Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WA-SJ-28 Latitude 48.53535449
Station Name Lopez Island 3.9 NNE Longitude -122.88736217
County San Juan Elevation (ft) 123



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 2.44 4.84 31 4.84 31 0.00 0 0 15 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 3.93 3.04 30 2.84 28 0.20 2 1 16 4 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 3.02 3.95 31 3.85 29 0.10 2 1 22 6 0.1 1 0
Jan 13 3.31 3.26 31 3.26 31 0.00 0 0 17 3 0.0 0 0
Feb 13 1.97 1.25 28 1.09 20 0.16 8 2 14 4 0.0 0 0
March 13 1.96 2.33 31 2.23 27 0.10 4 1 14 3 0.0 0 0
April 13 1.60 2.58 30 2.58 30 0.00 0 0 15 6 0.0 0 0
May 13 1.44 2.08 31 1.99 29 0.09 2 1 14 2 0.0 0 0
June 13 1.23 0.96 30 0.96 26 0.00 4 2 11 4 0.0 0 0
July 13 0.66 0.03 31 0.03 28 0.00 3 1 1 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 0.89 0.94 31 0.94 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.26 3.25 30 3.25 30 0.00 0 0 15 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 23.71" 28.51" 365 days 27.86" 340 0.65" 25 days 9 163 days 44 days 0.1" 1 days 0 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2012 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.00
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 T
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.02
10/13/2012 0.19
10/14/2012 0.38
10/15/2012 0.41
10/16/2012 0.34
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 T
10/19/2012 0.55
10/20/2012 0.05
10/21/2012 0.30
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.29
10/24/2012 T
10/25/2012 0.06
10/26/2012 0.00
10/27/2012 0.16
10/28/2012 0.45
10/29/2012 0.44
10/30/2012 0.19
10/31/2012 1.01
11/1/2012 0.17
11/2/2012 0.05
11/3/2012 0.17
11/4/2012 0.11
11/5/2012 0.27
11/6/2012 T
11/7/2012 0.10
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012 0.30
11/13/2012 **
11/14/2012 0.20
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 T
11/18/2012 0.35
11/19/2012 0.05
11/20/2012 0.77
11/21/2012 0.11
11/22/2012 0.14
11/23/2012 0.09
11/24/2012 0.12
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 T
11/27/2012 0.01
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.03
11/30/2012 T
12/1/2012 0.13
12/2/2012 0.30
12/3/2012 0.19
12/4/2012 0.06
12/5/2012 0.17
12/6/2012 0.04
12/7/2012 0.44
12/8/2012 0.14
12/9/2012 T
12/10/2012 0.15
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 0.25
12/13/2012 T
12/14/2012 0.30
12/15/2012 0.03
12/16/2012 0.20
12/17/2012 0.31
12/18/2012 0.25
12/19/2012 **
12/20/2012 0.10
12/21/2012 0.10
12/22/2012 T
12/23/2012 0.01
12/24/2012 0.13
12/25/2012 T
12/26/2012 0.31
12/27/2012 0.14
12/28/2012 T
12/29/2012 0.06
12/30/2012 0.14
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.08
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.01
1/5/2013 0.04
1/6/2013 0.20
1/7/2013 0.45
1/8/2013 0.03
1/9/2013 0.98
1/10/2013 0.05
1/11/2013 0.05
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 0.00
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.01
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013 T
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 T
1/22/2013 T
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.23
1/25/2013 0.01
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 0.34
1/28/2013 0.37
1/29/2013 0.08
1/30/2013 0.28
1/31/2013 0.05
2/1/2013 0.07
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 0.14
2/5/2013 0.01
2/6/2013 0.01
2/7/2013 T
2/8/2013 0.04
2/9/2013 **
2/10/2013 **
2/11/2013 0.01
2/12/2013 0.02
2/13/2013 T
2/14/2013 0.19
2/15/2013 0.07
2/16/2013 0.01
2/17/2013 **
2/18/2013 **
2/19/2013 **
2/20/2013 **
2/21/2013 0.15
2/22/2013 0.25
2/23/2013 0.15
2/24/2013 T
2/25/2013 0.07
2/26/2013 0.03
2/27/2013 0.03
2/28/2013 T
3/1/2013 0.50
3/2/2013 0.12
3/3/2013 0.02
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 0.00
3/6/2013 0.06
3/7/2013 0.39
3/8/2013 0.03
3/9/2013 0.00
3/10/2013 T
3/11/2013 0.01
3/12/2013 0.15
3/13/2013 0.43
3/14/2013 0.09
3/15/2013 0.17
3/16/2013 0.02
3/17/2013 0.09
3/18/2013 0.15
3/19/2013 T
3/20/2013 T
3/21/2013 **
3/22/2013 **
3/23/2013 **
3/24/2013 0.10
3/25/2013 0.00
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 T
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.44
4/6/2013 0.03
4/7/2013 0.18
4/8/2013 0.33
4/9/2013 T
4/10/2013 0.03
4/11/2013 0.25
4/12/2013 T
4/13/2013 0.26
4/14/2013 0.08
4/15/2013 0.03
4/16/2013 0.01
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 0.07
4/19/2013 0.53
4/20/2013 0.23
4/21/2013 T
4/22/2013 T
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 T
4/29/2013 0.05
4/30/2013 0.06
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 0.23
5/13/2013 0.03
5/14/2013 0.08
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 **
5/17/2013 0.09
5/18/2013 0.19
5/19/2013 0.01
5/20/2013 0.00
5/21/2013 0.16
5/22/2013 0.08
5/23/2013 0.29
5/24/2013 T
5/25/2013 T
5/26/2013 0.31
5/27/2013 0.17
5/28/2013 0.32
5/29/2013 0.03
5/30/2013 0.07
5/31/2013 0.02
6/1/2013 T
6/2/2013 0.04
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 T
6/8/2013 0.01
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 **
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.09
6/13/2013 0.00
6/14/2013 T
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 **
6/17/2013 T
6/18/2013 0.07
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.02
6/21/2013 0.32
6/22/2013 0.00
6/23/2013 T
6/24/2013 0.07
6/25/2013 0.21
6/26/2013 0.01
6/27/2013 0.08
6/28/2013 0.04
6/29/2013 0.00
6/30/2013 0.00
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 T
7/18/2013 0.03
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 **
7/26/2013 **
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 0.15
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 T
8/11/2013 0.05
8/12/2013 0.03
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.24
8/16/2013 0.02
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 T
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.04
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 T
8/27/2013 T
8/28/2013 0.14
8/29/2013 0.14
8/30/2013 0.13
8/31/2013 0.00
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 T
9/3/2013 0.17
9/4/2013 0.10
9/5/2013 T
9/6/2013 0.17
9/7/2013 0.02
9/8/2013 T
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 T
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.32
9/17/2013 0.05
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 0.02
9/22/2013 0.03
9/23/2013 0.22
9/24/2013 0.11
9/25/2013 0.54
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.06
9/28/2013 0.20
9/29/2013 0.80
9/30/2013 0.44



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees, clear, calm, with full moon shining bright. Yesterday: sunny, high 63. September 2012 rainfall: 0.06 inch (1.02" is my 15-yr average). Driest September I've recorded, and driest September with JG's 33-yr records. But it was a glorious month for sunshine and pleasant temps! Wrapped up the 2011-2012 rainfall year with total 22.35" (91% of my 15-yr ave of 24.68").
10/2/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A chilly 38 degrees, with clear calm skies this AM. Yesterday: mixed clouds and sunshine, high 67.
10/3/2012 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Surprisingly warm 52 degrees, clear skies, and gusty NE winds this AM. No dew this morning. Yesterday: sunny and a high of 60.
10/4/2012 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49 degrees, clear, with occasional light winds from N. No dew again this morning. Yesterday: sunny, high 62.
10/5/2012 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 degrees, clear, calm, with only v. light dew. Yesterday: sunny, high 61. Still very dry conditions continue...even more pronounced with the continual low humidities.
10/6/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 degrees, clear, calm. Yesterday: sunny, high 63, v. pleasant. Had noticed a few locations with very light, patchy frost yesterday morning as I drove to the village for work. No frost yet this season at my gauge location.
10/7/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 degrees, clear, calm. Yesterday: sunny, pleasant, high 65.
10/8/2012 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40 degrees, clear, calm star-filled morning. Very light dew. Yesterday: glorious fall day with bright blue skies, sunshine, high 66, and pockets of fall leaf color.
10/9/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48 degrees, cloudy, calm. Yesterday: sunny and high of 67; lovely day.
10/10/2012 5:20 AM T 0.0 M M M 43 degrees, with dense fog, resulting in droplets developed on gauge (but interior cylinder still bone dry). Light fog drip occurring under larger trees. Yesterday: cool and overcast, becoming sunny in PM, high 57.
10/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 degrees, cloudy, calm. Yesterday: prolong dense fog, then overcast and cool, high 52. Looking forward to the approaching rain this weekend.
10/12/2012 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M 47 degrees, with light drizzle currently falling. Heard rain on the roof at 5 AM. Yesterday: overcast, cool, high of 50.
10/13/2012 6:50 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M A mild 50 degrees this AM, overcast, calm. Light rain overnight. This is our first notable rainfall since July 20th. Yeah! Bring it on!
10/14/2012 7:55 AM 0.38 0.0 M M M A very mild 55 degrees, overcast, and at times blustery this morning. Yesterday: off and on light rain showers, high 56. Nice to have the rain!
10/15/2012 5:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M M M 47 degrees, calm, foggy. Yesterday: light rain/showers all day, but warm 60 degree high.
10/16/2012 6:20 AM 0.34 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, breezy, 47 degrees this AM.
10/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees, clear, calm. Yesterday: partly cloudy, high 55.
10/18/2012 6:50 AM T 0.0 M M M 44 degrees, partly cloudy, calm. A very brief shower must have passed through a few hours ago, as the deck and gauge are speckled with raindrops.
10/19/2012 6:20 AM 0.55 0.0 M M M A very mild 52 degrees, light breezes, with sporadic/few misty droplets falling. Two bouts of rainfall yesterday afternoon and evening.
10/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
10/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M M M 40 degrees, overcast, heavy showers ended about 0.5 hr ago.
10/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37 degrees, partly clear this early AM. Yesterday: mixed clouds and sunbreaks, high 50.
10/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M M M 41 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm. Light rain started at 3:30 PM and continued through the evening and night.
10/24/2012 6:10 AM T 0.0 M M M 42 degrees, overcast, raining lightly at time of observation. Looks like the light rain had just recently started.
10/25/2012 6:25 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M 42 degrees, cloudy, calm.
10/26/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees, cloudy, calm. No rain yet here.
10/27/2012 7:40 AM 0.16 0.0 M M M 46 degrees, overcast, calm, with occasional small droplets/mist falling..ultra light.
10/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M M M 47 degrees, partly cloudy, calm. Dark wet day yesterday.
10/29/2012 5:40 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M 49 degrees, with light misty drizzle falling at time of observation. Calm. Heard the hard rain overnight. Best wishes to all folks on the East Coast and its interior as Sandy comes ashore.
10/30/2012 5:50 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M A mild 50 degrees this early AM, overcast, with a few miscellaneous rain drops falling, with more moderate rain forecasted later on today.
10/31/2012 7:00 AM 1.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Mild 51 degrees this AM. Rain has just ended, momentarily, with only ultra-fine light mist falling at time of observation. Wet night.
11/1/2012 5:10 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M 50 degrees, overcast, calm, with light rain falling at time of observation. 0.17" rainfall fell during day/evening of Oct. 31st. Total rainfall for October (including the 31st): 5.01 inches (2.91" is my 16-yr average) [JG's 33-yr ave. for Oct. is 2.49"]. Definitely a wet second half of the month, but we needed it.
11/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 50 degrees, cloudy, calm.
11/3/2012 7:15 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M 51 degrees, cloudy, calm. Mild temps continue...
11/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 51 degrees, overcast, calm. Nice to have an extra hour to snooze this morning.
11/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M 45 degrees, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday: rain held off until I finished cleaning out the chicken coop (thank goodness)! Unusually warm (58 degrees) and very humid. Moderate rain by early evening.
11/6/2012 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 43 degrees, mostly to partly cloudy, calm. Am appreciating more and more Washington State's mail-in ballots. Voted two weeks ago.
11/7/2012 6:10 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 39 degrees, partly cloudy, calm. Spot of heavy showers @ lunchtime yesterday. Cooler temps are arriving.
11/8/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 33 degrees, clear, calm, with moderate frost. First significant frost of the season.
11/9/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 31 degrees, clear, calm, frosty. Ice on the birdbath. Sunny day forecasted, much light yesterday.
11/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34 degrees, mostly clear, with cold breeze out of the NE. No frost, but birdbaths have thin layer of ice. Yesterday was cool but sunny!
11/11/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35 degrees, cloudy, mostly calm. Last night got to a frosty 28 degrees, but cloud deck rolled in. Did more outdoor yard work with yesterday's sunshine. Could use another one of those before T-giving.
11/12/2012 5:15 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M 44 degrees, overcast, with light misty drizzle falling while checking gauge.
11/15/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 37 degrees, foggy, calm.
11/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 40 degrees, partly or mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday high/low: 46/36, with sunny afternoon.
11/17/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 46 degrees, cloudy, breezy, with light drizzle falling. Accumulation in gauge under the 0.01" mark, but surfaces (deck) are wet.
11/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M 43 degrees, cloudy, breezy. Yesterday, dry morning, moderate rains started about 12:30 pm at this location.
11/19/2012 6:25 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 47 degrees, cloudy, breezy, with light drizzle falling. Olympic rainshadow has been prominent during the past 24 hrs, with very little rain at this gauge location.
11/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.77 0.0 M 0.0 M 43 degrees, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm. Heavy rain for part of yesterday, but nothing as intense as many other locations in western WA.
11/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 42 degrees, cloudy, breezy, with light drizzle falling at time of checking gauge.
11/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M 39 degrees, cloudy, breezy. Suppose to be rain-free today. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
11/23/2012 7:45 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 43 degrees, cloudy, breezy, with intermittent light showers/drizzle falling at time of checking gauge.
11/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M 36.5 degrees, mostly clear, calm. Apparently, the San Juan Islands must have been under the influence of the Olympic rainshadow, as yesterday was mainly dry here, while elsewhere in western WA significant rain fell.
11/25/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm, w/ patchy light ground fog. Yesterday was beautiful: clear and sunny, cool, and no wind. High/low: 49/32.
11/26/2012 6:25 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 29 degrees, clear, calm, hard freeze and significant frost. Suspect it will drop further in temp before sunrise. Brrr!
11/27/2012 6:40 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 31.5 degrees, clear, calm, with heavy frost. Yesterday: High/low: 44/30, sunny afternoon. Not sure if the gauge's water was from some rogue passing shower at some point yesterday or if it was merely an accumulation of dew.
11/28/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34 degrees, cloudy, calm. Yesterday hi/lo: 46/33.
11/29/2012 6:15 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M A very mild 48 degrees, partly cloudy, calm, with an occasional breeze. Rainshadow effect was active yesterday, and appears will be happening again today. Not really expecting much rain here, while the doppler radar is v. active elsewhere in western WA.
11/30/2012 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 47.5 degrees, mostly cloudy, breezy. Yesterday; basically no rain and breezy, mild. Hi/low: 54/44.
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M 44.5 degrees, cloudy, light rain/showers currently falling while checking gage. Ended November 2012 (actual calendar days) with 2.96 inches rainfall (my 16-yr average is 3.86" and Jack G.'s 33-yr ave for Lopez is 4.22 inches). So at this gage location, November rainfall was notably less than normal, but slightly above normal for cumulative rainfall year, due to a very wet October. Rainshadow effect was prominent yesterday and kept rainfall very light; 0.09" fell before midnight on 11/30, and an additional 0.04" fell post midnight.
12/2/2012 7:35 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M 42 degrees, cloudy, variable calm conditions and breezy bouts. Rain overnight.
12/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M 40.5 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm. High yesterday: 49.
12/4/2012 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 45.5 degrees, partly cloudy, breezy, with occasional stronger gusts. Little rain overnight.
12/5/2012 6:30 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M 38 degrees, partly cloudy, calm, & wet from recent showers. Cooler than it has been in a while.
12/6/2012 5:45 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 40 degrees, overcast, calm, light drizzly rain falling.
12/7/2012 6:10 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M 40 degrees, calm, with steady moderate rain falling at time of checking gauge (6:10 AM).
12/8/2012 6:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M 31.5 degrees, partly cloudy, calm, frosty. Multiple owls and roosters are loud this morning. Brief hail storm yesterday at 2:30pm (v. unusual for Dec.)
12/9/2012 6:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 36 degrees, calm, cloudy. Yesterday hi/lo: 45/33.
12/10/2012 6:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M 37 degrees, cloudy, calm. Yesterday was a damp, bone-chilling 37 degrees most of the day with steady light misty drizzle.
12/11/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 40.5 degrees, cloudy, breezy, with a few very fine rain droplets falling sporadically, with rain supposedly later today.
12/12/2012 5:50 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M 40 degrees, cloudy, calm, with a light, fine drizzle falling while checking gauge. Most of rain must have come overnight, as yesterDAY had only v. light rain.
12/13/2012 6:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 38 degrees, cloudy, calm.
12/14/2012 6:20 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M 38 degrees, calm, and mostly to partly cloudy. Decent rainfall last night.
12/15/2012 6:20 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 36 degrees, cloudy, breezy, with light rain/drizzle falling. Dipped to 31 yesterday evening.
12/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M 36 degrees, mostly cloudy, occasional light breeze, and a few raindrops (light spotty drizzle) falling while checking gauge.
12/17/2012 5:45 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 35 degrees, raining steadily, breezy. Cold rain. The "windstorm" was brief and not so bad here thus far.
12/18/2012 6:00 AM 0.25 0.1 M T M Currently, 33 degrees, clear, calm. Thin veneer of snow overnight, first of the season. By the time I went outside to check gauge, snow had mostly melted. Rain & wind yesterday.
12/21/2012 5:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 34 degrees, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm, and owls are hooting. Happy Solstice Everyone, and the ending of a Mayan cycle. Where's the fiery meteors and polar reversals? I guess this means having to pay the usual bills on Saturday....
12/22/2012 6:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 38 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm.
12/23/2012 7:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 41 degrees, overcast, breezy.
12/24/2012 6:45 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M 36 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm. Merry Christmas Eve!
12/25/2012 7:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 37.5 degrees, overcast, breezy. No white Christmas here. Merry Christmas!
12/26/2012 6:50 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 39 degrees, overcast, calm. No rain here this morning.
12/27/2012 5:30 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M 39 degrees, overcast, calm.
12/28/2012 7:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 39 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm.
12/29/2012 6:30 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 38 degrees, light drizzle falling, calm.
12/30/2012 7:40 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 29 degrees, cloudy (possibly high-level fog), calm, and very frosty.
12/31/2012 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 33 degrees, mostly cloudy (with breaks), calm. Low was 31, with remnants of frost still around.
1/1/2013 7:45 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Happy New Year! Currently 30.5 degrees, clear, calm, frosty. The 0.08" rainfall fell in late morning of the 31st. Actual Dec. 1st thru 31st rainfall: 3.94" (average is 3.27"). Wetter than typical, but nothing like elsewhere in western WA, which had an extremely wet month. Rainfall for calendar year: 2012: 27.13" (24.81" is my 16-yr ave. - 24.87" is Jack G's 33-yr ave.). Good new year to all!
1/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 28 degrees, mostly clear, calm. It is a white, shimmery world this AM, with thick frost coating everything (not quite classic hoarfrost, but still lovely).
1/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 26 degrees, clear, calm, with heavy frost. Yesterday, some locations in the shadows maintained their frost through the day and evening. Have 0.01" in the gauge, which is apparently from yesterday's thaw of the thick frost coating. I believe dew and frost accumulations are not officially intended for precipitation measurements, so did not include in data entry measurement. Keep warm!
1/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 40 degrees, cloudy, calm. Slight drizzle yesterday evening.
1/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 39 degrees, currently lightly raining, calm.
1/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M 39 degrees, overcast, calm. Already a few species of bulbs, corms, and perennials have sprouted, even with our cold nights. Spring is on its way here, if you look for the subtle signs. Chickens are laying better over the past two weeks.
1/7/2013 6:07 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M Rained overnight. Currently 40.5 degrees, overcast, light occasional breezes, and fine misty drizzle falling.
1/8/2013 5:30 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 39 degrees, overcast, with barely a slight drizzle falling. Doppler radar shows a bigger rain mass just due west and approaching.
1/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.98 0.0 M 0.0 M 41.5 degrees, mostly cloudy, breezy. Very wet day yesterday, and last night. Still dark, but pinkish red sky to west; merely lights of Victoria, B.C., or aurora borealis?
1/10/2013 5:55 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 36 degrees, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Appears as if a shower had just ended, as everything is wet, drippy, but some stars can be seen above.
1/11/2013 6:20 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Low: 28 F. Currently 30 degrees, clear, and cold breeze out of north. Ground surface frozen, but no frost due to low humidity. Showers yesterday AM. Water frozen in gauge.
1/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Low of 24. Currently 25 degrees, clear, calm, with heavy frost. Portion of frost has much coarser ice crystals which sparkle under the light of my headlamp, like a million diamonds across the lawn and on the deck. Lovely.
1/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 23 degrees, clear, calm, cold, and v. frosty. Yesterday, even with morning temps at 24 F, Anna's hummingbirds were zipping around and coming to nectar feeders. Hardy little birds.
1/14/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 32.5 degrees, cloudy, calm.
1/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 32.5 degrees, cloudy, calm.
1/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35 degrees, cloudy, calm.
1/17/2013 6:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High 42 F, Low of 26 F. Currently 27 degrees, mostly clear, calm, with moderate to heavy frost.
1/18/2013 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Yesterday's high/low: 44/28. Currently, 34, foggy, calm.
1/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34.5°, cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high/low 42°/30°.
1/20/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 27.5°, mostly clear overhead, calm, with a band of ground fog extending skyward the first 100 feet. Frost heavy. HIgh/low 44°/26°.
1/21/2013 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 45°/26°. Currently, 27.5°, clear above, but low-elevation freezing fog (within ~ 75 or 100 ft of ground). Frosty - hoarfrost on branches. Thick frost coating gauge.
1/22/2013 5:35 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 42°/32°. Currently 32°, calm, overcast.
1/23/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Yesterday's high-low: 40°/30°. Currently, 37°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm.
1/24/2013 6:35 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 44°/33°. Currently 34°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
1/25/2013 6:10 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Yesterday's high/low: 44°/33°. Currently 38°, mostly clear to partly cloudy skies, calm.
1/26/2013 6:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Yesterday's high/low: 49°/35.5°. Currently, 40°, cloudy, breezy. Noticed several early signs of spring yesterday: garden bulbs and some perennials emerging, certain forest herbaceous species emerging - or actively growing (i.e., Claytonia sibirica), and buds on certain shrubs (currant, salmonberry, Indian plum, soopolallie) swelling and/or breaking bud.
1/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Yesterday's high/low: 45°/33°. Currently 36°, overcast, calm, with very light, sporadic drizzle falling.
1/28/2013 6:35 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M High/Low: 43°/33°. Rained lightly most of yesterday. Currently, 34°, cloudy, calm, damp.
1/29/2013 5:35 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 43°/33°. Currently, 38°, cloudy, calm.
1/30/2013 5:25 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 47°/39°. Currently 42.5°, overcast, calm, with a light, fine, misty drizzle falling.
1/31/2013 6:20 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 50°/41°. Currently, 41°, overcast, calm.
2/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 49°/35°. Currently, 41°, foggy, calm. Rainfall fell entirely yesterday. Rainfall total from midnight Jan. 1st thru midnight Jan. 31st, 2013: 3.25" (my 16-yr Jan. ave. is 3.88"; JG's 34-yr ave. is 3.43"). Total rainfall since Oct. 1st: 15.16" (my 16-yr ave. is 13.92"; JG's is 13.61"). No snowfall recorded for January.
2/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/Low: 50°/30°. Currently, 34°, partly cloudy, calm, with remnant patches of frost still within lawn this AM.
2/3/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 47°/33°. Currently, 39° overcast (or a dense high-level fog), calm.
2/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M 41° mostly cloudy, mainly calm.
2/5/2013 5:50 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 47°/39°. Currently, 42°, partly to mostly cloudy, breezy.
2/6/2013 5:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 52°/40°. Currently 40°, cloudy, calm, with just a few sporadic, fine raindrops falling.
2/7/2013 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 40.5°, overcast, calm. As checking gauge, a rain squall started abruptly, including v. small hail (its amount in the gauge will be measured tomorrow). Yesterday, very few passing sprinkles.
2/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 48°/30°. Currently, 31°, overcast, calm, with moderate frost covering lawn. Rain came from brief squall that came through yesterday morning.
2/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 47°/39°. Currently 40.5°, overcast, calm.
2/13/2013 6:43 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 49°/41°. Currently, 41°, partly cloudy, mainly calm, with occasional v. light breeze.
2/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 50°/39°. Currently 41°, overcast, steady light rain falling, calm.
2/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 43°/40°. Currently 41°, overcast, with ultra-fine, v. light mist falling. Calm.
2/16/2013 5:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 50°/36°. Currently, 40°, overcast, calm, damp.
2/22/2013 6:45 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 40°, overcast, breezy.
2/23/2013 7:30 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, mostly cloudy, occasional light breeze...otherwise calm.
2/24/2013 7:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 39.5°, overcast, calm.
2/25/2013 6:15 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, overcast, breezy, with v. light sporadic drizzle falling. Noticed first accumulations of pollen in gauge and on window shield.
2/26/2013 6:45 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, overcast, calm. Yesterday was a very gusty day. Many broken tree branches litter the lawn.
2/27/2013 6:20 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°, mostly cloudy, calm.
2/28/2013 5:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, overcast, calm, and appears light rain just began about 5 minutes ago.
3/1/2013 6:20 AM 0.50 0.0 M 0.0 M A mild 46.5°, drizzling lightly, and calm this morning. Of the half inch of rainfall that fell, 0.33" fell before midnight, and remaining 0.17" fell after midnight into March 1st proper. February 2013 rainfall: 1.51" (my 16-yr average is 1.78" while Jack G's 34-yr ave. for Feb. is 2.17"). Drier month, but glad for yesterday's rain.
3/2/2013 6:10 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, cloudy, calm. Lots of Pacific tree frogs chorusing this early morning, and first-of-the-season western screech owls calling.
3/3/2013 6:50 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 29°, mostly clear, calm, with moderate frost. Rainwater in gauge contained notable yellowish tree pollen. Frog chorusing was robust overnight.
3/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 29°, mostly clear/partly cloudy, calm, with moderate frost.
3/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, lightly breezy. Radar shows the rain is coming.
3/6/2013 6:10 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, overcast, breezy from the north.
3/7/2013 5:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M 39.5°, overcast, calm, with steady light rain falling. This light rain has been persistent - falling nonstop over the past 18+ hours.
3/8/2013 10:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Frosty and foggy AM, with a low of 31°. Mostly clear skies above the fog layer. Have restarted Evapotranspiration gauge for the season.
3/10/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 38.5°, overcast, calm, with a very light mist starting to fall.
3/11/2013 6:55 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, overcast, calm. Rainfall was from mist on early Sunday morning.
3/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M A mild 46°, overcast, calm, & light drizzle falling.
3/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, overcast, mostly calm, with a few sporadic misty raindrops falling.
3/14/2013 7:45 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, thick overcast, calm, damp.
3/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, calm, damp, with increasing spring birdsong in the air.
3/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, overcast, calm.
3/17/2013 7:20 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 33°, mostly clear, calm, with patchy light frost on lawn and cars. Water in gauge yellowish due to tree pollen. Happy St. Patrick's Day.
3/18/2013 6:20 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, partly cloudy, breezy, with a bout of rain showers ending about a half hour ago.
3/19/2013 6:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, overcast, calm. High/low: 51°/32°. Sunny most of yesterday.
3/20/2013 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A mild 46°, overcast, with gusty winds. Light rain/sprinkles started about 5 minutes ago. Most of yesterday and last night dry due to prominent rainshadow effect.
3/25/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 34°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday high/low: 53°/34°.
3/26/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°, partly cloudy, calm. High/low: 57°/34°.
3/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35.5°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday: filtered sunshine, high/low: 56°/35°.
3/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, mostly clear, calm, w/ nice big orange full setting moon to the west. Hummingbirds are zipping around like crazy this early dawn.
3/29/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, calm, and very foggy this early AM. Lots of chorusing treefrogs all night. Yesterday was the 1st time this year with a high reaching 60°! Lovely day.
3/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 33°, clear, calm overhead, while low fog is rolling in from the west. High/low: 61°/33°.
3/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, clear, sunny, calm, dewy. Beautiful Easter morning. Yesterday: after fog burned off, sunny, calm high 60° (in shade - notably warmer working in the sunshine), low 34°.
4/1/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, clear, calm. Yesterday's high 63° (in shade). Warm, sunny spectacular end of March. Rainfall total for March 2013: 2.00 inches (2.19" is my 16-yr average).
4/2/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, cloudy, calm. High/low: 55°/46°.
4/3/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, mostly cloudy, calm.
4/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, cloudy, calm. High/low: 58°/44°.
4/5/2013 6:45 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M 46.5°, overcast, calm. Rain just ended 20 minutes ago.
4/6/2013 6:30 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, cloudy, breezy, with an occasional stray micro rain-droplet falling.
4/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, overcast, calm, with light rain falling. High/low: 55°/42°.
4/8/2013 6:35 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, cloudy, calm, damp from yesterday and last night's rain showers. High/low: 50°/42°.
4/9/2013 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, overcast, breezy, with light rain falling this morning.
4/11/2013 6:30 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, partly cloudy, and calm this morning.
4/12/2013 6:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°, overcast, calm.
4/13/2013 6:35 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, partly cloudy, occasional light breezes.
4/14/2013 7:45 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, mostly cloudy and calm this AM. Was around on different parts of the island yesterday. Definitely more rainfall on the southern half than the northern half yesterday.
4/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 40.5°, overcast, calm, with light rain falling this AM.
4/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 31.5°, clear, calm, frosty.
4/17/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, cloudy, calm. High/low: 58°/36°.
4/18/2013 6:35 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, overcast, calm, with misty drizzle currently falling.
4/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.53 0.0 M 0.0 M 45.5°, overcast, light drizzle falling, calm-to-occasional v. light breezes. Wet night.
4/20/2013 7:15 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, overcast, calm to occasional light breezes.
4/21/2013 7:40 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, mostly cloudy, calm.
4/22/2013 6:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, clear, calm, with patchy frost. Earth Day!
4/23/2013 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm. Car has frost, but not yet on lawn.
4/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, clear, calm this AM.
4/25/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, mostly clear/partly cloudy, calm. High/low: 64°/37°.
4/26/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm. High/low: 66°/39°.
4/27/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 44.5°, cloudy, calm. Tour de Lopez being held today (bicycle event) on Lopez Island. Hoping any rain showers hold off today.
4/28/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
4/29/2013 5:10 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly clear skies, breezy. Light showers overnight.
4/30/2013 6:20 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, mostly to partly cloudy, calm. Bouts of hail yesterday mid-day.
5/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33°, clear, calm, and frosty. High/low: 54°/32°. April 2013 rainfall: 2.58" (1.64" is my 16-yr average, 1.56" is JG's 34-yr ave.).
5/2/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35°, mostly clear, calm. HIgh/low: 60°/35°.
5/3/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A mild 48° and mostly clear this morning. Occasional wind gusts, otherwise calm.
5/4/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, clear, calm. High/low: 66°/47°.
5/5/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46°, clear, calm, and warming quickly. Yesterday reached 73°. First 70s-degree day of year for this gauge location. Beautiful day!
5/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, clear, calm, with another glorious day forecasted. Yesterday: sunny, clear, high of 76° (in shade).
5/7/2013 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, foggy, calm this AM. Yesterday: sunny, low humidity, perfect conditions, high 78°.
5/8/2013 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, with marine overcast layer, calm.
5/9/2013 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46°, overcast (marine layer), v. light fog, calm to occasional light breeze.
5/10/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, dense fog, calm.
5/11/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, cloudy, calm.
5/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M A mild 53°, overcast, calm, with an occasional raindrop falling. Rained overnight.
5/13/2013 4:50 AM 0.03 M M M M 50°, cloudy, calm.
5/14/2013 6:35 AM 0.08 M M M M
5/15/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.5°, mostly overcast, calm. Yesterday: clouds & sunshine, high 60°.
5/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M 50°, overcast, calm, with a very light, very fine drizzle falling.
5/19/2013 7:40 AM 0.01 M M M M 51°, cloudy, calm. Yesterday: cloudy, passing showers, high 59°.
5/20/2013 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40.5°, mostly clear, calm.
5/21/2013 6:45 AM 0.16 M M M M 45.5°, overcast, calm, with a light misty drizzle falling.
5/22/2013 6:20 AM 0.08 M M M M 43.5°, partly cloudy, calm. Little rain yesterday morning.
5/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.29 M M M M 45°, mostly cloudy, calm. Moderate rain overnight. Nice.
5/24/2013 6:25 AM T M M M M 45°, mostly cloudy, calm. Bald eagles becoming pesky, looking for easy food for their chicks. Time to keep the chickens confined to their coop run.
5/25/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M 49°, mostly cloudy, calm-to-very light breezes. A shower had passed through a bit earlier this AM.
5/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.31 M M M M 49°, overcast, calm, with steady rain falling. Yesterday: mainly sunny, high/low 64°/47°. This steady moderate rain was not forecasted. Sorry for all the campers down at Spencer Spit and Odlin.
5/27/2013 7:10 AM 0.17 M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, breezy.
5/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.32 M M M M 50°, overcast, calm. Wet from last night's rain.
5/29/2013 6:40 AM 0.03 M M M M 48°, overcast, calm.
5/30/2013 6:45 AM 0.07 M M M M At 6:45 this morning: 47°, mostly to partly cloudy, calm. CoCoRaHS appeared to be down this morning, so postponed submittal of data.
5/31/2013 5:25 AM 0.02 M M M M 47.5°, overcast, calm.
6/1/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M 49.5°, mostly cloudy, calm. May 2013 rainfall total: 2.08" (1.67" is my 16-year average). Jack G.'s 34-yr average for May is 1.59". Rainfall total since Jan. 1st: 11.50".
6/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M 52°, partly cloudy, occasional light breeze. A bit of showers overnight.
6/3/2013 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43°, partly cloudy, calm. Sun's rising. Nice morning.
6/4/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday: sunny, high 68°.
6/5/2013 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday: sunny, beautiful, high of 74.5°.
6/6/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, mostly clear and sunny, calm. Yesterday's high: 70°.
6/7/2013 6:30 AM T 0.0 M M M 52°, overcast, calm, and currently sprinkling.
6/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, calm. Light passing showers early yesterday morning.
6/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, mostly cloudy/partly sunny, light breezes.
6/12/2013 5:25 AM 0.09 M M M M 48°, mostly cloudy, calm. Showers yesterday evening and overnight.
6/13/2013 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44°, partly cloudy, calm.
6/14/2013 6:45 AM T M M M M 51°, mostly cloudy, breezy. Brief shower yesterday evening.
6/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43°, clear, calm. Looks like it'll be a beautiful day.
6/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M 54°, overcast, calm. Rain shower last night.
6/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46.5°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Having situations recently with robins perching on rain gauge and pooping inside the funnel, making for a fruity-seedy mess. Hmm? Will email Zach @ CoCoRaHS for advice. I'm sure this is common elsewhere.
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 52°, cloudy, breezy. Yesterday high: 68°.
6/21/2013 6:15 AM 0.32 M M M M 51°, overcast, calm, damp. Yesterday: cool, rainy, but all the plants sure appreciated it! High/low: 55°/50°. Today: First official day of Summer.
6/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, mostly clear, calm, lovely morning. Yesterday: Cloudy AM, sunny PM, HIgh/low: 65°/46°. Did you notice that big, bright moon last night?
6/23/2013 7:55 AM T M M M M 58°, cloudy, calm, with very light, very fine sporadic drizzle falling.
6/24/2013 6:50 AM 0.07 M M M M 57°, overcast, calm. Yesterday and this morning: mild and muggy.
6/25/2013 6:40 AM 0.21 M M M M 55°, overcast, calm. Rain yesterday morning and a shower early this AM. Yesterday an unusually heavy, large-droplet rain cell passed along the western portions of Lopez, with heavy downpours. Not nearly so intense at this gauge location.
6/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 54°, overcast, calm. Damp.
6/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 56°, overcast, calm, with light rain falling.
6/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M 57°, cloudy, calm, muggy. The last week or two, we've had humid, muggy conditions, which aren't so common here during summer. Felt more like the eastern U.S. The fragrances from flowers, needles, and wet vegetation certainly were enhanced by the extra humidity. Drier weather is forecasted.
6/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57°, partly cloudy, calm. Nice morning.
6/30/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 6:45 AM, was 52°, completely clear, sunny, calm. Yesterday's High: 78°, last night's low: 51°.
7/1/2013 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, clear, calm. High/low: 84°/53°. FIrst time into the 80s yesterday for the year. ET gauge reading for yesterday: 0.19". June 2013 rainfall: 0.96" (my 16-yr ave. 1.11"; Jack G.'s 34-yr ave. 1.24"). Dry month, but lawn/fields still green.
7/2/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high/low: 79.5°/53°.
7/3/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, clear, sunny, calm. High/low: 72°/48°.
7/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, clear, sunny, calm. Looks like a lovely day. Happy Independence Day, everyone!
7/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, partly cloudy, calm. Nice sunny weather yesterday.
7/6/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57°, clear, sunny, with occasional breezes out of the N-NW.
7/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday: sunny, high 76°, low 48°.
7/8/2013 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, clear, calm. Yesterday: sunny, high 75°/low 49°. About 30 to 35% of lawn is brown.
7/9/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, calm, very foggy. Yesterday: sunny, high 74°, low 49°.
7/10/2013 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday's high 74°.
7/11/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, clear, sunny, lightly breezy, with clouds well off to the east. Yesterday's sky was beautiful, but the afternoon became very gusty.
7/12/2013 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, mostly clear/partly cloudy, calm. High/low: 66°/45°.
7/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45°, clear, calm. Yesterday's High 68°,partly cloudy, low this morning 45°.
7/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, clear, calm, sunny. High/low: 76°/45°. Perfect temps.
7/15/2013 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, clear, occasional light breeze from N. High/low: 75°/46°
7/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, clear, sunny. Yesterday high/low: 79°/51°.
7/17/2013 6:30 AM T M M M M 59°, mostly cloudy, occasional light breeze. Yesterday high/low: 82°/51°. Yesterday sunny until mid afternoon. Received approximately 10 to 20 droplets of rain at 7:30 PM, but nothing more. Was evaporated in about 1-2 minutes.
7/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 51°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday morning between 7:00 -7:30 AM, thunderstorm rolled through with brief period of thunder, lightening, and rain. Remainder of day was mostly sunny, pleasant, with high about 70°.
7/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, dense fog, calm to occasional light breeze.
7/20/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, overcast, light fog, calm. High/low: 71°/54°.
7/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, overcast and foggy, mainly calm, with occasional light breeze.
7/22/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, overcast, foggy, calm. High/low: 69°/51°. Dry conditions continue, with 75-80% of lawn browned out.
7/23/2013 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, overcast, foggy, calm. High/low: 72.5°/50°. Beautiful, big, bright moon last night!
7/24/2013 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, clear, calm. No fog this AM. High/low: 76°/48°.
7/28/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, mostly clear, patchy fog, calm. High 73°/low 47°.
7/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, mostly clear (few altocumulus), calm. High/low: 73°/47°. Dry. Lawn 80 to 90% browned out.
7/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, foggy, calm. Yesterday: foggy/overcast AM, sunny PM, high 70°.
7/31/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, overcast, also with high-level fog, calm.
8/1/2013 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, partly cloudy, calm. Total rainfall for July: 0.03 inch (my 16-yr average for July is 0.52"; Jack G.'s 35-yr ave. is 0.67"). Total ET for July (July 2 AM measurement through Aug. 1 AM measurement): 4.06". Actual ET is likely lower due to some/many plants becoming dormant or physiologically conserving water during droughty conditions.
8/2/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54.5°, overcast, calm to occasional light breezes. Yesterday high 66°.
8/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.15 M M M M 55°, overcast, calm. Yesterday: overcast, with rain in morning and sprinkles in early afternoon.
8/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, overcast, patchy fog, calm. Yesterday's high: 73°.
8/5/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, dense fog, calm. High/low: 76°/50°.
8/6/2013 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50.5°, dense fog, calm. Should be a sunny day later on.
8/7/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, dense fog, calm. Yesterday/last night: High/low: 76°/50°. Sunny.
8/8/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54.5°, overcast and foggy, calm. High yesterday: 76°.
8/9/2013 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.5°, foggy, mainly calm.
8/10/2013 6:55 AM T M M M M 54°, overcast, calm. Had a light bout of drizzle this morning, but not enough to wet the ground.
8/11/2013 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M Currently, 54°, overcast, with light rain falling. Yesterday: few bouts of drizzle in the AM, beautiful sunny PM, 72° high/53° low. Perfect afternoon and evening for an outdoor wedding.
8/12/2013 5:05 AM 0.03 M M M M 52°, overcast, calm. High/low: 66°/51°.
8/13/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, overcast, calm. Yesterday's high, this morning's low: 72°/50°.
8/14/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, partly cloudy, calm. High/low: 74°/48°.
8/15/2013 5:30 AM 0.24 M M M M 57.5°, overcast, light fog, calm. High/low: 74°/57°. Rain moved in yesterday afternoon and evening.
8/16/2013 5:05 AM 0.02 M M M M 49.5°, mostly clear, calm. Overcast, cool, and sporadic light showers yesterday. Saw a bright shooting star while checking gauge.
8/17/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55°, mostly cloudy, calm. Hoping for good weather today for the island weddings and the BIG skateboard event in Lopez Village.
8/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday high/low: 72°/54°.
8/19/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday high/low: 71°/51°.
8/20/2013 6:10 AM T M M M M 48°, partly cloudy, calm. High/low: 70°/48°. A brief, misty shower yesterday around 1:15 pm.
8/21/2013 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46°, clear, calm, with bright full moon shining. Yesterday: sunny, pleasant, high/low: 74°/45°.
8/22/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, clear, calm. Yesterday: sunny, warm. HIgh/low: 77°/46°.
8/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday: mostly sunny, evening clouds. High/low: 77°/52°.
8/24/2013 6:55 AM 0.04 M M M M 56°, overcast, light fog, calm, damp. Two bouts of light showers overnight. High/low: 71°/55°.
8/25/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.5°, clear, calm, beautiful blue skies. High/low: 69°/49°.
8/26/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, calm. Two bouts of sprinkles last night around 7 PM and 8 PM. High/low: 72°/50°.
8/27/2013 6:30 AM T M M M M 56°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Very slight drizzle yesterday evening.
8/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.14 M M M M 57°, overcast, foggy, mild, & calm. Light rain at episodes overnight and early this morning.
8/29/2013 6:15 AM 0.14 M M M M 58°, overcast, calm, with light rain currently falling. Mild.
8/30/2013 6:30 AM 0.13 M M M M 53.5°, mostly clear overhead, but patchy locally dense low fog. Calm. Yesterday: overcast with occasional bouts of light rain; mild.
8/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday: partly sunny, high/low: 74°/49°.
9/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.5°, clear, calm. Yesterday: beautiful, sunny, pleasant, high/low 73°/49.5°. Rainfall for August 2013: 0.94" (my 16-yr ave.is 0.96" - Jack G.'s 34-yr ave. is 0.88"). This gauge's YTD precip: 13.35". Since Oct. 1st, 2012: 25.26". Total measured ETo for August: 2.53 inches. Overall, a pleasant month, with no extreme heat spells.
9/2/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M 55.5°, mostly cloudy, calm. Had two brief showers this morning at 6:30 and around 7 AM. Yesterday: sunny, glorious, and reached 76°. Happy Labor Day.
9/3/2013 6:50 AM 0.17 M M M M 55°, overcast, calm. Periods of rain starting about 3:15 AM.
9/4/2013 6:30 AM 0.10 M M M M 53°, overcast, calm. Showers yesterday morning.
9/5/2013 6:35 AM T M M M M 51°, mostly cloudy, calm. Heavy rain showers forecasted. We'll see what really materializes.
9/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M A mild 56°, overcast, foggy, mostly calm. Damp. Passing T-storms yesterday AM, and again in late PM, but overall light amounts of rain.
9/7/2013 5:45 AM 0.02 M M M M 57.5°, cloudy, calm, mild. Ultimately, the recent big rain event (for others) was a pittance at this gauge location, total rainfall for the event was 0.19". Soils are still bone dry 3 inches down.
9/8/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M 50°, clear, calm, dewy. Yesterday mid-morning, a little light drizzle, with clearing in the afternoon.
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53.5°, calm, and very foggy this AM. Sunny, very pleasant day yesterday.
9/10/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, clear, but patchy light fog also around; calm to v. light breezes. Yesterday: pleasant, sunny, high/low 73°/47°.
9/11/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, clear, calm. Yesterday: sunny, pleasant, 75°/53°.
9/12/2013 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, clear, calm, star-filled early morning, with a great horned owl hooting. Yesterday: warm, pleasant, sunny, high/low: 77°/51°. Never reached 80 at this gauge location, though nearby automated wx stations recorded into the 80s.
9/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55°, calm, foggy, but no dew this morning.
9/14/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M 55°, overcast, calm. Some light drizzle occurred overnight or early AM.
9/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, overcast, foggy, calm. Yesterday overcast about three-quarters of day; high/low 66°/50°.
9/16/2013 6:15 AM 0.32 M M M M 56°, mild, cloudy. Fair amount of thunder/lightening yesterday, though most of it was distant.
9/17/2013 5:55 AM 0.05 M M M M 51°, cloudy, calm, with a couple of great horned owls busily hooting while checking gauge this early AM.
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, partly cloudy, calm.
9/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.5°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday high/low: 65°/49.5°.
9/20/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45°, partly cloudy, calm, with big harvest moon still out.
9/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 52°, mostly cloudy, calm. Just a wee bit of rain yesterday evening.
9/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M 52.5°, overcast, calm, damp. Bit of light showers/rain overnight.
9/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.22 M M M M 50°, partly cloudy, calm. Heavy rain squall had pasted through about an hour ago. Rain yesterday was variable, lighter at this gauge location, while heavier a mile to the east and west.
9/24/2013 4:45 AM 0.11 M M M M 47°, mostly cloudy, calm. Possibly patchy fog. High/low: 59°/45°.
9/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.54 M M M M 48°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. 0.04" came from shower yesterday AM, while 0.5" fell overnight. Heaviest rainfall for the month so far.
9/26/2013 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43°, partly cloudy, calm. Two great horned Owls hooting again, but this time in immediate nearby trees. Cool.
9/27/2013 6:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 49.5°, overcast, calm, raining. High/low: 61°/42°.
9/28/2013 7:10 AM 0.20 M M M M 52°, raining lightly, occasional light breezes....so far.
9/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.80 M M M M 49.5°, overcast, lightly raining, calm. What a wet week. Doesn't seem like September.
9/30/2013 5:55 AM 0.44 M M M M 46.5°, partly cloudy, occasional breezes, damp. Winds weren't as severe here last night.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/13/2012 11/14/2012 6:00 AM 2 0.20 0.0 M Quick overnight trip to Seattle. Came back Tues. afternoon, and observed .11" in gauge (but didn't officially read and empty gauge), but more rain came overnight.
12/19/2012 12/20/2012 5:40 AM 2 0.10 T M On Dec. 18 (after morning daily report submitted), episodes of light snow showers, rain showers, and graupel. Rain squall and high winds yesterday (19th). Mostly this area missed out on heavier rainfall because of Olympic Mt. rainshadow effect, which was prominent. No rain this morning; overcast, breezy, 40 degrees.
2/9/2013 2/11/2013 6:00 AM 3 0.01 0.0 M Cloudy, calm, 39°.
2/17/2013 2/21/2013 7:15 AM 5 0.15 0.0 M Went to B.C. for winter snow fun. Current conditions at gage location this AM: overcast, calm, temp of 38°. Not much rainfall for this 5-day block.
3/21/2013 3/24/2013 12:00 AM 4 0.10 0.0 M 0.08" fell on the late morning of March 20th. Another 0.02" fell in an intense rain shower (with fine hail) on March 21st. Notes were made by neighbor while I was gone.
5/16/2013 5/17/2013 7:00 AM 2 0.09 0.0 M 49°, cloudy, calm this morning of May 17th.
6/10/2013 6/11/2013 5:55 AM 2 0.00 M M
6/16/2013 6/17/2013 6:00 AM 2 T M M 50°, partly cloudy, calm. Three brief periods of sprinkles yesterday. High 70°.
7/25/2013 7/27/2013 6:30 AM 3 0.00 0.0 M 46°, clear, sunny, calm this morning. Dry, sunny, warm temps last couple of days.



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
12/7/2012 2:30 PM Rare hail event for December. Hail isn't all that common to begin with here on Lopez Island, WA, regardless of month. Ground became briefly white with accumulation. Hailstones persisted for ~ 0.5 hr after falling in protected sides of building. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Mixed|White Ice 2 2min no damage Continuous True Before rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
2/7/2013 6:31 AM Hail not typical in February. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Mixed|Clear Ice|White Ice 5 1min no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail vertical