Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-WT-11 Latitude 36.14607
Station Name Foscoe 1.2 WSW Longitude -81.78767
County Watauga Elevation (ft) 3270



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 3.90 4.41 31 1.07 23 3.34 8 1 6 1 1.0 1 2
Nov 12 4.57 0.62 25 0.62 25 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 4.07 3.95 23 3.95 21 0.00 2 1 11 2 3.2 2 2
Jan 13 4.26 11.34 30 11.34 30 0.00 0 0 12 4 4.7 3 7
Feb 13 4.15 1.81 12 1.81 12 0.00 0 0 6 1 5.0 3 4
March 13 4.92 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 13 4.85 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 4.84 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 13 5.14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 5.64 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 5.20 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 4.82 3.60 17 1.14 13 2.46 4 1 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 56.36" 25.73" 138 days 19.93" 124 5.80" 14 days 3 45 days 10 days 13.9" 9 days 15 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2012 **
10/2/2012 **
10/3/2012 **
10/4/2012 **
10/5/2012 **
10/6/2012 **
10/7/2012 **
10/8/2012 3.34
10/9/2012 0.03
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 0.00
10/15/2012 0.54
10/16/2012 0.08
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 T
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 0.00
10/26/2012 0.00
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.03
10/30/2012 0.29
10/31/2012 0.10
11/1/2012 0.01
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.06
11/8/2012 0.02
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012 T
11/13/2012 0.47
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012
11/18/2012 0.00
11/19/2012 0.02
11/20/2012 T
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.04
11/28/2012
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012
12/1/2012
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.01
12/8/2012 T
12/9/2012 0.00
12/10/2012 T
12/11/2012 0.13
12/12/2012 0.01
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 **
12/15/2012 0.00
12/16/2012 0.11
12/17/2012 0.63
12/18/2012 0.11
12/19/2012 0.04
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 0.80
12/22/2012 0.11
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 0.37
12/25/2012
12/26/2012 1.63
12/27/2012
12/28/2012
12/29/2012
12/30/2012
12/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013
1/2/2013 0.23
1/3/2013 T
1/4/2013 0.00
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 T
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 T
1/11/2013 0.19
1/12/2013 0.07
1/13/2013 0.00
1/14/2013 0.37
1/15/2013 1.78
1/16/2013 1.39
1/17/2013 0.33
1/18/2013 2.03
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 T
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.31
1/27/2013 0.00
1/28/2013 0.03
1/29/2013 0.00
1/30/2013 0.29
1/31/2013 4.32
2/1/2013 0.11
2/2/2013 T
2/3/2013 0.20
2/4/2013
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 0.00
2/8/2013 0.65
2/9/2013 0.02
2/10/2013 0.00
2/11/2013 0.62
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.21
2/14/2013
2/15/2013
2/16/2013
2/17/2013
2/18/2013
2/19/2013
2/20/2013
2/21/2013
2/22/2013
2/23/2013
2/24/2013
2/25/2013
2/26/2013
2/27/2013
2/28/2013
3/1/2013
3/2/2013
3/3/2013
3/4/2013
3/5/2013
3/6/2013
3/7/2013
3/8/2013
3/9/2013
3/10/2013
3/11/2013
3/12/2013
3/13/2013
3/14/2013
3/15/2013
3/16/2013
3/17/2013
3/18/2013
3/19/2013
3/20/2013
3/21/2013
3/22/2013
3/23/2013
3/24/2013
3/25/2013
3/26/2013
3/27/2013
3/28/2013
3/29/2013
3/30/2013
3/31/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013
4/2/2013
4/3/2013
4/4/2013
4/5/2013
4/6/2013
4/7/2013
4/8/2013
4/9/2013
4/10/2013
4/11/2013
4/12/2013
4/13/2013
4/14/2013
4/15/2013
4/16/2013
4/17/2013
4/18/2013
4/19/2013
4/20/2013
4/21/2013
4/22/2013
4/23/2013
4/24/2013
4/25/2013
4/26/2013
4/27/2013
4/28/2013
4/29/2013
4/30/2013
5/1/2013
5/2/2013
5/3/2013
5/4/2013
5/5/2013
5/6/2013
5/7/2013
5/8/2013
5/9/2013
5/10/2013
5/11/2013
5/12/2013
5/13/2013
5/14/2013
5/15/2013
5/16/2013
5/17/2013
5/18/2013
5/19/2013
5/20/2013
5/21/2013
5/22/2013
5/23/2013
5/24/2013
5/25/2013
5/26/2013
5/27/2013
5/28/2013
5/29/2013
5/30/2013
5/31/2013
6/1/2013
6/2/2013
6/3/2013
6/4/2013
6/5/2013
6/6/2013
6/7/2013
6/8/2013
6/9/2013
6/10/2013
6/11/2013
6/12/2013
6/13/2013
6/14/2013
6/15/2013
6/16/2013
6/17/2013
6/18/2013
6/19/2013
6/20/2013
6/21/2013
6/22/2013
6/23/2013
6/24/2013
6/25/2013
6/26/2013
6/27/2013
6/28/2013
6/29/2013
6/30/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013
7/2/2013
7/3/2013
7/4/2013
7/5/2013
7/6/2013
7/7/2013
7/8/2013
7/9/2013
7/10/2013
7/11/2013
7/12/2013
7/13/2013
7/14/2013
7/15/2013
7/16/2013
7/17/2013
7/18/2013
7/19/2013
7/20/2013
7/21/2013
7/22/2013
7/23/2013
7/24/2013
7/25/2013
7/26/2013
7/27/2013
7/28/2013
7/29/2013
7/30/2013
7/31/2013
8/1/2013
8/2/2013
8/3/2013
8/4/2013
8/5/2013
8/6/2013
8/7/2013
8/8/2013
8/9/2013
8/10/2013
8/11/2013
8/12/2013
8/13/2013
8/14/2013
8/15/2013
8/16/2013
8/17/2013
8/18/2013
8/19/2013
8/20/2013
8/21/2013
8/22/2013
8/23/2013
8/24/2013
8/25/2013
8/26/2013
8/27/2013
8/28/2013
8/29/2013
8/30/2013
8/31/2013
9/1/2013
9/2/2013
9/3/2013
9/4/2013
9/5/2013
9/6/2013
9/7/2013
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 **
9/10/2013 **
9/11/2013 **
9/12/2013 2.46
9/13/2013 0.19
9/14/2013
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.00
9/17/2013
9/18/2013
9/19/2013 0.02
9/20/2013
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.58
9/23/2013 0.00
9/24/2013
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.35
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/9/2012 6:50 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/10/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Gusty
10/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/15/2012 6:57 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M 55°F w/ rain
10/16/2012 6:55 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/17/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/19/2012 6:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/20/2012 6:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/21/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/22/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/23/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/24/2012 6:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/25/2012 6:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/26/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/27/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/28/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/29/2012 6:15 AM 0.03 T T T T Rain during the afternoon and crepuscular hours accounts for most of the all liquid gauge precip. Temp at observation was 34° and what little snow was apparent was on elevated surfaces. My site is notorious for lee wave windows so I was under mostly clear skies overnight, the nearly full moon running high. Breezy with occasional gusts, but up on the mountain sounds like it is a different story.
10/30/2012 6:50 AM 0.29 1.0 0.10 1.0 0.10 This one inch of snow is accurate for the reporting guidelines. Also the liquid equivalent is also accurate. 31°F, breezy, gusty, OVC.
10/31/2012 6:45 AM 0.10 M M 1.0 0.10 New Snowfall total impossible to guess and any Total Snow a wild stab. Winds during the period exceeded 60 mph by all reports and temperatures rose to 35° for several hours. What is on the ground feels wet and heavy under foot. I don't think the numbers are meaningful.
11/1/2012 6:56 AM 0.01 0.0 M T M There were flurries, but, New Snowfall Accumulation reflects temperatures too high for accumulation.
11/2/2012 6:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/3/2012 6:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, BKN but clearing, occasional light breeze
11/6/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/7/2012 6:55 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Some of this precipitation fell in the form of snow, but there is no evidence of that this morning.
11/8/2012 6:40 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/9/2012 6:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frost, 34°F, CLR, CALM
11/10/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/11/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°F CLR CALM
11/12/2012 6:25 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 53°F OVC Light Breeze
11/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.47 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°F CLR CALM
11/14/2012 4:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frost 24°F CLR CALM
11/15/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 31°F CLR CALM
11/16/2012 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/19/2012 6:50 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°F Fog/Mist OVC CALM
11/20/2012 6:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/21/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°F CLR CALM
11/23/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/24/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/25/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/26/2012 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/27/2012 6:45 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/29/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/2/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/4/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/5/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/6/2012 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/7/2012 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/8/2012 6:55 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/9/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°F CLR CALM
12/10/2012 6:55 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Because I felt a few drops yesterday. 52°F OVC BKN CALM
12/11/2012 6:50 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°F OVC CALM
12/12/2012 6:50 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 0.00 The trace of New Snowfall reported is because I did see a few flakes; a very few.
12/13/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°F OVC CALM
12/17/2012 6:15 AM 0.63 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°F OVC CALM
12/18/2012 6:50 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°F RAIN CALM; though as I am filing this report a phantom wind comes and goes.
12/19/2012 6:50 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°F FEW 17-21KT
12/20/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°F FEW 4-6KT
12/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.80 0.6 0.03 0.5 0.03 25°F OVC 22-27KT Gusts at or near Gale force. Because of the wind, I would be hard pressed to say New Snowfall value is a meaningful number.
12/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 2.6 0.11 M M Snow report is best guess. Surface winds were strong enough yesterday and last night—gusts approaching 70 mph—to completely wipe the slate clean. The mountain in my back yard recorded 3 second gusts in the 120 mph range.
12/23/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M 37°F CLR 7-10KT Total Snow is an estimate-shaded areas still have snow patches visible but where the sun has shown there is none.
12/24/2012 6:45 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°F OVC CALM -R
12/26/2012 7:00 AM 1.63 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°F OVC CALM RAIN. . . The rain that is falling appears to have been frozen at higher altitudes. Some drops have remnant crystalline structures.
1/2/2013 6:50 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/3/2013 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 M
1/4/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/5/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/6/2013 6:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace precipitation is frozen to the deck giving locomotion difficulties to all who might consider traversal.
1/7/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/8/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/9/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/10/2013 6:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M There was nothing in the gauge—not even enough to form a drop—but yesterday I saw some ripples in the bird bath. This morning the mist was so heavy it was discernible as individual droplets; yet, it wasn't really 'rain'. The trace reported is my best judgement.
1/11/2013 6:25 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°F OVC Light Rain
1/12/2013 4:50 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M A unusual 55°F Partly Cloudy Light Breeze
1/13/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 57°F SCT Light breeze.
1/14/2013 6:50 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M 56°F OVC CALM FOG viz ~3/4 mi.
1/15/2013 6:25 AM 1.78 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°F OVC CALM Rain. The ground is starting to sound squishy under foot. Squishy; that's a technical term.
1/16/2013 6:30 AM 1.39 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°F OVC CALM
1/17/2013 6:10 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°F OVC CALM Light Rain. NCEP Plume graph of current runs of 22 models gives an average of 9.63 inches of snow coming up the pike.
1/18/2013 6:50 AM 2.03 3.6 0.62 3.5 0.59 Two intermediate readings were taken during this event. The -first- was to get the rain water out of the gauge as it transitioned to snow and so I wouldn't have a block of ice come morning. 1.25" was recorded at 4:35 pm. The additional 0.78" in the gauge represents a rain/snow mix and was taken at regular observation time. The -second- was at the end of the snow event to record new fallen snow because it was a very wet snow and the block of ice reasoning. 3.6" was recorded with SWE of 0.62 and was taken at 11:05 pm. The Total Snow/Ice figures were taken this morning as per usual.
1/19/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 0.59 22°F CLR CALM
1/20/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.38 38°F CLR Strong Breeze 22-27KT with gusts Near Gale 28-33KT.
1/21/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.12 27°F CLR CALM
1/22/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T 14°F CLR Windy
1/23/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T 17°F OVC CALM.
1/24/2013 6:35 AM T T T T T 33°F CLR Gale force winds with gusts perhaps as high as Storm force. A trace of snow is being reported because I saw several flakes yesterday morning after submitting the report. The trace for Total Snow is because a few patches remain from the last snowfall, but the bulk of the ground at my station is clear. However, one neighbor's yard is still covered; they don't get near the sun I do.
1/25/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 18°F 43%RH OVC CALM There was snow on the radar but it isn't reaching the ground yet. Not surprising given the RH
1/26/2013 6:15 AM 0.31 0.6 M 0.5 0.16 28°F FEW Light Breeze. A reading for new snowfall was taken late yesterday afternoon after the snow/sleet system had passed. In the night a warm period of several hours melted some of the accumulation.
1/27/2013 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.25 21°F CLR CALM. The core sample for Total Snow yielded a markedly different reading than yesterday's so treat it as you will. The cores from both days were solid granular ice. Today's was perfect; yesterday's maybe not so perfect.
1/28/2013 6:50 AM 0.03 0.0 M T T 30°F FEW CALM. There was some ice accretion from freezing rain during the night. The best practices measurement was 0.05", too thin to get an accurate core,.
1/29/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°F CLR CALM.
1/30/2013 6:35 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M 56°F OVC SHRA
1/31/2013 6:40 AM 4.32 0.5 0.09 0.5 0.09 25°F OVC SNOW. Other stations in this county may report severe flooding. I can't do that for this station based on historical experiences.
2/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.11 1.9 0.11 2.0 0.11 18°F BKN Light Breeze w/ Gusts to 27 kts.
2/2/2013 6:30 AM T T T 1.5 0.11 11°F 0°FDWPT CLR CALM
2/3/2013 6:40 AM 0.20 2.7 0.18 3.5 0.28 The inconsistency from the Gauge and New Snowfall SWEs is probably from high winds overnight. 26°F; BKN deck, OVC above; Gentle Breeze
2/5/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 0.55 36°F BKN CALM
2/6/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°F CLR 7-10KT with higher gusts (17-21KT?)
2/7/2013 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 33°F Thin Cirrus veil working in, Calm wind.
2/8/2013 6:50 AM 0.65 0.4 M 0.0 M 35°F OVC CALM. The New Snowfall reported fell 5:08-5:40 pm Thursday with surface temperatures in the upper 30s. I took the depth measurement, without a SWE measurement, when the snow changed back over to rain.
2/9/2013 6:55 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 26°F CLR CALM
2/10/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°F OVC CALM
2/11/2013 6:40 AM 0.62 0.0 M 0.0 0.00 48°F OVC CALM.
2/12/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°F SCT Light Breeze
2/13/2013 6:55 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°F OVC LIGHT Breeze
9/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/16/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.58 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/20/2012 10/08/2012 9:55 AM 19 3.34 0.0 0.00
12/14/2012 12/15/2012 6:45 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/9/2013 9/12/2013 8:00 AM 4 2.46 0.0 0.00



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