| 2026-03-07 | 7:45 AM | 1.16 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 59° at 7:45am with peeks of sunshine/filtered sunshine, some gusty southwest winds, very mild/humid. Thunderstorms by mid morning, non-severe with some cloud/ground, mostly Cl-Cl, heavy downpours. Lull by mid afternoon proceeded by additional heavy rainfall/thunder, thunderstorms with light winds, non-severe. Additional lighter rainfall/thunder ~ 3am, low area ponding and some rapid runoff afternoon/evening. Gauge overflow this am observation. Spring arrives again as very mild mid 60's and high humidity/dew points. |
| 2026-03-06 | 7:05 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 44° at 7:05am with cloudy skies, light fog, light south/east winds. Cloudy day yesterday with fog/mist/drizzle (especially late/overnight), barely 0.1", mild highs of near 50° on light north east winds. |
| 2026-03-05 | 7:30 AM | 0.06 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 40° at 7:30am with cloudy skies, light fog, near calm. Variably changing conditions yesterday with partial sunshine early becoming overcast by mid afternoon. Fog/mist by mid afternoon and rainfall by evening north/northeast wind, highs mid 40's. |
| 2026-03-04 | 7:10 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 34° at 7:10am with cloudy skies, light fog (at this time), light northeast winds. Cloudy skies yesterday, no precipitation, seasonal low 40's, northeast winds. |
| 2026-03-03 | 7:05 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 34° at 7:05am with overcast/cloudy skies, light east winds. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, becoming mostly cloudy by later afternoon/evening, highs low 40's (now seasonal). Rain showers overnight with wet surfaces this am observation, no snow. |
| 2026-03-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 24° at 7am with clear skies, calm, heavy (elevated) frost. No precipitation observed for yesterday, under variably cloudy skies (mid/high), northeast winds, cold, low 30's. |
| 2026-03-01 | 6:40 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 24° at 6:40am with mostly cloudy skies of strato-cummulus(LE), northeast winds. Variably cloudy skies yesterday with afternoon flurries, cold, daytime highs mid 30's falling to near 30° by afternoon/evening. |
| 2026-02-28 | 7:55 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 35° at 7:55am with overcast mid/high as clipper system approaches, light north winds. No precipitation for yesterday as Spring like conditions with very mild mid 60's, southwest winds, mostly mid/high cloudiness. |
| 2026-02-27 | 7:35 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 31° at 7:35am with mostly sunny skies (cirrus), near calm, light surface fog, and very heavy frost(on all surfaces). No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, light southwest winds seasonal near 40°. |
| 2026-02-26 | 7:25 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 20° at 7:20am with mostly cloudy skies of cirrus type, near calm, frost(elevated). No precipitation for yesterday, west winds, mostly sunny skies, seasonal upper 30's. |
| 2026-02-25 | 7:20 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 26° at 7:20am with clear skies, brisk west winds, light frost. No precipitation for yesterday under variably cloudy skies, some sunshine early, overcast by afternoon, somewhat blustery with gusty south winds, highs mid 30's. |
| 2026-02-24 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 21° at 7am with mostly cloudy skies of cirrus types, light south winds, frost(mostly elevated). Flurries(LE) ending by mid morning, clearing skies, breezy and continued cold highs near 30°. |
| 2026-02-23 | 7:10 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | 20° at 7:10am with low thin overcast, flurries with big flakes, gusty north winds creating wind chills. Spits of flurries all day, cloudy skies and blustery northwest winds, only mid/upper 20's, more lake snow showers overnight/prior to observation. |
| 2026-02-22 | 7:45 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | 21° at 7:45am with cloudy skies, flurries, northwest winds. Cloudy skies all day with light snowfall by evening/overnight, dusting (<0.1"), highs near 30°, west/northwest winds, as arctic air moves back in. |
| 2026-02-21 | 7:35 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 27° at 7:35am with cloudy skies, very light west winds. No precipitation for yesterday observed or in outer gauge this am observation, very gusty southwest winds to 40-45mph through mid afternoon, relaxing by evening. Daytime highs low 30's and falling, cloudy skies all day. |
| 2026-02-20 | 7:55 AM | 0.09 | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 30° at 7:55am with blowing mist/flurries, gusty southwest winds. Mostly cloudy skies becoming overcast by afternoon/evening with light rainfall mid afternoon, steadier rainfall later evening and gusty southwest winds on cold/arctic front with flash freeze conditions down to 30° at observation. Gusty winds to 40-45 mph, Spring break is over. |
| 2026-02-19 | 7:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 35° at 7:15am with mostly cloudy skies, calm. No precipitation for yesterday under sunny skies, very windy W/SW(40-45mph gusts) by later morning and afternoon, subsiding by sunset. Very mild low 60's. |
| 2026-02-18 | 7:05 AM | 0.04 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 53° at 7:05am with mostly cloudy skies, breezy southwest winds. Mostly cloudy day yesterday with some filtered sunshine, overcast by early evening with rainfall by sunset through later evening. Highs mid 50's, with some gusty southeast winds. All ground snow gone. |
| 2026-02-17 | 7:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | 37° at 7:05am with high thin overcast, near calm. No precipitation for yesterday under partly mostly mid/high cloudiness, windy, gusts to 35-40 mph(SW), subsiding later afternoon/evening record high at O'hare, 65°. Spring like for a holiday. Still trace/strip of snow/ice ground cover (near picket fence) extending through neighboring yard, surviving these very mild conditions. I suspect for the last day. |
| 2026-02-16 | 7:15 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | 39° at 7:15am with cloudy skies, fog, hint of mist, light southwest winds. West surfaces this am observation with light fog. No precipitation for yesterday under sunny skies, light west winds, mild near 60°. Still some ground snow/ice coverage, only more shaded areas that receive minimal sunshine. |
| 2026-02-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | 27° at 7am with mostly cloudy skies, near calm, heavy frost. No precipitation for yesterday under partly sunny skies becoming mid/high overcast (filtered sun) by mid afternoon. Mild, upper 40's, mostly south light winds. |
| 2026-02-14 | 7:40 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | 30° at 7:40am with overcast skies (mid/high), near calm, frost(elevated). No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, southwest winds, very mild, low 50's. Ground snow/ice cover mostly shaded areas ~10% (coverage), measured 1-3", trace calculated. |
| 2026-02-13 | 7:25 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | 22° at 7:25am with clear skies, near calm, heavy frost(on bare ground and roofs). No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies mid/high mild upper 30's. No change in remaining ground snow cover. |
| 2026-02-12 | 7:25 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | 24° at 7:25am with high overcast, near calm, heavy roof/surface frost. Most snow cover now gone, still some depth (2-3") in more shaded areas (~ 20%). No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, steady west/north winds, mild low 40's, still need jacket. |
| 2026-02-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | 24° at 7am with clear skies, calm, heavy frost. No precipitation for yesterday under partly/mostly cloudy skies (mid/high), south winds shifting northwest by mid afternoon, very mild mid 40's. Snow cover now only in more shaded areas. |
| 2026-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.5 | NA | | 34° at 7:10am with mostly cloudy skies mid/high, light southwest breeze. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly cloudy skies to overcast by afternoon/evening mild upper 30's. Snow cover continues to shrink near 50% coverage this am observation. |
| 2026-02-09 | 7:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.5 | 0.56 | | 20° at 7:05am with mostly cloudy skies of cirrus, light easterly winds, frost. No precipitation for yesterday under variably cloudy skies, seasonal near 30°. Core taken yesterday for this report near ~ 3" of high density snow/ice cover, more shaded and shielded from drifted snow(blowing snow). Last 3 cores came from the same location. Currently only ~60% ground cover, calculated into TSD. |
| 2026-02-08 | 7:50 AM | T | 0.1 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | 22° at 7:50am with clearing skies/partly cloudy, light easterly winds, frost. No precipitation for yesterday under variably cloudy skies, cold, mid 20's. Light snowfall overnight, minor accumulations this am observation. |
| 2026-02-07 | 7:55 AM | T | T | NA | 1.5 | NA | | 12° at 8am with clear skies, light north winds. Flurries ended by mid morning, south winds becoming north and gusty by mid afternoon/evening, mild with above freezing mid 30's. Turning much colder to mid 20's by late evening with clearing skies by sunset, much colder with return to arctic airmass this am observation. |
| 2026-02-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.2 | NA | 2.5 | NA | | 32° at 7am with cloudy skies, flurries , light northwest winds. Several flurries yesterday some big/dendritic flakes, south winds, highs near freezing. Mix of snow/grains/sleet overnight, minor accumulations. |
| 2026-02-05 | 7:40 AM | T | T | NA | 2.5 | NA | | 20° at 7:40am with cloudy/overcast skies, light southwest winds. Few flurries observed, otherwise mostly cloudy skies, still cold mid/upper 20's. Snow cover shrank slightly(by average checks and bare ground). |
| 2026-02-04 | 7:40 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | 19° at 7:40am with low thin overcast, light northwest winds. No precipitation for yesterday under sunny skies through mid afternoon as lake cloudiness strato cumulus drifted overhead on northeast winds, highs mid/upper 20's. |
| 2026-02-03 | 7:05 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | 15° at 7:05am with mostly cloudy skies of mid/high, still brilliant near full moon(evening and observation), near calm, frost. Cloudy all day yesterday with "spits" of flakes/snow grains, highs mid/upper 20's, light west winds. |
| 2026-02-02 | 6:50 AM | T | T | NA | 3.5 | 0.58 | | 23° at 6:50am with cloudy skies, light southwest winds. No precipitation for yesterday daylight, light snow showers late/overnight, mostly sunny skies, highs mid/upper 20's. Core sample taken yesterday for this report. |
| 2026-02-01 | 6:30 AM | T | T | NA | 3.5 | NA | | 7° at 6:30am with clear skies, calm, very brilliant full moon both last evening (NE) and this observation (SW). Morning LES flurries barely noticeable, partial clearing by afternoon, clearing by sunset, warmer mid 20's, some gusty/breezy north winds. |
| 2026-01-31 | 7:40 AM | 0.07 | 1.2 | NA | 4.5 | NA | | 15° at 7:40am with overcast skies, flurries, northwest winds. Lake snowfall by mid morning light/moderate with breaks of sun, cold, mid/upper teens, north/northeast winds. Some compression of this fluffy snowfall likely overnight. |
| 2026-01-30 | 7:45 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | 11° at 7:45am with overcast skies, flurries, light northwest winds. Cold sunshine yesterday, no precipitation, light northwest winds, highs mid teens. The beginnings of LES just prior to this observation(also RADAR indicated). |
| 2026-01-29 | 7:35 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | 1° at 7:35am with mostly cloudy skies, near calm. No precipitation for yesterday, cloudless skies, some breezy west winds, highs mid/upper teens. No change in ground snow cover. |
| 2026-01-28 | 7:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | 1° at 7:05am with clear, calm, frost on gauge. No precipitation for yesterday, under mostly sunny skies, gusty southwest winds, becoming northwest and gusty mid afternoon after highs of mid teens. |
| 2026-01-27 | 7:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.5 | 0.44 | | 13° at 7:15am with partly cloudy skies, west winds. No precipitation for yesterday under sunny skies, some gusty southwest winds, daytime highs upper single digits, rising temperatures overnight. Core sample take yesterday afternoon. |
| 2026-01-26 | 7:05 AM | 0.03 | 1.7 | NA | 4.5 | NA | | -1° at 7:05am with partly cloudy skies, near calm. System and lake effect yesterday, especially late morning/early afternoon, a very fluffy snowfall, dendritic flakes, highs mid teens. Snowfall ended by mid afternoon(storm event total, 2.7" here), remaining cloudy skies, some brisk north-northwest winds to 20-25 mph. I hope to get core this afternoon for tomorrow's report. |
| 2026-01-25 | 7:25 AM | 0.09 | 1.0 | NA | 2.5 | NA | | 8° at 7:25am with light snowfall (some dendritic flakes), light north winds. Increase of 16° from yesterday morning, steady temperatures overnight as highs here yesterday at 8°. Light snowfall by mid afternoon/evening and continuing now to this observation with lake enhancement (radar indicated). |
| 2026-01-24 | 7:40 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | -8° at 7:40am with high overcast, light northwest winds. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, very cold sunshine, mostly below zero (low single digits), some gusty west winds 15-20 mph. Increasing high cloudiness by evening with easing winds overnight. Temperatures dropping off overnight then steady with overcast thermal blanket. No change in ground snow cover, also hard to breath outside with bitter cold and some breezy winds. |
| 2026-01-23 | 7:40 AM | T | T | NA | 2.0 | NA | | -10° at 7:40am with mostly cloudy skies of cirrus, northwest winds of 10-20 mph (wind cills of minus 30°), snow grains prior. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, some gusty west winds, mid 20's. Arctic front late with gusty northwest winds, a few grains in outer gauge. |
| 2026-01-22 | 7:30 AM | 0.04 | 1.0 | NA | 2.5 | NA | | 14° at 7:30am with mostly cloudy skies, west winds. Partly/mostly sunny skies yesterday early, flurries by afternoon, steady heavier snowfall by evening, seasonal highs upper 20's, with breezy westerly winds. |
| 2026-01-21 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 1.5 | NA | | 27° at 7am with light blowing snow, west winds, mild start to the day. The mild before the arctic this am observation. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies through early afternoon, overcast by sunset, highs near 20°(daylight) and rising overnight on southwest winds. Snowfall, only a trace here, prior and to observation. |
| 2026-01-20 | 7:05 AM | T | T | NA | 1.5 | NA | | 2° at 7:05am with clear skies, near calm, frost on surface. "Arctic sun"-shine yesterday with some flurries, no accumulations, minimal warming with filtered sun, gusty west winds 30-40 mph that subsided late. Highs with brutal windchills 5-7°. Note; a very uneven ground snow cover(blowing/drifting, bare ground), depth is only an estimate of many checks around property. |
| 2026-01-19 | 7:10 AM | 0.03 | 1.5 | NA | 2.5 | NA | | 0° at 7:10am with overcast skies, gusty west winds to 30-35 mph, creating negative wind chills to -15-20°. Snow showers and some steady light snowfall by afternoon/evening (<.5") highs upper teens. Additional wind blown snowfall overnight 1-1.5" measurements off more protected areas (used before during these wind blown snowfalls). All measurements are[good] estimates based on my experience of extreme conditions. |
| 2026-01-18 | 7:40 AM | 0.02 | 0.3 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | 5° at 7:40am with mostly cloudy skies of cirrus, some gusty southwest winds, minus wind chills. Sunny/mostly sunny skies through mid afternoon, snow flurries/showers on overcast by later afternoon/evening with minor accumulations steady light snow overnight. Daytime highs mid/upper teens. |
| 2026-01-17 | 7:15 AM | T | 0.2 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | 11° at 7:15am with partly cloudy skies, west winds creating negative wind chills. Additional minor accumulations yesterday morning (after observation), totals to 1" for the snowfall evening. Otherwise only partial clearing skies mid afternoon, mild, mid 30's. Gusty arctic front late and falling temperatures, returning to freezing temps. |
| 2026-01-16 | 7:25 AM | 0.04 | 0.8 | NA | 1.5 | NA | | 26° at 7:25am with light steady snowfall, ,ight south winds. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, cold, low 20's. Snowfall overnight and prior to observation, less than 1". |
| 2026-01-15 | 7:50 AM | 0.06 | 1.7 | NA | 1.5 | NA | | 12° at 7:50am with clear skies, calm. Snow squalls shortly after observation with near white out conditions. Winds gusting to 30-40+ throughout the morning. A very fluffy dry (water equivalent) snow with mid 30's falling to mid 20's by late morning. Very difficult to measure with much blowing and drifting of ground snow. Additional light snowfall through the afternoon. |
| 2026-01-14 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | 36° at 7am with cloudy skies, gusty (to 40 mph) winds. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, breezy west winds, mild, low 50's. Brief mist/drizzle just prior to observation, and now (at this writing, 7:15am), a snow squall with 40 mph winds. |
| 2026-01-13 | 7:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 38° at 7:05am with overcast skies of mid/high, breezy southwest winds. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, moderate southwest winds,mild low 40's. |
| 2026-01-12 | 7:30 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | 27° at 7:30am with overcast skies of cirrus types, southwest winds. Light snowfall overnight as traces on ground this am observation. Mostly cloudy day yesterday with peeks of sunshine, seasonal mid 30's, northwest winds, no precipitation (daylight). |
| 2026-01-11 | 8:10 AM | 0.04 | 0.1 | NA | T | NA | | 26° at 8:10am with cloudy skies, some brisk northwest winds, few flurries. Rain showers then snow showers no accumulations (melting shortly after contact) highs mid 30's. Brief snow squall early evening, minor accumulations much colder mid 20's overnight. |
| 2026-01-10 | 7:55 AM | 0.18 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 37° at 7:55am with light rainfall, light southwest winds. Light rainfall early then partly/mostly cloudy skies, mild, mid 40's (daylight). Additional rainfall overnight and to this observation, no snowfall. |
| 2026-01-09 | 7:20 AM | 0.98 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 41° at 7:20am with cloudy skies, gusty west winds to 40-45 mph. Very mild day yesterday with mid 50's by evening and showers/thunder with heavy downpours (lighter winds) and low area flooding. Rainfall ending or very light by 8pm allowing runoff of flooding, very windy overnight gusts 40mph+. |
| 2026-01-08 | 7:15 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 45° at 7:15am with cloudy/overcast skies(filtered moon), light south wind. No precipitation for yesterday, after cloudy start clearing skies mostly sunny, mild mid 40's. One drop in inner gauge overnight(?). |
| 2026-01-07 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | 33° at 7am with cloudy skies, light mist, light southwest winds. Light mist/drizzle early and late (observed, nothing in inner gauge), mild mid 40's, west winds. All ground snow now gone here. |
| 2026-01-06 | 7:10 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | 35° at 7:10am with cloudy skies, near calm. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies, filter sunshine, mild, low 40's. Most ground snow now gone here. |
| 2026-01-05 | 7:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | 31° at 7:05am with mostly cloudy skies of cirrus, light southwest winds, and very brilliant near full moon(southwest this am observation). No precipitation for yesterday under partly/mostly sunny skies, becoming overcast by mid afternoon/evening, south winds, low/mid 30's. |
| 2026-01-04 | 8:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | 22° at 8am with mostly cloudy skies of cirrus type, near calm, brilliant full moon again west/southwest skies. No precipitation for yesterday under overcast skies mid/high, cold, mid 20's. No change in ground snow. |
| 2026-01-03 | 7:50 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | 21° at 7:50am with overcast skies (mid/high), light north winds. No precipitation for yesterday under mostly sunny skies through mid afternoon, afterwards increasing mid/high, slightly warmer low/mid 20's. |
| 2026-01-02 | 7:40 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | 17° at 7:40am with clear skies, light northwest winds. No precipitation observed for yesterday, under mostly cloudy skies, north winds, cold upper teens. |
| 2026-01-01 | 7:40 AM | 0.02 | T | NA | 0.5 | NA | | 12° at 7:40am New Years morning under overcast skies of mid/high, near calm. Snow flurries and light snowfall especially afternoon/early evening with temperatures just above freezing no accumulations (immediate melting) highs mid 30's. Mini flash freeze by evening on arctic front and gusty north winds falling temperatures to mid 20's. Happy New Year (new calendar)to members and the folks at our NWS. |