Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WA-FK-1 Latitude 46.676281
Station Name Connell 11.0 W Longitude -119.069831
County Franklin Elevation (ft) 997



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 0.66 0.69 25 0.66 19 0.03 6 3 9 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 1.09 0.00 20 0.00 16 0.00 4 1 0 2 1.8 1 0
Dec 11 1.20 0.35 28 0.15 17 0.20 11 5 1 3 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 1.01 0.27 27 0.27 18 0.00 9 2 4 4 10.9 4 3
Feb 12 0.81 0.66 24 0.14 17 0.52 7 2 4 3 0.3 1 0
March 12 0.86 1.38 27 1.27 22 0.11 5 2 9 1 0.0 0 0
April 12 0.74 1.37 22 1.16 16 0.21 6 2 6 1 0.0 0 0
May 12 0.73 0.19 29 0.19 16 0.00 13 3 4 2 0.0 0 0
June 12 0.57 1.56 28 1.56 23 0.00 5 3 10 2 0.0 0 0
July 12 0.29 0.22 25 0.17 18 0.05 7 1 3 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 0.21 0.00 28 0.00 16 0.00 12 2 0 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 0.33 0.00 25 0.00 16 0.00 9 3 0 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 8.50" 6.69" 308 days 5.57" 214 1.12" 94 days 29 50 days 22 days 13.0" 6 days 3 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
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011
10/4/2011 0.11
10/5/2011 0.08
10/6/2011 0.19
10/7/2011 0.03
10/8/2011
10/9/2011 0.00
10/10/2011 0.04
10/11/2011 0.04
10/12/2011 **
10/13/2011 0.00
10/14/2011 0.00
10/15/2011 0.13
10/16/2011 0.03
10/17/2011 0.01
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 0.00
10/21/2011
10/22/2011 **
10/23/2011 0.01
10/24/2011
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.00
10/27/2011 0.00
10/28/2011 **
10/29/2011 0.02
10/30/2011
10/31/2011 0.00
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 **
11/3/2011 **
11/4/2011 **
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011
11/16/2011
11/17/2011 T
11/18/2011
11/19/2011
11/20/2011 T
11/21/2011
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011
11/26/2011
11/27/2011
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 **
12/2/2011 **
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 0.00
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 **
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 T
12/13/2011 **
12/14/2011 0.00
12/15/2011 T
12/16/2011
12/17/2011
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 T
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 0.00
12/23/2011 0.00
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 **
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.00
12/28/2011 0.15
12/29/2011 **
12/30/2011 0.20
12/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.00
1/2/2012 0.00
1/3/2012 0.00
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012
1/6/2012
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 T
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.02
1/11/2012 **
1/12/2012 **
1/13/2012 **
1/14/2012 **
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 T
1/17/2012 0.00
1/18/2012 T
1/19/2012 0.05
1/20/2012 0.04
1/21/2012
1/22/2012
1/23/2012 0.00
1/24/2012 T
1/25/2012 **
1/26/2012 **
1/27/2012 **
1/28/2012 0.00
1/29/2012 0.00
1/30/2012 0.16
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.09
2/2/2012 T
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.00
2/5/2012
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.01
2/9/2012 **
2/10/2012 **
2/11/2012 0.33
2/12/2012 T
2/13/2012 0.02
2/14/2012 0.00
2/15/2012 **
2/16/2012 **
2/17/2012 **
2/18/2012 0.19
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.00
2/24/2012
2/25/2012
2/26/2012
2/27/2012 0.02
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 T
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.00
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 **
3/8/2012 **
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.13
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012 0.02
3/14/2012
3/15/2012 0.13
3/16/2012 0.03
3/17/2012
3/18/2012
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 **
3/21/2012 0.11
3/22/2012 0.20
3/23/2012 0.00
3/24/2012
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 0.02
3/27/2012 T
3/28/2012 0.18
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.38
3/31/2012 0.18
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.09
4/2/2012 **
4/3/2012 **
4/4/2012 0.00
4/5/2012
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.12
4/8/2012 0.00
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 T
4/13/2012
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012
4/16/2012 **
4/17/2012 **
4/18/2012 0.21
4/19/2012
4/20/2012
4/21/2012
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.26
4/25/2012
4/26/2012 0.30
4/27/2012 0.24
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.15
5/1/2012 0.04
5/2/2012 T
5/3/2012 T
5/4/2012 0.01
5/5/2012 **
5/6/2012 **
5/7/2012 **
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 **
5/11/2012 **
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.00
5/14/2012 **
5/15/2012 **
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.03
5/22/2012 0.11
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.00
5/26/2012
5/27/2012 0.00
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012 **
5/30/2012 **
5/31/2012 **
6/1/2012 0.00
6/2/2012 0.33
6/3/2012 T
6/4/2012 0.01
6/5/2012 0.50
6/6/2012 T
6/7/2012 0.00
6/8/2012 0.08
6/9/2012 0.02
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 **
6/12/2012 0.00
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.03
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012
6/20/2012
6/21/2012 **
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.08
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.41
6/27/2012 0.08
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.02
7/2/2012
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
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
7/12/2012 **
7/13/2012 **
7/14/2012 **
7/15/2012 **
7/16/2012 0.05
7/17/2012 0.12
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.03
7/21/2012 T
7/22/2012
7/23/2012
7/24/2012
7/25/2012
7/26/2012
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.00 **
7/31/2012 **
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012
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 0.00
8/12/2012 **
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012
8/18/2012
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 T
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 **
8/24/2012 **
8/25/2012 **
8/26/2012 **
8/27/2012 **
8/28/2012 **
8/29/2012 **
8/30/2012 **
8/31/2012 **
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 T
9/10/2012 **
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012
9/16/2012
9/17/2012
9/18/2012 0.00
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.00
9/23/2012
9/24/2012 T
9/25/2012 **
9/26/2012 **
9/27/2012 **
9/28/2012 **
9/29/2012 **
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/2/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It has been dry all week. On Tuesday there was a trace of precipitation. It is still unseasonably warm and the birds and plants are not doing what normally happens at this time in fall. There was a new nest of birds in our pine tree. My plants are still flowering in the garden, I've had to cut the new growth. The weather is just not normal this year.
10/4/2011 7:15 AM 0.11 M M M M Finally, we have rain! Currently there is light drizzle and low clouds with mild temperatures.
10/5/2011 6:30 AM 0.08 M M M M Very cool and rainy.
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Low clouds and rain.
10/7/2011 8:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Partly cloudy and clearing. Cool temperatures.
10/9/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew this morning and cool.
10/10/2011 10:22 AM 0.04 M M M M Light rain.
10/11/2011 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M
10/14/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold
10/15/2011 5:00 PM 0.13 M M M M
10/16/2011 1:00 PM 0.03 M M M M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M I am not sure if the precip is from rain or heavy dew.
10/18/2011 1:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold in the am and cool in the afternoon.
10/19/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Quite cold. Almost frosty!
10/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and chilly.
10/25/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Colder days, but clear and sunny.
10/26/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost in apple country.
10/27/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost.
10/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and clear, very sunny.
11/1/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold and frost on the ground.
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy, cold and heavy frost on the ground.
11/7/2011 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20 degrees and frosty. Cold, cold,cold.
11/9/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M high clouds and sun. Much warmer than the previous few days.
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, sunny and cool.
11/11/2011 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold with a slightly heavy frost.
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold with frost.
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny in the am, crazy winds out there now. White caps on the water and earlier I got caught in a "dust out" kinda like a white out, but with dust from the farm fields.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Snow fell yesterday and it is still on the ground. The melted snow has made the roads very icy due to the fact that the temperature remains below freezing.
11/20/2011 7:00 AM T 1.8 M M M Snow fell all afternoon on Saturday.
11/22/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Blustery winds and much warmer. Possible Chinook. All snow has melted.
11/23/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gusty winds that have died down. Last evening gusts reached over 40 mph and it was windy the entire evening into the morning hours. Temperature is very mild.
11/24/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly sunny with high clouds, and frost on the ground.
11/28/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost and ice on the roads. Temperature is 29 degrees. Clear and sunny.
11/29/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with a very light frost.
11/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clear with light frost. COLD!
12/4/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, very sunny and 30 degrees. Frost on the ground.
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20 degrees and clear. Lots of ice on the roads.
12/6/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and frosty.
12/9/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 degrees and ice fog. Ice is building up on all the sage brush and trees in the area. Quite beautiful, but very cold.
12/10/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We are still inundated with ice fog. It is so thick in some areas that it looks like snow on the road, but it is frost. Frost crystals are everywhere, making the area look like a wwinter wonderland.
12/11/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold and overcast. The ice fog appears to be lifting.
12/12/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Awoke to a dusting of snow this morning. Temp was 22 degrees and overcast on the way to work and was 25 on the way back. It was a very cold day.
12/15/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M It snowed overnight leaving a beautiful blanket of snow.
12/18/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The ice fog is back.
12/19/2011 8:00 AM T M M M M Very light mist and overcast again!
12/20/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost, overcast. When will the stagnant air and fog end?
12/21/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day and heavy frost.
12/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, clear and cold. Very frosty.
12/23/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High clouds and very cold. The ice fisherman are out on the lake.
12/24/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's warmer than the past two days, and overcast. It is raining slightly, but it seems too cold for rain. When will we see snow again, we skiers need to use our skis so they don't rust! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
12/27/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very warm, overcast and no frost. This afternoon, intermittant sprinkles.
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M We have finally received precipitation, but not as snow as hoped. It is extremely warm about 50 degrees right now. The weather is very unusual for this time of year.
1/1/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and overcast.
1/2/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and frosty.
1/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and frosty.
1/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and springlike
1/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick frost and very cold.
1/8/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M Small amount of rain fell overnight. Nice day, but a bit chilly.
1/9/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last night frost began accumulating on cars shortly after sundown.Very cold today, it's about time. Temps were in the low 30's.
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Small amount of rain fell in the evening hours.
1/16/2012 9:00 AM T 0.4 M M M Snow fell last night in the early evening hours. we received just shy of a half inch.
1/17/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extremely high winds into the late afternoon. Although the temperature reached 40 degrees, it felt much cooler. All the snow that was here yesterday melted.
1/18/2012 6:45 AM T 0.5 M M M At this time, there is very fine snow falling, so far one half inch. It is accumulating quickly.
1/19/2012 8:15 AM 0.05 3.5 0.05 3.5 0.05 Yesterday it snowed all day and stopped around 5pm. During the late morning and afternoon, winds began gusting to around 30 mph, and snow was drifting. In the am, snow turned to freezing rain and it is accumulating on streets and trees. Currently there is a mix of freezing rain and snow.
1/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.04 6.5 M 10.0 M Heavy snow yesterday, started out as freezing rain and then changed to snow. Received 6 inches in 5 hours. Total new snow was 6.5 inches.
1/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Snow is continuing to melt. As soon as the sun comes out, the melt is much faster. Still too warm for the winter.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain during the night, but not enough to accumulate.
1/29/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and about 40 degrees.
1/30/2012 8:30 AM 0.16 M M M M We actually received rain yesterday afternoon until evening. Very unusual for January, it should be snow. Warm temps again today. I guess it's global climate change.
1/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, warm. The geese that we have been waiting for all winter have finally arrived.
2/1/2012 9:45 AM 0.09 M M M M Overcast and light drizzle.
2/2/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M Cool and clear.
2/3/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost and 24 degrees, but very sunny.
2/4/2012 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, heavy frost and cold.
2/6/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost again; clear, sunny and cold. Last night I drove from Richland to Connell around 8 pm and there was "pea soup" fog all the way. It was very thick around Mesa.
2/7/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice fog has covered all the vegetation in the area making the trees look like a winter wonderland. The fog is clearing and the sun is shining.
2/8/2012 8:30 AM 0.01 T M M M Currently there is a light combination of snow and freezing rain falling. The snow/freezing rain combo has left a very light blanket covering the groumd.
2/12/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M Beautiful sunny day. This afternoon at 1, the temperature was 46 degrees F.
2/13/2012 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast, but not too cold. Saw the first Killdeers and meadowlarks of the season yesterday .
2/14/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with sunny breaks in the am. Became overcast with winds in the early afternoon and now it is raining.
2/19/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and slight winds. Beautiful warm day.
2/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with high clouds, light winds. Winds picking up now at 12:20.
2/22/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High winds, the bird feeder fell from the winds. My anemometer isn't working, but winds appear to be in the 30 MPH range by the sway of the trees, and by the fact that the park's garbage cans have been strewn about. Currently at 11:15 there are the highest whitecaps that I had ever seen on the lake. Reports are that we will get gusts up to 60 mph.
2/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, warm, sunny day. Spring is here.
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M M M It snowed last night and the roads are very icy.
2/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost on the ground.
2/29/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M Just a spatter of snow on the ground. It looks like winter is back.
3/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and 30 degrees.
3/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clear in the morning. Currently it is overcast and windy.
3/3/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High clouds with sunny breaks. Very mild temperatures.
3/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful warm, sunny day.
3/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, but warm. In the mid-morning winds started and were extremely gusty by afternoon.
3/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day, windy.
3/10/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with slight winds. Yesterday we reached 69 degrees at Scooteney and 71 in Othello!
3/11/2012 9:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Heavy rain through the night. It is overcast and warm.
3/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and rain by mid-morning with wind.
3/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sunny breaks and extremely high winds. On the way home I witnessed a downburst at Eltopia and following the intense wind, came hail. It is extremely windy now and I am waiting for the electricity to go out.
3/15/2012 4:08 PM 0.13 M M M M Light rains since last night, continuing throughout the day.
3/16/2012 8:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Rainy and dreary. In the afternoon, sunny and temp of 55 degrees.
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25 degrees and frost with clear skies. In the afternoon, we had a high of 47.
3/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 T M M M Rain and snow overnight with snow covering the ground in the early am. By 10:30 snow melted and we reached a high of 50 degrees.
3/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees and sunny.
3/25/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm. A beautiful day!
3/26/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rainy, dreary day.
3/27/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Very light drizzle, but warm.
3/28/2012 6:45 PM 0.18 M M M M Rain in the a.m. and clearing and sunny in the afternoon. High of 58 degrees.
3/29/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and it started to rain in the early afternoon. By evening the downpour started.
3/30/2012 9:48 AM 0.38 M M M M Rain, rain,rain.
3/31/2012 9:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Overcast and cooler than it has been. Heavy rains yesterday afternoon.
4/1/2012 8:30 AM 0.09 M M M M It rained most of the day yesterday. Today it is partly sunny and very windy.
4/6/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy with sun breaks.
4/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Yesterday we had a hail storm with high winds. It appeared to be a downburst. The precipitation amount came from the hail which was very wet as observed from hail hitting the windows.
4/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice warm sunny day.
4/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm, sunny day.
4/11/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and mild.
4/12/2012 7:15 AM T M M M M 45 degrees and clear.
4/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful warm, sunny day.
4/22/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful and hot sunny day.
4/23/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day. Last night we had a fireworks display watching the light show from lightning near Walla Walla. The strikes and power were absolutely incredible.
4/24/2012 9:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Today is beautiful and sunny. Last night we had thunder,lightning and heavy rains.
4/26/2012 8:45 AM 0.30 M M M M Heavy rains!
4/27/2012 6:30 PM 0.24 M M M M Yesterday was very wet and rainy. Today the sky cleared and the temps were a bit cooler
4/28/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warm and sunny
4/29/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful,clear,sunny day. Birds are singing and everything is turning green. Nice!
4/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.15 M M M M It rained last night and winds are now picking up with temperature dropping.
5/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain during the day accounted for the accumulation.
5/2/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M
5/3/2012 7:15 AM T M M M M Cool with light sprinkling.
5/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Cloudy in the am, dark clouds in the afternoon that looked like a wall cloud. After brief thundering, the sun came out.
5/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, cloudless sky and windy.
5/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm, sunny day with cloudless skies!
5/17/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very mild and sunny. Looks like another hot one!
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, clear and warm. Looks like a great day!
5/20/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and mild.
5/21/2012 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/22/2012 7:45 AM 0.11 M M M M Light rain all day yesterday. Today it is partly sunny and windy.
5/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and windy.
5/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, sunny and cool.
5/25/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clear with extreme winds.
5/27/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At the time of reading it was overcast. Currently it is clear and sunny with slight winds. Yesterday we had steady winds around 15 kts. and the sunny day became overcast and cool.
5/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm! Clear and sunny. Looks like a great Memorial Day.
6/2/2012 9:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Rain through the night. We needed it since it has been so dry. Currently it is sunny with some scattered clouds.
6/3/2012 6:15 AM T M M M M Overcast and 56 degrees.
6/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain off and on all night. Overcast, light sprinkles and cooler than it has been.
6/5/2012 8:30 AM 0.50 M M M M It has been raining so much in the past 3 days that mushrooms are popping up in the yard. We live in the desert, this is cool! Currently we have a bit of a respite with only heavy clouds overhead. Last night I went out around 11 pm and the rain was pouring down quite heavily.
6/6/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M Clear with cumulo nimbus building. Very windy again, when will it stop!.
6/7/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and cool.
6/8/2012 8:10 AM 0.08 M M M M Clear and sunny. Last night we had a short thunderstorm with heavy rain.
6/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A very cold, grey day!
6/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's great, a sunny day!!!
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with high clouds. Last night there was thunder and dark clouds, but no rain.
6/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny day. Beautiful!
6/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, clear and warm.
6/16/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and sunny, evening very humid.
6/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Beautiful cloudless sky and very warm. Last night we had winds and some rain. Weather service is predicting high winds, but they have not yet arrived.
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56 degrees, cloudy, looks like rain. I'll be in Montana for the next couple of days, so no reporting until I come back.
6/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Last night we had a downpour, none of the t-storms predicted. It is currently, sunny with storm clouds approaching and quite warm.
6/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast with a slight breeze and very cool.
6/25/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, looks like rain.
6/26/2012 9:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Rain storm that started about midnight dumped close to a half inch of rain. Currently, it is raining lightly.
6/27/2012 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Beautiful sunny day, hurray!
6/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm!
6/29/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm.
6/30/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M There was water in the rain gauge, but I am not sure why. It could have been from watering the garden, or just a high dew point. It is extremely humid and warm.
7/1/2012 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Yesterday there were light sprinkles throughout the day. Currently it is clear, warm and sunny.
7/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm, dry and clear.
7/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and sunny.
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm, it is very bright.
7/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, warm, dry and it is starting to get hot.
7/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precip and very dry. It was warm this am and at about 3:30 it hit 98 degrees!
7/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very warm and extremely sunny. We are expecting a high of 104 degrees.
7/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with clouds quickly moving in. It looks like we will be getting the storm that has hit surrounding areas. Yesterday the temp gauge hit 105 degrees at approx. 4:30 pm.
7/10/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is very warm outside, with sunshine and a cloudless sky. Last night we had a great light show for about an hour complete with thunder, but no rain. It is still very dry. High temp yesterday 103 degrees.
7/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Thunderstorm last evening with lots of lightning. The rain really was pouring down, so I was surprised that such a small amount fell. It was a short lived storm, but quite exciting.
7/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very humid and hot this early morning. Clear skies and lots of sun.
7/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with some high clouds.
7/20/2012 6:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Late last night high winds, rain and lots of lightning and thunder persisted for over an hour. The winds turned over lawn chairs, plastic plant pots and anything that wasn't heavy or tied down. The tomato plants took a beating too.
7/21/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Currently there is a cloudless, beautiful blue and sunny sky. Yesterday afternoon there was a violent wind storm with thunder and lightning and a small amount of precipitation. Tree limbs came down and lawn chairs were scattered about.
7/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I have been gone to Montana for 4 days, and the weather there was much nicer than the hot, dry weather here. It is sunny and warm and appears to be another hot one.
7/28/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm. :)
7/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clear.
7/30/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with a cloudless sky and slight breeze.
8/2/2012 8:46 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High clouds.
8/3/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudless sky. Yesterday afternoon there were so many field fires that it looked like a war zone. At least two in every direction. I was able to observe a firenado, (smokenado)and it was quite impressive. It looked exactly like a rope tornado!
8/5/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, hot, hot!
8/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, a red flag warning is in effect and there is a prediction for dry lightning. We made it to Mars!!
8/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays high was 101 degrees, and cumulo nimbus were building, but then dissipated. Today at 1:20 pm it is 105 degrees and there are people camping in the park. I hope they have the sense to keep themselves and their kids hydrated.
8/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dry and sunny. Yesterday the temperature topped out at 107.9 and stayed there for over 2 hours before cooling down. Out of curiosity we put the temperature gauge in the sun for a few minutes, it topped out at 115!
8/9/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with some whispy clouds. cooler than the past few days.
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, sunny day!
8/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day!
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm. There is a haze from the fire in Ellensberg.
8/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, very windy and smokey. The smoke from the wildfires makes it hard to breathe outside.
8/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clear. The winds have cleared up the smoke.
8/19/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very hazy and at times smokey. Light ashfall on vehicles from fires.
8/20/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with light winds.
8/21/2012 7:45 AM T M M M M Yesterday the air was unhealthy due to the fact the farmers in the county were burning fields. The burning fields and wildfires together turned the sky orange and the smoke was thick. Last night we had a light show including some rolling thunder. It lasted until about 7:45. There were some sprinkles, but not enough to measure in the gauge. This morning it was overcast.
8/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, clear, sunny day. The feel of Fall is in the air. Last night we had a wind storm
9/2/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some light whispey clouds, but mostly clear and sunny.
9/3/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, cloudless day with lots of sunshine!
9/5/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day!
9/6/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudless day but windy. Fall is definitely in the air.
9/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful, sunny day. It is cooler this morning than it has been and the leaves are turning color.
9/8/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very sunny.
9/9/2012 9:00 AM T M M M M Sunny with cumulo nimbus building. It began getting cloudy around 6 pm yesterday after being very bright and sunny. Last nite at 2:30 am, a thunderstorm moved in. It rained for 1-2 minutes, but there was no precip in the gauge.
9/12/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fall has arrived. We had a freeze warning last night and I had to cover all my plants in the garden. Yesterday the air quality was very poor due to the particulates in the air from all the fires in the state. It was smokey creating stinging eyes and producing coughs.
9/13/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and sunny, but cool.
9/14/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Air quality is horrible! Smoke is in the air and is also able to be seen.
9/18/2012 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M As the sun is rising, the particulates in the air have created a beautiful pink sky.
9/19/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sun was reddish orange and the smoke was so thick I had to use my driving lights.
9/20/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Right before the sun arose, a thin bright orange line was present due to smoke in the air. There is so much smoke that it looks like it's cloudy, but above the smoke it's sunny. We wore bandanas over our face so we could walk the dogs outside.
9/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey, making the sky look overcast, but there is an orange sun up there.
9/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cool outside, the sun is actually visible, but there is a lot of smoke in the air. Ash is accumulating on plants in the garden.
9/24/2012 7:30 AM T M M M M Yesterday we had a brief light rain shower, but not enough to register in the gauge. In the town of Connell, there was more rain and it made the streets wet. We were hoping it was enough to clear up some of the smoke, but it wasn't. The smoke is back again today.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/12/2011 10/13/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
10/22/2011 10/23/2011 1:00 PM 2 0.01 M M Very heavy dew for the past 2 days. .015 is more accurate.
10/28/2011 10/29/2011 1:00 PM 2 0.02 M M Slight rain Friday morning.
11/2/2011 11/05/2011 8:00 AM 4 0.00 M M The temperatures have been cold and a very heavy frost was on the windows and the ground on the 4th.
12/1/2011 12/03/2011 8:30 AM 3 0.00 M M Temperature on Thursday was 19 degrees at 7:00 AM, on Friday it was 20 Degrees at 7:00 AM. Temps warmed up to 41 degrees by 3 PM on both days. Saturday was dry and sunny.
12/7/2011 12/08/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M Very cold days with ice fog rolling in the afternoon of the 8th.
12/13/2011 12/14/2011 1:00 PM 2 0.00 M M Cold and overcast.
12/25/2011 12/26/2011 1:00 PM 2 0.00 M M Still no precip., cool weather, but warmer than the last few days. Still waiting for snow.
12/29/2011 12/30/2011 12:00 AM 2 0.20 M M Rained most of the night on the 30th. On the 29th extremely windy, but anamometer was down wish I had readings as trees were swaying wildly.
1/11/2012 1/15/2012 7:00 AM 5 0.00 M M Very cold and dry. On the 13th it was extremely windy in the early evening.
1/25/2012 1/28/2012 8:00 AM 4 0.00 T M There are still some areas of snow on the ground, but much of it is melted. In the morning, the melt is frozen, but by about 10 am it has again melted. The highs during the day are in the high 30's and low 40's. Most of the lake has a very thin ice sheet on it and incredibly, some not too smart people are ice fishing.
2/9/2012 2/11/2012 8:15 AM 3 0.33 M M Rain for the past couple of days, with very spring like weather. Currently it is foggy with a light mist falling.
2/15/2012 2/18/2012 10:20 AM 4 0.19 M M Intermittant rain for the past few days, Currently it is sunny with gusty winds. White caps breaking are on the lake.
3/7/2012 3/09/2012 7:15 AM 3 0.00 M M Sunny amd clear with a high of 69 degrees on the 9th, and 63 on the 8th.
3/20/2012 3/21/2012 6:00 PM 2 0.11 M M Temperatures have dropped and it has been rainy today and early yesterday. Yesterday we had gusty high winds with a dust storm lasting the entire day and into the night.
4/2/2012 4/04/2012 9:00 AM 3 0.00 M M Windy
4/16/2012 4/18/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.21 M M Rain for the past few day with colder than normal temperatures.
5/5/2012 5/08/2012 8:00 AM 4 0.00 M M Sunny and warm for the past few days. Yesterday, (8th) was very warm, borderline hot.
5/10/2012 5/12/2012 8:00 AM 3 0.00 M M The days have been dry and warm.
5/14/2012 5/16/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M The days have been very hot and dry.
5/29/2012 6/01/2012 9:00 AM 4 0.00 M M Dry and cool at times, but June 1st was the warmest this year so far with a high of 87.
6/11/2012 6/12/2012 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M One day of sun another overcast, but no precipitation.
6/21/2012 6/22/2012 6:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
7/12/2012 7/16/2012 8:00 AM 5 0.05 M M
7/30/2012 8/01/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M It has been extremely dry. Smoke is a problem as farmers are burning wheat fields to plant corn.
8/12/2012 8/13/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M There was no pecip and it is very dry outside. On Sunday the high was 100 degrees and yesterday was just as hot.
8/23/2012 9/01/2012 7:00 AM 10 0.00 M M It has been extremely dry and for most of the week, the air quality was borderline poor. This was due to farmers burning fields and some residual smoke from a wildfire near Ellensburg. On Tuesday night, there was a dry lightning and thunder storm. Today it was breezy and it has cooled down.
9/10/2012 9/11/2012 8:30 AM 2 0.00 M M Wind storm on the 10th with blowing dust. The 11th was clear with no wind, but extremely smokey from the fires in Central Washington.
9/25/2012 9/30/2012 9:00 AM 6 0.00 M M The smoke has been coming and going. Some days the sky is blue in the morning, but by late afternoon, the smoke is back. It appears to be clearing more each day. Fall is definitely here with changing colors and cool night air



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
4/6/2012 4:30 PM NA NA NA Mixed Continuous False Same time as rain