Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AZ-CH-33 Latitude 31.88136
Station Name Portal 3.9 SW Longitude -109.19579
County Cochise Elevation (ft) 5289



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 09 1.46 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 1.19 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 1.81 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 10 1.80 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 10 1.11 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 10 1.15 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 10 0.49 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 10 0.50 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 10 0.57 0.00 5 0.00 5 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 4.07 3.54 28 3.47 26 0.07 2 1 11 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 4.43 8.36 28 8.36 28 0.00 0 0 20 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 2.11 0.75 26 0.75 26 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 20.69" 12.65" 87 days 12.58" 85 0.07" 2 days 1 37 days 3 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
10/1/2009
10/2/2009
10/3/2009
10/4/2009
10/5/2009
10/6/2009
10/7/2009
10/8/2009
10/9/2009
10/10/2009
10/11/2009
10/12/2009
10/13/2009
10/14/2009
10/15/2009
10/16/2009
10/17/2009
10/18/2009
10/19/2009
10/20/2009
10/21/2009
10/22/2009
10/23/2009
10/24/2009
10/25/2009
10/26/2009
10/27/2009
10/28/2009
10/29/2009
10/30/2009
10/31/2009
11/1/2009
11/2/2009
11/3/2009
11/4/2009
11/5/2009
11/6/2009
11/7/2009
11/8/2009
11/9/2009
11/10/2009
11/11/2009
11/12/2009
11/13/2009
11/14/2009
11/15/2009
11/16/2009
11/17/2009
11/18/2009
11/19/2009
11/20/2009
11/21/2009
11/22/2009
11/23/2009
11/24/2009
11/25/2009
11/26/2009
11/27/2009
11/28/2009
11/29/2009
11/30/2009
12/1/2009
12/2/2009
12/3/2009
12/4/2009
12/5/2009
12/6/2009
12/7/2009
12/8/2009
12/9/2009
12/10/2009
12/11/2009
12/12/2009
12/13/2009
12/14/2009
12/15/2009
12/16/2009
12/17/2009
12/18/2009
12/19/2009
12/20/2009
12/21/2009
12/22/2009
12/23/2009
12/24/2009
12/25/2009
12/26/2009
12/27/2009
12/28/2009
12/29/2009
12/30/2009
12/31/2009
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010
1/2/2010
1/3/2010
1/4/2010
1/5/2010
1/6/2010
1/7/2010
1/8/2010
1/9/2010
1/10/2010
1/11/2010
1/12/2010
1/13/2010
1/14/2010
1/15/2010
1/16/2010
1/17/2010
1/18/2010
1/19/2010
1/20/2010
1/21/2010
1/22/2010
1/23/2010
1/24/2010
1/25/2010
1/26/2010
1/27/2010
1/28/2010
1/29/2010
1/30/2010
1/31/2010
2/1/2010
2/2/2010
2/3/2010
2/4/2010
2/5/2010
2/6/2010
2/7/2010
2/8/2010
2/9/2010
2/10/2010
2/11/2010
2/12/2010
2/13/2010
2/14/2010
2/15/2010
2/16/2010
2/17/2010
2/18/2010
2/19/2010
2/20/2010
2/21/2010
2/22/2010
2/23/2010
2/24/2010
2/25/2010
2/26/2010
2/27/2010
2/28/2010
3/1/2010
3/2/2010
3/3/2010
3/4/2010
3/5/2010
3/6/2010
3/7/2010
3/8/2010
3/9/2010
3/10/2010
3/11/2010
3/12/2010
3/13/2010
3/14/2010
3/15/2010
3/16/2010
3/17/2010
3/18/2010
3/19/2010
3/20/2010
3/21/2010
3/22/2010
3/23/2010
3/24/2010
3/25/2010
3/26/2010
3/27/2010
3/28/2010
3/29/2010
3/30/2010
3/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010
4/2/2010
4/3/2010
4/4/2010
4/5/2010
4/6/2010
4/7/2010
4/8/2010
4/9/2010
4/10/2010
4/11/2010
4/12/2010
4/13/2010
4/14/2010
4/15/2010
4/16/2010
4/17/2010
4/18/2010
4/19/2010
4/20/2010
4/21/2010
4/22/2010
4/23/2010
4/24/2010
4/25/2010
4/26/2010
4/27/2010
4/28/2010
4/29/2010
4/30/2010
5/1/2010
5/2/2010
5/3/2010
5/4/2010
5/5/2010
5/6/2010
5/7/2010
5/8/2010
5/9/2010
5/10/2010
5/11/2010
5/12/2010
5/13/2010
5/14/2010
5/15/2010
5/16/2010
5/17/2010
5/18/2010
5/19/2010
5/20/2010
5/21/2010
5/22/2010
5/23/2010
5/24/2010
5/25/2010
5/26/2010
5/27/2010
5/28/2010
5/29/2010
5/30/2010
5/31/2010
6/1/2010
6/2/2010
6/3/2010
6/4/2010
6/5/2010
6/6/2010
6/7/2010
6/8/2010
6/9/2010
6/10/2010
6/11/2010
6/12/2010
6/13/2010
6/14/2010
6/15/2010
6/16/2010
6/17/2010
6/18/2010
6/19/2010
6/20/2010
6/21/2010
6/22/2010
6/23/2010
6/24/2010
6/25/2010
6/26/2010 0.00
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.00
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 0.00
7/4/2010 0.00
7/5/2010 0.00
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 0.11
7/12/2010 0.00
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.01
7/15/2010 0.02
7/16/2010 0.05
7/17/2010 0.01
7/18/2010 0.00
7/19/2010 0.37
7/20/2010 0.49
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 T
7/23/2010 **
7/24/2010 0.07
7/25/2010 0.02
7/26/2010
7/27/2010 1.16
7/28/2010
7/29/2010 0.01
7/30/2010
7/31/2010 1.22
8/1/2010 0.02
8/2/2010
8/3/2010 0.00
8/4/2010 0.05
8/5/2010 1.79
8/6/2010 0.27
8/7/2010 0.18
8/8/2010 0.28
8/9/2010
8/10/2010
8/11/2010 0.05
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 0.00
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 0.30
8/16/2010 0.87
8/17/2010 0.11
8/18/2010 0.22
8/19/2010 1.02
8/20/2010 0.02
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.50
8/23/2010 0.04
8/24/2010 0.01
8/25/2010 0.00
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.02
8/28/2010 2.50
8/29/2010 0.07
8/30/2010 0.04
8/31/2010 0.00
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010 0.00
9/3/2010
9/4/2010
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.00
9/7/2010 0.20
9/8/2010 0.01
9/9/2010 0.01
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 0.00
9/13/2010 T
9/14/2010 T
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.00
9/17/2010
9/18/2010 0.00
9/19/2010
9/20/2010 0.00
9/21/2010 0.16
9/22/2010 0.10
9/23/2010 0.27
9/24/2010 0.00
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010 0.00
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010 0.00
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
6/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Late evening drizzle for several hours.
7/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain was expected yesterday and there was plenty around us, including over an inch in some places near Rodeo, NM, but we were in a hole and didn't get a drop. Now the tropical depression has exited and POP chances are low for the rest of the week.
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light drizzle shortly after midnight for 15 minutes.
7/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain in mid-afternoon.
7/16/2010 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Evening rain on and off, with drizzle late at night.
7/17/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We are getting teased repeatedly. Big cumulus around us, rumbling thunder and lightning, but nothing more than a few drops and drizzle.
7/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was supposed to be a big rain day but nary a drop.
7/19/2010 7:30 AM 0.37 M M M M Finally a good rain. Started about 4:00 pm and lasted a couple hours.
7/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.49 M M M M Hard rain for a short period around 7:00 pm, followed by some light rain on an off until about midnight. One of the best, longest-lasting lightning shows I can remember seeing in many years. Flashes every three seconds or so for about six hours. Lightning bolts going sideways, splitting into twos and threes, rolling, once a bolt broke into what looked like fireworks sparkles. In the valley about 8 miles east it rained over three inches. Spadefoot toads all out.
7/21/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M
7/25/2010 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/27/2010 7:30 AM 1.16 M M M M Short but hard rain mid-afternoon (.36 inches), then long steady rain a few hours later, around 5:00-6:30 pm. Partly clear after that. Lots of debris clouds this morning with a very soupy atmosphere.
7/29/2010 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/31/2010 7:30 AM 1.22 M M M M Rain started about 4:00 pm and lasted on and off for several hours. Hard rain followed by periods of drizzle, followed by more hard rain.
8/1/2010 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/3/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain here but some good rain about 20 miles east in the New Mexico bootheel in the afternoon.
8/4/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/5/2010 7:30 AM 1.79 M M M M Biggest storm of the season for us yesterday. Weather Service said 10% chance of rain and we got our wettest, most violent storm since last summer. Started around 3:30 pm and accelerated in intensity for the next hour or so. Several bouts of hail. Lots of lightning & thunder. Both Cave Creek and South Fork rose significantly and got muddy. Lots of fire debris brought down from South Fork in the evening (Horseshoe Fire-June).
8/6/2010 7:30 AM 0.27 M M M M Good rain at 3:00 pm for about 45 minutes, very cool and cloudy afterward for the rest of the evening.
8/7/2010 7:30 AM 0.18 M M M M Brief (15 minutes) rain late afternoon on Friday, then light rain overnight.
8/8/2010 7:30 AM 0.28 M M M M Early morning thunderstorm complex pushed north out of Mexico. Started raining at 2:53 am after a half hour of lightning and thunder. Lasted about an hour.
8/11/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/12/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Good, hard-raining storms over the high elevations of the Chiricahuas yesterday afternoon, but nothing here in the canyon (5,000 ft elev.)
8/14/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2010 7:30 AM 0.30 M M M M Evening rain
8/16/2010 7:30 AM 0.87 M M M M Best storm of the season for lightning and thunder. North Fork of Cave Creek is running higher by a few inches. Most of the rain fell within 30 minutes. Storm approached from the SE and moved to the NW over the Chriricahuas.
8/17/2010 7:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Overcast all day. Thunder began around 6:00PM. Very light rain fell over many hours.
8/18/2010 7:30 AM 0.22 M M M M
8/19/2010 7:30 AM 1.02 M M M M Thunderstorm began around 1:00 PM. Creek is flowing muddy and high.
8/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/21/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 7:30 AM 0.50 M M M M Most of the rain fell during the afternoon storm (4:30) but around 9:30 PM, a thunder & lightning did produce some rain, but mostly noise and a light show.
8/23/2010 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/24/2010 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Thunder and lightning everywhere, and rain everywhere else but right here. Only .01
8/25/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/28/2010 7:30 AM 2.50 M M M M Cave Creek was in flood stage, every side drainage was flowing and the rain fell in sheets.
8/29/2010 7:30 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/30/2010 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/31/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2010 7:30 AM 0.20 M M M M
9/8/2010 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/9/2010 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/10/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M Cloudy and overcast most of the day. One short burst of rain.
9/14/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M Overcast with some thunder that produced one short burst of rain early evening.
9/15/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2010 7:30 AM 0.16 M M M M Early afternoon rain that cooled the air temps to the low 70's. A nice slow even rain.
9/22/2010 7:30 AM 0.10 M M M M Woke up to a gentle rain that is continuing right now
9/23/2010 7:30 AM 0.27 M M M M
9/24/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
7/23/2010 7/24/2010 7:30 AM 2 0.07 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