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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #225 on: June 28, 2012, 10:15:25 PM »
100 degrees today, 0.5" of rain, ping-pong to baseball sized hail.
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #226 on: June 29, 2012, 07:41:20 PM »
The derecho came through this morning.

Dropped temps into the upper 60s and gave us 0.4" of rain.   :thrilled:
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #227 on: June 29, 2012, 10:35:08 PM »
The derecho came through this morning.

Dropped temps into the upper 60s and gave us 0.4" of rain.   :thrilled:
Lucky.  :yes:

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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #228 on: June 30, 2012, 03:48:16 PM »
We've had 1.5" of rain in total since Thursday. 

I'd like to get at least another inch before Wednesday.
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #229 on: July 01, 2012, 05:51:08 PM »
.25" today.

I'll take it, though we need more.
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #230 on: July 07, 2012, 03:37:28 PM »
Looks like the heat wave broke.  At 10:45 this morning, it was 98 degrees.  Currently it's 85.   :thrilled:
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #231 on: July 08, 2012, 01:44:08 PM »
A surprise storm this morning gave us 0.4" of rain.   :biggrin:
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #232 on: July 10, 2012, 05:12:59 PM »
So glad this heatwave it over. :yes:

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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #233 on: July 14, 2012, 07:40:18 PM »
So glad this heatwave it over. :yes:

I agree.   B)

0.02" of rain today.   :dunno:
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #234 on: July 19, 2012, 07:46:45 PM »
Between 1.75" and 2" of rain overnight.

I'll take it.   :clap:

We need some more.
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #235 on: July 21, 2012, 05:16:20 PM »
Between 1.75" and 2" of rain overnight.

Before that rain event, this was the third driest summer on record in Chicago. 

Now, it's the nineteenth.

Midway Airport had just over 2.5"
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #236 on: July 24, 2012, 08:00:53 PM »
Today's derecho gave us 0.5" of rain, and knocked out our electricity for 11 hours. 
« Last Edit: July 24, 2012, 08:34:41 PM by TWCC_DJK5555 »
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #237 on: July 31, 2012, 08:13:53 PM »
0.4" of rain this morning, 3.41" for the month of July.  About an inch below average. 

Not bad I guess.   :dunno:
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #238 on: August 04, 2012, 09:07:38 PM »
ANOTHER possible derecho.  70 mph winds, and 0.6" of rain.

60,000+ in Northern Indiana without electricity (not me this time).

EDIT: NWS Recap
« Last Edit: August 08, 2012, 07:31:26 PM by TWCC_DJK5555 »
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Re: Chicagoland Weather
« Reply #239 on: August 10, 2012, 07:49:13 PM »
0.6" of rain.

Today's high temperature: 74   :dance:
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