-15: High 46, Low 35, wind W, SW & S calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain started last night 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: temp 33, drizzle and flurries, driveway, sidewalks and road are clear, millimeter or two on car, mailbox and garbage cans, wind W even hint of WNW 5 mph, dew point 32, humidity 96%, wind chill 28 and I can almost see the moon through the thin clouds. Normal 41/24. Today will be below normal, tomorrow average and then above average for the rest of the week. W/U showing 57 for next Friday (11 days out). We'll see. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 4:27pm.
12/3/2015 5:21 AM 0.03 T M M M 12-02-15: High 38, Low 32, wind SW, W & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain 0.03 in my gauge and a trace of snow from occasional light flurries. Today at 5:21am: temp 33, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 31, humidity 92%, wind chill 24. Normal 40/24. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 4:27pm. Tomorrow we will start the 11 days of minimum daylight in the evening. 22 shopping days before Christmas.
12/4/2015 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-03-15: High 38, Low 30, wind NW, W & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:24am: temp 31, wind calm, heavy frost, dew point 29, humidity 97%, clear sky and no fog at this moment as I can clearly see traffic on Route 80. Normal 40/26. Let the warm up begin today! Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/5/2015 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-04-15: High 50, Low 29, wind SW, S & SE calm-13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: Light Fog, it was thicker when I first woke up but wind is picking up and moving it out, temp 29, wind ESE 10 mph w/gust 14mph, dew point 28, humidity 97%, wind chill 20. Normal 39/23. The next 7 days we will be above normal. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum sunlight)
12/6/2015 6:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-05-15: High 46, Low 28, wind S & SE 3-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Fog got thicker as the early morning went on. Today at 6:14am: temp 32, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 30, humidity 96%, wind chill 27, heavy frost. Normal 39/23. All Christmas deco inside & out is up, let the holiday's begin! Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/7/2015 4:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-06-15: High 47, Low 31, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:18am: FOG, temp 31, wind NW 3 mph, dew point 31, humidity 98%. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) Remember Pearl Harbor.
12/8/2015 4:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-07-15: High 39, Low 28, wind NW, SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain, fog through most of the day. Today at 4:47am: temp 38, wind SSE 7-10 mph, dew point 35, humidity 94%. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). Hard to believe it was 35 years ago we lost John Lennon.
12/9/2015 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-08-15: High 51, Low 35, wind SE & S calm-15 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain, no fog. Today at 4:20am: temp a mild 43, wind SSW 2-4 mph, heavy dew, dew point 42, humidity 95%. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/10/2015 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-09-15: High 56, Low 39, wind W, SW & S 2-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:19am: Mild, temp 43, wind SSW 10-14 mph, dew point 37, humidity 85%. Normal 37/21 and our forecast for today is 2 degrees short of the record which is 60. Perennials are popping at City Hall on the westside of the building, dandelions have found a 2nd life and my neighbor cut his grass yesterday. Local radio station WCMY is doing a live remote Friday for the local food bank "Freezing 4 a Reason" probably in shorts and t-shirts. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:25pm (minimum sunlight). This weekend one and a half inches of rain in the forecast.
12/11/2015 4:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-10-15: High 59, Low 40, wind S, SW & W 7-28 mph w/gust 37 mph, no rain, mostly cloudy which kept us short of the record high temp. Today at 4:13am: clear sky, temp 43, wind W 10 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 34, humidity 67%. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/12/2015 5:44 AM T M M M M 12-11-15: High 57, Low 39, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-14 mph, trace of rain sometime between 7 and 8:30pm as I came outside and my car was wet but nothing in the gauge. Today at 5:44am: Very Mild, HAZE, temp 54, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 53, humidity 96%. Normal 36/20 and it looks like Thursday we will be returning to normal. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). Rockin' The River For Rodney today at H2O at 3pm. **UPDATE 8:30am** HEAVY FOG.
12/13/2015 6:50 AM 0.16 M M M M 12-12-15: High 61, Low 52, wind SW, SE, E & S calm-14 mph, rain this morning around 3:30-4am saw 2 flashes of lightning and then heavy rain for a short period of time leaving 0.16 in my gauge. Today at 6:50am: temp 61, wind S 11 mph, dew point 60, humidity 97% with light drizzle. Normal 36/20. Going for the 1991 high temp record today. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/14/2015 4:25 AM 1.17 M M M M 12-13-15: High 63 (new record) Low 58, wind S & SE 7-23 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain 1.17 in my gauge. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.68/flood stage 12 river is quickly rising. IL River at LaSalle 15.85/flood stage 20. Today at 4:25am: temp 58, wind S 14 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 56, humidity 93% with a line of heavy rain coming our way from the SW. Normal 36/20 and that is what we'll see Thursday. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/15/2015 4:24 AM 0.13 M M M M 12-14-15: High 63, Low 41, wind SE, S, SW & W 9-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain 0.11 left over from the morning showers and 0.02 there after equals a total 0.13 in my gauge. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 12.01/flood stage 12 and it looks as if it will be cresting soon. IL River at LaSalle 19.18/flood stage 20 and its rising. Today at 4:24am: temp 40, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 38, humidity 94%, wind chill 33. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:27pm. We've got a minute back!
12/16/2015 4:59 AM 0.16 M M M M 12-15-15: High 43, Low 39, wind W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain is from this morning 0.16 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: Rain, temp 42, wind SE 17 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 41, humidity 98%, wind chill 34. Normal 35/19. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 10.93/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 19.82/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:27pm. You now have 9 shopping day before Christmas.
12/17/2015 4:21 AM 0.06 M M M M 12-16-15: High 56, Low 34, wind SE, S, SW & W 12-28 mph w/gust 37 mph. After my 4:59am report yesterday light rain continued off and on until around 7:30am which left 0.06 in my gauge, by then it was finished. Today at 4:21am: temp 32, wind WNW 18 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 25, humidity 78%, wind chill 20. Normal 35/19 and my guess its been about 2 weeks that we've been above normal. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. **EDIT 9:07am**
12/18/2015 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-17-15: High 35, Low 30, wind NW, W & SW 5-26 mph w/gust 34 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 27, wind WNW 14 mph, dew point 20, humidity 74%, wind chill 16. Normal 34/18 and that's what we'll get today and tomorrow but Sunday the warm up begins again. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:27pm. One week away from Christmas. 14 days left of 2015.
12/19/2015 5:55 AM T T M M M 12-18-15: High 36, Low 22, wind SW, W & NW 8-24 mph w/gust 33 mph. Trace of snow, for a very brief period we had flurries. Today at 5:55am: temp 19, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 14, humidity 78%, wind chill a cold 7. Normal 34/18 and that is where we'll be today, warm up starts tomorrow. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:28pm.
12/20/2015 4:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-19-15: High 34, Low 18, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph, no snow. Today at 4:48am: temp 33, wind SSE 7-10 mph, dew point 30, humidity 87%. Normal 34/18. I hear Norad is warming up its radar for tracking some old fat elf in a few days and please keep Grandma inside so she don't get run over by his reindeer. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm.
12/21/2015 4:50 AM 0.48 M M M M 12-20-15: High 51, Low 30, wind S 6-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain this morning 0.48 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 44, wind SSW 11 mph, misting & haze, dew point 42, humidity 96%, wind chill 38. More rain coming from the SW on the radar. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/22/2015 4:17 AM 0.21 M M M M 12-21-15: High 56, Low 41, wind S, SW & W 5-27 mph w/gust 33 mph. After my 4:50am reading yesterday we received more rain and even a clap of thunder around 6:30am and I had an additional 0.21 in my gauge, total of 0.69 yesterday. My yard and the field across the street are SOGGY. With the soggy earth and over the next 7 days we might get around 2 inches of rain a flood advisory has been issued. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 10.21/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.96/flood stage 20. Today at 4:17am: cloudy, temp 38, wind W 12 mph, dew point 36, humidity 93%, wind chill 30, no fog at this time. Normal 34/18 and we'll be above normal for a few days. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/23/2015 4:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-22-15: High 44 (11:59pm) Low 35, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:48am: temp 49, cloudy, wind SE 10 mph, dew point 48, humidity 98%, haze and my driveway and sidewalks are sweating. Normal 33/17. Grass needs cutting, dandelions still emerging and I swear "some" early budding trees are developing "hard buds". At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.97/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 18.73/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Christmas is right upon us, where does the time go? I saw Star Wars yesterday. WOW! Best Disney movie EVER.
12/24/2015 6:40 AM 0.62 M M M M 12-23-15: High 59, Low 40, wind SE, S, SW & W 5-39 mph w/GUST 50 mph, morning rain with thunder & lightning 0.62 in my gauge. Today at 6:40am: temp 35, wind W 3-5 mph, dew point 32, humidity 83%. Normal 33/17. After last night's wind check around your house for missing Xmas deco. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Rare Christmas full moon tomorrow.
12/25/2015 5:18 AM T M M M M 12-24-15: High 42, Low 34, wind W, SW, S, SE & E calm-33 mph w/gust 39, high winds from early in the morning on Thursday, trace of rain, gauge was empty. Full Moon which is called The Cold Moon. Other names include Long Night Moon, Yule, Oak and the rare Christmas Moon which we are enjoying. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 21.42/flood stage 20. Today at 5:18am: temp 33, wind NNW 10-13 mph, dew point 31, humidity 96%, wind chill 24. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:31pm. Winter returns next week and W/U has a snow event for Monday 5-8 inches, I hope not. Merry Christmas.
12/26/2015 4:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-25-15: High 46, Low 33, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 37, wind E 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 87%, wind chill 29. Normal 33/17. Looks like we have some rain in the forecast so with that at 3am Fox River at Dayton 10.17/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.96/flood stage 20. W/U took the 5-8 inches out of the forecast and replaced it with an inch or less and threw in some ice & freezing rain for Sunday night into Monday. Stay tuned for that one. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:31pm. We've gained back 5 minutes in the evening.
12/27/2015 4:44 AM 0.56 M M M M 12-26-15: High 43, Low 36, wind E, NE & N 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain 0.56 in my gauge from yesterday and this morning. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.86/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 460.65/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 20.55/flood stage 20 and they will be rising, flood warning in effect. Today at 4:44am: temp 38, wind N 15 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 37, humidity 98%, wind chill 29. Normal 33/17. Winter Storm Watch for tonight and tomorrow, possible 1/4 inch of ice/freezing rain in the forecast. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:32pm.
12/28/2015 4:55 AM 0.06 M M M M 12-27-15: High 41, Low 37, wind N & NE 3-24 mph w/gust 34 mph. Rain started this morning 0.06 in my gauge, no ice accumulation on gauge. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.84/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 462.12/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 21.74/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am: temp 34, wind ENE 14 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 32, humidity 92%, wind chill 25, raining with ice pellets mixed in. Car has some slush on it, no ice accumulation at this moment. Normal 32/16. Enjoy today it will be the warmest day of the week excluding yesterday. Winter Storm Warning & Flood Warning in effect along with high wind advisory I hope your Monday is just chuck filled with happiness. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:33pm.
12/29/2015 4:26 AM 2.03 T M M M 12-28-15: High 40, Low 32, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-30 mph w/gust 41 mph. Little bit of snow but any that fell is gone, sleet, slush, freezing rain and a lot of rain fell yesterday 2.03 in my gauge. RIVERS R RISING! At 3am Fox River at Dayton 13.15/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 16.19/16 Ottawa 464.50/463 and LaSalle 25.43/20. Today at 4:26am: backyard is a lake/pond, temp 34, wind W 13 mph, dew point 32, humidity 95%, wind chill 25. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:33pm. 35 days before Ground Hogs Day.
12/30/2015 4:29 AM T T M M M 12-29-15: High 39 (12:01am) Low 29, wind SW & W calm-22 mph w/gust 29 mph, trace of snow as we had a "few" flakes in the air here and there. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 12.51/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 20.63/flood stage 16. Ottawa 467.46/flood stage 463. LaSalle 28.56/flood stage 20. Marseilles, IL issued voluntary evacuation to homes effected by the 2013 flood. At 4:29am: temp 28, wind WSW 5 mph, dew point 24, humidity 84% and an inch of snow on the way. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:34pm.
12/31/2015 6:29 AM 0.06 1.0 0.06 T M 12-30-15: High 31, Low 27, wind SW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Morning snow started around 5:50am ended up with about an inch, glazing left on the yards, streets clear as of this morning. Melted what was in the gauge 0.06 is my reading. At 5am IL River at Morris 18.70/flood stage 16. Ottawa 467.02/flood stage 463. LaSalle 29.63/flood stage 20. Today at 6:29am: temp 27, wind W 10-12 mph, dew point 23, humidity 87. Normal 32/16. If we don't get another drop or flake December comes in at 6.20 In the gauge for the year 47.75 and the wettest month 11.09 June, didn't have to think about that one. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:35pm. Where is Guy Lombardo when you need him??
1/1/2016 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-31-15: High 30, Low 25, wind W 6-19 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 465.49/flood stage 463. LaSalle 28.90/flood stage 20. Today at 5:29am: temp 23, wind WNW 12 mph, dew point 18, humidity 83%, wind chill 12. Normal 32/10 which we will be at or around for at least the next 5 days. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:36pm. Happy New Year and RIP Trapper John.
1/2/2016 5:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-01-16: High 34, Low 23, wind WNW, W & SW 9-24 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:19am: temp 23, wind WNW 12 mph, dew point 20, humidity 87%, wind chill 11. Normal 32/16. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 464.11/flood stage 463. LaSalle 28.24/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:36pm we have gained back 10 minutes in the evening. 31 days before Ground Hogs Day.
1/3/2016 4:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-02-16: High 37, Low 22, wind W & SW 5-19 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain, no snow. I saw a robin on my morning walk yesterday, my gut feeling is it never went south this winter. Today at 4:47am: temp 23, wind NW 9 mph, dew point 20, humidity 87%, wind chill 13. Normal 32/16. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 27.57/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:37pm. Last Bear game of the year is today, another disappointing season comes to an end.
1/4/2016 4:19 AM T T M M M 01-03-16: High 31, Low 20, wind W, NW & N calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, some flakes in the air here and there, no accumulation. Today at 4:19am: temp 22, wind NNW 10 mph, dew point 17, humidity 86%, wind chill 11. Normal 32/16. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 26.76/flood stage 20. Looks like we'll have a little bit of a warm up later this week only to crash by next week with single digit readings at night. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunrise 4:38pm.
1/5/2016 4:30 AM T T M M M 01-04-16: High 35, Low 22, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph, trace of snow with a flake or two in the air here and there. Today at 4:30am: temp 21, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 16, humidity 82% wind chill 16. Normal 32/15 and a year ago we had a high of 10 degrees. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 26.10/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:39pm.
1/6/2016 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-05-16: High 36, Low 18, wind SE & S calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:27am: temp 26, wind S 4 mph, dew point 22, humidity 87%. Normal 32/15. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 25.43/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:40pm. 27 days until its Ground Hogs Day. With each day we're another day closer to spring.
1/7/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-06-16: High 40, Low 25, wind S 5-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:45am: temp 35, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 29, humidity 79%, wind chill 29. Normal 31/15. A year ago minus 10 for a low and minus 26 wind chill. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum sunlight) Sunrise 4:41pm.
1/8/2016 4:50 AM 0.01 M M M M 01-07-16: High 43, Low 35, wind S & SE 3-16 mph, rain 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 39, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 38, humidity 96%. Normal 31/15. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 23.99/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunrise 4:42pm.
1/9/2016 5:44 AM 0.19 M M M M 01-08-16: High 46, Low 38, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain started after my observation total 0.19 in my gauge. Today at 5:44am: temp 36, wind W 7-9 mph, dew point 35, humidity 98%, wind chill 30, haze/light fog present. Normal 31/29. Winter Weather Advisory in effect at 3pm. NWS calling for 2-5 inches, W/U 3-5 and Accuweather 1-2 I'm rooting for A/W. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:43pm. Good Luck to all involved at The Penguin Plunge today 2pm.
1/10/2016 6:24 AM 0.27 1.5 0.27 M M 01-09-16: High 43 (12:01am) Low 22 (11:59pm) wind W, NW & N 5-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain & snow started just before noon and it didn't take long to change over to snow 1 and a half inches of snow and 0.27 was caught in the gauge and melted. A lot of frozen slush on our neighborhood street. Today at 6:24am: temp 12, wind NW 19 mph w/gust 27 mph, dew point 9, humidity 85%, wind chill minus 6. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:44pm.
1/11/2016 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-10-16: High 23 (12:01am) Low 2 (11:59pm) wind NW & W 7-28 mph w/gust 35 mph wind chill max reading minus 14. Today at 4:55am: temp 4, wind calm, dew point minus 2, humidity 83%. Normal 31/15. Snow forecasted for tonights rush hour. A/W 1-2 inches and NWS & W/U one inch or less. Hold on until Thursday and we're back to 40 degrees. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:45pm. RIP Ziggy Stardust.
1/12/2016 5:14 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M 01-11-16: High 25, Low 2, wind W, E, SE, S, SW back to W calm-20 mph w/gust 30 mph. Light flurries here and there during the day and this morning we've had snow but also a lot of blowing and drifting so I don't have a good reading. This is where I have to use "The Drifting Snow" factor to determine how much snow we've received. If it was over an inch I would have drifts on my driveway and right now it isn't that bad so I'm going with a 1/2 or less of new snow. In town readings will be much more accurate. Now back to our regular program. Today at 5:14am: temp 17 and dropping, radar shows that snow is leaving the area, wind NNW 21-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, dew point 11, humidity 79%, wind chill 0. Blowing snow/bad visibility! Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:46pm. We've gained a minute in the morning and 20 minutes in the evening. 21 days before Groundhogs Day!!
1/13/2016 4:14 AM T T M M M 01-12-16: High 23 (12:01am) Low 5 (11:59pm) wind NW & W 6-32 mph w/gust 40 mph, maximum wind chill minus 14, trace of left over snow after yesterday's report. Today at 4:14am: temp 4, wind W 4 mph, dew point minus 2, humidity 82%, wind chill minus 4. Normal 31/15. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 22.24/flood stage 20. Weather Underground extended forecast shows 6-11 inches of snow for next Thursday/Friday. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:47pm. In the think spring department: 39 days until The Chicago Cubs pitchers & catchers report to training camp in AZ.
1/14/2016 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-13-16: High 30 (11:45pm) Low 2, wind W, SW, S back to S calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow. Today at 4:24am: at least 3 winners of the jackpot, temp 29, wind S 5 mph, dew point 26, humidity 87%, wind chill 24. Normal 31/15. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 21.25/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:48pm. 19 days before Groundhogs Day.
1/15/2016 4:28 AM 0.02 M M M M 01-14-16: High 47, Low 29, wind SW & S 5-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. I've got 0.02 in my gauge, everything is wet, we must have had something go through this morning. Welcome to the middle of Meteorological Winter. Today at 4:28am: temp 41, enjoy it because its just going to fall for the next few days, wind SSW 9 mph, dew point 39, humidity 92%, wind chill 35. Normal 31/15. Massive snow melt yesterday, only piled and drifted snow banks are left. Fox River looks like it had all of the frozen ice chopped up, ice dams possible. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.17/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.93/flood stage 20, both rivers have declined in the last 6-12 hours. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:49pm. Start looking for your long johns, you'll need them Sunday & Monday.
1/16/2016 5:50 AM T T M M M 01-15-16: High 44 (12:01am) Low 31, wind S, SW, W & NW 5-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, trace of snow flurries. Today at 5:50am: temp 28, wind NW 13-16 mph, dew point 25, humidity 89%, wind chill 17. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:50pm.
1/17/2016 7:53 AM T T M M M 01-16-16: High 32 (12:01am) Low 10 (11:59pm) wind NW & W 10-20 mph w/gust 27 mph, must have been some snow flurries over night or in the wee hours of the morning as I can see a dusting where the driveway meets the yard. Today at 7:53am: slept in and it felt great! Temp 2, wind NW 14 mph, dew point minus 5, humidity 66%, wind chill minus 16. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:52pm.
1/18/2016 5:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-17-16: High 10 (12:01am) Low 0 (11:55pm) wind W & NW 9-24 mph w/gust 33 mph, maximum wind chill minus 21, no snow. Today at 5:37am: temp minus 2, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point minus 10, humidity 69%, wind chill minus 21. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:53pm. This weather is what Bob Collins used to call a character builder.
1/19/2016 4:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-18-16: High 10, Low minus 2, wind NW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 4:49am: temp 2, wind NW 4 mph, dew point minus 3, humidity 77%, wind chill minus 6. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:54pm. 14 days before Groundhogs Day. So much for another Tequila Sunrise, RIP Glen. (and Buffin)
1/20/2016 4:30 AM 0.08 1.0 M 1.0 M 01-19-16: High 18, Low 2, wind NW, W, S & SE calm-14 mph. Light fluffy snow fell over night, one inch exactly, melted value 0.08 from my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 13, wind calm, dew point 11, humidity 90%. Normal stuck at 31/15. Fox River has chunks of ice and IL River forming chunks, ice dams possible. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:55pm.
1/21/2016 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-20-16: High 24, Low 11, wind SE, W & NW calm-7 mph. Today at 4:23am: temp 12, wind calm, dew point 10, humidity 90%. For those of you who are counting: 12 days before Groundhogs Day, 20 days until Ash Wednesday, 31 days until Cubs pitchers & catchers report to spring training camp. If memory serves me correctly we are entering "on average" the coldest seven days of winter. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:56pm.
1/22/2016 5:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-21-16: High 32, Low 10, wind E & NE calm-11 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:11am: temp 20, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 18, humidity 89%, wind chill 11. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:58pm.
1/23/2016 5:57 AM T T M M M 01-22-16: High 30, Low 19, wind NE & N 5-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. A flurry here and there from Lake effect coming from the NE leaving a trace. Today at 5:57am: temp 24, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 21, humidity 90%. Full Moon tonight at 7:47pm known as The Wolf Moon. Other names include Old Moon, Moon After Yule, Cold and Quiet Moon. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:59pm. I am thankful I don't live on the east coast!
1/24/2016 5:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-23-16: High 36, Low 18, wind NE, N, NW, W, SW & S calm-14 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:54am: temp 23, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 20, humidity 84%, wind chill 14. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset now is at 5pm. Nine day before Groundhogs Day and another day closer to spring!
1/25/2016 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-24-16: High 37, Low 21, wind SW, S & SE calm-12 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:19am: temp 29, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 88%, wind chill 23. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:01pm.
1/26/2016 4:30 AM 0.13 T M M M 01-25-16: High 41, Low 28, wind SE, S, SW & W 3-25 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain 0.13 in my gauge and a trace of snow. Today at 4:30am: temp 32, wind W 23 mph w/gust 32 mph, dew point 27, humidity 87%, wind chill 19. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:02pm. **Edit @ 6:15am** BEWARE of slick spots/black ice in some areas that are untreated such as sidewalks, bridges & side streets!
1/27/2016 4:35 AM T T M M M 01-26-16: High 35 (12:01am) Low 28, wind W & NW 7-27 mph w/gust 38 mph, trace of snow with a flake or two in the air. Today at 4:35am: temp 27, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 19, humidity 82%, wind chill 19. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:04pm.
1/28/2016 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-27-16: High 38, Low 26, wind W, SW & S calm-23 mph w/gust 28 mph. Today at 4:29am: temp 33, wind SW 8-10 mph, dew point 28, humidity 88%, wind chill 25. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:05pm. River report: IL River open in Ottawa, Fox River is Ice but its all in chunks, not smooth ice.
1/29/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-28-16: High 40, Low 31, wind SW, W, NW & N 5-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 26, wind N 7 mph, dew point 20, humidity 76%, wind chill 18. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:06pm. Furnace broke down yesterday, nice to have heat again!!!
1/30/2016 5:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-29-16: High 40, Low 22, wind NW, N, NE, E, SE & S calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:39am: temp 35, wind S 4-6 mph, dew point 32, humidity 91%, driveway & sidewalks are sweating. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:07pm. In the think spring department: 3 days before Groundhogs Day, 10 before Fat Tuesday, 21 days Cubs pitchers & catchers report and 47 days St. Pat's Day.
1/31/2016 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-30-16: High 49, Low 34, wind S, SW, W & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph which mainly occurred earlier in the morning. 4 coyotes scouting the neighborhood last night checking out the new house construction. Today at 5:44am: temp 41, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 39, humidity 96%. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:09pm. Enjoy your last day in January.
2/1/2016 4:49 AM 0.01 M M M M 01-31-16: High 51, Low 34, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, light showers in the late morning 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:49am: February 1st the last month of Meteorological Winter, temp 31, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 30, humidity 97%, wind chill 26. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:10pm.
2/2/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-01-16: High 39, Low 29, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph and fog through out the day, heavier north of I-80. Today at 4:20am: temp 33, wind E 9 mph, dew point 32, humidity 97%, wind chill 25. Normal 33/16. January precip 0.73 in my gauge and 3 inches of snow reported. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:11pm. Happy Groundhogs Day Happy Groundhogs Day Happy Groundhogs Day...
2/3/2016 4:30 AM 1.34 M M M M 02-02-16: High 42, Low 31, wind E & NE calm-27 mph w/gust 35 mph. Thunder storms and a lot of rain 1.34 in my gauge. At 3am Rivers R Rising: Fox River at Dayton 9.87/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.39/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 37, wind SW 12 mph, dew point 35, humidity 96%, wind chill 29, no fog. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 5:12pm. 7 days before Fat Tuesday and in 12 days Cubs pitchers and catchers report to spring training camp.
2/4/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-03-16: High 39, Low 25, wind S, SW & W calm-30 mph w/gust 38 mph. Today at 4:30am: temp 20, wind NW 12 mph, dew point 15, humidity 84%, wind chill 8. Normal 33/16. At 3am IL River 18.09/flood stage 20 and the high waters cleared the ice out of the Fox River for now. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 5:14pm.
2/5/2016 4:14 AM T T M M M 02-04-16: High 36, Low 18, wind MW, W, SW & S 3-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, trace of snow last night, I was walking the dogs and a flake would go by than another but that was about it. Today at 4:14am: temp 28, wind WNW 10 mph, dew point 26, humidity 88%, wind chill 19. Normal 33/16. Rivers have crested and are receding. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:15pm.
2/6/2016 5:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-05-16: High 33, Low 26, wind W, NW, N turning vrbl from the S calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 5:49am: temp 25, wind SW 3-5 mph, dew point 23, humidity 91%. Normal 34/16. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:16pm. A warm-up for the weekend and then a week of cold, looks like Tuesday is the worst.
2/7/2016 5:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-06-16: High 46, Low 25, wind S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Today at 5:12am: temp 36, wind S 7 mph, dew point 30, humidity 71%, wind chill 30. Normal 34/17. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:17pm. Took the dogs out last night around 8pm and was greeted by a choir of coyotes.
2/8/2016 4:44 AM T T M M M 02-07-16: High 47, Low 33, wind S, SW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Trace of rain/freezing rain & snow over night or this morning leaving a light trace. Today at 4:44am: temp 33, wind WNW 13 mph, dew point 30, humidity 91%, wind chill 23. Normal 34/17. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 5:19pm. In the time flies department we lost Bob Collins 16 years ago on this date.
2/9/2016 4:49 AM T T M M M 02-08-16: High 34 (12:01am) Low 22 (11:55pm) wind W & NW 5-25 mph w/gust 31 mph, trace of snow. Today at 4:49am: temp 18, wind NNW 12 mph, dew point 14, humidity 82%, wind chill 5 and light snow is falling. Normal 34/17. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 5:20pm.
2/10/2016 4:29 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M 02-09-16: High 23 (12:01am) Low 13 (11:50pm) wind NW & N 8-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Snow showers with wind made it hard to measure so it comes to make a guess time and I know we didn't get over 1/2 an inch so I'm guessing no more than 1/4 of an inch and that's being generous. Today at 4:29am: temp 10, wind NNW 12 mph, wind chill minus 5, dew point 3, humidity 77%. Normal 35/17. Looking ahead A/W predicting a snow event Sunday 1-3 and W/U saying 1 inch. In the think spring department 10 days before Cubs pitchers and catchers report to camp. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:21pm. For all of you saints and sinners happy Ash Wednesday.
2/11/2016 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-10-16: High 22, Low 9, wind W, NW & N 4-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, maximum wind chill minus 7, no snow. Today at 4:15am: temp 11, wind NNW 5-7 mph, wind chill 2, dew point 5, humidity 75%. Normal 35/18.
2/12/2016 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-11-16: High 27, Low 10, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-10 mph. Yesterday at Handy Foods/IGA standing in line a outdoor construction worker was talking about how nice it was working outside Thursday as it had warmed up a little and no wind, its funny how after we get used to the cold how a sunny day, no wind and near freezing is now warm. Keep the faith, we'll get a warm up later next week. Today at 4:15am: temp 21, wind WSW 5 mph, dew point 15, humidity 75%, wind chill 14. Normal 35/18. Looking towards this weekend A/W & W/U predicting 1-3 inches Sunday. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:24pm. Do you have that Valentines Day card yet? and its 34 days before St. Patrick's Day.
2/13/2016 6:59 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M 02-12-16: High 27, Low 10, wind W, NW & N calm-29 mph w/gust 37 mph. Lake effect snow mid-morning leaving more than 1/10 and less than 1/4 enough to be annoying but was pretty much melted by the end of the afternoon. Today at 6:59am: temp 5, wind NW 5 mph, wind chill minus 5, dew point minus 6, humidity 64%. Normal 36/18. Didn't get the nasty wind chills over night as was forecasted. Speaking of forecasted Sunday snow is projected A/W 2-4 and the W/U 3-5 last but not least NWS 3-6 and if you zero in on Ottawa its 4 inches. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 5:25pm.
2/14/2016 6:19 AM T T M T M 02-13-16: High 20, Low 4, wind N, NW, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. Trace of snow this morning or over night, light dusting. Today at 6:19am: temp 15, wind SE 11-15 mph, dew point 10, humidity 82%, wind chill 2. Normal 36/18. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 5:26pm We've gained back 1 hour of sunlight in the evening!
2/15/2016 4:44 AM 0.17 3.0 0.17 3.0 M 02-14-16: High 21 (11pm) Low 15, wind SE calm-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Snow started at 9:30am and lasted most of the day, I got various measurements from 2 to 2.5 to 3 but due to the wind I'm going with 3 inches, I know we got that much. Light fluffy snow not much moisture in it. Coyote tracks along the side of my house all the way to my front door, that's spooky. Today at 4:44am: temp 22, light fog and a mist, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 95%, wind chill 15. Normal 36/19. Sunrise 6:52, Sunset 5:27pm.
2/16/2016 4:19 AM T T M M M 02-15-16: High 31, Low 20, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-12 mph, trace of snow. Today at 4:19am: temp 24, wind calm, dew point 21, humidity 91%, no fog at this time. Normal 37/19. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 5:29pm. Looking forward to the warm-up later this week.
2/17/2016 4:07 AM 0.03 T M M M 02-16-16: High 34, Low 22, wind vrbl turning W & NW calm-11 mph, snow flurries in the afternoon with a touch of rain leaving a glazing/dusting on my lawn and 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 4:07am: temp 28, wind NNW 10 mph, wind chill 19, dew point 24, humidity 84%. Normal 37/20. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 5:30pm. 2 days before pitchers and catchers report to The Cubs spring training camp.
2/18/2016 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-17-16: High 35, Low 26, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-11 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:24am: temp 26, wind ESE 5-7 mph, dew point 22, humidity 89%, wind chill 19. Normal 37/20. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 5:31pm.
2/19/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-18-16: High 44, Low 27, wind E, SE & S 5-28 mph w/gust 36 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 46, wind S 15 mph w/gust 22 mph, dew point 37, humidity 77%, you can hear the upper level winds sort of churning. One year ago our high was 8, ENJOY today! Normal 38/20. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 5:32pm. Yesterday at Cubs spring training, car windshields are falling prey to the homerun ball.
2/20/2016 4:19 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-19-16: High 64, Low 42, WIND S, SW & W 10-45 mph w/gust 59 mph, no rain. Snow is completely gone and around 5:30pm I started to round up all of my down spouts and drain hoses that were scattered around my yard and picked up debris that settled into corners of our house. Reports of semi's over turned on Route 80 were in the news. Today at 4:19am: temp 44, wind SSW 10 mph, dew point 30, humidity 60%. Normal 38/20. Yesterday on the front page of our newspaper was a picture of some robins on the north side of Ottawa. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 5:34pm.
2/21/2016 4:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-20-16: High 59, Low 37, wind SW, W, NW & N 3-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain. Today at 4:24am: temp 35, wind NNE 7-10 mph, dew point 32, humidity 92%, wind chill 29. Normal 38/21. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 5:35pm.
2/22/2016 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-21-16: High 46, Low 36, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:23am: temp 30, wind calm, dew point 28, humidity 92%. Normal 39/21. Full Moon today which is called The Snow Moon. Other names include Hunger Moon, Bony and Trappers Moon. A/W calling for 2-4 inches of snow Wednesday? Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 5:36pm. 20 days left of central standard time.
2/23/2016 4:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-22-16: High 47, Low 29, wind S, SE, E & NE calm-9 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:18am: temp 29, wind NE 6 mph, dew point 27, humidity 91%, wind chill 22. Normal 39/22. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 5:37pm.
2/24/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-23-16: High 50, Low 28, wind E & NE calm-17 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:30am: glad I live west of I-55, temp 35, wind NNE 17 mph w/gust 23 mph, dew point 28, humidity 78%, wind chill 24. Normal 40/22. The winter storm is going to the east of Ottawa, NWS says we will get around 1 inch. A/W 1-3 and W/U going out on the limb with 3-5, I agree with NWS. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 5:38pm.
2/25/2016 4:15 AM 0.03 T M M M 02-24-16: High 39, Low 35, wind NE, N & NW 12-35 mph w/gust 44 mph, we did get snow but nothing stuck, later it turned to rain, in my gauge was 0.03 and it was mainly (98%) rain. Today at 4:15am: temp 34, wind NNW 12 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 28, humidity 79%, wind chill 25. Normal 40/22. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 5:40pm. Only 5 days left of Meteorological Winter!!!
2/26/2016 4:22 AM T T M M M 02-25-16: High 40, Low 31, wind N & NW 3-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, trace of snow around 6am yesterday morning. Today at 4:22am: temp 27, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 23, humidity 84%, wind chill 20. Normal 40/23. Looking ahead to next week W/U showing a large snow event Tuesday thru Thursday?? I hope not and lets double check it later this weekend. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 5:41pm. 16 days left before we go to daylight savings time.
2/27/2016 4:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-26-16: High 36, Low 26, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:05am: temp 28, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 24, humidity 86%, wind chill 20. Normal 41/23. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 5:42pm. Way to go to The Marquette & Ottawa boys basketball teams!
2/28/2016 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-27-16: High 58, Low 28, wind SW & S calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 5:20am: temp 45, wind SW 15 mph, dew point 35, humidity 64%, wind chill 38. Normal 41/23. Looking ahead to Tuesday W/U & NWS predicting 1 inch of snow and A/W 2-4 then its going to be cold for the rest of the week. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 5:43pm.
2/29/2016 4:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 02-28-16: High 67, Low 37, wind S, SW, W & NW 9-33 mph w/gust 44 mph, mid afternoon light shower 0.02 in my gauge. Today is the last day of Meteorological Winter. Today at 4:30am: temp 34, wind W 8-10 mph, dew point 28, humidity 80%, wind chill 26. Normal 41/23. Tomorrow NWS is saying rain, freezing rain & snow around 1 inch, same with W/U but A/W sticking their neck out at 1-3 inches. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 5:44pm.
3/1/2016 4:35 AM 0.01 M M M M 02-29-16: High 60, Low 32, wind W, SW, N, NE & E 8-24 mph w/gust 29 mph, over night rain 0.01 in my gauge. Total precip for Feb. 1.65 and snow 3.4 inches and for meteorological winter 8.58 rain and 7.4 of snow. Welcome to Meteorological Spring! Today at 4:35am: temp 31, wind ENE 15 mph w/gust 23 mph, light rain, dew point 29, humidity 90%, wind chill 20. Normal 42/24. Looks like the best chance of snow is Thursday 3 inches in the forecast and a warm up for the weekend. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 5:46pm.
3/2/2016 4:20 AM 0.03 T M M M 03-01-16: High 34, Low 22, wind E, NE, N & NW 7-28 mph w/gust 36 mph. Late morning received graupel, snow, drizzle/rain leaving 0.03 in my gauge and a trace of snow/glazing on the roofs. Today at 4:20am: temp 17, wind W 5 mph, wind chill 10, dew point 12, humidity 82%. Normal 42/24. Snow forecasted for tomorrow, NWS 2 & 1/2 inches A/W 1-3 and W/U 1 inch or under. Warm up this weekend and through next week. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 5:47pm.
3/3/2016 4:25 AM 0.18 1.8 M M M 03-02-16: High 37, Low 16, wind NW, W, SW, S, SE & E calm-12 mph. Snow fell over night 1.75 and melted 0.18 was in my gauge. Driveway and street only have 1/2 to 1 inch. Today at 4:25am: temp 30, wind E 6-8 mph, dew point 28, humidity 94%, wind chill 23. Normal 43/24. Radar indicates that snow is done for now. NWS reporting that Chicago had its 14th warmest winter and Rockford tied for its 4th warmest winter. Warm up on its way and next week with a wee bit of rain. Early blooming trees have hard buds forming. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:48pm. Cubs first spring training game is today vs. Brewers.
3/4/2016 4:28 AM 0.04 T M M M 03-03-16: High 36, Low 30, wind E, NE & N calm-14 mph. Left over snow from yesterday morning which was a dusting 0.04 in my gauge. Snow is good for one thing. TRACKING. I get to see what has been in my yard, where it came from, where it went and left. Mr. Coyote sure likes coming up to my front porch. Today at 4:28am: temp 23, wind N 5 mph, dew point 20, humidity 87%, wind chill 17. Normal 43/25. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 5:49pm.
3/5/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-04-16: High 38, Low 20, wind NE, N, S & SE calm-10 mph. Today at 4:20am: temp 34, wind S 7 mph, dew point 31, humidity 92%, wind chill 29, no fog at this time. Normal 44/25. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 5:50pm.
3/6/2016 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-05-16: High 43, Low 32, wind S, SW, W, NW, E & SE calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:50am: temp 31, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 88%, wind chill 24. Normal 44/26. This week will feel like SPRING! Yesterday I saw 6 robins in one yard. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 5:51pm.
3/7/2016 4:27 AM 0.01 M M M M 03-06-16: High 57, Low 31, wind SE & S 4-23 mph w/gust 28 mph, light rain shower this morning barely 0.01 in gauge. Today at 4:27am: temp 47, wind S 7-10 mph dew point 43, humidity 82%, wind chill 43, radar showing rain approaching from the SW. Normal 45/26. This is the last week of Standard time. NWS & W/U forecast over an inch of rain for Wednesday?? Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 5:53pm.
3/8/2016 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-07-16: High 61, Low 45, wind S 3-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Today at 4:23am: temp a very mild 59, wind SSW 9 mph, dew point 54, humidity 84%. Normal 45/26. With the forecast showing 1.5 to 2 inches of rain + soggy ground = possible FLOODING. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.23 "slightly" above average level. IL River at LaSalle 13.77 once again "slightly" above average level. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 5:54pm.
3/9/2016 4:29 AM 0.16 M M M M 03-08-16: High 74, Low 56, wind S & SW 5-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain over night or this morning 0.16 in my gauge. It seems a lot of the nations radars are down this morning. Today at 4:29am: temp 57, wind S 8 mph, dew point 54, humidity 92%, no fog. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 5:55pm. RIP George Martin.
3/10/2016 4:30 AM T M M M M 03-09-16: High 63, Low 48, wind S, SW, W & NW 3-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, trace of rain/very light shower. Heavy rains previously forecasted have been deleted, flood advisory cancelled for now. Today at 4:30am: temp 45, wind NNW 7 mph, dew point 42, humidity 88%, wind chill 41. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 5:56pm.
3/11/2016 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-10-16: High 54, Low 40, wind NW, N & NE calm-12 mph. Today at 4:27am: temp 36, wind calm, HAZE/LIGHT FOG, dew point 35, humidity 96%. Normal 46/28. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 5:57pm. Two more days left of standard time.
3/12/2016 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-11-16: High 63, Low 34, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph. Today at 4:29am: temp 37, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 34, humidity 93%. Normal 47/28. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.49 and the IL River at LaSalle 13.47 both just slightly above average levels. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 5:58pm. Today/tonight or tomorrow morning you'll find out how many clocks you have in your life, now days some even make the change for you.
3/13/2016 6:58 AM 0.41 M M M M 03-12-16: High 60, Low 36, wind E & NE calm-12 mph. Rain 0.41 in my gauge. Today at 6:58am: temp 50, light rain, wind E 9 mph, dew point 50, humidity 99%. Normal 47/28. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:59 CDT.
3/14/2016 4:20 AM 1.06 M M M M 03-13-16: High 55, Low 49, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. 1.06 in my gauge, areas of ponding in my backyard, ditches were filling up in the neighborhood, earthworms were everywhere, total of 1.47 rainfall in the last 48 hours. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.93 and IL River at LaSalle 14.69 both up slightly. Today at 4:20am: temp 47, wind NNW 5-7 mph, dew point 46, humidity 99%, fog and haze being held at bay due to the NNW wind, fog could thicken if wind turns calm. Radar showing rain showers approaching from the S by SW. Normal for today 48/29. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 7pm.
3/15/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-14-16: High 57, Low 46, wind N, NW, W, E & SE calm-10 mph. Today at 4:40am: temp 51, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 48, humidity 92%. Normal 48/29. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.49/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.28 up 2 1/2 feet/flood stage 20. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 7:02pm.
3/16/2016 4:00 PM 0.46 M M M M
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3/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2016 6:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50/32
3/20/2016 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46/37
3/21/2016 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46/34. Where I'm at its 87/68, coming home today.
3/22/2016 6:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-21-16: High 53, Low 29, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 6:12am: temp 44, wind SSW 7-10 mph, dew point 31, humidity 64%, wind chill 39. Normal 52/32. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 7:09pm. So glad and its so good to be back in The USA. Travel is fun but as Dorothy said "there's no place like home".
3/23/2016 4:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-22-16: High 68, Low 42, wind S & SW 3-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain. Today at 4:23am: temp 47, wind ENE 8 mph, dew point 39, humidity 78%. Normal 52/32. Full Moon today which is called The Worm Moon. Other names include The Crow Moon, Sap, Crust, Wind & Chaste Moon. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 7:10pm.
3/24/2016 4:30 AM 0.12 M M M M 03-23-16: High 56, Low 44, wind S, SE, E & NE calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain mainly over night 0.12 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 42, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 40, humidity 97%, wind chill 37. Normal 52/32. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:11pm. Flowers are blooming, small bushes forming green buds, yard has turned green and is growing with some spots needing cutting (darn dogs)
3/25/2016 4:19 AM 1.21 T 0.12 M M 03-24-16: High 47, Low 32, wind E, NE, N & NW 3-25 mph w/gust 34 mph. In the precip dept. we had it all! Fog/haze, heavy rain, sleet, graupel & snow. 1.21 in my gauge 0.12 of it was snow and graupel, 1.33 is the total for the last 30 hours. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.30/12 flood stage. IL River at LaSalle 16.33/flood stage 20. Today at 4:19am: temp 30, wind N 2 mph, dew point 25, humidity 90%. Normal 53/32. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 7:12pm. "But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace & with His stripes we are healed". Isaiah 53:5
3/26/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-25-16: High 50, Low 29, wind N, NW, W, SE & S calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 35, wind SE 6-8 mph, dew point 30, humidity 87%, wind chill 31. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 7:14pm.
3/27/2016 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-26-16: High 59, Low 34, wind E, SE & S calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 5:44am: temp 44, wind calm, dew point 9, humidity 84%. Normal 54/33. sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 7:15pm. Happy Easter.
3/28/2016 3:59 AM 0.22 M M M M 03-27-16: High 55, Low 41, wind SE, S, NW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain 0.22 in my gauge, old wife's tale rain on Easter = 7 lousy weekends. Today at 3:59am: temp 43, wind NNW 15 mph, dew point 40, humidity 91%, wind chill 36. Normal 54/34. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 7:16pm.
3/29/2016 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-28-16: High 57, Low 39, wind W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:22am: temp 35, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 32, humidity 92% and frost is forming on the rooftops. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 7:17pm. So far 2 neighbors have cut their yards, mine is starting to need it. Once you cut it you'll be doing it weekly into November.
3/30/2016 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-29-16: High 62, Low 33, wind S & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:15am: temp 45, wind SE 10 mph, dew point 33, humidity 65%, wind chill 40. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 7:18pm.
3/31/2016 4:24 AM 0.29 M M M M 03-30-16: High 64, Low 42, wind SE & S 10-30 mph w/gust 39 mph. Late afternoon and over night rain including thunder 0.29 in my gauge. Today at 4:24am: Mild and muggy, temp 60, wind SSW 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 58, humidity 94%. Normal 56/35. Radar showing rain approaching from the SW. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 7:19pm.
4/1/2016 3:40 AM 0.23 M M M M 03-31-16: High 69, Low 45, wind S, SW, W & NW 7-30 mph w/gust 38 mph. After my 4:30am report through 8am additional rain 0.18 and more rain around 1pm 0.05 total 0.23 in my gauge. Total 4.43 for March rain. Today at 3:40am: temp 41, wind NNW 3-5 mph, dew point 38, humidity 88%, wind chill 37. Normal 56/35. Radar showing rain approaching from the W. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:20pm.
4/2/2016 7:50 AM 0.09 T M M M 04-01-16: High 50, Low 37, wind N, NW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain 0.09 in my gauge. Today at 7:50am: temp 35, wind WSW 12 mph, dew point 28, humidity 78% and a flake or two of snow is in the air. Normal 57/35. Except for Sunday we will experience below average temps next week. At 6am Fox River at Dayton 9.10/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.02/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:21pm.
4/3/2016 5:05 AM T T M M M 04-02-16: High 45, Low 31, wind W, SW & NW 3-46 mph w/gust 62 mph, trace of precip a few drops on the sidewalk and a few flakes were in the air. The wind was so strong, I found a milk bottle which had blown into our yard, I lifted it in the air and it ended up two houses away during the 10:30am gusts of 62 mph. I even had trouble walking when I let the dogs out going into the NW gusts. Today at 5:05am: temp 28, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 22, humidity 82%. Normal 57/36. Enjoy today it will be the warmest day of the week. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:22pm.
4/4/2016 4:25 AM T M M M M 04-03-16: High 76, Low 28, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & N calm-32 mph w/gust 42 mph. Light rain over night as my deck is slightly wet, gauge is dry. Today at 4:25am: temp 37, wind N with a touch of NNE 13 mph, dew point 33, humidity 84%, wind chill 29. Normal 56/36. I might have jinxed us, I moved the snow blower to the back of the garage and the mower to the front because I cut the front yard yesterday. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:23pm. Baseball opened yesterday, today for The Cubs, PLAY BALL!!!
4/5/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-04-16: High 53, Low 32, wind N, NE & E 3-18 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: very cold, temp 27, wind calm, dew point 23, humidity 83. I hope the early bloomers are OK. Normal 58/36. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:24pm. Cubs Win!!
4/6/2016 4:27 AM 0.03 M M M M 04-05-16: High 48, Low 26, wind E, SE & S calm-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain the some thunder early this morning leaving 0.03 in my gauge, radar showing more coming from the SW. Today at 4:27am: temp 46, wind SSE 6-8 mph, dew point 35, humidity 68%, wind chill 43. Normal 58/37 and no warm up in sight. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:25pm.
4/7/2016 4:14 AM 0.15 M M M M 04-06-16: High 52, Low 44, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 4:14am: temp 39, wind NW 15 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 35, humidity 86%, wind chill 30. Normal 59/37. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:26pm.
4/8/2016 4:24 AM T M M M M 04-07-16: High 45, Low 38, wind W, NW & N calm-25 mph w/gust 36 mph and a trace of rain, gauge was dry. Today at 4:24am: temp 36, wind calm at the moment, dew point 33, humidity is rising, currently 90%. Normal 59/37. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.88/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.21/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:28pm. Go Cubs!
4/9/2016 5:59 AM 0.06 T 0.04 M M 04-08-16: High 45, Low 31, wind W, NW & N calm-35 mph w/gust 42 mph. A bit of rain and an afternoon graupel snow at times it came down hard and heavy. I was walking the dogs and I could see it crossing Route 80 coming at me and with the wind it hurt when it hit me. Rain 0.02 and graupel melted was 0.04 in the gauge, snow/graupel coverage was a good glazing, yard and roof was white, streets and driveway clean. Today at 5:59am: temp 24, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 18, humidity 80%, wind chill 17. Normal 60/28. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:29pm. Warm up coming late next week.
4/10/2016 4:50 AM T M M M M 04-09-16: High 42, Low 24, wind N/A. Just had a quick shower go through, not enough to wet the deck. Today at 4:50am: rain has stopped, temp a cool 35, wind SE 17 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 26, humidity 75%, wind chill 25. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:30pm.
4/11/2016 4:20 AM 0.20 M M M M 04-10-16: High 52, Low 36, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-22 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain through out most of the day with some fog into the night 0.20 in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp 46, wind W 6 mph, dew point 43, humidity 95%, wind chill 43. Normal 61/38. On Wednesday we'll finally get back to normal and then above normal into the weekend! Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:21pm. Yard needs cutting.
4/12/2016 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-11-16: High 52, Low 35, wind 4-25 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:27am: temp 30, wind NW 3 mph, dew point 23, humidity 76%. Normal 61/39. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:32pm. Oh Look! I got a ticket in the mail from the city of Chicago. It sez I ran a stop light and owe them $100. I bet I can fight that ticket, YEAH RIGHT! Thanks for shopping and visiting our city, come back soon.
4/13/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-12-16: High 57, Low 29, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 33, wind E 2 mph, dew point 27, humidity 79%. Normal 62/39. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:33pm. Let the long awaited warm up begin.
4/14/2016 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-13-16: High 63, Low 31, wind E, SE with a touch from the S calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:22am: temp 41, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 34, humidity 73%, wind chill 39. Normal 62/39. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:34pm. Cut the front and backyard, thoughts slowly turning towards the pool (prep-work)
4/15/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-14-16: High 70, Low 40, wind E & SE 2-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain and none in the future forecast. Today at 4:40am: temp 47, wind ESE 8 mph, dew point 36, humidity 66%, wind chill 42. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:35pm. It was nice to have the windows open yesterday afternoon.
4/16/2016 5:26 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-15-16: FARMERS ARE GOING BACK IN THE FIELDS! High 80, Low 44, wind E & SE 3-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Today at 5:26am: temp 48, wind E 3-5 mph, dew point 40, humidity 74%. Normal 63/40. Rain is back in the forecast for next week with above normal temps. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:36pm. Yesterday I saw field work in Wallace Twp.
4/17/2016 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-16-16: High 82, Low 49, wind E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. I had about 7 military helicopters fly over our house yesterday afternoon heading NE. Took winter cover off of the pool as it had blown in back in late October. I began what will be 1 long month of clean up. Today at 4:10am: temp 54, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 43, humidity 68%. Normal 63/40. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:37pm. Today marks sunrise that is back to the same time before changing to daylight savings time. Daylight is getting longer.
4/18/2016 4:21 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-17-16: High 84, Low 50, wind E & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Farmers are in the fields, hard to believe they are planting this early. Got the deck furniture out, we all noticed a lot of wasp/hornets about. The mild winter was kind to the bug world. Today at 4:21am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 66%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:38pm.
4/19/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-18-16: High 87, Low 53, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 45, humidity 58%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:39pm. More and more farmers are out in the fields, makes me wonder if they are getting out there to early, only time will tell.
4/20/2016 4:07 AM 0.02 M M M M 04-19-16: High 73, Low 54, wind (mainly) N, NE & E calm-21 mph w/gust 27 mph. Rain 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:07am: temp 52, wind E 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 74%. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:40pm.
4/21/2016 3:25 AM 0.29 M M M M 04-20-16: High 74, Low 51, wind NE, E, SE & S 3-23 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain 0.29 in my gauge. Yesterday I noticed that the Oak Trees and other "old timer" trees are starting to produce leaves. Today at 3:25am: temp a mild 58, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 57, humidity 98%, haze or light fog. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:42pm.
4/22/2016 4:30 AM 0.58 M M M M 04-21-16: High 73, Low 51, wind was vrbl calm-9 mph w/gust 13 mph except during thunderstorm 31/36 mph driving the rain sideways. At one point before the storm hit I was tracking it on radar and noticed a man fishing at the neighborhood pond. I asked what was hitting and he said small mouth, I mentioned you got less than 10 minutes to make shelter, I was right and he listened to me, he was gone when it hit. Today at 4:30am: temp 49, wind calm at the moment, haze but no fog, I can see car's on Route 80, dew point 47, humidity 97%. Normal 65/42. Bright Full Moon in the sky this morning which is known as The Pink Moon. Other names include The Spouting Grass Moon, Egg, Fish, Seed and Awakening Moon. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:48pm. RIP Prince.
4/23/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-22-16: High 66, Low 46, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 39, wind NE 3-5 mph, dew point 36, humidity 89%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:44pm.
4/24/2016 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-23-16: High 68, Low 38, wind N, NE, SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 47, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 44, humidity 90%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:45pm.
4/25/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-24-16: High 83, Low 47, wind SE, S, SW back to S 4-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: 62 and mild, wind S 7 mph, dew point 52, humidity 72%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:46pm. Cut the grass yesterday, need a hay bailer. Dandelion's are everywhere. After today looks like it will be cooler and rain is in the forecast for this week.
4/26/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-25-16: High 86, Low 61, wind SE, S, SW & W 6-23 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain at this location, when I was watching the radar it seemed to be following Route 88. More and more farmers are hitting the fields. Today at 4:25am: temp 60, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 53, humidity 82%. Normal 66/44. Looks like after today it will be below normal for a few days. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 7:47pm.
4/27/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-26-16: High 72 (12:01am) Low 48, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 45, wind ENE 14 mph, dew point 41, humidity 87%, wind chill 38. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 7:48pm.
4/28/2016 4:17 AM 0.65 M M M M 04-27-16: High 53, Low 45, wind E 7-28 mph w/gust 33 mph. Daytime rain 0.30 and over night rain/thunder storm 0.35 total 0.65 in my gauge, just enough rain to slow the farmers down for a few days along with the cooler temps. Today at 4:17am: temp 46, wind E 14 mph, dew point 45, humidity 95%, wind chill 40. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 7:49pm. Three days before May Day and it seems like Mother's Day is early this year...but its not, just me.
4/29/2016 4:25 AM 0.03 M M M M 04-28-16: High 57, Low 45, wind E & NE calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Late afternoon light rain 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: temp 46, wind NNE 8 mph, dew point 42, humidity 92%, wind chill 42, no fog at this time. Normal 68/45. Looks like a cool and wet weekend on tap. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 7:50pm.
4/30/2016 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-29-16: High 54, Low 44, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:15am: rain coming our way, temp 45, wind ENE 8 mph, dew point 42, humidity 90%, wind chill 40. Normal 68/45 and we will be well below normal this whole weekend. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.31 and IL River at LaSalle 13.56 Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 7:51pm.
5/1/2016 5:50 AM 0.63 M M M M 04-30-16: High 51, Low 45, wind NE & E 7-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain 0.63 in my gauge. Happy May Day! Today at 5:50am: temp 47, wind NE 8 mph, dew point 45, humidity 96%, wind chill 43. Normal 68/46. 2.73 April rain total. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 7:52pm. Yard needs cutting.
5/2/2016 4:24 AM 0.37 M M M M 05-01-16: High 54, Low 46, wind E, NE & N 3-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, late afternoon rain including some thunder 0.37 in my gauge. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 15.60/flood stage 20, up almost 2 feet. Today at 4:24: temp 46, wind NE 10-12 mph, dew point 44, humidity 90%, wind chill 42. Another day of the same old thing. Normal 68/46. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 7:53pm.
5/3/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-02-16: High 65, Low 44, wind N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 16.25/flood stage 20 appears to have crested. Today at 4:30am: temp 40, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 91%. Normal 69/46. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 7:54pm. Go Cubs!
5/4/2016 4:35 AM 0.14 M M M M 05-03-16: High 71, Low 40, wind NW, W & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain over night 0.14 in my gauge. Today at 4:35am: temp 46, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 41, humidity 94%, no fog at this time as I can clearly see cars on Route 80. Normal 69/46. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 7:56pm.
5/5/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-04-16: High 61, Low 44, wind NW, N & NE calm-26 mph w/gust 36 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 39, wind NNE 8-10 mph, dew point 34, humidity 83%, wind chill a cold 33. Normal 69/47. Even though its cold now today will kick start a warm-up for the next 7 days and come tomorrow we'll finally be above normal. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 7:57pm.
5/6/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-05-16: High 69, Low 38, wind NE, N & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain, noticed some frost in low lying areas. Today at 4:20am: temp 45, wind calm at the moment, dew point 41, humidity 93, medium to heavy dew. Normal 70/47. Sunrise 5:46, Sunset 7:58pm.
5/7/2016 5:50 AM T M M M M 05-06-16: High 86, Low 45, wind W with some SW calm-19 mph w/gust 26 mph, we had some lake effect rain, just a trace around 6:45am it didn't even wet the deck. Today at 5:50am: temp 63, wind W 10 mph, dew point 52, humidity 67%. Normal 70/48. Radar showing approaching scattered showers in coming from the WNW. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 7:59pm. Good Luck to all of the Special Olympic Athletes today in Spring Valley!!!
5/8/2016 5:22 AM 0.04 M M M M 05-07-16: High 71, Low 51, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 26 mph, morning rain 0.04 in my gauge, not much compared to the downpour in Spring Valley at 9am at Hall High School. Today at 5:22am: temp 42, wind ENE 2 mph, dew point 38, humidity 81%. Normal 70/48. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8pm.
5/9/2016 4:30 AM 0.04 M M M M 05-08-16: High 72, Low 43, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Rain this morning 0.04 in my gauge, light drizzle falling as I type this report. Today at 4:30am: temp 53, wind SE 5-7 mph, dew point 49, humidity 88%. Normal 70/48. Rain is in our forecast for this week then its going to cool down. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:01pm.
5/10/2016 4:25 AM 0.48 M M M M 05-09-16: High 60 (occurred 3 times) Low 53, wind SE & E 5-22 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain started sometime between 4:30 and 5pm and through the night 0.48 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: Rain coming down, temp 59, wind SE 10-13 mph, dew point 57, humidity 97%. Normal 71/48. With all of the rain we'll be getting time for a river check. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.37/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 14.37/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:02pm.
5/11/2016 4:10 AM 1.68 M M M M 05-10-16: High 76, Low 58, wind E, SE & S calm-16 mph w/gust 25 mph. Heavy rain, between 6 and 7:30pm I received 1.47 inches of my measurement, total 1.68 in my gauge. At 3am RIVERS R RISING! Fox River at Dayton 9.66/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 17.83/flood stage 20 and is under a Flood Watch. At 4:10am: temp 60, FOG which could be worse except for NE wind 4-6 mph keeping the fog from being a pea soup, dew point 59, humidity 98%. Normal temps for today 71/49. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:03pm.
5/12/2016 4:10 AM 0.20 M M M M 05-11-16: High 76, Low 59, wind NE, E, SE calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Rain 0.20 in my gauge. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.33/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.12/flood stage 20. Worth mentioning: yesterday morning on my walk I noticed the ditches didn't have much water and we got a lot Tuesday which means the soil soaked it up. Today at 4:10am: temp a mild 64, wind SSW 5-7 mph, dew point 63, humidity 94%, no fog at the moment. Normal 71/49. A cold weekend is on tap, the low predicted for Saturday will be near freezing. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:04pm.
5/13/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-12-16: High 70, Low 53, wind S, SW, W & NW 3-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 11.46/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 21.41/flood stage 20. Today at 4:45am: temp 49, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 45, humidity 87%, wind chill 44. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:05pm. Furnace is back on and ready for tomorrow.
5/14/2016 5:24 AM 0.45 M M M M 05-13-16: High 70, Low 46, wind W, SW, S & NW calm-36 mph w/gust 48 mph. Rain 0.45 in my gauge. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.85/flood stage 20, it appears to have crested. Today at 5:24am: temp 41, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 37, humidity 81%, wind chill a chilly 34. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:06pm.
5/15/2016 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-14-16: High 53, Low 40. Today at 5:29am 35 and frost on the rooftops and on the grass.
5/16/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-15-16: High 59, Low 35, wind W, NW, N back to NW, W, SW & S calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain but a healthy frost in the morning. Today at 4:25am: temp 44, wind S 7 mph, dew point 37, humidity 76%, wind chill 39. Normal 72/50. To the powers that be: You Can Start The Warm-Up Any Time! Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:08pm.
5/17/2016 4:25 AM T M M M M 05-16-16: High 69, Low 44, wind S & SW 4-21 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain on the 16th but right now as I was gathering my information, whatever the reading is for "Less" than a drizzle is that's what I'm getting right now, its not even wetting the deck. Today at 4:25am: a drop or two of rain is falling, temp 52, wind W 2 mph, dew point 47, humidity 86%. Normal 73/51. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:09pm.
5/18/2016 4:25 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-17-16: High 64, Low 49, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Rain 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: cool, temp 41, wind N 5 mph, dew point 36, humidity 78%, wind chill 38. Normal 73/51. We will be below average the rest of this week and above next week. Sunrise 5:34am soon we'll be approaching the maximum daylight in the morning, Sunset 8:10pm.
5/19/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-18-16: High 70, Low 40, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph, no rain but isolated frost on rooftops Wednesday morning. Today at 4:25am: temp 45, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 88%. Normal 73/52. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:11pm. Corn slowly emerging out of the ground.
5/20/2016 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-19-16: High 74, Low 43, wind NE, E, SE back to E calm-14 mph, no rain, isolated ground fog was observed early Thursday morning. Today at 4:15am: temp 49, wind E 3 mph, dew point 39, humidity 65%. Its been a while since I've seen low readings for the dew point & humidity in the early morning hours. Normal for today 74/52. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:12pm. A rash of auto break-in's occurred in the neighborhood yesterday, remember to lock your car doors.
5/21/2016 5:25 AM T M M M M 05-20-16: High 72, Low 49, wind E, NE & N calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, trace of rain at 4:45pm I had 20 rain drops on my windshield. Today at 5:25am: temp 53, wind NNW 5 mph, dew point 44, humidity 67%. Normal 74/52. Full Moon is today and is called The Flower Moon. Other names include Milk Moon, Planting, Hare & Bright Moon. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:13pm.
5/22/2016 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-21-16: High 81, Low 52, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph, no rain and lots of sunshine. I got a lot done around the house. Today at 4:59am: temp 50, wind calm, dew point 42, humidity 87%, bright moon shining. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:14pm.
5/23/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-22-16: High 88, Low 50, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 47, humidity 84%. Normal for today 74/53. I saw a farmer planting beans yesterday afternoon out in Wallace Twp. Marquette Academy is done for the school year and Ottawa High is having finals this week, teachers are letting the monkeys out. No snow days means you get out earlier.
5/24/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-23-16: High 89 (bank had 90) Low 53, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. My report was taken earlier but due to my AT&T modem which breaks down at least twice a week I'm a little late this morning. Thank you AT&T for providing crappy equipment! So much for my soap box, back to the weather. Today at 4:30am: temp 61, wind S with a touch of SSE 5 mph, dew point 51, humidity 67%. Normal/average temp 75/53. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:15pm. Still licking my wounds from last nights walk off homer.
5/25/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-24-16: High 91, Low 60, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain, first official 90+ degree day of the season, turned on the A/C for the first time at home. Today at 4:45am: temp a mild 66, wind S 5-8 mph, dew point 62, humidity 88%. Normal 75/54. Sounds like we'll need to keep an eye to the sky today. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:16pm. GO CUBS!
5/26/2016 4:25 AM T M M M M 05-25-16: High 90, Low 66, wind S & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, trace of rain from the large storm that turned NE at Ottawa. I could hear & see it and even watched it on TV as reporters drove around in it live on Chicago news reports after The Cub game on channel 7. Today at 4:25am: temp a mild 68, wind S with a touch of SSE 7 mph, dew point 65, humidity 89%, rain on the radar approaching from the W & SW. Normal temps for today 75/54. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:17pm.
5/27/2016 4:25 AM 0.21 M M M M 05-26-16: High 88, Low 66, wind SE, S & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Morning rain with some thunder 0.21 in my gauge, trees and plants appreciated it. Today at 4:25am: temp a mild 69, wind soft from the S at 3 mph, dew point 65, humidity 89%. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm. I'm ready for a long Memorial Weekend!
5/28/2016 5:14 AM 0.08 M M M M 05-27-16: High 80, Low 68, wind S & SW calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Afternoon rain 0.03 and over night rain 0.05 total 0.08 in my gauge. Four more days left of Meteorological Spring. Today at 5:14am: temp 68, wind S by SSW 8 mph, dew point 66, humidity 92%. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:19pm. Tropical Storm Bonnie is wanting to start the hurricane season a bit early down in N.C.
5/29/2016 5:25 AM 0.19 M M M M 05-28-16: High 87, Low 67, wind S & SW 3-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Evening thunder storm with warnings around the area, it looked like on radar that west & north of Ottawa received more action then we did, there was purple in some of the readings which suggested hail and it was more over by the LaSalle area. Today at 5:25am: temp a refreshing 64, wind S 6 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 76/55. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:20pm.
5/30/2016 5:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-29-16: High 83, Low 64, wind S, SW & W calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Happy Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. Today at 5:12am: temp 63, wind S 2 mph, dew point 57, humidity 86%. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:20pm.
5/31/2016 4:50 AM 0.05 M M M M 05-30-16: High 89, Low 62, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E (all directions) calm-15 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain earlier this morning 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 84%. Normal 77/56. Opened the pool yesterday, water temp wasn't too bad. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:21pm.
6/1/2016 4:40 AM 0.91 M M M M 05-31-16: High 82, Low 64, wind various/vrbl calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, a lot of rain/thunder storms 0.91 in my gauge. Welcome to Meteorological Summer! Today at 4:40am: temp 66, drizzle starting to fall, radar showing rain approaching from the SW, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 63, humidity 91%. Normal 77/56. Total rainfall for May 5.49 in the ole gauge. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8.22pm. If we get anymore large amounts of rain it will be "watch the rivers" time in LaSalle County.
6/2/2016 4:25 AM 0.12 M M M M 06-01-16: High 83, Low 64, wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Morning rain 0.12 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 90%, heavy dew. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm.
6/3/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-02-16: High 82, Low 58, wind W, NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Yard is green and growing again with the recent rains. Today at 4:20am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 83%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm. Go Cubs!
6/4/2016 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-03-16: High 87, Low 57, wind N, NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 5:40am: rain approaching on the latest radar reading, temp 64, wind S 6 mph, dew point 59, humidity 81%. Normal 78/57 which is where we'll be close to today. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm.
6/5/2016 5:10 AM 0.15 M M M M 06-04-16: High 79, Low 64, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. Morning rain 0.04 mid afternoon rain 0.01 and then at 3:30am rain from the east back tracked west with a downpour! 0.10 total rain 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 5:10am: temp a crisp 61 with a WNW wind 7 mph which is really cooling the house, dew point 58, humidity 93%. Normal 78/57. Looks like we will be slightly below normal for the start of the week and then Thursday the summer heat wave kicks in. Sunrise 5:23am two minutes left before we max out, Sunset 8:25pm.
6/6/2016 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-05-16: High 82, Low 61, wind NW, W & SW calm-25 mph w/gust 34 mph, no rain. Today at 4:35am: temp 62, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 57, humidity 83%, windows are wide open, I have Mother Natures A/C on this morning. Normal 78/58. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:26pm. 8 out of 10 ain't bad.
6/7/2016 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-06-16: High 86, Low 60, very windy from the SW, W, NW calm-27 mph w/gust 39 mph, no rain. Today at 4:15am: temp 58, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 51, humidity 81%. Normal 79/58 and we will be below normal today possibly by 15-18 degrees (high & low). Sunrise 5:22am one minute from the maximum, Sunset 8:26pm.
6/8/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-07-16: High 74, Low 55, wind N & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 52, wind WSW 2 mph, dew point 47, humidity 84%, noticeable dew on the grass. Normal 79/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:27pm.
6/9/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-08-16: High 80, Low 49, wind W, NW, N & E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 58, wind ESE 3-5 mph, dew point 51, humidity 75% and the radar is showing rain approaching from the NW. Normal 79/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:27pm. Some reports saying keep an eye to the sky today and let the warm up begin.
6/10/2016 4:20 AM 0.35 M M M M 06-09-16: High 83, Low 57, wind N/A, morning rain ended approx. 1-1:15pm leaving 0.35 in my gauge. It was a cool damp day until it cleared then a rapid warm up. Today at 4:20am: temp 71, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 66, humidity 86%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:28pm. Good Luck to all of the Special Olympic athlete's today and through out the weekend in Normal, IL. who have made it to State.
6/11/2016 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-10-16: High 94, Low 70, wind S & SW calm-21 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 5:14am: temp 73, wind SW 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 66, humidity 79%. Normal 80/59. My yard is waffling on whether to start turning a little bit brown or not. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:28pm. Ottawa is celebrating Wine & Jazz weekend. We went down last night, sitting in the shade and with the nice breeze it wasn't that bad outside.
6/12/2016 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-11-16: High 93, Heat Index 96, Low 71, wind S, SW & W calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain. Today at 5:10am: temp 70, wind NE 14 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 50, humidity 48%. Normal 80/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/13/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-12-16: High 78, Low 62, wind NE & E calm-21 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 45, humidity 67%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm. Prayers and thoughts to everyone in Florida.
6/14/2016 4:45 AM 1.06 M M M M 06-13-16: High 93, Low 57, wind E, SE, S, SW. W & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph. Heavy rain/t-storm started around 3am this morning 0.96 in my gauge and its still raining, not hard but steady. In my neighborhood heaviest rain between E15th, N32rd & E 16th Rd Wallace Twp. Today at 4:45am: raining, temp 69, wind S but its a vrbl from the South 5 mph, dew point 67, humidity 96%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. **UPDATE 6:45am** rain has cleared out additional 0.10 total now 1.06
6/15/2016 4:59 AM 0.81 M M M M 06-14-16: High 90, Low 69, wind E, SE & S calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Afternoon rain 0.05 and over night/this morning rain 0.76 total 0.81 in my gauge. Rivers holding their own and moving it down to Henry and Peoria. Today at 4:59am: temp 68, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 66, humidity 96%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:31am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. During the storm around 1:30am my big dogs needed a nightlight, lightning and thunder had them crying.
6/16/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-15-16: High 94, Low 69, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-26 mph w/gust 42 mph, high wind readings from 1:30am storm. Today at 4:40am: temp 68 wind NW 5-8 mph, dew point 64, humidity 86%. Normal 81/61. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.09 crested and falling/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.02 approaching crest/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. Highlight of the day: came home after work, cracked open a beer and jumped into the pool, didn't have to ease in, water temp is perfect!
6/17/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-16-16: High 82, Low 67, wind NW, N & NE calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp a refreshing 62, wind NNW 4 mph, dew point 60, humidity 91%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm.
6/18/2016 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-17-16: High 88, Low 62, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 87%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. They say its yer birthday, happy birthday 2 U.
6/19/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-18-16: High 91, Low 59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm. Right now 65 and wind is calm. No rain.
6/20/2016 3:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-19-16: High 92, Low 62, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. My yard is not as green as it has been but the corn in the fields is sure growing tall. Today at 3:55am: temp a warm 75, wind SW 8-11 mph, dew point 69, humidity 78%. Normal 82/62. Full Moon for June is called The Strawberry Moon. Other names include The Rose Moon, Dyad, Green Corn and The Moon of Horses. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/21/2016 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-20-16: High 91, Heat Index 100, dew point 74, Low 70, wind SW, W, NW & N 6-22 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain, it all went south and east of Ottawa. Last night at Wrigley Field the temp went from 90 to 70 in 30 minutes. Today at 4:50am: temp 63, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 56, humidity 77%. Normal 83/62. They are saying tomorrow we'll need to keep an eye to the sky. Today's Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/22/2016 6:24 AM 0.50 M M M M 06-21-16: High 85, Low 62, wind N, NW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain started this morning so far 0.50 in my gauge. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 6.60/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 11.99/flood stage 20. Flood Watch in effect until June 23rd 1:00am. Today at 6:24am: temp 64, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 63, humidity 96%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/23/2016 4:30 AM 1.02 M M M M 06-22-16: High 86, Heat Index 95, Low 64, wind SE, S, E & NE calm-32 mph w/gust 44 mph. Rain 1.02 in my gauge. That's 1.52 in 48 hours. Busy night in LaSalle County. Tornado reports in Leland, Earlville, LaSalle, Marseilles, Seneca, Funnel Cloud report near Ottawa. We did go to our basement last night for 20-30 minutes. Located all of our flashlights and had the generator primed. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.52/flood stage 12. Today at 4:30am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 98%, fog north of my location, unable to see Route 80. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm. One minute away from maximum daylight in the evening.
6/24/2016 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-23-16: High 86, Low 66, wind NE, W, NW back to NE calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 9.26 and has crested/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.90 up 2 & 1/2 ft/flood stage 20. Its too bad the rivers are up as its Ms. Riverbottom weekend, this year in East Peoria. They had to cancel it last year because of flooding. Today at 4:29am: temp 62, wind N 6 mph, dew point 58, humidity 88%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:23pm (maximum daylight).
6/25/2016 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-24-2016: High 84, Heat Index 87, Low 59, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 5:15am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 95%, heavy dew. Normal 83/63. At 4am IL River at Ottawa 459.86/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 16.79/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/26/2016 4:50 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M 06-26-16: High 91, Heat Index 101, Dew Point 76, Low 66, wind SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 75, wind SSW 8 mph, dew point 71, humidity 88%, thunder storms to our west in Iowa. Normal 84/63. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). Rumor has it Shoreline Boat Club won Ms. Riverbottom and it will be returning to Ottawa in 2017. **8am UPDATE** Light rain fell at 6:30am 0.02 in my gauge.
6/27/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-26-16: High 89, Low 70, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Today at 4:25am: temp 67, wind W 3 mph, dew point 65, humidity 94%, heavy dew. Normal 84/64. Farm Report: corn is shoulder high before the 4th of July. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/28/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-27-16: High 91, Low 66, wind SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain and none in the extended forecast. Today at 4:30am: mother nature turned on the A/C temp 64, wind N 5 mph, dew point 59, humidity 85%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/29/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-28-16: High 76, Low 59, wind NE, N & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain but its back in the forecast for late tomorrow. Today at 4:25am: temp a cool 55, wind calm at the moment, dew point 50, humidity 82%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm. That's all right mama, RIP Scotty.
6/30/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-29-16: High 81, Low 53, wind NW, N, NE, E & S calm-8 mph w/gust 11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 88%. Normal 84/64. Radar showing storms approaching from the NW. Two out of three weather services calling for a dry weekend all showing a wet 4th. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight) enjoy it.
7/1/2016 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-30-16: High 77, Low 57, wind SE, S, SW & NW calm-16 mph and all of the rain missed us. Yards are getting dry and turning color. Today at 5:10am: temp 60, wind NNE 8-12 mph, dew point 58, humidity 93%. Normal 84/64. Today is July 1st and the start of the 2nd month of Meteorological Summer. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm. (maximum daylight) and the last one, tomorrow we'll loose a minute and be falling back into darkness of winter. ***edit @ 6:19am***
7/2/2016 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-01-16: High 79, Low 60, wind NW, N & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Total rain for June 4.03 in my gauge. Today at 5:50am: temp 55, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 91, rain on the radar to the W & SW approaching Illinois, will it make it? Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:32pm. We've lost 7 minutes of daylight.
7/3/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-02-16: High 72, Low 56, wind S, SE & E calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 58, wind calm with an occasional sigh out the E 2 mph, dew point 53, humidity 91% and rain training south of Route 74. Normal 84/64. Somehow I think we've slipped back to early May instead of it being the 4th of July weekend. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. Crop report: corn is over my head and I'm 5 ft 9 inches, beans look healthy. My yard is a different story.
7/4/2016 7:20 AM T M M M M 07-03-16: High 71, Low 56, wind SE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. A light mist started around 7:40pm no accumulation in gauge. At 4:30pm I broke out a sweat shirt to stay comfortable. Today at 7:20am: temp 64, wind calm, no fog but there is a haze in the air, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 84/64. Warm up returns tomorrow. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. Be careful out there and HAPPY ID4.
7/5/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-04-16: High 78, Low 63, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-9 mph, no rain but a lot of clouds. Today at 4:40am: temp 67, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 96%. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm. I remember when I was young and I thought that after the 4th summer was 1/2 over, you know what? I still do.
7/6/2016 5:55 AM 1.48 M M M M 07-05-16: High 89, Low 66, wind W, SW & S calm-12 mph w/gust 18. Storm hit around 3am wind 45 mph w/gust 63 mph as the front came in, rain reading 1.48 and it is still raining hard. Today at 5:55am: hard rain, temp 67, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 97%. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:32pm. Got Cub tickets for today, will there be a game?
7/7/2016 4:40 AM 0.33 M M M M 07-06-16: High 91, Low 67, wind S, SW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Left over rain 0.33 total rain yesterday was 1.81 from my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 67, wind S 6 mph, dew point 67, humidity 98%, heavy dew and very sticky outside. Normal 84/65. Trivia fun fact for the day IVRA in Peru recorded a high temp of 137 I'm sure it was a malfunction but that's how it felt in our seats at Wrigley under the hot humid sun. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:31pm. **UPDATE at 5:10am** FOG ROLLING IN
7/8/2016 4:15 AM T 0.0 M M M 07-07-16: High 86, Low 67, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, light sprinkles in the afternoon, lasted 5-8 minutes and dried up soon after it hit the cement. Today at 4:15am: temp 68, muggy, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 97%, windows steamed, heavy dew, surprised there is no fog. Normal 84/65. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/9/2016 6:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-08-16: High 87, Low 66, wind SW, W & NW calm-21 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Watered my trees yesterday. Today at 6:44am: temp 65, wind NNW 6 mph, dew point 61, humidity 87%. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:31pm. We have lost 12 minutes of daylight. Stores starting to put up back to school supplies, didn't they just get out 40 days ago??
7/10/2016 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-09-16: High 84, Low 63, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-10 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Down on the farm: corn tassel present, beans blooming in Farm Ridge Twp. Today at 4:29am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 93%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/11/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-10-16: High 85, Low 59, wind E, SE & S calm-16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 71, wind SSE 3-6 mph, dew point 67, humidity 89%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/12/2016 4:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-11-16: High 93, Low 70, Dew Point high reading 75, Heat Index high reading 97, all high's did not occur at the same time, wind S calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain, not one drop. Today at 4:38am: temp 73, wind S 8 mph, dew point 70, humidity 92%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm. Got my Ameren bill OUCH!
7/13/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-12-16: High 89, Low 72, High Dew Point Reading 77, Heat Index 98, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 70, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 93% and rain/storm approaching fro the SSW. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:29pm.
7/14/2016 4:20 AM 3.06 M M M M 07-13-16: High 89, Low 69, Heat Index 96, wind various calm-30 mph w/gust 53. WRKX Ottawa FM radio reported over 60 mph in parts of LaSalle County. Morning rain 0.14 the afternoon rain which started around 5:20pm was very heavy rain with a lot of cloud to ground lightning 2.92 in my gauge within 90 minutes, total rain 3.06 backyard was flooded and pool over flowed. At this time rivers are holding their own. Today at 4:20am: temp 69, wind SW 7 mph, dew point 67, humidity 96%. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:28pm.
7/15/2016 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-14-16: High 87, Low 68, wind SW & W calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. My backyard is starting to dry out, sun and wind helped. Today at 5:15am: temp 63, wind W 7-10 mph, dew point 60, humidity 92%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:28pm. Gong Show tonight at Shoreline, yours truly M/C.
7/16/2016 5:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 07-15-16: High 77, Low 63, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Light rain started up around 7:25pm enough to annoy and delay plans with 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 5:50am: Haze, drippy wet dew, temp 58, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 98%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:27pm. Looks like some heat is coming our way Thursday and into the weekend.
7/17/2016 5:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-16-16: High 81, Low 58, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 5:13am: storm approaching from the NW & W should be here around 7am, right now temp 65, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 63, humidity 89%. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:26pm. We've lost 23 minutes of daylight. About 31 days until school starts.
7/18/2016 4:28 AM 0.45 M M M M 07-17-16: High 87, Low 66, Heat Index 97, Dew Point High 78, wind S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Morning rain and t-storms and then early evening storms with a tornado warning to our west but if shifted and went S & E of Ottawa. 80% of my rain reading is from the morning activity which left a total of 0.45 in the ole gauge. Today at 4:29am: Flood Watches & Warnings to the south of Ottawa and a Blob of rain W in Iowa possibly coming this way (?) Temp 72, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 94%. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:26pm.
7/19/2016 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-18-16: High 90, Low 71, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:35am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 65, heavy dew, humidity 93%. Normal 87/65. Full Moon is today and is called The Buck Moon. Other names include: The Thunder Moon, Hay, Mead, Summer, Crane and The Moon of Calming. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:25pm.
7/20/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-19-16: High 90, Low 69, wind E, SE & S calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 94%. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:24pm. Late report due to poor broad ban and tech problems submitting my report @ cocorahs.
7/21/2016 4:40 AM T M M M M 07-20-16: High 87, Low 68, wind SW, S & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, trace of rain, light shower around 3:15/3:30pm. Today at 4:40am: temp 73, wind S 3 mph, dew point 71, humidity 96%. Normal 86/64. Water your trees!! Don't forget your pets. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:23pm. Be careful out there.
7/22/2016 4:35 AM 0.95 M M M M 07-21-16: High 96, Low 71 (11:59pm) High Dew Point 83, Heat Index 115, wind S & SW cam-15 mph except for during over night storm N & NW 24-35 mph, rain 0.95 in my gauge. Today at 4:35am: temp 72, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 92% and one pool float is MIA. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:23pm. **5:08am UPDATE** IL River at LaSalle 16.93/flood stage 20.
7/23/2016 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-22-16: High 89, Low 71, Heat Index 99, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-10 mph except for yesterday mornings storm winds which were in yesterday's report. The heat wasn't as bad as Thursday. Today at 5:25am: temp 74, wind calm, dew point 73, humidity 98%, heavy dew, no fog. Normal 84/64. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 17.36 and slowly rising/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:22pm.
7/24/2016 5:25 AM 0.08 M M M M 07-23-16: High 94, Low 72 (11:59pm) Heat Index 108, wind S, SW, N, E & SE calm-10 mph t-storm wind 22-31 mph. Lots of lightning & thunder only 0.08 of rain here but lots of rain in the burbs. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 16.85/flood stage 20 and it will be rising as the rain waters come down the river. Today at 5:25am: temp 74, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 72, humidity 97%. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:21pm.
7/25/2016 4:30 AM 0.03 M M M M 07-24-16: High 95, Low 74, Heat Index 118, wind SW, S & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain 0.03 in my gauge. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 8.39/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 460.88/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 18.63/flood stage 20 and rising. Today at 4:30am: temp 74, wind WNW 6-8 mph, dew point 72, humidity 94%. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:20pm.
7/26/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-25-16: High 88, Low 70, wind W, NW & N calm-10 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 68, wind N 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 91%. Normal 85/64. Both rivers are receding. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:19pm. 21 days until school.
7/27/2016 4:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-26-16: High 89, Low 66, wind NW, N & NE calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:27am: temp 70, wind calm, dew point 69, heavy dew, humidity 97%. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:18pm. Happy 25th Anniversary to me & my gal.
7/28/2016 4:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-27-16: High 91, Low 69, wind W, SW & S calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:13am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 93%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:17pm. I forgot to mention Tuesday evening there was a cold air funnel over NW Ottawa, the unusual part was it lasted about 30 minutes. Many pictures submitted to The (Ottawa) Times newspaper.
7/29/2016 4:30 AM T M M M M 07-28-16: High 90, Low 70, wind S, SE, E & NE calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph, trace of rain around 3pm but as storms approached Ottawa they parted to the N & S my driveway and deck never got totally wet. Today at 4:30am: FOG, temp 69, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 68, humidity 97%. Normal 83/64 and is now retreating. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:16pm.
7/30/2016 5:59 AM 0.05 M M M M 07-29-16: High 86, Low 69, wind mainly E & NE with a short dose from the W calm-18 mph w/gust 26 mph. Light rain began around 5:20pm 0.05 left in my gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 66, wind N 5 mph, no fog, dew point 64, humidity 96%. Normal 83/64. At 5am Fox River at Dayton 7.39/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.16/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:15pm. Waiting for my 3th grandson to enter the world, my wife's first grandchild, Mama stuck at 9.5 and holding (her first)
7/31/2016 4:50 AM T M M M M 07-30-16: High 82, Low 66, wind NE & E calm-10 mph w/gust 17 mph, trace of rain around 11am. Went to Bloomington to see our new grandson, coming back spotty heavy rain traveling Route 39 and water in the ditches near LaSalle but none here. Today at 4:50am: temp 62, wind calm, no fog at this moment, dew point 60, humidity 94%. Normal 83/64. July rainfall 6.45 in my gauge and it looks like today will be dry. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 8:14pm.
8/1/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-31-16: High 85, Low 62, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-8 mph w/gust 11 mph, no rain. Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:25am: temp 65, "W" flag is waving with wind from the E 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 96%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:13pm. 15 days before school starts.
8/2/2016 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-01-16: High 87, Low 66, wind E & SE calm-8 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:35am: temp 69, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 66, humidity 89% and a train horn sounding off in the distance. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:12pm. 90 days before Halloween Day.
8/3/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-02-16: High 88, Low 68, wind E, SE & S calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 70, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 68, humidity 95%, no fog at this moment. Normal 83/64. Grass/yard is starting to turn light brown, still cutting it once a week. Sunrise 5:552am, Sunset 8:11pm.
8/4/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-03-16: High 91, Heat Index 101, Low 69, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 69, very humid, heavy dew and there is a haze or light fog present, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 97%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 8:09pm We're one week away from a 6am/8pm sunrise and sunset. Riverfest is underway in downtown Ottawa.
8/5/2016 4:30 AM 1.44 M M M M 08-04-16: High 92, Heat Index 102, Low 68, wind E, SE, S & N calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. Loud t-storm and a lot of rain 1.44 in my gauge approx. around or before midnight. Today at 4:30am: temp 71, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 70, humidity 95%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:08pm.
8/6/2016 6:43 AM T M M M M 08-05-16: High 85, Low 70, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, trace of rain in the form of drizzle & mist around mid morning, it didn't last very long. Today at 6:43am: temp 63, wind N 3 mph, dew point 61, heavy dew present, humidity 94%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 8:07pm. Riverfest continues in downtown Ottawa. I'm going to try and make it out on the river today.
8/7/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-06-16: High 84, Low 63, wind N & NW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 60, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 94%, heavy dew this morning. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:06pm. Ottawa Riverfest comes to a close today. Due to all of the downtown road construction the annual parade will be limited to one street and so many blocks. We're not even bothering with it this year.
8/8/2016 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-07-16: High 83, Low 59, wind N, NE & E calm-8 mph w/gust 11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 67, "W" flag is waving proudly, wind NNE 6 mph, dew point 64, humidity 89%. Riverfest is over and now its 8 days and counting until school starts. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 8:05pm.
8/9/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-08-16: High 86, Low 68, wind NE, E & SE 4-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 91%. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:03pm. We've lost over an hour of daylight.
8/10/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-09-16: High 89, Low 68, wind SE, S & SW calm-11 mph, another day with no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 70, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 92%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 8:02pm. Farm report: crops looking great, so talking heads saying 2nd or 3rd best ever.
8/11/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-10-16: High 93, Low 69, wind E, SE & S calm-19 mph, no rain but there is a lot in the forecast for Friday. Today at 4:40am: temp 72, wind S 3 mph, dew point 68, humidity 93%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 8pm.
8/12/2016 4:43 AM 0.10 M M M M 08-11-16: High 95, Low 72, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph. T-storm hit Ottawa around 2:15pm it rained hard for a short period of time but only 0.10 in my gauge. Today at 4:43am: temp a warm & muggy 76, wind N 5 mph, heat index 82, dew point 74, humidity 88%. Flood watch goes into effect at 10am with close to 2 inches in the forecast. Radar shows storm approaching from the West, A/W says it will be here in about 60 minutes. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:59pm. CUBS Win!
8/13/2016 5:45 AM 2.03 M M M M 08-12-16: High 86, Low 73, wind vrbl calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain most of the day, heavy in the afternoon 2.03 in my gauge. Rivers are rising, good news is that they were very low before this hit but we do need to keep an eye on them. We'll handle our own it matters what comes down from up stream. Today at 5:45am: temp a muggy 74, wind W 5-7 mph, dew point 73, humidity 97%. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:58pm.
8/14/2016 6:40 AM T M M M M 08-13-16: High 84, Low 72, wind SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph, trace of rain (drizzle) that didn't last very long, gauge empty. Today at 6:40am: temp a cool 63, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 96%. Rivers are holding their own and passing it along down south of us. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:57pm. **From Where I Sit** why is it we are not receiving "normal" rainfalls? We have a 10 day or so dry spell and then we get a downpour of 1.5 to 2 or so inches?? Just wondering as that's what I'm noticing and its occurring more than it used to or is it just me???
8/15/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-14-16: High 87, Low 63, wind W, NW & S calm-7 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 95%, possible fog to the north of my location, hard to tell when its dark out and slow moving rain system approaching from the South. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:55pm. Last day of summer vacation, back to school tomorrow for most kids in the Ottawa district. **UPDATE 6:28am HEAVY FOG**
8/16/2016 4:20 AM 0.11 M M M M 08-15-16: High 77, Low 66, wind SE, E, NE, N & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain 0.11 in my gauge for a 24 hour period. Today at 4:20am: temp 70, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 69, humidity 97% and a light drizzle/mist with a haze or light fog. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:54pm. Summer vacation is over, back to school.
8/17/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-16-16: High 89, Low 69, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 68, wind S 6-8 mph, dew point 66, humidity 95%. At 3am IL River at Morris up 3 feet @ 9.14/flood stage 16. At LaSalle up 2 feet @ 14.92/flood stage 20. Radar reading currently showing rain to our west in Iowa moving east, pop ups in the area. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:52pm.
8/18/2016 4:25 AM 0.53 0.0 M M M 08-17-16: High 91, Low 68, wind SW & S calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 72, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 95%. Normal 83/62. Storm approaching it should be here by 5am per A/W. A lot of crackle on WGN indicating lots of lightning. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 16.12 up 1 ft/flood stage 20. Full Moon this morning and for August that is The Sturgeon Moon. Other names are The Green Corn Moon, Grain, Fruit, Full Red, Dispute, Lightning and Women's Moon. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:51pm. I can hear the thunder getting closer. **6:35am UPDATE** Heavy rain from 5:55 thru 6:20am leaving 0.53 in my gauge.
8/19/2016 4:40 AM 0.46 M M M M 08-18-16: High 89, Low 69, wind vrbl calm-20 mph w/gust 37 mph. In the rain dept. it was one of those days where you could be on one side of town and it was pouring and strong wind but on the other side of town you got nothing. In my gauge 0.46 and it was 0.99 total for the whole day which included my earlier reading. Today at 4:40am: temp 67, wind SSE 8 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:49pm. "Fun Day's" in Grand Ridge this weekend.
8/20/2016 7:40 AM 0.13 M M M M 08-19-16: High 88, Low 66, wind SW, S, E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain this morning 0.13 in my gauge. Today at 7:40am: late start due to modem, temp 72, wind calm, dew point 71, humidity 97%. Normal 83/62. At 6am IL River at LaSalle 16.92/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:48pm.
8/21/2016 4:22 AM 0.02 M M M M 08-20-16: High 80, Low 63, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 29 mph, little bit of drizzle here and there 0.02 in my gauge. At 3am IL River at Morris 11.85/flood stage 16. Ottawa 460.91/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 18.36/flood stage 20. Today at 4:22am: temp 60, windows open and A/C is off, wind NW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 58, humidity 97%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:45pm.
8/22/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-21-16: High 77, Low 58, wind W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 19.22/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 55, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 95%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:45pm. I've never seen my yard so green in August. Cutting my yard (almost) twice a week. In past August its twice a month.
8/23/2016 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-22-16: High 81, Low 55, wind W, SW & S calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:22am Tuesday and the last full week of August: temp 60, wind SSE 5-8 mph, dew point 56, humidity 91%. Normal 82/62. At 3am IL River at LaSalle has crested and is falling 18.84/flood stage 20 but with heavy storms coming in tomorrow keep an eye on the river. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:43pm.
8/24/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-23-16: High 84, Low 60, wind S 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 69, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 65, humidity 95%. Rain approaching, it should be here within 30 minutes, expecting close to an inch for today. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:42pm.
8/25/2016 4:29 AM 1.25 M M M M 08-24-16: High 87, Low 69, wind S, SW & W calm-19 mph w/gust 27 mph. Yesterday between 6am and 11:30 we received 0.70 of rain and over night another 0.55 total rain 1.25 in my gauge. Today at 4:29am: light drizzle is coming to an end and the moon is starting to appear, temp 71, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 95%. Normal 82/61. Rivers appear to be OK, The Fox is up a little bit. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:40pm.
8/26/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-25-16: High 84, Low 70, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. At 3am IL River at Morris up 1.5 feet @ 10.50/flood stage 16 and at LaSalle 18.32/flood stage 20. Today at 4:25am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 94%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:39pm. Sandwich Fair commercials are on the radio, that's a sign that autumn is coming and the corn is starting to turn a little bit of brown. The Chicago White Sox are now playing at Guaranteed Rate Field. Get this, who's founder is a CUBS fan. What do White Sox fan's and Guaranteed Rate Mortgage have in common, LOW INTEREST.
8/27/2016 6:50 AM 1.05 M M M M 08-26-16: High 85, Low 66, wind calm-8 w/gust 13 mph. Rain and T-storms over night and this morning 1.05 in my gauge. At 6am Fox River at Dayton 6.71/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 18.71/flood stage 20 both rivers rising. Today at 6:50am: temp 69, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 68, humidity 96% and rain approaching from the SW via Peoria. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:37pm. Go Cubs!
8/28/2016 5:45 AM 0.08 M M M M 08-27-16: High 86, Low 69, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph. Left over rain 0.08 total for yesterday 1.13 in my gauge. At 5am Rivers R Rising. IL River at Ottawa 4.61.81/flood stage 463 and Allen Park was receiving river water. At LaSalle 20.34/flood stage 20. Today at 5:48am: temp 72, field fog, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 97%. Corn turning and some of the fields are ponded.
8/29/2016 4:25 AM 0.02 M M M M 08-28-16: High 89, Low 69, wind vrbl calm-10 mph w/gust 18 mph. Temp dropped at 2pm from 89 to 75 in 20 to 30 minutes, rain and thunder all around but only 0.02 at my house. At 3am IL River at Ottawa 462.09 and rising/flood stage 463. At LaSalle 21.60 and rising/flood stage 20. Today at 4:25am: temp 68, wind calm, heavy dew, dew point 67, humidity 98% and possible fog approaching, none at my location but I'm having trouble seeing Route 80. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:34pm. Yesterday at Shoreline Boat Club a few boats had trouble making it under/through the Main Street bridge with the rising water where the IL River meets The Fox River.
8/30/2016 5:55 AM 0.60 M M M M 08-29-16: High 90, Low 68, wind S, SE & NE calm-14 mph. In the rain department: yesterday afternoon 0.02 and this morning 0.58 that started just before 5am total 0.60 in my gauge and its still raining and looks like it might through out the morning. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 22.09/flood stage 20. Today at 5:55am: temp 68, wind calm at the moment, dew point 68, humidity 98%, steady rain falling. Normal 82/60. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:32pm. I'll have more precipitation to report for you tomorrow.
8/31/2016 4:25 AM 0.20 M M M M 08-30-16: High 86, Low 69, wind vrbl calm-16 mph except during morning t-storm 29 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain 0.20 and the total rain for yesterday 0.80 in my gauge. Today at 4:25am: It is the last day of Meteorological Summer, wear it well. Right now temp is 68, wind NW 3-5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 94%. Normal 81/60. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle appears to have crested and is currently 22.25/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:31pm.
9/1/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-31-16: High 83, Low 63 (11:59pm) wind NW, N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. August rainfall 8.02 compared to last year 1.90 no wonder everyone thinks this was a wet August. Welcome to Meteorological Autumn! Today at 4:30am: temp 58, wind N 8 mph, dew point 55, humidity 89%. Normal 81/60. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 21.11/flood stage 20. Good Luck to anyone planning to visit Starved Rock State Park this weekend. Parking will be at a premium because of the high river water, wait until the leaves start turning. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:29pm.
9/2/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-01-16: High 77, Low 58, wind N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 57, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 54, humidity 93%. Normal 81/60. Rivers under flood stage, no rain in the 5 day forecast. Cutting my yard twice a week. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:27pm. Bears finish pre-season with at least one win.
9/3/2016 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-02-16: High 80, Low 56, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 56, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 53, humidity 96%. Normal 81/59. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:26pm. Soybeans starting to turn from green to yellow. Cubs magic number is 14.
9/4/2016 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-03-16: High 81, Low 54, wind NE, E & SE calm-13 mph, no rain. Today at 5:25am: temp 58, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 56, humidity 95%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:24pm.
9/5/2016 5:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-04-16: High 83, Low 57, wind E, SE & S calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Today at 5:57am: temp 66, wind S 6 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 63, humidity 89%. Normal 80/58. We've lost 2 hours and 18 minutes of daylight. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:22pm. Happy Labor Day. Cubs Magic # is 11.
9/6/2016 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-06-16: High 92, Low 65, wind SE, S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. No rain. Today at 4:15am: temp a warm 74, wind S 7 mph, dew point 72, humidity 93%. Normal 80/58 and we will be well above that today. Could be the last 2 days for the pool. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:21pm. It's that time of year again so here we go: 55 days until Halloween and 110 shopping days before Christmas.
9/7/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-06-16: High 95, Heat Index 106, Low 74, wind S & SW 4-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 75, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 73, humidity 91%. Normal 80/58. Came home yesterday afternoon and saw a young kid across the street jumping into his pool and I thought that was a good idea and jumped into ours. The water was warm again. Within the next 36 hours I need to remove step platform as I believe swimming weather is quickly coming to an end. Crop & Field report: corn and bean are all turning colors, harvest can't be too far away. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:19pm.
9/8/2016 4:50 AM 1.60 M M M M 09-07-16: High 94, Low 74, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Late afternoon rain 0.05 over night and this morning 1.31 total 1.36 and its still raining and more is coming per the radar. Today at 4:50am: temp 69, wind vrbl 3 mph, dew point 68, humidity 97% and a light rain as we are in a light pocket at the moment. Normal 80/57. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:17pm. For the record at 4am IL River at LaSalle 15.79/flood stage 20. **7am UPDATE** additional 0.24 since 4:50am total rain 1.60 in my gauge after update.
9/9/2016 4:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 09-08-16: High 84, Low 69, wind vrbl turning S, SW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Left over rain after my 7am update 0.02 in my gauge which is 1.62 total for yesterday. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 17.12 up nearly 2 feet/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: FOG, temp 70, wind calm, dew point 69, humidity 98%. Normal 79/57. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:16pm. What is that noise? Oh yeah, its just the grass growing.
9/10/2016 5:20 AM 0.24 M M M M 09-09-16: High 79, Low 65, wind S, SW, SE & E calm-14 mph. Rain 0.24 in my gauge. At 4am Rivers holding their own. Today at 5:20am: temp 69, wind W 8 mph, dew point 68, humidity 97% and a light drizzle has started with radar showing rain approaching from the SSW with the heavier readings to our SSE. Normal 79/56. I looked at the long range forecast and 90 degree temps are out of the picture, see you next year. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:14pm.
9/11/2016 6:20 AM T 0.0 M M M 09-10-16: High 75, Low 56, wind W & NW calm-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, trace of rain nothing in the gauge. At 5am IL River at Morris 11.13/flood stage 16. At LaSalle 19.08/flood stage 20. Today at 6:20am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 95%. Normal 79/56. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:12pm. Remember the 11th and PRAY it doesn't happen again.
9/12/2016 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-11-16: High 78, Low 52, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. At 4am IL River at LaSalle has crested and is falling: 19.59/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am: temp 56, wind S 5 mph, dew point 49, humidity 88%. Normal 78/56. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:11pm. Cubs should clinch the division this week! Hopefully on my birthday.
9/13/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-12-16: High 84, Low 54, wind S calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 59, wind S 3 mph, dew point 55, humidity 87%. Normal 78/55 and we'll be above normal for today. I noticed that there is a frost advisory for North Dakota which is the first of the season. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:09pm. Cubs magic number is now 3.
9/14/2016 4:25 AM T M M M M 09-13-16: High 86, Low 58, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, currently receiving a light mist &/or drizzle. Today at 4:25am: temp 66, wind N 5 mph, dew point 64, humidity 92%. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:07pm.
9/15/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-14-16: High 80, Low 61, wind N, NE & E calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 89%. Normal 77/54. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:05pm. Go Cubs!
9/16/2016 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-15-16: High 84, Low 58, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 66, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 61, humidity 86%. Normal 77/54. Coming back from Bloomington yesterday: corn harvest is under way south of Kappa and near Rutland a field was already cleared. Speaking of harvest today is the full moon for September known as The Harvest Moon. Other names include: The Barley Moon, Singing, Nut, Fruit and Drying Grass Moon. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:04pm.
9/17/2016 5:57 AM 0.11 M M M M 09-16-16: High 84, Low 66, wind SE, S & SW 3-25 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain 0.11 in my gauge. Today at 5:57am: temp 67, wind SW 4-6 mph, dew point 65, humidity 97%. Normal 76/53. A warm up and above normal temps coming up next week. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:02pm.
9/18/2016 5:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-17-16: High 84, Low 62, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Today at 5:27am: temp 57, wind N 2 mph, dew point 55, humidity 94%. Normal 76/53 and we will be above normal this week, good harvest weather. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset is now at 7pm. As an Old Timer once told me "weather follows weather" and it is.
9/19/2016 4:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-18-16: High 86, Low 55, wind N, NW, W, SW & S calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:22am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 89%. Normal 76/52. Temperature's will be above normal thru this week. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 6:59pm.
9/20/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-19-16: High 91, Low 57, wind SE, S & SW calm-17 w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 65, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 61, humidity 86%. Normal for today 75/52 as the unseasonable warm weather continues for this week. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 6:57pm.
9/21/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-20-16: High 90, Low 64, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp a mild 68, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 92%. Normal 75/52. The summer of 2016 continues. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 6:55pm.
9/22/2016 4:24 AM 0.09 M M M M 09-21-16: High 83, Low 67, wind S, SE & E (except during t-storm N & NE) calm-25 mph w/gust 37 mph which moved some of my neighbors pool covers, not much rain 0.09 in my gauge. Two fronts, one in the morning one in the afternoon both split as they approached Ottawa. When the afternoon front came in temps dropped 15 degrees. Today at 4:24am: temp 65, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 90%. Normal 74/51. Happy Autumnal Equinox. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:53pm.
9/23/2016 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-22-16: High 88, Low 64, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 67, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 92%. Normal 74/50. Radar showing a storm approaching from the NW. A large blog with a train attached is coming our way. I was wondering why the Princeton weather radio station was talking about flash flooding, now I know. A/W says it will be here in about 110 minutes. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 6:52pm.
9/24/2016 6:14 AM 0.03 M M M M 09-23-16: High 84, Low 65, wind E & NE calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, morning rain 0.03 in my gauge, not much for our area as the storm broke down as it got near Ottawa. Today at 6:14am: temp 67, wind ENE 7 mph, dew point 64, humidity 93%. Normal 74/50. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 6:50pm.
9/25/2016 5:22 AM T M M M M 09-24-16: High 85, Low 65, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph, trace of rain, more of a mist than anything. We went to Peru yesterday and noticed the harvest is in gear in LaSalle County as we pasted many fields on Route 6 and 80. Soap Box for today: Route 80 is getting very dangerous anymore. Almost got hit by someone going 75 mph and on the phone. Back to the weather. Today at 5:22am: temp 65, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 62, humidity 93%. Normal 73/50. Enjoy our last day of above normal temps, cooler weather coming in for the start of the work week. Sunset 6:46am, Sunset 6:48pm. Winter cover went on the pool yesterday.
9/26/2016 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-25-16: High 91, Low 65, wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph. We may have got a trace of rain overnight but I can't find anything on pool cover, on my deck or in the gauge so I'm reporting no precipitation. Today at 4:20am: temp 59, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 52, humidity 75%. Normal for today 73/49 and we should be below normal for most of the work week. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 6:46pm.
9/27/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-26-16: High 73, Low 55, Wind~ NW, W & SW calm-24 mph w/Gust 35 mph, no rain. First strong winds of the autumn season. Today at 4:25am: temp 51, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 44, humidity 78%. Normal 72/47. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 6:45pm. Halloween décor was put outside last night, I hope it doesn't blow away.
9/28/2016 3:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-27-16: High 75, Low 48, wind SW, W & NW calm-27 mph w/gust 36 mph, no rain at this moment even though radar showing there is rain around Ottawa, deck & gauge are very dry. Today at 3:15am: temp 53, wind N 6 mph, dew point 47, humidity 80%. Normal 72/48. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 6:43pm.
9/29/2016 4:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 09-28-16: High 66, Low 49, wind NW & N 4-19 mph w/gust 26 mph. Lake effect rain 0.01 in my gauge. Mid to upper 50's thru most of the day with a late afternoon warm up. Today at 4:30am: temp 57, windy from the N 15 mph w/gust 24 mph, dew point 54, humidity 89%. Normal 72/48. Yesterday I saw "Wind Chill" used for the first time this season. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 6:41pm.
9/30/2016 4:20 AM 0.06 M M M M 09-29-16: High 71, Low 55, wind N & NE 7-24 mph w/gust 35 mph, afternoon rain that left 0.06 in my gauge. Its different receiving a weather system from the east. Today at 4:20am: light drizzle, temp 59, wind N 10-12 mph, dew point 58, humidity 94%. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 6:40pm. Hard to believe its the last day of September.



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