Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-HN-22 Latitude 44.928866
Station Name Minneapolis 3.3 SW Longitude -93.316328
County Hennepin Elevation (ft) 913



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 2.52 2.78 9 2.78 9 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 1.87 3.79 9 3.79 9 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 1.22 2.54 21 2.54 21 0.00 0 0 11 0 6.7 3 0
Jan 16 0.97 0.37 27 0.37 27 0.00 0 0 7 5 3.5 8 0
Feb 16 0.78 1.03 18 1.03 18 0.00 0 0 6 3 10.0 4 0
March 16 1.82 2.07 24 2.07 24 0.00 0 0 12 1 3.2 4 0
April 16 2.79 3.94 23 3.94 23 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
May 16 3.66 2.00 31 2.00 27 0.00 4 1 9 3 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.40 3.19 30 3.19 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.38 4.75 31 4.75 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 4.26 9.44 31 9.44 31 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.44 6.34 28 6.34 25 0.00 3 1 13 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 32.11" 42.24" 282 days 42.24" 275 0.00" 7 days 2 121 days 18 days 23.4" 19 days 0 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2015
10/2/2015 0.00
10/3/2015
10/4/2015
10/5/2015
10/6/2015
10/7/2015
10/8/2015 0.30
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 0.00
10/24/2015 1.16
10/25/2015
10/26/2015 0.02
10/27/2015
10/28/2015 0.70
10/29/2015 0.27
10/30/2015 0.00
10/31/2015 0.33
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 0.00
11/12/2015 1.60
11/13/2015
11/14/2015
11/15/2015
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 1.09
11/18/2015 0.74
11/19/2015 0.12
11/20/2015
11/21/2015
11/22/2015
11/23/2015
11/24/2015
11/25/2015
11/26/2015
11/27/2015 0.14
11/28/2015
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.10
12/1/2015 0.36
12/2/2015 0.00
12/3/2015
12/4/2015
12/5/2015
12/6/2015
12/7/2015
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.09
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.13
12/12/2015 0.00
12/13/2015 0.17
12/14/2015 0.36
12/15/2015 0.03
12/16/2015 0.45
12/17/2015 0.08
12/18/2015 0.00
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015
12/22/2015
12/23/2015 0.00
12/24/2015 0.35
12/25/2015 0.00
12/26/2015 0.15
12/27/2015
12/28/2015 0.00
12/29/2015 0.37
12/30/2015
12/31/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016
1/4/2016 0.00
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.09
1/8/2016 0.14
1/9/2016 T
1/10/2016 0.00
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.02
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016
1/15/2016 T
1/16/2016 T
1/17/2016 0.00
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016
1/20/2016 0.02
1/21/2016 T
1/22/2016 T
1/23/2016 0.00
1/24/2016 0.01
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.07
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.02
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.00
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 0.48
2/4/2016 0.00
2/5/2016 0.02
2/6/2016 T
2/7/2016 T
2/8/2016 0.04
2/9/2016 T
2/10/2016
2/11/2016
2/12/2016
2/13/2016
2/14/2016
2/15/2016
2/16/2016
2/17/2016
2/18/2016
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.41
2/21/2016
2/22/2016
2/23/2016 0.00
2/24/2016 0.05
2/25/2016 0.00
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.03
3/1/2016 0.01
3/2/2016 0.00
3/3/2016 0.00
3/4/2016 0.00
3/5/2016 0.06
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016
3/9/2016
3/10/2016
3/11/2016
3/12/2016
3/13/2016 T
3/14/2016 0.01
3/15/2016 0.04
3/16/2016 0.76
3/17/2016 0.00
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.11
3/20/2016 0.00
3/21/2016
3/22/2016
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.10
3/25/2016 0.00
3/26/2016 0.01
3/27/2016 0.20
3/28/2016 0.01
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.55
3/31/2016 0.21
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.05
4/2/2016 0.00
4/3/2016
4/4/2016
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.07
4/7/2016
4/8/2016
4/9/2016 0.05
4/10/2016 0.00
4/11/2016
4/12/2016 0.00
4/13/2016 0.00
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016
4/18/2016
4/19/2016 0.30
4/20/2016 0.03
4/21/2016 0.35
4/22/2016 0.50
4/23/2016 0.00
4/24/2016 0.07
4/25/2016 0.97
4/26/2016 0.49
4/27/2016 0.00
4/28/2016 0.34
4/29/2016 0.72
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 0.00
5/2/2016 0.00
5/3/2016 **
5/4/2016 **
5/5/2016 **
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 0.00
5/8/2016 0.00
5/9/2016 0.00
5/10/2016 0.86
5/11/2016 0.04
5/12/2016 0.16
5/13/2016 T
5/14/2016 0.17
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.00
5/18/2016 0.00
5/19/2016 0.00
5/20/2016 0.00
5/21/2016 0.00
5/22/2016 0.00
5/23/2016 0.00
5/24/2016 0.02
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 0.31
5/27/2016 T
5/28/2016 0.34
5/29/2016 0.09
5/30/2016 T
5/31/2016 0.01
6/1/2016 0.03
6/2/2016 0.00
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.24
6/5/2016 0.06
6/6/2016 0.01
6/7/2016 0.04
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.56
6/10/2016 0.02
6/11/2016 T
6/12/2016 0.01
6/13/2016 0.51
6/14/2016 0.00
6/15/2016 0.78
6/16/2016 0.01
6/17/2016 0.00
6/18/2016 T
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.15
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 0.00
6/23/2016 0.77
6/24/2016 T
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.00
6/27/2016 0.00
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.03
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 1.19
7/7/2016 0.06
7/8/2016 0.02
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 0.63
7/11/2016 0.01
7/12/2016 0.11
7/13/2016 0.00
7/14/2016 0.03
7/15/2016 0.38
7/16/2016 T
7/17/2016 0.34
7/18/2016 0.00
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 0.19
7/22/2016 T
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 1.39
7/25/2016 0.00
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.37
7/29/2016 0.00
7/30/2016 0.00
7/31/2016 0.00
8/1/2016 0.00
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 1.27
8/6/2016 0.00
8/7/2016 0.00
8/8/2016 0.00
8/9/2016 0.00
8/10/2016 0.00
8/11/2016 3.00
8/12/2016 0.01
8/13/2016 0.49
8/14/2016 0.01
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.00
8/17/2016 0.31
8/18/2016 0.00
8/19/2016 0.45
8/20/2016 0.51
8/21/2016 0.57
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 1.54
8/25/2016 0.00
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 0.01
8/28/2016 0.11
8/29/2016 0.00
8/30/2016 1.16
8/31/2016 0.00
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.00
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 0.85
9/6/2016 0.90
9/7/2016 0.18
9/8/2016
9/9/2016 0.16
9/10/2016 0.03
9/11/2016
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 T
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 1.07
9/17/2016 **
9/18/2016 **
9/19/2016 0.00
9/20/2016 0.02
9/21/2016 0.00
9/22/2016 2.46
9/23/2016 0.01
9/24/2016 0.43
9/25/2016 0.09
9/26/2016 0.09
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.05
9/29/2016 0.00
9/30/2016 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/2/2015 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2015 1:30 PM 0.30 M M M M
10/23/2015 1:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2015 1:00 PM 1.16 M M M M
10/26/2015 1:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
10/28/2015 2:20 PM 0.70 M M M M
10/29/2015 6:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
10/30/2015 2:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2015 4:00 PM 0.33 M M M M
11/11/2015 1:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2015 1:00 PM 1.60 M M M M
11/16/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2015 10:45 AM 1.09 M M M M
11/18/2015 12:45 PM 0.74 M M M M light drizzle at 12:45 PM reading at 11:20 PM last night: 0.41 inch
11/19/2015 11:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 0.12 inch at 9 PM last night. No accumulation since then (11 AM)
11/27/2015 10:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Measured amount is melted snow.
11/29/2015 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2015 2:00 PM 0.10 M M M M wet slushy snow
12/1/2015 2:00 PM 0.36 M M M M Wet slushy snow
12/2/2015 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2015 10:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 0.09 inch rain fell late yesterday afternoon. Little bits of snow still left here and there most yards.
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2015 1:00 PM 0.13 M M M M Rain While snow is gone from untouched yards, where it was piled it is still present some places.
12/12/2015 1:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2015 2:00 PM 0.17 M M M M fell as rain. No precipitation falling at 2 PM
12/14/2015 10:45 AM 0.36 M M M M light sleet and freezing rain falling at 10:45 AM Gauge holds water with some ice. Measurement is since 2 PM yesterday
12/15/2015 3:00 PM 0.03 M M M M rainfall since 10:45 AM yesterday.
12/16/2015 10:40 AM 0.45 M M M M 10:40 AM reading: mostly water with a little slush in rain gauge. A little slush here and there on sidewalks and streets, but most places just wet. A break from rain at the moment - was a bit of sunshine, but has clouded over again.
12/17/2015 4:30 PM 0.08 M M M M mostly rain.
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2015 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2015 1:00 PM 0.35 0.5 M M M precipitation fell as mostly rain, followed by wet slushy snow. The slush-snow has frozen, leaving slippery sidewalks and side-streets.
12/25/2015 3:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2015 7:10 AM 0.15 2.5 M M M fluffy low density snow. Weight of snow in tube: 30.4 g
12/28/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2015 12:15 PM 0.37 3.7 M M M 74 g snow in tube. Very light snow falling - making a coating on freshly shoveled walk
1/1/2016 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2016 11:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny
1/4/2016 12:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny. About 20 F
1/5/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny
1/6/2016 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2016 3:00 PM 0.09 0.4 M M M Snow is wet and slushy
1/8/2016 3:00 PM 0.14 1.0 M M M Snow wet and slushy
1/9/2016 7:40 AM T T M M M temperature 4 F
1/10/2016 3:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2016 3:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2016 3:00 PM 0.02 0.2 M M M
1/13/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2016 2:00 PM T T M M M Not enough snow to coat pavement - just thin little streaks here and there.
1/16/2016 11:30 AM T T M M M 11:30 AM temperature: 2 F
1/17/2016 1:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2016 1:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2016 3:00 PM 0.02 0.6 M M M
1/21/2016 3:00 PM T 0.1 M M M Just enough flurries to make a complete, but very thin coating.
1/22/2016 10:00 AM T 0.1 M M M Just enough flurries to make a complete, but thin coating
1/23/2016 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2016 3:00 PM 0.01 0.1 M M M Enough snow to make a uniform, thin coat
1/25/2016 2:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2016 3:00 PM 0.07 1.0 M M M An accumulation of fluffy flurries
1/27/2016 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2016 4:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2016 3:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
1/31/2016 3:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2016 3:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2016 11:00 PM 0.48 9.5 M M M fluffy snow. Maybe that's why the water equivalent is roughly half what I thought it would be. Tube contents emptied and measured in the evening so tube was not full past top in the morning.
2/4/2016 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2016 11:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M M M
2/6/2016 11:00 AM T T M M M Snow flurries last night - but sidewalk looks clear this morning - nothing noticeable left of them.
2/7/2016 10:00 AM T M M M M A small amount of rain in the gauge - maybe 0.005 inch.
2/8/2016 3:00 PM 0.04 0.2 M M M Patches of snow and clear patches on windblown sidewalk. Front arrived Sunday evening at 4:50 PM at Lake Harriet with about 5 minutes of sleet and sudden strong winds.
2/9/2016 3:00 PM T T M M M some flurries in the bottom of the collection tube - fell yesterday afternoon before sunset.
2/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2016 10:00 AM 0.41 M M M M All rain. Nearby Minneapolis Lake Harriet ice is 75% water covered. A steady West wind. Constant ripples seen along entire East shore lake region about 50 feet wide. Water looks still elsewhere on ice.
2/23/2016 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2016 11:55 AM 0.05 M M M M All liquid in the gauge.
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2016 11:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M M M The little amount of snow which fell yesterday promptly melted on the streets and sidewalks
3/1/2016 9:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M M M A very light coating of snow fell since yesterday evening. It is cold enough outside that the snow did not melt on the sidewalks, nor on the residential street, and was compacted down by cars driving over it.
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2016 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Flurries yesterday. A small sprinkling of snow in rain gauge bottom then. Nothing this morning - sublimated? evaporated?
3/5/2016 8:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M M M Snow depth measured yesterday somewhat after it stopped falling. This morning all the new snow has melted. About 0.01 inch of the water came over night - found as a frozen deposit in the gauge this morning.
3/6/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2016 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2016 1:00 PM T M M M M
3/14/2016 1:00 PM 0.01 M M M M Lake Harriet Ice gone
3/15/2016 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
3/16/2016 8:00 AM 0.76 M M M M 9:00 AM, which is an hour after I emptied the rain gauge, the rain has mostly evaporated from the streets and sidewalks, leaving them dry. It is windy and getting colder. Most of the rain fell yesterday evening. By 6:30 PM there was 0.60 inch in the rain gauge; it was still raining gently.
3/17/2016 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2016 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2016 10:30 AM 0.11 1.9 M M M coating on residential street turns to slush where cars have driven through it.
3/20/2016 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny. blue sky.
3/23/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2016 10:00 AM 0.10 0.7 M M M As snow was falling yesterday afternoon, it looked like it was going to be a lot more than I measured, both in water equivalent and depth.
3/25/2016 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2016 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/27/2016 12:00 PM 0.20 M M M M
3/28/2016 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M mostly sunny
3/29/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2016 7:20 AM 0.55 M M M M Moderate rain in progress at 7:20 AM.
3/31/2016 1:50 AM 0.21 M M M M 0.19 of the 0.21 inches fell yesterday in a few hours after 7:20 AM. Current 1:50 PM conditions - some sun with lots of large cumulus clouds which merge in places.
4/1/2016 9:55 AM 0.05 M M M M 9:55AM conditions: Sunny. Blue sky. Windy. Enough wind going through tree-tops to make roaring sound sometimes.
4/2/2016 11:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2016 10:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Sunny at 10 AM. Clouds starting to come in, though.
4/9/2016 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 0.05 inch (water measure) fell in snow squalls yesterday. The snow melted when it touched anything - trees, grass, pavements - no snow accumulation here (West of Lake Harriet, Minneapolis)
4/10/2016 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny at 11:00 AM. Lots of blue sky.
4/12/2016 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2016 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 11:00 AM sky clear, blue, brilliant sunshine
4/14/2016 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10:00 AM: mostly sunny - blue sky with a few small cumulus clouds.
4/15/2016 10:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10:40 AM sunny, blue sky. 64F.
4/16/2016 10:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10:55 AM conditions: 90% blue sky, sunny. 72F
4/19/2016 7:15 AM 0.30 M M M M 7:15 AM conditions: Moderate overcast. Ground & pavement wet. Not raining. Temperature: 48 F
4/20/2016 10:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 10:00 AM: Light overcast. Residential street and sidewalk dry.
4/21/2016 8:00 AM 0.35 M M M M
4/22/2016 7:20 AM 0.50 M M M M 0.31 inch fell as light rain yesterday about 8 AM to 2 PM 0.19 inch fell as short intense rain bursts during a small thunderstorm about 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM, finishing with a loud clap of Thunder. 7:20 AMtoday: 42 F, sky lightly but completely cloud covered, with slightly blue-white thin areas. Sidewalks and Street dry.
4/23/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8:00 AM: 44F. Almost clear blue sky, sunny. A few small high white clouds.
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Thunderstorm with several loud claps of Thunder woke me up about 6 AM. Just a short burst of rain. 7 AM conditions: 52F, dark clouds to North, light clouds to South everything wet, not raining at the moment.
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Rainfall segments: Yesterday 7 AM to 11:10 AM: 0.67 inch in a series of thunderstorms, by 8 PM, 0.07 inch more, by 7 AM today, 0.23 inch more. 7AM today: Many small cumulus clouds with a little blue between them. Street and sidewalk wet. 49 F.
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M 0.46 inch of the 0.49 inch of rain fell yesterday morning in thunderstorms between 7:00 AM and 10:10 AM. This morning at 7:00 AM: 41 F, street and sidewalk dry, light to moderate uniform overcast sky, low/no wind.
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM conditions: sidewalk and street dry. Sky lightly overcast - general glow to the East. 39 F. Somewhat windy - tops of large trees moving back and forth.
4/28/2016 7:30 AM 0.34 M M M M 7:30 AM this morning: 35F Sky moderately overcast - complete coverage. Not raining at the moment, but sidewalk wet with puddles, street wet, roof dripping.
4/29/2016 5:20 AM 0.72 M M M M 5:20 AM this morning: 32F. The grass is actually crunchy underfoot because its blades have a thin coating of ice, which quickly melts when I run my hand over it. Moon shines brightly, and a few stars visible despite the general cloud cover. Calm or low wind.
4/30/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM this morning: 41 F Cloudy
5/1/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:00 AM this morning: 39F. Variable density overcast; crescent moon shines through a thin section, denser looking extensive clouds here and there.
5/2/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:20 AM today: 35F Clear Sky.
5/7/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:30 AM this morning: 50 F. Hazy due to the smoke which blew in with the North wind last night. Smoke, which smells a bit like roasting marshmallows, is from the huge Canadian Forest Fires in their province of Alberta. Closed my windows last night when the smoke started coming in.
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM temperature today 42 F. Sky may have very thin overcast to the East - or is that high level forest fire smoke, or thin cloud and smoke? Horizon to West looks a bit yellowish - Forest Fire smoke? Air does not smell significantly smokey.
5/9/2016 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:50 AM this morning: 50F. Ground dry. Wind light or calm. Sky: thin high cloud with some variation.
5/10/2016 8:00 AM 0.86 M M M M At 8:00 AM this morning, very light rain in progress. Temperature 47F. Sky: Uniform moderate gray overcast.
5/11/2016 6:23 AM 0.04 M M M M 0.04 inch rainfall is since 8:00 AM yesterday. At 6:30 AM today: 47 F, very light drizzle falling, eves of roof dripping a little, sky moderate overcast, uniform looking.
5/12/2016 6:30 AM 0.16 M M M M 6:30 AM conditions: 43F. ~60% clear, rest has light high clouds, brilliant sunshine. Light or no wind.
5/13/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M 6:00 AM temperature 42 F. Sky overcast, fairly dark. Wind light, maybe calm.
5/14/2016 6:30 AM 0.17 M M M M 6:30 AM temperature: 31F. 31F at 5:30 AM as well. Windy. Air feels dry. Sky clear, but a slight yellow tint especially in horizon suggests forest fire smoke present, at least higher up in atmosphere. A check reveled the smoke source is a forest fire of at least 1,000 acres burning in Manitoba Province near the Ontario Province border, with a plume blowing south right over Minneapolis. For now, the huge Alberta province fire smoke plume is blowing toward the SW and is maybe 500 miles West of us, traveling over Nebraska.
5/15/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM temperature: 38 F. It was 29 F at 4:50 AM. Sky clear of clouds with a bit of a yellow cast - might be due to forest fire smoke from a fire in Manitoba near the Ontario border.
5/16/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:00 AM temperature: 43F. "Clear"; Yellow-orange haze extends maybe 30 degrees up from horizon to East and West due to Forest Fire smoke. Links to smoke maps: https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=topics.smoke_wildfires AND http://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/BSC00CA12/current/ The 2nd link shows only the most dense plumes
5/17/2016 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:50 AM temperature: 42F. Sky mostly clear with a few small scattered thin high clouds. Wind light or calm.
5/18/2016 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:10 temperature: 36F. Dew on ground. Sky clear, has morning glow, morning bird chorus well underway. Calm.
5/19/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:30 temperature 43 F. Thin high cloud cover moving in. Wind light or calm.
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 48 F. Sky clear. Wind light or calm.
5/21/2016 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:50 AM temperature: 46F Sky clear. calm or light wind. Light dew on grass.
5/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:00 AM temperature 47F. Sky clear. Wind calm or light (no movement in top of 60 foot tall tree)
5/23/2016 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:30 AM temperature: 66F. Clouded over. Gusty wind from south; gusts bends leafy tree-tops well over.
5/24/2016 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 63F. Sidewalk and residential street mostly dry.
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 65F. Sky lightly overcast; some cloud structure to West. Tree-tops 60? Feet up move some in wind.
5/26/2016 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M 0.17 inch fell by 2 PM yesterday. 6:00 AM Thursday 26 May: Temperature 56 F. Sky lightly but completely clouded over. Light wind. Residential street and sidewalk starting to dry off.
5/27/2016 6:30 AM T M M M M 6:30 AM temperature 64F. Felt some raindrops about 5:20 AM. Nothing in rain gauge. Sidewalk and residential street dry. Cloudy; moderately dark. Light wind.
5/28/2016 6:15 AM 0.34 M M M M 6:15 AM temperature: 58F. Sky lightly but completely overcast. Sidewalks and residential street almost completely dry.
5/29/2016 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M 6:30 AM temperature 60F. Light cloud cover. Residential street and sidewalk almost dry. Moderate wind from WSW ruffles tree branches from time-to-time.
5/30/2016 7:30 AM T 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM temperature: 62F. Sky lightly clouded over with some blue areas. Light wind.
5/31/2016 8:10 AM 0.01 M M M M 8:10 AM temperature: 64F. Rain in progress.
6/1/2016 5:30 AM 0.03 M M M M 5:30 AM temperature: 53F. Sky clear with a few small clouds. Wind light or calm.
6/2/2016 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:50 AM temperature: 55F. Sky has mix of blue and light white clouds. Light wind.
6/3/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:30 AM temperature: 60F. Mostly blue sky with small white puffy cumulus clouds and a few thin high white cirrus clouds. Light to moderate wind ruffles trees.
6/4/2016 6:15 AM 0.24 M M M M 6:15 AM temperature: 56F. residential street and sidewalk almost dry. Mostly cloudy to West; clouds illuminated by sun shining through blue sky opening from East. Wind calm.
6/5/2016 6:25 AM 0.06 M M M M 6:25 AM temperature: 54F Sky clear, blue, sunny. Light wind moves 60 foot high treetop branches a little.
6/6/2016 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 6:30 AM temperature: 54F. Impressive looking storm blew in about 1 hour ago - produced that 0.01" rain. Now, clear to South, Cloud to North. Surface wind - light, but clouds are moving along up above toward the East at a noticeable speed.
6/7/2016 6:25 AM 0.04 M M M M 6:25 AM temperature: 48F. Sky clear, blue, sunny. Moderate wind. That 0.04 inch of rain fell late afternoon yesterday. 24 more rains like that and we'll have received a whole inch!
6/8/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:40 AM temperature: 51F. Clear blue sunny sky. Light wind sways small branches in top of estimated 60 foot tall tree.
6/9/2016 6:58 AM 0.56 M M M M A few drops of rain falling at time of measurement (6:58 AM). Distant thunder grumbles heard. Clouds look as if more rain could come. 6:58 AM temperature: 62F.
6/10/2016 5:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 5:30 AM temperature: 66F. Sky clear, but appears hazy. Light wind ruffles top of ~60ft high tree. Rainfall of 0.02 inch is the last bit of yesterday's early morning storm which fell after 7:00 AM.
6/11/2016 5:00 AM T M M M M The trace was a few drops seen outside roughly 4 PM - nothing in the gauge. 5:00 AM temperature: 66 F. Sky clear, wind calm.
6/12/2016 6:20 AM 0.01 M M M M 6:20 AM temperature: 62F. Sky: overcast, grey. Moderate wind. Sidewalk and residential street dry. Grass somewhat wet.
6/13/2016 6:45 AM 0.51 M M M M 0.13 of the 0.51 inch fell before 4:30 AM. At 6:45 AM, rain has just stopped - sky moderately overcast, sidewalk and residential street wet. Temperature 62 F. Light wind ruffles small leafy branches in top of tree estimated 60 feet tall.
6/14/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4:45 AM temperature: 63 F.
6/15/2016 4:00 AM 0.78 M M M M 4:00 AM temperature: 60F. Sky clear - stars visible. VERY humid. Sidewalk wet, eves dripping gently. Rainfall came in 2 storms yesterday: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (roughly) 0.30 inch 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (roughly) 0.47 inch. An addition inch came by 4:00 AM this morning. The rains were gently with a few thunder grumbles - none of the violence experienced in Minnesota S and W of Minneapolis in the same weather system.
6/16/2016 4:50 AM 0.01 M M M M That 0.01 inch fell after yesterday's 4:00 AM reading - might have fallen before 7:00 AM. Yesterday's sky was very cloudy all day - kept looking like rain; none fell (or almost none). Today at 4:50 AM: temperature 63 F. Slight amount of dew in grass. Wind calm or very light. Sky cloudy.
6/17/2016 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8:20 AM temperature: 67F. Sky clear, blue, sunny. Moderate wind.
6/18/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M The Trace (T) was about 0.005 inch water, which fell as very light rain about 9 to 10 PM yesterday evening. 7:00 AM temperature 69 F. Sky lightly but completely clouded over. Wind calm to very light.
6/19/2016 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4:45 AM temperature: 68F. No stars visible - probably cloudy, or at least hazy. No or light wind.
6/20/2016 6:20 AM 0.15 M M M M 6:20 AM temperature: 62 F. Sky blue, sunny, but seems to be a bit of milky haze everywhere. Light wind. The 0.15 inch rainfall started about 11 PM last night - lots of lightning and almost continuous thunder grumble, but nothing harsh.
6/21/2016 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4:55 AM temperature: 56 F. Grass wet with dew. Sky clear. Full moon shines brightly in the South-West part of sky, maybe 2 hours from setting. Wind light or calm.
6/22/2016 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 64F. Small clouds in ~60% clear sky making for a beautiful sunrise. Storm clouds in distance to WSW. Wind calm.
6/23/2016 6:40 AM 0.77 M M M M 6:40 AM temperature: 56 F. Light to Moderate wind. Sky - mostly and lightly clouded over - some blue sky here and there. The 0.77 inch of rain fell yesterday approximately 7 to 8 PM - a steady rainfall at a good rate. Blue sky just before the rain; blue sky right after. Storm was a mild Thundercloud with some Thunder-grumbling announcing its arrival - no noticeable lightning after it arrived and started raining.
6/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 58 F. Grass very wet with dew; rain gauge wet with foggy dew. Sunny, blue sky, light wind.
6/25/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:40 AM temperature: 71 F. Sky clear with little bits of cloud here and there; looks a bit hazy. Light to moderate wind.
6/26/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:40 AM temperature: 64F. Sky clear, blue. Wind - very light. Yesterday afternoon - very hot - got to 96F on my thermometer - humid - strong to very strong wind. Possible severe thunderstorms with big hail, maybe tornado, very strong wind did not materialize - good. No rain to boot - not good. The plants could have used it.
6/27/2016 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:40 AM temperature: 63F. Mostly cloudy. Moderate to strong wind.
6/28/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM temperature: 57F. Sky: Blue, sunny, with a few puffy white cumulus clouds. Wind speed: light.
6/29/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:20 AM temperature: 56F. Sky blue, sunny, a few small white clouds. Wind light.
6/30/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM temperature: 65F Sky: clear blue, sunny, a few small white clouds, looks a bit hazy. Light wind.
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M A small rain-shower yesterday about noon dropped 0.03 inch. Street stayed dry under the street trees. 7:00 AM temperature: 52F. Delightfully cool and crisp, low humidity! Sky blue and sunny. Light to moderate wind.
7/2/2016 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 54F. Sky appears to be clear to East, clouds to West. Wind: calm.
7/3/2016 7:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM temperature: 62F. Blue sky, sunny, very light wind.
7/4/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM temperature: 62F. Sunny blue sky. Light wind.
7/5/2016 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8:40 Temperature: 72F Sky: light clouds with some blue here and there. Light wind.
7/6/2016 5:00 AM 1.19 M M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 61F. Car, parked outside, is wet with dew. Sky appears to be clear; wind calm or very light. Rainfall yesterday: 4:50 PM: Occasional thunder, raindrops. 5:50 PM: Rain starts in earnest - strong wind whips moderate rainfall. 6:20 PM 0.28 inch so far; first thunderstorm has just ended. Another one comes in. 9:00 PM: 1.15 inch total so far (gauge emptied at this time). 10:00 PM - another 0.03 inch. 5:00 AM: another 0.01 inch. Total: 1.19 inch.
7/7/2016 7:10 AM 0.06 M M M M 7:10 AM temperature: 67F Sky cloudy. No rain since at least 6:00 AM. Residential street and sidewalk partially dry. Car parked outside covered with raindrops.
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 64F. Sky: Sunny, a lot of blue; some white clouds. Light wind.
7/9/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:40 AM temperature: 59F. Blue sky with slight milky tinge. Very light wind.
7/10/2016 7:48 AM 0.63 M M M M Light rain in progress at 7:48 AM. Sky completely overcast; overcast is moderate gray. Temperature: 64F Light wind.
7/11/2016 6:58 AM 0.01 M M M M 0.01 inch is what fell after yesterday morning's report at 7:48 AM. 6:58 AM today: Temperature 72 F. Sky overcast and dark - looks like rain coming. Feels very humid. Moderate wind.
7/12/2016 5:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 69F Air feels very humid. Calm or very light wind.
7/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 69F. Partly cloudy sky: Blue sky with puffy mid-sized cumulus clouds. Moderate wind.
7/14/2016 5:28 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain fell as a series of short but kind of intense bursts about 9:30 PM. 5:28 AM temperature: 65F. Sky mostly clear. Good strong moderate wind; feels refreshing; humidity seems considerably reduced.
7/15/2016 8:00 AM 0.38 M M M M 8:00 AM temperature: 60F. Sky moderately overcast. Wind: calm or light. Residential street and sidewalk starting to dry; grass and plant leaves still covered with raindrops.
7/16/2016 9:00 AM T M M M M 9:00 AM temperature: 67F Sunny, blue sky. Wind: very light
7/17/2016 10:20 AM 0.34 M M M M 5:30 AM rain gauge reading: 0.33 inches. Only 0.01 inch more fell from 5:30 AM to this 10:20 AM reading. 10:20 AM temperature: 74 F. Sunny, blue sky, windy.
7/18/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:30 AM temperature: 60F. Sunny, sky mostly blue with a few long thing cirrus clouds. Wind: calm.
7/19/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:40 AM temperature here in Minneapolis South of nearby Lake Calhoun and West of nearby Lake Harriet, and on a hill above both: 65 F. (MSP Airport reports 70 F, Crystal Airport 64 F) Sky mostly blue - with quite a few wispy cirrus clouds. Sunny. Wind: calm.
7/20/2016 7:14 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:14 AM temperature: 73 F. Sky mostly cloudy, especially to West. Moderate wind.
7/21/2016 6:13 AM 0.19 M M M M 6:13 AM temperature: 67 F. Residential street and sidewalk wet - thunderstorm stopped about 6:00 AM. Sky cloudy, but appears to be clearing. Wind calm. 0.04 inch fell in 6 minute little thunderstorm yesterday morning 20 July 7:59 to 8:05 AM; 0.15 inch in thunderstorm(s) before 6:00 AM this morning 21 July 2016.
7/22/2016 6:00 AM T M M M M T fell since yesterday 6:13 AM reading. Today at 6:00 AM: temperature 68 F. Sky blue with wispy cirrus clouds and some cumulus clouds glowing white in the morning sun. Wind: calm.
7/23/2016 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:20 AM temperature: 76 F. Feels very humid. Sky lightly overcast - milky looking. Wind: moderate
7/24/2016 6:15 AM 1.39 M M M M 6:15 AM temperature: 68 F. Sky mostly clear; a few small wispy clouds. Wind calm or very light. Very humid. Fog on outside of windows of air-cooled ("conditioned") house. Residential street and sidewalk starting to dry. Plants and grass very wet with rain drops. Rainfall amounts at various times yesterday, 23 July, 2016: 10:30 AM first drops of rain. 10:45 AM - strong wind from West; rainfall rate becomes stronger. Second bout of rainfall started about Noon with considerable thunder. 1:14 PM reading: 0.73 inches. Third bout of rainfall in afternoon; 5:04 PM reading: 0.58 inches additional. This morning's 6:15 AM reading: 0.08 inches additional. Total all three: 1.39 inches. Third bout of rain was very intense in Eden Prairie near I-494 & Hwy 5 - I was "stuck" in a store for 20 minutes? - would have been instantly soaked if I had gone out - that intense storms appears not to have arrived over this station.
7/25/2016 8:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8:58 AM temperature: 71F. Blue sky, sunny. Wind: calm.
7/26/2016 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:50 AM temperature: 67F. Sunny. Sky blue, but seems a bit milky (high thin cloud layer?) No movement in top of 60 foot high tree - wind calm or very light.
7/27/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8:00 AM temperature: 73F. Sky completely clouded over - moderately dark. Wind calm or very light.
7/28/2016 8:00 AM 0.37 M M M M 8:00 AM temperature: 64F. Sky lightly to moderately overcast. Very light wind. Further North of this West-of-Lake-Harriet Station, along Victory Memorial Parkway, I was bicycling during the rain storm. The rain water there filled the street curbs to overflowing - a sign of more intense rainfall 12 to 15 miles North of this location, but still in Minneapolis
7/29/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:30 AM temperature: 60F. Sunny, blue sky, light wind
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2016 5:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:57 AM temperature: 66F. Sky blue with lots of wispy cirrus clouds. Light to moderate wind.
8/2/2016 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 70F. Feels very humid. Some stars visible, also some clouds (it is still night outside at 5 AM this morning)
8/3/2016 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:45 AM temperature: 68F. Feels very humid. Sky clear. Wind calm.
8/4/2016 6:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:58 AM temperature: 76F. Very dark cloud to NNW -looks like rain could start falling at any moment. Very dark outside.
8/5/2016 4:59 AM 1.27 M M M M 4:59 AM temperature: 62F. Sky clear - stars beautifully visible. Wind calm or light. Rain details from yesterday morning: First light drops fell 7:04 AM. There were two downpours: 7:30 to 7:42 AM and 8:00 to 8:17 AM, which produced most of the rainfall. 8:39 AM measurement: 1.20 inch - only 0.06 inch more fell from 8:39 AM to 9:45 AM, with a tiny amount more (0.01 inch) after 9:45 AM.
8/6/2016 4:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4:48 AM temperature: 56F. Sky completely clear - lots of stars. Wind calm or light.
8/7/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4:25 AM temperature: 59F. Sky partly cloudy - some stars visible, some thin high clouds.
8/8/2016 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:35 AM temperature: 60F
8/9/2016 7:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:13 AM temperature: 68F. Light wind with moderate gusts. Sky lightly clouded over.
8/10/2016 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:50 AM temperature: 71F. Temperature has cooled from the 75F observed at 4:15 AM at this station. Sky is getting dark in the North-West - looks like a storm is coming. Wind light or calm - the calm before the storm, I think.
8/11/2016 6:58 AM 3.00 M M M M Exactly 3.00 inches fell last night. At 6:58 AM, very light rain / drizzle still falling. Temperature 66F. Sky moderate gray overcast. Wind light.
8/12/2016 6:40 AM 0.01 M M M M 0.01 inch is the last bit of precipitation from yesterday's storm, which fell after yesterday morning's reading. 6:40 AM today temperature: 68F. Sky mostly cloudy with some blue showing here and there. Wind calm or very light.
8/13/2016 6:57 AM 0.49 M M M M 6:57 AM temperature: 60F. Sky clear. Wind calm. Shrubs and lawn dripping wet; residential street and sidewalk are dry.
8/14/2016 7:25 AM 0.01 M M M M 7:25 AM temperature: 60F. Sky clear, blue, sunny. Wind calm.
8/15/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:00 AM temperature: 58F. Sky mostly clear, blue. Sunrise is making those cirrus clouds which are in the East spectacularly orange. Wind: calm.
8/16/2016 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:40 AM temperature: 63F
8/17/2016 4:50 AM 0.31 M M M M 4:50 AM temperature: 60F. Humid - dew dripping off roofs. Sky clear - lots of stars visible. Wind calm. Storm yesterday roughly 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Almost continuous low volume thunder heard as it approached from South about 4:45 PM. Windy from about 5:00 to 5:30 PM with light rain. A rain-burst about 5:50 PM as sky was getting lighter. Sounds like this part of Minneapolis got just the edge of a fairly nasty, large thunderstorm.
8/18/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:40 AM temperature: 63F Sky: slightly milky blue - mostly sunny. Wind: calm.
8/19/2016 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M 6:00 AM temperature: 65F. No rain falling. Sidewalk and residential street wet; trees dripping. Clouds. Light to moderate wind; seems to be from SW.
8/20/2016 7:10 AM 0.51 M M M M 7:10 AM temperature: 60F. No rain falling. Residential street and sidewalk almost, but not quite done drying. Light to moderate wind from SW. Sky cloudy, dark to SW.
8/21/2016 6:25 AM 0.57 M M M M 6:25 AM temperature: 52F. Sky clear, maybe a bit milky looking. Wind seems calm.
8/22/2016 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8:50 AM temperature: 66F. Sky - maybe 33% cloudy (puffy cumulus clouds). Light wind.
8/23/2016 4:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4:25 AM temperature: 67F. Strong wind from South bends tops of trees. Moon shines brightly, but haze in entire sky blocks starlight - no stars visible.
8/24/2016 5:30 AM 1.54 M M M M 5:30 AM temperature: 66F. Not raining. Dripping sounds outside; sidewalk is wet.
8/25/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:00 AM temperature: 57F. Sky clear. Very light wind.
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 52F. Grass heavy with dew. Sky mostly clear - some thin cirrus clouds. Wind calm or perhaps very light.
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A smidge of rain between 4 AM and 7 AM - not enough to wet the ground under trees, but enough to wet the ground past the trees. 7:00 AM temperature: 60F. Cloudy, with structure visible in the clouds. An occasional rain drop falls now and then. Wind calm (or very light).
8/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 6:00 AM temperature: 59F. Feels very humid - dew "everywhere", can hear dripping from roofs. Sidewalk is dry. Sky appears to be hazy - crescent moon visible to East, but diminished in brightness. It is before sunrise - the decreasing day-length as we approach fall is becoming noticeable. Wind: calm.
8/29/2016 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:15 AM temperature: 66F. Feels really humid. Grass soaking wet with dew. Clear sky. Wind calm.
8/30/2016 8:10 AM 1.16 M M M M 8:10 AM temperature: 65F. Some sun coming through a mostly cloudy sky now and then. Light wind. Thunderstorms between approximately 11 PM and 1 AM - seemed to approach from NE. Fair amount of lightning and thunder until about midnight, then that decreased. Lightning during rainfall seemed to be about 6,600? feet away (~6 seconds between lightning flash and thunder) Some periods of fairly intense rain.
8/31/2016 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:40 AM temperature: 54F. Sky clear; constellation Orion up in East. Wind calm.
9/1/2016 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 54F. Sky mostly clear - Orion very clear to East, Deneb to West, some thin clouds. Wind: calm.
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 55F. Sky clear. Wind very light.
9/3/2016 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:10 AM temperature: 58F. Sky: milky overcast, sun powering its way through somewhat. Light wind. Dew on grass.
9/4/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:20 AM temperature: 58F. Sky clear overhead - clouds to East, sky dark to West. Noticeable wind - light to moderate - calm would be the usual this early in the morning. Moderate dew in grass.
9/5/2016 6:30 AM 0.85 M M M M First lightning seen about midnight; thunderstorms overnight. 6:30 AM temperature: 64F. Residential street wet, trees dripping, sky overcast, moderate wind.
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 68F. Not raining at the moment. Thunderstorm looking clouds to East and West - a bit of clearing just directly overhead. Trees dripping, residential street is wet.
9/7/2016 6:40 AM 0.18 M M M M 6:40 AM temperature: 66F. Feels warm and humid outside. Overcast. Residential street about 70% dry. Light wind.
9/9/2016 6:57 AM 0.16 M M M M At 6:57 AM, rain is falling at a moderate rate. Sky overcast and quite dark. Temperature 60 F. Moderate wind.
9/10/2016 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M 6:30 AM temperature: 65F. Has cooled down about 3F since 5:30 AM when it was 68F, feels delightfully cool and dry outside. Moderate to light wind, clear pre-sunrise sky.
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 58F. Moderate wind. Mostly clear - a few small scattered clouds.
9/13/2016 6:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:48 AM temperature: 54F. Light wind. Clear sky. Delightfully cool, low humidity feeling.
9/14/2016 7:20 AM T M M M M 7:20 AM temperature: 45F. Sky clear. Wind calm or very light. A few drops of rain fell yesterday before sunset - there were dark clouds to the South at the time.
9/15/2016 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:50 AM temperature: 58F. Sky overcast, fairly dark. Wind light.
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M 7:00 AM temperature: 60F. Sky cloudy. Light wind. Residential street and sidewalk maybe 50% wet, 50% dry.
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 0.02 inches rain fell in a shower shortly after 10 AM yesterday. 7:00 AM temperature: 52F. Sky mostly clear with some thin cirrus clouds. Wind calm.
9/21/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:20 AM temperature: 64F. Feels very humid outside.
9/22/2016 7:10 AM 2.46 M M M M Intense rain about 8:20 to 8:30 PM - roughly 1 inch in 10 minutes. Opened South facing door, then East facing door to have a look - had to shut doors immediately - rain pouring in, flowing off roof valley in such volume some of it flowed right past the eves-trough. Never had either thing happen before. Almost continuous flickering lightning, low volume continuous thunder rumble. Small hail - about 30 dents in hail pad, biggest 3/16 inch diameter (0.188 inch). No strong wind. Another storm roughly 8:55 to 9:30 PM - seemed not as intense - very loud thunder - lightning less frequent than in first storm - maybe 1 flickering flash every 1 to 2 seconds, while first storm seemed to be 1 flickering flash ever half second, on average. Again, no strong wind. No hail with second storm. 7:10 AM temperature: 62F. Sky: Overcast. Wind: Calm.
9/23/2016 4:15 AM 0.01 M M M M 4:15 AM temperature: 58F. Moon shining clearly high to the East.
9/24/2016 5:30 AM 0.43 M M M M 5:30 AM temperature: 62F. Sky: overcast. Wind: calm.
9/25/2016 7:11 AM 0.09 M M M M At 7:11 AM this morning: Light rain in progress while reading was being taken. Sky overcast. Temperature 63F. Wind light - there were some strong gusts about 6:55 AM - might have been a front coming through.
9/26/2016 5:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 5:00 AM temperature: 50F. Windy. Stars and moon shine brilliantly. Some thin clouds, probably cirrus.
9/27/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8:00 AM temperature: 46F. Moderate wind. Clear, sunny sky.
9/28/2016 7:25 AM 0.05 M M M M 7:25 AM temperature: 49F. Sky: overcast. Light wind.
9/29/2016 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7:25 AM temperature: 44F. Everything very wet with dew outside. Sky clear. Wind: calm.
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog. Visibility maybe 1,000 feet (1.5 blocks) - can see headlights further away. Dew on car already last night about 10 PM. 7:00 AM this morning: temperature 48F. Wind: calm.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
5/3/2016 5/06/2016 6:30 PM 4 0.00 M M
9/17/2016 9/19/2016 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground