Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NM-LN-25 Latitude 33.425514
Station Name Alto 1.6 NNE Longitude -105.651056
County Lincoln Elevation (ft) 7236



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 1.73 2.16 31 2.16 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 1.38 0.02 30 0.02 30 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 1.46 0.04 31 0.04 31 0.00 0 0 1 6 1.0 1 0
Jan 18 1.26 0.09 31 0.09 31 0.00 0 0 2 3 0.0 0 0
Feb 18 1.26 1.71 28 1.71 28 0.00 0 0 5 1 2.0 1 1
March 18 1.03 0.24 31 0.24 31 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.5 1 1
April 18 1.21 0.00 29 0.00 20 0.00 9 1 0 1 0.0 0 0
May 18 1.15 0.75 31 0.75 31 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
June 18 2.26 0.60 32 0.12 18 0.48 14 3 2 2 0.0 0 0
July 18 3.60 2.35 30 2.23 27 0.12 3 1 15 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 4.43 4.66 31 4.66 31 0.00 0 0 16 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 2.63 4.06 30 4.06 30 0.00 0 0 11 5 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 23.40" 16.68" 365 days 16.08" 339 0.60" 26 days 5 63 days 26 days 3.5" 3 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 0.39
10/2/2017 0.03
10/3/2017 0.00
10/4/2017 0.00
10/5/2017 0.05
10/6/2017 1.46
10/7/2017 0.00
10/8/2017 0.00
10/9/2017 0.00
10/10/2017 0.00
10/11/2017 0.00
10/12/2017 0.00
10/13/2017 0.00
10/14/2017 T
10/15/2017 T
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 0.00
10/18/2017 0.00
10/19/2017 0.00
10/20/2017 0.23
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 0.00
10/28/2017 0.00
10/29/2017 0.00
10/30/2017 0.00
10/31/2017 T
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 0.00
11/3/2017 0.00
11/4/2017 0.00
11/5/2017 0.00
11/6/2017 0.00
11/7/2017 0.00
11/8/2017 0.02
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 0.00
11/19/2017 0.00
11/20/2017 0.00
11/21/2017 0.00
11/22/2017 0.00
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 0.00
12/2/2017 0.00
12/3/2017 0.00
12/4/2017 0.00
12/5/2017 T
12/6/2017 T
12/7/2017 T
12/8/2017 T
12/9/2017 0.00
12/10/2017 0.00
12/11/2017 0.00
12/12/2017 0.00
12/13/2017 0.00
12/14/2017 0.00
12/15/2017 0.00
12/16/2017 0.00
12/17/2017 0.00
12/18/2017 T
12/19/2017 0.00
12/20/2017 0.00
12/21/2017 0.00
12/22/2017 T
12/23/2017 0.04
12/24/2017 0.00
12/25/2017 0.00
12/26/2017 0.00
12/27/2017 0.00
12/28/2017 0.00
12/29/2017 0.00
12/30/2017 0.00
12/31/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 0.00
1/2/2018 0.00
1/3/2018 0.00
1/4/2018 0.00
1/5/2018 0.00
1/6/2018 0.00
1/7/2018 0.00
1/8/2018 0.00
1/9/2018 0.00
1/10/2018 0.01
1/11/2018 0.08
1/12/2018 0.00
1/13/2018 0.00
1/14/2018 0.00
1/15/2018 0.00
1/16/2018 T
1/17/2018 0.00
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.00
1/21/2018 T
1/22/2018 T
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 0.00
2/2/2018 0.00
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 0.00
2/5/2018 0.00
2/6/2018 0.00
2/7/2018 T
2/8/2018 0.00
2/9/2018 0.00
2/10/2018 0.00
2/11/2018 0.00
2/12/2018 0.00
2/13/2018 0.00
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.24
2/16/2018 0.41
2/17/2018 0.89
2/18/2018 0.00
2/19/2018 0.06
2/20/2018 0.11
2/21/2018 0.00
2/22/2018 0.00
2/23/2018 0.00
2/24/2018 0.00
2/25/2018 0.00
2/26/2018 0.00
2/27/2018 0.00
2/28/2018 0.00
3/1/2018 0.02
3/2/2018 0.00
3/3/2018 0.00
3/4/2018 0.00
3/5/2018 0.00
3/6/2018 0.00
3/7/2018 0.00
3/8/2018 0.00
3/9/2018 0.00
3/10/2018 0.00
3/11/2018 0.05
3/12/2018 T
3/13/2018 0.00
3/14/2018 0.00
3/15/2018 0.00
3/16/2018 0.00
3/17/2018 0.00
3/18/2018 0.00
3/19/2018 0.00
3/20/2018 0.00
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 0.00
3/25/2018 0.16
3/26/2018 0.00
3/27/2018 0.00
3/28/2018 0.01
3/29/2018 0.00
3/30/2018 0.00
3/31/2018 0.00
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 0.00
4/8/2018 0.00
4/9/2018 0.00
4/10/2018 T
4/11/2018 0.00
4/12/2018 0.00
4/13/2018 0.00
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
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 0.00
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 0.00
5/7/2018 0.00
5/8/2018 0.00
5/9/2018 0.00
5/10/2018 0.00
5/11/2018 0.00
5/12/2018 0.00
5/13/2018 0.00
5/14/2018 0.00
5/15/2018 0.00
5/16/2018 0.00
5/17/2018 0.00
5/18/2018 0.00
5/19/2018 0.00
5/20/2018 0.00
5/21/2018 0.00
5/22/2018 0.75
5/23/2018 0.00
5/24/2018 0.00
5/25/2018 0.00
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 0.00
5/28/2018 0.00
5/29/2018 0.00
5/30/2018 0.00
5/31/2018 0.00
6/1/2018 0.00
6/2/2018 0.00
6/3/2018 0.00
6/4/2018 0.10
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 0.00
6/7/2018 T
6/8/2018 0.00
6/9/2018 0.00 **
6/10/2018 0.00 0.02
6/11/2018 0.00
6/12/2018 0.00
6/13/2018 **
6/14/2018 **
6/15/2018 **
6/16/2018 **
6/17/2018 **
6/18/2018 0.46
6/19/2018 0.00
6/20/2018 0.00
6/21/2018 **
6/22/2018 **
6/23/2018 **
6/24/2018 **
6/25/2018 **
6/26/2018 0.00
6/27/2018 0.02
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 T
7/2/2018 0.01
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.00
7/5/2018 0.06
7/6/2018 0.18
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 0.71
7/10/2018 0.03
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 0.19
7/13/2018 T
7/14/2018 0.24
7/15/2018
7/16/2018 0.09
7/17/2018 0.00
7/18/2018 **
7/19/2018 **
7/20/2018 0.12
7/21/2018 0.00
7/22/2018 0.00
7/23/2018 0.00
7/24/2018 0.00
7/25/2018 0.24
7/26/2018 0.03
7/27/2018 0.13
7/28/2018 0.19
7/29/2018 0.06
7/30/2018 0.04
7/31/2018 0.03
8/1/2018 0.22
8/2/2018 0.24
8/3/2018 0.22
8/4/2018 0.02
8/5/2018 0.00
8/6/2018 0.00
8/7/2018 0.00
8/8/2018 0.00
8/9/2018 0.29
8/10/2018 1.25
8/11/2018 T
8/12/2018 0.79
8/13/2018 0.00
8/14/2018 0.02
8/15/2018 0.00
8/16/2018 T
8/17/2018 0.05
8/18/2018 0.65
8/19/2018 0.22
8/20/2018 0.00
8/21/2018 0.08
8/22/2018 0.06
8/23/2018 0.33
8/24/2018 0.00
8/25/2018 0.19
8/26/2018 0.00
8/27/2018 0.03
8/28/2018 0.00
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018 0.00
8/31/2018 0.00
9/1/2018 1.69
9/2/2018 T
9/3/2018 0.07
9/4/2018 T
9/5/2018 T
9/6/2018 0.07
9/7/2018 0.02
9/8/2018 0.02
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 0.19
9/11/2018 0.00
9/12/2018 0.00
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 T
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.21
9/18/2018 0.00
9/19/2018 0.00
9/20/2018 0.29
9/21/2018 0.94
9/22/2018 0.14
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.00
9/26/2018 0.42
9/27/2018 T
9/28/2018 0.00
9/29/2018 0.00
9/30/2018 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Thunderstorms began around 5am, rain was heavy at times.
10/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Showers passed through in the morning, then skies cleared. Windy
10/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low clouds and fog this morning.
10/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Showers overnight and into the morning.
10/6/2017 7:00 AM 1.46 M M M M Heavy showers around noon, followed by severe thunderstorms around 9pm. Vivid lightning and brief period of hail with the thunderstorms last night.
10/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold this morning, but no frost. Overnight clouds kept us from freezing.
10/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost of the season evident on the deck and grass out back.
10/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple of light showers.
10/15/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Very brief, light shower yesterday morning.
10/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Rain showers off/on during the afternoon. Heavier rain from thunderstorms early evening
10/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Coldest morning of the fall season. Heavy frost!
10/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Precip overnight. Appears to have been freezing rain / ice pellets, based on accumulation on the deck.
11/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold wind blew most of the day.
11/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very strong winds overnight. Blew things around on the deck and in the yard
11/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very strong winds overnight, continuing this morning
11/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy day
11/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy in the evening and overnight. Still have strong winds this morning. Assume it's related to the system moving in from the west.
11/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Some rain overnight. Very foggy this morning
11/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy frost this morning
11/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2017 7:00 AM T T T T T First snowfall of the year. Light accumulation. Heavier snow visible to the west, seems to be moving this way.
12/6/2017 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Snow for about an hour, between 7-8am. Light dusting of accumulation. Melted very quickly. Some snow showers in the area early evening.
12/7/2017 7:00 AM T T T T T Snow began just before daybreak. Snowing at time of obs.
12/8/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Snow showers off and on most of the day yesterday. Snow would accumulate, but would melt fairly quickly as skies brightened.
12/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Precip fell from 5-5:30am
12/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow showers over the mountains most of the day. No precip here
12/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds began overnight and continue this morning
12/22/2017 7:00 AM T T T T T Snow began overnight. Just a light dusting right now, but snow continues to fall.
12/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 1.0 0.04 T T Snow showers yesterday until about noon. Snow was heavy at times. Sun came out early afternoon and melted some of the accumulation, but cold temps and wind kept some from melting.
12/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy during the day yesterday
12/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very warm day yesterday, given it's January. Unseasonable, to say the least.
1/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold this morning
1/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain shower overnight. Dark clouds over the mountains this morning.
1/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 T M T M Morning rain showers, changed to mix of sleet/snow around 11am along with a wind shift to the north. Blowing snow/sleet continued most of the day and into the evening. Some snow still on the ground.
1/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds overnight and into this morning
1/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Fog rolled in around 3:30pm. Temps fell drastically. Fog froze on trees. Some precip falling around 8pm - maybe freezing drizzle or snow flurries.
1/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost on all surfaces this morning.
1/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost yesterday morning. Thick clouds and virga over the mountains late afternoon
1/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2018 7:00 AM T T T T T Dusting of light snow overnight. Light winds at time of obs
1/22/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Snow flurries and snow showers at times during the late morning/afternoon. No accumulation. Winds not as strong as forecasted yesterday, but did pick up overnight.
1/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Initially looked as though we'd had a heavy frost, but as it got lighter out, could see a definite layer of new snow on the mountains and closer hills. Very light snowfall at some point overnight.
2/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High winds began mid-morning. Blowing dust moved in around 3pm and reduced visibility dramatically. Dust settled around 6pm, although high winds continued
2/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Finally some precip here!! Rain began around 4pm yesterday. May have been off/on overnight, but is steady now. Strong winds began late evening and continued overnight.
2/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M A nice, steady, soaking, wind-blown rain all day yesterday. Strong winds most of the day as well. Precip ended early evening, but began again overnight. Light rain and drizzle continues to fall.
2/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.89 2.0 M 1.0 0.28 Rain all day yesterday, changed to snow around 9am, then back to rain. Changed to snow again last evening. Total accumulation about 2" before changing back to rain. About 1" left on the ground this morning.
2/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We had a total of 1.54" from the 3 days of rain/snow we had. Blessed relief from this almost 4 month dry spell we've had.
2/19/2018 6:35 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain squalls began around 4pm yesterday, changing to steadier rain overnight. Very strong, gusty winds forced most precip sideways. Believe more rain has fallen than what's in the gauge because of the angle of the moisture.
2/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Very strong winds yesterday, many passing rain squalls with wind driven rain/sleet. One of the larger pinion pines in our side yard was blown down. Very sad
2/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very strong winds continued most of the day yesterday, finally abating around sunset. Very fine snow pellets on the ground this morning. Dense fog at time of obs.
2/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some passing very light, insignificant snow showers around 11am yesterday. Could barely see the flakes.
2/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds again yesterday
2/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds yesterday.
2/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 0.5 0.02 Snow showers off/on during the day. Steady snow showers moved in around 4, increasing in intensity around 5, finally ending at 6pm.
3/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds began overnight and continue this morning.
3/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very strong, gusty winds all day yesterday, continuing overnight. Winds have diminished this morning.
3/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light rain overnight.
3/12/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Snow showers along the mountains all day. A couple finally crept over into our neighborhood around 5pm. No accumulations, just quick bursts of snow.
3/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very strong winds yesterday
3/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very strong winds yesterday. Blowing dust and sand reduced visibility in the afternoon
3/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy this morning
3/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very strong winds yesterday
3/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Winds became strong around lunchtime. Rain moved in around 6pm and ended around 8pm. Another band of rain came through around midnight. Still very windy this morning.
3/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another very windy day
3/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low clouds and precip hugged the mountains all day yesterday. Very windy again
3/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sleet, snow and rain passed through in the morning. Rain showers in the afternoon
3/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy, with blowing dust reducing visibility during the afternoon
4/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds moved in during the late afternoon. Some virga in the area.
4/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds all day yesterday and overnight. Blowing dust reduced visibility a little in the afternoon. All is calm this morning.
4/10/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M The deck surface was moist this morning and it smelled like rain.
4/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windiest day this season. Very strong winds all day. Blowing dust reduced the visibility to about 5 miles.
4/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds again yesterday, but not as strong as Thursday. Winds died down overnight and are relatively calm right now. We can see smoke from the "246" fire in Capitan from here.
4/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy yesterday. Wind speed picked up overnight. Very windy this morning. SW direction bringing in dust and sand, reducing visibility a bit.
4/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy. Lots of dust/sand reduced visibility
4/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy yesterday. Some clouds in the late afternoon. Heavy dew on the deck this morning
5/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy. Blowing dust and sand reduced visibility mid/late afternoon
5/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy with reduced visibility in the late afternoon due to blowing dust/sand
5/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, but no precip in the gauge. Waiting and hoping for some rain
5/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M Off/on rain showers during the day, with strong storms building and moving in around 6pm. Heaviest rain and some hail between 7-8pm. Rain and lightning ended around 10pm.
5/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Showers/thundershowers in the AM, along with some hail, then more early evening.
6/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A storm or 2 built around the area in the afternoon. No rain here
6/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Showers built overhead mid-afternoon. More showers later in the evening.
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
6/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain showers around noon. Heard one roll of thunder. Storms formed to the SE around 3pm, but no rain fell here from those buildups
6/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers and thunderstorms formed again mid-afternoon. No rain here
6/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers and storms formed again at noontime. Main effects were lightning and wind. Most precip remained virga. No rain fell here, but had virga overhead most of the afternoon
6/30/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Light showers came through mid-afternoon
7/1/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Very light, short shower just before noon
7/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Nice shower in the early afternoon
7/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of showers/thundershowers in the area from late morning thru early afternoon. Lots of thunder, but precip remained virga
7/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some showers developed in the early evening. Mainly virga
7/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Showers formed after noontime yesterday - and the rain finally hit the ground!
7/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Rain showers mid-afternoon, lasted about 2 hours. Then another rain shower very early this morning.
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers and storms formed in the afternoon, all west and south. No rain here
7/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Showers/thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon. It rained for a little over 2 hours, heavy at times. There was some minor field flooding out back due to run-off from our lot clearing and neighbor's burn scar from slash burning last fall.
7/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light showers in the late afternoon / early evening. Most of the heavier rain went west of us
7/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms in the area yesterday afternoon and evening went west of us.
7/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon
7/13/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain shower late morning. Most of the heavier precip went west.
7/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Strong thunderstorm around noon yesterday - lots of lightning and heavy rain. .21" from that storm, then .03" overnight.
7/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Thunderstorms in the area beginning around noon and continuing through the afternoon. Most of the heaviest rain went just south of us.
7/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M .12" from showers that formed overhead around 3pm. Additional .12" from thunderstorm/shower that moved through around 10pm.
7/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Thunderstorms overnight. Lots of lightning and thunder in the area. Heaviest of the storms went east and west of us.
7/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Storms that developed during the day went west of us. Storms fired up again overnight
7/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain/storms moved in right after lunch. Steady rain fell up until around 5p
7/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Unexpected thundershower around 5pm
7/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Showers/thunder last evening
7/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Very large supercell formed late yesterday afternoon. It went southwest of us and sat over downtown Ruidoso for a long time. There was flooding. We were under the anvil. Reported precip from complex of storms/rain that moved through around 5:30am. Heaviest precip went east of us.
8/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Strong storm early afternoon, more rain around 6pm, then more rain overnight. Storm in the afternoon had some pea size hail - not a lot and not a long duration
8/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Storms moved in mid-evening, then more moved in around midnight.
8/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Strong thunderstorms moved through around midnight. Heavy rain and vivid lightning with these storms.
8/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Shower/thundershowers in the area last evening. We caught the far eastern edge of the rain. Heaviest precip went west/SW
8/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First day in a long while we haven't had any precip. Storms formed, but were all south of us, moving south.
8/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed overhead early afternoon, but no rain here. Storms re-formed early evening, south of us.
8/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed north/west of us and moved south. No rain here
8/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed west. No rain here
8/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Rain/storms moved in around lunch. More rain moved in early evening.
8/10/2018 7:00 AM 1.25 M M M M Heavy thunderstorms between 1-3am. Very heavy rain fell during the storm.
8/11/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Storms formed all around us. Very light shower, not enough to register in the gauge
8/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M Series of storms moved through in the afternoon - training over us. Not as much lightning and thunder as there was rain. Heavy rain fell the majority of the time.
8/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed north-west of us yesterday afternoon. No rain here
8/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain shower moved through around 10pm
8/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Numerous storms formed in the afternoon. Lots of lightning and thunders, but no rain here.
8/16/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Strong storms formed all around us. Just a few drops, nothing in the gauge
8/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Showers/thundershowers in the afternoon, then another shower overnight
8/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Thunderstorm moved overhead around 1pm. Heavy rain
8/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Heavy thunderstorm moved overhead around 4:30pm.
8/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smoke and haze moved in mid-afternoon. Very thick by sunset. This morning, low clouds and haze.
8/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
8/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Thunderstorm developed overhead around noon. Short period of pea size hail in the storm, along with heavy rain.
8/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M 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 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed in the area mid-afternoon. No rain here
9/1/2018 7:00 AM 1.69 M M M M Storms formed around 1pm and heavy rain began around 2pm. Storm stayed overhead for a couple of hours. Pea size hail off and on during the strongest part of the storm. Vivid and frequent lightning, with some very close strikes.
9/2/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Light showers off/on during the afternoon
9/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Showers/thundershowers in the area yesterday afternoon
9/4/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple of brief showers from storms that formed around lunchtime.
9/5/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Passing showers in the afternoon
9/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Showers/thundershowers developed around lunchtime.
9/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Heavy clouds all day. Rain finally arrived around 6pm
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain shower mid-afternoon, then another around 8pm
9/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Storm developed and moved overhead around 6pm. Isolated to our area. Dumped some heave rain - .09". Another storm developed NW of us and moved overhead around 10pm. Heavy rain again - .10"
9/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed west/south. No rain here
9/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed in the area in the afternoon. No rain here
9/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Showers in the area mid-afternoon. Very light rain shower here
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Rain showers moved in around 2pm. Rain was heavy at times. Storms lasted about 2 hours.
9/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms formed north/west of us. No rain here
9/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Rain moved in around 6pm last evening, heavy at times. Continued into the overnight, again heavy at times.
9/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Rain began around 8am yesterday and continued until around 5pm in the afternoon. Rain was moderate to heavy all day
9/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Afternoon showers.
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost of the fall in low lying areas of the back meadow
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 0.42 M M M M Storms began around 9pm last night. Rain was very heavy at times. Dense fog at time of obs.
9/27/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Drizzle off and on all day, with dense fog until around 5pm
9/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
4/22/2018 4/30/2018 7:00 AM 9 0.00 M M
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 7:00 AM 2 0.02 M M Rain showers/thunderstorms in the area both days. The heaviest precip went east of us. More showers in the area this morning, but no rain here
6/13/2018 6/18/2018 7:00 AM 6 0.46 M M
6/21/2018 6/26/2018 7:00 AM 6 0.00 M M
7/18/2018 7/20/2018 7:00 AM 3 0.12 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
6/3/2018 9:06 AM 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice White Ice 2 no damage Continuous False Same time as rain After smaller hail