| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Just a bit of water in the gauge -- looks like it rained sometime early this morning. Measurement taken by your housesitter as we are on a trip. |
| 10/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 10/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm and dry. High low 80s |
| 10/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very warm summerlike day with high in the 80s. Then temperatures plummeted by evening as a cold front came through. Temperature dropped close to 40degrees in just over an hour. Then continued to drop to a low in the 30s. Strong N winds as the front came through. -- then shifted to easterly. |
| 10/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Measurement taken by housesitter. Cloudy and cold with temperature mostly just in the 30s -- 50 degrees colder than previous day. A few flakes of snow, too. |
| 10/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
We were out of town. Measurement taken by housesitter. Maybe a few snow flakes too-- temperature only in the 30s with upslope clouds and some drizzle during the day. |
| 10/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.3 |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Measurement approximated as house sitter had not been trained in measuring snow but said the snow was enough to briefly cover the ground about 1/4 inch during snow shower on Saturday morning. Snow melted quickly |
| 10/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Out of town -- measurement taken by housesitter |
| 10/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still gone. Measurement taken by housesitter. |
| 10/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Shallow upslope-- cool with temperature only in the 40s during the day. Clear and frosty with low in the 20s this morning |
| 10/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Coolish day with haze and some lower stratocumulus from shallow upslope. High eventually approached 60 but was in the 40s much of the day. Low around 40 this morning |
| 10/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool. breezy fallish day with sunshine but some high clouds. High 60s. Fairly clear with low in the low 30s this morning |
| 10/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and cool. High 50s. Rain shower late afternoon and again late evening but didn't amount to much. |
| 10/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Period of light cold steady rain during the morning. Then partial clearing and warmer during the afternoon with high low 60s. Partly cloudy overnight but roads and car was wet when I went out at 4 AM so must have had another brief shower. Low around 40F |
| 10/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny. Some high clouds. Hi near 70F and breezy in the afternoon. Increasing high clouds overnight. Very good visibility this AM 80miles plus. Low lower 30s with heavy dew and frost |
| 10/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning. Partial shade during the afternoon from a standing mountain wave cloud. High 70s. Nice sunset. Mild overnight with low lower 40s. |
| 10/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm sunny day with increasing clouds late afternoon. High upper 70s. Then things got interesting with increasing evening winds and even some lightning and brief rain squalls Very strong winds after 8PM and especially around 10 PM --must have gusted to at least 55 mph. Not much damage, but leaves swirled everywhere and we were without electricity until sometime this morning. Westerly winds continued all night with temperature staying around 50F |
| 10/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Windy day with gusts over 30mph at times all day. High 50s with sunshine. Winds finally diminished after midnight with low upper 20s. |
| 10/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Totally clear day. Mild with high upper 60s. Moderate breezes at times. Clear and chilly with low around 30F |
| 10/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Nice day. High upper 60s. Low upper 30s. Light winds. Some standing wave clouds |
| 10/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, light winds and warm. Standing wave clouds overhead some of the day. High lower 70s. Partly cloudy overnight with low mid 30s with some frost and dew |
| 10/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and pleasant. High upper 60s. Clear to partly cloudy and light winds overnight. Low lower 30s with frost and dew |
| 10/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Smoke plume from Rocky Mountain National Park fire was visible overhead midday. High 60F, low upper 30s with dew |
| 10/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm breezy day with high mid 70s. Increasing clouds overnight with low in the low 40s |
| 10/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.22 |
0.6 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Cloudy, chilly. High upper 40s. Light rain began around 2:30 PM and then changed to snow around 6:30 PM |
| 10/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
3.5 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Post gauges 0.19, ground gauge 0.20" Snow began Thursday evening and came down pretty good for awhile. Cleared by morning. Was not home to take core samples of water content |
| 10/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
0.00 |
Was not home during the day. Partly cloudy but must have stayed cold as patches of snow remained on the ground. Low 20s this AM -- partly cloudy overnight |
| 10/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and cool with assorted mid and high clouds during the day and overnight. High around 50, low upper 20s. Most of remaining snow melted during the afternoon |
| 10/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant day -- sunshine but mixed with mid and high clouds. High upper 50s with light winds. Partly cloudy overnight with standing mountain wave clouds this morning. Low 30s with just very, very light frost on the roof. |
| 10/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High around 60F with sky covered by widespread standing wave cloud most of the day. Partial clearing with low in the lower 30s. |
| 10/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm sunny day with some standing wave clouds. High low 70s. Clear night with low in the lower 30s. |
| 11/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mild sunny day. High low 70s. Increasing mid and high clouds overnight with an orange sunrise today. Low in the low 30s with light winds |
| 11/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Not as warm due to afternoon clouds. High low 60s. Dry weather continues. |
| 11/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly Cloudy mild and dry. High 60s. Thin high clouds htis AM with heavy frost. Low upper 20s. |
| 11/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly morning but eventually warmed to upper 50s with light winds and sunshine filtered through high clouds. Chilly evening but then clouded up overnight and not so cold. Low around 30F and overcast mid clouds this morning -- possibly a standing wave cloud |
| 11/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy warm and dry. Light winds and high mid 60s. PC overnight with low around 30F with morning frost |
| 11/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mild, sunny day. High 60s with scattered mid and high clouds and light winds. Mostly clear overnight with low in the low 30s and light frost. |
| 11/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy but mild. High low 60s. Low upper 20s with frost |
| 11/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful unseasonably warm day -- sunny morning, some afternoon standing wave clouds. High near 70F Low 30s overnight |
| 11/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Not as warm thanks to weak morning cold front. High mid 50s. Low upper 20s with heavy frost. |
| 11/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
high 50s. Clouds increased overnight. Low upper 20s. |
| 11/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.8 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast with light sprinkles beginning around 10:30 AM and then turning to snow pellets after 11 AM. High temp about 41F around 10 AM and then winds picked up from the NNE. Snow pellets came down hard at first with ground white before noon. Then let up only to begin again as a moderate snow with large wet flakes early afternoon around 2 PM. Hard to estimate accumulation since it would accumulate and them partially melt and then accumulate some more. Never had more than about 0.5" on the ground at a time. Snow ended after 7 PM. and temperature dropped to mid 20s. Some icy roads but they dried off overnight. Low 17F with a stiff SE wind blowing |
| 11/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cloudy early becoming partly cloudy and blustery cold all day with high low 30s and gusty NW winds. Snowflurry clouds over the foothills and up north, but no flakes here. Clear and calm overnight with low about 8F -- coldest of the year so far. Snow patches remain in the shade. |
| 11/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny but cool day with high around 40. Low upper 20s Little dusting of snow from the weekend gone except a bit in deep shade |
| 11/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but some clouds at times. High low 50s. Low 20s with morning frost. Mostly light winds |
| 11/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Out of town. High low 50s, low lower 30s with increasing clouds overnight |
| 11/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and hazy much of the day. Some scant AM precip in parts of town but I was not here to see it. Breezy later in the afternoon. High low 40s. Clear, cold and very heavy frost this morning with low around 20F |
| 11/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly Cloudy, Light winds. High near 50F and pleasant. Continued partly cloudy with mid and high clouds overnight and low upper 20s with light frost. |
| 11/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, mild and light winds. High near 60F with increasing clouds afternoon. Partial clearing overnight with low 20s and light frost |
| 11/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny. Cloud bank over high mountains much of the day, but just scattered mid clouds here. Very warm and light winds -- high in the 60s. Clear but with increasing mid clouds towards morning with low upper 20s and light frost |
| 11/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Big sheet of standing mountain wave cloud overhead yesterday kept it quite cool -- only upper 40s. Clearing overnight and low in the mid 20s with frost. |
| 11/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, dry, light winds and mild. High around 60F -- Where is winter? Some increasing high clouds overnight with low mid 20s and morning frost |
| 11/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, very warm and light winds. High near 70f until some mountain wave clouds blocked a little of the afternoon sun. Very mild overnight as well as some westerly winds developed. Low upper 30s but quickly warmed into the 50s with the morning winds. |
| 11/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with periods of standing mountain wave clouds and a glorious sunset. Mild with high upper 50s but breezy during the day and evening. Much colder at night with low 18 with light frost. Dry weather continues. |
| 11/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool but very pleasant day -- high 40s but felt warmer in sunshine and light winds. Another spectacular sunset. Increasing mountain wave clouds overnight. Low upper 20s. |
| 11/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another very dry day. Sort of cloudy with another standing wave cloud overhead, but some afternoon sun patches. Warmed to about 60F briefly. Dry downslope winds during the late afternoon with gusts around 25 mph. Then partly cloudy with low in the 20s this morning but no frost |
| 11/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with high around 50F and light winds. Cold front overnight with surge of moist cool air. Low 20s with low stratus clouds this AM |
| 11/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Low stratus with very light snow grains at times during the day. High only 32F. Clearing and cold with low about 15F |
| 11/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
I was out of town -- no precip |
| 11/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy and chilly day. High only reached about 40F. Low in the 20s.
|
| 11/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and warm with high upper 50s Mild night with low 30F |
| 12/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Yet another dry day completing another dry month. High upper 50s with sunshine. Quite mild overnight with low in the mid 30s |
| 12/2/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very warm, dry day. Some smoke in the air from the ongoing fire up in Rocky Mountain National Park. High low 60s with filtered sunshine from standing mountain wave cloud most of day. Low 20s this morning. |
| 12/3/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mild and dry. High 50s, low 30s. Downslope winds developed overnight raising temperatures back up into the 50s overnight. |
| 12/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Breezy day but winds diminishing. High 50s. Chilly overnight with low near 20F and frost |
| 12/5/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear to partly cloudy. High 50F Clouds overnight and low near 30F with no frost |
| 12/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing clouds and mild. High low 60s. Cloudy and very mild overnight with overnight low near 40F and no frost. Sky threatening this AM with a disturbance passing over. |
| 12/7/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Few morning sprinkles on Thurs. Partly to mostly cloudy, breezy and cooler with high in the 40s. Low in the low 20s with heavy frost this morning. |
| 12/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with high near 50F. Partly cloudy with low near 20F. Still so dry! |
| 12/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Some sun in the morning, then increasing and thickening clouds mid morning through afternoon. Virga by midday in several directions and then the foothills disappeared behind snow for an hour or so during the afternoon. Just a few flakes here as winds increased and temperatures dropped from the mid 40s midday to the 20s by evening. Winds from the NW gusted to at least 30 mph but diminished some overnight and switched to northerly. Cloud bank t0 the south but clear overhead at 7 AM -- no frost and low 17F |
| 12/10/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cold, breezy but sunny day with just some scattered stratocumulus High mid 20s with winds occasionally in the 20s. Increasing mid and high clouds overnight. Low about 10F |
| 12/11/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool breezy day with increasing clouds afternoon as a disturbance approached from the NW. High near 40F with late day virga. Then clearing with low in the upper teens. Feels cold but these are typical temps for this time of year |
| 12/12/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but cool with high near 40. Low upper teens but increasing clouds a warming into the 20s this AM |
| 12/13/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Daytime sunshine Much warmer with high upper 50s. Mostly light winds Some mid and high clouds overnight with low 20s. |
| 12/14/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, mostly mid and high clouds, light winds High 40s. Chilly overnight with low upper teens |
| 12/15/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy, seasonally cool with high low 40s. Mostly mid level clouds. Partial clearing evening, but increasing clouds again overnight. Low 25 with very light winds |
| 12/16/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly, cloudy day with threatening skies much of the midday hours and then thinning overcast by mid afternoon. Hi low 40s. Light winds. Partial clearing evening, but then increasing clouds with dense low stratus, light fog and frost this morning, with low in the 20s. No evidence of precip. but it is very moist out. |
| 12/17/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Low stratus upslope in the morning, then partial clearing afternoon but a brief squall with strong NW winds and brief period of snow pellets fell about 3:35 - 3:40 PM. High may have reached near 40F but then dropped quickly. Low around 17F this morning. |
| 12/18/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear mild day -- temperature shot up to near 50F with strong downslope westerly winds gusting over 35 mph. Remained mild overnight with low around 32F and becoming overcast. |
| 12/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
3.5 |
0.23 |
3.5 |
0.23 |
Morning sunshine. Warmed to 40F. Then clouds increased in afternoon and a few snow showers by 3:45PM. Steady snow by 4:20 PM and then it really came down for a couple of hours. Roads soon icy and snowpacked and temperature in mid 20s by evening. At least 2" of snow by midevening and additional 1.5" of lwer density snow overnight. Light intermittent snow continuing this AM with 20F temp and a brisk NW winds. |
| 12/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.7 |
M |
3.0 |
0.26 |
Snow intermittently until about 9:30 PM. Then cold, gusty winds with some blowing snow. High low 20s with northerly winds. Then gradually clearing with diminishing winds afternoon. Cold, clear night with low near zero +1F on our outdoor thermometer. |
| 12/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.25 |
Bright, sunny nearly cloudless day with light winds. Warmed into the 40s with roads and sidewalks melting in most areas. Increasing high clouds overnight with low in the lower teens early but warming towards sunrise. |
| 12/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.25 |
Clear to partly cloudy with some mid and high clouds during the day and overnight. Quite warm with high upper 40s and light winds. Low teens with just a scant touch of frost Bare ground beginning to show now and roads all clear Still about 90% of undisturbed areas snowcovered |
| 12/23/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.23 |
Nice day. Nearly calm all day with clear skies and bright sun. Hi briefly reached 50F. Temps cooled quickly at sunset and low dropped back into the mid teens. Ground still snowcovered, but more bare patches showing |
| 12/24/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Sunny, but increasing clouds over mountains during the day. Mild again with high around 50F and more melting snow in exposed areas (almost no melting yet in shaded areas. About 75% of area around here still snow covered. |
| 12/25/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
2.9 |
0.20 |
3.0 |
0.20 |
Some sun in the morning, then increasing clouds by midday and virga by afternoon. High 30s with a few snow flakes by 5 PM and small crystal icy snow by 6:30 PM Steady accumulation of high density snow until about 9 PM -- about 1.7" then lower density light snow overnight still falling very, very lightly at 7 AM. Light winds. Both gauges caught the same amount of precip and so did the core. Temperature dropped to 10 AM Total SWE is variable now depending if you find a sample with old snow underneath or not since more than half the ground had become bare before this new snow. |
| 12/26/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
T |
3.0 |
0.41 |
Cold wintry Christmas day -- partly cloudy with occasional very light snow sparkling in the sunlight. High upper teens. Then briefly clearing near midnight and low around zero warming to +5 this AM as clouds increased again. Some hoar frost on tree branches this AM. Total SWE variable depending on how much old snow is in sample -- caught some this time. |
| 12/27/2012 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
2.0 |
0.40 |
Cloudy cold morning -- gradually warmed into the teens. Then clearing midday with temperature briefly reaching the low 20s with light winds. Partly cloudy evening then becoming overcast with low single digits. Evidence of some new snow crystals on windshield, etc. so assume we had a little snow overnight. |
| 12/28/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
2.5 |
0.48 |
Partly cloudy, then becoming overcast with a period of light snow midafternoon. High 20s. Then clearing and cold night with low around +3F. This SWE sample captured some of the old snow as well SWE will likely vary from 0.20 to 0.50" depending on location. 100% of ground is still snowcovered at this time. |
| 12/29/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.40 |
Mostly sunny with some scattered clouds afternoon and a period of strong NW winds gusting to 30 mph around 4 PM with some drifting snow. High low 30s. Then clear and cold overnight. Low about -2F SWE measurement includes some of the old snow that covered less than half the ground prior to the Christmas snow. |
| 12/30/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.40 |
Partly cloudy. High near 30F. Cold with low around 3F Frost on windshields, etc. Nice sunset last night. Light winds. SWE reading range from 0.20 to 0.50" depending on how much of the old snow you get. |
| 12/31/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.7 |
0.35 |
Warmed to upper 30s yesterday with a touch of melting and settling of our little snowcover. Increasing clouds late day and cloudy overnight with low around 12. |
| 1/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
1.5 |
0.35 |
Cold day with high mid 20s and period of light snow grains during the afternoon. Clearing and into the single digits by late evening for New Year's Eve. Low about 5F with overcast mid and high thin clouds this AM with slightly warmer temps around 8F |
| 1/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.32 |
Sunny, light winds. High near 30F Clear early evening and temps dropped rapidly to about 7F, then clouded up overnight with temps in the low teens. SWE readings variable |
| 1/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.35 |
Sunny with some scattered clouds but becoming windy with cold NNW winds most of the afternoon and high near 30F. Then clear and cold with low zero |
| 1/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.3 |
M |
Sunny day, High upper 30s with light winds. Clear, frost and low about 7F Most of ground still snowcovered but more bare patches now. |
| 1/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.2 |
M |
Clear day, almost no clouds. High temperature shot into the mid to upper 40s. Then cooled into the low teens but with some intermittent bursts of warmer temperatures up in the 20s overnight. |
| 1/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Totally clear day. Temp rose to 40F. Then cooled back to a low of 5F this AM. Little melting but about 20% of ground is now bare, For the small overall depth of snow, the snowcover has persisted a long time |
| 1/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.30 |
Partly cloudy but plenty of sunshine -- standing wave clouds much of day. High 40s. Still snowcovered around our place except on south facing exposed areas. Water content of thin snowpack hard to sample so this is approx. |
| 1/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Partly cloudy. High low 50s. Breezy at times overnight with low in the 20s. Most of ground still snowcovered but bare patches over about 25% or so |
| 1/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Lovely warm day. High 50s with more bare ground appearing. Low upper teens overnight with frost. Still just over half the ground still snowcovered. |
| 1/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Nice day. Clear. High near 50F. Low teens with about half the ground still snowcovered. |
| 1/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Cloudy day and only got up to the upper 30s. Still about half the ground snowcovered with up to 3" in the shade of older snow from Christmas. Low upper teens but warming quickly this AM with some downslope winds and temp. up to 30F by 7:30 AM |
| 1/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.5 |
0.02 |
1.0 |
M |
Clouded up in the morning. Temperature climbed to 32F around 8 AM but then clouds lower and snow began around 9 PM and briefly heavy for a few minutes around 10:15 AM with roads icy -- but snow mostly ended by 11 AM with falling temperatures into the low 20s. Period of ice crystal accumulation around 8 - 10 PM. Partly cloudy and low +2F |
| 1/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
T |
1.0 |
M |
Cold day -- sunshine in the morning giving way to clouds, very light snow and cold easterly upslope breezes in the afternoon. High around 15F but we were still able to do some outdoor farm chores. Clearing overnight and low -5F with light frost. Snow depth ranges from about 4" in protected shade to less than 0.5" in exposed areas. |
| 1/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
1.0 |
0.20 |
Mostly cloudy with periods of light snow crytals in the afternoon. 0.01" is the accumulated precipitation from two days of occasional very light snow -- each day a bit less than 0.005. Snow accumulation today never reached 0.1" SWE is approximate. High yesterday about 15 F and low this AM -2F. Roads all clear. |
| 1/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.20 |
Very cold weather continues. Mostly sunny with just a few cumulus clouds up over the mountains. High in the teens. Clear and cold with low -6F and some scattered clouds towards morning. SWE reading approx -- ranges grom 0 to 0.50" in the deep shade. |
| 1/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Partly to mostly cloudy day with standing wave clouds, etc -- but temperatures rose steadily into the low 30s and then stayed warm and even shot up into the upper 30s at times overnight. Low mid 20s between warm bursts. Thin snowcover on bare ground quickly disappeared but over 50% of ground remains snowcovered with up to 3-4" in full shade. |
| 1/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Warm day -- temperature shot up to mid 50s with sunshine. Clear and cold at night with low 16F |
| 1/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cloudless day with mild temperatures and light winds. High upper 40s. Clear and cold with low 15F and frost. Down now to just under 50% of ground snowcovered even though no melting at all in shade. So will call snow depth a trace now. |
| 1/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Sunny and very warm day with occasional bursts of downslope winds High reached 60F. Just a few wave clouds otherwise clear. Clear night with low 20F |
| 1/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Another warm dry day. Even the snow in the shade has been melting now -- only about an inch of crusty snow covering 10% of the area. Otherwise, bare and dry already. Warm day on Sat with high mid 50s. Smoke plume from grass fire up north of here visible Sat afternoon. Clear and cool with low 17F and a few mtn wave clouds |
| 1/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Not as warm. Sunny to partly cloudy with high in the 40s. Clear, cold and frosty with a low of 12 F this morning. Dry spell continues |
| 1/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Sunny dry day with light winds, mild temperatures (50s) and some mid and high clouds. Clear to PC overnight and low around 20F Drought continues |
| 1/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Sunny, gorgeous day with light winds and high in the 50s. Increasing clouds overnight and low in the 20s with large sheet of standing wave cloud overhead this morning |
| 1/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cloudy with big sheet of standing mountain wave cloud overhead all day. Temperature still briefly reached 60F despite cloudcover. Partly cloudy overnight. Low 20F with spectacular sunrise right now. Patches of old snow remain in full shade but even that's been melting. |
| 1/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Another dry one, Partly cloudy, mild and high near 60F -- beautiful lenticular cumulus -- occasional gusty downslope winds. Partly cloudy overnight with low lower 20s.Shady snow patches continue to retreat. |
| 1/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning, partly cloudy afternoon. High 50s. Very pleasant with light winds. Clear to partly cloudy overnight -- low low 20s with light frost. Still snow patches in deep shade but I'm going to call it 0.0 snow depth now since the patches are so small and icy |
| 1/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine gave way to increasing and thickening mid level clouds. High 50F. Light winds. Then partial clearing overnight. Low 30F. Air feels very moist this AM |
| 1/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and mild. High upper 50s with some afternoon moderate wind gusts. Mild overnight with low in the 20s |
| 1/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
1.6 |
M |
1.5 |
0.10 |
Partly to mostly cloudy with increasing clouds late in day. High upper 40s. Snow fell overnight, done by 7 AM with roads icy this morning. Low near 20F |
| 1/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Cold day with northerly winds and high in the low to mid 30s. Clearing and low about 8F Still a thin snow cover |
| 1/31/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cloudy morning with partial clearing Warmed to low 40s --enough to melt most of the remaining snow. Low near 20F |
| 2/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Cool day, breezy Mostly sunny but scattered to broken clouds at times and cloud bank up over high mountains all day. High near 40F. Clear and cold, with low around 15 with some frost. |
| 2/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and becoming very windy during the afternoon with gusts from the NW over 30 mph. High upper 40s. Clear and cold overnight with low teens. |
| 2/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm and mostly light winds. Some mid and high scattered clouds especially later afternoon. High upper 50s. Partly cloudy with mostly high clouds overnight esp toward sunrise. Low 18F with very light frost. A dash of snow from last week still in very shaded areas |
| 2/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Warmed into the 50s with mostly light winds. Partly cloudy -- mid and high clouds overnight and this morning with low lower 20s. |
| 2/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Warmed into the 50s again. Dry weather continues Chilly night with light frost and low near 18F |
| 2/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Breezy during the day. High low 50s. Mild obernight more wave clouds and great sunrise. |
| 2/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy day, High low 50s. Threatening precip around sunset but nothing fell here. Tehc clearing and frosty cold with low in the teens |
| 2/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, a bit hazy. Cooler with high in the 40s. Cold night with low mid teens and morning frost |
| 2/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, dry day. Clouds up over the mountains. High 50s and fairly light winds. Clear, calm night with low 20s and morning frost. You would never know by looking outside that there is storm coming. Calm and totally clear. |
| 2/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.8 |
0.04 |
0.7 |
0.03 |
Morning sunshine and very pleasant. 40s by late morning with mostly light winds. Then rapidly increasing clouds late morning as evidence of approaching storm became real. Snow began about 3:15 PM -- very nice dendritic conglomerates with light winds, but snow tapered off by 5:30 PM and done by 6 PM -- surprisingly low density snow for temperatures near 32F. Partial clearing and increasing northerly winds during the evening. Then increasing clouds again later. Winds 10-20 mph at times -- not real strong. Temperatures stayed in the upper 20s overnight. Roads never iced up. Snow melted on contact on roads and sidewalks. |
| 2/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Cold with a little snow this AM |
| 2/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Chilly day. Some very light snow in the AM. Temperature only climbed to the upper 20s. Clearing afternoon and overnight with low +5F and heavy frost |
| 2/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, nice day. Temperature shot up from 5 degrees at surnrise to 45 by early afternoon. Then cooled back to about 11 F this morning with light frost and calm winds. |
| 2/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.5 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
|
| 2/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful sunny day. Temperature soared to upper 50s. Breezy afternoon. Low 20s overnight. |
| 2/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, cool and breezy. High near 40F. Partly cloudy with increasing standing mountain wave clouds. Low 13F with some morning frost. |
| 2/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
1.3 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Some morning and midday sunshine. Then increasing clouds and a line of low clouds move in from the SE in the afternoon. High mid 30s. Two periods of snow -- one early evening dropped about half and inch then it stopped. Snow began again overnight and mostly over by 7 AM. Low mid teens and slippery streets. |
| 2/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
1.4 |
0.11 |
2.0 |
0.23 |
Unsettled day with occasional light snow but a few periods of sun, too. -- yesterday's snow partially melted in exposed areas with high near 30F. Then clouds thickened and snow settled in again around 4:30 PM coming down quite hard at times but mostly ended by 7 PMl Icy city streets as temperatures dropped to 20F. Then becoming foggy overnight with low of 8F and roads still icy this AM |
| 2/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Sunny morning then becoming cloudy in the afternoon -- wintry sky. Hi only in the low 30s. Some melting in sunny areas, and roads all cleared. Clear to partly cloudy and cold overnight with low 10F and very heavy frost. |
| 2/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
2.2 |
0.11 |
2.5 |
M |
Partly cloudy day. Temperature warmed into the 40s mid afternoon with light winds -- much of the remaining snowcover melted except in shaded areas. Cloudy by evening, and light wet snow began around 9 PM with about 0.5" by 11 PM. Snow then let up but inceased again towards morning and snowing moderately by 6:30 AM Low 27F |
| 2/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
2.2 |
0.14 |
4.0 |
0.45 |
Snowed fairly hard 7 - 8 AM, and then snowed lightly but with varying intensity and crystal size the rest of the day -- ending by about 3 PM. Looked like a big snow, but the measurements were modest. Other parts of town got more -- esp. south of us as we discovered driving across town on Taft Hill Road midday. Temperature stayed 26-27F all day and then plummeted as skies cleared overnight. Low +3F Max snow depth was about 4.5 to 5" but has settled a bit. Core samples of total SWE ranged from 0.30" to 0.58" depending on how much old snow was in the sample I'll call it 0.45" as an average. Totally clear and no fog here at sunrise. |
| 2/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.40 |
Bright and sunny day. Temperature rose to mid 30s with some melting and a lot of settling of our small snowpack. Clear with bright full moon last evening and temperature dropped to about 13F but then clouded up overnight and warmed to upper teens. Loos like snow at 7 AM but nothing yet. |
| 2/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
T |
2.5 |
0.40 |
Cloudy, wintery day. Snow began about 8 AM and put down a thin coating but was pretty much done by 9 AM. Temperatures warmed to mid 30s early but then dropped back to about 32F all day with stiff, cold blustery northerly winds. Virga but no additional snow. Still cloudy and windy by 7 PM but then gradually cleared and winds diminished. Low about 15F with still some clouds off to the east |
| 2/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
M |
Sunny but chilly day with some melting and highs in the upper 30s. Clear and cold overnight with low 10F and heavy frost |
| 3/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
M |
A bit warmer. Partly cloudy with some modest daytime breezes and high low 40s. Snow continues to melt but still have around 50% cover. Mild overnight with low mid 20s.
|
| 3/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Started with sunshine and warming, but then clouded up and stayed only around 40F with increasing humidity. Partial clearing overnight with low in the 20s with heavy frost. Less than half the ground snowcovered now, but depth in shade is still around 3" |
| 3/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Sunny warm and mostly light winds. Nicest day in awhile. High upper 50s with high thin clouds but lots of bright sunshine. Partly cloudy and mild overnight with low 32F and no frost. Most of the snow gone now except in deep shade |
| 3/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm day. Morning clouds but fairly sunny in the afternoon. High low 60s. Some gusty westerly winds later afternoon and evening. Remained very warm (near 50F will into the evening, but then dropped sharply to low in the 20s this AM. Sun shine at sunrise but some dark clouds S and SW.. Last remnants of snow melted yesterday. |
| 3/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.6 |
M |
0.7 |
M |
Cloudy. Very light snow began around 8:30 AM and then became moderate from about 10 AM to noon. 1.6" accumulated by noon. Temperature stayed near 30F Then the wind picked up and sun came out later in the afternoon and snow depth quickly decreased to about 0.8". Very blustery with wind gusts from the N at least 30 mph at times. Clearing and very cold with low about 9F this morning with light winds and heavy frost |
| 3/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Perfectly sunny but still chilly with highs only upper 30s. Clear and cold but increasing mid and high clouds overnight, with low in the teens and heavy frost this AM
Most snow melted yesterday despite cool weather. |
| 3/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and warmer. High low 50s. Increasing thin, high clouds overnight low 20s. |
| 3/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunshine but with some scattered clouds. Warm, high near 60F High clouds again this AM. Low upper 20s. |
| 3/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.1 |
M |
0.1 |
M |
Partly cloudy to cloudy day -- incoming storm slower than predicted. High about 48F Still a few stars visible until about 8 PM. Got up at 4:30 AM and just a few flakes starting to fall. Very small accumulation by 7 AM but then when I took the obs. Low just 32F and snow melting on street. |
| 3/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.7 |
M |
T |
M |
Snow much of the morning, but most accumulation fell from 7:20 to 8:20 AM Snow depth was 0.7" then but while it kept snowing and began blowing quite a bit, there was no further accumulation and by noon bare ground was showing again. Snow ended by noon. Stiff northerly winds are remained cloudy and threatening, but no more snow. By 5PM the sun peaked out. High upper 30s. northerly winds continued overnight, gusty at times Low 20s. What a disappointing storm -- the ground is already bare and dry again. |
| 3/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunshine most of the day with scattered clouds increasing. Windy out of the NNW most of the day diminishing in the evening. Gusts near 30 mph at times Warmed into the mid and upper 40s -- warmer than predicted. Increasing mid and high clouds overnight. Low around 30 in the evening but warmed to near 40F this morning -- must be some downslope winds mixed in. |
| 3/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
2.9 |
0.17 |
2.5 |
0.17 |
Partly cloudy and mild day with high low 50s but clouds gathering to our north during the afternoon. Then rapid temperature drop late afternoon (about 15 degrees in 30 minutes) and clouds rapidly thickened and lowered with wet snow beginning by 7 PM. Then snowed pretty good for two hours (about 2 - 2.5") Snowed periodically but very lightly overnight with just a bit of additional accumulation. Roads remained wet. Low 25F Snow accumulation ranged from only 2" on the ground (warmer surface) to at least 3" on elevated surfaces. Trees all coated in beautiful snow this AM |
| 3/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.6 |
M |
T |
M |
Beautiful huge conglomerate crystals fell for an hour or so and then ended by 8:30 AM. Very low density "wild" snow. Wish it would have lasted forever. Then cleared and we had a sunny but crisp day with high in the 30s. All snow melted anyway, except in shade -- and ground is dry again -- bummer. Mostly clear night but with high thin clouds. Low lower 20s with heavy frost this AM |
| 3/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny to partly cloudy and much warmer -- high low 60s and all remaining snow quickly gone. Lenticular clouds. Partly cloud overnight and warmest night in a while -- low mid 30s. |
| 3/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny but some clouds in the afternoon. Warm with high upper 60s. Increasing mid clouds overnight -- low only in the low 40s -- warmest so far this year. |
| 3/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
What looked to be a wonderful springlike warm day become quite a monster. Temperatures warmed to mid 70s with dry strong NW winds, but a wildfire just west of Horsetooth Reservoir stole the day by erupting midday and spreading rapidly to burn over a square mile of brush and timber. We could see vivid flames and smoke until at least midnight when things finally calmed down and humidity rose. No smoke from the fire came our direction. Still smoke visible this AM but fire appears controlled. Low upper 30s. |
| 3/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy, cool, moistish-feeling morning, gradually becoming partly cloudy but unsettled. Some convective clouds and some virga, but no precip felt here. Smoke from Friday's big fire west of town visible much of the day esp early afternoon, but no spreading fire as best we could see. High temperature reached the low 50s. Partial clearing overnight. Low 20s with heavy frost. |
| 3/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Storm clouds gathered over the crest of the mountains to our west and then periodically sent afternoon squalls with sprinkles and a few snow pellets, esp around 1:30 ON and 4:30 PM. Strong winds gusting over 35 mph with these squalls and then late evening -- gradually diminishing overnight. High mid 50s before squalls moved in. Low upper 20s No frost. Wild fire did not flame up again despite the strong downslope winds overnight == so that's good. |
| 3/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, windy, high near 50F and frequenty westeryl wind gusts near 30 mph. Variable winds overnight but occasionally gusty enough to wake me -- briefly cooled into the 20s with easterly winds then warmed back into the 30s with westerly winds gusting over 20 mph again. No frost. |
| 3/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day. Moderately windy again with high in the low 50s. Clear and cold night with low around 14F |
| 3/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy day, (mid and high, standing wave clouds) and not as warm as predicted. High mid 40s but with light winds. Partly cloudy overnight with low upper 20s. |
| 3/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy but with some sun breaks. Unsettled and convective with heavy clouds over the high mountains until mid afternoon. At least one squall with brief rain shower possibly mixed with some snowflakes/pellets early afternoon. High low 50s. Very windy with gusts over 30 mph from the WNW. Then clearing late with diminishing winds and lows 20s.== no frost. |
| 3/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
5.5 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Left Friday and returned Saturday evening and was not here for a single flake of this snow. 2-day total gauge catch was 0.46" in elevated gauge and 0.50" in gauge closer to the ground. Core measurements were a bit higher This makes sense considering the wind. We were told the snow began around 2 PM, then quit for awhile during the late afternoon/evening after accumulating 1" Then the majority of the snow fell overnight ending Saturday about noon. The total SWE at the end of the storm was 0.55" based on a couple of samples. I split the totals across the 2-days based on proportions from surrounding stations NJD |
| 3/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
2.0 |
M |
5.5 |
0.55 |
Left Friday and returned Saturday evening and was not here for a single flake of this snow. 2-day total gauge catch was 0.46" in elevated gauge and 0.50" in gauge closer to the ground. Core measurements were a bit higher This makes sense considering the wind. We were told the snow began around 2 PM, then quit for awhile during the late afternoon/evening after accumulating 1" Then the majority of the snow fell overnight ending Saturday about noon. The total SWE at the end of the storm was 0.55" based on a couple of samples. I split the totals across the 2-days based on proportions from surrounding stations NJD |
| 3/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
3.5 |
0.51 |
Cold wintery day. Partly cloudy with a few early to mid afternoon snow showers spilling out of the foothills. High near 30F. Rmained partly to mostly cloudy overnight, with low lower teens. Some ice crystals in the air this morning. |
| 3/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
0.34 |
Sunny to partly cloudy High mid 30s with some melting. About 90 - 95% of ground is still snow covered with icy layer. Clear night with increasing mid and high clouds this morning and low around 10F Winter continues -- so different from this time last year. |
| 3/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.7 |
M |
Warmed up in the morning, but then clouded up and looked threatening afternoon and evening. High low 40s. May have been some sprinkles in the area but didn't detect them. Remained mild and cloudy overnight with low only about 30F. Down to about 60% thin snowcover -- will be gone by this evening. Hints of green grass now as this snow is soaking in. Yeah! |
| 3/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny and warmer day with some thin high clouds and bands of cumulus over the mountains most of the afternoon. High low 50s. Partly cloudy overnight with mid and high clouds. Low 26F with very heavy frost. Remainder of snow melted yesterday except in total shade |
| 3/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm springlike day with active convective clouds, afternoon virga, and echoes on the radar. No precip here, though. High 60s. Remained cloudy overnight (mid and high clouds) and low about 33F. Feels like spring now. |
| 3/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine and temperatures warmed quickly into the upper 60s. Then active convection all afternoon into the evening -- mostly just virga, sprinkles and gusty winds. Some folks might have had some thunder and more than a trace, but none here. Clearing overnight. Low 29F iwth light frost. |
| 3/31/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Early sunshine. Quickly warmed and became convective. High 60s. First gusty sprinkles early afternoon and some more mid afternoon with winds gusting to at least 30 mph form the NW. Then distant thunder from dark cloud NW about 4:15PM and one loud thunder 4:45 PM. Brief intense shower about 4:55 PM dropped 0.04". Then about 45 minutes later it cut loose again -- enough to make large puddles. Possibly a few embedded tiny hail stones. Temperatures dropped about 25F to around 40F. Rain ended by 7 PM. Clearing, cold, calm and very, very heavy frost this AM with low mid 20s. |
| 4/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous Easter Sunday -- clear and warm -- high 60s. Cold front slipped down from the NE overnight. Woke up to low 32F with stratus overcast touching the top of the higher foothills. |
| 4/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy and cool. High 50F with a few brief peeks of sunshine. Then some late afternoon sprinkles. Increasing easterly upslope winds culminated in a brief period of rain in the evening -- didn't amount to much. Cloudy (low stratus) and chilly overnight with low 33F |
| 4/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Dense low stratus clouds all day and night. High about 40F with occasional drizzle, very light rain and maybe a few ice pellets Tuesday late morning. Light fog this AM with low 36F Once again, precip opportunity didn't amount to much, but for now the grass is greening up and it feels moist |
| 4/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Low clouds early, then clearing and a lovely warm sunny day with some afternoon cumulus. High around 60F. Mild with low 30s with dew |
| 4/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day some afternoon clouds. High upper 60s. Increasing clouds overnight and mild with low 40s |
| 4/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Standing wave cloud overhead all morning. Temperatures rose slowly but eventually reached 70F when the sun came out afternoon. Convective clouds starting rolling out of the foothills mid and late afternoon. Strong NW winds (over 30 mph) developed with awesome virga plumes, some sprinkles, and some lively lightning to the east around 7:15 PM for 20 minutes. Then winds calmed, bur remained partly cloudy and mild overnight with low 40F |
| 4/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning -- mid level standing wave clouds mostly -- then partly cloudy afternoon, light winds and temperatures in the low 60s. Clouds increasing again during the late afternoon and evening. Woke up to wet pavement from a rain shower overnight -- probably 2-3 AM. Partly cloudy this AM but towering cumulus on eastern horizon. Heavy dew and low 36F |
| 4/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing clouds with convection by early afternoon and about 20 minutes of thunder passing to our south just before 2 PM. Then partly cloudy with high in the 60s followed by another round of darker clouds and gusty winds and colder temperatures. Partly cloudy and low 33F and heavy frost |
| 4/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.2 |
M |
0.2 |
M |
Started off partly cloudy and warm with temperatures reaching mid 60s midday. Then cold front arrived afternoon and temperatures plummeted, winds out of the north gusting close to 40 mph and dark clouds after 4 pm. Just some sprits of rain and then first snow flakes by 7:30 PM and enough to just cover the ground by bedtime. Woke up and temperature about 18F with very light snow but barely any more accumulation. Looks like another bust of a snowstorm. |
| 4/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
1.6 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Cloudy, blustery wintry day with variable snowfall rates much of the day but it just didn't accumulate to much. Temperatures struggled to stay near 20F during the day and then fell to a low of 10F overnight. partly cloudy by morning. |
| 4/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Partly cloudy, unseasonably cold and breezy with high near 30F and winds from the SE about 10-20 mph. periodic very light snow showers with wintry stratocumulus clouds especially afternoon. Despite cold temperatures, thin snow cover from yesterday's snow quickly melted. Partly cloudy to cloudy overnight with low steady around 20F |
| 4/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy with snow showers up over mountains and foothills through mid afternoon, then clearing later. High mid 50s. Partly cloudy with low around 32F and light frost |
| 4/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine. Temperature rose to low 50s early afternoon, but active convection, a few sprinkles midday and afternoon and breezy with temperatures mostly in the upper 40s. Clearing late afternoon. Then increasing clouds and easterly winds overnight. low 32F with light frost. |
| 4/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy with primarily mid level clouds all day with partial clearing late afternoon. High near 60F. Cloud bank gathering north and west at sunset. Then period of rain began about 10:15 PM for about an hour with brief heavy winddriven rain. Then windy overnight with peak gust near 40 mph or higher. Then dry air and windy overnight with winds shifting from NW to N. Clear this AM and low around 38F -- cloud bank over high mountains |
| 4/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
3.7 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Clear morning, partly cloudy afternoon. Windy with westerly gusts over 30 mph at time until gradually decreased late afternoon. Very low humidity air. Then increasing clouds. Looked out at 6:20 AM and found it snowing like crazy with visibility less than 1/4 mile Improved to 1/2 mile by 7 AM Guessing it started between 3 an 4 AM. Snow on elevated surfaces (such as my snow board) deeper than on ground. Did not have time to take cores as I also have to go to CSU campus to do the observation there. |
| 4/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.93 |
10.8 |
0.91 |
11.5 |
1.00 |
Cloudy, cold, fairly light winds and snow all day. Heavy on Monday from 7 - 11 AM (3.9") then light from 11 - 6 AM with 1.4" additional but high water content. Another 1.2" by 11 PM and then high intensity low-density snow again for a few hours with an additional 4.3". Would have had more snow reported if I cleared snowboard --- but I did not. Some light freezing drizzle coated top of snow this AM. Snow depth ranged from 9 to 13" depending on type of surface -- most on grass and less on bare soil. Two snow board cores 0.87" and 0.95" so averaged to 0.91" -- snow came nearly straight down so gauge catches were just fine. Total core was exactly 1.00" Some melting occurring at bottom of snowpack. This moisture will be great. Still getting very light snow -- small, heavily rimed crystals |
| 4/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.51 |
2.6 |
0.55 |
9.0 |
1.27 |
Dense low clouds and periods of very light snow and snow grains much of the day -- but heavier for a few hours during the evening. High 32F Small heavily rimed crystals had plenty of water content. Then a fairly thick (nearly 1/10" coating of glaze from freezing drizzle overnight -- I can't tell colors, but the glaze is brownish dirty and the snow is no longer beautifully white. Even though new snow accumulated, the total depth decreased since yesterday -- continues to compact and some melting at ground level. A little more wind yesterday (from SE)- E) may explain why snowboard core measurements somewhat higher than gauge (average of two)/ Only took one total SWE. Two full inches of hot water still barely melted it. Still cloudy with low 27F this AM. Light winds and light snow grains continuing to fall. Main road was plowed and is just wet, but during heavier dense snow last night it was treacherous. |
| 4/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.32 |
5.0 |
0.35 |
11.5 |
1.47 |
Very light snow until after 9 AM and then it really started coming down again. Roads bad again by 11 AM Winds picked up from the north but not too bad. Then variable snow intensity during the afternoon, diminishing and ending by 4 PM. Road conditions improved even though temperatures remained in the 20s. Remained cloudy but low still dropped to 12F Beautiful winter scene but main roads appear clear. Side roads are a different story. Based on campus weather station data, this is only the 4th April storm in 125 years with more than 20" of snow. All were 3-day storms like this. |
| 4/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
8.0 |
1.53 |
Mostly sunny but period of downslope winds mid to late afternoon -- gusting near 30 mph and causing some blowing snow. High temp upper 30s. Then clear with low in the teens but temperatures rising to 30F by 7 AM Snow depth varies from 7" on bare ground to 9" on grass. Ice and dust layer still very visible and now there is also a solid crust on the surface. Taking core samples through the ice is a challenge. |
| 4/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
0.86 |
Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Temperature shot up to upper 40s.Lots of melting and mud. Cloudy evening, then partly cloudy with mid and high clouds overnight. Low upper 20s |
| 4/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
0.50 |
Partly cloudy -- but very convective during the afternoon. Picked up about 3 sprinkles around 12:30 PM and saw lots of afternoon and evening virga. High temperature in the 50s. Clearing overnight -- low 30F withs some frost. Undisturbed pasture still has about 2" of icy snow, but disturbed areas (like our yard) only has spotty patches left. Will call it 1.0" of average depth -- full of water, however. |
| 4/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
0.00 |
Some morning sunshine, warmed to upper 50s. Then clouded up afternoon and evening with virga and some sprinkles. Woke up to wet pavement from a little shower (with gusty winds) that came through around 4:30 AM. Partial clearing with low 35F but no frost. Just a few patches of snow remain in very shady places. |
| 4/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.51 |
5.4 |
0.50 |
4.5 |
0.53 |
Wow -- cold winter wonderland again!! Yesterday dawned sunny and temperature rose to about 40F after 8 AM but then cold front quickly arrived with brisk, NE winds and temperatures back into the 30s. Snow began lightly around 10:30 AM and briefly heavy -- most of first accumulation (maybe 1/4 inch) melted. Then snow began more earnestly later in the afternoon. Variable intensity with about 2.5" by 7:30 PM. Another 1" by 11 PM and remained came overnight -- snowing fairly hard from 5 - 6:30 AM and then diminished. Still snowing very, very lightly Ground gauge 0.49", post-gauge 0.51" snowboard SWE 0.50" and SWE from ground sample 0.53" -- snow depth this morning greater on elevated flat surfaces and less on the ground stuck on all branches -- beautiful. I bet this is the last one of the year. Low 20F Much more like deep winter than mid spring but spring will come next. |
| 4/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
1.5 |
0.30 |
Roads very slick, and still snowing lightly this AM but ended by 9:30 AM. Then clearing but really cold for April. High barely into the low 30s. But some melting and roads quickly cleared, Scattered cirrus this AM and very cold with low upper teens again. |
| 4/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Mostly sunny, warmer, light winds. High mid 50s. Snow quickly melted except just a bit in deep shade. Partly cloudy with mid clouds this AM and low upper 20s and frost. |
| 4/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warmer some high clouds High lower 60s. Clearing overnight Mild with low mid 30s. |
| 4/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear day. High upper 60s. Clear overnight and calm. Light frost and low lower 30s. Spring is now springing |
| 4/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm dry morning with light winds. Partly cloudy (few thin cirrus ) afternoon with occasional dry gusty downslope winds from the NW and high temperature in the upper 70s. Despite recent wet and cold weather, ditch burning effort almost turned to disaster when neighbor's fire in New Mercer ditch briefly got out of control. Called fire dept and fire quickly extinguished. Partly cloudy overnight with low aorund 40F and light dew. |
| 4/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, mid and high clouds, but dry and very warm with high near 80F. Trees, bushes and flowers are now thinking about budding out, but not quite yet. Convective clouds and virga by sunset. Some sprinkles nearby. Then clearing but mild with low in the 40s. |
| 4/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly sunny, warm, dry and breezy with high upper 70s. Mild overnight with low 40s. Morning sunshine but cold front just arriving and abrupt weather change expected. |
| 5/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.60 |
8.2 |
1.20 |
7.5 |
1.07 |
Wow -- clouded up yesterday AM but still warmed into the low 50s early afternoon before clouds thickened and lowered during the afternoon. Some sprinkles around 3:30 PM and rain started in earnest about 6 PM. Found 0.40" in the gauge when the first slushy flakes of snow began at 9 PM and another 0.19" by 10:30 PM when snow accumulation began in earnest. All snow overnight and still snowing moderately this AM. Snow depths varying from just over 8" on elevated surfaces to less than 7" on bare ground (and less under trees since tree branches caught a lot of this wet snow. Some brief power flickers, but no prolonged outages. Very thankful trees had not leafed out yet. They were getting very close after the warm weekend.
Snowboard SWE greater than ground SWE -- most likely board holding liquid water from initial rain and very wet snow last evening. |
| 5/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.34 |
3.8 |
0.33 |
8.0 |
1.31 |
Cloudy, cold but fairly light winds.. Snow continued nearly all day -- moderate at times. Became gloriously large low density dendritic conglomerates during the afternoon before finally ending after 8 PM. Snow settled as it fell with warm ground beneath and roads remained melted except in residential areas. Clearing during the evening. Low around 16 F before sunrise. Probably one of the coldest May mornings in Fort Collins history. |
| 5/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.5 |
0.53 |
Sunny. Interesting line of cumulus midday distant east. Based on satellite, it looked like sea breeze convergence on the boundary between bare ground and snowcover. Snow melted all day and then iced up again overnight. Bare patches showing already but about 90% of ground still snow covered. High low 40s yesterday afternoon. Low 23F before sunrise with heavy frost, then warming quickly. |
| 5/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Mostly sunny and much warmer -- high near 60F. Snow cover until early afternoon and then bare ground and green grass exploded into view. Just a trace left this AM in shaded areas. Low mid 30s with broken thin cirrus. |
| 5/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy becoming overcast in the mid and late afternoon. High upper 50s with cool afternoon breezes. Still cooler than average for this time of year. Most remnants of snow already gone, except for a few plowed piles. Grass very green. Flowering bushes not out yet but thinking about it. Clear and cool with low 32F and light frost. |
| 5/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High thin clouds in the AM, thickening and lowering afternoon -- some virga over mountains. High 60F then cooler later afternoon. Partial clearing with low in the 30s. |
| 5/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Filtered sunshine through broken to overcast cirrus. Mild with light winds and high mid 60s. Some convective clouds during evening especially NE. Partly cloudy and damp overnight with morning dew. Low low 40s. |
| 5/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thunderstorm but not much rain -- midday High 60s, low lower 40s. Quite damp and humid |
| 5/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Was not home until late, but understand there was a period of good rain. Fairly mild temperatures-- high 60s, low around 40F |
| 5/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Lively late morning storms moving NE to SW with thunder and some small hail Then partly cloudy, cool and unsettled with convective clouds nearby but no more precip. High upper 50s. Clear and very damp overnight. Heavy dew and low 39F |
| 5/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Brief shower around noon. Then partly cloudy with high in the upper 60s. Clearing with low lower 40s |
| 5/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine, but convective clouds got started early over the mountains, and some began moving out by 11 AM or so. Brief sprinkle here about 1 PM (about the time we were having another escaped grass fire from ditch burning) Then a more active thundershower around 2:30 PM. High mid 60s but cooler late afternoon. Low mid 40s and partly cloudhy. |
| 5/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine, then increasing clouds. Breezy afternoon and sharply warmer with high near 80F High clouds persisted overnight with low upper 40s |
| 5/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine, afternoon clouds and virga Very warm with high mid 80s. Mild night with low lower 50s. |
| 5/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Day began with just high thin clouds but active convection began late morning with some thunder midday, dark clouds and sprinkles Winds gusted over 30mph Remained cloudy and unsettled with partly cloudy overnight High low 80s before clouds moved in. Low lower 50s. -- very warm for mid May |
| 5/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy. High low 80s. Late afternoon rainshower cooled temperatures a bit. Light winds but remained partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Low aroun 50F |
| 5/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, mostly mid level clouds but some early afternoon convection with sprinkles. High near 80F. High clouds lingered overnight. Low near 50F |
| 5/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine, then some high based afternoon convection and virga. High around 83F High clouds remained overnight. Low near 50F |
| 5/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. Very warm morning with temps up to 80F late morning. High around 82F Partly cloudy becoming cloudy late afternoon with high based convective clouds and virga esp over mountains. Then NW winds became gusty late afternoon and all evening and temperature dropped into the upper 50s. Remained partly cloudy overnight with low mid 50s. Power outage last night for a couple of hours -- not sure why. Few sprinkles this morning around 6:50 AM |
| 5/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cooler day. Partly cloudy. A few sprinkles. Woke up to wet pavement and smell of fresh rain. Must have fallen just before 6 AM |
| 5/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
A few trace showers morning through early afternoon. Cool with high about 60F Clearing evening and overnight. Quite chilly windy evening. Low 40s with air drying out overnight |
| 5/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pleasant day. Still breezy from the NW but high around 70F. Cool overnight with some high clouds. Low around 40F with morning dew |
| 5/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous spring day. Not much of a year for blossoms, but some lilac bushes are now in full bloom (later than usual). Sunny with high temperature low 70s. Clouded up towards sunset with convection moving up from the south and southwest. Some distant lightning late evening. No rain hear but some got close. Then low stratus clouds developed overnight with light fog and low in the upper 40s. |
| 5/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy day and cooler. High upper 60s with low stratus overcast in the morning and mid and high clouds afternoon. Partial clearing with low 47 and moist morning with light dew |
| 5/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Summer day. High 80s with scattered mid and high clouds and a few late-day convective buildups. Low lower 50s with some morning dew and fragrant air -- light winds |
| 5/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, quite hot with high mid 80s. Scattered to broken mid and high clouds with a few afternoon cumulus. Partly to mostly cloudy mid and high clouds overnight with low in the 50s and no dew. Light winds. |
| 5/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy warm and light winds -- mostly mid and high clouds with a few convective buildups. High low 80s. Clearing overnight with just a few AC this morning and low in the upper 40s. |
| 5/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warm day with light winds. High near 80 with some convective clouds during the afternoon. Low around 50F with just some high clouds this AM |
| 5/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Increasing convective clouds during afternoon. Thunderheads and virga especially NE-S. High 70s. Then active thunderheads E-S late evening and well into the night with frequent lightning until about midnight. Woke up to the sound and smell of rain this morning. Raining at observation |
| 5/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.63 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fantastic rain in the AM. 0.50" by 10:20 AM Then becoming intermittent light shower after 11 AM and partial clearing by 2 PM. High low 60s. Clear but becoming breezy out of the N with low in the 40s and some dew. Everything remains very green and will stay that way now for a few more days. Didn't expect this much rain. |
| 5/31/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, windy and cool. High around 70F with low humidity and afternoon winds from the west gusting over 30 mph at times. Clear and cool overnight with low mid 40s and just a touch of dew |
| 6/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool and windy day with clear skies in the morning and clouds increasing through the day and nearly OVC by evening as upper level low over the Dakotas drifts southward. High near 70F. WNW winds gusting often to 30 mph and continued overnight with low in the lower 50s. |
| 6/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny but morning stratucumulus and then nearly overcast late afternoon with sharp, clear, postfrontal-looking stratocumulus as well. High low 70s. Still breezy but less than previous few days. Clearing overnight and chilly with low near 40F and heavy dew. |
| 6/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy. High upper 70s. Pleasantly cool night. Low mid 40s |
| 6/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot, breezy and very dry. Quite a few clouds around but still warmed into the upper 80s. Winds gusted to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Then cold front arrived last evening with northerly winds and temperatures back to near 50F this AM with stratus clouds up along foothills. Some virga yesterday afternoon. |
| 6/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, much cooler. Gradually warmed to near 70F late afternoon. Then some threatening clouds but only sprinkles here. Become moist with low stratus clouds and temperatures in the upper 40s this morning. |
| 6/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool cloudy morning with upslope stratus clouds gradually lifting and breaking up. Afternoon sun but high only around 60F. Clear, cool and heavy dew overnight with low near 40F |
| 6/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
sunny, dry day. Warmed to upper 70s with late day clouds along foothills . Partly cloudy overnight with low 50s with broken mid and high thin clouds this AM |
| 6/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy day. Convection began early over the foothills. Mostly just very high based with virga but we got a few sprinkles. High near 80F. Clearing overnight but still SCT AC layers this morning. Low lwer 50s. |
| 6/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning and early afternoon. Then clouded up later afternoon into the evening from minor buildups and virga from convection over the mountains/foothills. High near 80F. Then clearing and cool with low in the upper 40s. Cloudless this morning. |
| 6/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, hot and low humidity day with high near 90F and just a few small, flat cumulus in the afternoon. Light winds. Clear but with some increasing high clouds towards morning and low upper 50s. |
| 6/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day but high based convection kept things in the lower 90s with afternoon clouds and some virga. Clearing late with low in the upper 50s |
| 6/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, hot and dry with smoke plume appearing to our west during the afternoon. Smoke at times late afternoon and this morning. Some afternoon wind gusts from the NW of 22 mph. Fire is western Rocky Mtn National Park. Very hot with high mid 90s F. Cooled off overnight with low humidity. Low lower 50s. I was driving south to the San Luis Valley Tues afternoon and also had good views of the Black Forest and Royal Gorge fires |
| 6/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, hot with high near 90F but not quite as dry as yesterday. Increasing clouds later in the day and hazy form forest fire smoke. Surge of easterly winds and much higher humidity late evening. Cloudy with upslope stratus developing overnight. Low upper 50s. |
| 6/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Overcast stratus in the morning. Cool and moistish air -- just what we need for suppressing the wildfires. Clearing by late morning. Afternoon convection mostly SW and distant NE-SE -- nothing here. Nice temperatures with high 82F Generally clear overnight with a few lingering mid clouds. Low mid 50s. with some dew this morning |
| 6/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny and warm with high upper 80s. Convective activity lived up during evening with high-based thunderheads overhead with in cloud lightning for at least one hour. Rained very large drops around 8 PM -- thought it was about to hail. Then a few minutes of gentle rain around 8:50 PM Clearing and cool overnight with low in the 50s. Heavy dew |
| 6/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning but convection began over foothills before 11 AM. Nice temperatures and slightly moist air. High upper 70s. Active convection all afternoon and evening. A little thunder and a few sprinkles around 5 PM. Seemed to be clearing but dogs got restless. Looked outside around 10 PM and lightning was erupting not far to the S and SE. Very active lighting show with audible thunder until about 10:45 PM just to our E-S and then lightning retreated to the east disipating around midnight. Clearing with low around 54F with heavy dew |
| 6/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sun, but clouds developed quickly late morning and some convective showers in area. Only sprinkles here. Remained cloudy most of the day. High briefly reached low 80s. Cleard overnight and quite chilly. Low upper 40s. |
| 6/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
ACtive convection started early. Some distant thunder and a few sprinkles midday. Then partly cloudy afternoon. Nice temps with high low 80s. Pleasant evening with low in the 50s. |
| 6/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Active convection day again but nothing close to us except some nice anvils midday and afternoon to shade us from the sun. High low 80s again -- comfortable but a bit humid for here. Then got a flush of moist upslope probably from E. Plains t-storm outflow during the evening which helped trigger a nocturnal storm about 11 - 11:30 PM. Good lightning and moderately loud thunder mostly S of us. Brief rain. Then clearing overnight and low in the comfortable 50s again. |
| 6/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 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 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot sunny day with no precip. We were gone on vacation but gauge sitter checked gauge for us. |
| 6/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
on vacation. based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports. Nice day with high near 80F and low in the 50s |
| 7/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
on vacation. based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
on vacation. based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day with some afternoon convection High 90s We were on vacation. Report based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.54 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
We were on vacation. Report based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports and ring of dust at 0.54" mark in the tube Intense rainfall for short period of time |
| 7/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
We were on vacation. Report based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
We were on vacation. Report based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/9/2013 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High near 90F We were on vacation. Report based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
High 90s We were on vacation. Report based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
We were on vacation. Report based on gauge sitter and neighbor reports |
| 7/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very hot dry, sunny and windy day. High upper 90s. Stayed in the 80s all evening as storms developed down near Denver in the evening. Burst of strong southerly outflow winds before midnight actually warmed temps back into the mid 80s. Then cooled into the 60s by morning with a few sprinkles of rain early. Still mostly cloudy this morning. |
| 7/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy day. Some sprinkles in the morning leftover from Thursday night convective storms. Then active convection over the mountains by midday and some lively storms developed up over the foothills including near the High Park Fire. We just got periods of sprinkles and light rain. High upper 80s before the showers cooled things down by evening into the low 70s. Then low mid 60s and mostly cloudy overnight. |
| 7/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cleared off in the morning. Hot near 90F by early afternoon. Then convective activity for the remainder of the day. First thunder to the NW by 1 PM. Storm complexes moved off foothills from about 5 - 8:30 PM. Some thunder (mostly to our south) and mostly just some gentle rain as we got the dissipating remnants of other's storms. Cooled into the 60s by evening making for good sleeping. Low around 60F with very heavy dew. |
| 7/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Moist upslope conditions developed with broken to overcast stratocumulus by late morning. Convective activity was near us but small and spotty during the afternoon and no precip here. Some distant thunder especially to the east late afternoon. Very humid with high temperature near 80F. Then after dark things got going and lightning and distant thunder to our SW-W until about 11 PM. Went to bed and then woke to the sound or rain around midnight. Must not have lasted long as pavement is dry this morning. Low stratus and light fog this morning with low in the 60s. |
| 7/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Low based stratocu with some occasional towers morning through mid afternoon with dew points in the low 60s but nothing really popped. Then clearing and very nice overnight. High near 80F, low in the mid 50s with morning dew |
| 7/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear, dry. High low 80s. Clear, coold low in the mid 50s overnight Morning dew, and good sleeping weather |
| 7/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, hot High near 90F and low near 60F I was not at home. |
| 7/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.51 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and hot morning through early afternoon with nigh near 90F Then convection began midday over the mountains. Little cloud movement but after 2 PM storms began developing nearby. Very lively afternoon of nearby storms with maybe 2 hours of cloud to ground lightning gradually diminishing after 5 PM Very dark after 3 PM -- almost like dusk. Then periods of rain through the evening until about midnight. Remained cloudy with low lower 60s and nice and humid. I have two gauges and they read quite differently 0.47" and 0.55" -- usually much more similar. I'll take the average |
| 7/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy morning with rain showers persisting to our NE until mid morning from the overnight complex. Then comfortable but humid day with high near 80F and low based cumulus with some minor buildups. A CB NW at sunset with a brief trace rain shower. Then clearing overnight and low 60F with dew.
|
| 7/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning. Active convection began over foothills late morning. Thunderheads with some rumbles of thunder about noon to 1:30 PM and a few sprinkles. Clearing but then another round of nearby buildups and another light shower mid afternoon. Large CB complex moved from NNE to SSE during the late afternoon and evening with a burst of cool gusty outflow early. High mid 80s before clouds and showers developed. Clearing evening. Clear and cool with low in the 50s and morning dew |
| 7/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear early, then some low-based stratocumulus rolled in from the east around 9:30 AM -- apparently moist outflow from NE storms last night. Kept us cooler than predicted all day with high in the mid 80s. Some minor afternoon convective buildups but only a bit of virga. Then clearing and cooled to mid 50s overnight -- good sleeping weather again. |
| 7/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, nearly cloudless with a few small cumulus over foothills. High near 90. Clear with full moon but increasing high clouds overnight. Low upper 50s. |
| 7/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Predicted to be really hot but only warmed into the 80s with some big afternoon thunderheads up over Cheyenne during the afternoon and evening.
|
| 7/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy in the morning. Then overcast afternoon with thunderstorm SW of town over foothills. Other showers developed north and east but just some gusty outflow winds and a few sprinkles during the evening. High low 80s. Then remained mostly cloudy with temperature slowly dropping to low of 60F overnight. Light rain began around 6 AM and moved in from the NW -- sprinkles continuing but nearly done by 7 AM |
| 7/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Light rain at 7 AM yesterday soon ended. Partly cloudy morning and quite moist (dewpoints in the low 60s. Warmed to upper 70s late morning and then convection fired all around with thundershowers around us midday through mid afternoon. A few brief periods of heavy rain. Then cloudy, cool afternoon and evening with temperature in the upper 60s. Clearing late with low upper 50s and heavy dew |
| 7/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear and warmer. Temperature climbed to the mid 80s. Then some large thunderheads formed up near Cheyenne late afternoon moving SE. Later about 8 PM there was a little thunder and showers on parts of Ft. Collins. Quickly dissipated then clearing and cool with low 50s. |
| 7/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy morning becoming partly cloudy with cool, easterly winds all day. Clouds increased early afternoon with low stratus combined with some convection near foothills. Heard thunder two or 3 times between 3 and 7 PM, but just a couple of very light showers not enough to wet the pavement. High only in the mid 70s. Mostly cloudy overnight and again some very light shower still occurring at 7 AM with low, dense stratus overcast. Low upper 50s |
| 7/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.19 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy with very light rain and drizzle early. Then a period of steady rain for an hour or two midday dropping about 0.12". Temperatures only in the low 60s. Partial clearing mid afternoon and then a line of thunderstorms moved through quickly with another 0.07" but enough to get a flush of runoff from the street to water our front yard. Cool,with dark, low stratus clouds this morning -- green and lush although our rainfall totals are not that high. |
| 7/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy day with just a few periods of partial sun. High mid 70s with a period of midday light rain and then a light shower after dark. Partial clearing overnight with morning altocumulus. Grass very green even though rainfall amounts have been small |
| 7/31/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warmer and drier but then some convective buildups during the afternoon with a brief shower and a little thunder. Clearing after sunset. High 80s, low 50s. |
| 8/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Warmer with high in the 80s. Afternoon convection with storms especially to our south later in the afternoon and big buildups visible to the distant east, but nothing here. Low in the upper 50s overnight |
| 8/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly to mostly cloudy. Late morning rain shower with no thunder. Convective activity moving out of foothills much of the afternoon. We were brushed by about 3 weak storms. A few thunder rumbles and just enough rain to wet pavement. Then clearing during evening. High mid 80's. low upper 50s |
| 8/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day with high near 90F. Sunny morning then convective afternoon beginning over foothills and spreading eastwards. Several small thundershowers formed nearby from about 4:30 - 9:30 PM and we got nicked by a couple of the showers. Got really muggy and still late afternoon and evening with dewpoint up into the low 60s. Remained warmish overnight with low in the 60s and morning dew |
| 8/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning with some mid scattered mid clouds and cumulus forming over foothills by late morning. Humid with dew points near or just above 60F. High temp 85F midday. Then convection erupted during the afternoon -- first to our W and SW (got a few early afternoon sprinkles and some distant thunder) but then a huge storm developed to our NW and expanded eastward and southward. A guest front our of the NNE arrived around 3 PM cooling temps into the 70s but kicking off a new T-Storm almost overhead but just to our SE -- racing and swirling low clouds and cold gusts (temp dropped into the 60s with NE winds probably near 35 mph) and nearly constant but distant thunder from about 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM or so -- but just a tiny trace of a few scant cold tiny rain drops. Then the complex gradually moved S and E away from us. Cool rest of the day with winds out of the east and then the south. Got many stories of hail and flooding from this storm. Clearing during the evening with low in the 50s -- very pleasant for early Aug. |
| 8/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear morning. Then midday high-based convection over the mtns spread clouds across Fort Collins. We had a few rumbles of thunder to our west and some light sprinkles around or just before 3 PM. Light winds. Stayed warm during evening and then cooled nicely to a low in the mid 50s. Partly cloudy. |
| 8/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Summery day with convective buildups and a few afternoon sprinkles with few thunder rumbles. High mid 80s. Sctred to broken high clouds lingered overnight with low mid 50s. |
| 8/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sun, afternoon clouds but much drier air. Small buildups over foothills early afternoon and thunderheads distant east during the evening. High 80s. Increased mid and high clouds late afternoon and overnight heaviest to our south. Low around 60F |
| 8/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, cloudy, unsettled day. Rain forecast but did not materialize. High low 70s with mostly overcast mid-level clouds. Partly cloudy with heavy dew overnight and low 59F |
| 8/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another unseasonably cool day. Partly to mostly cloudy with some afternoon clearing. Convection visible, mostly distant W-NE during the afternoon and evening. High 73F Partly cloudy with low in the low 50s again with morning dew. |
| 8/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning. Pleasant summer temperatures with high upper 70s mid afternoon. Active convection over mtns began midday and spread eastward with a shower around 4 PM. Then clearing and cool evening. Low lower 50s with dew |
| 8/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny, warm. High mid 80s with afternoon convection all directions and large CBs N, E and S during the evening. A Couple of distant thunder rumbles early afternoon over foothills. Active lightning late evening to the E. Virga nearby at sunrise and evidence of a trace of rain earlier this morning. Low 60F |
| 8/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy. Unsettled but only a few showers. Few showers around but just a few sprinkles. High near 80F. Clearing and low in the mid 50s. Comfortable summer continues |
| 8/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sun. Then early afternoon convection and a few sprinkles. High low 80s in the later afternoon. Then clouded up again but nothing happened. Clearing and cool with low low 50s with heavy dew |
| 8/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy. Temperature eventually climbed to around 80F but in the 70s most of the day. Convective activity around but mostly in the distance. Clearing and very cool with low lower 50s and heavy dew |
| 8/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Morning sunshine, afternoon and evening convective showers nearby -- mostly high based with virga, but we picked up a measurable shower. High 80F Clear and cool evening with low near 50F and very heavy dew. Some Altocumulus this morning. |
| 8/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny, warmer with high mid 80s. Some afternoon convective clouds especially to the south late afternoon and evening. Then clear and pleasant with low in the lower 50s. Temps have been very pleasant so far this month. |
| 8/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Weather pattern has changed -- now hot, dry and hazy -- most likely due to forest fire smoke from Idaho. A few clouds over foothills and a brief burst of convection out over NE Weld County during the afternoon. Otherwise clear with high upper 80s. Mild overnight eventually cooling to low around 58F with broken altocumulus clouds this morning and still very hazy. |
| 8/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still very hazy/smokey from distant fires (probably Idaho) Some cumulus over foothills during the afternoon. Otherwise hot and dry with high low 90s and very light winds. Clear and cool with low mid 50s and heavy morning dew |
| 8/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny and very warm, sticky morning. Convection began early over foothills. Thunder to our west by noon and quite dark but nothing came of it. Another storm to our north produced audible thunder around 1 PM. Then partial clearing and high upper 80s until more convection later in the afternoon with a solid trace of rain and gusty W winds to around 30 MPH. Remained cloudy the rest of the afternoon and evening with distant thunderheads especially east. Clouds thickened and lowered during the evening and another period of sprinkles around 10 PM Then clearing and low around 54F with dew |
| 8/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 8/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very warm day, clouded up some in the afternoon but no rain here. |
| 8/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Not quite as warm with high in the 80s and afternoon convection in the area. Mild evening with mostly light winds and low temperature upper 50s with morning dew. |
| 8/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Very moist and unsettled. High 80F with dewpoint near 60F. Convection began early over foothills. Cloudy remainder of the day An afternoon shower dropped 0.04" then storms exploded distant south and then off to our east during the evening. Frequent lightning after sunset until about 11 PM. Remained cloudy and humid overnight with low around 60F and heavy dew |
| 8/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, warm. High mid 80s. Humid morning but dewpoints dropped afternoon. Convective activity mostly over the mountains. Brief shower around 8 PM. Then active lightning and distant thunder passed from south to north up in the foothills 11 pm to midnight. Then clearing and low in the 50s |
| 8/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy and hot with high upper 80s. fairly flat convective clouds during the afternoon and evening with just some minor virga, but clouds increased after sunset and temperature stayed in the mid or upper 70s with ocnl lightning over the foothills late evening and rain shower after 10 PM with gusty Southerly winds. Then partial clearing with a low near 60F and some morning dew |
| 8/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy becoming overcast in the late afternoon with threatening skies, virga and some gusty winds moving through from the SW, but only a trace of precip and no thunder. Then partial clearing overnight. Hot with high near 90 and mild overnight with low near 60F |
| 8/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny to partly cloudy and hot with high in the low 90s. Convective activity in the late afternoon with a little thunder and some sprinkles but heavier showers nearby. Distant lightning late evening to the SW and then a brief rainshower around 11:30 PM wet the pavement. Clearing overnight with low around 60F |
| 8/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot. High low 90s and mostly sunny but convection during the afternoon and evening esp over the mountains. Then lightning SW-N all evening -- finally heard some thunder and got a few sprinkles around 11 PM Then storms moved off to the N and clearing overnight with low lower 60s. |
| 8/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning but convection began late morning over mountains with anvils spreading overhead during the afternoon. Some evening thunderheads to the north and northeast but nothing nearby. Hi around 90F. Clearing overnight with low near 62F |
| 8/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day. High low 90s. Increasing clouds and virga along foothills afternoon and evening. Rained enough about 8 PM to wet the bottom of the gauge. Stayed in the 70s until after midnight. The cleared and low about 61F with only very light dew Some altocumulus this morning |
| 8/31/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot start to the morning with upper 80s by noon, but active convection started early and clouded up by 1 PM with showers 3-4 PM enough to wet the ground. Hi about 86F then low 80s rest of the day. Clearing overnight with low 59F |
| 9/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another day, another trace. Partly sunny and warmed quickly in the morning to near 90F by midday. Then convective clouds spread east from foothills. Thunder to the west early afternoon then some sprinkles. Remained cloudy with temperatures mostly in the low 80s rest of the day. Clearing evening but then clouded up again overnight as cold front moved in from the north after midnight |
| 9/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly cloudy morning with shallow upslope stratus and altocumulus from this morning's backdoor cold front. Much cooler with pleasant temperatures only in the upper 70s or so. No nearby convective activity. Clear and cool with low 50s and some heavy AM dew |
| 9/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot again with midday and afternoon convection over the foothills spreading a brief sprinkle around 3:20 PM High upper 80s. Some convection got going again around sunset with some lightning to the north around 8:30 - 9 PM Clearing overnight with low upper 50s. |
| 9/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot day. High near 90. Some afternoon convection darkened the sky for awhile but no rain detected. Then some lightning to the NW-N after sunset until about 10PM Partial clearing with low lower 60s -- very warm for this time of year. |
| 9/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Another hot day with high near 90 before afternoon cloudcover and virga moved in. Showers nearby but I didn't detect anything. Cloudy through the evening and stayed above 70F until midnight and cooled to a low of 64F (very warm for Sept). Active convection SW-NW during the early afternoon. Distant lightning NW and E after dark but ended by 10:30 PM Still partly cloudy with altocumulus this morning covering more than half the sky. |
| 9/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy, hot again with high near 90F and fairly humid. Afternoon and evening convection with a bit of distant lightning and some light showers around 8 - 8:30 PM (and possibly earlier, too). Stayed partly cloudy and very warm overnight with low in the 60s -- so warm for this time of year. |
| 9/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Hot weather continues with high mid 90s. Active convection over foothills and mountains during the early to mid afternoon with lightning visible to our west. Clouds then spread eastward and cooled us to the 80s during the afternoon. Clearing overnight with low around 60F |
| 9/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mostly sunny day. Midday and afternoon convection over the mountains, but farther west than previous days so we got no afternoon shade. High low 90s again and felt very hot. Some distant lightning to the west during evening. Then clearing overnight and a bit cooler with low upper 50s and a little dew. Light winds again. |
| 9/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Still summery hot with high near 90F before afternoon clouds arrived thanks to convection over the foothills. Some late day sprinkles Partly cloudy with low around 60F |
| 9/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.55 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny morning with increasing SE winds and increasing humidity. Convective clouds started early over the foothills with thunderheads W - N by midday. High low 80s. Then active thunderstorms and rain showers in various directions from mid afternoon on. Just a little distant thunder. Missed the first round of storms but then picked up evening showers and some steady overnight rain. Still raining lightly this AM wtih dense low stratus clouds. Low around 59F |
| 9/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.39 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, dark low clouds, and occasional rain and drizzle. high only in the low or mid 60s. Only 0.02" from 7 AM to 7 pm but a period of evening rain and then more overnight. Raining lightly and very dark and damp this morning with low about 59F |
| 9/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
2.16 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
About 0.20" fell Wednesday before 10 AM. Then another good shower around 4 PM. But the main rain came during the evening into the early morning hours Total of 1.80" by 12:50 AM with remainder after that. Dense dark clouds at 7 AM and roads still wet, but no precip falling. High mid 60s, low near 60F very, very rich humid air persists Grass very green now. Post mounted gauge read 2.14" |
| 9/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.94 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Epic flood day for much of northern Colorado but calm in our neighborhood. Dense, dark low clouds all day with ceilings just a few hundred feet above ground. Pavement stayed wet all day with periods of light rain and drizzle. 0.33" by 6:30 PM and additional 0.61" overnight. Still raining lightly at 7 AM High low 60s, low upper 50s -- We're just a mile south of the Poudre River on Taft Hill Road. Almost no traffic this AM since the bridge is closed today. |
| 9/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Rained from 7 - 9 AM and then the storm ended. Some sunshine and warmer by afternoon with temperatures back up in the 70s. Towering cumulus and some afternoon storms up north of here You would never know from our vantage point of the flood devastation on the Front Range, but our road was closed until afternoon when they re-opened the bridge over the Poudre River. Clearing and cool with heavy dew overnight and low 55F Post-mounted gauge read 0.06" -- it is often slightly lower |
| 9/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.47 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Lovely day with morning and early afternoon sunshine and temperatures in the mid 70s. Then lively convection shot up in the foothills early afternoon. Some distant thunder and then a few sprinkles around 3 PM Those storms disippiated but others exploded out to our east -- probably near Ault -- and drifted eastward. Clouded up around sunset and had a period of heavy rain 8;40 - 9:10 PM (0.33"). Temp dropped to upper 50s and stayed their overnight. Occasional light rain and drizzle all night with low stratus clouds and an additional 0.14". Still drizzling at 7 AM Post mounted gauge read 0.46" |
| 9/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.87 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Pretty much all day rain, dense, dark low clouds and cool temperatures that never got out of the 50s. About a half inch of rain by mid afternoon and 0.66" by evening. Mostly just drizzle overnight but a really, heavy drizzle still drenching everything this AM. Low 53F. Ground gauge read 0.88" and post mounted gauge 0.86" so I'll call it 0.87" not sure why they are always different as there was very little wind affecting gauge catch during this period. |
| 9/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Drizzle and low clouds from 7 - 8 AM accumulated another 0.03" Then gradual clearing by mid morning and blue sky patches becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. We could hear the National Guard rescue helicopters from the CSU foothills campus all day. A few convective buildups to our north in the late afternoon. Grass now gloriously green. The irrigation ditch through our property is now back to being very low after several days of being nearly full to the top. High 70s, low in the low 50s with heavy dew this AM |
| 9/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Glorious sunshine after all the cloudy wet weather. Warmer, too, with highs low 80s. Helicopter rescue operations continue in the aftermath of last week's flooding. Clouds increased overnight with some gusty NW downslope warm winds. Low in the 50s. Showers and virga around -- which fell after my 7 AM obs |
| 9/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Trace of rain Wednesday AM just after 7 AM. Then cleared and warmed into the low 80s. Then fairly active convection with mostly just virga, mammatus and some evening lightning to the north and some gusty winds. Temperature stayed mild in the 60s until an early morning thunderstorm woke me before 5 AM with brief heavy rain and some close thunder 5:10 - 5:20 AM Then partial clearing with low near 50F Post mounted gauge read 0.14" almost always a big lower at my nose level than at thigh level where may preferred gauge is located |
| 9/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy as morning storms moved quickly eastward. High only in the 60s Some clouds around, but clearing and cool overnight with low lower 40s with very heavy dew |
| 9/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Beautiful sunny day, high low 70s and not a cloud in the sky. Clear and cool with low mid 40s overnight and morning dew. |
| 9/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Gorgeous late summer/early fall day with high low 80s and a few afternoon cumulus clouds. Partly cloudy overnight and low around 52F with morning stratocumulus and some virga |
| 9/23/2013 |
6:45 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy day. Warm with high upper 70s but increasing clouds and some afternoon sprinkles. Then rain and thunder set in around 5 PM ended by 6:30 PM with about 0.15". Rain began again before midnight and continued much of the night mostly light. Then woke up about 5:30 AM to sound of strong westerly winds gusting over 30 mph. Still cloudy with a few sprinkles and low mid 50s. Both gauges read 0.41" |
| 9/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
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| 9/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Clear and lovely day with temperatures rising quickly into the 70s with light winds. Clear overnight with low in the 40s. |
| 9/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
A very nice day -- 70s and sunshine with just some scattered clouds. Cool clear night with low in the 40s. |
| 9/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sunny day with increasing clouds up over the mountains in the late afternoon. High upper 60s with modest afternoon breezes. Increasing clouds late evening and awoke to dark, low stratus clouds and drizzle. Low upper 40s. |
| 9/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.29 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Dark, thick low clouds all day with periods of light rain and drizzle ending by about 8 PM. High only in the upper 40s. Then clearing and very cold with heavy frost and low 34F on our protected thermometer. |
| 9/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cool, pleasant fall day. High warmed into the 60s with light winds. Clear and cold with low mid 30s and frost on the roofs again this AM Increasing cirrus clouds at sunrise and some standing lenticular clouds, too. |
| 9/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Partly cloudy with mid and high clouds and some lenticular clouds much of the day. High low 70s. Partly cloudiness continued overnight with low mid 40s and a brief blaze of bright orange sunrise about 6:45 AM |