| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2012 |
7:05 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
|
| 10/2/2012 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:10am 50º, H=89%, DP 46º, AP 29.90", NW minimal air movement, a nice Dew & reddish sunrise thru the clouds.
Mon Temps = 75/55º a nice, if a bit on the windy side, day. Sun has lost that "summer-like" strength.
|
| 10/3/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 50º, H=91%, DP 47º, AP 29.98", S light breezes, a nice Dew & sun's reddish streaks starting to break thru the clouds.
Tues Temps = 73/49º a brisk sunny day. Sun a little stronger than yesterday making it feel a little warmer.
|
| 10/4/2012 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:25am 57º, H=80%, DP 52º, AP 30.14", SE winds nearing teens, any Dew blown off & sunny.
Wed Temps = 77/47º a pretty Fall day, much like Tuesday.
|
| 10/5/2012 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:50am 46º, H=89%, DP 43º, AP 30.18", NE winds in low-mid teens, sky a medium steel blue/grey & water in the winds.
Thurs Temps = 80/54º sunny, warm & breezy until late afternoon when winds came up gusting & cooler.
|
| 10/6/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7am 37º, H=91%, DP 35º, AP 30.25", ES minimal air movement & a pretty colorful sunrise in spite of the clouds. Earlier this a.m. the N.W.S. issued a Patchy Frost Advisory from 4-9am Sunday w/the possibility of another fr. Sun p.m. thru early Mon a.m.
Fri Temps = 37/55º (hi Temp just after midnight). "Rain" (most of time more of a fine Drizzle or heavy Mist) during this cold & raw day. Icy winds died completely after sunset making it seem warmer. It's a pity, we finally got some pretty flower color in the fields (Dandelions, Sunflowers - tho small, Prairie Violets, etc.), &, of course, Ragweed, only to be hit w/"wintery" weather so early.
|
| 10/7/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 31º, H=94%, DP 30º, AP 30.29", WN slight air movement & sunny. The "world" outside the door froze overnight.
Sat. Temps = 48/34º mostly a cold & brisk day. Tho, the sun made it presence known it didn't have any real heat to speak of. A few times thought we were going to get a little rain, but gauge stayed empty. This afternoon the N.W.S. issued a Freeze Warning fr. 4am-9am Sun & a Frost Advisory fr. 4am-9am Mon.
|
| 10/8/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7am 33º, H=92%, DP 31º, AP 30.19", S very light breeze & sunny. Shall we say it's a frosty morn - vehicle windows w/an ice cover.
Total SWE Monday from 10/1 thru this am = 0.03".
Sun. Temps = 53/31º a bright sunny day w/light breezes, so while on the brisk side, not bad at all.
|
| 10/9/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7am 43º, H=84%, DP 39º, AP 30.01", S gusty winds in low teens, a "wet" Frost & bright skies. These winds are much warmer than yesterday's.
Mon Temps = 60/32º a very nice sunny & brisk day, once the sun melted the ice off everything metal - but who ever said a Fall SW wind is warm will have to modify their statement - it definitely wasn't & made the day a "jacket day".
|
| 10/10/2012 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:10am 40º, H=95%, DP 38º, AP 30.23", air dead still, a wet, icy Dew & looks like w/b sunny. Gauge was empty - not even a Trace.
Tues Temps = 68/39º what started out as a beautiful, sunny & warming day began to change about 1pm as clouds moved in. At 2pm, suddenly, they just dropped a cover over the whole sky turning it grey & the Temps began to fall. By 6pm the ground was getting wet - but no rain drops could be felt or mist or haze seen. It was if the air had turned to water. By 7pm the ground was, again, dry.
|
| 10/11/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:30am H=65%, DP 41º, AP 30.15", SE winds just about teens & thickly clouded over. Now we can hurry up & wait for the rains.
Wed Temps = 63/37º, not a bad day, sunny w/gentle winds.
|
| 10/12/2012 |
7:50 AM |
2.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:50am 56º, H=100%, DP 58º, AP 30.20", EN winds in low teens, no sign of the sun for the clouds & air still full of water. Thunder still can be heard as this wave moves E of us. About 1pm Lightning moved into area, accompanied by Thunder & heavy rains about 2:30am. For the 1st time in don't remember how long, we have water in the run-offs & flooding in the pastures. This is sure making a dent in this year's Drought - but not enough. Hope it's not too late.
The T & L were enough to scare a month old calf thru the hot-wired fence & onto the driveway. Got the road gate closed & his Dam up to the pasture gate & finally was able to walk him thru to her. Not fun when you're alone & you have 5 other Dams & calves all nosing about. Five minutes ago, the N.W.S. issued a Flood Advisory until 10am today. Thurs Temps = 72/44º a warm & mostly cloudy, threatening day, but no rain here as it jumped E of us about 9:30pm.
|
| 10/13/2012 |
7:15 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:15am 61º, H=96%, DP 60º, AP 30.05", SE gusting winds fr. mid-teens, light Fog & thick clouds.
Fri Temps = 72/55º a little more drizzle fell after I changed the gauge - 0.02". About 9am a Mist rolled in, quickly turning into a heavy Fog & @ times reducing visibility to a matter of 100-200'. By 2pm, the Fog was gone & the day cont'd. to be chilly & raw, even when the Temps were reaching into the 60's. The water in the fields & run-offs were no longer visible on top of the ground as it all soaked in - due to the Drought, the ground was so dry. The rest of the Storms that were to follow, didn't & we only got the increasing winds.
|
| 10/14/2012 |
7:15 AM |
1.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:15am 53º, H=85%, DP 54º, AP 29.74", SW winds in mid-teens, a very pretty "post-storm" sunrise & deep blue skies. Ground has absorbed most of the water that fell yesterday, w/only a few puddles remaining in rocky areas. Now to finish checking to see if any serious damage to trees, etc.
Sat. Temps = 77/55º Fog lifted by 10am, but haze remained. A very cloudy & windy day w/only a few short bursts of sun. Winds, at times, gusting & whipping so hard it made walking difficult. Just before 6pm the N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch until midnight, which was following by a Warning, & changing T-storm Warnings & Watch's as the waves of Storms came thru. The winds were whipping & in late afternoon occasional periods of light rain fell, until the T-storm waves hit & then we had extremely heavy downpours. The winds became violently strong as a Tornado was reported somewhere in Miller. By 11:30pm the Storms had moved E, leaving us w/only the winds &, blessedly, a lot of water.
|
| 10/15/2012 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:10am 46º, H=88%, DP 43º, AP 30.03", S mild breezes & a muted red sunrise.
Total SWE Monday from 10/8 thru this am = 3.56".
Sun. Temps = 71/53º by 10am thick billowy white clouds moved in, mostly covering the beautiful blue skies of early morn. The winds cont'd to pick up, shaking & rattling anything not securely tied down. Other than rocky areas where water can't soak in easily, no signs of those beautiful storms that are starting to fill our creeks, run-offs & streams. Grasses growing & weeds abounding.
|
| 10/16/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:40am 56º, H=69%, DP 47º, AP 29.85", S & SW gusty winds in low teens & sunny.
Mon Temps = 78/43º mostly sunny & breezy enough so that it didn't seem to be that warm.
|
| 10/17/2012 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:25am 62º, H=87%, DP 58º, AP 29.53", S gusty winds in hi teens & total thick cloud cover. Tues Temps = 78/53º very sunny & warm. The strongly gusting winds (up to 35-40mph) made it harder to walk & avoid small flying debris from hitting one (still getting some debris from the Joplin Tornado - mostly small pieces of insulation, etc.
|
| 10/18/2012 |
7:10 AM |
0.46 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:10am 42º, H=667%, DP 32º, AP 29.78", W winds just @ the teens, a light Dew & sunny. Early today the N.W.S. issued a Wind Advisory fr. 10am to 7pm for W to NW winds of 25-3mph w/higher gusts to 45mph.
Wed Temps = 70/49º a day of mixed clouds (mostly) & sun until the sudden T-storm barreled thru, lasting only a few minutes. After that, a light drizzle for a few minutes (only adding a Trace), some more Thunder & then blue skies w/thick clouds that became progressively whiter. The winds that accompanied the T-storm not only stripped leaves from the trees but snapped off healthy large limbs & moved anything w/o significant weight.
|
| 10/19/2012 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:35am 47º, H=62%, DP 35º, AP 29.74", W cool gusting winds fr mid teen into mid 20's & clouds controlling the skies, but sun trying to break thru. Dust & small rock bits still blowing & hitting the house, making a hail-like sound. Visibility somewhat limited in some areas due to the dirt in the air.
Thurs Temps = 63/42º sunny & extremely windy, making driving hazardous, esp. in areas where there was dirt vs grass. Unfortunately, some drivers need to be educated as they don't have the common sense to turn on their running lights so vehicles behind them & approaching from the other direction can see them as visibility is can be so limited.
|
| 10/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7am 41º, H=81%, DP 35º, AP 29.86", SE mild breezes, no noticeable Dew & a very nice sunrise.
Fri Temps = 59/40º after a nice sunrise visible to the East, the clouds completely took over - what a raw day w/cold winds. At least the winds were down quite a bit from yesterday & didn't have to walk the barbed & electric wire, like yesterday, pulling off twigs & leaves & picking up large tree limbs.
|
| 10/21/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 57º, H=710%, DP 49º, AP 29.84", SE winds in low teens, no noticeable Dew & a muted yellow sun (don't know if it's from the dirt in the air or clouds, but think it's the dirt as it's been blowing pretty steadily from the W until this am). Sat. Temps = 77/40º a pretty, sunny & warm day w/liveable winds
|
| 10/22/2012 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:20am 69º, H=85%, DP 65º, AP 29.88", S gusting winds fr. hi teens into the mid-20mph range, no noticeable Dew & thick cloud cover but a brightening to the East.
Total SWE Monday from 10/15 thru this am = 0.46".
Sun. Temps = 77/55º the sunrise was pretty much all of the sun we saw for the day - unless you count the 2 or 3 times it tried to break thru the thick cloud cover. The wind is starting to howl - but, so far, still @ a low growling stage.
|
| 10/23/2012 |
7:35 AM |
0.48 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:35am 64º, H=86%, DP 60º, AP 29.91", S winds gusting fr. mid-teens into low 20mph & sunny. Plenty of puddles from last pm's/this am's T-storm.
Mon Temps = 81/65º a very sunny & windy day suddenly turned into a thickly cloudy & extremely windy day about 1pm. Could hear Thunder about 4:30pm, but no T-storms or rains moved in. Occasional Thunder cont'd. until about 11pm when Lightning started moving in & sporadic light rain. At 12:45am the T-storm hit - hard & fast. By 1:20M it was gone, just leaving us w/the puddles & winds.
|
| 10/24/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 64º, H=86%, DP 60º, AP 29.94", S gusty winds from mid-teens, only a slight Dew (winds may have blown more of it off) & a bright sunrise.
Tues Temps = 77/64º a really nice day as far as warmth goes, but the gusty S winds could bowl one over & it was mostly cloudy w/diffused sun whenever it broke thu.
|
| 10/25/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:30am 67º, H=85%, DP 62º, AP 29.80", S gusting winds fr. low into mid-20's mph, any Dew blown off & another day of strong sun (@ least for the a.m.). The N.W.S. issued a Freeze Watch from 4am to 9am Sun.
Wed Temps = 82/62º just a nice sunny day in Fall w/knock-u-over winds. But, we'll take it, esp. w/what is forecast for the next several days. The N.W.S. issued a Freeze Watch from 4am to 9am Sat.
|
| 10/26/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.11 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 36º, H=77%, DP 29º, AP 30.31", NE winds in mid-teens gusting to low 20mph & no sign of the sun for the thick cloud cover.
Thurs Temps = 43/73º the sun was quickly taken over by thick clouds (again) even tho the Temp rose to 73º by 11am. However, by 11:20am the winds changed to cold N & NW (still as gusty) & icy rain started to fall, tho not heavy. This combination dropped Temps quickly to 57º @ that time as it started it's decline. Rain spurts stopped by 5pm but not the winds.
|
| 10/27/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:30am 29º, H=88%, DP 27º, AP 30.33", NE mild breezes, everything has a light covering of Frost & sunny.
Fri Temps = 47/31º a sunny day w/icy winds & few clouds, but a beautiful day if one could stay away from the gusty whipping winds.
|
| 10/28/2012 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 8:15am 28º, H=90%, DP 26º, AP 30.27", nothing is even hinting at moving outside & a bright sun. Of course, everything is rather Frosty, also.
Sat. Temps = 49/28º the winds were down quite a bit & the sun was bright & strong-ish. What can one say - it's the end of October in the MId-West.
|
| 10/29/2012 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:10am 34º, H=77%, DP 28º, AP 30.29", no noticeable air movement &, a brilliant red, lavender & blue sunrise lighting up the clouds. Unfortunately, I think the awesome sunrise is a result of Hurricane Sandy & pray for all those on the East Coast.
Total SWE Monday from 10/22 thru this am = 0.59".
Sun. Temps = 53/27º what a great day - strong sun & negligible air movement. Almost made it Spring-like.
|
| 10/30/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 8am 36º, H=73%, DP 29º, AP 30.06", SE mild air movement, a very light Dew & bright yellow sun. Bad day & night trying to follow Hurricane Sandy & praying all our family, friends & strangers are safe.
Mon Temps = 58/28º a very nice day - a good sun & virtually no breeze to make it cooler than it was.
|
| 10/31/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 39º, H=68%, DP 29º, AP 30.0", barely any E air movement, very light Dew & a lovely sunrise (again, amid the clouds).
Tues Temps = 63/33º definitely not anywhere as nice as last few days; but it was warmer, &, yes, winds were still down, but the sun was mostly overpowered by the clouds & there was an almost damp chill in the air.
|
| 11/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7am 36º, H=80%, DP 33º, AP 30.03", SE mild breezes, light Dew & a faint pink sunrise thru the clouds. Wed Temps = 63/39º a nice day, warmer feeling to it than the Temp would indicate, due to lack of wind & strength of sun. A beautiful bright dark reddish sunset.
|
| 11/2/2012 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:55am 47º, H=78%, DP 40º, AP 29.96", just a touch of Dew, E breezes nearing the teens & sunny.
Thurs Temps = 74/36º turned into a pretty day - bright sunny skies, barely any clouds & minimal breezes.
|
| 11/3/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 40º, H=80%, DP 35º, AP 30.03", NW breezes nearing teens, a light Dew & sunny.
Fri Temps = 78/41º don't mind these lovely days - esp. considering it is now Nov. Just hope this lovely weather continues past Tuesday when we don't have to watch the "Lies That Politicians & Their Cronies Tell" programs any more. Thank you Supreme Court for declaring businesses people, in violation of the Constitution. Sometimes it's hard to be a proud American. esp. when those that profess to be so religious tell outright lies w/impunity.
|
| 11/4/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 6:55am 36º, H=92%, DP 34º, AP 30.21", no air movement - absolutely still, Dew (which was there last night) froze, ground Fog & sunny w/some clouds. Liked that extra hour of sleep.
Sat. Temps = 70/39º a pretty day, but the N air movement (too gentle to be called a breeze) made it a little on the chilly side.
|
| 11/5/2012 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:35am 49º, H=83%, DP 45º, AP 29.97", WS winds in low teens, a minimal Dew & bright sun w/a few white clouds. That rain that had a +60% chance of getting to us never touched us, as it jumped East. Forecasters are saying we still have a +60% chance for this am - don't hold your breath, we do better when the chance are around 10%. Total SWE Monday from 10/29 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 63/34º a sunny, basically breezeless day, but w/a definite Fall chill in the air. Ground Fog lifted into a faint Haze lasting all day.
|
| 11/6/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am 41º, H=91%, DP 39º, AP 30.07", WS mild breezes & thick clouds w/no sign of the sun. Almost identical to yesterday after 10am - raw & nasty w/a fine mist. Now off to vote!
Mon Temps = 54/42º by 10am the sun was history & the day had turned raw & nasty w/thick cloud cover. A fine mist stayed & tho one could feel the water in it, it didn't do a thing to the gauge but dampen it, as well as anyone outside.
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| 11/7/2012 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:15am 36º, H=76%, DP 28º, AP 30.12", W mild breezes, minimal Dew, frost on windows & sunny.
Tues Temps = 59/40º after the mist & clouds lost to the sun, it was a very nice sunny day w/very mild breezes which were more on the warm side than not.
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| 11/8/2012 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:15am 39º, H=78%, DP 33â, AP 30.10", SE winds in low teens, a very light Frost & sunny. Wed Temps = 57/35º a sunny but w/gusty winds in the teens, & at some point they changed to NW. The start of the AI process for Fall 2013 calving was cold work last night.
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| 11/9/2012 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:20am 54º, H=80%, DP 48º, AP 29.95", S winds gusting from hi teens into low 20mph, any Dew blown off & sunny.
Thurs Temps = 71/36º tho a warm & sunny day, Temp-wise, the winds were on the cool" side.
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| 11/10/2012 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:20am 60º, H=70%, DP 51º , AP 29.95", any Dew's been blown off by the winds, S gusting winds from hi teens into mid 20's & sunny. Seems like today w/b like yesterday - if you're driving E-W, hold on so you don't get blown "off the road".
Fri Temps = 75/49º neither the sun nor the winds quit on us yesterday - very thankful for the sun as the winds were strong, gusting & unrelenting - + they're no longer the warm to hot "Summer winds". There definitely is a haze in the air from the dirt/debris being blown around by the winds.
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| 11/11/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 64º, H=74%, DP 57º, AP 29.78", S winds gusting from low 20's to low 30's & no sign of the sun for the clouds. Skies to W & N very nasty looking as the T-storms get closer & coloration has taken on an eerie appearance.
Sat. Temps = 75/55º almost an identical day to yesterday except winds gusting into the 40+ mph range.
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| 11/12/2012 |
7:50 AM |
0.79 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 25º, H=84%, DP 22º, AP 30.37", SW light breezes & sunny, but everything's frozen over. Had to break the ice (about 1/4-1/2" thick) in waterers & puddles. Guess we're in for some Winter.
Total SWE Monday from 11/5 thru this am = 0.79".
Sun. Temps = 29/68º the hi for today was right after midnight. Just after 9am the rains moved in w/o T-storms & the winds died drastically as they changed to a NW direction, while Temps dropped 3-4º & a light Fog materialized. Rains continued @ a nice rate for most of the day & by 4:30pm the gauge had 0.79" (Temp was 37º) & the day had become quite raw w/the winds picking up.
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| 11/13/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am 30º, H=77%, DP 25º, AP 30.47", SE mild breezes, everything's frosty & sunny.
Mon Temps = 48/23º as sun was bright & clear, &, winds were down to a minimum for most of the day, the only thing missing were warmer Temps. Still have some puddles - in the rockier areas.
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| 11/14/2012 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 34º, H=75%, DP 27º, AP 30.41", SE very mild breezes & sunny w/blue skies.
Tues Temps = 55/25º mostly a bright sunny day, but clouds were quickly closing the gap. The mild breezes weren't very warming either.
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| 11/15/2012 |
8:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 8:10am 37º, H=71%, DP 28º, AP 30.33", SE mild breezes & sunny.
Wed Temps = 56/33º thankfully there were no winds to make air chilly, so strong sun made it seem warmer.
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| 11/16/2012 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:35am 36º, H=91%, DP 30º, AP 30.41", virtually no air movement from the ES, a very wet due (think resulting from heavy Fog very early this am) & sunny.
Thurs Temps = 59/32º a bright lovely sunny day w/little air movement & few clouds until about 3:30pm when the "clouds expanded" & took over the skies, obliterating the sun.
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| 11/17/2012 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:35am 38º, H=71%, DP 29º, AP 30.40", SE winds in low teens, a light Dew & sunny.
Fri Temps = 62/31º a pretty Spring-like day, until the late afternoon when the strength of the sun gave in to the season.
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| 11/18/2012 |
8:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 8:30am 44º, H=62%, DP 32º, AP 30.30", SE winds from low teens gusting to hi teens & sun is fighting the clouds for sky control. A definite Winter-Fall chill in the air.
Sat. Temps = 62/35º another unseasonal warmish day, except that the winds were cutting, but the sun didn't give up.
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| 11/19/2012 |
7:20 AM |
0.22 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:20am 46º, H=93%, DP 45º, AP 30.20", S winds in low teens, thick cloud cover blocking any sign of the sun. Rain squalls started a little over an hour ago & so far have 0.22"
Total SWE Monday from 11/12 thru this am = 0.79" (excluding what's fallen so far this am).
Sun. Temps = 65/40º a lot of sun thru the clouds & winds were gusting into the mid-20mph range. But in all, it was a rather nice day.
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| 11/20/2012 |
7:25 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:25am 46º, H=88%, DP 43º, AP 30.17", WS minimal air movement, a very nice Dew from the Fog earlier (now only a Ground Fog) & sunny. Mon Temps = 66/44º rain petered out by 8:30am leaving another 0.02". After that it was a pleasant warm sunny day.
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| 11/21/2012 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:15am 36º, H=98%, DP 36º, AP 30.25", SE mild breezes & sunny w/Fog quickly lifting. Early this a.m., as yesterday, we had a thick wet Fog, w/today's being more "pea soupy" & drippier.
Tues Temps = 65/38º it was a very sunny & nice day - even the breezes, tho chilly, were very mild.
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| 11/22/2012 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:50am 55º, H=58%, DP 41º, AP 30.04", SE cool gusty winds from hi teens & sun getting taken over by the clouds.
Wed Temps = 72/34º quite a nice warm sunny day for Thanksgiving Eve. But we'll take it & we are very, very thankful for every drop that fell this year - & pray for much, much more of that necessary rain. The Drought is ongoing, don't let the little bits of Precip. fool anyone. Even if somehow we end up w/the "average rainfall" this this year, what about the past few years?
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| 11/23/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 38º, H=74%, DP 31º, AP 30.35", NW winds in low teens & a bright sun.
Thurs Temps = 67/47º mostly cloudy, but bright, w/streaks of blue sky thru the clouds. Very windy w/gusts into the 40mph range. No T-storms, but rain finally arrived bet. 8-8:30pm & was gone by 9:30pm. We'll take those precious 0.07". Something else to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day.
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| 11/24/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 8am 38º, NW mild cold cutting winds, a wet Frost & sunny. Call re death of B-i-L + computer problems when opened, so report very late in day & missing info.
Fri Temps = 27/53 went downhill from midnight resulting in a cool windy day w/a lot of sun & NW gusting winds into the 30mph range - but what does one expect when it's almost December & this is the Hi Prairie.
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| 11/25/2012 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:10am 40º, H=52%, DP 24º, AP 29.94", S winds in mid teens & sunny.
Sat. Temps = 50/22º, a bright day w/cutting winds.
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| 11/26/2012 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:20am 36º, H=77%, DP 32º, AP 30.02", NE winds gusting from low teens into 20mph range & no sign of sun (tho sky light) due to clouds.
Total SWE Monday from 11/19 = 0.31".
Sun. Temps = 62/35º a really nice day w/a strong sun, tho SW winds were rather gusty.
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| 11/27/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 8am 22º, H=87%, DP 21º, AP 30.41", NE minimal air movement & sunny.
Mon Temps = 45/29º a raw windy sunless & heavily clouded Winter's day. Tho the skies were light, the sun never made an appearance & the gusting winds (to the 30mph range) made being outside very uncomfortable.
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| 11/28/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 20º, H=77%, DP 25º, AP 30.38", SE minimal air movement & Frost melting from the bright sun. Tues Temps = 44/20º a sunny day w/NE winds in the mid-teens. Not too bad.
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| 11/29/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 40º, H=73%, DP 31º, AP 30.18", S winds (on the gusty side) from the mid teens & sunny. The N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for as there is a significant risk for wildfires due to winds & dry air mass.
Wed Temps = 55/23º a people-friendly day - sunny, winds not too bad & on the warm side. Take it while you can.
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| 11/30/2012 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:55am 46º, H=70%. DP 37º, AP 30.11", SW winds already into the low teens & a big bright sun.
Thurs Temps = 66/37º a beautiful sunny day, but those gusting SW winds (into the 40mph range) took the real warmth out of it.
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| 12/1/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 58º, H=88%, DP 54º, AP 29.99", SE gusting winds from mid-teens into the 20 mph range & nothing but grey clouds overhead. Had some extremely light Drizzle early this a.m., but nothing in the gauge, only wet windows & walks.
Fri Temps = 67/43º clouds started taking over the skies in the late a.m. & by 2pm, tho bright, the sky was a mass of light fluffy clouds. Winds were gusty from the SW getting into the low-mid 30mph range.
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| 12/2/2012 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:25am 58º, H=97%, DP 57º, AP 30.03", SW breezes nearing teens, light Ground Fog & cloudy but bright.
Sat. Temps = 72/51º sun never made it completely thru the cloud cover, but in late afternoon a few breaks in the clouds did appear. S winds continued to blast us, from 30 mph & gusting into the 40mph range.
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| 12/3/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 8am H=82%, DP 57º, AP 29.90", S gusting winds from low 20's to low 30's & sunny thru the clouds w/patches of blue sky.
Total SWE Monday from 11/26 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps 73/52º early morning Ground Fog sure was wet - everything was soaked - windows, walkways, grass, livestock, etc. A good thing, as we desperately need water - any clear, clean water. Sun didn't quite make it completely thru the clouds until late afternoon, &, then in a hazy form. Strong gusting winds (20mph range) abated as the day progressed & all in all was quite a nice warm day.
|
| 12/4/2012 |
7:30 AM |
1.11 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am , 47º, H=78%, DP 41º, AP 30.17", N winds in low teens & bright thru the clouds. Puddles in all the rockier areas, but ground soaked up all the rest. T-storms & rain over by 1am. We were only forecasted for maybe 1/2" w/only a 30% chance @ that, but the gauge records 1.11º!
Mon Temps = 74/54º - a record hi. It was a sunny, hot & extremely windy day (making driving hazardous due to the strongly gusting whipping winds), but very interesting as one watched the skies & the battle between sun & clouds for control - mostly w/the sun winning. At 9pm a nice steady rain started to fall - w/o the T-storms forecasted. At 11pm the Thunder moved in followed by Lightning about 45 minutes later.
|
| 12/5/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 36º, H=77%, DP 29º, AP 30.33", ES breezes climbing toward teens, a nice Dew & sunny w/few scattered clouds.
Tues Temps = 61/38º not a bad day, tho much cooler, mostly sunny & cutting N gusting winds in the hi teens. That rain sure made the greenery a darker shade of green & in 1 day could see some nice growth, esp. in the Fescue.
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| 12/6/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 41º, H=77%, DP 34º, AP 29.98", SE winds in low teens & sun hazy thru clouds.
Wed Temps = 60/31º a sunny windy day w/gusts from mid teens to low 20mph.
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| 12/7/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 8am 50º, H=94%, DP 48º, AP 29.88", no air movement & no sign of the sun due to Heavy Wet Fog which is slowly lifting. Fog has caused limited visibility & everything wet as if rained. We weren't beneficiaries of the forecasted scattered showers.
Thurs Temps = 62/39º w/gusting SE winds from mid teens to low 20mph & a lot of sun w/mostly non-interfering clouds.
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| 12/8/2012 |
7:20 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:20am 44º, H=97%, DP 44º, AP 29.95", NE mild breezes & another am w/Heavy Wet Fog.
Fri Temps = 55/48º Fog never completely lifted, tho @ times it did get to the treetops (visibility ranged, maybe, from 4 to 6 mi). The air was so heavy w/water that @ times one would think it was drizzling - but still nothing in the gauge @ 5:30pm. ES air movement was virtually nil. Just a very wet clammy Foggy day w/never a hint of the sun. About 8pm a nice rain started to fall, unfortunately, not giving us more than 0.10" before it was all over. But, we'll take it & be thankful.
|
| 12/9/2012 |
7:50 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:50am 47º, H=99%, DP 49º, AP 29.82", NW mild breezes & socked in w/that Heavy Wet Fog again, but socked in later than the last 2 days @ this time. It's getting eerie. The Trace of moisture in the gauge is from the Wet Fog & heavily laden air moisture - not actual rain, as everything is still dripping.
Sat. Temps = 55/42º just a Foggy day w/chilly N & NE winds, tho not too strong. Fog moved in & out, sometimes bringing visibility to a max. of 1/2 mile. Everything stayed wet due to hi Humidity - air was saturated, just like yesterday.
|
| 12/10/2012 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 23º, H=73%, DP 17º, AP 30.05", NW gusting winds from low to hi teens & no Fog nor sun for the clouds, tho the sky is light. Total SWE Monday from 12/3 thru this am = 1.21". Sun. Temps = 52/25º a cold, raw damp day w/Fog finally lifting in early afternoon, but clouds & remaining hi Fog didn't let sun thru. Everything stayed wet throughout the day as air was so laden & NE & NW winds were cruel. Amazing how inconsiderate & dangerous people can be - no lights (front or back) on all types of vehicles in dense Fog. It's a miracle no one was injured, or, worse killed, as all too often in the last few days visibility was measurable in yards.
|
| 12/11/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am 21º, H=75%, DP 16º, AP 30.08", SW breezes are mild, everything's thickly frosted over & a big bright sun. Mon Temps = 32/19º clouds moved out by 11am & sun took over, but not strong enough to completely counter the NW cold winds which were gusting from mid teens to low 20's.
|
| 12/12/2012 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:35am 28º, H=54%, DP 17º, AP 30.24", S breezes nearing teens & sunny w/clear skies. Early this a.m. the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Stmt for an elevated Fire Risk today & tomorrow due to an extremely dry air mass moving in & the expected hi winds.
Tues Temps = 46/19º a mostly clear sunny day w/occasional periods of clouds & those S & SW winds v.s. the N made it much more comfortable.
|
| 12/13/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 33º, H=57º, DP 19º, AP 30.21", S winds in mid teens & a strong bright sun. Tho closely matching yesterday's am, today feels much warmer. Early this morning, the N.W.S. upgraded their S.W.S. of yesterday to a Red Flag Warning from 10am to 5pm today.
Wed Temps = 51/24º a sunny & windy day w/SW gusting winds into mid 20's.
|
| 12/14/2012 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:45am 38º, H=57%, DP 23º, AP 30.14", SE winds in low teens & pretty solid cloud cover, but just thin enough to see faint outline of the sun. Forecasts for a very hi chance of rains starting around 9pm & continuing thru the overnight - we'll see, usually the higher % chance, the less we get.
Thurs Temps = 58/33º, sunny w/strong & gusting winds from low 20's to hi 30's/low 40's. When could get out of the wind & stand in the sun was quite pleasant.
|
| 12/15/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.25 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 8am 50º, H=77%, DP 43º, AP 29.67", SW gusting winds from low 20's to near 30mph, &, sunny & bright. Little sign of last evening's rain - a few small puddles of water in depressions & other rocky spots.
Fri Temps = 56/37º a very cloudy day & due to the strongly gusting winds (fron mid 20's to near 40mph) not a very comfortable one. As couldn't work outside, helped Al in the machine shop working on ranch equipment (rebuilding a backhoe), never listening to the news after the early morning. When we finally had enough, came in & turned on the 5:30 news we went into shock - 20 children & 6 adults in an elementary school killed in CT - so didn't realize until after 7pm that it had started raining as was glued to the news & in total shock. The teachers & administrators in that school deserve the highest honors - putting the safety of the children before their own. Just after the 10pm news came on, a round of Thunder (but no more rain). G-d cried tonight. |
| 12/16/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 38º, H=79%, DP 32º, AP 29.72", S mild breezes, a wet light frost melting off & clouds ceding to the sun. Very light & patchy ground Fog.
Sat. Temps = 62/43º a very nice day, just wished the S winds that were gusting from hi 20's into the mid 40mph range weren't so fierce.
|
| 12/17/2012 |
8:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 8:15am 36º, H=100%, DP 36º, AP 29.96", NW winds in low teens & still totally socked in w/Heavy Wet Fog & visibility about 1/2 mi.
Total SWE Monday from 12/10 thru this am = 0.25".
Sun. Temps = 60/35º it was a beautiful warm & sunny day w/mild breezes until sundown. Between 6 & 7pm suddenly we were experiencing a heavy very wet Fog w/H shooting up to 100% (within 1/2 hr. everything was literally dripping water) & if you stood outside, you got really wet. At 8:29pm the N.W.S. issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 9am Mon w/visibility as low as "less than 1/4 mile".
|
| 12/18/2012 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:50am 39º, H=75%, DP 33º, AP 29.73, S winds in low teens & a big beautiful sun w/pale blue sky.
Mon Temps = 43/30º the Fog only lifted about 1pm, but not completely as you could see it just over the tree tops & the skies kept their heavy clouds all day. About 2:30pm the sun momentarily broke thru, but that was it. The only other time the sun was seen was as a big red ball @ sunset & even then you could see faint clouds over it. All in all it was a chilly penetrating wet day w/little air movement. Tho the air was very wet, the gauge never received anything moisture in it.
|
| 12/19/2012 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 42º, H=76%, DP 34º, AP 39.79, ES winds in mid teens & sun fighting its way thru thick clouds. Maybe the forecaster are right - T-storms later today & into tomorrow w/a chance of flurries.
Tues Temps = 59/33º a warmish day (when out of the cutting WS gusty winds from low to hi 20's) w/bright sun & clear skies.
|
| 12/20/2012 |
7:40 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 30º, H=86%, DP 27º, AP 29.72", WN winds gusting from hi 20's into low 40's, no sign of the sun for the clouds & a very light Snow blowing in the winds. However light the Snow is, due to the winds it looks like a Fog has settled in. The N.W.S. revised their Wind Advisory to 3pm today. So windy can't keep a Snowboard out - but grass has Snow on it.
Wed Temps = 65/35º a warm, heavily clouded over day w/gusty winds & no sun - sort of like waiting for "the other shoe to drop" (i.e. Winter). Late this afternoon, the N.W.S. issued a Wind Advisory from 3pm Thurs thru noon w/sustained winds 25-30mph w/gusts to 45mph & over. In the evening, the N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch until 2am. Very light rains about 8pm w/o any noticeable accumulation - maybe due to the strongly gusting winds that were keeping the drops falling horizontally.
|
| 12/21/2012 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:20am 26º, H=70%, DP 15º, AP 30.31", WS mild breezes & a big bright beautiful sun & more comfortable than the Temp would indicate.
Thurs Temps = 62/26º hi was just after midnight & then progressed in a downward slope, only rising to 35º during the afternoon. By 9am the Snow showers were over, leaving the violently gusting WN winds, which weren't as cold as would be expected. In the late morning the sun finally broke thru the clouds & it was a strong sun - but not so strong as to overcome the winds which started to rise (gusting into the 50mph range) as the storm moved away. Gauge was empty - absolutely nothing in it, but some thin spots of icy Snow on the grass that disappeared @ the touch.
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| 12/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 36º, H=50%, DP 19º, AP 30.17", S winds in low teens & sun is big & bright.
Fri Temps = 47/21º a bright sunny day w/WN winds mostly in teen, but sometimes gusting into the low 20's.
|
| 12/23/2012 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:55am 40º, H=80%, DP 37º, AP 29.91", S winds nearing teens & sunny.
Sat. Temps = 62/27º turned out to be a Spring-like day, but SW winds were a bit on the hi side in the 20mph range gusting into the 30's. The strong sun made it unnecessary to wear more than a light jacket & a pleasure to work outside - if out of the winds.
|
| 12/24/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:30am 22º, H=88%, DP 20º, AP 30.00", NW mild breezes, sun breaking thru icy wet Fog & a thin film of ice on glass & grass.
Total SWE Monday from 12/17 thru this am = T.
Sun. Temps = 57/31º a mostly sunny & nice, but windy day w/SW winds gusting into the hi teens. During the late afternoon clouds took over more as the gusting winds changed to NW. The N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for strong Winter storms Christmas afternoon & night - but this alert is iffy, depending on its path coming East. If it moves slightly North, then the area N. of the I-44 corridor will get a goodly amount of Snow.
|
| 12/25/2012 |
8:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 8:15am 21º, H=86%, DP 19º, AP 30.11", NE icy gusting winds from mid teens into low 20's & the sky is a mass of light gray clouds w/no sign of the sun.The Winter Weather Alert seems to have been lifted for this area, but sure could use Rain or even some Snow. A merry Christmas to all who celebrate the meaning of this day.
Mon Temps = 35/20º the Fog never totally lifted & it was a cold & windy day w/periods of clouds cover & NE winds gusting into the low 20's. The N.W.S. issued a Winter Weather Advisory from noon Tues. thru noon Wed. w/Snow ranging from 1 - 3" N of I-44 & N to NE winds 10-20mph w/higher gusts causing drifting & "white outs".
|
| 12/26/2012 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 19º, H=71%, DP 12º, AP 30.12", NW winds in low teens & a solid grey sky.
Tues Temps = 30/20º just a cloudy day & the NE gusting winds (into the mid 30mph range) kept it frigid & the sun barely making any attempt @ appearing. All Precip. stayed well to the S of us.
|
| 12/27/2012 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:25am 23º, H=78%, DP 19º, AP 30.07", SE winds in low teens & lightening cloudy sky. At least the air movement has changed to a "more friendly" southerly direction.
Wed Temps = 32/17º a raw wintery day which no sign of the sun for the clouds & N strong winds gusting in low 30's.
|
| 12/28/2012 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:25am 30º, H=87%, DP 28º, AP 29.96", NW mild air movement, dry as an old bone & thickly clouded over. A little while ago, the N.W.S. issued a Freezing Rain Advisory until 10am. We also have a slight chance of Snow Showers later this morning & maybe into afternoon.
Thurs Temps = 41/20º, never saw the sun for the cloud cover & SE winds continued to gust into the 30mph range. Late this afternoon, the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for a chance of patchy Freezing Drizzle or Fog after midnight that will freeze, causing "Black Ice".
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| 12/29/2012 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:55am 22º, H=+9%, DP 15º, AP 30.19", NW icy sharp winds in low teens & thick clouds hiding any sign of the sun. Fri Temps = 36/25º a bright but totally sunless day as clouds had control of the skies. Winds NW & gusting to mid-20mph. Just as returned home from food shopping @ 1pm, a short-lasting icy Snow Shower started, which melted as it hit the ground, leaving nothing in gauge or grass, only walkway a little damp. It was all over within 15-20 minutes or so
|
| 12/30/2012 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:15am 23º, H=74%, DP 18º, AP 30.37", SE breezes nearing teens & a pretty sunrise thru the clouds.
Sat. Temps = 35/19º another cloudy, windy day w/NW winds gusting only into the low 20's - it's getting better. Would be nice if we really had some sun. This no sun, no measurable Precip. is disheartening - but then it is Winter.
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| 12/31/2012 |
7:35 AM |
0.15 |
1.0 |
0.15 |
1.0 |
0.15 |
Mon 7:35am 32º, H=96%, DP 31º, AP 30.14", SE light breeze & Snowing (they finally got one right!). Snow didn't move in until after 3:30am this morning. The N.W.S just issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 10am for a mix of Snow, Sleet & Freezing Rain. What a day, not only is Monday "garbage day", but Taxes due today & driving, as evidenced by passing cars, is going to be "fun". To all - a Safe, Healthy, Happy & Prosperous New Year.
Total SWE Monday from 12/24 thru this am = .16".
Sun. Temps = 46/18º thick clouds blocking the sun & SW winds in the 20mph range w/light gusting.
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| 1/1/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:50am 28º, H=96%, DP 28º, AP 30.17", N mild breezes, Ground Fog & thick cloud cover. Earlier this morning the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement that there are isolated sick spots on area roadways. Ice in gauge finally melted = .05". No Snow left on ground to measure & very little in grass.
Again, to all a very good year (except those in D.C. - i.e. the House members - who are stealing Taxpayer money & benefits while they do nothing that they swore under oath to do - protect & preserve the Constitution & these United States & it's citizenry).
Mon Temps = 37/32º Snow/Icy Rain & Sleet most of day - in spurts as day progressed. Ground & general Fog also as day progressed & everything iced up - road-wise. Just a little too warm for a real freeze.
|
| 1/2/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:35am 16º, H=87%, DP 13º, AP 30.22", SE minimal air movement, the 1st sun in a few days & everything is iced over - rather thickly.
Tues Temps = 34/16º never saw even a hint of the sun & the winds were in the hi teen gusting into low 20mph range. Just a nasty raw disfunctional day (similar to Congress, esp. the House) - some way to welcome in the New Year.
|
| 1/3/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:50am 22º, H=90%, DP 20º, AP 30.34", SW light air movement, light spotty ground Fog & sunny.
Wed Temps = 36/14º a nice chilly sunny day w/SW winds ranging in from the low to hi teens. Nice to have the sun back - makes it seems warmer.
|
| 1/4/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:50am 21º, H=88%, DP 19º, AP 30.42", SW mild breezes & a very big bright strong sun.
Thurs Temps = 41/18º turned into a beautiful day - strong sun, light breezes (even if they did switch to NW), some clouds & patches of water appearing where there had been ice.
|
| 1/5/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 8am, 34º, H=73%, DP 26º, AP 30.26", S winds in low teens & thick cloud cover w/no sign of the Sun. Guess the 30% forecast for Snow flurries earlier this a.m. (bet. 2 & 5am) didn't pan out, so now they're calling for Snow & Rain Showers this am.
Fri Temps = 46/18º a lovely day w/strong sun. Would have preferred the winds stay primarily SW, but they changed to more WS in the mid teens & it was a little chillier than yesterday.
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| 1/6/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am, 26º, H=80%, DP 22º, AP 30.29", NW winds nearing teen, Frosty & bright sun.
Sat. Temps = 43/26º a cloudy day w/periods where you could feel water in the air & light marks on glass from the moisture, but no real rain (& nothing in the gauge). Sun tried to break thru clouds several times in afternoon, but only succeeded in brightening sky thru cloud cover. Winds were SW in the mid to hi teens, gusting into low 30mph range at times.
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| 1/7/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:35am 28º, H=69%, DP 21º, AP 30.29", SE winds in low teens & quite sunny.
Total SWE Monday from 12/31 = 0.21".
Sun. Temps = 41/22º a sunny day w/mild NW winds v.s. breezes.
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| 1/8/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:55am 33º, H=71%, DP 25º, AP 30.44", S winds in low teens & bright sun accompanied by clouds.
Mon Temps = 51/21º a sunny day, w/chilly winds until early afternoon when for an extended period sun took an hiatus - thankfully only for 1-2 hours - before returning. Not a bad day for working outside.
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| 1/9/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 41º, H=98%, DP 42º, AP 30.30", EN mild breeze & "socked in" Fog. Early this morning the N.W.S. issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 9am.
Tues Temps = 56/30º the sun started to disappear in the early afternoon as clouds moved in, making for a chilly windy day - that wind that comes in from the S or E is cool at this time of the year. At 6:25pm a light drizzle started & w/in 15 minutes it was a nice rain - a little heavier than medium.
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| 1/10/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:45am, 43º, H=93%, DP 42º, AP 30.08", ES winds in hi teens gusting into mid 20's & thick clouds. After midnight, @ some point, the gauge received another .03" of Precip. Other than the dripping eaves & wet walks, the winds have blown off any puddling.
Wed Temps = 57/40º a very Foggy morning until about 9:30am & then just thick clouds. Sun tried to break thru about 10am but w/out success. Having the E strong winds gusting from hi teens into mid 20mph range didn't make day feel any better, just damper & chillier. East winds are much cooler than the S & SW winds.
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| 1/11/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.27 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 8am 47º, H=85%, DP 43º, AP 29.81", S winds in mid teens gusting into 20's, storm clouds still in evidence but moving out fast as sun playing "hide & go seek" w/them. The puddles from yesterday's rains are gone except in usual spots.
Thurs Temps = 57/43º Precip. in different forms all day from just moisture in the air to a steady rain (this not often or long enough), accompanied by gusting ES winds from 20's into low 30's. But all Precip. before 10pm.
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| 1/12/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:55am 42º, H= 65%, DP 32º, AP 29.97", NW winds in mid-teens & thick cloud cover. Early this morning, the N.W.S. issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 6pm tonight to 6am Sunday for Snow & Sleet (poss. accum. up to 1") & Freezing Rain (poss. Ice accum. 0.10-0.20"). A little on the raw side this a.m. Guess we'll be busy today getting things set so the livestock have shelter & plenty of food, in case this storm is worse than they predict.
Fri Temps = 66/44º a beautiful day w/strong sun, few clouds & very warm when out of winds which were in the mid-20mph & gusting into mid 40's.
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| 1/13/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.72 |
0.5 |
0.20 |
0.5 |
0.20 |
Sun. 7:40am 19º, H=79%, DP 16º, AP 30.12", N winds in low teens & solid cloud cover. Needless to say, everything is frozen solid w/icicles hanging from tree branches. Earlier this a.m. the N.W.S. amended their Winter Weather Advisory until noon today for more light Snow & Freezing Drizzle. Contents of gauge frozen solid - finally heated on stove to .0.72" & Snow core, to the best of my ability (as winds blew Snow Board almost clean) = 0.50".
Sat. Temps = 24/60º (hi just after midnight) a nasty raw day w/rains moving in about 1:30pm & changing to Rain/Freezing Rain & some wet Snow by 3:15pm as Temps continue to fall (by 3:15 = 32º) & visibility drastically limited as Fog moved in & out mixing w/opaque Precip. mix now falling. The N winds in the mid-20mph range were cruel & gusting into the low 30's.
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| 1/14/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.10 |
Mon 8am 16º, H=81%, DP 11º, AP 30.41", minimal N air movement & pretty bright out considering the almost total cloud cover. Melting yesterday pretty much kept to roads (traffic & State Vehicle work) & tree limbs. Whatever else melted, re-froze overnight & now have icicles hanging everywhere. The 0.50" Core of Snow only melted to 0.10 today - real crunchy underfoot. Total SWE Monday from 1/7 = 1.28". Sun. Temps = 27/14º, NW winds in mid-teens & when the sun was out, it was strong - but mostly a cloudy bright day. Have to say, the ice on the limbs was gorgeous - crystals glimmering in the light.
(edit: daily precip initially recorded as 0.10". changed to 0.00" due to comments above. observer will be contacted. P.G.)
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| 1/15/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
0.10 |
Tues 7:55am 18º, H=91%, DP16º, AP 30.28", NE mild breezes & thick cloud cover. No melting yesterday - too frigid. Anything that tried to melt quickly re-froze & became harder. Ground now super crunchy under foot & Barn Cats have taken over the utility room. Looks like more Snow coming in this morning & we'll gladly take it as need the Water.
Mon Temps = 29/10º a mostly cloudy day, but, when out, sun was strong & bright. Thankfully N winds were very mild or being out w/b impossible. As it was, not too bad - if could keep fingers warm when doing chores.
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| 1/16/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 16º, H=81%, DP 12º, AP 30.14", WS mild breezes & a big bright sun.
Tues Temps = 31/15º a cloudy biting day w/cutting N & NE winds in the mid-teens. When the winds are from the E, it can seem to be colder than those from the N - more penetrating. Knocked icicles off roofs & vaselined (again) the gauge to prevent it's freezing to the base. Tree limbs & bushes that still have ice on them are a crystallized beauty, esp. those w/berries. The Snow that was supposed to fall before noon, never got here - they say the DP was too low.
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| 1/17/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:35am 31º, H=92%, DP 29º, AP 30.32", N winds in low teens & sun making it look like it's going to be a very sunny day.
Wed Temps = 41/14º sunny w/few periods where clouds threatened to take over, but sun prevailed. West winds (only gusting fr mid-teen into low 20's) took over air movement. All in all not a bad day - after all, it's mid-January.
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| 1/18/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:20am 32º, H=74%, DP 25º, AP 30.41", S winds nearing teens & sunny. Thurs Temps = 46/24º, a sunny day w/a lot of Ice/Snow melting & being replaced w/mud & mire + puddles which the N & NW gusting winds blew mostly off. Now for a couple (maybe, few) days of Spring-like days, which, hopefully, will end up with Rain.
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| 1/19/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:50am 43º, H=66%, DP 32º, AP 30.11", SW gusting winds from mid-teens into mid-20's & sunny.
Fri Temps = 57/24º, strong sun & Sw strongly gusting winds ranging from mid-20'd into 30mph range. Just a few small piece of Ice left (in the shady spots) & puddles really sinking in as top layer of ground thaws in a sucking mud (like quicksand).
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| 1/20/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:35am 31º, H=69%, DP 24º, AP 30.27", EN light breezes & sunny.
Sat. Temps = 62/37º almost the ideal day - be it Winter (which just makes it more appreciated) or any other time of the year. SW winds were a bit on the strong side & gusting from low 20's into the hi 30mph range - but, this is the Prairie & part of our lives. Birds all over the place, making one feel it was time to put out the lint & small twigs - but too early.
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| 1/21/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 19º, H=68%, DP 12º. AP 30.37", NE mild winds & sunny w/some clouds. A crisp morning.
Total SWE Monday from 1/14 = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 52/27º NE winds in the mid-teens. Those E winds are cruel, esp. at this time of year. Tomorrow's forecast is for "back to Winter", but only for a day or so & then maybe some rain as the Temps go back up. Mud & "puddles" from the Ice/Snow are gone (except in some areas that get no sun) & the grasses are looking up.
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| 1/22/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:45am 21º, H=43%. DP 5º, AP 30.32", E winds nearing teens & sunny.
Mon Temps = 33/18º a lovely day, if a bit on the cool side in keeping with the season. E winds were liveable, if at time gusting into low 20mph range. One just has to avoid getting chilled & then heated up quickly - the rapid back & forth can make you sick as the body doesn't always adjust so quickly.
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| 1/23/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 24º, H=82%, DP 22º, AP 30.22", SE winds nearing teens & sunny.
Tues Temps = 39/18º, & the sun quickly disappeared for the most part as clouds moved in. ES winds in the mid teens & all in all a chilly day as "Spring" calving season started w/2 newbies out of 1st calf heifers - one of each sex.
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| 1/24/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 24º, H=47%, DP 9º, AP 30.37", EN winds in mid-teens & brightness thru the clouds.
Wed Temps = 57/23º with varying S winds in mid-teens & sunny w/few clouds. Another "we'll take it if we can't get Precip." day.
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| 1/25/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 30º, H=93%, DP 28º, AP 30.14", WS minimal air movement & no sign of the sun for the clouds. Can see some Fog/Mist in the distance, but nothing right here. "Storm" jumped E & we don't even have a droplet.
Thurs Temps = 22/36º, day's hi just after midnight & low before 8am - some day & the ES chill gusting winds in the low to hi 20's w/heavy cloud cover, didn't make anyone too happy. Supposed to get a border-line (rain/freezing drizzle late tonight/early tomorrow), but as the week's progressed this forecast has become less severe - see if we get anything or it jumps E of us.
|
| 1/26/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 34º, H=67%, DP 24º, AP 30.26", SE minimal air movement & thickly clouded over.
Fri Temps = 47/27º a bright mostly cloudy day w/S & SE winds in mid teens.
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| 1/27/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:15am 45º, H=74%, DP 37º, AP 30.04", gusting chilly SE winds in the mid teens to mid 20 range carrying water droplets on it & cloudy. Could be a light shower, but too windy to say, but gauge empty.
Sat. Temps = 60/29º mostly cloudy & sun visible behind clouds most of day, tho areas of blue sky visible. S & SE wind were up from the 20mph range into the mid 30's. Was a pretty nice day all-in-all as Temps warm & most of winds from the S.
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| 1/28/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 64º, H=86%, DP 58º, AP 29.92", S constant winds gusting in 20mph range & thick cloud cover. Walks wet & eave drippy, but nothing in gauge.
Total SWE Monday from 1/21 = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 63/45º a mostly cloudy day, until late afternoon when sun had a strong break out. South howling winds constant, oft times bringing water, but nothing falling directly here & gauge stayed empty. There was a dampness in the air all day & into the night.
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| 1/29/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:40am 66º, H=80%, DP 58º, AP 29.68", S gusting banging winds from hi teens to mid 20's, light grey thick cloud cover & no hint of the sun. So far the rain storms haven't reached us, just the, sometimes, thunderous winds, as they have been blowing for the last couple of day. Just a little while ago, the N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch until 3pm today as this Storm bears down on us.
Mon Temps = 74/54º a mostly cloudy day w/SW winds ranging from mid 20's into low 40mph, without a break. Sometimes the winds brought some light rain, but nothing in the gauge.
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| 1/30/2013 |
7:35 AM |
1.71 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:35am 34º, H=90%, DP 31º, AP 29.61", WN gusty winds from mid-teens to low 30mph range & thick cloud cover. A smattering of Snow Crystals on vehicle glass this a.m., but ground too warm for Snow not to melt immediately upon contact. Fog was starting to lift @ 6:30am. Gauge emptied w/another 0.19" & puddles quickly being absorbed by ground, as it isn't frozen for the top several inches.
Tues Temps = 70/39º on a downhill swing from time Storm moved in & S winds (range 30-40's mph) started to die down as they began their shift to NW (ranging from mid-30's to hi 60's). Driving rain @ 12:25pm & within minutes Thunder & torrential rains moved in, obliterating vision past about 100 yds. After about 15 minutes the heavy downpour abated, but rains continued throughout the rest of the day & into night, accompanied by occasional Thunder (only 1x or 2x Lightning). By 8:30pm the gauge had accumulated 1.52". It's a pity our driveway isn't a grassed one - water's running down it & we need every drop we can get.
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| 1/31/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:35am 26º, H=73%, DP 20º, AP 29.97", SW winds in low teens & very sunny w/some white clouds, but mainly blue skies. Wed Temps = 23/46º just a cloudy, bone cutting raw day w/NW winds from mid 20's to mid 30's. Never saw the sun except for a few minutes in the morning as the storm clouds moved out. Temps never went up (just after midnight was the hi) falling throughout the day, so any water on top of ground ended up w/thin film of ice as winds kept water moving.
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| 2/1/2013 |
7:30 AM |
T |
0.5 |
T |
T |
T |
Fri 7:30am 10º, H=67º, DP 2º, AP 30.43", SW mild air movement & a big bright sun w/blue skies & few small clouds. Most of the Snow is gone in spite of the Temp. The 0.5" of Snow only left a Trace in the gauge & melted to a T as it is so dry.
Thurs Temps = 37/13º sun disappeared @ 10:15am & was replaced w/thick light grey clouds. About 1:45pm suddenly a heavy Snow "Shower" began, lasting until 3pm & dropping almost 1/2" Snow - blowing fiercely in the cutting winds (N & NW from 20's gusting into low 40's) & melting on walks & rocks as hit, no need for wipers as so dry &, finally, staying on the grass 45 minutes into the "Shower". The "Shower" was so heavy that it dropped visibility to about 1/2 mile. By 4pm the sun was out & skies were blue w/few light white clouds & "storm" clouds off to the S & E.
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| 2/2/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 8am 32º, H=79%, DP 27º, AP 30.17", WS mild air movement & light grey clouds replacing sun. Everything dripping outside as we had some light Precip - Rain/Freezing Drizzle not Snow a little while ago, leaving 0.03" in the gauge. About 7am the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for light Wintery Precp possibly resulting in some Black Ice on roads & it hit here.
Fri Temps = 36//8º not a bad day with some clouds, but sun out majority of time & NW winds changing over to SE breezes - on the cold side but the dryness made it almost nice.
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| 2/3/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:25am H=75%, DP 26º, AP 30.23", NW winds in low teens & a bright sun making it seem warmer than it is.
Sat. Temps = 51/25º after that early am Icy Rain it turned into not all that cold a day due to sun in spite of w/NW & W winds in mid teens to low 20mph.
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| 2/4/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 48º, H=53%, DP 32º, AP 29.83", SW winds in hi teens gusting into mid 20's, total cloud cover & on the raw side.
Total SWE Monday from 1/28 = 1.74".
Sun. Temps = 53/33º a mostly sunny day w/NW winds in the morning, switching to WS in the afternoon. The Winds, tho changing, never altered their hi teen gusting to mid 20mph status. But, the sun was strong & it was a pretty nice day, allowing for the layering to come off as the day progressed.
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| 2/5/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:35am 32º, H=88%, , DP 29º, AP 29.94", SW minimal air movement, a bright sun & everything is iced up this morning. At 5am it looked as if it had snowed overnight.
Mon Temps = 60/34º a beautiful early "Spring" day w/S & SW winds gusting from mid 20's into mid 30's. Some grasses growing where before there was brown, now its getting green.
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| 2/6/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:35am 36º, H=74%, DP 29º, AP 30.11", SE cutting winds in mid teens & sunny w/a clear blue sky.
Tues Temps = 62/26º a really nice day - strong sun & W winds from mid teens into low 20's.
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| 2/7/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:35am 47º, H=88%, DP 44º, AP 29.89", SE chilly/damp breezes nearing teens & thick cloud cover w/faint pink to the East. Some light Ground Fog in spots. Hopefully those T-storms forecasted for today will materialize.
Wed Temps = 66/36º a sunny morning but getting cloudier as day progress, tho day stayed bright & SE winds gusting from low 20's into mid 30's.
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| 2/8/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.49 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:40am 32º, H=85%, DP 28º, AP 30.27", NE cutting winds in low teens & thick cloud cover. Plus, everything is muddy (minimal puddling) from yesterday's rain which earth & flora quickly took in.
Thurs Temps = 54/39º the Rains - nice, quiet & gentle (for the most part) - moved in about 10am, not stopping until just before 5pm. Driving to the Livestock Rustling meeting later was an adventure due to the areas of Fog as the Temps dropped & winds came up NE gusting from mid 20's into low 30's..
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| 2/9/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:45am 33º, H=89%, DP 30º, AP 30.19", cutting SE winds from hi teens to mid 20's & light grey clouds controlling skies.
Fri Temps = 47/32º as day progressed, sun took back control of the skies, but N winds in hi teens to mid 20's didn't let it get too comfortable. However, not complaining as got rain + N is experiencing blizzard conditions & NE is getting ready for the "Perfect Storm" (2 coming together) - a Nor'easter & a blizzard. The NE can't catch a break this year, 1st Superstorm Sandy & now this, with people still w/o secure heat, electric & safe shelter. At least it is hitting on the weekend.
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| 2/10/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.42 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 49º, H=98%, DP 48º, AP 29.64", howling & gusting S winds from mid teens & still raining. Early this a.m. the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for significant fire weather conditons (i.e. a "Red Flag" warning) - as rains move out, dry air will move in, coupled with the winds.
Sat. Temps = 45/32º, SE winds not bad before the rains moved in, then the train started howling thru & gusting into mid 30's. Clouded skies never let sun thru & Rains moved in @ 3:55pm (just as going out to do chores) starting as a light icy drizzle & rather quickly progressing to a (on the slightly heavy side) icy rain, continuing into the night. Just about an hour before the Rains, the N.W.S. issued a Wind Advisory for Sunday from 11am-6pm for SW to W winds of sustained 25-35mph winds gusting into mid 40's.
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| 2/11/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:20am 31º, H=75%, DP 25º, AP 30.12", W mild winds & sunny.
Total SWE Monday from 2/4 = 0.91".
Sun. Temps = 60/37º by 9am the clouds pretty much moved out & blue skies w/light white clouds & a hazy sun prevailed, along w/the extremely forceful gusting SE winds. As the day progressed, winds switched to SW, but the violent velocity continued - Mother Nature is still trimming her trees.
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| 2/12/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:50am 31º, H=79%, DP 26º, AP 30.11", NE minimal air movement & thick light grey clouds. Early this a.m. the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for this evening into early Wed. am for light Snow changing to a mix of Rain/Snow w/accum. ranging anywhere from a dusting to 3". Mon Temps = 49/30º a nice sunny day w/W winds mainly in mid-teens & gusts to low 20's. While the winds were blowing the mud dry, the sun was helping the greenery make good use of the rain water we received.
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| 2/13/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.38 |
1.0 |
0.38 |
1.0 |
0.38 |
Wed 7:50am 31º, H=100%, DP 31º, AP 29.96", SW mild breezes & clouded over w/light Fog. Snow Board was clean - guess the Rain & water composition of the Snow kept it too wet for Snow accum., just like the walks. So took some measurements off the rocky part of the driveway. Water already dripping off the eaves. The trees are absolutely beautiful - Snow/Ice on the branches & fields solid white, except where the cattle are walking.
Tues Temps = 46/25º, during the nasty raw damp day there were several times the droplets fell, but no real Rain until about 4pm when the Rains began in earnest. By 6pm it has started to change over to a sleety mix, then sometime between 6:30 & 7:30 to a driving Snow from the West & North - sticking to grass & vehicles, not concrete. Road quickly became icy as Temps fell from the low 40's to 32º by 8pm making driving hazardous not only due to the vision impairing Snow but the rapidly icing roads. At 9:27pm the N.W.S. issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 6am tomorrow!
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| 2/14/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:50am 34º, H=74%, DP 27º, AP 29.95", WS breezes & sunny.
Wed Temps = 48/31º turned into a nice sunny day, albeit very muddy as the Snow/Ice quickly turned to water - even before the sun broke thru the clouds & the Temps warmed up. SW & WS winds in mid teens didn't hurt to get the mix off the tree limbs. Now we have limited puddling in the pastures.
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| 2/15/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:40am 30º, H=82%, DP 26º, AP 30.28", NW winds in low teens & thick light clouds.
Thurs Temps = 53/33º the sun was soon overtaken by light thick cloud cover & stayed so for the rest of the day - tho bright, not clear sun for the haze around it & WS winds weren't too bad as the gusting was not strong.
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| 2/16/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.01 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Sat. 7:55am 24º, H=88%, DP 21º, AP 30.30", NE minimal air movement & bright but cloudy. The Snow that started after 1am is over - flakes were so miniscule the only way one knew it was Snowing was the while on grass & vehicle. Where could find Snow to measure, only had a Trace (0.01") & the Gauge Snow melted to 0.01". No footprints from 4-legged working animals or us this a.m. Guess that w/b a "dusting".
Fri Temps = 41/26º, a mostly cloudy but bright day w/NW icy cutting winds varying in the low to mid 20's.
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| 2/17/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 34º, H=61%, DP 21º, AP 30.04", S winds in low teens & sunny w/clear skies.
Sat. Temps = 38/21º, very little evidence of the sun except that it was a bright-ish cloudy day w/NE icy cutting winds swinging to NW as the day wore on.
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| 2/18/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 54º, H=67%, DP 43º, AP 29.67", howling S winds in low/mid 20's into low 30's & light grey due to total cloud cover. Shortly before 6am the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for possibility of a Winter Storm impacting the area Wed. pm into Thurs. am, including Ice accumulations.
Total SWE Monday from 2/11 = 0.39".
Sun. Temps = 64/30º mostly cloudy w/some nice sun, but S & SE noisy winds gusting from 20's into 30's making outside work difficult due to blowing dirt & debris (some still from the Joplin Tornado).
|
| 2/19/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.23 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:45am 26º, H=68%, DP 19º, AP 30.19", WN winds nearing teens & sunny. Earlier this morning, the N.W.S. issued a Winter Storm Watch from 6pm Wed thru 6pm Thur. for Snow & Sleet Wed pm into early Thurs am prior to Precip. changing to Freezing Rain w/gusting E or SE winds developing Wed pm into Thurs w/gusts over 20mph. So much for an early Spring! We need the water, but not the Ice.
Mon Temps = 30/61º about 12:30pm, when the light Drizzle started to fall it was 59º º - blown horizontally by the S winds - becoming a fierce downpour w/in 1/2 hr & then fizzling off - all the time the winds carrying it on the horizontal. By the time it stopped, about 1:30pm we had 0.23" in the gauge & virtually no puddles as the, now, NW winds carried any water on top of the ground away. Debris was flying all over the place & walking was a "1 step forward, 2 steps back" event as MW winds from low 30's gusting into the low 50mph range. Shortly after 3:30pm the N.W.S. issued a Wind Advisory until 7pm for sustained wind speeds of 30mph w/gusting to 45mph as Temps continue to drop.
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| 2/20/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:35am 25º, H=43%, DP 30.30", E breezes nearing teens & a cloudy light grey sky as we await the coming Storm(s) later today.
Tues Temps = 42/22º NW occasionally gusting winds, but all stayed in the 20's range. Thankfully we had a nice sun, but the winds were Icy - cutting like a knife.
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| 2/21/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.48 |
0.4 |
0.58 |
0.4 |
0.58 |
Thurs 7:40am 28º, H=89%, DP 26º, AP 29.85", E winds in hi teens & Sleeting. Just after 5:30am some booming house shaking/glass rattling rolling Thunder - in 3 bursts, the 1st lasting about 4-5 seconds. The way the Storm hit, all our doors were iced in & it was fun getting out. Chopping the Gauge out of the Ice & melting the contents (the inner walls of the Gauge also had Ice on them) took quite a while due to the Ice's thickness.
Wed Temps = 35/24º w/winds rising in the night from mid teens into mid 20's. Light Snow/Sleet began just before midnight. At 3:50pm the N.W.S. upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm Warning. The day has been grey & cloudy w/no sign of the sun & Temps aren't doing much in the way of rising. Hopefully this won't turn into another '07 Ice Storm. Eventhough we've buried our electric, the Electric company hasn't buried theirs - guess their "geniuses" figure its better to have to replace poles, lines, etc. every few year & have customers w/o power than to bury the lines.
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| 2/22/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.54 |
0.9 |
0.54 |
1.3 |
1.02 |
Fri 7:55am 22º, H=88%, DP 19º, AP 29.98", WS winds in mid teens & bright w/no sign of sun for the clouds. Had to chop thru Ice, but total S/S/I this am = 1.25" (0.35" Thurs am & 0.90" since then) melted value = 1.02" water (0.48" Thurs am & 0.54" since then). Sure helps that we have 2 gauges - during a storm pull one off the bracket & replace w/the other - no loss (just don't forget to put petroleum jelly on the brackets so they slip off easily (after breaking Ice on top).
Thurs Temps = 34/28º power out @ 8:05am (for about 2 hrs) & Thunder Snow @ 8:52am - it sleeted "sheets of white". The Storm caused several shorter power outages after the 1st & sporadic periods of Snow/Sleet, which changed more to Snow as day progressed & winds grew icier & more gusty (low 30's gusting to low 40's). Every living creature tried to get out of those cutting winds.
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| 2/23/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.8 |
0.16 |
Sat. 7:50am 17º, H=90%, DP 16º, AP 30.02, WN minimal air movement & a bright sun w/blue skies. Ice/Snow core = .75" = 0.16 " Water. It was a "chopping" experience, this morning, as the Ice was solid rock, but when brought up in the tube, the Ice had a lot of air spaces.
Fri Temps = 19/34º (high of the day was just after midnight), clouds gave way to sun as the day progressed & a lot of melting & re-freezing took place. It was pretty nice outside, if you could stay out of the WS gusting winds which were pretty much in the 20mph range.
|
| 2/24/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.5 |
M |
Sun. 7:45am 28º, H=72, DP 24º, AP 29.96", ES winds in low teens & bright sun w/light blue skies. Everything re-frozen outside, w/Ice quite a bit harder than yesterday. CORE = 0.50", BUT COULDN'T GET DOWN TO BOTTOM FOR A SAMPLE FOR WATER VALUE.
Sat. Temps = 39/16º what a beautiful day - virtually no breeze (until latter afternoon when it was still mild but from the West) & a strong sun melting the Ice & Snow. Layered outerwear for working outside, as finally had to take off top coat & open vest. Remaining Ice should re-freeze tonight due to low Temps). This afternoon the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for accumulating Snows possible Mon into Tues w/the heaviest accum. on Tues depending on the final direction & speed of the Storm.
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| 2/25/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 36º, H=69%, DP 27º, AP 29.81", ES gusting winds from hi teens into low 20's & mostly light colored clouds but bright. Earlier this a.m. the N.W.S. issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Snow & blowing Snow from 6pm tonight thru noon on Tues. And we thought Phil indicated Spring is right around the corner, not 6 more weeks of Winter (not that we had that bad a Winter before he came out of his hole)!?!
Total SWE Monday from 2/18 = 1.25".
Sun. Temps = 55/23º pretty strong warm sun, most of the time, w/warm SE winds from hi teens gusting to hi 20's. But for some reason, Sat. seemed to be the better of the 2. Snow & Ice almost all gone, even where sun didn't hit &, of course, we are in a quicksand-like bog, but the ground got some good moisture & the wildlife benefited from the ponds/creeks getting some water.
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| 2/26/2013 |
7:40 AM |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Waiting for Storm to end before reading gauge or finding Snow Board - very Icy underfoot & Snow covering Ice.
(edit: daily precip and new snowfall initially recorded as 0.00". changed to NA due to comments above. observer contacted. P.G.)
Tues 7:40am 33º, H=91%, DP 30º, AP 29.43", NW icy gusty whipping winds from mid teens into mid 20's & still Snowing. Sleet & Freezing Rains only changed over to Snow this morning, sometime after 1am. South, East & North windows/doors have wind-blown Snow cover them. Mon Temps = 33/48º light skies kept getting grayer & light diminished as morning progressed, until, finally, at 11:35am, large single drops started slowly falling from the sky as Rains moved in. Thankfully, was on our last "must do" chore of the day as rains became a little heavier, air a little rawer, Temps falling & some noises from the W could be heard. By 1pm rains were pretty heavy & by 1:30pm changed over to a mix of Rain & Sleet w/accum. on sides of roads. Winds were violent from the N & @ 2:30pm - did you every hear of Thunder Sleet - well, that's what we had. After that it was Freezing Rain, Sleet & Rain - waiting for it to change over to Snow.
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| 2/27/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.76 |
3.5 |
0.71 |
2.0 |
0.05 |
Wed 7:55am 32º, H=91%, DP 29º, AP 29.89", W winds gusting from low to hi teens - just a grey & white day w/Snow Flurries being batted about by the winds. The Snow core is down to 2.0" = 0.05" water.
Tues Temps = 32/35º w/NW winds (changed to NE by afternoon) ranging from low 20's into mid 30's. By 4:35pm the gauge had .71" water - no Snow, only water, in it & it is still Sleeting/Snowing, albeit very lightly. The Snowboard has varying amts., from 2" to 4" (& it melts upon touch), after taking many measurements av. is 3.5". Older Snow melting & puddles forming as new Snow covers old. Funny, how the trees & posts are covered in Snow on (in descending order) North, East & West sides - nothing on the South sides.
|
| 2/28/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
T |
0.01 |
Thurs 7:35am 30º, H=81%, DP 26º, AP 30.08", NW winds in low teens & another grey & white morning, but with areas of green & brown breaking thru the Snow. Just a Trace of Snow in the gauge this am = 0.01".
Wed Temps = 36/30º, WN icy gusty winds from hi teen into low 30's. Other than grassy areas & on the Trees/posts the Snow is gone - either melted into the ground or formed muddy puddles. Very light Snow Showers over by early afternoon, but no accum. to talk about. Had a lot of laughs watching the newborn calves frolic in the Snowy pastures & their Dams watching them.
|
| 3/1/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 28º, H=76%, DP 24º, AP 30.16", NW winds pretty steady in low teens & still that thick cloud cover creating a white/grey, &, some green & brown grass for color. Thurs Temps = 34/28º NW icy gusting winds from mid teens to 20's didn't make slogging thru the muck & mire easy, especially w/o the sun to brighten the day. The sun did make several attempts, in vain, to break thru the clouds, but only had minimal & momentary success. In undisturbed pastures, fields & lawns, the Snow is pretty thick, otherwise, it's pretty much gone. Thru it all, as usual, calving season goes on.
|
| 3/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
|
| 3/3/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:55am 30º, H=71%, DP 23º, AP 30.10", SE breezes nearing teens & a bright, if cloudy, morning. Today & tomorrow are supposed to be in the mid to hi 50's - what a pleasure & maybe we can get the new weanlings de-Liced.
Sat. Temps = 36/20º, bone chilling NW wind near/at 20mph. In the afternoon we actually got to see some blue skies & sun for a short period in the afternoon. Weaning went well, but too cold to give the anti-Lice spray - maybe it'll warm up this week & can do it then. Everyone blames the calves for the bawling after weaning, but, if one takes the time to look, the Dams are calling because their bags are full & only a few calves are bawling. Have to remember, by this time they only nurse 1x or 2x a day, the rest of the time they're off on their own & their Dam's have to call when it is nursing time.
|
| 3/4/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:35am 40º, H=71º, DP 31º, AP 29.67", SE gusting winds from mid teens to mid 20's, & sun breaking thru thick clouds.
Total SWE Monday from 2/25 thru this am = 0.78".
Sun. Temps = 59/19º a wonderfully warm day w/sun getting progressively stronger as day wore on & clouds dissapated. Winds were either straight from the S or SE pretty strong in hi teens gusting into low 20's, but they were warm winds. Now, looking out, one sees green instead of white. A lot of patches of ice left, but those will go, hopefully, today. |
| 3/5/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:35am 33º, H=84%, DP 29º, AP 30.08", NW winds in mid teens & sunny thru the thick clouds. Rained earlier this a.m. & gauge read 0.08".
Mon Temps = 67/30º a very nice mostly cloudy, but bright day, w/SE winds from low 20's gusting into low 30's. Snow's all gone & most of the Ice, just a lot of mud, muck & mire - but the grasses are growing & the trees are budding & flowering greenery is starting to poke up, of course, the weeds too.
|
| 3/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 25º, H=80%, DP 20º, AP 30.39", N breezes nearing teens & sun trying to break thru thick clouds.
Tues Temps = 43/2/º not a bad day, just am unfriendly large Temp drop. W & WN winds in mid 20's w/gusting into low 40's.
|
| 3/7/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:30am 33º, H=70%, DP 25º, AP 30.25", SE winds in low teens & a big bright sun breaking thru the clouds.
Wed Temps = 44/21º, pretty steady N winds in the mid teens & a mix of strong sun & clouds. For some reason it was a bone-chilling day.
|
| 3/8/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 39º, H=76%, DP 32º, AP 30.23", SE gusty winds from mid teen to mid 20's & sun is trying to break thru thick cloud cover.
Thurs Temps = 64/30º w/S & SE gusting winds from hi teens to low 20's & a nice sun, in spite of the sharp chill in the air.
|
| 3/9/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.14 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:35am 51º, H=67%, DP 40º, AP 29.94", SE gusting winds in the mid to hi teens & sun trying to break thru thick clouds. Last night's rain did leave some new puddling & increased the sizes of some of the puddles from the end of Feb. Snow.
Fri Temps = 65/37º a mostly cloudy day w/periods of sun break-thru, strongly gusting/whipping/loud S & SE winds (mid 20's into hi 30's) & warmth of Temp somewhat offset by the dampness of the winds. At 10:10pm, w/o warning a driving rain started to fall, coming from the SW & was gone by midnight.
|
| 3/10/2013 |
8:00 AM |
1.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 8:00am (losing an hour's sleep will get you every time) 50º, H=95%, DP 49º, AP 29.68", SE breezes nearing teens & still raining. Puddling everywhere but the flora & wildlife, not to mention us, need so much more than this storm will bring. Sat. Temps = 70/49º some nice periods of sun but clouds taking over as afternoon wore on until 4pm (of course, when doing chores) a short rain squall hit & then no more sun. Whipping, gusting winds all day from the S (sometimes SW & SE as they whipped around) from the mid 20 into the low 40 mph range. Occasional Thunder & Lightning with rains starting in earnest about 8pm @ a nice rate = about 0.5" by 11pm.
|
| 3/11/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 27º, H=86%, DP 24º, AP 29.90", WN icy winds in mid teens & thickly clouded over. Water from rains down quite a bit from yesterday.
Total SWE Monday from 3/4 thru this am = 1.61".
Sun. Temps = 28/57º on a downhill slide throughout day. Rains stopped by 10am, amassing another 0.24". W winds in low 20's but gusting into low 30's. By the time the rains abated, shortly before 11am, we had another 0.24". Skies started to clear out w/storm clouds moving East, only to be replaced w/gray-white clouds & winds turning cold. But it is G-R-E-A-T to see the creeks/streams running, even the wet weather creeks & the drainage ditches, &, ponds almost filled to overflowing - even if it will all run off or seep into the ground in a few hours or day. Fog started moving in about 2pm & hung around for an hour or so.
|
| 3/12/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:40am 32º, H=72%, DP 24º, AP 30.11", SW minimal air movement & thick blue-grey clouds, but brightening to the East.
Mon Temps = 43/26º, WN strong winds from low 20's in 30's. When sun broke thru clouds day wasn't so bad after all. Didn't realize it before filing report (probably because didn't look @ vehicles other than to notice the ice on them), but we had a minimal Trace of Snow (Snow crystals @ the base of vehicles' windows). Flora, if not encased in mud, is greening up nicely, bulbs starting to come up, trees budding, etc.
|
| 3/13/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 25º, H=76%, DP 21º, AP 30.39", WN mild breezes & a big bright beautiful sun that should melt the ice off everything.
Tues Temps = 53/27º, would have been a great day if not for the NW cutting gusting winds from mid 20's into mid 30's. The muck & mire is starting to dry out - hold onto those boots when you walk in it.
|
| 3/14/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:45am 37º, h=56%, DP 23º, AP 30.26", SE winds in low teens & light thick clouds make for a hazy sun.
Wed Temps = 48/24º, N wind in low teens & a nice sun for most of the day made it warmer than one would think.
|
| 3/15/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:45am H=70%, DP 43º, AP 30.01", SW winds in low teens & a bright sun against a blue sky streaked w/white clouds. Thurs Temps = 71/30º strong SW winds with gusting into the low 40mph range - making walking & driving hazardous. While the Temps didn't set a record, it was a very warm day & winds kept one from getting too hot. Was a good day for calving & the Dams must have agreed - 4 on the ground running.
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| 3/16/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:50am 53º, H=72%, DP 44%, AP 29.82", NW winds nearing teens & sun breaking thru the clouds. A little nip in the air. Had to "rescue" a Dam from her week old calf going under the perimeter fence this morning.
Fri Temps = 79/50º a lovely mostly sunny & hot day - giving thanks for the SW winds in the 20mph range (not so many thanks, however, for the gusting into the 30's - too much dust flying).
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| 3/17/2013 |
8:30 AM |
0.73 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 8:30am (sorry, we overslept), 36º, H=94%, DP 35º, AP 29.92, EN winds gusting in hi teens & rains took a break. Just after midnight sporadic Thunder, accompanied a short time later w/sporadic Lightning until sometime after 1am - then the rains came. A lot of puddles - some in the pastures. And a happy St. Patrick's Day to all - enjoy that Corned Beef & Cabbage, etc.
Sat. Temps = 66/42º turned into quite the nice day w/periods of clouds obliterating sun & Temps erratic (hi was just after midnight) - if not for the violently gusting SW winds from mid 20's into low 30's, changing in afternoon to NE gusting in the 20mph range. Had a problem walking in those whipping winds, but it was a nice enough day to get needed work done, i.e. pulling twine from the earth from bales of hay, dragging & agitating pastures for better Spring growth of grasses, etc. Forecasted rains never materialized.
|
| 3/18/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 39º, H=94, DP 38º, AP 29.78", WN winds in low teens, Fog/Mist limiting visibility & thickly clouded skies. Gauge had another 0.17", not too bad for 2 days.
Total SWE Monday from 3/11 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 44/36º w/EN winds from the hi teen gusting into hi 20's. A really nasty, dank bone chilling day w/either drizzle, wet Mist/Fog or light rain.
|
| 3/19/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:40am 30º, H= 65%, DP 22º, AP 30.14", E minimal air movement & a big bright sun to warm everything up.
Mon Temps = 55/37º, NW winds fr hi teens gusting into hi 20's & puddles galore. After the nastiness moved out & the sun appeared, we had another 0.03" in the gauge = 0.93" for the 2 days, not bad. Puddles are everywhere; &, that sucking muck & mire attacking boots & animals' feet can make one sorry we got rain, but the Flora, wildlife & we sure need it & more.
|
| 3/20/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 33º, H=90%, DP 30º, AP 30.31", NW winds in mid teens & thick cloud cover w/some light Pink to the SE. Light Frost on windows & some grasses. Outside of gauge is wet, but inside dry. Happy 1st day of Spring.
Tues Temps = 49/26º NE gusty winds from hi teens into hi 20mph range. The N.W.S. issued a Winter Storm Watch from 7am Thurs thru 7am Fri - some forecast for the 2nd day of Spring!
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| 3/21/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 30º, H=43%, AP 30.03", DP 14º, E winds in low teen & no sign of the sun for the thick clouds. Frost that was forming last pm on vehicles is gone - they're clear & clean! Wintery Storm hasn't appeared as of yet.
Wed Temps = 44/28º w/NW winds cutting from low 20's into low 30's. Tho the day quickly became sunny it never really got warm & as it progressed the cold became insidious, penetrating even winter coats & gloves. By 10pm, while Temps still around 40º, a frost was forming on vehicles.
|
| 3/22/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.17 |
0.8 |
0.17 |
1.0 |
0.17 |
Fri 7:50am 32º, H=95%, DP 31º, AP 29.92", EN winds nearing teens, thick cloud cover & moments of limited visibility due to blowing snow . Only had 0.75" Snow, which melted to 0.17" Water - no Ice around, only melting Snow & puddles. No Snow/Ice on walks, just on vehicles & Flora.
Thurs Temps = 43/34º w/hi reached before noon, ES winds from hi teens gusting into mid 20's. Snow Storm didn't start until about 2:45pm, just as I was getting home & continued w/both Snow & Sleet (sometimes more like rain) thru the night. Never very heavy, but a Mist was often visible.
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| 3/23/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:45am 35º, H=97%, DP 34º, AP 29.92", E winds nearing teens, light ground Fog & thickly clouded over hiding any sign of the sun. The N.W.S. issued a Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight until 7am Sun for Snow accumulations ranging from 2 - 4" & Wind gusting into the mid 30 range. We need the Water - that what makes these storms not seem so bad. Thought "March comes in like a Lion & goes out like a Lamb"!?!?
Fri Temps = 41/32º, ES winds in mid teens & no sign of the sun, except it wasn't a dark day. Tho no rain fell, glasses got very wet just walking, as air carried a lot of water. Most sign of Snow/Ice gone by day's end.
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| 3/24/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.46 |
0.5 |
0.46 |
0.5 |
0.46 |
Sun. 7:55am 32º, H=99%, DP 31º, AP 29.67", N gusting whipping winds from mid teens to mid 20's & Snowing. Snow didn't move in until after 3am & driveway is mainly Slush as no freezing has occurred. Gauge measured 0.46 Water (Snow was already melted in Gauge) & Snow is @ 0.5", but turns to Water when touched.
Sat. Temps = 42/35º, SW winds in 20's changed over to NE ranging in the teens as day progressed & Storm moved closer. During the morning, the air was so heavy w/Water at times it seemed like rain & the Mist/Fog never totally lifted - sometimes thicker than others, but never all-encompassing. Finally, in the late afternoon the Rains moved in & continued into the night. The N.W.S. extended the Winter Weather Advisory (Snow & blowing Snow) for Lawrence & issued a Winter Storm Warning (heavy Snow) for Dade, both until 7pm Sun. Since we're on the border, its a coin toss.
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| 3/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:55am 22º, H=83%, DP 18º, AP 30.09", W winds in low teens & sun only making its presence know by brightening the clouds. Most of the Snow is gone, nothing to measure on the ground. Just a Trace of Water in the gauge & puddles have a thin coat of Ice, but the ground soaked up most of the moisture.
Total SWE Monday from 3/18 thru this am = 0.63".
Sun. Temps = 41/26º w/hi Temp just after midnight & NW winds from hi 20's to low 40's. Horizontally blowing Snow storm ended about 1:30pm & the sun came out for a couple of hours, accompanied by violent gusting winds. Feeding the livestock was an interesting experience, esp. since it took at least 2 to open a barn door.
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| 3/26/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:45am 22º, H=97%, DP 21º, AP 30.34", mild W breezes & the sun has returned.
Mon Temps = 34/22º, WN punishing winds ranging from low 20's into mid-30's. Not a very pleasant day - cutting winds, cold & virtually no sun. Balance of Snow pack still melting as it is so dry, but thin Ice layers on smaller puddles getting thicker.
|
| 3/27/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 30º, H=77%, DP 24º, AP 30.29", SE winds in low teens & a hazy sun thru clouds. Tues Temps = 42/30º, WN winds in low teens & a bright day, somewhat more comfortable than the Temp would indicate - maybe because the winds weren't gusting.
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| 3/28/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:45am 44º, H=65%, DP 33º, AP 30.18", SE breezes nearing teens & cloudy w/sun breaking thru (I hope).
Wed Temps = 61/27º, SE gusty winds from mi teens into mid 20's, but still a pretty nice day if too cloudy. Need the sun - have to dry out the pools of water so the calves don't get all scoured up.
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| 3/29/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.21 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:40am 51º, H=95%, DP 50º, AP 30.17", E mild breezes & Raining @ a nice pace. Rains just started a short time ago.
Thurs Temps = 69/44º another lovely day w/SE gusting winds (ranging mid teens to low 30's) changing to WS in the hi teens. Again, pretty cloudy but bright. Mud drying out & rains supposed to start early tomorrow. And, yes, we're working cattle & calves this "4-day weekend".
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| 3/30/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:50am 53º, H=88%, DP 49º, AP 30.03", SE winds fr low teen gusting into low 20's & carrying water, thick grey cloud cover - with some clouds rather angry looking. Short-lived T-storm hit about 7:30, w/a clap of booming (window rattling) Thunder & a bolt of Lightning, dropping 0.02" of Rain - and looks like more on the way, we hope. Fri Temps = 68/50º, S & SE winds w/light gusting, range low to hi teens. After the Rains ended, by 10am, we had another 0.04" in the gauge & the sun broke thru the clouds. The rest of the day was mostly cloudy w/short periods of sun - but very nice.
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| 3/31/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.71 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 48º, H=95%, DP 47º, AP 29.96", NE mild breezes, sun trying to break thru clouds & puddles everywhere. Gauge had another 0.54" = 0.71" since last report. Well, we've "finally" reached over the 10" mark for the 1st quarter of 2013 - an amount that's been a dream since the Drought settled in. We probably need a year of 10" per month at least to catch up. But, as they say, "beggars can't be choosey". Happy Easter.
Sat. Temps = 69/47º, strong SE winds gusting from mid 20's into 30mph range. Rain storms over by 10am & sun out by early noon. Gauge showed another 0.17", almost 1/2" for less than 24 hrs, not too bad but still need much more. Rest of day very nice w/sun, clouds (some very interesting formations) & colors. About 2pm the N.W.S. issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10pm. Thunder started just after 6pm & sky turned nasty & air "died". Even the livestock & working animals became edgy. Just about 6:25pm T-storm hit w/Thunder & heavy downpour accompanied by Thunder & Lightning. The downpour only lasted a short time before slacking off into a nice steady rain & then intermittent showers.
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| 4/1/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:30am 40º, H=74%, DP 33º, AP 30.12", NE gusty winds in mid teens & sunny clear skies.
Total SWE Monday from 3/25 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 66/42º, NW gusting winds from mid 20's into mid 30's for a good part of the day before slowing to mid teens. Dried off a lot of the muck & mire, but slogging thru it still is a chore - but we need the water.
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| 4/2/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.14 |
T |
T |
T |
T |
Tues 8am 34º, H=83%, DP 29º, AP 30.26", EN breezes nearing teens & very light rain (not even qualifying as Drizzle) blowing in the breeze. Guess voter turnout w/b even less than they forecasted.
Mon Temps = 53/37º. At 3:20pm, when going out to feed Weanlings, etc., could feel the water droplets in the winds - a few even fell into the puddles - & Temps started to drop. Day, in general, was cloudy but bright w/NE winds gusting in mid teen to mid 20's range, &, could feel dampness in air all day. By 8:20pm it was raining steadily @ a gentle pace & continued thru the night.
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| 4/3/2013 |
8:20 AM |
0.09 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 8:20am 37º, H=59%, DP 23º, AP 30.29", EN winds in mid teens w/light gusting a bright day w/few clouds.
Tues Temps = 42/34º w/NE gusty winds staying in the teens. Once the rains stopped, it was a light day - not much sun, but brightening up behind the clouds. After filing today's report, saw that we had some Snow/Sleet in the early am hours - it was around the wipers on vehicles & on the N side of bldgs. When morning rain ended, there was sporadic "showers" (actually less than at drizzle rate a few times during the day, as well as Water in the air/wind) which totalled another 0.09".
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| 4/4/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 40º, H=80%, DP 35º, AP 30.15", NE mild air movement & cloudy.
Wed Temps = 54/31º a cloudy day w/E & NE gusting winds from hi teens into mid 20's. Lack of sun & color of day, coupled w/the winds, made it look like a nasty day - it wasn't, just not sunny, but on the warm side & windy.
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| 4/5/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:50am 37º, H=81%, DP 31º, AP 30.15", S minimal air movement & sunny. A frosty morning to be sure, but the cattle are happy - grass (&, of course, weeds) are up, puddles still abound, winds are down & no longer from the NE & it is sunny.
Thurs Temps = 59/38º NW gusty winds in mid-hi teens & a mostly cloudy day w/few moments of actual sunshine - but a bright day as cloud were white & sun bright above them.
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| 4/6/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:30am 55º, H=54%, DP 39º, AP 29.90", SW winds gusting from hi teens to mid 20's & cloudy but light. There's a "dampness" in the air, same as yesterday.
Fri Temps = 69/35º w/S & SE winds in mid teens. Everything's growing nicely & livestock enjoying it immensely. The E part of the winds, keeps a certain "dampness" or "chill" in the air.
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| 4/7/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.38 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 56º, H=84%, DP 51º, AP 29.90", SW breezes nearing teens & a big bright beautiful sun. Only a few puddles left - in rocky depressions & tractor tire depressions.
Sat. Temps = 74/54º Sun finally broke thru clouds around noon. SE & SW winds so fierce that opening pasture gates hazardous to anyone standing/wkg there, due to their whipping around, strength & speed (ranging from low 30's to mid 50's).
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| 4/8/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 60º, H=87%, DP 56º, AP 29.73", SW winds in low teens & hazy bright sun w/a lot of clouds. Not a drop of rain yesterday, but got to watch the angry skies to the NW, N & NE of us as to went by. Small chance of T-storms today & a better chance Tues-Wed. T
otal SWE Monday from 4/1 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 76/54º & mostly S winds (sometimes switching to SE) gusting from mid 20's into low 30's, but a bright day. The N.W.S. issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9pm tonight @ 2:19pm.
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| 4/9/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Couldn't Access Web Page for CoCoRaHS until Tues. a.m.
Tues 7:40am 62º, H=80%, DP 56º, AP 29.75", SE winds in low teens & thick cloud cover.
Mon Temps = 74/59º don't remember the sun ever fully breaking thru the clouds, but it brightened the day thru them. Even the gusting S winds (low 20's to hi 30's) couldn't make the heavy air breathable. Several periods of angry clouds to the W, but no Precip. Ground really starting to get very dry, but still some muddy areas. Have been dragging & aerating pastures to spread the fertilizer & enourage grass growth - but still need more water for a good stand, esp. if want hay. Have to replace hay - reserves almost gone & w/b lucky if have 50 left after finish feeding have this Spring. This Drought sure has taken it's toll.
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| 4/10/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.35 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Internet down until 9:15a.m.
Wed 7:50am 51º, H=95%, DP 46º, AP 29.83", WN winds in low teen & T-storm taking a hiatus. Storms moved in after 2am & by time read gauge (@0.35") driveway running as well as drainage, creeks, etc. Hopefully they're right & we have a lot more to come. Just wish the Temps didn't drop & weren't going to continue dropping.
Tues Temps = 77/61º a heavily clouded day w/sun only making feeble attempts (once or twice) to break thru. S & SE strongly gusting winds from low 20's into hi 30mph range.
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| 4/11/2013 |
8:15 AM |
2.34 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 8:15am 34º, H=89%, DP 31º, AP 29.80", W winds in hi teens loaded w/water & thick clouds. Haven't seen so much puddling in years.
Wed Temps = 72/37º W & WN gusty winds from hi teens into mid 20's. Several periods of heavy T-storms - creeks, run-offs overflowing & new ones appearing. Temps falling from midnight thru the day. Rains so heavy that roads being covered w/water. Haven't had this in years. Rolling & booming Thunder periods constant throughout day, sometimes accompanied by Lightning. When emptied gauge @ 7:40a.m. there was 0.35" & @ 5:20pm there was another 2.20". Haven't seen flooding like this since 2005 when the rains were so hard & fast + debris from other places tore out the fencing in our Prairie & other spots, hopefully today isn't a rerun. At 6:57pm the N.W.S. issued a Flood Warning until 10am tomorrow for small streams & creeks due to the heavy rains. Storms over by 10pm & gauge had another 0.14".
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| 4/12/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:35am 33º, H=79%, DP 27º, AP 29.87", W breezes nearing teens & sunny. Waters have mostly returned to their beds, tho still rather large puddles in pastures & fields. Earlier this morning The N.W.S. cancelled the Frost Advisory for today & re-issued it for tomorrow from 1am thru 8am. Thurs Temps = 48/34º mostly cloudy but bright w/cutting WN winds in the low to hi 20's, until after 3pm when sun started to break thru clouds. Not that there's ever a good time, but yesterday was a bad day to bury Bub - one of Paul Harvey's "And G-d Made a Farmer". Bub was a natural, loved it & had a great work ethic, while still being a young (only 20) man. The ground was so sodden to have to dig that hole & keep the waters out + the winds so cutting. Maybe it was "fitting" - the "world" cried since Sat. night & the sun came out in time to lay him to rest. Rest in peace, Bub & may your plethora of friends & family keep your memory alive by teaching your love of the land & work ethic to those that follow.
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| 4/13/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:35am 37º, H=85%, DP 32º, AP 30.05", barely noticeable SE air movement & sun w/wispy white clouds.
Fri Temps = 54/33º, W & NW winds from hi teens to hi 20's & sunny. Puddles being absorbed by the earth & moved by the gust winds & the greening up continues - unfortunately, as usual, the weeds faster than the grasses. However, many of the weeds are as, or even more, nutritious than the grasses.
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| 4/14/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7;55am 56º, H=67º, DP 46º, AP 29.69", SE gusting winds from hi teens into mid 20's & sunny. Earlier this morning the N.W.S. issued a Wind Advisory from 9am to 7pm today for sustained winds of 20-30mph & gusting range 40-50mph. Looks like a fun day, esp. for those driving E-W as winds will primarily be S.
Sat. Temps = 71/34º w/a.m. SE gusting winds from low 20's into low 30's changing to S, but not abating. With the strong sun & warm Temps was a lovely day in spite of winds which are cleaning up the standing waters & drying out the land.
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| 4/15/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 50º, H=71%, DP 41º, AP 29.81", nasty NE winds in low teens & billowing grey/white clouds covering the skies.
Total SWE Monday from 4/8 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 78/51º, S gusting & whipping winds ranging from mid 20's into mid 40mph range. A little after 1p.m. the N.W.S. issued a Special Weather Statement for Significant Fire Weather Risk (in addition to the Wind Advisory), due to gusty S winds from 25-35mph & higher, coupled w/H values of 30-35% or lower until later today when winds diminish & H goes up (T-storms forecasted for the overnight hours). At 9:44pm, w/o any warning, a fast-moving, hard-driven Rain Squall began, which quickly slowed down into a more gentle Rain. A few booms of Thunder followed & it was gone in less than an hour, leaving 0.12" in the gauge.
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| 4/16/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:20am 48º, H=88%, DP 45º, AP 29.98", NE gusty winds from mid teens to low 20's & thickly clouded skies getting darker by the moment as, hopefully, rains moving in - can feel water in the air. T-storms never materialized here, nor any moisture. Hope that this isn't going to be another year of false Precip. alarms, as the Storms & normal Precip. jump over us.
Mon Temps = 77/48º strong gusting coolish NE winds in the 20's, but heavy air as T-storms move closer. This evening, The N.W.S. issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 5am tomorrow.
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| 4/17/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 60º, H=88%, DP 57º, AP 29.92", SE winds in mid teens & cloudy but light. Walkways wet, vehicles dry, but nothing new in the gauge.
Tues Temps = 57/45º, NE gusty winds from mid teens to mid 20's. Just after filed report yesterday, a light Drizzle/gentle Rain started dropping 0.04" before moving on about an hr. later, leaving us w/a nasty dampish day. The N.W.S., this afternoon, issued a Flash Flood Watch from noon Wed. thru 1am Fri due to several rounds of heavy rainfall beginning Wed afternoon thru Thur night covering basically the same areas as last week's storms.
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| 4/18/2013 |
7:50 AM |
2.71 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:50am 59º, H=99%, DP 60º, AP 29.61", WS gusty winds from low to hi teens, Rains abating but no sign of sun for the clouds. T-Storms & nasty winds finally moved in around 2am (heard it, but eyes wouldn't open). Gauge emptied @ 2.71" w/minimal Rain still falling.
Wed Temps = 83/48º w/S winds in mid 20's & gusting into low 40's. A little after 11am the N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch until 10pm. In the early afternoon the skies to the W took on a "funny" appearance - not exactly a haze & a weird color somewhere between blue-grey-white-greenish. At least got the AI'g process started before the weather moved in so Heifers were calm. At 9:45pm Thunder c/b heard as if from a distance & coming closer.At 9:57pm the N.W.S. extended the Tornado Watch until 5am. At 10:12pm Lightning, only a T of Precip.
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| 4/19/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:35am 33º, H=75%, DP 25º, AP 30.01", WN winds gusting in mid teen to mid 20's range & sunny. Waters starting to slowing soak into earth &/or run off. Haven't had this much "flooding" in years - Prairie still innundated, waterways & drop box rapidly flowing, creeks/run-offs/ponds, etc. higher & wider than have been since Drought started. Unfortunately, ground frozen down a couple of feet & a lot of the water is running off, but weeds (of course) & grasses growing nicely, bulbs flowering & trees budding. Hopefully, will continue to get some nice Precip. (w/o the violent Storms) from now on - have a long way to go before can "make-up" for the years of Drought.
Thurs Temps = 37/74º Temps on a downhill spiral until about 10am when "bottomed out" (for several hours) bet. 42-44º, which wasn't as bad as those cutting icy NW whipping winds ranging from low 20mph to hi 30's. When Storms had really moved out, the gauge had another 0.02" = a total of 2.73".
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| 4/20/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:50am 38º, H=79%, DP 32º, AP 30.17", EN increasing breezes & sun trying to break thru clouds. No signs of a Frost here.
Fri Temps = 56/33º WN cutting icy winds from low 20's into hi 30's. Mostly cloudy, but bright & a beautiful sunset thru the "Fall" cloudy sky. This April is more like March weather of the past. This evening, the N.W.S. issued a Frost Advisory from midnight until 8am Sat.
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| 4/21/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:35am 48º, H=73%, DP 40º, AP 30.26", SE chilly winds gusting in the teens & cloudy. There is a definite dampness in the air.
Sat. Temps = 67/32º a mostly cloudy but bright day w/E winds staying w/in the teens. Ground drying out quickly but ponds/creeks, etc. still full. Needless to say greenery greening up, esp. weeds. Livestock is in "heaven".
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| 4/22/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 49º, H=67%, DP 38º, AP 30.15", SE winds in low teens & light but cloudy. Total SWE Monday from 4/15 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 69/48º mostly cloudy w/strong SE winds from mid 20's gusting into low 40's. At least had 2 good days to work w/livestock - today was annual vacs & Blackleg for the calves. Actually got thru the Spring calvers & calves in less than 2 hours - w/only 2 of us doing the work + our cattle-working animals.
|
| 4/23/2013 |
8:20 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 8:20am 50º, H=94%, DP 49º, AP 29.95", NE winds ranging from low teen into mid 20mph & T-storms taking a hiatus. T-storms moved in after 2am w/a lot of Thunder, but little Lightning & plenty of water - puddles everywhere.
Mon Temps = 68/46º, mostly bright & cloudy w/SE winds gusting from mid 20's to low 30's. Skies started to darken about 3pm & Thunder moved in about 4:50pm. At 5:07pm a nice gentle Spring-smelling Rain started to fall - only lasted about 5 min & left a Trace in the gauge. Sun out briefly @ 5:50pm, but skies brighter. Hope the Rains forecasted for later tonight thru tomorrow materialize - the ground is quickly drying out.
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| 4/24/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 33º, H=96%, DP 32º, AP 30.23", NW winds in low teens & bright, cloudy & clear. The Freeze never happened here - just some Snow (came in very early this am as rains moving out) on vehicle windows & puddles, w/o even a hint of ice on them. With all the drizzle yesterday into today's early hours, only had an additional 0.10" in the gauge, totally 0.54" for the 2 days.
Tues Temps = 35/64º (a downhill slide from midnight) w/NE then NW gusty winds both ranging in the 20's + a light constant Drizzle - just a misty raw day - not very Spring-like. Late today this N.W.S. issued a Freeze Warning from 1:00am until 8am Wed. Hope the trees aren't going to lose their buds &, again, be fruitless this year.
|
| 4/25/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:30am 67º, H=74%, DP 29º, AP 30.32", SW mild air movement & sunny. No Frost - the trees' bud are safe, &, hopefully, this is the end of the Frost/Freeze until late Fall/early Winter.
Wed Temps = 52/32º sunny w/N gusting winds pretty steady w/gusting from mid teens to mid 20's even when changed over to NW. This afternoon the N.W.S. issued a Frost Advisory from 1:00am until 8:00am Thurs.
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| 4/26/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.34 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:55am 46º, H=90%, DP 43º, AP 30.3", icy E winds in low teens & a gentle steady rain. T-storms moved in a few hours ago w/"gentle" to rumbling Thunder & some Lightning, but the Precip. Is slow & steady giving the already rain soaked (& not completely thawed out) ground a chance to absorb as much as possible. Water can be seen standing in fields & any depression is overflowing. If the forecasters are correct, tomorrow am s/b fun - finishing AI'g 1st Calf Heifers & they're usually nervous when we're having T-storms. Oh, well, we'll see.
Thurs Temps = 67/42º, winds swinging between S & W in the low teens all day w/never a strong sun presence - but it was a bright day & was able to get meaningful pasture clean-up work done.
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| 4/27/2013 |
7:45 AM |
1.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:45am 49º, H=99%, DP 49%, AP 30.06", ES mild air movement & rain in hiatus status, but can feel the water in the air as move Storms said t/b moving in. Well, AI'g s/b fun this morning as, needless to say, everything is "knee-deep" mud. Added another 1.41" to the 0.34" reported yesterday am, for a total of 1.75" so far for this series of T-storms. Fri Temps = 61/46º Temps fell from midnight until 7:30 or so & then stayed in mid-hi 40's thru day & into night, making for a raw, nasty day. Winds were very gusty from the SE ranging mid 20's thru mid 40's & cutting. At 3:36pm the N.W.S. issued a Flood Advisory for Dade Cty. (3 mi. N of us) until 10am tomorrow. As rains are supposed to continue thru tonight & seem t/b getting stronger, they might increase the covered areas. Pastures are already flooded & waterways, creeks, ponds & run-offs are starting to overflow. Unfortunately, the ground, down a couple of feet, is still frozen & the water can't soak all the way down.
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| 4/28/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.37 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:50am 50º, H=87%, DP 47º, AP 30.01", W mild damp breezes & thick cloud cover hiding any sign of sun. Everything is still "under water", as rains didn't stop yesterday until early afternoon, but air was heavy w/water & several times, after drying, the walkways got very wet as a very light Drizzle/heavy Mist fell. Heifers were very edgy when being bred as the Storms were still in the area. Gauge had another 0.37", giving a total of 2.12" since the Storms moved in Friday morning.
Sat. Temps = 54/47º w/NW winds in mid teens changing over to SE whipping in the mid-hi 20's. About 8pm the N.W.S. issued a Flood Advisory until 11am Sunday.
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| 4/29/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:35am 58º, H=80%, DP 52º, AP 29.90", S winds in low-mid teens & sunny. Tho waters have abated, puddles, muck & mire still rule the ground.
Total SWE Monday from 4/22 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 74/49º a beautiful, mostly sunny day, w/SE winds from mid-teens gusting into mid 20's. The dampness is gone from the air & everything looks bright & clean.
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| 4/30/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:45am 65º, H=70%, DP 54º, AP 29.86", S winds already in mid-teens & sunny against a clear background. Mon Temps = 85/53º, S & SW gusting winds in the hi 20mph range. A beautiful hot, muggy day & drying out quickly.
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| 5/1/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 62º, H=75%, DP 54º, AP 29.92, SE breezes nearing teens & sunny.
Tues Temps = 82/58º a sunny windy day as SW winds gusting from low 20's into 30mph range. Sure drying out the ground fast - except those "naturally muddy" areas. At least didn't get stuck in a pasture today w/the pick-up as did yesterday.
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| 5/2/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:55am 46º, H=82%, DP 41º, AP 30.21", N icy cutting winds in mid teens & no sign of the sun for the cloud cover. Well, at least we had a few nice days & got a lot done. Now, hopefully, for more much needed rain.
Wed Temps = 81/56º SE winds gusty but gentle, making for a very pleasant day.
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| 5/3/2013 |
8:15 AM |
0.86 |
3.0 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Fri 8:15am 33º, H=94%, DP 31º, AP 30.09", NW mildly gusting winds in teens & Snowing/Sleeting/Raining. Snow began after midnight & is continuing, accompanied by Sleet & light Rain. Snow (actually more like white water in consistency) accum. just about 3", which converts to water @ a touch. Gauge (water & Snow/Ice) melted to 0.86" w/more still falling. Snow Board empty of Snow - it all either blew off or was melted by the Rain.
Thurs Temps = 32/63º (Temps on the slide all day, w/Hi just after midnight & varying N & NW winds gusting from mid 20's to low 30mph. By 3:30pm a not so nice day had turned real nasty w/winds carrying water, gates dripping wet, ground getting damp & puddles rippling from the wind - not rain. At 3:33pm the N.W.S. issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 1am to 1pm Fri due to Snow (slushy w/accum from 1-3", mostly on grassy areas), multiple hrs of near or slightly below freezing Temps & brisk N winds limitied visibility. Thought Snow season is over. Time to get the Snow Board out again! Rains coming down by in earnest by 5pm & continued thru the night - not really heavy, more of a medium steady pace.
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| 5/4/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.45 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 33º, H=99%, DP 33º, AP 29.84", NE minimal air movement & Snowing. The Snow only started about 15 minutes ago & is only sticking to vehicles as everything else too wet from the almost constant Precip. we've been having since Thurs. Gauge had 0.32", which totals 1.31" so far for this system & more coming.
Fri Temps = 43/32º NW winds in the 20-30mph range w/light gusting. Light Snow/Rain/Sleet almost all day & by 4:20pm gauge had 0.13". At 2:54pm the N.W.S. issued another Winter Weather Advisory from 8pm tonight until 7am tomorrow, w/near freezing Drizzle & Temps. Interesting to watch the 10pm news & see the System backing up, which could bring us another bout of Snow.
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| 5/5/2013 |
8:15 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 8:15am, 40º, H=96%, DP 40º, AP 30.06", NW mild breezes & cloudy w/some light Ground Fog & a funny cast to the sky as the sun tries to break thru.
Sat. Temps = 46/33º NE winds in the teens gave over to WN winds in the same range later in the day. Rains moved out by 11am, leaving only another 0.04" in gauge. In latter afternoon the sun came out & we even had a lovely sunset, but day was nasty. Only place the Snow is visible in on the SE side of the Hay/Wkg Barn - blown up against the bldg. to a height of a foot x 40 ' long.
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| 5/6/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:35am 48º, H=99%, DP 48º, AP 30.06", NW winds in low teens, Heavy Fog (lifting slowly, but so wet it looks like it rained) & no sign of the sun for the clouds. Less than 1/2 mi. visibility.
Total SWE Monday from 4/29 thru this am = 3.0".
Sun. Temps = 60/35º NW gusting winds from mid teens to mid 20's & mostly cloudy but bright all day. It seems that the Snow that fell on Sat. was a record - 1st time in approx. 70 years that this area had Snow in May. Assume that it was accumulated Snow. There may have been some Snow Flurried thru the years during May.
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| 5/7/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am 47º, H=98%, DP 46º, AP 30.07", SW minimal air movement & sunny. Earlier this a.m. Fog was pea soup thick again, but has cleared off to a Ground Mist.
Mon Temps = 66/48º, NW winds gusting from hi teens to mid 20's, but not constantly. Fog lifted by noon, but sun was never able to overcome the clouds. Day did get somewhat bright but dampness prevailed as no real drying out occurring due to lack of sun.
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| 5/8/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:25am 58º, H=79%, DP 51º, AP 30.03", SE minimal air movement & cloudy with brightness to the East - storm clouds to the West.
Tues Temps = 75/42º, SW air movement continued thru the day, never very strong, just nice wafting breezes & nice, comfortable sunshine. Days like this could be forever, with some rain weekly.
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| 5/9/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.38 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:15am 60º, H=91%º, DP 57º, AP 29.94", SW winds in low teens & a nice rain w/some Thunder. Rains moved in maybe 2 hrs ago & already have 0.20".
Wed Temps = 75/53º, SE whipping gusting winds from mid teens into mid 30's. Rain in early afternoon left 0.18" in gauge & Temp drop w/chilly winds.
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| 5/10/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:50am 58º, H=96%, DP 58º, AP 29.96", NW winds in low teens & thick cloud cover on a dank day. The gauge had another 0.08" from last night's passing rains. Both the ground & air are so saturated that the livestock's footprints are several inches into the ground. You can almost see the Ground Mist rising from the earth.
Thurs Temps = 75/58º, SW gusting winds from low 20's to low 30's changed to SE as day wore on & lessened. Rains out of area by 11am (gauge had 0.20") & day turned out quite nice - warm, sun often switching place w/a lot of cloud cover & skies sometimes threatening, but no more Precip. during daytime. Quite a few waves of Lightning & some Thunder starting around 8pm w/light rains. But most of Precip. to our South.
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| 5/11/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:15am 47º, H=99%, DP 46º, AP 30.09", WS minimal breezes & sunny w/clear blue skies & few white clouds far off. Everything still soaking wet from the overnight Dew/Mist/Fog.
Fri Temps = 66/50º, NW winds pretty steady in mid teens & later N gusting winds from mid teens to mid 20's. What an odd day - never really sunny, thick white & grey clouds, but bright, w/sun trying to break thru many times (all unsuccessful until just before sunset). In late afternoon, suddenly a real chill as Temps seemed to drop (had to grab jackets we had taken off early in day), winds iced up, clouds became real nasty & few drops fell, then 1, 2, 3 it all cleared out. Gauge had 0.01". By 10pm all vehicles were soaking in Dew.
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| 5/12/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:35am 43º, H=78%, DP 37º, AP 30.27, virtually no S air movement & a strong sun & blue skies.
Sat. Temps = 71/44º N strongly gusting winds from mid 20's upward - something whistling. Ground starting to dry out & weed outpacing grasses, as usual.
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| 5/13/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 55º, H=59%, DP 42º, AP 30.16", SE winds gusting in the mid-hi teens & sunny. Ground drying out fast in most areas - but, have to watch for those hidden wet slippery spots.
Total SWE Monday from 5/6 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 65/37º when air movement increased, also changed to EN in the teens with some gusting into mid 20's. Clouds started taking over the skies in early afternoon. Shortly before 5pm heard some Thunder as clouds turned darker & a system jumped SE of us.
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| 5/14/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:15am 66º, H= 58%, DP 49º, AP 30.02", SW winds in mid teens & sunny.
Mon Temps = 78/48º, SE winds gusty from hi teens to low 20's, mostly cloudy but bright & everything quickly drying, but ponds still up. Was actually able to get into pasture we took down old Finishing House & demolished Lagoons in & get the ground ready for planting - still some very wet, soft spots, but got it done. Also, finally got branding of weanlings done - hate doing it, but with Rustling on the upswing have no choice. Funny how rewards of $20k doesn't even bring a bite.
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| 5/15/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 66º, H=68%, DP 55º, AP 29.99", S winds gusting from low to hi teens & sunny w/clear skies.
Tues Temps = 87/60º hot sun with some clouds, accompanied by varying SW-WS winds gusting from low 20's into mid 30's. Not an easy day for broadcasting seed or planting. In one case winds too strong & the other ground dried & hardened too quickly to dig deep enough for seedling trees. But, thankfully, pond, etc. waters going down so slowly almost can't notice it.
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| 5/16/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.16 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:15am 62º, H=98%, DP 61º, AP 29.89", SE breezes nearing teens & sun trying to break thru white & light grey clouds. Rains were out of here last pm by 10 & gauge emptied @ 0.16", enough for the seed & fertilizer to get to work.
Wed Temps = 81/58º, SW gusting winds from mid teens into mid 30's. A warm muggy day w/rains threatening several times, but nothing. At 4pm, just as going out to do chores + 2nd step in AI process, the winds came up & Temps started to drop. Thankfully, rains held off until 6:05, so the process went rather smoothly. At least the pressure is mostly off - finished grading, seeding & fertilizing the Lagoon/Finishing House & Farrowing House pastures (where we took down the bldgs & closed the 3 Lagoons), 1st Calf Heifers AI'd, branding finished & 2/3 of the AI'g of the Cows & 2nd CH's done. Take a deep breath & pray the rains will help the newly seeded/fertilized pastures.
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| 5/17/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:25am 61º, H=99%, DP 61º, AP 29.92", SE minimal air movement & cloudy. About 5am the N.W.S. issued a Dense Fog Advisory lasting until 9am - not as bad as warned about, but visibility here limited.
Thurs Temps = 74/59º, SE winds in mid teens w/light periods of gusting. A little after 1pm a short spurt of rain = only 0.03", balance of day was pretty cloudy & dank.
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| 5/18/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:25am 65º, H=94%, DP 64º, AP 29.94", ES mild breezes & a diffused sun thru the clouds.
Fri Temps = 79/59º SE breezes in low teens. Sun finally broke thru clouds in early afternoon & skies were beautiful - a bright blue w/white fluffy clouds. If there was a downside, it was that the day was rather sultry - the ground is saturated, the Temps hi, H up - & the grasses are growing strong.
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| 5/19/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7.55am 70º, H=89%, DP 68º, AP 29.86, SW gusting winds from mid teen to mid 20's, no sign of the sun & we are literally under a black cloud. During the early hours, a storm w/very strong winds must have jumped over us, knocking out the electric, as the 1 clock w/o a battery back-up is 20 min. shy of the correct time. Just as sitting down to write this, a quick shower started & stopped on its way East. As more to come, will file report on Precip. tomorrow. Sat. Temps = 87/63º, gusty SE winds from mid teens to mid 20's &, thankfully, they were on the cooler side of warm as the heat + wet ground + H = oppressive.
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| 5/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.92 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:35am 62º, H=92%, DP 59º, AP 29.83", ES winds gusting from low to hi teens & cloudy. Storms came in waves thru the night & are in haitus mode. A lot of debris - but everyone seems t/b okay. Around 2am Storms knocked out electric (about 4.5 hrs). The newly seeded & fertilized Lagoon Lot is 3/4 under water already & the storms are due back later today.
Total SWE Monday from 5/13 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 87/66º, SW winds from mid 20's gusting into mid 40's & changing. After the short rain (0.03") the skies became bright w/fluffy white clouds, some so thin you could see the blue skies thru them, but so very humid. About 6pm Thunder c/b heard as skies darkened & took on a stormy look. The N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch just before 6:30pm until 1am Mon (as the horrendous storms now stretching from OK North approach us) & a Flash Flood Alert until 11am Mon. Rains started @ 6:20, accompanied by Lightning, booming Thunder & strong whipping winds. Late in the evening, the N.W.S. also issued a Flash Flood Watch from 8pm tonight thru 9am Tues & a Flood Advisory until 11am for Dade Cty. 3 miles N.
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| 5/21/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.70 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:15am 63º, H=93%, DP 60º, AP 29.82", mild NW breezes & sun trying to break thru clouds. Seems Storms in hiatus mode. Gauge had another 0.45", for a total, so far from Sun pm of 2.62".
Mon Temps = 79/60º, W winds from hi 20's to low 50's, but @ times gusting even higher & howling or a hi whistle. At 12:45pm the N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch until 10pm & the Flash Flood Watch from 8pm to 9am Tues is still in effect. Just as reached 1/4 mi. from the ranch, the not-so-friendly skies turned really threatening, then Thunder @ 1:58pm followed by a T-storm @ 2:10pm & out of here @ 2:19pm = 0.25". The afternoon & night were crazy - from the Moore, OK "Joplin Tornado" to the Watches, Warnings, etc. Warning & Watches overlapped, were cancelled & re-issued as waves of Storms rolled in. About 9pm the skies to the W took on an weird coloration - yellow (but not really yellow), dark grey, grey/green - rolled up in the waves of clouds. Of course, the winds were up & tree limbs snapping. Tomorrow back to clean-up patrol. Don't mind the breaking off of dead limbs, but the healthy ones hurt.
|
| 5/22/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:20am 56º, H=98%, DP 56º, AP 29.81", SW breezes in low teens, a very heavy Dew & bright sun w/a few wispy clouds & blue skies. Thankfully, the devastation in Moore, OK, was primarily to buildings & we mourn the 25 deaths & pray for the injured.
Tues Temps = 70/59º, varying SW & SE winds gusting from the hi teens to mid 30's, mostly cloudy but lighter as day wore on in spite of threatening periods. In late afternoon a few Sprinkles fell w/no accum. in gauge - just barely wet the vehicles & walks.
|
| 5/23/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:15am 57º, H=86%, DP 53º, AP 30.05", N winds in low teens, heavy Dew & sunny w/blue skies & few white clouds.
Wed Temps = 72/55º, SW & W gusty winds from hi teens to mid 20's. Clouds more or less took over for rest of morning then sun took control & we had a pretty sunset.
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| 5/24/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:25am 56º, H=85%, DP 52º, AP 30.29", ES winds in mid teens gusting to mid 20's & sunny w/a nice Dew.
Thurs Temps = 75/53º w/N & NE winds in mid teens & gusting to mid 20's, mixed sun & clouds, but bright.
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| 5/25/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:30am 56º, H=80%, DP 51º, AP 30.24", SE gusting winds in low teens & thick clouds as "gentle" T-storm moves thru. Thunder started before 6am & a nice short-lived rain followed leaving 0.03" by 7:25am, when it ended.
Fri Temps = 76/53º, ES strong, constantly gusting winds ranging in the 20mph range. Ground is starting to dry, due to the winds, but the day was very nice w/another pretty & interesting sunset.
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| 5/26/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:35am 66º, H=90%, DP 62º, AP 30.10", SE breezes nearing teens, bright (but earlier sun being covered by clouds) & little to no Dew, tho air has dampish feel.
Sat. Temps = 86/55º, SE winds changed over to SW as day wore on but continued gusting from mid teens to mid 20's. Chill left air as winds changed & turned into a lovely day w/no further threat of Precip.
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| 5/27/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:25am 68º, H=87%, DP 64º, AP 29.94", SE gusty winds from mid teens to mid 20's w/a cooling effect & sunny. Minimal Dew.
Total SWE Monday from 5/20 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps 84/63º, S gusty winds staying in the 20's &, tho mostly sunny, a lot of periods of cloud-over.
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| 5/28/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:50am 74º, H=76%, DP 64º, AP 29.82", S gusty winds from mid teens to hi 20's & sun playing "tag" w/clouds. Any Dew was blown away by the winds, which were howling overnight.
Mon Temps = 86/66º, S gusty whipping winds from low 30's into low 40's & drying everything off, while sun & clouds took turns. Guess that's Mother's way of getting ready for the next onslaught projected to start the middle of the week.
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| 5/29/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:55am 71º, H=80%, DP 64º, AP 29.90", S gusting winds from low 20's to hi 30's & sun brightening the skies thru the clouds.
Tues Temps = 83/68º S & SW whistling winds from hi 20's to low 40's. About 9:30am, after skies were darkening for about 1/2 hr. a basically dry T-storm came up w/Thunder & Lightning & just a few sprinkles - not even a Trace. Lasted only about 15 min., leaving 0.0". Then the skies cleared & sun returned, still competing with clouds. Winds brought thay "pre-storm" feeling to the air, but whatever was out there jumped over us.
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| 5/30/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.32 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:15am 63º, H=92%, DP 61º, AP 29.81", SE winds in low teens & cloudy but bright as between storms which only moved in about 3am. At 4am the N.W.S. issued a Flash Flood Watch from 7am today thru 7am Sat due to a strong slowly moving storm system coming in & carrying multiple rounds of heavy rainfall, mailing today thru Fri.
Wed Temp 82/66º gusting S (mostly) winds from mid 20's into hi 30's, skies threatening as day wore on & could feel the storms nearing.
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| 5/31/2013 |
7:40 AM |
2.13 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:40am 69º, H=87%, DP 65º, AP 29.79", S whipping winds in the low to mid 20's, thick cloud cover but trying to brighten. Storms in hiatus mode & waters sinking into ground.
Thurs Temps = 83/62º, primarily S winds gusting from mid 20's into low 50's. At 1:24pm the N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch until 9pm & at 2:56pm a Significant Weather Advisory for strong T-storms w/winds around 45mph & capable of producing nickel-sized Hail. At 3:13pm meaningful Thunder could be heard approaching - not to mention we had a few squall in late am & early pm. At 4:49pm they issued a Flash Flood Warning until 11pm. Driving Rains from the SW (actually could see the angle - about 90º - ended about 4:30pm & walks even dried off. Thunder again @ 9:30pm w/a few bolts of Lightning after several hours of nothing as next wave of Storms moved closer. And yet another Alert - this time @ 9:54pm for Flood Warning until 1pm Fri. Having trouble keeping up with all these issuances from the N.W.S., but the Storms are so erratic they don't know from 1 min. to another what's in store.
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| 6/1/2013 |
7:40 AM |
1.74 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 65º, H=98%, DP 63º, AP 29.80", SSW winds in mid teens, solid clouds & storms in hiatus. With the additional Precip. of 1.74" rec'd from the overnight Storms, this system has brought 4.19" so far, not bad. At 3:41am, the N.W.S. issued a Flood Warning until noon today.
Fri Temps = 85/64º, varying SW & SE (during storms) ranging from mid 20's to low 40's & some really strong straight-line winds during late evening during worst of Storms. A pretty day, w/"friendly"winds on the strong/gentle side & even some blue skies & fluffy white clouds w/a strong sun as day went on. At 2:17pm the N.W.S. issued a Tornado Watch until 10pm tonight & the Flash Flood Watch issued Thurs. re-issued @ 3:33pm until 7am Sat. But the Tornado Watch is the most serious, having both Moore, OK & Joplin, MO in the projected path. That leave us in a direct line should it go slightly N. of Joplin or be wider than what hit it 2 years ago. And to think, when we were looking to move to the Midwest, I said, "My name isn't Dorothy, I'm not considering KS".
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| 6/2/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 59º, H=82%, DP 53º, AP 30.04", N breezes nearing teens & very sunny. Its a brisk Fall-like morning. Sat. Temps = 75/60º. A mixed day sun-cloud-wise, but bright even when clouds controlled. SW winds changed to SE before swinging to WN in the latter part of the day - winds weren't too bad ranging from mid teens to hi 20's & gusts not violent. Fields still under water & creeks running fast, furious & overflowing. At 7:50pm the N.W.S. issued a Flood Advisory until 11am tomorrow as creeks & rivers are still overflowing & crossing roadways. Now, if this were Camelot, all this Precip. w/b spread out as needed, but we'll take it as it comes & be happy (but mourn the loss of life & injuries. Now back to repairing the material damage).
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| 6/3/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:15am H=99%, DP 50º, AP 30.06", ES breezes in single digits, everything soaking from a heavy Dew & sunny but brisk.
Total SWE Monday from 5/27 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 64/53º, N & NW winds staying in the teens & that early am sun disappeared by 10:30, giving in to heavy cloud cover & slightly darkening the day, until a pretty sunset. Not much drying off as sun wasn't in play for most of day.
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| 6/4/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:20am 61º, H=90%, DP 57º, AP 29.97", SE chiily breezes in single digits, cloudy & damp.
Mon Temps = 78/45º, ES winds changing over to primarily SE & staying in the mid-hi teen range. Turned into a nice day - with just enough sun to offset the E part of the winds & it warmed up slowly, but nicely. Unfortunately, not sunny or hot enough for any real drying of the waters &, fortunately, more Rains/Storms starting tomorrow & continuing thru the next day or so. Doesn't do a thing to help those in damaged areas like Moore, OK.
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| 6/5/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:20am 64º, H=89%, DP 60º, AP 29.93", ES winds in low teens & thick stormy clouds. Can hear the Thunder to the W as T-storms move closer & skies getting darker by the heartbeat.
Tues Temps = 76/60º, S & SE wind lightly gusting in low to hi 20's & mostly cloudy but light. Just a few spates of rain starting just after 11am & off-on after that for about 3hrs., w/it being more off than on.
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| 6/6/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 62º, H=100%, DP 62º, AP 29.94", NW mild breezes, thick clouds & Dense Fog starting to lift. At 3:45am, the N.W.S. issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 9am.
Wed Temps = 75/59º, SW winds ranging from mid teens to mid 20mph. Security lights came back on by 7:45am as skies darkened for the approaching T-storms which started here about 8:25am w/booming Thunder, Lightning & pretty heavy rain ended by 11am & dropped 0.39" of Precip. In the late afternoon, received another 0.05" supplied by a light rain. Thick wet Fog socked in the area by 11pm - could see the security light by the house, but those on the barns were barely visible, & then only as faint halos.
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| 6/7/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:15am 57º, H=92%, DP 55º, AP 29.98", WN minimal air movement & sunny & clear. A very interesting Ground Fog formation earlier this am running diagonally across our SW pasture. It looked like a tunnel running NW-SE (as far as I could see in either direction) - solid, but could see past (not thru) it & the air was clear on the other side.
Thurs Temps = 76/58º cloudy but bright w/beautiful white, light & med grey & blue clouds. NW winds gusty in the teens/low 20's. Could feel dampness in the air, esp. as day progressed into evening.
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| 6/8/2013 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:10am 56º, H=86%, DP 52º, AP 29.96", SE mild breezes, sunny & a heavy Dew.
Fri Temps = 76/53º, NW winds gusty from mid teens to mid 20's. Bright & mostly clouds. Still muddy.
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| 6/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7am 63º, H=89%, DP 61º, AP 29.90", SE mild breezes & cloudy on the darkish side. T-storms can be heard approaching & a few drops are starting to fall.
Sat. Temps = 80/53º, S winds "gently" gusting from mid teens to low 20's &, once the Dew dried off, the sun basically took over for the rest of the day, in spite of a few clouds. Got out in the SW Pasture &, instead of doing what I planned, spent a couple of hours getting rid of various types of Thistle - esp. Musk Thistle & they were already starting to flower - very bad for the cattle - strong thorns,
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| 6/10/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.13 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 64º, H=88%, DP 61º, AP 29.91", WS minimal air movement, a heavy Dew & sunny.
Total SWE Monday from 6/3 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 81/61º, N then WN winds gusty from hi teens to mid 20's. At 7:56am the rains really started coming down heavy. Thankfully, we gpt the Bush Hogging done in the grazing (so the livestock don't get the seeds in their eyes & now, hopefully, they & - esp. the calves - won't get the dreaded Pink Eye. Rains slowed appreciably by 8:28am. T-storm pretty much gone by 9am, just a little Thunder c/b heard, but clouds still thick, tho lightening. By 9:30 brillant sun, fluffy white clouds & patches of blue skies. By 10:15 it was hit & miss w/the sun & air started to get very humid. This cont'd. until latter afternoon when the sun, again, took over.
|
| 6/11/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:20am 74º, H=74%, DP 66º, AP 29.96", SW gusty winds in the teens & a strong sun. Dew is almost nothing. Mon Temps = 90/62º, WS winds a little gusty until latter part of day. By evening, air movement died & air was oppressive.
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| 6/12/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:25am 75º, H=87%, DP 70º, AP 29.96", any Dew blown off by the SW winds which are gusting from mid teens to mid 20's (& giving a cooling effect, which believe we will need today) & a bright sun w/clear skied. Have a feeling that by the end of this week we will be crying for rain.
Tues Temps = 93/70º strong sun w/SW gusting winds from mid 20's into mid 30's & air on the heavy side - muggy.
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| 6/13/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:30am 72º, H=74%, DP 60º, AP 30.04", N wind in low teens, if any Dew can't find it, hazy sun & that mugginess is gone.
Wed Temps = 92/71º, SW winds gusting from hi 20's to mid 30's. As it was "blazingly" hot & very humid, the winds were more than welcome. At least the strong air movement was some relief, but as the sun left so did it.
|
| 6/14/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:15am 68º, H=74%, DP 64º, AP 30.03", SE cooling winds in low teens, a nice Dew & hazy sun
Thurs Temps = 86/66º another super hot day (@ least for this time of year), SW & WS changing winds from hi teens to mid 20's & a strong sun w/few clouds. As the day progressed, esp. in latter part of afternoon, the mugginess became very heavy & after sundown was almost cuttable. But no complaints, esp. w/the fires in Colorado & T-storms, Tornados, horrific winds & rains to the NE. We can only pray for the residents' & responders' safety, as well as mourn the loss of the Wildlife & Flora.
|
| 6/15/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:25am 73º, H=76%, DP 66º, AP 30.03", S winds in low teens, cloudy but bright & Thunder to our N as T-storm pass from the W - about 10mi N of us.
Fri Temps = 90/64º, SE cooling winds from mid teens to mid 20's, mostly a strong sun. Have to do outside work early before the heat builds. Unfortunately the evenings, when it s/b cooler, the winds die down & humidity sets in & makes it as bad as when the sun is out (w/o the winds, of course).
|
| 6/16/2013 |
7:15 AM |
1.78 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:15am 69º, H=95%, DP 68º, AP 30.01", SE breezes nearing the teens, very damp & bright but mostly cloudy. Guess the ground was even dryer than we thought - most of the puddles are greatly reduced in size from last night & creeks/run-offs, etc. have settled w/not nearly as much water in them. Even the pastures' puddles are almost gone. Got the 2 Weanlings back w/their sisters this a.m. - none the worse for wear.
Sat. Temps = 90/67º, S gusting winds (into the mid 30mph range) changed to WN as the Storms neared & were far stronger when they hit. Early morning Thunder passed w/nary a drop. Just before 2pm the skies started to darken, sun became hazy as disappeared behind clouds & Thunder again as T-storms moved to w/in 70mi W of us. Severe T-storm warnings to our East & West until just before 6pm for a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:15pm, but, the T-storms have started knocking out service (momentary each time) about 4pm & the heavy Rain waves began about 4:30pm w/stronger whipping winds, booming Thunder & a lot of Lightning strikes. No way going out to check the gauge - only 1 or 2 times in the last 10+ yrs. has rain come in thru our W windows, today was the 2nd or 3rd time. By the time this episode was over (about 7:45pm), the T & L had frightened 2 of the Weanlings so bad, they went thru 1 of the fences (including 2 strands of Electric wire) into the hay field. The gauge has 1.71" in it & we had a pretty nice sunset. At 7:11pm, the NWS issued a Flood Warning until 12am Sunday - not surprising, as everything here is flooded & more on the horizon - anytime soon, if they're correct. Rain started again @ 9:05pm but over by 11:30pm & walks dry by midnight.
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| 6/17/2013 |
7:40 AM |
1.86 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 67º, H=86%, DP 63º, AP 29.94", E mild breezes, &, skies alternatively darkening & lighting as more T-storms move in & around us. Last night's storms didn't leave until a few hours ago. Prairie under water - have to wait til goes down to get to livestock, but they seems t/b okay. Happy 15th Anniversary.
Total SWE Monday from 6/10 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 88/66º & a nice day, quite warm w/a decent breeze, as the day wore on became more sunny. T-storms to the S & E of us. At 11:14pm, suddenly, Lightning follwed almost immediately by Thunder, strong upsurge in whipping winds & Rain - large drops coming from the S & falling lightly. At 11:32 The T-storm's full force hit. At 11:33 the N.W.S. issued a Flash Flood Warning until 5am for the 2 Counties N of us, however, we are only 3mi. S of Dade & according to the forecast, we shouldn't get anything until after 3am tomorrow. At least Father's Day was dry.
|
| 6/18/2013 |
7:10 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:10am 64º, H=97%, DP 63º, AP 30.02", ES minimal air movement & "pea soup" Fog quickly lifting as sun takes over. Not bad, from Sun. night until yesterday afternoon gauge total = 2.14", which quickly started soaking in as 5-yr long Drought-stricken earth softened enough to start absorbing it.
Mon Temps = 78/67º winds changed to ES gusting in the 20's after the gentle & warmish rains returned about 8:30am. This continued until about noon when a T-storm ran thru, quickly followed by a return to the gentle rains, which ended by 1:30pm & gave us 0.28". By 3pm the walks were dry & the mugginess was gone, thankfully (tho the H is near 100% & no sign of sun}. Shortly before sunset, the sky was beautiful - fluffy white clouds, some patches of blue sky & pretty colors as the sun set.
|
| 6/19/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:25am 65º, H=90%, DP 63º, AP 30.05", SE mild breezes & sunny. Woke to a very Spring-like cool Dewy morning (happy had the windows open) - great.
Tues Temps = 86/59 winds from the NE, ranging from low teens to mid 20's, a mixture of sun & clouds, warm but not too H until day wore on, then the mugginess returned for the night.
|
| 6/20/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:20am 69º, H=85%, DP 64º, AP 30.08", SE breezes nearing teens, a nice Dew & sunny.
Wed Temps = 87/62º, SE winds in low teens & very wafting, mostly sunny w/a light haze over the sun.
|
| 6/21/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:15am 75º (Happy 1st Day of Summer), H=83%, DP 70º, AP 30.06", SE gusting winds in mid teens, extremely light Dew (unless winds blew it off) & a hazy sun.
Thurs Temps = 90/66º, S winds gusty in hi teens to mid 20 range. We needed those winds, esp. since the mugginess returned in later afternoon & was becoming oppressive. Sun was bright, but there were periods of overcast (not darkening), that also gave a breath of relief. And to think, this is the last day of Spring - what's in store for Summer!?!?!?
|
| 6/22/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:20am 74º, H=82%, DP 69º, AP 30.05", SE winds in low teens & sunny. Pretty much a lack of Dew.
Fri Temps = 91/72º, S & SW winds lightly gusting in the 20's range. A bright, sticky day - more like August than the 1st day of Summer. No "Pop-up Storms" & everything drying out quickly.
|
| 6/23/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 74º, H=85%, DP 69º, AP 30.0", S gusty winds in the teens, little Dew & a hazy sun.
Sat. Temps = 90/73º = SW warm gusty winds in mid teen to mid 20's until late in the day, then SE in the same range, but cooling. Mostly sunny & drying everything out. No pop-up rains in this area.
|
| 6/24/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 75º, H=79%, DP 69º, AP 30.04", S winds very gusty (range = mid teens to hi 20's), Dew extremely light or blown off by winds & sunny.
Total SWE Monday from 6/17 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 92/72º, S & SE winds ranging from hi teens to low 30's & mostly sunny w/a few short spells of total cloud-over, but still bright. Wish we had some pop-ups.
|
| 6/25/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:20am 76º, H=81%, DP 69º, AP 29.97", S wind gusting in the hi teens, any Dew blown off & sunny.
Mon Temps = 91/73º, winds S to SW gusty & ranging from low teens into mid 30's. At least we had a prolonged period of cloud-over just after 8am (lasting to about 10am) & the winds were just nice & cooling. During that time got a chance to pull some of the more Toxic/Noxious weeds - Jimson, Colorado Burr & Velvet Leaf. Some of the others grow so very fast, are so numerous & have so many seeds per plant that can't keep up. The rains aided & abetted them, besides, they aren't harmful to our livestock. But will get them. Hopefully will get our Hay cut later this week or early next - it is so thick its very hard to walk thru & tallest we've seen in years.
|
| 6/26/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 77º, H=73%, DP 68º, AP 29.86", SW whipping gusting winds from mid teens into mid 20's, any Dew blown off as winds "howled" thru the night & sun now breaking thru clouds.
Tues Temps = 91/73º, S winds gusting from mid 20's into low 30's & as day wore on changed to whipping from SW. Nice periods of overcast & those winds were "life savers" as brought air movement which made it seem cooler. At times thought we might get some rains, but nothing happened.
|
| 6/27/2013 |
7:10 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:10am 75º, H=91%, DP 72º, AP 29.98", SW mild breezes, a nice Dew & sunny.
Wed Temps = 94/74º, SW winds not as consistent as yesterday fierce ones yesterday & switching to WS later in the day - still only gusting from hi teens to mid 20's, but w/o that whipping.
|
| 6/28/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.33 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 71º, H=95%, DP 69º, AP 29.93", NW mild breezes, bright & cloudy as sun tries to break thru. Everything muddy w/few puddles. Hoped the T-storms would have brought a little more water. Shortly before 1am the skies turned white with "quiet fireworks" & whipping winds, as the T-storms moved in from the NW. At 1:15am the skies opened & torrential rains poured down, accompanied by serious Thunder - the Lightning & winds continuing whipping the water as it fell, at times horizontally. Needless to say, the air lightened up & the Temps fell. We've been waiting for this all day. The heavy rains were gone by 1:28, as were the whipping winds. The Lightning quickly followed & you could hear the thunder going East, also. By 1:49am it was all over but got the water dripping from the trees, vehicles & house. A nice gentle rain started about 2am. About 1:30am The N.W.S. issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 5am. Hopefully those that cut hay today either didn't rake it or did & quickly baled it. Otherwise, the raked hay might go bad by the time it dries enough to bale.
Thurs Temps = 98/74º, SW winds in low teens & in latter part of day changed to WN, but stayed light. Sure could have used more winds as the heat/humidity was literally breath-taking. At 11:26am the N.W.S. issued a Heat Advisory until 8pm tonight due to Temps warming into the lower 90's already & going to con't into mid-upper 90's, coupled w/High Humidity today. This will give a Heat Index Value of 105-109º. Have to stay well hydrated & out of the sun as much as possible.
|
| 6/29/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:30am 66º, H=77%, DP 59º, AP 29.89", NW mild air movement, a nice Dew & sunny. Just a very comfortable morning. The Coyotes were in full form last night - 40+ acres by the house mowed & it was, literally, their night to howl. Barn cats are smart - they took cover & left the mice to the Coyotes. The dogs were loud, "defending" their territory, while restrained from chasing the Coyotes. The the Coyotes were welcome, they got a lot of varmints the dogs & can't/don't.
Fri Temps = 92/70º, w/NW winds ranging from hi teens to mid 30's (which we could have used yesterday when it was so hot/humid). Sun broke thru clouds rather quickly & it was a hot sunny day, w/mild breezes & H much lower. At 2:30pm, suddenly, a large dark cloud appeared from the NW moving SE & giving us a few drops (nothing in the gauge) before disappearing rather quickly as sun took over again.
|
| 6/30/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 67º, H=85%, DP 59º, AP 29.93", N winds in low teens & sunny. A quick, light spatter of rain fell earlier, only leaving a Trace in the gauge. Cool & clear out there - like a nice Spring morning.
Sat. Temps = 87/63º, NW winds gusting & whipping from mid 20's to mid 30's. It was, basically, just a sunny & mostly comfortable day w/some periods of stormy-looking clouds that gave one thought that we may have a spot shower or 2, but that hope was dashed. Hay all down & too wet to rake & bale until probably Tues, depending on the sun & heat.
|
| 7/1/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 63º, H=82%, DP 57º, AP 30.04", N mild breezes & sunny w/a very nice Dew. June was a very good month = 6.59" Precip. for a Y-t-D total of 32.74". If I remember correctly, this is getting close (about 12") from the Yrly. av., but the Drought has been here so-o-o long, I have to back to the archives to get the "normal" av.
Total SWE Monday from 6/24 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 79/61º, N winds mildly gusty from hi teens to mid 20's. Several times the clouds took over & it sure looked like a quick Precip. would fall, but, it went E. However, H is staying up, which helps the Flora. With these below average Temps, drying out of ground is slowing somewhat. Could use the N breezes/winds when the Temps go back to normal.
|
| 7/2/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:50am 60º, H=77%, DP 53º, AP 30.09", virtually no N air movement, a very nice Dew (hope it doesn't adversely affect baling the hay this morning) & sunny. Like that early morning crispness in the air we've been having.
Mon Temps = 80/55º, NE gusty winds from hi teens to mid 20's. These winds help dry off the newly cut hay, greatly appreciated, esp. since we no longer have the intense heat. Prefer the winds, much easier on man, beast & flora.
|
| 7/3/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 59º, H=78%, DP 55º, AP 30.10", SE mild breeze, light Dew & sunny. Well, the winds have changed, air still as if from the N, but lets see what the day brings - getting dry out there, but still haven't finished baling. Need the rains, but after raking the hay, have to get it baled because if wetted it most likely will go bad. A case of "6 of 1, 1/2 doz. of the other".
Tues Temps = 82/53º, NE gusty winds from low teens into mid 20's & mostly sunny.
|
| 7/4/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:25am 62º, H=79%, DP 56º, AP 30.07", SE mild breezes, can't find the Dew & sunny.
Wed Temps = 84/56º, more periods of sun than clouds (but when cloudy, they were definitely rain clouds - but not for us) & N & NE winds from mid teen into low 20's. At 7:30pm suddenly Thunder c/b heard all around us & a strong cold N gusting wind came up, blowing dirt & everything not very heavy or tied down. The Temps also fell @ least 5º & we had to close the windows. Unfortunately the storms jumped E of us.
|
| 7/5/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:35am 66º, H=70%, DP 57º, AP 30.04", SE mild breezes, minimal Dew & hazy sun.
Thurs Temps = 87/60º, SE winds reached hi teens before changing over to SW in the afternoon. Mixed sun & clouds until about 3:40pm suddenly we had Thunder & the sky started to change (& not for the better) as clouds thickened & darkened. At 4:25pm the winds came up similar to what we had last night, just not quite as strong & the results were the same as yesterday - Precip. jumped over us.
|
| 7/6/2013 |
8:15 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 8:15am 70º, H=80%, DP 64º, AP 30.04", S mild breezes, some blue sky but mostly varying shades of clouds (from bright white to med. Grey) & a few light drips of water falling from the sky.
Fri Temps = 91/62º, SE lightly gusting winds in the teens & sunny w/few clouds. Poor Al, after all day on the tractor helping Johnny w/his custom baling, he finally sits down to dinner & Jackie brings over the part of his mower that has a major malfunction - this is one night shot as they'll be in the machine shop for most of the night. About 9pm a neighbor's combine blew up - sure sounded like a cannon going off - & started a grass fire. Thankfully he wasn't injured & the police & rural fire department volunteers got here in record time & put the fire out. And life goes on - someone has to help feed the world, the supermarkets don't grow & process what they sell.
|
| 7/7/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 72º, H = 79º, DP 65º, AP 30.04", SE mild breezes, virtually no Dew & sunny.
Sat. Temps = 90/67º, SE gusty winds from hi teens to mid 20 & pretty much overcast, but bright, for the majority of the day. Those "Drips" of water that we got this am weren't enough to move the wind-blown dirt in the gauge, still had to Vinegar/Baking Soda the dirt out of the inner cylinder. Going to have to drive xtra carefully when the rains finally come - all the haying/combining/etc. vehicles + trucks, etc. are going to contribute to slick roads once they start to dampen & before they get a chance to get thoroughly washed off.
|
| 7/8/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:35am 73º, H=77%, DP 66º, AP 30.11", S winds from low to hi teens & sunny w/virtually no Dew.
Total SWE Monday from 7/1 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 92/69º, S & SW winds from mid teens to low 20's & mostly sunny. Sure needed those winds, esp. as the DP was so high & the sun so blazing.
|
| 7/9/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:35am 77º, H=74%, DP 69º, AP 30.08", S winds in low teens, little to no Dew & sunny. If we don't get some meaningful rain soon, all that we got earlier will go to "waste".
Mon Temps = 94/71º, SW wind gusting from mid teen to low 20's & mostly sunny. For some reason, the winds didn't make a whole lot of difference in bringing relief.
|
| 7/10/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.13 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 74º, H=83%, DP 70º, AP 30.04", SE mild breezes & cloudy w/Thunder in the distance. About 4:30am a quick moving "gentle" T-storm ran thru, dropping 0.13" of rain, which, by 6:30am had pretty much dried up on the walkway. Early this morning, the N.W.S. issued a Heat Advisory from noon today until 7pm as they expect Temps from mid-hi 90's, hi H & DP & Heat Index Values 102-106º.
Tues Temps = 94/72º, SW winds from mid teens to low 20's & sunny, hot & humid w/DP way too high.
|
| 7/11/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 72º, H=83%, DP 68º, AP 30.04", comfortable EN breezes nearing teens & sunny.
Wed 93/71º, NW winds bet. mid teens to hi 30's. By 10am saw that the T-storms weren't coming back & the sun was again taking over. By 11am everything bone dry again.
|
| 7/12/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:35am 70º, H=63º, DP 58º, AP 30.06", ES nice gusting winds from hi teens to mid 20's, any Dew blown off, sunny & quickly drying out (like in, back to Drought).
Thurs Temps = 91/72º, sunny, still drying out & NE winds in mid teens. At time winds seemed to come from the NW, esp. when smoke from farmer burning to our N covered our property in an easterly direction. Can't go much longer without rain, esp. w/these hi Temps/H/DP, before we're back in the Drought.
|
| 7/13/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:20am 66º, H=61%, DP 53º, AP 30.06", SE winds near teens, lacking any Dew & Sunny. A very comfortable morning, only lacking a good Dew.
Fri Temps = 90/67º, SE winds gusting from hi teens to hi 20's & sunny w/few clouds. Not a bad day, esp. as the heat didn't reach the 90º mark until late afternoon & the winds made it feel cooler, but need rain.
|
| 7/14/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:15am 63º, H=85%, DP 60º, AP 30.04", mild SE breezes, another day w/o Dew & sunny. There's a stillness in the air & it isn't quite as comfortable as yesterday @ this time. Air seems to be heavier.
Sat. Temps = 85/65º, SE winds in low to mid teens & sunny until, suddenly, @ just about 4:30pm the clouds clamped down & air got chill. There were light rains to the N of use.
|
| 7/15/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 71º, H=84%, DP 65º, AP 30.16", ES breezes nearing teens, no Dew & not bright due to thick cloud cover. Cars on hwy sound like they're on a wet road, but no Precip. has fallen.
Total SWE Monday from 7/5 thru this am = 0.0". Sun. Temps = 87/63º, ES winds from mid teens to low 20's. Very comfortable in the morning w/a strong sun most of the day, but 2 periods of sudden cloud cover & an increase of H & AP made us think it would rain. It did - 4-5 mi. to our E, &, then, only "4 or 5 drops fell - not enough to wipe off anything" (1 of the 2 times).
|
| 7/16/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am 72º, H= 89%, DP 69º, AP 30.25", SE mild breezes, a nice Dew (@ least we got one) & sunny.
Mon Temps = 88/70º, SE winds gusting from mid teens to mid 20's, a bright pretty sunny day w/periods of stormy overcast (could feel & smell the rain in the winds), but the rains jumped over us.
|
| 7/17/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:30am 71º, H=89%, DP 68º, AP 30.33", ES breezes very mild, a light Dew & sunny.
Tues Temps = 97/71º, WN winds staying in the mid-hi teens & mostly sunny, hot & w/"heavy" air. Late this afternoon, T-storms started moving into the general area from the SE moving NW - skies darkened, winds came up & air got even heavier(!) - & Severe Weather Advisories were issued. Could see the weather to the SE, but, storms weakened & missed us - again! Where Al was haying, 4 mi to the E, they had a light pass-over. Just enough to get the "stiffened", but not enough to count as rain or fill the cracks that are appearing. Our gauge stayed empty. Still have mixed feelings. We really need the rain, but too many people aren't finished getting the hay in (due to the heavy rains we had in May-June). Unfortunately, the extra dry ground (from the years of Drought) @ the lower levels took a long time to absorb the water & haying equipment couldn't get into the pastures.
|
| 7/18/2013 |
7:25 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:25m 71º, H-87%, DP 67º, AP 30.22", SE mild breezes, a fairly nice Dew & sunny.
Wed Temps = 92/70º, SE lightly gusting winds never rose out of the teens, mostly sunny w/few periods of cloud-over. We never had any rain, or even droplets, but some to the N & E of us did. Cracks in the ground are getting wider & deeper.
|
| 7/19/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:40am 75º, H=81%, DP 68º, AP 30.05", SW breezes mild, no noticeable Dew & sunny.
Thurs Temps = 97/71º, SE gentle winds in low teens, sunny & very dry. Creeks bone dry & ponds down greatly. We really need the rains they claim w/b here over the weekend - & not just droplets (we hope), haying not withstanding.
|
| 7/20/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:45am 74º, H=81%, DP 68º, AP 29.97", SW breezes near teens, non to extremely light Dew & sunny. Forecasters are saying scattered T-storms starting this afternoon/evening & continuing thru (possibly the who week!) Sun/Mon. Hope we get some meaningful Precip - it's way too dry & everything is starting to really suffer. Not to mention, but the flies are phenomenal this year.
Fri Temps = 98/72º, S winds very mild to almost non-existent (& really needed the air movement) until just before sundown when they came up, gusting from hi teens to mid 20's & brought a refreshing coolness to the air. Of course, these refreshing winds didn't arrive until we got back from fixing the broken fencing on the rented land.
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| 7/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.58 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:00am 69º, H=97%, DP 68º, AP 29.96", SE minimal air movement & a nice gentle rain just started to fall. Guess no one w/b haying today, but gives a chance to catch up on indoor work & repairs.
Sat. Temps = 93/69º, SW light winds until the T-storms hit then ranged from mid 20's to low 40's. Well, at last we got some real, meaningful Precip. About 2pm we heard Thunder to the W, but the storm clouds jumped us to the ES. About 6pm, just as we finished pulling 2 pastures of hay bales, the winds came up & the skies to the NW started to get nasty. About 7pm the Temps started to fall (rather quickly), rains started & the winds turned them into a whipping frenzy - going horizontally & from all directions. Had to closed the winds facing in all 4 directions & visibiliy became almost zero. The Thunder & Lightning didn't start for an hour after the rains became drizzle shortly before 8pm. Lightning continues, even tho by 9:30pm the walks were dry. The gauge has 1.58" & ground is quickly absorbing the water.
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| 7/22/2013 |
7:25 AM |
1.06 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:25am Phone (& therefore Internet) down due to T-Storms. About 3am booming Thunder & strong Lightning moved in w/great rains, in "wave" form. With new waves every 1/2 to 1 hr apart until 6am. This gave us 0.98". Not too shabby. Since start of rains on the 20th, we've rec'd. 2.64". Electric out for a couple of hrs & Lightning even blew apart a surge protector. Guess rest of haying will have to wait several days to a week (forecasters say good chance of scattered T-storms thru 1st 1/2 of wk). Needless to say, greenery is greener & weeds are flourishing better than anything else. Total SWE Monday from 7/15 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 81/69º, SW winds gusty from hi teens to mid 30's. When rain in the am ended we had another 0.08".
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| 7/23/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:15am 73º, H=85%, DP 69º, AP 29.92", SW breezes about 10mph, extremely light Dew & sunny. T-storms forecasted never materialized earlier this am.
Mon Temps = 88/67º, SW winds from mid 20's gusting into mid 40's, very H & sunny. Spent a good part of day picking up small to medium limbs & debris blown by the earlier am storms. Ground quickly soaking up the water, but still very muddy @ day's end. Flies driving everyone, including animals, crazy.
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| 7/24/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:20am 71º, H=96%, DP 70º, AP 29.97", NW winds in low teens, a very heavy Dew (guess that's to replace the T-storms we didn't get) & bright thru the clouds. Gauge only covered in Dew.
Tues Temps = 94/72º, SE winds from hi teens to hi 20's & sunny. Any puddles are gone & only a few muddy spots remain - drying out quickly. About 3pm today, The N.W.S. issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10pm. By 9pm the winds came up from the ES, pretty strong & knocking over heavy objects, but no T-storms or rain. Temps also fell, rather suddenly from the low 90's to hi 70's.
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| 7/25/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 67º, H=78%, DP 60º, AP 30.09", SE mild breezes, a very nice Dew & sunny.
Wed Temps = 85/71º, NE winds gusting from mid teens to hi 20's (more branches & twigs down), a lot of cloud-over & diffused sun. Air very heavy & ground drying quickly - shallow-rooted weeds getting harder to pull.
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| 7/26/2013 |
7:05 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:05am 70º, H=90%, DP 67º, AP 30.03", ES breezes near teens & 2nd T-storm of morning starting up. 1st T-storm started about 6:15am (Temps seemed to drop) & only lasted 20 min & the gauge reads 0.20". The 2nd, which we are in now, started a little after 7am & the rain is starting to pick up. Electric out once already - w/the 1st wave.
Thurs Temps = 88/63º, SE breezes in the low teens & as day progressed, clouds started to take over from the sun & air pressure seemed to rise.
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| 7/27/2013 |
7:20 AM |
1.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:20am 63º, H=95%, DP 62º, AP 30.06", NE light breezes, a very nice Dew, sunny & very comfortable. While no flooding, a lot of puddling which is disappearing quickly as the ground & flora (& don't forget those voracious weeds) are sucking it up as fast a possible.
Fri Temps = 73/66º, SE gusty winds from mid teens to mid 20's. Just a very damp, dank & rainy day, but everything got "watered" & vehicles were washed. By the time the 2nd wave of T-storms ended, about 8:30am, we had another 0.44" in the gauge. Looks like we are going to have rain &/or drizzle all day - good! Between 10 & 4pm, we had another 0.59". This system dropped a total of 1.23" - great goings on.
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| 7/28/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 64º, H=94%, DP 61º, AP 30.06", SE minimal air movement, thick clouds & light rain just started a couple of minutes ago.
Sat. Temps = 75/63º, NW winds in low teens & a sun/cloud mix thru the lovely "Spring day in May". Even the number of flies were down.
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| 7/29/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:30am 68º, H=86%, DP 64º, AP 30.08", ES breezes nearing teens & no sign of the sun for the clouds. Looks like a rehash of yesterday. Nothing new in gauge.
Total SWE Monday from 7/22 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 73/61º, S mild breezes in low teens. Rain (if you call it that) fell in drops widely spread - not even qualifying as drizzle for most of the day. By 2pm the gauge had 0.04" & some "puddles" had drops falling into them, while a foot away, nothing. Just a dank, damp, chilly day. By 10pm had another .06 in the gauge & a wasted day, as couldn't do the work outside that needed t/b done, as skies & forecasters calling for storms.
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| 7/30/2013 |
7:40 AM |
6.29 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:40am 70º, H=94%, DP 71º, AP 30.05", SW winds in mid teens & in a rain hiatus.The T-storms finally stopped about 4:30am, leaving no phone/internet service & severe flooding. The road we're on, just 1/8 mi N of us is flooded as a wet weather creek is flooding over as are ponds, creeks, drainage ditches & fields. You know the saying "if there's water on the road, turn around - don't drown". Gauge emptied @ 6.29", giving us a July total to-date of 10.39" - good show for replacing years of Drought. At 6:51am the NWS issued a Flood Warning until 1pm today.
Mon Temps = 83/67º, S winds in mid-hi teens w/some gusting until turning violent when T-storms hit. Rain finally started @ 11:55am & at a nice rate. This rain was short-lived, lasting only about 1/2 hr. The real T-storms hit starting @ 7:50pm & didn't stop. The NWS issued Flood Warnings & Flood Alerts, as well as Severe T-Storm Warnings.
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| 7/31/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.16 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:15am 72º, H=99%, DP 72º, AP 30.08", almost no N air movement & everything soaking wet due to Pea Soup Fog & the recent rains.
Tues Temps = 83/70º, SE gusty winds from mid 20's to mid 30's, as storms moved out. Cloudy until later afternoon. Then instead of clouds & very muggy, was sunny & very muggy. After the rain stopped, gauge had another 0.16". The NWS issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 8am & a Flood Advisory until 11am Wed.
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| 8/1/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am, 66º, H=95%, DP 65º, AP 30.12", EN light breezes, a heavy Dew (helped by an earlier Fog) & sunny. Wed Temps = 86/71º, NW wind in hi teens. Fog didn't lift until about 10am & clouds remained. Sun finally came out in the afternoon, & w/the hi humidity it was a steam bath. Waters going down, albeit slowly, but they're going down which is important as more rains due this weekend.
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| 8/2/2013 |
7:15 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:15am 70º, H=91%, DP 67º, AP 29.99, SE winds gusting from low to hi teens, very muggy w/no sign of the sun for the Storm cloud cover. At 3:20am the NWS issued a Flash Flood Watch from 1:00pm today thru 7:00am, Mon. - here we go again.
Thurs Temps = 87/63º, NE pretty mild breezes & mixed sun/clouds, but mostly at least a hazy sun. Still very muggy & puddles drying up.
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| 8/3/2013 |
7:50 AM |
1.92 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:50am 68º, H=10%, DP 69º, AP 30.07", SE winds in low teens & cloudy. T-storms' T & L c/b heard from about 3am, but didn't hit us until 4:09am, &, then with a fury. The noisy & darkness brightening part ended after about 45 min, but the rains cont'd. until shortly after 6am. At 4:40 the NWS issued a Flash Flood Warning until 10am today (the Watch issued yesterday thru Mon is still in effect as we're still waiting for more Storms). Gauge emptied w/1.92" & more to come.
Fri Temps = 88/70º, SE gusty winds from mid teens into low 20's, extremely muggy & sun didn't appear until afternoon. The air was so heavy that the slightest movement caused a person to break a sweat & we wait for the slow moving T-Storms to get here.
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| 8/4/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:35am, 72º, H=94%, DP 70º, AP 30.12", SE mild winds & a few drops just started to fall (some rumbling c/b heard in the distance). Overnight storms never materialized. Still under a Flood Advisory until 10am today & the Watch issued the other day.
Sat. Temps = 86/68º, NW winds gusting from mid 20's to mid 30's. Mostly cloudy for major part of day, but Temps & mugginess not as bad as yesterday until early evening. Sun finally took over skies in the mid afternoon. At 9:40am the NWS issued a Flood Advisory until 4pm today. Needless to say, many roads are already covered by the waters from streams & creeks, as general run-over from drainage ditches. No further rains have fallen.
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| 8/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.59 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 70º, H=98%, DP 70º, AP 30.02", S winds near teens & cloudy w/spots of almost blue sky. T-storms didn't make it here last night. Instead, about 1am had the start of visible Lightning to the W & about 2am a whipping winds came up & the S/SW winds brought a fine mist of water that only left 0.03".
Total SWE Monday from 7/29 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 76/69º, ES winds in the mid teens. T-storm finally moved in about 8:30am & started moving out about 9:50. Most of L & T was prior to the heavy rains. By 11:30am, the gauge had 1.28" & it was still raining. It finally stopped by 4pm & gauge had another 0.28". Sun came out briefly about 5pm. Considering that the average annual Precip. is 44" & we've already had 46.49" this year to date, guess we're in "make-up" mode for the past few years of Drought. Taking advantage of the Drought, a lot of the landowners, who could afford it, had new ponds dug out &/or cleaned out existing ponds - they are all now filled to overflowing. The creeks are now rivers & drainage ditches are full to overflowing. When went to leave our place this morning, about 10:30, the water in the drive was about 2" over my ankles. We could say we are in flood stage. At 7:33pm the NWS extended the Flash Flood Watch until 7am Tues (from 7am Mon) & @ 9pm the issued a Flood Warning until noon on Monday - boy, this is getting confusing, trying to keep up with the Watches & Warnings. Lets just say that when I walked out the last time to empty the gauge, the "dry" ground squished up water around my feet. Hoping none of the females due to calve later this month decide to do so within the next week.
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| 8/6/2013 |
7:30 AM |
1.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am 70º, H=99%, DP 70º, AP 29.91", SE breezes near teens & brightening skies thru clouds. Just about 3am a Booming T-storm moved in w/heavy Lightning (lost power for a while, but not the phone/internet lines). Storm & rain paraded out of here by 6am & skies clearing. Gauge has 1.04". The NWS extended the Flash Flood Watch until 12pm Thurs. Mon Temps = 90/70º, S winds gusty in the 20mph range. If not for that increasingly heavy mugginess (THI reached 105º in the afternoon) & hi Temps, coupled w/the water-logged ground, would have been a fine day - even had some sun (mostly hazy) thru the fluffy white clouds.
|
| 8/7/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.27 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:45am 72º, H=94%, DP 70º, AP 29.97", E & ES winds in low teens & raining. T-storms moved in about 4am & Lightning promptly hit the phone box, knocking out phones & internet. Gauge has 0.20" + 0.07" from yesterday = 0.27". Earlier this am, the NWS extended the Flash Flood Watch until 7am Friday.
Tues Temps = 82/70 º, WN gusty winds from mid teens to low 30's. After a day of varying weather - sun, "storm" winds, clouds & drizzle (all under a heavy mugginess), suddenly @ 3:20pm the skies quietly opened & a nice, gentle downpour ensued for 5 min. before tapering off to a light rain w/some thunder as it petered out.
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| 8/8/2013 |
9:30 AM |
1.58 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:45am 69º, H=97%, DP 69º, AP 30.0", S mild breezes & raining. Deep rumbling Thunder brought in a T-storm about 4:40am & the Lightning promptly took out the electric - thank heavens for generators & friends. By the time the rains stopped, about 9:30am, the gauge had 1.58". Earlier this am the NWS extended the Flash Flood Watch until 7am Sat.
Wed Temps = 83/71º, wnds gusting from low 20's to low 30's. Just about 12:30, the sun started to break thru clouds, brightening the skies slightly, but a very hazy sun not really making it all the way thru the clouds. A short period before sundown when the sun completely broke thru & the mugginess continued to get heavier as the day progressed.
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| 8/9/2013 |
8:15 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 8:15am 71º, H=97%, DP 70º, AP 30.0", SE/W minimal air movement & a very light drizzle. T-storms didn't materialize. Gauge had 0.03". Thurs Temps = 84/69º, SE winds pretty steady in mid teens The NWS extended the Flash Flood Watch until 1pm Sat. Our waterway, wet weather creeks & ponds, as well as drainage ditches are filled to capacity (have gone down during the day so slightly that it is barely noticeable). Busy cleaning off fences that are covered in debris (grasses, garbage people throw on the ground, etc). Some places, the fences are actually prone to the ground due to the volume of water & debris. Fence posts that were cemented 3' or more into the ground are among those lying prone. White Oak Creek is a "raging river", Spring River is the width of 5-6 rivers. Waters are flowing fast, carrying trees & other debris. Can definitely have too much of a good thing. Yet, if we go 3 or 4 weeks w/hot humid weather & no rain, the ground will turn rock hard. You can't win for trying.
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| 8/10/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:45am 67º, H=93%, DP 65º, AP 30.10", EN mild breezes & cloudy w/light, almost white, clouds.
Fri Temps = 79/70º, mild breezes varying from the SW & SE, sun only made it thru the clouds for "less than a wink" in latter afternoon, after trying all day. About 6:30pm, just after we got in from starting to put up 1/4 mi. fence In the mud, muck & mire, the breezes turned to NE & varying from the mid teens to low 20's. Felt like Temps suddenly dropped & had to close some windows. Was necessary to start the permanent fence as can't put off any longer & the "rain" was far spaced "spit" that only added another 0.02" to the gauge for a total of 0.05" for the day.
|
| 8/11/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:40am 70º, H=95%, DP 68º, AP 30.12", E breezes nearing teens, a nice heavy Dew & a hazy sun w/clouds. Sat. Temps = 83/68º, EN wafting winds in the hi teens w/blue skies & few fluffy white clouds, allowing the sun to be almost constantly present. Ground still soft enough to reposition the temporary posts so we will be able to finish the permanent 1/4 mi. cross fence w/both hot & barbed wire. Just wish a side effect of radiation treatment for breast cancer wasn't a sensitivity to sun, hi heat & humidity - weakness caused by this weather calls for breaks too close together. But, on the other hand, if it were like last summer, I was out of commission, except in early am & pm.
|
| 8/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:00am 72º, H=97%, DP 71º, AP 30.02", S very light air movement & thickly clouded over w/no sign of the sun. About 6:30 the NWS issued a Flash Flood Watch from 7am today thru 7pm Tues as they expect T-storms to hit the area today & tomorrow & the flowing waters are still @ capacity, leaving the new waters no where to go but over their already flooded banks. Total SWE Monday from 8/5 thru this am = 0.0". Sun. Temps = 83/69º, mostly cloudy w/long periods of sun, ES winds gusty in the teens & becoming more muggy as the day progresses. A very few drops fell, not adding to the gauge, as the ground dries out. A few water & mud holes still remain, but ground drying out quickly. At least the 1/4 mi. of new fencing in, now just to find the hot wire short in the Prairie & finish hooking everything up.
|
| 8/13/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:40am 70º, H=95%, DP 68º, AP 30.05", virtually no E air movement, a very heavy Dew & cloudy but light.
Mon Temps = 81/70º, SE breezes just around the teens. A light rain started falling just about 9am as T-storms move E. Thunder @ 9:35am as skies darkened even more & rain picked up somewhat, from little more than a Drizzle, before petering out @ 0.07" in the gauge.
|
| 8/14/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:35am 61º, H=95%, DP 60º, AP 30.16", E breezes nearing teens, a heavy Dew & sunny.
Tues Temps = 79/66º, NE winds in mid teens & a nice mix of sun & clouds. Ground still drying out & some very wet spots where only a person on foot can travel - don't want vehicles bogging down. Still too wet to get into Prairie to fix the fences that were compromised by the rains - but it will wait. Tomorrow will try to get to the fences we can to clean them off. At least it will be a start. But all in all, we desperately needed that water.
|
| 8/15/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:50am 57º, H=89%, DP 54º, AP 30.15", SE minimal air movement, heavy Dew & sunny. Just a beautiful & typical Aug. morning like I remember when I was growing up - brisk & wet (Dewy) mornings calling for a light jackets & boots, with Temps warming up quickly so it was back to short sleeves & sneakers or bare feet.
Wed Temps = 76/61º, NE winds gusty in the mid to hi teens & sunny. A lovely & comfortable day. Fall calving season started today - only 12 days early from AI date.
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| 8/16/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 59º, H=86%, DP 55º, AP 30.10", ES light air movement, a light Dew & sunny.
Thurs Temps = 75/56º, SE winds in low teens & another nice sunny fall-ish day.
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| 8/17/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 58º, H=94%, DP 56º, AP 30.16", virtually no NE air movement, a very heavy Dew & sunny. The lowland pasture across the road from us had a Ground Fog earlier this morning, as did our Prairie Wetlands.
Fri Temps = 76/59º, EN winds gusting from low teens into low 20's & as the day progressed got chillier & chillier. Sun hazy thru clouds for the majority of the day. Many areas dried out & top layer(s) getting hard, others drying out nicely. We're going to need rain soon & a little warmer weather to finish off crops.
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| 8/18/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:35am 61º, H=97%, DP 60º, AP 30.15", ES minimal air movement & sunny. Looks like summer heat is coming back & no Precip. in the near future. When we pulled hay yesterday & Fri, found much of it was on top of sopping wet ground.
Sat. Temps = 78/56º, NE slightly gusty winds in mid teens, white fluffy clouds that allowed the sun to fully shine thru at times - but a bright warm day.
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| 8/19/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:30am 63º, H=93%, DP 61º, AP 30.12", SE mild breezes, a nice Dew & sunny. Back to haying today. Hope the ground dried out a lot more as the bales we pulled in the last 3 days were still quite wet.
Total SWE Monday from 8/12 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 82/61º, NE winds in low teens & a hazy sun in the morning thru the white fluffy clouds & then alternating sun & clouds in the afternoon.
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| 8/20/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:20am 64º, H=96%, DP 63º, AP 30.10", SE mild breezes, a nice Dew & sunny.
Mon Temps = 83/63º, SE mild breezes, a pretty cloudy but bright day w/periods of a nice strong sun.
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| 8/21/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:35am 67º, H=87º, DP 63º, AP 30.12", SW breezes nearing teens, a nice light Dew & sunny w/some clouds. Tues Temps = 84/61º, S winds in low teens & a mixed day between sun & clouds, w/sun mostly winning out.
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| 8/22/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:40am 71º, H=83%, DP 66º, AP 30.13", S breezes nearing teens, a lighter Dew than yesterday & sunny w/some clouds.
Wed Temps = 87/66º, SW winds in mid teens, mostly sunny w/good representation of the part of the clouds.
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| 8/23/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:30am 69º, H=87%, DP 65º, AP 30.1", SE minimal breeze, a very light Dew & a bright sunny morn. Off to wean our Spring calves & back to haying.
Thurs Temps = 88/69º, SW winds in low teens, bright & sunny most of the day. Summer is back.
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| 8/24/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:55am 73º, H=89%, DP 70º, AP 30.17", ES breezes nearing teens, too light a Dew & a hot sun. Summer in all it's negatives (hot, humid & sticky) is back.
Fri Temps = 89/69º, SW breezes, sunny & very sticky w/heavy air. The positive is that we were able to wean the calves w/o Precip.
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| 8/25/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:55am 72º, H=91%, DP 70º, AP 30.25", SE breezes nearing teens, a nice Dew, limited visibility due to Fog in the area & sunny here.
Sat. Temps = 89/71º, SE winds in mid teens & blue skies w/barely visible white clouds spaced sparsely throughout the sky.
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| 8/26/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 73º, H=88%, DP 69º, AP 30.22", gusty S winds from single digits to hi teens, a nice Dew & sunny.
Total SWE Monday from 8/19 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 90/70º, S winds pretty steady in mid teens, Dew still taking until about 10:30-11am to dry off, little in the way of clouds & a strong, burning sun w/hi humidity.
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| 8/27/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:45am 71º, H=79%, DP 65º, AP 30.14", SW mild breeze, a nice Dew (which dropped in by 2am) & sunny.
Mon Temps = 91/72º, S gusty winds staying in the teens & tho sunny, several nice periods of cloud-over. Those cloud periods were blessings as it was very oppressive otherwise & the periods of blocked sun made it a little more so. Had to open the doors on all outbuildings, as the heat build-up was dangerous. Very upset - as several trees dying. They made it through the Drought very well (to the naked eye), but the heavy rains had them standing in water & (this is just a guess) the roots took in too much water.
|
| 8/28/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 70º, H=81%, DP 64º, AP 30.08", S mild breeze, a nice Dew & sunny.
Tues Temps = 90/69º, SW gusty winds in the teens, mostly sunny w/those breath-saving periods of cloud-over. Weeds doing extremely well as lack of rain is letting them take over.
|
| 8/29/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:35am 73º, H=73%, DP 68º, AP 30.09", S minimal air movement, a much lighter Dew than in the past few days & sunny.
Wed Temps = 92/68º, WS winds in mid teens, mostly sunny & shortly after sundown, virtually all air movement stopped.
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| 8/30/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:45am 74º, H=86%, DP 70º, AP 30.13", S breezes nearing teens, a very nice Dew & sunny. The NWS issued a Special Weather Statement for the end of the week for Heat Index Values to be between 99-104 & nights only down to low 70's.
Thurs Temps = 94/70º, S mild breezes & few periods of light cloud-over.
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| 8/31/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 75º, H=78%, DP 68º, AP 29.92", S breezes nearing teens, Dew lighter than yesterday & sunny.
Fri Temps = 95/74º, SW winds in mid teens & almost no cloud cover - not good when you're building fencing. Even the prospective Dams are "holding back" on calving. Shouldn't & can't really complain about the weather this Summer. Temps/Humidity/AP never, until now, reached near the 100's, hi's staying mostly in the 80's. Early this am, the NWS issued a Heat Advisory from noon unril 8pm. Only real problem now is the lack of Precip, which could easily put us back into Drought.
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| 9/1/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:55am, 77º, H=71%, DP 67º, AP 29.87", SW breezes nearing teens & solid overcast w/Thunder (since early hours) in the distance.
Sat. Temps = 95/72º, WS winds in hi teens & mostly sunny, but more often than not w/a haze. By 3:30-4pm definitely felt like it was in the triple digits.
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| 9/2/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:40am 65º, H=88%, DP 61º, AP 30", N mild breeze, a nice Dew & sunny. A very comfortable morning - the mugginess is gone & the air is clear. A good Labor Day to all. Total SWE Monday from 7/26 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 87/74º, SW nice winds in the teens. Just about 2pm, a nice cooling rain started. Had pretty much given up hope as the Thunder had stopped a couple of hours ago. Of course, left the vehicle windows open while we went inside to grab a bite. Guess that was as good as washing the cars. Rain didn't last, just brought up whipping winds, wet everything down, brought up the mugginess & left w/0.02" in the gauge & the sun took over.
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| 9/3/2013 |
6:35 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 6:35am 59º, H=91%, DP 57º, AP 30.06", virtually no E air movement, heavy Dew & Fog quickly lifting.
Mon Temps = 85/65º, N winds in mid teens & a strong sun. The Dew dried off quickly & the day was comfortable, if on the warm side.
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| 9/4/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 61º, H=81%, DP 56º, AP 30.13", SE mild breezes & sunny. Leaves are starting to really change. They're drying, browning & falling. Hopefully we'll get some nice rains & we'll see a real Fall.
Tues Temps = 85/57º, N mild breezes & sunny after the Fog lifted, which was rather quickly - gone by 8am.
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| 9/5/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:45am, 62º, H=88%, DP 58º, AP 30.17", SE mild breezes, a nice Dew & sunny.
Wed Temps = 87/60º, sunny w/NE winds in low teens. Looks like Summer is coming back. Grasses are starting to dry out due to lack of more moisture. The Dew isn't cutting it.
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| 9/6/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:45am 65º, H=83%, DP 60º, AP 30.17", SE mild breezes, a very nice Dew & Sunny.
Thurs Temps = 87/62º, varying S, E & NE breezes just about @ the double digits & sunny. Sun seemed to get stronger in latter afternoon, say about 4pm. In general, just a nice warmish late Summer day.
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| 9/7/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:30am, 66º, H=87%, DP 62º, AP 30.06", SE mild breezes (think they blew off the Dew) & sunny.
Fri Temps = 88/62º, S winds in low teens & sunny. I we don't get some meaninful rains soon, we're back in trouble.
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| 9/8/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 71º, H=74%, DP 63º, AP 29.96", SW light breezes, Dewless & no sign of the sun - yet. A very still & quiet morning w/only insect noises & a few crows cawing in the corn fields.
Sat. Temps = 93/66º, varying S & SE winds in the morning, changing as day progressed to S & SW, but never velocity never making it out of the teens.
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| 9/9/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:55am 72º, H=73%, DP 64º, AP 29.99", very mild S breeze, no Dew & a strong sun.
Total SWE Monday from 9/2 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 94/68º, steady SE winds in low teens &, needless to say, a strong bright sun - after 11am. Really looked stormy to the N in the am & we got a few (not enough to move the dirt on the vehicles) drops @ 10:25am which didn't amount to even a Trace. The balance of the day was hot & muggier toward evening. Tho rain is sorely needed & the ground is dried & cracking, when we bush hogged this evening, the cut grasses & weeds were full of moisture.
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| 9/10/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:45am 72º, H=68%, DP 62º, AP 30.10", S mild breeze, no Dew & hazily sunny.
Mon Temps = 95/70º, very warm SW gusty winds in teens to low 20's & a strong sun.
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| 9/11/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:50am 69º, H=83%, DP 97º, AP 30.16", very mild SE breeze, no Dew & sunny, if a bit on the hazy side.
Tues Temps = 94/67º, SW gusty winds ranging in the mid to hi teens & a burning sun.
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| 9/12/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:50am 70º, H=87%, DP 66º, AP 30.12", very light N air movement & a hazy but light sky w/some limit to visibility. A very comfortable morning - a little crisp (in spite of the Temp) & a dampish feeling to the air.
Wed Temps = 93/69º, SE winds wafting in the mid to hi teens & another hot sunny day.
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| 9/13/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:55am 60º, H=69%, DP 50º, AP 30.14", very mild NE breeze, skies a mix of blue & white clouds, very still & sun not evident yet.
Thurs Temps = 90/68º, N winds pretty consistent in hi teens, mostly sunny but air has the feeling of Summer to Fall changeover to it.
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| 9/14/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:50am 54º, H=76%, DP 47º, AP 30.10", ES breezes nearing teens, no Dew again, sunny & brisk.
Fri Temps = 77/60º, NE winds in the mid-hi teens, dry & sunny.
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| 9/15/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:45am 60º, H=68%, DP 50º, AP 30.04", SE breezes nearing tens, no noticeable Dew & sunny.
Sat. Temps = 77/52º, SE winds constant in mid-hi teens & sunny. We haven't had dew around the homestead, but go into the Prairie & you come out w/wet boots. Hope everyone in Colorado is safe. Am waiting for our cousins to get in touch as can't reach them yet - they're in the hills outside Boulder. Also praying for our CoCoRaHS friends & their loved ones.
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| 9/16/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.14 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:50am 66º, H=99%, DP 66º, AP 30.17", S mild breezes & a light drizzle falling (so light as to be almost a mist). T-storms moved in about 3am-ish with all the embellishments (Lightning & booming Thunder). Didn't last all that long, but left us w/0.14" w/more supposedly to come. Maybe Colorado's rains are finally moving on. Total SWE Monday from 9/9 thru this am = 0.0".
Sun. Temps = 88/59º, SE winds staying in the mid to hi teens, w/a strong sun. Once morning chill wore off (& we could lose the jackets & long sleeves) it was quite nice until late afternoon (about 4pm) when the mugginess set in & one just knew we were finally going to get some rain.
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| 9/17/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.34 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:35am 64º, H=97%, DP 64º, AP 30.16", SE winds in low teens w/some gusty whipping & thick rain clouds. About 1:30am a quick downpour & about 2:30am a T-storm lasting for a while.
Mon Temps = 75/66º, NE winds in mid teens & off again/on again periods of drizzle. Sun never really made it thru the clouds.
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| 9/18/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:40am 69º, H=80%, DP 64º, AP 30.03", SE winds in low teens & mostly cloudy.
Tues Temps = 81/64º, SE winds gusty from hi teens to mid 20's, mostly cloudy. Light Drizzle in early morning hours (0.01") then mostly cloudy & breezy, but warm, until just after 5pm when finishing up chores. Had to grain the "bullets" when rain just started - not heavy, just enough to make the feeder & grain wet. Within 10 minutes it was over & we had another 0.03". Giving a total of 0.37" for the day.
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| 9/19/2013 |
7:35 AM |
0.15 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:35am 71º, H=75%, DP 64º, AP 29.98", coolish SE winds in low teens & a hazy sun due to the clouds.
Wed Temps = 85/69º, SE winds in the hi teens Some loud Thunder @ 1:10pm, continuing until 1:36pm, as storms moved around us, cool winds picked up, sky darkened & Temps dropped 10º. At 1:55pm a driving SW teeming rain hit - hard, for about 15min. before tapering off to a light Drizzle as the T-storm moved out & sky lightened. The heavy mugginess during the Storm also lifted, the sun appeared & the heat returned w/coolish winds .
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| 9/20/2013 |
7:45 AM |
1.98 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:45am 65º, H=99%, DP 66º, AP 29.99", slight air movement from NW & still raining, but @ a Drizzle or lesss rate. So far, gauge has 1.98" in it & puddles are back. Have to check the livestock & see if any calves were born overnight & for tree damage.
Thurs Temps = 90/71º, SE gusty winds from hi teens to hi 20's, w/some whipping gusts higher as day turned into evening. Thunder c/b heard by 10pm as rip roaring T-storms moved closer, but 10:45pm whipping winds picked up & @ 10:57pm the driving teeming rains hit w/such force that the E facing kitchen's screen door had water bouncing thru it. Very surprising that w/the amount of Lightning, not even a momentary electric lapse. Still coming hard as fell asleep a little after midnight.
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| 9/21/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:30am 48º, H=95%, DP 46º, AP 30.01", almost no NW air movement, a heavy Dew (more of a Frost) & sunny.
Fri Temps = 71/55º, N gusty wind from hi teens to hi 20's. By 10am the Drizzle ended & we had another 0.03", giving a total of 2.01" for this Storm. The rest of the day was pleasant, if on the cool side, muddy & quite a few puddles to avoid. But, not complaining, except for the weeds that got new life, hopefully the grasses got one too.
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| 9/22/2013 |
7:50 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:50am 49º, H=83%, DP 44º, AP 29.98", SE mild breezes, another frosty morning w/a heavy Dew & sunny. Sat. Temps = 74/48º, sunny w/N gusty winds from hi teens to hi 20's. The sun was strong enough to offset most of the chill from the winds & quickly dry off the grasses, making it a very comfortable to warm day.
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| 9/23/2013 |
9:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Great, wake up before 4am after a bad night, then get up again @ 7am only to find main computer modem in town is down. Got to love it!!!
Mon 9:30am 64º, H69%, DP 54º, AP 29.94", SE gusting whipping winds in mid to hi teens, a very nice Dew & sunny.
Total SWE Monday from 9/16 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 75/46º, SE winds in the low teens & a nice strong sun.
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| 9/24/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Tues 7:30am 61º, H=81%, DP 55º, AP 29.87", S winds in low teen, a light Dew (mostly blown off by the winds) & sunny.
Mon Temps = 77/51º, SE winds gusting from low to mid 20's & a nice bright strong sun.
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| 9/25/2013 |
7:20 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Wed 7:20am 53º, H=95%, DP 53º, AP 29.88", no noticeable air movement, "pea soup" Fog so everythings wet & sun trying to break thru.
Tues Temps = 76/60º, SW gusting winds mostly in mid to hi teens w/a few break-out into the 20's & sunny. It was an absolutely beautiful morning & early afternoon - sun, blue skies w/few small cloud way up & nice winds. About 3pm the thick clouds moved in & the air got much cooler.
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| 9/26/2013 |
7:55 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Thurs 7:55am 61º, H=90%, DP 58º, AP 29.94", SE breezes nearing teens, a nice Dew & sunny.
Wed Temps = 79/53º, N wind mild around the low teens & a strong sun once the Fog lifted. All in all a very nice day.
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| 9/27/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Fri 7:40am 64º, H=87%, DP 60º, AP 30.02", SE mild winds in low teens, a nice Dew & sunny. Think we should leave the equipment outside over the weekend - good chance of rain & will save on water usage.
Thurs Temps = 82/58º, S gusting winds from hi teens to mid 20's & sunny. Another very nice Autumn day. Wouldn't mind it like this year round, but with good periods of rain on a timely basis..
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| 9/28/2013 |
7:40 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sat. 7:40am 70º, H=73%, DP 61º, AP 29.94", S whipping winds from mid teens to low 20's, leaves have what I call "pre-storm look" & sun trying to stay ahead of the clouds.
Fri Temps = 85/64º, S gusting winds from hi teens to mid 20's & a strong sun.
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| 9/29/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.56 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Sun. 7:30am 52º, H=99%, DP 53º, AP 30.10", N minimal air movement, early a.m. dense Fog pretty well gone around here tho Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9am & thickly clouded over w/no sign of the sun. Everything still dripping from yesterday's rains & the Fog.
Sat. Temps = 76/60º, SE gusting winds from hi teens to mid 20's. As morning progressed it brightness became noticeably dimmer, tho not really dark, @ 11:10am the 1st big drops started to fall. The rains were whipping around from all directions & the shower petered out for about 10-15 min. before becoming a nice teeming rain from the NW & the winds became steady & lighter. By 4pm the gauge had 0.52". The rain basically stopped but the air was so heavy w/water that rain gear was necessary. A light Ground Fog seemed t/b settling in. By 10pm evident that no more rains were coming in, gauge had another 0.04" & Ground Fog was turning into Dense Fog.
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| 9/30/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Mon 7:45am 59º, H=97%, DP 59º, AP 29.95", SE mild breeze, heavy wet Fog w/visibility nil. Fog so wet that it's "raining" under eaves & trees, &, gauge (which is away from everything) has 0.02" in it.
Total SWE Monday from 9/23 thru this am = 0.00".
Sun. Temps = 75/52º, N winds in mid teens & mostly sunny. A good day to be outside & to work calves.
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