| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 51° after high of 71° and low of 50°. No rain. One day with more than 0.05" since 30 August. What's new? |
| 10/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Partly cloudy, south winds, and 62° after high of 71° and low of 51° (0715 hours 10/1). Two weeks without a drop of rain. Incredible. |
| 10/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Moderate south winds, overcast, and 67° following high of 83° and low of 62°. 15 consecutive rainless days have left us so dry that the air last night was loaded with the smell and sensation of dust. |
| 10/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A pathetic 0.04" rain after 15 days without any. High of 77°, low of 67°, and a muggy 70° at present. |
| 10/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 59° (24-hour low) following high of 71°. Yet another day of rain forecasts didn't hold true as we had a paltry 0.015" precipitation. The hand-watering of shrubs, plants, and new grass will go on for one more day. |
| 10/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hallelujah! After high of 78° and low of 59° (0715 hours, 10/5), we had our first notable rainfall in over a month. In fact, the overnight total of 0.37" equals the amount for the entire month of September. At present, overcast and still with reading of 64°. |
| 10/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast skies, moderate south winds, and 68° after hi/lo of 70° and 64°. The puny 0.48" rain the last two days has not made much of a dent in the drought that's existed since late August. |
| 10/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.57 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A day with precipitation and a fantastic, total rainbow just before 1800 hours. High of 79°, low of 54° (present reading), and over one-half inch of gentle but widespread rain. |
| 10/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 58° after high of 78° and low of 54°. Was in the Capital City for much of yesterday and noticed en route that many corn and bean fields were harvested. |
| 10/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Slight northeast wind, partly cloudy, and 63° after high of 80° and low of 58°. |
| 10/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Heaviest rainfall in nearly 10 weeks was steady and soaking. High temperature was 68° and 57° is present reading and 24-hour low under overcast skies. |
| 10/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, slight east wind, and 56° (24-hour low) after high of but 59°. |
| 10/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 59°, low of 51° and at present a sunny 52°. |
| 10/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast and 61° after high of 73° and low of 52° (0715, 10/13). Sure sign that we've had rain of late: the accursed crop of mushrooms has again erupted where a beautiful ash once stood. |
| 10/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
3.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
In one day, we surpassed the rain total from 29 August to 13 October. High of 66°, low and present temperature of 56°, and powerful winds from the northwest. |
| 10/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 43° after high of but 56° and low of 42°. The lawn that looked dead four days ago has now sprung back to life like Glenn Close in a bathtub. |
| 10/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 46° after high of 61° and low of 43°. Somewhat amazing to me how our lawn bounced back so quickly from the weekend deluge. It was more than ready to be cut yesterday. |
| 10/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, chilly south wind, and 47° after hi/lo of 69° and 46°. |
| 10/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 51° after pleasant high of 71° and low of 47°. After being inundated with rain last Saturday, we've had nary a drop in the last four days. |
| 10/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, moderate southeast winds, and 54° following high of 70° and low of 51°. The meter is running: five consecutive days with no rain. |
| 10/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
South winds and 59° after hi/lo of 79° and 54°. The forecasters believe our week of dry weather will end late this day. |
| 10/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, moderate south winds, and 64° following high of 77° and low of 58°. Why the 'mean' is not an accurate calculation of rainfall: if we get the predicted half-inch of precipitation today, it'll be enough to make September and October look like have had average amounts of water. In reality, it's been bone-dry except for three or four days. |
| 10/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
1.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining and 52° (24-hour low) after early high of 71° that fell as yesterday afternoon progressed. We've now hadv6.96" of rain for the first three weeks of October after our bone-dry September. |
| 10/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.62 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cold rain and 43° (24-hor low) after puny high of 53°. After very little rain in September and none the first week of October, we're now up to 7.58" for this month. |
| 10/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.56 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
8.14" rain for month after yesterday's steady showers. High of only 45° (late November?), low of 36°, and 37° at present with calm, overcast skies. |
| 10/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, east wind, and 39° after high of 49° and low of 37°. Thus far, no frost this autumn. |
| 10/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Blustery with strong west winds and 39° (24-hour low) after high of 60°. If the forecasters are correct, yesterday's decent weather was the last we'll have for quite some time. |
| 10/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
West winds, overcast, and 36° (24-hour low) after high of 41°. Slight rainfall in the night left us with .02" of cold precipitation. |
| 10/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
T |
M |
M |
Overcast, northwest winds, and 35 (24-hour low) after raw high of 49° with light rain and snow flurries at 1000 hours. |
| 10/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, light west winds, and 44° after hi/lo of 47° and 34°. |
| 10/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Chilly northwest winds, overcast, and 35° (24-hour low) after a high of but 50° and a few drops of rain at 0830 hours. We finish October with a rain total of 8.15". Strange how we had a bone-dry September sandwiched between this soggy month and an equally wet August. |
| 11/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, wind from south, and 37° after high of but 42° and low of 35°. |
| 11/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Fog and drizzle with 24-hour high of 49°. Low for the same span was 37° at 0715 hours 11/1. |
| 11/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light north winds, clearing, and 40° (24-hour low) after dreary, drizzly high of 53°. Chuckle-chuckle: in three days of November we've already exceeded September's rain total. |
| 11/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, east wind, and 44° after high of 50° and low of 39° (0715 hours 11/3). Rain seems imminent. |
| 11/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Misty, calm, and 52° (24-hour high) after low of 44° (0715 hours 11/4). Most of yesterday's rain came before noon. The weather then reverted to its recent drizzly pattern. |
| 11/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 33° (24-hour low) after drizzly day with high of 53°. When will the deciduous leaves begin to fall? Our maples and honey locusts still have 95% of their foliage. My annual time to cut the grass for the last time is usually on Veterans' Day after most of the fallen leaves have been removed. It's not going to be that way in 2017. |
| 11/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light north winds, and 37° after chilly high of 45° and low of 33°. Amidst yesterday's raw albeit dry conditions, much yard work was accomplished. Now if only the deciduous leaves would fall before the weather becomes truly cold. |
| 11/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 31° after we finally had a hard freeze at 29°. Yesterday's high was 48° but seemed chillier with the brisk winds. |
| 11/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cold southwest winds, overcast, and 38° following hi/lo of 46° and 31°. |
| 11/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
North winds, sunny, and 19° after high of 46° (1200 hours, 11/9) and low of 18°. Thus, we had a true killing frost which is defined as a temp of 25° or lower for at least four consecutive hours. |
| 11/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
South winds, overcast, and 26° after high of 34° and low of 19° (0715 hours, 11/10). Flurries fell for several minutes at 0830 hours. |
| 11/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, overcast, and 37° (24-hour high) after low of 26° (0715 hours, 11/11) and light rain. |
| 11/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 33° after hi/lo of 40° and 32°. Despite the 1/8th inch rain and gloomy skies, it was beautiful at Soldier Field where the Packers upset the home team. |
| 11/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Widespread frost, sunny, south winds, and 32° (24-hour low) after high of but 42°. Still impatiently waiting for the leaves to fall from our sugar maple. |
| 11/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 43° after high of 50° and low of 32° (0715 hours, 11/14). We're getting the brunt of our neighbor's maple leaves. Sheesh! |
| 11/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Moderate northwest winds, overcast, and 33° after high of 50° and low of 31°. A morning with light showers raised our month's rain total to 1.34". Mother Nature finally did us a favor: last evening's strong winds dropped our neighbors' maple leaves in their yard. For weeks, all of their leaves were sent flying onto our property. |
| 11/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
South winds, sunny, and 33° (24-hour low) after high of 38°. Our leaves are at the curb and ready to be sucked up by the village. My back and shoulders can now rest for a bit. |
| 11/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.70 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining and 45° after late high of 48° and low of 33° (0715 hours, 11/17). We've now had over 2" of rain for November. The thunderstorms of last evening were quite a meteorological treat for this late in the year. |
| 11/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.64 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, stiff northwest winds, and 29° (24-hour low) after high of 45° (0715 hours 11/18). Along with the rain that fell, we had snow from approximately 1300 until 1415 hours. |
| 11/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
South winds, sunny, and 33° after hi/lo of 35° and 28°. Two days without rain, yes! |
| 11/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy, southwest winds,and 41° after high of 54° and low of 33° (0715 hours, 11/20). Our front and back yards are officially clean for the season: no leaves, no twigs, and no more raking. |
| 11/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Irritating little rain came through late yesterday morning as temperature fell from early high of 43° to low of 22°. At present, 23° with plenty of sunshine and light northwest winds. |
| 11/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light south winds, and 33° after high of but 35° and low of 23° (0715 hours, 11/22). Be thankful for the blessings you have. Today is far more than a 'turkey day'. |
| 11/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light south winds, sunny, and 34° after high of 49° and low of 32°. |
| 11/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
West winds, sunny, and 41° after splendid high of 62° and low of 34° (0715 hours, 11/24). |
| 11/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 27° (24-hour low) after above-normal high of 51°. |
| 11/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 52°, low of 27° (0715 hours, 11/26) and present, sunny reading of 39°. |
| 11/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The '9s' are wild: high temperature of 59°, low of 39°, and present reading of 49° with southwest winds and an increasing cloud cover. |
| 11/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light south winds, and 31° (24-hour low) after another clement day featuring high of 62°. |
| 11/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
West winds and 42° after high of 54° and low of 31° (0715 hours, 11/29). |
| 12/1/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 29° (24-hour low) after pleasant high of 54°. Our eight-day dry spell late in November caused a below average amount of precipitation (2.74") to have fallen for the month. |
| 12/2/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, moderate south/southeast winds and 34° after hi/lo of of 55° and 29°. We've gone ten consecutive days without rain.
I apologize to our CoCoRaHS readers for my typo from 11/30. It was NOT 312° that day. |
| 12/3/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 31° (24-hour low) after wondrous high of 57°. I don't recall a prolonged spell of pleasant weather this late in the calendar year since I was a student-teacher way back in....1971. Conversely, we've had but 0.04" rain in the last two weeks. |
| 12/4/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, stout southerly winds, and 55° after gorgeous high of 60° and low of 31° (0715 hours, 12/3). Twelve consecutive days without rain. |
| 12/5/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Strong west winds and clearing after high of 64° and present low of 34°. Because of the angle of the wind-driven rain, I believe that more fell than was captured in the gauge. |
| 12/6/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, strong (albeit not as bad as yesterday's) west winds, and 31° after hi/lo of 35° and 27°. Less than 1/10th of an inch of rain in the last 17 days. Never forget that tomorrow's Pearl Harbor day. |
| 12/7/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sunny, cold northwest wind, and 19° (24-hour low) after high of but 36°. Snow is hugging the edges of curbs and sidewalks. |
| 12/8/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Moderate west winds, sunny, and 19° after high of 29° and low of 15°. Snow flurries fell between 1000 and 1100 hours. |
| 12/9/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
North winds, overcast, and 30° after hi/lo of 39° and 17°. |
| 12/10/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Southwest winds, overcast, and 24° after high of 30° and low of 20°. Snow flurries fell at 1500 hours. |
| 12/11/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, light south winds, and 27° following high of 37° and low of 23°. |
| 12/12/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
Stiff northwest winds, mostly sunny, and 19° (24-hour low) after high of 42°. With the irregularities of surfaces in our yard, svry difficult to determine how much snow we had. |
| 12/13/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Strong winds from south, overcast, and 28° (24-hour high) after low of 18° (0715 hours, 12/12). |
| 12/14/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Intermittent snow, mist, and rain yesterday amid high of 39° and low of 18° (present reading). |
| 12/15/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong west winds, overcast, and 26° after hi/lo of 31° and 18° (0715 hours, 12/14). |
| 12/16/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Light southwest winds, sunny, and 32° after seasonal high of 36° and low of 26°. Flurries began at 1430 hours and fell intermittently for several hours. |
| 12/17/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Misty and 32° after delightful high of 51° and low of 31°. 0.09" rain in last 25 days. This has been a strange year: it's either been deluges or droughts. |
| 12/18/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Southwest wind, overcast, and 44° after high of 49° and low of 32° (0530 hours, 12/17). |
| 12/19/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hazy skies, moderate southwest wind, and 36° (24-hour low) following unseasonal high of 45°. We'll take it! |
| 12/20/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 29° (24-hour low) after wonderful high of 51°. I don't remember too many occasions when I was active outdoors - wearing only a light jacket - this late in the calendar year. |
| 12/21/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, southeast winds, and 32° after high of 40° and low of 29°. Three weeks in December have passed and we have but 0.1" precipitation to show for it. |
| 12/22/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast and 37° after high of 40° and low of 32°. When the dog returned from his nightly backyard duties his back was wet yet nothing in the rain gauge this morning. One-quarter of the way through meteorological winter and we've had nary an inch of snow. |
| 12/23/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, light north winds, and 30° (24-hour low) after high of 43°. |
| 12/24/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Light snow and 23° after hi/lo of 34° and 22°. |
| 12/25/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
3.1 |
0.25 |
3.1 |
0.25 |
West winds, clear, and 14° (24-hour low) after high of but 24°. We got our white Christmas but 2,000 years ago we received the birth of Jesus. |
| 12/26/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.6 |
0.24 |
Nippy northwest winds, cloudy, and -2° (24-hour low) after high of but 17°. Snow has compacted nearly one-half inch. |
| 12/27/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.4 |
0.20 |
Slight west wind, sunny, and -4° (24-hour low) after high of but 8°. Yesterday was splendid for a brisk - VERY brisk - two-mile walk. |
| 12/28/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.2 |
0.20 |
Gray skies, calm, and 7° after high of 9° and low of -4°. Seems as though we'll end December with less than 1/2" precipitation even though we're far above average for the year. |
| 12/29/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
1.0 |
0.02 |
3.2 |
0.21 |
Calm, gray, and 11° after hi/lo of 14° and 7°. 0.37" precipitation for December. |
| 12/30/2017 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
2.0 |
0.15 |
4.5 |
0.36 |
Gray skies, strong northwest winds, and 9° (24-hour low) after high of 16°. Took a wonderful walk on the Old Plank Road Trail yesterday afternoon. Snow fell gently, no wind was blowing, and the temperature was 16°. Gorgeous! |
| 12/31/2017 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.0 |
0.36 |
Overcast, north wind, and 1° after high of 9° and low of -2°. We finish December with only 0.52" precipitation but a whopping 48.61" for all of 2017. 6.6" snow fell, most of it during the last week of the month. |
| 1/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.35 |
West winds, sunny, and a frosty -10° (24-hour low) after balmy high of 15°. These last few weeks have been like winters of yore and I'm enjoying it. |
| 1/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.35 |
Sunny, light southwest winds, and -15° (24-hour low) after meager high of 2°. The cold has allowed the snow depth and melted value of it to remain the same for the last three days. |
| 1/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.6 |
0.02 |
4.4 |
0.33 |
Light snow and 14° (24-hour high) after low of -1° (late yesterday afternoon). |
| 1/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
T |
4.4 |
0.34 |
Sunny, northwest winds, and -2° (24-hour low) after tropical high of 18°. Persistent winds kept yesterday's temperatures from feeling as 'warm' as they might have. |
| 1/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.2 |
0.33 |
Calm, light west winds, and -4° (24-hour low) after high of 13°. Weather was decent enough yesterday for me to reduce two Christmas trees to mulch. |
| 1/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.2 |
0.33 |
Clear, calm, and -1° (24-hour low) after high of 11°. Appears to have been a very light fall of flurries during the night. |
| 1/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
3.9 |
0.31 |
Strong south winds, overcast, and 13° after high of 18° and low of -1° (0715 hours, 1/6). At some point in the wee hours of this morning flurries fell. |
| 1/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.5 |
0.06 |
4.0 |
0.36 |
Sleet, freezing rain, rain, and snow all fell yesterday. At mid-afternoon, sidewalks and streets were downright treacherous. Light west winds, overcast, and 33° (24-hour high) after low of 17° (0715 hours, 1/7). |
| 1/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.51 |
Dense fog and 27° (24-hour low) after high of 36°. |
| 1/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.3 |
0.40 |
South winds, fog, and 35° after hi/lo of 36° and 27° (0715 hours, 1/9). As we get closer to Friday the NWS continues to lower its temperature forecasts. |
| 1/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, strong winds from south, and 55° (24-hour high) after low of 35° (0715 hours, 1/11). Even in shaded spots of yard, snow is gone. Pffffft! |
| 1/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Strong west winds, overcast, and 21° after high of 59° which plummeted to low of 20° in a very few hours. Flurries fell several times late in the day after the rain stopped. |
| 1/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sunny, frosty north winds, and 7° (24-hour low) after high of 22°. Intermittent flurries throughout much of the daylight hours amounted to less than a dusting along sidewalks and streets. |
| 1/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm and cold with 5° being the 24-hour low after a high of 17°. |
| 1/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
3.0 |
0.13 |
3.0 |
0.13 |
Snow from south/southeast and 19° after high of 23° and low of 5° (0715 hours 1/14). Should be easy to move the snow as it's very fluffy. A mere pittance of snow this month with but 4.2" having fallen. |
| 1/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.7 |
0.05 |
3.7 |
0.18 |
Light snow and 5° after hi/lo of 23° and 2°. Snow for winter of 2017-2018 is now 11.5". |
| 1/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
3.7 |
0.18 |
Clear, light west winds, and 1° (24-hour low) after high of 23°. Flurries fell at mid-afternoon and their reflection in the sunlight was of a beautiful crystalline nature.
|
| 1/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.16 |
Southwest winds, sunny, and 14° after high of 22° and low of 1° (0715 hours, 1/17). The last several days have seen our snow cover decrease by only a small amount. |
| 1/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.15 |
Sunny, moderate southwest winds, and 25° after high of 33° and low of 14° (0715 hours, 1/18). |
| 1/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.10 |
Clear, southwest winds, and 32° following high of 39° and low of 25° (0715 hours, 1/19). Snow cover is slowly diminishing and this morning has a mild crust to the top. |
| 1/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Dense fog and 38° after high of 47° and low of 31°. With temperatures having been above freezing for the last 23 hours, 99.9% of our snow cover has departed. I chose, however, to designate a trace still in the yard because there are open places that have a wee bit left. |
| 1/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.50 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, southerly winds 15-20 mph, and 49° (24-hour high) after low of 38° (0715 hours, 1/21). We've had but 0.96" precipitation in the first three weeks of January. |
| 1/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.5 |
0.03 |
0.5 |
0.03 |
Overcast, chilly northwest winds, and 32° (24-hour low) after high of 53°. We now embark on another meteorological roller coaster ride. |
| 1/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.03 |
BEWARE: FREEZING RAIN! Went out to get the tube and nearly fell due to the very slick surface. High of 32°, low of 27° (present reading) and snow still on the ground. 12" of the white stuff for the winter and 5.4" in January. |
| 1/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
T |
0.3 |
0.03 |
Clearing skies, south winds, and 27° after high of 29° and low of 25°. Mixed bag yesterday with freezing rain, rain, snow flurries, and a bit of sleet at mid-day. 1.1" of precipitation for January. Tomorrow's the 51st anniversary of the "Big One" in 1967. |
| 1/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, moderate south winds, and 36° after hi/lo of 45° and 27°. 51 years ago today we in the Chicago area got hammered with nearly two feet of snow. |
| 1/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, moderate west winds, and 43° after high of 52° and low of 36°. Trace of rain at 1530 hours. Wouldn't have known it if I hadn't been on my daily walk. |
| 1/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 27° (24-hour low) after pleasant high of 50°. We seem destined to finish January with less than half our typical monthly snowfall. |
| 1/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Light snow and 26° (24-hour low) after high of 48°. Am in the midst of my annual cleaning of trash from the streets and corners of the neighborhood. Everyone is welcome to help! If not, kindly refrain from littering New Lenox. |
| 1/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Clear, calm, and 15° after high of 27° and low of 14°. Several brief episodes of flurries comprise the trace I'm reporting. |
| 1/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Strong south winds, clear, and 30° after hi/lo of 33° and 14°. Late afternoon spit of flurries accounts for the trace I'm reporting. January concludes with 1.2" precipitation and but 5.4" snow. Both figures are far below average. Our rainfall was the second lowest it's been in my nine years with CoCoRaHS. |
| 2/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Powerful northwest winds, overcast, and 29° (24-hour low) after high of 43° which is the highest temperature we'll see for quite some time. |
| 2/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light northwest winds, clear, and 5° (24-hour low) after high of 29° (0715 hours, 2/1). |
| 2/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
25° (24-hour high), overcast, and cloudy after low of 5° (0715 hours, 2/2). |
| 2/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.5 |
0.03 |
0.5 |
0.03 |
Calm, overcast, and 32° after hi/lo of 41° and 25° (0715 hours, 2/3). Today's precipitation is the first measurable amount we've had in 10 days. With the mercury being at the freezing/thawing point, I anticipate a slippery drive to church. |
| 2/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
1.0 |
0.04 |
1.5 |
0.07 |
Light southwest winds, clear, and -2° (24-hour low) after high of 32° (0715 hours, 2/4). Fallen snow was blown around by the wind, thereby making it difficult to gauge the exact amount of new snow we received. |
| 2/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
3.0 |
0.23 |
4.0 |
0.30 |
Light northwest winds, clear, and 4° after high of but 12° and low of -2° (0715 hours, 2/5). Snow began at 1447 hours and concluded short of 2200 hours. Today is the 107th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Reagan aka "the Gipper". |
| 2/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
1.6 |
0.10 |
4.8 |
0.40 |
Light snow and 15° after high of 23° and low of 4° (0715 hours, 2/6). For the winter, 6.6" snow in December, 5.4" in January, and already 6.1" in the initial week of February. NOAA says significantly more snow on the way late tomorrow. |
| 2/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.8 |
0.40 |
High of 21°, low of 5° (0715 hours, 2/7) and at present 8° under overcast skies and no wind. Is this the calm before the storm? |
| 2/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.27 |
4.0 |
0.27 |
8.0 |
0.66 |
28° (24-hour high) and snow is falling from the northeast. That's bad here in the southwest suburbs because it indicates we're now getting lake-effect precipitation. Low was 8° at 0715 hours yesterday. In Februrary's first nine days we've had more snow (10+ inches) than in each of the three previous months. |
| 2/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
4.0 |
0.26 |
12.0 |
0.92 |
Overcast, north winds, and 17° (24-hour low) after high of 29° with 3.2" snow. We've had more snow in the last 48 hours than we did from Christmas to 8 February. REVISION AT 0800 HOURS: I measured a second time after my wife mentioned that she cleared some space for our dog's "drop zone", thus making my first measurement a bit on the low side. The foot of snow on the ground today marks the most since the "Ground Hog Day" in early February 2011. |
| 2/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.33 |
3.5 |
0.33 |
15.0 |
1.25 |
Light snow from north and 20° after hi/lo of 24° and 17°. 15.5" snow on the ground is the most since the "Ground Hog's Day" blizzard on 02 February 2011 when the total reached 16.5". As well, 17.1" snow for the week is the greatest amount we've had since my measurements began in early 2010. |
| 2/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
15.0 |
1.25 |
Slight north wind, clear, and 5° (24-hour low). Yesterday's high was 23° amid intermittent flurries that amounted to no more than a trace. |
| 2/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
14.5 |
1.21 |
Overcast, light northeast winds, and 17° after high of 31° and low of 5° (0715 on 2/12). Sun made a slight dent in the height of the snow; next few days should do much more. |
| 2/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
14.0 |
1.15 |
Clear, south winds, and 24° after high of 32° and low of 17° (0715, 2/13). |
| 2/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6.5 |
1.01 |
Dense fog, south wind, and 37° after high of 42° and low of 24° (0715, 2/14). Be advised that there are spots of slick ice despite temperatures well above freezing.{EDIT: New snowfall of 6.5 and new SWE of 1.01 both set to NA pending followup with observer. Could be from a previous day. OST 2/15/2018 7:02 AM -CCR Staff SDH- |
| 2/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.93 |
Overcast, chilly north winds, and 33° (24-hour low) after foggy high of 45°. Intermittent light rains yesterday fortified the water content of last week's snow pack. |
| 2/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.1 |
0.68 |
Southeast winds and 19° after high of 36° and low of 14°. Even though temperatures did not reach 40s and the sunlight was obscured much of the day, we lost much of the moisture in our snow pack. |
| 2/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.5 |
0.08 |
4.6 |
0.76 |
Fog and 24-hour low of 17° following high of 34°. All of the new snow and some of the old will be gone by late today. |
| 2/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
0.60 |
39° (24-hour high), foggy, and light rain after low of 17° (0715 hours 2/18). Surprising how much moisture is contained in the little bit of snow that still covers the ground. |
| 2/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
2.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong winds from southwest, light rain, and 59° after early high of 60° and low of 39° (0715 hours, 2/19). Sump pump is getting its first workout in quite awhile. |
| 2/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.26 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
North winds, cloudy, and 29° (24-hour low) after noon high of 63°. 1.26" rain yesterday + 2.20" rain Monday + 0.60" snow/H2O equivalent = 4.06" water that the frozen ground has had great difficulty absorbing. |
| 2/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
32° (24-hour high), overcast, and stiff northeast wind after low of 28°. Snow and rain are gone but the slop left by their departure is everywhere. |
| 2/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light south winds, overcast, and 40° after hi/lo of 42° and 32°. The 0.13" rain we received overnight was somewhat of a surprise. |
| 2/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate east winds, overcast, and 34° (24-hour low) after windy high of 44°. Trace of rain occurred near 1300 hours. |
| 2/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong southwest winds, clearing, and 34° after high of 50° and low of 33°. Rain fell later in the day and was never of the heavy sort we had earlier in the week. |
| 2/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light south winds, sunny, and 29° (24-hour low) after dreary, gray high of 45°. |
| 2/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
South winds, clearing, and 38° after hi/lo of 54° and 29°. Looks as if we'll end February with a hefty total of 19.1" snow. |
| 2/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, southwest winds, and 51° after high of 62° and low of 38° (0715 hours, 2/27). 19.1" snow for February and a total of 5.23" precipitation. |
| 3/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.42 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong northeast winds, rain, and 38° (24-hour low) after high of 61°. March comes in like a lion. |
| 3/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, slight north wind, and 30° (24-hour low) after high of 44°. |
| 3/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, east wind, and 33° after hi/lo of 48° and 29°. |
| 3/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Southeast wins, sunny, and33° after high of 51° and lowof 31°. |
| 3/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, chilly east wind, and 34° after high of 53° and low of 33°. |
| 3/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Light snow from southwest and 33° after raw high of 42° and low of 32°. |
| 3/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
T |
0.11 |
T |
0.11 |
Flurries from north and 26° (24-hour low) after high of 42°. Snow fell on five occasions yesterday but each time melted in no more than an hour. |
| 3/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sunny, nippy northwest wind, and 24° after hi/lo of 35° and 22°. |
| 3/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and calm but only 22° after chilly high of 33° and low of 21°. |
| 3/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, light southeast winds, and 27° after low of 22° and high of 41°. |
| 3/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear and dark, light northeast winds, and 29° after lo/hi of 27° and 46°. |
| 3/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Northwest winds, overcast, and 34° after high of 43° and low of 28°. Several minute patches of snow are evident in the back and front yards. |
| 3/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light northwest winds, sunny, and 27° (24-hour low) after high of 45°. |
| 3/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
1.5 |
0.05 |
1.5 |
0.05 |
High of 35°, low of 19°, and 21° with plenty of sun ar present. On several occasions yesterday we had a measurable amount of snow only to have the sun melt it within 15 minutes. |
| 3/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, calm, and 29° after high of 47° and low of 21° (0715 hours, 3/14). |
| 3/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing, 29°, and light north winds after hi/lo of 52° and 28°. Was in downtown Chicago yesterday and the temperatures were nowhere near what we had in the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. |
| 3/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.46 |
0.2 |
0.46 |
0.2 |
0.46 |
Light freezing rain, east wind, and 32° after high of 44° and low of 29°. I cannot say at what times in the night this goofy mixture of light snow, freezing rain, and sleet fell on us. |
| 3/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, calm, and 26° (24-hour low) after late high of 44°. Trace of rain occurred at collection time yesterday. |
| 3/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, brisk northeast winds, and 36° after high of 56° and low of 26° (0715, 3/18). Yesterday's high was only the second reading in March that's been above 50°. |
| 3/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Stiff northeast winds, partly cloudy, and 29° (24-hour low) after high of 51°. |
| 3/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
North winds, sunny, and 30° after hi/lo of 37° and 29°. |
| 3/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Calm, sunny, and 25° (24-hour low) after raw high of 44°. |
| 3/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light east wind, sunny, and 30° after low of 25° (0715, 3/22) and seasonal high of 51°. |
| 3/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong east winds and gray skies but nary a drop of rain or flake of snow. High of 51°, low of 30°, and present reading of 36°. Remember the blather on the TV weather forecasts early this week? An accurate prognostication can't be made until 36-48 hours before an event. Thus, here we are WITHOUT 5-8" of heavy, wet snow on the ground. With Easter coming up, there are plenty of eggs around.... |
| 3/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
No rain, no snow, and no ice yesterday. All we experienced was a windy high of 40° and low of 27° (present reading). At least the sunshine - accompanied by strong east winds - is back with us this blessed Palm Sunday. |
| 3/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light east winds, sunny, and 28° after hi/lo of 46° and 27°. Weather people say our streak of nine dry days will end late today. |
| 3/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.33 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain and 50° after windy high of 54°. Low of 28° was at 0715, 26 March. |
| 3/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light east winds, overcast, and 41° (24-hour low) after early high of 51° which slowly dipped as yesterday progressed. |
| 3/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight north wind, very overcast, and 45° after hi/lo of 54° and 41°. Last night's rainfall puts us slightly under 2" for March. |
| 3/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light north winds, overcast, and 35° following high of 50° and low of 34°. |
| 3/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Quite overcast, moderate south winds, and 38° after hi/lo of 51° and 35°. March concludes with 1.91" rain and a paltry 1.7" snow. |
| 4/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light north winds, sunny, and 27° (24-hour low) after surprising high of 60°. Rain occurred yesterday morning. A blessed and peaceful Easter to all of you. |
| 4/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Winter continues into its sixth month as our Easter high temperature was only 35° and the low 21°. Sunny, calm, and 23° at 0715. |
| 4/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain and 42° following high of 46°. Low of 23° was at 0715 yesterday. |
| 4/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.1 |
0.08 |
0.1 |
0.08 |
Powerful north winds, sunny, and 27° (24-hour low) after glum high of 44°. We endure our sixth month of winter. Sigh. |
| 4/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sunny, calm, and 25° after hi/lo of 34° and 24°. The flurries that began to fall at 1530 continued for several hours but no accumulation resulted. |
| 4/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
T |
0.05 |
T |
0.05 |
West winds, 35° and overcast following high of but 40°. A noticeable amount of snow fell yesterday but all melted within 15-30 minutes after hitting the ground. |
| 4/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High of but 37° (20° below normal), low of 20°, and 21° at 0730 with sun and northwest winds. Our very vexing, vernal days continue. |
| 4/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and calm but only 21° after hi/lo of 40° and 20°. Winter's sixth month continues. |
| 4/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
2.5 |
0.10 |
2.5 |
0.10 |
Was welcomed to the second week of April with 2.5" snow on the ground. The white stuff is still falling after yesterday's temperature reached 46° and the overnight low hit 32°. |
| 4/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
Light west winds, sunny, and 27° (24-hour low) after high of 40°. Snow total came from two episodes of snow, one early in the day and the other after 1900 hours |
| 4/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Southwest breeze, sunny, and 37° after high of 47° and low of 27° (0715 hours, 4/10). |
| 4/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High of 68° was our loftiest reading since late last October. At present, 58° and sunny with strong southwest winds. |
| 4/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light east winds, sunny, and 48° after glorious high of 76° and overnight low of 44°. Late in the afternoon the mercury dropped from its high reading and fell 25 degrees in little more than an hour. |
| 4/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly north winds, overcast, and 40° following hi/lo of 71° (long gone!) and 39°. |
| 4/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.69 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Strong east winds, light rain, and 36° (24-hour low) after high of but 43°. Our six-month winter continues. |
| 4/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.29 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
Light snow and 28° (24-hour low) after rainy day with high temperature of 39°. Our six-month winter drags on. |
| 4/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
Mixed clouds, strong northwest winds, and 31° after vastly sub-normal high of 34° and low of 28°. Numerous episodes of flurries and a bit of drizzle responsible for the 0.01" precipitation. |
| 4/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light southeast winds, overcast, and 32° after dry high of 47° and low of 30°. Is this the calm before the late-winter storm? |
| 4/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
1.3 |
0.14 |
1.3 |
0.14 |
North wind, sunny, and 33° after high of 39° and low of 32° which helped make yesterday's drizzle into snow. |
| 4/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Slight north wind, abundant sunshine, and 34° following high of 58° and low of 31° with no snow remaining on the ground. Thus far in April, we've had triple the highest amount of snow I've recorded since joining CoCoRaHS in 2010. |
| 4/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, calm, and 45° after high of 64°. Yesterday ranks as one out of only four or five days since last November that ranks as pleasant. |
| 4/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, light northeast winds, and 45° after dreary high of 57° and low of 43°. Trace of rain in the early afternoon did little more than dampen the driveway. |
| 4/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hazy skies, northeast winds, and 45° after high of 65° and low of 44°. For once this year, we had a Sunday in which the temperatures were normal. |
| 4/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High of 63°, low of 45° and presently 51° with light northeast winds under partly sunny skies. Rain began to fall at 1830 and again at 2120. |
| 4/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, moderate northeast winds, and 44° (24-hour low) after high of 69°. We came within one degree of only our second 70° day since the end of last October. |
| 4/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Ach, computer problems are making my report late. High of 59°, low of 34° (0715, 4/25) and sunny, calm reading of 42°. With only 1.9" rain this month, we need a couple of thunderstorms to contribute some water and nitrogen to the lawn, shrubs, and plantings. |
| 4/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light north winds, sunny, and 45° after high of 67° and low of 42°. |
| 4/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly north winds, sunny, and 40° after hi/lo of 64° and 37°. Rain occurred at 1845. |
| 4/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Frost on the lawn, sunny, and 33° after high of 56° and low of 32°. Note about the rain reported yesterday: it had to be the dirtiest precipitation I've ever seen. All over New Lenox were autos with dirty dried raindrops covering all sides and ends of the vehicles. |
| 4/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, light south winds, and 40° after clement high of 67°. Today is the final day of reporting "0" snow until November. |
| 5/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light south winds and 53° after high of 80°. Both March and April had exactly 1.91" rain; far too little for these months. Took the car through New Lenox's splendid Fuller's Car Wash to remove that "dirt rain" we had last Friday evening. Never seen so many filthy cars around town! |
| 5/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Breezy from southwest, mostly cloudy, and 68° (24-hour low) after high of 85°. Good old northeastern Illinois: we immediately go from days where the temperature couldn't crack 40° and now the overnight low is more than 25° higher. |
| 5/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of 86° and present temperature of 64° (24-hour low) with rain occurring at 0400 hours. Our quarter-inch of precipitation is the most we've had in 2 1/2 weeks. |
| 5/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After two days of dire predictions, we received but a pittance of rain. Yesterday's high was 75°, the low 64° and at present under cloudy, windy skies the mercury is at 65°. |
| 5/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Calm, sunny, and 59° after hi/lo of 77° and 54°. Trace of rain fell at 0930 (5/4). |
| 5/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
North winds, overcast, and 56° following high of 84° and low of 53°. Trace of rain fell near 1200 hours but did nothing to spoil a gorgeous day. |
| 5/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 53° after hi/lo of 76° and 49°. Although we had a trace of rain at 0745 hours, the dry spell continues. We've had but a little over 4" rain since the beginning of March: 9 1/2 weeks. In a normal year (this certainly hasn't been!) we'd have had nearly 4" in just one of these three spring months. |
| 5/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light south winds, and 60° after high of 79° and overnight low of 51°. We need rain: just 0.3" in the last three weeks. |
| 5/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
As I type, thunderstorms are in the immediate vicinity. Haven't had this typical Midwestern event in quite some time. In fact, we've had but 0.48" rain in the last three weeks. Yesterday's high was 83°, low was 60° and at present under darkening skies the mercury is at 62°. |
| 5/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
West winds, 60°, and sunny after high of 82° and overnight low of 57°. Amount of rain that fell was disappointing; had hoped for double that. Our total for 1 March through today is still far below normal. Only 4.44" have fallen in the last ten weeks. |
| 5/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy, strong northeast winds, and 51° after hi/lo of 75° and 50°. We are nearing a paltry 3/4s of an inch of rain for May. |
| 5/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain (if the dark clouds are any indication there's more in the offing) and 48° (24-hour low) after high of 64°. |
| 5/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.70 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
High of only 53°, low of 48° and at present 52° under cloudy skies. The rains of yesterday and overnight combined to make the largest one-day total we've had since 21 February. |
| 5/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The heavy rains missed us and we settled for 0.02" in the afternoon. High of 68° and low of 52° with present reading of 59° accompanied by southeast winds. |
| 5/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 65° after surprising high of 85° and low of 59°. Measurable rain has occurred six consecutive days. |
| 5/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 53° after trace of rain at 1045 hours, high of 69° and low of 51°. May is burstin' out all over. |
| 5/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 63° following surprising high of 86° and low of 53°. First day in the last week that no rain fell. |
| 5/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Cool east winds, sunny, and 60° after dry hi/lo of 78° and 56°. |
| 5/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 60° after high of 71° and low of 59°. Rain has fallen eight of last ten days. |
| 5/20/2018 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Chilly northeast winds, overcast, and 51° (24-hour low) after high of 75°. A trace of rain occurred mid-morning. We'll be in Virginia until a week from now. Y'all keep an eye on the weather for us. |
| 5/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 73° after high of 93° and overnight low of but 70°. Verdant is the word to describe our growing flora. |
| 5/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 79° after late high of 98° and overnight of but 72°. We had a six-month winter until the end of April and now our four weeks of spring have passed. Please pause and remember the reason for today's holiday. |
| 5/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 97°, low of 70°, and at present 71°. Yesterday began steamy and by 1000 hours mercury was at 90°. North winds blew in and dropped temperature to the point at which I comfortably cut the grass at 1400. Not long after, temperatures rebounded and hit the high for the day at supper time. |
| 5/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy, light east winds, and 74° following high of 87° and low of 71°. Yesterday was, by far, the muggiest of the warm days we've had in the last week. With barely over 3" this month we need the rain which is predicted today. |
| 5/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
While many nearby areas had copious amounts of rain, we totaled but 0.18". Total for May is below average at 3.29". Worse yet is that meteorological spring produced but 7.11" with 10.35" being normal. Yesterday's high was 86°, overnight low 68°, and at 0700 hours mercury is at 69°. |
| 6/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 71° after hi/lo of of 87° and 69° with no rain. Yes, June is bustin' out all over. |
| 6/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light north winds, overcast, and 57° after early high of 81° and overnight low of 54°. We've had but 0.18" rain in the last 1 1/2 weeks. |
| 6/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Welcome rains followed high of 80° and low of 55°. At present, 62°, sunny, and northwest winds. |
| 6/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Much of our back yard is covered with leaves from our neighbor's trees. Northwest winds of 20-30 MPH caused this odd June scene amid a sunny high of 78°. At present, 57°, sunny, and much lighter northwest winds following a low of 55°. |
| 6/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Partly sunny, slight west wind (first time in days it hasn't been out of the north), and 67° after pleasant high of 84°. With under 7 1/2 inches rain since the end of February, it's evident we need rain. |
| 6/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light east winds, and 53° after high of 80° and overnight low of 51°. Yesterday's high was at noon but change in wind pushed readings down to mid-60s by mid-afternoon. Thunder accompanied spit of rain at 1515 hours. |
| 6/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy skies, light east wind, and 70° after high of 82°. Two brief afternoon showers gave us our little bit of rain. We still are running far behind the normal amount of precipitation since the end of February. |
| 6/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rain seems imminent with dark skies, east wind and reading of 64°. Yesterday's high was 85° and overnight low bottomed at 63°. We DO need rain. |
| 6/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.72 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Largest one-day rainfall in 3 1/2 months occurred yesterday and more seems to be right around the corner. Along with temperature of 65°, skies are heavily overcast and thunder is emanating from the west and north. High for 8 June was 75° and the low was 60°. |
| 6/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Less than ten minutes after I took my morning trip to the gauge, the heavens again opened and heavy rain is falling. Yesterday's high was 82°, the low 64°, and at present 66°. |
| 6/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 65° after hi/lo of 69° and 64°. Radar shows a long, narrow band of rain along I-80 and the precipitation keeps coming into the garden spot of the southwest suburbs. We've had rain five of the last six days. |
| 6/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light southeast wind, clearing and 69°. The last 24 hours have seen the rarest of temperature ranges: the mercury wavered between 69° and 70° during the entire span of a day. |
| 6/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Moderate northwest winds, mostly cloudy, and 73° after high of 79° and low of 69°. Trace of rain at 1100 hours. |
| 6/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy, calm, and 63° after high of 85° and low of 62°. Mushrooms in backyard are finally drying up and withering. |
| 6/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Increasingly overcast, slight south wind, and 73° after high of 85° and low of 63°. |
| 6/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thunderstorm rolled through at 0400 hours and gave our lawn, trees, and shrubs some much-needed water. We're still, however, below average in precipitation for June and the preceding three months. Sunny and 71° at present after hi/lo of 88° and 70°. |
| 6/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southerly winds, and 77° after high of 90° and low of 76°. |
| 6/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southwest winds, and 79° after high of 92° and low of 77°. Ominous thunder at 1615 hours but a mere trickle of rain fell. |
| 6/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.82 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Hazy skies and 68° after high of 93° and low of 67°. Sporadic rain after midnight gave us our largest total since 21 February. |
| 6/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.51 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 67° (24-hour low) after high of 81°. For the first time since late February we're above average in monthly rainfall. |
| 6/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 68° after hi/lo of 81° and 65°. Twelve days of rain in June have supplied the turf - and mosquitoes - with 3.48" precipitation. |
| 6/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
2.34 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The greatest one-day rainfall since last 25 October (when we had 3.08") graced the garden spot of the southwest suburbs the last 24 hours. High of only 68°, low of 62° and drizzling at present. |
| 6/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thank heaven that the waterworks have been turned off! Just 0.03" rain fell yesterday and I was able to mow the back yard. Even so, we've had 5.85" precipitation for the month with a week still to come. High temperature was but 63° (present reading) and the low 61°. |
| 6/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Pleasant morning with calm, sun, and 66° after high of 73° and low of 63°. |
| 6/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Back-to-back days without rain! High of 80°, low of 64°, and at present under sunny skies with east winds, the mercury is at 68°. |
| 6/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain (more is certainly on the way) and 67° after hi/lo of 80° and 64°. June has been a delight for B. J. Thomas. |
| 6/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.92 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Nearly an inch of heavy rain fell in a 45-minute span early last evening. I'd just finished mowing the back yard when the first drops pelted our property. Pre-storm high was 83°, low was 66°, and at present mercury is at 69° with west winds and cloudy skies. |
| 6/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
73° and sunny after hi/lo of 80° and 66°. Two traces of rain (one at 0900 hours and the other at 1230) created the 0.01" being reported. |
| 6/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
South winds, sunny, and 73° after high of 84° and low of 67°. Looks as if we'll finish June with just under 7" of rain. |
| 6/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light southwest winds, and 77° after hi/lo of 91° and 73°. As always, the closer we get to forecasted highs of blazing hot temperatures, the more the more the immediate predictions grow lower by 5-8°. We conclude June with 6.85" precipitation, the first month of above average rainfall since February. |
| 7/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light winds from south, sunny, and 76° after high of 91° and low of 75°. Why all this gibberish on local television stations about "extreme" heat? The temperatures we've had in the last few days are common in this part of the world at this time of the year. Annual Chicago area days with readings of 90° is 17. If we'd been having heat of 100° or over that'd be a different story. |
| 7/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
70° (24-hour low) after high of 91° with rain that fell after 1700 hours. |
| 7/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light east winds, and 69° after pleasant day with late high of 87° and overnight low of 66°. |
| 7/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light south winds, and 74° after high of 91° and low of 69° (0715 hours 7/3). As you celebrate the 4th remember the true meaning of this glorious day and those who pledged their "lives, fortunes, and sacred honor" toward the goal of what we have today. |
| 7/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, 100% humidity, and 73° after hi/lo of 87° and 72°. With 5 1/3 inches of rain in the last two weeks, mosquitoes are everywhere. Anything that moves is a target for the little !#%&@$^*. |
| 7/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, northeast breeze, and 67° (24-hour low) after high of 86°. At 1430 hours, yet another day was interrupted by a deluge of rain. 7.36" has fallen in the last 2 1/2 weeks. |
| 7/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Wow, we hit the trifecta yesterday: no humidity, no rain, and no mosquitoes. High of 81° and present 24-hour low of 59° under sunny, calm skies. |
| 7/8/2018 |
5:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 62° after wonderful high of 85° and low of 59°. Sorry this report is filed at 0550 hours as I have an early quartet practice and two church performances. |
| 7/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 68° after hi/lo of 84° and 62°. We've strung together three dry, cloudless days after passing through the wet monsoon season less than a week ago. |
| 7/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light north winds, sunny, and 76° (24-hour low) after high of 89°. Four consecutive days without a cloud cover has been pleasant. |
| 7/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
With a high temperature of 86°, the garden spot of the southwest suburbs bathed in a fifth consecutive day of full sunlight. Overnight low hit 67° and at present under clear skies the mercury rests at 68°. |
| 7/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
With sun and a light breeze from the south, we're into our sixth consecutive dry, cloudless day. Yesterday's high was 87°, low of 68° and current reading is 70°. |
| 7/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Our seventh consecutive sunny day commences with gentle breeze from south and 70° reading. Yesterday's extremes were 85° and 67°. |
| 7/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
73° and light rain after hi/lo of 88° and 69. Today is the first morning in a week that we haven't awakened to sunny skies. |
| 7/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, clam, very humid, and 73° after high of 81° and low of 72°. Most of yesterday's rain fell just after I'd emptied the gauge at 0700 hours. 3.1" precipitation for the first two weeks of July. |
| 7/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, humid, calm, and 78° after late high of 90° and low of 73°. |
| 7/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light north wind, and 69° following high of 87° and low of 66°. Yesterday's rain occurred at 1040, 1540, and 1710 hours with the final of the three episodes being the heaviest. For 2 1/2 weeks of July we're at 3.30" precipitation. |
| 7/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Pleasant morning with sun, calm, and 67° after high of 84° and low of 62°. |
| 7/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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Sunny, calm, and 65° after high of 81° and low of 63°. Glorious weather for mid-July. |
| 7/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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High of 85°, low of but 71° and at present 74° under partly cloudy skies with moderate southwest winds. |
| 7/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.61 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain and 69° following high of 77° and low of 68°. 3.91" precipitation for three weeks of July. Yesterday was punctuated by numerous gentle showers, none of which were probably greater than 0.10". As well, none of our episodes of rain this month have been violent. |
| 7/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
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Despite leaden clouds and intermittent precipitation, the total of yesterday's drear was but 0.04". High was 77°, low of 69° and at present a slight north wind is accompanying dark clouds and 70°. |
| 7/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
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Yesterday seemed rainier than the 0.03" in our gauge but the mercury did reach 77° with a low of 67°. At present, 67° with light winds from north and sunny skies. July's precipitation is 3.98". |
| 7/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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Sunny, calm, and 66° after hi/lo of 80° and 65°. On many occasions yesterday skies looked as if rain was imminent but the weather stayed dry. |
| 7/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
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Sunny, calm, and 66° (24 hour-low) after high of 84° with an extremely brief spit of rain near supper time. |
| 7/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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71°, partly cloudy, and light northwest winds after hi/lo of 86° and 66°. |
| 7/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, light north wind, and 62° after high of 79° and low of 61°. |
| 7/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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Another bucolic day with high of 77° and low of 59°. This morning features a cloudless sky, no wind, and a reading of 63°. July has dried with only 0.07" rain falling in the last week. |
| 7/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Sunny, calm, and 62° following high of 79° and low of 61°. Even though we've had but 0.03" in the last week, this is marvelous weather for late July. |
| 7/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Yet another in a skein of beautiful days in late July with high of 78° and low of 60°. At 0730 hours temperature is 63° with sunny, calm skies. My yard work today will consist of dusting the cobwebs off the mower. |
| 7/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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With no rain the final nine days, July ends at 3.98" precipitation. Yesterday's high was 80°, low was 63° and at present under cloudy skies the mercury is at 66°. |
| 8/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
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August comes in as July ended: sunny, calm, and dry. Yesterday's high was 77°, low was 61°, and calm, pleasant, present reading is 62°. On my Meals on Wheels route I ran into rain several miles south and west of here but encountered but a drop in my own neighborhood. |
| 8/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
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Sunny, southwest wind, and 66° after hi/lo of 83° and 61°. We've gone nearly two weeks without measurable rain. |
| 8/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Sunny, calm, and 64° following high of 84° and low of 61°. Turf is extremely dry and yesterday for the first time in several years my wife had the sprinkler on the front yard. |
| 8/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Sunny, light south winds, and 72° after high of 87° and low of 70°. The turf in our front and back yards has become as hard as bricks. |
| 8/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Mostly cloudy, moderate southwest wind, and 76° after dry hi/lo of 92° and 72°. |
| 8/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
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First measurable rain in 15 days brought 0.08" to the parched garden spot of Chicagoland. Yesterday's high 91°, low 73° and at present 74°, cloudy, and with a light east wind. |
| 8/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
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Sunny, calm, and 72° after high of 91°, low of 71° and a tad over 1/10th inch rain. The precipitation did little for the yard, evaporating soon after it fell. |
| 8/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
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Foggy, calm, and 70° after hi/lo of 81° and 69°. The tragedy that was a green back yard continues to unfold with another dry day and more in the forecast. |
| 8/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Sunny, light north winds, and 67° with, as usual, no rain. High was 84° and low was 64°. |
| 8/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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No rain. High of 89°, low of 67° and present, sunny reading of 72°. |
| 8/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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No rain. High of 86°, low of 68° and at present with sun and light north winds mercury is at 69°. Several local farmers are very, very concerned about the health of their corn fields. What were once bountiful crops are now in great danger. 0.21" rain in the last three weeks isn't anywhere near what is needed. |
| 8/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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No rain. Sunny, light north winds, and 69° after high of 87° and low of 68°. 21 July was the last day we had any rain of significance. Conditions are rivaling those of 2012. |
| 8/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Temperature of 68° and fog is limiting visibility to 100 yards. Yesterday's dry high was 87° and the low 66°. 0.24" rain in the last 24 days and none in the past six. |
| 8/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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No rain. High of 87°, low of 62° and with calm and sun, mercury stands at 66°. |
| 8/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Only 0.24" rain in the last 24 days. High of 87°, low of 66° and currently 72° with mostly cloudy skies and light southeast breeze. Today is the Great Train Depot Move in New Lenox. A series of girders supported by 64 computer-guided wheels will move the 116 year-old station five miles up Cedar Road. |
| 8/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
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Paltry 1/11th of an inch of rain fell despite much thunder and very strong aroma of ozone. High of 85°, low of 71° and currently 72° under still, muggy skies. |
| 8/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
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Epic rainfall overnight gave us our highest amount of precipitation since 21 July. Total for August is 0.65". Where's Noah? At present, light rain with temperature of 69° following hi/lo of 86° and 67°. |
| 8/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
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North wind, fog, and 70° after high of 80° and low of 69°. It took nearly three weeks but we've topped the 1" mark for August rainfall. |
| 8/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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Sunny, calm, and 67° after high of 81° and low of 65°. |
| 8/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Mostly cloudy, light southeast wind, and 70° after hi/lo of 86° and 67°. |
| 8/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.33 |
M |
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Largest one-day rainfall since 5 July more than doubles total for first three weeks of August. High of but 77°, low of 68°, and at 0733 68° with light west winds. |
| 8/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
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Sunny, light north winds, and 58° (24-hour low) after two periods of rain and high of 74°. I was absolutely drenched while carrying and loading Meals on Wheels supplies into my car at 1030 hours and then got nailed again while on a walk early in the evening. 2.7" precipitation for the first three weeks of August. |
| 8/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
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Sunny, calm, and 58° after high of 78° and low of 57°. |
| 8/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, moderate south wind, and 62° after mercury reached 78° and fell to 58°. Mowed the front lawn yesterday for the first time since mid-July. |
| 8/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
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Overcast, light south winds, and 67° after high of 73° and low of 62°. 1 August to 15 August: 0.21" rain; 16 August to 25 August: 2.69". |
| 8/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Fog, south winds, and 73° following high of 85° and low of 67°. Several short episodes of light rain created this report of 0.01" precipitation. |
| 8/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, moderate southwest winds, and 75° following hi/lo of 90° and 73°. |
| 8/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain, southwest winds, and 77° after high of 92° and low of 75°. Combination of sun, wind, heat, and humidity made outdoor work work quite difficult for this 68 year-old. A couple of hours was my contribution and then a hasty retreat indoors. |
| 8/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.85 |
M |
M |
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Gusty northwest winds, light rain, and 67° (24-hour low) following high of 87° and intermittent rain that began after nightfall. Total precipitation for August is 3.91". Normal monthly rain totals typically decrease from the end of August until next March. |
| 8/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
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Light southeast wind, overcast, and 62° (24-hour low) after pleasant high of 73°. Seems that we'll finish August with just under 4" of rain. |
| 8/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
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Slight southeast wind, clear, and 61° (24-hour low) after high of but 73°. A brief spit of rain landed on my auto's windshield at 1300 hours. August ends with 3.95" precipitation, a bit below average. |
| 9/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.29 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, south wind, and 71° after high of 85° and low of 61° (0715 hours, 8/31). |
| 9/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
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At 1200 hours we're off and running. As of 0700 hours, there was a light southeast wind, mostly cloudy, and 74° after hi/lo of 85° and 70°. Despite threatening skies for most of yesterday, rain was scant. |
| 9/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Overcast, light southeast winds, and 73° (24-hour low) following high of 89°. |
| 9/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.90 |
M |
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Sunny, light south winds, and 70° (24-hour low) after high of 86°. Sheets of rain pounded our path from I-88 to I-355 to home late yesterday afternoon. At many points traffic in the 70 MPH zones crawled along at only 35-40. |
| 9/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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72°, sunny, and slight south wind after high of 90° and low of 70° |
| 9/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.06 |
M |
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Light rain and 69° (24-hour low) after hot day with high of 88°. A check of the CoCoRaHS map for Will County was astounding in that we on the south side of New Lenox had so much rain and areas very close to us had little. Ask the rain gods!//Observer contacted and confirms the measurement is correct. OTS 9/6/18 @ 7:36AM - DE |
| 9/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
1.04 |
M |
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Just four degrees of difference between yesterday's high and low of 70° and 66°. At present, 66° with rain again falling. Both yesterday and Wednesday gave the garden spot of central Will County 1+ inches of rain. We were fortunate to have a four-hour respite from the precipitation late yesterday and I was able to cleanly mow our back yard. |
| 9/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
M |
M |
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Stout winds from east, cloudy, and 62° (24-hour low) after high of but 68°. Rain was never intense yesterday but the constant trickle was what gave us our 1/5th inch of precipitation. 3.29" of water has fallen from the heavens in the last five days. |
| 9/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Northeast winds, partly cloudy, and 59° (24-hour low) after high of 67° and no rain. Cut the front lawn for the second time in four days. |
| 9/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clearing, light north winds, and 59° following hi/lo of 69° and 58°. |
| 9/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Foggy, calm, and 56° (24-hour low) after clement high of 74° and no rain. Last time we went three consecutive days without precipitation was mid-August. American life changed forever 17 years ago this morning. |
| 9/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Sunny, calm, and 59° after hi/lo of 80° and 56. Shrubs and lawn are rebounding nicely with the help of last week's rains. |
| 9/13/2018 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light fog, 60° and calm as I hung the blue "L" flag alongside my Brewer banner. Yesterday's high was 80° and the low 59°. |
| 9/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Sunny, calm, and 63° after yet another high of 80° and low of 59°. The last four days have been graced by that 80° mark. |
| 9/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Light fog, calm, and 64° after pleasant, warm high of 85° and low of 63°. We've now gone one week with no rain. This summer has been drought or drench. |
| 9/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Light fog and 69° following hi/lo of 82° and 64°. Eight days in a row with no rain is taking yet another toll on our lawn. This drought-and-drench cycle has been repeated at least four times this summer. |
| 9/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 68° (24-hour low) after high of 89°. Although the weather has otherwise been glorious, we've gone nine consecutive days without rain. |
| 9/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Another in a ten-day streak of dry, sunny days featured a high of 88° and low of 68°. At present - what else? - sunny, calm, and 68°. |
| 9/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
11 consecutive days without rain. Yesterday's high was 82°, the low 67°, and currently 67° with sun and a light east wind. |
| 9/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
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12th straight day sans measurable precipitation with only a few drops at 1745 hours. High of 82°, low of 67°, and currently 70° with light winds from south. |
| 9/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
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Glory be, 0.31" rain overnight! That was the first precipitation in nearly two weeks. Yesterday's high was a toasty 93°, low of 70°, and at present 72° with west winds and clearing skies. |
| 9/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly cloudy, light north wind, and 57° after high of 76° (0715 hours, 9/21) and low of 55°. |
| 9/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
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Sunny, calm, and 52° (24-hour low) after near-seasonal high of 69°. We've had rain on one day of the last 15. Leaves coming off the trees are gnarled and brown, not a good omen for an autumn of color. |
| 9/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
15th day of last 16 that we've had no rain. High of 75°, low of 52° and currently 58° under blue skies with slight east wind. |
| 9/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast, calm, and 68° after high of 71°. This morning's cloudburst sends us over the 4" mark (4.18") for September albeit via the now-familiar 'drench or drought' pattern. |
| 9/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
50°, sunny, and chilly west wind after high of 81° and a heavy evening rain that took us over the 4.5" mark for September. |
| 9/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 47° after high of 67°. Pleasant day! |
| 9/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny, calm, and 52° after high of 68° and low of 47°. Being of Nordic, Scandinavian stock, I'd enjoy this weather 250 days a year. |
| 9/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
41° (24-hour low), sunny, and calm after drizzly afternoon/evening and early high of 64°. The first half of yesterday was sunny, dry, and pleasant and the latter half was the opposite. |
| 9/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
East wind, overcast, and 53° after high of 58° and overnight rain. September closes with 4.65" precipitation.
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