Station Overview Station Location
Station Number VA-FL-2 Latitude 36.991815
Station Name Copper Hill 6.2 S Longitude -80.129549
County Floyd Elevation (ft) 2566



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 3.36 5.38 31 5.38 31 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.1 1 0
Nov 11 3.72 5.97 30 5.97 30 0.00 0 0 8 5 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 3.43 5.21 31 5.21 31 0.00 0 0 7 4 0.1 1 0
Jan 12 3.42 2.66 31 2.66 31 0.00 0 0 13 7 2.7 3 4
Feb 12 3.14 2.32 29 2.32 29 0.00 0 0 10 2 7.6 2 4
March 12 4.22 3.75 31 3.75 31 0.00 0 0 12 4 0.0 0 0
April 12 3.84 4.36 30 4.36 30 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
May 12 4.34 5.07 31 5.07 31 0.00 0 0 15 3 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.44 9.89 35 6.79 30 3.10 5 1 10 3 0.0 0 0
July 12 4.37 5.38 31 5.38 31 0.00 0 0 17 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.94 3.52 31 3.52 31 0.00 0 0 11 8 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 4.52 5.62 30 5.62 30 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 46.74" 59.13" 371 days 56.03" 366 3.10" 5 days 1 137 days 43 days 10.5" 7 days 8 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 0.01
10/2/2011 0.03
10/3/2011 T
10/4/2011 0.02
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 2.11
10/13/2011 0.21
10/14/2011 0.52
10/15/2011 T
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.60
10/20/2011 1.02
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 T
10/26/2011 0.00
10/27/2011 0.00
10/28/2011 0.03
10/29/2011 0.82
10/30/2011 0.01
10/31/2011 0.00
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.00
11/4/2011 1.09
11/5/2011 T
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.00
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 T
11/11/2011 T
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.08
11/17/2011 0.60
11/18/2011 0.10
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.02
11/22/2011 T
11/23/2011 1.04
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.21
11/29/2011 2.83
11/30/2011 T
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 0.18
12/7/2011 1.46
12/8/2011 1.09
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 T
12/15/2011 0.00
12/16/2011 T
12/17/2011 0.44
12/18/2011 T
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 T
12/23/2011 1.19
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.00
12/28/2011 0.83
12/29/2011 0.00
12/30/2011 0.00
12/31/2011 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 T
1/3/2012 0.02
1/4/2012 0.01
1/5/2012 T
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012 0.03
1/10/2012 0.11
1/11/2012 T
1/12/2012 0.98
1/13/2012 0.02
1/14/2012 T
1/15/2012 0.08
1/16/2012 T
1/17/2012 0.01
1/18/2012 T
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.36
1/22/2012 0.32
1/23/2012 0.01
1/24/2012 0.11
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.60
1/28/2012 T
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.11
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.00
2/5/2012 0.55
2/6/2012 0.02
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.05
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.01
2/12/2012 T
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.00
2/15/2012 T
2/16/2012 0.06
2/17/2012 0.21
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.90
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.37
2/24/2012 0.00
2/25/2012 0.04
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.00
3/1/2012 0.59
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.29
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 T
3/6/2012 T
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.31
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012 T
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.09
3/17/2012 0.05
3/18/2012 T
3/19/2012 0.01
3/20/2012 0.00
3/21/2012 0.09
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.04
3/24/2012 0.69
3/25/2012 1.10
3/26/2012 0.30
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.00
3/29/2012 0.19
3/30/2012 0.00
3/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 T
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.03
4/5/2012 0.02
4/6/2012 0.23
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 0.00
4/16/2012 0.00
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.49
4/19/2012 1.16
4/20/2012 0.00
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.79
4/23/2012 0.43
4/24/2012 0.02
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.81
4/27/2012 0.38
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.00
5/1/2012 T
5/2/2012 0.25
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 0.03
5/5/2012 0.00
5/6/2012 0.01
5/7/2012 T
5/8/2012 0.02
5/9/2012 0.29
5/10/2012 0.36
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.87
5/15/2012 1.72
5/16/2012 0.01
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 T
5/22/2012 0.56
5/23/2012 0.16
5/24/2012 0.20
5/25/2012 0.07
5/26/2012 0.00
5/27/2012 0.00
5/28/2012 0.01
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012 0.51
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012 T
6/2/2012 0.41
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 T
6/5/2012 0.04
6/6/2012 1.47
6/7/2012 0.02
6/8/2012 0.00 **
6/9/2012 0.00 **
6/10/2012 0.00 **
6/11/2012 0.00 **
6/12/2012 3.10 3.10
6/13/2012 0.96
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.00
6/18/2012 0.13
6/19/2012 0.57
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.06
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.03
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.36
7/2/2012 0.47
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.01
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 0.00
7/10/2012 0.75
7/11/2012 0.25
7/12/2012 0.87
7/13/2012 0.04
7/14/2012 0.14
7/15/2012 T
7/16/2012 0.01
7/17/2012 0.19
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.89
7/20/2012 0.30
7/21/2012 0.01
7/22/2012 0.07
7/23/2012 T
7/24/2012 0.65
7/25/2012 0.10
7/26/2012 0.00
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 T
7/31/2012 0.27
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.18
8/3/2012 0.05
8/4/2012 0.17
8/5/2012 0.01
8/6/2012 0.09
8/7/2012 T
8/8/2012 T
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.34
8/11/2012 0.55
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.01
8/15/2012 T
8/16/2012 T
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 1.50
8/20/2012 0.53
8/21/2012 0.09
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 T
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 T
8/28/2012 T
8/29/2012 T
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.33
9/3/2012 0.51
9/4/2012 0.07
9/5/2012 0.16
9/6/2012 0.03
9/7/2012 0.16
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.02
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 0.04
9/18/2012 2.57
9/19/2012 1.63
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 0.05
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.02
9/30/2012 0.03



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/3/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very brief shower Monday afternoon about 330 time frame I think
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 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 2.11 M M M M Rain event began after 5:00 a.m. on 10/11/2011; fog, drizzle, and 56 degrees at ob time
10/13/2011 7:10 AM 0.21 M M M M Light fog, drizzle, and 59.5 degrees at ob time.....I think some rain fell Wed morning and some fell overnight, but not positive about timing
10/14/2011 6:00 AM 0.52 M M M M 0.24 fell during the day on Thursday, the rest overnight; mstly cdy, lt brz, sprinkles, and 53 degrees at ob time
10/15/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2011 6:15 AM 0.60 M M M M Initial rain during event began after 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday; very foggy, a light breeze & 54 degrees at ob time
10/20/2011 6:00 AM 1.02 M M M M Rain fell during the day on Wed....became breezy Wed eve & o/night
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles about 6:30 to 6:45 on Monday evening
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain and 41 degrees at ob time
10/29/2011 8:15 AM 0.82 M M M M Cloudy, very lt brz, lt ice coating on trees at house but not on deck, vehicles or grass, and 31 degrees at ob time; 1/8 inch ice on trees on ridge top
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.0 M Lt snow fell about 15-20 minutes between 830-900 on Sat morning
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2011 5:50 AM 1.09 M M M M Rain fell late Thurs evening into o/night hours; foggy, a couple of sprinkles, calm, and 44 degrees at ob time
11/5/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M I think we may have had some sprinkles during the day and/or evening on Wednesday
11/11/2011 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Trace of snow from snow shower about 1030ish Thursday night
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2011 7:10 AM 0.08 M M M M 0.085 rain in gauge; foggy, drizzle, and 57.5 degrees at ob time
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Lt rain, lt brz, 40 degrees at ob time; 0.42 fell during the day on Wednesday
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2011 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain fell sometime overnight
11/22/2011 6:40 AM T M M M M Calm, foggy, 53 degrees @ ob time
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 1.04 M M M M Rain fell overnight when a strong cold front moved through
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2011 5:30 AM 0.21 M M M M Rain fell overnight; very foggy, drizzle, calm to very lt brz and 52* at ob time
11/29/2011 6:00 AM 2.83 M M M M 0.09 fell during the day, the rest fell overnight; mostly cdy, almost calm, and 40.5* at ob time
11/30/2011 5:45 AM T T M 0.0 M Trace of snow about 6-7 on Tuesday evening
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Rain fell Monday evening primarily; cloudy, lt brz, 53* & ob time
12/7/2011 6:35 AM 1.46 M M M M Calm, drizzle, no fog, and 51.5* at ob time.....0.60 fell during day on Tuesday into early Tuesday evening; the rest fell overnight
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 1.09 0.1 M 0.0 M Rain fell during the day on Wednesday ending about 6pm estimated; then snow shower about 7-8 pm
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2011 6:30 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles Tuesday evening and maybe overnight
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2011 5:30 AM T 0.0 M M M Trace of sprinkles late Thursday afternoon
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Friday until about early evening
12/18/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of snow flurries....I think they probably fell during wee hours of the morning
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M 0.005 in gauge....more than a trace but not 0.01 inch
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 1.19 M M M M Rain fell during day on Thursday, but mostly Thursday evening I believe
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2011 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Rain fell during daylight hours on Tuesday; had some wet snow flurries about 8:30 pm; more snow flurries observed about 6:30 am; brzy, m cdy, and 32 with flurries at ob time
12/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M I think the rain fell sometime late overnight
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles Sunday afternoon
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 0.4 M Liquid amount is estimated; 3/8" snow from heavy snow shwr at 6pm 01/02/12, a lt snow shwr at 8pm 01/02/12; flurries overnight and light snow before and at ob time; lt snow, brzy, cdy, and 13.5 - 14.0 degrees at ob time
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.3 M I think an eighth of an inch of snow fell after ob time on 01/03/2012
1/5/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A stray flurry or two early Wed evening
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Cdy, calm, 33* @ ob time; I believe rain fell late Sun eve into o/nt hours
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M 0.115 of rain fell sporadically during the day on Monday
1/11/2012 6:15 AM T M M M M
1/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.98 M M M M Rain fell throughout the day on Wednesday into evening hours; mostly clear, calm, and 39* at ob time
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain shower Thursday evening
1/14/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of flurries observed at 4:00 on Sat morning
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 2.2 M 2.0 M 2 1/8 inches of snow fell Sat evening about 8-8:30 pm.m until about 12:30 a.m.
1/16/2012 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M Trace of flurries from a light snow shower mid to late morning on Sunday
1/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Some rain mixed with sleet fell between 6-7 on Monday evening. Mostly cloudy, a little breezy, 42* @ ob time.
1/18/2012 6:45 AM T M M M M 0.005 inch of rain fell during the day on Tuesday.....clear, very windy, and 28* at ob time
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 6:15 AM 0.36 M M M M Rain fell late Friday evening and overnight; had icing about 10:30-11:00 Friday night as temp was 30* with light rain falling at that time; cloudy, lt fog, calm, and 35* at ob time
1/22/2012 8:30 AM 0.32 M M M M 0.30 rain fell during the day on Saturday; 0.02 fell overnight; very foggy earlier this morning; currently light fog, calm, 27* with thin coating of ice on everything
1/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very foggy, calm, freezing drizzle, 30* at ob time with thin glaze of ice on everything
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain fell sometime during day on Monday; partly to mostly clear, calm, 38* at ob time
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.60 M M M M Rain fell overnight...first raindrops about 8:00 on Thursday evening...mostly cloudy, breezy, 48* at ob time
1/28/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain fell late in the day Wed/Wed evening; ptly cdy, a little brzy, 46* at ob time
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
2/5/2012 9:00 AM 0.55 M M M M About 0.18 of rain fell during the day on Saturday, and the rest overnight; foggy, calm, 32* @ ob time
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Fell during day on Sunday which was very foggy until about 7-730 in the evening
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Precip fell during the day on Wed while I was at work....I believe it fell as snow based on wx reports....no snow on ground when I got home...a few flurries fell Wed evening....they were the size of frozen "snow drizzle"
2/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain during day Friday I think....trace of snow overnight
2/12/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of flurries
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M Trace of rain during the day on Tuesday
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Lt drizzle at ob time
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Rain fell during the day on Friday
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 Almost spring like day on Saturday....Roanoke hit 64....cloudy about 34* at ob time....snow not yet started
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.90 7.5 0.90 7.5 M Snow on Sunday, began about 7:10 - 7:15 a.m.; including 2.5 inches in about an hour starting at 3:55 p.m. Two inches fell through about lunch time; precip ended by 8:00 p.m. with light fine flurries.
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Partly cloudy, calm, 27* @ ob time; snow depth on ground 4.5 to 5.0 inches; snow depth on snowboard is 6.0 inches
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M 37* and mostly clear at ob time; 2.5 to 3.5 inches of snow left depending on where it's measured
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.37 M M 0.0 M Rain fell Wed evening; a distant flash of lightning observed along with a couple of small rumbles of thunder
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.1 M 0.1 M Rain fell during the day on Friday....the region was under a tornado watch from late morning to mid-afternoon; 1/8 inch snow showers very late Friday/early Sat am
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Some rain fell about 8pm, but most in a downpour about 2am. Clear, a little breezy, 49* at ob time.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.29 M M M M 0.12 fell during the day on Friday; the rest fell sometime overnight
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Observed flurries about 3pm on Sunday and about 4am on Monday....both episodes very brief....observed trace of accumulation on the ground at ob time
3/6/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M 0.005 liquid precip in rain gauge; lt snow fell Monday morning off and on; just a trace of accum here and about half inch towards Bent Mtn area
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Rain fell late Thursday evening or overnight.
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
3/13/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles after dark Monday evening
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Scattered showers mid to late Thursday afternoon
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Rain fell overnight I believe
3/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles Sat evening
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain fell during Sun afternoon I think; foggy, muggy, about 50* @ ob time
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain fell sometime Tues afternoon
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Thursday
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Rain fell overnight; light rain, no fog, calm, and 54* @ ob time with a single "soft" flash of lightning to the south
3/25/2012 7:40 AM 1.10 M M M M 0.80 fell during the day on Saturday, the rest overnight. Drizzle, cloudy, 49* @ ob time
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Rain fell during day on Sunday; 2.09 total for the event.
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Fast moving t'storm moved through about 9pm on Wed night with some lightning and thunder, winds, and heavy rain; NWS Blacksburg indicated it was moving at 45mph.
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of rain from showers that moved through early Saturday morning
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain fell Tuesday evening from a cluster of showers and storms that moved to the south of here.
4/5/2012 12:01 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain fell during the day on Wednesday. (The unusual observation time is due to forgetting to check the gauge at the normal time on Thursday morning.)
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Rain started in the morning about dawn and fell during the day on Thursday.
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2012 6:45 AM 0.49 M M M M 0.495 inch of rain, most fell overnight. Cloudy, calm, very fine drizzle & 46* @ ob time
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 1.16 M M M M Most rain fell during the day into early Wed evening.
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2012 6:30 AM 0.79 M M M M 0.40 fell overnight sometime; cloudy, calm, very light drizzle, 47* @ ob time
4/23/2012 6:30 AM 0.43 M M M M 0.42 of rain fell during the day on Sunday; cloudy, windy, and 33* @ ob time
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Trace of snow flurries Monday morning; Ken said snowflakes fell at the house that morning (they weren't sticking)
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Rain fell late overnight, probably in the early morning hours. Mostly cloudy, slight breeze, 52* @ ob time.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M 0.375 fell during the day on Thursday
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles Monday evening
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M 0.19 fell about mid-afternoon on Tuesday; 0.06 fell about 8:00 p.m.
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain fell about 7:00 Thursday evening...more wind than anything else with the "storm" that blew thru...very little lightning if any.
5/5/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/7/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/8/2012 7:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain fell in early morning hours, probably drizzle. Cloudy, very lt brz, very lt drizzle, 58* @ ob time.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M 0.11 fell during the day before 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Rain fell Wednesday afternoon
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M Sprinkles about 3:50-4:00 p.m. on Sunday; rain started after 6:00 p.m. and continued overnight. Raining lt to moderately, calm, 56* @ ob time.
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 1.72 M M M M 1.54 fell before 6:00 p.m. on Monday, another 0.18 fell Monday evening/overnight; event total 2.59 so far. Cloudy, calm, 57* @ ob time.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Tuesday.
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 T M M M M Trace of rain/sprinkles in the 6:00 hour Sunday evening.
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M T'shower with heavy downpour about 630-700 Monday evening...lt rain fell after storm until almost bedtime. Total rain 0.56".
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Trace of rain fell sometime during the day on Tuesday. The rest fell overnight; it was raining at 2:00 a.m. Mostly cloudy, calm, 58* @ ob time.
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain fell late overnight sometime.
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Thursday.
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 0.015 fell overnight...possibly about 3:00 a.m.
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2012 6:30 AM 0.51 M M M M Rain fell Tuesday evening into early overnight hours
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Rain fell during the day on Friday up to early evening.
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles mid-late Sunday morning
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 0.045 fell about 930 or so Monday night
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 1.47 M M M M Rain fell overnight after 9pm....lt rain, lt fog, and 51* @ ob time
6/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M I think the rain fell just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2012 6:00 AM 3.10 M M M M Cloudy, very lt brz, 65* @ ob time
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M Rain fell during a gully washer t'storm during the 8:00 hour on Tuesday evening.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M I think the rain fell overnight sometime; cloudy, humid and 60-61* @ ob time.
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Rain fell during a t'storm mid-afternoon on Monday.
6/20/2012 7:00 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
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain fell Friday afternoon/evening.
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain fell Sunday evening during the 6:00 hour I believe.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2012 7:00 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 T M M M M Trace of sprinkles from the "derecho" Friday evening.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Rain fell in heavy t'storm about 9pm...rain fell about 10 minutes...lots of vivid lightning and some pea sized hail...had some pieces of quarter size hail but no rain at 6pm at the house but 1 mile north got hit with hail and heavy rain...there was shredded leaves on the parkway at spring house towards the monestary
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Rain fell in a strong storm about 12:45 to 1:15 Monday morning.
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M I think the rain fell sometime overnight.
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 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M 0.755 fell late afternoon on Monday; cloudy, humid, calm, and sprinkling at ob time
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M 0.245 fell during the day on Tuesday and the rest sometime overnight.
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M Most of the rain fell during the daylight hours on Wednesday.
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rain fell primarily during the daylight hours on Friday.
7/15/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M I think we may have gotten at least a few sprinkles at the house, but I wasn't home.
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain fell late afternoon on Monday.
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Rain fell mid to late afternoon on Wednesday.
7/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Rain fell before 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Friday.
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Fog, drizzle, on an easterly flow overnight. Fog, hint of drizzle in the air, calm, and 66* @ ob time.
7/23/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M A period of a few sprinkles fell during the day on Sunday.
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Rain fell mid-late afternoon on Monday.
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Rain fell sometime in the afternoon on Tuesday.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of sprinkles sometime late overnight.
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Monday.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Rain fell sometime during Wednesday afternoon.
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Thursday.
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain fell sometime overnight.
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Two very brief rain showers early afternoon Saturday.
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain fell sometime late Sunday evening possibly into the overnight hours.
8/7/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/8/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Rain fell about and after 10:30 on Thursday night.
8/11/2012 8:30 AM 0.55 M M M M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 0.015 fell late Monday evening.
8/15/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M A stray sprinkle during the day on Tuesday per Ken.
8/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Some sprinkles just after 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 1.50 M M M M Rain fell late overnight (began sometime in the 3-4 a.m. time frame) and ended at ob time; cloudy and 62* @ ob time.
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Rain fell during the first part of the day on Sunday....day remained cloudy, cool (58-62*) and foggy from time to time. Total event rainfall 2.03"
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain fell sometime during the day on Monday.
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM T M 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 T M M M M Trace of sprinkles during the day on Sunday.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkles on Monday morning.
8/29/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of rain during the day on Tuesday.
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Rain fell Saturday evening.
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M 0.32 fell Sunday afternoon. Calm, foggy, & damp at ob time.
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Cloudy, calm, muggy, and 68* @ ob time.
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M I think the rain fell late Tuesday afternoon/early Tuesday evening. Cloudy, very lt brz, no fog, 68* @ ob time.
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain fell sometime overnight.
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M 0.15 fell during the day on Thursday; another 0.01 fell overnight.
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief shower fell mid-afternoon on Saturday.
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 0.00 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 0.04 M M M M 0.045 in gauge. Foggy, calm, 55* @ ob time. Couldn't determine sky condition but did see a couple of stars directly overhead.
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 2.57 M M M M Most of the rain fell Monday evening into the overnight. Light rain, very breezy, 65* @ ob time.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 1.63 M M M M Event total rainfall of 4.20 inches.
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 0.055 inch of rain fell about mid-afternoon. Surprise rain that wasn't forecasted that moved through SWVA.
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 9:20 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain fell Friday evening and/or Friday overnight.
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 0.035 fell during the day on Saturday.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
6/8/2012 6/12/2012 6:00 AM 5 3.10 M M I suspect all of the rain fell on June 11 until about midnight when we got home from Va Beach...a few hundredths may/may not have fallen on June 10 that would have been recorded on June 11 based on surrounding observations.



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
6/30/2012 6:00 PM Not many hailstones nor got any rain at my house; one mile up the parkway got hail and heavy rain as there were shredded leaves on the parkway and noticably cooler temps 1" Quarter Size 1" Quarter Size 1" Quarter Size Hard|White Ice 3 2min no damage Intermittent False vertical