Station Overview Station Location
Station Number VA-FL-2 Latitude 36.991815
Station Name Copper Hill 6.2 S Longitude -80.129549
County Floyd Elevation (ft) 2566



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 3.36 3.08 31 3.08 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 3.72 1.47 30 1.47 30 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 3.43 5.93 30 5.54 27 0.39 3 1 6 10 6.5 6 15
Jan 11 3.42 1.01 31 1.01 31 0.00 0 0 8 7 6.3 9 13
Feb 11 3.14 1.50 28 1.50 28 0.00 0 0 6 5 0.5 2 1
March 11 4.22 8.10 31 8.10 31 0.00 0 0 13 1 1.9 2 0
April 11 3.84 6.90 30 6.90 30 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.1 1 0
May 11 4.34 6.61 31 5.14 26 1.47 5 1 14 2 0.0 0 0
June 11 4.44 0.60 30 0.60 30 0.00 0 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
July 11 4.37 2.67 31 2.67 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 3.94 0.76 31 0.76 31 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 4.52 10.95 30 10.95 30 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 46.74" 49.58" 364 days 47.72" 356 1.86" 8 days 2 121 days 42 days 15.3" 20 days 29 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 0.61
10/2/2010 0.00
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 0.00
10/6/2010 T
10/7/2010 0.00
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 0.14
10/15/2010 0.11
10/16/2010 0.03
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.24
10/21/2010 0.45
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.00
10/25/2010 T
10/26/2010 0.16
10/27/2010 0.33
10/28/2010 1.01
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 0.60
11/5/2010 0.14
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 0.17
11/17/2010 0.26
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.01
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 0.00
11/22/2010 0.00
11/23/2010 0.00
11/24/2010 T
11/25/2010 0.00
11/26/2010 0.02
11/27/2010 0.01
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010 0.00
11/30/2010 0.26
12/1/2010 4.59
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.01
12/4/2010 T
12/5/2010 0.20
12/6/2010 T
12/7/2010 T
12/8/2010 T
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010 0.00
12/11/2010 0.00
12/12/2010
12/13/2010 0.15
12/14/2010 T
12/15/2010 T
12/16/2010 0.08
12/17/2010 0.51
12/18/2010 0.00
12/19/2010 0.00
12/20/2010 0.00
12/21/2010 0.00
12/22/2010 T
12/23/2010 T
12/24/2010 T
12/25/2010 **
12/26/2010 **
12/27/2010 0.39
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.00
12/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.00
1/2/2011 T
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 0.00
1/7/2011 T
1/8/2011 0.07
1/9/2011 0.02
1/10/2011 0.00
1/11/2011 0.09
1/12/2011 0.01
1/13/2011 T
1/14/2011 0.00
1/15/2011 0.00
1/16/2011 0.00
1/17/2011 0.00
1/18/2011 0.09
1/19/2011 T
1/20/2011 T
1/21/2011 T
1/22/2011 T
1/23/2011 0.00
1/24/2011 0.00
1/25/2011 0.01
1/26/2011 0.18
1/27/2011 0.54
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 0.00
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011 T
2/2/2011 0.41
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 0.08
2/6/2011 0.00
2/7/2011 0.00
2/8/2011 T
2/9/2011 T
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 0.00
2/21/2011 0.00
2/22/2011 T
2/23/2011 T
2/24/2011 0.00
2/25/2011 0.89
2/26/2011 0.04
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 0.06
3/1/2011 0.84
3/2/2011 0.00
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.00
3/5/2011 0.00
3/6/2011 1.20
3/7/2011 2.35
3/8/2011 0.00
3/9/2011 0.00
3/10/2011 1.64
3/11/2011 0.53
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011 0.00
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 T
3/16/2011 0.18
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 0.04
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.00
3/23/2011 0.00
3/24/2011 0.58
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 0.00
3/27/2011 0.18
3/28/2011 0.07
3/29/2011 0.12
3/30/2011 0.08
3/31/2011 0.29
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.03
4/2/2011 0.01
4/3/2011 0.02
4/4/2011 0.00
4/5/2011 0.58
4/6/2011 0.21
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 0.00
4/9/2011 0.36
4/10/2011 0.57
4/11/2011 0.00
4/12/2011 0.24
4/13/2011 0.06
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 2.40
4/17/2011 0.31
4/18/2011 0.00
4/19/2011 0.00
4/20/2011 0.00
4/21/2011 0.00
4/22/2011 0.03
4/23/2011 0.29
4/24/2011 0.00
4/25/2011 0.00
4/26/2011 0.00
4/27/2011 0.28
4/28/2011 1.29
4/29/2011 0.22
4/30/2011 0.00
5/1/2011 0.00
5/2/2011 T
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 1.18
5/5/2011 0.02
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.00
5/8/2011 0.43
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 T
5/11/2011 0.64
5/12/2011 0.01
5/13/2011 0.01
5/14/2011 0.34
5/15/2011 0.31
5/16/2011 0.12
5/17/2011 0.42
5/18/2011 1.12
5/19/2011 0.01
5/20/2011 0.00
5/21/2011 0.00
5/22/2011 0.00
5/23/2011 0.51
5/24/2011 **
5/25/2011 **
5/26/2011 **
5/27/2011 **
5/28/2011 1.47
5/29/2011 0.02
5/30/2011 0.00
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 T
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.01
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 T
6/13/2011 0.06
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.00
6/16/2011 T
6/17/2011 0.00
6/18/2011 0.11
6/19/2011 0.19
6/20/2011 T
6/21/2011 T
6/22/2011 0.02
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.15
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.02
6/28/2011 0.04
6/29/2011 T
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 0.00
7/5/2011 0.66
7/6/2011 0.71
7/7/2011 0.26
7/8/2011 0.00
7/9/2011 0.74
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 T
7/13/2011 0.00
7/14/2011 T
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.08
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 0.01
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.02
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.04
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011 0.00
7/29/2011 0.00
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 0.15
8/1/2011 0.04
8/2/2011 0.00
8/3/2011 0.00
8/4/2011 T
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 0.32
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 0.02
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.07
8/14/2011 0.06
8/15/2011 T
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.07
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.03
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.15
8/27/2011 0.00
8/28/2011 T
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 0.00
8/31/2011 0.00
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.59
9/3/2011 0.55
9/4/2011 0.27
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 5.97
9/7/2011 1.50
9/8/2011 0.01
9/9/2011 0.00
9/10/2011 0.00
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.01
9/13/2011 0.00
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.00
9/16/2011 T
9/17/2011 0.00
9/18/2011 0.03
9/19/2011 T
9/20/2011 T
9/21/2011 0.04
9/22/2011 0.10
9/23/2011 0.01
9/24/2011 1.15
9/25/2011 0.19
9/26/2011 0.00
9/27/2011 0.44
9/28/2011 0.08
9/29/2011 0.01
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 6:00 AM 0.61 M M M M 2.68 inches event total
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2010 6:15 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain fell early Thursday morning
10/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain fell during the day on Thursday
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2010 6:15 AM 0.24 M M M M Very light rain, fog, and 51.5 degrees at ob time
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M 0.24 fell late o/night Wed a.m. 10/20...0.45 fell during first half of day on Wed 10/20....total of 0.69 inch from this cool front passage
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/26/2010 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Monday
10/27/2010 6:30 AM 0.33 M M M M 0.055 fell before 7pm on Tues....mstly cdy, lt sw brz, 65 degrees at ob time
10/28/2010 6:30 AM 1.01 M M M M
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Rain fell during o/night hours....lt rain (more like a heavy drizzle, calm and 42 at ob time)
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Thursday
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2010 7:00 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 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Lt rain, foggy, calm and 43 at ob time
11/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain fell sporadically during the day on Tues ending Tues evening between 9-10 pm
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/20/2010 7:00 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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M m cdy, windy, sprinkles, and 46.5 degrees at ob time
11/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2010 6:50 AM 0.26 M M M M Lt rn, slight brz, 40 degrees at ob time
12/1/2010 7:00 AM 4.59 M M M M m cdy, brzy, 35 at ob time; had 0.26 at 6:50 a.m. on 11/30; had another 1.76 as of 9:05 p.m. on 11/30; and another 2.83 o/night as front passed for event total of 4.85 as of 7:00 on 12/01
12/2/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of flurries during the afternoon
12/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.10 M M Snow shower about 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
12/4/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of flurries late in the day
12/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 3.8 M 3.5 M A total of 3.75 inches of snow fell...had 2 1/8 inch at 4:45 p.m. and 3.0 inches at 7:30 p.m.
12/6/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 2.0 M Lots of wind caused drifting of snow on ground; snow showers Sun am and pm flurries did not accumulate due to wind; thus, measurements are estimates
12/7/2010 7:00 AM T M M 1.5 M Trace of flurries during day on Monday; still windy; p cdy, breezy and 11 degrees at ob time
12/8/2010 7:00 AM T M M 1.0 M Trace of flurries from Tuesday.....still windy....12 degrees at ob time
12/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Calm winds finally and 12 degrees at ob time
12/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 0.2 M T M Total precip from Sat night to ob time....a little frz drzl caused lt glaze Sat night....mixed precip Sat nt & Sun am....snow shwr Sun night....about 1/8 inch fell Sat nt then melted then another 1/16 to 1/8 Sun evening
12/14/2010 7:00 AM T M M T M Trace of flurries on Monday; extremely windy; 5 degrees and clear at ob time
12/15/2010 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
12/16/2010 6:25 AM 0.08 0.9 M 1.0 M 7/8 inch snow fell o/night; snowing and 20 degrees at ob time
12/17/2010 6:30 AM 0.51 1.4 M 1.5 M Storm total of snow, sleet, and frz rain was 2 1/4 inches (0.59 liquid equivalent)
12/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/21/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/22/2010 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M 33.5 degree and cloudy at ob time
12/23/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/24/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M Trace of a few flurries early Thurs evening
12/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M unable to measure snow on ground effectively due to high winds drifting the snow that fell Christmas weekend
12/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/2/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2011 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/7/2011 5:45 AM T 0.3 M 0.3 M 1/4 inch of snow on ground; 26 with lt snow and a lt brz at ob time
1/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 1.8 M 2.0 M 1.75 inches total snow early Fri am and throughout the day
1/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 1.5 M Slightly less than 2 1/4 (about 2.20) inches of snow total fell during this event
1/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/11/2011 6:00 AM 0.09 1.1 M 2.5 M 1 1/8 inch snow fell late Mon afternoon/early eve into o/night hours; cloudy and 19.5 degrees at ob time
1/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 2.5 M This is estimated observations due to lots of wind blowing snow showers Tues evening....I estimated 1/8 to 1/4 inch fell
1/13/2011 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 2.0 M estimated 1/8 inch snow....hard to measure due to wind....some minor drifting....14 degrees, flurries, and quite breezy at ob time
1/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/18/2011 5:30 AM 0.09 0.2 M M M 1/4 inch of snow, sleet, and freezing rain accumulation from about 8:15 to 10:00 last night; temp was 27 at onset of precip and 25 at 10:00 p.m.; presently 29 degrees with light fog.
1/19/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/20/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/21/2011 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M trace of flurries overnight
1/22/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M trace of flurries at ob time
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/24/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 0.0 M approx. 1/8 - 1/4 inch of snow fell about the 7-8:00 hour Monday morning
1/26/2011 5:45 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M 31 degrees, lt brz, heavy fog at ob time...heavy fog may be due to my 2500+ elevation along the crest of the Blue Ridge...all rain fell throughout the o/night...temp was 36 when I got home from work...dropped to 32 after first rain shower began...first rain shower at 8pm...had just a very little bit of fine sleet mixed in at that time...
1/27/2011 5:30 AM 0.54 2.0 M 1.5 M Rain then icing started and had about 3/8 inch ice accretion; snow about 10 a.m. and did not start accum til about 1 p.m.; measured 1.75-2.00 inches when got home from work (measured 2.5 inches at Cahas Mtn overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway on the way home); have no idea how much fell and melted as I was at work (Ken was off today; thus, my 2.0 inch accum is estimate at best.
1/28/2011 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2011 5:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Very, very light glaze from frz drzl and/or frz fog o/night; 27 degrees with lt fog at ob time with no precip
2/2/2011 5:30 AM 0.41 M M M M rain fell late Tues eve and o/night sometime...45 degrees at ob time...some stars showing
2/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2011 8:25 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M 32 degrees with lt fog at ob time....did not get ice as called for, thankfully!
2/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of lt flurries about 545-600 on Tues morning
2/9/2011 5:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Trace of very lt flurries about 10:00 on Tues night
2/10/2011 5:30 AM 0.02 0.4 M 0.5 M 3/8 inch snow fell sometime overnight
2/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2011 5:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Heavy fog, lt brz, and 33 degrees at ob time
2/23/2011 5:30 AM T 0.1 M 0.0 M Just a tad over 1/16 inch of snow fell overnight....sometime after 10:00 pm....foggy yesterday evening and overnight....I bet the fog had something to do with generating the snow....lt fog, calm, and 28.5 degrees at ob time
2/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Rain fell throughout the day Thursday after 9:00 a.m. into the early evening hours; then again overnight sometime; very heavy fog about 4-430 a.m. on Friday; cloudy, breezy, and 47 at ob time
2/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain fell during a shower about 10:05 to 10:35 on Friday morning
2/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2011 5:30 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Most of rain fell about 330-345 Sun afternoon; heard 3 rumbles of thunder about 330; cloudy, breezy, and 58 degrees at ob time
3/1/2011 5:30 AM 0.84 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain fell during the day on Monday and ended about 6:00 p.m.
3/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2011 7:15 AM 1.20 M M M M Drizzle began about 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 5. 0.26 inch fell through 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Most rain fell overnight.
3/7/2011 7:00 AM 2.35 0.0 M 0.0 M Mod to heavy rain Sunday morning to about lunch time; bulk of rain ended about 2:00 p.m.; snow flurries about 3-4pm; 3.55 inch storm total
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2011 5:00 AM 1.64 0.0 M 0.0 M Most of rain fell during the day on Wed I believe; lt drizzle, lt fog, and 44 degrees at ob time
3/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Rain fell during daylight hours on Thursday
3/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2011 5:30 AM T 0.0 M M M Sprinkles late Monday afternoon were observed
3/16/2011 5:30 AM 0.18 M M M M
3/17/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain fell sometime o/night
3/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2011 6:15 AM 0.58 M M M M 0.33 fell before 7pm; brief shower in the hour before ob time; pt cdy, brzy, 43 at ob time
3/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2011 7:30 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Total ice accretion of 1/8 inch on trees at house and 1/4 inch on the clubhouse side of the lake; very foggy, fine liquid drizzle, and 29 degrees at ob time
3/28/2011 6:00 AM 0.07 0.1 M 0.0 M Total ice accretion of 1/8 inch on trees at house and 1/4 inch on the clubhouse side of the lake; 1/8 inch of snow/sleet accum Sun morning; had liquid drizzle, snow drizzle, sleet, snow, and rain drops mainly in the morning
3/29/2011 5:00 AM 0.12 1.8 M 0.0 M 1.75 inches of snow fell Mon morning while Ken at home; reports of 2.5 inches near Floyd and 3 inches near Meadows of Dan; just a brief snow shwr at work in d'town Roanoke; snow melted by time I got home; clear, calm and 28 at ob time
3/30/2011 5:40 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain falling at ob time and 33 degrees; rain began not too long before ob time
3/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Foggy, 33 at ob time
4/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, slight brz, 28 ob time but no fog!
4/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.0 M 1/8 inch snow fell approx. 6 a.m.; had some snow flurries during the day on Friday but no accum; brzy, pt cdy, 32 at ob time
4/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Precip from occasional showers of snow pellets, sometimes mixed with rain, throughout the day on Sat, even with temps in the 40s, but no accum
4/4/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2011 5:30 AM 0.58 0.0 M 0.0 M cdy, brzy, 52 degrees at ob time; a lt drzl began shortly after ob time
4/6/2011 5:30 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Precip from rain I'm sure, but flurries on drive home from work and lt snow shwr at 7:40 pm.
4/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M 0.24 inch from first t-storm about 7pm....0.12 from 2nd storm at 10:24pm with a few pea-size hail and quite a bit of lightning....no winds either storm; foggy and 43 at ob time
4/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Very heavy fog all day during daylight hours on Saturday....t'shower about 4-5pm...more rain later Sat evening
4/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2011 6:30 AM 0.24 M M M M Shower about 5-530am; cdy, calm, 59 degrees at ob time
4/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M M cdy, windy, 39 degrees at ob time; I think the rain fell late yesterday evening/overnight
4/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2011 10:00 AM 2.40 M M M M Rain began late o/night; I believe after 2:00 a.m.; foggy, lt rain, brzy, 54 at ob time
4/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
4/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain started very late overnight
4/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
4/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2011 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2011 6:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
4/28/2011 7:00 AM 1.29 M M M M I think most of rain fell in the hour or so before ob time...just cdy and brzy at ob time
4/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Rain fell Thursday morning just after Thursday morning ob time
4/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles...fat raindrops about 930-945 on Sunday morning
5/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2011 5:30 AM 1.18 M M M M
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2011 9:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Rain fell sometime overnight into early morning hours
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles right before ob time
5/11/2011 6:30 AM 0.64 M M M M Rain fell late Tues evening and overnight...lightning storm about 8-9 pm on Tues
5/12/2011 5:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain fell o/night sometime
5/13/2011 5:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Thursday.
5/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Rain fell during the day Friday, later in the afternoon I believe
5/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M 0.19 fell mid-afternoon on Saturday
5/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain fell late morning/lunch time on Sunday I think
5/17/2011 5:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Rain fell late Monday evening...upper level low over Georgia...counterclockwise rotation caused precip to move "backwards" from east to west
5/18/2011 5:30 AM 1.12 M M M M Upper level low over southwest central NC....rain moving from SE to NW....cdy, very lt drzl, 46 at ob time
5/19/2011 5:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2011 5:30 AM 0.51 M M M M Two t-storms...10-11pm and 3-4 am
5/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief shower Sat morning
5/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M About 0.005 inch of sprinkles about 630-645 on Monday evening.
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 0.015 inch in gauge
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles Sat afternoon
6/13/2011 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain fell mid-afternoon Sunday...brief t'shower
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkles about 530-600 Wednesday evening.
6/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
6/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Squall line of t-shwrs moved through about 445-515 Sat evening...some wind, hardly any lightning though
6/20/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M A sprinkle or two about 1-2 am Monday morning
6/21/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles Mon afternoon and again at observation time
6/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Trace of sprinkles about 6:30 on Tues evening; 0.02 inch of rain fell sometime overnight
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Rain fell during Thursday morning hours
6/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief rain fell midday on Sunday
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 0.045 inch fell overnight...estimated to fall about 430-445 on Tues morning
6/29/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M A stray sprinkle or two Tues evening at best
6/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2011 6:00 AM 0.66 M M M M 0.62 fell in t'storm with quite a bit of sharp lightning 335-410 pm on Monday afternoon....0.03 of light rain/sprinkles fell during the evening....0.01 fell early morning Tuesday sometime after 5 am
7/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Rain fell in t'shower about 3:10 to 4:05 Wed morning
7/7/2011 6:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain fell Wed afternoon
7/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.74 M M M M 0.38 during workday; 0.18 approx 815-825pm; 0.10 about 855pm; the rest o/night sometime
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M a few sprinkles about 620-630 on Tues morning
7/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2011 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Rain fell early morning hours Saturday....still a very light rain at ob time
7/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain fell about lunchtime on Tuesday
7/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Trace about 1:00 p.m.; the rest about 5-8 p.m. on Sat.
7/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain fell mid-afternoon on Monday; I believe a trace fell sometime late overnight
7/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 0.015 fell late Sat afternoon and the rest sometime late overnight; was drizzling at 4:30 on Sun morning
8/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Sunday 07/31/11
8/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles during the day on Wednesday
8/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M 0.01 about 8am; 0.03 about 220pm; 0.02 about 315pm; and, 0.26 about 530pm
8/8/2011 7:00 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 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very brief 2 minute shower about 6:45 p.m. on Wed. evening.
8/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain fell about 9pm on Friday; a little fell late overnight
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M 0.03 fell about 330-400 Sat afternoon....the rest overnight late sometime
8/15/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles during the day on Sunday
8/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 0.03 about 330-4pm and the rest about 5pm-ish
8/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2011 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Trace of sprinkles about 130-145 on Sun afternoon....the rain fell about 245 on Mon morning with a small rumble of thunder
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M A couple of showers with one sharp lightning strike Thursday evening in the 5-8 time frame
8/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles related to Hurricane Irene about 100/130 on Sat afternoon
8/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M 0.55 fell sometime around 5pm on Thursday, the rest fell late overnight sometime
9/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M 0.555 fell mid-afternoon on Friday
9/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M 0.27 fell in t-storm around 7pm on Saturday...another 0.005 for a total of 0.275....not sure if a little rain overnight or just a very heavy dew on Sun morning
9/5/2011 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2011 6:55 AM 5.97 M M M M Remnants of TS Lee interacting with a cold front approaching from the west....total rain so far at the time listed: 0.39 at 4:40pm on 09/05/11; 0.58 at 5:30 pm; 0.72 at 6:25; 1.65 at 8:00; 5.97 total for the reporting day at 6:55 am on 09/06/11
9/7/2011 5:30 AM 1.50 M M M M 1.41 fell through 6pm on 09/06/11; the rest fell overnight. Two-day total is 7.47 inches so far. Currently foggy, drizzly, and 58 degrees.
9/8/2011 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 0.015 fell about 530-600 on Sun afternoon
9/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2011 6:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles late Thursday afternoon
9/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2011 7:40 AM 0.03 M M M M Most of sprinkles/rain fell Sat morning
9/19/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
9/20/2011 5:45 AM T M M M M Sprinkling at ob time
9/21/2011 5:30 AM 0.04 M M M M I think the rain fell Tues morning
9/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The rain fell during the day on Wed before 6:00 p.m.
9/23/2011 6:50 AM 0.01 M M M M Lt rain falling at ob time; precip measured fell before ob time
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M Most of rain fell during the day on Friday
9/25/2011 9:30 AM 0.19 M M M M Fog, drizzle, and 63 degrees at ob time; I think rain fell Sat evening/overnight sometime
9/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2011 5:45 AM 0.44 M M M M 0.11 fell during the day on Monday; the rest fell overnight: had t-storm about 10-11pm; smaller t-storm just before and at ob time
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Rain fell during the day on Tuesday sometime before 6:00 p.m.
9/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very brief shower at ob time
9/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/25/2010 12/27/2010 7:00 AM 3 0.39 4.8 M 4.75 is total snowfall Christmas Day and eve...then the high winds began and drifted the snow...grass showing at ob time
5/24/2011 5/28/2011 7:00 AM 5 1.47 0.0 0.00 0.99 was in the gauge at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/27/2011. The remaining 0.48 fell on Friday evening.



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