Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LP-61 Latitude 37.2526
Station Name Durango 4.8 WSW Longitude -107.9456
County La Plata Elevation (ft) 7430



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 15 1.66 3.44 27 3.44 27 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 1.75 1.95 28 1.95 28 0.00 0 0 8 2 12.5 7 10
Dec 15 1.67 3.11 31 3.11 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 43.2 12 21
Jan 16 1.74 2.37 30 2.37 30 0.00 0 0 11 5 26.0 11 30
Feb 16 1.58 1.01 26 1.01 26 0.00 0 0 3 2 11.7 3 26
March 16 2.17 0.23 30 0.23 30 0.00 0 0 4 7 2.4 3 1
April 16 1.42 1.57 30 1.57 30 0.00 0 0 12 4 8.2 6 3
May 16 1.24 2.49 28 2.49 28 0.00 0 0 12 2 5.1 3 2
June 16 0.77 0.31 25 0.31 25 0.00 0 0 4 6 0.0 0 0
July 16 1.96 0.97 29 0.97 29 0.00 0 0 8 7 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 2.29 5.01 27 5.01 27 0.00 0 0 18 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 2.41 2.36 26 2.36 26 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.2 1 0
Water Year Totals: 20.66" 24.82" 337 days 24.82" 337 0.00" 0 days 0 118 days 46 days 109.3" 46 days 93 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 0.00
10/2/2015 0.00
10/3/2015 0.00
10/4/2015 0.00
10/5/2015 0.43
10/6/2015 0.81
10/7/2015 0.07
10/8/2015 0.04
10/9/2015
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015
10/14/2015 0.00
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 T
10/18/2015 0.55
10/19/2015 0.57
10/20/2015 0.03
10/21/2015 0.42
10/22/2015 0.07
10/23/2015 0.15
10/24/2015 0.04
10/25/2015 0.00
10/26/2015 T
10/27/2015 0.12
10/28/2015 0.00
10/29/2015 0.00
10/30/2015 0.14
10/31/2015
11/1/2015 0.00
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.28
11/5/2015 0.31
11/6/2015 T
11/7/2015 0.00
11/8/2015 0.00
11/9/2015 0.00
11/10/2015 0.00
11/11/2015 0.26
11/12/2015 0.00
11/13/2015
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.89
11/17/2015 0.10
11/18/2015 0.00
11/19/2015 0.00
11/20/2015 0.00
11/21/2015 0.00
11/22/2015 0.00
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.02
11/27/2015 T
11/28/2015 0.04
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.05
12/1/2015 0.00
12/2/2015 0.00
12/3/2015 0.00
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.03
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.33
12/13/2015 T
12/14/2015 T
12/15/2015 0.53
12/16/2015 0.04
12/17/2015 0.00
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.03
12/21/2015 0.09
12/22/2015 0.39
12/23/2015 0.70
12/24/2015 0.24
12/25/2015 0.41
12/26/2015 0.21
12/27/2015 0.00
12/28/2015 0.00
12/29/2015 T
12/30/2015 0.11
12/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 0.00
1/5/2016 0.35
1/6/2016 0.11
1/7/2016 0.87
1/8/2016 0.64
1/9/2016 T
1/10/2016 0.00
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.00
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 0.00
1/15/2016 T
1/16/2016 0.02
1/17/2016 T
1/18/2016 T
1/19/2016 0.01
1/20/2016 0.12
1/21/2016 0.09
1/22/2016
1/23/2016 0.00
1/24/2016 0.00
1/25/2016 0.06
1/26/2016 0.01
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016 0.00
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 T
1/31/2016 0.09
2/1/2016 0.57
2/2/2016 0.27
2/3/2016 T
2/4/2016 0.00
2/5/2016 0.00
2/6/2016
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 0.00
2/9/2016 0.00
2/10/2016 0.00
2/11/2016
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.00
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016
2/16/2016 0.00
2/17/2016 0.00
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 T
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.17
2/25/2016 0.00
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 0.00
3/2/2016 0.00
3/3/2016 0.00
3/4/2016 0.00
3/5/2016 0.00
3/6/2016 0.01
3/7/2016 0.19
3/8/2016 T
3/9/2016 0.00
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 T
3/14/2016 0.00
3/15/2016 0.00
3/16/2016 0.00
3/17/2016 0.00
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 0.00
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.01
3/24/2016 T
3/25/2016 0.00
3/26/2016 T
3/27/2016 0.02
3/28/2016 0.00
3/29/2016 T
3/30/2016 T
3/31/2016 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.01
4/2/2016 0.01
4/3/2016 0.00
4/4/2016 0.00
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.00
4/7/2016 0.00
4/8/2016 0.00
4/9/2016 0.33
4/10/2016 0.04
4/11/2016 0.00
4/12/2016 0.08
4/13/2016 0.03
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.69
4/17/2016 0.08
4/18/2016 0.21
4/19/2016 0.05
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.00
4/22/2016 0.00
4/23/2016 0.00
4/24/2016 T
4/25/2016 0.00
4/26/2016 T
4/27/2016 0.01
4/28/2016 0.03
4/29/2016 T
4/30/2016 T
5/1/2016 0.30
5/2/2016 0.79
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.00
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 0.00
5/8/2016 0.03
5/9/2016 0.27
5/10/2016 0.06
5/11/2016 0.05
5/12/2016 0.00
5/13/2016
5/14/2016 0.00
5/15/2016 0.06
5/16/2016 0.07
5/17/2016 0.26
5/18/2016 0.24
5/19/2016 0.25
5/20/2016 0.11
5/21/2016 0.00
5/22/2016
5/23/2016
5/24/2016 0.00
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 0.00
5/27/2016 T
5/28/2016 T
5/29/2016 0.00
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.00
6/1/2016
6/2/2016 T
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.00
6/5/2016 0.00
6/6/2016
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 T
6/10/2016 0.04
6/11/2016
6/12/2016 0.04
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 T
6/15/2016
6/16/2016 0.00
6/17/2016 0.00
6/18/2016 0.00
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 0.10
6/23/2016 0.00
6/24/2016 T
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 T
6/27/2016
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 T
6/30/2016 0.13
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.16
7/2/2016 0.27
7/3/2016 0.01
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 0.00
7/7/2016 0.00
7/8/2016 0.00
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.00
7/13/2016
7/14/2016 0.00
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.00
7/17/2016 0.00
7/18/2016 T
7/19/2016 0.06
7/20/2016 T
7/21/2016 0.34
7/22/2016 0.01
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 T
7/25/2016 0.01
7/26/2016 T
7/27/2016 T
7/28/2016
7/29/2016 T
7/30/2016 T
7/31/2016 0.11
8/1/2016 T
8/2/2016 1.33
8/3/2016 0.27
8/4/2016 0.29
8/5/2016 1.13
8/6/2016 1.12
8/7/2016 0.02
8/8/2016 0.01
8/9/2016 0.10
8/10/2016 0.02
8/11/2016 T
8/12/2016
8/13/2016
8/14/2016 T
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 T
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016
8/19/2016 0.00
8/20/2016 0.01
8/21/2016 0.00
8/22/2016 0.05
8/23/2016 0.01
8/24/2016 0.25
8/25/2016 0.10
8/26/2016 0.09
8/27/2016 0.08
8/28/2016 0.05
8/29/2016
8/30/2016 0.08
8/31/2016 0.00
9/1/2016 0.10
9/2/2016 0.47
9/3/2016 0.02
9/4/2016 0.03
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.02
9/7/2016 T
9/8/2016 0.00
9/9/2016 0.00
9/10/2016
9/11/2016 0.00
9/12/2016
9/13/2016 0.10
9/14/2016 0.13
9/15/2016 0.27
9/16/2016
9/17/2016 0.00
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 0.00
9/20/2016 0.00
9/21/2016 0.08
9/22/2016 0.32
9/23/2016 0.36
9/24/2016 0.18
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016
9/28/2016 0.00
9/29/2016 T
9/30/2016 0.28



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M New snow on La Plata Mtns. starting at about 10,000 feet.
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Hail report sent yesterday.
10/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Very light frost in exposed areas.
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2015 7:00 AM T T M T M Light rain shower with snow pellets at observation time.
10/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 T M M M A few snow pellets mixed in at/after 7 AM yesterday.
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Fog/stratus at & below station. Few altocumulus & cirrus above. Fresh snow on La Plata Mtns.
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.28 T M T M Light, very wet snow is falling at observation time. A few patches of wet snow on the ground on cold surfaces.
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.31 2.4 M 2.0 M First measureable snow, Roads are just damp, but everything else is snow covered.
11/6/2015 7:00 AM T T M T M Patches of snow still cover about 5 % of the ground.
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.26 3.1 M 3.0 M Melted measurement of 0.26 may be too low as it was windy during the initial snow squall (frontal passage).
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.89 4.2 M 4.0 M Snow changed to rain for awhile after midnight. Windy after midnight. Currently, snow has ended with breaks in overcast.
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 1.4 M 4.0 M
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Low clouds (below station) over Lake Nighthorse. (Local effect due to evaporation from lake into cold air.)
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
11/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M T M
11/27/2015 7:00 AM T T M T M A few very light snow flurries over the last 24 hours.
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M T M
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 M 0.5 M
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 M 0.5 M
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.33 4.8 M 5.0 M
12/13/2015 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 M
12/14/2015 7:00 AM T T M 2.5 M
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.53 8.8 M 10.5 M
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 1.2 M 10.0 M Storm totals: Snow - an even 10.0 inches. Melted - 0.57. 7 AM temperature 11 deg. F - significantly less cold than valley temperature.
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 M 4.5 M Precip/snowfall totals as of 7:00 AM. Light snowfall is continuing after 7 AM.
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 1.7 M 6.0 M
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.39 4.6 M 10.0 M
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.70 6.9 M 14.0 M Storm totals: Snow 13.2 Melted 1.18. Some "sleety" snow mixed in Tues. afternoon implying slightly above freezing temperatures at some level above station.
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 5.1 M 17.0 M Snow in the last 24 hours was low density fluff.
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.41 4.5 M 19.5 M The reported 4.5 inches of new snow may be too low as we have had wind packing/drifting. Snow showers (occasionally heavy) at observation time.
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 2.3 M 19.0 M
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 17.0 M
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M
12/29/2015 7:00 AM T T M 15.0 M
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 2.6 M 17.0 M
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 17.0 M
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 3.8 M 17.0 M
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 1.2 M 18.0 M
1/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.87 9.1 M 26.0 M 2-day storm totals. Snow 10.3. Melted 0.98.
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.64 7.5 M 31.0 M
1/9/2016 7:00 AM T T M 28.0 M
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 27.0 M Temp. 10. Sky condition is clear except for a very few distant clouds. Station is 700+ feet above Durango airport which is socked in with freezing fog.
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 26.0 M
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 25.0 M Sky condition is clear. Dense freezing fog at Durango airport. (Airport is 750 feet below station and 12 miles to SE.)
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 24.0 M
1/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M
1/15/2016 7:00 AM T T M 22.0 M A few stray snow flakes before 7 AM.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 22.0 M At 7 AM observation time, some of the low clouds and fog over Lake Nighthorse (2 miles SE of station) are drifting toward station. Clear above but closing in while this observation is being sent.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM T T M 21.0 M Very light snow at observation time. La Plata Mtns. obscured due to snow.
1/18/2016 7:00 AM T T M 20.0 M Trace of snow is from observation time yesterday morning.
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 19.0 M
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 1.3 M 20.0 M Foggy at observation time.
1/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 1.2 M 20.0 M
1/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.0 M
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 17.0 M
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.6 M 17.0 M
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 16.0 M
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M
1/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
1/30/2016 7:00 AM T T M 14.0 M A few snow pellets about 6:45 AM.
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 0.9 M 15.0 M
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.57 5.9 M 19.5 M 2-day totals. Snow 6.8. Melted 0.66.
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 3.2 M 21.0 M 3-day totals. Snow 10.0. Melted 0.93.
2/3/2016 7:00 AM T T M 20.5 M
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.0 M
2/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.0 M
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 19.5 M
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 19.0 M
2/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.0 M
2/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 17.0 M
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
2/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
2/19/2016 7:00 AM T T M 10.0 M
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Old snow is rapidly melting. Temperature was in the middle 50s for 6 hours yesterday afternoon.
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Max temperature yesterday was 56.1. Min this morning 26.7. Old snow continues to melt rapidly.
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 2.6 M 5.5 M Low temp. last night was 12.5.
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Snow depth is variable from bare ground to 2 feet. The 2.0 inches for an average is a "best estimate". Max temp yesterday was 51.2. Low this A.M. was 27.1.
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M North facing slopes still mostly snow covered up to a foot deep.
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Low temperature this morning 34.0. High yesterday was 59.9. 20 % of ground covered by old snow.
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M T M
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 1.8 M 2.0 M
3/8/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/13/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M A few very light snow flurries late yesterday morning. Old snow is down to about 5% ground coverage.
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Low temperature this morning was 33.5. Durango airport was down to at least 20.
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M T M Very light snow crystalizing just above ground level. Technically, it's still snowing. Visibility down to 7 miles yesterday afternoon in airborne dust.
3/24/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M A few snowflakes after 7 AM yesterday. Isolated parches of old snow.
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/26/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M T M
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M T M
3/30/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M A few snow flurries with cold frontal passage early yesterday afternoon. Heavy frost overnight. Low temperature was 18.5.
3/31/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M Snow flurries yesterday. A few isolated patches of old snow remain in shady areas on north facing slopes.
4/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M T M Patches of yesterday's snow as well as old snow remain.
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M
4/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Last of the old snow will melt in the next couple of days.
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Last of the old snow will probably melt today.
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last of the old snow melted yesterday.
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M The 0.33 rain (and still raining)is more than the entire 0.25 that we got from Feb.25 to yesterday.
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
4/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.69 3.3 M 3.0 M
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 M 1.0 M
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 3.1 M 2.0 M
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 M T M
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.0 M
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/30/2016 7:00 AM T T M M M A very light snow flurry or two.
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.30 0.5 M 0.5 M In the merry merry month of May It was snowing on the very first day. You can see a half a mile. And the snowman has a smile. And “fudge” is all that you can really say.
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.79 4.4 M 2.0 M 2-day totals. Snow 4.9. Melted 1.09. Precip. was all snow but with considerable melting which decreased measured amount.
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M M M Snow was ordinary flakes (not snow pellets) between 8;30 and 9 AM yesterday.
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 T M M M A few wet snowflakes mixed in yesterday. The online weather station at http://www.weatherlink.com/user/billbutler is now closely calibrated to the Cocorahs gauge. Thus short term rainfall amounts (updated each minute) will be pretty close to the more accurate gauge.
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Hail report sent yesterday. Ground was briefly covered by what were essentially large snow pellets. Given that frozen precip was associated with a thunderstorm, it was "classified" as hail and not counted as snow.
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M May precip to date is 2.38. Average for the month is normally a little over 1 inch.
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/28/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Precip to 7 AM was 0.16. Light rain continues.
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
7/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/20/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/26/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/27/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/30/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
8/1/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M The 1.33 precip yesterday afternoon was more than the combined June + July total of 1.28.
8/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
8/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M 4-day total rainfall 3.02.
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M 5-day precip total = 4.14
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/11/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/7/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
9/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 0.2 M T M First snow of the season.
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M



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



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
10/20/2015 3:58 PM Up to 1/2 inch accumulation on pine needles. Not enough rain for flooding. Typical thunderbumper. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 8 2min minor leaf damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail 10-20 0.5
5/16/2016 2:30 PM It's more like snow pellets than hail, but the ground is covered with ice/snow pellets. Temperature has dropped from a high of 58.2 to 39.5. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Mixed|White Ice 5 2min no damage Continuous False After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
8/1/2016 3:18 PM Rainfall as measured by Vantage Vue WS is 0.65 in 15 minutes and counting rapidly. Check http://www.weatherlink.com/user/billbutler for live totals. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 3 2min minor leaf damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail
9/14/2016 12:08 PM Rainfall so far = 0.14 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 6 2min minor leaf damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail 10-20
9/14/2016 1:38 PM 2nd hail storm today. Some ground areas are covered with hail. 1/2" Grape 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 4 minor leaf damage Continuous False Same time as rain After smaller hail 10-20