Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-SA-1 Latitude 38.617278
Station Name Carmichael 1.6 SW Longitude -121.340377
County Sacramento Elevation (ft) 102



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 1.10 4.23 8 4.23 8 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 2.44 1.68 10 1.68 10 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 16 3.57 2.46 7 2.46 7 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 17 3.93 5.10 12 5.10 12 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 17 3.92 4.81 13 0.27 4 4.54 9 1 2 1 0.0 0 0
March 17 3.27 1.22 10 0.40 8 0.82 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
April 17 1.57 3.87 15 0.12 1 3.75 14 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
May 17 0.88 0.16 9 0.16 9 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
June 17 0.23 0.27 7 0.00 3 0.27 4 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 0.01 0.00 4 0.00 4 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 0.05 0.00 6 0.00 6 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 0.33 0.00 6 0.00 6 0.00 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 21.30" 23.80" 107 days 14.42" 78 9.38" 29 days 4 36 days 5 days 0.0" 0 days 0 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2016
10/2/2016 0.00
10/3/2016 0.20
10/4/2016 0.02
10/5/2016
10/6/2016
10/7/2016
10/8/2016
10/9/2016 0.00
10/10/2016
10/11/2016
10/12/2016
10/13/2016
10/14/2016
10/15/2016 0.71
10/16/2016 0.44
10/17/2016 1.30
10/18/2016
10/19/2016
10/20/2016
10/21/2016
10/22/2016
10/23/2016
10/24/2016
10/25/2016
10/26/2016
10/27/2016
10/28/2016 1.56
10/29/2016
10/30/2016
10/31/2016
11/1/2016 0.15
11/2/2016
11/3/2016
11/4/2016
11/5/2016
11/6/2016 0.00
11/7/2016
11/8/2016
11/9/2016
11/10/2016 0.00
11/11/2016
11/12/2016
11/13/2016
11/14/2016
11/15/2016
11/16/2016 T
11/17/2016
11/18/2016
11/19/2016
11/20/2016 0.56
11/21/2016 0.11
11/22/2016
11/23/2016 0.19
11/24/2016 0.00
11/25/2016
11/26/2016
11/27/2016 0.50
11/28/2016 0.17
11/29/2016
11/30/2016
12/1/2016
12/2/2016
12/3/2016 0.00
12/4/2016
12/5/2016
12/6/2016
12/7/2016
12/8/2016 0.28
12/9/2016 0.34
12/10/2016
12/11/2016
12/12/2016
12/13/2016
12/14/2016 0.03
12/15/2016 0.01
12/16/2016 1.80
12/17/2016
12/18/2016 0.00
12/19/2016
12/20/2016
12/21/2016
12/22/2016
12/23/2016
12/24/2016
12/25/2016
12/26/2016
12/27/2016
12/28/2016
12/29/2016
12/30/2016
12/31/2016
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017
1/2/2017
1/3/2017 0.29
1/4/2017
1/5/2017
1/6/2017
1/7/2017 0.42
1/8/2017 1.20
1/9/2017 1.08
1/10/2017
1/11/2017
1/12/2017 0.04
1/13/2017
1/14/2017
1/15/2017
1/16/2017
1/17/2017
1/18/2017 0.08
1/19/2017 0.85
1/20/2017 0.53
1/21/2017 0.06
1/22/2017 0.40
1/23/2017 0.15
1/24/2017
1/25/2017
1/26/2017
1/27/2017
1/28/2017 0.00
1/29/2017
1/30/2017
1/31/2017
2/1/2017
2/2/2017 **
2/3/2017 **
2/4/2017 **
2/5/2017 **
2/6/2017 **
2/7/2017 **
2/8/2017 **
2/9/2017 **
2/10/2017 4.54
2/11/2017 0.02
2/12/2017
2/13/2017
2/14/2017
2/15/2017
2/16/2017 0.25
2/17/2017
2/18/2017
2/19/2017
2/20/2017
2/21/2017
2/22/2017
2/23/2017 T
2/24/2017
2/25/2017
2/26/2017
2/27/2017 0.00
2/28/2017
3/1/2017
3/2/2017
3/3/2017
3/4/2017 0.00
3/5/2017 0.25
3/6/2017
3/7/2017
3/8/2017
3/9/2017 0.00
3/10/2017 0.00
3/11/2017
3/12/2017
3/13/2017
3/14/2017
3/15/2017 0.00
3/16/2017 0.00
3/17/2017
3/18/2017
3/19/2017
3/20/2017 **
3/21/2017 0.82
3/22/2017
3/23/2017
3/24/2017
3/25/2017
3/26/2017
3/27/2017 0.09
3/28/2017
3/29/2017
3/30/2017 0.06
3/31/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017
4/2/2017
4/3/2017
4/4/2017
4/5/2017
4/6/2017 **
4/7/2017 **
4/8/2017 **
4/9/2017 **
4/10/2017 **
4/11/2017 **
4/12/2017 **
4/13/2017 **
4/14/2017 **
4/15/2017 **
4/16/2017 **
4/17/2017 **
4/18/2017 **
4/19/2017 3.75
4/20/2017 0.12
4/21/2017
4/22/2017
4/23/2017
4/24/2017
4/25/2017
4/26/2017
4/27/2017
4/28/2017
4/29/2017
4/30/2017
5/1/2017 0.00
5/2/2017 0.00
5/3/2017 0.00
5/4/2017
5/5/2017 0.00
5/6/2017
5/7/2017
5/8/2017
5/9/2017
5/10/2017
5/11/2017
5/12/2017
5/13/2017 0.00
5/14/2017
5/15/2017
5/16/2017
5/17/2017 0.01
5/18/2017
5/19/2017
5/20/2017
5/21/2017
5/22/2017 0.00
5/23/2017
5/24/2017 0.00
5/25/2017
5/26/2017
5/27/2017
5/28/2017
5/29/2017
5/30/2017
5/31/2017 0.15
6/1/2017
6/2/2017
6/3/2017
6/4/2017
6/5/2017
6/6/2017 0.00
6/7/2017 **
6/8/2017 **
6/9/2017 **
6/10/2017 0.27
6/11/2017
6/12/2017 0.00
6/13/2017
6/14/2017
6/15/2017
6/16/2017
6/17/2017
6/18/2017
6/19/2017
6/20/2017
6/21/2017
6/22/2017 0.00
6/23/2017
6/24/2017
6/25/2017
6/26/2017
6/27/2017
6/28/2017
6/29/2017
6/30/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017
7/2/2017
7/3/2017
7/4/2017
7/5/2017
7/6/2017 0.00
7/7/2017
7/8/2017 0.00
7/9/2017
7/10/2017
7/11/2017
7/12/2017
7/13/2017
7/14/2017 0.00
7/15/2017
7/16/2017
7/17/2017
7/18/2017
7/19/2017
7/20/2017
7/21/2017
7/22/2017
7/23/2017
7/24/2017
7/25/2017
7/26/2017
7/27/2017
7/28/2017 0.00
7/29/2017
7/30/2017
7/31/2017
8/1/2017
8/2/2017
8/3/2017 0.00
8/4/2017 0.00
8/5/2017 T
8/6/2017
8/7/2017
8/8/2017
8/9/2017
8/10/2017
8/11/2017
8/12/2017
8/13/2017
8/14/2017
8/15/2017
8/16/2017
8/17/2017
8/18/2017
8/19/2017
8/20/2017
8/21/2017
8/22/2017 0.00
8/23/2017 0.00
8/24/2017
8/25/2017
8/26/2017
8/27/2017
8/28/2017
8/29/2017 0.00
8/30/2017
8/31/2017
9/1/2017
9/2/2017
9/3/2017
9/4/2017 0.00
9/5/2017 T
9/6/2017
9/7/2017
9/8/2017
9/9/2017
9/10/2017
9/11/2017
9/12/2017 T
9/13/2017 0.00
9/14/2017
9/15/2017
9/16/2017
9/17/2017
9/18/2017
9/19/2017
9/20/2017
9/21/2017 0.00
9/22/2017
9/23/2017
9/24/2017 0.00
9/25/2017
9/26/2017
9/27/2017
9/28/2017
9/29/2017
9/30/2017



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M mid 70's once again yesterday, low 49 yesterday morning (first 40's since May) low 52 this morning.
10/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M First measuable rain since May. Rain in aft which began 12:19pm. Thunder at 1:13pm towards west.(the strike). Heavy rain for a time yesterday aft.
10/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Getting kinda hot out there, hi yesterday 87F, (88F at SMF and SAC)low this morning was 51F. Its running about 1/2 or 1 degree warmer today than yesterday at the same time.
10/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M showers yesterday morning, after weakening storm intensified yesterday afternoon with steady rains ended by evening. yesterdays high of 65F was reached little past 7am, the low actually occurred after the high, during the 9am hour.
10/16/2016 7:30 AM 0.44 M M M M Precip started yesterday evening. Showers-rain continue this early morn mod to heavy at times from a stalled front.
10/17/2016 7:00 AM 1.30 M M M M Steady rains yesterday multiple pockets of heavy rain from stalled front right on top of us. Contrast to only .25 at SMF. Since 14th we had 2.45"
10/28/2016 7:50 AM 1.56 M M M M Rainfall total listed is an estimate based on a different gauge in yard, cocorahs gauge had a tree vs gauge problem. (which had been corrected since)
11/1/2016 8:15 AM 0.15 M M M M A bit of rain on the little monsters last night. A bit more early this morning too.
11/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low overcast.no rain.hi yesterday 71F low this AM 56F. Average high last 15 days: 70.2. (SAC 69.7 SMF 69.9) the av 15 day low: 52.7 (SAC 51.4 SMF 50.4) rainfall last 15 days: est 2.8" (SAC 2.85" SMF 2.04"). Our season total is way above normal this yr.
11/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low 51F for 3rd nite in a row, hi yesterday was 75. Hot in so cal...Santa Monica was 95F which was hotter than downtown LA and "the valley".
11/16/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkles during the 3 pm hr. We usually have our first frost by now, so far we have'nt. Perhaps tonight we will as we should get our first 30's temp.
11/20/2016 8:45 AM 0.56 M M M M
11/21/2016 8:15 AM 0.11 M M M M
11/23/2016 8:45 AM 0.19 M M M M
11/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Coldest morning of the season so far with frost on the pumpkin and many other surfaces, the surfaces reaching 32F outside, my official low was 36F at 5ft above the ground (the air temp). Dew pt was 34F thus the condensation-frost occurance
11/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
11/28/2016 8:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
12/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M burr, it was cold and frigid last night, no I'm not talking about the ex, but the temperature, it got down to 36F early this morning, while yesterday the mercury climbed to 60F in my breezeway, however my "official" high here was 59F.
12/8/2016 7:10 AM 0.28 M M M M Lt rn at obs time.SMF and MCC had about 39F temp all nite long whereas we warmed to 46F (after low of 41F). On and off prec since wed aft.
12/9/2016 9:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
12/14/2016 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 1.80 M M M M more that likely the rain shadowing effects of nearby trees and high 35-40mph winds probably rain shawdowed the rain gauge, in reality probably more than likely around 2" or so was our total. Record precip total for our area for the date.
12/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low this AM was 29F...coldest of the yr so far. Coldest last yr was 28
1/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M rain total is an estimate. storm total is .31 to 8am. Actual precip total may be more than indicated due to trees rain shawdowing gauge. Thunderclap at 2:05 pm Monday.
1/7/2017 8:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Its not often it was cooler here than the sierra foothills during a storm. Radar showed snow west side of sac valley. 40F at sac vs 47F here as tongue of cold air slipped down the west side from the north. Its stlll raining here steadily. Low this AM was 41F
1/8/2017 7:45 AM 1.20 M M M M rain total is an estimate. Also strong winds and adjacent trees may preclude any accurate measurement. It warmed instead of cool during the night with a 64F so far as high (record or near record high for date despite stormy weather) Wind gust to 45mph (Mcclellan airport)
1/9/2017 9:00 AM 1.08 M M M M Gauge total is an estimate, accidently spilled some in measurement process, so used an adjacent gauge total instead. Steady rains yesterday, tapered off to showers last night. Rumbles of thunder middle of the night.
1/12/2017 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M No tornadoes to report today unlike the previous night when an F0 struck Sacramento (natomas area). Some precip overnight.
1/18/2017 7:30 AM 0.08 M M M M early AM rain. Not raining at time of obs (0730)
1/19/2017 8:00 AM 0.85 M M M M
1/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Had to take a double take on the barometric pressure....can't remember it being so low...its like 29.33"
1/21/2017 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
1/22/2017 7:45 AM 0.40 M M M M Precip total is probably higher than indicated due to high winds and ajacent trees. Crazy sustained howling winds at times this early morning (55 mph at nearby MCC)
1/23/2017 8:00 AM 0.15 M M M M distant thunder yesterday aft, showers at times past 24hrs
1/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The barometric pressure is sky high...30.62" the highest I have ever seen!
2/11/2017 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M early morning shower.
2/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M early morning storm started out with a couple of thunderclaps at around 4:07 am. Actual lightning strikes were several miles away (toward the SSE I believe). Note more lightning occurred towards the NE and E and into the foothills but never heard the thunder from those.
2/23/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M sprinkles yesterday afternoon
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M yesterdays high was 58F, low this AM was 40F
3/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M low last nite was 47F, high yesterday 67F. We still have not had any 70 degree weather yet this year which is kinda unusual being that it is already March, and our normal high is in the mid 60's.
3/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
3/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The mercury reached 73 degrees yesterday, our first 70 since mid november (greatest number of days without 70 degrees this century). Low this AM was 52F
3/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our first 80 degree weather of the year yesterday with a high of 81F (80.5), low 55F this morning. Last years first 80 occurred April 5th
3/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a couple sprinkles noted on the windshield 2 miles west of here late yesterday. Nothing That I noticed over here at station, gauge remains bone dry with a layer of yellow pollen on funnel.
3/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
3/30/2017 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
5/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot weather has arrived, the station's first 90 of the year yesterday (it usually arrives the first part of May). Last yr the first 90 was on May 12th. Low this morning was a warm 66F! (normal July low is 61F)
5/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 91F yesterday and 64F overnight.
5/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 10 degrees cooler last night with a low of 55F, our 90's are thankfully over with for now.
5/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M chilly overnight with a Low of 45F early this morning (39F at mather airport), lovely 70 degree weather continues each day.
5/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot as you know what, with 95 degrees for an afternoon high yesterday. Hotter yet today. I think it may stay below 100 degrees however during this heatwave. Low 63F early this morning (up 2 dgrees from previous morning)
5/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M max temp yesterday was just barely 100 (99.5), our first 100 degrees of the yr. Much cooler today thankfully!
5/31/2017 9:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
6/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There may have been sprinkles i missed.
6/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low was a warm 77 (that use to be the warmest night ever recorded just a few years back).the forecast high of 111F is just one degree shy of all time record for here in carmichael.
7/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M lots of clouds yesterday afternoon with some reports of sprinkles but none here. Cleared off later in the afternoon with Lower 90's yesterday and 62F the low this AM.
7/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hotter than a switch engine, it got up to 109F yesterday. I think a few years ago I remember it getting up to 110F. The record heat will continue today it appears. low this morning was 68F. Oh well, it could have been worse, Death Valley Ca. had a high yesterday of 127F and their low was 103F.
7/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2017 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High yesterday was 102F low this AM was 66 F. Its been an awfully HOT summer. Record june heatwave..and now july..not one day below 90F this month which has never happened before in carmichael nor in sac. Forecast is for near or above 100 the next several days.
8/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot as heck. It will probably be the hottest summer ever in these parts, it already is up to this point. Yesterdays high about 102F, warmest night of the year last night with a low of 75F
8/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warmest night of the year with a low of 75F (tied with previous night). Lightning show last night towards the south I guess (I missed it)
8/5/2017 9:00 AM T M M M M evidence of sprinkles/rain based on the dusty car and gauge, although nothing inside of gauge which happened overnight and this morning.
8/22/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Erroneous claims of 10 degrees drop during solar eclipse by local tv weather people was actually more like .5 degree or so drop..more or less maintaning. Would have been about 5 degrees warmer if no eclipse. Groovy sight to be seen (the eclipse)
8/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The hottest summer I have ever seen here continues with the high yesterday reaching 110F, hottest day in 4 yrs, and 2 degrees from all time high. Yesterday marked the 28th day of 100 degrees or higher this summer (normal is 14) which is the most 100 degrees days I have seen in the 24 yrs of record keeping. We have had as few as 4 100 degree days back in 2004.
9/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M evidence of a few sprinkles on my dirty car that had occurred sometime during the past 24hrs (nothing inside of gauge)
9/12/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M I observed sprinkles during the 7pm hour. Neighbor down the street claimed she heard distant thunder, but I slept through it last night.
9/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cooler weather finally with no hot weather in the forecast (for a change) after having the hottest summer ever here. 33 days of 100 degree weather (normal is 14) a record in my 24 yrs of record keeping shattering my old record of 27 days. Also we by far had the most 70 degree+ minimum nights this summer 17 nights of that! We usually get like maybe one or two of those. I was hoping for some thunderstorms here last night but was confined to the south of us towards galt, Lodi etc. Season total so far (since July 1st) has been a trace of rain which is below average to date.
9/21/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Any sprinkles out there I didn't see, but it is nice to not have hot weather (although its suppose to return next week). Last night was the first time I turned on the heater since last May. Low here was 53F
9/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M coldest night since last May, low was 49F early this morning.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
2/2/2017 2/10/2017 1:00 PM 9 4.54 M M The amount was likely higher due to rain shawdowing effects with the high winds and ajacent trees.
3/20/2017 3/21/2017 4:00 PM 2 0.82 M M some thunder late morning and e. aft time frame. heavy precip at times. max temp on 21st: 67F
4/6/2017 4/19/2017 7:00 AM 14 3.75 M M rain shawdowed (under reading) during april 6-9 stormy weather due to high winds at times. thunder on april 7th smuall hail on april 8th.
6/7/2017 6/10/2017 7:00 AM 4 0.27 M M



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