| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Finally, a few clouds late in the day. Hi only 76F, low 43F |
| 10/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, warm High 80F Some clouds during the evening. Heavy dew this morning as a surge of moist air has moved in from the east. |
| 10/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning with low stratus breaking up late morning. The pleasant but hazy afternoon with high 66F Some cloud development over mountains late afternoon. Clearing and cool overnight with very heavy dew, low 38.6F and some patches of frost on rooftops near CSU Some pretty altocumulus dotting the sky this AM |
| 10/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm, light breezes, very nice except for the dryness. Hi 76F Clear and very light winds overnight with low 42F and some smoke layers visible this AM |
| 10/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny until some afternoon clouds. Light winds until some gusty southerly winds late afternoon. Hi 80F. Clear and calm overnight with low 44F |
| 10/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some scattered clouds especially afternoon. But mostly sunny and unseasonably warm with high 82F Becoming cloudy and mild overnight -- stratocumulus by morning. Northerly winds picked up overnight gusting itto 18 pmh around 3 AM Low 51F |
| 10/7/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning, much cooler. Then scattered afternoon sunshine through mid and high clouds. Hi 67F Mostly light winds. Clearing overnight but still mild. Low 49F |
| 10/8/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and warmer again. Hi 81F with some convective clouds. Active convection visible over the mountains late afternoon and evening with some lightning after dark. Cloudy overnight with a morning shower around 5:30 - 6 AM accompanied by some gusty winds of 21 mph out of the south. Low 56 -- close to the record warm low for this time of year. |
| 10/9/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy with convective sky morning and early afternoon and some possible thunder to the north midday. Virga at times. Hi 73F Gusty westerly winds to 28 mph around 4 PM. Then clearing, cool withlow 42F |
| 10/10/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny morning but clouds developed early to mid morning over mountains NW. Becoming partly cloudy and breezy afternoon with stratocumulus clouds and west winds gusting to 21 mph Hi 68F. Increasing clouds overnight as upper level low approaching NE Colorado from the due North. Temperature stayed in the 50s all night. Then rain and stiff northerly winds began about 7:35 AM with quickly falling temperatures to a current low of 49F. Just enough rain to wet the pavement. Still raining lightly with strong winds. |
| 10/11/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning rain ended by 10 AM, and temperatures climbed to high of 63F early afternoon, then several bands of convective showers moved down from nearly due north during the mid and late afternoon, with some brief hard showers and even a little thunder around 4 PM. Showers lingered until about 8:30PM. Then clearing with low 40F |
| 10/12/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.29 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant, mild day High 71F with sunshine but increasing clouds later in the day and becoming overcast overnight. Cold front arrived after midnight with wind gust to 19 mph from the north, then period of rain began after 2 AM continuing very lightly at 8 AM. Most precip fell 5-7:30 AM Low 45F |
| 10/13/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain ended by 8:15 AM on Tuesday, Gradual clearing. Hi 61F. Frost was predicted, but thanks to moist lingering airmass the low only fell to 37F with very heavy dew. Slight frost on some roofs |
| 10/14/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, breezy and quite hazy all day with lingering moist air mass. High 64F. Again, heavy dew but no frost with low 37F Some scattered cirrus clouds. |
| 10/15/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day, warmer. Light winds. Hi 75F No clouds. Clear and cool overnight with low 38F with dew. |
| 10/16/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and unseasonably warm -- very nice. High 78 with very light winds. Clear with just a few cirrus overnight, and low 40F with morning dew |
| 10/17/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but cooler with easterly winds during the day. Hi 63F. Mostly clear but with some increasing cirrus clouds overnight. Low 37F with heavy morning dew and some frost. Most trees still have their leaves but turning yellowish brown and beginning to fall -- very late fall progression this year |
| 10/18/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mild with increasing clouds -- convective looking with virga. Hi 69F Some drizzle/very light showers during the evening 8-8:30 PM and again around 7-7:30 AM; Low 44F |
| 10/19/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, damp and occasionally drizzly. High 56 with precip beginning around 2:20 very lightly and enough to wet the pavement from 4-5 PM. Then clearing overnight with low 32F with heavy frost -- first official freeze of the season -- unusually late |
| 10/20/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and warmer. Very light winds. Hi 69F Cool and calm overnight. Low 36F with morning frost |
| 10/21/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, light winds, nearly cloudless, and very nice. HI 72. Clear with a few increasing high thin cirrus clouds overnight. Low 35F with frost again. |
| 10/22/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, pleasant day with some increasing mid clouds later in the afternoon. Hi 71F Increasing clouds overnight as upper level low pressure area approaching form the south. Low 43 and pretty much overcast this AM |
| 10/23/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.36 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast. Light rain developed, moving in from the east mid to late morning. Temperatures remained nearly steady with hi 54F Rain increased in intensity beginning mid to late afternoon. 0.16" by 8 PM Another 0.20" overnight much of that falling by 11 PM but still raining a bit this AM Low 47F and cloudy |
| 10/24/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very light rain ended by 11 AM. Then partly cloudy and high 64F. Wind gust 22 mph from the wnw at 2:20 PM Clearing overnight. Low 39F with heavy dew. |
| 10/25/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Light winds. Hi 65F Stayed mild overnight and became cloudy with strong westerly winds gusting to 30 mph. Low 46F |
| 10/26/2010 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy, erratic rising pressure after the extremely low pressure Monday AM. Windy all day and night. Hi 54F Many gusts in the 30-36 mph range and much windier in outlying areas. A brief squall early evening with burst of snow and very strong winds 6:15 - 6:30 PM when temp dropped to 32F |
| 10/27/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Continued very windy with air becoming very dry. Peak gust 39 mph at 8:10 AMn Chilly with high 50F, but low only 35 with continued downslope winds |
| 10/28/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clouds still hugging high mountains, but mostly clear here and again windy with gusts over 30 mph for 3rd straight day. High 50F. Then winds diminished and temperature dropped to 21F -- coldest of the fall so far. Leaves dropping fast now following hard freeze |
| 10/29/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, winds diminished so it felt nice. High 59 with increasing afternoon mid and high clouds -- some lenticulars. Partly cloudy, light winds overnight. Low 30F |
| 10/30/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Standing wave clouds part of the day. Warm with low humidity but very light winds-- strongest gust all day just 7 mph while we hear other areas near Boulder were very windy as they had another wild fire. High 70F High thin clouds overnight. Low 34. |
| 10/31/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm day on Saturday. Sunshine but scattered to broken mid and high clouds at times. Hi 73F. Breezy at times afternoon. Then increasing clouds and a brief shower sometime overnight Roads still damp this AM Low 38F |
| 11/1/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Hi 61F. Mild with some moderate northerly winds overnight. Low 45F |
| 11/2/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning, increasing clouds during the afternoon brisk northerly winds. Hi 63F. Clearing overnight. Low 31F |
| 11/3/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, very warm. High 73 Gusty winds in the afternoon to 26 mph. Low 41F with scattered clouds and even some morning cumulus. |
| 11/4/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny. High 64. Temperatures dropped quickly after sunset with very dry, air. High cirrus increasing by sunrise. Low 27F with frost. |
| 11/5/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day but cooler with high 57F. Cold overnight with low 27 and heavy frost again |
| 11/6/2010 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm, light winds, and nearly cloudless with high 71F. High thin cirrus at sunrise with low 32F and light frost. |
| 11/7/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and warm with light winds and high 74F -- 3 degrees short of the record set back in 1934 at this historic station. Increasing clouds overnight with low 38F |
| 11/8/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some morning sunshine, then clouds thickened from the SW with developing virga and gusty SW winds over 30 mph just before 2 PM High 66F Then partial clearing with low 33F and just some mid and high clouds overnight |
| 11/9/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
One last warm day. Light winds and partly cloudy Hi 65F Partly cloudy overnight with low 32 but with brisk N winds just starting at 7 AM -- cold front I think |
| 11/10/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clouds thickened quickly Tuesday AM 50F early then falling temperatures with some sprinkles by 10 AM becoming a steady, cold rain after 11:30 AM with dark, low clouds. Rain until 2:45 PM with temperature in the upper 30s. Snow on lower foothills as clouds lifted before sunset. Remained overcast overnight with low 29F and some fog |
| 11/11/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.27 |
2.3 |
0.30 |
1.6 |
0.26 |
A few snow flurries early Weds AM before 8 AM. Glaze on some surfaces. Remained cloudy and chilly but temp reached 41F in the afternoon. Wet snow began around 8:30 PM ending about 10:35 PM maybe 1/2 inch with this first shower. Then snow began steadily around 4:30 AM with small, wet crystal and good water content continuing at observation time. Low 29F No accumulation on roads but sidewalks icy. First measurable snow of the year -- a little later than usual. |
| 11/12/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.7 |
0.06 |
1.6 |
0.19 |
Snow in the morning ended by 11:30AM Most accumulation ended by 8:30 AM Remained cloudy all day but with clearing visible to the north. Very cold day -- High 35F. A few light flurries in the evening. Then clearing and low 17F |
| 11/13/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.20 |
Bright sunny day but cold. Hi 39F Snow melted in some sunny places but not in the shade. Some increasing mid clouds overnight. Low 25F with frost. Representative snow core difficult due to variable snow cover. |
| 11/14/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
0.7 |
M |
Morning sunshine, then clouded up midday with a short period of trace light snow, High 40F before the clouds moved in. Partial clearing late afternoon. Then clouded up again late evening with a short period of accumulating snow around 11 PM. Cloudy with brisk southerly winds overnight and low 25F Some fog patches |
| 11/15/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.7 |
0.01 |
0.5 |
M |
Cool day -- partly cloudy. Hi 42. Became overcast again overnight with light low-density snow with large flakes beginning around 5:30 AM today and still falling. Low 29F |
| 11/16/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Light snow until about 7:20 AM Mostly cloudy day with partial clearing late. Hi 46 with gusty northerly winds late afternoon to 18 mph. Partly cloudy with low 27F and morning frost. |
| 11/17/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy and unsettled. Temperature climbed to 56F with downslope breezes. Then a quick afternoon shower 2:23 - 2:50 PM with winds gusting to 33 mph from the NW. Another trace shower 8:40 - 9:10 PM. Clearing after midnight but still windy all night with low 27 and clear skies at sunrise |
| 11/18/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, breeze day with high 40F and partly cloudy mid and high clouds (mountain wave clouds). Low 23F with broken mid and high clouds. Moderate frost this AM |
| 11/19/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Large sheet of standing mountain wave cloud (altocumulus/altostratus) overhead most of the day kept things cool. Hi 44F with light winds. Clouds and some downslope winds overnight with low 34F |
| 11/20/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and fairly mild with high 51F Cold front with easterly upslope breezes developed overnight with low startus clouds and low 27F |
| 11/21/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and cold. High 33F. Fog late evening and overnight clearing by morning. Low 23 with light deposits of rime. Dense cloud bank over mountains to the SW-W |
| 11/22/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.5 |
0.04 |
0.3 |
M |
Increasing clouds with with brisk SE winds after 1:30 PM -- low stratus and light fog by evening. Hi 42F Some light freezing drizzle began about 8:35 PM changing to snow by 9 PM. Came down pretty good for awhile -- enough to slick the streets. Then ended by 9:45 PM or so with partial clearing -- mid and high clouds this AM. Low 23F and morning frost |
| 11/23/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
T |
Morning sunshine with increasing clouds during the afternoon. Strong west winds all day gusting to 26 mph -- diminishing during the evening. High 43F. Then clear and cold with light winds and frost overnight. LOw 17F |
| 11/24/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Clear day with light winds. Pleasant with high 46F. Strong cold front from the NW overnight with Bora (westerly downslope cold advection) winds and a brief period of snow around 2 AM approx. Cloudy with snow visible over mountains this morning but just dry, windy and cold here. Low 24 |
| 11/25/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing during the day but cold WNW winds and extremely dry air. High 35F Continued windy overnight with gusts to 31 mph around 1:30 AM. Felt miserably cold. Then winds diminished and low 10F Would have been much colder had we any snow on the ground, but we're totally bare. |
| 11/26/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear cold day for Thanksgiving but with only light breezes from the SE during the day. High 37F. Mostly clear with just a few high clouds overnight. Low 16F with light frost this AM |
| 11/27/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny day with light winds and warmed nicely to 47F. Cooled quickly at sunset with very dry air. Increasing mid and high clouds (standing mountain wave cloud) towards morning. Low 18F with light frost this AM |
| 11/28/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nice day, clear skies, few high clouds at times. Hi 50F. Clear overnight and low 19F Light winds but very low and falling barometric pressure |
| 11/29/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
T |
T |
Morning sunshine. Temperature climbed to 51F early afternoon. Then increasing, lowering clouds Light fluffy snow began 6:20 PM and ended 7:05 PM followed by strong N to NW winds beginning after 10 PM gusting to 26 mph towards morning. Low 24 but felt much colder. Winds pretty much blew the snow away |
| 11/30/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cold and very blustery day. Cloudy morning becoming partly cloudy later in the day. Winds over 20 mph from the NW all day gradually diminishing after midnight Hi 33F but in the 20s by afternoon. Low 12F this AM with clear skies once the winds diminished. |
| 12/1/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear cold day with light winds. High 38F Clouds increasing overnight. Low 22F |
| 12/2/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny to partly cloudy. Warmer with afternoon standing mountain wave clouds. Temperature soared to 56 with some afternoon downslope winds gusting to 26 mph. Mild overnight with low 27F |
| 12/3/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, light winds, mountain wave clouds. Hi 49F Partly cloudy overnight with a little frost and low 26F |
| 12/4/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing and becoming mostly sunny. WNW winds picked up during the day gusting to 29 mph late afternoon. Very warm and dry. Hi 65F Then clouded up with low 29F a moderate winds overnight shiftting to southerly as apparent cold front packed in from NNE. |
| 12/5/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, cool, breezy Hi 40F. Becoming overcast. Easterly upslope winds. Low 25F |
| 12/6/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, chilly and light winds. Hi 37 Clear overnight with high clouds increasing towards sunrise. Low 18F with a good frost this AM |
| 12/7/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Becoming cloudy and warmer with high 45 and light winds. Light winds and mild overnight with clouds and low 31F |
| 12/8/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning, then clearing and becoming windy with N winds gusting to 23 mph late morning. Mild with high 53F Clear, light winds and cold overnight with low 19F and some light frost |
| 12/9/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, chilly, with many standing mountain wave clouds. Hi 41 with light winds. Warm downslope winds kicked in overnight. Low 29F but much warmer at times |
| 12/10/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Much warmer day with moderate mild westerly winds afternoon. Partly cloudy with mid level clouds High 60F. Mostly to partly cloudy overnight and fairly warm with low 28F |
| 12/11/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, mild and breezy with high 58F. Then a squall and cold front arrived late afternoon with a quick shower around 5 PM WNW winds shifting to NNW and gusting to 30 mph. then gradually diminished with low 25F |
| 12/12/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cold northerly winds most of day diminishing late evening. Gusts to 25 mph. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Hi 43. Low 17 this AM with very light frost and some scattered wave clouds and very thin cirrus. |
| 12/13/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny but with high, thin clouds. Light winds. High 44F Winds increased overnight with low a mild 29F |
| 12/14/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and very warm. High 66F with some gusty west winds to 25 mph in the late afternoon. Unseasonable warm overnight with low 34F |
| 12/15/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Standing wave cloud overhead most of the day. Denver hit 70F but we only got up to 54 with cloudcover. Light winds increased and became easterly overnight. Low 35F |
| 12/16/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High reached 46F in the morning, but clouds lowered, much virga to our north in the morning, and then a period of light rain from just before noon to after 1 PM no snow but temperatures dropped to the high 30s. Enough to barely wet the pavement but only a trace in the gauge. Then windy and colder after sunset with 23 mph northerly gusts at 8 PM. Then clearing, colder with low 15F and heavy morning frost. |
| 12/17/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear and cool but with increasing low stratus clouds late afternoon and chilly easterly winds. High 38F. Cloudy and raw cold overnight with low 21F as storm system is passing to our south. |
| 12/18/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy and cold. Some very light flurries visible over the foothills in the morning. Hi 32F and felt even colder. Continued partly to mostly cloudy overnight with low 17F with a heavy frost |
| 12/19/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy but with some filtered sunshine and moonlight. Hi 36F. Light easterly winds. Hazy. Low 20.5F Ground remains dry and bare. |
| 12/20/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mild day on Sunday with bright midday sunshine and light winds. Hi 51 felt really warm. Clouds and haze over the mountains all day. Low 27F with a light frost overnight. Mountains still shrouded and some clouds have been spilling over to the plains with some virga. No evidence of precip here |
| 12/21/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain shower moved out of the foothills with an awesome bright morning rainbow. Rain 8:20 - 9:10 AM -- a generous trace nearly wet the pavement. The partly cloudy and windy much of the day with peak gust 23 mph with the morning rain squall. Cleared during afternoon then clouded up again late with light winds. Hi 50F, low 27F |
| 12/22/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and colder day. High 37F Mostly stratocumulus clouds Clearing and colder overnight. High 37F, low 22F |
| 12/23/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning, partly cloudy afternoon. Light winds. High 38F, low 22F |
| 12/24/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Sort of unsettled and convective, esp up over the higher mountains. Some sprinkles over W Fort Collins early afternoon, but no one here then to confirm. Become breezy late afternoon with gusts over 20 mph High 48F, Low 22F |
| 12/25/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful dry and mild Christmas Eve day with high 49F Some mid and high clouds, but mostly sunny. Cold and clear night with heavy frost. Low 15F |
| 12/26/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, pleasant, dry Christmas day. Hi 50, low 15 and mostly light winds. Just a few whispy thin cirrus clouds, otherwise clear. Some frost this AM |
| 12/27/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but with increasing high cirrus clouds. Hi 50F with light winds. Becoming cloudy during the evening but then clearing again towards midnight. Low 20F. Increasing mid clouds and standing mountain wave clouds toward morning. Light frost |
| 12/28/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy morning becoming overcast with mid and high clouds after noon. Mild. High 48F Clearing overnight. Low 20F but no frost |
| 12/29/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, mostly light breezes, High 46F Partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Low 29F No Frost |
| 12/30/2010 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
T |
T |
M |
Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Unseasonably warm with high 55F and light winds. Increasing clouds and mild overnight as deep low pressure area nearly overhead. Weather change beginning as light snow began 6:30 AM Low 28F |
| 12/31/2010 |
7:00 AM |
0.22 |
4.3 |
0.22 |
3.2 |
0.20 |
Snowed pretty much all day except a break in the late morning. Temperature dropped steadily all day beginning at 30F and down to 9F by 7 PM and 5 F this morning. Only 0.6" of snow and 0.05" since 7 PM. Heaviest snow fell 7-9 AM and 2-6 PM yesterday. Roads are icy and snowpacked. Winds picked up overnight and gusting to 20 mph this AM from the north with ocassional bursts of blowing snow. |
| 1/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
2.5 |
0.20 |
Very light snow until 8:30 AM and windy early with some blowing snow until about noon. Cloudy. High 15F. Winds diminished but remained mostly cloudy overnight and kept temperature from dropping too low. Low +1F |
| 1/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.8 |
0.18 |
Cloudy morning, then clearing midday. Cold Hi 21F some afternoon breezes Cold night. Low -3F (coldest of the winter) at 2 AM and then warming slowly towards 7 AM with increasing standing wave cloud formation |
| 1/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.19 |
Clouds decreasing and temperatures climbed to a high of 34F but no melting of remaining snow. Light winds Clear with some increasing clouds toward morning. Low 10F with morning frost. |
| 1/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.18 |
Sunny, but breezy with daytime winds from the south often gusting to 15-20 mph. Then winds diminished and temperatures dropped to +5F overnight with frost |
| 1/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.15 |
Sunny day, light winds, warmer with high 39F and slight melting. Some overnight breezes and not as cold with low 17F and only light frost this AM |
| 1/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.11 |
Cloudy morning then afternoon clearing with a high temperature of 41F and some minor melting. Clear evning but increasing clouds overnight with low 19F and light frost. |
| 1/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Partly cloudy, warmer, High 49F with considerable melting. Some gusty mild downslope winds evening and overnight with temperatures sometimes in the 40s but with an overnight low of 28F |
| 1/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Mostly sunny A few clouds mostly in the morning. Becoming breezy from the south and chilly with high 40F and winds gusting to 19 mph. Winds diminished during the evening. Clear to partly cloudy overnight with low 20F and heavy frost this AM. Some standing mountain wave clouds this AM |
| 1/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.7 |
0.03 |
0.7 |
0.03 |
Morning sunshine quickly replaced by expanding thickening standing mountain wave cloud (altocumulus) overhead and eventually overcast except for little strip of blue sky over the high mountains. Light winds and mild temperatures with high 46F. Remained cloudy and mild overnight with temperatures near 33F until temperature dropped and snow began around 4 PM. Snow ended by 6 AM but a few flakes again by 7:10 AM just beginning |
| 1/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.21 |
4.2 |
0.27 |
4.0 |
0.27 |
Snow all day,varying in intensity and crystal type. Heavier snow for a few hours in the morning and again mid afternoon. 3.5" by 7 AM Additional light snow with small crystals overnight -- 0.7" Roads all snow and ice covered except main roads Hi 26 early Sunday morning dipping to single digits by evening and overnight. Low +2F |
| 1/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
0.28 |
Mostly sunny but very cold F Just a few mid clouds and some brisk cold southerly winds during the day. High 17F Clear, light winds and very cold with low -6F Coldest so far this winter |
| 1/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.26 |
Sunny, cold and some light but frigid afternoon winds from the south around 10 mph. Hi 14. Clear and cold again with low -4F |
| 1/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.28 |
Sunny and bright day again and not so cold. Very light winds. Temperature rose to 31F by mid afternoon Melting on the streets. Increasing mid clouds overnight. Low 18F |
| 1/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.23 |
Clearing during the morning. Sharply warmer with modest afternoon breezes. Temperature shot up to 52F Partly to mostly cloudy and mild overnight with low 30F |
| 1/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.23 |
Mostly sunny and mild. High 51 with bare patches beginning to show (about 70% of ground still covered).Increasing mid and high clouds overnight with low 25F |
| 1/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Mostly cloudy. Standing mountain wave cloud overhead during day. Hi 44 late afternoon. Fairly mild overnight with low falling to 23F by 7AM with broken thin altostratus and some wave clouds |
| 1/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
|
| 1/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
|
| 1/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 1/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.6 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
|
| 1/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
|
| 1/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 1/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 1/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 1/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 1/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 1/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 1/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mild High 59F. Low 20s. Easy weather |
| 1/29/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Unseasonably warm. High 64F. Few lenticular clouds. Clear but with clouds increasing towards morning with low 26F |
| 1/30/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some morning clouds, then clearing, Breezy and warm High 61 Increasing clouds overnight Low 23 |
| 1/31/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Cloudy and cool. High 40F Turning windy and much colder overnight with a thin coating of glaze from freezing drizzle and then turning to freezing drizzle. |
| 2/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
0.03 |
0.4 |
0.03 |
Light, dry snow most of day with minor accumulation. High 14F early falling to +5 by evening and continued dropping to low of -8F Cold!!! Cloudy all day and overnight. |
| 2/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.4 |
0.20 |
Morning clouds and a few flurries, then clearing and very cold with stiff NE winds during the day and brutal wind chills. High +5 Clearing and diminishing winds. Low -13F but colder in nearly all outlying areas. Coldest in a while. |
| 2/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.4 |
M |
Clear and very cold. High 11. Low -6 by midnight but then increasing clouds and warming temperatures up to +2F by 7 AM |
| 2/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Cloudy all day. Warmer. High 40F Periods of very light snow mid morning and again mid afternoon but no accumulation. Some clearing overnight Low 12 with heavy frost. Fog in parts of town late evening, but no confirmation here |
| 2/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine, then cloudy midday but mild with high 47 and remaining snow on ground melted. Partly cloudy and mild overnight with low 26F |
| 2/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
Brief period of snow in the morning. Then mostly cloudy with high 43 and stiff northerly winds all day gusting over 20 mph at times. Period of accumulating snow in the evening around 9 - 10 PM. Then cloudy and breezy with low 25F and rising barometer overnight. |
| 2/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Partly cloudy -- cloud banks up over mountains with snow virga. Cold north winds all day gusting to 27 mph midday. High 35F Becoming overcast overnight with winds shifting to the south. Low 13F |
| 2/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
1.6 |
0.15 |
1.5 |
0.15 |
Cloudy morning, partial clearing midday then cloudy again. High 37F Strong arctic cold front arrived around 8 PM with rapid 25 degree temperature drop and then light snow -- mostly small crystals. Wind gusts to 29 mph from the NE when cold air arrived. Snowed lightly with temperature dropping to +4F by morning. Icy snowcovered roads -- still snowing at 7 AM |
| 2/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.8 |
0.07 |
2.5 |
0.20 |
Cloudy, cold and light fog with steady light easterly winds. Light snow most of the day ending late afternoon. High 12F Road remained slick and snowpacked in town. Clear and cold with low -7F |
| 2/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.25 |
Sunny, cold with some southerly afternoon breezes. High 22. Clear and cold with low +1F |
| 2/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.17 |
Mid and high clouds increased during the day decreased late. Warmer with high 33. Temperature dropped to +2 before midnight and then gradually warmed overnight to +9 by 7 AM |
| 2/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.13 |
Sunny, warmer high 43. Temp dropped to 22F but then mild downslope winds raised temperatures into the 40s before sunrise. |
| 2/13/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Windy and mild -- most of snow melted or sublimated. Gusts to 25 mph with high 59F and partly cloudy. Winds diminshed overnight Scattered high clouds, light frost, and low 24F |
| 2/14/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, warm and breezy. Several afternoon wind gusts to 25-27 mph. High 66F Mostly clear with diminishing winds and low 25 with light frost |
| 2/15/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy and cool. High 47F Clear overnight and low 26F |
| 2/16/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly and comfortable with mostly light winds and high 61F Clear overnight with low 27F |
| 2/17/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, very warm and breezy. High 67F -- new record high for the date. WSW winds around 15-25 mph all afternoon. Winds died down during evening but picked up again after midnight gusting 25-30 mph as Pacific cold front moved through. Low 34F |
| 2/18/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, blustery day with heavy clouds up over mountains. Afternoon winds gusting to near 30 mph from the WNW. High 47F. Diminishing winds overnight Low 22F but with broken mid and high clouds at sunrise. |
| 2/19/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny and pleasant with high 57F. Some gusty SW winds mid afternoon gusting to 28 mph. Breezy and mild evening. then chilly towards AM with low 22F and some frost. |
| 2/20/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny day until clouds increased afternoon and totally overcast after 3 PM. Mild with high 58F. Warm evening -- still 50F around 8 PM. Burst of heavy rain around 1 AM and another light shower around 3 AM. Then clearing and colder with low 27F and everything turned to ice between 5 AM and sunrise. Heavy frost. |
| 2/21/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 2/22/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 2/23/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 2/24/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 2/25/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
2.4 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
|
| 2/26/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
1.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
|
| 2/27/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.7 |
M |
|
| 2/28/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
|
| 3/1/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
High 57F with some moderate afternoon winds. Clear over night with Low 22 and morning frost |
| 3/2/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm High 62. Breezy afternoon from the SSE. Clear, calm and cool over night with low 24F and light frost |
| 3/3/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, with mid and high clouds. Light winds High 53F Scattered clouds overnight with low 28F and some light frost |
| 3/4/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sun gave way to increasing clouds and winds. Showers predicted but nothing materialized here. Warm day with high 62F and afternoon and evening winds gusted to 24 mph. Remained cloudy overnight with low 30F |
| 3/5/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning, then clearing and becoming breezy from the WNW gusting to 24 mph around 3:30 PM High 53F. Clearing and chilly overnight with low 18F and heavy frost. |
| 3/6/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sun, but then becoming cloudy and cool High 42F with light winds. Partly cloudy to cloudy overnight. Low 25 with no frost |
| 3/7/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Cloudy on Sunday. High 45F. Much colder overnight with periods of light freezing drizzle and snow grains continuing at 0700 Thin glaze on most everything. Low 19F |
| 3/8/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Cloudy, some freezing drizzle before 9 AM and then intermittent very light snow most of the day and part of the night in the form of tiny snow grains. Some fog. High 36F. Foggy this AM with low 18F |
| 3/9/2011 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, cold morning with period of very light snow 8:45 - 10:30 AM. Then low stratus clouds broke and skies cleared. Chilly with high 40F. Low 23F evening. Then chinook wind arrived overnight with warmer temperatures and winds gusting to 30mph from the W around 3:30 AM. |
| 3/10/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy and warmer day. Partly to mostly sunny. Hi 58F with numerous wind gusts on campus 25-28 mph. Winds diminished in the evening with low 25F |
| 3/11/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day. Temperatures skyrocketed to an afternoon high temperaturea of 70F -- warmest so far this year. Very dry and breezy afternoon. Mild overnight with low 38F and temperatures back up into the upper 50s with winds gusting to over 40mph. Red flag warning -- high fire danger |
| 3/12/2011 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Dry, sunny, warm and windy with downslope winds gusting near 30 mph most of the day finally diminishing after midnight. Wild fire smoke visible to the distant south during the afternoon. Hi 66F. Low 31F with no frost. |
| 3/13/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Becoming cloudy. High 54F midday then thickening lowering clouds with some late afternoon sprinkles and then a puddle-making rain shower about 5 PM, evening intermittent sprinkles and then another good shower around 1 AM. Still cloudy and damp this AM with thick bank of clouds over the higher mountains W, some low clouds hugging low foothills and thick cloud bank to the east and southeast. Morning low 35F |
| 3/14/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, pleasant day. Hi 50s. Increasing mid and high clouds overnight Low 26F Mostly light winds |
| 3/15/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, mild -- mid and high clouds. Hi 62 Generally light winds. Cloudy with developing strong downslope westerly winds with low 33F Peak gust 31 mph just after midnight. |
| 3/16/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moderate southerly winds all day. Partly cloudy. Hi 58F Partly to mostly cloudy with light winds overnight and low 30F. |
| 3/17/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy mid and high clouds and very warm. High 73F with generally light winds. Strong chinook downslope winds developed during the evening and blew all night with a low of 46F but temperatures mostly in the 50s and even 60s overnight. Peak wind gusts at 2:30 AM MDT -- 36 mph from the West |
| 3/18/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy in the AM, then increasing lowering clouds afternoon and evening. High 61 with moderate winds gusting as high as 25 mph Strong southerly winds in the evening with falling temperatures. Snow forecast but we got mostly rain insteady just after midnight ending by 2 AM -- Temperatures dropped to 33F and reports of a little slushy snow mixed in. |
| 3/19/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nice sunny day, but hazy and cooler. High 55F with high humidity for a change. Breezy afternoon from the south. Some high clouds overnight. Low 31F with heavy morning frost. |
| 3/20/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Filtered sunshine through cirrostratus most of the day. Light winds and warm with high 68F. Full moon rose behind layered mid and high clouds. Gradually clearing and becoming windy at times overnight with mild downslope winds gusting to 25 mph. Low 44F. |
| 3/21/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy, warm High 65F Very dry air. Partly cloudy to cloudy with cirrostratus clouds all day. High clouds continued overnight. Low 35F Smell of wildfire smoke in the air this AM |
| 3/22/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High clouds cleared. Then sunny, warm, light winds and extremely low humidity air. Hi 68F Becoming windy overnight - extremely dry, downslope winds. Low only 43 F and some wind gusts of 30 mph from the SW |
| 3/23/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler with high 53F but still very dry with gusty downslope winds. Peak wind gust from the W at 46 mph at 5:50 PM Winds continued overnight but not as strong after 2 AM or so. |
| 3/24/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, breezy, and very low humidity all day with winds mostly from the south. High 59F. Still breezy until after midnight. Then temperature dropped quickly to low 23F and some light frost. Smoke layers visible this AM from Front Range wild fires west of Denver and maybe elsewhere |
| 3/25/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning with increasing clouds midday and even some afternoon sprinkles nearby. Breezy late afternoon, Cool day with high 49F. Clearing with low 26F and some morning frost. |
| 3/26/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny day Seasonal temperatures with high 58F Increasing clouds evening as winds picked up from the NE. Some sprinkles between 8 and 9 PM with some lightning visible (first of the year) to the NW around 9 PM. Then colder with low 30F with some fog and heavy frost this AM. |
| 3/27/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine most of the day. High 57. Some gusty winds from the W and NW during the day -- peak guest 20 mph at 1150 MDT. Then increasing clouds in the evening as winds became brisk out of the east. Virga nad looked like rain, but none observed here. Low 31 but no frost. Still cloudy this AM with thick low cloud bank to the east. |
| 3/28/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing with some morning sunshine, warmed to 49.5F. Then clouded up again by noon. Cloudy most of the afternoon with convective showers about. Short rain shower around 2:30 PM -- trace, then a substantial showery period 6:45 PM - 9 PM with a couple rumbles of thunder and some possible hail/graupel (no hail pad out). Drips of rain until about midnight. Then dense clouds with some fog remainder of night. |
| 3/29/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Unsettled with some convective show pellet showers in the area before 9:30 AM Breezy afternoon. Hi 51F Cool night, low 28F |
| 3/30/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear becoming partly cloudy. High 51. Some clouds overnight. Low 35F |
| 3/31/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Becoming windy in the afternoon and very windy overnight. High 56F Temperatures stayed in the 50s with low 52 F overnight with downslope winds continuing. Peak gust 34 mph at 6:20 AM from the W. |
| 4/1/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy all day and all night with numerous gusts over 30 mph and peak gust 37 mph from the west at 3:10 PM Clear to partly cloudy and low humidity. High 67F and low a mild 47 with continuous downslope winds all night occasionally gusting over 30 mph |
| 4/2/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, dry and breezy. Peak gust 24 mph from the west midday. High 70F. Clear overnight with low droppoing to 37F with increasing high clouds around sunrise. |
| 4/3/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Extremely warm on Saturday. High 82F shattered old record for date set more than 100 years ago. Partly cloudy and windy with gust to 36 mph late afternoon. Forest fire smoke became very visible and smelly overnight with continued gusty winds. Peak gust of 40 mph from the west at 3:40 AM. Temperatures stayed near 60F overnight then dropping sharply to a low of 48F as wind shifted to the NE at about 6:50 AM. Dense bank of clouds west-north progressing to the NE Wet weather ahead? |
| 4/4/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Blustery and cold with rain shower beginning 10:10 AM and changed to a brief shower of snow around 12:20 - 1:30 PM N winds gusting to 30 mph. Hi reached 53F then gradually clearing with diminishing winds and a low of 25F |
| 4/5/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Gusty northerly winds during the day to 25 mph with winds diminishing by dark. High 53F Breezy overnight Low 35F |
| 4/6/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Clear to partly cloudy with standing lenticular clouds at times. Much warmer with high 74F. Windy midday and afternoon with gust to 30 mph. Still breezy overnight with winds shifting to easterly and low clouds and light fog developing with a mix of light rain and snow beginning at 7:17 AM MDT. Low 37F |
| 4/7/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mixed precip before 8 AM turned back to all rain and ended about 9:30 AM. Remained cloudy and chilly with high 49F and a few more sprinkles 5-6:30 PM REmained cloudy and damp overnight. Low 37F |
| 4/8/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning, partly cloudy afternoon, High 62 with light winds increasing in the late afternoon. Then becoming mostly cloudy overnight -- mostly midlayer clouds. Low 40F -- hazy with high humidity. |
| 4/9/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning fog and low clouds cleared by mid morning. Then partly cloudy, warm and breezy with some convective clouds over the mountains High 70F partly cloudy to clear overnight and low 36F |
| 4/10/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Nice day. High 69. Partly cloudy, light winds until windshift and strong NE winds moved in about 5:30 PM with sharply cooler temperatures. Lightning over foothills from about 8:30 PM until 9:30 PM with some distant thunder. Just a few sprinkles until a shower around 12:45 AM wet the pavement. Still cloudy and unsettled this AM with low 37F |
| 4/11/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning clouds, then clearing. Windy with gusts to 34 mph midday gradually decreasing during evening. High 56F. Low 29F |
| 4/12/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear but with increasing mid level clouds afternoon. Hi 63F with moderate afternoon breezes. Light winds and partly cloudy overnight with low 31F |
| 4/13/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing clouds. Hi 65F Cloudy overnight with trace rain shower Low 43F |
| 4/14/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.83 |
1.6 |
0.21 |
1.5 |
0.18 |
Cloudy, cool. Hi 51 easterly winds. Light rain began 6:30 PM. Only 0.02" by 8 PM but then steady moderate rain developed after 8:30 PM and continued overnight changing to wet snow around 5:30 AM Still snowing with low 32F |
| 4/15/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.4 |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy with snow continuing until late morning. Then clearing and becoming windy later afternoon from the NW. High 53F Peak gust 28 mph at 7:10 PM. Windy all night with low 35F and many 20+mph gusts |
| 4/16/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear but windy all day. High 58F Peak gust 27 mph at noon but many similar gusts. Generally clear with light winds overnight with low 33F with some dew and frost. |
| 4/17/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Warmer. High 67 with occasionally gusty NW winds. Clearing overnight with moister air moving back in. Low 39F with light dew |
| 4/18/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing clouds and winds during the day. Warm westerly downslope winds gusted to 28 mph midafternoon and convective clouds moved down from the NW. Brief sprinkle around 2:30 PM Very mild overnight with low 45 and mostly cloudy. |
| 4/19/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.16 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing and pleasant morning. Hi 61F Then winds shifted to the north and clouds increased with low clouds developing along foothills. Rain began about 8:30 PM and came down pretty good for awhile -- ended about 10:15 PM then remained mostly cloudy overnight with low 39F |
| 4/20/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning with periods of light sprinkles. Then becoming windy from the NW in the afternoon. Hi 62F with peak wind of 30 mph at 4:20 PM. Cloudy, Breezy and chilly overnight with low 31F |
| 4/21/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.33 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool cloudy day. High 50F Rain began about 6:40 PM. Very light at first but then came down harder after 8PM with some bright flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. Rain ended by midnight but a little more fell 4 AM to 6:30 AM - cloudy and ground still damp at observation with low 38F |
| 4/22/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clearing and becoming lovely spring day. Hi 62. But clouds began gathering again late afternoon. Period of lightning, thunder and brief heavy rain mostly betwen 8 and 9 PM followed by strong WNW winds gusting to 29 MPH. Low 42F with continued winds but skies cleared by sunrise. |
| 4/23/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Mostly sunny until mid afternoon, then increasing clouds windy all day with numerous gusts 25-30 mph. High 56F. Winds shifted to northerly overnight. Clouded up and temperature dropped quickly this AM with light snow beginning 7-8 AM with only trace accumulation. Low 31F |
| 4/24/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light snow until 11 AM MDT but with scant accumulation and some filtered sun through the altostratus cloud deck. High 45F. Then thickening lowering clouds again after noon with light drizzle beginning at 7:45 PM until about 10:30 PM. Cloudy and cool overnight with low 35F and very light drizzle and snow grains again this AM from 7 - 8 AM MST. Dense, dark low stratus clouds and easterly winds |
| 4/25/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.45 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Snow ended before 8 AM but remained cloudy and cool with high 53F A little drizzle by 6 PM followed by a heavier shower 6:30- 7:30 PM. 0.09" by 8 PM. Steady rain began around 9 PM and continued until about 3:30 AM -- additional 0.36" Cloudy and low 35F this AM |
| 4/26/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy and unsettled with some light midday and afternoon rain showers and even some thunder at 3:47 PM. Rain didn't add up to much. High 57F. Breezy evening. Last sprinkles ended about 8:30 PM. Remained overcast with low 34F |
| 4/27/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, cool and becoming windy late afternoon and evening with gusts to 27 mph out of the north. Midday sprinkles and some thunder with very unstable atmosphere but not much heating. High 56F Cool, breezy and cloudy overnight with low 38F |
| 4/28/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, dry but somewhat windy out of the NW most of the day. High 59F Clear, chilly night with low 29F |
| 4/29/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, beautiful spring day. High 71F Low around 40F but temperatures shot up again this AM with strong downslope winds after 7 AM |
| 4/30/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy and partly cloudy with falling temperatures. High 65 before 10 AM and then down to 50F by afternoon and 40s by evening. Peak gust 35 MPH at 3:30 PM but numerous gusts near 30mph. Winds continued all night with low 35F. |
| 5/1/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Blustery chilly day with virga and a few light snowshowers esp over foothills, but some moved across parts of town in the early afternoon. High 50F. Winds gusted 20-28 mph all day finally diminishing after 10 PM. Low 32.5 with overcast altostratus from storm passing to our south -- missed again! |
| 5/2/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, cool, breezy northerly winds. Briefly reached 52F for a high, but mostly in the 40s. Brief graupel shower around 2 PM. Clearing overnight and low 32F Clear view of blowing snow off the top of Longs Peak this morning. |
| 5/3/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Perfectly clear early, then clouding up late morning. Breezy afternoon from the south with a brief sprinkle. Then clearing again late. High 55F. Low 28F with heavy frost. Maybe our last hard freeze for the spring. |
| 5/4/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clouds increased in the morning. Cloudy by midday, then clearing later. Light winds and mild temperatures with high 66F. Stayed warm with increasing winds overnight 19 mph gust from the N at 2:10 AM. Low 41F Then clearing |
| 5/5/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and becoming very windy during the afternoon. High 65F. Peak windgust 32mph from the W at 2:20 PM. Clearing overnight with low 33F and some morning frost. |
| 5/6/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
First completely clear day in quite awhile. Light to moderate breezes and very nice spring day. High 68F Increasing cirrus clouds overnight. Low 39F |
| 5/7/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy with standing mountain wave cloud much of the day. But still warm with high 76F First above average temperatures in quite awhile. Breezy out of the NW during the afternoon with peak gusts of 22 mph several times. Partly cloudy and mild overnight with low 43F Still green but soils drying out again. |
| 5/8/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy/mostly sunny. Some high based afternoon convective clouds especially distant north. Hi 83 -- warmest of the year so far. Winds mostly light. Low 42 with clear skies overnight |
| 5/9/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and very warm. High 85 a few degrees short of the daily record. Increasing high clouds overnight, low 42F. |
| 5/10/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. High 82. Some gusty southerly winds. Clearing overnight Low 41 |
| 5/11/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.76 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning. Lovely spring day, high 73 then quickly increasing clouds with some evening lightning and distant thunder around 9:30 PM and again 11:30 PM. Rain began around 10 PM and continued overnight. with temp dropping to 38F this AM with light rain continuing and snow visible on the nearby foothills |
| 5/12/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.93 |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain on and off much of the day with low stratus clouds and continuously wet pavement. Some frozen precip mixed in first thing in the AM. 0.25" new rain by 8 PM with high 45. Then temperatures nearly steady overnight with additional 0.68" and low 39F |
| 5/13/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.14 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain off and on early ending mid morning but remained cloudy with some very light rain again midday and late afternoon. High 50F. Becoming partly cloudy overnight with just some scattered stratocumulus from the remnant moist air. Low 37F |
| 5/14/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful warm spring day. Hi 68 with sunshine. Then clouds increased late afternoon and totally overcast with upslope winds by morning. Low 41F |
| 5/15/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy cool day, high 49. Not so nice for the many CSU grad parties. Low stratus lowered almost to the ground as SE winds increased overnight. Low 35 with drizzle overnight. |
| 5/16/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
A little drizzle in the AM, then cloudy and very chilly with high 48F and low stratus all day. SE upslope winds increased overnight and low clouds continued but no further precip. Low 40F |
| 5/17/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy and a bit humid. High 63F Light winds and thickening clouds overnight. Low 42F |
| 5/18/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy. Hi 60F and then cooler afternoon with rain shower 4-5 PM[ dropping 0.10" A few more light showers overnight and low 45 with thickening, lowering stratus this AM |
| 5/19/2011 |
8:00 AM |
1.68 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and cool. Hi 52F and then rain began just after 3 PM. 0.62" by 8 PM and remaining 1.06" in steady all-night rain. Rain letting up before 8 AM but still cloudy with drizzle and low 37F -- unseasonably cool. |
| 5/20/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.13 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain Thurs. AM ended about 11 AM but began again 5:30 PM - 8 PM and again briefly around 11:30 PM. Most of this accumulation was between 8 - 10 AM on Thursday. Remained cloudy and cool with high 51 and low 39F |
| 5/21/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.09 |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine but then clouded up again quickly with unstable atmosphere. Active convection afternoon with a line of thunderstorms moving in around 4 PM. Quite a bit of lightning and thunder and a period of small hail -- exact time unknown but many small stones. Hi 59F. Partial clearing overnight but then increasing clouds again towards morning. Low 40F
No snow here, but reported T to acknowledge the hail |
| 5/22/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, warmer, drier with increasing mild downslope winds. High 68F. Low 53 |
| 5/23/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, windy and warm. High 77 Some wind gusts over 20mph from the west. Mild with high clouds lingering overnight. Low 48F |
| 5/24/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clouded up during the day with a brief afternoon thundershower just before 5 PM. High 71F Cloudy overnight with brief trace of rain about 5 AM Low 43 |
| 5/25/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast through mid afternoon, then some partial clearing. Late morning and early afternoon rain showers with a little thunder around 2-2:15 PM. Cool, high 57F Becoming windy during the evening out of the NE gusts to 23 mph. |
| 5/26/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and unsettled in the AM Breezy with brief trace shower at 1:45 PM, then slowly clearing. High 65F Clear evengng then increasing clouds overnight Low 45F with some light dew |
| 5/27/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, cool for this time of year. High 63 Light winds continued mostly cloudy overnight with a period of westerly winds gusting to 18 mph around 2 AM Low 41F |
| 5/28/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Pleasant day with light winds and high 65F. Increasing clouds late with rain shower about 8-9 PM and some more light showers overnight aournd 4 AM Low 47F with damp roads this AM -- campus very green and most trees fully leafed out. |
| 5/29/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.31 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
loudy day. High 61 but mostly in the 50s. Rain began about 7 PM and continued most of the night Low 47 with steady drizzle and very dark, low stratus overcast |
| 5/30/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy with drizzle and wet pavement in the morning continuing until about 10:30 AM. Then partial clearing but still humid. High 71. Low clouds sloshed back in overnight with stratus and stratocumulus. Mild with low 55F |
| 5/31/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Convective clouds in the morning and early afternoon moving up from the SSW around large upper low pressure center to our NW. A couple of sprinkles and one midday shower with one rumble of thunder. Darkest clouds to the E early afternoon. Hi 71F Then clearing with winds shifting to the W and guesting to 31 mph mid afternoon and evening and gradually diminishing overnight. Low 41F |
| 6/1/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with mid and high level clouds Breezy day with SSE winds. High 76F. Clearing overnight with light winds and low 47F |
| 6/2/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partial clearing then increasing clouds again later afternoon -- mostly cirrostratus. Some standing mountain wave clouds in the AM. Hi 77F. Still scattered to broken high cirrus layers this AM, low 48F |
| 6/3/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Generally clear and becoming very warm High 89F with winds gusting to 34 mph mid afternoon from the SSW. Clear overnight with low dropping back to 47F but some breezes overnight |
| 6/4/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostyly clear but increasing high clouds late afternnon. High 75 with moderate afternoon breezes. Light winds and clearing overnight. Low 47F |
| 6/5/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly clear and comfortable day. High 77F Hazy with some afternoon high-based small cumulus and AC. Most likely looking at smoke from AZ wildfires. Clear but hazy overnight with low 51F |
| 6/6/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very warm and hazy with milky sky -- too hazy to see mountains -- apparently all from smoke from eastern AZ fires. Hi 88 with light winds Still hazy this AM with low 51 but otherwise clear skies |
| 6/7/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny and hazy and hot. Hi 90F. Some afternoon convection including a small downburst at 4 PM - no thunder but brief intense downpour with winds gusting to 58 mph from the south. Some broken tree limbs. Then another t-storm developed and moved overhead with rumbles of thunder 6:40 - 7:10 PM but no rain. Cold front blew through after midnight with W winds gusting to 29 mph. Clear by morning and all haze and smoke has cleared -- deep blue sky. Low a mild 59F |
| 6/8/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy, mostly from the south, with deep blue sky and essentially no clouds. Hi 81. Clear and light winds overnight with low 49 and light dew |
| 6/9/2011 |
8:00 AM |
1.72 |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Clear morning, then increasing mid clouds with convection beginning over foothills afternoon and lower clouds moving in from SE late afternoon. Hi 78. with trace shower around 2:40 PM. Skies got interesting around sunset with some thunder to the NW after 8 PM. Then several rounds of very active lightning, thunder, heavy rain and periods of accumulating hail. A particularly heavy burst of hail hit just before 11 PM which covered the ground (hail pad turned in) Then another round of heavy rain between 1:30 and 1 AM with some rain continuing until after 3 AM and then low clouds and drizzle this AM. More than 1" of hail may have been on ground after first intense burst but was not here to see. Lots of leaves knocked off plants. Low 49F |
| 6/10/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy -- drizzle until late morning. Then sun broke through midafternoon. Cool with high 51F. Partly cloudy and humid with low 45 and dew overnight. |
| 6/11/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day, pleasant, breezy E winds much of the daytime. High 74F Clear with light winds overnight and morning dew. Low 47F |
| 6/12/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Convection began over foothills late morning. Fairly humid but clouds were high based and didn't do much until they formed a good complex of storms over eastern Colorado into Kansas during the afternoon and evening. High 80F. Clearing overnight and low 50F with heavy dew |
| 6/13/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning, becoming partly cloudy and summerlike. High 85 with some cumulus. Clearing overnight then increasing high cirrus clouds. Low 54F with some morning dew |
| 6/14/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm day, Morning sunshine and increasing convective clouds afternoon. Thunderheads to the east during evening. High 84. Clouds overnight then cleared by morning. Low 56 with light dew but fairly dry air. |
| 6/15/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly clear day. Dry westerly winds in the afternoon gusting over 20 mph. High 83F Clear overnight and low 50F |
| 6/16/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning. Warm again with high 84F and convective activity in the afternoon. Brief shower around 7 PM. Partly cloudy with increasing humidity overnight and low 57F |
| 6/17/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with active convection beginning by afternoon. High 85F Brief sprinkle with thunder around 2 PM. Then a more lively storm in the early evening with some small hail just before 8 PM. 0.20" by 8 PM. Two more periods of thunderstorms overnight -- unusual. One just before 3 AM and again between 5 and 6 AM Low 52F |
| 6/18/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, cooler but still unsettled. Midday thunderheads off to the E-S. Clouds with virga late afternoon and evening. High 77F. Stayed cloudy overnight Low 53F |
| 6/19/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chaotic sky much of the day and overnight with interesting combinations of convective clouds, high wisps of cirrus, and standing lenticular clouds. Hi 77F. Virga in the area -- and sprinkles noted in some parts of town. Storms organized over Weld County to our east overnight but nothing here. Still cloudy, damp and cool with low 55F |
| 6/20/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.21 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Humid day, unsettled and convective with some showers and thunder early afternoon mostly west and NW. Just a trace here. Another nearby shower later afternoon. Then a period of rain during the evenign, mostly 10:30 PM to midnight with a few light showers continuing after thatn. High 72F Low 52 and overcast this morning |
| 6/21/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and cool. Morning shower dropped 0.01" arond 11:10 MDT. Becoming windy out of the north midday and afternoon. Hi 69F with wind gusts to 24 mph. Clearing but still breezy overnight. Low 55. Morning dew. |
| 6/22/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, warmer and breezy. Nice day High 80 with mostly flat cumulus clouds. Clearing and cool night. Low 49F |
| 6/23/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, pleasantly warm. Just a few high clouds. High 82F Mostly clear overnight with some morning altocumulus. Low 53F with dew. |
| 6/24/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some active midday and afternoon convection with some thunder. High 87F. Clouds persisted overnight and warm with low 58F and no dew |
| 6/25/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm summer day -- some convective activity but mostly north and east. High 87F Fairly humid. Clear overnight until stratus developed towards morning. Overcast stratus at observation time. Low 57F with dew |
| 6/26/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cleared by 10 AM. Then sunny and warm with afternoon cumulus and a few towering CU. High 87F. Evening thunderhead to the south -- then clearing and low 54 with cloudless skies. Longs Peak still has plenty of snow patches. Light dew this AM |
| 6/27/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, warm day with some cumulus. High 90F. Strong northly winds gusting to 27 mph during evening as cool front moved through Some smoke visible this AM from wildfire SW near Lyons. Low 57F |
| 6/28/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, breezy and cooler day with some mid clouds. High 77 Breezy SE winds much of the day. Clear and cool. Low 52 |
| 6/29/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning, scattered cumulus and AC afternoon, hot with high 94F. Clear overnight, low 59F |
| 6/30/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very hot. Brief thundershower 2:30 PM cooled things briefly. High 97F. Clouds persisted overnight. Low 62F and somewhat humid |
| 7/1/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy and very unsettled with waves of fairly fast-moving storms during the afternoon with brief heavy rains and some active lightning and thunder. Last of the showers ended around 8 PM. Peak wind gust of 31 mph at 3 PM with one of the first storms. Clearing after dark with low 55F |
| 7/2/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, warm High 87F Convection erupted along foothills after sunset with periods of thunder and lighting until 1:30 AM. It poured briefly a few times but didn't add up to that much. Low 60F with broken low clouds and high humidity. |
| 7/3/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
No precip reported, but there was a trace shower across parts of town mid afternoon. Warm, humid day with dew point near 60F much of day. High 86F. Convective buildups much of the afternoon and evening, but mostly south and east. Lightning distant E-SE around 10:00- 10:30 PM. Then clearing and low 56F with morning dew |
| 7/4/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning, heated up quickly. Then high-based convection began forming by noon and some sprinkles and gusty downbursts early afternoon Peak gust 31 mph out of the N at 2:20 PM MDT. High 92. Then clearing and comfortable with low 55 and some morning dew. |
| 7/5/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day. High 96 but high-based t-storms with some thunder and modest winds cooled things down in the afternoon. Remained cloudy overnight with a light shower just before the fireworks around 9:30 PM Low 61F |
| 7/6/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, cooler, very humid with dewpoints climbing into the low 60s by late afternoon. Hi 85. Late afternoon thundershowers with the bulk of the rain falling in a quick intense shower around 4:35 PM A little shower ovenright 0.01" then clearing by morning. Low 62F with dew. |
| 7/7/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.35 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very moist air -- active convection began early Several periods of thunder and lightning during the afternoon and early evening. Heaviest rains fell around 1:30 PM, 2:30 - 3 PM and just before 4 PM 0.31" by 8 PM reading with another 0.04" between 10:30 and 11 PM |
| 7/8/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Again, unsettled humid weather with active convection - Several afternoon and evening showers bbetween 5:45 and 8:30 PM with some thunder. High 80F. Stayed cloudy overnight with low 59F |
| 7/9/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy morning, more convection in the afternoon but not as lively as previous days. Hot with high 88F. Still did have a midafternoon thundershower but only 0.01" rain Clearing by late evening but then more clouds moved in overnight. Very warm with low only 64F (warm for here) and no dew |
| 7/10/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Modest convection in the presence of plentiful low and mid level moisture. Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few light showers and some distant afternoon thunder. High 87. Partly cloudy overnight with low 58F with morning dew |
| 7/11/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain threatened early afternoon with some gusty winds. Then partly cloudy, hot and fairly humid. High 89. Partly cloudy with a little shower after midnight. Low 62F |
| 7/12/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Midday convective activity missed this location. Clearing during evening. High 89F Low 58F |
| 7/13/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.67 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny to partly cloudy until convection began mid afternoon. Storms visible off to the east and south. Very humid day with dew points in the low 60s. Explosive thunderstorm development late evening with a major rain with very frequent lightning after 10:30 PM MDT and then tapering off around midnight but with some light showers until about 2 AM. Overcast stratus from moist upslope this AM and low 59F |
| 7/14/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Narrow convective towers began forming over mountains and distant south later afternoon. High 83F Very lively thunderstorm activity during the evening --- Thunder with a trace of rain about 7:30 PM Lightning visible north and south until 11 PM or so. Then clearing. Low 62 with heavy dew and high humidity. |
| 7/15/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with a few midday light showers. Warm partly cloudy overnight. Low 64F |
| 7/16/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy warm and dry High 90F Clearing during evening but vivid lightning display to the SE. Low 62F |
| 7/17/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.22 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fairly humid. Active thundershower activity in vicinity with brief heavy rain before 8 PM and intermittent light showers continuing until around midnight. High 87 Low 60F |
| 7/18/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny but some late afternoon cloud development Then clearing overnight. High 91 Low 61 Very light winds all day. |
| 7/19/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some high-based convective clouds in the afternoon. Otherwise, hot and dry High 93, low 67F |
| 7/20/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot. Late day convective activity with thunder, but only a trace between 7 and 8 PM Remained mostly cloudy overnight with low 63F |
| 7/21/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Active convection afternoon with some showers east of station but no precip here. Partly cloudy overnight High 94, low 59F |
| 7/22/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Afternoon thundershowers with rain around 6 PM High 92 23 mph gust with t-shower. Clearing ovenright Low 55F |
| 7/23/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, some high-based minor convection in the afternoon. High 95F Clear and light winds overnight. Low 58F |
| 7/24/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear to partly cloudy and hot. High 94F Low 62 |
| 7/25/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day until a line of storms moved down from the NNE late afternoon. High 91F Ominous clouds and cool outflow winds gusting to 28 mph at 8:20 PM Maybe a few sprinkles. Main storm passed east of us. Some thunder. Then clearing overnight. Low 60F |
| 7/26/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot, breezy in the afternoon and early evening. Some convective clouds. Clearing overnight but then increasing thick cirrus towards AM High 95, low 66F |
| 7/27/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler, mostly cloudy day Brief shower just before 8 PM Remained cloudy overnight but some clearing by 8 AM. High 86, low 63F |
| 7/28/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with some high-based convection High 88F Partly cloudy overnight. Low 60F |
| 7/29/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant day. Convective activity around but not here. High 82F. Clear overnight Low 60F |
| 7/30/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly clear, Just a few high based cumulus over the foothills and distant south. Breeze midday and afternoon. High 90F Cooler night with somewhat drier air. Low 58F |
| 7/31/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot, light winds. High 95 Low 62F |
| 8/1/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot. High 96. Some convective buildups. Light winds. Partial clearing overnight, but remaining warm. Low 64F |
| 8/2/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy afternoon with widespread clouds from mountain convection. Brief shower early afternoon. High 91. Dew points mostly upper 50s. Clouds lingered overnight and temperatures stayed warm with low 67F |
| 8/3/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler with plenty of clouds and thunderhead development around. High 84. Clouds lingered through the evening but then eventual clearing by moring. Low 63F |
| 8/4/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Again, more active convective activity during the afternoon with dewpoints up around 60F. Brief shower around 4 PM and an active thunderstorm nearby 5- 5:30 PM. High 86F Winds gusted to 22 mph with storms. Decreasing clouds but remained partly cloudy overnight with low 62F |
| 8/5/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Fewer convective showers but still some nice late afternoon thunderheads, one passing south of Fort Collins around 4-5 PM. High 85F Partial clearing overngith. Low 60F with heavy dew. |
| 8/6/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still some midday convective activity but high based and much sparser than the last few days. Air drying out with dewpoints dropping. High 89F. Clearing overnight, low 59F |
| 8/7/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, some high-based convective clouds and virga afternoon. Possibly one or two thunders around 4 PM to the south-southeast. Then clearing during evening. High 91, low 57F |
| 8/8/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 8/9/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 8/10/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 90, Low 60 |
| 8/11/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 84, Low 54 |
| 8/12/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 93, Low 63 |
| 8/13/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 85, Low 57 |
| 8/14/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 85, Low 60F |
| 8/15/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 90, Low 58 See CSU campus weather station observer notes for more details 8/8 - 8/28/11 |
| 8/16/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 91, low 64F |
| 8/17/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 84, Low 54 Storm passed to our north |
| 8/18/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 93, Low 53 |
| 8/19/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 95, low 56F |
| 8/20/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
None reported by FCL observers, but trace shower observed by others in the vicinity High 80, low 54 Coolest day in quite awhile |
| 8/21/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
high 85, Low 58F |
| 8/22/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
No precip observed by campus reporters, but most others in the area saw a trace so will report that. High 91, Low 57F |
| 8/23/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
See campus Weather station observation notes for more details. High 90, Low 58F |
| 8/24/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 98, Low 57 |
| 8/25/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 93, Low 57 |
| 8/26/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Looks like a trace was likely based on surrounding reports. High 94, Low 62F |
| 8/27/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 93, low 59F |
| 8/28/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
high 94, Low 65 |
| 8/29/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 95 low 62 |
| 8/30/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some convection around. Nice temperatures, High 82, low 55F |
| 8/31/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 90, low 57F |
| 9/1/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some convection during the afternoon. Very hot with high 97 -- record for the date. Low 61. August ended up our hottest on record in 123 years of data collection -- also our 4th driest with just 0.16" |
| 9/2/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still hot. Some high based convection around High 94, low 59 |
| 9/3/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler. Afternoon convection with a little thunder. But most storms were farther south. High 81. Low 54F |
| 9/4/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant, cool day High 73, Low 43. Clear except a few scattered daytime clouds on Sat. Light winds. Coolest temperature this AM since May 31 |
| 9/5/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful clear cool day. High 74.. Low 44F |
| 9/6/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny and much warmer. High 85F Increasing clouds overnight and overcast stratus and stratocumulus by morning |
| 9/7/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, cloudy day with on and off sprinkles and light showers. 0.05" by 8 PM with high 71F Cloudy and damp with rain during the night but especially towards morning. Additional 0.15" Low 54F |
| 9/8/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.47 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy with steady rain most of day finally tapering off just before 4 PM. Majority of rain between 8 AM and 1 PM Cool with high 59F. Partly cloudy and very humid with low 49 and super heavy dew this AM |
| 9/9/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but a few scattered mid clouds High 75 with haze and comfortable humidity. Mid level scattered to broken clouds overnight with low 46 and plenty of dew |
| 9/10/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear to partly cloudy. Active convection far to the west over the high mountains. High 77F Cool evening and morning dew. Low 47F |
| 9/11/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Lovely day. High 77F Clear but active convection to the distant west up over the mountains during the afternoon. Light winds. Clear overnight with low 45 and dew this AM |
| 9/12/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and very warm -- light breezes. High 83, low 51F Increasing cirrus clouds this AM |
| 9/13/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Becoming mostly cloudy -- primarily mid and high clouds, but very warm with a high of 86F Light shower around 4:30 PM wet the pavement. Cloudy overnight with a trace shower around midnight and low 52F with dew points climbing back up to 50F and rising. |
| 9/14/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with primarily mid and high clouds. Hi 79F and a few sprinkles around 3 PM. Becoming overcast overnight with low 50F and lowering stratus clouds with increasing easterly upslope breezes |
| 9/15/2011 |
8:00 AM |
1.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rain began not long after 8 AM on the 14th and continued all day increasing a bit late afternoon 0.21" by 8:10 PM Chilly with a high temperature of only 58F Then rain became heavier during the late evening into the early morning hours but tapering off by sunrise with and additional 0.96" by 8 AM. Dark, low overcast with very light rain and 48F at 8 AM |
| 9/16/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Remained chilly, overcast with very light rain during the morning totaling 0.05" ending around noon. A few breaks in the overcast during the afternoon but another quick heavier shower (just 0.02") at 4:15 PM High just 58F again. Skies cleared at sunset. Dense fog and low clouds reformed overnight with low 47F and very, very heavy dew |
| 9/17/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
A little moisture in the gauge from the fog yesterday AM. Then becoming sunny and warmer with afternoon clouds clearing by sunset. High 73F Clouds moving in early this AM |
| 9/18/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy to cloudy. Thunderstorm between 2:30 and 3 PM, High 71 and then dropped into the 50s during the little storm. Clearing and very chilly with low 41F and heavy dew this AM |
| 9/19/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning, partly cloudy afternoon, clear night. High 73, low 45, heavy morning dew |
| 9/20/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and mild. High 81F Increasing cirrus clouds through the day. Then cold front arrived overnight with brisk Northerly winds. Low 45 |
| 9/21/2011 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning with brisk winds out of the south mid morning. Then increasing clouds. High 62 with some evening sprinkles Remained cloudy overnight clearing by sunrise. Low 42 with some dew |
| 9/22/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but coolish. High 66F with some afternoon clouds. Clear, light winds and very chilly overnight with low 35F and visible frost on roof and car tops. Some garden frost damage in area. |
| 9/23/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny with just a few high clouds during the day. Increasing high cirrus overnight. Warmer. High 77F, low 41F |
| 9/24/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Scattered to broken high thin cirrus clouds but warm and dry. High 86F, Generally clear with low 45F and light dew this AM |
| 9/25/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm day with scattered thin high cirrus clouds. High 87F. Clearing overnight with low 47F and morning dew. |
| 9/26/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and unseasonably warm. High 88 with some scattered clouds and late day virga from mountain convection. Clearing overnight and low 46F with morning dew |
| 9/27/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another warm, dry day with clear skies in the morning and some high based convective remnant clouds in the afternoon with virga. Quite breezy midday and afternoon. High 87F Clearing but mild overnight with low 48F |
| 9/28/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly clear but with some mid and high clouds afternoon. High 85 A few clouds overnight and low 48 with some dew. |
| 9/29/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny. Hot. Hi 91 set a new record for the date. Cold front arrived overnight with period of northerly winds and some low-based upslope clouds by sunrise. Low 50F |
| 9/30/2011 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Much cooler day with high 66F. Low clouds dissipated by mid morning. Clear and cool night with low 40F with cooler temperatures in outlying areas. |