Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-LS-1 Latitude 40.36764401
Station Name Susanville 3.2 SSW Longitude -120.67388346
County Lassen Elevation (ft) 4353



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 10 1.21 3.86 31 3.86 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 1.86 1.70 30 1.70 30 0.00 0 0 10 4 12.0 7 11
Dec 10 2.52 6.27 31 6.27 31 0.00 0 0 22 3 18.2 11 18
Jan 11 2.71 0.62 31 0.62 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 4.9 4 18
Feb 11 2.28 4.31 28 4.31 28 0.00 0 0 11 3 50.5 11 13
March 11 1.71 0.32 29 0.32 8 0.00 21 0 6 0 0.1 1 8
April 11 0.84 0.00 30 0.00 0 0.00 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 11 0.84 6.50 25 1.84 18 4.66 7 1 16 0 0.7 2 1
June 11 0.54 1.61 30 1.61 30 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.3 2 0
July 11 0.25 0.00 30 0.00 30 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 0.19 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 0.45 0.07 29 0.07 29 0.00 0 0 2 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 15.40" 25.26" 355 days 20.60" 297 4.66" 58 days 1 92 days 18 days 86.7" 38 days 69 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
10/1/2010 0.00
10/2/2010 0.00
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.72
10/5/2010 0.80
10/6/2010 0.44
10/7/2010 0.02
10/8/2010 T
10/9/2010 0.00
10/10/2010 0.00
10/11/2010 0.00
10/12/2010 0.00
10/13/2010 0.00
10/14/2010 0.00
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.02
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 0.08
10/24/2010 0.55
10/25/2010 1.19
10/26/2010 0.01
10/27/2010 0.00
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.01
10/31/2010 0.02
11/1/2010 T
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.00
11/4/2010 0.00
11/5/2010 0.00
11/6/2010 0.00
11/7/2010 0.04
11/8/2010 0.48
11/9/2010 T
11/10/2010 0.03
11/11/2010 T
11/12/2010 0.00
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 0.00
11/15/2010 0.00
11/16/2010 0.00
11/17/2010 0.00
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.49
11/21/2010 0.29
11/22/2010 0.06
11/23/2010 0.14
11/24/2010 0.01
11/25/2010 0.00
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.07
11/28/2010 0.09
11/29/2010 T
11/30/2010 0.00
12/1/2010 0.00
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.18
12/4/2010 0.03
12/5/2010 0.25
12/6/2010 0.54
12/7/2010 0.35
12/8/2010 0.08
12/9/2010 0.04
12/10/2010 0.02
12/11/2010 0.01
12/12/2010 0.02
12/13/2010 0.00
12/14/2010 0.64
12/15/2010 0.71
12/16/2010 0.00
12/17/2010 T
12/18/2010 1.01
12/19/2010 0.47
12/20/2010 1.03
12/21/2010 0.21
12/22/2010 0.03
12/23/2010 0.09
12/24/2010 0.00
12/25/2010 0.00
12/26/2010 0.07
12/27/2010 0.04
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.41
12/30/2010 0.04
12/31/2010 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.08
1/2/2011 0.04
1/3/2011 T
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.00
1/9/2011 T
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 T
1/12/2011 0.15
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011 0.08
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.00
1/19/2011 0.00
1/20/2011 0.00
1/21/2011 0.00
1/22/2011 0.00
1/23/2011 0.00
1/24/2011 0.00
1/25/2011 0.00
1/26/2011 0.00
1/27/2011 0.00
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.27
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 0.00
2/2/2011 0.00
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 0.00
2/6/2011 0.00
2/7/2011 0.00
2/8/2011 0.00
2/9/2011 0.00
2/10/2011 0.00
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 0.00
2/13/2011 0.00
2/14/2011 0.01
2/15/2011 0.11
2/16/2011 1.41
2/17/2011 0.21
2/18/2011 0.57
2/19/2011 0.67
2/20/2011 0.02
2/21/2011 T
2/22/2011 0.03
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 T
2/25/2011 0.69
2/26/2011 0.56
2/27/2011 T
2/28/2011 0.03
3/1/2011 0.00
3/2/2011 0.02
3/3/2011 0.10
3/4/2011 0.03
3/5/2011 0.00
3/6/2011 0.05
3/7/2011 0.11
3/8/2011 0.01
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5/7/2011 4.66
5/8/2011 0.34
5/9/2011 0.04
5/10/2011 0.04
5/11/2011
5/12/2011
5/13/2011
5/14/2011
5/15/2011 0.06
5/16/2011 0.02
5/17/2011 0.05
5/18/2011 0.36
5/19/2011 0.02
5/20/2011
5/21/2011
5/22/2011 0.01
5/23/2011 0.09
5/24/2011 0.09
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 0.46
5/27/2011 0.02
5/28/2011 0.01
5/29/2011 0.21
5/30/2011 0.02
5/31/2011 0.00
6/1/2011 0.02
6/2/2011 0.22
6/3/2011 0.07
6/4/2011 0.03
6/5/2011 0.07
6/6/2011 0.83
6/7/2011 0.08
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.00
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 0.00
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 0.00
6/21/2011 0.00
6/22/2011 0.00
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.27
6/30/2011 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.00
7/2/2011
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011 0.00
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011 0.00
7/8/2011 0.00
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.00
7/13/2011 0.00
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 0.00
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011 0.00
7/29/2011 0.00
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 0.00
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.00
8/4/2011 0.00
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 0.00
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.00
8/27/2011 T
8/28/2011 0.00
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 0.00
8/31/2011 0.00
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 0.03
9/9/2011 0.00
9/10/2011 0.00
9/11/2011 0.04
9/12/2011 T
9/13/2011 T
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.00
9/16/2011 0.00
9/17/2011 0.00
9/18/2011 0.00
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.00
9/21/2011 0.00
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.00
9/24/2011 0.00
9/25/2011 0.00
9/26/2011 T
9/27/2011 0.00
9/28/2011 0.00
9/29/2011 0.00
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm and 62f at obs. Hi yestd 82f with pm thunderstorms east. The overnight low (61) has to be near a date record high/low. Decidedly unusual; looks as tho it will rain today at some point.
10/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.72 0.0 M 0.0 M 10/10 OC, calm, lt. rain and 52f at obs. Hi yestd was at 0700 (62f), temp. falling slowly since then. Real weather (almost 3/4"); what a novelty. Had .42" in 25 minutes starting 2 PM. TS 4AM-5AM. May be new snow above 7k on Sierras but crest is obscured.
10/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.80 0.0 M 0.0 M 10/10 OC, calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd. 58f. Quite a show yestd. with .80" inc. .35" in 11 minutes which caused sheet flooding over ground, corn-kernal sized hail, TS; Have had almost 10% of normal year's precip. in last 48 hrs; storm total so far 1.52"
10/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M 7/10 PC, stratus @~7k AGL, northeast flow aloft and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 56f and numerous showers. Three straight days of measurable precip., 1.96" total. Aspen, cottonwood and willows turning. This is NICE weather, not chronic blasting UV loaded sun.
10/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 10/10 OC, SW wind 10-15, and 51f at obs. Lt. rain mostly east & north, freezing lvl ~ 8k MSL. Hi yestd. 60f w/beautiful cumulus.
10/8/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 41f at obs. Significant dew. Solid OC all day yestd, SW winds 10-15 and a hi of 56f.
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 45f at obs. Hi yestd. 62f
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and a dewy 45f; hi yestd. 69f. Pleasant and pretty with the aspen, cottonwood, wild rose and willow leaves turning.
10/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), calm and 51f at obs. Hi yestd. 69f with a few afternoon clouds.
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, <5mph NNE flow, 37f at obs. Hi yestd. 68f with cooler, dry air flowing out of the Great Basin. Temps now in mid-20s in high valleys just NW of here.
10/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, east drift <5 mph, and 39f at obs. Hi yestd. 69f w/light east winds. Forgot to mention a trace of first light frost yestd. AM; a few white shingles of the shop roof. This is a later 1st frost date than usual; normal 1st frost here is about Sept. 15.
10/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 2/10 high stratus, calm and 38f at obs. Hi yestd. 66f, under predicted of 73f. Calling for 77f today. I doubt it.
10/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 2/10 stratus (pink), calm and 43f at obs. Hi yestd. 69f with altocumulus to 6/10 mid-day.
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 10/10 hi stratus, calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd. 71f and overcast afternoon (10/10). A little late in the year for 70+ but maybe our last.
10/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (9/10), calm, and 44f at obs. Hi yesd. 70f, cloudy, w/west winds 12-15 mph.
10/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 42f at obs. Mostly cloudy with a hi of 62f yestd. and about 10 minutes of moderate rain. Breezy, w/west winds to 15-18 mph in afternoon.
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 38f at obs. A few alto-cimulus clouds yestd. and a hi of 66f with E-NE winds to 10-12 mph. NWS Reno reports this has already been the wettest October ever (2.42") there with 12 days to go.
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 38f at obs. Hi yestd. 65f and clear.
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Some hi stratus/cirrus (2/10), calm and 42f at obs. Hi yestd. 65f. Rain predicted by Sunday but may miss us.
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.55 0.0 M 0.0 M Already an all time record October precip. for Reno and likely here as well. Going to be nearing 4" for the month here by 0700 tomorrow.
10/25/2010 7:00 AM 1.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 36f at obs. Ice/frost on deck. Impressive rain, 1.19" last 24h, 1.82" for storm and 3.34" for Oct. to date which is ~20% of normal total annual by far the wettest Oct. ever here. Snow on Diamond Mts. down to 6,500' and was down to 7,000' yestd. when Reno profiler was suggestion 9-10k snow levels.
10/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear,N. wind 8-10mph, frosty and 36f at obs. Low was 28f. Brief rain shower mid-day. New snow visible down to about 6,000' on east side of Sierras.
10/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 24f at obs, first hard freeze, hi yestd. 48f
10/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm and 36f at obs. Hi yestd. 51f
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), calm and 35f at obs. Hi yestd 58f and mostly cloudy
10/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain just starting, 47f and SW winds 12-15 mph. Bar. falling. Partly cloudy yestd with a hi of 57f
10/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (10/10), calm and 42f at obs. Hi yestd.52f with some light rain. Freezing level about 6,000' and likely a little new snow on Sierras but visibility obscured.
11/1/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 35f at obs. A few drops of rain yestd. AM and a hi of 57f. bar rsing and expected to be hi pressure all week. Prelim. October rain was about 4", record wet for the month here.
11/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36f at obs. Hi yestd 62f, clear and calm. Great Giants win!
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High OC (9/10) cirrus/stratus, calm and 43f at obs. Bar. falling. Hi yestd. 62f with some hi clouds. Still some "old" new snow from 12 days ago on the Diamond Mts. predicted to get added to by Monday.
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 45f. Hi yestd. 65f and mostly cloudy.
11/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain just starting, SSW winds 12-20 mph and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 64f and mostly sunny. Fairly wimpy storm so far but first snow of season predicted here for tonight. We shall see..
11/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.48 0.2 0.03 T 0.03 PC, calm and 31f at obs. High yestd. 50f, rained most of day. First snow of season but only a little stuck. Rain changed to snow about 7:30 PM; big mushy flakes.
11/9/2010 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M PC (2/10), calm and 23f (hard freeze). Hi yestd. 46f and a few snow flakes/pellets mid-day from a connvective cloud.
11/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 T M 0.0 M
11/11/2010 7:00 AM T T M M M Snow pellets for 1/2 hour at mid day.
11/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 26f; hi yestd. 44f.
11/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 26f. Hi yestd. 50f and mostly clear. Looks to be a long dry period coming.
11/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), cloud deck at about 6k msl, strong NE winds aloft but calm at surface and 34f with light frost at obs. Hi yestd. 47f and PC.
11/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm and 41f. Hi yestd 57f and PC. Above normal temps continuing.
11/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 31f with light frost at obs. High yestd. 58f and clear. Above normal temps and mini-dry spell predicted to end abruptly over the weekend.
11/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High stratus (3/10), calm and 27f at obs. Hi yestd. 56f and mostly clear. Accumulating snow predicted to be a near certainty here this weekend. Must look for that shovel...
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High stratus (2/10), sustained 20-25 mph WSW gusts to 40 overnight and 44f at obs. Hi yestd. 56f. bar. falling. Snow forecasted over next 48-72 hrs.
11/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (6/10), SW wind 10-20 mph and 44f at obs. Bar.continues to fall. Hi yestd 54f, mostly clear and SSW winds 30-40 mph at times. Difficult to believe it will snow (1 foot+) as much as predicted over next 48 hours.
11/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.49 2.8 0.32 3.0 0.49 Light snow, calm and 26f at obs. 3" snow overnight. Snow:water ratio less than forecast. Hi yestd. 50f; 0.17" rain before changed to snow at 3 pm. Beautiful pink sunrise over snow-drapped trees. Appropriately, snow geese migrating over the house.
11/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.29 5.0 0.29 6.5 M Snowing, calm and 25f at obs. Hi yestd. 37f. Very high snow/water ratio and little moisture (.29")for 5" of snow over last 18 hrs.
11/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 1.4 0.06 4.5 M Light snow, SSW 10-15 and 30f at obs. High yestd. 37f and 1.4" dry snow with only .06" water. Some drifting probably messed with measurements. Temps predicted to go to near zero (f) by Tues. night.
11/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 0.5 0.14 3.0 M Moderate snow, W wind 15-20, gusts 30+, 33f at obs. Snowed most of night but little stuck. Hi yestd. was 38f low was 31f at 5PM yest. and warmed up during night. Predicted hi today is 31f but its already above that (33f).Near zero (f) forcast tonight but I doubt it. Wind gusts last night to 50-55 mph+
11/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 2.5 M Clear, calm and 7 above zero at obs. Low was 5f. One snow squall yestd. and 37f was the high. One RAWS just NW of here was at 18 below zero at 6:45 AM. Chilly indeed. Predicted low here was 3f; well done Reno office NWS!
11/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Clear, calm and 8 above zero (f) at obs. Low was 7f and nearby RAWS that was -18f yestd is -12f this morning; a warm-up. Hi here yestd was 26f under clear skies. We could use a crew to move firewood to the wood stove... Happy Thanksgiving.
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Mostly OC (7/10), cirrus/stratus, calm and 15f at obs. High yestd was 27f and clear. Light snow predicted next 48 hrs. which should "warm" things up a bit.
11/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 1.3 M 3.5 M Snowing, calm and 27f at obs. Hi yestd 31f and mostly clear. Snowed about an inch overnight, very dry snow.
11/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 0.8 0.09 4.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 19f at obs. Snowed most of yestd. with a high of 38f (at 9AM)
11/29/2010 7:00 AM T T T 3.5 M Clear, calm and 8f above. Hi yestd. 35f with one convective snow shower (T) mid-day. Wood stove doing mighty work; 55 degrees warmer inside than out when I got up at 6AM.
11/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M OC (10/10, stratus/cirrus), calm and 23f at obs. Low last night was 19f at 9 PM and warming ever since. High yestd. was 30f, clear and calm.
12/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M PC (4/10 cirrus) and some "Sierra wave" lenticular clouds with high winds aloft, calm and 23f at obs. Hi yesd. 35f and mostly cloudy.
12/2/2010 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M PC (4/10, cirrus & lenticular), calm and 32f at obs. Heat wave,snow on ground melted all night, barely frosted, hi yestd. was 43f and 24 hr. low was 23f at 7AM yestd. T rain and snow yestd. All the action is aloft at about 8-15k with substantial WSW winds.
12/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.5 M OC (10/10), calm and 35f at obs. Snow level about 5-6k,showers much of last 18hrs, hi yestd. 49f. Patches of snow almost gone.
12/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm and 35f at obs. Hi yestd. 47f. Light showers last 24 hrs, solid cloud deck/snow line at about 5k elevation. Warm spell has melted last of snow here.
12/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm and 38f at obs. Showers yestd. and a hi of 44f. Amounts not impressive but getting an above average number of precip. days this fall and more to come next 3-5 days.
12/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.54 0.8 0.08 1.0 0.08 Heavy, slushy snow, calm and 32f at obs. Mod. to heavy rain since 8PM, changed to snow at 6 AM, hi yestd. 47f
12/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.35 0.2 0.12 0.0 M Clear, calm and 28f at obs. Rain/snow ended by 10 AM; hi yestd. 46f.
12/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, WSW 12-20 and 37f at obs. Low was 29f 10 hrs before obs. Hi yestd 46f and mostly clear. Snow level now 5k-5.5k, 2k less than predicted.
12/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, WSW 20-25 and 43f at obs; warm and moist but little rain (.04), hi yestd. 49f with a few showers.
12/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy(6/10), calm and 44f. High was above 50f yestd but do not have exact. Warm & moist with almost no rain continues.
12/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M A shower, OC(10/10), calm and 44f at obs. Hi yestd. 54f. Warm, moist but almost no rain continues as it has for 5 days now. Flow aloft is from the NW.
12/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 29f at obs. Patchy ground fog and frosty, 1st morning for some time. Hi yestd. 56f. Have lost the warm/moist component of recent days.
12/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10, cirrus/stratus)and pink, calm and 35f at obs. with light frost. Hi yestd. 52f. Predicted return to rain/snow next few days.
12/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.64 0.0 M 0.0 M Moderate rain, 43f and gusty SW winds at obs. Low was 38f at about 9 PM. Snow level is now about 6k+; almost 2/3" rain overnight. Expecting more next 5 days. Hi yestd. was 52f.
12/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.71 0.2 0.09 T 0.09 Clear, calm and 22f at obs. 14+ hrs rain (0.62") changed snow at 5 PM with only a dusting remaining this morning. Gauge set for rain froze solid in tube overnight. Yikes! Judicious microwave to rescue; didn't crack it. Hi yestd.45f. Significantly more rain/snow predicted next 6-8 days.
12/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, high fog layer, hi yestd. 36f
12/17/2010 7:00 AM T T M T M A very few snow flakes, solid OC/fog 5.5k and up, calm and 28f at obs. Looks like a mushy sloppy mess coming next 5-6 days with SN/RN/SN/RN/SN predicted to alternate. Ugly roads likely.
12/18/2010 7:00 AM 1.01 7.0 1.01 5.0 1.01 Rain, SSW wind 15-20, and 36f at obs. Hi last 24hr. was 37f about 30 min. ago; "daytime" hi was 30f. 4" snow and 27.2f at 9:45 PM but may have snowed 8-10" before it turned to rain 1~2 AM, snow totals approx. Slushy, mushy mess, as predicted
12/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.47 0.5 0.06 1.0 M Heavy snow (some flakes 2" dia.)for last hour, calm and 34f at obs. Lt. rain yestd. changed to wet snow at 6 AM. Hi yestd. 40f. Continuous precip. here last 42 hrs. Bar. 996 and falling. Predicted to have been all rain until this PM then more snow. Lower than fcst snow level likely preventing some flooding.
12/20/2010 7:00 AM 1.03 3.5 0.27 8.0 M Moderate snow, calm and 28f at obs. Hi ystd. 36f. All snow last 21hrs + 3hrs rain mid-day. Lt. winds ex. Gusts 25-30WSW @ FROPA. BP bottomed out at 988 (SL cor.) 1330hrs.yestd. Has been snowing or raining continuously for last 66 hours here. Storm total, so far, 14” snow and 2.52” total precip. or 15% of total yearly avg.(16”) in just last 3 days. Continuing impressive event.
12/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 4.6 0.21 8.0 M PC, (7/10 stratus), calm, and 28f at obs. Hi yestd 35f. Snow ended 8PM last night. Storm total was 19" snow and 2.73" total precip.
12/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 M 6.0 M Snowing lightly, calm and 31f at obs. A dusting overnight, mostly cloudy and calm; hi 37f.
12/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 0.5 0.09 5.5 M Seams of fog at ground level to 1k AGL, calm and 21f at obs. Light snow yestd to 10AM, hi 38f.
12/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Patchy, multi-layered fog, pink cirrus east, calm and 23f. Mostly clear yestd. with a high of 36f. First zero precip. day in a week. 4.5" snow on ground providing a white Christmas.
12/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 23f at obs. Sunny and a high of 40f yestd. Bar. falling last 12 hours. With 150% of normal precip. here so far this winter, it is a Merry Christmas indeed.
12/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.2 M 3.0 M Light snow, calm and 28f at obs. Hi yestd. 43f. Light rain began about 1 PM, changed to snow about 8 PM.
12/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 T M 2.0 M
12/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M 1.0 M Mostly clear, WSW 12-18 and 33f at obs. High yestd. 39f. Rain/snow mix most of night. December will be well above normal precip. here.
12/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 1.5 M Mostly clear, WW3-5 and 21f at obs. Lo was 17f. Snow flurries on/off after 11AM, hi 34f at 10Am, dropped 6f to 28f in 10 minutes with first flurry.
12/31/2010 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M Clear, calm and a crisp 10f at obs. PC to mostly clear yestd, hi was 31f with a few waif snow flakes at times. December precip. was 6.37" which is 40% of normal yearly precip. Snow fell on 11 days and totaled 30.2"; 22 days rain+snow; a swamp in the sagebrush. Precip to date for water year is 12.11, 200%+ of normal.
1/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 1.4 M 3.0 M Snowing, calm and 19f at obs. Mostly cloudy and hi of 25f yestd. The snow is dry enough that it is easy to sweep with a push broom. Happy New Year
1/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.3 0.04 3.0 M OC (10/10), hi fog, calm and 23f. Hi yestd. 25f with a dusting of powdered sugar snow.
1/3/2011 7:00 AM T T T 3.0 M Clear, calm and 11f at obs. Quick snow flurry AM. Hi yestd. 31f after hi fog cleared off in afternoon.
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi Fog, calm and 22f at obs. Lo was 16f and hi yestd. was 32f which is the warmest its been so far in 2011. Mostly clear yestd.
1/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi fog, calm and 21f at obs. Day-long hi fog yestd. and a hi of 28f. The temperature has still not risen above feezing since the start of 2011.
1/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Fog, calm and 20f. at obs. Hi yestd. 26f. Fog. We remain beset by the dreaded Pogonip....
1/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Foggy, calm and 21f at obs. Hi yestd. 26f. Pogonip persists...
1/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M OC (10/10), calm and 14f at obs. Hi yestd. 26f; still not gotten to above freezing in CY2011. Fog finally broke for a few hours yestd. afternoon which allowed temps. to fall even quicker last night.
1/9/2011 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M OC (10/10), calm and 12f at obs. Finally cracked freezing for first time in 10 days and made a ripping 35f under brilliant sun yestd. aft. A few odd snow flakes about 11 am.
1/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Clear, calm and 7f at obs. Clear yestd. with a hi of 31f.
1/11/2011 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 M Light snow, calm and 23f at obs. Hi yestd. 28f and mostly clear.
1/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 1.8 0.15 1.0 M
1/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M High was 48f; heat wave
1/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Partly cloudy (stratus), patches ground fog, calm and 28f at obs. Hi yestd. 46f. Remaining snow is patchy.
1/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M OC (7/10), calm and a balmy 41f at obs. Hi yestd. 47f
1/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 38f at obs. Hi yestd. an unseasonable 58f. Virtually all of our snow cover is now gone.
1/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 28f at obs. Hi yestd. a warm 58f.
1/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), calm and 36f at obs. Hi yestd. 52f. Continues dry and above normal temps.
1/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 23f at obs. Hi yestd. 46f, clear with N-NE winds 12-15. No precipitation in sight, even 7-10 days out.
1/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 23f at obs. Clear, lt. N wind 6-10 with a hi of 42f yestd. We were well above normal seasonal precip as of 1-1-2011, now falling back significantly in January
1/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 29f at obs. Hi yestd 48f.
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 25f at obs with a pink band of stratus clouds east. Hi yestd. 51f
1/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10). calm and 26f at obs. Hi yestd. 46f. I'll venture the current 20+ day dry spell ends with a thump, about Feb. 1.
1/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 24f at obs. Hi yestd 48f
1/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 26f at obs. Clear, calm and 51f yestd. Remains a boring pattern but I will be careful of what I wish for...
1/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 25f. Same-o, same-o
1/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.27 1.4 0.27 1.5 0.27 OC, calm and 31f at obs. Quick but robust FROPA with 1.5" snow overnight.
1/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Mostly clear, high thin stratus east, calm and 25f at obs.
2/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, calm, patchy fog on Mt. tops, and 23f at obs.
2/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and a crisp 15f at obs. Hi yestd 40f and clear with chilly NNE winds to 15-20 mph.
2/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm and 18f at obs. Our above normal precip. winter is slipping away..
2/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC (stratus, 4/10), calm and 24f at obs.
2/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi OC (6/10) calm and a balmy 33f at obs. Brief snow of six days ago down to small patches.
2/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pink, thin cirrus east, calm and 28f. Mostly cloudy yestd. with a hi of 52f. If we don't get significant precip. next 20-30 days the dreaded "D" word may be in store..
2/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (stratus,3/10), calm and 31f at obs. Continues dry and warmer than normal. Hi yestd 52f.
2/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (1/10), calm and 22f. Cold, dry northeast flow aloft. Wind gusts 20-25 yestd w/ hi of 54f
2/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 22f at obs. Hi yestd. 37f. Dry, cold northeast flow continues.
2/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 21f at obs. Hi yestd. 39f with continued NE flow. Here's a novel idea: NWS Reno now predicting "Rain & snow likley" starting the 15th. We'll see...
2/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 24f at obs. Hi yestd. 42f. Dry cold NE flow continues. Changes fcst by the 16th.
2/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 27f at obs. NWS Reno promised changes still on track for early next week...
2/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29f at obs. Clear yestd, west winds to 20-25, hi 52f. Never thought I'd miss shovelling snow...
2/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 T M Moderate snow, SW winds 30-35 and 34f at obs. Clear with a high of 54f yestd. Started snowing at 0630. Mini-summer to mini-blizzard in 12 hours; snow flying sideways and drifting...
2/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 0.2 0.11 0.0 M Lt.rain, SW wind 30-35, gusts 50+, and 37f at obs. Snow changed to rain at 1000 yestd; lt. rain showers since. Winds consistently 30-35, gusts 50+ last 24 hrs.
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 1.41 3.0 0.68 3.0 0.68 Heavy rain changed to snow
2/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 6.0 0.21 9.0 M
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.57 11.2 0.57 11.0 M Light snow, calm and 22f at obs. Storm total 20.2" snow and 2.19" water. Nice turnaround from a dry February.
2/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.67 8.0 0.67 18.0 M Lt. snow, calm and 27f at obs. Hi yestd 29f, some sun before lt. snow started at noon. Snowed all night (8") and we now have 18" on the ground. Hi snow/water ratio; more than 10:1.
2/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 16.0 M Clear, calm and +8f at obs. Our local "cold spot" RAWS is at minus 10f, just northwest. Amazing what a little snow cover will do for radiational cooling. Some flurries and a high of 36f yestd. Our four day storm total was 28.5" of snow and 2.69" moisture.
2/21/2011 7:00 AM T T T 15.5 M Light snow, calm, and 21f at obs. Clear and a high of 37f yestd. 15.5 " of snow on ground.
2/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 1.1 0.03 14.5 M Clear, calm and +10f at obs. Snowed lightly most of yesterday but evaporated as it hit on almost everyting but existing snow pack (14.5"). Very high snow:water ratio. Hi temp. was 32f.
2/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.0 M Mostly cloudy (8/10), calm and 22f at obs. Hi yestd. 37f and clear. More significant weather forecast for next 72 hrs.
2/24/2011 7:00 AM T T T 12.0 M Light snow, west wind 10-15, and 29f at obs. Hi yestd. 38f. and mostly clear. Wind in the night caused some drifting of older snow. More coming...
2/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.69 8.4 0.69 20.5 M Heavy snow, calm, and 27f at obs. Snowed continuously last 24 hrs; light snow yestd, currently one inch/hr. last 2 hrs. Snow:water ratio > 10:1, hi yestd. 35f, 20.5" total depth. Those wishing to see snow welcome to come up and shovel...
2/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.56 12.1 0.56 24.5 M Light snow, calm and 14f at obs. Hi yestd. 32f. Has snowed at least 36 of last 48 hrs. here. Snowed another foot yestd with 24.5" total on ground. Very hi snow:water ratio. Most snow depth in several years and the snow at 13.5f this morning perhaps the coldest I have ever seen it snow here in 28 years.
2/27/2011 7:00 AM T T T 20.5 M Clear, calm and a nippy 7f above (-14c); low last night was 3f above (-16c). A few flakes fell from passing clouds at about 8 PM last night. 20" snow still on ground but should reduce over next few days with predicted warm-up.
2/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M 19.5 M PC(5/10) West wind 10-15, and 29f at obs. Hi yestd 23f, low last night 10f at 9PM. Trace snow. Snowing on Sierra crest. Warmup forecast on track.
3/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 18.0 M Clear, calm and 19f at obs. Hi yestd 39f, partly cloudy and west winds to 20 mph.
3/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 16.5 M Light rain just started, west wind 8-12 mph, and 37f at obs. Snow level about 5k' ASL now. Low was 25f at 9:30 PM. Hi yestd.39f. Don't think it will rain enough here to turn the foot and a half of snow into a mushy mess before the rain turns back to snow again.
3/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 12.0 M Freezng drizzle; OUCH, calm and 33f at obs. Hi yestd 44f with light rain, west winds 12-15, gusts 20. Lost about 1/3 of the snow cover, down to a foot.
3/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 9.5 M Clear, calm and 26f at obs. Yesterday's freezing drizzle in the AM melted quickly with a warmup to 44f. Snow melting quickly; our creek is roaring, lion like. It's March, after all...
3/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.5 M PC (5/10,stratus), calm, and 35f. Hi yestd. 45f
3/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 6.0 M Light rain, calm and 35f at obs. Light rain overnight and a hi of 53f yestd. Snow melting rapidly, now down to 6". Current snow level about 5k ASL on east slope of Diamond Mountains (Sierra crest).
3/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 0.1 0.01 3.0 M Light snow, calm and 33f at obs. Rain overnight changed to snow; hi yestd.47f. This station will be off-line 8 March thru 6 May; Australia & NZ travel.
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 1.5 M Clear, calm, and 32f at obs. Hi yestd. 47f with a few snow flakes & pellets. Precip this water year to date has been 17.28" which is 108% of seasonal normal. Total snowfall was 85.7" which was about 140% of seasonal normal, based on 28 years of staion records. This is the last report from this station for the next two months (travel).
5/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M New snow visible above about 5,500 ft. this AM. Returned from extended trip March 11-May 7. Gauge showed a min. of 4.66" during period and multi-day accumulation submitted. Congrats. on a nice wet spring!
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Some light rain overnight. Snow level just above us. Temp at obs. 38f.
5/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.0 M Clear,calm, and 33f with light frost at obs. Light snow showers most of yestd, most melting as it fell.
5/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 T 0.06 0.0 M Light snow (not sticking) for at least the last hour and at obs. with a temp. 35f.
5/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 0.0 M PC (7/10), calm, and 33f at obs. Snow flurries much of yestd. but did not stick. No rain drops, all snow flakes and pellets. Winds gusted to 40+ at times.
5/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 T 0.03 0.0 M OC (10/10), lt rain, calm and 39f at obs. Snow flurries much of yestd. but no accumulation
5/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 T 0.00 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 40f at obs. 4th consecutive day of rain/snow; very un-May like.
5/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, anf 45f at obs. Thunderstorms nearby yestd. PM. A few drops here
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, light rain and calm at obs.
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41f at obs. Intermit. rain yestd. through 10 PM. Above normal number of precip. days in May.
5/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), SW/WW 10-12G20, 43f at obs.
5/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.46 T M 0.0 M OC(5/10), calm and 39f at obs. and Lt. frost. Rained from 7AM to 2PM then snowed but didn't stick from 2PM to 6PM. Hi was 47f 8AM then temp. fell all day. .46 total precip. Cool, wet spring continues; we'll probably pay with very hot in June/Aug.
5/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), Lt. rain, WW 8-12, and 44f at obs. Continues damp; must be near a record for days with precip. in May.
5/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Cool and damp continues
5/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 0.6 0.21 0.5 M Light snow, WW4-8, and 37f at obs. Half an inch of snow overnight. Not the latest snow I've seen here but close. That would have been the "6-6-6" storm in 1989 (6" on June 6). Going to be shock when summer comes...
5/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 34f at obs. Light frost. A few snow flakes fell yestd. morning, no rain.
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 12-15, first day with no precip. in a week.
6/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, WW 4-8, and 38f at obs. More new snow vis. >/= 5500' ASL on a still very heavy snow pack. Isn't this how ice ages are supposed to start?
6/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.22 0.2 0.07 0.0 0.07 Moderate to heavy wet snow last hour, calm and 33f at obs. Snow flurries on and off yestd, not sticking until this AM. Summer solstice still 19 days away or has that gone whacko too?
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.1 0.07 0.0 M Clear, calm and 33f at obs. Light frost and a low of 30f. Light snow yestd. morning 7-8 AM. Today looks to be the most stabble in last 10 days
6/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm and 46f at obs. Had about 4 hours of the "old" normal June yestd morning (bright sunshine and calm) before back to solid OC, 25+ west wind and lt. rain in the eve.
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, WW 4-8, and 45f at obs. Welcome to June-uary. Haven't seen the sun in over 40 hrs. Temps have been below normal and precip. above normal for 24 days including 5 snow events.
6/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.83 0.0 M 0.0 M Mod. rain, WW8-10, and 46f at obs. June-uary continues. Almost an inch of rain in last 18 hrs. Snow level about 6500' currently. Near record wet May-June with about 25% of normal yearly rain in last 25 days.
6/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), calm, and 42f at obs. More showers yestd. AM. While I have no specific data, soil moisture is likely record high for the date.
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm, and 46f at obs. Hi yestd 70f. Now that we are in a stable stretch, here are some station totals for last 30 days: 23 days of measurable precip, TEN days on which some snow fell, 3.16" total precip; respectable in any 30 days of winter here, not late spring. Totals for water year to date: 25.10", 160% of normal including 86.7" of total snow fall.
6/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46f at obs. Beautiful here yestd. with a high of 76f., nearly calm amd cloud free. Would that the next 90 days all be like this one.
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 51f at obs. Band of alto stratus east. Hi yestd. 73f.
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10),thin stratus, calm and 50f at obs. Hi yestd. 77f with considerable connvective clouds in the aft. and WW 15-18. Creek roaring with snow melt.
6/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Mostly cloudy yestd. with a hi of 76f. Substantial snow melt continues with creeks and Susan River high.
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear (3/10OC), calm, and 56f at obs. Hi yestd. 77f. Warmer; nights jumped up 10F, approaching normal. Snow pack melting but huge amounts of water yet to come. Excellent mushroom spring.
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Clear yestd. and a Hi of 86f. The season of UV poisoning is finally upon us here...
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi thin OC, calm and 51f at obs.
6/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 72f
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 78f. Warm-up predicted next 5-8 days. Snowmelt on-going and substantial; our creek very high.
6/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A few clouds (2/10), E4-8, and 51f at obs. Hi yestd. 82f. NE flow aloft this AM which will bring a heat-up here.
6/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57F. Hi yestd. 84f
6/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 52F. Hi yestd. 89F, warmest yet this year. Snow melt peaking. Some Rivers on east base of Sierra to the south are nearing flood stage.
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57f at obs. Hi yestd. 91f, warmest yet this year. A few cumulus clouds but no convective activity in afternoon.
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 86f and clear. Substantial cool down last evening; low was 42f. Snow melt from yestd. keeping the creek high and loud.
6/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 83F under the usual and persistant blue.
6/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 83f under the normal severe clear of the east base of the Sierra in June. Snowmelt continues impressive and still more to come.
6/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53f at obs. Hi yestd. 82f w/ a few cum. clouds. Predicted cool down tomorrow then major heat up for the weekend.
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 57F. Hi yestd. 86F. The sky looks like a winter storm is coming. We'll see on precip.
6/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F at 10 AM when showers started. Snow level now > 7k ASL. Excellent water year here, over 150% of normal, 25.36" inc. 87" of snow since July 1st. Possibly a bit more to come today.
6/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 73F and clearing. Heat up coming next 6-8 days. Water Year totals since July 1st. 25.38" (150%+ of normal) inc. 87" of snow.
7/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51f at obs. Hi yestd. 82f, calm and almost cloud free. Heat-up promised next few days. May the coming water year be as good as the last.
7/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57f at obs. Hi yestd. 91f. Typical warm July day.
7/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f and breezy in the afternoon. Snow melt continues and the creek is high, perhaps the latest spring run-off I've seen in 28 years here.
7/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54f at obs. Hi yestd. 91f, clear and calm; will be a bit warmer today. Creek/snowmelt remain high; an impressive runoff year.
7/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 59f with altocumulus clouds appearing to have been painted by Monet. Hi yestd. 90f. with large thunderstorms vis. south and east. Monsoon advancing north and, with luck, will give us a blast today along with a cool-down. Rivers south of here bank full or flooding from continued snowmelt and heavy thunderstorms.
7/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 96f, warmest yet this year. Thunderstorms and monsoon just missed yestd; could see rain immediately east but every CumNim formed without even any shade for us. Perverse!
7/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f, not as warm as the prev.day. Thunder storms were again visible east but none even cast a shadow here. Finally past most snow melt and visble patches much reduced last few days.
7/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54f at obs. Hi yestd 89f and clear. One thunderhead noted northeast in the afternoon.
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and calm at obs. Hi yestd. 88f with thunderstorms north of here.
7/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47f at obs. Hi yestd 87f with SW winds to 20. Nice cool down last night and much nicer than 111f in Wichita yestd.
7/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f but early at 11 AM with gusty WW 12-20. Predicted to be cooler and below normal temps w/chance TS next few days.
7/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50f at obs. Hi yestd 85f w/afternoon WW to 15.
7/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 43f at obs. Cool night. Hi yestd 83f with WW to 15 and a few passing cum.clouds moving too fast for convection. Why can't it stay like this all summer?
7/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55f at obs. Some alto cumulus visible indicating moisture aloft this AM. Hi yestd 80f with WW to 20-25 in afternoon. Pleasant temps. but typically windy. Chance TS predicted today.
7/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f with some cumulus clouds but no TS here.
7/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Low was 44f and hi yestd. was 81f. I am sure these mild temps will end soon and we'll pine for them. 90s predicted 6-8 days out.
7/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 81f. A few alto-cumulus in afternoon w/WW12-15. 90s by Saturday? Visible snow patches on Sierras reduced by about 50% in last 10 days but still substantial.
7/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), calm, and 58f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f. temps creeping upward.
7/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 83f under clear skies.
7/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm and 51f. Hi yestd. 86f, clear and typical afternoon WW 12-15. Remarkably, temps continue to be a bit less than fcst. and remain reasonable, at least when compred with the midwest.
7/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm, and 54f at obs. Hi yestd 87f. Continues benign, tolerable and totaly unremarkable; unlike most of the rest of the world.
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 54f at obs. Hi yestd. 86f with a few afternoon cumulus.
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f. Temps creeping up, mid-90s predicted 6 days out. If we are not yet in Dog Days, certainly lazy puppy stage.
7/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53f at obs. Hi yestd. a typical 89f and cloud free with WW 12-15 in the aft. Snow patches at 7,000' visibly shrinking.
7/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. was 87f with usual aft. west winds 15-20.
7/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm, and 55f at obs. Hi yestd.86f and cloud free w/WW12-15 in the afternoon. Clone of previous few days.
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55f at obs. Hi yestd 88f and clear. Predicted hi of 95 here today seems over-done. Mid 90s and chance thunderstorms next few days also predicted. We'll see...
7/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy/smoky from fires to the southwest, calm, and 56f. Hi yestd. 89f, 6 degrees less than yesterday's predicted hi by NWS Reno and today's again predicted hi of 95f. Monsoon and chance thunderstorms also mentioned next few days.
7/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear/hazy, calm, and 61f at obs. Hi yestd. 93f with mini-monsoon east and south, lightning vis. south aft. dark. Going to be a warm day, possibly near 100f, flash flood watches south, decidedly more interesting than recent weather if moonsoon continues to develop.
7/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 2/10 alto cum aloft; calm, 54% RH and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 93f and felt warmer with micro-monsoonal passing clouds; thunderstorms nearby. See if anything thunderous develops today.
8/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm, and 58f at obs, hi yestd.90f Monsoon visible 20+ miles south/north/east but not one cloud did we get here.
8/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50f at obs. Hi yestd.88f. Monsoon is something that happens in south Asia, not around here.
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f w/WW 18-25 in the aftrnoon.
8/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd 88f w/typical afteroon WW 15-18. Patches of snow on the Diamond Mts. slowly shrinking but still there.
8/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f, just under forecast, with WW 18-25 in the aft.
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59f at obs. Hi yestd. 86f and calm w/ a few alto cum. mid day.
8/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f with WW 18-25 which presisted until at least 10PM.
8/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 49f at obs. Low was 42f, cooled nicely. Hi yestd. was 85f w/steady WW15-20 until after 10PM. Entering the time of year with very sharp day/night temp. swings.
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f. and WW12-15 in the afternoon. Almost cloud-free for the last 60 days.
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 58f at obs; a bit warmer than previous nights. Hi yestd. 86f w/a few passing small alto-cum and light winds.
8/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f.
8/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 86f.and clear. Mountain snow patches shrinking but still visible.
8/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 4/10 OC with hi stratus, calm, and 52f. Hi yestd. was 86f, 4f under forecast, and some stratus.
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10) cirrus, calm, and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f and mostly clear.
8/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 47f at obs. Hi yestd. 83f with a small dry front passing mid-day with cloudiness and W-SW winds to 30 for about an hour.
8/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47f. Hi yestd. 83f; almost pleasant for August.
8/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f but felt warmer.
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60f at obs. Hi yestd.86f w/WW15-20 in PM. Warmer night than recently.
8/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs, 11f cooler than prev. night; hi yestd. 87f. Small patches of last year's snow persist above us at 7000'.
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 49f at obs. Hi yestd. 84f; 90f was predicted.
8/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cirrus/cumulus 80%, vriga NW and SW, calm and 64f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f. Much more extensive cloud cover than predicted. Could actually get a drop or two of rain in next few hrs.
8/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 89f w/a few thunderheads south and east. PM winds SW/W to 15-18.
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear,calm and 54f. Hi yestd. 86f.
8/27/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (4/10), calm, and 58f. Hi yestd, 87f. Currently, rain vis. to the east and a few drops here about 2 AM.
8/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49f at obs. Hi yestd 88f with TSs visible south. Predicted hi here today (by NWS Reno) is 94f. I doubt it.
8/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44f at obs. Hi yestd 87f, 7f under f'cast. We are everything Irene wasn't; dry, calm, and sunny. One patch of last year's snow remains visible at about 7k on mts.
8/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45f at obs. Hi yestd 86f w/some PM west winds to 15-18.
8/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47f. Hi yestd. 88f with typical aft. WW 15-18. One quite large cum nim. 30mi. NE which I am sure produced sig. precip.
9/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and hi 40s at obs. Hi yestd. 81f
9/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 41f at obs. Hi yestd low 80s.
9/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48f at obs. Hi yestd 81f, oddly, at 6 PM. Pushing 90 days with no measurable precip; the last visible patch of of last season's snow on crest of the Sierra's is about the size of a baseball diamond.
9/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10) w/virga east, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd 87f, felt warmer, PC w/virga north in PM, warm evening.
9/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f with a few mini-cumulus clouds.
9/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50f at obs. Hi yestd. 85f
9/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M OC(9/10), rain vis. east, connvective tops 35k (NWS Reno),calm, and 63f at obs. Mostly cloudy and hi yestd. 85f. First rain of season and first measurable in 70 days. A few bolts/flashes in night but not sustained. Possibly more today.
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M CoCoRHS server was down at yseterday's report time
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), alto-cum east, calm and 53f at obs. Hi yestd. 87f w/mostly cloudy sky and thunderstorms all directions except over us.
9/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm and 55f at obs. Hi yestd 85f, inc. clouds w/brief rain shower in the eve.
9/12/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly OC, calm and 55f at obs. Hi yestd 82f with widespread but low intensity thunderstorms here, a few drops of rain hours apart. Last patch of last years's snow visible from here on the Sierra Crest is now gone.
9/13/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs. Hi yestd. 76f with considerable cloud cover and low intensity thunderstorms, similar to the day before. However, flash flooding reported north (60mi.) and south (40mi.), far from any CocoRHS stations.
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 50f at obs. Hi yestd. 79f w/thunderstorms vis. all directions in the afternoon but none overhead.
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52f at obs. Hi yestd. 81f; again with substantial thunderstorms nearby but none at station.
9/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some alto-cum east, calm and 40f at obs. Hi yestd. 78f; coolest night since June, not long now to first frost.
9/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), alto strat, calm and 41f. Hi yestd. 75f. Back to 90s predicted by Wednesday. We'll see.
9/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41f. Hi yestd. 73f and clear. Near perfect day/night temps.
9/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 46f at obs. Clear, calm and a hi of 76f yestd. Warm-up coming next few days.
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46f at obs. low was 41f. Hi yestd 80f, calm, clear and pleasant; sliding towards early fall.
9/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44f at obs. Hi yestd 81f. Date record highs predicted here next two days (low 90s) which is 50f warmer than it is now. Those of you on the fog bound coast should love the heat your going to get.
9/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46f at obs. Hi yestd 81f and clear. Logged the numbers but almost forgot to report in today!
9/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 48f at obs. Hi yestd. 84f and clear. Reno was a date record hi of 94f.
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(2/10), virga east from alto cum, calm and 50f at obs. Hi yestd. 86f and calm/clear. Staying warm late in day and late in year!
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (7/10), stratus, calm, and 55f at obs. Hi yestd. 81f w/gusty SSW 15-20, occ. clouds.
9/26/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 38f at obs. Hi yestd. 74f and front went thru in afternoon/eve. Only a few drops here with more rain south and west. Looked & felt like fall for a few hours.
9/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44f at obs. Hi yestd 73f and a very pleasant clear, cool, and calm early fall day.
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 49f at obs. Should be the last warm day today for a while.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
3/11/2011 5/07/2011 7:00 AM 58 4.66 M M This is the minimum precip. for the period. The gauge was set for rain only and several snow storms in March may have overtopped the guage,ie, wind blew off accumulated snow before it could melt into gauge.



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