Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-BO-305 Latitude 40.136884
Station Name Longmont 3.4 SW Longitude -105.155356
County Boulder Elevation (ft) 5069



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 1.01 0.85 31 0.85 30 0.00 1 0 7 0 6.0 2 2
Nov 12 0.86 0.30 31 0.30 29 0.00 2 1 1 2 1.0 1 1
Dec 12 0.56 0.27 31 0.27 31 0.00 0 0 3 2 4.9 3 3
Jan 13 0.39 0.17 31 0.17 31 0.00 0 0 2 4 3.8 2 0
Feb 13 0.48 0.65 28 0.65 28 0.00 0 0 8 3 10.0 8 4
March 13 1.47 0.96 31 0.96 31 0.00 0 0 6 1 11.5 5 1
April 13 1.76 2.33 30 2.33 30 0.00 0 0 10 0 19.3 5 2
May 13 2.31 2.30 31 2.30 31 0.00 0 0 10 3 8.5 2 1
June 13 1.79 0.32 29 0.32 23 0.00 6 2 3 4 0.0 0 0
July 13 1.25 0.53 31 0.53 31 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 1.38 0.35 32 0.31 19 0.04 13 1 5 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.42 8.84 30 8.84 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 14.68" 17.87" 366 days 17.83" 344 0.04" 22 days 4 76 days 27 days 65.0" 28 days 14 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 0.02
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.03
10/6/2012 0.02
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.01
10/14/2012 0.10
10/15/2012 0.00
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 0.00
10/20/2012 0.00
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.00
10/24/2012 0.00
10/25/2012 0.45
10/26/2012 0.22
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 **
11/1/2012 **
11/2/2012 0.00 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.00
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.30
11/12/2012 0.00
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.00
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 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 T
11/27/2012 T
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012 0.00
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012 0.00
12/9/2012 0.00
12/10/2012 0.00
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.00
12/16/2012 0.00
12/17/2012 0.00
12/18/2012 0.00
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 0.02
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 0.00
12/25/2012 0.23
12/26/2012 0.00
12/27/2012 0.00
12/28/2012 0.02
12/29/2012 0.00
12/30/2012 0.00
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 T
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.00
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 0.00
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.00
1/12/2013 0.05
1/13/2013 T
1/14/2013 T
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 0.00
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 T
1/28/2013 0.00
1/29/2013 0.12
1/30/2013 0.00
1/31/2013 0.00
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 0.00
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 T
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.01
2/11/2013 0.01
2/12/2013 T
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.03
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.00
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 0.28
2/22/2013 0.03
2/23/2013 0.00
2/24/2013 0.11
2/25/2013 0.13
2/26/2013 T
2/27/2013 0.05
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 0.10
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.06
3/10/2013 0.20
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.17
3/13/2013 T
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 0.00
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 0.37
3/24/2013 0.06
3/25/2013 0.00
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 0.26
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.00
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.00
4/9/2013 0.10
4/10/2013 0.07
4/11/2013 0.00
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013 0.00
4/14/2013 0.12
4/15/2013 0.21
4/16/2013 0.68
4/17/2013 0.07
4/18/2013 0.12
4/19/2013 0.00
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.68
4/24/2013 0.02
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.00
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.69
5/2/2013 0.30
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.00
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.01
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.17
5/9/2013 0.43
5/10/2013 0.18
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 T
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 T
5/17/2013 T
5/18/2013 0.00
5/19/2013 0.00
5/20/2013 0.01
5/21/2013 0.00
5/22/2013 0.00
5/23/2013 0.04
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.00
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.00
5/28/2013 0.00
5/29/2013 0.01
5/30/2013 0.46
5/31/2013 0.00
6/1/2013 0.00
6/2/2013 0.00
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.18
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.00
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.00
6/13/2013 **
6/14/2013 **
6/15/2013 **
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 T
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 T
6/20/2013 **
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.00
6/23/2013 0.00
6/24/2013 0.01
6/25/2013 T
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013 0.00
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.13
6/30/2013 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 T
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 0.00
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.03
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.07
7/9/2013 T
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.06
7/14/2013 0.02
7/15/2013 0.02
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 T
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.02
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.07
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.04
7/29/2013 0.04
7/30/2013 0.16
7/31/2013 0.00
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 T
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.14
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.02
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.01 **
8/10/2013 **
8/11/2013 **
8/12/2013 **
8/13/2013 **
8/14/2013 **
8/15/2013 **
8/16/2013 **
8/17/2013 **
8/18/2013 **
8/19/2013 **
8/20/2013 **
8/21/2013 0.04
8/22/2013 T
8/23/2013 T
8/24/2013 T
8/25/2013 0.07
8/26/2013 0.00
8/27/2013 0.07
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 T
9/1/2013 0.47
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 1.05
9/11/2013 0.30
9/12/2013 3.06
9/13/2013 1.78
9/14/2013 0.05
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 1.17
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.31
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.52
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.02
9/28/2013 0.11
9/29/2013 0.00
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 8:15 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 77/56 6/8ths scattered. Longs Peak visible with cap. Precip fell as T mid afternoon and as measurable early evening.
10/2/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 71/43 Clear save few thin scattered to W and N. Longs Peak visible with waning gibbous moon above.
10/3/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 82/52 Clear! No dew. Longs Peak brillant with no haze evident.
10/4/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 83/41 Uniform stratus layers (8/8ths) horizon to horizon. Longs Peak not visible.
10/5/2012 8:15 AM 0.03 M M M 0.03 24 hr hi/lo = 48/34 Mostly clear (2/8ths scattered) with Longs Peak visable. Light dusting of snow must have fallen pre-dawn as newspapers were covered. Blew out sprinkler system yesterday
10/6/2012 8:40 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 41/34 Overcast with fog. Longs Peak not visible. Picked lots of green tomatoes Friday PM. Drizzle last evening. Summer is over!
10/7/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 39/29 Longs Peak visible against a clear blue sky. Light frost on fence line and grass. First sub-freezing temp of the fall!
10/8/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 56/30 Clear and frosty...Dog's outdoor water dish is iced over! Longs Peak visible against blue sky,
10/9/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 71/37. Some mid-level clds (2/8ths) to N and W. Longs Peak visible thru some light haze to W.
10/10/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 50/33 Frosty. Partly cldy (6/8ths) with clear band to N. Longs Peak visible but haze to W.
10/11/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lp = 57/39 (4/8ths) thin high scattered dominate to E and S. Longs Peak sharp and clear to W.
10/12/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 64/36 Partly cldy scattered (4/8ths) mid and high level clds. Longs Peak visible thru light haze to W.
10/13/2012 7:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 59/46 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) thin, mid-level. Longs Peak, with new white dusting, visible thru thin haze to W.Thunder with spit of moisture at ~2245.
10/14/2012 7:35 AM 0.10 M M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 62/43 Clear excepet few clds along mtn horizon to W and cld cap above snow dusted Longs Peak. Majority of precip. fell gently early to mid-sfternoon Sat.
10/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 69/39 Partly cldy (3/8ths) mid and high level clds most to N and E. Longs Peak clearly visible to W. Raked last of front yard leaves yesterday afternoon.
10/16/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 76/53 Clear and sunny. Longs Peak visible with small cloud cap to N.
10/17/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 76/48 Clear and windy except for a bank of low clouds along west horizon obscuring Longs Peak.
10/18/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 60/31 Clear, still, brillant blue sky with Longs Peak 'sharp' against W horizon. Light frost. Contrails gone quickly.
10/19/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 64/32 Clouds (2/8ths) high, thin, scattered. Longs Peak brilliant in early sun. Light frost on fence.
10/20/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 72/50 High, broken, scattered (4/8ths). Longs Peak open and clear to W.
10/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 74/51 High, scattered (4/8ths). Longs Peak visible. Pleasantly warm and still at time of obs.
10/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 69/37 Mostly clear (1/8th) with nice mtn wave cloud over Longs Peak to W. Frost on back deck picnic table.
10/23/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 64/38 Mostly clear (1/8th) scattered to E and SW. Longs Peak visible with cld cap. Light frost on fence line and picnic table.
10/24/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 76/46 Low strata-form clouds (8/8ths). Longs Peak not visible. Calm still morning with street lights still on @ obs. time
10/25/2012 7:35 AM 0.45 3.5 0.45 3.5 0.45 24 hr hi/lo = 54/32 Precip started as rain mid-afternoon changing to snow after 8 PM. Cloudy at time of obs. Longs Peak not visible.
10/26/2012 7:20 AM 0.22 2.5 0.22 4.5 M 24 hr hi/lo = 41/29 Cloudy (8/8ths) low ceiling. Longs Peak not visible. Precip started early evening.
10/27/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 41/28 Partly cloudy (5/8ths). Longs Peak outlined thru good size "cap". Heavey frost. Significant snow melt in exposed areas
10/28/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 50/30 Partly cloudy (5/8ths) with most clds toward E. Longs Peak "trying" to peek thru thin clds along W horizon. Heavey frost.
10/29/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 58/37 Mostly cloudy (7/8ths). Longs Peak visible thru narrow clear band along W horizon.
10/30/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 67/37 Mostly clear (1/8th) Magnificant full moon setting behind Longs Peak! A true Kodak moment! Glad Hurricane Sandy not sharing rath with us.
11/2/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 65/44 Mostly mid-high level clds (7/8ths)oriented SW to NE. Longs Peak visible with clear opening along W horizon.
11/3/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo =61/32 Partly cldy (5/8ths) with few good lenticulars to NW. Persistant contrails. Longs Peak visible. Frost on fence line and picnic table.
11/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr hi/lo = 57/33 Calm and cloudy (8/8ths) Longs Peak visible to W.
11/5/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 63/34 Partly cldy (5/8ths) with Longs Peak sporting a "cap". Still cutting the grass!
11/6/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 66/38 Clear except few high clouds to N. Longs Peak visible to W.
11/7/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 65/34 Mostly clear (1/8th). Light frost. Longs Peak shines in AM sunlight.
11/8/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 71/40 Mostly cloudy (7/8ths) with break along W horizon allowing Longs Peak to present itself.
11/9/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 57/32 Scattered clds (2/8ths) Frost on the fence. Longs Peak wearing a small cloud cap.
11/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 57/33 Cloudy and breezy. Longs Peak profile visible with clds in front of mtn mass.
11/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.30 1.0 0.30 1.0 M 24 hr H/L = 44/20 Partly cldy (6/8ths) with bank of lower clds obscuring Longs Peak. Precip started ~ 11A as cold rain changing to wet snow and corn snow off and on thru afternoon into evening. Accumulation on ground ~ 1 inch.
11/12/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 39/17 Clear, bright, sunny with Longs Peak brillant to W. Frost on the fence. Snow on S side of house gone. N facing snow cover little change since falling Sat.
11/13/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 43/30 Partly cldy (5/8ths) mid level with few lenticulars to the W. Longs Peak visible.
11/14/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 53/26 Partly cldy (4/8ths) with persistant contrails to the S. Longs Peak visible.
11/15/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 50/33 Cloudy, overcast. Longs Peak not visible. Snow cover in N facing shadows still remains.
11/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 46/24 Partly cldy (2/8ths) with most clds to the W. Heavey frost. Longs Peak visible.
11/17/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 53/35 Interesting mix of low cummulus (W) and mid-level (E). (3/8ths) total cover. Longs Peak capped with sunlit cummulus.
11/18/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 62/33 Clear and sunny except for "roll" of cummulus along W horizon putting a white blanket around Longs Peak.
11/19/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 62/38 More clds (6/8ths) than clear. Longs Peak visible against dark bank clds to W.
11/20/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 51/30 Clear! Frost on the fence. Longs Peak visible.
11/21/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 65/? Scattered high clds (2/8ths) with some lenticulars to W. Longs Peak bright in AM sun.
11/22/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 71/51 Partly cldy (6/8ths). Low cloud along W horizon obscuring Longs Peak. Gusty wind thru night has stopped @ obs. time. Cut grass Wed.
11/23/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 60/23 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with few high clds to S. Persistant contrails. Longs Peak 'smiling' in the AM sunlight.
11/24/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 48/30 Longs Peak visible in a clear band to W otherwise mostly cldy (7/8ths). Breezy and cool at time obs (840 A)
11/25/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 62/35 Layered sheets of clds (5/8ths) with long axis oriented E-W.Longs Peak visible
11/26/2012 8:15 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 59/31 Cloudy (8/8ths), cool, and overcast. "Spitting" when I went to retreve morning paper. Longs Peak not visible.
11/27/2012 8:10 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 41/20 Light snow 'corn' Mon AM. Partly cldy (5/8ths)@ obs time. High and mid-level clds with generally clear sky to the W. Heavey frost on fence, lawn, and roofs. Longs Peak in sunshine.
11/28/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 57/29 High alto-stratus clds (7/8tghs) with few open patches along W horizon. Longs Peak visible but not in sunlight.
11/29/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 45/39 Temp @ time of obs = 53! Breezy with mix of mid and high level clds (6/8ths). Longs Peak visible with "roll" of clds along W horizon.
11/30/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 63/30 Partly cldy (5/8ths) high and mid-level with almost full moon ~ fist high above Longs Peak.
12/1/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 58/39 High thin broken (6/8ths) with Waning gibbous moon and Longs Peak visible to W. Breezy and 50 @ time obs.
12/2/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 65/33 Mostly cldy (7/8ths)with high stratus and cirrus (visible thru clear band) to the W. Longs Peak visible.
12/3/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 63/48 High thin (2/8ths) scattered with Longs Peak in full sunshine. Windy overnight...enough to blow our yet undecorated live Christmas tree over on the back deck!
12/4/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 58/26 High scattered (4/8ths) with more to W and S. Longs Peak visible with waning gibbous moon high in the WSW.
12/5/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 52/38 Mostly mid and high level clds (7/8ths) with band of blue sky to W along mtns. Longs Peak in full sun with shadows moving across slopes.
12/6/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 68/38(?) Cloudy overcast with low ceiling to W obscuring Longs Peak.
12/7/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - 52/28 Mostly clear (2/8ths) with "marshmellow" roll of white along W horizon obscuring Longs Peak. High and mid-level clds to SE.
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 48/27 High and mid-level clds (6/8ths) with Longs Peak obscured in cld bank along W horizon. 28 @ time obs.
12/9/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 49/22 Breezy. Partly cldy (5/8ths) with high and mid-level dominant to S and E. Longs Peak and E facing slopes brillant in fresh snow cover.
12/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 28/11 Broken scattered (6/8ths) high and mid-level with Longs Peak visible to W. Good frost on the fence.
12/11/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 39/18 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with few clds along E and W horizon. Longs Peak visible thru thin cld cap. "Skiff" of light snow overnight. Heavy frost.
12/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 45/33 Mostly cldy with 'band' of clear to W and S. Longs Peak visible.
12/13/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 58/27 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) mid and high level. Longs Peak visible.
12/14/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 49/25 Cloudy (8/8ths) Wind calm. Longs Peak visible.
12/15/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 45/28 Mostly cldy (>7/8ths) with few patches of blue to W. Longs Peak visible. Soaked outdoor potted Christmas tree...dry!
12/16/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 44/29 FOG! Visability ~ 0.5 miles. Obviously Longs Peak not visible in the 'soup'. Rhime ice/frost on the fence. 31 at obs. time.
12/17/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 40/28 High mid-level clds E & S. "Roll" of clds along W horizon obscuring Longs Peak. Total cld cover ~ 2/8ths. Light W breeze @ time obs.
12/18/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 51/34 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) with Longs Peak lost in uniform dark bank of clds along W horizon. Enough blue overhead and toward E to patch a "Dutchman's Pants". Windy drive to Golden yesterday on Hwy 93 was an adventure.
12/19/2012 8:20 AM T 0.3 T 0.3 T 24 hr H/L = 45/23 Overcast with light snow @ time of obs. Scant accumulation...< 0.5 inch with some imagination. Light wind @ obs. time. Longs Peak not visible
12/20/2012 8:15 AM 0.02 M 0.02 M M 24 hr H/L = 28/9 Clear! Longs Peak brillant in fresh topping of white. Snow stopped Wed mid-morning. Call it a "heavy dusting" with little real accumulation.
12/21/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 48/16 Scattered mid and high level clds (6/8ths) with clear band of blue to W. Longs Peak in full sun.
12/22/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 50/22 Partly cldy (2/8ths) high and mid-level. Longs Peak in full sunshine with seasonal "white coat".
12/23/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 48/23 Scattered high clds (2/8ths) with Longs Peak buried in a white cld deck along the W horizon.
12/24/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 52/23 Partly cldy scattered (4/8ths). Longs Peak not visible beneath a shroud of clds along W horizon.
12/25/2012 8:55 AM 0.23 4.2 0.23 4.2 0.23 24 hr H/L = 35/12 Overcast E and W. Clear overhead. Longs Peak in the Clds to W.
12/26/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M 24 hr H/L = 23/2 Overcast with Longs Peak outlined thru inversion "fog" to W. Only melting Christmas day was from S facing drivway after shoveling.
12/27/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 26/13 Longs Peak lost in cold soupy haze to W. Sun shows dimly thru high cold haze to E and S.
12/28/2012 8:25 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 M M 24 hr H/L = 29/6 Mostly clear (2/8ths) with high clds to E and few to N. Frosty clear Longs Peak to W, New snow fall lasted ~ 0.5 hr last evening between 6 and 6:30 PM.
12/29/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 33/4 Mostly clear (< 1/8th) with persistant contrails. Longs Peak brillant in early morning sunshine. Not a lot of melting along our snowpacked side street.
12/30/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 32/11 High thin widely scattered clds (1/8th) Longs Peak shines brightly in the early AM sunshine. Not much melting. Street still snowpacked.
12/31/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 34/11 partly cldy (3/8ths) mid and high level with Longs Peak dimmed (not obscured) by lower level clds in foreground. Some melting yesterday but street still snowpacked.
1/1/2013 8:40 AM T T T M M 24 hr H/L = 29/12 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) cold 2013 AM with Longs Peak showing its snowy summit. Walk with oldest daughter under waning gibbous moon at midnight was cold fun (14 degrees) and a nose 'dripper'! Few brief flurries thru New Year's Day.
1/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 33/14 Partly cldy (4/8ths) with "roll" of low clds along W horizon partially obscuring Longs Peak. Some settling and melting yesterday.
1/3/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 37/8 100% blue sky with sunshine flooding the snow covered mtns and Longs Peak to the W. Melting of the 10 day old snow pack continues in alll exposed areas
1/4/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - 39/14 Bright blue from horizon to horizon with Longs Peak sparkling to the W. Hard pack street snow slowly melting/subbliming to Sols smile.
1/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 45/14 A blue sky 'nary' a cloud to be seen with Longs Peak sparkling on the W horizon. Saw some black street surface not seen since Christmas Eve with the help of 'sol' and traffic yesterday.
1/6/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 42/10 Few high scattered thin clds (<1/8th) with Longs Peak visible in full sunshine. Snow in N facing exposures still slow to melt
1/7/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 43/27 Cloudy (8/8ths) with Longs Peak visible under high ceiling. South facing green belt clear of snow cover.
1/8/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 52/26 Mostly cldy (6/8ths) to E and S. Clear to W with Longs Peak visible thru dark cld "cap". Breezy, Sun helped break thru snow pack along curb in front of house Monday PM
1/9/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 51/23 Mostly clear save few high thin patches of white. Longs Peak visible under full sunshine. Major melting of snowpacked street in front of house and some in N facing backyard.
1/10/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 54/21 Mid and high level clds (7/8ths) with Longs Peak visible to W. Snow pack on street in front of house gone. The dog's tennis balls are showing in clear patches on N side of house.
1/11/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 42/25 Sunrise shows bright mostly clear sky toward the E and overhead with rosey high clds. Longs Peak obscured in line of low stormy looking clds along W horizon.
1/12/2013 8:45 AM 0.05 1.3 0.05 M M 24 hr H/L = 41/8 Cloudy (8/8ths) and cold with Longs Peak "lost" in clds along W horizon. Snow fell as T ~ 1030 AM and as ~ 1 inch + between 330P and ~ 5PM. Enough to shovel the driveway.
1/13/2013 8:50 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 23/2 Mix of sun and high clouds (5/8ths) with Longs Peak wearing a white cap.
1/14/2013 8:35 AM T T T M M 24 hr H/L = 23/5 Another frosty morn with scattered mid and high level clds (6/8ths). Longs Peak outlined thru ground haze to the W.
1/15/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 21/-1 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) with a clear band to the W bathing Longs Peak in full sunshine. A real photo-op!
1/16/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 33/23 Partly cldy (3/8ths) mid and high level with Longs Peak in full sunshine.
1/17/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 53/20 Brillant blue clear sky with Longs Peak sparkling on the W horizon.
1/18/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 53/20 Few (<1/8th)high clds to N otherwise a brillantly clear morning with Longs Peak shining to the W.Snow cover gone except in shadey N facing areas.
1/19/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 56/30 Bright sunny clear blue sky E to W and N to S with Longs Peak smiling to the W.
1/20/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 59/23 High clds (<1/8th) to north otherwise sunny blue sky with Longs Peak visible. Last patch shoveled snow in S facing yard gone.
1/21/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 48/16 Clear sunny blue sky with the smallest white cld just above Longs Peak. Neighbor's tree had ~ 12 robins parked in it enjoying early chirp.
1/22/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 54/26 Scattered broken (1/8th)high clds primarily S and W.Longs Peak in full sunshine.
1/23/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 59/28 More clds (6/8ths) than clear. Breezy with open sky to the W displaying Longs Peak.
1/24/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 64/27 Scattered broken mostly cldy (7/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. Most of yesterday saw cldy (lenticular) sky.
1/25/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 62/30 Scattered clds (2/8ths) with "roll" of dark clds along W Horizon...Longs Peak visible...and AM sun in clds to SE.
1/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 53/30 High thin scattered (2/8ths) to E and S. Clear blue with Longs Peak visible to W. Snow pack gone save a few tiny shaded N facing patches.
1/27/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 53/33 Scattered broken mid-level (6/8ths) with Longs Peak NOT visible in cld bank along W horizon. Grass wet. T precip not directly observed.
1/28/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 59/26 More clds (5/8ths) W and E with open blue overhead. Longs Peak visible against dark grey clds. Cut the front lawn and watered it Sunday afternoon! Really!? In January!?
1/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.12 2.5 0.12 M M 24 hr H/L = 48/24 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) with clear band to W allowing Longs Peak to be seen. High temp rached mid-day. Snow fell during two periods 3-5 PM (heavy and wet = 0.07 SWE) and over night (lighter = 0.05 SWE).
1/30/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 37/11 Scattered broken (5/8ths) with "roll" of clouds along W horizon obscuring Longs Peak. Wind Tuesday PM made walking the dog a brusk proposition. Snow lingering especially N facing areas.
1/31/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 41/26 Mostly clear (1/8th) with clds along W horizon obscuring Longs Peak. Few scattered to N and low in E.
2/1/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 47/22 Scattered broken (<1/8th) with "roll" of clds along W horizon obscuring Longs Peak...otherwise sunny blue sky. Frost on the Picnic table. Anticipating the groundhog's observations tomorrow.
2/2/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 51/21 Up and down our block everyone and everything saw or cast their shadow this morning under cloudless (0/8ths) clear blue sunny sky. Frost on the fence. Longs Peak visible and casting its shadow, out of sight from this point, to WNW.
2/3/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 56/23 High thin broken (6/8ths) clouds with Longs Peak visible.Snow pack on N side of house well on its way to gone...patchy @ best.
2/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 47/23 Mixed high and mid-level clds (4/8ths) with sunshine in Longs Peak. Scattered patches of snow remaining on N side of house and green belt path. That's all.
2/5/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 56/26 High scattered clds (2/8ths) mostly N and W. Longs Peak visible.
2/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 60/31 Scattered mix of high and mid-level clds (5/8ths) with Longs Peak visible under a cap of cumulus. First 60 of 2013 "spring" observed.
2/7/2013 8:15 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 54/31 Clear, heavey frost, with Longs Peak brillant to the WNW. Away most of day and evening Wednesday. Pavement damp on return.
2/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 51/19 High uniform cld cover (8/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. Last trace snow gone except hard pack patches in scattered shaded N facing curbs.
2/9/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 52/23 Brillant blue sky with Longs Peak wearing a tiny white "cap" and a few scattered thin clds (<1/8th) along the W horizon.
2/10/2013 8:15 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 M 24 hr H/L - 41/26 Uniform grey cloud cover (8/8ths). Longs Peak visible. Snow fall amounted to heavey "skiff"...hardly enough to cover grass. South facing driveway bare this AM. "Snow" began about 1 PM with off/on "skiffs" throughout afternoon and evening. Much to do about not much!
2/11/2013 8:10 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M 24 hr H/L - 38/22 Overcast with narrow break along W horizon allowing a 'hazy' view of Longs Peak. Overnight 'skiff' of light fluffy snow...hardly measurable.
2/12/2013 8:15 AM T T T M M 24 hr H/L - 33/12 Bright blue sky with Longs/Meeker Peaks showing most uniform and extensive snow cover of the season. Frost even in sunny areas @ time obs. Snow 'flakes' several times during day Monday.
2/13/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - 46/24 Mix of mid and high level clds (>6/8ths). Longs Peak visible with wispy cld top.
2/14/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - ?/29 Mixed clds (5/8ths) with clear band to W and S. Longs Peak, in sun, visible thru high thin clds.
2/15/2013 8:20 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M 24 hr H/L - ?/25 Mixed high mostly thin overcast (7/8ths). Longs Peak not visible. Thursday's "snow" amounted to little accumulation. Impressive dark cld bank rolled in from N shortly after 10 AM with a quick temp drop over 15 minutes.
2/16/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - 45/30 Clear (<1/8th) save a narrow band white clds low along W horizon. Longs Peak visible with whispy white cld "topper". Frosty. No wind.
2/17/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - 58/40 Scattered high/mid level (5/8ths) clds most to E and S. Mostly clear to W with Longs Peak in full sun. Snow cover gone.
2/18/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - 63/25 Clear and sunny except for band of white clouds low along W horizon. Longs Peak visible thru sheer white cld cap.
2/19/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L - 36/20 Partly cldy (6/8ths) with clear sky W and S. Longs Peak visible. Calm
2/20/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 43/22 Mid and high level Clds (8/8ths). Calm. No frost. Longs Peak visible against grey sky.
2/21/2013 8:15 AM 0.28 3.4 0.28 3.4 M 24 hr H/L = 41/17 Overcast. Light snow still falling @ time obs. Longs Peak not visible.Nice to get rust off the snow shovel.
2/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 0.2 0.03 3.0 M 24 hr H/L = 35/12 Thin overcast (6/8ths) with scattered patches of blue. Longs Peak visible. Two periods of light snow...(1) thru mid morning Thursday and (2) late afternoon Thursday. Shoveled S facing driveway was bare by mid-day.
2/23/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 40/14 Partly cldy (6/8ths) with persistant contrails to the E. Longs Peak visible against a dark cld background.
2/24/2013 8:25 AM 0.11 2.9 0.11 M M 24 hr H/L = 41/30 Moderate snow at time observation. Some melting when light snow started ~ 1030P. Light gusty wind WNW at time obs. Longs Peak not visible.
2/25/2013 8:20 AM 0.13 2.0 0.13 5.0 M 24 hr H/L = 32/9 Clear and sunny with heavy frost on driveway. Snow stopped mid-day Sunday for total new fall of 5 inches. Storm SWE = 0.24 inches.
2/26/2013 7:45 AM T T T M M 24 hr H/L = 38/10 Overcast with very light snow at time obs. Longs Peak not visible. Considerable melting Monday.
2/27/2013 8:30 AM 0.05 0.7 M M M 24 hr H/L = 43/15 Nothing but blue sky, bright sun, and a narrow "roll" of white clds clinging to W horizon. Longs Peak visible. Light snow off and on Tuesday AM melted quickly after mid-day
2/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 41/14 Scattered high thin clds (2/8ths) with Longs Peak in full sun.
3/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 44/23 Scattered mix of mid-level clds (4/8ths) mostly E and S. Longs Peak wrapped in brillant white cld cap against blue sky. S facing green belt bank losing most of snow cover.
3/2/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 50/26 Partly cldy (3/8ths) with high bands of cirrocumulus and cirrostratus oriented N/S. Longs Peak visible with low band clds along W horizon. Snow cover fading with exposure to mid-day sun.
3/3/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 59/39 Mostly cldy (>7/8ths) with few scattered patches blue. Longs Peak visible against grey cldy sky to W. Remaining snow cover quickly losing battle to warm temps and sun on Saturday.
3/4/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 63/32 Mostly cldy (>7/8ths) with patch of blue overhead @ time Obs. Longs Peak not visible thru roll dark clds along W horizon. N facing back yard clear of snow save few remaining drift patches.
3/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 1.5 0.10 M M 24 hr H/L = 38/12 Clear blue sky with Longs Peak visible to W. Snow began ~1130 AM and melted for most part for first hour...then heavy wet flakes until ~2 PM. Sun broke thru late afternoon and commenced melting snow cover until sundown.
3/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 42/23 Scattered mix (3/8ths) of altocumulus and cirrostratus. Hazy sun. Longs Peak visible to W. Moderate frost on exposed grass and fence line.
3/7/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 57/33 Hazy sun shining thru high thin "milky" cirrostratus/altostratus mix horizon to horizon. Light frost. Longs Peak visible. Shoveled snow mound next to driveway all but gone.
3/8/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 65/32 Mostly cldy (>7/8ths)with just tiny patch blue toward visible Longs Peak in the W. Shoveled snow "pile" gone in front yard. Only wind blown icy patches remain in shaded N facing back yard.Thought I might get thru winter that was with snow shovel that has developed signiicant cracks. Bought new shovel yesterday "just in case".
3/9/2013 8:15 AM 0.06 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 50/34 White "rain" has transitioned to white snow over about 45 minute period. Longs Peak not visible thru full blown snow fall with E wind component @ time of obs.
3/10/2013 8:10 AM 0.20 1.0 0.20 M M 24 hr H/L = 36/22 Clear and cold morning with freshly snow dusted Longs/Meeker massief brillant in sunlight. As temp remained almost constant 33 for most of Saturday much of what snow fell melted into a crusty coated covering on N facing exposed areas. Half of S facing front yard is clear of any snow cover @ time of obs.Storm on our block turned out to be much todo about not much. Of course every little bit of moisture helps keep the dust down!
3/11/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 51/30 Partly cldy (2/8ths) with "roll" of white clds low along W horizon. No snow remaining on S facing Lawn. Longs Peak not visible.
3/12/2013 6:50 AM 0.17 2.2 0.17 M M 24 hr H/L = 58/28 Cldy overcast (8/8ths) with light snow @ time obs. Pavement wet. Snow began ~ 7 PM. Trees and shrubs "dressed" in white this AM. Longs Peak not visible.
3/13/2013 8:10 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 42/27 High thin scattered (3/8ths) clds @ time obs. Longs Peak, wearing a cld cap visible thru light haze. Frost on exposed grass. S facing snow, from yesterday's storm, melting quickly.
3/14/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 64/38 Mostly clear with few high clds (<1/8th) to E and S and narrow "roll" along W horizon. Snow cover gone save the most shaded N exposure spots. Longs Peak in bright sun.
3/15/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 73/48 Mostly cldy (6/8ths) with open blue sky to W. First 70's plus day of season on Thursday. Longs Peak visible to W.
3/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 77/42 High overcast (8/8ths). Calm. Longs Peak visible to W. Last date with high temp 75+ was 24 October 2012 when H reached 76. That is 142 days between spring/summer like temps.! Oh well, such is life.
3/17/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 72/32 Mostly cloudy (7/8ths) with low cld bank along W horizon obscuring Longs Peak.
3/18/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 60/32 Mostly clear with few high clds (1/8th) to E and bank of clds along W horizon...enough to obscure Longs Peak. Wind last evening.
3/19/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 52/39 Mostly clear (2/8ths) with Longs Peak brillant in morning sun. Spent windy night on living room floor with sick 12 yr. old 'Ranger'...a Heeler Mix we love very much. He and I listened to wind whistle down the chimney. We were awakened by dove cooing down same chimney.
3/20/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 58/21 Mostly high thin overcast (7/8ths) with hazy sun backlighting the landscape. Longs Peak visible. We lost,12 year old Ranger, our heeler mix 'assistant observer'. Each morning he accompanied me to back deck to help check the gauge, sky conditions, and Longs Peak visability and, of course, do his business. We really miss our assistant cannine observer. He is checking out the cloud cover from above! Peace and love to a grand 'puppy'!
3/21/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 53/35 Grey, still, and cloudy (7/8ths) with a narrow band of blue across W sky. Longs Peak not visible thru a roll of clds covering mtns. to W
3/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 57/27 Mostly clear with a few high thin scattered clds (2/8ths) and several long persistant contrails. Longs Peak visible in bright sunlight.
3/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.37 6.0 0.37 6.0 M 24 hr H/L = 47/20 Snow with E wind @ time obs. Precip began late afternoon changing to big fat flakes early evening ~7 PM. Longs Peak not visible. Must go shovel path to Morning Papers.
3/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 M M 24 hr H/L = 33/5 Cold and still. High thin mostly overcast (6/8ths) with patches of blue to N. Light snow and wind Saturday AM with some drifting. Hard to measure additional new snow but estimating about 3/4ths inch. S facing drive melted nicely after shoveling Sat AM
3/25/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 37/20 Cloudy, overcast, cold with narrow band of sunlight low along W horizon. Longs Peak not visible (nor was the Peak visible Sun AM {Think I forgot to include in comments yesterday})Street snow melting Sunday afternoon.
3/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 41/26 Mix of high broken scattered clouds (5/8ths) with patches of blue mostly to S and W. Longs Peak cloud covered. S facing snow cover melting.
3/27/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = ? (not working) Clear (<1/8th) and blue with few clds low along W horizon. Same type low clds toward E. Longs Peak not visible...wrapped in shroud of low clds.
3/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 64/33 Mostly cloudy (>7/8ths) with narrow band of blue across the W half of sky. Longs Peak not visible in clouds along W horizon.
3/30/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 67/35 A relatively mild (41 @ time Obs.) mostly clear (<1/8th)calm morning with Longs Peak wearing a white cloud cap to match the snow covered slopes of Mt. Meeker in the foreground.
3/31/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 68/32 Clear bright blue sky. Heavy frost. Longs Peak brillant on a cold Easter morn.
4/1/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 70/33 Scattered, high, thin, broken clouds (2/8ths)with sunny Longs Peak to W. A beautiful Easter Sunday with clear blue sky and pleasant warm temps (high of 70). Perfect for long walk after brunch.
4/2/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 54/39 Overcast, cool, and still morning with Longs Peak not visible.
4/3/2013 7:15 AM 0.26 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 42/39 Scattered broken clouds (7/8ths) with Longs Peak not visible. What a fine spring rain falling over about an 8 hour period.Started ~ 12 N and over ~ 8 PM. Need to sharpen the lawn mower blade.
4/4/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 64/40 Clear. Early AM sun bathing Longs Peak/Meeker massive in pink light of sunrise. Looks like a fine day!
4/5/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 73/47 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) with bands of clear across W. Longs Peak visible against cldy backdrop.
4/6/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 78/41 Partly cldy (3/8ths)high level with several persistant contrails. Longs Peak in full morning sunlights.
4/7/2013 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 70/44 Clear cool early morning with just a few high clouds to N. Cannot see Longs Peak in the dark. Off to volunteer @ Boulder 1/2 marathon.
4/8/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 69/39 High thin broken clds (6/8ths) heavier toward E, Longs Peak visible against cld backdrop.
4/9/2013 7:55 AM 0.10 0.5 0.10 M M 24 hr H/L = 65/20 Overcast with lt. snow @ time of obs.Longs Peak not visible. Snowfall accumulation much ta-do about not much. Precip. was still rain @ ~10:30 PM. Think most of SWE was, in fact, cold rain. Street melting this AM ~7:45 AM
4/10/2013 8:20 AM 0.07 1.5 0.07 M M 24 hr H/L = 25(?)/10 High partly cldy (4/8ths) still cold morning with Longs Peak visible thru "inversion" fog to the W. Snow was intermittant, for the most part light, until late afternoon. Shall we steel wool the leading edge of our snow shovels for the season?
4/11/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 34/21 Partly cldy (4/8ths) with "mushroom" cloud cap just S of visible Longs Peak. Most snow cover gone except few N facing and shaded patches.
4/12/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 57/39 Mix of mid & high level clds (5/8ths) with Longs Peak visibility "waxing and waning" in and out of clds. No snow cover remains on N side of house.
4/13/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 59/32 High and mid-level clds (>7/8ths) with Longs Peak not visible in clds along W horizon.
4/14/2013 8:35 AM 0.12 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 67/38 Few clds along W horizon (<1/8th) obscuring Longs Peak otherwise clear and windy. Overnight rain started ~11:30 PM. Lawn looking nice after fertilizer and aeration.
4/15/2013 8:30 AM 0.21 2.5 0.21 M M 24 hr H/L = 52/31 Overcast and snowing at time of obs. Street wet and melting. Nice 2.5 inch snow accumulation on lawn and fence line overnight (nothing on ground @ 10;30 pm). Longs Peak not visible.
4/16/2013 7:40 AM 0.68 9.0 0.68 10.5 M 24 hr H/L = 37/26 Cloudy with just a spit of snow falling @ time obs. Longs Peak not visible. Monday saw steady snow throughout the day and into the evening. SWE thru 7 PM Monday was 0.48 inches. Thru 7:40 AM this morning SWE total = 0.68 inches. Storm SWE = 0.89 inches. Total snow depth in front yard = 10.5 inches.
4/17/2013 8:45 AM 0.07 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 38/30 Freezing drizzle preceding light snow @ time of observation. Cloudy with Longs Peak not visible. Street and driveway wet.
4/18/2013 6:25 AM 0.12 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 34/16 Mostly high thin clds (7/8ths) with pink E sky and Longs Peak visible thru light ground haze to W. Snow Wed was off/on thru mid afternoon. Cold this AM
4/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 42/21 Partly cldy (3/8ths) with Longs Peak visible thru translucent cap.
4/20/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 57/34 Scattered mix high and mid-level clds (3/8ths). Snow blanketed Massive/Longs Peak brillant in early AM sunlight.
4/21/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 60/34 Scattered high clouds (4/8ths) with Longs Peak in snowy graduar to W. Band of unmelted snow marking mid-day high sun shadow line in N facing back yard.
4/22/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 67/41 Scattered partly cldy (2/8ths) with prominant clds along W horizon. Longs Peak not visible, Lawn greenest I have seen in some time! Water ah sweet water!
4/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.68 5.8 0.68 5.8 M 24 hr H/L = 52/22 Overcast with very light snow at time obs. Longs Peak not visible. Snow fall started about 1015 AM Monday with waves of snow showers followed by "no fall". Much of early fall melted on contact until mid afternoon when it began to accumulate. Got some Revive on the lawn prior to snow start.
4/24/2013 7:55 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 40/23 Scattered mix (4/8ths) clds to E and S. Longs Peak not visible thru narrow band clds along W horizon.Light snow "showers" Tuesday AM then rapid melting as sun broke thru.
4/25/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 59/30 Sun obscured by high thin layer (3/8ths) E and N. Longs Peak in white splendor to W. Rapid snow melt with N exposure and shady areas the only remaining cover.
4/26/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 69/39 Clear blue sky with Longs Peak shimmering in white coat to the W. Narrow band of snow remains close to N edge of house otherwise super green grass waiting to be cut!
4/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 72l37 Clear blue sky with Longs Peak brillant to the W. No snow left...anywhere in the neighborhood.
4/28/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 78/45 Few (1/8th) scattered high clouds with Longs Peak clearly visible to W. Cut front lawn, Saturday, using highest mower setting. Mower worked getting through thick lush green!
4/29/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 81/50 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with few scattered high clds and waneing gibbous moon in the SW. Longs Peak showing off its snowy coat.
4/30/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 83/46 Dull grey altostratus (8/8ths) horizon to horizon. Longs Peak obscured with low level clds. Some wind Monday afternoon...first step to drying out our early season moisture bank!
5/1/2013 8:15 AM 0.69 5.5 0.69 5.5 0.69 24 hr H/L = 61/33 Cloudy and snowing @ time of observation. Sloppy and wet on pavement and driveway. Precip started ~ 8 PM as rain. Longs Peak not visible!
5/2/2013 7:25 AM 0.30 3.0 0.30 M M 24 hr H/L = 40/21 Some scattered high clds. (2/8ths) with Longs Peak showing off clean white coat of snow. Snow stopped about 2 PM Wed with an addition splatter early evening. Storm total snow fall ~8.5 inches SWE = 0.99 inches. Mom Nature is ready to rumble!
5/3/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 49/28 Clear blue with big melt with full runoff underway. Longs Peak shining in white.
5/4/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 64/37 High thin scattered clds (2/8ths) with Longs Peak visible against blue sky to W. Thin patch of unmelted snow along N side of house otherwise brillant moist green grass everywhere!
5/5/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 63/38 High thin uniform 'sheet' clds (5/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. North facing snow along house shadow line gone. Grass looking great!
5/6/2013 8:25 AM 0.01 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 64/42 Scattered high clouds (5/8ths) creating a hazy sun. Longs Peak visible but not sharp clear. Short dirty your windshield shower ~630 PM.
5/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 71/44 cloudy (8/8ths) with Longs Peak in and out of lower clds. Calm...no wind.
5/8/2013 7:45 AM 0.17 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 77/45 Cloudy grey overcast with Longs Peak not visible. Rain started with thunder ~ 4 PM and continued thru mid evening. Have put inner measuring tube into the rain gauge...it is offically spring!
5/9/2013 6:45 AM 0.43 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 66/48 Overcast with light rain @ time observation. Longs Peak obscured by dense dark clouds to W. Rain started with thunder ~ 4 PM and continued off/on through evening. Australian friends would call this a "running rain" as, at times, there was enough volume to "run" down the gutter (street and roof).
5/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 66/42 Blue sky and emerald green grass with Longs Peak wearing the smallest of a white cap. Heavy rain showers off and on Thursady AM pretty well done by noon. The world loves this "sky" water!
5/11/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 72/46 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with few scattered high clds. Longs Peak visible with bit of a white cld over summit. Grass smiling!
5/12/2013 7:50 AM T M M M M 24 Hr H/L = 74/46 Scattered clds (2/8ths) with Longs Peak clear and white. Had to stop cutting grass several times Sat. afternoon for prcip "spitting". Prep several lawn patches for overseeding.
5/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 84/54 High thin hazy clds (6/8ths) spread uniformly across sky. Longs Peak visible. Mom's day was a true T-shirt and shorts day.
5/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 90/56 Scattered, high, broken clds (3/8tns) with Longs Peak visibl eto W. Monday was this stns. first recorded 90 degree temp of the season.
5/15/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 90/55 Mostly cldy (7/8ths) with Longs Peak shining in sunlight thru breaks in clouds. Some scattered breaks as clds appear to be lifting. Second consecutive 90 degree day Tuesday.
5/16/2013 7:35 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 84/54 Scattered high thin clds (2/8ths) with Longs Peak in bright sunlight. Precip spotted the driveway. Turned on the sprinkler system...like it better when water falls from the sky!
5/17/2013 7:55 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 85/53 High scattered (4/8ths) with Longs Peak basking in full sun. Grass brillant green with sprinkler on alternate days.
5/18/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 90/56 Mostly uniform high overcast (>7/8ths) with few blue patches and narrow band of blue to W. Longs Peak visible. 90 degrees Friday marked third 90 degree day this week. Grass doing fine...with water.
5/19/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 Hr H/L = 83/51 Scattered mix of high and mid-level clds (3/8ths) with "roll" of clds along W horizon. Longs Peak visible. Saturday was pleasant day for working outdoors and a breezy walk around Boulder Reservior.
5/20/2013 7:55 AM 0.01 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 77/52 Partly cldy (4/8ths) with Longs Peak in and out of cld cap. Early AM shower with street, driveway wet but no "running" water. Good weather for recently seeded lawn "patches".
5/21/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 71/45 Scattered mostly clear (1/8th). Longs Peak in sun with few "cap" clds. Finish seeding lawn patches Monday...now just water and warmth.
5/22/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 75/46 Scattered mix (2/8ths) high clds with brillant Longs Peak in white and small cld "cap".
5/23/2013 6:55 AM 0.04 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 81/51 Overcast with Longs Peak not visible. Precip. during evening. with enough to wet pavement nicely. Grass needs to be cut again but not while it is wet.
5/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 74/48 High thin overcast (5/8ths) overhead and to E with few clds W. Longs Peak visible thru thin haze.
5/25/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 86/55 Few high clds to N (<1/8th) wtih persistant contrail. Longs Peak visible in light haze. Wife and daughter planted many flowers and tomatoes Friday.
5/26/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 90/55 Mix of high clds (6/8ths) with clear blue mostly toward W. Longs Peak visible. Warm Saturday for more planting and trimming @ daughter's in Boulder. Pleasant evening for walk @ Coot Lake and Boulder Reservior.
5/27/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 89/53 WOW Blue sky wide with bright sun on Longs Peak. Cloud cover Sunday surely surpressed temps several degrees. Running out of property to plant things but the ladies seem to fill every cranny.
5/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 87/52 High thin clds (1/8th) to the W. Longs Peak visible. Sunday was beautiful sunny visit @ Wild Animal Sanctuary E of Hudson.
5/29/2013 7:35 AM 0.01 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 84/55 Cloudy (8/8ths) with sprinkles @ time of obs. Pavement wet. Longs Peak not visible. Huge towering flat top storm cld to E early last evening traveling Sbd on 287 from Red Feather Lakes area.
5/30/2013 7:05 AM 0.46 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 71/51 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with clds along W horizon. Longs Peak not visible in a "marshmellow" cld topping. Precip Wed fell over a 2.5 hr period between 7 and ~930 AM. The grass is opening its green arms to the welcome bath.
5/31/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 74/51 Few scattered clds (<1/8th) to the W otherwise bright blue sky with Longs Peak visible. Wind Thursday did a number on the moist surface soil from previous day's precip. Such is life!
6/1/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 75/50 Mostly cloudy (>7/8ths) with patch of blue to NE. Longs Peak has a cld cap on it. Nice to have no wind trying to withdraw moisture that is rapidly becoming a non-issue.
6/2/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 77/47 Clear and blue with few high white clds (<1/8th) to the W. Longs Peak in full sun which is doing a number on mtn snow cover...diminishing rapidly.
6/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L =87/51 High thin cirrostratus (~2/8ths) with Longs Peak showing rapid loss of snow cover visible to the west. Grass patches seeded mid-May are on a germination "rush".
6/4/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/54 Overcast (>7/8ths) with few patches of blue. Longs Peak not visible. Wind Monday did a "number" on the soil moisture...can almost see the ET in action.
6/5/2013 7:25 AM 0.18 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 78/52 Cloudy (8/8ths) overcast. Longs Peak not visible. Evening clds finally delivered starting ~ 8:30 PM. Still spitting @ 10:30 PM. A true "running rain" (water running down the gutter). Lovely!
6/6/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 78/45 Mostly clear with few scattered clds (<1/8th). Moisture Tue evening sure has the flowers and grass responding nicely.
6/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = ?/56 Scattered high clds (2/8ths). Breezy. Longs Peak visible with some haze. Snow cover on east facing slopes disappearing markedly under the June sun.
6/9/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 83/50 Clear and blue with Longs Peak visible over a sun splashed land. Baby Robins visible over edge of nest fixed to curve of downspout on back deck. Mom bird busy!
6/10/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/58 Scattered high clds (3/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. Not sure we are ready for extended period of daytime 90's but they are here. Ran home AC for first time this season on Sunday.
6/11/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 102/59 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with Longs Peak visible thru a bit of haze. First +100 temp of season on Monday.
6/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 100/59 Scattered high clds (2/8ths) with persistant contrail. Dark band smoke some haze to west. Longs Peak visible. Second consecutive 100+ day.
6/17/2013 7:50 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 85/54 Partly cldy (5/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. Gusty winds, bit of thunder, and spit of precip early afternoon Sunday.
6/18/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 88/59 Clear with haze toward W. Longs Peak visible...thru haze.
6/19/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 86/57 High thin (<1/8th0 to N and E. Longs Peak with rapidly disappearing snow cover visible.
6/22/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/58 Clear with light haze to W. Longs Peak visible thru haze.
6/23/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 91/55 Clear (<1/8th) except for few clds low on W horizon. Longs Peak visible thru light haze.
6/24/2013 7:50 AM 0.01 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 86/59 Scattered high thin clds (<2/8ths) with Longs Peak visible thru haze to the west. Enough sprinkle ~ 4:15 PM to moisten drive way. Considerable dust in gauge measurement tube.
6/25/2013 7:40 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/65 Scattered high clouds (~3/8ths) to S and E with Longs Peak wearing a thin narrow "hat" of clds.10 drop trace precip spotted driveway mid afternoon
6/26/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 95/59 Few scattered high clouds with persistant contrails. Longs Peak visible thru less haze than last several days.
6/27/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 100/64 Brillant blue clear sky with Longs Peak to the W and waning gibbous moon high in the SW. Garden responding nicely to water and heat.
6/28/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 100/63 Clear save few high clds (<1/8th) to NE. Longs Peak visible with very light haze toward west.Lawn showing heat stress in its weak spots.
6/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.13 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 95/62 Scattered (2/8ths) high mostly altocum with Longs Peak visible to the W. Intense lightning with accompanying thunder early evening. Enough precip to give lawn a nice drink.
6/30/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 88/62
7/1/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 83/60 Clear with bright sun. Longs Peak visible. Early evening "spitting" enough to spot drive way.
7/2/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 83/57 Few fair weather cum (<1/8th) along W horizon. Longs Peak visible. What a pleasantly mild weather day Monday.
7/3/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 86/57 Clear sunny with a few high clds (<1/8th) toward W. Longs Peak visible. Grass doing fine...with help from the hose.
7/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 91/59 Partly cloudy (3/8ths) high alto cum with Longs Peak visible.
7/5/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 96/66 High scattered clouds (6/8ths) with haze to W toward visible Longs Peak. Weak spots in lawn starting to brown.
7/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 87/64 Scattered high clds (2/8ths) with Longs Peak in light haze to W. Precip fell mid afternoon (wet driveway) and again ~4AM (teaser but not much).
7/7/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 95/73 Few scattered clds (<1/8th) with haze toward Longs Peak. New puppy aquired Saturday keeps us outdoors under the grand open sky!
7/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 96/65 Few clds to N (<1/8th) otherwise clear. Longs Peak visible. Precip fell Sunday afternoon between 5 => 5:15 PM.
7/9/2013 7:35 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 94/65 Scattered high clouds (<2/8ths) with Longs Peak visible to W.
7/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 97/71 Clear except few high clouds (<1/8th) overhead along W horizon. Longs Peak visible. Tuesday was 4th consecutive 90+ day.
7/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/? Clear - still - hazy...lazy hazy crazy days of summer. Max/min thermometer acting goofy.
7/12/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 101/? More clouds (6/8ths) than clear with Longs Peak visible under clds to W. Wind, bit of lightning and thunder Thursday evening but no precip.
7/13/2013 6:20 AM 0.06 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/68 Mostly cloudy (7/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. Several precip periods from mid afternoon thru early evening - none of them very intense.
7/14/2013 6:10 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 89/61 Mostly clear (<1/8trth) with few high clouds SW.Longs Peak clear in early morning sun. Light precip ~ 5:30 PM Sat afternoon.
7/15/2013 6:40 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 85/68 Overcast with Longs Peak not visible. "Tease" moisture fell sometime overnight dampening chairs on patio but little else.
7/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 76/59 Clear and pleasantly cool with Longs Peak visible.
7/17/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 80/60 Clear with Longs Peak visible. Pleasant mid-summer day. Garden producing nice string beans.
7/18/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 95/64 Longs Peak visible under clear and sunny skies. Another lazy summer morning.
7/19/2013 6:45 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 95/67 Partly cldy (4/8ths). Longs Peak visible. Lightning visible to NE from Red Rocks (Garrison Keller) last evening but only precip was T as we neared home ~12 mid.
7/20/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 84/62 Longs Peak visible under clear blue skies. Scattered fair weather cummulus Friday but no moisture from them @ this location.
7/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/61 Clear blue summer sky with Longs Peak in just a bit of light haze to the W.
7/22/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 94/60 Mostly clear (<1/8th) and sunny with few high clds to the S. Longs Peak visible thru light haze.
7/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 94/60 Mostly cldy (6/8ths) with Longs Peak visible to W. Seemed humid while cutting grass Monday afternoon.
7/24/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 94/67 Partly cloudy (3/8ths) with few persistant contrails. Longs Peak visible in haze.
7/25/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 87/62 Mostly cldy (>6/8ths) with Longs Peak outlined in clds and haze.
7/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 82/61 Clear and blue with Longs Peak visible. Rain came as heavy brief 15 minute shower ~ 2 PM.
7/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/57 Mostly clear (<1/8th to N and E) and blue and pleasantly cool. Longs Peak visible.
7/28/2013 8:45 AM 0.04 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 82/63 Cloudy (8/8ths) overcast damp. Longs Peak not visible. Precip. "spit" off and on beginning about 6:30 PM Satirday evening.
7/29/2013 6:05 AM 0.04 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 80/62 Overcast (8/8ths) with Longs Peak not visible. Precip fell as light and scattered thru afternoon.
7/30/2013 5:50 AM 0.16 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 77/62 Mostly cldy (6/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. Most precip fell over ~45 minutes between 2 and 2:45 PM.
7/31/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 91/60 Scattered high clds (<1/8th) otherwise clear blue skies with Longs Peak visible.
8/1/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 94/61 Scattered high clds (4/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. While cutting the grass Wed afternoon saw some lightning/thunder but no precip.
8/2/2013 8:20 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 89/62 Clear abd blue. Longs Peak wearing small white "cap". Precip was much to do about not much mid-afternoon Thursday.
8/3/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 96/67 Longs Peak visible under scattered (3/8ths) high clds.
8/4/2013 8:15 AM 0.14 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 96/59 High scattered (2/8ths) with Longs Peak visible under blue sky to W. Precip fell over ~ one hour 515 - 615 PM. Wicked black sky to N and W with gusty wind preceded storm.
8/5/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/61 Longs Peak visible under partly cldy sky.
8/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/58 Longs Peak in full sun with 4/8ths high clds dominating E and S. Few persistant contrails. Precip fell as short shower ~ 4:30 P
8/7/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = ?/64 Longs Peak outlined dimly through thin opague mostly cldy (7/8ths) cover. Still with no wind.
8/8/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 80/61 Longs Peak barely visible under full sky overcast. Wednesday's predicted precip was much to do about nothing. Nice day to cut the grass.
8/9/2013 8:35 AM 0.01 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 83/59 Scattered high clds (3/8ths) with longs Peak visible thru light haze. Lightning and some good thunder about 10 PM generated .01 inches precip. Oh well!
8/22/2013 8:15 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/63 Longs Peak in haze with scattered high clds (4/8ths) T precip ~4P Wed.
8/23/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 84/63 Longs Peak in light haze under scattered high clds (4/8ths)Drops of precip enough to speckle the driveway late afternoon.
8/24/2013 5:55 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 88/59 Longs Peak visible against early AM clear sky. Precip was driveway splat late afternoon.
8/25/2013 8:25 AM 0.07 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 87/60 Longs Peak visible under high thin partly cldy (3/8ths)sky. Some persistant contrails to S. Precip was spotty over late afternoon into evening with some lightning/thunder mid-evening.
8/26/2013 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 91/62 Longs Peak visible under few high scattered clds (<1/8th).
8/27/2013 8:05 AM 0.07 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/62 Longs Peak visible under a "crystal blue" sky. Spectacular lightning to W, Monday evening, as we returned from Rockies (6) Giants (1) game in Denver. Most precip fell before midnight.
8/28/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 95/64 Longs Peak visible under clear blue sky from E to W and N to S. Good lightning to W ~10 PM Tuesday evening...no thunder to be heard.
8/29/2013 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/62 Few (<1/8th) scattered high clds with Longs Peak visible. Persistant sun starting to bake weaker brown spots on lawn.
8/30/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 94/64 Mostly cloudy (>7/8ths) with blue patches to N. Longs Peak visible. Bees are very busy doing their thing on the purple full bloom spiria in the front yard.
8/31/2013 7:55 AM T M M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/64 High thin scattered (2/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. T precip was an 8 drop event observed only because we were walking the dog at the time.
9/1/2013 8:25 AM 0.47 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/64 Cloudy (8/8ths) with Longs Peak in and out of low clds. Precip lasted about 45 minutes (~215 AM - 3 AM) with nearly half inch. No lawn sprinkers for several days...nice.
9/2/2013 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 83/60 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with Longs Peak visible. Clouds on Sunday made it a bit more pleasant than expected.
9/3/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/63 Longs Peak visible under bright blue sky with a few scattered clds (1/8th)
9/4/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/65 Longs Peak visible under more clds (6/8ths) than clear. Spit of precip on way back from running in Boulder last evening.
9/5/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 90/64 Longs Peak visible under mostly cloudy (7/8ths) sky. Grass showing signs of stress after 10 successive 90+ degree days.
9/6/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 93/67 Longs Peak visible with scattered mix clds (1/8th) to N and W.
9/7/2013 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 97/61 Longs Peak visible under clear sky save a few clds (<1/8th) to the W. Pleasantly cool earlier this AM during dog walk.
9/8/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 92/59 Longs Peal visible under mostly clear (<1/8th scattered) sky.
9/9/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 90/63 Partly cldy (3/8ths) with persistant contrails. Longs Peak visible. Grass growing nicely...with persistant watering. Bees leaving as blooms on front yard south facing spirea go to seed.
9/10/2013 8:05 AM 1.05 M M M M 24 he H/L = 86/61 Longs Peak NOT VISIBLE under low gray cloudy (8/8ths) threatening sky. First portion of our soaking deposited 0.29 inches in ~30 minutes 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM. Resumed about 5:30 PM and continued into evening dropping another 0.76 inches. Still raining when I retired ~ 10:30 PM. Drainage channel to N of us filled quickly...back to normal this morning.
9/11/2013 8:10 AM 0.30 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 68/61 Longs Peak not visible in low clouds (8/8ths), light fog and drizzle at time observation. Precip off and on throughout day and evening Tuesday. Ran in light rain @ Boulder Res Tues. evening.
9/12/2013 8:55 AM 3.06 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 65/61 Raining at time of observation. Longs Peak not visible in clouds, overcast, and fog. Heavieast rain seemed to be during the evening hours. As the Aussies say a huge "running" rain!
9/13/2013 8:00 AM 1.78 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 65/61 Higher ceiling with a few breaks in clouds (>7/8ths) revealing some patches of blue, Summits of Longs-Meeker massive not visible but east facing slopes reveal some new white cover. Very still and calm morning with little water in drainage channel along green belt to N. Rain fall ceased sometime during the night with only a light mist @ 5 AM when I let "Spark" the dog out for his morning constitution.
9/14/2013 6:45 AM 0.05 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 78/61 Longs Peak not visible under Partly cldy sky (5/8ths). Light precip (0.05 inches) thru early afternoon Friday. How fortunate we are to have avoided the consequences that so many have suffered from the high water.
9/15/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 76/63 Longs Peak not visible under low ceiling (8/8ths). Weather for "Thomas Tank Engine" @ CRRM in Golden Saturday was mix of white puffy cummulus, showers mid-afternoon then clearing with mean looking sky to east.
9/16/2013 8:15 AM 1.17 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 65/56 Cloudy (8/8ths) overcast and cool. Longs Peak must be out there but we cannot see it. Precip started Sunday shortly after * AM and continued off and on through early this morniing ~5 AM. Grassy areas are bog like. Green belt drainage to N has water in it but has stayed within concrete channel.
9/17/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 76/53 Clear, blue, and cool with Longs Peak back to its dominance along W horizon. Heavy dew on grass and fence line.
9/18/2013 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 86/59 Mostly clear (<1/8th) with Longs Peak dressed in some fluffy fair weather cummulus.
9/19/2013 7:25 AM 0.31 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 86/55 Pleasantly cool with Longs Peak wearing an early morning cld cap under partly cloudy sky (3/8ths). Precip came in two rounds...3-4 PM brought 0.27 inches while 5:30 AM brought intense but short lived lightning/thunder and 0.04 inches. 24 hr. total 0.31 inches.
9/20/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 86/50 Longs Peak shining under a crystal blue sky on a pleasantly cool morning. Cut grass at highest level last evening.
9/21/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 74/49 First sub-fifty overnight low in some time. Longs Peak visible under brillant blue sky. Spent much of Friday afternoon raking and cutting heavey water logged grass.
9/22/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 82/54 Longs Peak visible under high clds (2/8ths). Grass on N side of house still a bit "mushy" moist. Began cutting back front yard shrubs.
9/23/2013 8:25 AM 0.52 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 80/55 Cloudy (8/8ths) except for narrow blue band along W horizon just above cloud covered Longs Peak. Cool breeze from the west. Precip came in waves with first late afternoon (5-6 PM) with others during the night. Light rain falling when dog went out 5:30 AM.
9/24/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 71/45 Longs Peak with light snow cover under mid-level alto cummulus (2/8ths). Pleasantly cool (45) under a waning gibbous moon high in S at 6 AM dog walk time.
9/25/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 76/46 Clear and cool with few clds (<1/8th) to E. Longs Peak visible with just reminant of snlw on upper ridge line.
9/26/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 77/47 Longs Peak visible under a cloudless Colorado blue sky. Cool mornings are a pleasant change from the long hot summer.
9/27/2013 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 70/50 Longs Peak "lost" in full sky low clds (8/8ths)with lite drizzle at time of obs. No precip at 5:15 AM dog walk.
9/28/2013 8:25 AM 0.11 M M M M 24 hr H/L = 55/39 First 30's of the season. Light frost on fence. Longs Peak - Mt Meeker showing new white on east facing slopes. Precip Friday was off/on throughout day/evening. A cool/cloudy early fall day was enough to turn the furnace on for the first time this season.
9/29/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 68/43 Scattered mix high and mid-level clds (5/8ths) with Longs Peak visible in the bluer 1/3 to the west. Saturday was a good day for cutting back shrubs in the front yard on a sunny afternoon.
9/30/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 hr H/L = 75/55 Mostly cloudy (7/8ths) with Longs Peak visible against narrow band of clear blue sky along W horizon.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/31/2012 11/02/2012 8:00 AM 3 0.00 M M 10/31 24 hr hi/lo = 71/36 Clear. Longs Peak visible' 11/1 24 hr hi/lo = 68/37 Cloudy (8/8ths) mid-high level. Light frost. Longs Peak visible.
6/13/2013 6/16/2013 8:00 AM 4 0.00 M M 3 Day H/L = 57/96 6/16 overnite L = 60 Few High scattered (<1/8th) clds @ obs time morning 6/16. Beautiful 3 days in Steamboat Springs...Nat'l CattleDog Assoc. Nat'l Finals
6/20/2013 6/21/2013 8:30 AM 2 0.00 M M 48 hr H/L =97/60 Clear and blue with Longs Peak visible thru light haze this AM of June Solstice
8/9/2013 8/21/2013 8:30 AM 13 0.04 M M 8/20-21/13 H/L = 100/67 Scattered high clds (2/8ths) with Longs Peak visible. Pennsylvania for HS reunion and family visit was for the most part very pleasant weatherwise for this time of the year.



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