Station Overview Station Location
Station Number OR-HR-2 Latitude 45.5583
Station Name Parkdale 3.5 NE Longitude -121.5528
County Hood River Elevation (ft) 1570



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 2.81 4.02 31 3.88 22 0.14 9 2 13 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 6.74 5.33 30 4.53 25 0.80 5 1 17 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 7.29 5.91 31 5.91 31 0.00 0 0 23 3 27.4 11 17
Jan 13 6.92 1.43 31 1.43 27 0.00 4 1 12 4 2.5 5 11
Feb 13 5.14 1.39 28 1.39 28 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.3 1 1
March 13 3.82 2.43 31 2.43 23 0.00 8 0 9 3 2.0 4 2
April 13 2.50 2.06 30 0.84 23 1.22 7 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
May 13 1.87 1.69 31 1.24 24 0.45 7 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
June 13 1.18 0.90 30 0.90 29 0.00 1 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
July 13 0.34 0.00 31 0.00 30 0.00 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 0.41 0.76 31 0.76 31 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 0.96 4.03 30 4.03 27 0.00 3 1 11 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 39.98" 29.95" 365 days 27.34" 320 2.61" 45 days 8 123 days 22 days 32.2" 21 days 31 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 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.09
10/14/2012 T
10/15/2012 0.23
10/16/2012 0.73
10/17/2012 0.03
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 0.03
10/20/2012 0.39
10/21/2012 0.53
10/22/2012 0.09
10/23/2012 0.18
10/24/2012 0.01
10/25/2012 **
10/26/2012 **
10/27/2012 0.14
10/28/2012 0.57
10/29/2012 0.94
10/30/2012 T
10/31/2012 0.06
11/1/2012 0.08
11/2/2012 0.33
11/3/2012 0.15
11/4/2012 0.03
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 T
11/7/2012 0.02
11/8/2012 0.01
11/9/2012 0.08
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012 0.45
11/13/2012 0.19
11/14/2012 0.03
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.11
11/18/2012 0.30
11/19/2012 0.52
11/20/2012 1.55
11/21/2012 0.43
11/22/2012 **
11/23/2012 **
11/24/2012 **
11/25/2012 **
11/26/2012 0.80
11/27/2012 T
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.17
11/30/2012 0.08
12/1/2012 0.15
12/2/2012 0.57
12/3/2012 0.11
12/4/2012 0.98
12/5/2012 0.28
12/6/2012 T
12/7/2012 0.01
12/8/2012 0.07
12/9/2012 0.02
12/10/2012 0.01
12/11/2012 0.00
12/12/2012 0.24
12/13/2012 T
12/14/2012 0.02
12/15/2012 0.00
12/16/2012 0.46
12/17/2012 1.01
12/18/2012 0.37
12/19/2012 0.09
12/20/2012 0.25
12/21/2012 0.02
12/22/2012 0.03
12/23/2012 T
12/24/2012 0.24
12/25/2012 0.22
12/26/2012 0.63
12/27/2012 0.08
12/28/2012 0.00
12/29/2012 0.00
12/30/2012 0.05
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.03
1/2/2013 T
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.09
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 0.10
1/7/2013 0.13
1/8/2013 0.10
1/9/2013 0.12
1/10/2013 0.12
1/11/2013 T
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 0.00
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 **
1/20/2013 **
1/21/2013 **
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.08
1/25/2013 0.11
1/26/2013 0.11
1/27/2013 0.02
1/28/2013 T
1/29/2013 0.42
1/30/2013 T
1/31/2013 0.00
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 0.00
2/5/2013 T
2/6/2013 0.21
2/7/2013 0.06
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.00
2/11/2013 0.00
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.06
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.00
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 0.01
2/22/2013 T
2/23/2013 0.35
2/24/2013 T
2/25/2013 0.35
2/26/2013 0.20
2/27/2013 0.00
2/28/2013 0.15
3/1/2013 0.34
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 T
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 0.00
3/6/2013 0.15
3/7/2013 0.17
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.00
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.00
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 T
3/16/2013 0.04
3/17/2013 0.52
3/18/2013 0.05
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.61
3/21/2013 0.43
3/22/2013 0.12
3/23/2013 T
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 1.22
4/8/2013 0.44
4/9/2013 T
4/10/2013 0.00
4/11/2013 0.08
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013 0.10
4/14/2013 0.03
4/15/2013 0.00
4/16/2013 0.01
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 0.00
4/19/2013 0.00
4/20/2013 0.11
4/21/2013 0.01
4/22/2013 0.01
4/23/2013 0.00
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 0.05
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.00
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 0.00
5/10/2013 0.00
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 **
5/13/2013 **
5/14/2013 **
5/15/2013 **
5/16/2013 **
5/17/2013 **
5/18/2013 0.45
5/19/2013 0.00
5/20/2013 0.00
5/21/2013 0.01
5/22/2013 T
5/23/2013 0.07
5/24/2013 0.17
5/25/2013 0.01
5/26/2013 0.14
5/27/2013 0.02
5/28/2013 0.40
5/29/2013 0.26
5/30/2013 0.16
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 0.01
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.02
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 T
6/23/2013 T
6/24/2013 0.54
6/25/2013 0.04
6/26/2013 0.24
6/27/2013 0.05
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.00
6/30/2013 **
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 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.00
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.00
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.00
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 0.00
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.00
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.10
8/11/2013 0.13
8/12/2013 0.00
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.01
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 0.14
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.25
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.13
8/31/2013 0.00
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.44
9/7/2013 0.07
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 **
9/10/2013 **
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.01
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.01
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 0.08
9/22/2013 0.08
9/23/2013 0.35
9/24/2013 0.05
9/25/2013 T
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.88
9/29/2013 1.07
9/30/2013 0.99



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/7/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 40 deg. and calm with a clear sky but for a slight low haze to the west. Mount Hood fully visible in the morning light.
10/8/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 41 deg. and calm with a clear sky but for a slight pink-orange haze over the west hills. Mount Hood fully visible in subdued light.
10/9/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 46 deg. and calm with a clear sky, but again, slightly pink, smoky haze over the west hills. Mount Hood visible but in subdued light.
10/10/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 44 deg. and calm with a clear sky but, again, for a pinkish smoky haze over the west hills. Mount Hood visible in subdued light.
10/11/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 44 deg. and calm with a clear sky but, yet again, for a mild pinkish smoky haze over the west hills. Mount Hood visible in the morning light.
10/12/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 45 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy sky to the west - pinkish cirrostratus. Mount Hood with a cloud cap visible in the subdued light.
10/13/2012 7:10 AM 0.09 M M M M After about 119 days with only .05" of rain in 4 episodes, rain returns! The first sprinkle fell at 11:21 AM and the bulk fell in the late afternoon and evening. Little rain fell after midnight. Currently 50 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy - overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
10/14/2012 7:50 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles late yesterday. Currently 48 deg. and calm with an overcast sky, thin in places and with black thick clouds in places. Clouds low in the valley and possible fog in places. Mount Hood seen in dull light with a cloud cap.
10/15/2012 6:30 AM 0.23 M M M M Light intermittent rain started about 6 PM yesterday and increased into the evening hours (auto rain gauge indicates .08" fell yesterday) and overnight (by subtraction .15" has fallen since midnight). Currently pre-dawn, dark, calm and 55 deg. with a very light drizzle.
10/16/2012 7:10 AM 0.73 M M M M Rain began yesterday about 4 PM and has continued since. Currently 48 deg. and raining lightly with a 3.1 N wind. Sky is completely overcast and Mount Hood is obscured as are the upper elevations of the west hills.
10/17/2012 6:55 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain fell just after observation time yesterday morning at the tail end of that storm. Currently 40 deg. and calm with what looks like, at this pre-dawn hour, will probably be a mostly cloudy sky of high altitude clouds. Mount Hood can be fully seen faintly at this time.
10/18/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 37 deg. and calm with what appears to be at this pre-dawn hour will be a clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible in the low light. Frost on the roof-tops below.
10/19/2012 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain quietly fell overnight. Currently 55 deg. and calm. Sky is pre-dawn black. Very, very slight, light drizzle.
10/20/2012 7:15 AM 0.39 M M M M Rain began at 7 PM last night and continues. Currently 40 deg. with a slight E breeze and raining moderately hard. Sky is totally gray and overcast; Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
10/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Rain continued yesterday morning, stopped mid-day, commenced again about 3 PM and has rained, heavily at times, until just before dawn. Currently 37 deg. and calm with an overcast sky. Visibility less than a mile. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
10/22/2012 7:10 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain intermittently over last 24 hours. Currently 39 deg. and raining lightly. Completely overcast gray sky; Mount Hood obscured, the west hills above about 2000' are obscured as well.
10/23/2012 6:50 AM 0.18 M M M M Rain off and on since yesterday morning. Currently 35 deg., damp and calm under what appears at this hour will be a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
10/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain shower around 5 AM. Currently 38 deg. and calm with what looks like, at this hour, a uniformly overcast gray sky. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured. Visibility about one mile.
10/28/2012 7:10 AM 0.57 M M M M Rain continuous yesterday and off and on overnight. Currently raining lightly and 54 deg. with a uniformly gray overcast sky with patchy dark clouds interspersed. The west hills above about 2500' and Mount Hood are obscured. Unusual warm front caused maximum-minimum temperature reversal in last 24 hours: Max. 57 deg. at 4:48 AM and min. of 45 deg. at 9:12 PM.
10/29/2012 7:15 AM 0.94 M M M M Rain commenced again yesterday mid afternoon and continued overnight. Currently 56 deg. with a light drizzle and W, NW wind around 5 MPH. Sky seems to be changing quickly, but at this moment it is a uniform gray overcast with interspersed blackish, formed clouds mostly to the east. Mount Hood and the distant west hills are obscured. Near west hills are faintly seen through the clouds and there is a little faint blue sky to the SW.
10/30/2012 7:15 AM T M M M M Currently 51 deg., drizzling very slightly and calm with an overcast sky. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
10/31/2012 6:45 AM 0.06 M M M M Overcast all day yesterday; most of the rain fell in the morning. Currently 50 deg. damp and calm with an overcast sky. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
11/1/2012 7:45 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 One brief shower yesterday. Rain started in wee hours - probably 3 or 4 AM. Currently 46 deg. and raining but calm. Low overcast sky with visibility about one mile.
11/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rained most of yesterday. Currently 42 deg. damp and calm with, by the light of a half moon, a mostly cloudy sky. Stars out.
11/3/2012 7:15 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain began yesterday at 4 PM and continues. Currently 47 deg., damp, drizzly and calm with a gray overcast sky. Valley fog. Visibility about 3/4 mile.
11/4/2012 7:10 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain tapered off early afternoon yesterday. Currently 50 deg., damp and calm with an overcast, gray sky. Ceiling about 3000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
11/5/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 57 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky - high and low elevation clouds, lots of blue. Mount Hood fully visible with a small cloud cap to the SE. Upper elevations of the west hills obscured by cloud bank.
11/6/2012 7:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Trace probably heavy condensation. Unseasonable high of 68.7 deg. yesterday. Currently 47 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - some high cirrus and a few contrails and lots of blue. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Ground fog over Highway #35 and the upper valley rivers.
11/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain fell overnight. At observation time it is 45 deg. and calm with an overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. High yesterday was 73 deg.!
11/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few short showers yesterday afternoon. Currently 34 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky. Mount Hood faintly seen, although the west hills are fully visible. Frost on the roof tops below.
11/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy showers starting 6 PM yesterday evening and tapering off into the late evening hours. Currently 34 deg., damp and calm with a partly cloudy sky. Mount Hood visible; upper elevations of the west hills are obscured. Frost on the roof tops below and a very light dusting of snow above 3000' on the west hills.
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 31 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Frost on the rooftops.
11/11/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 32+ deg. and calm with an overcast sky. Mount Hood is partially visible and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
11/12/2012 6:45 AM 0.45 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 It has rained steadily since about 3 PM yesterday. Currently 35 deg., calm and raining at a rate of .08" per hour. The sky is uniformly gray and overcast with a ceiling about 2000' and visibility about 1/2 mile.
11/13/2012 7:10 AM 0.19 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers yesterday morning and drizzle all day. Currently 38 deg., damp and calm with a uniformly overcast sky. Mount Hood and most of the west hills obscured. Layered valley clouds.
11/14/2012 6:50 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain began again about 4:30PM yesterday. Currently 42 deg., calm and damp with an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. A few patches of thin ground fog.
11/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 37 deg. and calm with an inhomogeneous overcast sky - ceiling about 2000'; thin overhead with a hint of blue. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
11/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast all day yesterday but no precip. Currently, 36 deg. and calm with a homogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured; ceiling about 3400'.
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain began after nightfall yesterday. Currently 37 deg. and raining (.08"/hr per the auto rain gauge). Uniformly overcast gray sky with visibility about 1 mile; ceiling ~ 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
11/18/2012 7:05 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain has fallen off and on continuously since yesterday morning. Currently 37 deg. and calm with a homogeneous light gray overcast sky; ceiling at about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured. An initial, brief glimpse showed a light new snow down to ~ 3000'.
11/19/2012 6:45 AM 0.52 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Intermittent drizzle and a few showers yesterday; rain began at dark and lasted most of the night. Currently 41 deg. with a 5.8 MPH west wind. Uniformly gray overcast sky; ceiling ~ 1700'; visibility about 3/4 mile. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
11/20/2012 7:05 AM 1.55 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle most of yesterday until mid afternoon when it began to rain in earnest and it has continued. Currently 41 deg., calm and raining with a uniformly overcast gray sky. Ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
11/21/2012 6:45 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers yesterday all day off and on. Currently 40 deg. with 4.8 E then 5.4 NE wind under a drizzly, inhomogeneous overcast sky. A little pale blue in places. Mount Hood obscured. New snow on the west hills down to about 3000'.
11/27/2012 7:10 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few tiny snow flakes were falling around 6:30 AM and can be seen on the rooftops now. Currently 31 deg. and calm with a homogeneous light gray overcast sky. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured; ceiling about 1700'.
11/28/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast and in low 30s all day yesterday. Chill-to-the-bone winds at times. Currently 32 deg. and calm under what appears at this hour will be an overcast sky. A few needle snow crystals in the funnel.
11/29/2012 7:15 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast all day yesterday with temperatures hovering around freezing. Rain began late morning and continued all day with periods of freezing rain late morning. Currently 31.5 deg. and calm with a light gray, uniform overcast sky associated with a very light drizzle. Ceiling about 1700'. 0.11" in the gauge this morning with .06" in an icicle from the funnel!
11/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain began at 1 PM yesterday and continued overnight. No freezing rain here. Currently 33 deg. and damp with a 3.1 MPH SW wind. Sky overcast with a ceiling about 1700' but the cloud structure and opacity are changing every 5 minutes or so.
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain fell overnight. Currently 40 deg. with a 2.7 MPH E wind under a mostly cloudy sky. Large cloud bank to the west obscuring Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills. Some blue sky and a 3/4 moon above.
12/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.57 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers began around 3:30 PM yesterday and continued, heavily at times, overnight. Currently 40 deg., damp and drizzling with a 5.4 MPH SW wind. Mostly cloudy sky with a large bank obscuring Mount Hood and most of the west hills. Pale blue sky and 3/4 moon above the western cloud bank.
12/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers began late afternoon yesterday and continued overnight. Currently 42 deg., calm, damp and drizzling lightly under a homogeneous overcast sky. Ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured
12/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain resumed late yesterday afternoon and continued all night, heavily at times. Currently 39 deg., calm and raining under a homogeneously gray overcast sky. Ceiling is about 1600' - 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills totally obscured.
12/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain began about 2 PM yesterday and continued into the evening hours and perhaps the wee hours. Currently 40 deg. with a 4.0 MPH E wind then a 3.0 MPH SE wind under a mostly cloudy to overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
12/6/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 35 deg. and calm with an inhomogeneous, overcast sky. Mount Hood and the west hills above about 3000' are obscured.
12/7/2012 7:05 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 41 deg. and calm with a light gray, overcast sky - a little pale blue in places. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
12/8/2012 7:10 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Intermittent showers and wind all day yesterday. Currently 37 deg. and calm with a mosaic of translucent and opaque areas in the overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
12/9/2012 7:10 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Short, intermittent showers yesterday morning. Currently 35 deg. and calm with an inhomogeneous overcast gray sky. Mount Hood and the west hills above about 2300' are obscured.
12/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Shower around 11:30AM yesterday. Currently 46 deg. with 2.7 to 5.0 MPH winds from SW, W and N. Partly cloudy sky with a bank over the west hills and a few around the summit of Mount Hood. At this hour, the rest of the sky looks clear, or if there are clouds, they are diffuse and very thin.
12/11/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 33 deg. and calm with what appears to be at this hour a clear sky. One lonely cumulus to the south and some clouds hanging low in the valley. Mount Hood and the west hills visible. Frost on the roof tops below.
12/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain began yesterday afternoon at 3:30 PM and continued through the night. Currently 34 deg., calm and not raining but damp. Sky at this hour looks uniformly overcast with a ceiling about 3400'. New snow above about 3000' on the west hills. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
12/13/2012 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A trace of frozen water from yesterday's late afternoon brief shower. Currently 27 deg. (our first hard frost of the year) and calm with a clear sky overhead. There is a large, 1000' thick, rapidly changing, fog/cloud bank settled in the valley with visibility about 1/2 mile. Mount Hood is visible.
12/14/2012 7:15 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 0.5 0.02 A light snow fell overnight; our first of the year! Currently 31 deg. and calm with a light gray, uniform and totally overcast sky; visibility .2 miles. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
12/15/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 26 deg. and calm with what appears to be at this hour a clear sky to the west with a few large, thin, pink clouds to the south. Mount Hood is obscured. Heavy frost. Snow on the west hills above about 3200'.
12/16/2012 7:15 AM 0.46 4.8 0.46 4.0 0.45 Snow began yesterday morning about 10:30AM and continued all day until around 10:00 PM. Currently 33 deg. and calm with a uniformly overcast light gray sky with ceiling about 2300'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
12/17/2012 7:00 AM 1.01 1.6 0.26 3.5 M Snow began falling yesterday about noon and continued until it switched to rain around 6 PM. At 4:30 PM 1.6" was measured on the snow board. Very windy night with a high temperature of 42 deg. at 3 AM. Currently 36 deg. and raining with multidirectional winds but predominantly from the west between 3 to 5 MPH. The sky is light gray and uniformly overcast, ceiling about 2000'. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
12/18/2012 7:10 AM 0.37 2.1 0.23 5.0 M Snow and rain yesterday morning. Changed to snow at noon. Snow showers for the rest of the day. Intermittent snow showers overnight. Currently 27 deg., cold and calm with a gray overcast sky with ceiling about 2000'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured. Thirty minutes after observation time it has begun to snow.
12/19/2012 7:15 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 5.5 M Intermittent snow showers, heavy at times, and occasional sun breaks yesterday until about 3:30 PM; then after dark, moon and stars out when free of clouds. 1.0" snow fell yesterday during the day and none overnight. Currently 27 deg., calm and it has begun to snow. Overcast sky with ceiling about 1800', visibility about 1/2 mile. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
12/20/2012 7:10 AM 0.25 3.7 0.25 7.5 M Snowed yesterday until about 2:30 PM; 3.7"; snow core done at 5 PM. No snow overnight. Currently 32 deg., calm and crunchy underfoot with an overcast sky with ceiling about 4000' - Mount Hood and the highest elevations of the west hills obscured. Linear cloud in the valley probably hovering over the Middle Fork of the Hood River.
12/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 6.0 M No snow yesterday; maybe a little misty rain late afternoon. Currently 32 deg. and snowing very, very lightly; tiny flakes. Calm with what appears at this hour to be a very thin overcast sky; ceiling about 1800'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
12/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 T M 5.0 M Occasional light rain or snow shower yesterday. Currently 33 deg., calm and slushy with an occasional rain drop. Overcast sky with ceiling about 1800'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
12/23/2012 7:10 AM T T M 3.5 M A few raindrops yesterday morning. Currently 32 deg. and a few snow flakes are coming down. Calm with an overcast sky with ceiling about 3000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
12/24/2012 7:15 AM 0.24 2.0 0.24 5.5 M Snow showers yesterday during the day and into the night. 1.1" fell during the day. Currently 34 deg. with a 2.2 MPH W wind and a mostly cloudy sky. Bank of clouds obscures Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills. 0.9" snow fell overnight.
12/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 2.8 0.21 7.5 M Snow started sometime after 2 AM. Currently 30 deg. with a W wind and snowing. Overcast sky with visibility about 1/2 mile. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
12/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.63 8.2 0.63 14.0 M Snowed steadily all day yesterday (6.5") and overnight (1.7"). Currently 29 deg., quiet and calm with an occasional snowflake coming down. Overcast with ceiling about 1900'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
12/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.5 0.03 12.5 M Snow showers primarily yesterday morning. 0.5" fell during the day. Currently 32 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Sky appears clear overhead and Mount Hood is visible, however a cloud bank sits on the west hills to the NW and obscures the upper elevations. Ground fog is coming and going.
12/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Beautiful sunny winter day yesterday. Currently 26 deg., calm, crisp, crunchy and cold. Too dark to adequately assess the cloud cover although there appear to be some clouds over the west hills.
12/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.0 M Currently 26 deg., calm, cold, crisp and crunchy. Looks at this hour like an overcast sky with ceiling about 3400'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
12/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 11.0 M After an overcast morning, the afternoon was mostly cloudy with some great sun breaks; snow began about 6 PM yesterday. Currently 26 deg., calm, cold and crisp with an overcast sky; ceiling about 1900'. Mount Hood and most of the west hills are obscured.
12/31/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 1.66 Overcast all day yesterday. Currently 22 deg., calm, crisp and crunchy. Overcast sky with ceiling about 2500'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
1/1/2013 7:10 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 9.5 M Light snow fall yesterday 3 PM to ~ 6 PM. Currently 22 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Overcast gray sky with ceiling about 2600'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
1/2/2013 7:10 AM T T M 9.0 M Overcast yesterday without precipitation. Currently 24 deg. with a W wind est. 2-3 MPH (anemometer frozen) and spitting snow. Overcast gray sky with ceiling ~ 3000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
1/3/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M Currently 22 deg. with a 3.6 MPH N wind; cold and crisp; occasional snowflake. Overcast sky with variable shades of gray. Ceiling about 3000'. A half moon high in the western sky peeks through a hole in the clouds. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
1/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 0.3 0.09 9.0 M A very, very fine sleet started falling sometime after dark last night and was observed at 8 PM. Currently 22 deg., calm, crisp and cold. Snow in gauge and on snowboard is composed of granules less than a mm. in size. Sky is a uniform gray overcast with ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
1/5/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 9.0 M Currently 24 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Uniform gray overcast sky; ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured. With continued all-day subfreezing temperatures snowpack has had no appreciable subsidence for 4 days.
1/6/2013 7:10 AM 0.10 1.1 0.10 9.5 M 0.8" of snow fell yesterday during the day. Currently 22 deg., calm and crisp. 0.3" of new snow fell overnight. Overcast sky to the north and partly cloudy to the south with a crescent moon high in the sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
1/7/2013 7:10 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 8.5 1.82 35 degree warm front moved in yesterday afternoon along with some sun. First above freezing temperature in a week. No precipitation yesterday. Currently 37 deg., calm and raining lightly. Overcast sky with Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured; the lower elevations are faintly seen through the thin, diffuse clouds.
1/8/2013 7:15 AM 0.10 0.0 M 4.0 M What a difference a day makes! The rain stopped shortly after observation time yesterday morning and it was mostly cloudy and sunny with a high of 52 deg, at 2:30 PM! Rain began again sometime during the night. Currently 36 deg., calm and raining. Uniformly overcast gray sky with ceiling about 1700'; visibility about 1/2 mile. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured. Snow on the ground has subsided over 50% in 24 hours.
1/9/2013 7:30 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.5 M Intermittent light rain showers all day yesterday. Currently 38 deg., calm and raining lightly. Light gray uniform overcast sky with ceiling about 3000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
1/10/2013 7:10 AM 0.12 0.5 0.06 0.5 M Intermittent light rain showers yesterday during the day; snow began just after dark. Currently 29 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy sky. A large cloud bank obscures the upper elevations of the west hills and Mount Hood.
1/11/2013 7:10 AM T T M 0.0 M No precipitation during the day yesterday. A few snow flakes in the gauge this morning. Currently 28 deg., calm, crisp and cold. Clear sky but for a large bank obscuring Mount Hood and a shallow bank behind the west hills.
1/12/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 19 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Looks like a mostly clear sky at this hour. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Note: This station is on an open SW facing slope and looses its ground snow early, however, in shaded areas around and below the station and in the neighborhood, some snow remains on the ground.
1/13/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 15 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Beautiful clear, pale blue sky with contrails. Mount Hood and west hills fully visible.
1/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 18 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Clear sky but for a cloud cap on Mount Hood and a single longitudinal cloud above the west hills.
1/15/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 29 deg. and calm. Looks like a totally clear sky at this hour. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
1/16/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 23 deg. and calm. Looks like a clear sky at this hour. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
1/17/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 25 deg., crisp and calm. At this time, a uniform gray overcast sky with ceiling about 1800'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
1/18/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 22 deg. and calm with a uniformly gray overcast sky - ceiling about 1600' with visibility about 1/4 mile. Looks like yesterday's inversion continues. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
1/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 22 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Uniformly overcast gray sky with ceiling about 1700'. The inversion continues. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
1/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.3 0.08 0.5 M Very fine granular snow off and on yesterday and into the evening. Currently 27 deg., crisp and calm. Light gray uniformly overcast sky with ceiling about 1600'. Visibility less than a 1/4 mile. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
1/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain began yesterday late afternoon. Currently 33 deg., calm and drizzling lightly. Patchy overcast gray sky with the upper elevations of the west hills and Mount Hood obscured.
1/26/2013 7:10 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent rain all day yesterday. Currently 32 deg. and calm with a very, very light freezing rain. Less than a mm of glaze ice and primarily on the ground. Mostly uniform overcast gray sky with ceiling about 1700'.
1/27/2013 7:10 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain showers yesterday morning and then again late in the afternoon mixed with a little snow. Currently 33 deg. with a partly cloudy sky. A large bank obscures the upper elevations of the west hills. Mount Hood faintly seen through translucent clouds. Frost on the roof tops.
1/28/2013 7:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M No precipitation of note yesterday. Currently 36.9 deg. and calm with a light gray, uniformly overcast sky; ceiling about 3000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
1/29/2013 6:55 AM 0.42 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain has been falling since about 1:30 PM yesterday. Currently 39 deg. and drizzling lightly with 3-6 MPH W and NW winds. Uniformly overcast sky with ceiling about 3400' obscuring Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills.
1/30/2013 7:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 44 deg. with a mostly cloudy sky - large cloud bank to the west obscures Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills. Windy: 6.3 MPH N wind; 8.7 MPH W.
1/31/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 44 deg. with a few occasional light breezes. Inhomogeneous overcast sky with ceiling about 4000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. 99% of the snow on the ground in the neighborhood has now melted.
2/1/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 33 deg. and calm with what looks to be at this hour a clear sky. Half moon. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Frost on the roof tops below.
2/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 32 deg. and calm with a layered overcast sky with a band of light blue or two. Ceiling about 2800'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. Heavy frost.
2/3/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 31 deg., frosty and calm with a partly cloudy sky - a few layered over the upper elevations of the west hills and scattered above; half moon. Mount Hood fully visible.
2/4/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 33 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky - diffusely scattered smaller clouds and banks. West hills fully visible. Final 1000' of Mount Hood obscured. Frost on the roof tops below.
2/5/2013 7:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A few drops in the gauge. Currently 37 deg. and calm, although there was a gust of W 8.1 MPH a few minutes ago. Inhomogeneous overcast sky with ceiling about 3500'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
2/6/2013 7:20 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent rain showers began yesterday around 2 PM and have continued since. Currently 37 deg. and damp with a 2.2 MPH E wind. Inhomogeneous overcast sky with ceiling about 4000'. Most of Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
2/7/2013 7:15 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain fell overnight. Currently 34 deg. and damp with a mostly clear sky but for a few cloud banks obscuring the upper elevations of the west hills. Mount Hood fully visible.
2/8/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 27 deg., calm and crisp with a moderate frost. Totally clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
2/9/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 33 deg. with a 2.7 MPH SE wind. Mostly cloudy sky with thin cirrus way above and a large cumulus bank covering Mount Hood and the higher elevations of the west hills.
2/10/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 30 deg., calm and crisp with a totally clear sky. Frost on the roof tops. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
2/11/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 35 deg. with a 2.2 SE breeze. Temp has risen 6 deg. in the last 45 minutes. 10 MPH E gust at 6:26 AM. At this hour appears to be a clear sky but for a layer of cumulus clouds over the upper elevations of the west hills. Mount Hood fully visible. Moderate frost.
2/12/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 43 deg. with light breezes in variable direction and speed. Mostly cloudy sky with parts of Mount Hood visible and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
2/13/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 45 deg. with a 3.6 MPH W wind. Mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
2/14/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 37 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood obscured.
2/15/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 34 deg. and calm with an overcast sky with ceiling about 3500' over the west hills. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. Overhead the overcast is thin. Light frost on the roof tops below.
2/16/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 33 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood obscured. Large bank of clouds on top of the west hills and frost on the roof tops. Some rapidly dissipating valley fog.
2/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain fell yesterday afternoon after 2 PM in intermittent showers lasting until about dusk. Currently 34 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky: scattered cumulus throughout with coalescing cumulus in a bank over the west hills with the upper elevations obscured. Mount Hood fully visible shining in the morning light.
2/18/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 29 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy sky: bank of cumulus over the west hills and thin, wide spread cirrus overhead and to the east. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible but in subdued light.
2/19/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 29 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy sky - scattered and coalescing cirrus above and to the east; cumulus over the west hills. Mount Hood and the west hills shining in the morning sunlight. Light frost on the roof tops.
2/20/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 30 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky - a bank of cumulus obscuring the upper elevations of the west hills and scattered cirrus above and to the east. A few contrails. Mount Hood shines in the early morning light. Light frost on the roof tops.
2/21/2013 7:10 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M A rain shower last night about 8 PM. Currently 37 deg. with a W wind between 2-3 MPH and a gust about 8-10 MPH. Inhomogeneous overcast sky with a few large patches of light blue to the NW. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
2/22/2013 7:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 41 deg. with a 5.0 MPH W wind. Uniformly overcast sky with ceiling about 3400'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
2/23/2013 7:15 AM 0.35 0.3 0.12 0.5 M Rain started yesterday morning at 9 AM and continued all day. Snow fell sometime overnight. Currently 34 deg. with a 2 MPH W wind, then a 4.0 MPH E wind. Occasional snow flake coming down. Partly cloudy sky with large bank obscuring the upper elevations of the west hills and Mount Hood. Overhead lots of blue sky and a single, long herring-bone cirrus formation.
2/24/2013 7:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Snow on the ground melted by noon yesterday. A few snow flurries during the afternoon. Currently 36 deg. and calm with an overcast sky; ceiling about 3500'. Mount Hood and upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
2/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain has fallen since midnight - most in the pre-dawn hours. Currently 36 deg. and raining lightly with a 2.7 MPH NW wind then a 3.1 MPH N wind. Uniform, light gray overcast sky with ceiling about 2600'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
2/26/2013 7:15 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent rain and snow showers all day yesterday. Currently 34 deg. and calm with an inhomogeneous overcast sky with patches of light blue. Mount Hood visible through thin clouds. Upper elevations of the west hills obscured. Frost on the shaded roof tops below.
2/27/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 33 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky except to the NW which is clear. The upper elevations of the west hills obscured; Mount Hood partially visible. Frost on the roof tops below.
2/28/2013 6:45 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain began last evening about 8 PM and continued overnight. Currently raining and 39 deg. with a homogeneous overcast gray sky; ceiling about 1600'. Visibility less than a mile. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
3/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Rained all day yesterday. Currently 47 deg. and damp with an inhomogeneous overcast gray sky; ceiling about 4000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
3/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 40 deg., calm and damp with a high, uniformly overcast gray sky. Mount Hood fully visible but in subdued light. West hills fully visible below the overcast.
3/3/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Brief shower last night about 8 PM. Currently 32 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky - a large, several thousand feet high bank sits on top of the west hills and obscures their upper elevations and the NW corner of Mount Hood.
3/4/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 28 deg., calm and crisp. Moderate frost on the roof tops. Very high, thin, inhomogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
3/5/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 32 deg. and calm with an inhomogeneous overcast sky; ceiling estimated about 7000'. Mount Hood mostly obscured. The west hills are visible.
3/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 0.4 M 0.0 M ~ 0.4" of snow fell yesterday from 9 AM until it stopped at 1:15 PM; melted from snowboard in 30 min. No core obtained. Rain heard falling at 8:15 PM. Currently snowing lightly and 33 deg. Uniform, overcast gray sky with ceiling about 1700'. Visibility ~ 1 mile. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured. 11-5-13: Entered the 0.4" of new snow that fell 3-5-13.
3/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M Snow fell all yesterday morning but melted almost immediately. Rain in the afternoon. Currently 30 deg. with frost on the roof tops; calm with a clear sky but for one long, thin cloud behind the west hills. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
3/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 30 deg., calm and crisp with a clear sky but for a bank of clouds off the SE side of Mount Hood. Frost on the roof tops and low ground below. The west hills and 90% of Mount Hood visible.
3/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 32 deg. with a 2.2 MPH SE breeze. Clear sky but for 3 contrails. Mount Hood and the west hills shine in the morning light. Frost on the roof tops below.
3/10/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 39 deg. with a 2.2 MPH SE breeze. Mostly cloudy sky with mostly stratus at all altitudes. Mount Hood obscured; the west hills are visible.
3/11/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 43 deg. and calm under a homogeneous gray overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
3/12/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 46 deg. and calm with an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Most of Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
3/13/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 43 deg. and calm with a mostly overcast sky - primarily cirrostratus. Mount Hood and the west hills visible in subdued light.
3/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 43 deg. and calm under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood and the west hills visible in the subdued light.
3/15/2013 5:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M No rain or snow fell yesterday. Currently 46 deg., calm and raining lightly. Can't tell about the cloud cover at this hour - looks like it might be overcast.
3/16/2013 7:25 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain began about 3:30 AM. Currently 44 deg. with alternating winds - 4.9 MPH W, then ~ 2.0 MPH N; raining lightly under a mostly cloudy (stratus) sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. Note: This morning's observation time is PDT. The previous 6 days since conversion were posted as PST.
3/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.52 1.2 0.12 1.0 M Intermittent light rain showers yesterday morning. Moderate to heavy rain showers began about 4:30 PM and lasted off and on until 10 PM and perhaps beyond. Currently 33 deg. and snowing very, very lightly with tiny, tiny flakes. 1.2" on the snowboard. Light W and SW breezes under a light gray homogeneous overcast sky with ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
3/18/2013 7:10 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent snow with some rain showers yesterday morning and into the afternoon. Snow on ground melted by mid afternoon. Currently 36 deg. with a 2.7 MPH NE wind under a mostly cloudy stratus sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. A few tiny, tiny granular snow flakes coming down.
3/19/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 31 deg. and calm under a high overcast sky. Light frost on the roof tops. Mount Hood faintly, but fully seen; cloud bank over the west hills obscuring the very upper elevations.
3/20/2013 7:05 AM 0.61 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain began yesterday afternoon about 5 PM and continued all night. Currently 35 deg., damp and calm with an occasional rain drop. Homogenous overcast gray sky; ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
3/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.43 0.3 0.06 0.5 M Rain showers off and on all day yesterday, heavy at times; filtered sun breaks. Currently 34 deg. with blowing snow; 0.3" snow overnight. Currently winds: NW 7.6 MPH, W 5.4 MPH. Gust yesterday 1:16 PM: NW 25.5 MPH. Homogeneous overcast gray sky with ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
3/22/2013 7:05 AM 0.12 0.1 0.01 0.0 M Snow showers off and on yesterday morning with a sunny reprieve from ~ noon to ~ 3 PM when snow showers resumed for the remainder of the day. Snow on the ground melted by ~ noon. Currently 30 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky. Large cloud bank obscures Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills.
3/23/2013 6:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Occasional snow flurries with sun breaks yesterday. Currently 29 deg. and calm with what looks at this hour to be a totally clear sky vs. a diffuse, high overcast. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. LIght frost on the roof tops.
4/8/2013 7:50 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain all day yesterday off and on; heavy at times. Currently 38 deg. and calm with a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
4/9/2013 7:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 33 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky - cluster of cirrus waves high to the west and a bank of stratus behind the west hills. Mount Hood and the west hills shine in the morning light. Frost on the roof tops and in places on the ground below. The orchard frost fans have been on since about 2 AM.
4/10/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 49 deg. and calm under a uniformly overcast gray sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured; lower elevations partially obscured.
4/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent rain showers yesterday morning. Currently 41 deg. with 3.1 MPH NW and 4.5 MPH N winds under an inhomogeneous gray overcast sky. Mount Hood is fully visible but 50% opaque. The upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
4/12/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 31 deg., calm and cold under a clear sky but for a few contrails and isolated collects of small clouds. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Frost on the roof tops; the orchard fans have been going all night.
4/13/2013 7:15 AM 0.10 T M 0.0 M Rain showers began yesterday about 6 PM and continued into the evening hours. Trace amount of snow on the several few roof tops near the station and on selected spots on the ground this morning - less than 5% of area. Total precipitation consisted of .07" of rain in gauge from last evening plus .03" of melted snow from the funnel. Currently 35 deg. with a 2.2 mph NW wind under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
4/14/2013 7:50 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Snow flurries, heavy at times yesterday morning; extended sun breaks and very blustery and cold mid-day to late afternoon when rain showers began and continued into the evening. Currently 37 deg., damp and calm with an inhomogeneous gray overcast sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
4/15/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 35 deg. and calm under an inhomogeneous overcast gray sky with a few swathes of blue. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. No local frost but a few orchard frost fans in the area ran during the night.
4/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M A few showers yesterday afternoon between 4 and 6 PM. Currently 33 deg. and calm with a partly cloudy sky; layers of broken clouds over the west hills. All of Mount Hood but the final 500' or so is obscured. Frost on selected roof tops below the station. Orchard frost fans going.
4/17/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 31 deg., cold and calm under a clear sky but for a band of diffuse, multi-layered thin clouds beyond the west hills. Mount Hood fully visible in the morning light. Frost on the roof tops; the orchard frost fans have been on since about midnight.
4/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 42 deg. with west wind between 2.7 and 5.4 mph. Mostly cloudy sky with patches of blue. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
4/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 48 deg. with a 2.2 mph NW wind and a few drops of rain felt and seen on the gauge funnel. Sky is an inhomogeneous overcast with thin high altitude clouds with light gray-blue in places. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
4/20/2013 6:15 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain showers yesterday morning (~ .04") and since midnight (~.07"). Currently 44 deg. and raining lightly. Somewhat inhomogeneous overcast gray sky with ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
4/21/2013 7:10 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain continued to fall for a short time after observation time yesterday morning - the tail-end of the front. Currently 44 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky. A dedicated cloud caps the upper 4000' of Mount Hood; the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
4/22/2013 6:20 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M A brief rain shower about 9 PM last night. Currently 35 deg., calm and damp. Clear sky with Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Frost on the roof tops. Orchard frost fans on since about 3 AM.
4/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 31 deg. and calm under a clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Light frost on the roof tops. Orchard frost fans going.
4/24/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 36 deg. and calm with a clear sky. Snow covered Mount Hood shines in the morning light. West hills fully visible. No frost at the station, but the orchard frost fans have been on since about 2 AM.
4/25/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 49 deg. with a 2.7 mph SE wind under a partly cloudy sky - high altitude clouds to the SW, rippled in places. Mount Hood fully visible in subdued light. West hills fully visible.
4/26/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 47 deg. and calm under a perfectly clear sky. The full moon just went down behind the west hills. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
4/27/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 53 deg. with a 3.1 mph SE wind under essentially a clear sky; a few contrails. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
4/28/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 49 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
4/29/2013 6:45 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Very windy before midnight, gust 22.4 mph at 10:49 PM. Rain in the pre-dawn hours. Currently 46 deg. and calm under a homogeneous overcast, light gray sky. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
4/30/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 38 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
5/1/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 31 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Light frost on the roof tops and the orchard frost fans have been on since before midnight. Mount Hood shines in the morning light. Snowfall data is 0.0 from now until fall unless otherwise noted.
5/2/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 37 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky! Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
5/3/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 45 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky! Mount Hood shines in the early morning sun.
5/4/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 47 deg. and calm with a totally clear sky! Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
5/5/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 49 deg. with a 2.2 mph SE breeze under a totally clear sky but for a small cloud cap on Mount Hood. The mountain shines in the morning light.
5/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 51 deg. and calm under a totally clear baby blue sky! Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
5/7/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 53 deg. and calm under a basically clear sky - a few scattered small puffy clouds. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
5/8/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 51 deg. and calm under a completely clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
5/9/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 50 deg. and calm under a completely clear and pale blue sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 53 deg. and calm under another completely cloudless sky! Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
5/11/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59.7 deg. and calm under a mottled high overcast sky. Mount Hood fully visible but in very subdued light. Yesterday's high was 88.5!
5/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 51 deg. and calm under an inhomogeneous overcast sky overhead and to the west. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured. Some sunlight on the valley floor coming through the low clear areas of the eastern sky.
5/20/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 41 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a few, thin high altitude clouds and several contrails. Mount Hood bright in the morning light.
5/21/2013 6:50 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief shower probably at dawn. Currently 45 deg. with a NE wind of 5.4 mph. Mostly cloudy sky with patches of blue. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
5/22/2013 6:50 AM T M M M M Occasional sprinkles last 24 hours; mostly overnight. Currently 39.9 deg. with a 3.1 mph W wind under a uniform overcast sky with ceiling about 3500'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured. LIght new snow above 3400'.
5/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Intermittent showers yesterday; mostly late afternoon, evening and overnight. Currently 39 deg., calm and raining lightly under a homogeneous light gray overcast sky. Ceiling about 1800'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
5/24/2013 6:45 AM 0.17 M M M M Showers off and on yesterday. About .04" of rain fell yesterday and .13" has fallen since midnight. Currently 41 deg., calm and raining lightly. Sky is a fairly homogeneous overcast with ceiling about 3000'. Free hanging clouds over the valley floor in places. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
5/25/2013 6:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain continued to fall for a bit after observation time yesterday morning. Currently 41 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood partially visible; upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
5/26/2013 7:15 AM 0.14 M M M M Almost all the rain fell after midnight. Currently 49 deg., calm and damp with a few rain drops falling. Sky is a uniform gray and totally overcast with fog on the west side of the valley. Mount Hood and the west hills are obscured.
5/27/2013 6:40 AM 0.02 M M M M Occasional sprinkle yesterday. Rain began lightly in the pre-dawn hours. Currently 45 deg. and raining with a uniform, light gray overcast sky; ceiling about 3300'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
5/28/2013 6:15 AM 0.40 M M M M Rained all day yesterday, heavily at times. Currently 45 deg., calm and damp under a partly cloudy sky - the bulk of the clouds are to the west. Scattered cirrus above and a large cumulus bank obscures the upper elevations of the west hills and most of Mount Hood. Its summit is peaking out and there is a short rainbow tail to the NW near Mt. Defiance.
5/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Most of the rain fell overnight, at times heavily and steadily. Currently 47 deg., damp and drizzling under a uniform light gray overcast sky; ceiling about 1700'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
5/30/2013 6:10 AM 0.16 M M M M Rain off and on all day yesterday. Currently 43 deg., calm and damp with a partly cloudy sky. Large cloud cap obscuring the upper 3000' of Mount Hood and there is a large cloud bank over the upper elevations of the west hills. Note: Unable to logon to CoCoRaHS at observation time.
5/31/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very brief episode of sprinkles yesterday about 6:30 PM. Currently 43 deg. and calm. THe sky is clear but for a not very high, long cumulus cloud squatting on the higher elevations of the west hills. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/1/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 47 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky - mid and high altitude, linear but fragmenting, N-S oriented clouds. Upper 1000' of Mount Hood is obscured.
6/2/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 51 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - mostly large cumulus widely distributed. Parts of Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
6/3/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 45 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky! Snow covered Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/4/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 47 deg. and calm under a clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/5/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 53 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a small, stacked collection of streaky cirrus clouds to the NW. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/7/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 60 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a contrail and a few scattered small cirrus patches. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/8/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 49 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/9/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. with a 2.6 mph short duration SE breeze under a totally cloudless sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 45 deg. and calm under another cloudless sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light. More of her rocky ribs are becoming visible each day as her snowy mantle melts.
6/11/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The weather has changed: Currently 49 deg. with variable cool winds (SE 4.0 mph, W 6.3 mph, NW 5.4 mph) under a mostly cloudy with cumulus sky. The upper elevations of the west hills are obscured as is the summit of Mount Hood.
6/12/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 47 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy (cumulus) sky. Upper elevations of the west hills are obscured. Mount Hood shines in the morning light but for the tiptop of the summit which is lost in a large, long cloud.
6/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M The little rain most likely fell in the dawn or predawn hours this morning. Currently, 48 deg. and calm and damp in places. Mostly cloudy sky (cumulus) obscuring Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills.
6/14/2013 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 49 deg. with a brief, light SE breeze under a mostly cloudy to inhomogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light just under the cloud layer. Upper elevations of the west hills obscured. A few areas of bright sunlight on the valley floor.
6/15/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 47 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for two contrails. Mount Hood shines in the morning light. Her rocky features are more revealed as the snow slowly melts.
6/16/2013 6:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Thunder and lightning about 1 mile south with intermittent light showers here between 8:45 PM to about 9:30 PM last evening. Currently 53 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - scattered small clumps of cumulus and cirrus plus a contrail. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy (cumulus) sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible but in subdued light.
6/18/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. with a brief W breeze under a mostly cloudy sky. Less than 5% blue sky, all to the SW. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
6/19/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few uncaptured sprinkles around 6 PM yesterday. Currently 51 deg. with breezes N 4.0 mph and NW 3.6 mph under a inhomogeneous overcast sky dense at lower and mid-altitude, thin at high altitude. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
6/20/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A dozen small drops of rain on the funnel. Cylinder dry. Currently 51 deg. with N, W, NW breezes 2-4 mph under a mostly cloudy, almost overcast, sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
6/21/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few sprinkles at dawn. Rain drops on the funnel but cylinder dry. Currently 50 deg. and calm under an inhomogeneous overcast sky with, briefly, a rainbow. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
6/22/2013 6:10 AM T M M M M Most likely a brief shower 8:30 - 9:30 AM yesterday morning. Currently 45 deg. and calm under a completely clear sky but for one distant contrail-in-progress to the west. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
6/23/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Rain drops on the funnel, some in the cylinder and damp areas on the ground; probably a predawn shower. Currently calm and humid under a fairly homogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood obscured. To this observer, humidity is being felt more frequently, especially in the last several years.
6/24/2013 7:15 AM 0.54 M M M M Light sprinkles off and on all day until the heavy shower 5:00 - 6:00 PM; light rain after that. 0.45" in the gauge at 7:00 PM thus 0.09" overnight. Currently 54 deg., damp and calm under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Overhead in places the overcast is thin. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
6/25/2013 6:25 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain fell as a predawn shower this morning. Currently 53 deg., calm and wet under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Long, low linear clouds hanging in the valley. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
6/26/2013 6:10 AM 0.24 M M M M Rain off/on all day yesterday; heavy between 4-5PM. Currently 53 deg., calm and wet under a mostly homogeneous overcast gray sky. Clouds hanging in the valleys. Mount Hood and most of the west hills obscured.
6/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Showers off and on yesterday and overnight. Currently 55 deg., calm and damp under an inhomogeneous overcast multi-shaded gray sky. A few bright blue patches low in the western sky. Mount Hood obscured. For the last several mornings the frost fans have been going to dry off the cherries.
6/28/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky! Mount Hood shines in the morning light for the first time in 5 days. Now the rescuers can find the missing climber.
6/29/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 65 deg. (warmest observation time temperature so far this season and anecdotally earlier in the season), warm and calm under a partly cloudy sky - cirrus and cumulus. Mount Hood fully visible in dull light. High temperature yesterday was 90.1; on the 26th it was 63.5, on the 27th 70.2, and on the 28th 80.6.
7/2/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heat wave continues, 95.7 deg. high yesterday. Currently 66 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible.
7/3/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot one - yesterday's high 95.7 deg. Currently 64 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood bright in the morning light.
7/4/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 58 deg. with a 3.1 E breeze under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible in the morning light.
7/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. with a cool, brief ~ 5 mph west wind under a partly cloudy cumulus sky. Upper 500' of so of Mount Hood covered with broken clouds.
7/6/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 48 deg. and calm beneath a clear sky but for a layer of clouds nestled against the back (west) side of the north end of the west hills. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/7/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/8/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/9/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 55 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 61 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/11/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. with a 5.4 mph S wind under a partly cloudy sky - bands of cirrus high overhead. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/12/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 48 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - scattered cirrus clouds - checks, waves and strings mostly overhead and to the east. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/13/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 46 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a group of 5 or 6 long, undulating cirrus clouds to the NW. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/14/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 52 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/15/2013 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible in the flat light of early morning.
7/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. and calm under an almost completely clear sky - a few cumulus to the west. Mount Hood fully visible in the morning light.
7/17/2013 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 61 deg. with a brief 2.4 mph SE breeze under a partly cloudy sky - generous cumulus clouds mostly to the west and over/around Mount Hood. The mountain is fully visible but in subdued light.
7/18/2013 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 52 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood will shortly shine in the direct morning sun.
7/19/2013 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under another totally clear sky. Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/20/2013 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under another totally cloudless sky! Mount Hood shines in the morning light.
7/21/2013 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. and calm under another totally clear sky. Waning alpine glow on Mount Hood.
7/22/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. with the cool early morning intermittent ~ 2.5 mph SE breezes that frequently come down off Surveyors Ridge (above and east of the station). The sky is again 100% clear. Mount Hood is fully visible but losing its snowy mantle, and thus much of its shine, as summer progresses.
7/23/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 58 deg. and calm under another totally clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible.
7/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a group of cumulus clouds to the SW and east of Mount Hood. The mountain is fully visible.
7/25/2013 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm but for a brief, cool ~ 2 mph SE breeze down off the ridge. Sky is totally clear but for a waning moon and Mount Hood is fully visible.
7/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. and calm but for a brief, cool breeze at 2.2 mph SE down from the ridge. Totally clear sky again but for a waning moon. Mount Hood fully visible.
7/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 58 deg. with an intermittent E wind at 2.7 mph coming down off the ridge. Another totally cloudless sky. Waning moon and alpine glow. Mount Hood fully visible.
7/28/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 55 deg. with a 2.2 mph, cool E breeze coming down off Surveyors Ridge. The sky is again totally cloudless with Mount Hood fully visible.
7/29/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 50 deg. and calm under another totally clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible.
7/30/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a few small cumulus over the west hills and a few short, streaky cirrus above. Mount Hood fully visible and bright in the morning light.
7/31/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 61 deg. and calm under a fairly uniform overcast sky with haze and/or smoke from the forest fires. The full profile of Mount Hood is visible but with about 50% opacification.
8/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. and calm under a partly, almost mostly, cloudy sky of cumulus and altocumulus clouds. Mount Hood is seen in full profile in subdued light. No rain in 34 days.
8/2/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. with a 2.7 mph E breeze coming down off the ridge. Sky is partly cloudy with a cumulus bank sitting on top of the west hills and obscuring the higher elevations. A few small scattered clouds elsewhere. Full Mount Hood profile visible in subdued light.
8/3/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 52 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy (scattered cirrus) sky; one contrail. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
8/4/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 56 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible.
8/5/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 58 deg. and calm under another totally clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
8/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 58 deg. and calm under another totally clear sky. Mount Hood fully visible with waning alpenglow. West hills fully visible.
8/7/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 58 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - sheets and waves of thin cirrus. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
8/8/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 65 deg. (about 7 deg. warmer than previous mornings this week) with a 3.1 mph E early morning wind coming down off Surveyors Ridge. Overcast sky! Full but hazy profile of Mount Hood and the west hills.
8/9/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 62 deg. and calm under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Through the subdued light and haze Mount Hood seen in full profile. West hills fully visible.
8/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.10 M M M M Rain (the first in 42 days), thunder and lightning last night from 8PM until about 11PM. Currently 56 deg., calm and damp under a totally clear sky. A few scattered patches of mist above the valley floor. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
8/11/2013 6:45 AM 0.13 M M M M Yesterday, brief shower around 5PM; main event with rain, thunder and lightning began around 7:30 PM and lasted for 2-3 hours. Currently 57 deg., calm and damp under a mostly cloudy sky. A dull Mount Hood is visible with cloud cap; upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
8/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 52 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a bank of cumulus clouds tucked behind the west hills which obscures the upper elevations. Mount Hood fully visible.
8/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 51 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - some wispy cirrus and patches of cirrostratus. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
8/14/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy, hazy sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible but dim.
8/15/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy (mostly cirrostratus), but hazy in places, sky. A dull appearing Mount Hood and the west hills are fully visible.
8/16/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 63 deg., calm and muggy under a mostly dark, cloudy sky. Some blue and pink to the south. A mostly black Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible but foreboding.
8/17/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Shower yesterday morning around 10:30 AM. Currently 57 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a small cumulus cloud near the summit of a fully visible Mount Hood and another small cumulus puffy resting on the west hills.
8/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 56 deg. and calm under a completely clear sky but for a small bank of cumulus sitting behind the west hills to the north. Mount Hood fully visible.
8/19/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
8/20/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 52 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
8/21/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy, smoke hazy ski with wispy cirrus overhead. Full moon over the dull west hills. Mount Hood also fully visible but dull. Slight smell of smoke from the Government Complex Fire.
8/22/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. and calm under a thin overcast sky of smoky haze with a faint full moon. Mount Hood is obscured as are the higher elevations of the west hills. Mild smell of smoke and a first: ".01" of ash particles in the rain gauge this morning from the Government Flats Complex Fire east of the station. The ash fell intermittently yesterday, mostly in the afternoon with the east winds.
8/23/2013 6:35 AM 0.14 M M M M Showers yesterday 10:45 AM, 12:15 AM and last night during the wee hours. Currently 59 deg. and damp under a mostly cloudy sky - scattered cumulus. Mount Hood partly obscured as are the upper elevations of the west hills; waning moon above the west hills.
8/24/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 54 deg. and calm under a partly, almost mostly, cloudy sky - scattered cumulus. A fully visible Mount Hood is dimly lit for this hour and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
8/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 55 deg. and calm with an inhomogenous, mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood is fully visible but very dim. The west hills are fully visible.
8/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Showers started about 11 AM yesterday morning and continued all day and into the evening off and on; occasional thunder; one bolt of lightning seen. Currently 51 deg. and damp under a mostly cloudy sky. There is a large, thick bank obscuring Mount Hood and the west hills. Some ground fog. Scattered cumulus overhead and to the east.
8/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 51 deg., calm and cool under a partly cloudy sky - scattered small cumulus. Mount Hood has a large cloud cap obscuring the upper 1000' or so. West hills fully visible with a long, shallow cloud bank behind them.
8/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 60 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood has a partial cloud shroud; the west hills are fully visible.
8/29/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 62 deg. and a bit muggy under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Upper ~ 2500' of Mount Hood obscured; visible portions dim. West hills fully visible but dim.
8/30/2013 6:30 AM 0.13 M M M M Heavy shower yesterday morning from about 9:30 AM until 9:50 AM; 2-3 light showers between sunny periods during the remainder of the day. Currently 62 deg. and muggy. Sky is overcast to the west and basically clear to the east. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
8/31/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 55 deg. and calm with a few patches of field ground fog. The sky is totally clear. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
9/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 58 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
9/2/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a clear sky but for a low, long bank behind the west hills obscuring the highest elevations and a few scattered cirrus in the eastern sky. Mount Hood fully visible but with its rocky dull luster of late summer-early fall.
9/3/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy-to-mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood obscured. The west hills are fully visible but a large bank of clouds lies behind them.
9/4/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 59 deg. with a 2.7 mph SW wind under a partly cloudy sky: a large bank of cumulus behind the west hills and scattered cirrus to the east. Mount Hood dim but fully visible.
9/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 63 deg. and slightly muggy under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood mostly obscured as are the upper elevations of the west hills.
9/6/2013 6:30 AM 0.44 M M M M Thunder, lightning and rain began at 5:25 pm yesterday and tapered off over the next two hours resulting in about .05" in the gauge. Steady rain began again about 3:00 am. Currently 55 deg. and raining under a homogeneous overcast sky with a ceiling about 1800'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
9/7/2013 7:10 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain continued to fall for an hour or so after observation time yesterday morning. Currently 48 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - just a bank of clouds sitting on top of the west hills; none overhead. Mount Hood is fully visible; the upper 2000' or so got a dusting of snow during yesterday's storm.
9/8/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 53 deg., damp and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. Dissipating ground fog.
9/12/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 61 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Some agricultural burns causing layered, low lying smoke in places. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible. High yesterday was 96.6 deg.
9/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 60 deg. and calm under what appears to be a clear sky at this hour; perhaps a little haze over the fully visible west hills. Difficult to differentiate, but it looks like both agricultural smoke and fog layering some 25 to 50 feet above the ground over Trout Creek Ridge. Mount Hood fully visible but very dull in the low light.
9/14/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 57 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.
9/15/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 63 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the west hills are fully visible but dim.
9/16/2013 7:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Nice shower with thunder yesterday between 6:15 pm and 6:30 pm; a few sprinkles into the evening. Currently 57 deg. under a mostly cloudy sky - cumulus in the west, cirrus to the east. Mount Hood's NW ridge has a scarf-like cloud draped over it; terrain below 8000' obscured by clouds. Upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
9/17/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 51 deg. and cool under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood obscured above 8000' as are the upper elevations of the west hills.
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A brief shower probably during the pre-dawn hours. Currently 53 deg. with a momentary, slight E breeze. Mostly cloudy sky with some bright patches of blue to the west. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills obscured.
9/19/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 41 deg. and chilly under what appears, at this hour, to be a clear sky. No obvious clouds. A bright, full harvest moon is about to set over the dark, but visible west hills. Mount Hood fully visible but dull at this hour.
9/20/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Shortly after observation time yesterday morning, a small dusting of new snow was apparent above 7500' on Mount Hood and it remains this morning. Currently 47 deg. and calm under a partly cloudy sky - several long, pink, stacked and thin N-S oriented layers of cirrus clouds to the west; clear sky to the east. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible but dim. Full moon seen above the west hills.
9/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Clouded up late yesterday afternoon; moderate shower between 9:00PM and about 9:30PM. Currently 51 deg. and damp under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood is dimly visible but for large, arrowhead-shaped cloud cap. Upper elevations of the west hills are obscured. Almost full moon hanging in the western sky.
9/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Shower yesterday from 2:00 PM until around 3:30 PM. Currently 53 deg. and damp with an intermittent W wind, now at 2.7 mph. Sky is inhomogeneously overcast with a ceiling about 3700'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
9/23/2013 7:05 AM 0.35 M M M M Intermittent showers began at 1:40PM yesterday and continued through the day and overnight. Currently 53 deg. and damp with variable winds of 3 to 6 mph, from the E, SE, NW and SW over about 10 minutes. Sky is inhomogeneously overcast with ceiling about 2000'. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
9/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M A few light showers yesterday mostly in the late afternoon. Currently 47 deg., damp and calm under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Ceiling about 4500'. A few areas of evolving light blue overhead. Mount Hood is obscured, however, there are only a few wispy clouds tucked along the sides of the west hills.
9/25/2013 6:50 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles yesterday. Currently 44 deg. and damp under an inhomogeneous overcast sky -at this hour it appears thinner overhead. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured.
9/26/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 40 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky - broken pattern above plus a large, long bank obscuring the west hills above about 3500'-4000'. Mount Hood obscured above about 8500' plus portions below. Some blue sky above and to the east. 1/2 moon above.
9/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 44 deg. and calm but for a brief ~ 3 mph W wind. Mostly cloudy sky - waves of dark, N-S oriented, long, moderately wide and separated cirrus clouds. Mount Hood fully but faintly seen at this hour. West hills visible beneath the clouds.
9/28/2013 7:25 AM 0.88 M M M M Sprinkles began yesterday at 2 PM and steady rain about 3:30PM and it has continued since. Currently 49 deg. and calm with a moderate rainfall (.04"/hr per auto rain gauge) under a homogeneous, light gray overcast sky; ceiling about 1800', visibility about 1 mile. Mount Hood and the west hills are totally obscured.
9/29/2013 7:10 AM 1.07 M M M M Rain all day yesterday and during the night. Currently 48 deg. and calm. Rain has resumed after a brief hiatus for gauge emptying. :) Sky is a homogeneous, light gray overcast with ceiling about 1800'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured. Normally, the East Fork of the Hood River (1.3 miles west of this station) can not be heard, however, its roar is audible this morning!
9/30/2013 7:15 AM 0.99 M M M M The rain continues falling - basically all day yesterday and all night with a lull or break every now and then. Currently 46 deg. and raining moderately with a brief rainbow. Very variable, gusty winds 4-8mph mostly from the E and SE. The sky is overcast and a white-gray with some thinning overhead with the suggestion of some blue; ceiling about 1800'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/29/2012 10/06/2012 7:10 AM 8 0.00 0.0 0.00 No rain fell in the gauge over the last 7 days. Currently 38 deg. and calm with a clear sky. Some haze low in the western sky. Mount Hood fully visible in the morning light.
10/25/2012 10/27/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.14 0.0 0.00 Auto rain gauge indicated no rain on the 26th. Lowest temperature during the period was 35.4 deg. Currently 47 deg. and calm with what, at this pre-dawn hour, looks like will be a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured by clouds.
11/22/2012 11/26/2012 7:15 AM 5 0.80 0.0 0.00 No rain fell from 3 PM yesterday afternoon when we returned until observation time this morning. Currently 32.5 deg. and calm under a mostly cloudy sky. Mount Hood and the upper elevations of the west hills are obscured. Light frost on the rooftops and ground.
1/19/2013 1/22/2013 7:20 AM 4 0.00 0.0 0.00 Currently 22 deg., calm, cold and crisp. Uniformly overcast gray sky with ceiling about 2000'. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured. Maximum and minimum temperature for the last 4 days and anecdotal observations suggest that subfreezing temperatures and overcast skies predominated over the last 3 days.
3/24/2013 4/07/2013 7:00 AM 15 1.22 0.0 M Checking weather forecast remotely for station zone indicated periods of rain but no snow (will confirm with neighbors) during this period. Currently 44 deg., blustery and rainy with variable gusts - 8.4 MPH SW/6.3 MPH W/4.0 MPH NW. Overcast sky with a few small patches of blue overhead. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
5/12/2013 5/18/2013 6:30 AM 7 0.45 M M Auto rain gauge indicates that 0.24" fell yesterday. Based on weather forecast of 5-11-13 the remainder of the 0.45" probably fell last Sunday. Currently 48 deg. with variable W winds of 3-4 mph under an inhomogeneous overcast sky. Mount Hood and the west hills obscured.
6/30/2013 7/01/2013 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M Yesterday was the hottest day so far this summer - high 97.7 deg. Currently 67 deg. with a slight E breeze under a mostly cloudy sky overhead and to the E, S, and SW. Clear sky on the NW horizon. Mount Hood fully visible but in very subdued light.
9/9/2013 9/11/2013 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M No precipitation and sunny with temperatures in the 80's and low 90's over last 3 days. Currently 62 deg. and calm under a totally clear sky. A few patches of dissipating ground fog. Mount Hood and the west hills fully visible.



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