Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LP-35 Latitude 37.335179
Station Name Bayfield 7.0 N Longitude -107.608196
County La Plata Elevation (ft) 8200



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 2.42 1.78 7 1.78 7 0.00 0 0 6 0 2.5 1 1
Nov 09 2.05 0.03 5 0.03 5 0.00 0 0 1 0 4.8 2 0
Dec 09 2.09 0.00 2 0.00 2 0.00 0 0 0 0 33.2 5 7
Jan 10 1.90 0.00 2 0.00 2 0.00 0 0 0 0 35.9 5 9
Feb 10 1.88 1.00 2 1.00 2 0.00 0 0 1 0 29.5 10 12
March 10 2.06 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 3
April 10 1.59 1.17 6 1.17 6 0.00 0 0 4 1 6.1 2 1
May 10 1.24 0.25 8 0.25 8 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
June 10 0.91 1.87 14 1.87 14 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 2.42 1.73 15 1.73 15 0.00 0 0 13 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 3.38 3.01 15 3.01 15 0.00 0 0 15 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 2.81 1.10 7 1.10 7 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 24.75" 11.94" 83 days 11.94" 83 0.00" 0 days 0 53 days 4 days 117.7" 30 days 33 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 0.12
10/5/2009
10/6/2009
10/7/2009 0.24
10/8/2009 0.07
10/9/2009
10/10/2009
10/11/2009
10/12/2009
10/13/2009 0.47
10/14/2009
10/15/2009
10/16/2009
10/17/2009
10/18/2009
10/19/2009
10/20/2009 0.67
10/21/2009 0.21
10/22/2009
10/23/2009
10/24/2009
10/25/2009
10/26/2009
10/27/2009
10/28/2009 0.00
10/29/2009 M
10/30/2009
10/31/2009
11/1/2009
11/2/2009 0.00
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 0.00
11/12/2009
11/13/2009 0.03
11/14/2009 M
11/15/2009
11/16/2009 0.00
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 0.00
11/27/2009
11/28/2009 M
11/29/2009
11/30/2009
12/1/2009
12/2/2009
12/3/2009
12/4/2009
12/5/2009
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 M
12/8/2009 M
12/9/2009
12/10/2009
12/11/2009
12/12/2009
12/13/2009 M
12/14/2009
12/15/2009
12/16/2009
12/17/2009
12/18/2009
12/19/2009 0.00
12/20/2009
12/21/2009
12/22/2009 M
12/23/2009
12/24/2009
12/25/2009
12/26/2009
12/27/2009
12/28/2009
12/29/2009 M
12/30/2009 M
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 M
1/10/2010
1/11/2010 0.00
1/12/2010
1/13/2010
1/14/2010
1/15/2010
1/16/2010
1/17/2010
1/18/2010 0.00
1/19/2010 M
1/20/2010 M
1/21/2010
1/22/2010 M
1/23/2010
1/24/2010
1/25/2010
1/26/2010
1/27/2010 M
1/28/2010 M
1/29/2010 M
1/30/2010
1/31/2010 M
2/1/2010
2/2/2010
2/3/2010
2/4/2010 M
2/5/2010
2/6/2010
2/7/2010 M
2/8/2010 M
2/9/2010 M
2/10/2010 M
2/11/2010
2/12/2010
2/13/2010
2/14/2010
2/15/2010 M
2/16/2010
2/17/2010
2/18/2010
2/19/2010 M
2/20/2010 M
2/21/2010 M
2/22/2010 M
2/23/2010 0.00
2/24/2010
2/25/2010
2/26/2010
2/27/2010 1.00
2/28/2010 M
3/1/2010
3/2/2010
3/3/2010
3/4/2010
3/5/2010 M
3/6/2010
3/7/2010 M
3/8/2010 M
3/9/2010
3/10/2010
3/11/2010
3/12/2010
3/13/2010
3/14/2010 M
3/15/2010
3/16/2010
3/17/2010
3/18/2010
3/19/2010 M
3/20/2010
3/21/2010
3/22/2010
3/23/2010
3/24/2010
3/25/2010
3/26/2010 M
3/27/2010
3/28/2010
3/29/2010
3/30/2010
3/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 M
4/2/2010
4/3/2010
4/4/2010
4/5/2010 M
4/6/2010
4/7/2010
4/8/2010
4/9/2010
4/10/2010
4/11/2010
4/12/2010
4/13/2010 M
4/14/2010
4/15/2010
4/16/2010 0.94
4/17/2010 0.03
4/18/2010
4/19/2010 0.04
4/20/2010
4/21/2010 0.16
4/22/2010 M
4/23/2010
4/24/2010
4/25/2010
4/26/2010 0.00
4/27/2010
4/28/2010
4/29/2010 T
4/30/2010
5/1/2010
5/2/2010
5/3/2010
5/4/2010
5/5/2010
5/6/2010
5/7/2010
5/8/2010
5/9/2010
5/10/2010 0.00
5/11/2010 0.00
5/12/2010 0.00
5/13/2010 T
5/14/2010 0.02
5/15/2010
5/16/2010
5/17/2010
5/18/2010 0.04
5/19/2010
5/20/2010
5/21/2010 0.19
5/22/2010
5/23/2010
5/24/2010 T
5/25/2010
5/26/2010
5/27/2010
5/28/2010
5/29/2010
5/30/2010
5/31/2010
6/1/2010
6/2/2010
6/3/2010
6/4/2010
6/5/2010 0.00
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010
6/8/2010
6/9/2010
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.03
6/12/2010 0.04
6/13/2010
6/14/2010 0.03
6/15/2010 0.00
6/16/2010
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010
6/19/2010
6/20/2010
6/21/2010
6/22/2010 0.00
6/23/2010 1.05
6/24/2010
6/25/2010 0.45
6/26/2010 0.02
6/27/2010 0.23
6/28/2010 0.02
6/29/2010
6/30/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010
7/2/2010
7/3/2010
7/4/2010
7/5/2010
7/6/2010
7/7/2010 T
7/8/2010 0.04
7/9/2010 0.09
7/10/2010
7/11/2010 0.07
7/12/2010
7/13/2010 0.01
7/14/2010
7/15/2010
7/16/2010
7/17/2010
7/18/2010
7/19/2010
7/20/2010 0.05
7/21/2010
7/22/2010 0.08
7/23/2010 0.39
7/24/2010 0.19
7/25/2010 0.24
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.25
7/28/2010 0.06
7/29/2010
7/30/2010 0.04
7/31/2010 0.22
8/1/2010 0.35
8/2/2010 0.15
8/3/2010 0.16
8/4/2010 0.11
8/5/2010 0.82
8/6/2010 0.09
8/7/2010 0.09
8/8/2010 0.02
8/9/2010 0.04
8/10/2010
8/11/2010 0.08
8/12/2010
8/13/2010
8/14/2010
8/15/2010
8/16/2010 0.24
8/17/2010
8/18/2010 0.03
8/19/2010
8/20/2010
8/21/2010
8/22/2010 0.45
8/23/2010
8/24/2010
8/25/2010
8/26/2010
8/27/2010
8/28/2010 0.07
8/29/2010
8/30/2010 0.31
8/31/2010
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010
9/3/2010
9/4/2010
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010
9/7/2010 0.02
9/8/2010 1.08
9/9/2010
9/10/2010
9/11/2010
9/12/2010
9/13/2010
9/14/2010
9/15/2010
9/16/2010
9/17/2010
9/18/2010
9/19/2010
9/20/2010
9/21/2010
9/22/2010
9/23/2010
9/24/2010
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010
9/29/2010
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Early morning rain, then overcast most ofthe day and then a late quick shower.
10/7/2009 4:00 PM 0.24 M M M M Early morning rain, then more later in the afternoon. A nice steady rainfall when it did rain.
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M early morning showers then again early afternoon. Small sized hail for a minute, then rain.
10/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Wee hours in the morning, thunder and lightening, a little hail, but mostly rain.
10/20/2009 3:00 PM 0.67 M M M M heavy rain with some sleet
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Morning fog with drizzle then early evening rain.
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M light fluffy snow with pellet appearance. Changed original report of 3.50" CK
10/29/2009 7:00 AM M 2.5 M M M
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful sunny day with temps in the high 50's. Snow patches have melted.
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy and cool, but no moisture yet.
11/13/2009 3:00 PM 0.03 M M M M Cold drizzling rain, then turned to light snowflurries late at night.
11/14/2009 8:00 AM M 3.8 M M M Not much out of this storm except cold temps.
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunshine, but chilly 14.8 according to my gauge. Trees are covered with heavy snow and melting.
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful Thanksgiving Day with plenty of sunshine and balmy temps. It's the right temps to get those holiday lights hung.
11/28/2009 3:00 PM M 1.0 M M M Light snowfall off and on with little accumulation.
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Just a dusting, storm missed us again, but more coming tomorrow? Really cold temps 5 & 8 degrees a few days ago and not getting above freezing!
12/7/2009 8:00 PM M 8.5 M 8.5 M Snowing all day light fluffy stuff. 1st measurement of 2", 5" at 1:30 and 8.5" at 8pm and still snowing.
12/8/2009 8:00 AM M 10.5 M 18.5 M Snow all night with strong winds. Drifts up to 2-3 feet.
12/13/2009 8:00 AM M 5.5 M 24.0 M Pelt like snow fall early on then turned to flakes. Constant snow fall light and fluffy.
12/19/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.8 M Crusted snow, but powder underneath. Warmer temps in the 32+ degrees, sunshine feels great!
12/22/2009 9:00 PM M 5.2 M 18.0 M light snow most of the day some pellet texture, but then all powder! It is much deeper uphill plowing towards the road.
12/29/2009 9:00 AM M T M 12.8 M Still not much melting with our cold temps.
12/30/2009 8:00 AM M 3.5 M 16.3 M Steady light snowfall most of the day. Wetter than before and smaller flakes. Ended late that night.
1/9/2010 11:00 AM M M M 12.4 M not much melting as we are still in the teens to start the day and not getting above freezing for some time now.
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like we're going to have above freezing temps before the next snowstorm comes.
1/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.9 M Light snow falling off and on now, more expected all week.
1/19/2010 12:00 PM M 7.6 M 14.4 M steady light snowfall, then sunshine around noon and really melted off the driveway. Wetter snow than before. More to come all this week.
1/20/2010 7:00 AM M 6.0 M 20.4 M
1/22/2010 8:00 AM M 15.3 M 35.7 M Steady snow until 4 P.M.
1/27/2010 9:00 AM M M M 20.8 M Mounds of snow everywhere, up to 6' and the snow blower can't go any higher! We had our roof cleared around the vents; had over 5' up there! I flew to MN via DEN and couldn't believe the brown dirt in DEN, no snow except near the mountains. Fire season might be horrible.
1/28/2010 8:00 AM M 5.5 M 26.3 M Powdery snow,but packs easily with 39 degree temps. Looks like more is coming later today. We have 5' mounds of snow everywhere around the house. The blower is having a hard time shooting above them.
1/29/2010 9:00 AM M 1.5 M 23.5 M light powder snowfall
1/31/2010 9:00 AM M M M 20.0 M Beautiful sunshine, still snow on the trees and mounds of snow everywhere!
2/4/2010 9:00 AM M 0.8 M 20.0 M
2/7/2010 9:00 AM M 6.5 M 25.1 M steady snowfall, more on its way. Fog now at noon
2/8/2010 9:00 AM M 3.2 M 27.0 M More fluffy white stuff, easy to shovel, but mounds are building!
2/9/2010 9:00 AM M 0.5 M 26.5 M light snowfall early in the morning.
2/10/2010 9:00 AM M 1.5 M 27.5 M Another fluffy deposit. I think we should send some to Canada for the Olympics!
2/15/2010 7:00 AM M M M 21.8 M No snow for some time, but temps haven't been really warm enough to melt it all away! the sun feels great.
2/19/2010 7:00 AM M 5.4 M 25.4 M Steady snowfall most of the day, still powdery up here at 8,200 feet.
2/20/2010 7:00 AM M 3.0 M 28.2 M
2/21/2010 7:00 AM M 4.8 M 31.3 M
2/22/2010 8:00 AM M 3.0 M 32.5 M
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, but chilly.
2/27/2010 8:00 AM 1.00 M M 30.0 M
2/28/2010 1:00 PM M 0.8 M 24.3 M Short burst of snow in big flakes, then just clouds.
3/5/2010 7:00 AM M 0.3 M M M
3/7/2010 7:00 AM M 0.5 M M M
3/8/2010 7:00 AM M 1.5 M M M
3/14/2010 7:00 AM M 3.0 M 11.4 M I'vwe been away in gloomy MN since 3/3 and love this sunshine even though we still have mounds of snow left.
3/19/2010 8:15 AM M T M 8.0 M Quick snowshower early, then again late pm, but only a dusting.
3/26/2010 8:00 AM M 0.4 M 4.4 M Two quick busrts of snow, then sun melted it off. We still have several inches under trees and 5 foot mounds aruond the house.
4/1/2010 8:00 AM M 2.5 M M M Wet snowshowers,but melted off once the sun came out. Not really happy with this April Fool's Joke!
4/5/2010 7:00 AM M T M M M Hope this is the last of our cold winter temps!
4/13/2010 9:00 AM M T M M M I thought we were done with snow!
4/16/2010 5:00 PM 0.94 M M M M 1st rain of the season. Thunder/lightening and steady rain.
4/17/2010 6:00 PM 0.03 M M M M A quick shower with loud thundeer.
4/19/2010 1:00 PM 0.04 M M M M Another quick shower that keeps us cooler than we want. It's been a long winter!
4/21/2010 6:30 PM 0.16 M M M M hard rain, thunder & lightening, then hail
4/22/2010 8:00 AM M 3.6 M 3.6 M Woke up to SNOW! Temps ranged frm 61 degrees high to 26 degrees low!
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm, maybe summer is on its way!
4/29/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M snow flurries just to keep us wondering when summer will really arrive.
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M breezy and cool.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly with strong winds and blowing dust. I was in Panama last week and nearly cooked with the heat/humidity. Quite a change for my body!
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry again, but at least no windy/dust today. Chilly start, but should warm up into the 60'.
5/13/2010 10:00 AM T M M M M Snow flurries!
5/14/2010 2:30 PM 0.02 M M M M Quick burst of hail, no rain. Where's our summer?
5/18/2010 6:00 PM 0.04 M M M M Overcast all day and then a cold shower.
5/21/2010 7:00 PM 0.19 M M M M Finally a good soaking rain late into the night. I've not seen these hot temps since being here 11 years! Hit 95.8 sunday, but has cooled down some.
5/24/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Snow showers that left ice on deck.
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very dry & hot now, summer finally arrived. NEED RAIN.
6/6/2010 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M another hot day reached 89.5 in the shade! Way too hot & dry for us firewise folks!
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler temps with more clouds that hopefully will produce rain! Our new blue spruce we planted last September is dying. Not sure if it's because we didn't water soon enough after our hard winter or if the frozen ground killed it.
6/11/2010 5:15 PM 0.03 M M M M quick cold rain shower with gusty winds. Hopefully more will come today and last longer.
6/12/2010 6:00 PM 0.04 M M M M Another bit of moisture that came & went with light rain and drizzle.
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Early morning shower.
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warming up a bit, but could sure use some moisture!
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another sunny dry day. Wild Fire N. of Durango yesterday brought back Missionary Ridge memories!
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry, but nice summer day in the low 80's here at 8,200 feet elevation. We sleep with a quilt on year round up here! Vallecito Lake Dam is full as most of the snow melt has taken place.
6/23/2010 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M Steady rain most of the day as reported by neighbor. I was in dry, brown, hot & smoggy CA. Good to be home in the cool mountains with greenry!
6/25/2010 4:45 PM 0.45 M M M M Steady hard rain in sheets with booming thunder!
6/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Smelled like rain most of the night, but only a small amount fell to the earth.
6/27/2010 12:15 PM 0.23 M M M M Thunder then rain with dime sized hail for a short bit. Cooled temps from 75 to 55 degrees!
6/28/2010 3:00 PM 0.02 M M M M Big thunderheads promised more, but only got a few drops.
7/7/2010 10:00 PM T M M M M Cooled us off for the night, but could sure use some real steady rain!
7/8/2010 6:00 PM 0.04 M M M M Looked like we would have a good steady rain, but not much came. Smelled good and sure cools things down!
7/9/2010 1:00 PM 0.09 M M M M Two quick showers that looked promising, but faded out to overcast skies.
7/11/2010 6:45 PM 0.07 M M M M A quick but steady downpour, just waiting for the real rain storms.
7/13/2010 3:00 PM 0.01 M M M M Just enough to ruin a car wash.
7/20/2010 8:00 PM 0.05 M M M M another short shower with cool temps to follow. Getting used to PM showers.
7/22/2010 7:00 PM 0.08 M M M M
7/23/2010 4:00 PM 0.39 M M M M Finally a good rain. It was off and on rain. I've been out on Lake Powell and no rain there, but plenty of heat!
7/24/2010 2:00 PM 0.19 M M M M light rain off and on.
7/25/2010 4:30 PM 0.24 M M M M afternoon rain that stopped and then started again around 9PM.
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mist in the night air, but no rain.
7/27/2010 5:15 PM 0.25 M M M M Big raindrops that cooled us down again.
7/28/2010 9:30 PM 0.06 M M M M easy light rainfall off and on.
7/30/2010 2:30 PM 0.04 M M M M Another quick shower even though we had dark clouds & thunder most of the day.
7/31/2010 2:30 PM 0.22 M M M M Off and on rain that fizzeled out in the daytime, but kept up steady late at night.
8/1/2010 6:30 PM 0.35 M M M M 1st rain early then rained hard up until late at night.
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Early morning rain, then threatening all day long, but no more moisture, just cool summer temps.
8/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M We'll take any moisture we can get.
8/4/2010 2:30 PM 0.11 M M M M Quick shower with thunder, but not much moisture.
8/5/2010 12:00 PM 0.82 M M M M Heavy rainfall with booming thunder & lightening for several hours.
8/6/2010 3:00 PM 0.09 M M M M Big raindrops in a short period.
8/7/2010 8:00 PM 0.09 M M M M Hard rain to start, then drizzle
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Quick shower.
8/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M light rainfall during the night.
8/11/2010 9:30 PM 0.08 M M M M Big dark cloud dumped quickly; was surprised to have rain. Our local TV in NM says we'll have a wetter than normal August, we'll take that.
8/16/2010 6:00 PM 0.24 M M M M Evening storms with thunder & lightening.
8/18/2010 9:00 PM 0.03 M M M M Quick light drizzle, not enough to water the yard or flowers. Keeps us cool and great sleeping temps!
8/22/2010 7:30 PM 0.45 M M M M late evening rain and into the night.
8/28/2010 10:45 PM 0.07 M M M M Late night shower with loud thunder/lighening. Days are cooling off, feels like autumn.
8/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Rain off and on until noonish. Large marble sized hail all for short period of time.
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool temps to start, but the sun is out, so feels great after Monday's cold wet day.
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast & breezy, but still reached low 80's. Our nights are in the mid 50's, great for sleeping!
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Just a quick shower.
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 1.08 M M M M Steady rain since early A.M.off and on all day and into the night. No thunder or lightening, the dog was happy about that. Boulder could use some of our rainfall!
9/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful Indian Summer temps. Bayfield held it's Heritage Days with sheep coming through town then a short parade. It's great living in a small town setting. Everything is lush & green here.
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful day on the West slope. The colors in Silverton/Red Mt. are brilliant they say, so we're off tomorrow to see for ourselves.
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful sunny day in Bayfield at 8,200 feet.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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