Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-WT-39 Latitude 36.21162
Station Name Vilas 3.0 SSE Longitude -81.74926
County Watauga Elevation (ft) 3182



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 2.93 2.94 28 2.38 23 0.56 5 1 7 0 6.5 2 1
Nov 12 3.79 0.63 30 0.63 30 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 2
Dec 12 3.54 3.46 31 0.16 15 3.30 16 2 3 1 0.2 1 0
Jan 13 3.55 10.56 31 9.58 17 0.98 14 1 8 1 6.0 3 0
Feb 13 3.47 1.96 27 1.92 23 0.04 4 1 12 0 11.7 6 6
March 13 4.11 1.07 7 0.12 3 0.95 4 1 2 0 1.4 2 1
April 13 4.05 5.36 25 4.71 20 0.65 5 2 6 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 4.28 8.70 30 2.27 8 6.43 22 2 5 0 0.0 0 0
June 13 4.26 5.50 14 0.00 0 5.50 14 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 4.85 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 4.45 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 3.90 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 47.18" 40.18" 223 days 21.77" 139 18.41" 84 days 13 48 days 3 days 25.8" 14 days 10 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 0.03
10/2/2012 1.45
10/3/2012 0.22
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.00
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.03
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 **
10/12/2012 **
10/13/2012 **
10/14/2012 **
10/15/2012 0.56
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 0.00
10/20/2012 0.00
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.00
10/24/2012 0.00
10/25/2012 0.00
10/26/2012
10/27/2012
10/28/2012
10/29/2012 0.02
10/30/2012 0.52
10/31/2012 0.11
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.08
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.04
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012 0.00
11/13/2012 0.39
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.00
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 0.00
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 T
11/27/2012 0.02
11/28/2012 0.10
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012 0.00
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.02
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 T
12/8/2012 0.00
12/9/2012 0.00
12/10/2012 0.00
12/11/2012 0.12
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 **
12/16/2012 **
12/17/2012 **
12/18/2012 **
12/19/2012 **
12/20/2012 1.40
12/21/2012 0.02
12/22/2012 **
12/23/2012 **
12/24/2012 **
12/25/2012 **
12/26/2012 1.90
12/27/2012 **
12/28/2012 **
12/29/2012 **
12/30/2012 **
12/31/2012 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 **
1/2/2013 **
1/3/2013 **
1/4/2013 **
1/5/2013 **
1/6/2013 **
1/7/2013 **
1/8/2013 **
1/9/2013 **
1/10/2013 **
1/11/2013 **
1/12/2013 **
1/13/2013 **
1/14/2013 0.98
1/15/2013 1.86
1/16/2013 0.96
1/17/2013 0.39
1/18/2013 2.17
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 0.00
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.40
1/27/2013 0.00
1/28/2013 T
1/29/2013 0.01
1/30/2013 0.13
1/31/2013 3.66
2/1/2013 0.05
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.35
2/4/2013 0.06
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 0.00
2/8/2013 0.37
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.00
2/11/2013 0.14
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.18
2/14/2013 0.15
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.03
2/17/2013 0.04
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.02
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 **
2/23/2013 **
2/24/2013 **
2/25/2013 0.04
2/26/2013 0.42
2/27/2013
2/28/2013 0.11
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 0.11
3/3/2013 0.01
3/4/2013
3/5/2013 **
3/6/2013 0.95
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 0.38
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.75
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.00
4/9/2013 0.00
4/10/2013 0.00
4/11/2013 0.00
4/12/2013 2.83
4/13/2013 0.02
4/14/2013 0.00
4/15/2013
4/16/2013
4/17/2013 **
4/18/2013 0.27
4/19/2013 0.27
4/20/2013
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.02
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.82
4/30/2013
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013
5/4/2013 **
5/5/2013 **
5/6/2013 4.90
5/7/2013 0.48
5/8/2013 1.03
5/9/2013 0.07
5/10/2013 0.00
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 1.53
5/22/2013 0.13
5/23/2013 0.56
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 0.30
6/3/2013 **
6/4/2013 **
6/5/2013 **
6/6/2013 **
6/7/2013 2.40
6/8/2013 **
6/9/2013 **
6/10/2013 **
6/11/2013 **
6/12/2013 **
6/13/2013 **
6/14/2013 2.80
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
9/9/2013
9/10/2013
9/11/2013
9/12/2013
9/13/2013
9/14/2013
9/15/2013
9/16/2013
9/17/2013
9/18/2013
9/19/2013
9/20/2013
9/21/2013
9/22/2013
9/23/2013
9/24/2013
9/25/2013
9/26/2013
9/27/2013
9/28/2013
9/29/2013
9/30/2013



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain at time of observation; so begins another gulf low passage...
10/2/2012 7:00 AM 1.45 M M M M
10/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
10/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 T M M M Sub-freezing (~ -1 C) and breezy, images may be found at http://imgur.com/a/aEMjH
10/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.52 4.5 M M M [used average of several snow depths] High winds throughout event left horizontal snows; SWE likely too low as result (though around 8.5:1 is already fascinating)... Pictures: http://i.imgur.com/aY5oa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/seq0Y.jpg http://i.imgur.com/86Gjj.jpg
10/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 2.0 M 4.5 1.01 (Horizontal snows make for interesting discrepancies between core, total collected snowfall...) 2.0" peak additional prior evening, compaction has set in since... Image: http://i.imgur.com/E4kIu.jpg
11/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.68
11/2/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 0.59
11/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
11/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
11/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
11/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
11/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2012 10:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
12/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2012 11:00 AM T M M M M
12/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2012 2:00 PM 0.12 M M M M 0.02" more from night before's rain showers; probably fell as snow on the wrap-around from the cold front...
12/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M Gauge cleared evening prior at 8 PM EST (before NWFS component) for multi-day report.
1/15/2013 7:00 AM 1.86 M M M M
1/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M
1/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
1/18/2013 7:00 AM 2.17 5.0 0.54 M M Core value of 0.44" also recorded, rejected due to dubious placement/ice still in catch from frozen precip days prior... Image supplements: Used core: http://i.imgur.com/oljRW.jpg Depth: http://i.imgur.com/U7rOy.jpg
1/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.40 0.5 0.26 M M Ice pack resulting from heavy sleet/freezing rain accumulation day prior
1/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Glazing on some surfaces from freezing rain night prior.
1/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
1/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Winds/WAA already picking up; currently ~13C...
1/31/2013 7:00 AM 3.66 0.5 0.04 M M Apparently downtown was worse off (e.g., Boone Creek flooding-- http://imgur.com/a/reOxe). Rather cold, about -5 C; "Dippin' Dots" consistency to snow at moment...
2/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 2.5 0.09 M M
2/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.13 1.5 M
2/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.35 5.0 M 6.0 0.50
2/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 2.5 0.30 7.0 0.72
2/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.57
2/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
2/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
2/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
2/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
2/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 T M M M
2/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M 0.5 M
2/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 0.2 M
2/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M
2/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 1.0 M M M
3/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 0.9 M M M
3/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.5 M 1.5 0.10
4/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M
4/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2013 7:00 AM 2.83 M M M M
4/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
4/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.82 M M M M
5/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
5/8/2013 7:00 AM 1.03 M M M M
5/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
5/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/11/2012 10/15/2012 4:30 PM 5 0.56 M M
12/15/2012 12/20/2012 8:15 PM 6 1.40 M M
12/22/2012 12/26/2012 10:30 AM 5 1.90 T M Light ice/sleet accumulation at time of observation.
12/27/2012 1/14/2013 7:00 AM 19 0.98 M M
2/22/2013 2/25/2013 7:00 AM 4 0.04 0.0 0.00
3/5/2013 3/06/2013 7:00 AM 2 0.95 1.0 0.06 All snowfall on day 2 (i.e., after 00z 06 March Mostly liquid precip, little SWE behind front (0.06" --16.7:1)
3/30/2013 4/03/2013 7:00 AM 5 0.38 M M
4/17/2013 4/18/2013 12:00 AM 2 0.27 M M
5/4/2013 5/06/2013 7:00 AM 3 4.90 M M
5/11/2013 5/21/2013 7:00 AM 11 1.53 M M 0.35" 03z 11 May
5/24/2013 6/02/2013 5:35 PM 10 0.30 M M
6/3/2013 6/07/2013 7:30 PM 5 2.40 M M
6/8/2013 6/14/2013 5:00 PM 7 2.80 M M Final Site observation due to observer moving; will update new site soon...



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