Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AZ-CH-48 Latitude 31.4163513183594
Station Name Bisbee 3.0 ESE Longitude -109.877830505371
County Cochise Elevation (ft) 5018



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 12 1.20 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 0.71 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 0.99 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 13 1.03 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 13 0.78 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 13 0.67 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 13 0.38 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 0.37 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 13 0.39 0.35 16 0.35 7 0.00 9 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
July 13 3.76 9.02 31 8.73 23 0.29 8 1 19 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 2.81 5.22 31 5.22 30 0.00 1 1 12 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.32 0.92 30 0.84 25 0.08 5 1 6 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 14.41" 15.51" 108 days 15.14" 85 0.37" 23 days 3 39 days 2 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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
10/1/2012
10/2/2012
10/3/2012
10/4/2012
10/5/2012
10/6/2012
10/7/2012
10/8/2012
10/9/2012
10/10/2012
10/11/2012
10/12/2012
10/13/2012
10/14/2012
10/15/2012
10/16/2012
10/17/2012
10/18/2012
10/19/2012
10/20/2012
10/21/2012
10/22/2012
10/23/2012
10/24/2012
10/25/2012
10/26/2012
10/27/2012
10/28/2012
10/29/2012
10/30/2012
10/31/2012
11/1/2012
11/2/2012
11/3/2012
11/4/2012
11/5/2012
11/6/2012
11/7/2012
11/8/2012
11/9/2012
11/10/2012
11/11/2012
11/12/2012
11/13/2012
11/14/2012
11/15/2012
11/16/2012
11/17/2012
11/18/2012
11/19/2012
11/20/2012
11/21/2012
11/22/2012
11/23/2012
11/24/2012
11/25/2012
11/26/2012
11/27/2012
11/28/2012
11/29/2012
11/30/2012
12/1/2012
12/2/2012
12/3/2012
12/4/2012
12/5/2012
12/6/2012
12/7/2012
12/8/2012
12/9/2012
12/10/2012
12/11/2012
12/12/2012
12/13/2012
12/14/2012
12/15/2012
12/16/2012
12/17/2012
12/18/2012
12/19/2012
12/20/2012
12/21/2012
12/22/2012
12/23/2012
12/24/2012
12/25/2012
12/26/2012
12/27/2012
12/28/2012
12/29/2012
12/30/2012
12/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013
1/2/2013
1/3/2013
1/4/2013
1/5/2013
1/6/2013
1/7/2013
1/8/2013
1/9/2013
1/10/2013
1/11/2013
1/12/2013
1/13/2013
1/14/2013
1/15/2013
1/16/2013
1/17/2013
1/18/2013
1/19/2013
1/20/2013
1/21/2013
1/22/2013
1/23/2013
1/24/2013
1/25/2013
1/26/2013
1/27/2013
1/28/2013
1/29/2013
1/30/2013
1/31/2013
2/1/2013
2/2/2013
2/3/2013
2/4/2013
2/5/2013
2/6/2013
2/7/2013
2/8/2013
2/9/2013
2/10/2013
2/11/2013
2/12/2013
2/13/2013
2/14/2013
2/15/2013
2/16/2013
2/17/2013
2/18/2013
2/19/2013
2/20/2013
2/21/2013
2/22/2013
2/23/2013
2/24/2013
2/25/2013
2/26/2013
2/27/2013
2/28/2013
3/1/2013
3/2/2013
3/3/2013
3/4/2013
3/5/2013
3/6/2013
3/7/2013
3/8/2013
3/9/2013
3/10/2013
3/11/2013
3/12/2013
3/13/2013
3/14/2013
3/15/2013
3/16/2013
3/17/2013
3/18/2013
3/19/2013
3/20/2013
3/21/2013
3/22/2013
3/23/2013
3/24/2013
3/25/2013
3/26/2013
3/27/2013
3/28/2013
3/29/2013
3/30/2013
3/31/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013
4/2/2013
4/3/2013
4/4/2013
4/5/2013
4/6/2013
4/7/2013
4/8/2013
4/9/2013
4/10/2013
4/11/2013
4/12/2013
4/13/2013
4/14/2013
4/15/2013
4/16/2013
4/17/2013
4/18/2013
4/19/2013
4/20/2013
4/21/2013
4/22/2013
4/23/2013
4/24/2013
4/25/2013
4/26/2013
4/27/2013
4/28/2013
4/29/2013
4/30/2013
5/1/2013
5/2/2013
5/3/2013
5/4/2013
5/5/2013
5/6/2013
5/7/2013
5/8/2013
5/9/2013
5/10/2013
5/11/2013
5/12/2013
5/13/2013
5/14/2013
5/15/2013
5/16/2013
5/17/2013
5/18/2013
5/19/2013
5/20/2013
5/21/2013
5/22/2013
5/23/2013
5/24/2013
5/25/2013
5/26/2013
5/27/2013
5/28/2013
5/29/2013
5/30/2013
5/31/2013
6/1/2013
6/2/2013
6/3/2013
6/4/2013
6/5/2013
6/6/2013
6/7/2013
6/8/2013
6/9/2013
6/10/2013
6/11/2013
6/12/2013
6/13/2013
6/14/2013
6/15/2013 T
6/16/2013 0.34
6/17/2013 0.01
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 **
6/23/2013 **
6/24/2013 **
6/25/2013 **
6/26/2013 **
6/27/2013 **
6/28/2013 **
6/29/2013 **
6/30/2013 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 **
7/2/2013 **
7/3/2013 0.29
7/4/2013 0.61
7/5/2013 0.01
7/6/2013 0.20
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.33
7/9/2013 0.04
7/10/2013 1.95
7/11/2013 0.73
7/12/2013 0.16
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013 0.67
7/15/2013 0.02
7/16/2013 0.76
7/17/2013 2.41
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.02
7/20/2013 0.31
7/21/2013 0.02
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.18
7/24/2013 0.14
7/25/2013 0.12
7/26/2013 0.05
7/27/2013 **
7/28/2013 **
7/29/2013 **
7/30/2013 **
7/31/2013 **
8/1/2013 T
8/2/2013 1.78
8/3/2013 0.90
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 1.21
8/6/2013 0.00
8/7/2013 0.08
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 0.00
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.13
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.05
8/22/2013 0.16
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.54
8/25/2013 0.03
8/26/2013 0.02
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.03
8/29/2013 T
8/30/2013 0.29
8/31/2013 0.00
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.04
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.03
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.13
9/8/2013 0.23
9/9/2013 0.09
9/10/2013 0.32
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.00
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 **
9/21/2013 **
9/22/2013 **
9/23/2013 **
9/24/2013 0.08
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013 0.00
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
6/15/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
6/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief shower occurred around 2:10PM
6/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Evening sky was hazed with smoke coming from fire just to the south of us in Mexico.
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another toasty, dry day with breezes picking up in the afternoon. Smoke from the fire in Mexico was carried further to the east toward Douglas.
6/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Plume of smoke from fire in Mexico looked volcanic rising high above mountain. Afternoon winds picked up and once again blew smoke further east toward Douglas.
7/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Storm arrived around 9:30PM and continued for about an hour. Lightning with rolling thunder and kicked up winds. Temp dropped a good ten degrees very quickly. Very nice!
7/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief shower occurred immediately following last night's fireworks.
7/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Just a couple of passing showers. Clouds looked more ominous toward Old Bisbee to the Northwest in the Mule Mountain range.
7/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M PM clouds, lightning to east, no rain- nada!
7/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Made a mad dash to Phoenix and back yesterday. Neighbor advised me storm hit around fiveish. Upon my return here around 11PM there was an ever so brief shower.
7/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Lightning and thunder with little rain late in PM and early AM.
7/10/2013 7:00 AM 1.95 M M M M Storm approach from the east and began around 8:40PM with lightning, thunder, and downpour. Water was rolling down street like a flooded stream. Rain eases up around 9:20PM but then returns. Rain continues to come and go while lightning and thunder continue on. I went to bed around 11PM and it was still unsafe to approach rain gauge.
7/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M First storm starts w/lightning and thunder. Rain begins around 8:40PM with heavier rain for approx. 30 min. Then off and on thru around 10PM. Another storm right on us around 11:45Pm w/extremely strong lightning & thunder. Lasts until approx 12:15AM.
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Storms begin approx. 1AM. Intense lightning & thunder but only a small amount of rain. Light show lasts several hours.
7/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Dust storm comes from east at approx. 6:15PM. Intense lightning & thunder follows with heavy rain beginning at 6:30PM lasting approx 15 min. Storm continues past 7:30PM.
7/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Awakened to a huge crack of thunder at 12AM followed by just a touch of rain.
7/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M Clouds collect in afternoon but rain didn't start until 7:45PM. Rain comes and goes into late evening accompanied by lightning and thunder.
7/17/2013 7:00 AM 2.41 M M M M Storm began around 2:15PM with 1/2' falling in first hour. By 4:45PM gauge showed well over an inch of rain. Just a touch of lighnting and thunder. Street looked like flooded steam and we still have some run-off going this morning. WOW!
7/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing today. But total so far in July 8.18". Wow, what a Monsoon!
7/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Shower around 9PM. This morning overcast and starting to drizzle.
7/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Cloudy most of day with rain off and on.
7/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Nice shower in the afternoon.
7/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Shower happened around 8PM.
7/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Showers in morning, afternoon, and evening. Evening shower was accompanied by just a flash or two of lightning.
7/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Brief shower in the afternoon. A couple of flashes and booms with a little rain and it was over. Ground still remains pretty moist from previous events.
8/2/2013 7:00 AM 1.78 M M M M Rain with lightning & thunder began around 9AM. Downpours with squalls occurred again around 11:20AM then again in mid-afternoon. Run-off still coming down my street this morning! Definitely a major event!
8/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Another downpour in a very wet monsoon! Runoff(looking like a small stream) still making its way down the front street. My yard is now super-saturated.
8/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yesterday. However, this morning is cloudy/overcast and I felt a very fine/light drizzle two minutes before 7AM.
8/5/2013 7:00 AM 1.21 M M M M First cell hits around 2:20AM with lightning, thunder, and pouring rain. Second arrives after 3:15AM. Once again my yard is so saturated it has pooled with no where to go. Run off down street continues to flow like a stream this morning.
8/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Although no rain in gauge this AM, outer tube was covered in dew. So much moisture from previous events. Clouds collected in late afternoon and there was lightning and thunder. There was a very light, brief drizzle around 7PM.
8/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Early afternoon storm. Although clouds began looking ominous in late afternoon, the storm missed us then.
8/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain but ground still wet from previous events. Wiped dew condensation from top of gauge.
8/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds collected late afternoon but we got no measurable precip. At around 9PM I felt fine drizzle standing on front porch; nothing more.
8/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No trace of rain in gauge but there was a splatter of drops on the window at southside of my house in afternoon as clouds moved up from Mexico.
8/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds rolled up from Mexico with some thunder being heard. However, we got no rain!
8/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Early evening rain broke our zero streak. Yeah!
8/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Storm clouds collect in afternoon with lightning and thunder but nothing happens right here.Then much later, around 8:45PM we get a shower.
8/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Brief shower around 4:30PM. Later in early evening, storm came in with lightning and thunder and bit more rain.
8/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Later evening T-storms. Awoke around 5AM to slight mist and starting shower. It was raining at time of 7AM read and shower is on-going.
8/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Yesterday morning's shower carry-over. Although it remained cloudy most of yesterday and still again this morning, there was no additional rainfall yet.
8/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very brief shower just before 5PM left trace of rain. Another shower in middle of night shed the reportable amount.
8/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Shower around 6:30PM with just a slight touch of electrical activity. Overcast this morning at time of reading.
8/29/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Sky is overcast this morning and there was just a trace of rain in the gauge catchment cone.
8/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Few thunderclaps with rain beginning in mid-afternoon. Showery rain into the evenings hours. Overcast again this morning.
8/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Was expecting to see at least a trace of rain in gauge this morning. I thought I heard a very brief shower in the middle of the night. Just dew like moisture on cone was all that could be seen.
9/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Heard thunder and saw lightning off in distance starting at 3:10AM. Slow moving with rain starting around 4:15AM. There was a lite rain at time of reading.
9/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Expected to see trace of rain because there was a very lite rain happening at time of yesterday's read but there was nothing showing in gauge this am.
9/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Brief shower at 12:30PM left just trace in gauge. Heard thunder and saw little lightning in early evening then another brief shower.
9/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Coming home from Sierra Vista aound 2:15PM I hit a shower just as I was entering the Mule Mountains. Nothing here in Warren section of Bisbee however!
9/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Rain shower started around 9PM last evening along with a flash or two and thunder. There had been a drizzle around 6PM. Very cloudy this morning thanks to TS Lorena.
9/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M And still going!
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Another cloudy morning with more rain coming, I hope!
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Yesterday morning shower at .09, afternoon at .12, and then early morning today at .11. Mix of clouds and sun at this morning's read.
9/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Plenty of promising clouds yesterday afternoon but no rain materialized. This morning nothing inside gauge but there sure was heavy dew condensate on outer side!
9/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Once again, heavy condensate on outer skin but nothing to record via rain gauge! Cumulus clouds formed in afternoon but no precip.
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2013 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
6/22/2013 7/03/2013 7:00 AM 12 0.29 M M Return to town around 5PM with gauge reflecting reading of 0.20. Lightning & thunder from afar begins at around 9PM. Storm with rain hits around 10:45PM another round around midnight. Reading at guage this AM at 0.29. Temps here so much cooler than visit to Phoenix. Experienced strong winds and blowing dust before hitting road for home.
7/27/2013 8/01/2013 7:00 AM 6 T M M Trip to Phoenix. Upon return there was just a trace of rain in the gauge. Last night lightning and rain observed in Mexico as well as toward the west of us. This morning is cloudy with the look of promise.
9/20/2013 9/24/2013 2:15 PM 5 0.08 M M



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