| 2025-07-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.82 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with light drizzle at 6:00am. I was utterly shocked by our first real rain here since the second week of June. Much of the rain moved around us, but we finally got a nice rain here. The moon is waxing at 65.5%. Sunrise 6:34am; sunset remains at 8:36pm through July 8 (14h 2m daylight). Full Moon is July 10 at 3:35pm. |
| 2025-07-03 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 79°F with clouds. Copy and Paste: Rain fell in every direction around us but missed us with only a few seconds of drops at 4:25pm. Moon now past First Quarter and waxing at 56.2%, full on July 10, 2025, at 3:36pm. Sunrise 6:33am; sunset remains 8:36pm through July 8. |
| 2025-07-02 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F. A few drops of rain fell at 6:01pm yesterday for about 20 seconds that I wouldn't have known about had I not been outside feeding the birds. The actual rain moved around us, of course. Today is the First Quarter Moon at 2:30pm, less than an hour after moonrise. The moon is now waxing at 46.6%. Sunrise 6:33am; sunset 8:36pm through July 8; 14h 3m daylight (-26s). |
| 2025-07-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 75°F with some clouds. (Do I need to say that yesterday's rain moved all around us without a single drop here?) Moon is waxing at 36.8%. Sunrise later at 6:33am; sunset remains 8:36pm through July 8; 14h 4m daylight (-24s). |
| 2025-06-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with clouds. Needless to say, yesterday's late afternoon rain fell in every direction around us but avoided us. We didn't even get a cloud out of it. The moon is waxing at 27.7% with the First Quarter this Wednesday, July 2, 2:30pm. Sunrise 6:32am; sunset still at 8:36pm through July 8. 14h, 4m daylight (-21s). |
| 2025-06-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 75°F with clear skies and full sun ahead. Moon is waxing at 19% with the First Quarter on July 2, 2:30pm and the Full Moon on July 10, 3:36pm. Sunrise later at 6:32; sunset remains at 8:36pm through July 8; 14h 5m daylight (-19s). |
| 2025-06-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with mostly clear skies at 6:30am. Moon waxing at 11.6%. Sunrise 6:31am; sunset 8:36pm through July 8. 14h, 5m daylight (-17s). |
| 2025-06-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 75°F with a waxing crescent moon at 5.5% illumination. For the third day in a row, the rain fell just to our north, south, east, and west, missing this area and making our total June rainfall under two inches. Sunrise today 6:31am; sunset remains at 8:36pm through July 8. 14h, 5m daylight today (-14s). |
| 2025-06-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 76°F with clouds. As always, yesterday's rain moved around us to our north, south, east, and west without a drop here. The young moon is waxing at 1.6%. Sunrise getting later at 6:31am while sunset remains at 8:36pm through July 8. Daylength now down to 14h, 5m -- 12 seconds shorter than yesterday. |
| 2025-06-25 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 74°F with clear skies. Needless to say that yesterday's rain moved around this location, as always (fell to the north, south, east, and west of us). The New Moon from 5:31am this morning is now waxing at 0.2%. Sunrise 6:30am; sunset still 8:36pm; 10 seconds shorter daylength than yesterday. |
| 2025-06-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 76°F with mostly clear skies and a very skinny moon waning at 1.5%, New Moon tomorrow morning at 5:31am. Sunrise 6:30am; sunset still 8:36pm. |
| 2025-06-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F with some clouds and a moon waning at 5.8%, new on June 25 at 5:31am. Sunrise 6:30am; sunset continues to be at 8:36pm through July 8; 14h 6m daylight, 5 seconds shorter than yesterday. |
| 2025-06-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F with a thin crescent moon waning at 12.6%. Sunrise 6:30am; sunset at 8:36pm every night through July 8. Daylength 14h, 6m, at two seconds shorter than yesterday. |
| 2025-06-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F with a visible crescent moon waning at 21.4%. On the first full day of summer after last night's solstice, the sunrises at 6:29am and sets at 8:35pm with 14h, 6m, 1s daylight, less than one second shorter than yesterday. Sunsets at 8:36pm coming June 22-July 8. |
| 2025-06-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F with mostly clear skies and a beautiful crescent moon waning at 31.7%. HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE, fellow CoCoRaHSians, and may your summer be safe and joyful. Sunrise today 6:29am; sunset 8:35pm, still not at its latest of 8:36 from June 22-July 8. Daylength for today and tomorrow both 14hours, 6 minutes, 1 second, with today only less than a second longer than tomorrow. |
| 2025-06-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with mostly clear skies, stars, and less than half a moon, waning at 42.8%. Sunrise 6:29am; sunset 8:35pm. Summer solstice tomorrow night at 9:42pm. |
| 2025-06-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F with clouds. The moon (not visible through clouds) is waning at 54.1%. Sunrise 6:29am; sunset 8:35pm; 14h 6m daylight. |
| 2025-06-17 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 73°F with clear skies and just over half a moon shining brightly, waning at 64.9%. Sunrise is later today at 6:29am; sunset also later at 8:34pm; daylength 14h 5m 48s. Summer solstice is June 20, 9:42pm. Both June 20 and June 21 have daylengths of 14h 6m 1s. |
| 2025-06-16 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 69°F, clear skies at 4:00, but now a few clouds rolling in. As always, the rain wrapped around us and fell north, south, east, and west of us, leaving this area dry. The moon is bright and waning at 74.7%. Sunrise remains 6:28am but getting seconds later each day; sunsets are still getting later, now at 8:34pm and working toward 17(!) days of sunsets all at 8:36pm with the latest on June 30. |
| 2025-06-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F, warm morning with a few clouds, stars, and a blurring waning moon at 83.3%. A wonderful outflow boundary blew through yesterday around 3:30, making everything beautiful for a bit, but, alas, no more rain for us. We are entering into full summer (summer solstice is this Friday, June 21, at 9:42pm). Sunrise today 6:28 still; sunset 8:34pm; daylength 14h 5m 27s. |
| 2025-06-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 74°F, warm-feeling morning with a blurred view of the moon, waning at 90.3%. Sunrise 6:28am; sunset 8:34pm; long day of 14h 5m. (Edited: Not sure about rain gauge reading this time -- sorry!) |
| 2025-06-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.36 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F, a gorgeous, cool morning with clear skies, a waning strawberry moon at 95.3%, and stars. The rain was from yesterday morning, a pleasant surprise after we'd missed out on the early morning rains. We are finally able to see the Strawberry Moon after missing her due to cloud cover for several days. Sunrise remains at 6:28am (earliest time of year); sunset 8:33pm, working up to the latest time of year. |
| 2025-06-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 70°F. As always, the rain wrapped around us, leaving us with only a tiny tad. Moon (obscured by clouds) is waning at 98.5%. Sunrise 6:28am; sunset 8:33pm. |
| 2025-06-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 70°F with cloudy skies. Most of the rain remains south and east of us, with no additional rain expected this month. The Full Moon here has been completely obscured by clouds and is now waning at 99.8%. Sunrise remains 6:28am; sunset 8:32pm; daylength 23 seconds longer than yesterday. |
| 2025-06-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 74°F, relatively cooler morning (reporting late; had to drive far to release raccoon). The moon is full tonight, currently waxing at 99.1%. Sunrise still 6:23am; sunset 8:32pm. |
| 2025-06-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.83 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | It was 78°F when I stepped outside to water just before 4:30am and then the wind picked up at 4:35 with rain beginning around 4:43am, just as I finished watering. The 6:00am temp dropped to 68°F. The nearly full moon is waxing at 96.6%, full tomorrow night into the wee hours of the morning. Sunrise continues to be 6:28am, our earliest time; sunset 8:32, four minutes shy of its latest time of 8:36, occurring June 22 - July 8. |
| 2025-06-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with clear skies and a scorching day ahead. The moon is waxing at 92.4%. Sunrise continues to be at 6:28 through June 16. Sunset at 8:31pm with 14h 3m daylight. |
| 2025-06-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F, with some clouds and some stars, warm morning. The nearly full moon is waxing at 86.7%, full on June 11 in the wee hour of 2:43am. Sunrise continues to be at its earliest of 6:28am from June 5 through June 16. Sunsets will continue to get later with today's sunset at 8:31pm. Long, hot days. |
| 2025-06-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F, warm with clouds. The moon is waxing at 79.7%, full June 11. Sunrise today 6:28am; sunset 8:30pm; 14h 2m daylight. Heat indices Sunday 105-110°F. |
| 2025-06-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 75°F with clouds. The 0.11" rain fell yesterday morning after my 6:00am report. The moon is waxing at 71.7%, not rising until 3:45pm today. Sunrise today 6:28am; sunset 8:30pm; daylength 14hrs 1m 20s. Full Strawberry Moon on June 11 in the wee hour of 2:43am. Oh, and there was a rattlesnake in my garage this morning. |
| 2025-06-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with very light drizzle at 6:00am. Yesterday morning around the 10:30 half hour, we had a brief downpour of 0.09" and then another 0.02" fell late evening, with most of the rain remaining west of us. The moon is waxing at 62.7% to be full June 11, 2:43am. Sunrise 6:29am; sunset 8:29pm; daylength of 14hrs, 43sec. |
| 2025-06-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with clouds. The moon, just after First Quarter, is waxing at 53.1%. Sunrise 6:29am; sunset 8:29pm; 14 hours daylight! (Daylength of 14hrs, 4sec, which is 3hrs, 48min longer than winter soltice) Summer solstice is June 20 at 9:42pm, but latest sunsets at 8:36pm occur from June 22 through July 8. |
| 2025-06-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 73°F, warm-feeling morning (high humidity) but clear with stars. Moon is waxing at 43.2%, First Quarter tonight. Sunrise today 6:29am; sunset 8:28pm; seconds away from 14hrs daylight. |
| 2025-06-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F, relatively cooler morning with clear skies and stars. The moon (below the horizon) is waxing at 33.2%. Sunrise 6:29am; sunset 8:28pm; 13hrs, 59min daylight! |
| 2025-05-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 71°F, warm-feeling morning with clouds. The moon, still in bed, is waxing at 23.7%. Sunrise 6:29am; sunset 8:27pm; daylight hours of 13hrs, 58min. |
| 2025-05-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.42 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 74°F at 4:00am down to a rain-cooled 69°F at 6:00am. A wee rain passed through beginning near 4:10am, with most of the rain falling south of us. The moon is waxing at 15.0%, with the First Quarter Moon approaching on June 2 and the next Full Moon on June 11. Sunrise today 6:30am; sunset 8:27pm; 13hr, 57min daylight. |
| 2025-05-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.65 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F at 6:00am, cooler and pleasant morning after a light rain. The serious rain (along with the damaging hail) moved just west of us and we are grateful for the protection and pray for our neighbours who suffered harm. 0.54" fell here last night with 0.11 of that falling yesterday morning after my 6:00am observation report was submitted. The young moon is waxing at 7.8%. Sunrise 6:30am; sunset 8:26pm. |
| 2025-05-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 73°F at 6:00am with only drizzle. As is tradition here, the rain is moving around us, this time to our south. The young moon is waxing at 2.8%. Sunrise 6:30am; sunset 8:26pm; nearly 14 hours of daylight (13h,55m). |
| 2025-05-27 | 7:00 AM | 1.70 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F, pleasant morning after a nice rain. To my utter shock, it RAINED here last night, even with the forecast predicting rain (highly unusual here for the rain forecast to be correct). 0.10" fell at 8:40am with the rest of the rain (1.60") falling late night (not rounded numbers, just the way God did it). We were blessed with beneficial rain and no severe weather, thank you, Lord! The New Moon is waxing at 0.4%. Sunrise 6:31am; sunset 8:25pm. |
| 2025-05-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 79°F, warm morning with clouds and no rain (in spite of continual incorrect weather forecasting). New Moon today at 10:02pm, currently waning at 0.7%. Sunrise 6:31am; sunset 8:24pm; 13hrs 54min daylight. |
| 2025-05-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F, warm morning with clouds. Moon is waning at 4.3% with the New Moon tomorrow night at 10:02pm. Sunrise 6:31am; sunset 8:24pm. |
| 2025-05-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F, warm summer morning. Moon is waning at 10.5%. Sunrise 6:32am; sunset 8:23pm; nearing 14hrs daylight. |
| 2025-05-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 71°F with clouds. The rain wrapped around us, as always, with only the weest bit of rain falling here. I cannot see the moon, but I imagine that someone has likely seen her, who according to rumour is waning at 18.9%. Sun will likely rise at 6:32am and set at 8:23pm with 13hr, 51min daylight. Today remains the 23rd of May 2025 until midnight. |
| 2025-05-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F, warm morning with clear skies and a visible moon waning at 28.9%. Today's high should be just under 100°F. Sunrise 6:33am; sunset 8:22pm. |
| 2025-05-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F, nice clear morning before another hot and sunny day. The moon is visible and bright, waning at 39.5%. Sunrise 6:33am; sunset 8:21pm. |
| 2025-05-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 78°F, warm morning with some clouds but a visible half moon waning at 50.5%, Third Quarter at 6:58am. Sunrise 6:34am; sunset 8:21pm. |
| 2025-05-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 79°F, very warm morning with clouds but still a bright half moon, waning at 61.2% (third quarter tomorrow morning at 6:58am). Sunrise 6:34am; sunset 8:20pm; approaching 14+ hrs daylight from June 3 through July 7, with the longest days tied June 20 and June 21. Soon, the sun will not set until 8:36pm for seventeen days from June 22 through July 8. |
| 2025-05-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 76°F, a bit cooler than yesterday, thankfully. No rain, of course, through the rest of May here. Moon is waning at 71.1%. Sunrise 6:35am; sunset 8:20pm; 13hr, 45min daylight. |
| 2025-05-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 79°F, very warm morning with clouds. The moon is waning at 79.8%. Sunrise 6:35am; sunset 8:19pm. We're in mid-summer for the long term. |
| 2025-05-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°F with clouds. The moon is waning at 87.1%. Sunrise 6:36am; sunset 8:18pm. Continued record-breaking heatwave with higher humidity. (Tiny trace of rain yesterday at 9:55am, seconds-long, not worth recording.) |
| 2025-05-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 73°F at 6:00am with some clouds and a setting moon, waning at 92.9%. Sunrise 6:36am; sunset 8:18pm. (Observation made at 6:00am; submitted later) |
| 2025-05-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 73°F with 105°F expected today. Clear morning with a setting full moon, waning at 96.9%. Sunrise 6:37am; sunset 8:17pm. |
| 2025-05-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 60°F, beautiful morning with clear skies, stars, and a brightly setting full Flower Moon, waning at 99.3%. Temperatures today should peak at around 103°F with 106-107°F tomorrow and the heat wave continuing for at least another week. Sunrise 6:38am; sunset 8:16pm. Next full moon June 11. |
| 2025-05-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 52°F, a perfect spring morning with the full moon setting at 99.8%, full at 11:55am this morning. Temperatures into the 90s today but then in the 100s through the full week, up to 105-106°F by Wednesday. Record-breaking heat each day ahead: August heat in May. Sunrise 6:38am; sunset 8:16pm. |
| 2025-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 57°F, beautiful and perfect morning with stars and a setting nearly full moon. We had a wee quick Miracle Rain yesterday from 2:08pm-2:20pm, quite a pleasant surprise, measuring 0.30 inch. Today is our final day of precious spring, and this week's temperatures will be well into the 100s with at least 104°F on Tuesday and 105° on Wednesday, an early start to another record-breaking summer this year. The moon is waxing at 98.6%, full tomorrow at 11:55am. Sunrise 6:39am; sunset 8:15pm. Wishing all a very Happy Mother's Day, and to all who are grieving, may your heart be comforted by the gentle whisper of eternal love and may you find peace. |
| 2025-05-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 60°F, perfect spring morning with clear skies and stars. I got a glimpse of the setting moon. She is now below the horizon, waxing at 95.6%. We had one perfect week of spring with rain and cool temperatures before full summer hits this week with our first 100-degree days. Sunrise 6:40am; sunset 8:14pm; 13hr, 35min daylight. Full moon in two days at 11:55am. Wishing all a happy and safe Mother's Day weekend. |
| 2025-05-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 63°F, beautiful morning with clear skies and stars. Rain has ended for May and temperatures in the 100s begin this coming week. The moon is waxing at 90.9%, nearly full (May 12, 11:55am). Sunrise 6:40am; sunset 8:14pm. |
| 2025-05-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 59°F, perfect morning with clear skies and stars and a nice spring feel. The moon is waxing at 84.7%, soon to be full on May 12, 11:55am. Sunrise 6:41; sunset 8:13pm; 13hr, 32min daylight. |
| 2025-05-07 | 7:00 AM | 1.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 63°F with some clouds and some stars. A very nice beneficial RAIN yesterday, thanks to God, and no severe weather in this area. The moon rises today at 4:04pm and is waxing at 77.2% to be full on May 12 at 11:55am, Flower Moon. Sunrise today 6:42am; sunset 8:12pm. |
| 2025-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.96 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 64°F at 6:00am with yesterday's RAIN !! Yesterday's first drops fell at 11:50am with moderate rain beginning at 12:23pm and light rain continuing periodically through the day and night. Moon is waxing at 68.6% to be full on May 12 at 11:55am. Sunrise today 6:43am; sunset 8:12pm; 13hr, 29min daylight. May God provide safety and protection to all of us through today's severe weather event. |
| 2025-05-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 61°F with mostly cloudy skies, pleasant morning. The moon is waxing at 59.1%, still in bed until its 2:30pm rising. Sunrise 6:43am; sunset 8:11pm. They're advertising rain, but we know better, of course. May the Fourth still be with you and ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! |
| 2025-05-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 51°F, our final cool morning of the season and quite a lovely one with mostly clear skies and shining stars. The moon is waxing rapidly at 48.9% in First Quarter today. Sunrise 6:44am; sunset 8:10pm. |
| 2025-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 59°F, beautiful morning, clear skies. They royally screwed up the forecast yesterday! We were in a 3 out of 5 *Enhanced* Risk for severe storms, 90-100% rain, impassioned alerts from the forecasters, blah blah. We ended up with mostly sun and the tiniest bit of rain occurring before the official storms were to begin. Oops. At any rate, the moon is forecast to rise at 12:11pm (I predict that she will), and is waxing at 38.3%. Sunrise 6:45am; sunset 8:10pm; 13hr 25min daylight. |
| 2025-05-02 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 63°F with clear skies and stars. The rain wrapped around us, as always, but at least we avoided severe weather (prayers for a smooth and quick recovery for all impacted). The moon is waxing at 28.1% and will rise at 11:05am. Sunrise 6:46am; sunset 8:09pm; 13hrs, 23min daylight. May God provide safety and protection for all of us along with all animals and habitats and homes through this evening's severe storms. |
| 2025-05-01 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 65°F, refreshingly cool morning with mostly clear skies but a very hot afternoon ahead with full sun. Rain missed us, as is tradition. The moon, below the horizon, is waxing at 18.5%. Sunrise 6:47am; sunset 8:09pm. |
| 2025-04-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 72°F with some clouds. The moon, still in bed, is waxing at 10.4% at 6:00am. Moonrise 8:56am; moonset at midnight tonight. Sunrise 6:48am; sunset 8:08pm; 13hr, 20min daylight. Edited at 8:00am for rainfall amount. |
| 2025-04-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 73°F, warm morning with clouds. The moon, not rising until 8:00am, is waxing at 4.3%. Sunrise 6:49am; sunset 8:07pm. |
| 2025-04-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 72°F, warm morning with clouds. The New Moon is waxing at 0.08% and rises 7:11am. (Next full moon is May 12 at 11:55am.) Sunrise 6:50am; sunset 8:07pm; each day more than a minute and a half longer than the previous. |
| 2025-04-27 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 70°F with some clouds and a few stars visible. A tiny trace of rain fell yesterday evening, a few drops only. The New Moon occurs today at 2:31pm and the moon is still in bed, waning at 0.3%. She wakes up at 6:30am and sets at 8:22pm as a skinny little thang. Sunrise today 6:51am; sunset 8:06pm; 13hr, 15min daylight. Happy New Moon. |
| 2025-04-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 70°F. Warm morning with clouds. As always, the rain moved around us with no drop here. The sun, just rising and not visible, is waning at 2.8%. Sunrise 6:52am; sunset 8:05pm. Wishing all a Happy Eeyore's Birthday. |
| 2025-04-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F with cloudy skies. Most of the rain, as always, wrapped around us; today's rain should stay south of us. Moon, rising at 5:20am, is waning at 8.2% with 12hrs, 38min moon-above-the-horizon-light. Sunrise 6:53am; sunset 8:05pm. |
| 2025-04-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 72°F, warm morning with cloudy skies. Any rain, as always, moved around us. The moon, not visible to me, is waning at 15.9%. Sunrise 6:53am; sunset 8:04pm. Moonrise 4:48am and moonset 4:50pm with 12hr, 2min moonlight, for those of you who are counting. |
| 2025-04-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.61 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F with cloudy skies. A very brief 0.08" rain fell 8:05-8:10pm yesterday evening with only the tiniest bit of pea-sized hail. Then an additional 0.53" fell in the early morning hours with no severe weather. Surrounding areas got considerably more rain but a few had hail, as well. The moon (not visible) would be very low in the eastern sky and is waning at 25.3%. Sunrise 6:54am; sunset 8:03pm. |
| 2025-04-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 65°F, warm-feeling and muggy morning. I cannot see the moon at this moment, but she is waning at 35.6%. Sunrise 6:56am; sunset 8:03pm. |
| 2025-04-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.23 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 53°F, beautiful and perfect morning. NOTE: The rain is yesterday morning's rain since I had submitted my observation report at 6:00am, just before any local rainfall accumulated. Less than half a moon (Third Quarter), still bright and beautiful, is waning at 46.0% illumination. Sunrise 6:57am; sunset 8:02pm; 13hrs 5min daylight. |
| 2025-04-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 72°F, warm morning with clouds. The moon, obscured by cloud cover, is waning at 56.4%. Sunrise 6:58am; sunset 8:01pm. Wishing all a blessed Easter and a lovely day, happy spring. |
| 2025-04-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 70°F, warm morning with clouds and a hazy moon visible, waning at 66.3%. Sunrise 6:59am; sunset 8:01pm. |
| 2025-04-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F, warmish morning with clouds but three-quarters of a visible moon, waning at 75.2%. Sunrise 7:00am; sunset 8:00pm !! That means 13 hours of daylight as we move into longgg days and too-short, too-little-sleep nights. |
| 2025-04-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 67°F with clouds but a visible-between-clouds bright moon waning at 83.2%. Sunrise 7:01am; sunset 7:59pm; 12hr 59min daylight. |
| 2025-04-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F, warm-feeling morning with clouds. The moon is waning at 89.6%. Sunrise 7:02am; sunset 7:59pm; 12hr 57min daylight. |
| 2025-04-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F with clouds and a large moon waning at 94.7%. Sunrise 7:03am; sunset 7:58pm; 12hr 55min daylight. |
| 2025-04-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 65°F, warm morning. Partly cloudy with bright fullish moon, waning at 98.1% and beautiful. Sunrise 7:04am; sunset 7:58pm; 12hr 54min daylight. |
| 2025-04-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 63°F with clear skies and a setting Full Pink Moon, micromoon, now waning at 99.8%. Sunrise 7:05am; sunset 7:57pm. |
| 2025-04-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 54°F at 6:00am, a perfect and gorgeous morning with the nearly full moon setting, waxing at 99.7%. Sunrise 7:06am; sunset 7:56pm and moonrise at the same time (!) 7:56pm. Happy Full Pink Moon! |
| 2025-04-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 57°F with clear skies and a nearly full moon setting. The moon is waxing at 97.9%. Sunrise 7:07am; sunset 7:56am with nearly 13hrs daylight. Moonrise tonight 7:02pm and full tomorrow night at 7:22pm. |
| 2025-04-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 58°F with highs today in the mid-nineties. It's going to be a long, super hot summer this year after the nice mild one last year. Moon is setting (got some pics at 94.1%) and is now waxing at 94.3%, nearly full. Sunrise 7:09am; sunset 7:55pm, much too late. |
| 2025-04-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 53°F, a perfect morning temperature, with clear skies. The moon has set and is waxing at 88.9% illumination. Sunrise 7:10am; sunset 7:54pm. |
| 2025-04-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 37°F at 6:00am with a likely low of 35°F or 36°F. Moon is waxing at 82% to be full April 12 at 7:22pm. Sunrise 7:11am; sunset 7:54pm. |
| 2025-04-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 34°F at 6:00am with clear skies, low will likely be 32° or 33°F. Moon is waxing at 73.7%. Sunrise 7:12am; sunset 7:53pm. |
| 2025-04-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.37 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 44°F, cool morning. NOTE: This rainfall is from yesterday morning after 6:00am for this station since I was not home yesterday morning to record a later amount. Moon is waxing at 64.4%. Sunrise 7:13am; sunset 7:53pm. |
| 2025-04-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 59°F t 6:00am with only 0.07" rain -- they seriously messed up the forecast! Wasn't able to get moon percentage at 6:00am. Sunrise 7:14am; sunset 7:52pm, much too late, imo. |
| 2025-04-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 69°F with cloudy skies. Moon is nearly half, waxing at 43.2%. Sunrise 7:16am; sunset 7:51pm. |
| 2025-04-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 74°F at 6:00am on a warm and humid morning. Moon is waxing at 32.4%. Sunrise 7:17am; sunset 7:51pm. |
| 2025-04-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 73°F, with mostly cloudy skies. The moon (not visible) is waxing at 22.1%. Sunrise 7:18am; sunset 7:50pm. |
| 2025-04-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 61°F with cloudy skies. Moon is waxing at 13.2%. Sunrise 7:19am; sunset 7:50pm; 12hrs,30min daylight. |
| 2025-03-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 65°F with cloudy skies and a not-visible moon waxing at 6.1%. Sunrise 7:20am; sunset 7:49pm. |
| 2025-03-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 71°F, very warm morning with clouds. Not-yet-visible moon is waxing at a skinny 1.6% illumination. Sunrise 7:22am; sunset 7:48pm. |
| 2025-03-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 65°F with the moon at 0.0% !! New moon as I type this. Sunrise 7:23am; sunset 7:48pm. |
| 2025-03-28 | 7:00 AM | 1.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 62°F, pleasantly cool morning. We finally got some actual rain yesterday -- thank you! The moon, not yet risen, is waning at a very skinny 1.5% and will be new tomorrow at 5:57am. Sunrise 7:24am; sunset 7:47pm. |
| 2025-03-27 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 64°F, pleasant morning with cloudy skies. As always, the rain skipped us; not expecting any this week. The skinny moon is still in bed, waning at 5.7%. Sunrise 7:25am; sunset 7:46pm. |
| 2025-03-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F with partly cloudy skies. Moon is just waking up, waning at 12.4%. Sunrise 7:27am; sunset 7:46pm. |
| 2025-03-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 55°F at 6:00am, clear and pleasant morning leading to a very hot day. The moon, not visible (still waking up), is waning at 20.8%. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 7:45pm. |
| 2025-03-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 59°F, clear and beautiful morning with a visible moon waning at 30.3%. The rain, following tradition here, wrapped around us, falling north, south, east, and west of us with zero here. Sunrise 7:29am; sunset 7:45pm. |
| 2025-03-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 67°F with cloudy skies. I can't see the moon, but she's waning at 40.0% as I write this (late because I was lazy again). Sunrise 7:30am; sunset 7:44pm. |
| 2025-03-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 55°F, beautiful morning with clear skies and half a moon. Third Quarter Moon happening now at 6:29am with the moon waxing at 50.1%. Sunrise 7:31am; sunset 7:43pm. |
| 2025-03-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 37°F with clear skies and half a moon waning at 60.3%. Sunrise 7:33am; sunset 7:43pm; 12hr,10min daylight. |
| 2025-03-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 39°F at 6:00am with a likely low of 36°F. Clear skies and half a moon visible, waning at 69.4%. Sunrise 7:34am; sunset 7:42pm. Happy Spring Equinox! |
| 2025-03-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F with partly cloudy skies. Moon is visible and waning at 77.8%. Sunrise 7:35am; sunset 7:42pm. HIGH FIRE DANGER all day! Please be careful and take care of your surroundings and your neighbours. |
| 2025-03-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 58°F with clear skies and a bright moon setting at 85.1% illumination. Sunrise 7:36am; sunset 7:41pm. |
| 2025-03-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 37°F at 6:00am, but expecting a low of 34°F. Clear skies with bright moon waning at 91.1%. Sunrise 7:37am; sunset 7:40pm. Wishing all a very Happy St. Patrick's Day! |
| 2025-03-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 38°F for the low (edited 8:20am) with clear skies and a bright setting moon waning at 95.7%. Sunrise 7:39am; sunset 7:40pm, now 12 hours, 1 minute daylight. (I edited yesterday where I completely messed up sunrise/sunset times.) |
| 2025-03-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 56°F with rain-cooled air after a tiny rain just passed through. Moon is waning at 99.4%. Sunrise 7:40am; sunset 7:39pm. The Ides of March. EDIT: Corrected for sunrise/sunset times! Also forgot to mention: 1st hummingbird arrived March 7 this year. Please be sure your feeders are out with fresh clean plain sugar water! |
| 2025-03-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F, thick clouds completely obscuring the moon and extremely windy. Full moon NOW at 100% following last night's total lunar eclipse. Sunrise 7:41am; sunset 7:38pm. Daylight nearing 12 hours now. RED FLAG WARNING today and tomorrow! Be careful and be safe, friends. Happy Pi Day and Happy Birthday to Me. :) |
| 2025-03-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 51°F, beautiful, clear morning. The full moon is setting at 99.4% illumination at 6:00am. Sunrise today 7:42am; sunset 7:38am. Full moon and eclipse tonight. |
| 2025-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 58°F with a few fast-moving clouds overhead and a setting moon. The moon, full tomorrow night, is waxing at 96.9%. Sunrise 7:43am; sunset 7:37pm. |
| 2025-03-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 47°F, clear skies with setting moon, waxing at 92.4%, to be full Thursday night / Friday morning (1:54am). Sunrise 7:45am; sunset 7:36pm. |
| 2025-03-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 33°F with clear skies and calm winds. Moon (I missed her this morning; woke up too late) is waxing at 86.2%. Sunrise 7:46am; sunset 7:36pm. Happy Birthday to Paige in Heaven. |
| 2025-03-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 43°F, clear skies, cold and surprisingly windy morning. Instead of waking up an hour late this morning, I woke up an hour early (3:30am), so I got a nice view of the moon before she set. She's waxing at 78.2%, to be full on my birthday, shared with Albert Einstein and Pi Day. Sunrise today 7:47am; sunset 7:35pm, much too late, eh? |
| 2025-03-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F with cloudy skies before the cold front rolls in. Moon is waxing at 69.4%. Last early sunrise at 6:48am; last early sunset at 6:34pm. Set your clocks ahead; cover your plants again; protect your cats and dogs and spiders and green anoles and all from another few cold nights. |
| 2025-03-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 61°F with cloudy skies and a nice, mild morning. The moon is waxing at 58.9% to be full on Pi Day and My Day, March 14. Sunrise 6:49am; sunset 6:34pm. |
| 2025-03-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 35°F, clear and cold morning. Coldest morning still coming on Monday, so keep your pet spiders indoors a little bit longer and keep the plants covered. First Quarter Moon today! Half a moon right now at 48%. Sunrise 6:51am; sunset 6:33pm. Prepare for DST this weekend. |
| 2025-03-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 48°F with clear skies. Yesterday morning's cold front blew through early followed by high wind and high dust warnings: profanely strong winds blowing in blinding grey dust. It reminded me of past south Louisiana hurricanes. Moon is waxing at 36.7%. Sunrise 6:52am; sunset 6:32pm. |
| 2025-03-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F at 6:00am; 53°F at 7:00am (cold front blew through). Rain gauge amount = yesterday morning's rain of 0.02" + this morning's rain with the passing cold front of 0.22". Moon waxing at 26.2%. Sunrise 6:53am; sunset 6:32pm. EXTREME FIRE DANGER today with high wind warnings. Please be super careful and protect yourself and the animals and your neighbours as best you possibly can. May God extend His protective arm over all of us today and bless us with safety and peace. |
| 2025-03-03 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 66°F, cloudy with drizzle, currently less than 0.01". (Reporting late again; forgot to wake up again; I'm much too old for my own good.) I cannot see the moon, but I can imagine her. She's waxing at 16.5%. Sunrise 6:56am; sunset 6:31pm as we approach 12hrs daylight and continuing to increase. Thursday morning will be in the 30s, so watch your plants and don't release your indoor spiders just yet. I miss the old Weather Fests with all the local meteorologists and all of us weather geeks: lectures, panel discussions, displays and activities, and oh so much swag. |
| 2025-03-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 58°F, pleasant spring morning with cloudy skies. Moon is waxing at 8.6% illumination. Sunrise today 6:55am; sunset 6:30pm. Trying to prepare for DST -- yuck. SkyWarn training was great, as always. |
| 2025-03-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 42°F, cold morning with clear skies. The young moon is waxing at 3.1%. Sunrise 6:56am; sunset 6:30pm. SkyWarn training today in Austin. First day of meteorological spring. |
| 2025-02-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 37°F under clear skies with stars but no moon. The moon is now beginning to wax from New at 0.3% illumination. Sunrise 6:57am; sunset 6:29pm. Beware the ninth of March: DST begins and continues until Nov. 2, 2025. |
| 2025-02-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Current temp is 59°F and falling with the cold front having passed through and north winds. Pleasant feeling, sweet spring morning with cloudy skies and windy conditions. Happy New Moon! The moon is waning at 0.4%, new at 6:44pm today. Next full moon is March 14, Pi Day and My Day. Sunrise 6:58am; sunset 6:28pm. |
| 2025-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 58°F. The sky is partly cloudy with some stars visible. The moon is still in bed and is skinny at 3.3% illumination, New Moon tomorrow at 6:44pm. Sunrise 6:59am; sunset 6:27pm. |
| 2025-02-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 42°F. Reporting late this morning because I forgot to wake up. The current low is 42°F under mostly clear skies, beautiful spring morning. Moon at 8.1% and getting skinnier. Sunrise now 7:00am (but will get late again after DST); sunset 6:27pm, much Too late after DST, beginning Sunday, March 9. Yuck. |
| 2025-02-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 36°F, cold morning with clear skies. Moon, not visible, is waning at 15.5%, moving toward New on Feb 27, 6:44pm. Sunrise today 7:01am; sunset 6:26pm. |
| 2025-02-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 41°F with cloudy skies. Yesterday's light frozen precipitation through the morning turned to light drizzle through much of the day and into the night. The moon, not visible, is waning at 23.9%. Sunrise 7:03am; sunset 6:25pm. |
| 2025-02-22 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 31°F with light freezing drizzle falling. Moon, not visible, is waning toward new at 32.9% illumination. Sunrise 7:04am; sunset 6:25pm. We will remain in the 30s with grey skies all day today. |
| 2025-02-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 28°F with protective cloud cover to keep us from getting too cold this morning, but today's high only around 35°F. Less than half a moon, waning at 42.6%. New moon Feb 27 at 6:44pm. Sunrise 7:05am; sunset 6:24pm. |
| 2025-02-20 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | T | T | | 15°F for the low, clear skies, and profanely cold. Half a moon (third quarter), waning at 52.4%. Sunrise 7:06am; sunset 6:23pm. Yesterday morning's light snow lasted from around 7am to 9:30am, forming snow needles (snow formation temps around 23°F/-5°C). I photographed the snow needles as they accumulated on surfaces of frozen rain water: quite beautiful. In the strong north winds, the delicate needles daintily danced and flittered about in the air. |
| 2025-02-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 18°F, extremely windy, and ridiculously cold. We've got just over half a moon, waning at 62% illumination. Sunrise 7:06am; sunset 6:22pm. I wish TX-AR-14 every success with your knee surgery, a complete and speedy recovery, and comfort and peace to you. May you be surrounded by blessing and love. UPDATE: Corrected low temperature for this morning. We had around 2 1/2 hours of very light snow (~7 to 9:30am'ish), accumulating as snow needles on surfaces (will reflect in tomorrow's comments). |
| 2025-02-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 54°F, our final mild morning before the Arctic blast begins late afternoon / early evening. Skies are mostly cloudy, but I can see the moon, waning at 70.6%. Sunrise 7:07am; sunset 6:22pm. |
| 2025-02-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 28°F at 6:00am with clear skies. Brutal cold still to come. Moon is shining brightly, waning at 78.8%. Sunrise 7:08am; sunset 6:21pm. |
| 2025-02-16 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 33°F, clear skies and cold morning. The moon is shining brightly, waning at 86%. Sunrise 7:09am; sunset 6:20pm, daylight hours 11h,11m. |
| 2025-02-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 48°F with clouds. Reporting a wee bit later today (forgot to wake up). Moon, obscured by clouds, is waning at 91.8%. Sunrise 7:10am; sunset 6:19pm. We get this one-day reprieve today before the Arctic Terror hits us with its angriest blows of the season. Wishing all a continued celebration of love and friendship from yesterday, and comfort and warmth and peace. |
| 2025-02-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 36°F, partly cloudy and cold morning. The moon is shining brightly, waning at 96.4%. Next week will be the coldest of the season so far, more winter misery with lows in the teens for at least two mornings. Sunrise 7:11am; sunset 6:18pm. |
| 2025-02-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.79 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 31°F, mostly cloudy and cold morning. NOTE: My rain totals for the last three days were taken at 6:00am rather than 7:00am, so my numbers will differ from those who did this correctly. I finally got a glimpse of the magnificent full moon this morning between clouds, now waning at 99.1%. Sunrise 7:12am; sunset 6:18pm. Wishing you all warmth and comfort and a glimpse of the beautiful moon. |
| 2025-02-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.81 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 45°F with full clouds this morning. I took rain gauge measurements at 6:00am yesterday and today, so my numbers will be different from those taking the recommended 7:00am measurements -- sorry! The moon, completely obscured by clouds unfortunately, is 99.9% FULL (7:53am, official time, but I find the official times to differ from the percentages -- why?). Yesterday's rain began at 6:30am and mostly fell in the morning with less than 2/10ths falling overnight. Sunrise 7:13am; sunset 6:17pm. I hope to catch the moon tonight if we get a break from the clouds. |
| 2025-02-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 50°F. Light mist much of yesterday. Sky is fully cloudy, blocking any hopes of glimpsing the nearly-full moon, waxing at 98.8%. Sunrise 7:14am; sunset 6:16pm. |
| 2025-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 45°F, cold morning with cloud cover. Moon is waxing at 95.3%, almost full. Sunrise 7:15am; sunset 6:15pm, now over 11 hours of daylight and increasing. Fly, Eagles, Fly! |
| 2025-02-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 54°F. Today's high temperature (68°F) occurred just after midnight and will continue to drop after the first of two strong cold fronts blew through. The moon is waxing at 89.9%, soon to be full. Sunrise 7:15am; sunset 6:14pm; puppy bowl kickoff 1:00pm; super bowl kickoff 5:30pm CST. |
| 2025-02-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 67°F, final mild morning before the cold front blows through for a much colder week ahead. Moon is waxing at 82.5%, near full. Sunrise 7:16am; sunset 6:14pm. |
| 2025-02-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F, nice, mild morning with clouds before winter cold returns for the coming week. Moon is waxing at 73.4%, full this coming Wednesday morning. Sunrise 7:17am; sunset 6:13pm. |
| 2025-02-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 62°F with partly cloudy skies and some stars visible. The moon, below the horizon, is waxing gibbous at 63% and growing toward full on Feb. 12, 7:53am. Sunrise today at 7:18am, setting at 6:12pm. |
| 2025-02-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 65°F, pleasantly mild morning with clouds. Moon, not visible now, is waxing at 52.1%, First Quarter. Sunrise 7:18am; sunset 6:11pm. |
| 2025-02-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 64°F, nicely mild morning. The sky is partly to mostly cloudy with some stars visible. Humidity is high at 86-96%, depending on whose measurement you use (my weather station says 89%). The moon is waxing at 40.6%, nearly First Quarter. Sunrise 7:19am; sunset 6:10pm. |
| 2025-02-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 57°F, mild morning with clear skies, damp air. The moon, still in bed, is waxing at 30%, working up to First Quarter, Feb. 5 (2:02am) and full on Feb. 12. Sunrise 7:20am; sunset 6:09pm. |
| 2025-02-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 40°F, clear and cold morning. Moon is waxing at 19.4% (not visible at this time). Sunrise 7:20am; sunset 6:08pm. |
| 2025-02-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 31°F, clear and cold morning. Moon, not visible yet in the early morning sky, is waxing at 11.3%. Sunrise 7:21am; sunset 6:08pm. |
| 2025-01-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.62 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 41°F, clear and cold morning. The 0.62" is the amount that fell after yesterday's 7:00am reporting time, even while rain was still falling. The total of yesterday's event along with the preceding day's and night's rainfall amount was 0.97". Yesterday's morning temperature of 67°F fell to 56°F for a few hours after the rain. Moon, not visible, is waxing at 5.1% illumination. Sunrise today 7:21am; sunset 6:07pm. Next full moon is February 12 at 7:53am. |
| 2025-01-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.35 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 68°F, nicely mild morning. NOTE: 5:00am gauge reading = 0.24" and 6:00am adds .11 to equal 0.35" and 7:00am added only a trace, not changing the 7:00am-reporting-time measurement. (Today's main rain event is expected shortly after reporting time, so tomorrow's measurement will reflect this morning's rain. Heavy rain has begun at 7:07am.) The tiny moon, not visible, is waxing at 1.4%. Sunrise 7:22am; sunset 6:06pm. |
| 2025-01-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 53° with clouds and fog. Moon is new at 0.01% this morning at 6:35am. Sunrise 6:23am; sunset 6:05pm. |
| 2025-01-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 46°F, under cloudy skies. Moon, not at all visible, is barely there at 1.5% illumination, new tomorrow morning at 6:35am. Sunrise 7:23am; sunset 6:04pm. |
| 2025-01-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 45°F. Pleasantly mild, but not warming up today. Yesterday's rain fell shortly after the 7:00am reporting time (at which time 0.11" had fallen). The moon is not visible to me, but likely still there, waning at 5.1%. Sunrise 7:24am; sunset 6:03pm, as days approach 11 hours in length. |
| 2025-01-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 52°F, nice, mild morning, but temperatures will drop during the day. Moon (not visible due to clouds) is waning at 10.4%. Sunrise 7:24am; sunset 6:02pm. |
| 2025-01-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 29°F under clear skies with moon and stars. Moon is visible in the eastern sky, waning at 17.6%. Sunrise 7:25am; sunset 6:01pm. |
| 2025-01-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 19°F, clear and cold morning. Moon is visible, waning at 25.7%. Sunrise 7:25am; sunset 6:01pm. |
| 2025-01-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 30°F, a much milder morning. The moon is visible, waning at 38.6% illumination. Sunrise 7:25pm; sunset 6:00pm. |
| 2025-01-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 20°F, clear and cold with dangerous wind chills. Note: I took yesterday's readings late and it did continue to snow a bit after the 7:00am reporting time, so there would have been a negligible amount of precipitation to report today had I done this correctly. Less than half a moon is visible, waning at 43.6%. Sunrise 7:26am; sunrise 5:59pm. |
| 2025-01-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | 0.5 | 0.07 | 0.5 | 0.07 | | 27°F. The amount of *snow* in the rain gauge was 0.47 inch. EDIT: Gauge Catch after snow melted was 0.07 inch. (I didn't imagine snow was that fat.) |
| 2025-01-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 22°F here with wind chills in the teens. Moon is visible and waning at 62.8% (at 6:00am). Sunrise 7:26am; sunset 5:57pm. (Edited to correct temperature.) |
| 2025-01-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Very late to report again (due to illness and being frozen). Low was 26°F here with clear skies. Moon at 8:10am waning at 70.8% Sunrise 7:27am; sunset 5:56pm. |
| 2025-01-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Reporting super late (sickasadawg). Low was probably 42°F. Skies are clear; cold front has moved through; will hit us with a vengeance for the entire coming week. Moon at 9:00am was waning at 78.8%. Sunrise 7:27am; sunset 5:55pm. |
| 2025-01-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 48°F, mild, thanks to wonderful cloud cover. Appreciating our final bit of reprieve before the Arctic blast from Saturday to the following Saturday. Moon is waning at 87%, still visible through those fairly thick clouds. Sunrise 7:27am; sunset 5:44pm. |
| 2025-01-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 27°F for the low here, 10 degrees lower than forecast. Clear and cold. Moon is overhead shining brightly at 92.8%. Sunrise 7:27am (earlier for a change!!); sunset 5:54pm (later, as continued). Full Arctic blast though the entire coming week, starting Saturday now. We'll have at least 48 hours, probably more, continued below freezing. |
| 2025-01-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 47°F, sweetly mild morning. We're getting a few days of refreshing reprieve before the Arctic blast extending through all of next week knocks us down to the teens for lows and low 30s for highs. Moon is waning at 97.1%. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:53pm. |
| 2025-01-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 27°F, cold with clear skies. The Full Wolf Moon is setting, waning at 99.4%. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:52pm. |
| 2025-01-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 38°F, cold with mostly clear skies. Moon is setting, almost full at 99.6%, full today at 4:26pm. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:51pm. Even harsher Arctic freeze expected throughout the coming week. |
| 2025-01-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 29°F, clear and cold morning with a setting moon waxing at 97.3%. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:50pm. |
| 2025-01-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 24°F. Moon is working on becoming full on Monday, currently waxing at 92.7%. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:49pm. |
| 2025-01-10 | 7:00 AM | 1.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 36°F, protected by a blanket of cloud cover. Rain yesterday for most of the day, beginning late morning and peaking around the 7pm hour. Moon at 85.8% illumination (full in two days). Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:49pm. |
| 2025-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The 6:00am temp was 38°F but will fall throughout the day to near freezing, exacerbated by the very cold and freezing rain that will continue all morning, day, and night. Dangerous windchills in the low 20s today. Moon (not visible, of course) at 77.1% illumination, full January 13. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:48pm. |
| 2025-01-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 33°F with a blanket of cloud cover keeping us (thankfully) milder this morning. Moon is waxing at 67% and will be full on Monday, January 13, at 4:26pm. Sunrise today 7:28am; sunset 5:47pm. The moon is in bed and will awaken at 1:06pm and set at 2:06am overnight. Tomorrow: cold and miserable rain all morning, day, and night. |
| 2025-01-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 27°F, clear and cold morning. Moon, not currently visible, is waxing at 55.8% after yesterday's First Quarter. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:45pm. Painfully cold days continuing through January. |
| 2025-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 26°F for the low under clear skies with stars but no moon. First quarter moon today at 5:56pm, currently waxing at 44.5%. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:45pm. Many hard freeze mornings ahead through January. |
| 2025-01-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 65°F, very likely our final morning this mild until the return of spring. The polar cold front is at our doorstep ready to take over with cruel and bitter freezes through much of January along with dangerous wind chills. Thursday's *high* temperature here will be only in the mid-thirties with freezing precipitation. The moon (not visible) is waxing at 33.4%; sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:45pm. |
| 2025-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 59°F, a wonderfully mild morning before the winter blast this coming week and extending through January. Moon is waxing at 23.3%. Sunrise 7:28am; sunset 5:44pm. Moon and Saturn in tonight's sky. |
| 2025-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 57°F, wonderfully mild morning with clouds before the coming extended Arctic blast coming toward us with a vengeance. Moon is waxing at 10.8%. Sunrise 7:27am; sunset 5:42pm, each day longer and later. |
| 2025-01-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 39°F for the low here with cloud clover. It seems to be getting warmer since 4:30am? Moon is 7.7% illumination, waxing. First quarter is Jan. 6, 5:56pm; full on Jan. 13, 4:26pm. Sunrise today 7:27am; sunset 5:42pm. I can feel the later evenings and the sleepy mornings. Happy New Year to all! |
| 2025-01-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 40°F, clear and cold. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all, and may 2025 be a gratifying year for you, filled with beauty and blessing and an abundance of love. The young moon is waxing at 3% illumination. Sunrise 7:27am; sunset 5:42pm. Light eight candles tonight after sundown for the final night of Chanukah, and blessings to you all. |