| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 11/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/2/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/3/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.16 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/5/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 11/6/2018 |
6:55 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Gentle rain falling at reading time. The rain started before nightfall yesterday evening, and appears to have continued all night. |
| 11/7/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.4 |
0.04 |
M |
M |
Residential roads have very light coating of ice due to light snowfall melting on them, then the light melt-water coat freezing overnight. Sidewalks have some slick spots due to same effect. Snow arrived as a light burst of sleet around 4 PM. Snow flakes started falling about 6 PM, fell on and off in light bursts. Wind was strong, gusty, and biting yesterday late afternoon and evening. |
| 11/8/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local temperature: 22 F. Sky overcast. |
| 11/9/2018 |
7:10 AM |
0.08 |
0.9 |
0.08 |
M |
M |
Very light snowfall in progress at 7:10 AM this morning.
Flakes are very small. Local temperature: 16F. Snow is too cold to be good packing snow. All lawns, sidewalks, and residential side streets are snow covered. |
| 11/10/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
5:45 AM station (local) temperature: 5F. 7:00 AM station temperature: 7F. 3:55 PM station temperature: 19F with very light small-size-flake snow fall just starting. |
| 11/11/2018 |
7:30 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
M |
M |
7:55 AM local temperature at this station: 25F. Sky quite overcast and grey. |
| 11/12/2018 |
6:50 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
some light snow flurries at 6:50 AM - also seen yesterday evening. 6:50 AM local station temperature: 18 F. Sky: overcast with a little bottom layer cloud structure seen to the East. |
| 11/13/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 5F. Delightfully crisp clean cool clear dry early morning air; the mostly clear sky gives hope of a rare really sunny November day ahead.
I think I remember some occasional snowflakes floating down yesterday, but nothing in the gauge this morning, so I'm reporting 0.00 inch precipitation instead of trace. |
| 11/14/2018 |
6:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:55 AM local station temperature: 15F. Sky: Gorgeous crystal clear morning with orangish glow to the East. Flock of 200 ? birds - maybe water fowl - just flew over headed South in a silent randomly spaced group - definitely not geese. Moderate East wind blowing neighbor's chimney smoke to the West. Looks to be the setup for a second brilliantly sunny day - rare for normally cloudy November. |
| 11/15/2018 |
6:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:40 AM local station temperatures: 26F. Sky appears clear or mostly clear. |
| 11/16/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 26F. Sky overcast - rather dark. The bit of precipitation in the bottom of the main gauge cylinder was a combination of ice and droplets of water. Some raindrops noticed on West facing window yesterday evening just after dark. I suspect the precipitation fell as rain and then some of it froze. Measurement made with a triple-beam balance: weighing cylinder with its precipitation, then cleaning out the ice and water and drying it with a paper towel, reweighing, and taking the difference, which was 2.6 g. 2.0 g = 0.01 inch of precipitation, exactly. So, if we were to report to the 3rd decimal, it would be 0.013 inch of precipitation. |
| 11/17/2018 |
11:59 PM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
It was snowfall overnight - had melted a few places on sidewalks and then froze - almost fell when after crossing a length of ok sidewalk I hit an icy patch at night - I saw serious icy patches on roads down in Savage area seen about 9 AM despite road salting on some lanes - very grateful for the solid grip my blizzak winter tires give my car. |
| 11/18/2018 |
8:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
8:15 AM local station temperature: 7F. Another gorgeous bright sunny delightfully crisp Minneapolis late fall / early winter morning. |
| 11/19/2018 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
7:15 AM local station temperature: 15F. Sky - moderate grey, completely and uniformly overcast. While I am reported 0.00" of melted total snow and ice on ground, it is true there are a few small patches of snow here and there on lawns. However, almost all of the lawn area is snow free, and the sidewalks and residential streets here are base - completely snow and ice free. |
| 11/20/2018 |
7:10 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
A small number of very fluffy snow flakes in the bottom of the gauge this morning. 7:10 AM local station temperature: 11F. Beautiful mostly clear morning. A few stunning horizon-to-horizon contrails glow white with sunlight - contrasting against pale blue sky. |
| 11/21/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 25F |
| 11/22/2018 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Saw enough sparse flurries now and then yesterday that I thought there would be something in the gauge cylinder. Nothing. Noticed a little thin ice on the driveway yesterday evening has disappeared overnight - maybe the air is dry enough that ice and snow sublimed away overnight. 5:00 AM local station temperature: 26F. |
| 11/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 12 F. No readings 23, 24, 25, 26 November 2018 - I was out of town I had moved the main gauge cylinder into the house to avoid collecting possible (forecast) rain, which would possibly then freeze (forecast) and perhaps break the cylinder. Thus there is also no multi-day reading. |
| 11/28/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 15 F. "Jack Frost" covers the outside of the gauge tube in "artistic" patterns. |
| 11/29/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
1.9 |
0.20 |
M |
M |
Beautiful fluffy "dry" snow on ground this morning. Just barely fully buries the grass which was bare yesterday morning. Sidewalks not slippery - just snow covered. Residential street also not slippery - also just snow covered, but that will change as cars pack it down and people spin their wheels, thus "polishing" it. Temporary situation - forecast temperatures suggest it will all melt in the next few days. 7:00 AM local station temperature: 24F. |
| 11/30/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 28F. A good amount of yesterday morning's approximately 2 inch snow fall still on local residential streets and sidewalks - except where plowed or shoveled. That is, temperature high of roughly 32F yesterday did very little to diminish the amount of snow present. |
| 12/1/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
M |
M |
A sprinkling of snow in the bottom of the gauge cylinder this morning - about like the amount of sugar sprinkled on top of a sugar cookie. 7:00 AM local station temperature: 26 F. Sky overcast. |
| 12/2/2018 |
6:15 AM |
0.18 |
3.0 |
M |
M |
M |
"snow swatting" not done correctly - realized after reviewing COCORAHS snow reporting instructions. Actual melted equivalent is definitely higher; could be as much as twice (0.36 inch)
6:15 AM local station temperature: 31F. Windy with strong gusts which send my 50 foot tall open grown white pine's branches gyrating rather wildly. No tree damage, however. A delightful snowfall for kids - the most awesome packing type. Neighbor's kids have a snow brick form and have an outstanding fort partially built. The new snow is not slippery to walk on. That probably will change when it gets packed down and freezes to "snow-ice" later today. No drifting despite the strong, gusty wind - I believe the "warm" snow is so sticky that it locks in place where it falls and cannot be moved by the wind to make drifts. About 2/3 of the snow fell approximately between 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM; that would be 2.0 of the 3.0 inches, and 0.12 inch of the water content. During that period, visibility was reduced to about 1,000 feet, based on not being able to see past about 1.5 blocks, when normally I can see the end of that street 2 blocks away. |
| 12/3/2018 |
8:30 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
M |
M |
8:30 AM local station temperature: 24 F. Sky Overcast. Reported 0.01 inch water equivalent is from the weight of snow in the gauge cylinder this morning. Snowboard had very little on it - ("T") - maybe the wind swept away the relatively dry snowfall which was the tail end of yesterday's 3.0 inch snow (depth, not water equivalent). |
| 12/4/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 21 F. Sky overcast. |
| 12/5/2018 |
6:15 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
"sugar sprinkles" trace in bottom of gauge cylinder. 6:15 AM local station temperature: 24 F. |
| 12/11/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 12 F. Lots of frost on outside of the gauge cylinder. |
| 12/13/2018 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:45 AM local station temperature: 24 F. Sky quite dark; overcast - delightfully restful on the eyes. |
| 12/15/2018 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:15 AM: 21 F. Outside of gauge cylinder covered with quite a bit of "jack frost" - but not so much as to make a fluffy layer. Sky clear - Jupiter (I believe) shines super brightly directly south maybe 60 degrees above horizon; sky is getting too bright for the stars, and other planets (if any) to show up. I think "Jupiter" is too central in the sky to be Venus, but could be wrong. |
| 12/16/2018 |
4:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
4:45 AM local station temperature: 30F. Sky appearsto be overcast - no stars visible. Some melting of snow pack yesterday due to abundant sunshine and relatively warm temperatures for December - in Minneapolis. |
| 12/17/2018 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:15 AM local station temperature: 20 F. Sky conditions: mostly clear, a few small cloud formations, Jupiter shines amazingly brightly almost directly south, maybe 45 degrees above horizon. |
| 12/18/2018 |
5:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
5:40 AM local station temperature: 27 F. Sky appears mostly clear; a little cloudiness. Extremely bright body to SE - I suspect Venus - the "morning" star. Thought that was Jupiter - decided it is too bright and too low in sky for Jupiter - binocular view, kind of shaky, suggests it is crescent shaped, which would be Venus. Much loss of snow pack due to warm temperatures lately. Lots of bare spots on lawns. |
| 12/19/2018 |
6:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:40 AM local station temperature: 32 F. Much melting of snow back yesterday - what is left is quite thin - maybe 1 inch - many bare areas. Sky cloudy. |
| 12/20/2018 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM very light mist/rain falling - enough to make beads of water on car. Local station temperature: 35 F. |
| 12/21/2018 |
7:55 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Very light rain mostly fell right after 7:00 AM yesterday morning. Location station 7:55 AM temperature: 22F. |
| 12/22/2018 |
7:30 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
New snow is a light dusting of flurries; very light flurries falling at 7:30 AM. Local station temperature at 7:30 AM: 25 F. |
| 12/23/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.3 |
M |
0.3 |
0.03 |
I know I made this measurement yesterday about 7 AM. Looks like I didn't get it into the cocorahs report yesterday. |
| 12/24/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.3 |
0.03 |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 14F. Jack frost on outside of gauge cylinder. Snow accumulation on ground pretty much all melted - what is left most areas is 0.3 inches from yesterday's mini snowfall. There are minor piles of snow where it was, for example, deposited by a snow shovel. |
| 12/25/2018 |
5:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
5:40 AM local temperature: 22 F. Wind calm or very light. Very thin to no snow on grass except where shoveled piles still hold out against sublimation / melting. |
| 12/26/2018 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Ice thickness, Lake Harriet, Minneapolis: 8 inches ave, measured in afternoon, 25 Dec 2018.
3 readings in line SE direction from bandshell, approx distances from shore: 50ft: 8in thick. 250 ft: 9in thick. 1,000 ft: 7in thick. Accuracy: +/- 1/2 inch.
Drilled holes in ice, measured with yardstick with angle iron on end; pull up on yardstick to set to bottom of ice.
5:00 AM local station temperature: 20 F. |
| 12/27/2018 |
7:00 AM |
0.55 |
2.1 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM light rain in progress. Snow is water saturated and super heavy. Pavement under snow becomes extremely slippery after snow removal. I went through about 10 pounds of cherry stone to treat about 200 ft of sidewalk after shoveling it. Precipitation in the gauge cylinder was watery slush. 7:00 AM local station temperature: 34 F. |
| 12/28/2018 |
6:30 AM |
0.93 |
0.1 |
M |
M |
M |
Rain 7AM to 3PM 0.44". 3 PM to midnight: 0.47"
Snowfall after midnight: 0.03" Strong gusty wind from NW at 6:30 AM. Location station temperature: 24 F. Local residential roads are covered with light layer of frozen slush with some snow stuck in it on top. They are rough enough as 6:30 AM to not be particularly slippery, but as drivers start pushing acceleration and braking hard, it will become polished, especially at stop signs and intersections, and will become slippery. |
| 12/29/2018 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
M |
M |
M |
Very fluffy large loose flakes in gauge cylinder. Very sparse flurries continue to fall. 6:00 AM local station temperature: 11 F. Slushy snow from recent storm is now solidly frozen. Where removed, as in most parts of sidewalks and residential streets here in SW Mpls, the remaining film is now ice and very slippery - ok traction some places, ice-skating-rink slippery in others. |
| 12/30/2018 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
M |
M |
8:00 AM local station temperature: 20F |
| 1/3/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/4/2019 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
5:00 AM local station temperature: 27 F. |
| 1/5/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:30 AM local station temperature: 30F. Lots of frost deposited on car outside overnight |
| 1/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/8/2019 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:15 AM local station temperature: 29F. |
| 1/10/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
9:00 AM local station temperature: 13 F. Sky mostly clear and sunny - some high thin white looking clouds. Wind light or calm. |
| 1/11/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/12/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:45 AM local station temperature: 20F. |
| 1/13/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Local station temperature: 27 F. Sky: light overcast. |
| 1/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 31 F. |
| 1/15/2019 |
6:20 AM |
T |
M |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6:20 AM local station temperature: 25 F.
The trace was a bit of mist in late morning - it wasn't much, and didn't affect rough surfaces such as sidewalks and most street pavement, but where it landed on already smooth surfaces - some stone, and metal, for example, it made them really really slippery. |
| 1/16/2019 |
6:45 AM |
T |
M |
M |
0.0 |
0.00 |
A little light mist yesterday morning. Had little effect except on very smooth surfaces - very smooth stone, metal - made those very slippery indeed.
6:45 AM local station temperature: 6 F. Delightfully crisp air; exceptionally clear - stars are really sharp this morning. |
| 1/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/22/2019 |
6:50 AM |
0.04 |
0.4 |
M |
M |
M |
Light deposit of frozen rain/drizzle on SE facing side of the gauge cylinder this morning. No snow swatting needed because there was nothing on the rim of the gauge cylinder. Snow is light and fluffy - sparkles beautifully where hit by artificial light. Local station temperature: 15 F |
| 1/23/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
M |
M |
M |
Some light frost on outside of gauge tube. Light fluffy snow inside gauge tube. Local station temperature: 15 F |
| 1/24/2019 |
8:20 AM |
0.03 |
0.6 |
M |
M |
M |
8:20 AM temperature: 5 F. Rapid fall in temperature since 7:00 AM when it was 16 F. 3:00 AM temperature was 21 F. Windy. Snow is exceptionally light and fluffy. There is some minor drifting - like it is bare in places, and maybe 3 inches thick in others - but bear in mind the snow fall is just 0.6 inches |
| 1/25/2019 |
8:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
8:30 AM local station temperature: -7F. No wind - neighbor's chimney smoke rises straight up. Lots of wind yesterday - the light fluffy snow-fall present yesterday morning blew around a lot - but there was only 0.6 inch to blow around, so drifting, while present, was minor. Snow blew around so much it sort of looked like it was gently snowing much of the day - but that was all "ground" snow - nothing high up. |
| 1/26/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 1/27/2019 |
9:15 AM |
0.03 |
0.5 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 9:15 AM: -5 F. Saw -11 F about 7:30 this morning. Brilliant sunshine, crystal clear sky at 9:15 AM.
Snow started about 7:30 AM yesterday morning. It made the roads including the interstate roads in the Twin Cities, Minnesota rather "greasy" - something I experienced driving on those interstate roads about 11:30 AM. It was too cold for the salt to be very effective. |
| 1/28/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.44 |
3.6 |
M |
M |
M |
9:00 AM local station temperature: 5F. Some drifting of snow; 3.6 inch depth was determined by measuring 10 or so places and taking the measurement which seemed to be the most representative of the general snow-fall.
1:30 AM measurement (gauge cylinder only) 0.31" water equivalent. By 8:00 AM, another 0.13" water equivalent was in the gauge cylinder. Snowfall appears to be about half of the roughly 8 inches in the NWS local forecast about noon yesterday. Temperature during the snowfall also appears to have been lower - roughly 6F compared to maybe 9 F forecast - this suggests the cold front advanced further than the forecast model predicted, thus moving the heavier snowfall further South. I think. |
| 1/29/2019 |
11:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
M |
M |
11:00 AM local station temperature: -6 F. Wind is starting to pick up. Brilliant sunshine - enhanced by reflection off the brilliant white recent snowfall. |
| 1/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM local station temperature was -28 F. At the time of this writing (9:10 AM) the sky is stunningly clear - of a clarity not seen in a long time. There is brilliant sunshine enhanced by reflection off the recent extra "white" snow fall. I think, since the snow fell at 5F temperature, it contained less "dirt" than usual. Even the local residential streets are mostly white - while fully plowed now, there is a thin layer of white icy snow on their surfaces, and the City of Minneapolis Road crew has laid down a little sand for traction. I never thought I would again see such a delightfully cold January morning in my lifetime due to global warming - yet that alternative phrase: "global climate change" is more apt for the average person's thinking this morning. Is this an example of "no global warming?" Well, what portion of the earth's surface is the lower 48 US states? It is LESS THAN 3%. THEREFORE, what is going on in the rest of the GLOBE is 30 times "bigger" than what is going on in the lower 48 US states. There IS STILL GLOBAL WARMING - RIGHT NOW. We need to understand what GLOBAL means - one region, despite seeming "big" (the lower 48 US states in this case) - is a relatively TINY portion of the Earth's surface - roughly 1/30th of it - and GLOBAL means TAKE THE AVERAGE OVER THE ENTIRE GLOBE - temperature in many locations needed in that average, BEARING IN MIND that about 2/3 of the globe is OCEAN - so 2/3 of the measurements in that average need to come from the oceans. Check out the temperatures in the rest of the globe. I believe, for example, Australia is suffering through the hottest and driest conditions in a long time - maybe ever - major water shortages in their large cities.... RIGHT NOW. The key word is GLOBAL. |
| 1/31/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: -23 F. |
| 2/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.1 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:00 AM: 3 F. Dusting of snow yesterday evening did grease up the roads a little due to -5 F or so temperature as it fell. Deposit was just barely readable with my equipment - a smidge less and I would have been reporting "trace". |
| 2/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 13 F. |
| 2/3/2019 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:50 AM local station temperature: 36 F.
FOG. Visibility estimate: 500 feet (not quite 1
Minneapolis City block)
ICE HAZARD: Ground under sidewalks and streets is still well below freezing temperature (well below 32 F) due to recent very cold weather with one night temperature of -28 F. Thus, melt-water flowing off roofs and sunward-facing (sloped) lawns/landscapes/retaining walls/pavement is refreezing where it flows over paved surfaces. ALSO the fog has frozen to the surface of clear pavements, such as sidewalks. |
| 2/4/2019 |
7:35 AM |
0.09 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Incredibly slippery sidewalks this morning. EVERYTHING is ice coated. Local residential streets seem better - mixture of thin layer of slush-sand-salt is keeping them driveable - sort of. Most pedestrians are avoiding the sidewalks by walking in the streets. Local station temperature at 7:35 AM: 26 F. Temperature is falling noticeably. |
| 2/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/6/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.33 |
3.9 |
M |
M |
M |
A beautiful powder snow which fell in kind-of 10 F conditions. 16 F: local station temperature at 9:00 AM |
| 2/7/2019 |
3:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.44 |
6.4 |
M |
M |
M |
0.44 in water equivalent and 6.4 inches snowfall is the storm total - yesterday's 0 measurement was at 3 AM. 3:30 PM yesterday measurement was 0.38 inch water equivalent and 5.8 inches snowfall - so only 0.06 inches more water equivalent fell, adding 0.6 inches to storm depth. Local station temperature at 7:00 AM: -11 F. DELIGHTFUL NORMAL MINNEAPOLIS WINTER WEATHER!
A 6.4 inch powder snow fall followed by winds whipping in from the NW cooling us down to -11 F at 7 AM this morning - a "blast from the past" - I thought I'd never again see winter weather like this - Minneapolis winter weather that I remember from circa 1980-1995 - the kind that gave Minnesota the "Minne-snowta" reputation. I'm thinking about going snow-shoeing and xc skiing - xc ski tracks on the sidewalks yesterday before the neighborhood started removing the snow. The new Minneapolis City policy of actually ENFORCING the remove-snow-from-sidewalks within 24 hours of end of storm has resulted in COMPLETE compliance here - you can actually easily walk in the neighborhood this winter - WONDERFUL. |
| 2/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/10/2019 |
3:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/11/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.23 |
3.6 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/12/2019 |
8:40 AM |
0.28 |
4.3 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.6 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow fall measurements are since 8:40 AM yesterday, which was the time of yesterday's while-snow-is-still-falling reading. |
| 2/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/20/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.35 |
5.3 |
M |
M |
M |
Snow continues to fall at a fairly intense rate; walking 300 feet in it, my jacket shoulders were snow covered. Local station temperature: 22 F at 9:00 AM. |
| 2/21/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.24 |
2.7 |
M |
M |
M |
Measurements are since 9:00 AM yesterday. Storm totals:
8.0 inches accumulation new snow, 0.59 inches liquid water content. Measurements during storm:
9:00 AM yesterday: 5.3 inches new snow, 0.35 inches liquid water content. 12:20 PM yesterday: additional 2.1 inches new snow, 0.19 inches liquid water content.
7:30 AM this morning: additional 0.6 inches new snow, 0.05 inches liquid water content. |
| 2/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/23/2019 |
10:00 AM |
0.11 |
1.2 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 2/24/2019 |
11:00 AM |
0.27 |
2.4 |
M |
M |
M |
Very strong & gusty winds from NW. Some drifting going on - drifts can be 6 inches deep or more. Sidewalks cleared this morning are getting a new coat of snow with drifts in places. |
| 2/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Impressive drifting of yesterday's 2.4 inch snow fall due to intense winds from West at roughly 30 mph gusting up to roughly 50 mph. Where it had a good run (say 300 feet) blowing over a snow bank next to driveway, it piled up to the level of the snow-bank - estimated at 15 inches. 7:00 AM local station temperature - a delightfully crisp clean -4 F.
Lots of spring birds arrived last week - seen flying about and heard singing and chirping. One wonders how many died last night due to the wind and sub-zero F temperatures. Early bird sometimes gets the worm, and sometimes death - a number of robins seen - a few of which may have over-wintered here - seen and heard in December and January. |
| 2/26/2019 |
8:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 8:45 AM: 3 F. |
| 2/27/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.12 |
2.6 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 9:00 AM: 6 F. |
| 2/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/2/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.23 |
4.0 |
M |
M |
M |
local station temperature at 7:30 AM: 6 F. Brilliant sunshine enhanced by reflection off the new powder snowfall - skiier's heaven. Calm |
| 3/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/9/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.88 |
5.8 |
M |
M |
M |
1:45 to 5:45 PM Saturday 9 March 2019: light rain, typical temperature 35 F.
6:00 PM measurement: 0.39 inches (with a little snow mixed in) 5:45 PM: Temperature has dropped to 32 F; converts to snow. 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM: 2.9 inch snow fall. 10:00 PM: temperature has dropped to about 30 F. Water equivalent: 0.29 inch. 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM: 2.9 inch more snow. Water equivalent: 0.20 inch. 8:00 AM local station temperature: 23 F. NOTE: change-over to daylight savings time happened this Sunday 10 March; therefore there is 1 less hour of elapsed time than clock time would indicate. |
| 3/11/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:30 AM local station temperature: 9 F. |
| 3/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
local station temperature: 19F. |
| 3/13/2019 |
7:15 AM |
0.18 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:15 AM local station temperature: 35F.
No fog. Not raining at 7:15 AM. No local flooding (yet)
(That 0.18 inch water equivalent precipitation was 100% rain) |
| 3/14/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.64 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
6:40 PM rain fall total: 0.35 inch. By 6:30 AM, an additional 0.29 inch of rain fell, totaling 0.64 inch for the day.
Temperature at data entry time (8:30 AM) at this local station is 41 F. Flooding: due, I think, to unusually deep ground frost level, low areas which normally thaw out and drain through the local very sandy soil are still holding water this morning. A number of locals, including me, are running pumps to prevent water from low parts of yard getting into basements and garages. Since I am prepared for this, it is not a problem for me - just an inconvenience - had to take time to set up the pump and its output hose (about 100 feet), and electric line to pump (elevated above the snow and thoroughly electrical-taped at junctions). I periodically turn it on when water level is high enough - on my 3rd 30-min on-session right now in past 20 hours. A number of volunteers, including me, have removed snow and ice from the local street storm drains and they are draining well. I helps a lot that the rain has been gentle - never saw more than one slot of the roughly 8 slot street drain grate taking water - it's well within the drainage capability of the system. |
| 3/15/2019 |
5:30 AM |
0.50 |
T |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain all day yesterday. Total 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM: 0.44 inch. 0.06 more fell up to 5:30 AM. Local station temperature at 6:00 AM: 29 F. Sidewalks and streets have thin layers of hard ice where melt water has frozen. Precipitation in the gauge cylinder was hard frozen ice in the bottom. There is just a dusting of snow here and there - not uniform - I think much of it landed, then melted. Flooding restricted to low areas where frost seals the ground; these areas, where they impact property (get into basements) have been pumped out by the residents - including me. Considerable reduction of accumulated snow and street ice - perhaps 33% of local residential streets now sort of ice free (what looks like clear pavement is often covered with "black ice" due to freeze of melt water overnight) Overall - a loss of maybe half of a rather impressive winter snow accumulation in just 2 days - and the low rate of rainfall, overcast skies (no direct strong sunlight) and relatively low temperatures (35 to 43 F) prevented most serious flooding from occurring. |
| 3/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/17/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
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 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 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 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:30 AM local station temperature: 34F. Sky: 80 to 90% clear; pleasant sunrise in progress. Wind calm or light. |
| 3/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 3/31/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
M |
M |
a little rain and a little more snow flurried yesterday afternoon. |
| 4/2/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/5/2019 |
4:30 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Raindrops noticed on dry pavement about 5:30 PM yesterday. Gauge cylinder has a sprinkling of rain drops inside this morning - but not even 1 drop pours out. |
| 4/6/2019 |
6:50 AM |
0.78 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain in progress at 6:50 AM; fell overnight starting sometime after 8 PM (don't know when). Fog with mist present most of yesterday morning; while driving periodically had to swipe with wipers. Only a trace in the gauge cylinder yesterday afternoon, however. Flooding: A neighborhood block with very low backyards has standing water in the backyards; the neighbors are pumping it out; this block commonly has such ponding; I think it is unusual after just 0.78 inch of rain, but I also think the ground is saturated due to recent melt of record February snow, and that area is just a little above the lake called Bde Maka Ska, so the water table is likely high. It is also an area with a lot of organics in the soil - commonly called "peat" soil. |
| 4/7/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.17 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Reading is since 6:50 AM yesterday morning. Reading was also 0.17 inch at 5:15 PM. Thus, no measurable rain has fallen overnight. |
| 4/8/2019 |
4:30 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain measurement is since 7:00 AM yesterday. Light Cirrus? clouds throughout sky but big-dipper constellation is visible a tad NW of directly overhead at 4:30 AM. Local station temperature at 4:30 AM: 42 F. Lots of dew on the grass. |
| 4/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/11/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.91 |
8.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Due to intense wind with even stronger gusts overnight snowfall depth is, I think, plus or minus 2 inches - drifting - measurements in what seemed reasonably flat snow varied from 7 to 10 inches. This morning, measurement to 0.1 inch is meaningless. Reading at 6:15 PM was 5.6 inches snow depth, 0.39 inch water content. Thus 0.52 more inch water content fell overnight, with maybe 2.4 inches more depth. Walk was shoveled after the 6:15 PM reading last night; shoveling this morning on the same walk was annoying because of the visible water content in the lower part of the snow (translucent look); and the snow tended to stay on the shovel when "thrown" making it necessary to frequently clear the shovel by banging it on the walk. |
| 4/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
1.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Accumulation of "new snow" value is iffy in my opinion - I think it is +/- 0.5 inch. The "snow" is actually mostly sleet. Precipitation in the last 24 hours has been snow, grapple, sleet, and rain, mixed - I think mostly sleet. Gauge cylinder contents were mostly liquid water covered with a layer of floating icy stuff - sleet, I think. Some of the sleet was tan colored - interesting and possibly worrysome. I measured 0.5 inch of it in cross section which deposited itself on top of plastic garbage bin. MPR reported the tan is from West Texas dust storm dust - dust so thick I-10 had to be closed for a while due to black-out conditions. This dust was whipped up into the stratosphere where roughly 125 mph jet stream wind carried it over Minneapolis, roughly an 8 hour trip - where it mixed into the falling sleet, making it tan. The dust plume was visible in satellite images. The worrysome part - what else was in that dust? Plant fungus spores, or bacteria, or virus? One can see how, for example, wheat-rust fungus (if present) can be transported 1,000 miles in just 8 hours...... There are now wheat-rust fungi for which, I believe, no wheat variety has resistance - present in Asia, I think..... |
| 4/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
T |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 31 F. Snow on ground has refrozen; especially where squished down in footprints and tire prints; those locations are now ice, well adhered to the pavement. Precipitation total (liquid) at 6:00 PM was also 0.08 inches; at that time, all the precipitation in the gauge cylinder was liquid. All the precipitation was observed to fall as snow, which promptly melted in contact with the gauge cylinder. The snow board, painted white, had no accumulation. If the board had been chilled (refrigerated), there would be an accumulation of new snow to report. While flurries continued past 6:00 PM, the total in liquid water was just "T" (trace) - less then 0.01 inch liquid. Saturday morning sky: light overcast. |
| 4/14/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
1.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 PM reading was 1.24 inch - only 0.02 inch fell after 6:00 PM. |
| 4/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A few sprinkles yesterday afternoon. This morning: frost on grass and roofs; pooled water on flat roof in neighborhood froze to ice overnight. Brilliant morning sunshine now. |
| 4/20/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/21/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/22/2019 |
6:25 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A sprinkle yesterday with rather dark skies during it.
Enough to wet the street, but just a drop in the gauge tube this morning. Sunny almost all of yesterday, and rather warm - in the '70s F.
This morning at 6:25 AM: Thunderstorms in area - lightning and grumbly thunder several times per minute. First few drops of rain have just started to fall. |
| 4/23/2019 |
5:50 AM |
0.46 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Measurement is since 6:25 AM yesterday, which is when the first few raindrops of approaching thunderstorm fell. This morning sky is beautifully clear. Yesterday the thunderstorm event produced only 0.13 inch of rain (measured at 7:40 AM) - several lightnings per minute, with mostly grumbly (not loud) thunder. 0.46 inch is the total measurement as of 6:40 PM. If any rain fell overnight, it was just a trace. Local station temperature this morning is 32F - right on the edge of freezing. I'm hoping the parsley, mint, and basil plants I have in the ground are tough enough to survive this without damage. The tomato plant is inside, transferred to a larger pot, and awaits consistently warm (55 F or more) night temperatures. |
| 4/24/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:30 AM: 45 F. Another clear morning - will be abundant sunshine soon. |
| 4/25/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Just enough rain early last night to wet the residential street - and make the air humid. Moderate grey overcast this morning. Local station temperature as this report is entered closed to 8:00 AM is 54 F. |
| 4/26/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 4/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
One hour earlier, at 6:00 AM, local station temperature was 43 F. Sky is overcast, medium dark. |
| 4/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 36 F. No sign of frost overnight. Looks like there will be hazy sunshine this morning. There was a hint of rain yesterday mid-morning - felt like blown fog over the face for a minute - but despite the rather dark clouds, no rain developed. Also, definitely no snow. Afternoon turned out to be in the 50 to 55 F range, depending on how strong the hazy sunshine was from minute to minute. |
| 4/29/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overcast at 6:30 AM this morning. Local station temperature: 43 F. That 10% probability of no rain overnight happened (and 90% probability of rain did not occur) |
| 4/30/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rain in forecast? What rain? We have clouds. Do those count? 6:00 AM local station temperature: 38 F. |
| 5/1/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 39 F. Sky overcast. Ground & pavements are wet. |
| 5/2/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:45 AM: 42 F. Sky moderately overcast. Pavements are damp and starting to become dry - they are dry in a few small areas. |
| 5/3/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
FROST At 6:00 AM, local station temperature is 31 F. Some parts of a few lawns have grass blades stiff with frost. All roofs are frost coated. Neighbor's flat garage roof has a water puddle which is skinned over with ice. Not all ground plants will have experienced frost - on the ground the frost is spotty and location dependent. Meanwhile, sky is clear; looks like a beautiful sunny morning is on tap. No wind. Update - frost was enough to kill Basil herb plants. Parsley planted next to the Basil survived |
| 5/4/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A bright sunny morning setting up at 6:30 AM. Pavement damp, heavy dew makes grass look grey-green. Local station temperature: 42 F. |
| 5/5/2019 |
5:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
5:45 AM local station temperature: 47 F. Cloud bank to the North, cloud bank to the South, clear overhead. |
| 5/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/7/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 40 F. Sky clear. |
| 5/8/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 50 F. Sky overcast. |
| 5/9/2019 |
5:50 AM |
1.87 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 5:50 AM: 34 F. Light mist, overcast sky. Rainfall roughly noon to exactly 3:50 PM yesterday: 0.96 inch. Rainfall 3:50 PM to 5:50 AM: 0.91 inch. |
| 5/10/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The 0.01 inch fell yesterday morning shortly (next few hours of "mist") after the 5:50 AM cocorahs readings that day. There was frost - up to 50% coverage - happened after the skies cleared in the early morning. Fuzzy white-ish ice deposits on grass blades in some higher locations, many roofs had frost, neighbor's flat garage roof puddle froze. |
| 5/11/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light frost in a few areas. There, grass blades have the icy, furry deposit of frost. A few roofs have frost deposits. Neighbor's flat roof garage puddle has a skin of ice on top. Probably no damage to most garden plants, but depends on the plant and exactly what the local micro-climate is. |
| 5/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 5/14/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 45 F. Too cold for tomatoes (overnight) - they sort of shut down if temperature is below 55 F at night, I've read. Sky: clear, sun coming up. |
| 5/15/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:30 AM local station temperature: 55F. Ground wet, pavement starting to dry off. Humid. Sky clear, sunny. We seem to have been on the edge of a thunderstorm last night which started at 10:15 PM +/- 5 min. Considerable thunder heard - but distant - not loud - as though the center of the storm was miles away. Very gentle, light rain-fall here. |
| 5/16/2019 |
5:45 AM |
0.36 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain-wise, moderate thunderstorm activity maybe 3:30 AM, ending 4:45 AM this morning. Lots of lightning made the clouds to the South glow - lightning every 2 seconds, reaching every second about 4:25 AM. Mostly continuous gentle rumble of thunder. I think we were under the Northern edge of the storm, and I suspect it was a rip-snorter South of us. My location is West of Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MN. |
| 5/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 8:00 AM: 55 F. Mostly cloudy; some bright light comes between clouds / or through thin clouds in vicinity of the sun. |
| 5/18/2019 |
7:50 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:50 AM local station temperature: 45 F. Cloudy, but pavement is starting to dry. First rain this early morning roughly 2:00 AM, with a short burst thereafter, distant infrequent lightning seen through south facing window about 4:00 AM, another short rain burst about 5:00 AM. |
| 5/19/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.47 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:00 AM: 44 F. Light rain in progress. |
| 5/20/2019 |
5:30 AM |
0.53 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Frost this morning - maybe 50% coverage. Some lawn grass blades are stiff with frost. Neighbor's flat roofed garage puddle has ice skin around the edges. Frost on many roofs. 5:30 AM local station temperature: 32 F. Rain-fall reading at 4:15 PM yesterday was 0.49 inch - just 0.04 inch fell since that reading. Temperature then was 40 F. This morning sky is mostly clear. |
| 5/21/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 45 F. Wind: calm or very light. |
| 5/22/2019 |
6:55 AM |
0.86 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Moderate rain in progress at 6:55 AM. Local station temperature at 6:55 AM: 49 F. Yesterday evening, maybe 9 PM, local station temperature was 47 F. Rain drops started about 4:30 PM yesterday evening, then increasing to light rain about 5:30 PM (+/- 30 min) |
| 5/23/2019 |
6:50 AM |
0.64 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:50 AM: 52 F. Kind of windy. Cloudy with some small breaks in the clouds. Rain ended yesterday morning by 11:00 AM (though may have had 0.01 inch after that). |
| 5/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 52 F. Ground and pavements damp/wet. Sky overcast. Light wind. |
| 5/25/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.07 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:30 AM: 56 F. Feels kind of humid. Clear sky, sunny, a little wind. Seems like the first "summer" overnight (temperature does not drop below 55 F, kind of humid - tomato growing weather) |
| 5/26/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 44 F. Sky clear. Sunny at 7;00 AM. Wind calm or nearly calm. |
| 5/27/2019 |
7:50 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:50 AM: light rain is falling. Local station temperature: 55 F. |
| 5/28/2019 |
6:25 AM |
1.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
6:25 AM local station temperature: 44 F. Wind light. Sky overcast, grey. Yesterday's rainfall reading was at 7:50 AM. Some rain totals from this local station: storm total: 1.96 inches. Rainfall 7:50 AM yesterday to 4:05 PM yesterday: 1.77 inches. Rainfall from 4:05 PM yesterday to 6:25 AM today: 0.04 inches. Rainfall before 7:50 AM yesterday: 0.15 inches. |
| 5/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 53 F. Wind calm to very light. Clear blue sunny sky. Grass soaking wet with dew. |
| 5/30/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:00 AM was 50 F. 55 F at 7:00 AM. Some dew on grass. Sun shines orange through haze at 7:00 AM - quite high in the sky. |
| 5/31/2019 |
5:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
5:30 AM local station temperature: 60 F. Later, at 7:50 AM: feels humid. Sky hazy with Northern Alberta Canada forest fire smoke, but not as hazy as yesterday. Northern Alberta forest fire site reports 170 square miles burned so far (100,000 acres) - not contained - 3 major fires burning on Eastern side. There is a much smaller fire in Northern Saskatchewan - considered contained, but not out yet. Poetic justice that the smoke comes here - Alberta oil tar sands are mined and pumped in pipelines directly to the 2 refineries in the Twin Cities - the big Koch owned "Flint Hills" refinery and the much smaller one in North? St Paul - all the gasoline being turned into CO2 and water by Twin Cities automobiles & trucks comes from that tar sands oil, and is contributing extra to global warming - hence so many forest fires in Alberta, and somewhat Saskatchewan, with the smoke "getting" us. |
| 6/1/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 55 F. Sky lightly overcast. Rain came in 2 little bouts - one with large drops on a moderate wind from the West, before midnight - possibly 10:30 PMish, possibly later; the other a little lightning storm with good rainfall for a few minutes, about 3:45 AM. Storm might have had 10 lightning flashes total or so. Now, with 55 F or so outside, I've opened the windows to let out the heat from yesterday's 90 F temperatures - but it is very humid air - will run the dehumidifier after the cooling is done. Hopefully the rain washed the Alberta forest fire smoke out of the sky - but cool air means it probably comes from Canada on wind from the North, which may well be bringing in more smoke. |
| 6/2/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 47 F. Wind calm or very light. Sky mostly clear with some small white clouds. |
| 6/3/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
5:30 AM local station temperature: 52 F. It has warmed since then. At 6:30 AM, there is an orange looking dimmed down sun due to Northern Alberta Canada Forest Fire smoke - smoke which has descended to ground level according to my eyes (a light haze seen looking down the street), and my irritated lungs, and my nose. |
| 6/4/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
at 5:30 AM local station temperature was 58 F. Sky looks to be pretty clear, with some continued Northern Alberta Province, Canada, forest fire smoke. wildfire.alberta.ca reports out of control wildfires have increased to 8, with 24 total wildfires in progress. In all of 2019 so far, 2,200 square miles of alberta forest have burned up. That is the equal to the area of Minnesota counties Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington, combined. It is about 1% of the area of Alberta province. Alberta has about 3 times the area of the state of Minnesota. |
| 6/5/2019 |
4:30 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
4:30 AM local station temperature: 63 F. Very humid. Very light rain started yesterday at 5:00 PM +/- 1 minute. About 8:30 PM there was a mild thunderstorm with a few minutes of moderate to intense rainfall. Not all that much wind here - nothing like the weather maybe 50 miles to the South, with 60 to 85 mph wind gusts and ping-pong-ball to baseball sized hail. No hail here, no strong wind gusts, not all that much rain, only a little lightning. Could hear the continuous thunder in the distance for the major storms, though. |
| 6/6/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
8:00 AM local station temperature: 66 F. Sky looks reasonably clear - could be some haze - and sunny. |
| 6/7/2019 |
5:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
5:00 AM local station temperature: 66 F. |
| 6/8/2019 |
6:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:40 AM local station temperature: 68 F. Sky mainly clear, sunny (could be some haze). No dew on grass this morning - that is unusual. |
| 6/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 6/10/2019 |
6:30 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:30 AM local station temperature: 50 F. Sky: sunny.
A sprinkle on and off yesterday - never more than a pattern of raindrops on the pavement - that is, pavement never got wet. Cloudy mid day; windy for a while; cleared up before sunset. |
| 6/11/2019 |
7:15 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:15 AM a light sprinkle of rain has just started - drops visible on pavements - pavements not wet. 7:15 AM local station temperature: 60 F. Sky cloudy. |
| 6/12/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.20 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Reading at 5:40 PM yesterday: 0.18 inch. Local station temperature at 6:30 AM: 55 F. Sky cloudy but shows signs of clearing. Pavements damp but starting to dry.
Water droplets on large plant leaves such as hosta. |
| 6/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 5:30 AM local station temperature was 43F. At 8:00 AM local station temperature had risen to 63F. Sky clear, sunny at 8:00 AM, wind very light - almost calm. |
| 6/14/2019 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:15 AM local station temperature: 63F. Temperature at 11:00 PM was 60F. At about 5:00 AM was 64F. So, went up overnight, then decreased a little around sunrise. Sky at 6:15 AM: cloudy. It feels more humid than it did yesterday. |
| 6/15/2019 |
7:04 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:04 AM: pavement is damp, except under large trees, where it is dry. Feels very humid. Seems to be a smidge of mist in the air. Yesterday afternoon for several minutes there was a long roll of thunder followed by several minutes of astonishingly large rain drops. Rainfall produced was not enough to completely wet the pavement. At 7:40 AM this morning local station temperature is 62 F. Sky cloudy, with a bright area where the sun is. |
| 6/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
8:00 AM local station temperature: 58 F. Sky: cloudy. Grass and hosta leaves covered with dew? raindrops? Pavements dry. Moderate wind. |
| 6/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
8:30 AM local station temperature: 64 F. Sky lightly overcast. |
| 6/18/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:00 AM local station temperature was 61 F. Lots of dew. At 7:00 AM sky is clear, sunny, little or no wind. |
| 6/19/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
6:00 AM local station temperature: 51 F. Also the 5:00 AM temperature. Grass is wet with dew and dew drops. Sky clear, wind light or calm. |
| 6/20/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:00 AM was 60 F. Sky has some small high white clouds surrounded by blue. Light wind. |
| 6/21/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
6:45 AM local station temperature: 62F. It was 61F at 5:30 AM. Feels very humid. Pavements are dry. Sky overcast. Yesterday afternoon rain started at 2:49 PM. At 6:20 PM the rain gauge held 0.34 inch - and pavements were partially dry. |
| 6/22/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 63F. Overnight temperature dropped to 60F. At 8:00 AM, sky is clear and sunny, moderate to mild wind. |
| 6/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 66F. Very humid, pavement wet, not raining but sky is dark enough overcast that more rain appears on the way. Sky is especially dark to the East. At 5:50 AM rainfall total was 0.16 inch, and there was a pause in the rainfall - not raining at 5:50 AM. Temperature at 5:50 AM was 66 F. |
| 6/24/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.52 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
local station temperature at 7:00 AM was 61F. Feels very humid; grass wet with dew. Pavements are drying. Light wind. Sky about 85% cloudy; sunshine glares through one of the clouds, about 15% blue sky visible between clouds overhead. |
| 6/25/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.10 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:45 AM local station temperature was 60F. Lots of dew on lawn. Sky 90% clear, some small white clouds present. Sunny. Moderate wind....At 6:00 AM local station temperature was 59F. Yesterday there were a number of very short rain-shower, all day long. |
| 6/26/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature earlier, at 5:30 AM, was 58F. At 6:45 AM sky is clear, sunny. Lots of dew on grass. Wind light or calm. |
| 6/27/2019 |
5:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 5:50 AM, local station temperature was 64F. Feels very humid; grass wet with dew. Sky mostly clear. Light wind. |
| 6/28/2019 |
5:15 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
0.30 inch fell 9:45AM to noon yesterday; 0.01 inch after that. |
| 7/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Note rainfall reading of zero is since 10:30 AM yesterday morning, not 7:00 AM yesterday morning.
At 6:00 AM this morning, local station temperature was 65F. Grass is soaking wet with dew; pavements dry. |
| 7/4/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/5/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:00 AM there was light fog - guesstimate is 1 mile visibility. At 6:40 AM the local station temperature was 70 F. Grass very wet with dew. |
| 7/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.11 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:15 AM local station temperature was 67 F. Feels quite humid. At 9:45 AM sky is mostly sunny, some white clouds around. |
| 7/7/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:00 AM local station temperature was 61 F. Sky kind of sunny, some white cloudiness around. |
| 7/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:30 AM local station temperature was 70 F. Sky sunny with some white stuff above - a kind of haze? Forest fire smoke from Canada? Before global warming, I don't ever remember being plagued by forest fire smoke from Canada the way we are now EVERY summer - and even in the SPRING. Global warming is resulting in the Canadian conifer forests burning down - HUGE swaths burned up ALREADY in 2019 - equal in area to all the 7 counties in the Mpls-St.Paul Metro area. Tragedy. |
| 7/9/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:00 AM local station temperature was 71 F. Sky sunny with Canadian forest fire smoke haze. Last night, maybe around midnight, woke up because "downwind of campfire" smoke smell had permeated into my house despite all the windows being closed. It is considerably less smokey smelling outside this morning. |
| 7/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM local station temperature was 76 F. I believe dewpoint is 65 F. Grass very wet with dew. Sky clear, sunny. Moderate wind with gusts. Rain came yesterday afternoon in 3 or so bursts. At 4:45 PM there was a lull, and rain gauge held 0.27 inch. At 7:00 PM, after 2 or so more rain bursts, gauge held 0.38 inch. There was very little (as in trace)rain after 7:00 PM. |
| 7/11/2019 |
5:30 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
0.20 inch fell from 4:00 PM to 4:20 PM. The rainfall was quite intense for a few minutes around 4:05 PM. Before 4:00 PM 0.03 inch fell.
Local station temperature at 5:30 AM was 61 F. Feels humid outside. Sky looks clear. |
| 7/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM local station temperature was 68F. Sunny. At 8:00 AM there was a moderate wind with gusts. |
| 7/13/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/14/2019 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 7/15/2019 |
5:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 5:30 AM local station temperature was 72F. Feels very humid. Sky is maybe 60% cloudy - thin clouds. |
| 7/16/2019 |
5:00 AM |
1.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 5:00 AM local station temperature was 68 F. Feels very humid. Sky maybe 60% covered with thin clouds. At 8:00 PM last night the thunderstorms were mostly finished raining - reading was 1.47 inches rainfall - just 0.01 inch more had fallen by this morning. The rainfall was intense enough to cover much of many street storm drain grates with plant debris, resulting in some temporary ponding at intersections. |
| 7/17/2019 |
5:00 AM |
0.43 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 8:00 PM last night, rainfall total was 0.42 inch. Since then, an additional 0.01 inch fell in the rain gauge. I kind of wonder if that 0.01 inch could be a dew deposit - gauge tube is dripping wet on the outside, and cars parked outside are also wet. Sky is clear. Local station temperature at 5:00 AM was 68F, which also appears to be the dewpoint. |
| 7/18/2019 |
6:30 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:30 AM local station temperature was 72F. Sky about 75% clear, thin white clouds to East. |
| 7/19/2019 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
7:15 AM local station temperature: 74F. Sky clear, sunny. Very humid. |
| 7/20/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:30 AM local station temperature was 70 F. Feels humid, some dew on grass. Sky maybe 50% cloudy; possible storm clouds in the West. |
| 7/21/2019 |
6:00 AM |
1.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 5:00 AM, local station temperature was 58F. Feels very humid. Most of yesterday's rain fell from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. 9:10 AM reading was 1.03 inches. Rainfall rate was over 2 inches per hour for 10 or 20 minutes. There was 5 or 10 minutes of strong wind with gusts about 8:20 AM. Some small branches and leaves blown off a few trees. A gauge reading at 3:00 PM showed an additional 0.35 inches since the 9:10 AM reading. |
| 7/22/2019 |
6:30 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:30 AM local station temperature was 58F. Very little dew on grass this morning, compared to recent mornings. Sky clear, sunny. |
| 7/23/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM local station temperature was 60F. Sky clear, sunny. Some dew on grass. |
| 7/24/2019 |
5:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 5:45 AM local station temperature was 60F. Sky clear. Grass wet with dew. |
| 7/25/2019 |
5:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 5:30 AM, local station temperature was 63F. Sky clear. Feels humid. |
| 7/26/2019 |
6:48 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:48 AM, very light rain has just started - ground starting to get damp - pavement still dry under trees - not yet enough to register in rain gauge tube. Temperature was 68F. Sky completely clouded over; moderately dark. |
| 7/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
0.13 inch rainfall started yesterday morning at 6:48 AM, which was the time of yesterday's reading. 9:30 AM reading showed 0.13 inch; rain was probably done by about 8:30 AM. There was some thunder with the rain. Local station temperature at 7:00 AM this morning was 64F. Grass wet with dew. Sky clear, sunny. |
| 7/28/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM local station temperature was 68F. Lots of dew; outside of gauge cylinder dripping wet with dew. Sky kind of hazy - looks darker in West. |
| 7/29/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
7:00 AM local station temperature: 62F. There is a light dew coating on the thermometer. Sky clear. Grass very wet with dew. Some rainfall amounts at various times:
At 9:00 AM yesterday: 0.10 inch
At 2:30 PM add 0.03 inch
At 7:00 PM add 0.08 inch
At 7:00 AM today add 0.19 inch
Total 0.40 inch |
| 7/30/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
A trace of what I think is dew in the gauge tube this morning. Local station temperature at 6:00 AM was 57F. Sky clear. |
| 7/31/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:30 AM, local station temperature was 56F. Lots of dew on grass, foggy deposit on outside of gauge cylinder. Clear sky, sunny. |
| 8/1/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:45 AM was 62F. Clear, sunny, dew on grass. |
| 8/2/2019 |
6:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:35 AM local station temperature was 65F. Feels humid; plenty of dew on grass. Sunrise in progress. Some light thin high white clouds around. |
| 8/3/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:00 AM was 69F. Sky 80% clouded over. |
| 8/4/2019 |
6:45 AM |
1.91 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:45 AM: 66F. Very wet with dew. Sky clear, sunny.
2 bouts of small hail with yesterday afternoon's storm:
5:13 to 5:16 PM and 5:53 to 5:55 PM, "rice" size (0.1 inch diameter). There was thunder just before and during each hail event, but not during the rest of the rainfall. 2 Hail reports submitted yesterday. It was fairly windy from time to time - wind mostly from the East - East windows got wet - somewhat South too. A few small branches broke off local trees. |
| 8/5/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
local station temperature at 6:45 AM: 70F. Grass very wet with dew. Sky clear overhead; looks very hazy in the horizon both East and West. |
| 8/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
At 7:00 AM local station temperature was 61F. Sky clear, sunny.
2 thunderstorms yesterday:
Roughly 12:50 to 1:20 PM: 0.07 inch
Roughly 4:30 to 5:00 PM 0.28 inch
No hail here.
This location appears to have been on the edge of
the thunderstorms. There was almost continuous
thunder rumble with each storm. |
| 8/7/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Location station temperature at 7:00 AM was 66F. Grass very wet with dew. Sky clear, sunny. |
| 8/8/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/9/2019 |
8:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 8:15 AM was 64F. Lots of dew on grass. Sky sunny, mostly clear. |
| 8/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:00 AM: 65F. Sky: overcast. Feels very humid. Pavements are damp. |
| 8/11/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.70 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
local station temperature at 7:00 AM was 66F. Sky lightly to moderately clouded over. Pavement mostly dry, grass very wet. For at least some of the period 4:45PM to 5:30 PM the rain was intense. Gauge reading at 5:30 PM was 0.66 inches. |
| 8/12/2019 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
local station temperature at 6:15AM: 64F. Grass very wet with dew. Sky pale orange - sunrise reflecting off / illuminating moisture up above / high thin clouds? |
| 8/13/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A few rain-drops on-and-off yesterday afternoon. This morning at 6:30 AM local station temperature was 61F. |
| 8/14/2019 |
6:45 AM |
1.38 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
3 rainstorms yesterday.
0.03 inch in the morning sometime between 7AM to 9AM
1.03 in. intense rain, gusty wind about 4:45 to 5:15 PM
0.32 inch centered roughly 9 PM
At 6:45 AM local station temperature was 62F.
Sky overcast. Very humid feeling.
Signs of a lot of rain (over 1 inch) - combined with gusty winds: Some of the previously clear street drain grates mounded over with twigs and leaves which greatly reduced drainage rate, resulting in a high water mark of more leaf bits on sidewalk aprons for street crossings. Very visible intense rainfall seen through windows about 5PM.
|
| 8/15/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
|
| 8/16/2019 |
6:53 AM |
1.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light mist in progress at time of rain gauge reading.
Local station temperature at 6:53AM: 62.5F
Rain hitting windows heard about 2:30AM
Sign of 1 inch rain - partial plugging of street storm grates with leaves and twigs. |
| 8/17/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The 0.01 inch is a bit of mist which was falling at the time of yesterday's reading at 6:53AM. At 7:00 AM local station temperature was 62.5F. Sky clear, sunny. Lots of dew on grass. |
| 8/18/2019 |
6:30 AM |
2.83 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Usual sign of intense rainfall - formerly clear street drains capped with twigs and leaves, high water mark of leaf bits at sidewalk crossing apron. No dents in hail pad. Sky overcast, rather dark. No rain falling at 6:30 AM. Local station temperature: 63F - but thermometer has rain drops on it, so that might be a "wet bulb" reading - rain drove from North harder than usual - the thermometer rarely gets wet. |
| 8/19/2019 |
6:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:40AM: 53F. Lots of dew on grass. Sky clear, sunny. |
| 8/20/2019 |
6:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 6:15 AM local station temperature was 63F. Sky about 70% cloudy; clear area overhead. Lots of dew on grass. |
| 8/21/2019 |
5:50 AM |
1.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Intense thunderstorm with gusty winds yesterday - guesstimated rainfall rate in the most intense part: 2 inches per hour from 9:50AM to 10:15 AM
At 5:50AM this morning, local station temperature 58F.
Sky looks clear. |
| 8/22/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:30 AM: 57F.
Sky seems about 40% cloudy - clouds to East, South, and West; clear overhead and to North as far as I can see (short hill in the way). |
| 8/24/2019 |
8:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 8:30 AM was 64F. Sky clouded over - seem to be mostly merged small cumulus clouds; there is a little blue sky here and there. |
| 8/25/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 8:00AM: 62F. Sunny, blue sky with some white clouds. |
| 8/26/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Very light rain on and off yesterday evening. At 6:30 AM, local station temperature was 63F. Sky overcast, fairly dark. No rain falling. Pavements dry. |
| 8/27/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.94 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:00 AM: 57F. Sky clear, blue. Grass very wet, pavements dry. Guesstimated rainfall rate 1:25PM to 2:25PM - the most intense rainfall period - about 3/4 inch per hour; quite steady. |
| 8/28/2019 |
7:30 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The trace of rain was a little sprinkle yesterday afternoon - did not fully wet pavements. A small thunderstorm passed near this location, without producing rain here, but lots of thunder heard. At 7:30 AM local station temperature was 56F. Sky clear, sunny. |
| 8/29/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:45AM was 58F. Grass soaking wet with dew. Sky almost completely clear - a few very small white clouds - a dim orange haze to the West. |
| 8/30/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:30AM was 50F. Delightfully cool! Plenty of dew on the grass. Sky clear. |
| 9/3/2019 |
6:15 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:15 AM: 66F. Thunder from thunderstorm heard last night about 3AM. I think. Pavements are partially dry this morning. Feels humid. |
| 9/4/2019 |
6:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:40AM was 56F. Sky cloudy. |
| 9/6/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:00 AM: 63F. Sky overcast. |
| 9/7/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:30AM was 52F - beginning of real fall (cool) temperatures. Sky overcast. |
| 9/8/2019 |
7:25 AM |
0.07 |
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M |
At reading time this morning, which was 7:25AM, pavements were dry. I believe the 0.07 inch gauge reading was from rain which fell before 7:00AM. Sky overcast. Local station temperature reading at 7:25AM: 53F. |
| 9/9/2019 |
6:40 AM |
0.12 |
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0.11 inch by 3:30 PM yesterday. Sky overcast at 6:40 AM; local station temperature 58F. Pavements partially dry. |
| 9/10/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
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M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:00 AM was 66F. Really humid. Sky overcast. |
| 9/11/2019 |
6:50 AM |
1.38 |
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M |
M |
M |
Slight mist at time of 6:50AM gauge reading. Sky overcast, pavements wet. Local station temperature at 6:50 AM was 61F.
Thunder heard starting about 2:00 AM this morning. Intense rainfall about 4:00 to 4:20 AM this morning.
Rather steady moderate rainfall after the intense rain. |
| 9/12/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.64 |
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M |
M |
M |
Moderate rain in progress at time of reading, which was 7:00 AM +/- 1 minute. Local station temperature at 7:00 AM was 58F. Occasional lightning - maybe once every 5 minutes. |
| 9/13/2019 |
7:01 AM |
0.81 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Very light mist falling at gauge reading time; overcast sky. Local station temperature at 7:01AM: 56F. |
| 9/14/2019 |
6:30 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 6:30AM: 48F. Very humid, grass soaking wet, some condensation on outside of house windows. Sky clear - good view of constellation Orion to south about 6:00 AM this morning. |
| 9/15/2019 |
7:00 AM |
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M |
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There was a little light mist yesterday. Outside of gauge dripping wet with dew this morning. Local station temperature at 7:00AM was 56F. Thin bright white cloud cover this morning. |
| 9/16/2019 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Gauge soaking wet with dew this morning. There was a drop in the inner gauge tube - I believe just condensation. Local station temperature at 7:00AM was 59F. |
| 9/17/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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M |
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Local station temperature at 7:30AM was 70F. Sky lightly but completely clouded over - dark sky to North. |
| 9/18/2019 |
7:02 AM |
0.17 |
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M |
M |
M |
Light rain in progress at 7:02AM; sky overcast. A little lightning - maybe once every 10 minutes. Local station temperature: 70F. |
| 9/19/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
sky 50% clear, 50% extensive white clouds. Local station temperature at 8:00AM was 63F. |
| 9/20/2019 |
8:15 AM |
0.01 |
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M |
M |
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Gauge cylinder was dripping wet with dew on the outside this morning - a drop fell from the top cone into the inner tube. Maybe the 0.01 inch is dew. Local station temperature at 8:15 AM was 69F. |
| 9/21/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.15 |
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M |
M |
M |
Sky cloudy/overcast at 6:45AM. Once every minute or so a single raindrop is felt. Local station temperature at 6:45AM was 70F. Feels very humid. |
| 9/23/2019 |
6:45 AM |
0.03 |
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M |
M |
M |
A little very light rain yesterday afternoon. Sky mostly clear this morning. 6:45AM local station temperature was 51F. |
| 9/24/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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Dew made a trace (several drops) in the inner tube. Sky clear. Local station temperature at 8:00AM was 57F. |
| 9/25/2019 |
8:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
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M |
M |
Sky clear. Local station temperature at 8:50AM was 60F |
| 9/26/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
At 9:00AM sky was clear. Local station temperature was 53F. |
| 9/27/2019 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Local station temperature at 7:10AM was 60F. Sky cloudy. |
| 9/28/2019 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
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At 7:15AM local station temperature was 46F. Sky clear. |
| 9/29/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.33 |
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M |
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M |
Very slight mist at reading time of 7:30AM. Sky overcast. Local station temperature was 50F. |
| 9/30/2019 |
7:30 AM |
0.13 |
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M |
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M |
Local station temperature at 7:30AM was 68F. Sky overcast. Very humid. |