OK guys, I need to contest a ticket and I need to track down some old weather reports.
Any ideas how I can find that info online? It only from Feb 13 of this year so it isn’t that far back, but a almanac isn’t going to help me. Any ideas or websites?
You mean…even the Omniscient doesn’t know all???
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Does your local newspaper have a website? I know that the Chicago Tribune allows people to access archived info for a small fee ($2.95 per access), but I’m not sure if it includes weather info. I took a quick glance, but it wasn’t clear. So you can at least try your newspaper’s web site. If not that, may USA Today online will have old weather info.
Omni - I did a quick dogpile search, but that didn’t help.
All I can think of is going to the Public Library - they keep copies of newspapers generally - you should be able to find it there.
Incidentally, when do you need it for? Not trying to be nosy, but I might be able to help…
Omni - see if this helps.
http://www.plainfieldchamber.com/
Go to teh member directory - go to newspapers. Email one of em and see if they’ll answer your question.
I know - it’s not terribly creative, but you DID say on-line…
Anyway, the library is listed too, so if you email THEM, they might be able to help too.
Feb. 13 is probably not old enough to find online. After about two months, the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC publishes the official “Local Climatological Data” for various weather stations throughout the country.
These contain the high and low temps, precipitation totals, winds, etc.
Bigger public libraries get local ones.
If you are looking for old forecasts, then you have to dig up the newspaper.
If you want to prove it was raining at a certain intersection at a certain time of day and that’s why your car spun out, you might have a hard time getting incontrovertible evidence of that.
I’m guessing that because 99% of the time that’s why people come to the library asking for old weather reports.
Actually, I need to prove that there was an inch of snow on my windshield and the metermaid didn’t clear it to spot my parking permit.
Time isn’t really a issue I have maybe a week, and I looked into the Tribune site, I was hoping to get around the fee. Thats my last resort. Missy thanks but you wholly over estimate the adaquacy of the Plainfield Library and Chamber of Commerce website :rolleyes:.
Omni - I grew up in Palos Park - I should have realized! grin
National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC is at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Unfortunately, it looks like the NCDC charges for their products, even on-line.
The one advantage of getting that source is that it is legally certified as being correct, so I think it holds more weight in court.
However, for a parking ticket, the judge would probably just accept a newspaper account.
Does the parking permit have a serial number, that could trace when it was purchased?
Try going to NWS Central IL and proceed to the Climate Info selection from the menu on left. You probably could have got the daily totals from the monthly data had you looked before the end of Feb. It does give a link to the Midwest Data Center that could be of help or you might be able to make an email request.
You might also try www.wunderground.com After you type in your location for your current forecast, you get an option to lookup past forecasts as well.
Cabbage, thanks I think that’ll work nicely