Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-FH-7 Latitude 48.373446
Station Name Columbia Falls .9 WNW Longitude -114.198058
County Flathead Elevation (ft) 3074



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 09 1.51 2.00 31 1.92 29 0.08 2 1 20 2 3.0 6 3
Nov 09 1.72 0.84 30 0.84 28 0.00 2 1 10 11 4.1 5 6
Dec 09 2.17 2.40 31 2.40 31 0.00 0 0 15 10 24.4 11 9
Jan 10 1.55 1.72 31 1.72 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 14.2 9 8
Feb 10 1.05 0.95 28 0.95 28 0.00 0 0 13 7 5.9 8 5
March 10 1.16 0.63 31 0.63 30 0.00 1 0 11 4 1.8 3 3
April 10 1.38 2.90 31 2.85 26 0.05 5 1 9 7 2.2 3 0
May 10 2.11 2.64 25 2.64 25 0.00 0 0 14 4 1.4 1 1
June 10 2.86 5.84 30 5.84 30 0.00 0 0 21 2 0.1 1 0
July 10 1.59 1.21 31 0.49 24 0.72 7 2 4 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 1.08 1.50 29 1.50 29 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 1.35 2.81 30 1.47 25 1.34 5 1 9 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 19.53" 25.44" 358 days 23.25" 336 2.19" 22 days 6 152 days 61 days 57.1" 47 days 35 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 0.03
10/2/2009 0.01
10/3/2009 0.09
10/4/2009 T
10/5/2009 T
10/6/2009 0.00
10/7/2009 0.05
10/8/2009 0.02
10/9/2009 0.02
10/10/2009 0.00
10/11/2009 0.00
10/12/2009 0.00
10/13/2009 0.00
10/14/2009 0.07
10/15/2009 0.24
10/16/2009 0.04
10/17/2009 0.00
10/18/2009 0.05
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009 0.01
10/21/2009 0.07
10/22/2009 **
10/23/2009 0.08
10/24/2009 0.48
10/25/2009 0.01
10/26/2009 0.06
10/27/2009 0.21
10/28/2009 0.09
10/29/2009 0.05
10/30/2009 0.20
10/31/2009 0.12
11/1/2009 0.21
11/2/2009 0.01
11/3/2009 T
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 T
11/7/2009 0.03
11/8/2009 T
11/9/2009 0.01
11/10/2009 T
11/11/2009 T
11/12/2009 T
11/13/2009 0.00
11/14/2009 T
11/15/2009 T
11/16/2009 0.00
11/17/2009 **
11/18/2009 0.00
11/19/2009 T
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009 T
11/22/2009 T
11/23/2009 0.09
11/24/2009 0.06
11/25/2009 0.01
11/26/2009 0.00
11/27/2009 0.09
11/28/2009 0.23
11/29/2009 0.10
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 T
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.00
12/4/2009 T
12/5/2009 0.03
12/6/2009 T
12/7/2009 0.00
12/8/2009 0.00
12/9/2009 0.01
12/10/2009 0.03
12/11/2009 0.03
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.48
12/14/2009 0.10
12/15/2009 0.07
12/16/2009 0.21
12/17/2009 0.05
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009 T
12/20/2009 0.23
12/21/2009 0.59
12/22/2009 0.15
12/23/2009 0.04
12/24/2009 T
12/25/2009 T
12/26/2009 T
12/27/2009 T
12/28/2009 T
12/29/2009 T
12/30/2009 0.02
12/31/2009 0.36
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.18
1/2/2010 0.19
1/3/2010 0.04
1/4/2010 T
1/5/2010 0.77
1/6/2010 0.12
1/7/2010 0.00
1/8/2010 0.00
1/9/2010 0.01
1/10/2010 0.09
1/11/2010 T
1/12/2010 0.00
1/13/2010 0.11
1/14/2010 0.06
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 T
1/17/2010 0.06
1/18/2010 T
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.06
1/21/2010 T
1/22/2010 0.00
1/23/2010 0.00
1/24/2010 T
1/25/2010 0.01
1/26/2010 0.01
1/27/2010 0.00
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.00
1/31/2010 0.01
2/1/2010 0.08
2/2/2010 0.04
2/3/2010 0.05
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 T
2/6/2010 0.11
2/7/2010 T
2/8/2010 T
2/9/2010 T
2/10/2010 T
2/11/2010 0.03
2/12/2010 0.15
2/13/2010 0.05
2/14/2010 T
2/15/2010 0.09
2/16/2010 0.03
2/17/2010 0.08
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 0.00
2/24/2010 0.00
2/25/2010 0.02
2/26/2010 0.14
2/27/2010 0.08
2/28/2010 T
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 0.00
3/4/2010 0.03
3/5/2010 0.01
3/6/2010 0.00
3/7/2010 0.00
3/8/2010 0.00
3/9/2010 0.10
3/10/2010 0.14
3/11/2010 0.00
3/12/2010 0.00
3/13/2010 0.02
3/14/2010 T
3/15/2010 0.00
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 T
3/18/2010 T
3/19/2010 0.02
3/20/2010 0.00
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.01
3/23/2010 T
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.00
3/26/2010 0.10
3/27/2010 0.02
3/28/2010 0.00
3/29/2010 0.08
3/30/2010 0.10
3/31/2010 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 **
4/2/2010 **
4/3/2010 **
4/4/2010 **
4/5/2010 0.00 0.05
4/6/2010 0.04
4/7/2010 0.08
4/8/2010 0.00
4/9/2010 0.05
4/10/2010 T
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 T
4/13/2010 T
4/14/2010 0.91
4/15/2010 0.05
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.00
4/18/2010 T
4/19/2010 T
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.00
4/23/2010 0.12
4/24/2010 T
4/25/2010 T
4/26/2010 0.00
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.46
4/29/2010 0.92
4/30/2010 0.22
5/1/2010 0.13
5/2/2010 0.08
5/3/2010 0.08
5/4/2010 0.08
5/5/2010 0.20
5/6/2010 T
5/7/2010 T
5/8/2010 T
5/9/2010 0.08
5/10/2010 0.02
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 T
5/19/2010 0.13
5/20/2010 0.29
5/21/2010
5/22/2010
5/23/2010
5/24/2010
5/25/2010
5/26/2010
5/27/2010 0.21
5/28/2010 0.44
5/29/2010 0.39
5/30/2010 0.41
5/31/2010 0.10
6/1/2010 0.83
6/2/2010 0.12
6/3/2010 0.26
6/4/2010 0.01
6/5/2010 0.41
6/6/2010 0.05
6/7/2010 0.01
6/8/2010 0.05
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010 0.49
6/11/2010 0.33
6/12/2010 0.01
6/13/2010 0.00
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010 0.04
6/16/2010 0.01
6/17/2010 0.68
6/18/2010 0.84
6/19/2010 0.02
6/20/2010 0.00
6/21/2010 1.13
6/22/2010 0.45
6/23/2010 0.00
6/24/2010 T
6/25/2010 T
6/26/2010 0.01
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.02
6/30/2010 0.07
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.02
7/3/2010 **
7/4/2010 **
7/5/2010 **
7/6/2010 0.72
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 0.00
7/12/2010 0.00
7/13/2010 T
7/14/2010 T
7/15/2010 0.00
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 **
7/18/2010 **
7/19/2010 0.00
7/20/2010 0.09
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 0.00
7/23/2010 0.20
7/24/2010 0.00
7/25/2010 0.00
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.00
7/29/2010 0.18
7/30/2010 0.00
7/31/2010 T
8/1/2010 0.10
8/2/2010 0.08
8/3/2010 0.03
8/4/2010 0.00
8/5/2010
8/6/2010 T
8/7/2010 0.20
8/8/2010 0.00
8/9/2010 0.01
8/10/2010
8/11/2010 T
8/12/2010 0.02
8/13/2010 0.44
8/14/2010 0.02
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010 0.00
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.13
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 0.13
8/30/2010 0.30
8/31/2010 0.04
9/1/2010 0.18
9/2/2010 0.24
9/3/2010 0.00
9/4/2010 0.06
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.15
9/7/2010 T
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.48
9/10/2010 0.14
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 0.00
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.03
9/17/2010 **
9/18/2010 **
9/19/2010 **
9/20/2010 **
9/21/2010 1.34
9/22/2010 0.17
9/23/2010 T
9/24/2010 T
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010 0.00
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010 0.00
9/29/2010 0.02
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 6:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Sprinkles started about 12:40 p.m. and were on and off throughout the rest of the day and evening.
10/2/2009 6:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Precip. must've come in the night.
10/3/2009 7:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Precip. started at 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Very windy from about 5:30 p.m. to dark.
10/4/2009 7:30 AM T M M M M Windy all day yesterday. Strongest winds started about noon and lasted into the night. All trees were bending way over in some of the gusts. A lot of tree debri in the air, dead branches blew out of the trees, up to 1" diameter live evergreen branches blew out of the trees, loose plastic covering blew around. When we traveled out of our trees in the afternoon the winds were much stronger on the ground and much more was blowing around. An example: the door to the restauant was very difficult to open and when anyone did get it opened the floor mat would flip over and displays would blow around. Our location is protected from the trees so we didn't have as much damage as other places close by did.
10/5/2009 6:15 AM T M M M M Very light sprinkles--early evening for a few minutes.
10/6/2009 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost of the season--finally! 26 degrees this morning.
10/7/2009 6:15 AM 0.05 M M M M Raining this morning.
10/8/2009 6:15 AM 0.02 T M M M It was raining and a little windy when I got up yesterday. I noticed widely scattered snow flakes mixed with the rain about 8:20 a.m. By 8:55 a.m. there were more snowflakes than rain. The rain/snow mix continued throughout the morning. Afternoon was damp and chilly but clearing.
10/9/2009 6:15 AM 0.02 0.9 0.02 0.9 M Snow and wind started about 8:08 p.m. Winds were pretty strong--evergreens and other trees were really swaying--no broken limbs though. This a.m. the winds are in the tree tops and still blowing trees around. By 10:30 p.m. we had 0.3" of snow.
10/10/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 15 degrees this morning!
10/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2009 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 13 degrees ,clear and a slight breeze this morning.
10/13/2009 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2009 6:30 AM 0.07 0.5 0.07 0.5 0.07 VERY windy last evening and night. At 9:30 p.m., when the snow started, I was very nervous about bieng outside with the trees moving around and creaking so much. Will check in the light this morning to see if any branches are down. Currently 32 degrees, some wind and snowing.
10/15/2009 6:30 AM 0.24 0.4 M 0.0 M Snow storm ended at 9:00 a.m. for a total of 0.9" Rain started between 2 and 3 p.m.
10/16/2009 6:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very frosty this a.m.
10/17/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/18/2009 7:20 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/19/2009 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/20/2009 6:20 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Must have rain a little early this morning.
10/21/2009 6:15 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 mid-day rain storm lasting a couple of hours
10/24/2009 8:30 AM 0.48 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/25/2009 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/26/2009 6:20 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain started after 4 a.m.
10/27/2009 6:15 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 rained all day--didn't let up until evening
10/28/2009 6:20 AM 0.09 0.2 M 0.0 0.00 Snow started about 8 a.m.; about an hour later--when snow started sticking--the rain mixed with the snow. Was hard to accurately measure the snow. Precip. ended about noon.
10/29/2009 6:20 AM 0.05 0.2 M T T Snow started at 7 a.m. yesterday and was steady for most of the morning--then was hit and miss all afternoon. Was hard to measure again since a lot of it melted on contact or shortly after it fell.
10/30/2009 6:20 AM 0.20 0.8 M 0.5 M 0.3" snow at 10:30 last night. Measured another 0.5" this morning but hard to tell how much really fell over night--there is a steady rain falling. The puddles in my road look like the rain has been falling for a while.
10/31/2009 8:20 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/1/2009 7:45 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain on and off yesterday--at times very heavy. Very windy in the morning--evergreen trees were really swaying a lot.
11/2/2009 6:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 0.00 Grauple (1/4") shower started at 10:30 a.m., changed to rain at 10:38, and to very light sprinkles at 10:40 a.m., all done by 10:45.
11/3/2009 6:20 AM T T T T T Trace of snow fell sometime in the night.
11/4/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/5/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/6/2009 6:20 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/7/2009 6:20 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/8/2009 7:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/9/2009 6:30 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 0.00
11/10/2009 6:20 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/11/2009 6:20 AM T T M 0.0 0.00 Site will not let me register T-trace for precipitation and new snow.
11/12/2009 6:20 AM T T M 0.0 0.00
11/13/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/14/2009 7:50 AM T 0.1 T 0.1 T Spotty snowflakes on and off throughout the day yesterday. Lightly snowing this morning.
11/15/2009 7:30 AM T T T 0.0 0.00
11/16/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/19/2009 7:30 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Just a few snow flurries in the early a.m. yesterday.
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/21/2009 8:00 AM T T T T T Light dusting of grauple on the ground this a.m.
11/22/2009 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Very few grauple pieces scattered around--noticed them at 10:30 p.m. yesterday.
11/23/2009 6:20 AM 0.09 1.6 0.09 1.0 M Snow started approx. 9:20 a.m., by 10:20 a.m. there was 3/4", by 12:20 p.m. there was 1.5", by this morning there was 1.6".
11/24/2009 6:20 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 1.5 M Currently snowing. Snow started overnight sometime--not sure when. Just had a few flakes throughout daylight hours yesterday.
11/25/2009 6:20 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.5 M Just a little snow yesterday a.m. and then a very fine mist of rain in the morning. For a short period the snowflakes were clumps of flakes falling.
11/26/2009 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Just a few patches of snow around. It's frosty and a little foggy this a.m.
11/27/2009 6:20 AM 0.09 0.0 M T M Noticed light sprinkles last night about 10:30. This morning it is raining.
11/28/2009 6:30 AM 0.23 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Rain until late afternoon--heavy at times. No snow flakes though.
11/29/2009 8:00 AM 0.10 1.5 0.10 1.5 0.10 Spitting snow started at about 8 a.m., snow started in earnest around 11 a.m., by 4:00 there was 1 3/8" of snow, by 4:45 p.m. there was 1.5" snow. I noticed a light drizzle of rain when I let the dog out at 7:30 p.m., by 10:30 p.m. we had the warmest temps. of the day (33 degrees) and everything was very slick from the rain and it was still raining.
11/30/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M
12/1/2009 6:20 AM T T T T T Warm yesterday--melted the last of the snow. New snow fell as grauple sometime after 10:30 p.m. last night.
12/2/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T
12/3/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T
12/4/2009 6:20 AM T T T T T Soft,light, fluffy flakes started just before 8 a.m. and last until about 2 p.m.--no accumulation but very pretty!
12/5/2009 8:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 0.5 0.03
12/6/2009 8:00 AM T T T 0.5 M
12/7/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T
12/8/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T -5 degrees this morning! I'm glad the wind quit.
12/9/2009 6:20 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 T M Snowing this morning!
12/10/2009 6:20 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 0.5 M 3/8" snow by 10:30 p.m. from a very fine snow all day yesterday. Another 1/8" snow this a.m. Warmed up to 11 degrees F this a.m.!
12/11/2009 6:20 AM 0.03 0.6 0.03 1.0 M Snowed most of the day yesterday. Barely a skiff of snow overnight.
12/12/2009 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
12/13/2009 7:15 AM 0.48 8.9 0.48 M M When we returned from a day trip at 3:45 p.m. we had 3.5" of new snow! Our son--about 5 miles away--said the snow started at about 9 a.m. By 6 p.m. it was very windy--the evergreen trees were swaying around quite a bit--no debri though. At 9 p.m. there was a total of 5.5" of new snow and still windy. At 10:15 p.m. there was another 0.4" of new snow to add. I switched my precip. tubes for the night--there was 0.41" of liquid precip in this new snow. I noticed a few small evergreen tips and the wind had picked up considerably. This morning there was another 3" of new snow to add to the totals yesterday. This snow had 0.08" of liquid precip. in it. There are more fir and larch branch pieces all over the ground--up to pencil size thickness and up to 2' long.
12/14/2009 6:20 AM 0.10 2.9 0.10 7.5 M
12/15/2009 6:20 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 M M Trace of snow yesterday morning. First snow storm ended about 9 a.m. and had a total snowfall of 11.8" over a 48 hour period. Second snowstorm started at about 9 p.m.
12/16/2009 6:20 AM 0.21 2.8 0.21 9.0 M By 8:30 a.m. there was 1/4", add another 1" by 8:45 p.m., add another 1.5" overnight.
12/17/2009 6:20 AM 0.05 T T M M Took a snow sample at 9:05 a.m. of the total snow. There was 9" of old snow and the melted value was 1.18". Rain sprinkles started about 10 minutes before I took the sample and were sporatic throughout the day.
12/18/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Fog this morning.
12/19/2009 8:15 AM T T T M M A few rain sprinkles after dark and then a trace of snow an hour or so later.
12/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 T M M M Started with wet snow about 9:00 a.m. yesterday and then switched to snow and rain for a couple of hours. Finally we just had on and off rain showers for the rest of the day--ending late afternoon.
12/21/2009 6:20 AM 0.59 0.0 0.00 4.0 M Rained most of the day yesterday--at times it was pouring. Last night at 10:30 it was still pouring rain! Did not see any snow flakes at all yesterday.
12/22/2009 6:20 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 M M Some more downpours yesterday--mostly in the afternoon.
12/23/2009 6:20 AM 0.04 T T M M A few rain showers yesterday. Snow fell around 9:30 p.m.
12/24/2009 6:30 AM T T T M M Temp. is 14 F this a.m.
12/25/2009 6:20 AM T T T M M Just a few snowflakes yesterday morning.
12/26/2009 7:00 AM T T T M M A few snowflakes again yesterday and a few this morning.
12/27/2009 7:30 AM T 0.1 T M M Pretty snow most of the day yesterday. Soft and slow with big flakes.
12/28/2009 6:20 AM T T T 3.0 M Light snow most of the day agin yesterday--evaporated shortly after falling.
12/29/2009 6:20 AM T T T M M
12/30/2009 6:20 AM 0.02 0.8 0.02 M M Snowed all day yesterday--starting shortly after 7 a.m. and ending sometime in the night.
12/31/2009 6:20 AM 0.36 6.2 0.36 7.5 M Started snowing shortly after 7 a.m. yesterday and hasn't quit yet. 0.9" at 2 p.m, another 1.8" by 7 p.m., another 0.6" by 10 p.m., another 2.9" by this morning.
1/1/2010 7:45 AM 0.18 1.4 0.18 M M Snow spit on and off yesterday. Snowfall started about 9 p.m.. There was 0.4" at 10:15 p.m. and another 1" overnight.
1/2/2010 7:30 AM 0.19 0.3 M M M Slushy snow a few times yesterday. Snow melted shortly after hitting the ground--the only time I could measure any amount was 1/4" in the morning before it warmed up too much.. A few rain showers throughout the day as well.
1/3/2010 7:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 M M Some rain sprinkles yesterday & very warm--42 F was the high. Sprinkling this morning. Had a hard time measuring total snow--measurments were all over the board from 4" to 8" so I'll go out when it is daylight and try again!
1/4/2010 6:20 AM T 0.0 0.00 8.0 1.71 Total snow on the ground observation was done about 2 p.m. yesterday.
1/5/2010 6:20 AM 0.77 8.4 M M M Not sure how much total value from the core of the new snow is since we did have some rain about mid-day yesterday that melted most of the first 1/2" of snow from the morning at about 11 a.m. By 8 p.m. we had another 2.5", by 10:30 p.m. there was another 3/4". A lot more overnight! Our small (8') evergreen trees are laying on the ground. Bushes and shrubs are laying over but not on the ground yet. I am suprised by the evergreens.
1/6/2010 6:20 AM 0.12 1.3 0.12 M M Heavy wet snow from Monday knocked branches and trees down around the Flathead Valley Tuesday. Lots of power outages. We were gone all day yesterday and learned the strong winds started about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and wind hasn't quit yet. We have evergreen branches of 1.5" diameter down. I will check for more damage in the daylight.
1/7/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M -3 F this a.m. & no wind. Sunny all day yesterday and some wind but not real bad. Many of our 20'-30' evergreen trees are bent over from the heavy snowfall on Monday. Some are bent and their tops are touching the ground.
1/8/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.0 M 2 below zero again this morning.
1/9/2010 8:20 AM 0.01 T 0.01 M M very fine snow this morning
1/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.09 1.5 0.09 M M Very fine snow all morning and finally switching to fluffy flakes by midday. 3/4" of snow by 3:30 p.m., another 1/4" by 10:30 p.m., and another 1/5" over night. Finally has warmed up to 21 F.
1/11/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M 27F and freezing fog this morning
1/12/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 0.01" of liquid frost inside the gauge
1/13/2010 6:20 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 12.0 M Just a few sprinkles yesterday afternoon. Most of the rain must have come in the night. A very warm 34F this a.m. Temp. didn't get below freezing all night.
1/14/2010 6:20 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 10.5 M Above freezing all night again. Raining steady at 10:30 p.m., breezy this morning.
1/15/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 M
1/16/2010 7:20 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Noticed a few sprinkles starting at about 10:30 p.m. and just a few this a.m. Only a few drops of rain in the gauge.
1/17/2010 7:45 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 M M
1/18/2010 6:20 AM T 0.0 0.00 9.0 2.68 total snow was collected at 10:30 p.m. 1/17/10
1/19/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/20/2010 6:20 AM 0.06 0.3 0.06 M M Started snowing about 12:05 p.m. and ended after dark and befroe 10:00 p.m.
1/21/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M very light mist falling shortly after 7 a.m. yesterday
1/22/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/23/2010 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/24/2010 7:30 AM T T T M M A very light dusting of snow and a snowflake falling here and there!
1/25/2010 6:20 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 M M light snow this morning
1/26/2010 6:20 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 M M
1/27/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/28/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/29/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 9.0 M Old snow is icy, top layer is hard.
1/30/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Finally some sun yesterday!
1/31/2010 8:15 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 9.5 M Light snow started sometime after 6 p.m., still snowing very lightly this a.m. WNW wind last night--not too strong, still breezy this a.m.
2/1/2010 6:20 AM 0.08 0.6 0.08 M M Light snow most of the day yesterday. Throughout much of the day the snow melted right away. By 10:30 p.m. there was 3/8" of new snow to measure. This morning another 1/4" of new snow. Currantly not snowing.
2/2/2010 6:20 AM 0.04 0.6 0.04 M M Snowed on and off all day yesterday--sometimes big flakes. This snow melted shortly after it fell so I couldn't get a measurement. Measured snow started falling in the night--sometime after 10:30 p.m.
2/3/2010 6:20 AM 0.05 0.3 M M M Snow until after 11 a.m. and then switched to rain for the next 2-3 hours.
2/4/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/5/2010 6:20 AM T T T 9.0 M 24F and windy this a.m. It was hard to measure the total snow. In some places my ruler only went 3" into the snow due to a layer of ice at the bottom.
2/6/2010 7:40 AM 0.11 1.0 0.11 9.0 M 32F this a.m. and feels like a mist on my face when I'm outside. Started snowing around 3 p.m. yesterday and quit by 10:30 p.m. Snow was heavy and wet and packed down a lot as soon as it landed, so its hard to tell how much we really had. I measured the 1" at 10:30 p.m., there was another trace of snow over night. Suprised that I still measured only 9" of total snow.
2/7/2010 7:45 AM T M M M M Not sure if the precip was rain or snow.
2/8/2010 6:20 AM T M M 10.0 2.72 Not sure if the new precip was from snow or rain. Total snow was taken at about 8:30 a.m.
2/9/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M Misty rain yesterday about 10 a.m., switching to snow and back to rain, lasting for about an hour.
2/10/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M Snowed just about all day yesterday. Nothing really added up though.
2/11/2010 6:20 AM 0.03 1.0 0.30 M M Snowed in the morning yesterday--nothing added up. Measureable snow came overnight.
2/12/2010 6:20 AM 0.15 1.3 M M M Snow yesterday morning measured 0.5" at about 10:00 a.m. Snow switched to rain for the rest of the morning and part of afternoon. Rain started again in the evening and was raining at 10:30 p.m. Snow this morning was 0.75" and feels like it will be switching to rain soon.
2/13/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 T M M M Snow continued into the early morning and then switched to rain sprinkles. Afternoon was cloudy but nice with about 10 minutes of sun! Rain sprinkles started again after dark.
2/14/2010 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M A Brief rain shower in the afternoon. A lot of frost this morning and 27F. Coldest it has been for at least a couple of weeks.
2/15/2010 6:20 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 9.0 3.14 Rain started sometime after 8 p.m. and is still sprinkling this a.m. Stayed above freezing all night.
2/16/2010 6:20 AM 0.03 T M M M Very light misty rain last night. This morning is a "heavier" mist. Rain on and off yesterday--mostly a.m.--with a trace of snow early a.m.
2/17/2010 6:20 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain on and off yesterday.
2/18/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 30F and frosty this morning. Sunny yesterday late afternoon.
2/19/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Some sun again yesterday. Clear and frosty this a.m.
2/20/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A lot of sun yesterday!
2/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/22/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.0 2.67 Clear and calm and 18F this a.m.
2/23/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M 17F this morning, clear and calm
2/24/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/25/2010 6:20 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M First snowflakes started at 8:25 a.m., then spotty flurries on and off throughout the day. By 10:00 p.m. there was only a trace on the ground. This morning's snow feels crusty--like there may have been some light freezing rain over the top of it. There are still a few flakes falling here and there this a.m.
2/26/2010 6:20 AM 0.14 0.8 M M M Snow was heavy and wet and lasted until about noon and then switched to sporadic rain showers. Snowflakes varied from tiny to at times giant fluffballs. Snow was melted by early afternoon.
2/27/2010 7:30 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M Sunny and warm yesterday, a light rain this morning.
2/28/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
3/1/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.5 2.17 Total snow samples was taken on 2/28/10. There was a very hard layer of ice at the bottom of the sample that I did not get chipped out to include in the sample. This was a factor last week as well.
3/2/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Nice yesterday--high of 55F!
3/3/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/4/2010 6:20 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 M M Finally, some light rain this a.m.!
3/5/2010 6:20 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 M M
3/6/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/7/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Warm days, snow is going fast.
3/8/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.5 2.30 Total snow sample was taken on Sunday afternoon. Depth and melted value are averages. In the open the snow is an average of 4.5", the snow has melted to bare ground under the trees, where the plow moved snow, and where the wind blew snow off the ground. There is still athick layer of ice that was hard to chip out to include in the melted value. This layer is about 1".
3/9/2010 6:20 AM 0.10 0.3 M M M Rain started sometime after 7 p.m., woke up to snow and a robin singing!
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 1.4 M M M Snowed all day yesterday. 1/4" built up before it started melting as it landed. Rain mixed with snow throughout the day. After dark snow started sticking again and was heavy and wet.
3/11/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Windy for much of the day yesterday. A few small evergreen branch tips were on the ground by mid afternoon.
3/12/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/13/2010 7:20 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Windy yesterday, calm this a.m. Rain came sometime after 10:30 p.m.
3/14/2010 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Just one brief rain shower yesterday afternoon.
3/15/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 2.54 Total snow sample was taken yesterday afternoon. This was a hard sample to take because there are so many bare patches around. In the open expanses the snow is melting very slow. The plowed areas, around the buildings, and under the trees the snow is gone or only a few small patches remain.
3/16/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/17/2010 6:20 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Rain started sometime in the night, probablt earlier this morning.
3/18/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M It was very windy all day yesterday. We had a brief 5-10 minute snow/rain squall around 4:30 p.m. yesterday.
3/19/2010 6:20 AM 0.02 0.1 M M M Snow and rain started around 6 p.m. by 6:30 p.m. it was snowing quite a bit and the wind was blowing alot--evergreens were really swaying. Storm didn't last long--maybe 20-30 minutes and the snow melted right away. My measurement is an estimate, the snow melted to fast after the storm ended. I didn't get outside fast enough to get an actual measurement.
3/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2010 6:20 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 T T Light rain showers starting sometime in late afternoon, ending before dark. Just about all of the snow on our 4.7 acres is gone. Just a few remaining patches--mostly from where the plow pushed it into a pile--are left.
3/23/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M More rain than snowflakes. Rain started around 11:15 but was light and shortlived. Very odd that my gauge was completely dry this a.m. even though I watched the precipitation fall.
3/24/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/25/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/26/2010 6:20 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 M M
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M
3/28/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/29/2010 6:20 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 T T Still a few snow piles hanging on here and there on our 4.7 acres. Rain started sometime after 2:30 a.m.--the moon was still shining bright at this time of the night.
3/30/2010 6:20 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 M M
4/5/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T
4/6/2010 6:20 AM 0.04 T M M M Started snowing sometime after 7 p.m., was snowing at 10:30 p.m. Most has melted by this a.m. but there are still a few patches here and there--nothing to measure though.
4/7/2010 6:20 AM 0.08 0.3 M M M Mostly snow showers all day yesterday, at times with rain mixed in. Thunder started at 2:55 p.m. and lasted approx. 10 minutes. The hardest snowfall started after this and built up 1/4" before it melted. This snow was just about all graupel, there may have been hail bbs just after the thunder sounded.
4/8/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/9/2010 6:20 AM 0.05 0.1 M M M What a storm! Winds didn't pick up until about 11:45 a.m. yesterday. It was very windy after that. Around 3 p.m. the winds intensified and a lot of tree debri was flying around and hitting the house. Aound 6 p.m. the winds intensified again and included snow with poor visibility and a build up of 0.1" before it melted. Along with the wind all day there were periods of snow and/or rain. By 10:30 p.m. the winds had died down to breezy and the skys were clearing. This a.m. we have clear skys and it is breezy. The largest branches I have seen on the ground close to our house are 1/2" to 3/4" diameter. There were trees down across the road not far from our house--less than 1/2 mile. Later this a.m. I'll check our acreage to see if we have any trees down.
4/10/2010 7:30 AM T T T M M It snowed just about all day yesterday. I'm suprised there wasn't more liquid precipitation to measure. It is calm and clear this a.m.
4/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Windy this morning.
4/12/2010 6:20 AM T T T T T Light snow showers starting late afternoon. No build-up. Very windy this a.m.
4/13/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M Very windy yesterday and spit snow on and off throughout the day.
4/14/2010 6:20 AM 0.91 1.8 M M M Very sloppy snow most of the day yesterday--melting as it landed. Snow started sticking by 7 p.m. and there was 0.5" at 9:30 p.m. At 4:30 a.m. this morning it was raining steady. Currently it is raining and smaller evergreen trees (8'tall and smaller)and bushes are laying over from the heavy wet snow.
4/15/2010 6:20 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M Precip must be from early yesterday morning.
4/16/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/17/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/18/2010 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
4/19/2010 6:20 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain fell most of the moring yesterday.
4/20/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/21/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/22/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/23/2010 6:20 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 M M Several cloud bursts between 4 p.m. and about 7 p.m. yesterday.
4/24/2010 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M
4/25/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M frosty this a.m.
4/26/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/27/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
4/28/2010 6:20 AM 0.46 0.0 0.00 M M Rain in the afternoon to the amount of approx. 0.10". Thunder and wind started about 8 p.m., hard rain started about 8:30 p.m. By 9:20 p.m. we had 0.38" total precip. and tapering off to light sprinkles. We must have had more rain overnight to equal the 0.46" this morning.
4/29/2010 6:20 AM 0.92 T M M M Steady rain all day yesterday and still raining this morning. :) Hard rain started at about 7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m 0.12" and started seeing snowflakes, more snow mixed with rain on and off for a couple of hours around midday, 6 p.m. 0.46", 8 p.m. 0.55", 9:15 p.m. 0.62", 6:20 a.m. 0.92"
4/30/2010 6:20 AM 0.22 T M M M Rain ended yesterday evening.
5/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M rain must have come in the early morning hours
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M
5/3/2010 6:20 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M Light wind this a.m. and raining.
5/4/2010 6:20 AM 0.08 T T M M 7:15 a.m. winds started picking up, light rain started mid-morning, 12:30 p.m. harder winds start, along with harder rain, strong winds all afternoon, 7:50 p.m. snow started and lasted about 30 minutes, 6:10 a.m. snow started falling again.
5/5/2010 6:30 AM 0.20 1.4 M 1.0 M Snow most of yesterday--most melting as it landed, except 1/4" in the morning. This morning there was 1 1/8" on the ground! Before the 1 1/8" sno melted into my gauge there was 0.09" liquid precip. from yesterday.
5/6/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M There were a few snowflakes yesterday morning--ending by 10:30 a.m.
5/7/2010 6:20 AM T T T M M Light snow started falling about 6:15 this a.m.!
5/8/2010 6:00 AM T T T M M A few snow crystals yesterday afternoon around 3:30.
5/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M Rain storms on and off yesterday, still sprinkles this a.m.
5/10/2010 6:20 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Frosty morning! Just a little rain here but south of us (10-20 miles or so) there was a big storm that included rain, wind, sleet, and snow and very cold.
5/11/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Windy all day yesterday.
5/12/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
5/13/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
5/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M computer trouble so couldn't make report yesterday...
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
5/17/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M computer down--late report
5/18/2010 6:00 AM T M M M M rain in the evening computer down--late report
5/19/2010 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M computer down--late report
5/20/2010 6:20 AM 0.29 M M M M windy all day, some rain and hail today. 1/4" hail about 3:30 p.m.--lasted about 10 minutes. computer down--late report
5/27/2010 6:20 AM 0.21 0.0 M M M Have had computer problems for the last several days. Windy this morning.
5/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.44 0.0 0.00 M M
5/29/2010 7:15 AM 0.39 0.0 0.00 M M Raining this morning. Last night at 9 p.m. we had 0.05" precip. so it must have rained good in the night.
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 0.00 M M Rained pretty steady all day yesterday. By 7:45 a.m. we already had 0.03". At 9:15 a.m. there was a total of 0.11", at 12:00 p.m. 0.22", at 4:30 p.m. 0.32", at 9 p.m. 0.34". Rain ended about 8 p.m.
5/31/2010 7:40 AM 0.10 M M M M Light rain in the afternoon and evening. A little hail yesterday about 4:30 p.m.--bb size.
6/1/2010 6:15 AM 0.83 0.0 0.00 M M Heaviest rains started in mid afternoon and lastest throughout evening and night. Since Thursday 5/27 we've had 2.38" of rain! Yesterday evening we had standing water in our open drain field. This morning the ground is squishy wet with just one small puddle left.
6/2/2010 6:20 AM 0.12 M M M M
6/3/2010 6:00 AM 0.26 0.0 0.00 M M
6/4/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Strong winds yesterday afternoon. 1.5" diameter larch branch was knocked off in the wind. We now have standing water in our low spot from all the rain we've had in the past several days.
6/5/2010 6:10 AM 0.41 M M M M Very heavy rains yesterday afternoon and evening--each cloudburst amounting to about 0.20" in an about hour. Light rains before after and between storms.
6/6/2010 6:10 AM 0.05 M M M M clear, calm and heavy dew this morning
6/7/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
6/8/2010 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light sprinkles starting about 2:15 p.m., at about 3:20 p.m. rain and small bb size hail started, at about 3:35 p.m. thunder started--along with rain, by 3:35 p.m. the storm was over. Later in the early evening we had another round of heavy rain and thunder that lasted for 15-20 minutes.
6/9/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2010 6:15 AM 0.49 M M M M Rain on and off yesterday. Thunder and heavy rains starting about 4:40 p.m. and lasting for about 30 minutes. Then another heavy cloudburst in the evening. About 10:30 p.m. Thunder, lightning and heavy rains. Thunder lasted about 20 minutes. Rained on and off throughout the night.
6/11/2010 6:20 AM 0.33 0.1 M M M Two hard rains yesterday--one around 10 a.m., the other starting at 1:20 p.m. 1:20 p.m. heavy rain starts, 1:24 bb size and smaller hail starts, 1:30 hail stops but has covered the ground about 1/8" deep, 1:44 light rains and 0.27" in gauge, 1:49 p.m. rain over. There was more rain throughout the evening. By 9 p.m. we had the 0.33" in the gauge.
6/12/2010 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2010 6:15 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief hard rain storm yesterday about 5:40 p.m.
6/16/2010 6:20 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain started about 5:30 a.m. and lasted about 30 minutes.
6/17/2010 6:15 AM 0.68 M M M M We had 0.18" in the gauge yesterday about 1 p.m. and then we didn't have much rain all afternoon. Just a few showers into the evening and much of the night. The heaviest rains started after 4:30 a.m. this a.m.
6/18/2010 6:20 AM 0.84 M M M M 6:45 a.m. 0.09" total, 7:20 a.m. 0.16" total, 8:40 a.m. 0.26" total, 2:00 p.m. 0.42" total, 5:40 p.m. 0.60" total, 10:00 p.m. 0.76" total, 6:20 a.m. 0.84" total.
6/19/2010 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Precip. is from early yesterday a.m.
6/20/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2010 6:55 AM 1.13 0.0 M M M This is an amazing amount of rain for us in one storm! First fat raindrops started at 4:30 p.m. and continued on and off until 6 p.m. when heavy rain started falling. Two hours later, at 8 p.m., we had 0.69", by 9:20 p.m. we had 0.74"! Thunder started about 30 minutes after the hard rain started, followed by close thunder and lightning about 15 minutes later. Thunder and lightning lasted around 40 minutes--hard rain continued to fall throughout and after. This morning we have standing water along our driveway and in our open flat areas. Our low spot has a pond in it now. The local golf course--about .5 miles to the wes--has many large puddles throughout their greens and standing water in their sand bunkers.
6/22/2010 6:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M M M Rain ended sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. All together--in a 24 hour period--we got 1.58" of rain!
6/23/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2010 6:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A very brief rain sprinkle--about 10 minutes--yesterday at about 8 p.m.
6/25/2010 6:45 AM T M M M M Some brief thunder and sprinkles around 3 p.m.
6/26/2010 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/27/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2010 6:20 AM 0.02 M M M M Thunder, lightning and rain woke me up at 2:30 a.m. Storm lasted maybe 30-40 minutes.
6/30/2010 6:20 AM 0.07 T M M M Storm started about 2:30 p.m. yesterday with thunder. About 10 minutes later hard rain drops started, about 15 minutes into the rain we had 1/4" size hail. Hail lasted about 5 minutes and then continued with rain. Thunder cracked throughout the rain. This storm lasted until about 3:45 p.m. About 7 p.m. winds picked up and increased in strength and lasting for about an hour. A dead birch tree blew over in this wind.
7/1/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2010 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Heard the rain start in the early morning hours.
7/7/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2010 6:15 AM T M M M M High winds started at approx. 8:30 a.m. and lasted into the night. I am very suprised we didn't have any trees blow down. We have a lot of tree litter covering the ground--mostly branch tips and pinecones, etc. Largest green branch down on our place--about 1/2". Neighbors have a 1" diameter green branch down. These branches are from the larch trees. Rain sprinkles came about 10 p.m. and lasted just a few minutes.
7/14/2010 6:15 AM T M M M M Rain must have come in the night sometime.
7/15/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2010 6:15 AM 0.09 M M M M Showers on and off yesterday. First shower at about 9 a.m. for 0.02". More showers in the evening starting about 5 p.m., heard more early this a.m.
7/21/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2010 6:15 AM 0.20 M M M M Thunderstorm yesterday sometime between 6 and 8 p.m. Strong winds and rain. We were not home so I do not know if wind or rain came first. Several trees in the neighborhood are down. Largest I saw was at least 1 1/2' diameter. I heard from firemen that a larger tree was down in the other direction. Power was out until 11:45 p.m. from a tree(s) that hit the line. Much tree debri and branches up to 2" diameter are down everywhere. Loose lawn furniture and tarps, etc. are blown around.
7/24/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winds started about 3 a.m. this morning. No branches down but trees continue to sway a lot.
7/28/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2010 6:15 AM 0.18 M M M M Had a few drops of rain yesterday a.m. at about 6:50. This morning light rain started about 4:20 a.m., heavy rain started about 4:25, thunder started shortly after. Rain ended about 5:50 a.m., but thunder continues to the north.
7/30/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2010 6:00 AM T M M M M Some rain yesterday--midafternoon.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Thunder, lightning and wind yesterday morning. At 2 p.m. there was 0.09" in gauge. More wind, thunder, lightning and a little rain from about 10:30 p.m. to about 2:30 a.m. added another 0.01" of precip.
8/2/2010 6:15 AM 0.08 M M M M Rain squalls on and off yesterday. One late afternoon squall included hail.
8/3/2010 6:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Late afternoon storm. Lightning and thunder was right overhead a few times. More lighning & thunder than rain. Not really any wind though.
8/4/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy yesterday. Wind started at about 8 a.m. and continued to increase throughout the day. Finally slowed up at dusk. This morning is breezy still.
8/6/2010 6:15 AM T M M M M Storm early a.m.: 12:30 a.m. thunder and lightning mostly to the west but some pretty close, 12:40 a.m. rain for about 5 minutes--no thunder and lightning, 12:50 a.m. more thunder and lightning for a few minutes. There was some wind before the initial thunder and lightning.
8/7/2010 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Hard rain storm yesterday about 5 p.m. that lasted for about 30 minutes. Thunder and lightning started about 30 minutes prior to rain. Then cleared off and was nice for the rest of the evening but their was more thunder and lightning overnight.
8/8/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2010 6:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Short light rain storm about 8 a.m.
8/11/2010 6:15 AM T M M M M Threatened rain all day yesterday. Finally got a little mist just before 9 p.m.
8/12/2010 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M We had a little bit of rain--enough to make the ground wet--shortly after 7 a.m. yesterday. Then about 5:15 we had the rain that measured the 0.02"
8/13/2010 6:20 AM 0.44 M M M M We had aquick storm--about 20 minutes--about 8:30 p.m. that measured 0.09". This morning I was suprised at the 0.44" total in the gauge! Must have rained quite a bit in the night.
8/14/2010 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/15/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2010 6:15 AM 0.13 M M M M Some rain early afternoon--about 0.03". Wind and more rain around 8 p.m. Saw some branches break off our cottonwood tree.
8/24/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of wind yesterday. The strongest winds started about 6 p.m. Have only noticed tree debri down and no fallen branches or other damage.
8/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 7:20 AM 0.13 M M M M Rain started about 6:30 p.m., we had 0.07" at 8:30 p.m. Woke up to rain this morning.
8/30/2010 6:15 AM 0.30 M M M M Rain stopped about 3:00 p.m.
8/31/2010 6:15 AM 0.04 M M M M One hard, quick cloud burst yesterday around 3 p.m. There must have been another one just before I got up this morning--the ground was wet.
9/1/2010 6:15 AM 0.18 M M M M We had 0.04" of rain at 8:30 p.m., this morning everything was very wet when I got up and there was a slight west breeze.
9/2/2010 6:15 AM 0.24 M M M M Some good rains yesterday. 0.05 8 a.m, 0.10 10:45 a.m, 0.14 11:30 a.m. Biggest storm started about 10:30 a.m. with thunder and lightning for a couple of minutes, then some strong winds hit that blew tree debri out of the trees--this lastest for a couple of minutes, then heavy rain fell and tapered off and ended by 11:30 a.m.
9/3/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2010 6:15 AM 0.06 M M M M Noticed thunder and lightning--not too close--about 10:30 p.m., woke up to damp ground.
9/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Several bursts of wind and rain throughout late morning and early afternoon.
9/7/2010 6:15 AM T M M M M
9/8/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2010 6:15 AM 0.48 M M M M Rain started just before 8 p.m. in Kalispell about 20 miles south. Was a steady rain all the way home and into the night.
9/10/2010 6:15 AM 0.14 M M M M Light, steady sprinkles all day--until mid afternoon. Then a longer, heavy cloudburst between (about) 6:15 and 7:15 p.m.
9/11/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 6:25 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/22/2010 6:30 AM 0.17 M M M M Several heavy cloudbursts throughout the day yesterday.
9/23/2010 6:30 AM T M M M M This trace may be from heavy condensation yesterday morning.
9/24/2010 6:30 AM T M M M M Light rain started before 9:30 p.m.. It must not have lasted too long since just a small trace showed up in the gauge.
9/25/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2010 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2010 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M We had some wind yesterday afternoon. I was suprised that it was blowing as hard as it was. Rain fell sometime just before 9:30 p.m.
9/30/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/22/2009 10/23/2009 6:20 AM 2 0.08 0.0 0.00
11/17/2009 11/18/2009 6:20 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very warm temperatures for this time of year. Our high temp. for yesterday was 55 degrees. This morning it is 38 degrees.
3/31/2010 4/05/2010 6:20 AM 6 0.05 M M
7/3/2010 7/06/2010 6:20 AM 4 0.72 0.0 M When we left for our camping trip at 11 a.m. on July 2, there was 0.32" of precip from a thunderstorm earlier in the morning. When we returned on July 5th, at about 11 a.m., there was a total of 0.59" of precip. When we returned from a trip to town in the afternoon of the 5th there was 0.72" of precip. from a thunderstorm that moved through--most likely aroun 1 p.m.
7/17/2010 7/19/2010 6:15 AM 3 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/17/2010 9/21/2010 6:00 AM 5 1.34 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
11/1/2009 10:30 AM This hail was a grauple shower. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Soft 8 1min no damage Continuous False Before rain Same time as smaller hail
6/10/2010 1:24 PM Most of the hail was bb size. Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 6 2min minor leaf damage True After rain Before smaller hail 10-20
6/29/2010 2:45 PM 3/8" 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 5 3min no damage Continuous True After rain Before smaller hail vertical
8/1/2010 4:00 PM 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 10 3min no damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail vertical