| 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 |
Brrr! Low of 44.6° after high of 64.2° on September's final day. At present, 49.1°, sunny, and with a chilly wind from the east. |
| 10/2/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, northeast wind, and 49.1° after hi/lo of but 63.7° and 48°. Fall is unquestionably here and we might as well get accustomed to it. |
| 10/3/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Drizzle, gloomy, icy northeast wind, and 24-hour low of 45.6° after measly 62.2° high. Are we now wishing we had those toasty July days again? |
| 10/4/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Dreary skies, northeast winds, and 50.7° after below average hi/lo of 55.7° and 45.6°. On and off drizzle late in the day led to 0.02" rain total. |
| 10/5/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
DDSS*: dreary, east wind and 56.6°. High barely cracked 60° at 60.6° and overnight low bottomed at 50.5° after several brief periods of drizzle. DDSS*? Different day, same stats. |
| 10/6/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
So what's new outside? Nothing. 57°, dreary, and north wind after hi/lo of only 62° and 56.6°. Have mowed the lawn but twice in the past 3 1/2 weeks. |
| 10/7/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Here we go yet again: light wind from west, overcast, and 53.2° after high of 64.7° and low of 51.4°. My reports have had almost no variation for the last two weeks. |
| 10/8/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Unexpected high of 79.3° and above average low of 53.2° made yesterday one of the nicest we've had in weeks. At present slight south wind, overcast, and 50.7°. |
| 10/9/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Blustery conditions with stiff north wind, overcast skies, and 57.9°. Yesterday's high of 78.6° will be gone for at least 48 hours but the low of 53.2° is predicted to be exceeded tonight. Most of the garden spot's (New Lenox!) rain fell last evening and the ground is largely dry this morning. |
| 10/10/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm and sunny but 40.8° after 62.4° high and 40.6° low. Caught a brief trace of rain at 1145 hours yesterday. |
| 10/11/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, southwest winds, and 48° after pleasant Saturday featuring low of 40.8° (0715 hours) and high of 68°. Cracks in backyard turf are being large; rain needed. |
| 10/12/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, southwest wind, and 59.7° after splendid 79.5° high and 48° (0715 hours 10/11) low. New trees have been planted in our parkway. It'd be nice if Mother Nature would help with the watering. |
| 10/13/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Trace of rain while I was outside with the pup, stiff winds from northwest, and 50.1° after nice high of 75° and low of 49.8°. |
| 10/14/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Slight northwest wind, clear, heavy dew, and 41.7° (24-hour low) after high of 63.7° with early trace of rain. |
| 10/15/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, light southwest winds, and 43.7° after 64.9° high and 41.5° low. Prediction: our half-brown, half-green lawn won't need more than three more cuttings in 2015. |
| 10/16/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, much calmer, and 39.7° (24-hour low) after strong, cold winds and high of 69.4°. Trace of rain occurred near 0900 hours. |
| 10/17/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Brrr! 31.2° and notable northwest wind after hi/lo of 57.7° and present 31.2° |
| 10/18/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, calm, and 30.9° (24-hour low) after chilly Saturday that saw the mercury rise to only 53°. Backyard continues to look horrible with the paucity of rain we've experienced. |
| 10/19/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Stiff south winds, clear, and 45.5° following seasonal high of 63.5° and low of 30.5° (0715 hours 10/18). Will it rain again in October? We certainly need it and have received only 0.14" since the third week of September. |
| 10/20/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, southwest winds, and 49.4° after seasonal but windy Monday with 72.3° high and 45.5° low. No measurable rain for the last 29 days. |
| 10/21/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hey-hey, we finally got some rain albeit just 0.06". High of 78.9°, low of 49.4° and present, overcast temperature of 54.6°. |
| 10/22/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast and slight northeast wind with reading of 55.5° after hi/lo of 77.1° and 54.6°. |
| 10/23/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
East wind, threatening skies, and 51.2° after trace of rain at 0800 hours, high of 69.4°, and overnight low of 50.1°. |
| 10/24/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Temperature rose throughout the night to 64.4°, the overcast high for the last 24 hours. Low was 51.2° at 0715 hours yesterday. Wind during the past 18 hours was accompanied by the 0.05" rain we received. |
| 10/25/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Fair, calm, and 24-hour low of 41° after high of 66.5° with a small amount of rain. Leaves are now coming down like crazy which is a good thing because they cover the parched lawn. |
| 10/26/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, slight east wind, and 41° after 66.3° high and 39° low. A whole lot of yard work got done yesterday in the garden pot of the southwest suburbs. |
| 10/27/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, east wind, and 48° following pleasant high of 69.4° and low of 41° (0715 hours 10/26). Last evening's forecast gave amounts of rain predicted for today/tomorrow. This morning I see that chances of precipitation are 100% but no estimation of just how much. Who knows? |
| 10/28/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Largest rainfall in five weeks was part of a dreary day with high temperature being the present 53° with drizzle and low of 48° which was exactly 24 hours ago. |
| 10/29/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raw morning with powerful winds from west. Present reading of 35.6° follows low of 34.7° and high of 55.2°. Most of yesterday's rain fell in the morning and at midday. |
| 10/30/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Several periods of drizzle resulted in our measurable rain on the 29th. Present temperature is 33.8° (24-hour low) under clear skies and with no wind. Yesterday's high made it to only 45.3°. |
| 10/31/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raw morning with cold south winds, light rain, and dark skies. High temp for 10/30 was seasonal 60.2° which allowed for much leaf-raking. Low of 33° was at 0715 hours. Rainfall for the month was only 0.84", half of which fell on the 28th. Despite the wet monsoons we had in mid-spring, north central Will County is now slightly below average for the ten months of 2015. |
| 11/1/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.68 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
With 0.68" rain, we nearly equaled our October precipitation in just the 24 hours since the last CoCoRaHS report. Yesterday's high of 51° came very late in the day, while the low of 41.9° occurred slightly before daybreak. At present with clear skies and southwest winds it's 42.9°. |
| 11/2/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, south winds, and 44.9° after hi/lo of 67.6° and 42.9°. |
| 11/3/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, slight southwest winds, and 47.6° after glorious high of 76.8° and overnight low of 44.9°. |
| 11/4/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light fog, calm, and 44.9° after very unusual high of 75° and low of 44.4°. Because so many people burned leaves yesterday, last evening we actually had smog which hung over the neighborhood for several hours. |
| 11/5/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, southwest wind, and 59.1° after high of 75.7° (20° over normal) and low of 48.3° (0715 hours 11/04). The weather people say this is the last of our string of pleasant days so enjoy it. |
| 11/6/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight storms left nearly a half inch of rain. At present, wind is strong from west, skies are clear, and temperature is barely above 24-hour low of 43.3°. Yesterday's high of 71° will be the last in the string of four glorious November readings. |
| 11/7/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 33.2° (24-hour low) after blustery high of 49.6°. It's November and we'll have to get used to chilly weather. |
| 11/8/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 30.7° after a hard freeze of 28° after high of 56.6°. |
| 11/9/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 32.1° after a surprising but brief high of 64.7°. Low of 28° was at 0715 hours yesterday. |
| 11/10/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight north wind, and 34.3° following dry day with surprise high of 67.4° and low of 32.1°. |
| 11/11/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear with moderate south winds and 42.9° after high of 65.3° and low of 34.3° (0715 hours 11/10). To hear the Chicago television weather forecasters, one would think the storm of the century will soon be upon us. C'mon: it's some rain, some wind, and it'll be gone in a maximum 36 hours. |
| 11/12/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Winds of 30-40 MPH from west, light rain, and 42.2°. Yesterday's low of 34.3° was at 0715 hours. The high of 65.3° was late in the day whereas the 56° at 0100 hours will likely be tops for today. |
| 11/13/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, windy, and 33.8° (overnight low was 33.2°) after typical blustery November day. Very windy high of 46.2° was reached after last bit of storm laid down 0.02" more rain. |
| 11/14/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Low of 24.9° is chilliest reading in over seven months. Currently 28.4°, calm, and sunny after windy, dry high of 48.7°. Both front and back yards have been 'put to bed' for the year and nothing remains to be done except to await that four-letter white stuff. |
| 11/15/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, south wind, and 42.2° following above average high of 59.5° and seasonal low of 28.4°. |
| 11/16/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mixed clouds, light southeast winds, and 45.3° after pleasant hi/lo of 69.2° and 42.2°. |
| 11/17/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 48.9° after high of 53.2° (above average reading for mid-November) and low of 45.3°. |
| 11/18/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.54 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Powerful winds from south, overcast, and 59° (24-hour high) after blustery, rainy day on which temperature bottomed out at only 48.7°. |
| 11/19/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny skies, strong west winds, and 41.5° which is the 24-hour low. Yesterday's high of 59.1° was at the identical time (0715 hours). |
| 11/20/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
West wind, sunny, and 28° (24-hour low) following seasonal high of 46.2°. Are they trying to scare us again or are the forecasts for the next 32 hours correct? We'll see. |
| 11/21/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.22 |
1.5 |
0.22 |
1.5 |
0.22 |
Light snow, east wind, and 24-hour low of 31.6° following high of but 41.7°. Snowfall which accumulated after some rain was 1.5" and is of the wet variety. |
| 11/22/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
4.0 |
0.32 |
5.5 |
M |
24-hour low of 8.7°, calm, and clear skies after four more inches of snow and a 32.5° high left us with 5 1/2 inches on the terra firma. |
| 11/23/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.5 |
M |
Clear, slight southwest wind, and 22.4°. 24-hour high of 25.8° was reached far after sunset while the low was 8.7° at 0715 hours yesterday morning. |
| 11/24/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 22.2° after pleasant, sunny day featuring high of 35.9° and overnight low of 21.9°. Snow on the ground shrank by 2"; should be almost totally gone by Wednesday night. |
| 11/25/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
M |
Clear, south breeze, and 33.3° after hi/lo of 41.5° and 22.2°. The cover of snow has shrunk to 2" but has become icy and treacherous. |
| 11/26/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, south wind, and 49.1° after overnight high of 49.4° and 0715 hours low (yesterday) of 33.2°. Remember to Whom we are giving thanks today for our blessings. |
| 11/27/2015 |
7:00 AM |
1.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Miserable morning with light rain, stiff northeast winds, and 39.9° after high of 59.3° and low of 33.2° (0715 hours 11/26). 4.3" rain for November, a tally which has more than quintupled the October total. |
| 11/28/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Raw, dank morning with wind from north, overcast skies. and 35.7° reading. Yesterday's high reached but 39.9° and the overnight low hit 35° after the on-again-off-again rains ceased. |
| 11/29/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, moderate northeast winds, and 27.6° following high of 40.6° and low of 27.3°. |
| 11/30/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Raw east wind, overcast, and 35.7°. Highs and lows in last 24 hours were 48° and 27.6°. Looks as though we're finishing November with quintuple the amount of rain we had in that dry October. |
| 12/1/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Raw east wind, overcast, and 40.4° to begin the first day of December. Hi/lo yesterday was 43.5° and 35.7° and overnight thunderstorms continually awakened our four-month old puppy. I'll need a nap this afternoon. |
| 12/2/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
1.4 |
0.13 |
1.4 |
M |
Light but steady snow from northwest and 31.2° (24-hour low) after high of 45.6°. And of course I had the car washed yesterday. |
| 12/3/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
1.0 |
0.09 |
1.1 |
M |
Difficult task to accurately measure snow with temperatures hovering just above freezing all day. High of 34.3°, early morning low of 26.9° and present overcast reading of 31.6°. |
| 12/4/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Misty and 28.5° after hi/lo of 33.2° and 27.8°. The snow is gone. |
| 12/5/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A whole lot of fog and mist in the last 24 hours but nothing that could be truly described as precipitation. Balmy high of 55.5° late yesterday afternoon and current low of 27.6° certainly beat any kind of December blizzard. |
| 12/6/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Clearing, south wind, and 28.9° after hi/lo of only 41.5° (the weather people were way off) and 27.5°. |
| 12/7/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Dense fog, calm, and 26.9° (24-hour low) after pleasant high of 52.8°. |
| 12/8/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, wind from south, and 24-hour high of 38.4° after a very foggy day that started with a low of 26.9°. |
| 12/9/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Light fog, south wind, and 39° after unseasonal high of 46° and low of 38.3°. |
| 12/10/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Light overcast skies, 44.6°, and strong south winds after incredible high of 61.3° and low of 38.3°. |
| 12/11/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Clear skies, slight west wind, and 38.3° (24-hour low) after another unseasonally high temperature which reached 56.6°. No complaints about the readings yesterday but far less wind would have made the day much more pleasant. |
| 12/12/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Misty, slight southwest wind and an incredible 55.9° after hi/lo of 60.4° and 38.1°. |
| 12/13/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Light rain, slight south wind, and a whopping 58.2°. High of 60.6° was reached late at night and the minimum for Old Blue Eyes' centennial was but 54.6°. |
| 12/14/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.81 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Light rain, strong winds from south and 50.3° (24-hour low) after many periods of rain and early morning high of 59.7°. Just think how much snow this 0.81" of rain might have been. Yikes! |
| 12/15/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, drizzle, chilly northwest wind, and 38.3° after early day high of 50.3°. |
| 12/16/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, southeast winds, and 41.5° after hi/lo of 43.1° and 38.3°. Dreary day but no shoveling involved. |
| 12/17/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, chilly west winds, and 24-hour low of 29.1° after high of 53.7° which occurred yesterday morning. |
| 12/18/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, slight northwest wind, and 24.2° (24-hour low). Seasonal high yesterday was 35° but grass is green AND GROWING! |
| 12/19/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Chilly west winds, sunny, and 16.8° after high of 36.6°. Last night's low of 15.2° has to be the coldest since early this past spring. I notice that many stations near me reported some traces of snow last evening. Either there was none here or I managed to miss the events. UPDATE: it's noon and I've been out and about and saw tiny accumulations of snow on dark areas of the neighbors' roofs. Yes, Virginia, we did have a trace of snow since last evening. |
| 12/20/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Stiff south winds, overcast, and 34.3°. Yesterday's high made it to only a seasonal 36.6° while the 24-hour low of 16.8° was at 0715 hours (12/19). |
| 12/21/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.77 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Raining and 43.3° after hi/lo of 51.2° and 34.3°. Took a walk yesterday afternoon but the constant pounding of the winds made it less than pleasant. |
| 12/22/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, 35.7° (24-hour low), and that dratted chilly southwest wind has returned. Along with another unseasonal high of 52.5°, we had 1/10th inch rain, resulting in a total of of over 2.1" for December with 0.87 in the last 48 hours. Do you know what we'd have been shoveling if that had fallen in the form of snow? Yikes! |
| 12/23/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Very light drizzle, 50.1°, and east-southeast winds. All conditions are odd for 23 December. High of 51° was during the night and low of 34.8° was at 0715 hours yesterday. |
| 12/24/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.63 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sunny, west wind, and 33.6° after hi/lo of 57.7° and 32°. Yesterday's rain brings the southwest suburbs' garden spot to 3.42" with a week to go in December. |
| 12/25/2015 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Chilly north wind, 32°, and sunny after a day with several brief episodes of drizzle, and a high of 41.1° with a low of 31.2°. Remember why we celebrate this day. It's not Santa, parades, football, and store-bought gifts. |
| 12/26/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Strong east winds, overcast, and 40.6° after Christmas high of 49.4° and overnight low of 33.8°. It may no longer be the day of the celebration of the birth of Jesus but we could all try harder in the year to come to follow his teachings. |
| 12/27/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.85 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Blustery with cold north wind, overcast, and 24-hour low of 36.5° following high of 43.5°. 0.85" rain takes us to 4.09" with several days of December remaining. |
| 12/28/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Freezing rain, fierce east winds, and 31.1° (24-hour low) after high of 39.7°. Had it all in the last 12 hours: light snow, sleet, freezing rain, and just plain rain. Be careful: it's VERY slick out there! By the way, my 0.15" is not a typographical error. That's what was inside the tube. |
| 12/29/2015 |
7:00 AM |
1.96 |
2.0 |
1.96 |
2.0 |
1.96 |
Miserable day featuring high winds and all sorts of wintry precipitation that melted down to nearly 2". More than six inches of precipitation has fallen on the garden spot of the southwest suburbs in December's 28 days. High was 38.8° and low was but 31.1°. Present reading of 31.6° is accompanied by strong west winds, and yet more gray skies. |
| 12/30/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
2.2 |
M |
27.1° (24-hour low), slight west wind, and snow after high of but 31.6°. The snow wafting down is Dickensian in nature but I'm betting it's hiding a lot of slick spots on side streets. |
| 12/31/2015 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.5 |
0.06 |
3.0 |
M |
West wind, overcast, and 24.8° following typical December day with hi/lo of 30.2°/22.4° and 1 1/2 inches of new snow. December ends with an impressive total of 6.37" precipitation. Total rainfall for 2015 is 44.33" |
| 1/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
M |
West winds, overcast, and 23° as we begin the Year of Our Lord 2016. Hi/lo yesterday registered at 30.2° and 18.5°. |
| 1/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
3.0 |
M |
Sunny, slight west wind, and 19.7° after near-normal high of 29.3 and overnight low of 18.5°. Flurries at 1045 hours yesterday. |
| 1/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
M |
Slight northwest wind, overcast, and 24° after sunny high of 33.8° and low of 21.7°. Snow cover diminshed for first time since last week's storms. |
| 1/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
North wind, sunny, and 23.9° following high of 29.2° and morning low of 23.8°. Small fall of flurries last evening amounted to nothing significant. |
| 1/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.8 |
M |
Hazy skies, south wind, and 15.7° (24-hour low) after some thawing yesterday with a high of 35.2°. |
| 1/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
M |
Our limpid winter continues with high of 35.9° and current, 24-hour low reading of 20.7° under overcast skies with slight southeast wind. |
| 1/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Light south winds, 33.6°, and overcast after high of 37.9° and low of 22°. Snow on the ground should be gone within 24 hours. |
| 1/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Light rain, southeast wind, and 38.4° after dreary hi/lo of 41.9° and 37.5°. Still there is snow in the backyard but it's a mass of splotches. |
| 1/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Drizzle, south winds, and 37.2° after dreary, rainy day with 43.9° high and 37° low. Our lawn is as green as it's been since last summer! Keep an eye on the forecasts for tonight into tomorrow. NWS updates them at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. but they're not posted until 20-25 minutes past the hour. |
| 1/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.33 |
2.0 |
0.33 |
2.0 |
M |
Light snow, very stiff northwest winds, and 14.6° (24-hour low). The combination of rain, freezing rain, and snow eventually totaled 1/3 of an inch in water. Garden spot of the southwest suburbs has now had 13.9" snow since late November. |
| 1/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
After trace of snow in morning, temperatures skidded from early high of 14.8° to -2°. Sunny, calm reading is now -1.4°. Way to go, Packers!!! |
| 1/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.0 |
0.06 |
3.0 |
M |
7.4° and sunny but strong northwest winds make it feel far colder than the single-digit reading. Yesterday's hi/lo was 25° and -1.4° (0715 hours 1/11). One inch of snow fell throughout the evening hours in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. |
| 1/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
3.0 |
M |
Mild southwest wind, overcast, and 0.9° after brrrrr low of -2.9° and high of but 17.6°. Several very brief episodes of snowflakes fell during the daytime hours. |
| 1/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
3.0 |
M |
Mostly cloudy, south wind, and 27.9° after early morning high of 28.6° and low of 0.5° at 0715 hours yesterday. |
| 1/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Overcast, southwest breeze, and 38.8° after high of 43.7° and low of 27.9°. Snow is largely gone from the yard. |
| 1/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
From high of 38°, temperature yesterday has gradually fallen to the present (and obvious 24-hour low) 24.8°. Snow is gone except for patches in areas which do not receive sunlight. 0840 UPDATE: Yikes, I unwittingly hit the wrong key for precipitation amount! It's now corrected. |
| 1/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Strong northwest winds and sunny, but only 1.4° after early high yesterday of 29.7°. Well, it IS mid-January! Tiny fresh now is nestled between the divisions of our public sidewalk. |
| 1/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
-4.3°, stiff wind from west, and sunny after overnight low of -5.4° following yesterday's whopping high of 10.4°. |
| 1/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sunny and light west wind but just -1.4° after nippy hi/lo of 14.2° and -2°. |
| 1/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.1 |
0.06 |
1.1 |
M |
Light snow, calm, and 11.2° after chilly but windless day featuring high of 24.7° and low of -1.3° (0715 hours 1/19). |
| 1/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.8 |
M |
High of 29.7°, low of 8.3° and currently 11.3° under calm, cloudy skies. Had a few insignificant spats of snow flurries yesterday that amounted to nothing measurable. |
| 1/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.7 |
M |
Overcast, north wind, and 23.6° after thawing high of 33.6° and overnight low of 18.7°. |
| 1/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.6 |
M |
Overcast, northwest wind, and 22.7° after flurries, high of 29.3°, and low of 20.7° |
| 1/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Following flurries and high of 34.3° and low of 22°, presently 24° with mixed clouds. |
| 1/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Snow is gone after high of 37.5° and low of but 25.4°. At present, 25.6°, slight south wind, and overcast skies. |
| 1/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Strong west winds, overcast skies, and 24-hour low of 29.5° after rain, snow flurries and midnight high of 40.2°. Be careful walking AND driving: slick spots exist that aren't shiny or noticeable until you're upon them. |
| 1/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another dreary 24 hours with an early high of 29.5°, low of 24.3° amid stiff west winds and battleship-gray skies. At present 24.8° with the leaden skies and strong west winds. If you were raised in the Chicago area and are 56 or more in age you were shoveling snow - LOTS of it - 49 years ago today. |
| 1/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
31.5°, sunny, and the usual strong west winds after hi/lo of 35.7° and 28.3° with tiny fall of flurries yesterday morning. |
| 1/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sunny, light north winds, and 18.2° (24-hour low) after 39.7° and slight drizzle. |
| 1/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Partly sunny, south wind, and 31.7° after high of 37° and low of 30.4°. The folks at the "Your guess is as good as mine" forecast centers are already attempting to whip everyone into a lather about potential weather that's more than 72 hours away. |
| 1/31/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Drizzly, south wind, and 43.3° after high of 48.7° and overnight low of 38.8°. January concludes with but 4.2" of snowfall and only several days in which temperatures fell below zero (F). |
| 2/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 28.4° (24-hour low) after dreary but warm day with high of 50.7°. |
| 2/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
East wind, overcast, and 34.3° following early low of 31.7° and mostly sunny high of 48°. |
| 2/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
1.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Strong southwest winds, overcast, and 33.6° (24-hour low) after high of 40.8° and powerful east winds. Imagine if yesterday's 1+ inches of rain had been snow. |
| 2/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Sunny, west wind, and 18° after gloomy hi/lo of 37.7° and 17.6°. Slight bit of drizzle in the afternoon and snowflakes in the evening. |
| 2/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Overcast, northwest wind and 27.7° (24-hour low) after high of but 34.8°. At some point point in the last 12 hours, some form of precipitation fell but I didn't witness it. The gloomy winter of '15-16 marches on. |
| 2/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sunny, light northwest wind, and 25.2° after overcast hi/lo of 31.9° and 22°. The dreary winter of '15-16 continues. |
| 2/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Stiff wind from south, sunny, and 37.7° after unseasonal high of 44.9° and low of 32.5°. |
| 2/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Overcast, northwest wind, and 30.2° following 24-hour high of 46.7° and low of 27.9°. |
| 2/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.6 |
0.03 |
0.6 |
M |
Light snow flung to the Earth by stiff northwest winds and 16.4° (24-hour low) following sub-seasonal high of 30.2°. Tough to measure this meager snowfall as it's blown all over the place. |
| 2/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.3 |
0.01 |
0.7 |
M |
stiff west wind, sunny, and 7.7° after hi/lo of 19.1° and 7.6°. |
| 2/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Snow has settled a tad despite of high of but 20.5° yesterday. Overnight low reached 6.8° and has recovered to only 7° with sun and a light west wind. |
| 2/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
18.9°, slight west wind, and overcast. Sun reduced snow on the ground to a trace but high reached only 22° yesterday before bottoming at 18.5°. |
| 2/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
T |
M |
Sunny, 2°, and northwest winds after high of 26.6° and overnight low of 1.4°. Robust at times, yesterday's snow left but a trace on the ground and only 0.01" in the gauge. |
| 2/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast with brunt of snow just now crossing the Mississippi into western Illinois and 12.8° after hi/lo of 20.9° and 10.1°. |
| 2/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
2.1 |
0.13 |
2.1 |
0.13 |
Overcast, south wind, and 24-hour high of 21.1° after several gentle inches of snow and low of 12.8° (0715 hours yesterday). The white stuff will be largely gone in 48-60 hours. |
| 2/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Calm, overcast, and 25.4° after high of but 29.2° and overnight low of 25°. |
| 2/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.02 |
1.5 |
M |
Mixed precipitation yesterday as high reached above freezing (33°) before falling to present low of 23.8° |
| 2/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Slight southeast winds, overcast, and 25.7° after pleasant high of 36.1° and 24-hour low of 23.4°. Patches of snow scattered all over the yard will be history by the end of today. |
| 2/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Powerful southwest winds, sunny, and 46.9° (24-hour high) after midnight's low of 36.8°. Hold onto your hats out there! |
| 2/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Winds have subsided to 10-15 MPH from west after peaks of 35-50 during mid-afternoon yesterday. High of 62.9°, low of 36.5° and present sunny reading of 43.1°. |
| 2/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Back to good old winter with overcast skies, northeast winds, and (24-hour low) reading of 35.7°. Yesterday's high of 60.8° is long gone. |
| 2/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 26.6° following pleasant albeit cloudy Sunday with high of 46.5° and low of 24.1°. |
| 2/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, sunny, and 28.6° after hi/lo of 46° and 26.3°. |
| 2/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Powerful northeast winds, overcast, and 35.7° (24-hour low) after pleasant high of 46°. The boys at NWS are drastically changing the forecasts every four hours. Many scientists say that weather can only be accurately forecast 36 hours ahead of time. These days.... |
| 2/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
2.0 |
0.06 |
2.0 |
0.06 |
Overcast, mild north winds, and 30.8° (24-hour low) following high of but 35.7°. Water equivalent of the snow is likely inaccurate due to the horizontal nature of the fall of flakes almost all day. Rather surprising this morning to see how little was in the gauge. |
| 2/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
25.6° (24-hour low), slight northwest wind, and overcast. High yesterday was only 35.4° but the Sun burnt off the small amount of snow from the day before. Had a brief fall of flurries at 2015 hours which amounted to practically nothing. |
| 2/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
0.00 |
Sunny, brisk southwest wind, and 32.3° after hi/lo of 33.5° and 24.3°. |
| 2/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong southwest winds, sunny, and 50.3° after high of 52.5° and low of 29° (0715 hours 2/27). |
| 2/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Showers brought less than 1/10th inch rain but high was a pleasant 63.3° before the clouds rolled in. Overnight low was 31.5° and present, sunny reading is 33°. Precipitation for February was but 1.42" and snow total a paltry 5". |
| 3/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
BE CAREFUL! My second step on the way to fetching the rain gauge nearly landed me on my rear. The deck is like a hockey rink and a temperature of 32.5° after a low of 30.2° is the culprit. Yesterday's high was 56.1° but that's long gone. The long autumn of 2015-16 continues. |
| 3/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
Another massive 0.5" snowstorm amid a high of 33°, a bit of drizzle, and strong northwest winds that preceded present 24-hour low of 12.6°. Meteorological spring? Bah-humbug. |
| 3/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
2.0 |
0.16 |
2.0 |
0.16 |
Light snow with east wind and 29.2° after hi/lo of 35.6° and 29°. |
| 3/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
2.0 |
M |
High of 35.6°, low of 18.7° and present, calm reading of 19.4°. Some unknown combination of rain and snow produced the .03" in my gauge. |
| 3/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
Mist, southwest wind, and 33.8° after hi/lo of 37.9° and 19.4° (0715 hours 4/4). Snow that fell late last night is almost gone. |
| 3/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy from south, mostly cloudy, and 34.3° after high of 40.6° and low of 33.4°. Yesterday's precipitation was several very brief spits of light rain. |
| 3/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, south wind, and 46.2° after windy hi/lo of 52.3° and 33.4° (0715 hours 3/6). If one believes the boys at NWS, this will be the last report in quite a while in which rain isn't reported. |
| 3/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, warm south wind, and 56.3° after balmy high of 58.4° and low (0715 hours 3/7) of 46.2°. Received several brief trickles of rain yesterday but nothing was in the gauge this morning. |
| 3/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate southwest wind, 58.2° and overcast. High yesterday was 70.7° and low bottomed at but 57°. |
| 3/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, slight north wind, and 47.3° after high of 64.5° and overnight low of 46.2°. Brief rain at mid-morning gave us the 0.01" precipitation. |
| 3/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, sunny, and 34.1° following overnight low of 33° anf yesterday's blustery high of 52.1° |
| 3/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, slight south wind, and 42.2° following pleasant high of 62.7° and low of 37.9°. Clocks go AHEAD one hour at bedtime tonight. |
| 3/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain from east and 49.1° after hi/lo of 62° and 35° (0715 hours 3/12). |
| 3/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.86 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, slight north wind, and 44.9° after high of 52.3° and low of 44.3°. Our fifth month of autumn continues. |
| 3/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Misty, overcast, and 48.2° after hi/lo of 52.8° and 48°. We are nearing the mid-point of yet another November-like month. |
| 3/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Stout west winds, sunny, and 46.9° (24-hour low). Yesterday's pleasant high of 65.6° is long gone. |
| 3/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
West wind, sunny, and 41° after a bit of late evening rain, very windy high of 54.1°, and overnight low of 40.4°. |
| 3/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light northwest wind, sunny, but only 32.1° after low of 32° and high of 55.9°. As has been the case all week, yesterday's winds made the day much more unpleasant than it appeared from inside the house. |
| 3/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, overcast, and 36.6° (1° above overnight low) after high of 53.4°. |
| 3/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
North winds and sunny but only 35.6° after hi/lo of 50.1° and 31.9°. Several instances of very light rain late in the afternoon. |
| 3/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, light northwest winds, and 31.1°. Yesterday's high was 48.8° and the overnight low bottomed at 28.6°. |
| 3/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hazy skies, strong southwest winds, and 44.9°. Hi/lo yesterday was 52.7° and 40.8°. |
| 3/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate northeast winds, overcast, and 41.1° after windy high of 66.9° and overnight low of 40.8°. |
| 3/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.27 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain, east wind, and 44.4° after high of 55.9° and low of 40.8°. One more week of entering a zero in the snow categories. |
| 3/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.93 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thinning clouds, light northwest wind, and 29.5° as our five month-long stretch of mid-November weather continues. Along with nearly an inch of rain yesterday was a high of 45.6° and low of 29.2°. |
| 3/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Frost on the mulch around our new parkway trees as mercury hit 31.7° overnight and has risen to but 32.5°. Yesterday's high of 45.5° seemed warmer than reality due to lack of winds we'd had over the last week. |
| 3/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, slight northeast wind, and 40.4° after hi/lo of 57.2°/39.1°. Did the most yardwork yesterday since early last November. Today, however, that won't be so. REMEMBER what this holy day represents. |
| 3/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1/5" rain fell as Easter high of 62.9° was reached. At present, 24-hour low of 40.8° with overcast skies and light northwest winds. |
| 3/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Frost on the backyard, slight east winds, and 32.7° after hi/lo of 52.7° and 30.6° |
| 3/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, south winds, and 42° after surprising high of 62.2° and low of 41.3°. |
| 3/31/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.38 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Early summer low of 53.4°, high of 60°, and southwest winds accompanying leaden skies. At present mercury is at 59.1° with more rain on the way. |
| 4/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, overcast, and 41° after hi/lo of 68.1° and 40.4°. We had but a paltry 2.8" snow in March. |
| 4/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Another mid-November day with high of but 49°, low of 29.9° and rain and clouds much of the day. At present, increasing winds from southwest, overcast, and 32.5°. |
| 4/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.02 |
T |
0.02 |
Bizarre day with high winds, snow, sunshine, graupel, ominous shelves of clouds, and light rain all recycled four or five times in 12 hours. High of but 39.7°, low of 24.5° and present sunny reading of 31.1°. |
| 4/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Strong north blasts, overcast, and 33° after high of 71.2° and low of 32.9°. Yesterday's consistently high winds spoiled what otherwise might have been a gorgeous Sunday. |
| 4/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Light east wind, sunny, and 23° after high of but 37.4° and overnight low of 22.1°. Flurries fell several times late in the afternoon. |
| 4/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, strong southwest winds, and 47.1° after hi/lo of 48.3° and 41°. Some loud thunder at 0400 hours but almost no rain ensued. |
| 4/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.34 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Another in a seemingly unending string of mid-November days with cold northwest winds, intermittent rain, high of only 49.1°, and overnight (and present) low of 35.9°. |
| 4/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Light snow from west, overcast, and 35.4° after late-November high of 41.3°, some snow and rain, and low of 34.5°. |
| 4/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Truly one of the oddest days I've experienced in seven years of CoCoRaHS observation. Four times the temperature passed the 40° mark only to have it instantly fall 3-7° when storms of snow, rain, and graupel swept through the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. High was 40.8°, overnight low dipped to 21.8° and at present under sunny skies but with a chilly north wind it's 25°. |
| 4/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, stiff southerly winds, and 34.5° (24-hour low) after a bit of rain and late-November high of but 44.4°. |
| 4/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thinning clouds, west winds, and 44.7° after gloomy, dreary mid-November high of 50.1° and low of 40.4°. |
| 4/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
What, no clouds? What, hardly any wind? What, no rain? Three-for-three! High of 49.6°, low of 27.9°, and at present 33.9°. |
| 4/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, southeast wind, and 35.6° following high of 56.1° and overnight low of 31.3°. The lawn mower will be buzzing for the first time in 2016. |
| 4/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light east wind, and 36.6° after decent hi/lo of 64.4° and 35.9°. |
| 4/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, clam, and 42.2° after hi/lo of 71.4° and 40.8°. It's taken THIS long for spring to arrive. |
| 4/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 51.9° after gorgeous high of 79.1° and low of but 48.2°. Finally! We do, however, need rain as our total for the first half of April is but 0.99". |
| 4/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
As is so often the case in these parts we seemed to have jumped from late November to summer. High of 84.7°, low of but 52.7° and at present 54.1° with sunny skies and no wind. We need some rain! |
| 4/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another summery day with 86.3° high, low of but 53.4°, and a running start toward a third straight one with clear skies, calm, and 57.9°. We're in the third week of April, however, and have had less than one inch of rain. |
| 4/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Threatening skies in the west, slight east wind, and 52.3° after hi/lo of 86° and 51.6°. Where's the rain? Bring it on! |
| 4/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, brisk south winds, and 53.9° after high of 67.1° - nearly 20° lower than Monday - low of 50.3°, and present reading of 53.9°. Very, VERY slight trace of rain at 1430 yesterday afternoon. I'd never have noticed it if I hadn't been standing in the backyard. Haven't had measurable rain in nine days. |
| 4/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm and threatening but 57.7° after high of 73.7° and low of 56.1°. The 0.40" rainfall was the largest we've had in almost a month. |
| 4/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
North wind, overcast, and 51.6° after hi/lo of 66.5° and 50.7°. |
| 4/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light northeast winds, sunny, and 40.2° after chilly high of 57.7° and low of 37.4°. Look out, lawn mower: the grass is exploding! |
| 4/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southeast winds, and 47.8° after high of 68.9° and overnight low of 45.1°. |
| 4/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, south winds, and 61.5° following high of 79.8° and low of 57.9°. We need rain and it appears we'll get it in the next 12 hours. |
| 4/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 83.1°, low of 47.8°, and at present 49.1° under cloudy skies with stiff northeast winds. Not a drop of rain last night and but 1.44" for all of April. |
| 4/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, cold east wind, and 45.1° after hi/lo of 58.6° and 43.7°. No rain! |
| 4/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Refreshing rainfall of 0.61" (highest amount in almost five weeks) pushed us over the 2" mark for April. Otherwise, high of only 53.7°, low of 44.2°, and present reading of 45.5° with persistent, raw, east winds. |
| 4/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High 54.8°, Low 44.2°, current temperature 44.6°, and overcast with light NE winds. |
| 4/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, persistent raw east wind, and 47.1° as we've lapsed back into late November. High of 55.4°, low of 42.4° and no rain. Today promises to be otherwise. |
| 5/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.60 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Slight northeast wind, drizzle, and 46.7°. The mercury barely moved in the last 24 hours with a high of 47° and low of 45.6°. |
| 5/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, northeast winds, and 42.9° after dreary hi/lo of 53° and 41.5°. |
| 5/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight west wind (that's a change from those icy northeasterly ones), and 48.5°. Yesterday was a bit of a surprise with a 60.8° high following a 37.5° low. |
| 5/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cold north wind, partly cloudy, and 44.6° after hi/lo of 67.4° and 44.2°. Rainfall dropped down from northwest, a somewhat rare occurrence this time of year. |
| 5/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, cold north wind, and 44° following high of 50.5° and low of 41.7°. |
| 5/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mixed clouds, calm, and 50.1° after hi/lo of 68.9° and 42.2°. |
| 5/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Drizzle, west wind, and 62.7° after gorgeous high of 83.8° and low of 62°. |
| 5/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southeast winds, and 44° after surprising high of 65.4° and overnight low of 41°. Only the cold northeast winds kept yesterday from being a pleasant day. |
| 5/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Stiff east winds, overcast skies, and 51.6° after seasonal high of 66.7° and overnight low of 51.2°. First quarter of May's 1.43" of rain puts this month far ahead of the pace set by April. By late this week we may have exceeded the latter's puny 2.06". |
| 5/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.61 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rainy, stiff east wind, and 56.3° after hi/lo of 57° and 51.6°. In the first nine days of May, the rain total in the garden spot of the Southwest Suburbs has exceeded that for all of April. |
| 5/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.51 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Foggy, east wind, and 58.6° after watery high of 68.3° and low of 56.8°. In ten days, we've soared past the total of rain that fell in the 30 days of April. |
| 5/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
West wind, overcast, and 63.5° after high of 71.9° and low of 58.4°. |
| 5/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
49.8°, west wind, and sunny after high of 67.4°, low of 48.8°, and trace of rain at 1130 hours. |
| 5/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.69 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raw northwest winds, overcast, and 41° as we near the mid-point of May. Yesterday's high of 66° was accompanied an overnight low of 41°. 3.33" rain for the first two weeks of this month. |
| 5/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Incredible! It's May 14/15 and we had a high of but 47.6° and an overnight low (and present reading) of 35.4°. There is widespread frost in the park behind us. The only saving grace is that it's sunny and calm in the garden spot of the Southwest Suburbs. |
| 5/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, moderate southwest winds, and 47.6° after abysmally unseasonal hi/lo of 58.2° and 41.7°. |
| 5/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Drizzle, calm, and 54.5° after overnight low of 52.1° and high of 68.1°. |
| 5/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light northeast winds, and 44.9° following windy, unpleasant high of but 61.5° and low of 41.7°. |
| 5/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight east wind, and 44.4° after high of 67.8° and low of 40.6°. 13 days before the beginning of meteorological summer and we've yet to have any kind of warm spell. |
| 5/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
54.3°, light east wind, and hazy after wonderful - albeit rare this year - high of 73.7° and low of 51.2°. |
| 5/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, north wind, and 59.7° after pleasant hi/lo of 72.1° and 53.6° |
| 5/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 56.1° after beautiful high of 77.1° and low of but 49.4°. It took Mother Nature THIS long to give us decent spring weather with only nine days left before meteorological summer begind. |
| 5/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 55.7° after hi/lo of 80/7° and 51.6°. All sorts of aches today from the use of muscles and tendons that got a work-out yesterday. |
| 5/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Southwest winds, sunny, and 66.2° following toasty 83.6° high and low of 58.6°. One week from tomorrow is meteorological summer. |
| 5/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Humid, overcast, south wind, and already 68.5° after high of 87° and low of 58.3° (0715 hours yesterday). Every weather forecast seems to be further delaying the appearance of rain. |
| 5/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, south wind, and 70.3° after slight bit of rain, muggy high of 88.7° and low of 68.5° (0715 hours 5/25). |
| 5/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy skies, moderate south wind, and 67.8° after hi/lo of 86.9° and 66.3°. Three botched days of forecasts by the your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine crowd have resulted in minimal rain. All that time we spent mowing last Sunday in anticipation of daily precipitation was a waste. 0.09" rain in last two weeks. |
| 5/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Partly cloudy, muggy, windy from south, and 71.6° following day of intermittent rain with high of 81.3° and low of but 66.9°. |
| 5/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
65.3°, light south winds, and sunny after hi/lo of 82.5° and 62°. Despite the dire forecasts of the last week, seems that we'll complete May with but 0.29" in its last two weeks and 3.59" for the month. |
| 5/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 68.1° after high of 83.3° and low of 63.3°. "Oh beautiful for spacious skies...." "Eternal father strong to save....", and "Mine eyes have seen the glory of...." should be words and tunes that float through your mind today. A glorious Memorial Day to all! |
| 5/31/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 89.9°, low of 67.4°, and presently 69.4°. With no rain in the last 24 hours, we'll finish May with significantly below average precipitation for the fourth of five months this year. |
| 6/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining and 65° after high of 87° and low of 64°. Just when I determined that the growth of the lawn had mercifully slowed, out came the fertilizer crew and then rain began. Harrumph! |
| 6/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 66° after high of 84° and low of 59°. Except for the car alarm next door going off at 1:12 AM, it was a fine night for sleeping. |
| 6/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 62° after glorious day with 81° high and 57° low. |
| 6/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
87° high, 57° low (0715 hours 6/3) and very clement. At present 69°, overcast, and light winds from south. |
| 6/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cooler day with a high of 71° and low of 57° snapped our string of 80°+ readings. Despite all the predictions of the dice-rollers, we had but .02" rain yesterday morning. At 0645 hours, 63° with clear skies and no wind. |
| 6/6/2016 |
6:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain began at 2245 hours after clement weather with some wind from northwest, high of 84° and low of 61° (present reading). |
| 6/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, chilly north winds, and 59° after high of 82° and low of 58°. Hope that you folks remembered yesterday the sacrifices that were made on the beaches of Normandy in 1944. |
| 6/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 56° following mostly cloudy high of 77° and low of 52°. |
| 6/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, overcast, and 56° after gorgeous, sunny high of 84° and overnight low of 56°. |
| 6/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
68°, partly cloudy, and slight east wind after hi/lo of 74° and 61°. 0.14" rain was welcome but the promised amounts of 1/4" to 1/2" never made it to the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. |
| 6/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Strong, warm winds from southwest, sunny, and already 76° following yesterday's muggy high of 94° and low of 61° (0715 hours 6/10). Due to less than one inch of rain in the last four weeks, our lawn is at that critical 'to flourish or whither?' point that normally doesn't occur for another 4-6 weeks. It's certainly been a goofy last eight months with respect to precipitation and temperatures. |
| 6/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Change in weather comes naturally and quickly to Illinois. Yesterday's muggy high was 94°. This morning's low was 61° and makes for a delightful start to the Sabbath. At present 67° with stiff northeast winds. We DO, however, need rain with less than 1" having fallen in the last 4+ weeks. |
| 6/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yet another day with no rain. We've had but 0.96" since 14 May and the lawn is in no need of cutting despite six days having gone by since my last effort. Normally, this is the time of year when I'm trotting out there every fourth day and still getting clops of grass out the side chute. At present 60° after hi/lo of 74° and 58°. |
| 6/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Man the lifeboats! Call FEMA and ESDA! With last night's 0.02" rain we're up to 0.98" since 14 May. At present a muggy 71° after high of 93° and low of 60° (0715 hours yesterday). It's Flag Day: run Old Glory up the pole! |
| 6/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.94 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
In the span of several hours we equaled the total of rainfall that had fallen in the past 31 days. Yesterday's sultry high reached 88° with 69° the present sunny reading. |
| 6/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 70° after hi/lo of 93° and 69°. Despite Wednesday morning's rain, we still need more although none is in the immediate forecast. |
| 6/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast day but pleasant with high of but 76° and low of 62°. At present, 64°, calm, and sunny. |
| 6/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Gorgeous morning with no wind, sunny, and 67° after high of 92° and overnight low of 62°. Two weeks until we hit July and the rainfall total around here is dreadfully low.Gorgeous morning with no wind, sunny, and 67° after high of 93° and overnight low of 62°. Less than two weeks until we hit July and the rainfall total around here is dreadfully low. We've had just 1.61" in June and only 1.90" in the last five weeks. |
| 6/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
We muddle now into late June with but 1.61" rain. The lawn looks as it usually does in late July or August. High yesterday was 90°, low was 62°, and present sunny reading is 71°. |
| 6/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, southwest winds, and 77° after toasty high of 94° and overnight low of 71°. After yet another day of no rain, the lawn continues to take on that late-July, August appearance. |
| 6/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Glorious rain fell between 1340 and 1420 hours causing lawn and plantings to be replenished. High of 88° was reached before the rain and immediately dropped 11 degrees. Mercury fell to 64° overnight before rising slightly to present reading of 66°. |
| 6/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining and 66° (24-hour low) after high of 88°. 2.34" for June but lawn still has yellowish patches on it and younger trees are showing stress. |
| 6/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.45 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Here in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs we dodged major meteorological bullets yesterday. We had moderate rain, no high winds, only a few small branches down, and little else. High of 76°, low of 65° and present foggy temperature of 68°. |
| 6/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 63° (24-hour low) after pleasant high of 79°. |
| 6/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, gentle south wind, and 70° after seasonal high of 86° and low of 62° (0715 hours 6/24). |
| 6/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, quite overcast, muggy, and 75° after high of 89° and low of 72°. It's late June, what do we expect? |
| 6/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Yesterday morning's gentle rain gave us 0.18" and then moved from the area to allow a high of 89° which was followed overnight low of 68°. At 0700 hours, 71°, sunny, and light wind from west. |
| 6/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, moderate northwest wind, and 66° after high of 91° and overnight low of 65°. Looks as if we'll limp out of June with just over 2.5" rain. |
| 6/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 57° after hi/lo of 77° and 55°. Idyllic weather for late June. |
| 6/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 63° as we finish up a month with less than three-quarters of the total of rain we normally get. As such, the lawn has the look it usually does in late July and early August. Yesterday's high was 79° and the low registered at 55° (0715, 6/29). |
| 7/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
We missed both chances at rain and our southwestern suburban drought continues. High of 81°, low of 63°, and present temperature of 66° with north wind and sunny skies. |
| 7/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 64° after hi/lo of 75° and 55°. As always, no rain. Now there's a prediction for chances of rain in the next 72 hours. |
| 7/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy, slight east wind, and 64° after wonderful high of 74° and low of 58°. Weeded the garden yesterday and didn't get sun-baked, break a sweat, or get bit by mosquitoes. And it's July? Just 0.18" rain in the last eleven days. |
| 7/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Gloomy skies, slight southeast wind, and 67° following high of 75° and low of 64°. Seems to be yet another day that portends rain but we don't get any. 11 of last 12 days of no precipitation have left our lawns bone-dry and the gardens wilting. |
| 7/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Different day, same numbers: high of 77°, low of 64°, and present, hazy reading of 68°. |
| 7/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
1.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Largest rainfall since last December. The "one-quarter to one-half inch" ended up being a bit more than the forecasters had predicted. Yesterday's high was a muggy 87° and present temperature of 68° is the 24-hour low. |
| 7/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
86° high, 68° low, and already 74° and muggy. Radar has a lot of the rain crossing the mighty Mississippi and seemingly headed toward the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. |
| 7/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.54 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Brief but intense storm around supper time left us with much-needed rain. High of 83° (before the rain fell), low of 69° and present mostly sunny reading of 71°. |
| 7/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
North wind, partly sunny, and 69° after dry hi/lo of 86° and 66°. Despite two inches of rain in last few days, the front yard continues to not need cutting. What's it been, three weeks since I last did it? |
| 7/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 67° following dry high of 83° and low of 60°. Although difficult at times to tell where I did and didn't cut, I mowed the front yard for the first time in weeks. |
| 7/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
South wind, sunny, and 72° after pleasant high of 82° and low of 67°. Have had rain on only 14 days since 1 June. |
| 7/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Muggy, overcast, and 75° after high of 89° and low of 72°. Radar shows rain moving up from southwest. |
| 7/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, south winds, and 73° after muggy high of 90° and low of 69°. Each time the forecast is revised, they push the rain further off and lessen the chances of it. |
| 7/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.69 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain began at 1847 hours and raged for 30 minutes before settling into a nice shower. Due to the people who prune our trees, not a single branch was lost despite the heavy winds. High of 86°, low of 68° and at present it's overcast and 73°. |
| 7/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Slight west wind, mostly cloudy, and 67° following hi/lo of 88° and 65°. Amid the poor health of our flowers, garden, and grass, the hedge keeps growing like crazy. Who knows? |
| 7/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Pleasant rain of 1/20" refreshed the ground after the larger rainfall several days ago. High of but 78°, low of 59°, and present clear, calm reading of 65°. |
| 7/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Ominous skies to west, strong south winds, and 67° after hi/lo of 84° and 64°. |
| 7/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
1.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Two periods of rain yesterday. The morning thunderstorm occurred around 0900 hours and produced 0.37". After 2200 hours, a larger and more intense storm left us with 0.81". Muggy high of 84°, low of 64° (0715 hours yesterday), and present sunny temperature of 73°. |
| 7/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Trace of rain at 1045 hours, otherwise muggy and hot with high of 90°, overnight low of 67°, and present stuffy, temperature of 73°. |
| 7/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, muggy, and already 76° after high of 86° and low of 71°. |
| 7/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny and 79° after hi/lo of 89° and 74°. Trace of rain occurred at 1600 hours as I took my initial spin in my wife's new Sonata. It figures! |
| 7/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
1.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 90°, low of 71° (present reading) and two 4" diameter maple branches bottling up the bottom of our deck. The storm which blasted through around 2100 hours had high winds and intense rain. Have not lost branches of that thickness in 30 years of livvng at this address. |
| 7/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Muggy, mixed clouds and already 79°. Low of 72° this morning after a late-arriving high of 92° at 1800 hours yesterday. |
| 7/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.95 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, humid south wind, and 71° after high of 90° and low of 70°. Storm occurred after we went to bed following Brewers' thrilling 6-1 win over Chicago. The Crew hit homers and the storm largely hit the north and west sides of our house. 5.83" rain for the first three weeks of July and one still remains. |
| 7/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 91°, low of 71°, and present temperature of 74° under sunny skies with slight northwest wind. Trickle of rain occurred at 1645 hours. |
| 7/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 74° after dry high of 89° and low of 69°. Cut grass yesterday for third time in eight days. Argh! |
| 7/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, muggy, and 72° following dry high of 87° and low of 70°. |
| 7/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Partly cloudy, calm, and already 78° after high of 88° and low of 71°. Yes, it's late July, folks. |
| 7/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.60 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, hazy, and 72° after hi/lo of 87° and 69°. Yesterday's rain brings local total to 6.42" for the month. The lawn is absolutely verdant. |
| 7/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 84°, low of 69°, and a present overcast temperature of 71°. Any kind of moderate rain today and we cross the 7" mark for July. And the lawn keeps exploding. |
| 7/31/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
After a day in which we drove through two heavy belts of rain in East Central Illinois, we returned home to a dry gauge, thus ending the month with 6.54" precipitation. High of 82°, low of 65°, and present sunny, calm, reading of 67°. |
| 8/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light east wind, and 73° following typical late July day with 86° high and 67° low. |
| 8/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 71° after hi/lo of 87° and 69°. Another in a long string of 80°+ highs goes on the books. |
| 8/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm and 71° (24-hour low) after toasty high of 88°. And now it's off to get my left hip replaced. Aufwiedersehen! |
| 8/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny and 72°. High 90° with a low of 70°. |
| 8/5/2016 |
8:30 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 91°, low of 72°. Presently 75° calm and overcast. Am presently back home with new hip, and it hurts like hell. |
| 8/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Northwest wind, sunny, and 66° after hi/lo of 86° and 64°. |
| 8/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 63° after pleasant high of 85° and low of 52°. |
| 8/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No winds over 12 m.p.h. overnight yet a large limb cascaded off our mature backyard maple. ??? High of 87°, low of 63° (0715 hours 8/7) and present hazy reading of 73°. |
| 8/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, calm, and 70° following high of 89° and low of 69°. A paltry 0.12" rain in first quarter of August. |
| 8/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
70° (24-hour low for 8/9 and 8/10), sunny, and calm following high of 90°. Garden spot of the southwest suburbs is rapidly withering with but 0.12" in last two weeks. |
| 8/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High was 91°, low bottomed at 70° and hazy skies revealing 75° of mugginess. |
| 8/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
79°, murky, still, and dreary after hi/lo of 93° and 75°. |
| 8/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
2.97 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 84°, low of 74° with almost three inches of rain. In one 24-hour period we've had more precip than in 12 of previous 21 MONTHS. |
| 8/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 86°, low of 67°, and current, calm, reading of 70°. One day's worth of downpour is all we've had for rain in the last 2 1/2 weeks. |
| 8/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Partly cloudy, calm, and 72° after hi/lo of 86° and 69°. |
| 8/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
1.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Feast or famine: we go bone-dry for 1 1/2 weeks and then get drenched. It's been a crazy rain pattern that keeps repeating this summer. Yesterday's high was 78°, low of 70° and present sunny reading of 72°. |
| 8/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 69° after 86° high and 67° low. Grass is still growing explosively. |
| 8/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High reached 88°, low bottomed at 69°, and present muggy reading is 73°. |
| 8/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Typical day for this summer. High of 84°, low of 68°, present reading of 71°. and 0.06" rain. It's a screwy thing: we've had plenty of rain but the lawns look less than green and strong than one might expect. |
| 8/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Threatening skies and 72° after muggy high of 86°. One gets the feeling that some dandy rain totals will be on here tomorrow. |
| 8/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
1.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, invigorating northwest wind, and 61° after hi/lo of 77° and 59°. |
| 8/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Gorgeous 24 hours! High of 76°, low of 56, and present calm mark of 59°. |
| 8/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another clement day with slight south wind and no clouds. Yesterday's high hit 80°, low was 59° (0715 hours 8/22), and at present 66°. |
| 8/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 72° muggy degrees after hi/lo of 82° and 66°. |
| 8/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.74 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mild south winds, overcast, and 72° after soggy high of 84° and low of but 70°. Yesterday's 3/4s inches of rain takes the garden spot of the southwest suburbs to nearly 6.5" for August with nearly a week to go. With me laid up, my poor wife is cutting the grass every fourth day. Where's a drought when you need one? |
| 8/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly sunny, slight north wind, and 69° after hi/lo of 84° and 66°. The new hip had a good, cane-free walk outdoors. Progress is slow but notable. |
| 8/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
1.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
71° and raining at observation time. Yesterday's high was a muggy 86° and low was but 69°. 7.78" rain for August with almost certainly more to come this morning and tomorrow. And the grass keeps growing.... |
| 8/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.52 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, muggy, and 74° after high of 84° and low of 71°. Rain total is from tail-end of storm occurring as precip was collected yesterday morning. Last 23 hours have been very humid but dry. |
| 8/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight northeast breeze, and 71° after surprising high of 90° (sure felt it when walking in late afternoon) and low of 70°. 8.38" rain for August and 15" for last two months. |
| 8/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining (what's new?) and 72° after high of 88° and low of 71°. I expect the garden spot total for today will increase a lot in the next few hours. We are but 0.6" from NINE inches of rain for August. |
| 8/31/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Fresh north wind and 72° after very muggy high of 84° and low of 70°. The 0.21" rain reported here occurred in the first hour after yesterday's report was filed. August ends with 8.63" rain. As the late, great Curly Howard would have said, "A real whoppa!". |
| 9/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, light north winds, and 66° after dry high of 83° and low of 62°. |
| 9/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain which fell just after collection time yesterday appears to be only precipitation we'll have for five days. The mower will, thus, get a well-deserved rest. High of only 79° Thursday, overnight low of 59° and current reading of 62° with light breezes from east. |
| 9/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, still, and 67° after high of 81° and low of 57°. Gee, two gorgeous days in a row with no rain and low humidity. Hasn't been like this since June. |
| 9/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, gentle southeast breeze, and 64° following high of 83° and morning low of 61°. Hmm, another day with no rain. I'll take it! |
| 9/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Fifth day in a row without rain is the longest span of its kind since early August. Meanwhile the lawn mower has been upgraded in condition from critical to stable. High of 82° yesterday, low of 64° and currently 71° under sunny skies. |
| 9/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Soft south wind, hazy skies, and already 73° after high of 90° and low of 71°. A week without rain and the lawn has become like it's paved with bricks. My wife's vaunted hydrangeas needed much watering yesterday. |
| 9/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy, muggy, and 79° after toasty day with high of 93° and low of but 73°. |
| 9/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.95 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After high of 93°, September's first rains brought us nearly an inch. High of 93° and low of 69° (present temperature). |
| 9/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
66° (24-hour low), very humid, and a with a low-hanging fog. Yesterday's high of 81° followed the 0.02" rain we had. |
| 9/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.29 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, west wind, and 69° after high of only 78° and low of 65°. Rain was never anywhere near a level of high intensity. Rather, it dripped much of the day and throughout the night. |
| 9/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
58°, sunny, and calm after cool day featuring high of but 73° and low of 53°. |
| 9/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 58° following high of 78° and low of 57°. It was a pleasant day for some yard work and a Packer victory. |
| 9/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
West wind, sunny, and 62° after hi/lo of 82° and 58°. |
| 9/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain, northeast wind, and 68° after unforecasted high of 87° and low of 62°. |
| 9/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, southeast wind, and 64° following unexpected 85° high (the NWS folks have been low on these for much of August and September) and overnight low of 62°. Rain in gauge was from an ongoing drizzle at reporting time yesterday. |
| 9/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, southeast wind, and 66° after high of 87° with low of 64°. |
| 9/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, calm, and 68° after high of 82° and low of 66°. Even though we're over two weeks into meteorological autumn, the above average temperatures in the 80s keep coming our way. |
| 9/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 61° (overnight low) after pleasant high of 84°. Weather should be ideal for outdoor church worship this evening. |
| 9/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, scant south wind and 60° (24-hour low) following 85° high. Was a fine day for yard work. |
| 9/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another great day for yard work with a 90° (albeit not humid), low of 63° and present reading of 68° under sunny skies. Honey locust leaves are falling like water at Niagara Falls. The maples will be next. |
| 9/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Slight south wind, hazy, and 69° after hi/lo of 91° and 68°. With but 1.42" of precipitation and plenty of warm temperatures in the first three weeks of September, more rain is badly needed. The lawn is at the point where the only parts that need cutting are those in shady areas. |
| 9/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, calm, and 69° after high of 80° and low of 66°. Ominous clouds came from northwest after 0730 yesterday and poured ar Silver Cross Hospital but little fell here. We are but four miles south of the Krankenhaus. |
| 9/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, light northeast wind, and 71° after high of 84° and low of 67°. |
| 9/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, light east winds, and 69° after a mid-morning trace of rain, 82° high and 68° low. |
| 9/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Quick, quirky high of 88°, low of 63° and present sunny reading of 64°. We need rain. |
| 9/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
West winds, sunny, and 59° (24-hour low) after high of 89°. Rain occurred in mid-afternoon and didn't last long nor did it do much of a job easing this month's drought. |
| 9/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cool west wind, sunny, mand 52° after high of only 73° and low of 51°. Yesterday was the first day in 15 that the temperature did not reach 80°. Furthermore, of the last 87 days, 77 have featured a high of 80° or better. |
| 9/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, north wind, and 53° (normal for this time of year) after hi/lo of 75° and 52°. Lawn is very dry. |
| 9/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.54 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Only the second rainstorm of September to exceed 1/2". High of 67°, low of 53°, and present reading of 59° with light rain and overcast skies. |
| 9/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, northeast wind, and 61° after high of but 66° and low of 59°. Rain came in two bursts: one in the morning and then the other after supper time. 2.49" rain for the month, an amount which is far below average. |