Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-JF-3 Latitude 46.51688
Station Name Montana City 2.3 SE Longitude -111.894593
County Jefferson Elevation (ft) 4742



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 0.88 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 0.78 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 0.58 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 11 0.50 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 11 0.44 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 11 0.89 0.74 22 0.48 17 0.26 5 2 6 0 1.3 2 3
April 11 1.42 2.01 30 2.01 29 0.00 1 0 11 4 18.9 7 1
May 11 2.36 7.55 33 5.82 26 1.73 7 3 12 3 0.0 0 0
June 11 2.27 3.42 30 3.42 30 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
July 11 1.43 1.73 20 1.71 16 0.02 4 2 7 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 1.18 0.98 30 0.98 30 0.00 0 0 9 9 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.71 0.17 29 0.17 27 0.00 2 1 4 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 14.44" 16.60" 194 days 14.59" 175 2.01" 19 days 8 65 days 21 days 20.2" 9 days 4 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
10/2/2010
10/3/2010
10/4/2010
10/5/2010
10/6/2010
10/7/2010
10/8/2010
10/9/2010
10/10/2010
10/11/2010
10/12/2010
10/13/2010
10/14/2010
10/15/2010
10/16/2010
10/17/2010
10/18/2010
10/19/2010
10/20/2010
10/21/2010
10/22/2010
10/23/2010
10/24/2010
10/25/2010
10/26/2010
10/27/2010
10/28/2010
10/29/2010
10/30/2010
10/31/2010
11/1/2010
11/2/2010
11/3/2010
11/4/2010
11/5/2010
11/6/2010
11/7/2010
11/8/2010
11/9/2010
11/10/2010
11/11/2010
11/12/2010
11/13/2010
11/14/2010
11/15/2010
11/16/2010
11/17/2010
11/18/2010
11/19/2010
11/20/2010
11/21/2010
11/22/2010
11/23/2010
11/24/2010
11/25/2010
11/26/2010
11/27/2010
11/28/2010
11/29/2010
11/30/2010
12/1/2010
12/2/2010
12/3/2010
12/4/2010
12/5/2010
12/6/2010
12/7/2010
12/8/2010
12/9/2010
12/10/2010
12/11/2010
12/12/2010
12/13/2010
12/14/2010
12/15/2010
12/16/2010
12/17/2010
12/18/2010
12/19/2010
12/20/2010
12/21/2010
12/22/2010
12/23/2010
12/24/2010
12/25/2010
12/26/2010
12/27/2010
12/28/2010
12/29/2010
12/30/2010
12/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011
1/2/2011
1/3/2011
1/4/2011
1/5/2011
1/6/2011
1/7/2011
1/8/2011
1/9/2011
1/10/2011
1/11/2011
1/12/2011
1/13/2011
1/14/2011
1/15/2011
1/16/2011
1/17/2011
1/18/2011
1/19/2011
1/20/2011
1/21/2011
1/22/2011
1/23/2011
1/24/2011
1/25/2011
1/26/2011
1/27/2011
1/28/2011
1/29/2011
1/30/2011
1/31/2011
2/1/2011
2/2/2011
2/3/2011
2/4/2011
2/5/2011
2/6/2011
2/7/2011
2/8/2011
2/9/2011
2/10/2011
2/11/2011
2/12/2011
2/13/2011
2/14/2011
2/15/2011
2/16/2011
2/17/2011
2/18/2011
2/19/2011
2/20/2011
2/21/2011
2/22/2011
2/23/2011
2/24/2011
2/25/2011
2/26/2011
2/27/2011
2/28/2011
3/1/2011
3/2/2011
3/3/2011
3/4/2011
3/5/2011
3/6/2011
3/7/2011
3/8/2011
3/9/2011
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011 0.00
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.02
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.12
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 **
3/20/2011 **
3/21/2011 T
3/22/2011 0.08
3/23/2011 0.04
3/24/2011 0.00
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 **
3/27/2011 0.26
3/28/2011 0.21
3/29/2011 0.01
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.05
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 0.02
4/4/2011 T
4/5/2011 0.02
4/6/2011 T
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 0.49
4/9/2011 0.64
4/10/2011 0.00
4/11/2011 0.00
4/12/2011 T
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.21
4/15/2011 T
4/16/2011 0.00
4/17/2011 0.00
4/18/2011 0.01
4/19/2011 0.12
4/20/2011 0.00
4/21/2011 0.00
4/22/2011 0.32
4/23/2011 0.12
4/24/2011 0.00
4/25/2011 0.00
4/26/2011 0.01
4/27/2011 0.00
4/28/2011 0.00
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 **
5/1/2011 0.45
5/2/2011 T
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.05
5/8/2011 0.00
5/9/2011 0.35
5/10/2011 1.64
5/11/2011 0.00
5/12/2011 0.00
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.01
5/15/2011 0.00
5/16/2011 T
5/17/2011 0.02
5/18/2011 0.00
5/19/2011 0.00
5/20/2011 0.22 **
5/21/2011 **
5/22/2011 0.29
5/23/2011 0.48
5/24/2011 0.08
5/25/2011 1.49
5/26/2011 0.06
5/27/2011 T
5/28/2011 **
5/29/2011 **
5/30/2011 0.99 0.99
5/31/2011 0.43
6/1/2011 T
6/2/2011 0.14
6/3/2011 0.19
6/4/2011 0.12
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 0.00
6/7/2011 1.07
6/8/2011 0.46
6/9/2011 0.80
6/10/2011 0.20
6/11/2011 0.02
6/12/2011 T
6/13/2011 0.09
6/14/2011 0.07
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 0.07
6/17/2011 0.02
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.05
6/20/2011 0.00
6/21/2011 0.01
6/22/2011 0.00
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.07
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 T
6/30/2011 0.04
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.00
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 **
7/5/2011 0.00
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011
7/8/2011 0.01
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.06
7/12/2011 0.02
7/13/2011 0.99
7/14/2011 0.46
7/15/2011 0.16
7/16/2011 **
7/17/2011 0.02
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 0.01
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011
7/23/2011
7/24/2011
7/25/2011
7/26/2011
7/27/2011
7/28/2011
7/29/2011
7/30/2011
7/31/2011
8/1/2011 0.04
8/2/2011 T
8/3/2011 T
8/4/2011 0.47
8/5/2011 0.03
8/6/2011 0.07
8/7/2011 T
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.02
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.01
8/12/2011 T
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 T
8/16/2011 0.05
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 T
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 T
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.09
8/27/2011 T
8/28/2011 0.00
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 0.20
8/31/2011 T
9/1/2011 0.03
9/2/2011 T
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011
9/9/2011 0.00
9/10/2011 **
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.00
9/16/2011 0.11
9/17/2011 0.01
9/18/2011 0.00
9/19/2011 T
9/20/2011 0.02
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 0.00
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
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
3/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.8 M Scattered clouds, light winds, 29 degrees.
3/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and calm. 28 degrees.
3/14/2011 7:24 AM 0.02 M M M M Awakened by hail/rain at 5:14 am. Overcast,calm,32 degrees at time of observation. Observation late - not used to DST.
3/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, 29 degrees.
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Was awakened at 2:45 am by the steady rain falling. Too dark at time of observation to tell if sky is overcast or broken clouds. 33 degrees.
3/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, breezy, 27 degrees.
3/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 23 degrees.
3/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.5 0.01 M M Overcast, snowing, 26 degrees
3/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Clear skies, calm winds, 18 degrees.
3/24/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast,calm wind, 24 degrees.
3/25/2011 6:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, calm winds, 27 degrees.
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 0.8 M 4.5 1.19 Broken clouds, calm, 24 degrees
3/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 27 degrees.
3/30/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, calm winds, 33 degrees.
3/31/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds, gusty winds, 44 degrees.
4/1/2011 6:40 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 33 degrees.
4/2/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, light wind, 46 degrees.
4/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M M M Overcast, light breeze, 24 degrees.
4/4/2011 6:40 AM T M M M M Overcast,calm winds, 28 degrees. Less than 5% of yard covered with snow - so no Snow Water Equivalent observation.
4/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast, breezy, 35 degrees.
4/6/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Overcast, windy,26 degrees.
4/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, calm winds, 24 degrees.
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.49 7.3 M M M Snow is still falling. 24 degrees.
4/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.64 8.5 0.64 M M Broken clouds, calm winds, 23 degrees. The birds are singing again.
4/10/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, calm, 31 degrees.
4/11/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.4 0.89 Light clouds, breezy, 38 degrees
4/12/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear, calm, 24 degrees.
4/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thin, high clouds, calm winds, 25 degrees.
4/14/2011 6:45 AM 0.21 M M M M Overcast, light breeze, 31 degrees.
4/15/2011 6:40 AM T M M M M Clear, breezy, 28 degrees.
4/16/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, light breeze, 34 degrees.
4/17/2011 7:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered clouds, calm winds, 41 degrees.
4/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M M M Light snow, calm winds, 24 degrees.
4/19/2011 6:50 AM 0.12 0.8 M M M Partly cloudy, calm winds, 20 degrees.
4/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm winds, 20 degrees.
4/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, calm winds, 32 degrees. Birds are singing.
4/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.32 0.6 M M M Partly cloudy, calm winds, 24 degrees.
4/23/2011 6:30 AM 0.12 0.9 M M M Snowed from mid-morning to 5 pm yesterday. This morning: clear, calm winds, 18 degrees.
4/24/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, light breeze, 25 degrees. Birds are singing.
4/25/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 32 degrees.
4/26/2011 5:55 AM 0.01 M M M M Overcast, calm winds,34 degrees.
4/27/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds, calm winds, 32 degrees.
4/28/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds, calm winds, 41 degrees.
4/29/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds, calm winds, 26 degrees.
5/2/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Snow yesterday off and on between 10 am and 1 pm. No accumulation. Today: clear skies, calm winds, 29 degrees.
5/3/2011 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds, light breeze,34 degrees.
5/4/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast sky, calm wind, 32 degrees.
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Broken clouds, calm winds, 36 degrees.
5/6/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, calm winds, 42 degrees.
5/7/2011 7:20 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 42 degrees.
5/8/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, calm winds, 40 degrees.
5/9/2011 6:30 AM 0.35 M M M M Light rain, calm winds, 39 degrees.
5/10/2011 6:50 AM 1.64 M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 37 degrees.
5/11/2011 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm winds, 30 degrees.
5/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm wind, clear sky, 34 degrees.
5/13/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered high clouds, calm winds, 42 degrees.
5/14/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Broken overcast sky, calm winds, 40 degrees.
5/15/2011 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast sky, calm winds, 35 degrees.
5/16/2011 6:13 AM T M M M M Overcast, breezy in the treetops, 46 degrees.
5/17/2011 6:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Broken clouds, calm winds, 33 degrees.
5/18/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy skies, light breeze, 31 degrees.
5/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, sunny, calm winds, 32 degrees.
5/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Gentle rain falling, no wind, 44 degrees.
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M Broken heavy clouds, calm winds, 45 degrees.
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Light rain, wind gusts in treetops, 41 degrees.
5/25/2011 6:30 AM 1.49 M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 40 degrees.
5/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain, calm winds, 44 degrees.
5/27/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Overcast, light snow falling, calm winds, 37 degrees.
5/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.99 M M M M Heavy, wet snow began falling a few minutes ago. It's beginning to accumulate. Calm winds, 34 degrees.
5/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Clear sky, calm winds, birds singing, 31 degrees.
6/1/2011 7:15 AM T M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 44 degrees. Good day to burn slash piles.
6/2/2011 6:45 AM 0.14 M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 44 degrees.
6/3/2011 7:25 AM 0.19 M M M M Overcast, windy, 42 degrees.
6/4/2011 6:55 AM 0.12 M M M M Beautiful clear blue sky, no wind, 35 degrees.
6/5/2011 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, calm winds, 43 degrees.
6/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, calm winds, 50 degrees. I think Spring has finally arrived in my neighborhood! The sun has told me it was here a couple months ago - but, the temperatures sure didn't feel like it until this weekend.
6/7/2011 6:45 AM 1.07 M M M M Light rain, calm wind, 49 degrees. Water puddled/standing in scattered small pools (approximately 2-6 feet in diameter) on top of the ground.
6/8/2011 6:30 AM 0.46 M M M M Very light rain is falling, calm winds, 45 degrees.
6/9/2011 6:45 AM 0.80 M M M M Overcast, light rain, 42 degrees. Ferns are now growing in the rocks by my house!
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Overcast, calm winds, 44 degrees. The birds have a chorus of song ringing out.
6/11/2011 6:55 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast, light breeze, 46 degrees.
6/12/2011 6:20 AM T M M M M Overcast, light breeze, 47 degrees.
6/13/2011 5:50 AM 0.09 M M M M Scattered high clouds, calm winds, 40 degrees.
6/14/2011 6:50 AM 0.07 M M M M Overcast, calm wind, 44 degrees.
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light, high scattered clouds, light breeze, 47 degrees.
6/16/2011 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Partly cloudy, calm winds, 32 degrees.
6/17/2011 6:55 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast sky, calm wind, 42 degrees.
6/18/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, calm wind, 46 degrees.
6/19/2011 5:50 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast, calm wind, 46 degrees.
6/20/2011 1:15 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, light breeze, 61 degrees.
6/21/2011 12:30 PM 0.01 M M M M Was out of town - sorry this is late.
6/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, calm winds, 48 degrees.
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, light breeze, 57 degrees.
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Sorry the report is late. Got distracted in the yard between the rain gauge and the report!
6/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm winds, 38 degrees.
6/26/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, light breeze, 46 degrees.
6/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High thin clouds, calm wind, 42 degrees.
6/28/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 56 degrees - feels like summer!
6/29/2011 6:15 AM T M M M M Scattered clouds, calm wind, 53 degrees.
6/30/2011 6:40 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast, calm wind, 53 degrees.
7/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 51 degrees.
7/2/2011 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 48 degrees.
7/3/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm wind, 58 degrees.
7/6/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered clouds, calm wind, 54 degrees.
7/8/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 57 degrees.
7/9/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 46 degrees.
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear Sky, calm wind, 52 degrees.
7/11/2011 6:10 AM 0.06 M M M M High scattered clouds, calm wind, 47 degrees. The moisture came in a brief thunderstorm with subsequent light showers last evening.
7/12/2011 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 49 degrees.
7/13/2011 6:15 AM 0.99 M M M M .85" of the rain came during a thunderstorm when I was not home yesterday aftertoon. Now: scattered clouds, calm wind, 53 degrees.
7/14/2011 6:15 AM 0.46 M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 50 degrees.
7/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 47 degrees.
7/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny,calm winds, 63 degrees.
7/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 59 degrees
7/20/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Precip occurred after midnight. Light scattered clouds, calm wind, 50 degrees.
7/21/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered clouds, calm wind, 45 degrees.
8/1/2011 6:50 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain guage was empty yesterday when I got back home. Rain was falling softly as I went to sleep last night. Partly cloudy, calm wind, 57 degrees.
8/2/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy, calm wind, 53 degrees. Rain occurred as a brief sprinkle around 6 pm yesterday.
8/3/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Clear sky, light breeze out of the southwest, 47 degrees.
8/4/2011 6:25 AM 0.47 M M M M Partly cloudy, calm winds, 52 degrees. Don't need to water the garden this morning!
8/5/2011 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Overcast, light rain falling, 56 degrees.
8/6/2011 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain stopped around 1 pm yesterday. Clear sky, calm wind, 49 degrees.
8/7/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Precip arrived during a brief sprinkle/T-storm yesterday shortly after 4 pm. Currently: clear sky, calm wind, 55 degrees.
8/8/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 51 degrees.
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain came in the early hours today - woke me up hitting the window. Currently partly cloudy sky, calm wind, 49 degrees.
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 49 degrees.
8/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Scattered clouds, calm wind, 50 degrees.
8/12/2011 6:45 AM T M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 46 degrees.
8/13/2011 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 47 degrees.
8/14/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 67 degrees.
8/15/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Was called to a small fire (10'x40') at a neighbor's place that was started by lightning last evening shortly before 8 pm. Current conditions: Mostly cloudy, calm wind, 62 degrees.
8/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 44 degrees.
8/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear sky, calm wind, 54 degrees
8/18/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 53 degrees.
8/19/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 46 degrees.
8/20/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 44 degrees
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear sky, calm wind, 54 degrees
8/22/2011 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered clouds, calm wind, 56 degrees
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M high clouds, light breeze, 64 degrees.
8/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, light wind, 69 degrees.
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Yesterday afternoon between 3 and 4 pm, had a dry T-storm that started a small fire (approx. 10'x20' when we found it) about 1/2 mi from this location with a strike on a Douglas Fir. (I'm on the VFD.) Today, partly cloudy, smokey sky, light breeze, 52 degrees.
8/27/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Smokey sky, no clouds, no wind, 59 degrees.
8/28/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey sky, partly cloudy, calm wind, 61 degrees.
8/29/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey sky, partly cloudy, calm wind, 61 degrees.
8/30/2011 6:50 AM 0.20 M M M M Light smoke, partly cloudy, light breeze, 53 degrees
8/31/2011 7:30 AM T M M M M Overcast,strong breeze, 49 degrees
9/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Overcast sky, calm wind, 48 degrees.
9/2/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy, light breeze, 47 degrees.
9/3/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few clouds, calm wind, 33 degrees
9/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear sky, calm wind, 36 degrees
9/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear sky, calm wind, 49 degrees. The leaves on the currant bushes and raspberry canes are turning golden. The bleeding heart now has golden leaves. The aspen have not yet begun to turn color.
9/6/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smoke was so thick yesterday afternoon, I couldn't see the mountains surrounding Helena. Very red sunset last night from smoke. Very smokey again today from wildfires. Clear sky, calm wind, 50 degrees.
9/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smoke continues to create a haze, obsuring the view of surrounding mountains. Clear sky, calm wind, 47 degrees. Lower hollyhock leaves have begun to change to a golden hue.
9/9/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey, clear sky, calm wind, 50 degrees.
9/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smoke, clear sky, calm wind, 42 degrees. Must've been a good breeze last night - the sheets were blown off the tomatoes when I got up this morning. Sigh.
9/13/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey, clear sky, calm wind, 42 degrees.
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with a high ceiling, light smoke, calm wind, 38 degrees.
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey, clear sky, calm wind, 38 degrees.
9/16/2011 6:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Overcast sky, calm wind, 51 degrees. Finally, some rain last night!
9/17/2011 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Partly cloudy, calm wind, 43 degrees. Nuthatches are really talking up a storm to each other.
9/18/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, calm wind, 47 degrees.
9/19/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast, calm wind, 49 degrees.
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Frost. Sigh. Clear sky, calm wind, 31 degrees. At least the tomatoes were covered...
9/21/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 31 degrees. A crisp, almost Autumn, morning!
9/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 44 degrees.
9/23/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy sky, calm wind, 53 degrees.
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 49 degrees.
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 48 degrees.
9/26/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey, clear sky, calm wind, 45 degrees. Smoke was so bad last evening, we got a fire page for reported smoke at 8:40 pm. Could smell it at my house, too; however, it was determined to be smoke from fires in the Bitterroot NF.
9/27/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky with bright stars, light breeze heard in the treetops, 46 degrees.
9/28/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy sky, calm wind, 49 degrees. Almost a record high temp yesterday. The forecast gives me a few more days to put the garden to bed.
9/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 31 degrees.
9/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky, calm wind, 40 degrees.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
3/19/2011 3/21/2011 1:00 PM 3 T M M Was out of town
3/26/2011 3/27/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.26 M M Was out of town from 3/25 at 1:00 pm to late on 3/26. Overcast, calm winds, 29 degrees at time of report. Received report via facebook from neighbors of 2+ inches snow falling Friday evening/Saturday morning.
4/30/2011 5/01/2011 6:45 AM 2 0.45 M M Was out of town Friday afternoon until late Saturday. Approximately 25% of ground is covered with snow at this time. Current conditions: Overcast, calm winds, 32 degrees.
5/20/2011 5/22/2011 6:55 PM 3 0.29 M M Got home this evening to find some precip in the rain gauge.
5/28/2011 5/30/2011 7:00 AM 3 0.99 M M Heavy, wet snow began falling a few minutes ago. It's beginning to accumulate. Calm winds, 34 degrees.
7/4/2011 7/05/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M Scattered clouds, calm wind, 60 deg.rees
7/16/2011 7/17/2011 7:30 PM 2 0.02 M M Heard from neighbors the precip fell Friday evening.
9/10/2011 9/11/2011 6:15 AM 2 0.00 M M Although I called home to get the observations yesterday, unfortunately, I had no internet access to do so where I was at. Current wx: clear sky, calm wind, 49 degrees.



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
6/2/2011 2:01 PM Was surprised to hear the hail beating on my west-facing windows. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Mixed|White Ice 4 1min no damage Continuous False Before rain After smaller hail 30-40 0
7/14/2011 8:11 AM Hail was lightly scattered on the ground - no solid coverage and no damage. 3/8" NA 1/4" Pea Size Mixed|White Ice 3 1min Continuous False Before rain Same time as smaller hail vertical