Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-33 Latitude 41.149031
Station Name Streator 3.7 ENE Longitude -88.768457
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 644



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 2.91 0.92 31 0.86 19 0.06 12 2 5 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.24 6.08 30 5.22 27 0.86 3 1 9 2 6.1 2 5
Dec 15 2.36 6.04 31 4.91 28 1.13 3 2 12 1 1.7 2 1
Jan 16 1.84 0.63 30 0.63 28 0.00 2 1 7 5 3.6 3 11
Feb 16 1.75 0.83 29 0.83 29 0.00 0 0 6 7 3.3 3 4
March 16 2.75 2.48 31 1.69 29 0.79 2 1 9 2 3.0 1 2
April 16 3.43 2.22 30 2.06 25 0.16 5 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
May 16 4.08 2.66 31 2.15 29 0.51 2 1 13 2 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.02 6.15 30 6.15 30 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.14 6.71 31 6.71 22 0.00 9 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.69 4.17 31 3.53 13 0.64 18 1 5 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.21 8.91 30 3.09 24 5.82 6 2 9 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.42" 47.80" 365 days 37.83" 303 9.97" 62 days 12 103 days 28 days 17.7" 11 days 23 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 T
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.00
10/10/2015 **
10/11/2015 **
10/12/2015 **
10/13/2015 **
10/14/2015 **
10/15/2015 **
10/16/2015 **
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 **
10/21/2015 **
10/22/2015 **
10/23/2015 0.06
10/24/2015 0.08
10/25/2015 T
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.69
10/29/2015 0.05
10/30/2015 0.02
10/31/2015 0.02
11/1/2015 **
11/2/2015 0.86
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.00
11/6/2015 0.35
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 0.52
11/13/2015 T
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.66
11/18/2015 1.48
11/19/2015 T
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 0.43
11/22/2015 0.43
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.23
11/27/2015 0.97
11/28/2015 0.15
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 **
12/1/2015 0.64
12/2/2015 0.12
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 0.00
12/13/2015 0.04
12/14/2015 0.87
12/15/2015 0.09
12/16/2015 0.12
12/17/2015 T
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 **
12/22/2015 0.49
12/23/2015 0.00
12/24/2015 0.76
12/25/2015 0.02
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.78
12/28/2015 0.08
12/29/2015 1.87
12/30/2015 0.00
12/31/2015 0.13
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 **
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 T
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.00
1/8/2016 0.02
1/9/2016 0.14
1/10/2016 0.29
1/11/2016
1/12/2016 0.02
1/13/2016 0.01
1/14/2016 0.00
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 0.11
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 0.04
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 T
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 0.57
2/4/2016 T
2/5/2016 0.00
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 T
2/9/2016 T
2/10/2016 0.02
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 T
2/14/2016 0.01
2/15/2016 0.18
2/16/2016 T
2/17/2016 0.01
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.00
2/25/2016 0.04
2/26/2016 T
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 T
3/2/2016 0.00
3/3/2016 0.21
3/4/2016 0.04
3/5/2016 0.00
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.07
3/10/2016 0.01
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 **
3/14/2016 0.79
3/15/2016 0.00
3/16/2016 0.25
3/17/2016 0.00
3/18/2016 T
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 0.03
3/25/2016 0.36
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.32
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.40
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.02
4/2/2016 0.24
4/3/2016 T
4/4/2016 **
4/5/2016 **
4/6/2016 **
4/7/2016 **
4/8/2016 0.16
4/9/2016 0.02
4/10/2016 0.00
4/11/2016 0.30
4/12/2016 0.00
4/13/2016 0.00
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.16
4/22/2016 0.15
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 0.58
4/29/2016 0.06
4/30/2016 0.53
5/1/2016 0.07
5/2/2016 0.08
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.35
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 T
5/8/2016 0.04
5/9/2016 0.14
5/10/2016 0.98
5/11/2016 0.18
5/12/2016 0.05
5/13/2016 **
5/14/2016 0.51
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.01
5/18/2016 0.08
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 0.09
5/28/2016 0.05
5/29/2016 0.03
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 T
6/1/2016 0.58
6/2/2016 0.09
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.02
6/5/2016 0.01
6/6/2016 0.00
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.09
6/11/2016 T
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.91
6/15/2016 1.44
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 0.56
6/23/2016 2.40
6/24/2016 0.00
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.00
6/27/2016 0.05
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.17
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 T
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 0.96
7/7/2016 0.68
7/8/2016 0.03
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.00
7/13/2016 T
7/14/2016 0.33
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.00
7/17/2016 0.00
7/18/2016 3.53
7/19/2016 0.02
7/20/2016 0.02
7/21/2016 0.00
7/22/2016 0.97
7/23/2016 **
7/24/2016 **
7/25/2016 **
7/26/2016 **
7/27/2016 **
7/28/2016 **
7/29/2016 **
7/30/2016 **
7/31/2016 **
8/1/2016 **
8/2/2016 **
8/3/2016 **
8/4/2016 **
8/5/2016 **
8/6/2016 **
8/7/2016 **
8/8/2016 **
8/9/2016 0.64
8/10/2016 0.00
8/11/2016 0.00
8/12/2016 0.41
8/13/2016 2.56
8/14/2016 0.00
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.29
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 T
8/19/2016 0.02
8/20/2016 0.00
8/21/2016 0.25
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 **
8/24/2016 **
8/25/2016 **
8/26/2016 **
8/27/2016 **
8/28/2016 **
8/29/2016 **
8/30/2016 **
8/31/2016 **
9/1/2016 **
9/2/2016 **
9/3/2016 5.81
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 1.63
9/9/2016 0.42
9/10/2016 0.59
9/11/2016 0.06
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.03
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 0.03
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 T
9/25/2016 **
9/26/2016 **
9/27/2016 0.01
9/28/2016 T
9/29/2016 0.04
9/30/2016 0.18



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very chilly 41 degrees this morning. Dry pattern continues.
10/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees this morning.
10/3/2015 3:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A bit warmer this morning at 51 degrees. It was strange having the winds from the South East.
10/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a little warmer each day. Now 57 heading for 73.
10/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57 degrees and dry.
10/7/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Light drizzle shower around 6am yesterday.
10/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool 50 degrees this morning. Very dry, dusty, ground cracked.
10/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M rain clouds seemed to pass by me. Thunder and lightning all around.
10/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool 28 degrees and clear.
10/19/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 45 degrees. A little warmer trend.
10/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Light rain in afternoon yesterday. Temperature is 65 degrees.
10/25/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M 36 degrees this morning with calm winds.
10/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees. Clear skies.
10/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, but no rain yet.
10/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Not quite as cold this morning. A misty fog this morning and overcast.
10/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Clear skies. Temperature is 35 degrees with a frost.
10/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 33 degrees. Exposed deck pretty slippery with the frost. Leaves are falling at a pretty good rate now.
10/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 46 degrees with a steady rain this morning.
11/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little foggy this morning and 48 degrees.
11/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very foggy again this morning with temperature at 51 degrees.
11/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and 59 degrees.
11/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Plenty of wind along with the rain over night.
11/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold at 36 degrees, clear skies.
11/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, cold at 28 degrees with frost.
11/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees and clear skies.
11/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain 28 degrees with a high expected of 58 today.
11/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not as cold today. 43 degrees.
11/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Wind and rain over early evening. Just wind since then. Still blowing quite strong.
11/13/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Mist yesterday morning. Very windy yesterday. Less wind today with a temperature of 36 degrees and clearer skies.
11/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cold 27 degrees, but heading to close to 60 for a high. Clear skies.
11/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37 degrees with clear skies.
11/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yet. 49 degrees.
11/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.66 M M M M A steady but not hard rain at the moment. Looks to continue for some time. Temperature is 51 degrees.
11/18/2015 6:00 AM 1.48 M M M M Low pressure system has high winds and 60 degree temperature for this morning. Does not feel like November.
11/19/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Cooler temp at 41 degrees. Still a drizzle left yesterday morning. Gauge was empty. Mostly clear.
11/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler this morning at 30 degrees. Barometric pressure still on the rise.
11/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.43 3.1 M 3.0 M Rain turned to snow. temperature is 33 degrees. Heavy wet snow and is now snowing a light fluffy snow.
11/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.43 3.0 M 5.5 M Snow yesterday with high water content. Afternoon got to below freezing and wind drifted some of the snow. Snow ended around 3 to 4pm. 6 degrees this morning and road conditions stayed much the same as the evening conditions.
11/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Some melting in the sun yesterday, but cold. Today clear and should get above freezing. Now 23 degrees. Must have been a dozen cars in ditches on I-80 yesterday from Marseilles to Morris. Most roll over or on side with one lifeline helicopter in West bound lanes. (Black Ice?)
11/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M 25 degrees. Slight fog.
11/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M clear skies and temperature at 36, heading to near 50. 1/5 of the ground is now exposed.
11/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 57 degrees and cloudy. Rain overnight with more on the way. Almost all the snow has melted except for a few patches.
11/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.97 M M M M 43 degrees and a gentle rain. No trace of the snow after yesterday's warm weather.
11/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M cloudy, breezy, and 33 degrees.
11/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dropped to 30 degrees overnight.
12/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.12 0.5 0.50 M M A heavy (water content) snow this morning. Slushy, but temperature just above freezing. Roads are melted, and wet only.
12/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 T M M M Snow melted as it fell with temperatures above freezing for the day. No accumulation.
12/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 28 degrees with a high of 47 expected.
12/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hint of fog left. Grilled hamburgers yesterday on the deck with sunny skies.
12/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Dry and warmer than normal temperatures continue.
12/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog again this morning with 30 degrees heading to 46 today.
12/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 degrees and should reach 50. Fog has been here all day yesterday. Thick enough to act like rain on the windshield.
12/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another in a string of pleasant weather. 37 degrees headed for 52 with sun.
12/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continuing warm weather with 52 high expected today. 44 degrees right now.
12/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain free one more day this month. Light dew this morning at 37 degrees.
12/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog this morning.
12/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 60 degrees with light rain.
12/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.87 M M M M Rain with some wind gusts that are blowing about 15 mph or so. Feels warm with 54 degree temperature. Every thing is so nice and green.
12/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Still a drizzle of rain and 39 degrees now, which is 15 degrees colder than yesterday morning. Still above average. Standing water in many of the fields that I passed by.
12/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Raining this morning and 41 degrees.
12/17/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A few sprinkles left over from yesterday morning rain.
12/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 25 degrees this morning.
12/19/2015 4:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M While others reported a trace, I can not confirm since I was out of town this morning. Stayed pretty cold for the day.
12/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 33 degrees this morning.
12/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A balmy 48 degrees heading to mid 60's. Storms coming in today from the South.
12/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.76 0.0 M 0.0 M A little frost and 31 degrees today. Winds have subsided.
12/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Light frost again this morning with 32 degrees. Light drizzle rain yesterday and last night.
12/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 39 degrees and dry yesterday and overnight.
12/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.78 0.0 M 0.0 M 37 degrees and still a light mist in the air.
12/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M 32 degrees with light drizzle. Forecasted to drop temperature then increase above freezing later. Ice is a major concern.
12/29/2015 6:00 AM 1.87 0.0 M T M Temperature is 33 degrees and dropping. Just a trace of slush-ice at maybe .2 inches on my deck and grass has just a trace on the tops of the grass blades. All other areas including my measurement board are all clear of anything. Slush build up yesterday was about an inch deep during the day, but temperature actually got up to 35 degrees over night and melted most concrete asphalt surfaces completely.
12/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M No snow yet that I could see, but is in the forecast.
12/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.13 1.2 M 1.0 M Snow yesterday morning. A heavy wet snow since temperature was around freezing. Some snow melt of road surfaces due to sun. Still have an inch left on deck, snow board, and grassy areas. Temperature is 28 degrees.
1/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Roads are clear. 23 degrees heading close to 30 degrees today. Snow left on ground and deck.
1/4/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M 19 degrees. A lot like yesterday for conditions with a high near 30.
1/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Clear skies with temperature of 17 degrees on its way to 35.
1/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M With the warmer temperates, the snow has pretty much gone away with only patches here and there.
1/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A warm 35 degrees this morning.
1/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M 39 degrees with a light mist. High today expected around 45 degrees.
1/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M light rain day yesterday. No rain at the moment, as it is still just approaching St. Louis and heading north. It is now 37 degrees and calm.
1/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.29 1.3 M 1.0 M A small amount of rain as temperature was around freezing most of the day. The snow was wet at first, but as temperatures dropped, it became light and with the wind, is blowing some. 14 degrees now and should drop all day.
1/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 1.5 M Snow last evening and again this morning, but light. Appears to be ending, and is 17 degrees and dropping.
1/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 T M 1.5 M A little snow left from yesterday morning. 5 degrees and overcast.
1/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M No precipitation in forecast for today. Now 29 degrees and heading above freezing for a while today.
1/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice sunny day yesterday with temperature near mid 40's. Most all traces of snow have gone away and it is 41 degrees now. I saw about 10 robins in a tree by my feeder yesterday. Really, what are they thinking? I hope they don't panic when we hit single digits on Sunday and Monday.
1/16/2016 6:00 AM T T M M M A tiny drizzle yesterday, and a few snow flakes in the air this morning. Nothing of significance
1/17/2016 6:00 AM T T M M M A trace of snow that is blowing from spot to spot. Cold temperature of 6 degrees this morning, and clear skies.
1/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool -3 degrees with a single digit high expected.
1/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -1 degrees this morning. Temperatures to start warming slowly after the last couple of cold days.
1/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.11 1.8 M 2.0 M Light snow falling. Snow throughout the night, but without the heavy moisture we have had in the past.
1/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M 8 degrees this morning. The sun has settled the snow from about 2" to around 1" for this morning. Clear skies as I was out looking at the planets this morning.
1/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Nice weather yesterday with a high near freezing.
1/23/2016 6:00 AM T T M 0.5 M 21 degrees. Not much sun to melt snow yesterday. A couple of snow flakes here and there.
1/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22 degrees. Most of the ground snow is melted, with only spots of snow scattered here and there. Warming temperatures is slowly making it disappear.
1/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slow melting continues. High near 40 today.
1/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 T M M M There are a few snow flakes falling now, and a few ice pellets on the ground. It is very light, as it is hovering around 32 degrees and little measured precipitation.
1/27/2016 6:00 AM T T M M M Very light snow yesterday, with winds and cloud cover.
1/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A pleasant 31 degrees heading to 40 today. Just little patches of snow hiding in the shadows
1/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday morning was sunny, then clouds. Pretty clear now.
1/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees this morning on its way to near 50. What a finish to January. Eagle Watch weekend for Starved Rock, but good luck on seeing an eagle. Warm weather has kept them from our area. Only the local resident eagles are here.
1/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wonderful spring weather. 42 degrees heading for 51 for a high. Great day yesterday with sun and some melting.
2/1/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M M M High in mid to upper 40's today. Trace of drizzle yesterday morning.
2/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lot of fog yesterday with warm temperatures.
2/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Started with rain mixed with sleet, but quickly turned to all rain. Let up around 4 pm yesterday.
2/4/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Warm weather yesterday at near 40 degrees. 18 degrees now.
2/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees, which is warmer than yesterday morning, but still not to warm as much. Around freezing for a high.
2/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23 degrees and clear, warming to low 40's for a high.
2/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature at 36 degrees, so there is less frost this morning than yesterday.
2/8/2016 6:00 AM T T M M M An Ice and snow mix on the ground. Light snow flakes now. Will be below freezing all day.
2/9/2016 6:00 AM T T M M M Light snow falling and a trace of snow is blowing around on the ground. Temperature 18 degrees, and high of 20 expected.
2/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M Light fluffy snow, but not enough on the ground to come close to the half inch mark, and closer to .1 to .2 inches.
2/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool 7 degrees today, but full sun expected later in day.
2/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little warmer at 22 degrees this morning.
2/13/2016 4:00 PM T T M M M Nothing to measure, but had a little snow that soon just disappeared.
2/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M M M 15 degrees and snowing lightly. There is an even one tenth of an inch on all surfaces this morning.
2/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.18 3.0 M 3.0 M 23 degrees with light snow. Due to the wind, my snow board was of no use since it is above ground. No two places read the same. from 2 to 4 inches, and I believe the average of 3 inches is conservative for a measure. Tried maybe 20 locations. Some ice build up on the side of my rain gauge.
2/16/2016 6:00 AM T T M 2.0 M It was lightly snowing as I took reading yesterday, but soon stopped. Temperature above freezing compacted the snow that was on the ground.
2/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 T M 2.0 M Large snow flakes in afternoon, but very brief and melted quickly. Became icy over night.
2/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Some melting, with major melting expected over next two days as warm front moves through.
2/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snow disappearing at a good pace. High winds blowing. 45 degrees on its way to 60.
2/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snow left in shady area only. Without power since about noon yesterday. I suspect wind, but heard substation problem. House is cooling down, and it would be nice to get water back on from my well.
2/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm Temperatures in the 60's pretty much melted everything and allowed a lot of frost to ease its winter hold.
2/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear morning and 25 degrees.
2/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice sunny day yesterday. 25 degrees and heading to mid 40's.
2/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warmer at 35 degrees, but with breeze it feels cooler. Precip is East and south of us now, but heading our way.
2/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 T M M M Some snow yesterday, and a flake or two this morning, but with temperature above freezing, nothing ever accumulated on the ground. Now 34 degrees with an expected high around 38.
2/26/2016 6:00 AM T T M M M No accumulation. Just a few flakes and drops. 24 degrees.
2/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees heading to around 55 today with sun. Sounds good.
2/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43 degrees heading to a high of 61 today.
2/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Driving home from Utica yesterday I had a couple of sprinkles of rain on windshield, but looked close when I got home and could see no signs of rain at this location.
3/1/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Light rain, and 32 degrees. Deck and sidewalk have a layer of ice. Warming to around 36 today.
3/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Similar day to yesterday, only starting much colder. 13 degrees and a good frost on the ground this morning. Clear skies over night and good view of the stars. Birds emptying my feeder on a daily basis.
3/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.21 3.0 M 3.0 M Very light snow at the moment with most of it having passed through. Temperature at 31 degrees with a high around 37 expected.
3/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 T M 2.0 M Flurries popped up at times yesterday. A lot of snow settling and paved surface melting yesterday. 15 degrees this morning on its way to the 40's.
3/5/2016 6:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M T M Cloudy, but quite a bit of melting today.
3/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M The rest of the snow should disappear today. 29 degrees and expected to be overcast.
3/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last of the snow gone. Light rain shower came through this morning. 44 degrees on its way to low 60's today.
3/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very mild start at 56 degrees. Overcast skies.
3/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M 56 degrees again this morning. over night a band of showers went through, but not that much rain. Ground pretty solid yet.
3/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M 44 degrees now and today will be about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. Lots of signs of spring.
3/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler start today at 30 degrees. High should be around 60.
3/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a nice day yesterday. Short sleeve shirt most of day, with dry weather. Today at 35 degrees on its way to low 60's. Ground is firming up nicely.
3/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48 degrees on its way to 70. Winds possible.
3/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M M M Thunderstorms went through, but little precipitation. A couple of drops of drizzle right now and overcast and 50 degrees.
3/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A chilly 37 degrees, but without the high winds that we had yesterday.
3/18/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A cloud overhead in the mid afternoon let down a few sprinkles on what was a sunny day.
3/19/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy but no rain. Cooler with the low this morning around freezing, with high expected near 45 degrees.
3/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34 degrees, high of 45 expected.
3/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very chilly 28 degrees with a good frost. High expected in low 50's with mostly sun.
3/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Spring weather without the rain so far. High today to be in the mid 60's. Ground is pretty dry.
3/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast Should get rain later today.
3/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M It just started to rain and all is wet now. It is a light rain and is 48 degrees, heading for mid 50's.
3/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M M M Rain was much more intense to the North yesterday. 26 degrees, so had to melt the ice this morning. Wind has decreased, and looks to be a sunny day today. Nothing but rain yesterday as the precipitation had stopped before the temperature dropped to that level.
3/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees, clear skies, on its way to 58 degrees for a high.
3/27/2016 2:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice morning with afternoon rain still in forecast.
3/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.32 0.0 M M M 42 degrees heading to mid 50's today.
3/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool 34 degrees with frost, and heading to upper 50's today. Wind calm for now.
3/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees heading to 65 for the day. Overcast with slight breeze.
3/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M M M A very pleasant 59 degrees. Calm and feels like spring after an evening of thunder showers.
4/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 37 degrees. Quite a drop from yesterday. A large rain cell seemed to skirt around our area. Overcast.
4/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Yesterday provided scattered showers along with an afternoon short burst of ice pellets of pea size or less. All melted and the temperature is now 32 degrees. 45 degrees expected high today. wind continues strong.
4/3/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Cool temperature. Strong winds. I-55 just north of Bloomington, two trailers had jackknifed (one turned over and within a mile, I waited at a stop as both North bound lanes were blocked with a semi blocking both lanes North, and the one trailer behind in the Southbound lane had one lane blocked. It took an hour and a half for our lanes to be cleared. Neighbor's pine tree was uprooted and on its side.
4/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 T M M M Yesterday afternoon provided periods of snow to mix with the rain we were getting. Most of the time it was above freezing, so melted right away. Later when it got colder, some accumulated to a trace that still exists on my deck right now.
4/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy this morning and 36 degrees with wind.
4/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.30 M M M M From mid-morning the rain persisted. Fog settled in the evening and is still present this morning. Now 43 degrees and a high in the low 50's is expected, and cold tonight.
4/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very chilly 25 degrees this morning. High today same as yesterday.
4/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M About 5 degrees better than yesterday. Now 30 degrees heading for 60 for a high. Clear skies.
4/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another 5 degree warm up from the day before. 36 degrees now headed to 65 today. Light wind and clear.
4/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40 degrees with high in 70's. Great weather to be outside.
4/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmer yet. Pretty dry for April. 46 degrees heading to close to 80.
4/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 degrees heading for 80. A lot of planting in the fields taking place. Grass growing, flowers blooming people out.
4/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another warm day. 48 degrees heading for 82. Very dry.
4/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like rain is missing us to the West just a little. 55 degrees heading to a high of 72. Very dry.
4/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51 degrees this morning and overcast. Dry and dusty seems to be continuing. High of about 72 degrees. Perfect.
4/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Warmer morning at 59 degrees. Very green with new moisture. High expected around 70 degrees. overcast and humid.
4/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 10 degrees cooler this morning than yesterday. Thunderstorms passed through area with winds, but missed us for the most part. High of 65 expected.
4/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, full moon, but a chilly 34 degrees this morning. Full sun and on its way to 68 degrees for a high. Wild flowers at their peak now. Get outside if you can.
4/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 degrees heading to a high of 80 degrees with no rain in forecast.
4/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57 degrees with some cloudiness. That is a 10 degree warmer start than yesterday morning. High around 80 or so. Dry.
4/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55 degrees, like yesterday, only high will be 10 degrees cooler at 70. No rain as storms passed through to there north.
4/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Once again temperature will be 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. Now 46 degrees with a high of 60. Ground still dry and dusty.
4/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Nice and much needed rain. No severe weather with the rain. 47 degrees with a high expected around 60.
4/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M late afternoon showers yesterday.
4/30/2016 4:00 PM 0.53 M M M M Rain most of the day. 43 degrees this morning only going to a high of 50.
5/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 48 degrees heading to near 60. Keep in mind that this reading is from 4 pm yesterday afternoon. Not raining now and feels a little warmer.
5/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Afternoon rain rain yesterday. Overcast and 46 degrees this morning.
5/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny yesterday and clear now with 37 degrees, but heading to around 68 for a high.
5/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Nice overnight rain. Cleared out by around 4 am and is clear now but 46 degrees now heading only to a high of about 58 today.
5/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 degrees and relatively clear skies. Warming today to 64 degrees.
5/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with high near 80 degrees expected.
5/7/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M A VERY light rain consisting of drops forming, but not fully covering the areas where it landed. Lasted for about 15 minutes in the morning around 7 am. 61 degrees now.
5/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain in morning then clear.
5/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Cloudy with precipitation. 51 degrees with a high of around 64 expected.
5/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.98 M M M M Steady rain continues. Raining lightly now and 61 degrees. Looks like rain will continue for a while today.
5/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Foggy and 58 degrees heading to around 80 degrees. Heavier rain appeared to run just north of us yesterday evening.
5/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Thunderstorms and lightning for about a half an hour last night at about 9 pm. Not much precipitation with it.
5/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost overnight. 34 degrees heading to near 60 for a high.
5/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a cool 44 degrees this morning headed for 66. Clear skies.
5/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M very light rain now with temperature of 50 degrees.
5/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M A pretty chilly 28 degrees this morning but heading into a warming trend for a while.
5/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45 degrees and clear. A warming trend has started and less precipitation should bring the farmers back to the fields soon to start bean planting.
5/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57 degrees this morning headed to mid 70's. Lots of field work underway.
5/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50 degrees this morning heading to mid to upper 70's.
5/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 degrees with a high of 82 expected. Very summer like. I don't believe that there was a piece of farm equipment not out planting their beans yesterday as I drove from east of Kankakee and home yesterday.
5/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm and clear skies prevail. High expected of 85 degrees today.
5/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny with clouds appearing. 59 degree start to a mid 80's high temperature for the day. Looks like heat followed by sporadic thunder storms to be in the future.
5/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All clouds dissipated yesterday, making it a breezy warm day. Storms brewing to the West in Kansas etc but not here yet. A high in the upper 80's expected again today.
5/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It managed to stay dry yesterday as the system passed to the North. This morning looks to be different, and I expect at least a little shower to pass through. Still, it looks like we get the smaller amount of precipitation. Near 90 degrees and humid unless shower cools things down.
5/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain in the morning from about 8 to 9 am, then clearing. Overcast now and 68 degrees.
5/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Just a couple of sprinkles during the afternoon yesterday, and small shower early this morning.
5/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Most of storm last night passed by us. Morning shower. 63 degrees heading to low 80's.
5/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63 degrees and feels like a hot day on the way.
5/31/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Just a trace of rain overnight.
6/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.58 M M M M A pretty good rain yesterday, and starting again this morning with a nice steady light rain. Temperature is 64 degrees.
6/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain from yesterday morning. Waiting for grass to dry so I can mow again.
6/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear day and night last night. High expected around 86 deg.
6/4/2016 11:30 AM 0.02 M M M M A little rain this morning. Cooler temperatures.
6/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Just a sprinkle since last report. Overcast this morning with light dew.
6/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M calm winds. sunny morning with high of 82 degrees today. 60 degrees now.
6/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds have subsided. cool 55 degrees this morning with high in low 70's expected. Nice.
6/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very chilly 49 degrees this morning, but warming to near 80. Skies clear with a heavy dew.
6/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60 degrees, 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, and headed for a high of 88. It will stay warm for a few days. likely showers this morning.
6/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M A warm 73 degrees this morning, and an expected high of 93.
6/11/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Must have had a small sprinkle over night. Grass now wet, no dew. Hot.
6/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70 degrees to start the day, but heating up to around 80 for a high, but back up to 90s after this. No dew and continues to be dry.
6/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool start this morning at 56 degrees, but still headed to 90 degrees for a high. No dew again this morning with scattered cloud cover.
6/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.91 M M M M Plenty of thunderstorms this morning with a much needed and pretty good rain. Local farmers are smiling this morning.
6/15/2016 6:00 AM 1.44 M M M M Lots of thunder and rain overnight, with periods of spotty rain in the afternoon. 69 degrees heading for a high around 95.
6/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68 degrees with a heavy dew this morning. Clear skies all around.
6/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61 degrees headed for a high of 86.
6/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59 degrees on its way to low 90's for the high.
6/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies and 62 degrees on its way to near mid 90's.
6/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A warm start to the day at 74 degrees heading to around 92 for a high.
6/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler this morning at 61 degrees, which put dew on the grass. skies are partly cloudy.
6/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Rain started overnight and has been continuous. Temperature at 64 heading to 90 degrees. Plenty of thunder and lightning at the beginning of the rain showers, but rain just steady, not hard.
6/23/2016 6:00 AM 2.40 M M M M Morning produced over a half an inch, but then the afternoon and night added the rest. Something I had not seen before the evening storm. The orange glow that you would see at sunset in the west, lit up the whole Northern area of the sky for about an hour before it came through our area. I figure that it must have been the constant lightning that was producing it. For a while I was tracking less than 5 seconds would elapse between impressive lightning strikes at ground level, and some were in the clouds as well.that light then followed the storm as it traveled from NNW to NNE of me. No wind damage that I could see in my yard.
6/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler start to the morning at 59 degrees, so heavy dew this morning. Yesterday was so humid, this is a nice cool change, but headed to 86 degrees for a high.
6/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies and 68 degrees with a high around 92 for today.
6/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light dew and completely overcast this morning. Temperature is 74 degrees heading for a high of around 88. Looks like, by radar, that there is rain to the West, but not sure we will get much.
6/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M A bit of a shower must have gone through. puddles of water under my deck chairs and everything wet this morning. Much more than dew, which is there along with the clear skies.
6/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Much cooler temperatures for a while. 61 degrees now with a high of around 75 today. No rain expected.
6/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool 50 degrees headed to 80. This produces a heavy dew.
6/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another cool morning at 57 degrees and heading to low 80's. Skies mostly clear now with rain expected tonight.
7/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain shower over night hours. Needed the rain even though we could use more. moderate temperatures.
7/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54 degrees this morning with a high of around 73 expected. clear skies.
7/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool for the 3rd of July with 55 now heading for a high of 70 degrees. Looks like the rain is passing us by.
7/4/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Just a few sprinkles during the day yesterday. Hazy this morning and 63 degrees heading to around 80 for a high.
7/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68 degrees and heading into another warm spell. mid to upper 80's today.
7/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.96 M M M M Rain started early this morning and continues. Thunder storms normal for warm weather. 67 degrees now.
7/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.68 M M M M 68 degrees heading to near 90. I was surprised to see the amount of water in my gauge this morning. I know that some was after I reported yesterday, but must have had an overnight rain. Ground is still firm, and grass can use the moisture. Very humid.
7/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 67 degrees. A shower over night has things wet this morning. Warm, humid, and plenty of mosquitos.
7/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler day in the forecast for today.
7/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler temperature overnight. 58 degrees this morning heading up to low 80's for a high. Good night for Streator fireworks etc.
7/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and humid today. High around 90 degrees.
7/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very dry and warm and muggy day so far. Maybe rain? Clouds seem to be dispersing as it heads my way.
7/13/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M I felt about 5 drops yesterday morning, and there were a few drops this morning. Continues hot and humid.
7/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Continues hot and humid in spite of rain. Showers in the morning gave way by around 9:30 am, then again around 6 pm until 7:30 in the evening.
7/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, but cooler temperatures. 62 degrees heading to mid 70's for a high. Even cooler temperature tonight.
7/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew this morning with 59 degrees and heading to near 80 for a high. Looks to be free of rain for the day
7/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This morning it is 66 degrees heading for a muggy 87 and a morning rain shower followed by, hopefully, an afternoon and night rain.
7/18/2016 6:00 AM 3.53 M M M M Thunder storms all night. My small creek,Otter Creek, is well out of its banks and int its flood plain. Rivers should see this pretty soon. Not the highest I have seen, but getting close. Higher ground is solid, indicating how dry it was.
7/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M left over from yesterdays morning rain. Clear rest of day. very heavy dew this morning as it heads to around 88 degrees for a high.
7/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very small isolated rains. Not much more than a couple of minutes each. Just enough to wet down everything.
7/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew this morning. The start of a couple of very uncomfortably hot days. High of 95 with heat index in the one hundreds.
7/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Lots of thunder and lightning starting around 8:30 last night and ending early this morning. Wind did blow a few branches down.
8/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another warm and dry day. 67 degrees on its way to 90.
8/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, Humid, Dry.
8/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Rain from about 3pm to 4pm yesterday afternoon. Rained hard for a while. Temperature now 75 degrees, and brief shower starting right after my readings.
8/13/2016 7:00 PM 2.56 M M M M Rain while I was out of town, accounting for my late reading. Hopefully some of the humidity will be gone.
8/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain overnight. Cooler at 63 degrees this morning.
8/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Much cooler today with chance of rain. 66 degrees now with high of only 73 expected.
8/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Periods of rain and drizzle. Now 70 degrees.
8/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew. Possible showers
8/18/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Just a trace of rain in the morning yesterday. Lots of thunder, and some rain clouds, but no precipitation yet.
8/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Lots of rain and thunder, but only .02 here. Got caught in the rain at Starved Rock, but at home was nothing.
8/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73 degrees and very humid. No wind. Light rain expected with a low pressure system of 29.65 right now.
8/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Periods of brief rain throughout the day. Temperatures finally dropped and is now 58 degrees with a heavy dew.
8/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53 degrees, but heading up to near 80 for a high. Heavy dew, but no rain.
9/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful day yesterday. Today it is 56 degrees heading into the low 80's. No rain in forecast.
9/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High near 90 for today.
9/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M another warm day with a high near 90 expected.
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75 degrees heading into the low 90's.
9/8/2016 6:00 AM 1.63 M M M M 70 degrees and a pretty steady rain continues.
9/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Rain after my morning report. not much, if anything, overnight. Foggy this morning with a heavy mist feel to it.
9/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Raining in afternoon yesterday and started again in the morning hours and continues now.
9/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain was yesterday morning. Temperature a cool 51 degrees.
9/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool 55 degrees headed to around 80. Clear
9/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58 degrees heading to 84 for a high. Clouds and rain for later are predicted.
9/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66 degrees already, but high only in mid 70's expected.
9/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 59 degrees heading to around 80. Light rain in the morning yesterday but short lived and just sprinkles.
9/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yet, but very cloudy. Light dew with 67 degrees.
9/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M warm and muggy this morning. Overcast with high expected of 81 degrees.
9/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cool 56 degrees, so there is heavy dew. High similar to yesterday. Warmer than normal temps for the week are projected.
9/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56 degrees headed to 86.
9/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and 66 degrees.
9/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A warm 67 degrees heading to mid to upper 80's. Clear conditions.
9/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Temperature 66 degrees heading to 90. A very small amount of rain in the afternoon yesterday. A breeze did a temporary cool down, but quickly recovered.
9/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66 degrees with a high expected of 84. Clouds and possible precipitation from the ENE within the hour.
9/24/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M 68 degrees already this morning and humid. The showers that went through yesterday only left a few sprinkles here and there for us. Today is supposed to be free of rain.
9/28/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Just a few drops overnight 52 degrees with a high expected of only 63.
9/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Drizzle on and off yesterday afternoon, with one period of light rain. Possible again today.
9/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Periods of gusty wind and spotty showers yesterday. Did not see many farmers in the fields yesterday.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/10/2015 10/17/2015 6:00 AM 8 0.00 M M Very cold at 27 degrees this morning. Hard freeze.
10/20/2015 10/23/2015 12:45 PM 4 0.06 M M Light drizzle of just a few drops as I arrived home.
11/1/2015 11/02/2015 3:30 PM 2 0.86 M M Sunshine now.
11/30/2015 12/01/2015 9:30 AM 2 0.64 0.0 0.00 Sun out for a change. Temperature to be in the mid 40's. Thunder and some rain over night.
12/21/2015 12/22/2015 7:00 PM 2 0.49 0.0 M 39 degrees for a high today.
1/2/2016 1/03/2016 3:00 PM 2 0.00 0.5 M Temperature hovering just below freezing. Average snow in my yard is still about a half of an inch.
3/13/2016 3/14/2016 4:15 PM 2 0.79 M M Ground took moisture well. More rain to come tomorrow.
4/4/2016 4/08/2016 6:00 AM 5 0.16 0.0 M Overcast and 36 degrees.
5/13/2016 5/14/2016 7:00 AM 2 0.51 M M A very noticeable drop in temperature with the rain system. 41 degrees and clear with a high expected of 53 degrees today. A pretty good rain for a while last night.
7/23/2016 8/09/2016 6:00 AM 18 0.64 M M
8/23/2016 9/03/2016 6:00 AM 12 5.81 M M
9/25/2016 9/27/2016 1:00 PM 3 0.01 M M Today is clear and dry with high in low 70's.



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