Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-LS-1 Latitude 40.36764401
Station Name Susanville 3.2 SSW Longitude -120.67388346
County Lassen Elevation (ft) 4353



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 16 1.21 5.99 31 5.70 24 0.29 7 1 13 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 1.86 1.34 30 1.34 30 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.6 2 1
Dec 16 2.52 6.62 30 6.62 30 0.00 0 0 13 0 4.9 6 7
Jan 17 2.71 10.52 31 10.52 31 0.00 0 0 20 2 42.3 17 30
Feb 17 2.28 12.78 28 12.78 28 0.00 0 0 21 2 15.6 8 15
March 17 1.71 3.18 31 3.18 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 10.6 4 10
April 17 0.84 4.09 30 4.09 30 0.00 0 0 14 3 2.0 2 2
May 17 0.84 0.39 28 0.39 28 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.0 0 0
June 17 0.54 0.49 30 0.09 22 0.40 8 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 0.25 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 0.19 0.15 31 0.15 31 0.00 0 0 2 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 0.45 0.11 28 0.11 28 0.00 0 0 3 5 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 15.40" 45.66" 359 days 44.97" 344 0.69" 15 days 2 114 days 26 days 76.0" 39 days 65 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
10/1/2016 **
10/2/2016 **
10/3/2016 **
10/4/2016 **
10/5/2016 **
10/6/2016 **
10/7/2016 0.29
10/8/2016 0.00
10/9/2016 0.00
10/10/2016 0.00
10/11/2016 0.00
10/12/2016 0.00
10/13/2016 0.00
10/14/2016 0.52
10/15/2016 1.44
10/16/2016 1.22
10/17/2016 0.72
10/18/2016 0.02
10/19/2016 0.01
10/20/2016 0.00
10/21/2016 0.00
10/22/2016 0.00
10/23/2016 0.00
10/24/2016 0.02
10/25/2016 0.21
10/26/2016 0.02
10/27/2016 0.00
10/28/2016 0.28
10/29/2016 0.40
10/30/2016 0.02
10/31/2016 0.82
11/1/2016 0.16
11/2/2016 0.02
11/3/2016 0.00
11/4/2016 0.00
11/5/2016 0.02
11/6/2016 0.01
11/7/2016 0.00
11/8/2016 0.00
11/9/2016 0.00
11/10/2016 0.00
11/11/2016 0.00
11/12/2016 0.00
11/13/2016 0.00
11/14/2016 0.00
11/15/2016 0.00
11/16/2016 0.09
11/17/2016 0.00
11/18/2016 0.00
11/19/2016 T
11/20/2016 0.64
11/21/2016 0.05
11/22/2016 0.00
11/23/2016 0.23
11/24/2016 0.04
11/25/2016 0.00
11/26/2016 0.00
11/27/2016 0.07
11/28/2016 0.01
11/29/2016 T
11/30/2016 T
12/1/2016 0.01
12/2/2016 0.00
12/3/2016 0.00
12/4/2016 0.00
12/5/2016 0.00
12/6/2016 0.00
12/7/2016 0.02
12/8/2016 0.45
12/9/2016 0.03
12/10/2016 1.44
12/11/2016 0.45
12/12/2016 0.00
12/13/2016 0.00
12/14/2016 0.57
12/15/2016 0.47
12/16/2016 2.89
12/17/2016 0.04
12/18/2016 0.00
12/19/2016 0.00
12/20/2016 0.00
12/21/2016 0.13
12/22/2016 0.00
12/23/2016 0.07
12/24/2016 0.05
12/25/2016 0.00
12/26/2016 0.00
12/27/2016 0.00
12/28/2016 0.00
12/29/2016 0.00
12/30/2016 0.00
12/31/2016
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 T
1/2/2017 0.42
1/3/2017 0.31
1/4/2017 1.05
1/5/2017 0.33
1/6/2017 0.03
1/7/2017 0.07
1/8/2017 1.24
1/9/2017 3.33
1/10/2017 0.60
1/11/2017 1.62
1/12/2017 0.02
1/13/2017 0.09
1/14/2017 0.00
1/15/2017 0.00
1/16/2017 0.00
1/17/2017 0.00
1/18/2017 0.01
1/19/2017 0.49
1/20/2017 0.16
1/21/2017 0.16
1/22/2017 0.19
1/23/2017 0.37
1/24/2017 0.01
1/25/2017 0.00
1/26/2017 0.02
1/27/2017 T
1/28/2017 0.00
1/29/2017 0.00
1/30/2017 0.00
1/31/2017 0.00
2/1/2017 0.00
2/2/2017 0.02
2/3/2017 0.74
2/4/2017 0.93
2/5/2017 0.10
2/6/2017 0.86
2/7/2017 1.85
2/8/2017 0.04
2/9/2017 0.53
2/10/2017 2.61
2/11/2017 0.02
2/12/2017 0.00
2/13/2017 0.00
2/14/2017 0.00
2/15/2017 0.00
2/16/2017 0.50
2/17/2017 0.19
2/18/2017 0.55
2/19/2017 0.02
2/20/2017 0.77
2/21/2017 2.03
2/22/2017 0.81
2/23/2017 0.04
2/24/2017 0.02
2/25/2017 0.01
2/26/2017 T
2/27/2017 0.14
2/28/2017 T
3/1/2017 0.00
3/2/2017 0.00
3/3/2017 0.00
3/4/2017 0.00
3/5/2017 1.07
3/6/2017 0.12
3/7/2017 0.03
3/8/2017 0.01
3/9/2017 0.00
3/10/2017 0.00
3/11/2017 0.00
3/12/2017 0.00
3/13/2017 0.00
3/14/2017 0.00
3/15/2017 0.00
3/16/2017 T
3/17/2017 0.00
3/18/2017 0.00
3/19/2017 T
3/20/2017 0.01
3/21/2017 0.46
3/22/2017 0.92
3/23/2017 0.01
3/24/2017 T
3/25/2017 0.07
3/26/2017 0.10
3/27/2017 0.00
3/28/2017 0.00
3/29/2017 0.00
3/30/2017 0.10
3/31/2017 0.28
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 0.00
4/2/2017 0.00
4/3/2017 0.00
4/4/2017 0.00
4/5/2017 0.00
4/6/2017 0.04
4/7/2017 1.46
4/8/2017 1.27
4/9/2017 0.09
4/10/2017 0.00
4/11/2017 T
4/12/2017 0.03
4/13/2017 0.62
4/14/2017 0.04
4/15/2017 0.00
4/16/2017 0.00
4/17/2017 0.17
4/18/2017 0.08
4/19/2017 T
4/20/2017 0.13
4/21/2017 0.02
4/22/2017 0.00
4/23/2017 0.00
4/24/2017 0.04
4/25/2017 0.08
4/26/2017 0.02
4/27/2017 T
4/28/2017 0.00
4/29/2017 0.00
4/30/2017 0.00
5/1/2017 0.00
5/2/2017 0.00
5/3/2017 0.00
5/4/2017 0.00
5/5/2017 0.00
5/6/2017 0.00
5/7/2017 0.26
5/8/2017 0.00
5/9/2017
5/10/2017
5/11/2017
5/12/2017 0.00
5/13/2017 T
5/14/2017 0.00
5/15/2017 0.03
5/16/2017 T
5/17/2017 0.05
5/18/2017 0.00
5/19/2017 0.00
5/20/2017 0.00
5/21/2017 0.00
5/22/2017 0.00
5/23/2017 0.00
5/24/2017 0.00
5/25/2017 0.00
5/26/2017 0.00
5/27/2017 0.00
5/28/2017 0.00
5/29/2017 0.00
5/30/2017 T
5/31/2017 0.05
6/1/2017 0.09
6/2/2017 0.00
6/3/2017 0.00
6/4/2017 0.00
6/5/2017 0.00
6/6/2017 **
6/7/2017 **
6/8/2017 **
6/9/2017 **
6/10/2017 **
6/11/2017 **
6/12/2017 **
6/13/2017 0.40
6/14/2017 0.00
6/15/2017 0.00
6/16/2017 0.00
6/17/2017 0.00
6/18/2017 0.00
6/19/2017 0.00
6/20/2017 0.00
6/21/2017 0.00
6/22/2017 0.00
6/23/2017 0.00
6/24/2017 0.00
6/25/2017 0.00
6/26/2017 0.00
6/27/2017 0.00
6/28/2017 0.00
6/29/2017 0.00
6/30/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017 0.00
7/2/2017 0.00
7/3/2017 0.00
7/4/2017 0.00
7/5/2017 0.00
7/6/2017 0.00
7/7/2017 0.00
7/8/2017 0.00
7/9/2017 0.00
7/10/2017 0.00
7/11/2017 0.00
7/12/2017 0.00
7/13/2017 0.00
7/14/2017 0.00
7/15/2017 0.00
7/16/2017 0.00
7/17/2017 0.00
7/18/2017 0.00
7/19/2017 0.00
7/20/2017 0.00
7/21/2017 0.00
7/22/2017 0.00
7/23/2017 0.00
7/24/2017 0.00
7/25/2017 0.00
7/26/2017 0.00
7/27/2017 0.00
7/28/2017 0.00
7/29/2017 0.00
7/30/2017 0.00
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 0.00
8/2/2017 T
8/3/2017 T
8/4/2017 T
8/5/2017 0.00
8/6/2017 T
8/7/2017 0.12
8/8/2017 0.00
8/9/2017 0.00
8/10/2017 0.03
8/11/2017 0.00
8/12/2017 0.00
8/13/2017 0.00
8/14/2017 0.00
8/15/2017 0.00
8/16/2017 0.00
8/17/2017 0.00
8/18/2017 0.00
8/19/2017 0.00
8/20/2017 0.00
8/21/2017 0.00
8/22/2017 0.00
8/23/2017 0.00
8/24/2017 0.00
8/25/2017 0.00
8/26/2017 0.00
8/27/2017 0.00
8/28/2017 0.00
8/29/2017 0.00
8/30/2017 T
8/31/2017 0.00
9/1/2017 0.00
9/2/2017 0.00
9/3/2017 0.00
9/4/2017
9/5/2017 0.00
9/6/2017 T
9/7/2017 0.07
9/8/2017 T
9/9/2017 T
9/10/2017
9/11/2017 0.00
9/12/2017 0.02
9/13/2017 0.02
9/14/2017 T
9/15/2017 0.00
9/16/2017 0.00
9/17/2017 0.00
9/18/2017 0.00
9/19/2017 0.00
9/20/2017 0.00
9/21/2017 0.00
9/22/2017 0.00
9/23/2017 0.00
9/24/2017 0.00
9/25/2017 0.00
9/26/2017 0.00
9/27/2017 0.00
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 0.00
9/30/2017 T



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd. in the low 70s, clear and calm. A near perfect fall day but not quite. Perfect would have been 2 inches of rain...
10/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd. 70F, clear, and calm.
10/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mixed alto(cum, strat, cirrus) cloud deck (7/10), calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 74F, clear, and WW to 20+. Rain forecast by the weekend. Yippee.
10/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW to 5, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F, mostly hi OC and WW 10-15.
10/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), alto stratus, calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 70F, var clouds and WW 10-15. Significant winds and moderate rain forecast next 3-5 days.
10/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, alto-stratus, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 72F with variable hi clouds and light var. winds.
10/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.52 0.0 M 0.0 M Mod. to Heavy rain, 1/2" since 2 AM, 48 F and west winds 25/35 at obs. Horrific winds 1 AM to 3 AM, sustained 40-50, peak gust about 70 mph. No damage but limbs and debris everywhere. One challenge today will be keeping the firewood dry under the tarps that needed adjustment at 2 AM. Hi yestd. 66F w/increasing clouds and winds 20-30.
10/15/2016 7:00 AM 1.44 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), west wind 5-10, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 57F, heavy/mod. rain at 1/4"/hr. to noon. Snow level was above 7k ASL. SW/W winds 25-40 AM. Storm total 1.96" so far; next 48 hrs should be interesting if forecasts hold.
10/16/2016 7:00 AM 1.22 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10), WW 10-15, and 45F at obs. Hi yestd. 56F and steady rain afternoon. Snow level was above highest visible peaks which would be over 7k ASL. While winds peaked at near 40, it was nearly calm here for most of round 2, hence forecast was a bit over-done. We'll see what round 3 brings tonight. Round 1 winds peaked at over 70 mph, steady over 50+ for 2 hrs. and kept me awake. October rainfall to date is 3.47" which is a record/near record for Oct. this sta., at least since the Columbus Day storm of 1962.
10/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.72 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain, WW 10-15, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 56F with 3/4" of PM rain. 4th consecutive day of rain, snow level finally dropped to about 6k ASL-new snow plastered on the Diamond Mt. trees - and still on-track for a record wet October, almost 4" to date.
10/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), WW 5-10, and 41F at obs. Surprised it didn't frost as it was that temp. at 9 PM. Hi yestd. 55F with AM showers and new snow on Diamond Mts. Precip. total for storm was 3.92" and monthly total 4.21". Absolutely lovely.
10/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and a frosty 31F at obs. Hi yestd. 56F with one brief shower about 9 AM yestd. Going to be a beautiful fall day - new snow still vis. on Diamond Mts.
10/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 34F at obs. Frost on the roof. Hi yestd. 51F, lt. E/NE winds </= 5, and clear.
10/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 59F, mostly calm, and clear.
10/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M OC/Lt. rain, WW5-10, G25/35, and 49F.
10/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain, calm, and 50F at obs. A few afternoon showers, more overnight. Diamond Mt. tops obscured so can't tell if there was any new snow to 7k ASL but I doubt it. Hi yestd. 59F and mostly cloudy with WW 15-20. still on track for a record wet October.
10/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10), alto-stratus and lenticular clouds, mostly calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. a warm 63F. More storms forecast next 3-5 days.
10/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. Rain, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd, a warm 59F, WW/NW to 25, one hard showers at about 9:15 AM, then lt. rain overnight. Not much of a storm here but we are at 4.36" for October, near record for the month.
10/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain, blue holes, calm at surface but clouds racing by above, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 56F with almost continuous lt. rain last 24 hrs. Record wet Oct. continues - nearly 5" so far and more likely next 48 hrs.
10/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), SW/WW 5-10 G25, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 58F with a few showers mid-day. This was the 12th day this month with measureable precip. at this station - 4.88 " - pretty remarkable for October.
10/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.82 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain, WW 5-10, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 53F w/heavy rain 1-3 PM (.54") and SW/WW to 20+. Snow level about 5k ASL. Oct. deluge continues with 5.7" last 30 days which is 1/3 of an entire year's normal precip. here.
11/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F with a few showers and, new snow down to about 5k ASL overnight. October precip. totaled 5.86", had to be a record for the month and bodes well for a winter of drought relief.
11/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and a frosty 33F at obs.
11/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 34F at obs. Light frost on decks. Hi yestd, 54, clear, and calm. No storms in sight.
11/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 41F at obs.
11/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 60F with mostly high overcast and calm winds. I you haven't already, get out there and VOTE!
11/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F, mostly clear and calm.
11/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 61, clear, and calm. Pretty Ho-hum pattern; need additional storms.
11/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 61F, clear, and calm.
11/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 57F, mostly clear and calm.
11/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A hard freeze with a low of 22F
11/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly overcast (alto-cumulus), pink sunrise, calm, and 28F at obs. Another hard freeze last night with a low of 25F. Most of the leaves are off the trees.
11/19/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, moderate storm just starting here, SW winds 20-25,G40, and 47F at obs. Down to 36F at sunset just before winds came up and temp climbed to 45F in less than an hour, high yestd. 48F and clear. Current snow level about 5.5k ASL, well below predicted.
11/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.64 T M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 37F at obs. Steady rain and rain/snow mix most of last 24 hrs; high was 24 hrs. ago at 47F with SW winds 25-25G40.
11/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and a frosty 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 51F with some lt. rain. New snow blasted on the trees above us on the Diamond Mts. -waiting for the next storm..
11/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly OC (alto-stratus), calm, and 27F. Pink sunrise, Hi yestd. 50F and mostly clear.
11/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 T M T M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 33F at obs. Low was 27F. Snow/snow-rain mix mostly 1AM to 4 AM and most melted. Hi yestd. was 47F with increasing mid-level clouds.
11/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and a hard freeze at 22F at obs. Hi yestd. 41F with off/on snow flurries, briefly sticking then melting.
11/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 41F and mostly clear/calm. Should see some snow next 48 hrs.
11/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 0.4 0.07 0.5 0.07
11/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, west wind 5-10, and 37F at obs. Overnight prediction for snow did not happen.
11/29/2016 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and an icy 23F at obs. N/NE winds aloft with a couple south-bound lenticular clouds over the Diamond Mts. Hi yestd. 44F with a quick AM snow flurry. Looks like a long cold and dry spell coming.
11/30/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
12/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 0.0 M PC (alto-stratus, 5/10), calm, and 23F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F with an afternoon rain/snow shower.
12/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 18F at obs., coldest night yet this winter. Hi yestd. 39F, clear with light N/NE winds. At Bogard RS, just NW of here, it is currently minus 1F.
12/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F, mostly overcast with west winds to 15-20.
12/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F w/ variable cloudiness.
12/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 T M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 17F at obs. Predicted low was 11F but it clouded up. Nearby Bogard RS is a chilly -5 below zero just now. Hi yestd. 39F with snow flurries off and on most of the day.
12/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.45 3.5 0.45 3.5 0.45 Light snow, calm, and 27F at obs. Started snowing at 5 PM, almost 4" overnight, predicted and dreaded freezing rain has not started yet. Hi yestd. 39F, mostly cloudy and calm.
12/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 T M Mostly cloudy, SW wind 5-15 - likely 60+ aloft - and 46F at obs. Current freeze level about 6.5k ASL. Snow ended yestd. at about 9 AM when temp was 27F and temp has climbed steadily since then. 24 hr. hi is current 46F.
12/10/2016 7:00 AM 1.44 0.0 M 0.0 M Moderate rain, WW 5-10, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F, WW15-25, rain all night, almost 1.5" and well above forecast amount. Snow level at least 7K ASL taking much of existing snow cover with some minor flooding.
12/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some hi OC, calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F with WW to 15-20, lt. rain most of day, ending about 4 PM. Storm total 1.89"
12/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, wind var. <5, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 45F with afternoon high OC, WW to 20 and gusty. More precip. later this week.
12/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 30F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F and mostly clear withy light winds.
12/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.57 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F, rain started about 5 PM but snowed lightly just above us most of the day. Pretty heavy duty forecast next 48 hrs. We'll get what we get...
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 M 0.0 M Heavy rain, WW 25-30 G50+ last hr., and 40.8F at obs. Rain started about 2 AM, already minor flooding; will be more serious if this rain rate holds for 12 hrs. Temp. low enough that snow level should be about 6k ASL. Hi yestd. 53F, inc. clouds, winds to 30 afternoon.
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 2.89 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 53F, W/SW winds 25-35 G55 AM, lessening all day. Rain, heavy at times, for about 20 hrs, total 2.89", storm total 3.36". Minor to moderate flooding nearby, may have been largest 24 hr. rain total this station in last 33 years. Glad I didn't have to shovel any of it...
12/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.04 AM snow flurries
12/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, calm, and 16F at obs. Hi yestd. 28F, mostly clear and calm to light N/NE winds. Surprised it wasn't a little colder overnight as it was already down to 17F at 8 PM; single digits would not have been a surprise.
12/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 21F at obs.
12/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 T M T M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 33F at obs. Rain started about 4 PM and changed to a few snow flakes in the night. High yestd. 38F, mostly calm with increasing clouds.
12/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 41F, and mostly cloudy and calm.
12/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 0.3 0.07 0.5 0.07 Lt. snow, wind N/NE 5-10, and 33F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F, clear, and mostly calm. Storm was slightly faster and colder than predicted; never did rain at this sta. (4,350' ASL) NOTE: Obs. time 6 AM
12/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 0.5 M Gauge was set for snow with inner tube removed. May have lost some moisture thru evap. when sun came out.
12/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 23F at obs. Still some patches of snow.
12/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 44F -didn't seem that warm- mostly clear and calm. Still old patchy snow on the ground.
1/1/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M
1/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.42 7.0 0.42 7.0 0.42 Moderate snow, calm to 5 N/NE, and 24F at obs. Pretty impressive and probably our biggest snow fall in 2 years. Our 7" this AM well more than the predicted 1-2". Some blowing and drifting making measurement tough. Higher snow water content than I would have thought at 24F.
1/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.31 6.5 0.31 10.5 M Lt. snow, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 34F, mostly calm to var. 5-10, less drifting and blowing than previous day. Almost continuous snowfall over last 24 hrs.-powdery and fluffy, about 20:1 snow : water ratio.
1/4/2017 7:00 AM 1.05 7.4 1.05 7.5 M Light rain, calm, and 35F at obs. Pretty dynamic weather. After 48 hrs. of continuous snowfall (7.5" yesterday; storm total so far 21", peak depth 13.5" before rain ), turned to rain overnight (storm total precip so far, 1.78"). Hi yestd. 37F (was snowing) and now raining at 35F - go figure. Flooding possible next 5 days if warm/wet predicted sets in on many feet on new snow above us.
1/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.33 0.3 0.03 5.5 M Light snow, wind S/SW 5-8, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd. 38F, rain changing back to snow about 10 AM and light snow that didn't stick until 5 PM. very cold air coming for awhile (now 19 below zero in Alturas) then a whomping big warm rain event and likely flooding predicted this weekend.
1/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 6.0 M Light snow, calm, and 13F at obs. Looks like a "Snow Globe" with flakes hardly falling at all. Can't tell if this is part of the "Last" storm or the next one. Predicted low here(NWS Reno)was zero but it only got down to 8 above before the clouds moved in. Poor Alturas got to 24 below, Bogard 10 below. Hi yestd. 30F with some snow AM and cold NE breeze in PM. We are so far above normal precip. this year could we just skip the next warm/wet storm?
1/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 1.2 0.07 5.5 M Heavy snow, calm, and 19F at obs. Hi yestd. 25F with light snow before noon. Current storm started about 2:30AM. Hope it transitions to rain later today without the dreaded freezing rain. Still 5.5" snow on ground from last storm.
1/8/2017 7:00 AM 1.24 3.8 1.24 6.0 M Heavy freezing rain, some snowflakes mixed in, calm, and 33F at obs. 24 hr. low 19F, hi 33F. 0700-1300 1-7-17=3.8” snow, FR started 1300, max snow on ground 8”, now 6”. About ½” ice on all surfaces, some icicles 4-6” from FR, basic house/shop icicles to 12”. Continuous precip last 24 hrs., about ¼” from snow, rest from FR, 24 hr. total 1.24”. About ½” of ice crusted on top of snow which is pooling rain water like a melting glacier. Coniferous trees can’t shed snow - encased in ice. Significant weather report to be submitted. Wish I could attach a video showing how astonishing all this looks.
1/9/2017 7:00 AM 3.33 0.0 M 4.0 M Late report-power just came on after being out for 30 hrs. Lt. rain, wind W/SW 20-30, and 36F at obs. Freezing rain ended about noon. Serious but not epic flooding nearby; Susan River 1.5 ft. above flood stage. Amazing over 3" of rain only erased half of 8" snow. 1/2 inch of ice on top from freezing rain probably protected snow underneath.
1/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.60 3.5 M 6.0 M Lt. rain, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 28F. Snowed most of yestd. changing to rain about midnight. Getting near biblical - has rained and snowed almost non-stop last 10 days and nights this station - probably near 10" or half an entire year's normal.
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 1.62 1.4 0.50 5.0 M PC, SW 3-8, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd 38F with rain/snow mix all day changing to all snow after 5 PM. Finally, a break over-night with no precip. Snow is super-saturated with moisture. Storm total to date is over 9" which is over half of our entire year's average precip. in last 9 days.
1/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 5.0 M Overcast, calm, and 25F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F with snow flurries on and off. Eleven consecutive days with precip. this station.
1/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 1.5 0.09 6.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 18F at obs. Hi yestd. 36F with lt. snow all day. 12th consecutive day with some precip. this station.
1/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M OC, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 34F, clear, and calm. First station report in last 13 days with NO precip.
1/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M Solid overcast layer(fog) above about 5.5K ASL, N/NE</=5, and 30F at obs. Hi yestd. 37F and same fog layer all day and all night.
1/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M OC/Fog deck >/=5.5K ASL, calm, and 28F at obs. Fog persists 24hrs/day for 3 days now. Hi yestd. 34F with lt. east drift.
1/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Freezing fog layer above, calm, and 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 37F, same fog layer as last 4 days and nights.
1/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 4.5 M Light freezing rain last hour, WW 5-10, and 34F at obs. Low was 28F 30 min. ago and climbed rapidly. Hi yestd. 36F with hi fog breaking to hi clouds late.
1/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.49 0.5 0.07 5.0 M Moderate snow, calm, and 33F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F with snow then rain/snow mix then snow this morning.
1/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 2.0 0.16 6.5 M Snowing moderately, calm, and 33F at obs. Hi yestd 42F, AM snow, snowed most of night; more to come.
1/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.5 0.16 5.0 M
1/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 1.8 0.19 7.0 M Snowing, calm, and 33F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F with on/off snow showers, almost 2" overnight. Over 10" precip inc. 38" of snow for the month, water year total now 23.78" which is already about 50% over a normal full water year this station. Nice to have a real winter for a change.
1/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.37 4.0 0.37 9.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 25F at obs. Hi yestd. 37F with another 4" of snow last 24 hrs., somewhat less than forecast.
1/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 7.5 M Clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 41F, variable clouds with one snow squall near noon. Still 7.5" snow on the ground with some drift patches to 18"
1/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Overcast, calm, and 21F at obs. Not as cold as forecast (10F) since OC moved in. Hi yestd. 37F, calm, brilliant sun and bright with all the snow cover.
1/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 7.5 M Overcast with a few snow flakes falling, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 36F with a PM snow shower. Drifted snow patches still over a foot deep at north side of house.
1/27/2017 7:00 AM T T T 7.5 M Mostly clear, calm, and 17F at obs. Hi yestd. 39F with a few AM snow flakes. Chilly this morning; nearby Bogard RS is now at 6 below zero..
1/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
1/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
1/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 17F at obs.
1/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Ground fog with pogonip coating trees and shrubs, calm, and 23F at obs. Mostly clear with a hi of 37F yestd; still persistent snow cover of 7-12".
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Partly Cloudy (5/10), calm, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd. 39F with AM fog and PC afternoon. Should see some precip. in next 24 hrs.
2/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 T T 6.5 M Light rain-snow mix, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 45F with variable cloudiness and light winds.
2/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.74 0.1 0.01 6.5 M Heavy rain, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F with about 3 hrs. of light snow before changing to rain. Current snow level about 5.5K ASL. Existing 6"+ snow cover this sta. is saturated so heavy runoff likely over next 48-72 hrs. unless rain turns back to snow which is less likely.
2/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.93 0.0 M 4.0 M Light rain, WW 5-10, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd.45F, and WW occ. 20-25, nearly continuous rain. Storm total 1.67" so far. Snow cover down to 4" with some bare patches showing. Current snow level at least 6K ASL.
2/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 4.0 M PC (6/10), calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F with showers and gusty west winds to 20-25. Snow cover patchy to 4". Next 4 days predicted to be very wet. Forecast (NWS Reno) won't need to be off by much to produce very significant flooding with the snow level above 8K ASL.
2/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.86 T M 2.0 M Rain, WW 15-20, and 39F at obs. Mostly clear yestd. with a hi of 49F. Rain started about 5 PM, 2" remaining patchy snow cover. Current snow level about 5.5K ASL
2/7/2017 7:00 AM 1.85 T M T M Rain, SW/WW 15-20 G25+, and 45F at obs. A low of 38F early evening with a few wet snow flakes mixed in. Hi last 24 hrs 46F with temp rising overnight and almost continuous rain last 24 hrs.- 5th consecutive day of rain. Patchy snow on ground this sta. and most below 5.5 K ASL now melted. Feb. precip to date 4.50”; WY to date 28.68" (180 percent of entire normal WY) including 48” of snow. Significant flooding likely next 48 hrs. Area lakes getting a good slug of needed water. Not yet quite biblical but getting close…
2/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M T M Light rain, calm, and 44F. Hi yestd. 52F, WW to 20, and mostly cloudy. Warm temps, little rain, and almost no snow left. Creeks still very high.
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.53 0.0 M 0.0 M Moderate rain, WW 15-25 G40+, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 55F with virtually continuous light rain. 8th consecutive day of precip. this sta. Over 5" for month already - over 200% of normal for all of February. Tired of hearing the Hawaiian music every time I step outside.
2/10/2017 7:00 AM 2.61 0.0 M 0.0 M Raining, WW10-15, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F with intermittent WW to 25-30 G45,and 10 hrs of mod.-heavy rain (1/4"/hr.). 9th consecutive day with precip., total for month 7.68". Major flooding on the Susan River, peaked 2 ft. above major flood stage, highest in 12 years, many roads out. Current snow level has dropped to about 6K ASL.
2/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 31F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F with last of 10 consecutive days of precip. Susan River over 1 mile wide near Honey Lake yestd. Feb. to date precip. = 7.70"; WY to date = 31.88" (over 200% of normal total WY this sta.) inc. 48" of snowfall. Nice to have a real winter for a change.
2/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 25F at obs. Hi yestd. 47F, clear with E/NE winds 5-10.
2/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some alto-stratus, calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 44F, clear with E/NE winds to 10. Area creeks and rivers are falling but continue high. Snow pack remains remarkably deep given all the warm rain in February.
2/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F, mostly clear w/ENE winds 5-10. Ground remains saturated- won't take much new precip. for streams to rise.
2/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10,alto-cirrus/lenticular), calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 49F and mostly clear with light E/NE winds 5-10.
2/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.50 T T T T Light snow - snow/rain mix last hr., calm, and 37F at obs. Hi last 24 hrs. 53F which was about 3 AM. A shower at about 11 AM yestd, steady rain/snow after about 4 AM. Winds (SW/W) peaked about 3:30; highest gust measured locally was 64 mph but I may have had a gust I guessed at 80+ which woke me at 3:15 AM.
2/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M 100% OC, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 47F with rain in the AM. Precip last 12 of 15 days; 8.39" for February so far...and more to come.
2/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.55 1.3 0.31 1.5 0.31 Rain/snow mix, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 39F with AM rain then lt. snow all day, changing to rain/snow mix. 24 hrs of continuous lt. precip. and more to come..,
2/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 T T T T Light snow, WW 5-15,G25, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F with a few rain showers, and mostly calm.
2/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.77 T M 0.0 M Mod. rain, WW5-10, G25+ last 3 hrs, and 41F at obs. Snow level currently above 6K ASL. Hi yestd. 46F with rain/snow mix off and on. Precip. for month 9.73", near record, precip. 15 of last 20 days this sta. WY to date 33.91", also near record. Next 48 hrs. could be worst flooding of year locally, depending on snow levels.
2/21/2017 7:00 AM 2.03 1.5 0.26 0.5 M Light rain, calm, and 37F at obs. Continuous precip. last 24 hrs. Severe flooding dodged due to low snow levels. With high wind warnings of 40-50, all day yestd. was virtually calm and temp. fell all day. Hi yestd. 42F with 1.5" snow, rain to 1:30PM, rain/snow mix 1:30-5PM, then all snow to 9PM, then all rain overnight. Storm total 2.83" so far.
2/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.81 8.2 0.81 8.0 0.81 Mostly clear, WW 5-10, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 44F, snow showers all day and heavy snow all night-8". Pleistocene like weather continues. NWS Reno reporting a foot of snow and they just cracked their all time record water year total. Wooly Mammoth sightings increasing?
2/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 1.0 0.04 5.5 M Overcast, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 42F with convective snow showers and one new inch of snow. Precipitation has been recorded this station on 17 of the last 23 days.
2/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 5.0 M Clear, calm, and a chilly 13F at obs. Hi yestd. 38F with off/on snow flurries; quite pretty, and the snow on the crest of the Diamond Mts (7,2000 ASL) is stunning. Some of the cornices and drifts are possibly 20+ feet deep. Still 5" of snow on the ground this sta.
2/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 4.0 M Light snow, calm, and 27F at obs. Barely more than a trace of powdered sugar snow. Hi yestd. 27F with a few snow flurries. Precip. this station on 20 of last 25 days, 12 days with at least a trace of snow.
2/26/2017 7:00 AM T T T 4.0 M Clear, calm, and 16F at obs. Hi yestd. 39F, mostly clear with AM snow flurries.
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 3.2 0.14 5.5 M Clear, calm, and a chilly 17F at obs. 5 below zero at nearby Bogard RS. 3+ inches of fluffy snow overnight. Hi yestd. 39F with increasing clouds, snow started about 4 PM. Might be under-reporting water content as drifting blew snow out of tube top.
2/28/2017 7:00 AM T T T 4.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 23F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F with one brief snow flurry about noon. Snow cover on ground 4" and patchy.
3/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 M Clear, calm, and 21F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F, mostly clear and calm. Snow cover patchy.
3/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Clear, calm and 24F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F, clear and calm. Feb. precip. was 12.78 with precip. on 21 days; WY to date is 36.96" which is 240% of an entire WY and a record for at least the last 34 years this sta. Yet another storm forecast this weekend.
3/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Overcast (10/10, thin alto-stratus), calm, and 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F, clear, calm, and beautiful. New storm coming, patchy snow may get replenished by Sunday.
3/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M PC (4/10), mostly calm, and 32F at obs. Bar. falling. Hi yestd. 55F with increasing clouds and PM winds to 15-20 W/SW
3/5/2017 7:00 AM 1.07 6.2 1.07 5.5 M Light snow, calm, and 28F at obs. WW to 15-20 last hr. causing some drifting. 3" of slushy Sierra Cement followed by another 3" of Great Basin powder at FROPA overnight. Snow started noon and very heavy (2"/hr) at 5 PM. Hi yestd. 47F and air that moved in was so cold some flakes fell at that temp.
3/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 3.5 0.12 6.0 M Snowing (fluffy powder), calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. about 39F, off/on light snow all day with some drifting and blowing snow, WW gusts 15-20.
3/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.8 0.03 4.5 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 37F and snowed lightly (little stuck-less than an inch)all day with a few gusts causing blowing and drifting snow. 4-1/2" of snow on the ground.
3/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 3.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 45F with west winds to 15, snowed for about an hour but didn't stick, 4th consecutive day with some snow.
3/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 56F, mostly clear and calm. Snow melting fast.
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Overcast (10/10), calm, and 42F. Hi yestd. 62F, warmest day yet this year, mostly calm with increasing cloudiness.
3/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Overcast (10/10), calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 61F, mostly calm, with variable high cloudiness.
3/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 34F at obs.Light frost; patchy snow near house has melted. Hi yestd. 65F, warmest yet this year, mostly clear and calm.
3/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F, clear and calm. Another "nice" day but it wouldn't have been in a drought year.
3/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F clear and calm. Warmest day yet this year.
3/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10-alto-stratus), calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F and mostly clear.
3/16/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), winds W/SW 5-15, and a balmy 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 66F and mostly cloudy with a brief shower about 3 PM.
3/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 5-10, light frost, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 65, mostly clear and periods of W/SW winds to 20.
3/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (8/10), calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F and mostly clear and calm. Our creek is roaring from snow melt above us, a sound I expect to hear into June this spring.
3/19/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 61F with 2 brief showers, not measurable.
3/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), calm, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F, mostly cloudy with one brief shower (.01). Gold Run Creek still roaring with snow melt.
3/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 M 0.0 M Raining, calm, and 43F at obs. Current snow level about 7K ASL. Hi yestd. 63F with inc. clouds. WW 20-25G35, rain started about 6 PM. Precip. this station WY to date 38.66", near record, inc. 74" snow. Avg. WY here is 16" precip., 60" snow.
3/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.92 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.02 Light snow, calm, and 36F at obs, low was 33F. Hi yestd. 50F with hard rain (.85") before noon, clearing afternoon, rain started again overnight (.05") and changed to snow about 6 AM.
3/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F with rain/snow ending by 8 AM. WY precip. this station 39.59" and should crack the mythical 40" by this weekend.
3/24/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain just starting, mostly calm, and 40F at obs. Snow level about 5K ASL. Hi yestd. 52F, increasing clouds and west winds to 15-20.
3/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 33F at obs. Ice on the decks. Hi yestd. 49F with off/on light rain. Snow level overnight about 5K ASL, snow plastered on the trees just above us. Still sneaking up on a 40" water year.
3/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 T M 0.0 M
3/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 T M 0.0 M
4/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 37F at obs. Mostly clear yesterday.
4/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 42F at obs.
4/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 42F at obs. Current snow level about 6K ASL. Hi yestd. 65F and partly cloudy. Water year precip total above 40" for a record year with still more to come next 72 hrs.
4/7/2017 7:00 AM 1.46 0.0 M 0.0 M Moderate rain, WW 15-20, G45+ last 24 hrs. Hi yestd. 56F, Lt. rain in morning, heavy overnight. Current snow level about 5K ASL. This is a thumper of a storm for April; fits right in with our record winter.
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 1.27 1.5 0.32 0.5 0.17 Light snow, calm, and 32F at obs. Almost continuous rain/snow last 24 Hrs. with a hi of 48F. WY to date is now 42.91", almost 300% of normal. An absurd amount of water for here; waiting for redwoods to start sprouting in the sagebrush high desert...
4/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.5 0.09 0.5 0.07 Mostly clear, calm, and a hard freeze at 25F. Hi yestd. 44F with on/off snow flurries, no rain, and mostly calm.
4/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, WW 5-10, and 37F at obs. Snow showers nearby. Hi yestd. 50F, and mostly clear with light winds.
4/11/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 40F at obs. Current snow level about 5.5K ASL. Hi yestd. 55F with increasing clouds and light winds.
4/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10), west/ SW winds 10-15, and 47F at obs. Lt. rain off/on yestd. and a high of 57F.
4/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.62 T M T M Lt. snow, WW 5-10, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 59F (felt colder) with scattered rain showers and gusty SW/WW to 30+. Record winter precip. continues.
4/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 T 0.04 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a hard freeze at 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 49F with snow showers in the late afernoon and west winds to 25-30+.
4/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 51 and mostly clear and calm.
4/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (alto-cirrus), calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 61F, mostly clear with increasing PM cloudiness.
4/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, WW 10-15, and 45F at obs. Current snow level about 6K ASL. Off/on rain last 12 hrs. Hi yestd.65F. This remarkable winter continues...
4/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 58F with scattered light rain showers. Have had some precip. on 10 of last 13 days (3.80" total for month), remarkable for April.
4/19/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 61F with a brief shower about 9 AM and WW10-15 most of the day.
4/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain over night just ending, calm, and 38F at obs. Current snow level about 5K ASL with snow-blasted trees visible just above us on the Diamond Mts. Hi yestd. 60F and mostly clear. Recorded some precip. 11 of last 14 days- unheard of for April.
4/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 31F at obs. Hi yestd. 58F with a brief rain shower about 7:30 then clearing.
4/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F and mostly clear.
4/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 65F with increasing clouds during the day, WW/SW to 20.
4/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, WW 10-20, and 43F at obs. Current snow level about 6K ASL. Hi yestd 63F with increasing clouds and some wind.This small storm under-forecast by NWS Reno but who thought they would have to deal with a winter like this? Have had some precip. this station 14 of last 24 days-3.99" for April.
4/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and a light frost (33F) at obs. Hi yestd. 56F with off/on rain showers. Some precip. 15 of last 25 days this station. Total for April over 4 inches.
4/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain, WW5-10, and 48F at obs. Current snow level about 6.5/7K ASL. Hi yestd. 63F and mostly cloudy. Up to 16 days with some precip. this month. I thought we lived between the mountains and the edge of a desert. Now It's looking like a swamp...
4/27/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd. 63F with off/on showers (again) and SW/WW 15-25.
4/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 61 F and mostly clear. Our creek is roaring 24/7 from snow melt and may do so for another 60 days or more.
4/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 31F at obs. Hi yestd. 63F, clear with N/NE winds 10-25.
4/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F with N/NE winds to 15. Creek is loud from snow melt.
5/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 73F, warmest yet this year,and mostly clear and calm. April precip was 4.09" inc. 2" snow. Precip was recorded on 17 days. WY to date is an astounding 44.23" with 76" of snow, clearly a precip. record since at least 1982. 1992-93 had much more snow.
5/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd. 77F, warmest yet this year, mostly clear and calm.
5/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 78F, clear and mostly calm. Warmest day yet this year. a few afternoon clouds.
5/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F. Hi yestd. 82F with some N/NE winds in the afternoon. Warmest yet this year and may be warmer today.
5/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F, mostly calm with some cumulus buildup in afternoon but no showers. Will be cooler today.
5/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, alto stratus, calm and 47F at obs. Hi yestd. 75F with variable clouds and some gusty PM west winds.
5/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, wind N/NE10-20, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 64F, rain started about noon and ended about 4 PM. Snow level was above 7K ASL. Very wet water year continues.
5/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 72F with AM clouds then clearing.
5/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, WW 15-20, and 42F at obs.
5/13/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Partly cloudy, calm, and 35F at obs. Snow flurry last hour and another yestd. morning (at 44F). Hi was 61F, WW 15-25, PC.
5/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 62, mostly calm with variable clouds.
5/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F with rain showers afternoon.
5/16/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain just starting, WW 10-15, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F, mostly clear and calm.
5/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 33F at obs. Hi yestd. 55F with off/on rain showers all day. New snow from last night visible above 7K ASL on the Diamond Mts.
5/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 66F, clear and calm.
5/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd. 75F, clear and calm
5/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F, clear and calm.
5/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F, clear and calm.
5/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs.Hi yestd. 85F, clear and calm. Warming up...our creek is in thunderous mode from melting snow above us. Much more to come.
5/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F, warmest day yet this year. Snow melt accelerating.
5/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F, warmest yet this year. Considerable snow melt taking place but drifts above us at 7K ASL are still 6 to 8 feet deep.
5/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F with inc. clouds in the afternoon and west winds 20-30.
5/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 5-10, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 78F with west winds 15-20 and clear.
5/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd 84F, higher than predicted, with passing alto-cumulus and mostly calm.
5/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F, higher than predicted, clear and calm. Creek still roaring from snow melt and will be for some time.
5/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F
5/30/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 87F with considerable cloudiness late in the day and a few drops of rain but no thunder or lightning.
5/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, WW/SW 5-10, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F with increasing cloudiness and rain beginning in the night. May precip. .39", WY to date a whopping 44.62' inc. 76" of snow.
6/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 69F with AM rain showers and WW/SW winds to 15. Bet we won't see a day that cool for a while.
6/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm.
6/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm, high in the mid-80s
6/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. mid-80s.
6/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mos.tly clear, calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F, mostly clear with afternoon WW 15-20
6/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F with a few clouds and north flow aloft; warm-up coming.
6/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F, clear and calm.
6/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F, mostly clear and calm. Advertsied warm-up underway...
6/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F, clear early then variable hi clouds moved in with WW to 20-30, warm and sultry in the evening.
6/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 91F, clear, and mostly calm. Pretty standard June day here - somewhat boring weather.
6/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10-alto-cum), calm, and 65F at obs. Hi yestd. 99F with PM alto-stratus which helped to hold the heat in. Will likely make the dreaded 100+ today.
6/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 102.6F (ouch) with afternoon thunder storms nearby -heard thunder-but not over us. Finally, a cell just north provided a little relief from out-wash cooler air and took the temp down to 88 by 5PM. Our creek still very high from roaring snow melt and still more to come.
6/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yestd. 100F, second day of 100+, clear and calm with only distant afternoon thunderheads.
6/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, and calm. Hi was 98.
6/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly Clear, hi was 100F
6/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear.
6/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi, thin clouds, calm, and 65F at obs. Hi yestd. 102.6F with afternoon thunderheads in the distance. Diamond Mt. snow fields-not patches yet - much diminished but still robust; will likely last all summer.
6/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 62F at obs. Hi yestd. 97F
6/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F with mid-day/PM west winds to 25.
6/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F, clear with afternoon west winds to 25.
6/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd 89F, clear, and mostly calm.Still significant snow fields above 6.5K ASL on the Diamond Mts., most at end of June over last 35 years.
6/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F, clear and calm except for a very few high and passing alto-cumulus mid-day.
7/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some alto-stratus mainly east, calm, and 63F at obs. Hi yestd. 97F but will likely be warmer today. Can still hear the creek running from snow melt above us. What a water year over the last 365 days; 45.62" precip. -300% of normal, inc. 76" of snow -120% of normal.
7/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F with some passing hi clouds and a few cumulus buildups north and east in the afternoon.
7/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 5-8, and 65F at obs. Hi yestd. 96F, clear and mostly calm. Could be warmer today.
7/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, clear, and mostly calm. Not as warm as I thought it would get.
7/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, clear, with light afternoon WW winds.
7/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with some monsonal alto-stratus and typical WW 15-20 in the afternoon. Mid-90s and mid 50s forecast for next 10 days.
7/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 98F, clear, and mostly calm. M3 pattern (minimal monsoon moisture) aloft. Ho-hum, stuck on mid summer 50s-90s.
7/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 59F, clear, and calm at obs. Hi yestd. 98F, clear and calm. Typical 50s/90s mid-summer pattern continues.
7/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some smoke from fires SE in Nevada, calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd 99F, mostly clear and calm. Warmup to 100+ later in week. Payback for a cool spring.
7/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 97F, clear with PM West winds to 20.
7/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, clear with WW to 20-25.
7/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, clear - few alto-cum. north- with west winds 15-25; large fire south near Doyle (5K acres) with an ominous orange glow in the night from 40 miles away.
7/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, WW 10-15 in afternoon, clear with a pyrocumulus cloud and smoke over the Doyle fire, 40 miles SE.
7/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), calm, and 56F at obs. Some altocumulus monsoonal moisture creeping in from the south. We'll see of it develops. Hi yestd. 94F, clear with WW 15-20 and some smoke SE from the 30K acre Long Valley Fire.
7/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, sparse monsoonal moisture aloft, calm, and 58F with some smoke from Long Valley Fire. Hi yestd. 94F with up to 3/10 moonsoon clouds but no convective thunderheads forming.
7/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 61 F at obs. Hi yestd. 95F, mostly clear, and PM west winds 15-20.
7/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F, clear with PM WW 15-20.
7/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 96F, mostly clear with a few afternoon altocumulus and west winds gusting to over 25. Old snow patches on the Diamond Mts. reduced but persisting.
7/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F, clear with afternoon west winds to 20. Coolest night and day for weeks, actually back down to near normal.
7/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F, clear with afternoon west winds to 20. Will be warmer today.
7/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with west winds to 15-20, clear. Waiting for some monsoon moisture which could be here by Sunday.
7/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd. 95F, clear with lighter afternoon winds 10-15. Ho hum...
7/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 63F at obs. Hi yestd. 99F, clear, and mostly calm. Warming back up. Again...
7/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, monsoonal moisture aloft, calm, and 65F at obs. Looks like a very tropical sky. Hi yestd. 97F with a few high clouds and mostly calm.
7/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 62F at obs. Hi yestd. 95F with considerable monsoon moisture aloft but not much thunder storm activity. A few brief showers within 20 miles but heavy precip. 40 miles SE in Nevada where few Cocorahs reporters live.
7/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Slight cool down. Hi yestd. 93F with considerable cumulus buildup. Perversely, few clouds gave us any shade and while there were rain showers SE,E,NE, N, and NW, none were over us. Pity. Diamond Mt. snow patches persist.
7/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F with gusty S/SW winds to 20+, considerable convective buildup with some rain showers mostly east and south but all managed to miss us and we were largely devoid of even shade from the clouds.
7/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi 96F
7/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi 96F with PM thunderheads in dstance.
7/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 61F at obs. Warming up, hi 96F with some afternoon thunder heads.
7/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy/smoky, calm, and 65F at obs. Hi yestd. 101F with varying amounts of smoke, a few cumulus managing to miss us as usual, mostly calm. Truly in the Dog Days now - fairly miserable.
8/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Smoke from Minerva fire, 100 miles south settling in all night, calm, and 67F at obs. Hi yestd. 100F, calm, and a few distant cumulus. Misery index rising and relief not in sight.
8/2/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Smoke/haze, a few high clouds, calm, and 66F at obs. Hi yestd. 99.7F with a few hours of monsoonal clouds mid-day which kept the temp. barely below 100+. A few drops of blessed rain helped some
8/3/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy, calm, and 66F at obs. Hi yestd. 99.7F with PM thunder heads nearby. As previous day, a few hrs. of monsoon clouds prevented 100+. Considerable rain from a cell SE but only a few drops here. Snow patches on Diamond Mts. much diminished but a few persist. Misery Index remains high.
8/4/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (alto-stratus), NW 5-10, and 73F at obs. Hi yestd. 100.7F with considerable cloudiness in the afternoon, heavy cooling rain to just a few miles away but only a few drops here. Temp went 97 to 84 and back to 100 when PM sun briefly re-appeared but kept us down from a hi of 104/105. Those same clouds kept the heat lid on overnight and gave us a near record hi lo of 73F, unusual here.
8/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (8/10, alto-cumulus), calm, and 64F at obs. Looks as though it may produce real rain. Hi yestd. 95F, high humidity but few clouds with WW to 15-20. Misery Index moderately high.
8/6/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10, cum/alto-cumulus), calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd 86F, closer to normal temps with considerable clouds, brief sprinkles 7:15 AM and 1 PM, some gusty outflow winds. Good chance of rain predicted for today.
8/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear/hazy, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F. FINALLY, a cooling and wetting rain with the temp. falling from 90F to 68F throughout the afternoon. Substantial thunder/lighting, peaking at about 1 strike per. min.
8/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. a more civilized 84F with some afternoon cumulus buildup and nearby rain but, again, it all missed this station. Some gusty out-flow winds.
8/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), alto-cumulus, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F with distant beautiful cumulus. In spite of a predicted "80% chance of heavy rain" by NWS Reno, not a drop fell anywhere near this sta. Maybe some today - flash flood watch in place.
8/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F with yet another cooling rain/monsoon event late in the afternoon. Outflow winds to 30+ and a few minutes of marble sized hail to boot. Considerable lighting, up to 10/minute strikes mostly cloud to cloud. Some places in town had ground covering hail and 1"+ rain.
8/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 86F with moderate cumulus buildup PM but no vis. showers; light winds. A few snow patches persist on the Diamond Mts. Might make it another 30 days.
8/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F, mostly calm with a very few scattered cumulus.
8/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F, mostly clear but for a few cumulus, winds west to 15 at times, large thunderstorm 20 miles East.
8/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. low 90's with mostly calm winds and some partial cumulus in the afternoon. Diamond Mts. snow patches down to minuscule but still present.
8/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Coolest night for some time. Hi yestd. 86F, calm with a few cumulus in the afternoon.
8/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F, mostly clear and calm.
8/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, a few alto-cumulus, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F, clear and calm. Temps creeping up each day and night. Last few snow patches on the Diamond Mts. are still visible but won't last long. Poor south Texas, many reports over 20" of rain last 24 hrs, more than an average year this sta.
8/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (alto-cumulus, 3/10), calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd.91F -felt hotter- mostly PC and calm.
8/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F, mostly clear with WW to 15.
8/30/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with a few cumulus in the afternoon and a few drops of rain. Considerable smoke from a fire far to the SW. WW to 15.
8/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Smoke, vis. about 10km, clear above, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F, less warm than predicted, and mostly clear and calm.
9/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Smoke and Haze, calm, and 54F at obs. High yestd. 87F
9/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear with considerable smoke, calm, and 55 at obs. Hi yestd. 90F
9/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, less smoke, calm, and 59F. Hi yestd. 93F, mostly calm and smoky. Hopefully, next 3 days will be the last hot blast of summer.
9/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear with some alto-cumulus, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, felt hotter, with considerable smoke AM, decreasing throughout the day and increasing clouds leading to virga and some rain just north of us. Mostly calm, no thunder or lightning.
9/6/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 66F at obs. Considerable warm/wet air aloft. Hi yestd. 91F, a few rain drops 5:50 PM to about 10 PM with gusty SW winds to 30+ but no measurable rain.
9/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 86F and muggy with first measurable rain in 28 days. Some cloud to cloud lightning and nice and cool and damp 5 PM(temp <70f) -10 PM.
9/8/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10, alto-cumulus), calm, and 53F at obs. Lt. rain last hour. Hi yestd. a pleasant 80F, mostly clear and mostly calm. One tiny old snow patch on the Diamond Mts. persists.
9/9/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. High yestd. 82F with considerable clouds and on/off very lt. rain 5-9 PM with mostly distant thunder and a few cloud to cloud lightning strikes. Very strong SW winds to 35+ at times.
9/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F, clear and calm.
9/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F with considerable cloudiness after 4 PM and rain showers in the night. Wind gusts 30+ 9/10 PM.
9/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F with considerable cloudiness and a few rain showers in the afternoon.
9/14/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45F at obs. coolest morning for some time. Should get our first frost in 10-20 days. Hi yestd. 74F with variable clouds WW 10-15 and one hard rain shower just north at about 3 PM.
9/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (8/10, alto-stratus), calm, and a cool 43F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F.
9/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some haze, calm, and a cool 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F, mostly clear and calm.
9/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), calm, and 49 F at obs. Hi yestd. 74, mostly clear and calm.
9/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 70F with considerable cloudiness and WW to 25. One small patch of old snow persists at 7.2K ASL on the Diamond Mts. It may be augmented by a chance of snow there on Thurs.
9/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M First frost
9/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, NW wind 5-10, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F and mostly clear. Small remaining patch of old snow on Diamond Mts. persists.
9/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, E winds 5-10, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F, clear with var. winds 5-10.
9/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a cool 39F at obs. Hi yestd. 70, brilliantly clear, and mostly calm.
9/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), alto stratus and alto cum, calm, and 45F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F, clear and calm. Could use some rain any day.
9/30/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 72F with a few scattered rain showers, virga, and mostly cloudy.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/29/2016 10/07/2016 7:00 AM 9 0.29 0.0 0.00 Rain likely fell in October.
6/6/2017 6/13/2017 7:00 AM 8 0.40 0.0 0.00 PC, calm, and 46F at obs. Hi over the period was 88F and the lowest was 41F.



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