| 2026-06-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.41 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Not raining currently. Gauge readings at 10:20 am 0.05 inch, 3:01 pm 0.06, 9:50 pm 0.24. |
| 2026-06-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.12 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge had 0.11 inch at 4:52 pm with very light rain falling at that time. |
| 2026-06-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-06-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-06-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-06-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-06-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-06-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-06-01 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Nothing in gauge but saw a tiny amount of rain showers in the 5:00-7:00 pm range. |
| 2026-05-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.24 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge had 0.24 inch at 12:08 pm, no change since. |
| 2026-05-24 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Rain began about 6:50 am, light rain falling during observation. |
| 2026-05-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.36 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge had 0.36 inch at 11:47 am, no measurable change since. |
| 2026-05-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-17 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Nothing in gauge but saw a trace of rain falling immediately after yesterday's observation. |
| 2026-05-16 | 7:08 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Light rain falling during observation. Rain began about 6:30 am per RADAR. |
| 2026-05-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge had 0.01 inch at 10:00 am, no change since. |
| 2026-05-05 | 8:31 AM | 0.29 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Light rain falling during observation. |
| 2026-05-04 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Nothing in gauge but did see a trace of rain yesterday. |
| 2026-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-05-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Had 0.02 inch in gauge at 8:20 pm. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7:55 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Heavy dew during observation. |
| 2026-04-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.95 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Catch was halfway between 0.94 & 0.95 inch at 9:58 pm, no change since. Was halfway between 0.48 & 0.49 inch at 4:45 pm. |
| 2026-04-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.50 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge had 0.00 inch at 8:25 pm. Based on KLOT NEXRAD, rain began about 9:38 pm and heavy rain began about 9:55 pm. |
| 2026-04-17 | 7:50 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Moderate dew during observation. |
| 2026-04-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.82 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.39 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge had 0.39 inch at 9:24 am, no change since. |
| 2026-04-14 | 7:08 AM | 0.95 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Moderate rain during observation, was briefly very heavy at 7:00 am today. Gauge had 0.55 inch at 5:30 pm. |
| 2026-04-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Heavy dew this morning. |
| 2026-04-10 | 6:08 AM | 0.08 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-04-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | No precipitation during observation. Had 0.08 inch in gauge at 2:00 pm, still same this morning with possible trace added. Most rain ended about 11:40 am per RADAR archives. Open Stratus gauge (no funnel) about 15 feet away from my TROPO gauge (with funnel) only had 0.04 inch presumably due to evaporation. |
| 2026-04-04 | 7:44 AM | 0.27 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Light rain falling during observation. Gauge only had a trace at 10:05 pm. |
| 2026-04-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge had 0.03 inch at 8:56 pm, still same this morning. |
| 2026-04-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.39 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Not raining during observation. Gauge readings: 10:30 am 0.24 not raining, 8:58 pm still 0.24 inch with light rain falling. |
| 2026-04-01 | 7:06 AM | 0.92 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Light rain falling during observation. Gauge had 0.19 inch at 5:56 pm, 0.44 inch at 8:58 pm. |
| 2026-03-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.47 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Had a short burst of 1/2 inch hail about 6:20 pm for about 2 minutes. |
| 2026-03-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-23 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Open Stratus gauge (no funnel) caught 0.9 gram of water. |
| 2026-03-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground much less than 1% snow covered. |
| 2026-03-18 | 9:15 AM | 0.01 | 0.4 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-17 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | 0.5 | NA | | Windy all day yesterday with blowing and drifting snow. Gauge had just a tiny trace of snow in it. Can't say how much new snow we got with any accuracy, but it wasn't much. |
| 2026-03-16 | 7:25 AM | 1.05 | 0.8 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | Gauge had nothing but a few tiny drops of rain at 5:56 pm with very light rain falling. Gauge had 1.02 inch at 10:25 pm with light snow falling, swapped gauges, no accumulation at that time. Fresh gauge had additional 0.03 inch at observation time with thin clear ice on west outside of gauge. |
| 2026-03-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.17 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Don't know when precipitation ended, but none since 11:15 pm. Swapped gauges at that time and gauge empty this morning. |
| 2026-03-11 | 7:34 AM | 0.38 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Very light rain falling during observation. First rain began at 5:16 pm. Had 0.15 inch in gauge at 5:50 pm, clouds mean looking and churning but not rotating at that time, may have been seeing the beginnings of the tornado that struck Kankakee area shortly after that. |
| 2026-03-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-08 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.19 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Excellent visibility during observation, over 15SM, probably well over. |
| 2026-03-06 | 8:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Visibility 061400Z 1/4SM FG |
| 2026-03-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Gauge reading at 5:58 pm 0.06 inch. Visibility 051300Z 1SM BR |
| 2026-03-04 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Very light drizzle falling during observation. Visibility 041300Z 3SM -DZ BR |
| 2026-03-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-03-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-25 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-23 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Very tiny trace of snow observed yesterday morning, nothing in gauge. |
| 2026-02-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.12 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Was windy most of the night, gusts at KIKK AWOS mostly 23-30 MPH with one report 37. Dirt plastered on south outer side of gauge. |
| 2026-02-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-15 | 7:24 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Visibility 151324Z 360 FT (1/16SM) FZFG. Lots of condensation, water dripping from trees. Some slick spots on concrete driveway. Ground much less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground much less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered, none in open farm fields. Only in drifted or shaded areas or in ditches. |
| 2026-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground 1% or less snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 5% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-08 | 7:17 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Possible virga S-NW, not in streaks but cloud bases look a bit fuzzy about 7,500 AGL. Ground less than 5% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground about 5% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-06 | 9:15 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | Catch 0.4 grams by weight. Ground about 10% or less snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-05 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | Nothing in gauge but saw a tiny trace of snow falling early afternoon. Ground maybe 10% or less snow/ice covered. Lots of thin frost. |
| 2026-02-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground about 10% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-02-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.4 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | Very fluffy snow, large snowflakes. |
| 2026-02-02 | 7:30 AM | T | T | NA | 0.5 | NA | | Trace of snowfall and trace of freezing rain or freezing drizzle. Thin rough clear ice on southwest outside of gauge. Ground extremely variable 20-80% snow/ice covered, perhaps 50% average. No precipitation during observation. |
| 2026-02-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | Ground about 50-80% snow covered with drifts. |
| 2026-01-31 | 8:55 AM | T | 0.1 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | Ground about 80% snow covered. |
| 2026-01-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | More drifting. |
| 2026-01-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.3 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | Drifted snow, maximum depth 19 inches on west side of our house. |
| 2026-01-25 | 7:03 AM | 0.12 | 1.7 | 0.18 | 1.5 | NA | | Light snow falling during observation. |
| 2026-01-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. Very cold, min/max 6 am yesterday to 6 am today at KIKK AWOS, Max -0.4º F, Min -6.7º F. |
| 2026-01-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. A very cold morning with an Extreme Cold Warning in effect until noon today. At KIKK AWOS 231255Z -4º F, wind 17 gusting 21 MPH. Wind chill 26-28º below zero F. |
| 2026-01-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-01-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-01-20 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-01-19 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.3 | NA | T | NA | | Catch measured 0.2 grams by weight. |
| 2026-01-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-01-17 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-01-16 | 8:22 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | Light snow falling during observation. |
| 2026-01-15 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.3 | NA | T | NA | | Nothing at all collected in gauge. Ground about 70% snow covered. |
| 2026-01-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground has been less than 1% snow covered since noon. |
| 2026-01-12 | 8:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground is highly variable 30-80% snow covered, perhaps 60% average. |
| 2026-01-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.5 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | Started as rain changing over to snow. First snowflakes seen at 10:15 am mixed with rain. Narrow strip of snow packed on northwest outside of gauge. |
| 2026-01-10 | 9:13 AM | 0.19 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Light rain falling during observation. |
| 2026-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.26 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-07 | 9:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | The last of the snow/ice cover finally melted. Wind turbines obscured by cloud at the hubs and above. 071500Z 3SM BR OVC002 |
| 2026-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Significant snow/ice melting but still a tiny trace left on the ground, less than 1% coverage. |
| 2026-01-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground less than 1% snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-01-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ground 1% or less snow/ice covered. |
| 2026-01-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | T | NA | T | NA | | Some snow fell yesterday afternoon with very little accumulation and changed over to rain by evening. Snow cover on ground was down to 1% or less early afternoon. |