Chicago Area Rainfall Totals For Aug. 18-19, 2015
For the second night in a row, the Chicago area got drenched by strong thunderstorms, soaked with rain overnight, with some suburbs getting more than 3 inches of rain.
Below are the 24-hour total rainfall amounts measured by National Weather Service observers by 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2015:
ILLINOIS RAIN
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN)
ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................3.49
ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO)....................3.34
ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................3.21
BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................3.05
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................2.91
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................2.34
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................2.34
CAPRON (BOONE)...............................2.12
PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL).......................1.71
ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE).......................1.68
BUCKLEY (IROQUOIS)...........................1.65
WESTMONT (DU PAGE)...........................1.59
BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE)....................1.39
ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................1.38
HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)..................1.34
DIXON 3NNW (LEE).............................1.32
FLOSSMOOR (COOK).............................1.24
JOLIET 3WNW (WILL)...........................1.24
PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................1.22
FLOSSMOOR 1ESE (COOK)........................1.11
GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)...........................1.11
MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL).........................1.09
HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................1.07
DIXON (LEE)..................................1.06
DOWNERS GROVE 0.4NNE (DU PAGE)...............1.04
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL)........................0.98
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................0.97
DARIEN (DU PAGE).............................0.97
MANHATTAN (WILL).............................0.97
POLO (OGLE)..................................0.96
DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................0.95
CHENOA 4NNW (LIVINGSTON).....................0.94
WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................0.90
PARK FOREST 1SW (COOK).......................0.89
MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.89
MANHATTAN 1ESE (WILL)........................0.88
OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)........................0.87
PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL)........................0.86
ASHTON (LEE).................................0.85
PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK)......................0.84
PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................0.84
PONTIAC 1ESE (LIVINGSTON)....................0.84
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.83
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................0.82
PARK FOREST (COOK)...........................0.82
ALSIP (COOK).................................0.81
BARRINGTON (LAKE)............................0.80
PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................0.80
PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................0.79
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE)........................0.78
CHICAGO 6NNE (COOK)..........................0.77
WADSWORTH 1SSE (LAKE)........................0.76
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................0.75
NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................0.75
WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)....................0.75
MORRIS 2SSE (GRUNDY).........................0.74
ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.74
SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK).......................0.72
LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.72
SHABBONA (DE KALB)...........................0.72
MINOOKA (GRUNDY).............................0.71
NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................0.71
ELGIN (KANE).................................0.70
BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)..........................0.70
WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)........................0.70
ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)............................0.69
BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE).........................0.69
PLAINFIELD 3NNW (WILL).......................0.69
NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................0.69
BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE).....................0.67
NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL).........................0.67
ELGIN 8WSW (KANE)............................0.65
MIDWAY (COOK)................................0.65
CICERO 2SSW (COOK)...........................0.64
PAW PAW (LEE)................................0.64
GENEVA 2ENE (KANE)...........................0.63
ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................0.61
MARSEILLES 5WNW (LA SALLE)...................0.61
LAKEMOOR 2NW (MCHENRY).......................0.61
WINFIELD (DU PAGE)...........................0.61
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................0.61
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................0.60
PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK).......................0.60
GURNEE 2NE (LAKE)............................0.60
OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................0.60
WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)...........................0.60
LINCOLNWOOD 3E (COOK)........................0.58
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................0.58
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................0.57
RAVENSWOOD MANOR (COOK)......................0.56
GIBSON 6NE (FORD)............................0.56
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)...................0.56
ELWOOD 5NE (WILL)............................0.56
WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................0.55
ELGIN (KANE).................................0.55
EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)......................0.55
OAK LAWN (COOK)..............................0.55
MAZON 0.5ENE (GRUNDY)........................0.55
BONFIELD 4NNE (KANKAKEE).....................0.55
ELGIN 1S (KANE)..............................0.55
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................0.55
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................0.55
WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)...................0.55
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................0.55
JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................0.55
MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................0.55
BATAVIA (KANE)...............................0.54
BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)..........................0.54
EMINGTON 2SSE (LIVINGSTON)...................0.54
ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................0.54
ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.54
SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK)........................0.53
NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................0.53
SHELDON 3NE (IROQUOIS).......................0.53
HOMER GLEN 2NW (WILL)........................0.53
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL).......................0.53
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.52
MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................0.52
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL).......................0.52
WILMINGTON 4WNW (WILL).......................0.52
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON)........................0.52
LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)...................0.52
ROSELLE 1W (DU PAGE).........................0.51
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................0.51
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................0.51
GURNEE 2W (LAKE).............................0.51
LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................0.51
AURORA (KANE)................................0.50
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)..........................0.50
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................0.50
OAK LAWN 2WNW (COOK).........................0.50
GENEVA 4WSW (KANE)...........................0.50
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE)........................0.50
OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)..........................0.49
MUNDELEIN 2WNW (LAKE)........................0.49
STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE).....................0.49
MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.48
COAL CITY 3N (GRUNDY)........................0.48
MCHENRY (MCHENRY)............................0.48
STEWARD (LEE)................................0.48
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................0.47
MALTA (DE KALB)..............................0.47
SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE).....................0.47
CRETE 3E (WILL)..............................0.47
CHANNAHON 1NNE (WILL)........................0.47
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL).......................0.47
MONEE (WILL).................................0.47
ZION (LAKE)..................................0.46
LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.46
LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE).......................0.45
WINTHROP HARBOR 1SSW (LAKE)..................0.45
WILMINGTON 6NW (WILL)........................0.45
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE).......................0.44
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................0.44
ELBURN (KANE)................................0.44
CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................0.44
AMBOY (LEE)..................................0.44
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.44
WAUKEGAN (LAKE)..............................0.44
GLENCOE (COOK)...............................0.42
ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.42
PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.41
PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.41
WORTH (COOK).................................0.40
OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................0.40
MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................0.40
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)...........................0.40
WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY)......................0.40
CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL)........................0.40
JOLIET (WILL)................................0.40
MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................0.40
MUNDELEIN 2NW (LAKE).........................0.39
DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.38
HEBRON (MCHENRY).............................0.38
LANSING (COOK)...............................0.38
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................0.38
GENOA (DE KALB)..............................0.37
WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY)......................0.37
LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................0.36
LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE).......................0.36
COAL CITY (GRUNDY)...........................0.35
MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................0.35
LANSING (COOK)...............................0.35
ROLLING MEADOWS 1ESE (COOK)..................0.34
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................0.34
VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................0.34
PLANO (KENDALL)..............................0.34
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................0.34
AURORA (KANE)................................0.33
DWIGHT 4NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.33
ANTIOCH 3WSW (LAKE)..........................0.33
MILFORD (IROQUOIS)...........................0.33
BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)......................0.32
LINCOLNSHIRE 1.3WSW (LAKE)...................0.32
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................0.31
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................0.31
LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE).........................0.31
BANNOCKBURN (LAKE)...........................0.31
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................0.30
GLEN ELLYN 1NE (DU PAGE).....................0.29
LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................0.28
FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)..........................0.28
WHEELING (COOK)..............................0.28
RIVERWOODS (LAKE)............................0.27
JOLIET 1.1N (WILL)...........................0.27
OHARE (COOK).................................0.27
GIBSON 2SW (FORD)............................0.26
LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE).......................0.25
BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE)..................0.23
KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.23
PERU (LA SALLE)..............................0.21
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................0.20
ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS).......................0.20
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................0.20
BEECHER 3SSE (WILL)..........................0.17
CHEBANSE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.16
KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.11
KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE)......................0.11
CRETE 3SSW (WILL)............................0.11
INDIANA RAIN
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN)
REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................1.02
(W9OPR)WHEATFIELD 1ENE (JASPER)..............0.97
(WV90)HOBART 1ENE (LAKE).....................0.94
VALPARAISO 2WNW (PORTER).....................0.83
VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER).....................0.74
(KB9F)VALPARAISO 4S (PORTER).................0.71
VALPARAISO (PORTER)..........................0.70
WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER).......................0.68
SCHERERVILLE 1E (LAKE).......................0.67
VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER)......................0.67
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)..........................0.66
MOROCCO (NEWTON).............................0.62
GARY 4SSW (LAKE).............................0.61
VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER).....................0.60
CHESTERTON 4E (PORTER).......................0.59
KOUTS 2WSW (PORTER)..........................0.56
BROOK 4W (NEWTON)............................0.54
VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER)......................0.53
VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER)......................0.52
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS (PORTER)...........0.52
HIGHLAND 1S (LAKE)...........................0.51
VALPARAISO 5WSW (PORTER).....................0.50
RENSSELAER 5NW (JASPER)......................0.49
VALPARAISO 1NE (PORTER)......................0.49
VALPARAISO 7WSW (PORTER).....................0.48
LOWELL 3N (LAKE).............................0.44
PORTAGE 3E (PORTER)..........................0.42
KENTLAND (NEWTON)............................0.40
KENTLAND 2SSE (NEWTON).......................0.40
INDIANA DUNES (PORTER).......................0.38
CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE)........................0.38
RENSSELAER 10NNE (JASPER)....................0.37
PORTER 1S (PORTER)...........................0.35
RENSSELAER 2SSW (JASPER).....................0.34
PORTER 1S (PORTER)...........................0.32
MOUNT AYR 2NNE (NEWTON)......................0.31
CROWN POINT (LAKE)...........................0.29
FAIR OAKS 6SW (NEWTON).......................0.29
CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................0.27
LAKE VILLAGE 8SE (NEWTON)....................0.26
REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................0.25
DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER)........................0.25
RENSSELAER 4N (JASPER).......................0.25
LAKE VILLAGE 2W (NEWTON).....................0.23
DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER).......................0.21
WHEATFIELD 5W (JASPER).......................0.20
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER)........................0.17
HOBART 1NNW (LAKE)...........................0.16
GARY 5ENE (LAKE).............................0.14
DE MOTTE 6S (JASPER).........................0.11
RENSSELAER 5E (JASPER).......................0.08
RENSSELAER 8NE (JASPER)......................0.08
RENSSELAER (JASPER)..........................0.02
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