Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-SA-2 Latitude 37.9802
Station Name Crestone 1.2 SSE Longitude -105.689
County Saguache Elevation (ft) 8085



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 09 1.02 1.48 30 1.48 30 0.00 0 0 10 2 12.2 6 5
Nov 09 0.66 0.09 30 0.09 30 0.00 0 0 1 2 1.8 1 5
Dec 09 0.51 0.32 31 0.32 31 0.00 0 0 6 3 5.1 6 24
Jan 10 0.56 0.51 31 0.51 31 0.00 0 0 7 7 6.4 7 31
Feb 10 0.51 0.96 27 0.96 27 0.00 0 0 10 5 15.2 10 27
March 10 1.00 1.45 30 1.45 30 0.00 0 0 7 6 19.0 8 27
April 10 1.26 1.69 29 1.69 29 0.00 0 0 6 5 6.8 5 5
May 10 1.07 0.26 30 0.26 30 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.7 2 0
June 10 1.00 0.31 28 0.31 28 0.00 0 0 4 7 0.0 0 0
July 10 1.96 0.69 27 0.69 27 0.00 0 0 12 6 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 1.89 2.05 31 2.05 31 0.00 0 0 10 12 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 1.23 0.83 27 0.83 27 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 12.67" 10.64" 351 days 10.64" 351 0.00" 0 days 0 81 days 58 days 67.2" 45 days 124 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2009 0.01
10/2/2009 0.00
10/3/2009 0.00
10/4/2009 0.00
10/5/2009 T
10/6/2009 0.00
10/7/2009 0.00
10/8/2009 0.12
10/9/2009 0.15
10/10/2009 0.00
10/11/2009 0.00
10/12/2009 0.00
10/13/2009 0.00
10/14/2009 0.16
10/15/2009 0.00
10/16/2009 0.00
10/17/2009 0.00
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009
10/21/2009 0.11
10/22/2009 0.20
10/23/2009 0.00
10/24/2009 0.00
10/25/2009 0.01
10/26/2009 T
10/27/2009 0.00
10/28/2009 0.09
10/29/2009 0.56
10/30/2009 0.07
10/31/2009 0.00
11/1/2009 0.00
11/2/2009 0.00
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.00
11/7/2009 0.00
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009 0.00
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.00
11/13/2009 0.00
11/14/2009 T
11/15/2009 T
11/16/2009 0.09
11/17/2009 0.00
11/18/2009 0.00
11/19/2009 0.00
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009 0.00
11/22/2009 0.00
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009 0.00
11/25/2009 0.00
11/26/2009 0.00
11/27/2009 0.00
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.00
12/4/2009 0.00
12/5/2009 0.00
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 T
12/8/2009 0.11
12/9/2009 0.01
12/10/2009 0.00
12/11/2009 0.00
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.00
12/14/2009 0.02
12/15/2009 0.00
12/16/2009 0.00
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009 0.00
12/20/2009 0.00
12/21/2009 0.00
12/22/2009 0.00
12/23/2009 0.13
12/24/2009 0.04
12/25/2009 0.00
12/26/2009 0.00
12/27/2009 0.00
12/28/2009 0.00
12/29/2009 T
12/30/2009 T
12/31/2009 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.00
1/2/2010 0.00
1/3/2010 T
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 0.00
1/8/2010 T
1/9/2010 T
1/10/2010 0.00
1/11/2010 0.00
1/12/2010 0.00
1/13/2010 0.00
1/14/2010 0.00
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010 0.00
1/18/2010 T
1/19/2010 0.01
1/20/2010 0.15
1/21/2010 0.02
1/22/2010 0.08
1/23/2010 0.17
1/24/2010 T
1/25/2010 0.00
1/26/2010 0.00
1/27/2010 0.00
1/28/2010 0.07
1/29/2010 0.01
1/30/2010 T
1/31/2010 T
2/1/2010 T
2/2/2010 0.00
2/3/2010 0.00
2/4/2010 0.07
2/5/2010 T
2/6/2010 0.00
2/7/2010 T
2/8/2010 0.46
2/9/2010 0.04
2/10/2010 0.00
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 0.00
2/13/2010 0.00
2/14/2010 0.01
2/15/2010 T
2/16/2010 0.00
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 0.06
2/20/2010 T
2/21/2010 0.08
2/22/2010 0.11
2/23/2010 0.06
2/24/2010 0.00
2/25/2010 0.06
2/26/2010 0.01
2/27/2010
2/28/2010 0.00
3/1/2010 0.01
3/2/2010 T
3/3/2010
3/4/2010 0.00
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 T
3/7/2010 0.00
3/8/2010 0.22
3/9/2010 0.60
3/10/2010 0.00
3/11/2010 0.34
3/12/2010 T
3/13/2010 0.00
3/14/2010 0.00
3/15/2010 T
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010 0.00
3/20/2010 0.17
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.00
3/24/2010 T
3/25/2010 0.02
3/26/2010 0.00
3/27/2010 0.09
3/28/2010 T
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 0.00
3/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.00
4/2/2010 0.00
4/3/2010 T
4/4/2010 0.00
4/5/2010 0.00
4/6/2010 0.03
4/7/2010 T
4/8/2010 0.00
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010
4/12/2010 0.00
4/13/2010 T
4/14/2010 0.00
4/15/2010 0.00
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.67
4/18/2010 T
4/19/2010 0.04
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 T
4/22/2010 0.28
4/23/2010 0.65
4/24/2010 0.02
4/25/2010 0.00
4/26/2010 0.00
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 0.00
4/30/2010 0.00
5/1/2010 0.03
5/2/2010 0.00
5/3/2010 0.07
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 0.00
5/7/2010 0.00
5/8/2010
5/9/2010 0.00
5/10/2010 0.00
5/11/2010 T
5/12/2010 0.00
5/13/2010 0.00
5/14/2010 T
5/15/2010 0.15
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 0.00
5/19/2010 T
5/20/2010 0.01
5/21/2010 0.00
5/22/2010 0.00
5/23/2010 0.00
5/24/2010 0.00
5/25/2010 0.00
5/26/2010 0.00
5/27/2010 0.00
5/28/2010 0.00
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.00
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.00
6/3/2010 T
6/4/2010 0.00
6/5/2010 0.00
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010 0.04
6/8/2010 0.00
6/9/2010 T
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.00
6/12/2010 T
6/13/2010 T
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010 T
6/16/2010 0.00
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010 0.00
6/19/2010 0.00
6/20/2010
6/21/2010 0.00
6/22/2010 0.00
6/23/2010
6/24/2010 0.00
6/25/2010 0.00
6/26/2010 0.01
6/27/2010 T
6/28/2010 T
6/29/2010 0.15
6/30/2010 0.11
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010
7/3/2010 0.01
7/4/2010 T
7/5/2010 T
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 T
7/9/2010 0.09
7/10/2010
7/11/2010 0.06
7/12/2010 0.07
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.06
7/15/2010 T
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.00
7/19/2010
7/20/2010 T
7/21/2010 0.03
7/22/2010 0.01
7/23/2010 T
7/24/2010 0.06
7/25/2010
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.23
7/29/2010 0.01
7/30/2010 0.05
7/31/2010 0.01
8/1/2010 0.18
8/2/2010 T
8/3/2010 0.09
8/4/2010 T
8/5/2010 0.15
8/6/2010 0.77
8/7/2010 T
8/8/2010 0.20
8/9/2010 0.06
8/10/2010 T
8/11/2010 0.00
8/12/2010 T
8/13/2010 T
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 T
8/17/2010 0.09
8/18/2010 0.00
8/19/2010 T
8/20/2010 0.34
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 T
8/24/2010 T
8/25/2010 T
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 T
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.00
8/30/2010 0.11
8/31/2010 0.06
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010
9/3/2010 0.00
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.00
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.12
9/9/2010 0.16
9/10/2010
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 0.00
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.00
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.00
9/19/2010 0.00
9/20/2010 0.00
9/21/2010 0.05
9/22/2010 0.00
9/23/2010 0.50
9/24/2010 0.00
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010 0.00
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 4:50 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/2/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This mornings low temp was 19°.
10/3/2009 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2009 9:00 AM T M M M M
10/6/2009 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2009 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2009 4:40 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/9/2009 9:00 AM 0.15 0.1 M 0.0 M Rain, snow, sleet, and mainly snow pellets fell on and off on Thursday.
10/10/2009 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2009 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
10/15/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2009 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2009 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2009 8:00 AM 0.11 T M M M
10/22/2009 8:00 AM 0.20 1.7 M 2.0 M
10/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2009 8:00 AM 0.01 T M M M
10/26/2009 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.0 M
10/27/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2009 8:25 AM 0.09 1.4 M 1.5 M
10/29/2009 9:00 AM 0.56 7.7 M 7.0 M Snowed on and off all day Wednesday, then all of this morning.
10/30/2009 9:00 AM 0.07 1.2 M 6.5 M It snowed for all of the 24 hours on Thursday, although from 8am till 5PM it was mainly just flurries. Record low high temp on Thursday of 28°, low this morning was 3° (not a record).
10/31/2009 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
11/1/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
11/2/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
11/3/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
11/4/2009 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
11/5/2009 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/6/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/7/2009 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/8/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/9/2009 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/10/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/11/2009 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/12/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/13/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/14/2009 7:00 AM T T M T M
11/15/2009 4:00 AM T T M T M
11/16/2009 8:50 AM 0.09 1.8 M 1.5 M Snow stopped around 815AM on Sunday morning and then some more light snow from 8PM till 11 PM
11/17/2009 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/18/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/19/2009 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/20/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/21/2009 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/22/2009 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/23/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/24/2009 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Morning low temp so far is 3°.
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/26/2009 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/27/2009 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/28/2009 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/29/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/30/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/1/2009 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/2/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/3/2009 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snow has missed us so far... but not the cold... -2° is the current temp at 5am.
12/4/2009 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Morning low temp was -5.6°F.
12/5/2009 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Morning low -2.2°
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/7/2009 7:00 AM T T M T M
12/8/2009 8:50 AM 0.11 1.6 M 1.5 M Had to make a guess on how much snow fell because of wind. Top gust was 32 MPH and it hasn't let up at all in the last 24 hours.
12/9/2009 8:30 AM 0.01 0.7 M 2.5 M Low temp this morning was -5.2°.
12/10/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/11/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Morning low temp was -6°F.
12/12/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/13/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/14/2009 8:50 AM 0.02 0.5 M 2.0 M
12/15/2009 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/16/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/17/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/18/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/19/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Morning low today was zero.
12/20/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/21/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/22/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/23/2009 4:20 AM 0.13 1.3 M 2.0 M Started to snow at noon on Tuesday and has come down non-stop since - but very light, too.
12/24/2009 9:00 AM 0.04 0.8 M 3.0 M
12/25/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
12/26/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/27/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Morning low temp was -4°.
12/28/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Morning low temp was -4°.
12/29/2009 9:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
12/30/2009 9:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
12/31/2009 9:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 2.0 M
1/1/2010 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/2/2010 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/3/2010 9:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
1/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/8/2010 8:00 AM T T M 1.0 M Freezing Fog and flurries this morning
1/9/2010 9:00 AM T T M 1.0 M
1/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/15/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/16/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/18/2010 9:00 AM T T M 0.5 M
1/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 0.5 M
1/20/2010 8:30 AM 0.15 2.0 M 3.0 M
1/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 2.5 M
1/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.08 0.9 M 4.0 M Started to snow at 3 PM on Thursday and never stopped, but it has been mainly light snow.
1/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.17 2.0 M 5.0 M Snowed till noon on Friday, then again for an hour at 3 PM, and then more snow from 8 till 10PM. This morning, it started to snow around 6am and was still coming down light at the time of this report.
1/24/2010 9:00 AM T T M 4.0 M
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/27/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/28/2010 8:50 AM 0.07 0.9 M 4.0 M
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 4.5 M
1/30/2010 9:00 AM T T M 4.5 M Freezing fog this morning.
1/31/2010 9:00 AM T T M 4.0 M Freezing fog all day and nite long, other than Saturday afternoon from about 1pm til 5pm.
2/1/2010 9:00 AM T T M 3.5 M Freezing fog most of Sunday, other than in the mid afternoon hours. More of the same for this morning, with some light snow mixed in after midnight.
2/2/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Still more freezing fog, but just for a few hours this morning. Low temp was -2°.
2/3/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.07 1.3 M 4.5 M
2/5/2010 9:00 AM T T M 3.5 M
2/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/7/2010 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 M
2/8/2010 8:55 AM 0.46 7.3 M 10.5 M Still non-stop snow falling and this has been the case for over 24 hours now.
2/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.04 1.2 M 9.5 M 30 straight hours of snow ended at around 12:15 PM on Monday. Then another round of snow last nite from just before 9 PM till just after midnight this morning.
2/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
2/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
2/14/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M 6.0 M
2/15/2010 9:00 AM T T M 6.0 M
2/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
2/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.06 0.7 M 5.5 M
2/20/2010 9:00 AM T T M 5.0 M
2/21/2010 8:50 AM 0.08 0.9 M 6.0 M
2/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.11 2.5 M 8.5 M Snowed most of Sunday.
2/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.06 0.2 M 8.0 M On and off light snow on Monday. Low temp this morning was -4°F.
2/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.06 0.7 M 7.0 M
2/26/2010 8:35 AM 0.01 0.1 M 7.0 M Snowed on and off most of the day on Thursday.
2/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
3/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 6.0 M
3/2/2010 9:00 AM T T M 5.0 M
3/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
3/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
3/6/2010 8:50 AM T T M 3.0 M
3/7/2010 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
3/8/2010 8:15 AM 0.22 1.2 M 4.0 M Snow, snow pellets, small hail and the first T-Storm of the year fell on and off on Sunday - but no rain.
3/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.60 8.7 M 12.0 M Heavy snow fell most of the day on Monday.
3/10/2010 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
3/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.34 4.4 M 9.0 M Heavy snow and snow gains fell late in the day on Wednesday, then light snow during the nite into early morning.
3/12/2010 5:00 AM T T M 6.0 M
3/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
3/14/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
3/15/2010 8:00 AM T T M 3.5 M Snowed most hours of the afternoon on Sunday, but mainly only flurries. Wind was the main event, with gust to over 50 MPH and damage to some homes in town, including my own, where our wood stove's metal smoke stack got blown off the roof.
3/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
3/17/2010 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
3/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
3/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
3/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.17 3.2 M 4.0 M Hard to measure snow because of wind. Had near whiteout conditions in the afternoon on Friday. Low temp was zero degrees this morning.
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
3/22/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
3/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
3/24/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.5 M
3/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 1.0 M
3/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
3/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.09 1.0 M 2.0 M
3/28/2010 9:00 AM T T M 0.5 M
3/29/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snowpack is down to about 20%. Where there is still snow, it measures from 3 to 10".
3/30/2010 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/1/2010 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/2/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/3/2010 9:00 AM T T M T M
4/4/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/6/2010 8:05 AM 0.03 0.3 M 0.5 M For Monday: Very windy, with average wind speed in the afternoon around 35 MPH, top gust was 52 MPH, with blowing dust/sand all day and into the night, reducing visibility to less than a half mile at times. Monday was also the first day since October 20, 2009 that the temperature didn't fall below freezing (low was 35°)... This morning: A heavy snow squall moved in the last hour and it is still snowing.
4/7/2010 9:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
4/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M On Monday, our first rainfall of the year was recorded, be it only a trace. It also was very windy, with a top gust of 37 MPH.
4/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy on Tuesday, top wind gust was 42 MPH.
4/15/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2010 8:20 AM 0.67 0.6 M 0.5 M Rain changed to snow during the night.
4/18/2010 9:00 AM T T M M M
4/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Dry T-Storm at 4 PM, then hail after 6 pm.
4/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
4/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.28 0.5 M 0.5 M Moderate hail at 11PM Wednesday; heavy snow grains around 3AM and moderate snow at 7AM today.
4/23/2010 7:45 AM 0.65 5.3 M 5.0 M Very heavy wet snow!
4/24/2010 5:55 AM 0.02 0.1 M 2.0 M Snowed most of Friday, but mainly very light with temps above freezing.
4/25/2010 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Cloudy for most of Saturday.
4/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still traces of snow around on the ground.
4/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy all day on Wednesday. Blowing dust the entire day and into the Thursday morning, with visibility below 1 mile most of the day..
4/30/2010 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy again on Thursday, but not as much dust in the air, top gust was 42 MPH. Snow fell just outside of town, but not here.
5/1/2010 8:40 AM 0.03 0.3 M T M Snowed on and off all morning and afternoon on Friday, finally coming to an end around 6:30 PM.
5/2/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.07 0.4 M 0.0 M Snowed on and off for several hours on Sunday, mainly from 10 am till about 6 pm.
5/4/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2010 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2010 5:40 AM T T M M M
5/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy all day Tuesday, with haze and some blowing dust at times in the afternoon. Top wind gust was 50 MPH.
5/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2010 6:20 AM T T M M M Flurries and fog overnite
5/15/2010 9:00 AM 0.15 T M M M
5/16/2010 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2010 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
5/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Hail in afternoon
5/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2010 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2010 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy all day, 50 MPH top wind gust.
5/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temp was 26°F.
5/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5% humidity Tuesday afternoon
5/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6% humidity Sunday afternoon
6/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Dry T-Storm at 2 PM
6/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Dry T-storm around 8:15pm
6/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4% humidity reading in the afternoon on Wednesday, along with record high temp of 89°.
6/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2010 8:20 AM T M M M M
6/13/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M For Saturday, only a trace of rain here, even if a few storms to the west just miss hitting town; Heavy haze out in the valley most of the afternoon; top wind gust was 36 MPH, and temps were in the low 70s most of the day.
6/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2010 6:25 AM T M M M M About an inch of snow fell in our mountains Monday afternoon above 11,000 feet. Here it actually rained for a few minutes and got the ground wet! But with that noted, we have now gone 32 days with no significant precip here, with significant precip falling only once in the last 53 days.
6/16/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dry - humidity was 5% Friday afternoon and not one single cloud was spotted in the sky all day long.
6/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very, very dry again...4% humidity Sunday afternoon.
6/22/2010 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6% humidity in the afternoon on Wednesday. Heavy smoke from the Medano Fire burning 19 miles SE of here hit Crestone late Wednesday for the first time. Visibility was less than 2 miles around 530 PM with a strong smell of the fire in the air. This lasted to about daybreak this morning.
6/25/2010 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/27/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
6/28/2010 8:40 AM T M M M M
6/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
6/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
7/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/4/2010 8:35 AM T M M M M
7/5/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Very dry 4th, with 7% humidity in the afternoon. Cool low temp this morning with a reading of 40°F.
7/6/2010 4:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another very dry day here with a 5% humidity reading in the afternoon
7/8/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M Was driving home around 5:30pm yesterday and ran into a very heavy thunderstorm; steady rain in Alamosa and very heavy rain about 5 to 10 miles north of there. But after that no rain and dry ground, and when I was home, my rain gauge had less than .01" of water in it.
7/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
7/11/2010 8:40 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/12/2010 8:30 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2010 4:40 AM 0.06 M M M M The .06" of rain recorded for Tuesday afternoon fell in a downpour (while the sun was shining) and didn't last for more than 3 or 4 minutes.
7/15/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2010 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4% humidity reading Friday afternoon along with a record high temp of 92°
7/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2010 8:20 AM T M M M M
7/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Smoke from the long burning Medano fire hits town again late Tuesday nite; Rain that fell came in after 1 am this morning.
7/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/23/2010 5:10 AM T M M M M
7/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.23 M M M M .15" of rain and hail fell in less than 15 minutes time around 3PM. Rest of percip fell around 7pm.
7/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/30/2010 8:45 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
8/2/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Hail above 10,000 feet.
8/4/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/5/2010 8:30 AM 0.15 M M M M
8/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.77 M M M M 0.68" of rain and hail fell in about 10 minutes time.
8/7/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
8/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/10/2010 8:50 AM T M M M M
8/11/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/13/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2010 7:20 AM T M M M M
8/17/2010 8:30 AM 0.09 M M M M
8/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/20/2010 4:25 AM 0.34 M M M M
8/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/24/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/25/2010 4:20 AM T M M M M
8/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/28/2010 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
8/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain from around 10:50PM till 1:00AM, then more rain from 5AM (?) till 8AM.
9/9/2010 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
9/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This morning's low temp was 32°F, the first time this season we went down to freezing.
9/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/22/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Snow in the mountians above 10,000 feet.
9/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High on Wednesday was another record, 83. That makes 3 days in a row of record high temps and the sixth record high for this month.



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



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
3/7/2010 2:30 PM This took place around 2:30 PM, but I was unable to report it at that time. Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 5 1min no damage Continuous False
4/18/2010 6:05 PM 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Soft 10 1min no damage Continuous False Same time as smaller hail
4/21/2010 11:48 PM 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 10 no damage False After rain Same time as smaller hail
5/19/2010 12:55 PM Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 2 no damage False Before rain
6/29/2010 3:42 PM 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 4 no damage False After rain
7/27/2010 3:02 PM Was all hail for first 5 minutes, then hail and rain, then heavy rain 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 7 1min no damage Continuous False Before rain After smaller hail
8/5/2010 2:25 PM Main problem was the very heavy rain that fell 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice White Ice 8 1min no damage False After rain After smaller hail