Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-JF-331 Latitude 39.88175
Station Name Golden 12.5 NW Longitude -105.390301
County Jefferson Elevation (ft) 9192



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 1.66 1.27 31 1.27 31 0.00 0 0 11 4 4.2 4 6
Nov 10 1.44 0.97 30 0.97 30 0.00 0 0 10 6 12.0 11 21
Dec 10 1.33 0.47 31 0.47 31 0.00 0 0 5 13 9.9 9 26
Jan 11 0.95 0.79 31 0.79 31 0.00 0 0 9 8 13.1 10 31
Feb 11 1.07 1.62 28 1.62 28 0.00 0 0 11 4 22.8 11 28
March 11 2.93 0.95 31 0.95 31 0.00 0 0 10 5 12.0 12 18
April 11 3.55 2.61 30 2.61 30 0.00 0 0 12 7 28.2 11 17
May 11 2.91 4.19 31 4.19 31 0.00 0 0 11 7 31.3 8 13
June 11 2.45 2.29 30 2.29 30 0.00 0 0 4 6 0.3 1 0
July 11 2.83 6.65 31 6.65 31 0.00 0 0 18 6 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 3.00 1.69 31 1.69 31 0.00 0 0 11 7 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.79 1.40 28 1.40 23 0.00 5 2 5 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 25.91" 24.90" 363 days 24.90" 358 0.00" 5 days 2 117 days 77 days 133.8" 77 days 160 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 T
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 0.01
10/6/2010 0.00
10/7/2010 0.07
10/8/2010 T
10/9/2010 0.01
10/10/2010 T
10/11/2010 0.08
10/12/2010 0.37
10/13/2010 0.27
10/14/2010 0.00
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 0.06
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.01
10/23/2010 0.17
10/24/2010 0.00
10/25/2010 T
10/26/2010 0.18
10/27/2010 0.04
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 0.00
11/1/2010 T
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 0.02
11/9/2010 0.00
11/10/2010 0.42
11/11/2010 0.02
11/12/2010 0.04
11/13/2010 T
11/14/2010 0.01
11/15/2010 T
11/16/2010 0.04
11/17/2010 0.27
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.06
11/23/2010 T
11/24/2010 T
11/25/2010 T
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.01
11/30/2010 0.08
12/1/2010 0.00
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 T
12/5/2010 T
12/6/2010 T
12/7/2010 T
12/8/2010 T
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.00
12/11/2010 0.19
12/12/2010 0.02
12/13/2010 T
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 T
12/17/2010 0.03
12/18/2010 T
12/19/2010 T
12/20/2010 0.02
12/21/2010 T
12/22/2010 0.00
12/23/2010 0.00
12/24/2010 T
12/25/2010 0.00
12/26/2010 0.00
12/27/2010 0.00
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 T
12/31/2010 0.21
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 T
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011 T
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 T
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.00
1/9/2011 T
1/10/2011 0.25
1/11/2011 T
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011 T
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.01
1/18/2011 0.17
1/19/2011 T
1/20/2011 0.22
1/21/2011 T
1/22/2011 0.02
1/23/2011 0.09
1/24/2011 0.01
1/25/2011 0.01
1/26/2011 0.01
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 0.07
2/2/2011 0.02
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 0.10
2/5/2011 0.04
2/6/2011 0.75
2/7/2011 T
2/8/2011 0.38
2/9/2011 0.06
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 T
2/18/2011 0.02
2/19/2011 0.00
2/20/2011 0.13
2/21/2011 T
2/22/2011 0.00
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 0.01
2/25/2011 0.04
2/26/2011 T
2/27/2011 0.00
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 0.10
3/8/2011 T
3/9/2011 T
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011 0.00
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.21
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.00
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 0.17
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.18
3/23/2011 0.08
3/24/2011 0.00
3/25/2011 T
3/26/2011 T
3/27/2011 0.01
3/28/2011 0.05
3/29/2011 0.06
3/30/2011 T
3/31/2011 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.00
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 0.00
4/4/2011 0.23
4/5/2011 T
4/6/2011 T
4/7/2011 T
4/8/2011 0.00
4/9/2011 0.00
4/10/2011 0.02
4/11/2011 0.00
4/12/2011 0.00
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 1.31
4/15/2011 0.12
4/16/2011 0.00
4/17/2011 T
4/18/2011 0.00
4/19/2011 0.10
4/20/2011 T
4/21/2011 0.12
4/22/2011 0.02
4/23/2011 0.12
4/24/2011 0.15
4/25/2011 0.24
4/26/2011 0.16
4/27/2011 T
4/28/2011 T
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.02
5/1/2011 T
5/2/2011 0.01
5/3/2011 T
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 T
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.00
5/8/2011 0.00
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.00
5/11/2011 0.52
5/12/2011 1.45
5/13/2011 0.03
5/14/2011 0.00
5/15/2011 0.41
5/16/2011 T
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 T
5/19/2011 1.08
5/20/2011 0.45
5/21/2011 0.03
5/22/2011 0.02
5/23/2011 T
5/24/2011 0.14
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 0.00
5/27/2011 0.00
5/28/2011 0.00
5/29/2011 T
5/30/2011 0.00
5/31/2011 0.05
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 T
6/10/2011 T
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 T
6/18/2011 0.11
6/19/2011 T
6/20/2011 1.87
6/21/2011 0.24
6/22/2011 0.00
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 T
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 T
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.07
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.07
7/2/2011 T
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 T
7/5/2011 0.00
7/6/2011 0.15
7/7/2011 T
7/8/2011 1.55
7/9/2011 0.04
7/10/2011 0.54
7/11/2011 0.48
7/12/2011 1.07
7/13/2011 0.12
7/14/2011 0.01
7/15/2011 0.49
7/16/2011 0.02
7/17/2011 0.02
7/18/2011 T
7/19/2011 T
7/20/2011 0.86
7/21/2011 0.35
7/22/2011 0.02
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 0.12
7/28/2011 0.65
7/29/2011 0.09
7/30/2011 T
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 T
8/2/2011 T
8/3/2011 0.41
8/4/2011 0.16
8/5/2011 0.01
8/6/2011 T
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 T
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 0.08
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.51
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 0.18
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.02
8/23/2011 T
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 T
8/26/2011 T
8/27/2011 0.03
8/28/2011 0.06
8/29/2011 0.22
8/30/2011 0.00
8/31/2011 0.01
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 **
9/3/2011 **
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.39
9/8/2011 0.38
9/9/2011 T
9/10/2011 0.00
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.03
9/14/2011 T
9/15/2011 0.59
9/16/2011 0.01
9/17/2011 T
9/18/2011 T
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.00
9/21/2011 **
9/22/2011 T
9/23/2011
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 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2010 6:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
10/4/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
10/6/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2010 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/8/2010 6:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 0.0 M FISRT SNOW!!!! a little late this season. Pretty heavy squalls at times managed to pile up a few 1 inch drifts in lee areas before melting.
10/10/2010 8:00 AM T 0.0 T 0.0 M
10/11/2010 6:00 AM 0.08 0.0 T 0.0 M Snizzle...A mix of drizzle, snow and sleet throughout most of the day.
10/12/2010 7:28 AM 0.37 1.6 0.28 1.5 M moderate snow, 30F. 0.09" rain and 0.28" SWE
10/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.27 M 0.27 1.0 M estimating about 2.0" of new snow fell tuesday, on top of the 1.6" reported tuesday morning. all but 0.5" of new snow had melted by the time i returned and checked the snow-board at 5pm tuesday.
10/14/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
10/15/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/16/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/17/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/18/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.7 0.06 0.5 M snowline was about 8500' as of 6pm last night
10/20/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/21/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 41F, overcast, calm.
10/23/2010 8:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M few flakes in the air. mostly rain.
10/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/25/2010 6:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain, 40F, west wind 30-40, some stronger gusts.
10/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 1.3 M 1.5 M 19F, mostly clear but with light snow and blowing snow, gusty W wind to 35mph.
10/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.04 0.6 0.05 1.5 0.13 25F, clear, WNW wind 25-35, G45. gauge may be light due to wind. a little melt during the day and a little accumulation in the afternoon and evening.
10/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
10/29/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
10/30/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/31/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/1/2010 6:00 AM T T M T M
11/2/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/3/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/5/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/6/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2010 6:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 0.0 M this fell first as graupel, then as snow. about 2 tenths piled up in 15 minutes, complete with lightning. most melted in less than an hour. temperature dropped from 61F to 39F in 20 minutes when this front or squall came through at noon.
11/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2010 6:00 AM 0.42 4.6 M 4.5 M
11/11/2010 6:00 AM 0.02 0.9 M 4.0 M light snow, calm wind, 20F
11/12/2010 6:30 AM 0.04 0.3 M 4.0 M
11/13/2010 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 0.43 passing flurries earlier this morning, otherwise mostly clear, breezy.
11/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 3.0 M
11/15/2010 6:20 AM T 0.1 M 3.0 M 24F, overcast, flurries just starting
11/16/2010 6:40 AM 0.04 0.3 M 3.5 M mostly clear, but with light snow blowing off the divide on a strong W wind.
11/17/2010 6:00 AM 0.27 2.8 M 5.0 M
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
11/19/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
11/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
11/22/2010 6:00 AM 0.06 1.1 M 1.5 M
11/23/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/24/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/25/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/29/2010 6:20 AM 0.01 0.6 M 2.0 M mostly cloudy, light snow, calm to light NE wind, 15F.
11/30/2010 6:30 AM 0.08 0.9 M 2.5 M guage catch may be heavy due to significant blowing snow. new snow depth was measured prior to wind at 6pm last night. clear, strong west wind gusts ~30mph, 5F.
12/1/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/2/2010 6:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
12/3/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/4/2010 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M flurries blown over from the divide late yesterday. This morning, 19F, and heavy rime ice on trees from a gentle and steady SE upslope flow.
12/5/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/6/2010 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/7/2010 6:00 AM T 0.1 M 1.5 M
12/8/2010 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/9/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/10/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/11/2010 6:00 AM 0.19 2.1 M 3.0 M mostly clear, calm, 16F
12/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 3.0 M
12/13/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/16/2010 8:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.5 M
12/17/2010 7:30 AM 0.03 3.3 M 4.0 M mostly cloudy, flurries, calm, 8F. uberfluff! large 6-8mm perfect stellar crystals.
12/18/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 1.0 M
12/19/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 1.0 M
12/20/2010 6:15 AM 0.02 0.1 M 1.0 M light snow, calm to v. light SW wind, 35F.
12/21/2010 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/24/2010 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/27/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M still 5" of snow on flat and north aspects with 90% coverage. only patches elsewhere.
12/30/2010 7:30 AM T T M T M light pelet-like snow. ESE wind 1-2 mph, 20F. mod-heavy snow just began 9:10am
12/31/2010 6:00 AM 0.21 3.8 M 4.0 M flurries, N wind 0-1mph, -7F. minimum -8F recorded
1/1/2011 6:00 AM T T M 3.5 M
1/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/3/2011 6:00 AM T T M 3.0 M
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/6/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/9/2011 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M
1/10/2011 6:30 AM 0.25 5.5 M 7.0 M mostly cloudy, flurries, calm, -5F
1/11/2011 7:30 AM T 0.1 M 6.0 M clear, W wind 15-20, G35, -2F. Snow depth at supplemental snowstick (flat aspect at 9360') reads 12"
1/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
1/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/14/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 5.0 M just a few flakes in the air.
1/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/17/2011 6:15 AM 0.01 0.1 M 4.0 M light snow just dramatically intensified. Snowline was at 8200' at 6:30. 33F, SW wind 5-15.
1/18/2011 6:45 AM 0.17 1.8 M 6.0 M most of yesterday's new snow melted or blew away (sublimated) by report time this morning. gauge catch may be slightly heavy due to blowing snow. Light snow, wind WNW 15-20, 22F.
1/19/2011 6:30 AM T T M 4.5 M
1/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.22 3.9 0.21 8.0 M gauge catch 0.01" heavy due to blowing snow.
1/21/2011 6:45 AM T 0.0 M 6.0 M few flakes blowing in from the west. very strong west winds, gusts to 49mph overnight diminished this morning. 23F.
1/22/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 0.1 M 6.0 M 56 mph gust at 2:41am last night. gauge catch may be heavy due to blowing snow. snow just beginning to pick up.
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 1.1 M 6.5 M
1/24/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 0.2 M 6.5 M overcast, flurries, calm (finally), 15F.
1/25/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 0.1 M 6.0 M
1/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 0.2 M 6.0 M
1/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
1/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
1/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/31/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M dense fog, 18F. no precip until <7500', freezing drizzle and ice fog made for the slickest roads yet this season.
2/1/2011 6:30 AM 0.07 0.8 M 4.0 M clear, calm, -15F. -21F minimum at Twin Spruce in Coal Creek. gauge reading may be light because a thin coating of ice formed on the inside of the cylinder when liquid water was added to melt the snow.
2/2/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 0.2 M 4.0 M -25F at 9200' (-30F minimum at Twin Spruce 7700'). NW wind 0-1 mph.
2/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Low of -11F at 6pm yesterday rose to 7F at 6:30am.
2/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 1.9 M 5.5 M
2/5/2011 8:30 AM 0.04 0.2 M 5.5 M
2/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.75 12.5 M 17.5 M
2/7/2011 6:00 AM T T M 17.0 M Too much blowing snow overnight to accurately measure new precip. Sporadic light snow showers were blowing in from the west early this morning. P.cloudy, 17F, Erratic west wind 5-15 G25.
2/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 4.4 M 20.0 M light snow, -9F, NW wind 0-2mph.
2/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.06 0.7 M 20.5 M -12F, clear, calm.
2/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.0 M
2/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.0 M
2/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
2/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M
2/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M
2/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
2/17/2011 6:00 AM T T M 11.0 M gusty W wind, 21F, mostly cloudy, just started snowing.
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 11.0 M
2/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
2/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.13 1.1 M 11.0 M 20F, w-sw wind 3-5mph, mostly clear but snow in in the air to the west.
2/21/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 10.0 M
2/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
2/23/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
2/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 10.0 M 19F, NW winds 1-5mph light and variable, mostly cloudy, few flakes
2/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.6 M 10.5 M
2/26/2011 7:00 AM T T M 10.0 M
2/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
2/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
3/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
3/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
3/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
3/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M 8.0 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 6:00 AM 0.10 0.9 M 9.0 M 20F, calm, mostly clear, about 1000' above cloud tops which are at 8200'.
3/8/2011 6:00 AM T T M 8.5 M 20F, SW wind 1-3 mph, partly cloudy and 1000' above the lower clouds again, cloud tops at ~8200'. Inversion below, 12F at 8000'. heavy rime frost on SW facing tree limbs.
3/9/2011 6:00 AM T 0.1 M 8.5 M 18F, W wind 10-15 G20, mostly cloudy, flurries.
3/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
3/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
3/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
3/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 2.4 M 8.5 M
3/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2011 6:30 AM 0.17 3.5 M 6.0 M Prior to last night's snow, south facing slopes have melted out to less than 50% coverage. What snow remains averages about 3-5" deep. North aspects and flat areas have still retained a base of up to 18", with 95% coverage.
3/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2011 6:30 AM 0.18 1.7 M 1.5 M 25F, W wind 10 mph, G20. RH 35% (up from 15% yesterday afternoon at 4pm). Snow Coverage: About 1.5 inches everywhere this morning. Underlying snow coverage (%) and depth (") prior to last night's snow are reported below: South Faces 10%, 2-6" West Faces 40%, 6" East Faces 60%, 8" North Faces 90%, 10"+
3/23/2011 6:30 AM 0.08 1.0 M 2.0 M WSW wind 25mph G50, 19F, 66%RH. New snow is a best estimate, most of it is scoured away and blown into pockets. very heavy squalls, with near white-out conditions from 6-7:30 pm provided most of the accumulation.
3/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2011 7:00 AM T T M T M
3/26/2011 7:00 AM T 0.1 M T M
3/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M T M 23F, mostly cloudy, 0-2mph WSW, RH 77%
3/28/2011 6:15 AM 0.05 1.1 M 1.0 M mod-hvy snow, 23F, E wind 1-3mph.
3/29/2011 6:30 AM 0.06 0.3 M 0.5 M Partly cloudy, 15F. Gauge catch is heavy relative to snowfall because some snow that fell earlier yesterday morning melted during the day; that melt water was preserved in the gauge, and the gauge also includes last night's 0.3" of new snow.
3/30/2011 6:30 AM T T M T M light snow, mostly cloudy, 23F, NW wind 1-3mph, RH 63%.
3/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 0.5 M Mostly Cloudy, light snow, 33F, NE wind 2mph G10, RH 77%, pressure dropping slightly.
4/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.23 1.7 M 1.5 M Mostly clear, few flurries from clouds to the west, 13F, NW wind 0-2 mph.
4/5/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M AM flurries and light snow, no accumulation.
4/6/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M dense fog, freezing drizzle. 29F, SE wind 0-2mph, RH 87%.
4/7/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2011 5:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 0.5 M
4/11/2011 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2011 6:30 AM 1.31 13.7 M 13.5 M light-moderate snow continues, 26F, ENE wind 0-2mph, RH 88%, pressure 21.08in dropping.
4/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.12 T M 12.0 M mostly clear, flurries, 18F, NW wind 0-5mph. An additional 1.3" (0.12" SWE) fell thursday morning after the morning report, for a storm toal of 15" (1.43" SWE). None of that additional snow survived that afternoon's melt on the snow board. Flurries this morning provided the T new this morning.
4/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M mostly clear, 35F, SW wind 5-10, G20, RH 50%.
4/17/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 6.0 M partly sunny, 45F, W wind 15 G25, RH 48%, P 21.14" falling.
4/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
4/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.10 0.8 M 3.0 M
4/20/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M fog, 24F, S wind 0-1mph, pressure rising.
4/21/2011 6:45 AM 0.12 1.6 M 1.5 M heavy snow tapering off, 32F, SE (but very variable) wind 3-7 G15, RH 89% pressure 21.20" dropping.
4/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 0.5 M mostly clear, 27F, NW wind 5-8, RH 55%, pressure 21.13in steady.
4/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.12 1.9 M 2.0 M
4/24/2011 7:30 AM 0.15 1.5 0.16 1.5 0.17 mostly cloudy/fog, 26F, NW wind 0-1, RH 88%, pressure 21.17 steady.
4/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.24 3.9 M 4.0 M mostly clear with snow falling a few miles to the south, 27F, NW wind 1-3, press 21.09in falling.
4/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.16 2.3 M 3.0 M mostly clear, 25F, SW wind 10 G15, RH 77%, press 20.92 dropping.
4/27/2011 6:30 AM T T M 1.0 M mostly cloudy, 21F, NW wind 10 G15, RH65%, Pressure 21.17 rising
4/28/2011 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M just an isolated afternoon snowshower yesterday afternoon.
4/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 0.3 M 0.5 M p. sunny, light snow, 20F, SW wind 5-7 G10, RH 67%, press 21.14" rising
5/1/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M cloudy, 21F, calm, RH 59%, pressure 21.34 rising
5/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M T M p. cloudy, 17F, E wind 0-1.
5/3/2011 6:00 AM T T M T M clear, 30F, W wind 10.
5/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/5/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M
5/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/11/2011 6:30 AM 0.52 4.8 M 5.0 M heavt snow, 30F, WSW 0-2, RH 80%, press 21.15" rising
5/12/2011 7:00 AM 1.45 11.5 M 13.5 M light snow, 29F, NE wind 0-2mph, RH 85% increasing, pressi 21.27 rising. Storm total SWE 1.97"
5/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 7.0 M 0.4" new fell after yesterday morning's report, none survived the afternoon melt, hence 0 new accum. Storm total 16.7" SWE 2.00".
5/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M fog, 30F, NE wind 0-2, RH 85%, press 21.44 dropping
5/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.41 3.7 M 6.5 M light snow, 29F, ESE wind 0-1, RH 90%, press 21.38 steady
5/16/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 6.0 M
5/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
5/18/2011 6:00 AM T T M 1.5 M fog, mist, flurries, 31F, N wind 0-2
5/19/2011 6:30 AM 1.08 6.2 M 7.0 M cloudy/fog/flurries, 31F, calm, RH 91%, press 21.01 steady. All precip fell frozen, most snow, with a small amount of sleet yesterday afternoon.
5/20/2011 6:30 AM 0.45 4.2 M 9.0 M c;ear and sunny, 30F, NW wind 5-8 G12, RH 83%, press 21.10 falling. Storm total 10.4", 1.53" SWE.
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M 5.0 M snow squalls, mostly cloudy, 37F, W wind 4-8 G12, RH 78%, P 21.15" steady.
5/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 2.0 M first rain of the season yesterday(mixed with snow and graupel).
5/23/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M T M
5/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M T M
5/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/29/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M just a few late evening sprinkles
5/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 M 0.5 M surprise snowstorm. snowed an inch/hour for about an hour. temp dropped from 58F to 33F in 90 minutes with the frontal passage. 180 degree wind shift from S to N.
6/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/2/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/9/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/10/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/17/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/19/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/20/2011 6:00 AM 1.87 0.3 0.19 T M 1.68" of rain plus 0.19" SWE
6/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/24/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/27/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M mist and dense fog. 45F.
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/2/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/4/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/7/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/8/2011 7:00 AM 1.55 0.0 M 0.0 M just enough runoff to move gravel onto streets. precipitation fell in at least 4 separate intervals over 4-5 hours, not all at once.
7/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/12/2011 6:00 AM 1.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.49 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/18/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/19/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.86 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.65 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/30/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/1/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/2/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/4/2011 6:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/6/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/10/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/12/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/17/2011 6:00 AM 0.51 0.0 M 0.0 M rain came with hail, but was not present for the event.
8/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/23/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/25/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/26/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/1/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/7/2011 6:30 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M dense fog, drizzle, 45F
9/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/9/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/14/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.59 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/17/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/18/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/19/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.00
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/26/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/2/2011 9/04/2011 9:00 PM 3 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/21/2011 9/22/2011 4:00 PM 2 T 0.0 0.00



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
5/23/2011 8:00 PM 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Soft|White Ice 25 3min no damage Intermittent True After rain After smaller hail 10-20
1/1/0001 12:00 AM Missed this hail event. Looks like less than a quarter inch of hail had accumulated, based on some remnant piles. Hail size is estimated from leftover piles and impact craters on old snow. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice no damage False
7/9/2011 5:15 PM 0.51 inches of rain fell with the hail, rain lasted approx 45 minutes, causing minor street flooding. Hail started as rice size, increased to pea size after 5 minutes. Peas sustained for 10 minutes, enough to just coat the ground, then most hail ceased while heavy rain continued. rice sized fell again after a few minutes, lasting about 5 minutes. photo of hail pad available. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 20 3min minor leaf damage Intermittent True After rain After smaller hail 30-40 256 0.3
7/10/2011 5:01 PM 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 8 1min no damage False Same time as rain After smaller hail
7/19/2011 2:45 PM Not present for this event. Some hail was left over in piles; stone measurements from remnant hail were taken ~3hrs after the event. Timing was estimate from radar, checked from my office in Denver. A second minor hail event occurred at ~5:30pm, as I was driving home, and within 1/4 mile of my house: Hard, white ice, mostly rice, a few peas, lasting only a minute or less. 0.86" of rain occurred from 6:30am to 6:00 pm with these hail events. Hail pad image is available. 3/4" Penny Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 10min minor leaf damage.shredded leaves False 496 0.2
1/1/0001 12:00 AM completely missed this one, and no hail left on the ground at 6pm. 0.51" of rain in gauge. stone size is estimated from hail pad indents and holes in leaves. hail pad photo available. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size minor leaf damage.shredded leaves False 0.4