Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-DG-165 Latitude 39.561603
Station Name Highlands Ranch 1.1 ENE Longitude -104.950314
County Douglas Elevation (ft) 5787



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 1.37 0.85 30 0.73 24 0.12 6 1 5 0 3.3 1 2
Nov 12 1.00 0.30 29 0.30 13 0.00 16 1 1 0 1.5 1 0
Dec 12 0.75 0.24 30 0.10 17 0.14 13 1 2 1 1.5 2 2
Jan 13 0.58 0.43 30 0.35 21 0.08 9 1 4 0 3.6 3 5
Feb 13 0.56 1.52 28 1.52 28 0.00 0 0 7 3 11.1 8 13
March 13 1.94 1.37 30 1.37 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 17.3 7 14
April 13 2.26 1.59 30 1.59 30 0.00 0 0 10 1 16.1 6 7
May 13 2.55 3.21 31 3.21 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 6.3 2 2
June 13 2.04 0.97 30 0.82 16 0.15 14 1 3 1 0.0 0 0
July 13 2.39 1.43 31 1.43 26 0.00 5 0 10 5 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 2.34 2.78 31 2.04 18 0.74 13 2 6 6 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.26 4.93 30 4.93 30 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 19.04" 19.62" 360 days 18.39" 284 1.23" 76 days 7 77 days 26 days 60.7" 30 days 45 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 **
10/6/2012 **
10/7/2012 **
10/8/2012 **
10/9/2012 **
10/10/2012 0.12
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012
10/13/2012 0.07
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 0.51
10/26/2012 0.03
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 0.00
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 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
11/13/2012 0.00
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 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 T
12/8/2012 0.00
12/9/2012 0.08
12/10/2012
12/11/2012 0.02
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 **
12/20/2012 0.14
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 0.08
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.00
1/12/2013 0.08
1/13/2013 0.00
1/14/2013 0.00
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 0.02
1/28/2013
1/29/2013 0.24
1/30/2013 0.01
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 0.25
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.03
2/11/2013 T
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 T
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 0.32
2/22/2013 0.02
2/23/2013 0.00
2/24/2013 0.18
2/25/2013 0.69
2/26/2013 T
2/27/2013 0.03
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 0.04
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.13
3/10/2013 0.36
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.07
3/13/2013 T
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 T
3/18/2013 0.00
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013
3/23/2013 0.46
3/24/2013 0.28
3/25/2013 0.03
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 0.02
4/3/2013 0.11
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 0.14
4/10/2013 0.04
4/11/2013 0.00
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013 0.00
4/14/2013 0.22
4/15/2013 T
4/16/2013 0.38
4/17/2013 0.01
4/18/2013 0.26
4/19/2013 0.00
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.39
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 0.20
5/2/2013 0.40
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.00
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.01
5/9/2013 1.20
5/10/2013 0.57
5/11/2013 0.03
5/12/2013 T
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 T
5/16/2013 0.00
5/17/2013 0.00
5/18/2013 0.00
5/19/2013 0.00
5/20/2013 0.02
5/21/2013 0.17
5/22/2013 0.00
5/23/2013 0.02
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.00
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.02
5/28/2013 T
5/29/2013 0.01
5/30/2013 0.56
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 0.33
6/6/2013 0.02
6/7/2013 0.00
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 **
6/17/2013 **
6/18/2013 **
6/19/2013 **
6/20/2013 **
6/21/2013 **
6/22/2013 **
6/23/2013 **
6/24/2013 **
6/25/2013 **
6/26/2013 0.15
6/27/2013 0.00
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.47
6/30/2013 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 T
7/2/2013 0.07
7/3/2013 0.00
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.01
7/6/2013 T
7/7/2013 0.01
7/8/2013 0.04
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 T
7/11/2013 T
7/12/2013 0.15
7/13/2013 0.02
7/14/2013 0.14
7/15/2013 0.75
7/16/2013 0.20
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 T
7/26/2013 0.04
7/27/2013 **
7/28/2013 **
7/29/2013 **
7/30/2013 **
7/31/2013 **
8/1/2013 **
8/2/2013 **
8/3/2013 **
8/4/2013 **
8/5/2013 **
8/6/2013 0.51
8/7/2013 T
8/8/2013 T
8/9/2013 0.36
8/10/2013 0.79
8/11/2013 **
8/12/2013 **
8/13/2013 **
8/14/2013 **
8/15/2013 **
8/16/2013 **
8/17/2013 0.23
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 T
8/23/2013 0.77
8/24/2013 T
8/25/2013 0.09
8/26/2013 T
8/27/2013 T
8/28/2013 0.01
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.02
9/1/2013 T
9/2/2013 T
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 T
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.06
9/10/2013 0.01
9/11/2013 1.23
9/12/2013 0.92
9/13/2013 0.83
9/14/2013 0.01
9/15/2013 T
9/16/2013 0.55
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 0.02
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 1.06
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.24
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
10/2/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2012 8:15 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
10/15/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2012 8:15 AM 0.51 3.3 0.51 3.3 0.51
10/26/2012 8:50 AM 0.03 M M 2.0 0.27
10/27/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It started snowing at 9:20 this morning, so we will have precip tomorrow! HOORAY! :-)
11/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.30 1.5 M M M
11/13/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2012 8:30 AM T M M M M You had to be outside at the moment to notice this precipitation! Not much to speak of!
12/8/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2012 7:30 AM 0.08 1.0 M 1.0 M We had a little snow last night before 10:00pm and then it snowed again about 1/2 inch or so through the night...white! beautiful! Happy Holidays!
12/11/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 1.0 0.04 What a surprise to wake up to a dusting of snow! Well, a half inch anyways!
12/12/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/13/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M As I look out my window right now reporting this (1:00) it is sunny but there is about 1- 1 1/2 inches of snow on the ground...it started around 10 or so with little pellets (from the window it looked like hail!) and lots of wind. My husband said later we had zero visibility...it was coming down every which way...We'll see how much we got tomorrow! :-)
1/12/2013 8:30 AM 0.08 0.8 0.05 0.8 0.05 It snowed yesterday between 10 and 12...the sun was shining brightly at 12:30, so I'm sure the snow on the ground today measures quite a bit less than what we received!
1/13/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Depth of snow and melted core not available today :-( Too sick!
1/14/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/16/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/17/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Patchy snow on north side of house, in shadows, and in low spots in the yard...
1/18/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is snow on the north side of the house.in the shade..
1/19/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still snow on the north side of the house...although the temps have been in the 50's!
1/20/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is still snow on the northside of the house...it is getting thinner however...
1/21/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still snow on the north side of the house...
1/22/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M The snow on the north side of the house is getting pretty patchy looking
1/23/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still patchy snow on the northside of the house...
1/24/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still a couple of patches of snow as I look out my window to the north...
1/25/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is a smaller patch of snow on the north side of the house....
1/26/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is no longer snow anywhere on the north side of the house!!
1/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M I was surprised to see "sprinkling spots" on my windshield at 6:15PM...I was driving between 6 and 9 last night and had to use the wipers intermittently the whole time! Not much to show for it in the gauge, however :-)
1/29/2013 8:45 AM 0.24 2.5 0.18 2.5 0.18
1/30/2013 8:30 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 1.5 0.17
1/31/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.3 0.20
2/1/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.17
2/2/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is snow covering half the yard on the north side of the house.
2/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still snow on the northside of the house...but thats about all!
2/4/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is still snow on the north side of the house...but the rest of the yard shows only grass...
2/5/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is a small patch of snow on the north side of the house....(4x20')
2/6/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still a patch of snow on the north side of the house...4x20, but its patchy
2/7/2013 8:15 AM 0.25 2.0 0.14 2.0 0.14 It rained for a few hours last night before it started snowing....what a surprise!
2/8/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Wow, most of the snow from yesterday is gone, except of course, on the north side of the house....10x20 patch of snow....and a little in shaded places around the yard
2/9/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still a patch of snow on the northside of the house...6x20 or so....
2/10/2013 6:45 AM 0.03 0.3 0.02 0.3 0.02 We were certainly expecting alot more snow (and precip) than what we got!
2/11/2013 8:30 AM T 0.1 T 0.1 T There was 1/8inch of snow on the patio...I went out with .49 of warm water in the gauge, and had .48 after melting the "snow" in the outer container...go figure....
2/12/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M The snow is all gone except for the north side of the house....and that is from the previous snow...
2/13/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is snow on the northside of the house...quit a bit in fact! but thats the only place...
2/14/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still snow on the northside of the house...it started snowing...very fine but heavy around 11:15 today! We'll see tomorrow how much we got!
2/15/2013 8:30 AM T 0.1 T 0.1 T My gauge fell over during the day yesterday and I was not able to get a reading from the gauge....:-(
2/16/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snow on the northside of the house only...
2/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is a patchy layer of snow on the north side of the house...I have an anemone blooming in the front yard!
2/18/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M we have a small patch of snow on the northside of the house...2x10 and very patchy...:-)
2/19/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is just a small bit of snow on the northside of the house, very patchy...
2/20/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M there is still some patchy snow on the northside of the house...we are expecting snow tonight
2/21/2013 8:15 AM 0.32 4.5 0.25 4.5 0.25 Where I measure my precip, we had 4.5 inches, but there was 5.5 inches on the birdbath and compost cover about 10 yards away...:-) Hooray for snow...it was still snowing when I gathered info....
2/22/2013 8:15 AM 0.02 0.1 T 3.5 0.31 It looks like winter out there :-)
2/23/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.32
2/24/2013 8:45 AM 0.18 3.0 0.18 4.0 0.29 It was snowing when I gathered data
2/25/2013 8:30 AM 0.69 M M 9.0 1.18 I cannot tell how much snow fell in the last 24 hours...We had snow on the ground, and where I cleaned off a spot, the wind blew and there was not an accumulation. When I went out this morning I thought someone had stolen my gauge!! But it was just that the snow was right up to the top!
2/26/2013 8:50 AM T T M 8.0 1.08 It was just starting to snow...very finely..when I went out to measure
2/27/2013 8:45 AM 0.03 1.0 0.03 8.0 1.11
2/28/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 0.98
3/1/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 1.18
3/2/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 0.93
3/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.77 The yard is about 1/3 grass (2/3 covered with snow)
3/4/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 0.33 The yard is covered about 25% with snow... It snowed this afternoon while I was driving about and the yard is now covered with snow :-)
3/5/2013 8:10 AM 0.04 1.0 0.05 1.5 0.08
3/6/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snow in a few places in the yard...nothing really to measure however...
3/7/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is a small strip (2'x20') of snow on the northside of the house...funny thing, it is in the middle of the yard rather than up close to the house (always in the shade...)
3/8/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still a strip of snow on the northsdie of the house (1'x10') and some piled up where we shoveled..
3/9/2013 8:10 AM 0.13 1.1 0.14 1.1 0.14 When I measured, it was snowing like crazy...big flakes...Now (2 hrs later) it is still snowing, finer, but REALLY coming down!
3/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.36 4.0 0.36 4.5 0.51 It snowed all day yesterday (I dont know when it started) until even 5:00pm (it was pretty fine then)..Then the wind started...it is hard to tell how much "new" snow we got!!
3/11/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.47
3/12/2013 8:30 AM 0.07 1.1 0.07 2.1 0.13 My gauge was on its side today when I went out :-( so I am using the accumulation of new snow as precip in the gauge...It was lightly snowing when I went out
3/13/2013 9:00 AM T M M T T It was snowing lightly when I measured yesterday, there was about two drops in the gauge this morning. I was surprised that there is so little snow in the yard...alot has melted since yesterday! We have about 15% of the yard covered with (drifted) snow...
3/14/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is only a small strip of snow on the south side of the house (1'x10') Its beautiful out! I have 58 yellow crocus blooming in the front! The tulip leaves are up about 1 1/2"...
3/15/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The snow is actually gone from the yard...of course we had temps of 76 yesterday! :-)
3/17/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M If we hadnt been looking out the window, we would have missed it! The patio got wet and that was about it....
3/18/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.46 5.5 0.42 5.5 0.42 It was snowing when I gathered data...
3/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.28 3.5 0.13 7.5 0.70
3/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 1.1 0.03 5.5 0.81
3/26/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.3 M There is still snow on the ground but it is melting fast!
3/27/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.1 M About one fourth of the yard is covered with snow...
3/28/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T There is snow (2x20') on the northside of the house, and a pile outside the patio where we shoveled...the rest is melted!
3/29/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M There is still a patch of snow on the northside of the house...1x20' or so...
3/30/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was threat of rain yesterday, but I didnt see any...I did hear thunder, however...the snow is gone from the yard :-)
3/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2013 8:10 AM 0.02 M M M M I was surprised to find so LITTLE in the gauge! It SOUNDED like we got more!
4/3/2013 8:50 AM 0.11 M M M M
4/4/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2013 8:50 AM 0.14 2.5 0.12 2.5 0.12 It was snowing finely when I measured. The snow on the ground was very light and dry.
4/10/2013 8:30 AM 0.04 1.0 0.05 2.0 0.06
4/11/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.22 M M M M What a surprise!!
4/15/2013 7:30 AM T 0.1 T 0.1 T There was about 1/8 inch of snow on the ground, and what looked like something in the gauge, but when I poured in .29 hot water, I got .29 water in the gauge...so I guess that is only a trace :-)
4/16/2013 7:30 AM 0.38 5.0 0.33 5.0 0.33
4/17/2013 8:15 AM 0.01 T 0.01 T 0.01 It was precipitating when I went out to measure...little round circles of "snow" REALLY coming down! All of the snow from yesterday is now gone....but it is turning white again...
4/18/2013 7:30 AM 0.26 3.5 0.21 3.5 0.21 It snowed ALL DAY yesterday...pretty light however, and alot of it melted in the am...Last night, coming home from bells at 7, it was like being in a blizzard! I thought we were spose to get April Showers not April Blizzards!
4/19/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All the snow from yesterday is gone!
4/20/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2013 8:30 AM 0.39 4.0 0.33 4.0 0.33 It started snowing yesterday around noon and has been snowing ever since!(Actually its 1:30 and NOW the snow has stopped! :-)
4/24/2013 8:30 AM 0.02 T T 0.8 0.21 It snowed yesterday from measuring time til about noon...most of the 4 inches we got yesterday is melted however!
4/25/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The snow is totally gone from the yard and it is beautiful outside...
4/26/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2013 8:30 AM 0.20 3.0 0.17 3.0 0.17 At 5:00 am it was still brown out...but at 8, it was WHITE! Coming down like crazy at 10:00 am
5/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.40 3.3 0.30 5.0 0.44 It snowed most of the day yesterday, but today the sun is shining and the snow is really melting!
5/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The tulips are in full bloom all over the yard (inspite of the crazy snow we've had!) and the snow is completely gone! :-)
5/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 7:10 AM 0.01 M M M M "First" thunder and lightening of the season last night. I put in my funnel this morning (hopefully no more freezing temps at night!)
5/9/2013 8:00 AM 1.20 M M M M
5/10/2013 8:10 AM 0.57 M M M M Hail yesterday :-(
5/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M It hailed again yesterday, but only for 3 minutes!
5/12/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M Nothing in the gauge but condensation, but my husband felt a "mist" while mowing the lawn yesterday....(Hooray, no hail!)
5/13/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The Butterfly Bush is starting to grow...chopped the old branches down to the ground yesterday...and thinned out the Red Twig Dogwood...
5/15/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M We had light sprinkles after 2:00 pm yesterday...
5/16/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We were in a ton of rain in Aurora and the church got rain (3 miles from us) but there was no sign of rain at our house...the gauge was bone dry
5/17/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2013 8:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Yesterday while planting the garden, I felt a mist (like wind blown sprinkler water) but I saw spots on the patio. This morning, however, we woke up to wet streets....hooray for rain (such as it is ;-)
5/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2013 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M The first Iris bloomed on 5/22
5/24/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2013 8:10 AM 0.02 M M M M It started sprinkling close to 11:30 last night and rained for about 20 minutes...what a surprise!
5/28/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M We had a spattering of misty rain last night around dinnertime that came with the wind....
5/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.56 M M M M
5/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.33 M M M M It sprinkled around 4 yesterday, then actually rained around 7 and then thru the night (I heard it really coming down at 11:30 pm)
6/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.47 M M M M Hooray for rain!
6/30/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/1/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/2/2013 8:30 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/6/2013 9:00 AM T M M M M
7/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/8/2013 8:10 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/9/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M If I hadnt been outside I would have missed this trace we got in the late afternoon
7/11/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M
7/12/2013 8:10 AM 0.15 M M M M
7/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/14/2013 7:15 AM 0.14 M M M M
7/15/2013 7:10 AM 0.75 M M M M I got caught in the rain on my walk last night...I got SOAKED! I was surprised we only got .75!
7/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
7/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M We got sprinkles (but just a few) around 2 and then at night...
7/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/7/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M
8/8/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M
8/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Of course it rained...I watered! They have been forecasting rain for 3 days and we never got any so.....(Hooray for rain!)
8/10/2013 7:40 AM 0.79 M M M M
8/18/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M The patio had 'spots' on it when I went out this morning....and then I noticed it was sprinkling on my way out to the gauge...We need more than sprinkles!!
8/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.77 M M M M Hail last night (pea size) for two minutes...luckily no damage! Seemed like a TON of rain :-)
8/24/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M It appeared that we were in a NWS Thunderstorm alert yesterday, and there were some pretty interesting dark clouds above us, but we only got a sprinkle...must have been on the edges :-)
8/25/2013 7:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Nice gentle rain in the early evening...wish we had more!
8/26/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M
8/27/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M We got another sprinkling last night after dark....it also "spurted" around 4ish...
8/28/2013 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M We were surprised when we came home yesterday to find water in an "upturned" cover..we didnt get much, but we'll take anything we can get!
8/29/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/1/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M It was sprinkling this morning before I went out to check...about 6:45...and only for a few minutes...
9/2/2013 8:30 AM T M M M M I wouldnt have noticed this in the afternoon if I wasnt outside!
9/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M We had sprinkles last night around 6:00
9/5/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 M M M M It rained yesterday around 5 or 6pm.....
9/10/2013 8:45 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/11/2013 8:30 AM 1.23 M M M M We were not home when it rained hard yesterday (I heard around 4) but it was sprinkling most of the evening...and even this morning while gathering data it was 'spitting'
9/12/2013 8:25 AM 0.92 M M M M It was sprinkling at 7:30, really started raining at 8, and was sprinkling again at 8:25....
9/13/2013 8:30 AM 0.83 M M M M It was raining at 8 and sprinkling at 8:30...I heard it raining around 2 am...Luckily we are not getting the rain they are getting in other areas (like Boulder!)
9/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The sun came out yesterday afternoon and we didnt get any rain after that! Today is sunny as well....
9/15/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M We had a few drops in the morning and about 6 last night I saw "Angry God" clouds in the east....we got a few sprinkles out of that (but wouldnt have known if I wasnt outside.
9/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.55 M M M M It started raining about 10:00am (just as the weatherman forecasted)...It was coming down pretty good until coming home from church (11:30)...then it sprinkled later on as well....
9/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M SUN!
9/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2013 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M It sprinkled and rained a little yesterday when I was pulling weeds (I had to stop :-) around 1:00
9/21/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 8:00 AM 1.06 M M M M A gust of wind came through around 7 last night and we got some sprinkles. At 12:35am I woke and it was really coming down! At 2 it was still gently raining.
9/24/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Frost on the grass when I walked to the gauge...nothing got "nipped" however...expecting 80s tomorrow and next week :-)
9/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/5/2012 10/10/2012 8:30 AM 6 0.12 M M I heard that it snowed and rain when I was out of town! Guess I missed all the excitement!
11/14/2012 11/29/2012 8:30 AM 16 0.00 M M In the two weeks we were gone, I dont know if we received any precipitation...but the gauge was dry as a bone when we got home...
12/19/2012 12/20/2012 9:00 AM 2 0.14 2.0 M Yesterday when I was shoveling, there was atleast 4 inches on the driveway...alot has melted since then.
12/21/2012 1/09/2013 9:00 AM 20 0.08 T M
6/13/2013 6/26/2013 9:00 AM 14 0.15 M M We were in MN during this period and they got more rain in two days than I saw all year!
7/27/2013 8/06/2013 8:30 AM 11 0.51 M M I saw a trace of rain yesterday coming home from vacation, but did not check the gauge until this morning...good to see SOMETHING in the gauge! 1/2 inch is great!!
8/11/2013 8/17/2013 8:00 AM 7 0.23 M M We were in the Big Horn Mountains in WY last week and it rained every afternoon...atleast we got a little here!



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
5/9/2013 2:18 PM Small hail started at 2:18..larger hail (1/2 in) (and faster) at 2:23, 2:27 slowed down and very small hail. First hail white, later hail hard with soft edges.. It is now thundering! Second round of hail came 2:43-2:48. These were pea size, no rain with the hail, coming straight down VERY heavy at first (hard to see through) then lighter. Third round came 2:50-2:52, rice size, sprinkles of rain before, rain during the hail, white hail, coming straight down. Very little damage because not too many leaves out yet. Houseplants that I put out yesterday had a little tearing of leaves (but not much) 1/2" Grape 3/8" Rice Mixed 34 1min no damage.minor leaf damage Intermittent False Same time as rain After smaller hail 10-20 400 .25
5/10/2013 2:42 PM Hail hit patio and melted pretty quickly..mostly clear tiny hail coming straight down... 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice|White Ice 3 1min no damage True After rain After smaller hail vertical 150
8/22/2013 5:10 PM I heard on the TV that there was hail coming, but the NWS website indicated it would miss us...Luckly we had just a tiny bit and it didnt last...I saw on the news at 10 that other people got it really bad! 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 2 1min no damage Continuous True Same time as rain 26 2