Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NM-SC-14 Latitude 33.9151
Station Name Socorro 9.9 SSE Longitude -106.866961
County Socorro Elevation (ft) 4567



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 0.96 1.10 30 1.06 23 0.04 7 1 5 5 0.0 0 0
Nov 18 0.55 0.13 30 0.13 26 0.00 4 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 18 0.54 0.08 31 0.08 20 0.00 11 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 19 0.38 0.37 4 0.00 2 0.37 2 1 0 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 19 0.33 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 19 0.44 0.39 18 0.39 6 0.00 12 2 4 0 0.0 0 0
April 19 0.35 0.33 4 0.33 4 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
May 19 0.46 0.70 31 0.70 31 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0
June 19 0.57 0.12 30 0.00 26 0.12 4 1 0 3 0.0 0 0
July 19 1.42 0.15 31 0.15 12 0.00 19 2 2 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 19 1.92 0.44 27 0.08 21 0.36 6 1 3 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 19 1.25 0.63 30 0.63 30 0.00 0 0 4 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 9.17" 4.44" 266 days 3.55" 201 0.89" 65 days 9 27 days 22 days 0.0" 0 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 **
10/2/2018 **
10/3/2018 **
10/4/2018 **
10/5/2018 **
10/6/2018 **
10/7/2018 0.04
10/8/2018 0.13
10/9/2018 T
10/10/2018 0.01
10/11/2018 0.00
10/12/2018 0.00
10/13/2018 0.00
10/14/2018 T
10/15/2018 T
10/16/2018 0.00
10/17/2018 0.00
10/18/2018 0.00
10/19/2018 0.00
10/20/2018 0.00
10/21/2018 0.00
10/22/2018 T
10/23/2018 T
10/24/2018 0.80
10/25/2018 0.02
10/26/2018 0.00
10/27/2018 0.00
10/28/2018 0.00
10/29/2018 0.00
10/30/2018
10/31/2018 0.10
11/1/2018 0.13
11/2/2018 0.00
11/3/2018 0.00
11/4/2018 0.00
11/5/2018 0.00
11/6/2018 0.00
11/7/2018 0.00
11/8/2018 0.00
11/9/2018 0.00
11/10/2018 0.00
11/11/2018 0.00
11/12/2018 0.00
11/13/2018 0.00
11/14/2018 0.00
11/15/2018 0.00
11/16/2018 0.00
11/17/2018 0.00
11/18/2018 0.00
11/19/2018 0.00
11/20/2018 0.00
11/21/2018 0.00
11/22/2018 0.00
11/23/2018 **
11/24/2018 **
11/25/2018 **
11/26/2018 0.00
11/27/2018 0.00
11/28/2018 0.00
11/29/2018 0.00
11/30/2018 0.00
12/1/2018 0.00
12/2/2018 0.00
12/3/2018 0.00
12/4/2018 0.00
12/5/2018 0.00
12/6/2018 0.00
12/7/2018 0.00
12/8/2018 0.04
12/9/2018 0.00
12/10/2018 0.00
12/11/2018 0.00
12/12/2018 0.00
12/13/2018 0.00
12/14/2018 0.00
12/15/2018 0.00
12/16/2018 0.00
12/17/2018 T
12/18/2018 0.04
12/19/2018 0.00
12/20/2018 0.00
12/21/2018 **
12/22/2018 **
12/23/2018 **
12/24/2018 **
12/25/2018 **
12/26/2018 **
12/27/2018 **
12/28/2018 **
12/29/2018 **
12/30/2018 **
12/31/2018 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2019 **
1/2/2019 0.37
1/3/2019
1/4/2019 0.00
1/5/2019
1/6/2019
1/7/2019
1/8/2019
1/9/2019
1/10/2019 T
1/11/2019
1/12/2019
1/13/2019
1/14/2019
1/15/2019
1/16/2019
1/17/2019
1/18/2019
1/19/2019
1/20/2019
1/21/2019
1/22/2019
1/23/2019
1/24/2019
1/25/2019
1/26/2019
1/27/2019
1/28/2019
1/29/2019
1/30/2019
1/31/2019
2/1/2019
2/2/2019
2/3/2019
2/4/2019
2/5/2019
2/6/2019
2/7/2019
2/8/2019
2/9/2019
2/10/2019
2/11/2019
2/12/2019
2/13/2019
2/14/2019
2/15/2019
2/16/2019
2/17/2019
2/18/2019
2/19/2019
2/20/2019
2/21/2019
2/22/2019
2/23/2019
2/24/2019
2/25/2019
2/26/2019
2/27/2019
2/28/2019
3/1/2019
3/2/2019
3/3/2019
3/4/2019
3/5/2019
3/6/2019
3/7/2019
3/8/2019
3/9/2019
3/10/2019
3/11/2019 0.03
3/12/2019 0.06
3/13/2019 0.29
3/14/2019 **
3/15/2019 T
3/16/2019 0.00
3/17/2019
3/18/2019
3/19/2019
3/20/2019 0.00
3/21/2019 0.01
3/22/2019 **
3/23/2019 **
3/24/2019 **
3/25/2019 **
3/26/2019 **
3/27/2019 **
3/28/2019 **
3/29/2019 **
3/30/2019 **
3/31/2019 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2019 0.06
4/2/2019
4/3/2019
4/4/2019
4/5/2019
4/6/2019
4/7/2019
4/8/2019
4/9/2019
4/10/2019
4/11/2019
4/12/2019
4/13/2019
4/14/2019
4/15/2019
4/16/2019
4/17/2019 0.04
4/18/2019 0.23
4/19/2019
4/20/2019
4/21/2019
4/22/2019
4/23/2019 0.00
4/24/2019
4/25/2019
4/26/2019
4/27/2019
4/28/2019
4/29/2019
4/30/2019
5/1/2019 0.00
5/2/2019 0.00
5/3/2019 0.00
5/4/2019 0.00
5/5/2019 0.00
5/6/2019 0.00
5/7/2019 0.00
5/8/2019 0.00
5/9/2019 0.00
5/10/2019 0.20
5/11/2019 0.48
5/12/2019 0.02
5/13/2019 T
5/14/2019 T
5/15/2019 0.00
5/16/2019 0.00
5/17/2019 0.00
5/18/2019 0.00
5/19/2019 0.00
5/20/2019 0.00
5/21/2019 0.00
5/22/2019 0.00
5/23/2019 0.00
5/24/2019 0.00
5/25/2019 0.00
5/26/2019 0.00
5/27/2019 T
5/28/2019 0.00
5/29/2019 0.00
5/30/2019 0.00
5/31/2019 0.00
6/1/2019 0.00
6/2/2019 T
6/3/2019 0.00
6/4/2019 0.00
6/5/2019 **
6/6/2019 0.12
6/7/2019 0.00
6/8/2019 0.00
6/9/2019 0.00
6/10/2019 0.00
6/11/2019 0.00
6/12/2019 0.00
6/13/2019 0.00
6/14/2019 0.00
6/15/2019 0.00
6/16/2019 0.00
6/17/2019 0.00
6/18/2019 0.00
6/19/2019 T
6/20/2019 0.00
6/21/2019 0.00
6/22/2019 0.00
6/23/2019 0.00
6/24/2019 0.00
6/25/2019 0.00
6/26/2019 0.00
6/27/2019 0.00
6/28/2019 T
6/29/2019 **
6/30/2019 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2019 **
7/2/2019 **
7/3/2019 T
7/4/2019 0.00
7/5/2019 0.00
7/6/2019 0.00
7/7/2019 T
7/8/2019 0.05
7/9/2019 0.00
7/10/2019 0.00
7/11/2019 **
7/12/2019 **
7/13/2019 **
7/14/2019 **
7/15/2019 **
7/16/2019 **
7/17/2019 **
7/18/2019 **
7/19/2019 **
7/20/2019 **
7/21/2019 **
7/22/2019 **
7/23/2019 **
7/24/2019 **
7/25/2019 **
7/26/2019 T
7/27/2019 0.10
7/28/2019 T
7/29/2019 0.00
7/30/2019 0.00
7/31/2019 0.00
8/1/2019 0.00
8/2/2019 0.00
8/3/2019
8/4/2019 T
8/5/2019 T
8/6/2019 0.00
8/7/2019 0.01
8/8/2019 **
8/9/2019 **
8/10/2019 **
8/11/2019 **
8/12/2019 **
8/13/2019 0.36
8/14/2019 0.00
8/15/2019 0.02
8/16/2019 0.00
8/17/2019 0.00
8/18/2019 T
8/19/2019
8/20/2019 0.00
8/21/2019 T
8/22/2019 0.00
8/23/2019 0.00
8/24/2019 0.00
8/25/2019 0.00
8/26/2019
8/27/2019
8/28/2019 T
8/29/2019 0.00
8/30/2019 0.00
8/31/2019 0.05
9/1/2019 0.00
9/2/2019 0.00
9/3/2019 0.00
9/4/2019 0.00
9/5/2019 0.00
9/6/2019 0.00
9/7/2019 0.00
9/8/2019 0.00
9/9/2019 0.00
9/10/2019 0.00
9/11/2019 0.00
9/12/2019 0.00
9/13/2019 0.00
9/14/2019 0.00
9/15/2019 0.10
9/16/2019 0.03
9/17/2019 0.41
9/18/2019 0.00
9/19/2019 0.00
9/20/2019 0.09
9/21/2019 0.00
9/22/2019 0.00
9/23/2019 0.00
9/24/2019 0.00
9/25/2019 0.00
9/26/2019 T
9/27/2019 0.00
9/28/2019 T
9/29/2019 0.00
9/30/2019 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/8/2018 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
10/9/2018 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/10/2018 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Frost on the cars but the basil (right next to the house) didn't get fried. Close call.
10/11/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/13/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/14/2018 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/15/2018 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/16/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2018 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/23/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/24/2018 8:00 AM 0.80 M M M M
10/25/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/26/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2018 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
11/1/2018 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
11/2/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/3/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/7/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/4/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/6/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/7/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2018 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
12/9/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2018 8:00 AM T M M M M I think this trace was well before daylight although we were in Las Cruces at that hour (where it actually rained).
12/18/2018 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
12/19/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/11/2019 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/12/2019 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
3/13/2019 8:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
3/16/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2019 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/1/2019 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/17/2019 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
4/18/2019 8:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
4/23/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
5/1/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2019 9:23 AM 0.20 M M M M
5/11/2019 7:34 AM 0.48 M M M M
5/12/2019 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/13/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
5/14/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
5/15/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
5/28/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
6/3/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
6/11/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
6/20/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/4/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/8/2019 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M woo-hoo!
7/9/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/27/2019 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/28/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/29/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/31/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/5/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M Rain all around us. Scattered drops at my house. Gauge bone dry. T is for 'tease'.
8/6/2019 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Zero by 7:30 however it started raining at 7:37
8/7/2019 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Nice little rain Tuesday morning but not much in the gauge today. But not nothing!!
8/14/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/15/2019 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/16/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/20/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/22/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/29/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2019 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/1/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2019 9:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
9/16/2019 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/17/2019 8:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Recently acquired Davis weather station did not show anywhere near this amount although usually it tracks fairly well. Note added 9/20/19.
9/18/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2019 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M I got a Davis w/s recently and generally it tracks well with the CoCoRaHS cylinder; today it showed 0.10 — however on the 17th when I got 0.41 it showed waaay less. Hmmm.
9/21/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
9/27/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2019 8:00 AM T M M M M
9/29/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2019 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/22/2018 10/07/2018 8:00 AM 16 0.04 M M A generous 0.04 ...
11/23/2018 11/26/2018 8:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
12/21/2018 1/02/2019 8:00 AM 13 0.37 M M Not sure what I ought to say about the snow. On my car (ragtop) it was about 4 inches.
3/14/2019 3/15/2019 8:00 AM 2 T M M
3/22/2019 3/31/2019 4:00 PM 10 0.00 M M If it rained at all it happened when I was out of the country.
6/5/2019 6/06/2019 8:00 AM 2 0.12 M M
6/29/2019 7/03/2019 8:00 AM 5 T M M No idea how much rain fell but for sure some did.
7/11/2019 7/26/2019 8:00 AM 16 T M M There was a trace at least once while we were gone, and shortly after we got home around 9 PM on the 25th. Earlier in the day we flew into ABQ at 4 PM, went shopping and stopped for dinner (crab cakes at Yanni's) and it started sprinkling when we arrived. By the time we left it was a torrent. Got home, nada, zilch, nothing.
8/8/2019 8/13/2019 8:00 AM 6 0.36 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