Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MI-ME-3 Latitude 43.738311
Station Name Big Rapids 3.2 NE Longitude -85.443267
County Mecosta Elevation (ft) 1009



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 3.21 2.70 26 2.70 26 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 3.10 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 2.15 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 11 2.07 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 11 1.56 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 11 2.28 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 11 3.12 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 11 3.43 2.59 24 2.59 24 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
June 11 3.30 5.62 20 2.78 15 2.84 5 1 5 1 0.0 0 0
July 11 2.91 0.60 20 0.60 20 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 3.98 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 3.84 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 34.95" 11.51" 90 days 8.67" 85 2.84" 5 days 1 29 days 3 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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 0.36
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 0.00
10/6/2010 0.00
10/7/2010 0.00
10/8/2010 0.00
10/9/2010 0.00
10/10/2010 0.00
10/11/2010 0.00
10/12/2010 0.00
10/13/2010 0.11
10/14/2010 0.39
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.19
10/22/2010 0.08
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.61
10/25/2010 0.62
10/26/2010
10/27/2010 0.34
10/28/2010
10/29/2010
10/30/2010
10/31/2010
11/1/2010
11/2/2010
11/3/2010
11/4/2010
11/5/2010
11/6/2010
11/7/2010
11/8/2010
11/9/2010
11/10/2010
11/11/2010
11/12/2010
11/13/2010
11/14/2010
11/15/2010
11/16/2010
11/17/2010
11/18/2010
11/19/2010
11/20/2010
11/21/2010
11/22/2010
11/23/2010
11/24/2010
11/25/2010
11/26/2010
11/27/2010
11/28/2010
11/29/2010
11/30/2010
12/1/2010
12/2/2010
12/3/2010
12/4/2010
12/5/2010
12/6/2010
12/7/2010
12/8/2010
12/9/2010
12/10/2010
12/11/2010
12/12/2010
12/13/2010
12/14/2010
12/15/2010
12/16/2010
12/17/2010
12/18/2010
12/19/2010
12/20/2010
12/21/2010
12/22/2010
12/23/2010
12/24/2010
12/25/2010
12/26/2010
12/27/2010
12/28/2010
12/29/2010
12/30/2010
12/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011
1/2/2011
1/3/2011
1/4/2011
1/5/2011
1/6/2011
1/7/2011
1/8/2011
1/9/2011
1/10/2011
1/11/2011
1/12/2011
1/13/2011
1/14/2011
1/15/2011
1/16/2011
1/17/2011
1/18/2011
1/19/2011
1/20/2011
1/21/2011
1/22/2011
1/23/2011
1/24/2011
1/25/2011
1/26/2011
1/27/2011
1/28/2011
1/29/2011
1/30/2011
1/31/2011
2/1/2011
2/2/2011
2/3/2011
2/4/2011
2/5/2011
2/6/2011
2/7/2011
2/8/2011
2/9/2011
2/10/2011
2/11/2011
2/12/2011
2/13/2011
2/14/2011
2/15/2011
2/16/2011
2/17/2011
2/18/2011
2/19/2011
2/20/2011
2/21/2011
2/22/2011
2/23/2011
2/24/2011
2/25/2011
2/26/2011
2/27/2011
2/28/2011
3/1/2011
3/2/2011
3/3/2011
3/4/2011
3/5/2011
3/6/2011
3/7/2011
3/8/2011
3/9/2011
3/10/2011
3/11/2011
3/12/2011
3/13/2011
3/14/2011
3/15/2011
3/16/2011
3/17/2011
3/18/2011
3/19/2011
3/20/2011
3/21/2011
3/22/2011
3/23/2011
3/24/2011
3/25/2011
3/26/2011
3/27/2011
3/28/2011
3/29/2011
3/30/2011
3/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011
4/2/2011
4/3/2011
4/4/2011
4/5/2011
4/6/2011
4/7/2011
4/8/2011
4/9/2011
4/10/2011
4/11/2011
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
4/26/2011
4/27/2011
4/28/2011
4/29/2011
4/30/2011
5/1/2011
5/2/2011 0.00
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.03
5/7/2011 0.04
5/8/2011 0.00
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011
5/11/2011 T
5/12/2011 0.98
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.02
5/15/2011 0.11
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 0.07
5/19/2011
5/20/2011 0.28
5/21/2011 0.00
5/22/2011 0.05
5/23/2011 0.41
5/24/2011
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 0.52
5/27/2011
5/28/2011 0.05
5/29/2011 0.03
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 1.44
6/10/2011 T
6/11/2011 0.46
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011
6/16/2011 0.75
6/17/2011 0.03
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 **
6/21/2011 **
6/22/2011 **
6/23/2011 **
6/24/2011 2.84
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.10
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.03
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011 0.00
7/8/2011 0.00
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.01
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.22
7/13/2011 T
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.34
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011
7/24/2011
7/25/2011
7/26/2011
7/27/2011
7/28/2011
7/29/2011
7/30/2011
7/31/2011
8/1/2011
8/2/2011
8/3/2011
8/4/2011
8/5/2011
8/6/2011
8/7/2011
8/8/2011
8/9/2011
8/10/2011
8/11/2011
8/12/2011
8/13/2011
8/14/2011
8/15/2011
8/16/2011
8/17/2011
8/18/2011
8/19/2011
8/20/2011
8/21/2011
8/22/2011
8/23/2011
8/24/2011
8/25/2011
8/26/2011
8/27/2011
8/28/2011
8/29/2011
8/30/2011
8/31/2011
9/1/2011
9/2/2011
9/3/2011
9/4/2011
9/5/2011
9/6/2011
9/7/2011
9/8/2011
9/9/2011
9/10/2011
9/11/2011
9/12/2011
9/13/2011
9/14/2011
9/15/2011
9/16/2011
9/17/2011
9/18/2011
9/19/2011
9/20/2011
9/21/2011
9/22/2011
9/23/2011
9/24/2011
9/25/2011
9/26/2011
9/27/2011
9/28/2011
9/29/2011
9/30/2011



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain to report on a nippy 39F morning. We have some ground fog, particularly over the lake, but otherwise the morning is promising with only a small probability of rain.
10/2/2010 8:30 AM 0.36 M M M M We're late getting this in but at least it's a report. There was quite a heavy rain last last night. All in all it's not that bad a morning and it appears to be drying up.
10/3/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Loads of frost, no rain and 30F temperatures greeted us on the weather deck this morning. A hard freeze is predicted tomorrow morning with temperatures in the upper 20's.
10/4/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain but again there is a heavy frost and temperatures that touched the high 28F region. It is calm and I can see lots of frost burned plants. I hope the golden rod is done for the season.
10/5/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain again and it's just a little warmer at 32F this morning. Sorry I'm late with this entry.
10/6/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain and a little warmer this morning. The temperature just touched 34F and then rose.
10/7/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M If it weren't so beautiful it would be boring. No rain.
10/8/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ground fog from an inversion and no rain. The falls leaves are beautiful!
10/9/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry as can be and beautiful fall colors on this 44F morning. The Grand Rapids NWS open house is today and we are looking forward to visiting it. We hope to see our favorite SkyWarn instructor, Ernie.
10/10/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We expected a little rain today but the forecast is now dry for the entire day. It's quite dry and we need moisture to keep the fire hazard down.
10/11/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yet but the humidity is pushing 100% (actually it's 97%) and the temperature is 48F. The morning is somewhat hazy and the prediction is for at least partially overcast skies. The rain is out there somewhere.
10/12/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain and some ground fog this morning.
10/13/2010 8:15 AM 0.11 M M M M Just a light rain but there are approaching thunderstorms. Just after we made this morning's measurement we had a strong downpour and some nearby lightning strikes. Radar shows a thin line of storms that are moving rapidly along so we expect the weather to clear later today.
10/14/2010 8:15 AM 0.39 M M M M The downpour after yesterday's reading proved to be quite heavy even if it was short. More rain is predicted tonight.
10/15/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain, no fog...just a beautiful, chilly 33F morning. This is a memorable Fall.
10/16/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of frost and some ground fog on a 31F morning. Once again it's going to be a beautiful day!
10/17/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain and a warmer morning greet this beautiful day.
10/18/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain to report on an a surprisingly overcast morning. The great Fall weather we've been enjoying may be leaving us...
10/19/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain and a frosty 29F morning. Yesterday afternoon there were numerous clouds with virga over the Muskegon River valley. It was quite a show.
10/20/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain but some is on the way. Boy, am I late with this report. Gotta quit workin'.
10/21/2010 8:15 AM 0.19 M M M M Some rain, wind and falling leaves. More rain is expected today as temperatures fall. It is an abrupt end to a nice string of sunny days.
10/22/2010 8:15 AM 0.08 M M M M A bit more rain was frozen in the gauge on this 28F morning.
10/23/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain and overcast skies characterize our morning. It's warmer, 39F, and radar shows large areas of rain approaching from the west.
10/24/2010 8:15 AM 0.61 M M M M We had a rainy night and one or two distant rumbles of thunder. The day may clear up but later we expect more rain as a system heads this way.
10/25/2010 8:15 AM 0.62 M M M M We had 0.01 more inches of rain than for the last report.There are wind storms headed our way for tomorrow with predictions of over 60 mph winds. It looks like the entire state is under the high wind watch.
10/27/2010 8:15 AM 0.34 M M M M Not as much rain as expected but plenty of wind out of the south and south west.
5/2/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and dry so far.
5/3/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly and dry with some rain on the horizon.
5/4/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued dry and cool weather with a possibility of rain within the next 48 hours.
5/5/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few clouds are drifting in and south of us there were a some sprinkles. It's pretty dry but the grass is quite green.
5/6/2011 8:15 AM 0.03 M M M M A small shower drifted by and gave us 0.03 inches which is just a little more than a trace. Later there may be some pop up storms but at this time there are none in sight.
5/7/2011 8:15 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/8/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2011 8:15 AM T M M M M There was just a trace of rain this morning but some weather North West of us looks like it could be an interesting day if it heads this way.
5/12/2011 8:15 AM 0.98 M M M M A heavy down pour that didn't last long was the result of a number of storms that were both north and south of us. Some of these storms were quite severe but not in this (Mecosta) county. There were some strong wind gusts but no hail in our immediate vicinity.
5/13/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The air last night was almost swampy as we were still on the warm side of a large front.
5/14/2011 8:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Just a little over 0.02 inches of rain from a drizzle. Today may partially clear later but for a while a light rain will continue as the day cools now that s cold front has passed.
5/15/2011 8:15 AM 0.11 M M M M More drizzle than we expected. Overcast may last all day.
5/16/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold this morning just above freezing with some frost down by the lake. The moon is almost full and the old farmer's prediction about freezes and full moons seems to be true.
5/17/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and not as cold as yesterday. Rain is forecast for tonight.
5/18/2011 8:15 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/20/2011 8:15 AM 0.28 M M M M Some heavy rain swept through the area. It's overcast and quite dark as a start for the day.
5/21/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A light fog greats us on what should be a great day. Later is another story.
5/22/2011 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
5/25/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2011 8:15 AM 0.52 M M M M Dreary, windy, rainy...one runs out of adjectives to describe this lingering system. It's making corn planting very difficult for the farmers.
5/28/2011 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M A misty morning that is overcast and somewhat breezy.
5/29/2011 8:15 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M It's quite foggy this morning and visibility is down to 300 feet. Rain is forecast for latter in the day and tonight. Some storms could be heavy but shouldn't pose any local flooding problems as the Muskegon river has dropped quite a bit.
6/9/2011 8:15 AM 1.44 M M M M A whole cluster of cells moved across the Lake Michigan and into western Michigan. Many cells showed the rotation of mesocyclones and many had hail. The cold front behind these cells gave us some relief from 90F temperatures and we are now in the 60F's. Heavy winds brought down some trees and many branches.
6/10/2011 8:15 AM T M M M M
6/11/2011 8:15 AM 0.46 M M M M
6/12/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A partly cloudy and breezy morning greets us today. It should be a nice mid-seventies Tuesday.
6/16/2011 8:15 AM 0.75 M M M M
6/17/2011 8:15 AM 0.03 M M M M After yesterday's all night showers and 0.75 inches of rain we just had a few sprinkles this morning. The grass and plants are all a brilliant green. Michigan is particularly beautiful this time of the year and the farmers are happy with their first cut of hay.
6/18/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A nice morning with rain predicted for later today.
6/19/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2011 8:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The rain and cloudy weather have vanished and we have a beautiful cool, dry day.
6/27/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M A fast moving shower gave us a tenth of an inch of rain. Today is starting with rather brisk winds and we have an overcast which is supposed to disappear later.
6/29/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain but clouds are on the horizon.
7/1/2011 8:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Just a whisper of rain wet the weather deck. Everything is still brilliant green.
7/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We have a gorgeous 4th of July morning.
7/6/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain here but quite a lot north of us.
7/7/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2011 8:15 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/11/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2011 8:15 AM 0.22 0.0 M M M
7/13/2011 8:15 AM T M M M M
7/14/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2011 8:15 AM 0.34 M M M M
7/19/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Incredible hot weather.
7/22/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
6/20/2011 6/24/2011 11:30 AM 5 2.84 M M



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