Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-TR-4 Latitude 35.14614
Station Name Lake Toxaway 1.4 NE Longitude -82.91645
County Transylvania Elevation (ft) 3370



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 5.17 3.31 32 3.31 9 0.00 23 4 8 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 7.73 7.06 20 7.06 12 0.00 8 2 10 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 6.91 0.15 9 0.15 5 0.00 4 1 4 0 12.4 2 3
Jan 11 6.63 1.92 22 1.61 5 0.31 17 4 5 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 11 6.31 2.85 19 2.85 5 0.00 14 1 4 0 1.0 1 0
March 11 6.94 17.48 25 17.48 12 0.00 13 4 12 0 0.0 0 0
April 11 5.83 8.82 19 8.82 6 0.00 13 3 5 0 0.0 0 0
May 11 5.61 1.86 29 1.86 10 0.00 19 3 8 1 0.0 0 0
June 11 5.94 3.32 29 0.66 5 2.66 24 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 6.75 6.54 11 6.54 9 0.00 2 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 7.83 1.19 15 1.19 5 0.00 10 2 5 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 6.87 12.44 29 12.44 27 0.00 2 1 12 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 78.52" 66.94" 259 days 63.97" 110 2.97" 149 days 27 84 days 5 days 13.4" 3 days 3 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 0.00
10/4/2010 0.04
10/5/2010 **
10/6/2010 **
10/7/2010 **
10/8/2010 **
10/9/2010 **
10/10/2010 **
10/11/2010 **
10/12/2010 0.00
10/13/2010 0.59
10/14/2010 0.03
10/15/2010 **
10/16/2010 **
10/17/2010 **
10/18/2010 **
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.05
10/21/2010 **
10/22/2010 **
10/23/2010 **
10/24/2010 0.00
10/25/2010 0.98
10/26/2010 0.85
10/27/2010
10/28/2010 0.49
10/29/2010 T **
10/30/2010 0.28 **
10/31/2010 **
11/1/2010 **
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.02
11/4/2010 0.24
11/5/2010
11/6/2010
11/7/2010
11/8/2010
11/9/2010
11/10/2010
11/11/2010
11/12/2010
11/13/2010
11/14/2010
11/15/2010 0.11
11/16/2010 0.94
11/17/2010 0.85
11/18/2010 **
11/19/2010 **
11/20/2010 **
11/21/2010 **
11/22/2010 **
11/23/2010 0.20 0.00
11/24/2010 0.02
11/25/2010
11/26/2010 0.23
11/27/2010 0.02
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 4.43
12/1/2010
12/2/2010
12/3/2010
12/4/2010
12/5/2010
12/6/2010
12/7/2010
12/8/2010
12/9/2010
12/10/2010
12/11/2010
12/12/2010 0.07
12/13/2010
12/14/2010
12/15/2010
12/16/2010 0.06
12/17/2010
12/18/2010
12/19/2010
12/20/2010
12/21/2010
12/22/2010
12/23/2010
12/24/2010 0.00
12/25/2010
12/26/2010 0.01
12/27/2010 **
12/28/2010 **
12/29/2010 **
12/30/2010 0.00
12/31/2010 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.34
1/2/2011 0.01
1/3/2011 **
1/4/2011 **
1/5/2011 **
1/6/2011 **
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.10
1/9/2011 1.10
1/10/2011 **
1/11/2011 0.30
1/12/2011 **
1/13/2011 **
1/14/2011 **
1/15/2011 **
1/16/2011 **
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011
1/19/2011 0.06
1/20/2011 **
1/21/2011 **
1/22/2011 **
1/23/2011 0.01
1/24/2011
1/25/2011
1/26/2011
1/27/2011
1/28/2011
1/29/2011
1/30/2011
1/31/2011
2/1/2011 0.10
2/2/2011 2.18
2/3/2011
2/4/2011
2/5/2011
2/6/2011 0.06
2/7/2011 0.00
2/8/2011
2/9/2011
2/10/2011
2/11/2011 **
2/12/2011 **
2/13/2011 **
2/14/2011 **
2/15/2011 **
2/16/2011 **
2/17/2011 **
2/18/2011 **
2/19/2011 **
2/20/2011 **
2/21/2011 **
2/22/2011 **
2/23/2011 **
2/24/2011 0.00
2/25/2011 0.51
2/26/2011
2/27/2011
2/28/2011
3/1/2011 0.95
3/2/2011 **
3/3/2011 **
3/4/2011 0.00
3/5/2011 0.28
3/6/2011 8.10
3/7/2011 0.63
3/8/2011
3/9/2011 1.22
3/10/2011 3.02
3/11/2011 **
3/12/2011 **
3/13/2011 **
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.41
3/16/2011 0.74
3/17/2011 **
3/18/2011 **
3/19/2011 **
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.01
3/22/2011 **
3/23/2011 0.00
3/24/2011 0.25
3/25/2011
3/26/2011 0.32
3/27/2011 1.55
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 0.02
4/4/2011 0.00
4/5/2011 1.86
4/6/2011 **
4/7/2011 **
4/8/2011 **
4/9/2011 **
4/10/2011 **
4/11/2011 **
4/12/2011 0.00
4/13/2011
4/14/2011 **
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 6.08
4/17/2011 **
4/18/2011 **
4/19/2011 **
4/20/2011 0.00
4/21/2011 0.14
4/22/2011 0.72
4/23/2011
4/24/2011
4/25/2011
4/26/2011
4/27/2011
4/28/2011
4/29/2011
4/30/2011
5/1/2011
5/2/2011
5/3/2011
5/4/2011 0.89
5/5/2011 **
5/6/2011 **
5/7/2011 **
5/8/2011 **
5/9/2011 **
5/10/2011 0.00
5/11/2011 0.03
5/12/2011 **
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.09
5/15/2011 0.17
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 0.01
5/18/2011 0.01
5/19/2011 T
5/20/2011 **
5/21/2011 **
5/22/2011 **
5/23/2011 **
5/24/2011 **
5/25/2011 **
5/26/2011 0.00
5/27/2011 0.64
5/28/2011 0.02 **
5/29/2011 **
5/30/2011 **
5/31/2011 **
6/1/2011 **
6/2/2011 **
6/3/2011 **
6/4/2011 **
6/5/2011 **
6/6/2011 **
6/7/2011 **
6/8/2011 **
6/9/2011 **
6/10/2011 **
6/11/2011 **
6/12/2011 **
6/13/2011 **
6/14/2011 **
6/15/2011 **
6/16/2011 **
6/17/2011 **
6/18/2011 **
6/19/2011 **
6/20/2011 **
6/21/2011 **
6/22/2011 **
6/23/2011 2.66
6/24/2011 0.21
6/25/2011
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.28
6/29/2011 0.17
6/30/2011 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 **
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.24
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011 1.91
7/6/2011 0.30
7/7/2011 0.48
7/8/2011 0.65
7/9/2011 1.65
7/10/2011
7/11/2011
7/12/2011
7/13/2011
7/14/2011
7/15/2011 1.04
7/16/2011
7/17/2011
7/18/2011
7/19/2011
7/20/2011
7/21/2011
7/22/2011
7/23/2011
7/24/2011
7/25/2011
7/26/2011
7/27/2011
7/28/2011
7/29/2011
7/30/2011
7/31/2011 0.27
8/1/2011 0.11
8/2/2011
8/3/2011
8/4/2011
8/5/2011
8/6/2011
8/7/2011
8/8/2011
8/9/2011
8/10/2011
8/11/2011
8/12/2011
8/13/2011
8/14/2011 0.28
8/15/2011 **
8/16/2011 **
8/17/2011 **
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.08
8/20/2011 0.66
8/21/2011 **
8/22/2011 **
8/23/2011 **
8/24/2011 **
8/25/2011 **
8/26/2011 0.00
8/27/2011 0.06
8/28/2011
8/29/2011
8/30/2011
8/31/2011
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.01
9/5/2011 0.55
9/6/2011 3.63
9/7/2011 0.46
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 T
9/10/2011 0.00
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.01
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011
9/16/2011 0.00
9/17/2011 0.00
9/18/2011 0.00
9/19/2011 T
9/20/2011 0.05
9/21/2011 1.19
9/22/2011 0.10
9/23/2011 5.67
9/24/2011 0.00
9/25/2011 0.10
9/26/2011 0.51
9/27/2011 0.16
9/28/2011 T
9/29/2011 **
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/4/2010 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
10/13/2010 8:30 AM 0.59 M M M M Rain at last.
10/14/2010 8:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/20/2010 8:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Twenty days into the month and still less than .75".
10/25/2010 8:30 AM 0.98 M M M M Major rain mass promised for area.
10/26/2010 8:30 AM 0.85 M M M M Finally it raining! Its been so dry.
10/28/2010 8:30 AM 0.49 M M M M
10/29/2010 8:30 AM T M M M M
10/30/2010 8:30 AM 0.28 M M M M
11/3/2010 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/4/2010 8:30 AM 0.24 M M M M
11/15/2010 8:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain at last! Ten days of dryness.
11/16/2010 8:30 AM 0.94 M M M M
11/17/2010 8:30 AM 0.85 M M M M This was the third day of light misty-foggy rain. After a stretch of ten days of no moisture, it was just what we needed. As the last wave past, I heard one rumble of thunder. Rain finally cleared out of here by 6PM.
11/23/2010 8:30 AM 0.20 M M M M
11/24/2010 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/26/2010 8:30 AM 0.23 M M M M
11/27/2010 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/28/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2010 8:30 AM 4.43 M M M M In A 24 hr period received 5:07". and the rains continued.
12/12/2010 8:30 AM 0.07 5.0 0.07 5.0 M 5" fresh snow
12/16/2010 8:30 AM 0.06 M M 3.8 M First warm up for nearly a week.
12/24/2010 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 3 to 5 inches of snow forecasted for Christmas day
12/26/2010 10:30 AM 0.01 7.4 M 7.5 M Snow has not melted in the container yet. The .01 represents the snow water that melted yesterday from the tip-bucket gage. I've brought the column in to melt and will its total later.
12/31/2010 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Last sprinkle for the year. Total rainfall for the month was a scant 1.27" Thats including the melt water from 7.75" of snow.
1/1/2011 8:30 AM 0.34 M M M M
1/2/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M This included the snow and later a melt down and rain shower.
1/8/2011 8:30 AM 0.10 M M M M When snow melted.
1/9/2011 8:30 AM 1.10 M M M M 8.25" of snow melted to = 1.01" of liquid.
1/19/2011 8:30 AM 0.06 M M M M
2/1/2011 8:30 AM 0.10 M M M M
2/2/2011 8:30 AM 2.18 M M M M First nice rainfall for the year. 98% of the lingering snow is gone. Still have a few patches where the sun does not shine.
2/6/2011 8:30 AM 0.06 1.0 0.06 M M This moisture is the result of melting 1" of snow.
2/7/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2011 8:30 AM 0.51 M M M M This mornings rain was the first in 15 days.
3/1/2011 8:30 AM 0.95 M M M M This rain fell during the passage of a strong cool front. I collected .54" in 15 min. Total rain period was 5 hours of mostly drizzle, except when the very turbulent lighten packed storm. It was said to be travelling eastward @ 60 MPH
3/5/2011 8:30 AM 0.28 M M M M
3/6/2011 8:30 AM 8.10 M M M M Enough all ready! My CoCoRaHS gage was over half full this morning. Total rain event 8.38".
3/7/2011 8:30 AM 0.63 M M M M This is the last of a serious rain event.
3/9/2011 8:30 AM 1.22 M M M M Here we go again. The prediction for this latest rain mass is 3-5 inches.
3/10/2011 11:30 AM 3.02 M M M M During this 2 day rain event, I collected 4.24" for two days. During the past 6 days, I've received rain on 5 of those days and I've received 13.25".
3/15/2011 8:30 AM 0.41 M M M M
3/16/2011 8:30 AM 0.74 M M M M
3/21/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Barely got the deck wet.
3/24/2011 9:30 AM 0.25 M M M M Some rain at last, my small orchard needed a watering.
3/26/2011 8:30 AM 0.32 M M M M
3/27/2011 9:30 AM 1.55 M M M M Nice gentle rain, but there was lots of thunder and lightening last night.
4/3/2011 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/4/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2011 8:30 AM 1.86 T M M M With the passage of the line of intense thunder storms last night, we received pea size hail and this morning sighting a light dusting of snow. Our low was 33 deg. this morning. During the rain, the low was 52 deg @ 11 pm. With the passage of the front, the temp dropped 19 deg. It has been windy here the past 24 hours, but even more so this morning with a gust to 32 mph from the NW. Sky is now sunny & 80% cloudless. A few clouds lingering towards the W & NW.
4/16/2011 10:30 AM 6.08 M M M M Very heavy rain, at times averaging nearly 3/4" per hour.
4/21/2011 8:30 AM 0.14 M M M M
4/22/2011 9:30 AM 0.72 M M M M Nice gentle rain. the kind that will find your roof leaks.
5/4/2011 8:30 AM 0.89 M M M M Amazing, this total is the same as the tip-buckets total.
5/11/2011 8:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/14/2011 8:30 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/15/2011 8:30 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/16/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/18/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/19/2011 8:30 AM T M M M M
5/27/2011 8:30 AM 0.64 M M M M This was the second most rain I've received for the month.
5/28/2011 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M This amounts to left over drizzle and mist from the night before.
6/24/2011 8:30 AM 0.21 M M M M During the month of May, I did not put in my garden due to the dryness.
6/26/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2011 8:30 AM 0.28 M M M M
6/29/2011 8:30 AM 0.17 M M M M
7/3/2011 8:30 AM 0.24 M M M M
7/4/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2011 8:30 AM 1.91 M M M M Our soil is no longer powdery dry. Plan to put in a late garden. We'll see if I will be able to harvest corn in early September.
7/6/2011 8:30 AM 0.30 M M M M
7/7/2011 8:30 AM 0.48 M M M M
7/8/2011 8:30 AM 0.65 M M M M
7/9/2011 8:30 AM 1.65 M M M M Yesterday's rain came in 5 waves adding to the total each time without taxing our soil. No heavy lightening or wind.
7/15/2011 8:30 AM 1.04 M M M M Rains began @ 10 PM. Now we just have a heavy mistiness.
7/31/2011 8:30 AM 0.27 M M M M
8/1/2011 8:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Nice light showers yesterday and over night.
8/14/2011 8:30 AM 0.28 M M M M As predicted, we had a shower over night.
8/19/2011 8:30 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.66 M M M M Nice rain over night.
8/27/2011 8:30 AM 0.06 M M M M It's been dry for the past week.
9/1/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M First bit of moisture this month.
9/5/2011 8:30 AM 0.55 M M M M Rains began after 3AM this morning.
9/6/2011 8:30 AM 3.63 M M M M With the passing of Lee here in the Western NC mountains, we have gotten far less rain the than the National Weather Service predicted. For this 3 day rain event, I have received 4.19". Not enough to bring the French Broad River out of its banks. We would need 5" in a matter or a day to do that.
9/7/2011 8:30 AM 0.46 M M M M Yesterdays misty rain was the last of TS Lee. Lee's 4 day rain event has totalled 4.65" This amount is still less the the original rainfall estimates by the NWS because the storm tracked west of us up the Tennessee River Valley.
9/8/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2011 8:30 AM T M M M M Nothing measurable, but deck was dampened.
9/10/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2011 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Very light afternoon shower, surprised it dropped this much.
9/13/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Missed out on any rain from the passage of the cold front.
9/17/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2011 8:30 AM T M M M M
9/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.05 M M M M First measurable rain in a week. I hope there is more to come.
9/21/2011 8:30 AM 1.19 M M M M Nice rain overnight. Not much more on radar for a while.
9/22/2011 8:30 AM 0.10 M M M M
9/23/2011 8:30 AM 5.67 M M M M Heavy rain began to fall @ 11:40 PM last night, at times, = to 2"/hour. This occurred when the rains began, then tapered back to over an inch for 3 hours. Before going to bed @ 3AM, I had collected 3.60"
9/24/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2011 8:30 AM 0.10 M M M M
9/26/2011 11:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Sorry for the late report, slept in this morning. Moderate rain began around 2:30 am and what we have now is very light misty fog.
9/27/2011 8:30 AM 0.16 M M M M
9/28/2011 8:30 AM T M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/1/2010 10/03/2010 8:30 AM 3 0.00 M M
10/5/2010 10/12/2010 8:30 AM 8 0.00 M M After a dry September with only 3.92", now Oct is looking to be dry also.
10/15/2010 10/19/2010 8:30 AM 5 0.00 M M Another dry spell.
10/21/2010 10/24/2010 8:30 AM 4 0.00 M M
10/29/2010 11/02/2010 8:30 AM 5 0.00 M M Dried out for 5 days.
11/18/2010 11/23/2010 8:30 AM 6 0.00 M M
12/27/2010 12/30/2010 8:30 AM 4 0.00 M M
1/3/2011 1/07/2011 8:30 AM 5 0.00 M M
1/10/2011 1/11/2011 8:30 AM 2 0.30 M M
1/12/2011 1/17/2011 8:30 AM 6 0.00 5.0 M Snow not melting.
1/20/2011 1/23/2011 8:30 AM 4 0.01 M M
2/11/2011 2/24/2011 8:30 AM 14 0.00 M M Dry period!
3/2/2011 3/04/2011 8:30 AM 3 0.00 M M
3/11/2011 3/14/2011 8:30 AM 4 0.00 M M
3/17/2011 3/20/2011 8:30 AM 4 0.00 M M
3/22/2011 3/23/2011 8:30 AM 2 0.00 M M
4/6/2011 4/12/2011 8:30 AM 7 0.00 M M
4/14/2011 4/15/2011 8:30 AM 2 0.00 M M
4/17/2011 4/20/2011 8:30 AM 4 0.00 M M
5/5/2011 5/10/2011 8:30 AM 6 0.00 M M
5/12/2011 5/13/2011 8:30 AM 2 0.00 M M
5/20/2011 5/26/2011 8:30 AM 7 0.00 M M This month is so dry, with no irrigation, I'm not planting a garden.
5/28/2011 6/23/2011 8:30 AM 27 2.66 M M Neighbors tell me most of this rainfall occurred in two thunderstorms. We were away travelling during most of this time frame.
6/30/2011 7/02/2011 8:30 AM 3 0.00 M M For the month of June, I recorded 3.31", up by a ~.50" from May.
8/15/2011 8/18/2011 8:30 AM 4 0.00 M M
8/21/2011 8/26/2011 8:30 AM 6 0.00 M M
9/29/2011 9/30/2011 8:30 AM 2 0.00 M M



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