Rainfall Totals: Batavia Leads Kane With 2.53 Inches in 24 Hours

Rainfall Totals: Batavia Leads Kane With 2.53 Inches in 24 Hours

The rainfall totals are in from the National Weather Service Chicago, and it’s maybe no surprise that Kane County communities got swamped.

Batavia led the league in Kane and had the second-highest rainfall total for the 24-hour period, according to the National Weather Service Chicago.

Geneva, Aurora and North Aurora stations all recorded more than 2 inches, and Sugar Grove and Elburn weren’t far behind.

The following are rainfall amounts as measured in the morning by NWS cooperative observers. Observations are generally taken between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.

Rainfall

24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THURSDAY(05/12/16)

ILLINOIS                                       RAIN
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL (IN)

  STEWARD (LEE)................................2.85
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................2.53
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................2.51
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................2.51
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................2.51
  BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)..........................2.37
  GENEVA 4WSW (KANE)...........................2.36
  AURORA 4NE (DU PAGE).........................2.35
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................2.35
  GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)...........................2.33
  GENEVA 3WSW (KANE)...........................2.31
  SHABBONA (DE KALB)...........................2.30
  BATAVIA (KANE)...............................2.19
  CORTLAND (DE KALB)...........................2.18
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................2.09
  AURORA (KANE)................................1.92
  SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)......................1.89
  AMBOY (LEE)..................................1.82
  COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK)......................1.74
  ASHTON (LEE).................................1.74
  WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................1.73
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................1.69
  NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE).....................1.68
  ELBURN (KANE)................................1.65
  ELBURN (KANE)................................1.60
  SOMONAUK 2NE (DE KALB).......................1.57
  GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE)....................1.55
  AURORA (KANE)................................1.42
  MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................1.38
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)...................1.38
  GLEN ELLYN 1NE (DU PAGE).....................1.36
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)...........................1.36
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................1.35
  DE KALB 2NNE (DE KALB).......................1.35
  OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)..........................1.32
  CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE).......................1.32
  CICERO 2SSW (COOK)...........................1.30
  DARIEN (DU PAGE).............................1.29
  LISLE (DU PAGE)..............................1.29
  ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE).......................1.27
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................1.26
  LISLE (DU PAGE)..............................1.26
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)......................1.25
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................1.25
  DOWNERS GROVE 0.4NNE (DU PAGE)...............1.25
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................1.23
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................1.22
  LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE).......................1.21
  ST. CHARLES (KANE)...........................1.20
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................1.15
  ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................1.15
  VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................1.15
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................1.13
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................1.10
  LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.07
  MIDWAY (COOK)................................1.05
  NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................1.01
  MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................1.00
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.98
  NORTH UTICA 6N (LA SALLE)....................0.97
  PERU 1SW (LA SALLE)..........................0.95
  ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................0.94
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................0.93
  NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................0.92
  DIXON 3NNW (LEE).............................0.92
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................0.92
  BLOOMINGDALE 1NNE (DU PAGE)..................0.87
  BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE)....................0.84
  RAVENSWOOD MANOR (COOK)......................0.82
  PLANO (KENDALL)..............................0.81
  ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE).......................0.78
  PAW PAW (LEE)................................0.76
  NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................0.68
  OHARE (COOK).................................0.67
  ROGERS PARK 2SW (COOK).......................0.66
  ELGIN 8WSW (KANE)............................0.65
  PERU (LA SALLE)..............................0.64
  ELGIN (KANE).................................0.61
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................0.61