Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NM-OT-12 Latitude 32.9212
Station Name Alamogordo 2.8 NNE Longitude -105.9409
County Otero Elevation (ft) 4439



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 10 1.46 0.58 28 0.58 26 0.00 2 1 4 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 1.14 0.00 28 0.00 28 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 1.02 0.05 28 0.00 14 0.05 14 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 11 0.69 0.00 28 0.00 28 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 11 0.63 0.36 25 0.32 21 0.04 4 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
March 11 0.48 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 11 0.36 0.00 29 0.00 29 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 11 0.55 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 11 0.94 0.16 31 0.16 20 0.00 11 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 1.94 1.42 31 1.42 31 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 2.21 2.36 31 2.36 31 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.60 1.90 30 1.90 30 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 13.02" 6.83" 351 days 6.74" 320 0.09" 31 days 5 32 days 1 days 0.0" 0 days 0 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2010 0.00
10/2/2010 0.00
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.05
10/5/2010 0.06
10/6/2010 0.00
10/7/2010 0.00
10/8/2010 0.00
10/9/2010
10/10/2010
10/11/2010 **
10/12/2010 0.00
10/13/2010 0.00
10/14/2010 0.00
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.41
10/22/2010 0.06
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.00
10/25/2010 0.00
10/26/2010 0.00
10/27/2010
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
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
11/5/2010 0.00
11/6/2010 0.00
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 0.00
11/15/2010 0.00
11/16/2010 0.00
11/17/2010 0.00
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.00
11/23/2010 0.00
11/24/2010 0.00
11/25/2010 0.00
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 0.00
12/1/2010 0.00
12/2/2010 0.00
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.00
12/5/2010 0.00
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010 0.00
12/8/2010 0.00
12/9/2010
12/10/2010 0.00
12/11/2010 0.00
12/12/2010 0.00
12/13/2010 0.00
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010 0.00
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 0.05
12/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.00
1/2/2011
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011
1/9/2011 0.00
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 0.00
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011 0.00
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.00
1/19/2011 0.00
1/20/2011 0.00
1/21/2011 0.00
1/22/2011 0.00
1/23/2011 0.00
1/24/2011 0.00
1/25/2011 0.00
1/26/2011 0.00
1/27/2011 0.00
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011
1/30/2011 0.00
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 0.00
2/2/2011 0.32
2/3/2011
2/4/2011 **
2/5/2011 0.02
2/6/2011 0.00
2/7/2011 0.00
2/8/2011 0.00
2/9/2011 **
2/10/2011 0.02
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 0.00
2/13/2011 0.00
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
2/21/2011 0.00
2/22/2011 0.00
2/23/2011
2/24/2011 0.00
2/25/2011 0.00
2/26/2011 0.00
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 0.00
3/1/2011 0.00
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.00
3/5/2011 0.00
3/6/2011 0.00
3/7/2011 0.00
3/8/2011 0.00
3/9/2011 0.00
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011 0.00
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.00
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.00
3/23/2011 0.00
3/24/2011 0.00
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 0.00
4/4/2011 0.00
4/5/2011 0.00
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 0.00
4/9/2011 0.00
4/10/2011 0.00
4/11/2011 0.00
4/12/2011 0.00
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.00
4/17/2011 0.00
4/18/2011
4/19/2011 0.00
4/20/2011 0.00
4/21/2011 0.00
4/22/2011 0.00
4/23/2011 0.00
4/24/2011 0.00
4/25/2011 0.00
4/26/2011 0.00
4/27/2011 0.00
4/28/2011 0.00
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.00
5/1/2011 0.00
5/2/2011 0.00
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.00
5/8/2011 0.00
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.00
5/11/2011 0.00
5/12/2011 0.00
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.00
5/15/2011 0.00
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 0.00
5/19/2011 0.00
5/20/2011 0.00
5/21/2011 0.00
5/22/2011 0.00
5/23/2011 0.00
5/24/2011 0.00
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 0.00
5/27/2011 0.00
5/28/2011 0.00
5/29/2011 0.00
5/30/2011 0.00
5/31/2011 0.00
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.11
6/3/2011 0.00
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 0.05
6/7/2011 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.00
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.00
6/14/2011 0.00 **
6/15/2011 **
6/16/2011 **
6/17/2011 **
6/18/2011 **
6/19/2011 **
6/20/2011 **
6/21/2011 **
6/22/2011 **
6/23/2011 **
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.00
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.00
7/2/2011 0.00
7/3/2011 0.00
7/4/2011 0.02
7/5/2011 0.00
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011 0.00
7/8/2011 0.00
7/9/2011 0.00
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.00
7/13/2011 0.00
7/14/2011 0.26
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 0.00
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.00
7/25/2011 0.61
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011 0.21
7/29/2011 0.23
7/30/2011 0.04
7/31/2011 0.05
8/1/2011 0.04
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.10
8/4/2011 0.08
8/5/2011 0.04
8/6/2011 0.11
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.30
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.66
8/15/2011 0.00
8/16/2011 0.13
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.06
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.44
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.18
8/27/2011 0.22
8/28/2011 0.00
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 0.00
8/31/2011 0.00
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.02
9/5/2011 0.28
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 0.03
9/10/2011 0.00
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.11
9/15/2011 0.61
9/16/2011 0.85
9/17/2011 T
9/18/2011 0.00
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.00
9/21/2011 0.00
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.00
9/24/2011 0.00
9/25/2011 0.00
9/26/2011 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
10/1/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly out there; fall is here.
10/2/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
10/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
10/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The two chrysanthemmums I overwintered are budding out; fall is here in southern New Mexico.
10/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2010 8:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Started raining around 9:15 p.m., stopped by 11:30 p.m.
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Combined eith .41 yesterday, that's .48 in 48 hours, more rain than we've had in 38 hours in months.
10/23/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fall is definitely here; VERY chilly out there.
10/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2010 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry spell. Just two dead bugs.
11/3/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2010 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2010 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost last night, but not killing frost. I'd picked my seven Granny Smith apples before retiring.
11/13/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2010 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2010 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature went down to 19 last night; water in mysmallornamental fountain froze. But still limited leaf-drop, which is surprising. Ornamental mulberry usually drops almost all leaves at one time.
11/27/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's COLD ou there. Complete leaf drop from ornamental mulberry as of Dec.3.
12/6/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M And I'm leaving for fsmily CHristmas in MIchigan where it's 12 degrees with more than a foot of snow!
1/1/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and very dry.
1/23/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I have three crocus up under my old rose bush; noticed them yesterday. It is SO dry here I have been watering woody perennials and my bulb beds every other week.
1/25/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is COLD out there, and Spring is months away.
1/31/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We have Winter Storm warnings,with an inch of snow forecast, and for here in southern NM, that is a LOT. Weather Channel said 1 degree by Thursday night. HURRY SPRING!
2/2/2011 8:30 AM 0.32 M M M M Actually more than that; there were at least 5 inches of snow on top of the gauge. I took a pan out to capture the hood of snow on top of the gauge, and some escaped me. Still snowing lightly.
2/6/2011 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2011 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M OUr big fan palm in the fornotof the house looks really bad; I hope it will survive the sub-zero temperatuares. It was too big to cover.
2/11/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2011 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2011 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2011 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's sodry; I have been watering my tulip bed, and have two tulips up, about 2 inches.
2/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One crocus blooming! Four tulips up a couple of inches.
2/28/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is!
3/5/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is! My big palm in front looks very bad after the February 2-3 double-digit below-zero temperatures. I'm hoping it will survive, and advising readers of my garden column to wait until mid-April before pulling anything out.
3/11/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2011 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ornamental plum in front is starting to bloom! Spring is here, thank GOd. But the Feb. 2-3 freeze may have killed some of my plants, have to wait and see.
3/14/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Trees have small leaves, lilacs are blooming. Unfortunately, palm in front died from the 13-below temperatures Feb. 2-3.
3/23/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One tulip is blooming, and my apple tree has blossoms. I have, of course, been watering regularly, because there is NO precipitation!
3/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some of my plants ssurvived the Feb. 2-3 13-below temperatures, but big palm in front is desd.
3/31/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is! The good news is that my 8-foot fan palm has green, 8-10 inches tall, coming out of the core--so it's not dead! As a gardening writer, I advise everyone DON'T PULL DEAD-LOOKING PLANTS OUT! They may could come back from the roots. This after 13-below temperatures Feb. 2-3.
4/2/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My last measurable precipitiation was .32 on February 2. THAT IS DRY!
4/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Peace rose has six buds, the most I ever recall, and front roses are loaded with buds. That's because I deep-water; no precipitation since Feb. 2.
4/7/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The really old rose I cut back drastically after the Feb 2-3 / 13-below temperatures has three buds! Great!
4/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2011 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is!
4/23/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is. Last measurable preciitation was February 2.
5/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Spanish Broom has been blooming for a couple of days.
5/12/2011 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M United Way's Day of Caring yesterday completely cleaned front, back and side yards, removed dead trees and bushes. 500 volunteers cleaned up Alamogordo!
5/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2011 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is! No mesuable precipitation since February 5. The Lincoln Forest is tinder-dry, and closed as much as possible.
5/26/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Here in Alamogordo, N.M., we get the El Paso (Texas) Times delivered on Mondays. Today's paper has a box on the front page labelled "116 days without rain."
5/31/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2011 7:25 AM 0.11 M M M M First measurable precipitation since Feb. 5!! Not a lot, but a blessing. Not enough to soften the hard-packed soil much, so monsoons next month would cause flooding.
6/3/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2011 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M I'd hoped for more than that, because it seemed to rain harder than that last evenng.
6/7/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Found a turtle roaming the backyard. I'll ask our Master Gardener turtle pro what to do with it.
6/8/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I'm going to Michigan for 10 days. I hope it rains while I'm there, because I've almost forgotten what it looks and feels like!
6/14/2011 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Leavin' On A Jet Plane. Husband will monitor in my absence and I'll file on my return.
6/25/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2011 7:05 AM 0.02 M M M M Started raining at 4 p.m.; unfortunately it didn't last long. How dry it is!
7/5/2011 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rained briefly at 11:35 a.m. yesterday, but it didn't even leave a trace.
7/6/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2011 8:20 AM 0.26 M M M M Started raining around 8:15 p.m. The .26 today is the most precipitation in my gauge since .32 on Feb. 2.
7/15/2011 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M And the drought goes on!
7/16/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It rained around us, up in the mountains yesterday. We could hear the thunder-but no rain here, unfortunately.
7/25/2011 9:00 AM 0.61 M M M M This is the most precipitation recorded at least since Feb. 2, maybe longer. Maybe praying for rain worked?
7/26/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Add to .61 Monday July 25, and that is .82 so far this week. Maybe a mini-monsoon? We certainly need ir.
7/29/2011 7:20 AM 0.23 M M M M Total so far this week is 1.05 which is significant in this high-desert climate. Started raining around 1 p.m. as it frequently does, when it does rain.
7/30/2011 7:05 AM 0.04 M M M M That's a total of 1.09 inches for the week, the most since last July-August.
7/31/2011 8:20 AM 0.05 M M M M Rained yesterday afternoon, around 2 p.m.
8/1/2011 7:10 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief rain yesterday evening.
8/2/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Maybe our mini-monsoon is over? Hope not.
8/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Lots of thunder, not much precipitation. We are in the Tularosa Basin; the mountains get a lot more rain than we do.
8/4/2011 7:55 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/5/2011 8:05 AM 0.04 M M M M Don't remember it raining, so it sneaked in.
8/6/2011 7:05 AM 0.11 M M M M Rained mid-afternoon.
8/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of thunder and rain in the mountains, but none here.
8/8/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2011 7:20 AM 0.30 M M M M Started raining at 5:30 p.m.
8/13/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2011 7:20 AM 0.66 M M M M Started raining at 11:25 a.m.
8/15/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There's been a tinge of fall in the air the last three days when I went out to check my gauge.
8/16/2011 7:05 AM 0.13 M M M M
8/17/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M That little tinge of fall is back in the air this morning.
8/19/2011 8:05 AM 0.06 M M M M Rained after midnight.
8/20/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2011 7:15 AM 0.44 M M M M Rained lightly, .17 between 2:35 and 2:50 p.m. Rained lightly again, 3:35-3:50 p.m. Rained much harder later in the evening.
8/23/2011 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark clouds but no rain.
8/24/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2011 7:55 AM 0.18 M M M M Started raining, sheets of rain, around 2:30 p.m. Rained hard for a hald-hour, then slacked off. Some leaf drop, and flower petals.
8/27/2011 7:15 AM 0.22 M M M M Started raining after 5 p.m.
8/28/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2011 7:20 AM 0.02 M M M M Just scattered sprinkles.
9/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Rained hard from around 8:45-9:45 Sunday.
9/6/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2011 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Definite tang of fall in the air in this high-sedert climate.
9/9/2011 7:20 AM 0.03 M M M M That was a surprise; I don't recall rain. But I empty the gauge thoroughly every morning.
9/10/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back in extreme drought conditions?
9/12/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sure sign of fall: Our Fat Cat curls up in my husband's lap, which she won't do in warm weather.
9/14/2011 7:15 AM 0.11 M M M M 1. I wasn't aware it had rained until I saw puddles on the patio. 2. Yesterday, Dr. David Dubois, NM State Climatologist and the new head of NM CoCoRaHS, addressed the opening session of the 2011 Otero County Extension Master Gardener class here in Alamogoardo. There were 52 Master Gardeners and trainees in attendance. He was very well-informed, very interesting, and very well-received. Many stayed to talk with him personally at the break. I intend to lead my October Gardening in the Basin column for the Alamogordo Daily News with his obsevations on climatology.
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Rained hard after 6 p.m., while we were at Stella Vita restaurant celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary.
9/16/2011 7:15 AM 0.85 M M M M WOW, that was a surprise! Started raining after 11 p.m.
9/17/2011 6:50 AM T M M M M Fall is here, 59 degrees at 7 a.m.
9/18/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Purple lupine is blooming again, beautiful. Old rose has one bud starting to bloom.
9/21/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks we're back in the extreme drought cycle.
9/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not just a cool feeling in the air, but a chill. Purple sage flowering again.
9/28/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Big wind last night, blew some patio furniture around, but still not much leaf drop.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/11/2010 10/12/2010 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
12/17/2010 12/30/2010 12:00 AM 14 0.05 M M
2/4/2011 2/05/2011 8:00 AM 2 0.02 2.5 M I believe gauge reports inaccurate due to snow blowing off the cap. Five inches on arm of outdoor chair.
2/9/2011 2/10/2011 7:30 AM 2 0.02 M M Snowed lightly Tuesday night.
6/14/2011 6/24/2011 6:25 AM 11 0.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground