Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-LS-1 Latitude 40.36764401
Station Name Susanville 3.2 SSW Longitude -120.67388346
County Lassen Elevation (ft) 4353



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 09 1.21 2.27 31 2.27 31 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 1.86 1.47 30 1.47 30 0.00 0 0 9 1 3.8 1 2
Dec 09 2.52 2.09 31 2.09 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 22.3 12 25
Jan 10 2.71 4.45 31 4.45 31 0.00 0 0 22 1 13.2 10 21
Feb 10 2.28 2.37 28 2.37 28 0.00 0 0 15 2 9.8 5 10
March 10 1.71 2.21 31 2.21 31 0.00 0 0 10 2 9.8 7 7
April 10 0.84 1.57 30 0.65 23 0.92 7 1 12 2 2.3 3 2
May 10 0.84 0.88 31 0.88 27 0.00 4 1 10 2 0.6 3 0
June 10 0.54 0.07 28 0.07 28 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.0 0 0
July 10 0.25 0.04 31 0.04 31 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 0.19 0.10 31 0.10 31 0.00 0 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 0.45 0.06 30 0.06 30 0.00 0 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 15.40" 17.58" 363 days 16.66" 352 0.92" 11 days 2 108 days 18 days 61.8" 41 days 67 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2009 0.00
10/2/2009 0.00
10/3/2009 0.00
10/4/2009 T
10/5/2009 0.03
10/6/2009 0.00
10/7/2009 0.00
10/8/2009 0.00
10/9/2009 0.00
10/10/2009 0.00
10/11/2009 0.00
10/12/2009 0.00
10/13/2009 0.06
10/14/2009 2.08
10/15/2009 0.03
10/16/2009 0.02
10/17/2009 0.00
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 0.01
10/20/2009 0.04
10/21/2009 0.00
10/22/2009 0.00
10/23/2009 0.00
10/24/2009 0.00
10/25/2009 0.00
10/26/2009 0.00
10/27/2009 T
10/28/2009 0.00
10/29/2009 0.00
10/30/2009 0.00
10/31/2009 0.00
11/1/2009 0.00
11/2/2009 0.00
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.02
11/7/2009 0.02
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009 0.00
11/10/2009 0.08
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.22
11/13/2009 0.00
11/14/2009 0.00
11/15/2009 0.00
11/16/2009 0.00
11/17/2009 0.00
11/18/2009 0.12
11/19/2009 0.00
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009 0.57
11/22/2009 0.01
11/23/2009 0.02
11/24/2009 0.00
11/25/2009 0.00
11/26/2009 0.00
11/27/2009 T
11/28/2009 0.41
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.00
12/4/2009 0.00
12/5/2009 0.00
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 0.47
12/8/2009 0.05
12/9/2009 0.00
12/10/2009 0.00
12/11/2009 0.03
12/12/2009 0.59
12/13/2009 0.23
12/14/2009 0.00
12/15/2009 0.04
12/16/2009 0.18
12/17/2009 T
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009 0.00
12/20/2009 0.00
12/21/2009 0.09
12/22/2009 0.11
12/23/2009 T
12/24/2009 0.00
12/25/2009 0.00
12/26/2009 0.00
12/27/2009 0.08
12/28/2009 0.00
12/29/2009 0.09
12/30/2009 0.11
12/31/2009 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 T
1/2/2010 0.01
1/3/2010 0.00
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 0.20
1/8/2010 0.03
1/9/2010 0.05
1/10/2010 0.03
1/11/2010 0.03
1/12/2010 0.53
1/13/2010 1.15
1/14/2010 0.04
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010 0.03
1/18/2010 0.32
1/19/2010 0.55
1/20/2010 0.08
1/21/2010 0.47
1/22/2010 0.37
1/23/2010 0.03
1/24/2010 0.01
1/25/2010 0.07
1/26/2010 0.36
1/27/2010 0.03
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.03
1/31/2010 0.03
2/1/2010 0.00
2/2/2010 T
2/3/2010 0.16
2/4/2010 0.02
2/5/2010 0.12
2/6/2010 0.03
2/7/2010 0.01
2/8/2010 0.00
2/9/2010 0.18
2/10/2010 0.03
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 0.03
2/13/2010 0.01
2/14/2010 0.00
2/15/2010 T
2/16/2010 0.00
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 0.00
2/20/2010 0.00
2/21/2010 0.38
2/22/2010 0.02
2/23/2010 0.00
2/24/2010 0.30
2/25/2010 0.03
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.83
2/28/2010 0.22
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.06
3/3/2010 0.16
3/4/2010 0.26
3/5/2010 T
3/6/2010 0.00
3/7/2010 0.00
3/8/2010 0.04
3/9/2010 0.08
3/10/2010 0.05
3/11/2010 0.00
3/12/2010 0.00
3/13/2010 0.27
3/14/2010 0.00
3/15/2010 0.00
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010 0.00
3/20/2010 0.00
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.00
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.00
3/26/2010 0.12
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010 0.00
3/29/2010 T
3/30/2010 0.88
3/31/2010 0.29
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.03
4/2/2010 0.03
4/3/2010 0.11
4/4/2010 0.02
4/5/2010 0.10
4/6/2010 0.02
4/7/2010 0.00
4/8/2010 0.00
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010 T
4/12/2010 0.02
4/13/2010 0.06
4/14/2010 0.01
4/15/2010 T
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.00
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.06
4/21/2010 0.06
4/22/2010 0.13
4/23/2010 0.00
4/24/2010 **
4/25/2010 **
4/26/2010 **
4/27/2010 **
4/28/2010 **
4/29/2010 **
4/30/2010 0.92
5/1/2010 **
5/2/2010 **
5/3/2010 **
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 0.00
5/7/2010 0.00
5/8/2010 0.00
5/9/2010 0.00
5/10/2010 0.04
5/11/2010 0.30
5/12/2010 0.02
5/13/2010 0.00
5/14/2010 0.00
5/15/2010 T
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 0.01
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.00
5/21/2010 0.00
5/22/2010 0.19
5/23/2010 0.03
5/24/2010 0.01
5/25/2010 T
5/26/2010 0.05
5/27/2010 0.18
5/28/2010 0.05
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.00
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 T
6/3/2010 0.03
6/4/2010 0.03
6/5/2010 0.00
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010 0.00
6/8/2010 0.00
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.00
6/12/2010 0.00
6/13/2010
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010 0.00
6/16/2010 0.00
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010 0.00
6/19/2010 0.00
6/20/2010 0.00
6/21/2010 0.00
6/22/2010 0.00
6/23/2010 0.00
6/24/2010 0.00
6/25/2010 0.01
6/26/2010
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.00
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 0.00
7/4/2010 0.00
7/5/2010 0.00
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 T
7/10/2010 0.01
7/11/2010 0.00
7/12/2010 0.00
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.00
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.00
7/19/2010 0.00
7/20/2010 0.00
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 0.00
7/23/2010 0.00
7/24/2010 0.00
7/25/2010 0.00
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.01
7/28/2010 0.02
7/29/2010 0.00
7/30/2010 0.00
7/31/2010 0.00
8/1/2010 0.00
8/2/2010 0.00
8/3/2010 0.00
8/4/2010 0.00
8/5/2010 0.00
8/6/2010 0.00
8/7/2010 0.00
8/8/2010 0.00
8/9/2010 0.00
8/10/2010 0.00
8/11/2010 0.00
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 0.00
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010 0.00
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.00
8/25/2010 0.00
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.09
8/30/2010 T
8/31/2010 0.01
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010 0.00
9/3/2010 0.00
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.02
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.00
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 0.00
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.00
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.00
9/19/2010 T
9/20/2010 0.04
9/21/2010 0.00
9/22/2010 0.00
9/23/2010 0.00
9/24/2010 0.00
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010 0.00
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010 0.00
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm,and 34f at obs. Below freezing nearby but too dry for frost. Light rain/snow predicted for tomorrow night. We'll see....
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 36f at obs. Hi yesterday 69f; bar. falling steadily last 24 hrs. Rain/snow predicted likely next 24 hrs.; I am skeptical.
10/4/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm, and 31f at obs. First frost. Snow visible above 6,000 ft.on peaks SE. Considerable snow further SE. Trace rain here and hi 62f yesterday.
10/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 T 0.03 0.0 M OC 6k bkn, calm and 37f at obs. Occ. light snow yesterday and hi of 46f. Dry (.03") "powdered sugar" & some grappel in afternoon. Earliest snow this sta. since Sept. 28, 1986.
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 37f at obs, well above NWS predicted low of 27f; hi yesterday 55f and mostly cloudy.
10/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30f at obs. Plenty cold enough but too dry for frost. Hi yesrday 59f, clear and breezy.
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37f at obs. Hi yesterday 65f, clear with light breezes.
10/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41f at obs. Hi yesterday 71f and clear.
10/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 39f at obs, hi yesterday 71; "Significant" storm predicted for Tue/Wed, could use the water, 1" +, with luck, here.
10/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 38f at obs, hi yesterday 63f. Rain (1"+) still predicted here for Tue/Wed. I am ready...
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi thin stratus clouds, calm and 45 at obs., hi yesterday 71,bar. falling. Hope predicted storm pans out here; we need the water.
10/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt/mod. rain just starting here. Remarkably, calm at obs. and 46f, Bar. in the basement and falling. hi yesterday 63f. New snow visible on our part of the Sierra crest, snow level about 6,000', a little lower than predicted.
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 2.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Well, not quite Biblical but pretty impressive, 2.08”, over 10% of our normal annual precip. in 24 hrs. We don’t often double NW coast stations. Hi/Lo was 48/46f, winds to 50 mph came late last nite; similar, but not as prolonged as the 1962 Columbus Day storm; NWS Reno gets a 9.7 on predicting this one
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Calm, ovc, and 46 at obs., hi yesterday 59f, windy, showers AM; storm total 2.17", no new snow visible to 7,200' yesterday.
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, 42f, drippy dew, ground fog nearby at obs. Hi yesterday was 60f with lt. shower (.02") in AM.
10/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, dew, 44f at obs, Yesterday, clear, calm, hi of 69f, golden; black oaks & cottonwoods turning, beautiful fall day.
10/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M pc (cirrus), calm and 46f at obs., hi yesterday 73f, breezy, some hi thin cirrus, bar. falling
10/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly coudy, calm and 43f at obs. Hi yesterday 70f, brief, lt. shower PM, mostly cloudy
10/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 T M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, frosty, and 32f at obs. Rain briefly mixed with snow yesterday AM, hi 59f.
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Moctly oc (stratus), calm and 37f at obs. Hi yesterday 59f; beautiful golden fall day.
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41f at obs. Mostly clear, hi of 63f yestd.;should be frosty here most nights now. Isn't, just light dew.
10/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy (cirrus) at obs.
10/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and frosty (31f) at obs. Bands of cirrus/stratus passed over yesterday afternoon.
10/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 37f at obs. Clear, calm and a hi of 59f yestdy. Chance rain/snow fcst tonight/tomorrow
10/27/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M pc, calm, and 31d at obs; no snow vis. to 7200' on adjacent Sierra's. Dry (T) fropa was about 1900hrs, hi yestd 63f with sw winds to 35 mph
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M pc, calm and 28f at obs. Hi yestd.46f, gusty N winds and snow showers nearby throughout the day.
10/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and 24f at obs; hi yestd. 46 and breezy which made it feel even chilier than it was.
10/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warmer. Mostly cloudy, calm and 38f at obs. Almost completely ovcst for last 24 hrs. with snow flurries nearby visible yestd. AM. Neither clouds nor flurries were predicted ("partly sunny" was)
10/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, 32f with light frost at obs. Hi yestd. 63f; clear, pleasant and pretty.
11/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm and 31f, hi yestd.65f; last 24 hrs a clone of the prev. 24hrs.
11/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 32f at obs. Long, dry warm spell predicted to come to an end within 48 hrs.
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Just .02" overnight, snow level about 8,000'; a little higher than predicted. Overall, a pretty sparse event here.
11/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 24f at obs. Hard freeze w/nearby stations in mid-teens.
11/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly OC, calm and 24f. Looks it will snow but NWS Reno seems un-enthused.
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm and 38f at obs. Snow level from last night's brief precip. (.08") was about 6,000'
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 36f at obs. A little rain/snow fcst this afternoon/night.
11/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Snow level was about 5,200'
11/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hard freeze, PC, calm and 22f at obs.
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy, calm, and 28f at obs.
11/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 22f at obs; hard freeze. Many snow geese and tundra swans migrating south over the last 24 hrs.
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 21f at obs.
11/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, light breeze, and 28f at obs. Bar. falling.
11/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 31f at obs; snow level on Sierra appears to have been about 5,500' last night. Lt. rain started about 9 PM, probably changed to non-sticking snow in the night but I didn't see it.
11/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 21f at obs; bar high & steady but rain/snow predicted for tomorrow; we could use it.
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.57 3.8 0.57 3.8 0.57 Started snowing (3.8" total)at 11AM; front went through about 2 PM, never rained, just snowed. Pretty high water content snow (.57")
11/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 2.0 0.42 PC, windy (+/-20-25SW), and 34f at obs.; flurries over Sierra crest, few here. Microwave handy for converting snow in plastic tube to total precip.
11/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M T M Clear,calm, and 22f at obs. Lt.rn shrs. yestd. (.02") with a hi of 48f.
11/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi PC, calm, and 24f at obs. Hi yestd. 43f. Snow on ground from 11-20 has mostly melted.
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 23f at obs.
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 24f at obs.
11/27/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain started 6:55AM, 34f at obs; snowing above 5,000' a few miles south and west
11/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.41 T M T M Rain turned to snow about 8 AM but didn't stick. All precip. fell in a two hour period, 7-9 AM
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 22f at obs.
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 21f at obs. While just about normal precip. for the year, so far, we will soon fall behind if this weather keeps up.
12/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 22f at obs.
12/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 19f at obs; high yesterday 43f
12/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 18f at obs. Hi yesdt. 39f with frost and old snow remaining in the shade all day.
12/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 40f.& PC. Looks as tho we'll have some very interesting WX next 7 days.
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, west breeze, +11f at obs. Current chill factor about 0f. Low was a balmy +7f, hi yestd. 43f which we may not see again for sometime. Could be an interesting next several days.
12/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.47 8.8 0.47 7.5 0.47 Lt.snow, calm and 19f at obs. Almost 9" of snow and been snowing continuously for 23 hrs. low last nt. was 19, hi yestd. was 19; 24 hr. low was 11f (0700 yestd. Mostly powdered sugar, low water content, easier to sweep than shovel. pretty all the same
12/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 0.05 6.5 0.42 Clear, calm and minus 8f at obs. Hi yestd. was 21f with snow crystls falling all day, a powdery 1". Snow to water ratio was 20:1. The 8 below is the coldest this station since 1989. 6.5" of snow on the ground
12/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Clear, calm, and 7f below at obs., 1 degree "warmer" than 24 hrs. ago but still plenty chilly. Hi yestd. was +12f. 6" snow still on ground.
12/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 6f below at obs. Lo was minus 7f at 0600 and yesterday's hi was +11f at 1430. Still 5" snow on the ground; like Wisconsin without the wind, thank goodness, otherwise lethal outside.
12/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 5.0 M Lt. snow, calm, and +12f at obs. Hi yestd was +12f (+/-noon), PC, last night's lo was +2f (8 PM before clouds moved in) but minus 6f was 24 hour lo (0700 yestd). Hi snow:water ratio (10:1; .3" snow:.03" water)
12/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.59 6.0 0.59 11.0 M
12/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 2.2 0.23 13.0 M It has been 7 days since the hi temp. was greater than 32f here.
12/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M PC over fog in most of Honey Lake Valley, calm and 19f at obs. Hi yestd.34f; first time above above freezing in last 8 days. Still 9.5" snow on the ground. Summer is decidedly over.
12/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 0.1 M 6.5 M
12/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.18 0.3 M 6.0 M
12/17/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi oc, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 48f which took the snow on ground from 6" to 3.5" now
12/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Freezing fog, calm and 27f at obs. Hi yestd. 37f, pc. We are beset by pogonip.
12/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Freezing fog, calm and 24f at obs. Hi yestd 31f; blotto fog has persisted at least for last 24hrs.
12/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M High seam of freezing fog at about 1,000' agl, calm, and 24f at obs. Hi yestd. 28f in freezing fog. Inversion has now lost its top. Good ridance.
12/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.09 T M 2.5 M Lt. rain, beezy and 35f at obs. Hi yestd. was 34f. Precip started as snow, changed to 6 hrs of (the dreaded) freezing rain (at 29f), and changed to rain early this AM.
12/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.11 0.4 0.05 2.5 M PC, calm and 22f at obs. Yestd. hi 42f, lt. rain turned to a dusting of snow overnight.
12/23/2009 7:00 AM T T M 2.5 M
12/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
12/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
12/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
12/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 0.9 0.08 3.0 M
12/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Feezing fog, calm and 25f at obs. Hi Yestd. 28f under broken low clouds; cold air continues trapped in the Honey Lake Valley.
12/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 3.5 M Hi fog, calm and 21f at obs. Hi yestd. 29f in freezing fog and light snow (1") overnight.
12/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.11 1.0 M 4.0 M Moderate snow, west wind at 10-15, and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 27f down to 26f at 9 PM but then "warmed up" overnight. Snow started at 4 PM, duplicating the start of 24 hrs. previous. Contiuous snow cover (now 4") for last 24 days and well colder than normal, running at 5th coldest ever December in Reno (NWS data).
12/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 3.0 M Overcast, calm and 28f at obs. Lt. snow ended about 22 hrs. ago and we warmed up to 41f, the highest temp. here in over 20 days.
1/1/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 2.5 M PC, west wind 10-15, and 36f at obs. Hi yestd. 39f & only a trace of rain. Happy New Decade!
1/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 1.5 M Mostly clear, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 44f with a few brief rain showers. Snow on ground is melting fast.
1/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 22f at obs. High yestd. was 44f Not much predicted next 10 days and liklihood of a wet winter fading daily. At least it's not foggy here now.
1/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Freezing fog, calm and 24f at obs. Hi yestd. 36. Return of the dreaded pogonip....
1/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Mostly cloudy, calm, 25f at obs. Hi yestd. 32f in freezing fog which has now pulled back to the southeast. Not likely to get signifcant precip. for at least 10 more days. Disconcerting.
1/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Mostly clear, calm and 25f. Hi yestd. 38f with patches of freezing fog and some sun.
1/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.5 M Lt. drizzle,fog, calm and 33f at obs. Lt. rain and hi yestd. of 38f. We dodged a wicked freezing rain by only a few degrees.
1/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.5 M OC, calm, and 34f at obs with micro-drizzle. Hi yestd. 38f with little change over past 48 hrs with persistent scud/fog, cool air and hi humidity trapped in the Honey Lake Valley. Very uncharacteristic for here.
1/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.5 M Freezing fog, calm and 31f at obs. Hi yestd. 41f w/lt. rain and fog. Another wimpy precip. event; should be getting about an inch a week this time of year. Have not seen the sun in 6 days but did see stars briefly before it fogged in again last night.
1/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Fog, mist, calm and 33f at obs. Hi yestd. 37f in fog and lt. rain. Down to just patchy snow on ground, some of which is 40+ days old
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Fog, mist, calm and 35f. Hi yestd. 37f in fog and mist. The western Great Basin is noted for its large day-night temperature swings. right.
1/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.53 0.0 M M M
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 1.15 0.0 M M M Nice precip. event; 1.74" for storm (all rain) and very welcome.
1/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 24f at obs. Hi yestd. 45f with a little lt. rain.
1/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 43f. Looks like it could get quite wet next week.
1/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm and 26f at obs. Hi yestd. 43f and PC.
1/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain, lt. west wind, and 36f at obs. The current snow level looks to be about 5000' on the protion of the Sierra we can see.
1/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.32 T M M M Sorry for the late report
1/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.55 0.6 M 0.5 M Mostly rain, tailed off as snow
1/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.2 0.08 T M Lt.snow, calm and 31f at obs. A bit paltry here, so far, but industrial grade west of here. Went over Morgan Summit last night (5,760') which had 5-6' of new snow last 3 days.
1/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.47 4.2 0.47 4.0 M PC, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 34f; snowed most of day but less water than hoped for.
1/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.37 6.5 0.37 9.0 M Lt. snow, west wind+/-15, and 30f at obs. 24 hr. snow 6.5 inches but affected by drifting. Strong east wind and several hrs of blizzard yestd.PM. Bar. bottomed out at 975mb (sea level cor.) at 8 PM which is the lowest I've recorded here in 27 yrs.
1/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 0.03 6.0 M Light snow, calm, and 26f at obs. A few flurries and a high of 34f yestd.
1/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 5.0 M Oc, calm and 26f at obs. Hi yestd 35f
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.5 0.07 5.0 M Light snow, calm and 31f at obs. Micro snow all day yestd. with a high of 32f.
1/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.36 0.4 0.36 5.5 M Light rain,breezy, and 33f at obs. Hi yestd. was 34f and 24 hr. low (31f) was 24 hrs. ago. Snowed all day yestd. but most did not stick.
1/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 4.0 M Freezing fog, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 38f with a little lt. rain (.03").
1/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Clear, calm, and 25f at obs. Hi yestd. 38f and mostly cloudy.
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Overcast, calm and 30f at obs. Hi yestd. 38f
1/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 M 3.5 M Light snow, calm, and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 38f under mostly cloudy skies.
1/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 0.02 2.5 M Clear, calm and 27f at obs. Hi yesterday 39f after a little AM snow and rain.
2/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M PC, calm and 29f at obs. Mostly clear with a high of 39f yestd. Total January precip. 4.45", inc. about 15" of snow which was slightly above normal.
2/2/2010 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M Mostly clear, calm and 28f at obs. Snowed a trace for about 10 min. yestd. with a hi of 37f.
2/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 0.2 0.16 1.5 M Lt. snow, calm and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 41f. Very wet snow started about 8 PM
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.00 1.0 M Overcast, rain/snow vis. over the Sierra crest, calm, and 33f at obs. First night above freezing for awhile. The 24 hr. low (31f) was 24 hrs. ago. Hi yestd. 42f, PC, trace snow and .02" rain.
2/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 T M 0.5 M PC, calm and 31f at obs. Hi yestd. 42f, light rain in the eve.
2/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 T M 0.0 M PC, calm and 34f at obs. Hi yestd. 45f, highest in weeks. Snow on ground almost all melted. Pretty wimp precip. event (.03")
2/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 42f under mostly cloudy skies. Been stuck in the same moist but almost no precip. pattern for days.
2/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, calm and 34f at obs. Hi yestd. 44f under solid overcast which has persisted for many, many days with little or no precip. This is a very unusual pattern for here. Where is our water?
2/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 0.9 0.18 1.0 M Moderate wet snow, calm, and 32f at obs. Overcast with a hi of 45f yestd.
2/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 T M T M Light snow 7-8 AM. Sorry for the late report.
2/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm and 32f at obs.
2/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and 31f at obs. Hi yestd. 46f with a few light rain squalls in the PM.
2/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/15/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mosty clear, calm and 31f at obs. Hi yestd. 51f, highest since last November. A light sprinkle at about 7 PM last night. While January was above normal precip., we are starting to fall behind again.
2/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC,calm and 33f at obs. Failed to record yesterday's hi but it was in the mid-50s and the warmest day so far this year.
2/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 30f at obs. Continues too dry. Need some water.
2/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 55f. Pretty morning, frost glistening, Canada geese honking at nesting sites.
2/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 31f at obs. Hi yestd. 52f under PC skies. twenty day mini-drought continues.
2/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and 28f at obs. Hi ystd. 51f with PC skies.
2/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.38 5.5 0.38 5.5 0.38 goodness. Mod. snow, calm, and 29f at obs, over 5" overnight, started 10 PM. 20 day mini-drought over, emerging tulips buried, still snowing.
2/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 1.0 M Clear, calm and 17f at obs. Coldest night in a month (snow cover will do it every time). Hi yestd. 39f. Snow stopped about 8 AM at 5 1/2" inches, cleared off, looked like a Christmas postcard.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M PC, calm and 22f at obs. Hi ystd. 36f under brilliant skies.
2/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 3.0 0.30 3.5 M Mostly cloudy, west wind <15MPH, and 33f at obs. Started snowing noon yestd, 3", mostly over now. Hi yestd. was 32f, low was 29f at 10PM. Colder air at surface with snow sticking to trees here (4300'), sticking above 6,000' but with slightly warmer air 4500-5500' where snow not sticking to trees.
2/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Sorry so late; was out of town
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, calm and 34f at obs. Impending front looks to be splitting, according to NWS Reno at 3 AM, with most precip. going well south. I doubt we'll get much more than 1/4" here. pity
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.83 T M 0.0 M OC, calm and 31f at obs. Hi yestd. 47f. Rain started about 10 AM, ended about 9 PM, a few flakes of snow at the end. Rain peaked at about .25"/hr. Nice rain, exceeded expectations.
2/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.22 T M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 27f at obs. Hi yestd. 50f. Precip. was from a wrap-around cell from the east which produced some hail, a few snow flakes and mod. rain in the afternoon.
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 30f at obs. Hi yestd. 50f and clear.
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain,calm and 37f at obs. Hi yestd.57f under high thin cirrus.
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 0.3 0.04 0.5 0.04 Snowing, calm, and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 46f with some light rain showers.
3/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.26 3.0 0.26 1.0 M PC, breezy, 28f with a few snow flakes falling; more snow squalls visible to the east. 3" snow yestd., hi 39f.
3/5/2010 7:00 AM T T M T M Mostly clear, calm and 28f at obs. A few snow flakes yestd. morning and a hi of 46f.
3/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, calm, and 33f at obs. Just barely frosted over night. Hi yestd. 46f
3/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29f at obs. hi yestd. 50f under cloudy skies.
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy, west wind 12-20 mph, and 38f at obs. Lt. rain overnight. Hi yestd. 58f, warmest yet this year, mostly clear, and very pretty.
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.4 0.08 0.5 0.08 Clear, calm, and 22f at obs. Occ snow yestd with a hi of 48f. Snow ranged from flakes, pellets, grappel. A few flakes even fell at air temps as high as the mid-40s but didn't stick until near sunset when temps were back down to hi 30s.
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 1.1 0.05 1.0 0.05 PC,west wind 10-12mph, and 28f at obs. Hi yestd. 46f and an inch of fluffy dry snow over night.
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 23f at obs. Hi yestd. 43f under PC skies.
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm and 38f at obs. Rain & snow promised over next 24 hrs. We will see.
3/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.27 1.0 0.04 1.0 0.04 Rather entertaining. PC, calm and 21f at obs. Hi yestd 50f (at 8:30 AM) followed by 1/4" rain + a white-out blizzard w/1" blowing and drifting snow in PM. Temp. dropped so fast at sunset that an icicle formed between the bottom of the guage funnel and top of water in tube; a first in 25 years of obs. here.
3/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M overnight low was a chilly 19F
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy, calm and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 63f, warmest day so far this year.
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 31f at obs. Hi yestd. 65f. Nice, but so would be an additional 2-3" of precip. before spring is over.
3/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 27f at obs. Hi yestd. 58f with east wind to 20 mph, mostly clear
3/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 31f at obs. Clear yestd. with a hi of 59f. Snipe winnowing over the meadows the last few mornings.
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, calm and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 64f; clear AM and cloudy in the aft.
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M pc, calm and 37f at obs. Hi yestd 61f, breezy and pc.
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 0.2 0.12 0.2 0.12 Mostly clear, calm and 28f at obs. Most of the snow that fell didn't stick until about 8 PM last night.
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. was 43f, clear and blustery. Dafs and tulips are struggling. Good shot of (needed) precip. predicted over next 4 days.
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, light west wind, and 39f at obs. Hi yestd. 52f and breezy.
3/29/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, west winds 25+ with gusts 35+ (predicted 50+ over next 24 hrs.), 44f and just starting to rain at obs. Snow level about 6,000. Hi yestd. 53f and windy.
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.88 T M 0.0 M Light snow/rain mix, ww/sw less than 10, 36f at obs. almost continuous rain last 24 hrs, .88 total (more than predicted) and winds sustained 25-30 with gusts 40+; more of a rain than wind event here but gusts 50-60 SE of here. Bar. Still falling, now 997.
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.29 3.8 0.20 3.4 0.17 Light snow, calm, 26f at obs. Continuous light snow last 24 hrs. but did not stick until ss. Some blowing and drifting yestd. so snow totals may be low. hi was 43f. Listening to tree frogs croaking very slowly last night at 31f while it was snowing. March may not be leaving as a lion but at least as a very robust bobcat. Sorry report is late but DSL was out until noon today.
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 T 0.00 Light snow, calm and 31f at obs. Flurries yestd. AM, breezy and a high of 44f.
4/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 T 0.03 T M Full OC, light n. breeze, and 31f at obs. Occ. snow squalls from convective cells yestd. with a high of 44f. The gamut of flakes, pellets in all sizes and shapes.
4/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 0.2 0.01 0.2 0.01 OC, calm, and 25f at obs. Hi yestd. 45f with continuous very light snow/snow+mist/snow with almost no water and S/SW winds to 25.
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 0.0 M PC, calm and 25f at obs. Hi yestd.45 with a few brief convective cell snow flurries in the PM.
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 1.8 0.10 2.0 0.10 Mostly clear, calm, and 28f at obs. Light snow started 1 PM, high was 45f but never rained; all dry snow. Gusty west winds to 20-25 mph
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 T 0.00 Clear, calm and 28f at obs. Hi yestd. 46f with a few snow flurries in the afternoon. So far, some snow has fallen each day in April here.
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 27f at obs. Hi yestd. 52f under mostly sunny skies. Not one snow flake fell. For the first time in six days.
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and 37f. Clear and a hi of 57f yestd. First AM above freezing in some time.
4/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 27f at obs. Warmer yestd. with a hi of 63f and mostly sunny.
4/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm and 34f at obs. Hi yestd. 51f, mostly clear with northeast winds.
4/11/2010 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Overcast, light west wind, and 42f at obs. Hi yestd. 54f with a very few snow pellets and a trace of rain in the AM
4/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 T M T M Very light snow flurry, calm and 34f. Snow stuck to deck and railings only. Some very light rain last night, mostly cloudy and a hi of 54f (before 10 am) yestd.
4/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 T M 0.0 M Overcast, calm and 34f at obs. A little rain/snow mix, yestd. AM with no snow accum. I am quite envious of those who got 1-2"+ rain over the past 48hrs.
4/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy,calm,and 34f at obs. Hi yestd 56f with a few snow flakes/pellets (about 3) in the AM
4/15/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M High thin OC, calm,and 30f at obs. Trace of rain and a high of 54f yestd.
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm and 43f at obs. Hi yestd. 63f with partly cloudy skies.
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 36f at obs. Light frost on deck. Hi yestd. 62f. Today looks to be a clone of yestd.
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 39f at obs. Hi yestd, 68f, warmest so far this year.
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, WSW 10-12, and 44f at obs. PC and a high of 69f yestd. Snow level looks to be about 7,000 feet.
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 T M T M Light snow, calm and 35f at obs. Very light rain turned to light snow (didn't stick) at 4 PM. High was 48f.
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 T M T M OC, calm and 40f at obs. Hi yestd. 47f. Snowed 4 hrs yestd. morning (zero moisture, evaporated as it hit), low was 39f at 8 PM, warmed up and rained .13" in the night.
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, light frost, and 37f at obs. Hi yestd, 56f and mostly cloudy, Going to be a nice day; nicer would be another inch or two of rain...
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Thin cirrus oc, calm and 40f at obs. Hi yestd. 69f and clear.
5/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hard freeze, clear, calm and 26f at obs. Low was 24f, near a date record low. Clear, breezy and a hi of 59f yestd.
5/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm, and 29f at obs. Hi yestd 59f; clear and breezy. Lo last night was 28f, another chilly one but today will be warmer than yestd.
5/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 44f at obs. Hi yestd. 65f with clear skies.
5/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Mod. rain, SW 10-15, 41f at obs. Hi yestd. 60f with increasing clouds. Snow level is now just above us at about 5,000 ft.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 0.2 M T M PC, breezy and 37f at obs. Hi yestd. 48f (<10 AM)with rain changing to light then heavy snow in the afternoon. Most did not stick.
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 0.0 M Clear,calm, and 33f at obs. Light frost overnight and a few snow flakes yestd. AM, didn't stick. Hi was 58f.
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37f. Hi yestd. 65f and mostly clear.
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 38f at obs. Hi yestd. 68f and clear with occ. NE winds to 10 mph. Great bird watching and gardening weather.
5/15/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, thin OC, calm and 49f at obs. Hi yestd 74f with a few drops from a single cloud at about 2 PM.
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd. 74f with some afternoon clouds but no convection.
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 55f at obs. Hi yestd. 78f and mostly cloudy. Looks as though it may rain today.
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, breezy, and 44f at obs. Almost no rain here but new snow visible on the Sierras above about 6,000'; hi yestd. 57f with solid OC all day.
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pc, calm and 38f at obs.
5/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 0.3 0.19 T M Clear, calm and 27f at obs. Hard freeze last night (lo 24f). High yesterday was 57f. Temp. fell 19f in 5 hrs. during the afternoon. Cold rain began about 6 Pm and quickly turned to heavy, wet snow, about 1/2" total. This was the 2nd latest accumulating snow I've seen here since 1983; but not quite the 6" we had on 6-6-1989.
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 0.03 T M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 35f at obs. Another hard freeze last night with a low of 26f. Many local gardens lost with the previous night's 24f low. Hi yestd. 43f with frequent snow squalls. Never rained, flakes only. I fear we may pay dearly for this cool/damp spring with nuclear heat over the summer.
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 58f with a brief sprinkle about 6 pm. First night in a while without frost.
5/25/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 33f at obs. with a light frost. Hi yestd. 61f. One tiny sprinkle in the afternoon.
5/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 43f at obs. A little rain overnight (.05) and new snow visible on the Sierras at about 5,800' and higher. Hi yestd. 59f.
5/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M precip. continues to dribble in for this water year
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 35f at obs. Light frost but it promises to be a drop-dead gorgeous spring day, somewhat unusual this cool, damp spring.
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 44f at obs. No frost overnight and perfectly clear, almost calm and a high of 72f yestd.
5/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 53f at obs. Hi yestd. 76f
6/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 76f with mostly cloudy and breezy conditions. Precip to date for season thru May was 17.57" which is about 110% of normal for the year here.
6/2/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm and 52f at obs. A sprinkle yestd. with a hi of 74f. NWS Reno discussion whinning its been 217 days since they saw 80f; what's wrong with a 79f max. summer? Would work for me...
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm and 56f at obs. Some light showers last 12 hrs, hi yestd. 76f. Snow level in the part of the Sierras I can see was well above 7,200', perhaps thousands of feet higher. Sadly, all of this cool/wet must soon end.
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, breezy, and 56f at obs. A little rain (.03"), again, hi 78f. Persistant cool, damp, zonal flow. Mins. well above normal with no radiational cooling and no big diurnal temp. swings which would be normal here now. Creek is roaring with snow melt from above us.
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 57f at obs. A righteous 82f yestd. Much more of this will soon blitz the snow pack. Our creek is bank full.
6/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 83f , PC, and breezy with a typical afternoon west wind.
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. High yestd. was 83f under some minor afternoon convection and billowy clouds. Slowly creeping towards the normal diurnal/nocturnal temp. swings and lower humidity more typical of June here.
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M CoCoRahs server glitch this AM
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sorry late. Was out of town.
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 42f at obs. Hi yestd. 65f. Some rain and even a few snow flakes northwest of here, near Mt. Lassen yestd.
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, breezy, and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 66f with gusty e/NE winds pouring dry air out of the Great Basin. This will likely crank up temps significantly by compressional heating in the Central Valley and coast and push the fog offshore.
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, breezy(NE), and 40f at obs. Hi yestd. 82f. Thunder heads visible SW along the Sierra crest this AM.
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 41f at obs., clear cool, and breezy yestd. with a hi of 69f. Near-frost predicted but did not happen.
6/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 42f at obs. Hi yestd 76f, clear and calm; absolutely delightful.
6/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 78f.
6/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd. 78f and breezy.
6/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 44f at obs. Partly cloudy and hi of 75f yestd. Still running a little cooler than normal but I doubt it will last.
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 78f. Happy longest day and shortest night of year, yestd.
6/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy, calm and 54f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f with a general warm-up over the last 24hrs.
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly hi OC, calm and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f under mostly cloudy skies. Some convection predicted here this afternoon. Warming and will continue even though the days are now getting shorter.
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Brief shower (.01")mid day
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 57f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f. Warm-up continues.
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59f at obs. First 90+ yestd.; hi was 92f.
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 96f with convective cells (thunder heads) south and east. The visible snow patches on the Diamond Mts (7,200') have shrunk substantially in the last 48 hrs.
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54f at obs. Hi yestd. 91f with less convective activity than the day before. Precip. for 2009-10 water year 17.59", about 110% of normal for this site.
7/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm , and 52f at obs.
7/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 43f at obs. Hi yestd. 84f. A beautiful, normal early summer day here. Happy 4th.
7/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 76f after 5 PM which usually indicates a warm-up is comming.
7/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warming trend looks on track.
7/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, 54f at obs. Hi yestd. 88f, afternoon west wind to 20 mph and a few clouds but no connvective activity. July 4th is about when the snow patches leave the Diamond Mts. (7,200') in most years but this year they will last a few more weeks. Mt. Lassen highway (89) still blocked by snow.
7/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55f at obs. Hi yestd. 84f and clear with the closest thunderstorms 80-100 miles south. Temps and TS predicted to increase over next few days.
7/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 64f at obs. Hi yest. 84f (before noon) and widespread thunderheads obscured the sun all afternoon. Rain and virga vis. SW and NW but no precip. here. Heard distant thunder. Clouds were persistent overnight and are still obscuring most of the sky.
7/9/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (strat.-cum.), calm and 63f at obs. Hi yestd 90f w/virga/rain nearby in afternoon and only a few drops here. Some virga from small, disorgainized convective clouds visible now. Weak monsoonal flow with considerable moisture aloft but has not been getting fired up into discreet cells, yet.
7/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 56f at obs. Hi yestd. 90f before scattered and poorly organized thunder heads produced rain/virga nearby but almost no drops here.
7/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56f at obs. (lo 52f). Hi yestd. 93f under typical clear and intense Ultra Violet radiation blast. Can I please have a little monsoonal flow back? Espana to win WC Final?
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 62f at obs, up 7f from yestd, Hi 92f under blow-torch sun and typical UV blast. fcst is similarly un-interesting. Ho Hum. I suppose you coastal "fog-bounders" would call this "nice". NWS Reno discussion offers little joy: "HIGHS REALLY SOAR IN THE LONG TERM AS THE RIDGE SLAMS DOWN"
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58f at obs. Hi yestd. 93f with W/SW winds 15/25 all afternoon. The fan was on both inside and out..like living in a blow dryer.
7/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, 58f at obs. Hi yestd. 92f w/breezy PM; clone of prev.day. Sebast: take your sunscreen to Blairsden. You'll need it.
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60f at obs. Hi yestd. 90f. under clear skies. Identical, persistent pattern for days on end; predicted to warm over next 5.
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 66f at obs. Hi yestd 95f with the afternoon humidity bottoming out at 5%....the joys of a Mediterranean climate... Monsoon to creep up to within 100 miles of us in the Sierra today but it won't matter here as we will continue to bake.
7/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 65f at obs. Hi yestd 97f with one massive thunderhead about 20 miles east, anvil crown and all. All the wishing in the world would not make it come over. Another cooker due today.
7/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Was clear, calm and 62f at obs. Hi yestd. 97f and no thunderheads in sight. Sorry late, Ineternet probs.
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 59f at 0600. Hi yestd. 96f, no convection. Looks like the heat will persist for many more days yet.
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Same-o-same-o; Hi yestd. 90+ but no exact measure. It will be interesting to see how many consecutive 90+ days we get this stretch as the next 8-10 look to make it every day.
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 93f w/usual afternoon west wind. Just might not make 90 today. Diurnal cooling of 30-35 degrees will help to buffer the warm days until monsoon creeps back north. We hope.
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58f at obs. Hi yestd. 92f w/usual aft. west wind. Last small snow patches on the Diamond Mts. going fast.
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 62f at obs. Hi yestd. 93f and going to be another warm one today. Mini-monsoon by Monday?
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 64f at obs. Hi yestd 93f with a few micro-puff clouds. More mini-monsoon promised next few days.
7/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 65f at obs. Hi yestd. 97f with a very large TS cell east > 3PM; outflow basal winds blew dust off the playa of Honey Lake and obscured seeing if any rain fell there. Monsoonal moisture and dust/cloud debris aloft this AM will make for a decidedly more interesting sky today than the last ten days or so. Stand by...
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, 63f at obs. Hi yestd. 96f with extensive cloud cover but little convection and no rain. Clouds did not molify temps and we always seemed to be under a clear (hot) hole. Beautiful sunset.
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M a few rain drops, calm, and 60f at obs. Hi yestd. 93f. finally a touch of mini-monsoon, cleared overnight then, odd for here,.01" fell between 6-7 AM this AM. Significant cool down yestd. aft. when temp fell 12f in 30 min from nearby cell outflow but no rain.
7/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (disorganized CUM/STRAT), calm and 62f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f, 1st hi under 90 in last 10-12 days. Current pattern much preferable to usual UV Blast. Rained a bit in the night (.02") but no convection, ie; thunder did not lift me out of bed.
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi. yestd 88f. Not a scrap of moisture left aloft and back to typical hi desert radiational cooling overnight. Three tiny snow patches still vis. on the Sierra Crest.
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Coolest night for over a month; hi yestd 90f w/ a little cloud/smoke far to the east. Several fires in the desert; hard on the sage grouse.
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f and clear and warm. Nothing as remarkable as a 2 pound hail stone.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 88f under a typical clear/warm/ blazing blue sky. Moonsoon is many hundreds of miles southeast, not likely to come this way soon.
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55f at obs. A bit warmer this morning after a high of 87f yestd. The last tiny visible specks of old snow on the Diamond Mts. just about gone.
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 57f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f, a little less than predicted w/some smoke from fire SW near Belden. Some CUM dvelopment NE in afternoon.
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 55f at obs. Hi yestd. 88f with some smoke to the south from the Belden fire. Temps keep running a little less than predicted here but NWS Reno says they are just about to tie their all time record for consecutive days 90+ (35 days). What global warming?
8/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56f at obs. Hi yestd, 89f w/some smoke SE. Slight increase in monsoonal flow predicted. For those coastals whining about the foggy summer, look at it this way; over the next 60 days you'll be having your best weather (70-80+) and we'll be having our first frosty nights.
8/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 60f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f. Some moisture aloft and small puffy clouds that will likely build to thunderheads this afternoon. Shall see what we get...
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some smoke, calm and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f, some TS east & north; day/night temps stuck in a do-loop with little variation for many days now. 30% chance thunderstorms predicted. We'll see....
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 62f at obs; hi yestd.90f. Thunderhead buildup NW,SW,SE&E but not here. Supercell east with lightning bolts 4-5 per min.from at least 6-9 pm , quite a show but fires likely in the desert. Additional chance TS again today.
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54f at obs. Night cooled some, lo was 51f; high yestd. 89f with fewer thunder storms than day before. All missed here, remained east. Pretty sunset on the banked clouds.
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 51f at obs; low last night 48f and hi yestd. 86f. Slight cool down underway but predicted to go back to mid-90s by late this week. Only minor TS cells around the edges yestd.
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and 53f at obs. Hi yestd. 84f. OC/virga in PM. Back edge of minor cold front just past; clear NW, cloudy SE. Nice now but serious roast-up predicted 3-6 days out.
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 82f w/clr sky. NWS Reno predicts hottest of summer by Sun-Wed, near record hot. We shall see...
8/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 53f; hi yestd 81 (at 5:30 PM) which is lowest max. in about 50 days; still predicted to be near 100 by Monday
8/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 88f and clear. NWS Reno now less alarmist about MAX temps next 3-5 days; now predicting not more than mid-90s.
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 64f at obs. Night warmer; hi yestd. 88f w/ some cum. clouds in afternoon; moisture aloft this AM and chance TS this PM.
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 56f at obs; hi yestd. 90f w/TS/rain/virga N thru E but none here in afternoon.
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58f at obs. Hi yestd. "only" 89f, NWS Reno continues to over-forecast highs here (called for 94 yestd.) Far preferable to an under-forecast...
8/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 50f at obs; coolest night for sometime, low was 49f. Hi yestd. 88f with W-SW winds 25-35 in the afternoon which blew considerable dust off the dry playa of Honey Lake.
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47f at obs, coolest night since June. Hi yestd. 85f with some gusty west (<25) winds in the afternoon.
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 51f at obs. Hi yestd 88f
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sorry Late. Out of Town
8/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sorry late. Out of town
8/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45f at obs; hi/lo last 24hrs. 78f/44f, near perfect for me. Warm-up predicted thru Thurs. (mid 90s)Then big cool down 6 days out. We'll get what we get...
8/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56f at obs. Hi yestd. 88f. Warmer today thru Thurs. Big cool down and moisture chance still on track over the weekend.
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Calm, moonsoon plume of banked cum. clouds east, 59f. at obs. Hi yestd. 92f w/ a few cum. puffs. After Sonoma County's recent 107, I don't see any more whining about fog down there. Be careful what you wish for...
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 50f at obs. Hi yestd. 90f, cum. clouds 20 miles east, dust blowing from the dry playa of Honey Lake; dangerous fire conditions: aft. SW winds 30+ with 4% humidity and sun felt like a blow torch. Cooler this AM.
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm and 59f w/rain/virga visible south. Hi yesd. 84f and breezy. Ground could use the predicted rain.
8/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 10/10 OC, calm, 49f w/occ. lt. rain at obs. almost 1/10" w/hi of 64f at 9:30 AM just before cold front went thru. Current freeze level abt. 7,000' w/possible snow on crest of Sierra but tops obscured. 1st measurable precip. this water year. Felt like an Oct. storm; no gully washer but very nice all the same. We don't get many August highs less than 70f.
8/30/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd. 64f, trace rain near 7:15 AM, PC most of day, pretty and early fall like.
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 42f at obs. Hi yestd. 68f and PC in the afternoon with a passing shower (.01") at about 8 PM. All uncommon and delightful for late August; feels more like late October.
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at Obs. Hi yestd. 72f, clear and calm. I hope everyone enjoyed their fall because now we are going back to serious summer heat.
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 54f at obs. Hi yestd. 79f but higher today. I'll be in Alaska next 10 days so will spare you all my daily verbal drivel. Precip. here (if any) will be measured while I'm away and for a later Multi-day report.
9/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Back from Alaska
9/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 78f with clear skies and west winds to 15 mph in the afternoon.
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear (1/10), calm and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 80f.
9/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 45f at obs. Hi yestd. 79f and a few high thin clouds.
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 42f at obs. Hi yestd 78f; clear and calm. Quite pleasant.
9/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 80f, clear and calm.
9/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd. 80f and clear. Recent mornings have been cool enough that the sun actually feels good. Big change to cooler/windy/chance of rain (40%, 1/10th" tops)predicted over next 48-72 hours. We shall see...
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd 79f with hi cirrus/stratus and little else in the afternoon. Cloudy/chance (now 50%) rain by Sunday.
9/19/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy, calm, 47f and a sprinkle at obs. A Monet sky -sorry to be so technical- and an impressive sunrise rainbow to the northwest. Hi yestd. 78f with some lenticular Sierra wave clouds, ie mighty winds aloft. Decidedly less boring than the last 100 days.
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Patches of cirrus, calm and 45f at obs. A few showers yestd. AM, hi 66f and gusty west winds to 30 in the afternoon. A little dew this AM.
9/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and a crisp 39f at obs. Hi yestd 71f with a few puffs of clouds banked up the on the Sierras. Almost an ideal day. About 5 days out the coastal foggies look to be roasted. Hope you enjoy it.
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some hi stratus east, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 71f and clear.
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 79f. Warming up over the next few days...
9/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44f at obs. Hi yestd. 84f. With the longer nights and 40 degrees of day-night temp. swing, the warmest part of the day seemed very brief.
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 45f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f, possibly a little warmer today. The current warm spell should be the last of the season.
9/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 86f. Recall those comments about what a cold, foggy summer it was at the coast? Now it is dangerously hot in coastal Southern California and well above normal statewide.
9/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 49f, calm and 1/10 monsoonal cirrus aloft at obs; somewhat dry at surface w/37% hum. Hi yestd 86f, clear and calm. A few more days of above normal temps. to come
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
4/24/2010 4/30/2010 12:00 AM 7 0.92 M M Gone for a family wedding in Wisconsin. Warm and windy on return so some evap. from gauge possible.
5/1/2010 5/04/2010 2:00 PM 4 0.00 0.0 M Gone to a family wedding in Wisconsin. Problematic that none of the April 24-30 precip. fell May 1-4



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground