Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WA-CK-31 Latitude 45.59707
Station Name Camas 0.7 NNW Longitude -122.41865
County Clark Elevation (ft) 574



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 4.33 3.81 31 0.48 4 3.33 27 1 4 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 8.04 6.77 30 0.09 1 6.68 29 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 8.23 4.03 31 4.03 31 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 7.19 8.87 31 8.87 31 0.00 0 0 20 3 6.6 4 2
Feb 12 5.98 4.99 29 4.99 29 0.00 0 0 20 1 0.1 1 0
March 12 5.48 10.27 31 10.04 26 0.23 5 1 20 3 10.6 7 4
April 12 4.28 6.68 30 5.12 20 1.56 10 2 14 1 0.1 1 0
May 12 3.54 3.91 31 2.36 24 1.55 7 2 8 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 2.74 5.61 30 5.31 26 0.30 4 1 17 2 0.0 0 0
July 12 0.87 1.17 31 1.17 31 0.00 0 0 7 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 0.92 0.03 31 0.03 26 0.00 5 1 1 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 2.02 0.11 30 0.11 11 0.00 19 2 2 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 53.62" 56.25" 366 days 42.60" 260 13.65" 106 days 11 131 days 19 days 17.4" 13 days 6 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 0.10
10/3/2011 0.17
10/4/2011 0.20
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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 3.33
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11/22/2011 **
11/23/2011 **
11/24/2011 **
11/25/2011 **
11/26/2011 **
11/27/2011 **
11/28/2011 **
11/29/2011 6.68
11/30/2011 0.09
12/1/2011 0.01
12/2/2011 0.03
12/3/2011 0.01
12/4/2011 0.00
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 T
12/8/2011 0.02
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.03
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 0.00
12/14/2011 0.00
12/15/2011 0.14
12/16/2011 0.08
12/17/2011 0.01
12/18/2011 0.05
12/19/2011 0.06
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.05
12/22/2011 0.00
12/23/2011 0.00
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.09
12/27/2011 0.11
12/28/2011 0.61
12/29/2011 0.97
12/30/2011 1.46
12/31/2011 0.30
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 0.00
1/3/2012 0.01
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.25
1/6/2012 T
1/7/2012 0.26
1/8/2012 0.02
1/9/2012 T
1/10/2012 0.33
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.00
1/13/2012 0.00
1/14/2012 0.00
1/15/2012 0.28
1/16/2012 0.05
1/17/2012 0.19
1/18/2012 1.57
1/19/2012 1.03
1/20/2012 1.83
1/21/2012 0.62
1/22/2012 0.06
1/23/2012 0.34
1/24/2012 0.17
1/25/2012 0.95
1/26/2012 0.21
1/27/2012 0.01
1/28/2012 0.00
1/29/2012 0.01
1/30/2012 0.68
1/31/2012 T
2/1/2012 0.12
2/2/2012 0.03
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 0.02
2/9/2012 0.28
2/10/2012 0.12
2/11/2012 0.43
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.18
2/14/2012 0.03
2/15/2012 0.12
2/16/2012 T
2/17/2012 0.25
2/18/2012 0.59
2/19/2012 0.01
2/20/2012 0.14
2/21/2012 0.84
2/22/2012 0.64
2/23/2012 0.27
2/24/2012 0.00
2/25/2012 0.28
2/26/2012 0.15
2/27/2012 0.08
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.41
3/1/2012 0.53
3/2/2012 0.20
3/3/2012 0.43
3/4/2012 0.02
3/5/2012 T
3/6/2012 0.25
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 T
3/11/2012 0.31
3/12/2012 0.21
3/13/2012 1.48
3/14/2012 0.20
3/15/2012 0.94
3/16/2012 0.55
3/17/2012 0.38
3/18/2012 0.06
3/19/2012 0.13
3/20/2012 0.52
3/21/2012 1.05
3/22/2012 0.93
3/23/2012 T
3/24/2012 **
3/25/2012 **
3/26/2012 **
3/27/2012 **
3/28/2012 0.23
3/29/2012 0.24
3/30/2012 1.32
3/31/2012 0.29
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.88
4/2/2012 0.07
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.36
4/5/2012 0.39
4/6/2012 0.30
4/7/2012 0.03
4/8/2012 0.00
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.07
4/12/2012 0.70
4/13/2012 T
4/14/2012 0.01
4/15/2012 0.00
4/16/2012 0.67
4/17/2012 0.59
4/18/2012 0.44
4/19/2012 0.15
4/20/2012 **
4/21/2012 0.75
4/22/2012 **
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4/26/2012 **
4/27/2012 **
4/28/2012 **
4/29/2012 0.46 0.81
4/30/2012
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5/2/2012 0.34
5/3/2012 0.64
5/4/2012 0.38
5/5/2012 0.35
5/6/2012 T
5/7/2012 0.00
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.14
5/22/2012 0.57
5/23/2012 0.24
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5/25/2012 **
5/26/2012 **
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5/28/2012 1.21
5/29/2012 0.03
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012 0.01
6/1/2012 0.11
6/2/2012 0.15
6/3/2012 0.03
6/4/2012 0.21
6/5/2012 0.99
6/6/2012 0.08
6/7/2012 0.24
6/8/2012 0.43
6/9/2012 0.40
6/10/2012 0.03
6/11/2012 0.00
6/12/2012 0.05
6/13/2012 0.19
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 T
6/18/2012 0.02
6/19/2012 **
6/20/2012 **
6/21/2012 **
6/22/2012 0.30
6/23/2012 0.36
6/24/2012 0.64
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.95
6/27/2012 0.43
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.43
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.16
7/4/2012 T
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 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.00
7/15/2012 0.04
7/16/2012 0.18
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 T
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.34
7/21/2012 0.01
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 T
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.00
7/27/2012 T
7/28/2012 0.01
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 T
8/2/2012 T
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 T
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.03
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 **
8/25/2012 **
8/26/2012 **
8/27/2012 **
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.10
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9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.01
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9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E45OVC, visibility 20 miles and 55 deg at obs. Friday high 71, Saturday morning low 54. Rain occurred within the past few hours, but not at obs.
10/2/2011 8:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 25SCT E60BKN 200BKN, visibility 45 miles and 53 deg at obs. Saturday high 59, low 54, Sunday morning low 53. Ocnl R-- thru the day, R- after 1700 with .04" thru 2100 and .06" overnight.
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20OVC, visibility 7 miles, R- and 54 deg at obs. Sunday high 61, Monday morning low 53. Ocnl R--/R- by late morning through the afternoon and overnight.
10/4/2011 7:30 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E45BKN 70OVC, visibility 45 miles and 50 deg at obs. Monday high 61, Tuesday low so far 50. R- into late morning and again late afternoon thru evening. Just .02" after 2100.
11/30/2011 6:45 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC1L-F and 43 deg at obs. Tuesday high 41 (thru 2100), low 37. Wednesday morning low 41.
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, visibility 70 miles and 33 deg at obs. Wednesday high 49, low this morning 32. The precip was from drizzle that occurred during and after yesterday's observation.
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC and 39 deg at obs. Thursday high 46, Friday morning low 36. Rain occurred sometime after 2300.
12/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 34 deg at obs. L- in the past 2 hours. Friday high 47, Saturday morning low 31 before the fog rolled in.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3BKN25OVC2F and 35 deg at obs. Saturday high just 36, Sunday morning low 34. Extensive fog Saturday morning, raising midday, but still a very low overcast through the afternoon and overnight.
12/5/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, visibility 70 miles and 28 deg at obs. Sunday high 44, Monday morning low 28 so far. Finally shook the low clouds and fog away late Sunday morning.
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/4F and 29 deg at obs. A beautifully clear day on Monday, high of 42. Tuesday morning low 27.
12/7/2011 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/4F and 32 deg at obs. Tuesday high 35, Wednesday morning low 30. Thick fog all day and overnight. Very light freezing drizzle (ZL--) noted in the evening.
12/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 31 deg at obs. Wednesday high 37, Thursday morning low 28. The fog is gone this morning, heavy frost has returned. The 0.02" is from drizzle yesterday morning and again in the evening.
12/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, vsby 70 miles, a light easterly breeze and 32 deg at obs. Thursday high 44, Friday morning low 29.
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 27 deg at 0700, but fog moved in by 0800, vsby down to 1/4 mile. Friday high temp 45, Saturday morning low 26 occurred after 0730.
12/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 34 deg at obs. Saturday high 34, Sunday morning low 33. Lo overcast all day Saturday, ocnl R- or L- by late afternoon into the evening.
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 29 deg at obs. Low overcast all day Sunday, high temp 37. Periods of fog and clearing overnight, low of 27 under clear skies just a half hour ago.
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, visibility 70 miles and 27 deg at obs. Monday high 43, Tuesday low 27 so far. A crisp but sunny Monday after the fog moved out about 0830.
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E100BKN250BKN and 29 deg at obs. Tuesday high 41, Wednesday morning low 28. It was a clear morning, with some Ac and Ci moving in the afternoon.
12/15/2011 7:30 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/16R-F and 34 deg at obs. Wednesday high 39, Thursday morning low 33. Ocnl R--/R- after 1700 with 0.04" by 2100. Most of the remaining .10" is believed to have come after 0500.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 37 deg at obs, but fog moved out exposing an E110OVC by 0715. Thursday high of 41 occurred in the evening, Friday low so far 37. Hvy fog was observed all day into mid-afternoon, R-/R-- into mid-morning, then L-/L-- into early afternoon.
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 1SCT250-SCT and 32 deg at obs. Friday high 45, Saturday morning low 31. A nice afternoon with lots of sun, then fog returned overnight. Precip is from drizzle with the fog overnight.
12/18/2011 7:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC1F and 36 deg at obs. Saturday high 44, Sunday morning low 32. Lots of sun Saturday after the fog rolled away around 1000 for the last time. Precip occurred since midnight, timing unknown.
12/19/2011 7:30 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E7OVC and 41 deg at obs. Sunday high 42, Monday morning low 41. Heavy fog much of the day on Sunday with ocnl R- in the morning, then L- into the evening.
12/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20OVC and 37 deg at obs. Monday high 42, low 38. Tuesday morning low 36.
12/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 36 deg at obs. Tuesday high 40, Wednesday morning low 35. Drizzle started around 1000 Tuesday morning and continued into the early afternoon. Today is the 16th day this month and seventh consecutive day that I have observed thick fog (visibility 1/4 mile or less) at my home here.
12/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT, visibility 70 miles, and 30 deg at obs. Wednesday high 41, evening low 31, Thursday morning low 29. Low overcast broke late morning, leading to a mostly sunny afternoon.
12/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E50OVC45 and 34 deg at obs. Thursday high 42, Friday morning low 30. A beautifully sunny, but crisp, day with a few sctd cirrus from time to time, light east winds.
12/24/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 50SCTE110OVC and 36 deg at obs. Friday's high was 46, second warmest day of the month to date, Saturday morning low 33.
12/25/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A Merry and Blessed Christmas to all. Overcast and 37 deg to start the day. Saturday's high of 48 was the warmest reading so far this month. Christmas morning low so far was 37. The radar shows rain on the western horizon.
12/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 1SCTE200OVC1F and 36 deg at obs. VSBY S-NW 1/4. Christmas Day high 48, Monday morning low 34. R- after about 0830 Sunday, over by 1130, then ocnl RW- in aftn and evening, another 0.01" added overnight.
12/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E12OVC2R-F and 42 deg at obs. Monday high 41 (thru 2100), Tuesday morning low 39. Ocnl R- began after 2000 with just a trace by 2100.
12/28/2011 7:30 AM 0.61 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6SCTE40OVC and 52 deg at obs. Tuesday high 49, warmed to 52 overnight with southerly winds. Wednesday morning low 49. Precip of 0.31" fell thru 2100, with the bulk of that after 1600. Another 0.30" fell after 2100. Rain in the past 24 hours was more than had fallen in the rest of the month combined before yesterday.
12/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.97 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 25SCTE50BKN200OVC and 44 deg at obs. Wednesday high 54, Thursday low so far 44. R- most of the day into early evening, just 0.02" after 2100.
12/30/2011 8:00 AM 1.46 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E15OVC8R- and 45 deg at obs. Thursday's high of 52 occurred in the evening, Friday morning low so far 45. R- returned late morning, ocnly as R thru the evening and overnight. 0.61" 0800-2100, another 0.85" overnight, rapidly making up some of the deficit. It was the wettest 24-hours since February 28-March 1.
12/31/2011 8:00 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-BKN, visibility 45 miles and 33 deg at obs. Friday's high of 52 occurred early morning, the low was 35 through 2100. Saturday morning low 32. R-, brief R/R+ in the morning, ocnl RW- in the afternoon. Frozen precip fell in a mixed shower just after 2300, appeared to be very small hail. Some remains frozen to the deck rail this morning.
1/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 120FEW 250-OVC, visibility 75 miles and 43 deg at obs. Saturday high was 41 (thru 2100), warming to 43 overnight. End of 2011 data: Total precip of 55.49" was 102% of the 46-year average for this area of Camas. CORRECTION: Water Year to date total of 15.45" is 74% of average (corrected 1/2/12). December's total of 4.02" was 46% of average and the driest since the same amount was recorded in 1986. December temperatures were about 1.5 degrees below average.
1/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E150BKN250OVC, visibility 70 miles and 44 deg at obs. Sunday high 47, Monday morning low 43. A high overcast on Sunday with strong east winds, gusting as high as 45 mph, with gusts over 80 in the west end of the Columbia River Gorge. Correction to yesterday's report: Water Year to Date precip should be 15.45", not 11.47", which is 74% of the long-term average.
1/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 55SCT 250-OVC and 43 deg at obs. Monday high 52, low of 41 occurred after the 0800 observation, Tuesday morning low so far 42. Brf RW- late morning and again mid-afternoon.
1/4/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT, visibility 70 miles and 39 deg at obs. Tuesday high 48, Wednesday morning low so far 39. A mainly overcast day with sprinkles in the area, but nothing noted here.
1/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 30SCT 250SCT, visibility 20 miles and 41 deg at obs. Wednesday high 52, Thursday morning low so far 41. Clouds increased through the day with R- beginning mid-afternoon continuing into late evening, with 0.19" by 2100. The additional 0.06" mostly came in showers in the past couple of hours.
1/6/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W2X1/8F and 33 deg at obs. Thursday high 48, Friday morning low 31, 1st frost of the month. A partly sunny day, missed all the showers, then cleared in the evening. Fog in sometime after midnight, trace from drizzle.
1/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.26 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 E12OVC, visibility 7 miles and 38 deg at obs. Friday high just 37 through 2100, Saturday morning low 35 warming to 38 at obs. Heavy fog, with visibility as low as 1/16 mile into early afternoon, then R- after about 1420 into late evening, mixed with snow at times in the evening. 0.21" was measured through 2100, with the remaining 0.05" overnight.
1/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/16F and 34 deg at obs. Saturday high 45, Sunday morning low 33. Brief thick fog mid-morning Saturday, then generally low sctd, high ocst thru the day. Fog returned in the early evening and stayed thru the night with ocnl L- giving us 0.02". Visibility ocnly under 1/16 mile.
1/9/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E1BKN 250BKN1/4F and 33 deg at obs. (Fog lifted away after obs.) Sunday high 44, Monday morning low so far 33. Hvy fog Sunday dissipated late morning, then full sun thru the afternoon. Fog reformed about 2300.
1/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E32OVC, visibility 15 miles and 37 deg at obs. Monday high 43, Tuesday morning low 35. Hvy fog returned before 0900, departed by 0945. A high overcast lowered in the afternoon, with R- by early evening. Just 0.12" by 2100 with the remaining 0.21" overnight.
1/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E200OVC, visibility 70 miles, brisk east winds and 36 deg at obs. Tuesday high 44, low 32, Wednesday morning low 32. A partly cloudy day became clear by evening and with no wind allowed frost by mid-evening. East winds arrived around midnight, warming the temperature and then high overcast by morning.
1/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-BKN, visibility 70 miles and 35 deg at obs. Wednesday high 41, Thursday morning low 34. A brisk east wind keeps the free air above freezing, but there is ice on the puddles again this morning.
1/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 150SCT 250SCT, visibility 70 miles and 29 deg at obs. Thursday high 43, Friday morning low 28, the coldest so far this month. Variable amounts of cirrus and ample sun ruled the day, with the east winds gradually subsiding.
1/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 50SCT E90OVC, visibility 20 miles and 36 deg at obs. Friday high 41, Saturday morning low 32. No precipitation yet, but is on the horizon.
1/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.28 0.4 0.03 0.5 0.03 10SCT E20OVC3SW- and 33 deg at obs. Saturday high 42, Sunday morning low 32. R- began mid-morning, ended mid-afternoon (0.25"), then ocnl flurries noted by 2100 into late evening, and ocnl SW- by 0420 thru observation time.
1/16/2012 8:30 AM 0.05 0.2 T T T E10OVC5S-- and 31 deg at obs. Sunday high 35, Monday morning low 29. Ocnl SW- thru the day on Sunday, then SP shower in the evening between about 1800 and 1820. Just a trace this morning.
1/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.19 0.5 M T M E5OVC3/4S-F and 33 deg at obs. Monday high 36, Tuesday low so far 33. SW- briefly after sunup, then SW- 1345-1455 and again early evening, about 0.1" accumulation each time. Ocnl SW- overnight as well, just 0.1" on ground at obs, but more is just arriving. Temperature just a bit too warm for any serious accumulation at this time.
1/18/2012 8:00 AM 1.57 5.5 0.91 4.0 0.91 W2X1/4R-F and 34 deg at obs. Tuesday high 36, Wednesday morning low 32. Ocnl non-accumulating SW- in the AM, then R- early afternoon. S- began early evening and continued occasionally as S until about 0250, then R-, occasionally R since. Snowfall of 0.9" thru 2100, 3.3" by midnight, and 5.5" by 0230. Melted precip of 0.48" by 2100, the remaining 1.09" since then.
1/19/2012 8:00 AM 1.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W2X1/4RF and 36 deg at obs. Wednesday's high of 49 occurred in the early evening, Thursday morning low 36. R- until late morning (0.19"), then no more rain until after midnight. 0.20" in the last hour. The snow has been washed away.
1/20/2012 8:00 AM 1.83 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 20SCT E30OVC, visibility 15 miles and 36 deg at obs. Thursday high of 49 occurred early morning, the afternoon high was 42. Friday morning low 36. R became R+ from about 1030 to 1300, then a nearly dry late afternoon. 0.22" of the total 1.83" fell after 2100. I recorded precip hourly from 0700 through 2300. I have a flooded barn to help cleanup this morning.
1/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.62 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20BKN 35OVC, visibility 15 miles and 41 deg at obs. Friday high 39, warming to 42 overnight. Friday low of 34 occurred late afternoon. Low since 2100 was 35. Generally R- with fog, mainly afternoon and evening. Of the 0.62", 0.52" came after 2100.
1/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 20SCT E30OVC10R-- and 39 deg at obs. Saturday high 43, Sunday morning low 36. Just a trace of rain since last evening.
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W3X1/4F and 35 deg at obs. Sunday high 42, Monday morning low 34. R- by 0900 on Sunday continued into mid-afternoon, brfly R early afternoon. Some clearing in the evening, then fog forming overnight.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E5OVC3/8R-F and 35 deg at obs. Monday high 40, low 34. Hvy fog thru late morning, then very low overcast into mid-afternoon, followed by nearly clear skies until after sunset. Fog returned after 1800 and hung out thru the evening, lifted with east winds around 2200, then returned after the rain began about 0330.
1/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.95 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E50OVC and 46 deg at obs. Tuesday's high of 52 occurred at 2100, Wednesday morning low was 45. R- brief R into early afternoon, then intermittant into the early evening.
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20BKN, visibility 15 miles, and 38 deg at obs. Wednesday high 53, Thursday low so far 38. Ocnl brief RW- midday, heavier nearby, produced 0.06" thru 2200, then the cold front passage around 0400 brought the remaining 0.15" with NW winds gusting locally to 35 mph.
1/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W2X1/8ZF and 30 deg at obs. Thursday's high of 48 occurred very early in the morning, the low was 34 thru 2100. Friday morning's low of 28 is the coldest of this month. It was a mostly clear morning, followed by a mostly cloudy afternoon, with clearing by early evening. A late afternoon shower brought brief hail at 1612-1614; a report was filed.
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E150BKN and 31 deg at obs. Friday high 40, Saturday morning low 29. Hvy fog broke mid-morning, then a sunny day with just a few cirrus. Some Ac moved in overnight.
1/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 R-- and 41 deg at obs. Saturday high 45, Sunday morning low 36.
1/30/2012 7:30 AM 0.68 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 5SCT E15BKN L- and 42 deg at obs. Sunday high 47, Monday low so far 42. Ocnl R- in the morning, then steady R- afternoon and evening, briefly R in the afternoon. 0.53" thru 2100, the remaining 0.15" overnight.
1/31/2012 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E25BKN and 41 deg at obs. Monday high 49, Tuesday morning low 41. Trace is from light drizzle (L-) noted Monday morning. It was a day with a low overcast, occasionally broken in the afternoon and evening.
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10BKN 20OVC R- and 44 deg at obs. Tuesday high 49, Wednesday morning low 41. Ocnl R- after about 1840, just 0.01" before 2100. January total was 8.88", about 113% of the long-term average.
2/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-BKN and 34 deg at obs. Wednesday high 49, Thursday morning low 33. The precip was left over R- after yesterday's obs, then a brief midday shower. We had brief fog as well this morning, but it disappeared as quick as it arrived.
2/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear with gusty east winds and 43 deg at obs. Thursday high 51, Friday morning low 42. Variable amounts of cirrus through the day becoming clear by evening.
2/4/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-BKN and 40 deg at obs. Friday high 49, Saturday morning low 39. A blustery day with full sunshine as the strong NE-E winds continue.
2/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-BKN and 39 deg at obs. Saturday high 50, Sunday morning low 37. Another sunny day with just sctd Ci most of the day. The blustery east winds slackened by evening and are nearly calm this morning.
2/6/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 39 deg at obs. Sunday high 51, Monday morning low 38. Another mostly sunny day, with sctd to brkn Ci filtering the sun from time to time.
2/7/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 39 deg at obs. Monday high 50, Tuesday morning low 38. Another sunny, but breezy day. Clear with a few cirrus from time to time, mostly from contrails. Quite windy in the evening and overnight, estimated gusts in the 45-50 mph range.
2/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 45SCT E60OVC R- and 41 deg at obs. Tuesday high 49, Wednesday morning low 39. Ocnl R--/R- by evening into the overnight. Strong east winds slackened during late afternoon and evening.
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E60OVC R- and 41 deg at obs. Wednesday high 44, Thursday low so far 41. R- thru late morning Wednesday with 0.15", then R- returning overnight with the added 0.13".
2/10/2012 7:30 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E35OVC R- and 42 deg at obs. Thursday high 47, Friday morning low 41. Thursday morning's R- continued into mid/late morning (0.07"), an overcast afternoon and evening, then R- returned by about 0500.
2/11/2012 7:30 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 30SCT E60BKN and 39 deg at obs. Friday high 46, Saturday low so far 39. Brf R- Friday morning, then steady R- by noon into late evening. Just 0.02" after 2100.
2/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E4OVC and 38 deg at obs. Saturday high 47, Sunday morning low 37. A generally overcast day, but briefly low sctd clds early aftn.
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC1R-F and 38 deg at obs. Sunday high 47, Monday low so far 38. An overcast day, R- after about 1900.
2/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E15BKN 30OVC R- and 39 deg at obs. Monday high 42, Tuesday morning low 38. An overcast day Monday, brief R- early then returning R- overnight.
2/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 10SCT E20OVC and 37 deg at obs. Tuesday high 45, low 37 (in evening), Wednesday morning low 34. Ocnl brief RW- in the afternoon and evening. The wife said there was brief small hail early afternoon, time unknown. 0.04" of the 0.12" fell overnight, possibly mixed with snow at times, but not verified.
2/16/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E55OVC and 36 deg at obs. Wednesday high 42, low 33 (in the evening), Thursday morning low 32, the coldest so far this month. Wednesday was overcast into mid-afternoon, then just sctd Ci in the evening. Intermittent R- after about 0725.
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W2X3/16L--F and 41 deg at obs. Thursday high 42, Friday morning low 41. Generally R- thru the day, becoming L-F / L--F by evening thru the overnight. 0.20" thru 2330, the remaining 0.05" thru the 0700 obs.
2/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.59 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 25SCT E35OVC and 38 deg at obs. Friday high 47, Saturday low so far 37. Thick fog and drizzle into the afternoon, then R- (brfly R late afternoon) into the evening. Ocnl RW- (.08") overnight.
2/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10BKN 30BKN and 37 deg at obs. Saturday high 43, Sunday morning low 35. Just an occasional brief shower Saturday morning to give us just 0.01".
2/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8L--F and 37 deg at obs. Sunday high 44, Monday morning low 36. Brf RW- Sunday after 0830, then becoming ocnl R- after 2100 thru the overnight, with fog by 0700.
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.84 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E12BKN 25OVC R- and 47 deg at obs. Monday high was 47; temp warmed to 48 after midnight. Tuesday low so far 46. A dry morning, but R- after about 1300 thru the afternoon into the evening. Generally R- , briefly R, and ocnl L- late evening and overnight, with fog noted around 2200. Rainfall of 0.42" thru 2100, an additional 0.42" overnight.
2/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.64 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E12BKN 30OVC R- and 47 deg at obs. Tuesday high 51, Wednesday morning low 46. Ocnl R- in the AM, then R- by 1530 into mid-evening, returning about 0340. R 1530-1550, brfly R+. 0.37" thru 2100, the remaining 0.27" overnight. Gusty S-SW winds overnight.
2/23/2012 7:30 AM 0.27 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 25SCT E40BKN and 37 deg at obs. Wednesday high 48, Thursday morning low 34. R- in the morning, with brf R+ (0.13" in 8-minutes, 0832-0840, Significant Report filed), then brf RW- mid-afternoon. Ocnl RW- (.03") ovnt.
2/24/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E45BKN and 38 deg at obs. Thursday high 48, Friday morning low 34. An overcast morning, becoming generally broken in the afternoon thru the evening.
2/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.28 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10BKN 15OVC SW-- and 34 deg at obs. Friday high 52, Saturday low so far 34. Briefly clear Friday morning, then rapidly overcast early afternoon. R- by 1615 thru mid-evening (.18"). Then ocnl RW- ovnt bec ocnl SW- after 0400. No accumulation.
2/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.15 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10BKN 30OVC and 36 deg at obs. Saturday afternoon high 40, Sunday morning low 35. Frequent SW- thru late morning, bec ocnl brf RW- late morning into the evening. Brf SW- early aftn. 0.03" of the total came after 2100, probably a mix of RW- and SW-. (SW- noted Sunday morning as this is written).
2/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear skies and 30 deg at obs with a few St NE-SE. Sunday high 43, Monday morning low 28, the coldest since 1/27 and only the second day of 32 or lower this month. Scattered SW- and RW- thru early afternoon on Sunday, a brief mixed shower early evening and a brief flurry overnight as indicated by residue on the deck this morning. Thick fog was noted at 0430, but was gone by sunup.
2/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast and 35 deg at obs. Monday high 44, Tuesday morning low 32.
2/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.41 0.1 0.00 0.0 0.00 E12OVC and 35 deg at obs. Tuesday high 39, Wednesday morning low 33. A few flurries by 1300 becoming S- thru 1500, then ocnly mixed thru early evening. Generally R- mid-evening, then S- before sunup. Just a few traces of slush remain on the deck at 0800. Will need to check my records (dating to 1964). It could be my first ever Leap Day snow.
3/1/2012 7:30 AM 0.53 2.8 0.35 2.5 0.35 W3X3/8F and 33 deg. Wednesday high 38, Thursday morning low 32. Ocnl SW- thru the morning with no accumulation, then mixed showers (RW-SW-) thru midday and RW- in the aftn. Snow began again about midnight and by 0230, nearly 1.5" had fallen. Temp was at 33 and snow was settling as it accumulated. Then more was added after 0330. February precip totalled 5.12" (thru the official 2100 obs last evening). This was 96% of the long-term average.
3/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 T M E35BKN 50OVC and 37 deg at obs. Thursday high 42, Friday morning low 34. R- late in the afternoon into the evening, with 0.02" of the total after 2100. An accumulation of hail was noted on the deck at 1825, but time and duration of event unknown; report was filed anyway.
3/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20OVC L- and 42 deg at obs. Friday high 42, SAturday lo so far 40. Bec generally R- by late afternoon into the overnight, with 0.38" after 2100.
3/4/2012 7:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 41 deg at obs. Saturday high 52, Sunday morning low 41. Ocnl R- into mid-morning, then generally overcast into mid-afternoon becoming low broken into the evening.
3/5/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E12BKN 30OVC and 42 deg at obs. Sunday high a pleasant 54, Monday morning low 41. Brf drizzle (L-) with the fog Sunday morning, then a rapid burn-off midday and a sunny afternoon. There appear to be a few drops in the gauge this morning from the next approaching system, although it could be from dew that arrived in the evening before it clouded back over.
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 T T T T 25SCT E50BKN and 32 deg at obs. Monday high 44, low thru 2100, 35. Tuesday morning low 29. R- began between 0800 and 0900, continued into the early/mid afternoon, brfly R midday. A brief snow flurry overnight is evidenced by the deposit on the deck and other frozen surfaces this morning.
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, visibility 70 miles and 28 deg at obs. Tuesday high 45, Wednesday morning low 26. This ties the for the coldest morning of the season set back on December 10th.
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 38 deg at obs. Wednesday high 48, Thursday morning low 34. It was a clear morning, followed by increasing cirrus in the afternoon, then becoming mostly clear in the evening.
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 38 deg at obs. Thursday high 62, Friday low 36. The first 60-degree day of the year comes over three weeks earlier than last year's record-late first 60 which arrived on the last day of the month.
3/10/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E22OVC and 44 deg at obs. OCNL R-. Saturday high 59, Sunday morning low 43. Another mostly sunny day Saturday, with variable amounts of Ci. R- after 0430.
3/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 15SCT E25BKN 35OVC and 39 deg at obs. Saturday high 48, Sunday morning low 39. Generally R- or R-- by 0900 thru late afternoon, then R-, brfly R, after 2100 thru the overnight. 0.11" fell thru 2100, the remaining 0.20" overnight.
3/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.21 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 E40OVC and 38 deg at obs. Sunday high 45, low 36, Monday morning low 37. Ocnl R- thru the day and evening, just a trace after 2100. Brief SW- about 1130, witness by others. There was no accumulation and this was when the low temp occurred on Sunday.
3/13/2012 8:00 AM 1.48 3.0 M 2.5 M E10OVC and 33 deg at obs. Monday high 46, Tuesday morning low 32. Ocnl R-/R-- into late morning, then steady R- into the evening, with R from 1730 to about 1915. R- became R late evening, then RS- by 2230. Rapidly S/S- by 0000 until nearly 0400. 0.32" by 1800, 0.52" by 1900, 0.64" at 2000, 0.71" at 2100, 0.98" at 2300. Measured 3.0" of snow at 0400 before melting began; water content estimated at about .40".
3/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 0.1 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20OVC R- and 36 deg at obs. Tuesday high 41, Wednesday morning low 32. Ocnl SW- thru the morning, with only minor accumulation (0.1"), then brf aftn RW-. Clearing in the evening, then precip returning about 3 a.m. This is believed to have started as S- or at least R-S- as new accumulation is seen in the surrounding hills this morning. Of the 0.20", 0.10" occurred overnight.
3/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.94 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC3/8R-F and 42 deg at obs. Wednesday high 40 (thru 2100), Thursday morning low 38, temp rising to 42 by sunup. A damp day with R- thru the day, evening and overnight. A brief early afternoon break from the rain. Fog moved in before 1800 and stuck around most of the night. 0.51" of the total came after the 2100 obs.
3/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.55 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 15SCT E40BKN 60BKN and 41 deg at obs. Thursday high 51, the warmest in the past six. Friday morning low 40. Another damp day with R- and brief R in the morning, intermittent R- afternoon and evening. Then a shot of hail at 2336-2339 (late report filed) that got me out of bed. Of the total, 0.16" came after 2100.
3/17/2012 7:50 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 15SCT E30OVC R- and 38 deg at obs. Friday high 53, Saturday morning low 37. A pleasant day with scattered low and generally broken mid to high clouds. Rain returned after 2000, with just a trace by 2100. Generally R- overnight. The monthly total now exceeds the long-term average for the whole month.
3/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 8SCT E15OVC and 38 deg at obs. Saturday high 48, Sunday morning low 37. R- into mid-morning Saturday, then a partly cloudy afternoon. Ocnl RW- late afternoon into the evening (0.05"), just a trace after 2100.
3/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.13 0.1 0.01 T 0.01 E30OVC2S- and 33 deg at obs. Sunday high 42, Monday morning low 30. A mixed bag on Sunday with some afternoon sun, with occasional showers of snow and rain, then hail between 1700-1710, followed by a single flash of lightning and peal of thunder at 1723. Snow began to fall about 0700 this morning, light and fluffy with no wind. With a low of 30, it is actually sticking.
3/20/2012 8:15 AM 0.52 0.2 0.00 0.0 0.00 10SCT E25BKN 40OVC and 43 deg at obs. Monday high 42, then warming to 44 overnight. Tuesday morning low 38. The light snow yeterday continued until about 0945, 0.2" in addition to what had been measured at yesterday's obs. R- early afternoon into late afternoon and again by mid-evening with .10" by 2100 (including the melted snow). Another 0.42" fell in a generally wet and sometimes foggy overnight.
3/21/2012 8:00 AM 1.05 1.2 0.21 1.0 0.21 W1X1/16F and 33 deg at obs, ocnl flurries. Tuesday high 44, Wednesday morning low 32. R- ended about 0900, returned in the afternoon, ocnly R into the night with 0.53" by 2100. Mixed (R-S-) by midnight, then S- with .7" on the ground by 0215, 1" at 0315. Melting already by this morning's obs.
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.93 3.2 0.44 3.0 0.44 E6BKN 20OVC and 33 deg at obs. Wednesday daytime high 36, Thursday morning low 32. R-S- from late morning into late evening, then S-, brief S by 2200 until sometime around 0400. The 3.2" of snow overnight is the most in this area so late in the season in my 60 plus years of memory.
3/23/2012 7:30 AM T 0.0 M T M W2X3/16F and 33 deg at obs. Thursday high 45, Friday low 32. Low overcast in the AM, then lo sctd/hi ocst in the aftn, some clearing in the evening. Fog present by 0600 with a trace of drizzle.
3/29/2012 7:45 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E35OVC R- and 47 deg at obs. Wednesday high 51, Thursday morning low 43.
3/30/2012 7:45 AM 1.32 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E40OVC and 47 deg at obs. Thursday high 52, Friday low so far 47. It was near continuous rain all day and overnight, generally R-, but ocnly R in the afternoon and overnight, briefly R+ about 2300. Of the total, 0.48" fell thru 2100 with the remaining 0.84" overnight. Closing in on the 10-inch mark for the month and the record set just last year.
3/31/2012 7:45 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E30OVC R and 41 deg at obs. Friday high 51, low 40, Saturday morning low 39. R- into late morning then ocnl R- by late afternoon thru the evening and overnight. Total March CoCoRaHS precip was 10.26" making it the 2nd wettest in this area of Camas in the past 48 years. The wettest was only last year at 10.48". My official obs doesn't take place until 2100 this evening, so that mark is still in jeopardy.
4/1/2012 7:30 AM 0.88 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 5SCT 15SCT E50BKN 120BKN and 39 deg at obs. Saturday high 51, Sunday morning low 38. R- into late morning, then brf mid-afternoon sun. A late afternoon shower (RW-) turned to evening R-/R which lasted into the overnight. 0.36" of the total came after 2100. March rainfall totalled 10.65" (thru my 2100 obs), which broke the record of 10.48" set just last year. This is 203% of the 48-year average. Temperatures were 3.5 degrees below average.
4/2/2012 7:30 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 150SCT 250-OVC and 38 deg at obs. Sunday high 45, Monday morning low 38. Ocnl RW- thru the late afternoon, no rain overnight.
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 50SCT 80SCT E150BKN 250OVC and 45 deg at obs. THN SPOTS IOVC. Monday high 59, Tuesday morning low 44. Lots of sun Monday, often filtered thru thin cirrus, with ENE winds 10-15. Anticipated overnight rains failed to arrive, radar shows still off to the west.
4/4/2012 7:45 AM 0.36 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 8SCT E20OVC R- and 39 deg at obs. Tuesday afternoon high 46, low 40, Wednesday morning low 37. R- 0755 thru about 1500 (0.33"), then an additional 0.03" ovnt with RW- beginning again at the time of observation.
4/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.39 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 E5OVC1/2R-S-F and 35 deg at obs. VSBY N-SE 1/4. Wednesday high 45, Thursday low so far 35. Ocnl RW- morning and afternoon with 0.13" thru 2100. Brf hail noted at 1607, report filed. Then R- bec mixed R-S- by 0600.
4/6/2012 8:15 AM 0.30 0.1 M 0.0 0.00 E22BKN 60OVC and 39 deg at obs. Thursday high 46, Good Friday morning low 37. The R-S- that began the day changed to S-, brfly S and a buildup of 0.1" occurred on the deck before changing back to rain. TCU dotted the sky in the afternoon, but the showers generally went around us. Then late evening, RW-/RW returned, noted mixed (RWSW-) at 2210. Of the total, 0.19" came after the 2100 obs.
4/7/2012 7:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-BKN and 34 deg at obs. Friday high 50, Saturday low 31. Ocnl brief RW- and hail showers in the morning; 2 hail reports filed, then a partly cloudy afternoon, clearing in the evening.
4/8/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 110SCT 160SCT 250BKN and 52 deg at obs. A Blessed Easter to all! Saturday high 60, Sunday morning low a balmy 51. Variable Ci thru the day with ENE winds arriving late morning and continuing overnight, although slightly dampened.
4/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 160SCT 250SCT and 46 deg at obs. The nicest weather for an Easter Sunday in a long time with a high of 65, Monday morning low 42.
4/10/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E140BKN 250OVC and 47 deg at obs. Monday high 65, Tuesday morning low 65. A cloudy, but pleasant day, with variable amounts of mid and high level clouds.
4/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC1/2R-F and 47 deg at obs. VSBY W 1/4. Tuesday high 63, Wednesday low so far 47. A generally overcast day, but large sunbreak midday. Ocnl R- by late aftn thru the overnight with 0.02" thru 2100.
4/12/2012 7:30 AM 0.70 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E80BKN 110BKN 180OVC and 43 deg at obs. Wednesday high 53, Thursday morning low 41. R- fell through much of the morning, then late afternoon RW/RW+ began about 1635 and continued until 1702. 0.18" fell between 1652 and 1702, accompanied by hail for five minutes. The rain and hail were so intense it would have been a wonder if all of the catch was measured. The hail was bouncing two feet off of the deck and none was seen in the gauge funnel at storm's end. Both hail and significant weather reports were filed. Another evening shower that commenced about 1900 brought an additional 0.15"
4/13/2012 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E100BKN 250BKN and 39 deg at obs; very brief fog intrusion in the past half hour. Thursday high 57, Friday morning low 37. Just a trace with the frontal passage yesterday morning. Then a partly cloudy day after late morning with showers in the vicinity in the afternoon. Media reported an early evening thunderstorm moved S to N about 20 miles west of this station.
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E5BKN2F and 41 deg at obs. Friday high 60, Saturday morning low 39. Afternoon TCU around, and TRW to the east late afternoon, but just 0.01" here at about 1930.
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 100SCT E200BKN and 41 deg at obs. Saturday high 60, Sunday morning low 39. Another dry day is in the schedule.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.67 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC1/2R-F and 50 deg at obs. Sunday high 64, Monday low so far 49. A pleasant Sunday with filtered sun thru mid and high level clouds, then R- by about 2015, becoming measureable after 2100. Generally R- thru the overnight, fog noted by 0400.
4/17/2012 7:30 AM 0.59 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-OVC and 40 deg at obs. Monday high 57, Tuesday morning low 37. After Monday's 0700 obs, 0.44" fell in the next 2 hours, the heaviest between 0830-0900, then another 0.13" by 0930. A mid-afternoon shower brought the remaining 0.02". Combined with the overnight rain Monday morning, 1.11" fell in the 12 hours through 0900, and 1.26" for the storm total in 18-hours through 1500.
4/18/2012 7:05 AM 0.44 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E12BKN and 45 deg at obs. Tuesday high 50, Wednesday morning low 45. An overcast day, R- started about 1345 and continued into late afternoon, a brief break, then returned about 2130. Of the total, 0.40" fell after 2100.
4/19/2012 7:50 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E25OVC10R- and 44 deg at obs. Wednesday high 55, Thursday morning low 41. Ocnl RW-/RW into late afternoon. Just a trace this morning from the next arriving system.
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Out of town, reading taken by my daughter. Brings the monthly total to 6.68"; the long-term average is 4.09".
5/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.64 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 R- and 44 deg at obs. Home from an extended trip, will get caught up today on back data.
5/4/2012 7:20 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC and 44 deg at obs. Thursday high 56, Friday morning low 43. Steady R- thru late morning Thursday and a brief early afternoon RW- brought 0.34" of the total. The remaining 0.04" came overnight. Strong SSW-SW winds in the afternoon brought gusts to 45 mph at nearby PDX.
5/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.35 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC and 42 deg at obs. Friday high 51, Saturday morning low 40. Ocnl RW- early morning, then RW/RW+ late morning and again mid and late afternoon. Hail (up to 1/4" size) observed 1551-1554, report filed. Just 0.01" overnight.
5/6/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 41 deg at obs. Saturday high 54, Sunday morning low 39. Saturday was an overcast day, with a few sun-breaks and an occasional short-lived sprinkle. Clearing occurred about sunset revealing the much-hyped brighter and larger than average moon.
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 45 deg at obs, visibility 70 miles. Sunday high 67, Monday morning low 43. Looks to be dry for a few days.
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 180SCT 250-SCT and 50 deg at obs. Monday's high was 77, Tuesday morning low 48. A beautiful day we had, a few scattered cirrus from time to time.
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 41 deg at obs; a few Sc and Ci E-S. Tuesday high 70, Wednesday morning low 39. Strong marine push last evening, NW winds gusted to 30 mph.
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 36 deg at obs. Wednesday high 57, Thursday morning low 33, a new date record for this area of the county in the past 48 years. (The May record of 30 was set on the 27th in 1966).
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, visibility 70 miles and 39 deg at obs. Thursday high 59, Friday morning low 36. Another fine day ahead of us.
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 52 deg at obs. Friday high 72, Saturday morning low 49. Light NE winds afternoon and evening.
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 54 deg at obs. Saturday high 80, Mother's Day low 51. Another sunny and quite warm day ahead!
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 57 deg at obs. Sunday high 85, Monday morning low 54.
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 15SCT 250SCT and 50 deg at obs. Monday high 86, Tuesday morning low 48.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E250OVC and 49 deg at obs. THN SPOTS IOVC. Tuesday high 75, Wednesday morning low 47.
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E15OVC and 44 deg at obs with a few BINOVC. Wednesday high 71, Thursday morning low 39. The unbeliveably long (for this time of the year) dry spell continues.
5/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E30BKN and 48 deg at obs. Thursday high 64, Friday morning low 42. Another dry day on the schedule, nearing two weeks without rain.
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 45 deg at obs. Friday high 63, Saturday morning low 40. Another sunny weekend ahead it does appear.
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E45OVC and 56 deg at obs. Saturday high 68, Sunday low so far 56. Looks like a chance of rain on the horizon.
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10BKN 30OVC R- and 54 deg at obs. Sunday high 63, Monday morning low 54. R- by 0930 continued until about 1400 (.08"), then returned about 0430 this morning with the added .06". The first rains in over two weeks and it looks to be damp through much of the week ahead.
5/22/2012 7:30 AM 0.57 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast and 50 deg at obs. Monday afternoon high 58, Monday low 53 (thru 2100), Tuesday morning low 50. Generally R- thru late afternoon, then R+ from 1830-1840. Possible thunder heard at 1850 to the east. Just a trace overnight.
5/23/2012 7:30 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 15SCT E30OVC and 47 deg at obs. Tuesday high 55, Wednesday morning low 46. R- began after yesterday's obs, continued more or less steady into mid-afternoon. Brief RW- overnight brought 0.01" of the total. S-SW winds through most of the period, especially late afternoon into early evening with gusts to near 30 mph.
5/29/2012 7:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 RW- occurred late morning into early afternoon. Monday high 61, Tuesday morning low 43.
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 150SCT E250OVC and 52 deg at obs. Tuesday high 64, Wednesday morning low 48.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 20SCT E35OVC R- and 57 deg at obs. Wednesday high 71, Thursday morning low 56. Variable mid- and high-level clouds through the day, then a few sprinkles between 1850 and 1856. R- this morning brought 0.01" only by blowing the drops sitting in the funnel down into the tube.
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC and 60 deg at obs. Thursday high 69, Friday morning low 58. Generally R- or L- thru about 1300.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10BKN 20OVC and 57 deg at obs. Friday high 73, Saturday morning low 55. Ocnl R- by about 1900 through the overnight, but only a trace through 2100.
6/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 35SCT E110OVC and 49 deg at obs. Saturday high 64, Sunday morning low 47. Brief RW mid-morning brought the 0.03", a few traces early afternoon.
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E8OVC R-F and 50 deg at obs. Sunday high 62, Monday morning low so far 50. Generally a mid to high overcast through the day, R- first detected sometime around 0100.
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 8SCT E35OVC and 46 deg at obs. Monday high just 59, Tuesday morning low 46. Generally R- through the morning on Monday, remaining cloudy through the afternoon. Becoming R-, ocnly R, by about 2030 through much of the night. Of the 0.99", 0.82" fell after 2100.
6/6/2012 7:30 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 20SCT E40BKN 55BKN and 47 deg at obs. Tuesday high 60, Wednesday morning low 43. Ocnl RW-/RW thru the day and early evening.
6/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 2SCT E35BKN 55OVC R-F and 50 deg at obs. Wednesday high 64, Thursday morning low 49. R- began about 0215.
6/8/2012 7:30 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 12SCT E30OVC R- and 48 deg at obs. Thursday high 61, Friday morning low 47. R-, ocnl R thru late morning, brief RW/RW+ early aftn followed by broken to scattered clouds into the evening. Ocnl R- occurred after midnight thru the morning obs. 0.05" of the total came after 2100.
6/9/2012 7:45 AM 0.40 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 10SCT E20OVC RW- and 46 deg at obs. Friday high just 55 deg, Saturday morning low 45. Away from the station at the time, but it appears T began about 1600 with TRW+ from 1615-1635 with 0.20" during this time. The presence of hail is unknown, but was observed by me 3 miles to the NNE at 1620 while driving. A followup shower, brf RW+ occurred about 1725-1730 with 0.05". Ocnl RW-ovnt into this morning brought 0.04".
6/10/2012 7:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 40SCT 250-BKN and 46 deg at obs. Saturday high 60, Sunday morning low 43. A few generally brief RW- into early Saturday afternoon, then gradual clearing by early evening.
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 49 deg at obs. Sunday high 67, Monday morning low 46. Lots of sun on Sunday, generally scattered Cu and Ci dotting the sky.
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 8SCT E15OVC R-F and 54 deg at obs. Monday's high a pleasant 75, Tuesday low so far 54. A nice Monday started clear, but Ci began to move in becoming overcast by late afternoon, clouds lowering in the evening.
6/13/2012 7:40 AM 0.19 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 20SCT E45BKN and 52 deg at obs. Tuesday daytime high 64, Wednesday morning low 51. R- and then L- thru late morning. Ocnl, generally brief RW and RW+ late afternoon. Another brief RW- (.01") ovnt.
6/14/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 20SCT 40SCT 250SCT and 48 deg at obs. Wednesday high 63, Thursday morning low 43. Low broken cloud deck much of the day, becoming rapidly scattered late afternoon.
6/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 46 deg at obs. Thursday high 65, Friday morning low 45. A mostly cloudy morning broke out midday with just scattered cirrus and contrails by late afternoon. A number of standing lenticular altocumulus (ACSL) were noted NE to SE in the early evening.
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 150SCT E250OVC and 59 deg at obs. Friday high 77, Saturday morning low 56. A mostly clear morning gave way to a high overcast by early evening.
6/17/2012 7:50 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E17OVC and 63 deg at obs. Saturday high 82, Sunday morning low 61. An early overcast gave way to a mostly sunny midday, then overcast returned by early evening. Brief R-- noted at 2155, then additional R- heard around 0600.
6/18/2012 7:10 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E17BKN 30OVC R- and 52 deg at obs. Sunday high 70, Monday morning low 51. Ocnl R- after about 0455.
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E8OVC3R-F and 51 deg at obs. Friday afternoon high 63, Saturday low so far 51. Generally overcast, an occasional sprinkle into early evening, then generally R-, brfly R, with 0.12" by 2100, the remaining 0.24" distributed overnight.
6/24/2012 7:20 AM 0.64 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6SCT E75OVC and 52 deg at obs. Saturday high 63, low 49, Sunday morning low 51. R-/R thru late morning (0.58" 0700-1200), then a partly sunny afternoon. Ocnl R- again late overnight with 0.06".
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E90BKN 120BKN 250OVC and 53 deg at obs. Sunday high 67, Monday morning low 49. We appear to have been totally rain-free since yesterday's obs.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.95 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6SCT E30OVC and 51 deg at obs. Sunday high 64, Monday morning low 50. R- began after 0100 becoming R+ for a period of time, especially around 2 to 3 a.m.
6/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W2X3/8F and 50 deg at obs. Tuesday high 62, Wednesday morning low 45. Ocnl RW thru the afternoon, then RW+ early evening with about 0.28" in about 15-20 minutes. That brought the storm total to 1.38" in 18 hours, a considerable amount for this time of the year. The monthly total is now at 5.50", in the top five wettest since 1965.
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 55 deg at obs. A few Ac NE-E. Wednesday high 76, Thursday morning low 52. Fog burned off rapidly mid-morning, then just scattered Ci thru the day.
6/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E60OVC and 62 deg at obs. Thursday high 73, Friday morning low 59. Morning sun gave way to overcast skies in the afternoon. Dark skies to the west by late afternoon, but the rain stayed away.
6/30/2012 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E32BKN 65OVC and 64 deg at obs. Friday high 75, Saturday morning low 62. An overcast day, with ocnl brief R- and R-- mid-afternoon into early evening.
7/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20OVC and 57 deg at obs. Saturday high was a muggy 71, Sunday morning low 54. R-/R by early into late afternoon with 0.19", then RW+ mid-evening with 0.12". The remaining 0.12" fell after 2100. June rains totalled 5.81", which was the 4th wettest since 1965 and 223% of the average for that period.
7/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E40OVC and 54 deg at obs, few BINOVC. Sunday high 66, Monday morning low 52. Low overcast all day until about 1800, then breaking to just scattered Sc and Ci by 2000.
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 7SCT E25BKN 70BKN and 54 deg at obs. Monday high 70, Tuesday morning low 52. R- began right at 2230 and was off and on until sometime before sunup.
7/4/2012 7:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 5SCT and 50 deg at obs. Tuesday high 66, Wednesday morning low 45, one of the colder July 4th lows of record. A mostly cloudy day, an occasional sprinkle into early afternoon.
7/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 53 deg at obs. Wednesday high 72, Thursday morning low 47. It was a beautifully sunny 4th, but with smoke in the air after sundown.
7/6/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 10SCT 100SCT and 57 deg at obs. Thursday high 79, Friday morning low 52.
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E8BKN and 56 deg at obs. Friday high 79, Saturday morning low 53. Another sunny day, just a few Cu over the Cascades in the afternoon.
7/8/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 62 deg at obs. Saturday high 84, Sunday morning low 58.
7/9/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 10SCT 100SCT 140SCT and 56 deg at obs. Sunday high 85, Monday morning low 55. A few Ac by late morning, then Cb along the Cascade spine by evening. The storms passed by well to the east, but distant thunder was heard between about 1920 and 1950.
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10OVC and 54 deg at obs. Monday high 80, Tuesday low 53. After a few morning Cu and popcorn Ac, it was a clear day.
7/11/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 3SCT and 57 deg at obs. Tuesday high 79, Wednesday morning low 55. The morning low overcast burned off rapidly just before noon, clear skies the rest of the day.
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E6OVC and 57 deg at obs. Wednesday high 83, Thursday morning low 55. A few morning clouds quickly gave way to clear, but a bit hazy, skies.
7/13/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E6OVC and 56 deg at obs. Thursday high 81, Friday morning low 53. Morning clouds thru mid to late morning, thru 250-BKN into early aftn becoming mostly clear.
7/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E5BKN 250BKN and 60 deg at obs. Friday high 78, Saturday morning low 55. Low overcast thru late morning, then sunny thru the day. A few Ac and Ci by late afternoon, a large TCU observed well to the north in the evening.
7/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E4OVC1R-F and 57 deg at obs. Saturday high 79, Sunday morning low 57 so far. Variable mid and high level clouds thru the day on Saturday, R- and/or L- began sometime before sunup.
7/16/2012 7:30 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 5SCT 25SCT 250SCT and 55 deg at obs. Sunday daytime high 69, Monday morning low 51. R-, ocnl L- thru late morning, then generally mostly cloudy thru the rest of the day.
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E22OVC and 62 deg at obs. Monday high 77, Tuesday morning low 60. Variable amounts of mid and high clouds thru the day on Monday.
7/18/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20OVC and 60 deg at obs. Tuesday high 78, Wednesday morning low 60. A mix of scattered to broken mid and high clouds thru the day and evening. A brief sprinkle mid-morning, per the wife.
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E27OVC and 60 deg at obs. Wednesday high 70, Thursday morning low 59. Except for a few sun breaks before 9:30 a.m., it was a solid low overcast through the day and the evening.
7/20/2012 7:15 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 40SCT E80BKN 100OVC and 60 deg at obs, few BINOVC OVHD. Thursday high 79, Friday morning low 59. Variable clouds thru the day, then brf TRW- at 1830, brf RW abt 2000 (.01"). Then T heard again by 2122. TRW+ 2204-2211 (.10"), an added .06" from 2212-2216, with a significant report filed. Awaken to a loud crack of thunder at 0541 followed by TRW+ until about 0605. Most of the remaining 0.17" fell during this time.
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E40OVC and 59 deg at obs. Friday afternoon high 69, Saturday morning low 57. A brief shower late morning, otherwise generally overcast thru the day, ocnly broken clouds in the afternoon
7/22/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E20OVC and 57 deg at obs. Saturday high 77, Sunday morning low 55. The morning overcast broke rapidly in the late morning and it was clear before 1400 thru the evening.
7/23/2012 7:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 15SCT 25SCT and 50 deg at obs. Sunday afternoon high 66, Monday morning low 48. A low overcast into late afternoon, ocnl brf fine light drizzle (L-) midday. Sky became low broken by 1700 thru the evening.
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC1F and 53 deg at obs. Monday high 69, Tuesday morning low 49. Lo sctd bec brkn into early aftn, then clear by evening.
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 -XE3OVC3/8F and 56 deg at obs, VSBY S-W 3/16 F3. Tuesday high 78, Wednesday morning low 54. The morning clouds burned off mid-morning and it was clear by early afternoon.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 57 deg at obs. Wednesday high 83, Thursday morning low 56. It was a clear and sunny day after the brief fog broke out mid-morning.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E7OVC and 57 deg at obs. Thursday high 80, Friday morning low 57. Thursday's fog and low overcast burned off rapidly around noon, resulting in a sunny afternoon. The trace came from a light mist that was noticeably present with the fog.
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E25BKN 40BKN and 57 deg at obs. Friday high 69, Saturday morning low 56. It was an overcast day into late afternoon, then generally broken clouds thru the evening. A light drizzle fell thru much of the morning bringing the 0.01" total.
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Saturday high 76, Sunday morning low 57. Morning clouds burned off early for a mostly sunny day.
7/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 8SCT E20OVC and 57 deg at obs. Sunday high 74, Monday morning low 55. Sunday's low overcast burned off rapidly before 1500, resulting in clear skies by evening.
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E30BKN and 55 deg at obs. Monday high 71, Tuesday morning low 54. A morning overcast gave way to clearing skies by afternoon in typical summertime pattern for this part of the country.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E5OVC3L--F and 55 deg at obs. A very light drizzle has just begun. Tuesday high 75, Wednesday morning low 55. July summary: Total precip was 0.86" which is 97% of average (1965-2011). Mean temperature was 65.0 which was 0.9 deg below average. Warmest day was 85 on the 8th, low was 45 on the 4th.
8/2/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E7OVC and 54 deg at obs. Wednesday high 74, Thursday morning low 52. The very light drizzle (L--) that was occurring at yesterday's obs continued into mid-morning. The low overcast burned off rapidly after 1300 resulting in clear skies the rest of the day.
8/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 8SCT and 60 deg at obs, cloud cover 1/10. Thursday high 73, Friday morning low 58. Yesterday's overcast broke mid-to-late morning, resulting in another mostly sunny afternoon.
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 CLR, vsby 70 miles, and 66 deg at obs. Friday's high 89 was the warmest of the year so far, pushed up by light NE winds in the afternoon. Saturday morning low 63. Expect low-to-mid 90-degree highs today.
8/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-SCT and 67 deg at obs. Saturday's high of 97 was the warmest of the year and the first of 90 or above. Sunday morning low was 64. It was a clear day with NE winds in the afternoon and evening, the humidity reaching down to 15%.
8/6/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 120SCT 150SCT and 65 deg at obs. Sunday high 90, Monday morning low 63. Generally 250-SCT in the morning, then 250-BKN in the afternoon.
8/7/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E5OVC and 60 deg at obs. Monday high 88, Tuesday morning low 58. Another suuny day, with sctd TCU over the mountains by mid-afternoon into early evening from Mt. Hood north into the Washington Cascades.
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E24OVC and 58 deg at obs. Tuesday high 76, Wednesday morning low 58. Tuesday morning's lo overcast broke after noon, and the afternoon contained generally 250-SCT, ocnly 250-BKN skies. Some Ac was added by evening.
8/9/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W2X1/4F and 56 deg at obs. Wednesday high 72, Thursday morning low 53. It was another sun-filled afternoon after the morning overcast dissipated.
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E8OVC and 57 deg at obs. Thursday high 77, Friday morning low so far 57. Thursday morning's marine layer broke late morning. Sctd/brkn Ci was present in the afternoon, becoming clear by evening.
8/11/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 57 deg at obs. A light drizzle from the fog has put a trace in the gauge this morning. Friday high 76, Saturday morning low 54. Thursday morning's low overcast burned off after the noon hour resulting in a sunny afternoon. Some sctd Ci was present by evening.
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Saturday high 84, Sunday morning low 57. The fog lifted away by mid-morning, then a rapid burn-off resulted in a clear afternoon.
8/13/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 CLR and 62 deg at obs. Sunday high 91 (second warmest day of the year), Monday morning low 58.
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 CLR and hazy, vsby 10 miles, and 57 deg at obs. Monday high 87, Tuesday morning low 55.
8/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W1X1/8F and 60 deg at obs. Tuesday high 86, Wednesday morning low 59. A sunny, but hazy day from forest fire smoke.
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 69 deg at obs. Wednesday high 94, Thursday morning low 69. Thursday's fog and low overcast burned off rapidly about 0930, resulting in a clear and very warm day. Expecting highs near 100 today with light NE winds.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 62 deg at obs, with a few very small Ac noted. Thursday high 95, Friday morning low 61.
8/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 W2X1/4F and 59 deg at obs. Friday high 94, Saturday morning low 58. A nice marine push last evening brings us morning fog once again; the heat wave is broken!
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E8OVC and 58 deg at obs. Saturday high 75, Sunday morning low 58. A mid-level overcast after the fog dissipated, brf RW- 0958 until about 1015. Skies cleared late afternoon. Then RW+ heard on the roof 2330-2333 with 0.02", the first measureable for the month. Thunder heard distant at 0120 until about 0140, but local Troutdale NWS obs indicate several bouts of thunder overnight. The time of the added 0.01" is not known.
8/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E5OVC and 57 deg at obs. Sunday high 75, Monday morning low 54. Low overcast into midday, then a slow burn-off thru the early to mid-afternoon.
8/21/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E10OVC and 58 deg at obs. Monday high 76, Tuesday morning low 56. Low overcast broke late morning, then a mix of Ac and Ci thru the afternoon and evening.
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 35SCT and 52 deg at obs. Tuesday high 74, Wednesday morning low 50, the coolest of the month to date. Low overcast became generally broken thru most of the day, not scattered until about 1800, then clear by sunset.
8/23/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 40SCT and 53 deg at obs. Wednesday high 72, Thursday morning low 50. Skies were generally low broken in the morning, then scattered clouds by noon and clear by mid-afternoon thru the evening.
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 40SCT E60OVC and 57 deg at obs, FEW BINOVC E. Tuesday high 74, Wednesday morning low 56.
8/30/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E4OVC5F and 54 deg at obs. Wednesday high 72, Thursday morning low 50. Mostly cloudy in the morning, low sctd after noon, then clear by 1700.
8/31/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 250-BKN and 52 deg at obs. Thursday high 75, Friday morning low 50. The low overcast broke late mid to late morning, with a pleasant and sunny afternoon.
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 5SCT and 48 deg at obs. Friday high 73, Saturday morning low 47. It was a mostly clear Friday with a streak of Ci early that passed off to the east. August summary: Total rain was 0.03", the driest since 1998 (0.01") and just 4% of average. Temps were about 2 degrees above average with a mean of 68.1, although the last 13 days saw only one day that reached 80 degrees.
9/2/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 5SCT 250-SCT and 48 deg at obs. Saturday high 72, Sunday morning low 46. After a brief bout with morning stratus, it was another sunny day with sctd Ci by evening.
9/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E3OVC5F and 53 deg at obs. Sunday high 74, Monday morning low 49. Just some Ci in the morning followed by a clear and pleasant afternoon.
9/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, visibility 70 miles, and 54 deg at obs. Monday high 76, Tuesday morning low 50. Monday morning's low overcast broke and burned off rapidly around 1100 resulting in another beautiful sun-filled afternoon.
9/5/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, visibility 70 miles and 54 deg at obs. Tuesday high 81, Wednesday morning low 52. A sun-filled Tuesday as the warm-up begins for much of the week.
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear and 54 deg at obs. Wednesday high 84, Thursday moring low 53. Another warm and sunny day on tap.
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, vsby 70 miles and 61 deg at obs. Thursday high 85, Friday morning low so far 61. The smell of smoke in the air from a fire about 48 miles ENE of here, carried on NE-E winds yesterday afternoon and to a lesser extent overnight.
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 150SCT 250-SCT and 60 deg at obs. Friday high 91, Saturday low so far 60. Another sunny day with ENE winds much of the day and continuing well after dark, keeping the temperature still at 80 at 2100. Relative humidity as low as 16% was observed.
9/9/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 E18BKN 25OVC and 54 deg at obs. Saturday high 80, Sunday morning low 53. A scattered mix of Ac and Ci became generally broken in the afternoon, with some TCU to the NW late afternoon and NE-SE in the early evening.
9/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 15SCT E50BKN and 54 deg at obs. Sunday high 67, Monday morning low 53. A low overcast thru the day on Sunday; Brf R+ noted about 0545 this morning, the most rain since mid-July.
9/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Out of town, but amount was measured by my daughter from my gage.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/5/2011 10/31/2011 3:00 PM 27 3.33 0.0 0.00 Out of town. This is a sum of random readings taken during the month by my daughter.
11/1/2011 11/29/2011 7:00 AM 29 6.68 0.0 0.00 Out of town on extended trip. This is a sum of readings taken at random intervals by my daughter.
3/24/2012 3/28/2012 3:00 PM 5 0.23 0.0 0.00
4/20/2012 4/21/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.75 0.0 0.00 Out of town, reading taken by my daughter at about 0800. Most of the rain fell on the 19th after the morning obs.
4/22/2012 4/29/2012 8:00 AM 8 0.81 0.0 0.00 Out of town, readings taken by my daughter at about 0800. Most of the rain fell early on the 26th.
5/1/2012 5/02/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.34 0.0 0.00 Out of town, reading taken by my daughter at about 0800.
5/24/2012 5/28/2012 7:00 AM 5 1.21 0.0 0.00 Bulk of the moisture occurred late morning of the 24th, with thunderstorms bringing added amounts on the evenings of the 25th and 26th. Approximate morning (0700) breakdowns: 24th, 0.18"; 25th, 0.51"; 26th, 0.32"; 27th, 0.19". These approximate breakdowns are based on tipping bucket readings 4 blocks to the SSE.
6/19/2012 6/22/2012 2:00 PM 4 0.30 0.0 0.00 Most of the rain fell during the morning of the 18th after that day's obs was taken. None fell after the 20th when my daughter emptied the gage for me, but there may have been some evaporation.
8/24/2012 8/28/2012 7:00 AM 5 0.00 0.0 0.00 Out of town; no rain fell while gone.
9/11/2012 9/20/2012 12:00 AM 10 0.00 0.0 M No rain was observed during this time.
9/22/2012 9/30/2012 8:00 AM 9 0.00 M M No rain was observed during this period.



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
1/26/2012 4:12 PM Not expected. Even the few minutes of rain preceeding was unexpected. Rice Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice 2 1min no damage Continuous False After rain 10-20
3/1/2012 6:00 PM Hail was discovered to have fallen after the fact at 6:25 p.m. with rain falling at that time; time of start or duration unknown. Found to be an average depth of 1/10th inch on the deck that had been swept clean earlier in the afternoon of last nights snow. Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice no damage False
3/15/2012 11:36 PM I arose from my bed to check on the clatter. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Mixed|Clear Ice|White Ice 3 1min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
3/18/2012 5:00 PM As noted, hail fell for about 10 minutes, not very much, but continuous. This was followed by a mix of snow and rain (RW-SW-) and then a flash of lightning and peel of thunder was included at 5:23 before the precip turned to just rain. It is still raining lightly at this report at 5:38, but looks to be over soon. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Mixed|Clear Ice|White Ice 10 2min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail vertical
4/4/2012 4:07 PM Lasted less than one minute, just happened to witness it. SW winds 15-20, temp 43 deg. Rice Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice|White Ice 1 1min no damage Continuous True Before rain 30-40
4/6/2012 9:03 AM May have been other bouts of hail not witnessed. Rice Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice 5 1min no damage Continuous False Before rain vertical
4/6/2012 11:25 AM Hail fall lasted only 20-30 seconds, very widespread stones. The pea-sized were soft, white and less than five of this size seen in a 10-quare foot area. No rain occurred with the hail, or before or after. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Mixed|Clear Ice|White Ice 1 1min no damage Continuous False Same time as smaller hail 10-20
4/11/2012 4:52 PM Hail occurred during a very heavy rain shower, rain began before and ended after hail. Wind NW 10-15 at time of shower. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice 5 1min no damage Continuous False After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
5/4/2012 3:51 PM Moderate rain shower (RW) began about the time the hail ended. A few leaves knocked from the trees. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Hard|Clear Ice|White Ice 3 1min minor leaf damage Continuous False Before rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20