Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LR-50 Latitude 40.2934
Station Name Lyons 4.8 N Longitude -105.2692
County Larimer Elevation (ft) 5617



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 1.06 1.26 31 1.26 31 0.00 0 0 4 4 11.9 2 4
Nov 11 0.98 0.60 30 0.60 17 0.00 13 1 2 3 8.2 2 3
Dec 11 0.58 1.35 31 1.35 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 23.7 7 28
Jan 12 0.58 0.35 31 0.35 31 0.00 0 0 4 3 6.3 4 5
Feb 12 0.55 0.96 29 0.96 29 0.00 0 0 6 5 20.6 6 20
March 12 1.51 0.00 31 0.00 20 0.00 11 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 12 1.95 0.61 30 0.61 30 0.00 0 0 6 3 0.3 1 0
May 12 2.53 1.71 31 1.71 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 2.34 0.25 30 0.25 30 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
July 12 2.07 2.17 30 2.17 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 1.74 0.50 31 0.50 31 0.00 0 0 5 9 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.52 1.29 30 1.29 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 17.41" 11.05" 365 days 11.05" 341 0.00" 24 days 2 66 days 37 days 71.0" 22 days 60 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 T
10/8/2011 T
10/9/2011 0.25
10/10/2011 T
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 0.01
10/18/2011 T
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 0.82
10/27/2011 0.18
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 0.48
11/3/2011 T
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 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.12
11/20/2011 T
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 T
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.25
12/2/2011 0.06
12/3/2011 0.24
12/4/2011 0.01
12/5/2011 0.05
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 0.02
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.72
12/23/2011 T
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 0.09
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 T
1/12/2012 0.10
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.15
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 T
1/25/2012 0.01
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.00
1/28/2012 T
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 0.52
2/4/2012 0.08
2/5/2012 T
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.08
2/8/2012 T
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.08
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.00
2/15/2012 0.00
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 T
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.11
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.09
2/24/2012 0.00
2/25/2012 0.00
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 T
2/29/2012 T
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 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 0.10
4/4/2012 0.10
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 0.01
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.33
4/16/2012 T
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.05
4/20/2012 T
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 T
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.02
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 0.63
5/8/2012 0.16
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.19
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 T
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.07
5/20/2012 0.17
5/21/2012 0.04
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.45
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 0.00
6/1/2012 0.00
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.17
6/4/2012 0.03
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 T
6/7/2012 T
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 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.01
6/16/2012 0.00
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 0.00
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.03
6/30/2012 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 T
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.02
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.01
7/7/2012 0.63
7/8/2012 M
7/9/2012 0.74
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 T
7/13/2012 0.01
7/14/2012 0.00
7/15/2012 0.00
7/16/2012 T
7/17/2012 0.04
7/18/2012 0.18
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.02
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012 0.20
7/26/2012 0.00
7/27/2012 0.02
7/28/2012 0.02
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.14
7/31/2012 0.14
8/1/2012 T
8/2/2012 0.40
8/3/2012 T
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.03
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 T
8/12/2012 T
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 T
8/17/2012 T
8/18/2012 T
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.04
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.02
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 T
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.01
8/30/2012 T
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.07
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.01
9/8/2012 T
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.36
9/13/2012 0.12
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 T
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 0.29
9/27/2012 0.38
9/28/2012 0.06
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.00



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 Clear, dry and pleasant morning. Temp: max 77F, overnight-low 46F. Rain-year totals (10/1/10-9/30/11) 17.95" rain, 35.4" snow. Station elev 5620'.
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry. Temp: max 83F, overnihgt-low 50F.
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Stuck in a pleasant weather pattern. Temp: 84F max, 50F overnight-low. The last hummingbird (female broadtail) seen at this station was on 9/28.
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm, dry and pleasant. Temp: 80F max, 46F overnight-low.
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tem: 80/46F.
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still warm and dry but with changes approaching. Temp: max 75F, overnight-low 45F.
10/7/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Chilly and clear this am. Ice in copper birdbath. A few potted plants nipped by cold. Temp: max 69F, 34 overnight-low.
10/8/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Warmer but cloudy and light rain this am (8:00). temp: max65F, overnight-low 41F. Turned furnace ON this am. Tomatoes to be picked today - near frost temps early Fri am zapped a lot of their leaves. Gauge inner tube and funnel removed.
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Rain 0.25", no snow. PC and dry this am. Temp: max 47F, overnight-low 39F.
10/10/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Trace of rain, no snow. Clear and frosty this am. First freezing temp of the fall. Temp: max 59, overnight-low 32F. Time to plant the garlic cloves.
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M PC and dry this am. Pleasant weather. Temp: max 66F, overnight-low 42F.
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and dry. Temp: max 66F, overnight-low 43F.
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued mild and dry, very pleasant. Temp: max 68F, overnight-low 36F. Yard work or fish the nearby S St. Vrain River?
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued very pleasant fall weather, mild and dry. TemP: max 72F, overnight low 36F.
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued mild and dry - beautiful fall so far. Temp: max 66F, overnight-low 36F.
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mild and dry. Enjoying the now fading colors of this fall, especially some of the more subtle bushes and small trees - 3-leaf sumac, wild plum, etc. Temp: max 80F, overnight-low 37F.
10/17/2011 7:45 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy with light rain this am. 0.01" by 7:45am reading time. Temp: Max 62F, overnight-low 40F.
10/18/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Chilly and clear this am. Light frost. First reading this fall under 32°F. Temp: max 59F, overnight-low 31F. Garden hoses disconnected.
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty and clear this am. Temp: max 63F, overnight-low 27F. 2011 growing season 159 days at this site - May 4 to Oct 9. Elev 5620'.
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and dry this am. Still great golfing weather. Temp: max 61F, overnight-low 32F.
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light clouds and dry. Temp max 71F, overnight-low 35F.
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pleasant weather continues - sunny and calm this am. Temp: max 70F, overnight-low 39F.
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pleasant fall weather - clear and dry. Temp: max 70F, overnight-low 37F.
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and dry this am. Temp: max 71F, overnight-low 37F.
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm and dry this am but winter storm approaching. Temp: max 73F, overnight-low 46F.
10/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.82 9.9 M 7.0 0.82 This data entered 10/28 after internet connection restored. Precip was average of 2 core readings. Heavy, sticky snow piled on gauge and little made it inside. Power out from about 3:30 am to about 10:30 am due to storm. Temp: max 58F, overnight-low 30F.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 2.0 M 6.0 M This data entered 10/28 after internet connection re-established. Snow depths were eyeballed. Temp: max 40F, overnight-low 14F.
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Cold and clear. Data for 10/26 and 10/27 entered this morning due to internet connection problems - most likely storm related. Power out for ~7 hrs Wed am but we were the lucky ones. Some in area towns still without power. Temp: 24hr Max 45F, overnight-low 21F.
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M High clouds,calm and dry this am. Temp: max 48F, overnight-low 24F.
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm and frosty this am. Breezy yesterday. Only a trace of snow remain. Temp: Max/overnight-low 60/28°F.
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am. Temp: Max/overnight-low 60/29F. Oct totals: 1.26" precip, 11.9" snow.
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy. Temp: max/overnight-low 67/34F.
11/2/2011 9:00 AM 0.48 5.8 0.48 5.0 M 5.8" new snow, 0.48" precip. Used core sample reading as snow was piled on rim of gauge and could not be measured accurately. Can not account for a small amount of rain and snow melt using this method. Temp: max/overnight-low 45/29F.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 M Clear, cold and calm this am. Snow ended yesterday am. Temp: max/overnight-low 43/16F.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Calm with thin high clouds this chilly am. Temp: max/overnight-low, 45/19F.
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, breezy and dry this am. Temp: max 56F, overnight-low 31F.
11/19/2011 7:45 AM 0.12 2.4 M 2.0 M Snowing lightly at observation time, but clearing. 2.4" accum. with 0.12" precip. Temp: max/overnight-low 62/28F.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM T T M T M Snow continued - barely a trace after yesterday's observation. Trace of snow remain in shady areas. PC, calm and dry this am. Temp: max 45F, overnight-low 26F.
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Cloudy, chilly, calm and dry this am. Temp: max43F, overnight-low 24F. Some snow remain on north facing hillsides.
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am. Temp: max 51F, overnight-low 27F.
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and dry this am. Warm. Temp: max 55F, overnight-low 36F.
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear and calm this Thanksgiving morning. Temp: max 54F, overnight-low 30F.
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy and dry this am. Temp: max/overnight-low 64/34F.
11/26/2011 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Sudden, brief snow squall passed through last eve at ~6pm. Clear, breezy and cooler this am. Temp: 55/28F (max/overnight-low).
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, chilly and calm this am. Temp: 42/20F (max/overnight-low). Fruit on the hawthorne trees are abundant this year - watching a flicker trying to feed on them.
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy but mild this am. Temp: 57/31F (max/overnight-low).
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Appears clear and calm this am. Temp: 60/24°F (max/overnight-low).
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy and calm this am. Temp: 53/26F (max/overnight-low). November totals: 0.60" precip, 8.2" snow.
12/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.25 3.8 0.23 3.5 M Snow began ~11pm continues at observation time. Totals at 8am: 3.8" snow with 0.25" water content. Temp: 57/30 (max/overnight-low).
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.6 M 3.5 M Cold and clear this am. Light snow through yesterday morning. Temp: 32/8F (max/overnight-low).
12/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.24 5.4 0.18 9.0 M Snowed during the night (5.4"). Cloudy and snowing lightly this am. Temp: 41/22F (max/overnight-low).
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 8.0 M Cold and pc this am. Temp: 32/8F (max/overnight-low).
12/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 1.8 M 6.0 M Cold and PC this am. Temp: 35/8F (max/overnight-low).
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Clear and very cold this am. Temp: 21/-5°F (max/overnight-low). Those poor brass monkeys.
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Clear and calm and a little warmer this am. Temp: 32/15F (max/overnight-low).
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M PC and calm at obsv time. Temp: 41/19F (max/overnight-low).
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Clear and frosty this am. Temp: 37/13F (max/overnight-low).
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Clear and chilly this am. Old snow slow to melt. Temp: 36/17F (max/overnight-low).
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Clear, cold and calm this am. Temp: 43/14F (max/overnight-low). Old snow depth eyeballed.
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Overcast and calm this am. Temp: 45/17F (max/overnight-low).
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Clear, calm and chilly this am. Temp: 39/13 (high/overnight-low). 2.0" total old snow is a guesstimate.
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M PC, calm, dry and slightly warmer this morning. Temp: 42/18F (high/overnight-low).
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M PC, cal and dry this morning. Temp 46/18F (high/overnight-low). The dirt road was snowpacked and muddy, now just muddy.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Clear, calm and frosty this am. Temp: 39/14F (high/overnight-low).
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Clear and calm this am. Temp: 39/14F (high/overnight-low). Not much melting of old snow in deep shade.
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Clear and clam this am. Temp: 43/20F (max/overnight-low).
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Cloudy and dry this am. Temp: 58/29F (daytime-high/overnight-low).
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 1.0 M 0.4" new snow yesterday. Clear, calm and cold this morning. Temp: 33/13F (high/overnight-low).
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Mostly clear, calm and dry this am. Temp: 41/18 (high/overnight-low).
12/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.72 11.5 0.72 14.0 M Heavy snow, mainly overnight (11.5"). Tube located too close to the ground was completley hidden. Used core measurement. Snow deeper on ground than on snow board. Temp: 40/19F (high/overnight-low),
12/23/2011 7:00 AM T T M 12.0 M Clear, calm and cold this am. 12" (eyeballed) of snow on ground. Temp: 29/3°F (high/overnight-low).
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Clear, cold and calm this am. Temp: 37/12F (high/overnight-low). About 10-12" of snow on the ground that looks good for snowballs, snowmen or sledding.
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Clear, calm, beautiful Christmas morning, with about 8" of snow still on the ground. Temp 41/15F (high/overnight-low).
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Christmas day weather was terrific. Kids still sledding on last week's snow. Light clouds this am. Temp: 41/17F (high/overnight-low).
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M PC and calm this am. Temp: 45/16F (high/overnight-low).
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Cloudy, breezy (chinook wind?) and warmer this am. Temp: 49/28F (high/overnight-low). Total snow depth 5" - eyeball estimate of snow in open fields at this site.
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC and warm with strong, gusty winds this am. Temp: 55/43F (High/Overnight-low). It was about 50F at midnight. Lots of snow melt, with only patches of snow left.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear with chinook (adiabatic) winds. Temp: 57/37F (high/overnight-low).
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Windy and warm. Temp 57/35F (hi/overnight-low). 2011 calendar year totals: water 19.74", snow 70.2".
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Calm so far this first morning of 2012 and mostly clear. Temp: 39/18F (high/overnight-low). Barely a trace of snow in deeply shaded places.
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and frosty this morning. Temp: 37/17F (high/overnight-low).Looks to be a good day to take down outside xmas decorations.
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, warm and calm this am. Temp: 52/28F (high/overnight-low).
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm with light frost this am. Temp: 57/20F (high/overnight-low).
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, warm and dry. Temp: 57/30F (high/overnight-low).
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, dry and mild. Temp: 63/41F (high/overnight-low).
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC and frosty this am.
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.8 M 0.5 M Light snow last eve. Clear and cold this am. 0.09" moisture reading may include some frost. Temp 40/13F (high/overnight-low).
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear and calm this am. Overnight-low 17F.
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and frosty this am. Temp 50/25F (high/overnight-low).
1/11/2012 8:00 AM T T M T M Beginning to snow, Temp dropping. Was 42F at midnight, now 23F at reporting time. High temp yesterday 57F.
1/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 3.0 M 2.5 M Snow yesterday am = 3.0". Clear, cold this am. High temp of about 40°F was after midnight Wednesday am. Overnight-low -1°F.
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M PC, warmer and dry. Temp 39/16F (high/overnight-low).
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear and breezy this am. Temp: 48/28°F (high/overnight-low).
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast and calm this am. Temp: 56/31F (high/overnight-low).
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, cooler this am. Temp 49/24F (high/overnight-low).
1/17/2012 8:30 AM 0.15 2.2 0.15 2.0 M Snow began about 4pm with 2.2" accum. Clear and cold this am. Temp 35/0°F (high/overnight-low).
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Windy and overcast this am. Overnight low 15F.
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear with strong "snow-eater" winds. No wind gauge. Overnight low temp: 38°F.
1/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sunny with warm gusty winds this am. Overnight-low temp 44F.
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC and clam this am. Temp 53/25F (high/overnight-low).
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy this am. Temp 59/39F (high/overnight-low).
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, dry and calm this am. Temp: 46/22F (high/overnight-low).
1/24/2012 8:00 AM T T M T M Snowing lightly at 8:00 this am. Temp 46/27F (high/overnight-low).
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M T M Partly cloudy, calm and frosty this am. Light snow yesterday (0.3") Temp: 37/15F (high/overnight-low).
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, springlike this am. Temp: 58/25F (high/overnight-low).
1/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy with temp dropping at obsv time. Temp 53/32F (high/overnight-low).
1/28/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Slightest trace of snow yesterday. Overcast this am. Temp: 37/14F (high/overnight-low).
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, breezy and warmer this am. Overnight-low 28F.
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Breezy and spring-like yesterday. Slight overcast and fairly calm this am. Temp 57/28F (high/overnight-low).
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp: 55/30F (high/overnight-low). PC and calm this am. January totals: precip 0.35", 6.3" snow. Quantities not very unusual. But month seemed warm, allowing for many more walks on favorites paths.
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pleasant yesterday. Fairly clear and calm this am. Temp: 55/24 (high/overnight-low).
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pleasant yesterday, cloudy this am. Temp: 50/24F (high/overnight-low).
2/3/2012 8:30 AM 0.52 9.3 0.65 M M Big snow storm started early last eve. Snowing lightly at obsv. So far 9.3" snow with 0.52" moisture.Drifting. Temp: 45/28F (high/overnight-low).Late reading - had to get up gumption to dig a path to the gauge. Core reading is average of two samples.
2/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 1.3 M 9.0 M 1.3" additional snow by this am. Storm total 10.6" so far. Cloudy but not snowing at obsv time. Temp 36/23F (high/overnight-low).
2/5/2012 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 M Clear, calm and cold this am. Temp 39/10F (high/overnight-low).
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Chilly and mostly clear this am. Temp 36/12F (high/overnight-low).
2/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 2.5 M 6.0 M Snow started last night. A few flakes at obsv time. Temp: 40/21 (high/overnight-low).
2/8/2012 7:00 AM T T M 5.0 M A few snow flakes yesterday am. PC,cold and calm this am. Temp: 33/8F (high/overnight-low).
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M PC, dry and mostly calm this am. Overnight-low 20F.
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Clear and chilly this am. Temp: 47/14F (high/overnight-low).
2/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 4.6 0.07 8.0 M Snow started late last night. 4.6" accum. Cold with high clouds, clearing this am. Temp: 39/13F (high/overnight-low).
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Cold, pc this am. Temp: 25/6F (high/overnight-low).
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Cloudy this am. Temp: 37/20F (high/overnight-low).
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Clear and calm this Valentine morning. Temp 46/22F (high/overnight-low).
2/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Cloudy this am. temp (high/overnight-low) 45/20F.
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Clear, calm and frosty this am. Temp: high/overnight-low 39/15F. This January felt almost spring-like and so far, this February feels more like January should.
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Some thin clouds, light breeze and dry this am. Temp high/overnight-low 45/22F.
2/18/2012 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M Trace of snow early last night.Mostly clear and calm this am. Temp 48/15F high/overnight-low.
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M PC, calm and dry this am. Temp 15/17F high/overnight-low. Old snow on ground, bare to 5", entered 3.0" as an eyeball estimate of if the snow was equally distributed it would be 3" deep.
2/20/2012 7:50 AM 0.11 1.8 0.08 4.0 M Snowed overnight. Cloudy, not snowing at obsv time. Temp 46/24F high/overnight-low.
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M PC, breezy and dry. Temp 46/28F high/overnight-low.
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Windy yesterday, very windy overnight and this am. PC and 48F at obsv time. Overnight low temp 41F. Chinook (?) winds eating old snow, maybe 1" remain, if it was spread out evenly.
2/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 1.1 M 1.0 M Not as windy this am (93 mph gusts reported in Lyons last night). Rain and snow overnight. Lost power ~4 hours due to winds or Stone Canyon fire (controlled). Temp high 59F, overnight-low 29F (at obsv time).
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear and calm this am. Overnight-low temp 16F.
2/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frosty, clear and calm this am. High/overnight-low temp 44/18F.
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and breezy this am. High/overnight-low temp 59/21F.
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, chilly and calm at obsv time. High/overnight-low temp: 40/13F.
2/28/2012 8:15 AM T T M 0.0 M Cloudy, a few snow flakes seen at obsv time. High/overnight-low temp 48/18F.
2/29/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Mostly sunny and calm this am.Windy with a trace of snow yesterday. Feb totals: Precip 0.96", Snow 20.6". Leap year = extra day of winter?
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm, breezy with some clouds this am. Crocus blooming in our south facing yard. Temp high/overnight-low 64/45.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm and dry this am. Warm - temp max/overnight-low 68/32°F. Last bit of the "glacier" behind the house is history. Can still see small patches of snow under trees on north facing hill across the valley.
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Calm and dry this am. Warm yesterday - temp: high/overnight-low 74/34F. Great blue herons seen returning to their nests high in cotton wood trees south of Hygiene.
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC warm and dry this am. Temp: high/overnight-low 72/42F. Saw first bluebird of this spring in our area. Go Buffs!
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC and dry this am Warm -temp: high/overnight-low 78/38F.
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear and warm this am. Temp high/overnight-low 73/36F. Go Buffs!
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm, pc. Temp high/overnight-low 74/35F.
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Some clouds, breezy and cooler. Temp - high/overnight-low 70/28F.
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and dry this am. Temp - high/overnight-low 55/25F.
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm Spring morning. Dry, may have to water trees and shrubs soon. Temp (high/overnight-low) 58/24F.
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear and mild at obsv time. Temp: high/overnight-low 66/32.
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and warm. Temp 70/31F high/overnight-low.
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm and dry. 77/35F - high/overnight-low. Doves and meadow larks are back.
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast and dry this am. High/overnight-low temp: 75/35F. Ground seems dry for March. Have started watering trees and shrubs.
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, dry and continued warm this am. High/overnight-low temp: 74/38F.
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, warm, dry and calm this am. High/overnight-low temp: 77/36F.
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear and unseasonably warm pattern continues. High/overnight-low temp: 73/33F.
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm and dry. High/overnight-low temp 76/36R. No measureable precip since Feb 23.
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Almost summer-like. Clear, warm and very dry. Temp: 72/39F High/overnight-low.
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Another warm and dry morning. High/overnight-low temp 77/42F. No measurable precipitation for the month of March!
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very warm and dry. High/overnight-low temp: 81/46F @ 5620' elev.
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very warm yesterday. Cloudy this am. High/overnight-low temp 83/48F. Pear tree fully budded with some blooming started - early?
4/3/2012 8:30 AM 0.10 0.3 M T M Snowing at late obsv time and some starting to stick. Temp: high 49F (yesterday am), overnight-low 36F (at obsv time). First measurable precip since 2/23.
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 T M 0.0 M Light snow yesterday. Clear and calm this am. Temp: high/overnight-low 42/34F.
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear this am. High/overnight-low temp: 66/33F.
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am, with winds expected. High/overnight-low temp: 73/34F.
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very spring-like morning, clear, light breeze. High/overnight-low temp: 74/35F.
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/overnight-low temp: 65/29F. Pleasant Easter morning - sunny and calm.
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pleasant weather pattern. Clear and calm this am. High/overnight-low temp: 74/29F.
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, pleasant but very dry. High/overnight-low temp: 70/33F.
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy and mild this am. High temp: 77F.
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M 0.0 M Very brief rain (barely measurable 0.01") last light at ~11pm. Mostly clear and mild with a light breeze this am. High/overnight-low temp: 70/40F.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Just another day in paradise. Clear, mild and calm this am. High/overnight-low temp 71/37F.
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am. High/overnight-low temp: 65/35F.
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M Nice. Badly needed rain 0.33" most of it last night. Partly cloudy and breezy this am. High/overnight-low temp 63/35F. Crab apples and redbud tree at peak blooom.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am. High/overnight-low 53/32F.
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Some overcast but warmer this am. High/overnight-low temp: 64/34F.
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy. High/overnight-low temp 72/37F.
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M 0.0 M Rained during the night (0.05"). High/low temp: 70/41F.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM T M M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am. High/overnight-low temp: 68/36F.
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm and dry
4/22/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Sunny, warm and dry this am. Found a trace in gauge.
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm, clear and very dry. High/overnight-low temp: 79/41F.
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and warm this am. Very dry. High/overnight-low temp: 87/48F.
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very warm spell. PC this am. High/overnight-low temp: 82/46F.
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm and dry with some clouds this am. High/overnight-low temp: 77/55F.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M 0.0 M Rained 0.02". Cloudy this am. High/overnight-low temp: 79/52F.
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Windy, clear and cooler this am. High/overnight-low temp: 69/39F, First sighting of hummingbirds this season on our feeder - a male and a female broadtail. Maybe about a week earlier than usual.
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Slightly cloudy and dry this am. High/overnight-low temp: 70/33F.
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and dry this am. High/overnight-low tmep: 70/34F.
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy this am. April totals: precip 0.61", snow 0.3". Yesterday High temp 80F, overnight-low 38F.
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC this am. High/overnight-low temp: 80/53F.
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, warm, dry. High/overnight-low temp: 75/44F.
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, very dry summer-like warm. High/overnight-low temp: 83/47F.
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC and dry this am. Very warm yesterday. Temp: high/overnight-low 88/46F.
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M PC, breezy and cooler this am. Temp: High/overnight-low: 84/38F.
5/7/2012 8:15 AM 0.63 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain (yea!) began yesterday afternoon and continues - 0.63". Cooler. Temp: high 63F, overnight-low 41F at 8:15am observation.
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain 0.16" yesterday am. Two day storm total 0.79". Clear and cool this am. Temp: High 63F, overnight-low 32F.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am. Temp: high 69F, overnight-low 36F.
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, warm and dry. High 81F, overnight-low 42F. Irises going wild. Peonies are beginning to bloom. Elev 5620'.
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy this am. Temp High 84, overnight-low 45F. Should be cloudy and cooler for the graduation ceremony this morning for CU in Boulder. Can't remember what it was like for my graduation there ## years ago. Congratulation Grads!
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Rained 0.19". Cloudy this am. Temp: high 53F, overnight-low 39F.
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy all day and this am, but dry. Temp: 53 high, overnight-low 37F.
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and dry this am. Temp: 66/36F high/overnight-low. Bullock Oriole and Lazuli Bunting seen on feeders this weekend.
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear warm and dry,yeateday & this am. Temp: 80/42F, high/overnight-low.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm, pleasant but dry. Temp: 83/42F, High/overnight-low.
5/17/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Summerlike. 82/49F high/overnight-low.
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Temp: 81/47F. (High/overnight-low).
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, blustery, light rain this am. O.07" rain, mainly last night. Temp 80/48F (high/overnight-low).
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M Rainy Saturday, clear and pleasant this am. Temp: 59/38F (high/overnight-low).
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Warm pleasant Sunday at Coors Field. Too bad about how the Rockies are playing now. Clear and warm this am. Temp: 75/43F (high/overnight-low).
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy this am. Tep:high/overnight-low 84/51F.
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hot, windy and dry Tues. Temp: high/overnight-low 92/49F.
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain Wednesday into the night (0.45") clear and pleasant this am. Temp: high/overnight-low 71/43F.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy and calm this am. Temp: high/overnight-low 70/47F.
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy this am. Temp: high/overnight-low 71/48F.
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very warm and windy Saturday. Clear and breezy this am. Temp: high/overnight-low 85/44F. Saw a tiny Caliope (maybe) hummingbird among the many broadtail hummers on our feeders.
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Too windy Sunday for our little flag staff. Calmer this am, Memorial Day flag up. Temp: 70/38F (high/overnight-low).
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, dry and calm this am. Temp: 78/40F, high/overnight-low.
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and dry. "Just another ho-hum day in paradise." Temp: 78/48F high/overnight-low.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, warm dry and breezy this am. Temp: 82/42 High.overnight-low. Totals for May: Precip 1.71", snow 0.0".
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp: 75.47F, high/overnight-low.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry Fri also this am. Temp: 82/48F high/overnight-low.
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M Summer-like with late afternoon rain (0.17"). Temp 85/56F, high/overnight-low. High clouds and warm this am.
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Rained here Sunday (0.03") while we were enjoying a very warm afternoon at Coors Field. Warm, clear and dry this am. Temp: 83/51F, high/overnight-low.
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, dry and breezy Monday. Temp: 94/54F, high/overnight-low. Garden needing extra watering.
6/6/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear and breezy this am. Temp: 87/51F high/overnight-low.
6/7/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Warm with barely a trace of rain Wednesday. Thin clouds, warm and dry this am. Literally found a cobweb in the rain gauge. Temp: 84/58F, high/overnight-low.
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm this am. Temp: 87/55F, high/overnight-low. The nearby Little Thompson River has been dry for about a week.
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hot and dry Friday. Warm, dry and breezy this am. Temp: 95/53F, high/overnight-low.
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and windy Saturday. Cooler but still breezy this am. Starting to get smoke from yet another wildfire, the Larimer Co. High Park fire. Temp: 97/57F, high/overnight-low.
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and windy Sunday - bad day for the wild fire to the north. Clear and breezy this am. Temp: 83/43F high/overnight-low.
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant weather but dry. The High Park fire now excedds 40k acres. The Rockies need rain more than the "Colorado Rockies" need starting pitching. Temp: 82/45F, high/overnight-low.
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued dry but with pleasant temperatures. Clear and calm this am. Temp: 81/46F, high/overnight-low.
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, dry and windy Wednesday. Smoky, dry and breezy this Flag Day morning. Temp: 96/54F, high/overnight-low.
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief rain (0.01") early this am. Windy. Temp: 89/59F high/overnight-low. High Park fire continues mainly unchecked.
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and dry this am. Temp: 89/60 high/overnight-low.
6/17/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M A few rain drops fell Saturday afternoon. Clear warm and dry this am. Temp: 85/51, high/overnight-low.
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry with gusty winds on Sunday. Clear with smell of smoke from wild fires this am. Temp: 95/57F, high/overnight-low.
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry Monday. It was still 80F at midnight. Warm and clear this am. Temp: 99/63F, high/overnight-low.
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry again Tuesday. Cloudy and cooler this am. Temp: high 98F, overnight-low 58. Wild fire smoke very noticeable last night.
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant Wednesday. Temp: high/overnight-low, 80/60F. Clear and mild this am.
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry Thurs. Clear this am and expected hot today. Temp: 91/53F, high/overnight-low.
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry. Temp: 99/58F, high/overnight-low. Clear, warm, breezy this am.
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very hot. Saturday's high of 103F was the all time high temperature recorded at this location since I have been measuring for CoCoRaHs (2003). Previous high was 102F on June 23, 2007. This morning low 61F. Multiple wild fires around the state, including the massive High Park fire north of here and yesterday's house fire in Estes Park that spread to nearby neighbors. Heat wave expected to continue through the week.
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HOT! Sunday was the second day in a row of 103F. Temp: 103/63F, high/overnight-low. Garden getting a lot of extra water. I hope the well keeps up.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued very hot. Third day of 100+ temperature. Monday high, 102F. Overnight-low, 63F. It was about 80F at midnight.
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry Tuesday. PC and breezy this am. temp: 90/64F, high/overnight-low.
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, not as hot and just a trace of rain Wednesday. Clear and warm this am. Temp: 96/58F, high/overnight-low. Garlic in our home garden ready two weeks earlier than usual.
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Afternoon showers (.03") Thursday. Clear calm this am. Temmp: 94/59, high/overnight-low.
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Hot with 0.01" afternoon rain Friday. Clear, calm and dry this am. Temp: 97/60, high/overnight-low. Total Precip for June = 0.25" rain, no snow.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Hot with a trace of rain on Sat. Temp: 93/60F, high/overnight-low.
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry Sunday. Mostly clear and warming quickly this am. Temp: high 101F, overnight-low 61F.
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Heat spell continues. Rain, 0.02", last night. Hazy and calm this am. Temp: high 98F, overnight-low 60F.
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry, just a little bit cooler. Temp: high 95F, overnight-low 59F.
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, smoky and dry 4th of July. Did not cool off as much as usual last night. Temp: high 96F, overnight-low 71F.
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Hot with a scant 0.01" late afternoon rain Thursday. Clear and cooler this am. The house cooled off normally last night. Temp: high 96F, overnight-low 60F.
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M Cooler and rainy (0.63") Friday. Rain started ~3:30pm, then off and on through the night. PC and calm this am. Temp: high 88F, overnight-low 61F.
7/8/2012 7:00 AM M M M M M Rain gauge malfunction, found tipped over (?). 1.40" as measured in nearby straight walled bucket minus Friday's 0.63". PC and calm this am. Temp: high 80F, overnight-low 62F. (edit: daily precip initially recorded as 1.40". changed to NA due to comments above. P.G.)
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Sunday was cool with 0.74" of rain, mostly after ~ 10pm. Partly cloudy and calm this am. Temp: high 76F, overnight-low 62F. Saw our first rufous hummingbird of the season yesterday.
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and calm this am. Temp: high 84F, overnight-low 57F. The stand of invasive musk and Canadian thistle that was very dense last year on adjacent fields is barely noticeable this year - drought related?
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, dry and calm this am. Temp: high 87F, overnight-low 87F.
7/12/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Warm with some cloud buildup and a trace of rain Wednesday. Clear, calm and warm this am. Temp: 88F high, 58F overnight-low.
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Warm Thursday with a very brief afternoon rain fall (0.01"). Clear and pleasant this am. The nearby Little Thompson River has a trickle flowing a few days after the last heavy rain. It had been dry for months.
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry Friday. Mostly clear and calm this am. Temp: high 95F, overnight-low 58F.
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy but dry Saturday. PC and calm this am. Temp: high 93F , overnight-low 62F.
7/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Warm PC Sunday with a few sprinkles in the afternoon. Clear and dry this am. Temp: high 92F, overnight-low 59F.
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain late Monday afternoon, into the night, 0.04". Temp: high 93F, overnight-low 58F.
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Brief, heavy shower at ~3 pm (0.18"). Temp: high 91F, overnight-low 58F.
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very warm and dry. Clear and calm this am. Temp: high 93, overnight-low 59. The heat and drought may have slowed the invasive thistle plants, but the noxious knapweed seems to be thriving.
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued hot and dry Thursday. Clear this am. Temp: high 98F, overnight-low 60F.
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M "Dry heat" continues. High Friday 99F, overnight-low 61F. Clear and calm this am.
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saturday was hot and dry with afternoon clouds. More of the same expected today. Temp: high 97, overnight-low 61F.
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light, intermittent rain Sunday evening and night (0.02"). Temp: 92 high, 63 overnight-low.
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Monday was hot and dry with clouds and wind in evening. Temp: high 97F, overnight-low 60F.
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Hot with afternoon clouds and wind with rain (0.20")at night. Temp: high 94F, overnight-low 64F. Saw a caliope hummingbird amongst the broadtail and rufous hummers on the feeder.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slightly cooler Wednesday with rain (0.07"). PC this am. Temp: high 87F, overnight-low 57F.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Warm with afternoon sprinkle 0.02". Mostly clear and calm this am. Temp: high 90, overnight-low 57F.
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Friday was warm with 0.02" evening rain. Temp: high 88F, overnight-low 62F.
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry Saturday. High thin clouds this am. Temp: high 93, ovenight-low 63F. Saw for the first time, in the 10 years here, wild turkeys come though our yard - a tom, hen and 7 large chicks. Wondering if it could be drought related or because of recent large wild fires to the north.
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain, afternoon and evening: 0.14". Temp: high 90F, overnight-low 59F.
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 0.14" rain Monday afternoon. Temp: high 89F, overnight-low 58F.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Hot with a minimal trace in the afternoon. July total precip: 2.17". Temp: high 92F, overnight-low 66F.
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M 0.40" rain, most of it in 30 minutes after 1:00 pm. Cloudy this am. Temp: high 90F, overnight-low 60F.
8/3/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Temp: high 86, overnight-low 62F.
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Friday was hot, cloudy and windy but dry. Temp: 91F, overnight-low 61F. Clear and calm this am.
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasantly warm (84F) Saturday but dry. Was a good day to make needed roof repairs. Cool (53F) calm and clear this am.
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heat returns - hot and dry Sunday and warming up early with warm breezes this am. Temp: high 93F, overnight-low 61F.
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Afternoon rain. Temp: high 91F, overnight-low 59F.
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry. Hazy and calm this am. Temp: high 92, overnight-low 57.
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and very dry. Temp: high 94, overnight-low 56F.
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slightly cooler Thursday with afternoon clouds. Clear and calm this am. Temp: high 89, overnight-low 64F.
8/11/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M PC this am. Temp: high 91, overnight-low 66F.
8/12/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Few afternoon sprinkles. Clear with a little haze and calm this am. Temp: high 90, overnight-low 53F. Nearby cottonwood trees starting to show some yellowing.
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M PC and haze this am. Temp: 87/57 high/overnight-low.
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and cooler Monday but still dry. Clear and hazy this am. Temp: high 80, overnight-low 52F.
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry Tuesday. Warm and very hazy from western states wild fires. Temp: high 91, overnight-low 65F. Noticed that the Little Thompson River has again gone dry in our area.
8/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy and cool this am. Temp: high 93, overnight-low 59F.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Thursday was cooler with a high of 77F, Clear, calm and cool this am. Morning low 47F.
8/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear and pleasant this am. Temp: high 85, overnight-low 54F.
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry but pleasant Saturday. Clear and a bit cooler this am. Temp: high 84, overnight-low 46F.
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant summer Sunday. Cloudy and dry this am. Temp: high 84, overnight-low 51F.
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief evening showers. Smokey but otherwise clear this am. Temp: high 85, overnight-low 51F.
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry. Hazy this am. Temp: high 88, overnight-low 57F.
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rained during the night. PC this am. Temp: high 90, overnight-low 62F.
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant late summer dry day. Temp: high 87, overnight-low 57F. Tomato plants finally getting ripe fruit - delayed by high temps?
8/25/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M A few afternoon rain drops. Clear, breezy with a little haze this am. Temp: high 89/overnight-low 59F.
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 83/50F
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and dry Sunday. Temp: high 92, overnight-low 56F. Maple and some locust trees have been changing colors for about two weeks.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Monday was hot and dry with afternoon clouds providing some relief. Cloudy this am. Temp: high 93, overnight-low 60F.
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Hot with afternoon clouds and brief shower. Temp: high 96, overnight-low 59F. PC and calm this am.
8/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Hot. Clouds in afternoon. Felt a few rain drops. Temp: high 94, overnight-low 63.
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, but not as hot. "Fall-like" feel this morning. Temp: 90F, overnight-low 58F. Total rain for August, 0.50". Since June 1, 2.92" rain with 55 days 90 deg or more.
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry. Temp: high 91, overnight-low 56. Clear and calm this am.
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain at ~6pm. Temp: high 91, overnight-low 59F. Clear and calm this am.
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry with afternoon clouds. Temp: high 91, overnight-low 59F. PC and calm this am. Only a few hummingbirds remain as the others have headed south - even with continued warm temps. May be the shortening days triggering migration urge?
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Afternoon clouds with wind, but saw no rain. A little cooler. Temp: high 87, overnight-low 56F.
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continued dry. Clear and little cooler this am. Temp: high 89, overnight-low 50F.
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 86/52F
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Strong winds with some rain during the night. Temp: high 87, overnight-low 53F. PC and calm this am.
9/8/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Cooler Friday with afternoon sprinkles. Temp: high 75, overnight-low 45F. Clear and calm this am.
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Seasonal, pleasant but dry. Temp: high 80, overnight-low 47F. Clear and calm this am.
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm, pleasant, dry day. Temp: high 87, low 48. Clear this am, with a slight breeze.
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot, dry day. Temp: high 93, overnight-low 57F. PC and calm this am.
9/12/2012 7:40 AM 0.36 M M M M Steady, soaking rain began Tuesday evening and continues. Temp: high 86, overnight-low 55F.
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rained intermittently Wednesday; storm total 0.48". Daytime high of 57F, overnight-low 48F. Clear and calm this am.
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasant, dry weather Thursday. Cool, clear and calm this am. Temp: high 73F, overnight-low 44F.
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and calm this am. Temp: high 78, overnight-low 44F.
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Seasonal (pleasant, dry) weather. Temp: high 86, overnight-low 48F.
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp: high 83, overnight-low 53F. Cloudy this am.
9/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Mid-day sprinkle. Temp: high 69, overnight-low 42F. Clear and chilly this am.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M "Just another ho-hum day in paradise". But could use a little rain. Temp: high 78, overnight-low 48F.
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear this am but with some smokey haze. Temp: high 83, overnight-low 46F.
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Seasonal with some haze. Temp: 83/43, high/overnight-low.
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear. 80/44F
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Seasonal and dry. Temp: high 78, overnight-low 46F.Hazy again this am - wild fire smoke.
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy but not as cool this am. Temp: 84 high, 59 overnight-low.
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy Monday. Temp: high 82, overnight-low 48F. Cloudy and calm this am.
9/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Cloudy with rain at night. Temp: 73 high, 53 overnight-low. Cloudy this am. All of our visiting hummingbirds must have headed south - none seen since Sunday 9/23.
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M M M Cloudy with rain shower late. Temp: high 65, overnight-low 45F. Clear this am.
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Brief shower early pm. Temp: high 66, overnight-low 44F. PC and calm this am. Furnace turned on - arrgh.
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp: high 72, overnight-low 44F. Clear and calm this am.
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pleasantly seasonal Saturday. Temp: high 76, overnight-low 48F. Clear and slightly breezy this am. 2011/2012 Water Year (10-1-11 to 9-30-12) total: 11.05" with 71.0" snow. Average at this station for the previous 8 seasons, i.e. since W/Y 2003/2004: 17.24". This was the driest water year since this station started recording data in 2003.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/4/2011 11/16/2011 8:00 AM 13 0.00 0.0 0.00 Gauge empty.Ground bare. Can not account for evaporation. Min/max temperature during this period: 15/59°F.
3/1/2012 3/11/2012 7:00 AM 11 0.00 0.0 0.00 Away from site. Gauge dry upon return. If precip occurred, it evaporated. Tucson was unseasonably warm.



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