Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-GR-52 Latitude 40.091093
Station Name Parshall 3.0 NNW Longitude -106.200002
County Grand Elevation (ft) 7893



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 1.17 1.23 31 1.23 31 0.00 0 0 8 4 3.2 3 2
Nov 16 1.03 1.03 30 1.03 30 0.00 0 0 9 2 6.9 7 9
Dec 16 0.90 1.32 31 1.32 31 0.00 0 0 11 8 15.7 13 30
Jan 17 0.83 1.40 31 1.40 31 0.00 0 0 17 3 20.3 18 27
Feb 17 0.90 0.88 28 0.88 28 0.00 0 0 8 3 10.2 8 24
March 17 0.94 0.59 31 0.59 31 0.00 0 0 8 5 2.4 7 11
April 17 1.30 2.02 30 2.02 30 0.00 0 0 13 5 11.6 10 6
May 17 1.45 2.16 31 2.16 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 13.3 3 2
June 17 1.35 0.11 30 0.11 30 0.00 0 0 3 6 0.0 0 0
July 17 1.59 1.47 31 1.47 31 0.00 0 0 7 10 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 1.54 0.87 31 0.87 31 0.00 0 0 9 11 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 1.53 0.42 30 0.42 30 0.00 0 0 5 8 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 14.53" 13.50" 365 days 13.50" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 110 days 68 days 83.6" 69 days 111 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 T
10/2/2016 0.00
10/3/2016 0.00
10/4/2016 0.01
10/5/2016 T
10/6/2016 0.09
10/7/2016 0.08
10/8/2016 0.00
10/9/2016 0.00
10/10/2016 0.00
10/11/2016 0.12
10/12/2016 0.63
10/13/2016 0.00
10/14/2016 0.00
10/15/2016 0.00
10/16/2016 0.00
10/17/2016 0.00
10/18/2016 T
10/19/2016 0.14
10/20/2016 0.00
10/21/2016 0.00
10/22/2016 0.00
10/23/2016 0.00
10/24/2016 0.00
10/25/2016 0.00
10/26/2016 0.15
10/27/2016 0.00
10/28/2016 0.00
10/29/2016 T
10/30/2016 0.01
10/31/2016 0.00
11/1/2016 0.00
11/2/2016 0.17
11/3/2016 0.00
11/4/2016 0.00
11/5/2016 0.00
11/6/2016 0.04
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 0.00
11/17/2016 0.00
11/18/2016 0.15
11/19/2016 0.00
11/20/2016 0.00
11/21/2016 0.00
11/22/2016 0.35
11/23/2016 T
11/24/2016 0.06
11/25/2016 T
11/26/2016 0.00
11/27/2016 0.04
11/28/2016 0.14
11/29/2016 0.07
11/30/2016 0.01
12/1/2016 T
12/2/2016 0.05
12/3/2016 0.04
12/4/2016 T
12/5/2016 0.00
12/6/2016 T
12/7/2016 0.07
12/8/2016 T
12/9/2016 0.13
12/10/2016 0.00
12/11/2016 0.19
12/12/2016 0.02
12/13/2016 0.00
12/14/2016 0.00
12/15/2016 0.03
12/16/2016 0.02
12/17/2016 0.54
12/18/2016 0.00
12/19/2016 0.00
12/20/2016 0.00
12/21/2016 0.00
12/22/2016 0.00
12/23/2016 0.22
12/24/2016 0.00
12/25/2016 T
12/26/2016 T
12/27/2016 T
12/28/2016 T
12/29/2016 0.01
12/30/2016 0.00
12/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 0.00
1/2/2017 0.00
1/3/2017 0.12
1/4/2017 0.09
1/5/2017 0.27
1/6/2017 0.03
1/7/2017 0.00
1/8/2017 0.04
1/9/2017 0.07
1/10/2017 0.18
1/11/2017 0.01
1/12/2017 0.06
1/13/2017 0.04
1/14/2017 0.06
1/15/2017 0.00
1/16/2017 0.17
1/17/2017 0.00
1/18/2017 0.00
1/19/2017 0.00
1/20/2017 0.12
1/21/2017 0.07
1/22/2017 0.01
1/23/2017 0.01
1/24/2017 0.05
1/25/2017 T
1/26/2017 T
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 0.00
2/3/2017 0.02
2/4/2017 T
2/5/2017 T
2/6/2017 0.00
2/7/2017 0.00
2/8/2017 0.06
2/9/2017 0.00
2/10/2017 0.00
2/11/2017 0.00
2/12/2017 0.27
2/13/2017 T
2/14/2017 0.00
2/15/2017 0.00
2/16/2017 0.00
2/17/2017 0.00
2/18/2017 0.00
2/19/2017 0.00
2/20/2017 0.15
2/21/2017 0.00
2/22/2017 0.00
2/23/2017 0.02
2/24/2017 0.15
2/25/2017 0.00
2/26/2017 0.04
2/27/2017 0.00
2/28/2017 0.17
3/1/2017 0.05
3/2/2017 0.00
3/3/2017 0.00
3/4/2017 0.00
3/5/2017 0.00
3/6/2017 0.04
3/7/2017 0.02
3/8/2017 0.00
3/9/2017 0.00
3/10/2017 0.00
3/11/2017 0.01
3/12/2017 0.00
3/13/2017 T
3/14/2017 0.00
3/15/2017 0.00
3/16/2017 0.00
3/17/2017 0.00
3/18/2017 0.00
3/19/2017 0.00
3/20/2017 0.00
3/21/2017 T
3/22/2017 0.00
3/23/2017 0.00
3/24/2017 0.16
3/25/2017 T
3/26/2017 0.17
3/27/2017 T
3/28/2017 0.03
3/29/2017 0.11
3/30/2017 0.00
3/31/2017 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 T
4/2/2017 0.00
4/3/2017 0.10
4/4/2017 0.07
4/5/2017 0.08
4/6/2017 0.00
4/7/2017 0.00
4/8/2017 0.00
4/9/2017 0.10
4/10/2017 T
4/11/2017 0.00
4/12/2017 0.00
4/13/2017 0.00
4/14/2017 0.00
4/15/2017 0.00
4/16/2017 0.00
4/17/2017 0.00
4/18/2017 0.00
4/19/2017 0.03
4/20/2017 0.26
4/21/2017 0.42
4/22/2017 T
4/23/2017 T
4/24/2017 0.04
4/25/2017 0.42
4/26/2017 T
4/27/2017 0.19
4/28/2017 0.22
4/29/2017 0.05
4/30/2017 0.04
5/1/2017 0.04
5/2/2017 T
5/3/2017 0.02
5/4/2017 0.00
5/5/2017 0.00
5/6/2017 0.00
5/7/2017 0.00
5/8/2017 0.00
5/9/2017 0.00
5/10/2017 0.01
5/11/2017 0.11
5/12/2017 0.00
5/13/2017 0.00
5/14/2017 0.00
5/15/2017 0.00
5/16/2017 0.00
5/17/2017 T
5/18/2017 0.32
5/19/2017 0.63
5/20/2017 T
5/21/2017 0.00
5/22/2017 0.23
5/23/2017 0.16
5/24/2017 0.00
5/25/2017 0.00
5/26/2017 0.60
5/27/2017 0.02
5/28/2017 0.01
5/29/2017 0.00
5/30/2017 0.00
5/31/2017 0.01
6/1/2017 0.00
6/2/2017 T
6/3/2017 0.07
6/4/2017 0.00
6/5/2017 0.00
6/6/2017 T
6/7/2017 T
6/8/2017 0.00
6/9/2017 T
6/10/2017 0.00
6/11/2017 0.00
6/12/2017 0.00
6/13/2017 0.00
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 0.02
6/22/2017 0.00
6/23/2017 T
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 T
6/30/2017 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017 0.00
7/2/2017 0.00
7/3/2017 T
7/4/2017 T
7/5/2017 0.00
7/6/2017 T
7/7/2017 T
7/8/2017 0.01
7/9/2017 T
7/10/2017 T
7/11/2017 0.23
7/12/2017 0.21
7/13/2017 0.18
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 T
7/21/2017 T
7/22/2017 T
7/23/2017 0.00
7/24/2017 0.00
7/25/2017 0.00
7/26/2017 0.02
7/27/2017 0.69
7/28/2017 0.00
7/29/2017 T
7/30/2017 0.13
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 T
8/2/2017 T
8/3/2017 0.17
8/4/2017 T
8/5/2017 T
8/6/2017 0.22
8/7/2017 T
8/8/2017 0.05
8/9/2017 0.09
8/10/2017 0.10
8/11/2017 0.18
8/12/2017 T
8/13/2017 0.04
8/14/2017 0.01
8/15/2017 0.01
8/16/2017 0.00
8/17/2017 0.00
8/18/2017 T
8/19/2017 0.00
8/20/2017 T
8/21/2017 0.00
8/22/2017 0.00
8/23/2017 0.00
8/24/2017 T
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 T
9/1/2017 T
9/2/2017 0.00
9/3/2017 0.00
9/4/2017 0.00
9/5/2017 T
9/6/2017 0.00
9/7/2017 0.00
9/8/2017 0.00
9/9/2017 T
9/10/2017 0.00
9/11/2017 T
9/12/2017 0.02
9/13/2017 0.00
9/14/2017 0.01
9/15/2017 0.05
9/16/2017 0.14
9/17/2017 T
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 T
9/24/2017 0.20
9/25/2017 T
9/26/2017 0.00
9/27/2017 0.00
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 T
9/30/2017 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Not much precipitation here, more on the east side of the county. Heavy fog was in the area before sunrise but it has started to lift. Visibility currently almost 1/4 of a mile. As I totaled my end of the year precipitation yesterday I saw that this September was the driest September here since I started keeping CoCoRaHs records. Preliminary results show that both precipitation and snowfall amounts for the year were less than what we often have here.
10/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M Precipitation was barely enough to measure 0.01". It came mostly in the form of rain with a few snowflakes mixed in. It was windy most of the day and also at times during the night.
10/5/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Trace was from a few snowflakes that fell during the day yesterday. As I write this report it is snowing lightly. It began just after 7 AM.
10/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 M 0.5 M A snowshower in the first hour of this period left almost a tenth of an inch of snow. That snow melted. The majority of the snow fell during the night. Snow did not stick where there is bare dirt or gravel but accumulated everywhere there is vegetation.
10/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 M T M Precipitation was a combination of snow and graupel, mostly snow, that fell between 7 AM and 1 PM. The only snow remaining on the ground at this elevation is in shaded places.
10/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Trace of snow remains on the north side of buildings.
10/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M We had a trace of rain yesterday afternoon at about 1:30. The rest of the rain fell during the early morning hours ending at around 5 AM.
10/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.63 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain fell steadily between about 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM. Strong wind gusts and a trace of rain occurred in the afternoon around 4:00 PM. The wind lasted an hour or more but the rain was very brief, just a few drops.
10/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very windy!!! This could be a dangerous day to be out in the woods in this area with all the standing beetle killed trees that could come down as a result of the wind.
10/18/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M There was a mix of very light rain and snow during the day yesterday about midday. Very light snow fell for a few minutes this morning just before 7 AM. Snow melted on contact with the ground.
10/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 1.4 M 0.5 M Snow fell sometime between 10 PM and 2:20 AM at this station. I think all, or nearly all of the precipitation came in the form of snow. We have had some fog in the area this morning but it seems to be lifting at the moment. Snow cover on the ground is patchy.
10/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Snow from yesterday has melted at this elevation.
10/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
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 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Good rain during the day yesterday began shortly after 7 AM and continued off and on until about 7:30 PM. There is fog in the area as I write this report. Visibility is about 350 feet.
10/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/29/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was about half a hundredth of an inch of rain.
10/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Several light, brief, rain showers passed through this area during the day yesterday.
10/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M There were some interesting flashes of lightning on the front edge of last night's showers. While I was outside at about 8 PM I saw three flashes but I never heard any thunder at all.
11/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M There has been some heavy fog in this area this morning. Earlier this morning visibility was only about 200 feet. As I write this report visibility is about 400 feet.
11/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
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
11/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 1.8 M 1.5 M New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to windy conditions.
11/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
11/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 0.5 0.04 0.5 M There were some flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder as this storm began last evening at about 7 PM. That's not a common occurance in this area in late November but then neither is the rain that accompanied it. Precipitation was a rain/snow mix.
11/23/2016 7:00 AM T T M T M Trace was a mix of graupel and grainy snowflakes.
11/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.6 M 0.5 M New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to windy conditions.
11/25/2016 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Trace was a few flakes of snow that fell at times in the first four hours of this observation period.
11/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M 0.5 M New snow fell between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM but has stopped at the moment.
11/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 2.2 M 3.0 M New snowfall depth is an estimate due to windy conditions.
11/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 1.1 M 3.5 M Light to moderate snow fell off and on during this entire observation period.
11/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 3.0 M
12/1/2016 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 3.0 M
12/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 M 3.5 M
12/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.9 M 4.0 M
12/4/2016 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 3.5 M
12/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/6/2016 7:00 AM T T M 2.5 M Trace was just a light dusting of snow in the bottom of the rain gauge.
12/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 M 3.5 M
12/8/2016 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 M Last night was our coldest of the season so far. My home thermometer registered a low of -24 degrees. Trace was less than 0.1" of snow.
12/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 2.1 M 5.0 M
12/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 2.0 M 6.0 M New snowfall depth estimated due to wind and warm temperatures that caused some melting in the afternoon.
12/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 6.0 M New snowfall depth is estimated due to wind and drifting.
12/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
12/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 5.0 M How many December 15ths since I've been measuring for Cocorahs has the precipitation in the rain gauge at this station been in liquid form? Answer: 1,today, from snow that melted during the night. It's almost 40 degrees! New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to warm, windy conditions.
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 4.5 M Precipitation after 6 AM was light snow. I think earlier in the night we may have had a little rain but it could have been snow that melted in the rain gauge. The snow has been melting soon after contact with most surfaces due to unusully warm temperatures so it's hard to tell how much has actually fallen.
12/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 5.0 M 8.5 M 0.5" of snow fell in first 2 hours of this observation period. That snow melted. Snow showers throughout the day fell and melted on contact with most objects but probably accumulated somewhat on snow covered areas. Warm temperatures caused a lot of settling of the existing snow, especially in the afternoon. I did not observe any rain falling at this station but there was snow that was very close to rain. It turned to water as soon as it hit windows, metal, etc. It is possible that it rained when I wasn't looking. I am estimating 5.0" of new snowfall total, but wind, warm temperatures, melting, possible rain, settling and drifting made it a challenging call today.
12/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
12/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
12/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
12/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 2.4 M 9.0 M Most of this snow fell after 11 PM. The new snow is fairly dense for this time of year. There has been wind and drifting.
12/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M There is a little bit of patchy fog 1/4 mile north and west of this station this morning.
12/25/2016 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 M Trace was almost 0.1" of new, grainy snow. At 7 AM it was snowing lightly and it was breezy.
12/26/2016 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 M Trace was from very light snow showers. Most of the showers had ended here by 9 AM yesterday although they lingered several hours longer just a few miles east of this station.
12/27/2016 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 8.0 M Trace was from a light snow shower that fell around 9 AM.
12/28/2016 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 M Wind and wind driven snow have just begun in the last few minutes at this station. A combination of blowing snow that was already on the ground and blowing snow that is falling from the sky is making visibility less than ideal at the moment.
12/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M 7.5 M Early in this storm system 0.3" of new snow fell. Then the wind began blowing in earnest and most of the day the snow fell horizontally so I'm sure the rain gauge missed some of the precipitation. I think 0.4" of new snowfall is a reasonable, conservative estimate. Maybe "guess" is a better word than estimate in this case. We had a lot of wind and only light snow so I think a half inch or less is more or less how much actually fell.
12/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
12/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
1/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
1/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 1.5 M 8.5 M Wind, light snow and drifting were all happening at 7 AM. All measurements could be + or - but are in the ballpark.
1/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 1.5 M 10.0 M Light to moderately heavy snow falling at 7 AM with variable wind. Wind and drifting once again making accurate measurements challenging today.
1/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.27 4.5 M 14.5 M The newly fallen snow yesterday was light and fluffy but the wind has blown it into drifts and it has become compact and heavy. It wouldn't take a very deep drift to get a car stuck. 4.5" of new snow doesn't sound like much but the drifts of 10 to 20 inches make it a different story.
1/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 13.5 M All of my home thermometers recorded a low temperature of -30 degrees to -32 degrees this morning. Snow fell around the middle of the day yesterday.
1/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M Our home thermometers are currently sitting at about -32 degrees.
1/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.9 M 13.5 M The new snow fell sometime after 8 PM and had ended by midnight.
1/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 M 12.0 M During the afternoon yesterday about an inch of new snow fell. After sunset the temperature warmed up enough to melt the new snow. Much of the night the temperature stayed around 39 degrees. The precipitation in the rain gauge this morning was water--in January!!! At 7 AM it was snowing lightly... big, wet snowflakes, and there was a little rain mixed in with it. It is very icy walking and driving on the county road this morning. Two mornings ago it was -32 degrees. Today we are nearly 40 degrees above and water is dripping off the roof. Snow on the ground is settling rapidly with the warm temps and wind.
1/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.18 0.8 M 13.0 M This observation period began with wet snow that fell for about 30 minutes. After that we had rain off and on during the daylight hours. After dark the rain changed back to snow. Around the middle of the day we also had a little graupel. At times during the night we had strong winds and drifting. I would estimate that about 0.10" of today's precipitation came from rain and 0.08" came from snow but there was not a good place to get a board core this morning to confirm that. Rain, snow, graupel, warm temperatures, melting, wind and drifting made measurements a challenge today. I believe the rain gauge measurement is the most accurate.
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 12.0 M Today's snow fell sometime after 4:30 AM and before 6:30 AM. There was a lot of wind during the night. It is still blowing but not quite as hard this morning as it was in the night. Snow on the ground is dense, heavy and tightly packed by the wind. A shovel full of this snow is heavy.
1/12/2017 7:40 AM 0.06 1.0 M 12.5 M New snowfall measurement is estimated due to windy conditions. For a short time yesterday afternoon we had near whiteout conditions here with windblown snow and falling snow. At times visibility was less than 100 feet. Snow (with calm wind!!!) has started falling again lightly, to moderately hard for the past 30 minutes.
1/13/2017 7:50 AM 0.04 0.9 M 12.5 M 0.7" of snow fell between 7:40 AM and about 9:00 AM yesterday, another 0.2" fell before 7:00 AM today. The new snow is light and fluffy (dry).
1/14/2017 7:50 AM 0.06 0.8 M 13.0 M A trace of snow fell in the first hour of this observation period but the rest fell during the night. It fell very lightly for several hours after dark.
1/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was light fog in the area at 5:00 AM that has since lifted. It left a light coating of frost on vegetation, fences, etc.
1/16/2017 7:30 AM 0.17 2.4 M 14.5 1.19 Today's snow fell sometime after 9:30 PM. By 2:00 AM most of the amount we got had already fallen.
1/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
1/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M Objects are covered with 1/4 to 1/2 inch of frost this morning.
1/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is light fog in the area this morning. It is another frosty morning with about 1/4 of an inch of frost on vegetation.
1/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 1.3 M 15.0 M This snow fell during the night, most of it before 2 AM. The consistency is fairly dense for this time of year.
1/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 1.7 M 16.5 M I commented in my last report that the new snow was unseasonably wet. Today's new snow is very light, dry and fluffy. 0.5" of snow fell before noon yesterday. There were very light snow snowers much of the day. Then from 4 PM until about 5 PM we had heavier snowfall. Most of the new snow fell in that hour.
1/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 16.0 M
1/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 15.0 2.94
1/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 M 16.0 M Several brief snow showers passed through this area yesterday but just couldn't seem to get organized into a real snowfall. The heaviest shower occured just after sunset and left 0.5" of snow. The new snowfall total is estimated due to windy conditions at times.
1/25/2017 7:00 AM T T M 15.5 M Trace was from a few flakes of snow that fell before noon yesterday. The amount was well under a tenth of an inch.
1/26/2017 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 15.5 M
1/27/2017 7:00 AM T T M 15.5 M Today's trace is just a dusting of snow, less than half a hundredth of an inch.
1/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
1/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 2.07
1/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M
2/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 13.0 M
2/4/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M Trace was a few flakes of snow on the sidewalk.
2/5/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M Trace was a mix of very light snow and graupel that fell briefly at various times during the day yesterday.
2/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 2.82 There has been a lot of settling of the snowpack this week due to warm temperatures and wind. A few dry spots are beginning to show on wind prone ridges.
2/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
2/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 12.0 M New snowfall depth is estimated due to windy conditions and drifting. I think there may have been a little bit of rain mixed with snow during the night, but precipitation was mostly very wet snow.
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
2/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M We have lost a lot of our snowpack in this area this past week. It looks more like mid-to-late March than February. I estimate that 10 to 15 percent of this area has now melted down to dirt, mostly the high, wind-prone ridges and south facing hills. I estimate 85-90% of this area is covered by 10.5" of snow.
2/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M Warm and windy conditions have rapidly diminished our snowpack. I estimate that about 70% of the ground in this area is covered by 9.0" of snow. In the almost 25 years I've lived at this station I can't remember seeing so much melting this early in the season. It has just started to sprinkle a little rain in the last few minutes. This has been an unusual winter!
2/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.27 3.5 M 10.0 M This storm began with a trace of rain. The rain turned to snow at about 8:45 AM and continued snowing at a light to moderate rate until 5:30 PM. The rain gauge may have missed catching some of the precipitation due to the angle that the snow was sometimes falling.
2/13/2017 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 1.95 Trace was just enough snow to lightly dust vehicles, etc. A week of warm temperatures, wind, and a couple of nights that didn't get below freezing has very rapidly changed our snowpack depth. Last Monday average depth was 12.0", today I measured 8.0", and that includes a 3.5" snow on Saturday. As of this morning a few areas of bare ground are already showing, maybe as much as 5% of the total area. I included the bare spots in the total snow depth measurement.
2/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M We have lost 10.0" of total snow on the ground since our season high of 16.5" on January 21. Sometime around this week would be our deepest snow on the ground measurement most winters. Snow is disappearing very early this year.
2/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
2/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M The only thing helping to preserve our shrinking snowpack is the single digit temperatures we're having at night.
2/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
2/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 0.9 M 5.5 1.54 Precipitation was mostly snow but there may have been some rain mixed in at times. Most of the precipitation fell after dark. There was quite a bit of wind around 4:00 AM that may have affected meaurements a bit.
2/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
2/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 4.5 M
2/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 2.4 M 6.5 M There was enough wind and drifting to have affected measurements today.
2/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
2/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M 6.0 M New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to wind.
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 1.18
2/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 1.8 M 6.0 M There was a lot of wind in the early part of this snowfall but I'm fairly confident in the accuracy of today's measurements.
3/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 M 6.0 M New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to windy conditions and drifting.
3/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
3/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
3/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
3/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
3/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 M 4.5 1.73 New snowfall depth is an estimate due to very windy conditions. Bottom half inch of today's snow core was solid ice.
3/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 4.0 M Due to very windy conditions, new snowfall measurement is estimated.
3/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
3/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M We are rapidly approaching 50% snow coverage at this station.
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
3/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M T M A brief, wet snow shower fell at 5:30 AM. By 7:00 AM some of it had already melted. At times we have had a little light fog in the area. I estimate that the snow cover on the ground is now only 40%.
3/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/13/2017 7:00 AM T T M T 0.44 Trace of new snow was just enough moisture to make the sidewalk damp. I measured an average of 6.0" of total snow on the ground this morning. The SWE of the 6.0" core was 2.19" I estimate that 20% of the ground in this area is covered by 6.0" of snow. 2.19" X 0.20 = 0.44" total SWE.
3/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M I estimate that only 10% of the ground in this area is covered by snow now.
3/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Snow now covers less than 10% of the ground in this area.
3/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M I estimate less than 5% of the ground is snow covered so no SWE today. On this first day of spring I would sum up the past winter in this area with these words: short, icy, windy, unseasonable rains, unusually quick melting early in the season and overall, fairly mild. As a person who loves winter weather, I hope this past winter is not a sign of winters to come as a result of global warming but am concerned that it is.
3/21/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M A brief rain shower in the afternoon left raindrops on the ground about one inch apart.
3/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.3 M T M There was a mix of types of precipitation beginning at about 5 PM. Most of the precipitation was graupel but there was also snow and rain in the mix and possibly some small hail. 0.3" fell at 5 PM and quickly melted. There was more precipitation in the middle of the night that I did not measure. By 7 AM it had also melted so 0.3" of new snowfall is a little short of what actually fell.
3/25/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Trace was a few snowflakes that fell very briefly during the early part of this observation period. There was no accumulation.
3/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 0.6 M 0.5 M
3/27/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Trace was just a few flakes of snow that fell after 7 AM at the tail end of yesterdays snow shower.
3/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M T M Precipitation was a rain/snow mix. Snow melted soon after it fell. There is some fog in the area but no visibility problems.
3/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 T M T M Precipitation at this elevation was mostly rain. There were only a few flakes of snow and no accumulation because it melted on contact with the ground.
3/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/31/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Trace was a few drops of rain in the afternoon. If we hadn't been outside we probably wouldn't have even noticed that there had been any precipitation.
4/1/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Trace was a light rain shower that left drops on the ground about 3/4 inch apart. The shower lasted about 1 minute.
4/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.7 M 0.5 M Precipitation was a mix of rain and snow.
4/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.6 M 0.5 M Snow is falling lightly in this area at the moment.
4/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.6 M T M 0.5" of snow fell between 7 AM and 11 AM. That snow melted. There were several more snow showers in the afternoon but they melted on contact with the ground. As temperatures cooled toward evening the snow began to accumulate again and 0.1" fell before the snow ended. I measured a total of 0.6" of new snow but more than that fell and melted. At 7 AM this morning there was only a dusting of snow left on the ground.
4/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.2 M T M Precipitation was a mix of rain and snow.
4/10/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Trace was less than half a hundredth of precipitation from snow showers.
4/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Trace of snow on the ground consists of two small drifts in shady places. They will soon be gone.
4/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The snow on the ground is now completely gone in this general area. It really wasn't much of a year for snow at the lower elevations of Grand County so we are snow free earlier than normal.
4/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Wind driven rain showers have been moving in and out since early morning. The rain so far has been light but we're glad to see even a little moisture in this area.
4/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.26 T M T M It's true confessions time. Precipitation in the rain gauge was frozen. I put it by the wood stove to thaw. Wish I hadn't done that. Wish I'd used the prescribed method instead. Went to add a log, kicked over the partially thawed rain gauge. I managed to grab it and save part of what was in the gauge. That was 0.16". I estimate that I lost at least 0.10" in the spill so I am reporting 0.26". I think my estimate is close, possibly a little low if anything. It was the first time I've done that since starting CoCoRaHs reports! Precipitation was a mix of rain and snow, mostly rain. Snow melted on contact with the ground.
4/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.42 2.4 0.28 2.0 M Precipitation was rain followed by snow.
4/22/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Trace was a few flakes of snow, no accumulation. Trace of snow on the ground is from snow that fell in the previous observation period.
4/23/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Trace was a few flakes of snow that fell for about five minutes around 9 AM. Shower was so light that I wouldn't have even noticed had I not been out in it.
4/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M A rain shower fell during the night. I can see that the precipitation was snow on the higher hills surrounding this area.
4/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.42 1.0 0.13 1.0 M We had a hard rain shower that began a little before 10 PM. The rain was accompanied by strong wind. Sometime later the rain turned to very wet snow. The rain gauge probably missed some of the precipitation because of the strong west wind. The west side of the gauge was plastered with more than an inch of snow this morning.
4/26/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Trace was a small amount of snow and graupel, not enough accumulation to measure.
4/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 1.8 M 0.5 M Numerous showers, sometimes snow, sometimes graupel, fell and melted on contact during the day. At one point in the mid-morning a show shower briefly left 0.2" of snow that soon melted. Around 4 PM a more intense snow shower put down 1.0". Most of that melted within a couple of hours. This morning I measured another 0.6" of snow at 7 AM. Total measurable snow was 1.8" but quite a bit of snow/graupel that fell could not be measured in depth because of melting.
4/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.22 2.9 M T M Light snow was falling at 7 AM. Before long it was coming down moderately fast. I measured 1.3" at 8:30 AM. At 9:00 AM I measured 2.0". At 10:15 AM I measured 2.9" but by then the snow was beginning to let up in intensity and it was starting to warm up enough to melt. The wind also began blowing. Light snow/graupel showers continued off an on throughout the day but melting kept ahead of the showers. This morning there is just patchy snow on the ground with a lot of dirt showing.
4/29/2017 6:45 AM 0.05 1.0 0.07 0.5 M I think that the new snowfall core may be closer to the actual amount of precipitation that fell. There was a strong ENE wind blowing during the snow shower that could have prevented the rain gauge from catching all that fell. There were minor, brief snow/graupel showers during the day but the majority of the snow fell late afternoon and evening.
4/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 M T M Precipitation was very light snow/graupel during the day followed by a heavier snow in the late afternoon.
5/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.3 M T M 0.1" of snow fell last evening and melted. There was some rain after that. This morning I measured another 0.2" of snow most of which melted within a few minutes.
5/2/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Trace was a few minutes of snow between 7 AM and about 7:15. It was a light shower and there was only brief accumulation. There was nothing in the rain gauge when the shower was over.
5/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 T M T M We had light showers of snow, rain and graupel off and on several times in the past 24 hours. There was a dusting of graupel on the ground this morning that was not quite 0.1" deep.
5/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Precipitation came from a brief rain shower in the early evening.
5/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Most of this precipitation (rain) came at about 4 PM. There may have been a little more rain during the night. There was patchy fog in this area early this morning but it has lifted now (7AM).
5/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M While I was outside working yesterday a mosquito tried to bite me. Most years we don't see a mosquito for at least another 3 weeks, sometimes longer. Spring is definitely early this year. Somehow thinking about a longer mosquito season (by almost a month) does not bring a smile to my face.
5/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/17/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M There were a few raindrops on the window in the late afternoon and a little bit of graupel on the car this morning that fell sometime during the night, but nothing in the rain gauge this morning.
5/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.32 4.0 0.31 3.5 M I measured 3.5" of new snow at 5:15 AM. At 6:15 AM I measured 3.9" and at 7:00 AM we had 4.0 inches. Snow is falling steadily but settling rapidly after it falls so measurements will be tricky as temperatures warm. It has been fun to watch hummingbirds and orioles at the bird feeders in the snow but conditions are tough for animals having their young today.
5/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.63 9.0 M 5.5 M Measurements from the past 24 hours are as follows: At 7:45 AM, 1.0", 8:45 AM=1.7", 9:45 AM=2.7", 10:45 AM=5.0", 11:15 AM=6.0", 11:45 AM=7.8". After that it continued snowing but it was warm enough that the snow was settling faster than it was falling. By afternoon only 3.6" of snow remained on the snowboard. At 5:30 AM today I measured another 1.1" of new snow from overnight and at 7:00 AM I measured 1.2" of new snow. Total on the snowboard this AM was 4.8". Total new snow that fell in the past 24 hours was 9.0".
5/20/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Trace was a few flakes of snow in the first 15 minutes or so of this observation period.
5/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M T M There was a nice rain shower from about 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Very light showers continued for a while after 9:00 PM. We still have a trace of snow in shaded areas around buildings.
5/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 T M T M Most of this precipitation was rain that fell last evening. The rain turned to snow for a brief time but the snow did not accumulate. It melted soon after hitting the ground. This morning the higher hills around us do have snow that accumulated, so the snow line was pretty close--maybe 500 feet higher in elevation. We still have a trace of snow on the ground from last week, but only in places where the buildings provide shade.
5/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
5/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.60 0.0 M 0.0 M We had rain showers in the afternoon and evening, then a nice, long, steady shower from approximately 9:00 PM until 11:00 PM. Rain showers usually don't last that long here.
5/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Precipitation fell in the first two hours of this observation. We had a fairly heavy blanket of frost on the ground early this morning.
5/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M A light rain shower fell sometime between about 7 PM and 7:30 PM. The shower lasted about 15 minutes.
6/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/2/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of rain was enough to make the windows wet but was well under a hundredth of an inch of precipitation.
6/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M There was a moderately heavy, short rain shower just after 2:00 PM.
6/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a few drops of rain in the afternoon. I drove through a fairly heavy rain shower about 25 miles south of this station and the sky looked threatening here for a while but the rain couldn't get organized.
6/7/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace were a few drops of rain in the early afternoon. It was just enough to put a few scattered drops on the windows. Most of the morning it looked like we might possibly get a good rain but the wind changed from a light west/southwest direction to a strong easterly wind and the chance of rain fizzled.
6/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M There was rain within 4 or 5 miles of us but none at this station.
6/9/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a few drops of very light rain that fell for about 15 seconds in the afternoon.
6/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Windy and dry!
6/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Windy and dry yesterday with a high temperature of 85 degrees (according to my home thermometers) and a low temperature of 28 degrees this morning.
6/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Most of this precipitation came from light rain showers between 8PM and 9PM. There was quite a bit of thunder in the distance before the rain came. Dry lightning is always a concern when it's been dry as long as it has in this area.
6/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/23/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of rain measured about half a hundredth in the rain gauge. We had a lot of lightning in the afternoon but the rain showers couldn't seem to get organized in this area.
6/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/29/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a very light rain shower in the early afternoon. There were only widely spaced drops on the ground, not enough to make things wet.
6/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/3/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/4/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/6/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/7/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/9/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/10/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/20/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was only enough rain to leave a couple of drops in the rain gauge.
7/21/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M For a while yesterday afternoon it looked like it was really going to rain here but the wind shifted to the NE and all we got was a few drops on the window.
7/22/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M There was a very light sprinkle of rain that lasted less than a minute about mid-afternoon.
7/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Very light rain showers have been moving in and out early this morning.
7/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.69 0.0 M 0.0 M Numerous rain showers during the day left 0.33" of precipitation in the rain gauge. More rain in the evening added another 0.36" to the gauge. The heaviest rain fell from about 6:50 PM to 7:00 PM. We really needed this moisture! Some of the area ranchers are starting to hay however, and rain at this time of year doesn't help that process.
7/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/29/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M There was light mist and light rain early this morning beginning at about 5:30 AM.
7/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/1/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of rain was enough to make my hat damp but not enough to register in the rain gauge.
8/2/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a few raindrops on the window.
8/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M A nice rain shower moved through at 11 PM and lasted for about 25 minutes. There was quite a bit of lightning that accompanied the shower.
8/4/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a very brief, light rain shower.
8/5/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was enough rain to leave drops on the window about one inch apart.
8/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.19" of precipitation fell around 3:00 PM in the form or rain and hail. Another 0.03" fell in light rain showers between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
8/7/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A mid-afternoon rain shower had enough moisture to make a hat damp but not enough to measure in the rain gauge.
8/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M It was cloudy and looked like possible rain nearly all day yesterday but there was no rain here until about 7:30 PM.
8/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Precipitation came from a couple of light rain showers in the afternoon and a heavier shower at about 8 PM.
8/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M We had a nice rain shower in the late afternoon and another one at 1:50 AM. There was some lightning and thunder with the 1:50 AM shower. I can see fog down in the Colorado and Blue river valleys but there is not any up here at this station.
8/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.16" of precipitation fell in a rain/hail shower that began at 4:09 PM. Another 0.2" of rain fell in brief showers in the next couple of hours. There was quite a bit of lightning with all of these showers.
8/12/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a couple of very light rain showers.
8/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M We had a rain shower at this station that began at 1:24 PM and probably lasted 15 or 20 minutes. The shower was of varying intensity from a sprinkle to moderately heavy at times.
8/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Precipitation was from light afternoon rain showers.
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Precipitation came from several light rain showers during late morning, afternoon and at about 1 AM. None of them lasted very long.
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 T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was from two very light afternoon rain showers, each lasting two minutes or less.
8/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/20/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M There was a short sprinkle of rain here at about 10 PM.
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 T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a very light rain shower in the late afternoon that lasted no more than 20 seconds.
8/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/30/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a minimal amount of rain that fell in two different showers in the afternoon. Each shower had only a few drops of rain in it.
8/31/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a few small drops of rain in the late afternoon.
9/1/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of rain left drops of water about an inch apart on the sidewalk.
9/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/5/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a sprinkle of rain in the afternoon yesterday. If we hadn't been outside we would have never known there was any precipitation because it was so light and so brief. Smoke in the sky, especially after sunset last night and early this morning.
9/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/9/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of rain from an afternoon shower left raindrops about 1/2 inch apart on the window.
9/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/11/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of rain fell around 8:30 PM but there was nothing in the rain gauge this morning.
9/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M There was a lot of wind during this rain shower and I think the rain gauge probably missed catching some of it. The actual amount may have been closer to 0.03" but no more than that.
9/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain shower happened after sunset last night. This is very welcome moisture in this area.
9/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain began falling at dusk that lasted several minutes and there was another shower around 9 PM. There may have been some rain after that as well. It's been 35 days since we last had this much rain so it was welcome precipitation.
9/17/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of rain fell around 11 AM. The bottom of the rain gauge was just damp after the rain stopped. My thermometers were all reading 24 degrees this morning. It's the first time we've been in the twenties for several weeks.
9/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
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 T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was a few drops of rain that fell briefly in the afternoon.
9/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M A steady, gentle rain shower began in the late afternoon and continued until sunset. It may have rained more during the night.
9/25/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace was enough rain to make the windows wet but left only a couple of drops in the bottom of the rain gauge.
9/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A frosty morning here with a low temperature of 16 degrees according to my home thermometers. There is frost on vegetation and wooden objects and some aspen leaves got nipped and turned brown.
9/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy but no precipitation here. There were strong easterly winds late in the day yesterday into the evening and that typically translates into precipitation nearby but dry right here.
9/29/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A light shower with tiny drops of rain fell for less than 1 minute yesterday afternoon. I can see fog down in the Colorado river valley this morning but it is clear at the elevation of this station.
9/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M



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



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
8/5/2017 2:09 PM Hail was a about a 50/50 mix of rice size and pea size hailstones. The intensity of the storm was light to moderate and only a few leaves were knocked off of some shrubs in our yard. 1/4" Pea Size NA Rice Hard|White Ice 5 1min no damage Continuous False After rain Before smaller hail 10-20
8/10/2017 4:09 PM Interesting hailstone shapes. Instead of our usual rounded shapes this storm produced a mix of some rounded, some jagged, some cone shaped stones. Some were soft, some were hard. It was a moderately intense shower but was mostly rain and there was little damage. A fairly hot lightning storm occurred before and during the storm. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Mixed|White Ice 6 1min minor leaf damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail vertical