Chicago WX

Going to end with 11.98" of rainfall for met summer IMBY. About half of which (6.14") fell in the last 10 days of June.

June: 6.91"

July: 1.76"

August: 3.31"

0130 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GIBSON CITY             40.47N 88.37W
08/12/2021  M8.76 INCH       FORD               IL   PUBLIC

            PRIVATE WEATHER STATION REPORTS 8.76 INCHES
            OF RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. 8.1 INCHES
            OCCURRED WITH MOST RECENT STORMS WHICH BEGAN
            AT 8:30 AM. MULTIPLE 1 HOUR PERIODS WITH
            OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. LIGHT RAIN
            ONGOING.

1.76" IMBY for July. Nicely drier than the 6.91" in June. Pool time has been on the upswing. 

2 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Why fix what wasn't broken.  

chad and you protesting?

#stopthesteal

#makelafhotagain

Looks like they fixed LAF. Chad is not thrilled I assume.

June 2021 avg high temps

LAF: 88.1˚

IND: 83.1˚

July 2021 avg high temps

LAF: 81.8˚

IND: 82.3˚

If I had received all the rain WPC has predicted for MBY this summer (and my p&c forecasts as well), I'd be over 30" for the season.  

Anyways, been a nice couple of days with no rain. Hopefully we can avoid most of it later today and tomorrow as well. Then it looks like a nice warm and dry stretch for a time. Pool time incoming. 

Relatively small area of LOT's CWA got raked by heavy rain last night (parts of LaSalle and Grundy counties). Was watching on radar last night, and a north/south band just parked itself over that area and poured. https://www.weather.gov/lot/2021jul12

1019 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NW VERONA             41.25N 88.55W
07/12/2021  M6.19 INCH       GRUNDY             IL   MESONET

            3 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL OF 6.19 INCHES FROM A
            PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.

I'm certainly no fan of the high heat/humidity combo...but this struggling to get into the low 70's everyday with solid overcast that'd make January blush, is for the birds. Misery mist at times too. 

Can verify first cicadas of the summer. Actually heard a few yesterday afternoon, and thought whoa...they're here. Also, lots and lots of manufactured t&l last night. 

5.83" total at mi casa during this stormy stretch (6/23-30). Majority of it was from the 25th thru the early evening of the 26th (4.47"). 

Finally got under some legit rains here last night...2.02" here from the evening/overnight storms. Really, was expecting worse with how the radar looked when I went to bed.  My weather station had a peak hourly rainfall rate of 4.13" at 10:00pm. Ground soaked it up like a sponge though. 3.40" total since this shebang started on Thursday. 

This is awful. And only the beginning of several days of rain. So bad…

1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said:

euro looks like a chicagowx special

59 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

take it to the bank^

Miss south stank

3 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Currently 96 at LAF, vying to become the first 100 degree day since 2012.  

INZ028-029-035-036-043>045-051>053-122000-   WEST CENTRAL INDIANA     CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS  

CRAWFORDSVL + MOSUNNY 89 64 44 CALM 29.87F HX 90  

GREENCASTLE + FAIR 90 67 45 CALM 29.87F HX 93  

LAFAYETTE MOSUNNY 98 70 40 CALM 29.83F HX 105  

TERRE HAUTE NOT AVBL    

 
 
INZ030>032-037>040-046>048-054>057-064-065-122000-  CENTRAL INDIANA  CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS  
FRANKFORT + MOSUNNY 91 68 46 N5 29.86F HX 95  
GREENWOOD *+ PTSUNNY 90 69 48 SW3 29.87F HX 94  
INDIANAPOLIS PTSUNNY 92 63 38 NW9 29.86S HX 93  
-EAGLE CREEK MOSUNNY 92 67 43 VRB3 29.85F HX 95  
MARION + MOSUNNY 89 66 46 N5 29.87S HX 92  
MT COMFORT *+ PTSUNNY 91 73 55 CALM 29.87S HX 100  
SHELBYVILLE MOSUNNY 93 69 45 W8 29.85S HX 98

To beat the LAF issue a little more, here's the average max temp for June through yesterday, for a few sites in Indiana. Yeah, nothing to see here. Chad says its legit. 

BMG: 80.5

EVV: 81.5

FWA: 81.8

HUF: 82.5

IND 81.2

SBN: 84.8

LAF: 88.3

1 hour ago, IWXwx said:

@Hoosier @Chicago WX There was an interesting discussion concerning the LAF sensor on NWSChat today when the WTHR met questioned the temp issue:

(3:09 PM) wthr-ind-sean.ash: Is the LAF sensor operating correctly? I have noticed it's been several degrees hotter in recent, but attributed it to possibly drier soils up there.

(3:39 PM) nwsZID-joe.nield: Hey, Sean. That's been going on for a good while now. Our techs have checked sensor calibration multiple times since last year, and even went ahead and replaced it once or twice, and the results have been the same. That has been a long term dry spot for the area, but it still seems stark. My completely wild guess supposition is that it's the dryness combined with land use changes around the airfield. The rerouting of US231 a few years back, additional building on the Purdue campus nearby. Can't think of anything else it could be.

(3:40 PM) nwsZID-joe.nield: Chad Evans at WLFI has said it compares favorably to some of his observers in the area as well.

(3:42 PM) nwsZID-joe.nield: The fact that the Crawfordsville-Tipton/Sugar Creek valley area is a bit of a relative cool spot makes it stand out more as well...especially Crawfordsville.

(3:49 PM) wthr-ind-sean.ash: Roger that. Just checking and all that makes sense. Good to know that Chad is getting some confirmation too. Thanks for responding and hope you're all doing well.

(3:50 PM) nwsZID-joe.nield: Quite welcome. Likewise!

If Chad is their verification, well then 

I showed the analysis data back a page or two. It’s running warm. Find it a little hard to believe that newer construction is biasing it that much. Unless they poured asphalt right under the thermometer.  But, who knows...

7 hours ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

Yes I’m a field geologist for an engineering firm in Minneapolis. I spend about 80% of my days outside. Ice water and frequent breaks in my trucks AC have been my only respite.

At least you got AC in your truck. This weather is brutal for those of us that work outside. Today is the worst here thus far. Of course, dealing with super cold isn’t easy either...

7 minutes ago, cyclone77 said:

Picked up a few tenths from dying convection/anvil rains. About 2 miles southeast got 1"+.  Nice to hear thunder at least.

Monsoon here. Rich get richer i guess. 

But, no T & L. Such a rarity anymore it seems. 

14 hours ago, Hoosier said:

LAF has gotten ridiculous.  It has gone from seeming to run a bit warm at times to running (well) above surrounding areas to the north, south, east, west.  It hasn't been locally dry there either, so that doesn't explain it.  I totally think they would hit 100 on a day with widespread mid 90s in the rest of central Indiana.

I haven't been to LAF in years, so I'm not sure if there's been new construction by the airport or if the ASOS was moved or something.  I do kinda wish Tim and I were still living there as it would be fun to troll him over the warmth 

Found the site I was looking for... https://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/KLAF?days=182#Data ...analysis of weather sites and their accuracy. Heres a couple of charts for LAF, last 26 and 52 weeks of temperature data. Negative values equate to the station running too warm, and vice versa. LAF's high temp reading errors in the 26 week chart (yellow squares) are lol.

38 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

Yes.  91 there now.  Look at surrounding areas.

Oh my 

1 hour ago, Hoosier said:

LAF has gotten ridiculous.  It has gone from seeming to run a bit warm at times to running (well) above surrounding areas to the north, south, east, west.  It hasn't been locally dry there either, so that doesn't explain it.  I totally think they would hit 100 on a day with widespread mid 90s in the rest of central Indiana.

I haven't been to LAF in years, so I'm not sure if there's been new construction by the airport or if the ASOS was moved or something.  I do kinda wish Tim and I were still living there as it would be fun to troll him over the warmth 

I haven’t paid any attention to LAF in a long time. Is it really running that warm?

And trolling me...you always can use IKK to do that. Especially dewpoints  

2 hours ago, KokomoWX said:

I attended the Indy 500 yesterday.  My friend and I described it as almost surreal after 14 months of canceled events and lockdowns.  It around my 20th time attending as a fan or a credentialed photographer. It felt good to be back.  Masks are still required in Indianapolis/Marion County.  The Indianapolis Motor Speedway limited capacity to 140,000 attendees with no general admission or infield parking. 

They hired 600 mask ambassadors to remind us to "mask up" but I only saw one covering two sections.  He would walk to a spot, stand for a few minutes with his paddle board sign with the "mask up" reminder but he never talked or confronted anyone.  He seemed to be gone in the hour before the race.  As I navigated the grounds, I never saw any others but did see one leaving the event when it was over.  (He had a "mask ambassador" t-shirt.). 

As for masks, they were pretty much never worn.  Even event staff and race teams were not wearing them properly or not at all. I watched an on air talent put it on for live shots and then back off when not on air.  No doubt the crowd were patriots that stood and clapped or cheered for the 50+ trucks of military soldiers being honored, and all of the other positive messages and traditions honoring the USA, Indiana, and Memorial Day.

While I knew many things were not the same, it was great to be out and about with others again.  I do have tickets for both indoor and outdoor concerts this summer and am looking for a mostly normal fall event schedule marching band.

https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/sports/motor/indy-500/2021/05/30/indianapolis-500-race-indy-fan-photos-ims-indycar-schedule-2021/5250455001

A year ago, every news website in the US, if not the world, would be calling this a super spreader event...in all caps. People would be losing their minds. 

We're certainly not out of the woods, but times sure have changed. It's really nice to see.

3 hours ago, IWXwx said:

Feast here. I'll end up with 4.34" for the month and FWA is at 4.67", while ORD is at 1.79".

FWA at 13.75" for the year vs. 6.95" at ORD. The difference is stark.

Even closer IMBY to ORD. 3.96" for May. 12.50" for the year. But, IKK is drought proof. Rain capital of IL. 

17 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

Currently finalizing my analog list... just have to consult with Chad.

Awful awful day for May 28. At least the monsoon held off until after work. Just pouring rain here this evening.