Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LP-61 Latitude 37.2526
Station Name Durango 4.8 WSW Longitude -107.9456
County La Plata Elevation (ft) 7430



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 1.66 0.11 27 0.11 27 0.00 0 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 1.75 0.78 25 0.78 25 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.7 2 1
Dec 12 1.67 2.48 28 2.48 28 0.00 0 0 9 4 31.9 9 18
Jan 13 1.74 2.47 31 2.47 31 0.00 0 0 10 2 13.9 9 31
Feb 13 1.58 1.36 28 1.36 28 0.00 0 0 6 4 18.7 6 28
March 13 2.17 0.54 31 0.54 31 0.00 0 0 3 3 4.9 3 14
April 13 1.42 0.52 28 0.52 28 0.00 0 0 3 8 3.5 3 2
May 13 1.24 0.59 28 0.59 28 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.1 1 0
June 13 0.77 0.01 26 0.01 26 0.00 0 0 1 4 0.0 0 0
July 13 1.96 2.79 30 2.79 30 0.00 0 0 19 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 2.29 2.74 29 2.74 29 0.00 0 0 17 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 2.41 7.51 30 7.51 30 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 20.66" 21.90" 341 days 21.90" 341 0.00" 0 days 0 97 days 36 days 73.7" 33 days 94 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2012
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.00
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 0.08
10/13/2012 0.03
10/14/2012 T
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
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.00
10/24/2012 0.00
10/25/2012 0.00
10/26/2012 0.00
10/27/2012
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012
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 0.39
11/10/2012 0.38
11/11/2012 T
11/12/2012 T
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 0.01
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 0.00
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012
11/23/2012
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012
11/30/2012
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012
12/3/2012 0.00
12/4/2012
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
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.30
12/15/2012 0.87
12/16/2012 0.56
12/17/2012 0.01
12/18/2012 T
12/19/2012 0.19
12/20/2012 0.04
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 T
12/27/2012 0.06
12/28/2012 T
12/29/2012 0.00
12/30/2012 0.00
12/31/2012 0.22
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.01
1/2/2013 T
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 0.26
1/12/2013 0.07
1/13/2013 0.02
1/14/2013 0.08
1/15/2013 0.03
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 T
1/26/2013 0.09
1/27/2013 1.29
1/28/2013 0.50
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 0.00
2/8/2013 T
2/9/2013 0.07
2/10/2013 0.46
2/11/2013 0.41
2/12/2013 T
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.00
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 0.27
2/22/2013 T
2/23/2013 0.07
2/24/2013 0.08
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 T
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.01
3/5/2013 T
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.52
3/10/2013 0.01
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.00
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 T
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 0.00
3/24/2013 0.00
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 T
3/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 0.01
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.00
4/6/2013 T
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.00
4/9/2013 0.20
4/10/2013 0.31
4/11/2013 T
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013
4/14/2013 T
4/15/2013 T
4/16/2013 0.00
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 T
4/19/2013 0.00
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 T
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 T
4/27/2013 T
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.00
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.33
5/8/2013 0.11
5/9/2013 0.01
5/10/2013 0.02
5/11/2013 0.08
5/12/2013 0.02
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 T
5/16/2013 T
5/17/2013 0.00
5/18/2013 0.00
5/19/2013 0.00
5/20/2013 0.00
5/21/2013 0.01
5/22/2013 0.00
5/23/2013 0.00
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.00
5/28/2013
5/29/2013 0.01
5/30/2013
5/31/2013 0.00
6/1/2013
6/2/2013 0.00
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 T
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.00
6/11/2013
6/12/2013 0.00
6/13/2013 0.00
6/14/2013 T
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.01
6/17/2013
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.00
6/23/2013 0.00
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 0.00
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013 0.00
6/28/2013 T
6/29/2013 T
6/30/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.11
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 0.03
7/4/2013 T
7/5/2013 0.01
7/6/2013 0.01
7/7/2013 0.04
7/8/2013 T
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.47
7/13/2013 0.02
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.44
7/16/2013 0.56
7/17/2013 0.01
7/18/2013
7/19/2013 0.61
7/20/2013 0.02
7/21/2013 0.01
7/22/2013 T
7/23/2013 0.02
7/24/2013 T
7/25/2013 0.02
7/26/2013 0.03
7/27/2013 0.03
7/28/2013 0.12
7/29/2013 0.23
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.00
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 0.13
8/3/2013 0.12
8/4/2013 0.25
8/5/2013 0.04
8/6/2013 T
8/7/2013 0.04
8/8/2013 0.53
8/9/2013 0.58
8/10/2013 0.01
8/11/2013 0.12
8/12/2013
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.03
8/19/2013 T
8/20/2013 0.02
8/21/2013 0.06
8/22/2013 0.14
8/23/2013 0.01
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.27
8/26/2013 0.34
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.05
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.09
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.08
9/5/2013 0.12
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 0.58
9/11/2013 1.00
9/12/2013 0.32
9/13/2013 1.37
9/14/2013 0.03
9/15/2013 1.40
9/16/2013 0.01
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.11
9/19/2013 0.22
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.17
9/23/2013 1.89
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.11
9/28/2013 0.01
9/29/2013 0.00
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How warm has it been? I picked 5 more tomatoes early this morning. Station is at 7,4300 ft.
10/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No freeze/frost at station yet this season as flowers still OK.
10/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Station is on top of a ridge at 7,4000 ft. and appears to have escaped a freeze. Several outdoor thermometers average about 36 degrees as of 7:30 and flowers/plants on deck look OK.
10/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Average 7 AM temperature for 4 outdoor thermometers is 32. Station is on a ridge at 7,430 ft. and is typically 5 to 10 degrees warmer than valley locations under radiational cooling conditions.
10/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2012 7:30 AM 0.08 M M M M
10/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light dusting of snow above 12,000 ft. on La Plata Mtns.
10/14/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M A few very light rain showers yesterday afternoon.
10/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezy most of the night.
10/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Radiational cooling example. At 7 AM temperature at station (at 7,430 ft. on a ridge) is 37 deg. Durango airport (on a low mesa at 6.686 feet) is 29. Low valley next to airport (at 6,500 feet) should be several degrees colder yet.
10/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees at 7 AM. Not as cold as Durango airport but first solid freeze. Station is on a ridge at 7,430 feet.
10/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M March to Oct. precip was only 7.75 which is barely 1/2 normal.
11/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.39 T M M M Some snow pellets mixed in. No accumulation.
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.38 0.6 M 0.5 M La Plata Mtns. occasionally visible with wind blown snow banners off tops.
11/11/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M A few snow flurries yesterday afternoon. La Plata Mtns. partially obscured by continuing snow flurries.
11/12/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M
11/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Silverton Mtn. ski area got 2 to 3 feet of snow from this last storm, and the ski patrollers have posted a pre-season photo to brag about it. http://www.silvertonmountain.com/page/mountain/snow
11/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Station is on top of a ridge and old snow on the NE side of the ridge takes a long time to melt.
11/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M T M
11/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M La Plata Mtns. obscured in snow flurries. No sign of any overnight precip. at station.
12/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only isolated patches of old snow left on south side of La Plata Mtns. (to 12,000+ feet)
12/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M La Plata Mtns. obscured. No precip at station up to at least 7:40 AM.
12/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not a flake of precip at station. La Plata Mtns. got a dusting of new snow yesterday morning, but appears to be on the order of just 1 to 3 inches.
12/11/2012 7:00 AM T T T T M A very light overnight snow flurry. Only isolated patches of new snow are left.
12/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.30 3.6 M 3.5 M Moderate snow has continued to fall while I was waiting for the contents of the "snow cone" (rain gauge) to melt.
12/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.87 11.3 M 14.0 M Storm totals: Measurements as of 7:30 AM with light snow still falling. Melted: 1.17 Snow: 14.9
12/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.56 5.6 M 16.5 M 3-day storm totals Melted 1.73 Snow 20.5 Very light snow continues to fall, but occasional sunshine breaking through.
12/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 16.0 M
12/18/2012 7:00 AM T T M 14.0 M Light snow grains condensing (and falling) out of low clouds at observation time.
12/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 1.9 M 13.5 M Old snow is melting underneath at ground contact as total depth decreased 0.5 since yesterday.
12/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 13.5 M Precip was fluffy flurries that fell for a couple of hours after yesterday's 7 AM observation.
12/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
12/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
12/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
12/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M
12/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 3.1 M 14.0 M
12/26/2012 7:00 AM T T M 13.0 M
12/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 1.8 M 13.5 M New snow was very light and fluffy. (Very low density) At observation time, ice crystals were forming out of moist air near the ground with the result that it was snowing out of clear skies.
12/28/2012 7:00 AM T T M 13.0 M Temperature at station stayed above zero last night as station is on a ridge 900 feet above the valley. Valley temperatures were well below zero.
12/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.5 M
12/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M
12/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 3.5 M 15.0 M Breaks in overcast to northwest. La Plata mountain summits are visible.
1/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 14.0 M Very light snow at observation time. Broken thin cirrus above with stratus undercast in valley below station. Snow is crystallizing out of clear moist air near ground.
1/2/2013 7:00 AM T T M 13.0 M Precip was snowflakes the crystallized out of clear moist air near ground yesterday morning and not from a usual source such as a storm system. Heavy frost this morning but no snowflakes.
1/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.5 M
1/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M
1/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M Heavy frost this morning, but no precip. Thick frost crystals on most exposed surfaces.
1/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
1/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
1/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M
1/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
1/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
1/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.26 4.5 M 14.5 M Measurements may not be accurate due to strong winds during part of snowfall.
1/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 1.9 M 15.0 M
1/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 14.0 M
1/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 1.1 M 14.5 M
1/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 M 14.5 M Snow banners from northerly winds off tops of La Plata Mtns.
1/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
1/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M
1/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
1/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
1/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
1/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.5 M
1/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.5 M
1/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.5 M
1/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M
1/25/2013 7:00 AM T M M 10.5 M Temperature at 7:30 AM was 34 and might have stayed above freezing all night.
1/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 T M 8.5 M Some slush mixed in with rain. As of 7:30 AM, snow to rain elevation is just above station or about 7,500 to 7,700 ft.
1/27/2013 7:00 AM 1.29 2.4 M 9.5 M New and old snow are equally soggy messes. Two significant weather reports were sent to report that rain/snow line was near station elevation for most of the storm.
1/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.50 1.9 M 10.5 M Precip this morning has been all snow. Some of yesterday's snow melted before it was measured and doesn't show up in new snowfall.
1/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 1.4 M 12.0 M
1/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
1/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
2/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
2/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M
2/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
2/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Patchy stratus in valleys below station. Clear above. Old snow is icy. In the early morning you can walk on it without sinking in.
2/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M
2/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
2/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
2/8/2013 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 M A few overnight snow pellets.
2/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 1.3 M 10.5 M
2/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.46 7.2 M 16.5 M New snow is very fluffy. (Low density)
2/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.41 5.0 M 20.0 M
2/12/2013 7:00 AM T T M 17.5 M
2/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 17.0 M
2/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M
2/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
2/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
2/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M
2/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M
2/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
2/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M New snow started to fall just after 7 AM observation time. As of 8:15 AM, visibility is 1/4 mile in moderate to heavy snow.
2/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.27 2.6 M 16.0 M
2/22/2013 7:00 AM T T M 16.0 M
2/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 1.5 M 17.0 M
2/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 1.1 M 17.5 M
2/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.5 M
2/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M La Plata Mtns. obscured in snow squalls. A few stray flakes at station after the official 7 AM observation time.
2/27/2013 7:00 AM T T M 15.5 M
2/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
3/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 M
3/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
3/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
3/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 12.0 M
3/5/2013 7:00 AM T T M 11.5 M
3/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
3/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M
3/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M Snow depth is highly variable. About 1/4 of the ground is bare with over a foot on north facing slopes.
3/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.52 4.7 M 13.5 M
3/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 13.0 M
3/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
3/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M Old snow is starting to disappear rapidly.
3/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Old snow depth is an estimate as depth varies widely. About 30% of the ground is bare vs. well over a foot in north sloping areas.
3/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Snow depth is an estimate. Ground is 50% bare but snow is a foot or more deep on north facing slopes.
3/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Old snow is down to about 45% ground coverage.
3/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/18/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M A few snow flurries yesterday afternoon. Old snow still covers about 30% of ground. North facing slopes of Basin Mtn. (3 mi. south of station) are still solidly covered with snow. (7,200 to 8,200 feet a.s.l.)
3/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M La Plata Mtns. obscured in light snow. No precip observed at station.
3/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M La Platat Mtns. obscured in snow.
3/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Old snow still covers 10% of ground area.
3/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/30/2013 7:00 AM T M M T M Light rain sprinkle yesterday afternoon.
3/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M March precip was only 0.54. Current station should average a little less precip than old station, but this is less than 1/3 the old station average.
4/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Only widely scattered patches of old snow are left.
4/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M T M Grassy areas were briefly snow covered in yesterday's snow squall. Total snow on ground this morning is just isolated patches of old snow.
4/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Isolated patches of old snow.
4/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Last of the old snow will probably melt today. (2 days earlier than last year.)
4/6/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M One very small patch of old snow survived until this morning. Not enough for even one snowball. Other patches where snow slid off roof exist, but they don't count as natural snow.
4/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last of the old snow melted yesterday.
4/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.20 2.1 M 1.5 M
4/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.31 1.3 M 1.0 M Precip was all snow but melted nearly as fast as it fell. The 1.3 new snow was the deepest observed observation.
4/11/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M
4/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Isolated patches of old snow.
4/14/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/15/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Visibility down to about 5 miles in dust and haze.
4/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M
4/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M A few stray flakes.
4/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/27/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M April precip: 0.52 Est. avg. April precip: 1.69 YTD precip: 4.89 Est. avg. YTD precip: 7.35
5/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M First measurable precip in 4 weeks. Fresh snow on La Plata Mtns.
5/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 0.1 M T M Thundershower around 5 AM with mixed rain and snow. La Plata Mtns. are solidly white above 10,000 ft. from new snow. Some ground accumulation at station.
5/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 T M M M
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
5/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/16/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A few stray drops from broken altocumulus.
5/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M May precip was 0.59, and was the 3rd month in a row with less than 0.60. It is probable that our development will be on severe water restrictions in the near future never mind a high forest fire danger.
6/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
6/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smoke plumes from the fires NE of Pagosa Springs were visible both yesterday and today.
6/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday afternoon, the smoke plumes from both the West Fork (distant ENE) and Papoose Fires (distant) NE) were clearly visible. Both looked like angry boiling cumulonimbus.
6/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday afternoon, the smoke plume from the Papoose Fire looked worse than the plume from the West Fork Fire.
6/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M MUCH LESS!! smoke from Papoose and West Fork Fires yesterday.
6/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A very light rain shower yesterday afternoon. Visibility 3 miles due to smoke from West Fork Fires. Can also smell smoke. This means wind flow has shifted so that wind drift is ENE to WSW. (Fires are 50 to 70 linear miles away.)
6/29/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Visibility 5 miles in smoke from West Fork fires. Visibility is less in valleys below station and better at elevations above station.
7/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Some small hail with thundershower. Hail report sent.
7/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/4/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops from a small cumulus.
7/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/8/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some showers near station, but not a drop here.
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Afternoon thundershower had 0.26 precip with some small hail. Evening thundershower added another 0.21. Largest 24 hour total since last Jan.
7/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Hail report sent.
7/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M A few scud in valleys below station.
7/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M 0.61 precip with a few rice sized hailstones in TRW+ between 4:00 and 4:45 PM. Storm was quite small as measured by Grand Junction radar.
7/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/22/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/24/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
7/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
7/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
8/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Local thunderstorm yesterday afternoon. Other areas a few miles away didn't get much. No hail but several very close CG lightning strikes.
8/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/6/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M
8/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Most of the rain fell in 10 minutes along with enough rice size hail to briefly accumulate on the ground. Storm briefly produced a small area of orange and red radar echoes.
8/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/19/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
8/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Pre-dawn thundershower. Lots of lightning, only 0.01 rain.
8/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
8/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
8/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
9/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
9/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light showers all around station but nothing at station.
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M
9/11/2013 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M An even 1.00 precip. 2-day total is 1.58.
9/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M 3-day precip is 1.90.
9/13/2013 7:00 AM 1.37 M M M M
9/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 1.40 M M M M Wild mushrooms sprouting in yard.
9/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
9/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Much heavier rain a few miles north of station.
9/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
9/23/2013 7:00 AM 1.89 M M T M Severe thunderstorms yesterday. Several hail/sig. precip. reports sent. Ground is still 30% covered by ice. La Plata Mtns. covered by snow/ice.
9/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Isolated patches of hail still on the ground from storm of two days ago.
9/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M One small pile of hail left over from 3 days ago.
9/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 7.50 inches of rain for Sept. so far. Wettest month in 15 years of recorded history.
9/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
6/30/2013 3:18 PM It actually rained with a little bit of hail. Haven't measured the rain yet but it will be about 0.10 or less. We'll take anything. (liquid, solid, etc.) Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 2 2min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
7/11/2013 5:30 PM 0.26 precip. Nice little shower. Send more. Relatively small thundershower. Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 3 3min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
7/14/2013 2:51 PM One CG lightning strike very close to station before rain began. (500 feet or less) Developing TS with heaviest precip/hail just north of station. About 0.30 rain with TS that should put out any possible fire. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 7 2min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail
8/8/2013 2:24 PM Some hail accumulation on ground. Heavy rain with some runoff. Haven't checked rain gauge but estimate about 1/2 inch. Orange echo on Grand Junction radar. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 7 2min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
9/9/2013 4:25 PM 0.37 rain in 10 minutes. A small amount of ground/soil runoff. (No flood threat.) Hail total was minor. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice|White Ice 5 3min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
9/22/2013 2:10 PM Heavy Hail!!! Ground is covered with a full inch of ice. Looks like a snowstorm. No damage to windows. Haven't been able to check cars yet. (Rain and hail still falling.) 3/4" Penny Size 1/2" Grape NA Hard|White Ice 15 3min shredded leaves Continuous False After rain After smaller hail 10-20
9/22/2013 4:20 PM Minimal hail fall, but ground is still mostly covered with ice from hail that fell two hours ago. Total precip in the last 3 hours is over an inch. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 2 2min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail vertical
9/22/2013 4:40 PM More hail and heavy rain. Station is not near any streams, but NWS flash flood advisory/warning appears prudent. Rainfall not measured yet (waiting for hail in gauge to melt), but 4 hour total is well in excess of an inch. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 7 2min no damage Intermittent True After rain After smaller hail