| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still quite warm with gusting SW winds shifting to NW. Hi 81 with afternoon winds gusting to 35 mph. Colder by later afternoon. Virga and squalls moved out from the mountains. Cloud masses with mammatus to the east late afternoon. Maybe some sprinkles here, but no witnesses. Evening winds to 37 mph Still breezy all night with low 42 |
| 10/2/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy day with clouds still up over the high mountains. Hi 55F with westerly winds gusting to 29 mph in the early afternoon. Winds gradually diminished and skies cleared. Low 30F |
| 10/3/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, cloudless day. HI 62F. Southerly breezes to 16 mph midday. Then clear, calm and hard freeze overnight with low 29.5F. |
| 10/4/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous, clear morning and early aftenoon, but cool with high 61F. Then increasing clouds later afternoon and overcast by 4 PM. Some virga over the mountains. LIght winds. Clouds thinned during the evening, but increased again. Dense clouds this AM with low 38F. Longs Peak illuminated in sunshine, however. |
| 10/5/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.14 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, cold. Drizzle and periods of light rain began about 1:20 PM and continued until 9:10 PM. High only 45F. Remained cloudy and damp overnight Low 41 |
| 10/6/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Remained cloudy, cool and breezy with high 58. Clearing overnight with a hard freeze. Low 31F and much colder in outlying areas |
| 10/7/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day but chilly and breezy with high only 58F southerly winds gusting to 17 mph during the day. Then clear and cold overnight. Low 28F. |
| 10/8/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and mild. Hi 66F. Increasing clouds later afternoon with approaching cold front. Sprinkles began at 8:20 PM. First snow flakes of the season began at 7:57 AM this morning. Low 33 |
| 10/9/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Snow most of morning ending by noon. Accumulation on cars and elevated surfaces but only a trace on the ground and snow boards. Hi 37F Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy overnight. Low 29F. |
| 10/10/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.25 |
3.9 |
0.25 |
3.5 |
0.22 |
Some morning fog. Chilly day with some periods of sun. Hi 45F. Then a strong arctic cold front arrived around 6 PM with plummeting temperatures to 20F by later evening with northerly winds gusting to 23 mph -- bad for homecoming festivities. Light snow during the evening became heavier overnight -- low to moderate density more like a January snow. Record low of 15F this AM -- 121 years of record here at the CSU campus weather station -- a major cold wave |
| 10/11/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.1 |
M |
2.0 |
0.22 |
Light snow continued. Roads were snowpacked early but melted by mid morning. Frigid temperatures with highs only in the mid 20s with still southerly winds to 14 mph. (Record cold max temp for Sat -- for homecoming game with Utah). Low 21 F during the evening then gradually moderating to 25 F this AM as freezing drizzle fell between midnight and 6 AM. Very icy this AM. |
| 10/12/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.5 |
0.13 |
Overcast and very cold. Temperature mid 20s during the morning hours with a few scant snow showers. 30F by mid afternoon and then back down to 27 in the evening before gently moderating to 32 F by morning. Snow still on grass but melted elsewhere. |
| 10/13/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly upslope with shallow, moist air with overcast stratus clouds continues. Gradually moderating both day and night. Snow all melted by late morning. High 46F. Some drizzle overnight low 31F early evening but above freezing by morning. |
| 10/14/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
chilly upslope continues with low clouds, fog and some morning drizzle. Light winds. Hi 46 with some mid afternon clearing. Then damp air with low stratus and fog moved back in sometime overnight. Low 35F |
| 10/15/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still hazy and very damp Wednesday morning with persisting low clouds and fog and cool temps. Then the shallow upslope we've had for several days was pushed out by a dry airmass from the west and our temperatures shot up from 40 to 70 F in just about 3 hours midday to early afternoon |
| 10/16/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
mild morning. Partly cloudy. Convective clouds with virga. Many stations reported a trace but no one here to witness. Afternoon wind gusts to 24 mph. frin tge west diminishing after sunset. Clearing overnight with low 33F |
| 10/17/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning. Some afternoon cumulus and cirrus. Hi 67. Then clear again overnight with low 30F |
| 10/18/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Totally clear day. Hi 67F. Light winds but some increasing breezes towards AM. Low 35. Rapidly rising temperatures after sunrise with some thin standing wave clouds forming over foothills. |
| 10/19/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very warm, light winds Hi 83F tied the record high for the date. Mainly cloudy overnight with mid level clouds. Low 44F |
| 10/20/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning clouds with brief sprinkle at 10 AM. Then gradaully clearing Hi 73F Partly cloudy overnight. Low 37F |
| 10/21/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, cooler, winds shifted to northerly. Hi 53F Light rain began 7:40 PM ended by 9 PM Snow forecast but nothing developed overnight Brisk northerly winds and overcast. Low 38F |
| 10/22/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sprinkles. Major storm to our east and south, but all we had was cold northerly winds. Hi 46F Thick morning clouds thinned by later afternoon Clearing overnight with low 24F and heavy frost. |
| 10/23/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing in the AM. Cool. Hi 54 Then increasing cumulus and altocumulus clouds afternoon Breezy this AM with gusts to 17 mph at 5:40 AM when a little squall went through. Just north of hear reported brief rain shower, but no evidence here. Low 36F |
| 10/24/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunshine, some scattered cumulus. Breezy -- gusts to 19 mph all afternoon. Hi 59F Various standing wave clouds this AM. Low 38F |
| 10/25/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy -- warm with gusty westerly winds midday Hi 65F. Thickening clouds afternoon. Convective clouds visible to the N and distant E. Winds shifted to the NNE and colder overnight Low 37F. Dark with rain showers visible to the south. Sprinkle of rain here just before 8 AM |
| 10/26/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, cold and blustery. Virga and dark clouds to the south especially during the morning. Snow shower over mtns during the afternoon. Windy all day out of the north with gusts to 26 mph. HI 49F. Then clearing, calm and cold overnight with low 19.5F |
| 10/27/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny pleasant day. Cold AM but warmed to high of 55F. Increasing clouds overnight Low 35F |
| 10/28/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.92 |
5.5 |
0.72 |
5.5 |
0.67 |
Thickening, lowering clouds with virga by afternoon. Light winds. Hi 54F Then rain began 4:45 PM, mixed with snow by 7:30 PM and all snow by 8 PM. 0.25" rain before changing to snow. Wet snow fell heavily during the evening wticking to trees, etc but not accumulating on main streets Became drier snow by morning. |
| 10/29/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.75 |
16.1 |
0.75 |
17.0 |
1.22 |
Snow fell all day and through the night -- all a low density snow despite temperature near 30 F all day and high 31F. 12" snow by 8 PM (0.53" water content -- snow diminished during the evening but increased again towards morning with addition 4.1" (0.22" water content overnight) Still snowing lightly at 8 AM Road iced up overnight. CSU closed at 2 PM yesterday but is open today. |
| 10/30/2009 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
12.5 |
1.20 |
Snow ended by 10 AM MDT Gusty winds throughout the day peaking at 23 mph late afternoon. Some blowing snow. Melting only on streets and sidewalks. Remained partly to mostly cloudy all day and overnight. Hi 31F. Low 20F Monthly snowfall total stands at 25.7" -- all time record for Fort Collins for October (this is the CSU official total -- 121 years of record to compare to so this is a big deal) The overall impact of the snow was minimal though due to relatively low density snow and melting from streets |
| 10/31/2009 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6.5 |
0.90 |
Cloudy early, then clearing and gradually warmer Hi 47F with substantial melting and settling of the snow. Mostly light winds. thin mid and high clouds overnight helped keep temperatures mild. Low 26 |
| 11/1/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.54 |
Lovely day. Snow continuing to melt. Hi 57F with light winds Mostly sunny but some standing wave clouds. Evening chinook sent temperatures up to 56F at 11 PM. Low 35 this AM with sheets of altocumulus clouds to the east and some stratocu hugging the high mountain peaks to the W. |
| 11/2/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Nice warmup Partly cloudy. Hi 64 with mostly light winds. Cold front went through early this AM with some increasing clouds and winds |
| 11/3/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Thickening, lowering clouds as shallow, cold "upslope" strengthened midday. Hi 42F. Then gradual clearing overnight. Low 30F Just a little snow still left in shaded areas and piles. |
| 11/4/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warmed quickly as dry, downslope winds developed. Afternoon gusts to 28 mph from the west. Hi 71F Lots of standing mountain wave clouds. Then clearing and much cooler overnight with low 27F and lots of morning frost |
| 11/5/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler again. Generally sunny with some scattered mid and high clouds and some standing lenticulars. Hi 56F. Clear evening, cool overnight, but increasing clouds toward morning. Low 29F with frost |
| 11/6/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloud morning, clearing and warm afternoon, light winds. Hi 70F Mild and becoming breezy overnight. Low 40F |
| 11/7/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, breezy early -- 18 mph westerly gust at 7:20 AM. Then very warm Hi 76F, Increasing mid clouds overnight. Low 39F |
| 11/8/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Breezy midday. Hi 68F. Partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Low 40F then strong NNW winds developed after 4 AM with temperatures rising to 50 by sunrise. Gusts to 20 mph High Mountains shrouded in clouds to the west. |
| 11/9/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Windy Sunday AM with gust to 25 mph at 8:30 AM Hi 62F Some high clouds overnight and light winds. Low 35F |
| 11/10/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny day, light winds. Cool but very pleasant. Hi 58F. Clear, cool and frosty overnight. Low 28F with some high clouds towards sunrise |
| 11/11/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, pleasant, light winds. Hi 58F. Clear early but increasing clouds overnight. Overcast by sunrise. Low 29F with frost |
| 11/12/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning, then quickly warmer with afternoon sunshine. Again, light winds and high of 64F Becoming breezy with mid clouds overnight and mild. Low 37F |
| 11/13/2009 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clouds in the AM, then mostly clear during the afternoon. Gusty southwesterly "Chinook" winds raised temperature to a very warm high of 72F. Several gusts to about 25 mph during the day and 20 mph during the evening. Then a cold front arrived overnight with clouds and a few sprinkles around 5 AM Low 38F |
| 11/14/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
1.2 |
0.19 |
0.7 |
0.08 |
Cloudy, damp and cold. Periods of morning drizzle 8AM to just after noon, then steady cold drizzle with some accumulation to 1:20 PM when it changed to snow. Snowed moderately for almost 2hours then diminished and ended by 3:30 PM Hi 41F before the snow Remained mostly cloudy overnight but brief clearing after midnight and low 27F Snow did not accumulate on streets Some melting on the ground late afternoon and overnight, too. (edit core precip had been entered as 1.00 but this should have been 0.19 Total SWE also corrected from 0.80 to 0.08 -- corrected, njd) |
| 11/15/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.51 |
5.5 |
0.53 |
5.0 |
0.51 |
Cloudy day, Snow began lightly with damp east winds about 4:30 PM and became a bit heavier by 7 PM. 0.3" by then. Heaviest snow fell during the evening hours until maybe 2 AM with only very light snow this AM. Snow is very wet and packable -- little winds so snow stuck on most everything Roads were snow covered and slushy earlier, but are being plowed and are not bad.
Our seasonal snowfall total is already up to 32.4" -- way ahead of average
|
| 11/16/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.10 |
3.0 |
0.43 |
Snow ended by 9 AM then clearing and a beautiful day. Sloppy with snow melting off streets. Ground remained snowcovered. Clear, light winds and very cold overnight with low around 12F and some hoar frost from local ground fog. |
| 11/17/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.45 |
Cloudless day, light winds. Hi 44F but little melting. Low 18 F with frost. |
| 11/18/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.35 |
Another perfectly clear day with light winds. Warmer with some melting Chilly night with frost. Hi 53F, low 21F |
| 11/19/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.27 |
Clear day. Warm with melting snow. HI 59F. Becoming windy overnight out of the N 24 mph guest at 3:40 AM. Just a little icy snow remaining except more in shaded areas. |
| 11/20/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Another fine clear day with light winds Some morning cirrus clouds otherwise nearly no clouds. Chilly and frosty overnight with low 19F |
| 11/21/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Another mild, sunny day with light winds. Hi 52. Increasing mid and high clouds towards sunrise. Low 24F with frost |
| 11/22/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cloudy day -- midlevel AC and AS. Hi 62 but snow still lingering in shaded areas. Clearing after midnight. Low 26F |
| 11/23/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Another sunny day, but some high clouds and cooler temperatures Hi 44F Breezy midday Increasing clouds overnight with winds picking up after 5:30 AM. Low 27F with some light frost |
| 11/24/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Snow still lingering in deeply shaded areas. Windy and cold. Hi 42F Wind peaked at 28 mph from the W at 2:40 PM. Then clearing, calming and cold overnight with low 15F with frost. |
| 11/25/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cloudless day, bright sun, light winds but cool temperatures. Hi 45F Winds increased this AM with 23 mph gust from the N at 4 AM. Low 27F with a bit of frost. |
| 11/26/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing mid and high clouds. Breezy day. Hi 46F. Nearly calm, clear and cold overnight. Low 21F. Snow remains in deeply shaded areas, but not enough to call an overall trace. |
| 11/27/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous day on Thanksgiving. After a cold start, temperatures soared to 60F by early afternoon. Nearly calm winds and just a few high clouds. Temperatures dropped quickly at night with clear and very dry air. Low 21 F with frost this AM |
| 11/28/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another gorgeous day. Hi 64F. Light winds Some high clouds. Increasing clouds overnight with nearly overcast cirrostratus this AM. Low 26F with light frost. |
| 11/29/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still nice in the morning. Light winds and mild. HI 50 F by noon. Then increasing winds as cold front moved in around noon. 24 mph gust from the NNE. Then cloudy (mostly thin high clouds) thickening through the afternoon and evening. Forecast snow failed to materialize and clouds cleared after midnight. Clear this AM with heavy frost and low 25F |
| 11/30/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, cool, but nice with high mid 40s. Clear and cold overnight with low 18 F and heavy frost. |
| 12/1/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear and mild day on Monday. Hi 58. Cold with low or 23F this AM but increasing clouds and warming towards 30F by 7 AM |
| 12/2/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.8 |
0.09 |
1.5 |
0.08 |
Cloudy, chilly day. Stratus thickening during day. Hi 42. Then snow began around 10 PM with a quick burst of accumulation and icy roads. Intermittent light snow after 1 AM but not much more accumulation. Low 17F |
| 12/3/2009 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
1.0 |
0.08 |
A few morning flurries, but no more accumulation. Clear by 2 PM Cold day with high 28F northerly breezes continued. Then clear and very cold overnight with low 5F. |
| 12/4/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.80 |
Partly cloudy, wintry day. Hi 24F.with some chilly winds to 14 mph. Clearing overnight with low zero here and colder outside of Fort Collins. |
| 12/5/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.8 |
0.06 |
Mostly sunny but some late day increasing clouds over mtns and some standing wave clouds High briefly climbed to 31F. Light winds. Clear and cold with low 10F and good frost this AM |
| 12/6/2009 |
7:15 AM |
0.23 |
7.7 |
0.23 |
8.0 |
0.28 |
Sunny day, warmed to 39F Then winds shifted to NE in the afternoon and temperatures fell gradually. Down to 24F by 7 PM with clouds and humidity increasing. Light snow began after 9 PM and became quite heavy for a few hours after midnight. Low density, cold snow. Cloudy with snow continuing this AM but at a lighter and variable intensity -- smaller crystals so possible greater density now. Low 10F and holding steady. |
| 12/7/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
2.1 |
0.13 |
6.0 |
0.41 |
Continued snowing lightly all day. 1.7" (0.10" water) by 7 PM and then diminished overnight. Very cold with high 16 with slowly falling temperatures during day. Low +3 F by Monday AM Roads all snowcovered, but not too slippery due to very cold temperatures. |
| 12/8/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
1.5 |
0.15 |
6.5 |
0.59 |
Mostly cloudy, cold. High 10F. A few periods of very light snow increasing after dark. Then steady light snow -- very small crystals with nearly 10 to 1 snow/water ratio overnight despite cold temperatures. Low 4F. |
| 12/9/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.3 |
0.10 |
6.0 |
0.62 |
Remained cloudy, and very cold. Light snow ended by about 9 AM. High 11F. Then clearing after 2 PM. Gusty winds from the north to 23 mph late afternoon. Then winds calmed and temperatures plummeted after sunset. Low -15F -- One of our coldest days this decade. Plumes of fog rising off Horsetooth Reservoir this AM |
| 12/10/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.5 |
0.58 |
Clear, cold day -- Nippy easterly winds during the afternoon gusting to 13 mph. High around 10F (need to confirm a discrepancy in our station thermometers). Evening temp dropped back to zero but then downslope winds overnight gusting to 27mph blew snow around and lifted temps to 18F. Then winds stopped and temps. fell back to a low of -2F |
| 12/11/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.0 |
0.61 |
Clear day -- no clouds. Still very cold but some moderation. Light winds with temperature climbing briefly to 24F. Then cooled quickly at sunset with light winds. Low back to -2F |
| 12/12/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
0.61 |
Mostly sunny. With light winds and bright sun, air felt pleasant with high 31F. Main roads clear and dry now but side streets remain snow packed. Mid clouds increased after midnight. Not as cold . Low 14F |
| 12/13/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
0.63 |
Warmed up quickly after sunrise. Hi 47F with temperature in the 40s for several hours. Winds to 13 mph early afternoon from the east. Partly cloudy. Clouds continued to gather and spill over from the high mountains overnight as Pacific moisture moves in. Low 20F No frost |
| 12/14/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.61 |
Partly sunny, warm with some melting. Hi 50F. Winds picked up in the afternoon and occasionally breszzy overnight. Low 21 |
| 12/15/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.61 |
Cloudless but a bit cooler. HI 45. Clear and cold overnight. Low 11F |
| 12/16/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.66 |
Partly cloudy -- very light winds during the day. Increasing mid and high clouds overnight with warming temperatures. Low 25F rising to 32F by sunrise |
| 12/17/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.65 |
Partly to mostly cloudy -- mid and high level clouds. Hi 43F. Stayed relatively mild overnightl Low 24F |
| 12/18/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
M |
Scattered clouds. Some westerly winds in the afternoon and temperature climbed to 53F with a little more melting. But most ground remains snowcovered. Increasing clouds overnight and mild Low 26F |
| 12/19/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
0.67 |
Mostly sunny. quite pleasant. Some afternoon breezes. Hi 47F. Clear, calm and cold overnight with low 12 and morning frost |
| 12/20/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
0.70 |
Clear day. Nearly calm. High 44. Thin cirrus afternoon and then altostratus during evening. Clearing to scattered AC this AM. Low 22 Remaining snow crusty on top and granular -- about as dense as it can get without liquid water. |
| 12/21/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
0.62 |
Sunny, mild, day with light winds and melting snow. High 52F. Mild overnight with low 26F and some mod. downslope breezes this AM |
| 12/22/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.50 |
Sunny, warmest day of the month. More bare ground showing now as old snow melts. Hi 58F with westerly winds gusting to 20 mph in the afternoon. Becoming cloudy overnight with low 28F. |
| 12/23/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.36 |
4.9 |
0.38 |
7.0 |
0.86 |
Cloudy and cool all day. Hi 41F with light winds. Then light snow began about 8 PM with light NE winds. Snow came down pretty good from 9 PM until sometime early this AM. -- in small crystals most of the time. Only snowing very lightly this AM with low 25F |
| 12/24/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
2.0 |
0.16 |
8.0 |
0.84 |
Snow continued accumulating a bit in the AM. Then nearly ended, but then increased again briefly late afternoon Cold front with strong northerly winds after 3PM and much blowing snow. High 32 midday and then fell quickly. Low 3F Only additional 0.02" precip and 0.2" snowfall after 7 PM |
| 12/25/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
7.0 |
0.97 |
Clear, cold day. High 24F. Light but cold northerly winds to 14 mph during the afternoon. Temperature dropped quickly to almost zero by midnight but then NW winds picked up by 1:30 AM gusting to 26 mph with much blowing and drifting snow but sharply warmer temperatures into the 20s. Quite nasty with the wind and blowing snow. |
| 12/26/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.5 |
0.90 |
Cloudy all day and nasty, cold NW winds with frequent blowing and drifting snow on Christmas day. Many gusts of 25-29 mph here in town and likely much stronger out of town. Snow becoming dirty and wind packed. Hi 27F. Almost no cooling overnight with continued winds. Low 24F |
| 12/27/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.0 |
0.68 |
Mostly cloudy, windy day. A little afternoon sun. Winds gusted near 30 mph at times from the NW. Temp upper 20s and low 30s most of the time with some blowing/drifting snow at times. Winds diminished overnight and skies cleared. Temperature dropped to 18F by sunrise. SWE is approx as it is now hard to find a good place to take core samples. |
| 12/28/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.0 |
0.93 |
Mostly clear. Light afternoon breezes and nearly calm overnight. Hi 35F. Low 6F |
| 12/29/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.0 |
0.78 |
Sunny, cold, light winds. Nice during midday. Hi 37F. Some increasing clouds overnight. Scattered clouds. Low 15F |
| 12/30/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
0.86 |
Cloudy, cool day. Very light winds. Storm system passing from our south to the east. Hi 37F. Partial clearing overnight. Low 16F |
| 12/31/2009 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
0.82 |
Increasing clouds again during day as Pacific storm brought snow to the Colorado mountains. Just cool hear with high 33F. A bit breezier during day with high 33F -- cold Clearing and frosty cold overnight Low 9F |
| 1/1/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.83 |
Sunny day with very light winds until late afternoon. Then a few minor breezes gusting to 12 mph. Hi 38F. Partly cloudy overnight. Light frost and low 12F. Deep winter continues with side streets snowcovered but main streets clear. |
| 1/2/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.86 |
Partly to mostly cloudy. Seasonally cold with high 42F with slight daytime melting. Low 17F Light winds A little more bare ground showing in sunny places |
| 1/3/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.79 |
Partly cloudy. Snow clouds up over high mountains during the day. Some convective clouds moved out over the plains Saturday afternoon and again this AM with virga but no signs of precip here. High 47F with slight afternoon melting. Mild overnight with low 26F. Brief gusty winds yesterday late afternoon to 19 mph from the W. |
| 1/4/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.9 |
0.04 |
4.5 |
0.81 |
HI 40, Partly cloudy. Convective afternoon with a period of snow during the afternoon ending by sunset. Clearing overnight low 12F. Some dense fog overnight clearing by sunrise. |
| 1/5/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
1.01 |
Partly cloudy Hi 39F. Snow on streets melted but everything else remains snow covered. Partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Low 20F Snow cores for SWE give variable results due to uneven snow remaining on ground. |
| 1/6/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
1.01 |
Pleasant day -- light winds. HI 43F. Mild overnight with low in the 20s but Arctic front arriving right about 7 AM |
| 1/7/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
2.4 |
0.08 |
6.5 |
1.10 |
24 deg at 7 AM and that was the high for the day as temperature soon fell into low teens, winds increased to 10-19 mph from the NNE , clouds moved in a light snow began mid morning becoming heavier midday and early afternoon (but low water content). Snow ended before 6 PM with temperature around 11F. A few more snow flurries until about 7:45 PM, then clearing and temperature dipped to -10F |
| 1/8/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.5 |
0.92 |
Some morning fog. Otherwise clear and very cold. LIght winds so not too bad. High briefly reached 14F then cooled quickly. Low -10F again with just a few wisps of clouds |
| 1/9/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.0 |
0.98 |
Mostly sunny. temps climbed briefly to a high of 32F Increasing high clouds during the afternoon continuing into the evening. Then clearing again. Not as cold Low +6F |
| 1/10/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.0 |
0.95 |
Clear day, very light winds (peak gust all day was only 6 mph) Warmer. High 44F with slight melting. Clear and cold overnight Low 10F with light frost this AM |
| 1/11/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.0 |
1.20 |
Clear, light winds, warm day, cold night. Hi 51F Low 14F with morning frost SWE readings are variable depending on where we take our core samples. Caught a big one this AM |
| 1/12/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
1.01 |
Another clear day with light winds. Warm, High 51. Chilly at night with low 12F and morning frost. |
| 1/13/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
1.07 |
Warm, sunny day with light winds. Hi 56F and some melting snow. Increasing high clouds overnight. Low 20F |
| 1/14/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.5 |
1.17 |
Mostly cloudy and mild with mid and high clouds. High 55F Low 19F with frost. Caught another big SWE core this AM |
| 1/15/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
1.07 |
Partly cloudy. Not so warm. Light winds continue. Hi 44F. Clear night with low 17F and morning frost |
| 1/16/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
1.10 |
Pleasant day. Some midday high clouds but otherwise clear. Light winds but midday winds from the south up to 11 mph. Hi 46F Clear. Low 17F with morning frost |
| 1/17/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
1.15 |
Mostly cloudy day with thick cirrus overhead. Warm with high 56F and some melting snow. Light winds. Mild overnight with low 30F and rising temps overnight. |
| 1/18/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
1.16 |
Nice day Partly cloudy, light winds Hi 51F More bare ground showing and side streets are mostly melted now. Mainly clear to high clouds overnight and a beautiful sunrise. Frost. Low 22F |
| 1/19/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
0.84 |
Partly to mostly cloudy day. Gradual snow retreat continues. Hi 49F More light winds. Mostly cloudy overnight with low 25 and some morning frost |
| 1/20/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
0.93 |
Partly to mostly cloudy morning, then partial clearing afternoon. Some virga as storm clouds spill over mountains from the west from big CA storm. Winds mostly light but some stronger southerly winds afternoon gusting to 16 mph. Clear overnight. Low 20F with frost. |
| 1/21/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.64 |
Colder day. Cloudy -- mid level clouds. Hi 43F. Light winds. Clouds overnight but still cold with low 19F and frost |
| 1/22/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.96 |
Mostly cloudy with thin altostratus most of the day -- clearing late afternoon Hi 42F Light winds persist. More and more bare ground showing. Remaining snow is very dense. Low 28F -- quite warm with only light frost. Very low barometer down around 24.25 station pressure (not corrected to sea level). |
| 1/23/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
1.03 |
Cloudy morning then partial clearing. Nice day A little breezy in the aftnoon. High 44F. Increasing high clouds overnight. Humid with heavy frost this AM. Low 21F Snow becoming patchy -- about 30% if undisturbed ground is now bare. |
| 1/24/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.8 |
0.80 |
Partly cloudy to cloudy day -- mid and upper clouds with heavier clouds over high peaks. Westerly winds kicked in late after and continued overnight gusting over 30 mph at times. Hi around 46F. Low 32F Now about 35% of ground is bare with crusty snow patches elsewhere. SWE is approximate |
| 1/25/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.8 |
0.91 |
Clearing during the morning but very windy. Several gusts over 30mph from the NW Hi 41F but felt much cooler. Winds calmed overnight. Low 21F with no frost. Majority of ground remains snow covered -- icy granular snow. |
| 1/26/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.8 |
0.94 |
Clear day. Breezy from the south with peak gust 18 mph at 10:50 AM. Southerly winds continued and then calmed overnight. Low 16F with increasing clouds towards morning. |
| 1/27/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.75 |
Becoming mostly cloudy -- mostly standing lenticular mountain wave clouds. Light winds. Hi 43 with a bit more melting. Approaching 60% snow covered area now. Mostly clear overnight with low 19F and frost. |
| 1/28/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
0.03 |
1.5 |
0.80 |
Morning sun, then increasing clouds, overcast by 3 PM. Hi 39F Steady winds increased from the SE. Light, wet snow and snow grains began about 5:30 PM and ended around 10:30 PM. Temperatures just below freezing during snow and snow melted on most roadways. Remained overcast overnight. |
| 1/29/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Overcast dark low stratus all day. Cold with hi 30F and no melting. Light winds. Some clearing overnight and then dense fog formed riming trees, bushes, etc. Beautiful this AM with the heavy frost and fog. Visibilities down to 1/4 mile or less at times |
| 1/30/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.3 |
M |
Fog lifted by 10 AM but remained hazy. Warmed in the afternoon to 44F with clear skies. Clear and very frosty overnight with low 17F |
| 1/31/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Partly cloudy with thin high clouds, light winds and very pleasant day with high 46F. Down to only 50% of ground covered by snow now and most side roads have finally been cleared of glacial ice patches. Partly cloudy overnight. Low 22F with frost this AM |
| 2/1/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Thin high clouds cleared during AM. Sunny afternoon Hi 42 with continued melting of old snow. Mostly clear overnight. Low 18F with patchy fog and heavy frost this AM. |
| 2/2/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Interesting AM as a burst of cold air moved in after 8 AMF Peak gust 18 mph from the E around 8:20 AM with brief fog intrusion. Then clearing with lighter winds through the day. HI 46F, Clear, calm, cold and frosty overnight with low 16F |
| 2/3/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Increasing clouds. Standing mountain wave clouds. Hi 45F Light winds. Clear and nearly calm overnight with low 21F and more frost |
| 2/4/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
0.3 |
M |
Increasing clouds during the morning, with overcast by afternooon and increasing SE winds. Hi 46F. Cloudy overnight with increasing humidity. Period of light snow about 5:25 AM to 6:30 AM |
| 2/5/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Decreasing clouds. Snow melted quickly. Then westerly downslope winds developed afternoon gusting to 27 mph just after 2 PM. Hi 48F. Fairly mild overnight with low 22 F and no frost. |
| 2/6/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Partly cloudy day, seasonal temperatures and moderate southerly winds. Hi 45F Partly cloudy and increased humidity overnight Low 23F with frost. Hazy towards foothills. |
| 2/7/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
T |
M |
Mostly cloudy day with some sun patches in the afternoon. Cool, hi 41F and hazy. Clearing during evening. Low 24.5 F but then increasing clouds and light snow and snow grains began before 6 AM Snowfall increasing after 7 AM |
| 2/8/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.6 |
0.08 |
1.0 |
0.06 |
Cloudy, cold, snowed lightly all day heavier 7 to 10 AM and then again in the later afternoon Hi 33F and then dropping temperatures. Moderate northerly winds this morning to 13 mph. Low 22F |
| 2/9/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.4 |
0.03 |
1.5 |
0.11 |
Continued light snow most of day -- big, low density conglomerate dendrites drifting down. Very cold. Hi 23F. Clearing overnight with low +5F |
| 2/10/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.10 |
Sunny, cloudless but cold day. Hi 28F Clear with light winds. Frosty AM but not as cold. Low 10F |
| 2/11/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Mostly sunny, warmer. Light winds. Nice day. HI 42F Increasing high clouds overnight. Low 19F |
| 2/12/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Partly to mostly cloudy with altocumulus standing mountain wave clouds. Breeze afternoon from the SE. HI 43F Partly cloudy overnight with low 21 and light frost. |
| 2/13/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Mostly cloudy with more standing lenticular clouds and bank of snow clouds up over the high peaks. Hi 45F Mostly cloudy and very mild overnight with low 30F. Remaining snow cover less than 10% of area now and going fast. |
| 2/14/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.7 |
0.03 |
0.7 |
0.03 |
Warmest day of the month. Partly cloudy, windy with downslope westerly winds gusting to 24 mph mid afternoon. Large convective clouds during afternoon with virga. Hi 51. Then winds shifted to northerly, much colder by midnight. Period of snow 1-3 AM (low density) Still overcast at 7 AM but clearing rapidly as the clouds retreat towards the south. Low 18F and breezy all night. |
| 2/15/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cleared during the morning. But cold, strong northerly winds all day. Little bit of morning snow mostly sublimated. Peak wind gust 28mph from the N at 12:40 PM Hi 31. Becoming calm and cloudless overnight with low of 7F with morning frost. |
| 2/16/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Partly cloudy, breezy and cool. Hi 39F Clear and cold overnight with low 10F |
| 2/17/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day but a few afternoon cumulus. Hi 43F Some brisk southerly winds gusting to 16 mph during the aftenroon. Clear, cold and calm overnight with low 16F and frost |
| 2/18/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing clouds, cloudy afternoon and overnight. Quite warm with old snowbanks melting faster than anytime so far this winter. Hi 48F. Very mild overnight. Above freezing until after midnight. Low 26F |
| 2/19/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
2.6 |
0.24 |
2.5 |
0.20 |
Cloudy and mild early with a high briefly of 40F. Then colder before noon with light snow beginning 11:40 AM. Snowed harder mid afternoon -- very wet snow, then drier intermittent snow into the evening and a few flakes overnight. Most accumulation done by 6 PM and totally done by 9:30 PM |
| 2/20/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
T |
2.0 |
0.23 |
Cloudy, cold, dark and gray. A trace of snow fell 2:45 - 4 PM. Yesterday's snow did not melt except on the streets. Light freezing drizzle began overnight with a very light coating this AM. A few snow grains falling this AM Hi 28F yesterday, low 23F overnight. |
| 2/21/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
5.4 |
0.29 |
6.5 |
0.57 |
Very light snow and freezing drizzle Saturday AM with dark, low stratus clouds. Then changed to all light snow after 10 AM becoming heavier during the afternoon. Mostly small snow pellets at first but then changed to large dendrites with colder temperatures during the afternoon. Roads began icing up around 4 PM and very slippery during the evening. Hi 28F 2.5" of new snow by 7 PM, but low density snow continued overnight with addition 2.9". Roads snowcoverd but everything beautifully white. Low 16F |
| 2/22/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
1.5 |
0.30 |
7.0 |
0.59 |
Snowed pretty good 7 - 9 AM with 0.3" new by ( AM. Then occasional light snow on and off rest of the day, but with little additional accumulation. High 23F Continued to snow overnight with another 1.0" ending before 6AM but only 0.01" of water overnight. Clearing and very cold by sunrise Low 6F |
| 2/23/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.60 |
Clear day. Some late afternoon breezes gusting to 16 mph from the NNE. Hi 32F. Snow settled a lot during day. Then clear, light winds, and very cold with heavy frost this AM. Low 5F |
| 2/24/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.60 |
Clear day. Just a few morning Cirrus. Temperature briefly climbed above freezing reaching a high of 40F. Light winds from the SSE during the afternoon. Mostly clear and cold again overnight with low 11F and morning frost. |
| 2/25/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.62 |
Increasing and lowering clouds from the west during the day . Warmer with melting snow. Hi 47F. Cloudy and mild overnight. Low 29F |
| 2/26/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
T |
1.5 |
0.41 |
Mostly cloudy during the day -- mid level. Then lowering clouds late afternoon over the foothills -- convective looking. Hi 46F. Brief snow shower 7:30 - 8:10 PM Then clearing after midnight with heavy morning frost. Low 20F |
| 2/27/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.27 |
Clear day. Strong sun. A few cumulus clouds. Snow leaving quickly now. Hi 48F. Clear and chilly overnight. Low 22F with frost. |
| 2/28/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Increasing mid and high clouds during the day. Hi 46F with mostly light winds. It's been very calm most of the winter. Clouds thickened and lowered overnight with winds shifting to NE and increasing humidity. No frost. Some morning virga W-NW Mountain tops not visible. Low 31F Most of ground bare again except in the shade where it is still several inches deep. |
| 3/1/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.8 |
0.07 |
0.5 |
0.03 |
Cold and cloudy. Light snow began early afternoon mostly melting on contact but some accumulation by late afternoon. Snow became low density overnight and ended before 6AM Hi 37F, Low 27F |
| 3/2/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Snow quickly melted in the morning. Mostly sunny. Temperature shot up briefly to 50F mid afternoon -- warmest in awhile. Clear with light winds overnight. Low 22F with heavy frost. |
| 3/3/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Clear morning, then increasing mid level clouds afternoon with southerly breezes. Hi temperature a balmy 57F Mostly clear and cool overnight with low 25F and frost. |
| 3/4/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Some AM clouds, then clearing. Light winds, sunny and warm -- feels great. Hi 56 Remaining snow melting fast now and ground is no longer frozen except in shade. Then increasing clouds after midnight with mostly cloudy cirrostratus this AM. Low 25 with frost. |
| 3/5/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mid and high clouds most of the day clearing late afternoon. Hi 56. Only a few patches of snow in totally shaded areas now so will call the depth zero instead of trace. Wind gust to 14 mph from the S mid afternoon. Stayed mild overnight but moist air pulled in with upper level low pressure area. Awoke to dense fog about 1/2 mile visibility. Low 34F |
| 3/6/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fog lifted by 9 AM. Then winds picked up and a few snow showers between 9:45 and 10:30 AM and lots of virga. Peak gust 16 mph from the south at 12:40 PM. Remained cloudy and threatening all day, especially to the north. Brief rain sprinkle in the afternoon -- first rain drops in months. Hi 45F. Remained mostly cloudy overnight with low 30F and light frost. |
| 3/7/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy early, then clearing and sharply warmer. Hi 56F by noon, then increasing high clouds and afternoon winds gusting to 21 mph from the NNE at 1240 PM and then shifting to easterly with gradually increasing humidity. Remained cloudy overnight with dense fog developing early this AM. Low 31 with 1/4 mile visibility after 7 AM But no drizzle. |
| 3/8/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and foggy early with light drizzle in the AM until 8:30 AM. Then clearing by afternoon. Cool, Hi 47F. Light winds. Then increasing clouds after midnight and cloudy and mild this AM with low 35F |
| 3/9/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, Hi 52F. Breezy with winds gusting to 29 mph during the day. Clearing but still breezy and mild overnight with low 36. |
| 3/10/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, mild. High 55F. Mostly high clouds. Windy all day with peak gust 26 mph out of the north mid afternoon. Storm to our east but we're missing it. Winds diminished overnight and colder with low 25 |
| 3/11/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, breezy, very unsettled and convective with virga visible late morning through sunset. Snow flurries around noon melted on contact. Hi 44F. Cloudy and windy overnight. Low 33 with northerly winds gusting to 16 mph. |
| 3/12/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with impressive lenticular clouds. Breezy all day. Hi 50F with daytime guests to 24 mph. Windy overnight, too, with 25 mph gust from the NW at 12:30 AM Winds diminished towards sunrise with low 29F |
| 3/13/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful sunny day. Some gusty winds afternoon to 23 mph. Hi 62F -- first time in the 60s since November. Clear and cool overnight with low 25F and frost. |
| 3/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
This station keeps a 7 AM MST reporting time so have changed to 8 AM MDT with the time change. Morning sunshine and temperature rose quickly to the upper 50s. Then increasing high clouds afternoon. SE breezes gusting to 17 mph in the afternoon. Hi clouds overnight. Moist air moved in early this AM. Overcast by just after 8 AM Frost this AM Low 29F |
| 3/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, cool and breezy - Hi 42F. Clouds diminished towards sunrise and winds calmed. Stayed mild with low 32F |
| 3/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing. Plenty of sunshine and warmer. Hi 56F Mostly light winds Clear and cold overnight with morning frost. Low 25F |
| 3/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day -- almost no clouds. Very warm. Hi 68F Breezy afternoon with a few gusts around 20 mph. Clear overnight. Low 27F |
| 3/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny. Some scattered high cirrus clouds. Very mild with high 69.6F Increasing clouds overnight Nearly overcast by sunrise. Low 32F with light dew/frost |
| 3/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.33 |
3.3 |
0.34 |
3.3 |
0.36 |
Mostly cloudy, then partial clearing. Still very mild with high 65 around noon. Then increasing NE winds and cooler afternoon. NE winds gusting to 22 mph. Clouds thickened and lowered. Sprinkles began before 11:30 PM and quickly changed to snow. Good burst of snow around midnight, diminished, but began steadily and moderately towards morning and snowing steadily at time of observation. Low 28F |
| 3/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.7 |
0.08 |
3.1 |
0.37 |
Snow continued in the AM, and became light and intermittent in the afternoon. Strong northerly winds wish some drifting snow afternoon gusting to 28 mph. HIgh 32F. Winds diminished, skies cleared, and temperature dipped to +10F with heavy frost this AM. Snow was settling as it fell during the day. |
| 3/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.32 |
Clear day. Light winds in the AM and melting snow in the afternoon with winds increasing from the SSE gusting to 16mph later. Hi briefly reached 39F. Clear overnight. Low 17F with light winds and heavy frost. |
| 3/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, mild, light winds, very pleasant. Hi 60. Clear overnight with some overnight breezes and low 35/ |
| 3/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning but increasing clouds and southerly winds during the day. Hi 66F. Northerly winds developed overnight gusting to 20 mph at midnight. Threatening precipitation this AM. Low 39F |
| 3/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
1.12 |
8.5 |
1.05 |
8.0 |
0.88 |
Cloudy, light rain began around 11 AM MDT and then changed to all snow at 2:20 PM. High 41F midday. Snow became heavy with moderate NE winds gusting to 21 mph at 6 PM -- very intense snow at times 2" with about 0.50" of water content by 5 PM and another 4" by 8 PM. with the remainder falling by midnight. Remained cloudy overnight with diminishing winds. Low 29F |
| 3/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.70 |
Becoming sunny, cool. Hi 43F Mostly light breezes. Increasing cirrus stratus overnight. Low 20F with very heavy frost. |
| 3/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.30 |
Mostly cloudy day with mostly cirrostratus. Cool. Hi 48F with light winds Cirrostratus clouds continued overnight. Low 28F with light frost |
| 3/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Mostly cloudy. Cool. Threatening clouds gathered over the foothills, but just a few midday sprinkles. Hi 49F Southerly winds shifting to northerly. Forecast storm passed to our south. No snow here and remainder of old snow now mostly melted. Cloudy overnight with low 36F with winds gusting to over 20 mph at times from the north |
| 3/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with some morning snow virga. Blustery NNW winds all day with man 25-29 mph gusts here in town. Hi 51F with the help of downslope winds, but it felt colder. Then clearing and calming during the evening with a morning low of 25F nad light frost. Only tiny patches of snow from Tuesday remain in deep shade |
| 3/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm, southerly breezes in the afternoon. Hi 63F Mostly clear overnight with low 35F |
| 3/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear to partly cloudy. Warm Hi 70F Increasing clouds and mild overnight with low 37F |
| 3/31/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and becoming very windy during the afternoon. Gust of 47 mph out of the South (not our most common direction for strong winds) at 3:50 PM MDT. Hi 79F was just one degree short of the 122 year record. Continued breezy and unseasonably warm with gusts in the 20s most of the night and low 40F |
| 4/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and windy agian with afternoon peak gust of 22 mph from the south. Not as warm. Hi 67F. Partly cloudy overnight. Low 35F |
| 4/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Unsettled sky as upper level storm system moved over the northern mountains Cooler, with high 56F. Afternoon storminess with first virga, then rain showers, then a flash or two of lightning and thunder, then rain turned to snow and snow pellets around 3 PM and mostly done by 3:30 with another little rain shower around 5:45 PM. Still stormy sky until sunset with gusty winds. Then clearing and low 29F with light frost |
| 4/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another windy day ;with gusts all day into the 20s mostly from the NW. Chilly. Hi 48F Clearing and cold overnight with low 25F and some frost. Increasing high thin cirrus clouds after sunrise |
| 4/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy day with mostly thin high clouds. Windy most of the day after about 11 AM with peak gust 28 mph at 5:20 PM Hi 57. Clear and cool evening then increasing clouds and winds again this AM Low 32. Cloudy with dark snow clouds over the mountains to the SW-NW this AM |
| 4/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Unsettled. Dark and threatening with foothills obscured by snow until about 8:30 AM. Then Morning snow shower around 10:15 AM Then partial clearing and nice midday Easter weather. Hi 62F but breezy with gusts over 20 mph at times. |
| 4/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Broken to overcast -- mid and high clouds lowering by dusk. Breezy afternoon Period of rain overnight and maybe some ice pellets mixed in. Heavy downpour around midnight and lighter rains after ended by 3 AM or so. |
| 4/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.06 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
Decreasing clouds during the day Windy with peak gust 28 mph midday from the WSW. Hi 51. Winds shifted to northerly during he evening. Period of snow after midnight ended by morning. Some discrepancies in our rain gauge readings. Low 32F |
| 4/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, snow melted quickly b ut still breezy and cool. HI 51F. Clear and cold with low 25F and heavy frost this AM |
| 4/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, warmer Hi 63F. Breezy afternoon with winds form the S gusting to 19 mph. Increasing high clouds towards morning. Low 33F with light frost. |
| 4/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, windy. 26 mph gust from the south early afternoon. Hi 64F Hi cirrus clouds. Then winds shifted to the north gusting to 27 mph late evening. Low 35F with light frost and dew as winds diminished towards dawn. |
| 4/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, cool and breezy with more mid and high clouds afternoon becoming overcast. Hi 56F. High clouds persisted overnight. Low 33F with light frost and dew -- light winds overnight |
| 4/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and very pleasant day. Hi 70F Increasing mid-level clouds and mild overnight. Low 42F |
| 4/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy, becoming breezy late afternoon with moderate winds overnight. Hi 76F. Unseasonably warm with overnight low 48F |
| 4/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy, sunny, not as warm Hi 64 Westerly winds gusting to 32 mph midday and afternoon diminishing after dark. Temperature dropped to 32F with light frost after winds let up. Clear skies this AM |
| 4/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, breezy, increasing clouds overnight. Hi 68F, low 43 southerly winds gusted to 20 mph during the day becoming light overnight. |
| 4/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning and midday sunshine through increasing high clouds. Clouds thickened by mid afternoon. Hi 66 Overcast and mild overnight with low 44F with some overnight breezes |
| 4/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, low stratus clouds most of day. Hi 52F Brisk SE winds overnight with low 40F and even thicker low stratus -- but no precip. |
| 4/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast, brief period of filtered sunlight late morning. Hi 53. Then clouds lowered and period of light rain mostly 1-3 PM with another trace shower around 8:15 PM. Then dense fog developed overnight with visibilities below 1/4 mile at times this AM. Fog starting to lift after 8 AM |
| 4/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very pleasant day. Hi 70 with partly cloudy skies Clearing overnight. Low 39F |
| 4/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, Mild Hi 71. Breezy afternoon. Becoming cloudy overnight with low 44F |
| 4/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy day -- mostly mid-level clouds. Cooler. Hi 63F. Decreasing clouds afternoon then increasing again overnight and cloudy by morning with low stratus clouds up against the foothills. Low 45F -- mild for this time of year. |
| 4/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
1.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, unsettled, gathering storm clouds late afternoon. Light winds High 60F. Thunderstorm began about 7 PM with heavy rain during the evening. Strong east winds gusting to 21 mph overnight. More light rain continued overnight with low clouds and fog this AM Unseasonably mild with low 48F |
| 4/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.43 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very unsettled with on and off light rain and some afternoon thunder. Mostly cloudy but a few breaks in the clouds late morning. Then increasing northerly winds continuing overnight gusting ot 20 mph. Light rain and low clouds again this AM |
| 4/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.56 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain all morning ended before 2 PM. Cold day. Windy Hi 45 Possibly some ice pellets mixed with precip late morning. Roads dried during the afternoon, but then some early evening light showers accompanied by 25 mph WNW winds. Showers ended late but remained cold and windy with low 37F with NW winds gusting to 31 mph overnight. |
| 4/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and windy AM with N winds gusting to 25 mph. Clouds decreasing by late morning with afternoon sun and temperature briefly climbed to 62F. Winds diminished and colder with low 35 with light frost and heavy dew this AM |
| 4/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy day -- windy with winds from the NW gusting to 26 mph during the afternoon. Hi 64. Then a shower with sharply colder temperatures began 6:30 PM and mixed with snow. Ended by 8:30 PM with winds gusting to 28 mph from the north Then low clouds cleared, winds diminished and temperature dropped to 33F this AM with frost and dew |
| 4/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, but increasing clouds late with mid level clouds. Hi 59F Breezy during the afternoon. Then clear, calm and cold overnight with low 30F with morning frost. |
| 4/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning and midday, increasing clouds after 3 PM becoming overcast briefly, then partial clearing later. Hi 65. Becoming a bit hazy in the afternoon -- possibly some airborn dust. Fairly mild overnight with low 41F |
| 4/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.75 |
1.6 |
0.44 |
1.5 |
0.34 |
Warmed rapidly into the mid 70s by late morning. HI 76 with gusty southerly winds gusting to 30 mph. Clouds increased and temperatures dropped a bit late afternoon. Then light rain began before 10 PM becoming steady rain after 10:30 PM with quickly falling temperatures. Rain changed to snow overnight and snowed hard from maybe 2 to 6 AM and lighter wet snow after that. Precipitation ended 7:45 AM Low 32F What a change in the weather!! |
| 4/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, becoming windy. Snow melted by mid morning. Hi 58F with NW winds gusting to 24 mph afternoon. Increasing clouds again overnight kept low temperature above freezing. Low 34F |
| 5/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, breezy and chilly with hi 51F. Northerly winds gusting to 30 mph during the afternoon with darker clouds and virga to the south. Winds diminished overnight. Partly cloudy Low 34F |
| 5/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, breezy, morning sunshine, partly cloudy with afternoon and evenign virga. Hi 57. Continued partly cloudy overnight. Low 34 with mostly cloudy skies and some virga over foothills this AM SW-NW. |
| 5/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool and mostly cloudy with a period of light rain showers 1 - 3 PM Then gradual clearing. HI 54 Clearing overnight and chilly. Low 34 with heavy dew and probably some frost |
| 5/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, warm, windy in the afternoon. Hi 67 Westerly winds gusted to 22 mph. Mild and breezy overnight. Low 50 F becoming very windy with a 45 mph gust at 8 AM. |
| 5/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy all day from the WNW with gusts to 36 mph. Hi 71F. winds shifted to northly overnight and colder Low 38 but still windy. |
| 5/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy all day Mostly sunny. Hi 63F Gusts over 20 mph most of the day from the south. Still breezy overnight. Low 37F |
| 5/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy morning, becoming overcast. Chilly day. HI 54. Some light sprinkles during the afternoon. Northerly winds gusting to 21 mph midday diminished late afternoon but increased again during the evening. Period of rain began after 7:30 ended near midnight. Rain changed to snow pellets after 8 PM. Our tipping bucket gauge showed 0.08" total. Clearing after midnight. Low 31F |
| 5/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, chilly, windy, with increasing high clouds and overcast by sunset. Gusts over 20 mph again. Hi 57. Winds shifted to easterly during the evening and eventually tapered off. Low 30F as our cool weather continues. |
| 5/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nice morning, then pleasant afternoon but cool with increasing clouds. Hi 59. Virga and probably some light sprinkles here late afternoon and early evening. Then clearing and cool again with low 34 with dew and some light frost. |
| 5/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, mild, light winds. Hi 70F Low clouds and rich humidity moved in from the east overnight. Morning low 48F with some fog and a few early sprinkles around 7 AM |
| 5/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning low clouds and brisk moist east winds diminished Some morning convection erupted NE and SE of us but no precip here. Then westerly winds moved in us disturbance passed. Hi 67F with afternoon downslope winds gusting ito 24 mph and then shifting to the north. Low clouds moved back in towards AM iwth low 46 and a little early drizzle |
| 5/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
1.48 |
4.1 |
0.87 |
4.0 |
0.74 |
Cloudy, brisk ESE upslope winds all day gusting to 16 mph midday. Intermittent light morning rain showers became a steady cold rain by mid afternoon and moderate rain by evening. High only reached 42F and dropping in the evening Rain turned to snow about 8:20 PM (first 0.58" moisture fell as rain, and remainder as snow)and wet snow fell into the night --diminished sometime after midnight, and then started lightly again around 6:15 AM and still snowing at 8 AM. Some slush formed on roads, but mostly melted, Trees heavily laden with quite a few broken branches |
| 5/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.53 |
Snow ended by 9 AM but remained cloudy and very cold for this time of year with high only 43F Most snow melted but still an inch of very wet snow survived the day. Snow showers over the foothills developed again late afternoon and evening, but no more here. Then clearing and cold with low 31F Hopefully our last freeze |
| 5/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy - clouds increased to overcast by evening. High 55F Breezy during the evening. Not as cold Low 42 and partly cloudy this AM. Everything very green and moist after this storm |
| 5/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Unsettled and unstable. Partly cloudy AM and then convective development afternoon north and east of us. Strong SE winds late afternoon with rain from 6 PM to after midnight. Remained very damp and drizzly overnight with low 44F |
| 5/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning, thunderheads developed NE-E during the afternoon but just a trace shower or two here and no thunder. Becoming windy from the NW afternoon gusting to 21mph. Hi 57F -- unseasonably cool for this late in May. Clearing overnight with heavy dew and low 39F. Partly cloudy again in the morning with cloud bank retreating to the east |
| 5/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Unsettled with some late afternoon convective clouds and maybe some thunder to our north. Hi 68F. Breezy from the south during the afternoon. Then clearing and light winds overnight with low 40F and morning dew. |
| 5/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, light winds increasing from the SE late afternoon. Hi 74. Humidity on the rise, with low stratocumulus clouds moving in overnight. Low 50F. |
| 5/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, humid day. Hi 70F. Thunderheads erupted mid afternoon NE of here and then t-storms developed SW after 5 PM. Thunder every two minutes from 5:30 - 5:40 PM and occasionally after that until 6:30 PM Rain 5:40 to 6:20 PM and again 7 PM to nearly 11 PM with a few more rolls of thunder. Rain only totaled 0.10". then clearing overnight with low 46F |
| 5/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, becoming overcast. Hi 67F Light rain developed overnight and raining lightly at time of observation. Low 50F |
| 5/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain ended at 8:15 AM Then becoming partly cloudy and only a few clouds by evening. Hi 67F. Partly cloudy overnight. Low 45F with heavy morning dew |
| 5/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny. Tornado watch was issued as moist SE winds developed gusting to 21 mph followed by very strong SW winds aloft, but only a few convective clouds developed late afternoon and quickly dissipated. High 74F. Clear overnight and light winds. Low 46F |
| 5/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, much warmer, lower humidity. Strong SSW winds developed early afternoon and temperature soared to 87F. Just a few high clouds. Then a sharp wind shift around 5 PM to the NNE and temperatures dropped nearly 25F. Some convection along the front but nothing serious. Winds from the NNE gusted to 28 mph then gradually diminished during the evening. Clear and light winds with low 42F overnight and very light dew this AM |
| 5/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, pleasant. Hi 72F. Clear but fairly warm overnight. Low 48F |
| 5/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy from the south late morning and all afternoon. Peak gust 34 mph High 74F. Few clouds. Mostly clear overnight |
| 5/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, cool High 70F. Clouds developed after sunset and a period of good rain with a little thunder from after midnight to around 2 AM. Low 52F mild and humid with overcast skies this AM |
| 5/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, moist. Then a T-storm rolled up from the south early afternoon and tossed a few rain drops, hail stones and lightning bolts and then moved quickly north. Peak wind gust 24 mph from the SE as the storm moved by. Then continued mild and humid evening and overnight. Low 53F |
| 5/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy but with thinning clouds and more sunlight during the afternoon. Warmer. Hi 83F. Still fairly humid. Mostly cloudy overnight and mild. Low 52F |
| 5/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny with soaring temperatures. Hi 91F - hottest of the year and set a new 122 year record for this date. Partly cloudy and quite mild overnight with low 55F |
| 5/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant day. Northerly winds gusted to 22 mph by late afternoon. Hi 77F then cooling afternoon as clouds developed and convergent boundary moved over 5-7 PM. Some sprinkles and more ominous clouds to the south and east. Then partly cloudy overnight and clearing after sunrise. Low 49F |
| 5/31/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, pleasantly cool and low humidity. Breezy afternoon. Hi 69F. Clear with some dew overnight. Low 46 F with very good visibilities. |
| 6/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Perfect Memorial Day with plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures and light winds. Hi 80F, low 46F |
| 6/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy but warm. Hi 81 Some late day sprinkles around 8 PM. Remained cloudy and somewhat breezy and mild overnight with low 54F |
| 6/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Persisting mid level clouds during the day -- sort of a standing mountain wave cloud mixed with a little convective stratocumulus. Hi 75F Remained partly to mostly cloudy overnight with low 52F |
| 6/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
More daytime clouds with rolls of stratocumulus and lenticular altocumulus. Hi 80F, Partly cloudy and mild overnight with low 56F |
| 6/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with late day clouds along foothills -- semi convective and semi lenticular -- same cloud patterns for several days and a bit unusual, I think. Hot during the day with high 88 F Remained unseasonably warm with low 58F |
| 6/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Daytime sunshine but becoming partly to mostly cloudy by late afternoon with still more of these interesting lenticular rolls of stratocumulus along foothills with altocumulus lenticulars above. Hi 84F. By sunset some areas of convection took off with thunderheads to the distant east and south and some lightning to the south after dark to about 11PM. Then clearing with low 56F |
| 6/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm, humid HI 88F with convection popping up around us. Some thunder to the south around 5:30 PM and again 8:15 PM but no rain. Clearing overnight but then clouds and showers this AM with 0.01" around 7:25 AM Low 58F |
| 6/8/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm, very humid and convective. Hi 83F with dewpoint temperatures up in the mid 60s -- unusually high for here. Mostly to partly cloudy. Afternoon shower around 3 PM 0.01" Evening lightning and thunder. with a little more rain 0.01" Peak wind gust of 29 mph from the NW at 10:40 PM Continued cloudy overnight with a low of 59F |
| 6/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy. Cooler, Hi 72 Trace shower in the morning. Low 51F Partly cloudy |
| 6/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm, Hi 82F Breezy overnight with unusually warm nighttime temperatures for early June -- low 62F -- record warm low for the date |
| 6/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing clouds during morning, decreasing midday. Hi 81F Then increasing clouds after 4 PM with a brief heavy shower around 4:30 PM. Partly to mostly cloudy overnight, low 57F |
| 6/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.83 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, cool. Hi 73. Showers began around 3 PM, 3:40 - 3:50 PM and then more frequently after 6:10 PM 0.08" as of 8 PM and remainder fell during the evening and overnight. Rain very light and mostly drizzle and fog this AM with low 47F |
| 6/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.66 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cold rain, drizzle and low clouds all day - washed out many big weekend events here in Fort Collins, Hi 52 0.23" as of 8 PM and the remaining 0.43" overnight and this morning. Still raining lightly at observation time Low 47F |
| 6/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain in the AM mostly ended by noon. Then a few more light showers late afternoon and evening. Hi 58F Rain ended by about 8:30 PM then partly cloudy and cool overnight low 47F |
| 6/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy and still cool and unsettled. Hi 67F. Becoming quite convective afternoon with a brief but somewhat intense rain shower around 6 PM Rain ended after 8 PM then clearing and very cool with low 43F |
| 6/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly clear. Just a few late day clouds. Hi 78F Clear and light winds overnight Low 51F |
| 6/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but then one thunderhead popped up early afternoon and dropped a brief trace shower with some thunder. Hi 85F Clear and mild overnight. Low 58F |
| 6/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very dry, low hunidity and windy day. Very strong winds that were predicted in the AM did not materialize, but winds gusted over 20 mph and as high as 27 mph all afternoon. Winds diminished and mostly clear overnight. Hi 84F, Low 50F with dry air. |
| 6/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nearly totally clear day. Hi 81F Some convective development during the evening to the south and east apparently grew to become an overnight t-storm complex NE Colorado that washed back some moist low-level air bringing overcast low stratus and stratocumulus this AM Lo 58F |
| 6/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Low clouds lifted by mid morning. Warmed to 84F with just a few cumulus but convection erupted late afternoon and evening with nice display of thunderheads SE - E and one clap of thunder around 6 PM. Low 59F with stratus and stratocumulus again this
AM |
| 6/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, breezy, pleasant temperatures. Very humid. Hi 78F Some fog overnight, Partly to mostly cloudy overnight with low 61F |
| 6/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, a little breezy, warmer with high 86F. Clear, light winds overnight. Low 54 with dew |
| 6/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear again, breezy during the day from the south, Hi 88F Low 53. Low humidity, things are drying quickly now. |
| 6/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another sunny day with southerly winds during the day. Cooler, Hi 78F A little hazy -- maybe some distant forest fire smoke |
| 6/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning, some afternoon clouds -- high based convection. Hi 90F with low humidity. Clear night, cool, low 54F |
| 6/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, very hot and dry. High soared to 97F, hottest of the year by far so far. Some high based afternoon convection. A big plume of forest fire smoke in the afternoon back in the mountains west of here even had a big towering cumulus over it for a while and later a smoke cloud with mammatus. Fire must have died back overnight though. Very warm night with low 65F and mostly to partly cloudy overnight |
| 6/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot morning. Up to 90F by noon, then lively convection with a T-storm after 1 PM, around 2:30 PM and again around 6 PM but nothing overhead. We just got a brief shower her after 2 PM and sprinkles around 6 PM Much cooler during the afternoon, then clearing and nice evening with low 56F |
| 6/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Afternoon high-based convection but no precip. Hi 80F Clearing and pleasant overnight Low 55F |
| 6/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly clear. Some mid and high clouds in the afternoon. Hi 88F. Clear with light winds overnight Low 57F |
| 6/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning and early afternoon with late day cloud development from suppressed convection. Hi 93F Clear with light winds overnight and low 56F |
| 7/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot and breezy. Hi 91. Hazy in the afternoon -- maybe smoke from a forest fire Low humidity. Partly cloudy overnigh with low 59F |
| 7/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High-based convection with afternoon virga and some sprinkles around 7:30 - 8 PM> Hi 90F. Clouds lingered overnight 27 mph gust from the west at 10:40 PM. Low 61F |
| 7/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, warm. Gusty high-based showers late afternoon and evening all around but nothing noted at the station High 89F 26 mph gust from the south at 3:20 PM Cloudy until about midnight -- then clearing with low 59F |
| 7/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning cumulus, and afternoon and evening convective clouds mostly in the distance. Hi 93F and very dry and breezy 23 mph gust from the SSE at 4:40 PM. Stayed warm well into the evening and eventually cooled into the 60s with low 62 this AM. Easterly winds developed overnight and dew points climbed to the upper 50s by morning. Woke to thick, low stratus, stratocumulus and drizzle/very light rain ater 0500 continuing intermittently unil observation time. |
| 7/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.64 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy 4th of July. Pleasant temps.with high 76F. Thunderstorm began about 5:30 PM and came down very hard with a few small hail stones barely noticeable. Rain tapered off but continued until about 10 PM. Fireworks show still went on but was damp and cool Then a little rain overnight but clearing. Low 50F |
| 7/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous day, clear and low humidiyt. Hi 81F Just a few fair weather cumulus. Clear and cool overnight. Low 52F |
| 7/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, then increasing clouds. Hi 88F Then sharply cooler late afternoon as cold front arrived and more clouds developed. NNE winds gusting to 25 mph with cold front. Rain developed starting about 10 PM with a little thunder. Dark, low stratus clouds with light drizzle this AM |
| 7/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Dark, low clouds all day with fog, drizzle and low visibilities. Pavement wet most of day Rain/drizzle finally ended about 1 AM Still cloudy but a few breaks this AM. High 62F Low 53F We set a new record low for the daily max temperature on the 7th. |
| 7/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still cloudy and cool and unsettled. Afternoon showers and a little thunder around 4:15 PM Clearing overnight with heavy dew High 73F, Low 50F |
| 7/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning. Warmer, but still comfortably cool for this time of year. Hi 80F. Convective development in the afternoon with rain and a little thunder, especially around 3:50 ON Partly cloudy overnight. Dew. Low 54F |
| 7/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning but convective buildups began mid morning and first thunder about 12:30 PM. Hi 86F late morning. A few showers and thunder ended by 5 PM. but only 0.01" total Then Clearing. Cooled to low of 51`F and mostly clear overnight. |
| 7/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm, high based convection with some afternoon sprinkles. Hi 85F. Clearing evening. Low 55F with dew. |
| 7/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot, hi 93F Dry SW winds in the afternoon gusting to 24 mph. Clear overnight, low 60F |
| 7/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very hot. Hi 97F. Some high based convection spit a few sprinkles 2-2:15 PM Remained partly to mostly cloudy overnight and very warm with low 66F |
| 7/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing early, with morning sunshine. Then cloud buildups in the afternoon. Hi 93F with a trace shower 6:30 - 7:30 PM. 0.01" rain shower just after midnight, then clearing. Low 58F |
| 7/16/2010 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudless day. Low humidity. Hi 91F. Clear with light winds and low 55F overnight |
| 7/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny day, no convective clouds. Light winds. Hi 96F Clear and nice overnight, low 55F |
| 7/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day. Hi 97F -- near record for the date. Becoming cloudy afternoon with high-based dry convection with some virga. Gradual clearing after sunset with low 61F |
| 7/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Temperatures warmed quickly in the AM and then convection got started before noon. Sprinkles around 1 PM. Thunder a few times during the afternoon, mostly to our north and northwest -- distant. Storm system passed over around 7 PM but with only some gusts of NW winds and cooler. Huge CB to the east at sunset. Cleared and comfortable overnight with low 57F |
| 7/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very hot. Hi 95F and moderately humid. Active convection most of the day but we were missed until a small thunderstorm nicked us between 8 and 8:30 PM. Gusty east winds preceded the brief storm. Remained mostly to partly cloudy overnight with low 61F |
| 7/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler day. Still lots of convective activity with several periods of audible thunder. Hi 79
F but only a trace of rain fell around 1 PM a 5-5:30 PM. Remained mostly cloudy and warmish overnight with low 64F |
| 7/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Active convection again with thundershower 2:30 - 4 PM High 85F Then partial clearing with a low of 60F |
| 7/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and seasonally hot with an afternoon thunderstorm 3:10 - 3:15 PM and more thunder in the evening -- only a trace of rain fell. Hi 90F Partly cloudy and mild overnight. Low 57F |
| 7/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot. Hi 94F. No convective clouds until evening off to the south. Lingering clouds overnight. Low 61F |
| 7/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nice, comfortable summer day. Hi 82 Partly cloudy with high thin clouds all day. Mostly clear with some high clouds overnight. Low 58F |
| 7/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy -- mostly mid and high clouds some afternoon convection -- Hi 88F, Clearing with low 59F and dew. |
| 7/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear -- less humid in the afternoon as dewpoints dropped into the 40s mixing. Just some suppressed midday convective clouds over mountains. Hi 94F Mostly clear with a few cirrus overnight. Low 61F |
| 7/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning. Heated up very quickly. Hi 96F. Then northerly winds moved in after noon, and plenty of convective buildups. Just some trace showers here between 5 and 6 PM. Remained mostly cloudy overnight and didn't cool off much. Low 66F |
| 7/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Active convection and not so hot. Hi 83F. Some afternoon thunder with rain shower beginning around 6:15 PM with light rain continuing intermittently until 8:50 PM. Rainbow at times |
| 7/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine, Warmed quickly to 91F then active convection from late morning beginning over mountains and continuing all afternoon. Only some very light precip here but more around. Rain fell 4:25 - 5:25 PM and 6:13-8 PM Clearing overnight, low 62F |
| 7/31/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Convection began late morning to our north but we remained sunny and hot midday and early afternoon as we watched CB drift slowly SE and others form South and West. Hi 90F Eventually we got the end of a dissipating storm with a little thunder Rained 5:55 - 6:15 PM Clearing overnight -- low 60F |
| 8/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny. Some hi cirrus Hot with high 89F. Some thunderheads late morning over foothills but dissipated and not much happened the remainder of the day. Breezy afternoon Dew points climbed back into the low 60s. Low 62 with heavy dew this AM and nice AC and CI cloud formations |
| 8/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Heated up fast -- High 91 midday. Active convection. with early afternoon thunder and then some rain showers from 3:45 PM intermittently until 8:30 PM Remained mostly cloudy and quite warm overnight with low 65F |
| 8/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, unsettled with active convection. Several light afternoon showers 2:30 - 2:45 PM and 5:20 - 6 PM Hi 82 Additional trace shower at 9:40 PM Then clearing overnight Low 59F |
| 8/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Convectively active day with some late day trace showers and some evening sprinkles and thunder. Hi 87. Remained partly to mostly cloudy and humid overnight with low 62F |
| 8/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler. Hi 82 but again with active convection and a 3:15 - 4 PM thundershower and chilled the air to the 60s during the late afternoon. Clearing late with a low of 56F -- coolest since mid July |
| 8/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nice summer day. Some convective clouds but much less than previous day. Some afternoon virga and a trace shower around 6 PM High 85F |
| 8/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm pleasant summer day. Light winds Hi 87F with some afternoon buildups. Clearing and cool with low 56F |
| 8/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy afternoon and evening as convection developed over the foothills mid afternoon. Maybe a sprinkle or two here but could see late afternoon showers in many directions. Hi 91F. Cloudy and remained mild overnight. Thunderstorm developed late with shower from 2:30 - 3:10 AM Heavy short burst of rain at beginning. Low 61F, cloudy and damp this AM |
| 8/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Perfect summer day. Hi 86. Just a few late day convective buildups but one nailed us with brief but very intense heavy 7:10 - 7:40 PM with some small hail. Another brief thunderstorm after 9 PM only dropped a trace of rain. Few sprinkles this AM and cloudy. Low 61 |
| 8/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cleared off during the morning. Then thunderheads built up early afternoon and we had a trace shower with a little thunder between 3 and 4 PM. High 89F. Another trace shower during the evening. Then clearing with low 53F |
| 8/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, just a few small flat cumulus during the afternoon. High 88F. Clear with light winds overnight. Low 57F |
| 8/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot, low humidity by afternoon. Hi 94F Clouded up afternoon. Some gusty winds late afternoon and evening. Gusts to 26 mph. Low 60F and remained partly cloudy overnight. |
| 8/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing clouds midday and becoming windy. High 90F. Peak gust 26 mph from the south at 1 PM. Rain shower with gusty winds 2:45 - 3 PM. Then clearing and cooler. Low 59F |
| 8/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly clear and dry day. High 85. Clear overnight Low 57F |
| 8/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning, partly cloudy afternoon. Hi 78 - coolest in several weeks. Clearing overnight Low 56. Clear this AM but a bank of low clouds on eastern horizon. |
| 8/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, some cloud development and increased humidity late in the day. Hi 82F. Becoming cloudy overnight with low 62F with mostly altocumulus clouds |
| 8/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, unsettled day with active convection in the afternoon moving off the foothills around 4 PM with some lively thunder and lightning, strong winds and sharply cooler temperatures. Hi 77F before dropping to about 60F with the t-storm just after 4 PM Light rain continued to about 6:40 PM with another sprinkle around 9:10 PM. Then clearing, cooler with lowe 52F with heavy dew. |
| 8/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny except for a brief high-based early afternoon trace shower. Hi 86F. Clear with light winds and low a comfortable 54F |
| 8/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny morning and temperatures soared up into the 90s by late morning. Hi 97F mid afternoon tying hottest day of the summer. Very low humidity. Then cloud buildups late afternoon and evening with some sprinkles around 8 PM. Remained cloudy (mostly altocumulus) and mild overnight with low 65F |
| 8/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, very chaotic sky most of day --not really convective -- wave clouds, low clouds on mountain peaks, and areas of virga. Trace shower at noon and then a period of rain from about 3:15 to 5:10 PM Hi 85 but only briefly Remained mostly to partly cloudy overnight with low 61F |
| 8/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, just some high-based afternoon flat cumulus. Hi 89F. Clear and cooled quickly at night with low 55F |
| 8/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day except for just a few afternoon and evening cumulus mostly over the mountains. Hi 92F Dew points climbed briefly during the evening to near 60F but then dropped again. Clear night with low 57F |
| 8/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, hot day. High 93F Increasing clouds and breezy towards morning with a very warm overnight low of 69F |
| 8/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy and cooler day with a shower around 1 PM with wind gusts to 23 mph from the SSW. Mostly cloudy. Hi 83F Upslope stratus clouds developed overnight. Cloudy morning with a few sprinkles before 8 AM |
| 8/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Remained cloudy and breezy but clouds broke up mid morning. Clear afternoon and all night. High 79F. Very fallish this AM with low 50F |
| 8/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm. Hi 87. Low humidity. Cooled quickly at night. Low 51F with morning des. |
| 8/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear. Some afternoon cumulus buildups over the mountains and foothills. Hot High 94. Clear and light winds with low 54 and some light morning dew. |
| 8/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot. High 95 which broke the 122 year record high for this date. Some afternoon cloud buildups with some distant virga. Clouds lingered into the evening and then cleared overnight with low 61 -- remaining unseasonable warm for this time of year. |
| 8/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny morning, increasing clouds afternoon. Hot. with high 91F Afternoon and evening overcast with virga and a few sprinkles from 7:30 to 8 PM. Some gusty winds late evening and still in the 70s to midnight. Then clearing and cooler with low 57F and no des |
| 8/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 88, low 60F |
| 8/31/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sprinkles Hi 84F, low 57F |
| 9/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hi 79F Clear night. Low 50F |
| 9/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some scattered cumulus and AC. Hi 84F. Clear overnight becoming windy out of the north before sunrise, gusting to 21 mph. Low 51F |
| 9/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, cool. Hi 74F Low humidities. Clear, cold night. Low 41F |
| 9/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, low humidity No clouds at all. High 78, low 47F |
| 9/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day. High 91F. Afternoon high based convection and virga. Then clearing and low 51.5F overnight A little bit of haze today making high mtn peaks dimly visible SW |
| 9/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
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0.00 |
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Clear and hot AM but with convective development during the late afternoon and a late evening thundershower with a trace of rain around 11:20 PM. Some gust winds during the evening and overnight with low 56F |
| 9/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
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Clear, much cooler but windy all day. Hi 75F. Peak wind gust 28 mph at 10:30 AM from the WNW. Winds let up around midnight and temperatures dipped to 38F -- coolest of the fall so far. |
| 9/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, light winds, warmed gradually and eventually reached a late afternoon high of 80F. Clear and low 51F |
| 9/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Summery day with some afternoon convection and some light showers. Hi 83F Peak wind gust 25 mph from the NW at 4:50 PM with one of the showers. Clear overnight and low 50F |
| 9/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light winds, clear to partly cloudy. Warm, hi 86F. Gusty westerly winds during the evening with 26 mph peak gust at 9:35 PM. Remained partly cloudy with low 49F |
| 9/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but cooler Hi 76F and breezy in the afternoon. Clear cool with low 41F Very low humidity day. |
| 9/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, pleasant day with light winds. High 79F. Increasing high clouds after midnight. Low 45F |
| 9/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, comfortable temperatures, light winds. Hi 82, low 45F |
| 9/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, smokey/hazy from nearby forest fires. Hi 87F, Low 49F |
| 9/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot again, High 89F Breezy overnight kept temperatures warm. Low 55F |
| 9/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny/partly cloudy. Not as hot Still some smoke and haze. High 83F. Low 50F |
| 9/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and warm with increasing midlevel clouds afternoon. Hi 84F. Low 50 with some gust northerly winds overnight and still a little hazy this AM |
| 9/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
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0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, comfortably warm. Hi 80F. Cooler, moist airmass arrived overnight an awoke to low stratus overcast and light drizzle. Low 50F |
| 9/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
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0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy with some morning drizzle and much cooler. Clouds finally broke up by late afternoon. Hi 57F. Cooled to 44F by about 2 AM then fog and low clouds redeveloped and temperatures stabilized around 46F. Visibility about 1/2 mile at 5 AM but fog beginning to lift now and some breaks in stratus clouds beginning to appear at 8 AM |
| 9/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot, sunny, clear and dry. Hi 88, Low 48F |
| 9/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot and very dry with extreme fire hazard again. Becoming partly to mostly cloudy. Hi 91. Then a sharp cold front passed in the afternoon. Wind gusts to 29 mph. Some lightning visible in the evening but no rain. Breezy overnight, low 51F with overcast skies -- clearing over mountains to the west |
| 9/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing. Pleasant day with high 74F Clear and becoming more humid overnight with easterly upslope breezes. Low 50F with overcast stratus this morning |
| 9/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy. Cool. Thickening, lowering clouds during the afternoon. high 72F Light rain began about 3 PM and continued until 6 PM -- dampened the CoCoRaHS picnic in Loveland, but only 0.04" with the first episode. Then showery unsettled weather overnight as an upper level system moved over -- but only 0.01" additional between midnight and 3 PM. Still partly to mostly cloudy this AM Low 52F |
| 9/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gradual clearing and quite windy during the day with gusts to 23 mph from the west during the afternoon. Hi 77F with low humidity. Then clear with increasing high clouds overnight and low 41F |
| 9/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day, light winds, warm temperatures. Hi 80. Low 48 with a little morning dew |
| 9/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, mild (for this time of year) and very dry. Hi 77, low 44. No clouds and very blue sky this AM |
| 9/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm and very dry with high 87 and low 48F |
| 9/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Continuation of hot and very dry weather for this time of year with high 86F, low 45 and essentially no clouds at all Breezy midday with gusts to 19 mph. |
| 9/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Record high for the date 88F set around 4:30 PM. Low 49F. Not a cloud to be seen. |
| 9/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Not quite as hot, but still sunny, warm and very dry. Hi 82F, low 45F Gusty northerly winds late morning with gust to 25 mph at 11 AM MDT Winds gradually diminshed by late afternoon. |