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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 17 3.09 8.00 31 8.00 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.1 1 1
Nov 17 3.30 3.08 30 3.08 30 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 2.34 0.49 31 0.49 31 0.00 0 0 8 6 6.4 5 9
Jan 18 1.84 1.22 31 1.22 31 0.00 0 0 8 9 6.3 6 17
Feb 18 1.72 5.77 28 5.77 28 0.00 0 0 14 2 22.0 8 16
March 18 2.45 1.94 31 1.94 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 0.6 2 2
April 18 3.60 1.87 30 1.87 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 4.1 3 2
May 18 4.25 3.26 31 3.26 31 0.00 0 0 10 5 0.0 0 0
June 18 4.22 7.17 30 7.17 30 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
July 18 4.18 4.40 31 4.40 31 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 4.09 5.11 31 5.11 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 3.21 3.58 30 3.58 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 38.29" 45.89" 365 days 45.89" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 136 days 36 days 39.5" 25 days 47 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2017 0.00
10/2/2017 0.00
10/3/2017 0.00
10/4/2017 0.05
10/5/2017 0.02
10/6/2017 0.37
10/7/2017 0.11
10/8/2017 0.51
10/9/2017 0.00
10/10/2017 0.00
10/11/2017 1.08
10/12/2017 0.02
10/13/2017 0.00
10/14/2017 0.20
10/15/2017 3.08
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 0.00
10/18/2017 0.00
10/19/2017 0.00
10/20/2017 0.00
10/21/2017 0.00
10/22/2017 0.00
10/23/2017 1.32
10/24/2017 0.56
10/25/2017 0.61
10/26/2017 0.00
10/27/2017 0.00
10/28/2017 0.07
10/29/2017 T
10/30/2017 T
10/31/2017 0.00
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 0.33
11/3/2017 0.02
11/4/2017 0.11
11/5/2017 0.38
11/6/2017 0.06
11/7/2017 0.00
11/8/2017 0.00
11/9/2017 0.00
11/10/2017 0.00
11/11/2017 T
11/12/2017 0.01
11/13/2017 0.11
11/14/2017 0.00
11/15/2017 0.19
11/16/2017 0.31
11/17/2017 0.00
11/18/2017 0.92
11/19/2017 0.60
11/20/2017 0.00
11/21/2017 0.00
11/22/2017 0.04
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 0.00
11/25/2017 0.00
11/26/2017 0.00
11/27/2017 0.00
11/28/2017 0.00
11/29/2017 0.00
11/30/2017 T
12/1/2017 0.00
12/2/2017 0.00
12/3/2017 0.00
12/4/2017 0.00
12/5/2017 0.03
12/6/2017 0.00
12/7/2017 T
12/8/2017 T
12/9/2017 0.02
12/10/2017 T
12/11/2017 0.00
12/12/2017 0.02
12/13/2017 0.00
12/14/2017 0.01
12/15/2017 0.00
12/16/2017 T
12/17/2017 0.00
12/18/2017 T
12/19/2017 T
12/20/2017 0.00
12/21/2017 0.00
12/22/2017 0.01
12/23/2017 0.00
12/24/2017 0.00
12/25/2017 0.25
12/26/2017 0.00
12/27/2017 0.00
12/28/2017 0.00
12/29/2017 0.02
12/30/2017 0.13
12/31/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 0.00
1/2/2018 0.00
1/3/2018 T
1/4/2018 T
1/5/2018 0.00
1/6/2018 0.00
1/7/2018 T
1/8/2018 0.12
1/9/2018 0.00
1/10/2018 T
1/11/2018 T
1/12/2018 0.22
1/13/2018 T
1/14/2018 0.00
1/15/2018 0.15
1/16/2018 0.05
1/17/2018 T
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.00
1/21/2018 0.00
1/22/2018 0.55
1/23/2018 0.05
1/24/2018 0.04
1/25/2018 0.04
1/26/2018 0.00
1/27/2018 0.00
1/28/2018 0.00
1/29/2018 T
1/30/2018 T
1/31/2018 0.00
2/1/2018 0.00
2/2/2018 0.00
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 0.02
2/5/2018 0.07
2/6/2018 0.23
2/7/2018 0.11
2/8/2018 T
2/9/2018 0.27
2/10/2018 0.50
2/11/2018 0.36
2/12/2018 T
2/13/2018 0.00
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.00
2/16/2018 0.05
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.11
2/19/2018 0.05
2/20/2018 2.30
2/21/2018 1.41
2/22/2018 0.00
2/23/2018 0.17
2/24/2018 0.00
2/25/2018 0.12
2/26/2018 0.00
2/27/2018 0.00
2/28/2018 0.00
3/1/2018 0.36
3/2/2018 0.41
3/3/2018 0.00
3/4/2018 0.00
3/5/2018 0.00
3/6/2018 0.17
3/7/2018 0.09
3/8/2018 T
3/9/2018 0.00
3/10/2018 0.00
3/11/2018 0.00
3/12/2018 0.00
3/13/2018 T
3/14/2018 0.03
3/15/2018 0.00
3/16/2018 0.00
3/17/2018 0.43
3/18/2018 T
3/19/2018 0.00
3/20/2018 0.00
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 0.00
3/25/2018 0.00
3/26/2018 0.00
3/27/2018 0.29
3/28/2018 0.09
3/29/2018 0.07
3/30/2018 T
3/31/2018 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 0.03
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 0.02
4/4/2018 0.09
4/5/2018 T
4/6/2018 0.06
4/7/2018 0.00
4/8/2018 0.00
4/9/2018 0.07
4/10/2018 0.04
4/11/2018 T
4/12/2018 0.00
4/13/2018 0.00
4/14/2018 0.41
4/15/2018 0.68
4/16/2018 0.27
4/17/2018 0.01
4/18/2018 0.00
4/19/2018 0.17
4/20/2018 0.00
4/21/2018 0.00
4/22/2018 T
4/23/2018 0.00
4/24/2018 0.01
4/25/2018 0.00
4/26/2018 0.00
4/27/2018 0.00
4/28/2018 0.01
4/29/2018 0.00
4/30/2018 0.00
5/1/2018 0.00
5/2/2018 0.00
5/3/2018 0.22
5/4/2018 0.04
5/5/2018 0.00
5/6/2018 0.00
5/7/2018 T
5/8/2018 0.00
5/9/2018 0.00
5/10/2018 0.40
5/11/2018 0.17
5/12/2018 T
5/13/2018 0.97
5/14/2018 T
5/15/2018 0.43
5/16/2018 0.00
5/17/2018 0.00
5/18/2018 0.00
5/19/2018 0.10
5/20/2018 T
5/21/2018 0.28
5/22/2018 0.50
5/23/2018 0.00
5/24/2018 0.00
5/25/2018 0.00
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 0.00
5/28/2018 0.00
5/29/2018 0.00
5/30/2018 T
5/31/2018 0.15
6/1/2018 0.13
6/2/2018 0.00
6/3/2018 0.17
6/4/2018 0.00
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 0.03
6/7/2018 0.01
6/8/2018 0.00
6/9/2018 0.17
6/10/2018 0.31
6/11/2018 0.27
6/12/2018 0.02
6/13/2018 0.00
6/14/2018 0.00
6/15/2018 0.00
6/16/2018 0.30
6/17/2018 0.00
6/18/2018 0.02
6/19/2018 0.25
6/20/2018 0.65
6/21/2018 0.56
6/22/2018 2.74
6/23/2018 0.07
6/24/2018 0.00
6/25/2018 0.00
6/26/2018 0.00
6/27/2018 1.47
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.00
7/2/2018 0.12
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.00
7/5/2018 1.50
7/6/2018 1.26
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 0.00
7/10/2018 0.00
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 0.00
7/13/2018 0.00
7/14/2018 0.07
7/15/2018 0.20
7/16/2018 0.00
7/17/2018 0.16
7/18/2018 0.00
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.00
7/21/2018 0.71
7/22/2018 0.33
7/23/2018 0.03
7/24/2018 0.00
7/25/2018 0.02
7/26/2018 0.00
7/27/2018 0.00
7/28/2018 0.00
7/29/2018 0.00
7/30/2018 0.00
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 T
8/2/2018 0.04
8/3/2018 0.00
8/4/2018 0.00
8/5/2018 0.00
8/6/2018 0.02
8/7/2018 0.02
8/8/2018 0.02
8/9/2018 0.01
8/10/2018 0.00
8/11/2018 0.00
8/12/2018 0.00
8/13/2018 0.00
8/14/2018 0.00
8/15/2018 0.00
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 0.27
8/18/2018 0.71
8/19/2018 0.00
8/20/2018 0.00
8/21/2018 2.50
8/22/2018 0.31
8/23/2018 0.00
8/24/2018 0.00
8/25/2018 0.09
8/26/2018 T
8/27/2018 0.00
8/28/2018 0.00
8/29/2018 1.06
8/30/2018 0.06
8/31/2018 0.00
9/1/2018 0.22
9/2/2018 0.03
9/3/2018 0.00
9/4/2018 0.89
9/5/2018 0.00
9/6/2018 0.15
9/7/2018 1.07
9/8/2018 0.26
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 0.00
9/11/2018 0.00
9/12/2018 0.00
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 0.00
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.00
9/18/2018 0.00
9/19/2018 0.00
9/20/2018 0.00
9/21/2018 0.31
9/22/2018 0.00
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.39
9/26/2018 0.24
9/27/2018 0.00
9/28/2018 0.00
9/29/2018 0.01
9/30/2018 0.01



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2017 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Finally a little moisture! This event happened yesterday morning from 10 am to noon.
10/5/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Not much in the gauge for as dry as we are. This piddly amount came down mid morning yesterday.
10/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Finally, a nice rain fell early this morning. Very humid out this morning with a light mist/drizzle in the air.
10/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Well that was disappointing. We had a small amount of rain around 10 am yesterday and the rest from 4 to 10 pm.
10/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Finally a decent rain, but still not enough. Only a little over an inch for these past few days. It rained hard at times, coming down from 3:30 to 6 pm.
10/9/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2017 6:00 AM 1.08 M M M M Finally a decent rain. It started about 4:30 pm yesterday and rained most of the night, ending around 3:30 am.
10/12/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Periods of drizzle yesterday. Gloomy and cloudy all day.
10/13/2017 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain occurred between 3 and 4 am this morning.
10/15/2017 7:00 AM 3.08 M M M M Was really surprised to see that much in the gauge this morning. We had periods of drizzle in the morning, then periods of heavy rain from 11:30 am until just before observation time. A couple storms dropped just over an inch of rain in 45 minutes.
10/16/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool 39° this morning. I did have a few drops of moisture in the gauge this morning, but I'm thinking it is from condensation of the heavy dew we had.
10/17/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2017 6:00 AM 1.32 M M M M Rain started about 2:30 pm yesterday and continued overnight. Starting last night at 9:00 pm about an inch fell in a 20 minute period. Drizzle at observation time.
10/24/2017 6:00 AM 0.56 M M M M With the exception of yesterday afternoon and evening (no rain), the rain has been steady since yesterday's reading. Drizzle at observation time today.
10/25/2017 6:00 AM 0.61 M M M M This 3 day rain event finally came to an end at 5 pm yesterday, leaving a total of 2.49". A total of 7.93 inches for the month.
10/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the rooftops and the gauge this morning. Don't see it on the grass though. My weather station shows a low of 35°.
10/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.1 0.05 0.1 M I was surprised to see all that "frost" on roofs this morning. Then when I went out to check the gauge, it was actually snow! There was 0.02" of water in the gauge. Didn't have my snow board out, but from a few measurements on the deck came up with 0.1" of snow and melted what accumulated in the funnel for a total of 0.07" of precipitation.
10/29/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Remnants from yesterday's event.
10/30/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M Surprised to see a few drops in the gauge this morning.
10/31/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The month of October ended up with a whopping 8.00 inches. (Update 11/1/2017) That is 2.5 times the normal amount for October and we are 4.66 inches above the normal yearly total, with 2 months to go!
11/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2017 6:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Light drizzle at observation time. Rain started at 5 pm yesterday and continued over night.
11/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Yesterday afternoon drizzle.
11/4/2017 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Forgot to enter this.
11/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Periods of heavy rain yesterday morning, then light rain most of the day until about 9 pm. Light drizzle at observation time this morning.
11/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain from yesterday morning.
11/7/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low of 26° this morning.
11/9/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's a cold 17° this morning.
11/11/2017 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 T Snow flurries yesterday morning. Nothing accumulated or in the gauge.
11/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just enough to get all the leaves and everything wet.
11/13/2017 6:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of rain, but mostly drizzle yesterday from about 11 AM to 5 PM.
11/14/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.19 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain began around 3 AM and was still falling at observation time.
11/16/2017 6:00 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The remainder of the rain event that was in process during yesterdays report. The rain ended around 12:45 PM for a total of 0.50 inches.
11/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/18/2017 8:30 AM 0.92 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.60 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The remainder of the storm that went through here for a total of 1.52 inches.
11/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/21/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/22/2017 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Precipitation was frozen solid in the gauge this morning. It fell from 10 to 11 AM yesterday morning. Cold 18° this morning.
11/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
11/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/28/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/29/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/30/2017 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We had a few drops in the bottom of the gauge this morning. From radar time lapse, it looks like it came down right around 5 am this morning. We had 3.08 inches of precipitation for the month of November at this station, just shy of average for the month, but still 10.08 inches above the normal average for the year.
12/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nothing in the gauge this morning, but radar shows there may have been a possibility of some drizzle around 5 am this morning.
12/5/2017 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very windy day yesterday, over night and still this morning. We lost power from about 10 pm until 4 am this morning. Rain came down from about 8 pm to 9:30 pm.
12/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/7/2017 7:00 AM T T T T T Snow flurries this morning when I checked the gauge at 6 am. Those have now passed and it's a cold 18° this morning.
12/8/2017 6:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Flurries off and on yesterday, but no further accumulation. Nothing in the gauge and nothing left on the ground. (Added later) It was a cold 13° this morning.
12/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 0.5 0.02 Snow overnight and very light flurries at observation time.
12/10/2017 7:00 AM T T T 0.1 0.02 Just a few flakes falling in the morning, nothing in the gauge. Still a trace on the ground. Total snow measurements were from the snowboard.
12/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The only snow left is the piled snow from shoveling and some in the shaded areas.
12/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M T M Precipitation in the gauge was all ice. Snow fell last night after 5:30. Didn't measure it until this morning. Some melted as everything on the snow board was mostly frozen precipitation. Snow thickness was an estimate based on breaking up the ice and measuring to the top of what snow was left on it. There is just a trace of snow on the ground. Even the shaded area in our driveway is mostly frozen with some snow on top.
12/13/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
12/14/2017 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Frozen precipitation in the gauge this morning. Snow is all gone, except for the piles from shoveling.
12/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/16/2017 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 T Snow flakes falling yesterday as I was pulling out of the driveway. Nothing in the gauge.
12/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/18/2017 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers came through earlier this morning. The gauge was just shy of 0.01". Very mild for this time of year at 43°.
12/19/2017 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Misty drizzle most of the morning yesterday. Nothing but a few small drops in the gauge this morning.
12/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/21/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Piddly amount of rain overnight.
12/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow was just starting to fall at observation time.
12/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.25 2.8 0.27 2.8 0.27 Very fine snow all day yesterday. It stopped about 6 pm. The 30 year old snowblower started the first pull! A cold 13° this morning.
12/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.6 M It's a cold -3° this morning.
12/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.6 M Very cold morning at -9°.
12/28/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.27 We had a low of -6° at around midnight, now 3°. Took a total snow and SWE measurement before the slight chance of snow falls today. I'm surprised the water content has not changed.
12/29/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 1.2 0.02 3.5 0.31 Very fluffy snow this morning.
12/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 1.8 0.13 4.5 0.43 More snow yesterday afternoon and evening.
12/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.3 M Only 0.49" of precipitation for the month of December, 1.85" below normal. We had 6.4" of snow in December. For the year this station saw 46.52" of precipitation in 2017, 8.23" above normal. 1/1/2018 - Updated total snow depth.
1/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M Cold morning with a low of -11° and currently -9°. Happy New Year!
1/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.8 M Another cold morning at -13°.
1/3/2018 7:00 AM T 0.8 T 4.3 M Early morning snow flurries were very fluffy light stuff.
1/4/2018 6:00 AM T 0.1 T 4.6 0.45 Flurries from yesterday morning. Very light fluffy snow flakes. My weather station said it got up to 20° yesterday. It sure felt noticeably warmer yesterday. This morning it is -6° again.
1/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M Another cold morning at -10°.
1/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.6 M Another cold -11° this morning.
1/7/2018 7:00 AM T T T 3.4 M Trace of light snow early this morning. We actually had a low above zero today!
1/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.12 0.6 0.07 3.2 0.56 Mixture of snow, sleet and rain yesterday and snow overnight. First time today the temperature was above freezing since December 23rd. Untreated roads were very hazardous yesterday with the ground temperature so cold.
1/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 M
1/10/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M A warm 36° this morning with a mist in the air.
1/11/2018 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm 54° this morning! By tomorrow the bottom falls out once again. Snow is all gone except for piles of plowed snow. There were a few small drops of water in the gauge this morning.
1/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 What a difference a day makes! Yesterday it was 58° and this morning 20°. Showers in the evening yesterday.
1/13/2018 7:00 AM T T T T T Very light snow flurries off and on yesterday, no accumulation.
1/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.15 3.1 0.15 3.1 0.15 Snow overnight and still snowing. Something is wrong with the server clock it is 6:44 am not 1:44 pm.
1/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.05 1.6 0.05 4.6 0.27 More snow from yesterdays event. Now just a few flakes falling from lake effect snow.
1/17/2018 6:00 AM T T T 4.4 M Very light intermittent lake effect flurries yesterday morning.
1/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 M
1/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.3 M
1/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 M
1/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm temperatures the past couple days have melted most of the snow. It only exists in the piles from plowing and on the north side of the house in the shade.
1/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.55 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunderstorms at times early this morning, continuing until just before observation time. It's a warm 48° this morning.
1/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.05 T T T T Light snow falling at observation time, no accumulation.
1/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 Light snow yesterday morning and freezing drizzle this morning at observation time. There are a few snow flakes falling too.
1/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 T M 0.3 0.10 Mostly freezing drizzle and some snow flurries yesterday morning accumulating to 1/16", thus the Trace of new snow. Snow melted on contact. Couldn't get the core sample for the water content. Luckily there was a layer of snow under the total sample.
1/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's warm temperatures melted everything.
1/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/29/2018 6:00 AM T T T T T Just a few flakes in the air at observation time. Nothing in the gauge or on the snow board.
1/30/2018 6:00 AM T T T T T Very light flurries during the day. No accumulation.
1/31/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Total precipitation for January was 1.22", 0.62" below normal for January and just 6.3" of snow.
2/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.03 0.4 0.03 Snow overnight, glad it wasn't as much as they were predicting.
2/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.07 1.5 0.09 1.8 0.12 Snow yesterday morning and evening. More on the way later today and it is a cold -5° this morning.
2/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.23 3.0 0.17 4.1 0.31 Snow starting yesterday afternoon and ending later in the night.
2/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.11 1.6 0.13 5.0 0.52 Overnight snow accumulation. Light snow at observation time.
2/8/2018 6:00 AM T T T 4.7 M Periods of very light flurries yesterday. Just a few flakes in the gauge.
2/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.27 3.8 0.27 8.0 M Snow overnight and continuing heavily now. It doesn't seem to be as big an event as they were predicting.
2/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.50 6.7 0.57 12.5 1.07 Heavy snow most of yesterday until around 6:00 pm.
2/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.36 3.5 0.37 15.0 M Snow overnight/early this morning. Very light snow falling at observation time.
2/12/2018 6:00 AM T T T 14.5 1.83 Just a few flakes in the bottom of the gauge from yesterday morning snow.
2/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 14.0 M
2/14/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.5 M Lots of frost on the gauge this morning.
2/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.5 M Foggy this morning and the snow is going fast. There were small droplets in the bottom of the gauge, but I'm going to assume those are from fog.
2/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 3.5 M
2/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M
2/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 1.5 0.11 4.0 0.66 Wet snow yesterday during the day. It stuck to everything making picture perfect scenes everywhere.
2/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.77 Overnight showers, much more on the way. Lots of water still in the remaining snow.
2/20/2018 6:00 AM 2.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Lots of rain, lightening and thunder overnight. More to come today. Warm 58° this morning. Snow is all gone except for the piles from plowing.
2/21/2018 6:00 AM 1.41 T M 0.0 0.00 Rain yesterday and last night. Some frozen precipitation on the roof and deck this morning. The gauge contents were partially frozen and it was coated with the frozen precipitation, thus the Trace of New Snowfall. Temperatures fell from a high of 64° to a chilly 29° this morning.
2/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain overnight.
2/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of light drizzle yesterday into the evening.
2/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy frost this morning.
2/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Total precipitation for February was 5.77", 4.05" above normal and 22.0" of snow. Coincidentally, 4.05" came from rain, the rest was snow.
3/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.36 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain last evening and periods of rain overnight. Rain coming down pretty hard at observation time.
3/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.41 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Gauge was frozen solid this morning.
3/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.17 T T T T We apparently had a trace of snow overnight. Some snow in the valley of the roof and a little on the deck. Nothing on the ground or in the gauge. Just partially frozen water in the gauge
3/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.09 T T T T Off and on snow showers and rain yesterday. No snow accumulation.
3/8/2018 6:00 AM T T T T T Snow flurries again yesterday morning as I was leaving. Nothing in the gauge this morning.
3/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/13/2018 6:00 AM T T T T T Graupel fell just after observation time yesterday. You could see it in the valley of the roof and on the north side of the house. Nothing in the gauge this morning
3/14/2018 6:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.02 0.3 0.02 Bouts of snow flurries yesterday, heavy at times, but minimal accumulation.
3/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The warm mid 40's temperatures yesterday melted any snow we had on the ground.
3/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/17/2018 7:25 AM 0.43 0.3 0.24 0.3 0.24 Slushy mix on the snow board this morning. Drizzle at observation time.
3/18/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nothing in the gauge, but it was drizzling at observation time yesterday.
3/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Big late winter storm predicted for late tonight and tomorrow.
3/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Looks like the storm is going to miss us!
3/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain at observation time. Rain started about 10:30 last night and was steady all night.
3/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Remainder of yesterday morning's rain ended before 9:30 am.
3/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle at observation time. This rain apparently started around 4 am, according to my weather station, but I had drizzle last night pulling into the driveway.
3/30/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Remainder of the rain from yesterday. Only about 1/4 of the bottom of the gauge was covered.
3/31/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I had a few drops on the windshield pulling into the garage yesterday evening. Total rainfall for March was 1.94" and 0.6" of snow. Rainfall is about 0.5" below normal, but we are 2.92" above normal for the year at this station.
4/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Happy Easter! This precipitation was the remainder of yesterdays event.
4/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 It's a cold 17° this morning.
4/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Spotty showers this morning and continuing throughout the day, according to the forecast.
4/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.09 T T T T Very light snow fell earlier. Just a light covering on the roofs and deck. Frozen precipitation in the gauge from the rain yesterday that fell off and on throughout the day.
4/5/2018 6:00 AM T T T T T Periods of snowflakes in the air off and on yesterday. Nothing in the gauge or on the ground this morning.
4/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.06 0.1 M T T Snow showers off and on yesterday afternoon and evening. Didn't have my snowboard out, but measured the snow on the deck. Didn't bother taking a SWE measurement.
4/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another cold morning with a low of 15°.
4/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.07 2.4 0.07 2.4 0.07 Surprised to see over 2" of snow on the ground today. It is beautiful out there today with all the snow on the trees and grass. Luckily, it doesn't appear to be sticking to the driveway or street. Still snowing at observation time.
4/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 T M T M Snow continued off and on during the morning, but don't know how much actually accumulated, if any. All the snow we had yesterday is now gone. I was able to snap some pretty snow pictures yesterday before leaving for work. Hopefully, that will be the last of the snow for this season!
4/11/2018 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I had a few drops of water in the bottom of my gauge this morning.
4/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Beautiful warm day yesterday.
4/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain yesterday afternoon/evening amounted to only 0.04", the rest fell overnight.
4/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.68 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers pretty steady since the last report.
4/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.27 T T T T It's a cold 27° this morning with snow in the air. Light drizzle/rain at times yesterday. Some snow fell last night and it was snowing at observation time. No accumulation, just a trace on the deck and roof.
4/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.01 T T 0.0 0.00 Snowflakes in the air off and on yesterday, no accumulation. Some periods of drizzle in the late morning.
4/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Finally, a decent day yesterday.
4/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.17 1.6 0.14 1.5 0.14 Snow overnight that accumulated on the grass, deck and roof. Driveway and street appear to be just wet. I had 1.6" on my snowboard this morning.
4/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Attended the severe storm spotter training class last night. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot about the weather. They had a lot of interesting video to demonstrate the different types of weather.
4/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/22/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sprinkles in the afternoon, but nothing in the gauge.
4/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 According to my weather station, we had a shower come through last night about 11:30 pm. Otherwise, there were periods of light mist/drizzle in the evening.
4/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cool 29° this morning.
4/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle in the evening.
4/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy frost this morning with a low of 25°. Should be a nice warm day though.
4/30/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very nice day yesterday.
5/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total precipitation for April was 1.87 inches, 1.73 inches below normal. Total snow for April was 4.1 inches. For the year we are still on the plus side with 10.80 inches, 1.19 inches above normal for this station. Since summer is apparently here, I will stop reporting zeros for snowfall.
5/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is a warm start to the day at 66° this morning.
5/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.22 M M M M The heavy rains missed us. I was at work in Orland Park yesterday when the storm came through and it looked like we got an inch or so of rain in 15 minutes with sideways wind driven rain.
5/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The rain, for the most part, missed us again. We had a little shower around 3:30 yesterday afternoon.
5/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M We had a few drops fall yesterday morning as the front passed through. Nothing in the gauge.
5/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I hope we get some of this rain coming our way. We really need it. I've only had 0.46" since April 17th.
5/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Had computer problems this morning. Exactly 0.40" this morning in the gauge. Rain fell heavy from 7:15 to 7:45, then a sprinkle later that morning. We need a lot more than that.
5/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain early this morning from about 3 am to 5 am.
5/12/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M We had some close thunder earlier this morning, but nothing but a few drops in the funnel. We have a pretty good chance of getting some rain in the next hour or so, according to the radar.
5/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Happy Mother's Day! Finally some decent rain! It fell 3 different times, 8 am - 8:45 am, 1:50 pm - 2:30 pm and 11:15 pm to 2 am. Just finished getting the yard mowed before the downpour in the afternoon.
5/14/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M Trace of precipitation overnight. Sky and radar are threatening with more storms this morning. It is sprinkling as I write this.
5/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Except for a little shower just after 7 am, that produced 0.01", we didn't get anything all day from the storms that went north and south of us. Our rain came down overnight starting at about 11:00 pm and ending about 4:30 am.
5/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Disappointing 0.10 inches of rain, most came down yesterday afternoon from 1 - 3 pm and the rest earlier this morning.
5/20/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M We had very light mist/drizzle several times yesterday, but nothing in the gauge this morning.
5/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Rain and thunderstorms this morning that just started around 6:15. Drizzle at observation time.
5/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Sorry for the late entry, decided to wipe the laptop clean and start fresh. Let's just say it didn't go well. Rain off and on most of the day yesterday, but only 0.50" in the gauge, for a total of 0.78" for this event.
5/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No evidence of the rain they forecast for last night. Gauge was dry and funnel had slight dew with a even layer of tree pollen coating it.
5/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M Had some drops in the funnel and some in the gauge.
5/31/2018 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M We had a heavy downpour about 1:45, then drizzle later in the afternoon. Another month of below normal precipitation. For the month of May, this station had 3.26" of rain, 0.99" below normal. For the year, we have just a 0.20" surplus above normal.
6/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M No rain yesterday during the day when storms were around. Our's came from a quick downpour just after 10 pm. It was all over in 10 minutes.
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain last night that started about 10 pm and lasted for about 45 minutes.
6/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M We had a shower pop up yesterday afternoon at 3 pm. Had to rush to get all my tools put away before the downpour.
6/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Early afternoon shower.
6/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain yesterday from about 8:30 to noon. Lots of orange and red headed our way on radar. Thunder in the distance with drizzle as I write this, that started after the observation time.
6/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M There were 2 periods of rain yesterday, one from 8 am to 9:30 am and again over night from 2 am until just before observation time at 6 am. The later rain produced the most precipitation at 0.24 inches.
6/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
6/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
6/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Light rain around 8:30 pm for about 0.01", then the rest from 12:30 am to 4 am.
6/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Finally a decent rain! Most of the rain fell from 3:45 pm yesterday afternoon and ended about 5:15 pm. Another little shower that dropped 0.03" started at 8 pm and lasted for 45 minutes.
6/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Light rain at observation time. Two periods of rain, the first started at midnight and lasted until 1:30 am and the other started just after 6 am and is continuing.
6/22/2018 7:00 AM 2.74 M M M M Steady rain during most of the day until 4 pm. Then another bout overnight starting about 10:30 pm. Light drizzle at observation time.
6/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M This is the remainder of the rain even that we had the past few days. It fell during most of the morning yesterday.
6/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew this morning.
6/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2018 6:00 AM 1.47 M M M M We had a lot of rain fall in a very short time. The storm started at about 6:15 pm. An inch of rain fell from 6:30 to 6:50, tapering off around 7:30, according to my weather station. Then we had another shower at 9 pm that lasted about 30 minutes.
6/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total precipitation at this station was 7.17" for the month of June, 2.95" above normal for the month and we are at 21.23" for the year, 3.15" above normal for the year. Of the 7.17", 6.06" fell in the last half of the month.
7/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sorry, went out of town for the day and forgot to enter this before we left.
7/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M We had a couple bouts of rain yesterday from 5 to 7:30 pm.
7/3/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2018 7:00 AM 1.50 M M M M Pop up storms in the evening from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. The first one was particularly strong with a lightning strike near the house that hit a dead ash tree. It brought the tree down in several pieces, doing me a favor. If I cut it down it likely would have hit the house or leaned against a huge oak tree near it.
7/6/2018 7:00 AM 1.26 M M M M Downpour yesterday afternoon from about 2:10 pm to 3:45 pm.
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful day yesterday and today is looking great too!
7/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a nice weekend we've had. The next week looks just as good, although warmer.
7/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Just when we were needing some rain it is coming. Started just before 6 am this morning with drizzle at observation time.
7/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Disappointing amount of rain yesterday that ended at 10 am.
7/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M We had some pop up showers yesterday from 3 - 5 pm coming from the NW.
7/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The pop up showers dissipated before they got here.
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Periodic showers yesterday and overnight starting at 10:30 AM.
7/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Periodic rain again yesterday some heavy downpours. Probably 90% of the total came down during a downpour that occurred at 2:40 in 20 minutes.
7/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Another day of periodic rain. Yesterday it started at almost 11 am and lasted until just before 2 pm.
7/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We had a quick downpour at 6 pm last night.
7/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total rainfall at this station for July was 4.40", 0.22" above normal for the month. 65% of that fell within the first week. The rest of the month was quite dry. For the year we are 3.37" above normal.
8/1/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M We had a few drops fall last evening, but nothing in the gauge this morning.
8/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M We had a quick shower come through at 4 pm.
8/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We had a quick shower go through at around midnight.
8/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We missed another opportunity for some badly needed rain. The little bit we got came down at 10 am yesterday.
8/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Eventually we'll get something meaningful! I've gotten 0.02" of rain for the past 3 days now. Yesterday's fell in the 1 pm hour.
8/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Another shower came through in the 1 pm hour.
8/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hopefully, we can get some of this rain that is the forecast. It is very dry.
8/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hopefully, the forecast for the next couple days will bring us some rain.
8/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So far no rain from the forecast of rain for 1 of 3 days.
8/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Finally a little bit of rain last night! Rain started around 12:30 am with some thunder. Light drizzle at observation time.
8/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Just a few hundredths fell before lunch time, but the big downpour started at 6 pm and only lasted for 40 minutes.
8/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2018 6:00 AM 2.50 M M M M Exactly 2.50" of rain fell in a short time. It all came down in 3 periods of downpours. The first batch, just shy of an inch fell in a 30 minute period starting at 11:30 am, the 2nd batch fell at 6:50 pm, where another inch or so fell in a 30 minute period. The rest fell overnight at 2:15 am.
8/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Surprising amount of rain fell yesterday. Most of it fell in the morning in an hour period starting at 10:20 and 2 shorter spells, one at 7:15 pm and then 2 am this morning.
8/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice refreshing morning out today with a 55° temperature.
8/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More rain coming today, hopefully.
8/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M We had 2 bouts of rain, one from 9:30 am to 11:15 am yesterday and then this morning from 4:45 to 5:00 am.
8/26/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M We had periods of light mist falling yesterday morning, nothing in the gauge except heavy dew. Speaking of dew, windows were sweating on the outside from the very high humidity this morning.
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very oppressive heat and humidity yesterday. Tried to do some yard work, but it was just too hot. One good thing, the windows are not sweating like they were yesterday.
8/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2018 6:00 AM 1.06 M M M M Two periods of rain yesterday, the first started just after observation time and lasted about 2 hours for about 0.3", then overnight rain starting at about 10 pm with steady rain all night. Drizzle still at observation time.
8/30/2018 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M A small part of this (about 0.02") was a continuation of yesterday's rain event and then we had a surprise shower around 1:00 pm.
8/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total rainfall for this station for the month of August was 5.11 inches, 1.02 inches above normal for the month. Actually, 95% of the month's rain came in the last 2 weeks. We are 4.39 inches above normal for the year.
9/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.22 M M M M We had some light rain from 7:30 to 9:00 pm last night. Thunder and lightening in the south and southwest, but the bigger storms seemed to dissipate before getting here.
9/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Delayed entry due to database storage issue. Storms were dissipating before they got here. It drizzled off and on for most of the morning.
9/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Have a great Labor Day!
9/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Pop-up storms in the afternoon yesterday brought heavy rain with them. It all fell in basically 3 events, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6:30pm.
9/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Periods of drizzle from 10:15 pm last night. Drizzle continuing at observation time.
9/7/2018 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M Pretty much constant drizzle yesterday until 2 pm, for a total of 0.17", then at 5 am this morning steady heavier rain started for the balance of the total for the day. Still light rain at observation time.
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M There were two periods of rain yesterday, the remainder of yesterdays rain event that lasted until about 9:15 am and then another that started about 12:45 pm and lasted all afternoon until 4:30 pm. It's a cool 63° this morning.
9/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool low of 56° this morning.
9/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another chilly morning at 53°.
9/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain is in forecast for the next couple days. We could sure use some. We've had an 11 day stretch with no rain.
9/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of rain on the radar yesterday in northwestern IL, but it all dissipated as it came into the Chicago area. No rain here.
9/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day with no rain, but rain on radar to our northwest. It just can't seem to last long enough to get here.
9/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Finally a little rain. Storm front came trough just after 4 am and lasted until 5:15. The heavy rain woke me up. Looking at radar, it seems the storms developed as the front passed over this area.
9/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly 47° this morning.
9/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M M M We had light drizzle for a short time around 1 pm yesterday and then some rain that started about 4:30 am and ended just before observation time.
9/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M A storm front came through last evening at 6 pm with the rain trailed off at 7 pm.
9/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool 43° this morning.
9/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light drizzle yesterday afternoon only amounted to 0.01", just enough to get everything wet. Just when I was about ready to mow the grass. It was a cool 38° last night.
9/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light drizzle yesterday from time to time. Around 4:30, it was enough to wet the driveway. Total rain for September at this station was 3.58", 0.37" over normal, 75% of this came down the first week. For the year, we are at 34.32", 4.76" over normal at this station.



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Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground