Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-BC-144 Latitude 35.802483
Station Name Mars Hill 2.6 SE Longitude -82.515531
County Buncombe Elevation (ft) 2244



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 2.12 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 2.72 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 2.98 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 18 3.06 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 18 3.40 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 18 3.54 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 18 3.01 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 18 3.32 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 18 3.73 6.71 30 6.71 30 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
July 18 3.43 4.47 31 4.47 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 3.21 6.73 31 6.73 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 2.90 3.10 30 3.10 30 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.42" 21.01" 122 days 21.01" 122 0.00" 0 days 0 42 days 4 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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
10/6/2017
10/7/2017
10/8/2017
10/9/2017
10/10/2017
10/11/2017
10/12/2017
10/13/2017
10/14/2017
10/15/2017
10/16/2017
10/17/2017
10/18/2017
10/19/2017
10/20/2017
10/21/2017
10/22/2017
10/23/2017
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
11/3/2017
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
11/13/2017
11/14/2017
11/15/2017
11/16/2017
11/17/2017
11/18/2017
11/19/2017
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
12/18/2017
12/19/2017
12/20/2017
12/21/2017
12/22/2017
12/23/2017
12/24/2017
12/25/2017
12/26/2017
12/27/2017
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
1/9/2018
1/10/2018
1/11/2018
1/12/2018
1/13/2018
1/14/2018
1/15/2018
1/16/2018
1/17/2018
1/18/2018
1/19/2018
1/20/2018
1/21/2018
1/22/2018
1/23/2018
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
2/6/2018
2/7/2018
2/8/2018
2/9/2018
2/10/2018
2/11/2018
2/12/2018
2/13/2018
2/14/2018
2/15/2018
2/16/2018
2/17/2018
2/18/2018
2/19/2018
2/20/2018
2/21/2018
2/22/2018
2/23/2018
2/24/2018
2/25/2018
2/26/2018
2/27/2018
2/28/2018
3/1/2018
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
3/17/2018
3/18/2018
3/19/2018
3/20/2018
3/21/2018
3/22/2018
3/23/2018
3/24/2018
3/25/2018
3/26/2018
3/27/2018
3/28/2018
3/29/2018
3/30/2018
3/31/2018
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018
4/2/2018
4/3/2018
4/4/2018
4/5/2018
4/6/2018
4/7/2018
4/8/2018
4/9/2018
4/10/2018
4/11/2018
4/12/2018
4/13/2018
4/14/2018
4/15/2018
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
5/3/2018
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
5/18/2018
5/19/2018
5/20/2018
5/21/2018
5/22/2018
5/23/2018
5/24/2018
5/25/2018
5/26/2018
5/27/2018
5/28/2018
5/29/2018
5/30/2018
5/31/2018
6/1/2018 0.96
6/2/2018 0.05
6/3/2018 0.22
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 0.13
6/10/2018 0.00
6/11/2018 1.22
6/12/2018 0.00
6/13/2018 0.00
6/14/2018 0.51
6/15/2018 0.00
6/16/2018 0.00
6/17/2018 0.00
6/18/2018 0.04
6/19/2018 0.00
6/20/2018 0.34
6/21/2018 0.00
6/22/2018 0.15
6/23/2018 0.05
6/24/2018 0.00
6/25/2018 0.06
6/26/2018 1.01
6/27/2018 0.66
6/28/2018 0.77
6/29/2018 0.07
6/30/2018 0.47
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 T
7/2/2018 0.27
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.00
7/5/2018 0.00
7/6/2018 0.00
7/7/2018 0.18
7/8/2018 0.05
7/9/2018 0.00
7/10/2018 0.00
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 0.00
7/13/2018 0.00
7/14/2018 0.00
7/15/2018 0.00
7/16/2018 0.49
7/17/2018 1.68
7/18/2018 0.00
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.00
7/21/2018 0.70
7/22/2018 0.31
7/23/2018 0.21
7/24/2018 0.00
7/25/2018 0.58
7/26/2018 0.00
7/27/2018 0.00
7/28/2018 0.00
7/29/2018 0.00
7/30/2018 0.00
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 T
8/2/2018 1.41
8/3/2018 1.01
8/4/2018 0.63
8/5/2018 0.00
8/6/2018 0.00
8/7/2018 0.00
8/8/2018 0.00
8/9/2018 1.09
8/10/2018 0.05
8/11/2018 0.14
8/12/2018 0.07
8/13/2018 0.00
8/14/2018 0.00
8/15/2018 0.00
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 0.00
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.14
8/20/2018 0.24
8/21/2018 T
8/22/2018 1.04
8/23/2018 0.00
8/24/2018 0.00
8/25/2018 0.00
8/26/2018 0.00
8/27/2018 0.00
8/28/2018 0.00
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018 0.00
8/31/2018 0.91
9/1/2018 0.00
9/2/2018 0.00
9/3/2018 0.00
9/4/2018 0.00
9/5/2018 0.00
9/6/2018 0.00
9/7/2018 0.00
9/8/2018 0.00
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 0.00
9/11/2018 1.36
9/12/2018 T
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 0.00
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.14
9/17/2018 0.57
9/18/2018 0.32
9/19/2018 0.00
9/20/2018 0.00
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 0.27
9/28/2018 0.44
9/29/2018 0.00
9/30/2018 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
6/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M From previous day (May 31) so does not count as June precip.
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 M 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 M M M
6/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Quick evening shower.
6/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2018 7:00 AM 1.22 M M M M Heavy thunderstorm with small hail mid-afternoon.
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 0.51 M M M M Short thundershower early afternoon and longer thunderstorm late evening.
6/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Corrected amount.
6/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
6/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Over an inch of rain in North Asheville only a few miles south of here.
6/26/2018 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M Strong storm in the afternoon and lighter rain early today.
6/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M
6/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.77 M M M M
6/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Leftover showers early yesterday.
6/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Unexpected heavy mountain shower early evening.
7/1/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M 5.75 total for June.
7/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
7/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Missed all the heavy rains in the shadow of Mount Mitchell.
7/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dry here in the easterly rain shadow. Need NW Flow or SW flow for rain.
7/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
7/17/2018 7:00 AM 1.68 M M M M Heavy early evening storm.
7/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M
7/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
7/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
7/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M
7/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There can be no rain with a SW flow because the air travels over hundreds of miles of mountains. Unless the low level flow changes, Hendersonville will get 12 inches of rain and we will get nothing. Even Woodfin will get hammered like they did yesterday because they are not as completely surrounded by tall peaks.
8/1/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M The airport had 1.5 inches and we had nothing due to SW flow downsloping.
8/2/2018 7:00 AM 1.41 M M M M Flow changed from SW (which was drying up the rain) to South (which allowed rain to finally move in without downsloping).
8/3/2018 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M Fortunately the flow pattern changed from SW to South so the heavier rain was finally able to make it to Mars Hill.
8/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M
8/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2018 7:00 AM 1.09 M M M M Heavy and rather windy storm around 5 pm-ish. Some small pellets of hail (pea size). Unusual for such a midwestern style storm to get thru the hills - it did die just a few miles east of us. Fast ESE speed of storm must have helped it get through as they normally die just to our west.
8/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 1 to 2 inches just a few miles south.
8/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
8/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
8/21/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/22/2018 7:00 AM 1.04 M M M M Finally some rain in the Mars Hill rain shadow. Storm came from the WNW, which is the only direction they survive the trip over the mountains.
8/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.91 M M M M Missed a hail storm only about a mile away, did get some rain out of it.
9/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6.73" in August. Sounds like a lot but it is only half of what nearby Spruce Pine and Burnsville got. We are in the driest zone of Western NC.
9/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2018 7:00 AM 1.36 M M M M
9/12/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Only 3 miles north there were 2 inches of rain.
9/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M They closed everything for .14 inches of drizzle?
9/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Everyone else in the area had floods and heavy rain - but we got almost nothing but heavy drizzle. Tropical cyclones are no match for the Mount Mitchell and Black Mountain rain shadows. 9.27 just 25 miles away at Black Mountain!
9/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M A few showers.
9/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Precip minima as usual.
9/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



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



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
8/8/2018 5:00 PM 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Hard|Clear Ice 15 no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail