Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IN-PT-83 Latitude 41.5441876
Station Name Valparaiso 6.2 NW Longitude -87.1349554
County Porter Elevation (ft) 651



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 3.50 1.40 5 1.40 5 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 3.65 1.41 2 1.41 2 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 2.54 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 2.14 1.11 9 1.11 9 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 15 1.88 1.70 6 1.70 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
March 15 2.49 0.58 5 0.58 5 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
April 15 3.53 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
May 15 4.08 7.01 17 7.01 17 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
June 15 4.36 5.83 17 5.83 17 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
July 15 4.09 4.35 19 4.35 19 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.91 5.05 16 5.05 16 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.34 6.01 20 6.01 20 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 39.51" 34.47" 117 days 34.47" 117 0.00" 0 days 0 68 days 6 days 0.0" 0 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
10/1/2014
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 0.73
10/17/2014
10/18/2014
10/19/2014 0.23
10/20/2014
10/21/2014
10/22/2014
10/23/2014
10/24/2014
10/25/2014
10/26/2014
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.24
10/29/2014
10/30/2014
10/31/2014 0.20
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 0.20
11/24/2014 1.21
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 0.70
1/5/2015
1/6/2015 0.15
1/7/2015
1/8/2015
1/9/2015
1/10/2015
1/11/2015
1/12/2015 0.11
1/13/2015 T
1/14/2015
1/15/2015
1/16/2015
1/17/2015
1/18/2015
1/19/2015
1/20/2015
1/21/2015
1/22/2015
1/23/2015
1/24/2015
1/25/2015
1/26/2015 0.10
1/27/2015 0.02
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 0.00
1/30/2015 0.03
1/31/2015
2/1/2015 0.59
2/2/2015 0.87
2/3/2015
2/4/2015 0.07
2/5/2015
2/6/2015
2/7/2015
2/8/2015
2/9/2015
2/10/2015
2/11/2015
2/12/2015 0.02
2/13/2015
2/14/2015 0.01
2/15/2015
2/16/2015
2/17/2015
2/18/2015
2/19/2015
2/20/2015
2/21/2015
2/22/2015
2/23/2015
2/24/2015
2/25/2015
2/26/2015 0.14
2/27/2015
2/28/2015
3/1/2015
3/2/2015 0.03
3/3/2015 0.04
3/4/2015
3/5/2015
3/6/2015
3/7/2015
3/8/2015
3/9/2015
3/10/2015
3/11/2015
3/12/2015
3/13/2015
3/14/2015
3/15/2015
3/16/2015
3/17/2015
3/18/2015
3/19/2015
3/20/2015
3/21/2015
3/22/2015
3/23/2015
3/24/2015 0.35
3/25/2015 0.15
3/26/2015
3/27/2015 0.01
3/28/2015
3/29/2015
3/30/2015
3/31/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015
4/2/2015
4/3/2015
4/4/2015
4/5/2015
4/6/2015
4/7/2015
4/8/2015
4/9/2015
4/10/2015
4/11/2015
4/12/2015
4/13/2015
4/14/2015 0.02
4/15/2015
4/16/2015
4/17/2015
4/18/2015
4/19/2015
4/20/2015
4/21/2015
4/22/2015
4/23/2015
4/24/2015
4/25/2015
4/26/2015
4/27/2015
4/28/2015
4/29/2015
4/30/2015
5/1/2015
5/2/2015
5/3/2015
5/4/2015 0.63
5/5/2015 1.13
5/6/2015 0.00
5/7/2015
5/8/2015 1.11
5/9/2015 0.78
5/10/2015 0.58
5/11/2015 0.04
5/12/2015 0.35
5/13/2015 0.00
5/14/2015 0.00
5/15/2015 0.03
5/16/2015
5/17/2015 0.00
5/18/2015
5/19/2015
5/20/2015
5/21/2015
5/22/2015
5/23/2015
5/24/2015
5/25/2015
5/26/2015 0.00
5/27/2015 T
5/28/2015
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.44
5/31/2015 1.92
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015
6/3/2015 0.00
6/4/2015
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015
6/7/2015 0.00
6/8/2015 1.11
6/9/2015 0.96
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.34
6/12/2015 0.15
6/13/2015 0.10
6/14/2015 0.03
6/15/2015
6/16/2015 2.34
6/17/2015
6/18/2015
6/19/2015
6/20/2015
6/21/2015 0.10
6/22/2015 0.00
6/23/2015
6/24/2015
6/25/2015 0.17
6/26/2015 0.00
6/27/2015 0.53
6/28/2015
6/29/2015
6/30/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015
7/2/2015 0.00
7/3/2015
7/4/2015
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015 0.34
7/7/2015 1.00
7/8/2015 0.00
7/9/2015 0.25
7/10/2015
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.03
7/13/2015 T
7/14/2015 0.84
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.34
7/18/2015 0.93
7/19/2015 0.57
7/20/2015
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.00
7/25/2015
7/26/2015
7/27/2015
7/28/2015
7/29/2015 0.05
7/30/2015
7/31/2015
8/1/2015
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 0.84
8/4/2015
8/5/2015
8/6/2015
8/7/2015
8/8/2015
8/9/2015
8/10/2015 T
8/11/2015
8/12/2015
8/13/2015
8/14/2015
8/15/2015 0.24
8/16/2015 0.58
8/17/2015
8/18/2015 2.87
8/19/2015 0.40
8/20/2015 0.02
8/21/2015
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015
8/24/2015 0.00
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 T
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.03
8/30/2015 0.07
8/31/2015
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015
9/4/2015 0.00
9/5/2015 0.00
9/6/2015 1.18
9/7/2015 0.00
9/8/2015 0.00
9/9/2015 0.46
9/10/2015 0.00
9/11/2015 0.03
9/12/2015 0.87
9/13/2015 0.28
9/14/2015
9/15/2015
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 1.32
9/19/2015 1.87
9/20/2015
9/21/2015 0.00
9/22/2015
9/23/2015
9/24/2015
9/25/2015 0.00
9/26/2015
9/27/2015
9/28/2015
9/29/2015 T
9/30/2015 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/16/2014 8:00 AM 0.73 M M M M My computer had crashed.... It is still drizzling a tiny bit. The winds are extremely calm.
10/19/2014 8:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
10/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today's temp. is projected as a high of 76 and then dropping.
10/28/2014 8:00 AM 0.24 M M M M One quick spurt of rain and now is overcast. The temp. has dropped significantly from yesterday.
10/31/2014 10:00 AM 0.20 M M M M We are having high winds and a lot of debris blowing around. The rain is mostly running off the lawns and down the gutters. However, usually by then I get a action from my sump. But nothing so far.
11/23/2014 12:00 PM 0.20 M M M M
11/24/2014 1:00 PM 1.21 M M M M The rain fell intermittently most of the past 30 hours. A few snowflakes also fell. Is is continuing to rain a little.
1/4/2015 3:00 PM 0.70 M M M M Rain and snow no separation of quantities.
1/6/2015 11:00 AM 0.15 M M M M It snowed some big fluffy flakes while I ran errands and had already taken in my tube to thaw this morning. It's a lost trace for tomorrows reading. we are experiencing some inclement weather right now. colder than usual.
1/12/2015 3:24 PM 0.11 M M M M The snow was extremely wet. Under the snow on the drive, sidewalks and sod everything was soggy wet. I had to use restraint when I shoveled.
1/13/2015 6:25 AM T M M M M It may have been snow blowing off trees. I don't see too many examples of new snow about. The old snow was too heavy and wet to do any blowing.
1/26/2015 5:00 PM 0.10 M M M M The ground,walks and drive ways were covered with a sheet of ice with snow/ice mix on top of that. The windshields were heavily iced. There wasn't a lot of accumulation. The roads were extremely slick especially in the earlier part of the day.
1/27/2015 9:21 PM 0.02 M M M M dusting of snow. Windshield wipers cleaned it off without leaving anything behind on the first pass.
1/28/2015 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M No measurable precipitation.
1/29/2015 9:50 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M The precipitation was quite again today. We do have forecasts of possible snow tomorrow in Porter county.
1/30/2015 9:47 AM 0.03 M M M M Light fluffy snow. Temp is around 26F. It began light fluffy snow again while I was melting the contents of last night.
2/1/2015 9:00 AM 0.59 M M M M The snow depth was 4.5". melted down it was .59. It is quite wet and heavy. Underneath ,on the street and drive way was a lot of moisture. It has continued to snow with large heavy patches often interspersed with the heavy large flakes.
2/2/2015 10:00 AM 0.87 M M M M The tube was filled with snow although some other areas didn't show 13" of snow. This was possibly wind cleaning off the higher less protected areas. There wasn't a lot of high drifts or sunken areas. It is still snowing , probably from the Lake affect that draws moisture from Lake Michigan's open areas as the Low pressure system passes .
2/4/2015 2:00 PM 0.07 M M M M
2/12/2015 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
2/14/2015 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M There have been light flurries of and on since yesterday. We are expecting Lake affect snow again today off of Lake Michigan. We are on the far western sector of the prediction.
2/26/2015 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
3/2/2015 7:00 PM 0.03 M M M M
3/3/2015 10:00 AM 0.04 M M M M the windshields,roads, sidewalks and snow were all covered by a layer of ice today. There were a lot of crunchy ice crystals indicating it all didn't come down as rain. It is melting off the roads etc at a pretty good pace. It is suppose to warm up today also.
3/24/2015 9:00 PM 0.35 M M M M All of the precipitation for yesterday fell as snow. It was extremely wet and quick melting.
3/25/2015 9:00 PM 0.15 M M M M The moisture all fell as rain.
3/27/2015 12:00 PM 0.01 M M M M combination of snow and rain. Not much of either though. We are expecting more snow soon.
4/14/2015 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/4/2015 8:00 AM 0.63 M M M M The rains began lightly about 5PM yesterday and continued intermittently through the night. It stopped about 8:30 AM.
5/5/2015 12:30 PM 1.13 M M M M The rain fell pretty evenly most of the evening. There were thunder bursts but we didn't notice any lightening. It has cleared up over the past hour or so. The winds have been fairly moderate through it all. the soil is pretty dry and some of the more tender foliage was beginning to show some signs of drought stress before the rains.
5/6/2015 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M No new rain fall today
5/8/2015 10:00 AM 1.11 M M M M
5/9/2015 10:30 AM 0.78 M M M M The combined total was .78". It was foggy this morning with visibility about 1/2 mile. It remains overcast and cool
5/10/2015 10:00 AM 0.58 M M M M It is still overcast with fog that reduces visual distance to less than half a mile. Very little wind with temps in the mid 40's.
5/11/2015 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M It stayed mostly overcast and cool. No big winds, thunder or lightening.
5/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.35 M M M M light ,off again ,on again rainfalls. No noticeable thunder of lightening. light winds.
5/13/2015 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no moisture fell over the past 24 hrs.
5/14/2015 3:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain fall to report today Still cool and breezy.
5/15/2015 4:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Just a few drops in passing , off again on again through the evening.
5/17/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation over the past 24 hrs. Some is forecast for tonight.
5/26/2015 3:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M there was no rain in allotted time slot. However, some fell later. that goes on tomorrow's report.
5/27/2015 8:00 AM T M M M M A few drops, a couple of times during the past 24 hrs.
5/29/2015 12:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Norain fallNo rain.
5/30/2015 6:38 AM 0.44 M M M M A couple of sprinkles during the day. The main amount fell after 7PM. No sign of lightening or thunder noted.
5/31/2015 6:30 AM 1.92 M M M M The rain fell intermittently from late afternoon onward. Overnight it continued a more frequent pace. It is still misting. I'll replace the collector. Any further fall will go on tomorrow's report.
6/1/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M just a couple of drops. Those are not sure if they merely blew off the leaves of the trees. However, the day was mainly overcast and cooler weather moved in.
6/3/2015 8:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M No additional moisture today.
6/5/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain again today.
6/7/2015 12:15 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M attention....Attention We received an addition .68 " between 3 and 5:30 PM. We remain under a Tornado watch and a severe thunder storm watch for at least 2 and 1/2 more hours. will report back around 9PM
6/8/2015 6:00 AM 1.11 M M M M
6/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M rain, hail , winds . .85 fell
6/10/2015 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no moisture again today.
6/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M There was one really loud clap. The rest of the lightening and thunder was moderate. No perceived hail noted.
6/12/2015 8:00 AM 0.15 M M M M nothing notable. Infrequent spritzes of rain, no thunder or lightening noted.
6/13/2015 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M little sprinkles off and on as they passed by.
6/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Just a quick shower and then it stopped about 5 minutes ago.`````````
6/16/2015 5:00 AM 2.34 M M M M 1.32" fell before 2PM. the other 1.02 fell intermittently until 5:30 AM this morning.
6/21/2015 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Some lightening and thunder along with rain.
6/22/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2015 7:45 AM 0.17 M M M M We had lightening and thunder. Often with resounding claps nearby
6/26/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Again today, no rain.
6/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.53 M M M M a few scattered spritzes earlier in the day followed by most of the fall later in the evening in several short bursts.
7/2/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain or fog today so far.
7/5/2015 5:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2015 5:00 PM 0.34 M M M M A quick rain dropped .34"and passed through in less than 15 minutes.
7/7/2015 8:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Yesterday between 5:00 and 5:30PM we had .34" and throughout the night we had an addition .56" for a total of 1". It is still raining lightly.
7/8/2015 12:10 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool, about 64F and extremely overcast.
7/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M The reading may not be accurate. A grandson placed some indoor plants close to the tube that may have blocked some of the rainfall.
7/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain again today.
7/12/2015 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M A spritz around 5AM yesterday. I don't know if any fell over night. However the grass is wet.
7/13/2015 6:00 PM T M M M M When I left for the Gym around 8Am a few drops of water were on the window of the car and the road showed some dampness. Around 8:30 to 9:00Am we had a quick shower that shows .60" fell at that time.
7/14/2015 8:00 AM 0.84 M M M M we had a quick heavy rain with thunder and lightening around 9AM. It passed over in less than half an hour. It wasn't until after 7PM we got the second wave. It was softer and longer lasting I heard some thunder and saw some lightening although it wasn't nearly as intense as the morning ones were.
7/15/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture
7/16/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no moisture activity noted over the past 24 hrs.
7/17/2015 8:00 AM 0.34 M M M M The rains fell over night. No noticeable lightening or thunder.
7/18/2015 11:00 AM 0.93 M M M M started around 5PM and continued off and on all night. There was plenty of thunder but I didn't see any lightening . Of course, I didn't go outside.
7/19/2015 10:00 AM 0.57 0.0 M M M disrupted portions of the electrical grid since late afternoon in at least two adjacent counties. most are now on line. some on my street are still down as are those two blocks west. The power company expects all to be back on in a couple of hours.
7/21/2015 8:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture to record.
7/23/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture again today .
7/24/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture to record again today.
7/29/2015 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M There was no thunder of lightening noted. The rain was very gentle. The first in a week or so.
8/2/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture again today.
8/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.84 M M M M We had rain accompanied by lightening and thunder. It sounded as if we might have had hail also. However, I didn't get up to check that out.
8/10/2015 10:00 PM T M M M M Just a few sprinkles
8/15/2015 6:30 AM 0.24 M M M M There was a lot of lightening and thunder around midnight when it sounded like it was raining. Perhaps an hour of ado and then the rest of the night was quiet.
8/16/2015 8:00 AM 0.58 M M M M no notice of thunder and lightening.
8/18/2015 7:20 AM 2.87 M M M M Lots of wind, thunder and lightening accompanied the rain. It started about 7:30 AM and is still falling twelve hours later.
8/19/2015 10:00 AM 0.40 M M M M several waves passed over. We had sprinkles around 3 Pm. and then several more during the night.
8/20/2015 10:00 AM 0.02 M M M M If I hadn't of looked, I'd have missed it today. We are at 66F and overcast right now.
8/22/2015 12:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation today
8/24/2015 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain to report.
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture to report again tdoday.
8/26/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report again today.
8/27/2015 11:00 AM T M M M M A few drops fell on my wind shield around 9 AM yesterday morning
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No sign of any rainfall this morning.
8/29/2015 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M There is a gentle rain yet falling. very little breeze and no thunder or lightening. Current temp is 60F
8/30/2015 6:45 AM 0.07 M M M M A couple of light spritzes left .07"s of rain in the tube. No thunder or lightening. The wind remains calm. Current temperature is 60F.
9/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture accumulated since the last report. Temperature is 68F. wind is negligible. Sky is clear.
9/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain again this morning.
9/4/2015 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was no rain again today. Temperature is 60F. wind is negligible.
9/5/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture in the past 24 hrs. However, the clouds are rapidly approaching from the West just below Chicago and we should have some rain within the hour as some thunder is now clapping although the lightening isn't yet visible. An additional 1.18" fell between 9AM and 3PM>
9/6/2015 7:00 AM 1.18 M M M M The rain started falling shortly 8AM. The sky continued to overcast all day and kept the projected temperatures at moderate levels about 20F cooler than expected.
9/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no added rain today. it is about 70F with a gentle wind.
9/8/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing in the tube.
9/9/2015 8:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Heard a lot of thunder. No lightening is sight.
9/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no moisture to report.
9/11/2015 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M It is still sprinkling gently as I emptied the collection tube. No thunder of lightening. no breeze
9/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M it is still lightly sprinkling. There was/is no sign of lightening nor thunder.
9/13/2015 8:00 AM 0.28 M M M M The rain fell around noon. No Lightening or thunder noted.
9/16/2015 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no moisture to report.
9/17/2015 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain for today.
9/18/2015 8:00 AM 1.32 M M M M Lightening and thunder preceded and followed through the rain that began after 3AM.
9/19/2015 8:00 AM 1.87 M M M M Rained off and on all night. It came mostly in extended spurts. Nice soaking fill. Most plants have enjoyed the rehydration of soil from earlier rains recently.
9/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture to report again today.
9/25/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture again today.
9/29/2015 8:00 AM T M M M M only a few sprinkles fell. No accumulation.
9/30/2015 2:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing in the collection tube today.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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