Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LR-273 Latitude 40.599849
Station Name FCL 2.2 NW Longitude -105.115094
County Larimer Elevation (ft) 5067



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 1.18 1.63 31 1.63 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 2.7 4 2
Nov 17 0.78 0.74 30 0.74 30 0.00 0 0 7 1 4.2 1 3
Dec 17 0.51 0.38 31 0.38 31 0.00 0 0 7 5 7.3 7 10
Jan 18 0.36 0.44 31 0.44 31 0.00 0 0 4 4 6.6 5 15
Feb 18 0.43 0.87 28 0.87 28 0.00 0 0 8 3 17.1 8 15
March 18 1.62 0.80 31 0.80 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 1.5 2 1
April 18 2.09 0.86 30 0.86 30 0.00 0 0 8 1 2.9 3 3
May 18 2.57 5.59 31 5.59 31 0.00 0 0 14 7 0.0 0 0
June 18 2.51 1.06 30 1.06 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
July 18 1.43 2.90 31 2.90 31 0.00 0 0 12 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 1.55 0.36 31 0.36 31 0.00 0 0 8 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 1.41 0.76 30 0.76 30 0.00 0 0 4 6 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 16.44" 16.39" 365 days 16.39" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 93 days 42 days 42.3" 30 days 49 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 0.01
10/2/2017 0.34
10/3/2017 0.28
10/4/2017 0.00
10/5/2017 0.00
10/6/2017 0.00
10/7/2017 0.00
10/8/2017 0.00
10/9/2017 0.83
10/10/2017 0.14
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 0.00
10/30/2017 0.02
10/31/2017 0.01
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 0.00
11/3/2017 0.00
11/4/2017 0.00
11/5/2017 0.13
11/6/2017 0.07
11/7/2017 0.43
11/8/2017 T
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 0.01
11/19/2017 0.00
11/20/2017 0.00
11/21/2017 0.07
11/22/2017 0.02
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 0.00
11/25/2017 0.01
11/26/2017 0.00
11/27/2017 0.00
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 0.01
12/5/2017 0.00
12/6/2017 0.00
12/7/2017 0.00
12/8/2017 0.00
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 0.09
12/15/2017 0.00
12/16/2017 0.00
12/17/2017 T
12/18/2017 T
12/19/2017 0.00
12/20/2017 0.00
12/21/2017 0.08
12/22/2017 0.05
12/23/2017 0.00
12/24/2017 0.07
12/25/2017 0.00
12/26/2017 0.01
12/27/2017 T
12/28/2017 T
12/29/2017 0.00
12/30/2017 T
12/31/2017 0.07
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 T
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 T
1/12/2018 0.00
1/13/2018 T
1/14/2018 0.00
1/15/2018 0.03
1/16/2018 0.07
1/17/2018 0.00
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.00
1/21/2018 0.21
1/22/2018 0.13
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 0.00
2/1/2018 0.27
2/2/2018 0.08
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 0.00
2/5/2018 0.02
2/6/2018 0.00
2/7/2018 0.00
2/8/2018 0.00
2/9/2018 0.00
2/10/2018 0.09
2/11/2018 0.04
2/12/2018 T
2/13/2018 T
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.00
2/16/2018 0.00
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.00
2/19/2018 0.02
2/20/2018 0.24
2/21/2018 0.00
2/22/2018 0.00
2/23/2018 T
2/24/2018 0.11
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 T
3/12/2018 0.00
3/13/2018 T
3/14/2018 0.00
3/15/2018 0.00
3/16/2018 0.06
3/17/2018 0.00
3/18/2018 0.00
3/19/2018 0.33
3/20/2018 0.00
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 0.01
3/25/2018 0.00
3/26/2018 0.03
3/27/2018 0.02
3/28/2018 0.00
3/29/2018 0.34
3/30/2018 0.01
3/31/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 0.02
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 0.00
4/4/2018 0.00
4/5/2018 0.00
4/6/2018 0.00
4/7/2018 0.19
4/8/2018 0.00
4/9/2018 0.03
4/10/2018 0.01
4/11/2018 0.00
4/12/2018 0.00
4/13/2018 T
4/14/2018 0.00
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 0.47
4/22/2018 0.09
4/23/2018 0.00
4/24/2018 0.04
4/25/2018 0.01
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 0.01
5/2/2018 0.03
5/3/2018 1.63
5/4/2018 0.69
5/5/2018 T
5/6/2018 0.01
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 0.21
5/13/2018 0.24
5/14/2018 0.11
5/15/2018 T
5/16/2018 0.00
5/17/2018 0.00
5/18/2018 0.00
5/19/2018 0.17
5/20/2018 0.16
5/21/2018 0.03
5/22/2018 T
5/23/2018 2.11
5/24/2018 T
5/25/2018 T
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 0.00
5/28/2018 T
5/29/2018 0.16
5/30/2018 T
5/31/2018 0.03
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 0.00
6/7/2018 0.00
6/8/2018 0.00
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 0.00
6/15/2018 T
6/16/2018 0.00
6/17/2018 0.02
6/18/2018 0.20
6/19/2018 0.03
6/20/2018 0.56
6/21/2018 0.00
6/22/2018 0.02
6/23/2018 0.00
6/24/2018 0.08
6/25/2018 0.15
6/26/2018 0.00
6/27/2018 0.00
6/28/2018 T
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.51
7/2/2018 0.00
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 T
7/5/2018 0.05
7/6/2018 0.00
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 0.03
7/10/2018 0.00
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 0.00
7/13/2018 1.00
7/14/2018 0.00
7/15/2018 0.00
7/16/2018 0.29
7/17/2018 T
7/18/2018 0.01
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.00
7/21/2018 0.00
7/22/2018 T
7/23/2018 0.06
7/24/2018 0.42
7/25/2018 0.02
7/26/2018 0.25
7/27/2018 0.00
7/28/2018 T
7/29/2018 0.11
7/30/2018 0.15
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 0.00
8/2/2018 0.00
8/3/2018 0.00
8/4/2018 0.02
8/5/2018 0.04
8/6/2018 0.10
8/7/2018 T
8/8/2018 T
8/9/2018 0.01
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 0.01
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 0.00
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.10
8/20/2018 T
8/21/2018 0.00
8/22/2018 0.01
8/23/2018 0.00
8/24/2018 0.00
8/25/2018 0.00
8/26/2018 0.07
8/27/2018 0.00
8/28/2018 T
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018 T
8/31/2018 0.00
9/1/2018 T
9/2/2018 0.00
9/3/2018 0.00
9/4/2018 0.00
9/5/2018 0.01
9/6/2018 0.00
9/7/2018 0.01
9/8/2018 0.00
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 T
9/11/2018 0.00
9/12/2018 T
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 T
9/19/2018 0.00
9/20/2018 0.68
9/21/2018 0.00
9/22/2018 0.00
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.00
9/26/2018 0.00
9/27/2018 0.00
9/28/2018 T
9/29/2018 0.06
9/30/2018 T



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cold rain. Some ice in gauge this AM
10/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 8:15 AM 0.83 2.3 M 2.0 M Mild day High near 60F. Weather change moved in during evening with rain and stiff N wind --changed to snow overnight with slushy accumulation on grass and elevated surfaces
10/10/2017 8:00 AM 0.14 0.2 M 1.0 M snowed most of the day - small pellets But little accumulation HIgh mid 30s. Clearing and very cold with low near 20F this morning -- hard freeze on pretty much everything in garden
10/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warming up nicely
10/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. Very warm as we arrived back home after our long trip to WI and MI. High mid 70s. Low near 30F with frost
10/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Seasonally fall day with morning ground fog and frost
10/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny but clouds over the foothills and mountains mid to late morning as cold front passed Became very gusty mid morning through early evening with some gusts over 35 mph. High mid 50s dropping into the 40s most of the later afternoon. Clear and cold overnight with low around 24F with heavy frost
10/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, cool, High nupper 50s low upper 20s with heavy frost
10/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm sunny day, cool night with light frost. Feels like "Indian Summer"
10/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, light winds, lovely weather. High mid 70s Increasing clouds and mild temperatures overnight. LOW NEAR 40f
10/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly clear, light winds High mid 70s Clear starry night Low near 30F with frost
10/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some mid and high clouds, especially later afternoon. High upper 60s, low mid 30s with light dew/frost
10/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy, mid and high clouds. Becoming breezy in teh afternoon. High 77F. Winds picked up overnight with termperature spike back into the mid or upper 60s around 9 PM. Then wind with gusts to 30 mph overnight from the NW. High mid 70s, low lower 40s.
10/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Windy, chilly. High low 50s, low upper 20s with a touch of frost
10/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. Mild. Hi mid 60s. Becoming cloudy and breezy out of the NW shifting to N overnight. Very mild in the 50s most of night dropping to low of 40F after 7 AM
10/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cool, breezy at times Morning clouds, afternoon sun. High low 50s. low in the upper 20s iwth frost
10/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny. Some scattered mid and high clouds HIgh low 60s and pleasant. Low near 30F with morning frost
10/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Totally clear and very warm. High near 80F after starting the morning near 32F. Mild evening with some downslope breezes -- temperatures mostly in the 50s -- seemed almost summerlike but humidity very low
10/27/2017 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunshine in the morning with temperature near 50F at 8 AM but then blustery northerly winds with temperature to low 40s by noon. Cloudy afternoon with a few snow showers at times but no accumulation. Clearing overnight with low near 20F
10/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Chilly day with filtered sunshine but increasing clouds and moderating temperatures overnight. High low 40s, low mid 30s
10/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy chilly morning, downslope NW winds increased mid morning. Clearing afternoon with high low 60s with some NW winds gusting to near 30 mph. Clear overnight with downslope winds keeping temperatures in the upper 50s around 11 PM< then clear and calm with low near 32F and very light frost
10/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M T M Warm sunny day. High mid 70s. Then strong cold front around 4:30 PM Clouds by evening and light snow by morning. Tiny snow grains and pellets went through the funnel and accumulated in inner tube. Low 30F
10/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.0 0.00 Very Light snow pellets in the AM accumulated until 10AM and then melted. High 34F. Cloudy and cold with some very light snow overnight Low 25F
11/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny but filtered sun through high clouds. Hi upper 40s. with cool southerly breezes. Low upper 30s early evening and then warming to near 50F this morning with increasing Westerly downslope winds
11/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy -- mostly mid clouds and some mountain wave clouds. Windy much of the day with many gusts over 30 mph from the WNW. Warm day with high near 70F. Beautiful orange sunset. Mild late into the night but then shallow upslope developed with low near 38F
11/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dark, cold and low overcast day but no precip. High low 40s and low mid 30s with continued stratus upslope clouds this morning
11/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast in the morning, then clearing after 10 AM but hazy and cool. High 52F Clear night with increasing high clouds his morning. Low 26F with heavy morning frost
11/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild but windy day with gusts of 30 mph and greater late morning through early evening from the NW. High mid 60s. Thick clouds hugging high mountains all afternoon. Partial clearing with winds shifting to brisk southerly overnight. Then woke to sound of rain about 5 AM (MST) Light drizzle with low stratus clouds at observation Low 35F
11/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 T M 0.0 0.00 Light intermittent showers all day -- enough to keep the pavement wet most of the day, but not much more. Chilly with high low 40s A few snow flakes mixed in around 8 - 8:30 AM Light winds. Partial clearing mid afternoon Low 29 F in the evening warming to low 30s by morning with continued low stratus clouds and ocnl very light drizzle
11/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.43 4.2 0.33 4.0 0.31 Cloudy all morning -- low stratus. Partly cloudy afternoon but still chilly. High 40s. Clouds thickened and lowered after sunset with very light rain beginning afte 6:30 PM increasing around 7:30 PM and changing to snow by 8:20 PM 0.08" of rain before switching. Snowed lightly until 10:30 PM with only about 0.3" accumulation. Then northerly winds increased, temperature dropped into the 20s and snow fell fairly heavily for a few hours. Mostly just a little slush on the main road, but everything else snow covered. Still very, very light snow falling at 7 AM with low 24F Post mounted gauge with funnel removed 0.42" Ground mounted gauge with funnel left in 0.44" so took average. Snow on grass seemed deeper due to air gap below. 4.2" on snow board.
11/8/2017 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 0.20 Cold, cloudy day with a little very light snow in the morning. High 30F. Roads melted and dried, but snow on grass and trees did not. Low stratus all day and night with fog towards morning.
11/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.15 Fog and low clouds in the morning. Clearing with some afternoon melting with hazy skies. Light winds. Mountain wave clouds late afternoon through the night. Partly cloudy this morning with light frost. High mid 30s. Low mid 20s.
11/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Partly to mostly sunny but still chilly. High upper 30s. Low 20s with heavy morning frost
11/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and warmer. High cloudiness part of the day. High near 50F. Clear overnight. Light winds. Low 25F with heavy frost
11/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and warmed rapidly in the morning. Near 60F by midday with scattered clouds spilling out of the mountains. Then windy and a bit cooler afternoon and evening. Diminishing winds late evening. Clear with frost this AM. Low lower 20s
11/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear morning but increasing cirrostratus -- and thin overcast by mid afternoon. High low 50s. Eventually cleared by morning with low upper 20s with frost
11/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and much warmer. High upper 60s with light winds. Low upper 20s
11/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mid and high clouds. Warm with high 60s with gusty winds developing from the W shifting to northerly overnight. Winds diminished with low upper 20s with light frost
11/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly to mostly cloudy -- mid and high clouds and mountain wave clouds. High near 50F. Partly cloudy overnight with low near 23F with heavy frost
11/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy with increasing winds High near 60F during the day. Becoming more windy overnight with warm downslope winds at times and temperatures oscillating from near 50F in lulls to low 60s in stronger winds. No dew or frost
11/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very warm morning. Hi low 60s. Then becoming windy and colder by about 2 PM with a few spillover showers propelled by very gusty NW winds -- mostly evaporated on contact but enough to wet the pavement. Strong winds continued into the night but calmed by morning. Clear with low 27F
11/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, cool but very pleasant day. High mid 40s with mostly light winds. Clear and cold night with increasing clouds towards sunrise - mid and high and lenticular clouds. Low about 20F. Frost
11/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered clouds in the morning thickening to near overcast mountain wave cloud midday and gradual clearing later afternoon. Partly cloudy overnight. High 50s. Low 20s with light frost
11/21/2017 7:15 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny with some high clouds and increasing mid level clouds. Warm and occasionally breezy. High 60s. Becoming very gusty from the WNW during evening.Stayed in the 50s to at least midnight. Then woke up to rain -- continuing at time of obs with temperature 40F
11/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain until 8:25 am. Ocnl light drizzle until noon. Bkn stratocumulus with cold SE winds. High 40s. Clearing copd snd damp. Low 30s eith heavy frost
11/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy and unseasonably warm. High upper 60s. Some westerly gusty winds at time. Partly cloudy overnight Low 30s.
11/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild Thanksgiving day. High upper 60s with partly cloudy mid and high clouds and light winds. Remained partly cloudy and warmish overnight with low near 40F
11/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered mid and high clouds in the morning.. Very warm rising to high of 72F early afternoon. Then very convective clouds with cumulonimbus clouds by mid afternoon. Squall of wind driven rain only totaled 0.01" in the gauge. Wind gusted to near 40 mph. Sharply cooler into the 40s Then clearing with light winds overnight. Low near 30 F with morning frost
11/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear sunny morning on Saturday with increasing mid and high clouds in the afternoon. Another in a continuing series of colorful sunsets. Light winds. High near 60F Scattered mid and high clouds overnight. Low near 30 F with light frost
11/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy and comfortably warm. High mid 60s. Low near 32 F with just scattered high clouds and light frost this morning. Been on a warm spell now for nearly two weeks
11/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Amazingly warm -- mid 70s with mid and high clouds Breezy at times. Cold front arrived overnight but still in upper 30s by morning with overcast stratus but no precip
11/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Stratus overcast through midday. Then clearing. Cool with high 40s. Clear and cold night with low lower 20s but increasing mid and high clouds
11/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly to mostly cloudy. Cool.
12/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Seasonally mild, light winds. Sunny. High low 50s, low 20s
12/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another mild day
12/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another dry, gentle day. High upper 50s with light winds. Low upper 20s with morning frost
12/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy, warm. High near 60F Strong overnight cold front preceded by a rain squall with winds over 40 mph before midnight. Remained very windy overnight with temperatures in the 30s by morning.
12/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very windy and steadily colder. 20s by evening. Winds diminished with lows in the teens and morning frost
12/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny. Light winds High low 40s. Not as cold overnight. Low upper 20s
12/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Colder again with biting NW winds. Partly cloudy High 30s Low teens with increasing clouds
12/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy. Chilly with highs in the 30s with increasing northerly winds. Some virga and nearby snow showers midday. Winds shifted to NW and remained strong at times overnight with temperatures climbing into the 40s by morning
12/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry, windy and mild. Sunny with scattered mid and high level mountain wave clouds -- clearing by night. High 50s with NW winds gusting to 30 mph and higher most of the day finally diminishing this AM with temperatures dropping to near 30F after 5:30 AM.
12/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, light winds. Just a few wisps of mid level clouds. High upper 50s. Temperature fell sharply with low humidity air and light winds. Low 18F
12/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, dry. High near 60F and then cooled quickly at sunset and low 20F
12/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Incredible day -- warm and sunny with just some scattered afternoon clouds. High near 60 with some brisk winds late afternoon. Cool and clear overnight with low near 20F and little to no frost due to super dry air
12/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy and unseasonably warm with light winds. High 60s. Increasing clouds and breezes with low upper 30s
12/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 1.5 0.08 1.5 0.07 Mild day. Partly cloudy becoming overcast altostratus by mid afternoon. High 50s Lowering, thickening clouds during evening with light snow by about 9:30 PM and 33 F. Started with small, wet crystals and changed to big conglomerates around 10:30 - 11 PM. Snow mostly ended by midnight. Low upper 20s. Snow melted on road surfaces and did not freeze. Still partly to mostly cloudy this morning
12/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Cloudy morning with gradual clearing. High 42F with most snow in open and sunny places quickly melted but lingering in shade. Clear cold nigith with low lower teens with morning frost
12/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Celar to partly cloudy. Warmed up quickly. High mid 50w with light winds. Mid levvel clouds increased overnight with warmish temperatures and low near 32 f
12/17/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 0.00 Cloudy morning with clouds breaking up later morning. Partly cloudy afternoon with light winds and high upper 40s. Nice enough to put up some outdoor Christmas lights. Overcast by evening with very light drizzle beginning around 10 PM and quickly changing to freezing drizzle Low 30F with a very thin coating of glaze -- a strong trace -- and a few snow grains mixed in
12/18/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A little freezing drizzle continued until about 8:15 AM -- then gradual clearing but chilly. High low 40s, low lower teens
12/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy but mild and dry. High low 50s. Low near 20F with morning frost. Awesome sunset last night
12/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. High upper 40s with light winds. Low 20s with heavy frost.
12/21/2017 7:30 AM 0.08 1.2 0.08 1.2 0.08 Lovely warm late December day with temps in the upper 50s.Cooled to 30 F by midnight with increasing winds -- then the cold front arrived sometime. Low 18 with light snow this morning.
12/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 0.05 1.5 0.12 Generally cloudy most of the day with intermittent light snow in the morning (small crystals). Some midday sun. High low 20s. Roads snow covered early -- main roads melted, side roads not. Clearing overnight and very cold. Low near zero with hoar frost -- beautiful
12/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.10 Sunny day. Light winds Roads melted and dried except side streets. High 30s. Low teens.
12/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 1.1 0.07 2.0 0.15 Sunny to partly cloudy day becoming overcast by mid afternoon. Few snow flakes began about 4:30 PM becoming a brief swirling blizzard about 5:15- 6:30 PM with N winds gusting over 30 mph Winds dimished after 8 PM and switched to southerly after 9 PM. Clearing after 11:30 PM. High near 30 F Temperature dropped quickly to lower teens during snow squall and then down to -3F at 7 AM with clear skies and light winds
12/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.15 Sunny morning. Increasing mid and high clouds afternoon and overcast overnight helping moderate temperatures. High 24F with brisk Southerly winds during the day. Light winds overnight with low 15F
12/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 1.5 0.15 Partly cloudy and chilly Christmas Day with light winds. High 21F Overcast stratus clouds with periods of very low density light snow mostly in the evening but still flaking lightly this morning. Low ~+3F
12/27/2017 7:00 AM T T T 1.5 0.16 Mostly cloudy and very cold. High about 12F with brisk SE upslope winds, shallow stratus clouds and occasional very light snow or snow crystals esp. in the morning and evening. Partly cloudy overnight with low 2F with light frost accompanying very light precipitation.
12/28/2017 7:00 AM T T T 0.5 0.13 Mostly cloudy with large sheet of standing mountain wave cloud overhead. Temperature stayed in the teens much of the morning, with a period of very light snow before 10 AM. The westerly winds kicked up around noon and temperatures leaped to upper 40s where they remained the rest of the day and overnight. Winds gusting to 20 to as high as 40 mph Snow quickly melting
12/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Sunny morning with beautiful linear wave clouds over foothills. High low 40s midday dropping to upper 30s in the afternoon with increasing mid level clouds. The dropped quickly to low of 16F just after midnight. Downslope winds developed after 2:30 AM and temperatures soared up into the upper 50s with wind gusts over 30 mph from the SW Remaining snow leaving quickly.
12/30/2017 7:00 AM T 0.2 T T T Amazing warm up on Friday with midday through afternoon temperatures near 65F. Late afternoon temperatures dropped sharply and were down to teens by 10 PM with very light snow overnight. Cloudy this morning with continued very light snow and low near 10F
12/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 2.4 0.06 2.5 0.08 Cold crisp day Cloudy (thin stratus) with Teens in the morning with occasional very light snow Partial clearing midday with high near 20 F mid afternoon falling to teens in the evening but then shot up to near 32F around 9 PM with northerly winds. Winds shifted to SE around 10 PM and temperatures dropped and snow began. Most snow 11 PM to 4 AM but sill a few flakes falling and overcast this morning. Low 10F
1/1/2018 7:00 AM T 0.2 T 2.0 0.10 Cloudy all day and night with very light snow and/or snow crystals much of the day. Scant accumulation. Nearly steady temperatures in lower to mid teens most of the day and night
1/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.10 Clear to partly cloudy, chilly with high briefly in lower 20s. Clear night with low near 5F and light winds
1/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.10 Clear, light winds and much warmer with highs in the 30s and melting in open sunny areas. Clear and cold overnight with low near 10F
1/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Warmer with scattered to broken thin high clouds during the day. High mid 40s with light winds Clear overnight with low mid teens with light frost
1/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Nearly completely clear all day. High near 50F. Only snow left in shaded areas now. Becoming partly cloudy overnight. Low upper teens
1/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Partly cloudy and pleasantly warm with light winds. High 50s. Increasing mid and high clouds ovenight. Low near 20F Only scant amounts of snow now in deep shade areas.
1/7/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Generally cloudy with lenticular clouds common. High mid 40s with light winds. Thicker lower clouds during evening with a few trace sprinkles around 10 PM Stayed warm overnight-- generally near 40F with some gusty N winds after midnight to 20mph Then clearing before sunrise with low upper 20s and some light frost. Just a few patches of old snow remain in deep shade
1/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered morning clouds on Sunday. Then becoming mostly clear. Brisk S winds during the day becoming light overnight. High upper 40s. Low 18F with morning frost and increasing high clouds
1/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy, mid and thick high clouds. High low 40s. Low 20s. Light winds.
1/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cool morning, but temperatures soared into the 60s with downslope winds gusting over 30 mph in the afternoon. Mild evening but eventually dropped into the mid 30s. Frost already out of soil in open level sunny places as we did some excavation and grading today.
1/11/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy and unsettled. High 50s. Virga in the afternoon and a few very light rain sprinkles around 2 PM Then windy and cooler. Low 20s
1/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny with some high clouds by evening. Increasing clouds overnight. High low 40s, low lower 20s but no frost.
1/13/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. High 40s with some early afternoon squalls with virga and a few sprinkles moving quickly out of the foothills. Then clearing, decreasing winds. Low 15F with frost
1/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, light winds. Pleasant day for outdoor daytime work. High upper 40s. Clear with light winds overnight. Low 19F with heavy frost
1/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 0.3 0.03 Mostly sunny morning. Increasing clouds afternoon. High 40s. Becoming overcast in the evening. Light snow pellets began around 4 AM and increased in intensity after 7 am. Spherical little pellets made it through my one gauge with funnel still in place -- beautiful. Low lower 20s.
1/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 1.9 0.07 1.5 0.10 Snowed moderately with light winds and big conglomerate flakes until about 9:45 AM Then quit completely shortly after 10AM. Gradual clearing by afternoon. Temperature briefly into the upper 20s when the sun came out. Cooled steadily by late afternoon and down to -6F this morning -- our coldest of the winter -- scattered cirrus clouds this AM
1/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.08 Sunny. Light winds High near 30F. Cold evening but then temperatures leveled off around +7F overnigh.
1/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Sunny and much warmer. High near 50f with light einds. Increasing high clouds overnight. Low 15f
1/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Partly cloudy morning, sunny and warm afternoon. Increasing clouds overnight. High upper 50sF Low upper 20s. Shallow layer of snow remains in the shade of our evergreens
1/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy much of the day with large sheet of mountain wave cloud overhead. Slowed the predicted warmup, but temperatures still reached about 60F by mid afternoon. Most remnant snow melted. Partly cloudy overnight with low mid 20s.
1/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 2.5 M 2.5 M Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming easterly by evening. High upper 40s midday dropping to upper 30s by 5 PM with thickening clouds. Brief snow pellet shower after 8 PM. Then steady freezing drizzle began by 10 PM and put down a substantial glaze. Precip changed to snow later and woke to everything white by 3:30 AM Snowing lightly at 7 am
1/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 1.7 0.14 3.5 0.35 Light snow composed of small rimed crystals continued most of the morning and then diminished and ended before 3 PM Blustery at times with NNW Winds gusting to ~20mph High mid 20s. Cleearing after midnight but temperature did not drop 30F at 7 AM
1/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.25 Clear day. Windy with a bit of drifting snow in the morning but quickly warmed above freezing. Nice afternoon with diminished winds and high in the 40s with melting. Clear with low 15F and some light frost
1/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.27 Mostly clear with moderate breezes, Cool with high low 40s and little melting. Clear, cold night with low 12F
1/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.26 Partly cloudy with light winds. Temperature climbed steadily and briefly reached near 50F but little melting occurred. Low 20s. Still more than 80% of ground covered by a thin snowpack
1/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.25 Generally cloudy and cool beneath persistent mountain wave clouds. High mid 40s but little melting. Low lower 20s in the evening but NW winds picked up late evening and kept temperatures in the 30s and 40s overnight with no frost -- gusts to 25 mph at times. Still about 75-80% of ground covered with a shallow icy snowpack
1/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.24 Partly cloudy morning, clearing afternoon but strong, gusty NW winds until evening gusting over 30 mph at times. Near steady temperatures near 40F. Then cooling to low 13 F with light winds and morning frost -- some scattered mid and high clouds overnight About 70% of ground still snow covered.
1/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.23 Morning sunshine, increasing clouds midday and afternoon. High low 40s midday and cooler late afternoon. Chilly with light winds and light frost overnight. Low 16F about 2/3 ground still snow covered with thin icy layer -- about 2" deep in shaded areas
1/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Sunny to partly cloudy with temperatures soaring briefly into the 50s early afternoon with breezy conditions with melting snow Maybe 25% of ground still snowcovered this morning with frost and low 20F
1/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Warm again with partly cloudy skies. High 50s, low upper 20s Snow only left in shaded areas now.
1/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy with mid level clouds. Temperature still soared to high of 64F with downslope dry westerly winds gusting over 30 mph at times. Cold front slipped in from the NE and temperature dropped back into the low 20s this morning with heavy frost. Pretty much all the snow is gone now from shaded areas
2/1/2018 7:30 AM 0.27 4.7 0.29 4.5 0.28 Yesterday was generally cloudy and chilly with temperatures mostly staying 40F or cooler with easterly winds developing. Low stratus developed in the evening with some very light snow by 8:30 PM becoming heavier by 10 PM -- about an inch when I went to bed at midnight at 27F Thought the snow was ending but then woke up to almost 5" of beautiful straight-down snow. Snow had nearly ended by 7 AM but coming down hard again by 8 AM. Not bad for a forecast of less than 1" Low 25F
2/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 2.1 0.07 4.5 0.34 Snowed moderately from 8 - 10 AM with 2" of low density snow. Then ended by 11 AM but remained cloudy with high low 30s. Main roads all cleared nicely. Clearing overnight with low 10F before sunrise. No fog here but to our east
2/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.35 Scattered to broken mid and high clouds, but still bright and quite sunny with some melting. High mid 40s cooling to lower 20s overnight but bounced back up to upper 30s this morning. No frost here. Ground still 95% snow covered
2/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Sunny to partly cloudy with gusty W winds in the afternoon to 30 mph High mid 50s with rapidly melting snow. Cold front with developing upslope clouds and sharply colder with winds shifting to the east. Low 17F and still falling at 7 AM very light snow began after 7 AM
2/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 T M T M Very cold with brisk E winds with very light snow all morning ending mid afternoon. Lo abot 10 F mid morning, Daytime high near 20F and evening low 18F with partial clearing late afternoon. Steady to slowly warming temperatures overnight until chinook wind arrived after 3:30 AM -- roaring winds woke me up and temperature shot up to 50F. Then furious rain squall hit about 5:50 AM with gusts over 50 mph knocking out our power and temperature dropping back to mid 30s with some frozen precip mixed in. Back into 40s with clearing skies and moderate NW winds at 7 AM
2/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cleqr but windy, mild morning with high low 50s. Then cooling off in the afternoon with SE winds and developing clouds. 30F by sunset cooling to low 20s overnight with shallow upslope stratus.
2/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. Hi upper 40s. Light winds. Low 20s.
2/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy -- mostly high cirrus. Temperature warmed gradually but eventually reached 50F near sunset Low mid 20s
2/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy mid mid and mostly high clouds during day. Becoming breezy and very warm with high 60F. Remained breezy and in the 50s all evening until cold front arrived after 2 AM. Temperature dropped quickly to the 20s with moist ESE winds. Bits of very light snow and freezing drizzle began around 7 AM with dense, low overcast.
2/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 2.0 M 2.0 0.10 Slowly falling temperatures all day -- low 20s. Dark cloudy low stratus with upslope light fog and periods of freezing drizzle. Rime icing on trees increased all day. Only trace of precip by late afternoon until light stedy snow began about 5 PM with temp down to 18F. 1" by 10 PM and then mostly stopped. Snow begn again overnight with another inch this AM Powdery dry snow. Low 10F and still snowing.
2/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.8 0.03 1.5 0.10 Overcast with clouds thinning in the afternoon. Light snow in the morning. High around 18F. Clear and cold overnight with low -1F with sparkling frost
2/12/2018 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 0.10 Clear nearly cloudless day with temperature climbing into the 30s by mid afternoon but little melting. The surge of arctic air slipped in again from the east overnight with upslope stratus and temperatures back in the mid teens. Just a flake or two of snow beginning
2/13/2018 7:00 AM T 0.2 T 1.2 0.11 Cloudy and cold with upslope stratus clouds and very light low density snow drifting down much of the day. High teens. Snow increased briefly during the evening, and then cleared overnight. Low 11F Main roads clear, side streets still snow and ice covered.
2/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Warmed into the 50s with breezy downslope winds. Snow quickly melted. Partly cloudy and mild overnight. Low 30s.
2/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny, warm and windy with temperature reaching the low 60s afternoon. Heavy cloud layer to our west hugging high mountains all day and overnight. Mild and breezy overnight with low lower 30s. Remnant snow now nearly all gone1
2/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast at sunrise and cold. But clearing by mid morning. Light winds. High near 40 F Winds picked up in the evening with gusts over 30 mph after midnight. Temperatures in the 30s eventaully cooled to upper 20s
2/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny, breezy. High low 50s MIld overnight iwth low 30F and spectacular display of thin wave clouds with luminessences.
2/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.8 M 0.8 0.02 Amazingly warm day. Breezy at times. Mostly sunny but some little cumulus clouds letting us know a change was coming. Many people out walking, jogging, motorcyling, and just enjoying a spring day. High upper 60s. Cold front hit like a brick after 6 PM and temperature dropped 30 degrees in the first hour and down to 18F by midnight. Light dry snow began around 1 AM Snowing very, very, very lightly this morning -- powder dry snow
2/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 3.5 0.25 3.5 0.25 Very light, powdery fluff snow all day with little accumulation and very cold temperatures in the low to mid teens. Snow increased in intensity late afternoon and then diminished after 7 PM and ended by 09 PM Clearing and super cold with low -8F our coldest of the winter. Few low stratus patches this morning but beautiful sky and snow Post gauge 0.25" ground gage 0.22"
2/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 0.25 Sunny. Cold High mid teens. Cold night with low -7F
2/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.26 Still cold. Sunny High 20s with almost no melting. Hazy. Not as cold with low +3F
2/23/2018 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 0.29 Partly cloudy and continued cold. Increasing clouds later afternoon with period of light snow dusting hte surface 5-6 PM Then clearing High upper 20s, low ~8F with heavy frost
2/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 3.0 0.11 4.5 0.44 Morning sunshine. Increasing clouds afternoon with light snow beginning after 4:30 PM and accumulating after 5:30 PM 1" by 7 PM then switched to large flakes with super low water content. Snow ended ~ 9 PM Partial clearing with fog formation overnight and low ~12f
2/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.26 Fog cleared in the morning, then NW winds increased with gusts over 30mph and drifting, swirling and sublimating snow at times. Winds diminished after 4 PM but unsteady temperatures overnight. Low around 15F
2/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.30 Mostly sunny. A few mid clouds. Hi upper 30s. Clear overnight Low 15 F.
2/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Clear nearly cloudless day Warmer with moderate afternoon winds and plenty of melting snow. High near 50F. Clear and light winds overnight with low low 20s. Slightly less than 50% of ground still snow covered with 2-3" remaining in the shade
2/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Another fine, clear, mild late winter day with high low 50s and low near 24F Still a trace of snow in deep shade
3/1/2018 7:00 AM T T 0.00 T T Clear morning. Then convective clouds rolled out of the mountains midday with some brief snow showers even though temperatures in the 40s. Partial clearing late afternoon and clear overnight with low 18F with heavy frost. Still an inch or so of icy snow in deep shaded areas
3/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Sunny, cool but pleasant. High upper 40s. Clear night Low 18F with morning frost Still old snow lingering in deeply shaded areass
3/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Sunny warm day becoming windy in the afternoon with gusts over 30 mph at times from the NW with low humidity. High mid 60s. Clear night with low near 30F but no frost. Still a few remnant snow patches in deep shade
3/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Gorgeous day with sunshine, warm temperatures and not much wind. High mid 60s. Low 28F with little or no frost. Still clear this AM
3/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warmer day than expected. High upper 60s becoming breezy in the afternoon with increasing clouds from the W. Much colder late afternoon with virga and gusty winds. Windy all night with temperature dropping into the upper 20s. Clear again by morning with winds regularly gusting over 30 mph
3/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny but cold and miserably windy all day with high upper 30s and winds gusting over 40 mph at times from the NW. Winds diminished but did not calm overnight with low mid 20s
3/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, cool and breezy. High 40s Clear, chilly night with light winds. Low 14F with frost
3/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear day, normal temperatures, light winds. High near 50F, low lower 20s
3/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny but with thin broken cirrus much of the day and lots of contrails. High low 60s. Partly cloudy, low near 32 F with variable temps overnight and occasional downslope breezes
3/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy with mid and high clouds all day and some lower clouds accompany midday cold front. High near 60F. Windy all day and continuing overnight. Low 43F with downslope breezes. Peak wind gust likely at least 40 mph from the west late morning
3/11/2018 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy morning through mid afternoon, then clearing. Brief graupel shower just before noon. Windy with gusts to at least 30 mph at times. High near 50f early dropping to low 40s late afternoon. Mostly clear and becoming nearly calm overnight Low 15F with frost
3/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny. High low 50s. Mostly clear but increasing clouds overnight. Cold with low 18F but only light frost.
3/13/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy day. Convective sky afternoon and evening with a few sprinkles around 4:30 PM and then a stronger sprinkle after sunset. High mid 50s. Clearing overnight with low lower 20s with light frost
3/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nice day. High low 50s. Low low 20s.
3/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning sunshine with cirrus clouds. Then increasing clouds and becoming thick overcast with light rain showers beginning mid afternoon. Brief heavier shower early evening. Then sprinkles ended after 10 PM Brisk N. winds. High mid 60s midday cooling to low 40s with late afternoon rain. Low upper 30s. with cloudy skies overnight
3/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clearing Friday AM Windy day with gusts over 30 mph especially morning and midday. Hi mid 50s Low lower 20a with frost
3/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny day. Increasing high based convective clouds mid and late afternoon with some virga. High near 60. Partly cloudy overnight. Low upper 20s with light frost
3/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.33 0.2 M T T Mid level clouds gave way to sunshine mid morning through noon. Then convective clouds gathered over foothills early afternoon. Light rain began about 4 PM and mixed with or changed to big wet flakes of snow after 5:30. Temperature dropped quickly from high mid 59s to mid 30s by 5:45PM then stayed mostly steady. While the bulk of this precip fell as snow, most melted on contact so only had about 1/4" of slush on ground at max. Precip ended by about 8 PM Steady temperatures in low 30s with gusty NW winds overnight and lowering humidity. Still overcast this morning with cold biting NW winds.
3/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Chilly blustery day with cold NW WInds gusting over 20 mph often and afternoon virga from convective clouds to our S-SW and N-NE High upper 40s. Low lower 20s with frost and increasing clouds again this AMA
3/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny but clouds hugging higher mountains. Windy (encountered lots of drifting snow driving up to Laramie in the afternoon) High near 50f. Increasing mid and high clouds overnight. Low upper 20s.
3/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy --mid and high clouds- light winds and very pleasant. High 60F Low mid 30s
3/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunshine early. Warm with increasing clouds midday and afternoon, mostly mid and high but some cumulus and some wave clouds. West winds increased during evening and gusted to at least 50 mph after midnight with temperatures remaining in the 50s and low 60s overnight
3/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Windy day, warm with periods of convective clouds moving off foothills in the afternoon with some mid afternoon trace rain showers. High mid 60s. Clearing overnight with sharply higher humidity and heavy morning frost. Low upper 20s with patchy ground fog especially to our east
3/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear morning. Some ground fog mostly to our east 0700-0800 Then warming with increasing high and mid clouds becoming overcast late afternoon. High mid 60s but felt warmer in the sun with light winds. Clearing after midnight with low upper 20s with frost and increasing cirrus again.
3/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy becoming cloudy by afternoon. High near 60F. Then thickening, darkening clouds after 4 PM with virga becoming sprinkles and then a cold light rain ended by 7 PM Cloudy with low stratus and light fog overnight Low 30s
3/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy morning, then midday sun and increasing, thickening and lowering clouds afternoon with a high in the 50s falling to 40F with light rain in the early evening ending before 8 PM. Then clearing and very chilly with low 23F with heavy frost.
3/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny Breezy. High about 49F. Low upper 29s
3/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.34 1.3 M 0.5 M Cloudy, chilly and breezy day with light rain beginning early afternoon changing to snow before 2PM and then heavy snow for about 2 hours before ending. About 0.11" of precip as rain before changing to snow. Much of the snow melted or turned to slush on contact. Max depth about 1.3" around 4 PM and then gradual melting. High low 40s. Low mid 20s with dense morning fog and heavy frost
3/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 0.00 Fog early gave way to morning sunshine but then chillly unstable convective clouds by midday with brief snow pellet showers early afternoon High 40s dipping to upper 30s during showers. Then cold and frostly overnight with low lower 20s with heavy morning frost
3/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny. Warming to low 60s by late afternoon with gusty W winds developing. Remained warm well into the evening with downslope winds but eventually cooled to low 30s with light frost with winds shifting to southerly.
4/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.2 0.02 Sunny morning, warming to a high of near 50F early afternoon. Then increasing and gradually lowering clouds mid and late afternoon. Overcast by 6 PM Brisk E winds over 20 mph at times late afternoon. Then some very light snow began around 9:30 PM with temp at 32F. Low this AM 22 F with snow ended by 5:30 AM -- just a dusting
4/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy and very cold Easter morning with temperatures staying below freezing until midday. Then clearing afternoon and with bright April sunshine it felt nice in the afternoon although the high was only mid 40s. Clear night with low 20s and morning frost again.
4/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning sunshine. Becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon with increasing downslope westerly winds and mild temperatures in the 60s. Then very windy at times overnight with winds shifting to northerly and cooling to low upper 20s. Some late-day virga
4/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny but chilly day with stiff NW-N winds. High upper 40s Clear with low lower 20s with light frost
4/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mid and high cloudiness but warming up nicely to near 60F in the afternoon. Clearing overnight with low near 30F
4/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunshine in the morning. Increasing clouds midday and afternoon. Overcast by late day. Mild with high 60s and a few gusts of W winds late day. Increasing humidity too. Cloudy overnight. Still 50F until late evening. Then dropped to low 30s with very light snow beginning just after 7 AM
4/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 2.0 M 1.5 0.14 Snow began shortly after 7 AM and soon had the ground white. Snowed lightly with varying intensity and crystal structure all day. Temperature dropped to 24F by 9 AM and stayed there most of the day and overnight. Snow ended by 9 PM Remained cloudy with light winds overnight
4/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cold morning gradually warmed as sun came out. Snow quickly melted and all gone by noon. High mid 40s. Thickening clouds again by mid and late afternoon. Low upper 30s in the evening. warming to mid 50s overnight with downslope winds developing after midnight. Mostly clear and breezy this AM
4/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny becoming partly cloudy. High nesr 60f. Becoming cloudy and mikf overnight with low upper 30’s. Rain shower before 5am
4/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy with brief convective showers midday. A few little graupel balls. High 50s. Clearing overnight Low near 32F with light frost
4/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy -- nice spring day. High upper 60s. Low 40s
4/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning cloudiness, then clearing and becoming hot, dry and windy with high upper 70s with rh near 10% and W winds gusting to near or above 40 mph. Winds diminished overnight with low near 40F
4/13/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy, light winds in the morning,but then becoming windy warm and low humidity again in the afternoon with high upper 70s Stormy sky during the evening with a flash of lightning after dark and a few sprinkles. Sharply cooler but temperatures stayed in the 40s overnight with moderate to strong NW winds gusting near 30 mph at times
4/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cold, cloudy, unsettled and very windy all day with virga much of the morning and afternoon and snow showers visible over the foothills NW. High 40s with winds gusting over 30mph from the N. Windy overnight and gradual clearing Low lower 30s
4/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning and midday sunshine. Increasing stratocumulus and cirrus afternoon and nearly overcast by sunset. Windy much of the day but diminishing in the afternoon High near 60F with downslope winds helping. Low around 27F with light frost and partly cloudy skies
4/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear to partly cloudy. Pleasant. High near 60F broken high clouds overnight. Low near 30F with frost
4/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Considerable clouds. Gradually warmed to afternoon high low 60s. Light winds clearing overnight. Low near 30F with light frost and dew
4/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny morning. Gentle start but strong winds developed mid morning and became even stronger midday and afternoon. High in the 60s but miserable day with wind gusts over 50mph. Power stayed on and only small branches broke off here, but a few large trees came down in parts of town. Strong winds diminished, but still gusty until morning. Low 30s with no dew or frost large grass fires in some areas Widespread blowing dust even in parts of Fort Collins Tuesday midday and afternoon
4/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear. Breezy spring day with some afternoon cirrus with high cirrus increasing overnight. High 50s. Chily night with low mid 20s
4/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy. Cirrus and some late afternoon stratus. HIgh low 60s. Low lower 30s.
4/21/2018 6:45 AM 0.47 0.7 0.23 0.5 M Cloudy day High low 50s. Light rain showers began in the afternoon. But only 0.03" by 5 PM Then rain began a bit more enthusiastically around 5:30 with temperatures in the 40s Changed to snow around 10 PM ~0.24" of precip as rain and the remainder fell as snow but only accumulated on the grass
4/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy except for a few breaks late morning. Light snow until about 11 AM -- melting on contact. Snow from last night all melted by midday. Then cloudy with some light drizzle at times afternoon ended by 4:30 PM Partial clearing after 7 PM then clear but with ground fog developing after 11 pm. Heavy frost this with fog breaking up. Vegetation has greened up quickly
4/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Brief backwash of cool, moist air Sunday AM -- otherwise, sunny and very wonderfully pleasant day with high low 60a Low 30s with dew and frost
4/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Lovely morning. Convective clouds all afternoon with a few strokes of cloud to ground lightning late afternoon and about 0.01" of rain. High upper 60s. Cooler with stiff NW winds in the evening. Then a little light rain overnight changing to a few snow flakes this morning Low 30s
4/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cold, cloudy day with stiff N winds and occasional periods of light snow in the morning. High mid 40s, Clearing after midnight. Low mid 20s with frost
4/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm day. High 60s. Becoming breezy overnight with low only near 40F with increasing clouds as a cool front approached
4/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warmed to a lovely day with high in the 60s. Low 30s
4/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear day. Warm High 73F Low 40F
4/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. Warm and summerlike with high based convection late morning through late afternoon. Mostly light winds but a strong early evening wind gust from the E. High 70s. Low 40s with light winds but no dew
4/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Generally sunny with scattered to broken mid and high clouds and some convective clouds late afternoon. High 70s. Partly cloudy -- mostly high clouds and light winds overnight. Low lower 40ss
5/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy and warm day with high inn the 70s. Active convection with some thunder a couple of times during the afternoon and evening. Only a brief shower here. Partly cloudy overnight with low around 40° Low stratus upslope clouds this morning
5/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Generally cloudy and cooler. Another springlike convective afternoon with a couple rounds of thunder and light rain showers. Very lively storm to our immediate NW moving NE around 5-5:30 PM Then cloudy overnight with low in the 40s
5/3/2018 7:33 AM 1.63 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dark low nimbostratus all day -- about as dark as it gets around here. Rain began after 8 AM and rained most of the morning with about 0.25" when it took a break midday. Then began again later afternoon and drummed steadily most of the evening. Close to an inch in the gauge (in total) when I went to bed about 11 PM. Rain stopped for awhile and then started again around 3 AM and still raining steadily. High upper 40s and low 39F this morning
5/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.69 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Steady moderate rain in the morning lightened up by 11 AM and then ended by 12:30. High climbed into the 50s and then turned convective with several afternoon showers and a rainbow. Clearing overnight with low mid 30s and heavy dew with frost on rooftops. 0.68" in post mounted gauge and 0.70 on the one closer to the ground in the Christmas tree stand on the pump. I exchanged funnels and inner tubes to see if the difference is due to the gauge or the placement. We'll see next time it rains modestly.
5/5/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny day. Then clouded up quickly late afternoon and a brief sprinkle HIgh upper 60s, Low near 40F
5/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy in the morning. Then high based convection moved in from the NW early afternoon with brief showers around 2:30 - 3:30 PM HIgh low 70s. Then partial clearing Low 42F with heavy dew
5/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. High 70s, low upper 40s.
5/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Broken to overcast mid and high clouds all day kept temperatures in the low 70s with light winds. Mild and clearing overnight. Low upper 40s.
5/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear day except for a few afternoon small cumulus. High upper 70s. Low upper 40s
5/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear morning. Then increasing clouds with afternoon convection. High upper 70s. Low upper 40s.
5/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny through early afternoon, then partly cloudy. Very warm with temperature briefly spiking into the mid 80s. Then cooler air moved in from the N dropping temps back into the 60s by evening with gradually increasing dew point. Clearing overnight with low near 50F
5/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy through early afternoon. Cooler with high in the 60s. Then overcast with upslope breezes. Dark to our W-NW in the evening with thunder around 7 PM but just a few big rain drops. Another light shower around 8 PM maybe 0.01" Steady drizzle began after 10 PM and continuing this AM. 0.l9" in my ground-mounted gauge and 0.22" on the post so will call it 0.21"
5/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thick, low stratus upslope clouds all day but brighter midday. Drizzle ended mid morning. High 50s. A couple of rumbles of thunder to our west during the evening and a couple of showers. Then steady drizzle again all night continuing this morning. Low 49F Post mounted gauge 0.25" ground gauge 0.23" so averaged the two
5/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle ended about 9:15 AM. Remained mostly cloudy but a few more breaks and a bit warmer with high in the 60s. Convection kicked off mid afternoon. We heard thunder several times -- mostly to the SE late afternoon and evening. Some light rain until about midnight. Still overcast and very green and moist this AM. Passed prime now on crabapple blossoms. Lilacs still good and iris just getting started.
5/15/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Unsettled convective day -- mostly cloudy but with quite a few sunny periods morning and afternoon. High 60s. Thunder over foothills soon after noon and then a couple of bigger storms with quite a bit of distant thunder mid afternoon with trace rain shower and a very cold downdraft indicative of hail nearby dropped temperatures into the low 50s. Clearing after dark. Low 40F with heavy dew.
5/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and very pleasant day with lush growing vegetation. High 70s. Clear night. Low 40s with dew
5/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly clear all day. High near 80. Clear overnight Low upper 40s.
5/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny much of the day but high-based convection afternoon and evening. High low 80s. Northerly winds picked up around midnight gusting to 30 mph from outflow from thunderstorms over NE panhandle. Low lower 50s with low clouds developing this morning
5/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy day. Active convection late afternoon. A couple of sharp thunderclaps around 4:45 PM with a short down pour. Rain mostly ended by 6 PM with new storms staying to our east. 0.15" High 60s cooled to near 50F after rain and stayed there overnight. Low upper 40s with light rain beginning again this morning slipping back in from the east Additional 0.02" this morning and still raining lightly
5/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain all Sat AM ended by 1 PM 0.10" in gauge at that time. Cloudy chilly afternoon with high only 50F and then low stratus, fog and drizzle moved back in after 8 PM with soaking drizzle overnight continuing this AM with low 40F
5/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle in the morning ended before 9 AM. .02 inches then cloudy and cool for the day high low 50s with an afternoon shower with an additional 0.01 inches. Clearing during the evening and overnight low upper 30s with heavy dew
5/22/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm summer day -- mostly sunny with high 70s. Then some lively late day convection -- mostly to the north and east but one rumbling t-storm developed at dusk to the SW and dropped a trace before it dissipated. Clearing overnight with low upper 40s with dew
5/23/2018 7:00 AM 2.11 T M T M sky full of cirrus contrails in the morning. Small lower-based cumulus by late morning gave evidence of abundant low-level moisture. Warm with high upper 70s with active convection over the mountains to our SW-W by mid afternoon. Storms moving south to N. Thunder here by 5:30 PM to our south and then the sky opened up with heavy rain around 5:55 PM. Soon a tumult of rain and large quantities of small hail (pea to small marble) especially 6:08 to 6:18 PM with ground covered by hail over 1" deep. Temperature dropped into the upper 40s with very heavy rain with stiff south winds until about 6:30 PM about 1.87" of rain with melting hail at that time. Two more thunderstorms and more rain around 7 and again 8 PM with hail still on ground and some ground fog. Basement flooding at some of our neighbors from extreme street flooding peaking around 6:20 PM with most intense rain of at least 3"/hour rate. My post mounted gauge read 2.12" when all hail melted. Ground mounted gauge 2.10" and my electronic gauge (more elevated) had 2.24" -- likely all were undercatch to some degree. Clearing overnight with low lower 40s and very heavy dew. Sure glad we got the lawn mowed before this hit. Patches of hail still in spots this AM
5/24/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Midday convection, mostly over the foothills. So I’m distant thunder. Late afternoon Tracy’s shower. Then clearing overnight. High low 80s, low low 50s
5/25/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny dry and hotter. Some afternoon convection, mostly high based. Trace shower in the afternoon. I am mid 80s, low 50s
5/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny with a few afternoon cumulus with a thunderhead just north in the late afternoon. High low 80s Clear overnight with low near 50°
5/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny. Hot with high upper 80s and low in the 50s
5/28/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.16 T M 0.0 0.00 Coolish, unsettled day with thunderstorms developing late afternoon and a quick rain and hail event or just after 6 PM dropped temperatures back into the mid 50s. Strong westerly winds accompanied the storm but it only lasted a few minutes. Hail as large as dimes fell not as much as last Tuesday though
5/30/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Filling in data from when we were gone on vacation May 30 - June 17
5/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/1/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High 88. Low 52F with morning dew
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
6/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot summer day Mid and high clouds . High 88F with some high-based late day convection with trace evening shower The clearing with low 59F and light morning dew
6/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
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
6/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy upslope drizzle developed overnight (as reported by my son as we've been out of town all month so far)
6/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle in the morning. Cool day
6/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.56 T M 0.0 0.00 We weren't home to see it, but a nasty hail storm developed just west of us around 4:30 PM and marched across north Fort Collins. Cars dented, garden smashed, likely some roof damage too. Our house/pet sitter was here and got the animals in OK and collected some stones -- hard and mostly round many in the 1" to 1 1/4" diameter range and probably a few larger ones Unfortunately, no hail pad in place. Both the post and the ground mounted gauge had 0.56" -- not sure how much wind came with it, but lots of leaf and small branch debris still here when we arrived on Friday. I've been a home owner in Fort Collins for 35 years and this was my first storm with appreciable damage -- so I guess I was overdue
6/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Pleasantly cool Some light showers in vicinity
6/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear morning. Then active convection with early afternoon shower. Clouds remainder of afternoon and comfortable with high 70s. Low 50s
6/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly to mostly cloudy and unsettled with convective activity much of the day primarily E and N moving east High low 80s. Cool evening and clearing with low lower 50s
6/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear day with convection beginning to the north mid afternoon and then over the mountains and nearby late afternoon and evening. 0.01" of rain from shower around 7 PM and remainder after 11 PM with a few rumbles of thunder. Brisk winds from he north late evening High mid 80s, low mid 50s
6/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy morning. Then active convection by late morning with thunder. Most of the storms went south of us -- at least 3 - 4 separate showers between 11 AM and 5:30 PM High upper 60s dropping to upper 50s after the showeers. Clearing overnight with low near 50 F with dew
6/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly clear and warmer. Scattered afternoon clouds. High low 80s Clear overnight. Low lower 50s with dew
6/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, dry day with some afternoon development of small, flat cumulus. High mid 90s. Clear overnight with low 50s.
6/28/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot day, but only got in the low 90s before midday convection limited further heating. High-based evening convection with a few sprinkles lead to some dry downburst with winds gusting over 25 mph. Still near 90° around 10 PM but eventually cooled to a low of about 58f With clear skies and no morning dew
6/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot and extremely dry Forest fires in distance beginning to spread smoke to our area. high 101F --hottest since 2012. High-based convection kicked off some dry downbursts in the evening with gusty winds and temperatures climbing back to near 90F after 10 PM finally cooling off overnight to low upper 50s.
6/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Not quite as hot -- hazy from distant forest fires in CO. Quite breezy out of the S most of the day, iwth high low 90s. Windshift to northerly in the evening as cool front arrived, but cooling was slow to arrive 00 eventually dropped to upper 50s with increasing shallow stratus layer indicating some upslope flow this morning.
7/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.51 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning stratus and much cooler with thickening developing stratocumulus developing into active convective thunderheads by midday. A series of quickly moving (WSW-ENE) thundershowers from early afternoon ending by about 5:45 PM it most intense storm with marble-sized hail around 4:15 PM -- nearly covered the ground HIgh low 70s dropping to near 60F during the afternoon storms and then down to low around 46F with totally clear skies and heavy fresh dew
7/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny day. Deep blue sky with just a few afternoon cumulus along base of foothills. Temperature climbed gradually to a high in the low 80s. Clear night with light winds overnight, but some increase in haze and forest fire smoke this morning
7/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and sharply warmer. High upper 80s. Some later afternoon flat cumulus clouds. Mostly sharp blue skies with no smoke except to our NW at sunset. Temperatures stayed in the 70s until well after midnight but eventually dropped to low of upper 50s
7/4/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny morning -- heated up quickly. But convection began early. High about 88F with afternoon clouds, virga, gusty winds and some late afternoon sprinkles. Then gradual clearing and cooling overnight to a low of upper 50s
7/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny in the morning warmed up quickly to high upper 80s in the early afternoon. Then convection bake and first two are used and then exploded over head after 4:30 PM with a couple hours of lively thunder lightning but not much rain. Lightning to the east in the evening but weather was good for the fireworks. clearing overnight with low upper 50s
7/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Pulse of rich moist air with stiff SE winds arrived Thursday AM with dew point rising to at least 60F. Storms fired up in the higher mountains first and then down around Denver and southward. We stayed dry, unfortunately, but with comfortable temperatures. High low 80s. Low mid 50s with clearing skies but hazy this morning
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Seasonally hot. High upper 80s with minor afternoon convective buildups over mountains. Clear overnight with low upper 50s
7/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot hazy day with light winds. High mid 90s, Afternoon convection mostly over the high mountains did not spread eastward. Clearing overnight. Low near 60F
7/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very hot day. High here about 97° A little shower popped up overhead about 4:30 PM and drop point or 3 inches in about two minutes. Then another round of thunder showers In the late evening moved from northeast to southwest. only a trace here, But a nice lightning show after dark to the southwest
7/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, hot and dry with hardly any clouds. High 90s, low near 60f. I know it’s not that bad compared to many other areas but I’m still getting tired of summer hot temperatures already.
7/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another hot dry day. Sunny with a high highs in the mid 90s. Clouds over high mountains distant west. Clear overnight . Cooled more quickly in the evening than recent days with lowupper 50s.
7/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another sunny, hot day with high low 90s. Pool slowly in the evening and only drop to a low in the mid 60sWith increasing humidity.
7/13/2018 7:00 AM 1.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning sunshine followed by rapid thunderhead development over mountains to the west late morning. Storms moved out from the west northwest after 2 PM with heavy downpour followed by more gentle rain. Ended up with exactly 1.00 in my post mounted gauge, but only .72 inches of my ground mounted gauge . Hi upper 80s before storms moved in quickly called into the 60s. Overnight low upper 50s with dew and very pleasant moist air.
7/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm sunny day. High mid 80s. Low 58F totally clear overhead but some convective clouds way back over the higher mountains midday through afternoon and then clearing.
7/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, hot. High low 90s with light winds until late afternoon when SE breezes increased. Clear, warm evening. Still 86F at 8 PM dropping to low near 65F before sunrise. Woke up to stiff northerly breezes and broken clouds with large stratocumulus with convective turrets
7/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Big change in weather. Cloudy with some periods of light drizzle and sprinkles in the morning and a period of moderate rain in the afternoon. High only in the low 70s in the morning down in the 60s in the afternoon clearing by evening with low in the 50s
7/17/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Threatening weather. Cloudy until late afternoon. A few sprinkles and maybe some thunder but that was about it. Temperatures were awesome,though. High only in the low 70s and low upper 50s. Nice moist air, too.
7/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nice summer day with afternoon convection and a couple rounds of thunder mid and later afternoon. The last one dropped some rain -- could almost stretch it to 0.02" but not quite -- wet the pavement. High 80s. Low near 60F
7/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot, sunny day with almost no clouds high temperature in the low 90s a few afternoon cumulus clouds clearing overnight with low in the upper 50s. light winds
7/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot day. HIgh mid 90s. Some high based afternoon convective clouds clearing in the evening. Low near 60F Summer doldrums continues
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another hot day with high mid 90s. Afternoon and evening convective clouds. Gradually cooled off overnight with partly cloudy skies to a low in the low 60s
7/22/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hazy hot day with scattered mid level clouds. High low 90s early afternoon then a bit cooler with active convection around especially W - N. Late afternoon thunder dissipated as it moved towards us from the foothills and just a trace around 5:30 PM Remained partly cloudy and sticky warm overnight with low lower 60sss
7/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy and quite humid with light showers on and off and some thunder during the afternoon. I only in the 80s. Low 60s remaining overcast with 0.03” additional light rain overnight
7/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dark cloudy and cool day -- welcome change. High barely made 70F. Light shower early afternoon and then a substantial downpour around 4 PM dropped almost 1/4 inch in 15 minutes followed by another brief heavy rain about 7:45 PM that included a few hail stones. Partial clearing and a very humid, damp night with low lower 60s.
7/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High 89s with afternnoon convectin and brief hesvy shower. Clearing but humid with lively lightning after sunset distant east. Low low 60s with dee
7/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I was out of town and not sure when precip occurred . Probably afternoon, but neighbors said we had thunder overnight, too
7/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy and convective. High upper 70s with afternoon thunderheads. Active storm during evening passed east of us Partly cloudy but humid overnight with low near 60F
7/28/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly to mostly cloudy. High upper 70s with afternon convection but only very light trace showers. Humid and still overnight with low near 59F
7/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy except for period of sun midday. Cool and humid with high low 70s. Then active convection all afternoon with two or three periods of thunder -- most active around 5 pm Brief heavy rain. Then partial clearing with fog and low stratus forming after midnight. Damp and cloudy this morning. Low mid 50s
7/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy morning, humid, then sun came out midday. Active fast moving convection developed late afternoon. Thunder began about 6:15 PM to our north. Rain with about six minutes of small hail began at 7:01 PM quickly cleared after that I love so 70s low lower 50s with heavy morning dew
7/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, lovely dry day with fair weather cumulus. High upper 70s. Clear, cool and calm night with low lower 50s and morning dew
8/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nice summer weather. High mid 80s, Low lower 50s some hazy and morning dew
8/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot, Partly cloudy with some high based convection. High80s. Loww in the lower 50s
8/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot again.Partly cloudy with mostly high clouds. High upper 80s. Mild night with thickening clouds. Low mid 60s
8/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy day Some late morning showers Partial clearing afternoon. High 70s. Low 50s
8/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Was not home for this 3-day total was 0.16for Aug 4-6 so I approximated 0.02" for the 4th, 0.04" for the 5th and 0.10" for the 6th based on data from nearby stations
8/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 This is an approx. I was not home. Found 0.16" in gauge when returned from trip Aug 7 Divvied up the 0.16" based on surrounding stations
8/7/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very unsettled with active convection midday through evening. Thunder but only trace of rain. around 6 PM Clearing late with low 55F and morning dew
8/8/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some early afternoon convection with trace rain, then most storm activity off to the distant S and E for the rest of the day. High mid 80s Low 50s
8/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast low stratus in the morning. Shower around 9 AM wet the pavement. Then cleared late morning and totally clear the rest of the day and overnight. High near 80f' Low lower 50s. Very nice.
8/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot, sunny, hazy day with a few cumulus clouds over mountains. High upper 80s, clear overnight. Low in the upper 50s
8/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nearly cloudless day. Hi upper 80s, low upper 50s
8/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very warm, totally clear except for some distant cumulus over high mtns in the afternoon. High upper 00s but felt hotter with very light winds. Very hazy. Low near 50F with dew
8/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another warm dry nearly cloudless day with lots of Haze.Sending large convective clouds distant West mid afternoon. Hi upper 80s cooling quickly at night with low lower 50s
8/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and warm High upper 80s but some afternoon and evening clouds. Low mid 50s with mostly clear skies
8/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny morning but with increased humidity and easterly winds. High low 80s. Convection kicked off midday along foothills. Just a couple of light showers with rumbling thunder here but probably more rain in other areas especially south. Clearing late. Low lower 50s
8/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny warm, dry and hazy with high upper 80s. Low in the 50s with light morning dew
8/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny, warm and hazy. High upper 80s. Light winds. Then some increasing clouds over mountains later afternoon. Clearing during the evening. Lo mid 50s with some dew
8/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm hazy and getting more humid. Some gusty SE winds (possible E Colorado thunderstorm outflow)around 8 PM. Partial clearing overnight. Low mid 50s
8/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy day -- clouds thickened and lowered in the morning leading up to a period of rain around 12:30 - 1:45 PM 0.03" Then partial clearing and warmed into the upper 70s leading to a convective shower around 5:30 PM. Unsettled evening with lightning NE - SE 8- 10 PM and another light shower after midnight. Cloudy and breezy this morning with NNE winds. Low 50s
8/20/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Breezy, cool day with a few light trace showers in the morning and early afternoon. High low 70s clearing overnight low near 50 but quite smoky this morning
8/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy, cool hazy. High low 70s. Clearing clouds but haze lingered. Low mid 59s
8/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cool, cloudy and afternoon shower. High only 70F. Low mid 59s with clouds and dense haze lingering
8/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Comfortable temperatures, and some afternoon convective clouds. Hi upper 70s. Something blew through about 4:30 AM with strong winds, may be a few sprinkles but I can’t confirm that. Low 50s FBut warmed up in the 60s this morning
8/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Skies cleared during morning then sunny but becoming very hazy/smokey again. High mid 80s. Surprisingly cool night. Low 48F
8/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Exceptionally easy day all day until late afternoon. Warm with high in the 80s. Some late day clouds and improved visibility. Low in the 50s.
8/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Active convective afternoon. Thunder heard from at least 3 separate events from 1 PM to 5:30. Some trace showers afternoon and then a brief downpour around 5 PM cooled the air nicely. High upper 80s. Low lower 50s with heavy dew and some attractive lenticular clouds SW-NW this morning..
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy, hot, with the afternoon convection. Hi upper 80s. Some virga and a few sprinkles afternoon and evening. Just stay warm down slope wins in the evening left the temperature is back to near 80. Then partial clearing and cooler overnight with low in the 50s.ning.
8/28/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly sunny and hot. I upper 80s. Some minor afternoon convection with a few sprinkles. Cold front arrived late evening. A few sprinkles before midnight. Then sharply cooler with low in the low 50s with heavy dew
8/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. Much cooler. High low 70s. Clear overnight. Low upper 40s.
8/30/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny day. Temperature rose quickly from 40s in the morning to mid 80s by afternoon. Then clouded up with some high based late afternoon convection with virga and a few sprinkles Then clearing and low near 50F
8/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy morning and midday becoming overcast in the afternoon with virga. Warm with high upper 80s cooling into the 50s at night
9/1/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy day -- went to Bob Payne's funeral in Denver at Ft. Logan National Cemetery. Lots of afternoon convection with cloud to ground lightning here and there, but only a trace of rain. High 80s, Clearing and cool night. Low low 50s
9/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy, warm and dry. I near 80 overnight low lower 50s. things are getting very dry and dusty around here.
9/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy. High near 80F with some afternoon convective clouds but not no rain. Partly cloudy overnight. Low near 50F
9/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny to partly cloudy. High low 80s. Low level upslope developed overnight with lower stratus clouds and high humidity. Got a little rain sometime overnight but not sure when. Low 50s -- Cool and damp air this AM.
9/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy AM. Partly cloudy PM. Cool with high 69F with brisk SE winds. Should have rained but didn't. Stratus upslope overnight partially clearing. Low 50s with heavy dew
9/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cool, humid day. Low based stratocumulus clouds clearing by late afternoon. Brief shower around 2 PM dropped a strong .01 inches. Clearing overnight and heavy dew this morning. high 70s, low 50s 50s.
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning stratus burned off by mid morning. Then sunny and pleasant. High around 76F Low near 50f with heavy dew
9/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny day. Pleasant with high upper 70s and light winds. Convection late afternoon mostly NW with virga. Possibly distant thunder. Then gusty NW downslope winds and warm temperatures in the evening with distant lightning to the E and S until midnight. Then clearing with low upper 40s with dew
9/10/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered high clouds in the morning. Heated up quickly to high upper 80s with afternoon convective clouds. Late afternoon thunder and some sprinkles nearly wet the ground. Then clearing overnight. Low 50s.
9/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy, warm and dry. High upper 80s. Low upper 40s with morning dew on grass.
9/12/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot day with high upper 80s near 90°F then active high based convection birthday and early afternoon with trace showers. low 50s this morning
9/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot, dry and breezy. Low humidity. High 90Fk low upper 40s
9/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot. High low 90s. Forest fire smoke visible NW during the day. Clear and chilly night with dry air. Low mid 40s
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot and sunny day with I need to 90°. Smoke from wildfire NW of Fort Collins not a problem today. Moderate easterly winds most of the day. cooling to upper 40s overnight
9/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudless day. Hi temperature reached 90°. Cloudless night. Lownear 49 Fahrenheit with light dew
9/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another hot sunny day with high temperature of 90° some afternoon clouds today however. Mostly clear and I was low in the upper 50s. Feels like mid summer still.
9/18/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A bit more humidity today with active convection afternoon and evening. Hi low 90s despite cloud cover. A few sprinkles, and some lightning to the north during the late evening. Clear night with low in the 50s
9/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny day become and partly cloudy in the afternoon. high in the upper 80s Ending our streak of 90° and I both days. Clear night but increasing clouds this morning from the south west. Low lower 50s
9/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.68 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy morning and midday. Cooler with high 70s. Clouds thickened and lowered afternoon with thunder beginning to the west just before 5 PM Downpour of intense rain and small hail 5:15 to 5:30 PM with torrents of runoff and minor accumulations of hail -- but lots of leaves knocked off. Temperature dropped quickly to 60F. Cool, moist with low stratus developing overnight. Low upper 50s. Electronic Accurite gauge reported 0.72" -- has reported more than CoCoRaHS gauge in each of our intense hail storms this summer
9/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning low stratus, clearing late morning, then becoming warm, breezy and sunny in the afternoon with low humidity and temperature climbing to 80F. Clear and light winds. Low 40s
9/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some morning clouds, then sunny pleasantly cool with high near 70°. Chilly overnight with low this morning +38 Fahrenheit coldest so far this fall
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny, warmed up quickly to high in the mid 80s. Clear and cool overnight with low in the lower 40s. Very low humidity during the day
9/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny morning with increasing high-based cumulus buildups afternoon. Temperature climbed to mid 80s. Cooled to 50s by midnight with clearing skies, but increasing clouds and winds raised temperature back to low 60s this morning. Woke early (4 AM?) to smell of forest fire smoke with rustling curtains. Winds gusted out of the NNW to perhaps 30 MPH Stratocumulus with some morning virga
9/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Breezy and unsettled in the morning. Clouds moving out of the mountains.Still warmed to high upper 70s. Clearing late evening, low in the 40s. Breezy from the north early this morning.
9/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fallish day. Mostly sunny but I only in the 60s. Frost predicted so we covered our tomatoes. Low around 34° with a little frost on the rooftops.
9/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and very pleasant. I near 70°. Some increasing a high clouds during the day and overnight. Low near 40. Found frost on my irrigation pipe while out irrigating this morning. The paper is white and lying on the ground.
9/28/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Generally sunny but scattered mid and high clouds during the day. I reached upper 70s. Breezy during the evening then clouding up. low 44 F with stratus and very light drizzle beginning.
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Fall moved in quickly with low clouds, brisk cold easterly winds, and periods of drizzle. Temperature only in the low 40s in the afternoon. Remainder of cloudy overnight with steady temperatures.
9/30/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy until mid morning. Then partly to mostly sunny midday with rapid warmup. Increasing clouds late afternoon becoming overcast overnight. Stratus upslope this morning with light drizzle beginning about 6 AM High upper 70s. Low loweer 40s



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
5/22/2018 6:08 PM Hail may have started sooner and ended a bit later but high intensity rainfall made it hard to be certain. Temperature dropped into the 40s during the hail event Some local ground fog later in the evening over hail patches. Most hail was small but quantities were large enought to do considerable leaf damage 1/2" Grape 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 10 shredded leaves Continuous True After rain After smaller hail 30-40 1.5
6/19/2018 4:00 PM I was not at home for this storm, but things were still a mess when we returned on Friday (June 22) with many broken small branches, lots of dents on cars we had parked in our driveway -- even the cars parked under the large elm trees. Looks like maybe some siding damage, too. Housesitter stockpiled many hail stones in freezer so I could assess size distribution. Refer to comments and hail pad from neighboring station CO-LR-311 who witnessed the storm. Regrettably I did not have a hail pad deployed. For the 35 years I've been a property owner in NW Fort Collins, this will be my first damage claim (other parts of town have been hit by large, hard hail multiple times during this same tim) But still nothing compared to the late July 1979 storm 1 1/2" Ping Pong Ball Size 3/4" Penny Size 1/2" Grape Hard|Clear Ice|White Ice 10min shredded leaves.car dents.damaged shingles Continuous False
6/30/2018 4:13 PM Drat -- still no hail pad. This is at least our 3rd significant hail storm in the past 6 weeks. Didn't last long but hail nearly covered ground after only 3 minutes 1/2" Grape 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Hard|Mixed|White Ice 3 1min minor leaf damage Continuous False Before rain Before smaller hail
7/23/2018 7:00 PM No hail pad. This was just a brief episode of a few stones -- trivial compered to storms early this summer (Yes -- late report. I failed to report at the time it occurred) 1/2" Grape 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Hard 2 10min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail
7/29/2018 7:01 PM Didn’t amount to much but looked dangerous about 15 minutes in advance. Storm ended quickly 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard 1min no damage Intermittent True After rain Before smaller hail
9/19/2018 5:15 PM I was not at home during the storm. My wife experience the hail while in the barn with the horses who handled it well. Fury of heavy rain and many small stones which nearly covered the ground. I got home around 9 PM and there are still some hail on the ground and 0.69 inches of water in the rain gauge. Not bad for a 15 minute storm. Lots of leaves on the ground and evidence of erosion from intense rainfall. 1/2" Grape 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard 10 minor leaf damage Continuous False After rain 30-40 0.2