Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IA-JS-4 Latitude 41.702649
Station Name Kellogg 2.1 WSW Longitude -92.944384
County Jasper Elevation (ft) 959



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 2.65 2.03 31 2.03 31 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 2.28 2.24 30 2.24 30 0.00 0 0 5 0 1.5 1 1
Dec 11 1.23 2.85 29 2.85 29 0.00 0 0 4 1 1.4 1 0
Jan 12 0.91 0.59 31 0.59 31 0.00 0 0 3 0 4.6 3 2
Feb 12 1.10 1.61 14 1.61 14 0.00 0 0 6 0 8.0 3 2
March 12 2.12 2.78 31 2.78 31 0.00 0 0 8 0 3.5 1 0
April 12 3.56 3.89 25 3.89 25 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 4.64 1.66 30 1.66 30 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.83 3.47 29 3.47 29 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 4.53 0.72 27 0.62 14 0.10 13 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 4.41 2.37 31 1.91 27 0.46 4 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 3.54 2.09 30 2.09 30 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 35.80" 26.30" 338 days 25.74" 321 0.56" 17 days 2 68 days 2 days 19.0" 9 days 5 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 0.00
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.00
10/6/2011 0.00
10/7/2011 0.00
10/8/2011 0.00
10/9/2011 0.00
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.00
10/13/2011 1.92
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 0.11
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.00
10/27/2011 0.00
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 1.22
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.11
11/9/2011 0.61
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.00
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 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.05
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.25
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 0.00
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 1.36
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 T
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 0.00
12/14/2011 0.74
12/15/2011 0.19
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.00
12/23/2011
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 0.56
12/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 0.00
1/3/2012 0.00
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.03
1/13/2012 0.20
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.00
1/18/2012 0.00
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.00
1/22/2012 0.00
1/23/2012 0.36
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.00
1/28/2012 0.00
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.04
2/5/2012 0.44
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012
2/12/2012
2/13/2012
2/14/2012 0.17
2/15/2012
2/16/2012
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
2/20/2012
2/21/2012 0.06
2/22/2012
2/23/2012
2/24/2012 0.67
2/25/2012
2/26/2012
2/27/2012
2/28/2012
2/29/2012 0.23
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.00
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 0.24
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.13
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.43
3/13/2012 0.00
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 0.34
3/21/2012 0.20
3/22/2012 0.21
3/23/2012 0.29
3/24/2012 0.00
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 0.00
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.00
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.94
3/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.00
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.00
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.00
4/8/2012 0.07
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.54
4/15/2012 1.10
4/16/2012 0.12
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.09
4/20/2012 0.41
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.34
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012
4/25/2012
4/26/2012
4/27/2012
4/28/2012 0.83
4/29/2012
4/30/2012 0.39
5/1/2012 0.00
5/2/2012 0.73
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 0.01
5/5/2012 0.04
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 0.21
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
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 0.00
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.00
5/26/2012 0.26
5/27/2012 0.00
5/28/2012 0.08
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012
5/31/2012 0.33
6/1/2012 0.10
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.00
6/5/2012 0.10
6/6/2012 0.02
6/7/2012 0.00
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.15
6/12/2012 0.00
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.32
6/17/2012 0.24
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.51
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.00
6/24/2012 0.28
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.01
6/30/2012 1.74
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 0.00
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012
7/14/2012 0.04
7/15/2012
7/16/2012 **
7/17/2012 **
7/18/2012 **
7/19/2012 **
7/20/2012 **
7/21/2012 **
7/22/2012 **
7/23/2012 **
7/24/2012 **
7/25/2012 **
7/26/2012 **
7/27/2012 **
7/28/2012 0.10
7/29/2012 0.58
7/30/2012
7/31/2012
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.48
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.30
8/9/2012 0.24
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.03
8/13/2012 0.34
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.46
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.04
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 **
8/25/2012 **
8/26/2012 **
8/27/2012 0.46
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.02
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 T
9/5/2012 0.20
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 1.46
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.31
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.12
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 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 0.00
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still no rain here. Our county, Jasper, in central Iowa, along with the majority of the state was put under an open buring ban today. We have had many field fires, burning hundreds of acres of ground including standing corn and soybeans.
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We are still very dry and under an open burning ban. Harvest is progressing, but we really need a rainy day or two to take care of needed chores.
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We had about 6 big drops last night. Not even enough to call it a Trace. They are saying a better chance on Wednesday. Sure hope so.
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 1.92 M M M M Finally a nice soaking rain.
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
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 0.11 M M M M
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
11/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 1.22 M M M M Nice gentle all day soaking rain. The snow all went south of us.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M what looked like a good chance for some rain, faded as it all stayed in south central iowa. We could surely use a good inch or more of rsin, but not ready for an inch or two of snow yet.
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 1.5 M 1.5 M
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 1.36 M M M M We were on the warm side of the front and all our precipitation fell as rain. Rain that will sure help the soil as we go into winter. We were really quite dry.
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM T 1.4 M M M I was unable to measure the water content, as we were out of state & our hired man dumped the gauge. He did however measure the snowfall.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M It's hard to believe that on Dec. 14th all of the precipitation that fell was indeed just rain. As I write this it is 48F in my little spot in central Iowa. This rain will help next years crops more than any snowfall could at this time of the year.
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's hard to believe this one, but today's high temperature was 54F.
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Merry Christmas. The only way you might know that in Iowa is to look at the calendar. We stilll have green grass and the temperature is 44F
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M This precipitation all fell as rain.
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another sunny clear day in central Iowa, with a record high of 65F.
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 1.0 M M M The measurment of this new snow is a good guess, as we had & still have 40-50 mph winds out of the northwest. What a shock to the system, 2 days ago it was sunny & 65F,
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 1.0 M 2.0 M Measurable amount of snow is a guess as we still had 35-45mph winds yesterday & last night.
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 2.6 M 4.5 M This precipitation started out as freezing rain, turned to drizzle, then to dense fog, and finally to snow before ending.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.44 3.2 M 3.2 M Wet Slushy snow.
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of frost on the trees this morning, but no new snow. Sun is now out and it's above freezing, so we are getting some melting.
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 1.7 M M M
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.67 3.1 M 3.0 M
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 3.5 M M M
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Rain came hard at first, with a lot of wind and some hail mixed in too. The second round came mostly steady, but lasted longer. A much needed rain.
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature this AM was 31 degrees. No frost here in rural Jasper County, Iowa. Hope tonight treats us just as good.
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M I'd have like to report this last night when it was happening, but could not have computer or wireless router plugged in, as we had quite a show of lightening, lots of wind, enough to drop limbs out of our pin oak trees, and small hail for about 2 minutes.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Enough with the rain. This farmer's wife needs some dry warm days to get the corn out of the ground.
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain again today. I know, "farner's aren't ever happy with the weather", but this is getting just a little spooky. there are hundreds of acres of soybeans in our area of Iowa, thaat are laying in dry dirt & desperately need a rain to get out of the ground. It's good people weather, but not for the crops.
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry day is central Iowa. Our only rain in the month of May was the first week & that was less than an inch. Corn is mostly up & looking fairly good, but many acres of soybeans are laying in dry dirt. We hope the next chance of rain the end of this week actually bring us some moisture.
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry day in central Iowa. Sure wish I could report rainfall, but the percentages doesn't look very good for our area & ours crops sure could use a drink.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Just enough rain to make today not only hot, 92F, but very humid, and not enough to help out our crops.
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M WOW, I hate to keep sounding so negative, but .08 inches of rain didn't even get the driveway wet, let alone help our corn & soybeans.
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
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 0.15 M M M M Nice Lightning show, but only .15" won't help our crops any. Stress in the corn showing up all around our area of central Iowa.
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M A nice gentle rain, just not nearly enough. Wish it could have lasted all night & all day.
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No Rain, but temps got to 100F with a dew point of 73. Our crops sure could use a drink of water/
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 1.74 M M M M This much needed rain came along with 60 mph winds and quarter to half dollar size hail. Fortuneatly for our corn & soybeans it didn't last very long. Some split leaves, but it still looks pretty good. I reported it to the NWS as it was happening. Couldn't report on here as we also had lots of lightening & my computer was unplugged. We had more hail this morning about 4 AM.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot dry day, with high temperature of near 100. Crops are really feeling the heat and dry conditions & this is polination time which is not a good thing, since the temps in the corn fields are not cooling down at night.
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still no rain, but at least it isn't 102F like it was yesterday. So far today it's 81F and mostly cloudy.
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still extremely dry & today we only hvae 30% humidity. While that feels much better for us humans along with temps in the mid 90's, it is harder on our corn & soybeans. With no rain every little bit of dew is precious to us.
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.48 M 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 0.30 M M M M
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.46 M 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 0.04 M M M M
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry day with south wind and humidity of 20%. This is almost unheard of in Iowa, and it sure isn't any good for our corn & soybeans that were stressed anyway. Hoping for some rain this weekend.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Only enough to barely cover the driveway
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 1.46 M M M M This is the most rain received at one time since the first day of June. We had a little bit of pea size hail with it, but could find no damage to the crops when we checked this morning.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.31 M 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
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M 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 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2012 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
7/16/2012 7/28/2012 9:00 AM 13 0.10 M M
8/24/2012 8/27/2012 6:00 PM 4 0.46 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