Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-MT-9 Latitude 38.5253
Station Name Montrose 4.0 NW Longitude -107.9217
County Montrose Elevation (ft) 5729



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 1.11 1.50 31 0.16 26 1.34 5 1 4 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 0.99 0.32 30 0.32 30 0.00 0 0 7 4 4.2 6 6
Dec 10 0.54 0.13 31 0.13 31 0.00 0 0 5 7 0.8 1 1
Jan 11 0.44 0.37 31 0.37 25 0.00 6 1 6 2 5.7 7 13
Feb 11 0.50 0.28 28 0.26 24 0.02 4 1 5 2 4.3 5 10
March 11 0.64 0.41 31 0.41 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 0.8 3 1
April 11 0.75 1.00 30 0.16 16 0.84 14 1 2 5 0.0 0 0
May 11 0.84 1.45 31 1.45 25 0.00 6 0 9 4 0.1 1 1
June 11 0.49 0.31 30 0.31 21 0.00 9 1 3 1 0.0 0 0
July 11 0.82 1.53 31 1.53 27 0.00 4 1 12 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 1.14 0.93 31 0.93 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.24 0.96 30 0.96 28 0.00 2 1 6 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 9.50" 9.19" 365 days 6.99" 315 2.20" 50 days 7 76 days 40 days 15.9" 23 days 32 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2010 0.00
10/2/2010 0.00
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 0.00
10/6/2010 0.04
10/7/2010 0.02
10/8/2010 0.06
10/9/2010 0.00
10/10/2010 0.00
10/11/2010 0.00
10/12/2010 0.00
10/13/2010 0.00
10/14/2010 0.00
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 T
10/19/2010 0.04
10/20/2010 T
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 **
10/23/2010 **
10/24/2010 **
10/25/2010 **
10/26/2010 1.34
10/27/2010 0.00
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 T
11/1/2010 0.00
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 0.00
11/9/2010 0.00
11/10/2010 0.01
11/11/2010 0.05
11/12/2010 0.00
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 0.00
11/15/2010 0.09
11/16/2010 0.07
11/17/2010 T
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.01
11/23/2010 T
11/24/2010 0.01
11/25/2010 T
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.08
11/30/2010 T
12/1/2010 T
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.00
12/5/2010 0.00
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010 0.01
12/8/2010 0.00
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.00
12/11/2010 T
12/12/2010 0.00
12/13/2010 0.00
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 T
12/17/2010 0.00
12/18/2010 0.00
12/19/2010 0.01
12/20/2010 T
12/21/2010 0.00
12/22/2010 0.00
12/23/2010 0.02
12/24/2010 0.01
12/25/2010 0.00
12/26/2010 0.00
12/27/2010 0.00
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 T
12/30/2010 T
12/31/2010 0.08
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 T
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 T
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.00
1/9/2011 0.08
1/10/2011 0.17
1/11/2011 0.00
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011 0.05
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 **
1/18/2011 **
1/19/2011 **
1/20/2011 **
1/21/2011 **
1/22/2011 T
1/23/2011 0.02
1/24/2011 0.00
1/25/2011 0.00
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 0.04
2/1/2011 0.08
2/2/2011 0.02
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 0.00
2/6/2011 0.01
2/7/2011 0.00
2/8/2011 0.12
2/9/2011 0.03
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 0.00
2/19/2011 **
2/20/2011 **
2/21/2011 **
2/22/2011 0.02
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 0.00
2/25/2011 0.00
2/26/2011 0.00
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 T
3/1/2011 0.00
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 T
3/5/2011 T
3/6/2011 0.00
3/7/2011 0.01
3/8/2011 0.02
3/9/2011 T
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011 0.00
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.00
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 0.31
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.02
3/23/2011 0.00
3/24/2011 0.00
3/25/2011 0.01
3/26/2011 0.00
3/27/2011 0.03
3/28/2011 0.00
3/29/2011 0.01
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.00
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 T
4/4/2011 0.15
4/5/2011 0.00
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 T
4/9/2011 0.00
4/10/2011 T
4/11/2011 T
4/12/2011 **
4/13/2011 **
4/14/2011 **
4/15/2011 **
4/16/2011 **
4/17/2011 **
4/18/2011 **
4/19/2011 **
4/20/2011 **
4/21/2011 **
4/22/2011 **
4/23/2011 **
4/24/2011 **
4/25/2011 0.84
4/26/2011 T
4/27/2011 0.01
4/28/2011 0.00
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.00
5/1/2011 0.00
5/2/2011 T
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.00
5/8/2011 0.00
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.17
5/11/2011 0.57
5/12/2011 0.10
5/13/2011 T
5/14/2011 0.00
5/15/2011 T
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 0.01
5/19/2011 0.14
5/20/2011 0.02
5/21/2011 0.18
5/22/2011 0.00
5/23/2011 0.03
5/24/2011 T
5/25/2011 0.23
5/26/2011 **
5/27/2011 **
5/28/2011 **
5/29/2011 **
5/30/2011 **
5/31/2011 **
6/1/2011 **
6/2/2011 **
6/3/2011 **
6/4/2011 **
6/5/2011 **
6/6/2011 **
6/7/2011 **
6/8/2011 **
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.00
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 T
6/18/2011 0.01
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 0.28
6/21/2011 0.02
6/22/2011 0.00
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.06
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011 0.00
7/6/2011 0.05
7/7/2011 0.00
7/8/2011 0.05
7/9/2011 0.28
7/10/2011 0.35
7/11/2011 0.07
7/12/2011 0.43
7/13/2011 0.07
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 T
7/18/2011 0.02
7/19/2011 T
7/20/2011 0.09
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 **
7/23/2011 **
7/24/2011 **
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.04
7/27/2011 0.02
7/28/2011 0.00
7/29/2011 0.00
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 T
8/1/2011 0.05
8/2/2011 T
8/3/2011 T
8/4/2011 0.11
8/5/2011 0.06
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 0.07
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 T
8/20/2011 0.12
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.02
8/27/2011 0.01
8/28/2011 T
8/29/2011 0.06
8/30/2011 0.38
8/31/2011 0.05
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.06
9/7/2011 0.19
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 0.00
9/10/2011 T
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 T
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.06
9/16/2011 0.20
9/17/2011 0.31
9/18/2011 0.14
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.00
9/21/2011 0.00
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.00
9/24/2011 0.00
9/25/2011 0.00
9/26/2011 0.00
9/27/2011 0.00
9/28/2011 0.00
9/29/2011 **
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2010 5:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
10/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M light showers, some thunder, but nothing significant, considering the storm we experienced in Utah Monday and Tuesday
10/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M evening showers
10/20/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M
11/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 T M M M
11/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.05 0.9 0.05 1.0 0.05
11/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.09 1.3 0.09 1.0 0.09 snow, continuing
11/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.4 M 0.5 0.08 frequent snow, little additional accumulation; no snowboard core because it melted
11/17/2010 8:00 AM T 0.0 M T M
11/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/21/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.1 M strong winds, occasional light rain, no significant moisture, a tiny bit of nighttime snow
11/23/2010 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
11/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.0 M so far, less wind and much less snow than predicted here; snow after 5 a.m.
11/25/2010 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M light morning snowfall, melted despite temperatures below freezing all day.
11/26/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.08 1.4 0.07 1.5 0.07 snow starting late evening
11/30/2010 8:00 AM T T M 0.5 0.03
12/1/2010 8:00 AM T T M T M a few morning snow pellets
12/2/2010 8:00 AM T T M T M
12/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 T M T M Monday morning sprinkles; Tuesday morning snow pellets
12/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/11/2010 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A few drops around 10 p.m.
12/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/13/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/16/2010 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a few sprinkles; much warmer and dryer than predicted
12/17/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M
12/20/2010 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M continued warm and extremely dry, despite 90% probability of rain
12/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M dark fast-moving clouds, periods of sunshine, warm, strong winds at night; 90% probability, NO rain. Bah, humbug!
12/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/23/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Finally, a little (very little) rain!
12/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/26/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/29/2010 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
12/30/2010 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M no wind, no cold, only a few stray flakes of snow
12/31/2010 8:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.04 0.5 M snow board core total does not include icy base; storm started as sleet and changed to snow, mostly between 9:45-10:15 a.m. 12/30; very light snow falling now
1/1/2011 8:00 AM T 0.1 T 0.5 M very fine "misty" snow all morning 12/31
1/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/5/2011 8:00 AM T T M T M very light a.m. snow 1/4
1/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.08 1.5 0.08 1.5 0.08 overnight snow
1/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.17 2.4 0.14 3.5 0.25 Our biggest storm of the season! Snow much of the day, sometimes heavy, but with little accumulation (melted) until 4:30 p.m.; snowboard and new snow totals are after 4:30. Tube melt is most accurate.
1/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 3.0 M
1/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 0.5 M very light afternoon sprinkles; brief evening snow
1/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 T M very light snow, evening and overnight
1/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.6 0.03 0.5 M morning snow, continuing (light)
2/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.08 1.4 0.07 1.5 0.07 frequent daytime snow showers, melted; snow accumulation after dark and continuing
2/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.04 1.5 M snow most of the morning and again after dark; drifting
2/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
2/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
2/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 T M snow squalls starting about 5 p.m.
2/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.12 2.0 0.14 2.0 0.14 windblown snow; I believe the snowboard measurement is more accurate
2/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.02 2.0 M occasional snow
2/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
2/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/17/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M T M a little rain about 8:40 p.m.
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/28/2011 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M a brief snow shower @ 42 degrees F
3/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M a little evening rain elsewhere in town
3/4/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M sparse sprinkles after 4:30 p.m.
3/5/2011 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M a morning flurry
3/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.01 T M
3/9/2011 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
3/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.31 0.5 0.21 0.5 0.21 a few afternoon sprinkles; light rain starting about 7 p.m. and turning to snow after 10 p.m.
3/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 T 0.02
3/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M rain, snow & strong winds about 11:30 a.m.
3/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M very light rain after 9 p.m.
3/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M light rain and snow
3/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/3/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a few sprinkles about 10 p.m.
4/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.15 T M 0.0 M rain and snow much of the day
4/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/8/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/10/2011 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
4/11/2011 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
4/26/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M since 3:30 p.m. 4/25
4/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M rain, hail & snow
4/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/2/2011 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M frequent light snow showers; no accumulation
5/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M frequent rain showers starting at 10:40 a.m.
5/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.57 0.1 0.16 0.1 0.16 steady rain and snow starting before 5 a.m.--a welcome rarity here
5/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/13/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/15/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M thunder, little rain
5/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M occasional light rain starting about 11 a.m.
5/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M a brief (3-minute) heavy rain shower @ 6 p.m.
5/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M afternoon thunderstorms in the vicinity; an evening shower
5/24/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M a few daytime showers, late evening thunderstorms with a little soft pea-sized hail
6/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/13/2011 8:00 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 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a few late evening sprinkles starting @ 8:15 p.m.
6/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain showers starting @ 5:15 p.m., continuing
6/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Light showers Monday a.m.
6/22/2011 7:00 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 8:00 AM 0.00 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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms with high winds
7/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm starting @ 4:05 p.m., lasting about 10 minutes
7/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
7/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.35 M M M M
7/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M Heavy rain, with thunder, starting sometime after 4 p.m.; 0.33" from that storm in less than an hour. Additional later showers.
7/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorm after 5 p.m.
7/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/17/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M considerable clouds, a few morning and evening sprinkle
7/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M thunderstorms in the vicinity, light rain 6:15 p.m. and 10 p.m.
7/19/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M evening thunderstorms in the vicinity; only a few drops here
7/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M occasional brief showers
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/31/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M very light rain starting @ 7:55 p.m. and continuing for an hour
8/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M showers about 3:30 and 9:40 p.m.
8/2/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M lots of potential, good clouds that fizzled rather than sizzled
8/3/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M several thunderstorms after 4 p.m.
8/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain, lots of lightning; one storm (3:10-4 p.m.) gave us 50 minutes of rain but only 0.05"
8/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M afternoon thunderstorms in the vicinity
8/13/2011 8:00 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 8:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M nice clouds, only a few sprinkles until after 8 p.m., steady light rain until after 10 p.m.; no lightning
8/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/19/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M sprinkles about 6:20 p.m.
8/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M lots of lightning and some decent rain around 10 p.m.
8/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M huge clouds, a few showers in the vicinity
8/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M massive thunderheads, no rain
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M brief thunderstorm @ about 2:30 a.m.
8/28/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/31/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M light showers after about 2:45 a.m.
9/7/2011 6:30 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M A rare day for Montrose: cool, overcast and light rain most of the day. Rain started about 9:40 a.m. and continued with brief breaks past 4 p.m. Lovely!
9/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/10/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A few drops from a large, slow-moving storm just northwest of here
9/11/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/12/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M occasional sprinkles, morning and afternoon of 9/11 and morning of 9/12; a "big T" trace; new snow in the high mountains
9/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
9/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Rain started about 6:00pm. Heaviest about 6:30 with strong lightning. Power off briefly. Showers continued through the night.
9/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
9/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/22/2010 10/26/2010 5:00 PM 5 1.34 M M
1/17/2011 1/22/2011 8:00 AM 6 T T M a few snow pellets overnight 1/22
2/19/2011 2/22/2011 3:30 PM 4 0.02 0.0 M
4/12/2011 4/25/2011 3:30 PM 14 0.84 0.0 M
5/26/2011 6/09/2011 5:00 PM 15 0.00 M M precipitation uncertain
7/22/2011 7/25/2011 7:00 PM 4 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/29/2011 9/30/2011 5:30 PM 2 0.00 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
4/26/2011 11:02 AM 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Soft|White Ice 5 1min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain After smaller hail 10-20