Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-AL-6 Latitude 36.0866
Station Name Elon College 0.6 SSW Longitude -79.5165
County Alamance Elevation (ft) 667



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 3.41 1.94 31 1.94 31 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 3.18 0.97 29 0.72 24 0.25 5 1 5 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 3.16 2.75 32 2.15 29 0.60 3 1 5 1 6.6 4 6
Jan 11 3.47 1.28 31 1.28 31 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.7 1 2
Feb 11 3.24 1.53 28 1.53 28 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.2 1 1
March 11 4.19 5.84 31 5.84 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
April 11 3.50 4.37 30 4.37 30 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.0 0 0
May 11 3.65 3.86 31 3.86 31 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
June 11 4.01 7.24 30 7.24 30 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
July 11 4.78 2.22 29 2.22 29 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 3.84 1.30 31 1.30 31 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 3.90 6.37 30 6.37 30 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 44.33" 39.67" 363 days 38.82" 355 0.85" 8 days 2 109 days 15 days 7.5" 6 days 9 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 0.12
10/2/2010 0.00
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 0.00
10/14/2010 0.41
10/15/2010 0.36
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 0.18
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.00
10/25/2010 0.00
10/26/2010 0.75
10/27/2010 0.04
10/28/2010 0.08
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 0.26
11/5/2010 0.28
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 **
11/17/2010 **
11/18/2010 **
11/19/2010 **
11/20/2010 0.25
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.00
11/23/2010 0.00
11/24/2010 0.01
11/25/2010
11/26/2010 0.11
11/27/2010 0.06
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 T
12/1/2010 1.05
12/2/2010 0.00
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.00
12/5/2010 0.27
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 0.00
12/12/2010 0.00
12/13/2010 0.34
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 T
12/17/2010 0.45
12/18/2010 0.00
12/19/2010 0.04
12/20/2010 0.00
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 M **
12/27/2010 0.60
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.00
12/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.00
1/2/2011 0.16
1/3/2011 0.16
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 0.11
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.01
1/9/2011 T
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 0.28
1/12/2011 0.03
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 0.10
1/19/2011 0.03
1/20/2011 0.00
1/21/2011 0.00
1/22/2011 0.00
1/23/2011 0.00
1/24/2011 0.00
1/25/2011 0.00
1/26/2011 0.19
1/27/2011 0.21
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.00
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 0.00
2/2/2011 0.21
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 T
2/5/2011 0.83
2/6/2011 0.01
2/7/2011 0.00
2/8/2011 T
2/9/2011 0.00
2/10/2011 0.02
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 0.00
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011 0.00
2/20/2011 0.00
2/21/2011 0.00
2/22/2011 0.00
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 0.00
2/25/2011 0.21
2/26/2011 0.20
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 0.05
3/1/2011 0.94
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.00
3/5/2011 0.00
3/6/2011 0.03
3/7/2011 1.01
3/8/2011 0.00
3/9/2011 T
3/10/2011 0.44
3/11/2011 0.44
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.63
3/17/2011 T
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.00
3/23/2011 0.00
3/24/2011 0.76
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 0.00
3/27/2011 0.51
3/28/2011 0.03
3/29/2011 0.09
3/30/2011 0.05
3/31/2011 0.91
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.03
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 0.00
4/4/2011 0.00
4/5/2011 0.38
4/6/2011 0.17
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 0.00
4/9/2011 0.35
4/10/2011 0.83
4/11/2011 T
4/12/2011 T
4/13/2011 0.02
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.00
4/17/2011 1.73
4/18/2011 0.00
4/19/2011 0.00
4/20/2011 0.00
4/21/2011 T
4/22/2011 0.07
4/23/2011 0.43
4/24/2011 0.00
4/25/2011 0.00
4/26/2011 0.00
4/27/2011 0.16
4/28/2011 0.06
4/29/2011 0.14
4/30/2011 0.00
5/1/2011 0.00
5/2/2011 0.00
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 1.48
5/5/2011 0.09
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.16
5/8/2011 0.22
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.00
5/11/2011 0.07
5/12/2011 T
5/13/2011 0.02
5/14/2011 0.73
5/15/2011 0.18
5/16/2011 0.09
5/17/2011 0.48
5/18/2011 0.18
5/19/2011 0.00
5/20/2011 0.00
5/21/2011 0.00
5/22/2011 0.00
5/23/2011 0.12
5/24/2011 0.00
5/25/2011 0.02
5/26/2011 0.00
5/27/2011 0.00
5/28/2011 0.02
5/29/2011 0.00
5/30/2011 0.00
5/31/2011 0.00
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 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.71
6/11/2011 0.11
6/12/2011 1.20
6/13/2011 0.16
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 0.00
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.08
6/20/2011 0.00
6/21/2011 0.00
6/22/2011 T
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.06
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.70
6/29/2011 4.22
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 0.00
7/5/2011 0.67
7/6/2011 0.38
7/7/2011 0.03
7/8/2011 0.06
7/9/2011 0.79
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.00
7/13/2011 0.00
7/14/2011 0.03
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 0.02
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 0.18
7/26/2011 0.06
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011
7/29/2011
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 T
8/1/2011 0.02
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.00
8/4/2011 0.02
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.09
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.11
8/15/2011 0.61
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.05
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.00
8/27/2011 T
8/28/2011 0.07
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 0.33
8/31/2011 0.00
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 T
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.25
9/7/2011 1.69
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 0.00
9/15/2011 0.00
9/16/2011 0.02
9/17/2011 0.04
9/18/2011 0.02
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.00
9/21/2011 0.00
9/22/2011 0.61
9/23/2011 1.21
9/24/2011 0.97
9/25/2011 0.74
9/26/2011 0.10
9/27/2011 0.02
9/28/2011 0.70
9/29/2011 0.00
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 5-day storm total = 6.41" Total for all of Sept = 6.57" No flooding anywhere around here, but worried about my friends down east, especially in the Wilmington and Carolina Beach, NC areas.
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice & crisp 46° @ obs time.
10/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M overnight low (& current temp) 45°
10/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no precip since the very heavy rains of almost two weeks ago. Seems to be the norm this year that we have long stretches of no precip then we get a month's worth or more in two or three days.
10/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M some thunder heard overnight. Appears we are in between t-storm cells @ obs time, radar shows another round of cells expecting to move over my location within the hour.
10/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M little bit of Fog this morning.
10/21/2010 7:30 AM 0.18 M M M M some fog & lots of dew @ obs time.
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fast-racing low clouds whizzing by the moon this morning has an eerie look. Temp very warm compared to the last several mornings at 61°
10/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M Was only .15" in the gauge before bed last night. Woke up this morning to 3/4 of an inch! Still some light drizzle @ obs.
10/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
10/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Seems we missed out on a lot of the rainfall at this station over the last few days. Less than 1" total for the 3-day event.
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ben in the low to mid 60's the last few mornings @ obs time. This morning, quite a change with a cool 47° and a brisk North wind.
10/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool 44° @ obs. no dew or frost at all though.
11/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a fairly dry October. Total for the month, only 1.64"
11/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M chilly 42° @ obs.
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2010 7:30 AM 0.26 M M M M light but steady rain @ obs time.
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M a little cooler this morning. 38° & pitch-black darkness @ 7am
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M first freeze of the year. Overnight temp 29.1°. Frost on ground.
11/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool frosty morning. Overnight temp of 30.2° So much frost on the gauge that I took a couple of pictures of it. Perhaps they can make it onto next years calendar?
11/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M not as cool this morning. Temp is 36° almost no frost on ground & cars.
11/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M little frost on the ground this morning. Also noticed that the recent freezes and little rain since Oct that about 60-70% of the grass in the yard is dead or 'dormant'
11/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2010 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M overcast, little windy @ obs, but a balmy 55°
11/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sprinkles at a couple of different times yesterday added up to the .01" Clearer, cooler this morning. 45° currently.
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
11/27/2010 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
11/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M one of the coldest mornings this year. Heavy frost on the ground, cars and rooftops and 25° @ obs.
11/30/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M some very light spritzes of precip falling @ obs. Temp 47°
12/1/2010 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M Heavy rain last night, (see significant weather report) Brisk wind this morning, temp @ 54° and falling. Monthly rainfall total for November =2.02"
12/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold, 30° @ obs. Could see a rain/snow mix today with some light accum. on grassy surfaces. Pretty early in the season for that around here.
12/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.27 1.0 M 1.0 M Snow began as all snow & fell very heavily quickly ended as a light snow/freezing rain/sleet mix. 1" snowfall total. early snowfall for our area, hope that's not all we see all winter!
12/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M only shady spots still have any snow in them. Cold this morning, temp 25°
12/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M very cold and windy. Overnight low a bone-chilling 18°. Possible record? Today's high not expected to get over freezing. Looks like the snow from this past weekend will stay around in the shaded areas.
12/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 13° coldest night since early January of this year. Some snow still on ground in shaded areas.
12/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M overnight low 17° still snow on the ground and rooftops of houses in shaded areas.
12/10/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M not as cold as the past few mornings. Still quite a bit of snow on the grounds from last Saturday's snowfall in shaded areas.
12/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M still some snow on the ground from 7 days ago. Need some rain to melt it all i believe.
12/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M cold & little breezy this am. Roads from my house appear to be completely dry so no black ice. Rainfall finally melted away all remaining snow.
12/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M coldest night of the year at 12° Calm winds this morning.
12/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M another cold morning, 16°
12/16/2010 7:00 AM T 0.5 M 0.5 M Light snow this am. Ground is not yet completely covered, but roads are very much covered. Just beginning to see a transition to freezing rain, will make roads impossible for the next few hours. Current temp at my location is 29°.
12/17/2010 9:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M snow/freezing rain mix ended last night. Roads are still slick in places around my neighborhood. All snow that fell disappeared when it changed over.
12/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.1 M T M Snowfall looked very pretty coming down yesterday afternoon (around 1pm-4pm). Very little stuck however and only trace amounts remain this morning. Back deck (elevated surface) very icy & slick this morning. Temp 26°
12/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear, chilly 20°
12/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mild & overcast this morning. a balmy 40° @ obs time.
12/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2010 8:45 AM M 5.0 M 5.0 M Could not get to my gauge this morning because of the snow, but I was able to take grid measurements in the part of the yard that I can get to. Total as of 8:45am (and still snowing hard) is 5.0"
12/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M some melting/compacting yesterday. Hard to get an average of snow remaining, measured several places and took an average. Some areas grass is showing while others had almost the entire storm amount.
12/29/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Yearly totals for calendar year 2010: Total precip = 48.95" (average is 44-45") Total snowfall = 19.6" (not sure what the average is for snowfall for our county)
1/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M ironically, the same precip total as yesterday's observation.
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool, 26° @ obs.
1/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold 23° very frosty morning.
1/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 35°@ obs time, precip all liquid, no evidence that snow has fallen.
1/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2011 8:45 AM 0.01 M M M M
1/9/2011 7:30 AM T T M 0.0 M See 2 "significant weather reports" from yesterday mentioning the quick bursts of snow while the sun was out and seeing some Graupel. Still watching the forecasts for Monday & Tuesday for a major snow/ice event for most of the Southeast US.
1/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2011 8:30 AM 0.28 0.7 0.28 0.7 0.28 light flurries began around 2pm, picked up around 4pm. Quickly changed to snow/sleet mix, then frz rain & drizzle at the end. Still some very light drizzle/mist @ obs time. temp 27° Since snow started so late here, total accum was around 1" or less
1/12/2011 9:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.7 M No melting of existing snow yesterday. mist & freezing drizzle all day yesterday added a thin layer of ice to existing snow, very little ice accretion on trees & power lines though.
1/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/14/2011 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some melting yesterday of snow & ice, but a lot still remains in shady areas both on the grass and on the streets.
1/15/2011 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/16/2011 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M T M quite a bit of melting yesterday, some snow & ice remains on roof and shaded areas. Streets are finally all clear
1/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M all snow & ice finally melted from my location after over a week.
1/18/2011 7:30 AM 0.10 M M M M No ice accumulation on roads this morning, but elevated surfaces such as cars and my back deck are completely ice-covered.
1/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
1/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool, 27°, a little frosty
1/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very cold 17° overnight low
1/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
1/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Temp 26.4° some frost on ground, roads outside my house appear clear. Outside of gauge was frozen solid, but the precip on the inside was not frozen.
1/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Totals for January, 1.28" precip, 0.7" snow/ice mix
2/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M cloudy, breezy and very warm this morning, temp 60° @ obs time!
2/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2011 7:30 AM T M M M M light sleet just beginning at 7:30am obs time.
2/5/2011 10:00 AM 0.83 M M M M
2/6/2011 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M heavy frost this morning. Temp @ obs is 26°
2/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear, another frosty morning. temp 27°
2/8/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M quite cold this morning. Temp 20.7°
2/10/2011 9:45 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.2 0.02 light snow caused a two-hour delay for our school today (hence my late report) little dusting of snow on some areas, avereaged out to 0.2" of snow.
2/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M cold & frosty morning. Only a trace of yesterday's snow remain, only in shady areas.
2/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M seeing a few drops or precip on radar overhead, but nothing has reached the ground so far. Still very dry & occasional grass fires popping up every day.
2/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry, but at least there is a chance of rain tonight & tomorrow for the first time in about 20 days.
2/25/2011 7:15 AM 0.21 M M M M first rainfall in about three weeks! and still coming down @ obs time. Hope it rains all day!
2/26/2011 11:00 AM 0.20 M M M M total event precip = 0.41"
2/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
3/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M total precip for February, = 2.47" 1st real "thunderstorm" of the year occurred yesterday afternoon, some intense lightning & wind here, heavy hail and damaging winds reported a couple of counties away.
3/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2011 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M rain just beginning @ obs time, only .03" here so far, expected to rain most of the day today.
3/7/2011 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M Nice soaking rainfall yesterday. First time we have had over an inch of precipitation in a 24-hour period all year.
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M very light drizzle @ obs time.
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
3/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M ironically, same exact precip as measured as yesterday. Total event precip = 0.88"
3/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M Moderate to heavy rain for a while last night, especially around 11pm to 1am. Rain has ended here and has pushed off to the east this morning.
3/17/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Cold, a little frosty and wet outside this morning. Not sure if the trace of liquid in my gauge is from precip or condensation.
3/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M a couple of different lines of thunderstorms produced over 3/4" of precip. Some gusty winds knocked over a trash can at my house and there was some lightning with the 2nd line that moved through.
3/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.51 M M M M light drizzle @ obs time.
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M light rain & SLEET falling at 7am Obs time.
3/29/2011 7:30 AM 0.09 T M 0.0 M most precip was after yesterday's rain/snow mix that ended around 9am. Very cold and frosty this morning, temp 29°
3/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M light rain @ obs, but it felt like intensity was about to pick up.
3/31/2011 7:30 AM 0.91 M M M M
4/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Above-normal rainfall total for the month of March = 4.93" Total for the calendar year so far is 8.68"
4/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M several watches & warnings issued overnight, but no damage or even mild indications that storms came through. Radar shows one more rain/thunder yet to clear our area.
4/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M This precip fell within a couple of hours after yesterday's obs.
4/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2011 5:30 AM 0.35 M M M M Two different lines of thunderstorms about 2 hours apart produced some wind, frequent lightning, but nothing severe.
4/10/2011 7:30 AM 0.83 M M M M
4/11/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M light drizzle/mist @ obs.
4/12/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M rain just beginning @ obs time.
4/13/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2011 10:45 AM 1.73 M M M M Some minor backyard flooding at my location. Power was out in Burlington for a 3-mile stretch along South Church Street. Have heard of some moderate damage in the northern part of the county. Praying for our neighbors down east who were devastated by numerous tornadoes.
4/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M some light sprinkles falling @ obs
4/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
4/23/2011 9:00 AM 0.43 M M M M
4/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Easter everyone. Quite a bit of dew on the ground this morning, but no precip.
4/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2011 6:30 AM 0.16 M M M M
4/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Not much precip, but some evidence this morning of high winds at some point overnight/this morning. Lots of 'twigs' down in the backyard and some green leaves on the streets & roads and all over our cars this morning.
4/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
4/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M April precip total = 4.32" Total for year so far, 13.00" exactly. Approx 1.5" below normal for the year.
5/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2011 7:00 AM 1.48 M M M M still raining @ obs, radar shows maybe 1-2 hours of precip left before it all clears later this morning.
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M this fell after yesterdays obs.
5/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M crisp 42° this morning. A bit of dew on the ground.
5/7/2011 8:30 AM 0.16 M M M M
5/8/2011 3:00 PM 0.22 M M M M out of town last night, came back & had 0.22 in the gauge
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M moderate dew on the surfaces this morning.
5/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/12/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M trace of precip yesterday, there is a distinct sweet, musky scent in the air this morning. Could it be the Eastern NC wildfires, 250 miles from here?
5/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/14/2011 9:00 AM 0.73 M M M M
5/15/2011 7:30 AM 0.18 M M M M
5/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M 7 consecutive days with at least a trace of precip. Some small hail noted yesterday on my drive home, Precip had stopped when I arrived home, so no hail report completed.
5/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
5/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2011 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2011 10:45 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total precip for month of May = 3.86" Hot dry pattern well in place for the foreseeable future
6/2/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precip in 10 days. Starting to get a little dry on the surface.
6/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M now up to 12 consecutive days with no rainfall. 90° and above on most of those days.
6/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M First precipitation in almost 2 weeks. Heavy t-storm yesterday afternoon caused power to blink a few times. Heard reports of pea-sized hail from co-workers, but during the storm I was inside my office with no window access. I arrived home after work to find my table & umbrella from the back deck flipped over off the deck onto the ground below.
6/11/2011 11:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
6/12/2011 7:30 AM 1.20 M M M M
6/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice break from the heat & humidity last couple of days. temp is 61° at obs and very comfortable. Storms & rising temps back in the forecast for tonight thru the weekend though.
6/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2011 7:30 AM 0.08 M M M M Had a great time at Stormfest in Raleigh, NC yesterday. Saw a few fellow CoCoRaHS members there.
6/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M severe t-storm warning for our area around 1am this morning, lots of lightning, a little wind but only a spit of needed rain.
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2011 9:45 AM 0.06 M M M M
6/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.70 M M M M heavy t-storm last night around 10-11pm (see significant weather report) dropped some much needed-rain across the area.
6/29/2011 7:30 AM 4.22 M M M M NEW-SINGLE-DAY RECORD! Add this to yesterday's total and it's almost 5" of rain in roughly 36 hours. Flooded backyard waters have receded, leaving lots of debris, pine needles, cans, driftwood and the like all around. (my estimate from significant weather report last night was amazingly accurate!)
6/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total rainfall for June = 7.24" (almost 5" of that in a 36-hour period at the end of the month)
7/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M
7/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M
7/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/9/2011 9:30 AM 0.79 M M M M 5th day in a row with decent precip. Lawns are looking good around here again.
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day of hot hot hot temps. Noticeably warmer at obs time this morning, temp 80°.
7/14/2011 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Not quite as warm this morning as the past few mornings. Maybe our 90°+ days streak will end.
7/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/21/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very humid this morning. Lots of water on the windows, doors and outdoor tables, made me think it had rained overnight, but no precip in the gauge. High temps today expected to be mid-upper 90's will produce dangerous heat conditions.
7/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very hot & humid yesterday, high temp was 99° More today.
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still hot & dry, however a late afternoon cloud dropped the temps for a little while.
7/25/2011 7:30 AM 0.18 M M M M
7/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M some heavy rain & flooding in the southern part of the county yesterday, but not that much here, only .06"
7/27/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M high yesterday 100°. Highest this season, but not a daily record.
7/31/2011 11:00 AM T M M M M
8/1/2011 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M A little foggy this am. Total precip for July = 2.24"
8/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still summery-hot mid-90's for highs, but noticeably less humid this morning.
8/3/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M high yesterday 99° for the 4th time in the last couple of weeks.
8/4/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 100° again yesterday. Light shower fell last night, making the humidity about 180% and essentially unbearable. We're 6 weeks past the summer solstice, can we get a drop in temps anytime soon?
8/5/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2011 8:30 AM 0.09 M M M M
8/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no precip, light dew on the grass this morning.
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still very hot yesterday, but noticeable different air mass this morning, temp about 7-8° cooler this morning than past mornings.
8/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mostly clear, 72° At abs time. Hopefully a break from the mid & upper 90's begins today.
8/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2011 7:30 AM 0.11 M M M M 0.11 rainfall from yesterday. Rain just beginning again at 7:30am obs time.
8/15/2011 7:30 AM 0.61 M M M M
8/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/23/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M noticeably cooler & comfortable this morning, temp 64°. Keeping an eye out for Hurricane Irene which could affect us even this far inland over the weekend.
8/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2011 8:45 AM T M M M M Windy, overcast as Hurricane Irene makes landfall about 275 miles from here. only a spritz of precip has made it this far inland.
8/28/2011 7:45 AM 0.07 M M M M Fairly windy most of the day yesterday but only .07" of precip made it this far inland.
8/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Quick thunderstorm yesterday afternoon dropped more precip than Irene did in this part of the state. Some wind damage reported in the southern parts of the county.
8/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Total precip for August = 1.28". The last two months have been about half of normal precipitation.
9/2/2011 8:00 AM T M M M M
9/3/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2011 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Noticing some trees (sorry, I don't know what kind of trees) are starting already to have their leaves change colors and some are already dropping. Seems kind of early for that.
9/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2011 7:25 AM 0.25 M M M M
9/7/2011 7:30 AM 1.69 M M M M Heavy rainfall a few times yesterday. An 'unconfirmed' tornado 1 mile North of Glen Raven, pushing a car off the road. (about 4-5 miles from here), a little too close for comfort.
9/8/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew this morning had the yard soaked this morning. No fog like yesterday morning though.
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2011 8:45 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/17/2011 10:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2011 7:30 AM 0.61 M M M M First 'significant' rain in a little over two weeks. A little foggy @ obs time.
9/23/2011 7:45 AM 1.21 M M M M Heavy rain shower just concluded right before obs, more on radar heading this way. almost 2" of rain in the last 48 hours.
9/24/2011 9:30 AM 0.97 M M M M three-day event total = 2.79"
9/25/2011 9:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Now a 4-day total of 3.58".
9/26/2011 7:45 AM 0.10 M M M M
9/27/2011 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Partly cloudy skies with some breaks above me, but can hear thunder in the distance at obs time.
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Measurable precip has fallen every day for the last 7 days consecutive, totaling 4.35".
9/29/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M little fog earlier, has already burned off by 7:30am.
9/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/16/2010 11/20/2010 10:00 AM 5 0.25 M M
12/25/2010 12/27/2010 7:30 AM 3 0.60 6.0 5.00 6" snow total for event, including 1" after obs yesterday. Total liquid for event =0.60"



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