Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-BC-115 Latitude 35.547306
Station Name Black Mountain 5.5 SE Longitude -82.257136
County Buncombe Elevation (ft) 2374



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 18 3.83 13.09 13 13.09 13 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 18 4.00 6.63 15 6.63 15 0.00 0 0 15 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 18 3.93 11.90 16 10.80 14 1.10 2 1 14 0 15.0 2 0
Jan 19 4.09 5.35 12 5.35 12 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 19 4.02 7.32 15 2.87 9 4.45 6 1 8 1 0.0 0 0
March 19 4.71 3.02 15 3.02 15 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.0 0 0
April 19 4.14 7.30 14 7.30 14 0.00 0 0 14 0 0.0 0 0
May 19 4.10 2.10 14 0.73 7 1.37 7 2 6 1 0.0 0 0
June 19 4.76 12.33 12 12.33 12 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
July 19 4.48 7.03 20 6.01 17 1.02 3 1 17 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 19 4.57 6.54 21 6.54 21 0.00 0 0 18 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 19 4.73 2.29 10 2.27 5 0.02 5 1 4 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 51.36" 84.90" 177 days 76.94" 154 7.96" 23 days 6 144 days 10 days 15.0" 2 days 0 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2018 0.51
10/2/2018
10/3/2018
10/4/2018
10/5/2018
10/6/2018
10/7/2018 0.97
10/8/2018 0.05
10/9/2018 0.31
10/10/2018 1.04
10/11/2018 5.82
10/12/2018 1.88
10/13/2018
10/14/2018 0.02
10/15/2018 0.02
10/16/2018
10/17/2018 0.41
10/18/2018
10/19/2018
10/20/2018
10/21/2018
10/22/2018
10/23/2018
10/24/2018
10/25/2018
10/26/2018 0.65
10/27/2018 1.40
10/28/2018
10/29/2018 0.01
10/30/2018
10/31/2018
11/1/2018
11/2/2018 0.34
11/3/2018 0.32
11/4/2018
11/5/2018 0.01
11/6/2018 0.32
11/7/2018 0.31
11/8/2018
11/9/2018 0.14
11/10/2018 0.36
11/11/2018
11/12/2018 0.02
11/13/2018 1.67
11/14/2018 0.05
11/15/2018 1.72
11/16/2018
11/17/2018
11/18/2018
11/19/2018
11/20/2018
11/21/2018
11/22/2018
11/23/2018
11/24/2018 1.33
11/25/2018 0.02
11/26/2018 0.01
11/27/2018
11/28/2018
11/29/2018
11/30/2018 0.01
12/1/2018 0.13
12/2/2018 0.43
12/3/2018 0.01
12/4/2018
12/5/2018
12/6/2018
12/7/2018
12/8/2018
12/9/2018 0.75
12/10/2018 1.70
12/11/2018 0.07
12/12/2018
12/13/2018
12/14/2018 0.40
12/15/2018 **
12/16/2018 1.10
12/17/2018
12/18/2018
12/19/2018
12/20/2018
12/21/2018 2.05
12/22/2018 0.50
12/23/2018
12/24/2018 0.03
12/25/2018
12/26/2018
12/27/2018
12/28/2018 2.54
12/29/2018 2.01
12/30/2018 0.07
12/31/2018 0.11
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2019 0.10
1/2/2019
1/3/2019 0.66
1/4/2019 0.30
1/5/2019 0.95
1/6/2019
1/7/2019
1/8/2019
1/9/2019
1/10/2019
1/11/2019
1/12/2019
1/13/2019 0.77
1/14/2019
1/15/2019
1/16/2019
1/17/2019
1/18/2019 0.17
1/19/2019 T
1/20/2019 1.16
1/21/2019
1/22/2019
1/23/2019 0.04
1/24/2019 1.05
1/25/2019 0.05
1/26/2019
1/27/2019
1/28/2019
1/29/2019
1/30/2019 0.10
1/31/2019
2/1/2019
2/2/2019
2/3/2019
2/4/2019
2/5/2019 T
2/6/2019
2/7/2019
2/8/2019
2/9/2019
2/10/2019
2/11/2019 0.15
2/12/2019 0.37
2/13/2019 0.47
2/14/2019
2/15/2019 0.01
2/16/2019 0.44
2/17/2019 0.04
2/18/2019 1.36
2/19/2019 **
2/20/2019 **
2/21/2019 **
2/22/2019 **
2/23/2019 **
2/24/2019 4.45
2/25/2019
2/26/2019
2/27/2019
2/28/2019 0.03
3/1/2019 0.21
3/2/2019 0.54
3/3/2019
3/4/2019 0.49
3/5/2019
3/6/2019
3/7/2019
3/8/2019 T
3/9/2019 0.40
3/10/2019 0.19
3/11/2019
3/12/2019 0.06
3/13/2019
3/14/2019 T
3/15/2019 0.38
3/16/2019 0.28
3/17/2019
3/18/2019
3/19/2019
3/20/2019
3/21/2019
3/22/2019 0.03
3/23/2019
3/24/2019
3/25/2019 T
3/26/2019 0.20
3/27/2019 0.02
3/28/2019
3/29/2019
3/30/2019
3/31/2019 0.22
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2019
4/2/2019
4/3/2019
4/4/2019
4/5/2019 0.08
4/6/2019 0.31
4/7/2019
4/8/2019 0.01
4/9/2019 0.73
4/10/2019 0.25
4/11/2019
4/12/2019 0.17
4/13/2019 0.05
4/14/2019 0.94
4/15/2019 1.72
4/16/2019
4/17/2019
4/18/2019
4/19/2019 0.09
4/20/2019 2.74
4/21/2019 0.13
4/22/2019
4/23/2019
4/24/2019
4/25/2019
4/26/2019 0.05
4/27/2019 0.03
4/28/2019
4/29/2019
4/30/2019
5/1/2019
5/2/2019
5/3/2019
5/4/2019 T
5/5/2019
5/6/2019 0.39
5/7/2019
5/8/2019 0.01
5/9/2019 0.03
5/10/2019 0.11
5/11/2019 0.10
5/12/2019 **
5/13/2019 **
5/14/2019 1.35
5/15/2019 **
5/16/2019 **
5/17/2019 **
5/18/2019 0.02
5/19/2019
5/20/2019
5/21/2019
5/22/2019
5/23/2019 0.09
5/24/2019
5/25/2019
5/26/2019
5/27/2019
5/28/2019
5/29/2019
5/30/2019
5/31/2019
6/1/2019
6/2/2019
6/3/2019
6/4/2019
6/5/2019
6/6/2019 0.19
6/7/2019 0.03
6/8/2019 1.41
6/9/2019 4.49
6/10/2019 2.62
6/11/2019 0.11
6/12/2019
6/13/2019
6/14/2019
6/15/2019
6/16/2019
6/17/2019
6/18/2019 1.66
6/19/2019 0.29
6/20/2019 0.45
6/21/2019
6/22/2019 0.09
6/23/2019 0.40
6/24/2019
6/25/2019 0.59
6/26/2019
6/27/2019
6/28/2019
6/29/2019
6/30/2019
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2019 0.01
7/2/2019
7/3/2019 0.02
7/4/2019 0.13
7/5/2019 0.10
7/6/2019 1.06
7/7/2019 2.34
7/8/2019 0.01
7/9/2019 0.15
7/10/2019 0.08
7/11/2019
7/12/2019 0.63
7/13/2019 **
7/14/2019 **
7/15/2019 1.02
7/16/2019 0.05
7/17/2019 0.01
7/18/2019 0.02
7/19/2019 0.14
7/20/2019
7/21/2019
7/22/2019 0.08
7/23/2019
7/24/2019 1.17
7/25/2019
7/26/2019
7/27/2019
7/28/2019 0.01
7/29/2019
7/30/2019
7/31/2019
8/1/2019 1.22
8/2/2019 T
8/3/2019 T
8/4/2019 0.04
8/5/2019 1.37
8/6/2019 0.04
8/7/2019 T
8/8/2019 0.27
8/9/2019
8/10/2019
8/11/2019 0.17
8/12/2019
8/13/2019 0.20
8/14/2019 0.09
8/15/2019
8/16/2019 0.07
8/17/2019
8/18/2019
8/19/2019 1.03
8/20/2019 0.24
8/21/2019
8/22/2019 0.06
8/23/2019 1.37
8/24/2019 0.02
8/25/2019 0.12
8/26/2019 0.03
8/27/2019 0.13
8/28/2019 0.07
8/29/2019
8/30/2019
8/31/2019
9/1/2019
9/2/2019
9/3/2019
9/4/2019
9/5/2019
9/6/2019 T
9/7/2019
9/8/2019
9/9/2019
9/10/2019
9/11/2019
9/12/2019
9/13/2019
9/14/2019 1.69
9/15/2019 0.07
9/16/2019
9/17/2019
9/18/2019 0.30
9/19/2019 0.21
9/20/2019
9/21/2019
9/22/2019
9/23/2019
9/24/2019
9/25/2019
9/26/2019 **
9/27/2019 **
9/28/2019 0.02
9/29/2019 **
9/30/2019 **



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M
10/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Heavy rain, thunder and lightening about 10 PM. Lost power midnight to 3 AM
10/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
10/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Storm with lightning, thunder and heavy rain about 8:15 PM.
10/10/2018 7:00 AM 1.04 M M M M
10/11/2018 7:00 AM 5.82 M M M M 2" during the day on Wednesday, almost 4" more overnight
10/12/2018 7:00 AM 1.88 M M M M
10/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
10/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M
10/27/2018 7:00 AM 1.40 M M M M
10/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
11/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Hard rain about 12:30 PM on 11/2
11/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
11/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
11/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
11/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M
11/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/13/2018 7:00 AM 1.67 M M M M
11/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
11/15/2018 7:00 AM 1.72 M M M M Funnel filled with slush and draining slowly - had to melt to read gauge.
11/24/2018 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Freezing rain coated gauge - had to bring it inside and thaw to get reading. Estimate 1/8" of ice on trees. Lots of broken limbs, limbs bent to ground and some toppled trees.
11/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Gauge covered in frost, water frozen. Had to thaw to get reading.
11/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
12/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M
12/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.75 12.0 0.75 M M Snow on deck measured 11-12". Strong winds moving snow around so hard to get consistent measurement. Gauge funnel blocks when it snows, so set large coffee can next to gauge. Brought in and set on stove at 7 AM. Melted snow yielded 0.75" water
12/10/2018 7:00 AM 1.70 3.0 1.70 M M Difficult to get new snow depth due to wind and significant melting overnight. Gauge funnel clogged with snow and not working effectively again, Used large coffee to capture snow. Heated can on stove and and measure depth of water. Raining steadily at 7 AM with temp at 34 deg.
12/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
12/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
12/21/2018 7:00 AM 2.05 M M M M
12/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
12/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
12/28/2018 7:00 AM 2.54 M M M M
12/29/2018 7:00 AM 2.01 M M M M
12/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
12/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
1/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
1/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M
1/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
1/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.95 M M M M
1/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.77 M M M M Freezing rain overnight. Deck, trees, gauge covered in ice. Had to bring gauge inside to thaw and take reading.
1/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
1/19/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/20/2019 7:00 AM 1.16 M M M M
1/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Freezing rain - deck covered in thin film of ice
1/24/2019 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M
1/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
1/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
2/5/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light sprinkle around 5 PM
2/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
2/12/2019 7:40 AM 0.37 M M M M
2/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
2/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
2/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
2/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
2/18/2019 7:00 AM 1.36 M M M M
2/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
3/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M
3/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
3/8/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M thin layer of slush on deck, temp 36 F
3/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
3/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
3/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
3/14/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M
3/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
3/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/25/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light sprinkle Sunday evening
3/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
3/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
4/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
4/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
4/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M
4/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Strong storm with pea-sized hail at 4 PM. Picked up 0.2" rain in about 15 minutes.
4/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
4/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
4/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Raining hard at 7 AM when reading taken
4/15/2019 7:00 AM 1.72 M M M M
4/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
4/20/2019 7:00 AM 2.74 M M M M
4/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
4/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
4/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/4/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
5/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
6/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/8/2019 7:00 AM 1.41 M M M M
6/9/2019 7:00 AM 4.49 M M M M
6/10/2019 7:00 AM 2.62 M M M M
6/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
6/18/2019 7:00 AM 1.66 M M M M Got over 1 inch in 20 minutes between 2:55 and 3:15 PM
6/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
6/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M
6/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Strong storm with high winds came through between 2:30 and 3 PM
6/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
6/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M
7/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very light shower Sunday evening
7/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Several brief, light showers in evening.
7/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
7/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/6/2019 7:00 AM 1.06 M M M M Rained hard between 3:30 and 4:15 PM - all reported precipitation fell in that period
7/7/2019 7:00 AM 2.34 M M M M 1.2" fell in 30 minutes between 12:28 and 12:58 PM. By 2 PM we had over 2". More showers around 5 PM.
7/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Light shower in afternoon, heavier rain around 4 AM.
7/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Mist, fog and drizzle all morning on the 9th
7/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M
7/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
7/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
7/24/2019 7:00 AM 1.17 M M M M
7/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/1/2019 7:00 AM 1.22 M M M M Rained hard between 5:50 and 7:20 PM.
8/2/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/3/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/5/2019 7:00 AM 1.37 M M M M Over and inch fell between 7:45 and 10:30 PM
8/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/7/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Hard rain around 4 PM
8/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
8/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Hard rain around 5 PM
8/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
8/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Showers between 6 and 6:30 PM
8/19/2019 7:00 AM 1.03 M M M M Rained very hard with thunder and lightning between 3:40 PM and 5 PM. Got 0.6" in the first 20 minutes.
8/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Lots of thunder. Radar showed strong cells east and west of us
8/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/23/2019 7:00 AM 1.37 M M M M
8/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
8/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
9/6/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Brief shower around 5:30 PM. Radar showed it was an isolated cell.
9/14/2019 7:00 AM 1.69 M M M M Hard rain with thunder and lightning between 5:50 and 7:30 PM.
9/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
9/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Steady rain before dawn. Still raining lightly at 7 AM
9/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/15/2018 12/16/2018 1:00 PM 2 1.10 M M
2/19/2019 2/24/2019 4:00 PM 6 4.45 M M
5/12/2019 5/14/2019 4:30 PM 3 1.35 M M Traveling - gauge read by friend
5/15/2019 5/18/2019 12:30 PM 4 0.02 M M
7/13/2019 7/15/2019 7:00 AM 3 1.02 M M
9/26/2019 9/28/2019 3:45 PM 3 0.02 M M
9/29/2019 10/02/2019 12:45 PM 4 0.14 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground