Station Overview Station Location
Station Number KS-DG-53 Latitude 38.9436
Station Name Lawrence 2.6 WSW Longitude -95.2959
County Douglas Elevation (ft) 889



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 3.26 4.86 15 2.47 7 2.39 8 1 6 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 2.18 0.20 6 0.20 6 0.00 0 0 4 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 1.49 0.46 4 0.46 4 0.00 0 0 3 1 2.0 2 2
Jan 18 0.92 1.05 7 1.05 7 0.00 0 0 7 0 3.8 4 4
Feb 18 1.23 1.48 11 1.48 11 0.00 0 0 11 0 2.9 3 3
March 18 2.42 2.00 7 2.00 7 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
April 18 3.91 0.42 6 0.42 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.1 1 0
May 18 5.19 2.80 9 2.80 9 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
June 18 5.67 2.79 13 2.79 4 0.00 9 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
July 18 4.09 1.10 19 0.30 7 0.80 12 1 5 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 4.12 5.85 18 5.85 18 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 4.20 1.76 9 1.76 9 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 38.68" 24.77" 124 days 21.58" 95 3.19" 29 days 2 84 days 9 days 8.8" 10 days 9 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2017
10/2/2017
10/3/2017
10/4/2017
10/5/2017 0.28
10/6/2017 0.21
10/7/2017 0.75
10/8/2017
10/9/2017
10/10/2017 0.01
10/11/2017 0.20
10/12/2017
10/13/2017
10/14/2017 T
10/15/2017 1.02
10/16/2017 **
10/17/2017 **
10/18/2017 **
10/19/2017 **
10/20/2017 **
10/21/2017 **
10/22/2017 **
10/23/2017 2.39
10/24/2017
10/25/2017
10/26/2017
10/27/2017
10/28/2017
10/29/2017
10/30/2017
10/31/2017
11/1/2017
11/2/2017 0.01
11/3/2017 T
11/4/2017
11/5/2017
11/6/2017
11/7/2017
11/8/2017
11/9/2017
11/10/2017
11/11/2017
11/12/2017 0.12
11/13/2017
11/14/2017
11/15/2017 0.05
11/16/2017
11/17/2017
11/18/2017 T
11/19/2017 0.02
11/20/2017
11/21/2017
11/22/2017
11/23/2017
11/24/2017
11/25/2017
11/26/2017
11/27/2017
11/28/2017
11/29/2017
11/30/2017
12/1/2017
12/2/2017
12/3/2017
12/4/2017
12/5/2017
12/6/2017
12/7/2017
12/8/2017
12/9/2017
12/10/2017
12/11/2017
12/12/2017
12/13/2017
12/14/2017
12/15/2017
12/16/2017
12/17/2017 0.35
12/18/2017
12/19/2017
12/20/2017
12/21/2017
12/22/2017
12/23/2017
12/24/2017 0.07
12/25/2017
12/26/2017 T
12/27/2017 0.04
12/28/2017
12/29/2017
12/30/2017
12/31/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018
1/2/2018
1/3/2018
1/4/2018
1/5/2018
1/6/2018
1/7/2018
1/8/2018 0.07
1/9/2018
1/10/2018
1/11/2018 0.45
1/12/2018 0.10
1/13/2018
1/14/2018 0.19
1/15/2018 0.05
1/16/2018
1/17/2018
1/18/2018
1/19/2018
1/20/2018
1/21/2018
1/22/2018 0.06
1/23/2018 0.13
1/24/2018
1/25/2018
1/26/2018
1/27/2018
1/28/2018
1/29/2018
1/30/2018
1/31/2018
2/1/2018
2/2/2018
2/3/2018
2/4/2018
2/5/2018 0.10
2/6/2018
2/7/2018
2/8/2018
2/9/2018
2/10/2018
2/11/2018 0.01
2/12/2018
2/13/2018
2/14/2018
2/15/2018
2/16/2018
2/17/2018 0.05
2/18/2018
2/19/2018 0.01
2/20/2018 0.09
2/21/2018 0.83
2/22/2018 0.04
2/23/2018 0.08
2/24/2018 0.19
2/25/2018 0.05
2/26/2018
2/27/2018
2/28/2018 0.03
3/1/2018 0.01
3/2/2018
3/3/2018
3/4/2018
3/5/2018
3/6/2018
3/7/2018
3/8/2018
3/9/2018
3/10/2018
3/11/2018
3/12/2018
3/13/2018
3/14/2018
3/15/2018
3/16/2018 0.12
3/17/2018 0.03
3/18/2018
3/19/2018 0.41
3/20/2018 0.99
3/21/2018
3/22/2018
3/23/2018
3/24/2018
3/25/2018
3/26/2018 0.40
3/27/2018 0.04
3/28/2018
3/29/2018
3/30/2018
3/31/2018
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018
4/2/2018 0.11
4/3/2018 0.12
4/4/2018 0.02
4/5/2018
4/6/2018
4/7/2018
4/8/2018
4/9/2018 0.09
4/10/2018
4/11/2018
4/12/2018
4/13/2018
4/14/2018 0.03
4/15/2018 0.05
4/16/2018
4/17/2018
4/18/2018
4/19/2018
4/20/2018
4/21/2018
4/22/2018
4/23/2018
4/24/2018
4/25/2018
4/26/2018
4/27/2018
4/28/2018
4/29/2018
4/30/2018
5/1/2018
5/2/2018 0.19
5/3/2018 0.79
5/4/2018
5/5/2018
5/6/2018
5/7/2018
5/8/2018
5/9/2018
5/10/2018
5/11/2018
5/12/2018
5/13/2018
5/14/2018
5/15/2018
5/16/2018
5/17/2018 0.09
5/18/2018
5/19/2018 0.80
5/20/2018 0.26
5/21/2018 0.31
5/22/2018
5/23/2018
5/24/2018
5/25/2018 0.29
5/26/2018
5/27/2018
5/28/2018
5/29/2018
5/30/2018 0.06
5/31/2018 0.01
6/1/2018
6/2/2018 0.22
6/3/2018
6/4/2018
6/5/2018
6/6/2018
6/7/2018
6/8/2018
6/9/2018
6/10/2018
6/11/2018
6/12/2018 2.16
6/13/2018
6/14/2018
6/15/2018
6/16/2018
6/17/2018
6/18/2018
6/19/2018
6/20/2018 0.37
6/21/2018 0.04
6/22/2018 **
6/23/2018 **
6/24/2018 **
6/25/2018 **
6/26/2018 **
6/27/2018 **
6/28/2018 **
6/29/2018 **
6/30/2018 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 **
7/2/2018 **
7/3/2018 **
7/4/2018 **
7/5/2018 **
7/6/2018 **
7/7/2018 **
7/8/2018 **
7/9/2018 **
7/10/2018 **
7/11/2018 **
7/12/2018 0.80
7/13/2018
7/14/2018
7/15/2018 0.01
7/16/2018 0.02
7/17/2018
7/18/2018 T
7/19/2018
7/20/2018 T
7/21/2018 0.02
7/22/2018
7/23/2018
7/24/2018
7/25/2018
7/26/2018
7/27/2018 0.15
7/28/2018
7/29/2018 0.10
7/30/2018
7/31/2018
8/1/2018
8/2/2018
8/3/2018
8/4/2018
8/5/2018 T
8/6/2018
8/7/2018 0.89
8/8/2018 0.11
8/9/2018 T
8/10/2018 0.37
8/11/2018
8/12/2018
8/13/2018
8/14/2018 0.26
8/15/2018 0.31
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 0.17
8/18/2018
8/19/2018
8/20/2018 1.08
8/21/2018 0.07
8/22/2018
8/23/2018 0.01
8/24/2018 0.80
8/25/2018
8/26/2018 0.03
8/27/2018 0.00
8/28/2018
8/29/2018 0.12
8/30/2018 1.45
8/31/2018 0.18
9/1/2018
9/2/2018
9/3/2018
9/4/2018 0.04
9/5/2018 0.16
9/6/2018 0.65
9/7/2018 0.08
9/8/2018 0.21
9/9/2018 0.02
9/10/2018
9/11/2018
9/12/2018
9/13/2018
9/14/2018
9/15/2018
9/16/2018
9/17/2018
9/18/2018
9/19/2018
9/20/2018
9/21/2018 0.21
9/22/2018
9/23/2018
9/24/2018
9/25/2018
9/26/2018 T
9/27/2018
9/28/2018
9/29/2018 0.39
9/30/2018



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M 0.24 inches to midnight, 0.18 inches of which fell from 12:50 PM to 13:35 PM yesterday. Another 0.04 inches from drizzly, small drop bursts early this morning.
10/6/2017 6:15 AM 0.21 M M M M
10/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M
10/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M From very light rain and a bit of thunder around sunset.
10/11/2017 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M From a surge of light to moderate rain showers (and drizzle) with a little embedded thunder from about 1 to 2 PM yesterday.
10/14/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M
10/15/2017 6:00 AM 1.02 M M M M A line of strong thunderstorms moved over the station from 3:55 PM to 4:40 PM, dropping about 0.75 inches in 45 the minutes period. 0.35 inches of this fell in a ten-minute period from 4:17 PM to 4:27 PM. Another 0.10 inches fell from 5:05 PM to 5:40 PM. A last 0.15 inches fell from 8:10 PM to 9:15 PM. The remainder fell from 6 to 7 AM yesterday. Total 1.02 inches.
11/2/2017 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M From light drizzle and fog overnight.
11/3/2017 8:00 AM T M M M M From very light drizzle and fog yesterday.
11/12/2017 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M From an extended period of drizzle measured between 1:45 PM and 9:05 PM on the 11th.
11/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M All but 0.01 fell between 2:05 AM and 2:16 AM, according to the automatic weather station; total amount on recording gage agreed with the 4-inch rain gage amount.
11/18/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Off and on very light rain with strong north winds at observation time and during the previous few hours. Leaves blocking the gage opening may have reduced the amount reaching the inner funnel.
11/19/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M From a bit of light rain that fell between 8:00 and 8:30 AM on Saturday.
12/17/2017 7:20 AM 0.35 M M M M First precipitation event of December. First measurable event since 0.02 inches was recorded on November 19th (5 weeks ago). Most significant event since October 22nd when 2.39 inches was recorded (8 weeks ago).
12/24/2017 6:00 AM 0.07 1.3 M 1.0 M Light snow from about 2:15 to 5 AM or so. First measurable snowfall of season.
12/26/2017 6:00 AM T T M T M Very light snow at observation time but only a trace amount had fallen so far. Temperature of 11 degrees with a rude north wind around 5 to 10 MPH.
12/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.04 0.7 M 1.0 M Fell yesterday morning.
1/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain and drizzle yesterday.
1/11/2018 8:10 AM 0.45 M M M M Rain started about 2:30 AM. Rain changed over to light freezing rain around 7 AM with a light layer of ice pellets starting to accumulate by 7:30 AM and continuing off and on to observation time.
1/12/2018 8:00 AM 0.10 0.4 M 0.5 M Mainly sleet yesterday morning, then very light snow showers late morning ending in the mid afternoon yesterday.
1/14/2018 11:00 AM 0.19 2.5 M 2.5 M Waited for snow event to end before taking measurements.
1/15/2018 10:00 AM 0.05 0.2 M 2.0 M From freezing rain, sleet and snow overnight.
1/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
1/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.13 0.7 M 0.5 M
2/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.10 1.8 M 1.5 M
2/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M Trace of glaze from freezing drizzle yesterday evening and a trace of snow later. Melted down to 0.01 inches.
2/17/2018 9:30 AM 0.05 M M M M
2/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Must have drizzled some overnight.
2/20/2018 6:10 AM 0.09 M M M M Freezing rain/drizzle overnight.
2/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.83 1.0 M 1.0 M From freezing rain (up to 0.2 inches glaze) and sleet (predominantly, it seemed) with thunder yesterday morning. Storm total 0.92 inches.
2/22/2018 6:45 AM 0.04 0.1 M 1.0 M Apparent light freezing rain/drizzle overnight. A light glaze estimated at 0.1 inches, enough to make it slick. 28 degrees and very light freezing drizzle at ob time.
2/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
2/24/2018 7:20 AM 0.19 M M M M Light drizzle at observation time.
2/25/2018 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M
2/28/2018 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light drizzle at observation time.
3/1/2018 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M From drizzle yesterday morning.
3/16/2018 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M
3/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/19/2018 6:18 AM 0.41 M M M M Light rain in progress at observation.
3/20/2018 8:00 AM 0.99 M M M M
3/26/2018 9:05 AM 0.40 M M M M Thunder early this morning with brief heavy showers. Drizzle at observation time.
3/27/2018 7:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Storm total 0.44 inches
4/2/2018 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Mainly sleet and freezing rain yesterday.
4/3/2018 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M Drizzle.
4/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Light snow and sleet yesterday - melted as it fell.
4/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M From early evening T-storm.
4/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.05 0.1 M T M
5/2/2018 6:40 AM 0.19 M M M M
5/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M
5/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.80 M M M M
5/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
5/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
5/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
5/30/2018 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
5/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
6/12/2018 7:00 AM 2.16 M M M M Half inch hail during T-storm overnight. Precipitation fell from about 11:45 PM until 12:20 AM. Very strong winds as well.
6/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Rain, briefly heavy, from about 12:30 to 1 PM with a bit of thunder.
6/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M From T-storm from the WNW from about 10:40 PM to 11 PM. Heaviest part passed just to the south of this station as seen on radar.
7/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Thunder heard but localized heavy showers to the north-east missed this station. KLWC reported 1.99 inches in the automated gage at the Lawrence Airport.
7/16/2018 8:50 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/18/2018 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/20/2018 6:45 AM T M M M M The rain missed again as an eastward-moving storm that hit Manhattan and Topeka then jogged southeastward and weakened. Very strong winds to 50 MPH or more from the storm about 3:35 PM. Temperature dropped from 99 degrees at 2:50 PM to 77 at 4:15 PM, then rebounded to 83 by 5:15 PM.
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M High based showers/thundershowers from the northwest dampened things a couple of times yesterday afternoon.
7/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Light to briefly moderate rain from about 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM yesterday. First wetting rain of the month.
7/29/2018 7:50 AM 0.10 M M M M 0.03 yesterday shortly after 1 PM. 0.07 early this morning.
8/5/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace from very brief shower around 3:45 PM yesterday afternoon.
8/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Brief t-storm around midnight. Then heavy rain from 4:30 to 5 AM, then moderate to light rain since with light rain continuing at observation time. More rain this event than had accumulated over the previous 6 weeks (back through 6/26).
8/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Fell yesterday from observation time at 7 AM to 8:15 AM. Storm total one inch even.
8/9/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Occurred yesterday afternoon from isolated build-ups moving across the area.
8/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M From T-storm that drifted in from north 5:20 to 6:05 PM.
8/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain mostly fell from a thundershower between 9 and 10 PM with a little early this morning.
8/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
8/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few showers around town yesterday afternoon, but not a drop at this location.
8/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
8/20/2018 7:00 AM 1.08 M M M M
8/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/23/2018 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M From rain with occasional embedded thunder 7 AM to 3 PM.
8/26/2018 1:00 PM 0.03 M M M M Fell from around 6:00 AM to 6:20 AM.
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Close but no cigar.
8/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/30/2018 7:15 AM 1.45 M M M M Heavy rain started with TS about 6:20 AM, with most precipitation falling within first half hour. A few close bolts of lightning. Light rain continuing at observation time.
8/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Fell yesterday morning after previous observation.
9/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M From a brief shower yesterday evening.
9/5/2018 6:20 AM 0.16 M M M M More dribbles and spits yesterday evening and early this morning. Increasingly, it appears that significant rainfall appears not to be in the offing for this area with the current 'wet' setup.
9/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Most (0.58) fell from light to occasionally moderate rain from around 8:30 AM to 12:50 PM. Rest (0.07) from around 8:05 PM to 8:20 PM. Forecast is 50 percent POP today and tonight, 60 percent Friday and Friday night (TS Gordon remnants 1 to 2 inches) and 40 percent Saturday. However, it seems to me the rain is all but over locally at this point, except possibly for some light drizzle or spits of rain amounting to a few hundredths. The big rains, well west of the area over the last few days, should now remain well to the east of the local region, mainly in Missouri.
9/7/2018 8:30 AM 0.08 M M M M Light precipitation started around 2:30 AM; light drizzle at observation time.
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Light rain and drizzle much of the day yesterday with much more precipitation south and to a lesser extent east. Monthly total to date 1.14 inches.
9/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
9/26/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles yesterday.
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/16/2017 10/23/2017 6:00 PM 8 2.39 M M All precipitation occurred in the 24-hour period ending 6 AM on 10/22/17, as this was the only precipitation that occurred in the area while I was not at home from 10/18 to 10/23.
6/22/2018 7/12/2018 6:00 AM 21 0.80 M M



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