Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-GS-8 Latitude 35.230702
Station Name Gastonia 5.7 SE Longitude -81.09677
County Gaston Elevation (ft) 725



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 3.67 1.31 31 0.73 18 0.58 13 1 3 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 3.09 3.35 30 3.26 14 0.09 16 1 6 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 3.54 3.69 31 0.60 20 3.09 11 2 9 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 3.63 2.80 31 1.69 29 1.11 2 1 10 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 15 3.39 3.17 28 3.17 28 0.00 0 0 9 2 4.3 4 6
March 15 4.09 2.16 31 0.79 17 1.37 14 1 8 1 0.0 0 0
April 15 3.12 6.42 30 5.12 14 1.30 16 2 8 0 0.0 0 0
May 15 3.13 0.48 31 0.25 18 0.23 13 2 2 1 0.0 0 0
June 15 4.05 1.05 30 0.62 18 0.43 12 2 5 0 0.0 0 0
July 15 3.51 0.71 31 0.66 19 0.05 12 1 6 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.88 2.28 31 2.20 28 0.08 3 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.52 3.28 30 2.17 16 1.11 14 1 7 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 42.62" 30.70" 365 days 21.26" 239 9.44" 126 days 15 81 days 13 days 4.3" 4 days 6 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 0.58
10/14/2014 0.04
10/15/2014 0.68
10/16/2014 0.00
10/17/2014 T
10/18/2014 0.00
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.01
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 T
10/31/2014 0.00
11/1/2014 0.69
11/2/2014 0.18
11/3/2014 0.00
11/4/2014 0.00
11/5/2014 0.00
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 0.09
11/17/2014 0.21
11/18/2014 0.55
11/19/2014 0.00
11/20/2014 0.00
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 0.00
11/23/2014 0.10
11/24/2014 1.53
11/25/2014 0.00
11/26/2014 **
11/27/2014 **
11/28/2014 **
11/29/2014 **
11/30/2014 **
12/1/2014 **
12/2/2014 **
12/3/2014 0.90
12/4/2014 T
12/5/2014 0.01
12/6/2014 0.10
12/7/2014 0.10
12/8/2014 0.00
12/9/2014 0.10
12/10/2014 0.00
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014 0.00
12/13/2014 0.00
12/14/2014 0.00
12/15/2014 0.00
12/16/2014 0.05
12/17/2014 0.05
12/18/2014 0.00
12/19/2014 0.00
12/20/2014 0.02
12/21/2014 0.03
12/22/2014 0.14
12/23/2014 **
12/24/2014 **
12/25/2014 **
12/26/2014 **
12/27/2014 **
12/28/2014 **
12/29/2014 **
12/30/2014 2.19
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 0.26
1/4/2015 0.20
1/5/2015 0.22
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 0.87
1/13/2015 0.04
1/14/2015 0.02
1/15/2015 0.00
1/16/2015 0.01
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.04
1/19/2015 0.00
1/20/2015 0.00
1/21/2015 0.00
1/22/2015 0.00
1/23/2015 0.02
1/24/2015 **
1/25/2015 1.11
1/26/2015 0.00
1/27/2015 T
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 0.00
1/30/2015 0.01
1/31/2015 0.00
2/1/2015 0.00
2/2/2015 0.48
2/3/2015 0.01
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 1.00
2/11/2015 0.00
2/12/2015 0.00
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.00
2/15/2015 0.00
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 0.60
2/18/2015 0.00
2/19/2015 T
2/20/2015 0.00
2/21/2015 T
2/22/2015 0.20
2/23/2015 0.01
2/24/2015 0.05
2/25/2015 0.03
2/26/2015 0.79
2/27/2015 0.00
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 0.08
3/2/2015 0.09
3/3/2015 0.00
3/4/2015 0.06
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 1.37
3/16/2015 0.00
3/17/2015 0.00
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.25
3/21/2015 0.00
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 0.03
3/24/2015 T
3/25/2015 0.00
3/26/2015 0.01
3/27/2015 0.03
3/28/2015 0.24
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 1.13
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.00
4/14/2015 0.15
4/15/2015 0.12
4/16/2015 1.67
4/17/2015 0.45
4/18/2015 0.09
4/19/2015 0.49
4/20/2015 1.66
4/21/2015 0.49
4/22/2015 0.00
4/23/2015 0.00
4/24/2015 0.00
4/25/2015 **
4/26/2015 **
4/27/2015 **
4/28/2015 **
4/29/2015 0.17
4/30/2015 0.00
5/1/2015 0.00
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.00
5/6/2015 0.00
5/7/2015 0.00
5/8/2015 **
5/9/2015 **
5/10/2015 **
5/11/2015 **
5/12/2015 **
5/13/2015 0.05
5/14/2015 0.00
5/15/2015 0.00
5/16/2015 0.00
5/17/2015 0.00
5/18/2015 0.00
5/19/2015 0.01
5/20/2015 0.24
5/21/2015 **
5/22/2015 **
5/23/2015 **
5/24/2015 **
5/25/2015 **
5/26/2015 **
5/27/2015 0.18
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 T
5/30/2015 0.00
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.03
6/3/2015 0.07
6/4/2015 0.08
6/5/2015 0.01
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 **
6/8/2015 **
6/9/2015 **
6/10/2015 **
6/11/2015 0.19
6/12/2015 0.00
6/13/2015 0.00
6/14/2015 0.00
6/15/2015 0.00
6/16/2015 0.00
6/17/2015 **
6/18/2015 **
6/19/2015 **
6/20/2015 **
6/21/2015 **
6/22/2015 **
6/23/2015 0.24
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.00
6/26/2015 0.00
6/27/2015 0.00
6/28/2015 0.43
6/29/2015 0.00
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.01
7/2/2015 **
7/3/2015 **
7/4/2015 **
7/5/2015 **
7/6/2015 **
7/7/2015 **
7/8/2015 **
7/9/2015 **
7/10/2015 **
7/11/2015 **
7/12/2015 **
7/13/2015 0.05
7/14/2015 0.02
7/15/2015 0.04
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 T
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.25
7/20/2015 T
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015 T
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.11
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.00
7/28/2015 T
7/29/2015 0.23
7/30/2015 0.00
7/31/2015 0.00
8/1/2015 0.00
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 0.00
8/4/2015 0.00
8/5/2015 0.00
8/6/2015 0.02
8/7/2015 **
8/8/2015 0.08
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 0.00
8/11/2015 0.20
8/12/2015 0.47
8/13/2015 0.00
8/14/2015 0.00
8/15/2015 0.00
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.01
8/19/2015 0.15
8/20/2015 0.93
8/21/2015 0.00
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015 0.14
8/24/2015 0.28
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 0.00
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.00
8/30/2015 0.00
8/31/2015 **
9/1/2015 **
9/2/2015 **
9/3/2015 **
9/4/2015 **
9/5/2015 **
9/6/2015 **
9/7/2015 **
9/8/2015 **
9/9/2015 **
9/10/2015 **
9/11/2015 **
9/12/2015 **
9/13/2015 **
9/14/2015 1.11
9/15/2015 0.00
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 0.01
9/23/2015 T
9/24/2015 0.00
9/25/2015 0.70
9/26/2015 0.44
9/27/2015 0.34
9/28/2015 0.20
9/29/2015 0.16
9/30/2015 0.32



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 67.3 F
10/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M 57 F, clear, calm. Light rain began yesterday afternoon around 3 pm; heavy rain at 10:55 pm; rain ended before dawn.
10/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.5 F, clear to the west, calm.
10/17/2014 8:00 AM T M M M M 46.0 F, clear, calm. Sprinkle of rain about 3:00 pm yesterday.
10/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51 F
10/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46 F.
10/20/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.7 F, clear, calm.
10/21/2014 7:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M 46.2 F. Overnight rain.
10/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43.9 F, clear, calm.
10/23/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 F
10/24/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40.1 F
10/25/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.6 F, calm.
10/26/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.0 F
10/27/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44 F, calm.
10/28/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.3 F, calm.
10/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.5 F, partly cloudy, calm; pink sky.
10/30/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 45.5 F at obs. A few spits of rain at 2:00 pm yesterday.
10/31/2014 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.2, calm.
11/1/2014 6:30 AM 0.69 M M M M 40 F, cloudy, windy. Thunderstorm began at 8:00 pm 10/31/14.
11/2/2014 6:30 AM 0.18 M M M M 30.0 F, calm. Windy, cold, light rain yesterday morning ended about 1 pm.
11/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28.2 F, clear, calm.
11/4/2014 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 F
11/5/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50 F
11/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M steady rain, 43.5F
11/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.55 M M M M 24.8F
11/19/2014 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17.1 F; record-breaking low temps in the area this morning.
11/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.2 F
11/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 40.1 F, rain began overnight and is continuing.
11/24/2014 7:00 AM 1.53 M M M M 58 F, breezy. Rain all day yesterday, ended overnight.
11/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.8 F
12/4/2014 7:30 AM T M M M M 44 F. Rain accumulation after 5 pm yesterday afternoon.
12/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 44.1 F, steady rain, calm.
12/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 43.3 F, rainy, calm. Rain from morning of 12/5/14 was 0.06 inches; remaining accumulation was from the predawn this morning.
12/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 41.0 F
12/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 37.4 F Cloudy
12/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 F
12/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25.5 F
12/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23.4 F, scattered clouds, calm.
12/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26.2 F
12/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27.7 F, clear, calm.
12/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 41.2 F, raining.
12/17/2014 6:30 AM 0.05 M M M M 32.0 F, clear (stars and waning crescent moon). Early morning rain on 12/16/14 ended about 9:30 am. Total accumulation for this rain event was 0.10 inches.
12/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 F
12/19/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29 F, partly cloudy, calm.
12/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 38.5 F, raining, calm.
12/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 40.6F
12/22/2014 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 38.7 F, lt. rain.
12/31/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 F, pink clouds on eastern horizon, calm. No precip since 6 pm yesterday.
1/1/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26.4 F, clear, calm.
1/2/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.7 F, overcast, calm.
1/3/2015 8:00 AM 0.26 M M M M 45.7 F, misty and grey.
1/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M 46.9F rain stopped
1/5/2015 7:30 AM 0.22 M M M M 34.5 F, rosy glow on the eastern horizon, calm. Light rain began Sunday morning by 8:45 am; downpour at 9:05 am lasted about 5 minutes; mid-afternoon break in the rain; final shower about 3:45 pm.
1/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25.3 F, clear, calm. Owl hooting overnight; moon one day past full; Vega bright in the east.
1/7/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 F, partly cloudy, calm; pinatubic dawn from rose pink to lavender.
1/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8.4 F, clear, calm.
1/9/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24.3 F, breezy.
1/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 16.3 F
1/11/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 16.5 F, red glow around the eastern horizon, calm.
1/12/2015 6:45 AM 0.87 M M M M 36.7F
1/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 445 F very light rain
1/14/2015 6:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 31.5 F
1/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25.7 F
1/16/2015 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M 30.6 F, waning crescent moon overhead in the southeast illuminating a halo of fog,
1/17/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 F, clear, calm.
1/18/2015 6:45 AM 0.04 M M M M 35.8 F, some stars visible. Rain heard hitting the roof gutter from 3:00 am to 3:30 am.
1/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30.7 F, clear, calm. Vega bright in the east before dawn this morning.
1/20/2015 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35.1 F, partly cloudy, calm.
1/21/2015 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35.2 F, clear, calm.
1/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28.4 F; Vega prominent in the northeast at 3 am; calm.
1/23/2015 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 37.0 F, light rain, calm.
1/26/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.5 F, partly cloudy, calm.
1/27/2015 7:20 AM T M M M M 28.2 F, partly cloudy, calm; 360 degree lavender pink horizon, brighter in the east. A few sprinkles of rain at 12:30 pm yesterday.
1/28/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21.0 F
1/29/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24.4 F
1/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 39.0 F, clear, breezy. Vega prominent in the predawn. Passing shower yesterday afternoon around 2:30.
1/31/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 19.9 F, clear, calm.
2/1/2015 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.0 F, overcast, calm.
2/2/2015 6:45 AM 0.48 M M M M 53.2
2/3/2015 7:00 PM 0.01 M M M M
2/4/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24.4 F, clear, calm. In the predawn, full moon shining through the tree tops and Vega high in the northeast sky.
2/5/2015 7:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 F
2/6/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 14.7 F
2/7/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34 F, clear, calm at obs.
2/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.0 F, breezy, waning gibbous moon high in the west.
2/9/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.0 F, overcast, calm.
2/10/2015 7:15 AM 1.00 M M M M 44F
2/11/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28.8 F, clear, calm.
2/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21.9 F, thin overcast, calm. Visible in the predawn: Vega in the east, waning crescent moon in the south, Arcturus in the west.
2/14/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20.3
2/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 16.7F
2/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25.5F
2/17/2015 7:15 AM 0.60 0.5 0.60 0.5 0.60 23.9 F, overcast, calm at obs. Precip mostly in the form of sleet began by 4 pm yesterday afternoon and ended before dawn.
2/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22F
2/19/2015 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M 12.2 F, clear, light breeze. Trace of snow yesterday afternoon between 3 to 4 pm. Ground is still mostly covered with the sleet from Monday night.
2/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6.3 F
2/21/2015 7:15 AM T T M T M 27.7 F, snowing! Sleet from Monday night is still covering the ground in areas that don't get direct sun; areas with sun exposure are clear.
2/22/2015 7:15 AM 0.20 T M T M 34.5 F, cloudy, calm. Burst of snow yesterday morning between 7 and 8 am, left a trace which evaporated after about an hour. Overnight rain this morning, amount is estimated because gauge was not out.
2/23/2015 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 42F
2/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.05 27.5 F, snowing. Fluffy snow, falling straight down.
2/25/2015 6:45 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 0.5 M 27.7 F, cloudy, pink above eastern horizon. Snow continued yesterday morning until ending by 11 am. Snow is covering the ground, but did not accumulate on pavement except in areas of deep shade.
2/26/2015 7:30 AM 0.79 3.0 0.79 3.0 0.79 32.0 F, cloudy, occasional breeze at obs. Wet snow began about 7 pm last night and ended before dawn.
2/27/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M 27.1 F, overcast, calm. Ground has 95% snow cover about an inch deep.
2/28/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 30 F, overcast, light breeze. Snow covering the ground up to an inch deep only in deeply shaded areas.
3/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M T M 30.9 F, rain continuing, began overnight. Remnants of snow persisting in deep shade. Ice on elevated surfaces and some black ice on pavement.
3/2/2015 6:30 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 41.2 F, overcast, calm. Freezing rain continued yesterday morning, changed over to rain later yesterday morning and through most of the day.
3/3/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43 F, cloudy, breezy.
3/4/2015 6:45 AM 0.06 M M M M 44 F, cloudy, calm.
3/16/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37 F
3/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 F, clear, waning crescent moon visible through the treetops to the southeast.
3/18/2015 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.5 F, breezy, partly cloudy, pink extending 360 degrees around the horizon.
3/19/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.7 F, cloudy, calm.
3/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M 41.4 F
3/21/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42.3 F, scattered clouds, calm.
3/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50.7 F, cloudy, calm, humid (feels damp, but not raining yet).
3/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 50.9 F, cloudy, calm. Overnight rain.
3/24/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 39.6 F, overcast, calm. Brief drizzle at 11:30 am yesterday. Clear overnight: at 8:00 pm waxing crescent moon and Venus in the west; at 3:00 am Vega bright and Eltanin and Rastaban visible high in the eastern sky.
3/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.7 F, overcast, calm.
3/26/2015 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M 54.9 F, overcast, calm.
3/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 53.9
3/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M 31.6 F
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.7 F, overcast, calm.
4/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 64 F
4/15/2015 6:15 AM 0.12 M M M M 58.8 F, just starting to rain (only a few drops so far--radar shows more on the way from the west). Light rain yesterday morning accounts for the total precip accumulation in this report; rain ended by early afternoon and the sun came out; gauge reading at 1:00 pm was 0.12 inches.
4/16/2015 7:00 AM 1.67 M M M M 46.8 F
4/17/2015 5:45 AM 0.45 M M M M 54.0 F, misty. Intermittent light to moderate rain all day yesterday.
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 59.4 F, light rain continues.
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M 63.5 F
4/20/2015 7:00 AM 1.66 M M M M 63.1 F, overcast, breezy. Significant Weather report submitted yesterday at 1:00 pm, accounting for 0.84 in. (almost half the total rain). Waves of rain in the afternoon and evening: additional 0.28 in. at 1:00 pm, plus 0.54 in. more at 8:00 pm.
4/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
4/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42.6 F, clear, calm.
4/23/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.2 F, breezy. Deneb and Sadr visible above the treetops in the east at 4:15 am.
4/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38.8 F
4/30/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50.2 F, mostly cloudy, calm.
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49F
5/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46.8 F, mostly cloudy, calm.
5/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.4 F, partly cloudy, calm.
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53 F, mostly clear, calm.
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52 F, clear, calm.
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.0 F, mostly clear, calm.
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2015 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.6 F
5/17/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.5 F, partly cloudy, calm.
5/18/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65.1 F, partly cloudy, light breeze.
5/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 66.2 F, mostly cloudy, calm. Passing light sprinkling of rain in mid-afternoon. Heavy dark clouds at 8:00 pm threatened rain, but we got none at this location.
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M 61.2 F
5/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64.0 F, mostly clear, calm.
5/29/2015 6:20 AM T M M M M 63.3 F, thin cloud, calm. One drop of rain observed on the gauge funnel at 8 pm last night. Downtown Gastonia had a brief downpour with thunder about 6:15 to 6:30 pm, but nothing measurable at this location.
5/30/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.4 F, sunny, calm.
5/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 7:00 am: 66 F, mostly cloudy, calm. Rain gauge was empty yet again except for one thistle seed; the pappus was caught at the bottom of the funnel and the achene fell to the bottom of the tube.
6/1/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.2 F, few clouds, mostly sunny, calm.
6/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions: 65 F, light rain, calm. Yesterday at 6:10 pm: brief rain shower with 0.03 inches accumulation; thunder in distance.
6/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 64.8 F, cloudy, calm. Intermittent spells of rain yesterday: 7:00 am to midmorning accumulation 0.01 in.; 1:49 pm rain with thunder to midafternoon accumulation additional 0.06 in.; 8:05 pm rain began again.
6/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 60.8 F, cloudy, breezy. Light rain through the middle of the day yesterday amounted to 0.06 inches by 3:00 pm. Thunder at 11:00 pm last night, apparently another 0,02 inches of rain.
6/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 61.0 F, calm. Mid-morning drizzle yesterday.
6/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 7:00 am: 68.9 F, overcast, calm. Splats of big raindrops at 4:00 pm yesterday in Cramerton dried quickly, but none at this station.
6/13/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.9 F, clear, breezy. Please send rain.
6/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.0 F, mostly clear, calm. Digital thermometer hit 100.0 F yesterday at 1:30 pm. Cracks are visible in the dry ground.
6/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69F
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73.4 F, sunny, calm.
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72.5 F, mostly clear, calm. Thunder heard from the south but no rain here.
6/26/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.3 F, sunny, calm.
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73 F
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M 61.7 F, sunny, calm.
6/29/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.7 F, mostly sunny, calm.
6/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.7 F, mostly clear, calm.
7/1/2015 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 68.0 F cloudy, breezy. Passing shower yesterday afternoon.
7/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 69.3 F, overcast, calm.
7/15/2015 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M 70.0 F, overcast, calm. From 9:00 am to 10:00 am, we got 0.03 inches of rain; then another 0.01 inches from 11:00 am to about 12:30 pm.
7/16/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66 F
7/17/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M 67.1 F. Gray clouds from 3:00 to 3:30 pm cooled the temp down to 83 F, and a couple drops of rain made it to ground level. Distant rumbles of thunder heard about 3:20 pm.
7/18/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.2 F, overcast, calm.
7/19/2015 6:30 AM 0.25 M M M M 66.7 F, mostly clear, calm. Welcome rain yesterday afternoon, started at 2:08 pm, steady rain from 2:16 pm tapered off around 3:00 pm, then another light shower passed by.
7/20/2015 6:20 AM T M M M M 70.5 F, mostly clear, calm. Passing sprinkle at 2:10 pm and again at 4:00 pm.
7/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72.0 F, cloudy, calm.
7/22/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M 70.2 F, slight overcast, calm. Pinatubic pink-orange pre-sunrise through the trees looked like stained glass. Yesterday afternoon passing sprinkles.
7/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73 F, cloudy, calm.
7/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 71.6 F, overcast, breezy. Rain with rumbles of thunder late yesterday afternoon.
7/25/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.7 F, mostly sunny, calm. Mirfak and Algol visible above the treetops in the east at 4:30 am.
7/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.2 F, mostly cloudy.
7/27/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67.5 F, mostly clear, calm.
7/28/2015 7:45 AM T M M M M 73.0 F, partly cloudy, calm.
7/29/2015 5:30 AM 0.23 M M M M 69.4 F. Rain yesterday afternoon, with some rumbles of thunder.
7/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.7 F, partly cloudy, calm. At 5:30 am, crescent moon visible through the pinetops in the east, Aldeberan above, glimpses of Capella and Menkalinan to the left in the northeast through gaps in slowly drifting clouds.
8/10/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.7 F, mostly clear, calm. At 5:30 am: Waning crescent moon glinting through the trees in the east, Aldeberan above, Capella and Menkalinan in the northeast above the trees.
8/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M 68.9 F, overcast, calm. Welcome rain yesterday evening was preceded by gusting wind and rumbles of thunder. Wind stopped once rain started. Nearby lightning at 7:17 pm, 7:28 pm, and 7:37 pm. Gauge reading at 8:10 pm was 0.20 in. with very light rain tapering off.
8/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M 65.1 F, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday afternoon rain lasted about 30 minutes; the sun popped out at 4:50 pm but the rain continued about 5 more minutes. Gauge reading at 5:00 pm was 0.45 in. Radar showed another shower later in the evening, which gave us an additional 0.02 in.
8/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.6 F, mostly clear, calm.
8/14/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65.3 F, mostly clear, calm. Capella bright in the northeast at 4:50 am.
8/15/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65.3 F, mostly clear, calm. Mirfak and Algol high in the northeast at 4 am.
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65.5 F, mostly clear, calm. Rumbles of thunder from 7:25 pm to 8:00 pm, but no rain. At 3 am, Mirfak and Algol shining above the treetops in the northeast, Capella blinking through a gap in the trees.
8/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.5 F, partly cloudy, calm.
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 69.6 F, cloudy, calm. Rain overnight.
8/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 72.1 F, cloudy, calm. Drizzle yesterday morning and then rain overnight.
8/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M 72.9 F, cloudy, calm. Two Significant Weather Reports submitted yesterday afternoon for heavy rain, totaling 0.91 inches between 3:25 pm to 4:30 pm. Lighter rain continued. Temp. dropped from 87 F at 3 pm to 74 F at 4:30 pm.
8/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69.3 F, cloudy, calm. Not even a trace of rain--yesterday evening's thunderstorm passed to the north and northeast.
8/22/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.5 F, partly cloudy, calm.
8/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 69.3 F, raining, calm. Long, rumbling thunder first heard at 3:58 am and continued for a couple of hours. Rain heard hitting the roof starting at 4:30 am. Light rain continuing at 7:00 am.
8/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M 68.0 F, cloudy, calm. Several rain showers yesterday: 7:00 to 7:30 am and 11:07 to 11:30 am, gauge reading at noon 0.01 inches; heavy rain from 1:20 to 1:30 pm, gauge reading at 1:30 pm 0.25 inches, light showers till 1:55 pm, more showers at 7:30 pm.
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 7:00 am: 67.6 F, mostly clear, slight breeze. A couple of heavy rain showers west of downtown Gastonia (intersection of 2nd Ave. and Linwood Rd.) between 7 pm and 8 pm, but none at this location.
8/26/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65 F, partly cloudy, light breeze.
8/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64.0 F, slight breeze.
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.7 F
8/29/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.4 F, clear, calm.
8/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65.3 F
9/15/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.6 F, clear, calm.
9/16/2015 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.4 F, mostly clear, calm.
9/17/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.3 F
9/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.1 F, clear, calm.
9/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.5 F, clear, calm.
9/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.5 F, calm; pink-orange sunrise.
9/21/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.9 F, cloudy, breezy.
9/22/2015 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 62.6 F, misty.
9/23/2015 7:15 AM T M M M M 63.7 F, cloudy, breezy. Misting yesterday morning.
9/24/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.6 F, cloudy, breezy.
9/25/2015 6:45 AM 0.70 M M M M 60.1 F, rainy, calm. Gentle, steady rain started yesterday afternoon and continued overnight. We're hopeful for more!
9/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M 64.0 F, raining, breezy. Continuous rain throughout yesterday and overnight. Still raining this morning, and we are looking forward to more.
9/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M 67.5 F, rainy. Periods of light rain or drizzle continued all day yesterday, overnight, and into this morning.
9/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M 69 F, misty. Light rain and drizzle continued all day yesterday.
9/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M 70.0 F, rainy, calm.
9/30/2015 6:30 AM 0.32 M M M M 68.5 F, rainy/misty. Periods of rain and drizzle yesterday. Narrow gap in the clouds opened up and gave a brief view of blue sky about 3:30 pm, then closed up again.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/29/2014 10/13/2014 5:30 PM 15 0.58 M M
11/6/2014 11/16/2014 4:30 PM 11 0.09 M M
11/26/2014 12/03/2014 5:00 PM 8 0.90 M M
12/23/2014 12/30/2014 6:00 PM 8 2.19 M M
1/24/2015 1/25/2015 2:00 PM 2 1.11 M M Raining Friday 1/23/2015. At OBS: mid-50's, sunny, clear, light breeze.
3/5/2015 3/15/2015 4:00 PM 11 1.37 M M
3/29/2015 4/11/2015 5:00 PM 14 1.13 M M
4/25/2015 4/29/2015 4:00 PM 5 0.17 M M
5/8/2015 5/13/2015 5:00 PM 6 0.05 M M
5/21/2015 5/27/2015 5:00 PM 7 0.18 M M
6/7/2015 6/11/2015 4:00 PM 5 0.19 M M line of pollen deposited at the 0.19 in. level
6/17/2015 6/23/2015 5:00 PM 7 0.24 M M
7/2/2015 7/13/2015 4:00 PM 12 0.05 M M
8/7/2015 8/08/2015 2:45 PM 2 0.08 M M
8/31/2015 9/14/2015 6:30 PM 15 1.11 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