Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-AM-10 Latitude 37.65175
Station Name Great Sand Dunes 7.0 SSW Longitude -105.57938
County Alamosa Elevation (ft) 7890



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 14 0.83 0.54 31 0.54 25 0.00 6 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 0.39 0.41 31 0.41 29 0.00 2 1 4 2 3.0 2 2
Dec 14 0.34 0.73 31 0.73 31 0.00 0 0 5 4 6.0 4 16
Jan 15 0.37 0.48 31 0.48 31 0.00 0 0 3 6 3.6 3 29
Feb 15 0.37 0.23 28 0.23 20 0.00 8 0 2 2 2.1 2 10
March 15 0.79 0.95 31 0.40 22 0.55 9 1 1 2 0.0 0 0
April 15 0.97 0.52 30 0.52 30 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.0 0 0
May 15 0.97 3.80 31 3.69 29 0.11 2 1 16 0 3.4 2 0
June 15 1.17 1.24 29 1.24 29 0.00 0 0 12 4 0.0 0 0
July 15 1.45 2.70 31 2.68 28 0.02 3 1 15 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 1.94 1.12 31 1.12 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 1.50 1.02 30 1.02 30 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 11.09" 13.74" 365 days 13.06" 335 0.68" 30 days 5 83 days 29 days 18.1" 13 days 57 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 0.00
10/2/2014 0.02
10/3/2014 0.00
10/4/2014 0.00
10/5/2014 0.00
10/6/2014 0.00
10/7/2014 0.00
10/8/2014 0.00
10/9/2014 0.04
10/10/2014 0.39
10/11/2014 0.04
10/12/2014 0.00
10/13/2014 0.05
10/14/2014 0.00
10/15/2014 **
10/16/2014 **
10/17/2014 **
10/18/2014 **
10/19/2014 **
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.00
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014 0.00
10/24/2014 0.00
10/25/2014 0.00
10/26/2014 0.00
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.00
10/29/2014 0.00
10/30/2014 0.00
10/31/2014 0.00
11/1/2014 0.00
11/2/2014 0.02
11/3/2014 0.13
11/4/2014 0.00
11/5/2014 0.00
11/6/2014 0.00
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014 0.00
11/9/2014 0.00
11/10/2014 0.00
11/11/2014 0.00
11/12/2014 0.00
11/13/2014 0.00
11/14/2014 0.13 **
11/15/2014 T
11/16/2014 0.13
11/17/2014 0.00
11/18/2014 0.00
11/19/2014 0.00
11/20/2014 0.00
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 0.00
11/23/2014 T
11/24/2014 0.00
11/25/2014 T
11/26/2014 0.00
11/27/2014 0.00
11/28/2014 0.00
11/29/2014 0.00
11/30/2014 0.00
12/1/2014 0.00
12/2/2014 0.00
12/3/2014 0.00
12/4/2014 0.00
12/5/2014 T
12/6/2014 0.00
12/7/2014 0.00
12/8/2014 0.00
12/9/2014 0.00
12/10/2014 0.00
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014 0.00
12/13/2014 0.00
12/14/2014 0.28
12/15/2014 0.21
12/16/2014 0.00
12/17/2014 0.00
12/18/2014 0.13
12/19/2014 T
12/20/2014 0.00
12/21/2014 0.00
12/22/2014 T
12/23/2014 0.00
12/24/2014 0.00
12/25/2014 0.00
12/26/2014 T
12/27/2014 0.09
12/28/2014 0.00
12/29/2014 0.00
12/30/2014 0.00
12/31/2014 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 T
1/2/2015 T
1/3/2015 T
1/4/2015 0.00
1/5/2015 0.00
1/6/2015 0.00
1/7/2015 0.00
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 0.00
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 T
1/13/2015 T
1/14/2015 0.16
1/15/2015 0.00
1/16/2015 0.00
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.00
1/19/2015 0.00
1/20/2015 0.00
1/21/2015 0.00
1/22/2015 T
1/23/2015 0.00
1/24/2015 0.00
1/25/2015 0.00
1/26/2015 0.00
1/27/2015 0.00
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 0.00
1/30/2015 0.05
1/31/2015 0.27
2/1/2015 0.10
2/2/2015 0.00
2/3/2015 0.00
2/4/2015 0.00
2/5/2015 0.00
2/6/2015 0.00
2/7/2015 0.00
2/8/2015 0.00
2/9/2015 0.00
2/10/2015 0.00
2/11/2015 0.00
2/12/2015 T
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.00
2/15/2015 0.00
2/16/2015 0.13
2/17/2015 T
2/18/2015 0.00
2/19/2015 0.00
2/20/2015 0.00
2/21/2015 **
2/22/2015 **
2/23/2015 **
2/24/2015 **
2/25/2015 **
2/26/2015 **
2/27/2015 **
2/28/2015 **
3/1/2015 **
3/2/2015 **
3/3/2015 **
3/4/2015 **
3/5/2015 **
3/6/2015 **
3/7/2015 **
3/8/2015 **
3/9/2015 0.55
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 0.00
3/12/2015 0.00
3/13/2015 0.00
3/14/2015 0.00
3/15/2015 0.00
3/16/2015 0.00
3/17/2015 0.00
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 0.40
3/20/2015 T
3/21/2015 0.00
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 0.00
3/24/2015 0.00
3/25/2015 0.00
3/26/2015 T
3/27/2015 0.00
3/28/2015 0.00
3/29/2015 0.00
3/30/2015 0.00
3/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 0.00
4/3/2015 0.00
4/4/2015 0.00
4/5/2015 0.00
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.00
4/8/2015 0.00
4/9/2015 0.00
4/10/2015 0.00
4/11/2015 0.00
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.00
4/14/2015 0.00
4/15/2015 0.00
4/16/2015 0.00
4/17/2015 0.01
4/18/2015 0.00
4/19/2015 0.00
4/20/2015 T
4/21/2015 0.02
4/22/2015 0.00
4/23/2015 T
4/24/2015 0.02
4/25/2015 T
4/26/2015 0.00
4/27/2015 0.47
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 0.17
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.10
5/6/2015 0.57
5/7/2015 0.30
5/8/2015 0.00
5/9/2015 0.00
5/10/2015 0.47
5/11/2015 0.42
5/12/2015 0.00
5/13/2015 0.14
5/14/2015 0.24
5/15/2015 0.00
5/16/2015 0.11
5/17/2015 0.15
5/18/2015 0.02
5/19/2015 0.68
5/20/2015 0.09
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 0.11
5/23/2015 0.01
5/24/2015 0.00
5/25/2015 0.11
5/26/2015 **
5/27/2015 0.11
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.00
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 T
6/2/2015 0.00
6/3/2015 0.00
6/4/2015 0.00
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015 T
6/7/2015 0.05
6/8/2015 T
6/9/2015 0.00
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.01
6/12/2015 T
6/13/2015 0.05
6/14/2015 0.17
6/15/2015 0.04
6/16/2015 0.01
6/17/2015 0.03
6/18/2015 0.00
6/19/2015 0.01
6/20/2015 0.00
6/21/2015 0.00
6/22/2015 0.00
6/23/2015 0.00
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.22
6/26/2015
6/27/2015 0.11
6/28/2015 0.17
6/29/2015 0.37
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.04
7/2/2015 0.47
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.05
7/5/2015 0.19
7/6/2015 0.01
7/7/2015 0.81
7/8/2015 0.08
7/9/2015 0.01
7/10/2015 0.06
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.00
7/13/2015 0.00
7/14/2015 0.00
7/15/2015 T
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.00
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.02
7/20/2015 0.26
7/21/2015 0.58
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.00
7/25/2015 **
7/26/2015 **
7/27/2015 0.02
7/28/2015 0.00
7/29/2015 0.04
7/30/2015 0.05
7/31/2015 0.01
8/1/2015 0.40
8/2/2015 0.36
8/3/2015 0.03
8/4/2015 0.03
8/5/2015 0.00
8/6/2015 0.00
8/7/2015 0.00
8/8/2015 0.00
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 0.00
8/11/2015 0.05
8/12/2015 T
8/13/2015 0.00
8/14/2015 T
8/15/2015 0.12
8/16/2015 0.04
8/17/2015 T
8/18/2015 0.02
8/19/2015 0.00
8/20/2015 0.00
8/21/2015 0.00
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015 0.00
8/24/2015 T
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 0.07
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.00
8/30/2015 0.00
8/31/2015 0.00
9/1/2015 0.07
9/2/2015 0.03
9/3/2015 0.00
9/4/2015 0.41
9/5/2015 0.01
9/6/2015 T
9/7/2015 0.00
9/8/2015 0.00
9/9/2015 0.00
9/10/2015 0.00
9/11/2015 0.00
9/12/2015 0.00
9/13/2015 0.00
9/14/2015 0.00
9/15/2015 0.06
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 0.00
9/19/2015 0.00
9/20/2015 0.00
9/21/2015 0.00
9/22/2015 0.00
9/23/2015 0.38
9/24/2015 0.06
9/25/2015 0.00
9/26/2015 0.00
9/27/2015 0.00
9/28/2015 0.00
9/29/2015 0.00
9/30/2015 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Light sprinkles now.
10/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Rain off & on all day. Did see the sun for about 45 minutes in the afternoon - then another band moved in. Currently raining - nice soaking rains.
10/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Mostly clear. 39F
10/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Frozen solid in the inner tube! 26F clear. Snow on the Sangres down to about 9000ft.
10/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Skiff of new snow on Sangres.
11/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Afternoon rain squalls with some snow mixed in. Was not home to observe at station. Snow skiff on ground down to 9000 on Sangres.
11/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Red sky in the morning....
11/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy most of the day.
11/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light breeze - warm 40F!
11/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.13 1.5 M 1.5 M Snow overnight. Melting Fast.
11/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.13 1.5 M 0.5 M Snow overnight.
11/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Up to 1/2 inch snow in shady areas. Ground bare in sunny areas.
11/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Up to 1/2 inch snow in shady areas. Ground bare in sunny areas.
11/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Up to 1/2 inch snow in shady areas. Ground bare in sunny areas. Clear & cold. 10F.
11/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/23/2014 7:00 AM T T M T M Skiff of fresh snow overnight
11/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/25/2014 7:00 AM T M M T M Mid-day snow flurries
11/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M With temps approaching 50F, even the trace of snow in the shade is disappearing.
12/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/5/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Just enough spit to moisten spots on the sidewalk.
12/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M The "trace" of snow is now down to a few darkly shaded locations. The lake west of the house was almost entirely open water yesterday afternoon. Doesn't look like it is iced over this morning. Currently 16F.
12/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M With the past few nights in the low teens, the lake is frozen over again.
12/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Not a cloud in the sky....
12/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly heavy clouds.
12/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 2.0 M 2.0 M Snowing about 9pm. Not snowing at 6am. Snowing at 7am.
12/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.21 1.5 0.57 3.5 M Blue sky this morning
12/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
12/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M General overcast. 16F
12/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Overcast - light snow. 24F 0.10 measured yesterday afternoon w/partly cloudy sky. Looked like the storm had passed. 0.03 overnight.
12/19/2014 7:00 AM T M M 4.0 M Blue sky. 11F
12/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy overcast. 9F
12/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M 19F
12/22/2014 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M
12/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Clear 9F
12/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Clear 21F
12/26/2014 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M
12/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 M 5.0 M Clear & Cold 2F
12/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Clear & Dadblamed Cold! -9F
12/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Partly cloudy -4F
12/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M High overcast, Zero F.
12/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 1.5 M 6.5 M Light, fluffy snow. Light flurries off and on much of day, little accumulation before dark - most fell overnight. Angel's dandruff falling currently.
1/1/2015 7:00 AM T T M 6.0 M
1/2/2015 7:00 AM T T M 5.5 M Just a dusting of big, fluffy clear-sky flakes.
1/3/2015 7:00 AM T T M 5.5 M Clear sky snowflakes before sunrise. Stopped after sun came over the mountain. (Local sunrise about 8:35 due to proximity to mountain.)
1/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
1/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
1/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
1/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Fog 21F
1/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Thick ice fog all day yesterday. Continues today. 91F.
1/12/2015 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M Light fluffy skiff just after dark. Another totally overcast day, yesterday.
1/13/2015 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M Overcast most of the day, and currently.
1/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.16 1.0 M 5.5 M Checked several locations for snow depth. Ranged from 5inches to 6.5 inches. Snowing lightly much of day, yesterday.
1/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold! 3F
1/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
1/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/22/2015 7:00 AM T T M 5.0 M Clear skies, zero.
1/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Clear, cold -5F.
1/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Clear
1/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
1/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
1/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
1/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Snow is going rapidly. Currently 26F & cloudy.
1/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 0.1 M 3.0 M Powdered sugar snow falling. Started before light. Yesterday was warm with lots of melting.
1/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 2.5 M 3.5 M Powdered sugar snow most of yesterday and into the night. Temperature above freezing during most of the day as well.
2/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 1.0 M 3.5 M Powdered sugar snow much of the day. Also,temps above freezing much of the day. Combination did not increase avg snow depth.
2/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
2/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Partly cloudy, high overcast
2/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Temps into the high 40's yesterday. Snow melting quickly except in shady areas where there is still 5-6 inches. Bare patches in the unshaded areas.
2/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Blue sky with temps into the high 40s for the past couple of days has really melted the snow. The Sangres to the east look like they have lost much of the recent snowpack.
2/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Snow almost gone except in shaded areas; many bare spots on the ground. High of 50F yesterday! Snowpack on the Sangres looking grim!
2/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Another 50+ day yesterday!
2/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Some patches of snow, but mostly bare ground except in shaded areas where the snow is up to 6 inches deep.
2/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Windy, overcast, threatening, 32F at 7am. Patches of snow/ice on the ground, mostly in shady areas.
2/12/2015 7:00 AM T T M T M Snow flurries between 7:30 & 8:30am. No accumulation. Warm, sunny afternoon with continued melting of snow on ground.
2/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Another day in the 50's.
2/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Another 50+ sunny day! Overcast this morning.
2/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 1.1 M 0.5 M Nice wet snow, but the ground is warm so not much accumulation.
2/17/2015 7:00 AM T T M T M Snow flurries but little moisture.
2/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snow melting quickly - lots of mud.
3/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M What's left of the snow on the ground is disappearing fast!
3/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M After several days with highs in the 50s and low 60s, there is no snow left on the ground.
3/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.40 M M 0.0 M Rain -- Didn't have to melt anything! Snow on Sangres.
3/20/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkling when gauge emptied. A few snowflakes later in the day.
3/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Light Snow showers shortly after noon.
3/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Is it bad taste to say that Alamosa, CO's Airport is quite forgettable? ALS
4/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fresh snow on Sangres down to 10,000 ft to east of station. Doesn't look like much accumulation. Not even a trace at this station!
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain sprinkles and grapple snow during afternoon. Fresh snow on the Sangres to the east of this station down to about 9000 ft. Doesn't look like much accumulation. Not much increase in SWE in the local SnoTels.
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
4/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Precip occurred overnight
4/25/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 T M T M Mixed snow & rain.
4/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Mid-afternoon shower about 3:30 - 0.05in. Light rain as it got light continuing at 7am.
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Rain off and on all day.
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Heavy rain squall with mostly soft pea-sized hail, some quarter inch stones. No hail damage. No hail pad!
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 3.3 M M M Heavy wet snow - precip so badly needed! No accumulation on bare ground - variable on grass.
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.42 0.1 M T M Rain & slushy snow overnight. No significant/ measurable accumulation on the ground.
5/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2015 8:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M Reading delayed until 8am. Rain/mist started before 6am.
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Afternoon T-storm most of the precip. Not home to observe.
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Overcast & rain showers most of day, clearing in afternoon.
5/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Drizzly much of the day plus one afternoon T-squall that came down hard with mushy hail.
5/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Afternoon showers
5/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Gentle soaking rain all night!
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain overnight
5/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
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 T 0.0 M M M
6/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/8/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/12/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
6/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
6/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
6/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
7/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Gully-Washer in Ft. Garland area yesterday! Serious localized road damage & washouts.
7/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Rain squalls much of afternoon & evening.
7/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
7/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Early morning shower ending before 7am.
7/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
7/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Light rain of and on all day - heavy rainfall after dark.
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
7/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Surprise shower just after dark
7/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Got spit at two or three times during the day.
8/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
8/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Another afternoon Monsoon rain.
8/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Misting before 7am
8/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 0.05 M M M M Precip overnight
8/12/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Afternoon T-Storm with heavy short-duration rainfall. Knocked out/pixilated news broadcast for about 2 minutes.
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/17/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A little fallout from a T-storm to the north of us.
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
9/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Precip overnight
9/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Quite a little storm
9/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Misting at time of reading.
9/6/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 0.06 M 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 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Significant shower from about 4:30 to 5:30pm: 0.29. The remainder fell overnight.
9/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Didn't check the gauge until late. Didn't realize we had precip overnight.
9/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
9/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/15/2014 10/20/2014 12:00 AM 6 0.00 M M
11/14/2014 11/15/2014 3:30 PM 2 T T M Skiff of snow on the ground in the shade. Likely most of the water in the 4" tube had evaporated by late afternoon.
2/21/2015 3/09/2015 12:00 AM 17 0.55 T M It seems that in order to have a weather event, we need to leave the area! I was amazed that there was still 0.55 inches in the open 4" cylinder after days of evaporation.
5/26/2015 5/27/2015 12:00 AM 2 0.11 M M
7/25/2015 7/27/2015 6:45 AM 3 0.02 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground