| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
In the doldrums - but the most beautiful doldrums, the most pleasant doldrums to be in! All due to what 60 days from now would be a "really nasty Nor'easter" but now is just a pile and a half of rain with category 4 Joachim is coming up the coast just behinf@
(So nice in-between the earthquakes & the hurricanes!!) |
| 10/2/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/3/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Bunnies and squirrels burying stuff. Actually, squirrels burying stuff that bunnies then dig up. Yard looks like small internecine war has been waged. |
| 10/4/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/5/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/6/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/7/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
To my brother & sister Cocorahs observers in the Carolinas: you were mentioned on Monday, 5 October 2015, by the news readers on NPR's All Things Considered and by the staff meteorologist of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) as the news anchor looked for new spin on the story. The comments were paraphrased about how it rained so quickly on Saturday that your gauges over filled far sooner than you thought possible but "...though these are all volunteers, they are very dedicated and these observers found ways to estimate the rainfall missed...and the amounts were very close to one another, so whatever method they each individually used - they worked. And because of this great group of dedicated volunteers, we have maps showing precipitation flows over areas..." from MPR staff meteorologist Paul Huttner 5 October 2015 approximately 3:45pm (just before a pledge break - of course!) The NPR reference was shorter, but I liked what Paul said about us. There is one of 7s at his station!!! B safe and thanks for your truly awesome job. You made all of us so proud! |
| 10/8/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.50 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
started 03:35. Original report. 0.10" @ 04:00 (my usual report time, due to original reports 4 yrs ago), but as entire event occurred prior to end of the true 24 hour window at 05:00, I revised to include whole amount/event. Event duration 93 min - 03:35 - 05:08. |
| 10/9/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/10/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Not a drop.
Ya know, I'd betcha a buncha money that if 20-50 of the flooded gauges from South Carolina were sent to Southern California, and 20-50 of the drought gauges were then sent back, the weather would, in effect, trade. It would begin raining in California and stop raining in South Carolina (not enough to cause a drought in the next calendar year).
Would it hurt anything or anyone to do it? Would it be a good morale builder (maybe some of us could put some dollars in the gauges - enough for meals for 3 days in SC, dinner & a movie in CA (gift certificates we may be able to get from vendors)), and it would be a great public relations event for Cocorahs and NWS "we never take OUR volunteer TEAM for granted - we take them for dinner!"
2 simultaneous opposite natural disasters, on opposite sides of the country. It is an opportunity to support & help all of us, vicariously. |
| 10/11/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/12/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain but started putting yard & gardens to bed yesterday: mowed lawn putting green short (will likely need 1 more mowing), got garden beds ready to be bedded down (chicken wire over the terraces to hold leaves in place & stop any predation of bulbs), chickenwire "envelopes" to pack & protect 9-12 bulbs so all burst into bloom together & no hungry nasty squirrel can dig it up, take 1 bite & then leave the bulb on the top of the soil. (I used both methods last yr w huge success!); grass seed for overseeding, and buy filters for furnace. All set for best season of the year, winter, here!! |
| 10/13/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/14/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/15/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/16/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Oh how I love the winter radar echo! Little to no clutter of bugs or other "biologicals," and if anything more than blue/green (the lightest volume of precipitation colors) shows, you know instinctively "snowblower" rather than "shovel." ?? |
| 10/17/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
33 degrees tho my body is acting like it is - 19 with spasms of shivering, unable to walk. Dumb. |
| 10/18/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/19/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/20/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/21/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Very dry. Re-entering the drought now when we should be building up the water stores for Spring. These are the tales of El Niño in the middle north of the country. -1.33 for this month, -2.75 for the growing season just ended. |
| 10/22/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/23/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/24/2015 |
5:00 AM |
1.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cool and still morning. More rain is likely later this morning yet. |
| 10/25/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Last lil bit from Friday's storm. Very, very glad to live in the north but not nearly as glad as the Mexicans were to have mountains! |
| 10/26/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/27/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
...and I'm not cleaning the gauge inner tube until I bring it in for winter. Such interesting mildewy stuff in there now, showing remarkable resilience! |
| 10/28/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.54 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
43 degrees and just disgusting outside |
| 10/29/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.41 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Flurries & sneet (snow mixed with sleet) fell from 19:45 through 23:30, then it converted completely back to rain. All precipitation was liquid within a moment or two of reaching the ground thus no snow was received - it fell. |
| 10/30/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 10/31/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Drip, drip, drop. |
| 11/1/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rained quite a bit heavier and longer after the 31 Oct 2015 report than it did beforehand. .10" in yesterday's, 31/10/2015 precip report for precip starting @ 19:20 thru 05:00 (9.40) vs .24" for 05:00 to approx 12:00 (7 hrs). |
| 11/2/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain & about the same amount of sleep after the late win of the World Series. I remember when they used to start the games earlier, so east & central weren't dying from exhaustion just so pacific time folks could watch at night rather than in afternoon. Rme. |
| 11/3/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/4/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/5/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/6/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cooler but still green grass - I'm going to have to mow the lawn in November! I had zombie flowers bloom yesterday |
| 11/7/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/8/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/9/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/10/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/11/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Be safe everyone! |
| 11/12/2015 |
5:00 AM |
1.79 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain slowing now & winds picking up. Gonna be fun today. |
| 11/13/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Storm total 1.82" rain |
| 11/14/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/15/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/16/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/17/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/18/2015 |
5:00 AM |
1.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Still raining intermittently today & then will suddenly become fall with high, tight wind gradient temps drop 20 degrees in highs & lows. |
| 11/19/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/20/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/21/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/22/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/23/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/24/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/25/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/26/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Wishing everyone a very safe and pleasant Thanksgiving holiday weekend!! |
| 11/27/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.1 |
0.12 |
1.1 |
0.12 |
|
| 11/28/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.9 |
M |
|
| 11/29/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.7 |
M |
|
| 11/30/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
T |
Gearing up, trying for top 10 tomorrow! (Though I'm increasingly seeing a warm slot working into the storm, reducing the overall snow to freezing crap) |
| 12/1/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.35 |
3.4 |
0.34 |
3.0 |
0.35 |
3.45" snow & about .05" drizzly crap. Frequent measurements to get as accurate as possible, as it was melting at the same time. Snow pack volume on snow board was 2.8, rounded to 3, all but traces from previous are all this storm. |
| 12/2/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.07 |
T |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/3/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
Actual depth 1.25", 50% loss of snow volume by height & suspect a 70% loss of volume by water content but we'll have to wait to see if there's any snow to core sample for Monday. |
| 12/4/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.0 |
M |
|
| 12/5/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
T |
|
| 12/6/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 12/7/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Snow cover was at zero prior to the previous measurement (6 December 2015) |
| 12/8/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/9/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/10/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/11/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/12/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/13/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light to moderate rain at time of measurement: 40.1 degrees, 1028.67, winds variable. |
| 12/14/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/15/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.62 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/16/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.8 |
0.20 |
0.8 |
0.20 |
.8" snow with .11" rain, combined SWE of .20" |
| 12/17/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.18 |
T |
T |
M |
M |
|
| 12/18/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
T |
0.1 |
T |
|
| 12/19/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Extraordinarily dry snow flakes: dumped them from my tube into melting pot - and all but evaporated as they melted!! Same result for the other measuremen's at this site (3 gauges on this 1 site due to construction on adjacent lot affecting the air flow; rain showed no effect but with how very sensitive the snow is to air flow & static). |
| 12/20/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nothing, nothing, and - you got it! - nothing! |
| 12/21/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 12/22/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
|
| 12/23/2015 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 12/24/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.34 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
Tons of rain, then mixed precip with value of .32". Only .02" can be attributed to JUST snow |
| 12/25/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
|
| 12/26/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.13 |
3.0 |
13.00 |
3.0 |
0.13 |
1" snow/hr this location - started 01:03 |
| 12/27/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.02 |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/28/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.5 |
M |
|
| 12/29/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.35 |
3.5 |
0.35 |
4.5 |
0.39 |
|
| 12/30/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.0 |
0.07 |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 12/31/2015 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 1/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 1/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
M |
|
| 1/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
M |
|
| 1/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.5 |
M |
|
| 1/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
4.0 |
M |
1/2" of snow with mixed precipitation on top & added to the mix, as temp as snow felt was 31.7 degrees |
| 1/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.10 |
1.0 |
0.10 |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
0.04 |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.5 |
0.02 |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
As hell is in the process of freezing over this weekend (e.g., the fires are definitely out, not just banked; and there will be skating & hockey on the pools of former demonic sludge, I am going to forego my weekly core - it is unlikely to all melt this week & I usually start them end of January anyways. |
| 1/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
49 hrs below zero ended at 16:35 yesterday |
| 1/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.8 |
0.02 |
5.5 |
M |
|
| 1/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.02 |
4.0 |
1.25 |
Core was very poorly done...then falling on my bottom while carrying sample back to house sure didn't help w any accuracy of measure!!
I've found a great deal of my usual field has been destroyed by rampaging or hormonal bunnies. Tracks & scat everywhere (I guess that's more likely hormonal and less rampaging which would be tracks lined up in flights, as they attacked in phalanxes, eh?) |
| 1/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.9 |
0.04 |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Still 37 degrees at 04:00! |
| 1/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
|
| 1/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Freezing rain only - no snow. |
| 1/31/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Rain |
| 2/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 2/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
|
| 2/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.37 |
10.0 |
0.37 |
10.0 |
0.37 |
On melted value: 1st inch = 0.10" water, so 9" = 0.27" water or 0.03" water per inch of snow after inch #1! (Boyo, was I praying after inch #1!!!) |
| 2/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.03 |
2.0 |
0.03 |
9.0 |
M |
2" fell after observation yesterday. Full storm total is then 12" & 0.40".
Amazing to see how the addition of 2" seemed to speed the shrinkage, if you will excuse the term. The full strength sun all afternoon didn’t help that issue either! ;-) |
| 2/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.02 |
8.5 |
M |
|
| 2/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
This is 50% of the snow volume that fell on Monday! |
| 2/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Rain, sizzle, & freezing rain in the area. Only droplets were in the gauge. |
| 2/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
4.0 |
M |
Core impossible. Field violated by nbr's dog & moronic teens who fail to comprehend the concept of "private property ownership." Field destroyed for any cores short of another 12" snowfall (thank you, no) |
| 2/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
4.0 |
M |
With the great amount of blowing snow, snowboard is buried but I know there was next to zero snow yesterday (1 small advantage of not sleeping is seeing the weather all bloody day), and so made reports based on knowledge rather than actual measurements. Gauge held, perhaps, 100 snowflakes total. And even 100 honking big snowflakes cannot accumulate to be 3.75" across a quarter acre (maybe 4'x8', but not much else!) |
| 2/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 2/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 2/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.8 |
0.01 |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 2/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 2/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 2/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.40 |
0.5 |
0.40 |
5.5 |
M |
(not sure about the SWE value, but I couldn't check everyone's data every day with the time difference (got too confusing!)) |
| 2/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 2/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
|
| 2/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 2/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 2/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Rain |
| 2/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
|
| 2/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 2/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 2/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
|
| 2/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
no snow anymore, this location |
| 2/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
no snow anymore, this location |
| 2/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
no snow anymore, this location |
| 2/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
(I am alive! Will fill in the past 3 wks tomorrow!) I will report that El Niño has effects in Europe as well. In Northern England in the winter & early spring, that means flooding rains (10" January in Desmond; 4"-6" in early February with the same storm system that paralyzed the NE US (Storm name unk); temps in all of UK were, on average, 2.5-3.5 degrees (centigrade, of course!) higher every day throughout the entire month of February. There is flooding in southern England due to rains (no, it does not always rain in London or England anymore than it always snows in Minnesota or Buffalo NY!). The floods are due to exceptionally high full moon tides at the same time as the week of rains end. Coastal flooding in the cold spring: no fun! This affected Cornwall to London areas, where the devastating floods from the winter storms truly flooded the entire northern 1/4 to 1/3 of the country, including great historical treasures as York, the York Minster, the Roman wall surrounding York (on which they marked the high tide!), and the archeological site of a Viking village. Very disheartening.
In Rome, the same efdect: higher average daily temps day on day, January and February both. In February, this meant temps approaching a daily AVERAGE of 7.5 degrees (46F), up from the normal February daily average temp of 2.75 (37F). The day I was in Rome, the temp was 10! (50F), but the wind was very cold off the rivers and bay. And no snow (obviously!), to melt and flow down in the spring. Rains have been present but only moderate - uncertain if they will be sufficient to make up for evaporation of the unfriended water all winter and non-melting.
So PROOF El Niño is a global event |
| 2/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The air mass was far too dry to support any of the snow to fall (dew point was -8 when air temp was +30). |
| 3/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
0.00 |
Smallest amount of snow fell yesterday morning with none remaining today |
| 3/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 3/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.4 |
0.05 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 3/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Noted dampness on all surrounding sidewalks but tube dry. Looked like what wee amount of moisture fell had already evaporated in the record maximum minimum temperature (55° this location; previous record 49°) |
| 3/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Record high minimum temperature yesterday morning and record high maximum temperature with high winds all afternoon. If an iota of rain fell after morning observation, it would have evaporated prior to any chance of measurement. But I think the zero is true. |
| 3/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Is raining at 5K ft (Virgo visible), but air is simply too dry. RH at ground 64%.
(Updated to reflect 23.5 hrs rather than 22.5 hrs that DST change has caused (my brain was in another time zone)) |
| 3/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Insufficient water to form a full "bulb" at .01 means just a trace. |
| 3/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
54° at 4:30 in MN on 15 March! |
| 3/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.94 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Winds howling overnight: measured a maximum gust of 45.7 mph despite new ground based wind gauge! |
| 3/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
T |
0.02 |
T |
M |
|
| 3/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.13 |
1.3 |
0.13 |
0.0 |
M |
All melted during the day yesterday |
| 3/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
#WeAreAllBrussels |
| 3/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
About 4 hrs away...and not following any of the 5 published models (or my merged model) projections |
| 3/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.18 |
3.3 |
0.18 |
1.5 |
M |
|
| 3/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
All melted!! |
| 3/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sounded like it rained for 30 min, all told (skylights - new age feeling of being in a cheap camper while sitting in your own home (I bought it like this)), but barely a drop of water. Not a full .01". |
| 3/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining at time of observation |
| 3/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.28 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Wind driven rain re-starting or just a whole lotta water in non-existent leaves lol |
| 3/31/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Ya know, with all of this talk of conventions, Cocorahs should have a convention piggybacked onto a good national meteorological convention. In the fall or spring, I think lol.
But then we'd get a chance to see the others while seeing national names and scientists.
Just an idea... |
| 4/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
|
| 4/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Found a nursing nest for eastern cotton tails with 5 kittens in it. The babies were healthy and at approximately 6 wks development, which places them almost exactly 6 wks ahead of the "natural" birthing time of early to mid April (now).
This is the 2nd consecutive yr that this doe has birthed in mid-February and also 5 kittens. In 2015, 4 survived to summer and 3 survived the full season.
This is the normal average in this area for "my" breeding pairs (I've had 9 generations of 1 family birth and live in my yard. I provide clean, fresh water for all birds & animals all spring-fall, and I put out carrots for the bunnies so they don't eat my gardens (it is a good agreement and it works!!); predation is low except last summer we lost 7 yearlings in 3 wks to human/canine predation (directed - the bodies were laid out so we'd immediately find them upon leaving the house)). |
| 4/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
All gardens unbedded. With the cold & snow, had waited but forced to unbed when saw plants pushing through despite barrier to sun (6" leaf mulch bedding with chicken wire cover to hold it in place & keep squirrels out). The tulip stems are over 5" tall but totally yellowed or orange-ish due to lack of dun to them (but how could they have grown?! I set it to be a barrier to sun to prevent growth like this.Maybe heat was sufficient? Will have to talk to Master Gardener.
Daylilies without cover or any protection are over 3" tall.
3 gardens: bed 1 is adjacent to house so gets that shelter, gets heat wash.
Bed 2 is a terraced bed in a hill so has some wind break from the terrain but is only 28" wide and stone built, thus the heavy leaf mulch and bedding.
Bed 3 is a boulevard garden - public sidewalk level; no barriers from wind. 8' across sidewalk to retaining wall to be below bed 2. Hill/retaining wall may provide small wind barrier.
Bed 3 has 35yr maple trees at either end |
| 4/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.5 |
0.03 |
M |
M |
It snowed .5" (between 6a and 8a) and then it rained off & on all afternoon. The .5" snow was melted and completely gone by noon. The test marking idea was to see if the items would sell and sell thE businesses too. Hands up!!!!! |
| 4/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Ground-based measured winds 13, gusts to 19; aloft measured at 20/26, respectively - holy hell, take you off your feet w winds that high at this hour! Going to be very bad after sunrise!!! |
| 4/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
A few flakes reported seeing snow falling - I thought it was sneer (snow/sleet), then intermittent periods of rain from 15,000 to 1,100 ft. A few times the drops came to earth UT those were few and far between - no one turned on windshield wipers. |
| 4/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raining at the time of observation |
| 4/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Is a day for exclamation marks!! We were edging back into drought but yesterday's rain put use right where we should be! |
| 4/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.89 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Misty/foggy out at time of observation |
| 4/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.45 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.32 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Brrr!!! Windchill 31 (as gust was dying, so really more like 27! Argh!) |
| 4/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.82 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Very odd. I've never had condensation in my gauge in the 5 yrs but now 5 mornings in the past month there has been some in my tube!
(1) always inner
(2) always within a day of having had to empty tube from significant 24 hr full day observation |
| 5/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Smoke from those poor folk in Alberta hits here today.
Please pray for Alberta!!! |
| 5/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Stinky icky smoke!!! |
| 5/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Smoke dissipating somewhat but also acclimatizating to smell. When sitting by an open window in an otherwise closed house, scent VERY noticeable. |
| 5/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.68 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Pouring at time of observation & wore the short jacket (and, of course, I decided that was a great time to check feed on rain barrels!) 1, of course, wasn't "feeding," (hose wasn't pulling water through to next barrel or out of barrels to overflow), so nothing is wet above my reared!! LOL (and no, can't use a brellie when working with the barrels - harvesting requires 2 hands) |
| 5/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Ya know you're I'm Minnesota when you turn on the furnace for an hour "just to catch some warm" ,as it has been a touch chilly and rainy x3 days here (coming weekend will have lows in mid30s, highs mid50s for the walleye fishing opener!) |
| 5/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Man oh man, but did it ever get cold out!!! There were warnings to cover or bring in tender plants - all of of my "tender" have been frost but AR least thrice already this season!! LOL |
| 5/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A very chilly weekend but going to be a very normal week! |
| 5/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The baby bunnies are now 4 inches long, standing 3 inches tall when sitting/standing on all 4 in a relaxed position - born 7 wks early, this is easily 8-10 wks ahead of normal development benchmarks (this would usually be a mid-July benchmark). The wee ones have a 1/3 predation loss thus far. And are running easily at 70% of the speed of their adult family members for short times.
Expecting to lose 1 more in coming weeks, as per normal predation rate :-( |
| 5/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Yearling rabbits (2 survivors) are around in contradiction to normal pattern. But as 4 of the yearlings were deliberately killed (human predation) and 3 adults were predated last year during the baby's 1st season, I'm not too surprised to see them checking back to the nest (both does too, so that also increases their likelihood of returning). |
| 5/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
RH/dew point has doubled over 2 days. Damn. Summer is almost here. I wish I could immigrate now! |
| 5/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Summer starts tomorrow but you can already feel it "warming up" with humidity more than doubling day on day Friday over Thursday, Saturday over Friday, and now again Sunday over Saturday!! Started at 38-45 RH but now at 75-84 RH, dew points started 22-27, now in 45-50 range! Yeach!! |
| 5/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Summer starts today with its incumbent joyful things: high humidity, bugs, pollen, bugs, dangerous storms with nothing to watch or chase, bugs, and more slimy creepy crawly people in cars with stereos too loud!!! (And did I mention bugs? I don't like bugs.) |
| 5/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Wow! What a storm! Nothing happened here but 50 miles away there is 6" rain (I hope we have monitors there! ) |
| 5/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
.26" from daytime Wednesday storm; .12" from current storm (is thunderstorming at time of observation but is observation time the same as every other day. |
| 5/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
And if you want something cute to read, both Winnie the Pooh and Queen Elizabeth II turn 90 this month, so here is a site to get a free special story written (with color hand drawings showing the whole gang, plus Her Majesty's and Prince George makes an appearance too!) http://inspired.disney.co.uk/winnie-the-pooh/winnie-the-pooh-and-the-royal-birthday/
Enjoy! (And spread the happy news!) |
| 5/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/31/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
And I highly recommend the free new Winnie-the-Pooh story celebratin his - and Queen Elizabeth II- 90th bday! |
| 6/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.37 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thunder growling now in the distance for round 3, but is still 7-12 miles away. That will be in tomorrow's report (growl, growl, grumble, grumble) |
| 6/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.54 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Occurred just after my reporting time closed yesterday. Storm was training just to Southwest of here, but cycling around here with about 75 min cycles. The 3rd cycle started @ 05:17; then cycle 4 was shorter and of shorter duration as well, started about 09:35. Cycle 3 was over .3" of rain, and that time slot had the severity & hail where the earlier & later thunderstorms were just rain with noise here. 3.75 miles to my west and 4.5 miles south the rainfall total for entire storm (mine was .91) was 2.78 with tennis ball sized hail!!! |
| 6/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The line quite literally blossomed overhead but no rain fell here. It became convection very quickly & severe within 35 minutes. |
| 6/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thunder all around but nothing falling here now. Line started right over head and is now straddling this location by about 220m! I can hear rain falling on the leaves in the district where the edge of the storm is (my eyes are poor but I was always teased "ears like a dog!","hears what only dogs can hear!!" when I used to design & set up sound systems (I set tolerances so even I couldn't hear feedback lol) |
| 6/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.63 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
All occurred before 13:00 13 June 2016 (lol hell, it all happened in the 2.5 hrs after my reporting window closed! LOL) |
| 6/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
1.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Very heavy air here and 2 lightning strikes within 50 yards causes one to unplug all computers and high tech gear to protect it from the 3rd hit that would split the difference between the previous two! |
| 6/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Nice quiet day for all of us sickies to get some rest |
| 6/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Happy Father's Day, everyone! |
| 6/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
24 hr High 83 low 60 |
| 6/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Really loopy weather: one growling, moving largish (35 miles x 45 miles) rain storm just evaporated as it hit the city! |
| 6/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 6/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 6/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 6/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 6/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Grass is starting to go dormant from lack of water & high heat on wkend. Yellowing but not crunchy dry yet |
| 7/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain :-(
Putting out a large flat water bowl filled for bunnies, squirrels & birds each day -- they together consume over 2 PINTS of the water I put out! (1 cup lost to evaporation).Use the drip plate/ring from a very large planting pot (over 12\" diameter), 2" deep & plastic. Doesn't get water too hot to drink or bathe in, & is great to watch! I've waterered the beasties year-round for decades but it is extra important to do in summer as water becomes less available & plants are drying/less green |
| 7/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
More animals viewed each day at watering bowl as we've been without substantial rain for over 10 days. Few people are seen to be watering lawns etc instead letting lawns go dormant (is not drought, just dry; lawns not dead, just dormant phase & would quickly restore & need regular mowing/watering if watering commenced or if mowing commenced ("if you mow, it grows!)) |
| 7/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
1.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
...and 1 problem w "significant reports:" if event was wind event, can't use the app to report (I tweeted the great people @NWSTwinCities (as I often do!), and they were sweet enough to even like my report of a 46 mph wind gust :-D |
| 7/7/2016 |
5:02 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Just started raining 45 min before measurement; still raining & severe expected. Rain barrels checked already. |
| 7/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Substantial rain is imminent but has not yet started here. Within 30 min. All tomorrow. |
| 7/11/2016 |
4:00 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
EDIT: ob time changed to 4:00 a.m. based on submission time of 4:06 a.m. on 7/11 -SDH- |
| 7/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
For a truly incredible vid, go to kare11.com weather & look for the "track of the tornado" vid! An EF2 tornado went across a corn field, leaving a clear path, but then hopped a house & over next 1.5 miles, skipped & skittered, with the corn fields clearly showing the tornado's behavior!! No straight path here, anywhere!! |
| 7/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.33 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Still lightly raining at observation |
| 7/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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| 7/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rate INCREASED in last hour and storm reactivating: 0 rain rcvd 00:00 to 01:25 then very light rain for 35 min, then moderate (umbrella rain with gusty winds) over last 80-90 min |
| 7/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
1.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.62 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
No rain but positively the most perfectly beautiful day of the summer: coolish, low humidity, light winds and mid pressure tending toward high. No stressor on any body systems. Today will be the same except 6 degrees warmer - just on the edge of too warm. if I could have an entire summer like this? I'd live an extra year - or more!! If I had a whole week like this, it would be priceless. |
| 7/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/31/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 8/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.80 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
2.45 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
.6" since midnight (in case you care).
B safe today ev1!!!
That's right after I fixed the rain barrel that wouldn't flow into overflow or through hose to drain. So I unscrewed the brass spigot on the 55 gal barrel btwn storm cells (did I mention I make the barrels?). Wow. Water comes out really fast when you do THAT! LOL And cleaned it out too!!
Cleaned out spigot but put new 1 in just the same & Praise God, it screwed right into the hole & bonded, no caulk at all! Attached hose - water tight connection immediately!!
Now water will drain away from my flooded yard, as my neighbor doesn't yet understand concept of gravity, water & gutters. And will learn it intimately in 45 minutes (hehehehe) |
| 8/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.75 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Remains of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning (had to do MATH to figure out how much to report!! 2.45 yesterday of total 3.2). So glad it skipped the cities tonight (I was on-call for forensics backup!!) |
| 8/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.60 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
End of hot/humid air mass (for 3 days). Don't understand why ANYONE would live in this for months!!! |
| 8/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
In 31 minutes |
| 8/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thunderstorm at time of measurement |
| 8/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.57 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
1.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
1.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/31/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/1/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/2/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/3/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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| 9/4/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Starting the preliminary process to recruit subjects & raise funds/chase grants for the ultimate weather/medical research: what weather condition(s) cause our pain to increase? (I have results from a pilot project but 0 disclosure so as to not taint pool).
Subjects: any age, any health status, just has a joint or muscle that can "tell the weather." For 1 yr will consistently document descriptive weather at waking (sunny & cold, cloudy & warm, etc) & pain level (will establish baseline with each non-chronic pain subject & each chronic pain subject at start so all subsequent pain reports are any increases off that subjective 0 baseline). If/when increase in pain noted at waking, weather specific is noted (barometric, temp, wind). At least twice during the day, subject will check own pain (midday & at bed) & again note any increase and weather specific only if an increase. There will be some activity questions to ensure pain not altered due to pain too.
Hoping for as many Cocorahs volunteers as possible, as I need minimum 5 subjects per state Continental US, but would LOVE to get 5+ from each state and then be able to definitively rule out bias & other sampling errors, as well as count it as a "statistical random sample" due to rule of large numbers.
And Nolan & his wife would be PERFECT co-volunteers in CO!! :-)
(For mountainous states, if I get half at altitude & half in lowlands, can then process samples separately (statistical meanderings lol)).
Projected start: 1 March 2017 (right smack as the spring storms start raging!), so a good 6 mos to recruit, take counsel from any learned meteorological types (I'm a medical researcher on pain), and get the IRB process completed. |
| 9/5/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Pouring down in the midst of a fierce thunderstorm right now. All but .04 in less than 22 min! |
| 9/6/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
.33 from morning storm yesterday; only .15 (so far!!) from this goofy thing this morning |
| 9/7/2016 |
5:00 AM |
1.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
1.32" yesterday AM from immediately after the 6 Sept report through noon-is. 0.03" overnight |
| 9/8/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Could Cocorahs help me with the recruitment for my study of weather & pain? It would be a great cohort of subjects (SO much I wouldn't have to explain!!) & I just emailed a professor in the UK who is doing a very small, local study of weather and arthritis using a smartphone app. If he wants to join our data & a pain tool I discovered, then I'm hoping he'll let me use his app!! (6 mos away still, but Woohoo! This will be great!) And greater still with great subjects...so if a mention could be made in the next newsletter or two, and give them my email - silyrabbt@aol.com - thanks for considering it!! :-D |
| 9/9/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.30 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/10/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/11/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Moderate temps but a bit windy |
| 9/12/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/13/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/14/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/15/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/16/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.88 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/17/2016 |
5:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/18/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/19/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/20/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/21/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/22/2016 |
5:00 AM |
2.33 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
1.12" in 14 min from 20:30-20:44, the pause (gasp) and storm continued at much reduced rate (.36 in 77 min). Storm restarted at 01:00ish but 17 miles to the north dropped 10" in 5 hrs (Maple Grove MN) & 79 miles to South-southwest was 14.2" in 10 hrs (8.75" in 3 hrs & 5.5" in 7 hrs) in Waseca MN.
This was the 9th 100 year rain event in 4 yrs, statewide, and 3rd this summer. Either the term is being overused or these very rare events are common now, requiring a "retuning" of what a 100 yr storm WOULD look like: a multi-day event akin to an inland hurricane |
| 9/23/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.24 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
This rain occurred just after yesterday's report. I was too tired to re-do it though it was, technically within the window. I do ALL reports/measurements at the same time regardless if rain/snow continues during window. |
| 9/24/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/25/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/26/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/27/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/28/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/29/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 9/30/2016 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
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