| 2026-09-10 | 6:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-09-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-09-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-09-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | During late evening hours, lightning could be seen in clouds to the east over the horizon. This moring, clouds to east, sky clear to west. Cool and breezy this morning. 64F, 56% RH. Wind 7 MPH SW. 29.84 inHg. Fair weather to all. |
| 2026-09-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 48F, no wind. Partly cloudy but mostly clear. Fair weather to all. |
| 2026-09-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Partly clouded sky to the east, clear sky to the west. At 7AM, my weather station reports temp is 52F. Wind 0 to 4 MPH, W. Pressure 29.94 and holding steady. 57% RH. An absolutly beautiful sunrise this morning. Question: if DST becomes law, will observation time shift to 8 AM? Fair weather to all. |
| 2026-09-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-09-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Cloud sneeked in last night and gifted us some moisture. |
| 2026-09-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 7:09 AM. Partly cloudy. 61F this morning, wind 11 MPH, SSE, 63% RH, pressure 29.86 inHg and holding. Looks like we are in for another pleasant day. Fair weather to all. |
| 2026-09-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 7:20 AM. Dry as a bone this morning. But, 99% overcast with a mix of clouds. 64F, wind 7 MPH, SSE, 29.88 inHg holding steady. 64% RH. Fair weather to all. |
| 2026-08-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Partial rainbow yesterday around 5PM, to the east. Rain in other locations, but not at my station. |
| 2026-08-30 | 6:25 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Definitely entering a cooling trend. Such a relief. Wx station reports last lightning strikes was 16 hours ago. Currently 63F, wind S at 17mph, barometric pressure 29.78 inHg and dropping. Fair weather to all. |
| 2026-08-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-28 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Rain started around 5 PM lasting about 30 minutes. Lightning and thunder. Rainbow spotted towards East after it stopped raining. |
| 2026-08-26 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | So, lately, the action starts around 7PM. It's mostly clear blue sky until about 7PM or so, and then the clouds start rolling in like clockwork. Mostly scattered rain clouds with occasional thunder and lightening. The clouds move in from the west, yet the wind shifts from the south to mostly north. Precipitation is hit or miss. Stand 100 feet this way or that way, is the difference between zero, Trace, or 0.01 inches of rain.
It is a welcome relief from the relentless weeks of deadly 100+ degrees F of heat. It's now safe to spend more time outdoors during the day. Everything has to be done in the very early hours before the brutal sun releases more heat.
It was 54F this morning with no wind. We have been enduring temperature swings of 50F in the morning to over 100F into the late afternoons. What little moisture we get lately, has been just enough to turn some of the prairie grass from brown to green.
We have had very few insects this summer. The fewest grasshoppers and mosquitoes I can recall for the past 20 years of living. I suspect the drought has taken it's toll on insects and the birds that normally feed on them. We have had no Tree Swallows this summer thanks to the heat. Our latitude is especially brutal on these birds during the summer, and the heat has splintered all my birding boxes.
We are now seeing the day temperature trending into the 80s. The race is now on to finish gardening, yard maintenance, and house repairs before the winter sets in. Fall (like spring) is way too short. It's mostly winter or summer here.
However, I am grateful that we have experienced little hail stones, no flooding, no hurricanes, tornadoes, or monster dust devils that rip off roofs or tear off wall sidings.
We continue to plant trees to replace the ones killed by the drought and look forward to better, milder weather as we continue our trip around the sun.
Good weather to all. |
| 2026-08-25 | 6:51 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-21 | 6:45 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-19 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-18 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-14 | 5:51 AM | 0.80 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-10 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-02 | 6:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-08-01 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-31 | 6:45 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-28 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-23 | 6:19 AM | 0.17 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-20 | 6:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-17 | 6:53 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-15 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Another hot day. In the 100s expected. Hot dry windy conditions expected. We are almost bug free thanks to drought. No mosquitoes or grasshoppers. Blistering sun. Any outdoor activity is restricted to early morning hours. |
| 2026-07-14 | 6:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Very hot this week. Over 100F |
| 2026-07-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-10 | 6:53 AM | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-09 | 6:08 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-08 | 6:49 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-30 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-28 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-24 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-23 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-02 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-30 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-23 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.26 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.18 | 0.1 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | Snow melting fast. Unable to get a good Snowpack until I get a better board. Remaining snow in various scattered patches. |
| 2026-05-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.34 | 0.6 | 0.22 | NA | NA | | Started as rain. During collection, I see 0.12" the tube with frozen wet snow on top. After melting, I see a total of 0.34" rain + melted snow. Windy 12 MPH, NNE, 32F |
| 2026-05-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-14 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.25 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.15 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-05-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-04-30 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-04-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Sunny! |
| 2026-04-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0.5 | NA | | Calm, no wind. light snowfall. |
| 2026-04-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.17 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | | Wind 11 MPH, N, Rain started yesterday around 9AM and ended with light drifted snow in the PM hours. |
| 2026-04-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Wind 3 MPH NNW, some fog and high thin clouds, 35°F |
| 2026-04-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.02 | NA | NA | | Yesterdays snow melted, fresh snow over night. Wind 5 MPH, NW, 32F. Cloudy. |
| 2026-04-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.01 | NA | NA | | Patches of dry light wind blown snow. Wind 5 MPH, NNW. Cloudy with a mix of high and low clouds. Some snow flurries. |
| 2026-04-23 | 9:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |