| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain from north and 59°. Yesterday's high was a decent 65° and the overnight low only 57°. |
| 10/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.80 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
October has picked up where September concluded as intermittent rain showers frequented the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. Reading at 0700 hours is 58° (24-hour low) and murky with light north wind after seasonal high of 65°. |
| 10/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, overcast, and 60° after high of 67° and low of 58°. Was a good day for yard work once the ground dried. |
| 10/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Slight southeast wind, overcast, and 61° after pleasant day with hi/lo of 69° and 60°. |
| 10/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Stout south wind, hazy, and 65° following pleasant high of 78° and low of 61°. |
| 10/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.63 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 64° after wonderfully unseasonal high of 84° and low of 61°. In less than a week of October, we've had over one-half the precipitation we had in all of September. |
| 10/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.78 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
In seven days we have exceeded the total that 30 days of September offered. High of 74° (nowhere near the 80° that NWS forecast) and present sunny, reading of 64° is 24-hour low. |
| 10/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 44° after windy high of 72° and low of 41°. Trace of rain occurred at 1355 hours. If I hadn't been sitting in the car in the driveway I'd never have known the trace occurred. |
| 10/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny and 46° after pleasant high of 69° and low of 44°. |
| 10/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 49° following high of 78° and low of 46°. |
| 10/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mixed clouds, south wind, and 57° after pleasant hi/lo of 80° and 49°. |
| 10/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Balmy with 61°, sunny skies, and gentle south winds. Yesterday's high was 77° and overnight low but 57°. According to NWS, our splendid morning will be a totally different affair by this afternoon. |
| 10/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light northwest winds, and 38° (24-hour low) after high of 67° with intermittent rain. We have now exceeded September's rainfall. |
| 10/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 41° following pleasant autumn day with high of 65° and low of 39°. Lawn has spring back to life after the recent rains. |
| 10/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 57° after high of 70° and low of 41° (0715 hours 10/14). |
| 10/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, slight southwest wind, and 65° after 71° high and 57° low (0715 hours 10/15). |
| 10/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Dreary, south wind, and 68° after high of 72° and low of but 65° (which is usually our normal HIGH for the day). |
| 10/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A 36-hour period of strong southwest winds has been present along with very unseasonal temperatures. Yesterday's high was 85°, low was only 68° and it's already 71°. |
| 10/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, clear, and 50° (24-hour low) after glorious high of 83°. Trace of rain at 1100 hours. I'd never have noticed if I hadn't been sitting in the driveway in our car. |
| 10/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, northeast wind, and 54° following high of 73° and overnight low of 53°. |
| 10/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Trace of rain at 1400 hours and high of 58°, low of 43°, and current reading of 44°. |
| 10/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, calm, and 37° after high of 62° and low of 35°. An odd autumn thus far with the great majority of tress around us (our 'backyard' is a park) still sporting leaves that are dark green. Only our honey locusts have shed their small leaf clusters. |
| 10/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Slight south wind, clear, and 44° after pleasant high of 67° and low of 37° (0715 hours 10/22). |
| 10/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, slight north wind, and 46° after hi/lo of 75° and 44°. |
| 10/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast and 43° following pleasant Monday which featured high of 68° before overnight low of 39°. For Ottawa 1.3 NW, many teams have a World Series "drought" longer than that of Cleveland. The Tribe was in the Series just two decades ago and several expansion franchises have NEVER made it that far. Oh well, just thought I'd interject my bit of baseball. |
| 10/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raw morning with stiff southeast winds, threatening skies, and 44°. Yesterday's high was but 53° with 43° low and rain during the night. We're now at 3.49" precipitation for the month. |
| 10/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, raw north wind, and 47° after high of 53° (close to normal for late October) and low of 44°. Lots of rain in July, August, and now October (4.3") + no frost = plenty of trees with dark green leaves still attached. We may well enter November without a sub-32° temperature on the books. |
| 10/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
South winds, clearing, and 43° after hi/lo of 49° and 40°. |
| 10/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Moderate southwest winds, clearing and already 63° after a high of 65° and low of 43° (0715 hours 10/28). Heavy dew coats the lawn this morning but no liquid in the rain gauge. |
| 10/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, northeast wind, and 53° (24-hour low) after high of 78°. Overnight, it seems, Mother Nature and the Indians are raining on the Cubs' parade. |
| 10/31/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, southeast wind, and 42° following high of 60° and low of 39°. October will come to an end with a rousing rain total of 4.37" and nary a day with a killing frost. Tomorrow will be odd for the first of November with many, many trees around us having lost few or no leaves and many of those leaves still green. |
| 11/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Odd weather stats for today: high for last 24 hours is now with 63° while the low was 24 hours, 45 minutes ago with a 42° reading. At present, southwest winds and an azure sky. |
| 11/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy, southeast wind, and 61° after hi/lo of 78° and 60°. It's incredible that the long-range forecast shows no frost through 7 November. Without heavy rain and/or cold temperatures, most trees around the garden spot of the southwest suburbs are still holding their green leaves. My annual final cutting of the lawn is Veterans' Day but this year.... |
| 11/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Ach du lieber! The rain loosened tree leaves and now our yard is a mess of wet, pasty foliage. Clement high of 68° and low of 54° (present reading) under calm, overcast skies. Long-range forecast through 8 November still does not have predictions of a frost. |
| 11/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 44° (24-hour low) after great day for yard work with 71° high. |
| 11/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 72° (that's yard work weather, folks), low of 43° and current reading of 44° under clear skies. The latest seven-day outlook has absolutely no mention of frost. Incredible! |
| 11/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another in a string of spectacular November days featured a high of 78° and low of 44° with abundant sun and little wind. Sunny and calm at 0715 hours with a reading of 45°. |
| 11/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, south wind, and 50° after glorious Sunday with high of 79° and low of 45°. Took my three month-old hip and did a non-stop walk of 5.6 miles. In early August I couldn't go to the corner without pain and lack of motion with my left leg. |
| 11/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, slight west wind, and 55°. The last in our incredible string of beautiful November days featured a 67° high and a 50° low. |
| 11/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, chilly northwest wind, and 41° after high of 68° and overnight low of 40°. Today we return to relatively commercial-free television. |
| 11/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, moderate southwest winds, and 42° after high of 68° and low of 38°. We might be in for our first frost of the autumn Friday night. |
| 11/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, north wind, and 48° following high of 68° and low of 42°. |
| 11/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At long last, a frost! Overnight low of 30° is the first reading anywhere near the freeze mark since mid-spring. Lawn has been cut for the final time in 2016 and the fallen leaves have been disposed. Yesterday's raw high (hmm, think Clint Eastwood) was 57° and present calm, sunny temperature is 31°. |
| 11/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight southwest wind, and 31° (24-hour low) following high of 52°. Except for honey locust pods stubbornly sticking to their branches, yard work is finished for 2016. |
| 11/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, slight south wind, and 38° following high of 59° and low of 34°. With walls of leaves piled on both sides, our streets are like trenches just waiting for the village's leaf-suction truck to come by. |
| 11/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, calm, and 38° after high of 60° and low of 37°. We've had but 0.85" rain the first half of this month. Looks as if we'll finally be in the throes of late autumn this weekend. |
| 11/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light north wind, sunny, and 45° coming after high of 60° and low of 36°. Look out this weekend! |
| 11/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 65°, low of 45°, and with lots of sun the reading is 49°. |
| 11/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny to east, cloudy to west with strong southerly winds as our radical change in weather approaches. High of 77°, low of 49°, and present/pleasant reading of 59°. 15 days since we had our last appreciable amount of rain. |
| 11/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The meteorological honeymoon is over. Dark skies are present along with strong winds from northwest and temperature of 36°. Yesterday's high of 66° came before the rain and then the mercury fell until overnight low of 35° was hit. |
| 11/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 22° (24-hour low) after puny high of 39°. On this, the 20th of November, we've finally had our first hard freeze of the season. |
| 11/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 23° following high of but 33° and low of 20°. |
| 11/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, slight southeast wind, and 33° following high of 41° and low of 28°. It's been 53 years since John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I'll bet that every contributor to CoCoRaHS who's over 60 years old remembers that day as if it were yesterday. |
| 11/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain from southeast and 40° after hi/lo of 41° and 33° (0715 hours 11/22). This but the fourth day day of measurable rain in November. |
| 11/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Stiff northwest wind, overcast, and 38° (24-hour low) after late-day high of 45°. A blessed Thanksgiving to all! |
| 11/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light southwest wind and 38° (24-hour high) after low of 36°. |
| 11/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, slight southwest wind, and 37° following 42° high and 34° low. |
| 11/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Heavy frost, soft south wind, and 33° (24-hour low) following pleasant high of 49°. Was up on the roof and blew the gutters free of debris for what I hope is the last time in 2016. |
| 11/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Strong south winds, overcast, and 45° (24-hour high) after low of 33° at 0715 hours yesterday. |
| 11/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.71 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, stiff southwest winds, and 44° after hi/lo of 51° and 43°. Rainfall from last two days gets us closer to normal levels for November. |
| 11/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southwest winds, and 35°. Yesterday's high was a balmy 57° and the overnight low 34°. |
| 12/1/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Strong west winds, overcast, and 37° following high of 42° and low of 35°. November gave us 2.67" rain (but not a flake of snow) which is 0.6 below average. Meteorological winter begins and now we see what's in store for the next three months and then some. |
| 12/2/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Drizzle from west and 37° after narrow hi/lo span of 41° and 36° yesterday. |
| 12/3/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Brief, light rain yesterday with a high of 40° and a present 24-hour low of 33° under overcast skies. |
| 12/4/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, 33°, and overcast following gloomy day with high of 35° and low of 31°. |
| 12/5/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.43 |
6.0 |
0.43 |
6.0 |
0.43 |
Remarkably narrow band of temperatures with high of 34°. low of 33°, and current reading of 33°. For those who've been awaiting winter, you just received a half-foot of it. |
| 12/6/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.36 |
Light fog, overcast, and 30° after high of but 33° and overnight low of 29°. 40% of the snow that fell Sunday is already gone. |
| 12/7/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.25 |
Overcast, icy west winds, and 26° (24-hour low) after high of 39°. With the melting of last Sunday's snow, our green lawn is now exposed with but 1" of snow on the white board. |
| 12/8/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.0 |
0.15 |
Flurries, overcast, stiff west winds, and 19° (24-hour low) after high of only 31°.//Observer reports flurries in the Notes, but, reports Total Precip. as 0.00 inches, New Snowfall as 0.0 inches and New Snowfall SWE as 0.00 inches. Preceding edited to Trace. Original submission was 12/8/16 @ 7:00 AM. By DE |
| 12/9/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.0 |
0.15 |
Flurries, overcast, and west wind with temperature of 22°. Hi/lo yesterday was 23° and 18° with intermittent flurries that amounted to almost nothing. We still have a stubborn 1" on the white board but its water composition dwindles by the day. |
| 12/10/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.0 |
0.14 |
Light west wind, overcast, and 20° after high of 26° and low of 19° with flurries. Looks as if the guys at the Roger Triemstra your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine school of meteorology have lowered the predicted amount of tonight/tomorrow's slow onslaught. Fine with me! |
| 12/11/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
2.5 |
0.10 |
3.5 |
0.23 |
Windy with light snow from southeast and 27° (24-hour high) after low of 20°. Measured only 1" of snow on the board due to wind and dry nature of the snow but it seemed deeper all around the yard so I'm going with a figure of 2.5". |
| 12/12/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.33 |
3.0 |
0.33 |
5.0 |
0.43 |
Raw west wind, overcast, and 25° (24-hour low). High of 34° saved us from even more snow-shoveling on the driveway and sidewalks. |
| 12/13/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.5 |
0.38 |
Fair skies, northwest wind, and 21° after high of only 23° and low of 15°. Several episodes of flurries amounted to only a trace of precipitation. |
| 12/14/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.0 |
0.35 |
Partly cloudy, southwest winds, and 5° following hi/lo of 21° and 3°. Flurries in late morning account for the trace of snow we had. |
| 12/15/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.0 |
0.32 |
Sunny and west wind but 0° after high of 22°. Flurries again yesterday amounted to only a trace in the gauge and tube. |
| 12/16/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.32 |
Blustery with raw southeast winds and overcast skies. 24-hour high is present temperature of 14° and low of 0° was at 0715 hours on 12/15. |
| 12/17/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.4 |
0.04 |
4.2 |
0.36 |
Misting, slight north wind, and 25° (24-hour high) after low of 14° at 0715 hours on 12/16. Very difficult morning on which to accurately gather data. The weather 'experts' again had us fretting over a load of snow that didn't occur. |
| 12/18/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
2.0 |
0.08 |
6.0 |
0.44 |
Cold northwest winds, battleship-gray skies, and 8° (24-hour low) after high of 26° (0715 hours yesterday). With the blowing and drifting, snow totals are difficult to ascertain. |
| 12/19/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6.0 |
0.44 |
Sunny, light south winds, and -7° after low of -10° and high of but 10°. Way to go Packers! |
| 12/20/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6.0 |
0.44 |
An odd one: high for last 24 hours is present reading of 18° and low for the period was 24 hours ago at -7°. Strong southwest winds, however, are making today not seem as 'pleasant' as the temperature is. |
| 12/21/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.5 |
0.40 |
Overcast, light south winds, and 21° after hi/lo of 31° and 18°. Snow on the ground has compacted/melted by 1/2". |
| 12/22/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
0.31 |
Northwest winds, cloudless sky, and 34° following high of 37° and low of 21° (0715 hours yesterday). |
| 12/23/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.29 |
Overcast, slight south wind, and 30° after high of 39° and low of 25° (0715 hours 12/22). |
| 12/24/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
T |
3.0 |
0.31 |
Light snow, intermittent drizzle, and light rain on 23 December with high of 36°, low of 30° and present overcast reading of 35°. Our asphalt driveway is EXTREMELY slick this morning. |
| 12/25/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.2 |
0.27 |
East wind, overcast, and 33° (24-hour low) after high of 36°. A blessed Christmas to all of you! |
| 12/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mix of several forms of precipitation and rising temperatures have left us with a lovely green lawn. Under overcast skies with south wind, present reading is 47° after hi/lo of 53° and 33°. |
| 12/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly west wind, sunny, and 25° (24-hour low) after high of 54°. Spent several hours on the day after Christmas raking oak leaves which had fallen since the end of November and had been embedded in our snow cover. Leaf-raking in late December? Nuts! |
| 12/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear skies, south winds, and 27° after high of 34° and low of 24°. |
| 12/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High of 43°, low of 27° and present windy reading of 31°. |
| 12/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, south winds that are far less nasty than yesterday's, and 25° (24-hour low). High for 29 December was 35° but powerful winds made it far less pleasant. Flurries before 1400 hours amounted to nothing. If I hadn't been looking out the window I'd have never known they existed. |
| 12/31/2016 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear skies, moderate southwest winds, and 38° after high of 39° (30 minutes ago) and low of 25° (0715 hours 12/30). Blah ending for the old year. |
| 1/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, frosty, and 21° (24-hour low) following high of 41°. With December's paltry precipitation total of but 1.31", 2016 ended with 40.26". Even though that sum was 2" above average for a year, eight of the twelve months featured below average totals. July and August alone supplied 3/8ths of the old year's rain. |
| 1/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Packers win! Overcast, calm, and 34° following high of 43° and low of 21° (0715 hours yesterday). |
| 1/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.33 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Foggy, light north winds, and 41° (24-hour high) after low of 34°. The grass is as green as a pool table and seems more like early November than January. |
| 1/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, stout northwest winds, and 11° (24-hour low) after high of 42° accompanied by nearly 1/5" of rain. Garden spot of the southwest suburbs has had over 1/2" of rain in the first three days of the new year. We don't, however, have to shovel it. |
| 1/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
8° (24-hour low), moderate northwest winds, and overcast. High of 20° was followed by overnight flurries. |
| 1/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Afternoon flurries and high of but 15°. Overnight low of 1° preceded present, sunny reading of 2°. |
| 1/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sunny, calm, and 2° following high of 11° and low of 1°. Flurries fell for a very brief time at 1315 hours. |
| 1/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear skies, slight northwest wind, and 3° (24-hour low) after high of but 20°. Nearly 40 days into meteorological winter, where's the snow? |
| 1/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, southwest winds, and 21° (24-hour high) after low of 3° (0715 hours yesterday). |
| 1/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.5 |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain, powerful south winds, and 40° (24-hour high) after yesterday's low of 21°. Half an inch of snow fell but it was gone by this morning. |
| 1/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong south winds, clear skies, and 39° after hi/lo of 51° and 27°. Driven by powerful winds from south and west, light rain fell throughout much of the morning and early afternoon. |
| 1/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.64 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Freezing rain, raw north winds, and 26° (24-hour low) following high of 44°. My apologies for the lateness of my report: the gauge was plastered to the post with thick ice, and the inside of it took forever to thaw. |
| 1/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Partly cloudy, slight northeast wind, and 19° (24-hour low) following raw high of 26°. |
| 1/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Overcast, calm, and 29° (24-hour high) after low of 19° (0715 hours 1/13). Our dreary, snowless January continues. |
| 1/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Light fog, calm, and 25° after hi/lo of 33° and 24°. Took a long walk outdoors yesterday and it was difficult with every paved surface a hockey rink. |
| 1/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain and 33° (high for the last 24 hours). Once the mercury rose from its low of 25° yesterday, it seemed to get stuck on 33°. It's VERY treacherous walking outside this morning. |
| 1/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.73 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Foggy, west wind, and 38° following low of 33° (0715 hours yesterday) and high of 47° during the middle of the night. The 0.73" rain has already rowed us past the 2" total in what is usually a relatively dry month. |
| 1/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain/fog, raw west wind, and 34° (24-hour low) after high of 38°. |
| 1/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast (what's new?), south wind, and 34° after hi/lo of 38° and 32°. Our dreary, snowless January continues. |
| 1/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.97 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain, slight breeze from the east, and 38° after high of 41° and low of 34°. We're now at 3" of precipitation - none of it snow - for the first three weeks of the year. |
| 1/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, southwest wind, and 45° after high of 47° and low of 38° (0715 hours 1/20). 3.14" of rain have fallen in first three weeks of January and nary a flake of snow. |
| 1/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fog and mist, slight north wind, and 42° after hi/lo of 60° and 40°. What a strange January it's been. |
| 1/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
November continues with yesterday's high of 46° and the present (and 24-hour low) of 39° accompanying overcast skies. |
| 1/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, northwest wind, and 37° (24-hour low) after dry high of 42°. Thus far, January has been the polar (no pun intended) opposite of the first month of 1977. That year featured an entire January of sub-freezing days and lots of snow on the ground. This time around has been witness to many days in the 40s and nary a flake of snow. |
| 1/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, southeast winds, and 38° after narrow range of hi/lo with 39° and 37°. Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the blizzard in 1967. The forecast is for 22 LESS inches of snow than we had in that event. When the storm of '67 was over, there were 23" of 'heart attack' snow on the ground. |
| 1/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
Light snow from northwest and 31° (24-hour low) following sloppy day with high of 44°. 50 years ago many of us were thinking, "Hmm, I wonder how long this snow will keep falling?" In the end, the snow fell for 29 hours and accumulated 23 inches. It is still the record-holder for the Chicago area. |
| 1/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
West winds, overcast, and 27° (24-hour low) after flurries and high of 33°. At this time 50 years ago, I was again shoveling snow at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet as I neared the end of an 18-hour shift. As a high school junior, my gross pay for the effort was......$22. |
| 1/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Raw west wind, overcast (again!), and 27° (24-hour high) after low of 25°. It appears that we'll exit January with less than one inch of snow having fallen. |
| 1/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Northwest wind, overcast, and 26° (24-hour low) after high of 30° with several episodes of light snowflakes. Every time I'm in the garage I look wistfully at the $600 snowblower I bought two years ago. It's been used twice. |
| 1/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sunny, slight west wind, and 17° after low of 15°. High of 28° was accompanied by many shorts bursts of flurries which produced no snow cover but left enough in the gauge to produce the 0.01" of water. |
| 1/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
38°, overcast, and strong west winds following overnight high of 40°, a trace of rain, and low of 17° (0715 hours 1/30). We finish the month with a near-record for least snow to have fallen. My measurement is but 0.7" but 3.28" in total precipitation. |
| 2/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Northwest wind, mostly cloudy, and 33° (24-hour low) following high of 44°. Alas and alack: no snow. |
| 2/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, cold northwest wind, and 15° (24-hour low) after high of 39°. Incredible that no accumulating snow is in the forecast and we've had but 0.7" in the last 45 days. |
| 2/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate northwest wind, mostly cloudy, and 16° after hi/lo of 26° and 15°. |
| 2/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, gentle south winds, and 16° following high of 29° and low of 14°. Going on seven weeks without an inch of snow. |
| 2/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, light west wind, and 28° following day in which high rose to 33° but was accompanied by raw winds. Low of 16° was at 0715 hours yesterday. This is one of the drabbest, dullest winters in memory. |
| 2/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
On this, the 106th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth (he was an Illinois guy!), temperature is 33° with sun and southeast winds. Hi/lo yesterday was 42° and 27°. As an old football announcer from the 1930s, Dutch would have greatly enjoyed the Super Bowl last night. |
| 2/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.63 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light east winds and overcast after early morning thunderstorms brought 0.63" rain to the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. The numbers line up nicely for the last 24 hours: 55° high, 44° at present, and low of 33° (0715 hours 2/6). |
| 2/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.72 |
1.0 |
0.05 |
1.0 |
0.05 |
Overcast, north wind, and 30° after early high of 51° and low of 29°. Our first 1" snow since a week before Christmas. This is a catastrophe! |
| 2/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.7 |
0.06 |
1.7 |
0.10 |
Clear, light northwest winds, and 13° (24-hour low) after high of 31°. Just under 2" of snow on the ground after yesterday's intermittent snow showers. It'll be gone tomorrow afternoon. |
| 2/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.4 |
0.08 |
Light cloud cover, south breeze, and 23° after high of 24° and low of 13° (0715 hours 1/9). |
| 2/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Calm, overcast, and 36° following hi/lo of 41° and 23° (0715 hours 1/10). Patches are all that remain of the mid-week snow. |
| 2/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
On the 208th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, west winds are blowing, overcast skies are present, and the temperature is 36° (24-hour low) after pleasant 46° high. |
| 2/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, west wind, and 27° after very windy high of 47° and low of 26°. An irony of the blustery day was that Mother Nature's blasts took off a large limb on one of our honey locusts trees in the front yard. The limb had been dead for several years but inaccessible for me to cut. Thanks, Mom! |
| 2/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, west wind, and 34° after hi/lo of 46° and 27°. When does winter begin? |
| 2/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, northwest winds, and 27° (24-hour low) following 51° high which was somewhat muted by strong west winds. |
| 2/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Our terrible, brutal, horrible winter continued on yesterday with a dry high of 39° and low of 27° (0715 hours 2/15). At present the meteorological mayhem gives us slight southeast winds, an overcast sky, and a mercury of 32°. The really big blast will come this weekend. |
| 2/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 32° (24-hour low) after high of 46°. |
| 2/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, west wind, and 44° after high of 67° and low of 32° (0715 hours 1/17). Daffodils are sprouting and it's only the third week of February. |
| 2/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High of 68°, low of 37° and present, sunny reading of 38°. |
| 2/20/2017 |
3:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light fog, southeast breeze, and 48° after splendid high of 68° and low of 38° (0715 hours 1/19). Will be in New Orleans for a few days. Hope my New Lenox weather buddy can cover the local scene for me. |
| 2/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Hey, y'all, this Yankee arrived home from New Orleans last night to find a high of 46°, low of 23° and 0.28" of frozen precipitation in gauge from 2/21 - 2/25. Our good buddy Billy Bob next door said it snowed a tad so a trace is the figure we all are entering. At present, 26°, clearing skies, and a moderate south wind. All y'all come back now, ya hear? |
| 2/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, south wind, and 34° after high of 49° and low of 23° (0715 hours 2/26). Ten+ weeks without an inch of snow. |
| 2/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
South wind, overcast, and 50° after high of 56° and low of 34° (0715 hours 2/27). |
| 3/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
2.82 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Turbulent night with high winds, pea-sized hail, and way over a month's worth of rain in nine hours. We'd had just over 1" rain in first 27 days of February but yesterday nearly tripled that amount. At one point early in the storms we heard that ominous "freight train" sound from the winds but were spared any funnel clouds. High of 60° and present low of 50°. |
| 3/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
Flurries, overcast, and 30° (24-hour low) following a high of 50° and 0.3" snow. Somewhat shocking to arise today and see snow covering the grassy areas of the yard. That's a real rarity in the last 75 days. |
| 3/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, north wind, and 22° following high of but 34° and periodical flurries. Wednesday night's snow cover was gone by noon. |
| 3/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
Moderate southeast winds, sunny, and 32° following low of 22° (0715 hours 3/3) and high of but 34°. |
| 3/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy from south, sunny, and 33° after hi/lo of 46° and 31°. Would've been a pleasant day if not for the persistent southeast winds. The pittance of snow that fell Friday through yesterday morning was gone by noon. |
| 3/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, moderate south winds, and 52° after high of 59° and low of 33° (0715 hours 3/5). Trace of rain at 1600 hours. The precipitation did not last for a minute. Had we not been out in the yard we'd never have known the trace occurred. |
| 3/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong west winds, sunny, and 45° (24-hour low) after high of 63°. Rain must've fallen during the night as this rhinitis-ravaged sufferer was sleeping like a brick. |
| 3/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Powerful west winds, sunny, and 43° after high of 52° and low of 38°. Took time to rake some leaves to the street edge of the yard yesterday and then went inside. Came back out and poof! Leaves had disappeared. |
| 3/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light winds - for a change - from the northeast, partly sunny, and 35° after hi/lo of 53° and 32°. |
| 3/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong north winds, sunny, and but 28° as the long, long autumn of 2016-2017 lingers. High yesterday was 48° and overnight low bottomed at 27°. NOTE TO MR. OTTAWA 1.3: stick with the physical therapy and do everything they tell you. My ordeal last August went beautifully because I followed the rules every step (literally!) and walked every chance I got. Thus far this calendar year I've already walked 230 miles. YOU CAN DO IT! Best of luck. |
| 3/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, north wind, and 20° (24-hour low) after raw high of 33. |
| 3/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight north wind, and 21° after hi/lo of 35° and 20°. Tomorrow? Hmm. |
| 3/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
1.5 |
0.09 |
1.5 |
0.09 |
Snowing from east and 28° after high of 39° and low of 21° (0715 hours CDT 3/12). We've broken our 85-day streak of days without a snowfall of 1+" or more. |
| 3/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
2.0 |
0.11 |
3.0 |
0.16 |
Snowing from north and 22° (24-hour low) after high of 33°. Our 85 days without 1+" of snow has resulted in many local motorists forgetting how to drive when there's white stuff on the roadway. Many fender-benders in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs yesterday. |
| 3/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
3.0 |
0.18 |
North wind and 16° (24-hour low) after high of 30°. Many kudos to the Public Works people of New Lenox for pre-treating our streets so that the snows of the last three days caused no problems. Conversely, the drivers in the village need a refresher course in winter driving. Gadzooks! |
| 3/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
West wind, sunny, and 20° as Ides of March has passed. Yesterday's high of 34° (after low of 16°) with sunlight effectively eliminated much of the snow that had built up since late Sunday. |
| 3/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
South wind, overcast, and 35° after high of 44° and low of 20° (0715 hours 3/16). |
| 3/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Blustery with northwest winds and 38° after hi/lo of 50° and 35°. Several morning/noon sprays of rain contributed to the trace of rain found in the measuring tube. |
| 3/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 31° (24-hour low) after raw, unpleasant high of 45°. |
| 3/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Loud thunderstorm came pounding through New Lenox between 2:45 and 3:30 a.m., giving us nearly one-half inch of rain. Yesterday's high was a gorgeous, calm 54° and the low was 31° (0715 hours 3/19). At present, overcast with a south wind and 44°. We're closing in on 4" rain for March with eleven days to go. |
| 3/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight northwest wind, sunny, and 38° after high of 56° and low of 36°. Had a slight spit of rain at 0925 hours yesterday. Would never have observed it if I hadn't been in the backyard. |
| 3/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, chilly wind from northeast, and 29° (24-hour low) after high of 54°. Our long, late autumn continues through its fifth month. |
| 3/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, slight southeast wind, and 33° after hi/lo of but 42° and 29°. Sigh. |
| 3/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
South wind, sunny, and 52° (24-hour high) after low of 33° (0715 hours 3/23) and rain just after nightfall. |
| 3/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain from the east and 44° after glorious high of 80° and low of 42°. Temperature dropped 23 degrees in 40 minutes (2050 hours to 2130 hours) when the first rain came through. |
| 3/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.31 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain from southeast and 54° (24-hour high) after low of 44° (0715 hours 3/25). |
| 3/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, overcast, and 50° (24-hour low) after gloomy, drizzly high of 61°. |
| 3/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Northeast wind, overcast, and 42° following high of 55° and low of 41°. Had several spits of rain yesterday, none of which amounted to anything measurable. |
| 3/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, east wind, and 39° after hi/lo of 49° and 38°. |
| 3/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.62 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Stiff east winds, overcast, and 43° after high of 55° and low of 39°. Last night's deluge gives us a total of 6.05" for March. |
| 3/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.61 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Raw end to March with overcast skies, light rain, and north winds. Yesterday's high was but 50° and present reading of 38° is the 24-hour low. We finish the month with 6.64". |
| 4/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny (for a change), light north wind, and 37° after hi/lo of 42° and 33°. Trace of rain yesterday morning amounted to nothing more than an irritant on my eyeglasses. March's 6.64" rain was triple the amount for every March since I began with CoCoRaHS in 2010. |
| 4/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight south wind, hazy, and 46° following pleasant high of 60° and low of 37° (0715 hours 4/1). |
| 4/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Northeast winds, overcast, and 51° after high of 55° and low of 46° (0715 hours 4/2). |
| 4/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, northwest winds, and 48° after high of 58° and low of 47°. Rain came in fits and spurts throughout the afternoon but never accumulated as the forecasters had predicted. |
| 4/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain from northeast and 44° (24-hour low) after peaceful high of 56°. |
| 4/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.73 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong north winds, cloudy, and but 39° after puny high of 46° and low of 37°. With yesterday's rain, we've now had 8" in the last five weeks. |
| 4/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly north wind, sunny, and 37° after hi/lo of 50° and 34°. Trace of rain occurred at 1500 hours. I wouldn't have known it occurred if I hadn't been backing the car out of the garage. |
| 4/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gentle south winds, sunny, and 40° following pleasant high of 59° and low of 37°. It's taken nearly five months but we may finally be escaping the 'late autumn' rut we've experienced. |
| 4/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
South winds, mostly sunny, and 57° after high of 68° and low of 40° (0715 hours 4/8). |
| 4/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain with southwest winds, overcast, and 63° following high of 77° and low of 57°. Lots of yardwork was done yesterday and the only part of me that isn't aching this morning is a little spot on the outside of my left thigh. |
| 4/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, chilly north wind, and 48° after hi/lo of 73° and 45°. |
| 4/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 40° after blustery high of but 54° and low of 38°. At 0715 hours frost was on the newly-cut grass in the park behind us. |
| 4/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain from the east and 48° after high of 67° and low of 40°. Cut the backyard for the first time in 2017 and had difficult time seeing where I'd cut and where I needed to mow. |
| 4/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Eastern zephyrs, partly cloudy, and 50° following pleasant high of 69° and low of 47°. |
| 4/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Moderate, balmy southwest winds, sunny, and 61° after beautiful day with hi/lo of 76° and 50° (0715 hours, 4/14). |
| 4/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, southwest wind, and 60° after splendid high of 81°, low of 59°, and over 1/3" of rain in the night. "...and on the third day He rose again." A peaceful and meaningful Easter to all of you. |
| 4/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 54° after gorgeous Easter hi/lo of 72° and 49°. My apologies for this late report. My wife and I slept late after performing five times in Holy Weekend services. The is, however, no further rest for the wicked: we have a 2 1/2 hour rehearsal tonight for a large concert 13 days from now. |
| 4/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, light southeast winds, and 46° (24-hour low) after wonderful high of 74°. |
| 4/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, light west winds, and 64° after high of 78° and low of 46° (0715 yesterday). |
| 4/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy from southwest, 68°, and partly cloudy following high of 70° and low of 48° (0715 hours 4/19). |
| 4/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nippy north winds, partly sunny, and 45° (24-hour low) after early high of 73° and hit-and-miss showers. Was cutting the grass at 0900 hours and felt quite warm. Came inside to find that the outside temperature was already 73°. That's the stuff of June and early July days! |
| 4/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight northeast wind, mostly cloudy, and 45° after chilly high of 55° and low of 44°. |
| 4/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
My gracious, a picture post card (for those of you old enough to know one) morning. Sunny, calm, and 45° after windy hi/lo of 63° and 40°. |
| 4/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another magnificent morning with sunny skies, no wind, and 48° after high of 73° and low of 44°. |
| 4/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly sunny, moderate south winds, and 58° after hi/lo of 77° and 48° (0715 hours 4/24). |
| 4/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate south winds, mostly cloudy, and 64° after high of 80° and low of 59°. Trace of precipitation occurred at 1940 hours when windshield of our car became filled with dots of rain as I backed it toward the garage. |
| 4/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.45 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong, chilly west winds, and 47° (24-hour low) after high of 76°. Storm brought less rain than predicted but many small twigs were broken off and the first of a wave of double samaras litters the backyard. |
| 4/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, northeast wind, and 46° after narrow range of hi/lo with 48° and 42°. If the precipitation prognosticators are to be believed, this is the last we'll see of the sun until later Tuesday. |
| 4/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong winds from northeast, overcast, and 47° after high of 62° and low of 46°. Every time I've checked the NOAA forecast since late Wednesday, the rain has been pushed back another 4-8 hours. |
| 4/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.97 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain and 45° after narrow hi/lo of 48° and 42°. High winds late last evening resulted in the loss of many small branches and thousands of young leaves. We close April with 4.79" of rain which is actually far less than we had in March. |
| 5/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Partly cloudy with peeks of sun, 50°, and winds from southwest. High of 59° and low of 45° were enveloped in a day of gloom and on-and-off rain showers. |
| 5/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy, stiff winds from the west, and 44° after hi/lo of 55° and 42°. Here's hoping that our wet monsoon season will abate for a while and I can venture out to cut the lawn. |
| 5/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 40° after low of 37° and high of but 50°. Several very brief spits late in the afternoon and early in the evening gave us our 0.02" rainfall. |
| 5/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain from northeast and 47° after sub-seasonal high of 58° and low of 40° (0715 hours 5/3). |
| 5/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, stiff northeast winds, and 46° after high of but 53° and low of 43°. Established part of the lawn is as green as a pool table but grass seed is taking a long time to sprout. |
| 5/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy, light north winds, and 45° following nearly 1/3 of an inch of rain and hi/lo of 65° and 43°. We've had nearly two inches of rain in less than a week of May. |
| 5/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light west winds, and 40° after high of 66° and low of 38°. One year ago today we gave a large chorale concert and the high for the day was but 47°. |
| 5/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, east wind, and 42° after pleasant high of 64° and low of 36°. |
| 5/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.71 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light east winds, 43°, and overcast following overnight storms, high of 64° and low of 42°. 2.06" rain have fallen in the first nine days of May. |
| 5/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light east winds, and 52° after hi/lo of 60° and 43°. 1227 hours update: was aghast to find .02" rain in the gauge from yesterday. Don't know when it fell! |
| 5/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.62 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light northeast winds, overcast, and 53° following yet another wet afternoon/evening and hi/lo of 71° and 51°. 3+ inches of rain for the first third of the month. |
| 5/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light northeast winds, sunny, and 55° after high of 73° and low of 49°. Was in West Central Illinois yesterday and the temperature never approached the high in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. |
| 5/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy, calm, and 58° after high of 75° and low of 48°. First time in over two weeks we've had a high temperature of that lofty reading. |
| 5/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light east winds, sunny, and already 62° after hi/lo of 85° and 57°. |
| 5/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, mild southeast breezes, and 59° following high of 79° and low of 52°. |
| 5/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southwest winds, and 69° after high of 86° and low of 59° (0715 hours 5/15). |
| 5/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, strong south winds, and 72° after hi/lo of 87° and 69°. |
| 5/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Strong southwest winds, sunny, and 73° after high of 84° and low of but 70°. I have no idea when rain fell last night but lo and behold there were .02" in the gauge this morning. On the other hand, if I had a dollar for every small branch I've picked up in the last two days.... |
| 5/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, stiff northeast winds, and 47° after high of 83° which plummeted to a low of 46°. |
| 5/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, east wind, and 53° (24-hour high) after dreary day and low of 46°. |
| 5/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, west wind, and 60° after hi/lo of 70° and 53°. Lawn keeps growing and we're in that "every fourth day" cycle of mowing. Yesterday's rains put the garden spot of the southwest suburbs over the 4" standard for May. |
| 5/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, southwest wind, and 51° following high of 63° and low of 49°. |
| 5/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, light rain, and 59° after pleasant high of 74° and low of 51°. |
| 5/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.72 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
56° (24-hour low), overcast, and northeast winds after high of but 64° and nearly 3/4s inch of rain. We're raining 5" of precipitation for May with one week left. |
| 5/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, north winds, and 57° after far sub-normal high of 61° and low of 53°. |
| 5/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly sunny, slight southeast winds, and 60° after hi/lo of 70° and 55°. Sorry about the late report. My computer died after years of faithful service. |
| 5/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, slight southeast wind, and 59° following high of 75° and low of 56°. |
| 5/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, calm, and 60° after warm day with 80° high and 59° low. |
| 5/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Slight west wind, sunny, and 64° after delightful high of 79° and low of 60°. REMEMBER the real purpose of what today is. |
| 5/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
60°, west wind, and sunny after pleasant high of 78° and overnight low of 56°. |
| 5/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Northwest winds, sunny, and 60° after high of 74° and low of 53°. Showers occurred several times in late afternoon/early evening. |
| 6/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 60° after hi/lo of 77° and 53°. Yesterday's winds made the peak temperature seem cooler than it was. Rain total for May was 5.17". |
| 6/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 61° after high of 86° and low of 57°. |
| 6/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight south wind, and 70° after high of 90° and low of but 60°. |
| 6/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light west winds, thin cloud cover, and 74° after high of 89° and low of 70°. As always, we go from eternal late-autumn to the heart of summer. In addition, we've now had precious little rain in the last week. |
| 6/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 66°, a gorgeous morning following yesterday's hi/lo of 92° and 64°. |
| 6/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mild northeast winds, sunny, and 58° after early high of 79° and low of 55°. 0.04" rain in the last 10 days. |
| 6/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, northeast wind, and 63° following high of 78° and overnight low of 58°. The rate of grass growth has slowed quite a bit with the recent paucity of rain. |
| 6/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Slight west wind, sunny, and 63° after hi/lo of 82° and 56°. No rain yet in June and only 0.04" in last 12 days. |
| 6/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly sunny, west winds, and 68° after high of 83° and low of 63°. My wife felt several - no more than that - drops of rain as she was planting flowers late yesterday. I've been trusting her since she said "I do" in June 1972 so I'm registering a trace of precipitation for yesterday. |
| 6/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 88°, low of 65° and present reading of 68° under hazy skies with southwest winds. Yesterday's rain was the first in nearly two weeks. |
| 6/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
South winds, sunny, and 71° after high of 89° and low of but 68°. For the first time since late April, I won't have to mow the lawn every fourth/fifth day. |
| 6/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
South winds, sunny, and 74° after hi/lo of 93° and 70°. Ground is parched and grass is showing many signs of being stressed. Nevertheless, yesterday was my day to relieve 75' of our hedges of a foot of growth. |
| 6/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mix of clouds and sun, slight south breeze, and 78° after crispy high of 95° and low of 73°. |
| 6/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light south winds, and 73° after muggy high of 91° and low of 71°. Heard lots of thunder late yesterday but only received a few drops of rain. Only 0.11" rain in the last 18 days. As a result, the yard keeps burning up and watering our two new parkway trees is a necessity. |
| 6/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southwest winds, and 71° after hi/lo of 89° and 67°. Yesterday was the first this year I've really felt the effects of the humidity. At 1510 hours rain began and, despite sheets and sheets of water and high winds, we totaled barely more than 1/3rd of an inch of precipitation. |
| 6/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 66° (24-hour low) after high of 93°. |
| 6/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Drops of rain, overcast, and 74° after high of 88° and low of 66° (0715 hours 6/16). |
| 6/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, moderate west winds, and 72° after high of 88° and low of 70°. Those dire forecasts of 1-2" of rain gave us less than 1/10th of an inch. |
| 6/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light west winds, and 65° after high of 81° and low of 63°. |
| 6/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
West winds, sunny, and 64° after hi/lo of 81° and 60°. We had a pitiful bit of rain early last evening. It covered the street but evaporated within a few minutes. |
| 6/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light east winds, and 63° after high of 83° and low of 60°. Yesterday's rain was gentle but steady; a real boon for the lawn, trees, and garden. |
| 6/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, muggy, and already 76° after high of 82° and low of 63° (0715 hours 6/21). |
| 6/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.43 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, slight north wind, and 69° (24-hour low) after muggy high of 86°. |
| 6/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, stiff northwest winds, and 66° after high of 81° and low of 62°. |
| 6/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
West winds, sunny, and 58° following pleasant high of 75° and low of 56°. We DO need rain. Several local farmers I know are really sweating the dry fields they have. |
| 6/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, west winds, and 59° after high of only 72° and low of 55°. |
| 6/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light west winds, and 57° following high of but 74° and low of 53°. Small storm passed through New Lenox around 1430 hours. |
| 6/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Threatening skies to the west, stiff breeze from the south, and 65° after high of 79° and low of 57°. |
| 6/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy skies, southwest breeze, and 74° after high of 82° and low of 65° (0715 hours 6/28). Yesterday's forecasts and radar images seemed to indicate we'd get more than the paltry 0.15" rain that showed up. Several corn fields near here look awful. |
| 6/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
South winds, sunny, and a muggy 69° after hi/lo of 82° and 67°. June comes to a close with but 1.88" rain. The backyard has begun to grow again but local crops of soybeans and corn are in mediocre-to-bad shape. |
| 7/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight south winds, and 71° following muggy high of 81° and low of 67°. |
| 7/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 65° after high of 84° and low of 61°. June's total of 1.88" rain was far below normal and the fields around here show it. |
| 7/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Slight east wind, sunny, and 72° after hi/lo of 89° and 65°. Refreshing rainstorm occurred between 1800 and 1830 hours and gave much needed nourishment for the yard, trees, and flowers. |
| 7/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, east wind, and 70° after high of 84° and low of 67°. |
| 7/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, southeast winds, and 72° after high of 85° and low of 69°. Drove through a frog-strangler of a storm five miles northeast of here yesterday afternoon. When we got home there was not a drop to see. |
| 7/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light northwest winds, and 76° after hi/lo of 86° and 69°. |
| 7/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, west winds, and 80° following toasty high of 92° and low of but 76°. Went out and cut the one small section of our backyard that is shaded and has kept growing. When my wife returned home she commented on how nice the entire yard looked. The mower's wheel marks are still visible from two weeks ago! |
| 7/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, northeast wind, and 66° following high of 87° and low of 63°. Trace of rain at 1320 hours. |
| 7/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
GORGEOUS morning for mid-July! Calm, sunny, and 64° after high of 85° and low of 60°. |
| 7/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.73 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 68° after high of 86° and low of 64°. |
| 7/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.29 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 73° after hi/lo of 84° and 67°. Thunderstorm hit quickly at 2225 hours and was gone within 20 minutes. |
| 7/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, humid, south winds, and 76° after high of 84° and low of 73°. Despite cloudy skies for the great majority of yesterday, we had no rain. |
| 7/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.85 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light west winds, overcast, and 72° after high of 80° and low of 71°. In seven hours we equaled our total of rain for all of June. We're now nearing 3 1/2 inches for July. |
| 7/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly sunny, northwest winds, and 68° after high of 86° and low of 67°. Bastille Day looks as if it'll be a pleasant one. |
| 7/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Slight north winds, sunny, and 64° in the aftermath of a gorgeous day with high of 76° and low of 60°. |
| 7/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light east winds, overcast, and 72° after hi/lo of 85° and 64° (0715 hours 7/15). Don't know when it rained but there was a bit of water in the gauge. |
| 7/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 79°, low of 59° (!) and present temperature of 65°. Sunny, pleasant day for you Cub fans to recall that this is the 100th anniversary of the birth of, the "Good Kid" Lou Boudreau. Heckuva ballplayer, an even better man. |
| 7/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another fantastic morning following a beautiful day! High of 85° with little humidity, low of 62°, and present calm, sunny reading of 69°. |
| 7/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, humid, and 77° after high of 88° and low of 69° (0715 hours 7/18). |
| 7/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.66 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining and 70° after high of 89° and low of 69°. I thought we had more rain than the total indicates but the swirling nature of last night's storm caused some of the drops to miss the gauge. |
| 7/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, humid, and 73° after high of 86° and low of 69°. Was surprised when my trip to the gauge resulted in seeing more than one inch of rain. 5.12" for July with one-third of the month left. |
| 7/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
2.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 69° (24-hour low) after buckets of rain and high of 87°. When it wasn't raining, the humidity made breathing a chore. 4.1" of rain in last three days and 7.5" for July with ten days left. |
| 7/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, slight southwest wind, and 75° after high of 86° and low of 69°. With today's early rains we lurch toward 8" for July. The grass which I cut Thursday is ready again less than three days later. |
| 7/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight west wind, and 69° after hi/lo of 86° and 66°. Yesterday's weather festivities began at 1715 hours with the temperature at 84°, wind increasing, and dark clouds forming to the west. At 1740, violent winds and torrential rains came through and pummeled the east side of our house. When the winds subsided and the 0.81" rain stopped just before 1800,small branches from our front yard honey locusts were at the rear of our property. In 31 years of living here, we've never had a rainstorm clobber our house from the east as this one did. We now stand at exactly 8" of rain in July with one week left. |
| 7/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny and 68° after late high of 80° and overnight low of 66°. Thank heaven: no rain. |
| 7/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light south winds, and 67° following high of 85° and low of 65°. For the xth time this summer there is a bumper crop of mushrooms where our venerable ash once stood. |
| 7/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.66 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
9.25" rain for 27 days of July. I've cut the back yard three times in eight days and I'll likely be out there Saturday or Sunday. Yesterday featured high of 83° and low of 67°. At present, 75° with sun and northeast breeze. |
| 7/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, breezy from northeast, and 70° after high of 85° and low of 69°. Once the wind changed around noon, yesterday became quite pleasant. |
| 7/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cool northeast winds and sunny with temperature of 66° after hi/lo of 84° and 62°. Will cut the back grass for the fourth time in twelve days. Normally this is the time of year we sit back and watch it 'burn'. |
| 7/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight northeast wind, and 68° after high of 78° and low of 62°. Looks as if we'll finish July with 9.25" of rain. |
| 7/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 67° after low of 64° and high of 85° at 1630 hours. |
| 8/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nice to begin August with sun, calm, and 71° after soggy month that totaled 9.25" rain. Yesterday's pleasant high was 85° and the low was 67°. |
| 8/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 69° after hi/lo of 85° and 67°. |
| 8/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Slight southeast wind, muggy, and 72° following high of 86° and low of 69°. |
| 8/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.47 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, brisk west winds, and 56° after high of 82° and low of 55°. First of several robust storms hit at 1330 hours, lasted 20 minutes and brought pea-sized hail with it. In the late afternoon and evening two more storms passed through. Just as the grass was slowing in its rate of growth.... |
| 8/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light southwest winds, sunny, and 59° after high of but 70° and low of 56°. Intermittent drizzle amounted to 0.02" over the morning and afternoon hours. |
| 8/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 66° after high of 76° and low of 59° (0715 hours 8/5). |
| 8/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain, 65°, and calm after high of 75° and low of 64°. The backyard mosquitoes have become unbearable! Work requires three hands: two to hold whatever is needed and another to swat these accursed little beasts. We're now paying for all the rain that fell in July. |
| 8/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 59° after high of 77° and low of 55°. Yesterday's dreary, drizzly morning gave way to a pleasant afternoon and evening. |
| 8/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 63° following high of 81° and low of 59°. |
| 8/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yet another calm, sunny morning with a temperature of 64° after a high of 82° and low of 62°. |
| 8/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light south winds, partly cloudy, and 67° after hi/lo of 83° and 64°. Had a slight drip of rain last evening that was visible on pavement but nothing more. |
| 8/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, north wind, and 63° after high of 78° and low of 60°. Any decent weather that slows the growth of our lawn is fine with me. |
| 8/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 62° after high of 78° and low of 58°. Somebody needs to tell Albert Gore and his "global warning" followers about the lovely below average temperatures we're now having. |
| 8/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Wonderful day with high of 77°, dry, and a low of 62°. Could go for 300 of these days each year. At present, calm, 67°, and clearing skies. |
| 8/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light north winds, and 72° after hi/lo of 82° and 67°. |
| 8/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, breeze from east, and 70° after high of 86° and low of 69°. No rain = no mowing! |
| 8/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, overcast, and 72° after low of 70° and high of 87°. Rain came in two bands: late afternoon storm put down 0.20" and early morning shower gave us 0.08". |
| 8/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mixed clouds, west wind, and 68° following sultry high of 82° and low of 66°. Trace of rain yesterday near 0900 hours. |
| 8/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 66° after high of 82° and low of 64°. Weather continues to be pleasant in the Hyde Park of the southwest suburbs. |
| 8/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light south winds, sunny, and 70° after high of 83° and low of 66°. |
| 8/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.58 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, calm, and 70° after high of 86° and low of 69°. My wife heard the rain in the night but, alas, I did not. |
| 8/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.78 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Muggy, overcast, and 69° (24-hour low) after high of 82°. We saw a very muted eclipse from outside Starved Rock Lodge; too much cloud cover from a passing rain shower. If you've seen one, you've seen them all. |
| 8/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
58° (24-hour low), light northwest wind, and sunny after high of 78°. 0.02" rain is from right after collection time yesterday morning. |
| 8/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 61° following high of 77° and low of 58°. |
| 8/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 55° after hi/lo of 75° and 53°. We're back in the normal range for rain with 3.21" for the first 3 1/2 weeks of August. |
| 8/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light east winds, and 60° following high of 75° and low of 55°. For late August, this is the weather northern Wisconsin typically enjoys. |
| 8/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, south winds, and 62° following high of 76° and low of 60°. NWS keeps pushing back and diminishing chances of rain. Fine with me. 1130 hours update: whoops, forgot to record trace of rain last night just after 1800 hours. |
| 8/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 78°, low of 62° and at present 65° under sunny skies with a gentle south wind. We never received anywhere the amount of rain NWS forecast. |
| 8/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.69 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain started lightly at 1515 hours but became heavy at 1530 and was gone by 1610. The event leaves us with 3.97" in precipitation for August. High of 76° (which vanished with the storm), low of 59° and, at present, 61° with sun and calm. |
| 8/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 73°, low of 60°, and currently 63° after yesterday's rain took us to exactly 4" for August. |
| 8/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, moderate northeast winds, and 67° following beautiful day with hi/lo of 79° and 63°. We finish August with exactly 4" rain. |
| 9/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light east winds, sunny, and 57° after autumnal high of 73° and low of 56°. |
| 9/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and but 51° after high of 71° and low of 48°. I'll take this weather 300 days a year! |
| 9/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 58° after high of only 72° and low of 51°. Brief shower occurred around 1900 hours. |
| 9/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy, moderate southwest winds, and 64° after hi/lo of 81° and 58°. |
| 9/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 82°, low of 55°, trace of rain near 1515 hours, and 56° under sunny skies this morning. |
| 9/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light northwest winds, and 50° (24-hour low) after high of 69°. |
| 9/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light west winds, and 52° after trace of rain at 1550 hours and hi/lo of 64° and 50°. |
| 9/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light northeast winds, mostly cloudy, and 57° following high of 70° and low of 52°. |
| 9/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sorry I'm late with report. I was up late celebrating the BREWER win over Chicago. High of 73°, low of 57° and at present 58° with a moderate southeast wind and plenty of sunshine. |
| 9/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, southeast winds, and 56° after high of 74° and low of 53°. The last two weeks of weather have been fantastic. |
| 9/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm,and 54° (24-hour low) after high of 73°. How about those Brewers: a sweep of the Cubs! |
| 9/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 59° after a 9/11 day of remembrance with a high of 74° and low of 54°. The initial 1 1/2 weeks of September have given us but 0.03" rain. |
| 9/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Very light rain, overcast, and 63° after high of 76° and low of 59°. The overnight shower we received more than doubled our paltry September precipitation total. |
| 9/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Foggy, calm, and 60° (24-hour low) after high of 70°. |
| 9/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Northeast winds, sunny, and 64³ after hi/lo of 78° and 60°. September has gifted us with but 1/10 of an inch of rain. On the good side, the lawn mower is getting a well-deserved rest. |
| 9/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, south wind, and 64° (24-hour low) after toasty high of 86°. For weeks it hasn't been that warm around these parts. |
| 9/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light south winds, partly cloudy, and 67° after hi/lo of 86°/64°. Less than two weeks left in September and we've had but 0.11" rain. |
| 9/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 60° after summery high of 83° and low of 59°. With but 12 days left in September the 0.11" rain we've had is having a dire effect on lawn and plants. It's been quite a while since our grass looked THIS bad in late September. |
| 9/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, overcast, and 65° following high of 80° and low of 60°. At long last a soaking rain occurred. |
| 9/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southeast winds, and 68° after high of 77° and low of 65°. |
| 9/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, partly cloudy, and muggy with temperature of 72° after high of 90° and low of 68°. |
| 9/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 72° after high of 92° and low of 70°. Lawn looks the worst since this past spring. We've had but 0.37" rain in September. |
| 9/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 93°, low of 71° (present reading), and calm but hazy skies. |
| 9/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, muggy, and 71° (24-hour low) after another unseasonal scorcher with a high of 93°. |
| 9/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light south winds, and 68° after high of 90° and low of 68°. I'm very weary of watering shrubs, bushes, and new trees on a daily basis. As well, at our church we have several areas of 'baby' grass and it can't go 48 hours without water. |
| 9/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Fair skies, slight south wind, and 70° after hi/lo of 91° and 69°. If you'd like to see the pile of weather records set in the last week, go to: www.weather.gov/lot/2017sept_heat. Incredible. |
| 9/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, mild north winds, and 64° (24-hour low) after high of 90°. Forecasts indicate that the rest of September will have no rain, leaving us with just 0.37" precipitation for the month. |
| 9/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light north winds, sunny, and 52° (24-hour low) after high of 72°. Our five-week drought continues. Plants which were watered on Sunday need another infusion today. |
| 9/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, slight northwest wind, and 58° after high of 72° and overnight low of 52°. Sigh, no rain. |
| 9/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
September comes to an end with but 0.37" rain and 12 consecutive days without a single drop. Calm, 50° (24-hour low), and sunny after high of 71°. |