Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MI-WY-6 Latitude 42.314
Station Name Dearborn 1.6 W Longitude -83.245
County Wayne Elevation (ft) 601



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 2.83 1.26 31 1.26 27 0.00 4 1 10 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 2.80 3.37 30 3.37 30 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 2.49 1.06 31 1.06 31 0.00 0 0 7 16 5.1 3 20
Jan 11 2.04 1.24 31 1.24 31 0.00 0 0 15 10 12.0 10 26
Feb 11 2.11 3.05 28 3.05 28 0.00 0 0 12 3 21.8 11 25
March 11 2.44 3.95 31 3.95 31 0.00 0 0 11 4 5.6 2 8
April 11 2.92 5.51 30 5.51 30 0.00 0 0 22 2 0.0 0 0
May 11 3.17 6.15 31 6.15 31 0.00 0 0 22 3 0.0 0 0
June 11 3.41 1.12 30 1.12 30 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 3.16 4.42 31 4.42 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 2.85 2.74 16 2.74 16 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 3.27 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 33.49" 33.87" 320 days 33.87" 316 0.00" 4 days 1 132 days 46 days 44.5" 26 days 79 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 0.22
10/3/2010 0.10
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 **
10/6/2010 **
10/7/2010 **
10/8/2010 0.00
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 0.50
10/15/2010 0.02
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 T
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.13
10/22/2010 0.01
10/23/2010 0.01
10/24/2010 0.03
10/25/2010 0.00
10/26/2010 0.00
10/27/2010 0.23
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.01
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 0.00
11/1/2010 0.00
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.00
11/4/2010 0.01
11/5/2010 T
11/6/2010 T
11/7/2010 0.00
11/8/2010 0.00
11/9/2010 0.00
11/10/2010 0.00
11/11/2010 0.00
11/12/2010 0.00
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 0.04
11/15/2010 0.00
11/16/2010 0.00
11/17/2010 0.60
11/18/2010 0.02
11/19/2010 T
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.21
11/23/2010 1.12
11/24/2010 0.00
11/25/2010 0.36
11/26/2010 0.39
11/27/2010 T
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 0.62
12/1/2010 0.03
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 T
12/4/2010 T
12/5/2010 T
12/6/2010 T
12/7/2010 T
12/8/2010 T
12/9/2010 T
12/10/2010 0.05
12/11/2010 0.00
12/12/2010 0.43
12/13/2010 0.49
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
12/16/2010 0.00
12/17/2010 0.00
12/18/2010 T
12/19/2010 T
12/20/2010 T
12/21/2010 T
12/22/2010 T
12/23/2010 0.02
12/24/2010 T
12/25/2010 0.00
12/26/2010 T
12/27/2010 0.00
12/28/2010 T
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.02
12/31/2010 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.39
1/2/2011 0.09
1/3/2011 T
1/4/2011 T
1/5/2011 0.01
1/6/2011 0.01
1/7/2011 0.01
1/8/2011 0.06
1/9/2011 0.00
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 0.00
1/12/2011 0.19
1/13/2011 T
1/14/2011 0.02
1/15/2011 0.05
1/16/2011 T
1/17/2011 T
1/18/2011 0.05
1/19/2011 0.17
1/20/2011 T
1/21/2011 0.03
1/22/2011 0.00
1/23/2011 T
1/24/2011 0.00
1/25/2011 0.04
1/26/2011 T
1/27/2011 T
1/28/2011 0.04
1/29/2011 0.08
1/30/2011 T
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 0.05
2/2/2011 0.78
2/3/2011 0.02
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 0.00
2/6/2011 0.24
2/7/2011 0.02
2/8/2011 T
2/9/2011 0.00
2/10/2011 0.00
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 T
2/13/2011 0.02
2/14/2011 0.00
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.00
2/17/2011 0.00
2/18/2011 0.00
2/19/2011 0.00
2/20/2011 0.00
2/21/2011 0.99
2/22/2011 T
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 0.08
2/25/2011 0.03
2/26/2011 0.02
2/27/2011 0.04
2/28/2011 0.76
3/1/2011 T
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.01
3/5/2011 0.62
3/6/2011 0.59
3/7/2011 0.00
3/8/2011 0.00
3/9/2011 0.02
3/10/2011 0.74
3/11/2011 0.15
3/12/2011 T
3/13/2011 T
3/14/2011 T
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.18
3/17/2011 0.02
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.99
3/22/2011 0.00
3/23/2011 0.51
3/24/2011 0.12
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 0.00
3/27/2011 0.00
3/28/2011 0.00
3/29/2011 0.00
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.00
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 0.04
4/4/2011 0.08
4/5/2011 0.05
4/6/2011 0.01
4/7/2011 0.78
4/8/2011 0.02
4/9/2011 0.40
4/10/2011 0.00
4/11/2011 0.09
4/12/2011 0.02
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.13
4/17/2011 0.21
4/18/2011 T
4/19/2011 0.23
4/20/2011 0.84
4/21/2011 0.01
4/22/2011 0.16
4/23/2011 0.65
4/24/2011 0.05
4/25/2011 0.01
4/26/2011 0.52
4/27/2011 0.05
4/28/2011 1.06
4/29/2011 0.10
4/30/2011 T
5/1/2011 T
5/2/2011 T
5/3/2011 0.04
5/4/2011 0.08
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.04
5/8/2011 T
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.10
5/11/2011 0.04
5/12/2011 0.38
5/13/2011 0.13
5/14/2011 0.18
5/15/2011 0.07
5/16/2011 0.84
5/17/2011 0.01
5/18/2011 0.22
5/19/2011 0.14
5/20/2011 0.17
5/21/2011 0.00
5/22/2011 0.03
5/23/2011 0.06
5/24/2011 0.53
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 2.36
5/27/2011 0.45
5/28/2011 0.01
5/29/2011 0.25
5/30/2011 0.02
5/31/2011 0.00
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 0.00
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 0.00
6/7/2011 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.01
6/10/2011 0.00
6/11/2011 0.28
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 0.13
6/17/2011 0.11
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 0.00
6/21/2011 0.07
6/22/2011 0.20
6/23/2011 0.24
6/24/2011 0.04
6/25/2011 0.04
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.00
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.30
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 0.52
7/13/2011 0.00
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 T
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.42
7/20/2011 0.00
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.18
7/24/2011 0.02
7/25/2011 0.53
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011 1.57
7/29/2011 0.85
7/30/2011 0.03
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 0.00
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.41
8/4/2011 T
8/5/2011 T
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 0.28
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 1.50
8/10/2011 0.13
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.35
8/15/2011 0.07
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011
8/18/2011
8/19/2011
8/20/2011
8/21/2011
8/22/2011
8/23/2011
8/24/2011
8/25/2011
8/26/2011
8/27/2011
8/28/2011
8/29/2011
8/30/2011
8/31/2011
9/1/2011
9/2/2011
9/3/2011
9/4/2011
9/5/2011
9/6/2011
9/7/2011
9/8/2011
9/9/2011
9/10/2011
9/11/2011
9/12/2011
9/13/2011
9/14/2011
9/15/2011
9/16/2011
9/17/2011
9/18/2011
9/19/2011
9/20/2011
9/21/2011
9/22/2011
9/23/2011
9/24/2011
9/25/2011
9/26/2011
9/27/2011
9/28/2011
9/29/2011
9/30/2011



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear; *WIND: breezes from NW; *PRESSURE: rising very slowly (+0.007”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.05” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 46.5 F; *DEW POINT: 41.0 F; *ADDITIONAL: cool but beautiful morning, moderate dew, September highlights – high temp 90.3 F, low temp 46.1 F, mean temp 64.0 F, total precip 2.98” (of which 1.26” fell on 09/28), high wind speed 37 mph, dominant wind direction WNW
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.22” of rain developed in very light albeit continual showers beginning at 01:46 and continuing through observation time; *SKY: solid overcast with light drizzle; *WIND: from E with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 8 mph; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 29.99” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 51.1 F; *DEW POINT: 48.9 F; *ADDITIONAL: cool and damp this morning, ongoing drizzle, max rain rate of 0.31”/hr occurred at 04:07, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.22” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.20”
10/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.10” of rain continued from yesterday’s observation time through 21:05 in the form of random, light drizzle - total precip for event was 0.32"; *SKY: partly cloudy composed of Ac and high haze; *WIND: from N with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 8 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.015”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.27” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 43.9 F; *DEW POINT: 38.1 F; *ADDITIONAL: moderate dew, a cool & damp morning, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.10” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.10”
10/4/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: partly cloudy composed of Ac; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 7 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.38” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 42.9 F; *DEW POINT: 38.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: appears to be clearing, moderate dew, didn’t get as cold as predicted, last entry until this coming weekend as I'm off to Porcupine State Park in the UP for camping and fall color viewing
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear with slight high haze; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.011”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.03” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 48.8 F; *DEW POINT: 42.2 F; *ADDITIONAL: a gorgeous morning, no dew present, multi-day accumulation report issued for previous 4 days
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: mostly clear with some Ac to NW & N; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: steady at 29.96” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 50.8 F; *DEW POINT: 48.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: beautiful fall morning, light dew
10/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear with some high haze; *WIND: indications of NNW breezes (< 3 mph); *PRESSURE: steady at 29.85” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 52.6 F; *DEW POINT: 49.1 F; *ADDITIONAL: another beautiful morning, light dew, clouds appear to be approaching from W
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: mainly clear with patchy haze; *WIND: indications of N breezes (<3 mph); *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.013”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 29.96” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 48.9 F; *DEW POINT: 45.2 F; *ADDITIONAL: another beautiful morning, light to moderate dew
10/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear with high haze; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.06” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, at 43.5 F; *DEW POINT: 41.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: a bit cooler this morning with moderate dew
10/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.50 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.50” of rain fell from very light showers and periods of drizzle from 15:52 to 03:20; *SKY: clear; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 3 mph & recent gusts to 8 mph; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.02” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 45.1 F; *DEW POINT: 42.6 F; *ADDITIONAL: much needed rain, max rain rate of 0.69”/hr occurred at 22:57, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.50” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.46”
10/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.02” of rain fell from very light drizzle between approximately 01:40 and 04:30, in addition there was light misting earlier yesterday morning; *SKY: broken overcast; *WIND: mainly calm with indications of NNW breezes; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.013”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.86” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 45.9 F; *DEW POINT: 41.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: ground remains damp from earlier drizzle, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.02” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.02”
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear; *WIND: indications of NW breezes; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.011”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.15” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 39.2 F; *DEW POINT: 35.9 F; *ADDITIONAL: a cooler morning, moderate to heavy dew
10/17/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: partly cloudy composed of As; *WIND: from WNW with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 7 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.0193”/hr across last 4 hrs) @ 30.04” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 48.2 F; *DEW POINT: 41.2 F; *ADDITIONAL: a much warmer morning with moderate dew
10/18/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: overcast of indeterminate type; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.08” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 45.7 F; *DEW POINT: 37.9 F; *ADDITIONAL: another rather warm morning with no dew
10/19/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: the trace observation came from very light sprinkles yesterday morning, not enough to wet the ground; *SKY: clear with light haze; *WIND: indications of WNW breezes; *PRESSURE: rising very slowly (+0.008”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.99” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 39.6 F; *DEW POINT: 33.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: a cooler morning thanks to clear skies, light dew
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear with light haze; *WIND: building breezes from WNW; *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.010”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 29.87” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 40.6 F; *DEW POINT: 33.0 F; *ADDITIONAL: wind is slowly building, light dew
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.13” of rain occurred in brief but light showers from 23:05 through 00:45; *SKY: clear; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.016”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 29.76” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 39.5 F; *DEW POINT: 37.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: ground still damp from earlier precip, max rain rate of 0.19”/hr occurred at 00:30, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.13” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.14”
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.01” of rain originated in a very brief and light shower around 10:20, there was also random sprinkles throughout the day; *SKY: clear with some high haze; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.018”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.15” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 31.8 F; *DEW POINT: 28.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: first freeze of this season, moderate frost
10/23/2010 6:55 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.01” of precip fell from a brief shower around 02:55; *SKY: mostly cloudy composed of Ac; *WIND: mostly calm with indications of SW breezes (< 2 mph); *PRESSURE: steady at 30.08” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 48.6 F; *DEW POINT: 36.2 F; *ADDITIONAL: ground slightly damp from previous precip, a much warmer morning with slowly rising temps
10/24/2010 7:15 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.03” of rain fell from a brief albeit moderate shower from 21:48 to 21:53; *SKY: variable density overcast; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: normal diurnal variation at 30.00” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 55.6 F; *DEW POINT: 42.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: ground is dry with no dew, a very warm morning, max rain rate of 0.81”/hr occurred at 21:51, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.03” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.04”, slightly late report due to trouble getting into CoCoRaHS website
10/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: broken overcast composed of Ac; *WIND: from SSW with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 10 mph; *PRESSURE: falling very slowly (-0.009”/hr across past 4 hrs) at a very low 29.67” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 63.1 F after a morning ‘low’ of 61.2 F at 02:58; *DEW POINT: 54.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: a very warm morning with no dew
10/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: overcast of indeterminate composition; *WIND: from SSE with a ten minute average of 9 mph & recent gusts to 18 mph; *PRESSURE: falling very rapidly (-0.033”/hr across last 4 hrs) at a very low 29.47” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 63.1 F; *DEW POINT: 55.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: another very warm morning with no dew, wind is picking up already, very deep low pressure heading in from WNW
10/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.23” of rain fell in a brief albeit heavy shower from 13:09 to 13:23 with some drizzle from 13:24 through 14:11, max rain rate of 6.18”/hr occurred at 13:18; *SKY: clear; *WIND: from SSW with 10 minute average of 6 mph & recent gusts to 17 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.008”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.68” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 52.2 F; *DEW POINT: 46.2 F; *ADDITIONAL: much cooler this morning although still above normal temps, light dew, yesterday’s heavy weather never materialized here, max wind gust of 30 mph occurred at 10:34, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.23" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.19”
10/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: overcast of indeterminate variety; *WIND: from WSW with 10 minute average of 8 mph & recent gusts to 25 mph; *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.035”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.85” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 47.0 F; *DEW POINT: 32.5 F; *ADDITIONAL: no dew, windy, much cooler this morning
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.01” accumulated from mainly drizzle throughout yesterday late morning & afternoon with one period of showers between 14:18 and 14:23; *SKY: textured overcast of unknown composition; *WIND: from WNW with 10 minute average of 3 mph & recent gusts to 13 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.010”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.25” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 42.8 F; *DEW POINT: 29.9 F; *ADDITIONAL: a cool and breezy morning, no dew
10/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/31/2010 6:58 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear; *WIND: NW breezes with recent gusts to 12 mph; *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.0278”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.06” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 36.9 F; *DEW POINT: 29.1 F; *ADDITIONAL: cooler morning, light dew with some frost in places
11/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear; *WIND: indications of N breezes (< 2.0 mph); *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.016”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.47” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 28.4 F; *DEW POINT: 24.9 F; *ADDITIONAL: cool morning with light frost, October highlights – mean temp 54.9 F, high temp 80.9 F, low temp 31.6 F, total precip (rain/snow) 1.20”/0.0”, high wind speed 30 mph, dominant wind direction WNW
11/2/2010 6:56 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.55” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 27.6 F; *DEW POINT: 24.5 F; *ADDITIONAL: moderate frost, very high pressure
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: mostly clear with just light Ac; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.014”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.22” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 27.0 F; *DEW POINT: 24.2 F; *ADDITIONAL: moderate frost
11/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.01” of rain fell from very light drizzle occurring from 15:04 to 16:49; *SKY: partly cloudy composed of As; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.010”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 29.75” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 33.7 F; *DEW POINT: 30.0 F; *ADDITIONAL: light frost
11/5/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: a trace of rain occurred in the early afternoon from very light drizzle; *SKY: clear; *WIND: from NNW with a 10 minute average of 6 mph & recent gusts to 18 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 29.79” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 35.8 F; *DEW POINT: 24.9 F; *ADDITIONAL: breezy and cool this morning, no dew or frost
11/6/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: partly cloudy composed of As; *WIND: light breezes appear to be backing to SW; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.43” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 30.7 F; *DEW POINT: 20.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: no frost, pink sunrise
11/8/2010 6:57 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear with some high haze; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.09” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 29.8 F; *DEW POINT: 24.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: no frost, a bit warmer today
11/9/2010 6:57 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear with light haze; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.08” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 34.0 F; *DEW POINT: 30.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: light frost, very calm air in a sunny & dry pattern
11/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: fog limiting visibility to < 0.50 miles; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.011”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.25” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 41.6 F; *DEW POINT: 39.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: temp appears to be rising slowly since 03:00, moderate dew
11/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear with spotty light fog; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.010”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.41” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 34.7 F; *DEW POINT: 32.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: moderate dew, dry high pressure continues to hold sway
11/12/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dense fog beginning to lift; visibility around 0.5 miles
11/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: mostly clear with some Ci & spotty fog; *WIND: indications of NE breezes; *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.010”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.23” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 37.2 F; *DEW POINT: 35.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: few areas of light fog, light dew, beautiful pink/orange sunrise!
11/14/2010 7:25 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.04" of rain fell in very spotty drizzle from 01:00 to 03:10; *SKY: solid overcast; *WIND: from WSW with a 10 minute average of 4 mph & recent gusts to 19 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.013"/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.91" Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning's low, thus far, of 41.1 F; *HUMIDITY: 73%; *ADDITIONAL: ground slightly damp; no dew
11/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: partly cloudy composed of As; *WIND: from SW with 10 minute average of 3 mph & recent gusts to 10 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 29.97” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 38.2 F; *DEW POINT: 27.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: no dew
11/16/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear; *WIND: some indications of W breezes; *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.010”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.93” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 29.8 F; *DEW POINT: 27.1 F; *ADDITIONAL: light frost
11/17/2010 6:40 AM 0.60 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.60” of rain occurred in periods of showers running from 20:48 through 02:10; *SKY: variable density overcast; *WIND: from NW with 10 minute average of 7 mph & recent gusts to 26 mph; *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.065”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 29.73” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 44.8 F; *DEW POINT: 38.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: much needed rain, ground is wet, overcast appears to be thinning, early reading due to schedule conflict
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.02” of rain fell from an extended period of sprinkles intermixed with brief light showers from 15:11 through about 02:00 this morning; *SKY: mostly cloudy composed of Ac; *WIND: WNW breezes with recent gusts to 7 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.012”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.18” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 39.1 F; *DEW POINT: 34.1 F; *ADDITIONAL: ground is damp from rain, no dew
11/19/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: random brief periods of very light drizzle produced the trace reading; *SKY: partly cloudy composed of As; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.31” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 28.5 F; *DEW POINT: 25.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: cooler this morning with light frost
11/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No dew or frost
11/22/2010 6:47 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.21” of rain fell from light albeit steady showers beginning at 04:12 and lasting until 05:57; *SKY: overcast with light misting; *WIND: from SSW with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 19 mph; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 29.95” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 57.2 F after a morning high, thus far, of 62.8 F at 0:11; *DEW POINT: 54.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: max rain rate of 1.00”/hr at 05:32, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.21” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.16” (NOTE: large variation probably reflects debris in Davis rain funnel; as its on the roof I will have to climb up once dry and clean)
11/23/2010 7:00 AM 1.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 1.12” of much needed rain fell in multiple periods of rain across yesterday morning and early afternoon into early this morning; *SKY: partly cloudy composed of Ac & Fr; *WIND: veering to W with 10 minute average of 3 mph & recent gusts to 28 mph; *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.040”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.87” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 44.2 F; *DEW POINT: 36.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: temp dropped 16 degrees in past 3.5 hours, ground is damp, a windy but still mild morning, max rain rate - 3.43"/hr at 00:03 this morning
11/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: mostly cloudy composed of Ac; *WIND: indications of NNW breezes (< 2 mph); *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.009”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.43” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 25.8 F; *DEW POINT: 19.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: light frost
11/25/2010 6:30 AM 0.36 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.36” of rain has fallen from light rain showers beginning at 00:55 and continuing to observation time; *SKY: overcast with light drizzle; *WIND: from ESE with 10 minute average of 8 mph & recent gusts to 20 mph; *PRESSURE: falling rapidly (-0.039”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.89” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 40.2 F; *DEW POINT: 37.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: early reading due to schedule conflict, light drizzle ongoing, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.36” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.35”, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.39” of rain fell in a continuation of yesterday morning’s drizzle and light showers, in addition a bit of drizzle feel into the early afternoon; *SKY: overcast; *WIND: from the WNW with a 10 minute average of 7 mph & recent gusts to 26 mpg; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.013”/r across past 4 hrs) at 29.83” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 26.6 F; *DEW POINT: 13.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: a cool and windy morning with wind chills in the middle teens
11/27/2010 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: the trace came from random periods of very light snow flurries leaving no accumulation; *SKY: textured overcast; *WIND: from WNW with 10 minute average of 5 mph & recent gusts to 20 mph; *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.025”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.88” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 29.4 F; *DEW POINT: 16.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: no frost, wind chills running in the high teens
11/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: clear; *WIND: from WSW with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 9 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.014”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.32” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 26.9 F; *DEW POINT: 21.0 F; *ADDITIONAL: light frost
11/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *SKY: mostly clear with light high haze; *WIND: from SE with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 6 mph; *PRESSURE: normal diurnal variation at 30.28” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 33.2 F; *DEW POINT: 27.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: thin, light haze this morning, light frost
11/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.62 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.62” of rain fell from a period of continual showers from 00:57 through 06:18; *SKY: overcast with some fog and drizzle; *WIND: from SSE with a 10 minute average of 8 mph & recent gusts to 21 mph; *PRESSURE: mainly steady until 06:00, since then dropped 0.12” at 29.68” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s high temp, thus far, of 49.2 F; *DEW POINT: 47.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: a very mild and breezy morning, max rain rate of 0.84”/hr occurred at 02:43, rain gauge comp – CoCoRaHS @ 0.62” vs. Davis V-P @ 0.63”
12/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: 0.03” of rain accumulated from a day long drizzle/misting combination; *SKY: textured overcast; *WIND: from W with 10 minute average of 7 mph & recent gusts to 18 mph; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 29.82” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 29.7 F; *DEW POINT: 21.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: breezy & cool morning, no frost, November highlights – high temp 63.7 F, low temp 25.6 F, mean temp 41.6 F, total precip (all rain) 3.03”, high wind speed 32.0 mph, dominant wind direction W
12/2/2010 4:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: a trace of snow resulted from random intervals of light snow showers and flurries through the time period; *SKY: overcast; *WIND: from WSW with 10 minute average of 7 mph & recent gusts to 18 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.015”/hr across last 4 hours) at 30.08” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 26.2 F; *DEW POINT: 19.1 F; *ADDITIONAL: trace of snow on ground, windy and cool morning, early reading due to schedule conflict
12/3/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: random periods of light snow flurries across the period with no accumulation; *SKY: textured overcast; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 3 mph & recent gusts to 8 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.20” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 27.2 F; *DEW POINT: 19.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: cool & breezy morning, no frost
12/4/2010 6:30 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: just a few flakes of snow throughout the day; *SKY: overcast; *WIND: breezes up to 5 mph from N; *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.011”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.14” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 30.0 F; *DEW POINT: 19.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: no frost
12/5/2010 6:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: very light snow flurries during the daylight hours; *SKY: broken overcast; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 4 mph & recent gusts to 24 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.12” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 24.1 F; *DEW POINT: 12.6 F; *ADDITIONAL: cold and blustery morning, no frost
12/6/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Few areas (against walls and fences) show traces of snow from flurries; nothing measurable in cylinder
12/7/2010 6:50 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: again the trace came from random periods of light snow flurries throughout the period but nothing to quantify in the cylinder; *SKY: partly cloudy composed of Ac; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 10 mph & recent gusts to 20 mph; *PRESSURE: rising very slowly (+0.008”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.94” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 22.4 F; *DEW POINT: 11.3 F; *ADDITIONAL: cold and blustery morning, no frost
12/8/2010 6:55 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: random periods of very light snow flurries generated the trace observation; *SKY: textured overcast; *WIND: from WNW with 10 minute average of 3 mph & recent gusts to 10 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.12” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 22.7 F; *DEW POINT: 13.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: current low temp was 20.0 F at 02:30, another cold and breezy morning
12/9/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: very light flurries throughout the daylight hours; *SKY: clear; *WIND: mainly calm with some N indications; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.013”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.37” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 14.1 F; *DEW POINT: 9.6 F; *ADDITIONAL: cold and clear morning, no frost
12/10/2010 6:55 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.05 *PRECIP: light snow from about 01:00 to 06:25 produced 0.5” of accumulation with an SWE of 0.05”; *SKY: overcast with light fog; *WIND: from SSW with 10 minute average of 5 mph & recent gusts to 15 mph; *PRESSURE: falling rapidly (-0.023”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 30.02” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 27.5 F; *DEW POINT: 24.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: precipitation beginning time approximate, snow depth average of 5 readings, some blowing snow
12/11/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's sunshine and 40 F melted all the snow, this morning there's heavy frost and some fog
12/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.43 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 *PRECIP: recorded 0.43” is almost entirely rain, snow just started around 05:38; *SKY: overcast with very light snow; *WIND: backing to E with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 19 mph; *PRESSURE: falling rapidly (-0.027”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.48” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 32.7 F; *DEW POINT: 30.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: light drizzle began around 00:55 then turned over to current light snow at 05:38, only trace amounts of snow on ground
12/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.49 4.1 0.49 4.1 0.49 *PRECIP: 0.49” water (SWE) equates to 4.1” snow (average of 10 measurements); *SKY: partly cloudy composed of Ac; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 8 mph & recent gusts to 25 mph ; *PRESSURE: rising rapidly (+0.025”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 29.76” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 10.7 F; *WIND CHILL RANGE: +3 F to -8 F; *ADDITIONAL: wet snow fell light to moderately (large flakes) all day until temp started dropping at 15:35, snow flake size diminished but snow fall rate increased into evening hours, calm winds until 14:22 when blowing began, snow depth difficult to measure because of blowing and drifting, broke upper guide support off one side of cylinder mount trying to free cylinder this morning – frozen in place, support still functional and repair will have to wait until spring
12/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 0.49 *SKY: clear; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 7 mph & recent gusts to 20 mph; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.08” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 8.4 F; *WIND CHILL RANGE: 0 F to -12 F ; *ADDITIONAL: cold, blustery but crystal clear morning, snow still blowing around, yesterday's high only 12.4 F
12/15/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M
12/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M *SKY: clear; *WIND: calm; *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.019”/hr across last 4 hrs) at 29.87” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 10.7 F; *DEW POINT: 7.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: clear and cool morning
12/17/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 M Overcast and cool morning with light WSW breezes, some snow compaction due to yesterday's warmer temps and sunshine
12/18/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 3.0 M few light snow flurries yesterday, mainly clear overnight but clouding up in early morning hours
12/19/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 3.0 M *PRECIP: a trace reading came from random periods of very light flurries during the day; *SKY: overcast; *WIND: from SW with 10 minute average of 1 mph & recent gusts to 8 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.07” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 18.1 F; *DEW POINT: 11.8 F; *ADDITIONAL: cold morning with no visible frost
12/20/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 3.0 M *PRECIP: infrequent light snow flurries during day yielded a trace; *SKY: overcast; *WIND: from WNW with 10 minute average of 2 mph & recent gusts to 8 mph; *PRESSURE: rising very slowly (+0.007”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.17” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 25.1 F; *DEW POINT: 19.2 F; *ADDITIONAL: temperature mainly flat since midnight
12/21/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 2.5 M *PRECIP: a trace of snow came from random light snow flurries; *SKY: thin overcast (moon visible) composed of Ac; *WIND: indications of W breezes (< 2 mph); *PRESSURE: falling slowly (-0.034”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.19” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 25.8 F; *DEW POINT: 23.0 F; *ADDITIONAL: very light snow overnight with no measurable accumulation
12/22/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 2.5 M *PRECIP: very light snow currently falling, a trace is visible in cylinder but cannot be quantified; *SKY: overcast with very light snow; *WIND: light breezes (<5.0 mph) appear backing to NE; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.10” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 28.4 F; *DEW POINT: 24.5 F; *ADDITIONAL: very fine snow flake size, very light snow rate
12/23/2010 6:40 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 3.0 M *PRECIP: 0.5” of snow (SWE 0.02”) fell from light snow showers ongoing at 07:00 through 08:55 yesterday morning; *SKY: partly cloudy composed of Ac; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 4 mph & recent gusts to 16 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.36” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 30.7 F; *DEW POINT: 22.4 F; *ADDITIONAL: temp almost steady since midnight, much warmer morning
12/24/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 2.5 M *PRECIP: a few flakes yesterday afternoon; *SKY: overcast; *WIND: from NNW with 10 minute average of 2 mph & recent gusts to 10 mph; *PRESSURE: unsteady at 30.43” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 25.3 F; *DEW POINT: 16.9 F; *ADDITIONAL: a bit cooler this morning, some snow compaction yesterday
12/25/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M *SKY: textured overcast; *WIND: from NW with 10 minute average of 2 mph & recent gusts to 7 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.22” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 24.2 F; *DEW POINT: 18.1 F; *ADDITIONAL: Merry Christmas All!!!!
12/26/2010 7:00 AM T T 0.00 2.5 M *PRECIP: a trace of snow came in snow showers last night; *SKY: overcast; *WIND: from NNE with 10 minute average of 7 mph & recent gusts to 17 mph; *PRESSURE: steady at 30.15” Hg; *AIR TEMP: 27.2 F; *DEW POINT: 19.7 F; *ADDITIONAL: just a dusting of new snow overnight
12/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.41 *SKY: overcast; *WIND: from N with 10 minute average of 5 mph & recent gusts to 16 mph; *PRESSURE: rising slowly (+0.013”/hr across past 4 hrs) at 30.20” Hg; *AIR TEMP: this morning’s low, thus far, of 21.6 F; *DEW POINT: 14.0 F; *ADDITIONAL: yesterday was mainly overcast and windy with no precipitation
12/28/2010 6:55 AM T T 0.00 2.5 M The 'trace' observation came from very light snow flurries yesterday morning; cold morning at 15.9 F
12/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 M Sun and warmer temps yesterday caused snow compaction and even some melting
12/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Precipitation is rain/freezing rain; light coating on exposed surfaces and rain gauge cylinder; snow is beginning to disappear
12/31/2010 6:50 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Snow is almost gone due to above freezing temps across the last 24 hours, 0.02" of rain fell as drizzle across yesterday morning, currently some ground fog with air temp of 42.8 F - Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year's!
1/1/2011 6:45 AM 0.39 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light rain currently falling, temp is a balmy 51.0 F, ground appears saturated, snow is history (for now), rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.39" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.39" Happy New Year to All!
1/2/2011 6:50 AM 0.09 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 light drizzle produced 0.09" of precip yesterday morning from 07:30 to around 11:00, full 33 degrees colder this morning at 19.4 F, wind chills dropping into single digits, rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.09" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.09", a few snow flurries visible this morning
1/3/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The 'trace' observation came from random brief periods of very light snow flurries leaving no accumulation and nothing to quantify in the cylinder.
1/4/2011 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Although mainly sunny yesterday a few flurries did appear early in the day, mainly steady temps throughout the night, currently overcast skies and 30.6 F
1/5/2011 6:45 AM 0.01 T 0.00 T 0.00 Snow showers yesterday late afternoon and very light flurries this morning have left just a hint of white on the ground; snow flurries ongoing at observation time; much cooler this morning at 21.9 F
1/6/2011 6:55 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 0.5 0.01 Light flurries with very fine flakes at observation time, snow on ground is very fluffy and dry, 24.1 F outside with 29.67" pressure
1/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.5 M Barely a trace of new snow came from very light and fluffy snow flurries during the morning and early afternoon hours, some settling & compacting of previous light snow, currently mostly cloudy, 19.2 F and 29.46" pressure
1/8/2011 7:55 AM 0.06 1.4 0.06 2.0 M Heavy snow band deposited just over an inch of snow in in just less than 90 minutes
1/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 M Partly cloudy and 13.3 F this morning, no snow across the previous 24 hours
1/10/2011 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.4 0.02 Early reading due to schedule conflict, clear skies with 14.8 F air temp and 30.51" pressure; snow remains very light and fluffy with just minor compaction and settling, no new snow since Friday afternoon
1/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.2 M
1/12/2011 6:53 AM 0.19 4.1 0.19 5.2 M 4.1" new snow is average of 6 readings, snow is light and blowing somewhat, snow captured in cylinder may be lower than actual snowfall due to unusual NNE wind during snowfall which was partially blocked by structure near collection cylinder
1/13/2011 7:00 AM T T M 5.3 M Light snow flurries/snow showers most of yesterday with just a trace accumulation and insufficient catch in cylinder to quantify, currently 17.9 F, calm winds and 30.47" Hg pressure
1/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 5.5 M Very light snowfall last night produced 0.2" new snow, currently overcast, 16.6 F, light SW winds and pressure of 30.38" Hg
1/15/2011 6:50 AM 0.05 1.3 0.05 5.9 M Light snow decreasing to just snow showers in last 10 minutes, snow is very light and fluffy (as evidenced by an almost 26:1 new snow depth to water content ratio) with moderate sized flakes, some settling yesterday and wind shifting snow this morning, just shy of 6" on ground
1/16/2011 6:55 AM T T 0.00 5.5 M Few snow flurries yesterday morning generated 'trace' observation, some compaction and settling dropped average snow depth to from 5.9" to 5.5", currently mostly cloudy, 16.5 F with NW winds and 30.29" Hg pressure.
1/17/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 5.1 M Just a few flakes of snow in the early afternoon, currently partly cloudy (composed of As) with pressure at 30.25" Hg and rising, 14.4 F and light winds from the ESE, more settling and compaction of snow yesterday afternoon
1/18/2011 6:50 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 2.2 M Very light drizzle at 06:50, as the air temp is 35.6 F there is no icing, winds from the south with a steady pressure of 29.75" Hg, drizzle has caused significant snow compaction
1/19/2011 6:55 AM 0.17 T 0.00 1.5 M 0.17" of precip reported was in the form of drizzle and light rain showers yesterday morning, overnight just a dusting of snow, cooler this morning
1/20/2011 7:00 AM T T 0.00 1.5 M
1/21/2011 6:55 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 2.0 M Light snow yesterday afternoon into evening composed of extremely fine flakes, much blowing overnight, currently clear, 9.8 F, WNW wind producing - 5 F wind chills and a rapidly rising barometer at 29.93" Hg
1/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 M Bottomed out at 5.6 F at 03:10 this morning, overcast has returned, currently 9.5 F with wind chills running -2 F to 5 F.
1/23/2011 7:40 AM T T T 2.0 M Late reading due to oversleeping, infrequent and very light snow flurries produced trace reading, currently 4.3 F, clear shies, NNW breeze and 30.30" Hg pressure
1/24/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.28 No precip yesterday as day was clear, much warmer at 12.4 F this morning thanks in part to overcast, SE breezes with a steady pressure of 30.30" Hg, SWE rather high due to previous melting and compaction of snow
1/25/2011 6:55 AM 0.04 0.9 0.04 2.5 M Snow showers yesterday late morning and afternoon composed of mainly mid-sized flakes which were very light and fluffy, difficult getting accurate snow depth reading because even light breezes blew the new snow around, currently overcast and relatively warm at 28.4 F with W breezes and a slowly rising barometer at 30.11" Hg
1/26/2011 7:00 AM T T T 2.1 M Settling and compaction of Monday afternoon's light and fluffy snow
1/27/2011 6:57 AM T T T 1.8 M Just a few flakes yesterday late afternoon into evening, additional snow compaction and settling due to warmer highs yesterday
1/28/2011 6:55 AM 0.04 1.2 0.04 3.3 M Yesterday's snow was mainly small flakes and very lightweight as evidenced by the 30:1 snow depth to water ratio, currently overcast with a few flakes of snow in the air, 24.4 F with a rising pressure of 29.82" Hg
1/29/2011 6:50 AM 0.08 2.1 0.08 5.1 M Freezing rain/snow flurries currently occurring, some compaction already underway due to aforementioned, already some crusting beginning to occur with mixed precipitation
1/30/2011 7:00 AM T T T 5.1 M Just a few flakes yesterday morning along with some freezing rain as clipper departed area; amounts too small to quantify
1/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 0.87 Yesterday was clear with no precipitation; the sunshine definitely helped compact the snow cover quite a bit; snow on the ground is now quite dense due to days of settling and compaction
2/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 5.0 M Light snow currently falling, flakes are of moderate size, much more to come tonight into tomorrow!
2/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.78 6.1 0.78 10.5 M Extreme blowing and drifting making accurate snow depth measurements impossible; recorded depth aggregate of 10 different readings; snow mainly very fine flakes; still some wind and light snow but storm seems to have fizzled out
2/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.8 0.02 10.5 M Once again snow depth measurements difficult due to excessive blowing and drifting yesterday; snow that fell yesterday morning was very light and fluffy with moderate to large flake size
2/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.5 M Some settling of snow on ground; wind still blowing some snow around as well
2/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 M Continued settling and compacting of snow
2/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.24 2.8 0.24 12.0 M Moderate to heavy snow briefly yesterday middle afternoon; some settling of existing snow during the day; pretty close to the 'traditional' 10:1 snow to water ratio
2/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 11.5 1.78 High SWE reflects recent wet snow plus brief periods of graupel/freezing rain; currently light snow flurries
2/8/2011 7:00 AM T T T 11.5 M Very light snow flurries on and off yesterday
2/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.5 M Little settling or compaction yesterday but some blowing of snow
2/10/2011 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.5 M
2/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.5 M
2/12/2011 6:00 AM T T T 11.0 M Some settling and compacting of accumulated snowfall; just light snow flurries responsible for trace observation; early reading due to schedule conflict
2/13/2011 6:15 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 10.5 M Some settling/compacting yesterday due to 35.3 F high temp and sunshine
2/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.5 1.93 Very warm, windy and clear all night with clouds beginning to move after 04:00; snow melt greatly accelerated in yesterday's 45 F sunshine; strong winds since yesterday late morning have dried bare concrete and accelerated evaporation of melting snow
2/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.5 M Extensive snow melt yesterday thanks to sunshine, 45 F temps and strong winds. Much cooler this morning at 16.1 F (a full 26 degrees cooler than yesterday morning at 07:00 EST!)
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 M Patches of bare ground beginning to show; slight melting yesterday although cool temps slowed process; much warmer this morning at 31.6 F
2/17/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 M Very warm this morning at 47.6 F; obviously snow melt continues; bare ground now 20% visible
2/18/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Last night temp never dropped below 50 F; snow pack is gone! Only visible snow is where large piles were created during clearing operations
2/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Much cooler and windy; no snow pack remaining
2/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Brilliant red/orange sunrise reinforcing the adage; "Red sky in the morning sailor take warning!".
2/21/2011 6:30 AM 0.99 8.8 1.03 8.8 1.03 Snow throughout afternoon and into early morning produced just shy of 9 inches of moderately heavy snow; despite NWS forecast little to no sleet and no freezing rain at this station; very light snow flurries at observation time with wind driven snow; some drifting
2/22/2011 6:55 AM T T T 8.8 M Temperature slowly dropped across yesterday bottoming out at 13.1 F this morning, just a few snow flurries yesterday during the morning, some blowing of snow yesterday
2/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.4 M Yesterday's abundant sunshine did settle/compact the snow pack somewhat despite an air temp that never exceeded 23 F
2/24/2011 6:55 AM 0.08 0.6 0.08 8.0 M Some light snow overnight; currently a mix of light snow flurries composed of very small flakes and freezing rain
2/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 5.5 M Light snow at observation time with blowing snow; much melting and compacting of snow yesterday due to 37 F temperatures; NWS blew another snowfall forecast!
2/26/2011 6:25 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 6.0 M Yesterday's 1.5" of snow melted in the afternoon sunshine; currently seeing very light snow flurries
2/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.8 0.04 6.5 M This morning's temperature right at freezing; light to very light snow most of yesterday; some very light freezing rain occurring at observation time
2/28/2011 6:15 AM 0.76 0.0 0.00 4.0 1.17 No new snow in observation period; very little freezing rain and mainly rain; light drizzle at observation time; snow pack disappearing rather quickly now; SWE yields a very wet 3.419; early reading due to schedule conflict
3/1/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 3.5 M Just a bit of rain yesterday morning before the precip ceased, the wind shifted to the north and the temp started dropping; its now 18.8 F with partly cloudy skies composed of As
3/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M
3/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M Remaining snow has crust on top; snow pack still exceeds 90% coverage
3/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 2.0 M Icy coating on snow pack, streets and exterior surfaces; average radial thickness about 1 mm; some graupel atop icy surfaces; gauge coated in ice
3/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.62 0.0 0.00 T M Snow pack coverage < 25%; light rain at observation time; ground is saturated; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.62" vs. Davis Vantage Pro @ 0.57"; max rain rate of 0.33"/hr @ 00:43
3/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.59 2.8 0.19 2.8 0.19 Rain most of the daylight hours yielded 0.40" in cylinder; precip turned over to snow around 17:30; remaining 0.19" of water fell as 2.8" of snow; some freezing rain at precip cross over point
3/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.25 SWE core sample difficult to obtain accurately due to nature of snow (granular and frozen); snow pack now covers < 75% of ground; remaining snow pack averages 1.5" depth (2.5" to 0") with n=10; moderate flooding along Middle Rouge River
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Snow pack now < 30%; mainly the north side of dwellings, in sheltered areas and, of course, the piles.
3/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Snow remains only in piles and a very few sheltered areas; only rain this morning as the temp is 36.3 F; light rain at observation time
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.74 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Only snow remaining is in collected piles; very light drizzle at observation time
3/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 2.8 0.15 2.8 0.15 Much blowing and drifting of relatively lightweight snow; could possibly have seen some sleet/freezing rain mixed in with snow; very light snow at observation time
3/12/2011 6:55 AM T T 0.00 0.0 M Just a trace of snowfall early yesterday morning; snowfall yesterday mainly melted off during the afternoon; snow pack now < 50%
3/13/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 M A trace of graupel fell just after 07:00 yesterday morning; snow pack is gone; only remaining snow is in large piles; back to DST (Yawn..!)
3/14/2011 6:55 AM T T 0.00 0.0 M Yesterday afternoon very light drizzle mixed with a brief period of light sleet and even a few flakes of snow; early this morning some graupel was observed
3/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cooler morning with some frost
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Spotty light drizzle and rain showers from middle afternoon on; very light rain at observation time
3/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The reported 0.02" of rain fell yesterday morning as the overnight showers pulled away to the east; dry and warm this morning
3/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was gorgeous with abundant sunshine, brisk breezes and a high of 69 F; this morning's low temp is just 50.8 F, at least to this point
3/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Quite bit cooler this morning but still relatively warm; gorgeous moon!
3/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overall a nice day yesterday with afternoon temps almost reaching 50 F; this morning its just below freezing (30.9 F) and overcast
3/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Quite a bit of lightning and thunder from late evening into early morning; max rain rate of 1.68"/hr occurred at 22:50; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.99" vs. Davis Vantage Plus @ 0.90"; first full day of spring!
3/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 An overcast and breezy morning with a relatively warm air temp of 39.3 F; all the recent rain has raised the humidity both indoors and out, my internal RH is at 37% this morning which is up from the average of 22% its been for the past few months
3/23/2011 6:55 AM 0.51 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Graupel & sleet yesterday from 15:22 through early evening, then some sleet and freezing rain into late evening, this morning just cold rain; max rain rate of 0.52"/hr occurred at 00:42; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.51" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.47"
3/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 T T 0.0 0.00 A bit of carry over rain from yesterday's storm yielded 0.10" of the recorded 0.12"; the remainder came from a mixture of sleet, freezing rain and graupel which occurred at random intervals across the day; we received no quantifiable amount of snow or ice
3/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/26/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Moderate frost this morning with an air temp of 19.2 F and clear skies; yesterday was sunny but struggled to reach 32 F
3/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and cold at 16.8 F; moderate to heavy frost; yesterday was mostly sunny but once again we struggled to even touch 32 F
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 This is getting repetitive - currently clear with moderate frost and an air temp of 18.8 F; yesterday was mostly sunny with a high of 36 F
3/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was pretty much a carbon copy of Sunday - mostly sunny with highs in the middle to upper 30's; this morning light frost and a bit warmer at 22.9 F
3/30/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sixth consecutive day with clear to mostly sunny skies but a bit warmer with a high temp in the middle 40's and low temp, thus far, of 24.8 F along with light frost
3/31/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy yesterday with cool temps in the lower 40's; this morning its clear with moderate frost and an air temp of 25.7 F
4/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast and a bit warmer this morning with no frost, temp is 31.5 with a low barometer reading 29.68" Hg
4/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Forecast snow/rain mix never developed, mostly clear with a 31.6 F temp and a low barometer at 29.66" Hg
4/3/2011 7:20 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light and intermittent drizzle from 16:18 through 19:22 produced 0.04" of rain, clear this morning at 30.7 F with moderate frost, long night = late reading!
4/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light drizzle just began at observation time, ground still mainly dry, extremely low barometer at 29.37" Hg, very mild morning at 50.5 F
4/5/2011 6:55 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Widely intermittent and very light drizzle accumulated 0.05" of rain across yesterday morning and early afternoon; cloudy, windy and 35.5 F this morning
4/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few flakes of snow yesterday late morning followed by a very light and cold rain which began around 06:40 this morning - the latter producing 0.01" of rain thus far; overcast, light rain and 38.8 F at observation time
4/7/2011 6:55 AM 0.78 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain occurred from 07:00 yesterday morning through 20:06 yesterday evening, some sleet mixed in from 15:50 through 18:00; max rain rate of 0.26"/hr occurred at 15:49: local rivers are on the rise; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.78" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.75"
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light rain began just before 06:00 and continues at observation time although increasing slightly in intensity; ground is damp; air temp is 40.6 F
4/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.40 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The rain fell from observation time yesterday morning through 12:52 yesterday afternoon with gradual clearing afterward; max rain rate of 0.26"/hr occurred at 07:08; this morning is clear and cold with an air temp of 35.9 F and some light fog; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.40" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.38"
4/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy and quite warm at 45.5 F this morning with a 43 F dew point; we may hit the middle seventies by afternoon before showers and thunderstorms make a forecast appearance
4/11/2011 6:55 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Lightning and thunder began around 04:15 this morning; rain finally started at 05:12 but has been very light and is ongoing; yesterday we hit 83.6 F with abundant sunshine and much wind, as of 06:55 this morning we haven't dropped below 65.2 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.09" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.09"
4/12/2011 6:57 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just an additional 0.02" of rain fell yesterday morning as the rain shield pulled away to the east; partly cloudy, windy and 39.8 F this morning which is over twenty degrees cooler than just 24 hours back
4/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A breezy, sunny and seasonably cool morning gave way to a gorgeous afternoon; this morning its again clear but cool at 34.1 F with no frost or wind
4/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was gorgeous with warm sunshine and a frisky breeze; this morning its mostly cloudy but warm at 47.1 F
4/15/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and cool this morning at 37.8 F
4/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain started around 02:25 and continued until about 05:10 this morning totaling 0.13"; much warmer this morning at 50.8 F with stiff SE winds; ground is damp; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.13" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.13"
4/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain began at 07:02 yesterday morning and continued as light showers until around 08:48, then some very light drizzle occurred from 18:12 to 22:05; max rain rate of 0.40"/hr occurred at 07:49; very windy all night into this morning with max gust of 31 mph at 04:40; much cooler this morning at 39.6 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.21" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.23"
4/18/2011 7:00 AM T T T T T Light snow mixed with sleet began around 05:00 and continues at observation time as mainly sleet mixed with drizzle; light coating of snow on grass and cold surfaces but mainly melting; insufficient amount of mixed precipitation to quantify at this point
4/19/2011 6:51 AM 0.23 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Of the recorded 0.23" of precip 0.21" came from yesterday morning's heavy, wet snow which eventually totaled 2.2" on the ground before melting in the afternoon's 38.4 F temp; the snow only collected on the grass, metal and wood objects, the roads and sidewalks were just a bit slushy with some icing in the middle morning; this morning a very light rain just began at 06:23 and is ongoing
4/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.84 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light drizzle occurred across the day and into the evening totaling 0.09" of rain, then thunderstorms moved through the area from 23:17 to 01:44 producing 0.73" of rain followed by more drizzle adding 0.02" of precip; max rain rate of 3.95"/hr occurred in a thunderstorm at 00:29; ground remains wet with pooling water; sky is overcast with unsteady barometer and 38.8 F
4/21/2011 7:15 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The observed 0.01" of rain fell from the end of the drizzle yesterday morning; it continued until around 08:50; this morning is partly cloudy (Ac) with very light W winds and 35.9 F
4/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain began around 03:40 and continues as very light drizzle at observation time; max rain rate of 0.38"/hr occurred at 03:48; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.16" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.16"
4/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.65 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Precipitation was scattered across yesterday into last night; several rounds of thundershowers moved through between midnight and 03:40 producing most of the rain; max rain rate of 0.83"/hr occurred at 00:09 and again at 03:30; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.65" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.58"
4/24/2011 6:58 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light showers began a bit after 05:00 this morning but have ceased for now; ground is damp; overcast and 44.6 F with cool easterly winds
4/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Suspect the observed 0.01" of rain is from numerous periods of light drizzle and misting during the morning and early afternoon hours of yesterday; ground is saturated but relatively dry; mostly cloudy with high haze, light ENE winds and 48.8 F
4/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.52 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another half inch of rain on already saturated ground will continue to produce some flooding problems; foggy this morning (visibility approx 1/3 mile) and 46.7 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.52' vs. Davis V-P @ 0.49"
4/27/2011 6:57 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunderstorm is moving through the immediate area with just rain and some cloud to ground lightning; raining at observation time; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.05" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.05"
4/28/2011 6:55 AM 1.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dramatic frontal passage at 05:35 this morning caused winds to increase to 30+ mph (max at observation time 38 mph) and veer from SW to WNW; temperature dropped from 59 F to 52 F in 20 minutes; barometer rose 0.15" in just 75 minutes; rainfall across the past 24 hours totaled 1.06" from two periods - the first from 07:00 yesterday morning to 11:50 and the second from 00:50 this morning to observation time (ongoing); max rain rate of 2.85"/hr occurred at 02:35; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 1.06" vs. Davis V-P @ 1.03"
4/29/2011 6:56 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Accumulated rain was split between two periods - the first from yesterday's observation time through 08:40 and the second from 03:57 to 06:20 this morning; very light misting at observation time; overcast and 39.2 F with NW winds; ground is saturated very wet; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.10" vs. Davis V-P @ 0.10"
4/30/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a trace of precip left over from yesterday morning; currently clear skies and 38.6 F with calm winds; we need a lot of sun and wind to help relieve the saturated ground conditions!
5/1/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain just starting at 07:00; some thunder and Thunderbolt lightning detector is showing strikes and ranging as I type; the ground is just now wet, the skies overcast with light rain and 56.7 F
5/2/2011 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light misting occurred across most of yesterday, it was insufficient to even dampen the ground but you could feel it on bare skin; this morning its overcast with NNW winds to 10 mph and 51.6 F
5/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain began less than an hour ago, currently still raining lightly; overcast skies with light precip, light NE winds and 42.1 F
5/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain occurred yesterday morning in random albeit brief periods producing a total of 0.08"; this morning is partly cloudy (Ac) with calm winds and 38.9 F
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No frost this morning; sunny and calm with 43.2 F
5/6/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Although radar is hsowing rain in the immediate area nothing here so far; solid overcast (Ns) with light SW winds and 52.4 F this morning
5/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Two periods of light precip yesterday - one in the middle morning and another in the late afternoon; partly cloudy this morning with calm winds, moderate dew and 43.1 F
5/8/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heard the sound of a few rain drops hitting the roof around 23:15 last night, nothing in gauge this morning; partly cloudy skies, light NNE winds and 46.2 F greeted me this Mother's Day
5/9/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wow, just 0.13" of rain acrossz the last week at this station, things arefinally beginning to dry out; partly cloudy this morning with light dew, calm winds and 42.8 F
5/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a trace of rain awoke me around 01:35 this morning; the real precip started around 05:30 this morning and while light its continuing at observation time; numerous thunderstorms in the immediate area; Thunderbolt lightning detector is ranging local ground strikes; ground is wet; sky is mostly cloudy (Cb) with thunderstorms, light winds from NE to SE, very unstable barometer at 30.02" Hg and 49.9 F
5/11/2011 6:55 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain continued from yesterday's observation time through 07:50 accumulaing 0.03", another 0.01" was added in a brief shower around 20:30; mostly sunny, light E winds, light dew and 55.1 F this morning
5/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Few thunderstorms moved through the area early this morning, one producing a brief max rain rate of 3.97"/hr along with lightning, thunder and wind; this morning the ground is damp, skies are partly cloudy (Ac), barometer is falling rapidly at 29.87" Hg and its 58.2 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.38 vs. Davis Vantage Pro Plus @ 0.38"
5/13/2011 6:55 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thundershowers moved through the area from around 03:00 through 03:35 this morning; max rain rate of 0.89"/hr occurred at 03:18; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.13" vs. Davis Vantage Pro Plus @ 0.14"; partly cloudy (Ac) this morning with fog (visibility < 1/4 mile), pressure dropping at 29.69" Hg and air temp of 62.6 F
5/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/15/2011 6:55 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain which accounted for 0.05" of 0.07" total began at 04:10 and continues at observation time; forecast heavier rain never materialized, overcast (Ns) with NNE winds gusting to 12 mph, low but slowly rising pressure at 29.61" Hg and an air temp of 51.6 F
5/16/2011 6:50 AM 0.84 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A very wet period has once again saturated the ground leaving everything damp this morning; overcast (Sc) with light N winds, steady pressure (29.86" Hg) and 41.4 F; max rain rate of 0.52"/hr occurred at 08:19; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.84" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.88"
5/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The recorded 0.01" of rain fell as the showers tapered off right at observation time yesterday morning; there were also brief periods of misting during the afternoon and early evening; overcast (Sc) with light NE winds and 46.9 F this morning
5/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.19" of rain fell from 17:48 through 21:55 with just an additional 0.03" from then until 00:50; max rain rate of 0.33"/hr occurred at 18:33; overcast (Sc) this morning with damp ground, light ENE winds, barometer steady at 29.83" Hg and 53.8 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.22" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.22"
5/19/2011 6:55 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Few brief periods of showers yesterday afternoon accounted of 0.10" of rain, a light albeit steady rain began at 05:47 and continues at observation time; overcast (Ns) with showers, calm winds and 55.3 F
5/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Unable to post readings until after noon due to DNS resolution issue
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny this morning with calm winds and 53.2 F
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Distant thunder and lightning accompanied some light showers late last night with just 0.03" measured accumulation; partly cloudy (Ac) with light S winds, a 61 F dew point and 63.8 F outdoor temp this morning
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Brief thundershower rolled through and dropped 0.06" of rain in just five minutes along with some lightning and thunder; this morning its mostly cloudy with AC and high fog, light winds from the S, 67.5 F and a juicy dew point of 64 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.06" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.06"
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.53 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Two severe thunderstorms pushed just to the south of this station yesterday afternoon (the first from 15:55 to 16:10 and the second from 17:50 to 18:00) along with other embedded thunderstorms, brief high winds accompanied the storms along with minimal lightning and brief heavy downpours, max rain rain of 2.54"/hr occurred at 17:59; sunny this morning with light dew, slowly rising pressure at 29.74" Hg, a lower dew point at 59 F and an air temp of 61.9 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.53" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.44"
5/25/2011 6:58 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast (As) this morning and much cooler at 49.9 F, steady pressure at 29.90" Hg, light NE winds and light dew
5/26/2011 7:00 AM 2.36 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 All but 0.12" of the recorded 2.36" of rain fell between 08:49 and 21:36 yesterday in almost constant rain with periods of heavy precip in thunderstorms; witnessed water blowing back through basement floor drains and flooding houses west of here in Livonia, local roadway (Hines Drive) under four feet of water, max rain rate of 5.49"/hr occurred at 18:00; overcast (Ns) with light SE winds, pressure slowly rising at 29.64" Hg, dew point 60 F and outdoor temp at 60.7 F this morning; ground is totally saturated; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 2.36" vs, Davis V-P2 @ 2.38"
5/27/2011 6:55 AM 0.45 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Still more rain yesterday afternoon and evening totaling 0.45"; max rain rate of 0.87"/hr occurred at 15:31; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.45" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.44"; this morning just drizzle at observation time, overcast (Ns) with light NNE winds and 47.4 F
5/28/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The observed 0.01" of rain accumulated from random periods of misting and very light sprinkles across most of yesterday; currently misting with overcast, some fog and 55.4 F; early reading due to schedule conflict
5/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Periods of drizle and very light showers from 19:12 through 04:20 accumulated 0.25" of rain; cloudy this morning (Ns) with some fog and very damp, 99% RH with no wind and 59.6 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.25" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.25"
5/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The 0.02" of rain came from a deteriorating squall line which did prompt a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wayne County and a Tornado Warning for Washtenaw County around 17:45 but was almost nothing by the time it reached this station; this morning its partly cloudy (Ac), very humid at 62.7 F with a dew point of 62 F and calm winds with steady pressure at 30.05" Hg. Happy Memorial Day and remember all those who have served, are serving and especially those who gave their lives to protect us all!!!
5/31/2011 6:57 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nasty morning at 71.3 F (our 'low' was 70.1F) with a dew point of 68 F, calm winds, slowly rising pressure at 30.07" Hg and heavy dew; yesterday we hit 90.3 F with heat indices running close to 100 F most of the afternoon; I'll take the cold and overcast any time!!
6/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a bit cooler at 71.1 F but almost 10 degrees lower in terms of dew point (57 F) this morning with clear skies, some high haze, light winds from the W and a slowly rising pressure of 30.03" Hg; only light dew
6/2/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another gorgeous day yesterday; this morning its mostly clear with just a thin, broken layer of Ac, calm winds, 52.9 F, slowly rising pressure at 30.24" Hg and moderate dew
6/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 WOW - seven consecutive days with no rain at this station! Mostly sunny this morning with light As and haze, calm winds, more humid with a 61 F dewpoint and an air temp of 63.7 F along with heavy dew
6/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Wow, Wow - this will be the eighth consecutive day with no precipitation! Beautiful sunny morning with calm winds, 58.9 F, pressure steady at 30.00" Hg and light to moderate dew; yesterday was another gorgeous day although a bit warm at 87.3 F
6/7/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very warm and humid this morning with mostly cloudy skies (Cu & Cb), light W winds, steady pressure at 29.77" Hg, 76.2 F and a dew point of 67 F; appears Cb are from storm cluster well to the east of this station
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was hot, humid and sunny with a high of 94.4 F; this morning its muggy at 76.6 F with a dew point of 68 F, light SW winds and partly cloudy skies with Ac and high haze
6/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 An apparent stray shower produced the first measurable rain in 11 days around 04:25 this morning; currently overcast (Ns), calm winds, steady pressure at 29.85" Hg, 71.2 F with a 62 F dew point; light dew and a bit cooler and less humid
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A wonderfully comfortable morning with overcast skies, light NE breeze, 54.8 F and a 48 F dew point
6/11/2011 5:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 very light showers from 10:18 through 11:36 produced 0.05" of rain, the remainder (0.23") fell in showers from 14:58 through 17:17; max rain rate of 0.23"/hr fell at 16:20; overcast skies this morning with variable breezes from NW to NE, damp ground and 58.1 F; early reading due to schedule conflict
6/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy this morning and 57.1 F with a 52 F dew point, very light NW breezes, no dew and slowly rising pressure at 29.92" Hg; no precip yesterday
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was a perfect day which never exceeded 65 F; this morning its mostly sunny with light NW breezes, 56.3 F and 81% RH with light dew
6/14/2011 6:57 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yet another precipitation free day yesterday (only 2 out of 14 days this month with measurable rain); this morning its sunny with very light northerly breezes, steady pressure at 30.08" Hg, 81% RH and 56.5 F
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was about as good as it gets in SE Michigan; this morning its once again clear with light SE winds, steady pressure at 29.99" Hg, 79% RH and 59.5 F
6/16/2011 6:59 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Series of light showers yesterday early evening; currently broken overcast, damp ground, very light breezes from SE, steady pressure at 29.70" Hg, 94% RH and 62.5 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.13" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.13"
6/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A couple of periods of showers (08:12 - 09:18 & 14:48 - 15:11) generated the 0.11" of rain; this morning its mostly clear with just a few As, light breezes from NW, moderate dew, 90% RH and 61.8 F; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.11" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.11"
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A compfortable morning with mostly cloudy skies composed of Ac, calm winds, light dew, 62.2 F, steady pressure at 29.82" Hg and 80% RH
6/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Its almost unbelievable after the saturated spring we endured but given the recent sunshine and just 0.54" of precip in June its beginning to get dry here; this morning is clear with some high haze, 58.7 F, 90% RH, calm winds and steady pressure at 29.80" Hg
6/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Brief showers yesterday afternoon dropped 0.07" of rain, this was insufficient to help with the increasingly dry conditions; max rain rate of 1.30"/hr occurred at 16:52; this morning its nasty warm and humid with 70.4 F and a dew point of 68 F, skies are partly cloudy with haze and Ac, light SSE breezes and steady pressure at 29.78" Hg; rain gauge comp: CoCoRaHS @ 0.07" vs. Davis V-p2 @ 0.06"
6/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers from 07:57 to 10:05 and thundershowers from 21:19 through 21:38 totaled 0.20" of rain; this morning its once again nasty warm and humid (71.7 F & 69 F dew point) but is a bit more bearable thanks to moderate breezes from the S, pressure is steady at 29.66" Hg and the ground remains damp from previous rain; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.20" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.20"
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Many strong thunderstorms in this area yesterday afternoon but none passed over this station, some wind but no lightning or thunder and just 0.24" of rain; this morning its increasing overcast (Ns) with some very light sprinkles at observation time, light SW breezes, 67.6 F with a 61 F dew point and steady pressure at 29.57" Hg; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.24" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.26"
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/26/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy morning (As) with indiciations of NW breezes, light dew, 60.8 F with a dew point of 58 F and slowly rising pressure at 29.97" Hg
6/27/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A gorgeous orange/pink sunrise (Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning..??) this morning thanks to some thin Cc, calm winds with steady pressure at 29.96" Hg, 58.6 F with a dew point of 57 F and very light dew
6/28/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Possible rain/thundershowers never materialzed yesterday afternoon and evening; this morning its partly cloudy (As) and much warmer with a temp of 69.5 F and a dew point of 65 F, moderate dew, light WNW breezes and slowly rising pressure at 29.77" Hg
6/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I think yesterday was 'perfect' in terms of early summer weather in SE Michigan! This morning its clear, 58.4 F with a low dew point of 53 F, light WNW breezes, steady pressure at 30.00" Hg and just light dew.
6/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Our string of consecutive gorgeous days continues with yesterday's dry 81 F awash in sunshine and cooling breezes; this morning its mostly clear (mix of Ci & Cc), 55.8 F, 54 F dew point, calm winds, normal diurnal variation pressure at 30.06" Hg and moderate to heavy dew
7/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was a bit warmer but still gorgeous especially with the cooling breezes; this morning its once again clear with steady pressure at 30.00" Hg, calm winds, warmer at 62.0 F and more humid with a 59 F dew point; there's light dew as well; we really need rain now as its getting very dry
7/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A wild early evening with no fewer than 3 severe thunderstorm warnings for Wayne County between 19:15 and 20:30; all passed to the south of this station but one just 'kissed' this area with a wind gust of 64 mph at 19:58, prolific lightning and brief heavy rain (23.3"/hr max rain rate at 20:00); many branches down and leaves blown off limbs; this morning its partly cloudy (Ac), 72.3 F, dew point at 68 F, calm winds, slowly rising pressure at 29.90" Hg and heavy dew
7/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A bit cooler and less humid this morning; mostly cloudy (As), 68.1 F, dew point 57 F, normal pressure at 29.88" Hg, light NNE breezes and light dew
7/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Remains very dry here; sunny this morning with a hint of low haze/fog, 64.1 F, dew point 62 F, light NW breezes, steady pressure at 29.94" Hg and heavy dew
7/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday we topped out at 89.4 F; this morning its overcast (As) with calm winds, steady pressure at 29.85" Hg, 70.6 F with a dew point of 65 F and light dew
7/7/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Gettin' tired of continually watering the lawn; this morning its mostly clear (As), calm winds, steady pressure at 29.94" Hg, 63.5 F, dew point 60 F with light to moderate dew
7/8/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Still dry! Partly cloudy this morning (Ac) with steady pressure at 29.81" Hg, calm winds, 64.8 F, dew point of 59 F and light dew
7/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry conditions continue; this morning its clear with haze, 65.9 F, dew point 59 F, calm winds, steady pressure at 29.90" Hg and moderate dew
7/10/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Only 0.30" of rain this month and all of that came in a severe thunderstorm and lasted only 20 minutes; late reading due to schedule conflict
7/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot, humid and very dry conditions continue...
7/12/2011 6:55 AM 0.52 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Severe thunderstorm hit this station at 12:49 yesterday afternoon with high winds, brief heavy rain and frequent lightning, max recorded wind gust was 68 mph, max rain rate was 3.58"/hr, widespread damage with uprooted trees, downed limbs, power outages and power lines down, rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.52" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.56"; this morning its partly cloudy (mix of Ci, Ac & Cu), 67 F, 65 F dew point, calm winds and heavy dew
7/13/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly clear with a few Ac, cooler at 65.1 F with lower dew point of 58 F, normal pressure at 29.92" Hg, calm winds and moderate dew
7/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly clear with just a few Ac, calm winds, steady pressure at 30.00" Hg, 57.8 F, dew point of 55 F and light dew; all round a gorgeous morning!
7/15/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Interesting to note we're half way through July and all of the 0.86" of rain we've seen came in two separate thunderstorms nine days apart; this morning its overcast (Ac), much warmer (66.0 F) and more humid (59 F dew point) with steady pressure, calm winds and light dew
7/16/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Just a few sprinkles fell from yesterday morning's dark overcast; this morning its most clear with just some high haze, 65.7 F with a dew point of 61 F, calm winds, steady pressure at 30.00" Hg and light dew
7/17/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nasty this morning with a 78.2 F temp and a 70 F dew point, solid overcast looks like As, steady pressure at 29.92" Hg, light southerly breezes and no dew
7/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Two severe thunderstorm warnings for Washtenaw County just to our west but we only saw thunderstorms with brief heavy rain, moderate winds and lightning; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.42" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.51"; hazy overcast this morning and nasty again with 75.2 F and dew point of 74 F, calm winds and steady pressure at 29.80" Hg
7/20/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot and humid remains the call; yesterday we hit 93.4 F with a heat index of 102.8 F and it'll be nastier today; this morning its mostly clear with just a few Ac, 74.6 F with a dew point of 73 F, calm winds, steady pressure at 29.80" Hg and heavy dew
7/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We probably will hit the century mark today given we're starting from this morning's 79.9 F low temp; in addition its clear with haze, a dew point of 76 F, calm winds, normal pressure at 29.67" Hg and light dew
7/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's 98.4 F high air temp was made even more miserable by a 76 F dew point leading to heat indices in the 105 F to 110 F range; this morning is actually 10 degrees cooler than yesterday morning at 69.8 F with a 65 F dew point, partly cloudy skies (Ci & Cc), calm winds, steady pressure at 29.84" Hg and light dew
7/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's 0.18" of rain came in the form of thundershowers from 15:32 through 16:37; this morning its mostly cloudy (As) and 74.6 F with a dew point of 73 F, light SW breezes, slowly rising pressure at 29.94" Hg and light dew
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Brief sprinkles around 09:30 and again 20:00 produced 0.02" of rain; this morning its mostly clear with just a few Cc, 72.5 F with a dew point of 71 F, calm winds and steady pressure at 29.93" Hg with moderate dew
7/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.53 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A strong thunderstorm drenched this area with 0.53" of rain in around 45 minutes along with strong winds and frequent cloud to ground lightning; max rain rate of 8.11"/hr occurred at 20:51; rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.53" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.49"; this morning its partly cloudy (Ac), 72.5 F with a dew point of 71 F, calm winds, steady pressure at 29.82" Hg and heavy dew
7/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy (Ac), 68.5 F, 57 F dew point, calm winds, steady pressure at 29.73" Hg and light dew
7/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A gorgeous July morning with mostly clear skies, 61.3 F, dew point of 60 F, calm winds, steady pressure at 29.92" Hg and light dew
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 1.57 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Surprising albeit much needed rainfall all night, rain is continuing at observation time, rain started at 19:44 and has continued across period as showers with thunderstorms mixed in, severe thunderstorm warning for Washtenaw County at 23:09 last night; this morning is overcast with showers, 72.1 F with a dew point of 72 F, slowly rising pressure at 29.87" Hg, light WNW breezes; max rain rate of 6.26"/hr occurred at 01:08, rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 1.57" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 1.57"
7/29/2011 6:55 AM 0.85 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.21" of rain fell from 07:00 yesterday morning through 09:32 with the remaining 0.64 falling from thundershowers/showers from 03:45 this morning through observation time, continuing to rain now, max rain rate of 5.18"/hr occurred at 03:50, rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.85" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.89"
7/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Noted 0.03" of rain came from end of previous night's showers; clear this morning with calm winds, heavy dew, 65.8 F with a 65 F dew point
7/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Continued hot and humid; this morning's its clear with just a few Ci, calm winds, 70.2 F with a 66 F dew point and heavy dew
8/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy (As) this morning with heavy dew, calm winds, 74.2 F with a 69 F dew point; we had 13 days of 90 F or higher temps in July along with a mean temp of 78.3 F, 4.83" of rain of which 2.51" fell in the final five days - all in all a warm and wet July
8/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A mostly cloudy morning (As) with calm winds, steady pressure at 29.93" Hg, light dew, 73.2 F and a dew point of 67 F
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The rain fell across two periods: 20:18 - 22:40 and 01:40 - 05:00, rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 0.41" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.43"; this morning its overcast with calm winds, steady pressure at 29.56" Hg, 73.4 F with a dew point of 73 F and moist ground conditions
8/4/2011 6:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The trace observation came from random periods of misting yesterday morning and early afternoon; this morning its overcast, light breezes from the NW, 69.7 F with a dew point of 67 F and light dew
8/5/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light and intermittent misting yesterday morning produced the 'trace' reading; this morning its mostly clear with just a few Ac, 65.5 F, 65 F dew point, calm winds, steady pressure at 29.95" Hg and heavy dew
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy (As) this morning at 71.2 F with a dew point of 71 F, slowly falling pressure at 29.83" Hg, calm winds and heavy dew
8/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A thundershower brought 0.24" of rain in just a half hour yesterday afternoon, max rain rate of 2.61"hr occurred at 16:20, rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS at 0.28" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 0.23"; this morning its very warm and humid at 70.6 F with a 70 F dew point, slowly rising pressure at 29.67" Hg, light W breezes and very heavy dew
8/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warm and humid again with overcast skies, 69.4 F with a 68 F dew point, calm winds, slowly rising pressure at 29.66" Hg and light dew
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 1.50 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Difficult to judge flooding level because of darkness and time period of rain, submitted 'significant weather' report earlier this morning, rain has ceased for the time being, max rain rate of 6.26"/hr occurred at 05:50, rain gauge comp - CoCoRaHS @ 1.50" vs. Davis V-P2 @ 1.50"; currently broken overcast (Ns) with steady albeit low pressure at 29.49" Hg, 64.9 F and a dew point of 64 F
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A brief but intense period of thundershowers from 16:26 to 16:37 produced 0.13" of rain; this morning its clear and gorgeous with light W breezes, 64.0 F, 61 F dew point, slowly rising pressure at 29.62" Hg and moderate dew
8/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Perfect day yesterday! Clear this morning with heavy dew, 55.4 F temp is coolest its been since June 3rd, 53 F dew point, calm winds and steady pressure at 29.88" Hg
8/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another perfect day yesterday; clear this morning and 58.1 F with a 57 F dew point, steady pressure at 29.08" Hg, calm winds and moderate to heavy dew
8/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was the third consecutive gorgeous day; this morning its mostly cloudy (As) with calm winds and light dew
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Line of severe thunderstorms rolled over this station around 19:05 producing 0.34" of rain in just 20 minutes, warnings were out of Wayne, Washtenaw and Livingston counties, brief high winds, heavy rain and extreme lightning were the main factors; this morning there's very light drizzle, mostly cloudy skies (Ns), wet ground and calm winds
8/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The observed 0.07" of rain came from light drizzle across the entire day, only by 19:10 did the precipitation cease; this morning its clear, 58 F with calm winds and heavy dew
8/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 This is the final report for this station; tomorrow I'll be reporting from a new location about 23 miles to the WNW of here; yesterday was gorgeous and today looks to more of the same; currently its clear, calm winds, 57 F and moderate to heavy dew



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/5/2010 10/08/2010 6:30 AM 4 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dry, warm period



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