Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-GF-2 Latitude 39.5502
Station Name Rifle 0.9 NE Longitude -107.768
County Garfield Elevation (ft) 5607



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 10 1.45 1.37 31 1.37 31 0.00 0 0 10 2 0.4 1 1
Nov 10 1.13 0.82 30 0.82 30 0.00 0 0 10 5 4.2 5 3
Dec 10 0.89 1.52 31 1.52 31 0.00 0 0 11 4 8.7 6 6
Jan 11 0.83 0.36 31 0.36 31 0.00 0 0 5 1 4.1 4 30
Feb 11 0.86 0.67 28 0.67 28 0.00 0 0 7 5 6.8 5 16
March 11 1.16 1.39 31 1.39 31 0.00 0 0 10 3 9.3 6 5
April 11 1.05 1.23 30 1.23 30 0.00 0 0 11 7 1.6 2 1
May 11 1.15 0.91 31 0.91 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.0 0 0
June 11 0.89 0.36 30 0.36 30 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
July 11 1.21 1.68 31 1.68 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 1.05 1.42 31 1.42 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.42 1.25 30 0.75 28 0.50 2 1 8 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 13.09" 12.98" 365 days 12.48" 363 0.50" 2 days 1 109 days 44 days 35.1" 29 days 62 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
10/1/2010 0.00
10/2/2010 0.00
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 0.05
10/6/2010 0.02
10/7/2010 0.03
10/8/2010 0.07
10/9/2010 0.00
10/10/2010 0.00
10/11/2010 0.00
10/12/2010 0.00
10/13/2010 0.00
10/14/2010 0.00
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 T
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.23
10/23/2010 0.20
10/24/2010 0.39
10/25/2010 0.07
10/26/2010 0.24
10/27/2010 T
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 0.07
11/1/2010 0.02
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.00
11/4/2010 0.00
11/5/2010 0.00
11/6/2010 0.00
11/7/2010 0.00
11/8/2010 T
11/9/2010 0.04
11/10/2010 0.07
11/11/2010 0.03
11/12/2010 0.00
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 T
11/15/2010 0.08
11/16/2010 0.03
11/17/2010 0.03
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 T
11/22/2010 0.48
11/23/2010 T
11/24/2010 0.02
11/25/2010 0.00
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 T
11/29/2010 0.02
11/30/2010 0.00
12/1/2010 T
12/2/2010 0.00
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.00
12/5/2010 0.00
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010 0.03
12/8/2010 0.00
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.00
12/11/2010 0.01
12/12/2010 0.00
12/13/2010 0.00
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 T
12/17/2010 0.00
12/18/2010 0.02
12/19/2010 0.10
12/20/2010 0.13
12/21/2010 0.26
12/22/2010 0.20
12/23/2010 0.29
12/24/2010 T
12/25/2010 0.00
12/26/2010 0.00
12/27/2010 T
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.09
12/30/2010 0.32
12/31/2010 0.07
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.00
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 T
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.00
1/9/2011 0.16
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 0.00
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011 0.12
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.01
1/19/2011 0.00
1/20/2011 0.03
1/21/2011 0.00
1/22/2011 0.04
1/23/2011 0.00
1/24/2011 0.00
1/25/2011 0.00
1/26/2011 0.00
1/27/2011 0.00
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.00
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 T
2/2/2011 0.00
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 0.03
2/6/2011 0.14
2/7/2011 0.01
2/8/2011 0.11
2/9/2011 0.01
2/10/2011 0.00
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 0.00
2/13/2011 0.00
2/14/2011 0.00
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.00
2/17/2011 0.21
2/18/2011 T
2/19/2011 T
2/20/2011 0.16
2/21/2011 0.00
2/22/2011 0.00
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 0.00
2/25/2011 0.00
2/26/2011 T
2/27/2011 T
2/28/2011 0.00
3/1/2011 0.00
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.03
3/5/2011 0.00
3/6/2011 0.00
3/7/2011 0.04
3/8/2011 0.20
3/9/2011 0.00
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011 0.00
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 T
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.00
3/17/2011 0.01
3/18/2011 0.49
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.09
3/23/2011 T
3/24/2011 0.00
3/25/2011 0.03
3/26/2011 0.05
3/27/2011 0.06
3/28/2011 0.39
3/29/2011 T
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.00
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 T
4/4/2011 0.19
4/5/2011 0.00
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 T
4/8/2011 T
4/9/2011 T
4/10/2011 0.08
4/11/2011 0.01
4/12/2011 0.00
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.14
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.00
4/17/2011 0.00
4/18/2011 0.00
4/19/2011 0.30
4/20/2011 0.06
4/21/2011 0.11
4/22/2011 T
4/23/2011 T
4/24/2011 0.12
4/25/2011 0.09
4/26/2011 0.01
4/27/2011 T
4/28/2011 0.00
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.12
5/1/2011 T
5/2/2011 0.00
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.00
5/8/2011 0.00
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.09
5/11/2011 0.12
5/12/2011 T
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.00
5/15/2011 T
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 T
5/18/2011 0.04
5/19/2011 0.05
5/20/2011 0.01
5/21/2011 0.22
5/22/2011 0.01
5/23/2011 0.10
5/24/2011 0.10
5/25/2011 0.17
5/26/2011 0.00
5/27/2011 0.00
5/28/2011 0.00
5/29/2011 0.00
5/30/2011 0.00
5/31/2011 0.00
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 0.00
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 0.00
6/7/2011 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.00
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 0.02
6/18/2011 0.05
6/19/2011 T
6/20/2011 0.09
6/21/2011 0.08
6/22/2011 0.00
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 T
6/30/2011 0.12
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.04
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011 0.01
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011 0.05
7/8/2011 0.13
7/9/2011 0.43
7/10/2011 0.04
7/11/2011 0.17
7/12/2011 0.21
7/13/2011 0.20
7/14/2011 T
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.08
7/19/2011 0.02
7/20/2011 0.14
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 T
7/27/2011 0.16
7/28/2011 0.00
7/29/2011 0.00
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 0.19
8/2/2011 0.17
8/3/2011 T
8/4/2011 0.29
8/5/2011 0.18
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 0.34
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 0.06
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 T
8/26/2011 0.03
8/27/2011 T
8/28/2011 T
8/29/2011 0.01
8/30/2011 0.15
8/31/2011 T
9/1/2011 T
9/2/2011 T
9/3/2011 T
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.28
9/7/2011 0.26
9/8/2011 0.05
9/9/2011 0.03
9/10/2011 0.03
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.07
9/16/2011 0.02
9/17/2011 **
9/18/2011 0.50
9/19/2011 T
9/20/2011 0.00
9/21/2011 0.01
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.00
9/24/2011 0.00
9/25/2011 0.00
9/26/2011 0.00
9/27/2011 0.00
9/28/2011 0.00
9/29/2011 0.00
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2010 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2010 6:29 AM 0.05 M M M M
10/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2010 6:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
10/24/2010 6:55 AM 0.39 M M M M This three days of rainy weather has brought more moisture than we have had in months.
10/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M High wind came at 6:55, with rain. So intense it blew the funnel off the rain gage. Found .07 in the gage. So windy, our little dog could not be 'forced' out for his morning duties.
10/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 0.4 M 0.2 M Several rain a snow events yesterday, mostly ending by around 7:00 PM. Most of the precipitation came with the intense wind in the morning. The terrible short duration wind we had yesterday morning between about 6:55 and 7:20 AM actually impaled fragments of peach tree leaves onto the needles of our near-by blue spruce tree. Some leak fragments had as many as 9 needles stuck thru the leaves by 1/4 to 3/8". Three of our vehicles were 'plastered' on the west side with peach tree leaf fragments.
10/27/2010 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M A couple snow flurries yesterday.
10/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2010 4:50 AM 0.07 M M M M
11/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2010 6:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
11/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
11/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
11/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2010 7:00 AM T T M M M
11/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 1.8 M 2.0 M
11/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M T M
11/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 T M T M
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2010 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/22/2010 6:45 AM 0.48 1.1 M 0.5 M Yesterday, winter weather started with rain and then heavy snowfall (some giant flakes) from 7 to 7:40 with slightly over an inch of very wet snow accumulation. Then thru the day we had every kind of winter weather, including rain, blasting sleet, blizzards, etc.; and intermittent sunshine. The original snow melted and some snow accumulated after dark. This morning the rain gage was plastered inside and out with crusty snow/ice with solid ice in the bottom. The asphalt drive-way is partly clear of ice and snow.
11/23/2010 6:50 AM T M M 0.5 M Clear, cold & calm. About a half inch of crusty snow left over from Sunday.
11/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 0.0 M Windy, wintry, blizzardy, blowing snow kind of morning. Visibility only about 1-2 miles from blowing snow. Some snow/sleet(?) came during the night. The bottom of the rain gage had various snow/sleet depths ranging from about a quarter to three quarter inch, containing 0.02" water after melting it.
11/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Calm, clear & very cold.
11/26/2010 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The small amount of remaining snow has not melted much.
11/27/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2010 7:00 AM T T M T M
11/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.7 M T M Seemingingly significant snow fall yesterday morning (0.7") and several flurries during the day mostly melted during the day. Rain gage had only a bit of ice in the bottom this morning (resulting in 0.02" prcpn.) Threatening clouds around the mountains this morning.
11/30/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Most snow gone except in shady places.
12/1/2010 7:00 AM T T M T M It appears that a trace of sleet came down in the early hours. Completely overcast now with tops of the mountains to the south (Mamm Peak) shrouded with clouds or fog.
12/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M A little snow remaining where previous storms blew it into shady areas.
12/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 0.5 M
12/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T M M M
12/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Complete cloud cover - looks threatening.
12/13/2010 5:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Complete cloud cover - threatening.
12/16/2010 5:16 AM T M M M M
12/17/2010 6:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 0.5 M Very light snow started around 2300 hrs and continued thru the night. Still light snow falling at report time. Very calm.
12/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 0.6 M 1.0 M With a mix of light snow and a little rain during the past 24 hours, measuring snow depths was a bet of a guess. Still have a very light 'wintry mix' falling now. Measuring the melted mix in the gage, after using the Nolan method of tamping down the rim of snow on the top of the gage, was much easier.
12/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M I believe all of our precipitation came as rain (0.13"). Amazing DEC weather. All of the snow has melted. The horses are still finding green grass to nibble on. We had a high of 46 around 4 AM (per the NWS). Now a light warm south wind and totally overcast. As I recall last year, we had only one day above freezing in all of DEC.
12/21/2010 6:50 AM 0.26 M M M M Light rain almost all day yesterday, and very light rain continues this morning. This must be one of the 'rainiest' December's ever. According to NWS, the temperature came up from 38 to 44 during the night; unusual!
12/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Again, all our precipitation was in the form of liquid phase. According to the NWS, the temperature never dropped below 36 in the past 24 hours.
12/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M More rain came from about 3-6 AM. Temp never dropped below 40 last night. This long warm/wet spell has fooled some plants and flowers into thinking spring has come. We've had exactly 1.00" of precipitation in the last 5 days (mostly all rain).
12/24/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/25/2010 5:26 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Corrected my entry for today after discovering that we had a trace of rain or wintry mix during the night.
12/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2010 8:15 AM 0.09 1.1 M 1.0 M
12/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.32 3.5 M 4.6 0.40
12/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 2.5 M 5.5 M
1/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
1/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2011 7:00 AM T T M 3.5 M
1/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 2.3 M 5.5 M
1/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 1.5 M 6.0 M
1/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
1/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
1/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
1/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M 3.5 M
1/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M 3.5 M
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/1/2011 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
2/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
2/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
2/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.7 M 2.0 M
2/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 2.2 M 4.5 M
2/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 4.5 M
2/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 2.8 M 6.0 M
2/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.8 M 4.0 M
2/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
2/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 0.3 M T M
2/18/2011 7:00 AM T M M T M
2/19/2011 7:00 AM T M M T M
2/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
2/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M
2/27/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M
2/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 T M M M
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 T M M M
3/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 8:00 AM: Calm beautiful morning here overlooking Rifle. Asphalt driveway damp with a trace of light rain during the night. Mostly clear to the north - heavy dark, threatening cloud cover to the south over North Mamm Peak, and to the southwest down the valley toward Parachute.
3/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2011 7:40 AM 0.01 M M M M Some moisture came during the night by 0740 when I exchanged gages. I found 0.01 in the gage. Must have happened earlier as there were already some dry spots on the asphalt dreveway. Within a couple minutes smow flurries rolled in and are still coming by report time (0807). Visibility only about one half mile.
3/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.49 7.4 0.49 7.5 0.49 Wow, one of those Spring snow events, wet, variable, and challenging to measure. Heavy fog this morning. Visibility varies from 500' to a half mile. Light intermittent snowfall all day yesterday beginning at 0745, with most of it melting as it fell. Continuous light snowfall from about 1530 when accumulation began. Heavy, continuous snowfall began around 1730. By 2200, snow depth exceeded 6.5". Snowfall ceased some time during the night. The wet sticky snow partially bridged over the gage on at least two occasions and was 'tamped' down; some precipitation probably missed the gage. Measurement of melted content was 0.33". Some precipitation had melted prior to snowfall accumulation and will not be accounted for in the core water equivalent. Measured 0.49" melted snow in the core so reported it in the gage content area so the report will reflect a more realistic precipitation amount.
3/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Most of our snow melted yesterday, some still remains in shady areas.
3/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Virtually all the snow has melted here in Rifle. Still lots left up on North Mamm Peak (we only see the north facing side).
3/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Calm today with 100% cloud cover. The recent moisture is bringing up a lot of green.
3/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 0.4 M 0.5 M Gage contained 0.09" of 'wintery' mix - some clear ice in the bottom and some snowy coating on the walls. Light rain yesterday afternoon. Snow came around 2130 hrs.
3/23/2011 6:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Light snow flurries several times.
3/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2011 5:57 AM 0.03 0.3 M 0.0 M More wintery mix yesterday, numerous rain and snow flurry events, usually followed by spring-like sunshine. One 10 minute blizzard with damaging winds and snow accumulation of 0.3" (which melted in minutes).
3/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.1 M 0.0 M Wintery mix again yesterday. Some light rain, some snow/sleet flurries. Gage contained a mix of ice in the bottom and icy drops/areas inside and outside.
3/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.7 M 0.7 M Snow during the night. Warm enough that it melted on the asphalt driveway.
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.39 0.4 M 0.4 M We had an intermittent mixture of rain and snow yesterday and during the night. Everywhere white today, except the black of the asphalt driveway. Only 0.4" of very soft wet snow on the wooden deck. Gage had about a quarter inch of slush and water in the bottom but sides coated inside and out with a harder sticky snowy slush. Lots of fog/clouds around some of the surrounding mountains. Now with the 0.39 melted water in the gage, we have had 1.39" of precipitation for the month of March; very good for us.
3/29/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M
3/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2011 7:01 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 1.5 M 0.5 M Very high wind, quick temp drop and heavy snow (very large flakes) during mid to late morning. Snow depth topped out at 1.5" by around noon. Much of it melted or settled into slush later, while lighter snow fell in the afternoon.
4/5/2011 7:01 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/8/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/9/2011 6:59 AM T M M M M
4/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.1 M 0.0 M Shortly after noon: thunder, then wind and light rain. Then, early this morning, a light dusting of snow. Gage had ice in the bottom and a bit of snow inside.
4/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Several snow flurries brought us little precipitation. Accumulation was nil.
4/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2011 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2011 6:44 AM 0.14 T M M M Blowing wintery mix at 6:00 AM.
4/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
4/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
4/22/2011 5:48 AM T M M M M
4/23/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Around 0630 hrs, we started receiving a slight trace of wet precipitation. Mixed in, there appeared and felt like a few fine particles of frozen material.
4/24/2011 6:01 AM 0.12 M M M M Leaving for sunrise services at the new Centennial Park in Rifle this morning so checked the rain gage early. Looks like we may get some light rain at the service.
4/25/2011 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M
4/26/2011 5:52 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/27/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M We had episodes of wintery mix with wind yesterday, but no appreciable precipitation.
4/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice in horse tank for the second morning in a row. Where is Spring?
4/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
5/1/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M
5/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2011 6:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2011 6:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2011 5:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2011 5:49 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/11/2011 6:57 AM 0.12 M M M M Light rain since around sometime after midnight. New snow can be seen at higher elevations on the Bookcliffs and North Mamm Peak.
5/12/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M
5/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M We had a trace with high winds in the PM.
5/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M More rain - sure is making everything green. Now we need some warmth to 'grow' the alfalfa. Two days running we have had another 0.10".
5/25/2011 6:51 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M About 4 hours of high SW winds with temperatures in the 70's after midnight. Probably melted some snowpack in the mountains. Have seen the Colorado River flow here jump from 10,000cfs to 13,600cfs in the past three days. Now this wind and warmth may accelerate the flow even faster. Lake Powell level has risen 10 feet in the past month and the Colorado snowmelt is just beginning. May be an interesting water production year.
5/30/2011 6:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More wind, nearly 24 hours of wind, with lots of dust in the PM. Still warm, only dropped to 52 overnight. CO River flow increased about 4,000cfs in the last 24hrs up to 17,600cfs.
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, calm, sunny Spring morning. Nice respite from three days of high winds, culminating in a Memorial Day evening which was too cold and windy for an outdoor BBQ.
6/1/2011 5:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2011 6:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2011 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2011 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2011 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M FARM TALE: The swather laid down the hay Monday. Ready to bale Wednesday. Baler driver suffered a bad back injury Wednesday. High winds blew the windrows all over the field Thursday evening. Then a bit of rain early this morning. END OF TALE.
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/19/2011 5:31 AM T M M M M
6/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
6/22/2011 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2011 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2011 5:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry weather continues. The Rifle NWS reported dew point of 10F last evening.
6/27/2011 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2011 5:14 AM T M M M M Had a few drops, with wind in the PM. Could even see some faint rainbows.
6/30/2011 6:35 AM 0.12 M M M M For the first time in years?, we had hail. Only a trace, smaller than peas, around mid afternoon with a trace of rain. Then, just before dark, wind and a heavy rain for maybe 5 minutes. Very cloudy and warm this morning.
7/1/2011 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/8/2011 6:31 AM 0.13 M M M M
7/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Apparently, the monsoons are in full bloom; this sweet water should make the second second hay crop grow great. We attended the evening Garfield County air show; heavy rain interrupted the show for about 30 minutes. The late show finished just minutes before another storm came thru.
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
7/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
7/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
7/14/2011 6:20 AM T M M M M Trace of hail with the trace of rain around 5:15 PM.
7/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
7/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M The monsoons are back.
7/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2011 6:49 AM T M M M M We are receiving a few drops at report time, 0649 hrs. Heavy rain appears to be falling on North Mamm Peak.
7/27/2011 6:50 AM 0.16 M M M M
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2011 6:41 AM 0.19 M M M M
8/2/2011 6:55 AM 0.17 M M M M
8/3/2011 6:40 AM T M M M M
8/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
8/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2011 5:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
8/16/2011 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2011 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2011 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2011 6:21 AM T M M M M
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/27/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/28/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Had a trace in the wee hours, and now more traces at report time (0730hrs). Heavy clouds this morning with high humidity. NWS for Rifle has 53F dew point.
8/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
8/31/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/1/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/2/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/3/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
9/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
9/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
9/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/19/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/17/2011 9/18/2011 12:00 AM 2 0.50 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground