| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 5/4/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.51 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This was made with 2 and half inch 'unofficial' NWS-type orange sleeve gauge... corrected with 2nd gauge re-located outside of rain shadow area. |
| 5/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/6/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
still trace snowpack showing in mountains above 4,500' |
| 5/7/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/8/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
another gorgeous day in paradise |
| 5/9/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rel Humidity down to 20 pct yesterday, some 'building' Alto-CU this AM and winds increasing from NW. Some Virga also but not very deep. |
| 5/10/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
On the dry side today 32 pct rel hmdty (0900 local) and cool 'severe clear' air after breezy mid-level clouds all day yesterday. Going to be 35 degrees tonight! Lots of virga, no ground level precip observed last 24hrs |
| 5/11/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Low of 36 here last night, 30 on the Palouse just above us. also saw a daytime outdoor rel humidity of 22 pct. |
| 5/12/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Our new (official) Gauge is here and mounted!!! Also-Snake River flowing at near Max levels this wknd, at 53 degree water temp, however, not many swimming yet. |
| 5/13/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
ready for a warm one today in Hells Canyon |
| 5/14/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
0.00 Precip and outdoor Daytime Rel Humidity 11-15% indicated for last 3 cycles. High Milky Ciro-Stratus late day indicates a change may be afoot over next couple days. Clearwater River flow at 23300 cfs (Orofino) and Snake River 20800 CFS at Hell's Canyon ID/OR state line (source: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/id/nwis/uv/?site_no=13290450) The water is running very high and fast at the confluence. |
| 5/15/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
High of 91.8 briefly yesterday and an outdoor rel humidity low of 10pct. Too dry to dew last night. Also-good to see CoCoRaHS on WC.. Go Nolan! |
| 5/16/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
humidity up 8 pct today with inc cloud cover, winds out of the SE |
| 5/17/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Lots of cloud, no indicated surface precip. |
| 5/18/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Ominous looking mid-level towering CU parked over the Mountains SW and SE all day with Virga, but never produced anything over the Valley |
| 5/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
cooler days are here again & overcast |
| 5/20/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
cool and breezy, milky skies and chance of showers/TS today. |
| 5/21/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Trace rain events at 1852, 1934, 2011, 2042, 2130, and 2210(light Rain lasting approx 30 mins) lead to Thundershower at approx 0430AM this morning with 6 noticeable thunderclaps. Then, it was moderately raining when we woke up and not sure when the measurable precip occurred. It had to be sometime after midnight this morning. (It should be noted that approx 0.01" did fall at time of recording data shows as trace at time of report in moderate rainfall) |
| 5/22/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The showers came in the afternoon (.03") with the majority of precip falling from 5:40pm until nearly 11:00pm (.37") it was hard to determine 'end' of rain as it would stop and then begin misting again.
Please note: not showing on the map this morning was thin stripe of Radar-indicated >2" from Rosalia to just south of Mica Peak on the Palouse, between 5:45-6:30PM |
| 5/23/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Lt Rain in regular intervals pretty much all day this period, with over half the total falling in a heavier rain in the late afternoon/early evening 5:40pm approximately. (We were unable to record exact times yesterday) |
| 5/24/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cumulus built then layered out with a very light precip every 40-70 minutes through the day (from NW)... +0.03 majority fell in more measurable steady light rain overnight.
one sad note: Our earthquake detecting, Tiger Woods golf-enjoying, beautiful song-making, pet birdie died this morning. She will be very missed.
*unseasonably cool temps (46) last night. |
| 5/25/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Incredible development overhead yesterday but most precip never made it to ground (Virga) that is, until around 10PM when it dumped for for 15-20 minutes. This morning we are having mostly clear skies but very windy conditions |
| 5/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
cold, dry and very breezy all day, gusts to 35mph |
| 5/27/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
It was clouds all day with precip showing on radar over the mountains 90nm east of here, some of it showing as snow... nothing here. |
| 5/28/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
late day lt showers came before sunset again |
| 5/29/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
trace in the evening, trace overnight, more in the early AM |
| 5/30/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
mostly cloudy 'milky' day but no precip, Hi temp was 1 degree below normal(73). Sure would love some summer weather about now...the plants, however, seem to be liking this our lawn is about the greenest it's ever been in June. |
| 5/31/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/1/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
1130am-on, we had Trace amounts in fine mist... began to Lt Rain (0.01") at 1357 (local) Heavier precip from 1645-1750 (0.04") this morning we actually had 97pct humidity haven't seen that in a while. |
| 6/2/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After a warm and VERY muggy day (unusual this time of year) the rains came, overnight and stayed through end of this cycle. an additional .049 was collected after 'official' report from same storm. |
| 6/3/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
this was the rest of precip that fell after taking previous readings |
| 6/4/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/5/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
big boomers .05 first wave, .17 second storm (46 min) then remainder overnight after 10:17pm |
| 6/6/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/7/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nothing to report this time... but those murky strato-form building indicate this will most likely change in the near future |
| 6/8/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.44 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
'trace' amount fell all day gradually becoming a moderate steady rain by nightfall. Wife was awake at 2am and said it was still 'really' coming down, too. |
| 6/9/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
big showers in the afternoon beneath towering cumulus produced little rain, and reported sleet in the higher elevations above 3000' locally |
| 6/10/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
My Dad is in town from Boston, so I didn't record rain times as usual... just have a total for the day. The afternoon rain DID produce some VERY minor street flooding in the tire grooves and low areas. That period of heavier precip approx 4:30 - 5:30pm |
| 6/11/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
finally... A (more typical for this time of year) mostly sunny and dry day to report. |
| 6/12/2012 |
8:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Radar shows we had return over us for 2hrs this morning... found just a trace in the tube. |
| 6/13/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Severe T-Storm popped up over us in late AM and dropped most of this measurement. Half-dollar sized hail reported 15-20 miles SE by spotter near Culdesac |
| 6/14/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Zero precip here, while our thoughts and prayers go out the fire-ravaged people of the CO area. |
| 6/15/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A gorgeous day with late afternoon high cloud cover turned into the most beautiful sunset display of virga that seemed to last fiery-red forever. Thanks again to the CoCoRaHS team for the great webinar on Hurricanes, don't know if we'll be seeing any up here for a while. |
| 6/16/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/17/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
jet-stream slipped south over us last night and showers are forming over us to the mountains East this morning... picked up some precip around dawn. (note: winds could increase to G35 today.) |
| 6/18/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Lightly raining now at collection time, but it was a dry day with just a few Cu for this reporting period until overnight sometime. |
| 6/19/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
interesting mid-level front came in from the north and dried us right out after lt morning rain .04 total (occurred during readings period) allowing cool cloudy conditions to rule the night. Unknown if any additional precip occurred overnight. |
| 6/20/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A final push of mid level moisture (virga) came thru yesterday and we have FINALLY entered the summer pattern. *We may not have much to report for a while now~ HOT tommorrow |
| 6/21/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
91 forecast high for today... as predicted, summer HAS arrived. Maybe some storms Fri/Sat for us |
| 6/22/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Threatening Skies this Morning, but nothing fell ... hoping we're not into 'dry lightning' weather already. |
| 6/23/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Big Drops! Little Rain during high-based T-Strm rolled through just as Seether took stage. We stood there in the rain for two songs, and it was done. (Fairgrounds are two blocks from this location) |
| 6/24/2012 |
9:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Only in Lewiston, can we have TWO imminent Severe Thunderstorm Warnings with half-dollar sized hail reported... and come out with only a Trace of -r at this particular location. Across town we rode and saw some puddles by the river.
HOWEVER: It should be noted that after such a lush spring, if we are going to continue this pattern of severe DRY storms across the region then one could assume we may be in a bad fire danger year. |
| 6/25/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/26/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.68 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
and still raining, at time of collection. It was REALLY coming down when I got up at 0630. PS I took a pic of the full gauge, and the electronic shows 0.63" in past 24hrs. The NWS radar storm total animation shows TRACE for our location but we are in a deep radar shadow here below 9,500' |
| 6/27/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
heavy rain in the AM (recorded yesterday) concluded with another .10 was then followed by brief showers you could set your clock on approx .01 each, until the storm with backside Mamatos shortly before sunset, and everything became rapidly clear. NOTE: I have this day documented without timecode on timelapse video |
| 6/28/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/29/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/30/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
cloudy with a chance today |
| 7/1/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Severe Thunderstorm produced 1/4" hail... rain came in spells with the cells all evening. 1" hail reported 12mi south in Waha. Another unusual aspect of this day was an early morning sun-shower produced apparently by Alto Cumulus. |
| 7/2/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
did get a morning Trace at work down along Hells Gate SP, but not here at reg location |
| 7/3/2012 |
9:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Once again, severe weather popped up just north in thin stripe of heavy precip and hail from Pomeroy (WA) to Libby (MT) through the night, eventually overtook the Valley with impressive clouds and vivid lightning... but only a trace of Rain, at our location.
Meanwhile, radar storm totals showing St Maries got over 1.5". (approx 40mi north) |
| 7/4/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Have a happy 4th, everyone! |
| 7/5/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Here... we go, temps to 100 for the weekend. |
| 7/6/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/7/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
00 rain at registered location, but we climbed into the Blue MTNs (Joseph, OR. 98 MI SSW) and watched a fabulous thunderstorm develop around us...from 9,000'! Then as we rushed home, racing to get out of it's way. There was hail and mild tree damage to the national Forrest around us crazy winds... Then as mammatos developed and the storm matured, it 'hooked right' (as usual) and slid south east of the LC Valley. A near miss, but beautiful vision at sunset from registered location.
Learned allot about our area weather generation and where the storms originate from this time of year, with the SW Monsoon season... even when they aren't in the forecast but just seem to 'pop up' such as on this day... |
| 7/8/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
0.00 Precip but... Yet another Severe TS came up from the Canyon at 1900. Went severe over Pomeroy, West of here, and the outflow came as 20:00 40mph windstorm- taking down three large west-facing branches of a 50' maple tree infront of our house. The largest being 20ft long x 7in wide that came down possibly damaging the living-room! In the pics submitted to NOAA/Spokane you can see precip (most likely hail) all around us. Just nothing here. (High temp was 102) |
| 7/9/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
After a record high temp of 106, three main waves of thunder arrived during this reporting period from south but all storms dissipated before reaching this location. This AM i can see it all around us, but nothing here (yet, anyway) |
| 7/10/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Thundervirga all afternoon, but NO PRECIP |
| 7/11/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Not even a cloud! |
| 7/12/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Loving-up the sunshine! CB visible at sunset 100mi East. |
| 7/13/2012 |
8:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
With the northward push of monsoonal zonal flow from NM we had a pop-up line of T-Storms (1 severe near Walla Walla & Pomeroy) but did not make it here. Saw NOAA 'DC-3' (3 Dassault Falcons) Formation at work, quite a thrill! Today may be our turn later on, building CU South at time of report... |
| 7/14/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
CB built all day but no produce for us... |
| 7/15/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain came with three or four noticeable claps of thunder woke me up Sun around 5:30AM, We also had a trace (several drops) around 11AM on Sat in this report. |
| 7/16/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
pretty good T-shower at 2:35p and ctd lightly for approx 70mins. Severe cell 8mi SW dried out before it got here. timelapse video posted to facebook. |
| 7/17/2012 |
9:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Big monsoonal push (flash flooding advisories)came up the mountains East, proceeded North to St Maries, hooked to the West, pounded Spokane, regrouped and squalled through middle of WA... went severe three times and circled us 290 degrees... but all we got was a few drops at sunset. |
| 7/18/2012 |
9:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Severe Storm formed over Anatone (We were there) capable Ping-Pong Ball-Sized Hail. solid precip observed and photographed...See Flora, OR. But by the time it made it to OUR location (6:00pm) it was less than .01" of rain. There were two more smaller cells later in night each produced a few drops here |
| 7/19/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
sunny and hot, blown off alto & deep Ciro-stratus top from severe storm around LaGrande (OR) caused gloomy looking milky filtered sun through afternoon, former storm wave finally passed over at 1000pm with virga ushering in southern push from CA/Mexico again |
| 7/20/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Hurricane-remnant influence arrived approx 6:00pm beautiful garden-variety Thundershowers developed SE and SW moving quickly northward, missing the valley. |
| 7/21/2012 |
9:00 AM |
1.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
1 IN HAIL, 1 IN RAIN (in 18 mins) Localized Flash Flooding, even cloud rotation observed in timelapse. Crazy day! |
| 7/22/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 7/23/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Dry-front came in middle of night (2300) and gusted winds to 35mph+ at the airport, wind-shift... no precip. cooler and drier this morning. |
| 7/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
no precip... but the spider inside the tube looks happy. |
| 7/25/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
56 pct hmdty, 69 degrees at 9am~ shooting for 98 today |
| 7/26/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A TROUGH has developed and seeing some building CU this AM. Precip possible, HUMIDiTY WAS 17 PCT YESTERDAY, 46 PCT this AM. |
| 7/27/2012 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
SW flow brought in upper level shower band at produced 10 minutes of traceable rain at 10:10AM. |
| 7/28/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
temp 73(f) Wind NW 0.6 (mph) Hmdty 36 (pct) Press 33.08 (rising) |
| 7/29/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
temp73 Hmdty40(pct) wind-calm pres30.10(r) |
| 7/30/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another day in paradise |
| 7/31/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, winds NW, pres rising... |
| 8/1/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Had a 'wave' come thru late afternoon a few slanted alto-cumuli and a wind shift/increase, but back into the sunny and warm this AM... welcome to August! |
| 8/2/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Canadian Front and a summer pattern breakdown on the WA/Candian Border... keeping an eye on. |
| 8/3/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Low pressure passed from SW Alberta into Montana, some clouds and a windshft but no precip here... |
| 8/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
... another day in paradise's OVEN.... a high of 102 today expected. |
| 8/5/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Some high clouds pushing in this AM from the south as we transition from Onshore flow once again and said to be one of the hottest days of the year expected.
80(f) 34(pct) winds SE (00.1) we got to 100.6 at 1748 |
| 8/6/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Check totals later, a front just to the south will be trans-versing the region shortly... there is a fire danger with this system later today as it moves north of us, as of 0900 NO lightning has been detected, yet... and it appears to be Virga over our area. Pres 30.07 rsg. |
| 8/7/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wave pushed right over us in the AM yesterday, then fully developed on Canadian Border... some storms sat stationary for 3-4 hours. No precip here but some was observed to our West on the high plains. |
| 8/8/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Dry-front coming through this AM should cool us down from our record 107 yesterday, back to a 'more normal' 97 later today. Most of the precip appears to have moved North into BC missing us. |
| 8/9/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clouds and virga all day, no product. |
| 8/10/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
22 days since measurable precip, numerous wildfires are being allowed to burn in the region (that don't endanger settlements or bridges.) It's getting smokey. |
| 8/11/2012 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Early report today because I am working at the Airshow at the airport...but its 98 and dry as a bone. Have fun! Hope to see you at the DJ Booth everyone |
| 8/12/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Great weather for AIR FESTIVAL(LWS) and the B-17 flights... Hazy conditions prevail under mostly clear skies,Highs in mid 90's, and our normal mid-summer inversion is well in place. |
| 8/13/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
WE HAVE ENJOYED THE DRY WEATHER, BUT IT GETS DUSTY FAST. |
| 8/14/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Stuck in the bubble! we've got another sunny and dry one for you. |
| 8/15/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No precip, but with cooler alaskan flow creeping down the C/D we are seeing a pickup in winds and storms generating over the mountains headed for Montana. A changing of the guard in patterns is just around the weather corner. |
| 8/16/2012 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
No Precip to report today and the area is still dealing with the smoke, breathing problems. A PSA on the radio says the 'burn season' begins in N Idaho shortly... just to add to the haze! |
| 8/17/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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| 8/18/2012 |
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Nothing to report, smoke... haze... oh and a monsoonal front approaching from the SW. ...Maybe tomorrow? |
| 8/19/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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We're back into another monsoonal air-mass with arrival of gust front around 7:00pm last night. No precip, sever potential exists now for Mon eve into Tues |
| 8/20/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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0.0 |
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Another line wildfire-causing storms formed over SW Idaho and Eastern Oregon and looked like they were going to make it here... when afternoon heating was lost and all we got, were the blown-off tops to filter the sun.
.... It should ALSO be noted that one month ago was our '1 inch hail' event. we have been running zero-zero's ever since. |
| 8/21/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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I had to go bed at 0230 around when the trough got here but showing no recorded precip this morning in the Official gauge. HOWEVER MY WIFE REPORTS A 'TRACE' AT 0730 LOCAL... Other areas of region picked up some heavier amounts~ I'm concerned as front occludes over Western Montana today that the Lo Lo fire could intensify. Will be watching as the dry line passes our valley this afternoon. RED FLAG DANGER. ...Also of interest, it had been one month since our last measurable precip, which was severe storm dumping 1" hail |
| 8/22/2012 |
8:00 AM |
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Virga throughout the day with a frontal passage that blew up over Western Montana... our trace of precip fell within last report, conditions cleared by 2:00PM refreshing cooler drier air and highs ONLY in the 90's are here |
| 8/23/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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0.0 |
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The CASH CREEK fire (20miles south) grew at a gradual rate yesterday until the cap broke at 2pm and then blew up to 9,500 acres (+8000 in the afternoon) the smoke was visible into upper levels as a single rising column before it sheered off and flattened to the East. The plume stuck around south East of town all day. Breezy dry conditions this AM shifting winds must be of a concern down there.... |
| 8/24/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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| 8/25/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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I went down with 'Ranger Shawn' and toured some of the Cache Creek event which has grown to 23,000 acres. (approx 20m south of here) I arrived just as the inversion capped and a back burn was set south of the active fire. 450 personnel are now now working the scene including 7 aircraft, and local law enforcement was forced to close access to the city (?) of Rogersburg. I posted some pics from just across the canyon at the ID/WA/OR border on picassa if interested https://picasaweb.google.com/103997268970213283286/FireHellsCanyon?noredirect=1 This was DAY 5 of the event, that began with a single dry lightning strike in grass on 40 degree slope, Monday at 4:30PM |
| 8/26/2012 |
8:00 AM |
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0.00 |
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It was a very hazy/smokey day with the inversion holding through the day around 4,000' holding the smoke in the valley (from the fires) today a LP center is off the WA/OR coast will start moderating the weather. Summer is slipping away! 43,000 ACRES ARE NOW INVOLVED. |
| 8/27/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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Fine ash has been falling on our location for past two days as a result of Cache Creek fire 18mi south.. We also had a small wave of light precip pass at 3:10pm was the remnants of another dry storm over the fire area.
Timing documented while filming a time-lapse at LWS airport. |
| 8/28/2012 |
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| 8/29/2012 |
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Back to school for the kids, missed posting my report on time, sorry |
| 8/30/2012 |
8:00 AM |
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0.0 |
0.00 |
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Frontal passage resulted in wind change/increase but no precip.. the air has cleared and the ash appears to have stopped falling on us. The Cache Creek fire is in 'mop up' stages on our side of the canyon (North) yet continues to the South towards Joseph-OR
...
Size: 71,000 acres
Percent Contained: 45
Total Personnel: 847 |
| 8/31/2012 |
8:00 AM |
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Cache Creek continues mop up stages, 56 pct contained. 76,000 acres running approx 30 miles south now. West side of Hells Canyon Rec Area is going to be black and charred for a few years. |
| 9/1/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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It's official! ...Went the entire month of AUG without measurable precip. (have to go back to our 1" hail on 7-20 to be precise) And have the wild-land fires to proove it. Hot & dry was the summer in the Snake River Valley this year. |
| 9/2/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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Northerly push from BC system squeezing through Canadian Rockies made for some pretty cold night temps in NE Washington, (freeze warning for Colville for example) but cool southerly flow here pumped up a night of ground-hugging smoke from Cache Creek fire down here. It is now 80% contained and crew has been reduced to 615 personnel... dry conditions continued. |
| 9/3/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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*WE SUBMITTED OUR FIELD PHOTO WEEKEND SHOTS!* Now watching that 'cool pool' slide down the Pacific Northwest from the Alaskan Sound streaming off the coast. Its just a matter of time now. |
| 9/4/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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Inceweb sent out their final update on Cache Creek Fire last night, 9pm... 73,500 acres burned and 90pct contained. Also-Drove the palouse after dark between Spokane and here and that moon lit the way, it was just incredible! (but a very late night to drive 200 miles) |
| 9/5/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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Sign of Fall number 15-The cars have vapor trails. morning Rel Humidity increasing to 45 pct. |
| 9/6/2012 |
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Another Northerly push resulted in winds to 50mph along our Canadian border to the north last night, but this dry front failed to produce any precip over our area. We are approaching nearly two months since any measurable preceip. |
| 9/7/2012 |
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Fall is on the WX Map and looks to be about 7 days away. But, for this weekend... highs near 100 |
| 9/8/2012 |
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Weak LP Impulse racing up the coast today, the smoke returns.. chance of a shower tonight. |
| 9/9/2012 |
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Waves of showers are forming in advance of strong frontal passage... just to our east between here and Grangeville, to be precise. This has us back in the 'smoke zone' with a Southerly flow and ash is once again falling on our cars... yet no measurable liquid precip here. |
| 9/10/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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dust-storm! much cooler now, 62 this morning |
| 9/11/2012 |
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Another windy but dry and dusty frontal passage... fires in center of state and now WA too (Wenatchee) have congealed and are threatening homes built tightly together. |
| 9/12/2012 |
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Near record low temps last night for the area... 27 reported in Deer Park (wxunderground) as more fires and controlled burns appear on the horizon East, and smoke from Cent WA fires blows over top of us from the NW. I think we are back to a morning strong inversion but with aft temps forecast-ed in 90s look for strong CAP to break daily~ |
| 9/13/2012 |
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Big HP breaking down slightly, a small wave sits off the coast... |
| 9/14/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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Major inversion here and wind-shift to the East now means no Rain, but back to the Ash-fall as precipitate. We are so dense the air has been IFR, under a High Pressure ridge! For two days. |
| 9/15/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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We had a DISTURBANCE come through in the early AM that looked good on radar, but then produced ONLY a thin streak of Virga over the area. The smoke is back in full force! The good news according to the vapor sat loop is that we are now under the polar seasonal influence and our REL HMDTY has inc to 52%. According to these CoCoRaHS observations, it has now been 58 DAYS since our last measurable rainfall. |
| 9/16/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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0.00 |
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First measurable rainfall since 7-19 came with three claps of thunder and two light showers approx 40 mins apart. Cass was so excited she stood out in the rain the whole time. a very small wave echo pattern had formed and passed the area SW to East at 2127 (local) |
| 9/17/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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It was 59 days without rain til Saturday, then .02"... now we are back into an air stagnation advisory. |
| 9/18/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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Have enjoyed crisp mornings and clear days with NO SMOKE... but that could change soon, with fires still burning in mountains East, South East & grasslands North West. Daytime Highs back into 90s, RH's around 40% |
| 9/19/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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nada surf |
| 9/20/2012 |
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Noting nothing in the gauge today but dust and ash... |
| 9/21/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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Smoke is here to stay. no precip,but big low coming in off coast over the weekend may mix us up and get our health back |
| 9/22/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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It is unanimous... we are ALL sick of the smoke. and lots of people are actually SICK from the smoke. |
| 9/23/2012 |
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sneaky Low (No, we saw it coming) formed over Cent WA last night and the initial inflow produced a line of very lite showers passed the valley 2145-2230. Points SO and SE recv'd the more measurable rainfall including over some of the worst fire areas, although not really enough to douse. |
| 9/24/2012 |
9:00 AM |
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the LOW formed over us Saturday night, we had a trace, as the precip headed north then West, circled WA and came back around through OR and then into Central ID Boise.... but we never saw a drop. THE GOOD NEWS is some of the fire plagued areas of the Southern Hells Canyon DID pick up almost 1/4" in some spots (radar indicated)...going on 65 days without measurable rain, except for that .02 on 9-16 |
| 9/25/2012 |
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| 9/26/2012 |
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Temps have cooled to 80's mid-day highs, still seeing smoke but not nearly as dense. I understand we are down to just 17 major wildland fires... lets hope this is a good sign. |
| 9/27/2012 |
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| 9/28/2012 |
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Zero rain... but we've got returns on the radar! So, check back :) |
| 9/29/2012 |
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| 9/30/2012 |
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another clearing/drying trend with wind-shift, but thankfully smoke has cleared enough so we can see the mountains again in the 'big picture' |