Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-EP-175 Latitude 38.848
Station Name Manitou Springs 1.2 ESE Longitude -104.8911
County El Paso Elevation (ft) 6391



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 17 0.87 1.36 30 0.22 27 1.14 3 1 4 3 0.4 1 1
Nov 17 0.77 0.28 29 0.28 29 0.00 0 0 2 1 1.3 2 1
Dec 17 0.62 0.01 30 0.01 30 0.00 0 0 1 4 0.2 1 0
Jan 18 0.55 0.23 30 0.23 30 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.7 1 1
Feb 18 0.52 0.48 28 0.48 28 0.00 0 0 4 4 11.1 4 8
March 18 1.50 0.29 31 0.29 31 0.00 0 0 4 4 1.0 1 1
April 18 1.78 1.21 30 1.00 28 0.21 2 1 4 4 2.5 1 1
May 18 2.38 0.35 31 0.25 28 0.10 3 1 6 4 0.0 0 0
June 18 2.00 0.93 29 0.93 29 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
July 18 3.39 5.93 31 5.93 31 0.00 0 0 18 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 3.54 2.81 31 2.81 31 0.00 0 0 11 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 1.44 1.63 30 1.63 30 0.00 0 0 6 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 19.36" 15.51" 360 days 14.06" 352 1.45" 8 days 3 68 days 38 days 17.2" 11 days 13 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
10/1/2017 **
10/2/2017 **
10/3/2017 1.14
10/4/2017 0.04
10/5/2017 0.01
10/6/2017 0.00
10/7/2017 0.00
10/8/2017 0.00
10/9/2017 T
10/10/2017 0.11
10/11/2017 0.00
10/12/2017 0.00
10/13/2017 0.00
10/14/2017 0.00
10/15/2017 0.00
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 0.00
10/18/2017 0.00
10/19/2017 0.00
10/20/2017 0.00
10/21/2017 0.00
10/22/2017 0.00
10/23/2017 0.00
10/24/2017 0.00
10/25/2017 0.00
10/26/2017 0.00
10/27/2017 T
10/28/2017 0.00
10/29/2017
10/30/2017 T
10/31/2017 0.06
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 0.00
11/3/2017 0.00
11/4/2017 0.00
11/5/2017 0.00
11/6/2017 0.00
11/7/2017 0.00
11/8/2017 0.14
11/9/2017 0.00
11/10/2017 0.00
11/11/2017 0.00
11/12/2017 0.00
11/13/2017 0.00
11/14/2017 0.00
11/15/2017 0.00
11/16/2017 0.00
11/17/2017 0.00
11/18/2017 0.14
11/19/2017 0.00
11/20/2017 0.00
11/21/2017 0.00
11/22/2017 T
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 0.00
11/25/2017 0.00
11/26/2017 0.00
11/27/2017
11/28/2017 0.00
11/29/2017 0.00
11/30/2017 0.00
12/1/2017 0.00
12/2/2017 0.00
12/3/2017 0.00
12/4/2017 0.00
12/5/2017 0.00
12/6/2017 0.00
12/7/2017 0.00
12/8/2017 T
12/9/2017 0.00
12/10/2017 0.00
12/11/2017 0.00
12/12/2017 0.00
12/13/2017 0.00
12/14/2017 0.01
12/15/2017 T
12/16/2017 0.00
12/17/2017 0.00
12/18/2017 0.00
12/19/2017 0.00
12/20/2017 0.00
12/21/2017 0.00
12/22/2017 T
12/23/2017 0.00
12/24/2017 T
12/25/2017 0.00
12/26/2017 0.00
12/27/2017
12/28/2017 0.00
12/29/2017 0.00
12/30/2017 0.00
12/31/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 0.00
1/2/2018 0.00
1/3/2018 0.00
1/4/2018 0.00
1/5/2018 0.00
1/6/2018 0.00
1/7/2018 T
1/8/2018 0.00
1/9/2018 0.00
1/10/2018 0.00
1/11/2018 0.17
1/12/2018 0.00
1/13/2018 0.00
1/14/2018 0.00
1/15/2018 0.00
1/16/2018 T
1/17/2018 0.00
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.00
1/21/2018 0.03
1/22/2018 0.03
1/23/2018 0.00
1/24/2018 0.00
1/25/2018 0.00
1/26/2018 0.00
1/27/2018 0.00
1/28/2018 0.00
1/29/2018 0.00
1/30/2018 0.00
1/31/2018
2/1/2018 0.00
2/2/2018 0.00
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 0.00
2/5/2018 0.00
2/6/2018 T
2/7/2018 0.00
2/8/2018 0.00
2/9/2018 0.00
2/10/2018 T
2/11/2018 0.23
2/12/2018 0.00
2/13/2018 0.00
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.00
2/16/2018 0.04
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.00
2/19/2018 0.00
2/20/2018 0.19
2/21/2018 0.02
2/22/2018 T
2/23/2018 0.00
2/24/2018 T
2/25/2018 0.00
2/26/2018 0.00
2/27/2018 0.00
2/28/2018 0.00
3/1/2018 T
3/2/2018 0.00
3/3/2018 0.00
3/4/2018 0.00
3/5/2018 0.00
3/6/2018 0.00
3/7/2018 0.00
3/8/2018 0.00
3/9/2018 0.00
3/10/2018 0.00
3/11/2018 0.00
3/12/2018 0.00
3/13/2018 0.00
3/14/2018 0.00
3/15/2018 0.00
3/16/2018 0.00
3/17/2018 0.00
3/18/2018 0.00
3/19/2018 0.04
3/20/2018 T
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 T
3/25/2018 0.00
3/26/2018 0.00
3/27/2018 0.14
3/28/2018 0.02
3/29/2018 0.09
3/30/2018 T
3/31/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 0.00
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 T
4/4/2018 0.00
4/5/2018 0.00
4/6/2018 0.00
4/7/2018 **
4/8/2018 0.21
4/9/2018 T
4/10/2018 0.00
4/11/2018 0.00
4/12/2018 0.00
4/13/2018 0.02
4/14/2018 T
4/15/2018 0.00
4/16/2018 0.00
4/17/2018 0.00
4/18/2018 0.00
4/19/2018 0.00
4/20/2018 0.00
4/21/2018 0.88
4/22/2018 0.01
4/23/2018 0.00
4/24/2018 T
4/25/2018 0.09
4/26/2018 0.00
4/27/2018 0.00
4/28/2018 0.00
4/29/2018 0.00
4/30/2018 0.00
5/1/2018 0.00
5/2/2018 T
5/3/2018 0.05
5/4/2018 0.02
5/5/2018 0.00
5/6/2018 0.00
5/7/2018 0.00
5/8/2018 0.00
5/9/2018 0.00
5/10/2018 0.00
5/11/2018 0.00
5/12/2018 0.00
5/13/2018 0.00
5/14/2018 0.06
5/15/2018 T
5/16/2018 0.07
5/17/2018 0.00
5/18/2018 0.00
5/19/2018 0.03
5/20/2018 **
5/21/2018 **
5/22/2018 0.10
5/23/2018 0.00
5/24/2018 0.00
5/25/2018 0.00
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 0.00
5/28/2018 T
5/29/2018 T
5/30/2018 0.00
5/31/2018 0.02
6/1/2018 0.00
6/2/2018 0.00
6/3/2018 0.00
6/4/2018 0.00
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 T
6/7/2018 0.00
6/8/2018 0.14
6/9/2018 0.00
6/10/2018 0.00
6/11/2018 0.00
6/12/2018 0.00
6/13/2018 0.00
6/14/2018 T
6/15/2018 0.00
6/16/2018 0.02
6/17/2018 0.00
6/18/2018 0.56
6/19/2018 0.00
6/20/2018 T
6/21/2018 0.00
6/22/2018 0.00
6/23/2018 0.12
6/24/2018
6/25/2018 0.09
6/26/2018 0.00
6/27/2018 0.00
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.10
7/2/2018 0.00
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 T
7/5/2018 0.19
7/6/2018 0.31
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 0.09
7/10/2018 0.00
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 0.01
7/13/2018 0.55
7/14/2018 0.02
7/15/2018 0.00
7/16/2018 0.17
7/17/2018 0.00
7/18/2018 0.01
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.00
7/21/2018 0.00
7/22/2018 0.03
7/23/2018 0.48
7/24/2018 2.35
7/25/2018 0.12
7/26/2018 0.60
7/27/2018 0.07
7/28/2018 0.41
7/29/2018 0.38
7/30/2018 0.04
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 0.00
8/2/2018 0.02
8/3/2018 0.02
8/4/2018 0.06
8/5/2018 0.13
8/6/2018 T
8/7/2018 0.97
8/8/2018 0.25
8/9/2018 0.00
8/10/2018 0.00
8/11/2018 0.00
8/12/2018 0.00
8/13/2018 0.00
8/14/2018 0.00
8/15/2018 0.43
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 T
8/18/2018 0.40
8/19/2018 T
8/20/2018 0.00
8/21/2018 0.00
8/22/2018 0.37
8/23/2018 0.02
8/24/2018 0.00
8/25/2018 0.00
8/26/2018 0.14
8/27/2018 T
8/28/2018 0.00
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018 0.00
8/31/2018 T
9/1/2018 0.00
9/2/2018 1.16
9/3/2018 0.13
9/4/2018 T
9/5/2018 T
9/6/2018 0.11
9/7/2018 0.14
9/8/2018 0.00
9/9/2018 T
9/10/2018 0.00
9/11/2018 0.00
9/12/2018 0.00
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 0.00
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.00
9/18/2018 0.00
9/19/2018 0.00
9/20/2018 0.06
9/21/2018 0.00
9/22/2018 0.00
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.03
9/26/2018 0.00
9/27/2018 0.00
9/28/2018 0.00
9/29/2018 0.00
9/30/2018 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Mostly overcast with mist and drizzle in the morning. Drizzle at time of observation.
10/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mist and light drizzle Wednesday morning.
10/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Light, wet snow very early Monday continuing at time of observation. A dusting on the colder surfaces.
10/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 T M M M Light wet snow through the morning, ending midday. No accumulation except on cold surfaces (table top, etc.). First snow of the season. First hard freeze overnight.
10/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny
10/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Much colder and windy with a trace of snow Thursday late afternoon and evening.
10/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Frozen mist early and continuing at time of observation.
10/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.4 0.03 0.5 0.03 Freezing mist between 7 and 8 am Monday. Freezing mist late afternoon turning to light snow in the evening and continuing. No accumulation on streets up to .8" accumulation on cold surfaces. Averaged to .4" accumulation. Core value is based on this average.
11/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M What little sno accumulated Monday night melted before noon on Tuesday.
11/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast at time of observation
11/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog at time of observation.
11/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast at time of observation.
11/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 1.1 0.16 1.0 0.16 Freezing drizzle Tuesday morning changing to light snow, continuing all day and into the evening. Still snowing lightly at 10 pm. Accumulation up to 1.1" on colder surfaces. No accumulation on pavement.
11/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Overcast and cold all day, Wednesday with fog developing late morning and lasting all day. Very thick at 6 pm. Cloudy at time of observation.
11/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog Friday morning, clearing by 9 am.
11/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 0.2 M T M After a high of 61 degrees this afternoon, we were surprised to see snow falling by 9:00 pm and continuing when we turned in. Very wet, almost sleet. Clear and cold at time of observation with about a quarter inch in unpaved areas.Very icy. Could not get an accurate core due to ice.
11/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Took a while to melt off the ice.
11/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain shower in the morning.
11/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow showers with accumulation in the mountains around Pikes Peak but nothing at this location.
12/8/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Snow flurries in the evening.
12/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M T M Light snow overnight.Not enough accumulation to get an accurate core.
12/15/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Cloudy with off-and-on snow flurries all day. No accumulation here. Observed light accumulations in the close-by foothills of Pikes Peak
12/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M Light snow flurries in the late morning. Snow showers in the close-by foothills up the street.
12/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A quick snow flurrie in the evening.
12/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog and 10 degrees.
12/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M In the canyon below us and to the east, but mostly clear here.
12/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M A surprise light rain shower overnight left wet pavement and a little ice this morning.
1/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Light rain in the evening changing to snow ending before 10 pm. Ice formed on cold surfaces. No snow accumulation.
1/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Snow flurries through the day and evening, then clearing. No accumulation.
1/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.7 0.04 0.5 0.04 Light snow developing overnight. Less than 1". Light snow falling at time of observation.
1/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light snow showers through the morning tapering early afternoon. Little additional accumulation. Wind prevented an accurate measurement of new snow and total snow.
1/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still some snow hanging around in the shade.
1/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2018 7:00 AM T T M M M Light snow overnight with only a trace of accumulation. Not enough for a depth measurement. It continues to be dry and what snow we get has been hardly enough to measure.
2/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2018 7:00 AM T T M T M Freezing fog overnight with a trace of snow in the air. Light snow at time of observation. No accumulation to measure.
2/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.23 4.5 0.25 4.5 0.25 Steady, light snow Saturday morning, increasing to moderate in the afternoon, then decreasing and ending around 7:00 pm. Snow is dry.
2/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.17 About 1.5" of snow remaining over nearly 100% of ground.
2/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.13 Not a lot of snow melting due to cold and overcast. Still above 90% snow coverage with average of 1". Ice in the bottom of the core made measurement a little tricky.
2/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 1.0 0.06 1.0 0.06 Snow flurries early evening and light snow overnight.
2/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog
2/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 4.0 0.21 4.0 0.21 Fog and very light snow in the morning, increasing slightly in the afternoon. Moderate snow in the evening with some heavier showers.
2/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 1.6 0.02 4.5 0.24 Some melting, mainly by evaporation. Light snow late afternoon and evening. Very dry and fluffy.
2/22/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.20 Sunshine melted a good bit of snow even though it remained cold. Snow coverage near 100%. Light snow began just before 7:00 am Thursday and continued at time of observation.
2/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Still more than 50% coverage with an average of under 1". Could not obtain a core.
2/24/2018 7:00 AM T T M M M A dusting of snow overnight. There is still around a 50% coverage up to an inch deep, but measurements are impracticle.
2/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some snow remaining on the ground, but it's impracticle to measure it. Under 40% coverage. Average would be less than .5"
2/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still some snow on the ground.
2/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still a little snow around.
2/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little snow in the shady spots.
3/1/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A brief snow flurry in the afternoon.No accumulation. Nothing in the gauge.
3/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry
3/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy, warm and dry. Grass fires int he area.
3/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and cold.
3/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny.
3/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and sunny.
3/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy and breezy.
3/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and cool.
3/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry
3/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and partly cloudy with some building clouds and virga in the area.
3/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and dry. Another grass fire somewhere to the southeast.
3/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezy.
3/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 T M T M Light, wet snow in the evening. Snow mostly melted as it contacted the ground, but accumulated as snow/ice to as much as 1/4 inch on cooler surfaces.
3/20/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light flurries and light snow showers in the afternoon. No accumulation.
3/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Became windy overnight. Very windy and dry at time of observation.
3/24/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A fast rain shower moved through on fierce winds around midday, Friday. Otherwise warm and dry.
3/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty with low clouds and fog at time of observation.
3/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 1.0 0.07 1.0 0.07 Rain, sleet, graupel in the evening becoming wet snow. Most of the snow melted except on cool surfaces. Got an inch in the core, but some of the snow melted as it fell giving a low reading.
3/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light snow most of Tuesday morning melting on contact. No accumulation.
3/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M A mix of rain, sleet and snow in the afternoon and evening. Snow melted on contact. No accumulation.
3/30/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Afternoon snow flurries and light showers. No accumulation and nothing in the gauge to measure.
3/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Light ice on surfaces. Possibly freezing mist or light, freezing rain overnight.
4/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light precipitation overnight freezing on contact with cold surfaces. Not enough to measure.
4/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 T M T M Light, freezing rain and/or sleet and light snow overnight, melting on contact except on cooler surfaces.
4/14/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy all day but only a few snow flurries early in the evening.
4/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extremely windy and dry with a heavey dust cloud for part of the day.
4/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.88 2.5 0.25 2.5 0.25 Light to moderate rain starting in the afternoon. Rain changing to sleet and wet snow later in the afternoon. Snow continuing through the evening with a moderate to heavy shower between 9 pm and 11 pm. Up to 4" of wet snow accumulated in some areas with lesser amounts down to 0" in some areas. The core yeilded .1" of water per inch. I am guessing that the average depth was about 2.5" including bare areas. I used this average for my core measurement.
4/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Very light snow in the morning. No acumulation. All of the previous snow melted.
4/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A small, fast-moving thundershower midafternoon. Overcast with light snow flurries at time of observation.
4/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 T M T M Snow flurries and light snow showers during the day, increasing in the evening, and ending after 10 pm. Snow melted on contact except on cold surfaces. Up to 1.5" on our patio table, almost nothing elsewhere.
4/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All traces of snow are gone.
4/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain beginning about 6:00 am Wednesday morning and continuing at time of observation.
5/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Light showers in the morning and a brief shower Wednesday afternoon. a brief thundershower in the evening.
5/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Drizzle in the morning. A brief shower late in the afternoon.
5/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds but no rain.
5/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Plenty of low clouds in the morning, then clearing. No rain.
5/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Evening shower, then a thundershower around 12:45 am. First thundershower of the season. Light mist/drizzle at time of observation.
5/15/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast with light drizzle continuing from previous period and ending by 8 am. Evening thundershowers nearby, but not at this location.
5/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M A quickly-moving, late afternoon thundershower with pea to marble-size hail.
5/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Afternoon thundershowers. A few splats of widely-spaced, 1/2" hail and light rain. A dissapointing total considering all the ominous clouds and lightning.
5/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Mid-afternoon: Very brief thundershower. One roll of thunder and a sprinkle of rain
5/29/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Mid-afternoon: Dark, swirling clouds and rolling thunder, but only a few drops of rain. Well-formed mammatus clouds overhead.
5/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some cloud buildups, but no precipitation.
5/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Thunder with only a like sprinkle in the afternoon. Light showers in the early evening.
6/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and hot.
6/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and cool, but no rain.
6/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Hot. A very light sprinkle in the afternoon.
6/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw some lightning flashes off to the north around 10:30 pm
6/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Afternoon thundershower.
6/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and very hot on Saturday. We could see and smell the smoke from the Durango fire at the time of observation.
6/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunderstorm close-by to the east around 12:40 am. Plenty of lightning and thunder, but no rain. More distant thunderstorms later.
6/14/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Plenty of clouds with thunder, but could not get organized. Only a few drops of rain (literally) in the afternoon. Smokey and windy at time of observation.
6/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and smokey today. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon with plenty of virga but no rain.
6/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief, light shower mid-aftrnoon.
6/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy all day. Clearing in the evening.
6/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Light to moderate showers in the afternoon producing .12". A thunder shower in the evening produced heavy rain tapering to a moderate to light extended shower for more than two hours, a wonderful, soaking rain. The excellent and longed-for fragrance of wet foliage and earth is heavy in the air at time of observation. Calm and cool conditions overnight let the rain soak in. This is the best precipitation event of the year so far, and greatly needed.
6/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Thundershowers in the area, but not at this location. A light sprinkle in blazing sunlight around 7:00 pm.
6/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Around noon, a fast-moving, intense thunderstorm produced heavy rain for a short period and quickly moved on. A terrific display of mammatus clouds on the tail end.
6/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Plenty of dark clouds and rolling thunder in the afternoon, but only a light shower here.
6/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot!
6/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Mid-afternoon: mostly sprinkles and light showers. One short period of moderate rain and small hail, 1/4" to 3/8"
7/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy in the afternoon with plenty of gusty winds and virga. Only a few drops of rain spattered our window.
7/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Thundershowers. Light to moderate rain between 9:00 and 11:00 pm eased our minds about fireworks starting a fire in the canyon.
7/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Light to moderate rain showers lasting about an hour in the early evening.
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M A late afternoon thundershower out of the northeast brought 20 minutes of moderate rain.
7/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Small afternoon thundershower with light rain.
7/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Monsoonal rain. a thunderstorm moved in just after noon with heavy rain, about a half inch in 30 minutes. Tapered off to light rain for about 30 minutes before ending. Clear at time of observation.
7/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain shower at 10:00 pm.
7/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry
7/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Light but steady rain shower in the late afternoon on Sunday. Still wet at the time of observation.
7/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds and cooler temps, but no rain.
7/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Pulses of "wanna-be" thunderstorms came in over the mountains in the afternoon. Thunder but little rain.
7/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot
7/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Late afternoon thundershower with a short period of light rain.
7/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M Smoke from wild fires and high humidity made for a hazy day. Afternoon thundershowers. Moderate to heavy rain beginning around 4:00 pm tapering to light rain. The rain cleared the smoke.
7/24/2018 7:00 AM 2.35 M M M M A severe thunderstorm moved in about 4:15 pm with torrential rain and some embedded hail up to 1/2". Received over 1" of rain in 20 minutes, then tapering gradually. No hail damage. Another moderate to heavy shower around 8:15 pm with an additional .6" of rain. Total precipitation: 2.35". The local area around Manitou Springs and up Ute Pass experienced flash flooding along waterways, street flooding, and manditory evacuations along Fountain Creek. There was a large mudslide across US 24 near Chipeta Park, closing the road. We observed cloud rotation as the leading edge of the storm came through, but did not see funnel.
7/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Thundershower after 4:00 pm with light to moderate rain for a short period.
7/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Two thundershowers between 3:30 and 5:30 pm with moderate rain, .4" Awoke at 4:50 am to ongoing rain. Tapered to dizzle and ended around 6:00 am, .2"
7/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Afternoon thundershowers with only a little rain here. Clearing in the evening. Overcast at time of observation.
7/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Afternoon and evening thundershowers. Some heavy rain around 3:15 pm but mostly moderate intensity tapering to light. No Hail.
7/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Thundershower in the afternoon producing .06" Thunderstorm in the evening producing .32" of moderately heavy rain. No hail.
7/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M We had a very quick thundershower in the afternoon with heavy rain for about a minute. Then it cleared up. This is the 9th consecutive day with rain for a total of 4.48" in nine days. It is great to see things greening up a bit.
7/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some clouds building but no rain. First dry day after 9 consecutive days of rain.
8/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny
8/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A small afternoon thundershower.
8/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light showers between 9:00 and 10:30 pm.
8/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light afternoon thundershower.
8/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Light afternoon and evening showers.
8/6/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy. Just a spritz of rain hitting the windows this afternoon.
8/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Rain shower at 12:40 pm. Thunderstorm with heavy rain and hail at 2:00 pm. .5" of rain in first 10 minutes. .62" in first 15 minutes. Gradually tapering off. Pulses of rain through the remainder of the afternoon, then clearing. HAIL: Hail in the first 15 minutes of the 2:00 pm storm, mostly less than .5" piled up to more than an inch. Some large hail mixed in up to 1.25." This is by far the LARGEST HAIL we have observed at this location on 17 years. Thanks to the short duration, damage was light, some deleafing and loss of flowers. Another shower overnight.
8/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M A thunderstorm with intense rain and small hail (up to 1/2") hit around 2:00 pm. The storm moved through quickly lasting less than 30 minutes.
8/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy most of the day. No rain here.
8/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M A thunderstorm passed just to the south mid-afternoon producing only a light shower here. A series of thundershowers in the evening producing .41" of rain between 9:00 and 10:00 pm. Very light rain still falling at 10:30 pm. No hail.
8/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M A spritz of rain around 5:00 pm.
8/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Afternoon thunderstorm with hail. No hail damage.
8/19/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M A sprinkle in the afternoon.
8/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some clouds building toward the end of the day, but no rain.
8/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M An early afternoon thunderstorm passed close to the north, producing only a trace of rain. Gentle rain showers began about 5:00 pm with no thunder. Light rain continued off-and-on through the evening produceing .24" by 10:00 pm. Rain continued into the night. Fog at 6:00 am, thinning by observation time.
8/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Fog early, then overcast all day with periods of drizzle and mist ending late in the afternoon.
8/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Sprinkles in the afternoon. A mild thundershower in the late afternoon produced light to moderate rain for a short time.
8/27/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Afternoon thundershowers in the area but only a few drops here, probably blown in.
8/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M We had late afternoon cloud cover producing literally on a few drops of rain for less than a minute.
9/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2018 7:00 AM 1.16 M M M M A series of thundershowers starting at 1:00 pm and going on into the night producing 1.16" of rain and NO HAIL. The event began with a series of mini-storms with light to moderate rain. The storms grew in size and intensity as they trained through the area. The intensity reached a high point about 5:30 pm with about .3" falling in 20 minutes. Storms continued into the night producing moderately heavy rain at times. No hail. Cloudy with showers evident in the mountains Snow on Pikes Peak. First of the season.
9/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Unsettled Sunday morning with a moderate shower around 8:30 am, an unusual occurence. Partly cloudy most of the day with no additional rain.
9/4/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly cloudy most of the day. Only a few drops of rain in the afternoon.
9/5/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Awoke to thunder at 3:40 am, an unusual event. A very light pre-dawn shower. More thunder about 6:20 am. At dawn I could see a mist or very fine drizzle in the sunlight. Clearing by 7:00 am observation.
9/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Cloudy most of the day with a light shower in the afternoon and another in the evening.
9/7/2018 6:55 AM 0.14 M M M M Cloudy all day with light, steady rain late in the afternoon.
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny
9/9/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M A late day thundershower in the mountains just to the south of this location produced a light sprinkle here. A light shower sometime during the early morning hours, predawn.
9/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Late afternoon showers in the mountains. No rain here.
9/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Continuing warm and dry.
9/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Cloudy in the late afternoon with a sprinkle of rain around 6:00 pm. Rain during the night. Wet and cloudy at 6:00 am with rain in the Pikes Peak foothills just to the west and south.
9/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Wet weather moved in quickly and briefly from the north producing about .03 of rain. Weak thundershowers in the area late in the afternoon producing only sprinkles.
9/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, sunny and dry
9/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/28/2017 10/03/2017 7:00 AM 6 1.14 M M .82" of this came down Wednesday evening and overnight up to 4:00 am Thursday morning when I left town for serveral days. Most of the remainder probably came down during the day on Thursday, but this is anectdotal information. Mist and light drizzle just before and at the time of observation Tuesday morning, 10/3.
4/7/2018 4/08/2018 7:00 AM 2 0.21 0.0 M I know that some precipitation fell during the 4/7 period judging from reports from nearby stations At least .1" fell overnight Saturday into Sunday as light rain and drizzle.
5/20/2018 5/22/2018 7:00 AM 3 0.10 0.0 0.00



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