Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-JF-343 Latitude 39.7667
Station Name Wheat Ridge 0.9 WSW Longitude -105.1142
County Jefferson Elevation (ft) 5436



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 1.12 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 0.94 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 0.64 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 10 0.50 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 10 0.52 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 10 1.59 1.33 8 1.33 8 0.00 0 0 3 0 10.5 1 5
April 10 2.09 2.74 30 2.74 30 0.00 0 0 10 3 4.5 2 1
May 10 2.39 1.62 26 1.62 26 0.00 0 0 5 2 2.0 1 1
June 10 2.00 2.37 30 2.37 30 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 1.75 1.78 30 0.33 20 1.45 10 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 1.94 0.84 31 0.84 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 1.15 0.19 30 0.19 30 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 16.63" 10.87" 185 days 9.42" 175 1.45" 10 days 1 41 days 9 days 17.0" 4 days 7 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
10/2/2009
10/3/2009
10/4/2009
10/5/2009
10/6/2009
10/7/2009
10/8/2009
10/9/2009
10/10/2009
10/11/2009
10/12/2009
10/13/2009
10/14/2009
10/15/2009
10/16/2009
10/17/2009
10/18/2009
10/19/2009
10/20/2009
10/21/2009
10/22/2009
10/23/2009
10/24/2009
10/25/2009
10/26/2009
10/27/2009
10/28/2009
10/29/2009
10/30/2009
10/31/2009
11/1/2009
11/2/2009
11/3/2009
11/4/2009
11/5/2009
11/6/2009
11/7/2009
11/8/2009
11/9/2009
11/10/2009
11/11/2009
11/12/2009
11/13/2009
11/14/2009
11/15/2009
11/16/2009
11/17/2009
11/18/2009
11/19/2009
11/20/2009
11/21/2009
11/22/2009
11/23/2009
11/24/2009
11/25/2009
11/26/2009
11/27/2009
11/28/2009
11/29/2009
11/30/2009
12/1/2009
12/2/2009
12/3/2009
12/4/2009
12/5/2009
12/6/2009
12/7/2009
12/8/2009
12/9/2009
12/10/2009
12/11/2009
12/12/2009
12/13/2009
12/14/2009
12/15/2009
12/16/2009
12/17/2009
12/18/2009
12/19/2009
12/20/2009
12/21/2009
12/22/2009
12/23/2009
12/24/2009
12/25/2009
12/26/2009
12/27/2009
12/28/2009
12/29/2009
12/30/2009
12/31/2009
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010
1/2/2010
1/3/2010
1/4/2010
1/5/2010
1/6/2010
1/7/2010
1/8/2010
1/9/2010
1/10/2010
1/11/2010
1/12/2010
1/13/2010
1/14/2010
1/15/2010
1/16/2010
1/17/2010
1/18/2010
1/19/2010
1/20/2010
1/21/2010
1/22/2010
1/23/2010
1/24/2010
1/25/2010
1/26/2010
1/27/2010
1/28/2010
1/29/2010
1/30/2010
1/31/2010
2/1/2010
2/2/2010
2/3/2010
2/4/2010
2/5/2010
2/6/2010
2/7/2010
2/8/2010
2/9/2010
2/10/2010
2/11/2010
2/12/2010
2/13/2010
2/14/2010
2/15/2010
2/16/2010
2/17/2010
2/18/2010
2/19/2010
2/20/2010
2/21/2010
2/22/2010
2/23/2010
2/24/2010
2/25/2010
2/26/2010
2/27/2010
2/28/2010
3/1/2010
3/2/2010
3/3/2010
3/4/2010
3/5/2010
3/6/2010
3/7/2010
3/8/2010
3/9/2010
3/10/2010
3/11/2010
3/12/2010
3/13/2010
3/14/2010
3/15/2010
3/16/2010
3/17/2010
3/18/2010
3/19/2010
3/20/2010
3/21/2010
3/22/2010
3/23/2010
3/24/2010 1.26
3/25/2010 0.02
3/26/2010 0.00
3/27/2010 0.05
3/28/2010 0.00
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 0.00
3/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.00
4/2/2010 T
4/3/2010 0.00
4/4/2010 0.00
4/5/2010 0.00
4/6/2010 0.03
4/7/2010 0.21
4/8/2010 0.01
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 0.00
4/13/2010 T
4/14/2010 0.00
4/15/2010 0.00
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.00
4/18/2010 0.03
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 T
4/22/2010 0.68
4/23/2010 0.40
4/24/2010 1.10
4/25/2010 0.00
4/26/2010 0.10
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 0.12
4/30/2010 0.06
5/1/2010 0.00
5/2/2010 0.00
5/3/2010 T
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 0.00
5/7/2010 0.06
5/8/2010 0.00
5/9/2010 0.00
5/10/2010 0.00
5/11/2010 0.00
5/12/2010 0.84
5/13/2010 0.11
5/14/2010 0.21
5/15/2010 0.40
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 0.00
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 T
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 0.00
5/27/2010
5/28/2010
5/29/2010
5/30/2010
5/31/2010
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.00
6/3/2010 0.00
6/4/2010 0.00
6/5/2010 0.00
6/6/2010 0.01
6/7/2010 0.00
6/8/2010 0.00
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.03
6/12/2010 1.45
6/13/2010 0.48
6/14/2010 0.30
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 0.00
6/26/2010 0.01
6/27/2010 0.09
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.00
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 **
7/4/2010 **
7/5/2010 **
7/6/2010 **
7/7/2010 **
7/8/2010 **
7/9/2010 **
7/10/2010 **
7/11/2010 **
7/12/2010 1.45
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.01
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.00
7/19/2010 0.00
7/20/2010 0.11
7/21/2010 0.10
7/22/2010 0.01
7/23/2010 0.10
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 0.00
7/30/2010 0.00
7/31/2010 0.00
8/1/2010 0.00
8/2/2010 0.02
8/3/2010 0.02
8/4/2010 0.00
8/5/2010 0.00
8/6/2010 0.00
8/7/2010 0.21
8/8/2010 0.02
8/9/2010 0.00
8/10/2010 0.45
8/11/2010 0.00
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 0.02
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.06
8/18/2010 0.00
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 T
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.04
8/25/2010 T
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.00
8/30/2010 0.00
8/31/2010 0.00
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 0.00
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 T
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 T
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.00
9/19/2010 0.00
9/20/2010 0.00
9/21/2010 0.05
9/22/2010 0.03
9/23/2010 0.11
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
3/24/2010 7:30 AM 1.26 10.5 1.23 10.5 1.23 0.07 inch of the total measured precip was rain and melting snow I recorded in my gauge at 7:00 pm 3/23; thereafter precip was all snow.
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 6.5 1.16 Yesterday's snowfall here ended by about 10 a.m.
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.61
3/27/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 T M 2.0 0.45 Precip. fell as melting snow from approx. 3-6 p.m. on 3/26. Difficult to accurately estimate average old snow depth because it varies from 0 to approx. 4-5 inches depending on exposure. Water content of total snow on ground measured at a representative snow depth of 2 inches.
3/28/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Most ground is bare but some areas have 1-3 inches snow remaining; a best estimate of the average is given.
3/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Precip. was a rain shower just before 7 a.m., mixed with a little (graupel or hail or sleet).
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 3.5 0.17 3.5 M
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M Precip. is snow that fell between 7-9 a.m. 4/7.
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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 1.10 1.0 M M M Precip. fell as rain except for about 1 inch of wet snow that accumulated from about 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 4/23; all snow had melted by the end of the day.
4/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 T M T M
4/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 T M T M At 7 am, 0.04 in was water in bottom of gauge; rest, once melted, was from snow accumulated on the top of the funnel. P.S., water in gauge was red-brown MUDDY as was the thin snow accum on cars--didn't think about this until I heard them comment on it on the news--from dust in the air from yesterday's winds.
4/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Precip. recorded was melting snow that fell between between 7 a.m. until about 9 a.m. 4/29.
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 T M M M M Rain with perhaps a trace of graupel fell briefly from about 3 to 4 p.m.
5/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 T M T M 0.05 inch was water from rain in bottom of gauge; remaining 0.01 inch was from melting of light snow collected on top of gauge.
5/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.84 2.0 0.29 2.0 0.29 0.47 inch of precip. was water in gauge from rain, most of which fell between 5-8 pm on 5/11; precip. changed to snow around 10 pm. Remaining 0.37 in. of precip. was from snow collected within and on the funnel. There did seem to be a slight deposit of sediment (from dust?) at the bottom of the gauge.
5/13/2010 6:45 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M A thin layer (trace) of ice was coating the outside of the gauge and many other surfaces.
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
5/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.40 M 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
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2010 5:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Having been out of town from 5/27 through 6/1 I was not able to make or file any readings for this period, but there was no water at all in the gauge on my return this day, so I presume that precip was 0.00 today 6/1 and probably also on the 5 preceding days.
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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 1.45 M M M M 0.45 inch fell on 6/11 between about 3:25-3:35 as heavy rain and large soft hail. Remainder of 1.00 inch was recorded thereafter through 6/12 morning.
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2010 7:00 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 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M rain fell as a light shower between about 4:30 to 5:30 a.m.
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Out of town and not here to read gauge from 7/1 until today 7/13; gauge contained 1.45 inches of rainfall collected during this 12-day period (don't know how much of the water level in the gauge would have evaporated during this time). (Multi-day accumulation report entered for 7/1 to 7/12.zs)
7/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M 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
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2010 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 0.21 M M M M
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M I measured the pH of this collected rainwater sample with my pH meter (calibrated, but not "certified" in any way); pH = 4.3
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2010 6:30 AM T M M M M
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/25/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2010 7:00 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
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Submitting the report for this date for completeness; reading was uncertain because of possible spray from a sprinkler, but most likely just "trace" precip. this date.
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2010 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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
9/24/2010 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
9/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
7/3/2010 7/12/2010 7:00 AM 10 1.45 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