Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-WL-97 Latitude 41.5193405151367
Station Name New Lenox 3.3 E Longitude -87.9193115234375
County Will Elevation (ft) 679



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 3.09 0.96 31 0.96 31 0.00 0 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.30 4.54 30 4.54 30 0.00 0 0 11 1 5.6 2 5
Dec 15 2.34 6.64 31 6.64 31 0.00 0 0 14 2 3.8 3 3
Jan 16 1.84 0.96 31 0.96 31 0.00 0 0 7 8 5.8 4 10
Feb 16 1.72 1.85 29 1.85 29 0.00 0 0 8 6 5.3 5 7
March 16 2.45 3.19 31 3.19 31 0.00 0 0 14 3 2.2 4 4
April 16 3.60 2.09 30 2.09 30 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
May 16 4.25 3.64 31 3.64 31 0.00 0 0 13 5 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.22 2.69 30 2.69 26 0.00 4 1 11 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.18 5.03 31 5.03 31 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 4.09 7.20 31 7.20 31 0.00 0 0 13 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.21 2.17 30 2.07 21 0.10 9 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 38.29" 40.96" 366 days 40.86" 353 0.10" 13 days 2 130 days 34 days 22.7" 18 days 29 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 T
10/5/2015 0.00
10/6/2015 T
10/7/2015 T
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.14
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015 0.00
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.00
10/14/2015 0.00
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 T
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.04
10/22/2015 0.00
10/23/2015 T
10/24/2015 0.07
10/25/2015 0.01
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.00
10/28/2015 0.53
10/29/2015 0.10
10/30/2015 T
10/31/2015 0.01
11/1/2015 0.74
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.00
11/6/2015 0.42
11/7/2015 0.00
11/8/2015 0.00
11/9/2015 0.00
11/10/2015 0.00
11/11/2015 0.00
11/12/2015 0.48
11/13/2015 T
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.08
11/18/2015 0.59
11/19/2015 0.05
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 0.25
11/22/2015 0.47
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.25
11/27/2015 1.08
11/28/2015 0.13
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.00
12/1/2015 0.43
12/2/2015 0.11
12/3/2015 0.07
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 T
12/13/2015 0.20
12/14/2015 0.92
12/15/2015 0.09
12/16/2015 0.00
12/17/2015 0.07
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 T
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.49
12/22/2015 0.35
12/23/2015 0.00
12/24/2015 1.01
12/25/2015 0.00
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.92
12/28/2015 0.04
12/29/2015 1.87
12/30/2015 0.00
12/31/2015 0.07
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 T
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.00
1/8/2016 T
1/9/2016 0.26
1/10/2016 0.34
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.12
1/13/2016 T
1/14/2016 0.01
1/15/2016 0.00
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 T
1/22/2016 0.00
1/23/2016 T
1/24/2016 0.00
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.07
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016 T
1/29/2016 T
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.01
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 1.37
2/4/2016 T
2/5/2016 T
2/6/2016 T
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 T
2/9/2016 0.03
2/10/2016 0.01
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 T
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.15
2/16/2016 T
2/17/2016 0.01
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.00
2/25/2016 0.21
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.06
3/1/2016 0.03
3/2/2016 0.04
3/3/2016 0.13
3/4/2016 0.03
3/5/2016 0.02
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.01
3/9/2016 0.04
3/10/2016 T
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.20
3/14/2016 0.76
3/15/2016 0.00
3/16/2016 0.12
3/17/2016 T
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 T
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.15
3/25/2016 1.12
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.16
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.38
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.00
4/2/2016 0.09
4/3/2016 0.03
4/4/2016 0.05
4/5/2016 T
4/6/2016 0.02
4/7/2016 0.36
4/8/2016 T
4/9/2016 0.11
4/10/2016 0.02
4/11/2016 0.31
4/12/2016 0.00
4/13/2016 0.00
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.38
4/22/2016 0.03
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 0.69
4/29/2016 0.00
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 0.62
5/2/2016 0.35
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.32
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 T
5/7/2016 0.01
5/8/2016 0.02
5/9/2016 0.07
5/10/2016 0.59
5/11/2016 0.46
5/12/2016 0.07
5/13/2016 T
5/14/2016 0.64
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 T
5/18/2016 0.01
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 0.03
5/27/2016 T
5/28/2016 0.45
5/29/2016 T
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.00
6/1/2016 0.71
6/2/2016 0.21
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.00
6/5/2016 0.03
6/6/2016 0.04
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.12
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.01
6/15/2016 0.82
6/16/2016 0.00
6/17/2016 **
6/18/2016 **
6/19/2016 **
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.07
6/22/2016 0.24
6/23/2016 0.26
6/24/2016 0.00
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.00
6/27/2016 0.18
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 1.15
7/7/2016 0.14
7/8/2016 0.25
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.00
7/13/2016 0.00
7/14/2016 0.45
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.01
7/17/2016 0.00
7/18/2016 0.70
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 0.00
7/22/2016 1.11
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.83
7/25/2016 0.01
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 0.33
7/30/2016 0.05
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 0.10
8/6/2016 0.00
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 T
8/13/2016 2.06
8/14/2016 0.00
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 1.35
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 0.00
8/19/2016 0.08
8/20/2016 0.08
8/21/2016 1.05
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.02
8/25/2016 0.56
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 1.34
8/28/2016 0.29
8/29/2016 0.06
8/30/2016 0.01
8/31/2016 0.20
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.00
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.69
9/9/2016 0.05
9/10/2016 0.19
9/11/2016 0.06
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.01
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.07
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 **
9/20/2016 **
9/21/2016 **
9/22/2016 **
9/23/2016 **
9/24/2016 **
9/25/2016 **
9/26/2016 **
9/27/2016 0.10
9/28/2016 0.01
9/29/2016 0.44
9/30/2016 0.55



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
10/4/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M We had some light drizzle yesterday morning, but nothing in the gauge.
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Some drizzle was falling yesterday morning as I was leaving. Nothing in the gauge.
10/7/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Very light drizzle yesterday morning. Nothing in the gauge.
10/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain fell last night.
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's cool outside this morning.
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M There were a few drops that fell late yesterday afternoon. Nothing in the gauge.
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost again this morning. Seems like we had more today than yesterday.
10/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M We had a shower go through here just after 10 pm.
10/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Saw a few drops on the windshield as I was leaving for work yesterday morning. Nothing in the gauge.
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M It seemed like it rained a lot more than was in the gauge yesterday.
10/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Oops, forgot to enter this.
10/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Light drizzle at observation time.
10/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
10/30/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M
10/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain at observation time. October total was 0.96 inches, about 1/3 of the normal average. October leveled the year to date total of 32.69 to near the normal year to date total of 32.65.
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Nice steady all day cold rain. Typical Halloween!
11/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Surprisingly, we had no fog this morning, but a lot of dew dripping off the roof.
11/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2015 6:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Rain started as drizzle late afternoon and turned to rain later in the night.
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost this morning.
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost again this morning.
11/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another heavy frost this morning.
11/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
11/13/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M Drizzle yesterday morning, but nothing in the gauge.
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Light drizzle at observation time.
11/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.59 M M M M
11/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
11/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 1.6 0.24 1.6 0.24 First snow this fall. Light snow at observation time.
11/22/2015 8:00 AM 0.47 4.0 0.45 4.9 0.67 Snow ended sometime before 5:00 pm yesterday. Snow depths at that time were 4.2" of new snow and 5.3" of total snow. Snow had bridged the opening of the tube and was about 3" above the top.
11/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.4 0.63
11/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.2 M
11/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M About half of the ground is showing and some of the snow on the ground measured 2.2", so the results are half.
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm temperatures yesterday melted all the snow. Only some of the snow piled up by the street plow is left. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 1.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Still drizzling at observation time.
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/1/2015 6:00 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Total precipitation for November was 4.54 inches. Total snow fall was 5.6 inches. Current precipitation fell from late morning trough overnight.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 0.8 0.08 0.8 0.08 Light snow at observation time.
12/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 T T 0.5 M The snow fell for only about an hour or so after yesterdays observation. Wasn't home to take a measurement then.
12/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow is all gone. Heavy frost this morning.
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Foggy again today.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy frost last night.
12/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy frost and fog this morning.
12/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another foggy day, but not as bad as yesterday.
12/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Finally, clear skies outside!
12/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/12/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a few drops in the gauge. Driveway is wet, but I think it is from "sweating" from the cool driveway and very warm temperatures.
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Raining at observation time.
12/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.92 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No rain at observation time.
12/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain started just 10 minutes after observation time.
12/17/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Left over rain from yesterday morning.
12/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/19/2015 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 We had just a few flurries go through yesterday evening, but nothing in the gauge this morning.
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle at observation time.
12/22/2015 6:00 AM 0.35 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Total for the two day rain event is 0.84.
12/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 There was moisture in the funnel, but not the tube this morning, but I don't think it was precipitation. Heavy dew this morning.
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 1.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sure glad this wasn't snow!
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy frost this morning. Merry Christmas everyone!
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.92 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain started around 10 pm last night and must have rained most of the night.
12/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Had a layer of ice in the bottom of the gauge this morning.
12/29/2015 6:00 AM 1.87 2.0 M 2.0 M I forgot to put out my snow board, so sleet measurements are an average from my deck.
12/30/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 M M Snow from yesterday morning. Total precipitation for December was 6.64 inches! Total for 2015 was 43.87!
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All that sleet we had turned to solid ice, so getting a total snow depth is not happening with the snow ruler. Happy New Year!!
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/5/2016 6:00 AM T T T M M A few snow flurries yesterday, but nothing in the gauge.
1/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/8/2016 5:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Just a few drops in the bottom of the gauge.
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Remaining sleet is finally gone. Corrected errors on 1/10/2016.
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.34 1.0 0.18 1.0 0.18 Rain turned to snow around 4:30pm. I took my funnel and inner tube out at that time with 0.12" of rain in the tube.
1/11/2016 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M
1/12/2016 5:00 AM 0.12 3.5 0.20 4.5 M Light snow falling at observation time.
1/13/2016 5:00 AM T T T 3.9 M We had a few flurries after yesterdays observation time.
1/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 3.7 M Off and on snow flurries yesterday.
1/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Most of the snow melted yesterday. Only shaded areas are left with any snow.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 T M 0.0 0.00 Very light snow flurries last night, nothing on the snow board.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 There were a few tiny flakes of snow in the bottom of the gauge this morning.
1/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 1.0 0.07 Very light fluffy snow this morning. Gauge and core water content values actually were the same today.
1/21/2016 6:00 AM T T T 1.0 M Trace of snow in the gauge from yesterday's event.
1/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.8 M
1/23/2016 7:00 AM T T T 0.7 M Trace of snow in the gauge.
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M
1/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Most of the snow has melted and half the ground is visible, so just a trace for total snow.
1/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.07 T T T M Just a few flakes of snow on the deck this morning, nothing on the snow board.
1/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow is all gone.
1/28/2016 6:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Oops, forgot to enter this morning... There were a few flakes of snow falling as I was driving away yesterday morning.
1/29/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 There were a few drops in the gauge this morning.
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Total precipitation for January was only 0.96" with only 5.8" of snowfall.
2/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No shadow for the ground hog so spring is on the way!
2/3/2016 6:00 AM 1.37 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 It rained most of the day yesterday.
2/4/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We had some mist/drizzle last evening, but nothing in the gauge this morning.
2/5/2016 6:00 AM T T T T T Light snow flurries overnight. Just a dusting of snow this morning.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nothing in the gauge, but I saw a few flakes falling yesterday morning pulling out of the driveway.
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/8/2016 6:00 AM T T T T T Light snow flurries at observation time.
2/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 0.6 0.03 0.6 0.03 Light flurries at observation time.
2/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 0.8 0.05 Flurries off and on yesterday.
2/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.6 M
2/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Snow is mostly gone in sunny areas.
2/13/2016 7:00 AM T T T T M Just a few flakes in the gauge this morning.
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Although scattered, we still have a tinge of white in the yard, soon to be covered with fresh snow.
2/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.15 2.3 0.17 2.3 0.17 Nice fluffy light snow fell yesterday starting at 11 am and continued into the night.
2/16/2016 6:00 AM T T T 2.0 M There were a few flakes of snow in the bottom of the gauge this morning. We had a few flurries yesterday morning.
2/17/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M We had a few flurries yesterday.
2/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M We still have snow in the shady areas, but mostly gone in the open areas.
2/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Sorry for the late post, computer wasn't working this morning. Snow is all gone.
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Beautiful warm day yesterday.
2/22/2016 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.21 1.9 0.14 1.9 0.14 Very heavy wet snow. We must have had some melting on the snow board.
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Estimated the total snow depth. There are bare spots and not much left of the snow that is on the ground. All of it should be gone today.
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Snow is just about gone about half the yard is bare.
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow is gone.
2/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain yesterday evening and into the night. Total precipitation for February was 1.85" and 5.3" of snow. About half what it normally would be.
3/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 T 0.03 T 0.03 Light coating of freezing rain in the gauge and on the deck this morning.
3/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 0.4 0.04 Snow off and on during the day yesterday.
3/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.13 1.5 0.13 1.5 0.13 Light snow at observation time.
3/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 0.1 0.03 1.6 M There were just a few flurries yesterday morning as the snow event yesterday wrapped up.
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 0.2 M Nothing but slush on the snow board, so I didn't bother measuring the SWE. Previous snow before yesterday's measurements was gone.
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow is all gone except for the piles from plowed snow.
3/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wow a low of 41 last night!
3/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Not thinking we got any rain yesterday, I took out the tube and turned it upside down to empty any dirt that may have fell in it and discovered there was some water in it! So the amount is an estimate, but couldn't have been much in there as there were just a few drops on the deck and in my hand.
3/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Surprisingly low precipitation this morning, from what the forecast was stating.
3/10/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nothing in the gauge, but we had periods of mist and a few drops of drizzle.
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/13/2016 8:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light drizzle at observation time.
3/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.76 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Had some moisture in the funnel, but no sign of it in the tube, so I'm assuming it was dew.
3/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We only got one heavy downfall of rain last night around 10:15, at least that I heard.
3/17/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a few drops in the tube this morning.
3/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/20/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We had a few instances of mist/drizzle yesterday, but nothing in the gauge.
3/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle most of the day yesterday.
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 1.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I had ice forming in the tube this morning.
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain yesterday afternoon and early evening.
3/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy frost this morning on the gauge.
3/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of rain last night. Total precipitation for March including today was 3.19", slightly above average. Total snowfall was only 2.2"
4/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Surprisingly, there was nothing in the gauge this morning. We had showers all around us during the day yesterday.
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 It's cold and blustery out there today.
4/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 T M M M Snow flurries late morning and all afternoon yesterday. Sometimes it was grapple and other big clumps of fluffy snow flakes. It all melted. Very windy.
4/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain during the night.
4/5/2016 6:00 AM T T M M M Periods of snow flurries yesterday. No accumulation nothing in the gauge.
4/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Had some lightening last night, but not much rain.
4/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.36 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain most of the day yesterday.
4/8/2016 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of drizzle yesterday, just a few drops of water in the tube this morning.
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 T T 0.0 M Rain, snow, ice pellets and grapple fell most of yesterday. Emptied the tube with 0.11" of water last evening and brought it in. This morning, just a trace of snow in the larger tube, no frozen water.
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We had a combination of freezing rain and ice pellets fall over night. It was melted in the tube, but the deck and roof were still covered at observation time.
4/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light drizzle and rain throughout most of yesterday.
4/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/13/2016 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Oops, got busy this fine day and forgot to enter this morning.
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another beautiful day yesterday. They don't get much better than that.
4/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Finally, a little bit of rain.
4/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We missed a chance yesterday for some needed rain.
4/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.69 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Finally, some much needed rain.
4/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Gauge and funnel were dry this morning.
4/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Light drizzle and/or mist at observation time. Only 2.09" for the month of April.
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M A few thunderstorms rolled through here last evening.
5/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M My initial reading of 0.25" was at 6:00, but then another downpour occurred just 5 minutes later for an additional 0.07" for a total of 0.32".
5/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M We had a short period of drizzle just before observation time. Nothing in the tube, but the funnel was wet.
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We had a few sprinkles overnight.
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M The remainder of the showers from yesterday morning.
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Drizzle at observation time.
5/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.59 M M M M I guess we are making up for April's low total.
5/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Very foggy out this morning.
5/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/13/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Periods of very light drizzle yesterday, but nothing in the gauge.
5/14/2016 5:35 AM 0.64 M M M M Rain started around 5 pm last night. Cold 41 this morning.
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M Light drizzle at observation time. The tube bottom was covered.
5/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M This was the remainder of yesterday mornings drizzle.
5/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Not much rain out of all the warnings I was getting.
5/27/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M I had just a drop or two in the tube.
5/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M
5/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Was gone last night, just returned to a drop or two in the gauge.
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Drizzle at observation time. May precipitation was 3.64", 0.61" below normal.
6/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
6/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Periods of drizzle off and on yesterday.
6/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M We had a little shower go through early this morning.
6/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice cool morning.
6/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful clear cool morning.
6/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
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
6/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Hopefully, we get a lot more from the stuff headed our way on radar.
6/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.82 M M M M Finally some decent rain. We had a large thunder clap that woke us all up. Sounded like the lightning hit was very close.
6/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M A quick shower came through around 2 pm yesterday.
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M We are right on the edge of the rain this morning. Drizzle at observation time.
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Most of this 0.23" came down throughout the day yesterday. The last 0.03" came down with the evening storms, which split and went around us here.
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
6/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just minutes after observation time, we had a downpour with lightening. More to come today hopefully, we need it.
6/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M We only had the short downpour yesterday just after yesterdays observation time.
6/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total rainfall for June was 2.69".
7/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just got back from a southern IL family reunion where we witnessed lots of rain. Since our gauge was still empty, I will just report it now instead of a multi day report.
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M Finally, some welcome rain. Raining at observation time.
7/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Balance of the rain that was falling yesterday morning.
7/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Foggy and heavy dew this morning.
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I was surprised to see anything in the gauge. No idea when it rained.//Total precip changed from 0.01 to 0.00 per observer contact DE
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M During the day we had a shower go through that deposited 0.03" then the rest fell as a storm front passed in the evening.
7/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We had a period of light drizzle yesterday evening.
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms are coming.
7/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Yesterday mornings storm gave us 0.24" and the rest or 0.46" was from last night storms that started about 10:00 pm.
7/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Already very humid out there.
7/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very humid out this morning with heavy dew
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 1.11 M M M M Accumulation came from two storms. One was a surprisingly quick one around noon time and the other started at 10 pm. Wasn't home to take a reading in between them.
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew this morning.
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Storms came through last night after 10 pm.
7/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The storms last night went north and south of us. Lots of lightening and thunder in the distance. The rainfall fell from an isolated cell starting at 5:00. It started forming southeast of Joliet and completely dissipated east of Frankfort.
7/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Rain occurred in the afternoon yesterday.
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M We only had drizzle, but thunder was all around us yesterday afternoon.
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total precipitation for July at this location was 5.03".
8/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Light showers overnight.
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Adding missing data.
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M I had little droplets of moisture in the funnel this morning, but nothing in the tube.
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 2.06 M M M M As of 6 pm last night we had 0.62" that fell yesterday afternoon, then the deluge in the evening and overnight.
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 1.35 M M M M Rain started falling around 6 pm.
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We may have gotten a trace of rain yesterday. We did in Orland Park, but there was no evidence of it in the gauge.
8/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/20/2016 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Small isolated periods of rain yesterday.
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M Periods of heavy rain yesterday with numerous scattered thunderstorms. Beautiful cool night last evening.
8/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was another perfect day!
8/24/2016 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Earlier this morning, around 4 a.m., we had a little shower with more on the way soon.
8/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Two main rain events, one yesterday morning and early this morning. Most of the rain came from yesterday morning's rain.
8/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2016 7:20 AM 1.34 M M M M Over night or early morning rain. Still coming down at observation time.
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Rain ended by 10 am yesterday.
8/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain from yesterday afternoon.
8/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We were just on the edge of some of the showers that went through yesterday early evening. More storms on the way soon this morning.
8/31/2016 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Even 0.20" from yesterday morning rain. Total for August a whopping 7.20", almost 3" over the normal for August.
9/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very humid this morning.
9/7/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another very humid day.
9/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Raining at observation time.
9/9/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Remainder of yesterday morning rain. Total for the event was 0.74".
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Light rain at observation time.
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The remainder of the event yesterday morning for a total of 0.25". Heavy dew this morning.
9/12/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light drizzle from yesterday morning.
9/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light showers off and on yesterday afternoon and over night.
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light drizzle at observation time. Just returned from a week long trip to London to get our daughter settled for school there. Beautiful and amazing city!
9/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Light drizzle at observation time.
9/30/2016 6:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Light drizzle/mist at observation time. Total precipitation for the month of September was 2.17".



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
6/17/2016 6/20/2016 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
9/19/2016 9/27/2016 6:00 AM 9 0.10 M M Just got back from a great trip to London getting my daughter settled in for school there. Surprised to find only 0.10" in the gauge.



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