Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-CB-9 Latitude 45.22133
Station Name Red Lodge 2.7 NE Longitude -109.21236
County Carbon Elevation (ft) 5581



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 2.13 0.00 5 0.00 5 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 1.08 0.93 30 0.60 24 0.33 6 2 4 7 18.4 4 2
Dec 10 1.15 0.94 31 0.94 31 0.00 0 0 5 4 11.5 5 0
Jan 11 1.00 0.83 31 0.49 26 0.34 5 1 6 3 6.7 5 0
Feb 11 1.00 1.78 28 1.78 28 0.00 0 0 9 3 13.2 7 0
March 11 1.93 2.35 31 2.35 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 26.0 9 0
April 11 2.61 1.42 30 1.42 30 0.00 0 0 12 4 16.3 8 0
May 11 3.71 9.45 31 9.45 31 0.00 0 0 18 4 3.0 1 0
June 11 2.72 1.29 30 1.29 30 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
July 11 1.64 0.54 31 0.54 31 0.00 0 0 6 6 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 1.00 0.52 31 0.52 31 0.00 0 0 12 8 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.74 0.22 30 0.22 30 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 21.71" 20.27" 339 days 19.60" 328 0.67" 11 days 3 97 days 50 days 95.1" 39 days 2 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
10/2/2010
10/3/2010
10/4/2010
10/5/2010
10/6/2010
10/7/2010
10/8/2010
10/9/2010
10/10/2010
10/11/2010
10/12/2010
10/13/2010
10/14/2010
10/15/2010
10/16/2010
10/17/2010
10/18/2010
10/19/2010
10/20/2010
10/21/2010
10/22/2010
10/23/2010
10/24/2010
10/25/2010
10/26/2010
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 T
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.00
11/4/2010 0.00
11/5/2010 0.00
11/6/2010 0.00
11/7/2010 0.00
11/8/2010 0.00
11/9/2010 0.09
11/10/2010 0.00
11/11/2010 T
11/12/2010 **
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 0.00
11/15/2010 0.19
11/16/2010 T
11/17/2010 T
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 **
11/20/2010 **
11/21/2010 **
11/22/2010 0.33
11/23/2010 T
11/24/2010 0.02
11/25/2010 T
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 T
11/29/2010 0.30
11/30/2010 0.00
12/1/2010 0.00
12/2/2010 0.00
12/3/2010 0.19
12/4/2010 T
12/5/2010 0.00
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010 0.00
12/8/2010 0.00
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.00
12/11/2010 0.23
12/12/2010 0.00
12/13/2010 0.00
12/14/2010 T
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 0.00
12/17/2010 0.00
12/18/2010 T
12/19/2010 T
12/20/2010 0.16
12/21/2010 0.00
12/22/2010 0.00
12/23/2010 0.00
12/24/2010 0.00
12/25/2010 0.00
12/26/2010 0.00
12/27/2010 0.00
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.19
12/31/2010 0.17
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.00
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011 T
1/8/2011 T
1/9/2011 0.08
1/10/2011 0.04
1/11/2011 0.02
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011 0.00
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.00
1/19/2011 0.22
1/20/2011 **
1/21/2011 **
1/22/2011 **
1/23/2011 **
1/24/2011 0.34
1/25/2011 0.00
1/26/2011 T
1/27/2011 0.00
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.02
1/31/2011 0.11
2/1/2011 0.00
2/2/2011 0.00
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 T
2/6/2011 0.77
2/7/2011 0.17
2/8/2011 0.54
2/9/2011 0.00
2/10/2011 0.00
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 0.00
2/13/2011 0.00
2/14/2011 0.00
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.00
2/17/2011 0.01
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011 0.01
2/20/2011 0.05
2/21/2011 0.11
2/22/2011 0.00
2/23/2011 T
2/24/2011 0.09
2/25/2011 0.03
2/26/2011 T
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 0.00
3/1/2011 0.00
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.52
3/5/2011 0.00
3/6/2011 0.21
3/7/2011 0.05
3/8/2011 T
3/9/2011 T
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011 0.11
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 T
3/16/2011 0.03
3/17/2011 0.35
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.34
3/23/2011 0.69
3/24/2011 0.00
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 T
3/27/2011 0.00
3/28/2011 0.02
3/29/2011 0.03
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 0.07
4/5/2011 0.00
4/6/2011 0.08
4/7/2011 0.02
4/8/2011 0.44
4/9/2011 0.06
4/10/2011 0.00
4/11/2011 0.00
4/12/2011 T
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.01
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.00
4/17/2011 0.13
4/18/2011 0.18
4/19/2011 0.33
4/20/2011 0.00
4/21/2011 0.00
4/22/2011 0.02
4/23/2011 T
4/24/2011 0.00
4/25/2011 0.00
4/26/2011 0.00
4/27/2011 T
4/28/2011 0.00
4/29/2011 0.05
4/30/2011 0.03
5/1/2011 T
5/2/2011 0.12
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 0.07
5/9/2011 0.61
5/10/2011 0.98
5/11/2011 0.55
5/12/2011 0.00
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.00
5/15/2011 T
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 0.01
5/18/2011 T
5/19/2011 0.03
5/20/2011 0.96
5/21/2011 2.10
5/22/2011 0.02
5/23/2011 0.12
5/24/2011 0.15
5/25/2011 1.82
5/26/2011 0.02
5/27/2011 T
5/28/2011 0.02
5/29/2011 0.23
5/30/2011 1.12
5/31/2011 0.52
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 0.00
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 0.00
6/7/2011 0.01
6/8/2011 0.20
6/9/2011 0.67
6/10/2011 0.20
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.02
6/14/2011 T
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 T
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.06
6/20/2011 0.04
6/21/2011 0.01
6/22/2011 0.00
6/23/2011 0.03
6/24/2011 0.04
6/25/2011 0.01
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 T
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.00
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 T
7/5/2011 0.09
7/6/2011 0.03
7/7/2011 0.03
7/8/2011 T
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 T
7/12/2011 0.10
7/13/2011 0.02
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.27
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 T
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 T
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 T
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011 0.00
7/29/2011 0.00
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 T
8/2/2011 0.13
8/3/2011 0.03
8/4/2011 0.03
8/5/2011 T
8/6/2011 0.06
8/7/2011 T
8/8/2011 0.03
8/9/2011 0.04
8/10/2011 0.01
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 T
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 0.00
8/16/2011 T
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 T
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 T
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.03
8/26/2011 0.02
8/27/2011 0.09
8/28/2011 0.00
8/29/2011 0.02
8/30/2011 0.03
8/31/2011 T
9/1/2011 T
9/2/2011 T
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 0.00
9/10/2011 0.00
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.03
9/15/2011 T
9/16/2011 0.00
9/17/2011 0.13
9/18/2011 0.01
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.05
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 0.00
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy last three days!
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 Recorded a Trace
11/1/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M
11/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2010 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky
11/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2010 8:00 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 8:00 AM 0.09 3.5 0.35 M M Most of the snowfall was nearly horizontal at this location. Snow depths varied from less than 1 inch to 9.5 inches
11/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M Snow fliries last night about 6:30 pm
11/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.19 6.9 0.66 6.9 0.66 Snow, of course, drifted, seemed like about 5 to 7 inches on average where drifting is not to severe, warm soil melted some of it..windy now and will drift even worse.
11/16/2010 8:00 AM T T M M M Just a few flakes....
11/17/2010 8:00 AM T T 0.01 M M Not sure if snow in gauge was from blowing or falling flurries.
11/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy
11/23/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M Heavy Frost
11/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.02 0.8 0.09 10.5 M Wind howled all night..
11/25/2010 8:00 AM T T T M M
11/26/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2010 8:00 AM T T T M M Started to spit about 7:30 am, low hanging clouds in the area
11/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.30 7.2 1.10 M M Wind was bad such that is initially blew the snow from the board then later covered it with a drift. The core was taken from a "representative" location near the white board location.
11/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.19 2.8 0.37 M M Wind is a problem, caused some drifting on white board, tried to get an average but nigh to impossible.
12/4/2010 8:00 AM T T T M M just a few flurries off and on...
12/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M snow showers in the foothills...none here yet.
12/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.23 3.5 0.63 M M Snow started about 8:30 and lasted until 11-11:30, wind came up and was 21 gusting to near 30...white board was an approximation of average snow drift due to drifting. Snow was packed pretty tightly on the white board.
12/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low-hanging clouds over the mountains.
12/13/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Unseasonably warm, was 42 at 6 am!
12/14/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M It spit a few drops/flakes yesterday afternoon.
12/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2010 8:00 AM T T M M M Temp 8 degrees, wind 2-3 mph, considerable hoar frost on and in gauge and on trees, etc. Few flurries during the night
12/19/2010 8:00 AM T T M M M 18 degrees at 6:30, calm winds, a few flurries yesterday early
12/20/2010 8:00 AM 0.16 1.5 0.23 M M Skies mostly clear, no wind, temp 14 degrees at 7 am. Not much wind during the night.
12/21/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear skies, 21 degrees at 7 am. No wind.
12/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22 degrees at 6:30 am...wind about 4 mph, cloudy
12/23/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 24 degrees, clear sky...no wind
12/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Merry Christmas!!!!! Windy, about 8 mph, temp 25 degrees at 8 am.
12/26/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees at 7:15, wind about 6 mph
12/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light wind, temp 25 degrees, partly cloudy, some snow showers evident in the high mountains.
12/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 25 degrees, slight wind, high clouds
12/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy, snow showers in the higher mountains, wind about 6, some blowing snow, temp 22 degrees at 8 am
12/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.19 2.2 M M M Temp -1 degrees, wind chill has been lower than -22 all night long, wind 11 mph at 8 am. White board had no snow on it as it all blew away. Estimate snowfall to be between 2 to 3 inches. Not sure where to measure it.
12/31/2010 8:00 AM 0.17 1.5 M M M -8 degrees at 8 am, no wind, estimated new snow at about 1.5 inches, drifting again!!!
1/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind blew much of the night, some drifting, wind chill was below -22 at 11 pm, at 8 am temp is about -3 with wind of about 5 mph. Happy New Year!!!
1/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy early last night, much blowing snow, temp at 6:30 was 13 degrees with slight wind.
1/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 13.5 degrees with no wind
1/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 18 degrees at 8 am, no wind, cloudy
1/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 31 degrees, wind less than 1 mph, cloudy
1/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees at 7 am, no wind, overcast
1/7/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Overcast with low-hanging clouds, mtns obscured, temp 24 degrees, no wind, just a light dusting of snow
1/8/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Wind calm, temperature 34 degrees, mostly cloudy
1/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.08 1.5 0.06 M M winds up near 20 mph last night,white board blew snow free, temp 6 degrees at 7 am, wind light, snow was dry
1/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M M M - 2 degrees at 7 am, some very light new snow, cloudy, no wind
1/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M A few light flakes during the day, little accumulation, temp -7 at 7:30 am, wind 5 mph, don't know how much of the water in the gauge was from frozen condensation on the sides ...brrrr!
1/12/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy all night, temp 5 degees at 7:30 am with wind about 8 mph, blowing snow, wind chill at -9 degrees. We are drifted in!!!! Arghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
1/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 34 degrees, wind < 1 mph, mostly cloudy.
1/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloud, no wind, temp 37 degrees.
1/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 5 am wind was howling at 15 mph and temp was 42; by 6:30 am the wind was 1.5 mph and temp was 30 degrees; at 8 am it is 32 with wind of < 1 mph
1/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M overcast, wind 3.1 mph, temp 34 degrees.
1/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M wind 10 mph, temp 42 degrees, partly cloudy
1/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temp 30 degrees, no wind, overcast
1/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.22 3.5 M M M snowing, 16 degrees, wind 5 mph,
1/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No wind, temp 30 degrees, snow showers visible in the mountains
1/26/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M snow flurries during the day yesterday, temp at 8 am is 22 degrees, wind 6 mph, mostly clear skies
1/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M high clouds, wind about 1 mph, temp 34 degrees
1/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with some standing lenticular clouds to the northwest, temperature is 40 degrees, wind less that 1 mph
1/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winds less than 1 mph, temp 30 degrees, mostly sunny.
1/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Did not see any snow, most of what was in the tube was hoarfrost or rime ice..temp 6 degrees some wind but anemometer is disfunctional because of rime ice; trees and shrubs all coated, quite pretty!
1/31/2011 8:00 AM 0.11 1.0 M M M temp -10.4 degrees, slight breeze (anemometer still frozen), little accumulation on white board but depths elsewhere indicate about 1 inch
2/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear, no wind, and very cold, temp -17 degrees at 7:45 am
2/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy (anemometer still frozen) probably around 6--10 mph, drifting snow, temp -8.7 degrees, clear sky.
2/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear, wind, 1.3 mph, temp 23.7 degrees
2/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temp 39 degrees, wind chill, 24.6 degrees wind 12 mph gusting to 18, partly sunny...
2/5/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Last night a few flurries about 10 pm, winds at the time were as high as 39 gusting to 49. This am at 8 it is 31.7 with winds at 12 gusting to 17, cloudy with snow showers over the mountains
2/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.77 0.5 0.01 M M The cylinder had 9 inches in it this am, it blew relentlessly all day, white board had about 0.5 inches on it this morning but virtually none on it yesterday during high winds, temp 16.7 degrees, wind chill 8.7, wind 8 mph gusting to around 10 mph. It is snowing at this writing.
2/7/2011 7:40 AM 0.17 2.6 M M M Snow in tube was 2.6 inches, white board unreliable due to wind, wind 8.7 mph, temp 13 degrees, partly cloudy.
2/8/2011 7:45 AM 0.54 7.5 0.54 M M Windy all night, 7.5 inches in tube, temp -1.5 degrees, wind 3.5 mph, partly cloudy. Whiteboard unreliable due to winds
2/9/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp -5 degrees, wind 12 mph, wind chill lower than -22 degrees, blowing and drifting snow. Clear sky. Not fun!
2/10/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, temperature 12 degrees, mostly cloudy.
2/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 26 degrees, no wind, partly sunny.
2/12/2011 7:16 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, temp 31 degrees, wind 3 mph; at 7:30 the wind came up and was 21 mph gusting to 31 mph
2/13/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 42, winds 14 gusting to 25, partly cloudy, during the night we had winds of 28 gusting to 40! Because of warm temperatures, we have bare spots in the hay field with sizable drifts elsewhere.
2/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M wind 5 mph, temp 34 degrees, partly sunny
2/15/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M wind 4.2 mph, temp 43 degrees, peak wind gust last night was 40.9 mph, partly cloudy
2/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind 1.5 mph, temp 40 degrees, partly cloudy. Atmosphere seems to have a lot of dust.
2/17/2011 7:50 AM 0.01 T 0.01 M M Skif of snow, white board was blown clear of snow, accumulated snow in tube was hard to measure as it was not evenly distributed in the tube...temp 24 degrees, wind 11 mph
2/18/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind around 10 mph, wind chill near 4 degrees, partly cloudy, temp 20 degrees
2/19/2011 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Hoar frost on everything including measuring tube, no wind, temp 3 degrees, water in collection tube melted down to 0.01; a few flurries around 5 pm last night
2/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 M M Wind 9.3 mph, temp -4 degrees, wind chill lower than -22 degrees, there was 0.6 inches of snow in the collection tube, white board blown clear, snowing lightly now
2/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.11 0.7 0.11 M M Snow accumulation in gauge averaged .7 in in an uneven distribution, wind 5.7 mph, temp 5 degrees, windchill 0.5 degrees, drifting snow, partly cloudy
2/22/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, temp 21 degrees, no wind (which is unusual!) Pretty sunrise over the Pryor Mountains.
2/23/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Partly cloudy, temp 14 degrees, no wind, some flurries off and on yesterday
2/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 M M Snow in tube averaged about 1 inch with and uneven distribution, temp -7.4 degrees, wind about 4 mph, mostly cloudy, very light snow falling.
2/25/2011 7:33 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 M M Snow depth in tube was about 0.3, partly cloudy, wind 6.4 mph, temp -9.6, wind chill below -22 degrees, blowing snow
2/26/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M A few flurries yesterday, temp - 6, wind 5-8 mph, wind chill about -16 degrees, ground blizzard, sky clear.
2/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temp 16 degrees, wind less than 1 mph, mostly sunny
2/28/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No wind, temp 24 degrees, partly clear sky. Starting off like a day in paradise!
3/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 22 degrees, no wind, cloudy with fog moving in from the north.
3/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temp 22 degrees, wind 6 - 8 mph, partly cloudy with standing lenticular clouds over the mountains
3/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, no wind, temp 32 degrees
3/4/2011 7:25 AM 0.52 7.0 0.52 M M Temp 23 degrees, wind 1.5, sky mostly clear, snow in tube was 7 inches, not much drifting this storm.
3/5/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, wind 2- 7 mph, temp 25 degrees
3/6/2011 7:40 AM 0.21 2.5 0.21 M M 2.5 inches in gauge, temp 14 degrees, wind 3 - 6 mph, fog with visibility less than 1 mile.
3/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 M M Wind 4 - 10 mph from southeast, blowing snow, wind chill -9 degrees, temp 8 degrees, partly sunny, hoarfrost on trees
3/8/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M winds calm, temp 18 degrees, few high clouds
3/9/2011 7:30 AM T T M M M Snow flurry early yesterday, blowing snow later in the pm yesterday, currently temp 26 degrees, wind < 1 mph, mostly clear.
3/10/2011 6:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind about 6 mph from the south, partly cloudy, temp 41 degrees, barometer falling
3/11/2011 7:45 AM 0.11 1.0 0.11 M M Peak winds during the night were around 20 mph, current wind is 14 mph, temp 34 degrees, wind chill 13 degrees; impossible to measure snow depth on white board due to wind. Snow in tube was unevenly distributed but was about 1 inch
3/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temp 30 degrees, no wind, thin high clouds, otherwise clear and sunny,
3/13/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp is 33 degrees, wind 2 - 5 from the south, some high clouds.
3/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 42 degrees, wind chill, 34 degrees, wind 7 - 10 mph from the SE. Mostly cloudy with low cumulus clouds.
3/15/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Skiff of snow last night, temp 30 degrees, wind 3 -5 mph, mostly clear with some standing lenticular clouds to the NW
3/16/2011 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Raining lightly, low stratus clouds, wind around 4 mph, temp 35 degrees, rain during the night but predicted high winds did not materialize.
3/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.35 4.0 0.35 M M Snow depth about 4 inches in tube, temp 26 degrees, calm, cloudy,
3/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temp 24 degrees, wind chill 12, wind 5 -9 mph from the SE, few low clouds and high thin clouds
3/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High clouds, wind 4 - 7 mph, temp 29 degrees, wind chill 22 degrees.
3/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temperature is 29, wind 3-7 mph, mostly clear.
3/21/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, no wind, temp 31 degrees,
3/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.34 4.0 0.34 M M Overcast and snowing, wind from the north 3 -6 mph, temp 24 degrees, snow depth in tube 4.0 inches.
3/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.69 6.2 0.69 M M Sky mostly clear, temperature 19 degrees, no wind. Lots of drifting yesterday with winds around 14 mph maximum. Snow depth is that accumulated in tube.
3/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy, visibility less than 1/2 mile, no wind, temp is 23 degrees. Hoar frost abounds.
3/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy, visibility less than 1/2 mile, temp is 25 degrees, no wind
3/26/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M mostly clear, some high cirrus clouds and some low cumulus clouds over the mountains, temp 24 degrees, wind about 4 from the SE
3/27/2011 7:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy, visibility less than half mile, wind 0 - 1 mph from NW, temp 25 degrees
3/28/2011 7:45 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M cloudy, snow showers over the mountains, temp 25 degrees, no wind
3/29/2011 7:30 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M New snow in tube was about 0.5 inches, temp 25 degrees, wind less than 5 mph, mostly clear with some low cumulus to the south
3/30/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp is 35 degrees, wind 0 - 3 mph, over cast with altocumulus clouds.
3/31/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 41 degrees, cloudy with perhaps altostratus predominating, wind, 0 -- 3 mph,
4/1/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, with low stratocumulus, wind 0 - 3 mph, temperature 37 degrees. Winds were 10 - 15 during the night.
4/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 41 degrees, wind 2 - 4 mph from SE, high cirrostratus and alto cumulus, snow showers in the mtns
4/3/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Snow showers last night about 10 pm, very windy. Temp 25 degrees, wind chill 12 degrees, wind 8 - 10 from the northwest, snow squall line moving in from NW,mostly cloudy.
4/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.07 0.8 M M M Snow event yesterday at about 5 pm included a lot of graupel. Total accumulation at this site was about 0.8 inches. Temp 21 degrees, wind 3 - 6 from the SW, mostly cloudy with altostratus moving in
4/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, with winds 2 - 4 mph, temperature 42 degrees, snow showers over mountains,
4/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Temp 28 degrees, wind 1 - 6 mph, scattered cirrostratus, partly cloudy, no accumulated snow yesterday
4/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M M M Low stratus clouds, not snowing at time of obs, temp 29 degees, no wind, snow on white board was 0.4 in, light and fluffy
4/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.44 4.0 0.44 M M Temperature is 28 degrees, wind 3 - 6 mph, overcast, there was 4 inches in the tube, sustained winds of 8 -12 mph last night prevented accumulation on white board. Considerable drifting occurred.
4/9/2011 7:50 AM 0.06 0.2 0.06 M M Foggy, wind 0 - 2 mph, temperature is 27 degrees, melted snow and ice in tube was 0.06 inches, little accumulation on the ground as much of it melted
4/10/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with some high cirrus clouds overhead, temp is 35 degrees, wind 0 -3 mph.
4/11/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 37 degrees, wind 3 - 5 mph , a few cirrostratus clouds, mostly sunny. Ski season is over...boo hoo...
4/12/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Started light snow at about 6:30 am, quit by 7:30 am, temp 31 degrees, wind 0 -3 mph, low ceiling, mostly stratus.
4/13/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 32 degrees, wind 0 -2 mph, some very high thin cirrus otherwise mostly clear
4/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temp 36 degrees, wind 14 gusting to 21 out of the NW, scattered low cumulus clouds, with higher layer of alto or cirro stratus.
4/15/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind 0 - 3 mph, temp 36 degrees, mostly clear with high cirrus clouds
4/16/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy, temperature 33 degrees, no wind, lower cloud layer appears to be cumulus or stratocumulus
4/17/2011 7:45 AM 0.13 T M M M Low stratus clouds, visibility about 4 miles, some snow mixed with rain, temp 34 degrees, wind calm
4/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.18 0.9 0.11 M M Low ceiling, stratus, hazy, temp 26 degrees, wind 0 -3 mph from NW, occasional snow flurry, moisture in gauge is the result of rain yesterday and snow last night
4/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.33 9.0 0.75 M M Wind drove the snow mostly horizontal so not much collected in tube, white board was worthless. Temp 24 degrees, wind 2 - 5 mph, overcast. Snow depth is estimated.
4/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 24 degrees, wind 0 -3 mph from SW, sky mostly clear,
4/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 32 degrees, wind 0 -3 mph, some cumumlus, alto cumulus and high cirrus clouds all scattered, also some standing lenticular clouds near the mts.
4/22/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 T M M M Winds 8 - 10 gusting to 13, temperature 25 degrees, mostly clear overhead with storm clouds to the north and east. Barometer rising. Last night a wave of wind, snow and rain came through for a very short period. It has been windy all night.
4/23/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M a flake, flurry or drop yesterday, temp 32 degrees, wind 2- 5 mph from NW, mostly clear
4/24/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 38 degrees, wind 5 -8 mph, barometer steady, clear skies.
4/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 39 degrees, wind 3 -6 mph from the SE, mostly cloudy with cirrostratus cover.
4/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow showers near the mountains, wind 6 -12 mph from the NW, overcast with stratus clouds, Temp 35 degrees,
4/27/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Windy yesterday, horizontal snow flurries, no accumulation, temp 36 degrees, wind 0 - 3 from SE, some cirrus clouds to north, altostratus to northeast otherwise mostly clear
4/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temperature 43 degrees, wind 5 - 10 mph from SE, overcast mostly altostratus, with a few low cumulus scattered about.
4/29/2011 7:30 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 M M Snow drifted badly due to high winds last night, temp 26 degrees, wind 7 - 11 mph from NW, wind chill 13 degrees, clearning to the NW, altostratus overhead and stratus/altostratus to the SE.
4/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M Wind was over 13 mph all night, blowing snow, impossible to measure. Ppt was a mixture of snow and graupel. Temp 28 degrees, wind 13 mph from NW, wind chill 15 degrees, mostly clear with a few cumulus with some scatteredv altostratus/cumulus and cirrus. Snow depth is estimated
5/1/2011 7:20 AM T T T M M A mixture of graupel, frozen rain and snow fell after 11 pm last night, temp 30 degrees, wind 0 -3 from the WSW, a few scattered stratocumulus clouds.
5/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.12 T 0.12 M M A bit after 4 pm yesterday, an intense storm cell passed over dumping about an inch of graupel, sleet and snow. It moved from NW to SE. Shortly after that another smaller cell moved through. Temp this am is 34 degrees with wind 1 - 4 mph from the SE. Sky is mostly clear with some altostratus to the NE. Most ppt accumulation on the ground has melted.
5/3/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 45 degrees, wind 3 - 6 from WSW, mixture of cirrostratus, altostratus and some cumulus, mostly cloudy.
5/4/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp is 37 degrees, wind 5 - 7 from the NW, partly cloudy with some altostratus/cirrostratus.
5/5/2011 6:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 38 degrees, wind 4 -7 from SE, high cirrus and cirrostratus clouds, mostly cloudy.
5/6/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp is 46 degrees, wind 3-7 from the NW, extensive Cirrostratus with some cumulus to the East and SW.
5/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 42 degrees, wind 1 - 4 from NW, a mixture of altostratus, cumulus and some stratocumulus, overcast. Still have some snow drifts in the back yard.
5/8/2011 7:30 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 M M Low ceiling, overcast with stratus clouds, wind 3 - 5 mph from NW, temperature 42 degrees, raining lightly. Had a trace of rain about 1 pm yesterday followed by light rain about 7 pm. Still have drifted snow around the house.
5/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Low ceiling of stratus, light rain at obs time, temp 39 degrees, wind 4 -8 from the NW. Visibility less than 10 miles. Rain most of the night.
5/10/2011 7:48 AM 0.98 T T M M Rain, sleet and snowing at obs time, ceiling low, stratus, visibility less than 2 miles, wind 9 - 15 mph from NW, temp 35 degrees, wind chill 20 degrees, wet dense snow plastered on windward side of objects, standing water on the roadways.
5/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Temperature is 35 degrees, wind 1 - 3 mph from SE, Altocumulus predominates a mostly cloudy sky, NW wind yesterday was over 10 mph for most of the day. Precipitation was a mix of snow, rain and sleet.
5/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear, temp 43 degrees, wind 0 -2 mph from SW
5/13/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temperature is 45 degrees, wind 2 - 5 from NW, mostly cloudy with altostratus and altocumulus.
5/14/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 36 degrees, wind 1 - 3 mph from the NNW, stratocumulus down to about the 6800 ft level, mostly cloudy.
5/15/2011 7:30 AM T M M M M Temperature is 36 degrees, wind 5 -8 from SE, scattered cumulus and altocumulus with some patches of stratus over the mountains.
5/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temp 52 degrees, wind 0 - 2 mph from NW, mostly cloudy with a mixture of scattered cumulus under cirro or alto stratus..
5/17/2011 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Temperature 41 degrees, wind 1 -3 from NW, overcast with cumulus, altostratus predominating. There were a couple of sprinkles yesterday during afternoon and last night.
5/18/2011 7:30 AM T M M M M Sprinkles during the night, Temperature 41, wind 0-2 mph from SW, altocumulus overhead, valley clouds to the north with cirrus above, stratocumulus over the mountains.
5/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Sprinkles during the night, temperature 41 degrees, wind 3-6 from the NW, low ceiling, overcast with stratus and stratocumulus. Cloud bank ends to NW and sun is shining on the Crazy Mountains! Rain showers in the mtns to the west and southwest, cloud level is about 8500 feet.
5/20/2011 7:30 AM 0.96 M M M M Snow showers last night, didn't stick, temp 36 degrees, wind 9 -12 mph from NW, wind chill 25 degrees, overcast with low stratus clouds. Raining at time of obs.
5/21/2011 7:30 AM 2.10 M M M M Yesterday was unrelenting wind and rain. Light rain at time of obs. Temp 45 degrees, wind chill 35 degrees, wind 11-13 mph gusting to over 20 mph. Ceiling is about 9000 feet. Stratus level is showing some signs of breaking up.
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Few sprinkles yesterday, temperature is 46 degrees, wind 2 - 5 from NW, mostly cloudy with clouds a mixture with some cumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus.
5/23/2011 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M Temperature 47, wind 0 3 mph from WNW, overcast with stratus and stratocumumlus.
5/24/2011 5:00 PM 0.15 M M M M Cloudy and cool with light rain, wind 2-8mph.
5/25/2011 11:00 AM 1.82 M M M M Cloudy. cool and light rain. Wind from the SW at 5-7mph.
5/26/2011 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M Partly cloudy windy..wind from the SW at10-20 mph. Temp. is 52 degrees
5/27/2011 8:00 AM T T M M M Partly cloudy andcool, temp. is 39 degrees, wind from the SW at 5-10 mph.
5/28/2011 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M Partly cloudy and cool, temp is 28 degrees, wind from the E at 5-10 mph.
5/29/2011 10:00 AM 0.23 M M M M cloudy and cold with rain, temp is 35 degrees, wind from the north at 5-10 mph.
5/30/2011 10:00 AM 1.12 3.0 M M M cloudy, cold, and foggy. wind from the NW at about 5-15 mph. Light rain. Temp is 37 degrees.
5/31/2011 10:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Partly cloudy and cool, wind from the SW at 5-10 mph.
6/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, some low stratus in valleys to NW, Temp 53 degrees, wind 0 - 3 from SE,
6/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy Dew last night, wind calm,, temperature 55 degrees, mostly clear with some low stratocumulus near the mtns and some scattered cumulus to the west.
6/3/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The wind was howling yesterday, averaged near 20 mph gusting to around 30 from 9 am to 9 pm, temperature 45 degrees, wind 3 - 6 mph from SW, some cumulus over the mountains, cloudy to distant NW, otherwise clear.
6/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew last night, wind 3 - 5 mph from SE, temp 45 degrees, partly sunny with cirrus to the NW and cirrostratus to the SE.
6/5/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with cirrostratus, wind 0-3 mph from SSW, temperature is 55 degrees.
6/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 67 degrees, wind 0 3 mph from the S. Mostly clear with a few alto cumulus clouds scattered about.
6/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Temperature 48 degrees, wind chill 44, wind 4-7 from SE, mostly cloudy with stratocumulus and cumulus. We missed the big storm which went north and east of Red Lodge.
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M thick fog, visibility less than 1/4 mile, temperature 42 degrees, wind 0-3 mph, misty drizzle at time of obs
6/9/2011 6:30 AM 0.67 M M M M foggy, visibility less than 1/8 mile, light mist at obs time, temperature is 43 degrees, wind 0-4 mph from NW
6/10/2011 6:30 AM 0.20 M M M M mostly clear with some altocumulus and altostratus to NW and E, some patchy ground fog, wind 0-3 mph from SSE, Temperature is 41 degrees, some new snow above 8000 ft on Grizzly Peak.
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 51 degrees, wind 0-3 from SW-SE, mostly cloudy with cumulus, some appearing to have associated rain showers
6/12/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nearly overcast with altocumulus/stratus, wind 0 - 3 from SE, temperature is 50 degrees
6/13/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Temperature is 53 degrees, wind 0-2 from SSE, partly cloudy with cirrus and cirrostratus to SE, few lingering cumulus over the mountains. Precip was from an afternoon shower
6/14/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Temperature 47 degrees, wind 0-2 from SW, partly cloudy with scattered cumulus. Trace came from a brief shower about 4 pm yesterday.
6/15/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 53, wind 0 - 2 from S, mostly clear
6/16/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 46 degrees,wind is calm, mostly cloudy with cover of cirrostratus with some cumulus and altocumulus to the NW. The calm before the storm???
6/17/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Temperature is 43 degrees, wind 2 -5 from SSE, a few scattered cumulus, mostly over the mountains, otherwise mostly clear. Showers came about 5 pm yesterday.
6/18/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp 52 degrees, wind 0 3 from SW, partly sunny with a mixture of cumulus, altostratus/cumulus and cirrostratus. Cumulus are over or near mountains.
6/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain at time of obs, temp 48 degrees, wind 0 -3 from SW, overcast with stratus or altostratus. Ceiling at about 9000 ft
6/20/2011 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Temp 47 degrees, wind 0-3 from W, mostly cloudy with altostratus cover.
6/21/2011 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Partly cloudy with scattered cumulus, temperature is 52 degrees, wind 0 3 mph from SW. A very light shower yesterday pm.
6/22/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 56 degrees, wind 0-3 from the S, mostly clear with some standing lenticular clouds over the mountains to the south
6/23/2011 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Temperature 62 degrees wind 2 - 5 from the S, partly sunny with a mixture of cirrus, cirrostratus and some scattered altocumulus. Precip in gauge was dirty indicating some dust in the air at time of storm which came through about 9 pm last night.
6/24/2011 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Temperature 56 degrees, wind 0- 2 from the SW, mostly sunny with scattered altocumulus. First rain shower hit at 3:15 yesterday with scattered showers following until about 8 pm.
6/25/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Mostly cloudy with stratocumulus and cumulus, some clearing to NW, temperature 50 degrees, wind 1 - 3 from NW
6/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with altocumulus/stratus cloud bank to N and NE, calm, temperature 48 degrees
6/27/2011 6:30 AM T 0.0 M M M Temperature 49 degrees, wind 1 - 3 from SSW, partly cloudy with cirrus and cirrostratus.
6/28/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with some cirrus clouds. Temperature 63 degrees, wind 3 - 6 from the SSE. Windy all day yesterday.
6/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 71 degrrees, wind 0 - 3 from S, some scattered altocumulus
6/30/2011 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 60 degrees, wind 0 3 from ESE, partly cloudy with scattered cumulus
7/1/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature is 52 degrees, wind 0-3 from the NE, mostly cloudy with cumulus and stratocumulus.
7/2/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, hazy, temperature 54 degrees, wind 0-3 from SW
7/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear, hazy, temperature 68 degrees, wind 2-5 from SE.
7/4/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M a few drops around 4 pm yesterday, temperature is 60 degrees, wind 0-3 from WNW, partly cloudy with some cirrostratus and a few altocumulus
7/5/2011 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Shower last evening brought 0.06 in and a shower early this morning brought 0.03 inches, temperature 63 degrees, wind 1-4 from SE, mostly clear with some scattered altocumulus
7/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Storm moved through about 8 pm last night, temperature is 61 degrees, wind 1-4 from WSW, mostly cloudy with a mix of cumulus and altocumulus.
7/7/2011 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Mostly clear with a few scattered cumulus, temp 62 degrees, wind 2-4 from SE. The storm last night dumped a lot of rain and hail on the S end of Red lodge but we only got a light shower.
7/8/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M temperature is 66 degrees, wind 0-3 from SW, misture of cumulus and altocumulus, Trace yesterday was a few drops in late afternoon.
7/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind 0-2 mph fro NE, Temperature 61 degrees
7/10/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with a few altocumulus to the far east, hazy, temperature is 56 with wind 1-3 from WSW.
7/11/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M Temperature 56 degrees, wind 0-2 from the WNW, mostly clear to W, some altocumulus and cumulus to the east. Few sprinkles about 5 pm yesterday..
7/12/2011 6:30 AM 0.10 M M M M Had several Traces of precip during pm with a short-duration high intensity storm about 4:30 which produced 0.06 in then another after midnight which produced 0.04. Temperature 56 degrees, wind 3-7 from SE, a few scattered cumulus clouds otherwise mostly sunny
7/13/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Few showers yesterday pm, Temperature is 60 degrees, wind 1 - 4 from S,Some altocumulus to the NE, otherwise clear
7/14/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with few altocumulus to the E, no wind, temperature is 56 degrees
7/15/2011 6:30 AM 0.27 M M M M Mostly clear with a few scattered altocumulus, wind 2-5 from SE, few Traces of precip yesterday with hard rain with hail about 6:30 pm
7/16/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind 2-4 from SSW, temperature is 62 degrees.
7/17/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M A few drops late yesterday afternoon. Temperature is 60 degrees, calm, mostly clear with some scattered cumulus to the east and some low stratocumulus near the mountains and in the Clark's Fork Valley.
7/18/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with altocumulus and altostratus, temperature 67 degrees, wind 3 - 6 from SE
7/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy 5 - 8 mph from SSW, temperature 74 degrees, some scattered cumulus and altocumulus
7/20/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M A few drops yesterday pm late, very windy yesterday, Temperature is 53 degrees, wind 0-3 from NW, hazy mostly clear with a few cumuilus over the mountains on the NW horizon.
7/21/2011 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny with some cirrus, cirrostratus to the west with a few cumulus over the mtns to SW, temperature is 55, wind 0-3 from SW. Hazy.
7/22/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature 64 degrees, wind 1 -4 from the SE, some scattered cumulus and cirrus/cirrostratus above.
7/23/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy with scattered "fair weather" cumulus, just a sprinkle yesterday pm. Temperature is 51 degrees with wind 0 -2 mph from W.
7/24/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind 1-3 mph from W, temperature 55 degrees
7/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy with some scattered cumulus and altocumulus, wind 2 -4 from SW, temp 68 degrees...
7/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear to the W, cumulus to the E, wind < 1 mph from S, temperature 66 degrees. Warmest day of year yesterday.
7/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear with cloud banks to E and NW composed of cumulus and altocumulus, wind 0-3 from the SW, temperature 53 degrees.
7/28/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, hazy, wind 3-6 from WNW, temperature 55 degrees.
7/29/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy, cloudless, temperature 62 degrees, wind 1 -3 from SSE.
7/30/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly cloudy with thin cirrus clouds, wind 0-3 from SE, temperature 62 degrees.
7/31/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a few scattered cumulus to E and very few altocumulus, temp 67 degrees, wind 0- 2 from SE
8/1/2011 6:14 AM T M M M M Cloudy with stratocumulus, cumulus and altostratus/cumulus, some standing lenticular clouds over the mtns, dew point 51, temperature 68, wind 0 -2 from the SE. Trace came around 6 pm yesterday.
8/2/2011 6:30 AM 0.13 M M M M Rain/drizzle started yesterday after obsn. Mostly clear, hazy, wind 3.5-6.5 mph from SE, temperature is 59 degrees, dew point is 48.
8/3/2011 6:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Partly sunny, mostly altocumulus, wind 0-3 from SW, temperature is 62 degrees, dew point 44 degrees
8/4/2011 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M mostly clear with a few cumulus on the E and NW horizons, temperature is 60 degrees, dewpoint is 40, wind 1-3 from the S
8/5/2011 6:15 AM T M M M M Few sprinkles about 4:45 pm yesterday, some lightning. Temp 67 degrees, dew point 42, wind 0-3 from S, mostly cloudy with altocumulus/stratus.
8/6/2011 6:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Mostly sunny with high cirrus and some scattered altocumulus, temperature is 58 degrees, dew point is 40 with wind 2-3 from the S. Very short intense thundershower late yesterday afternoon.
8/7/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M Temperature is 67 degrees, dewpoint is 37 degrees, wind 1-3 from SE, mostly cloudy with some high cirrus, altocumulus and cumulus to S. Few drops of ppt yesterday pm.
8/8/2011 6:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Partly cloudy with some cirrus and scattered altocumulus, wind 0-2 from the SW, temperature is 57 and dewpoint is 44. Scattered showers during the pm yesterday.
8/9/2011 6:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Temperature is 55 degrees, dew point 46, wind 3 -5 from SW, sky cover is about 55 percent with cirrus, altocumulus and cumulus. Had a trace yesterday afternoon and a storm last night which gave the bulk of the ppt.
8/10/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Partly cloudy with some scattered altocumulus, temperature is 54 degrees, dewpoint 44, wind 0-3 from SSW. Few sprinkles yesterday pm.
8/11/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with some cumulus and altocumulus scattered about, temperature is 55 degrees, dew point 44 degrees, wind 0-3 from the SW. Lightning to the NW about 10pm last night.
8/12/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Clear, hazy, temperature is 53 degrees, dew point 44, wind 2-4 from the S to SW
8/13/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with some cirrus to the S and SW, wind 4-7 from the SE, temperature 53 degrees, dew point 41.
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with altocumulus/stratus and cirrostratus, wind 0.5 to 2.5 from the SW, temperature 73 degrees, dew point 34
8/15/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with cumulus, altocumulus and altostratus; some rain showers to far north, temperature is 66 degrees, dew point 34 and wind 0-3 from NW
8/16/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Short duration rain shower in early pm, temperature is 48 degrees, dew point is 41 degrees, wind 0-2 from WNW, mostly clear, hazy with a few scattered altocumulus to N and a few cumulus hovering over the top of Mt. Wood
8/17/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy and clear, temp 58 degrees, dew point 34 degrees, wind 0 -3 from the NW
8/18/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with some cumulus/altocumulus moving in from the N, Wind 0-2 from SW, temperature 60 degrees, dew point 31 degrees.
8/19/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Very few drops yesterday pm, partly cloudy this am with scatterred altocumulus to the E and N, temperature is 51, dew point is 40, wind 2-5 from NW
8/20/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, wind 2 -4 from SW, temperature 53 degrees, dew point 34 degrees
8/21/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear with a few altostratus/cumulus to south, hazy, temperature 62, dew point 42, wind 0 -3 from SW
8/22/2011 6:30 AM T 0.0 M M M mostly clear with some smoke from forest fires, wind 1-3 from S, some scattered cumulus/altocumulus to N & S, temperature is 70 degrees, dew point 35 degrees, lightning started a forest fire near Clark Wy last night.
8/23/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy with smoke from forest fires, some cirrostratus to N and E, wind 1 - 4 from SW, temperature 69 degrees, dewpoint is 30
8/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and windy winds from the SW at 5-10 mph. temp is 67 degrees.
8/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Mostly cloudy and warm, temp. is 71 degrees, winds from the SW at 10-30 mph.
8/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Showers yesterday pm, temperature 60 degrees, dew point 43, wind 1-3 from the S, few scattered cumulus to N & E and some altocumulus to SE otherwise clear and hazy. New smoke up high on Mt Maurice.
8/27/2011 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Thunderstorms yesterday pm, temperature 63 degrees, dew point 43 degrees, wind 0-2 from SSW, partly cloudy with scattered cumulus, hazy.
8/28/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nearly overcast with strato cumulus, wind 0 -3 from W, temperature 68 degrees, dew point 47.
8/29/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Mostly cloudy with cirrostratus, altocumulus and cumulus, some rain showers to NW, temperature 63 degrees, dew point 51 and wind is 1 - 3 from SE. Rainshowers yesterday pm.
8/30/2011 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Few clouds but very smoky from wildfires. Temperature is 60 degrees, dew point 41, wind 2-4 from S. Several short showers yesterday pm, winds gusting to over 20 mph in early evening.
8/31/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Early morning shower, temperature 61 degrees, dew point 47 degrees, wind 4.5 - 7 from SSW, mostly cloudy with stratocumulus below with some altocumulus and cirro stratus above.
9/1/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Overcast with stratus with ceiling about 7000 feet, wind 0 -2 from the NW, temperature 48 degrees, dew point 47
9/2/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Mostly clear with some horizonal clouds, hazy, temperature is 47, dew point is 41, wind is 2-4 from SE. Mostly overcast yesterday with misty precip; clouds cleared in late afternoon.
9/3/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear with some altocumulus to E and S, wind 0-2 from SW, temperature 40 degrees, dew point 33
9/4/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, hazy, wind 2 - 4 from the S, temperature 41 degrees, dew point 32 degrees.
9/5/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with high cirrus/cirrostratus and smoke. Wind is 4-7 from the SE-SW. Temperature is 62 degrees and dewpoint is 20. Combined, these conditions will increase the fire danger.
9/6/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with a mixture of cirrostratus, altocumulus and stratocumulus. Very hazy from wildfire smoke. Temperature 63 degrees, dew point 33 degrees, wind 1-3 from SW. Dew point yesterday never rose above 24 degrees! Hole in the Wall fire flared up creating lots of smoke last evening.
9/7/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very smoky with a cloud bank to the S, wind 0-2 from SSW, temperature 60 degrees, dew point is 33 degrees.
9/8/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear with some scattered altocumulus and much haze/smoke. Temperature 60 degrees dew point is 33 degrees with wind 2-4 from SSW.
9/9/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and hazy with cirrus and cirrostratus mostly to S & E, wind 1-3 from WSW, temperature 58 degrees, dew point 33 degrees.
9/10/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, hazy, wind 2-4 from SSW, temperature is 59 degrees, dew point is 34 degrees.
9/11/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear and hazy with some cirrus and cirrostratus scattered overhead, temperature 59 degrees, dew point 31 degrees, wind 1-3 from SSW
9/12/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind 1-3 from NNW, temperature 51 degrees, dew point 31 degrees, a few cirrus clouds and very smoky/hazy.
9/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy particularly on the N and E horizons, some altocumulus scattered and cirrus above, wind 4-7 from NW, temperature 50, dew point is 41 degrees
9/14/2011 6:40 AM 0.03 M M M M Foggy, visibility less than 1/2 mile, wind 2-5 from NW, temperature is 40 degrees, dew point is 40 degrees.
9/15/2011 6:50 AM T M M M M Trace was from mist that hung around most of yesterday, temperature 44, dew point 44, wind 5-7 from SE, stratocumulus moving from SE to NW below a generally clear sky. Yesterday, the temperature changed only 3 degrees!
9/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy to the W and S with scattered cumulus and some standing lenticular clouds over the mtns, wind is 1-3 from the SE, temperature is 53 degrees, dew point is 39.
9/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M overcast with cumulus and stratocumulus, wind 2-4 mph from SE, temperature 49 degrees, dew point 45 degrees.
9/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M mostly cloudy with altocumulus predominating, pretty sunrise, some standing lenticular clouds over the mtns to the S, wind 2-5 from SE, temp 51 degrees, dew point 31 degrees
9/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with some altostratus, altocumulus and scattered cumulus, temperature is 54 degrees and dew point is 34, wind is 1- 3 from SE.
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Windy rainstorm last night, mostly clear with some standing lenticular clouds over the northern Bighorn Mts, scattered altocumulus to the north and a few cumulus over the mts to the S, temperature 38 degrees, dew point is 30, wind is 2-4 from the WNW.
9/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cool, temp. is 40 degrees, wind from the SW at 5-15 mph.
9/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp. is 52 degrees, wind from the SW at 5-10 mph. Clear skies
9/23/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear with some scattered cirrostratus..temp 63 degrees, wind 4-7 from SW, dewpoint is 20 degrees.
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very hazy with scattered cirrus clouds, temperature 65 degrees, dew point 28 degrees, wind 5-7 from SSW
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with scattered cirrus and cirrostratus especially to the E, very hazy, wind 1-3 from the S, temperature 61, dew point 28 degrees.
9/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with cumulus and altocumulus, wind .5-3 mph from ESE, temperature is 61 degrees, dew point is 30
9/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with cirrus and cirrostratus mostly to W and NW, wind 1-3 from SW, temperature 61, dew point 28.
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy with cirrostratus with some cirrus, temperature 53, dew point 38, wind 0-3 from NW.
9/29/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with scattered cirrus, wind 2 -4 from SW, temperature is 41 with dew point 23.
9/30/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear with some smoke plumes to E and SE horizons, wind 4-6 from SE, temperature 53, dew point 30



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/12/2010 11/13/2010 7:00 PM 2 0.00 0.0 M I was out of town...no new precipitation during that time.
11/19/2010 11/22/2010 4:00 PM 4 0.33 10.0 1.47 It is impossible to find an "average" representative depth up here due to the drifting. Some places have less than an inch and others are covered with over 1.5 feet of snow. The core had about 1.5 inches of old snow, mostly ice. The remainder was new snow.
1/20/2011 1/24/2011 2:00 PM 5 0.34 M 3.50 Very windy this afternoon, with drifting snow.



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