Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AZ-PM-41 Latitude 32.32253
Station Name Picture Rocks 4.3 ESE Longitude -111.17742
County Pima Elevation (ft) 2410



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 0.98 0.25 31 0.25 31 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 0.62 0.02 30 0.02 30 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 1.03 0.59 31 0.59 31 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 10 0.93 3.52 31 3.52 31 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
Feb 10 0.95 1.71 28 1.71 28 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
March 10 0.91 0.95 31 0.95 31 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
April 10 0.34 0.06 30 0.06 30 0.00 0 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
May 10 0.17 0.00 30 0.00 30 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
June 10 0.24 0.00 29 0.00 29 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 1.93 1.77 29 1.77 29 0.00 0 0 6 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 2.43 1.24 28 1.24 28 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 1.06 0.00 27 0.00 27 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 11.59" 10.11" 355 days 10.11" 355 0.00" 0 days 0 45 days 11 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 0.00
10/2/2009 0.00
10/3/2009 0.25
10/4/2009 0.00
10/5/2009 0.00
10/6/2009 0.00
10/7/2009 0.00
10/8/2009 0.00
10/9/2009 0.00
10/10/2009 0.00
10/11/2009 0.00
10/12/2009 0.00
10/13/2009 0.00
10/14/2009 0.00
10/15/2009 0.00
10/16/2009 0.00
10/17/2009 0.00
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009 0.00
10/21/2009 0.00
10/22/2009 0.00
10/23/2009 0.00
10/24/2009 0.00
10/25/2009 0.00
10/26/2009 0.00
10/27/2009 0.00
10/28/2009 0.00
10/29/2009 0.00
10/30/2009 0.00
10/31/2009 0.00
11/1/2009 0.00
11/2/2009 0.00
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.00
11/7/2009 0.00
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009 0.00
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.00
11/13/2009 0.00
11/14/2009 0.00
11/15/2009 T
11/16/2009 0.00
11/17/2009 0.00
11/18/2009 0.00
11/19/2009 0.00
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009 0.00
11/22/2009 0.00
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009 0.00
11/25/2009 0.00
11/26/2009 0.00
11/27/2009 0.00
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.02
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.00
12/4/2009 0.00
12/5/2009 0.00
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 0.00
12/8/2009 0.07
12/9/2009 0.02
12/10/2009 0.00
12/11/2009 0.00
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.00
12/14/2009 0.00
12/15/2009 0.11
12/16/2009 0.00
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009 0.00
12/20/2009 0.00
12/21/2009 0.00
12/22/2009 0.00
12/23/2009 0.39
12/24/2009 0.00
12/25/2009 0.00
12/26/2009 0.00
12/27/2009 0.00
12/28/2009 0.00
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 0.00
12/31/2009 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.00
1/2/2010 0.00
1/3/2010 0.00
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 0.00
1/8/2010 0.00
1/9/2010 0.00
1/10/2010 0.00
1/11/2010 0.00
1/12/2010 0.00
1/13/2010 0.00
1/14/2010 0.00
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010 0.00
1/18/2010 T
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.57
1/21/2010 T
1/22/2010 1.59
1/23/2010 0.76
1/24/2010 0.00
1/25/2010 0.00
1/26/2010 0.00
1/27/2010 0.00
1/28/2010 0.45
1/29/2010 0.15
1/30/2010 0.00
1/31/2010 0.00
2/1/2010 0.00
2/2/2010 0.00
2/3/2010 0.00
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.00
2/6/2010 0.00
2/7/2010 0.33
2/8/2010 0.39
2/9/2010 0.00
2/10/2010 0.00
2/11/2010 0.35
2/12/2010 0.00
2/13/2010 0.00
2/14/2010 0.00
2/15/2010 0.00
2/16/2010 0.00
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 0.00
2/20/2010 0.00
2/21/2010 0.33
2/22/2010 0.01
2/23/2010 0.04
2/24/2010 0.00
2/25/2010 0.00
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.00
2/28/2010 0.26
3/1/2010 0.36
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 0.00
3/4/2010 0.00
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 0.00
3/7/2010 0.03
3/8/2010 0.20
3/9/2010 0.05
3/10/2010 0.04
3/11/2010 0.05
3/12/2010 0.00
3/13/2010 0.00
3/14/2010 0.00
3/15/2010 0.00
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010 0.00
3/20/2010 0.00
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.04
3/24/2010 0.18
3/25/2010 0.00
3/26/2010 0.00
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010 0.00
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 0.00
3/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.00
4/2/2010 0.00
4/3/2010 0.00
4/4/2010 0.00
4/5/2010 0.00
4/6/2010 0.00
4/7/2010 0.00
4/8/2010 0.00
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 0.00
4/13/2010 0.00
4/14/2010 0.00
4/15/2010 0.00
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.00
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 T
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.03
4/23/2010 0.03
4/24/2010 0.00
4/25/2010 0.00
4/26/2010 0.00
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 0.00
4/30/2010 0.00
5/1/2010 0.00
5/2/2010 0.00
5/3/2010 T
5/4/2010
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 0.00
5/7/2010 0.00
5/8/2010 0.00
5/9/2010 0.00
5/10/2010 0.00
5/11/2010 0.00
5/12/2010 0.00
5/13/2010 0.00
5/14/2010 0.00
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 0.00
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.00
5/21/2010 0.00
5/22/2010 0.00
5/23/2010 0.00
5/24/2010 0.00
5/25/2010 0.00
5/26/2010 0.00
5/27/2010 0.00
5/28/2010 0.00
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.00
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.00
6/3/2010 0.00
6/4/2010 0.00
6/5/2010 0.00
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010 0.00
6/8/2010 0.00
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.00
6/12/2010
6/13/2010 0.00
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010 0.00
6/16/2010 0.00
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010 0.00
6/19/2010 0.00
6/20/2010 0.00
6/21/2010 0.00
6/22/2010 0.00
6/23/2010 0.00
6/24/2010 0.00
6/25/2010 0.00
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
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010
7/10/2010 T
7/11/2010 T
7/12/2010 0.00
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.00
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 T
7/18/2010 T
7/19/2010 0.00
7/20/2010 0.03
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 0.03
7/23/2010 0.00
7/24/2010 0.00
7/25/2010 0.00
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.03
7/29/2010 0.25
7/30/2010 1.25
7/31/2010 0.18
8/1/2010 0.24
8/2/2010 0.00
8/3/2010 0.00
8/4/2010
8/5/2010 0.00
8/6/2010 0.07
8/7/2010 0.00
8/8/2010 0.08
8/9/2010 0.04
8/10/2010 0.00
8/11/2010 0.10
8/12/2010 T
8/13/2010
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.04
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010 0.02
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.08
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.00
8/25/2010 0.18
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.14
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.25
8/30/2010 0.00
8/31/2010
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010 0.00
9/3/2010 0.00
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.00
9/7/2010 T
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.00
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.00
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.00
9/19/2010 0.00
9/20/2010 0.00
9/21/2010 0.00
9/22/2010 0.00
9/23/2010 0.00
9/24/2010 0.00
9/25/2010
9/26/2010 0.00
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hate to sound trite but, "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning...." Low was 59 last night here just west of the Picture Rocks of the Tucson Mtns.
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, cool morning; low of 55 degrees here.
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Yippee! Much needed rain came during the night at slow intervals which soaked into the ground. Now, we need more!
10/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another gorgeous October morning with clear skies; humidity up but no rain last night.
10/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy morning.
10/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, cool morning.
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool morning; cloudy on the horizon; got down to 51° last night. Our 10% chance of rain did not happen, of course.
10/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another cool 52° morning; few clouds. Promise of rain did not materialize yesterday or last night.
10/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M low cloud cover; not as cool as yesterday.
10/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warmer 59° nights, high thin clouds in a mostly blue sky.
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just another beautiful, clear, cool morning with no hint of moisture in the air!
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sorry this report is so late; I had computer problems and am just now up and running again.
10/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We got to 92° yesterday here in our little microclimate; it was hotter in town. Strange but somehow typical Tucson weather. Clear blue skies and a very pleasant 76° degrees right now but we expect close to 100° by late afternoon--at least at the official station at the airport.
10/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Was a hot day yesterday and a warm night. No hint of moisture in the air anywhere!
10/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler (70 degrees) this morning. Clear blue skies with some haze on the horizon.
10/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezy, some dark clouds on the horizon, cool morning with forecasts of back to "normal" fall weather for Tucson.
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool last night: 48 degrees and yesterday's high was 81 degrees in our little microclimate. No clouds, no rain but yesterday's winds and clouds brought hope, to no avail.
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful weekend with warm days and cool nights; windy last night but clear blue skies this morning and gentle breezes. No rain, obviously!
10/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Change is in the air; cooler last night, windy and cloud formations ahead of the front bringing truly late fall weather. No rain, of course.
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy cloud cover but still mild temperatures; low of 51 degrees last night and still windy.
10/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low of 31 degrees lat night; 32 degrees at 7:00am and our high yesterday was only 61; clear bright starry skies last night; clear blue skies this morning. Extremely low humidity and dew point -- dry as a bone.
10/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was cool with a high of 59 degrees and last night's low was a bit warmer at 34 degrees. Clear blue skies and calm winds. Air is bone dry. Oh, and no moisture in sight, of course.
10/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Halloween! Last night's low was 41 degrees and the high yesterday was 63; supposed to warm up now. Skies remain clear and beautifully blue. Not exactly rain weather.
11/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezy, clear morning with warming temperatures yesterday and last night -- great for the kids out trick or treating. Rain? Nada!
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Quite warm yesterday at 81 degrees here in our little microsystem while Tucson got to 88 degrees; our low was 52 last night. Beautiful blue, cloudless skies and dry air. It is the desert after all.
11/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot night; low was only 67 and high yesterday was 88 degrees (92 in town). Plants are suffering and so is our water bill.
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful early-sun-lit cumulous clouds keep hope alive for some moisture other than from the end of my hose! Breezy and warm. Yesterday's high here was 92 and last night's low was 62 -- not exactly normal November weather even for the Tucson area.
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloud cover most of yesterday with high of 84 (before noon) and low last night of 57 (early this morning); heavy dark clouds to the west: hope springs eternal.
11/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2009 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful warm day with a high of 82 and a low of 52 yesterday; same expected for today. Some high clouds but nothing which portends rain. Here is our little microclimate we are a -5.32 inches for the year so far, a year in which we had high hopes for a "normal" rainfall total. The city is even worse off.
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy, warm days and warm nights; not exactly normal -- even for Tucson -- fall weather. Everything is dried out!
11/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy cloud cover most of yesterday and this morning. Temps still warm but a change is obviously coming. No moisture, of course.
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not even a trace, although things did look promising last night. Yesterday's high came at 10:00am and last night's low was 50 degrees.
11/15/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M We finally got moisture -- just a trace, unmeasurable, but two welcome little showers: one about 1:00pm and one at 3:40pm, each lasting only 3 - 4 minutes but welcome nonetheless! Highs in the high sixties and lows in the low 40s here in our little microclimate.
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful, clear fall morning.
11/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My "hard copy" record looks like a sea of ditto marks. No rain, blue skies, mild day and night temps. I almost envy those lucky souls who have something interesting to report.
11/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some high wispy clouds this morning; temps still in the 70's during the day and mid 40's at night with no rain in sight and a deficit of 6 inches for the year -- greater than our actual rain total! The drought is alive and well!
11/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just another beautiful Tucson late fall day; high sixties during the day and mid forties at night. No moisture in sight, of course.
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
11/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High winds yesterday and high clouds seem to portend a change in the weather that the meteorologists have been predicting. Very warm with a 77.5 high and only 59.5 low last night. Could not use my al fresco refrigerator for the left overs this year.
11/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gorgeous red skies and heavy cloud cover; hope springs eternal.
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M heavy cloud cover but no joy yet.
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M OH JOY! The thunder and lightning started in the NE last night at about 6:00pm and continued until 7:00 moving from East to West in the near northern sky, Light rain began about 6:30pm and continued intermittently through the night. The plants are grateful; I am grateful but we need more as everyone knows. The clouds in the sky this morning bring hope of more to come.
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Much cooler now with bright and beautiful rainless skies yesterday.
12/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear skies, lows in low 40's and highs in mid to low 60's in our little microclimate just west of the Tucson Mtns. Our total rainfall for the year is at 6.04 inches, a deficit of nearly that amount. Yikes!
12/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hit the freezing mark about midnight last night; then, inexplicably, it started slowly warming up instead of cooling further. Red skies this morning. Reports of rain coming. Oh dear, I do hope so.
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy, dark cloud bank on horizon from SW to NE; looked just like a Chesapeake Bay squall line! Eventually dissipated over the following 5 hours.
12/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing yet! Waiting anxiously. Weather warmed up though.
12/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Strong winds began about 1:00pm yesterday and a brief light rain about 4:50pm. Then the winds picked up even more with strong gusts rearranging everything in the yard and on decks throughout the night. Light, misty rain started about 3:20am and continues at this time. The plants which were stripped of all their moisture by the winds are soaking it up! We really cannot call this -- so far -- the heavy rains we were told to expect but are extremely grateful for what we have gotten.
12/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The reported rain accumulation happened between 7:00am and 9:00am yesterday as the remains of the large Monday night/Tuesday morning storm, December 7/8.
12/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wow! Out here in our little microclimate we hit 30 degrees early this morning and that was a full 10 degrees below predicted levels -- I believed the forecasters and did not cover the plants. Oh well. No more rain of course.
12/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warming up a bit at night (40 degrees low last 24 hours); hope for rain in the forecast.
12/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pretty much back to the normal highs in the high sixties/low seventies and lows in the mid to high forties. Looks to be yet another beautiful day -- one without rain, of course.
12/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nope! But, dew point raising. Maybe???? UPDATE: at 8:31 this morning a light misty rain began. Will report tomorrow as usual.
12/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Yippee!!!!! Light misty rain began at 8:30 yesterday morning and continued until 11:45, at times becoming moderately heavy. The recording is from my "official" gauge; my other recorded 0.17 inches but no matter, the cacti and other plants are happy campers this morning.
12/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Balmy days and balmy nights (70/43) but Oh, does this Montana native long for a white Christmas. Those of you in the "northern tier" probably are tired of it already.
12/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ah, winter at last -- though that doesn't mean much in Tucson; daily temps in the 70's and lows in the mid to high 40's although it is to be colder by Christmas Day the forecasters say. My daughter in Winchester, VA got 22 inches of snow at her home. She will not be going to work today as her route there is blocked by abandoned cars.
12/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M Yippee!!! We got a good rain for about 45minutes last night. And then the temps fell!
12/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A strange occurrence: I found a trace of water in the gauge but we had no rain that I could discern yesterday; my digital collector also registered 0.01 inch. I am not reporting it as rain until told to do so by those higher on the pay scale. Please advise. Merry Christmas everyone.
12/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Merry Christmas to one and all. Thank you, CoCoRaHS, for giving me a purpose, a significant role which can contribute to our understanding of how Earth's systems function.
12/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nope! Clouds though.
12/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks as if we are going to end the year with a rain deficit greater than what actually fell during 2009. This is a tragic situation for southern Arizona, not to mention the rest of the nation. Perhaps a new year and a new decade will bring changes.
12/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My wish for the New Year is that we somehow manage to catch up on our rainfall totals in such a way as to avoid flooding and property destruction. A further wish is that CoCoRaHS gains active and diligent community members where it most needs them. Happy New Year everyone.
1/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy New Year and my best wishes for a decade where our hopes are fulfilled whenever possible.
1/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our southern Arizona winter weather is wonderful compared to the NE, but we still suffer from drought and that is not a good thing. Highs in the high 60's and lows in the 40's here in our little microclimate.
1/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very high winds began about midnight; subsided about 6:30am. Last night's/this morning's low at 47 degrees. And the eastern ? of the nation continues to suffer a harsh winter start to 2010.
1/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After submitting my "normal" report yesterday morning, I witnessed the most beautiful sunrise I have seen in years. The skies were magenta to purple and every color in between with gorgeous corals to raspberry reds. However, the "sailor's warning" did not come true.
1/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not even a trace of rain but interesting rolling "flashing lights" in our NE sky about 1:30 am; must have been cloud to cloud lightning without any resulting thunder. It reminded this child of the northern mountain/prairie interface of what we used to call "heat" or "dry" lightning.
1/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain began 13 minutes ago at 6:45am; clouds increased throughout the day yesterday keeping the temperatures moderate as the dew point climbed. Hope springs eternal for a good soaker today and tomorrow.
1/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing yet. I keep watching the skies hopefully.
1/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M High winds began at 9:30pm followed by very heavy rains at 11:45pm; storm lasted about an hour. Too much too soon for the dry soil to absorb fully but more to come.
1/21/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M High winds and driven rain began about 4:45am (woke me up) but nothing recorded in gauge. Stone walkway was wet and I heard the rain on our windows so recorded a trace amount. Is it possible that horizontal rain does not record in the gauges? Beautiful sunny day yesterday.
1/22/2010 7:00 AM 1.59 0.0 M 0.0 M Whooppee! Very strong winds all day yesterday but no rain at all until after dark. Light rain started at 10:34pm with very heavy wind-blown downpours from 10:52 to 11:29; then steady rain all night until about 4:00am. Winds picked up again at 6:10am but quiet again right now; now light sprinkling of rain started again.
1/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.76 0.0 M 0.0 M Our rain came through the night in torrential bursts of a minute or less between light rains or nothing at all. On one occasion there was a downpour happening at one end of our home and nothing at all 65 feet away at the other end. Our little microclimate continues to fascinate me. Our "low" this morning was 10 degrees above predictions, our rainfall surprisingly high and none of the predicted snow at all. But, we are so very very grateful for the much needed moisture.
1/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Well, it was fun while it lasted. Now, hopefully, my cacti and desert flowering bushes and plants will survive another year. Got down to 29 degrees last night and yesterday's high was only 58.
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Each morning for the past three there has been a trace of moisture in the gauge and our ground has been wet; however, I have not been recording this as "rain" as it must be dew or other condensation--cloudless blue skies just don't emit rain, I think. Please advise if this is incorrect procedure.
1/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M There were several brief heavy periods of rain throughout the night.
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Reading is from the remnants of yesterday's early morning storm which ended here at 2:30pm. After 10:00 am it was mainly in the form of a misty drizzle; the nearby Tucson Mtns were fogged in until mid-afternoon.
1/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M What an utterly beautiful southern Arizona day it was yesterday!
1/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Nothing yet, but it looks as if we may get rain later in the day; things are pretty iffy here in our little microclimate.
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Alas, in our little microclimate nestled against the west face of the Tucson Mtns/Picture Rocks, we missed out. There may have been a trace of rain but I could not confirm it.
2/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M Moderate rain started at 3:04 am (woke me up) and continues at this time. No pyrotechnics associated with this storm. I do love el Nino! My daughter in Winchester, VA does not: 31 inches new snow and no electricity!
2/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M From 8:55am to 9:52 intermittent heavy rain for 4 - 5 minutes duration each and then light rain for a total for this storm of 0.72 when rain stopped completely by noon.
2/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain began late morning with heavy downpours and lasted for 1 hr 25 minutes; first total 0.27 inch. Then late afternoon at 3:44pm the second wave came lasting 20 minutes til 5:05 raising the total that recorded and ending with a magnificent rainbow. Dark skies this morning hint at more to come.
2/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Looks as if we will have yet another gorgeous day,
2/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M And yet another gorgeous Tucson late winter day with highs in the mid 70's and bright clear skies.
2/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M Two periods of rain, one in the am (0.22 inches) and one the pm (0.11 inches) for the total shown. It is a good thing for our parched desert; maybe the drought will be eased a bit.
2/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Looked threatening all yesterday, off and on, but until early this morning we did not get any rain.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M It seems as if here in our little microclimate, we missed much of the storm but it got darn cold last night: 29.5 and I suspect my plants suffered!
2/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain clouds all over and back to warmer nights after below freezing temps earlier in the week.
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.00 Yesterday's clouds driven away by winds; now not a one in sight.
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain started shortly before 1;00am and continued intermittently throughout the night; it is raining moderately at present.
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M 0.0 M rain continued intermittently throughout most of yesterday; total for this event was 0.62 inches and my cacti are loving it all!
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The total rainfall for the first two months in our little microclimate is 5.82 inches. The normal for the area at this time is less than 2 inches. The official total at the airport 20 miles southeast is just over 4 inches.
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High clouds moving in. Mid 40's last night and expect high 60's to low 70's today.
3/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain came at 11:00pm last night and was brief. Bright day but clouds indicate more coming. Reports state 100% chance -- an anomaly in the desert.
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Intermittent rain all day for total shown since last report; temp dropped steadily from high at 10:30am with one heavy downpour in afternoon.
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M cold clear morning
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Temperature continued to drop all day long yesterday with intermittent brief periods of heavy rain accompanied by very high winds in the afternoon. Woke up to below freezing temps this morning.
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Another cold morning!
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Oh! What a beautiful morning!
3/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Wee bit nippy at 39 degrees last night but warming trend is predicted for rest of the week; first weekend without rain in some time.
3/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M It appears it is too late for several of my trees and a few of the saguaros, even with the wonderful, well-spaced rains we have had this winter. They probably have succumbed to the severe and prolonged drought.
3/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M partly cloudy; hint of rain in the air; lows in upper 40's and high yesterday was 80; windy
3/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 0.00
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Light intermittent rain throughout the night which continues at this time. Refreshing.
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Several little rain storms several hours apart for the total yesterday and last night.
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M What a beautiful Easter morn; the sunrise was magnificent. The desert is is in full bloom. Thank you, El Nino.
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Grey skies and birds singing. Lots of pollen in the air makes for itchy eyes and difficult breathing. Spring is here in the desert SW.
4/20/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Brief sprinkling of rain from verga which actually made it to the ground around 8:00 am. Otherwise nada.
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M 0.00 light rain and drizzle intermittently most of afternoon and evening.
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Gorgeous morning with bright blue clear skies. Air is fresh; plants enjoyed the little rain we did get yesterday morning.
4/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Rain seemed all around us but we only got a trace in the late afternoon; extremely windy with gusts up to 55mph.
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a beautiful day; hit 97 degrees yesterday; AC weather on its way!
5/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Spring is definitely here in the Sonoran Desert; very warm days, clear cool to warm nights and the feel that heat is just around the corner; trees have their yellow-green spring leaves and the cacti are blooming as are the desert bushes.
5/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful mornings; hot days; cool nights; just as it should be!
5/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M truly beautiful morning; 72 degrees at 7:00am
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a change from "normal." Awoke to 44 degrees this morning; clear skies and calm air.
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot weather has arrived.
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot hot days; warm nights; summer is here.
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Monsoon clouds appeared this morning for the first time.
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Humidity and dew point creeping up; Monsoons are on their way and we need the rains badly.
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 Humidity and dew point are rising toward Monsoon levels; we did not get any rain in the past 24 hours but did get dust storms and high winds.
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 Nada ;(
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
7/6/2010 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
7/10/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Got just enough to raise humidity even higher and to wet walkways. No measurable amount in gauge.
7/11/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Lots of virga so all we got was a trace of precipitation and high humidity. Wish the Monsoon rains would come.
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No joy, but very high humidity! Saw virga in the distance
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No Joy!
7/17/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M slightly dampened walkway; some virga must have made it down; still no true monsoonal storms here.
7/18/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M All around us but nothing but a few sprinkles for 15 min or so about 10:30 last night. Lots of pyrotechnics fun to watch.
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Yippee! First measurable rain since spring -- April 23rd.
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Sorry this is late; the time of observation is correct. 3 miles west of here the valley received 2 inches of rain in a 48 minutes; flooding followed.
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nada! Rain rain all around and none for me.
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Is this going to be another frustratingly dry monsoon here in our little microclimate?
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M :(
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M :(
7/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M :)
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M ;) :) :) :) At last!
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 1.25 M M M M Intermittent rain squalls started at 11:45am and continued throughout the afternoon with periods of very heavy wind-driven rain for a total of 0.59 inch by 3:00pm Light rains continued intermittently until about midnight when heavy rains started and continued until 3:20am.
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M intermittent light rain during pm yesterday; no flooding here but considerable flooding in the valley; plants are enjoying high humidity and soaking rains.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M again total is the result of intermittent rain throughout the day yesterday; cleared by evening and no rain during the night
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M nice soaking rain in the early evening hours.
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M rain came during the night; lots of thunder and lightning with it. Do not know when it started or stopped.
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Seemed like we got more rain than than recorded in the gauge, but the gauge doesn't lie. Flowering plants and cacti are looking wonderful now.
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Brief downpour at 6:30 tapering off to showers and ended within an hour. A very isolated monsoonal storm and very localized in this area. We are grateful!
8/12/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M strange little popup mini shower about 6:30 last night. barely wet the walkways.
8/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Violent storm with high winds moved quickly through at 5:15 last evening; resulted in 2 ½ hour power outage; lots of lightning and thunder and not much rain but heavy downpours seen to the west.
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M High winds, lightning, thunder, dark clouds swirling and all we got was a measly 0..02 inch. It was fun to watch, though.
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Welcome monsoonal rains last night and woke this morning to a steamy atmosphere. Plants love it
8/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Very active atmosphere with extensive lightning strikes nearby and crashing thunder; no hail and less than 1/5 inch of rain recorded but and exciting afternoon.
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M intermittent showers most of the day yesterday starting at 0735 and ending mid-afternoon
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M First showers began at 1:45pm & lasted just 10 min; lightning and thunder all afternoon with small intermittent thundershowers and power outages. Heavy rains started at 6:50pm and lasted until 7:23 with brief periods of light rains between squall lines.
8/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Just enough to dampen the sidewalks and make the foliage glisten. West of us heavy showers could be seen.
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M rain, rain all around but nada here in our little microclimate; perhaps the monsoons are over for us.
9/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It appears as if our monsoon is over; 3.78 inches total for the monsoon recorded in our little microclimate in the Tucson Mtns for this year. A good year, all things considered.
9/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain all around but none here in our little microclimate
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain at all in our little microclimate in the Tucson Mtns. All of Tucson and surrounding regions got heavy downpours but no joy here.
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



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