OTTAWA, ILLINOIS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50.7		23.4		28.7		37.9		51.3		61.9		69.4		74.5		72.3		65.7		53.3		41.6		28.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		60.7		31.3		37.2		47.6		62.6		72.8		79.7		85.2		82.8		77.9		64.1		50.7		36.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40.7		15.6		20.3		28.2		40.1		50.9		59.2		63.8		61.8		53.5		42.5		32.4		20.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		100		62		71		79		90		93		95		100		97		95		88		79		69

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-24		-24		-8		-4		22		31		38		47		48		37		22		1		-15

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.4		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		3.4		7.4		3.3		1.9		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		126.9		28.7		23.8		21.4		6		0.4		---		---		---		---		4		15.7		26.9

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.3		4.6		1.9		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		35.2		1.7		1.5		2.6		3.7		4		3.9		3.9		3.3		3.4		2.5		2.5		2.1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		116		9		8		11		12		12		10		9		9		8		8		10		10

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		14.6		5.3		5.4		6.3		8.4		9.2		11.6		12.8		10.2		14.6		8.2		9.6		6.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.2		---		0.1		0.6		0.6		0.2		0.2		0.4		0.6		---		0.2		0.2

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7		2		2.9		3.8		2.3		3.4		3.7		7		4.8		4		2.7		2.4		3.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		68.1		4.2		3.9		5.8		6.6		7.6		6.3		6.2		5.8		5		5.3		6.6		4.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66		4		4		6		7		7		6		6		6		5		5		5		5

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25		1		1		2		3		3		3		3		2		2		2		2		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23.8		0.9		1		1.6		2.2		2.9		2.4		2.9		2.5		2		1.9		2.2		1.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		21.1		7		4.9		2.7		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1		5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11.2		4.3		2.8		1.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		38.3		38.3		15.6		11.5		9		---		---		---		---		---		3		11		20

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.4		2.3		1.7		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.1		0.8		0.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		0.3		0.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26.6		11.8		7.7		2.2		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		4.4

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.3		6.5		5.3		1.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.2

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.4		3.6		3.3		0.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.1		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5916		1268		998		775		422		174		17		1		11		73		353		718		1106

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		979		---		---		---		4		92		212		304		254		101		12		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3014		---		---		---		39		368.9		582		759.5		691.3		471		102.3		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.1		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.1		15.7		15.3		14.2		12.9		11.5		10.4		9.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.9		2.7		3.5		4.5		5.3		6		6.1		5.2		4.4		3.1		1.9		1.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.8		1		1.5		2		2.3		2.4		2.3		2		1.6		1.2		0.8		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.3		3.8		4.2		4.6		4.9		5.2		5.4		5.1		5		4.2		3		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.3		3.9		4		4.3		4.8		5.5		6		5.2		5.1		4.3		3		2.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.9		2.7		3.5		4.5		5.3		6		6.1		5.2		4.4		3.1		1.9		1.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.9		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.8		4.7		5.8		5.5		6.1		6.1		6.1		5.6		6.3		5		4.6		3.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4		5		6.5		6		7.2		7.6		7.5		6.1		7.4		5.3		5.3		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.6		2.2		2.7		3.5		4.1		5.4		4.6		4.7		3.5		2.3		1.3		1.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.7		1		1.2		1.8		2		2.1		2.1		1.9		1.2		1.1		0.7		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2.6		2.9		3.1		3.5		3.8		4.7		4.1		4.6		3.8		2.9		1.7		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.4		2.7		2.4		2.6		2.8		4.4		3.3		4.2		3.3		2.5		1.4		2