| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Looking back the last 9 years of precipitation totals I found that 2018 has not been the driest year at this station as I thought it might be. That honor(?) still goes to the drought year of 2012. I was curious though, because this year seems worse, so I looked at some precipitation totals in the months of June-September from each year that I have been keeping records. In the June to the end of September period in 2012 we had 4.13" of precipitation. This year during the same time period we had 2.25". I also discovered that we have been in a drier pattern in the summer for the past 4 years. June-September precipitation totals since I began keeping records are: 2010 (4.62"), 2011 (5.47"), 2012 (4.13"), 2013 (5.88"), 2014 (7.22"), 2015 (3.62"), 2016 (2.73") 2017 (2.92"), 2018 (2.25"). While this doesn't tell the complete precipitation story of these years it does show why our meadows are looking so bad and partly at least, why we are having more wildfires. |
| 10/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
A gentle rain shower began around 3:30 PM and lasted a little more than an hour. Most of our showers this summer have lasted less than 5 minutes, so this shower was really enjoyable. |
| 10/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precipitation came from a few different, light rain showers. The heaviest rain fell early this morning. |
| 10/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precipitation at this elevation was all rain but snow is visible from our house at about the 9,000' level on Black Mountain. There is patchy fog in this area this morning |
| 10/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There were a few claps of thunder at about 7:30 PM. There is fog in the area this morning. Visibility is about 500'. It was misting a little bit at 7:00 AM. |
| 10/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Temperatures stayed warm enough at this elevation that all of the precipitation was rain. I can see snow to the south of us up the William's Fork valley, but there is no snow that I can see to the north of us. There is fog in the Colorado River valley. |
| 10/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation was a mix. At 2:12 PM we had a two-minute shower of what I think was probably very small hail. It was white and hard but was almost sleet-like. After two minutes it changed to graupel. That shower lasted for enough time to cover the ground in white for a while. Around 3 PM we had a snow shower that accumulated on the grass. Some of that snow remains this morning in shady spots. This morning at 7 AM there was fog in the distance that I could see but it was not foggy at this station. It has since moved closer to us but is still mostly below us about a tenth of a mile down the road. There appears to be heavier fog to the east of us. |
| 10/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.6 |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation was a combination of rain, a little bit of graupel and snow. Snow accumulated on vegetation but not on the soil so snow on the ground is spotty. |
| 10/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
1.5 |
M |
T |
M |
Most of this precipitation was snow. Several showers fell throughout the day. In the morning I measured 0.7" from one shower. During the rest of the day the snow melted on contact. Some showers were pretty heavy but still melted soon after falling so it was hard to get an accurate measurement. I estimate 1.5" of snow total which was mixed with a brief graupel shower and a small abount of rain. |
| 10/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
1.9 |
M |
T |
M |
Snow began falling yesterday morning at 7:30 and continued to fall until 5:45 PM. There was another brief snow shower after dark. I measured 1.5" of snow at 11:30 AM. After that time, the snowpack began to shrink because of warm temperatures. Eventually, nearly all of that snow melted. Snow continued falling but melted on contact with the ground and did not accumulate. This morning I measured 0.4" of snow from the shower that fell after dark. I am reporting the 1.5" I measured at 11:30 AM and the 0.4" that fell after dark for a total of 1.9", but for several hours snow fell and melted that I could not measure. |
| 10/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.4 |
M |
T |
M |
Snow has accumulated on vegetation but not on bare ground at this elevation. There was ice in the bottom of the rain gauge this morning so there may have been some rain as well as snow but I can't say for sure. |
| 10/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 10/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
A very light snow shower fell from about 7:30 AM until 8:00 AM. There was no accumulation. |
| 10/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.1 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Snow at this station is loosely compacted and airy. As I write this it is still snowing lightly. Snow has not accumulated on the county road or other places where there is gravel, but it is accumulating everywhere else. |
| 10/31/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
1.9 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
0.2" of snow fell before 8:00 AM. After that temperatures warmed enough that snow on the ground began settling faster than new snow fell. By late morning all of the snow had melted but light snow continued falling all day and melting on contact with the ground. Snow began accumulating again after dark and by this morning at 7:00 AM we had 1.7" of new snow. I am reporting 1.9" of new snow, but there was more snow that fell and melted. All of the precipitation in the past 24 hours was snow at this station. |
| 11/1/2018 |
7:30 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Trace was graupel. |
| 11/2/2018 |
7:30 AM |
0.08 |
T |
M |
T |
M |
All of the precipitation during daylight hours was light graupel that melted soon after it fell. There may have been some rain during the night due to warm temperatures but I did not actually observe any. There are patches of snow/graupel in shady places, otherwise the ground is just muddy. |
| 11/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Most of the precipitation was rain. I would estimate that only 0.01" came in the form of snow. |
| 11/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
0.9 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
I measured 0.9" of snow at 11:30 AM. After that time snow on the ground began to settle and new snow that fell didn't accumulate. I am reporting 0.9" of new snow but more than that actually fell and either melted or quickly settled because of warm temperatures and very wet snow. |
| 11/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
2.7 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Most of the snow in this area fell between 3:00 PM and midnight. The structure of the snow is fairly dense. |
| 11/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
In the morning hours yesterday we had very light snow showers that did not accumulate. In the afternoon 0.2" of snow fell and melted. By 11 PM another 0.2" had fallen for a total of 0.4" of new snow. |
| 11/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
We had very light snow showers in the first 2 hours of this observation period. That snow did not accumulate. The 0.2" I am reporting fell during the night or very early morning. |
| 11/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.9 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Snow fell during the night or very early morning hours. |
| 11/9/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Trace was a brief, light snow shower yesterday morning. Accumulation was less than 0.1" and melted soon after falling. |
| 11/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
|
| 11/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.8 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
|
| 11/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
|
| 11/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Trace was just enough snow to dust the ground a little with white. |
| 11/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 11/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation was a mix of snow and graupel. |
| 11/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
M |
T |
M |
0.1" of snow fell yesterday morning and melted. Another 0.3" fell during the night.
|
| 11/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
2.4 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Windy conditions yesterday and last night made accurate measurements a challenge this morning and could have affected the rain gauge measurement. |
| 11/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
|
| 11/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 11/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
|
| 11/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.2 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Several "mini" snow showers fell beginning at 6:30 PM and continued throughout the night. |
| 11/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.5 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
|
| 12/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.8 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
New snow was very dry and air-filled in consistency. |
| 12/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
|
| 12/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Trace was a light dusting of snow. Light snow began falling just before 7 AM. |
| 12/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Overnight low temperature here was around -11. By 4 AM it had warmed to -2, and by 7 AM it was around zero and snowing lightly. As I write this it is still snowing lightly. |
| 12/6/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.6 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
This snow fell early in the observation period, from 7 AM until about 9:30 AM. I did a more extensive "total snow and ice" measurement this morning and found the average to be 3.0". Snow depth measurements ranged from 2.5" to 5.0". |
| 12/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
This little snow shower fell sometime during the night or very early morning. |
| 12/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Trace was almost enough to measure but not quite. It was just shy of 0.1" of snow and about half a hundredth in the rain gauge. |
| 12/9/2018 |
7:15 AM |
0.01 |
0.4 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Snow structure is very loosely compacted, light and dry. New snowfall depth is an estimate due to warm conditions during the day and some wind late in the afternoon and during the night that was enough to move the light, dry snow. |
| 12/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Trace was light snow in the first hour of this period. |
| 12/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
|
| 12/12/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
|
| 12/13/2018 |
7:30 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
New snowfall is an estimate due to wind during and after the snow. Snowflakes were small, hard and grainy and mixed with what appeared to be small graupel. It was the kind of windy winter precipitation that stings your face like windblown sand and makes it hard to keep your eyes open when you are out in it. Nearly all of the show here fell between about 3:15 PM and 3:45 PM. |
| 12/14/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
|
| 12/15/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/17/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/18/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
|
| 12/19/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
1.5 |
M |
M |
M |
Windy conditions could have affected all of today's measurements. |
| 12/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.4 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
There were several light to moderate snow showers during the daylight hours with wind. At times the snow was falling almost horizontally, so I am certain that the rain gauge missed some of it. After the sun had gone down last evening we had more snow that fell without wind. It was very light, dry snow. I estimate that in all we had at least 1.4" of snow, and that is probably on the conservative side. |
| 12/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
|
| 12/22/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
The most noteworthy weather feature here this morning is wind chill. It feels a lot colder than the thermometer would indicate. |
| 12/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
|
| 12/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.5 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
This snow fell during the very early hours of the morning and had stopped by 4:30 AM. |
| 12/25/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.6 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 12/26/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 12/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.4 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 12/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Trace was a very light snow shower that fell for a few minutes around 10:30 AM. There was no accumulation. |
| 12/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
|
| 12/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Trace was just a dusting of snow. |
| 12/31/2018 |
7:30 AM |
0.15 |
2.3 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
Light snow began falling while it was still daylight. By 8 PM we had about 0.3" of snow, and by 3:30 AM we most of the snow had stopped falling. |
| 1/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Trace was a few flakes of snow, no accumulation. |
| 1/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
My home thermometers all indicated that our overnight low temperature was in the minus 25 degree range. I find it curious this year that we have not had our usual "Christmas Card" frost when we have been well below zero. This morning there is basically no frost. I'm sure that down by the Colorado river there would be frost, but most years on a morning like today, everything would have at least a quarter inch of frost. |
| 1/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
|
| 1/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.5 |
M |
|
| 1/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.5 |
M |
|
| 1/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.5 |
M |
|
| 1/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Trace was just a dusting of snow. |
| 1/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to windy conditions. |
| 1/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
I'm starting to see some bare patches of ground due to wind and warm temperatures, especially on sun exposed slopes. |
| 1/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Unusually warm temperatures for this time of year have really cut down our snowpack which wasn't very impressive to begin with. Large areas of bare ground are showing now on south and southwest facing slopes. It's too early in the year for that to be happening. More snow is in the forecast, but so far this winter the snowfall has largely been little shots of a half inch or less at a time. It would be nice to see enough to really improve the snowpack. |
| 1/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.1 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
|
| 1/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Temperatures were warm (above freezing) when the snow was falling so there was not much accumulation. Most of it melted on contact or soon after except where there was snowpack. |
| 1/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Trace was a very, very light snow shower in the AM. There was no accumulation. There is some light, early morning fog in this area this morning but the visibility is good at the moment. |
| 1/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
There is some fog in the area this morning. There are no visibility problems at this station but it looks like it is probably heavier down in the Colorado River valley. |
| 1/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
|
| 1/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.5 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Warm and breezy here this morning. About 0.5" of snow fell yesterday afternoon between approximately 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. The snow shower moved in and out quickly. Snow was a mix of grainy snowflakes and graupel and came in with fairly breezy conditions. |
| 1/18/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.24 |
3.0 |
M |
7.0 |
M |
When I first got up this morning the wind was light. At 6:40 AM the wind began to blow harder so I went out a few minutes early to try to get measurements before the wind changed things too much. I didn't quite make it before drifting began, but I think my measurements are fairly accurate however, new snowfall depth could be + or - a little from what I recorded. Total snow on the ground was also tricky. There could be some visibility problems today if the wind continues. |
| 1/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
1.2 |
M |
8.0 |
M |
During the daylight hours yesterday there were intermittent, wind driven snow showers that probably partly missed the rain gauge. I estimate about 0.2 inches fell during that period. After dark another 1.0" of very dry snow fell. This snow resembles very light crystals of ice. I estimate a total of 1.2" fell in the past 24 hours. The snow that fell the previous 24 hours was fairly dense so what we have is a layer of very light, dry snow on a deeper layer of dense snow. There was also quite a bit of drifting at this station. |
| 1/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.5 |
M |
|
| 1/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
Unusually warm temperatures yesterday caused the snowpack to settle. We lost about an inch of total snow on the ground. |
| 1/22/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.04 |
0.5 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
I estimate 0.5" of new snow fell here last night but it could have been less. I think some of the snow in the gauge could have been from drifting snow rather than new snow but I'm not sure. We had unusual drifting patterns at this station. Some places that nearly always drift did not and other places that don't often drift did. Most of the drifting seems to be on the south sides of buildings and came from snow that was already on the roof getting blown off. I fully expected to need to plow some drifts on our driveway area where it always drifts but the wind cleaned all of the snow down to the packed base where I've plowed before. I won't need to plow at all. I would sum it up by saying the wind last night sounded like it was pretty wicked but what I found this morning was actually unimpressive. |
| 1/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
|
| 1/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.9 |
M |
8.5 |
M |
It's snowing moderately hard at the moment. Most of this morning's snow fell during the night. We had very light snow pretty steadily all night long. |
| 1/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.9 |
M |
11.0 |
M |
I measured 1.4' of new snow at 9:40 AM yesterday morning and another 1.5" of new snow this morning for a total of 2.9" during this observation period. We had quite a bit of wind during the day yesterday and again during the night at times so measurements could have been affected. Currently we have light snow and light wind. |
| 1/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.8 |
M |
11.0 |
M |
New snowfall during this time period had a lot of air in it. It was very fluffy, light and dry which is the reason for the low SWE amount. Snow fell in two time periods. Yesterday morning I measured 0.5" at 9:35 AM and this morning we had 0.3"more at 7 AM for a total of 0.8" of new snow. |
| 1/27/2019 |
7:15 AM |
0.01 |
0.6 |
M |
M |
M |
I measured 0.6" of new snow at 9:10 AM. The snow stopped falling about 5 minutes later. Snow was very fluffy, almost equal parts of air and snow. Another trace of snow had fallen during the night. |
| 1/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.2 |
M |
9.5 |
1.32 |
There was a little wind with this snow so measurements of new snow varied from 0.9" to 1.5". I went with 1.2" for the new snowfall measurement. I took measurements of snow on the ground in a wider area today than usual and found that our average snow depth after plenty of wind and sunshine is 9.5", which is a little less than what I've been measuring right in our yard. |
| 1/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
9.5 |
M |
Trace was about half a hundredth of precipitation that fell in the first hour or two of this observation period. |
| 1/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
9.5 |
M |
|
| 1/31/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
9.0 |
M |
|
| 2/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
9.0 |
M |
|
| 2/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
8.5 |
M |
|
| 2/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
8.0 |
M |
|
| 2/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
7.0 |
1.07 |
There was a brief flurry of wind blown snow midday yesterday and possibly a little misty rain. Our snowpack depth really dropped in the past 24 hours due to warm temperatures, wind, and a trace of very wet snow. The surface of the snowpack this morning is very crusty, more like what you would expect in mid-March. It could make getting to food difficult for wildlife very early in the winter season which is not a good thing. I will need to do an extended snow measurement walk later today to get a better grip on actual snowpack depth and SWE.--- 10:30 AM update: I took numerous measurements of total snow on the ground on our back property and came up with an average depth of 7.0" and a SWE of 1.07". Both measurements seem low for this time of year. |
| 2/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.0 |
M |
8.0 |
M |
|
| 2/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
1.6 |
M |
8.5 |
M |
Very warm temperatures during the day yesterday melted a lot of the snow that had fallen the previous 24 hours. |
| 2/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.3 |
M |
8.5 |
M |
There is a little light fog in the area this morning. It was windy last night into early morning, but as of the time of this report the air movement is light. |
| 2/8/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
M |
8.5 |
M |
New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to wind. My home thermometers measured the low temperature between minus 24 and minus 26 degrees (depending on which thermometer I was looking at), with the coldest temperature occurring just before sunrise, as is often the case here. |
| 2/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
8.0 |
M |
|
| 2/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.5 |
1.32 |
|
| 2/12/2019 |
7:30 AM |
T |
0.2 |
M |
7.5 |
M |
I'm pretty sure we had more than a trace of precipitation but the rain gauge was empty this morning except for some frost on the sides. We had a snow flurry at 8:30 AM that was coming down pretty hard for a few minutes, but the wind was blowing hard enough that the snow was falling horizontal to the ground and the rain gauge had to be missing the majority of it. New snowfall depth is an estimate for the same reason. |
| 2/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.5 |
M |
|
| 2/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
0.6 |
0.11 |
7.5 |
M |
I didn't believe the snow to water ratio this morning in the rain gauge. I thought I'd made a mistake, so I took a core of the new snow for comparison and found that the measurements were reasonably close. This is either very wet snow, or maybe we had a little rain during the night. I did not observe any. The new snow may have just settled rapidly in the warm temperatures and wind. We did have wind, but not much drifting. |
| 2/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.0 |
M |
8.0 |
M |
|
| 2/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
1.4 |
M |
9.0 |
M |
New snowfall measurement in an estimate. Measurements varied from 1.1" to 2.0". I think 1.4" is pretty close to what actually fell. All but a trace of this snow fell after 4 AM. We had a trace in the middle of the day yesterday from a very brief snow shower. Wind was starting to blow harder this morning after I was out at 7 AM.
|
| 2/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow and blowing snow could have affected all measurements today. |
| 2/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.3 |
M |
M |
M |
Almost all of this snow fell in the first hours of this observation period. There was some wind so new snowfall is an estimate. |
| 2/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/23/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
Trace was a dusting of small diameter graupel. |
| 3/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.5 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow began falling at 6:30 AM and came down fairly hard for about 25 minutes and stopped. |
| 3/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.4 |
M |
M |
M |
New snowfall measurement is an estimate due to wind and drifting. |
| 3/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
1.8 |
M |
M |
M |
Wind and drifting could have affected measurements this morning. |
| 3/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.5 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.4 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.28 |
T |
M |
M |
M |
Precipitation was rain. There was a dusting of snow that fell around 4 AM but it was not enough to change the precipitation amount much, if any. All that rain on top of our snowpack has made an icy mess that is very tricky to walk on. Snow is crusted where it is deep, but not solid enough to walk on without snowshoes or skis. |
| 3/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
1.9 |
M |
M |
M |
Some snow and graupel fell during the day yesterday and quickly melted. I estimate that the amount that fell and melted was 0.6". In the late afternoon/early evening it snowed fairly hard for a while. That snow measured 1.3". I am reporting a total snowfall of 1.9". |
| 3/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.26 |
2.4 |
M |
M |
M |
Precipitation was snow and a little bit of graupel. New snowfall depth is an estimate due to wind and drifting. |
| 3/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.7 |
M |
M |
M |
New snow is very fluffy with a lot of air between flakes. |
| 3/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
Trace was a few flakes of snow that fell around mid-day yesterday. There is fog in the area this morning but no visibility problems at this station. |
| 3/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.4 |
M |
M |
M |
Most of this snow fell after 2:30 AM but before 3:30 AM. A little more fell around 5:30 AM. The breeze began to pick up here at 6:30 AM. Before that it was calm. Very light snow is falling at the moment. |
| 3/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.46 |
3.0 |
M |
M |
M |
I put out two rain gauges yesterday morning because the gauge holder I normally use which is 24" high at the top of the gauge was only about 3.0" above the level of snow on the ground. My second gauge is on a holder that sits about 4 feet above the level of snow on the ground. My lower rain gauge measured 0.54" of precipitation this morning. I think that is exaggerated because I think it caught some drifting snow blowing along the ground. My taller rain gauge only measured 0.22" of precipitation this morning. I think that is less than what actually fell and I think the wind caused it to miss catching some of the falling, blowing snow. I took a snow core of 3.0", which is what I estimate actually fell here yesterday, although it was hard to tell for sure because of drifting. The 3.0" snow core had a SWE of 0.46". I am reporting the measurements of the 3.0" core with the SWE of 0.46", but that is really an estimate. There was certainly a lot of discrepancy in the numbers this morning! Snow drifts here are from 2 inches to 2 feet deep, so it was very challenging to be accurate today. The structure of the new snowfall is very dense. It is hard to walk in and it wouldn't take much depth to get stuck in if you were driving. |
| 3/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
Trace was a few minutes of very light snow that fell in the first half hour or so of this observation period. There was no measurable accumulation. |
| 3/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/23/2019 |
7:45 AM |
0.05 |
0.6 |
M |
M |
M |
Precipitation was from 0.6" of snow that fell yesterday afternoon and a trace of small diameter graupel that fell before 7:00 AM this morning. The trace of graupel was almost enough to call it 0.1", but not quite. |
| 3/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
Trace was from two very light, short, snow showers during the day yesterday. There was not enough accumulation to measure. |
| 3/25/2019 |
7:15 AM |
0.03 |
0.5 |
M |
M |
M |
We had several very short snow showers blow through this area yesterday afternoon with little or no accumulation of snow. During the night there were more snow/graupel showers. I measured 0.5" this morning. There was some wind blowing with most of the showers, so measurements could have been affected. |
| 3/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.5 |
M |
M |
M |
Very light snow was falling at the time of this report with calm wind. |
| 3/31/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
The trace was from a very light snow shower that fell during the first 30 minutes of this period. It was such a light shower that there was no accumulation that could be measured. |
| 4/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
From about 5:35 PM until 6 PM we had a very light snow shower. We even had some snow falling for a while when there was only one small cloud above us and we were in bright sunshine. Snowflakes were small and very sparse, so no measurable accumulation. |
| 4/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.5 |
M |
M |
M |
There was a brief snow shower at about 11 AM with no accumulation. The measurable snow fell during the night or very early morning. The new snow is fluffy rather than dense. |
| 4/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation was a mix of a little rain and some grainy snow. I estimate our snowpack cover on the ground is now about 50% or a little less. I have been surprised at how little run-off we've had so far in this area. It has certainly been no more than average, if that. |
| 4/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
T |
M |
T |
M |
There was a very light dusting of snow on the ground this morning but all of the measurable precipitation came from rain at this elevation. I can see that 1,000 ft. or so higher there is more snow on the ground. |
| 4/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
I estimate that about 10% of the ground in this area is still covered with snow. |
| 4/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
0.4 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Precipitation was from rain during the night and a fast moving, wet snow shower at about 5:45 this morning. The snow is settling/melting fairly quickly. There is a little light, patchy fog in the area this morning. |
| 4/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.3 |
M |
T |
M |
We had 0.3" of snow on the ground at 10:45 AM. That snow melted. There were several snow showers after that but it was too warm for the snow to accumulate. We probably had something like an inch of new snow total, but I am reporting the measurable snow which was 0.3". This morning there is no snow on the ground except the old snow banks that were there before this storm. All of the new snow from the past 24 hours has melted at this elevation. |
| 4/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
There were numerous fast moving, light snow and graupel showers yesterday that melted shortly after hitting the ground. We had a dusting of new snow at 6:20 AM this morning, but there was less than half a hundredth of precipitation in the rain gauge. |
| 4/13/2019 |
7:15 AM |
0.02 |
0.2 |
M |
0.1 |
M |
0.1" of snow fell yesterday morning and then melted. There were numerous brief graupel showers during the day that melted within minutes of hitting the ground. This morning there was another 0.1" of new snow. |
| 4/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.7 |
M |
T |
M |
I measured 0.7" of snow at 9 AM yesterday morning. That snow melted. It was windy and dry in the afternoon and it is possible that some of the precipitation in the rain gauge evaporated. The only snow on the ground this morning is old snowbanks from the winter snow that haven't melted yet. |
| 4/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
The precipitation I observed was misty rain but there may have been snow or graupel earlier in the morning that had melted. I will enter zero for new snow since I didn't observe any. |
| 4/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
There was a little snow in the first hour of this period and a little more during the night but altogether it was less than 0.1". |
| 4/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
There were a few snowflakes in the air early in the observation period for a short time. There was no accumulation. |
| 4/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
There was no precipitation this morning at 7 AM. It is still dry here as I send this report in, but it has been cloudy all morning and looks like we might get some precipitation at any time. |
| 4/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 4/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation here was rain. Most of the rain fell around 11 PM here. I can see some new snow north of us on Black Mtn. maybe 1,000 ft. higher in elevation than this station. We have one small snowdrift left in this general area. |
| 4/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Trace was from a brief sprinkle of rain that fell just before 7 AM this morning. |
| 4/29/2019 |
7:25 AM |
0.26 |
T |
M |
T |
M |
There was a shower of graupel, possibly mixed with some soft hail yesterday afternoon. It was enough to cover areas of vegetation but melted within a few minutes of falling. We also had a couple of good rain showers after that and some lightning and thunder. We still have one snowbank left over from winter in this general area. |
| 4/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.79 |
1.7 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
0.2" of snow fell from about 7 AM to 8 AM. That snow melted. I measured another 0.5" of snow at 11:30 AM. That snow melted. More snow fell but melted on contact with the ground. There was a little snow and graupel that did not accumulate. There was also a little rain in the afternoon off and on. After 8 PM it rained for quite a while, and then sometime before midnight the rain changed to snow. This morning I measured 1.0" of crusty, dense snow. Total measurable snowfall was 1.7". |
| 5/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.34 |
0.9 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Precipitation was a mix of rain, graupel and snow. There were several different showers during the past 24 hours. Total April precipitation was 102% of the 10 year average at this station, but only 28% of average snowfall for the same time period. Assuming that my math is correct (?) that probably means we had more rain and non-accumulating snow this month than we normally do. |
| 5/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
T |
M |
There were several light snow showers during the morning hours but there was no accumulation, the snow melted on contact. All of our snow has melted except a couple of snowbanks and some thin, scattered snow patches in shady areas. |
| 5/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
|
| 5/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
The snow in this general area has all melted. There is still snow at higher elevations near this station, and in the valley a mile or so up the road from us where hours of sunshine are more limited, but right in this area we are snow free. |
| 5/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a few drops of rain in the afternoon. It was not enough to even make the windows wet. |
| 5/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There were two light sprinkles of rain yesterday afternoon and one light shower at about 6:15 this morning. Altogether the precipitation added up to less than a hundredth in the rain gauge. The shower this morning was enough to make the ground damp. |
| 5/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.18 |
0.2 |
M |
T |
M |
The majority of the precipitation the past 24 hours came from snow. Most of the snow that fell melted on contact with the ground however, at 5 AM this morning we had an accumulation of 0.2" of snow. That snow had settled to 0.1" by 7 AM. It is still snowing very lightly as I send in this report and there has been some chilly wind blowing. |
| 5/10/2019 |
11:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.2 |
M |
T |
M |
I measured 1.0" of snow at 6:30 PM. By 8 PM that snow had settled to 0.5". At 5 AM this morning it was snowing lightly and I measured 0.7" of snow. The snow stopped not long after that. I am reporting the 1.0" from 6:30 last evening plus the extra 0.2" that had fallen by 5 AM this morning for a total of 1.2". |
| 5/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There was just enough rain yesterday afternoon to leave drops on the window about an inch apart. |
| 5/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was from a rain shower that lasted about 30 seconds yesterday afternoon. Raindrops on the window were about 4 inches apart. |
| 5/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
0.2 |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation was a mix of rain and snow. Snow accumulated on metal, wood and somewhat on vegetation but not in places where there was bare soil or gravel. |
| 5/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was from 3 brief showers of snow/rain/graupel. There was nothing in the rain gauge this morning. |
| 5/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There was nothing in the rain gauge this morning. I observed one very short sprinkle of rain in the late afternoon. |
| 5/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.83 |
4.8 |
0.51 |
4.5 |
M |
Precipitation began as as a rain/snow mix, then turned to snow. Most of the snow melted on contact during the daylight hours but began to accumulate in the late afternoon. 0.3" of snow fell and melted within a few minutes. After sunset the snow began to accumulate without melting. Most of the snow I measured this morning fell between midnight and 7 AM. At 5:15 AM I measured 3.7" of snow. At 6 AM I measured 3.9". At 6:30 AM, 4.4", and at 7 AM, 4.5". That is in addition to the 0.3" that fell and melted, so the total accumulated new snow measurement is 4.8". The new snow core however, was taken from 4.5" of snow. Total snow on the ground where there was gravel, such as the county road, was less than what I measured because it didn't start sticking on the road as soon as it did elsewhere. It is still snowing lightly as I send this in this report. |
| 5/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.2 |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation came from snow showers/rain showers in the first hours of this observation period and then more snow showers during the night. |
| 5/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Precipitation was mostly rain. There was just a trace of graupel and snow. We still have a little snow on the ground in shady areas from the storm earlier this week. |
| 5/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
0.6 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Shower began at about 4:10 PM as large drops of wind driven rain. After about 5 minutes there was a mix of rain and stinging, clear sleet. That changed to very large flakes of snow that fell and melted on contact. Finally, the large flakes turned to smaller flakes that began to accumulate. I estimate more than 50% of the ground is still covered with 0.5" of snow this morning, but it is mixed with patches of bare ground where there is dirt.I measured 0.6" of snow last evening when the snow had stopped falling. |
| 5/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
2.8 |
0.20 |
2.5 |
M |
I measured 2.8" of new snow at 5:10 AM. The snow had pretty much stopped at that time. I took a core of the new snow at that time and it was 0.18". At 7 AM the new snow depth had settled to 2.6" . I took another core and it was 0.20". We had a very brief, fast moving rain shower yesterday at 11:15 AM. There may have been a little more rain during the night but the majority of today's precipitation was snow. We had a couple of pretty close claps of thunder at 11:15 PM. It started snowing again just before 7 AM and snow is still falling as I send in this report. |
| 5/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.6 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Snow fell pretty steadily from 7 AM yesterday morning until about 4 PM, then the snow turned to rain. I measured 0.6" of new snow at 9:25 AM. After that time it warmed enough that the snow was not accumulating. The last time I went out was at 8:45 PM and the rain was turning to a light rain/snow mix but the snow still was not accumulating. There is some light fog in the general area this morning. |
| 5/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.07 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precipitation was a mix of rain, hail and a little snow that did not accumulate. The hail did accumulate for just a few minutes but was less than 0.1" in depth. |
| 5/31/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a little bit of rain that left just a few drops in the rain gauge. |
| 6/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was almost half a hundredth in the rain gauge. |
| 6/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was just a light sprinkle of rain. |
| 6/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There was a short, light sprinkle of rain in the late afternoon that left a few widely-spaced drops on the window. |
| 6/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There was a brief rain shower in the afternoon that left drops about one inch apart on the window. |
| 6/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There were several light rain showers over the past 24 hours that lasted about a minute or less. There was only a trace of precipitation in the rain gauge this morning. |
| 6/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
The overnight low temperature at this station was 22 degrees. |
| 6/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace of rain was less than half a hundredth in the rain gauge. |
| 6/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precipitation came from a combination of rain and hail. |
| 6/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a few drops of rain. |
| 6/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There is a little light fog in the area this morning. |
| 6/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.46 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
It rained off and on all day and into the night. The rain was not heavy but it was steady. |
| 6/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precipitation was a mix of rain and a little hail. |
| 6/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
We had rain during the night and early morning. It rained more after the 7 AM observation but has stopped for the time being. |
| 6/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.58 |
0.7 |
0.21 |
T |
M |
Precipitation was rain that fell off and on all day and into the night. Snow fell sometime during the night. I measured 0.7" of new snow at 5:15 AM, but snow accumulation on the ground was less than half an inch. By 7 AM the snow had melted and settled quite a bit. I could hardly believe the SWE from the new snow core, but it was a good sample and I am confident that it was correct. It was very wet snow. Currently we have some blue sky in the west. |
| 6/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precipitation was rain and a little hail. The snow line is just a little higher in elevation than this station this morning. |
| 6/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precipitation came from rain and snow. The snow melted soon after contact with the ground so any accumulation was so brief that it was not really possible to measure it. There is no snow on the ground at this time. |
| 6/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There was a little fog down in the river valley earlier this morning but it looks like most of it has lifted now. |
| 7/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a light sprinkle of rain in the late afternoon. If I hadn't been outside when it happened I probably wouldn't have even noticed that it was raining because it was so light and short lived. |
| 7/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
We had two brief, light rain showers late in the afternoon. There was only one drop of precipitation in the rain gauge. |
| 7/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace of rain fell mid-morning to around noon. It was very light, almost mist and left less than half a hundredth of precipitation in the rain gauge. |
| 7/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a few scattered drops of rain. |
| 7/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a very light, short rain shower. |
| 7/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a very light scattering of raindrops in the afternoon. |
| 7/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a few small, scattered drops of rain. |
| 7/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace of rain was literally about five drops of rain on a hat brim. Today marks a month since we have had a wetting rain at this station. I have reported several trace amounts during that time but only 0.02" of measurable precipitation. It was a wet spring but so far, in this part of the state, a dry summer.
|
| 7/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
This was the first rain at this station that measured more than 0.01" in a month. It was getting pretty dry in this area. |
| 7/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 7/31/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Most of this precipitation came from a moderately heavy rain shower just after 4 PM that lasted only about 12 minutes. |
| 8/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
This rain fell during the night (about 10 PM) and again in the early morning hours (around 3 AM). |
| 8/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain showers began at about 10 PM last night. Rain was light but lasted for more than half an hour. More showers may have fallen later in the night. |
| 8/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
The rain here began at about 11:30 PM and continued to fall lightly off and on most of the night. |
| 8/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There is a little fog in the Colorado River valley this morning but it is clear as soon as you gain elevation from the river itself. |
| 8/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/16/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a very brief rain shower in the afternoon that left just a few drops on the window. |
| 8/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
We had a nice rain shower at about 2:45 PM but it only lasted about 10 minutes. |
| 8/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There were a few drops of rain during the night but not enough to even make the ground damp. |
| 8/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace of rain put drops on the window about an inch apart. |
| 8/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Yesterday morning and this morning both registered 28 degrees as the low temperature on my thermometers. Yesterday was the first day since June 23 that we've been below freezing according to my records. |
| 8/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/31/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was from two rain showers. Each shower left drops about one inch apart on the ground. The total precipitation for this August was only 0.36". That makes it the driest August in the ten years I've been taking cocorahs measurements. It is also the driest July/August combined precipitation (0.75") since I've been taking measurements. In general, the area doesn't look as bad as it did a year ago due to the wet spring but things are pretty dry here now. |
| 9/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was a few drops of rain on the window. |
| 9/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
We had a couple of very light, very brief showers with raindrops so small that you could hardly feel them hit your skin. |
| 9/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
We finally got a good, wetting rain here. Most of the rain fell after 9 PM. |
| 9/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Good rain showers fell during the afternoon and during the night. |
| 9/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
I am a little unsure of my report today. There were water drops hanging from the wire fence, the ground was damp, wood surfaces were damp, but rocks on the driveway were dry and tall grass was only a little bit wet. I am not sure if we just had heavy dew or if it rained a little bit during the night. I did not see or hear rain but there was just a little bit of precipitation in the rain gauge so I decided it must have been a trace of rain. I could be wrong. |
| 9/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Trace was from very light rain in this area. Rain showers were spotty. Driving on the highway just a few miles from here I ran into a good, hard rain, and then drove out of it in less than a mile. |
| 9/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There's a little frost on the windows this morning and I can see some fog in the valley at an elevation quite a bit lower than this station. |
| 9/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
A trace of rain was enough to make the windows wet but only left a couple of drops in the rain gauge. |
| 9/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
I noticed just yesterday that our leaves in this area have finally started to turn color, and they turned even more overnight. That's later than usual for us here by a two or three weeks. |
| 9/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
It's a rather fall-like 21 degrees here this morning. |
| 9/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
The water year here was pretty dry except for the period of time from March through June. We would have been well below normal if it hadn't been for those wet months. The summer was very dry in this area. |