Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WI-JF-3 Latitude 43.089135
Station Name Lake Mills 3.6 WNW Longitude -88.976506
County Jefferson Elevation (ft) 856



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 2.73 1.79 31 1.79 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 2.42 4.50 30 4.50 30 0.00 0 0 6 1 1.5 2 1
Dec 11 1.75 2.18 31 2.18 31 0.00 0 0 8 1 2.6 3 3
Jan 12 1.28 1.53 31 1.53 31 0.00 0 0 9 3 13.6 8 17
Feb 12 1.34 1.38 29 1.38 29 0.00 0 0 5 2 10.9 4 5
March 12 1.98 3.43 31 3.43 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 6.9 4 4
April 12 3.40 2.78 30 2.78 30 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.66 5.34 31 5.34 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.69 0.36 30 0.36 30 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 4.17 4.13 31 4.13 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 4.41 2.36 31 2.36 31 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 3.58 1.89 30 1.89 30 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 35.41" 31.67" 366 days 31.67" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 85 days 15 days 35.5" 21 days 30 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 0.00
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.00
10/6/2011 0.00
10/7/2011 0.00
10/8/2011 0.00
10/9/2011 0.00
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.26
10/13/2011 0.39
10/14/2011 0.61
10/15/2011 0.00
10/16/2011 0.00
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 T
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.36
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.05
10/27/2011 T
10/28/2011 0.08
10/29/2011 0.04
10/30/2011 0.00
10/31/2011 T
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 T
11/3/2011 1.15
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.05
11/9/2011 0.86
11/10/2011 1.91
11/11/2011 0.04
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 0.00
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011 0.00
11/27/2011 0.49
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.20
12/4/2011 0.53
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.00
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 0.00
12/14/2011 0.38
12/15/2011 0.42
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 0.08
12/18/2011 0.00
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.07
12/22/2011 0.02
12/23/2011 0.00
12/24/2011 0.00
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 0.00
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 T
12/30/2011 0.00
12/31/2011 0.48
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.13
1/2/2012 0.00
1/3/2012 0.00
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.00
1/13/2012 0.42
1/14/2012 T
1/15/2012 T
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 T
1/18/2012 0.22
1/19/2012 0.01
1/20/2012 0.00
1/21/2012 0.22
1/22/2012 0.00
1/23/2012 0.27
1/24/2012 0.14
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.00
1/28/2012 0.04
1/29/2012 0.08
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.00
2/5/2012 0.00
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 T
2/11/2012 0.00
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.09
2/15/2012 0.00
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 0.04
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.12
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.00
2/24/2012 0.59
2/25/2012 T
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.54
3/1/2012 0.02
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.58
3/4/2012 0.07
3/5/2012 T
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.52
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.18
3/13/2012 0.06
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 0.41
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.52
3/24/2012 0.07
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 0.00
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.00
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.94
3/31/2012 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.00
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.00
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.00
4/8/2012 0.00
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.43
4/16/2012 0.32
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 1.16
4/21/2012 0.00
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.21
4/27/2012 0.00
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.23
4/30/2012 0.43
5/1/2012 0.00
5/2/2012 0.51
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 1.02
5/5/2012 0.03
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 2.13
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 T
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 0.10
5/26/2012 0.66
5/27/2012 0.21
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012 0.35
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012 0.33
6/1/2012 0.05
6/2/2012 0.00
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.00
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00
6/7/2012 0.00
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.10
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 0.00
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.21
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.00
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
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 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 T
7/15/2012 0.05
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 1.65
7/20/2012 0.02
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.00
7/24/2012 0.47
7/25/2012 0.19
7/26/2012 0.88
7/27/2012 0.10
7/28/2012 0.25
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 T
7/31/2012 0.52
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.36
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.14
8/10/2012 0.40
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.78
8/17/2012 0.51
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.03
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.14
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 1.12
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.35
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.04
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 T
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.03
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.35
9/23/2012 0.00
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M September had 4.86" - happy October!
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fall colors are early and spectacular this year after muted colors that past few years. Lots of reds probably reflects a lot of sun and dry weather this past summer and this fall. Go Brewers!
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Showers and light thundershowers around the area.
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Light rain overnight - heavier to the west.
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Rain and rain showers most of the day, 12 nice bluegills from a local lake and the Brewers win - what more could you ask for?
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M None of the forecast rain made it here. Sprinkles were from Lake Michigan.
10/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M First shower early afternoon was light .02, second a bit heavier at .06 and the final in the evening was a summer type thunderstorm with strong winds over 40 mph and .28 rain (the rain never fell heavily).
10/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light showers.
10/27/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Shower in midafternoon, may have been some graupel involved judging from radar but I wasn't there to see it.
10/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Light shower early eve.
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M The rain barely made it in and then fell apart.
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1.79 in October, another below normal month - very dry year so far.
11/2/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Had an interesting dream last night - dreamt that we had an electrical storm (remember when we used to call them that?) where there was lightning which hit the ground in large forks and crackled rather than thundered. Woke up around 3 am all forlorn and sad that we probably will not see lightning until April. Woke up again around 6 am to the surprising sound of real thunder as a storm moved just to the north!
11/3/2011 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M Cold windy rain but no snow. Baraboo had an inch so it wasn't far away.
11/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Only a small amount of rain after all that hullaballoo - maybe we will get more today but with low coming right over us we will be in the minima zone.
11/9/2011 6:00 AM 0.86 M M M M Rain yesterday morn .50 and rain overnight only .36. but corrected obs time to 6 am (only 23 hours in the period) which throws off daily measure by about .20 because it was raining heavily at 6 am. That est .20 will show up tomorrow. No snow.
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 1.91 1.0 0.15 0.5 0.07 Steady heavy rain in the morning, turned to snow, about .30 was snow but ground was wet and warm so most melted, with no more than 1" accumulating at any one time. Probably 2-3 inches fell but reporting 1" here.
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 0.0 0.00 Snow showers, some whitened the ground temporarily but nothing left at obs time.
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Light rain all day until midnight.
11/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4.50" during November, our wettest month vs. average this year. Total yearly still under normal so it would take a very wet Dec. to make normal. Appears it will be mainly a dry Dec the way things are going.
12/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M
12/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M I suspect this is one of the lower totals in the area.
12/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 1.2 0.08 1.0 0.08 Light snow overnight just ending now.
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 T T 0.0 0.00 Light rain and sleet showers along with fog and drizzle. Record warm winter continues with no ice even on ponds! Fishing open water yet, got a muskie, walleye and northern last evening, the trifecta!
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 0.5 0.02 Light dusting of snow, only enough to make it slippery.
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Light freezing rain only a trace but enough to cause accidents.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.48 1.1 0.15 1.0 0.15 Freezing rain early turned to rain then to snow. Final monthly totals: 2.18 water and 2.6 snow. Despite dry spell in summer and missing a lot of storms in spring, we ended up with 36.28 inches water for the year, which is above normal. 51.4 inches of snow in 2011 (yearly, not seasonal snowfall).
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 0.6 0.06 0.5 0.06 Light rain changed to light snow - most melted as it fell, this was after midnight so it counts with January totals.
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some buds coming out, grass is green on south facing slopes, no ice in ground. Doubt if any snow tomorrow will amount to more than 1-3".
1/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.42 4.8 0.42 5.0 0.42 Snow flakes torn by strong winds, some 2 foot drifts. Hard to really measure but closer to 6 inches in nearby city where winds were lower. Might revise total if I can get to nearby more sheltered area.
1/14/2012 7:00 AM T T T 3.0 0.40
1/15/2012 7:00 AM T T T 2.5 0.30
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.25
1/17/2012 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 0.15 Trace of freezing drizzle to scrape off car window, sleet also just beginning at obs. and counted as trace snowfall.
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 2.7 0.22 4.0 0.37 Light snow mainly in the morning.
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 4.0 0.38 Light snow shower overnight plus strong cold winds led to drifting and slippery roads.
1/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 0.37
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 2.4 0.22 6.0 0.58 A lot less snow than expected because it was not fluffy but dense snow grains.
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 0.55 The only nice winter sports day of the year.
1/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 T T 4.0 0.80 About .05 of freezing drizzle made roads hazardous, then plain rain showers over night. Still some ice on roadways despite warm temps. Remaining snow cover now has more water equiv due to rain soaking in.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 1.1 0.14 4.0 0.90 Large snowflakes fell heavily for about an hour yesterday morning. Moisture in remaining snow cover is increasing. About 4-6 inches of icy crust on the ground in the Dane and Jefferson County areas, with an inch or so of moisture contained therein.
1/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.6 0.04 3.0 0.80
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 1.3 0.08 4.0 0.85 Light snow early morning.
1/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 0.80
1/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.75 Melting started already this early morning. 1.53 water equivalent for January and 13.6 inches of snow. Turned out to be a warm month with average snow and precip.
2/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T 54 degree high melted everything in this warmest winter ever.
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2012 7:00 AM T T T T T
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.06 2.0 0.15 Light snow.
2/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.03 T T Freezing drizzle and light snow but melted in the afternoon.
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 1.4 0.12 1.5 0.12 Was in a heavier colder snow band so had more than Madison where most of it melted. Snow ending at obs.
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.59 8.1 0.59 8.0 0.59 In a heavy snowband all night.
2/25/2012 7:00 AM T T T 4.0 0.55 Light snow showers on Friday after main event.
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.35 Warmer day, melted more snow.
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Remaining snowcover melted Sunday.
2/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Light rain and a thundershower overnight. New puddle off driveway that I have never seen before, must be due to settling of ground next to driveway, about 6 inches deep, I need to get rid of it... So far 10.9 inches snow in feb and 1.38 water. Maybe a bit more later so if any falls before midnight will add and give final totals tomorrow.
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 T T Fell during feb before midnight so add to feb totals, 1.40 precip and 11.1 inches of snow. If it wasn't for Leap Day, feb would have been below normal for precip.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 5.1 0.58 5.0 0.53 Wet snow, a lot of it was intercepted by trees or blew out of the yard, so not really sure about this measurement but it does seem we had the least in the area.
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 1.5 0.07 5.0 0.65 Dry fluffy snow showers overnight.
3/5/2012 7:00 AM T 0.1 T 4.0 0.60 Just some light snow showers and flurries, heavier elsewhere.
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 0.50
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M First thundershowers of the season in evening.
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Light rain overnight. Incredible warmth continues, I have to assume we will reach 100 this summer with 70's in March. Not just a day of 60's and 70's but a week or more. First butterfly yesterday, March 11. Other bugs joined me as I was cleaning fish.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M We were pretty close to the bottom as far as rainfall amounts in the Midwest over the last 2 days. First Cabbage butterfly already yesterday - earliest I have ever seen one, March 12. Mourning Cloak seen the day before. Can mosquitoes be far behind?
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Leaves are starting to bud, grass is green, flowers are coming up, bugs are plentiful and mosquitos are already biting. Just harvested and ate some wonderful green onions. Oh, and its mid-march not mid-may! If it would only rain I could work the soil but it is dry and hard like july.
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Nice batch of showers with some rumbles in the early afternoon.
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What can you say about a week straight of 80's in March - trees blooming and leafing out like May, green grass, many mosquitos and other bugs, summer nights in the 60's. This is global warming at its best (except for the mosquito part). Still hope for a freeze in April to kill the bugs. Does not look likely however.
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Showers later in the afternoon and later in the evening. Much heavier just to the northwest near Columbus.
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M missed everything off to the north again.
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Thundershowers overnight.
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Looks like we ended at 3.43 water and 6.7 inches of snow in the warmest March in at least 150 years. Vegetation is one month ahead and fruit trees are flowering. Hostas are up, we are mowing lawns and weeds will have a banner year.
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M looks like final snow total was 35.5 paltry inches.
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M corrected typo, still the least in the whole SC Wis area.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Rain came almost sideways so I am not confident about my total. However, local NWS Observer totals just to the east in Lake Mills for the 2 days were higher which is rare. No wind damage that I could see but a lot of dead branches came down.
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 1.16 M M M M cold rain all day and night
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Some light rain off and on during the day.
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M huge area of rain completely split and went around lake mills area then reformed just to the northeast.
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Light rain yesterday off and on, very cold, may have been some sleet and ice pellets early.
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Light rain in the first half of the night.
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M With all of the noise and several storms, there was not much rain in the area due to fast movement of the storms. Had some hail, see hail report.
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Completely and utterly missed the big show to the north. Why am I surprised?
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 1.02 M M M M Some training thunderstorms in the afternoon, hail all around the area but I was not there so only can rely on the evidence of many fallen seed pods to guess that there was small hail. It does not look like there was large hail since there are no leaves torn or other marks.
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2012 7:00 AM 2.13 M M M M 3 hours of very heavy rain in morning storms, the rest failed to materialize. Sig weather and hail report filed.
5/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Working on our third week without rain, grass is turning brown already! Hottest Spring in History requires more rain than usual due to high ET rates!
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M A couple of minor showers late in the evening, heavier in the south and east part of Jefferson County. Very strong winds during the day with many branches down in the area, esp. in Madison. Will add to my fire pile...
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Light rain and thundershowers over night. Continuing at obs.
5/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Left over t-shower in morning, missed afternoon ones that went north. Columbus was big winner in area.
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Nice little thundershower late afternoon. Much heavier to the south and northwest. No hail, but strong winds and hail in Stoughton, not too far away.
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Light to moderate rain overnight, now ending. Looks like we will end up with 5.34 for May, unless it rains more today (note, we ended up with 5.39). Not bad for a month with a 3 week dry spell. Still green in our area, a little brown in Madison.
6/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 5.39 in May, this .05 was before midnight.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Despite a little rain last week - the overall nature of this weather pattern is dry blocking highs keeping heavy rain in Minnesota. Ground is getting hard and grass is browning - esp. toward Madison. Remember to vote, and if you like global warming and big business, you know who to vote for!
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M Very small early shower dissipated quickly as it hit the brick wall in Jefferson County.
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Minor shower overnight did not help drought situation. See drought report.
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Madison (and this location) had the lowest June precip in recorded history, we are among the driest and hottest in the world. Time to leave Wisconsin and the midwest as this is what global warming will bring to continental sea level areas. Say goodbye to farming.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M May the Jefferson County and other Wisconsin Republican big business loving fools burn in the fires they created with global warming. Hottest ever, driest ever, is there anywhere to escape? S.W. Canada is looking great to me now. I hope to say goodbye to Wisconsin in the next year or two, maybe sooner if the whole state catches on fire!
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Driest and perhaps hottest summer in history continues. Wisconsin sucks! Can't wait to move to the North Carolina mountains!
7/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Up to an inch just 4 miles east in Lake Mills city, zippo here as usual
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light shower afternoon.
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy rain and street flooding only 8 miles west just before obs - zippo here
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 1.65 M M M M Nice rain morning and storm in the evening with winds of about 45 mph.
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A rather heavy drizzle in later afternoon and evening, rare for July. Grass notably greener this morning after rains and the following day full of low clouds and drizzle.
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Nice rain about 4 am.
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Storms all around us except for one tiny little 2 mile hole centered on my house. Rainfall shown was leftover yesterday morning.
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.88 M M M M Was in a dead zone most of the night while folks just a couple miles away were getting 2 inches of rain. Only the main squall gave us the amount shown. The same thing happened in the morning - the clowns 3 miles north of me got heavy storms and I got nada. No severe where I was but plenty of severe everywhere else.
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Much heavier rains up to 1 inch just 15 miles away, the curse of the lowlands continues to leave us in extreme drought while those all around get heavy rain!
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Several rainshowers, last one around 6 pm or so was best.
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Nice storm with 50 mph wind and constant lightning popped up around 11:30pm. No hail nor wind damage. Surprised to see that we had 4.13" this month (in the last two weeks) to help ease perhaps the worst "flash" drought in many years. Turns out only one month was dry when you look at the books (June) but so much damage was done to crops during that 45 day spell that it was the timing which led to an extreme rating.
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Light thundershower late afternoon.
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Only light rain during the afternoon.
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M All day light rain, much heavier to south and west.
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Nice storm from 5.30 am to Obs time, which I took early at 6.30 am. Still raining moderately at Obs. Lots of cloud to ground strikes in this MCS.
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Rain from about 6:30 am to 9 am yesterday (I took yesterday's measurement 1/2 hour early).
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M An inch or more just to the west about 10 miles, they may have had hail also as it appears there was a hail streak in the storm. Every thing went around us.
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M The least rain in the area. Most places had a half inch or more.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 2.36 in August, ended very dry with all plants and grass dying (if not already dead). Drought epicenter is in Lake Mills.
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Everybody got rain but this small area again. Over an inch in Milwaukee. Lake Mills is a horrible place to live if you want weather.
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M Decent storm last night but much heavier just 2 miles south and 5 miles north - gee, I wonder why that is?
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Nice little area of rain in the evening.
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Much ballyhooed rain did not show up.
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M 80% chance of measurable rain - but in Lake Mills that means 100% chance of no rain or a trace.
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Lots of lightning and wind but little rain. System was down this morn so late with my report.
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Thunderstorm with some graupel or small hail 5am.
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy Frost around the area this morning - below freezing for sure.
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
5/2/2012 2:35 AM No pad, could hear medium roar of hail in distance - hail fall was light with stones far apart. 1/2" Grape 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Hard|Clear Ice 5 1min no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
5/6/2012 9:50 AM 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Mixed 3 no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail