Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NM-TS-1 Latitude 36.5097
Station Name Arroyo Hondo 4.8 WSW Longitude -105.7504
County Taos Elevation (ft) 7028



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 1.11 0.00 31 0.00 0 0.00 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 0.75 4.85 29 0.58 26 4.27 3 1 5 3 3.2 3 2
Dec 11 0.70 0.93 30 0.93 23 0.00 7 1 6 1 4.2 2 2
Jan 12 0.53 0.00 31 0.00 10 0.00 21 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 0.57 0.42 29 0.42 28 0.00 1 1 7 6 5.4 6 6
March 12 0.67 0.36 31 0.36 31 0.00 0 0 3 3 4.9 3 3
April 12 0.76 0.72 30 0.72 30 0.00 0 0 7 3 1.7 2 2
May 12 0.96 0.89 31 0.89 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
June 12 0.88 0.35 30 0.35 29 0.00 1 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
July 12 1.71 1.48 31 1.47 29 0.01 2 1 10 14 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 2.23 1.77 31 1.77 31 0.00 0 0 11 14 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.41 1.08 31 0.17 11 0.91 20 1 2 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 12.28" 12.85" 365 days 7.66" 279 5.19" 86 days 5 59 days 52 days 19.4" 16 days 15 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 **
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10/11/2011 **
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10/15/2011 **
10/16/2011 **
10/17/2011 **
10/18/2011 **
10/19/2011 **
10/20/2011 **
10/21/2011 **
10/22/2011 **
10/23/2011 **
10/24/2011 **
10/25/2011 **
10/26/2011 **
10/27/2011 **
10/28/2011 **
10/29/2011 **
10/30/2011 **
10/31/2011 **
11/1/2011 **
11/2/2011 **
11/3/2011 4.27
11/4/2011 M
11/5/2011 0.07
11/6/2011 T
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.24
11/9/2011 T
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 T
11/14/2011 0.04
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 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.07
11/26/2011 0.16
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 0.16
12/4/2011 0.07
12/5/2011 0.15
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 0.21
12/14/2011 0.33
12/15/2011 T
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 **
12/23/2011 **
12/24/2011 **
12/25/2011 **
12/26/2011 **
12/27/2011 **
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 0.00
12/30/2011 0.00
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 T
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 **
1/12/2012 **
1/13/2012 **
1/14/2012 **
1/15/2012 **
1/16/2012 **
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1/18/2012 **
1/19/2012 **
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1/21/2012 **
1/22/2012 **
1/23/2012 **
1/24/2012 **
1/25/2012 **
1/26/2012 **
1/27/2012 **
1/28/2012 **
1/29/2012 **
1/30/2012 **
1/31/2012 **
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.02
2/3/2012 0.04
2/4/2012 0.00
2/5/2012 T
2/6/2012 T
2/7/2012 T
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 T
2/11/2012 0.00
2/12/2012 0.06
2/13/2012 0.11
2/14/2012 T
2/15/2012 0.16
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.02
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 0.01
2/29/2012 T
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.10
3/3/2012 T
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 T
3/11/2012 0.17
3/12/2012 0.00
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 0.09
3/20/2012 T
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 0.43
4/4/2012 0.02
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.00
4/8/2012 0.00
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.07
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.01
4/16/2012 T
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.01
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 T
4/24/2012 0.02
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.16
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 T
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 0.02
5/8/2012 0.22
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.01
5/12/2012 0.62
5/13/2012 0.02
5/14/2012 T
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 T
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 T
5/23/2012 0.00
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 0.00
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012 0.00
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 T
6/4/2012 T
6/5/2012 0.05
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 0.23
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.00
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
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 0.07
6/30/2012 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 **
7/2/2012 0.01
7/3/2012 T
7/4/2012 0.09
7/5/2012 T
7/6/2012 T
7/7/2012 0.10
7/8/2012 0.01
7/9/2012 T
7/10/2012 0.74
7/11/2012 T
7/12/2012 0.03
7/13/2012 T
7/14/2012 T
7/15/2012 0.24
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.04
7/18/2012 T
7/19/2012 T
7/20/2012 T
7/21/2012 T
7/22/2012 0.06
7/23/2012 T
7/24/2012 T
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.05
7/27/2012 0.11
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 T
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 T
8/2/2012 T
8/3/2012 0.30
8/4/2012 0.03
8/5/2012 0.15
8/6/2012 0.75
8/7/2012 T
8/8/2012 T
8/9/2012 0.01
8/10/2012 T
8/11/2012 0.06
8/12/2012 T
8/13/2012 0.07
8/14/2012 0.12
8/15/2012 T
8/16/2012 T
8/17/2012 T
8/18/2012 T
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 T
8/21/2012 T
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.13
8/24/2012 T
8/25/2012 0.13
8/26/2012 T
8/27/2012 0.00
8/28/2012 0.02
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 0.02
9/4/2012 T
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.15
9/9/2012 T
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
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Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
11/4/2011 9:00 AM M M M 0.0 0.00 Just arrived and did multi-day accum report. No precip observed from 6pm 11/3/11 to 9am 11/4/11. Partly cloudy skies with overnight low of 18F. There was snow in Boulder but not sure if there as any here.
11/5/2011 11:30 AM 0.07 0.1 M 0.1 M Sideways snow with terrible winds. Just died down st 11:25 or so. Started with rain and then graupel and then snow.
11/6/2011 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Low of 66F by fridge (after burning 1.2 loads of wood in woodstove by door)with 50% rel hum. Sensor by door reads 63F and the low was 58F. Outside the temp was25F, w/max of 41F and a low of 17F. Sunny and calm. There was only brief bouts of snow or graupel after the main precip event.
11/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6:15am 64F and 64% relhum by fridge and 62F by door. Outside is 22F and is the low.
11/8/2011 8:30 AM 0.24 3.0 M 3.0 M Precip, SNow, graupel, and rain?? started shortly before sunset and continued to at least 00:30 Nov. 8. At midnight the house was at 69F, 65% relhum while it was 33F outside. At 08:00 Nov.8 65F, 66% by fridge, 63F by door w/low of 62F. Outside was 29F and outside low was 26F. Inside of house went over 80F with 70% relhum. Outside high was 41f? Mostly sunny day..
11/9/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M Trace of precip after I put the gauge back Tuesday morning. There are patches of snow on north facing slopes or hidden in shadows.
11/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Felt a couple of raindrops near sunset.
11/14/2011 9:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 sprinkles of rain on and off over most of the day/night.
11/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Got down to 18F. a fair amount of frost. No precip. Mostly sunny all day and clear night.
11/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low of 18F. Some high clouds. Partly cloudy to mostly clear, yesterday. This morning is basically clear skies.
11/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M low of 14f
11/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low of 21F. We installed a Heat Recovery Ventilator, HRV, in our earthship and we captured three cups of transpired water from our indoor greywater planters! Enjoying the lower humidity.
11/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low of 21F. Had some afternoon high clouds that reduced solar gain somewhat.
11/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2011 9:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain and 35F outside. Pretty uniform overcast. Inside earthship is 67F and 60% humidity.
11/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.16 0.1 M 0.0 0.00 This is the tail end of the storm that passed through yesterday. after 9am 11/25/11 light rain turned to sleet and rain and then to big fluffy snow flakes with a very thin accumulation. Precip stopped at 10:38am. Measured rain at 16:00 and got 0.16". No further precip since 10:38. Partly cloudy to sunny afterwards. Strong wind from the North 11/26/11
11/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2011 8:15 AM 0.16 2.5 M 2.5 M 2.5 inches on ground. 30F overcast w/last bit of snow falling when took in gauge to measure.
12/4/2011 12:00 PM 0.07 M M M M Were out last night and came back late this morning. Didn't bother to measure depth since it is sunny and 40F.
12/5/2011 8:30 AM 0.15 M M 4.0 0.29 light snow very small flakes. 17F calm. Very strong winds overnight for significant snowdrifts.
12/6/2011 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M -3f cold snap. It was in the 20s in the evening and then suddenly dropped like a rock somewhere around 9pm or so.
12/7/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.26 low of 4F. sunny. FOrgot to measure depth of snow. Snow core was very difficult to obtain as snow kept falling out as I lifted gauge. Had to use fingers as I tilted gauge to keep snow in. Very powdery or granular.
12/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some wind overnight. Low of +3F. High clouds in afternoon but still got to full charge.
12/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2011 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.30 Low of +7F. Took a snow core which measured 0.30" which is greater than the December 8 report of 0.26" so it must've been a snowdrift. The snow core was very difficult to obtain and had to use hands to keep it in while tilting and lifting so maybe I got too much snow for a valid sample. There are patches of exposed ground here and there as the snow slowly melts or sublimates.
12/13/2011 8:15 AM 0.21 1.7 M M M First round was fluffy snow. second was wetter apparently.
12/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Mix of rain snow and freezing rain. What a mess! Good thing I swept off the panels at midnight. Ice would've been frozen on them and it would a bit longer to get full solar power. It also looked like some depressions were filling with water while it was still above freezing last night. no flooding though.
12/15/2011 9:00 AM T M M M M trace of snow and graupel at the tail end of the system.
12/16/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low of 9F. Still icy snow that has been rained on. about 2" but too tough to get a decent snow core.
12/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost with a low of +4F.
12/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2011 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 1.18 It looks high and dry here, amazingly. I took a snow core for a reference point, but it still melting. No visible precip as of 10:20AM. SNow core was 0.95 + 0.23 ?!? Maybe I hit a snowdrift or something. it seems like a lot of water!
12/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not a thing in the gauge! Just violent winds generally from the North
12/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M just a dusting of snow on the ground. light snow as I measured the trace of snow in gauge. There is hard crusty snow behind sagebrush bushes about 2" thick. Rest of ground is bare except for north facing surfaces (divots, depressions etc).
1/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2012 10:00 AM 0.02 T M T M Dusting of snow but is melting quickly. ongoing snow and looks like another wave coming in.
2/3/2012 9:45 AM 0.04 0.4 M 0.4 M
2/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only traces of snow on north facing or shaded areas.
2/5/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M a few flakes at night.
2/6/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M felt a couple of tiny raindrops or ice pellets on my face.
2/7/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M A few flakes of snow overnight.
2/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M trace of snow on the ground at measurement time but only on north facing or shaded areas. Looks like about 0.007" in the gauge. Vast majority of it fell shortly before sunset.
2/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2012 10:30 AM 0.06 1.2 M 1.2 M Rather fluffy snow! 1.2 inches depth but only 0.06" of SWE.
2/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.11 1.5 M 2.0 M 2.0 inches total snow and 1.5" new snow and graupel mix. Little wind.
2/14/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Snow only in patches behind bushes or large objects. Ground just moist enough to start sticking to shoes.
2/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.16 2.0 M 2.0 M 2.0" on the ground. all new snow. Pretty fluffy snow. Low of +22F. Skies clearing now.
2/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2012 8:45 AM 0.02 0.2 M 0.2 M
2/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2012 8:30 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.1 M Horizontal snow that is continuing. +30F. Hard to guess the depth of snow due to strong drifting.
2/29/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M trace of snow after yesterday's reading.
3/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2012 9:15 AM 0.10 2.0 M 2.0 M two minute burst of snow (and freezing rain?) last night and then woke up this morning to winter wonderland. Still barely snowing.
3/3/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M trace of precip after previous storm.
3/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M got a few drops of rain yesterday. Had to see it to know it happened.
3/11/2012 10:45 AM 0.17 1.3 M 1.3 M Snow overnight. ALso had traces of rain and graupel during the day. Also looked like people were getting hammered to the North of us. Very dark looking and even heard one lightning. Ground was bare and very dry prior to precip.
3/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 8:45 AM 0.09 1.6 M 1.6 M Terrible windstorm all day with a recorded peak gust of 77 MPH at the Taos Municipal airport! around 5PM. Then calmed down and rain/snow changing to fluffy snow started to fall. Low of 15F and temp was 19F at 8:45AM. Ground was bare and dry over a week or two prior to storm. Dry and dusty but snow was white w/no visible trace of dust in it. But am surprised the SWE was only 0.09" compared to the accumulated snow on wooden pallet with thick wood (1 5/8"). Many parts of the ground are bare because it had been so warm this last week with highs in upper 60s most days.
3/20/2012 10:00 AM T M M M M Dusting of snow on the ground. Starting to clear up.
3/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.43 1.6 M 1.6 M Praise the Lord!! Badly needed precip arrives! started around 4pm as rain melted snow pellets or sleet?? turning to snow. But it must've been mixed with rain. Soil temperature was quite warm b4 precip started. Nightitme low was 29F. Swept off snow solar panels and found about 1 inch thick layer of mixed ice and snow. took a while to sweep it clean with a broom. The sun helped melt as I swept.
4/4/2012 9:45 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 occasional snow showers, including a 30 second burst of marble sized graupel.
4/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2012 9:45 AM 0.07 M M M M First actual thunderstorm of the season. Started with slow rain increasing in intensity and then got hail or was it graupel? small pea sized initially then to almost marble sized mixed with rain.
4/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2012 9:45 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.1 M Low of +25F. Terrible wind yesterday and then rather suddenly it was calm and then came clouds bearing snow. Mountain Bluebirds have finished nest building in the official bluebird box and mama's incubating eggs. Native plum has blossomed a few days ago. Adult grasshoppers observed mating about four days ago. Lilacs are leafing out and blossoms getting ready to open soon. grasses and snakeweed have been growing for about a month now. Some kind of annual plant has germinated and area bout four inches tall in some places (purple asters??). Tumbleweed has germinated and is about 3/4" tall now.
4/16/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M just a few small graupels. Looks like mountains got some snow, though.
4/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2012 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Rice sized hail with rain and then rain. Had at least two sprinkles.
4/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M dry thunderstorms... well pry more like dry storms. No lightning but rain coming down from monsoon-like cells but evaporating b4 landing. But we did get a few small raindrops hitting us, now and then. Just enough to make all the dust, kicked up by the cell, stick to the windows.
4/24/2012 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M We had a gorgeous evening thunderstorm with numerous very close cloud to ground strikes! I posted some on facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=699568765 I also have a slo mo video of a lightning strike. The kinda scary part was that, when I reviewed the video, there was a 10" long spark about two feet in front of me in the planter! I did not feel it, but it gives one pause... http://youtu.be/E5jKMg7uieE This was an almost dry thunderstorm. I was not expecting to get any precip, but we did get 2 hundredths... better than nothing!
4/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2012 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Terrible dust storm that looked like the end of the world with a few raindrops to make a terrible mess of everything. and then calm. Then, around 9pm, we got the most wonderful soaking rain (approx 0.14"). And, apparently, we got a caouple hundredths more this morning while we were sleeping.
4/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M We were in town when it rained out here. It rained quite heavily at our friends house, including mushy hail or frozen rain?? We did see puddles of water in depressions in the road but we must've got less since there was about one drop of water in the gauge and the ground was dry and dusty.
5/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2012 8:50 AM 0.02 M M M M Wonderful lightning show last night. Not very much rain here. Looks like eastern Sangres got lots and possibly western sangres.
5/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Nice rain with quite a bit of graupel even accumulating graupel here and there. Potholes held water for a bit.
5/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2012 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M late afternoon spattering while relocating a coon-tail rattlesnake!
5/12/2012 9:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Big storm came in with intense pea sized soft hail for about ten minutes followed by rain. I ran out with a box over my head to remove the funnel but most of the hail had already fallen by then. I could see hail bouncing out. So I am presuming the amount of water in the gauge is somewhat less than actual precip. The gutters on our house and a neighbors house (8" wide and 6" deep were overwhelmed by hail slush and blobs of slush came blapping down on the ground in front of our houses. Leaking became evident with this storm. CHecked gauge at 6pm after things settled down and we had 0.57". Then we had some overnight rain of 0.05" to get 0.62" total
5/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cloudy cloudy cloudy! got some rain overnight. Ground is moist, grass is green and happy and I'm sure seeds are germinating all over the place.
5/14/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
5/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M trace of precip late last night. Sudden strong wind and dust storm and then a dusting of precip.
5/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Trace of precip. Just enough to dirty the windows.
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 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Caught the edge of a thunderstorm to the north. got a few raindrops.
6/4/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M got a few raindrops in the evening. No lightning that I recall.
6/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Nice long drizzle. Praise Yeshua!! Yehovah hoo ha elohiym!!
6/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Afternoon thunderstorm brought much needed rain! little bit of rice sized hail.
6/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2012 8:00 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 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Afternoon sprinkles. not much thunder. Some graupel in the beginning salvo.
7/3/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Afternoon spattering.
7/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Nice little rain shortly before sunset.
7/5/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/6/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M A few scattered rain drops here and there. We were surrounded by thunderstorms everywhere.
7/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A little bit of rain at around 4pm.
7/9/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.74 M M M M We got the perfect soaking rain!! Praise Yeshua! Hallelujah! It lasted for quite a while with a little lightning. Initially medium to high intensity and then slowly tapering off. When I checked the gauge at 16:30, it was 0.72 and it was still raining very very lightly so it didn't bother me outside. We got 0.74" by 18:00. The 200 foot long drainage trench I dug on contour to guide water away from the house worked very well! There are some high spots I marked with stakes but it did drain water!! The intensity of the rain was low enough that there was not massive flooding on the property. There was ponding in places, of course and water was flowing over the ground in places near the house so I need to dig another drainage ditch across the driveway.
7/11/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/12/2012 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Evening sprinkles. Some lightning nearby.
7/13/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M A few raindrops while working outside in the evening.
7/14/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Wonderful evening rain around 6pm. some small hail. just surface puddling. no significant runoff observed.
7/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M numerous evening sprinkles and almost like drizzles.
7/18/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/19/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/20/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/21/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Evening rain w/nice lightning
7/23/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/24/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunderstorm here and there but like the previous day.
7/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Evening lightning and rain.
7/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Nice thunderstorms with lightning. Some nearby. Looks like the monsoons are revving up. Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
7/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M A few raindrops preceded by some wind in an otherwise calm partly cloudy day.
7/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Big thunderhead stayed just to the south.
8/2/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M Almost got 0.01" night time rain which is kinda unusual. We've had a few nighttime rains since 2004. Great lightning though off to the west. Nice full moonrise through the clouds.
8/3/2012 8:30 AM 0.30 M M M M WOnderful night time rain and great lightning show in the distance. No significant lightning within 1 mile. Swales caught water and some slight ponding here and there. The soil was so dry it soaked up most of it immediately.
8/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M night time sprinkle
8/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.15 M M M M It looked ominous on the radar! It looked ominous outside! Lightning and wind and very light rain for an hour before it hit. Then the rains came and it lasted for so long! I thought for sure, the arroyo would be raging and my contour swales would be blown out! But ... Only 0.15" ?!?! and hardly any puddling?! Well, at least the cisterns officially overflowed! Hallelujah!! So we have about 4,800 gallons of at our disposal! Praise the Lord!!
8/6/2012 9:00 AM 0.75 M M M M What a surprise!! I'll be checking the swales and drainages after work! It fell well after dark.
8/7/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Not sure when the trace fell.
8/8/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Evening sprinkles.
8/9/2012 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/10/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/11/2012 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M unexpected sudden downpour
8/12/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M long drizzle like rain.
8/14/2012 9:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Nice little downpour in evening
8/15/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/16/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Very hazy skies. It's weird feeling. It's not smoke, just very white haze. Can barely see the mountains of Taos. What could cause this?! Has this happened before?
8/17/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Very hazy! What is going on?! I can barely see the mountains and they are not that far away!
8/18/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M The sky is really hazy. It does not look like smoke. It's a pure white haze and we are at least 50 miles away from the nearest major city. Not sure if Santa Fe qualifies as a major city but they are 70 miles away, on the road.
8/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Really hazy again.
8/20/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/21/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.13 M M M M 0.11 in the evening and apparently 0.02 overnight. Not sure if there was any precip overnight. Two neighbors who woke up early this, Thursday morning reported very dense fog. Visibility less than 150 feet (Judy could not see Carrie's house). Probably around 6AM or so.
8/24/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Noticeable water going into the cisterns. But not sure there was any precip. Could it be from dew?
8/25/2012 2:22 PM 0.13 M M M M Nice evening sprinkle. No rain from 8am to 2:22pm on Shabbat.
8/26/2012 9:30 AM T M M M M Not sure if this is due to trace rainfall or heavy dew overnight?
8/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2012 10:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M afternoon sprinkle
9/4/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
9/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2012 10:30 AM 0.15 M M M M Nice evening and night-time sprinkles. Apparently a large cold front swept thru USA. First volley brought 0.09" before sunset.
9/9/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Not sure if this is actual precip or dew. The gutter was dripping on the shed so there is water from the shed roof flowing to the cisterns. It got down to 39F. Pretty cold after the cold front and rain came through.
9/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
8/15/2011 11/03/2011 6:00 PM 81 4.27 0.0 0.00 Not 100% sure on the initial date. Our renter left, apparently, on August 15, 2011. I was amazed at how much water was in the gauge. The reading sequence was 0.95", 0.91", 0.92", 0.85", 0.64". There is s small crack at the top of the graduated cylinder so not sure if first reading was due to spillage in handling, leak, or evaporation from being unattended for so long.
12/22/2011 12/28/2011 8:00 PM 7 0.00 M M This seems puzzling to me that there was nothing in the gauge. We left for Boulder, CO on Wednesday to beat the storm that was coming. We arrived in Boulder CO around 5pm just as the snow was starting in BOulder.
1/11/2012 2/01/2012 9:00 PM 22 0.00 T M Ground was bare except for little piles of snow behind large objects in shade. I was amazed to find nothing in the gauge. It must have evaporated away since I did not have the cap and graduated cylinder in place. Just a smattering of dust in it.
6/30/2012 7/02/2012 2:30 PM 3 0.01 M M Radar showed precip Saturday afternoon
9/12/2012 9/13/2012 11:11 AM 2 0.91 M M We got a large rain around 3pm September 12, 2012. Taos Municipal airport reported 0.95" that day. It lasted about 7 to 8 hours.
9/13/2012 10/01/2012 6:25 PM 19 0.12 M M Just got back from road trip. Saw the effects of drought in amarillo tx, oklahoma, etc



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
4/11/2012 6:00 PM Wasn't a huge amount but was fun to watch. No real accumulation. Not enough to cover ground. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice White Ice 2 3min no damage Intermittent True Same time as rain After smaller hail 10-20
5/11/2012 2:52 PM More or less continuous hail fall. completely covered the ground. Gutter on house is 8" wide and anywhere from 4" to 8" deep and it overwhelmed the gutter slightly as blobs of slush fell over the lip of gutter. The slope of roof is about 5%, very gentle slope. The arroyo did not flow from uphill sources. Only local flows about 10 feet long or so as water collected in divots. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Soft|Mixed|White Ice 10 3min no damage Continuous True Same time as rain Before smaller hail 30-40 0.5