Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MI-CX-2 Latitude 45.74985016
Station Name Beaver Island 5.9 NNW Longitude -85.51033475
County Charlevoix Elevation (ft) 594



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 3.62 6.16 31 3.77 16 2.39 15 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 2.71 0.84 29 0.84 29 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 2.52 1.74 30 1.03 13 0.71 17 2 5 0 1.4 1 0
Jan 10 2.10 0.35 31 0.09 21 0.26 10 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 10 1.33 1.28 28 1.28 24 0.00 4 1 4 1 0.0 0 0
March 10 1.99 0.12 31 0.12 31 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
April 10 2.56 1.13 30 0.00 13 1.13 17 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 10 2.80 2.28 30 1.37 25 0.91 5 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
June 10 2.55 9.01 33 5.55 26 3.46 7 3 12 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 2.51 2.48 26 2.48 26 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 2.89 3.28 30 3.28 27 0.00 3 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 3.81 7.09 30 3.14 20 3.95 10 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 31.39" 35.76" 359 days 22.95" 271 12.81" 88 days 12 75 days 2 days 1.4" 1 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 0.49
10/4/2009 0.87
10/5/2009 0.03
10/6/2009 0.13
10/7/2009 1.01
10/8/2009 0.00
10/9/2009 0.00
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 2.39
10/25/2009 0.00
10/26/2009 0.04
10/27/2009 0.47
10/28/2009 0.00
10/29/2009 0.00
10/30/2009 0.54
10/31/2009 0.19
11/1/2009 0.09
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 0.00
11/16/2009 0.00
11/17/2009 0.00
11/18/2009 0.00
11/19/2009 0.09
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009 0.00
11/22/2009 0.06
11/23/2009 0.03
11/24/2009 0.00
11/25/2009 0.43
11/26/2009 0.03
11/27/2009
11/28/2009 0.11
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.23
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.00
12/4/2009 0.00
12/5/2009 0.00
12/6/2009
12/7/2009 0.00
12/8/2009 0.00
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 0.28
12/25/2009
12/26/2009 0.49
12/27/2009 0.08
12/28/2009 0.08
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 0.00
12/31/2009 0.15
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.00
1/2/2010
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 0.09
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 0.00 **
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 0.26
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.00
1/31/2010 0.00
2/1/2010 0.03
2/2/2010 0.00
2/3/2010 T
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.00 **
2/6/2010 **
2/7/2010 **
2/8/2010 0.00
2/9/2010 0.00
2/10/2010
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 0.00
2/13/2010 0.00
2/14/2010 0.00
2/15/2010 0.00
2/16/2010 0.17
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 0.00
2/20/2010 0.00
2/21/2010 0.00
2/22/2010 0.00
2/23/2010 0.17
2/24/2010 0.00
2/25/2010 0.00
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.91
2/28/2010 0.00
3/1/2010 0.00
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 0.00
3/8/2010 0.00
3/9/2010 0.00
3/10/2010 0.00
3/11/2010 0.00
3/12/2010 0.09
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 0.03
3/20/2010 0.00
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.00
3/24/2010 0.00
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 **
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 1.13
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.00
4/23/2010 0.00
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 0.15
5/2/2010 0.00
5/3/2010 0.00
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.54
5/6/2010 0.07
5/7/2010 **
5/8/2010 **
5/9/2010 **
5/10/2010 **
5/11/2010 0.91
5/12/2010 0.00
5/13/2010 0.00
5/14/2010 0.20
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 0.41
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
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.02
6/3/2010
6/4/2010 0.00
6/5/2010 0.32
6/6/2010 0.56
6/7/2010 0.10
6/8/2010 0.00
6/9/2010 0.56
6/10/2010 0.43
6/11/2010 0.00
6/12/2010 0.72
6/13/2010 0.00
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010 0.00
6/16/2010 1.30
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010 0.04
6/19/2010 0.00
6/20/2010 0.00
6/21/2010 0.00
6/22/2010 0.55
6/23/2010 0.00
6/24/2010 0.90 **
6/25/2010 **
6/26/2010 **
6/27/2010 1.73
6/28/2010 0.05
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
7/5/2010 0.23
7/6/2010 0.16
7/7/2010 T
7/8/2010 0.17
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010
7/12/2010 0.00
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010
7/15/2010 0.05
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010
7/18/2010
7/19/2010 0.39
7/20/2010 0.03
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 0.00
7/23/2010 0.42
7/24/2010 0.21
7/25/2010 0.05
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.62
7/29/2010 0.00
7/30/2010 0.00
7/31/2010 0.15
8/1/2010 0.00
8/2/2010 0.26
8/3/2010 0.25
8/4/2010 0.00
8/5/2010 0.00
8/6/2010 0.06
8/7/2010 0.00
8/8/2010 0.00
8/9/2010 0.07
8/10/2010 0.00
8/11/2010 0.00
8/12/2010 0.10
8/13/2010 0.00
8/14/2010 0.11
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.22
8/18/2010
8/19/2010 0.99
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.76
8/22/2010 **
8/23/2010 **
8/24/2010 0.00
8/25/2010 0.46
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.00
8/30/2010 0.00
8/31/2010 0.00
9/1/2010 1.09
9/2/2010 0.00
9/3/2010 0.83
9/4/2010 0.30
9/5/2010 0.11
9/6/2010 0.04
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.31
9/9/2010 0.00
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 0.33
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 **
9/16/2010 **
9/17/2010 **
9/18/2010 **
9/19/2010 **
9/20/2010 **
9/21/2010 **
9/22/2010 **
9/23/2010 **
9/24/2010 3.95
9/25/2010 0.08
9/26/2010 0.00
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010 0.00
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.05



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
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
10/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M
10/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
10/7/2009 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2009 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 0.04 M M M M
10/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2009 11:15 AM 0.54 M M M M
10/31/2009 9:30 AM 0.19 M M M M
11/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
11/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
11/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.09 M 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
11/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
11/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
11/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2009 10:00 AM 0.43 M M M M
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Happy turkey day from the island. Lots of folks on the boat from the mainland yesterday for the holidays and a bunch more on the air lines. Some delays as the ceiling dropped below minimums for landing.
11/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Nice bright sunrise on the island, the sun continues to go south and the water in the harbor is a steel gray that's typical of this time of year.
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
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
12/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Way more moisture than I expected. We did get some sleet/snow and the roads are ice covered but it didn't seem like that much.
12/27/2009 12:00 PM 0.08 1.4 0.08 M M Snow showers off and on. Looks dark on the mainland tho.
12/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 M 0.08 M M
12/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Gloomy day on the island but the ceiling is high enough for the planes to fly. The harbor is about 30% ice covered and it's early for that much coverage.
1/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's nice and sunny on the island and we can see the dark snow clouds on the mainland.
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
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 No snow for days as we don't get the lake effect snow. Lite snow falling now. The harbor is about 40% frozen over.
1/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some sunshine yesterday, nice. The harbor froze over after the winds died down but it's still to thin to walk or drive on. Some good ice fishing on Lake Genezarth and large bluegills on Fox Lake.
1/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2010 1:30 PM 0.09 M 0.09 M M
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
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beaver Island is interesting in that we do not receive much lake effect snow. We look out our front window and it's nice and clear and sometimes the sun is shining. On the horizon though you can see a black cloud that is snow on the mainland. The airports here will be open while the one in Charlevoix is closed because of the blowing snow.
1/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
2/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Just a trace of snow last night but nice a sunny now.
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No snow again. Good for the deer but not for anyone with a snowmobile or the lake levels.
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
2/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No snow again while I see folks downstate are getting some.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Just a dusting yesterday and nice and sunny. Wonder of part of the moister accumulated is from the frost this morning?
2/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.91 M M M M
2/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another nice day. The harbor is still frozen and yesterday someone drove a truck out to the middle to check a tip-up.
3/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain and the area needs the moisture. The harbor ice has turned black and there is a large crack from the ferry dock to the old Coast Guard station. No word on when the ice breaker will arrive to break out the Emerald Isle.
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Just enough to wet the ground. The ice in the harbor continues to turn black.
3/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The ice in the harbor continues to melt. Dead fish float to the top and are trapped in the ice. When it starts melting the birds come to feed and yesterday there were 6 eagles plus a bunch of crows behind the ferry boat fighting over the fish, needles to say the eagles won.
3/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The ice is gone behind the ferry dock so we will not need the Coast Guard ice breaker. Lots of black ice is still in the north end the harbor.
3/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More open water in the harbor. Some skim ice forms in the morning but it's gone by noon. We have a contest on the island to guess when a tower placed on the ice by the marina goes in. There is still about 8 inches of ice under it so it will be a while. http://beaverislandforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2155
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Only .03 of moisture but it helps with the fire danger. The tower we place on the harbor went in the water yesterday afternoon and there is just some skim ice left. The tug Wendy Ann left yesterday for Ironton with load of logs, first commercial boat out of the harbor.
3/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry day. With the cold nights skim ice forms on the harbor and you can see the birds standing on it.
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last night the winds were from the SE at 9,this morning gusts to 30 out of the NW and much cooler. We need rain!
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry day but the wind has died down. The airport is reporting 19 degrees and it's 22 on the harbor.
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The tug Wendy Ann left for Ironton yesterday with the second load of logs that were cut over the winter. The ferry boat Emerald Isle will be making her first trip to the mainland a week from Wednesday.
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still no rain, the lake level is down over a foot.
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The radar shows a nice rain just to the south of Traverse City but nothing on the island.
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More the same...no rain. The fire danger is in the Extreme Category. Maybe this weekend.
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 0.15 M M M M Better than nothing, at least it will keep the road dust down.
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2010 7:20 AM 0.54 M M M M Nice rain and the island needs it. Radar shows the showers ending over Gull Island about 10 miles to the West.
5/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Only .07 but we'll take any moisture. Brisk winds today from the NW, fast ride to the mainland (Charlevoix) on the planes to day.
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 0.20 M 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 Gorgeous day on the island, sunny and no wind. A couple of sailboats are at the marina and a powerboat came in yesterday from the mainland. We need rain.
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gorgeous weather continues but no rain, the roads outsides of town are extremely dusty.
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 Radar shows rain to the south and moving this way. A group of kyak's went to Garden Island yesterday (two miles to the north).
5/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Nice rain last nite and it will help the fire danger and the dusty roads. Looks like another nice day on the island. Those folks who go south for the winter are starting to show up around town.
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm on the mainland but the S wind over the water keeps the harbor area nice and cool.
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 Great weather on the island but we need rain, the fire danger is high. Lots of boats in the water and strangers in the stores.
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The radar showed a couple of thunderstorms to the west but the fizzled out. Weather is in an August mode. Like all of us we need rain.
6/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M It's been so long since we had rain the water in the gauge was muddy from the dust in the air. Settled the dust but we need lots more.
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2010 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M .32 Inches Ahhhhhhhhhh
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M .56" More Ahnnnnnnnnnnnnn
6/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Strong E wind yesterday and the planes didn't fly until after lunch. Suspect it was a rough ride on the boat to the mainland. Cool 45 this AM.
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Nice soaking rain. Flights to and from the island will be delayed until the ceiling increases. The buoy west of here reports 7 foot seas so it will be an "interesting" ride on the boat to the mainland. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=45001
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Thunderstorms yesterday and one cell had a touch of hail. Cool today.
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Another nice rain. One of the local weather "people" stated that the jet stream has moved north and that is Ihy we are receiving more storms. Big weekend on the island, Holy Cross Catholic Church is having it's 150th year anniversary and tomorrow is the pig roast. Everyone is invited, including you folks on the mainland.
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 Cool and cloudy on the island. Took an early walk and there were three deer walking through our downtown (such as it is!)
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 1.30 M M M M Nice steady rain. Hopefully the lake levels will rise over the next few weeks.
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Trace (.03) in the rain gauge today but the radar indicates some light showers on the way. Strong S wind today and some whitecaps in the harbor.
6/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain but interested in seeing the comments and data from the downstate reporters.
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 0.55 M M M M
6/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Radar shows a big storm on the way. The island was fogged in yesterday morning. No planes to the mainland until late morning.
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M The storm yesterday morning dropped .83 and then another .07 last nite. I had to raise my dock in the harbor once and if this keeps up it will need to go up again, but hey we'll take it.
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Cool and windy on the island. First bike marathon yesterday and a good turn out. The roads were nice and firm from the recent rain.
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 Cold and windy but nice and sunny. Warming trend towards the 4th.
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 Strong SW winds continue, whitecaps in the harbor again. A number of sailboats anchored in the harbor for the big "doin's" this weekend.
7/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Nice 4th on the island and our usual good fireworks Strong SW winds prevented people from boating but other than that it was a nice day.
7/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Lots of people headed off the island yesterday and they had to fire up the old Beaver Islander to handle the overflow. Nice but windy.
7/7/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Heavy fog this morning but it's starting to lift so the planes may be delayed some. First day in a while with no wind.
7/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Fog returned but not as bad as yesterday. The first plane didn't leave the island until 11:00 AM. You could hear the Emerald Isle's fog horn as she approached the island.
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
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny but the wind kicked up in the afternoon.
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Strong winds when the front came through. The buoy off Washington Island shows 7-foot seas last nite but it's starting to calm down. Page location of the buoy, click on the small chart next to the wave heights for the log. http://bit.ly/aysYMi
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Nice gentle rain that we always need to keep the fire danger down.
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just a nice summer day on the island.
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Foggy and low ceiling so the planes will be grounded for a while and the mail will be late. Big "family" flotilla anchored in the harbor yesterday, 4 boats in the 40-60 foot range plus one chartered 40/+ for the cooks!
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M ...and more rain on the way.
7/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One of our nicest summer days yet and today looks like it will continue. Bright moon over the harbor last night.
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Basic thunderstorm and a good one. The island is sand for the most part so we don't have any standing water after a big storm but the streets are still wet.
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Nice rain. This has been the best summer in a long time.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2010 3:00 PM 0.26 M M M M
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Like much of MI it's hot and humid on the island. Good day to go for a swim or wade in the water and cool off.
8/4/2010 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 0.06 M M M M
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool on the island but nice. Annual homecoming celebration is in full swing so the weather is appreciated.
8/8/2010 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2010 7:55 AM 0.07 M M M M I was just ready to submit my 0.0" when a fast-moving shower went through.
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Another nice rainfall for the garden but the humidity is still high, beats the winter tho.
8/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Hot (for us) and humid. The swimming beach water is like taking a bath it's so warm.
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.99 M M M M Wow---basic thunderboomers last night with lots of lightning and thunder. Would not like to have been on one of the sailboats anchored in the harbor!
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M Even the ground over here (mostly sand) became saturated yesterday and we had standing water in some places. Good for the Lake level tho.
8/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 1.09 M M M M The most rain in one day this year (1.09").
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M
9/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M The winds have switched to the north and it's getting colder. The buoy in Lake Superior shows almost 18 foot waves last nite. http://bit.ly/akja2g The one off Washington Island shows it had almost 9 footers. http://bit.ly/bF7NE1 The second annual Beaver Island marathon is today and it will not be fun. Yesterday there was suppose to be two boats to bring runners over but the second boat was canceled.
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunderstorm last nite and another windy day. National Data Center Buoy Station 45002 Hhalfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands reports 6.9 foot seas and building.
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M I noticed on the radar that the rain on the mainland looks like "lake effect" showers. Does this count as "real precipitation"?
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 Wind and more wind.
9/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Beautiful sunrise over the harbor this morning and no wind! The color of the water changes from a deep blue to a steel gray in September as the sun starts it's journey south.
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
9/25/2010 10:34 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some trees are starting to show color. Nice to be dry for a couple of days.
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2010 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 0.05 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/10/2009 10/24/2009 4:45 PM 15 2.39 M M
12/9/2009 12/10/2009 9:00 AM 2 0.43 6.5 M The ferry boat did not run yesterday and may not go tomorrow due to the high seas. The planes are flying again so we received our mail and newspapers.
12/10/2009 12/24/2009 3:00 PM 15 0.28 M M
1/18/2010 1/27/2010 7:00 AM 10 0.26 M M
2/5/2010 2/08/2010 12:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
4/1/2010 4/17/2010 7:00 AM 17 1.13 M M Not much rain for almost two weeks. The creeks on the island are almost dry and we are concerned about the fire danger.
5/7/2010 5/11/2010 4:00 PM 5 0.91 M M
6/24/2010 6/26/2010 7:15 AM 3 M M M
6/25/2010 6/26/2010 7:15 AM 2 1.73 M M Went to empty the gauge yesterday morning and it was raining and it kept up all day long with a real frog-strangler at 5:00. Total 1.73". Pusher Tug anchored in the harbor with a load of gravel, story is they are having mechanical problems.
6/26/2010 6/27/2010 6:00 AM 2 1.73 M M
8/22/2010 8/24/2010 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
9/15/2010 9/24/2010 9:00 AM 10 3.95 M M Wow---that's a bunch of rain.



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