Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-LS-1 Latitude 40.36764401
Station Name Susanville 3.2 SSW Longitude -120.67388346
County Lassen Elevation (ft) 4353



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 1.21 0.79 31 0.79 31 0.00 0 0 5 0 2.6 2 2
Nov 12 1.86 6.72 30 6.72 30 0.00 0 0 12 0 10.3 2 6
Dec 12 2.52 8.98 31 8.98 31 0.00 0 0 17 5 22.8 9 11
Jan 13 2.71 0.91 31 0.91 31 0.00 0 0 8 7 7.2 6 30
Feb 13 2.28 0.22 28 0.22 28 0.00 0 0 4 2 2.4 4 28
March 13 1.71 0.89 31 0.89 31 0.00 0 0 13 1 1.8 2 7
April 13 0.84 0.70 30 0.70 30 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.3 2 0
May 13 0.84 0.67 31 0.67 18 0.00 13 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
June 13 0.54 0.53 30 0.53 23 0.00 7 1 3 3 0.0 0 0
July 13 0.25 2.25 31 2.25 31 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 0.19 0.27 31 0.27 31 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 0.45 1.23 30 1.23 30 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 15.40" 24.16" 365 days 24.16" 345 0.00" 20 days 1 87 days 25 days 47.4" 27 days 84 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 0.00
10/6/2012 0.00
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 0.00
10/15/2012 0.00
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 0.00
10/20/2012 0.00
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.13
10/23/2012 0.41
10/24/2012 0.12
10/25/2012 0.11
10/26/2012 0.02
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 0.00
11/1/2012 0.22
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.00
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.57
11/10/2012 0.07
11/11/2012 0.01
11/12/2012 0.00
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.28
11/18/2012 1.45
11/19/2012 0.02
11/20/2012 0.02
11/21/2012 0.15
11/22/2012 0.01
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 1.03
11/30/2012 2.89
12/1/2012 1.09
12/2/2012 2.49
12/3/2012 0.79
12/4/2012 0.12
12/5/2012 0.64
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012 0.00
12/9/2012 0.00
12/10/2012 0.00
12/11/2012 0.00
12/12/2012 0.09
12/13/2012 0.05
12/14/2012 T
12/15/2012 0.03
12/16/2012 T
12/17/2012 0.15
12/18/2012 0.05
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 T
12/22/2012 1.96
12/23/2012 0.67
12/24/2012 0.40
12/25/2012 0.00
12/26/2012 0.35
12/27/2012 0.02
12/28/2012 0.00
12/29/2012 0.05
12/30/2012 0.03
12/31/2012 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 T
1/2/2013 T
1/3/2013 0.01
1/4/2013 T
1/5/2013 T
1/6/2013 0.00
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 T
1/10/2013 0.28
1/11/2013 0.03
1/12/2013 0.05
1/13/2013 0.00
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013 T
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 0.00
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.07
1/25/2013 0.08
1/26/2013 0.05
1/27/2013 0.34
1/28/2013 0.00
1/29/2013 T
1/30/2013 0.00
1/31/2013 0.00
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 0.00
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 0.00
2/8/2013 0.07
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.00
2/11/2013 0.00
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.02
2/20/2013 0.11
2/21/2013 T
2/22/2013 0.00
2/23/2013 0.02
2/24/2013 T
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 0.03
3/4/2013 0.02
3/5/2013 0.02
3/6/2013 0.23
3/7/2013 0.06
3/8/2013 0.01
3/9/2013 0.01
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.00
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 0.00
3/19/2013 T
3/20/2013 0.13
3/21/2013 0.14
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 0.00
3/24/2013 0.00
3/25/2013 0.00
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.02
3/28/2013 0.02
3/29/2013 0.02
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 0.18
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.12
4/2/2013 0.06
4/3/2013 0.00
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.15
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.16
4/9/2013 0.00
4/10/2013 0.00
4/11/2013 0.04
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013 0.00
4/14/2013 0.00
4/15/2013 0.05
4/16/2013 0.09
4/17/2013 0.03
4/18/2013 0.00
4/19/2013 0.00
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.00
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.00
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.20
5/7/2013 0.14
5/8/2013 0.17
5/9/2013 0.00
5/10/2013 0.00
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 0.04
5/17/2013 0.12
5/18/2013 0.00
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6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 T
6/11/2013 T
6/12/2013 0.00
6/13/2013 0.00
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.39
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.00
6/23/2013 0.00
6/24/2013 T
6/25/2013 0.02
6/26/2013 0.12
6/27/2013 0.00
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.00
6/30/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 0.03
7/4/2013 0.02
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.00
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.01
7/25/2013 T
7/26/2013 2.19
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.00
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 0.00
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.00
8/7/2013 T
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 T
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 0.00
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 T
8/21/2013 0.02
8/22/2013 0.23
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.02
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.00
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.19
9/3/2013 0.92
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 T
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.00
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 T
9/22/2013 T
9/23/2013 0.00
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.04
9/26/2013 0.03
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013 0.00
9/30/2013 0.05



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F. Above normal temps predicted to continue through Tuesday.
10/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F and calm. Hopefully, as predicted by Reno NWS, today will be the last day with above normal temps for a while.
10/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F. Awaiting promised return to near normal temps.
10/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 79F and dead calm, for a change. Well, it got a little cooler; still above normal and mostly pleasant.
10/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 38F at obs. High yestd, 74F with up to 5/10 alto-cirrus at times. Temps about normal, for a change.
10/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 39F at obs. High yestd. 67F. More fall-like; now all we need is water...
10/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 39F at obs. Actually a little light dew this morning. Hi yestd. 66F Pleasant temps.
10/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 43F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F with some PM clouds and a little virga east but not a drop hit here.
10/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, WW 5-8, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F and some cumulus cloud patches in the afternoon. Very pleasant, only lacking precipitation to make it a really nice day.
10/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F, clear and calm. Our day/night temp. swings are much narrower than usual this fall - should be 30 to 40F. No frost yet, also unusual by this date. Remains typically dry with no precip. in sight.
10/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), strat and alto cum., light winds, and 49F at obs. Some rain south towards Reno. High yestd. 71F.
10/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd 71F, occ. clouds passing and windy in the afternoon (W/NW).
10/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41F at obs. with some light dew, for a change. Hi yestd. 67F and light wind. Trees turning; really pretty day.
10/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (10/10), calm, and 53F; looks like a winter storm sky but not a drop is predicted here. Hi yestd. a revolting 75F; way too warm for mid-October.
10/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, WSW winds 18-15, blizzard of leaves coming off the trees, some scud blowing over the Sierra crest, and 60F at obs. Warm night, hi yestd. 73F. Some rain north but none here.
10/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41F at obs. The revolting warm and dry weather is predicted to come to an abrupt end about 4/5 days out.
10/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45F at obs. Hope current wet/cold system forecast holds for Mon/Wed. We'll get what we get.
10/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), calm, and 37F at obs. Pink east, clouds rolling over the Sierra Crest, strong SW winds aloft; does appear a storm is coming. Hi yestd. 67F, WW to 20+
10/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 T M 0.0 M Light rain, WW to 12-15, and 38F at obs. A few mushy snow flakes mixed with the rain. Snow sticking above about 5,000, as per forecast. Hi yestd. 59F, lowest high in 6 months. Summer is finally over; oh joy.
10/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 1.0 0.15 1.0 0.15 Light snow, calm and 32F at obs. Has snowed lightly and intermittantly for last 24 hrs. Most melted but 1" on ground at obs.
10/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 1.6 0.12 1.5 0.12 Light snow, calm, and 31F at obs. Intermit. light snow most of yestd. Almost 2" additional snow overnight. Pretty.
10/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 T 0.11 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Intermit. snow showers yestd. Most did not stick.
10/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 26F at obs. Yesterday's precip. from snow showers.
10/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some pink high thin alto-strat, slight breeze, dew but not frosty and 32F at obs.
10/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. A little more rain by Thursday?
10/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37F at obs. Some rain possible on Thursday.
10/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some high pink alto-strat east, calm, and 36F at obs. Brilliant full moon setting in the west. Hi yestd an unseasonable 69F.
10/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, pink sunrise, WW10-15, and 42F. Hi yestd. 67F. Rain tonight?
11/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (10/10), cloud deck at about 5k, calm, and 43F at obs. Probably some new snow above 6500' but cannot see the mountain tops.
11/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 26F at obs.
11/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (9/10), calm and 41F at obs.
11/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 42F at obs. High unseasonably warm, high 60sF.
11/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. High yestd. near 70F, same predicted for today. Predicted snowy/cold later in week.
11/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 70F, well above normal. All that should end in 48 hrs.
11/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd 66F. Bar. slowly falling.
11/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, blowing dust east, west winds 20-G40, and 43F at obs. Bar. falling. Predicted storm apparently delayed or collapsing.
11/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.57 9.0 0.57 9.0 0.57 Snowing lightly, calm, and 26F. Nine (9) inches of snow, pretty impressive for early Nov. and more water in it than I thought. Only 1-3" of snow predicted; a rare under-forecast. Never did rain, started snowing at 11 AM. Yestd. high temp. was 43F at 7 AM and dropped all day and night. Summer is OVER.
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 1.3 0.07 5.0 0.49 Mostly clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 38F, low 17F; hard freeze. About an inch of powdered sugar snow overnight, still 5 inches on the ground. Tundra swans and snow geese migrating over the last 24 hrs.
11/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.00 4.0 0.42 Clear, calm, and 18F at obs. Hi yestd. 37F with a few snow flurries. 4" of snow on the ground
11/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 0.37 Overcast (9/10; alto-stratus),calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd 36F and low was 24F. Looks to be stormy but little is forecast.
11/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 0.37 Mostly cloudy (6/10), calm, and 28F at obs. High yestd. was 42F. Still 2.5" snow on the ground.
11/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M PC (3/10), calm and 31F at obs. Patchy ground fog to the east in the Honey Lake Vally. Hi yestd. 47F and some afternoon showers noted over the Sierra crest but not here. Snow "Pack" down to an inch and scattered.
11/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, calm, and 28F - frosty - at obs. High yestd. 47F. Snow almost all melted. Rain promised next few days.
11/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly cloudy (8/10), calm, and 38F at obs. Rain shower visible to the west. High yestd. 48F. Predictably, the significat 3-storm extended period of rain forecast for the next 5/6 days has now been "drastically" reduced (Reno NWS's word, not mine)
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm and 40F at obs. About 1/4" overnight, snow level can't be too far above us unless it is warmer aloft. Bar. still falling slowly. Should be more rain over next 36 hrs.
11/18/2012 7:00 AM 1.45 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, west wind 15-20 G25, and 40F at obs. Low was 38F and yesterday's hi was 42F. Snow vis. on trees above about 5500 ASL. This was a deluge for this station, one of the larger rain events for the past two years. .50 between 7 AM and 10AM yestd and .70 between 7AM and 12 noon. Storm total 1.73"
11/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 37F at obs. May be raining all the up to 7k this morning with little temp. stratification above us. Possibly inverted with warmer temps. aloft.
11/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M PC,light rain shower, gusty-swiring winds, strong SW flow aloft, and 46F at obs. Warmish-hi was 54F yestd.
11/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), some lenticular clouds aloft, WW/SW winds 30-40 G50 plus, and 45F at obs. Hi yestd. 54F. Winds aloft (above 10kASL) must be 100-120 mph.
11/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 54F, strong WW to 50 plus yestd. We have much to be thankful for today, not the least of which is above normal fall rain. So far...
11/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 28F at obs.
11/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 27F at obs. Some rain comming about 6 days out?
11/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), pink alto-stratus, calm, and 30F. High yestd. 49F.
11/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 29F at obs.
11/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), pink alto-stratus, calm, and 28F at obs. Possibility for really substantial precipitation over the next 5 days.
11/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (7/10), pink tinged southwest flow aloft, calm, light frost and 33F at obs. Biblical amounts of rain forecast next 5 days.
11/29/2012 7:00 AM 1.03 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), WW 10-15, strong SW moist flow aloft, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F, temps 40-43 last 24 hrs. Almost snow flakes at one point in yesterday's heavy rain. Well, if forecasts are even HALF of what’s predicted next 4 days it will be a mighty series of storms. When NWS uses exclamation marks (!) in the forecast discussion it usually means a no-joke event. But it is a nice change to be above normal for precip. to date. Must get to those flashlight batteries…
11/30/2012 7:00 AM 2.89 0.0 M 0.0 M Calm, finally, moderate rain, and 40f at obs. A Drought Buster at 2.89 inches, 2.75 inches in last 12 hours, about 20% of our normal season average, about triple the 24 hr. forecast amount (NWS Reno). Winds to 60+ mid day yestd and squally rain in afternoon. High yestd. 48F and most of the rain fell at temps of 43F and lower which would mean a snow level of about 6kASL locally unless the air temps are inverted. Snow level was predicted to be 7-7.5k ASL. Moderate flooding, our ditch is bank full. If predictions portend for late Saturday/Sunday, a significant flood will take place in the Honey Lake Valley.
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 1.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, changing to heavy rain as I write, WW 10-15, and 43F at obs. Another inch in last 24 hrs, about 4 inches in last 48 hrs. Some minor flooding, power stayed on all night but was off 3 hrs. the previous night. Hi yestd. 45F. Winds were virtually calm most of yestd. And came up to 30 gusts in the night. Snow level looks to be about 6kASL but I cannot see the crest of the Sierras. If predictions verify we are in for another huge slug of water over next 24-36 hrs. We are already near to half of our normal water year precipitation. No inflatable penguins in sight…
12/2/2012 7:00 AM 2.49 0.0 M 0.0 M The sound of ukulele music continues. Hv. Rain, winds 30-35 G45+ and 46F at obs. Low was 39F and hi yestd 52F. Wind gusts est. 60+ overnight. Our leaves now reside somewhere in the middle of Utah and I cannot believe our power is still on. Over 2” of rain in last 8 hrs, storm total 7.50” in last 4 days, pressure 995mb at 5AM and still falling. Ditch has over-topped. Need the snow level to drop to reduce local flooding.
12/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.79 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, 10/10, alto-strat, calm, and 30F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F. Winds to near 50 before front passed at about 7 AM, rain stopped at about 10 AM. Serious flooding here avoided by fairly rapid storm exit and snow level dropping to about 5k ASL in last hrs. Storm total 8.29" since 11/29, water year to date 11.99". Nice to be so far above normal for a change.
12/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm and 40F at obs, low of 36 was at 8 PM before it clouded over, hi yestd. 54F. Nice wet late fall continues, well above average to date; could use some snow pack though.
12/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.64 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10)stratus and moist flow aloft continues, calm and 42F at obs, hi yestd. 44F. Snow level was about 6k ASL. Goodness it is continuing wet; we've had almost 9 inches of water in the last 6 days. If this is a new normal I'll take it...
12/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Dense ground fog, PC over, calm and frosty 32F at obs., Hi yestd. 54F. First day w/no measurable precip. in 7 days. Gold Run Creek is still roaring.
12/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F
12/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some pink alto-stratus, calm and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 44F, cooling some.
12/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F
12/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 25F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F, felt colder. A little snow by Wednesday?
12/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 25F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F. Some snow predicted 36-48 hrs out.
12/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 T 0.09 T M Light snow, calm and 33F at obs. Some snow/rain mix at about 8 PM last night. Yestd hi temp. was 50F. The predicted (NWS Reno) 1 to 2 inches failed to take place.
12/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 1.3 0.05 1.5 0.05 Overcast with a solid cloud deck at about 7K ASL, calm, and 29F at obs. Over an inch of powdery snow last night after a high of about 42 and scattered snow showers throughout the day.
12/14/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M PC (5/10), alto-stratus and a fog deck at about 7KASL on crest of Sierras, 22F and calm at obs. Light snow yestd. AM and a hi of 39F; low was 19F.
12/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 0.03 T 0.03 Clear, calm, and a chilly 17F at obs. Snow flurries yestd. afternoon and a high of 37F. Summer is over...
12/16/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M OC (10/10), snow showers nearby, WW 10-15, and 35F at obs. A few light snow showers yestd. afternoon, hi was 36. Temps ranged from 32-36 last 24 hrs.
12/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 T T 0.0 M Light rain, westwind 10-15, and 41F at obs. Light snow AM yestd. changed to rain w/ WW 25-35, G50 plus in evening. Hi yestd. 43F, low 39.
12/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 T M T M PC (3/10), calm, and 21F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F and trace of snow and some rain in PM
12/19/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 13F at obs. Hi yestd. 32F with a few snow squalls near mid-day. Cooldest night so far this winter but it is currently 7 below zero F just a few miles northwest of here. Our woodstove is working OT to keep the house warm and doing a mighty job.
12/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 20F at obs, slightly warmer than 24 hr. ago. High yestd. 32F, low last night was 18F. Big snow forecast over next 4 days.Early report at 0600. Have to go to Eagle Lake for a bird count (CBC).
12/21/2012 7:00 AM T T M T M Started snowing at 5 AM
12/22/2012 7:00 AM 1.96 8.0 1.96 8.0 1.96
12/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.67 7.0 M 11.0 M
12/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 1.0 M 11.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 29F; high yestd. 36F. Snow mixed with rain in afternoon; winds to 35 stripped the snow from the trees. Tube pulled and cyl. and set for all snow but outer cyl. blocked with snow and then much drifted and precip. not well captured except as a core. These figures should be considered minumum. Total snow since Friday 16", total precip. 3.03"
12/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Overcast, just started snowing-again-on the crest of the Diamond Mounatins, calm, and 21F at obs. Hi yestd 34F and the low was 18F; a snow-blindingly beautiful day. Are we having a white Christmas because there is 8 inches of snow on the ground or a black Christmas because the power was out for 9 hours? Ho,Ho,Ho.
12/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.35 3.9 0.35 12.5 M Freezing fog, calm, and 26F at obs. Snowed most of last 24 hrs; another 4 inches with 12 1/2" on ground now. Hi yestd. was 32F. Microwave works nice to melt snow to measure but don't over do it.
12/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 11.5 M Mostly Cloudy (7/10), a few snow flakes last hour, calm, and 27F at obs. Some snow squalls yestd and a hi of 41F, low 23F. Our current snow cover - about a foot- will likely be with us some time based on predicted temps.
12/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M OC (9/10), solid cloud deck-fog at about 5500 ASL, calm and 17F at obs. Coldest night of the year so far at 12F. Clear, calm, and blinding bright yestd. with a hi of 32F and 11.5" snow on ground, not melting in the shade.
12/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 11.5 M Overcast, fog layers, calm, and 25F at obs. A half an inch of snow overnight about a foot on the ground. Hi yestd. 31F
12/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 11.5 M PC (8/10), calm, and 23F at obs. 1/2" new snow overnight, still almost a foot of snow on the ground. Hi yestd. was 34F but didn't feel that warm, low was 19F - at 8 pm.
12/31/2012 7:00 AM T T M 11.5 M Clear, calm, and 7 above zero at obs. A few snow flakes yestd. and a high of 36F. Coldest night of the year so far but it is now 15 below zero at the Bogard RWS, a few miles northwest of here. None of our snow pack (1 foot at house) has any interest in melting.
1/1/2013 7:00 AM T T M 11.5 M OC (9/10) and patchy fog, calm, and 7F above zero at obs. Hi yestd 21F. Trace of snow pellets overnight Low for last 24 hrs was after yestd. report, 5F at about 8 AM. Chilly.
1/2/2013 7:00 AM T T M 11.0 M OC (10), Lt. ice crystals from a rising/condensing fog deck falling as snow, calm, and 15F at obs. Hi yestd. 24 under brilliant sunshine and last night's lo was 5F above - 9F by 9PM - would have made well below zero if fog hadn't moved in.
1/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 11.0 M High fog, calm, freezing drizzle as snow flakes,and 16F at obs. High yestd. 26F and patchy fog. The fog at night is keeping our low temps about 10-15 degrees warmer than they would be. Has not been above freezing here for 4 days and nights. Went to Chico yestd. where it felt tropical at 56F.
1/4/2013 7:00 AM T T M 11.0 M Clear, calm and 3F above zero at obs. Hi yestd. 23F Continues chilly; coldest night yet this winter. Temperatures inverted; it is 20F warmer 2k above us. No fog to buffer the low temps. down here. Trace snow from yestd. AM. Wood stove keeping it 65F warmer inside than out.
1/5/2013 7:00 AM T T M 11.0 M Light snow, calm, and 14F at obs. Hi yestd. was 21F and the low was 7F - at about 10PM. Snow may be from a lifting fog deck and not the small storm predicted for later today. The warmest it has been for the first 5 days and nights of 2013 is 26F. Total precip. for the water year is at 16.28", which already exceeds or annual average.
1/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Mostly Cloudy (9/10), calm, and 15F at obs (low for night). Hi yestd. 24F. Night was warmer than most recent ones due to high cloud cover. Last night's storm missed us, diving south to the west of the Sierra Crest.
1/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M OC (10/10), calm and 16F at obs. Low was 11F and Hi was 31F. Still haven't made it up to 32F in CY 2013.
1/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M OC (10/10), calm, and 23F at obs. OC and a high of 33F -finally broke freezing for 2013- and a low of 20F.
1/9/2013 7:00 AM T T M 10.5 M
1/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.28 2.0 M 12.0 M Snow then rain then back to all cnow.
1/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M 12.0 M
1/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 12.5 M Clear, calm, and 1 below zero F at obs; coldest night of winter and coldest night in several years at this station. Light snow yestd. afternoon.
1/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M Clear, calm, and 6F below zero at obs. High yestd. was 21F, clear and calm. Chilly here but a polar 26 below zero at the Bogard RS RWS a few miles northwest of here. Nice Niner win last night.
1/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M Clear, calm, and 3 below zero at obs. Hi yestd. 17F. Since it was +2F at 9 PM I thought it would get to about 10 or 12 below over night. Slight warm-up predicted over next few days.
1/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M Mostly clear, calm, and +3F at obs. First night above zero in last four. Hi yestd. 19F
1/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Clear, calm, and +4F at obs. High yestd 25F. Still 11" snow on ground and no melting.
1/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Clear, calm, and 4F at obs. Hi yestd. 25F. Continues dry and below normal temps.
1/18/2013 7:00 AM T T M 11.0 M Light snow from rapidly rising fog deck, calm and 6F at obs. Some of the flakes are remarkably large (5mm). Considerable "Pogonip" - like hoarfrost, look it up- on the trees. Hi. yestd. 23F. If fog persists today, our hi could be less than 18/20F.
1/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, and +3F at obs.Hi 23F
1/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M Freezing fog, calm, and +1F at obs, Hi yestd. 23F. A little precip. could be useful, as a warm-up to the persistent cold, if nothing else.
1/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M Clear, calm, and +3F at obs. Hi yestd. 20F. Cold, inverted air predicted to persist for another 48 hrs.
1/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M Clear, calm, and +6F at obs. High yestd. 24F. Should be the last night of really cold temps. for a while, based on the forecast.
1/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M Mostly clear, calm, and 16F at obs; practically balmy given the lows of the past few weeks.
1/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 0.1 0.07 10.5 M Freezing drizzle, OC (10/10), and 29F at obs. Some light snow overnight. Hi yestd. 37F; a significant warm-up from the last several weeks.
1/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 10.0 M Light rain/drizzle, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd 42F, warmest in 45 days. Seems odd to actually hear things dripping after weeks of frozen solid everything. Down to 10" of snow on the ground, least in 30 days.
1/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 8.5 M Fog, drizzle, calm, and 31F at obs. Hi yestd. 45F. Snow continues to melt, down to 8.5" and I can hear our creek running again.
1/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.34 4.3 0.34 12.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 24F at obs. Over 4" of new snow last night after a hi of 48F, light rain and warm winds which caused some minor flooding from the previous snow pack. Bow back to over a foot on snow on the ground. Must away to shovel the driveway...
1/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M Hi OC (10/10), calm, and 16F at obs. Hi yestd. 39F. Snow showers predicted this AM and looks it.
1/29/2013 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 M P/C (6/10), west wind 8-12, and 31F at obs, Hi yestd. 41F with a few snow flurries, mostly to the east.
1/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Clear, calm, and 23F at obs. Hi yestd. 49F, warmest day in several months and considerable snow melt took place; now down to 7 1/2".
1/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Abundant sunshine yestd. with a high of 49F. Bar. pressure contunues high and flat.
2/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M Clear, Calm, and 21F at obs. Hi yestd. 49F and brilliant sunshine. Warm days and chilly nites continue, BP high and steady. Snow cover down to 6 1/2" and blindingly bright.
2/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M PC (2/10), a little alto-stratus, calm, and 25F at obs. High yestd. 49F with bright sun. Change coming later next week?
2/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Clear, calm, and 23F at obs. Mostly OC yestd with a hi of 46F. Odd winter, very wet early and dry since. GO NINERS.
2/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 3.97 Mostly clear, band of alto-stratus east, calm, and 24F at obs. Clear, calm and a hi of 42F yestd. This morning's SWE shows an impressive 3.97" in our 6" snow pack so about 25% of our total normal precip. is still to melt. Going to be a glorious spring.
2/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M Band of pink alto-stratus east, calm, and 25F at obs. Hi yestd 46F and clear. Some snow forecast for Thursday.
2/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Hi yestd 49F, west wind to 15-18, with bands of high clouds.
2/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Mostly OC (8/10), starting to snow to the southwest, WW 8-10, and 30F at obs. Hi yestd a surprisingly low 41F and the overnight low was 25F before the clouds moved in. A little snow predicted today.
2/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 5.0 M
2/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
2/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
2/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
2/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Clear, calm, and 23F at obs. BP continues high and steady.
2/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F and clear. BP continues high, some snow predicted by Tuesday. Snow cover down to an avg. of 4 inches with many bare patches.
2/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. High yestd. 46F and clear. NWS Reno still predicting some snow by Tuesday. We could use it. Current snow cover 3" and patchy.
2/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd. 47F. Looking forward to a little more winter.
2/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Clear, calm, and 25F at obs. High yestd. 51F. Snow patchy, averaging about 1" but some patches still 8"+. Seems more like April than February.
2/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Overcast, high stratus (9/10), calm, and 23F at obs. High yestd. 45F and is predicted to be the last time we see bright sun for a few days. BP falling.
2/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 1.0 M Light snow/flurries/pellets, WW 5-8, and 30F at obs. Low was 26F and High 50F. Additional snow forecast.
2/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 1.0 0.11 1.5 M Clear, calm, and 19F at obs. High yestd 39F with an inch of snow. Not much of a storm.
2/21/2013 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 M Clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Hi yestd. 41F. A few snow flakes fell overnight, about two inches - between flakes.
2/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F, felt colder. Could use additional precip.
2/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 1.0 M Clear, calm, and 29F at obs. another dusting of snow overnight, just barely more than a trace. High yestd. 50F.
2/24/2013 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.5 M Clear, calm, and a chilly 19F at obs. High yestd. 39F under scattered clouds and light north winds
2/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Mostly clear, some high stratus, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 40f. Some patches of snow remain -to 8" deep- but the ground is mostly bare.
2/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Clear, calm, and 19F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F and breezy, didn't feel much over freezing. Continues dry, only a chance of showers predicted for Saturday.
2/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Clear, calm, and 18F. High yestd. 42F and sunny.
2/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M OC (9/10; alto-stratus), calm, and 33F at obs. Heat wave - first night above freezing in a very long time. High yestd. 49F. Some precip now "likely" next 3-5 days. I can hardly wait.
3/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Clear, calm, and 29F at obs, High yestd. 57F; BP very high; ground 90% snow free but some patches still a foot deep.
3/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M High OC (9/10), calm, and 33F at obs. High yestd. 56F and brilliant sun. Rain now predicted more likely tonight.
3/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.5 M Light rain, calm, and 33F at obs. Hi yestd. 60F. Not much precip. but it's a start. Still some old snow patches (60+ days).
3/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.5 M Mostly clear, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 54F; a few raun showers yesterday, still some patchy snow on the ground and some more predicted over the enxt few days.
3/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.5 M Mostly cloudy (9/10), calm and 40F at obs. Low was 32F and hi yestd. 54F. Some lt. rain last 2 hrs, still patches of old snow.
3/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.23 0.8 0.09 1.0 M Light snow, WW 18-25G35, and 31F at obs. Gi yestd. 54F. Rain (.14") changed to snow (1"=0.09")during the night. Considerable drifting in gusty winds.
3/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 1.0 0.06 0.5 M Light snow, calm, and 23F at obs. High yestd. 40F. Some light snow fell most of yesterday morning, melted, and a little additional snow fell
3/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 23F at obs. Hi yestd 46F with a few snow flakes early. While there is still one small patch of snow on the north side of the house, I am now recording zero snow cover after over 80 days of continuous snow on the ground.
3/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F with a few snow flakes in the late afternoon and a persistently cold light north wind.
3/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd 52F, clear with cool NE breeze. Happy time change.
3/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 55F. Could use some additional precip. While still about 10% over normal for the season, we have been well under normal the last 60 days.
3/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 60F. No precip. in sight for many days out.
3/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 33F at obs. Hi yestd 64F, warmest day of year so far. Still a few patches of months-old snow around.
3/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC (5/10; thin alto-strat), calm, and 37F; hi yestd 67F; warmest day yet this year. STILL a couple of old snow patches. Everyday with no additional moisture is a worry.
3/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC (8/10) alto-stratus, pink sunrise, calm and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F, again the warmest day of the year so far. Some rain/snow now predicted about Wed. A patch of snow remains on the north sie of the house.
3/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 65F
3/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F and clear with light WW 12-15 in the afternoon. Finally, the last snow patch has melted.
3/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 58F. Forecast rain for Wednesday now looking rather sparse.
3/19/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain shower was a surprise in last 30 minutes, calm, and 42F at obs. High yestd. 61F and mostly cloudy. Predicted "storm" has largely collapsed.
3/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, west wind 18-25, and 40F at obs. High yestd. 60F. Snow level on east side of Diamond Mts. currently about 5500 ASL. Had .13" rain - better than none.
3/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (8/10), calm, and 32F at obs. High yestd. 52F with occasional light rain, .14" total
3/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 19F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F. Chilly night - hard freeze.
3/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 19F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F with a cold, dry light north wind. Another hard freeze; the tulips don't like it and I don't either.
3/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 55F and clear. Need some more rain.
3/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 31F at obs. Hi yestd. 63F. Perhaps a little precip. coming?
3/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly high clouds, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 64F with increasing clouds.
3/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 32F at obs. High yestd. 60F with a few light showers within a few miles. CORRECTION 9 AM- must have had a light shower (.02") during the night - may have fallen as snow that melted.
3/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (6/10), calm, and 37F at obs. High yestd with a brief shower at about 10 AM.
3/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 32F. High yestd. 61F with a brief shower in the morning.
3/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, a few high streaks of stratus, calm, and 36F at obs. Clear and pretty yesterday with a high of 66F.
3/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Moderate rain, calm, and 44F at obs. Mostly cloudy yestd. PM w/ a hi of 67F. Very welcome rain started 6:30 AM, a substantial .36/hr. preceded by a lightning strike at 0625. May be snowing above 7K ASL.
4/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (7/10), breezy and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 56F, storm total 0.30, March total 1.04" inc. 1.8" snow, Total for season 18.51" inc. 44.9" snow. Precip is about 110% of normal for year, and total snow fall is about 75% of normal for year. Inspite of being well below bormal last 90 days, overall we are still well over normal for the water year.
4/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 60F with some light rain (.06) in the afternoon.
4/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 65F. Pretty day with a few PM clouds.
4/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm at surface but strong SW flow aloft pushing the clouds, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd 70F with increasing clouds throughout the day
4/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.16 T M T M A few snow flakes, WW 8-10, and 34F at obs. A dusting of snow overnight but most of .16" fell as rain.
4/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 51F, NNE wind to G30, felt colder. New snow on Mts. looks pretty. CoCorahs off-line most of morning.
4/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F with north winds 15-25 mph.
4/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 72F. A small and nearly dry front went through at about 5 PM. Warmest day of year so far.
4/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a slightly frosty 31F at obs. Hi yestd. was 66F but felt colder. Gusty N/NE winds to 12-15
4/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(4/10), high stratus, WW8-15, and 49F at obs. Warmish night, High yestd. 71F, sunny and mostly calm.
4/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29F at obs. High Yestd. 66F. A little rain/snow forecast starting tonight.
4/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 T M T M Overcast, calm, and 33F at obs. Trace of snow last hour, light rain last evening and a high of 62F
4/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 0.2 0.09 T 0.03 A few snow flakes falling, PC, strong north winds aloft, and 29F at obs. Snowed a little at mid-day, mostly as pellets, with a high of 48F.
4/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 0.03 T M Clear, calm, 22F and a hard freeze at obs. The tulips don't like it but they're tough. High yestd. 46F with scattered snow showers at mid-day, mostly as snow pellets.
4/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 57F, clear with N-NE winds to 15-18.
4/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (9/10; alto-stratus),calm, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 66F with clear skies and light winds.
4/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, light frost, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F and sunny.
4/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 69F, clear and little wind. Nice spring day.
4/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Clear with N/NE winds yestd.
4/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 75F and clear with light NE winds.
4/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F, warmest day to date this year.
4/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F. Nice day but some NNE breeze in PM.
4/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 28F at obs. Too dry to form frost.
5/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 31F at obs. High yestd. 69F with N/NE winds 18-25 and felt colder.
5/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 40F at obs. with virga and rain showers visible to the east. Wrap-around flow aloft from the east. Increasing clouds PM yestd. w/virga visible east and north.
5/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (10/10), west wind about 8-12, and 45F at obs. Light rain PM and more overnight. Trace of new snow above 7K ASL on Diamond Mts.
5/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain, calm, and 44F at obs. High yestd. 70F with lightening at about 3 strikes/min. for 15 minutes near 3 PM and hard showers. Some new snow visible on Diamond Mts. this AM above about 6.5 ASL
5/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 49F at obs. Intermittant and moderate rain yestd. with a high of 65F.
5/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 86F, warmest yet this year, incresing high clouds in PM.
5/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45F at obs. High yestd. 83F and clear.
5/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48F at obs. High yestd. 84F, a little warmer than forecast.
5/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs, hi yestd. 85F. Again, warmer than predicted. Thunderheads/cum./alto cum. and some virga north and west in the afternoon.
5/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 76F with increasing clouds. This little rain is better than blazing sun.
5/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 64F with off/on showers. Contues cool and damp. Freezing level about 6.5k ASL but no new snow visible on the Diamond Mts.
5/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 101F (ouch), almost certainly a date record high, maybe a June record high for here. Still patches of old snow drifts visible at 7k+ on Diamond Mts. They won't last long.
6/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 100F; not nice.
6/10/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Some high monsoonal moisture that will hopefully develop later today, calm, and 65F at obs. High yestd. 98F. with trace of rain near sunset. Humidity jumped from a low of 5% to 55% in 24 hrs. Some lightning, mostly cloud to cloud.
6/11/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F (at 10 AM) with afternoon clouds and a few drops of rain.
6/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Low was 47F and high yestd. was 81F with considerable west wind but little cloudiness. Would that every summer day here were no warmer.
6/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a pleasntly cool 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F with considerable wind.
6/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 43F at obs. Low was 39F and Hi yestd. was 74F, a little below normal for a change. A few patches of old snow still remain at 7k ASL on the Diamond Mts.
6/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46F at obs. High yestd. 86F but felt cooler
6/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F, warming slightly over past 24 hrs.
6/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F with susbtantial west winds 15-25 mph in the afternoon.
6/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F. supposed to be cooler and windier today.
6/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, mostly calm, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd. 78F with scattered cumulus, rain started about 11 PM with several lightning strikes nearby, thunderstorm lasted about 30 minutes. NEW SNOW, several slushy inches, visible above about 6.8kASL on Sierra Crest above us, rare but not unheard of for June here.
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. High yestd. 77F. Continues pleasantly cooler than it might be.
6/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Alto-stratus moving in from the west, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 85. Significant rain forecast by tomorrow night.
6/24/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, west wind 8-12 mph, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 74F with a few drops of rain. 100% OC, looks like an October rain storm, atypical for late June.
6/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M A few drops, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 65F, persistenly cloudy but little rain. I hope NWS Reno gets Sunday's predicted hi of 102F as far wrong as they did for the QPF for this storm...it will be about 137F or about 80F.
6/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M A few drops, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd 72F with light drizzle/rain. In 3-4 days I shall be wishing very much to have this weather back. Forecasted highs Friday-Wednesday are 100+.
6/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, west wind 8-10,and 66F at obs. Hi yestd. 102F. Not nice. Today is supposed to be the "coolest" of the next 4. Ugh.
6/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 62F at obs. High yestd. 101F. Monsoon still far to the south. Predicted warmer next 2 days and baring a cold thunderstorm -dream on- no relief in sight.
7/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 100F with Monsoon still far to the south and east.19.07” for water year (July-June), unlike most of the state 19% above normal with 45” of total snow (75% of normal). In spite of below normal snow fall, we had persistent snow cover for 86 consecutive days from December 12 – March 8. The high for the 12 months was 101F and low was Minus 3F. Measureable precip. fell on 72 days with 27 days of measurable snow. Highest total one day snow was 9” and maximum snow on ground was 12.5”
7/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 2/10 altostratus, calm, and 67F at obs. Hi yestd 103F-warmest day of year so far- with almost cloud-free skies and some smoke/haze. Monsoon slowly creeping north; our best hope to avoid misery today would be some shading clouds and wetting rain. Likely rain/hail/flash flooding predicted south of here.
7/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd a more merciful 96F (at 11 AM) before a +/-30KM dia. monsoonal thunderhead developed which dropped the temp to low 70s by dark. Light rain on and off all afternoon. Considerable cloud-cloud lightning @ about 1/min. but few ground strikes. Flash flooding to the south of us.
7/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, residual moisture as alto-stratus NW and NE, calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yestd 99F with less cell development than previous day. Light shower about 5 PM and little OC until then. Looks to be more moisture aloft now than 24 hrs ago. Happy 4th.
7/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd. 99F, still well above normal, with less cell buildup and less cloud coverage than the previous 2 days; max. cloud was about 50% OC with virtually no convective activity.
7/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd 94F and clear. Temps finally closer to normal.
7/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd 94F and clear.
7/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with usual afternoon west wind. Temps. back to near normal.
7/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, about normal, with PM west winds.
7/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F with PM winds; near normal.
7/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 2/10 OC with patchy alto-stratus east, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F.
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd 92F with light west winds.
7/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. High yestd. 92F with the usual afternoon winds. Very stable pattern.
7/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F
7/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High scattered cirrus, 3/10, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F. Predicted to warm to over 100 by Saturday. The last visible patch of old snow on the Diamond Mts. has shrunken to a speck.
7/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A perfect Claude Monet sky, pink alto-cumulus splashed about, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F. Warming and more to come, unfortunately.
7/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F and windy. Cool night but predicted to cook over the weekend (100+).
7/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F with west winds 12-15. Temps still under the predicted blowtorch coming this weekend.
7/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd 100F and nearly calm. The current stretch will likely be at least 4 more days of misery before monsoonal air re-invades.
7/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear with some haze, calm and 69F at obs. Low was 64F and hi yestd. 103F. Record hi this station over last 30 years is 105F. Could easily top that over the next 3 days.
7/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm and 64F at obs. One thunder storm cell SE yestd. afternoon with a hi of 104F. Misery index creeping up and no big cool-down in sight.
7/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear to hazy, calm, and 69F at obs. Hi yestd. 103F, clear and little monsoonal relief in sight. Somewhat unusual that we are warmer than the valley with temps comparable to Bakersfield. We have been warmer than Merced and Sacto. over the last 48hrs. Usually don't see that until August/Sept.
7/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 68F at obs. High yestd. 101F with a small thunderstorm far to the north and some high clouds PM. Day 3 of 100+; not nice. Can we just skip to October?
7/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yestd. 95F when considerable cloudiness blocked the sun. Heavy rain S/SE, at one point visible within 400 yds but cell collapsed and moved away. Finally, a bit of rain near 10PM.
7/25/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A few puffy clouds (1/10), calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F with a few raindrops at about 5 PM and SE winds to 20+. No thunder or lightning but a large TS cell passed to the SE.
7/26/2013 7:00 AM 2.19 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (9/10), calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F. This was a serious monsoon event which produced about 15% of our total average annual precip. in 2 hrs. Was the wettest and longest duration thunderstorm I have observed at this station in 30 years. Max rain rate was about 3" per hour in second 15 min. period of event. Lightning strikes avg. about 2 per minute based on thunder reports, about half cloud to cloud. Ambient air was 93F when rain started and 64F at end of event. Sheet flooding over ground surface took place during some periods. Intermittent hail to 1/2" diameter accompanied. Signif. Weather and Hail reports submitted.
7/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with a few cumulus scattered about. Yesterday's monsoon has gone elsewhere.
7/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 95F, clear but for one small TS cell north at mid-day with virga and possibly some rain. Temps continue above normal.
7/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F. Nice to have a low temp. back near normal and under 60F.
7/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F. Hi yestd. a civilized 85F and a refreshingly cool night for a change.
7/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (8/10), alto-cum, monsoonal moisture streaming in from the south, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F; warming up again.
8/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Diminishing high clouds throughout the day yestd. with a high of 87F and typical west winds to 20 mph. Pleasantly cool night.
8/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear to hazy/smokey, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. reasonable 82F, coolest in weeks and weeks.
8/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 86F.
8/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F; clear yestd, west winds 15-20, and a hi of 89F. So far, fires have been far away so little smoke/haze here.
8/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/7/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/9/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F
8/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy/smoky and 58F at obs. High yestd. 91F; warming. Chance thunderstorms predicted next few days.
8/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 64F at obs. High yestd. 95F with considerable cloud but no convective development in the afternoon. Considerable monsoonal moisture aloft and an outside chance for heavy rain later today.
8/20/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (10/10), calm, and 66F at obs. Highest low this year to date. Hi yestd 93F and mostly overcast. Minimal convection and little thunder here but significant rainfall to the west.
8/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (6/10), calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yestd. 91F with some rain in the AM. Atypical pattern for here continues with abundant moisture aloft but little convection and almost no rain. Unpleasant, warm and humid (for here) with RH 50-60; warm nights.
8/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), calm, cumulus and thunder northwest, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F with some rain in the afternoon, most lightning strikes were cloud to cloud. Finally, a thunderstorm with wetting rain and a cool-down.
8/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. A band of thick smoke to the south from continuing west slope fires.
9/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (7/10), band of smoke southeast, calm, and 62F at obs. Warm night. Hi yestd. 88F with increasing clouds in the PM.
9/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd.84F. Rained much of the night. Been a wet summer for here; not supposed to get 15% of our annual precip.(nearly 3")in July/September.
9/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.92 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(4/10), calm, and 57F. High yestd. 66F. Monsoon continues with almost another inch, now nearing 25% of avg. TOTAL annual for season since July 1st. Predicted by NWS Reno yestd. for here was 80F and 20% chance showers. Whoops.
9/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear with some fog/smoke/haze southeast, heavy dew, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 78F with strong southwest flow aloft and rapidly passing non-convective clouds.
9/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, gusty NW winds 12-15, nad 51F at obs. High yestd. 81F with continued SW moist flow aloft, rapidly passing clouds but no rain.
9/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45F at obs. High yestd. 81F, clear with SW winds 18-20 G30, considerable dust blowing off the dry playa of Honey lake.
9/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45F at obs. A small band of smoke to the east. High yestd. 81F and clear.
9/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Clear with a high in the low 80s yesterday.
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F and clear. Warming.
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. High yestd 84F and clear.
9/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), alto stratus, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F but felt warmer. Mostly clear yestd. with one TS cell southwest.
9/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), alto-stratus, calm, and 61F. Warm night for mid-September. Hi yestd 86F and clear. Sad to hear about Boulder, Colorado.
9/13/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(5/10), alto stratus/alto cumulus, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd 85F with a few drops of rain near 9 AM and again about 5 PM, barely wetting the ground
9/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd 81F and mostly cloudy. Large TS cells passed just east and west of us with obvious rain but not a drop fell here.
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/21/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (9/10), SW wind to 12 and 54F at obs. SW/W winds 12-18 G30 yestd. A few raindrops last hour.
9/22/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm and 43F at obs. Hi yestd.63F, a few scattered rain showers yestd. but we were pretty much rain-shadowed out. Good rain west of here, 1.5"+ some spots (closed Hwy 32 with a mudslide). Happy Fall!
9/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10), west wind 12-15, virga visible south, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd.71F and clear. May get some rain next 48 hrs.
9/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd.63F and mostly cloudy. A little rain starting about 9PM last night. Snow level was above 6,500 and did not stick on the Diamond Mts.
9/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 T T 0.0 0.00 Mostly clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd 55F with some rain showers. A few mushy flakes of snow fell along with some sleet during one of the colder cells.
9/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 31F at obs. First frost. Hi yestd. 57F and clear/calm. First Sand hill cranes and White-fronted geese migrating south over the house. Happy fall.
9/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), thin alto-stratus, calm and 31F at obs. No visible frost. Hi yestd. 61F, clear and calm. Storm coming? Sand hill cranes continuing to migrate south over the house.
9/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(4/10), mostly alto-stratus, lenticular clouds aloft, BP falling, gusty SW winds to 12-18, and 53F at obs. Hi yest. 67F and increasing clouds.
9/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Light drizzle, WW 6/8, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 64F, mostly cloudy and W-SW winds 20-25, G45. Light rain during the night. Cottonwoods and aspens starting to turn. Snow level >/=7k.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
5/19/2013 6/07/2013 7:00 AM 20 0.00 0.0 0.00



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