Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MS-OK-17 Latitude 33.4681
Station Name Starkville 1.3 NE Longitude -88.8042
County Oktibbeha Elevation (ft) 351



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 4.04 13.12 31 8.39 24 4.73 7 1 14 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 4.71 1.75 30 1.74 19 0.01 11 2 5 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 5.51 5.93 31 4.80 27 1.13 4 1 12 3 0.0 0 0
Jan 10 5.07 4.98 31 4.98 29 0.00 2 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
Feb 10 5.62 3.64 28 2.53 26 1.11 2 1 6 4 0.0 0 0
March 10 4.88 3.62 31 3.62 31 0.00 0 0 15 2 0.0 0 0
April 10 4.93 4.15 30 1.23 27 2.92 3 1 4 2 0.0 0 0
May 10 4.75 6.25 31 4.65 28 1.60 3 1 11 1 0.0 0 0
June 10 4.27 3.58 30 3.46 23 0.12 7 1 9 2 0.0 0 0
July 10 4.24 2.99 31 2.11 23 0.88 8 1 8 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 4.08 1.02 31 1.02 28 0.00 3 0 9 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 3.50 3.00 30 2.52 25 0.48 5 1 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 55.60" 54.03" 365 days 41.05" 310 12.98" 55 days 10 105 days 30 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 0.79
10/3/2009 0.03
10/4/2009 0.00
10/5/2009 2.20
10/6/2009 0.01
10/7/2009 **
10/8/2009 **
10/9/2009 **
10/10/2009 **
10/11/2009 **
10/12/2009 **
10/13/2009 4.73
10/14/2009 1.38
10/15/2009 0.01
10/16/2009 0.63
10/17/2009 0.01
10/18/2009 T
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009 0.00
10/21/2009 0.00
10/22/2009 0.00
10/23/2009 0.71
10/24/2009 T
10/25/2009 0.00
10/26/2009 0.00
10/27/2009 0.21
10/28/2009 0.07
10/29/2009 0.58
10/30/2009 0.75
10/31/2009 1.01
11/1/2009 **
11/2/2009 **
11/3/2009 **
11/4/2009 **
11/5/2009 **
11/6/2009 **
11/7/2009 **
11/8/2009 0.01
11/9/2009 0.00
11/10/2009 0.23
11/11/2009 0.02
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 0.22
11/18/2009 T
11/19/2009 0.00
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009 0.00
11/22/2009 0.01
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009 T
11/25/2009 0.00
11/26/2009 **
11/27/2009 **
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 1.26
12/1/2009 0.03
12/2/2009 0.10
12/3/2009 0.01
12/4/2009 T
12/5/2009 0.00
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 0.04
12/8/2009 0.92
12/9/2009 2.14
12/10/2009 0.00
12/11/2009 0.00
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.35
12/14/2009 0.01
12/15/2009 T
12/16/2009 0.00
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 0.80
12/19/2009 0.04
12/20/2009 0.00
12/21/2009 T
12/22/2009 0.00
12/23/2009 0.00
12/24/2009 0.04
12/25/2009 **
12/26/2009 **
12/27/2009 **
12/28/2009 1.13
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 0.00
12/31/2009 0.32
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.21
1/2/2010 0.00
1/3/2010 0.00
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 T
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 T
1/8/2010 0.08
1/9/2010 T
1/10/2010 T
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 1.48
1/18/2010 0.01
1/19/2010 T
1/20/2010 0.00
1/21/2010 1.33
1/22/2010 0.00
1/23/2010 0.00
1/24/2010 1.72
1/25/2010 0.05
1/26/2010 T
1/27/2010 0.00
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.10
1/30/2010 **
1/31/2010 **
2/1/2010 **
2/2/2010 1.11
2/3/2010 0.00
2/4/2010 0.05
2/5/2010 1.77
2/6/2010 T
2/7/2010 0.00
2/8/2010 0.00
2/9/2010 0.24
2/10/2010 T
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 0.00
2/13/2010 0.01
2/14/2010 0.00
2/15/2010 0.36
2/16/2010 T
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 0.10
2/23/2010 T
2/24/2010 0.00
2/25/2010 0.00
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.00
2/28/2010 0.00
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.12
3/3/2010 0.05
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 0.12
3/10/2010 1.13
3/11/2010 0.36
3/12/2010 0.16
3/13/2010 0.01
3/14/2010 T
3/15/2010 0.01
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.01
3/19/2010 0.00
3/20/2010 0.00
3/21/2010 0.68
3/22/2010 0.26
3/23/2010 0.01
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.49
3/26/2010 0.14
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010 0.07
3/29/2010 T
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 0.60
4/4/2010 0.03
4/5/2010 0.00
4/6/2010 0.00
4/7/2010 0.00
4/8/2010 0.59
4/9/2010 0.01
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 0.00
4/23/2010 0.00
4/24/2010 **
4/25/2010 **
4/26/2010 2.92
4/27/2010 T
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 0.00
4/30/2010 0.00
5/1/2010 0.03
5/2/2010 1.46
5/3/2010 1.38
5/4/2010 0.00
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 0.13
5/12/2010 0.00
5/13/2010 0.00
5/14/2010 0.00
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.14
5/17/2010 0.16
5/18/2010 0.00
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.00
5/21/2010 0.99
5/22/2010 **
5/23/2010 **
5/24/2010 1.60
5/25/2010 0.00
5/26/2010 0.04
5/27/2010 0.00
5/28/2010 0.14
5/29/2010 0.01
5/30/2010 0.17
5/31/2010 T
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.58
6/3/2010 1.00
6/4/2010 0.04
6/5/2010 0.00
6/6/2010 0.07
6/7/2010 0.00
6/8/2010 0.00
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010 0.82
6/11/2010 T
6/12/2010 0.00
6/13/2010 0.00
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010 0.00
6/16/2010 0.22
6/17/2010 **
6/18/2010 **
6/19/2010 **
6/20/2010 **
6/21/2010 **
6/22/2010 **
6/23/2010 0.12
6/24/2010 0.00
6/25/2010 0.00
6/26/2010 T
6/27/2010 0.01
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.02
6/30/2010 0.70
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 T
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 0.00
7/4/2010 **
7/5/2010 **
7/6/2010 **
7/7/2010 **
7/8/2010 **
7/9/2010 **
7/10/2010 **
7/11/2010 0.88
7/12/2010 T
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.00
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 1.92
7/18/2010 0.02
7/19/2010 0.02
7/20/2010 0.01
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 0.00
7/23/2010 0.00
7/24/2010 0.00
7/25/2010 T
7/26/2010 0.01
7/27/2010 0.07
7/28/2010 0.03
7/29/2010 0.00
7/30/2010 0.00
7/31/2010 0.03
8/1/2010 0.00
8/2/2010 0.00
8/3/2010 0.00
8/4/2010 0.16
8/5/2010 0.00
8/6/2010 T
8/7/2010 0.00
8/8/2010 0.02
8/9/2010 0.00
8/10/2010 0.04
8/11/2010 T
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 0.00
8/14/2010 T
8/15/2010 0.52
8/16/2010 0.09
8/17/2010 0.01
8/18/2010 0.10
8/19/2010 0.07
8/20/2010 0.01
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.00
8/25/2010 0.00
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 **
8/30/2010 **
8/31/2010 **
9/1/2010 **
9/2/2010 **
9/3/2010 **
9/4/2010 **
9/5/2010 0.48
9/6/2010 0.00
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 2.01
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 0.06
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 0.00
9/26/2010 0.02
9/27/2010 0.43
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
10/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M A gentle rain started at about 01:00 AM CDT on 02 October and is still in progress as of 07:00 A.M. Some thunder (2-3 miles distant) was heard at about 01:30 A.M.
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2009 7:00 AM 2.20 M M M M Rain began at about 8:00 AM CDT on 04 Oct as a gentle sprinkle. Rained more or less continuously (low key) until around midnight.
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain must have started just before sunrise on 06 October.
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 1.38 M M M M
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M Heard at least five minutes of frequent thunder starting at 10:58 AM CDT on 15 October.
10/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/18/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High thin overcast. Low, very thin, fragmented gravity wave type clouds.
10/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Rain started in "spit" form at 9:30 PM CDT on 22 October.
10/24/2009 7:00 AM T M 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
10/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M I don't know the start time but at 3:38 A.M., 27 October, a gentle rain was in progress and is currently continuing.
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M
10/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M
10/31/2009 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M
11/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Gentle rain began at about 11:00 PM on 09 November.
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 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 Lot of dew condensation on exterior of rain guage.
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies. Lot of dew condensation on exterior of rain guage.
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 0.22 M M M M
11/18/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M
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
11/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Some lightning around 3:30 AM 22 Nov.
11/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M Really tiny trace!
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 1.26 M M M M Gentle rain (regular sized droplets) started sometime between 11:00 PM on 29 November and 2:47 AM on 30 November. No thunder heard.
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Most or all of this rain occurred on the morning of 30 November.
12/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M At sundown on 01 Dec there was about .005inch of rainwater in the gauge. A gentle rain began suddenly at 10:30 PM 01 Dec, accounting for the rest of the accumulation.
12/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/4/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Gentle rain was in progress at 5:00 AM 07 December. Start time unknown.
12/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.92 M M M M Drizzly rain in progress.
12/9/2009 7:00 AM 2.14 M M M M There was a big "unannounced" clap of thunder at 5:03 PM on 08 Dec, followed by widely interspersed thunder during the evening.
12/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
12/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Slow gentle rain began at 08:30 AM on 12 December. Continued throughout most of the day and early evening hours.
12/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Foggy at Observation Time. It's either a chunky fog or else there are microscopic water droplets occasionally falling.
12/15/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M
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 0.80 M M M M Slow gentle rain began sometime between 9:30 PM and 11:40 PM on 17 Dec. Rain continues.
12/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
12/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Whole exterior of rain gauge was covered with ice. Funnel was frozen to cylinder.
12/21/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M The "trace" may be melt runoff from the heavy frost of yesterday morning.
12/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 M M 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 0.32 M M M M Rain started very gradually at 8:00 AM on 12/30/2009. Microscopic drops at first.
1/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
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 Overcast. No frost.
1/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2010 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Light snow flurries began at 08:50 AM and lasted until about 11:30 AM on 04 Jan. Removed funnel and inner tube but the snow flakes that entered the larger tube had evaporated by 12:00 noon.
1/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Sleet was falling at observation time. Probably started at about 6:30 AM. Local temperature (courtesy of Bank First) 34 deg F.
1/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M T M Mixture of sleet and snow.
1/9/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Precipitation was mostly tiny snowflakes. About 500 "melted remains" of these snowflakes were frozen on the inside of the rain gauge (no funnel or inner tube), all within four inches from the top. They averaged about 12 "remains" per square inch. The outside of the gauge had a coating of frosty looking ice, top to bottom.
1/10/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 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 Exterior of rain gauge is coated with thin layer of ice.
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 1.48 M M M M Rain started as microscopic droplets at 7:45 AM on 16 January. Within a half hour it evolved into regular rain, which has been more or less continuous since then.
1/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
1/19/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2010 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Rain came from south at about 7:30 PM on 20 January, preceded by vertical lightning thunder.
1/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lot of dew on outside of exterior cylinder.
1/24/2010 7:00 AM 1.72 M M M M Rain began at 11:40 PM CST on 23 Jan. Most of the accumulation occurred between that time and 2:45 AM, 24 Jan.
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Rain fell during night.
1/26/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M That trace may be rundown from previous day.
1/27/2010 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 0.10 M M M M Rain began at about 6:00 AM on 29 Jan. Regular sized drops began hitting the ground at 6:05 AM.
2/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Gentle rain began sometime between 12:30 AM and 04:30 AM on 04 February. Rain continues. Have heard no lightning or thunder.
2/5/2010 7:00 AM 1.77 M M M M It rained gently more or less continuously all day on 4 January and quit at around midnight.
2/6/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Extremely fine mist like rain began at about 6:30 PM on 5 February and quit around midnight. Droplets were so tiny that they all evaporated and did not form a puddle.
2/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low slate gray overcast. Very little cloud-detail variation. Good horizontal visibility.
2/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. Thin layer of ice around the outside top of fogged up rain gauge.
2/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Intermittent rain showers began at 3:45 PM on 8 February. Was raining at 1:40 AM 9 February. Not raining at 7:00 AM measurement time.
2/10/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Frozen trace, about 0.005 inch.
2/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sky is mostly clear at 7:00 AM. No frost on exterior of rain gauge.
2/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast at 7:00 AM.
2/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M Snow (small flakes) started shortly before 9:30 AM on 12 February and continued until around 12:30 PM. Rain gauge reading (melted snow) was done at 12:00 Noon because it looked like the snowfall was over. Not enough occurred later to change the reading. Checked snow board same time as rain gauge. (Air temperature was in 33-35 degrees F range. All the snow had turned to a thin layer slushy blobs. Estimated max thickness was 0.2 inches.
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.36 T M T M Rain began at about 7:30 PM on 14 Feb. Turned to snow at about 11:30 PM
2/16/2010 7:00 AM T T M T M Skimpy occasional snow flurries on 15 Feb.
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 0.10 M M M M First "teaser" sprinkle began at 4:35 PM on 21 Feb. Second one, lots of finely divided droplets, at 5:00 PM. "Got it on" thunder storm around 8:00 PM. Rain quit by midnite.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
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 Overcast at 7:00 AM.
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky.
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain began (small drops at first) at about 2:45 PM on 01 March.
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M 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
3/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High overcast.
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain began at about 2:30 AM on 9 March. Not raining at 7:00 AM.
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M Heard thunder two times during night: 2:10 AM and about 4:30 (clock was fuzzy). Occasional thunder at 7:00 AM.
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Rained off and on during night starting at about 10:30 PM on 11 March. Had about five minutes of hail starting at 4:34 AM on 12 March. See Hail Reports.
3/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/14/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace "fine sprinkle" occurred mid morning on 3/13/2010.
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Precipitation occurred between midnight and 7:00 AM.
3/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low thick overcast at 7:00 AM.
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief sprinkle started at 11:41 AM on 17 March. (Barely a trace.) Rest must have occurred after sundown.
3/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Intermittent gentle rain showers began at 12:23 AM on 21 March. Raining at 7:00 AM.
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.26 T M T M 0.25 inches fell from 7:00 AM to 10:45 on 21 March. Rain-sleet mix began at 10:00 AM, then rain-snow mix at 10:30 AM. Sun broke thru at 10:50 AM. At 10:30 PM a slow fine drizzle began, which seems to have continued throughout the night.
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Rain started at 2:00 AM 25 March. Occasional thunder. Not raining at 7:00 AM.
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain occurred on morning of 25 March.
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. Fine thin layer of condensation on outside of exterior tube.
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Sprinkling rain began at about 2:00 AM on 28 March. Not raining at 7:00 AM. Sky is half clear of clouds.
3/29/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M At 2:00 PM on 28 March, microscopic rain drops were falling. I estimate their sizes to have been on the order of 1 to 2 millimeters. More of this occurred around sun down. No visible water in rain gauge at 7:00 AM 29 March. (Evaporation ate them!)
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 Mostly clear sky, some haze (or very light fog). High thin clouds ten miles east of here. No moisture on exterior of rain gauge.
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds. Very light haze/fog. Fine layer of dew-like moisture on exterior of rain gauge.
4/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin fine layer of dew on exterior of rain gauge.
4/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M We had mostly clear skies throughout the day and night until about 4:00 AM on 3 April. Bulk of rain occurred between 5:20 AM to 6:20 AM on 3 April. Lots of wind, lightning, and thunder during that period. Activity reached a peak at about 5:30 AM.
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The 0.03" rain reported occurred on the morning of 3 April as the tail end of a pre-dawn heavy rain. At observation time today there were some widely-spaced really-fine rain droplets in the air.
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear skies. Lot of dew condensation on exterior of rain gauge.
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light fog at 7:00 AM. Modest coating of dew on exterior of rain gauge.
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered wispy clouds. No dew condensation on exterior of rain gauge.
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Rain began at 12:48 AM on 8 March. Very little lightning and thunder. Lull at around 5:00 AM. Still raining lightly at measuring time. Clearing skies.
4/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Accumulation occurred on the morning of 8 April as part of the tail end of the ongoing frontal passage rain.
4/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M (Mostly) Clear Skies.
4/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies. Slight amount of dew around top exterior of rain gauge.
4/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies. Minor dew accumulation on exterior of rain gauge.
4/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Minor dew condensation on exterior of rain gauge. Fair amount of space between dew blobs.
4/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies.
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sky is clear. No hint of fog.
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 Mostly overcast.
4/20/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M "Trace" was a 3/4 inch elongated blob of water seen mid-afternoon on 19 April. (Gauge is slightly tilted.)
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. High flimsy clouds hatching.
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. Faint hint of high thin clouds.
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low wispy clouds moving northward fast.
4/27/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M That "trace" may actually be "run down" from yesterday. Nope!
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. There was a thin coating of closely-spaced very-fine condensation droplets over most of the exterior surface of the rain gauge.
4/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture on exterior of rain gauge. Mostly clear sky. High thin wispy clouds (and one jet contrail to the southeast).
4/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. No dew on rain gauge or other surfaces. No contrails.
5/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Low overcast. No dew on exterior of gauge. (NDEG)
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 1.46 M M M M Overcast. Very light rain (microscopic droplets).
5/3/2010 7:00 AM 1.38 M M M M Fair amount of dew on exterior of gauge. CAVU to the moon. (CAVU = Clear Air: Visibility Unlimited)
5/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin layer of dew condensation on exterior of gauge. Clear sky. No contrails.
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. No contrails. Fine layer of dew on exterior of gauge.
5/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. No jet trails. Dew on grass but not on exterior of rain gauge.
5/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M About 30% cloud cover. Alto-cumulus? Some of them seem to be raining (VERGA?). No dew on exterior of gauge.
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 No dew on exterior of rain gauge.
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. Dew on grass but not on exterior of rain gauge. Saw first jet trail in more than a week at 7:30 PM yesterday. The trail fizzled out about a mile behind the plane.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Thin overcast. Slightest hint of dew on exterior of gauge.
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lotta low flying clouds (like fog that has lifted). Slight amount of dew on exterior of rain gauge.
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High feathery clouds. One persistent jet trail segment overhead. Segment had been there long enough to spread out. Barest trace of dew on exterior of gauge.
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudless sky. There was a number of short parallel jet trail segments cutting diagonally across the east-west high altitude jet way, about 10-15 miles east of here. (There should be more moisture hanging around in the jet way.) No visible dew on exterior of rain gauge.
5/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M In earlier reports I lied about clear skies. They were cloudless haze.
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain started mid afternoon yesterday. Overcast now.
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low cloud cover about 70 percent. (Mixed bag.) Moderate dew condensation on exterior of rain gauge.
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High wispy clouds. Short lived jet trails. Moderate dew condensation on exterior of rain gauge.
5/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No dew on exterior of rain gauge. No dew on grass. Cloud cover (mixed types) approximately 80 percent.
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.99 M M M M Accumulation is from thunder showers on afternoon of 20 May. Solid low overcast at 7:00 AM. Moderate dew on exterior of rain gauge.
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Medium height thin clouds. Approx 95 percent cloud coverage. No moisture on exterior of rain gauge. Light dew on grass.
5/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M No clouds or jet trails. Moderate amount of dew on external surface of rain gauge. Had a short afternoon thunder shower on 25 May. Started at about 2:30 PM.
5/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudless sky but some high thin wispy stuff to the south. No jet trails. Mild dose of dew on exterior of rain gauge.
5/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain occurred late afternoon on 27 May. No clouds, no jet trails, just the permanent haze. Modest dew on exterior of rain gauge.
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Caught the edge of a sunset thunder shower on 28 May.
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Low overcast at obs time. Saw one small patch of blue sky.
5/31/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds at observation time.
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M 0.02 inches accumulated during the day yesterday. The remaining 0.98 inches accumulated in about an hour and a half, starting at about 5:15 PM. Thunderstorm!
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High thin clouds at obs time.
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M "Catch" occurred in early afternoon shower on 5 June.
6/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High thin wispy clouds at observation time. No dew on exterior of rain gauge.
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.82 M M M M Rain came in two installments. 0.60 inches occurred in about an hour, early night, and remainder arrived sometime after midnight.
6/11/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Felt a few microscopic drops of rain shortly after 7:00 AM on 10 June.
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds at 7:00 AM.
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds or jet trails at 7:00 AM.
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds or jet trails at 7:00 AM.
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Rain occurred here for about two hours, starting at 5:15 PM on 15 June. According to NEXRAD the real action passed 2-10 miles north of us, moving Eastward.
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain this location, but there looked to be a "frog strangler" about ten miles SSE from here at 4:30 PM yesterday.
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Noted about ten rain drops stuck to the inside of the gauge at about 2:30 PM yesterday. Couldn't find them this morning.
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Accumulation occurred during a mid-afternoon shower on 28 June.
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Most of the rain occurred after midnight.
7/1/2010 7:00 AM T M 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
7/12/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M The "trace" was a collection of water blobs on the bottom and on the inner wall near the bottom of the graduated cylinder. The blobs contained a light green powdery/pasty substance. (Spores, insect eggs?) I don't know what day the powdery material arrived.
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
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2010 7:00 AM 1.92 M M M M Accumulated 1.2 inches of rain in 30 minutes yesterday from 11:47 AM to 12:17 PM, accompanied by lots of lightning. (Submitted a Significant Weather report.) Didn't note time that the rain quit but at 5:00 PM (rain long gone) there was 1.90 inches of water in the gauge.
7/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 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
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. No moisture on exterior of gauge.
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast.
7/25/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M No water in rain gauge. Trace consisted of about 16 moderate sized rain drops hitting a one square foot metal roof vent cover in a two minute period starting at 6:39 PM on Saturday.
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Clear sky at 07:00 AM.
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sky was clear at 7:00 AM. No jet trails.
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds. No jet trails. No condensation on exterior of rain gauge.
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain, with nearby lightning occurred late afternoon on 30 July. At 7:00 AM no clouds, jet trails or dew on exterior of rain gauge.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds, jet trails, nor dew on external surface of rain gauge.
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds or jet trails. Vertical exterior of rain gauge was free of dew but there was a fine coating of dew on the upper surface of the gauge funnel.
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High thin clouds. At least one jet trail. Microscopic layer of dew inside gauge funnel.
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Short, fairly intense shower began at about 4:50 PM on 3 Aug.
8/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M At sundown yesterday that trace was almost 0.01 inch. "Pitiful" this morning.
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/11/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace is about 0.004 inch.
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Heard nearby clap of thunder at 4:47 PM, followed by short period of sprinkling starting at 4:59 PM. Thunder, all the while from about one mile SE. Sprinkling at observation time on 8/14.
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Accumulation occurred between 7:00 and 8:00 AM on 14 August. Was sprinkling at 7:00 AM.
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain occurred sometime during the night.
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Overcast and very light rain at observation time.
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 0.00 0.0 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
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast at 7:00 AM.
9/9/2010 7:00 AM 2.01 M M M M One inch accumulated between 3:30 and 3:50 PM yesterday. The rainfall was essentially over by 4:30 PM.
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
9/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High scattered thin clouds. Lusty jet trails.
9/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. Short lived jet trails.
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
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 No clouds. Perennial haze. No jet trails.
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds or jet trails.
9/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds or jet trails.
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High scattered clouds.
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Haze. No clouds or jet trails.
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Haze. No clouds or jet trails.
9/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We have clouds! Altocumulus and stratocumulus. Apx 30 percent coverage, each type. [Late addition] A friend of mine says that at about 11:30 AM yesterday he saw sprinkling rain all the way from Clayton Village (2 miles east of Starkville) all the way into town along Highway 182, including about two blocks from my house. He is of the opinion that it was raining at my house as well. Can't claim a "Trace" because I wasn't outside to see it.
9/26/2010 7:40 AM 0.02 M M M M Sky is mostly cloud covered.
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.43 M 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 Haze. No clouds or jet trails.
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No clouds or jet trails.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/7/2009 10/13/2009 7:00 AM 7 4.73 M M
11/1/2009 11/08/2009 7:00 AM 8 0.01 M M
11/26/2009 11/28/2009 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
12/25/2009 12/28/2009 7:00 AM 4 1.13 M M
1/30/2010 2/02/2010 7:00 AM 4 1.11 M M
4/24/2010 4/26/2010 1:00 PM 3 2.92 M M
5/22/2010 5/24/2010 7:00 AM 3 1.60 M M Lots of dew condensation on exterior of rain gauge. No clouds.
6/17/2010 6/23/2010 7:00 AM 7 0.12 M M
7/4/2010 7/11/2010 7:00 AM 8 0.88 M M At 2:00 PM on 10 Jul there was 0.32 inch of rainwater in the gauge. At 3:00 PM a sudden intense rain shower began that lasted approximately a half hour, bringing the rain gauge level up to 0.89 inch. That was 0.57 inch in a half hour. (Filed a Significant Weather report.) 0.01 inch has evaporated in the gauge since 3:30 PM yesterday.
8/29/2010 9/05/2010 7:00 AM 8 0.48 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
3/12/2010 4:34 AM No hail pad. Estimate average distance between hailstones was 4 inches. Some thunder. Numerous buds (max size about 1/4" diameter)were knocked to the ground from a nearby gray smooth-bark tree. (Tree species not known.) 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Soft|White Ice 5 1min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail vertical