Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MI-OC-2 Latitude 43.5
Station Name Montague 8.1 NW Longitude -86.47
County Oceana Elevation (ft) 737



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 3.56 3.29 31 3.29 31 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 3.22 1.33 23 1.33 19 0.00 4 1 7 3 0.1 1 0
Dec 11 2.03 0.96 24 0.96 24 0.00 0 0 7 6 1.4 4 3
Jan 12 1.68 1.05 16 1.05 16 0.00 0 0 7 3 2.4 5 6
Feb 12 1.30 0.38 25 0.38 24 0.00 1 0 4 3 9.6 6 11
March 12 2.27 3.21 30 2.84 28 0.37 2 1 8 4 5.4 4 4
April 12 3.24 2.49 30 2.49 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.18 3.41 30 3.41 30 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
June 12 2.91 2.64 30 2.64 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
July 12 2.74 2.79 31 2.79 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.39 1.59 30 1.59 30 0.00 0 0 6 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 3.71 1.54 30 1.54 30 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 33.23" 24.68" 330 days 24.31" 323 0.37" 7 days 2 99 days 34 days 18.9" 20 days 24 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 T
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 0.00
10/14/2011 0.55
10/15/2011 0.01
10/16/2011 0.01
10/17/2011 T
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 1.22
10/21/2011 0.36
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.30
10/25/2011 0.03
10/26/2011 0.36
10/27/2011 T
10/28/2011 0.04
10/29/2011 0.27
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 0.14
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.10
11/4/2011 0.01
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 T
11/8/2011 0.03
11/9/2011 0.94
11/10/2011 0.23
11/11/2011 0.01
11/12/2011 **
11/13/2011 **
11/14/2011 **
11/15/2011 T
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 T
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.01
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 T
11/24/2011
11/25/2011
11/26/2011
11/27/2011
11/28/2011
11/29/2011
11/30/2011
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011
12/3/2011
12/4/2011
12/5/2011
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011
12/8/2011 T
12/9/2011 T
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 0.00
12/14/2011 0.13
12/15/2011 0.38
12/16/2011 T
12/17/2011 T
12/18/2011 0.04
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.04
12/23/2011 T
12/24/2011 M
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.02
12/28/2011 M
12/29/2011 T
12/30/2011 0.01
12/31/2011 0.34
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 T
1/2/2012 0.05
1/3/2012 M
1/4/2012 T
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
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 T
1/18/2012
1/19/2012
1/20/2012
1/21/2012 0.09
1/22/2012 0.00
1/23/2012 0.81
1/24/2012 0.03
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.03
1/27/2012 0.01
1/28/2012 0.03
1/29/2012
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 0.00
2/5/2012 0.00
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 0.13
2/12/2012 M
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 M
2/15/2012 T
2/16/2012 0.21
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 0.03
2/19/2012 T
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.01
2/23/2012 0.00
2/24/2012 M
2/25/2012 M
2/26/2012 T
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 **
3/1/2012 **
3/2/2012 0.37
3/3/2012 0.42
3/4/2012 M
3/5/2012 0.03
3/6/2012 T
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.11
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 T
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.58
3/13/2012 0.43
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 T
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 0.00
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012 T
3/23/2012 0.34
3/24/2012 0.52
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 0.00
3/31/2012 0.41
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.00
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.29
4/4/2012 0.12
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.00
4/8/2012 0.14
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.01
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.24
4/16/2012 0.80
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.01
4/20/2012 0.56
4/21/2012 0.20
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.04
4/27/2012 0.00
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.08
5/1/2012 0.03
5/2/2012 0.02
5/3/2012 1.03
5/4/2012 0.80
5/5/2012 0.00
5/6/2012 0.33
5/7/2012 0.49
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 T
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 0.18
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.18
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.00
5/26/2012 0.20
5/27/2012 0.05
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012 0.10
5/30/2012
5/31/2012 T
6/1/2012 0.28
6/2/2012 0.06
6/3/2012 0.05
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 0.00
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.41
6/18/2012 0.03
6/19/2012 1.52
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.29
6/23/2012 T
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 T
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.03
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.02
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 T
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.14
7/15/2012 0.14
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.19
7/19/2012 0.14
7/20/2012 0.27
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 T
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.60
7/27/2012 0.06
7/28/2012 0.61
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.59
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.05
8/3/2012 T
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.02
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 T
8/10/2012 0.34
8/11/2012 0.12
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 T
8/14/2012 T
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 T
8/17/2012 0.58
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.48
8/28/2012
8/29/2012 0.00
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 0.13
9/5/2012 T
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.24
9/9/2012 0.08
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.12
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.63
9/19/2012 0.07
9/20/2012 0.07
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.19
9/23/2012 0.01
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 T 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
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
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 0.55 0.0 M M M
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM T 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 1.22 0.0 M M M
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 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 0.30 0.0 M M M Thunderstorm gust front with estimated 45 mph winds off Lake Michigan hits at exactly 11:00 PM Sunday eve.
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Sunny and dry yest, then incr clouds ovrngt, first sprinkles at 5:30 AM.
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M M M Lots of cloud to ground/cloud to lake lightning yesterday from 4:30 to 6:30 PM but only light rain and no change in the easterly winds north of the front.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Light rain from 9:00 to 9:30 AM yesterday with a windshift to the northwest, then mostly sunny during the afternoon. Clear overnight with our first frost of the season here at the Lake Michigan shore.
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M M M Light rain, only 0.03", just after 7 AM yest obs, then bec mosunny by late AM thru all aftn, really nice! Tstm late eve: first thunder 11:22 PM, rain 12 MID thru 12:30 PM = 0.24".
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 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 Flash of lightning out over Lake Michigan at 5:40 AM.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M Coldfropa 5:40 PM yest.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 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 T 0.0 M M M
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.94 0.0 M M M
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M M M Lot of wind overnight but no snow.
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.0 M Four kinds of precipitation in the past 24 hours: snow (flakes), snow pellets, rain and soft (white) hail. Towering cumulus over Lake Michigan indicated strong instability.
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 T T M 0.0 M
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 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 T 0.0 M M M
12/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00
12/9/2011 7:00 AM T T T T T
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 8:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M M M
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M M M
12/16/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
12/17/2011 7:00 AM T 0.1 T 0.1 T Very light snow started a little before 5 AM. No melting. No wind.
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.7 0.04 0.2 M Snowfall ends at 2:30 PM Sat. when a windshift passes, changing light SE drift to W increasing to 20 by late afternoon. Most snow on our deck blew away or sublimed (no melting).
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 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 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Drizzle to noon then very light rain to 3 PM when a windshift ends the precip and blows out the fog.
12/23/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/24/2011 7:00 AM M 0.4 M T M Snow began just after 7 PM. Most has now sublimed--no melting even with temps above frz because of a dry wind overnight.
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/28/2011 7:00 AM M 0.2 M 0.1 M
12/29/2011 7:00 AM T T M T M
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/1/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear skies 1-3 AM--Orion bright riding in the southwest!
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.2 M 0.1 M Most of precip fell as rain 7AM - 10AM. Wet snowflakes with occasional showers of snow pellets aftn. Very windy.
1/3/2012 7:00 AM M 0.9 M 0.7 M
1/4/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Temp above freezing this AM but no melting--dry wind keeps snow cool by evaporation.
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/17/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 6.5 M
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.81 0.0 M M M
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M T M Still some significant old drifts but now more than 50% bare ground visible.
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Absolutely no melting yesterday--ground frozen again after Monday's meltdown. Still have those old snowdrifts and patches of snow in the woods.
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M T M Light snow acc yest aftn quickly melted.
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M T M It is above freezing here at the 7 AM obs time so I don't know if the precip that fell overnight was rain or snow as I was fast asleep!
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 T M T M Sunny yesterday, rain and snow begins after 2AM, everything wet but no real accumulation.
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Still a few old drifts.
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 3.0 0.13 2.5 0.13 Snow began yest at 8AM as grains, then pellets, finally changing to flakes.
2/12/2012 7:00 AM M 0.6 M 2.0 M
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 0.06
2/14/2012 7:00 AM M 0.1 M 0.5 M
2/15/2012 7:00 AM T T T 0.5 M
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M T M
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 0.1 M
2/19/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M Very light snow grains late morning. Occlusion passes at 12:10 PM with windshift and clouds changing from As to Sc. Period of light rain late aftn.
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Only one little natural snowdrift left from January 19th high wind event.
2/24/2012 7:00 AM M 4.8 M 4.8 M
2/25/2012 7:00 AM M 0.8 M 2.5 M
2/26/2012 7:00 AM T T T 2.5 M
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M South facing slopes now bare.
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.42 1.2 M 0.5 M Occasional sprinkles/light rain changes to all sleet at 5:20 PM then changes to snow pellets then all snow flakes with rapid accumulation for a short time near nightfall. Much of night was windy with wet, melting snow.
3/4/2012 7:00 AM M 3.0 M 3.0 M
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 1.1 0.03 4.0 0.53
3/6/2012 7:00 AM T T T 3.5 M
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Finally last snowdrift from January is gone!
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/10/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain started after 4:30 AM. First warm rain of the year.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 T M 0.0 M T of snow was rice hail yest aftn.
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/17/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/22/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Small, single-cell tstm passes by slowly approx 10 mi SE from 1:30-2:30 AM with ocnl ltg and only a little thunder at its closest. No rain here. Another cell passes just to the NW 5:30-6:30 AM with a trace of rain.
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Minor t-shower 7-8 AM yest=0.01". Became sunny & warm daytime. Moderate shower between 5:30-6:30 AM today=0.33"
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.52 0.0 M 0.0 M Most rain fell after sunset but it was still a mostly wet day.
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Saw faint flashes of very distant lightning south around 2:30 AM. Nearest thunderstorms were Kankakee,IL over 150 miles away!
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Lightning and thunder off to the southwest but no rain yet at obs time.
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 0.1 M 0.0 M Six kinds of precip yest between 7 AM and 2 PM: TRW-, R-, IP-, S-, ZR-, L- often mixed.
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 0.29 0.0 M M M TRW- 2:30-2:45 AM= 0.21", 2nd TRW- 6:30-7:00 AM= 0.08"
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M M M All precip over by 9:30 AM.
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 0.14 0.0 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
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M All precip was snowflakes or snow pellets, no rain.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M M M First lightning/thunder at 2:30 AM, real rain begins at 3 AM.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.80 0.0 M M M Most rain fell in a TRW+ 9-9:30 AM = 0.71", two small TRW- 4 PM and 11:30 PM = 0.09".
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 0.01 0.0 M M M Few drops 10 AM, 0.01" 4-5 PM, distant lightning in clear skies from a single-cell tstm in southern Lake Michigan nearly 100 miles away 10 PM.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.56 0.0 M M M
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M M M
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M First lightning at 5:20 AM, first thunder at 6:10 AM, light rain begins at 6:50 AM.
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 1.03 T M 0.0 M Light rain 7-7:30 AM. Small tstm 9-9:30 AM. Big tstm 1-1:42 AM today, small hail mixing in 1:11-1:12 AM. Last 3 minutes of rain with a bright, waxing gibbous moon out along with flashes of lightning--very interesting!
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M All rainfall came from tstms 3:30-5:30 PM. Strong outflow gust hit at 4:53 PM.
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
5/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M 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 0.18 0.0 M M M
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M M M Light rain began 10:30 PM yest eve.
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M Short but windy tstm 10:45 PM yest eve.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M M M
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 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 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M M M Minor TRW- 3-3:30 PM yest aftn, sig tstm 2:15-3:30 AM early today. Welcome rain but wind was not welcome.
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 1.52 0.0 M M M No hail, not much wind, but lots of lightning, thunder, and heavy rain.
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M M M
6/23/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Ocnl dsnt thunder ovr lake late aftn/eve but only one sprinkle at 6:40 PM.
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Small RW-/TRW- at 10:30 AM Sunday.
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 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
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
7/9/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Found dry watermarks in the dust on the Jeep--need to edit initial report. Few drops fell overnight.
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
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M Small thundershower at 3:45 AM lasted less than 5 minutes.
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M M M
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.60 0.0 M M M Sprinkles late yest morn trace, ltg all ngt, real RB 1:20 AM but heaviest after 3 AM.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M O.01" 7-8 AM leftover from earlier tstms, T 10-11 AM sprinkles, 0.05" 6-7 PM brushed by fizzling tstm line, but most of the aftn was sunny and warm.
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.61 0.0 M M M All precip in calendar day FRI 27 JUL 2012: TRW+ 7:15-8:05 AM=0.56", RW 9 AM=0.02", R- 5 PM=T, RW- 7:30 PM=0.03".
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.59 0.0 M M M TRW+ 12:30-1:30 AM with squall line hitting at 12:50 AM. Heavy rain, some wind but no hail. Interesting sight at 3 AM: nearly full moon shining yellow through thin cirrus from Cb tops with distant lightning flashing white beneath it.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Small thundershower 5:25-5:35 AM.
8/3/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Sprinkles late aftn.
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 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 T 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M M M
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M M M Sprinkles AM, light rain noon to 6 PM but still only 0.12" for 24 hours.
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M One sprinkle about 10 AM yest.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 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 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M M M All rain fell between 3-6 PM yest aftn.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M Full moon beautiful over Lake Michigan this morning!
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 0.13 0.0 M M M
9/5/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Distant ltg (no th) SW 1 AM, gust front from dspting tstms hits 1:15 AM with no rain but est only 25 mph.
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 0.24 0.0 M M M Sprinkles 8 AM=T, light shower 11 AM=0.01", rest from ordinary rain 4-7 PM.
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M Dsnt ltg 10 PM-12:30 AM but no th or rain. RW- later.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M M M Very fine light rain (slightly larger than drizzle) began at 2PM. Real light rain began at 5 PM.
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 0.63 0.0 M M M Tstm 7-7:10 PM yest.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 T M 0.0 M Trace of snow is the small hail at 11:31 AM yest from a Lake Michigan convective shower.
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M M M Small tstm 11:25-11:40 PM yest eve with ocnl ltg/th and very little rain but lots of wind: est G50 on our bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M Few sprinkles aftn, sml RW-/TRW- 11 PM-12:30 AM, wind gusts 12:10 AM.
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 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
11/12/2011 11/15/2011 7:00 AM 4 T 0.0 0.00
2/29/2012 3/02/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.37 0.0 0.00



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
3/12/2012 2:43 PM Rice Rice Rice Clear Ice 1 1min no damage Continuous True After rain
9/18/2012 11:31 AM No lightning or thunder. 1/4" Pea Size NA Rice Hard|Clear Ice 1 1min no damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail vertical