Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-RT-48 Latitude 40.5219152569771
Station Name Steamboat Springs 7.9 WNW Longitude -106.95926360786
County Routt Elevation (ft) 6653



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 12 1.90 1.27 29 0.65 19 0.62 10 1 3 1 3.1 3 1
Nov 12 1.94 0.41 28 0.41 25 0.00 3 1 2 2 1.2 1 3
Dec 12 2.05 2.27 28 2.27 28 0.00 0 0 13 4 42.4 14 3
Jan 13 2.14 1.37 31 1.37 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 21.6 9 0
Feb 13 1.72 0.49 27 0.49 27 0.00 0 0 9 7 11.3 12 23
March 13 1.61 0.96 29 0.96 29 0.00 0 0 8 3 12.3 7 29
April 13 1.91 2.59 27 2.59 27 0.00 0 0 16 1 22.2 12 3
May 13 1.94 1.86 27 1.86 27 0.00 0 0 11 0 1.6 1 0
June 13 1.65 0.20 28 0.20 28 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 1.45 1.09 30 1.09 30 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 1.42 0.72 31 0.72 31 0.00 0 0 10 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 2.09 2.85 28 2.85 28 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 21.82" 16.08" 343 days 15.46" 330 0.62" 13 days 2 109 days 27 days 115.7" 59 days 62 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2012 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.00 **
10/6/2012 **
10/7/2012 **
10/8/2012 **
10/9/2012 **
10/10/2012 **
10/11/2012 **
10/12/2012 **
10/13/2012 **
10/14/2012 0.62
10/15/2012
10/16/2012
10/17/2012 0.34
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 0.00
10/20/2012 0.00
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.00
10/24/2012 0.00
10/25/2012 0.19
10/26/2012 0.12
10/27/2012 T
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.00
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.32
11/11/2012 T
11/12/2012 T
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 **
11/17/2012 **
11/18/2012 0.00
11/19/2012 0.09
11/20/2012
11/21/2012
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012 0.12
12/4/2012
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 T
12/7/2012 T
12/8/2012 0.00
12/9/2012 0.09
12/10/2012 T
12/11/2012 0.47
12/12/2012 T
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.18
12/16/2012 0.15
12/17/2012
12/18/2012 0.18
12/19/2012 0.48
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 0.07
12/25/2012 0.11
12/26/2012 0.00
12/27/2012 0.30
12/28/2012 0.02
12/29/2012 0.02
12/30/2012
12/31/2012 0.08
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 0.04
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.00
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 0.00
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 T
1/12/2013 0.03
1/13/2013 T
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 0.00
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 0.18
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 0.16
1/28/2013 T
1/29/2013 0.12
1/30/2013 0.05
1/31/2013 0.79
2/1/2013 0.10
2/2/2013 T
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 0.00
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 T
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.05
2/10/2013 M
2/11/2013 T
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.01
2/14/2013 0.07
2/15/2013 T
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.04
2/19/2013 0.00
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 T
2/22/2013 0.03
2/23/2013 T
2/24/2013 0.11
2/25/2013 T
2/26/2013 0.05
2/27/2013 0.03
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.02
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.35
3/5/2013 T
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.12
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.11
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 T
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.17
3/22/2013 T
3/23/2013
3/24/2013 0.12
3/25/2013 0.00
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.05
3/28/2013
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.15
4/3/2013 0.14
4/4/2013
4/5/2013 T
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.12
4/8/2013 0.00
4/9/2013 0.29
4/10/2013 0.08
4/11/2013 0.08
4/12/2013 0.01
4/13/2013
4/14/2013 0.47
4/15/2013 0.41
4/16/2013 0.07
4/17/2013 0.23
4/18/2013 0.05
4/19/2013 0.00
4/20/2013 0.14
4/21/2013 0.03
4/22/2013 0.04
4/23/2013 0.28
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.39
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013
5/4/2013 0.00
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013
5/7/2013 0.33
5/8/2013 0.11
5/9/2013 0.07
5/10/2013
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 0.04
5/17/2013 0.02
5/18/2013 0.00
5/19/2013 0.14
5/20/2013 0.23
5/21/2013 0.09
5/22/2013 0.00
5/23/2013 0.00
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.00
5/28/2013 0.00
5/29/2013 0.20
5/30/2013 0.24
5/31/2013 0.00
6/1/2013 0.00
6/2/2013 0.00
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.00
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.00
6/13/2013 0.00
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.01
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.00
6/23/2013 0.00
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 0.00
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.00
6/30/2013 0.19
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 0.00
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.02
7/6/2013 0.10
7/7/2013
7/8/2013 0.00
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 T
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.01
7/13/2013 0.10
7/14/2013 T
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.28
7/19/2013 0.28
7/20/2013 0.01
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.04
7/26/2013 T
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.02
7/29/2013 0.19
7/30/2013 0.04
7/31/2013 0.00
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 0.00
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.01
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 T
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 T
8/13/2013 0.09
8/14/2013 0.08
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.34
8/25/2013 0.01
8/26/2013 0.07
8/27/2013 0.01
8/28/2013 0.08
8/29/2013 0.01
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.02
9/1/2013 0.15
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.02
9/5/2013 0.02
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.04
9/9/2013 0.01
9/10/2013 0.35
9/11/2013 0.63
9/12/2013 0.41
9/13/2013 0.31
9/14/2013 0.02
9/15/2013 0.04
9/16/2013
9/17/2013
9/18/2013 0.06
9/19/2013 0.08
9/20/2013 0.01
9/21/2013 T
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.29
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.21
9/28/2013 0.20
9/29/2013 0.00
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another beautiful fall day
10/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 degrees F. this AM. A strong breeze yesterday afternoon dropped many leaves from the trees.
10/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Cold, windy morning
10/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 degrees this AM.
10/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.19 1.7 0.19 1.7 M First snowfall of the new season
10/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.12 1.2 0.12 M M
10/27/2012 8:00 AM T 0.2 T M M
10/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We are enjoying the most gorgeous fall weather!
11/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Probably one of the mildest, most pleasnt election days we've enjoyed recently here in the high country...
11/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Weather remains pleasant, unseasonably warm & sunny. Fly fishing quite good, also...
11/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.32 1.2 0.32 1.2 0.32 A wet, melting snow started during accumulating during the night.
11/11/2012 8:00 AM T T T 1.3 0.33 light flurries at times, never amounting to much
11/12/2012 8:00 AM T T T 1.3 0.33 Quick, light snow showers blowing through occassionally during the day. The night extremely chilly. 22 degrees f. this AM
11/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
11/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Unusally warm and dry Thanksgiving here in the mountains of northern Colorado!!
11/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Days remain unusally warm & sunny, nights very chilly. Frost beginning to accumulate in the ground.
11/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M weather remains uncannily warm and dry
11/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This is the driest,mildest 1st of December I can recall. It didn't even frost last night!
12/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.12 0.8 0.12 0.8 0.12 light snowfall sometime after midnight, ended by dawn
12/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, but threatening
12/6/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
12/7/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Noted a big V formation of Canada geese high in the sky this morning heading SSW.
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 1.6 0.09 1.6 0.09 8 degrees f. this AM
12/10/2012 8:00 AM T 0.1 T 1.7 0.09
12/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.47 9.8 0.47 M M Champagne powder!!!
12/12/2012 8:00 AM T T T M M
12/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.18 3.3 0.18 M M
12/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.15 3.3 0.15 M M
12/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 4.2 0.18 M M
12/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.48 6.9 0.48 M M
12/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 degrees f. below zero
12/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 14 below zero
12/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5 below zero this AM, a gradual warming trend...
12/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.07 1.1 0.07 M M
12/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.11 2.1 0.11 M M
12/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.30 5.7 0.30 M M
12/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 1.4 0.02 M M
12/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 1.0 0.02 M M
12/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 1.1 0.08 M M
1/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M minus 6 this AM
1/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 1.9 0.04 M M
1/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 below zero f. at 7:00 AM Brrr....
1/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M minus twenty one degrees this AM
1/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -25 degrees f. this AM. Not cold enough to freeze the Bark Beetle larva that are safely hidden beneath the bark layers under the snow, but very uncomfortable on the rest of us...
1/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M minus 18 degrees f. this AM
1/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M weather is still clear and cold. Morning temps well below zero.
1/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2013 8:00 AM T 0.4 T M M Windborne snow
1/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 M M 0 degrees f., very light snowfall.
1/13/2013 8:00 AM T 0.2 T M M 7 degrees f. below zero this AM
1/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees f. BELOW zero this AM. It'uncomfortable for people, but really tough on the animals.
1/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -22 degrees f. another fridgid morning...
1/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7F this AM A tropical heat wave compared with the last few days...
1/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -11F this AM.
1/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -12F this AM
1/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -10F this AM. No end in sight...
1/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and cold weather continues. -12F this morning
1/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -10 F this am. No snow in sight.
1/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -11F this morning...
1/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -9F this morning. Days are sunny, pleasant, temps into the low 30's.
1/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 2F ABOVE zero this morning. Nice change...
1/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.18 1.8 0.18 M M 29F w/ light snow overnight. Pleasantly warm temperature.
1/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33F and foggy this AM. Very rare to have fog in this country.
1/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.16 2.1 0.16 M M
1/28/2013 8:00 AM T T T M M
1/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 1.8 0.12 M M
1/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 1.0 0.05 M M
1/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.79 12.0 0.79 M M
2/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 2.3 0.10 M M
2/2/2013 8:00 AM T T T M M
2/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M o degrees this AM,
2/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M
2/7/2013 8:00 AM T T T 22.5 M
2/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.5 M
2/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 0.7 0.05 23.0 M
2/10/2013 8:00 AM M M M 22.5 M (edit: daily precip and snowfall initially recorded as 0.00". changed to NA due to incongruity with surroundings. observer contacted. P.G.)
2/11/2013 8:00 AM T T T 22.5 M
2/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M -5F this am. Snowpack for the Yampa / White River drainage as of Feb 4 is 79% of average.
2/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 1.0 0.01 24.0 M 1" champagne powder
2/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 1.2 0.07 25.0 M
2/15/2013 8:00 AM T 0.6 T 25.0 M
2/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.5 M 5F this AM. No meteors in sight.
2/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M 2F this AM
2/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 23.5 M
2/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M
2/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M
2/21/2013 8:00 AM T 0.3 T 23.5 M
2/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 24.0 M
2/23/2013 8:00 AM T 0.2 T 24.0 M
2/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 2.8 0.11 26.5 M
2/25/2013 8:00 AM T T T 25.5 M
2/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 25.5 M
2/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.6 0.03 26.0 M
2/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 25.0 M -11F this last day of February. The morning is crystal clear...
3/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 1.0 0.02 26.0 M This snow, while welcome, is drier than a good martini...
3/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 25.5 M
3/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M First really nice, warm, comfortable day of the year. Metal roofs slide, paved roads melt, county roads turn slushy & muddy, snow settles...
3/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.35 4.2 0.35 27.0 M Heavy,wet snow began Sunday evening. Some extremely large, disc-shaped or flattened/elongated flakes, many 1-2" in lenght.
3/5/2013 8:00 AM T T T 25.0 M
3/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 24.5 M 5F this am
3/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 24.0 M
3/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.5 M
3/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 1.8 0.12 24.0 M Red-Winged Blackbirds arrived back in the valley friday Mar.8. Their annual arrival varies from late February to 2nd week of March.
3/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M
3/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.5 M
3/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 1.7 0.11 23.5 M
3/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.0 6.50
3/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 19.5 M
3/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.0 M
3/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
3/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 M
3/18/2013 8:00 AM T T T 14.0 5.55 Hard winds, light snow showers moving through. No significant accumulation.
3/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M
3/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
3/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.17 0.8 0.17 13.0 M rain turning to snow
3/22/2013 8:00 AM T T T 13.0 M Heavy, wet snow shower Thursday AM, which melted nearly as fast as it landed. Sunny by late afternoon. 17F this am.
3/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 2.0 0.12 15.5 M
3/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 4.91 3F temp at 7 am. Had a new little calf born last night in the corral. Brrr... mother and calf doing fine this morning.
3/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
3/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 14.0 M
3/29/2013 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
3/30/2013 11:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
3/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M 10.0 M Light rain here Saturday afternoon. Quite a bit more rain fell 10 miles east of here at base of of ski hill. Am now taking total-depth snow measurements out in hay meadow at site where I have been doing SWE measurements. Site closer to house I have been using is melting quickly away.
4/1/2013 2:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 2.39
4/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.15 M M 5.5 M gentle rain began in evening continued into darkness
4/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.14 M M 5.0 M
4/5/2013 8:00 AM T M M 0.0 M Nothing left to measurement. Only scatterd bits of snow clinging here and there to the ground.
4/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M foggy
4/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 0.2 0.12 M M rain turning to snow last night
4/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.29 0.6 0.29 M M
4/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 0.3 0.08 M M Light overnight rain turning to snow, then clearing skies, 17F this am. Tough night to be born for new little calves.
4/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 1.9 0.08 M M
4/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M
4/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.47 1.1 0.47 M M
4/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.41 7.0 0.41 M M 31F Woke up this am to one of the heaviest, deepest snowfalls of the season. Our little calves, laying down, are almost lost in the snow.
4/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 0.9 0.07 M M
4/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.23 7.4 0.23 M M heavy, wet snow last night
4/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 0.2 0.05 M M 9F this am. Have a rufus-sided Towhee at feeder this am.
4/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There are 6' (no exaggeration) icicles forming on the eves of our house!
4/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.14 2.0 0.14 M M
4/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
4/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.28 0.4 0.28 M M 22F, windy, snowy
4/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M high overcast, not soppy wet for the first time in what seems like weeks... our little calves are happy.
4/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry and wonderfully pleasant!
4/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M what an absolutely gorgeous spring morning!
4/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M delightfully boring weather
4/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At last we have growing weather...
5/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.39 1.6 0.39 M M rain turning to snow
5/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29F this am, sunny skies
5/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nothing to report but the beauty of the day
5/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Rain falls like a blessing... to quote Mr. Todd A beautiful,gentle spring rain throughout the night, continuing into the morning.
5/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What an absolutely beautiful Sunday morning!! This is the day that the Lord has made...
5/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First burst of green appeared on the Aspen trees on Emerald Mountain yesterday. They are a bit late this year. Also noted 18 White Pelicans drifts lazily norhtward.
5/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Spring is bustin'out all over...
5/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M light evening sprinkle
5/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
5/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.23 M M M M what a beautiful, gentle, rainy morning
5/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M nice timely rain
5/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
5/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain for three weeks!
6/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain at last, rain at last!!!
7/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another dry, hot day...
7/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Finally! Rain falls like mercy on a thirsty land... To paraphrase author Jack Todd.
7/14/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Largest rainfall since May 5 of this year!
7/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.28 M M M M what a beautiful rain...
7/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very heavy dew this morning.
7/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/26/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
7/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M OK, we're all done putting up hay. It can just rain anytime now...
8/12/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
8/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Microburst storm midafternoon, rain with hail. Hard wind snaps electric pole.
8/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Spectacular slow-moving thunder storm directly overhead last night 10:30-11:00ish. Almost continuous light show brought many of us primitives out of our caves to watch awesome and almost frightening bolts of lightning thrown about by some angry god!!
8/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
9/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
9/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M For about 1/2 hour last evening about 9PM I watched a slow moving thunder storm approaching from the west. Very little moisture came with it. The evening was warm and still. But oh what a spectacular light and sound show. Lightning of every sort danced in the heavens, followed by vast, distant rumblings, the sound often lasting 20-40 seconds as it rolled across the darkened sky...
9/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Scattered showers through the northwest area of the state, but precious little graced our doorstep...
9/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.35 M M M M What a blessing a gentle rain is...
9/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.63 M M M M
9/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Gentle afternoon/evening rain here. Hard, fast rain w/flash flooding 2 miles north of here at that same time.
9/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
9/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/21/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
9/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost of the season shows up this morning. This is literally weeks later than it often happens...
9/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
9/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
9/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
9/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/5/2012 10/14/2012 8:00 AM 10 0.62 M M A glorious slow, soaking rainfall ovwr the past 48 hours. Much needed / Gratefully recieved...
11/16/2012 11/18/2012 8:00 AM 3 0.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground