Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-1 Latitude 41.3633
Station Name Ottawa 1.3 NW Longitude -88.85664
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 607



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 18 2.85 3.84 31 3.84 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 18 3.17 2.25 30 2.25 30 0.00 0 0 11 6 7.0 4 4
Dec 18 2.18 3.01 31 3.01 31 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.2 1 1
Jan 19 1.59 2.03 31 2.03 31 0.00 0 0 13 7 15.0 7 2
Feb 19 1.52 2.69 28 2.69 28 0.00 0 0 13 1 6.0 6 3
March 19 2.57 3.21 31 3.21 31 0.00 0 0 13 5 4.5 1 1
April 19 3.28 4.85 30 4.85 30 0.00 0 0 17 2 8.2 2 2
May 19 4.17 11.01 31 11.01 31 0.00 0 0 24 0 0.0 0 0
June 19 3.89 5.06 30 5.06 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
July 19 3.99 5.36 31 5.36 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 19 3.84 3.35 31 3.35 31 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 19 3.27 11.42 30 11.42 30 0.00 0 0 16 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.32" 58.08" 365 days 58.08" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 165 days 32 days 40.9" 21 days 13 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
10/1/2018 0.00
10/2/2018 T
10/3/2018 0.00
10/4/2018 0.30
10/5/2018 0.60
10/6/2018 0.12
10/7/2018 0.60
10/8/2018 0.79
10/9/2018 0.00
10/10/2018 0.05
10/11/2018 0.36
10/12/2018 0.00
10/13/2018 0.05
10/14/2018 0.00
10/15/2018 0.24
10/16/2018 0.00
10/17/2018 0.00
10/18/2018 0.00
10/19/2018 0.00
10/20/2018 0.11
10/21/2018 0.00
10/22/2018 0.00
10/23/2018 0.00
10/24/2018 0.00
10/25/2018 0.00
10/26/2018 0.00
10/27/2018 0.11
10/28/2018 0.22
10/29/2018 T
10/30/2018 0.00
10/31/2018 0.29
11/1/2018 0.00
11/2/2018 0.00
11/3/2018 0.00
11/4/2018 0.02
11/5/2018 0.15
11/6/2018 0.23
11/7/2018 T
11/8/2018 0.00
11/9/2018 0.12
11/10/2018 T
11/11/2018 0.00
11/12/2018 0.00
11/13/2018 T
11/14/2018 T
11/15/2018 0.08
11/16/2018 T
11/17/2018 0.00
11/18/2018 0.18
11/19/2018 0.00
11/20/2018 0.00
11/21/2018 0.00
11/22/2018 0.00
11/23/2018 0.00
11/24/2018 0.28
11/25/2018 0.02
11/26/2018 1.10
11/27/2018 0.01
11/28/2018 T
11/29/2018 0.00
11/30/2018 0.06
12/1/2018 0.00
12/2/2018 0.84
12/3/2018 0.10
12/4/2018 T
12/5/2018 0.01
12/6/2018 0.00
12/7/2018 0.00
12/8/2018 0.00
12/9/2018 0.00
12/10/2018 0.00
12/11/2018 0.00
12/12/2018 0.00
12/13/2018 0.00
12/14/2018 0.29
12/15/2018 0.02
12/16/2018 0.00
12/17/2018 0.00
12/18/2018 0.00
12/19/2018 0.00
12/20/2018 0.02
12/21/2018 0.11
12/22/2018 0.00
12/23/2018 0.00
12/24/2018 0.00
12/25/2018 0.00
12/26/2018 0.00
12/27/2018 0.06
12/28/2018 0.64
12/29/2018 T
12/30/2018 T
12/31/2018 0.92
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2019 0.01
1/2/2019 T
1/3/2019 0.02
1/4/2019 0.00
1/5/2019 0.00
1/6/2019 0.00
1/7/2019 0.23
1/8/2019 0.14
1/9/2019 0.00
1/10/2019 T
1/11/2019 0.00
1/12/2019 0.06
1/13/2019 0.35
1/14/2019 0.00
1/15/2019 0.00
1/16/2019 T
1/17/2019 0.00
1/18/2019 T
1/19/2019 0.30
1/20/2019 T
1/21/2019 0.00
1/22/2019 0.00
1/23/2019 0.36
1/24/2019 0.10
1/25/2019 T
1/26/2019 0.07
1/27/2019 0.07
1/28/2019 0.30
1/29/2019 0.02
1/30/2019 T
1/31/2019 0.00
2/1/2019 0.16
2/2/2019 T
2/3/2019 0.00
2/4/2019 0.00
2/5/2019 0.03
2/6/2019 0.25
2/7/2019 0.43
2/8/2019 0.09
2/9/2019 0.00
2/10/2019 0.00
2/11/2019 0.09
2/12/2019 0.77
2/13/2019 0.03
2/14/2019 0.00
2/15/2019 0.00
2/16/2019 0.00
2/17/2019 0.03
2/18/2019 0.10
2/19/2019 0.00
2/20/2019 0.02
2/21/2019 0.05
2/22/2019 0.00
2/23/2019 0.00
2/24/2019 0.64
2/25/2019 0.00
2/26/2019 0.00
2/27/2019 0.00
2/28/2019 0.00
3/1/2019 0.00
3/2/2019 T
3/3/2019 0.00
3/4/2019 T
3/5/2019 T
3/6/2019 0.00
3/7/2019 0.00
3/8/2019 T
3/9/2019 0.00
3/10/2019 1.04
3/11/2019 0.00
3/12/2019 0.00
3/13/2019 0.42
3/14/2019 0.16
3/15/2019 0.09
3/16/2019 0.01
3/17/2019 0.23
3/18/2019 0.00
3/19/2019 0.00
3/20/2019 0.16
3/21/2019 0.09
3/22/2019 0.00
3/23/2019 0.00
3/24/2019 0.02
3/25/2019 0.13
3/26/2019 0.00
3/27/2019 0.00
3/28/2019 0.18
3/29/2019 T
3/30/2019 0.66
3/31/2019 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2019 0.00
4/2/2019 0.00
4/3/2019 T
4/4/2019 0.18
4/5/2019 0.18
4/6/2019 T
4/7/2019 0.03
4/8/2019 0.16
4/9/2019 0.00
4/10/2019 0.00
4/11/2019 0.30
4/12/2019 0.05
4/13/2019 0.00
4/14/2019 0.08
4/15/2019 0.81
4/16/2019 0.00
4/17/2019 0.00
4/18/2019 0.22
4/19/2019 0.04
4/20/2019 0.00
4/21/2019 0.00
4/22/2019 0.00
4/23/2019 0.24
4/24/2019 0.00
4/25/2019 0.03
4/26/2019 0.15
4/27/2019 0.03
4/28/2019 0.43
4/29/2019 1.27
4/30/2019 0.65
5/1/2019 2.44
5/2/2019 0.03
5/3/2019 0.53
5/4/2019 0.01
5/5/2019 0.00
5/6/2019 0.00
5/7/2019 0.60
5/8/2019 0.09
5/9/2019 0.92
5/10/2019 0.02
5/11/2019 0.00
5/12/2019 0.19
5/13/2019 0.08
5/14/2019 0.00
5/15/2019 0.00
5/16/2019 0.00
5/17/2019 0.71
5/18/2019 0.34
5/19/2019 0.87
5/20/2019 0.02
5/21/2019 0.51
5/22/2019 0.64
5/23/2019 0.37
5/24/2019 0.00
5/25/2019 0.10
5/26/2019 0.08
5/27/2019 0.06
5/28/2019 0.04
5/29/2019 1.63
5/30/2019 0.72
5/31/2019 0.01
6/1/2019 0.00
6/2/2019 0.10
6/3/2019 0.00
6/4/2019 0.14
6/5/2019 1.18
6/6/2019 0.00
6/7/2019 0.00
6/8/2019 0.00
6/9/2019 0.02
6/10/2019 T
6/11/2019 0.00
6/12/2019 0.00
6/13/2019 0.45
6/14/2019 0.00
6/15/2019 0.03
6/16/2019 1.91
6/17/2019 T
6/18/2019 0.00
6/19/2019 0.00
6/20/2019 0.59
6/21/2019 T
6/22/2019 0.02
6/23/2019 0.18
6/24/2019 0.02
6/25/2019 0.07
6/26/2019 0.00
6/27/2019 0.00
6/28/2019 0.00
6/29/2019 0.00
6/30/2019 0.35
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2019 0.58
7/2/2019 0.00
7/3/2019 0.97
7/4/2019 0.00
7/5/2019 0.81
7/6/2019 0.00
7/7/2019 0.03
7/8/2019 0.00
7/9/2019 0.00
7/10/2019 0.04
7/11/2019 0.00
7/12/2019 0.00
7/13/2019 0.00
7/14/2019 T
7/15/2019 0.00
7/16/2019 0.10
7/17/2019 0.02
7/18/2019 0.04
7/19/2019 0.34
7/20/2019 0.00
7/21/2019 0.00
7/22/2019 2.37
7/23/2019 0.00
7/24/2019 0.00
7/25/2019 0.00
7/26/2019 0.00
7/27/2019 0.00
7/28/2019 0.03
7/29/2019 0.03
7/30/2019 T
7/31/2019 0.00
8/1/2019 0.00
8/2/2019 0.00
8/3/2019 0.00
8/4/2019 0.00
8/5/2019 0.00
8/6/2019 0.30
8/7/2019 0.00
8/8/2019 0.00
8/9/2019 0.00
8/10/2019 0.00
8/11/2019 0.00
8/12/2019 0.15
8/13/2019 0.37
8/14/2019 0.00
8/15/2019 0.00
8/16/2019 0.00
8/17/2019 0.25
8/18/2019 0.59
8/19/2019 0.05
8/20/2019 0.00
8/21/2019 0.24
8/22/2019 0.01
8/23/2019 0.00
8/24/2019 0.00
8/25/2019 0.00
8/26/2019 1.18
8/27/2019 0.21
8/28/2019 0.00
8/29/2019 0.00
8/30/2019 0.00
8/31/2019 0.00
9/1/2019 0.37
9/2/2019 0.00
9/3/2019 0.01
9/4/2019 0.72
9/5/2019 0.00
9/6/2019 0.00
9/7/2019 0.00
9/8/2019 0.11
9/9/2019 0.17
9/10/2019 0.01
9/11/2019 0.00
9/12/2019 0.00
9/13/2019 1.18
9/14/2019 T
9/15/2019 1.65
9/16/2019 0.45
9/17/2019 0.00
9/18/2019 0.00
9/19/2019 0.00
9/20/2019 0.04
9/21/2019 0.00
9/22/2019 1.37
9/23/2019 0.51
9/24/2019 0.00
9/25/2019 0.02
9/26/2019 0.00
9/27/2019 0.00
9/28/2019 4.36
9/29/2019 0.22
9/30/2019 0.23



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-30-18: High 75, Low 51, wind vrbl but also out of the E, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph, no rain. Total rain for September 2.34 in my gauge. Welcome to the second month of Meteorological Autumn. Today at 4:20am: temp 58, wind vrbl out of the E 5 mph, dew point 55, humidity 91%. Normal 71/47. Warm up today & Weds. Drove around Wallace Twp yesterday and it appears over half of the fields/crops have been harvested. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 6:39pm. Go Bears and I hope The Cubs still have some gas in their tanks?
10/2/2018 4:25 AM T M M M M 10-01-18: High 80, Low 58, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, trace of rain in the afternoon with just a few drops on the sidewalk. Today at 4:25am: temp 65, wind WNW 9-11 mph, dew point 60, humidity 89%. Normal 70/46. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 6:37pm.
10/3/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-02-18: High 70, Low 58, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 61, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 59, humidity 92%. Going to warm up today, summer like temps in the upper 80's. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 6:25pm. I haven't said this in a while, "wait until next year".
10/4/2018 6:20 AM 0.30 M M M M 10-03-18: High 91, Low 60, wind E, SE, S, SW calm-30 mph w/gust 40 mph. Rain over night/this morning 0.30 in my gauge. We've already had our high for today 81 at midnight. Today at 6:20am: temp 58, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 21 mph, dew point 51, humidity 83%. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 6:34pm.
10/5/2018 4:40 AM 0.60 M M M M 10-04-18: High 81 (12:01am) Low 51, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain this morning 0.22 in my gauge and its coming down pretty good at the moment. Today at 4:40am: temp 53, wind E 4 mph, dew point 51, humidity 95%. Normal 69/45. Forecast calling for a wet weekend. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 6:32pm. Happy 60th to sister Sharon. **UPDATE 8:45am** additional 0.38 total before 9am is 0.60 in gauge and still coming down.
10/6/2018 6:29 AM 0.12 M M M M 10-06-18: High 68, Low 52, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-13 mph. Rain 0.12 in my gauge. 0.99 since Thursday. At 5:45am Fox River at Dayton 8.42/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 4.59.58/flood stage 463. Today at 6:29am: temp 66, wind S 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%. Normal 69/45. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:30pm. Happy Birthday to my wife Patti.
10/7/2018 6:20 AM 0.60 M M M M 10-06-18: High 69, Low 58, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain 0.60 in my gauge. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.48/flood stage 12. Today at 6:20am: temp 55, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 54, humidity 96% and more rain approaching per the radar. Normal 68/45. For those of you keeping track 28 days left of CDT and 70 shopping days before Christmas. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 6:29pm.
10/8/2018 5:15 AM 0.79 M M M M 10-07-18: High 63, Low 55, wind NE, E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph. Hazy thru most the day. Rain 0.79 most of it over night. 2.41 since Thursday. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.55/flood stage 12. Today at 5:15am: temp 64, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 60, humidity 93%. Normal 68/45. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 6:27pm.
10/9/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-08-18: High 87, Low 64, wind SE, S & SW calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph and no rain to report! Harvest has come to a halt. Drained winter pool cover yesterday. Today at 4:30am: temp 68, wind S 6 mph, dew point 63, humidity 88%. Normal 68/44. Enjoy the warm weather today because Friday's forecast is 46/32 per W/U and 49/34 per A/W. At 3:45am Fox River 9.88/flood stage 12. Sunrise is now 7am, Sunset 6:25pm as we slowly descend towards winter.
10/10/2018 4:40 AM 0.05 M M M M 10-09-18: High 87, Low 67, wind S & SE 3-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. There was rain yesterday, a WALL of rain. I was driving on Route 23 leaving South Ottawa but before Stoneyville and a wall of water came down. Wiper blades couldn't keep up. By Friendship Village turn off it had stopped and so did I to get out and watch this "Wall" heading NNE. Back home NW Ottawa I only got 0.05 downtown Ottawa got drenched. I look forward to the South Ottawa and in town readings here at CocoRahs. Today at 4:40am: temp 70, wind SE 6 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 61, humidity 79%. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 6:34pm. Last footnote on the rain event, it was only a pop up storm, heavy rain was W along the Iowa & IL borders. *update 9:56am*
10/11/2018 4:30 AM 0.36 M M M M 10-10-18: High 75 (three different times) Low 52 (11:55pm) wind SE, S, SW & W 5-27 mph w/gust 35 mph. Rain 0.36 in my gauge. What a difference a day makes! Today at 4:30am: temp 46, wind NW 16 mph w/gust 24 mph, WIND CHILL 39, dew point 37, humidity 71%. Normal 67/43. We brought all potted plants inside yesterday afternoon. Frost watches and warnings posted for Friday morning. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 6:22pm.
10/12/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-11-18: High 53, Low 36, wind W & NW 5-24 mph w/gust 33 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: Frost even on car windshields, temp 34, wind W 6 mph, dew point 31, humidity 91%. Normal 66/43 and we'll be below normal through the weekend. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 6:21pm. Furnace on.
10/13/2018 5:10 AM 0.05 T M M M 10-12-18: High 41, Low 32, wind NW, W & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Precip in gauge 0.05 which included our first snow! I thought we broke the record but didn't. The record (Rockford) is Oct. 3rd for a trace. Today at 5:10am: temp 39, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 92%. We can say that this week we experienced all 4 seasons! Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 6:19pm. 64 shopping days before Christmas.
10/14/2018 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-13-18: High 52, Low 36, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 5:40am: FOG, temp 35, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 34, humidity 97%. Normal 66/42. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 6:17pm.
10/15/2018 4:20 AM 0.24 M M M M 10-14-18: High 56, Low 35, wind E, SE, S & NW calm-13 mph. Rain 0.24 in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp 37, light drizzle that should be ending soon, wind NW 15 mph w/gust 21 mph, wind chill 28, dew point 36, humidity 94%. Normal 65/42. Today marks the half way point of Meteorological Autumn. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 6:16pm. Twenty days left of CDT. **UPDATE 8:58**
10/16/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-15-18: High 49, Low 33, wind NW, W & SW 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Long range forecast calling for 7-10 day dry spell. Today at 4:45am: temp 34, wind SW 7-10 mph, dew point 29, humidity 91%, wind chill 28. Normal 65/42. Another sign winter is coming the NBA starts today (yawn). Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 6:14pm. 15 days before Halloween Day.
10/17/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-16-18: High 62, Low 31, wind SW & W 3-24 mph w/gust 31 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 43, wind WNW 10 mph, dew point 36, humidity 78%. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 6:13pm. RIP Ray.
10/18/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-17-18: High 54, Low 34, wind W & NW calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain. All crops harvested by my location. Today at 4:45am: temp 30, wind calm at the moment, dew point 27, humidity 87%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 6:11pm.
10/19/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-18-18: High 62, Low 27, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-12 mph, no rain. Nice day, even got out the grill and BBQ something for dinner. Today at 4:45am: temp 42, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 34, humidity 74%. Normal 64/41. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 6:10pm. The stat dept here noticed I was off on countdown to XMAS. Here is the correct number: 12 days before Halloween, 16 left of CDT, 18 before elections, 34 before Thanksgiving and 67 shopping days left before Christmas.
10/20/2018 6:15 AM 0.11 M M M M 10-19-18: High 58, Low 33, wind S, SW & W 3-19 mphh w/gust 25 mph. Rain 0.11 in my gauge. I didn't win The Mega. Today at 6:15am: temp 42, wind W 12 mph, dew point 37, humidity 79%. Normal 63/41. Falling temps around or after 11am with strong winds and cold wind chill readings. Good day to stay in and watch college football. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:08pm. Way to go Marquette Academy Boys High School Football Team on another undefeated season under Coach Jobst who might be one of the best high school football coach's ever. **Edit 11:58pm**
10/21/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-20-18: High 55, Low 28, WIND 3-41 mph w/gust 50 mph, no rain, no snow, no sleet at my location. Today at 4:25am: temp 24, wind calm, dew point 18, humidity 80%. Normal 63/41. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:07pm.
10/22/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-21-18: High 53, Low 22, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:25am: temp 35, wind calm, dew point 28, humidity 78%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:05pm.
10/23/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-22-18: High 67, Low 35, wind S, SW, NW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 37, wind NW 7 mph, dew point 31, humidity 72%, wind chill 32. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 6:04pm.
10/24/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-23-18: High 59, Low 36, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 29, wind calm at the moment, dew point 26, humidity 87%. Normal 62/40. Today is The Full Moon which is called The Hunters Moon. It is also called The Blood Moon. Too bad it won't be here for Halloween night. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:02pm.
10/25/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-24-18: High 56, Low 27, wind NE, SE & E calm-9 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 36, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 33, humidity 92%. Normal 61/40. Ten days left of daylight savings time. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 6:01pm.
10/26/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-25-18: High 54, Low 34, wind SE & E calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 43, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 37, humidity 75%. Normal 61/39. Radar showing rain approaching from the South. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset is now at 6pm.
10/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
10/28/2018 4:59 AM 0.22 0.0 M M M 10-27-18: High 58, Low 38, wind N, NW, W, E & SE calm-8 mph. Rain over night/this morning 0.06 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 46, rain falling, thought I heard a soft rolling rumble earlier, wind SSE 6 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 44, humidity 95%. Normal 60/39. "W" flag flying for Marquette Academy HS football team. Sunrise 7:22am, Sunset 5:57pm. RIP Larry. **7:35am UPDATE** Rain has ended. Received an additional 0.16 total now is 0.22 Wind advisory in effect.
10/29/2018 4:45 AM T M M M M 10-28-18: High 53, Low 40, wind S, SW, W & NW 3-32 mph w/gust 41 mph, trace of rain, nothing in gauge. Today at 4:45am: temp 37, wind WNW 7 mph, dew point 33, humidity 88%. Normal 59/38. Last week of daylight savings time. Sunrise 7:23am, Sunset 5:56pm.
10/30/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-29-18: High 60, Low 37, wind W, NW, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 44, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 36, humidity 77%. Normal 59/38 pretty much where we were yesterday. NWS forecasting around 3/4 inches of rain today and close to 70 degrees. 56 shopping days before Christmas and happy day before Samhain. Sunrise 7:24am, Sunset 5:54pm.
10/31/2018 9:20 AM 0.29 0.0 M M M 10-30-18: High 73, Low 41, wind E, SE, S, SW, NW & N calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 4:50am: temp 49, wind NNW 9 mph, dew point 46, humidity 92%. Normal 58/38. Sunrise 7:25am, Sunset 5:53pm. Happy Samhain/Happy Halloween! Rain report 9:20am reporting 0.29 in my gauge. Where's yours? Waiting for mine?
11/1/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10-31-18: High 61, Low 47, wind N & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Autumn. Today at 4:50am: temp 46, wind NE 6 mph, dew point 38, humidity 75%. Normal 58/38. October rain total 3.84 in my gauge. Sunrise 7:26am, Sunset 5:52pm. 3 days left of daylight savings time.
11/2/2018 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-01-18: High 54, Low 43, wind NE & N calm-16 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. Today at 5:15am: temp 37, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 34, humidity 84%, wind chill 33. Normal 58/37. Sunrise 7:27am, Sunset 5:50pm. Happy Day Of The Dead.
11/3/2018 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-02-18: High 52, Low 35, wind NW, N & NE calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:15am CDT: temp 38, wind E 3 mph, dew point 34, humidity 93%. Normal temps for today 57/37. Enjoy the last day of daylight savings time and don't forget to "fall back" tonight. Sunrise 7:29am minimum daylight in the morning daylight or standard time, Sunset 5:49pm.
11/4/2018 5:20 AM 0.02 M M M M 11-03-18: High 51, Low 34, wind SE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain 0.02 in my gauge. Radar showing more rain in our future later on. Today at 5:20am central standard time: temp 48, very windy SSE 16 mph w/gust 23 mph and increasing, dew point 38, humidity 78%. Normal 56/37. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 4:48pm (sigh) 51 shopping days before Christmas.
11/5/2018 8:55 AM 0.15 M M M M 11-04-18: High 54, Low 46, wind E, SE, S & SW 8-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. Today at 4:45am: temp 43, wind SW 7-10 mph, dew point 38, humidity 89%, wind chill 39. Normal 56/36. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 4:47pm. Happy Guy Fawkes Day. *UPDATE 8:55* Rain in gauge 0.15
11/6/2018 4:59 AM 0.23 M M M M 11-05-18: High 53, Low 41, wind W, SW, S, SE & E 3-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 4:59am: temp 47, wind W 14 mph w/gust 19 mph, dew point 46, humidity 94% and light rain falling. Normal temps for today 56/36. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 4:46pm. *UPDATE 8:25am* Rain 0.23 in my gauge.
11/7/2018 4:50 AM T M M M M 11-06-18: High 51 (12:01am) Low 36, wind 7-33 mph w/gust 40 mph, trace of rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 33, wind W 12 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 31, humidity 93%. Normal 55/36. Cold weekend on tap with under an inch of snowfall in the forecast. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 4:45pm. Yesterday I saw 7 robins (still) in the neighborhood. *Edit/spell check 6:45am*
11/8/2018 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-07-18: High 40, Low 32, wind W & NW 5-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 3:59am: temp 32, wind NNW 9 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 25, humidity 76%. Normal 54/35. Around an inch or less of snow in the forecast for tonight/early tomorrow. Time to move lawnmower to the back of the garage and move the snowblower up front. I don't usually do that until we get closer to December but with that said 14 days before Thanksgiving. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 4:43pm.
11/9/2018 5:20 AM 0.12 2.0 M M M 11-08-18: High 39, Low 32, wind NW & N calm-8 mph. Snow started around or after midnight this morning. Streets clear, driveway and sidewalk 97% clear, yard 1.5 inches and the deck easily 2 inches of "fluffy" snow. So does that mean we'll get 9 snows this season or 12 from October flurries?? Today at 5:20am: temp 30, light flurries, wind NW 8 mph, wind chill 22, dew point 28, humidity 92%. Normal 54/35. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 4:42pm. 46 shopping days before Christmas.
11/10/2018 4:45 AM T T M T M 11-09-18: High 34 (12:01am) Low 20, coldest wind chill 3, wind N, NW & W 3-28 mph w/gust 36 mph, trace of snow/flurries. Most of the snow we received yesterday has pretty much melted except for shaded areas. I'd like to know how did we go from November to mid December in 9 days?? Today at 4:45am: temp 19, wind WNW 15 mph w/gust 21 mph, wind chill 4, dew point 12, humidity 80%. Normal 53/35. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 4:41pm. 52 days left of 2018.
11/11/2018 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 11-10-18: High 32, Low 18, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-24 mph w/gust 32 mph, no snow. Today at 5:59am: temp 28, wind S 7 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 20, humidity 68%. Normal 53/34. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 4:40pm.
11/12/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-11-18: High 44, Low 27, wind S, SW & W calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 31, wind NNW 7 mph, wind chill 25, dew point 27, humidity 85%. Normal 52/34. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 4:39pm. Ten days before Thanksgiving. Hug a Vet today if you didn't do it yesterday. Go Bears!
11/13/2018 4:35 AM T T M T M 11-12-18: High 35 (twice) Low 26, wind NW & N calm-16 mph. Snow flurries started before 3pm nothing more than a dusting. Yard, streets and driveway clear, rooftops and deck dusted. Today at 4:35am: temp 21, wind NNW 14-16 mph, wind chill 8, dew point 15, humidity 72%. Normal 52/33. If we hit average temps it would be a heat wave. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 4:38pm. 42 shopping days before Christmas.
11/14/2018 4:50 AM T T M M M 11-13-18: High 30, Low 18, wind N, NW & W 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, a few flakes in the air before 8am. Today at 4:50am: temp 14, wind calm, dew point 9, humidity 85%. Normal 51/33. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 4:37pm. **BTW shoutout at 5:35am** watch out for your heating bills, Natural Gas prices are going through the roof!
11/15/2018 9:20 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 1.0 M 11-14-18: High 38, Low 13, wind NW, W, E & NE calm-8 mph, no snow, no rain.. Today at 4:40am: temp 27, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 23, humidity 86%, wind chill 21 and I swear I can see a flake or two on the security cameras, I know its not bugs. Normal 50/32. One week until Thanksgiving and 40 shopping days before Christmas. **9:20am UPDATE** ONE INCH of snow has fallen, appears to have stopped a few minutes ago. 0.08 after melting (edit & update 11-16-18 9:34am)
11/16/2018 4:40 AM T T M T M 11-15-18: High 33, Low 24, wind N, NE, W, SW & S calm-14 mph, after my report we received some lake effect snow in the afternoon leaving a trace, nothing in the gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 32, wind WSW 7 mph, wind chill 26, dew point 27, humidity 82%. Normal 50/32. Next week a slight warm up? Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 4:36pm.
11/17/2018 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-16-18: High 41, Low 26, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:40am: awaiting the snow band that is traveling east and is hugging Route 80 instead of 88, temp 32, wind ENE 4 mph, dew point 28, humidity 84%. Half inch in the forecast for Ottawa. Normal temps for today 49/32. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 4:35pm.
11/18/2018 6:55 AM 0.18 2.0 0.18 2.0 M 11-17-18: High 37, Low 31, wind E, NE & N calm-12 mph. Snow that fell during the day melted, later turned to rain then back to snow 2 inches from over night. Today at 6:55am: temp 28, wind N 7 mph, wind chill 20, dew point 24, humidity 87%. Normal 49/31. Xmas deco popping up like weeds in different neighborhoods. 4 days until Thanksgiving. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 4:34pm.
11/19/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-18-18: High 36, Low 21, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-19 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 22, wind W 4 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 19, humidity 92%. Normal 48/31. Sunrise 6:48am, sunset 4:33pm.
11/20/2018 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-19-18: High 38, Low 19, wind SW W NW & N calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph. Today at 4:15am temp 28, wind NNW 10 mph, wind chill 19, dew point 23, humidity 79%. Normal 47/30. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 4:33pm.
11/21/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-20-18: high 35 low 26 wind nw, w, sw 5-16 mph w/gust 22. today at 4:30am temp 28 wind w 6 mph wind chill 21 dew point 24 humidity 85%. normal 47/30. sunrise 6:50am, sunset 4:32pm. (think small)
11/22/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-21-18: High 40, Low 26, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:20am: temp 30, wind ENE 6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 82%, wind chill 24. Normal 46/29. A little warm up for the next 3 days. Full Moon tonight which is called The Beaver Moon. I'd leave it to Beaver Moon but also known as The Frosty Moon, Trading, Sassafras and The Dark Moon. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 4:31pm. Happy Thanks Day. Go Bears!
11/23/2018 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-22-18: High 49, Low 26, wind E & SE 5-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:20am: temp 35, wind SE 7 mph, wind chill 29, dew point 30, humidity 86%, full moon shining bright and driveway is sweating. Normal temps for today 46/29. Something brewing for Sunday/Monday? Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 4:31pm. GO BEARS! 32 shopping days left before Christmas.
11/24/2018 5:30 AM 0.28 M M M M 11-23-18: High 52, Low 34, wind SE & S 6-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain 0.28 in my gauge. Updated forecast for Sunday night: NWS 5+ inches. Stay tuned to weather services as things will change. The wild card will be strong wind and drifting. LaSalle County is now in a Winter Storm Watch. Today at 5:30am: temp 44, wind SW 7-10 mph, dew point 41, humidity 92%, wind chill 40. Normal 45/26. Next week we head for the freezer, Tuesday's high will only be around 22. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 4:30pm Only 4 more minutes and we will be at minimum daylight in the late afternoon. **Sunday snowfall updated 1:10pm**
11/25/2018 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 11-24-18: High 54, Low 36, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-20 mph. Rain this morning 0.02 in my gauge at 9am. The big question is how much snow or how much rain before it turns to snow? NWS 3-7 inches, zoom in on Ottawa 5.5 inches, Accuweather 3-6 and Weather Underground 3-5. Back to yesterday, a very beautiful day and a surreal one at that. Everyone in the neighborhood cut their grass and put up their exterior Christmas deco. Today at 5:40am: temp 35, wind calm, dew point 33, humidity 95%. Normal 44/28. Back to the snow storm: whatever amount we get mix in high wind and drifting! School or no school tomorrow? Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 4:30pm. BTW the storm has a name, its Bruce.
11/26/2018 7:30 AM 1.10 2.0 0.66 2.0 M 11-25-18: High 39, Low 33, (never got below freezing) wind NE & N calm-31 mph w/gust 41 mph. A lot of rain! Heavy downpour around 4pm with red on the radar reading. Rain measurement up until 5:45pm 0.44 that is the time we changed over to a very WET snow. 2 inches of Bruce that has a lot of ice mixed in with it. Snow when melted was 0.66 total 1.10 of moisture that fell from the sky. BTW: early morning Lake effect is included in readings. All schools are closed. Today at 7:30am: temp 27, wind N 14 mph, wind chill 16, dew point 23, humidity 89%. Normal 44/27. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 4:29pm. It will be very cold tomorrow morning, this snow & ice won't be going anywhere fast for the next few days.
11/27/2018 4:50 AM 0.01 T M 2.0 M 11-26-18: High 33 (12:01am) Low 24, wind N, NW & W 7-28 mph w/gust 35 mph. Trace of snow this morning, just a dusting so far with a few flakes in the air. Follow up to yesterday: we lost power for 20 minutes, my sister down the street for 6 hours and no TV and Walmart had no power and was closed for the day. Today at 4:50am: temp 19, wind WNW 9-12 mph, wind chill 8, dew point 15, humidity 87%. Normal 43/27. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 4:29pm.
11/28/2018 4:59 AM T T M M M 11-27-18: High 24, Low 15, wind NW, W & SW 5-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, coldest wind chill 4. Light flurries until mid morning sky cleared, sun came out and there was melting that occurred. I removed some thick snow/ice from the end of my driveway. Back to Bruce, I noticed some wind damage in the neighborhood, one flag pole and a section of a privacy fence came down. Today at 4:59am: temp 14, wind W with a touch of WSW 3 mph, dew point 10, humidity 86%. Normal 43/26. Slight warm up by weekend. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 4:28pm.
11/29/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-28-18: High 29 (10pm) Low 12, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-15 mph. Another slow melt yesterday. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 7.59/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.36/flood stage 20. Keep an eye on the rivers, if we have a fast melt and heavy rain it could get messy. 2 days left of Meteorological Autumn. Today at 4:45am: temp 29, wind ESE 9 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 24, humidity 83%. Normal 42/26. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 4:28pm. 2 more minutes until we max out in the evening.
11/30/2018 4:25 AM 0.06 M M M M 11-29-18: High 37, Low 28, wind SE, E, NE & N calm-15 mph. Unknown precip fell this morning, driveway, sidewalk & street clear but very thin coating of ice on car left outside (paper thin). Today at 4:25am on this last day of November: temp 30, wind vrlb out of the N 2 mph, dew point 27, humidity 92%, no fog as I can see traffic on Route 80 quite clearly. Normal 42/25. Looking back on the month my guess it will be below normal on temps and above average on snowfall. Weekend forecast calling for rain and just under an inch of it, keep an eye on river and streams. Sunrise back to 7am, Sunset 4:27pm. **UPDATE 6:45am** due to safety reasons I waited for some daylight to get gauge reading. 0.06 was waiting for me in the ole gauge.
12/1/2018 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11-30-18: High 42, Low 28, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain, no snow. Welcome to Meteorological Winter. Today at 4:20am: temp 33, wind ENE 16 mph w/gust 22 mph, wind chill 23, dew point 31, humidity 90%. Normal 41/25. Rain on the radar coming our way which will be in my December report, should be starting in about 100 minutes. November totals: rain 2.25 and the big number is snow 7 inches, last year -0- inches. Warmest day time high 54, nothing near 60 degrees. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 4:27pm. RIP George H.W. Bush.
12/2/2018 4:55 AM 0.84 M M M M 12-01-18: High 51, Low 33, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-29 mph w/gust 37 mph. Rain through out the day, evening thunder & lightning as temps were rising, threatening weather stayed to the south of LaSalle County 0.84 in my gauge. Snow is melted and gone. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 8.99/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.74/flood stage 20. Both rivers rising and jumping past estimated levels. Today at 4:55am: temp 44, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 42, humidity 96% and light drizzle. Normal 41/24. NWS reporting that November was one of the coldest and snowiest ones in a while. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 4:27pm. **Edit & Update 6:50am** gauge reading updated as it has stopped raining. Rain measurements 0.44 at 2pm and on Sunday 0.35 at 4:55am and 0.05 at 6:50am. Daytime heaviest rains fell before 12 noon
12/3/2018 9:00 AM 0.10 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.06 12-02-18: High 47 (12:01am) Low 35, wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain 0.04 in my gauge. River report at 3:45am: Fox River at Dayton 11.09/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 462.04/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 20.03/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: light snow has started, temp 33, wind NNW 8-10 mph, dew point 30, humidity 93%, wind chill 26. Normal 40/24. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) **9am UPDATE** 0.2 of snow and melted 0.06 total now 0.10
12/4/2018 4:20 AM T T M M M 12-03-18: High 37 (12:30am) Low 30, wind NW & N 5-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Mid morning light lake effect snow for a few minutes. No snow on the ground except for where it has been piled. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.49 and has crested/flood stage 20, all other locations are receding. Today at 4:20am: temp 29, wind NNW 5 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 24, humidity 81%. Normal 40/24. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). NWS forecasting warm up 12-10 thru 12-16 We'll Take It!!!
12/5/2018 4:50 AM 0.01 T M M M 12-04-18: High 32, Low 29, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-16 mph. Dusting of snow mixed with some freezing rain 0.01 observed I will get a better measurement come daylight due to safety reasons. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.22/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: a few flakes in the air, temp 25, wind W 11 mph, wind chill 15, dew point 19, humidity 83%. Normal 39/23. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/6/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-05-18: High 37, Low 25, wind W, SW & S 3-16 mph w/gust 20 mph, no snow, no rain after yesterdays observation. Today at 4:40am: temp 31, wind WNW 7 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 27, humidity 86%. Normal 39/23. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/7/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-06-18: High 35 (1am) Low 17, wind SW, W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow. Today at 4:50am: Hard/Heavy frost, temp 15, wind NW 3 mph, dew point 11, humidity 87%, wind chill 10. Normal 38/22. Normal temp slowly catching up with us. Remember Pearl Harbor. Peru had its remembrance day Saturday and the 2 survivors who lived here in LaSalle County who always made it and showed up, we lost them both this year. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/8/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-07-18: High 28, Low 14, wind NW & W calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no snow. It was a cold day for Freezin' for a Reason. Today at 4:25am: temp 20 and has been rising, wind calm, dew point 16, humidity 81%. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 4:26pm. (minimum daylight) 17 shopping days before Christmas.
12/9/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-08-18: High 28, Low 15, wind W, S, SE, E & NE calm-8 mph, no snow. Today at 4:40am: temp 12, NNE 3 mph, dew point 10, humidity 87%, wind chill 7. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight).
12/10/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-09-18: High 34, Low 12, wind NE, N & NW calm-8 mph, no snow. Today at 4:50am: temp 11, wind calm, dew point 8, humidity 88%, no fog at this moment. I can see Route 80 traffic quite clearly. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight). GO BEARS!
12/11/2018 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-10-18: High 38, Low 10, wind NW, W & SW calm-13 mph, no snow. Previous two mornings lots of Hoar Frost, not this morning. Today at 5:20am: temp 25, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 20, humidity 86%, wind chill 17. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/12/2018 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-11-18: High 44, Low 23, wind SW, W, E & SE calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 36, wind SSW 10 mph, dew point 31, humidity 85%, wind chill 29. Normal/Average temps have finally caught up with us 36/20. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight)
12/13/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-12-18: High 41, Low 27, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:25am: temp 25, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 20, humidity 89%. Normal 36/20. Long range forecast calling for above average temps for the next 7 to 10 days! Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) 12 shopping days before Christmas. 19 days left of 2018.
12/14/2018 4:30 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M 12-13-18: High 40, Low 24, wind SE, E & NE calm-10 mph. Rain started late yesterday afternoon and it rained thru the night, it has moved out of the area 0.29 in my gauge, no snow. Today at 4:30am: temp 36, wind NNE 4 mph, dew point 34, humidity 92%, wind chill 33 and hazy. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 4:26pm (minimum daylight) **6:35am UPDATE** FOG rolling in
12/15/2018 4:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 12-14-18: High 43, Low 30, wind NE & N calm-10 mph, left over rain & mist from fog 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 27, wind NE 4 mph, wind chill 22, dew point 24, humidity 89%, clear/no fog. Normal 35/19 and we will be well above that today. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 4:27pm. Gained back our first minute in the afternoon/evening.
12/16/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-15-18: High 51 (nice day!) Low 27, wind NE & N calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 28, wind W 4 mph, dew point 25, humidity 91%, wind chill 23. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. Time to break the streak, GO BEARS!!! EAT CHEESE AND DIE!
12/17/2018 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-16-18: High 48, Low 26, wind N, NW & W calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 31, wind W 9 mph, wind chill 23, dew point 26, humidity 89%. Normal 35/19. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:27pm. Its been a long time since 2010! No crying over spilled cheese please. Go Bears!
12/18/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-17-18: High 42, Low 31, wind W, NW & N calm-15 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 25, wind calm, dew point 22, humidity 89%. Normal 34/18. 7 day forecast calling for above average temps. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:27pm. 7 shopping days before Christmas.
12/19/2018 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-18-18: High 47, Low 25, wind E, SE & S calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:25am: temp 34, wind SE 7 mph, wind chill 28, dew point 29, humidity 84%. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 7:28pm. We've gained back two minutes in the afternoon/evening. Christmas coming right around the corner! (yikes) I think I'm ready?
12/20/2018 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 12-19-18: High 51, Low 31, wind SE & S 3-14 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain this morning just enough to dampen things. I barely have 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp a mild 44, wind SSW 5 mph, dew point 41, humidity 94%, wind chill 41. Normal 34/18. Cold returning by the end of the month. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:28pm. How's your 401k or IRA doing? **8:35am UPDATE** another 0.01 total now 0.02 Fog & Haze developing
12/21/2018 4:30 AM 0.11 M M M M 12-20-18: High 47, Low 37, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Yesterday was a foggy gloomy dark day with rain/drizzle that started in the afternoon and last over night 0.11 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 35, wind NNW 15-18 mph, wind chill 25, dew point 32, humidity 91%. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm. Happy Winter Solstice. 4 shopping....Oh never mind!
12/22/2018 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-21-18: High 38 (12:01am) Low 31, wind N, NW & W 5-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:29am: temp 29, wind WNW 4-6 mph, wind chill 25, dew point 24, humidity 85%. Normal 34/18. Full Moon is today which is called The Cold Moon. Other names include The Moon Before Yule, Oak and The Long Nights Moon. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:29pm.
12/23/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-22-18: High 41, Low 29, wind W, SW, S, SE, NE, N & NW calm-17 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 31, wind WNW 8 mph, dew point 27, humidity 86%, wind chill 24. Normal 33/17 and we'll be above normal for another few more days. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Go Bears!
12/24/2018 3:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-23-18: High 43, Low 27, wind W 5-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 3:50am: temp 24, wind W 5 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 22, humidity 82%. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:30pm. Ho Ho Ho!
12/25/2018 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no snow no rain Merry Christmas
12/26/2018 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12-25-18: High 50, Low 29, wind from every direction calm-8 mph, no snow, no rain. A very merry Christmas was had by all. Today at 4:50am: temp 26, wind calm at the moment, no fog, dew point 23, humidity 90%. Normal 33/17 and we'll be back to normal by Saturday. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:31pm. We've gained back 5 minutes in the evening.
12/27/2018 4:40 AM 0.06 M M M M 12-26-18: High 48, Low 26, wind E & SE calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain over night/this morning 0.03 in my gauge with more coming. Today at 4:40am: temp a mild 39, wind SE 13 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 35, humidity 85%, wind chill 31. Normal 33/17 per Accuweather. Sunrise 7:20am with one more minute to go until we hit minimum daylight in the morning/standard time. Minimum daylight in the morning occurs in November/daylight savings time, Sunset 4:32pm.
12/28/2018 4:50 AM 0.64 T M M M 12-27-18: High 55 (11pm) Low 38, wind E, SE & S 11-30 mph w/gust 41 mph. Rain 0.64 in my gauge. Yesterday we went to Kohl's in Peru, it was so windy I had a tough time opening the car door. Today at 4:50am: temp 40 and falling, we've already had our high for today, wind WSW 8 mph w/gust 15 mph, dew point 34, humidity 85%, wind chill 35. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:33pm. Think Spring only 46 days before Pitchers & Catchers start reporting to training camps. **7am UPDATE** Just got back from my walk and there were a few flakes in the air.
12/29/2018 4:50 AM T T M M M 12-28-18: High 53 (12:01am) Low 27, wind chills 44 by the start to 13 by the end of the day, wind SW & W 8-26 mph w/gust 36 mph. There is a trace of snow that outlines the southside of my driveway like a line of powder. Today at 4:50am: temp 25, wind W 11 mph, wind chill 15, dew point 22, humidity 86%. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:33pm.
12/30/2018 4:15 AM T T M T M 12-29-18: High 29, Low 24, wind W & SW 5-20 mph w/gust 24 mph, trace of snow with occasional snow flakes in the air here and there. Today at 4:15am: temp 19, wind SW 5-8 mph, wind chill 12, dew point 14, humidity 82%. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:34pm.
12/31/2018 9:45 PM 0.92 0.0 M M M 12-30-18: High 40, Low 17, wind SW & S 5-19 mph w/gust 24 mph. Accuweather reporting that no tornado's rated EF5 for 2018 in the US. Normal temp for today 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:35pm. 2018 Snowfall 31.2 inches **UPDATE 9:45pm** Rain for 12-31-18 0.92 total rain for 2018 38.72 (edit 7:35am 01/01/19)
1/1/2019 7:50 AM 0.01 T T M M 12-31-18: High 40, Low 34, wind S, SE, E. NE, N & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Snow this morning only a dusting/glazing, melted value 0.01 in my gauge. Total rain for 2018 38.72 and snow 31.2 for the record books. So long 2018. Today at 7:50am: temp 31, wind N 10 mph, dew point 27, humidity 90%, wind chill 23. Normal 32/16. Looks like we have a warm weekend on tap for taking down Xmas deco. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:36pm. Happy 2019. **Update 10:25am** December rain 3.01 in my gauge. At 6:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.20/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.57/flood stage 20. Rivers R Rising
1/2/2019 4:55 AM T T M T M 01-01-19: High 36, Low 29, wind NW & N calm-10 mph, a few flakes were in the air, here and there. Today at 4:55am: temp 29, wind calm, dew point 27, humidity 90%, no fog at this moment. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:37pm. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 19.27/flood stage 20. **UPDATE 6:40am** Be careful out there, light flurries falling melting on contact and then freezing with possible freezing mist earlier (?) Could be slick out there especially untreated streets and sidewalks.
1/3/2019 2:30 AM 0.02 T M T M 01-02-19: High 32, Low 28, wind S, SW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Gauge reading 0.02 from snow, graupel and freezing rain. At 1:45am IL River at LaSalle 19.81/flood stage 20 it appears to be cresting. Today at 2:30am: temp 26, wind SW 8 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 22, humidity 86%. Normal 32/16. Above average temps coming our way with a possible 50 on Saturday! Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:38pm.
1/4/2019 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-03-19: High 43, Low 23, wind S & SW calm-15 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 30, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 26, humidity 86%, wind chill 25. Normal 32/16. Enjoy today and the nice weekend weather! Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:38pm.
1/5/2019 3:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-04-19: High 51, Low 28, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-9 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 3:55am: temp 32, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 29, humidity 93%, wind chill 28 and there is a heavy frost. Normal for today is 32/15. Another nice day is in the forecast, it looks like after Tuesday we return to near normal temps. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:39pm.
1/6/2019 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-05-19: High 56, Low 29, wind SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Outside Xmas deco have been taken down. Beautiful day to do things outside, even cooked out. Today at 5:10am: temp 32, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 30, humidity 92%, wind chill 28. Normal 32/15 which is coming after Tuesday. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:40pm.
1/7/2019 6:59 AM 0.23 M M M M 01-06-19: High 47, Low 32, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-23 mph w/gust 30 mph, toal rain 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 6:59am: temp 47, wind SSE 16 mph w/gust 23 mph, dew point 44, humidity 90%, wind chill 40. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:41pm. We've gained 15 minutes back in the afternoon. Anyone need a kicker? (cheap?) **8:45am UPDATE** additional 0.18 total now 0.23
1/8/2019 4:45 AM 0.14 M M M M 01-07-19: High 58, Low 40, wind SE, S, SW & W 3-27 mph w/gust 36 mph, rain 0.14 in my gauge. Today at 4:45am: temp 37, wind S 5 mph, dew point 35, humidity 93%, wind chill 32. Normal 31/15 and that's where will be for a while starting tomorrow. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:42pm.
1/9/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-08-19: High 46, Low 24, WIND S, SW, W & NW calm-36 mph w/gust 48 mph, no rain, no snow. Only one dummy in the neighborhood who left a garbage can out for todays pick up. (Elvis had a windy birthday) Today at 4:45am: temp 20, wind NW 17 mph w/gust 28 mph, wind chill 6, dew point 11, humidity 66%. Normal 31/15. Two inches of snow Saturday? Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:43pm.
1/10/2019 5:13 AM T T M M M 01-09-19: High 25 (12:01am) Low 17, lowest wind chill 0, wind W & NW 7-29 mph w/gust 35 mph, trace of snow, we had a few flakes in the air here and there. Today at 5:13am: temp 15, wind NNW 4-5 mph, wind chill 8, dew point 9, humidity 76%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:44pm. NWS A/W & W/U all calling for 1-3 inches Saturday. Think Spring: 23 days before Ground Hog Day and 33 days before pitchers and catchers report to training camp.
1/11/2019 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-10-19: High 28, Low 14, coldest wind chill reading 4, wind N, NW, E & SE calm-8 mph, no snow. Today at 5:20am: temp 18, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 13, humidity 83%, wind chill 13. Normal 31/15. We will be under a winter weather advisory. Tomorrow NWS calling for almost 4 inches for Ottawa. A/W and W/U holding at 1-3 inches, I'm not sure if they are sticking to their prediction or just haven't updated yet? We'll see. Sunrise 7:21am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:45pm. Tomorrow we gain back a minute in the morning as we slowly climb back to spring. 32 more days before Ground Hog Day!
1/12/2019 6:45 AM 0.06 0.5 M 0.5 0.05 01-11-19: High 31, Low 17, wind S & SE calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Snow started during wee hours of this morning, I woke up at 4am and we only had a dusting, coming down pretty good now at report time 1/2 an inch is on the ground. All weather services predicting 4 inches. Further reports today will be on the SWR page. Today at 6:45am: steady snow falling, temp 28, wind E 10 mph, dew point 25, humidity 90%, wind chill 19. Normal 31/15. Snow blower is armed and ready! Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:46pm.
1/13/2019 5:45 AM 0.35 3.8 0.35 3.8 0.40 01-12-19: High 31, Low 27, wind E & NE calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph. After 10 measurements and factoring drifting: coming up with 3.75 inches, true melt value 0.46 including yesterdays readings. So depending where you live in Ottawa anywhere from 3.50 to 4 inches. Today at 5:45am: temp 29, wind E 11 mph, wind chill 19, dew point 25, humidity 89%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 7:47pm. Good news tomorrow, stay tuned weather fans.
1/14/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-13-19: High 35, Low 11, wind E, NE & N calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph, no snow. Today we hit the half way point of meteorological winter! Right now the temp is 17, wind calm, there is or was freezing fog, dew point 13, humidity 89%. Normal 31/15 per Accuweather. Another weekend snow storm coming our way? W/U calling for 4-8 inches, stay tuned. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:49pm. 19 days before Ground Hog Day.
1/15/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-14-19: High 28, Low 10, wind SW & W calm-13 mph, no snow. Today at 4:45am: temp 25, wind WNW 9-11 mph, wind chill 15, dew point 22, humidity 90%. No freezing rain at this moment. Normal 31/15. Looks like we have our first below/minus temps coming our way late this weekend. Might be a cold MLK day. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:50pm.
1/16/2019 4:45 AM T M M M M 01-15-19: High 34, Low 24, wind W & SW 3-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, trace of rain/freezing rain, no accumulation in gauge. Sidewalk, driveway & deck are slick. Today at 4:45am: temp 34, wind NW 7 mph w/gust 12 mph, wind chill 27, dew point 28, humidity 83%. Normal 31/15. Coming attractions: snow this Friday night. NWS calling for 4.4 and A/W 3.4 & W/U 1 to 3 inches with high winds and drifting. Looking out to next week, W/U calling for a two day event Jan 22nd thru 24th 7-14 inches, lets keep an eye on that one! Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:51pm. We've gained 28 minutes combined daylight.
1/17/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-16-19: High 34, Low 29, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-13 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 28, wind E 10 mph, dew point 21, humidity 81%, wind chill 20. Normal 31/15. Latest predictions on Friday night/Saturday now: NWS 4.9 and A/W 4-8 inches and W/U coming in at 2-4 inches, you know who I'm rooting for. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:53pm. 16 days before Ground Hog Day.
1/18/2019 5:15 AM T M M M M 01-17-19: High 34, Low 27, wind E, NE, NW & W calm-12 mph, light mist left a trace of precipitation on my driveway, nothing in my gauge. Latest forecast on tonights snow storm: NWS 3-7 Ottawa at 4.6 Accuweather has backed down and is now 3-6 Weather Underground 3-5 Ottawa at 3 inches. In the meantime NWS has us going under a winter storm warning, drifting is going to be the problem this time round. BTW W/U backing down on next weeks storm. Today at 5:15am: temp 28, wind NW 5-7 mph, dew point 22, humidity 85%, wind chill 22. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:53pm. Be careful out there.
1/19/2019 6:45 AM 0.30 3.0 M M M 01-18-19: High 33, Low 27, wind W, NW, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph, snow over night and this morning, it appears to have slowed down or stopped. I'm getting ready to crank up the snow blower, I'll report snow totals when I'm done. Today at 6:45am: temp 27, WIND NNE 14 mph w/gust 25 mph, wind chill 16, dew point 24, humidity 89%. Normal 31/15 and we're heading for single digits tonight. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:54pm getting closer to 5pm every day! **8:45am UPDATE** back indoors, drifting makes it hard to measure, my guess is 2 & 1/2 to 3 inches otherwise drifting would be worse than it is. 0.30 when melted.
1/20/2019 5:45 AM T T M M M 01-19-19: High 29, Low 9, WIND E, NE & N 12-30 mph w/gust 37 mph, trace of snow from mid morning lake effect (dusting). Today at 5:45am: temp 6, wind NNW 6 mph, wind chill minus 5, dew point 2, humidity 73%. Normal 31/15. Tonight is The Full Moon which is called The Wolf Moon. Other names include Old Moon, Snow and Moon After Yule. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:55pm. 23 days before Pitchers & Catchers report to camp and the two biggest free agents are still sitting out there unsigned.
1/21/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-20-19: High 13, Low minus 3, coldest wind chill minus 17, wind NW & N calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow. Today at 4:50am: temp minus 3, wind calm, dew point minus 9, humidity 76%. Normal 31/15. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:57pm.
1/22/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-21-19: High 17, Low minus 8, wind NE, E & SE calm-21 mph w/gust 29 mph, coldest wind chill minus 17, no snow. Today at 4:50am: temp 16, wind SSE 17 mph, wind chill 0, dew point 8, humidity 65%. Normal stuck at 31/15 per Accuweather. Fox River frozen at all point in Ottawa. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:59pm.
1/23/2019 5:50 AM 0.36 T M M M 01-22-19: High 35, Low 15, wind SE & S 3-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Snow, rain, freezing rain, sleet and its all slush right at the moment 0.36* in my gauge. Yes there is an asterisk next to amount submitted. Some was lost in battle and reconstructed. This mess will not be pretty when it all freezes with bitter cold this weekend and a vortex next week. Today at 5:50am: temp 34, wind NW 3 mph, dew point 32, humidity 96% & haze. Rain & some snow falling. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 4:59pm. I believe (on average) we are in the coldest week of winter. Friday snow? Who do you believe? A/W 2-4, NWS & W/U 1/2 inch. W/U forecasting heavy snow Monday? Stay tuned weather fans!
1/24/2019 4:55 AM 0.10 0.1 M M M 01-23-19: High 34 (12:01am) Low 13, wind SE, NE, N, NW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph, coldest wind chill 1 degree. Rain earlier turning to snow which was 0.10 to 0.15 (dusting) 0.10 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 10, wind WSW 4-6 mph, wind chill 2, dew point 5, humidity 84%. Normal 32/15 we've gained a degree. Friday snow? NWS 1/2 inch A/W & W/U 1 inch. Can you spell VORTEX? Friday, Tues & Weds are going to be character builders as Spike O'Dell used to say. Killer Cold. Weds. a high of minus 7, low minus 16 excluding wind chills. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5pm. 9 days before Ground Hog Day.
1/25/2019 6:20 AM T T M M M 01-24-19: High 23, Low 0, wind SW & W 3--28 mph w/gust 39 mph, coldest wind chill minus 22. Today at 6:20am: temp minus 6, wind W 11 mph, wind chill minus 24, dew point minus 12, humidity 74%. Normal 32/15. School's closing due to extreme cold. All weather outlets saying around 1 inch for tonight. Snow storm Sunday/Monday? NWS close to 6, A/W & W/U 4-8 inches. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:01pm. Be careful out there!
1/26/2019 6:45 AM 0.07 2.1 M M M 01-25-19: High 8, Low minus 7, wind W, SW, SE, NE & N calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Snow started around 1pm through 5:30pm. Forecast was for 1 inch or less I got 2.1 inches. Today at 6:45am: temp minus 13, wind calm (thank you) dew point minus 17, humidity 80%. Normal 32/15 would be a heat wave. They are really backing off (our area) on Sunday night snow storm. NWS 3 inches, A/W 3.5 and W/U 1-3 inches, previous was in the 4-8 area. Storm appears to be tracking to the north. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:03pm.
1/27/2019 4:40 AM 0.07 2.0 M M M 01-26-19: High 12, Low minus 18, wind N, NW, S, SE & W calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, coldest wind chill minus 17 at 11:55pm. Snow (again) 2 inches. I think I hear Sonny & Cher somewhere in the background. Today at 4:40am: temp minus 10, wind W 5-7 mph, wind chill minus 22, dew point minus 14, humidity 79%. Normal 32/15. Snow in the forecast for tonight. NWS & A/W give or take around 2 & 1/2 and W/U 3 inches. There will be drifting with the 4 inches of fluffy snow we received on top of the new snow and 25 mph gust. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:04pm. Keep your intake and out take pipes to your furnace cleared.
1/28/2019 5:20 AM 0.30 3.5 0.30 M M 01-27-19: High 11, Low minus 13, wind W, NW, NE, E & SE calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Coldest wind chill minus 29. Snow over night. With 25 mph gust it has drifted, hard to get a reading. One spot I have 9 inches from drifting. Total snow 3 & 1/2 inches. One last weak part of system to come through won't give us to much more. Schools closing left and right until Thursday due to deadly wind chills coming in 36-48 hours minus 50 wind chill in our forecast by Weds. Today at 5:20am: temp has been rising, now 29, wind S 11-18 mph, wind chill 20, dew point 27, humidity 91%. Normal 32/15. Be careful this week and look towards the weekend where NWS is predicting 40 degrees! Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:05pm. **7:20am Edit** after being out in it and snow blowing it I'm going with 3 & 1/2 inches
1/29/2019 5:50 AM 0.02 T M M M 01-28-19: High 36, Low 9, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 10-31 mph w/gust 39 mph. Dusting of snow. Today at 5:50am: temp 0, wind WSW 15 mph, wind chill minus 20, dew point minus 4, humidity 82%. Normal 32/15. Ottawa radio WCMY reading off school closing, all closed until Friday. Poor kids will be in school until June 15th with all the snow/cold days. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:06pm. Baseball TV channel starts training camp coverage in 2 weeks. **7am Edit**
1/30/2019 6:20 AM T T M M M 01-29-19: High 7 (12:01am) Low minus 12 (11:59pm) wind SW, W & NW 10-31 mph w/gust 36 mph, lowest wind chill minus 37, trace of snow. Baby its cold outside. Record I believe is minus 27. Today at 6:20am: temp minus 23, wind W 17 mph w/gust 25 mph, WIND CHILL minus 51, dew point minus 30, humidity 64%. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:08pm. Pretty much everything shut down, even garbage pick up.
1/31/2019 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 01-30-19: High Minus 9, Low minus 25 (new record for that day) wind NW & W 3-28 mph w/gust 34 mph, coldest wind chill minus 53, no new snow. I went outside in the morning to knock ice away from furnace out take pipe around 8am and almost had my breath taken away from the bitter cold. Today at 5:20am: temp minus 20, wind WSW 4 mph, wind chill minus 33, dew point minus 26, humidity 78%. Normal 32/16. Snow in the forecast for this afternoon thru evening. NWS has bumped it up to 3.9 inches. W/U 2 and A/W 1.6 inches are holding steady at their predictions. Rooting for A/W. Both my wife & I have been hearing bumps and booms and thumps with this cold spell. Thanks to our area newspaper The Times for the magic word of the day: CRYOSEISM. Earth, soil and rock cracking from the cold/freezing. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:09pm. Think Spring: 2 days before Ground Hog Day and 11 to 13 days before baseball pitchers and catchers start reporting to their various camps. **EDIT 11:05am** per WCMY yesterdays low minus 25
2/1/2019 4:45 AM 0.16 3.0 M M M 01-31-19: High 2, Low minus 24 (new record) wind W, SW, S, SE & E calm-9 mph, coldest wind chill minus 38. Afternoon and evening snow. I have 3 inches and when melted 0.16 from my gauge. January rain & melted snow 2.19 and 18 inches of snow have been collected for this month. Today at 4:45am: temp 4, wind E 5 mph, dew point 1, humidity 82%, wind chill minus 6. Normal 33/16. With all of this snow and the weekend warm up there will be a lot of melting, keep an eye on the rivers! Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Winter. Sometimes I think its the longest month of the year. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:10pm.
2/2/2019 6:20 AM T T M M M 02-01-19: High 17, Low 1, wind E, NE, S & SE calm-10 mph, trace of snow/brief light flurries. 5am Fox River at Dayton 7.37/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 15.47/flood stage 20. Today at 6:20am: temp 19, wind SSW 4 mph, dew point 16, humidity 88%, wind chill 13. Normal 33/16. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 5:11pm. Did the rodent see his shadow?
2/3/2019 1:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-02-19: High 43, Low 9, wind SE, S and some SW calm-15 mph, no snow, no rain. Extreme melting of snow and ice occurring. Rivers could hit action or flood stage in the next 48 hours. Today at 1:20am: temp 37, wind SSW 8 mph, dew point 35, humidity 97%, wind chill 31, currently no fog. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 5:13pm. All Cubs baseball equipment and gear packed up and has been sent to Arizona. BTW Phil says early spring. Back to football, Happy Super Bowl Sunday.
2/4/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-03-19: High 46, Low 37, wind S & SE calm-15 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 44, wind vrbl out of the S 8 mph, dew point 41, humidity 90%, no fog at this moment. Normal 33/16. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 8.23 and creeping/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.45/flood stage 20. Open field across the street is clear of snow. My backyard is 95% clear and in the front yard I still have "some" snow where it accumulated from drifting, snow blowing and shoveling. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:14pm.
2/5/2019 4:45 AM 0.03 M M M M 02-04-19: High 49, Low 26, wind S, SW, W & NW 5-23 mph w/gust 27 mph. A couple of brief rain showers during the day 0.03 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.13/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 461.65/flood stage 463 & at LaSalle 20.04/flood stage 20. Today at 4:45am: temp 23, wind N 9 mph w/gust 15 mph, wind chill 13, dew point 18, humidity 82%. Normal 33/16. Ice Storm warning for tonight. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 5:15pm.
2/6/2019 5:10 AM 0.25 M M T M 02-05-19: High 36, Low 23, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Over night we had heavy rain, thunder & lightning. Deck has the most ice 2 sheets of paper thick otherwise elsewhere paper thin, I was able to open the car that's outside and the driveway & sidewalk coverage is hit and miss. (its not that bad) Today at 5:10am: FOG, can't see Route 80 but I can hear the traffic, temp 33, wind NNW 4 mph, dew point 32, humidity 97%, wind chill 24. Normal 34/16. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.64/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 463.45/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 22.25/flood stage 20. Ice broke on IL River yesterday, don't know about Fox. By the way, just saw a car go bye on our street and it was moving along at a good clip. All in all ice storm wasn't that bad. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:17pm.
2/7/2019 5:14 AM 0.43 M M M M 02-06-19: High 36, Low 31, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph. Rain started in the afternoon through this morning 0.43 in my gauge with more coming. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.06/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 463.07/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 22.93/flood stage 20. Today at 5:15am: temp 35, wind ENE 4 mph, dew point 33, humidity 95%, no fog at this moment. Normal 34/17, cold tonight & tomorrow and then we will return to normal/average temps. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:18pm. One week to Valentines Day.
2/8/2019 4:28 AM 0.09 T M T M 02-07-19: High 39, Low 8, wind E, NE & W calm-35 mph w/gust 45 mph, coldest wind chill minus 15. There was rain & snow, I will retrieve gauge at sunrise due conditions. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.04/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 463.78/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 24.3/flood stage 20. Today at 4:28am: snow flurries, temp 6, wind W 21 mph w/gust 31 mph, wind chill minus 15, dew point 0, humidity 77%. Normal 34/17. Sunrise is now 7am, Sunset 5:19pm. **7am UPDATE** trace of snow for yesterday and over night, rain yesterday 0.09 in my gauge.
2/9/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-08-19: High 16, Low 5, wind NW & W 6-33 mph w/gust 42 mph, coldest wind chill minus 19. Today at 4:45am: temp 5, wind N 4-6 mph, dew point 1, humidity 78%, wind chill minus 3. Normal 34/17. At 3:30am IL River at Ottawa 463.3/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 24.61 it appears to be cresting/flood stage 20. Snow tomorrow. All forecasters calling for 1 inch or less. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 5:20pm. **Update 5:30am** Happy 149 birthday to The Weather Bureau, you don't look a day over 145. Also 55 years ago if you are old enough I bet you were watching Ed Sullivan and for 1 hour there was no crime in NYC.
2/10/2019 3:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-09-19: High 25, Low 5, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph, coldest wind chill minus 11. No snow. 1:45am IL River at LaSalle 24.24/flood stage 20. Today at 3am: temp 23, wind SE 8 mph, dew point 17, humidity 77%, wind chill 14. Normal 35/17. Forecast for today's snow 1/2 inch or under. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:22pm. 35 days before St. Patrick's Day.
2/11/2019 4:59 AM 0.09 1.0 0.10 1.0 0.10 02-10-19: High 28, Low 22, wind SE, E & NE calm-15 mph, one inch of snow, melted 0.09 in my gauge. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 23.33/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 26, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 23, humidity 87%, wind chill 20, no fog at this moment. Normal 35/18. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 5:23pm.
2/12/2019 4:55 AM 0.77 M M M M 02-11-19: High 33, Low 26, wind NE & E calm-17 w/gust 22 mph. Ice everywhere! On average a healthy 1/8 or "more". I've been up since 4am and just saw the first car go by in the neighborhood. A lot of precip in the gauge 0.77 & back yard is a combo of pond and ice rink. Today at 4:55am: temp shifting back and forth 32/33, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 94%. Normal 35/18. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:24pm. Chicago Cubs Pitchers and Catchers reporting to spring training camp today! **6am EDIT** removed comment on Route 80 traffic moving slow, my brother made it to Joliet and said IDOT salt trucks doing a great job!
2/13/2019 4:50 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M 02-12-19: High 34, Low 16, WIND E & W calm-35 mph w/gust 44 mph. Hard to measure the snow we got with 44 mph winds so I have to measure "backwards". How bad is the drifting? Hardly any drifting, that tells me we got 1/2 inch or under. My 1/2 inch reading is an EXTREME guess, probably closer to 1/4. IL River at 3:45am LaSalle, IL. 22.72/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 11, wind WNW 19 mph w/gust 30 mph, wind chill minus 7, dew point 6, humidity 83%. Normal 36/18. We've gained back (approx) 90 minutes of daylight! Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 5:25pm. RIP Dr. Ed. **6:45am UPDATE** Gauge reading 0.03 (waited for sunlight/safety)
2/14/2019 5:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-13-19: High 31 (11:50pm) Low 10, wind W, SW, SE & S calm-33 mph w/gust 39 mph, no snow, no rain. IL River at 4:45am in LaSalle 22.48/flood stage 20. Today at 5:14am: temp 37, wind S 9-12 mph, dew point 30, humidity 77%, wind chill 30. Normal 36/18. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 5:27pm. Snow this weekend? A/W 2-4 & NWS 1.8 inches and W/U 0.
2/15/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-14-19: High 52, Low 20, WIND S, SW & W calm-29 mph w/gust 37 mph, no snow, no rain. At 3:45am a slow retreat of The IL River at LaSalle 22.16/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am: temp 10, wind WNW 18 mph w/gust 27 mph, wind chill minus 8, dew point 4, humidity 77%. Normal 36/19. No snow on the ground, new batch coming Saturday night & Sunday. NWS 1.8 inches, A/W & now W/U saying 1-3 inches. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:28pm.
2/16/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-15-19: High 21, Low 9, wind W & NW 3-30 mph w/gust 40 mph, high winds during early morning hours, they calmed down a bit as the day wore on. No snow. Today at 4:55am: temp 11, wind NNW 4-7 mph, dew point 7, humidity 85%, wind chill 4. Normal 37/19. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.25/flood stage 20. Snow event late tonight thru Sunday. NWS 2.6 inches A/W and W/U 2 inches. Old man winter is getting OLD! Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 5:29pm.
2/17/2019 8:25 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 0.3 M 02-16-19: High 32, Low 10, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. 1/4 inch of snow on the ground. Today at 8:25am: temp 24, wind ESE 13 mph, dew point 20, humidity 88%, wind chill 12. Normal 37/20. At 7am IL River at LaSalle 21.60/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 5:30pm. Six days until baseball's first spring training games begin. **Spelling edit @ 1:35pm**
2/18/2019 5:10 AM 0.10 1.0 0.10 1.3 M 02-17-19: High 29, Low 23, wind E, NE & N calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Snow, rain, freezing rain, graupel, sleet back to snow. 1 inch, gauge/melted 0.10 and total snow event 1.3 in the books. Ice on gauge not even paper thickness. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.99/flood stage 20. Today at 5:10am: temp 20, wind NNW 6 mph, dew point 15, humidity 86%, wind chill 12 and a couple of snow flakes in the air. Normal 37/20. Eleven days left of Meteorological Winter! Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 5:31pm. *Soap Box Time* City elections will soon be coming around. At The City Street Dept. there must be a manual hidden away on snow removal. Page 1 must say don't do anything until it quits snowing. Enuf said.
2/19/2019 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-18-19: High 28, Low 12, wind N & NW calm-14 mph, no snow. Today at 4:20am: temp 9, wind calm, dew point 5, humidity 88%. Normal 38/20. Snow in the forecast for late tonight thru tomorrow morning. NWS & A/W around an inch and a half. Today is The Full Moon which is known as The Snow Moon. Other names include The Bony Moon, Trapper's and Hunger Moon. I thought I saw it's also a Super Moon this month. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 5:33pm.
2/20/2019 4:59 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M 02-19-19: High 34, Low 9, wind NE & E calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph. Snow this morning, right now pretty much a dusting, mixed precip on the radar in the Peoria area maybe coming our way later. Today at 4:59am: temp 28, wind E 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 25, humidity 90% wind chill 17 and light flurries. Normal 38/20. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 5:34pm. Two days before Baseball Spring Training games start. **7am UPDATE** 0.2 of snow, light drizzle right now, 1mm of ice.
2/21/2019 5:14 AM 0.05 M M M M 02-20-19: High 37, Low 27, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 7-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. After yesterday's observation all precip turned to rain 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp 27, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 21, humidity 79%, wind chill 20. Normal 38/21. Looks like we will have a cold start to March! Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 5:35pm. Old Man Winter will be harder to kick out of here than Uncle Dennis.
2/22/2019 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-21-19: High 33, Low 26, wind SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp 22, wind vrbl out of the N 4-6 mph, dew point 17, humidity 81%, wind chill 17. Normal 39/21. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 5:36pm. Spring Training games begin today. 11 days before Fat Tuesday.
2/23/2019 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-22-19: High 46, Low 20, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 5:20am: temp 34, wind ESE 12 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 28, humidity 81%, wind chill 26. Normal 39/22. Rain to the west, sort of tracking "Old Man River". Think spring even though its going to get very windy and then turn COLD! Cubs first spring training game is today and 15 days before DST.
2/24/2019 4:55 AM 0.64 T M M M 02-23-19: High 47 (11pm) Low 33, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain 0.64 in my gauge. Fog in the evening. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton with a sharp rise to 10.68/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.38/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am: trace of snow flurries when I awoke and have since stopped, otherwise temp 35, WIND! W 37 mph w/gust 48 mph, dew point 32, humidity 87%, wind chill 20. Normal 40/22. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 5:39pm. Cubs Win!
2/25/2019 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-24-19: High 44, Low 12, WIND SW & W 6-45 mph w/gust 60 mph, upper winds were roaring, no rain, no snow. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.74/flood stage 20, Fox River is retreating. Today at 5:25am: temp 7, wind W 15 mph w/gust 23 mph, wind chill minus 10, dew point 1, humidity 73%. Normal 40/22. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 5:40pm. Four days left of Meteorological Winter and Old Man Winter has no plans of letting go. The Rodent Lied!
2/26/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-25-19: High 23, Low 7, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-22 mph w/gust 33 mph, coldest wind chill minus 12. No snow. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.87/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 18, wind ENE 12-14 mph, dew point 9, humidity 69%, wind chill 5. Normal 40/23. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 5:41pm.
2/27/2019 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-26-19: High 30, Low 17, wind NE & E 3-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 25, wind ENE 6 mph, dew point 18, humidity 77%, wind chill 17. Normal 41/23. A year ago A/W says it was 62/41. Cold spell coming our way Sunday thru Tuesday. 11 days before DST. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 5:42pm. Two days left of Meteorological Winter.
2/28/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-27-19: High 30, Low 14, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-21 mph w/gust 24 mph, no snow. Today at 4:45am: temp 14, wind NW 5 mph w/gust 9 mph, dew point 8, humidity 78%, wind chill 6. Normal 41/23. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 5:44pm. Goodbye to the longest month of the year even though its the shortest.
3/1/2019 3:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 02-28-19: High 28, Low 12, wind NW, N & NE calm-9 mph, no precip at my location. February catch: 2.69 with SWE 0.23 and 6 inches of snow. Welcome to Meteorological Spring! Today at 3:45am: temp 23, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 16, humidity 76%, wind chill 18. Normal 42/24. Four days before Fat Tuesday and Nine days before DST. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 5:45pm.
3/2/2019 4:14 AM T T M M M 03-01-19: High 42, Low 22, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph, trace of snow early yesterday before sunrise and last night around 9pm just a few flakes in the air. Today at 4:14am: temp 29, wind NNW 13 mph w/gust 16 mph, wind chill 19, dew point 24, humidity 86%. Normal 42/24. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 5:46pm.
3/3/2019 6:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-02-19: High 33, Low 26, wind NW & N calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no snow. Today at 6:14am: temp 19, wind N 17 mph, dew point 10, humidity 65%, wind chill 6. Normal 43/24. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 5:47pm. 7 days left of CST.
3/4/2019 4:45 AM T T M M M 03-03-19: High 26, Low 3, wind N & NW 3-22 mph w/gust 27 mph. Snow flakes in the air between 7 and 9am I found some flakes on my car after church and breakfast. Today at 4:45am: a few flakes in the air, temp minus 2, wind WNW 13 mph w/gust 17 mph, wind chill minus 21, dew point minus 10, humidity 64%. Normal 43/25. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 5:48pm. Fat Tuesday tomorrow!
3/5/2019 3:55 AM T T M M M 03-04-19: High 17, Low minus 3 (new record) wind NW & W 7-23 mph w/gust 29 mph, coldest wind chill minus 25. *old record minus 2 in 2003 per A/W* Today at 3:55am: flakes of snow in the air, temp 10, wind WSW 14 mph w/gust 18 mph, wind chill minus 6, dew point minus 2, humidity 61%. Normal 44/25. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 5:49pm. Happy Fat Tuesday.
3/6/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-05-19: High 23, Low 9, wind SW, W & NW 8-29 mph w/gust 38 mph, no snow. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.02/flood stage 12. I did notice ice forming on the banks of the Fox in Ottawa. Today at 4:45am: temp 8, wind W 5 mph, wind chill minus 1, dew point 1, humidity 67%. Normal 44/26. Looks like another snow storm is going south of us tomorrow, thank you, then a warm up starts Friday! This might be Old Man Winter's last hurrah. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 5:51pm. Happy Ash Wednesday.
3/7/2019 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-06-19: High 34, Low 8, wind SW, W, NW & N 5-24 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 15.57/flood stage 12. Today at 5:20am: temp 15, wind N 2-4 mph, dew point 11, humidity 80%. Normal 45/26. Three days left of CST. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 5:52pm.
3/8/2019 4:59 AM T T M M M 03-07-19: High 31, Low 15, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph. Trace of snow this morning, a very light dusting only noticeable on our deck. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 15.64/flood stage 12. Today at 4:59am: temp 25, wind E 5 mph, dew point 19, humidity 87%, wind chill 19. Normal 45/26 and we'll be right around there today (finally!) Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 5:53pm.
3/9/2019 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-08-19: High 47, Low 24, wind NE, E & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no snow, no rain. At 2:45 Fox River at Dayton 13.66/flood stage 12. A lot of rain in todays forecast won't help the river levels. Today at 4:59am: temp 30, wind E 8 mph w/gust 11 mph, dew point 23, humidity 79%, wind chill 21. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 5:54pm. Don't forget to change your clocks tonight. How many do you have and how many do it for you automatically?
3/10/2019 5:44 AM 1.04 M M M M 03-09-19: High 44, Low 28, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 3-35 mph w/gust 48 mph. Heavy rain 1.04 in my gauge. One heck of a clap of thunder some time around 2pm. I was at Shoreline Boat Club on The Fox River, we all joked the ice broke at Dayton when we heard the loud crack of thunder, ice chucks soon started floating by from Dayton. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 17.34 and rising/flood stage 20. Over night wind gust over 50 mph. Today at 5:44am: temp 36, wind W 18 mph w/gust 27 mph, dew point 30, humidity 83%, wind chill 25, backyard has some good ponding areas. Normal 46/27. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:55pm DST. Seven days before St. Patricks Day.
3/11/2019 2:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-10-19: High 43, Low 31, wind W 9-37 mph w/gust 53 mph, no rain, no snow. At 12:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.71/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 19.7/flood stage 20. Today at 2am: temp 28, wind W 10 mph, dew point 23, humidity 79%, wind chill 19. Normal 46/28. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 6:56pm. 17 days before Cubs regular season first game.
3/12/2019 3:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-11-19: High 43, Low 27, wind W & NW calm-13 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 3:30am: temp 28, wind calm, dew point 28, humidity 84%. Normal 47/28. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 6:57pm. Happy 30th to The World Wide Web. Now I do feel old!
3/13/2019 5:14 AM 0.42 M M M M 03-12-19: High 48, Low 24, wind SE & S calm-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Rain started last night and continued thru the wee hours, right now its break time. 0.42 in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp 40, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 37, humidity 92%, wind chill 35. Normal 47/28. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 6:58pm. **7am Update** I can hear ROBINS chirping!!!
3/14/2019 5:14 AM 0.16 M M M M 03-13-19: High 59, Low 38, wind SE & S 6-32 mph w/gust 40 mph. Rain 0.16 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.33/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 19.88/flood stage 20. Today at 5:14am: temp 55, wind SSE 12 mph w/gust 20 mph, dew point 51, humidity 91%, wind chill? What wind chill! Normal 48/29. I'm thinking of doing something silly, like moving my snowblower to the back of the garage and move the lawn mower forward. Maybe next week. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 7pm.
3/15/2019 4:59 AM 0.09 T M M M 03-14-19: High 65, Low 39, wind 12-38 mph w/gust 49 mph. We had our first tornado watch of the season. Rain 0.09 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.67/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: a few snow flakes are in the air mixed with a few rain drops, I can see them clearly on security camera, temp 37, wind W 19 mph w/gust 25 mph, dew point 32, humidity 87%, wind chill 26. Normal 48/29. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 7:01pm.
3/16/2019 2:25 AM 0.01 M M M M 03-15-19: High 43, Low 33, wind W & NW 12-26 mph w/gust 35 mph. 0.01 in gauge from drizzle and or light rain. At 1:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.28 and cresting/flood stage 20. Today at 2:25am: temp 31, wind WNW 9 mph, dew point 24, humidity 76%, wind chill 23. Normal 49/29. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 7:02pm. Happy St. Patrick's Weekend! BTW Cubs beat Sox yesterday!!!
3/17/2019 6:14 AM 0.23 4.5 0.23 4.5 0.25 03-16-19: High 44, Low 27, wind W & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Snow after 2am. Happy St Patrick's Day. Today at 6:14am: temp 31, wind calm, dew point 31, humidity 88%. Normal 49/30. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 7:03pm. A/W saying we still have another good hour of snow, I will update at that point. **8:55 UPDATE** Total snow 4 & 1/2 and 0.23 melted value.
3/18/2019 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-17-19: High 42, Low 29, wind SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. No snow, no rain after observation. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.09/flood stage 20. Today at 5:15am: temp 28, wind W 4-6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 85%. Normal 50/30. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 7:04pm.
3/19/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-18-19: High 45, Low 27, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-15 mph w/gust 18 mph, no snow, no rain. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton holding steady 10.09/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.88/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 28, wind calm, dew point 22, humidity 78%. Normal 50/30. Tomorrow night is The Full Moon which is called The Worm Moon. Many other names include The Crow Moon, Wind, Crust, Sap, Death and Lenten Moon. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 7:05pm.
3/20/2019 7:00 PM 0.16 M M M M
3/21/2019 7:00 PM 0.09 M M M M
3/22/2019 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2019 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 52, Low 31 Today at 5:30am: temp 28, wind calm, dew point 26, humidity 88%.
3/24/2019 7:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
3/25/2019 9:00 PM 0.13 M M M M
3/26/2019 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-25-19: High 49, Low 28, wind NE & N 3-22 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:25am: temp 23, wind NNE 3 mph, dew point 14, humidity 65%, wind chill 20. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 7:13pm. Major League Baseball season starts in 2 days and 25 days before Easter. **EDIT @ 5:45am**
3/27/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-26-19: High 50, Low 23, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-10 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:45am: temp 30, wind SSE 4 mph, dew point 17, humidity 61%, wind chill 26. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 7:14pm.
3/28/2019 5:14 AM 0.18 M M M M 03-27-19: High 63, Low 27, wind SE & S calm-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain over night/this morning 0.18 in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp a mild 47, wind S 13 mph, dew point 41, humidity 74%, wind chill 42. Normal 54/34. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 7:15pm. Go Cubs!
3/29/2019 3:59 AM T M M M M 03-28-19: High 67, Low 47, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph. Trace of rain, I noticed a few drops of rain on my car windshield. Today at 3:59am: temp 45, wind NE 5 mph, dew point 36, humidity 76%, wind chill 43. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 7:16pm.
3/30/2019 5:44 AM 0.66 M M M M 03-29-19: High 62, Low 41, wind E & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain started last night 0.66 in my gauge. Today at 5:44am: temp 39, wind N 8 mph, dew point 37, humidity 96%, wind chill 33. Normal 55/34. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 7:17pm.
3/31/2019 5:29 AM 0.02 M M M M 03-30-19: High 45, Low 31, wind NE & N 3-24 mph w/gust 29 mph. After my early observation & reading rain quit around 6am that left 0.02 in my gauge that wasn't reported and now it is. Today at 5:29am: temp 25, wind N 5 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 12, humidity 59%, wind chill 18. Normal 56/35. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 7:18pm.
4/1/2019 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 03-31-19: High 41, Low 23, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, coldest wind chill 13, no snow, no rain. MARCH RAIN 3.21 MARCH SNOW 4.5 recorded. Today at 4:30am: Welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Spring, it will get here sooner or later! Temp 26, wind calm, dew point 17, humidity 67%. Normal 56/35. Late spring this year for trees forming hard buds and perennial flowers starting to emerge. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 7:19pm. Happy April Fool Day.
4/2/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-01-19: High 52, Low 26, wind SW & S calm-21 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:50am: temp 36, wind S 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 25, humidity 77%, wind chill 29. Normal 57/35. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:20pm.
4/3/2019 4:29 AM T M M M M 04-02-19: High 55, Low 34, wind S, SW & W calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, trace of rain w/couple of rain drops on my car windshield otherwise I would not have noticed. Today at 4:29am: temp 35, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 26, humidity 77%, wind chill 30. Normal 57/36. Another city election over and done with thank you very much says Elvis. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:21pm.
4/4/2019 4:40 AM 0.18 M M M M 04-03-19: High 62, Low 31, wind W, SW, S & E calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain over night and this morning 0.18 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 43, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 38, humidity 91%, wind chill 37. Normal 58/36. Yesterday it was noticeable that the yard is waking up and turning green. I got my riding lawnmower all charged up, tires pumped up and took it for a spin around the subdivision. It won't be long before the "first cut". I'll bet farmers are starting to get the itch. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:22pm.
4/5/2019 4:40 AM 0.18 M M M M 04-04-19: High 49, Low 42, wind NE & E calm-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Rain 0.16 in my gauge. It was a cold and damp day in N Central IL. Today at 4:40am: temp 41, wind E 8 mph, dew point 37, humidity 90%, wind chill 36. Normal 58/36. A nice little warm up starts today and goes through the weekend. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:24pm. CUBS SUCK! **8:27am UPDATE** additional 0.02 total rain 0.18 in gauge.
4/6/2019 4:40 AM T M M M M 04-05-19: High 57, Low 40, wind E & SE early wind 15-24 mph changed to calm-10 mph through out the day. Today at 4:40am: FOG, temp 40, wind SE 2 mph, dew point 39, humidity 98%. I woke up at 4:15am and no fog, in 15 minutes it turned into PEA SOUP! Can't see down the street. Normal temps for today 58/37. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:25pm.
4/7/2019 6:14 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M 04-06-19: High 71, Low 38, wind E, SE & S calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 6:14am: rain coming our way, it will be here shortly, temp 52, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 48, humidity 86%. Normal 59/37. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:26pm. Cubs Win! Happy Birthday Dad. **EDIT 5:52pm**
4/8/2019 4:50 AM 0.16 M M M M 04-07-19: High 74, Low 50, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-26 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain 0.16 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 52, wind W 5 mph, dew point 49, humidity 92%. Normal 59/37. Northern plain States preparing for a Winter Storm Attack, thank goodness it is staying north of us! Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:27pm. Cubs home opener is today. (yawn)
4/9/2019 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-08-19: High 76, Low 50, wind W, NW & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Driving through Wallace Twp yesterday I did see some farm equipment coming out of the machine shed, later in the day it had been put away. Today at 4:30am: temp 48, wind NNW 6 mph w/gust 9 mph, dew point 40, humidity 74%. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:28pm.
4/10/2019 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-09-19: High 71, Low 44, wind W & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: Rain approaching, temp 39, wind NE 14 mph w/gust 17 mph, wind chill 31, dew point 31, humidity 71%. Normal 60/38. A lot of trees starting to get leafs, one of my favorite times of the year! Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:29pm.
4/11/2019 4:20 AM 0.30 M M M M 04-10-19: High 45, Low 35, wind NE & E 8-32 mph w/gust 39 mph, coldest wind chill 25. Rain 0.30 in my gauge. Today at 4:20am: temp 41, wind ESE 13 mph w/gust 20 mph, wind chill 34, dew point 33, humidity 72%. Normal 61/38. They are trying to slip the "S" word in on Sunday. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:30pm. **EDIT & CORRECTION 04-12-19**
4/12/2019 5:44 AM 0.05 M M M M 04-11-19: High 71, Low 39, wind E, SE, S & SW 6-30 mph w/gust 41 mph. Rain 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 5:44am: temp 41, wind SW 9 mph w/gust 15 mph, wind chill 35, dew point 31, humidity 63%. Normal 61/39. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:31pm.
4/13/2019 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-12-19: High 53, Low 35, wind SW & W 3-36 mph w/gust 43 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 5:20am: temp 33, wind WSW 5-7 mph, dew point 24, humidity 68%, wind chill 28. Normal 62/39. NWS & A/W calling for 1 to 1.5 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow. A local car dealership has an ad on the radio which is declaring "winter is over!" False Advertising!! Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:32pm.
4/14/2019 6:29 AM 0.08 2.5 M 2.5 M 04-13-19: High 57, Low 33, wind SW, W, NW & N 5-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Today at 6:29am: Snow, sleet & rain, slush on my deck, yard clear, temp 34, wind NNE 14 mph, dew point 30, humidity 90%, wind chill 24. Normal 62/39. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:33pm. Happy slushy, rainy, snowy Palm Sunday. **UPDATE @ 9:15am** 2 & 1/2 inches of snow, still snowing hard
4/15/2019 4:30 AM 0.81 5.7 0.81 5.7 M 04-14-19: High 42 (12:01am) Low 32, wind E, NE, N & NW 8-30 mph w/gust 37 mph. Any rain was in yesterday's catch. All snow in this reading 5.75 with melted value 0.81. White out conditions at times. A lot of vehicles in the ditches of Route 80, 23 and 6. For the record: snowfall on or after April 14th, broke Chicago record and came in 2nd on Rockford record. This was a heavy wet snow and a predicted quick melt + heavy rain Thursday, the rivers will rise! At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 8.0/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.27/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 27, wind W 3 mph w/gust 8 mph, dew point 24, humidity 88%, wind chill 23. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:34pm.
4/16/2019 4:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-15-19: High 55, Low 26, wind NW, W, SW, S & SE calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph, no snow, no rain. All snow has melted at my location! At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 18.10/flood stage 20. Today at 4:35am: temp 48, wind S 7 mph, dew point 41, humidity 81%. Normal 63/40. Yard/grass needs cutting, so far two in the neighborhood already have cut theirs. Trouble is once you do your stuck cutting it until November. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:35pm. **EDIT 5:05am**
4/17/2019 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-16-19: High 77, Low 45, wind W, SW, S, SE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 19.48/flood stage 20. Today at 4:15am: temp 49, wind ESE 7 mph, dew point 44, humidity 86%. Normal 63/40. Cut the front yard and sides yesterday. I also have 4 darling dandelions on the southside of the yard and 100 more to follow. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:36pm.
4/18/2019 5:40 AM 0.22 M M M M 04-17-19: High 81, Low 50, wind E, SE, S & SW 3-25 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain this morning with more coming our way. 0.22 in my gauge. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 19.45/flood stage 20. Today at 5:40am: temp 52, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 45, humidity 93%. Normal 64/41. Yesterday cut the backyard. Most yards in the neighborhood have now been cut once. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:38pm.
4/19/2019 4:29 AM 0.04 M M M M 04-18-19: High 64 (12:01am) Low 43 (11pm) wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain 0.04 in my gauge. Most of the rain was N & E of Route 55. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 19.56/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 43, wind NNW 13 mph, wind chill 36, dew point 34, humidity 84%. Normal 64/41. Looks like a warm Easter Sunday coming our way. This morning is The Full Moon which is known as The Pink Moon. Other names include The Paschal Moon, Seed, Fish, Sprouting Grass and The Egg Moon. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:39pm.
4/20/2019 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-19-19: High 61, Low 40, wind NE & N 5-29 mph w/gust 40 mph, no rain. Today at 6:20am: temp 35, wind N 10 mph, dew point 24, humidity 68%, wind chill a brisk 27. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:40pm. FYI rain to date for April 2.03 last year was 1.46
4/21/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-20-19: High 68, Low 35, wind N, NW, W & SE calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph, no snow, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 41, wind SE 5 mph, dew point 34, humidity 63%, wind chill 38. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:41pm. A beautiful day on tap, enjoy & Happy Easter!
4/22/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-21-19: High 81, Low 41, wind SE & S with occasional SW calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 55, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 40, humidity 59%. Normal 65/42. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:42pm.
4/23/2019 4:40 AM 0.24 M M M M 04-22-19: High 83, Low 54, wind SE, S, SW & W 6-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain plus a thunder storm in the evening with plenty of "sound & vision" effects 0.23 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 53, wind WNW 14 mph w/gust 19 mph, dew point 48, humidity 88%. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:43pm. **UPDATE 9:09am** drizzle/light rain after my report between 5:30 and 6am 0.01 total now 0.24
4/24/2019 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 04-23-19: High 64, Low 48, wind W, NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-20 mph w/gust 28 mph, higher wind speeds were mainly after Monday nights thunder storm. Today at 4:25am: temp 41, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 88%. For what its worth some readings of 38 in outlying areas. Normal 66/43. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:44pm.
4/25/2019 5:14 AM 0.03 M M M M 04-24-19: High 61, Low 40, wind E & SE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Afternoon shower 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp 41, wind calm, dew point 39, humidity 91%, another morning with heavy dew. Normal 66/43. Snow for northern IL Saturday night?? Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:45pm. Go Cubs!
4/26/2019 4:30 AM 0.15 M M M M 04-25-19: High 72, Low 40, wind vrbl until 4 or 5pm and it kicked into the N calm-25 mph w/gust 33 mph temps also dropped. Rain over night 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 4:30am: temp 46, wind WNW 9 mph, dew point 43, humidity 93%, wind chill 42. Normal 66/44. Looks like we're going to have below normal high's for the next 6 days. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 7:46pm.
4/27/2019 6:15 AM 0.03 M M M M 04-26-19: High 65, Low 41, wind N, NW & W 5-28 mph w/gust 36 mph. Rain this morning, on radar it looks like a swordfish needle nose over us 0.02 in my gauge. Snow tonight? NWS saying 1/2 inch and A/W 1 inch. Route 88 has been the line in the sand but latest update shows it coming a little more south. Today at 6:15am: temp 45, wind E 2 mph, dew point 36, humidity 82%. Normal 67/44. Afternoon high's for the next 6 days will be below average. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 7:47pm. **UPDATE at 7:40am** rain has stopped and has moved out, additional 0.01 total now 0.03 in my gauge.
4/28/2019 5:14 AM 0.43 M M M M 04-27-19: High 47, Low 32, wind W, NW, N, NE E back to NE calm-29 mph w/gust 36 mph. Lots of rain and a very brief dose of graupel that quickly melted, no snow on the ground but security tape shows a few flakes in the air after dark. 0.43 gauge reading. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 7.83/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.37/flood stage 20. 2 to 3 inches of rain coming this week, rivers will be rising! Today at 5:14am: temp 32, wind NNW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 26, humidity 79%, wind chill 25. Normal 67/44. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 7:48pm. Footnote: In the last 6 days 0.88 inches of rain.
4/29/2019 8:40 AM 1.27 M M M M 04-28-19: High 59, Low 31, wind N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain over night/this morning 0.47 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 8.42 and rising/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 16.59/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 46, steady rain, wind E but vrbl getting ESE & ENE 13-16 mph, dew point 44, humidity 94%, wind chill 39. Normal 68/45. One of the smarter things I did yesterday with the limited time I had was to cut my yard in the areas that pond and I was able to cut the front otherwise I won't be able to, rain all week in the forecast. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:49pm. At 5:15am Heavy rain, lightning/thunder. **6:45am UPDATE** Since my last observation at 4:29am we've received another 0.45 total now 0.92 with trains of rain approaching. Ponding starting to occur in backyard. **Final UPDATE @ 8:40am** additional 0.35 TOTAL NOW 1.27 of rain.
4/30/2019 6:29 AM 0.65 M M M M 04-29-19: High 56, Low 43, wind N, NE, E, SE, N & NW calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. LOTS OF RAIN! Yesterday, over night and this morning 0.65 and 30 hour total 1.91 RIVERS R RISING! At 5:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.36/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 462.72/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 20.66/flood stage 20. Today at 6:29am: temp 47, wind E 9 mph, dew point 45, humidity 91%, wind chill 43. Normal 68/45. Backyard has many large ponds and puddles, ditches are full, emptied my pool winter cover twice. Hard to believe tomorrow is May, it will be a week or two before farmers can hit the fields and thats if we don't get anymore rain! Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 7:50pm. Once again 30 hour rain totals 1.91 inches of rain. In the last 6 days 2.56 **UPDATED AT 8:50am**
5/1/2019 5:20 AM 2.44 M M M M 2.44 in my gauge. 04-30-19: High 51, Low 43, wind NE & E calm-18 w/gust 25 mph. Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Spring! At 3:45am: RIVERS R RISING! Fox River at Dayton 14.52/flood stage 12. IL River at Marseilles 19.91/flood stage 20 Ottawa 465.17/flood stage 463 LaSalle 24.74/flood stage 20. Today at 5:20am: temp 51, wind NW 12 mph, dew point 49, humidity 97%. Normal 68/46. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 7:52pm. **EDIT & MATH FIX AT 8:30am (sorry)
5/2/2019 4:58 AM 0.03 M M M M 05-01-19: High 63, Low 46, wind E, SE, S, SW, NW, N & NE calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph. Left over drizzle/rain 0.03 in my gauge, more on the way. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 14.77/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 22.62/record 24.91 Marseilles 25.38/record 28.27 Ottawa 469.39/record 473.72 LaSalle 29.11/record 34.44 Funny how the 100 year flood comes around every six years or so. Today at 4:58am: temp 50, wind ENE 9 mph, dew point 47, humidity 91%. Normal 68/46. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:53pm. **UPDATE 6:20am** April Rain 7.29
5/3/2019 4:59 AM 0.53 M M M M 05-02-19: High 56, Low 47, wind E, NE & N calm-15 mph. Rain 0.53 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River 13.78/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 22.48/flood stage 16, Marseilles 26.10/flood stage 20, Ottawa 470.60/flood stage 463 all locations have crested and are slowly falling. LaSalle 31.93/flood stage 20 and it appears to be near cresting. No new records, local newspaper says we came in at 3rd place in the record book. Today at 4:59am: temp a cool 45, wind NNE 7, dew point 42, humidity 90%, wind chill 41. Normal 69/46. We get to dry out for 4 days! Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 7:54pm. Seven day rain total at my location 5.38
5/4/2019 5:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 05-03-19: High 60, Low 44, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph. Brief afternoon drizzle (twice) 0.01 in my gauge. Latest river readings: Fox River at Dayton 12.83/flood stage 12. IL River at Morris 19.97/flood stage 16, Marseilles 23.94/flood stage 20, Ottawa 469.04/flood stage 463, LaSalle 31.93 and crested/flood stage 20. Today at 5:20am: temp 39, wind calm, dew point 37, humidity 92%. Normal 69/46. I cut & bailed my front yard yesterday and waiting for my backyard to dry out. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 7:55pm.
5/5/2019 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-04-19: High 71, Low 39, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. At 5am IL River at Morris 17.32/16, Marseilles 21.23/20, Ottawa 466.60/463 and LaSalle 30.68/20. Today at 5:44am: temp 45, wind calm, dew point 39, humidity 81%. Normal 69/47. Yesterday the sound of lawn mowers filled the air. I was able to cut 85% of the backyard the other 15% was still mush. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 7:56pm.
5/6/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-05-19: High 77, Low 44, wind S, SW & W calm-12 mph, no rain. At 3:30am IL River at Ottawa 464.83/flood stage 463, LaSalle 29.69/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 52, wind SSE 2-3 mph, dew point 49, humidity 85%. Normal 70/47. Tuesday thru Friday rain and below average temps. No real warm up in sight. I'm ready to work on pool, I got the pump out of the garage and in place but no 80 degrees in the forecast until mid June per A/W. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 7:57pm. Cubs sweep Cards and are in 1st place!
5/7/2019 4:50 AM 0.60 M M M M 05-06-19: High 76, Low 47, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 over night/early morning 0.58 total 0.60 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 28.80/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 46, wind NE 9 mph w/gust 14 mph, dew point 44, humidity 90%, wind chill 42. Normal 70/48. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 7:58pm. **8:45am UPDATE**
5/8/2019 4:44 AM 0.09 M M M M 05-07-19: High 58, Low 44, wind N, NE & E 3-20 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain this morning 0.09 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 28.12/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 48, wind ESE 8 mph w/gust 14 mph, dew point 44, humidity 87%, wind chill 45. Normal 70/48. Radar showing a lot of rain coming our way today. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 7:59pm. **9am UPDATE**
5/9/2019 4:50 AM 0.92 M M M M 05-08-19: High 78, Low 45, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-24 mph w/gust 30 mph. Rain 0.92 in my gauge. This morning the rain was so heavy it woke me up with the sound of it hitting my roof, almost like a tropical downpour. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.27 rising/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 27.58/flood stage 20. During the rain storm I wondered what can the farmers plant in June? May might be shot as the first quarter of the month is almost upon us and the fields are extremely wet if not flooded. Today at 4:50am: temp 61, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 58, humidity 91%. Normal 70/48. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8pm.
5/10/2019 4:44 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-09-19: High 65, Low 47, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW 3-22 mph w/gust 26 mph. Left over rain 0.02 after my reading. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 14.19/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 464.55/flood stage 463 at LaSalle 28.15/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 45, wind NNW 12 mph, dew point 41, humidity 87%, wind chill 39. Normal 71/48. Long range forecast shows no real "warm up" for the month of May. Dress warm for Mothers Day. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:01pm.
5/11/2019 5:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-10-19: High 62, Low 43, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph, no rain. At 4:45am: Fox River at Dayton 12.43/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 28.15/flood stage 20. Today at 5:39am: temp 46, wind E 2 mph, dew point 39, humidity 72%. Normal 71/49 and we are going to be well below normal this weekend. I'm listening to WGN Farm Show, number one worry is late planting, we will "soon" be closing in on record for late planting. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:02pm.
5/12/2019 4:44 AM 0.19 M M M M 05-11-19: High 53, Low 45, wind E & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain 0.19 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 27.42/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 44, wind NE 5 mph, "W" flag flying proudly, dew point 40, humidity 86%. Normal 71/49. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:03pm. Happy Mother's Day.
5/13/2019 4:30 AM 0.08 M M M M 05-12-19: High 55, Low 43, wind NE & N calm-12 mph. Rain 0.08 in my gauge. At 3:45 IL River at LaSalle 26.78/flood stage 20. Today at 4:30am: temp 41, wind NW 7 mph, wind chill 37, dew point 39, humidity 94%. Normal 72/50. Talked to my brother in law who farms, he needs 2 weeks of dry weather before he can get into his fields. A WARM UP coming, starts Thursday thru Sunday, 80's by the weekend?!! Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:04pm. Go Cubs!
5/14/2019 3:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-13-19: High 68, Low 39, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. At 2:45am IL River at LaSalle 26.20/flood stage 20. Today at 3:45am: temp 42, wind calm, dew point 39, humidity 89%. Normal 72/50. Nice to see the warm up coming in our forecast starting Thursday. Time to direct some thought and energy to the pool. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:05pm.
5/15/2019 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-14-19: High 73, Low 40, wind E, S, SW & W calm-12 mph, no rain. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 25.51/flood stage 20. Today at 4:25am: temp 52, wind calm, dew point 46, humidity 77%. Normal 72/50. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:06pm. Working on pool, neighbor to the east has his running.
5/16/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-15-19: High 81, Low 52, wind vrbl turning W & SW calm-8 mph, no rain but a lot is coming! W/U forecast Thursday thru Sunday 1.41 and seven day 2.28 of rain. Rivers will be rising again. Someone call Noah. (right!) At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 24.82/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp a mild 58, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 56, humidity 95%, heavy dew this morning. Normal temps for today 72/50. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:07pm.
5/17/2019 4:55 AM 0.71 M M M M 05-18-19: High 88, Low 56, wind SE, S, SW & W and NW during storms 3-25 mph w/gust 39 mph. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.44/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 24.39/flood stage 20. Approx around or a little after 11:30am weather radio goes off. Tornado Warning for NE LaSalle County. Some hail mainly east of Ottawa, I got what I call "hard rain" I could hear it but nothing on the deck or ground. The heart of the storm did go E of Ottawa, some funnel activity on social media. Noon rain 0.26 and over night/this morning 0.45 total 0.71 in my gauge. Today at 4:55am: temp 64, wind NW 6 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 61, humidity 90%. Normal 73/51, Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:06pm. In the BTW dept. The Times newspaper did have some pictures of hail. Anywhere from pea to nickel size, one or two almost quarter size.
5/18/2019 4:50 AM 0.34 M M M M 05-17-19: High 69 (12:01am) Low 47, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph except during early T-Storm 29 mph w/gust 38 mph. Rain 0.34 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.87 and holding/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 24.14/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 46, wind ESE 7 mph, wind chill 42, dew point 43, humidity 84%. Normal 73/51. Today is The Full Moon for May which is called The Flower Moon. Other names include Milk & Corn Planting Moon. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:09pm.
5/19/2019 10:00 AM 0.87 M M M M 05-18-19: High 84, Low 46, wind NE, E, SE & S 5-26 mph w/gust 30 mph. We got a lot of rain in a short period of time 0.87 in my gauge. Todays report was taken at 7am but I forgot to enter it and went off to church so here it is.....At 7am it was 66 degrees, wind was SSW 11 mph w/gust 16 mph, dew point 59, humidity 83%. Normal for today is 73/52. At 6:45am IL River at LaSalle was 24.32/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:10pm.
5/20/2019 4:29 AM 0.02 M M M M 05-19-19: High 78, Low 54, wind S, SW & W 10-31 mph w/gust 38 mph. Brief downpour in the early afternoon 0.02 in my gauge. Weather Underground in the Ten day forecast is predicting 3.06 of rain. I hope they are wrong! At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 24.50/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 49, wind NW 15 mph, wind chill 43, dew point 42, humidity 81%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:11pm. Hello to my sister in MN who was shoveling snow yesterday! Memorial Day is next Monday. In the by the way dept. in the last 4 days my rain total is 1.94
5/21/2019 6:55 AM 0.51 M M M M 05-20-19: High 57, Low 44, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain has stopped for now @ 7am A/W says it will start up again in 45 minutes 0.51 in my gauge. At 6:45am IL River at LaSalle 23.75/flood stage 20. Today at 6:55am: temp 45, wind E 8 mph, dew point 43, humidity 97%. Normal 74/52. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:12pm.
5/22/2019 4:50 AM 0.64 M M M M 05-21-19: High 56, Low 44, wind E & SE 3-31 mph w/gust 45 mph. Rain 0.64 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.59 and rising/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 23.57/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 53, wind SE 14 mph, dew point 52, humidity 95%. Normal 74/52. On local farm radio report yesterday, he mentioned 115 day corn seed, heat units, crop insurance and said June 5th is a date needed to grow corn. With all of the rain we've had and all of the rain in the upcoming 10 day forecast that ain't gonna happen! How's your day going? Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:13pm. Six days of rain I've collected 3.09 inches.
5/23/2019 4:54 AM 0.37 M M M M 05-22-19: High 84, Low 50, wind E, SE & S calm-28 mph w/gust 36 mph. Rain 0.37 in my gauge. At 3:30am Fox River at Dayton 10.69/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 462.60/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 24.84/flood stage 20. Today at 4:54am: temp 62, wind W 8 mph, dew point 57, humidity 92%. Normal 74/53. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:14pm. Seven day rain total 3.46
5/24/2019 3:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-23-19: High 78, Low 58, wind W & NW calm-18 mph w/gust 29 mph. You are not going to believe it, no rain. At 2:45am IL River at LaSalle 25.07/flood stage 20. All rivers a heartbeat away from going back to flood stage. Today at 3:25am: Temp 60, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 82%, lightning off to the west and seems to be getting closer? Normal 75/53. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:15pm.
5/25/2019 5:14 AM 0.10 M M M M 05-24-19: High 85, Low 58, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Warm up was later in the day. My observation was early yesterday so I missed the rain which was done by 7:15am because I went for a walk about that time. Rain 0.10 in my gauge. No further rain for Friday. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 25.19/flood stage 20. Today at 5:14am: temp 69, wind has turned calm, dew point 62, humidity 79%. Normal 75/54. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:16pm.
5/26/2019 6:59 AM 0.08 M M M M 05-25-19: High 86, Low 67, wind SW & W calm-21 w/gust 28 mph. Rain gathered 0.08 in my gauge. At 6am IL River at LaSalle 24.50/flood stage 20. Call first if your going to Starved Rock Park, parking could be limited due to flooding. Today at 6:59am: temp 64, wind SSW 10 mph, dew point 62, humidity 95%. Normal 75/54. Opened up the pool yesterday. Since I need a little bit of rain water to complete the fill that will stop all of the rainfall we've been getting?? Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:17pm. Go Cubs.
5/27/2019 8:14 AM 0.06 M M M M 05-26-19: High 78, Low 63, wind vrbl out of the W turning E by evening calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain 0.06 in my gauge. At 6:45am IL River at LaSalle 23.97/flood stage 20. Today at 8:14am: temp 66, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 60, humidity 78%. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:17pm. Happy Memorial Day.
5/28/2019 5:20 AM 0.04 M M M M 05-27-19: High 84, Low 56, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-23 mph w/gust 31 mph. We dodged a weather bullet yesterday. I saw some significant weather post yesterday (at CoCoRah) very heavy rain to our N & NE plus missing the tornado outbreaks. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.71/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 23.94/flood stage 20. Today at 5:20am: temp 68, wind W 8-10 mph, dew point 66, humidity 92%. Normal 76/54. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:18pm.
5/29/2019 5:14 AM 1.63 M M M M 05-28-19: High 69 (12:01am) Low 56 (11:58pm) wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-18 mph w/gust 32 mph. Another wall of water hit us 0.04 during the day and 1.59 over night total 1.63 of rain in my gauge. Backyard is a pond border line lake, might be the worst I've seen it. At 3:45am Fox River 13.10/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 463.50/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 25.41/flood stage 20. All land/earth is soaked, sponge like, all river are rising. Today at 5:14am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 98%. Normal 76/55. Pool is filled, didn't need city water. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:19pm. Time to start pumping out the yard (again)
5/30/2019 5:20 AM 0.72 M M M M 05-30-19: High 78, Low 56, wind vrbl calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Rain 0.72 in my gauge. Happy 2nd to last day of Meteorological Spring. At 4:45am Fox River 13.44/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 464.52/flood stage 463 and LaSalle is up 27.33/flood stage 20. Special Needs boat cruise has been cancelled. Today at 5:20am: temp 60, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 58, humidity 94%. Normal 76/55. Back to pumping out the backyard. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:20pm. Why is the guy down the street building a big wooden boat and has a lot of animals in the field?? 2.63 of rain in the past 6 days. **EDIT 7:15am**
5/31/2019 5:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 05-31-19: High 82, Low 60, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 29 mph. Garden variety light shower around 2pm rain 0.01 in my gauge it was enough to stop my grass cutting and wait 30 minutes for it to dry up. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 13.28/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 464.53/flood stage 463 and LaSalle still rising 28.16/flood stage 20. Today at 5:20am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 58, heavy dew, humidity 95%. Normal 77/56. The 2 things I'll remember about 2019 spring is the rain and having to cut my grass 3 times a week. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:21pm.
6/1/2019 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 05-31-19: High 84, Low 59, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-15 mph, NO RAIN! TOTAL RAIN for May 11.01 in my gauge. Welcome to Meteorological Summer. At 3:30am IL River at Ottawa 463.47/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 28.18/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 64, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 60, humidity 88%. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:21pm. **Edit/Add 8am** GO MARQUETTE BOYS BASEBALL TEAM. WIN STATE TITLE!!!
6/2/2019 5:59 AM 0.10 M M M M 06-01-19: High 87, Low 63, wind SW, W, NW, NE & N calm-20 mph w/gust 24 mph. Late afternoon a storm popped up out of no where 0.10 of rain and a few minutes of pea sized hail. At 5:45am IL River at LaSalle 27.49/flood stage 20. All rivers are receding. Today at 5:59am: FOG, temp 57, wind N 5 mph, dew point 56, humidity 96%. Normal 77/56. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm. Marquette Academy HS baseball team 1A State Champs!
6/3/2019 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-02-19: High 75, Low 57, wind NE, N, NW & W calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph, No Rain! At 2:45am IL River at LaSalle 26.89/flood stage 20. Today at 3:59am: temp 52, wind NE 9 mph, dew point 43, humidity 71, wind chill, yes wind chill 49. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:23pm.
6/4/2019 6:49 AM 0.14 M M M M 06-03-19: High 79, Low 50, wind W, NE, E & SE calm-12 mph. Rain 0.14 in my gauge. At 5am IL River at LaSalle 26.15/flood stage 20. Today at 6:49am: rain has stopped for now, temp 61, wind S 8 mph, dew point 56, humidity 88%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm.
6/5/2019 6:24 AM 1.18 M M M M 06-04-19: High 87, Low 60, wind SE, S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. 12:25am weather radio alarm went off and two minutes later a severe thunderstorm hits, not much time to hit the bomb shelter!! Possible hail, you could hear it but nothing on the ground, close to 50 mph gust and over night rain 1.18 is in my gauge. Ground Zero of the Ottawa storm E14th thru E 16th and N 31st Rd. per A/W radar at 12:40am. (just when my backyard had finally dried up) At 5am IL River at LaSalle 25.62/flood stage 20. Today at 6:24am: rain has stopped, temp 64, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 61, humidity 95%. Normal 78/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:24pm. Ottawa Wine Fest on tap for this coming weekend.
6/6/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-05-19: High 86, Low 64, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph during storm 33 mph w/gust 46 mph, no rain! At 2:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.45 and receding/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 25.60 and cresting/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 62, wind calm, no fog, dew point 58, humidity 91%. 75 years ago many gave their all so that we may live in freedom. "EARN IT". D-Day 2019. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:25pm.
6/7/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-06-19: High 86, Low 62, wind NE, SE & E calm-10 mph w/gust 15 mph, no rain? At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 25.01/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 59, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 55, humidity 90%, windows wide open. Normal 79/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:26pm. One more minute before we max out in the morning. 2019 Jazz & Wine Fest in downtown Ottawa tonight 5-10pm. Hello Blue Sky Vineyards!
6/8/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-07-19: High 87, Low 59, wind NE & E calm-22 mph w/gust 30 mph, no rain for the third day! A farmer was in his field yesterday afternoon, it looked like he was applying chemicals to his field in South Ottawa Twp. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 24.31/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 57, wind NE 4 mph, dew point 54, humidity 85%. Normal 79/58. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:26pm. GO CUBS!
6/9/2019 4:59 AM 0.02 M M M M 06-08-19: High 85, Low 57, wind NE & E 4-18 mph w/gust 24 mph. Late afternoon/early evening shower 0.02 in my gauge. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 23.58/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 66, wind calm w/gust 3 from the NE, "W" flag barely moving, dew point 61, humidity 85%. Normal 79/59. Radar showing a rain system coming from the E by SE. The week ahead will be cooling off compared to mid 80's that we've had last week. Wine/Jazz Fest coming to a close. Vinter's Select 2017 from Blue Sky was very good, brought home a bottle. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:27pm.
6/10/2019 4:55 AM T 0.0 M M M 06-09-19: High 83, Low 65, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-12 mph, a drop or two of rain. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 23.02/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am: temp 60, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 23 mph, dew point 54, humidity 76%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:27pm.
6/11/2019 2:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-10-19: High 78, Low 57, wind NW & N calm-28 mph w/gust 35 mph, no rain. At 1:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.43/flood stage 20. Today at 2:45am: temp 56, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 48, humidity 82%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:28pm.
6/12/2019 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-11-19: High 85, Low 54, wind SW, S & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.73/flood stage 20. Yesterday I did see some pleasure boats on the river here in Ottawa. 1/2 inch of rain in today's forecast. Right here and now at 5:25am: temp 66, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 47, humidity 53%. Normal 80/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm.
6/13/2019 4:14 AM 0.45 M M M M 06-12-19: High 71, Low 55, wind S, SW, W & NW 5-18 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain 0.45 in my gauge. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 21.25/flood stage 20. Today at 4:14am: temp 54, rain is over and moved on, wind NW 14 mph w/gust 19 mph, dew point 49, humidity 87%. Normal 81/60. Still haven't used the pool $$$ Sunrise 5:21am, Sunset 8:29pm. An Owl must have got a rabbit last night in the backyard. A haircut and some small intestines left behind.
6/14/2019 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-13-19: High 70, Low 51, wind NW & W calm-25 mph w/gust 32 mph. Tree damage which knocked out a station on N side of Ottawa, I was without power 8am to shortly after noon. At 2:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.67/flood stage 20. Today at 3:59am: temp 50, wind calm at the moment, dew point 44, humidity 78%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. Cruise night tonight in downtown Ottawa. Boys & their toys.
6/15/2019 7:50 AM 0.03 M M M M 06-14-19: High 83, Low 49, wind SW & S 3-25 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain 0.01 in gauge. Today at 4:49am: temp 64, wind vrbl out of the S 12 mph w/gust 18 mph, dew point 57, humidity 77%. Normal 81/60. More farmers in their fields yesterday. Happy middle of June. It sure doesn't feel like it! Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. *Morning rain 0.02 total now 0.03*
6/16/2019 4:59 AM 1.91 M M M M 1.03 daytime rain, 0.88 evening rain. Total 1.91 in my gauge, yard, pool, driveway, deck. At 4am Fox River at Dayton 9.65/flood stage 12. IL River at Dayton 20.72/flood stage 20. Thank goodness Chicago didn't get this amount or we'd be revisiting the 1000 yr flood. Happy Father's Day.
6/17/2019 4:40 AM T M M M M 06-16-19: High 75, Low 57, wind E, W, NW, N & NE calm-16 mph, left over rain mist (trace) in the morning. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 20.72/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 57, wind NE 7 mph, dew point 55, humidity 92%. Normal for today 82/61. Today is The Full Moon for June and is called The Strawberry Moon. Other names include Honey Moon, Rose and Dyad Moon. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. **UPDATE 6:55am** Ten day outlook calling for 2.76 inches of rain per W/U.
6/18/2019 3:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-17-19: High 73, Low 56, wind N, NE & E calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 3:55am: temp 60, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 57, humidity 95%. Normal 82/61. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:31pm. Welcome to "The summer that never happened". Poor Ameren.
6/19/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-18-19: High 81, Low 57, wind N, NE, E, SE & S calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 59, humidity 94%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:31pm.
6/20/2019 4:59 AM 0.59 M M M M 06-19-19: High 80, Low 56, wind E, NE & N calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Temps dropped as system came in, rain 0.59 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 57, wind NW 13 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 55, humidity 93%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/21/2019 4:50 AM T M M M M 06-20-19: High 75, Low 56, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, trace of rain with a few drops of rain on the windshield. Happy Summer Solstice 2019! At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.98/flood stage 20. Today at 4:50am: temp 57, wind currently calm, dew point 54, humidity 93% Normal 83/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/22/2019 6:14 AM 0.02 M M M M 06-21-19: High 74, Low 56, wind NE, E & SE calm-27 mph w/gust 34 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 in my gauge. At 5:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.64/flood stage 20. River has crested but we have 3/4 of an inch in the forecast. Today at 6:14am: temp 62, wind ENE 11 mph, dew point 54, humidity 78%. Normal 83/62. Looks like a warm up will finally start mid week thru the weekend. Time to get the pool ready. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/23/2019 5:20 AM 0.18 M M M M 06-22-19: High 80, Low 60, wind NE, E & SE calm-22 mph w/gust 28 mph. Finally made it out on the IL River yesterday. Thank You Shannon Immigrant! At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.17/flood stage 20. Summer thunder storm came through this morning around 4:30am one lightning strike less than a mile away "BOOM!" the rain event lasted less than 24 minutes leaving 0.18 in my gauge. Today at 5:20am: temp 67, wind E 6 mph, dew point 65, humidity 89%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
6/24/2019 4:29 AM 0.02 M M M M 06-23-19: High 85, Low 67, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Brief afternoon shower 0.02 in my gauge. At 3am IL River at LaSalle 20.70/flood stage 20. Today at 4:29am: temp 67, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 64, humidity 88%, no fog. Normal 83/63. We've lost 2 minutes in the morning. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight) *updated 8:40am*
6/25/2019 5:19 AM 0.07 M M M M 06-24-19: High 79, Low 64, wind S, SW & W calm-24 mph w/gust 34 mph. Morning rain then afternoon thunder storm which the heart of it was in South Ottawa Twp. Since I'm N Ottawa I only got 0.07 in my gauge. Today at 5:19am: temp 62, wind SW 6 mph, dew point 58, humidity 92%. Normal 83/63. Summer heat is finally kicking in, Ameren is smiling. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/26/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-25-19: High 87, Low 61, wind SW & W 5-26 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.51/flood stage 20. Today at 4:55am: temp 65, wind SSW 4 mph, dew pooint 59, humidity 84%. Normal 84/63 per A/W. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
6/27/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-26-19: High 92, Low 65, wind S, SW & W calm-12 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. At 1am IL River at LaSalle 20.29/flood stage 20. Today at 4:45am: temp 69, wind S 3 mph, dew point 65, humidity 88%. Normal 84/64. "Heat Index" will be making its way back into our vocabulary this coming weekend. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). After a 30 day weather delay I can finally say "The Pool Is Open"!!!
6/28/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-27-19: High 95, Low 68, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 73, wind SSW 6 mph, dew point 66, humidity 81%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). We've lost 3 minutes of daylight in the morning.
6/29/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 06-28-19: High 93, Low 70, wind SE, S & SW calm-21 mph w/gust 26 mph, no rain at this location. Today at 4:45am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 91%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). Cubs lost another starting pitcher. Don't look good on the Northside of Chicago. **7:20am UPDATE** heavy dew. Good Luck to all the "ladies" (??) in East Peoria 2019 Ms. Riverbottom!
6/30/2019 6:14 AM 0.35 M M M M 06-29-19: High 94, Low 68, Heat Index 101, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gust 28 mph during thunder storm. Rain 0.35 in my gauge. At 4am IL River at LaSalle 20.24/flood stage 20. Today on the last day of June temp 73, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 91%. Normal 84/64. Its going to be another hot one with possible severe storms, keep an eye to the sky, weather radio warning buzzer was sort of busy yesterday afternoon. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
7/1/2019 4:19 AM 0.58 M M M M 06-30-19: High 92, Low 68, Heat Index 103, wind vrbl calm-37 mph w/gust 61 mph as the shelf cloud came through early afternoon. Temps dropped 21 degrees. Rain 0.58 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.23/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.48 and rising/flood stage 20. Welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:19am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 94%. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight)
7/2/2019 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-01-19: High 92, Low 68, wind W & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Total rain for June 5.64 in my gauge. A lot of tree branches down in the Ottawa area from Sunday's strong winds. Hard to believe the year is 1/2 over. Today at 4:45am: temp 74, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 83%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:33pm (maximum daylight). You now have 176 shopping days before Christmas.
7/3/2019 4:44 AM 0.97 M M M M 07-02-19: High 95, Low 71, wind SW & W (NW & N during storm) calm-21 mph w/gust 33 mph. Rain over night 0.97 in my gauge. Rivers R Rising or will be shortly! At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton going up like a bottle rocket 11.97/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.52/flood stage 20. More rain in the forecast. Today at 4:44am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 95%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm. We have lost 7 minutes of daylight. Four day rain total 1.90
7/4/2019 6:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-03-19: High 93, Low 67, wind S, SE turning vrbl calm-16 mph, lots of pop up rain around the surrounding area but nothing to report at my location. At 5:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.55 appears to have crested/flood stage 20. Today at 6:29am: temp 72, wind S 2 mph, dew point 68, humidity 91%. Normal 85/64. HAPPY ID4. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/5/2019 5:29 AM 0.81 M M M M 07-04-19: High 92, Low 71, wind SW, S & SE calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Rain held off all day until it was fireworks time and it was a light drizzle. Just before 1am per my security cameras the sky opened and 0.81 was record in my gauge this morning in less than 1/2 an hour. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 21.54/flood stage 20. Fox River approaching Action Stage but it should be retreating later. Today at 5:29am: temp 73, wind SW 3 mph, dew point 71, humidity 95%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/6/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-05-19: High 91, Low 73, Heat Index 97, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain but around 3:30pm I thought we might but it went around Ottawa. At 3:45 IL River at LaSalle 21.24/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, someone shooting off firecrackers, wind calm, dew point 72, humidity 96%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:20am, Sunset 8:32pm.
7/7/2019 5:20 AM 0.03 M M M M 07-06-19: High 93, Low 71, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. Thunderstorm around 3:45pm temps dropped 12 degrees, heart of the storm to the West of my location, only 0.03 in my gauge. At 4:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.75/flood stage 20. Today at 5:20am: Natures A/C is on, temp 65, wind N 6 mph, dew point 60, humidity 83%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:31pm. We've lost 10 minutes of daylight.
7/8/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-07-19: High 85, Low 64, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Nice day for the pool, water was warmer than the air. A/C had the day off. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 20.33/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 61, wind NNE 3 mph, dew point 50, humidity 75%. Normal 85/65. Southside of Ottawa getting ready for the 4-H fair which starts mid week. 4-H fair is a sure sign that summer is half over! Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm.
7/9/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-08-19: High 87, Low 61, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 87%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:31pm. Approx. 37 days before school starts!
7/10/2019 4:50 AM 0.04 M M M M 07-0919: High 92, Low 64, wind E, SE & S calm-15 mph w/gust 21 mph. Rain this morning 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 73, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 71, humidity 93%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:30pm. 4-H Fair starts today in South Ottawa, live coverage can be heard on WCMY 1430am.
7/11/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-10-19: High 96, Low 71, Heat Index 101, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-16 mph w/gust 23 mph. No afternoon rain or thunderstorm. Today at 4:55am: temp 66, wind W 6 mph, dew point 59, humidity 88%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm. Good Luck Wayne who's getting a new knee today. 4-H rodeo is tonight. **Edit & Correction @ 6:40am**
7/12/2019 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-11-19: High 87, Low 67, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:20am: temp a cool 61, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 94%. Normal 85/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:30pm.
7/13/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-12-19: High 90, Low 61, wind NW, W & SW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 68, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 63, humidity 88%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:29pm.
7/14/2019 4:49 AM T M M M M 07-13-19: High 94, Low 68, Heat Index 105, wind SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gust 20 mph, a couple of sprinkles after dinner leaving barely a trace on my deck table. Today at 4:49am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 86%. Normal 86/65. From my back deck I can see the storm clouds and lightning down around Fairbury. Quite a show going on down there. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:28pm.
7/15/2019 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-14-19: High 94, Low 71, Heat Index 101, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain, heard some thunder but no rain. All storms went around Ottawa. Today at 3:59am: temp 73, wind S 2 mph w/gust 5 mph, dew point 68, humidity 86%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:28pm.
7/16/2019 8:45 AM 0.10 M M M M 07-15-19: High 91, Low 72, wind S & SW calm-24 mph w/gust 31 mph. Rain over night and this morning 0.10 of needed rain in gauge. Probably will still have those cracks in my yard/the ground. Today at 5:24am: temp 71, wind SSE 2 mph w/gust 5 mph, dew point 69, humidity 93%. Normal 86/65. Today is the half way point of Meteorological Summer. Today is also The Full Moon which is known as The Buck Moon. Other names include: Hay Moon, Thunder, Mead and Summer Moon. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:27pm. *Edit & re-entry 8:45am*
7/17/2019 4:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 07-16-19: High 86, Low 71, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph. Yesterday I was at Friendship Village at 12:30pm and it down poured buckets of rain, at my location 0.02 and thats stretching the reading. Today at 4:50am: temp 72, wind WNW 2 mph, dew point 70, heavy dew, humidity 95%. Normal 86/65. We've lost 21 minutes of daylight. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:27pm.
7/18/2019 5:29 AM 0.04 M M M M 07-17-19: High 92, Low 72, Heat Index 97, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-10 mph. Rain this morning 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 5:29am: temp 73, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 69, humidity 89%. Normal 86/65. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:26pm. I need to add some water to the pool, its drying up along with everything else. **7:50am UPDATE** Storm approaching, no rain since my earlier observation.
7/19/2019 4:50 AM 0.34 M M M M 07-18-19: High 92, Low 72, Heat Index 105, wind W, SW & S (N & NE during storm) calm-18 mph w/gust 25 mph. Two morning rain events that left 0.34 in my gauge. Welcome to The Summer Vortex! Today at 4:50am: temp a warm 80, wind SSW 7-9 mph, dew point 74, humidity 87%. Looks like we'll get some relief from the heat Monday and Tuesday per A/W. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:25pm.
7/20/2019 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-19-19: High 98, Low 79, Heat Index 114, wind SW & S 6-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. The Summer Vortex continues for one more day. Today at 5:29am: temp 78, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 74, humidity 89%. Normal 85/64. I know we're getting storms tonight but don't forget to water your trees and bushes. They could use an extra drink. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:25pm.
7/21/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-20-19: High 97, Low 78, Heat Index 108, wind S, SW, W, E & SE calm-19 mph w/gust 25 mph, not one drop of rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 69, humidity 87%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:24pm. Keep watering your trees!
7/22/2019 4:44 AM 2.37 M M M M 07-21-19: High 81 (12:01am) Low 69, wind E, NE & N calm-15 mph w/gust 24 mph. We got an afternoon gully washer between 11:30am to 1pm we received 2.37 inches of heavy rain/thunder storm, not one more drop afterwards. Rivers are holding steady. Today at 4:44am: temp 65, wind NNE 4 mph, dew point 60, humidity 81%. Normal 85/64. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:23pm.
7/23/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-22-19: High 80, Low 60, wind NE, N & NW calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp 57, wind NNW 4 mph, dew point 53, humidity 79%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:22pm.
7/24/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-23-19: High 83, Low 57, wind NW & N calm-17 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:29am: temp 59, wind NW 5 mph, dew point 54, humidity 87%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:21pm. From my sister in MN three days ago: The last pile of snow at MSP airport has just melted.
7/25/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-24-19: High 85, Low 59, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-7 mph, no rain. Today at 4:40am: temp a cool 57, wind calm, dew point 50, humidity 79%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:21pm. 21 days before school starts.
7/26/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-25-19: High 86, Low 57, wind SW, S & SE calm-9 mph w/gust 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: rain system approaching from the NW only a 20-30% chance in the forecast, not a very organized looking rain system: temp 63, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 58, humidity 82%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:20pm.
7/27/2019 5:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-26-19: High 87, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW 3-18 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 5:28am: temp 68, wind SSW 6 mph w/gust 10 mph, dew point 62, humidity 82%. Normal 84/64. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:19pm.
7/28/2019 4:40 AM 0.03 M M M M 07-27-19: High 90, Low 67, wind S & SW 4-20 mph w/gust 26 mph, brief heavy rain around 1:30pm heart of the system went south of my location only 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 70, wind calm at the moment, dew point 64, humidity 77%. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:18pm. Cubs fading into the sunset? Bears football training camp opened 3 days ago.
7/29/2019 8:50 AM 0.03 M M M M 07-28-19: High 92, Low 69, wind SW & S calm-18 mph w/gust 23 mph. Rain this morning 0.03 in my gauge, we might get some more later in the morning. Today at 8:50am: temp 73, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 71, humidity 93%. Normal 83/64. We've lost 3 degrees on the high side. 17 days before school and 149 shopping days before Christmas. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:17pm.
7/30/2019 4:44 AM T M M M M 07-29-19: High 87, Low 66, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Around 11am I was downtown at Jimmy John's in Ottawa and it started to drizzle, got home and nothing but a few drops. Today at 4:44am: temp 63, wind NW 6 mph, dew point 58, humidity 87%. Normal 83/64. This week we'll be around the normal high temp and at night a few degrees below normal. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:16pm. Riverfest I think kicks off today with the old folks picnic and tomorrow The Welcome Burger. No taste of Ottawa this year.
7/31/2019 4:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-30-19: High 83, Low 62, wind W, NW & N calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 57, wind NNE 2 mph, dew point 54, humidity 88%, all windows are open. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:15pm.
8/1/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 07-31-19: High 79, Low 57, wind NE & E calm-10 mph, no rain, almost a perfect day for Welcome Burger in downtown Ottawa yesterday evening. July Rainfall 5.36 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: welcome to the last month of Meteorological Summer. Temp 54, wind N 2 mph, dew point 52, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 8:14pm.
8/2/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-01-19: High 84, Low 53, wind N, NE & E calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 56, wind ENE 2 mph, dew point 52, humidity 88%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:13pm.
8/3/2019 3:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-02-19: High 87, Low 56, wind E & NE calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 3:59am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 56, humidity 86%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:11pm. Going to 1060 W Addison.
8/4/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-03-19: High 89, Low 60, wind vrbl calm-7 mph, no rain. CUBS WIN! Today at 4:55am: temp 65, wind NNE 3 mph, dew point 62, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64 and holding. Noticing a lot of cracks in the ground/yard and its starting to turn brown in spots. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 8:10pm. Daylight getting shorter and shorter.
8/5/2019 4:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-04-19: High 91, Low 64, wind NE, N, NW & W calm-8 mph, no rain and a very quiet end to 2019 Ottawa Riverfest (crickets in the background). 10-11 days before school starts. Today at 4:29am: temp 66, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 91%. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:09pm.
8/6/2019 4:44 AM 0.30 M M M M 08-05-19: High 91, Low 65, wind W & SW calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph. Rain and some distant thunder and lightning early this morning 0.30 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 67, wind NNW 7 mph, dew point 65, humidity 95%, "W" flag flying. Normal temps for today 83/63. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 8:08pm.
8/7/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-06-19: High 85, Low 66, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-13 mph w/gust 20 mph 18/25 mph before yesterday morning early rain event. Today at 4:40am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 89% and sort of a light smell of sewer in the air. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:07pm.
8/8/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-07-19: High 89, Low 63, wind NW, W & SW calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Still have cracks in the ground and brown spots in my yard. Today at 4:44am: temp 68, wind W 2-3 mph, dew point 63, humidity 88%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 8:05pm. Bears Pre-Season Football starts tonight!!! 6-7 days before school starts.
8/9/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-08-19: High 88, Low 63, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-20 mph w/gust 25 mph, no rain, it was all south of LaSalle County. Today at 4:40am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 89%. Normal 83/63. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:04pm.
8/10/2019 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-09-19: High 83, Low 56, wind W, NW & N calm-13 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. I gave the trees a drink of water yesterday. Its been a week since I cut the front yard and it still doesn't need cutting, earlier in the season I was cutting 2-3 times a week. Farm Report: late planted corn finally have developed ears. Today at 4:20am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 58, humidity 87%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 8:03pm. Last weekend of summer vacation.
8/11/2019 5:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-10-19: High 87, Low 61, wind N, SE, S, SW & W and not in that order, calm-7 mph, no rain. Today at 5:29am: awaiting t-storms arrival, temp 63, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 59, humidity 84%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 8:02pm.
8/12/2019 4:49 AM 0.15 M M M M 08-11-19: High 84, Low 63, wind SE, S, SW, E, NE & N calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph. Morning rain 0.15 in my gauge. Heavy rains expected later today, be on alert for flooding in some areas. Today at 4:49am: temp 70, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 93%, no fog here but I can see some from the lighted advertising signs on Route 80. Normal 83/62. Sunrise now 6:01am, Sunset 8pm.
8/13/2019 4:19 AM 0.37 M M M M 08-12-19: High 81, Low 70, wind SE, E & NE calm-10 mph. The big bad wolf left 0.37 of rain in my gauge. Today at 4:19am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 96%. Normal 83/62. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:59pm.
8/14/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-13-19: High 85, Low 68, wind E, N, NW & W calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: FOG, temp 64, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 98%. Normal still 83/62. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:58pm.
8/15/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-14-19: High 82, Low 63, wind W, NW & N calm-17 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain, morning fog. Finally cut my front yard, I won't wait for another 10 days, more weeds than grass and its still brownish. Today at 4:44am: temp 62, wind NW 9 mph, dew point 59, humidity 89%, windows open. Today is the August Full Moon known as The Sturgeon Moon. Other names include: Green Corn Moon, Dog Days, Grain, Red, Wyrt/Wort Moon. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:56pm. How's your 401K doing?
8/16/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-15-19: High 80, Low 61, wind N & NW calm-10 mph, no rain. (Cubs Suck) Today at 4:55am: temp 64, wind SE 4 mph, dew point 61, humidity 88%. Sunrise 6:05am, Sunset 7:55pm. When does the football season begin?
8/17/2019 4:50 AM 0.25 M M M M 08-16-19: High 86, Low 64, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-13 mph w/gust 27 mph. 7pm storm, radar indicated a small area of purple and pink west of Ottawa, when it reached here I had "hard rain" but no hail 0.04 and over night/this morning 0.21 total 0.25 of rain in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: rain trying to end, a drop here and there, temp 70, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 96%. Back to 7pm storm, we did get a rainbow out of it as it headed east. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:53pm. "W" flag gathering dust. **5:30am UPDATE** per Ottawa Times newspaper social media there was 1/4 size hail in Utica, IL. 7:15pm Friday night.
8/18/2019 6:53 AM 0.59 M M M M 08-17-19: High 81, Low 69, wind SW, S & SE calm-10 mph. Heavy downpour yesterday morning 0.52 and rain over night/this morning 0.07 total 0.59 in my gauge. 6:45am radar shows rain approaching soon. Today at 6:53am: temp 70, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 68, humidity 96%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:52pm. Believe it or not you've got 129 shopping days before Christmas!
8/19/2019 4:40 AM 0.05 M M M M 08-18-19: High 85, Low 68, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-17 mph w/gust 25 mph. Most of the bad weather went N & E of Ottawa. Rain around church time 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:40am: temp 67, wind S 2 mph, dew point 64, humidity 94%. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:50pm.
8/20/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-19-19: High 90, Heat Index 96, Low 67, wind S, SE & E calm-10 mph. No rain but it was close enough to watch on radar and on my backyard deck. Dayton & Skydive Chicago had an afternoon shower, nothing here. Today at 4:44am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 67, humidity 97%, steamed windows, no fog at this moment but I can see haze around Route 80 lights used for advertising. Keep an eye to the sky this morning. NWS has number codes from 0-5 we are 2 border lining 3. Sunrise 6:09am, Sunset 7:49pm.
8/21/2019 4:50 AM 0.24 M M M M 08-20-19: High 83, Low 68, wind E, SE, S, SW, W, NW & N calm-21 mph w/gust 30 mph. Morning thunder storm left 0.24 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 64, wind calm, no fog at the moment, dew point 62, humidity 96%, haze can be seen by and around the advertising lights on Route 80. Normal 82/62. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:47pm. 1.13 of rain in the past 5 days.
8/22/2019 4:59 AM 0.01 M M M M 08-21-19: High 82, Low 63, wind W, NW & N calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, fizzled out seems to be the word this morning regarding rain 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 65, wind N 3-5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 91%. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:46pm.
8/23/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-22-19: High 82, Low 59, wind N & NE calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph, no rain. Below normal temps in the 10 day forecast. Today at 4:44am: temp 56, wind ENE 2 mph, dew point 53, humidity 90%. Normal 82/61. Lawns no longer brown. Going to purchase winter pool cover today, to early to install it but without a heater future of using the pool turning slimmer and slimmer. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:44pm.
8/24/2019 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-23-19: High 79, Low 56, wind NE & E calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 53, wind NE 2 mph, dew point 51, humidity 93%. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:43pm. Eight days left of Meteorological Summer.
8/25/2019 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-24-19: High 78, Low 52, wind NE, E and a touch out of the SE calm-12 mph w/gust 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:30am: temp 57, wind E 7 mph, dew point 53, humidity 83%. Normal 82/61 and today we'll be under the averages. Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 7:41pm.
8/26/2019 6:59 AM 1.18 M M M M 08-25-19: High 79, Low 56, wind SE & E 3-15 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain over night but mainly in the last 3 hours with a heavy downpour in between 5am and 5:45am 1.18 in my gauge. Today at 6:59am: temp 65, wind SE 3-5 mph, dew point 64, humidity 97%. Normal 82/61. Long range forecast showing a lot of below normal temps. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:40pm.
8/27/2019 4:44 AM 0.21 M M M M 08-26-19: High 79, Low 64, wind E, SE, S & SW 3-15 mph w/gust 23 mph. Remaining rain 0.21 most had fallen in the morning, total for the day 1.39 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 66, wind W 4 mph, dew point 64, humidity 92%. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:38pm.
8/28/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-27-19: High 83, Low 62, wind SW & W 3-18 mph w/gust 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:50am: mother nature turned on the A/C, temp 56, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 52, humidity 83%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:17am, Sunset 7:37pm.
8/29/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-28-19: High 78, Low 55, wind SW & W 4-25 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Three days left of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:44am: temp 56, wind SSW 2 mph, dew point 54, humidity 95%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:35pm.
8/30/2019 3:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-29-19: High 84, Low 55, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-24 mph w/gust 32 mph, no rain. Today at 3:50am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 82%. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:33pm. Up early, 4th grandson (Kane) born this morning.
8/31/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 08-30-19: High 74, Low 56, wind NW, N & NE calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 87%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:32pm. We've lost 2 hours of daylight. Enjoy your last day of Meteorological Summer.
9/1/2019 4:44 AM 0.37 M M M M 08-31-19: High 77, Low 55, wind E & NE calm-13 mph w/gust 16 mph. Rain started in the afternoon heaviest over night/this morning 0.37 in my gauge. Welcome to Meteorological Fall. Today at 4:44am: temp 62, wind vrbl out of the E 10 mph, dew point 60, humidity 95%. Normal 81/60. Summer temps Tuesday then falling below normal for the rest of the week. Thought I saw a low of 49 in the forecast Thursday morning? Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:30pm. Total rain for August 3.35
9/2/2019 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-01-19: High 73, Low 62, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain after my report. Today at 4:40am: FOG, temp 58, wind calm-2 mph out of the W, dew point 57, humidity 98%. Normal 81/60. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:29pm. Happy Labor Day.
9/3/2019 6:58 AM 0.01 M M M M 09-02-19: High 84, Low 57, wind W, SW & S calm-9 mph. Rain this morning 0.01 in my gauge, more lightning & thunder than rain although more is on the way. Today at 6:58am: temp 65, wind SSE 10 mph, dew point 63, humidity 94%. Normal 81/59. Will today be the last hot day of the year? Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:27pm.
9/4/2019 4:44 AM 0.72 M M M M 09-03-19: High 84, Low 65, Heat Index 93, Dew Point 77, rain 0.72 heaviest rain east in Dayton & Sky Dive Chicago area also looked like Morris got a lot of rain. Wind E, SE, S, SW, W & NW 4-18 mph w/gust 29 mph. Today at 4:44am: temp 57, wind NNW 7 mph, dew point 54, humidity 88%. Normal 80/59. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:25pm. IL River holding, Fox up a little bit.
9/5/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-04-19: High 75, Low 56, wind NW, N & NE calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 54, wind calm, dew point 52, humidity 95%, heavy dew this morning. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 7:24pm. Tonight kicks off the 100th season of football. Bears vs. Packers in Chicago. GO BEARS! Look out for Betty White.
9/6/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-05-19: High 76, Low 53, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 64, wind S 7 mph, dew point 59, humidity 85%. Normal 80/58. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:22pm. Last nights Bear game is perfect example of what happens when you don't let the first string play in the pre-season.
9/7/2019 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-06-19: High 76, Low 58, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-24 mph w/gust 27 mph, no rain. Today at 5:45am: temp 53, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 94%. Cooling off tomorrow and warming up Tues & Weds. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:20pm.
9/8/2019 6:59 AM 0.11 M M M M 09-07-19: High 80, Low 52, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-9 mph. Rain this morning 0.11 in my gauge and its still raining. Today at 6:59am: temp 60, wind E 4 mph, dew point 59, humidity 97%. Normal 80/57 and we will be way below the norm. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:19pm.
9/9/2019 3:55 AM 0.17 M M M M 09-08-19: High 69, Low 59, wind NE & E calm-15 mph w/gust 20 mph. Morning rain 0.17 total rain for the day 0.28 in my gauge. Today at 3:55am: temp 60, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 57, humidity 90%. Warm up for Tue Wed & Thur 89-90 degrees! Normal 79/57. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:17pm.
9/10/2019 4:50 AM 0.01 M M M M 09-09-19: High 83, Low 59, wind E, SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 21 mph. Left over drizzle and light rain 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:50am: temp 71 which is 15 above normal, wind S 5 mph, dew point 67, humidity 87%. Normal 79/56. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:15pm. 51 days before Halloween.
9/11/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-10-19: High 91, Heat Index 97, Low 70, wind S, SW & W calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 69, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 67, humidity 96%, heavy dew. Normal 79/56. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:13pm. Remember the 11th.
9/12/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-11-19: High 89, Heat Index 96, Low 68, wind S & SW calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 70, wind vrbl out of the E 2 mph, dew point 67, humidity 92%, heat lightning from a storm up around Newark. Normal 78/56. Another warm up coming next week and there was snow in Utah. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:12pm.
9/13/2019 5:25 AM 1.18 M M M M 09-12-19: High 94, Heat Index 98, Low 69, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph. Heavy rain this morning which has moved out of the area 1.18 in my gauge. At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 7.86/flood stage 12. Today at 5:25am: temp 69, wind calm at the moment, dew point 67, humidity 92%. Normal 78/55. Full Moon is today which is called The Harvest Moon. Other names include: The Full Corn Moon, Barley, Nut & Singing Moon. No harvest here until Thanksgiving, just kidding but not kidding. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:10pm.
9/14/2019 4:44 AM T M M M M 09-13-19: High 79 (12:01am) Low 57, wind S, SW & W calm-23 mph w/gust 32 mph, trace of light drizzle after observation. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.38/flood stage 12. Looks like it wants to level off around 11 feet. Current was strong and fast yesterday afternoon. Today at 4:44am: temp 55, wind W 2mph, dew point 54, heavy dew present, humidity 96%. Normal 78/55. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:08pm.
9/15/2019 6:59 AM 1.65 M M M M 09-14-19: High 84, Low 54, wind W, SW & S calm-14 mph w/gust 18 mph. Rain and thunderstorms started around 3am and its still raining 1.65 in my gauge. Rivers will be rising! At 5:45am Fox River at Dayton 10.31 and its starting to rise again/flood stage 12. Today at 6:59am: temp 64, wind ESE 2 mph, dew point 63, humidity 98%. Ponding in my backyard. Normal temps for today 77/54. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:07pm.
9/16/2019 4:40 AM 0.45 M M M M 09-15-19: High 82, Low 63, wind N & NE during rain event otherwise SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gust 22 mph. Rain 0.45 total for the day 2.10 and 3.28 in the past 4 days. Today at 4:40am: Fog rolling in and out, right now its clear, temp 64, wind N 3 mph, dew point 63, humidity 97%. Normal 77/54. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:05pm. So this is what its like at 64?
9/17/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-16-19: High 84, Low 65, wind N, NE & E calm-13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 95%. Normal 76/53. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:03pm.
9/18/2019 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-17-19: High 82, Low 65, wind E & SE calm-10 mph w/gust 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:55am: temp 61, wind ESE 3 mph, dew point 59, humidity 95%, heavy dew this morning. Normal 76/53. A sure sign its Fall & Winter is on the way, The Blackhawks hockey pre-season started last night. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 7:01pm.
9/19/2019 3:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-18-19: High 85, Low 59, wind E, SE & S calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 3:10am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 92%. Normal 76/52. Draining pool below input levels, low wind today so I'm putting on winter cover. Sunrise 6:39am and Sunset is now at 7pm.
9/20/2019 4:44 AM 0.04 M M M M 09-19-19: High 87, Low 61, wind SE & E calm-11 mph. Light rain and a lot of lightning around 1am which was S and SW of Ottawa 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 68, wind SSE 2 mph, dew point 66, humidity 93% with storms to the S & SW around Cedar Point heading SE towards Ransom, a few drops are falling at this moment at my location. Normal 75/52. The 2019 pool season is over, closed it down yesterday, just have to put the filter in the garage. (sigh) Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 6:58pm.
9/21/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-20-19: High 88, Heat Index 92, Low 66, wind S, SW, SE & E calm-11 mph w/gust 16 mph, no rain. A lot of rain is coming our way and the lions share will be Sunday. NWS predicting 3.4 next is A/W at 2.56 and W/U 2.15 inches of rain for Saturday thru Sunday night. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.72/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 459.61/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 14.53/flood stage 20. If you live by a river or stream by Sunday be aware of your situation and conditions around you. Today at 4:44am: temp 71, wind S 7 mph, dew point 67, humidity 90%. Normal 75/52. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 6:56pm.
9/22/2019 6:50 AM 1.37 M M M M 09-21-19: High 78, Low 69, wind mainly S with a few touches of SE & SW 3-23 mph w/gust 29 mph. Heavy rains went to the W & NW of us I got 1.37 in my gauge. NWS saying another 1.54 coming our way, we'll see. At 5:45am Fox River at Dayton 9.99/flood stage 12. IL River holding its own for the time being. Today at 6:50am: not raining, temp 71, wind SSW 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 69, humidity 93%. Normal 74/51. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 6:55pm. "Wait until next year"
9/23/2019 5:15 AM 0.51 M M M M 09-22-19: High 76, Low 65, wind S, SW, W & NW 3-21 mph w/gust 28 mph. Rain 0.51 and a weekend total of 1.88 in my gauge. Rivers holding their own Fox at Dayton may crest at flood stage of 12. Happy Autumnal Equinox! Today at 5:15am: temp 61, wind NW 10 mph, dew point 59, humidity 92%. Normal 74/50. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 6:53pm.
9/24/2019 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-23-19: High 76, Low 56, wind NW, W & SW calm-16 mph w/gust 22 mph, no rain. At 3:45am Fox River at Dayton 11.30 crested and is dropping/flood stage 12. IL River is still holding its own. Today at 4:50am: temp 55, wind SSW 3 mph, dew point 51, humidity 88%. Normal 74/50. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 6:51pm.
9/25/2019 6:20 AM 0.02 M M M M 09-24-19: High 82, Low 55, wind SW & S calm-17 mph w/gust 22 mph. This morning a little rain system came through just before 5:30am and has long since pasted leaving barely 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 6:20am: temp 62, wind SSW 12 mph w/gust 17 mph, dew point 57, humidity 84%. Normal for today 73/50. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 6:49pm. You now have 91 shopping days before Christmas.
9/26/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-25-19: High 81, Low 61, wind S, SW, W & NW 5-17 mph w/gust 24 mph. No rain after observation. Today at 4:44am: temp 54, wind NW 11 mph, dew point 48, humidity 84%. Normal 73/49. Another wet Friday & Saturday in the forecast. NWS saying 2.01 and W/U 1.46 of rain. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 6:48pm.
9/27/2019 4:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 09-26-19: High 75, Low 52, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-16 mph w/gust 21 mph, no rain. Wet weekend on tap, here are the forecasts: NWS 1.86 W/U 1.78 and A/W 2.14 of rain might be coming our way. Today at 4:44am: temp 58, wind S 8 mph w/gust 12 mph, dew point 46, humidity 63%. Normal 72/49. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 6:46pm. Halloween deco is up at our house.
9/28/2019 5:14 AM 4.36 M M M M 09-27-19: Daytime rain between 10am to 4:40pm 1.08 than biblical downpours and lightning like it was out of the movie Twister during the drive in scene 2.38 inches by 9pm and over night 0.90 TOTAL 4.36 inches of rain in my gauge. At 4:00/4:30am Fox River at Dayton 16.03/flood stage 12. IL Rivers at Ottawa shooting straight up 464.15/flood stage 463 and at LaSalle 21.70/flood stage 20 and rising like a Saturn rocket. Current conditions: light rain.
9/29/2019 5:55 AM 0.22 M M M M 09-28-19: High 67, Low 58, wind SW, NE & E calm-23 mph w/gust 26 mph. Rain 0.22 in my gauge. One comment I forgot to bring up yesterday about the storm Friday, I've NEVER seen so much "purple" on the radar screen and it was almost all day and every reading. Back to today! At 4:45am Fox River at Dayton 12.56 and receding/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 466.18/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 25.96/flood stage 20. Today at 5:55am: temp 63, wind E 4 mph w/gust 8 mph, dew point 61, humidity 91% and the rain has moved out of the area. Normal 72/48. A warm up coming Monday & Tuesday. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 6:43pm. There goes the Trib delivery person trying to break the in town speed limit. God Bless Joe Maddon, they should fire the front office.
9/30/2019 4:40 AM 0.23 M M M M 09-29-19: High 71, Low 56, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gust 19 mph. Rain 0.23 in my gauge. Weekend total 4.81 of precipitation. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 12.42/flood stage 12. IL River at Ottawa 466.02/flood stage 463 and LaSalle 26.81 and cresting/flood stage 20. Today at 4:40am: temp 65, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 64, humidity 97%, no fog at this moment. Normal 71/47 and we have a forecast heat index of 91 today. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 6:41pm.



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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
5/16/2019 12:01 PM Hail reports in downtown Ottawa & Marseilles At my location you could hear it (hard rain) but no visual NA NA NA 2 2min no damage False
1/1/0001 12:00 AM I was busy setting up for a baby shower. Time and duration unknown as I was busy. I had enough time to look out a door and witness it then back to work. Hail where I was at was E Ottawa Shoreline Boat Club, Green Street. (it didn't last long) 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size no damage False
9/27/2019 4:05 PM 3/8" 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 2 False Same time as rain