Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-WL-118 Latitude 41.45195
Station Name Elwood 4.6 NE Longitude -88.038851
County Will Elevation (ft) 651



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 2.94 0.91 27 0.91 27 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.22 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 2.24 2.92 7 2.92 7 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 16 1.75 0.78 29 0.78 29 0.00 0 0 8 4 0.0 0 0
Feb 16 1.67 1.09 29 1.09 29 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
March 16 2.44 2.71 29 1.78 13 0.93 16 1 7 0 0.0 0 0
April 16 3.52 1.76 28 1.76 28 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
May 16 4.19 3.94 31 1.65 21 2.29 10 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.04 4.23 29 4.23 29 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.17 7.72 30 5.36 17 2.36 13 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.97 7.09 31 7.09 31 0.00 0 0 15 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.18 2.47 29 2.47 29 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.33" 35.62" 299 days 30.04" 260 5.58" 39 days 3 98 days 13 days 0.0" 0 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 0.06
10/4/2015 0.02
10/5/2015 T
10/6/2015 0.00
10/7/2015 T
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.00
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015 0.00
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.00
10/14/2015
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 0.04
10/22/2015 0.00
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.08
10/25/2015 0.05
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.66
10/29/2015
10/30/2015
10/31/2015
11/1/2015
11/2/2015
11/3/2015
11/4/2015
11/5/2015
11/6/2015
11/7/2015
11/8/2015
11/9/2015
11/10/2015
11/11/2015
11/12/2015
11/13/2015
11/14/2015
11/15/2015
11/16/2015
11/17/2015
11/18/2015
11/19/2015
11/20/2015
11/21/2015
11/22/2015
11/23/2015
11/24/2015
11/25/2015
11/26/2015
11/27/2015
11/28/2015
11/29/2015
11/30/2015
12/1/2015
12/2/2015
12/3/2015
12/4/2015
12/5/2015
12/6/2015
12/7/2015
12/8/2015
12/9/2015
12/10/2015
12/11/2015
12/12/2015
12/13/2015
12/14/2015
12/15/2015
12/16/2015
12/17/2015
12/18/2015
12/19/2015
12/20/2015
12/21/2015
12/22/2015
12/23/2015
12/24/2015
12/25/2015 0.00
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.88
12/28/2015 0.08
12/29/2015 1.88
12/30/2015 T
12/31/2015 0.08
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 0.01
1/9/2016 0.21
1/10/2016 0.28
1/11/2016 T
1/12/2016 0.05
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 0.01
1/15/2016
1/16/2016 0.09
1/17/2016 T
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.07
1/21/2016 0.00
1/22/2016 0.00
1/23/2016 T
1/24/2016 0.00
1/25/2016
1/26/2016 0.06
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016 0.00
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.00
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 0.71
2/4/2016 0.00
2/5/2016 T
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 0.02
2/9/2016 0.03
2/10/2016 0.02
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 T
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.11
2/16/2016 T
2/17/2016 0.02
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.00
2/25/2016 0.14
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.04
3/1/2016 0.04
3/2/2016 0.04
3/3/2016
3/4/2016 0.03
3/5/2016 0.02
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
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3/24/2016 0.93
3/25/2016 0.86
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.18
3/29/2016
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.61
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.00
4/2/2016 0.02
4/3/2016 0.02
4/4/2016 0.06
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 T
4/7/2016 0.29
4/8/2016 0.02
4/9/2016 0.08
4/10/2016 0.05
4/11/2016 M
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
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.47
4/22/2016 0.13
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 0.60
4/29/2016 0.02
4/30/2016 T
5/1/2016 0.66
5/2/2016 0.36
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.27
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5/11/2016 **
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5/13/2016 **
5/14/2016 2.29
5/15/2016 0.01
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.02
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 0.08
5/27/2016 0.02
5/28/2016 0.20
5/29/2016 0.03
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.00
6/1/2016 0.41
6/2/2016 0.06
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.00
6/5/2016 0.04
6/6/2016 0.05
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.14
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016
6/14/2016 0.04
6/15/2016 1.05
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 1.07
6/22/2016 0.36
6/23/2016 0.94
6/24/2016 0.00
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.07
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
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 1.25
7/7/2016 0.18
7/8/2016 0.58
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7/21/2016 2.36
7/22/2016 1.34
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 1.22
7/25/2016 0.01
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 0.50
7/30/2016 0.28
7/31/2016 0.00
8/1/2016 0.00
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 0.14
8/6/2016 0.02
8/7/2016 0.00
8/8/2016 0.00
8/9/2016 0.00
8/10/2016 0.00
8/11/2016 0.00
8/12/2016 0.00
8/13/2016 1.95
8/14/2016 0.00
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.95
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 0.03
8/19/2016 0.06
8/20/2016 0.01
8/21/2016 1.31
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.05
8/25/2016 0.81
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 1.13
8/28/2016 0.13
8/29/2016 0.14
8/30/2016 0.07
8/31/2016 0.29
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.02
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.99
9/9/2016 0.04
9/10/2016 0.29
9/11/2016 0.04
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016
9/15/2016 0.01
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.10
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 0.00
9/20/2016 0.00
9/21/2016 0.00
9/22/2016 T
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.00
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.12
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.01
9/29/2016 0.50
9/30/2016 0.35



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 Heavy dew, clear sky except for some cirrus clouds toward the east.
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, cirrus clouds.
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain at observation.
10/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast, on and off mist most of the day.
10/5/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast.
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Guessing L8 clouds.
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .01 in gauge, heavy dew. Clear overhead, cloudy to the NW.
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, looks like rain. Had some thunder around 9 PM but no rain.
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy, can see about a block. Dew drops hanging on trees.
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, chilly.
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few H1 cirrus clouds, mostly sunny.
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy. Saw some rain falling yesterday around 2 PM from clouds moving from southwest to northeast. Someone got some scattered showers, we need rain.
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies to the east, partly cloudy overhead and mostly cloudy to the west. Beautiful day yesterday.
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, light frost.
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, frost on open areas.
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost, clear sky, robins hitting the crabapples.
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny with some M8 clouds.
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Took the dog out around 10PM and there was a light shower. Didn't hear it in the house.
10/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy.
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with some blue patches.
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Light rain most of the day and night. My last post for several months.
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost. Merry Christmas everyone!
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.88 M M M M Overcast.
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Had to bring outer gauge in to thaw, ice covered. Drizzle when I brought in so may be a little short tomorrow. I will be moving this summer to a yard that will be to small to gauge so do not want to buy another gauge.
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 1.88 M M M M Mix of rain, snow, sleet yesterday with strong winds. Measured from outside gauge which was mostly rain with a little slush. Light drizzle at observation time.
12/30/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 T M M Just started snowing at OT. Ice on ground from previous rain mix.
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Melted ice. Overcast.
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. Happy New Year!
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on gauge, sunshine.
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, frost.
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost, clear sky.
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, frost.
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost.
1/7/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple drops in gauge. Overcast. Had some melting yesterday.
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Drizzle at OT.
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Fog/mist/light rain all day yesterday. Light mist this AM.
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Rain/snow mix yesterday. Overcast.
1/11/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Just a couple drops. Overcast.
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Melted snow from gauge. Light, blowing snow. Had some ice under snow on concrete drive and landed on my hip, be careful!
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
1/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light flurries on and off all day yesterday. Warmer this AM, not the bitter cold.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Melted ice.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Light dusting of snow last night. Almost .01.
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Melted snow. Light snow falling at OT.
1/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just frost on the inside of gauge.
1/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
1/23/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Just a couple drops. Thought there would be more.
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High thin clouds.
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Melted ice. Strong winds started in the evening and blew through the night. Overcast this AM.
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
1/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny. Stray snowflakes yesterday morning but nothing hit the gauge.
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just a few high clouds to the SW.
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and warm. Concrete is sweating, cars wet, nothing in gauge.
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High, thin clouds, frost.
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. Beautiful day yesterday. Felt good to get outside and trim some trees and clean flower beds.
2/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Off and on rain most of the day after 10 AM. Some thunder and lightning in the late afternoon.
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds to the south, winds from the SW.
2/5/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A light dusting of snow overnight. Melted snow just left a couple drops. Overcast.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost, clear sky.
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy.
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light dusting of snow overnight, stray flakes at OT.
2/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Melted snow. Light snow at OT.
2/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Melted snow. Just a few clouds, mostly sunny.
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and COLD.
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
2/13/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Snow flurries yesterday morning left ground covered. Most gone by pm, only a few drops in gauge this AM. Sunny, cold.
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Melted snow, overcast.
2/16/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few frozen drops on the bottom of the gauge. Overcast and still. Heard a verio, sparrow and woodpecker. Spring is coming.
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sunny! Snow flurries started ~2 yesterday, on and off rest of day.
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, warmer and windy. Except for a little in drifted areas, snow is gone.
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, warm and breezy. Nothing like yesterday when it was howling.
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy. Beautiful unseasonably warm day yesterday.
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost on gauge. Pretty day with sunshine, not to cold.
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M heavy frost.
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and howling winds from the northeast. Snow in forecast but not here yet.
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Mostly water in gauge, melted ice was about the size of quarter.
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, breeze from the south/SW.
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain/snow mix yesterday late evening when we locked up the barn ~9:30 PM. Not sure how long it was before/after, very windy. Rain in gauge this AM.
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Melted ice in the gauge. Wood deck is ice covered but concrete drive is melted. Overcast.
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Off and on snow yesterday, melted snow. Sunny this am, cold with frost on gauge.
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Snow and snow/rain mix. Melted ice from gauge. Sunny this AM.
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Melted snow from overnight. Overcast this AM.
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breeze from the south.
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.86 M M M M Since calling for a freeze, I emptied last night at 7:00 PM. Dry this AM. It was an all day on/off rain.
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, heavy frost. No winds, felt nice in the sun.
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny skies, dew, still, warm.
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Rain started between 4-5 yesterday afternoon and went into the evening. Grass will need cutting soon, daffodils are blooming.
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly/mostly cloudy. Beautiful day for yard work yesterday.
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Rain yesterday and into the night. L7 clouds this AM with a strong breeze from the S-SW.
4/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. Felt a drop of rain walking to the gauge and there are several drops on the concrete, but nothing in the gauge.
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A lot of heavy clouds yesterday but not much accumulation. Overcast this AM, cold.
4/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Snow flurries off and on, at one point it was like a white out. Frozen ice in the gauge, not much. Just a few clouds this AM.
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M High winds and heavy rain came through between 7-8 last night. Don't see any sun peaking through but some clouds lighter than others.
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost, clear sky.
4/6/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops went through between 7-8 PM. Had a couple rumbles of thunder a few minutes after 4 AM. L7 clouds now.
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Intermittent light rain all day yesterday. L7 clouds this AM.
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Had some snow pellets yesterday that quickly melted. Light rain at observation time, overcast.
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Snow/rain/pellet mix off and on all day. Sunshine, cold this AM. Snow left on deck, hay bale. Tulips frozen solid. Star magnolia flowering, trees budding, I'm sure there's damage.
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Sunny yesterday, everything melted. Ice pellets on deck and cars this AM so must have been overnight. Mostly overcast, a few breaks.
4/11/2016 7:00 AM M M M M M Brought my gauge in to thaw and forgot to take out before church. Probably missed about 45 minutes. Measured .20.
4/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost and sunny.
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, light frost.
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After 3 beautiful days it's mostly cloudy this AM. It was nice to sleep with the windows open again.
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few clouds with a strong breeze/light wind from the east.
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Started raining ~7PM, great for grass seed planted yesterday. Light fog this AM.
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Thunder and rain started around 5:30 PM until around 7. Lightening off to the far west (Shorewood?).
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, heavy dew.
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few high cumulus clouds. Beautiful day yesterday and another forecast for today.
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy.
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy day yesterday, overcast this AM.
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with mist in the air but nothing in gauge.
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Overcast and chilly. Walked by the crabapple to the gauge and momma robin was squawking at me. Saw the nest and checked and there are 4 pretty blue eggs!
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast and chilly. Don't remember it raining yesterday, must have been overnight.
4/30/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast and chilly.
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Drizzle/light fog at OT. Rain started mid-morning and steady most of the day.
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Thunder, lightening, rain started around 6:45 PM and lasted about an hour.
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost in the shade. .01 in the gauge but there is a very heavy dew.
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Overnight rain. Rain clouds to the south and west. Some clouds overhead, some clear sky. Breeze from the north.
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A few sprinkles yesterday. Clear sky and cool this AM.
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny sky, light breeze, cool. .02 in the gauge, the birds just love that perch.
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast.
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Again, .02 in the gauge with a bird dropping. Heavy dew.
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny sky and warmer.
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. Forecast called for no rain until next Wednesday. Cut the hay yesterday, sure hope forecast was correct.
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, looks like it's going to be a beautiful day for the granddaughter's 5th (outside) birthday party!
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, heavy dew.
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, predicting high of 86 today.
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy this AM.
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Strong winds and rain with a little thunder went through between 5:30-6:00 PM last night. I checked gauge about 6:30 last night and same as this am so all in that short event.
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Short, light rain yesterday morning (deck was wet and then dried in less than 30 minutes). Mostly cloudy this AM.
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Short, light rain mid afternoon. Started raining again around 8 PM. Mostly cloudy this AM with wind from SW.
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Must have been an overnight rain. Concrete/cars wet. Clear sky this AM.
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High, thin clouds.
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, M8 clouds. Cracks in ground almost an inch wide, need some rain.
6/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Light rain at OT. Short, heavy rain came through about 2:00 PM, another round a couple hours later and light overnight rain.
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain from yesterday AM.
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, high wispy clouds, heavy dew, still, birds singing, beautiful day.
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, mostly cloudy, light wind from the south.
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast with light wind from the west.
6/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Sunny with a few high clouds. Had an "under the cloud" shower around 9 last night and heard a few more light showers overnight.
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .01 in the gauge. Clear sky last 24 hours. Don't know where it came from, not a bird.
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and cool.
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Almost overcast.
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Early after shower starting around 12:40 PM.
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, high thin clouds, cool. Beautiful day, high is supposed to be low 70's. Yesterday was low 90's.
6/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Clear sky and high thin clouds at 7 with a rainbow. We were getting a very light rain around 6:30 AM. Large cracks in ground, we could use a good rain but at least this settled the dust.
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M Just a few high clouds this AM. Had a few sprinkles around 6 PM last night. Thunder and lightening work me up at 2:45 AM and we had a nice rain.
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, light dew, a few L1 clouds.
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 Clear sky, high thin clouds. .01 in gauge, heavy dew. Water droplets hanging on tomato plants.
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear with some L1 clouds and a nice breeze from the SW.
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, high thin clouds, wind from south. Hot day yesterday, feels like another.
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M Storm came through ~ 2-2:40 PM. Came down in buckets, strong wind, lost electricity. Com Ed said tree(s) down, came on about 11:30 PM. We're in country area, said 16 of us w/o power.
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Gentle rain started around 3:30-4 AM, still raining at OT.
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Off and on rain all day, checked gauge around 7 PM and .20. Storm came through around 9-10 PM with high winds, lightening, thunder, sideways rain where we got the rest. Fog this AM.
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 Sunny, light breeze, cooler.
6/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain overnight. Heavy shower with a clap of thunder at 6:50 and electric went out. Back up at 9 AM. It's going to be a hot, sticky day. Just a few cumulus clouds now.
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, high cirrus clouds. I'm not used to seeing storm clouds just to the east and south of me but that's what I saw yesterday. Storm clouds to the east and south, guessing ~15 miles away.
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dew, L2 clouds moving from north, cool, breeze.
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, dew, still, chilly. Beautiful morning.
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, sunny sky with a few high clouds to the south. Looks like it's going to be another beautiful day.
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L8 clouds, breeze from the north.
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 Overcast and light mist at OT.
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, almost still.
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 1.25 M M M M Thunder, lightening, strong winds and rain came through at 3:30 AM. Heavy winds didn't last to long but still occasional thunder/lightening and raining at OT.
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Raining at 7 AM yesterday, remainder of morning rain.
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Heavy rain came through around 5:30 PM for about a half hour. Heavy fog earlier this AM with water droplets on screens mostly gone by 7 AM leaving a heavy dew.
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 1.34 M M M M Storm hit between 9:30-10:00 PM. Thunder, lightening, heavy rain.
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, .01 in the gauge. Mostly sunny with a few high clouds.
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 1.22 M M M M A sprinkle mid day and a downpour shortly after I went to bed. Didn't check the clock but guessing around 10:30 PM. Cloudy this AM.
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A few high clouds. A lot of thunder and lightening to the south of us yesterday evening.
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, sunny.
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, sunny.
7/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, a few drops in gauge. Some cirrus and cumulus clouds.
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Thunder and rain came through about 4:30 - 5:15 yesterday afternoon. Heavy dew and still some fog at 7AM.
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Left about noon and got back around 6. Driveway was wet and .28 in gauge so sometime in the afternoon. Heavy dew this AM and overcast.
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew .01 in the gauge. Sunny, cooler.
8/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, .01 in gauge, still a little fog left.
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, .01 in gauge. Sunny.
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 Heavy dews, .01 in gauge again.
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Overnight rain, I didn't hear it. Partly cloudy this AM.
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light mid-morning shower yesterday. Sunny this AM.
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, sunny day. Heavy dew, .01 in gauge.
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, slight breeze from north.
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few high thin clouds and a few drops of dew in the gauge.
8/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, hazy, breeze from southeast.
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, air is heavy.
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 1.95 M M M M Overcast this AM. Not the most rain I've gotten at this station, but up there.
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, almost .02 in gauge. Sunny except for a row of clouds to the south.
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy, heavy dew, .01 in gauge. Blueberry in hole in cone, guessing a bird dropped breakfast.
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.95 M M M M Off and on rain from mid-morning on. Mostly cloudy to the east and south. Hi cirrus clouds to the west.
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .01 in the gauge. Heavy dew or some rain?
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Foggy this AM.
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Shower mid-morning and afternoon yesterday.
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Overcast. Heavy rain just started about 7:25 AM.
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 1.31 M M M M Partly cloudy, chilly, feels like fall in the air. Rain off and on all day yesterday.
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, light fog still in low/shady areas. Heavy dew, almost .02 in the gauge.
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny sky, cool, calm. .01 in gauge, brush the tomato plants and it looks like rain.
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Shower must have been overnight. Overcast, breeze from south. Light showers starting again around 7:30 this AM.
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Rain yesterday morning. Thunder, lightening during the night and a few more hours rain. No wind, straight rain.
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy. .01 in gauge, heavy dew? rain?
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M Started raining overnight,still raining at OT. Some thunder, calm.
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M From yesterday morning. A few high clouds this AM.
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Gentle rain yesterday afternoon. Heavy dew this AM. Sunny.
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Thunder woke me up around 6:30 AM, raining. I think most of this is from this AM. I was in Crest Hill most of the afternoon yesterday and it was raining. When I drove home the cloud line stopped a couple miles north of my home.
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Overcast, cool, strong breeze from the north.
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, .01 in gauge. Clear to the south, partly cloudy everywhere else. It's mosquito heaven.
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We may have had some drizzle yesterday. If not, it is a heavy dew. Sunny this AM.
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .01 in gauge, heavy dew. Sunny.
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny sky. Heavy dew continues, .01 in gauge.
9/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M About 3/4 cloudy.
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.99 M M M M Light rain around 6:30 last night for an hour or so. Thunder and rain woke me up during the night. Light rain at OT.
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rest of yesterday morning's rain after 7AM. Fog this AM, felt like walking through a light mist. Huge spider web just outside the patio doors, very visible with the dew covering.
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Light rain at OT. Started light rain around 3:30PM yesterday, quit until 10-11 PM and mist/light rain overnight.
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Sunny, heavy dew, some light fog before sunrise.
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, calm, cool. Heavy dew, .01 in gauge.
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few high thin clouds, cool.
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M From drizzle after 7AM yesterday. Sunny,a few high clouds today.
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M A few sprinkles during the day and the rest overnight. Mostly cloudy this AM.
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, sunny.
9/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, cool, calm, dew.
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 T M M M M Cloudy most of the day yesterday but rain missed us.
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy, partly cloudy.
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain showers went through yesterday afternoon between ~ 4:00-4:45. Checked gauge .11, so we got a few drops overnight.
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, cool.
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mostly cloudy, sweatshirt weather, drops of rain on the windshield.
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Light rain started late afternoon ~6 PM. Drizzle at OT. Sky lightening to the SW.
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Off/on rain yesterday. Overcast this AM.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
3/9/2016 3/24/2016 7:00 AM 16 0.93 M M Light rain at OT.
5/5/2016 5/14/2016 7:00 AM 10 2.29 M M
7/9/2016 7/21/2016 7:00 AM 13 2.36 M M Mostly sunny this AM with a few cumulus clouds. Had someone mow the grass when we were away but flower beds have weeds over knee high.



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