Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IL-LS-34 Latitude 41.340149
Station Name La Salle 0.1 W Longitude -89.095937
County La Salle Elevation (ft) 602



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 2.67 4.06 31 4.06 31 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 18 2.87 2.51 30 2.51 30 0.00 0 0 9 5 9.5 5 8
Dec 18 2.03 2.07 31 2.07 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 0.3 1 2
Jan 19 1.43 3.53 31 3.53 31 0.00 0 0 11 6 18.2 10 20
Feb 19 1.44 2.68 28 2.68 28 0.00 0 0 12 2 7.0 5 13
March 19 2.51 3.05 31 3.05 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 3.2 1 0
April 19 3.16 5.07 30 5.07 30 0.00 0 0 18 0 6.4 1 1
May 19 4.04 11.33 31 11.33 31 0.00 0 0 20 1 0.0 0 0
June 19 3.58 6.00 30 6.00 30 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
July 19 3.95 4.14 31 4.14 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 19 3.67 3.16 31 3.16 31 0.00 0 0 10 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 19 3.06 9.71 30 9.71 30 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 34.41" 57.31" 365 days 57.31" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 149 days 33 days 44.6" 23 days 44 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 0.03
10/3/2018 0.00
10/4/2018 0.20
10/5/2018 0.70
10/6/2018 0.39
10/7/2018 1.08
10/8/2018 0.77
10/9/2018 0.00
10/10/2018 0.00
10/11/2018 0.14
10/12/2018 0.00
10/13/2018 0.08
10/14/2018 T
10/15/2018 0.25
10/16/2018 T
10/17/2018 0.00
10/18/2018 0.00
10/19/2018 0.00
10/20/2018 0.06
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 0.04
10/28/2018 0.20
10/29/2018 T
10/30/2018 0.00
10/31/2018 0.12
11/1/2018 0.00
11/2/2018 0.00
11/3/2018 0.00
11/4/2018 0.03
11/5/2018 0.26
11/6/2018 0.45
11/7/2018 0.01
11/8/2018 0.00
11/9/2018 0.13
11/10/2018 T
11/11/2018 0.00
11/12/2018 0.00
11/13/2018 T
11/14/2018 0.00
11/15/2018 0.00
11/16/2018 0.02
11/17/2018 0.00
11/18/2018 0.19
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 0.30
11/25/2018 0.00
11/26/2018 1.12
11/27/2018 T
11/28/2018 T
11/29/2018 0.00
11/30/2018 0.00
12/1/2018 0.16
12/2/2018 0.99
12/3/2018 0.03
12/4/2018 T
12/5/2018 T
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 0.20
12/15/2018 T
12/16/2018 0.00
12/17/2018 0.00
12/18/2018 0.00
12/19/2018 0.00
12/20/2018 0.03
12/21/2018 0.02
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 0.04
12/28/2018 0.51
12/29/2018 T
12/30/2018 0.00
12/31/2018 0.09
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2019 1.13
1/2/2019 T
1/3/2019 0.00
1/4/2019 0.00
1/5/2019 0.00
1/6/2019 0.00
1/7/2019 0.09
1/8/2019 0.22
1/9/2019 0.00
1/10/2019 T
1/11/2019 0.00
1/12/2019 0.16
1/13/2019 0.48
1/14/2019 0.00
1/15/2019 0.00
1/16/2019 0.00
1/17/2019 0.00
1/18/2019 0.00
1/19/2019 0.38
1/20/2019 T
1/21/2019 0.00
1/22/2019 0.00
1/23/2019 0.48
1/24/2019 0.04
1/25/2019 T
1/26/2019 0.08
1/27/2019 0.08
1/28/2019 0.39
1/29/2019 T
1/30/2019 T
1/31/2019 0.00
2/1/2019 0.17
2/2/2019 T
2/3/2019 0.00
2/4/2019 0.00
2/5/2019 0.00
2/6/2019 0.19
2/7/2019 0.61
2/8/2019 0.04
2/9/2019 0.00
2/10/2019 0.00
2/11/2019 0.08
2/12/2019 0.79
2/13/2019 0.02
2/14/2019 0.00
2/15/2019 0.00
2/16/2019 0.00
2/17/2019 0.06
2/18/2019 0.13
2/19/2019 T
2/20/2019 0.05
2/21/2019 0.03
2/22/2019 0.00
2/23/2019 0.00
2/24/2019 0.51
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 T
3/4/2019 T
3/5/2019 0.00
3/6/2019 0.00
3/7/2019 0.00
3/8/2019 0.00
3/9/2019 0.00
3/10/2019 0.98
3/11/2019 0.00
3/12/2019 0.00
3/13/2019 0.43
3/14/2019 0.01
3/15/2019 0.07
3/16/2019 0.00
3/17/2019 0.22
3/18/2019 T
3/19/2019 0.00
3/20/2019 0.10
3/21/2019 0.00
3/22/2019 0.00
3/23/2019 0.00
3/24/2019 0.01
3/25/2019 0.22
3/26/2019 0.00
3/27/2019 0.00
3/28/2019 0.13
3/29/2019 0.00
3/30/2019 0.88
3/31/2019 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2019 0.00
4/2/2019 0.00
4/3/2019 0.00
4/4/2019 0.25
4/5/2019 0.12
4/6/2019 0.01
4/7/2019 0.01
4/8/2019 0.07
4/9/2019 0.00
4/10/2019 0.02
4/11/2019 0.32
4/12/2019 0.16
4/13/2019 0.00
4/14/2019 0.08
4/15/2019 0.99
4/16/2019 0.00
4/17/2019 0.00
4/18/2019 0.21
4/19/2019 0.07
4/20/2019 0.00
4/21/2019 0.00
4/22/2019 0.00
4/23/2019 0.26
4/24/2019 0.00
4/25/2019 0.02
4/26/2019 0.00
4/27/2019 0.19
4/28/2019 0.48
4/29/2019 1.13
4/30/2019 0.68
5/1/2019 2.17
5/2/2019 0.26
5/3/2019 0.61
5/4/2019 0.00
5/5/2019 0.00
5/6/2019 0.00
5/7/2019 0.81
5/8/2019 0.12
5/9/2019 1.32
5/10/2019 0.00
5/11/2019 0.00
5/12/2019 0.16
5/13/2019 0.07
5/14/2019 0.00
5/15/2019 0.00
5/16/2019 0.00
5/17/2019 0.36
5/18/2019 0.36
5/19/2019 0.87
5/20/2019 T
5/21/2019 0.68
5/22/2019 0.69
5/23/2019 0.22
5/24/2019 0.02
5/25/2019 0.00
5/26/2019 0.12
5/27/2019 0.06
5/28/2019 0.04
5/29/2019 1.86
5/30/2019 0.53
5/31/2019 0.00
6/1/2019 0.00
6/2/2019 0.00
6/3/2019 0.00
6/4/2019 0.25
6/5/2019 1.06
6/6/2019 0.00
6/7/2019 0.00
6/8/2019 0.00
6/9/2019 0.01
6/10/2019 0.00
6/11/2019 0.00
6/12/2019 0.00
6/13/2019 0.40
6/14/2019 0.00
6/15/2019 0.04
6/16/2019 2.72
6/17/2019 0.00
6/18/2019 0.00
6/19/2019 0.00
6/20/2019 1.18
6/21/2019 0.00
6/22/2019 0.09
6/23/2019 0.15
6/24/2019 0.01
6/25/2019 0.07
6/26/2019 T
6/27/2019 0.00
6/28/2019 0.00
6/29/2019 0.00
6/30/2019 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2019 0.47
7/2/2019 T
7/3/2019 1.82
7/4/2019 T
7/5/2019 0.20
7/6/2019 0.00
7/7/2019 0.00
7/8/2019 0.00
7/9/2019 0.00
7/10/2019 T
7/11/2019 0.00
7/12/2019 0.00
7/13/2019 0.00
7/14/2019 0.00
7/15/2019 0.00
7/16/2019 0.08
7/17/2019 0.05
7/18/2019 0.00
7/19/2019 0.47
7/20/2019 0.00
7/21/2019 0.00
7/22/2019 0.97
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 T
7/29/2019 0.06
7/30/2019 0.02
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 0.21
8/7/2019 T
8/8/2019 0.00
8/9/2019 0.00
8/10/2019 0.00
8/11/2019 0.00
8/12/2019 0.34
8/13/2019 0.85
8/14/2019 0.00
8/15/2019 0.00
8/16/2019 0.00
8/17/2019 0.15
8/18/2019 0.01
8/19/2019 T
8/20/2019 0.14
8/21/2019 0.34
8/22/2019 0.01
8/23/2019 0.00
8/24/2019 0.00
8/25/2019 0.00
8/26/2019 0.97
8/27/2019 0.14
8/28/2019 0.00
8/29/2019 0.00
8/30/2019 0.00
8/31/2019 0.00
9/1/2019 0.32
9/2/2019 0.00
9/3/2019 0.04
9/4/2019 0.12
9/5/2019 0.00
9/6/2019 0.00
9/7/2019 0.00
9/8/2019 0.23
9/9/2019 0.16
9/10/2019 0.00
9/11/2019 0.00
9/12/2019 0.00
9/13/2019 0.41
9/14/2019 0.00
9/15/2019 1.20
9/16/2019 0.53
9/17/2019 0.00
9/18/2019 0.00
9/19/2019 0.00
9/20/2019 0.99
9/21/2019 0.01
9/22/2019 1.23
9/23/2019 0.66
9/24/2019 0.00
9/25/2019 0.03
9/26/2019 0.00
9/27/2019 0.00
9/28/2019 3.51
9/29/2019 0.03
9/30/2019 0.24



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 Overcast. I'm leaning toward M2 altostratus, but in the early morning light, or lack thereof, I'm having trouble ascertaining the altitude. Could be L6. Either way, it's gray.
10/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M I don't know when this rain fell. Everything except the gauge is dry this morning. The forecast gives us a 20% chance before 10am, & it is overcast with what appears to be L7 stratus fractus & cumulus fractus, suggesting more rain.
10/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H9 cirrocumuli w/ cirri & cirrostrati.
10/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain sneaked in overnight. Mostly cloudy: L8 cumuli & stratocumuli.
10/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Overnight, early morning rain still falling at obs time. 0.70" exact measurement. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
10/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Rain during obs time yesterday stopped at 8:45am; picked up again sometime before 3:50pm until sometime before 4:30pm; and again sometime before 9:50pm into the night. Brief, hard rainfall hit south windows at 5:30 this morning. Partly cloudy: M6 altocumuli.
10/7/2018 7:00 AM 1.08 M M M M 0.01" of rain fell before 8:30am. Between approximately 11:00am & 1:15pm we got another 0.18". I heard heavy rainfall at 2:30am. Light rain at obs time. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
10/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.77 M M M M Rain falling at obs time yesterday stopped at 10:20am (0.9") & resumed at approximately 7:15pm. Partly cloudy at obs time today: H9 cirrocumuli w/ cirri & cirrostrati.
10/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli.
10/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
10/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M Rain came in spurts throughout the day & night: a T around 7:30am, 0.06" by 11:40am, 0.04" more by 6:50pm, the rest sometime after that. L6 stratus overcast at obs time today.
10/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
10/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 T M M M SURPRISE! Snowfall including some big flakes from 11:28am to 11:51am, easing into a snow-rain-sleet mixture that went on until 12:30pm. No snow accumulation. Melted on contact leaving 0.04" of water in the gauge. Rain in the afternoon, 2:15-5:32. More after dark. Overcast at obs time: L4 stratocumuli.
10/14/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
10/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M M M It didn't rain during my waking hours. Dampness at obs time suggested early-morning and/or overnight rain. L5 stratocumulus overcast.
10/16/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
10/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
10/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
10/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
10/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Clear sky.
10/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
10/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
10/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
10/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: a band of H5 cirrostratus ENE.
10/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L6 stratus w/ a sliver of light on the E horizon.
10/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
10/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Mostly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli.
10/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Overnight and/or early morning rain. Mostly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
10/29/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear sky.
10/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H5 & H8 cirrostrati.
10/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M It was dark as night at 7am, so definitely overcast, but in the dark it's harder to estimate cloud altitude. L6 stratus is my best guess. October precip total: 4.06".
11/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark and overcast at obs time.
11/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli.
11/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
11/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Overcast: L8 cumuli & stratocumuli.
11/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain continued until at least 6:10pm, possibly longer. L6 stratus overcast.
11/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Light rain continued on & off into the night. Misting at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
11/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mostly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
11/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
11/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 1.3 0.13 1.5 0.13 Snowfall began sometime past 9:45pm & was lightly falling through obs time. I used a core measurement instead of the gauge catch (0.10") to get the moisture total because snow blew in at a sharp angle from the north, piling on the south lip of the cylinder. The core measurement seemed more accurate. L6 stratus overcast.
11/10/2018 7:00 AM T T M T M Light wimpy snowfall was in progress during & after obs time yesterday. Clear sky this morning. SUNLIGHT!
11/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Partly cloudy: H8 cirrostratus w/ H1 cirri.
11/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M L6 stratus overcast.
11/13/2018 7:00 AM T T M T M Mostly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
11/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear sky.
11/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M L6 stratus overcast.
11/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M T M Two periods of snowfall: 8:40am to approximately noonish & 3:02pm to about 4:15pm. L6 stratus overcast at obs time.
11/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
11/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 1.5 0.15 1.5 0.15 Snowed lightly all day & into the night, past 10:20pm. Little accumulation until nighttime when temperature fell and snowfall increased. Light snow falling during obs time this morning. L6 stratus overcast.
11/19/2018 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Light, brief snowfall during and after obs time yesterday. L6 stratus overcast at obs time today.
11/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Partly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli N/NE.
11/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M L6 stratus overcast.
11/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Almost entirely clear with just a couple of H1 cirri.
11/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frost and mostly cloudy with L4 stratocumuli.
11/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M Rainfall continued past 10:25pm. L6 stratus overcast.
11/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
11/26/2018 7:00 AM 1.12 6.1 1.12 6.0 1.12 I've taken my precip measurement, above, from a core rather than the gauge, which collected 1.00" exactly. Wind was the main event here. Snow was just a little sideshow, although it's the wettest, heaviest, stickiest snow I recall shoveling. (Rub or spray some veggie oil on your shovel.) We had intermittent rain from 7:25am till 4:50 pm, when snow started mixing with it. Pure snow by 5:20pm continued past 10pm. A single lightning bolt & thunder clap to the west at 5:32pm.
11/27/2018 7:00 AM T 0.3 T 5.0 0.67 Gentle, lacy snowfall started sometime before and continued through obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
11/28/2018 7:00 AM T T M 5.0 0.93 Light snowfall during obs time yesterday continued through most of the morning. Partly cloudy today: H9 cirrocumuli w/ cirrostrati.
11/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 0.68 Mostly cloudy: L6 stratus.
11/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 0.91 I don't know what accounts for the large up-and-down variances in my SWE measurements of the past 4 days. I've taken the cores from the same area in close proximity to each other. Yesterday brought noticeable snow melt as evidenced by wet concrete surfaces and icicle formation. Today's old snow has the consistency of a snow cone. We have a partly cloudy cirrus sampler this a.m. with H1, H5 and a small patch of H9.
12/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 3.0 1.01 Early morning & possibly overnight rain. Raining at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
12/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.99 0.0 M T M Rain in progress at obs time yesterday stopped at 9:15am. Thunderstorms from 6:45pm until about 8:30pm. I don't know if there was more rain overnight or not. Mostly cloudy this morning: L5 stratocumuli.
12/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.01 0.5 0.01 Intermittent light rain from 12:45pm into the night. Light snowfall in progress at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
12/4/2018 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Light snowfall at obs time yesterday continued until approximately 10:15am. Intermittent very light rain throughout the early afternoon. L6 stratus overcast at obs time today.
12/5/2018 7:00 AM T T M T M Light evening rain turned to graupel before 8pm and then a dusting of overnight snow. L6 stratus overcast.
12/6/2018 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
12/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
12/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
12/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frost under a clear sky.
12/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Heavy frost at obs time under an L6 stratus overcast.
12/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Light frost. Partly cloudy: H5 cirrostratus contributing to a bright-orange-to-pale-pink sunrise.
12/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: L5 stratocumulus band hugging the NNE horizon.
12/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Light frost & partly cloudy: H9 cirrocumuli w/ H2 cirrostrati.
12/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent light rain through much of the day & night yesterday. Not raining at obs time, but surfaces wet with water drops on the outside of the gauge. Could be from earlier rain, or from this morning's fog, or both.
12/15/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Very light intermittent rain. Light frost at obs time. Partly cloudy. Looks like thick L6 stratus hugging the S & E horizons.
12/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frost this morning & partly cloudy: M6 altocumuli.
12/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy. Spectacular watermelon sunrise lighting up M5 altocumuli.
12/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: H8 cirrostratus.
12/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy: M7 altocumuli w/ altostrati.
12/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Overnight &/or early a.m. rain. Not raining at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
12/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Still spitting a little sporadic rain at & possibly beyond 10:10pm. L6 stratus overcast.
12/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
12/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
12/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
12/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
12/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frost & partly cloudy: H5 cirrostrati.
12/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain falling at obs time: L6 or L7 stratus or stratus fractus overcast at obs time; too early-morning dark to be sure which.
12/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.51 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain during obs time yesterday continued, with a few breaks, until at least 9pm. Dry at obs time today under an L6 stratus overcast.
12/29/2018 7:00 AM T T M T M Light overnight &/or early morning snow. L6 stratus overcast.
12/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear sky.
12/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Overnight rain still lightly falling at obs time. L6 stratus overcast. December precip total: 2.07".
1/1/2019 7:00 AM 1.13 0.2 0.01 M M Rain in progress at obs time yesterday continued until sometime past 9:30pm, turning to snow sometime before obs time today. L6 stratus overcast.
1/2/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M Misting at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
1/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear sky.
1/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
1/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky but hazy.
1/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Brilliant sunrise, light frost & mostly cloudy at obs time: H8 & 9 cirrostratus & cirrocumulus.
1/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain started sometime before & continued through obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
1/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain in progress at obs time yesterday continued intermittently until 3:40pm, and there may have been a little more in the late afternoon. I'm not certain. Partly cloudy at obs time today with L5 stratocumuli along the E & ENE horizon. Another vivid sunrise.
1/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy. L1 cumuli edging the NE horizon.
1/10/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M Just a few lonely snowflakes fell around 11:00 am. I wouldn't even have noticed them if I hadn't been outside at the time. Partly cloudy at obs time: H2 cirrostrati and another in a string of glorious sunrises.
1/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Light frost and nearly clear with just a band of stratocumulus on the NE horizon.
1/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 1.6 M 1.5 0.15 Snow started before 6:00am, continuing through obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
1/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.48 5.3 M 6.5 0.70 Snowfall in progress at obs time yesterday stopped at 3:30pm, resumed at approximately 6:10pm & continued until sometime after 1:15am. L6 stratus overcast at obs time today.
1/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 0.66 L6 stratus overcast.
1/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 0.67 L6 stratus overcast.
1/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 0.69 L6 stratus overcast.
1/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 0.64 L6 stratus overcast.
1/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 0.71 L6 stratus overcast.
1/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.38 3.8 M 7.5 1.01 Still lightly snowing & blowing at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
1/20/2019 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 6.5 1.00 Snow falling at obs time stopped at about 9:00am. A few more flakes fell roughly between 10:30am & 10:45am. Old + new snow-water equivalent is an exact amount. Partly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli along the S & E horizons.
1/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 0.96 Partly cloudy: H9 cirrocumuli w/ cirrostrati and a beautiful pastel sunrise with full winter moonset, all at the same time.
1/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 1.13 L6 stratus overcast.
1/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.48 0.3 0.01 5.5 1.26 Yesterday's fine rain was the kind that's hard to see from indoors, but it keeps surfaces consistently wet. The mail delivered at 2:39pm had raindrops on it. Snow falling at 6:00am today turned to light rain just before obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
1/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 0.3 0.03 5.5 0.95 Light rain falling at obs time yesterday had turned to mostly light snow by 7:25am. That continued until approximately 11:15am. Looks like there may have been a little more snow overnight. Mostly cloudy: H1 & 2 cirri.
1/25/2019 7:00 AM T T M 4.5 0.93 I saw just a few tiny, sparse snowflakes falling at 2:07pm. Partly cloudy at obs time: H1, 2 & 4 cirri.
1/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 1.7 M 6.5 1.06 It continued snowing at least through 6:25pm yesterday, but beyond that, all I know is that it stopped sometime before midnight. Partly cloudy: H4 cirri.
1/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 1.9 0.08 7.5 1.11 I used a snow core instead of the gauge content to get the number above because sideways blowing snow overflew the gauge, leaving only 0.04" of moisture in it. Snowfall stopped sometime between 5 & 8pm. Clear sky at obs time.
1/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.39 2.9 0.39 10.0 1.49 Because of snow blowing horizontally over the top of the gauge, I've used the snow-board melted core value of 0.39" rather than the gauge value of 0.32" above. L6 stratus overcast at obs time.
1/29/2019 7:00 AM T T M 9.5 1.67 We had screamin' powerful winds all day & into the night. Based on the amount and duration (approximately 8 hrs. or more) of the snow I saw falling, I think we had more than measurements indicate. My snow boards remain stark naked, and there was only about a tablespoon of snow in my cylinder at obs time. My neighbor's driveway remains as snowless as it was right after she finished blowing it clear at 7:15am yesterday. Partly cloudy at obs time today: low, thin, broken stratocumuli & strati zipping eastward.
1/30/2019 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 1.54 A few snowflakes fell between 7:50am & 8:05am with a few more following around 1:25pm. This morning we have a beautiful clear blue sky over a clean white landscape.
1/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 1.66 Clear sky. January precip total: 3.53".
2/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.17 3.5 M 12.5 2.08 Snowfall stopped sometime after 10pm. Houses have snow drifts on their roofs. The snow accumulation is firm enough to support my weight. Otherwise I'd be sinking in over my boot tops. L6 stratus overcast.
2/2/2019 7:00 AM T T M 11.0 1.55 Partly cloudy: H5 cirrostrati.
2/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 1.41 L6 stratus overcast.
2/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.62 L4 stratocumulus overcast.
2/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 0.32 L6 stratus overcast.
2/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.5 0.14 Rain started sometime before 4:50pm & continued beyond 8:10pm. There were a few thunder rumbles at & just after 8:03pm. L6 stratus overcast.
2/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.61 0.0 M T M Rain started sometime before 7pm and continued into the night. Even though there's only a T of snow left on the ground generally, there are still some mighty shovel piles left to melt and contribute to runoff. Misting at obs time this a.m. under our old buddy, the L6 stratus overcast.
2/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 T M M M Rain from sometime before 8am till sometime before 3:30pm. Snow started sometime before 6:45pm and stopped before 10pm. Partly cloudy: L1 cumuli.
2/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear sky.
2/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M L6 stratus overcast.
2/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 0.9 0.08 1.0 0.08 Precipitation is amount from snow core. Poor gauge catch because of wind. The amount from the gauge was 0.03". Most of what fell was snow with just a little light rain mixed in toward the end. L6 stratus overcast.
2/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.79 0.0 M 0.5 0.13 Semi-Frozen. Rained yesterday. The temperature is 36 degrees. The outer gauge cylinder was sheathed in ice, inside and out, but the content was liquid. Ground cover is pure slush, riddled with holes as though ice pellets fell at some time, but it's all slush now. Tree branches, the lilac hedge, power lines and window screens are coated in ice. Our world was aglitter under the street lights last night and would still be if the sun were shining, but we have light fog under the usual L6 stratus overcast.
2/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M 0.5 0.10 A T of snow at 9:40am. More starting sometime before 12:20pm & ending sometime before 5:15pm. Still more starting around 6:50pm and continuing past 10:20pm. Screaming strong winds kept the new-snow boards swept clean other than for a gritty, impenetrable coating of ice. I can only guess at the new snow depth: more than a trace but no more than 0.5". Yesterday's ground cover of slush has turned to hard crunch. Partly cloudy: L1 cumuli.
2/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
2/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear sky.
2/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Partly cloudy: H5 cirrostratus above E horizon. Moderate to heavy frost.
2/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 1.2 M 1.0 M Snowfall started sometime before obs time and continues. L6 stratus overcast.
2/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 1.2 M 2.0 0.20 Snow falling at obs time yesterday continued until sometime after 8:00am. Snowed again from before 2:50 till about 3:00pm; again from 8:25pm till after 7:40pm; and was snowing at 6:55am through obs time today.
2/19/2019 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 0.21 Light snowfall in progress at obs time yesterday. Mostly cloudy at obs today: H8 cirrostratus.
2/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 0.2 M 1.0 0.23 Overnight and/or early morning snow. Misting at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
2/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M T T Misting yesterday morning from obs time onward. 0.03" gauge content suggests a possibility of some heavier precip sometime later, but I didn't see it. Depth of total snow on the ground is 0.6", but because snow melt has left about 2/3 of the ground bare, I divided 0.6" by 3 to get 0.2" of total snow. Reported to the nearest half inch, that would be a T. Melted value of the 0.6" core was 0.10" which, divided by 3, is about 0.03". This form tells me I'm not allowed to record that. I have to say the melted core of a T which is actually 0.2" is either NA or a T. So I'm obediently pretending it was a T even though you should know it was really 0.03". Partly cloudy: H9 cirrocumuli w/ cirri.
2/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear sky.
2/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M L6 stratus overcast.
2/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.51 0.0 M 0.0 M The old snow accumulation is gone, but some shovel piles and ice sheets have yet to melt. It's not raining or snowing, but the overcast does look like L7 stratus fractus.
2/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: altocumuli & altostrati.
2/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli.
2/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
2/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: H5 cirrostrati. 2.68" February precip total.
3/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
3/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy: M5 altocumuli.
3/3/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M L6 stratus overcast
3/4/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M Very lightly snowing at obs time yesterday. Slightly cloudy: L1 cumuli.
3/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy: H9 cirrocumuli w/ cirrostrati.
3/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
3/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
3/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
3/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
3/10/2019 8:00 AM 0.98 0.0 M 0.0 M Oops. Forgot it was DLS time. Rain continued past 8:20pm. A single thunder clap at 1:40pm. L6 stratus overcast.
3/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L6 stratus overcast.
3/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear with just a little H5 cirrostratus, sunrise pink in the SE.
3/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M Still raining at 1:10am. Not raining at obs time, but surfaces remain wet. L6 stratus overcast.
3/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Sporadic light rain including a few more drops just before obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
3/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent light rain started late morning & continued throughout the day and night. L6 stratus overcast.
3/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: line of L4 stratocumuli near SW horizon.
3/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 3.2 M M M Overnight/early morning snowfall still in progress at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
3/18/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M Snowfall in progress at 7am yesterday continued for about 15 more minutes. At obs time today old snow lingered on the ground and roofs only in the shady spots. Light frost. Partly cloudy: a line of L4 stratocumuli along the E horizon.
3/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear sky.
3/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Overnight/early morning rain still lightly falling through obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
3/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
3/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
3/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
3/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain started between 6am & 7am. Lightly raining at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
3/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain falling at obs time yesterday continued until about 2:20pm, give or take. L6 stratus overcast.
3/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hardly cloudy: H1 cirri.
3/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: H1 & H5 cirri.
3/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M A raucous, slammin'-bangin' thunderstorm last night. Mostly cloudy at obs time: L5 stratocumuli.
3/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy with all those lovely cirrus clouds: H1, 2, 5 & 9.
3/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.88 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain continued past 10:10pm, into the night & early morning. L6 stratus overcast.
3/31/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Beautiful clear sky. March precip total: 3.05".
4/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli.
4/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy: H1 cirri.
4/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear sky.
4/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Overnight/early-morning rain. Not raining at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
4/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain stopped around 11:10pm. There may have been a little more before obs time. Light fog & misting. L6 stratus overcast.
4/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Misting at obs time yesterday turned to rain. L6 stratus overcast.
4/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain continued through obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
4/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain in progress during obs time yesterday continued intermittently until 3:30pm. M1 altostratus overcast.
4/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nearly clear sky this morning with just one lovely H1 cirrus cloud ENE of here.
4/10/2019 7:25 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain started sometime after 6 a.m., continuing through my observation time. L6 stratus overcast.
4/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Light rainfall at & after obs time yesterday left only a T. Rain from 2:38pm till 2:50pm brought it up to 0.01". I do not know when the rest of this precip fell. I think it must have sneaked in overnight. Mostly cloudy this morning with a cloud-chart variety pack: stratocumuli & cirri.
4/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Rain continued until sometime past 7:45pm. Clear sky at obs time.
4/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
4/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 T M T M A rain/snow mix just before obs time had changed to all snow by obs. L6 stratus overcast.
4/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.99 6.4 M 5.5 1.02 Snowfall was in progress during obs time yesterday, turning to a snow/rain mix from 5:10pm until precip stopped at about 6:15pm. This is the heaviest, stickiest snow I've worked with. I had to use my snow stick as a saw to free two snow boards from under it, and then I was able to lift the total snow accumulation off of each in one piece, like a lid. A nearly clear sky at obs time with a small patch of stratocumuli at the E horizon.
4/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly cloudy: M5 altocumuli.
4/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast: L8 cumuli & stratocumuli.
4/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M L6 stratus overcast.
4/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
4/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
4/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slightly cloudy: H1 & 2 cirri.
4/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H1, 2 & 5.
4/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M T-storms last night. L6 stratus overcast & mist at obs time.
4/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: M1 altostratus w/ some M9 altocumuli.
4/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Partly cloudy: H1 cirri.
4/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
4/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain stopped not long before obs time because concrete was still wet. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
4/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
4/29/2019 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M T-storms started sometime between midnight & 6am. The sound & light show abated before obs time, but still raining moderately hard. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
4/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M 0.54" of rain fell from obs time until approximately 12:30pm. The remaining .14" sneaked past me, definitely after 6pm and possibly after dark. L6 stratus overcast. April precip total: 5.07".
5/1/2019 7:00 AM 2.17 M M M M Yesterday's rainfall & T-storms ran from 7:30am till 5:20pm. More rain overnight stopped not long before 6:30am as evidenced by wet concrete surfaces and raindrops still on the windows. L6 stratus overcast.
5/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain started sometime overnight & was still falling at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
5/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Rain was in progress at obs time yesterday. L6 stratus overcast this a.m.
5/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: H1 & 2 cirri.
5/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
5/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: H1 cirri + H9 cirrocumuli.
5/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M A T of rain fell starting just as St. Hyacinth's church bells chimed noon. The rest came in overnight. L6 stratus overcast.
5/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 0.03" of rain fell between 4:45pm & 6:50pm yesterday. Rain drops on my windows & gauge cylinder at obs time suggest the rest fell recently. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
5/9/2019 7:00 AM 1.32 M M M M Rain from 7:32pm till 8:35pm with a good thunderclap at 7:47pm. More & heavier rain hit at 10:30pm, continuing into the night. L6 stratus overcast at obs time with a little L5 stratocumulus to the NE.
5/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nearly clear with just a little stretch of L5 stratocumulus above the NE horizon.
5/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
5/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
5/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Clear sky.
5/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H5 stratus NE; L5 stratocumuli W.
5/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: M3 altocumuli.
5/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: H1 & 8 cirri.
5/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M M M T-storms w/ rain continuing past 2:30am. L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast at obs time.
5/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M A thunderstorm yesterday, and this is not a mistake: I really did have the same rainfall measurement on two consecutive days. Mostly cloudy at obs time: L1 cumuli.
5/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M T-storms yesterday. L4 stratocumulus overcast at obs time.
5/20/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M If you blinked, you would have missed it. L6 stratus overcast at obs time.
5/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Overnight/early-morning rain. Wet but not raining at obs time. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
5/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M A brief shower started at 7:45am. Rain from approximately 1:00pm till approximately 1:35pm (0.01"). More from approximately 8:30pm with thunderstorms moving in around 10:00pm, settling down into plain rain that continued past 11:20pm on into the night & early morning. Not raining at obs time, partly cloudy w/ L4 stratocumuli, but surfaces still wet w/ raindrops still on the window screens.
5/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M T-storm. Partly cloudy at obs time: L4 stratocumuli.
5/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain had stopped by obs time. L5 stratocumulus overcast.
5/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with L4 stratocumuli but quickly changing as dark, heavy cloud cover blows in from the west.
5/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M A trace of rain in the a.m. I heard thunder sometime during the night. Light rain falling at obs time today. L6 stratus overcast.
5/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain was in progress at obs time yesterday. Today partly cloudy: H1 & 5 cirri w/ cirrostratus.
5/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Yesterday's rain stopped sometime shortly before 1:00pm. L6 stratus overcast this morning.
5/29/2019 7:00 AM 1.86 M M M M A T of rain at 12:10pm. Showers 1:20pm - about 2:35pm for a total of 0.24". T-storms 8:05pm past 10:30pm into the night. L6 stratus overcast at obs time.
5/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Overnight T-storms. It was no longer raining by 6:15am, but there were still raindrops on the windowpanes. Our ground is now so saturated that this morning I found my rain gauge post, which I just resunk a foot deep, firmly reseated & leveled about 5 weeks ago, tilting 15 degrees north in soupy muck that was previously such dense, sticky clay, it was hard to dig. I'll put that in my condition monitoring report. Partly cloudy: H1 cumuli.
5/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunder last night around 7:05 & 8:10, but no rain. L6 stratus overcast. 11.33" of rain here for May.
6/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M M1 altostratus overcast.
6/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
6/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sky is not cloudy, but dirty around the edges; smoggy looking. Looks like 3 days without rain may be allowing farmers to get out there and kick up some dirt.
6/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Overnight/early-morning rain. L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
6/5/2019 7:00 AM 1.06 M M M M Overnight/early-morning rain. Barely cloudy: H1 cirri.
6/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: H1, 2 & 5 cirri & cirrostratus.
6/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky!
6/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
6/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M L8 stratocumulus with a patch of blue the size of a basketball.
6/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: M3 altocumuli.
6/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
6/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L5 stratocumulus overcast.
6/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Intermittent rain continued beyond 9:50pm. Clear sky at obs time.
6/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H5 cirrostratus.
6/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Early-morning rain. L8 cumulus/stratocumulus overcast.
6/16/2019 7:00 AM 2.72 M M M M Rain continued on & off through the day and overnight. Stopped before obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
6/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
6/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
6/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This is a tentative pronouncement of an M2 altostratus overcast rather than an L6. The mass of featureless, depthless gray seems a little high, perhaps, for L6.
6/20/2019 7:00 AM 1.18 M M M M Rain still falling at 12:08am and beyond. L8 cumulus/stratocumulus overcast.
6/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slight, light fog but otherwise clear. Condensation on the gauge but no rain accumulation.
6/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain stopped sometime before 5pm. M1 altostratus overcast.
6/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M T-storm/rain ended close enough to obs time that there were still raindrops on the windows then, although the concrete was nearly dry. L6 stratus overcast.
6/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Early morning rain stopped sometime before obs time, but everything is still freshly wet. L6 stratus overcast.
6/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Clear sky.
6/26/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly cloudy: H8 cirrostratus.
6/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H1 cirri w/ H9 cirrocumuli.
6/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H1 cirri overhead w/ NE H5 cirrostratus.
6/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: Hi cirri.
6/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M T-storm. Clear sky at obs time. June precip total exactly 6.00".
7/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Afternoon rain ended at 3:10pm w/ a 0.41" total. The remaining 0.06" came in dribs & drabs, falling sometime shortly before 8:45pm, sometime shortly before 10:00pm, and possibly a bit overnight or in the early morning. Surfaces were starting to dry out at obs time. Mostly cloudy: L1 cumuli.
7/2/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly clear w/ a couple of little H1 cirri.
7/3/2019 7:00 AM 1.82 M M M M Rock 'em, sock 'em T-storms ended before 6am. Mostly cloudy at obs time. Whatever your favorite cloud formation may be, it's up there today.
7/4/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Don't know when this T sneaked into my gauge. Mostly cloudy: M3 altocumuli.
7/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Partly cloudy: mostly H5 cirrostrati.
7/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L2 cumuli.
7/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
7/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Technically mostly cloudy: With the thinnest layer of H8 cirrostatus it seems nearly clear.
7/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: a couple of L2 cumuli below H8 cirrostratus.
7/10/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear sky.
7/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just one small L5 altocumulus.
7/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
7/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
7/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just one H1 cirrus.
7/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with a few H1 & 2 cirri.
7/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Early morning, before 6am, and maybe some overnight rain. Concrete still patchy-wet at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
7/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Partly cloudy: M3 altocumuli.
7/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: mostly H8 cirrus w/ other assorted cloud formations.
7/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M T-storm. Overcast at obs time: L5 stratocumuli.
7/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: mostly L1 cumuli.
7/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
7/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Mostly cloudy: L8 cumuli & stratocumuli.
7/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
7/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
7/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
7/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
7/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H5 cirrostratus.
7/28/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Minimally cloudy: H2 cirri to the west.
7/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M I heard rainfall at 5:21am, and it was lightly raining at obs time. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
7/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain falling during obs time yesterday continued until 8:15am. A bit more fell sometime during the late morning. Partly cloudy: H1 cummuli.
7/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nearly clear with a few H1 & 2 cirri. July precip total: 4.14".
8/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
8/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
8/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: M3 altocumulus with a little cirrus action on the side.
8/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: just a little patch of H9 cirrocumuli.
8/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H1 cirri.
8/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Early morning rain; perhaps late night as well. Light rain falling at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
8/7/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain at and for a few minutes after obs time yesterday. Clear sky this morning.
8/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
8/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
8/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L5 stratocumulus overcast.
8/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
8/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M A couple of distant thunder rumbles. L6 stratus overcast today.
8/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.85 M M M M Intermittent light rain throughout the afternoon with most rain falling overnight and/or in the early morning. It had stopped before 6am, but there were still plentiful raindrops on my east windows at that hour. Dissipating light fog at obs time with an L6 stratus overcast.
8/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog.
8/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
8/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
8/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M A lot of rain for only 6 minutes. Visibility was briefly zero. Strong wind blew a few shingles off my roof. L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast at obs time.
8/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief wee splatterings: 9:10am-9:15am, 1:43pm & 6:48am-obs time. L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
8/19/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain in progress at obs time yesterday stopped sometime before 8:10am. Partly cloudy: L4 stratocumuli.
8/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M T-storms. L4 stratocumulus overcast at obs time.
8/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M T-storms. Dissipating light fog & partly cloudy at obs time: scattered L4 stratocumuli.
8/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain 2:10pm-2:30pm and 3:30pm-5:05pm. Partly cloudy: primarily M6 altocumuli.
8/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
8/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: M3 altocumuli.
8/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: M3 altocumuli.
8/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M I heard rain at 5:10am, so it started either then or before then. Distant thunder. It stopped raining before obs time, but judging by the raindrops still on my windows I'd guess not long before then. L6 stratus overcast.
8/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain in progress at obs time yesterday continued until about 8:40am. A trace followed at 3:05pm with another at 6:50pm. We're under an L5 stratocumulus overcast this morning.
8/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
8/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: L2 cumuli.
8/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
8/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: altocumuli. August precip total: 3.16".
9/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Rain starting at 3:09pm amounted to 0.04". A T more fell starting around 9:25pm. The rest fell overnight/early morning. L6 stratus overcast.
9/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L4 stratocumulus overcast.
9/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M T-storms moved in sometime before 6am and were down to a few sparse drops by obs time. L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
9/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain in progress at obs time yesterday ended at 9:05am. We got another T around noon & another between 2:45pm & 2:50pm. Clear sky this morning.
9/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli.
9/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
9/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: mostly H1 & 2 cirri.
9/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Still raining, or raining again at obs time. L6 stratus overcast.
9/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M A T of rain between obs time yesterday & 8:25am. The rest of it sneaked past me. I have no idea when in fell; possibly overnight? L6 stratus overcast.
9/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H5 cirri.
9/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: L1 cumuli under H9 cirrocumuli.
9/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H7 cirrostratus overcast.
9/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M A T of rain at 8:58am. The remainder started at about 10:15pm with a lot of close low-level lightning but no thunder. L5 stratocumulus overcast at obs time.
9/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
9/15/2019 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M T-storms still in progress through obs time. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
9/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M T-storms at obs time yesterday ended at 9:27am, depositing 0.42". The remainder fell during the night. Mostly cloudy: L8 cumuli & stratocumuli.
9/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M L6 stratus overcast.
9/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
9/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: H5 cirri.
9/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.99 M M M M We got a 0.01" of rain between roughly 11:10am & 11:45am. The remaining 0.98" came from T-storms starting at exactly 9:30pm, continuing past 11:10pm & throughout the night. L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
9/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain falling at obs time. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
9/22/2019 7:30 AM 1.23 M M M M Rain falling at obs time yesterday continued, with occasional T-storms, on & off until very shortly before my observation today. Concrete was still thoroughly wet and puddles had yet to run off downhill on my sloping street. L8 cumulus & stratocumulus overcast.
9/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M I saw the rain stop at 7:05pm at 0.63", so another 0.03" fell after that, but I don't know when. Clear sky.
9/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy: M5 altocumuli.
9/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Early morning rain ended shortly before obs time. L4 stratocumulus overcast.
9/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
9/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy: L5 stratocumuli.
9/28/2019 7:00 AM 3.51 M M M M T-storms throughout most of the day and night were still at it at 4:00am but had stopped by 6:00am. Now we're looking up at our usual good old reliable northern Illinois L6 stratus overcast.
9/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 0.01" of rain sometime around 8:15am; another 0.01" sometime before noon; and the last 0.01" between 6 & 7am. L7 stratus fractus overcast.
9/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Intermittent rain throughout the day totaled 0.21" by 6:30pm with the remainder falling either overnight or in the early morning with at least some of it just shortly before obs time (raindrops on the windowpanes). Partly cloudy: M3 altocumuli. September rain total: 9.71".



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