Station Overview Station Location
Station Number VA-CL-7 Latitude 37.938148
Station Name Ruther Glen 1.7 ENE Longitude -77.427034
County Caroline Elevation (ft) 191



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 3.43 7.51 6 7.51 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 18 3.54 6.72 12 6.72 12 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 18 3.32 3.98 8 3.98 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 9.0 1 1
Jan 19 3.19 2.93 9 2.93 9 0.00 0 0 9 0 4.0 2 1
Feb 19 2.87 4.99 10 4.99 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 1.5 1 1
March 19 3.92 3.57 7 3.57 7 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
April 19 3.31 3.34 9 3.34 9 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
May 19 4.01 5.54 11 5.54 11 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
June 19 3.63 8.54 10 8.54 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
July 19 4.39 1.83 5 1.83 5 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 19 3.77 3.46 10 3.46 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 19 3.99 0.09 14 0.09 14 0.00 0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 43.37" 52.50" 111 days 52.50" 111 0.00" 0 days 0 97 days 2 days 14.5" 4 days 3 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
10/8/2018
10/9/2018
10/10/2018
10/11/2018
10/12/2018 4.83
10/13/2018
10/14/2018
10/15/2018 0.12
10/16/2018 0.25
10/17/2018 0.11
10/18/2018
10/19/2018
10/20/2018 0.14
10/21/2018
10/22/2018
10/23/2018
10/24/2018
10/25/2018
10/26/2018
10/27/2018 2.06
10/28/2018
10/29/2018
10/30/2018
10/31/2018
11/1/2018
11/2/2018
11/3/2018 0.36
11/4/2018
11/5/2018 1.28
11/6/2018 0.19
11/7/2018 0.26
11/8/2018 0.00
11/9/2018 0.06
11/10/2018 0.43
11/11/2018
11/12/2018
11/13/2018 1.28
11/14/2018
11/15/2018 0.16
11/16/2018 1.33
11/17/2018
11/18/2018
11/19/2018
11/20/2018
11/21/2018
11/22/2018
11/23/2018
11/24/2018
11/25/2018 1.14
11/26/2018
11/27/2018 0.23
11/28/2018
11/29/2018
11/30/2018
12/1/2018
12/2/2018 0.24
12/3/2018
12/4/2018
12/5/2018
12/6/2018
12/7/2018
12/8/2018
12/9/2018
12/10/2018 0.76
12/11/2018
12/12/2018
12/13/2018
12/14/2018
12/15/2018 0.40
12/16/2018 0.48
12/17/2018 0.12
12/18/2018
12/19/2018
12/20/2018
12/21/2018 0.47
12/22/2018
12/23/2018
12/24/2018
12/25/2018
12/26/2018
12/27/2018
12/28/2018 0.58
12/29/2018 0.93
12/30/2018
12/31/2018
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2019 0.12
1/2/2019
1/3/2019
1/4/2019
1/5/2019 0.10
1/6/2019
1/7/2019
1/8/2019
1/9/2019 0.08
1/10/2019
1/11/2019
1/12/2019
1/13/2019 0.58
1/14/2019 0.42
1/15/2019
1/16/2019
1/17/2019
1/18/2019
1/19/2019
1/20/2019 0.28
1/21/2019
1/22/2019
1/23/2019
1/24/2019 0.72
1/25/2019 0.45
1/26/2019
1/27/2019
1/28/2019
1/29/2019
1/30/2019 0.18
1/31/2019
2/1/2019
2/2/2019
2/3/2019
2/4/2019
2/5/2019
2/6/2019
2/7/2019 0.08
2/8/2019
2/9/2019
2/10/2019
2/11/2019 0.42
2/12/2019 0.57
2/13/2019 0.78
2/14/2019
2/15/2019
2/16/2019
2/17/2019 0.15
2/18/2019 0.66
2/19/2019
2/20/2019 0.26
2/21/2019 1.03
2/22/2019
2/23/2019 0.11
2/24/2019 0.93
2/25/2019
2/26/2019
2/27/2019
2/28/2019
3/1/2019 0.15
3/2/2019 0.75
3/3/2019
3/4/2019 0.27
3/5/2019
3/6/2019
3/7/2019
3/8/2019
3/9/2019 0.22
3/10/2019 0.28
3/11/2019
3/12/2019
3/13/2019
3/14/2019
3/15/2019
3/16/2019
3/17/2019
3/18/2019
3/19/2019
3/20/2019
3/21/2019 0.35
3/22/2019 1.55
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
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2019
4/2/2019
4/3/2019 0.10
4/4/2019
4/5/2019 0.10
4/6/2019 0.49
4/7/2019
4/8/2019
4/9/2019 0.40
4/10/2019
4/11/2019
4/12/2019
4/13/2019 0.72
4/14/2019 0.06
4/15/2019 0.43
4/16/2019
4/17/2019
4/18/2019
4/19/2019
4/20/2019 0.66
4/21/2019
4/22/2019
4/23/2019
4/24/2019
4/25/2019
4/26/2019
4/27/2019 0.38
4/28/2019
4/29/2019
4/30/2019
5/1/2019
5/2/2019
5/3/2019 1.38
5/4/2019
5/5/2019 0.00
5/6/2019 0.31
5/7/2019
5/8/2019
5/9/2019 0.89
5/10/2019
5/11/2019
5/12/2019 0.12
5/13/2019 1.34
5/14/2019 0.20
5/15/2019 0.11
5/16/2019
5/17/2019
5/18/2019
5/19/2019
5/20/2019
5/21/2019 0.07
5/22/2019
5/23/2019
5/24/2019
5/25/2019
5/26/2019
5/27/2019 1.00
5/28/2019
5/29/2019
5/30/2019 0.12
5/31/2019
6/1/2019 2.94
6/2/2019 0.47
6/3/2019
6/4/2019
6/5/2019
6/6/2019 0.47
6/7/2019 0.25
6/8/2019 1.52
6/9/2019
6/10/2019 0.54
6/11/2019 0.60
6/12/2019
6/13/2019 1.58
6/14/2019
6/15/2019
6/16/2019
6/17/2019
6/18/2019 0.16
6/19/2019
6/20/2019
6/21/2019
6/22/2019
6/23/2019
6/24/2019
6/25/2019 0.01
6/26/2019
6/27/2019
6/28/2019
6/29/2019
6/30/2019
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2019
7/2/2019
7/3/2019
7/4/2019
7/5/2019 0.21
7/6/2019
7/7/2019
7/8/2019 0.37
7/9/2019
7/10/2019
7/11/2019
7/12/2019 0.27
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 0.14
7/24/2019 0.84
7/25/2019
7/26/2019
7/27/2019
7/28/2019
7/29/2019
7/30/2019
7/31/2019
8/1/2019 0.07
8/2/2019 0.56
8/3/2019
8/4/2019
8/5/2019
8/6/2019 0.11
8/7/2019
8/8/2019 0.18
8/9/2019
8/10/2019
8/11/2019
8/12/2019
8/13/2019
8/14/2019 0.33
8/15/2019
8/16/2019
8/17/2019
8/18/2019
8/19/2019
8/20/2019
8/21/2019 0.94
8/22/2019 0.50
8/23/2019 0.59
8/24/2019 0.13
8/25/2019
8/26/2019
8/27/2019
8/28/2019
8/29/2019 0.05
8/30/2019
8/31/2019
9/1/2019
9/2/2019
9/3/2019 0.05
9/4/2019
9/5/2019
9/6/2019 0.04
9/7/2019
9/8/2019
9/9/2019
9/10/2019
9/11/2019
9/12/2019 0.00
9/13/2019
9/14/2019
9/15/2019
9/16/2019
9/17/2019
9/18/2019
9/19/2019 0.00
9/20/2019 0.00
9/21/2019 0.00
9/22/2019
9/23/2019 0.00
9/24/2019 0.00
9/25/2019 0.00
9/26/2019 0.00
9/27/2019 T
9/28/2019 0.00
9/29/2019 T
9/30/2019 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/12/2018 7:00 AM 4.83 M M M M Heavy rains from Trop. storm Michael.....
10/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M light intermittent showers during the day n at night
10/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Over night showers with weather front.
10/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Light rain over night.
10/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Over night light rain.
10/27/2018 7:00 AM 2.06 M M M M light rain midday transitioned to mod to occ.heavy rains late in the day n overnight. end as drizzle early morning 10-27-2018
11/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Brief heavy shower late evening, the steady rain early morning hrs.
11/5/2018 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Over night rains began about 3 am. Heavy period during last 2 hrs.
11/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M light steady rain from 8-9 am.
11/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Gust line w/brief heavy rains n strong winds around 11:30 am 11/6/2018 intermittent light rain thereafter....
11/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Intermittent light rain overnight
11/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M mid morning heavy showers, then light steady rain much of the mid-late afternoon.
11/13/2018 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Steady rain began around 3 PM become mod-heavy during the early evening hrs. Continued overnight light-mod.
11/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Rain started about 3:30 am. and continues at time of observ.
11/16/2018 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Moderate to occasionally heavy rain thru out the entire day....drizzle late into the evening.
11/25/2018 7:00 AM 1.14 M M M M Rain, moderate, with frequent periods of heavy rain.
11/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M mod. showers mainly during the morning hrs...... another gloomy Nov. day!
12/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M intermittent light rain overnite...some drizzlen light rain during the day.....
12/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.76 9.0 M 9.0 M Snow started about 10:30 am. light n gradually increased in intensity.....mod-heavy the entire afternoon n into the evening ...not sure when it ended. Maybe 10 PM
12/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Intermittent light-mod rain, drizzle in between.......
12/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M Intermittent light rain n drizzle thru-out the period occasionally mod.rain.
12/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Light-mod rainshowers mid day brief.
12/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Mainly light rain elements thru-out the 24 hrs period.....nothing particularly heavy.
12/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Light-mod rain elements overnite early morning
12/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M Mod- heavy rains in waves.....lulls in between. Thru out the entire days!
1/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Light rain, mainly late morning to early afternoon.
1/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Intermittent light rain mainly late morning to early afternoon.....
1/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Overnite brief shower with weather front....
1/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.58 3.0 0.30 3.5 0.58 Snow late afternoon n overnite...mixes with n changes over to sleet n freezing rain.
1/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.42 1.0 0.10 M 0.42 Sleet, freezing rain, n rain, back over to sleet n freezing rain, then snow, before ending about 9 PM.
1/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M light to some mod rains overnight.
1/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Heavy rain am 1/24/2019
1/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Rain with heavy downpour brief, with weather front.
1/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M light rain late morning thru afternoon ended early evening.
2/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Light rain showers in the evening n some over night.....very insignifcant!
2/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M rain overnite light to occa.mod. COLD!
2/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Steady n occasionally mod rains......Heavy rain at time of observ.report.
2/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M heavy morning rains, then, intermittent light rain n drizzle PM, then evening showers.
2/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Sleet much of the morning n early afternoon, some rain n snow too...Reading incomplete due to not having funnel removed from rain gauge n much of the sleet bounced out.......
2/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Steady light-mod rain overnite
2/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.26 1.5 0.26 1.5 0.26 Snow, n sleet early am......
2/21/2019 7:00 AM 1.03 M M M M Rain, mod-heavy during the evening hrs.
2/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M light rain intermittent
2/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M Steady light-mod rain Sat. periods of inactive precip. heavy rain early Sun am.
3/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M light rains overnight........
3/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M mod-heavy rain during the 1st half of evening
3/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M rain
3/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M PM rain, steady, then rain n snow mixed late.
3/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Overnite rains.
3/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M RAIN
3/22/2019 7:00 AM 1.55 M M M M Rain, mod-heavy much of the day.....windy!!
4/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M PM light rain steady......
4/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M light rain began around 4 am.
4/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M light-mod rain steady mainly in the morning....drizzle late evening
4/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Thunderstorm early evening
4/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Mid day rain 1/4" then early morning rains today almost 1/2"
4/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Some light rains nothing major or significant
4/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Thunderstorm early am. gusty winds but no damage
4/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Showers early PM. n during the evening.
4/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Some brief afternoon showers.....then steady rain in the evening for about 1-2 hrs.
5/3/2019 7:00 AM 1.38 M M M M Heavy Thunderstorm, no wrns, bordered on, if not actually severe, during the evening .......very strong winds visibility during rain near ZERO. 6:30-7 PM. 1.38" rainfall most of that fell in 20 min.
5/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M No heavy rains or storms! Some light-mod showers.......
5/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Heavy showers early evening........
5/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M A few periods of light-mod rain, brief!!
5/13/2019 7:00 AM 1.34 M M M M Rain mod-heavy, periods during day but bulk of it overnight!
5/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M morning rainshowers 5-13-2019
5/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Brief, but fierce rain squall, late morning....ice. Temp.60-50 F in minutes.....
5/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Brushed by passing T-storm just to the south. Windy spray n not much else.......
5/27/2019 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Afternoon T-storm brief,but heavy........then thunderstorms towards midnight brought more significant rains both in duration n amounts.
5/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Light-mod. but brief evening showers.......
6/1/2019 7:00 AM 2.94 M M M M Heavy rain n thunderstorms!!! Worst from 9:15-10 PM
6/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M early morning downpour brief, but heavy. Thunder.
6/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Brief, late afternoon downpour...No thunder.
6/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Light, to in a few cases, moderate showers...overnight into early morning hrs.
6/8/2019 7:00 AM 1.52 M M M M Rain much of the day, moderate to occasionally heavy. No set time period for periods of heavy rain.
6/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Intermittent light rains, occasionally moderate, during the entire 24 hr period.
6/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Rain in the morning following earlier 7 am report.....rain again overnight......
6/13/2019 7:00 AM 1.58 M M M M Mod-heavy rains overnight.....very few lulls in the rain til it ended around 5:30 am. Rain begin not long before dark........
6/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M High winds with collapsing severe T-storm early evening......little rain!!
6/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M little more than sprinkles.....two waves of storms approached but disssipated some distance before .....we're dry!
7/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M 1st rain in weeks! Thunderstorm 'exhaust' no hard storm or heavy rains......
7/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Some mod. evening rains ...1st really significant rain in more than 3 weeks! Nearby there's been inches of rainfall in the past week repeatedly!!!
7/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Evening rain (light steady) for 2-3 hrs. No heavy downpour!
7/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Brief moderate shower just prior to reporting time.....1st measureable rain in 12 days. Very dry parched conditions at reporting station. Only 1" of precip. recorded in 40 days prior to this observ.
7/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M 1st good rain in 40 days!!! Won't break the drought, but put a temp. dent in it! Bulk of rain fell during morning hrs.....moderate n steady.
8/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M light rain early evening (Thunderstorm 'exhaust') another day with storms we got next to nothing! Have lost track how many.........No 'downpour' now in 48 days n counting.....
8/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Thunderstorm 2 am to 2:20 am. heavy rain 1st hit by a T-storm in nearly 2 months!!!
8/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Light evening rain shower.....heavy storms for goodness knows 'how many times' since mid June, have by passed my locale once again!!!! Very dry cond. continue......!
8/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Brief evening shower n some light later overnight
8/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Highly electrified storm, but once again missed the bulk of the 'heavy rain' which fell from just south of me to N. RIC.......
8/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M 1st significant rain event in nearly a month when .98" fell and heaviest storm since early June! Very dry summer locally, other areas not far away have a huge surplus!
8/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Evening storm lasted about 20 min.
8/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Severe storm formed over observ.location. Intense cloud to ground n overhead strikes (many) followed by winds 50-60 mph n heavy rain.....power lost. trees down n many branches broken.....
8/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Heavy rains forecast......never materialized.....just a few light showers.....
8/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Brief shower around 5 PM with gusty winds n nice temp drop.......
9/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M light rain overnight........insignificant!!
9/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Drought conditions continue to intensify thru this part of my county (SW Caroline Co.) I would classify as mod.-severe at this time.....any good watering done will last about 36 hr at best, an indication of just how deep n widespread the dry ground is......
9/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dry cond. continue with no precip relief in sight.
9/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dry conditons,..... severe drought ....no rain expected .......
9/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M extremely dry conditions.....severe drought! No rain (10-14 days out)expected..........
9/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M EXTREMELY dry conditions.....severe drought continues......drought conditions developed late June-early July 2019. Not indicated at all on US Drought Monitor.
9/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No change in overall drought conditions......
9/27/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M light showers moved thru region late afternoon......
9/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Severe drought cond. continue.............
9/29/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Light showers but no measurable amount recorded. Severe drought cond. continue!!!!!
9/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extremely dry conditions continue.......



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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