Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-DG-175 Latitude 39.5588874816895
Station Name Highlands Ranch 2.5 E Longitude -104.923240661621
County Douglas Elevation (ft) 5757



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 1.31 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 0.94 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 0.72 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 0.56 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 0.56 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 12 1.94 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 12 2.31 1.18 19 1.18 19 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
May 12 2.64 1.67 18 1.67 18 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 2.08 0.40 19 0.40 10 0.00 9 2 3 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 2.53 2.25 31 1.70 15 0.55 16 3 7 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 2.46 0.37 33 0.36 22 0.01 11 3 3 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.24 2.81 27 2.81 14 0.00 13 5 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 19.29" 8.68" 147 days 8.12" 98 0.56" 49 days 13 30 days 4 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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
10/2/2011
10/3/2011
10/4/2011
10/5/2011
10/6/2011
10/7/2011
10/8/2011
10/9/2011
10/10/2011
10/11/2011
10/12/2011
10/13/2011
10/14/2011
10/15/2011
10/16/2011
10/17/2011
10/18/2011
10/19/2011
10/20/2011
10/21/2011
10/22/2011
10/23/2011
10/24/2011
10/25/2011
10/26/2011
10/27/2011
10/28/2011
10/29/2011
10/30/2011
10/31/2011
11/1/2011
11/2/2011
11/3/2011
11/4/2011
11/5/2011
11/6/2011
11/7/2011
11/8/2011
11/9/2011
11/10/2011
11/11/2011
11/12/2011
11/13/2011
11/14/2011
11/15/2011
11/16/2011
11/17/2011
11/18/2011
11/19/2011
11/20/2011
11/21/2011
11/22/2011
11/23/2011
11/24/2011
11/25/2011
11/26/2011
11/27/2011
11/28/2011
11/29/2011
11/30/2011
12/1/2011
12/2/2011
12/3/2011
12/4/2011
12/5/2011
12/6/2011
12/7/2011
12/8/2011
12/9/2011
12/10/2011
12/11/2011
12/12/2011
12/13/2011
12/14/2011
12/15/2011
12/16/2011
12/17/2011
12/18/2011
12/19/2011
12/20/2011
12/21/2011
12/22/2011
12/23/2011
12/24/2011
12/25/2011
12/26/2011
12/27/2011
12/28/2011
12/29/2011
12/30/2011
12/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012
1/2/2012
1/3/2012
1/4/2012
1/5/2012
1/6/2012
1/7/2012
1/8/2012
1/9/2012
1/10/2012
1/11/2012
1/12/2012
1/13/2012
1/14/2012
1/15/2012
1/16/2012
1/17/2012
1/18/2012
1/19/2012
1/20/2012
1/21/2012
1/22/2012
1/23/2012
1/24/2012
1/25/2012
1/26/2012
1/27/2012
1/28/2012
1/29/2012
1/30/2012
1/31/2012
2/1/2012
2/2/2012
2/3/2012
2/4/2012
2/5/2012
2/6/2012
2/7/2012
2/8/2012
2/9/2012
2/10/2012
2/11/2012
2/12/2012
2/13/2012
2/14/2012
2/15/2012
2/16/2012
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
2/20/2012
2/21/2012
2/22/2012
2/23/2012
2/24/2012
2/25/2012
2/26/2012
2/27/2012
2/28/2012
2/29/2012
3/1/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
3/5/2012
3/6/2012
3/7/2012
3/8/2012
3/9/2012
3/10/2012
3/11/2012
3/12/2012
3/13/2012
3/14/2012
3/15/2012
3/16/2012
3/17/2012
3/18/2012
3/19/2012
3/20/2012
3/21/2012
3/22/2012
3/23/2012
3/24/2012
3/25/2012
3/26/2012
3/27/2012
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
3/30/2012
3/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012
4/2/2012
4/3/2012
4/4/2012 0.41
4/5/2012
4/6/2012
4/7/2012
4/8/2012
4/9/2012
4/10/2012
4/11/2012
4/12/2012 0.13
4/13/2012 0.06
4/14/2012
4/15/2012 0.48
4/16/2012 0.02
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 T
4/20/2012 T
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 0.00
4/27/2012 0.08
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 0.05
5/7/2012 0.26
5/8/2012 0.13
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.07
5/13/2012 0.17
5/14/2012
5/15/2012
5/16/2012
5/17/2012
5/18/2012
5/19/2012
5/20/2012 0.48
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.51
5/25/2012
5/26/2012
5/27/2012
5/28/2012
5/29/2012
5/30/2012
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
6/9/2012
6/10/2012
6/11/2012 **
6/12/2012 **
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012
6/15/2012 0.02
6/16/2012 0.35
6/17/2012 0.00
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.00 **
6/24/2012 **
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.03 **
6/29/2012 **
6/30/2012 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.01
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.98
7/8/2012 0.28
7/9/2012 0.27 **
7/10/2012 **
7/11/2012 **
7/12/2012 **
7/13/2012 **
7/14/2012 **
7/15/2012 **
7/16/2012 **
7/17/2012 **
7/18/2012 **
7/19/2012 **
7/20/2012 0.53
7/21/2012 **
7/22/2012 **
7/23/2012 0.02
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012
7/26/2012 0.00
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.06
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.04
7/31/2012 0.06
8/1/2012 0.23
8/2/2012 0.09
8/3/2012 T
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 T
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00 **
8/11/2012 **
8/12/2012 0.01
8/13/2012
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 **
8/16/2012 **
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.04
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 **
8/30/2012 **
8/31/2012 **
9/1/2012 **
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012
9/7/2012 0.00 **
9/8/2012 **
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012
9/11/2012
9/12/2012 0.52
9/13/2012 1.05 **
9/14/2012 **
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 **
9/22/2012 **
9/23/2012 **
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.46
9/27/2012 0.78
9/28/2012
9/29/2012
9/30/2012



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
4/4/2012 11:30 PM 0.41 M M M M (edit: daily precip initially recorded as 4.01". changed to NA due to swapped integer suspicion. observer contacted. P.G.) (observer-confirmed 0.41". P.G.)
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Thunderstorm
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/15/2012 11:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
4/16/2012 10:24 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/17/2012 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and dry
4/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just a nice day, looked threatening, but no showers
4/19/2012 3:13 PM T M M M M Must have had a shower last night late, my deck was wet, but, no drops in gauge. Not sure what time, must have been between midnight and 5AM I left home at 6:30am and the sky was clear.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M There were sprinkles on my windows about 2pm, I'd say a 3 - 4 inch rain (the drops were 3 - 4 inches apart, had to add some levity), looked threatening most of the afternoon, but no rain here.
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear & Dry
4/22/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and Dry
4/23/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry
4/24/2012 7:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Once again had one of those 4 - 6 inch sprinkles, meaning that was the distance between the few drops on the windows about 4pm, no significant moisture, lots of threatening Cums around the area.
4/26/2012 1:41 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, no moisture
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Some sprinkles about 2pm, just drops, Thunderstorm after 9pm, lots of lightening, light rain after 9pm
4/28/2012 8:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry
4/30/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry
5/1/2012 7:03 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry
5/2/2012 7:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry
5/3/2012 2:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and Windy
5/4/2012 7:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry some Cums, looked threatening, but, no rain
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M just dry
5/6/2012 7:20 AM 0.05 M M M M Thunderstorm, some pea size hail at start of storm
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M light rain and mist all night
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M from the night before to late morning light rain Than just sprinkles.
5/9/2012 7:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry
5/10/2012 1:13 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M How Dry I am, it is dry
5/11/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, but beautiful day
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M mostly drizzle, light showers occasionally
5/13/2012 7:10 AM 0.17 M M M M Light drizzle most evening
5/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.48 M M M M rain started about 6:30 am, not sure when stopped, no rain after 3:30 pm
5/21/2012 7:54 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sorry it's late, but a very dry day yesterday
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, Dry and more Dry
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry I am
5/24/2012 6:45 AM 0.51 M M M M Yes, real rain
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M rain shower late in the evening after 11pm, some thunder and lightning in the distance
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Some hail from pea size to marble, covered grass for a short time, than melted
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, high based thunderstorms
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just hot and dry
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot! Dry!
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some drizzle, not measurable
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and Windy
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and Windy Hot Too!!
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, Dry, Dry and HOT
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Some showers, and measurable too.
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M DRy Dry Dry
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry based storms, jus dry
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Showers off and on
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, quiet July 4th
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More dry
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.98 M M M M Rain
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M nice showers
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, dry, dry
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More dry
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M that was nice to have a bit of water in the guage
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry again
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
8/3/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M a 1 - 2 inch rain (between drops) not measurable for about 2 minutes (edit: daily precip initially recorded as 0.00". changed to "T" due to comments above. P.G.)
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and Windy
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just dry and little cooler
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, Dry, Dry
8/7/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M just enough sprinkles to wet the deck, but not measureable
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Okay more hot and dry
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is pretty sad to have just dust in your rain guage
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Really boring reports when we don't have any moisture to report
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day, but dry
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M another lovely day but dry
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M pretty day but dry
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pretty day, but, DRY
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M There was moisture in the tube, yeah
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Well had a 5 inch sprinkle, drops about 5 inches apart for a few minutes. Not measureable
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, dry, dry
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I kno w it is boring, but, dry, dry, dry
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Darn it still dry
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wish I could report some moisture, another pretty day but dry
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M well what showers that were in the area missed my gauge, it is still dry
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M same old news, dry
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still dry
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very dry
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M nice steady rain, ruined my golf for today, but, will survive
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M Emptied gauge at 7am, unable to report until now, that accumulation was from 7am 9/12/2012 until approximately 3pm 9/12/2012
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M lovely day
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M lovely day, but dry
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M we had a 5 to 10 inch rain (the drops were that far apart, just a couple of sprinkles about 8am, than dry) not measurable
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry again and hazy
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M some mist about 7am, but not measurable.
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
6/11/2012 6/13/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Dry no rain!
6/23/2012 6/25/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Just hot, dry and windy
6/28/2012 7/01/2012 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M Just hot and dry, some microburst activity
7/9/2012 7/20/2012 12:00 AM 12 0.53 M M
7/21/2012 7/23/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.02 M M
8/10/2012 8/12/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.01 M M
8/15/2012 8/17/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Was cooler, but dry
8/29/2012 8/31/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M just the same old dry
8/30/2012 9/02/2012 12:00 AM 4 0.00 M M I probably should clean the dust out of the bottom of the gauge, they are predicting showers in the next week or so (we hope it comes to fruition)
9/7/2012 9/09/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Still dry
9/13/2012 9/15/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Dry again, but the gauge is clean of dust now
9/21/2012 9/22/2012 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
9/22/2012 9/24/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M dry



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