Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AZ-AP-3 Latitude 36.3047
Station Name Tsaile 0.5 WNW Longitude -109.2233
County Apache Elevation (ft) 7027



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 12 0.86 0.19 6 0.19 6 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 0.57 0.53 3 0.53 3 0.00 0 0 2 0 1.1 1 2
Dec 12 0.87 0.59 3 0.59 3 0.00 0 0 2 0 6.9 2 3
Jan 13 0.91 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1
Feb 13 0.97 0.67 20 0.67 20 0.00 0 0 4 1 12.2 5 8
March 13 0.85 0.00 4 0.00 4 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 13 0.53 0.14 2 0.14 2 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 0.37 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
June 13 0.35 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 1.52 0.95 14 0.85 10 0.10 4 1 8 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 1.56 1.45 9 1.45 9 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.15 3.19 8 3.19 8 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 10.51" 7.71" 71 days 7.61" 67 0.10" 4 days 1 29 days 5 days 20.2" 8 days 14 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
10/1/2012 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012
10/6/2012
10/7/2012
10/8/2012
10/9/2012
10/10/2012
10/11/2012
10/12/2012 0.12
10/13/2012 0.07
10/14/2012
10/15/2012
10/16/2012
10/17/2012
10/18/2012
10/19/2012
10/20/2012
10/21/2012
10/22/2012
10/23/2012
10/24/2012
10/25/2012
10/26/2012
10/27/2012
10/28/2012
10/29/2012
10/30/2012
10/31/2012
11/1/2012
11/2/2012
11/3/2012
11/4/2012
11/5/2012
11/6/2012
11/7/2012
11/8/2012
11/9/2012 0.12
11/10/2012 0.41
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012
11/13/2012
11/14/2012
11/15/2012
11/16/2012
11/17/2012
11/18/2012
11/19/2012
11/20/2012
11/21/2012
11/22/2012
11/23/2012
11/24/2012
11/25/2012
11/26/2012
11/27/2012
11/28/2012
11/29/2012
11/30/2012
12/1/2012
12/2/2012
12/3/2012
12/4/2012
12/5/2012
12/6/2012
12/7/2012
12/8/2012
12/9/2012
12/10/2012
12/11/2012
12/12/2012
12/13/2012
12/14/2012
12/15/2012 0.25
12/16/2012 0.34
12/17/2012 0.00
12/18/2012
12/19/2012
12/20/2012
12/21/2012
12/22/2012
12/23/2012
12/24/2012
12/25/2012
12/26/2012
12/27/2012
12/28/2012
12/29/2012
12/30/2012
12/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013
1/2/2013
1/3/2013
1/4/2013
1/5/2013
1/6/2013
1/7/2013
1/8/2013
1/9/2013
1/10/2013
1/11/2013
1/12/2013
1/13/2013
1/14/2013
1/15/2013
1/16/2013
1/17/2013
1/18/2013
1/19/2013
1/20/2013
1/21/2013
1/22/2013
1/23/2013
1/24/2013
1/25/2013
1/26/2013
1/27/2013
1/28/2013
1/29/2013
1/30/2013
1/31/2013 0.00
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013
2/4/2013
2/5/2013
2/6/2013
2/7/2013 T
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.14
2/10/2013 0.24
2/11/2013 0.19
2/12/2013
2/13/2013
2/14/2013
2/15/2013
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.00
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 0.00
2/23/2013 0.00
2/24/2013 0.10
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 0.00
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013
3/6/2013
3/7/2013
3/8/2013
3/9/2013
3/10/2013
3/11/2013
3/12/2013
3/13/2013
3/14/2013
3/15/2013
3/16/2013
3/17/2013
3/18/2013
3/19/2013
3/20/2013
3/21/2013
3/22/2013
3/23/2013
3/24/2013
3/25/2013
3/26/2013
3/27/2013
3/28/2013
3/29/2013
3/30/2013
3/31/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013
4/2/2013
4/3/2013
4/4/2013
4/5/2013
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013
4/8/2013
4/9/2013
4/10/2013 0.14
4/11/2013
4/12/2013
4/13/2013
4/14/2013
4/15/2013
4/16/2013
4/17/2013
4/18/2013
4/19/2013
4/20/2013
4/21/2013
4/22/2013
4/23/2013
4/24/2013
4/25/2013
4/26/2013
4/27/2013
4/28/2013
4/29/2013
4/30/2013
5/1/2013
5/2/2013
5/3/2013
5/4/2013
5/5/2013
5/6/2013 T
5/7/2013
5/8/2013
5/9/2013
5/10/2013
5/11/2013
5/12/2013
5/13/2013
5/14/2013
5/15/2013
5/16/2013
5/17/2013
5/18/2013
5/19/2013
5/20/2013
5/21/2013
5/22/2013
5/23/2013
5/24/2013
5/25/2013
5/26/2013
5/27/2013
5/28/2013
5/29/2013
5/30/2013
5/31/2013
6/1/2013
6/2/2013
6/3/2013
6/4/2013
6/5/2013
6/6/2013
6/7/2013
6/8/2013
6/9/2013
6/10/2013
6/11/2013
6/12/2013
6/13/2013
6/14/2013
6/15/2013
6/16/2013
6/17/2013
6/18/2013
6/19/2013
6/20/2013
6/21/2013
6/22/2013
6/23/2013
6/24/2013
6/25/2013
6/26/2013
6/27/2013
6/28/2013
6/29/2013
6/30/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013
7/2/2013
7/3/2013 0.03
7/4/2013 **
7/5/2013 **
7/6/2013 **
7/7/2013 0.10
7/8/2013 T
7/9/2013
7/10/2013
7/11/2013
7/12/2013 0.03
7/13/2013
7/14/2013 0.06
7/15/2013
7/16/2013 0.20
7/17/2013 0.03
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.19
7/20/2013
7/21/2013
7/22/2013
7/23/2013
7/24/2013
7/25/2013
7/26/2013
7/27/2013
7/28/2013
7/29/2013 0.24
7/30/2013 0.07
7/31/2013
8/1/2013
8/2/2013
8/3/2013
8/4/2013
8/5/2013
8/6/2013
8/7/2013
8/8/2013 0.34
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 0.42
8/12/2013 0.03
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013
8/15/2013
8/16/2013
8/17/2013
8/18/2013 T
8/19/2013
8/20/2013
8/21/2013
8/22/2013
8/23/2013
8/24/2013
8/25/2013
8/26/2013
8/27/2013 0.32
8/28/2013 0.34
8/29/2013
8/30/2013
8/31/2013
9/1/2013
9/2/2013
9/3/2013
9/4/2013
9/5/2013
9/6/2013
9/7/2013
9/8/2013
9/9/2013 0.19
9/10/2013 2.09
9/11/2013 0.27
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.02
9/14/2013 T
9/15/2013
9/16/2013
9/17/2013
9/18/2013
9/19/2013
9/20/2013
9/21/2013
9/22/2013
9/23/2013 0.62
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013
9/26/2013
9/27/2013
9/28/2013
9/29/2013
9/30/2013



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 44F/47%RH. Lo:42F. Hi(30sept):70F Clear & calm. Ground is dry. Lots of pinon nuts this year.
10/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 44F/40%RH. Lo: 42F. Hi(01oct):71F. Clear & calm.
10/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 41F/41%RH. Lo:39F. Hi(02oct):73F. Mostly clear. Light SW breeze.
10/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 39.5F/52%RH. Lo:38.5F. Hi(03oct):76F. Partly cloudy w/ high, thin clouds. Calm.
10/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M @07hrMST: 47F/76%RH. Broken overcast. Some clearing. Breezy at times. Most of the rain occurred yesterday ~15hr MST (.11"). Light rain this AM ~0520hr MST for ~half-hour. Ground damp, but not muddy. Hi temp yesterday was 69F.
10/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M @07hrMST: 38F/80%RH. Lo:34F. Overcast & calm. Low cloud ceiling of ~1000ft (Chuska Mtn. partly clouded). Damp morning and so is ground. Not muddy. Hi(12Oct):56F. No rain since yesterday afternoon.
11/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 1.1 0.22 1.1 0.22
11/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.06 @07hr: 15F (also the Low Temp)w/70%RH. Partly cloudy & calm. Hi yesterday was only 33F. AZ sun has melted ~one-third of snow cover. Roads now dry.
12/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 2.1 0.25 2.5 0.28 27.5F/90%RH. Overcast.
12/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 4.8 0.34 7.0 0.72 11F/90%RH. Overcast.
12/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 0.70 22F/91%RH. Overcast.
1/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.43 8F/85%. Clear and frosty. Calm. ~3 inches of snow on ground. +90% coverage. Hi yesterday: 32F.
2/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.28 12F/87%RH. Calm,clear, not as frosty as yesterday. Hi was 39F. Ground coverage +90%, but paved roads cleared. About 2" average of rather chunky snow. SWE=.28".
2/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.21 13F/90%RH. Calm. Mostly cloudy w/ high, thin clouds. Hi was 43F. Typ 1" snow with just over 50% coverage. Measured sample of 1/2" snow/ice.
2/7/2013 7:00 AM T 0.2 T M M Lo=15F. Got a very light snow yesterday evening.
2/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.06 LO=31F
2/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 3.8 0.16 M M Lo=18F. Snow started ~ 01hr.
2/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.24 2.8 0.15 M M Lo=21F
2/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 3.7 0.19 6.0 0.57
2/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo=9F. Clear & calm.
2/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo=16F.
2/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 0.07 Lo=14F. Snow is patchy.
2/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo=15F. Mostly cloudy.
2/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 0.37 ~50% of ground still has snow. Open areas mostly clear. Under pinon trees and shadowed area is typ. 2 to 4 inches. Snow cover is rather crusty & icy. 9F/60%RH. clear, calm, frosty.
2/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 1.7 0.12 3.0 0.47 -3.5F/66%RH. Clear, calm, frosty. Find over 1.5" powdery snow on avg.
2/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.45 .5F/81%RH. Clear, calm, frosty. Lo= 0.0F@0655hr. Due to cold yesterday, still have 100% snow coverage. Just slight reduction in Snow Depth SWE from Sunday report.
2/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 9F/67%RH. Lo= 7.5F. Hi was 37F. Mostly clear.
2/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 3.4F/51%RH. Clear, calm, frosty. Hi was ~37F.
2/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo=3.5F. Clear, calm, frosty. Pretty darn cold esp. with the northerly breezes.
3/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo=12F. Clear, calm, frosty.
3/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo= 19F. Hi was 49F. Clear, calm, cold.
3/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28F/71%RH. Mostly cloudy; high&thin. Lo=24F. Hi was 53F. Warmest day so far in 2013. Snow in open areas is melted. Ground very muddy in places. Snow under pinon trees & in shadows still.
3/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Lo=34F. Hi has been in mid-50F past couple of days. Significant melting of snow is occurring. Snow in open areas has since melted leaving ground mostly damp. Under trees and in shadowed areas, can be 2-4" crusty snow, but would estimate that +85% of ground around College has no snow. Where snow is melting is very muddy. Overcast this morning, but no precip yet.
4/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M @07hrMST: 36F/51%RH. Light SW breeze. Partly cloudy and clearing. Dry ground in housing area.
4/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
5/6/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light drizzle. Almost a mist this morning. Overcast skies. Lo = 44F. Dry here with no snow in Tsaile.
7/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Brief storm ~23:30hr. Rain for less than 30 minutes.
7/8/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light drizzle in late evening (~10 PM). Barely noticeable.
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Short rainburst @ ~20:00hr MDT.
7/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Mostly drizzle and light rain and all after sunset (night rain). Ground damp but not muddy.
7/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
7/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain began in late evening ~22:30MDT local time. Rain for several hours. Ground very damp, but not muddy this morning. A much appreciated rain.
7/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M About half of that was a late afternoon rain for about one hour.
7/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
8/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
8/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Lo temp today is 46F, vs the typ of mid-50s. Most rain (.41") fell within two hours. A few minutes of pea-size hail, but no damage. Left puddles on ground.
8/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Brief thunderstorm around noon, MST. Mostly to South. Nearby lightning and some winds, but very little precip.
8/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Rain started ~noon on 26aug. Intermittent during day. Moderate to light precip. Ground is wet, but not muddy overall. Have some rain puddles on ground. Fog/mist at foot of Chuska Mtns (~5mi NE). 51F@0700hr MST.
8/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Rain occurred during the day yesterday. Ground is wet w/ some mud puddles.
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M This precip is mostly from yesterday. Generally light, intermittent rain.
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 2.09 M M M M Very heavy rain yesterday afternoon for under 2 hrs. Created some flooding problems, but not severe. Had a large amount of standing water in yard, but mostly absorbed now. Ground is soggy and muddy. need the rain, but was a lot in a short period (estimate 1 inch per hr rate for ~90 minutes. Had 1.60" in <2hr. Hardest rain I have seen for a while here.
9/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
9/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/14/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Low was 53F/75%RH. Starting to dry out some, but ground still moist w/ a few mud puddles.Mostly cloudy w/ thin clouds this AM. Some build-up beginning to occur.
9/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Clear & Frosty morning. Low temp = 32.5F. First frost of the season here at 7000ft elev. Most rain in afternoon, esp. @1530hr MDT. Some hail, but less than "pea-size".
9/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low of 31.5F this morning. 1 degree colder than yesterday, but much less frost (as Sunday we had .62" rain). Clear skies and calm winds. feeling an early touch of Winter at the headwaters of the Canyon de Chelly.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
7/4/2013 7/07/2013 9:00 PM 4 0.10 M M No other indication of rain besides the rain gauge.



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
8/10/2013 12:10 PM Did not fully cover ground. Melted quickly. NA 1/4" Pea Size NA Soft 10 3min minor leaf damage Continuous True Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail