Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WA-BT-1 Latitude 46.250674
Station Name Richland 3.3 SSW Longitude -119.3197
County Benton Elevation (ft) 564



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 0.61 0.68 31 0.48 25 0.20 6 1 8 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 1.07 0.45 30 0.45 30 0.00 0 0 7 10 0.1 1 1
Dec 14 1.19 1.32 30 0.88 26 0.44 4 1 13 3 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 1.07 0.95 31 0.95 31 0.00 0 0 15 6 1.0 1 1
Feb 15 0.79 0.79 28 0.79 28 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
March 15 0.76 0.64 31 0.64 31 0.00 0 0 7 4 0.0 0 0
April 15 0.65 0.27 30 0.27 30 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
May 15 0.69 2.05 31 2.05 31 0.00 0 0 4 5 0.0 0 0
June 15 0.58 0.01 30 0.01 30 0.00 0 0 1 3 0.0 0 0
July 15 0.23 0.01 31 0.01 31 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 0.18 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 0.32 0.08 30 0.08 30 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 8.14" 7.25" 364 days 6.61" 354 0.64" 10 days 2 74 days 40 days 1.1" 2 days 2 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 0.00
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 0.00
10/10/2014 0.00
10/11/2014 0.00
10/12/2014 0.00
10/13/2014 0.00
10/14/2014 0.00
10/15/2014 0.04
10/16/2014 0.12
10/17/2014 0.00
10/18/2014 **
10/19/2014 **
10/20/2014 **
10/21/2014 **
10/22/2014 **
10/23/2014 0.20
10/24/2014 0.05
10/25/2014 0.08
10/26/2014 0.01
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 T
10/29/2014 0.13
10/30/2014 0.02
10/31/2014 0.03
11/1/2014 0.02
11/2/2014 0.00
11/3/2014 T
11/4/2014 T
11/5/2014 0.03
11/6/2014 T
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014 0.00
11/9/2014 0.00
11/10/2014 T
11/11/2014 0.00
11/12/2014 0.00
11/13/2014 0.00
11/14/2014 T
11/15/2014 0.00
11/16/2014 0.00
11/17/2014 0.00
11/18/2014 0.00
11/19/2014 T
11/20/2014 0.04
11/21/2014 T
11/22/2014 0.22
11/23/2014 T
11/24/2014 0.00
11/25/2014 T
11/26/2014 0.01
11/27/2014 T
11/28/2014 0.00
11/29/2014 0.10
11/30/2014 0.03
12/1/2014 0.00
12/2/2014 0.00
12/3/2014 0.00
12/4/2014 T
12/5/2014 0.09
12/6/2014 0.15
12/7/2014 0.00
12/8/2014 0.00
12/9/2014 0.04
12/10/2014 0.07
12/11/2014 0.01
12/12/2014 0.02
12/13/2014 0.01
12/14/2014 0.00
12/15/2014 0.00
12/16/2014 0.06
12/17/2014 0.06
12/18/2014 0.01
12/19/2014 0.08
12/20/2014 0.11
12/21/2014 0.17
12/22/2014 0.00
12/23/2014
12/24/2014 **
12/25/2014 **
12/26/2014 **
12/27/2014 0.44
12/28/2014 T
12/29/2014 T
12/30/2014 0.00
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 T
1/4/2015 0.13
1/5/2015 0.10
1/6/2015 0.00
1/7/2015 0.00
1/8/2015 0.01
1/9/2015 0.04
1/10/2015 T
1/11/2015 T
1/12/2015 0.04
1/13/2015 T
1/14/2015 0.00
1/15/2015 T
1/16/2015 0.03
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.51
1/19/2015 0.00
1/20/2015 0.00
1/21/2015 0.01
1/22/2015 0.00
1/23/2015 0.02
1/24/2015 0.01
1/25/2015 0.00
1/26/2015 0.01
1/27/2015 0.01
1/28/2015 0.01
1/29/2015 0.01
1/30/2015 T
1/31/2015 0.01
2/1/2015 0.01
2/2/2015 0.10
2/3/2015 0.07
2/4/2015 0.12
2/5/2015 0.06
2/6/2015 0.04
2/7/2015 0.16
2/8/2015 0.00
2/9/2015 0.01
2/10/2015 0.12
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 0.00
2/18/2015 0.00
2/19/2015 0.00
2/20/2015 0.01
2/21/2015 T
2/22/2015 0.00
2/23/2015 0.00
2/24/2015 0.00
2/25/2015 0.00
2/26/2015 0.00
2/27/2015 0.08
2/28/2015 0.01
3/1/2015 0.00
3/2/2015 0.00
3/3/2015 0.00
3/4/2015 0.00
3/5/2015 0.00
3/6/2015 0.00
3/7/2015 0.00
3/8/2015 0.00
3/9/2015 0.00
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 T
3/12/2015 T
3/13/2015 0.00
3/14/2015 0.00
3/15/2015 0.14
3/16/2015 0.17
3/17/2015 T
3/18/2015 0.03
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.00
3/21/2015 0.00
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 0.00
3/24/2015 0.03
3/25/2015 0.05
3/26/2015 0.19
3/27/2015 0.00
3/28/2015 0.03
3/29/2015 0.00
3/30/2015 0.00
3/31/2015 T
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 0.18
4/7/2015 T
4/8/2015 0.00
4/9/2015 0.00
4/10/2015 0.00
4/11/2015 0.01
4/12/2015 T
4/13/2015 0.00
4/14/2015 0.00
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 0.00
4/21/2015 0.00
4/22/2015 0.00
4/23/2015 0.00
4/24/2015 0.00
4/25/2015 0.00
4/26/2015 0.08
4/27/2015 0.00
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 0.00
5/5/2015 0.00
5/6/2015 0.00
5/7/2015 T
5/8/2015 0.00
5/9/2015 0.00
5/10/2015 0.00
5/11/2015 0.00
5/12/2015 T
5/13/2015 1.28
5/14/2015 0.18
5/15/2015 0.00
5/16/2015 0.00
5/17/2015 0.00
5/18/2015 T
5/19/2015 0.00
5/20/2015 T
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 0.00
5/23/2015 0.58
5/24/2015 0.00
5/25/2015 0.00
5/26/2015 0.00
5/27/2015 0.01
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 T
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 T
6/2/2015 0.01
6/3/2015 T
6/4/2015 0.00
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 0.00
6/8/2015 0.00
6/9/2015 0.00
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.00
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 0.00
6/18/2015 0.00
6/19/2015 0.00
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 0.00
6/26/2015 0.00
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 0.00
7/2/2015 0.00
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.00
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015 0.00
7/7/2015 0.00
7/8/2015 0.00
7/9/2015 0.00
7/10/2015 0.00
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.00
7/13/2015 0.00
7/14/2015 0.01
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.00
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.00
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.00
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.00
7/28/2015 0.00
7/29/2015 0.00
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 T
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 T
8/12/2015 0.00
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 0.00
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 0.00
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 0.00
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 T
8/30/2015 T
8/31/2015 T
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015 0.00
9/4/2015 0.00
9/5/2015 0.03
9/6/2015 0.00
9/7/2015 0.04
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 0.00
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.01
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 0.00
9/24/2015 0.00
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 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 09/30: Low 53°F, High 74°F, partly cloudy, sunny, breezy || Wed, 0640: 53°F, Over-Night Lo 53°F; clear, breezy |||| September 2014 summary: Precip 0.01 from 1 day & 3 days w/ a Trace; Snowfall 0.0; 2014 YTD Precip 3.49; CoCoRaHS lists 1,078 stations in WA (added 4 more in September) with 778 active. Benton County has 17 stations with 13 active. (EDIT: ACTIVE STATIONS SHOULD BE 439 FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND 9 FOR BENTON COUNTY. SORRY ABOUT ALL THE BAD DATA THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THANK YOU, ZACH, FOR DIRECTING ME TO THE CORRECT LISTING ON CoCoRaHS’ VIEW DATA. BILL)
10/2/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 10/01: Low 53°F, High 71°F, partly cloudy, breezy || Thu, 0655: 46°F, Over-Night Lo 46°F; clear, calm
10/3/2014 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 10/02: Low 46°F, High 69°F, partly cloudy || Fri, 0710: 41°F, BAR 30.37 S, Over-Night Lo 41°F; partly cloudy NE to NW horizons, calm; If you read my monthly summary on the 1st of each month, be aware my active station counts for Washington state and Benton county have been wrong. The corrected number beginning with September is 439 and 9. I did make an edit for my October 1st comments.
10/4/2014 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 10/03: Low 41°F, High 71°F, mostly clear with scattered high clouds, calm || Sat, 0705: 49°F, BAR 30.21 R, Over-Night Lo 44°F; mostly cloudy but a pretty sunrise, calm
10/5/2014 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 10/04: Low 50°F, High 77°F, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, calm || Sunday, 0705: 50°F, BAR 30.11 R, Over-Night Lo 50°F; clear, calm; more computer issues - time to put in tech shop; Hi, Faye
10/6/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 10/05: Low 50°F, High 78°F, sunny, hazy, calm || Mon, 0645: 53°F, BAR 29.98 R, Over-Night Lo 53°F; clear, calm
10/7/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 10/06: Low 53°F, High 87°F, clear, breezy at times || Tue, 0655: 54°F, BAR 29.89 S, Over-Night Lo 54°F; not a cloud in the sky, calm
10/8/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 10/07: Low 54°F, High 84°F, sunny, calm || Wed, 0650: 56°F, BAR 29.88 R, Over-Night Lo 56°F; partly cloudy, calm; caught the lunar eclipse or blood moon a little before 0300 and then a beautiful sunrise with fiery clouds across the sky!
10/9/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 10/08: Low 56°F, High 76°F, mostly cloudy, calm || Thu, 0655: 48°F, BAR 30.00 R, Over-Night Lo 48°F; clear, calm
10/10/2014 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 10/09: Low 48°F, High 73°F, partly cloudy, calm || Fri, 0635: 46°F, BAR 30.03 R, Over-Night Lo 46°F; clear, calm
10/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/13/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 10/12: gone || Mon, 0655: 47°F, BAR 30.02 F, Over-Night Lo 47°F; cloudy, calm; Hi, Jim - congratulations for your picture in the CoCoRaHS July calendar
10/14/2014 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 10/13: Low 47°F, High 70°F, cloudy w/ sun breaks || Tue, 0620: 59°F, BAR 29.79 R, Over-Night Lo 59°F; cloudy, calm
10/15/2014 7:02 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 10/14: Low 56°F, High 68°F, cloudy, calm || Wed, 0702: 52°F, BAR 29.60 , Over-Night Lo 50°F; overcast, light rain, breezy
10/16/2014 6:45 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 10/15: Low 49°F, High 64°F, rain event 0630 to 0830 for total of 0.15 including 0.04 before Wed 0702 catch; mostly cloudy, sprinkles for another 0.01, then sunny & windy Wed afternoon, || Thu, 0645: 47°F, BAR 30.06 S, Over-Night Lo 46°F; Thu catch = 0.12; partly cloudy, calm
10/17/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 10/16: Low 46°F, High 65°F, sunny, light breezes || Fri, 0650: 48°F, BAR 29.91 R, Over-Night Lo 48°F; mostly cloudy, calm
10/24/2014 6:50 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 10/23: Low 55°F, High 61°F, Overcast, light rain at 0700 for a Trace, moderate and then light rain 1030 to 1130 for 0.05 in gauge, wind up at noon - end of precip; cloud cover prevented viewing solar eclipse || Fri, 0650: 48°F, BAR 30.06, Over-Night Lo 47°F; overcast, calm /\\/ 10/18 - 10/23 Multi-Day report of 0.20 after return from Colorado for my Mom’s 92nd birthday
10/25/2014 6:55 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 10/24: Low 47°F, High 57°F, weak sunshine mid day, 1530 light rain for 0.07 by 1830 + 0.01 for total 0.08 || Sat, 0655: 48°F, BAR 29.68, Over-Night Lo 48°F; cloudy, calm; NWS: A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY.
10/26/2014 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 10/25: Low 47°F, High 61°F, cloudy morning, sunny mid-day, then cloudy afternoon; 1615 & 1645 sprinkles for a Trace, 1735 light rain 20 minutes for 0.01; forecasted high winds arrived at 2000 WSW local gusts to 49 MPH and 43 MPH at Richland Airport by 2115 || Sunday 0650: 50°F, BAR 29.94, Over-Night Lo 50°F; mostly cloudy, windy; Hi, Faye
10/27/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 10/26: Low 49°F, High 59°F, mostly cloudy w/ occasional afternoon sun break, windy || Mon, 0655: 45°F, BAR 30.17, Over-Night Lo 44°F; partly cloudy, calm
10/28/2014 6:58 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 10/27: Low 44°F, High 58°F, cloudy morning, sunny afternoon, calm || Tue, 0640: 45°F, BAR 30.05, Over-Night Lo 45°F; overcast, calm /\ EDIT: Early report because of service appointment for the Silverado. As I left the house just before 0700 there was a Trace of precip. Upon return at 1000 there is 0.07 & a bug in the gauge to report tomorrow.
10/29/2014 6:50 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 10/28: Low 44°F, High 54°F, overcast with 0.07 precip in gauge when I returned home at 1000 + 0.01 later in the morning; weak sun break in afternoon; light rain began 1725, moderate rain 1830 for total 0.13 || Wed, 0650: 42°F, BAR 30.09, Over-Night Lo 42°F; partly cloudy, calm, light fog over Yakima River
10/30/2014 7:01 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 10/29: Low 40°F, High 64°F, dense fog 0900, sunny by 1000, cloudy afternoon || Thu, 0701: 50°F, BAR 30.07, Over-Night Lo 50°F; light rain began 0415, intermittent showers & drizzle through Obs time for 0.02
10/31/2014 6:55 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 10/30: Low 49°F, High 58°F, light rain f/ 0.03 by 1030, then weak sun for awhile, mostly cloudy afternoon with a couple sun breaks || Fri, 0655: 51°F, BAR 29.74, Over-Night Lo 51°F; apparently some sprinkles prior to 0215, overcast, calm
11/1/2014 7:05 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 10/31: Low 49°F, High 59°F, overcast, calm, drizzle in morning beginning at 0745, kept sidewalks wet for 0.02 by noon, a sprinkle at 1600 || Sat, 0705: 47°F, BAR 29.75, Over-Night Lo 47°F; overcast, light breeze |||| October 2014 summary: Precip 0.68 from 11 days & 1 day w/ a Trace; Snowfall 0.0; 2014 YTD Precip 4.17; CoCoRaHS lists 1,085 stations in WA (added 7 more in October) with 441 active. Benton County has 17 stations with 9 active. (ACTIVE STATION NUMBERS ARE NOW CORRECT FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND BENTON COUNTY IN MY SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER SUMMARIES. SORRY ABOUT ALL THE WRONG COUNTS THE PAST PREVIOUS MONTHS.)
11/2/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 11/01: Low 47°F, High 56°F, overcast, breezy at times || Sunday, 0645 PST: 42°F, BAR 30.07, Over-Night Lo 42°F; cloudless sky, light breeze; Welcome back to sun time – how I dislike “Day Light Saving” Time! Hi, Jim
11/3/2014 6:25 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 11/02: Low 42°F, High 61°F, sunny, nice autumn day || Mon, 0625: 52°F, BAR 30.13, Over-Night Lo 52°F; mostly cloudy, gusty winds; Early post - wife’s car in for a recall /\ EDIT: Added trace seen on window as preparing to leave.
11/4/2014 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 11/03: Low 51°F, High 62°F, mostly cloudy, gusty winds || Tue, 0655: 57°F, BAR 30.07, Over-Night Lo 55°F; overcast, breezy, sprinkles early morning for < 0.01
11/5/2014 7:05 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 11/04: Low 54°F, High 65°F, 0930 - 0955 moderate rain for 0.02; then by 1145 partly cloudy, sunshine, windy - afternoon gusts to 36 MPH || Wed, 0705: 52°F, BAR 30.29, Over-Night Lo 52°F; mostly cloudy, calm; sprinkles 0445 - 0615 for total 0.03
11/6/2014 6:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 11/05: Low 52°F, High 67°F, a few sprinkles at 1700 for a Trace || Thu, 0645: 49°F, BAR 29.95, Over-Night Lo 49°F; cloudy, calm
11/7/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 11/06: Low 49°F, High 69°F, variable cloudiness, windy afternoon with gust to 40; neat variety of cloud types at sunset || Fri, 0655: 44°F, BAR 30.38, Over-Night Lo 44°F; some high thin clouds, calm
11/8/2014 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 11/07: Low 43°F, High ??°F, sunny, calm || Sat 0705: 34°F, BAR 30.32, Over-Night Lo 33°F; high thin clouds, calm, first frost of the season
11/9/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 11/08: Low 33°F, High 55°F, partly cloudy, calm || Sunday 0655: 50°F, BAR 29.81, Over-Night Lo 45°F; cloudy, gusty winds
11/10/2014 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 11/09: Low 45°F, High 65°F, cloudy gave way to some sunshine in afternoon, windy, gusts to 36 mph at Richland Airport; 0945 light rain ~30 minutes < 0.01 || Mon 0630: 38°F, BAR 30.14, Over-Night Lo 38°F; clear, calm; US Marine Corps’ 239th birthday - Semper Fi
11/11/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 11/10: Low 37°F, High 51°F, sunny, cool; brought in funnel & small tube - winter’s comin’ || Tue 0655: 32°F, BAR 30.42, Over-Night Lo 30°F; partly cloudy, gusty winds; Veterans Day - Thank you for your service
11/12/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 11/11: Low 30°F, High 39°F, sunny, cold wind with gust to 32 mph || Wed 0645: 18°F, BAR 30.56, Over-Night Lo 18°F; clear, light breeze
11/13/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 11/12: Low 18°F, High 35°F, sunny, light winds || Thu 0655: 22°F, BAR 30.23, Over-Night Lo 22°F; mostly cloudy, light wind; time to put the snow board out - yuck
11/14/2014 6:50 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Thu, 11/13: Low 22°F, High 30°F, overcast, breezy at times, few snowflakes at 1245; occasional very light snow flurry early afternoon for a Trace; || Fri 0650: 25°F, BAR 30.14, Over-Night Lo 25°F; overcast, calm; winter storm stalled to the south of us; Get to put the snowboard and shovel away for awhile.
11/15/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 11/14: Low 25°F, High 37°F, sunny afternoon, calm || Sat 0655: 13°F, BAR 30.54, Over-Night Low 13°F; clear sky, calm, light fog, frost; coldest temp this season
11/16/2014 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 11/15: Low 13°F, High 33°F, pretty, sunny, but cold day || Sunday 0705: 13°F, BAR 30.72, Over-Night Low 13°F; overcast, calm, freezing fog, visibility ~1/4 mile; Hi, Faye
11/17/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 11/16: Low 13°F, High 28°F, foggy morning, sunny but hazy afternoon || Mon 0650: 17°F, BAR 30.66, Over-Night Low 15°F; freezing fog, calm, visibility ~ 1/2 mile
11/18/2014 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 11/17: Low 15°F, High 29°F, another foggy morning & sunny but hazy afternoon || Tue, 0705: 18°F, BAR 30.43, Over-Night Low 15°F; fog, calm, visibility ~1.5 miles
11/19/2014 6:55 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Tue, 11/18: Low 15°F, High 26°F, gray, foggy, cold day; few snowflakes 0800 for Trace || Wed, 0655: 21°F, BAR 30.33, Over-Night Low 20°F; fog, calm, visibility ~1 mile
11/20/2014 6:45 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 11/19: Low 20°F, High 27°F, another gray, foggy, cold day || Thu, 0645: 28°F, BAR 30.16, Over-Night Low 27°F; partly cloudy, calm, sidewalks & streets are literally a skating rink from freezing rain earlier this morning; all schools closed for the day; finally got the gauge thawed out for 0.04
11/21/2014 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 11/20: Low 27°F, High 36°F, sun break mid-morning then socked back in; sprinkles & freezing drizzle late afternoon for Trace || Fri, 0655: 28°F, BAR 30.01, Over-Night Low 24°F; light fog, calm
11/22/2014 7:05 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 11/21: Low 24°F, High 33°F, by mid-morning socked back in AGAIN - so much for the inversion breaking up by noon; sprinkles at 1330 at 33°F, rain afternoon into evening for 0.22; stayed in liquid state! || Sat, 0705: 40°F, BAR 29.72, Over-Night Low 32°F; clear, light SW winds
11/23/2014 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 11/22: Low 32°F, High 52°F, sunny morning turned overcast before noon; light rain for < 0.01 early afternoon || Sunday, 0655: 46°F, BAR 30.18, Over-Night Low 42°F; partly cloudy, windy, gusts to 38 mph; Hi, Jim
11/24/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 11/23: Low 42°F, High 56°F, mostly cloudy, SW winds, gusts to 38 mph again midday || Mon, 0645: 33°F, BAR 30.37, Over-Night Low 31°F; clear, calm
11/25/2014 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 11/24: Low 31°F, High 51°F, sunny early, clouded over, sprinkles at 1700 & during night, gusty winds all night || Tue, 0655: 55°F, BAR 30.10, Over-Night Low 50°F; mostly cloudy, light breezes, more sprinkles ~ 0600, all for a Trace
11/26/2014 7:10 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 11/25: Low 46°F, High 56°F, overcast, sprinkles began 0855 - off & on ‘til mid afternoon for 0.01 || Wed, 0710: 39°F, BAR 30.21, Over-Night Low 39°F; fog, calm, visibility ~ 1 mile; Haven’t seen the summit of Badger Mountain since Monday. The summit is 1,579 ft high. It is ~ 7,000 ft south as the crow flies and ~1,000 ft higher than me.
11/27/2014 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 11/26: Low 39°F, High 43°F, foggy day, visibility 1/2 to 2 miles all day, couldn’t see Badger Mountain let alone the summit || THANKSGIVING DAY, 0655: 50°F, BAR 29.92, Over-Night Low 37°F; partly cloudy, calm, < 0.01 in gauge for Trace
11/28/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 11/27: Low 37°F, High 64°F, variable clouds and breezy at times || Fri, 0650: 55°F, BAR 29.59, Over-Night Low 54°F; partly cloudy, very windy with gust to 49 mph
11/29/2014 6:55 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 11/28: Low 54°F, High 63°F, overcast, windy, gusts to 51 mph, sprinkles on windows all morning, light rain with high winds & gusts to 52 mph afternoon for 0.02 by 1500; more light rain 1830, moderate rain 1945-2015 for another 0.08 || Sat, 0655: 41°F, BAR 29.59, Over-Night Low 38°F; mostly cloudy, breezy; 0.10 not rounded
11/30/2014 6:50 AM 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.03 Sat, 11/29: Low 14°F, High 49°F, high was at 0001 Sat; snow flurries 0815, grapple at 1245, sun break 1445; 0.1 on snowboard for 0.03 SWE || Sunday, 0650: 10°F, BAR 30.40, Over-Night Low 9°F; clear, calm; first measurable snow this season
12/1/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Sunday, 11/30: Low 9°F, High 28°F, sunny, COLD, calm || Mon, 0645: 21°F, BAR 30.29, Over-Night Low 14°F; overcast, calm; a little snow here & there in shaded areas for a Trace |||| November 2014 summary: Precip 0.45 from 7 days & 10 days w/ a Trace; Snowfall 0.1 from 1 day, & 2 days w/ a Trace; Core Precip 0.03; 2014 YTD Precip 4.62; CoCoRaHS lists 1,095 stations in WA (added 10 more in November) with 444 active. Benton County has 17 stations with 9 active.
12/2/2014 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 12/01: Low 14°F, High 31°F, mostly cloudy, calm, occasional sun breaks || Tue, 0720: 15°F, BAR 30.35, Over-Night Low 15°F; clear calm, heavy frost
12/3/2014 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 12/02: Low 15°F, High 32°F, sunny, calm, clouded over in afternoon || Wed, 0640: 23°F, BAR 30.11, Over-Night Low 23°F; mostly cloudy, calm
12/4/2014 6:45 AM T T T T T Wed, 12/03: Low 21°F, High 33°F, mostly cloudy with some extended sun breaks, calm; 1900 ~ 30 minutes freezing precip || Thu, 0645: 30°F, BAR 30.02, Over-Night Low 30°F; overcast, calm, no change in temp since before 1900 last night; more wintery mix early this AM but < 0.01 in gauge f/ a Trace; streets, sidewalks, & snowboard are slippery; some outlying school districts have 2 hour delays
12/5/2014 6:50 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 12/04: Low 30°F, High 38°F, overcast, calm, hazy; drizzle most of day & light rain late afternoon f/ 0.03 in gauge at 1600 || Fri, 0650: 33°F, BAR 30.21, Over-Night Low 33°F; overcast, calm, light fog; precip overnight added 0.06 f/ total 0.09
12/6/2014 6:45 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 12/05: Low 33°F, High 37°F, (first time all 3 forecasts were the same AND the actual temp) overcast, calm || Sat, 0645: 36°F, BAR 30.10, Over-Night Low 35°F; mostly cloudy, early AM rain for 0.15; full moon setting through break in the clouds & then highlighted the cloud as it went behind it - beautiful way to start the day
12/7/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat 12/06: Low 35°F, High 50F, variable periods of clouds & sun || Sunday, 0650: 35°F, BAR 30.35, Over-Night Low 33°F; fog, calm, visibility ~ 1 mile; Hi, Faye // EDIT: 0725 I just remembered - nothing in the paper or on calendars: Air Raid on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
12/8/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday 12/07: Low 33°F, High 42°F, overcast & some fog all day, calm || Mon, 0655: 39°F, BAR 30.22, Over-Night Low 38°F; mostly cloudy, calm, summit of Badger Mtn is socked in
12/9/2014 6:59 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon 12/08: Low 38°F, High 46°F, overcast, calm, nice to be using small rain gauge tube instead of the snow shovel || Tue, 0659: 38°F, BAR 30.07, Over-Night Low 38°F; overcast, calm, light rain began ~ 0430 and continuing at Obs time f/ 0.04
12/10/2014 6:45 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue 12/09: Low 38°F, High 45°F, intermittent light rain 0700 - 0845 f/ 0.01; early afternoon more intermittent light rain f/ 0.01 then broken clouds || Wed, 0645: 40°F, BAR 29.77, Over-Night Low 39°F; overcast, calm, light fog; overnight added 0.05 f/ total 0.07 catch
12/11/2014 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed 12/10: Low 39°F, High 46°F, overcast, calm, light fog, Badger Mtn socked in most of day || Thu, 0650: 42°F, BAR 29.50 & falling rapidly, Over-Night Low 40°F; overcast, calm; 0.01 since Wed evening from intermittent drizzle
12/12/2014 6:45 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu 12/11: Low 40°F, High 64°F, overcast, calm, intermittent light rain f/ 0.02 by 1230; chinook winds during evening || Fri, 0645: 50°F, BAR 29.68, Over-Night Low 48°F; overcast, light SW breeze
12/13/2014 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri 12/12: Low 47°F, High 52°F, few sprinkles 0715, light rain 0845 f/ 0.01 || Sat, 0650: 42°F, BAR 30.10, Over-Night Low 41°F; clear, breezy
12/14/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat 12/13: Low 30°F, High 53°F, sunny, bright blue sky, few white clouds on horizon - nice after 6 days of gloom || Sunday, 0655: 31°F, BAR 30.31, Over-Night Low 28°F; overcast, calm, heavy frost; Hi, Jim
12/15/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday 12/14: Low 28°F, High 40°F, overcast, calm || Mon, 0650: 33°F, BAR 30.17 F, Over-Night Low 32°F; overcast, calm
12/16/2014 6:55 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon 12/15: Low 32°F, High 37°F, overcast, calm, Badger Mtn socked in all morning || Tue, 0655: 37°F, BAR 29.98, Over-Night Low 34°F; overcast, calm, 0.06 precip overnight and light drizzle at catch
12/17/2014 6:50 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue 12/16: Low 34°F, High 39°F, overcast, calm; light drizzle or light rain until early afternoon f/ 0.06; Badger Mtn & other local ridge crests socked in all afternoon; NWS extended AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY through at least Friday midday || Wed, 0650: 38°F, BAR 29.93, Over-Night Low 37°F; overcast, calm
12/18/2014 6:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed 12/17: Low 37°F, High 43°F, overcast, calm; sprinkles ~1730 f/ 0.01 || Thu, 0645: 36°F, BAR 30.03, Over-Night Low 36°F; partly cloudy, calm
12/19/2014 7:10 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu 12/18: Low 36°F, High 44°F, overcast, fog; sprinkles began 1540 then light rain f/ a Trace || Fri, 0710: 39°F, BAR 29.91, Over-Night Low 38°F; overcast, calm; overnight light rain for 0.08
12/20/2014 6:55 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri 12/19: Low 38°F, High 52°F, light rain by 0830 f/ 0.01, SUNSHINE for the afternoon & breezy, broke up inversion || Sat, 0655: 38°F, BAR 29.85, Over-Night Low 38°F; overcast, calm; early morning rain ended 0630 for total 0.11 catch
12/21/2014 6:50 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat 12/20: Low 38°F, High 51°F, light to moderate rain during day f/ 0.11; wind up at 1900 gusts to 30 mph || Sunday, 0650: 51°F, BAR 29.77, Over-Night Low 51°F; mostly cloudy, breezy; another 0.06 overnight for 0.17 catch
12/22/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday 12/21: Low 47°F, High 58°F, partly cloudy, breezy || Mon, 0645: 44°F, BAR 30.16, Over-Night Low 44°F; scattered clouds, light SW winds
12/28/2014 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat 12/27: Low 29°F, High 49°F, sprinkles on windows at 1015 to light rain at 1215 f/ < 0.01 or a Trace and sunshine at 1315; windy w/ gusts to 37 mph || Sunday, 0650: 40°F, BAR 30.09 R, Over-Night Low 37°F; overcast, light SW wind; Hi, Faye
12/29/2014 6:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday 12/28: Low 32°F, High 44°F, mostly cloudy day, low temp was Sun ~2345 || Mon, 0645: 32°F, BAR 30.29 R, Over-Night Low 32°F; mostly cloudy, light N wind; dozen frozen drops in bottom of outer gauge for Trace overnight
12/30/2014 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon 12/29: Low 22°F, High 35°F, cold gusty N winds to 31 mph w/ sun breaks || Tue, 0705: 17°F, BAR 30.91 R, Over-Night Low 17°F; clear, calm
12/31/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue 12/30: Low 16°F, High 30°F, bright sunshine, blue sky, cold N wind || Wed, 0645: 12°F, BAR 30.83, Over-Night Low 12°F; clear, light NW wind, frost
1/1/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed 12/31: Low 12°F, High 29°F, clear & calm || Thu, New Years Day, 0650: 15°F, BAR 30.56, Over-Night Low 13°F; cloudy, calm |||| December 2014 summary: Precip 1.32 inches from 15 days & 3 days Trace; Snowfall Trace from 1 day, Core Precip Trace. CoCoRaHS shows 1,045 stations in WA (added 1 more in Dec) with 444 active, based on the 2014 Total Precip Summary; Benton County has 17 stations with 9 active. |||| 2014 calendar year summary: Precip 5.94 inches from 76 days and 54 days with a Trace. Snowfall 6.7 inches from 7 days and 13 days with a Trace (6.6 inches last Jan - Mar and 0.1 inch this November). Core Precip 0.58 inches. |||| HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1/2/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu 01/01/2015: Low 13°F, High 32°F, overcast, hazy, calm || Fri, 0705: 22°F, BAR 30.27 F, Over-Night Low 16°F, scattered clouds, calm
1/3/2015 6:50 AM T T T T T Fri 01/02: Low 16°F, High 29°F, cloudy but clearing in afternoon, calm || Sat, 0650: 15°F, BAR 30.33 R, Over-Night Low 15°F, mostly clear, calm, heavy frost [ EDIT: What I thought was heavy frost in the dark at 0650 was actually graupel from overnight. When I was leaving at 0730 I realized my mistake. Only enough in 4 inch gauge for a Trace and a few swirls on the street.]
1/4/2015 6:55 AM 0.13 1.0 0.13 1.0 0.13 Sat 01/03: Low 15°F, High 33°F, some sun in AM and then cloudy, calm || Sunday, 0655: 28°F, BAR 30.36 R, Over-Night Low 27°F, overcast, calm, 1.0 inch power snow early this AM; Hi, Jim
1/5/2015 6:45 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday 01/04: Low 27°F, High 33°F, overcast, calm, variable light rain all afternoon f/ 0.10 inch (not rounded) by 1700 || Mon, 0645: 51°F, BAR 30.10 R, Over-Night Low 30°F, up to 40°F at midnight when chinook winds hit; evaporated 0.02 inch from large gauge by 0645; partly cloudy, see full moon, chinook w/ gusts to 48 mph; snow's gone
1/6/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 01/05: Low 40°F, High 55°F, overcast, windy, gusts to 39 mph || Tue, 0655: 37°F, BAR 30.31 R, Over-Night Low 37°F, mostly cloudy, calm
1/7/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 01/06: Low 37°F, High 48°F, mostly cloudy w/ couple sun breaks in AM & filtered sun in afternoon, calm || Wed, 0650: 28°F, Over-Night Low 28°F, clear, calm, frost
1/8/2015 6:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 01/07: Low 28°F, High 46°F, several bright sun breaks, otherwise clouds & fog, Badger Mtn summit socked in all day || Thu, 0645: 33°F, BAR 30.39 S, Over-Night Low 33°F, fog, visibility 1 mile, mist precip for 0.01 at catch in small gauge, calm
1/9/2015 6:50 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 01/08: Low 33°F, High 35°F, fog, calm, mist precip for 0.01 by 1630 || Fri, 0650: 35°F, BAR 30.30 F, Over-Night Low 35°F, overcast, calm, 0.03 more mist collected overnight
1/10/2015 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 01/09: Low 34°F, High 37°F, overcast, fog, calm, finally saw summit of Badger Mtn late afternoon || Sat, 0655: 33°F, BAR 30.10, Over-Night Low 33°F, overcast, calm, <0.01 in small gauge for a Trace
1/11/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 01/10: Low 33°F, High 38°F, light rain 0845 & sprinkles 1630 for a Trace; overcast, calm || Sunday, 0650: 35°F, BAR 30.19 R, Over-Night Low 34°F, overcast, calm
1/12/2015 6:55 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 01/11: Low 34°F, High 41°F, overcast, calm || Mon, 0655: 36°F, BAR 30.38, Over-Night Low 35°F, overcast, calm; overnight drizzle for 0.04
1/13/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 01/12: Low 35°F, High 44°F, overcast, calm, <0.01 in small gauge for a Trace prior to 1630 || Tue, 0650: 36°F, BAR 30.57, Over-Night Low 36°F, overcast, calm
1/14/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 01/13: Low 36°F, High 40°F, overcast, calm || Wed, 0645: 35°F, BAR 30.50, Over-Night Low 35°F, overcast, calm
1/15/2015 7:05 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 01/14: Low 34°F, High 37°F, overcast, calm, light rain and mist 0700 - 0900 for a Trace || Thu, 0705: 35°F, BAR 30.38 F, Over-Night Low 35°F, overcast, calm
1/16/2015 6:55 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 01/15: Low 35°F, High 43°F, mostly cloudy, calm, sun break at 0950, few sprinkles mid afternoon for Trace || Fri, 0655: 33°F, BAR 29.99, Over-Night Low 32°F, partly cloudy, calm, 0.03 overnight precip; sliver of last qtr Moon and Saturn (I think) rising behind broken clouds at 0500 - should have grabbed my camera
1/17/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 01/16: Low 32°F, High 52°F, sunshine! breezy || Sat, 0650: 31°F, BAR 30.21, Over-Night Low 28°F, mostly cloudy, calm, frost
1/18/2015 7:05 AM 0.51 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 01/17: Low 28°F, High 35°F, shower began 0815, light rain at 1150 to moderate rain for 0.23 by 1615 || Sunday, 0705: 46°F, BAR 30.00 R, Over-Night Low 34°F, partly cloudy, windy; total catch 0.51 - most in one day since I started daily reports 2½ years ago. My total for the 2½ years is 14.12 inches. Hi, Faye
1/19/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 01/18: Low 34°F, High 57°F, sunny, windy, gusts to 39 mph || Mon, 0650: 44°F, BAR 30.31 R, Over-Night Low 44°F, some clouds, breezy
1/20/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 01/19: Low 42°F, High 56°F, sunny, breezy || Tue, 0655: 30°F, BAR 30.44, Over-Night Low 30°F, partly cloudy, calm, frost
1/21/2015 7:05 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 01/20: Low 29°F, High 49°F, sunny, pleasant day; clouds & fog held at bay || Wed, 0705: 30°F, BAR 30.52, Over-Night Low 30°F, overcast, calm, thawed frozen precip in small tube for 0.01 - mist overnight
1/22/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 01/21: Low 30°F, High 32°F, overcast & fog || Thu, 0650: 32°F, BAR 30.45, Over-Night Low 31°F, overcast, calm
1/23/2015 6:55 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 01/22: Low 31°F, High 39°F, overcast, calm, misty rain began 1030 for 0.01 by 1630; skiff of snow on top half of Badger Mtn; The summit is 1,579 ft high. It is ~ 7,000 ft south as the crow flies and ~1,000 ft higher than me. || Fri, 0655: 34°F, BAR 30.61, Over-Night Low 33°F, overcast, calm; another 0.01 precip overnight
1/24/2015 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 01/23: Low 33°F, High 40°F, overcast, calm; light rain 1520 - 1615 for 0.01 || Sat, 0650: 38°F, BAR 30.34 R, Over-Night Low 35°F, overcast, light winds, light mist overnight but no additional accumulation
1/25/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 01/24: Low 35°F, High 47°F, overcast to mostly cloudy with weak sun breaks, light winds || Sunday, 0705: 35°F, BAR 30.27, Over-Night Low 31°F, mostly cloudy, haze, calm, light frost; Hi, Jim
1/26/2015 6:55 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 01/25: Low 31°F, High 41°F, fog moved in 0805, visibility < ¼ mile, heavy mist for a Trace; “an impressive inversion in place when Rattlesnake mountain hits 60 degrees” and I struggled for 41°F || Mon, 0655: 38°F, BAR 30.13, Over-Night Low 37°F, foggy, calm, visibility 0.5 mile; finally collected 0.01 in small tube
1/27/2015 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 01/26: Low 37°F, High 44°F, foggy, calm || Tue, 0650: 38°F, BAR 30.06, Over-Night Low 36°F, overcast, fog, calm, drizzle with 0.01 in small tube
1/28/2015 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 01/27: Low 36°F, High 42°F, overcast, fog, calm, drizzle || Wed, 0650: 35°F, BAR 30.37, Over-Night Low 34°F, overcast, fog, calm, drizzle with 0.01 in small tube; Can you say MOTS - More Of The Same?
1/29/2015 6:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 01/28: Low 34°F, High 39°F, overcast, fog, calm, drizzle for another 0.01 || Thu, 0645: 36°F, BAR 30.50, Over-Night Low 36°F, overcast, calm; clouds & fog lifted - could see a runner’s lamp on top of Badger Mtn
1/30/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 01/29: Low 36°F, High 41°F, overcast, calm || Fri, 0650: 37°F, BAR 30.45 F, Over-Night Low 36°F, overcast, calm, light mist early this morning for a Trace
1/31/2015 6:55 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 01/30: Low 36°F, High 41°F, overcast, calm, drizzle || Sat, 0655: 35°F, BAR 30.36 R, Over-Night Low 35°F, overcast, calm; Friday morning and early Saturday drizzle for 0.01
2/1/2015 7:05 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 01/31: Low 35°F, High 41°F, overcast, calm, morning drizzle for 0.01; Richland Airport AWOS (KRLD) Observation hung up at 0520 until 1520, January 31st || Sunday, 0705: 36°F, BAR 30.24 F, Over-Night Low 36°F, partly cloudy, variable light W winds |||| January 2015 summary: Precip 0.95 inch from 15 days (8 of 15 days were 0.01 from drizzle or heavy mist) + 6 days Trace; Snowfall 1.0 from 1 day + 1 day Trace, Core Precip 0.13. CoCoRaHS shows 1,102 stations in WA (EDIT added SIX more in Jan) with 444 active which remained the same, based on the current Total Precip Summary; Benton County has 17 stations with 9 active.
2/2/2015 6:45 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 02/01: Low 36°F, High 40°F, light rain 1110 - 1340 for 0.10 not rounded; Richland Airport AWOS (KRLD) Observation hung up again at 0520 until 1520 on February 1st, if it happens a third time on Monday, I will contact Port of Benton || Mon, 0645: 33°F, BAR 30.11, Over-Night Low 30°F, fog, calm, visibility < ¼ mi; Groundhog Day
2/3/2015 6:55 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 02/02: Low 30°F, High 42°F, moderate rain began 0820, showers & sprinkles off & on all AM for 0.07, scattered clouds and some blue sky after sunset || Tue, 0655: 36°F, BAR 30.06, Over-Night Low 33°F, mostly cloudy, calm
2/4/2015 6:55 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 02/03: Low 33°F, High 45°F, light to moderate rain 0805-1200 for 0.08, drizzle to light rain 1200-1430 for 0.02, filtered weak sun, fog late afternoon visibility 1/4 mile, back to mostly cloudy evening, saw full moon || Wed, 0655: 39°F, BAR 30.15 F, Over-Night Low 38°F, overcast, NW zephyrs, light drizzle, 0.02 overnight for catch of 0.12
2/5/2015 6:50 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 02/04: Low 38°F, High 42°F, overcast, drizzle to light rain until 1000 for 0.06 || Thu, 0650: 40°F, BAR 29.79 F, Over-Night Low 40°F, overcast, calm
2/6/2015 6:55 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 02/05: Low 40°F, High 53°F, Trace in small gauge sometime this AM; brief sun break ~1030 & again 1230; overcast afternoon; light rain began 1650 || Fri, 0655: 45°F, BAR 29.53 F, Over-Night Low 43°F, mostly cloudy, variable breezes picking up, light rain or mist all night for 0.04, no precip at catch |||| NOTE: I’ve corrected my 2/1/2015 January report. CoCoRaHS advised me only 6 new WA stations signed up in January. Thanks, Zach.
2/7/2015 6:50 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 02/06: Low 43°F, High 61°F, off & on sprinkles or light rain all AM (It lightly rained "mud" ~1045 while I was in the store // evidence on my truck at store and on windows at home a mile away. Experts don’t really know as of Sat morning. It could be from a volcano half way around the world or from dirt/dust blown into the air by high winds in Oregon and rained out here.) Light rain ended 1500 for 0.06 dirty catch in gauge. || Sat, 0650: 51°F, BAR 29.48, Over-Night Low 47°F, overcast, calm, overnight precip ended 0610 for additional 0.10
2/8/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 02/07: Low 47°F, High 66°F, sunshine and windy day, gusts to 40 MPH || Sunday, 0705: 51°F, BAR 30.02 R, Over-Night Low 47°F, partly cloudy, breezy, beautiful sunrise on the clouds; || A follow up to our “muddy rain” that I reported on 2/7/2015 for Friday’s event. A local meteorologist, that I have a lot of faith in, stands by his observation of a low level particulate event. He believes while it is perfectly possible for dirt/dust to get transported from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East all around the globe by the jet stream, there is no way that is what caused our muddy rain Friday. The dirt/dust originated in Oregon and Northern California. || Hi, Faye
2/9/2015 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 02/08: Low 47°F, High 59°F, mostly cloudy, occasional weak sun break; evening light rain for .01 || Mon, 0650: 42°F, BAR 29.70 R, Over-Night Low 40°F, mostly cloudy, calm
2/10/2015 6:55 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 02/09: Low 40°F, High 55°F, light rain 0715, moderate rain mid morning, sprinkles to light rain most of day for 0.06 by noon and 0.04 more by 1700; afternoon & evening gusty winds to 24 mph || Tue, 0655: 49°F, BAR 30.16, Over-Night Low 49°F, mostly cloudy, breezy, gusts overnight to 32 mph, light rain overnight added 0.02 for total catch of 0.12
2/11/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 02/10: Low 45°F, High 64°F, mostly sunny, windy (blew my trash container away before collection - someone returned it with the bags still in it just before pick up) || Wed, 0645: 39°F, BAR 30.31, Over-Night Low 39°F, mostly cloudy, calm || our snow pack is only 39% of normal - could be a tough summer
2/12/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 02/11: Low 39°F, High 56°F, filtered sun late AM, mostly cloudy, light winds || Thu, 0705: 38°F, BAR 30.29 R, Over-Night Low 38°F, mostly cloudy, calm; hazy
2/13/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 02/12: Low 38°F, High 63°F, sunny, calm || Fri, 0655: 35°F, BAR 30.32, Over-Night Low 35°F, some clouds, calm, fog, visibility ¼ mile at times
2/14/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 02/13: Low 35°F, High 52°F, hazy day after morning fog lifted || Sat, 0705: 39°F, BAR 30.23 R, Over-Night Low 39°F,partly cloudy, hazy, calm
2/15/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 02/14: Low 39°F, High 65°F, mostly sunny, hazy || Sunday, 0715: 32°F, BAR 30.46 R, Over-Night Low 32°F, a few clouds, fog has lifted, calm; [EDIT: missed the frost on the roofs at Obs time] Hi, Jim
2/16/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 02/15: Low 32°F, High 61°F, fog set back in and then lifted again, mostly sunny, hazy || Mon, 0655: 32°F, BAR 30.40 R, Over-Night Low 32°F, clear, calm, light frost
2/17/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 02/16: Low 31°F, High 56°F, sunny, calm || Tue, 0705: 28°F, BAR 30.34 S, Over-Night Low 28°F, clear, calm, light frost
2/18/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 02/17: Low 28°F, High 58°F, sunny, calm || Wed, 0650: 29°F, BAR 30.27 S, Over-Night Low 29°F, partly cloudy, calm, pretty sunrise on the clouds
2/19/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 02/18: Low 29°F, High 57°F, variable cloudiness & sunshine, calm || Thu, 0655: 41°F, BAR 30.24, Over-Night Low 35°F, cloudy, light westerly winds
2/20/2015 7:05 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 02/19: Low 35°F, High 62°F, sunny, light & variable winds, then overcast with light rain at 1600 for 0.01 and a sun break at 1650, sprinkles at 1930 || Fri, 0705: 36°F, BAR 30.19 R, Over-Night Low 37°F,sunny, scattered clouds to the West, calm
2/21/2015 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 02/20: Low 36°F, High 63°F, sunny morning, cloudy afternoon, few rain drops on window at 1630 for a Trace || Sat, 0655: 46°F, BAR 30.20, Over-Night Low 42°F, overcast, calm
2/22/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 02/21: Low 31°F at 2355 and dropping, High 58°F, sunny, variable winds || Sunday, 0650: 27°F, BAR 30.53, Over-Night Low 27°F, clear, calm
2/23/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 02/22: Low 27°F, High 51°F, sunny, breezy || Mon, 0655: 21°F, BAR 30.52, Over-Night Low 21°F, clear, calm, too cold for the noisy, backyard robin
2/24/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 02/23: Low 21°F, High 54°F, sunny, mostly calm || Tue, 0640: 25°F, BAR 30.39 F, Over-Night Low 25°F, clear, calm
2/25/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 02/24: Low 25°F, High 59°F, partly cloudy morning, overcast afternoon, variable light westerly winds || Wed, 0655: 29°F, BAR 30.36, Over-Night Low 29°F, mostly clear, calm, light spotty frost on roofs
2/26/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 02/25: Low 29°F, High 60°F, partly cloudy, hazy, light variable winds, then overcast afternoon || Thu, 0705: 46°F, BAR 30.14 F, Over-Night Low 46°F, overcast, light westerly winds
2/27/2015 6:59 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 02/26: Low 46°F, High 64°F, mostly cloudy, sun breaks mid-day and 1700, calm, very light rain prior to 2200 || Fri, 0659: 39°F, BAR 29.79, Over-Night Low 39°F, mostly cloudy, weak rainbow at 0645, calm, light rain Obs time for 0.08 catch
2/28/2015 7:15 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 02/27: Low 39°F, High 57°F, light rain quit shortly after Fri catch for 0.01, mostly cloudy, calm || Sat, 0715: 35°F, BAR 30.09 R, Over-Night Low 35°F, clear, cold N breeze
3/1/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 02/28: Low 28°F at 2335, High 54°F, sunny, breezy, || Sunday, 0650: 21°F, BAR 30.31, Over-Night Low 20°F, clear, calm, very light frost |||| February 2015 summary: Precip 0.79 from 12 days & 1 day w/ a Trace; Snowfall 0.0; 2015 YTD Precip 1.74, Snow fall 1.0 this winter; CoCoRaHS lists 1,105 stations in WA (added 3 more in February) with 446 active. Benton County has 17 stations with 9 active. Hi, Faye
3/2/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 03/01: Low 20°F, High 59°F, sunny with clouds & haze || Mon, 0655: 35°F, BAR 29.95, Over-Night Low 33°F, mostly cloudy, calm
3/3/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 03/02: Low 33°F, High 53°F, partly to mostly cloudy, breezy || Tue, 0640: 33°F, BAR 29.27, Over-Night Low 26°F, clear but hazy on horizon, calm
3/4/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 03/03: Low 26°F, High 54°F, sunny, calm || Wed, 0645: 22°F, BAR 30.32 R, Over-Night Low 21°F, clear but hazy on horizon, calm, light frost, heard orchard and/or vineyard fans come on 0320
3/5/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 03/04: Low 21°F, High 60°F, sunny, hazy, calm; nice to open the house for fresh air || Thu, 0655: 26°F, BAR 30.34 R, Over-Night Low 26°F, partly cloudy, calm, bright full moon
3/6/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 03/05: Low 26°F, High 61°F, partly cloudy, hazy, calm || Fri, 0650: 31°F, BAR 30.40 R, Over-Night Low 30°F, mostly high thin clouds, calm, scattered light frost
3/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 03/06: Low 30°F, High 67°F, high thin clouds, variable light winds || Sat internet down all day, Obs at 0700, 0.00 precip
3/8/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 03/07: Low 32°F, High 69°F, morning high thin clouds, hazy, variable light winds; crowd of hikers on Badger Mtn ridge all day || Sunday, 0715 PDT: 31°F, BAR 30.25, Over-Night Low 31°F, clear skies, hazy, calm, scattered light frost; little late - paying attention to sun time instead of stupid clock time; Hi, Jim
3/9/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 03/08: Low 31°F, High ~69°F, sunny, light variable wind || Mon, 0650 PDT: 36°F, BAR 30.06, Over-Night Low 35°F, clear skies, calm
3/10/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 03/09: Low 35°F, High 70°F, sunny, light haze, light variable winds || Tue, 0655 PDT: 33°F, BAR 29.95, Over-Night Low 33°F, clear skies, calm
3/11/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 03/10: Low 33°F, High 71°F, clear skies to overcast, light breezes late afternoon - evening || Wed, 0700 PDT: 57°F, BAR 29.95, Over-Night Low 57°F, overcast, light westerly breeze, sprinkles 0505 - 0550 for a Trace, need to clean dust in bottom of rain gauge
3/12/2015 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 03/11: overcast w/ couple sun breaks, breezy afternoon with gusts to 21 mph, sprinkles 0900-0950, light rain 1915 for <0.01 || Thu, 0630 PDT: partly cloudy, gusts to 22 mph
3/13/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 03/12: sunny, breezy, morning gust to 22 mph || Fri, 0705 PDT: partly cloudy, calm, pretty sunrise
3/14/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 03/13: clouds but sunny, little hazy, overcast afternoon || Sat, 0650 PDT: overcast, light NW breeze
3/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 03/14: overcast, light rain 0710 - 0915 f/ 0.02, few sun breaks, windy afternoon w/ gust to 30 mph, light rain again at 2010 || Sunday, 0700 PDT (Pacific Dumb Time): overcast, light rain at catch; overnight rain for a total catch of 0.14
3/16/2015 6:45 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 03/15: light rain all AM for 0.17, sprinkles mid afternoon, sun broke thru 1700 then pretty sunset, typical wind up after rain - gust to 30 mph by 2000 || Mon, 0645 PDT: partly cloudy, breezy, Sat - Sun rain event totaled 0.31 which is a good catch for Richland, other local stations reported even more
3/17/2015 7:05 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 03/16: sunny morning, thin overcast afternoon || TUE, 0705 PDT: overcast, sprinkles & drizzle since 0345 f/ < 0.01; Happy St. Patrick’s Day
3/18/2015 6:45 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 03/17: overcast, light rain or drizzle ‘til mid morning f/ 0.03, clouds broke up late afternoon w/ sunshine || Wed, 0645 PDT: clear, light westerly breeze
3/19/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 03/18: sunny, breezy || Thu, 0705 PDT: scattered clouds, calm
3/20/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 03/19: variable cloudiness all day with sun breaks || Fri, 0640 PDT: scattered clouds, calm; rather pretty sunrise for last morning of winter - 1545 PDT is the spring equinox
3/21/2015 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 03/20: clouded over early morning, calm || Sat, 0710 PDT: cloud bank to the East, otherwise clear, windy with gusts to 29 mph, forecast for patchy blowing dust today
3/22/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 03/21: sunny, windy w/ gusts to 32 mph, blowing dust at times || Sunday, 0650 PDT: partly cloudy, calm; Hi, Faye
3/23/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 03/22: sunny to overcast by afternoon, calm, sun break at sunset || Mon, 0655 PDT: partly cloudy w/ cloud bank to the east, windy, gusts to 24 mph overnight
3/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 03/23: variable cloudiness, occasional weak sun breaks, windy w/ gusts to 38 mph, bright sun late afternoon || Tue, 0700 PDT: overcast, breezy w/ gusts to 24 mph, 0.03 Tue morning but no precip falling at catch
3/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 03/24: morning - broken clouds, windy w/ gusts to 30 mph; afternoon - bright sun, breezy || Wed, 0700 PDT: overcast, continuing light rain since 0510 for 0.05 catch, W-ly gentle breeze
3/26/2015 6:45 AM 0.19 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 03/25: light rain continued until 1030 f/ 0.18, overcast, breezy, sprinkles 1500 to 1915 added 0.01 || Thu, 0645 PDT: partly cloudy , SW #3 gentle breeze, total catch of 0.19
3/27/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 03/26: sunny, light & variable winds, beautiful day || Fri, 0705 PDT: clear, calm, heavy dew
3/28/2015 6:55 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 03/27: sunny but hazy, calm, mid 70s but no record, mostly cloudy evening; big fat rain drops 2105 and a lightning flash followed by a distant clap of thunder at 2108 || Sat, 0655 PDT: catch 0.03, clear, SE to WSW winds w/ highest gust so far 41 mph
3/29/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 03/28: variable cloudiness, SW winds blowing dust, gust to 40 mph, late afternoon breezy & mostly cloudy || Sunday, 0650 PDT: mostly cloudy, calm; Hi, Jim
3/30/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 03/29: mix of sun & clouds, a little breezy, evening overcast regardless of my 3 weather providers report of clear skies || Mon, 0645 PDT: scattered clouds, calm
3/31/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 03/30: mostly cloudy, hazy, occasional light breezes || Tue, 0700 PDT: mostly cloudy, windy - SW gust to 26 mph, few sprinkles on kitchen window at 0625 for a Trace
4/1/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 03/31: morning mostly cloudy, afternoon sun & clouds mixed, breezy || Wed, April Fools’ Day, 0645 PDT: scattered clouds, WSW #3 gentle breezes |||| March 2015 summary: Precip 0.64 from 7 days & 4 days w/ a Trace; Snowfall 0.0 from 0 days & 0 days w/ a Trace; 2015 YTD Precip 2.38, Snow fall 1.0 this winter in Jan; CoCoRaHS lists 1,113 stations in WA (added 8 more during CoCoRaHS March Madness) with 447 active. Benton County has 18 stations (added 1 more during CoCoRaHS March Madness) with 9 active.
4/2/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 04/01: sunny, breezy, cool, mix of sun & clouds in afternoon || Thu, 0650 PDT: clear, WSW #3 gentle breezes
4/3/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 04/02: sunny, breezy, afternoon cumulus clouds || Fri, 0655 PDT: partly cloudy, calm
4/4/2015 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 04/03: partly cloudy to thin overcast, breezy || Sat, 0705 PDT: partly cloudy, calm; took several pics of “blood moon” from 0315 to 0455
4/5/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 04/04: sunny, partly cloudy, winds light & variable || Easter Sunday, 0705 PDT: mostly cloudy, Force 1 - light air, wind machines in orchards going full bore
4/6/2015 6:55 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 04/05: overcast, light rain & drizzle ~ 1410 - 1530 f/ 0.01 || Mon, 0655 PDT: overcast, Force 4 SW moderate breeze, light rain ~ 0010 - 0605 f/ additional 0.17 , total catch 0.18
4/7/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 04/06: mostly cloudy, cold SW wind, brief shower 1145 f/ Trace, partly cloudy afternoon || Tue, 0650 PDT: partly cloudy, calm
4/8/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 04/07: take your pick, variable cloudy, variable winds, guess it’s spring || Wed, 0645 PDT: overcast, calm
4/9/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 04/08: mixed clouds and sunshine, breezy; irrigation water on but forecast is for ~ 60% available for summer || Thu, 0640 PDT: clear, calm
4/10/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 04/09: sunny, light breezes, afternoon cumulus clouds || Fri, 0655 PDT: thin, light overcast; calm
4/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 04/10: increasing clouds all day long, SW winds continued to increase || Sat, 0700 PDT: mostly cloudy, Force 5 fresh breeze, gusts to 33 mph; shower just before 0130 for a 0.01
4/12/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 04/11: brief shower for a Trace as sun broke through at 1545, windy, gusts to 33 mph || Sunday, 0650 PDT: partly cloudy, SW Force 5 Fresh Breeze; Hi, Faye
4/13/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 04/12: partly cloudy, gusty winds || Mon, 0640 PDT: overcast, calm; not sure where the cloud cover of “Clear” is coming from for the three weather services I use??
4/14/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 04/13: mostly cloudy then overcast, calm || Tue, 0655 PDT: partly cloudy, SW winds 18 to 23 mph; forecast for patchy blowing dust
4/15/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 04/14: clouds & sun, NW winds w/ gusts to 39 mph || Wed, 0650 PDT: 40°F, BAR 30.43, Over-Night Low 39°F, clear, WSW winds 6 to 13 mph
4/16/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 04/15: bright sun, wind settled down to light breezes || Thu, 0640 PDT: 34°F, BAR 30.40, Over-Night Low 34°F, sunny (sun’s up by report time in spite of Pacific DUMB Time), calm, scattered light frost on roofs, orchard wind fans running
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/22/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 0640 PDT: 44°F, BAR 30.03, Over-Night Low 44°F, clear overhead but clouds on all horizons except the South, SW Moderate Breeze; Hi, Jim
4/23/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 04/22: Low 44°F, High 68°F, sunny, breezy || Thu, 0645 PDT: 44°F, Over-Night Low 43°F, BAR 29.93, partly cloudy, calm
4/24/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 04/23: Low 43°F, High 64°F, mostly cloudy, gusty winds, some blowing dust || Fri, 0655 PDT: 45°F, Over-Night Low 44°F, BAR 29.81, mostly cloudy, SSW Moderate Breezes w/ gusts to 20 mph
4/25/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 04/24: Low 44°F, High 63°F, mostly cloudy afternoon, gusty winds to 32 mph; nice day trip to Baker City, OR || Sat, 0705 PDT: 46°F, Over-Night Low 44°F, BAR 29.87, mostly cloudy, WSW Gentle Breeze
4/26/2015 6:50 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 04/25: Low 44°F, High 65°F, mostly cloudy, Gentle Breezes, overcast afternoon w/ thunder and sprinkles at 1720, hard rain 1733 - 1751 & 1800 - 1806, rain ended 1818 f/ 0.08 || Sunday, 0650 PDT: 38°F, Over-Night Low 36°F, BAR 30.15, clear, calm
4/27/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 04/26: Low 36°F, High 69°F, mostly sunny, light breezes; pulled the wife’s fifth wheel RV out of storage - summer’s comin’ || Mon, 0655 PDT: 49°F, Over-Night Low 45°F, BAR 30.29, RH 67%, few scattered clouds, calm
4/28/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 04/27: Low 45°F, High 76°F, sunny w/ high, thin clouds; E light breezes || Tue, 0705 PDT: 48°F, Over-Night Low 47°F, BAR 30.02, RH 58%, sunny, calm
4/29/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 04/28: Low 47°F, High 84°F, sunny, “Beaufort” gentle breezes; by 1930 mostly cloudy w/ Westerly all over the compass fresh breezes || Wed, 0645 PDT: 49°F, Over-Night Low 48°F, BAR 30.14, RH 58%, partly cloudy, SW gentle breeze w/ gusts to 17 mph
4/30/2015 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 04/29: Low 48°F, High 71°F, mixture of clouds & sun, variable breezes || Thu, 0605 PDT: 46°F, Over-Night Low 44°F, BAR 30.26, RH 74%, sunny, light haze, calm
5/1/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 04/30: Low 44°F, High 73°F, sunny, hazy, Wstrly “Beaufort” light breezes || Fri, 0640 PDT: 50°F, Over-Night Low 48°F, BAR 29.99, RH 77%, overcast, calm |||| April 2015 summary: Precip 0.27 from 2 days & 2 days w/ a Trace; Snowfall 0.0; 2015 YTD Precip 2.65, Snowfall 1.0 past winter in Jan; CoCoRaHS lists 1,144 stations in WA (added 31 more during April after CoCoRaHS March Madness) with 460 active. Benton County has 18 stations (added 0 more during April) with 9 active.
5/2/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 05/01: Low 48°F, High 84°F, mix of sun & clouds, hazy, breezy w/ gusts to 21 mph || Sat, 0645 PDT: 48°F, Over-Night Low 46°F, BAR 29.96, clear, calm
5/3/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 05/02: Low 46°F, High 76°F, sunny, light haze, breezy at times || Sunday, 0650 PDT: 46°F, Over-Night Low 42°F, BAR 29.97, clear, calm; Hi, Faye
5/4/2015 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 05/03: Low 42°F, High 77°F, sunny, breezy at times, beautiful day || Mon, 0710 PDT: 49°F, Over-Night Low ??°F, BAR 29.86, sunny, light haze, calm; I can attest to heavy dew after going out to shade tree and replacing outdoor thermometer batteries.
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 05/04: Low ??°F, High 79°F, sunny, hazy, afternoon SW winds up w/ gusts to 21 mph || Tue, 0650 PDT: 50°F, Over-Night Low 49°F, BAR 29.99, sunny, hazy, W’rly Moderate Breezes; Robins building a nest in tree next kitchen window.
5/6/2015 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 05/05: Low 49°F, High 69°F, mostly sunny, variable breezes || Wed, 0705 PDT: 47°F, Over-Night Low 43°F, BAR 30.03, sunny, SW Light Airs
5/7/2015 6:40 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 05/06: Low 43°F, High 67°F, sunny, variable breezes, clouded over late afternoon, few sprinkles on N windows at 1615 for a Trace || Thu, 0640 PDT: 48°F, Over-Night Low 47°F, BAR 30.05, sunny, calm
5/8/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 05/07: Low 47°F, High 72°F, sunny, N’rly Gentle Breezes || Fri, 0645 PDT: 51°F, Over-Night Low 50°F, BAR 29.99, sunny, calm
5/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Confirmed no precip
5/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, May 10th 0700 PDT, Happy Mother’s Day: No precip to report || Back from 1st trip for the season with the wife’s fifth wheel. She loves being out in her RV, had great weather, saw lots of barges on the Columbia River, and TWO good campfires. Her statement was "Life is good!" Hi, Jim
5/11/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 05/10: Low 49°F, High 80°F, || Mon, 0655 PDT: 56°F, Over-Night Low 55°F, BAR 29.87, filtered sun, partly cloudy, calm
5/12/2015 6:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 05/11: Low 55°F, High 79°F, mix of sun and mostly clouds; few sprinkles on SW windows at 2115 f/ Trace || Tue, 0645 PDT: 51°F, Over-Night Low 51°F, BAR 29.80, overcast, SW Moderate Breezes w/ gusts to 20 mph; looking forward to meaningful rain (at least for Richland, WA)
5/13/2015 7:02 AM 1.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 05/12: Low 51°F, High 71°F, mostly cloudy to overcast, variable breezes; sprinkles at 1610, heavy shower at 1630 for < 0.01 || Wed, 0702 PDT: 48°F, Over-Night Low 48°F, BAR 29.73, overcast, light rain continues, w/ SW wind 23 mph, gusting to 32 mph; catch 1.28 + a small spider; First time in almost 3 years daily readings that I’ve dumped the small tube.
5/14/2015 6:45 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 05/13: Low 48°F, High 60°F, overcast all day, rain continued ‘til 0850 f/ 0.15, added another 0.03 by 1130, off & on sprinkles all afternoon || Thu, 0645 PDT: 48°F, Over-Night Low 44°F, BAR 29.90, scattered clouds, NE Light Air; rain storm event totaled 1.46 inches
5/15/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 05/14: Low 44°F, High 73°F, sunny w/ scattered clouds, NW Light Breezes || Fri, 0650 PDT: 56°F, Over-Night Low 53°F, BAR 29.75, partly cloudy, filtered sunlight, E Light Air
5/16/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 05/15: Low 53°F, High 80°F, sunny but mostly cloudy, variable Gentle Breezes || Sat, 0615 PDT: 56°F, Over-Night Low 56°F, BAR 29.78, partly cloudy, filtered sunlight, SW Fresh Breezes
5/17/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 05/16: Low 56°F, High 79°F, mostly sunny, high thin clouds, Westerly Moderate Breezes || Sunday, 0645 PDT: 53°F, Over-Night Low 52°F, BAR 30.02, sunny, scattered clouds, calm
5/18/2015 6:35 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 05/17: Low 52°F, High 75°F, mostly cloudy then clearing in the afternoon, variable NE Light Breezes (EDIT: I forgot we had rain drops on the windows at 1330 for a Trace as we were leaving for the Richland Players matinee.) || Mon, 0635 PDT: 58°F, Over-Night Low 57°F, BAR 30.03, mostly cloudy, calm
5/19/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 05/18: Low 57°F, High 79°F, mostly cloudy morning then sunny afternoon, variable Light to Moderate Breezes || Tue, 0640 PDT: 63°F, Over-Night Low 62°F, BAR 29.97, overcast, calm
5/20/2015 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 05/19: Low 62°F, High 80°F, few very light sprinkles at 0705 f/ a Trace - only noticed since I was putting trash barrel out for collection; mostly cloudy morning then mostly sunny afternoon, N’ly Light Breezes || Wed, 0630 PDT: 58°F, Over-Night Low 58°F, BAR 29.92, scattered clouds, NNW Light Breezes
5/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.58 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/24/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 05/23: Low ??°F, High 82°F, sunny, breezy || Sunday, 0635 PDT: 59°F, Over-Night Low 58°F, BAR 30.00, sunny, scattered clouds, Westerly Light Breezes; Hi, Faye
5/25/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 05/24: Low 58°F, High 85°F, high thin cloud cover, breezy || Memorial Day, 0655 PDT: 62°F, Over-Night Low 60°F, BAR 29.89, mostly cloudy, Westerly Light Air; Please observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00 PM local time. http://www.thememorialdaytribute.com/moment-of-rememberance.html
5/26/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 05/25: Low 60°F, High 78°F, mix of sun & clouds, variable Gentle Breezes || Tue, 0635 PDT: 58°F, Over-Night Low 57°F, BAR 29.94, mostly cloudy w/ sun breaks, calm
5/27/2015 6:40 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 05/26: Low 57°F, High 81°F, mix of sun & clouds, overcast 1600, few peals of thunder 1615 - 1800; light rain 1720 - 1815 f/ 0.01; then sunny at sundown || Wed, 0640 PDT: 61°F, Over-Night Low 58°F, BAR 29.99, broken cloud cover, calm
5/28/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 05/27: Low 58°F, High 82°F, sunny, puffy cumulus clouds || Thu, 0645 PDT: 63°F, Over-Night Low 57°F, BAR 30.01, clear, calm; A heat wave from today into Sunday - 10 to 15 degrees above normal.
5/29/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 05/28: Low 57°F, High 86°F, mostly clear & sunny but some light haze, Easterly Light Breezes || Fri, 0640 PDT: 64°F, Over-Night Low 62°F, BAR 29.98, partly cloudy, Westerly Light Air
5/30/2015 6:40 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 05/29: Low 62°F, High 89°F, high thin clouds in morning, mix of sun and clouds in afternoon, mostly easterly breezes, 2050 sprinkles on windows for a Trace || Sat, 0640 PDT: 70°F, Over-Night Low 68°F, BAR 29.84, mostly cloudy overnight, partly cloudy at Obs time, calm, muggy; Glad I got my walk over before the sun broke through.
5/31/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 05/30: Low 68°F, High 91°F, mostly sunny w/ variable cloudiness, SW Gentle Breezes || Sunday, 0555 PDT: 67°F, Over-Night Low 67°F, BAR 29.81, partly cloudy, calm; Hi, Jim
6/1/2015 6:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 05/31: Low 67°F, High 88°F, mostly cloudy with sunshine, Easterly Light Breezes; distant thunder & lightening at 1930, some fat rain drops for a Trace || Mon, 0645 PDT: 64°F, Over-Night Low 63°F, BAR 29.71, mostly cloudy - blocking sun, calm; I signed up for CoCoRaHS seven years ago today, but only made occasional entries until July 25, 2012. |||| May 2015 summary: Precip 2.05 from 4 days & 5 days w/ a Trace; Snowfall 0.0; 2015 YTD Precip 4.70, Snowfall only 1.0 inch in Jan for 2014-15 winter; CoCoRaHS lists 1,144 stations in WA (added 7 more during May) with 454 active. Benton County has 18 stations (added 0 more during May) with 9 active.
6/2/2015 6:50 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 06/01: Low 63°F, High 86°F, mostly cloudy with sunshine; afternoon overcast w/ blowing dust - SW wind gusts to 35 mph; 1745 light rain for a Trace; sunshine 1815 || Tue, 0650 PDT: 59°F, Over-Night Low 58°F, BAR 29.90, partly cloudy, SW Fresh Breezes, highest gusts 30 mph [EDIT: Ops! Went out to clean the small tube with a rolled up newspaper & discovered I got 0.01 inch precip last night. - WLG]
6/3/2015 6:40 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 06/02: Low 58°F, High 81°F, mostly sunny w/ clouds, Westerly winds gusting to 27 mph; 3 minute heavy shower at 1818 f/ Trace || Wed, 0640 PDT: 58°F, Over-Night Low 57°F, BAR 29.99, overcast, SW breezes 9 - 16 mph; I did check my gauge this morning to be sure I wouldn’t have to EDIT my report like I did yesterday.
6/4/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 06/03: Low 57°F, High 80°F, mix of sun and clouds, variable light breezes || Thu, 0645 PDT: 62°F, Over-Night Low 55°F, BAR 30.01, partly cloudy, SW light breezes
6/5/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 06/04: Low 55°F, High 81°F, sunny w/ a few clouds; variable light breezes || Fri, 0615 PDT: 62°F, Over-Night Low 58°F, BAR 30.03, cloudless sky, calm
6/6/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 06/05: Low 56°F, High 88°F, sunny, NE Gentle Breezes || Sat, 0650 PDT: 68°F, Over-Night Low 64°F, BAR 29.95, cloudless sky, calm; Heat wave begins - high 90s and low 100s next several days. Guess I’ll not complain compared to what happened in my old stomping grounds along the front range of Colorado yesterday. | Remember D Day, June 6, 1944.
6/7/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 06/06: Low 64°F, High 94°F, afternoon became mostly cloudy then evening partly cloudy with beautiful sunset on the clouds, easterly light breezes || Sunday, 0640 PDT: 70°F, Over-Night Low 67°F, BAR 29.94, high thin clouds, calm
6/8/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 06/07: Low 67°F, High 100°F, HOT, sunny, easterly light breezes || Mon, 0645 PDT: 71°F, Over-Night Low 66°F, BAR 29.90, cloudless sky, calm
6/9/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 06/08: Low 66°F, High 102°F, HOT, sunny, easterly light breezes || Tue, 0640 PDT: 73°F, Over-Night Low 70°F, BAR 29.84, sunny, calm
6/10/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 06/09: Low 70°F, High 98°F, sunny, hot, hazy, variable breezes; by mid afternoon clouded over and temp in shade tree dropped from 98°F to 93°F, followed by a sun break || Wed, 0630 PDT: 71°F, Over-Night Low 70°F, BAR 29.76, sunny, westerly Gentle Breezes; Been out dragging hoses to deep water trees.
6/11/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 06/10: Low 70°F, High 96°F, bright sun, variable westerly Moderate Breezes || Thu, 0635 PDT: 70°F, Over-Night Low 67°F, BAR 29.91, sunny, westerly Gentle Breezes
6/12/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 06/11: Low 67°F, High 93°F, hot sun, partly cloudy, westerly Light Breezes with gusts to 20 mph || Fri, 0645 PDT: 64°F, Over-Night Low 63°F, BAR 29.98, cloudless sky, haze on east horizon, SW breezes 4 to 12 mph
6/13/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 06/12: Low 63°F, High 84°F, sunny, hazy, westerly BWS #3 or Gentle Breeze (that’s Beaufort Wind Scale - 8 to 12 MPH) || Sat, 0640 PDT: 54°F, Over-Night Low 52°F, BAR 30.05, beautiful COOL morning, calm
6/14/2015 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 06/13: Low 52°F, High 78°F, beautiful sunny day with little below normal temp, easterly breezes 8 to 12 MPH || Sunday, 0605 PDT: 53°F, Over-Night Low 52°F, BAR 29.99, cloudless sky, calm; U.S. Flag Day; Hi, Faye
6/15/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 06/14: Low 52°F, High 83°F, sunny, variable breezes 3 to 7 MPH || Mon, 0645 PDT: 61°F, Over-Night Low 58°F, BAR 29.94, sunny, calm
6/16/2015 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 06/15: Low 58°F, High ??°F, (caught direct sun at 1500) partly cloudy, hazy, NW variable breezes || Tue, 0720 PDT: 68°F, Over-Night Low 62°F, BAR 29.94, few clouds & haze on horizon, calm; little late for me - got caught up in chores before it heats up
6/17/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 06/16: Low 62°F, High 93°F, (in the shade), thin overcast afternoon, variable light breezes || Wed, 0640 PDT: 64°F, BAR 29.93, clear overhead, westerly breezes 2 - 4 mph. Happy Anniversary CoCoRaHS
6/18/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 06/17: Low ~62°F, High 89°F, high thin broken clouds, variable westerly breezes || Thu, 0635 PDT: 67°F, Over-Night Low 65°F, BAR 29.86, broken thin overcast w/ filtered sun, calm
6/19/2015 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 06/18: Low 65°F, High 90°F, thin scattered clouds, variable 8-13 mph winds w/ gusts 30 mph || Fri, 0750 PDT: 66°F, Over-Night Low 60°F, BAR 29.99, sunny, westerly breezes
6/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Summer solstice - looks like a hot, dry summer for Richland, WA. Happy Father's Day. Hi, Jim
6/22/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sun, 06/21: High 87°F, mostly cloudy afternoon, westerly breezes 6 - 10 mph || Mon, 0640 PDT: 62°F, Over-Night Low 60°F, BAR 29.99, clear, calm
6/23/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 06/22: Low 60°F, High 91°F, partly cloudy, westerly light breezes || Tue, 0630 PDT: 66°F, Over-Night Low 64°F, BAR 30.03, few scattered clouds, westerly 5 - 9 mph breezes
6/24/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 06/23: Low 64°F, High 88°F, partly cloudy, westerly light breezes || Wed, 0640 PDT: 67°F, Over-Night Low 66°F, BAR 29.97, mostly cloudy, calm; Next heat wave begins Thursday, heading for triple digit temps.
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/30/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/4/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 07/04/15: Independence Day! Back from 9 day family visit in Colorado. Thanks for covering, Faye. Yard shows lack of attention in middle of triple digit heat wave. Started recovery efforts at 0500 including dumping bugs out of rain gauge - only thing collected during absence.
7/5/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 07/04: Low 74°F, High 101°F in shade, HOT, clear, light breezes || Sunday, 0640 PDT: 78°F, Over-Night Low 77°F, BAR 29.78, mostly sunny, hazy, light northerly breezes; My turn.
7/6/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 07/05: Low 77°F, High 98°F in shade, high thin clouds, occasional gusty winds || Mon, 0610 PDT: 70°F, Over-Night Low 70°F, BAR 29.94, clear but E horizon haze or smoke filtering sun, calm |||| [NOTE: This summary is posted late but is effective as of July 1st.] June 2015 summary: Precip 0.01 from 1 day & 3 days w/ a Trace; 2015 YTD Precip 4.71, CoCoRaHS lists 1,160 stations in WA (added 16 more during June) with 457 active. Benton County has 18 stations (added 0 more during June) with 9 active.
7/7/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 07/06: Low 70°F, High 97°F in shade, smoky haze - barely see Rattlesnake Mtn at times from south Richland, light easterly breezes || Tue, 0625 PDT: 76°F, Over-Night Low 76°F, BAR 29.88, scattered clouds, mostly calm
7/8/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 07/07: Low 76°F, High 98°F in shade, Fair w/ smoke aloft, variable light breezes || Wed, 0630 PDT: 73°F, BAR 29.80, smoky haze filtering sunshine, calm; (EDIT: wife reported after getting to work in north Richland - Must have lots of fires around...could barely make out Rattlesnake this morning; Then I checked and counted 11 active fires in Washington this morning.)
7/9/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 07/08: Low 72°F, High 97°F in shade, smoke lightened by afternoon, variable light breezes || Thu 0635 PDT: 69°F, BAR 29.67, smoky haze filtering sunshine, westerly light airs; Kennewick Irrigation District just cut watering to 20 minutes per zone, twice a week, for remainder of season! Forget green, just hope turf survives.
7/10/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 07/09: Low 69°F, High 100°F in shade, More Of The Same (MOTS) smoke lightened by afternoon, variable light breezes || Fri 0625 PDT: 78°F, BAR 29.62, partly cloudy, fresh to strong SW breezes with gusts to 23 mph earlier; Now we’ve got the winds to suck moisture out of the trees & shrubs with NO irrigation water available for several days.
7/11/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 07/10: Low 76°F, High 96°F in shade, smoky and scattered clouds, SW Moderate to Fresh breezes with gusts mid 20s mph || Sat 0630 PDT: 71°F, BAR 29.77, mostly cloudy, SW Moderate to Fresh breezes with gusts ~ 30 mph; Finally broke the last heat wave! EDIT: Appears "Trying to get it to rain by hanging laundry out under threat." worked for Kettle Falls 10.2 NW yesterday.
7/12/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 07/11: Low 69°F, High 88°F in shade, cloudy most of day, sunny late afternoon, windy || Sunday 0635 PDT: 67°F, BAR 29.96, delightful weekend after a two week triple digit heat wave and smoky skies; partly cloudy, SW Moderate Breezes; Hi, Jim
7/13/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 07/12: Low 64°F, High 88°F in shade, partly to mostly cloudy, SW Gentle breezes, beautiful sunset || Mon 0630 PDT: 69°F, BAR 29.99, mostly cloudy, W Light Air
7/14/2015 6:40 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 07/13: Low 68°F, High 88°F in shade, 0658 - 0710 light shower for 0.015, another sprinkle as I left for a doctor appointment at 0845; First measurable precip since 0.01 on June 2nd with two Traces since then || Tue 0640 PDT: 67°F, BAR 29.97, partly cloudy, calm
7/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 07/14: Low 64°F, High 89°F in shade, mostly sunny, variable northerly light breezes || Wed 0600 PDT: 68°F, BAR 29.93, sunny, calm
7/16/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 07/15: Low 65°F, High 92°F in shade, sunny to mostly cloudy back to sunny, variable winds with gusts to 23 mph || Thu 0645 PDT: 67°F, BAR 29.97, filtered sunshine, variety of high thin clouds & contrails, SW Light Breezes
7/17/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 07/16: Low 66°F, High 85°F in shade, filtered sunshine, westerly Light Breezes || Fri 0625 PDT: 61°F, BAR 30.03, partly cloudy, calm
7/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/20/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 07/19: Low 64°F, High 97°F in shade, || Mon 0615 PDT: 76°F, BAR 29.91, light hazy sunshine, Moderate to Fresh SW breezes. Welcome home, Faye
7/21/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 07/20: Low 75°F, High 95°F in shade, sunny, hazy, SW winds w/ gusts to 22 mph || Tue 0640 PDT: 63°F, BAR 29.87, no clouds but hazy sunrise, calm
7/22/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 07/21: Low 63°F, High 91°F in shade, westerly breezes w/ gusts to 17 mph || Wed 0630 PDT: 63°F, sunny, Gentle to Moderate SW breezes
7/23/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 07/22: Low 62°F, High 83°F in shade, sunny, Light SW breezes || Thu 0640 PDT: 63°F (third day in a row), BAR 29.85, sunny, Gentle SW breezes
7/24/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 07/23: Low 62°F, High 85°F in shade, sunny, Light to Moderate SW breezes || Fri 0645 PDT: 66°F, BAR 29.96, sunny, Gentle SW breezes with gusts to 19 mph
7/25/2015 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 07/24: Low 65°F, High 87°F in shade, mostly sunny, variable Gentle breezes || Sat 0710 PDT: 71°F, BAR 29.95, partly cloudy, Moderate SW breezes; Joined CoCoRaHS just over 7 years ago & today is my 3rd year of daily observations.
7/26/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 07/25: Low 68°F, High 89°F in shade, mix of clouds and sun, Moderate SW breezes with gusts to 30 mph; Submitted Drought Impact Report. || Sunday 0630 PDT: 61°F, BAR 29.99, partly cloudy, Gentle SW breezes; Hi, Faye
7/27/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 07/26: Low 60°F, High 81°F in shade, mix of clouds and sun, variable SW breezes, delightful day! || Mon 0650 PDT: 59°F, BAR 30.04, cloudy, westerly Light Breeze
7/28/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 07/27: Low 58°F, High 82°F in shade, sunny, partly cloudy, westerly Gentle Breezes || Tue 0640 PDT: 63°F, BAR 30.20, sunny, SW Light Breeze
7/29/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 07/28: Low 59°F, High 85°F in shade, sunny, variable Light Breezes || Wed 0635 PDT: 59°F, BAR 30.15, cloudless sky, horizon haze, calm
7/30/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 07/29: Low 59°F, High 90°F in shade, sunny, variable Light Air || Thu 0640 PDT: 61°F, BAR 30.08, cloudless sky, horizon haze, calm; Forecasts for Tri-Cities 3rd heat wave this summer with next 5 days of triple digit temps.
7/31/2015 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 07/30: Low 60°F, High 94°F in shade, sunny, variable Light Air || Fri 0620 PDT: 64°F, BAR 30.00, Pretty pre-sunrise at 0500 with horizon clouds. NOAA NWS Heat Safety Tips http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/heat/index.shtml
8/1/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 07/31: Low 63°F, High 100°F in shade, sunny, hazy, variable Light Air || Sat 0615 PDT: 65°F, BAR 29.89, sunny with horizon haze, calm |||| July 2015 summary: Precip 0.01 from 1 day & 0 days w/ a Trace; 2015 YTD Precip 4.72, CoCoRaHS lists 1,163 stations in WA (added 3 more during July) with 461 active. Benton County has 18 stations with 9 active.
8/2/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 08/01: Low 65°F, High 100°F in shade, sun with clouds and smoke? on east horizon, variable easterly Light Breezes || Sunday 0650 PDT: 65°F, BAR 29.83, filtered sunshine, smoky haze, calm; Hi, Jim
8/3/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 08/02: Low 64°F, High 100°F in shade, mix of sun and clouds, smoky, variable easterly Light Breezes || Mon 0635 PDT: 75°F, BAR 29.75, filtered sunshine from mostly cloudy and smoky sky, SW Gentle Breezes
8/4/2015 6:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 08/03: Low 70°F, High 94°F in shade, overcast, westerly Gentle to Moderate Breezes, few sprinkles on kitchen window 1620 for a Trace || Tue 0645 PDT: 66°F, BAR 29.86, partly cloudy, smoke apparent to the East, calm
8/5/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 08/04: Low 65°F, High 92°F in shade, partly cloudy, smoke aloft, westerly Light Breezes || Wed 0635 PDT: 64°F, BAR 29.93, scattered clouds, Gentle to Moderate Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station down since 0814 August 4th.
8/6/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 08/05: Low 61°F, High 87°F in shade, partly cloudy, breezy || Thu 0625 PDT: 61°F, BAR 30.02, sunny through light haze/smoke, westerly Light Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station down since 0814 August 4th.
8/7/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 08/06: Low 60°F, High 82°F in shade, sunny with horizon haze, mostly calm; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station back online Thursday afternoon. || Fri 0635 PDT: 57°F, BAR 29.94, sunny, horizon haze, calm
8/8/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 08/07: Low 57°F, High 85°F in shade, sunny with horizon haze, variable Light Breezes || Sat 0655 PDT: 63°F, BAR 29.80, sunny, calm
8/9/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 08/08: Low 61°F, High 89°F in shade, sunny, scattered clouds, Gentle Breezes with gusts to 20 mph; nice walk on tour of Lady Washington Tall Ship || Sunday 0635 PDT: 70°F, BAR 29.92, mostly cloudy, calm, pretty sunrise with the cloud bank
8/10/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 08/09: Low 70°F, High 87°F in shade, mostly cloudy, variable Light Airs || Mon 0630 PDT: 63°F, BAR 29.87, partly cloudy, calm
8/11/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 08/10: Low 63°F, High 94°F in shade, afternoon clouded up, both local radars showed a good rain but at 1540 I got ~6 raindrops on the patio for a Trace; Guess we jinxed our rain – I took the flag down at home and the wife closed her car windows at work. || Tue 0650 PDT: 65°F, BAR 29.89, partly cloudy, calm
8/12/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 08/11: Low 64°F, High 114°F on patio & in sun - forgot to move thermometer; actual high ~98°F || Wed 0645 PDT: 68°F, BAR 29.85, clouds w/ smoke on horizon, filtered sun, calm
8/13/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 08/12: Low 68°F, High 98°F in shade, some clouds, smoky, westerly Light Breezes || Thu 0635 PDT: 73°F, BAR 29.91, smoke filtered sun, calm; was 76°F at 0500 - too warm to open the house
8/14/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 08/13: Low 73°F, High 98°F in shade, sun, moderate smoke, could smell it for the first time this morning, variable Light Airs || Fri 0645 PDT: 76°F, BAR 29.77, mostly cloudy, SW Fresh Breezes w/ gusts to 28 mph, blowing dust
8/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/17/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 08/16: Low 58°F, High 82°F in shade, lots of smoke, filtered sunlight, variable Light Breezes; Had wife’s fifth wheel RV out for the weekend. Wind and dust so bad Friday we had to stay inside. Glad we’ve aged beyond tent camping. || Mon 0630 PDT: 59°F, BAR 30.04, smoke obscures apparent cloud bank - sun now above it but filtered by smoke, calm, visibility ~5 miles; Hi, Faye
8/18/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 08/17: Low ~59°F, High ~88°F, sunny, smoky, variable Light Breezes || Tue 0645 PDT: ~65°F, BAR ~30.00, smoke obscures apparent cloud bank - sun now above it but filtered by smoke, variable Light Breezes (Now using private weather station 0.1 mile from me for temperatures & pressure)
8/19/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 08/18: Low 59°F, High 91°F, sunny, smoky, visibility down to ~6 miles during morning, mostly calm || Wed 0640 PDT: 65°F, BAR 29.89, smoke, filtered sun, calm; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station online feed down since 1644 August 18, but is reporting on NWS radio.
8/20/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 08/19: Low 65°F, High 98°F, fair but smoky with ~6 miles visibility, variable Light to Gentle Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station back online by 1344 August 19 || Thu 0635 PDT: 73°F, BAR 29.74, light smoke remains after early morning SW Gentle Breezes, still under air quality alert until noon today
8/21/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 08/20: Low 71°F, High 92°F, mostly clear, variable breezes with gust to 24 mph || Fri 0645 PDT: 64°F, BAR 29.77, partly cloudy, SE Light Airs; Finally able to open up the house.
8/22/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 08/21: Low 62°F, High 84°F, beautiful morning, winds up at noon, WNW breezes with gusts to 22 mph || Sat 0655 PDT: 58°F, BAR 30.12, overcast, heavy smoke, calm; Ugly morning, but at least this area is not under evacuation orders.
8/23/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 08/22: Low 58°F, High 82°F, RH 20-60%, smoky with sunshine, NNE Moderate Breezes || Sunday 0650 PDT: 55°F, RH 71%, BAR 29.99, smoke, but can’t smell it this morning, calm; (Now using private weather station 0.1 mile from me for weather numbers.) Hi, Jim
8/24/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 08/23: Low 55°F, High 85°F, RH 25-72%, partly cloudy, weak sunshine, variable Light Breezes || Mon 0635 PDT: 60°F, RH 70%, BAR 29.92, partly cloudy, moderate smoke/haze, visibility 5 miles, calm, heavy dew
8/25/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 08/24: Low 60°F, High 93°F, RH 15-70%, partly cloudy, filtered sunshine, visibility down to 3 miles at times, 2125 persistent rolling thunder with sheet & cloud to cloud lightning for 20 minutes || Tue 0650 PDT: 65°F, RH 59%, BAR 29.97, partly cloudy, light smoke/haze, calm
8/26/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 08/25: Low 64°F, High 87°F, RH 20-61%, partly cloudy, light smoke/haze; Tri-Cities is under smoke air quality alert until further notice - they’ve given up listing an end date. Ours is just unhealthy compared to the areas closer to the fires and very unhealthy. We have a CoCoRaHS Comment Reviewer in NE Washington that had to evacuate their farm Friday morning, August 21st. || Wed 0635 PDT: 60°F, RH 67%, BAR 29.93, moderate smoke/haze, variable Light Airs
8/27/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 08/26: Low 60°F, High 93°F, RH 17-69%, partly cloudy, light smoke/haze, NW Gentle Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station online feed down since 1044 August 26, and is not reporting on NWS radio Thursday morning. || Thu 0655 PDT: 68°F, RH 52%, BAR 29.98, mostly cloudy, smoke/haze, variable Light Airs
8/28/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 08/27: Low 68°F, High 95°F, RH 15-59%, partly cloudy, smoke/haze, SW Light to Moderate Breezes || Fri 0645 PDT: 73°F, RH 46%, BAR 29.90, overcast, light smoke/haze, calm; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station down since 1044 August 26.
8/29/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 08/28: Low 70°F, High 87°F, RH 28-53%, 0935 few tiny rain drops on kitchen window for a Trace (would have missed it if I hadn’t been standing there), overcast with sun break mid day, SW Light to Moderate Breezes || Sat 0650 PDT: 67°F, RH 62%, BAR 29.51, mostly cloudy, light smoke/haze, calm; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station down since 1044 August 26.
8/30/2015 6:40 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 08/29: Low 64°F, High 84°F, RH 24-65%, 0915 heavy smoke smell, 1155 few tiny rain drops on bedroom window, mix of mostly cloudy with sun breaks, windy, blowing dust, mostly clear afternoon, quiet, beautiful evening || Sunday 0640 PDT: 64°F, RH 63%, BAR 29.82, mostly cloudy, SW Light Airs; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station down since 1044 August 26.
8/31/2015 7:05 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 08/30: Low 61°F, High 76°F, RH 32-67%, cloudy morning, rain drops on bedroom window ~1000, sunny afternoon WSW Fresh Breezes with gusts to 34 mph || Mon 0705 PDT: 60°F, RH 65%, BAR 30.00, partly cloudy, SW Fresh Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station down since 1044 August 26.
9/1/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 08/31: Low 59°F, High 81°F, RH 32-67%, variable clouds, SW Moderate Breezes with gust to 32 mph || Tue 0635 PDT: 61°F, RH 67%, BAR 29.89, few clouds eastern horizon, SW Gentle Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station down since 1044 August 26 - will call Port of Benton for status today. |||| August 2015 summary: Precip 0.00 from 0 days & 5 days w/ a Trace; 2015 YTD Precip 4.72, CoCoRaHS lists 1,171 stations in WA (added 8 more during August) with 465 active. Benton County remains at 18 stations with 9 active. This station has received only 0.03 inch precip since May 27 in three 0.01 inch catches.
9/2/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 09/01: Low 60°F, High 83°F, RH 28-69%, partly cloudy morning, overcast late afternoon, SW Gentle Breezes with gust to 22 mph; Advised Port of Benton about Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station being down since 8/26/15 - said she’d let them know. || Wed 0645 PDT: 63°F, RH 57%, BAR 29.81, mostly cloudy, SW Gentle Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station posted one observation at 0444 PDT - nothing since and no NWS radio report.
9/3/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 09/02: Low 59°F, High 78°F, RH 26-61%, partly cloudy, SW Moderate Breezes || Thu 0640 PDT: 56°F, RH 54%, BAR 29.95, bright sun through light haze, westerly Gentle Breezes; Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station posted one observation at 0444 PDT, 09/02/15 - nothing since and no NWS radio report. Will call Port of Benton again today.
9/4/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 09/03: Low 53°F, High 74°F, RH 24-60%, beautiful autumn like day || Fri 0645 PDT: 51°F, (lowest reading since June 14th) RH 64%, BAR 29.94, light smoke?/haze east horizon, scattered clouds, NW Light Breezes; Talked directly to Richland Airport’s Director of Maintenance yesterday about their weather station being down since August 26th on internet & NWS weather radio.
9/5/2015 6:59 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 09/04: Low 49°F, High 72°F, RH 26-69%, partly cloudy, sunny morning; overcast late afternoon || Sat 0659 PDT: 55°F, RH 72%, BAR 29.91, catch was right at 0.03 with a couple insects and dust; first measurable precip since 0.01 on July 14th; overcast, SW Gentle Breezes;
9/6/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 09/05: Low 54°F, High 75°F, RH 25-76%, cloudy morning, sunny afternoon || Sunday 0640 PDT: 55°F, RH 71%, BAR 30.09, sunny, clouds on horizons, WSW Moderate Breezes; Hi, Faye, welcome back!
9/7/2015 6:45 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 09/06: Low 53°F, High 71°F, RH 44-81%, mix of sun and clouds, 1230-1400 light rain 0.04 - nice for this area! Caught two of Hank Cramer’s acts at the Tumbleweed Festival after the rain. || Labor Day 0645 PDT: 55°F, RH 82%, BAR 30.13, mostly cloudy, SW Light Airs
9/8/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 09/07: Low 52°F, High 75°F, RH 35-87%, variable clouds & sun || Tue 0625 PDT: 51°F, RH 85%, BAR 30.11, few clouds on horizon, calm
9/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/12/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 09/11: Low 57°F, High 89°F, RH 23-73%, sunny, smoke/haze || Sat 0640 PDT: 57°F, RH 83%, BAR 29.96, smoke/haze, calm - great to see improving conditions up in Ferry County wildfires; The Richland Airport (KRLD) weather station was down from August 26 - Sept 9. Problem was on NWS side, not the airport.
9/13/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 09/12: Low 57°F, High 92°F, RH 19-84%, sunny, smoke/haze || Sunday 0645 PDT: 68°F, RH 52%, BAR 29.83, sunny, clear; Hi, Jim
9/14/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 09/13: Low 61°F, High 88°F, RH 12-53%, nice day, no forecasted blowing dust, sunny morning to overcast by evening || Mon 0630 PDT: 56°F, RH 48%, BAR 29.75, mostly cloudy, Westerly Light Airs
9/15/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 09/14: Low 56°F, High 68°F, RH 34-57%, mostly cloudy all day || Tue 0640 PDT: 50°F, RH 60%, BAR 29.79, clear, SW Gentle Breezes
9/16/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 09/15: Low 50°F, High 68°F, RH 24-65%, variable clouds & sun || Wed 0645 PDT: 54°F, RH 59%, BAR 29.83, partly cloudy, westerly Gentle Breezes
9/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/21/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 09/20: Low 61°F, High 87°F, RH 27-71%, sun with blowing dust but still nice to be home after visiting my 93 year old mother in Colorado || Mon 0650 PDT: 63°F, RH 75%, BAR 29.94, clear; I know some CoCoRaHS folks have grief with the contrails, but I had one that made a beautiful wispy trail across the sky at sunrise.
9/22/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 09/21: Low 59°F, High 81°F, RH 36-76% || Tue 0635 PDT: 52°F, RH 75%, BAR 29.88, scattered thin clouds, calm
9/23/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 09/22: Low 51°F, High 77°F, RH 20-80%, beautiful day to end summer || Wed 0640 PDT: 50°F, RH 62%, BAR 29.96, clear, calm; The Fall Equinox arrived in the Tri-Cities this morning at 1:22 AM PDT– glad to have last Summer behind us!
9/24/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wed, 09/23: Low 47°F, High 80°F, RH 15-71%, perfect Autumn day || Thu 0650 PDT: 50°F, RH 80%, BAR 30.01, partly cloudy, calm
9/25/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thu, 09/24: Low 50°F, High 74°F, RH 31-81%, mostly cloudy until cleared mid afternoon || Fri 0640 PDT: 49°F, RH 84%, BAR 29.93, enough clouds in East for pretty sunrise, calm
9/26/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fri, 09/25: Low 49°F, High 85°F, RH 23-86%, sunny day to partly cloudy evening || Sat 0655 PDT: 61°F, RH 71%, BAR 29.96, partly cloudy, SW Gentle Breezes
9/27/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sat, 09/26: Low 55°F, High 76°F, RH 16-76%, nice afternoon for 4 hour shallow draft jet boat tour of last free flowing stretch of the Columbia River and the White Bluffs || Sunday 0650 PDT: 48°F, RH 61%, BAR 30.14, not a cloud in the sky, NW Light Breezes; Hi, Faye
9/28/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunday, 09/27: Low 47°F, High 72°F, RH 26-66%, cloudless sky but light pollution made photos of super moon total lunar eclipse less than desired || Mon 0635 PDT: 42°F, RH 74%, BAR 30.08, clear, calm
9/29/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mon, 09/28: Low 42°F, High 74°F, RH 26-75%, || Tue 0640 PDT: 46°F, RH 67%, BAR 29.99, clear, calm
9/30/2015 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tue, 09/29: Low 45°F, High 78°F, RH 25-74%, one of the weather forecasters said something about boring weather – I love it! || Wed 0635 PDT: 47°F, RH 78%, BAR 29.95, clear, calm, heavy dew



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/18/2014 10/23/2014 6:58 AM 6 0.20 0.0 0.00 In Colorado for Mom's 92nd birthday. Enter zeros all year and then I'm gone when we have three of five days with precipitation based on the weather reports and other CoCoRaHS neighbor stations. Multi Day of 0.20 and light rain at 0658 10/23/2014.
12/24/2014 12/27/2014 7:05 AM 4 0.44 0.0 0.00 This precip occurred for Dec 24 & 25 reports. No snow during Multi Day period.



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