Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-IN-5 Latitude 37.411456
Station Name Bishop 8.8 WNW Longitude -118.547408
County Inyo Elevation (ft) 4537



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 0.27 0.29 42 0.29 1 0.00 41 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 0.59 0.07 34 0.07 16 0.00 18 3 2 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 0.87 0.98 32 0.98 18 0.00 14 2 4 4 3.9 1 1
Jan 13 1.00 0.00 31 0.00 8 0.00 23 1 0 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 13 0.90 0.00 28 0.00 3 0.00 25 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 13 0.67 0.00 43 0.00 15 0.00 28 3 0 1 0.0 0 0
April 13 0.20 0.00 29 0.00 4 0.00 25 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 0.21 0.01 30 0.01 4 0.00 26 1 1 2 0.0 0 0
June 13 0.13 0.00 30 0.00 0 0.00 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 0.12 0.18 31 0.18 18 0.00 13 2 4 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 0.18 0.10 31 0.00 2 0.10 29 3 0 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 0.16 0.00 26 0.00 3 0.00 23 0 0 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 5.30" 1.63" 387 days 1.53" 92 0.10" 295 days 20 12 days 18 days 3.9" 1 days 1 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 **
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10/6/2012 **
10/7/2012 **
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10/9/2012 **
10/10/2012 **
10/11/2012 0.29 **
10/12/2012 **
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10/14/2012 **
10/15/2012 **
10/16/2012 **
10/17/2012 **
10/18/2012 **
10/19/2012 **
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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 0.00
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 0.00
11/15/2012 0.05
11/16/2012 T
11/17/2012 0.00 **
11/18/2012 0.00 **
11/19/2012 0.00 **
11/20/2012 T 0.00
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.02
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012
12/3/2012 0.26
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 T
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012 **
12/9/2012 **
12/10/2012 **
12/11/2012 **
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 T
12/14/2012 T
12/15/2012 **
12/16/2012 **
12/17/2012 0.00
12/18/2012 0.00
12/19/2012 0.00
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.14
12/24/2012 0.32
12/25/2012 T
12/26/2012 0.26 **
12/27/2012 0.00 **
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 0.00
1/7/2013 T
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.00
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 0.00
1/14/2013 0.00
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 0.00
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 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.00
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 0.00
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 0.00
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.00
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.00
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00 **
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 0.00
3/29/2013 **
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013
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4/3/2013 **
4/4/2013 **
4/5/2013 **
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.00
4/9/2013 **
4/10/2013 **
4/11/2013 **
4/12/2013 **
4/13/2013 **
4/14/2013 0.00
4/15/2013 0.00
4/16/2013 0.00
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4/26/2013 **
4/27/2013 **
4/28/2013 **
4/29/2013 **
4/30/2013 **
5/1/2013 **
5/2/2013 **
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013
5/5/2013 0.01
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 T
5/8/2013 T
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5/10/2013 **
5/11/2013 **
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6/28/2013 **
6/29/2013 **
6/30/2013 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.02
7/3/2013 0.00
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.00
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 **
7/11/2013 **
7/12/2013 **
7/13/2013 **
7/14/2013 **
7/15/2013 **
7/16/2013 **
7/17/2013 **
7/18/2013 **
7/19/2013 **
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 T
7/22/2013 T
7/23/2013 0.05
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 T
7/27/2013 0.08
7/28/2013 T
7/29/2013 0.03
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 **
8/1/2013 **
8/2/2013 **
8/3/2013 **
8/4/2013 **
8/5/2013 **
8/6/2013 **
8/7/2013 **
8/8/2013 **
8/9/2013 **
8/10/2013 **
8/11/2013 **
8/12/2013 **
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 **
8/15/2013 **
8/16/2013 **
8/17/2013 **
8/18/2013 **
8/19/2013 **
8/20/2013 0.10
8/21/2013 T
8/22/2013 **
8/23/2013 **
8/24/2013 **
8/25/2013 **
8/26/2013 **
8/27/2013 **
8/28/2013 **
8/29/2013 **
8/30/2013 T
8/31/2013 T
9/1/2013 T
9/2/2013 T
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013
9/5/2013
9/6/2013
9/7/2013
9/8/2013 **
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9/10/2013 **
9/11/2013 **
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Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/11/2012 9:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Raining lightly at 9AM - first ppt for several weeks
11/15/2012 9:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M
11/16/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M
11/17/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M
11/21/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/30/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2012 9:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
12/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M
12/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M
12/14/2012 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
12/18/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.14 T M M M
12/24/2012 9:00 AM 0.32 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/25/2012 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/26/2012 9:00 AM 0.26 3.9 0.30 M M Measured Rain and melted snow measurment from guage may be less than actual water. Obs made at 9am sharp. Sunny - 30% cloud cover - 30degF. No water in guage at obs time. Funnel in guage. Snow piled rather high (inches) up on top of guage - used snow swatter to compress snow into funnel. Removed funnel and inner cyliner and placed all in separate container to melt. Added 0.5" of warm water - total of snow from guage and added water was 0.76" 0.76 - 0.50 = 0.26 reported Used rain guage on snow board and snow swatter as shown in vidio: 3.9" of snow (avg of 6 measurments) melted with 0.5" warm water - 0.8" of water total - reported 0.30" of water from 3.9" of snow.
12/27/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.8 M Unable to measure melted value of residule snow-ice on snow board. Mostly ice at base (~0.6" with ~0.2"snow on top).
1/7/2013 9:00 AM T M M T M
1/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/9/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/10/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/11/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/12/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/13/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/14/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/18/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/19/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/4/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/5/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/6/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/7/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/9/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/10/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/11/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/12/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/13/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/14/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/15/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/16/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/31/2013 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/7/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2013 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Scattered showers to the west above the Sierra's.
5/6/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
5/8/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/2/2013 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M First rain of any amount in several months! Storm cell passed right over my location.
7/3/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/22/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/23/2013 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Thunderstorms during reporting period. Episodic rain cells with heavy rain for very short periods of time. Some road closures (CA 168) do to mud flows
7/24/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/27/2013 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
7/28/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/29/2013 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/30/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/31/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
9/1/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
9/2/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
9/3/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/13/2012 10/10/2012 9:00 AM 28 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/14/2012 11/01/2012 12:00 AM 49 0.00 M M
11/2/2012 11/14/2012 12:00 AM 13 0.00 M M
11/17/2012 11/20/2012 12:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
12/8/2012 12/12/2012 12:00 AM 5 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/15/2012 12/17/2012 9:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
12/26/2012 1/06/2013 9:00 AM 12 0.00 T M
1/15/2013 2/02/2013 12:00 AM 19 0.00 0.0 0.00 Vacation - I had a neighbor check the rain guage several time - no ppt during this period.
2/3/2013 2/16/2013 9:00 AM 14 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/20/2013 3/03/2013 8:00 AM 12 0.00 0.0 M
3/17/2013 3/30/2013 12:00 AM 14 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/18/2013 3/28/2013 9:00 AM 11 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/2/2013 4/06/2013 12:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
4/9/2013 4/14/2013 9:00 AM 6 0.00 M M A little ppt to the north and in the local mountains but nothing a drop here on the floor of the Owens Valley at my location
4/17/2013 5/03/2013 9:00 AM 17 0.00 M M Dry as popcorn!
5/9/2013 7/01/2013 12:00 AM 54 0.00 M M A very long dry spell - there were storm cells that produced rain in the local area in May and June but none of them produced any Precip at my station.
7/10/2013 7/20/2013 12:00 AM 11 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/31/2013 8/13/2013 9:00 AM 14 0.00 M M
8/14/2013 8/20/2013 12:00 AM 7 0.10 M M On vacation during this period. Returned the evening of the 19th and it was lightly raining at 10PM when we returned.
8/22/2013 8/30/2013 12:00 AM 9 T M M
9/8/2013 10/08/2013 12:00 AM 31 0.00 0.0 0.00 Long Dry period. Some ppt in local mountains (including snow but nothing on valley floor.



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