Where Were the Highest Wind Gusts, Most Rain in Kane?
Yep, the wind got up to 66 mph in Chicago. The highest in Kane County: 47 mph at Aurora Municipal Airport.
What about rain, you say? The most fell in Paw Paw of Lee County, a sopping 3.16 inches. Kane County’s wonder splash came in Wonder Lake, at 1.83 inches.
According to a National Weather Service report as of 1:46 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, we got our share of water and wind here in Kane County.
The good news? That depends on your point of view. We’re looking at a real possibility of snow on Saturday.
Top 10 Two-Day Rain Totals in Kane County
- WONDER LAKE 1WNW (KANE) — 1.83
- HAMPSHIRE 1W (KANE) — 1.79
- ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE) — 1.63
- HAMPSHIRE 1W (KANE) — 1.79
- ELGIN (KANE) — 1.49
- ELGIN 2W (KANE) — 1.44
- SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE) — 1.37
- AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE) — 1.32
- NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE) — 1.24
- BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE) — 1.16
2-Day Illinois Rainfall Totals
ILLINOIS 2-DAY RAINFALL LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) PAW PAW (LEE)................................3.16 MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................3.10 LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................2.58 STREATOR 1WSW (LA SALLE).....................2.56 OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE)........................2.52 MARSEILLES (LA SALLE)........................2.49 PERU (LA SALLE)..............................2.48 MALTA (DE KALB)..............................2.40 OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................2.40 DE KALB (DE KALB)............................2.39 SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE).....................2.27 SUBLETTE (LEE)...............................2.26 OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................2.25 AMBOY (LEE)..................................2.18 STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE).....................2.14 NORTH UTICA 6N (LA SALLE)....................2.11 ASHTON (LEE).................................2.04 GIBSON 6NE (FORD)............................2.02 ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................2.02 MACHESNEY PARK 3ENE (WINNEBAGO)..............1.97 SENECA 2SSW (LA SALLE).......................1.92 ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................1.87 WONDER LAKE 1WNW (KANE)......................1.83 HAMPSHIRE 1W (KANE)..........................1.79 BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)...................1.78 PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON).........................1.78 ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................1.77 HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................1.77 WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)..........................1.76 MORRIS 1SW (GRUNDY)..........................1.76 BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................1.70 ROCKFORD AIRPORT (WINNEBAGO).................1.69 ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................1.67 GENOA (DE KALB)..............................1.66 ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................1.63 BUCKLEY (IROQUOIS)...........................1.63 GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)...........................1.62 CORTLAND (DE KALB)...........................1.62 DE KALB (DE KALB)............................1.61 MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................1.56 DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................1.55 ANTIOCH 3WSW (LAKE)..........................1.53 MINOOKA (GRUNDY).............................1.52 PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON).........................1.50 JOLIET 3WNW (WILL)...........................1.50 ELGIN (KANE).................................1.49 ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................1.47 CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................1.46 MAZON 0.5ENE GRUNDY).........................1.45 ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................1.44 DWIGHT 4NNW (GRUNDY).........................1.44 CHENOA 4NNW (LIVINGSTON).....................1.44 PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................1.41 PLAINFIELD 3SE (WILL)........................1.41 HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................1.40 YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................1.40 PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL).......................1.39 OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)........................1.39 SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................1.37 MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................1.35 JOLIET 2NE (WILL)............................1.32 AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................1.32 MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY).........................1.31 MONTGOMERY 2SSE (KENDALL)....................1.30 LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................1.29 WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)....................1.28 ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................1.26 LISLE (DU PAGE)..............................1.25 NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................1.24 CARY (MCHENRY)...............................1.23 WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................1.21 BATAVIA (KANE)...............................1.21 LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................1.20 LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE).......................1.18 ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS).......................1.18 PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL)........................1.18 BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................1.16 GLEN ELLYN 1NNW (DU PAGE)....................1.14 WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY)......................1.14 BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................1.14 GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................1.13 CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................1.13 MORRIS 2SSE (GRUNDY).........................1.13 GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)...........................1.13 PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................1.12 CAPRON (BOONE)...............................1.11 PLAINFIELD 3NNW (WILL).......................1.11 GENEVA 2ENE (KANE)...........................1.07 ST. CHARLES (KANE)...........................1.07 PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................1.06 KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE)......................1.04 JOLIET (WILL)................................1.04 CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL)........................1.03 PLANO (KENDALL)..............................1.03 CHEBANSE (KANKAKEE)..........................1.03 ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE).......................1.02
Wind Speeds
LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE CHICAGO HARRISON-DEVER CRIB 66 MPH 0115 PM 11/18 4 NE EAST CHICAGO (SHIP) 59 MPH 0700 AM 11/18 1 WNW BURNHAM 54 MPH 0700 AM 11/18 PONTIAC 54 MPH 0435 AM 11/18 CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTERNATION 52 MPH 0254 AM 11/18 ROCHELLE AIRPORT AWOS 52 MPH 0155 AM 11/18 CHICAGO OHARE INTL AIRPORT 50 MPH 0127 PM 11/18 1 SSW OTTAWA 50 MPH 0400 AM 11/18 SOUTH CHICAGO 49 MPH 0700 AM 11/18 DUPAGE AIRPORT - ASOS 49 MPH 0555 AM 11/18 1 E SYCAMORE 49 MPH 0740 AM 11/18 1 SW DOUGLAS PARK 49 MPH 0626 AM 11/18 1 SE LA SALLE 49 MPH 0340 AM 11/18 WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT 49 MPH 1255 PM 11/18 AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ASO 47 MPH 0718 AM 11/18 MORRIS AIRPORT - AWOS 47 MPH 0535 AM 11/18 2 NW BOLINGBROOK 47 MPH 0535 AM 11/18 PERU 47 MPH 0335 AM 11/18 SYCAMORE 46 MPH 0423 AM 11/18 3 SSW MINOOKA 46 MPH 0600 AM 11/18 GARY CHICAGO INTRNTL AIRPORT 46 MPH 0645 AM 11/18 LEWIS AIRPORT, ROMEOVILLE 46 MPH 0535 AM 11/18 PORTER COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRP 46 MPH 0748 AM 11/18 2 NE BRADLEY 45 MPH 0638 AM 11/18 DE KALB 45 MPH 0435 AM 11/18 DIXON AWOS 45 MPH 0315 AM 11/18 ROSEMONT 45 MPH 0554 AM 11/18 2 W HUNTLEY 45 MPH 0503 AM 11/18 CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT 45 MPH 0738 AM 11/18 2 W DUNE ACRES 44 MPH 0630 AM 11/18 PEOTONE 44 MPH 0640 AM 11/18 3 NW DE MOTTE 44 MPH 0750 AM 11/18 CHICAGO-LANSING APT 44 MPH 0655 AM 11/18 2 NE PALATINE 44 MPH 0910 AM 11/18 1 S ROSCOE 43 MPH 0349 AM 11/18 1 S MEIGS FIELD 43 MPH 0704 AM 11/18 1 N ELBURN 43 MPH 0909 PM 11/17 GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT 43 MPH 0635 AM 11/18 RENSSELAER 43 MPH 0735 AM 11/18 3 ESE WAUKEGAN 43 MPH 1010 AM 11/18 WESTMONT 42 MPH 0558 AM 11/18 2 ESE LOCKPORT 41 MPH 1216 PM 11/18 2 W WOODSTOCK 41 MPH 0626 AM 11/18 GRAND RIDGE 41 MPH 1149 AM 11/18 DWIGHT 41 MPH 0500 AM 11/18 2 WSW SHERIDAN 41 MPH 0434 AM 11/18 2 NNW UNION 40 MPH 1222 PM 11/18 2 WNW DIXON 40 MPH 0354 AM 11/18 SUBLETTE 40 MPH 0547 AM 11/18 CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT 40 MPH 0844 AM 11/18 2 E HARWOOD HEIGHTS 40 MPH 0540 AM 11/18 3 N CARBON HILL 39 MPH 0525 AM 11/18 2 SW VALPARAISO 39 MPH 0723 AM 11/18 2 N SHOREWOOD 39 MPH 1215 PM 11/18 JOLIET PARK DISTRICT AIRPORT 39 MPH 1215 PM 11/18 MOUNT PROSPECT 39 MPH 0655 AM 11/18 5 E LOVES PARK 38 MPH 0400 AM 11/18 VALPARAISO 38 MPH 1109 AM 11/18 HAMPSHIRE 38 MPH 0449 AM 11/18 2 W GENEVA 38 MPH 0525 AM 11/18 3 NW SHOREWOOD 37 MPH 0733 AM 11/18 1 WNW WHEATON 37 MPH 1225 PM 11/18 1 NE UNION HILL 37 MPH 0743 AM 11/18 2 S MINOOKA 37 MPH 0506 AM 11/18 OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. SOURCE: NWS CHICAGO IL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3G_CJBxk8k
