Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LR-767 Latitude 40.346414
Station Name Estes Park 1.8 S Longitude -105.521653
County Larimer Elevation (ft) 7940



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 1.04 1.69 31 1.69 31 0.00 0 0 10 2 20.9 4 8
Nov 11 0.78 1.14 30 1.14 30 0.00 0 0 8 5 18.1 9 16
Dec 11 0.75 1.14 31 1.14 31 0.00 0 0 10 1 19.3 9 30
Jan 12 0.68 0.29 31 0.29 31 0.00 0 0 5 5 5.1 6 9
Feb 12 0.73 1.18 29 1.18 29 0.00 0 0 11 4 20.0 11 26
March 12 1.93 0.11 31 0.11 31 0.00 0 0 3 1 1.4 3 9
April 12 2.26 0.76 30 0.76 30 0.00 0 0 8 2 7.0 4 3
May 12 2.31 1.59 31 1.59 31 0.00 0 0 11 3 1.4 1 2
June 12 1.98 1.12 30 1.12 30 0.00 0 0 6 6 0.0 0 0
July 12 2.22 4.94 31 4.94 31 0.00 0 0 19 5 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 1.98 0.83 31 0.83 31 0.00 0 0 11 8 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.40 1.35 30 1.35 30 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.06" 16.14" 366 days 16.14" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 111 days 46 days 93.2" 47 days 103 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 0.05
10/3/2011 T
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.01
10/6/2011 T
10/7/2011 0.04
10/8/2011 0.03
10/9/2011 0.25
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.02
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 0.01
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 1.04
10/27/2011 0.21
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 0.64
11/3/2011 T
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 T
11/7/2011 T
11/8/2011 0.01
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.10
11/14/2011 0.14
11/15/2011 0.01
11/16/2011 T
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.12
11/20/2011 0.09
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 T
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.03
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.30
12/2/2011 0.06
12/3/2011 0.10
12/4/2011 0.05
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 0.02
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.02
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.51
12/23/2011 0.01
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 T
12/30/2011 0.02
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 T
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 0.19
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.02
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 T
1/17/2012 0.05
1/18/2012 0.00
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 T
1/21/2012 T
1/22/2012 T
1/23/2012 0.00
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.02
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.01
1/28/2012 0.00
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.47
2/4/2012 0.19
2/5/2012 T
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.06
2/8/2012 T
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.13
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.01
2/15/2012 0.04
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 T
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.02
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 T
2/23/2012 0.17
2/24/2012 0.01
2/25/2012 0.00
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.05
2/29/2012 0.03
3/1/2012 0.08
3/2/2012 0.01
3/3/2012 T
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012 0.00
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 0.02
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 0.15
4/4/2012 0.23
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 0.09
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.14
4/16/2012 0.03
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.05
4/20/2012 0.01
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 T
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.06
4/28/2012 T
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.00
5/1/2012 0.00
5/2/2012 T
5/3/2012 0.09
5/4/2012 0.00
5/5/2012 0.00
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 0.20
5/8/2012 0.05
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.19
5/13/2012 0.09
5/14/2012 0.01
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.01
5/19/2012 0.12
5/20/2012 0.55
5/21/2012 T
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.27
5/25/2012 0.01
5/26/2012 T
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 T
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.25
6/4/2012 T
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.08
6/7/2012 0.05
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 T
6/16/2012 T
6/17/2012 0.02
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 T
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.40
6/29/2012 0.32
6/30/2012 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.16
7/4/2012 0.21
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.03
7/7/2012 1.09
7/8/2012 1.88
7/9/2012 0.11
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 T
7/12/2012 0.04
7/13/2012 0.01
7/14/2012 0.00
7/15/2012 0.00
7/16/2012 0.03
7/17/2012 0.28
7/18/2012 T
7/19/2012 T
7/20/2012 T
7/21/2012 0.01
7/22/2012 0.15
7/23/2012 0.11
7/24/2012 0.04
7/25/2012 0.36
7/26/2012 T
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.12
7/29/2012 0.03
7/30/2012 0.25
7/31/2012 0.03
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.04
8/3/2012 T
8/4/2012 T
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 T
8/7/2012 0.13
8/8/2012 T
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.05
8/12/2012 T
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 T
8/16/2012 0.22
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.02
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.01
8/22/2012 T
8/23/2012 0.08
8/24/2012 0.14
8/25/2012 0.06
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 T
8/29/2012 0.01
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.07
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 T
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 T
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.08
9/8/2012 0.15
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.45
9/13/2012 0.02
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.02
9/18/2012 0.02
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 T
9/26/2012 0.31
9/27/2012 0.19
9/28/2012 0.11
9/29/2012 T
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 0.0 M
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/3/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/6/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.8 M 0.8 M no accumulation on pavements. snow measured on cold glass-table surface at 7 am.
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 3.2 M 0.5 M Snow essentially over by around 2:30 pm. None ever collected on most pavements. Storm total = 4" snow (0.29" water).
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 T M M M sporadic daytime flurries, a little rain with wind during the night.
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M rain at 7 am. high winds last night.
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M ended before 8 am
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 1.04 14.2 M 11.5 M Still light to mod snowfall at 7 am. Snowfall began around 4 pm but didn't accumulate during daylight hours. From 4 pm to 12:30 am = 10.5" snow (0.73" water). Another 3.7" snow (0.31" water) by 7 am.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 2.7 M 11.0 M Storm total = 16.9" snow (1.25" water) from 7950' on south side of Estes Valley. Done with accumulation by late afternoon.
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M snow on ground ranges from large bare areas to >1' drifts.
11/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.64 9.1 M 7.5 M Light snow at 7 am. Sparse flurries 1st seen at 4:45 pm with accumulation beginning after dark. Increments: Dark to 12:30 am = 6.9" snow (0.40" water); 12:30 am to 7 am = another 2.2" snow (0.24" water). Thus, total 9.1" snow (0.64" water).
11/3/2011 7:00 AM T T M 5.0 M the trace was from remnant flurries that extended beyond 7 am yesterday.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M "on the ground" ranges from clear to significantly drifted.
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
11/6/2011 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M
11/7/2011 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M T M
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 1.0 M 1.0 M Giant winds overnight. Actual values approximate due to redistribution.
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 1.0 M 1.5 M lots of wind modification. could be additional blown snow in the gauge yesterday and today, also (0.24" total "precip").
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 1.0 M
11/16/2011 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.5 M
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/19/2011 7:45 AM 0.12 3.7 M 3.7 M snowing
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 2.1 M 3.0 M Increments: 7am to 1:30pm = 1.2" snow (0.06" water); 1:30pm to 11:30pm = another 0.1" snow (T water); overnight = another 0.8" snow (0.03" water)
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/22/2011 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M rare flurries.
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.7 M 0.5 M
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 3.5 M 3.5 M Snowing at 7 am. Flurries observed as early as 10 pm last night.
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 1.1 M 3.0 M Clear & breezy at 7 am. Increments: 7am to 1pm was 1.0" snow (=0.06" water). Thereafter another 0.1' snow (= trace water).
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 2.7 M 5.5 M Light snow at 7 am.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 M 4.5 M
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 M 5.0 M
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M M M
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 0.5 M
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.51 9.5 M 9.5 M Light snow at 7 am. Flurries began at 5 pm with accumulation beginning by 5:30 pm. Increments are 5:30 pm to 11:30 pm = 6.0" snow (0.28" water); 11:30 pm to 7am = another 3.5" snow (0.23" water).
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 8.0 M sunny by afternoon.
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M major wind redistribution with sublimation.
12/29/2011 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Flurries. On-the-ground ranges from bare to drifted.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 1.5 M precip (ice) in gauge was likely from snowfall rather than the blowing.
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M bare vs. drifted
1/1/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M bare and deep-drifted areas.
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M On-the-ground varies from bare to drifted.
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 2.7 M 2.5 M
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M nothing new yet at 7 am.
1/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 0.5 M began 7:30 am. mostly sunny after around noon.
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/16/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M a few flurries are coming over the continental divide.
1/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.9 M 0.5 M flurries early; accumulation in later afternoon and evening; some wind thereafter.
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/20/2012 7:00 AM T 0.1 M T M yucky wind with flurries all day; overnight tiny accumulation
1/21/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M Hell winds again. Spillover flurries.
1/22/2012 7:00 AM T T M T 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 0.02 0.8 M M M
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M M M
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 0.47 7.4 M 7.5 M
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 3.6 M 10.5 M
2/5/2012 7:00 AM T T M 9.5 M
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 2.3 M 9.0 M
2/8/2012 7:00 AM T T M 7.5 M
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 2.2 M 7.0 M
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M 5.0 M
2/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.8 M 5.5 M
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/18/2012 7:00 AM T T M 4.5 M a few spillover flurries from across the continental divide.
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 4.5 M
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/22/2012 7:00 AM T T M M M Impossible to tell the amount of new snow due to extreme wind redistribution/drifting of snow still on the ground in last 30+ hours. Strong eddies even affected usual "safe" measuring spots. But new light snow probably was falling much of the last 24 hours as "spillover" from the continental divide. Need eye protection to be out in it and earplugs to sleep! During the day, when temperatures were a few degrees above freezing, new & blown snow that crossed warmer blacktop melted and immediately turned to serious ice.
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 2.1 M 4.5 M Clearing at 7 am. Sporadic wind during snowfall. Increments: trace during the day; @1 am = 0.9" snow (0.09" water); 1 am to 7 am = another 1.2" snow (0.08" water). Tough to know what "snow on ground" to carry over because winds caused major redistribution (lots of clear ground to 4' drifts). I chose to carry 2.5" average from before this snowfall.
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 3.5 M
2/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
2/28/2012 8:30 AM 0.05 0.6 M 3.0 M don't know if this snow fell overnight or between 7 am and 8:30 am.
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 M 3.0 M
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 M 3.5 M snow overnight. appears finished at 7 am. station is N-facing forested hillside. On-the-ground ranges from new overnight snow depth to several-feet drifts.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 3.5 M
3/3/2012 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 M
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M range of "on-the-ground" is bare ground to knee-deep drifts.
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M low ceiling, almost fog
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M the last of the drift remains are disappearing.
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 0.4 M This bit of late-night snowfall came with wind. Sparse rain sprinkles and snow flurries were experienced in mid to late afternoon.
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 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 0.0 M
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 0.5 M 0.5 M Heavy precip at 7 am. Most of what has fallen in nearly 24 hours has been melting corn snow (tiny pellets) with no accumulation ever on pavements.
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 4.5 M 1.5 M Snow accumulation was only in the morning, with little or nothing after noon. Although it settled/melted quickly, at noon I found one protected area with 4.5". Although that would make for a pretty low water/snow ratio.
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.04 in afternoon, another 0.05 around 9:30 pm with a little lightning and thunder.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 1.8 M 1.5 M Clearing with remnant flurries at 7 am. First graupel squall at 10:30 am. No accumulations on pavements.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M T M Clear at 7 am. Increments: 0.01" water during daytime from snow that melted on contact; 0.01" water from 0.1" snow around 5 pm; 0.01" water from 0.1" snowfall overnight. Never collected on pavement.
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 T M 0.0 M errant flurries in later afternoon; rain overnight.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M brief shower in mid-to-late afternoon.
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/25/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/28/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/2/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 M M 0.2 M Moderate melting snowfall at 7 am with 34 degrees. Melting snow began falling by 6 pm; as rain prior to that. At 11:30 pm, it was 36 degrees with 0.1" water collected; another 0.1" water equivalent came overnight.
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M 0.0 M precip came down as melting snow that did not accumulate.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 1.4 M 1.0 M clearing fog at 7 am. At 6 pm, there was 0.05" rainfall. At 6:30 pm, a half-inch of additional snow had fallen that immediately melted (0.05" water). From 6:30 to 10:30 pm, another 0.9" of snow fell and stayed on the ground (= another 0.09" water). That last snow stayed on the ground overnight, but none ever collected on pavements.
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.55 0.0 M 0.0 M dew
5/21/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M Sunny at 7 am. Then intermittent snowfall with wind, alternating with sunshine, until later in the afternoon. All precip was snow that melted on contact.
5/26/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/1/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M brief rain between around 6 to 6:30 pm
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.02" earlier in the day; another 0.23" in early evening
6/4/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M possibly sparse small hail heard at 3:45 pm
6/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/15/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M early evening sprinkle -- if I hadn't seen it, there would have been no evidence of it.
6/16/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/26/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Virga observed. Neighbor say a sprinkle or two on window glass.
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace between 7 and 8 am. 0.26" rain between ~ 4:30 and 6 pm. Several brief showers thereafter in early evening before sunset.
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 0.0 M 0.0 M rainfall after 3 pm. trace of hail around 3:40 pm (report filed).
6/30/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M See it to believe it.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M late afternoon to early evening precip
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M mid afternoon shower
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 1.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.95" by 10:30 pm; another 0.14" overnight.
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 1.88 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain began around 1 pm and slowly ended between 10:30 pm and midnight; heavy, flooding rainfall occurred around 5 pm.
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.02" of this total came in a quiet, late night rain.
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/11/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M around 3 pm: much booming & flashing, but little delivery.
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/19/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/20/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.04" between 1pm and 1:25 pm. Another 0.11 thereafter but before 9 pm.
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M measurable rain fell late at night
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M 0.0 M Late night rain. This July, so far, we have received an additional 90% of the water-equivalent that it took us all of 6 months (Jan-Jun) to acquire. But we are still behind on "year-to-date" compared to the last few years.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Dewy at 6:15 am and 52 degrees at 7950' elevation.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M July's total (4.94") of rainfall nearly equals what it took us 6 months (Jan-Jun) to acquire (5"). Calendar-year-to-date is still behind our last 3 wetter years, though.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M rain around 3 pm.
8/3/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/4/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/6/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M slow evening soaker rain.
8/8/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a few afternoon sprinkles from wispy clouds
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.18" from ~ 3:26 pm to 4 pm. another 0.04" into the evening.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/22/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M measurable rain overnight; sparse sprinkles earlier in daytime.
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/28/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/2/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/4/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M trace during daytime; measurable overnight
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent rain throughout previous day. 7 am = 39 degrees with dew and frosty white roofs.
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M 7 am very light rain. 0.05" from around 3:45 to 5 pm, with part clearing thereafter. Another 0.4" throughout the evening and overnight.
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M frost on roofs
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/25/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M raining at 7 am
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M partly cloudy at 7 am
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/29/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 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
6/28/2012 3:40 PM brief and tiny 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice 2 2min no damage Continuous True After rain