Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AZ-AP-3 Latitude 36.3047
Station Name Tsaile 0.5 WNW Longitude -109.2233
County Apache Elevation (ft) 7027



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 11 0.86 2.49 31 2.49 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.5 1 1
Nov 11 0.57 1.05 30 1.05 30 0.00 0 0 6 3 4.9 3 3
Dec 11 0.87 0.68 31 0.68 27 0.00 4 1 7 1 6.4 7 12
Jan 12 0.91 0.40 5 0.40 5 0.00 0 0 2 0 5.1 2 4
Feb 12 0.97 1.02 7 1.02 7 0.00 0 0 5 1 9.4 4 6
March 12 0.85 0.78 11 0.78 11 0.00 0 0 4 1 9.6 4 5
April 12 0.53 0.44 5 0.44 5 0.00 0 0 2 0 2.2 1 1
May 12 0.37 0.00 7 0.00 7 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 0.35 0.00 12 0.00 12 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
July 12 1.52 3.14 25 2.20 21 0.94 4 1 13 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 1.56 1.64 34 1.45 31 0.19 3 1 9 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.15 0.65 30 0.65 30 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 10.51" 12.29" 228 days 11.16" 217 1.13" 11 days 3 64 days 11 days 38.1" 22 days 32 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
10/1/2011 0.00
10/2/2011 0.18
10/3/2011 T
10/4/2011 0.02
10/5/2011 0.36
10/6/2011 0.30
10/7/2011 0.48
10/8/2011 0.05
10/9/2011 0.00
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.00
10/13/2011 0.00
10/14/2011 0.00
10/15/2011 0.00
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 0.00
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 0.06
10/26/2011 0.33
10/27/2011 0.71
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 0.00
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 0.00
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.00
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.30
11/6/2011 0.14
11/7/2011 T
11/8/2011 0.35
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 T
11/14/2011 0.15
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 T
11/22/2011 0.10
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.01
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.07
12/3/2011 0.10
12/4/2011 T
12/5/2011 0.04
12/6/2011 0.01
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 0.10
12/14/2011 0.30
12/15/2011 **
12/16/2011 **
12/17/2011 **
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.06
12/23/2011 0.00
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.00
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 0.00
12/30/2011 0.00
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 0.00
1/3/2012
1/4/2012
1/5/2012
1/6/2012
1/7/2012
1/8/2012
1/9/2012
1/10/2012
1/11/2012
1/12/2012
1/13/2012
1/14/2012
1/15/2012
1/16/2012
1/17/2012
1/18/2012
1/19/2012
1/20/2012
1/21/2012
1/22/2012 0.08
1/23/2012
1/24/2012 0.32
1/25/2012
1/26/2012
1/27/2012 0.00
1/28/2012
1/29/2012
1/30/2012
1/31/2012
2/1/2012
2/2/2012
2/3/2012 0.45
2/4/2012 0.01
2/5/2012
2/6/2012
2/7/2012 T
2/8/2012
2/9/2012
2/10/2012
2/11/2012
2/12/2012
2/13/2012 0.16
2/14/2012
2/15/2012
2/16/2012
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.09
2/21/2012
2/22/2012
2/23/2012
2/24/2012
2/25/2012
2/26/2012
2/27/2012
2/28/2012 0.31
2/29/2012
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.07
3/3/2012 0.00
3/4/2012
3/5/2012
3/6/2012
3/7/2012
3/8/2012 T
3/9/2012
3/10/2012 0.01
3/11/2012
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012
3/14/2012
3/15/2012
3/16/2012
3/17/2012
3/18/2012
3/19/2012 0.50
3/20/2012 0.20
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012
3/23/2012
3/24/2012
3/25/2012
3/26/2012 0.00
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
3/30/2012
3/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012
4/2/2012
4/3/2012
4/4/2012
4/5/2012
4/6/2012
4/7/2012
4/8/2012
4/9/2012
4/10/2012
4/11/2012
4/12/2012
4/13/2012
4/14/2012
4/15/2012 0.25
4/16/2012
4/17/2012
4/18/2012
4/19/2012
4/20/2012
4/21/2012
4/22/2012
4/23/2012
4/24/2012
4/25/2012
4/26/2012
4/27/2012 0.19
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.00
5/1/2012
5/2/2012 0.00
5/3/2012
5/4/2012
5/5/2012
5/6/2012
5/7/2012
5/8/2012
5/9/2012
5/10/2012
5/11/2012
5/12/2012
5/13/2012
5/14/2012 T
5/15/2012
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012
5/22/2012
5/23/2012
5/24/2012
5/25/2012
5/26/2012
5/27/2012
5/28/2012
5/29/2012
5/30/2012
5/31/2012
6/1/2012 0.00
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.00
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00
6/7/2012 0.00
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.00
6/12/2012
6/13/2012
6/14/2012
6/15/2012
6/16/2012
6/17/2012
6/18/2012
6/19/2012
6/20/2012
6/21/2012
6/22/2012
6/23/2012
6/24/2012
6/25/2012
6/26/2012 T
6/27/2012
6/28/2012
6/29/2012
6/30/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.01
7/5/2012 0.10
7/6/2012
7/7/2012
7/8/2012
7/9/2012 0.13
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012
7/12/2012
7/13/2012
7/14/2012 0.19
7/15/2012 0.21
7/16/2012 0.02
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.06
7/20/2012 0.06
7/21/2012 **
7/22/2012 **
7/23/2012 **
7/24/2012 0.94
7/25/2012 0.87
7/26/2012 0.00
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.06
7/29/2012 0.43
7/30/2012 0.02
7/31/2012 0.04
8/1/2012 0.32
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00 **
8/5/2012 0.00 **
8/6/2012 0.00 0.19
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.14
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.01
8/13/2012 0.06
8/14/2012 0.07
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 T
8/23/2012 0.05
8/24/2012 0.58
8/25/2012 0.02
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 T
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.20
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.27
9/3/2012 0.03
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.04
9/12/2012 0.05
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.00
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.00
9/23/2012 0.00
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.16
9/26/2012 0.08
9/27/2012 0.02
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M @07hrMST: 51F w/ 70%RH. Low=46F. Mostly cloudy/light S. breeze. Brief rain shower (for ~2hrs) yesterday early PM. From the northern direction, which is not common. Dampened ground for ~one inch.
10/3/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M @07hrMST: 48F w/ 84%RH. Low of 47F. Partly cloudy & calm.
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M @07hrMDT: 51F w/ 80%RH. Overcast. Light wind. Low=51F.
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M @07hrMDT: 47Fw/90%RH. Low=40F@0445hr. Mostly cloudy. Light S. wind.
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M @07hrMST: 41F w/ 95%RH. The heavy rain at this time started ~ 1 hour. Moderate SW winds, avg.~13mph. Getting wet here near Canyon de Chelly!
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.48 0.5 M 0.5 M @07hrMST: 35F w/ 90%RH. Partly cloudy. Light SW wind. Low of 31F. Yesterday was the 1st snow of the season. Started w/ rain and turned to snow for a couple of hours. Heavy snowfall at times. Snow very wet mostly melted on ground immediately. Saw ~half-inch on metal surfaces briefly.
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Low = 28F. Friday storms left ~ 2inch of wet snow up in nearby Chuska Mtns.
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 27F @ 95%RH. Clear & calm. Frosty. Low 0f 25F...coldest for the season so far. Done with the garden!
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 31F @ 90%RH. Clear w/ light SW wind. Frosty. Low of 29F.
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 36F @ 80%RH. Clear & mostly calm. Frosty. Low of 32F
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST:38F/67%. Low=36F. Clear/calm.
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39F. Low=37F. Clear & calm. Beautiful aspen & other foliage color changes in progress in nearby Chuska Mtns (watershed for Canyon de Chelly). Small patches of snow seen in shadows from last week's storms about +8000ft elev. Dirt roads mostly dry up there.
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hr: 39F. Low=37F. Clear & calm & great weather, for now (warms up nicely to low 70's).
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=33F
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=27F
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST:33F/55%RH. Clear&calm. Low=31
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M @07hrMST:46F@80%RH.Lo=43F.Overcast w/ light rain. Light West wind. Light precip since 0500hrMST.
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M @07hrMST: 43F@90%RH. Lo=40F. Overcast w/ scattered showers in area. Most of this rain from yesterday morning. Some rain last night/early morning.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M @07hr: 22F w/ 94%RH. Clear & mostly calm. Snow started ~1200hr (26oct). Ended mostly by 18hr MST. As temps about mid-30's, some snow melted on ground. Had about 2 inches snow on ground.
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=29F. Clear & calm.
11/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=25F. Mostly cloudy.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 23F/60%RH.Clear w/ light S. breeze, typ<3mph. Low=19F.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=33F. Mostly cloudy.
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.04 @07hrMST: 33F/90%RH. Snowing. Approx. ~10mph SW wind. Mostly rain, turning to snow ~06:30hr MST. Temp. still slowing dropping at this time.
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 1.5 0.12 0.5 M 28F/90%. Mostly cloudy. Light SW breeze. Low=22.
11/7/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 32F/80%RH. Overcast & calm.
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.35 3.2 0.35 3.0 0.35 29F/90%RH. Overcast & mostly calm. Snow ceased in early morning hours. Found over 3" this AM. Roads mostly slushy & wet. Ground covered. Snowed most of yesterday. A break in early evening, then resumed light snowing past midnight. A wintery scene this morning.
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 15F?90%RH. Clear & calm. Low=14F.
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=16F.
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=16F.
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35F/60%. Low=34F.
11/13/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 35F/84%. Overcast w/ very light drizzle. Low=32F@0300hr.
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M 35F/96%. Mostly overcast&calm. Low=32F. Sunday was mostly drizzle or light rain. No snow seen at Tsaile. Most snow from last week is gone now. Ground wet.
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25F/85%RH. Clear & calm. Frosty.
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20F/90%RH. Clear & calm. Low=19.5F.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22F/70%RH. Clear w/ <3mph/S breeze. No snow seen anywhere here at Tsaile.
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low= 23F. Hi= 52F
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=29F.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=28F. 33F. Mostly clear w/ light SW breeze.
11/21/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Low=28F before midnight. Overcast. Found a dusting of frozen snow on ground by 0600hr. No wind. 33F now.
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Light rain/drizzle started ~0800hr, Monday, and was mostly done by noon. Some precip was snow, but no accumulation.
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=26. Mostly clear / light high clouds.
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=30F
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Low=30F. Precip started ~2300hr. Mostly drizzle & very light rain. No snow seen here.
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M low=23F. Clear w/ light N. breeze. Hi=37F.
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=14F. Clear & calm. Hi of 46F today. Ground is dry where sun can get to. Still moist in shadows, but no snow seen here at Tsaile. This is one of the coldest morning so far this season.
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20F, partly cloudy (high thin clouds). Mostly calm.
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26F. Clear & calm. Hi yesterday of 54F. Nice weather.
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23F. Clear & calm. Hi yesterday of 50F. Nice weather.
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27F/47%. Clear & calm. Hi(30 Nov)=55F.
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.3 0.04 0.5 0.04 31F/60%, overcast, mostly calm. Low=29F. Light & wet snow from yesterday PM. Less than half-inch. Mostly melted during snowfall. Winds light to moderate. Max indicated was 17mph SE winds @ 1300hr.
12/3/2011 8:00 PM 0.10 1.0 0.10 1.1 0.10 Late entry. Just returned home from travel. @20hr: 26F/84%RH. Wind<4mph-westerly. Very light snow precip. Found far less snow than expected (barely over inch of snow; predictions were for inches). Roads have just a light snow on surface, but is freezing in most places. Caution required.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 0.10 21F/88%RH. Calm. Broken overcast. Very light snow drizzle. WX is clearing. Some mist/fog about the nearby Chuska Mtns. Wintery scene, but much less snow that expected so far.
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.6 0.04 1.5 0.13 8F/85%RH. Partly cloudy & clearing. Temp is still dropping @ 0700hr. Low=7F@2300hr=04Dec. Not as much snow as was predicted. Snow is quite dry and powdery.
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 1.5 0.13 -1.5F/75%. Clear & calm. Low=-2F. Hi=28F (05DEC). Snow is light & rather "dry". Quite frosty here. Coldest so far this winter season.
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.3 0.03 0.3 0.03 33F/90%, overcast w/ some clearing. Very light snow drizzle.Depth of new snow ~.25in (rounded up to .3 for report). Mostly rain/some snow yesterday. Mostly in PM.
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 3.2 0.28 3.0 0.28 32F/90%. overcast, some clearing. 4mphWSW. ~3inch snow in early morning hours.
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.18 28F/85%. p/cloudy & calm.
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27F/90%. Overcast/calm. Heavy frost.
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 2.0 0.21 6F/85%. P/cloudy&calm. Low=5F. Late night snow. Rather dry & fluffy.
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6F/84%. M/clear & calm. Low=5F.
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.18 5F/66%. Clear & calm. Low=4F. Ground covered by snow. Average of one inch. Roads mostly clear.
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 0.18 7F/70%. Clear & calm. Low=6F. Hi yesterday of 33F. Not much snow melt w/ the cold air. Frosty.
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 0.17 12F/75%RH. Clear & calm. Frosty. Low=11F. Hi yesterday=39F. Some snow melting now. Est.~90%coverage, with open areas beginning to clear.
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low:14F. Hi:42F(26dec). Clear & calm.
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low:11F. Hi(27dec):46F. Mostly clear & calm.
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low:21F. Hi(28dec):47F. Mostly clear & calm.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low:25F. Hi(29dec):53F. Mostly clear & calm. Snow continuing to melt. esp where sun can shine.
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low:23F. Hi(30dec):52F. Mostly clear & calm. Rather nice WX as we end the year of 2011. Happy New Year!
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 19F/65%RH. Lo:17F. Hi(31dec):49F. Sunny WX continues to melt snow.
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.18 19F/63%RH.Low:16F. Clear & calm. Hi(01Jan):44F. Snow still present in forest as patches and also shaded areas. Mostly melted in open areas. In shade, max depth is ~2in. With ~25% snow cover overall, est. 1/2 inch of old snow/ice. Last snow (<1") was about 22 Dec. Mostly sunny WX since then. Typ. lows are low 20's & high teens w/ highs of mid-upper 40's. Ground is rather wet in most areas when thawed. Overall calm to light winds. Pleasant WX indeed.
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.11 1.0 0.11 16F/Low=14F. Partly cloudy, clearing to W. Calm now. Yesterday was very windy at times; typ. high teens knots from SW. High=50F. Most snow since 22 Dec. This amount much less than predicted (3-5inch). Glad to see something at least.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 4.1 0.35 4.0 0.40 16F. Low=14F. Snowfall in rather windy conditions. so rain gauge missed some. First snow over an inch since 22 Dec. Not fond of snow, but moisture much needed & appreciated.
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 0.26 29F. Mostly cloudy. Snow starting to get patchy, but still over 85% ground cover.
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 5.1 0.47 5.1 0.47 27F@94%RH. Wind=3.8mph/WNW. Very light snow. Biggest snowfall so far this year. Much needed & appreciated.
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 3.5 0.42 17F/93%RH. Lo=9F. 2mph/SSW. Mostly clear & frosty. Just a very light snow yesterday.
2/7/2012 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 0.49 6F/84%RH. Low=5F. Mostly clear w/ high thin clouds. Hi yesterday of 42F. Brief snow shower ~2PM, but no accumulation.
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 2.2 0.13 2.0 0.13 28F/96%RH. Low=25F. 5.8mph/WNW. Mostly cloudy. Some clearing to the NW. Chuska Mtn to E mostly in clouds. Snow flurries yesterday (w/hi=41F). ~.5"snow @ 8PM for 1 hour. Rest fell after midnight.
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T 26F/60%RH. Lo=22F. Overcast w/ light S. breezes. Hi(18Feb)=48F. Most snow melted, esp in open areas. Snow in shadows & patches in the woods. Ground damp, with mud in melted areas. Last snowfall ~2wks ago.
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 0.8 0.09 1.0 0.06 3F/60%RH. Lo=2F. Clear w/ very light SE breeze. Hi(19feb) =41F. Stormy WX yesterday afternoon.
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.31 1.3 0.13 1.5 0.13 25F/95%RH. ~10-15mph/WSW. Windy! Broken overcast; some clearing. Most of nearby Chuska Mtns in clouds. Snowboard had 1.3", but suspect more fell in the windy snowstorm late last evening. Est. under 2.0" snowfall. Yesterday hi temp=55F. Much precip was as rain, it seemed. During heaviest precip, we heard some "thundersnow". (Probably from up in the mountains)
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T 24F/60%RH. Low=19F. Hi yesterday of 47F. Very light breeze. Mostly cloudy.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.9 0.06 1.0 0.10 18F/90%RH. 4.3mph/NW. Blowing snow this early AM. Precip stopped recently. Decreasing wind, but still breezy. Snow started late last night. Mostly wind!
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.09 5F/52%RH. Clear & calm. +90% of open ground is snow covered.
3/8/2012 7:00 AM T T T T T 21F/83%RH. Almost calm. Mostly cloudy to N & E; clearing from SW. Just a dusting of snow that occurred in early morning hours.
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 T 0.01 29F/79%RH. Mostly cloudy & calm. Snowed sometime in very early morning. Hardly more than a heavy dusting of very fluffy snow.
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T 28F/52%RH. Mostly cloudy & almost calm. Open ground is snow-free and mostly dry. Some snow in shadows and patchy in the woods.
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.50 6.1 0.43 6.0 0.43 @07hrMST: 22F/75%RH. Overcast. 6mph/SW wind. Very light snow drizzle now. Went from just trace of snow (almost dry) to just over six inches of rather dry snow. Was almost 50F & mostly cloudy before storm hit at ~0930 MST. Had about 3" by nighttime, rest come in during the night.
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 2.4 0.22 6.5 0.54 @07hrMST:24F/75%.Low:12F. Partly cloudy& light breeze ~5/WSW. Wintery scene indeed on the Vernal Equinox. Snow mostly finished before midnight.
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 0.31 @07hrMST: 20F/80%RH. Partly cloudy & calm. Snow melting quickly. Some bare spots already visible and pavement is dry.
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T @07hrMST: 45F/40%RH. Lo=40F. The 8.5" of snow that fell last week is mostly gone. Open areas mostly dry w/ just some patches in the woods.
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T @07hrMST: 32F/60%RH. Lo=25F. Partly cloudy w/ high thin clouds & mostly calm. The 8.5" of snow that fell last week is mostly gone. Open areas mostly dry w/ just some patches in the woods.
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 2.2 0.25 0.5 0.06 @07hrMST: 30F@75%RH. Low=26F. Mostly cloudy all day w/ some clearing at times. Rather moist snow. No rain observed; all snow precip. Much melted on ground already. Roads stayed wet only. No road ice noted. Most snow (1.5") occurred before noon. ~.6" after sunset. Brought much needed moisture and left a wintery scene in Tsaile.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Precip was in early afternoon on Thursday. All rain; no snow seen.
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low=27F @ 0452hr MST.
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 0.00 Low=29F @ 0330hr MST. Highs have been typically mid-60s. See no snow anywhere in Tsaile area. There is still some snow up in the nearby Chuska Mtns, but only in the higher areas. Rather dry around here already.
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 0.00 @07hrMDT: 45F/62%RH. Light wind. Mostly cloudy skies. Low=39F. Hi yesterday=68F.
5/14/2012 7:00 AM T M M M 0.00 @07hrMST: 48F/70%RH. Mostly clear w/ some haze. Light breeze. MinTemp: 34.5F@0530hrMST. MaxTemp:70F@1050hr-13May. Yesterday PM was blustery and stormy, with just a brief & very light sprinkling of rain. Ground still dry.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST:45F/55%RH. Clear w/ light SW winds. Low: 39F@0447hr. Hi was 68F@~noon. Ground dry here.
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @0700hrMST: 57F/37%RH. Lo= 43.9F@0424hr
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo= 47.5F
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @0700hrMST: 55.2F/29%RH. Lo=44.4F
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo=48F.
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @0700hrMST: 54F/36%RH. Lo=45.7/35%RH. Clear & calm.
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo= 43F
6/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @0700hrMST: 49.8F/28%RH. Lo=40.6F@0405hr. Hi(10jun)=74F. Clear w/ light SW breeze.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M @07hrMST: 58F/54%RH. Low=56F@0530hr. Hi yesterday ~92F. Did get PM scattered showers. A few drops here, but nothing in the rain gauge. Still dry, but it did cool off some due to the stormy conditions.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M @07hrMST:60F/90%RH. Overcast. Had .04" rain by evening. Remainder fell last night.
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 60F. Mostly clear.
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M 207hrMST:56.5F/91%RH.Mostly cloudy & calm. Low=54F@0454hr. Rain started ~noon,13Jul. Scattered showers. .16" rain by sunset. Ground is moist, but much more needed. Last rain was Sunday,08Jul, w/ .13".
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M @07hrMST: 58F/91%RH. mostly cloudy. Lo=54F.
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M @07hr: 56F/98%rh. Mostly clear & calm. Wet ground and even standing water in places. Low=51F.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M @07hrMST: 61F/75%RH. Calm & mostly cloudy. Low=60. Rain mostly fell in afternoon. No night precip.
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M 07hrMST: 60F/94%RH. Calm w/ broken overcast skies. Ground wet w/ puddles about. Had .26" rain by sunset due to PM showers. Not sure of when night rain fell. Low=59F w/ high yesterday of 79F about noontime.
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 07hrMST: 59F/91%RH. Partly cloudy & calm. Low=56F. Hi (29July)= 79F. Ground still damp from recent rains (~1/2" this weekend).
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M @07hrMST: 58F/88%RH. Partly cloudy; high thin clouds. Low=56F. Hi yesterday: 80F@1230hr. Had strong electrical storm from south start ~2230 provide the rain. Mostly done just before midnight, MST. Ground damp this morning.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M @07hrMST: 61F/86%RH. Lo=54F@0544hr. Partly cloudy & calm. Ground wet from yesterday PM rains.
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Most (.13") of rain was ~2PM to ~5PM yesterday (09Aug).
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M @07hrMST: 62F/60%RH. Mostly cloudy & calm. Lo=59F@0607hr today. This rain is from yesterday early afternoon.
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 55F/73%RH. Mostly clear & calm. Lo= 52F, which is cooler than the typical high 50's we have had recently.
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M @0700hrMST: 58F/98%RH. Overcast w/ light rain. Lo= 52F. Hi yesterday: 75F. .55" rain fell during the day. Moderate rain most all day Thursday. Ground wet and muddy in places. Greatly needed.
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M @07hrMST: 60F/70%RH. Mostly clear w/ very light breeze. LoTemp=58F @ 0520hr. Light sprinkles yesterday at about 11AM. Not enough to dampen ground.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M @07hrMST: 59F/68%RH. Low=55F. Mostly clear & calm. Some clouds to N. Rain started ~1pm and ended about 6 Pm.
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 58F/72%RH. Lo=55F. Hi(31aug)=80F. Mostly clear & calm.
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M @07hrMST: 58F/80%RH. Lo=55F. Hi(01sep)=80F. Rain yesterday PM.
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M @07hrMST: 58F/80%RH. Partly cloudy & calm. Lo: 55F. Hi(02sep):75F. Light rain in PM & evening.
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 47F/42%RH. Lo:45F. Hi(16sept):75F. Mostly clear w/ some high thin clouds. Ground dry. Mostly calm.
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M @07hrMST: 49F/72%RH. Partly cloudy w/ light SW breeze. Hi yesterday: 72F. Rain started ~0715hr for ~30min for .05". Rain started again ~1600hr for several hours; generally light rain.
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M LoTemp:43F. HiTemp(26sep):67F. Brief light rain yesterday afternoon.
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMDT: 44F/62%RH. LoTemp:43F/HiTemp(27sep):69F. Mostly clear. Heavy dew this morning.
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo: 43F. Hi(28sep): 69F. Mostly Clear.
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMDT: 43F/54%RH. Lo=40F. Hi(29sep): 69F. Clear & calm. Dry ground and lots of pinon nuts!



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/15/2011 12/18/2011 8:00 PM 4 0.00 0.0 0.00 No precip found in gauge. Recorded low of 7F and hi of 43F.
7/21/2012 7/24/2012 7:00 AM 4 0.94 M M Was told that most of the rain fell on Monday, 23 July in afternoon.
8/4/2012 8/06/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.19 M M Upon return to Tsaile on Sunday, 05 Aug, at about 6PM (18:00hr) MST, found .17" of rain. Suspect that most of that fell on Sunday. Got .02" of rain on Sunday night.



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