| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/27/2016 |
8:15 AM |
M |
0.5 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; light rain |
| 11/20/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
3.8 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast; very windy, with frequent strong gusts; fine snow (Lake Effect from Lake Ontario) |
| 11/21/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.1 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Overcast, with a few thinner areas; windy with frequent gusts; no precip; Lake Effect from Lake Huron enhanced by Lake Ontario // report edited at 0050 because of analysis of precautionary measurements taken at 1121 that showed some melting during the day; New Snowfall revised for those measurements |
| 11/22/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Overcast, with 1 hole (~5º); slightly windy; no precip |
| 11/23/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; extremely fine, light snow // Many areas are bare, but >50% coverage still. |
| 12/2/2016 |
8:08 AM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; very slightly windy; no precip; T = 35ºF // Temperature had been above freezing for an unknown length of time, and I did not know how much melting had occurred |
| 12/6/2016 |
11:10 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; extremely fine, light snow; T = 32º F // Melting |
| 12/9/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Mostly cloudy, with an 80% Moon peeking through; light wind; no precip // Considerable melting during the day caused me to use my precautionary measurements made at 1045-1048 when there was a mostly cloudy sky, light wind and no precip |
| 12/10/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; light wind; no precip; T = 24ºF // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario during the day |
| 12/11/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.8 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Overcast; fairly strong wind; heavy, fine snow; Temp = 26ºF |
| 12/12/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Clear, with a nearly Full Moon overhead; windy; no precip; temp = 29ºF // The temperature was about 37ºF for much of the day, resulting in all three stations becoming bare by midnight. Therefore, my measurements are the precautionary ones I took at 1055-1057 when the sky was overcast, with very slight wind and no precip. |
| 12/13/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Overcast; very windy; no precip; temp = 27ºF |
| 12/14/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Mostly thin overcast, with a waning gibbous Moon + Sirius peeking through; very windy; no precip; temp = 19ºF // Lake Effect from Lake Erie |
| 12/15/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
5.3 |
M |
7.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; very fine snow; temp = 14 ºF
// Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 12/16/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
3.8 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
Precautionary measurements at 1101-1105 due to a sunny morning: Partly cloudy; windy; no precip; temp = 23F // The average amount of melting at each of my four stations was 40%, despite the majority of the day being cloudy and a high temperature of 23ºF. |
| 12/17/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.7 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Precautionary measurements at 1047-1050 due to predicted warming above freezing (it did); Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; T = 26ºF // Overcast; calm; fine rain; T = 32+ºF // Each station was covered in slush of varying thickness, from 0.25" to 1" |
| 12/18/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
2.4 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
Overcast; calm; light snow (mostly fine, but occasional larger flakes); T = 17ºF |
| 12/19/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.5 |
M |
5.5 |
M |
Clear, with a waning gibbous Moon rising; nearly calm; no precip; T= 14ºF // Precautionary measurements made at 1029-1035 due to substantial sunshine; Clear; windy; no precip (T = 20º F) |
| 12/20/2016 |
11:59 PM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Mostly cloudy; windy; no precip; T = 31ºF |
| 12/21/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; very light, fine snow; snowfall began before 2400; T = 30ºF |
| 12/22/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.2 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Partly cloudy; slightly windy; no precip; T = 34ºF // Precautionary measurements at 0908-0911 due to warming temp; that snow had melted long before midnight |
| 12/23/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; no precip; T = 32ºF |
| 12/24/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; T = 35ºF |
| 12/25/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Partly cloudy; slightly windy; no precip; T = 22ºF; some bare areas are appearing |
| 12/26/2016 |
7:00 AM |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
NO REPORT (in NJ) |
| 12/27/2016 |
7:00 AM |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
NO REPORT (in NJ) |
| 12/28/2016 |
7:00 AM |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
NO REPORT (in NJ) |
| 12/29/2016 |
7:00 AM |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
NO REPORT (in NJ) |
| 12/30/2016 |
7:00 AM |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
NO REPORT (in NJ) |
| 12/31/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
M |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast, with a couple of small holes near the zenith; slightly windy; no precip; T = 32ºF // many areas of melted snow, but not enough to report a trace of groundcover // We were away most of the day, and I don't know if any snow fell here |
| 1/1/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Partly cloudy; slightly windy; no precip; T = 23º F |
| 1/2/2017 |
11:52 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Mostly cloudy; slightly windy; no precip; T = 37ºF |
| 1/3/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; light rain; T = 38ºF |
| 1/4/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; windy with strong gusts; no precip; T = 18ºF |
| 1/5/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Mostly cloudy; windy with gusts; no precip; T = 16ºF |
| 1/6/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; nearly calm; no precip; T = 12ºF |
| 1/7/2017 |
11:26 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; windy; no precip; T = 12ºF |
| 1/8/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; extremely fine, light snow (too fine to show on radar); T 12ºF |
| 1/9/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Thin overcast, with a waxing gibbous Moon shining through; windy; no precip; T = 16ºF |
| 1/10/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Precautionary measurements made at 1517-1519 because of warming temperature and some freezing rain; Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 30ºF // Overcast @ midnight; very windy, with strong gusts; no precip (rain earlier + now while sending this report); T = 36ºF |
| 1/11/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 48ºF |
| 1/12/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 33ºF |
| 1/13/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, with a waning gibbous Moon shining fairly brightly through; calm; no precip; T = 22ºF // LAKE EFFECT from the western end of Lake Ontario during which a few showers of stray flakes fell during the afternoon and early evening |
| 1/14/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear, with a waning gibbous Moon overhead; windy; no precip; T = 22ºF |
| 1/15/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear, with a waning gibbous Moon shining brightly overhead; nearly calm; no precip; T = 20ºF // A sparse flurry during the early afternoon, but no accumulation |
| 1/16/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, with a small, white area of cloud in front of the waning gibbous Moon; calm; no precip; T = 29ºF |
| 1/17/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; extremely fine rain that I could barely feel; T = 39ºF |
| 1/18/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 37ºF |
| 1/19/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; no precip; T = 33ºF |
| 1/20/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; extremely fine rain that does not appear on radar; T = 42ºF |
| 1/21/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Thin overcast, with several bright stars and Jupiter peeking through; calm; no precip; T = 37ºF |
| 1/22/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 36ºF |
| 1/23/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; light rain (began just a minute or two earlier); T = 33ºF |
| 1/24/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
4.2 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; no precip; T = 30ºF // Nor'easter |
| 1/25/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; no precip; T = 39ºF |
| 1/26/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; very windy, with strong gusts; no precip; T = 35ºF |
| 1/27/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy, with gusts; no precip; T = 30ºF |
| 1/28/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy, with gusts; no precip; T = 28ºF // A few periods of scattered, very light flurries during the day and evening; Lake Effect from Lake Erie |
| 1/29/2017 |
11:55 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; snowing lightly, but large flakes, that just started a few minutes ago; T = 24ºF // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 1/30/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
2.5 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Mostly cloudy (almost clear when I started!); nearly calm; no precip; T = 10ºF // Precautionary measurements taken at 1244 due to breaks of sun between lake effect bands; partial melting at all stations at midnight |
| 1/31/2017 |
11:50 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Cloudy; very slightly windy; light snow; T = 27ºF |
| 2/1/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.9 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; moderate snow; T = 28ºF; Lake Effect from Lake Ontario // Precautionary measurements taken at 1024 due to breaks of sun between lake effect bands and above-freezing temperatures; one of my stations was completely melted and had a large puddle of water due to the extra sun it received: Mostly cloudy; windy; no precip |
| 2/2/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.7 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Mostly cloudy, with Jupiter, Sirius and other bright stars peeking through small holes; slightly windy; no precip; T = 16ºF // Precautionary measurements taken at ~1020 due to breaks of sun between lake effect bands and near-freezing temperatures // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/3/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy, with gusts; extremely fine, very sparse snow visible only in my flashlight's vertical beam; T = 18ºF // Lake Effect = Lake Ontario |
| 2/4/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; T = 26ºF |
| 2/5/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.1 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 28ºF // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/6/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Thin overcast, with a waxing gibbous Moon shining brightly through; slightly windy; no precip; T = 29ºF |
| 2/7/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 51ºF |
| 2/8/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy; light snow; T = 22ºF |
| 2/9/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.6 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy, with occasional gusts; moderate. fine snow; T = 19ºF; 0.3" recorded; Lake Effect from Lake Ontario // Precautionary measurements taken at 1021 due to breaks of sun between lake effect bands (all stations melted by nightfall): Nearly overcast; windy; no precip; 0.3" recorded |
| 2/10/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
6.9 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 26ºF; Lake Effect from Lake Ontario // Precautionary measurements taken at 0837-0840 due to anticipated breaks of sun between lake effect bands; each station showed compaction at midnight, justifying these measurements; Overcast, with a fairly bright Sun peeking through; slightly windy; light, fine snow |
| 2/11/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; no precip; T = 29ºF |
| 2/12/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Overcast; very windy; extremely fine, sparse snow; T = 30ºF // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/13/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
2.4 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Nearly overcast, with a waning gibbous Moon trying to peek through a small hole; slightly windy; no precip; T = 26ºF // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/14/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; extremely fine, very sparse rain; T = 34ºF |
| 2/15/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.2 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; fine, moderate snow; T = 23ºF // Lake Effect = Lake Ontario |
| 2/16/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.1 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 24ºF // Precautionary measurements at 1419-1421 due to breaks of sun + near-freezing temp, although some melting had already occurred by then (Mostly cloudy; windy; no precip) // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/17/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.2 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Mostly cloudy; nearly calm; no precip; T = 28ºF // Precautionary measurements taken at 0856-0858 due to breaks of sun + near-freezing temp (Overcast; nearly calm; no precip; T = 24ºF) // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/18/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Clear; calm; no precip; T = 39ºF |
| 2/19/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; calm; no precip; T = 35+ºF |
| 2/20/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Partly cloudy; calm; no precip; T = 27ºF |
| 2/21/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; no precip; T = 43ºF |
| 2/22/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; calm; no precip; T = 46ºF |
| 2/23/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; no precip; T = 41ºF |
| 2/24/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Mostly cloudy; nearly calm; no precip; T = 54ºF |
| 2/25/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy, with gusts; no precip; T = 29ºF // Lake Effect from Lakes Superior and Ontario |
| 2/26/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
T |
M |
Clear; windy, with gusts; no precip; T = 32ºF // Precautionary measurement made at one station at 0923 before leaving for church because of predicted warming, and all snow was melted by my return home several hours later; overcast and light snow at that time; Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/27/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; no precip; T = 34ºF
|
| 2/28/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; no precip; T = 50ºF |
| 3/1/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy with gusts; no precip |
| 3/2/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.1 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; no precip; T = 27ºF; Very strong and gusty winds created uneven distribution of snow across my 3 stations // Anticipated melting during the day led to precautionary measurements at 0943-0945: Mostly cloudy, with a few peeks of sun; slightly windy; fine, sparse snow |
| 3/3/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.2 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 17ºF; all stations are clear; practically no snow on the ground // Precautionary measurements taken at 1127-1131 due to probability of melting: Overcast, with the sun shining fairly brightly through it; windy; no precip; T = 28ºF // Scattered flurries during the afternoon and evening that totaled a trace. |
| 3/4/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
3.3 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Clear; nearly calm; no precip; T = 5ºF // Precautionary measurements taken at 1015-1019 due to breaks in the clouds and anticipated sunny skies // All stations lost about half of their snow // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario
|
| 3/5/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; T = 23ºF |
| 3/6/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; very fine, sparse rain; T = 45ºF |
| 3/7/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; light rain; T = 40ºF |
| 3/10/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; extremely fine, sparse snow; T = 14ºF
// Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 3/11/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy with gusts; extremely fine, very sparse snow just beginning as I finished; T = 14ºF // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 3/12/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 18ºF |
| 3/21/2017 |
10:49 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Clear; windy; no precip; T = 34ºF |
| 3/22/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Clear; slightly windy; no precip; T = 20ºF
|
| 3/23/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; very slightly windy; no precip; T = 31ºF // Many large bare areas, but still more than 50% covered
|
| 3/24/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; very slightly windy; no precip; T = 38ºF // Most of the ground cover has melted |
| 3/25/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; very slightly windy; no precip; T = 34ºF |
| 3/30/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Sleet and rain during the evening |
| 4/6/2017 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.8 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; snowing; T= 31ºF |