Station Overview Station Location
Station Number KS-NT-3 Latitude 39.8406
Station Name Norton 0.4 N Longitude -99.893
County Norton Elevation (ft) 2352



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 1.85 6.02 30 6.02 30 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 0.96 0.75 30 0.75 30 0.00 0 0 6 1 2.5 2 2
Dec 11 0.59 1.09 31 1.09 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 4.3 4 10
Jan 12 0.48 0.16 31 0.16 31 0.00 0 0 2 3 0.5 1 1
Feb 12 0.59 1.80 29 1.80 29 0.00 0 0 5 2 12.1 3 14
March 12 1.58 0.82 30 0.82 30 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
April 12 2.29 2.92 29 2.92 29 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.91 0.43 31 0.43 31 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
June 12 2.90 1.42 30 1.42 24 0.00 6 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 3.63 3.58 31 0.48 21 3.10 10 1 2 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 2.93 1.78 31 1.78 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.72 0.40 30 0.40 30 0.00 0 0 2 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 23.43" 21.17" 363 days 18.07" 347 3.10" 16 days 1 62 days 19 days 19.4" 10 days 27 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 0.03
10/7/2011 0.75
10/8/2011 4.39
10/9/2011 0.47
10/10/2011 0.26
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 0.00
10/18/2011 0.10
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 0.00
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 T
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.01
10/27/2011 0.01
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 0.00
10/30/2011
10/31/2011 0.00
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.02
11/3/2011 0.41
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.01
11/9/2011 0.18
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.04
11/17/2011 0.09
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 T
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.06
12/4/2011 0.75
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 T
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.02
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 T
12/14/2011 0.17
12/15/2011 T
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.07
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 0.00
12/30/2011 0.01
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.10
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 0.00
1/9/2012 T
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 T
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.06
1/18/2012 0.00
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.00
1/22/2012 0.00
1/23/2012 T
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.00
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 0.08
2/4/2012 1.52
2/5/2012 0.05
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.14
2/8/2012 T
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.00
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 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.00
2/24/2012 0.00
2/25/2012 T
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.01
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.00
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 0.03
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 0.01
3/20/2012 T
3/21/2012 0.18
3/22/2012 0.59
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 0.01
3/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.00
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.38
4/4/2012 1.04
4/5/2012 0.07
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.01
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 0.02
4/16/2012 0.04
4/17/2012 T
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.00
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.09
4/28/2012 1.18
4/29/2012
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 0.00
5/8/2012 0.01
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.01
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 T
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.32
5/25/2012 0.08
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 0.01
6/1/2012 0.02
6/2/2012 0.02
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.00
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00
6/7/2012 0.00
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 1.22
6/16/2012 0.16
6/17/2012 0.00
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 **
6/26/2012 **
6/27/2012 **
6/28/2012 **
6/29/2012 **
6/30/2012 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 **
7/2/2012 **
7/3/2012 **
7/4/2012 **
7/5/2012 **
7/6/2012 **
7/7/2012 **
7/8/2012 **
7/9/2012 **
7/10/2012 3.10
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.00
7/15/2012 0.00
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.00
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 T
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 0.43
7/30/2012 0.05
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.12
8/2/2012 0.74
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.06
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.14
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.05
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.53
8/25/2012 T
8/26/2012 0.14
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 T
9/4/2012 T
9/5/2012 0.02
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.38
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 0.00
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
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
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 4.39 M M M M A few evening showers gave way to heavy rain beginning around 11:00 p.m. Rain came through in waves all night, with light rain still falling at observation time. The field to our north is emptying down our street, with considerable water overwhelming the gutter, but we live at a high point in Norton, so the flooding is still not too bad here.
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M All of this rain came during the morning hours.
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M A steady, light rain fell from 7:00 a.m. to around 3:30 p.m.
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Some light rain came through during the late afternoon of 10/17/2011.
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain and 41°F at observation time. No snow; only rain.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M We had light rain (and maybe even some frozen precip) throughout the morning hours, but it didn't amount to much.
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 0.0 M Light rain/snow mix falling at observation time.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.41 T M 0.0 M We had two rounds of snow yesterday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. During both events, the snow came down heavy enough to get some accumulation on grass and vehicles. But I don't think the temperature ever got below freezing, so as soon as the snow stopped, the accumulated snow melted.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M We had some light rain during the day yesterday, and it was raining at observation time. No snow.
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M All of our precip came in the form of rain. The rain ended sometime around noon.
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.7 M 0.5 M Some snow overnight.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 1.8 M 0.5 M We had light snow throughout most of the morning. At 10:15 a.m., we had 2.5" on the ground. But the temperature got up to 40 or so in the afternoon, and most of the snow melted.
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/19/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M We had a shower sometime early this morning.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 0.5 M Light snow at observation time.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.75 3.6 M 3.5 M We had two rounds of moderate snow: one in the morning and another in the afternoon. Flurries continued into the evening. The snow was rather wet, but thanks to some pretty stiff winds, we still had some 18-24" drifts in places.
12/5/2011 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/6/2011 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 M A few flurries during the late morning and early afternoon.
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M 3.0 M Light snow fell in the early afternoon.
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We still have snow on the ground. I would guess about 2.5". But I didn't get out to measure this morning, so I don't know for sure. I'll try to get a measurement tomorrow morning.
12/13/2011 7:00 AM T M M 1.0 M We had some light freezing drizzle, with some falling at observation time.
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M T M We had drizzle and light rain throughout the day yesterday. Most of the snow has melted here.
12/15/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M We had some light drizzle yesterday morning, but my rain gauge (still configured for snow capture) was dry this morning.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M No precip at all during the past 24 hrs. No precip falling at observation time, either.
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.1 M T M Light snow falling at observation time.
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M Light snow, freezing rain, and sleet fell during the morning hours, but didn't amount to much
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M A late December thundershower moved through late yesterday afternoon. The NWS issued a thunderstorm warning for Norton County, but we had no severe weather at our location. Not much rain, either.
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 T M 0.0 M After a very windy day, some rain and snow moved in late afternoon. Light rain began at around 4:30 p.m., with a brief rain/snow mix at 5:00 p.m. The temperature dropped more than 10°F during the precip. The amount of precip I received is a bit of an estimate thanks to accidentally knocking over my rain gauge. Based on what I recovered and what I thought was in the gauge, 0.10" is pretty close, I think.
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/9/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Some light snow during the morning hours.
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/12/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M A few flurries around noon.
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 0.5 M We had light snow that began after 9:00 p.m.
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/23/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M We had some light showers on and off, but it didn't amount to much.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 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 0.0 M
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Most of our rain fell between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. No precip at observation time.
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 1.52 8.7 1.27 8.5 1.27 Welcome back winter! We had drizzle and light rain during the daylight hours that amounted to 0.19" of precip. About 5:45 p.m., rain changed to snow with moderate to heavy snow falling after 6:00 p.m. It was a very wet, heavy snow. At 9:30 p.m., we had new snow of 3.0" that melted down to 0.42" of precip. At 11:00 p.m., we'd had another 1.5" of new snow (0.26" of precip) and 4.5" on the ground. At 2:00 a.m., the snow had become much lighter. At 7:00 a.m., I measured an additional 4.2" of snow for a total amount of 8.7". The additional 4.2" melted down to 0.65". So for the period, the Rain/Snow precip amount was 0.19" of rain, 8.7" of snow melted down to 1.33" of precip, for a total of 1.52" of precip. A core sample of the snow on the ground yielded 1.27" of precip.
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 M 7.0 M Light snow lingered through the morning hours, giving way to some sun in the afternoon. Temps during the afternoon were above freezing so we got quite a bit of melting.
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 2.7 M 7.0 M We had a nice snowfall overnight with light snow still falling at observation time.
2/8/2012 7:00 AM T T M 6.5 M We had lingering light snow throughout the day, but it didn't amount to much.
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 4.0 M
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 0.86
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
2/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/25/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Yesterday afternoon, with the temperature about 47°F, we had light snow showers. Virga was evident from the cumulus clouds that hung over Norton, and some of that moisture was able to make it to the ground in the form of light snow. Obviously, none of it stuck, given the temperature.
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M We had considerable blowing dust in the afternoon...enough to completely obscure the sun during the late afternoon. Amazingly, the dust storm was visible on satellite pictures and showed that the storm reached all the way down to the Texas Panhandle.
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M We had two rounds of showers. The first came around 8:30 a.m. and produced some thunder but only a trace of precip. The second, around 3:00 p.m., gave us a quick 0.01" of rain.
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 0.00
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 0.00 Occasional drizzle during the day, and some drizzle overnight gave us our 0.03" of precip.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 0.00 Light rain at observation time.
3/20/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain continued for a short time after 7:00 a.m., but amounted only to a trace.
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Light drizzle still falling at observation time.
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.59 0.0 M 0.0 M We had drizzle throughout the morning hours, then a break in the precip until about 7:30 p.m. when moderate rain moved in and continued into the late evening hours.
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 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 0.0 M
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M We got enough drizzle yesterday morning to measure 0.01"
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain (with some thunder) began falling after 9:00 p.m. and continued into the night.
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 1.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain began around 11:30 p.m. and continued through the night. Light rain falling at observation time.
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M We had enough drizzle yesterday morning and early afternoon to measure 0.01".
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain falling at observation time.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Despite the threat of storms, we got no rain.
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Just a few showers
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M We had light showers on and off throughout the day. Also, very windy from late morning to mid-evening.
4/17/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M We had a brief shower during the early evening hours.
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
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 0.00 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 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Some sprinkles in the morning, then a line of rain moved through mid-afternoon giving 0.06" of precip. Light thundershowers overnight dropped an additional 0.03".
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 1.18 0.0 M 0.0 M We had several periods of moderate to heavy rain yesterday. By noon, we had 0.80" thanks to a noontime storm that dumped around 0.6" of rain. Then another heavy rain storm dropped an additional 0.38" in the late afternoon.
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 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Some showers just after noon brought us 0.01" of rain.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M We had a light sprinkle around 8:00 p.m.
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 0.0 M 0.0 M Some much needed rain from a storm that, thankfully, produced no hail at my location.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M We had some light rain between 10:30 p.m. and midnight.
5/26/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M We had a brief shower in the evening as a storm developed right over us and moved off to the northeast.
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We had a brief shower yesterday afternoon as strong storms skirted our area.
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain at observation time.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We had some light morning showers.
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 1.22 M M M M A severe storm came through Norton beginning at 5:45 p.m. with high winds, heavy rain, and hail. Hail up to 1" diameter began at 5:50 p.m. and continued for about 20 minutes. The big story was the wind. In our area, branches of up to 8" diameter broke off, a 15" diameter tree (probably somewhat diseased) was blown over and fell on the roof of a house, and another mature spruce tree was completely uprooted. In the cemetery about 1/4 mile east of my location, a couple of small tombstones were blown over, a cedar tree was snapped off at the base, and numerous large branches were down. All of the debris was observed to have fallen toward the southeast, suggesting that the wind was straight line in nature. We were without power for 4 hours.
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M A thunderstorm moved through at 12:30 a.m.
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lighting and even some thunder to our west last night, but no rain here.
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M I felt a few drops of rain as I was looking at my parched, dry rain gauge. There were some showers in the area, and we even heard some thunder, but it didn't amount to anything.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Several nice showers passed through the area in the afternoon, evening, and overnight hours.
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M A little overnight rain.
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Overnight thunder began around 4:30 a.m. and continued until around 6:00 a.m., with rainfall of 0.12".
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Clouds began gathering around 10:30 p.m. with plenty of lightning and thunder, but the rain held off until around midnight. Thankfully, when the rains came, they came in abundance.
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Overnight thundershowers moved through around midnight.
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M We had some early evening thundershowers.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M A nice thunderstorm between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. gave us 0.53".
8/25/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M We had lighting and thunder to our south from 8-9 p.m., but only got a sprinkle.
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M We had showers between 7:15 and 8:15 a.m.
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Light sprinkles at observation time.
9/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M We had off and on sprinkles throughout most of the day.
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We had a brief thundershower around 5:30 p.m. yesterday.
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M We had showers and light rain that began in the late afternoon and continued until about 11:00 p.m.
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M We had a few spritzes of rain late morning and early afternoon.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
6/25/2012 7/10/2012 5:00 PM 16 3.10 M M Based on information I've received from neighbors, all of this rain fell on the morning of Sunday, July 8. No other rain fell during the period.



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
10/7/2011 11:10 PM Up against the house the hail gathered in piles about 1" thick. 3/4" Penny Size 3/8" Rice Mixed|White Ice 4 1min no damage Continuous False After rain After smaller hail
6/14/2012 6:10 PM Also damage to vinyl siding. 1" Quarter Size 5/8" 3/8" White Ice 20 2min minor leaf damage Continuous False After rain After smaller hail