Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-17 Latitude 41.372759
Station Name Ottawa 1.6 N Longitude -88.841506
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 630



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 2.87 3.85 31 3.85 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 18 3.17 2.36 30 2.36 30 0.00 0 0 13 4 8.0 6 0
Dec 18 2.20 2.09 31 2.09 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.3 1 0
Jan 19 1.60 3.23 31 3.23 31 0.00 0 0 12 7 17.1 9 0
Feb 19 1.54 2.85 28 2.85 28 0.00 0 0 13 1 7.6 6 0
March 19 2.57 3.07 31 3.07 31 0.00 0 0 13 3 4.3 1 0
April 19 3.29 4.71 30 4.71 30 0.00 0 0 19 0 4.1 2 0
May 19 4.18 11.26 31 11.26 31 0.00 0 0 24 1 0.0 0 0
June 19 3.92 4.82 30 4.82 30 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
July 19 4.01 5.39 31 5.39 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 19 3.85 3.64 31 3.64 31 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 19 3.29 11.37 30 11.37 30 0.00 0 0 16 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 36.49" 58.64" 365 days 58.64" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 168 days 27 days 41.4" 25 days 0 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 0.32
10/5/2018 0.42
10/6/2018 0.30
10/7/2018 0.56
10/8/2018 0.89
10/9/2018 0.00
10/10/2018 0.04
10/11/2018 0.34
10/12/2018 0.00
10/13/2018 0.07
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 0.09
10/28/2018 0.22
10/29/2018 T
10/30/2018 0.00
10/31/2018 0.25
11/1/2018 0.00
11/2/2018 0.00
11/3/2018 0.00
11/4/2018 0.04
11/5/2018 0.16
11/6/2018 0.27
11/7/2018 0.01
11/8/2018 0.00
11/9/2018 0.17
11/10/2018 T
11/11/2018 0.00
11/12/2018 0.00
11/13/2018 0.02
11/14/2018 0.00
11/15/2018 T
11/16/2018 0.08
11/17/2018 0.00
11/18/2018 0.22
11/19/2018 T
11/20/2018 0.00
11/21/2018 0.00
11/22/2018 0.00
11/23/2018 0.00
11/24/2018 0.25
11/25/2018 0.01
11/26/2018 1.07
11/27/2018 T
11/28/2018 0.02
11/29/2018 0.00
11/30/2018 0.04
12/1/2018 0.15
12/2/2018 0.68
12/3/2018 0.06
12/4/2018 T
12/5/2018 0.02
12/6/2018 T
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 0.30
12/15/2018 0.01
12/16/2018 0.00
12/17/2018 0.00
12/18/2018 0.00
12/19/2018 0.00
12/20/2018 T
12/21/2018 0.07
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 0.17
12/28/2018 0.51
12/29/2018 T
12/30/2018 0.00
12/31/2018 0.12
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2019 0.79
1/2/2019 T
1/3/2019 T
1/4/2019 0.00
1/5/2019 0.00
1/6/2019 0.00
1/7/2019 0.07
1/8/2019 0.30
1/9/2019 0.00
1/10/2019 T
1/11/2019 0.00
1/12/2019 0.08
1/13/2019 0.42
1/14/2019 0.00
1/15/2019 0.00
1/16/2019 T
1/17/2019 0.00
1/18/2019 0.00
1/19/2019 0.39
1/20/2019 0.01
1/21/2019 0.00
1/22/2019 0.00
1/23/2019 0.53
1/24/2019 0.02
1/25/2019 T
1/26/2019 0.10
1/27/2019 0.10
1/28/2019 0.42
1/29/2019 T
1/30/2019 T
1/31/2019 0.00
2/1/2019 0.19
2/2/2019 0.00
2/3/2019 0.00
2/4/2019 T
2/5/2019 0.01
2/6/2019 0.23
2/7/2019 0.45
2/8/2019 0.08
2/9/2019 0.00
2/10/2019 0.00
2/11/2019 0.10
2/12/2019 0.80
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 0.14
2/19/2019 0.00
2/20/2019 0.04
2/21/2019 0.14
2/22/2019 0.00
2/23/2019 0.00
2/24/2019 0.61
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 0.00
3/3/2019 0.00
3/4/2019 0.00
3/5/2019 0.00
3/6/2019 T
3/7/2019 0.00
3/8/2019 T
3/9/2019 0.00
3/10/2019 1.01
3/11/2019 0.00
3/12/2019 0.00
3/13/2019 0.42
3/14/2019 0.14
3/15/2019 0.08
3/16/2019 0.01
3/17/2019 0.23
3/18/2019 0.00
3/19/2019 0.00
3/20/2019 0.15
3/21/2019 0.06
3/22/2019 0.00
3/23/2019 0.00
3/24/2019 0.02
3/25/2019 0.12
3/26/2019 0.00
3/27/2019 0.00
3/28/2019 0.14
3/29/2019 T
3/30/2019 0.68
3/31/2019 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2019 0.00
4/2/2019 0.00
4/3/2019 0.00
4/4/2019 0.18
4/5/2019 0.19
4/6/2019 0.02
4/7/2019 0.02
4/8/2019 0.10
4/9/2019 0.00
4/10/2019 0.00
4/11/2019 0.30
4/12/2019 0.07
4/13/2019 0.00
4/14/2019 0.13
4/15/2019 0.71
4/16/2019 0.00
4/17/2019 0.00
4/18/2019 0.22
4/19/2019 0.02
4/20/2019 0.00
4/21/2019 0.00
4/22/2019 0.00
4/23/2019 0.26
4/24/2019 0.01
4/25/2019 0.03
4/26/2019 0.14
4/27/2019 0.03
4/28/2019 0.48
4/29/2019 1.04
4/30/2019 0.76
5/1/2019 2.51
5/2/2019 0.14
5/3/2019 0.45
5/4/2019 0.01
5/5/2019 0.00
5/6/2019 0.00
5/7/2019 0.67
5/8/2019 0.08
5/9/2019 1.28
5/10/2019 0.01
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 0.73
5/18/2019 0.30
5/19/2019 0.78
5/20/2019 0.03
5/21/2019 0.51
5/22/2019 0.69
5/23/2019 0.39
5/24/2019 0.09
5/25/2019 T
5/26/2019 0.09
5/27/2019 0.05
5/28/2019 0.04
5/29/2019 1.55
5/30/2019 0.53
5/31/2019 0.06
6/1/2019 0.00
6/2/2019 0.24
6/3/2019 0.00
6/4/2019 0.15
6/5/2019 1.10
6/6/2019 0.00
6/7/2019 0.00
6/8/2019 0.00
6/9/2019 0.03
6/10/2019 0.00
6/11/2019 0.00
6/12/2019 0.00
6/13/2019 0.45
6/14/2019 0.00
6/15/2019 0.01
6/16/2019 1.85
6/17/2019 0.01
6/18/2019 0.00
6/19/2019 0.00
6/20/2019 0.63
6/21/2019 0.00
6/22/2019 0.04
6/23/2019 0.19
6/24/2019 0.02
6/25/2019 0.07
6/26/2019 0.00
6/27/2019 T
6/28/2019 0.00
6/29/2019 0.00
6/30/2019 0.03
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2019 0.74
7/2/2019 0.00
7/3/2019 1.05
7/4/2019 0.00
7/5/2019 0.74
7/6/2019 0.00
7/7/2019 0.03
7/8/2019 0.00
7/9/2019 0.00
7/10/2019 0.08
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 0.11
7/17/2019 0.02
7/18/2019 0.03
7/19/2019 0.26
7/20/2019 0.00
7/21/2019 0.00
7/22/2019 2.31
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 0.00
7/29/2019 0.02
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 0.24
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 0.14
8/13/2019 0.54
8/14/2019 0.00
8/15/2019 0.00
8/16/2019 0.00
8/17/2019 0.17
8/18/2019 0.63
8/19/2019 0.01
8/20/2019 T
8/21/2019 0.36
8/22/2019 0.01
8/23/2019 0.00
8/24/2019 0.00
8/25/2019 0.00
8/26/2019 1.25
8/27/2019 0.29
8/28/2019 0.00
8/29/2019 0.00
8/30/2019 0.00
8/31/2019 0.00
9/1/2019 0.34
9/2/2019 0.00
9/3/2019 0.02
9/4/2019 0.90
9/5/2019 0.00
9/6/2019 0.00
9/7/2019 0.00
9/8/2019 0.11
9/9/2019 0.18
9/10/2019 0.01
9/11/2019 0.00
9/12/2019 0.00
9/13/2019 1.34
9/14/2019 0.00
9/15/2019 1.58
9/16/2019 0.25
9/17/2019 0.00
9/18/2019 0.00
9/19/2019 0.00
9/20/2019 0.09
9/21/2019 T
9/22/2019 1.36
9/23/2019 0.48
9/24/2019 0.00
9/25/2019 0.02
9/26/2019 0.00
9/27/2019 0.00
9/28/2019 4.29
9/29/2019 0.19
9/30/2019 0.21



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day; Sept total rain 2.31".
10/2/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A few drops in gauge.
10/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.32 0.0 M M M
10/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 M M M With sun and cool temp, it turned out to be a nice day; raining obs time.
10/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M M M .21" to finish yesterday morning's rain and .09" overnight.
10/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.56 0.0 M M M .14" rain mid-day, .42" overnight; radar shows more rain coming & not good for 'Burgoo Fest' at Utica, IL.
10/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.89 0.0 M M M .04" yesterday and rest overnight.
10/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Brief shower sometime between 12:30 - 1:15pm; very warm day.
10/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M M M
10/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop frost with heavy frost on house across street; chilly yesterday with the wind; turned furnace on for 2nd time this season - looks like it will be on steady according to future temps.
10/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M I didn't see any snow here; mid-day rain .04", late pm rain .03".
10/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day yesterday; med for overnight. Correction 8:00pm: should have read 'med fog overnight'
10/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M M M Overnight rain.
10/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day yesterday; heavy rooftop frost and front yard covered in frost but not backyard; record high 87º (1956), low 27º (1944).
10/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No frost noticed this morning; breezy, chilly.
10/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop frost and frost on front yard.
10/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M M M Mid-day rain; quite breezy obs time; record high 89º (1953) low 20º (1930).
10/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M WINDY!!! yesterday and cool; 12 miles N of Ottawa in Harding, a couple I know said there was snow pellets in the afternoon.
10/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very light rooftop frost.
10/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy rooftop, lawn frost.
10/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M AM rain.
10/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M M M
10/29/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Light rooftop frost; mid-day T; very WINDY.
10/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M An excellent fall day.
10/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M M M
11/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Lots of oak leaves (mainly) blown from trees overnight.
11/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M M M
11/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M M M
11/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M WINDY!!!
11/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 2.0 0.17 M M First measurable snowfall this season with gauge .14" SWE & used more accurate core SWE (wasn't that much snow in gauge), wet snow stuck outside NNW; grass measurement 3.0", board 2.0".
11/10/2018 7:00 AM T T T M M Fine snow after obs time amounting to a trace.
11/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 M M A very fine snow.
11/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost.
11/15/2018 7:00 AM T T T M M Non-measurable coating of snow; snowing as I fill out this report and coming almost straight down; sticking to pavement.
11/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 M M Board & gauge same SWE; snow began 8:00am with fine snow, 8:35 it became large flakes; 9:00 it became fine snow again ending about 10:30am & a wet snow; another flurry around 4:00pm.
11/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
11/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 2.3 0.17 M M 24-hour light snow; light snow all day melted on contact until early night temps dropped causing snow to stick to hard surfaces; a little slush on board yesterday morning but unable to measure that; .8" measured on board 10:41pm; wet, heavy snow.
11/19/2018 7:00 AM T T T M M Very light non-measurable snowfall lasting about half-hour after obs time; rooftop frosted.
11/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Snow remains in protected areas.
11/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
11/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
11/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frost.
11/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 M M
11/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M
11/26/2018 7:00 AM 1.07 2.3 0.61 M M Light rain all day changing to snow 5:45pm with wet heavy snow; snow, frozen rain/snow N side, outside gauge; .51" rain in gauge 6:00pm, remainder rain/snow mix; layer ice on board with snow/rain mix & coating of ice on top (most likely there was more snow than measured due to wind).
11/27/2018 7:00 AM T T T M M
11/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M Measurable snow flurries during the morning; gauge SWE .01", using core SWE; record high 70º (1905) low -6º (1930); on this date 1796 Thomas Jefferson recorded in his journal: "It is so cold that the freezing of the ink on the point of my pen renders it difficult to write".
11/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Unraked leaves showing through snow so some snow melted with the sun shinning PM; nice in sun & out of breeze.
11/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 M M Thin coating ice on E, N, W side gauge, no ice on driveway, street or sidewalk; nice day yesterday.
12/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 M M Raining obs time.
12/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.68 0.0 0.00 M M Dense fog N of Ottawa late PM.
12/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 0.04 M M Light snow obs time; there may have been thin ice on board.
12/4/2018 7:00 AM T T T M M Fine snowflakes AM.
12/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 T T M M
12/6/2018 7:00 AM T T T M M AM brief shower of snow; great to see sun for as long as it was shinning.
12/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M HEAVY frost with rooftops, some vegetation, cars, mailboxes covered with frost and looks more like a coating of snow; cold.
12/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost.
12/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M HEAVY frost.
12/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M HEAVY frost; frost covering trees.
12/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Picture-perfect winter scene yesterday morning with hoar frost covering vegetation; heavy frost obs time.
12/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Thick frost.
12/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 M M Exact measurement; light rain began mid PM; fairly dense fog obs time.
12/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain after obs time; dense fog overnight; heavy frost this morning.
12/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Very frosty; Thurs or Fri I saw a motorcycle going through town.
12/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty again obs time.
12/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Another frosty morning obs time.
12/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/20/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Sidewalk, driveway, street wet and few drops in gauge.
12/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 M M Misty with light fog and some rain most of day.
12/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M MERRY CHRISTMAS!
12/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 M M
12/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.51 0.0 0.00 M M Besides being windy at obs time, it was windy yesterday; misty to light rain most of yesterday.
12/29/2018 7:00 AM T T T M M Flurries beginning 9:15pm and leaving a dusting of snow overnight.
12/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty, cold morning.
12/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain obs time.
1/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.79 0.2 0.02 M M Rained most of day into the night (glad this wasn't snow); frozen slush on gauge, dusting of snow (why couldn't we have had this small amount for Xmas?); Dec rain 2.09", snow .3"; 2017 - .51", 7.4"; 2016 - 1.35", 13.5"; one yr ago today high temp was -3º & low was -16º and bitterly cold the whole week.
1/2/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Fine mist mid-day.
1/3/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Fine mist, ice pellets.
1/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty.
1/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty again.
1/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty.
1/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 M M SE wind yesterday made a cold day; light rain obs time.
1/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain yesterday AM.
1/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Windy!!!
1/10/2019 7:00 AM T T T M M Few flakes seen; brilliant sunrise this morning.
1/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty morning.
1/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 0.4 0.07 M M Don't know when it started snowing but snowing obs time.
1/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.42 4.3 0.40 M M Layer of frozen slush on gauge bottom and on board; snow was wet but not real heavy; very little wind.
1/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sunshine made for a rather nice day yesterday.
1/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/16/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Misty drizzle mid-day; patchy thin ice on driveway/sidewalk.
1/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.39 3.8 0.39 M M Dusting snow 8 - 9pm; stopped until 10:45PM & must have snowed most/all night with flurries obs. time; using core SWE as gauge SWE was .35"; snow piled in gauge more N than NE.
1/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Thin, patchy ice in gauge; snow was wet & fairly easily to shovel; cold air came in about 11:20am just as I finish clearing driveway and became windy with falling temps & a little drifting (nothing to shovel).
1/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Did see total eclipse of Supermoon and spectacular to see with a cast of dark orange color; cold day out there.
1/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.53 T T M M Fine freezing mist 8:55am with freezing drizzle later in the day turning to a dusting of snow in the evening; .14" precip by eve, .39" overnight; driveway covered with thin sheet ice yesterday & partially self-cleared by obs time; light rain obs time.
1/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M Mostly light snow after obs time; layer of rough ice on board.
1/25/2019 7:00 AM T T T M M Non-measurable few flakes snow mid-day; bitterly cold obs time.
1/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 2.6 0.10 M M Mostly fine snow with med flakes eventually mixed in; very little wind, coming straight down at times; very lite, fluffy snow; core & gauge SWE same value.
1/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 2.5 0.10 M M Gauge & core SWE were identical; little wind; light, brief fog rolled in after obs time yesterday.
1/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.42 3.0 0.42 M M Snow a little on heavy side; gauge SWE .33" so using core SWE; Sat can't come fast enough when the temps begin to go above freezing mark to help melt ice & snow.
1/29/2019 7:00 AM T T T M M Continuous flurries 2:05pm into night with strong wind preventing little snow in gauge and nothing on board to collect; there probably would have been a small amount of snow to measure if not for wind.
1/30/2019 7:00 AM T T T M M Brief flurry yesterday; my non-digital thermometer shows -27º; extremely cold wind; 8:08am - just heard on local radio station there are spots around the county without electricity (God bless those utility workers).
1/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 3.5 0.18 M M Powdery fine snow beginning 2:05pm; fine snow fell for several hrs with larger light flakes eventually mixing in; Jan precip 3.23", snow 17.1"; 2018 1.50", 3.8"; 2017 2.31", .4".
2/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Dense fog in open areas when I came home 10:15pm (about .3 mile visibility); considerable amount of snow melted (with this Jan thaw?); glad to see ice on south half of driveway leave.
2/4/2019 7:00 AM T T T M M Piles and protected areas of snow remain; felt drops rain obs time.
2/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M Misty with some rain drops most of day.
2/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 0.00 M M Small amount freezing rain yesterday eve, didn't see any ice obs time; saw lightning 8:30pm (no thunder); much reduced snow piles remain.
2/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 0.00 M M Rain began yesterday around 6:00pm; some fog yesterday eve & some fog this morning.
2/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 T T M M Misty/rain AM & T snow eve & turning much colder during the evening hrs.
2/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Sun shinning and it is COLD!!!
2/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Lots of very small to huge frozen ponds between Ottawa & Triumph.
2/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 1.5 0.10 M M Majority snow fell during noon hour with a brief flurry about 9:45pm; core SWE & gauge same.
2/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.80 0.0 0.00 M M Exact gauge measurement; gauge outside covered with thin, rough sheet of ice that was easily scraped off; gauge contents was liquid; everything covered in thin ice; unable to tell if their was any snow; light fog.
2/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M Windy with flurries all afternoon into night hrs; snow measire as close as I could come even though board kept clean of snow.
2/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A beautiful day yesterday.
2/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Rooftop frost.
2/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 M M Not snowing obs time.
2/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 1.4 0.14 M M Started as graupel mid PM changing to snow and steadily falling into the night hrs; gauge SWE .13".
2/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A nice sunny day.
2/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 0.3 0.04 M M Used core SWE as gauge melted .03"
2/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 M M A lousy misty day.
2/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.61 0.0 0.00 M M Light fog most of day along with light rain most of day; became WINDY overnight; more ponds than normal in backyard but were gone obs time.
2/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Feb precip total 2.85", 2018 4.93"; snowfall 7.6"; 2018 18.0".
3/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M With the sun shining bright yesterday, it made for a nice afternoon.
3/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/6/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Quite small grains of graupel after obs time; cold wind making for a cold day yesterday.
3/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/8/2019 7:00 AM T T T M M Dusting of snow.
3/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A really nice day yesterday to clear yard of winter's fallen twigs.
3/10/2019 7:00 AM 1.01 0.0 0.00 M M Thunder about 2:00pm; rain beginning around noon and rained into the night with a few breaks & heavy at times; backyard ponding, neighbor still has water in backyard; field of beans south of Grand Ridge is yet to be harvested (will harvest very poor quality); lots of standing water in fields and ditches (some ditches full) between Ottawa and Triumph as of last night.
3/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost resembles a light snowfall.
3/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 0.00 M M Overnight rain.
3/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 M M .04" overnight rain; remaining fell yesterday.
3/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M
3/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 T T M M Brief, non-measurable light flurry after obs time; light rain; light frost obs time.
3/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.23 4.3 0.23 M M Winter wonderland with everything covered with snow; was surprised to see this much snow when only just under inch expected; used board SWE since gauge SWE .20"; snow piled on top of gauge with 2" hole in center.
3/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Snow remains in protected areas; saw a motorcycle in Ottawa Sat and 3 in Rockford Sun.
3/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty.
3/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 M M Overnight rain & raining obs time; a few days ago noticed tulips were popping out of ground; spring will have sprung 4:58pm today (enjoy your last day of winter).
3/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain continued after yesterday's reading.
3/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost.
3/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Chilly with light frost.
3/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M
3/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 M M
3/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 M M Saw 2 yellow flowers on Crocus last Sun; convertible & several motorcycles were seen last several days.
3/29/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Mid-day sprinkle.
3/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.68 0.0 0.00 M M Overnight rain.
3/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M
4/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rooftop frost; March precip 3.07", snow 4.3".
4/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light roof-top frost.
4/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M M M Overnight rain and a hint of fog obs time.
4/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M Light rain/drizzle on & off; lousy, chilly day.
4/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M .02" rain sometime after obs time; DENSE fog before dawn, mostly cleared by obs time.
4/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
4/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M
4/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another great spring day!
4/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M M M Post obs time rain with sprinkle PM.
4/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M Rain occurred in the evening.
4/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 0.1 0.08 M M Snow/graupel at obs time; rooftops looked more like med frost; gauge is mixture of WET snow and rain; snowing since obs time and there is a measurable accumulation; looks like it will be snowing for awhile; if you don't like this weather, summer is 68 days away; at submission time snow is accumulating on streets.
4/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.71 4.0 0.71 M M I could measure only 4" snow (there should have been more to measure) as it was melting and it was so wet you could wring water out of it or pick up handful & water dripped from it; snow had built up on deck railing and kept melting with chunks falling off; hardly any now left on railing obs time; gauge SWE .62"; snowed from just before 7:00am til 4:00pm with lull then lightly snowed later.
4/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Small areas of protected snow remains & should be gone by the end of the day.
4/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M M M Rain overnight.
4/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
4/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HOPPY EASTER!
4/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Between Rte 34 and DeKalb via Rte 23, one farmer was working the ground and another farmer spraying chemicals.
4/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M M M Lots of lightning NE yesterday eve.
4/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Sometime yesterday AM after obs time.
4/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Light rain mid PM; dew so heavy this morning and yesterday morning, water was thrown with each step.
4/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M
4/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
4/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M M M Funnel frozen to outer tube; grass blades were frozen; set planter out so rain could soak into dry soil (top 1/8" soil was frozen - glad I brought measuring tube in last night after rain stopped).
4/29/2019 7:00 AM 1.04 0.0 M M M
4/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.76 0.0 M M M
5/1/2019 7:00 AM 2.51 0.0 M M M Ponds in yard yesterday morning; ponds diminished when light rain came and reappeared overnight; rained all day.
5/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M More rain!!!
5/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M M M BRIGHT SUN! with few thin clouds; rain gauge had a 6-day total of 5.38" (.5" short of April 19, 2013 24-hr rain); puddles appeared yesterday and gone by night.
5/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Driveway wetter sometime mid PM; heavy dew.
5/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Drippy dew; beautiful day yesterday.
5/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.67 0.0 M M M .02" fell mid-day.
5/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
5/9/2019 7:00 AM 1.28 0.0 M M M Ponds in the yard again.
5/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Lots of standing water in fields NW Ottawa, ditches full; more rain (5.14") the first 9 days of May than the April total (4.71"); yard ponds gone obs time.
5/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M Happy Mother's Day!!!
5/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
5/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.73 0.0 M M M .31" rain noon, rained quite hard for a short time; sun shined during the afternoon; rest overnight.
5/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M M M
5/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.78 0.0 M M M Rain starting about 12:55pm and a hard rain to begin with then tapered off and continued to rain.
5/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Warm but windy day.
5/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.51 0.0 M M M
5/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.69 0.0 M M M Night lightning several times in the distance; 8.46" rain in May and not done with it.
5/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M M M Overnight rain; yesterday nice but windy.
5/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M 3 fields corn at Grand Ridge and 1 field near Streator has emerged (that is all I've seen); ponds in yard disappearing .
5/25/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Sprinkles early in the night.
5/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M
5/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Heavy dew; 21 days out of last 27 there has been precip to report; remember our fallen heroes on this Memorial Day!
5/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
5/29/2019 7:00 AM 1.55 0.0 M M M Sprinkled just as I finished mowing lawn leaving .05", rest overnight; ponds in yard once again; reported moisture last 13 days.
5/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.53 0.0 M M M A fine mist 10:30am (you would have to been outside or it wasn't visible, windshield wiper used several times); another overnight rain; soil surface may dry out but down an inch it is just plain mud.
5/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M Shower mid AM, .05 early evening; rain fell last 14 days (incl 1 T day); 6 days with no moisture to report for May.
6/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain to report after 15 days with rain; May rain total 11.26"; Peonies did not bloom for Memorial Day (not even traditional Memorial Day) but blooming now.
6/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M M M Looked at radar & red cell over Streator (nothing near Ottawa), looked outside & dark cloud, poured rain 4:50pm - 5:02pm.
6/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M M M Overnight rain.
6/5/2019 7:00 AM 1.10 0.0 M M M Lightning in the distant accompanied by a small amount of thunder; small amount of hail for 2 minutes or less 12:30am as I could hear it on the roof, there is evidence of holes in plant leaves here & there; raining hard during hail; between Ottawa & Morris Mon. night, I saw one field of emerged corn and 2 farmers working in fields applying chemicals; large patches of weeds with yellow flowers in some fields.
6/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Light shower late pm.
6/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M M M
6/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Just barely made it to .01"; brief, quick shower right after obs time.
6/16/2019 7:00 AM 1.85 0.0 M M M 1.11" rain yesterday, .74" overnight & raining hard at midnight; around 3:30pm went to Streator and between Grand Ridge & Streator small ponds in some fields from yesterdays' rain; a lot of corn fields had been planted and emerged (now corn needs warm & drier weather). HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!
6/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Post obs time yesterday AM sprinkle.
6/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.63 0.0 M M M .12" late PM, remaining overnight.
6/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Summer arrives 10:54am today.
6/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
6/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M Overnight rain; streets, driveways almost dry by obs time.
6/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
6/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M Shower late AM, 2 more showers mid- and late PM; mushrooms are popping up in grass.
6/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Had been to Rockford, stopped at Wmart & when I came out at 9:30pm there was a few sprinkles, used wipers once - nothing in gauge; lots of lightning in the E while traveling E on Rte 52; standing water in fields NW of Ottawa when I went to Rockford; there were a few fields of no-till beans, a lot of fields with corn several inches high (will tassle in about a month even if not normal height, will be interesting to see what kind of a yield it will produce), warmest day so far this season.
6/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Rain event mid PM.
7/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.74 0.0 M M M Raining when I left Rockford 8:00pm and rained all the way home; don't know when it rained here other than raining when I arrived home; June rain total 4.82".
7/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2019 7:00 AM 1.05 0.0 M M M Rain started around 10:35pm and continued until mid AM with lots of lightning and little thunder, nothing close.
7/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Have a safe and HAPPY JULY 4th!!!
7/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.74 0.0 M M M Rain held off until fireworks were over; deck was damp in spots when I arrived home after fireworks.
7/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Mid PM shower.
7/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
7/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grass becoming dry along curb and rest of grass beginning to lose its shine.
7/14/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Very fine drops on car windshield late PM when I drove into garage.
7/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M M M Overnight rain.
7/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
7/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
7/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M M M
7/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2019 7:00 AM 2.31 0.0 M M M Rain fell between 11:30am & 1:00pm; rain most welcome as it was becoming dry with grass starting to turn brown & cracks appearing in soil.
7/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Quite dewy.
7/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
7/30/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Not that much left in gauge when I emptied obs time yesterday.
7/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M July rainfall total: 5.39"; 2018 - 3.38".
8/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and DRY.
8/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M M M Dust settler.
8/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Even after a quarter inch of rain yesterday, the grass looks better and has more green color.
8/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M A couple light showers yesterday AM.
8/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.54 0.0 M M M A thirst quencher; grass looks greener; .48" overnight.
8/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was 1rst time I mowed grass since July 29; grass a little greener for 1 day each following last 2 measurable rains.
8/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M M M Majority of rain fell overnight.
8/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.63 0.0 M M M .15" fell overnight.
8/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
8/20/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Very light fog obs time; few large drops rain as I was clearing driveway after mowing grass, dark cloud went by N; muggy day.
8/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M M M Brief heavy rain during rain event.
8/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Very brief PM shower; heavy dew.
8/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2019 7:00 AM 1.25 0.0 M M M
8/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M M M
8/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M M M .01" light shower yesterday PM; Aug rain 3.64", 2018 - 5.50".
9/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light fog and heavy dew; enjoy your Labor Day.
9/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Small amount of rain by obs time; glad I mowed grass late yesterday afternoon.
9/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.90 0.0 M M M Brief heavy downpour in main rain event after obs time.
9/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Went to Sandwich Fair yesterday, via Rt 23, and there was a few large ponds in fields.
9/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M M M Light rain obs time.
9/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M M M Yesterday's leftover rain in progress obs time.
9/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Post obs time light rain.
9/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A hot, humid day.
9/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2019 7:00 AM 1.34 0.0 M M M Dug out a few unwanted flower plants and ground was damp; humid day; didn't see any ponds after this rain.
9/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezy but a much nicer day yesterday.
9/15/2019 7:00 AM 1.58 0.0 M M M Field of corn (planted early) W side Grand Ridge stalks were drying; zig-zagged my way to Triumph late PM & saw bean fields from completely green to one field most leaves had turned yellow/brown and had dropped; some lightning with rumbles of thunder with early overnight rain; raining obs time.
9/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M M M Yesterday mornings leftover rain; hazy from fog.
9/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M
9/21/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M I could see on deck there had been a sprinkle before obs time; light shower after obs time.
9/22/2019 7:00 AM 1.36 0.0 M M M .10" rain right after yesterday's reading, rest overnight; didn't see any yard puddles; I was up at 2:31am and noticed sump pump running frequently.
9/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M M M Astronomical fall began 2:50am.
9/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M A small shower this AM.
9/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Usually mid-Sept I need to turn on furnace to take chill off the house, so far I haven't had to do that (turned furnace on to see if it works).
9/28/2019 7:00 AM 4.29 0.0 M M M Rained most of day (1.04") with heaviest & most rain early night hrs; sump pump running FREQUENTLY during heaviest rain; a little less running into sump.
9/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M
9/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M M M Light rain off & on through the day; mod fog 9:10pm, hazy fog obs time.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
6/5/2019 12:30 AM Enough hail hitting roof I knew it was hail, unable to determine size but sounded like they were small, think very little to no damage done other than hole in a leaf. NA NA NA 2 1min Continuous True After rain