Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-CM-1 Latitude 35.036733
Station Name Fayetteville 2.4 S Longitude -78.906833
County Cumberland Elevation (ft) 154



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 3.20 2.94 28 2.22 23 0.72 5 1 7 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 2.97 0.58 27 0.53 21 0.05 6 1 6 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 3.06 3.49 27 2.81 14 0.68 13 2 5 5 0.0 0 0
Jan 18 3.55 3.06 22 3.06 22 0.00 0 0 7 1 1.8 2 2
Feb 18 3.22 1.88 28 0.86 21 1.02 7 3 9 2 0.0 0 0
March 18 3.85 3.91 31 3.02 28 0.89 3 1 10 3 0.0 0 0
April 18 3.04 3.54 30 2.38 18 1.16 12 2 5 1 0.0 0 0
May 18 3.39 2.62 30 2.62 28 0.00 2 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
June 18 4.48 5.77 28 2.48 23 3.29 5 2 4 1 0.0 0 0
July 18 5.46 7.15 30 5.05 27 2.10 3 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 5.32 8.31 30 8.31 30 0.00 0 0 16 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 4.27 17.62 29 17.60 26 0.02 3 1 7 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 45.81" 60.87" 340 days 50.94" 281 9.93" 59 days 14 97 days 21 days 1.8" 2 days 2 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 0.00
10/2/2017 0.00
10/3/2017 0.00
10/4/2017 0.00
10/5/2017 0.00
10/6/2017 0.00
10/7/2017 0.00
10/8/2017 0.25
10/9/2017 0.85
10/10/2017 0.11
10/11/2017 0.01
10/12/2017 0.02
10/13/2017 0.00
10/14/2017 0.00
10/15/2017 0.00
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 0.12
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 **
10/24/2017 **
10/25/2017 **
10/26/2017 **
10/27/2017 0.72
10/28/2017
10/29/2017 0.86
10/30/2017
10/31/2017
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 T
11/3/2017 0.00
11/4/2017
11/5/2017
11/6/2017 T
11/7/2017 0.00
11/8/2017 0.01
11/9/2017 0.13
11/10/2017 0.18
11/11/2017 0.00
11/12/2017 0.00
11/13/2017 0.18
11/14/2017 0.01
11/15/2017 **
11/16/2017 **
11/17/2017 **
11/18/2017 **
11/19/2017 **
11/20/2017 0.05
11/21/2017
11/22/2017 0.02
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 0.00
11/25/2017 0.00
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 T
12/2/2017 T
12/3/2017 0.02
12/4/2017 **
12/5/2017 **
12/6/2017 **
12/7/2017 **
12/8/2017 0.62
12/9/2017 1.76
12/10/2017 **
12/11/2017 **
12/12/2017 **
12/13/2017 **
12/14/2017 **
12/15/2017 **
12/16/2017 **
12/17/2017 0.06
12/18/2017 0.00
12/19/2017 0.00
12/20/2017 T
12/21/2017 0.89
12/22/2017 T
12/23/2017 0.00
12/24/2017 T
12/25/2017 0.01
12/26/2017 0.00
12/27/2017 0.13
12/28/2017
12/29/2017
12/30/2017
12/31/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018
1/2/2018 0.00
1/3/2018
1/4/2018 0.06
1/5/2018
1/6/2018
1/7/2018
1/8/2018
1/9/2018
1/10/2018
1/11/2018
1/12/2018 0.00
1/13/2018 0.00
1/14/2018 0.00
1/15/2018 0.00
1/16/2018 0.00
1/17/2018 0.00
1/18/2018 0.41
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.00
1/21/2018 0.00
1/22/2018 0.00
1/23/2018 0.12
1/24/2018 0.02
1/25/2018 0.00
1/26/2018 0.00
1/27/2018 0.00
1/28/2018 0.02
1/29/2018 2.29
1/30/2018 0.14
1/31/2018 T
2/1/2018 0.00
2/2/2018 0.19
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 **
2/5/2018 **
2/6/2018 0.91
2/7/2018 T
2/8/2018 **
2/9/2018 0.09
2/10/2018 T
2/11/2018 0.24
2/12/2018 0.01
2/13/2018 0.03
2/14/2018 0.01
2/15/2018 0.00
2/16/2018 0.00
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.00
2/19/2018 0.09
2/20/2018 **
2/21/2018 0.02
2/22/2018 0.00
2/23/2018 0.00
2/24/2018 0.00
2/25/2018 0.00
2/26/2018 0.01
2/27/2018 0.14
2/28/2018 0.14
3/1/2018 **
3/2/2018 **
3/3/2018 0.89
3/4/2018 0.00
3/5/2018 0.00
3/6/2018 0.00
3/7/2018 0.15
3/8/2018 0.00
3/9/2018 0.00
3/10/2018 0.00
3/11/2018 T
3/12/2018 0.15
3/13/2018 0.80
3/14/2018 T
3/15/2018 0.00
3/16/2018 0.00
3/17/2018 0.00
3/18/2018 0.00
3/19/2018 0.00
3/20/2018 0.40
3/21/2018 0.49
3/22/2018 0.13
3/23/2018 T
3/24/2018 0.00
3/25/2018 0.83
3/26/2018 0.01
3/27/2018 0.00
3/28/2018 0.01
3/29/2018 0.00
3/30/2018 0.00
3/31/2018 0.05
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 0.00
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 0.12
4/8/2018 0.93
4/9/2018 **
4/10/2018 **
4/11/2018 **
4/12/2018 **
4/13/2018 **
4/14/2018 **
4/15/2018 **
4/16/2018 1.01
4/17/2018 T
4/18/2018 0.00
4/19/2018 0.00
4/20/2018 0.00
4/21/2018 0.00
4/22/2018 0.00
4/23/2018 0.00
4/24/2018 0.74
4/25/2018 0.58
4/26/2018 0.01
4/27/2018 **
4/28/2018 **
4/29/2018 **
4/30/2018 0.15
5/1/2018 0.00
5/2/2018 0.00
5/3/2018 0.00
5/4/2018 0.00
5/5/2018 0.00
5/6/2018 0.01
5/7/2018 0.02
5/8/2018 0.00
5/9/2018 0.00
5/10/2018 0.00
5/11/2018 0.04
5/12/2018 0.00
5/13/2018 0.00
5/14/2018
5/15/2018 0.00
5/16/2018 T
5/17/2018 0.01
5/18/2018 0.84
5/19/2018 0.04
5/20/2018 0.31
5/21/2018 0.00
5/22/2018 0.00
5/23/2018 0.00
5/24/2018 0.04
5/25/2018 0.01
5/26/2018 0.04
5/27/2018 0.22
5/28/2018 T
5/29/2018 1.04
5/30/2018 **
5/31/2018 **
6/1/2018 1.35
6/2/2018 0.00
6/3/2018 T
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
6/12/2018 1.41
6/13/2018 0.21
6/14/2018
6/15/2018 0.00
6/16/2018 0.00
6/17/2018 0.00
6/18/2018 0.00
6/19/2018 0.00
6/20/2018 0.00
6/21/2018 0.08
6/22/2018 0.00
6/23/2018 **
6/24/2018 **
6/25/2018 **
6/26/2018 1.94
6/27/2018 0.78
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.00
7/2/2018 0.00
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.00
7/5/2018 T
7/6/2018 0.39
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.79
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 0.00
7/17/2018 0.00
7/18/2018 0.32
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.00
7/21/2018 **
7/22/2018 **
7/23/2018 2.10
7/24/2018 0.11
7/25/2018 0.01
7/26/2018 1.14
7/27/2018 0.00
7/28/2018
7/29/2018 0.41
7/30/2018 1.57
7/31/2018 0.31
8/1/2018 0.35
8/2/2018 1.54
8/3/2018 0.24
8/4/2018 1.31
8/5/2018 0.04
8/6/2018 0.64
8/7/2018 0.27
8/8/2018 0.15
8/9/2018 0.27
8/10/2018 0.00
8/11/2018 0.33
8/12/2018 0.07
8/13/2018 1.02
8/14/2018
8/15/2018 1.34
8/16/2018 0.55
8/17/2018 T
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.11
8/20/2018 0.00
8/21/2018 0.08
8/22/2018 0.00
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 0.00
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 **
9/12/2018 **
9/13/2018 0.02
9/14/2018 0.07
9/15/2018 5.51
9/16/2018 5.49
9/17/2018 5.43
9/18/2018 0.91
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 T
9/27/2018 0.08
9/28/2018 0.11
9/29/2018 T
9/30/2018



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2017 6:15 AM 0.25 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3". Despite the lack of rain, the water level has been +1" for the past few weeks.
10/9/2017 6:55 AM 0.85 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
10/10/2017 6:15 AM 0.11 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
10/11/2017 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/12/2017 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/13/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2017 5:30 AM 0.12 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4".
10/18/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2017 6:05 AM 0.86 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8" (up from +4").
11/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2017 7:45 AM T M M M M Submitted via CoCoRaHS Observer for Android version 2.1.0 (build 21001)
11/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
11/6/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
11/7/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
11/8/2017 8:10 AM 0.01 M M M M Submitted via CoCoRaHS Observer for Android version 2.1.0 (build 21001)
11/9/2017 6:05 AM 0.13 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is up slightly to +5".
11/10/2017 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
11/11/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2017 6:25 AM 0.18 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
11/14/2017 5:50 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
11/22/2017 6:40 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
11/23/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2017 6:30 AM T M M M M
12/2/2017 7:15 AM T M M M M Drizzle just began about 0700L. Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
12/3/2017 6:40 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
12/9/2017 7:15 AM 1.76 0.0 M 0.0 M Water level in Dark Branch is at +9".
12/18/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2017 7:10 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles of rain earlier (5AM); steady rain has just begun. Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
12/21/2017 6:30 AM 0.89 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
12/22/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
12/23/2017 7:05 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
12/24/2017 7:20 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
12/25/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
12/26/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2017 5:30 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Water level in Dark Branch is +6". No freezing rain observed.
1/2/2018 6:15 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch -- frozen over today -- remains at +5".
1/4/2018 7:45 AM 0.06 0.9 M 0.5 M Water level in Dark Branch remains solidly frozen at +5". Snow accumulation measured at several (~10) locations on well-exposed deck railing; no snow board. Snow begin/end times are approximate estimates.
1/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow board out -- anticipating snow later this morning.
1/18/2018 5:00 AM 0.41 0.9 0.09 1.0 0.09 Water level in Dark Branch is 6" -- ice in creek only near the banks. Rain began in early afternoon and changed to snow about 5PM and continued as snow until at least 9PM. All measurements were this morning.
1/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
1/23/2018 7:40 AM 0.12 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
1/24/2018 6:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
1/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is down slightly to +4".
1/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2018 5:50 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
1/29/2018 6:05 AM 2.29 M M M M 1.26" since 9:30PM last night. (See 9:30PM significant report of 1.03".) Water level in Dark Branch at 9:30PM was +11" ("normal" water level is +4" to +5"). Water level now (6AM) is +14".
1/30/2018 6:20 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Water level in Dark Branch is at +6". A little light snow mixed in with the cold light rain falling at this time.
1/31/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M
2/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2018 6:45 AM 0.19 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6" and had risen to +8" based on residual debris on the scale. Water level last night was +4".
2/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2018 5:45 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch still at +2" (see yesterday's multi-day report).
2/10/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1". As of 0630, very light rain has begun.
2/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Of this total, 0.23" fell yesterday morning between about 0700-0900. Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
2/12/2018 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is between +2" & +1".
2/13/2018 6:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
2/14/2018 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
2/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch has dropped to 0" on an unofficial scale. It can fall to negative values.
2/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0".
2/19/2018 5:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +1" on a scale from -4" to +30".
2/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -1".
2/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -1".
2/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at -1".
2/27/2018 6:05 AM 0.14 M M M M Catch in rain gauge includes a healthy dose of pollen in suspension. Water level in Dark Branch is now +/-0".
2/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
3/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below -1".
3/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M With recent days' windy and dry conditions, water level in Dark Branch now stands at just below -2" on a scale from -4" to +30".
3/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2018 5:45 AM 0.15 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +1", up from below -2" yesterday.
3/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below -2".
3/11/2018 8:30 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at just below -2".
3/12/2018 5:35 AM 0.15 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is up to a little above +1".
3/13/2018 7:30 AM 0.80 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is up at +3". Liquid in rain gauge inner tube, but ice coating all over the outside.
3/14/2018 6:55 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
3/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at just below 0".
3/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -3".
3/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6"; water surface is clear -- pollen free. Not raining here at 0600EDT. [Copied from Sig Wx report at 0410EDT: Water level in Dark Branch (a flashy stream) is up to +5" from -3" yesterday morning (and surface of the water is completely yellow from pollen). Thunder began 0335 and was last heard about 0405. Time rain began was not observed, but light rain was falling at 0330 with moderate to heavy rain between 0335 and 0405. Light rain continues.]
3/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.49 0.0 M 0.0 M Very fine snow falling drifting in the air with the slightest air movement. No evident accumulation on vehicles or other surfaces, which all are wet. At 06:00EDT, water level in Dark Branch is +6" (and, as expected, is flowing downstream). [From Sig Wx report filed last night: Time is estimated; I wasn't home when rain began. Some small hail may have fallen at about 10:40. Lightning began about 10:30 and ended about 10:50. At 10:50, Dark Branch is up to +8" and is flowing slowly UPstream, apparently a result of a stormwater drain that is emptying a large volume of water into Dark Branch just downstream of my observation point... or from the larger Blount Creek into which Dark Branch empties about 400yds downstream. Rainfall catch at 10:50 was .38". Re-check at 11:05: Dark Branch is now flowing downstream and is down to +7".]
3/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
3/23/2018 6:30 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is down to -1".
3/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +8"
3/26/2018 6:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
3/27/2018 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is 0".
3/28/2018 6:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is down to -2".
3/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at -3".
3/31/2018 6:40 AM 0.05 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below -3".
4/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is below -3".
4/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch has almost reached the -4" mark.
4/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain began at 5:00AM and at 5:09AM had accumulated 0.09". Water level in Dark Branch was -4" at 5:09AM. Very light rain was still falling at 5:15AM. At 6:00AM, .02" additional had accumulated and Dark Branch water level was just below 0". Water level in Dark Branch at 7:00AM is just above 0". Rain had ended before 7:00AM.
4/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.93 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6" at 6:00AM. At 9:45PM last night, rainfall accumulation was 0.60" and Dark Branch was at +6". At 6:00PM last evening, rainfall accumulation was 0.55" and Dark Branch was at +7". While these stream levels and rainfall amounts appear reversed, they illustrate the "flashy" nature of this small stream and its small catchment.
4/17/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch has fallen back to 0".
4/18/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -1".
4/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch was at -2".
4/20/2018 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch was at -3".
4/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -2".
4/22/2018 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at -2".
4/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below -2".
4/24/2018 6:10 AM 0.74 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above +7" at 6:10AM. At 3:15AM, water level was at +4" with with 0.41" in the rain gauge.
4/25/2018 6:45 AM 0.58 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch... this morning at 0645ET stands at +1" last night at 2200ET was at +3" and yesterday morning at 0900ET was at +10" following .57" of rain that fell earlier between about 0600ET and 0900ET (and was observed at 0900ET 24 Apr).
4/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above 0" on a +30" to -4" scale.
5/1/2018 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above -1".
5/2/2018 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at -1".
5/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at -1".
5/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at -1".
5/5/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above -2".
5/6/2018 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at -1".
5/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below 0".
5/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -3".
5/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is below -3".
5/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below 0".
5/12/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -2".
5/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -4".
5/15/2018 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is below -3" (but not all the way to -4").
5/16/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -4".
5/17/2018 5:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at -4".
5/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.84 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4", up from -4" yesterday morning. After one of the heavier showers late yesterday afternoon, the water level was at +8". Whether it reached a higher level at some point is unknown.
5/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
5/21/2018 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0" (on the +30" to -4" scale).
5/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2018 5:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -1".
5/25/2018 5:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0".
5/26/2018 6:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just below the 0" mark on the +30" to -4" scale.
5/27/2018 6:15 AM 0.22 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1". Of this total catch, 0.21" occurred from 5:25PM to 5:45PM yesterday afternoon; the remainder occurred about an hour later.
5/28/2018 6:10 AM T M M M M Light rain began within the past 10 min. Water level in Dark Branch is at 0" on the +30" to -4" scale.
5/29/2018 5:45 AM 1.04 M M M M Rainfall and water levels since yesterday morning: Rain began about 06:05EDT on 28 May with a trace reported on yesterday morning's report at 06:10EDT. At 14:15EDT 28 May, new 0.82" with the water level in Dark Branch at +9" (reference significant report at 14:15EDT). At 20:00EDT, new 0.14" with the water level in Dark Branch at +8". Overnight an additional 0.08" has fallen (as of 05:45EDT) with the water level in Dark Branch this morning at +4".
6/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2018 6:15 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at 0" on the +30" to -4" scale.
6/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at 0".
6/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M For the past few days, the water level in Dark Branch has remained at just below 0" on the -4" to 30" scale.
6/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2018 5:15 AM 1.41 M M M M Includes a significant report of 1.12" at 7:30PM (30 min rainfall). No Dark Branch water level observed with this report.
6/13/2018 5:00 AM 0.21 M M M M No water level report today.
6/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2018 6:15 AM 0.08 M M M M No water level report today.
6/22/2018 5:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is below -2".
6/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch at 7PM last evening was +10" and this morning is +4".
6/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M
7/6/2018 5:45 AM 0.39 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
7/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +2". During yesterday's mid-day heavy rain, the water level rose to at least 8" but by late afternoon had fallen to +5".
7/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
7/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch stands at 0".
7/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at 0". Evaporation by expected 98F temperatures today should lower the water level a bit.
7/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at 0".
7/14/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -1".
7/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -1".
7/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at -2".
7/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Despite no rain, water level in Dark Branch rose to -1".
7/18/2018 5:30 AM 0.32 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is at +4".
7/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch has fallen to 0" following Tuesday evening's (17 July) 0.32" rainfall.
7/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2018 5:50 AM 0.11 M M M M This amount mostly from yesterday morning's storms. New rain just beginning at 5:50AM. Water level in Dark Branch is +2". Yesterday morning at approximately this time, water level was at least +24" or higher), flowing across our footbridge.
7/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
7/26/2018 6:00 AM 1.14 M M M M Of this total, 1.13" fell in a 35-minute storm from 1720-1755 yesterday. Water level in Dark Branch at 1930 was +14". Water level this morning is +5".
7/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
7/29/2018 6:20 AM 0.41 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +6".
7/30/2018 8:00 AM 1.57 M M M M Submitted sigwx report as of 1640 with 1.09" at that time; Dark Branch water level was +12". At 2230 (10:30PM) had an additional 0.34" and the water level was +10. As of 2230, debris indicated the water level had been as high as 23-24" since the 1640 report. I made no observations that would indicate whether the 24" water level contributed to any flooding aside from the creek being out of its normal banks, not a significant issue locally. At 0800 (8:00AM), the water level in Dark Branch was +5". Even a little "upslope" (a slight gradual rise in elevation: 1-2ft rise above the creek "bank" over 50ft run) of the creek, the ground is becoming saturated... not yet soggy but a little more rain will make it so.
7/31/2018 5:25 AM 0.31 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
8/1/2018 6:15 AM 0.35 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5" of opaque silty/muddy water.
8/2/2018 6:30 AM 1.54 M M M M Yesterday's water level in Dark Branch had been as high as at least 16" (based on debris stuck to the measuring scale in the creek) and was +10" at 7:30PM. This morning at 6:30, the water level in Dark Branch is +4".
8/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
8/4/2018 7:20 AM 1.31 M M M M At 7PM last evening, emptied 0.55" and the water level in Dark Branch was +4". Emptied an additional 0.76" from overnight showers (the most recent had just ended at 0720) and the water level in Dark Branch at 0720 is +11". This is a total of 5.73" in the last seven days.
8/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
8/6/2018 5:45 AM 0.64 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3" this morning. From yesterday afternoon's sig wx report of 0.63" at 1:50PM: Water level in Dark Branch is at +8" and debris on the measuring scale/staff indicates water was already at +20" or higher since this morning's (Sunday morning) report.
8/7/2018 6:30 AM 0.27 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4.5".
8/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
8/9/2018 5:45 AM 0.27 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5" of now clear water -- compared to the opaque (non-scientific judgement as initially muddy, later silty) runoff of past several days.
8/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2018 5:40 AM 0.33 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
8/12/2018 7:15 AM 0.07 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
8/13/2018 6:00 AM 1.02 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +9" but had been at least as high as 18" based on debris on the staff scale.
8/15/2018 5:30 AM 1.34 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
8/16/2018 5:45 AM 0.55 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
8/17/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M
8/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
8/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
8/20/2018 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
8/21/2018 5:40 AM 0.08 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +2".
8/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is just above +1".
8/24/2018 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at just above +1".
8/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
8/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precip and hot, dry weather for several days has lowered the water level in Dark Branch to -3".
9/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -3.5".
9/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is -3.5".
9/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at -3.5".
9/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No change -- water level in Dark Branch remains at -3.5".
9/5/2018 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at -3.5".
9/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2018 5:05 AM 0.07 M M M M At 5:00AM, very light rain has just begun...another-leading-edge shower on the outer edge of Florence. Winds are (estimated) 15-20 gusting to 30-40kt. Water level in Dark Branch is +5" and the stream is littered with leaves and small branches. If we reach the predicted 15"-20" precip amounts, Dark Branch will flood a couple of dozen homes only a couple of hundred meters downstream from here; beyond 15", I may have to retreat to the second floor -- though if the water reaches the bottom of my CoCoRaHS gauge, that's really bad: a foot or so of water inside the house. If it's no worse than that, at least the top of the rain gauge will still be functional. ;-)
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 5.51 M M M M TS Florence rain... SigWxReport 14/1130EDT: 1.20" Dark Branch at +5"; at 7:30pm: additional 1.80", creek at 15", several old, weak trees down; at 05:00am: additional 2.34", creek at +20" with minor flooding; additional 0.17" at 07:00am. No power; thanks for the cell phone app! ;-)
9/16/2018 6:00 AM 5.49 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch has dropped to +17" from +19" yesterday evening; it had been at least as high as +26" based on residue from the higher water. --- By 15 Sep 3:10PM yesterday [since the morning 07:00AM daily report], 2.25" had accumulated (and was reported at a sig wx rep). STORM TOTAL as of 16 Sep 6:00AM: 11.07". Normally, Dark Branch is a flashy stream (drain a small, suburban area with many acres of shopping areas' parking lots at the top of the watershed; that Dark Branch is remaining relatively high is indicative of the continued rain and the saturated soils. It is flowing downstream rapidly, a good sign, indicating the streams into which it drains are not excessively high. Dark Branch drains into Blount Creek which joins Cross Creek in downtown Fayetteville just before draining into the Cape Fear River just upstream of the Grove St/Highway 210 bridge. On rare occasion during very heavy showers, I've observed Dark Branch flowing upstream (perhaps a result of extraordinary storm water drainage from the streets).
9/17/2018 8:00 AM 5.43 M M M M Dark Branch has dropped to +10", down from +17" earlier this morning at 3:00AM and from an estimated 30"-33" yesterday afternoon at 3:00PM. Since the high water mark yesterday (3PM), horizontally the water has receded about 40ft-45ft. Florence Storm-Total precip through 17 Sept 8:00AM = 16.70".
9/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.91 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is now at +10" after rising to at least +17" immediately after the 30-min thunderstorm last night that dropped 0.90" between 8:15PM and 8:45PM. ***CORRECTED*** Storm-Total Precipitation (including this 0.91") = 17.41". "Minor flooding" characterization applies only to my specific location and is a result of the antecedent precip and saturated soils. Because of Matthew's flood level, it will be difficult to achieve "Never-seen-it-this-bad-before" status; nonetheless, at 7:30 last night, Blounts Creek & Cross Creek in downtown Fayetteville was in the "Severe" category and Cross Creek had risen into structures along the creek in the flood plain. Cape Fear River expected to exceed Matthew's crest.
9/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch has fallen to +8" but is not flowing...suggesting the flooded Blounts Creek has backed up from its confluence with Cross Creek -- which is itself in flood from the Cape Fear River flood. Straight-line distance to the Cape Fear River from NC-CM-01 is approx. 2.62sm and approx. 3.85sm measured along the streams (3.85 stream miles).
9/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch has fallen to +4".
9/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +3".
9/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains at +4". A steady stream of water continues to flow from the Ashley Elementary School playground through the adjacent residential property into the storm drains on the "uphill" side of the street.
9/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M Nothing is the rain gauge, but few sprinkles fell yesterday evening. Water level in Dark Branch is just below +4".
9/27/2018 6:30 AM 0.08 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
9/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Water level in Dark Branch is between +4" and +5".
9/29/2018 6:30 AM T M M M M Water level in Dark Branch remains near (+/-) +4".



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/23/2017 10/27/2017 6:00 AM 5 0.72 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
11/15/2017 11/20/2017 6:00 AM 6 0.05 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +5".
12/4/2017 12/08/2017 6:30 AM 5 0.62 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +6".
12/10/2017 12/17/2017 7:00 AM 8 0.06 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +4".
2/4/2018 2/06/2018 6:15 AM 3 0.91 M M Based on debris accumulation, water level in Dark Branch rose significantly during the 3 days included on this multi-day report. The water level on my scale now stands at +2", the lowest observed for at least several months. Apparently some downstream obstruction was cleared, allowing the water level to drop.
2/8/2018 2/09/2018 6:00 AM 2 0.09 M M Water level in Dark Branch is +1".
2/20/2018 2/21/2018 6:00 AM 2 0.02 M M
3/1/2018 3/03/2018 6:00 AM 3 0.89 M M Water level in Dark Branch is -0" (a little below 0" on the -4 to +30 scale).
4/9/2018 4/16/2018 7:00 AM 8 1.01 M M Water level in Dark Branch was +11" at 00:30 (12:30AM) on 16 Apr. At 7:00AM, water level had fallen to +6". Through comparison to other nearby locations, it appears most of the reported accumulation occurred within the past 24 hours in conjunction with severe weather that moved across the area.
4/27/2018 4/30/2018 6:00 AM 4 0.15 M M Water level in Dark Branch stands at just below 0" (call it -0").
5/30/2018 6/01/2018 6:00 AM 3 1.35 0.0 0.00 Estimates: As of ~noon, 30 May: 1.30 As of ~ noon, 31 May: additional 0.05 Evening of 31 May, a few drops = trace Water level in Dark Branch as of 06:15AM 1 June is at +0".
6/23/2018 6/26/2018 7:15 AM 4 1.94 M M Water level in Dark Branch this morning is at +5". Debris on the 30" scale indicates water level was as high as at least 24" and perhaps 26".
7/21/2018 7/23/2018 4:50 AM 3 2.10 M M Estimate 1.03" was in the rain gauge at 8PM last night and 1.07" fell during the thunderstorms since midnight this morning. Water level in Dark Branch is at +21" as of 5:05AM this morning.
9/11/2018 9/13/2018 6:00 AM 3 0.02 M M Water level in Dark Branch this morning is +5".



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