Station Overview Station Location
Station Number PA-PH-8 Latitude 40.025
Station Name Philadelphia 2.7 WNW Longitude -75.18
County Philadelphia Elevation (ft) 241



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 3.71 3.98 31 3.98 31 0.00 0 0 14 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 3.51 3.81 30 3.81 30 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 3.91 4.60 31 4.60 31 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 3.44 3.20 31 3.20 31 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 2.81 0.91 29 0.31 25 0.60 4 2 3 1 0.0 0 0
March 12 4.07 1.95 31 1.95 31 0.00 0 0 8 1 0.0 0 0
April 12 3.91 2.47 30 2.25 28 0.22 2 1 7 1 0.0 0 0
May 12 4.10 5.94 31 2.87 27 3.07 4 2 11 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.04 3.27 30 3.27 28 0.00 2 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
July 12 4.90 3.10 31 2.33 27 0.77 4 2 6 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 4.16 3.90 30 3.90 28 0.00 2 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 4.32 4.44 30 4.44 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 46.88" 41.57" 365 days 36.91" 347 4.66" 18 days 9 106 days 6 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 0.22
10/2/2011 0.12
10/3/2011 0.02
10/4/2011 0.01
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 0.01
10/13/2011 0.30
10/14/2011 0.16
10/15/2011 0.09
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.20
10/20/2011 1.00
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.00
10/27/2011 0.03
10/28/2011 0.24
10/29/2011 0.08
10/30/2011 1.50
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 0.07
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.13
11/17/2011 0.47
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.13
11/22/2011 0.17
11/23/2011 2.09
11/24/2011 0.08
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.05
11/30/2011 0.62
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 0.00
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 0.03
12/7/2011 0.28
12/8/2011 2.24
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 0.00
12/15/2011 0.00
12/16/2011 0.03
12/17/2011 0.00
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.08
12/22/2011 0.08
12/23/2011 1.25
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.00
12/28/2011 0.61
12/29/2011 0.00
12/30/2011 0.00
12/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 0.02
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 1.41
1/13/2012 0.11
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 T
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.08
1/18/2012 0.29
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.31
1/22/2012 0.17
1/23/2012 0.00
1/24/2012 0.27
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.09
1/28/2012 0.45
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 T
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 0.11
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 **
2/12/2012 0.30
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.00
2/15/2012 0.00
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.18
2/18/2012 0.00
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 **
2/25/2012 0.30
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.02
2/29/2012 0.00
3/1/2012 1.00
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.30
3/4/2012 0.05
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.03
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012 0.15
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 T
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 0.00
3/21/2012 0.01
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.00
3/24/2012 0.00
3/25/2012 0.06
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 0.35
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 **
4/2/2012 0.22
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 T
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 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.01
4/16/2012 0.01
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.04
4/20/2012 0.00
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.04
4/23/2012 2.10
4/24/2012 0.02
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.03
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.00
5/1/2012 0.28
5/2/2012 0.04
5/3/2012 0.17
5/4/2012 **
5/5/2012 0.22
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 0.00
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.40
5/10/2012 0.25
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 **
5/16/2012 2.85
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.07
5/22/2012 0.35
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.27
5/26/2012 0.00
5/27/2012 0.50
5/28/2012 0.19
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012 0.35
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012 0.00
6/2/2012 0.73
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.33
6/5/2012 0.05
6/6/2012 0.01
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 0.91
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.00
6/18/2012 **
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 1.04
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 T
6/26/2012 0.01
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.13
6/30/2012 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 T
7/5/2012 0.01
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 0.00
7/14/2012 **
7/15/2012 0.44
7/16/2012 0.44
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 1.20
7/21/2012 0.20
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.00
7/24/2012 0.01
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.00
7/27/2012 0.47
7/28/2012 **
7/29/2012 0.33
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.01
8/2/2012 0.12
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.32
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 **
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.55
8/12/2012 0.32
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.86
8/16/2012 0.05
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.78
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012
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 0.00
8/28/2012 0.87
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 0.05
9/4/2012 0.67
9/5/2012 0.83
9/6/2012 0.34
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.38
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.19
9/19/2012 0.85
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.00
9/23/2012 0.72
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 0.27
9/28/2012 0.12
9/29/2012 0.02
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Overcast again
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Light rain now
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cool. Thick clouds to east, cumulus/stratus, but blue skies and cirrus to the west.
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, oh yeah!
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 Clear skies again!
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 Grey skies this morning. Rain tonight?
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain began about 5 AM falling lightly now.
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Overcast and drizzling.
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M overcast
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Lovely clear, cool morning
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies and waning gibbous moon
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low stratus clouds
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Stratus clouds with blue skies visible in the breaks.
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Between rain showers
10/20/2011 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Clearing skies and windy fast moving clouds low cumulus
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear as the proverbial bell! And cool, perhaps, some would say chilly. Not me!
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful day, begin with a bald eagle flying overhead!
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of condensation on exterior of gauge.
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 Clear skies again, but very little dew.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain falling now
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Cold some cirrus
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 1.50 M M M M had to bring the big cylinder home to thaw!
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty morning with high cirrus overhead, very pretty
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 Cold, clear pre-dawn, want to add small flashlight to rain gauge equipment.
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cirrus are colorful in the dawn.
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 Chill and no frost this morning.
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Stratus clouds but starting to see patches of blue, as my mother would say, enough to patch a dutchman's breeches, so it should be a lovely day.
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M foggy this morning
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M polling place opens at 7 too!
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Damp fog makes for very slow walking with beagle, are scents enhanced by moist air?
11/11/2011 7:35 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain stopped in night...overslept this morning!
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies some frost on windshields and low vegetation.
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 Warm morning, exhaust from traffic hangs in the air. Does that equate with high humidity?
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Stratus clouds tell of rain to come. Still warm, t-shirt weather again today.
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Overcast, no rain at present but forecast with dropping temperatures. Will come back tonight to cover garden beds.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.47 M 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 Frost on ground this morning.lots of old contrails visible in early morning light.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmer this morning. Just a few cirrus. The beagle companion says "and lots of squirrel activity!"
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M very light rain falling
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Very light rain at present
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 2.09 M M M M Light rain stopped after 6:30 AM. Overcast and warm!
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Frost on the ground, shivering beagle.
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry clear morning, already warming up.
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool and frosty.
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cirrus clouds coming in from west.
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and almost shirtsleeves warm this morning. Strato cumulus clouds.
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Skies have cleared, cooler temps
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies!
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty rain gauge, all on outside. Very few cirrus clouds.
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on clover and late greens in garden, clear skies and cold.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool temps still stratus clouds approaching from south east.
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy condensation and dense fog but no accumulation in gauge. Everything damp, road surfaces and cars wet! Should I have labeled it a "trace"...?
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M This edit is due to my "sleeping at the wheel" behavior! I dumped the tube after reading it, but then on autopilot just clicked "done" on the iPhone and went on to dry the tube and gauge! SIGH! Glad I caught it here at home!
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 2.24 M M M M Cold morning but no ice in gauge.
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First real frost visible in the garden. More contrails than cirrus clouds this morning.
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slow star and slow walk with many scents to study...
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Does the cold air and ground provide fewer scents? We were able to have a "brisk" walk with no stops for intense olfactory examinations all the way here to the rain gauge! Clear, totally clear skies!
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sorry for the delay. but it has been dry for several days now so I am confident that the accumulation would have been 0.00 even at 7 AM
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still sick but still no rain, Jack Frost decorated the black plastic trash bags out at the curb for our weekly pick-up
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M flu continues, but no rain, should change tomorrow
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No accumulation in gauge, but there were sprinkled downtown briefly last night... Used wipers briefly while driving home. Heavy clouds now so maybe we'll get some rain today.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Swirling winds in predawn? I've a housefly and a smaller flying insect on the large cylinder and a seed thing (single) from a Tulip Poplar tree in the water of the inner cylinder. Rain had stopped by 9 PM last night. Wonder how much water the seed thing absorbed after it blew in.
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly and clear
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold inside the nose this dawn. Some clouds to east but mostly clear.
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scraping of windshields to start the day. Cold and clear.
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Few sprinkles visible on windshield, just starting, full of stratus clouds, and much warmer morning.
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Dark cloudy sky, warm
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Visible dawn, still warm
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 1.25 M M M M
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cumulostratus clouds to the east, in the 40's.
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice in puddles from Thursday's rain. Cumulostratus clouds moving briskly high above, beautiful blue sky.
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warner, no gloves okay. Gusting winds tossing treetops.
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Red sky on eastern horizon, stratus clouds above, colder than yesterday but still above freezing.
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Beautiful sunrise, breezy and cool
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Red sky last night, cold morning.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on gauge, no precip. Clear skies with stratus to west.
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Exhaust hanging in the air, frost on the ground, sky clear, change coming?
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cold, was worried there might be a bit of ice but it is really not THAT cold. Brought Vaseline to regrease the lid and slides.
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tiny flurry last night from CBP and lots of Virgo visible to the north. Sitting high in "cheap" seats. Great views of north and eastern skies!
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
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pink-bellied clouds at dawn today!
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 Dry, dry, dry
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 1.41 M M M M
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold morning, ice in remaining small puddles
1/15/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Tiny bit of snow (dry kind) in gauge, melted to be just a trace of water ... A drop or two
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Sleety stuff started at about 8:30 last night, now above freezing and we have a break in the rain.
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Colder than last night when it was 55 degrees in Center City (9:30)! Close to but above freezing now but windy at times.
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 0.31 M M M M Snow!
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Took a long time to thaw ice.
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick clouds overhead, above freezing, melting going on.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Warm morning, comparatively.
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 Moist morning.
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Feels downright balmy, already approaching 50 degrees.Sprinkling steadily.
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Edge of a front, much colder this morning albeit still above freezing.
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 Shivery puppy. And cold cold fingers!
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkling lightly began just before morning now beginning again.
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just a maple tree samara in the calibrated tube. It's quite overcast today with Cumulostratus clouds.
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pink bottomed mackerel skies!
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold and clear, but will warm up today!!!
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost this morning but will be warming up into 50's again today.
2/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M COLD! Clear!
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M pretty coating of snow this morning!
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and clear, waning gibbous moon setting.
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No gloves needed this morning. Strangely, there is not even a trace of water in the gauge. It sprinkled numerous times on me yesterday... But not here. Snow now gone even drom protected areas in parking lot. Ice all melted yesterday.
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
2/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful dawn, high cirrus
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pink and purple in the scattered cumulus clouds.
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny and cold
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear and cold dawn
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Stratus clouds coming in, should rain today.
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Foggy and cool, but no gloves needed. Moisture in air.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold, albeit no gloves. Lots of stratus clouds portend tonight's rain.
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Foggy, moist morning, barely light
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M internet difficulties delayed reporting
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M frost on the ground and windshields, sunny but cold!
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M COLD!!!!! and clear!
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another clear dawn! Still chilly but will warm considerably today.
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M 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 0.00 0.0 M M M Pink cirrus and stratus clouds mixed with orange.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M raining lightly and steadily until after 7 AM
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M T-shirt morning, few clouds in the easy, cirrostratus. Warm and somewhat humid.
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler with clear skies
3/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Very misty, using wipers on way home from choir last night and sidewalks wet this morning. Funnel laden with droplets and glasses have refractory drops too.
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dewy moist with no clouds visible at dawn
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, dense stratus
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy morning with wet spots on sidewalk where condensed moisture fell from branches above...
3/21/2012 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Very light rain falling, started in early morning, but I overslept.
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M foggy again but no rain
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dripping dewy plants, especially ground covers but inside of rain gauge dry.
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Patches of stratus and cirrus, hoping for rain later.
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Glad to have a jacket this morning! Total cloud cover so maybe we can have some more rain today.
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew again but nada inside gauge.
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold morning, probably will get out gloves for the walk home.
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still dry and cold.
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy and warm, sunny
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty bits on the grass but clear skies!
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Chilly, overcast morning, hard to find puddles, guess the ground was really thirsty!
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry sigh
4/4/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Sky overcast. Ground damp but no recordable precipitation.
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 dry
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 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 dry still
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 Virga visible yesterday afternoon
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M AGAIN!
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Finally a bit of rain!
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Some dew this am, low for last night = avg. high for today! Headed into high 80's.
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another dry day coming. Haven't gotten a quarter inch in this month yet.
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Maybe some rain later today...here's hoping! Stratus clouds visible but high up and mixed with blue sky and some cirrus.
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Clearing skies and dry later today.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy and dewy
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Waiting for the big rain!
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 2.10 M M M M Yahoo! Rain! And it is still sprinkling lightly! Fingers are cold this morning.
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cold enough to make poop steam.
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some few, stratocumulus clouds today and bright sunrise.
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and damp.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Starting to sprinkle as I dry off and reassemble the rain gauge. Beautiful sun now blocked by large stratus cloud but moving to SSE with blue skies visible to north.
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear with hardly clouds
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain to south last night including South Philly and Phillies game but light enough that there was no rain delay. Cold morning absolutely clear blue sky!
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold enough that a used poop-bag was appreciated as a hand warmer ... Tied up neatly of course'
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Raining!
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Sprinkling
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Server went down?
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First zero of May. Cool and overcast this morning.
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and comfortable but for the gnats!
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clearing
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Light rain continues.
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Clear blue sky, gardens look pristine and happy, temp at about 55 degrees. Wish I could stay and work.
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clear, low 50's
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Going to be a glorious day!
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds stratocumulus
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick clouds stratus but like cotton batting inside a quilt.
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High cirrus clouds and strong breeze, glorious morning!
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another clear blue sky day.
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful day!
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry again!
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Cloudy more rain today.
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Humid!!!!
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and humid.
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain and thunderstorm were in the area last night but none at rain gauge location. Very dense clouds this morning, perhaps we will get some rain today.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M raining so hard at 7 AM that I just left the water in the tube, will subtract from tomorrow's reading to get accurate single day total on Monday morning. The dog and I are both still damp (she more than me, since I could shed all the wet clothes!)
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Humid and sunny
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Showers predicted but not just yet.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, no clouds
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Glorious morning, some Cumulostratus clouds
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Some cirrus to north
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear blue sky
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Some cirrus this morning,
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M guess the data didn't get through yesterday morning...
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Clear skies again for the morning but expecting clouds to return. More humid and not as cool today.
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 Gonna be a warm one today, sun already at full bore.
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Humid and total cloud cover, wind is redeeming
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.91 M M M M Blue sky to west
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 Dewy morning
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sky overcast.
6/23/2012 8:11 AM 1.04 M M M M Sunny. (edit: daily precip initially recorded as 0.04". changed to NA due to discrepancy with surroundings. observer contacted. P.G.) (observer-confirmed 1.04". P.G.)
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies and almost warm already
6/25/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Cumulus clouds aplenty!
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, heat's a-coming!
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Raucous thunderstorm before 5:30 AM but no apparent wind damage
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Warming up already
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot already
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cumulus clouds to the SE
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot
7/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not too hot yet
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hope this is the day we break the heat bubble back down to high 80's or low 90's!
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Is this a drought situation? Need to read up on the categories.
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some sprinkles on car roof and windshield but none in gauge. Very cloudy and damp this AM but no rain in forecast.
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 Cloudy morning dare we hope!
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Thunderstorm last night and good precip.
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Already in 80's
7/19/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2012 7:15 AM 1.20 M M M M Heavy rain through 7:15 a.m. then fine rain until 8:20 a.m.
7/21/2012 8:15 AM 0.20 M M M M
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Muggy and buggy!
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Swampy air this am
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M nice rain, some heavy but also slow and steady for awhile
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Few drops on cars
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.86 M M M M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Sprinkling beginning again at 7 AM
8/19/2012 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 Overcast
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light overcast
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M light steady rain
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 gonna be another hot one!
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Feels like it's gonna rain...we'll see.
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast and humid
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Bits of blue visible but probably not enough to patch the Dutchman's breeches.
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Tropical air still.
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Blue blue sky clouds receding to the north east.
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 sorry, couldn't get through with my cell phone today after leaving the garden on my way to work!
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 one more dry sunny day!
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Fast moving clouds and strong breezes here on the ground.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.85 M M M M Sky clearing rain stopped last night around 9 PM.
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Network issues!
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 0.72 M M M M Cool and clear
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 Lots of cumulus clouds, fairly low.
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M a rare thing... a steady light rain at 7 AM
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M 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
2/11/2012 2/12/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.30 M M COLD!
2/24/2012 2/25/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.30 M M
4/1/2012 4/02/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.22 M M hurray for the rain!
5/4/2012 5/05/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.22 M M Humid, slight rain on early Friday morning and then thunderstorms and real rain on Friday/Saturday night.
5/15/2012 5/16/2012 7:00 AM 2 2.85 M M Errands during rainstorm precluded the Tuesday reading. Very damp, humid air and totally clouded over maybe more rain today.
6/18/2012 6/19/2012 7:30 AM 2 0.00 M M Sky overcast
7/14/2012 7/15/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.44 M M lovely rain all on Saturday, from after midnight through mid-morning
7/28/2012 7/29/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.33 M M Most likely it was zero inches on the 27th and all of this rainfall on the 28th but I couldn't get over to the garden rain gauge due to issues with very sick (mange) fox on front porch....
8/8/2012 8/09/2012 7:00 AM 2 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