Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-GV-5 Latitude 46.2171
Station Name Lavina 5.8 SSE (Closed) Longitude -108.8997
County Golden Valley Elevation (ft) 3568



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 0.99 0.00 3 0.00 3 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 0.50 0.00 29 0.00 29 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 0.39 0.00 12 0.00 12 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 11 0.38 0.00 12 0.00 12 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 11 0.32 0.18 11 0.18 11 0.00 0 0 1 0 3.5 1 0
March 11 0.80 0.74 6 0.74 6 0.00 0 0 3 0 4.5 3 2
April 11 1.37 1.37 8 1.37 8 0.00 0 0 5 0 7.0 3 3
May 11 2.42 3.70 15 3.70 7 0.00 8 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
June 11 2.61 0.00 30 0.00 0 0.00 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 1.42 8.28 24 0.00 6 8.28 18 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 1.04 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.19 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 13.43" 14.27" 151 days 5.99" 95 8.28" 56 days 1 16 days 0 days 15.0" 7 days 5 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
10/28/2010
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 0.00
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 0.00
11/11/2010 0.00
11/12/2010 0.00
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 0.00
11/15/2010 0.00
11/16/2010 0.00
11/17/2010 0.00
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.00
11/23/2010 0.00
11/24/2010 0.00
11/25/2010
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 0.00
12/1/2010 0.00
12/2/2010 0.00
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.00
12/5/2010 0.00
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010
12/8/2010
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.00
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 0.00
12/28/2010
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.00
12/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011
1/8/2011
1/9/2011
1/10/2011
1/11/2011
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011
1/14/2011
1/15/2011
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011
1/19/2011
1/20/2011
1/21/2011
1/22/2011 0.00
1/23/2011 0.00
1/24/2011
1/25/2011
1/26/2011 0.00
1/27/2011
1/28/2011
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.00
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 0.00
2/2/2011
2/3/2011
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011
2/6/2011
2/7/2011 0.18
2/8/2011 0.00
2/9/2011
2/10/2011 0.00
2/11/2011
2/12/2011 0.00
2/13/2011
2/14/2011
2/15/2011
2/16/2011
2/17/2011 0.00
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011 0.00
2/20/2011
2/21/2011
2/22/2011
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011
2/25/2011
2/26/2011 0.00
2/27/2011
2/28/2011
3/1/2011
3/2/2011
3/3/2011
3/4/2011 0.00
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 0.00
3/15/2011
3/16/2011
3/17/2011
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011
3/20/2011
3/21/2011
3/22/2011 0.24
3/23/2011 0.41
3/24/2011
3/25/2011
3/26/2011 0.09
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 0.06
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 0.42
4/9/2011
4/10/2011
4/11/2011
4/12/2011
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011
4/15/2011
4/16/2011
4/17/2011
4/18/2011 0.22
4/19/2011 0.13
4/20/2011
4/21/2011
4/22/2011 M
4/23/2011 0.54
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
5/3/2011
5/4/2011
5/5/2011
5/6/2011
5/7/2011
5/8/2011
5/9/2011 0.52
5/10/2011 0.30
5/11/2011 0.38
5/12/2011
5/13/2011
5/14/2011
5/15/2011
5/16/2011
5/17/2011
5/18/2011
5/19/2011
5/20/2011 0.42
5/21/2011 1.38
5/22/2011 0.52
5/23/2011 0.18
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7/18/2011 0.00 8.28
7/19/2011
7/20/2011
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.00
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 0.00
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
10/29/2010 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 0.00 0.0 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 gorgeous sunrise
11/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24.8 degrees at 8:00 am. Not a cloud in the sky
11/4/2010 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M quiet and freezing but sunny
11/5/2010 8:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still; no breath of air as yet
11/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40 degrees and all is calm
11/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sunshine (an hour early!) No moisture as of 8AM. Promise of another warm fall day.
11/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M "T" just a trace which fell in the early hours of 11/8/2010. overcast, 45 degrees with no wind
11/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started rain last evening around 5pm and got harder and turned to snow by 6pm. gauge filled to .33 by 8 this morning. Snow did not stay on and it is 33 degrees this morning and misty all around. Expect more rain today
11/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Trace in gauge this morning from snow at 8:27 yesterday morning. rest of day was mild and sunny. This morning is cold and frosty w/25 degrees at 8:AM
11/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold, Clear, Quiet and Sunny. Should be a nice day
11/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M early morning sunshine; doubt that it will last; freezing cold, 31; clouds gathering, no moisture last 24 hrs.
11/13/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's cold wind is threatening our sunshine for today. West wind 15 or 20 MPH and clouds working up. no moisture as yet
11/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M bright sunshine, cold and windy; no moisture
11/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M strong wind makes for cold. patchy clouds w/some sun. looking for complete cover soon.
11/16/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M measured .07 percipitation this morning at 8:00 am. probably early morning rain. Temp 35, clouded over with no wind. still light rain and forcast for more during the day.
11/17/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold and calm this morning with a low of 14 degrees last night. Rain intermittently yesterday, however none to report in the gauge since nothing registered with the 70 MPH wind all day long.
11/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold, clear and breezy. waiting expectantly for WEATHER
11/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy all day yesterday; today, no wind, no rain, no snow, no sun, 14 degrees, waiting for winter
11/20/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started snowing yesterday afternoon. this morning 2.5 inches, but probably blew some as there was 4 inches on my back step. Still snowing lightly with a slight breeze. still just 6 degrees at 9am.
11/21/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M snowed most of day on Sat. wind blew so snow measurement is iffy. somewhere between 4 and 6 inches. Precip. from gauge measured .32 from Fri. and Sat. snow. Sunny and calm now at 9am but -0 temp
11/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M inch and 1/2 of snow by 8:00 this morning. Overcast, _4 and still snowing.
11/23/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Little more snow this morning..not enough to measure. Too cold to go out anyway. Started snowing a little more this afternoon. Will try to measure tomorrow if it doesn't all blow away...
11/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The measured snow that I just took, flew by my head about 30 mph so can't get a measurement today. It has snowed lightly all day but wind came up this afternoon. still one digit temps and will stay that way tonight.
11/26/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunshine today. drifts starting to melt. temp up to 40's. nothing to measure in the way of moisture.We had pleasantly cool weather yesterday for Thanksgiving. Hope everyone got home safely.
11/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No new snow or precip. Up in 20's and predicted same and cloudy most of the day. However the sun is out now at 9 am.
11/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy early morning; light snow starting around 8am; no wind; temp low 30's
11/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I measured 2 in. of snow from 8:AM yesterday to 8:AM this morning. Just snow lightly all day with no wind to speak of and mid twentys temp. most of day. Sunny this morning and calm, no wind and no sign of any precip. 19 degrees at 8am and looks like a nice day.
11/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no snow and a decent day on Monday. temps up to 30's for short while. low of 7 this morning. sunny with few clouds;30 degrees now and NO wind as yet. No precip to report.
12/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing new.. Low last night of 19 and a high of 30's. This morning blue skies with patchy clouds and 34 degrees at 9am. No precip and very little wind so far.
12/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy skies. Stormy looking to the West. Temps in low 20's. Will probably warm to 30's during day. No new moisture.
12/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain started yesterday evening around 5PM. Snow started around 10 PM, with temp still above freezing. This morning I measured 1 1/2 inches on the board and .25 inches of moisture in the gauge. Yeah for some measurable precip! Temp still a little above freezing at 9 AM with cloudy skies and promise of more snow.
12/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Late reporting today: Heavy fog all day with low temps of 15 to 20's. No warmer during day and fog has settled in again this evening. No wind all day.
12/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterday foggy all day. High of 38, low -5. Today clear sky with sun and no wind. pretty cool this morning working the way up the scale from - degrees. no sign of any precipitation.
12/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny all day. No wind and no precip.
12/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sunshine. Warming up a bit this morning. Slight breeze which will probably strengthen as the day goes on. No moisture to report.
12/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No new developments. Might rain later today. This will be my last report til after Christmas. Going South for a while to see if it is colder.
12/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back to good old Montana. Windy and cold today; no snow or precip.
12/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light snow started falling around 8 AM. Just a light skiff, around 1/4 inch. Steadier falling as day went on and wind started. Around 1--2 inches later in day. May be able to measure on Thurs. morning. Temp down to 14 degrees by 4 PM.
12/30/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M wind has blown all night so snowfall is unmeasurable. However I think it is no more than 2 new inches. Temp holding at -0 so far this morning and a stiff breeze.
12/31/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overnight snow of 1". Still snowing lightly this morning with temp. about the same as yesterday, holding at 1 below. No wind yet and sun trying to show through.
1/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow measured around 3 inches of old stuff yesterday. This morning the howlling woke me at 3AM and has continued into the morning hours. Snow has piled into 2-3 ft drifts with ground visible in between. Temp is 23 and probably not getting any warmer today and the sky mostly cloudy.
1/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing new to report. Continued wind today; Temp up to 32 this morning. Sun shining. Drifts will be packing harder. Hopefully will melt some with warmer wind.
1/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi temp today; 37--- lots of melting of ice and snow. Little wind today. Nice to see it running off.
1/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing new. Little breezy today with temp recovering slightly. Cloudy all day and reachig a high of 24.
1/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is a very thin coat of ice on the ground this morning. Do not know at what time this came down. Temp was just around the freezing point and there is a cloud cover today. No wind.
1/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It obviously rain sometime in the night. Light cover of ice this morning with temp. of 14. Heavy cloud cover, misty with a slight wind from the NE. Rain gauge is out and I may be able to do some measuring by tomorrow.
1/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This morning's precip measured .06 in the gauge. This is from yesterdays snow flurry and posibly from the day before also. First measurable moisture for some time. However the drifts are melting and water is running freely through out the yard and pastures. Temp is 47. skys are blue with patches of clouds with a fair wind from the West.
1/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 40's yesterday w/sunshine and little wind. No precip and snow drifts melting fast. Some wind today but promises to be toward 50.
1/29/2011 8:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started snowing around 8:PM this evening. May be measurable by morning. Temp going down this evening. Held around 30's this afternoon. It's down to l7.1 now at 8:30. No wind.
1/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I record 1/2 inch of snow during the night. 2 degrees this morning; cloudy with snow showing in the distance; non falling that is visible; slight breeze; and sure-enough cold as predicted for the day
1/31/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M snowfall during the night; 1 1/2 inches. precip registered .10 in 4" gauge. Sunny today with still low temp of -17 during night and climbing slowly this morning. Slight breeze which will probably develop dudring the day .
2/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with blue skies this morning, but COLD. Temp got down to at least -21. That is the lowest that my thermometer records. Still below this morning. Slight wind. Hopefully this is the last day of the bitter cold.
2/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy today; Clouded over with temp upto 45.9 by noon
2/7/2011 9:30 AM 0.18 3.5 0.18 M M Board measured 3 1/2 inches with snow startin about 9pm last night. Still snowing lightly this morning with cloud cover; no wind.
2/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snowfall was heavy all day yesterday. Had 3 1/2 inches in morning and at least another 6 inches during the day; however wind blew most of day so a board measurement was not possible. The 6 inches are what I swept off my porch during the day; that added up to 9 inches in all. Temps were in the 0's most of the day with low of -20's last night. It is calm with sun out at 8 am this morning
2/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow blew around all day yesterday. The sun did shine, but cold most of the day; in the 20's. There were quite a few drifts and ground blizzards on highway 3 in the afternoon and evening. This morning windy and most of the night. Temp 23 this morning. Cloud cover and still windy. no new snow as yet.
2/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precip in the last 24 hrs. This morning, patchy clouds with some sun. up to 50 degrees before noon. No wind yet, but forcast for most of the day. Otherwise just nice winter day..
2/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M woke up this morning with 2" of snow on the white board. am not aware of the time it fell. Last night around 9 pm there was a wild wind storm, but did not notice any moisture with that. This morning I have a temmp of 25.6 with no wind and partly cloudy skies. It doesn't appear there will be any more moisture. I didn't have my rain gauge out so don't have a moisture count, although this is a heavy, wet snow.
2/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Temp. 10 degrees early this morning. Foggy looking in the hills in distance. No discernable snowfall here as yet. Overcast clouds with slight wind. Nothing in the rain gauge to report.
2/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Patchy clouds this morning; Some sunshine, but very cold. 1.0 degrees, with slow warming trend. No wind. No snow yesterday.
2/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold this morning: now up to14 degrees. Light snow falling from the air, but looks like frost. Sky fairly overcast but sun peeking through. Light breeze so far.
2/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No new snow or moisture. Yesterday stayed cold all day; This morning cold; -4, butstarted warming up steadily, Temp 20 degrees by 9:AM. Bright sunshine mostly cloudless skies.
3/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was cool most of the day. I drove through some moisture on higthway 3 on my way home from Blgs. However there was no rain or snow at my location any time during the 24 hours. This morning temp up to the 30's with patchy cloudy skies and no wind.
3/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M back to this chat. No moisture of any kind for quite while. Cloudy skies today; temp 51 at 11AM; Wind out of the southwest; fairly strong. Rain predicted so may have a measurement by tomorrow.
3/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday had lots of cloudy skies, but lots of sun and still rather strong wind, with no moisture. Today the same with temps in the 50's and quite strong winds. Not a bit of moisture as promised in the last week. Ground is dry.
3/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.24 1.0 0.24 1.0 0.24 Wet, hevy snow on the ground this morning. Still snowing at 7 am. slight wind from the south. Measured 1 1/4 inches on the snow board, with precip measuring .24 hundredths. I had the gauge with the tube in, so that prec. measurement was .21 in tube. Temp is 28 deg.
3/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.41 2.5 0.34 4.0 0.65 I had another 2inches fall most of yesterday. This morning we have patchy clouds with no wind and 29 degrees. quite a bit of precip in the tube--.41 and .34 from the snow board. It is melting from roofs now so will be gone soon (edit: daily precip. initially recorded as 2.00". changed to 0.41" due to comments above. P.G.)
3/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 M M Foggy and cloudy all day yesterday; temps in 30's. Snow starting around 9pm and stopping about 10:45 with a measurment of 1". The precip in the tube this morning was .09 and the measure on the board was 1" with a precip measurement of .08 at 8:AM. Very foggy again this morning with a slight breeze from the South.
4/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Finally, after quite a few days, I have .06 of moisture in the 4" tube which fell sometime during the night. Yesterday was windy all day with moderate temperature and mostly cloudy. Today temps in the 40's so far and still mostly cloudy with a wind from the SW so still feels pretty cold if you have to be out in it.
4/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool in the mid 20's this morning. slight NW breeze. Cloudy skies, no moisture at this point.
4/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Thurs morning; Found just a Trace of snow this morning. Ground damp and touch of snow on grass in yard but nothing measurable. Overcast with foggy signs in nearby timber. Temps in the low 30's with a promise of moisture turning to snow in afternoon and evening, which I can report tomorrow.
4/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.42 2.0 0.42 2.0 0.30 Started snowing 10:30 last night and snowed all night I believe. Probably rained some before that. This morning measured .42 in the 4" tube, but quite a bit hanging on the outside too. 2" snow was measured on the board, but really wet and heavy and melting as the snow fell. Temp 31 degrees with light snow still falling; wind out of the NW with overcast sky.
4/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How can I measusre the wind??? If putting it in a bottle and corking it would slow it down I would try. Maybe a little moisture tonite and tomorrow??
4/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.22 3.0 0.22 3.0 0.12 Snow started around 6 PM last night and snowed all night. Wet heavy flakes; Measured .22 moisture in 4" tube this morning. Snow measurement on board was aprox. 3 ". Slight wind this morning and melted value from board was .12. Temp is 29 degrees and still snowing.
4/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.13 2.0 0.21 M M Snowed all night and the 4" tube showed a moisture content of .13. Measurement of snow on the board was 2 inches and that moisture content was .21. Low temp overnight was 27.9 and this morning is 29.7 with no wind but still snowing lightly
4/22/2011 8:00 AM M M M M M Blizzard conditions here this morning with snowing and blowing snow; very wet but also heavy drifting. Difficult to get measurement, but between 2 and 3 inches. Have not gotten a moisture measurement either because of the wind. Wind gusts in the night of around 50 mph and still blowing at least 30mph. Temp is 29.6 at this time (edit: daily precip. and new snow accumulation initially recorded as 0.00". changed to NA due to comments above. P.G.)
4/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.54 M M 2.5 0.75 This morning is sunny with temp of 52. However snow on the ground from Fridays storm is still 2.5 inches with a moisture content of .75. The measurement on the 4 " gauge is .54. It snowed all Thursday night and all day Friday with a high wind which made lots of drifts around the farm. This also made the measurements difficult to get.
5/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.52 M M M M In checking the gauge yesterday afternoon (Sun. 8th) there was a total of .04 inches from rain. This morning it is raining lightly, but obviously rained most of the night as there was a measurement of .48 in the gauge. There is a bit of wind from the north and very cloudy, so expect rain most of the day.
5/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Gauge measured .30 precipitation over night. I had a total of 1.06 in yesterdays measure. Still raining pretty hard this morning. A slight wind from the west with a temp of 40.3.
5/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Bright sunny day so far. No wind and temp of 51. I have a measurement of .38 in the gauge this morning. Rain quit around noon yesterday. I have measured a total of 1.74 moisture from Friday the 8th through Tue. 11th. It has given us good spring moisture so we can start mowing!
5/20/2011 7:30 AM 0.42 M M M M The rain has continued from 6PM last night to 7:30 this morning when I measured .42 in the gauge. It is still raining lightly and completely clouded over so most likely will continue today. A steady light breeze is blowing from the north. Temp. of 46.8
5/21/2011 8:00 AM 1.38 M M M M Friday morning I had a measurement of .42 at 7:30AM. Sat morning, (now) I have a measurement of 1.38 inches in the gauge, so for both days a measurement of 1.80 inches. Still raining lightly this morning, temp of 48.7 and still a light wind out of the NNW. Complete cloud cover so still expect more rain.
5/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Still completely clouded over this morning with a fine rain. Slight breeze from the west with a temp of 51. Everything is saturated but I think moisture is still sinking in, as I cannot see the water in the creek from the house this morning. The total measurement since Thurs. evening is recorded at 1.80 inches by my figures. Seems like it should be more, since all I have done the last few days is tramp around in the rain and mud, calculating!!
5/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M After the nice sunshine yesterday and dryinig mode; I woke up to an early morning rain of .18 of moisture in the gauge. Sky is partly cloudy now; no wind and a temp of 55. hopefully it won't rain any nore today!
7/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I am back after a couple months of non-reports. I had a spell of illness and during May and June I was without phone or internet for 20 days, due to flood damages. However I did measure an amount of 8.28 inches of precip. Most rain I have ever seen in that amount of time. Had an overflow in the creek running through my property, but only a short amount of fence damage. Looks like we are in for a hot, dry spell now.
7/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterday's high, 90... low of 48. That's what's great about Montana; most nights cool off to a reasonable temp, which makes sleep confortable. Skies mostly clear today.. some high clouds and temp of 76 at noon. No breeze at the moment.
7/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool morning; 57.4 at 7am; with min of 51.5 during night. Winds calm with high overcast clouds. yesterday had a high in 80's, nice sunny day!
7/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sunny morning with temp of 56.2 at 7am. Low during the night of 56.1 no wind as of yet with few light clouds. Precipitation measured .46 inches in gauge from rain during the night.
7/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was hot, hot with not much weather to speak of. No moisture, or wind. Today started out with a beautiful pink low slung cloud with a bright rainbow across it. The temp now is 67 degrees with a promise of more hot sun.
7/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday got up to 92.3. Pretty hot, with some high clouds. During the afternoon some black clouds moved in with high wind gusts around 60 mph. We got about 10 drops of rain and then it moved on the East. This morning is still rather cool; no wind and just the presence of a few light clouds. Will see what the afternoon brings!
8/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday afternoon we had beautiful, high clouds which drifted back and forth across the sky; and at 4:15 they finally darkened and rain started to pour down and it was a regular cloudburst until 4:45. I measured .58 in the rain gauge and the skies stayed dark for another hour or so and then cleared up. This is the first measurable rain I have received for quite some time and they hay was just finished with baling that afternoon, so it came just right!!



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
5/24/2011 7/18/2011 7:00 AM 56 8.28 M M (based on observer's comments the day after this report. P.G.)



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