Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-SA-1 Latitude 38.617278
Station Name Carmichael 1.6 SW Longitude -121.340377
County Sacramento Elevation (ft) 102



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 1.10 3.60 28 3.60 28 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 2.44 0.44 28 0.44 28 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 3.57 3.53 31 3.53 30 0.00 1 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Jan 10 3.93 4.15 29 2.59 24 1.56 5 2 10 3 0.0 0 0
Feb 10 3.92 2.80 26 2.80 26 0.00 0 0 10 2 0.0 0 0
March 10 3.27 2.12 28 2.12 28 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
April 10 1.57 3.29 31 2.32 25 0.97 6 2 6 1 0.0 0 0
May 10 0.88 0.80 27 0.80 27 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
June 10 0.23 0.02 24 0.02 24 0.00 0 0 1 3 0.0 0 0
July 10 0.01 0.00 26 0.00 26 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 0.05 0.00 23 0.00 23 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 0.33 0.01 25 0.01 25 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 21.30" 20.76" 326 days 18.23" 314 2.53" 12 days 4 61 days 20 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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 0.00
10/6/2009
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 0.23
10/14/2009 2.46
10/15/2009 0.70
10/16/2009 T
10/17/2009 0.00
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 T
10/20/2009 0.21
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 0.00
10/28/2009 0.00
10/29/2009 0.00
10/30/2009
10/31/2009
11/1/2009 0.00
11/2/2009
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.00
11/7/2009 T
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009 0.00
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.06
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 0.18
11/19/2009 0.00
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009 0.18
11/22/2009 0.00
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009 0.00
11/25/2009
11/26/2009 0.00
11/27/2009 0.00
11/28/2009 0.02
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009
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 0.62
12/8/2009 0.00
12/9/2009 0.00
12/10/2009 0.00
12/11/2009 0.25
12/12/2009 0.69
12/13/2009 1.15
12/14/2009 0.14
12/15/2009 0.00
12/16/2009 0.04
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 T
12/19/2009 0.00
12/20/2009 0.00
12/21/2009 0.07
12/22/2009 0.21
12/23/2009 0.00
12/24/2009 0.00
12/25/2009 0.00
12/26/2009 0.00
12/27/2009 0.30
12/28/2009 T
12/29/2009 0.01
12/30/2009 0.05
12/31/2009 0.00 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 **
1/2/2010 0.07 0.07
1/3/2010
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 T
1/8/2010 0.00
1/9/2010 0.05
1/10/2010 T
1/11/2010 T
1/12/2010
1/13/2010 0.81
1/14/2010 0.00
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010 0.04 **
1/18/2010 **
1/19/2010 1.49
1/20/2010
1/21/2010
1/22/2010 0.69
1/23/2010 0.12
1/24/2010 0.00
1/25/2010 0.32
1/26/2010 0.21
1/27/2010 0.03
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.25
1/31/2010 0.00
2/1/2010 0.00
2/2/2010 0.00
2/3/2010 0.07
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.72
2/6/2010 0.17
2/7/2010 0.03
2/8/2010 0.00
2/9/2010 0.19
2/10/2010 0.01
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 T
2/13/2010 0.00
2/14/2010 0.00
2/15/2010
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
2/22/2010 0.01
2/23/2010 0.00
2/24/2010 0.62
2/25/2010 T
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.53
2/28/2010 0.45
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 0.41
3/4/2010 0.82
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 0.00
3/7/2010 0.00
3/8/2010
3/9/2010 T
3/10/2010 0.17
3/11/2010 0.00
3/12/2010 T
3/13/2010 0.44
3/14/2010 0.00
3/15/2010 0.00
3/16/2010
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010
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 0.05
3/26/2010 0.05
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010 0.00
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 0.07
3/31/2010 0.11
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.00
4/2/2010 0.00
4/3/2010 0.04
4/4/2010 0.00
4/5/2010 0.87
4/6/2010 0.00
4/7/2010 0.00
4/8/2010
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 0.65
4/13/2010 0.39
4/14/2010 0.00
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 **
4/21/2010 0.81
4/22/2010 0.20
4/23/2010 0.00
4/24/2010 0.00
4/25/2010 0.00
4/26/2010 0.00 **
4/27/2010 **
4/28/2010 0.16
4/29/2010 0.17
4/30/2010 0.00
5/1/2010 0.00
5/2/2010 0.00
5/3/2010 0.00
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010
5/7/2010 0.00
5/8/2010 0.00
5/9/2010 0.00
5/10/2010 0.06
5/11/2010 0.26
5/12/2010 0.00
5/13/2010
5/14/2010
5/15/2010
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 T
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.01
5/21/2010 0.00
5/22/2010 0.00
5/23/2010 0.00
5/24/2010 0.00
5/25/2010 0.00
5/26/2010 0.24
5/27/2010 0.02
5/28/2010 0.21
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.00
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 T
6/2/2010 0.00
6/3/2010 0.00
6/4/2010 T
6/5/2010 0.00
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010 0.00
6/8/2010
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010
6/11/2010
6/12/2010 0.00
6/13/2010 0.00
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010
6/16/2010
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 0.02
6/26/2010 T
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.00
6/30/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 0.00
7/4/2010
7/5/2010 0.00
7/6/2010
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 0.00
7/12/2010 0.00
7/13/2010
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 0.00
7/28/2010 0.00
7/29/2010
7/30/2010
7/31/2010 0.00
8/1/2010 0.00
8/2/2010
8/3/2010 0.00
8/4/2010 0.00
8/5/2010
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
8/15/2010
8/16/2010
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010
8/24/2010
8/25/2010 0.00
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 T
8/30/2010 0.00
8/31/2010 0.00
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010
9/3/2010 0.00
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.00
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.01
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010
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
9/19/2010 0.00
9/20/2010 T
9/21/2010
9/22/2010 0.00
9/23/2010 0.00
9/24/2010
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 M M Lo:45f Hi:75 quite a variance in temp at 7am this morn, 46 here, 63 at davis, 39 at lincoln.
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M a few sprinkles noted shortly after 9pm last night, along with a couple of flashes of lightning and a distant rumble of thunder.
10/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this AM: 42F, possibly a record low for the date...its not often we have record lows for a date, record highs are however common.
10/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo: 50 Hi: 79
10/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 57 deg, rainy, windy (30mph range in gusts).Few sprinkles at 7pm yesterday evening, but the real rain started this AM.
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 2.46 M M M M rainfall total is an estimate..I spilled some at measurement time. Have 2 less accurate gauges in the yard, gauge "A" read 2.45, gauge "B" 2.50". cocorahs gauge usually reads at or a little above gauge A", while gauge "B" usually reads the highest. One of the largest october storms we ever had, blew trees on houses and on cars, flooded a freeway etc. Nearby McClellan airport had a wind gust of 60 mph yesterday afternoon, Mather airport had a gust of 58 mph
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M One of the biggest downpours I have ever seen from a gully washer late yesterday morning at 10:47AM dropped .49" in 5 minutes! .70 in all from the half hour long shower, .11" fell in 1 minute!, .19" fell in 2 minutes, .28" in 3 minutes. There was some flooding in our neihborhood.
10/16/2009 9:00 AM T M M M M very muggy and humid after the storms. dew point was 66 yesterday afternoon. Fog and Low overcast this AM.
10/17/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2009 5:00 AM T M M M M a few sprinkles shortly after 5pm yesterday, plus an associated thunderstorm about 10 miles N and NW of here (i heard no thunder here). at the time of this writing at 10am we had about .06" of rain from this mornings storm.
10/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M this morn Lo: 52, yesterdays Hi: 75 a bit warmer than 24hrs ago
10/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo: 52 (this am) Hi: 82 (yesterday)
10/27/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this morn: 40F, the lowest temp we had since April.
11/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M small diameter sprinkles/drizzle yesterday afternoon and last night, nothing inside the inner tube of rain gauge.
11/8/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low: 39..First 30's since april
11/9/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Burrr, it was cold the low was 37 (this AM)
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2009 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
11/13/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this am was 35F. cold enough for widespread frost on roofs and cars.
11/14/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Despite cloudiness early this AM, no rain. Low was around 38.5deg.
11/15/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo this AM was 34f, coldest so far this season.
11/16/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterdays high 64, this mornings low 37
11/18/2009 9:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
11/19/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was as frigid cold as my ex girlfriend this morning with a low of 34F.
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2009 9:00 AM 0.18 M M M M .18" storm total, exactly the same as tuesdays storm total.
11/22/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I noted a little bit of fine drizzle on windshield a couple blocks away from station at 1:04pm yesterday, none in or on rain gauge however (once again).
11/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2009 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A quick update: .01" of rain fell after 8am today from wimpy front.
11/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M .01" yesterday morning, .01" yesterday aft/eve with thunder. Major hailstorm/rain 3 or 4 miles east of station (looked like snow on the ground with so much hail, with upwards of .75" of precip in fair oaks area). no hail here That I am aware of.
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterday it was 70F with NW wind on one side of town and 63F with SE wind on the other side of town. I had a 70F in back yard before the cool down and accompanying wind shift. a similar thing happened last Jan. 12th of this year. (Refer to Jan. 13th daily report where I detail the phenomenon)
12/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this morn: 32 (coldest this season so far)
12/4/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this am was 34F which is up 2 deg from 24hrs ago.
12/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ultra frigid this morning (like my ex) with a low of 28F.
12/7/2009 8:30 AM 0.62 T M 0.0 M power outage for 3 hrs this early morn. I miss the snow this morning but saw the evidence that it had snowed (based on reports and some slushy ice on an old rain gauge funnel at 8:30 am obs time...prec had stopped at that point). Low temp was 33 (Lowest reached at 4:30 am) not quite like the 1976 event when we had 1 inch of snow and a low of 32 (versus 2" of snow in sac and their low of 32 in 1976)
12/8/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Coldest night in 3 yrs with a low this morn. of 24F
12/9/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A degree warmer last night with a low this AM of 25F
12/10/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2009 8:35 AM 0.25 M M M M .25" at 8:35am observation time and misting.
12/12/2009 9:00 AM 0.69 M M M M .94" storm total. warmed up last night instead of cooling down so wee hours this morning was warmer than yesterdays high temp.
12/13/2009 9:15 AM 1.15 M M M M Showers throughout the period (heavy at times). Drizzle at 9:15am obs time. Lightning seen towards the east last night (near folsom)
12/14/2009 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M kind of a sprinkly/drizzly day yesterday. 2.23" since last thursday.
12/15/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2009 9:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
12/17/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2009 9:15 AM T M M M M not sure if it was from fog or precip.
12/19/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2009 9:30 AM 0.07 M M M M a surprising .07" at 9:30am obs according to rain gage. I must have slept through it. total was .02" up to 11pm last night.
12/22/2009 9:00 AM 0.21 M M M M rain fell pretty hard late last night from a shower. Low this AM was 34F.
12/23/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No loose piglet here, the low this morning was 31F. (but warmer towards sacramento once again due to mixing/winds).
12/24/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M more of a standard temp/wind pattern last night created a more normal temperature distribution,(compared to previous night) with a low of 30F with calm winds. We were the cool spot in town the previous night with even nearby neighborhoods around us, warmer depending on the chaotic north wind/mixiing pattern (or lack thereof)(or could it be due to piglets on the loose?)
12/25/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this morning: 30.5F ho ho ho and a bottle of rum...wait...Santa was'nt a pirate. merry xmas everyone.
12/26/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M minimum (35F) was reached earlier than usual this am (before 3am) due to cloudiness coming in.
12/27/2009 9:15 AM 0.30 M M M M showers after midnight. Nothing much prior to midnight I believe.
12/28/2009 9:00 AM T M M M M Not sure if rain gauge moisture is from condensation, fog or prec (drizzle). Evidence that we might have had drizzle earlier.
12/29/2009 9:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/30/2009 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
12/31/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2010 10:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Storm total was .07"
1/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2010 9:30 AM T M M M M a few sprinkles on the 6th and a few drizzles on the 7th
1/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2010 9:15 AM 0.05 M M M M surprise rain yesterday afternoon, started around the noon hour.
1/10/2010 9:30 AM T M M M M
1/11/2010 9:50 AM T M M M M low overcast and drizzle
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M The .81" listed is just an estimate. Actual 2 day total is .93"
1/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2010 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M foggy this morning.
1/17/2010 9:25 AM 0.04 M M M M
1/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Grand total from all of the storms last several days: 3.06". Heaviest downpour was .05" in 1 minute on wed aft(20th). Strongest wind: 60mph on wed. Also there was thunder wednesday too (2 thunderclaps). Lo this am: 40deg yesterdays hi was 49 reached at 1am in the morn.
1/23/2010 9:20 AM 0.12 M M M M .05" yesterday; .07" since midnight.
1/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2010 9:25 AM 0.32 M M M M a sprinkly day with .04" collected by 10pm last night. More rain early this morning.
1/26/2010 9:30 AM 0.21 M M M M
1/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
1/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
1/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Jan precip total was 5.04", season total since July 1st is 12.88" which is just a tad above normal.
2/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M scattered showers and sprinkles past 24hrs, .01" fell during the daylight hours yesterday; .06" fell overnight last night.
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.72 M M M M a few sprinkles early aft. then rain late yesterday ending early this morning.
2/6/2010 9:15 AM 0.17 M M M M
2/7/2010 9:15 AM 0.03 M M M M
2/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2010 9:20 AM 0.19 M M M M
2/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M .01" fell since 9:20am obs yesterday...ending by midday yesterday.
2/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M sprinkles last night.
2/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo this am: 42F; Hi yesterday: est. 65F
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M breezeway thermometer read 68F but officially yesterdays max was 67F in our neighborhood.(warmest this yr so far)
2/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warmest of yr so far with a Hi of 69F yesterday, Lo of 44 to 45 this AM.
2/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M despite lots of cloudness, no rain.
2/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M wimpy storm just barely dropped .01" yesterday from sprinkles and light rain.
2/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2010 9:07 AM 0.62 M M M M storm began mid day yesterday. a little drizzle at time of obs.
2/25/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M a bit drizzly yesterday dropping "trace" in rain gauge.
2/26/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M the .53" is an estimate. shower yesterday morning (.04") with rain in the afternoon. cold front crossed over around 4:10pm marked by brief heavy rain and thunderclouds. additional shower activity last night. morning showers this morning. thunderclouds brought mod-heavy rain around 6am hour this morning.
2/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.45 M M M M The .45" is an estimate. Storm total was .98" (fri-sat. combined). Low this morning was 38.6F reached at 6:33am.
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Feb. rain total: 2.80" (below normal), season total so far: 15.68 (since Jul 1st) which is like 92% of normal.
3/3/2010 7:20 AM 0.41 M M M M The .41" is an estimate. thunder yesterday afternoon around 4:45pm.
3/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.82 M M M M the .82" is an estimate, was out of town. Storm total: 1.23" (tues-wed)
3/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low was a frosty 36 degrees this morning...burrr
3/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M sprinkles yesterday afternoon, none inside the inner tube. COLD! this morning with a low of 35F.
3/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.17 M M M M overnight rain
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M A "trace" inside the measuring tube (about .004") from earlier this AM.
3/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Low this AM was a frosty 34F! We have yet to reach 70 deg this yr which is highly unusual. In fact we have made it to 70 deg in 16 out of the last 17 yrs by march 13th. (even some 80's). But that is about to change as 70's are the forecast for next week (maybe even 80).
3/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterday was the prettiest day of the year so far I think: bright blue skies, clear, north wind, you can probably see 200 miles away. only drawback was chilly temps unless it was wind sheltered.
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice spring weather with 70's all week long, 77-78 degrees last couple of days, warmest this year so far.
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low overcast this morning. Low was 48 reached at 5:33am then it warmed up as the low overcast formed.
3/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M overnight rain.
3/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M shower passed through yesterday evening. got down to 39F early this AM.
3/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
3/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.11 M M M M just enough rain yesterday afternoon to slick up the sidewalks and parking lot from a .005" shower (rounded out to .01"); more sprinkles last night (T); then more rain early this morning dropping another .10" for a 24hr total of .11"
4/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.87 M M M M rain from yesterday aft ending last night, but fell heavy for a time last night and it thundered twice during the 9pm hour with the 2 lightning strikes to the W or SW over nearby sacramento.
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low was 37 deg this morning, cold enough to form some frost on rooftops etc.
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2010 7:15 AM 0.65 M M M M strong cold front crossed over shortly after 4pm yesterday marked by line of heavier rain, sudden drop in temp and wind shift altho it shifted back to SE later that hour. .53" fell during the day yesterday, .12" fell overnight.
4/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.39 M M M M showers yesterday, one heavy like after 4pm i believe dumped about 2/10" of rain and with possible hail. I was about 2miles south of station at that time which had a hailstorm from same cell(small hail), and also around that time about .8 miles north of station also had small hail.
4/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M a few sprinkles noted at 9:53 am yesterday so therefore qualifies being called a "trace".
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warmest day of the year yesterday with 79 deg. Amazingly, I haven't had an 80 degrees yet this year.
4/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M the .20" is an estimate. most of that fell yesterday. We had an additional .01" this morning. It had stopped raining by 8am obs time. grand total since early tuesday morning is .82"
4/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still no 80 deg temps yet this year so far which is very unusual. Last year we had 90's by this time.
4/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this am: 51F, yesterdays High: 78F Today may finally see our first 80 degree temp of the year...
4/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo this am: 49F, Hi yesterday: 84F
4/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.17 M M M M yesterday was almost a carbon copy of the previous day(regarding rainfall amounts), with .17" total yesterday and .16" the previous day. small hail yesterday from the convective showers.
4/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this morning was 52F, Hi yesterday was 86F which was the warmest temp so far this year and despite the normally cooling seabreeze/delta wind we had all day yesterday, it actually warmed up several degrees yesterday over the day before when we had the (normally hotter) NW wind.
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2010 9:30 AM 0.06 M M M M .06" yesterday afternoon from showers; a "T" of rain this morning.
5/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.26 M M M M 8 degree drop in a couple of minutes yesterday afternoon around 2:05pm as cold front crossed over, in fact at 2:06pm the fast response thermometer (thermistor/aspirated type) read 46F while the slow response regular standard thermometer still read 51, finally reaching 46-47 degrees a few minutes later as it finally reached thermal equalibrium. Low this morning was a chilly 40 deg.
5/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Its been a cool spring. Last year on this date it was 102 degrees and 2 yrs ago on this date it was 101 deg (ironically both records for the date). This year the warmest temp has been only 86 deg. so far.
5/18/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Trace of rain yesterday afternoon. yesterdays Hi:65 Lo this am:55
5/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain here. Measurable rain nearby. Low was 41 deg! when we should be having 90's and 100's by now...not this year however.
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain here, but rain fell in Sacramento to the SW of us.
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.24 M M M M .23" fell yesterday afternoon to early last night, another .01" later last night.
5/27/2010 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M a little rain last night.
5/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.21 M M M M rain/showers along with thunder yesterday afternoon.
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this AM was 52F. It still has not reached 90 degrees this year. During the last 17 years of my record keeping, only once before has it not yet reached 90 deg by now, and that was in 1998.
5/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays max: 88 deg. which is the warmest temperature so far this year. 16 of the last 17 years we have had it in the 90's by this time (by may 31st).
6/1/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles noted in the afternoon, none inside gauge.
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles earlier(nothing inside gauge). It was the warmest night of the year so far with a low this morning of 65F. (warmer than most mid summer nights)
6/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was bound to happen, but we finally reached our first 90 degrees of the year yesterday (the first time it waited until June since 1998). Usually the first 90 is reached in April (or May). yesterdays max: 91, min this AM: 63
6/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cooler this morning due to less wind with a low of 60. Winds keeped up previous night (in fact increased and warmed for a while up after 12:30am) with a low of 63-64 on the 12th. yesterday got up into the low 90's.
6/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was the hottest day of the year thus far. Lo this AM: 62F, yesterdays Hi: 97F.
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly this morning with low temp in the low 50's.
6/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Unexpected showers occurred this morning bringing .02" up to the 7am obs, and sprinkles continue to fall at 7am.
6/26/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M A trace of rain fell after 7am yesterday morning (.02" prior)
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It never really cooled down last night. This mornings low temp was 70 deg! yesterdays high: 102 deg! It was our first 100+ weather this year (finally). It is even hotter today.
6/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Minimum this AM: est 63 deg., yesterdays Hi: 103 deg. One year ago yesterday it was 109 deg (at that time the warmest in 3 yrs).
7/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain season just ended yesterday and we had a grand total of 21.72" (july 1st to june 30th) which is about normal.
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M firecracker hot yesterday with highs in the 97-98 deg range, and low this AM 62 deg (one degree warmer than previous morning)
7/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays HOT high was 102F, versus 97F at the 1600 ft level near placerville. Low this morning was 67F. Even at midnight it was still 85F at a hilltop near El Dorado hills (versus 77F here).
7/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was the hottest day of the year with a high of 104 degrees.
7/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot weather continues with yesterdays high of 101, low this AM: 62. Not so bad when compared with Death Valleys high temperature of 125 deg, and their low temp last night of 102 deg.
7/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wow, cooler this morning, finally below normal! Low this AM: 58F, yesterdays high: 100F Normal low and high this time of yr is 61F and 93F or so.
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Isolated showers are in the forecast...so just maybe. The max temps have been at or slightly above normal this month but however the nights have been cooling off....the min temps have been below normal. Probably because we have been getting more delta breeze (sea breeze) more than usual during the evenings and nights.
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no wet cats here, it remains dry. cooler than average too, low this am: 55F, yesterdays high: low 90's
7/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M intrusion of marine air brought a high temp yesterday of only 81, low this morning of 54. Clear skies continue.
7/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M unuually cool (for us) nice weather continued: yesterdays high of 83, low this morning 54.
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain occurred during the month of July. The High temps were just about normal for July but the night time lows were a couple of degrees below normal...thank you delta wind.
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this AM was 57F, yesterdays high was est. 93F. Lots of smoke aloft this morning from a fire towards Mt. Lassen.
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Marine layer is so deep we got some stratus over here this morning (low broken) low temp this morning was 54F.
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays high temmp only 78 deg! we usually get at least one day of 70's during the summer. yesterday was that one day. It's normally in the 90's.
8/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This has been a cool summer relatively speaking. low this AM was 54
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some scat-bro ac clouds this morning....I forgot what clouds look like its been so long. A few sprinkles over the foothills to the east maybe according to radar returns.
8/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds today out my window. yesterdays high was only around 79 deg, with ac clouds and some showers east over the foothills yesterday. Hot weather is a comin.
8/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this Am: 67deg, yesterdays high was 104.4F highest so far this year,(record for the date), and 1st 100 this month(finally). Its suppose to be even hotter today! On and off north breezes early this morning resulted in some crazy ups and downs in the temp. Example: The temp went down to 67 at 4:26am, warmed up to 71 at 5:40am, back down to 68 at 5:58am. So the warm air aloft would sometimes reach the ground via the breeze.
8/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this am: 63 deg; yesterdays high: 107 deg...a record for the date, hottest temp this year and the hottest its ever been so late in the season I believe.
8/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterdays high was 91F....16 degrees cooler than the day before! thanks to the delta wind/sea breeze.
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M a trace of rain early this morning...nothing in the inner tube of rain gauge, just sprinkles on top of the funnel.
8/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterdays high was 100 hot degrees, low this AM was 61 deg (1 deg lower than previous morning)
9/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this morning: 61F, yesterdays high: 99F
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this Am 63 deg, warmer due to overnight north wind. Its been a hot September so far,.. but it will cool down to 70's and maybe precip on Wednesday.
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M a shower early last night (.01"). low this am 52 deg (coldest since June), and low 70's the high yesterday.
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this am: 52F
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy and threatening looking this morning and 65deg at 9:05am, (low was 60..4deg warmer than previous 24 hrs)but turns out it is stratus (high fog) and not rain clouds...that may happen later this weekend.
9/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Nothing in the inner tube of rain gauge. only sprinkles yesterday morning and brief drizzle in the afternoon...while drizzling we had blue skies straight up above and sunshining (partly cloudy skies)....go figure.
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M low this am: 56deg, yesterday mid 90's. record high expected today and tomorrow with perhaps 100 degrees. we had 10 days of 100 degrees this year so far, normal is 13 days.
9/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was so hot at downtown LA yesterday that the thermometer broke for a while after reaching an all time high of 113 degrees! yesterdays high here: 98F low this am: 60F (up 4 deg from 24hr ago).
9/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterdays high was a record 101 degrees, low this morning: 62 deg (2 deg warmer than 24hr ago). Calm warm night last night with 90 degrees on a hilltop near El Doroado Hills at 11pm, with 63 at the same time just a short distance away at a bottom of a hill, with 72 deg here.
9/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M low this am: 62 (same as 24hr ago), yesterdays high was 100 deg, the 12 day of 100+ days this year (normal is 13).



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/31/2009 1/02/2010 10:00 AM 3 0.07 M M
1/17/2010 1/19/2010 4:15 PM 3 1.49 M M 1.49" fell from midnight early sun (17th) to 4:15pm tue (19th), .42" fell in 24hr period ending at 4pm 19th.
4/19/2010 4/21/2010 7:00 PM 3 0.81 M M thunder, hail tuesday aft.
4/26/2010 4/28/2010 9:00 AM 3 0.16 M M



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