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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 11 1.46 0.89 30 0.89 30 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 1.14 0.65 30 0.65 30 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 1.02 1.49 28 1.17 15 0.32 13 1 6 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 0.69 0.23 30 0.23 30 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 0.63 0.20 28 0.20 25 0.00 3 1 4 0 0.0 0 0
March 12 0.48 0.06 30 0.06 30 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
April 12 0.36 0.00 30 0.00 24 0.00 6 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 0.55 0.42 28 0.42 28 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 0.94 0.00 29 0.00 13 0.00 16 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 1.94 1.55 31 1.55 31 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 2.21 0.59 30 0.59 30 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.60 1.13 30 1.13 30 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 13.02" 7.21" 354 days 6.89" 316 0.32" 38 days 4 56 days 1 days 0.0" 0 days 0 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2011 0.00
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.07
10/6/2011
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 0.00
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 0.03
10/26/2011 0.00
10/27/2011 0.77
10/28/2011 0.02
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 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.00
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.01
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 0.16
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.17
11/26/2011 0.30
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.01
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.39
12/4/2011
12/5/2011 0.02
12/6/2011 0.18
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 0.04
12/14/2011 0.52
12/15/2011 0.00
12/16/2011
12/17/2011
12/18/2011 **
12/19/2011 **
12/20/2011 **
12/21/2011 **
12/22/2011 **
12/23/2011 **
12/24/2011 **
12/25/2011 **
12/26/2011 **
12/27/2011 **
12/28/2011 **
12/29/2011 **
12/30/2011 0.32
12/31/2011 0.02
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 0.08
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.00
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.01
1/17/2012 0.01
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 0.00
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.13
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
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012
2/5/2012 0.00
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 **
2/10/2012 **
2/11/2012 0.00
2/12/2012 0.01
2/13/2012 0.03
2/14/2012 0.00
2/15/2012 0.00
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.15
2/18/2012 0.01
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.00
2/24/2012 0.00
2/25/2012 0.00
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.00
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.00
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.04
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012
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 0.01
3/20/2012 0.01
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.00
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 0.00
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 **
4/7/2012 **
4/8/2012 **
4/9/2012 **
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.00
4/16/2012 0.00
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.00
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.00
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.00
5/1/2012 0.00
5/2/2012 0.00
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 0.00
5/5/2012 0.00
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 0.00
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.12
5/10/2012 0.12
5/11/2012 0.04
5/12/2012 0.02
5/13/2012
5/14/2012 0.03
5/15/2012 0.09
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
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.00
5/26/2012 0.00
5/27/2012 0.00
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00 **
6/7/2012 **
6/8/2012 **
6/9/2012 **
6/10/2012 **
6/11/2012 **
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 0.00
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.00
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.00
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 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.02
7/7/2012 0.02
7/8/2012 0.29
7/9/2012 0.00
7/10/2012 0.23
7/11/2012 0.39
7/12/2012 0.11
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.00
7/15/2012 0.00
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.03
7/19/2012 0.27
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.00
7/24/2012 0.04
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.02
7/27/2012 0.02
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 0.11
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.03
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.18
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012
8/13/2012 T
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012 0.06
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.01
8/20/2012 0.03
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.25
8/24/2012 0.03
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 0.00
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 0.00
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.33
9/9/2012 0.13
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.30
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 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.36
9/30/2012 0.01



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All power blinked off, here and at next-door neighbor's house, then 10 minutes or so later, blinked back on. Go figure.
10/3/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M But it just started sprinkling rain when I went out to check the gauge.
10/5/2011 6:55 AM 0.07 M M M M Brief rain, a trace, around 2 p.m. Thunderstorm 2:30 a.m. Need more rain.
10/7/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dead bird on patio; must have been the one that hit the window last evening.
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is cold out there, around 46 degrees.
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The temperature dipped below 40 overnight. What happened to Fall? This is like Winter!
10/10/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it stilll is!
10/12/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Old rose has three buds on it, Peace rose has one bloom and three buds. It's fall-flowering time.
10/15/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48 degrees; what happened to Fall?
10/16/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Old rose has two bloms and three buds; Peace has two blooms.
10/18/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is cold out there.
10/20/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2011 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is COLD out there!
10/25/2011 7:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Not enough but better than nothing.
10/26/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2011 8:40 AM 0.77 M M M M Started raining late afternoon yesterday, was still raining this morning. Cold, wet; typical Michigan autumn weather, not usually New Mexico's.
10/28/2011 7:20 AM 0.02 M M M M Maybe condensation; it is cold out there, around 36 degrees.
10/29/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and dry.
11/1/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pansies and old rose still blooming.
11/3/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M weather.com says 32 degrees, feels like 27, and it does.
11/4/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is; this does not bode well for geting any winter precipitation.
11/6/2011 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I reset a couple of clocks, but apparently forgot to reset my body clock, because I was awake at 5:30 a.m., Mountain Time.
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A killing frost is alleged for Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Will have to cover plants or bring them in.
11/8/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Have to bring plants in or cover them; killing frost predicted tonight and tomorrow night.
11/9/2011 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brought a lot of plants in last night, but looked like it didn't freeze.
11/10/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Feels more like winter than fall out there.
11/11/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At least watering restrictions ended eith Daylight Saving TIme, so I can water freely now, and need to.
11/13/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Not sure if leftover or condensation. Turned heat on yesterday.
11/15/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2011 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2011 8:00 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 The last two roses of summer are still there, but dropping their petals.
11/22/2011 7:20 AM 0.16 M M M M Had thunder, rain and very small hail yesterday around noon. Alamogordo Daily News reported snow in the mountains.
11/23/2011 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold out there, but still not much leaf drop, and roses and container plants still blooming.
11/24/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Thanksgiving, and remember Sarah Josepha Hale, who talked President Lincoln into setting a national Thanksgiving.
11/25/2011 8:05 AM 0.17 M M M M Rained during the night, but not as much as predicted. Better than nothing.
11/26/2011 7:05 AM 0.30 M M M M Started raining, hard, with some thunder, around noon. So we stayed in all day and avoided the Black Friday mess entirely.
11/27/2011 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is COLD out there, more leaf drop starting.
11/28/2011 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and dry.
11/29/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little more leaf drop, cold.
11/30/2011 6:50 AM 0.01 M M M M Could be condensation. Went doen to 28 last night, nipped a lot of container annuals on their tops.
12/1/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little more leaf-drop. Not like a couple years back when just about every leaf fell overnight.
12/2/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2011 6:55 AM 0.39 M M M 0.39 First snow of the season!
12/5/2011 6:50 AM 0.02 M M M M Could be condensation; all of gauge covered with frost.
12/6/2011 1:20 PM 0.18 M M M M Only .18 in gauge, but 1.5 inches measured on three separate flat surfaces. Late filing due to Master Gardener meeting.
12/7/2011 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Complete leaf drop on huge ornamental mulberry in the backyard.
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2011 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Soil in some outdoor containers froze this week.
12/11/2011 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My husband says his arthritis is forecasting rain; I ope he is correct!
12/12/2011 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2011 6:55 AM 0.04 M M M M Pavement and leves looked wetter thAN that.
12/14/2011 10:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Rained hard enough in the morning that I needed my umbrella; fortunately, I found it though I don't need it much here.
12/15/2011 6:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 'Bye for now, off to Christmas in Michigan!
12/31/2011 7:55 AM 0.02 M M M M Not sure where that came from; no other signs of precipitation.
1/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy New Year!
1/2/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still very much winter, cold out there, despite daytime high yesterday near 60.
1/7/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2012 8:40 AM 0.08 M M M M Sprinkled on and off all day.
1/10/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on vehicles and fallen leaves.
1/11/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One yellow-and blue pansy spotted blooming near old rose yesterday. Hurry Spring!
1/14/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2012 8:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Still a slight sprinkle out there.
1/17/2012 7:50 AM 0.01 M M M M Probably from afternoon sprinkles yesterday.
1/18/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is! No precipitation in at least a couple of months.
1/23/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Rained around 10:30 a.m. yesterday, first precipitation in months!
1/26/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One lone pansy still blooming in the cold among the fallen leaves.
1/28/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold.
1/30/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One lone pansy still blooking through the fallen leaves.
2/1/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My pots of faux daffodils really brighten up the backyard, because of course there are no real ones yet, very cold.
2/5/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One lone pansy still blooming.
2/8/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2012 10:50 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain and snow this morning. I'm surprised there wasn't more accumulation.
2/13/2012 8:20 AM 0.03 M M M M Not much, but better than zero.
2/14/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few sppring bulbs poking their green noses up out in front, which gets the afternoon sun.
2/17/2012 8:40 AM 0.15 M M M M Rained after midnight.
2/18/2012 7:40 AM 0.01 M M M M Sprinkled around 3:15 p.m.
2/19/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My ornamental cherry in front, which gets the afternoon sun,started to bloom yesterday. Spring WILL come!
2/21/2012 8:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The ornamental plum, not cherry, as previously reported, is strating to bloom. It gets the afternoon sun.
2/22/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2012 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2012 7:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2012 7:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2012 8:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Planated violas from Seasons Nursery in Ruidoso yesterday. Two pots of herbs. That's probably my "vegetable garden." We have what my husband calls "pre-rock. It isn't rock yet, but it isn't dirt anymore."
2/28/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very pleasant to see the happy viola faces I planted last week.
3/1/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2012 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry--and windy--it is!
3/11/2012 9:40 AM 0.04 M M M M Rained lightly and briefly late afternoon.
3/12/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Woodey perrenials starting to bud.
3/15/2012 8:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is! Still in a drought cycle.
3/17/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 7:10 AM 0.01 M M M M Puddles on the patio had me hoping for more.
3/20/2012 8:20 AM 0.01 M M M M Snowed briefly @ 3 p.m. High desert climate: 81 last Friday, snow yesterday, high 80s predicted for the end of this week.
3/21/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is COLD out there; what happened to Spring?
3/22/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Big ornamental mulberry in backyard is leafing out, looks like Spring is here!
3/27/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My lone surviving apple tree, a Granny Smith, is blooming. Last year I got 40 apples from it!
3/29/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing but a dead bug.
3/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is!
4/11/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light sprinkles yesterday didn't leave even a trace; how dry it is!
4/14/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Front roses, which get afternon sun, blooming profusely.
4/19/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2012 7:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sure sign of Spring: watering restrictions start today.
5/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2012 6:40 AM 0.12 M M M M First rain in MONTHS! Started around 6:30 p.m.
5/10/2012 7:15 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain two days in a row, unusual. Cool, also unusual.
5/11/2012 7:10 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M that's .12 Wednesday, .19 Thursday and .04 today, for a toalof .35 over three days, and we need it!
5/12/2012 6:50 AM 0.02 M M M M Measurable precipitation four days in a row, and it's not even the monsoon season.
5/14/2012 7:25 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain started at 8:30 p.m., with winds over 40 mph that scattered patio chairs and cushions. Thunder and lightning. High winds probaby kept rain away fro gauge.
5/15/2012 8:08 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/16/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly out there.
5/17/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2012 7:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Purple sage and Spanish broom blooming,four-year-old hummingbird bush blooming for the first time.
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is chilly out there-50 degrees at 7 a.m.
5/30/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few sprinkles while driving up in the Sacramento Mountains, but nothing here.
6/6/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2012 8:02 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just dust and a few dead bugs.
6/23/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is! Hope and pray we get monsoon this year.
6/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M MMy hummingbird bush is blooming for the second time this season. It is the most unusual plant I've ever grown. It took three seasons to bloom.
6/29/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2012 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2012 10:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2012 6:50 AM 0.02 M M M M Afternoon thunder, rain, not much, around 6:30 p.m. So dry it's evaporating before it hits the grond, ar the gauge.
7/7/2012 7:25 AM 0.02 M M M M Second day, thunder and rain on windshield, but it's so dry the rain must be evaporating.
7/8/2012 7:45 AM 0.29 M M M M .22 fell 3:15-3:45 p.m. Maybe the monsoon season is here.
7/9/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last year I had 40 apples on my Granny Smith tree. This year I have ONE. Watering three times a week does not make up for lack of precipitation. The drught rolls on, despite some rain this week, less tht a half-inch.
7/10/2012 7:25 AM 0.23 M M M M
7/11/2012 7:20 AM 0.39 M M M M Has to be monsoon season, rain most days for a week
7/12/2012 7:30 AM 0.11 M M M M
7/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I have a Moisture Meter, reads Dry, Moist or Wet when probe is inserted in soil. Yesterday, for the first time in memory, all my woody perennials except two front roses that get scorching afternoon sun, were Moist or Wet. More container plants are killed by over-watering than drying out.
7/14/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Purple bush blooming beautifully; have to have it ID'd.
7/17/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Monsoon apparently over. Our high-desert climate is dry again.
7/18/2012 7:25 AM 0.03 M M M M Wasn't aware ot rained. Purple sage blooming great, as is yellow Bird of Paradise.
7/19/2012 7:50 AM 0.27 M M M M Rained hard around 3 p.m., apparently still monsoon. Rained so hard I thought there'd be more precipitation in gauge.
7/20/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2012 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2012 7:20 AM 0.04 M M M M Rained around 7:30 p.m.
7/25/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2012 7:20 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rained yesterday afternoon.
7/28/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2012 8:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Nice to see puddles on the patio.
7/30/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2012 7:40 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/2/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunder, lightning and enough rain to cancel the telesope-viewing at the Alamogordo Public Library's Star Party just a few miles away.
8/5/2012 6:45 AM 0.18 M M M M
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Old Rose and Peace blooming.
8/11/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2012 6:55 AM T M M M M
8/14/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precip but five blooms on Old Rose.
8/15/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2012 7:30 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/18/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sprinkled yeterday but evaporated befor it hit the gauge.
8/19/2012 6:50 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/20/2012 7:35 AM 0.03 M M M M Patio pavement wet.
8/21/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Zero, but it started sprinkling as I checked the gauge.
8/23/2012 7:30 AM 0.25 M M M M
8/24/2012 7:15 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/25/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly out there--a touch of Fall in the air.
9/1/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Alittle crisp out there.
9/3/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Weather a little softer today, chill gone.
9/4/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2012 7:50 AM 0.33 M M M M Rained yesterday aftenoon, glad ro have it.
9/9/2012 7:20 AM 0.13 M M M M Always pleasant to see the patio wet in this high-desert climate.
9/10/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's sprinkles apparently evaporated, and it is sprinkling now.
9/14/2012 7:20 AM 0.30 M M M M Sprinkled most of yesterday morning.
9/15/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Autumn is definitely here, went down to high 40s last night. switched to heavier clothes.
9/16/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fall is definitly here; had to break out space heater for the bathroom.
9/19/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2012 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2012 10:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Purple sage in full bloom, again.
9/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2012 7:05 AM 0.36 M M M M Rained yesterday afternoon.
9/30/2012 6:50 AM 0.01 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/18/2011 12/30/2011 10:00 AM 13 0.32 0.4 M Was out of town.
2/9/2012 2/11/2012 8:40 AM 3 0.00 M M
4/5/2012 4/10/2012 12:00 AM 6 0.00 M M
6/6/2012 6/21/2012 8:30 AM 16 0.00 M M



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