Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LR-412 Latitude 40.5968
Station Name Fort Collins 2.9 NW Longitude -105.1329
County Larimer Elevation (ft) 5112



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 1.18 1.49 31 1.49 31 0.00 0 0 4 0 10.5 2 2
Nov 11 0.82 0.79 30 0.79 30 0.00 0 0 4 3 9.4 3 2
Dec 11 0.51 0.95 31 0.95 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 16.1 5 4
Jan 12 0.38 0.09 31 0.09 31 0.00 0 0 2 3 1.5 2 3
Feb 12 0.43 0.86 29 0.86 29 0.00 0 0 6 7 13.2 6 4
March 12 1.62 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 4 0.0 0 0
April 12 2.08 0.45 30 0.45 30 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
May 12 2.47 1.43 31 1.43 31 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
June 12 2.49 0.27 30 0.27 30 0.00 0 0 5 8 0.0 0 0
July 12 1.51 4.16 31 4.16 31 0.00 0 0 12 8 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 1.58 0.08 31 0.08 31 0.00 0 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.37 2.76 30 2.76 30 0.00 0 0 8 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 16.44" 13.33" 366 days 13.33" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 70 days 51 days 50.7" 18 days 15 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 0.00
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.00
10/6/2011 0.00
10/7/2011 0.00
10/8/2011 0.00
10/9/2011 0.46
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.00
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 0.03
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 0.00
10/26/2011 0.77
10/27/2011 0.23
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 0.70
11/3/2011 0.01
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 T
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.00
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 T
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.06
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.02
11/27/2011 T
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.41
12/2/2011 0.03
12/3/2011 0.18
12/4/2011 T
12/5/2011 T
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 0.00
12/13/2011 0.00
12/14/2011 0.00
12/15/2011 0.00
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 T
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.31
12/23/2011 0.02
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
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 T
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 T
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.06
1/18/2012 0.00
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.00
1/22/2012 0.00
1/23/2012 0.00
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 T
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.00
1/28/2012 0.03
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 0.54
2/4/2012 0.10
2/5/2012 0.00
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.02
2/8/2012 T
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.13
2/12/2012 T
2/13/2012 T
2/14/2012 0.00
2/15/2012 T
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 T
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 T
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.06
2/24/2012 T
2/25/2012 0.00
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.01
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 T
3/3/2012 T
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 T
3/8/2012 T
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 0.00
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 0.00
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 0.00
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 T
4/4/2012 0.06
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 0.07
4/12/2012 0.05
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.04
4/16/2012 0.12
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.03
4/20/2012 0.02
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 0.06
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 0.47
5/8/2012 0.24
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.07
5/13/2012 0.01
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 T
5/19/2012 0.24
5/20/2012 0.05
5/21/2012 T
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.34
5/25/2012 0.01
5/26/2012 0.00
5/27/2012 0.00
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012 T
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012 T
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.04
6/4/2012 T
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 T
6/7/2012 T
6/8/2012 0.02
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.00
6/12/2012 0.00
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 T
6/17/2012 T
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 0.06
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 T
6/28/2012 0.04
6/29/2012 0.11
6/30/2012 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 T
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 T
7/4/2012 T
7/5/2012 T
7/6/2012 0.02
7/7/2012 1.42
7/8/2012 1.00
7/9/2012 1.00
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 T
7/13/2012 T
7/14/2012 0.00
7/15/2012 0.00
7/16/2012 T
7/17/2012 0.01
7/18/2012 0.01
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 T
7/24/2012 0.01
7/25/2012 0.06
7/26/2012 0.43
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.01
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.14
7/31/2012 0.05
8/1/2012 0.01
8/2/2012 0.01
8/3/2012 0.01
8/4/2012 T
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.01
8/8/2012 T
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 T
8/12/2012 0.01
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012 0.01
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 0.01
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 T
8/29/2012 T
8/30/2012 0.01
8/31/2012 T
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 T
9/3/2012 T
9/4/2012 T
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 T
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.90
9/13/2012 0.24
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.02
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 0.06
9/26/2012 0.29
9/27/2012 1.19
9/28/2012 0.05
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.01



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M I was out of town and my husband graciously checked the gauge. I heard it was dreary all day.
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the windshield in the driveway, but no frost on the grass.
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Ground wet this morning. Temperature at close to 50F, so not feeling all that cold. It is breezy.
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.77 8.0 M 8.0 M Light rain started ~4 PM in the afternoon. Not sure when it happened exactly, but but snow was coming down at 6:30PM and by 7:00 it was accumulating on the grass. I took off the funnel and measured 0.05 in the gauge. I didn't have time to do a core sample this morning and I'm not exactly sure where I would have done it. Snow measured 8". The gauge was filled halfway and also had 4" of snow on the top. It melted to 0.72" Bringing the total to 0.77
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.23 2.5 M 8.0 M I'm estimating the new snow because what was in the gauge at 5PM was slush. Snow in places around the yard had either stayed the same or increased and the temperature throughout the day was near freezing. We had one branch down yesterday morning from the maple tree. I actually heard it crack and fall when I was checking the gauge yesterday morning. When we came home, there were numerous branches down from both elm trees on the east side of the yard. Many of these were in the 6" diameter range. It was ok that there was school otherwise we might have been trying to make snowmen under falling branches :( And we had fog this morning - not at our house, but as I drove to work. And there was rime on many bushes and the top of the snow as well - at least around the CIRA building.
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sorry I didn't make a snow on the ground measurement.
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was enough snow remaining yesterday afternoon to make a snowman with my son - and we didn't have to go all around the yard.
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Still snow in the shady areas
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.70 8.0 0.70 8.0 M Precipitation started at ~6:30PM last evening. I think it was mostly snow flakes, but they melted on contact with the cement. There was 1" on our front porch by 8:30PM. Although it is not windy this morning, there was evidence of north/northwesterly winds: - snow on that side of the trunk of trees and in open areas, snow drifted to the south and southeast. The gauge had snow on the top and as best I could, I pushed straight down with a lid and brought it inside to melt. That had 0.60" liquid. I measured snow depths: 7.5", 8", and 10". I took a core in an area that had 8". The 8"core had water = 0.70. (I added water to melt and then subtracted it. it is amazing that both these values came out to 0.x0) This core measurement and water equivalent is what I am reporting - it seems most representative.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M M M The snow in the gauge had melted and frozen again by 5 PM. I reported the estimate of new snow based on what had fallen on the footprints leading to the gauge. I didn't get to measure snow remaining on the ground, but I'd estimate it at 6-7" on the grass
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pretty sunrise. Still snow on the ground - sorry I didn't get to take a measurement in the yard.
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Windy and enough rain to wet the ground ~4:30PM. Windy through the early part of the night (until 2AM ish?).
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sorry - didn't get around to measuring snow depth remaining.
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M No snow last night but frost on windshields and other surfaces. We still have snow in shady spots so that is why I am going with a trace remaining. I'd estimate that we still have 3" on the north facing side of the garage roof.
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain in the evening I think it was around 8PM. It was enough to wet the ground. I didn't get out last night to check to see if it was 0.01 and it was windy all night, so the gauge was dry this morning. The wind the last 2 days has melted all but some piled snow, so I am no linger showing a trace.
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M windy this morning
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 1.0 M 1.0 M Sam woke up first and told us he wanted to make a snowman :) Not quite enough snow.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Beautiful sunrise this morning.
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain between ~8 and 9PM Then very windy through the night. I checked the gauge at 9:30 PM because it would have been evaporated by morning.
11/27/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.41 6.0 0.41 6.0 0.41 Snow started between 10 and 11 PM last evening. Still snowing at 7 AM. The gauge melted to 0.40, the core melted to 0.41 Since there was some snow on the top of the gauge that I had to "smash" in, I used the core value - but they are very close.
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M The snow "winded" down earlier in the day, and I didn't get out to measure it. From eye observations yesterday, I thought we had at least another fluffy inch. This morning, there only appeared to be an additional half inch. It cleared and got cold last night. The riming on surfaces was beautiful.
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 4.0 0.18 M M Snow started at ~8:15 PM. The snow was drifted in the gauge and that melted to 0.15. The new snow on my wooden pad was 4" deep and a core of it melted to 0.18. That seemed more representative, so I used it.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M
12/5/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M No new measurable snow, a few flurries yesterday later in the afternoon. Sorry, I forgot to get snow depth this morning as it was cold (brrrrrr) - 1.5F under the front spruce trees.
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost this morning on many surfaces and cold (-2F) at 7 AM at the house.
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick fog this morning with visibilities less that 0.2 mile. Still snow on the ground - I just didn't have time to measure it.
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sorry I haven't been making remaining snow on the ground measurements. We still have some and I'd estimate 3" based on what is remaining on the north facing side of the garage roof.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M A snow shower in the afternoon - fluffy flakes in the gauge, but not enough to melt to measure.
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M I finally got to walk around the yard and take a few measurements of remaining snow before the next snow. There was 0-2.5 in the front yard, which gets more sun, and 2.5-3.5 in the back, north facing areas, so a good estimate remaining is 1.5". I threw some leftover ice in a spot in the front on the 12th of December. The spot is not in the sun much during the day. I noticed that quite a bit of the ice is still there. It's that time of year with long cold nights.
12/22/2011 7:30 AM 0.31 4.8 0.31 5.0 M Snow started accumulating on the ground ~9 PM last evening. The snow in the gauge was "drifted" and the melted equivalent was 0.25. The core melted to 0.31 and the depth was consistent with other areas in the yard, so that is what is reported above. Pretty snow.
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.8 M M M
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M The temperature didn't go below freezing last night and it was fairly breezy most of the night and quite windy this morning. That melted quite a bit of snow rather quickly.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M An absolutely gorgeous sunrise sky. The colors were exceptionally vibrant and long lasting (although changing) ~30 min - 1 hr... Le clouds over us and stable air with lots of particulates to the east.
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Still some lingering snow on the shady north east side of the house/garage. As I look west across Overland St., there is snow to the north of the juniper trees as well.
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2012 7:00 AM T T M M M Snow showers yesterday afternoon 2:30 ish.
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost this morning
1/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy through most of the night - I could hear it against the side of the house and occasionally blowing dirt and other small bits against the windows.
1/12/2012 7:00 AM T T M M M Snow squalls moved through in the AM yesterday. Not quite enough to measure.
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy early this morning and then just a little breezy since. I looked at the Christman Field graphs and temperatures dropped to ~22F before midnight and then rose to the upper 30sF with some gusts to mid 30MPH. We have cloud cover this morning and it is ~30F.
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 M 0.8 M Last night, it looked like we had at least an inch of snow, this morning it measured 0.8". Most of it came down within a 45 minute starting between 3:45 and 4:00 PM. I didn't have time to do a core this morning and my husband graciously brought the gauge in for me and melted it.
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Windy starting around 10 PM last evening. This morning it was an effort walking from the car to the building at work. Gusting into the 40mph now and I hear it is supposed to get windier. Still on the cold side - around freezing so a little blowing snow noticed to the lee of the house and garage and still about 0.5" remaining in the yard.
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2012 7:00 AM T T M M M
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.7 M 0.5 M Snow during the morning and afternoon.
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.54 6.4 0.54 6.4 M With warm cement/ground, the snow near the ground was very wet. It was very breezy and the gauge had a melter water content of 0.48. I took a core in an area that had 6.4" of snow and snow near the ground was "dry". Some areas had 7-8" of snow and others had 5". This area seemed representative and I used this to report. It melted down to 0.54.
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 2.3 M 6.5 M It snowed lightly yesterday morning and heavier in the afternoon. It was melting on many surfaces that had been cleared of snow. The air temperature was in the upper 20s most of the day. This morning, the precip in the bottom of the gauge was melted and refrozen - with snow on top. I have yet to get a snow board and I noticed that snow was melting on the surface of the board I had out there, so I didn't use a core from there. The 0.1 was what fell in the gauge. The 2.4" of new snow is estimated from what fell on "packed" snow since yesterday. The 6.5" total snow remaining on the ground is an average of less snow in the south part of the yard, and more snow on the north sides of the yard.
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.7 M M M Other snow remaining but I didn't have time to measure it.
2/8/2012 7:00 AM T T M M M Snow still remaining on the ground from last week - sorry I didn't have time to measure it.
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow remaining on the ground - sorry I didn't have time to measure it.
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 3.0 0.13 M M 0.13 measured in the gauge and in a core sample. Didn't get around to doing a total snow on the ground survey.
2/12/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/13/2012 7:00 AM T T M 4.5 M Trace of new snow - remaining snow on the south side of the yard at 3.5" and 5.5+ on the north sides.
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.7 M 0.7 M
2/24/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.0 M Snow accumulation in the morning between 8:45 and 9:15. Snow flurries after that and starting to clear by late afternoon.
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/3/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/8/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 T M M M Snow fell and accumulated on the grass for a very short time. Since it melted so quickly and didn't accumulate on the warm ground, I put in a trace for snow.
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M I heard cars "swooshing" on the road at 5 AM this morning. Welcome rain!
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.01 from the morning and 0.04 overnight. My husband mentioned he heard rain against the window during the night, but I'm not sure what time.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain in the afternoon ~2 and then overnight. The ground and surfaces were wet this morning - it looked pretty and smelled refreshing!
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Nice spring morning with temperatures in the upper 30s. The volunteer spinach has leaves ~3" in length and it continues to grow low to the ground. Probably a good thing.
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M I did not hear it rain last night. My husband mentioned that he heard rain against the window at ~midnight. It was a little breezy this morning and many surfaces were already dry.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A couple short showers. The first one passed through at about 4:15 PM. Another one ~7:30. I don't know if there were any overnight. There was a light dew on surfaces this morning.
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/26/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A trace of a trace a couple times at least while we were outside between 4:45 and 5:30 and between ~7:30 and 8:30 PM. These last few days of temperatures reaching 80F or more during the day have made some parts of the yard that I had not watered look really stressed.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M I heard lightning and saw thunder at about 10 PM, but didn't hear the rain, but it likely rained at that time as the ground was dry this morning with a few wet spots.
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 M 0.0 M A light rain started yesterday evening at ~6:30 PM. There were trace amounts here and there before this later in the afternoon. I'm thinking it was mostly a light steady rain throughout the night as it was wet under the spruce trees out front, but not soaked as in the trunks of the trees were not wet. At 6:30 this morning, it was a more moderate rain. Between when I measured at 7AM and 9AM, we received another 0.2" rain, so I'll have at least that much to report tomorrow morning. It's been so dry, and we've only watered a few things in the yard - this steady, light rain is a blessing.
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 T M 0.0 M Precipitation ending yesterday by ~noon. I didn't see it, but heard from a couple others that is was snowing but not sticking to the ground at ~8 AM yesterday. It was not doing that at 9AM, but I did see that there was snow down low in the foothills yesterday on my drive in at 8:45.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Not much rain, but the cool weather is nice.
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Not much, but cool temperatures are good for the spinach and peas.
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smoke in the air this morning from the Hewlett Gulch fire that started yesterday afternoon.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Rain wet the ground, but not enough to measure.
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Rain started Friday evening. There was thunder and lightning Saturday morning at ~5AM.
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Rain in the morning. Cloudy most of the day.
5/21/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M There was ~0.1 from a storm in the afternoon ~2:30 PM. There was a light rain throughout the rest of the afternoon and we heard more rain later, but I didn't check the time. I'm not sure what fell over night.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain during the night - I think it was ~2:30 AM.
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M A trace in the evening - and it did not completely wet the ground.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M There was a trace in the evening. I would not have known if I hadn't been outside because it did not completely wet the ground.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/7/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain around 4 PM
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey with a trace of ash.
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey with a trace of ash.
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Small trace in the afternoon.
6/17/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Enough to wet the ground, but not enough to measure.
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey with a trace of ash.
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry. Trace of smoke
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler this morning, but still dry.
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M A thunderstorm! Started seeing lightning and hearing thunder ~ 8 PM to the south and southeast. It slowly moved closer and rained between ~9:30 and 10:00. Helped clear the air of smoke and cool all surfaces down a little. I was able to open my windows and use the fan all night sans smoke. A few ash particles were still in the gauge but they didn't amount to much.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain at ~4PM. Enough to wet things and cool them down for the evening.
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain in the afternoon around 2 PM. Another brief shower in the evening. It is humid this morning. Some parts of the cement are still damp. A lot oh haze in the air from local and statewide fires. Only slight smoky smells this morning.
6/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M It's so hot and dry the weeds are drying out.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/5/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A little to help cool things off.
7/7/2012 12:00 PM 1.42 M M M M I was out of town and a friend came by and checked the gauge. I checked CoCoRaHS reports from Frisco and saw that we had gotten quite a bit of rain. I hadn't told her what happened when we got more than an inch of rain so I had to text her with a few brief instructions. She didn't need to water!
7/8/2012 6:00 PM 1.00 M M M M I was out of town and a friend came by to check on the house and she also checked the gauge. It was later in the day, but looking at other measurements, it is reasonable so I am including it as the measurement for the day. She had wrote 1.00 and left the water in a container in the house (so I checked it). I see that there is a 0.99" nearby my house.
7/9/2012 2:45 PM 1.00 M M M M We got back from being out of town for a long weekend and I checked the gauge and saw 1.0" exactly. At first I thought maybe the friend who had checked it on Sunday and reported 1.0" hadn't emptied it, but in looking at surrounding values, it seems reasonable. There could be a couple hundredths included in this that should be reported tomorrow morning, but I'll just leave the total here. It is pleasantly humid!
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain since 3 PM yesterday when I got back into town. See comments from yesterday in terms of reporting. From what is on the map of neighboring stations, this is an ok way to go. I was away for the weekend and had someone checking the gauge, but not at 7 AM. Lots of rain since Friday and the pumpkin plant arms grew ~ two feet! The tomato plants grew 6"+ on all sides - but I noticed this morning that they didn't look quite as bushy and I saw deer prints in the soil :(
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/13/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Right around 8:45 PM. It sort of cooled surfaces down
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M A few storms throughout the afternoon and evening.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M This came from at least 2 storms (maybe a third?)
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M The rain came from 3 separate storms, none of which the main core passed directly over my house (at ~2, 4, and 7 PM)
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A few storms throughout the afternoon and evening that wet the ground.
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/8/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/29/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/3/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Yes - rain! Sprinkles and gusty winds before ~7 PM. After that, a gentle rain - I think throughout the night. It was raining steadily when I checked the gauge.
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Nice steady rain yesterday morning and pleasantly cooler temperatures. Just 0.04 later in the day after 5 PM.
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain overnight
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain yesterday evening.
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M I'm not sure when the rain started during the night, but the roads were wet at 5:30 this morning. It was raining lightly at 7 AM.
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 1.19 M M M M I wasn't at home the whole day, so I don't know for sure. Probably 0.2" or less fell in the morning and the rest fell with a storm that lasted ~45 minutes. The storm started ~4:30. I came home at 5:15ish to a yard covered with hail that was ~0.5" deep. The average size hail was pea size. I did submit a hail report yesterday. So at that point, I had 1.0" liquid rain in the gauge and about a quarter of the funnel filled with hail. That melted for an additional 0.18; the rest of the evening, we got 0.01. The hail on the grass did not melt before 10:00, but was melted by this morning. There was fog forming in the evening over the cool ground. The hail off the roof collected in piles in places and there was some t=of that still remaining this morning.
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 0.01 in the afternoon yesterday, the rest in the evening and possibly overnight. Very foggy at 7, although It seems like it was not quite as foggy a half hour before . Visibilities are under .25 mile. And of course dew on everything.
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
9/26/2012 4:30 PM There was 1.0" precipitation in a 45 minute period. There is mor precipitation from the hail in the funnel of the gauge that hasn't melted yet. The hail may be pretty localized as it did not accumulate 1 mile to the west or ~ 0.2 miles to the east of us. Hail is still on the ground at 5:55 PM. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size NA Hard|White Ice 7 3min shredded leaves True 0.5