Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NV-LC-1 Latitude 37.926735
Station Name Pioche 1.1 SW Longitude -114.457457
County Lincoln Elevation (ft) 6241



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 1.41 1.10 8 1.10 8 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 0.98 0.44 2 0.44 2 0.00 0 0 2 0 2.0 1 1
Dec 12 1.34 0.81 17 0.81 5 0.00 12 0 4 0 9.0 3 3
Jan 13 1.48 1.02 7 0.13 1 0.89 6 2 1 0 0.0 0 1
Feb 13 1.68 0.20 3 0.20 3 0.00 0 0 3 0 2.0 1 1
March 13 1.79 0.72 3 0.00 0 0.72 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 13 1.01 0.15 3 0.15 3 0.00 0 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
May 13 0.86 1.10 5 1.10 5 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
June 13 0.53 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
July 13 0.86 0.67 7 0.67 7 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 1.29 2.24 12 2.19 4 0.05 8 1 2 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 0.86 3.01 4 2.31 1 0.70 3 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 14.09" 11.46" 72 days 9.10" 40 2.36" 32 days 5 26 days 7 days 13.0" 5 days 6 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 0.00
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 0.03
10/12/2012 0.94
10/13/2012 0.13
10/14/2012
10/15/2012
10/16/2012
10/17/2012
10/18/2012
10/19/2012
10/20/2012
10/21/2012
10/22/2012
10/23/2012
10/24/2012
10/25/2012
10/26/2012
10/27/2012
10/28/2012
10/29/2012
10/30/2012
10/31/2012
11/1/2012
11/2/2012
11/3/2012
11/4/2012
11/5/2012
11/6/2012
11/7/2012
11/8/2012
11/9/2012
11/10/2012 0.43
11/11/2012
11/12/2012
11/13/2012
11/14/2012
11/15/2012
11/16/2012
11/17/2012 0.01
11/18/2012
11/19/2012
11/20/2012
11/21/2012
11/22/2012
11/23/2012
11/24/2012
11/25/2012
11/26/2012
11/27/2012
11/28/2012
11/29/2012
11/30/2012
12/1/2012
12/2/2012
12/3/2012
12/4/2012
12/5/2012
12/6/2012 0.01
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012
12/9/2012
12/10/2012
12/11/2012
12/12/2012
12/13/2012
12/14/2012 0.35
12/15/2012 0.30
12/16/2012
12/17/2012
12/18/2012
12/19/2012 0.15
12/20/2012 **
12/21/2012 **
12/22/2012 **
12/23/2012 **
12/24/2012 **
12/25/2012 **
12/26/2012 **
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 0.20
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
1/15/2013
1/16/2013
1/17/2013
1/18/2013
1/19/2013
1/20/2013
1/21/2013
1/22/2013
1/23/2013
1/24/2013 0.13
1/25/2013 **
1/26/2013 **
1/27/2013 **
1/28/2013 0.69
1/29/2013
1/30/2013
1/31/2013
2/1/2013
2/2/2013
2/3/2013
2/4/2013
2/5/2013
2/6/2013
2/7/2013
2/8/2013
2/9/2013
2/10/2013 0.07
2/11/2013
2/12/2013
2/13/2013
2/14/2013
2/15/2013
2/16/2013
2/17/2013
2/18/2013
2/19/2013
2/20/2013
2/21/2013 0.10
2/22/2013
2/23/2013
2/24/2013 0.03
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 0.72
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 0.03
4/3/2013 T
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 0.12
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 0.74
5/8/2013 0.20
5/9/2013 0.05
5/10/2013 0.05
5/11/2013
5/12/2013
5/13/2013
5/14/2013
5/15/2013
5/16/2013
5/17/2013
5/18/2013 0.06
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 T
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 T
7/2/2013 T
7/3/2013 T
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.10
7/6/2013
7/7/2013
7/8/2013 0.15
7/9/2013
7/10/2013
7/11/2013
7/12/2013 0.42
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 0.05
8/22/2013 T
8/23/2013 T **
8/24/2013 **
8/25/2013 **
8/26/2013 **
8/27/2013 **
8/28/2013 **
8/29/2013 **
8/30/2013 0.05
8/31/2013 2.14
9/1/2013 **
9/2/2013 **
9/3/2013 0.70
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 2.31
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
10/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clouding up rapidly; looks like T-storms a definite possibility.
10/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Thunderstorms in vicinity from 1100 to about 1230. Just light rain this location, but appeared to be much heavier across the valley and mountains to the NE, then clearing.
10/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.94 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain starting 1340 and continuing overnight, but stopped some time before dawn. Some thunder, but mostly moderate, beneficial rain with no flash-flooding.
10/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 2.0 M 2.0 M Mixture of rain, sleet and very wet snow during day that made measurement of accumulated snow very difficult, but 2" of dry snow fell overnight.
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Some brief light rain after dark and before 2200 that wet the streets, but it is very warm and dry for December and we are still having to water the yard now and then.
12/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/14/2012 9:00 AM 0.35 4.0 M 4.0 M
12/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.30 3.0 M 7.0 M 0.04" of precip during the daylight hours, falling as light snow, then 0.26" precip, falling as 3" of snow between 1800 and 0800, for a total depth on the ground of 7".
12/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 2.0 M 6.0 M Very fine snow flakes between 1400 and 1800 on the 18th that dropped about 2" snow, but this was far short of the amounts predicted with the winter storm warning. Total snow depth about 6" and temperature much colder; low 11 warming to only about 22.
1/24/2013 9:15 AM 0.13 0.0 M 4.0 M Moderate rain. Still about 4" of snow in the yard, but there are bare spots. The north-facing slopes in town are snow-covered, while the south-facing slopes are bare because it has been a while since the last round of significant storms.
2/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 2.0 M 2.0 M
2/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
2/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light snow.
4/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/3/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 T M 0.0 M Snow morning and mid-day of the 16th, but no accumulation except on a few spots where the ground was cold.
5/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.74 0.0 M 0.0 M Thunderstorms, some small hail and a few close lightning strikes.
5/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/5/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly virga, but some brief sprinkles and enough water at Pony Springs to wet the road when we drove down from Ely. During this horrible drought, even a sprinkle seems like a major event!
7/1/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Very hot, near 100 by noon; then mostly cloudy in afternoon, cooling off to low 90's., Virga, some thunder and a few sprinkles.
7/2/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Afternoon and evening thunder showers, very hot with temp in high 90's even when mostly cloudy, which is very unusual at this altitude.
7/3/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Thunderstorm from 1641 to 1711.
7/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 M 0.0 M Heavy rain for about 15 minutes.
8/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Afternoon and evening thundershowers. Not much this location, but appeared to be heavy across the valley.
8/22/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Afternoon and evening thunderstorms in vicinity, but no measureable precip this location.
8/23/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Thunderstorms in the vicinity afternoon, evening and overnight, but only a few sprinkles in Pioche. Currently overcast and cool.
8/31/2013 7:00 AM 2.14 0.0 M 0.0 M late afternoon downpour at about 1600 , maybe an hour. There were reports of up to 4" in parts of town. Severe flooding on golf course.
9/12/2013 7:00 AM 2.31 0.0 M 0.0 M I am out of town and can not read my gauge, but friends notified me that Pioche had the second major rain in two weeks yesterday afternoon and over night, with water across the road above the golf course and probable damage to the course. The department of energy gauge at the courthouse, which is only a few blocks from my house, recorded 2.31" of rain during this period.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/20/2012 1/02/2013 7:00 AM 14 0.20 M M
1/25/2013 1/28/2013 7:00 AM 4 0.69 M M
3/7/2013 3/09/2013 12:00 PM 3 0.72 M M Precip started as rain at 0400 on 3/8, then changed to wet snow and ended this morning. I am currently in Reno, so am using my neighbor's readings. He has an automatic gauge with a heater that is very accurate and this reading agrees closely with the DOE instruments at the County Courthouse.
8/23/2013 8/30/2013 7:00 AM 8 0.05 0.0 0.00 Some rain about every other day during this period with thunderstorms in the vicinity most days, but most of the rain missed us.
9/1/2013 9/03/2013 7:00 AM 3 0.70 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