Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CAN-NS-106 Latitude 44.573151
Station Name Chester Basin 2.5 ENE Longitude -64.278399
County Nova Scotia Elevation (ft) 74



Month Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 15 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 16 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 16 4.54 25 4.54 25 0.00 0 0 12 1 8.3 2 2
March 16 5.62 31 5.62 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 7.0 2 3
April 16 4.25 31 4.25 29 0.00 2 1 13 1 1.6 1 1
May 16 2.08 10 2.08 10 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
June 16 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 1.92 23 1.92 23 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 2.20 28 1.32 23 0.88 5 2 10 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 20.61" 148 days 19.73" 141 0.88" 7 days 3 58 days 5 days 16.9" 5 days 6 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2015
10/2/2015
10/3/2015
10/4/2015
10/5/2015
10/6/2015
10/7/2015
10/8/2015
10/9/2015
10/10/2015
10/11/2015
10/12/2015
10/13/2015
10/14/2015
10/15/2015
10/16/2015
10/17/2015
10/18/2015
10/19/2015
10/20/2015
10/21/2015
10/22/2015
10/23/2015
10/24/2015
10/25/2015
10/26/2015
10/27/2015
10/28/2015
10/29/2015
10/30/2015
10/31/2015
11/1/2015
11/2/2015
11/3/2015
11/4/2015
11/5/2015
11/6/2015
11/7/2015
11/8/2015
11/9/2015
11/10/2015
11/11/2015
11/12/2015
11/13/2015
11/14/2015
11/15/2015
11/16/2015
11/17/2015
11/18/2015
11/19/2015
11/20/2015
11/21/2015
11/22/2015
11/23/2015
11/24/2015
11/25/2015
11/26/2015
11/27/2015
11/28/2015
11/29/2015
11/30/2015
12/1/2015
12/2/2015
12/3/2015
12/4/2015
12/5/2015
12/6/2015
12/7/2015
12/8/2015
12/9/2015
12/10/2015
12/11/2015
12/12/2015
12/13/2015
12/14/2015
12/15/2015
12/16/2015
12/17/2015
12/18/2015
12/19/2015
12/20/2015
12/21/2015
12/22/2015
12/23/2015
12/24/2015
12/25/2015
12/26/2015
12/27/2015
12/28/2015
12/29/2015
12/30/2015
12/31/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016
1/2/2016
1/3/2016
1/4/2016
1/5/2016
1/6/2016
1/7/2016
1/8/2016
1/9/2016
1/10/2016
1/11/2016
1/12/2016
1/13/2016
1/14/2016
1/15/2016
1/16/2016
1/17/2016
1/18/2016
1/19/2016
1/20/2016
1/21/2016
1/22/2016
1/23/2016
1/24/2016
1/25/2016
1/26/2016
1/27/2016
1/28/2016
1/29/2016
1/30/2016
1/31/2016
2/1/2016
2/2/2016
2/3/2016
2/4/2016
2/5/2016 0.76
2/6/2016 0.85
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 0.00
2/9/2016 0.77
2/10/2016 0.00
2/11/2016 0.01
2/12/2016 T
2/13/2016 0.00
2/14/2016 0.01
2/15/2016 0.02
2/16/2016 0.17
2/17/2016 0.64
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.16
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.00
2/25/2016 0.38
2/26/2016 0.69
2/27/2016 0.08
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 0.00
3/2/2016 0.00
3/3/2016 1.26
3/4/2016 0.00
3/5/2016 0.42
3/6/2016 T
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 T
3/9/2016 0.00
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016 0.53
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.00
3/14/2016 0.00
3/15/2016 0.00
3/16/2016 0.42
3/17/2016 0.20
3/18/2016 0.28
3/19/2016 0.11
3/20/2016 0.00
3/21/2016 0.02
3/22/2016 0.63
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.14
3/25/2016 0.00
3/26/2016 0.72
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.00
3/29/2016 0.83
3/30/2016 0.06
3/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 T
4/2/2016 1.07
4/3/2016 0.43
4/4/2016 0.20
4/5/2016 0.14
4/6/2016 0.00
4/7/2016 0.00
4/8/2016 0.23
4/9/2016 0.44
4/10/2016 0.31
4/11/2016 0.00
4/12/2016 0.16
4/13/2016 0.39
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.13
4/16/2016 0.02
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.00
4/22/2016 0.00
4/23/2016 0.00
4/24/2016 0.57
4/25/2016 0.00
4/26/2016 0.00
4/27/2016 0.16
4/28/2016 **
4/29/2016 0.00 0.00
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016
5/2/2016 0.00
5/3/2016 0.38
5/4/2016 0.00
5/5/2016 0.36
5/6/2016 1.30
5/7/2016 0.00
5/8/2016 0.04
5/9/2016 0.00
5/10/2016 0.00
5/11/2016
5/12/2016 0.00
5/13/2016
5/14/2016
5/15/2016
5/16/2016
5/17/2016
5/18/2016
5/19/2016
5/20/2016
5/21/2016
5/22/2016
5/23/2016
5/24/2016
5/25/2016
5/26/2016
5/27/2016
5/28/2016
5/29/2016
5/30/2016
5/31/2016
6/1/2016
6/2/2016
6/3/2016
6/4/2016
6/5/2016
6/6/2016
6/7/2016
6/8/2016
6/9/2016
6/10/2016
6/11/2016
6/12/2016
6/13/2016
6/14/2016
6/15/2016
6/16/2016
6/17/2016
6/18/2016
6/19/2016
6/20/2016
6/21/2016
6/22/2016
6/23/2016
6/24/2016
6/25/2016
6/26/2016
6/27/2016
6/28/2016
6/29/2016
6/30/2016
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016
7/2/2016
7/3/2016
7/4/2016
7/5/2016
7/6/2016
7/7/2016
7/8/2016
7/9/2016
7/10/2016
7/11/2016
7/12/2016
7/13/2016
7/14/2016
7/15/2016
7/16/2016
7/17/2016
7/18/2016
7/19/2016
7/20/2016
7/21/2016
7/22/2016
7/23/2016
7/24/2016
7/25/2016
7/26/2016
7/27/2016
7/28/2016
7/29/2016
7/30/2016
7/31/2016
8/1/2016
8/2/2016
8/3/2016
8/4/2016
8/5/2016
8/6/2016
8/7/2016
8/8/2016
8/9/2016 0.00
8/10/2016 0.00
8/11/2016 0.00
8/12/2016 0.00
8/13/2016 0.20
8/14/2016 0.60
8/15/2016 0.09
8/16/2016 0.00
8/17/2016 0.55
8/18/2016 0.32
8/19/2016 0.00
8/20/2016 0.00
8/21/2016 0.00
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.16
8/24/2016 0.00
8/25/2016 0.00
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 0.00
8/28/2016 0.00
8/29/2016 0.00
8/30/2016 0.00
8/31/2016 0.00
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.06
9/3/2016
9/4/2016 **
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.07
9/7/2016 0.07
9/8/2016 0.24
9/9/2016 0.02
9/10/2016 0.00
9/11/2016
9/12/2016 0.03
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.20
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.00
9/18/2016 **
9/19/2016 **
9/20/2016 0.88
9/21/2016 T
9/22/2016 0.00
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.05
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.04
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.54
9/29/2016 0.00
9/30/2016 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
2/5/2016 7:55 AM 0.76 M M M M This is my first data entry and I didn't come empty handed. 19.4mm of cold rain has fallen so far. It's still raining with the temperature of 3.3°C at the time of data collection. Snow pack nearly gone. Directly opposite of this time last year.
2/6/2016 8:15 AM 0.85 M M T M Rain changed to several hours of freezing rain and ice pellets and the winds noticeably increased and continued overnight. Shift from above seasonal values for temperature to being more normal for this time of year.
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
2/8/2016 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/9/2016 7:30 AM 0.77 8.0 0.83 8.0 0.83 Only trace snow on ground before this recent storm. Had similar storm 3 years previous but much colder temperatures.
2/10/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very light snowfall lasting just a few hours
2/12/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Coldest day of the year so far.
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 7.3 1.14 Flurries happened very early in the morning then clear and bitterly cold til sunset. Could really notice how much longer the days have gotten already. Coldest day of the year so far.
2/16/2016 8:33 AM 0.17 M M M M -11.3 °C at midnight and +2.0°C at 8:30am A several day long cold snap has broken.
2/17/2016 7:30 AM 0.64 0.0 0.00 M M 8.3°c at 7:30am Snow pack, once again, almost gone. Many bare spots on the ground.
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/20/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 M M
2/22/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 M M I had 7 Robins in my backyard.
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.69 0.0 0.00 M M
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very windy
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 1.26 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/5/2016 9:00 AM 0.42 6.3 0.47 6.3 0.47 No snow on ground before this storm. Noting how windy it has been for several days.
3/6/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Snow pack half melted again a already. The little snow we get just isn't staying.
3/8/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/11/2016 9:00 AM 0.53 0.7 0.21 0.7 0.21 Amount in gauge is a mixture of hail, snow and rain. At one point it was hailing and snowing at the same time. Not something I see much. Late filing today because it is my Birthday :)
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Time change - spring forward.
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0C at observation time with a light rain
3/17/2016 6:33 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Corrected to 7.2mm First total entered incorrectly as 5.1.
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/20/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.63 M M 1.2 0.23
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/26/2016 6:42 AM 0.72 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.83 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/1/2016 6:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 1.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heared the Spring Peepers!
4/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/4/2016 6:20 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 1.6 0.12 1.6 0.12 There was no snow on the ground on Boxing Day, which is December 26th. I did gardening that day. I couldn't do that same gardening today, in April.
4/6/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M One of the coldest nights this year.
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/8/2016 7:43 AM 0.23 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/9/2016 8:00 AM 0.44 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/10/2016 8:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Couldn't even make myself stay outside to do core measurements or ruler measurements for the snow. Took tube measurement and went back to bed.
4/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/12/2016 6:30 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/16/2016 6:50 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.57 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/3/2016 8:00 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/5/2016 10:00 AM 0.36 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/6/2016 8:00 AM 1.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 YAY! We sure needed this. Thinking of everyone in Fort Mac and Alberta. ending rainy thoughts to them.
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/11/2016 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 This is the first rain we've had in weeks. Very welcomed.
8/14/2016 7:30 AM 0.60 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Woohoo!! This is the most rain we've had in over a month! What a beautiful day.
8/15/2016 6:45 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.55 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Tragically Hip Day in Canada
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/28/2016 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain is so scarce we've started calling it a Unicorn.
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 An extremely foggy morning!
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/21/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
4/28/2016 4/29/2016 7:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/4/2016 9/05/2016 7:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/18/2016 9/20/2016 7:30 AM 3 0.88 0.0 0.00 I was away, hence the multi day report. This is the most rain we've had in months. We are in a drought situation. This rain is most welcomed!!!



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