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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 15 2.87 1.65 31 1.65 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.17 6.87 30 6.87 30 0.00 0 0 11 1 5.4 2 0
Dec 15 2.20 6.31 31 6.31 31 0.00 0 0 17 0 1.4 4 0
Jan 16 1.60 0.76 31 0.76 31 0.00 0 0 6 6 4.1 3 0
Feb 16 1.54 1.80 29 1.80 29 0.00 0 0 8 4 4.6 6 0
March 16 2.57 4.11 31 4.11 31 0.00 0 0 16 1 2.8 4 0
April 16 3.29 2.40 30 2.40 30 0.00 0 0 12 4 0.2 1 0
May 16 4.18 4.73 31 4.73 31 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
June 16 3.92 4.58 30 4.58 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.01 6.00 31 6.00 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.85 8.55 31 8.55 31 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.29 2.29 30 0.41 22 1.88 8 1 7 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.49" 50.05" 366 days 48.17" 358 1.88" 8 days 1 138 days 22 days 18.5" 20 days 0 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2015 0.00
10/2/2015 0.00
10/3/2015 0.00
10/4/2015 T
10/5/2015 0.00
10/6/2015 0.00
10/7/2015 0.00
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.24
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015 0.00
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.00
10/14/2015 0.00
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.16
10/22/2015 T
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.14
10/25/2015 0.19
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.79
10/29/2015 0.04
10/30/2015 0.02
10/31/2015 0.07
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 0.13
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 0.90
11/13/2015 T
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 1.00
11/18/2015 1.50
11/19/2015 0.01
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 0.56
11/22/2015 0.27
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.41
11/27/2015 0.79
11/28/2015 0.12
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.00
12/1/2015 0.47
12/2/2015 0.07
12/3/2015 0.02
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.00
12/13/2015 0.21
12/14/2015 1.27
12/15/2015 0.08
12/16/2015 0.19
12/17/2015 0.02
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.61
12/22/2015 0.05
12/23/2015 0.00
12/24/2015 0.65
12/25/2015 0.02
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.50
12/28/2015 0.15
12/29/2015 1.93
12/30/2015 0.04
12/31/2015 0.03
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 0.00
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 T
1/8/2016 0.05
1/9/2016 0.17
1/10/2016 0.29
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.03
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 T
1/15/2016 0.00
1/16/2016 T
1/17/2016 T
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.09
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 0.00
1/28/2016 T
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 T
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 1.37
2/4/2016 0.00
2/5/2016 0.00
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 T
2/9/2016 0.02
2/10/2016 T
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.02
2/14/2016 0.01
2/15/2016 0.31
2/16/2016 0.02
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 T
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.02
3/1/2016 0.02
3/2/2016 0.02
3/3/2016 0.24
3/4/2016 0.01
3/5/2016 0.01
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 T
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.16
3/10/2016 0.01
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.42
3/14/2016 0.75
3/15/2016 0.01
3/16/2016 0.45
3/17/2016 0.01
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 0.17
3/25/2016 1.10
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 0.51
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.23
4/2/2016 0.08
4/3/2016 T
4/4/2016 0.03
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.03
4/7/2016 0.15
4/8/2016 T
4/9/2016 0.04
4/10/2016 T
4/11/2016 0.17
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 0.26
4/22/2016 0.62
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 0.73
4/29/2016 0.04
4/30/2016 T
5/1/2016 0.70
5/2/2016 0.35
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.18
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 T
5/7/2016 0.00
5/8/2016 0.03
5/9/2016 0.05
5/10/2016 0.46
5/11/2016 1.76
5/12/2016 0.19
5/13/2016 0.00
5/14/2016 0.47
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.01
5/18/2016 0.00
5/19/2016 0.00
5/20/2016 0.00
5/21/2016 0.00
5/22/2016 0.00
5/23/2016 0.00
5/24/2016 0.00
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 0.00
5/27/2016 0.20
5/28/2016 0.10
5/29/2016 0.18
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.05
6/1/2016 0.73
6/2/2016 0.05
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.06
6/5/2016 0.09
6/6/2016 0.00
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.27
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.93
6/15/2016 0.95
6/16/2016 0.00
6/17/2016 0.00
6/18/2016 0.00
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 0.64
6/23/2016 0.84
6/24/2016 0.00
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.01
6/27/2016 0.01
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 1.56
7/7/2016 0.19
7/8/2016 0.01
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 2.40
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.02
7/17/2016 0.00
7/18/2016 0.48
7/19/2016 T
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 0.01
7/22/2016 0.92
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.15
7/25/2016 0.17
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 0.00
7/30/2016 0.09
7/31/2016 0.00
8/1/2016 0.00
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 1.33
8/6/2016 0.01
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 0.09
8/13/2016 2.70
8/14/2016 0.01
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.14
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 0.61
8/19/2016 0.32
8/20/2016 0.06
8/21/2016 0.10
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.08
8/25/2016 1.10
8/26/2016 T
8/27/2016 1.10
8/28/2016 0.08
8/29/2016 0.02
8/30/2016 0.74
8/31/2016 0.06
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.00
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 **
9/6/2016 **
9/7/2016 **
9/8/2016 **
9/9/2016 **
9/10/2016 **
9/11/2016 **
9/12/2016 1.88
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 T
9/15/2016 0.01
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 0.12
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.05
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.01
9/29/2016 0.02
9/30/2016 0.09



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sept rainfall 2.98"; 2014 was 2.99".
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain, just dry; grass is green with the fact it is dry; very windy day but pleasant and nice in the sun out of wind AM, quite pleasant PM.
10/4/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M More like mist fell mid AM and again late PM.
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M First measurable precip since Sep 19.
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M LOTS of people at Starved Rock & must have been a record crowd at Burgoo Fest, Utica.
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Turned the furnace on for the first time yesterday AM to take chill off; usually do this mid Sept.
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftops in open is covered with frost; lite frost on grass & plant leaves are stiff; low 28º.
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lite frost noticed on some rooftops.
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
10/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Few sprinkles of rain 4pm.
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Late afternoon & evening rain.
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Crisp air; shower AM.
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop frost with patchy frost on vegetation.
10/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Windy, chilly day; was hoping the wind would have cleared away some of the leaves on the lawn.
10/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rooftop frost.
10/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain obs time; doesn't look like a very good day for 'trick or treaters', especially youngest downtown this PM.
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 1.18 M M M M Rain most of day with fog mid-day; Oct precip 1.65", 2014 - 2.59", 2013 - 3.71".
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful day.
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog down to .2 mile; .01" in gauge from fog/dew.
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick fog (not quite as thick as yesterday) with .01" water in gauge most likely from fog/dew.
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful day and another one today.
11/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M A little sprinkle AM & rest overnite sometime.
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop top frost following a chilly nite.
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost on rooftops; grass white with frost.
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost again; after yesterdays frost, the Alyssum is still very much alive & full of flowers.
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another frosty, crisp nite.
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thank a veteran for our freedom.
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Exact measurement; a hard rain 8:15 - 8:30pm; wind picked up overnite; there was lightning at a distanace NW early in the storm; didn't see any limbs on the ground.
11/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Lite mist following obs reading; wind not as strong.
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like the day will be more normal for a change.
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Exact measurement; just ready to overflow with outside of inner tube dry; dreary looking days ahead but moisture needed.
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 1.50 M M M M Lotta rain at this station; sump pump running first time in a long time; sprinkling at obs time; 2014 temp was 8º & 22º, what a difference a year makes.
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Yesterday's leftover moisture.
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.56 3.1 0.45 M M Had no rain when flakes began 8:pm; heavy, wet snow; everything covered with snow; very little snow on streets, sidewalks, driveway.
11/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 2.3 0.26 M M Very heavy, wet snow; small amount in shovel felt more like 50lbs; front end of car kept going sideways trying to drive into garage at noon; if not cleared of slush, it would have been very slick with the sub-freezing temp of 6.
11/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Melting occurred with the nice temps.
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M .10" precip yesterday, .69" overnite at this station; rained from Rockford to Rochelle yesterday eve.
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Dreary, gloomy, drizzly day.
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mainly rooftop frost & chilly.
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nov precip total 6.87"
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 0.00 M M Drizzly most of day and into the night hours.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 0.1 0.02 M M A little after 3am, lite, fine snow falling straight down & beginning to stick to deck rails.
12/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 T T M M Lite, fine snow most of day coming in form of snow, ice pellets mid-day & various size round pellets late PM.
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost; grass green & could be cut, won't cut this late in the season; as I type sun is shining brightly; a person told me this morning, her daughter has tulips about 1 1/2" above ground.
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Lite fog; a beautiful day yesterday.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost rooftop and vegetation. Was SE Marseilles by the nuclear plant and there was some standing water in some fields and standing water in some ditches.
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost and dense fog.
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sun didn't appear to burn off fog, so fog hung around all day.
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Dark rose sunrise along SE horizon.
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Streets are wet; most likely from condensation.
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 M M Foggy day with fog clearing & temp 60 by 10:00pm.
12/14/2015 7:00 AM 1.27 0.0 0.00 M M Lite, steady rain yesterday.
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M Have seen earthworms last several days.
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 0.00 M M
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.61 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain obs time; meteorological winter arrives 10:49pm.
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain during and after obs time.
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Lite fog; mild 50.
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.65 0.0 0.00 M M All morning rain.
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Wasn't home when the precip fell but guessing late PM. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.50 0.0 0.00 M M
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 M M Small amount of ice pellets seen on deck.
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 1.93 0.4 M M M Measured .40" ice pellets yesterday obs time with small accumulation later - maybe .30" and not including in the first measurement; thin coating ice on vegetation yesterday; rain most of day into the nite; sidewalk, driveway, streets clear of slush - just wet; total precip for this storm was 2.08".
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 M M
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M AM snow; warm enuf later to melt snow from driveway, sidewalk & streets and not have frozen slush.
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Dec precip total 6.31", snow total 1.4"; 2014 precip 1.8", snow 1.1". HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Thurs I saw a motorcycle and it was a cold day; the grass is green (looks better than it does in the summer sometimes); the sun is shining bright.
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Cloud bank NW-NE & cold out there.
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Rooftop frost.
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/7/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M Lite, misty rain with very lite fog.
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 M M Dense fog rolled in after obs time and stayed through part of the nite; gloomy, dreary day with lite misty rain most of day; to early for the crocus to be growing but they are.
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 2.0 0.27 M M Started as rain about noon with a brief period of ice pellets & turning to snow; board core included about .20" ice; frozen slush covered with snow on car & MUCH colder with blowing snow when I came home around 10:30pm.
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.8 0.03 M M Flurried all morning with total of .3"; stopped, then started again toward eve.
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/14/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M A non-measurable flurry AM; warmer obs time than low yesterday eve.
1/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Surfaces look wet, but nothing in the gauge.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Ice pellets fell sometime before obs time.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M A dusting of snow with the temp at 0 degree & a moderate breeze.
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty & cold.
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 1.3 0.08 M M Lite, fluffy snow.
1/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/23/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M You would need to be out to see fine ice pellets late AM; radar showing lake-affect snow reaching this far PM; with no sun shining, snow didn't melt.
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sun shining brightly made for a nice late winter day and 55 days 'til spring.
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 T T M M Lite rain ending with graupel; street has thin coating of ice; sidewalk and driveway does not.
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/28/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M There was a few flakes yesterday AM; frosty.
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Don't know if I saw 2 different robins or 1 robin twice; very lite frost.
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M After 1:00am the temperature starting rising.
2/1/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M A few drops in gauge; heavy frost overnite; Jan rain total .76, snow 4.1.
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Fog developed late AM, dissapated some then formed again heavy during the eve hours.
2/3/2016 7:00 AM 1.37 0.0 0.00 M M Began early as a few ice pellets turning to liquid form quickly with lite rain most of morning & heavier in the PM; dense fog overnite leaving before dawn.
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A real nice winter day - sunny with no wind & just above freezing.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A heavy frost overnite.
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/8/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Dusting of fine snow sometime overnite.
2/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.01 M M Lite, blowing snow overnite with flurries at obs time.
2/10/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M With the wind there was more snow than just a T and it was non-measurable.
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Just enuf snow to measure a very small fraction. Happy Valentine's Day!!!
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 3.6 0.30 M M 6pm I measured 3.3" snow with flurries while cleaning off driveway.
2/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M M M Lite snowfall AM; snow was melted on the board, took this snow depth from driveway & unable to get a SWE; gauge melted to .02"; gauge snow catch had melted & froze overnite.
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.02 M M Lite to a little heavier snow with some very large flakes most of PM & very little breeze; snow melted on contact on hard surfaces; some snow did stick to board.
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Grass is starting to appear.
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A bit of history - Feb. 19, 1879: First official U.S. government weather predictions published.
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Much less wind after a wildly, wicked, windy day; very warm day for this time of year.
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty morning.
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/25/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Brief flurry about 8am then flurried all afternoon; with above freezing and strong wind nothing was able to stick around.
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Rooftop frost.
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M There was a few very small raindrops mid PM with a brief rain evening.
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Thin coating of ice on deck, grass, outside and inside gauge with streets, driveway clear of ice but wet; Feb rain total 1.80", snow 4.6".
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 T T M M Graupel mid day.
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.24 2.5 0.24 M M A wet snow.
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M In the form of graupel as I was clearing the driveway of snow.
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M A dusting of snow around 10pm; was able to get measurement and SWE from board with it turning to slush; few flakes in gauge.
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/7/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Looks like their was a lite shower sometime with a few drops in the gauge.
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 M M Tulips have come thru top soil; windows were opened for the first time for the fresh air.
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M 9 days to spring.
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some frost on rooftops.
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Couldn't ask for a nicer day this time of year.
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain obs time; radar shows continuous lite rain; earth worms are out crawling around; on my zig-zag to Triumph yesterday eve, one field had large area of standing water NW Ottawa.
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.75 0.0 0.00 M M Lite rain all day long.
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Must have been a lite shower overnite (deck was damp 3am when I was up).
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 0.00 M M Rain started 8pm; lightning & thunder with nothing close.
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Precip occurred evening hrs.
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Spring arrives 11:30pm.
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A sprinkle between Grand Ridge and Streator about 5pm.
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 M M A sprinkle occurred before 10pm, otherwise the rain fell overnite.
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 1.10 0.1 0.06 M M Rained most of morning; snow 4:00-4:35pm with HUGE flakes at times; measured slush (would have been more to measure, most melted on contact); frosty this morning.
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Your history lesson: March 27, 1994 - Fatal tornadoes occurred in the United States on this day and on the 27th of every month through August - as well as in November. HAPPY EASTER!!!
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 M M
3/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty morning.
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.51 0.0 0.00 M M Includes T fine sprinkles 10:00am; measurable rain began late PM. A bit of DST history: Mar 31, 1918 - Daylight Saving Time (UGH!), greeted by opposition from farmers, went into effect for the first time.
4/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Mar rain total 4.11", snow 2.8", total winter snowfall 18.8".
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
4/3/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M Very brief shower of graupel 8am with wicked wind and cold.
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Overnite passing showers; record hi 84º (2012), record low 13º (1975).
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly, frosty morning.
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 M M Sprinkles obs time; record hi 85º (1929), lo 16º (1982).
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M M M
4/8/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Looks like deck is wet in a few spots.
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 0.01 M M A cold, windy day with a mix of precip; 8am - lite rain with few flakes snow; 11am - heavier rain/snow/graupel; 3:15pm - snow/graupel with measurement & no SWE; 7pm another round snow/graupel with measurement & SWE; grass coated with thin layer snow/graupel & finally sticking as temps became colder..
4/10/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Nothing in gauge with sidewalk/street/deck damp in spots; record hi 91º (1930), lo 19º (1920).
4/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M M M
4/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty this morning.
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful day - more like spring weather; another nice day expected today and tomorrow.
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record hi 90º (2002), lo 23º(1904).
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Between Ottawa & Streator there was several fields that been worked and one farmer planting corn.
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 92º, low 14º (1926).
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So far this area has been on the E edge of the rain W & N heading NE.
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Fine, non-measurable drops around 2pm & rest overnite.
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Lite fog and as of this typing, sun is making its appearance; .01" yesterday PM.
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M The ground looked wet between Ottawa & DeKalb mid-day; very small areas of standing water in fields, especially along Rte 23/34 on way home around 5:15pm & drove in rain on way home.
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear blue sky with overnite frost.
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew; record high 88º (1915), low 19º (1910); April 24, 1883 - The soda fountain was patented.
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Afternoon & overnite rain; record on this day 92º (1952), 27º (1934).
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Lite rain late PM and again evening; lite haze.
4/30/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A sprinkle just before obs time; went to Chicago PM and did not see any standing water in fields nor saw any field work taking place; ground did look wet; enjoyed the neighbors' pretty daffodils and tulips this spring - I thought they lasted longer than normal.
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M No more, no less; a cold, wet, rotten day with rain most of day; saw 1 field corn emerged just N of Streator, 3 fields S side, NW corner, N side of Grand Ridge mid-day; standing water just starting to collect N of Ottawa late PM; April precip at this station 2.40"; last 4 days a total of 1.4".
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 96º (1952), low 30º (1944).
5/6/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Sprinkle occurred sometime before obs time.
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy as I type; record temps 93º (1896), low 29º (1989).
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M A long line of rain heading in this direction; between Ottawa & Harding late pm there was a number of fields of corn that had emerged; several farmers working in the field; a few warm days and the black soil will gradually turn green. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! to all you mothers out there.
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M That long, narrow line of rain yesterday AM may have made it to the panhandle tip of the county; overnite rain.
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 1.76 M M M M .19" rain mid-day, 1.57" yesterday eve with slight lulls between several heavy rains, no wind, ponding in yards; total 2.22" rain with yesterday's early rain; had a chance to mow grass late PM; dense fog overnite.
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
5/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop frost & heavy frost in my front yard & none in neighbors and no frost in backyards.
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Overnite rain; record high 95º (1911), low 29º (1935).
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Small amount frost was noticed.
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice warm day; record high 96º (1950), low 33º (1935).
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very warm 92º day -first time 90º or above day this season; for as much rain as there has been, the grass is beginning to look dry, especially along the curb; didn't need to clean as much grass from mower deck.
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain started after obs time.
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Yesterday's AM post obs time rain with sprinkles today @ obs time; A/C came on yesterday for 1srt time and earliest it has ever turned on for summer season; record high 95º (1911), low 33º (1895).
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Overnite rain; some lightning with a rumble of thunder; 22 days until summer arrives; record high 99º (1934), low 34º (1930).
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Don't forget to attend your local Memorial Day services to remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Some lightning in the distance N, NE overnite; record high 106º (1934), low 35º (1897).
6/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M .66" yesterday; rained all the way from Rockford to Ottawa PM; there appears to be more rain NW Ottawa as lots of standing water in fields; lite rain obs time.
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Yesterday's leftover rain; May total rain 4.73", 2015-7.14", 2014-5.02"; record high 104º (1934), low 41º (1910).
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Appears to be early AM rain; record high 98º (1914), low 35º (1929); 16 days to summer.
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Several lite showers yesterday; at one time in the afternoon, the only rain in IL was far southern IL & one very small cell over Ottawa.
6/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Between Ottawa & Streator corn is nice dark green color (places where there was standing water a hint of yellow) & beans look good.
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Record high 101º - 1933, low 39º - 1928.
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A hot day with breeze making it more tolerable; record high 101º (1933), low 38º (1937).
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M I noticed the humidity more yesterday than over weekend; a lot of lightning in the distance & heard thunder only once overnite with rain; a very welcomed rain (grass showing brown spots and dry-looking).
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.95 M M M M Raining hard at 1:25am and lasted about 8 min & with the wind it came down in sheets; .05" in late PM shower.
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few fields with some standing water NW of Ottawa; with corn as tall as it is, unable to see more standing water.
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very LITTLE rain in the U.S. at this time; record high 100º (1953), low 43º (1936).
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Summer officially starts 5:34pm (CDT) today.
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Lite rain at obs time; a nice gentle rain.
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M Brief strong winds during a driving hard rain blowing sideways; may have been more to report if not for wind; lots of lightning; branches down at couple neighbors, lots of leaves collected in street, no power for 3-1/2 hrs (unusual for this street), dense fog this morning; line of tornadoes NW Ottawa headed east doing damage in Earlville area & collapsing a house in Seneca area with family trapped inside a short time. 9:30am update: walked street south with more branches down and one large hickory tree with several large branches down leaving a very tall stump, one large branch fell on end of garage with a branch going thru end of garage roof exiting thru a window.
6/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 102º (1901), low 46º (1986).
6/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M This fell before obs time with lite shower after obs time; record high 100º (1988), low 48º (1926); 88 days to autumn.
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Post obs time rain; a sprinkle 1pm.
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 106º (1934), low 43º (1925).
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 106º (1934), low 46º (1989).
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very pleasant day; don't see the flag moving or a leaf moving; record high 103º (1931), low 41º (1988).
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A lovely day.
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This area would be on N edge of large rain area in Iowa moving E but whether if gets here remains to be seen; need rain as ground is dry; total rain for June 4.58", 2015 - 11.84", 2014 6.12".
7/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 102º (1901), low 45º (1922); corn starting to tassel. Enjoy a safe and HAPPY JULY 4th.
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 1.56 M M M M Very welcome rain as the ground was dry & hard; quite a bit of lightning with rain when it came through before dawn.
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Yesterday's leftover rain.
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A lite sprinkle around 11:30am; heavy dew; nice green grass again; record high 106º (1936), low 44º (1922).
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M N breeze made temp seem cooler; July 10, 1994 Homer, Alaska experienced a record high temp of 81º due to offshore winds; record high 108º (1901), low 47º (1997).
7/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 108° (1936), low 47º (1945); I remember my dad talking about how hot & dry the summer of 1936 was.
7/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record high 109º (1936), low 49º (1918).
7/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2016 7:00 AM 2.40 M M M M .15" shower AM, very heavy rain @ 5:30pm for 30 min with strong winds briefly; record high 112º (1936), low 46º (1926).
7/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant night.
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Lite shower about 7:30pm; bright sun & pleasant night.
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice day yesterday; at this submission dark W with rain just entering western LaSalle Co.; record high 104º(1936), low 42º (1896).
7/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M .46" fell with AM shower, nice AM with muggy conditions PM; lots of lightning SW-SE with evening/night rain; record high 102º (1930), low 45º (1924).
7/19/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Occurred about 11:40am when ready to turn into my driveway; record high 106º (1930), low 39º (1920).
7/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, muggy day; record high 106º (1901), low 47º (1929).
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mid PM lite shower; record high 112º (1901), low 48º (1944); 63 days to start of autumn.
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.92 M M M M Lightning & thunder accompanied the rain; record high 106º (1934), low 46º (1947).
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Lots of lightning and thunder but not much rain beginning 8:30pm; did get through 'Music in the Park' without rain; mushrooms showing up in grass; record high 109º (1901), low 50º (2000).
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Standing water in low spots in some fields between Ottawa & DeKalb; record high 104º (1940); low 50º (1920)
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy, warm and cloudy; record high 105º (1916), low 47º (1924).
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Yesterday evening rain; record high 108º (1913), low 46º (1936).
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M July total rainfall 6:00" (exactly); 2015 3.81".
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M On my way to DeKalb just S of Rt 34 on Rt 23 a small amount of standing water was seen in a cornfield (no corn in that spot to be harvested).
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Grass was starting to lose its shine; this rain restored the luster; record high 107º (1918), low 46º (1894).
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Pavement-wetter sometime before 9:30am; pleasant day even with 90º temp.
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Didn't see any leaves moving on trees; clear blue sky; record high 103º (1918), low 48º (1893).
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy obs time; record high 107º (1934), low 44º (1922).
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M .07" in PM shower.
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 2.70 M M M M .46" yesterday AM, 1.41" late pm, .83" overnite; heavy rain in the 1.41".
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Was surprised to see a measurable reading in this gauge by eve; record high 100º (1944), low 47º (1944).
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M .11" rain mid-day; rest sometime before obs time.
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Raining 6am, don't know if this was more than one shower.
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M 2 mid-day showers totaling .09" and rest overnite; record high 102º (1936), low 42º (1915).
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Dark cloud overhead with 5 drops on windshield just as I reached the end of the driveway at noon; lite rain obs time and lite rain as I type.
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Lite rain obs time.
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M .60" yesterday AM, non-measurable shower early PM, .50" midnite (must have been some wind with last rain as leaves in yard) with lightning & thunder.
8/26/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M If you were not outside at the time some raindrops occurred, you wouldn't know there was a T; 7:30am radar showed very small area of lite shower almost S side Ottawa; must be that time of year - 2 trees across the street is beginning to show its fall finery.
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M Rain 9pm, read gauge 10:30pm with .40" at that time, rest overnite; lightning & thunder accompanying rains; sprinkling obs time; approaching 8" this month.
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Leftover rain; dripping wet dew & no condensation from dew in gauge; warm & muggy.
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A PM shower; enough water on deck to make it looks like it rained overnite - gauge didn't show any additional rain.
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M .02" late PM just as I finished mowing grass; rain began just before 5am with rain up to obs time & with lite rain obs time; noticed more trees becoming lighter in color as the fall season approaches.
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M August rain total 8.55", 2015 - 2.02", 2014 - 4.68".
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A/C off, windows open, fans on to bring in refreshing air, laundry done, clear blue sky, very dewy and a picture-perfect day expected.
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Oh! What a beautiful mornin'; record high 101º (1953), low 40º (1946).
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sparkling, heavy dew.
9/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Not from dew but rain from yesterday AM.
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M .05" rain beginning 11:00am, .06" overnite; walked by 2 bean fields yesterday and looks like a lot of beans to be harvested.
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very heavy dew.
9/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M PM shower; last report for this summer as autumn begins shortly - 9:21am (CDT).
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gloomy looking.
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M AM shower.
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool front came through before 10:00pm and opened windows for a while to remove some heat; usually by this time of year I have had to turn on furnace mid Sept to take chill off - didn't need to do that this year.
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was so refreshing to fill the house with fresh air as I was able to have windows open most of day; a perfect day.
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Don't know when it rained - side walk, driveway dry, deck & neighbors deck wet, very little dew, left no foot print on sidewalk after walking in grass.
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M PM rain; dark clouds SE at obs time, radar showed a narrow band of lite rain NE to SW.
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M A shower late PM & again overnite; on my way to DeKalb there was more beans harvested than corn with several farmers harvesting beans.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/5/2016 9/12/2016 7:00 AM 8 1.88 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground