Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CAN-ON-90 Latitude 47.4021111
Station Name Cobalt 0.4 NE - CANWARN Longitude -79.6764984
County Ontario Elevation (ft) 992



Month 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 14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 1.54 27 1.54 27 0.00 0 0 16 1 20.8 17 17
Feb 15 0.70 28 0.70 28 0.00 0 0 14 5 12.3 14 28
March 15 1.50 22 1.50 22 0.00 0 0 9 4 18.1 10 22
April 15 3.26 29 3.26 29 0.00 0 0 11 2 9.6 5 22
May 15 2.55 31 2.55 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 0.6 2 0
June 15 0.58 29 0.58 26 0.00 3 1 8 1 0.0 0 0
July 15 2.16 32 1.60 27 0.56 5 1 10 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.26 31 3.22 28 0.04 3 2 16 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 2.74 30 1.84 28 0.90 2 1 7 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.29" 259 days 16.79" 246 1.50" 13 days 5 105 days 23 days 61.4" 48 days 89 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
10/1/2014
10/2/2014
10/3/2014
10/4/2014
10/5/2014
10/6/2014
10/7/2014
10/8/2014
10/9/2014
10/10/2014
10/11/2014
10/12/2014
10/13/2014
10/14/2014
10/15/2014
10/16/2014
10/17/2014
10/18/2014
10/19/2014
10/20/2014
10/21/2014
10/22/2014
10/23/2014
10/24/2014
10/25/2014
10/26/2014
10/27/2014
10/28/2014
10/29/2014
10/30/2014
10/31/2014
11/1/2014
11/2/2014
11/3/2014
11/4/2014
11/5/2014
11/6/2014
11/7/2014
11/8/2014
11/9/2014
11/10/2014
11/11/2014
11/12/2014
11/13/2014
11/14/2014
11/15/2014
11/16/2014
11/17/2014
11/18/2014
11/19/2014
11/20/2014
11/21/2014
11/22/2014
11/23/2014
11/24/2014
11/25/2014
11/26/2014
11/27/2014
11/28/2014
11/29/2014
11/30/2014
12/1/2014
12/2/2014
12/3/2014
12/4/2014
12/5/2014
12/6/2014
12/7/2014
12/8/2014
12/9/2014
12/10/2014
12/11/2014
12/12/2014
12/13/2014
12/14/2014
12/15/2014
12/16/2014
12/17/2014
12/18/2014
12/19/2014
12/20/2014
12/21/2014
12/22/2014
12/23/2014
12/24/2014
12/25/2014
12/26/2014
12/27/2014
12/28/2014
12/29/2014
12/30/2014
12/31/2014
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015
1/2/2015
1/3/2015
1/4/2015
1/5/2015 0.33
1/6/2015 0.00
1/7/2015 0.07
1/8/2015 0.01
1/9/2015 0.17
1/10/2015 0.02
1/11/2015 0.02
1/12/2015 0.07
1/13/2015 0.00
1/14/2015 0.00
1/15/2015 0.01
1/16/2015 0.14
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.08
1/19/2015 0.19
1/20/2015 0.00
1/21/2015 0.00
1/22/2015 T
1/23/2015 0.01
1/24/2015 0.09
1/25/2015 0.03
1/26/2015 0.00
1/27/2015 0.00
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 0.12
1/30/2015 0.18
1/31/2015 0.00
2/1/2015 0.02
2/2/2015 0.00
2/3/2015 T
2/4/2015 T
2/5/2015 0.02
2/6/2015 0.04
2/7/2015 0.02
2/8/2015 0.03
2/9/2015 0.00
2/10/2015 0.00
2/11/2015 0.00
2/12/2015 0.18
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.07
2/15/2015 0.08
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 0.01
2/18/2015 0.02
2/19/2015 0.04
2/20/2015 T
2/21/2015 0.06
2/22/2015 0.02
2/23/2015 T
2/24/2015 T
2/25/2015 0.09
2/26/2015 0.00
2/27/2015 0.00
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 T
3/2/2015 T
3/3/2015 T
3/4/2015 0.13
3/5/2015 0.00
3/6/2015 0.00
3/7/2015 T
3/8/2015 0.21
3/9/2015
3/10/2015
3/11/2015
3/12/2015
3/13/2015
3/14/2015 0.35
3/15/2015 0.39
3/16/2015 0.00
3/17/2015 0.07
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015
3/21/2015
3/22/2015
3/23/2015
3/24/2015 0.00
3/25/2015 0.00
3/26/2015 0.09
3/27/2015 0.10
3/28/2015 0.00
3/29/2015 0.00
3/30/2015 0.12
3/31/2015 0.04
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 0.40
4/3/2015 0.34
4/4/2015 0.00
4/5/2015 0.06
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.00
4/8/2015 0.00
4/9/2015 T
4/10/2015 0.43
4/11/2015 0.67
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.00
4/14/2015 0.22
4/15/2015 0.00
4/16/2015 0.00
4/17/2015 0.00
4/18/2015 0.00
4/19/2015 0.00
4/20/2015 T
4/21/2015 0.33
4/22/2015 0.06
4/23/2015 0.51
4/24/2015 0.05
4/25/2015 0.00
4/26/2015
4/27/2015 0.19
4/28/2015 0.00
4/29/2015 0.00
4/30/2015 0.00
5/1/2015 0.00
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 T
5/5/2015 0.23
5/6/2015 0.00
5/7/2015 0.00
5/8/2015 0.00
5/9/2015 0.00
5/10/2015 0.07
5/11/2015 0.01
5/12/2015 0.41
5/13/2015 0.19
5/14/2015 0.00
5/15/2015 0.00
5/16/2015 T
5/17/2015 T
5/18/2015 0.16
5/19/2015 T
5/20/2015 0.07
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 0.02
5/23/2015 T
5/24/2015 0.04
5/25/2015 T
5/26/2015 0.56
5/27/2015 0.12
5/28/2015 0.09
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.47
5/31/2015 0.11
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.00
6/3/2015 0.00
6/4/2015 0.00
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 0.00
6/8/2015 0.23
6/9/2015 0.00
6/10/2015
6/11/2015 0.07
6/12/2015
6/13/2015 0.01
6/14/2015 0.00
6/15/2015 0.03
6/16/2015 0.00
6/17/2015 0.00
6/18/2015 0.00
6/19/2015 0.17
6/20/2015 0.00
6/21/2015 0.02
6/22/2015 0.00
6/23/2015 0.04
6/24/2015 0.01
6/25/2015 0.00 **
6/26/2015 **
6/27/2015 0.00
6/28/2015 0.00
6/29/2015 0.00
6/30/2015 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.56
7/2/2015 0.09
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.02
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015 0.00
7/7/2015 0.28
7/8/2015 **
7/9/2015 **
7/10/2015 0.56
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.02
7/13/2015 0.00
7/14/2015 0.06
7/15/2015 0.02
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.00
7/18/2015 0.34
7/19/2015 T
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.11
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.00
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 0.10
7/27/2015 0.00
7/28/2015 T
7/29/2015 0.00
7/30/2015 T **
7/31/2015 **
8/1/2015 0.04
8/2/2015 0.22
8/3/2015 0.97
8/4/2015 0.09
8/5/2015 0.05
8/6/2015 0.02
8/7/2015 0.00
8/8/2015 0.00
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 0.00
8/11/2015 0.06
8/12/2015 0.13
8/13/2015 0.00
8/14/2015 0.33
8/15/2015 0.00
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.01
8/19/2015 0.01
8/20/2015 0.02
8/21/2015 0.82
8/22/2015 **
8/23/2015 0.00
8/24/2015 0.00
8/25/2015 0.24
8/26/2015 0.09
8/27/2015 0.05
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.00
8/30/2015 0.11
8/31/2015 0.00
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015 0.00
9/4/2015 0.00
9/5/2015 0.00
9/6/2015 0.00
9/7/2015 0.13
9/8/2015 0.41
9/9/2015 **
9/10/2015 0.90
9/11/2015 T
9/12/2015 0.00
9/13/2015 0.00
9/14/2015 0.00
9/15/2015 0.00
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 0.00
9/19/2015 0.04
9/20/2015 0.70
9/21/2015 0.00
9/22/2015 0.00
9/23/2015 0.00
9/24/2015 0.00
9/25/2015 0.11
9/26/2015 0.04
9/27/2015 0.00
9/28/2015 0.00
9/29/2015 0.41
9/30/2015 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
1/5/2015 8:00 AM 0.33 7.9 0.33 12.6 M Snow continuous throughout period ending before 5am on the 5th. Couldn't get complete core to melt. Water content in lowest 10.5 cm melted to 53.8mm. Contains the ice layer from several days of light rain in December.
1/6/2015 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/7/2015 7:30 AM 0.07 0.7 0.09 M M Fine light snow all day and evening. Not surprised at the higher moisture content than Monday's storm. Temp averaged about -15C and it felt damp.
1/8/2015 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Snow granular
1/9/2015 8:00 AM 0.17 1.2 0.17 13.8 M Light snow continuous all day and into the night.
1/10/2015 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M Fine snow most of the day ending during the night.
1/11/2015 7:30 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M Very light snow throughout day, clear overnight and starting again this morning.
1/12/2015 8:15 AM 0.07 0.9 0.07 M M
1/13/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M What a beautiful sunny day.
1/14/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost in early evening. Just a few flakes of snow starting this morning.
1/15/2015 7:30 AM 0.01 0.5 0.01 M M
1/16/2015 8:00 AM 0.14 1.7 0.14 13.8 M Warm, snowy and windy all day. Snowfall had showery periods, but not thw now squalls that were predicted.
1/17/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.8 M
1/18/2015 7:35 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 M M Light snow most of the day with about half falling overnight.
1/19/2015 7:35 AM 0.19 1.5 0.19 14.8 M Early morning fog from the temperature rise. Snow started at noon, changing briefly to light rain, then to snow grains and back to snow. Just snow from mid-afternoon on.
1/20/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 14.8 M Heavy frost.
1/21/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 14.8 M
1/22/2015 7:30 AM T 0.1 T 14.8 M Light snow flakes starting early morning.
1/23/2015 7:30 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 14.8 M Light fluffy snowflakes for most of the day.
1/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 0.9 0.09 16.1 M Light fluffy snow starting mid-morning, changing to wet snow in the afternoon, changing to very light freezing drizzle in the evening.
1/25/2015 8:15 AM 0.03 0.2 0.03 16.1 M Light fluffy snow melted on contact until mid-afternoon
1/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 16.1 M Clear, cold, calm and sunny all day long
1/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 16.1 M Cold and sunny, heavy frost overnight
1/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 16.1 M
1/29/2015 8:20 AM 0.12 1.9 0.12 17.6 M Fine snow, but lots accumulating quickly. Late yesterday, the sun had reduced the total snow to 40cm. This morning it's 44.7 cm.
1/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 1.7 0.18 19.7 M 10 cm of snow over a 24 hr period. Snow was fine, granular.
1/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 19.7 M Heavy frost
2/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 1.0 0.02 19.3 M Very cold yielding very dry snow for most of the day.
2/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 19.1 M Sunny, cold and windy
2/3/2015 7:00 AM T T T 19.1 M Light dusting of fine snow overnight
2/4/2015 7:00 AM T T T 18.5 M A few very dry flakes overnight
2/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 18.3 M Very light snow showers in the afternoon
2/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 18.5 M Light snow overnight
2/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 18.3 M Light snow in the afternoon and overnight. Suspect the wind blew away some accumulation. Snow is light and dry.
2/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 17.8 M light dry snow with cold windy temps
2/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 19.8 M Windy day yesterday. Depth on the snow stick increased to 50.2 cm.
2/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 19.3 M light frost
2/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 19.0 M
2/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 4.8 0.18 23.8 M Steady very dry snow all day - 12.3 cm - ending in early evening with high winds and plummeting temps.
2/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 23.2 M Frost
2/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 0.7 0.07 23.2 M Fine light snow starting in the afternoon and continuing.
2/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.08 22.4 M 25 knot winds and fine snow for over 24 hours redesigned the landscape and lowered the total depth at my snow ruler to 57cm. Used the 10:1 ratio measured the day before giving 2.0cm of new snow.
2/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 21.9 1.61
2/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 20.6 M Very light fine snow, granular
2/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 20.4 M Intermittent fine snow past 24 hours
2/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.7 0.04 20.9 M Intermittent light dry fine snow past 24 hours.
2/20/2015 7:00 AM T T T 20.5 M Trace of fine snow overnight.
2/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 0.06 21.1 M Band of light snow moved through about midnight.
2/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 21.3 M Snow flurries for 2-3- hours in the early afternoon and overnight. Afternoon snow was dry and fluffy. Overnight snow stuck to the outside of the guage.
2/23/2015 7:00 AM T T T 20.9 M Just a trace from the end of Sunday morning's snowfall. Very fine and dry.
2/24/2015 7:00 AM T T T 20.5 M Very light fine flakes starting. Snow expected all today. Very windy again.
2/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 1.7 0.09 22.2 M fine dry snow with lots of wind. Heaviest during morning and afternoon.
2/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 21.7 M Frost
2/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 21.5 M Frost
2/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 21.3 M
3/1/2015 7:00 AM T T T 21.1 M A scattering of snowflakes over the heavy frost
3/2/2015 7:00 AM T T T 21.1 M Occasional flakes in mid-afternoon and overnight
3/3/2015 7:00 AM T 0.1 T 20.7 M Occasional snow showers throughout the day
3/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 3.0 0.13 24.4 M Here we go. It must be March. The temps have warmed up enough for it to snow. Still light and fluffy.
3/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 23.4 M Frost
3/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 22.8 M Frost
3/7/2015 7:00 AM T T T 22.4 M It did snow a little overnight, but I suspect that most of the snow in the gauge(o.2mm melted) was wind blown snow. Very gusty winds all day were blowing snow up to 20 ft into the air. So I labelled new snow as Trace.
3/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 2.7 0.21 25.2 M Started as very fine light rain (temp only -3C). Changed within 10 min. to fine snow. About 5pm changed to large flakes. Heavy snowfall for 21/2 hrs then becoming gradually lighter and smaller flakes again
3/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 3.9 0.35 25.6 M Snow started overnight. Medium sized flakes of S- through late afternoon with a brief period of very light freezing rain from 6:35 to 6:50pm, then back to very light snow throughout evening. Drove through S and S+ from 120kmS to 40km S of Cobalt. Started at 2:15pm. Typical pattern for that area - higher elevation than here.
3/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.39 3.9 0.39 29.5 M Started 10:05am with snow grains changing to flakes at 10:45am. Continued all day with short period of light freezing rain towards evening, then back to snow. Varied from S to S- during the day tapering to S- late evening.
3/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 28.0 M A beautiful sunny warm day. Nice to feel temps above freezing.
3/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 0.7 0.06 26.0 M Rain! A promise of spring. Turned to snow sometime after 1 am. Snow light and fluffy.
3/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 25.6 M High winds with brief snow flurries in the region, but they all missed our house. Our early spring melt appears to be over.
3/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 25.6 M Snow pack now has a 3 cm crust from melting and is still very fluffy and dry underneath.
3/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 26.6 M Snow depth now 67.5cm. Most fell on the evening of March 20 with a small amount on the 22nd. Snow depth in Timmins 250km north of here is at least double our depth. Also light and fluffy like ours with a 3 cm crust on top.
3/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 26.4 M While the snow stick says 67.0cm, the first little spot of bare ground showed up at the sunniest corner of the house. The temperature actually got up to 4C for a couple of hours yesterday. A promise of spring!
3/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 0.8 0.08 25.6 M Snow/rain mix started at 5:12pm changing to big wet flakes within a few minutes for about 45 minutes, changing to light dry small flakes for 1 hr, changing to very light drizzle, changing to very light small dry flakes, ending overnight.
3/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 1.2 0.10 26.8 M Snow mixed with snow grains started 1:50pm fading to very light fine snow in the evening and ending overnight. Snow stick- 68cm up 3cm from yesterday.
3/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 26.2 M Sunny and cold with heavy frost overnight
3/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 26.0 M A nice sunny day. Snow down to 66.0cm.
3/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 1.6 0.12 27.2 M 4.0cm of fine light snow starting in the evening. Moisture content of new snow has increased to !:13.
3/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 0.04 26.4 M Light snow early in the morning tapered off to occasional flakes throughout the day. Very heavy frost was likely half or more of the 1.0mm melt
4/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 26.4 M March has gone out like a lamb with not as much snow as usual and unseasonably cold temps and lots of wind all month. But it's April Fool's Day and the predictions for tonight and tomorrow are snow, freezing rain and rain. Wouldn't you know, the last blasts are just coming late!
4/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.40 2.0 0.31 28.3 M Our first wet spring snow. At least 5cm (8.0mm) new snow followed by light rain, 2.2mm since 5am. Good news - the freezing rain stayed to the south. Temp now at freezing point.
4/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 23.8 M Overnight snow rain gradually stopped during the morning, followed by sun until about 3pm when we got a steady light rain until early evening. The high temps (+10) and the rain reduced the snow pack 11.5cm to 60.5cm.
4/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 23.6 M Cool sunny day with very little melt.
4/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 1.0 0.06 24.6 M Our brief spring turned back to winter. Very cold. The snow pack is frozen solid. Got 2.5 cm (1.5mm) of snow last night.
4/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 23.8 M Snow pack is 60.5cm deep with a 10cm crust from the rain last week. Lower part is still in the 1:20 range water content.
4/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 23.6 M
4/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 23.4 M Still waiting for spring - especially allergy sufferers. The couple of thaw days we had in March accelerated the snow mould growth. There'll be no relief until the snow has all melted.
4/9/2015 7:00 AM T T T 22.8 M 15 minute period of light rain with a few flakes of snow around 8pm. Small amount of snow overnight.
4/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 22.0 M 11mm rain so far. Snow pack 56cm. Fog.
4/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.67 1.0 0.22 22.0 M Rain from 9th-10th ended at noon (11.4mm total for 10th). Rain/snow started at 4:35pm changing to all snow within an hour (2.5cm-5.7mm). Ended after midnight. Snow stick reset close by. Now showing 56.0cm.
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 20.7 M Snow pack dropped to 52.5cm. Very icy.
4/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.8 2.56 Spring arrived over the weekend with lots of sun and warmth. 30cm at snow stick but lots of bare patches showing in the sunny parts of the yard. Last week 10cm of icy crystals over fluffy snow. This week - after the rains and melt,all loose ice crystals. 30cm melted to 65.0mm water
4/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 3.9 M Rain showers. Started very light and intermittent with about an hour of heavier rain, then back to intermittent and very light. Snow pack averaging only 10cm now. Heavy frost overnight.
4/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 M Light frost. Lots of melting. The snowplow pile in the front driveway is now low enough that I can take the Christmas decorations down!
4/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 M Yard is 60% bare - just the snow plow pile and the area by the bush line where the wind piles up the snow to go. The first swan has arrived.
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.8 M
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.8 M
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.8 M Heavy frost
4/20/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 T M The pond nearby is now ice free and the small lakes are open along the shores.
4/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 T M Rain showery varying from drizzle to rain throughout the day.
4/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.04 T M 3 brief heavy showers - 11:45am, rain, 0.4mm; at 3:45pm, snow grains, 0.6mm and at 5:10 pm snow grains, 0.5mm. All melted within minutes.
4/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.51 5.1 0.51 3.3 M Frequent showers of rain, snow, snow grains, ice pellets, often mixed, during the day. Started accumulating by late afternoon and settled into large snowflakes. 8.4cm accumulated, 13.0mm melted, approximately 3mm as rain.
4/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 2.8 M Snow continued until late morning with an additional 1.3cm.
4/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.2 M
4/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 0.00 T M 4.8mm light rain starting at 4:05pm and ending overnight.
4/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M
4/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful warm day! Heard the first loon. That means the smaller lakes are opening up.
4/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a beautiful summer day! And it's supposed to continue for another couple of days before we go back to normal.
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cobalt Lake is totally ice free now.
5/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The peepers emerged last night. One night all is quiet and the next hundreds of tiny frogs emerge from the water and sing. One of my favourite sounds of spring.
5/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain just starting.
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Fairly steady light rain from 6:50 am until about 2pm (4.0mm) followed by a brief heavy shower (1.9mm) about 4pm. Frost overnight.
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The ice pack on Lake Temiskaming has broken up. The ice tends to drift to the Quebec side until it melts.
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The hill sides were green yesterday as the tree leaves all seemed to pop out at once.
5/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Very light drizzle started early in the morning. Around 11 am changed to rain for about 3 hours. Periodic drizzle the rest of the day. 1.8 mm.
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Just 0.2mm overnight. Once again the rain slid by south of us. That's okay. We had so much rain last October and November that the ground is still very wet. Many farmers in the clay belt just north of us weren't able to harvest last fall.
5/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Drizzle with occasional thick fog patches all day yielded only 0.5mm. The rain started at 6:41 and continued well into the night for a total of 10.4mm. The first hummingbird came to the feeder about 8pm last night. Not one of our regulars - just passing through.
5/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M All day showers of drizzle to rain ending overnight.
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost overnight.
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pin cherry blossoms opened yesterday
5/16/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Occasional brief rain showers
5/17/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of drizzle for 1 -2 hours in the early morning.
5/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Early morning rain - 4.1mm
5/19/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A trace of drizzle early in the morning followed by a beautiful summer day. Then overnight the cold front moved in dropping the temps by 20C. Hopefully the early morning drizzle - again - doesn't change to that dreaded s.... word.
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 0.5 0.07 T M Summer one day - winter the next. The temps dropped 24C in 24 hours. Periodic drizzle (T) throughout the day changed to snow by 5pm and started to accumulate on surfaces by 7:30 pm. Measured 1.2cm on the porch; 1.8mm in gauge. Just small fakes by late night. Just a light dusting on the ground which is disappearing fast with the sun. The hummingbirds were still feeding heavily after dark to combat the cold.
5/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All the white stuff melted away and we had a nice spring day
5/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 M M Occasional brief rain shower throughout the day (T). Early morning snow shower ending 6:45am (0.4mm). A hummingbird sat on the feeder this morning for quite a while possibly waiting for the snow to melt so it could feed.
5/23/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Few flakes os snow throughout the day; mostly cold and sunny. Spring is promised again today.
5/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M A front passed through rapidly last evening and summer has returned. Got very dark early, had winds approximately 40 knots and 1.0mm rain as it passed. Power flickered twice. No thunder or lightening although Tstorm was predicted.
5/25/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Had a beautiful summer day with a few stray drops of rain falling around suppertime.
5/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Warm rain starting as drizzle mid morning and becoming a steady rain by lunch. 14.2mm. Thick fog over Lake Temiskaming
5/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 3.0 mm of rain overnight
5/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M A gentle warm evening rain yielding 2.2mm
5/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M 12.0mm of steady light rain starting after midnight. Temps falling steadily - supposed to be 0C tonight.
5/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M A further 2.9mm of light steady rain until late morning
6/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A perfect day for cutting grass - too cold for the blackflies.
6/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Having a old weekend with frost overnight. That's why I plant all my annuals in baskets - get a longer season of flowers that can be brought in during the colder periods.
6/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Gentle light rain started in the late afternoon. Total 5.8mm
6/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looked and felt like it was going to rain any minute - but not a drop of rain, that is. The mosquitoes have now joined the blackflies and attack the moment you walk out the door. We need some really hot sunny days to burn them off.
6/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Very light rain showers starting around 9am. Brief thunderstorm at 1:45pm - the first of the season for Cobalt.
6/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief evening shower - 0.2mm rain. 15 km north watched a line of showers move along the edge of the escarpment.
6/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Occasional light showers throughout the day and evening
6/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain showers began mid-morning, were heaviest over the mid-day, then becoming very light and brief into the evening.
6/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Periodic light rain showers or drizzle. Happy Father's Day. I vividly remember this day in 1992 - waking up to 7 inches of heavy wet snow! Today may be cloudy and threatening to rain - but at least it's not snow.
6/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief rain shower at midnight - 0.9mm
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like great weather for the thousands of bikers who'll descend on New LIskeard this weekend. All the money raised goes to support local cancer patients and their families. Many, many thanks!
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a beautiful summer weekend! Over 5,000 bikers gathered in New Liskeard for the weekend to raise money for local cancer care. Thank you!
6/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Distant thunder and a few sprinkles of rain around 6pm
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Occasional sprinkles of rain started in late afternoon, gradually increasing to a steady rain by late evening and continuing overnight. Just a steady light drizzle this morning. Happy Canada Day!
7/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Light rain - 2.2mm - ending by noon
7/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Periodic very light rain showers throughout the day and evening - 0.6mm
7/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Rain initially heavy, now light but steady. 7.0mm since 5am.
7/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M First thunder at 5:31 pm. Storm stayed to the north. Only 0.4mm fell here. Foggy this morning.
7/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain in the early morning hours - 1.4 mm
7/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sprinkles of rain occasionally throughout the morning - 0.5mm. A cold day after several days of high temps. A real summer for a change.
7/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Light rain showers starting at 11am and continuing throughout the day and evening. 8.7mm
7/19/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Brief afternoon sprinkle. Heavy dew overnight
7/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Brief shower in the afternoon and light rain overnight. 2.9mm total
7/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Several brief rain showers throughout the day starting late morning. 2.6mm total
7/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A 5 minute sprinkle late evening.
7/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Brief splatter of rain drops about 9:15 pm
8/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M A series of showers passed through from about noon until early evening. 5.6mm total
8/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M A total of 24.6mm of rain. 5.2mm in a steady light rain all morning and the remainder in thunderstorms during the night. August is here and the maximum temps are now predicted in the high teens. Hopefully summer comes back soon.
8/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 2.4mm rain overnight
8/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Brief light rain showers throughout the day - 1.3mm total
8/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Occasional sprinkles - 0.4mm total
8/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light showers in the morning - 1.5mm
8/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Light morning rain. Light rain showers in the evening and overnight. 3.2mm total
8/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Non-severe thunderstorms started mid evening and continued well into the night. 8.3mm total
8/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief afternoon shower - 0.3mm
8/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 0.3mm Wet for most of the day, mostly very light periodic drizzle
8/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief late afternoon shower -0.4mm
8/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.82 M M M M The front arrived at 8:31 am with a rumble of thunder and rain - heavy at first then easing off to a steady rain. 20.9mm total. By early afternoon, the sun was coming out of the clouds and the rain had stopped.
8/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful day!
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Traces of rain from occasional brief showers during the day and 6.2mm from a steady light overnight rain
8/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Light showers - 2.4mm
8/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Occasional light rain showers - 1.2mm
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 2.8mm from an afternoon and evening shower and overnight rain
8/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful summer day!
9/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M 3.2mm of rain in the early morning hours.
9/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M 10.4 mm of rain throughout the morning. Temps still above normal for Labour Day - no complaints here. Many remembered back to Labour Day, 1983 when it snowed.
9/11/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Occasional drizzle - T
9/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Scotch mist to occasional brief showers starting in the evening. 1.0mm. A gloomy damp day ahead.
9/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M The early morning Scotch mist soon turned into a steady rain lasting until late afternoon. 17.9 mm total
9/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Early morning fog
9/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Overnight steady light rain - still continuing - 2.7mm
9/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 1.0mm of rain ending mid-morning
9/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds moved in as the eclipse was progressing, but cleared for 15 or 20 minutes during the totality. Then they moved in again very solid.
9/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M 10.5mm of rain showers - heavy at times - starting at 9:10pm
9/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a summer! We got frost and the temps dipped just below freezing for the first time early this morning. The maple leaves are just beginning to turn bright red.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
6/25/2015 6/27/2015 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
7/8/2015 7/10/2015 7:00 AM 3 0.56 M M All or most of the accumulation would have been on the 8th as a major front moved through. Rain started at 5am on the 8th. The initial amount was reported that morning before we left.
7/30/2015 8/01/2015 7:00 AM 3 0.04 M M No rain July 30. For July 31, small thunderstorms, each with periods of heavy rain, encountered from North Bay (150kmS) to Cobalt from3pm on. In Cobalt, neighbours reported hearing distant thunder about 4pm, but only periodic light showers during the late afternoon and evening. 1.1mm total accumulation
8/22/2015 8/23/2015 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
9/9/2015 9/10/2015 7:00 AM 2 0.90 M M 22.9mm of rain on Sept 8. Light rain showers throughout the afternoon while travelling to North Bay, 150 km south of Cobalt. Heavy showers in North Bay throughout the evening. No rain there or in Cobalt on Sept 9.



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