Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AZ-GL-4 Latitude 34.318061
Station Name Payson 6.3 NNE Longitude -111.292201
County Gila Elevation (ft) 4884



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 11 1.40 1.28 31 0.74 25 0.54 6 1 6 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 1.57 1.83 30 1.83 30 0.00 0 0 8 1 1.2 1 1
Dec 11 2.00 3.32 31 3.32 29 0.00 2 1 10 2 7.8 4 9
Jan 12 2.30 0.27 31 0.27 31 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 2.39 0.36 28 0.36 28 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.3 1 0
March 12 2.36 1.49 31 1.49 31 0.00 0 0 3 0 9.8 2 2
April 12 0.99 0.85 29 0.85 29 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.8 1 1
May 12 0.57 0.04 30 0.04 30 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 0.23 0.00 22 0.00 22 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 2.52 2.55 30 1.37 22 1.18 8 1 8 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.37 3.00 31 2.00 28 1.00 3 1 11 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.97 0.78 30 0.78 30 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 21.67" 15.77" 354 days 13.05" 335 2.72" 19 days 4 64 days 13 days 19.9" 9 days 13 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
10/1/2011 0.05
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011 0.05
10/4/2011 T
10/5/2011 0.25
10/6/2011 **
10/7/2011 **
10/8/2011 **
10/9/2011 **
10/10/2011 **
10/11/2011 0.54
10/12/2011 0.00
10/13/2011 0.00
10/14/2011 0.00
10/15/2011 0.00
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 0.00
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 0.05
10/26/2011 0.08
10/27/2011 0.26
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 0.00
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 0.00
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.00
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 1.03
11/6/2011 0.07
11/7/2011 0.26
11/8/2011 0.06
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.19
11/14/2011 0.06
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.05
11/22/2011 0.11
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 T
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.24
12/3/2011 0.39
12/4/2011 0.21
12/5/2011 0.09
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 T
12/13/2011 1.61
12/14/2011 0.37
12/15/2011 0.00
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.12
12/19/2011 0.20
12/20/2011 0.06
12/21/2011 T
12/22/2011 0.00
12/23/2011 0.03
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 **
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.00
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 0.00
12/30/2011 0.00
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 0.00
1/3/2012 0.00
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.00
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.21
1/17/2012 0.05
1/18/2012 0.00
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.00
1/22/2012 T
1/23/2012 0.00
1/24/2012 0.01
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.00
1/28/2012 0.00
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.00
2/5/2012 0.00
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.00
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 T
2/14/2012 0.17
2/15/2012 0.13
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 T
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 T
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.00
2/24/2012 0.00
2/25/2012 0.00
2/26/2012
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.06
2/29/2012 0.00
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.00
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012 0.00
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.56
3/19/2012 0.91
3/20/2012 0.02
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.00
3/24/2012 0.00
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 0.00
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.00
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.00
3/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.00
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.00
4/8/2012 0.00
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.20
4/15/2012 0.13
4/16/2012 0.00
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.00
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 T
4/27/2012 0.52
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.00
5/1/2012 0.00
5/2/2012 0.00
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 0.00
5/5/2012 0.00
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 0.00
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.04
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.00
5/26/2012 0.00
5/27/2012 0.00
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012
6/1/2012
6/2/2012
6/3/2012
6/4/2012
6/5/2012
6/6/2012
6/7/2012
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.00
6/12/2012 0.00
6/13/2012
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.00
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.00
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 T
7/5/2012 0.02
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.02
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 T
7/10/2012
7/11/2012 0.03
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.14
7/15/2012 0.30
7/16/2012 0.06
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 **
7/22/2012 **
7/23/2012 **
7/24/2012 **
7/25/2012 **
7/26/2012 **
7/27/2012 **
7/28/2012 1.18
7/29/2012 0.65
7/30/2012 0.15
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.02
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.21
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.02
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.16
8/15/2012 0.14
8/16/2012 0.20
8/17/2012 0.36
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 T
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.01
8/22/2012 0.13
8/23/2012 **
8/24/2012 **
8/25/2012 1.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.07
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.68
9/1/2012 0.05
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 0.08
9/5/2012 0.11
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.24
9/8/2012 0.09
9/9/2012 0.11
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.06
9/12/2012 0.04
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.00
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.00
9/23/2012 0.00
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 T



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M 2:30pm heard thunder. Went to town, at 4:30 came out of the store to rain, thunder & lightning. Hubby said it really blew while it rained & didn't think we would get much in the tube. Toda clear & calm. 89.4/50.1F
10/2/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clouds in SE. calm 87.6/55.4F Have a blessed day
10/3/2011 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M left the house about 3:15pm & got a few sprinkles altho the sun was brightly. Evidence of rain when we returned at 10pm. Today a few clouds in W. Calm. Low 48.2.
10/4/2011 8:00 AM T M M M M I didn't see it but my hubby did. Today lots of pretty cumulus clouds, cool breeze. 84.0/59.0F Low warmest for about 3 weeks.
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M first rain was about 11am. Continued quick heavy squalls until night. Lots of wind. Today streaky clouds & calm. Out of town a few days, see you later. Hope I don't miss too much rain.
10/12/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, beautiful blue sky, calm. 82.2/44.6 yep, I'm back in AZ.
10/13/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nuthin' in the tube. No clouds, no wind. 82.2/46.4. Beautiful day.
10/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, cloudless, no wind. 89.4/42.8
10/15/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, feathery clouds today. Light breeze. 91.2/42.8
10/16/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry, cloudless, calm. 89.4/42.8F. Have a blessed day.
10/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. 85.8/42.8F
10/18/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, whisper of a breeze. 85.8/44.6F
10/19/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. beautiful days. The elk attacked my trumpet vine last nite. Must be dry out there.
10/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M continued dry, clear & calm. 82.8/39.2F
10/21/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm, cool. 82.2/39.2
10/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, clear, calm, 80.4/41.0F Got out early enough to see dew on the car.
10/23/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, dry, clear, calm day. 85.8/39.2F. Have a blessed day.
10/24/2011 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, feathery clouds, calm. 85.8/41.0F
10/25/2011 8:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Surprise, surprise. I heard it raining about 2am. Very short duration. Cloudy, calm today. Cooler high, 78.6 and warmer low 50.7, because of the clouds.
10/26/2011 8:30 AM 0.08 M M M M Yesterday 10am driving in Payson had a nice shower, but nothing at this station when we got home 2 hours later. Small amt fell during afternoon. 8pm thunder, lightning and rain. Today lots of cumulus clouds. Gray bank in SE. Cooler 75.0/48.2F
10/27/2011 8:30 AM 0.26 M M M M Glumy day on Wed. Heavy wind thru the night continues. Clear sky. Cold. 67.8/39.2F
10/28/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M back to empty. clear and calm. 66.0/41.0. Just now hearing the windchimes @ 8:47
10/29/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, but dew on the outside of the tube. clear & calm so far. 79.2/37.4F
10/30/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty. dew dripping off roof, clear, calm. 76.8/35.6F. Have a blessed day.
10/31/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry. A few clouds in S & E. Calm. 78.6/37.4F
11/1/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty. dew on the car, cloudy, light breeze. 78.6/32.8F
11/2/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, clear, heavy wind which makes it feel colder. 73.2/35.6F. Finally turned our heat on.
11/3/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, scattered clouds, light gusts. Lots of contrails. Much colder 62.4/28.6F
11/4/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, dark clouds to S&E. Calm so far. Waiting for the big blow. 71.4/33.8F
11/5/2011 8:00 AM 1.03 T M M M Whoopie! 11/4 very windy & dusty, thunder & lightning about 7:30pm then rain. Wind thru the night and continuing today. It was sprinkling as I emptied the tube. No sun, completely socked in. There was a little snow on the shop roof & the car. Fri hi 67.8, onl 37.4.
11/6/2011 8:15 AM 0.07 M M M M .07 precip from yesterday morning. Had to melt as it was frozen. Few cumulus clouds in E&S. Calm. Sat. high 49.8, onl 28.6. Have a blessed day
11/7/2011 8:30 AM 0.26 1.2 0.23 1.2 0.23 Still snowing as I collected samples. Complete cloud cover, no wind. Hubby said it started about 7am. Sun hi 53.4. On/l 37.4. Sure pretty out there.
11/8/2011 6:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Just a thin layer of frost, just on car, roof, etc. Old snow mostly melted. Foggy, no sun yet. Calm. Mon. hi 48.0 onl 33.8. Going to Phx.
11/9/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tues going to Phx there were cloud/fog banks in various valleys most of the way. Drove thru fog in Payson & Slate Creek. Today, clear, light wind and empty. 58.8/32.0
11/10/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nada, thin clouds, light breeze. 57.0/32.0F
11/11/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, complete cloud cover, no sun yet. Light breeze. 64.2/37.4F. Current 47.5 but feels chilly.
11/12/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost, dark clouds gathering & for about 15 seconds it hailed on me while I was out checking. Teeny, tiny little hail, but you could hear it & I caught one in my hand. No wind. 62.4/32.0.
11/13/2011 8:15 AM 0.19 M M M M light rain while I collected what was in the tube. Light wind. Warmer due to overcast. 66.0/39.2F Have a blessed day
11/14/2011 8:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain from Sunday morning. Bright & sunny, calm. 57.0/33.8F
11/15/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M back to empty, clouds to the S. also high thin overhead. Frost. Whisper of a breeze. 64.2/32.0F
11/16/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty tube, frosty, no clouds, but a little smoky. Probably from chimney fires. No wind. 62.4/35.6F
11/17/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain, no clouds, no wind. Just frost. 66.9/32.0
11/18/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, scattered high clouds, calm.
11/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, partly cloudy, lots of contrails. calm. 64.2/32.0F Talk of rain this afternoon/evening. hmmm?
11/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain as promised. Bright sun, but dark clouds too. Calm, Dew. 62.4/34.3F. Have a blessed day
11/21/2011 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M Finally some rain. Cloudy this morning, calm. Not very promising for Thanksgiving dinner on the deck. 60.6/39.2F
11/22/2011 8:45 AM 0.11 M M M M This rain was from Mon.11/21 morning & midday. Today is clear, sunny & calm. 58.8/32.0F
11/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last nite about 9pm our son coming in from Phx thot the (dirt) road looked wet, but there wasn't any moisture in the tube. Just frost on the outside. Few clouds to the north, lots of contrails. Calm. Beautiful day on Tues with high 66.0. O/n low 32.0.
11/24/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty today. Beautiful puffy little clouds, calm. Nice day so far. Happy Turkey everyone!!
11/25/2011 8:30 AM T M M M M So much for a biiig storm. About 6pm it rained briefly. Today there is a couple of little cumulus clouds peaking over the Mazatzals (SW) calm. 62.4/35.6F
11/26/2011 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nuthin in the tube but bugs. Frost earlier. Heavy wind & gusts. Wish I could measure it. No clouds. 62.4/33.8F
11/27/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, clear, calm. 60.6/32.0F. Have a blessed day.
11/28/2011 8:31 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, high thin clouds, calm. Light frost. Colder overnight, 26.8F. Yesterday high 66.0.
11/29/2011 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, Very cloudy, windy. How did I measure high of 75.0* when that was the temp in Phx? Overnite low 33.8*. It was a beautiful day.
11/30/2011 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, Beautiful clear blue sky, calm, frost. Crazy temps 73.2/26.8
12/1/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty,wind gusts,gray cloud cover. Must have been frost because it is dripping off the roof. Current 45.7F. 67.8/26.8F
12/2/2011 8:30 AM 0.24 M M M M Yesterday it was raining by 9:30am as we went to town. Came home at noon, sun trying to come thru, we had .15 then. Just wind the rest of the day. This morning an additional .09. Dark clouds, some sun, no wind. Layer of tiny little ice balls on car,snow board & wood around the place. Not measurable.
12/3/2011 8:15 AM 0.39 4.0 0.41 4.0 0.41 We had 4" of snow when I measured and continued to snow. Light wind gusts. Not really freezing cold. Fri high 49.8, o/n low 35.6. Beautiful out there this morning, cozy inside.
12/4/2011 8:45 AM 0.21 M M M M Snowed off/on thru the day Sat. Was melting off at the same time. 32.4* when I was collecting & this amt was frozen in the tube. Snow crunchy to walk on. Bright sun today, this snow won't last long, normal for us. Breathe of wind. 48.4/25.0*.
12/5/2011 8:40 AM 0.09 1.0 M 3.5 0.58 Lots of melting yesterday. This was a light snow with wind. Blew snow 5-6 ft across our covered deck. Clouds to the S, blue sky in N. Sun tryin to come thru. 48.0/32.0. Some wind. I forgot to report the snow yesterday. It was Rain & snow .21. Total snow 3.3". New Snow 1/2".
12/6/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.51 Empty tube, 2" snow left. Clear & calm, so far. It is cold. High 37.2, low 18.0. But not uncomfortable.
12/7/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M No new moisture and snow is melting fast, 1.5" on the ground in patches. Light clouds to the SW, calm. Bright sun. 49.8/19.6, not quite as cold overnite as predicted.
12/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, calm, light clouds. 55.2/19.6
12/9/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Still snow on the ground even with the warmer days. High 58.8/low 26.8. Even snow on our metal roof on the North side.
12/10/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Still snow in patches & on N side of roof. Cold, clear, calm, frost.
12/11/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M bright & sunny, high thin clouds, calm. 60.6/25.0. Still patches of snow. Have a blessed day.
12/12/2011 8:30 AM T M M T M Sprinkling when I was out, but nothing measurable. No sun, light wind. Warmer. 58.8/35.6. Just waiting for snow.
12/13/2011 8:00 AM 1.61 1.5 0.39 M M 9:45am (Mon) snowed for about 2 1/2 hours. Melted some during day, then snowed again in afternoon later turning to rain. Light snow this morning for about 1 1/2 hr. No sun, but warm. Powdery snow only 1 1/2" accumulation. Tube was water & ice.
12/14/2011 8:15 AM 0.37 1.3 0.56 2.0 M Continued pattern of snow, melt, rain, snow. In 40s already so the melt begins. Only about 1 1/4" of new snow. Calm so it isn't too cold. Wish it would stay for awhile. Low 37.4. At 4:30pm I checked & there was .12 precipt in the tube, then this morning another .25.
12/15/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M I guess a reprieve for a day or two. But it is really cold. Calm, sunny, snow in patches. High 53.4, low 23.2. Everything frosty and icy.
12/16/2011 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.3 M Still snow on the ground in patches. This morning is cloudy, windy. Waiting for another round. 55.2/35.6.
12/17/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M See more obvious melting than other days. Still patches around. High wispy clouds, Very windy (I'm not a fan) Definitely warmer. 55.2/37.4.
12/18/2011 8:30 AM 0.12 M M T M Sun trying to shine thru, mostly cloud covered. Thankful for no wind. Warmer 55.2/39.2. current 46.0 Have a blessed day. Smaller patches of snow.
12/19/2011 8:30 AM 0.20 M M M M Most rain yesterday afternoon. Overcast, not sun yet. Light wind. First time there was no snow on the roof 12/3. Rain melted most of snow. 51.6/37.4.
12/20/2011 8:45 AM 0.06 M M M M Yesterday abt 10am a fog rolled in, last over 2 hours. It was cloudy & w/o sun all day. Late evening was a little rain. This morning sunny, but lots of big clouds. No wind. 49.8/37.4
12/21/2011 8:30 AM T M M M M Coming home from dinner about 7:45pm it was raining on us but not much in the tube this morning. Outside of tube was frosty. Sunny, calm. 57.0/33.8.
12/22/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11 days with moisture during Dec. so far. But not today. Only a little blue amongst the gray clouds, no sun yet. Calm. Frost. 55.2/33.8
12/23/2011 8:50 AM 0.03 T M T M abt 10am (Thu) it snowed for 15 min. After 2pm it snowed the strangest snow. Wind blowing made the snow go to the E, to the W, to N & S and UP. Very fine powdery flakes. Went to town in snow, hour later came home with sun & blue sky. Alot of melting. If I don't report tomorrow we were blown away, j/k. High winds, some clouds and coooold. 42.6/25.0F. 28.6 when I went out to check tube.
12/24/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M not a drop, no wind, no clouds, not a patch of snow left. Beautiful morning. 48.0/26.8F. Current 32.4. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
12/27/2011 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, clear, calm & cold. 60.6/21.4F
12/28/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, high thin clouds, calm. Warming up. 69.4/26.8
12/30/2011 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, frost on the outside. High thin clouds, calm. Warming 69.6/28.6
12/31/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ending 2011 on a dry note. Frost, high thin clouds, calm. 71.4/28.6F Happy New Year to all!!!
1/1/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, beautiful New Year's Day. 73.0/26.8F Have a blessed day.
1/2/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Remind me what season we are in. Dry, calm, so blessed to live in a place where the air is clear. 71.4/28.6F
1/3/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, high thin clouds, lots of contrails, calm. Onl 26.8.
1/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, light wind, clear. Yesterday high 67.8, but overnight low really dropped 33.8.
1/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, high thin clouds, calm. Cooled off again last night with 23.2F low.
1/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, calm, light frost. 66.0/25.0
1/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry on the inside, frosty on the outside. Clear & calm. 67.8/25.0F
1/8/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, light clouds, light wind. 62.4/28.6F. Have a blessed day.
1/9/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued dry for over 2 weeks, Thin clouds, calm. 48.4/33.8F. Humidity 34%.
1/10/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, light cirrus clouds, calm right now. Really windy yesterday (1/9). Colder 58.8/21.4F humidity 49%
1/11/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry with a frosty exterior. About 90% thin overcast this morning. Calm. 64.2/25.0F 57% humidity.
1/12/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still empty and no frost. Completely cloud cover and light wind. 62.4/32.5 Hum. 29%. Not as cold.
1/13/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still empty, 21 days w/o precip. Clear, light wind. 55.2/28.6F. 27% hum.
1/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, few clouds to South. calm. 65.8/21.4F. 34% hum.
1/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain, but dark clouds hovering. Calm. 64.2/32.0F. 41% hum. Have a blessed day.
1/16/2012 9:15 AM 0.21 M M M M We noticed rain about 10pm last night. There was an area abt 6x6 ft with some small blobs of slush? We have complete cloud cover, calm winds. 57.0/34.2F. 70% hum.
1/17/2012 8:35 AM 0.05 M M M M No sun until almost sunset yesterday. Little bit from yesterday morning. Gray cumulus clouds, the sun is out. calm 49.8/33.8F. 79% hum.
1/18/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M back to dry, some high thin clouds, calm, lots of frost. 58.8/25.0F. 74% hum.
1/19/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry, calm & clear. 60.6/26.8F. Hum 70%
1/20/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the outside, empty inside. Gray clouds in E, sun hasn't come thru yet. Light clouds to W. Calm. 64.2/23.2F hum 65%
1/21/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2012 7:30 AM T M M M M coming home from the valley at 8:30pm we had some drops on the windshield, but nothing measurable today. Beautiful pink clouds in the distance. Calm. 53.4/25.0F. Hum. 59%. Have a blessed day.
1/23/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing. Gray clouds to W, more clouds around. Abt 90%. Calm, Frost. 55.2/23.2F. Hum 62%
1/24/2012 7:40 AM 0.01 T M M M sorry to be late, my internet went out last night, then we went to Mesa & back and it is fixed. Talk about trace, you could see individual drops in the bottom of the tube. Just some corn snow on the car, no place else. 55.2/33.6F hum 60%
1/25/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, few high, thin clouds to W, mostly contrail streams. Light breeze. 51.6/32.0F. hum 45%
1/26/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, clear & calm, light frost. 60.6/28.6F. hum 55%
1/27/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty. High thin cloud cover. Light breeze. 69.4/26.3F. 58% hum.
1/28/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, windy, warmer. 60.6/37.4F hum 31%, no frost.
1/29/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear & calm. 58.8/26.0F Hum. 33% no frost. Have a blessed day.
1/30/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, clear except for contrails, calm, frosty. 69.6/23.9F. hum. 47%
1/31/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, frost, partly cloudy, calm. 64.2/26.8F. hum 52%
2/1/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, high thin clouds, calm, light frost. 66.0/25.0F. hum 54%
2/2/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, cloudy w/sun coming thru, ligh breeze, frost. onl 25.0F. hum, 54%. January 3 days with measurable precipt for a total of .27. That's bad.
2/3/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterday at 3:30pm I was about 2 miles N of this station and we got a sprinkle. No evidence of it here. Today dry, clear, calm, frosty. 55.2/23.2F. hum 66%
2/4/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, few thin clouds to SW. Light breeze & frost. 51.6/35.6F hum. 50%.
2/5/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, few thin clouds, calm, light frost. 62.4/25.0F hum 55%. Have a blessed day.
2/6/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, high thin clouds, calm, frost. 60.6/25.0F hum. 58%
2/7/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, thin cloud cover, windy, no frost. Noticed there is still snow on the Mazatals. Warming, 62.4/37.4F. hum. 39%.
2/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still empty, but the most promising rain cloud cover in a long time. Calm. 62.4/39.2F. Hum. 42%
2/9/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still empty. Wed. cloudy all day and today almost cloudless. Calm. Hum. 57%. 66.0/32.0F
2/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, partly cloudy, calm. 69.6/32.0F hum. 47%
2/11/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, cloudy, calm. 69.0/26.8F hum.54%
2/12/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M emty, calm, cloud cover. warmer 67.8/39.2F. hum.42% Have a blessed day.
2/13/2012 8:30 AM T M M M M Finally at least a trace. The clouds look promising, but who knows. calm. 57.0/33.8F
2/14/2012 8:32 AM 0.17 M M M M .17 isn't bad, if we only had 2-3 weeks of that it would be wonderful, but not in AZ. As I came back to the house some little less than rice size grappel hit me. Wind blowing from the west. 53.4/39.2F.
2/15/2012 9:00 AM 0.13 T M M M 2/14-very light graupel at 8:30am, 12:30pm snow for about 50 min. At 7:00pm in Payson we had snow on the car after eating dinner, but no more visibl at this location. Just a dusting in places this morning. No wind, cloud cover. 48.0/33.8
2/16/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's dry again, sunny, but lots of clouds. calm. Light frost. We needed what we got, but we need much more. Only 6 days with traceable rain/snow in 2012. 53.4/26.8F.
2/17/2012 8:30 AM T M M M M yesterday abt 1:30pm as visitors were leaving there was rain on their car & we could see where it had dripped off the roof, but this morning not a drip nor drop. Sky is cloudless, clear blue & no wind. A couple of contrails. 53.4/33.8F, hum. 51%
2/18/2012 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, thin cloud layer, breezy, light frost. 62.4/25.0 We so enjoy these beautiful days knowing we need moisture desperately. Aren't we funny creatures?
2/19/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, good looking rain clouds, calm, light frost. 62.4/26.8F, hum.66%. Have a blessed day.
2/20/2012 8:55 AM T M M M M coming home at 12:30pm Sunday there was evidence of some rain, today light wind, clear sky. 55.2/23.2F hum. 64%
2/21/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, few high thin clouds, calm, frost. 58.8/19.6F hum. 53%. Check that low, brrrr.
2/22/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, layer of cirrus clouds. Calm, light frost. 66.0/25.0F 47%hum.
2/23/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, bank of clouds over the Mogollon Rim, breezy. 37.8/26.8F.
2/24/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, light breeze. Much warmer 69.6/33.8F Hum. 29%.
2/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm, light frost. 71.2/25.0F. Hum.43%
2/27/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty. dark cumulus clouds gathering for promised storm. Calm so far too. I hope we get the storm predicted, we need it. Can't do SWE Monday cause I don't have snow, maybe tomorrow. 67.8/26.8F hum. 48%
2/28/2012 8:55 AM 0.06 0.3 M M M Barely a dusting, just on some surfaces & grass. Still cloudy & windy. With the wind surprised we even had anything in the tube. But it is better than .00. 64.2/33.8F hum. 51%.
2/29/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny, cold day. few thin clouds, light breeze. The snow yesterday seemed dirty, I supposed because of the windy conditions. 53.4/19.6F hum. 57%
3/1/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, spotty clouds, calm, frost. .36" precpt for Feb, compared with 2.35" in Feb 2011, 2.53" in Feb 2010. Looks like trouble to me. 60.6/22.3F. 52% hum.
3/2/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny, windy, cloudless, light frost. 58.8/26.8F 34% hum.
3/3/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, light wind, 48.0/25.0F. Hum. 30%
3/4/2012 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M see ya Tues.
3/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry. Have promises the next few days. Clouds are gathering, calm. Wish I could catch that webnar on clouds, but have a regular appt at 10:00 on Thur. Went to Phx a few days, the brittlebush along the hiway are in bloom. Seems too early to me. 73.2/26.8F. 42% hum.
3/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, empty, very windy, dark clouds in East. High yesterday 69.6F. Hum. 31%
3/8/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M the last storm missed us. Dry, few little cloud puffs. Heavy wind & cold. Light frost. 53.4/25.0F. 47% hum.
3/9/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, little cloud puffs, windy. 60.6/32.0F. 35% hum.
3/10/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M contnued dry. banks of gray clouds to E & S. Calm. Light frost. 57.0/28.6F. Hum. 44%
3/11/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, partly cloudy, calm, light frost. 64.2/26.8F. Hum. 50%. Have a blessed day.
3/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, clear, calm. 76.8/23.2F Hum 33%
3/14/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, clear, light breeze. 73.2/25.0F hum. 29%
3/15/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. 76.8/25.0F. Hum. 29%
3/16/2012 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm, clear. 82.0/25.0F. 29% hum. See ya in a couple days.
3/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2012 7:40 AM 0.56 3.3 0.32 M M Finally snow. Snowing while I checked the gauge & continues to snow. A light fluffy snow. Overcast, calm now, but lots of wind last night. about 3/4" plastered to outside of gauge. 66.0/35.6F hum. 60%. Have a blessed day.
3/19/2012 8:45 AM 0.91 6.5 0.76 M M More snow.. Snowed thru the day on Sun wth wind off & on. No wind now. Sun trying to come thru. Cloudy but some blue spots showing. Our covered porches are covered with snow, starting to melt. 42.6/28.6F 63% hum.
3/20/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 M M 2.8 M A little snow yesterday afternoon. Melting fast. Maybe 80% snow on ground. Beautiful clear blue sky, no wind. 49.8/19.6F. hum.57%
3/21/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Our snow doesn't last long. Maybe 10% left over all. The few patches left 1" Few clouds & light wind this morning. 60.0/28.6F hum. 47%
3/22/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nuthin'. 71.4/32.0F hum. 61%
3/23/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. 79.2/35.6F hum 55%. Most of snow, even in shady spots is gone. Don't remember snow melting so quickly & the days not that hot. Guess the earth just sucked it in.
3/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M slight overcast, calm, empty, light frost. 75.0/35.6F 61% hum. Have a blessed day.
3/26/2012 8:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just a bird dropping. Cumulus clouds, windy. 71.4/41.0. 51% hum.
3/27/2012 8:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. 71.4/32.0F hum. 55%
3/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1st, sorry, we were out of town one day, lost the internet for several. Didn't miss anything, no moisture here for almost 2 weeks. Windy today & cloudy. I will fill in the monthly zeros.
4/3/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, clear, windy. 64.2/28.8F 40% humidity.
4/4/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, thin clouds, calm. 75.0/32.0F Hum 36%
4/5/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, overcast, calm. 73.2/33.8F 38% hum.
4/6/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still empty. light wind, clear, but looks a little dusty. 75.0/32.0F Hum. 36%
4/7/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, windy, partial clouds, 73.2/37.4 hum,/24%
4/8/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, calm, cloudless. 78.6/35.6F 33% hum. Have a blessed Easter Day.
4/9/2012 8:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still empty, 3 weeks of .00. Guess the lows are low enough I can put the small tube back out. They are talking about rain this weekend, maybe. 79.3/37.4F 35% hum.
4/10/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, calm, wispy cirrus clouds. Onl 35.6. Hum. 34%
4/11/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, light breeze, cumulus clouds around the edges. 85.8/37.4F Hum. 34%
4/12/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still dry, but the clouds are building up nicely, windy and chilly. 67.8/42.8F, 42% hum.
4/13/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, windy, cloud cover. 67.8/35.6F. 36% hum.
4/14/2012 8:22 AM 0.20 0.8 0.11 1.0 0.11 Finally some of the promised moisture we've heard about for weeks. Not even covering the ground, just on flat surfaces & grass tufts. Windy. Little balls, snowing as I was gathering information. But sun shining, so won't last long. 66.0/35.6F, Hum 54%
4/15/2012 7:20 AM 0.13 M M M M 4/14 Light snow & wind thru 3:00pm when we left. Snow never covered the ground, melted fast. This morning cloudy, no wind. Crisp. 44.4/37.4F. 68% hum.
4/16/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back to empty, clear blue sky, breeze. Dewy 64.2/33.8F, 45% hum. I think winter is over.
4/17/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, clear blue sky, calm. 76.8/35.6F Hum. 40%
4/18/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, some cirrus clouds, calm. 80.4/35.6F hum. 35%
4/19/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, scattered wispy clouds, calm. 82.2/37.4F. 33% hum.
4/20/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, windy. Noticed some green leaves on my trumpet vine yesterday. 82.2/46.4F 25% hum.
4/21/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M wonder how many days with .00s until rain? Last time it was 25. Continued dry, scattered clouds, calm. Onl 42.8. 35% hum.
4/22/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright & sunny, cloudless, no wind yet. 93.0/42.8F 36% hum. Have a blessed day.
4/23/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, clear except for a few contrails, calm, sunny & warm. 94.8/41.0F Hu. 25%.
4/24/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. 91.2/42.8F Hu. 29%
4/25/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry, but much cooler and overcast. No wind. I finally remembered to put the inner tube in the gauge. 86.5/41.0. 27% hum.
4/26/2012 8:25 AM T M M M M As they say in the desert, it's a 6" rain, the drops are 6"s apart. A few drops on the funnel, but nothing at the bottom of the gauge. Good cloud cover, windy. Current temp 61*. Yesteray hi 85.8, onl 50.0. hum. 28% Still spitting abit.
4/27/2012 8:40 AM 0.52 M M M M Nice, nice rain. Very windy. Would be lovely if we could have this every week, but guess we would live in a jungle if we did. Clear & calm today. 64.2/39.2F. hum. 51%.
4/28/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, overcast, breezy. 78.6/44.6F. 40% hum.
4/29/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear & sunny, calm. 82.2/42.8F. 47% hum. Have a blessed day.
4/30/2012 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear & sunny, calm. 82.2/41.0F 34% hum.
5/1/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, a few clouds, breeze. 84.0/41.0F, hum. 36%
5/2/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, cloudy, calm. 79.3/46.4F. hum. 36%
5/3/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, clear, calm. Been having some clouds in the afternoons. 80.4/41.0F. 32% humidity.
5/4/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm, clear. 82.2/41.0F. Hum 36%
5/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, wispy clouds, calm. Hum. 39% 82.2/41.0F
5/6/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, light clouds, calm. 81.9/39.2F hum. 35%
5/7/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued dry, cloudless, lite breeze. Does this get boring? Well, it's Arizona after all. 82.2/39.2F hum. 27%
5/8/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M caught a fly. cloudy, calm. A bit cooler 78.6/37.4F hum. 24%
5/9/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So much for 20% chance. Clouds were good Tues evening, Lots of wind. Today, some clouds in the S. Light breeze. Not a drop can be seen.
5/10/2012 8:15 AM 0.04 M M M M Wed. morning looked so unlikely for rain. At about 12:30pm I was outside & felt the first drop. Very light. at 1:20 we heard thunder & about an hour later it came down for maybe 10 min. The Phx area got much more than we did. 78.6 high/41.0 low, 45% hum. Bright & sunny today. Wish I could do the ET, I think I qualify for 1&2, but #3 is beyond my budget.
5/11/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had clouds & thunder yesterday about 4:00pm, but nothing developed. Today, clear, nice breeze. 82.2/42.8. 36% humity.
5/12/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, calm, beautiful blue sky. 84.0/39.4F Hum. 27%
5/13/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm & clear. onl 42.8, hum. 25%. Have a blessed day.
5/14/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, very windy & that's bad, fires in the state, nothing real close but it's prime. High 89.4, low 51.8, hum. 18%
5/15/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, windy & mostly clear. Maybe a little smoky. Onl 46.8. Hum. 23%
5/16/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tues afternoon we were overcome with a layer of smoke clouds. The sun was bright orange. It was so dark looked like it would rain, but we didn't smell smoke. Smoke is from the Sunflower Fire, south of Payson. This AM it is clear. Windy and of course dry.
5/17/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Again in the afternoon we had smoke from the fires in the state. Not as bad as on Tues. This morning is dry, clear & calm so far. 89.4/42.8. hum.21%
5/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Was in the Valley yesterday. The funnel had been knocked off the tube this morning. Probably elk. Still dry, clear & calm. 82.0/41.0 hum 19%
5/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M another sunny, dry day. Clear & calm. 89.4/44.6. Hum. 24%. Have a blessed day.
5/21/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, windy, clear. Onl 46.4, hum. 21%
5/22/2012 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, wispy clouds. 94.8/44.6F Hum. 15%
5/23/2012 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm, clear. 93.0/44.6F. 23% hum.
5/24/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, light breeZe, clear. 87.6/51.8F Hum. 24%
5/25/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, lots of wind, clear so far. 85.8/33.6F hum 28%. 15 days since we had any moisture.
5/26/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, but very promising cloud cover. lots of wind. I won't hold my breathe, but I'm hopeful. 82.2/55.4F hum. 36%
5/27/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Glad I didn't get my hopes up too much based on yesterday's clouds. They were mostly gone by noon. Lots of wind thru the day. Today still dry, calm & clear. Hum. 26%. Have a blessed day.
5/28/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Where did these cold nights come from? Lost several tomato plants. Dry, calm, clear. 82.0/37.8F. Hum.23%
5/29/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear blue sky, calm so far. 87.3/39.2F hum 19%
5/30/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another clear, calm, dry day. 89.4/41.0F. hum 19% I'm leaving for a few days. See ya' later.
6/8/2012 9:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had a nice week in SE Washington where it was cloudy, rainy, windy. Only a couple of days of sun. Glad to be home. See no evidence of any rain here. On/l 48.2 hum. 16%
6/9/2012 9:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back to the same old thing, dry, windy, clear except for a teeny cloud in the east and the moon. 93.0/46.4F, hum 18%
6/10/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, light wind. 91.2/48.2F hum. 23%
6/11/2012 8:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, a few wispy clouds, mostly in the east. light breeze. 91.2/48.2F, hum 22%
6/12/2012 8:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm, few clouds & contrails. Yesterday some clouds came up over the rim to the north of us. 93.0/48.2F. hum. 20%
6/14/2012 8:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. Not even contrails today. 93.0/48.2F 17% hum.
6/15/2012 8:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, breezy. 93.0/51.8F, hum. 21%
6/16/2012 9:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very smokey & you can smell it. still dry, some wispy clouds, but not much wind. Surprized at the smoke from the Poco Fire to the E of us. 93.0/50.0F Hum. 20%
6/17/2012 7:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, hazy, calm. 94.3/57.2F hum 28%. Have a blessed day.
6/18/2012 8:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterday midday we had a nice looking cloud build up, but today sky is clear. Light breeze, of course still dry. 98.4/53.6. Humidity 20%
6/19/2012 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, no clouds, light breeze. 96.6/50.0F Hum. 17%
6/20/2012 8:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry, clear & calm. 94.8/48.2F. Hum 14%
6/21/2012 8:21 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, a little hazy, very lite breeze. 100.2/51.6F Hum.15%
6/22/2012 8:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, light breeze. Hum.19% 98.4/53.6
6/23/2012 8:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, thin clouds in the SW, breeze. 98.4/51.8F hum. 20%
6/24/2012 8:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm, scattered clouds. 96.4/55.4F hum.20% Have a blessed day.
6/25/2012 8:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Possibilities didn't cut it. Nice clouds yesterday, completely clear today. calm, but humidity & low is up, 30%. 96.6/60.8F.
6/26/2012 7:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M continued dry. clouds gathering, calm. My husband predicts our 1st rain wll be July 7. We shall see. 96.6/60.8F humidity 34%
6/27/2012 8:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear now, but the clouds will come later. Light breeze. Yesterday going to the valley & back, the yucca are in bloom. Beautiful golden yellow blooms, mostly between Sunflower & the county line. 96.6/62.6F hum. 29%
6/28/2012 9:01 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still empty, cloudless so far, light breeze. 98.4/60.8F hum. 29%
6/29/2012 8:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, cloudless, light wind. Yesterday by 10am the clouds had gathered & at 9am it was clear. A sign of the monsoons. 98.4/59.0F. hum. 28%
6/30/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I guess yesterday I lied. When my husband went out he noticed drops in the dust on our car windows that I had missed. So I guess we had a Trace (how do I fix that?) Today dry, breeze, clouds in the S & E.
7/1/2012 7:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry but good looking gray clouds this morning. Barely a breeze. 98.4/57.2F, hum. 24% Maybe rain today. Have a blessed day.
7/2/2012 8:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, scattered clouds, calm. 98.4/62.6F hum 20%. It's oppressive out there this morning.
7/3/2012 9:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still hoping for rain today or soon. Light breeze, thin cloud cover. 98.4/68.0F hum. 24%
7/4/2012 8:40 AM T M M M M I emptied 1 drop out of the gauge. But it was sprinkling on me at the time. No sun, complete cloud cover. Calm. Cooler & had a different smell. 93.0/71.6F hum. 42%
7/5/2012 8:54 AM 0.02 M M M M surprised for that much in the tube. Wasn't aware it had rained even that much. Nice gray cumulus clouds covering the sun. calm. 96.6/59.0F hum. 52%.
7/6/2012 8:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back to dry. Clouds still hanging around. Calm. Smells like rain, maybe it is the garden. 91.8/62.6F hum. 46%
7/7/2012 8:18 AM 0.02 M M M M At .02 at a time it will be hard to break this drought. Yesterday about 1:20pm I heard rain on our metal roof, only lasted 10-15 min. Clouds around the horizons, not the puffy gray ones. Calm. 93.0/59.0 hum.29%
7/8/2012 7:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, mostly cloudy, calm. 98.4/62.6. hum. 39%
7/9/2012 6:16 AM T M M M M About 4:30pm we had a sprinkle that left drops on the car but nothing in the tube. Mostly cloudy this morning & calm. 96.6/60.8F hum. 45%
7/11/2012 8:34 AM 0.03 M M M M we weren't here Mon & yesterday til afternoon so I'm not sure when this .03 fell. We did hear thunder & saw some sprinkles in the afternoon. 98.4/62.6F hum. 34%
7/12/2012 8:51 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had thunder & lightning last evening, but no moisture. Empty, cloudy, windy this morning. O/nl 66.8F. hum 37%
7/13/2012 8:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Day after day we have had clouds that look like certain rain, but the tube stays empty. Today still empty, partly cloudy & calm. 93.0/66.2F hum.45%
7/14/2012 8:16 AM 0.14 M M M M OK, I'll stop whining. Woke up to a light drizzle. Completely socked in, light breeze & 72% humidity. 91.2/64.4F.
7/15/2012 7:35 AM 0.30 M M M M Started about 9:30am & rained a intermittedly until mid afternoon. This morning, sunny, mostly cloudy with a dark bank in the East. Calm. 84.0/62.6F, hum. 76%. Have a blessed day.
7/16/2012 8:39 AM 0.06 M M M M One little spurt about 4:00pm. Today not a cloud in the sky, yet. Calm. 91.2/60.8F. hum. 56%
7/17/2012 8:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, calm, a few clouds to the N & E. 89.4/57.2F hum. 44% Got home from the valley late last night & the stars filled the sky, maybe the rains had cleared the air of dust & junk. It was beautiful.
7/18/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, clear & calm. Very humid yesterday (17) afternoon. 91.2/53.6F. hum 32%
7/19/2012 8:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, wispy clouds, light breeze. 94.8/64.4F hum. 26%
7/20/2012 8:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, scattered clouds, calm. 94.8/64.4. 33% hum.
7/29/2012 7:39 AM 0.65 M M M M At 3:38pm it rained .54" in just less than 1/2 hour. Light rain after that to .65" this morning. Mostly cloudy, calm. 81% humidity. Lookin' good. Have a blessed day.
7/30/2012 8:36 AM 0.15 M M M M 4:38pm we had thunder, lightning & an 8 minute rain. More later. Lost power briefly. Today sunny, feathery clouds, calm. 89.4/66.2, 70% humidity.
7/31/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not a drop. Scattered clouds, calm. 89.4/64.4F 66% humidity.
8/1/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, cloudy & light breeze. 91.2/60.8F. Hum. 56%
8/2/2012 8:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, partial cloudy, calm. 93.0/59.0F 51% hum.
8/3/2012 8:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Where is the monsoon hiding? continued dry, scattered clouds, calm. 94.8/59.0F Hum. 43%
8/4/2012 8:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, cloudless, slight breeze. 94.8/60.8F Hum 40%
8/5/2012 7:32 AM 0.02 M M M M No sun yet, just gray clouds. Calm. Abt 5:00pm as we went to town we got a little shower 2 miles from home so don't know how long it lasted. 96.6/62.6. Hum. 57%. Have a blessed day.
8/6/2012 8:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Got a few drops on the windshield coming home from church after noon. Very promising clouds. Heard thunder several times, but nothing in the tube. Few clouds today, windy. 93.0/64.4F hum. 40%
8/7/2012 8:42 AM 0.21 M M M M Heard thunder several times yesterday PM. Finally got a short spurt, about 15 min. Don't know if it rained later. Partly cloudy, calm. 98.4/64.4F Hum. 51%
8/8/2012 7:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday at 1:30 when we went to town there were very promising clouds, but nuthin' in the tube. About 2:30 we had a nice rain in town, 8 miles away. Scattered clouds & calm today. 96.6/60.8F Hum. 49%
8/9/2012 8:19 AM 0.02 M M M M As I was leaving at 1:30pm I had a couple of drops, so I guess it stayed around to accumulate .02. There was lots of lightning to the SE. Today, light wind, clouds around the edges. 98.4/62.6F Hum 43%
8/10/2012 8:16 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, cloudless, calm, hot. 102.0/62.6F hum. 30%. Temperatures taken on my covered deck, protected from direct sunlight.
8/11/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, cloudy, calm, hot. 102.0/60.8F hum.36%
8/12/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty , cloudy, light breeze. 102.0/62.6F hum. 38% Have a blessed day.
8/13/2012 8:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, cloudy, light breeze, hot. Yesterday PM the sky seemed dusty. Could it have been left over from the big haboob in the Phoenix area on Sat. nite?
8/14/2012 8:33 AM 0.16 M M M M 3:30pm we heard a clap of thunder. It rained for maybe 5 min. Then thru the evening heard more thunder & more rain on & off. So cool, calm & cloud cover. 100.2/62.6F. Hum. 51%
8/15/2012 8:12 AM 0.14 M M M M This fell between 1:30-6:15pm, we were in town, no rain there. This morning, calm, partly cloudy. 96.6/64.4F Hum. 53%
8/16/2012 8:15 AM 0.20 M M M M Yesterday afternoon it was overcast. Abt 2:30 we had a downpour that lasted maybe 20 min. Continued to drizzle for a few hours. Today mostly thin clouds, calm. 94.8/62.6F hum. 66%. Maybe more rain.
8/17/2012 8:23 AM 0.36 M M M M Left at 6:15pm about 4 miles down the road we got some raindrops. Came home to see evidence of rain here. Today clouds again, calm. 89.4/64.4F hu 73%. This is the 4th day with rain. For .86 total. Each day it has rained an hour or so later in the day. Nice.
8/18/2012 8:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M where did my monsoon go?? Dry, nice breeze, a few clouds. 87.6/68.0F hu. 65%
8/19/2012 7:20 AM T M M M M mid afternoon it got dark & overcast. Heard thunder & I saw water dripping off the roof, but nothing measurable this morning. Some surfaces looked like there was dew on it. Sunny, calm & scattered clouds. 87.6/60.8F hum 79%. Have a blessed day.
8/20/2012 8:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M another afternoon with dark clouds & thunder, but no rain. What gives? Today few clouds, calm & warm. 93.0/68.0F hum. 63%
8/21/2012 8:21 AM 0.01 M M M M another afternoon of dark clouds, wind & thunder & lightning, but not much precipt. Clouds already building this morning. Calm, humid. 93.0/68.0F. hum. 65%.
8/22/2012 8:20 AM 0.13 M M M M Heard thunder & it rained about 8:30pm. Today mostly cloudy, calm. 89.4/64.4F. Hum. 76%. Looking good for next few days.
8/26/2012 11:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2012 8:36 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain fell yesterday afternoon. This morning a few altocumulus clouds, calm, warm. 87.6*/64.4*F. hum. 65%
8/28/2012 8:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry today. Had dark clouds & thunder in the distance yesterday, but didn't get here. Today some scattered clouds & calm. 96.6*/60.8*F hum. 52%
8/29/2012 8:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, some clouds, calm. 94.8/59.0F hum 56%
8/30/2012 8:31 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, puffy little clouds,mostly in N&E, light breeze. 96.6*/60.8*F hum. 46%
8/31/2012 8:37 AM 0.68 M M M M yesterday at 2:09 we had thunder & lightning that was close and then a downpour with some hail. This lasted about 45 min. The hail melted quickly, but was pea size. The temp dropped 20*. This morning another .01 to total .68. altocumulus clouds and light breeze. 91.2/62.6
9/1/2012 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M Yesterday at 4:00pm it started raining & lasted an hour, off & on. Just a nice gentle rain. Today we have a nice altostratus cover. Looks like rain & we have a workcrew up for the weekend. Calm & cool. on/l 62.6F. hum. 79%
9/2/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Empty, calm, dewy & lots of clouds. 91.2/62.8F. Hum. 79%. Have a blessed day.
9/3/2012 8:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, altho we have had good looking clouds. Calm now, gusty breeze last nigt. 93.0/60.8F Hum. 61%
9/4/2012 8:46 AM 0.08 M M M M Early afternoon we had a nice, gentle shower for about an hour. It also held up building of new steps to our house. This morning lovely, scattered clouds, light breeze. 89.4/60.8F. hum. 75%
9/5/2012 8:35 AM 0.11 M M M M abt 1:30pm had a short shower, then several more thru the afternoon. Today a few clouds on the SW horizon, otherwise clear. Calm. Cooling a bit. 85.8/59.0F. Hum. 73%
9/6/2012 8:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M empty, scattered clouds, light breeze. 91.2/59.0F hum. 64%.
9/7/2012 8:30 AM 0.24 M M M M woke up to rain. It was raining about 6:40am, don't know when it started. And a little drizzle while I was checking the gauge. We are completely socked in, no sun yet. Calm. 91.2/66.2F. hum. 79%
9/8/2012 8:32 AM 0.09 M M M M Cloudy all day yesterday. Now, lots of feathery clouds & lots of contrails. Calm. 82.2/62.6F hum. 65%
9/9/2012 7:34 AM 0.11 M M M M nice little shower at 2:40pm that lasted about 15 min. Surprised we gathered so much, maybe rained later. Today overcast again, but not so dark. Calm. cooler. 89.4/60.8F. hum. 69% Have a blessed day.
9/10/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry today. Another cloud cover morning. Calm. cooler. 82.2/60.8F Hum. 69%
9/11/2012 8:30 AM 0.06 M M M M another cloud cover day. calm & cool. Abt 7:20pm we had a short shower (5min). Must have rained more during the night. 81.6/62.6F hum. 77%
9/12/2012 8:33 AM 0.04 M M M M Sunny, partly cloudy, light breeze. This is 8 days out of 12 in Sept. with measurable precipt. Happy it hasn't been hard, causing damage. Tues saw the evidence of flooding at Camp Geronimo abt 10 miles away, but under the rim. 75.0/60.8F. Hum 75%.
9/13/2012 8:34 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1 bug in tube. sunny, windy, cloudless. Is this back to normal? Cooler, 84.0/57.2F Hum 52% that's a big drop.
9/14/2012 8:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 84.0/57.2F Hu. 25%
9/15/2012 8:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, light breeze. Wow, temp dropped, on/l 46.4F. Yesterday high 81.9. hum. 35%
9/16/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry. Clear except for many contrails crisscrossing the western sky. Calm & cool. 91.2/46.4F hum. 48%. Have a blessed day
9/17/2012 8:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M the elk are back. Abt 1am woke up because they were attacking my trumpet vine outside my bedroom window. Then when I checked my gauge it was on the ground. The inside tube broken at the top Oh well. 93.0/48.2 F hum 39%
9/18/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm. 89.9/50.0F hum 46%
9/19/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, calm, sunny, some contrails. 94.8/50.0F, hum. 36%
9/20/2012 8:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, clear,calm, hotter. 98.4/50.0F Hum. 34%
9/21/2012 8:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. We have beautiful puffy white cumulus clouds in the afternoons. 93.0/51.3F Hum. 35%.
9/22/2012 8:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still empty, partly cloudy, calm. 94.8/51.8F hum. 33% Maybe precipt soon.
9/23/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, but overcast. Raining to the East. Sun trying to come thru. Cool breeze. 93.0/53.6F Hum 37%. Have a blessed day.
9/24/2012 8:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, partly cloudy, light breeze. 93.0/55.4F hum. 35%
9/25/2012 8:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. on/l 51.8F hum. 35%
9/26/2012 8:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, clear, calm. Cooler 85.8/46.4F, hum 38%
9/27/2012 8:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, partly cloudy in the east, calm & cool. 81.6/46.4F hum 38%
9/28/2012 8:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry,partly cloudy, calm. 81.6/48.2F 37% hum. Not much change from Thur.
9/29/2012 8:34 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, light breeze, I have seen clouds in the afternoons that look like they could produce, but leave nothing. 85.8/48.2F 47% hum.
9/30/2012 7:37 AM T M M M M Nothing in gauge, but hubby was outside when we got a brief drizzle in early afternoon. 81.6/46.4F. 45% hum. Have a blessed day



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/6/2011 10/11/2011 9:00 AM 6 0.54 M M In St Paul, MN for a few days where it was very warm. Grandson who was staying here said one morning there was frost. Our garden is frozen, tomatoes, squash, peppers, beets. Yesterday high 78.6, onl 35.6. Sorry we missed the moisture.
12/25/2011 12/26/2011 8:15 AM 2 0.00 M M Current temp 26.1*. Cloudless and calm. 2011 total precipt. looks lean. 60.6/21.4F.
7/21/2012 7/28/2012 8:30 AM 8 1.18 M M We were in WA for a week. Looks like we got some rain. Today a complete cloud cover. Calm. O/n low 68.0F. 53% hum. As we left Pasco, WA at 6:30pm the air was full of dust, quite high, but not much wind. Curious.
8/23/2012 8/25/2012 5:15 PM 3 1.00 M M of course, we were gone several days. It was beautiful at 1pm on Thur 8/23 in Ft Collins, Co. as we passed thru on a Greyhound Bus. Left Rawlins, WY about 8pm 8/23 driving S. Saw evidence of rain thru Co, UT & AZ, especially on the reservations in S Utah & N AZ. No rain on us until we got into Payson, AZ. 8/25. Long trip. So I don't know exactly when the rain fell here during that time. Looks like maybe early during that period. High for 8/25 87.6*, o/nl 59.0*



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