Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-FH-7 Latitude 48.373446
Station Name Columbia Falls .9 WNW Longitude -114.198058
County Flathead Elevation (ft) 3074



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 12 1.51 4.29 31 4.29 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 8.9 5 1
Nov 12 1.72 2.27 29 2.27 29 0.00 0 0 15 5 1.8 6 0
Dec 12 2.17 1.81 31 1.81 31 0.00 0 0 20 10 15.7 22 3
Jan 13 1.55 0.98 31 0.98 31 0.00 0 0 13 11 9.1 14 2
Feb 13 1.05 0.27 28 0.27 28 0.00 0 0 10 11 3.2 8 2
March 13 1.16 1.06 31 1.06 31 0.00 0 0 13 8 8.9 7 2
April 13 1.38 1.62 30 1.62 30 0.00 0 0 13 5 2.4 5 1
May 13 2.11 2.71 31 2.71 29 0.00 2 1 15 3 3.2 3 0
June 13 2.86 3.32 30 3.32 30 0.00 0 0 17 2 0.0 0 0
July 13 1.59 0.52 31 0.52 29 0.00 2 1 3 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 1.08 1.34 31 1.30 24 0.04 7 1 8 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.35 3.05 30 3.05 30 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 19.53" 23.24" 364 days 23.20" 353 0.04" 11 days 3 157 days 67 days 53.2" 70 days 11 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2012 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.43
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.00
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 T
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.03
10/14/2012 0.07
10/15/2012 0.02
10/16/2012 0.98
10/17/2012 0.16
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 T
10/20/2012 0.56
10/21/2012 T
10/22/2012 T
10/23/2012 0.27
10/24/2012 0.12
10/25/2012 T
10/26/2012 T
10/27/2012 0.27
10/28/2012 0.52
10/29/2012 0.23
10/30/2012 0.42
10/31/2012 0.21
11/1/2012 0.02
11/2/2012 0.10
11/3/2012 T
11/4/2012 0.13
11/5/2012 T
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.06
11/8/2012 0.05
11/9/2012 0.01
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 T
11/12/2012 T
11/13/2012 0.08
11/14/2012 0.02
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.05
11/19/2012 T
11/20/2012 0.26
11/21/2012 0.88
11/22/2012 0.06
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.23
11/25/2012 0.05
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.27
12/1/2012 0.13
12/2/2012 0.27
12/3/2012 0.14
12/4/2012 0.03
12/5/2012 0.16
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.03
12/8/2012 0.14
12/9/2012 0.10
12/10/2012 0.01
12/11/2012 0.04
12/12/2012 0.10
12/13/2012 0.24
12/14/2012 T
12/15/2012 T
12/16/2012 0.01
12/17/2012 0.15
12/18/2012 0.02
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 T
12/21/2012 T
12/22/2012 0.14
12/23/2012 0.04
12/24/2012 T
12/25/2012 T
12/26/2012 0.01
12/27/2012 T
12/28/2012 0.04
12/29/2012 T
12/30/2012 0.01
12/31/2012 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 T
1/2/2013 T
1/3/2013 T
1/4/2013 T
1/5/2013 0.02
1/6/2013 0.02
1/7/2013 0.05
1/8/2013 0.25
1/9/2013 0.06
1/10/2013 0.05
1/11/2013 0.02
1/12/2013 T
1/13/2013 0.05
1/14/2013 T
1/15/2013 0.08
1/16/2013 T
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 0.00
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.14
1/25/2013 T
1/26/2013 0.22
1/27/2013 T
1/28/2013 T
1/29/2013 0.01
1/30/2013 T
1/31/2013 0.01
2/1/2013 0.08
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 T
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 T
2/7/2013 0.01
2/8/2013 T
2/9/2013 T
2/10/2013 T
2/11/2013 0.00
2/12/2013 T
2/13/2013 0.01
2/14/2013 T
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.03
2/18/2013 0.06
2/19/2013 0.00
2/20/2013 0.02
2/21/2013 0.02
2/22/2013 0.01
2/23/2013 0.02
2/24/2013 0.01
2/25/2013 T
2/26/2013 T
2/27/2013 T
2/28/2013 T
3/1/2013 0.02
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.02
3/4/2013 0.04
3/5/2013 0.00
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.16
3/8/2013 T
3/9/2013 0.00
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 T
3/13/2013 0.25
3/14/2013 0.02
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.02
3/17/2013 0.20
3/18/2013 0.02
3/19/2013 T
3/20/2013 T
3/21/2013 0.13
3/22/2013 T
3/23/2013 T
3/24/2013 T
3/25/2013 T
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.02
3/29/2013 0.13
3/30/2013 0.03
3/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 0.00
4/4/2013 T
4/5/2013 0.09
4/6/2013 T
4/7/2013 0.04
4/8/2013 0.25
4/9/2013 T
4/10/2013 0.00
4/11/2013 0.05
4/12/2013 0.02
4/13/2013 0.15
4/14/2013 0.06
4/15/2013 T
4/16/2013 0.00
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 0.00
4/19/2013 0.02
4/20/2013 0.26
4/21/2013 0.53
4/22/2013 0.01
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 T
4/29/2013 0.01
4/30/2013 0.13
5/1/2013 0.03
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 T
5/4/2013 0.02
5/5/2013 **
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 0.00
5/10/2013 0.01
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.02
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 T
5/17/2013 0.04
5/18/2013 0.05
5/19/2013 0.32
5/20/2013 0.04
5/21/2013 0.00
5/22/2013 T
5/23/2013 1.50
5/24/2013 0.13
5/25/2013 0.02
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.00
5/28/2013 0.04
5/29/2013 0.08
5/30/2013 0.32
5/31/2013 0.09
6/1/2013 0.07
6/2/2013 0.01
6/3/2013 0.04
6/4/2013 0.10
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.01
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.00
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.17
6/13/2013 0.04
6/14/2013 0.03
6/15/2013 0.10
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.04
6/19/2013 0.25
6/20/2013 1.10
6/21/2013 0.67
6/22/2013 T
6/23/2013 0.02
6/24/2013 T
6/25/2013 0.42
6/26/2013 0.19
6/27/2013 0.06
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.00
6/30/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 0.00
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.00
7/9/2013 0.49
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.02
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 **
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.01
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.00
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 T
8/1/2013 T
8/2/2013 0.33
8/3/2013 0.53
8/4/2013 0.02
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 T
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 **
8/11/2013 **
8/12/2013 **
8/13/2013 **
8/14/2013 **
8/15/2013 **
8/16/2013 0.04
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 0.03
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.02
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.07
8/30/2013 0.29
8/31/2013 0.01
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.01
9/4/2013 0.02
9/5/2013 0.01
9/6/2013 0.18
9/7/2013 0.02
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.41
9/10/2013 T
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.00
9/17/2013 0.05
9/18/2013 0.79
9/19/2013 0.92
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 T
9/22/2013 T
9/23/2013 0.02
9/24/2013 0.05
9/25/2013 0.23
9/26/2013 0.05
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.02
9/29/2013 0.06
9/30/2013 0.21



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2012 6:30 AM 0.43 M M M M Finally! Some rain! Sprinkles started about 5:30 p.m., by 8:15 p.m. it was a steady rain. At 9:30 p.m. it was still raining but lightly and we had about 0.09".
10/4/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice on the bird bath this morning. Had to scrape windows on my pickup yesterday morning at 9 a.m. Clear skies this morning!
10/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost again this a.m.
10/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M frost this morning
10/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost again this morning. Yesterday from about noon to 12:30 or so there were snowflakes falling in Kalispell: about 20 miles SSW of this Station.
10/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M It threatened rain all day yesterday. Finally about 6:30 to 7 p.m. light misty rain started to fall. It was still raining at 10 p.m. Wind started picking up about 4 p.m. and was very windy just before and after the rain started.
10/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day yesterday. Wind started blowing mid-evening. By 9:30 p.m. it was blowing very heard--I thought we'd have trees down. Lightened a little but very windy all night and still very windy this a.m.
10/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind that started Wednesday evening finally quit about 9 a.m. yesterday.
10/13/2012 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Currently raining this morning.
10/14/2012 7:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Windy this morning. 0.05" at 10:15 p.m.
10/15/2012 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Trace at 10 p.m. last night from sprinkles in the afternoon. Windy all day yesterday.
10/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.98 M M M M Wow! A lot of rain for us! We had 0.12" at 10:15 p.m.--this coming from a fast late afternoon storm--and 0.97" at 6:15 a.m. We could hear the rain coming down hard when we got up this morning. There was lightning and thunder at 6:15 a.m. too. We had some wind some yesterday afternoon/evening. At 7 a.m.--clearing sky and rain ended. It sounds like it is still raining due to the water dripping off the trees! Large mud puddles in our driveway.
10/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.16 T T 0.0 M Wild storm yesterday! First round of rain started about 9:15 a.m. and lasted until about 10 a.m. Rain was heavy at times with high winds, thunder and lightning. Thunder continued into the second round of rain after the first round of rain ended. Light rain started again about 11:15 a.m. Rain was heavy by 11:30 a.m. and winds were VERY strong. I thought our trees would blow down. There were a few flat graupel like snow flakes mixed with the rain. We lost power about 11:20 a.m. A large tree just down the road snapped off 1/2 way up the trunk and fell across the power lines. Our power was out for a little more than 3 hours. There were multiple power outages throughout the Flathead Valley from trees across the lines. Rains ended by early afternoon. This morning there is a chilly breeze blowing.
10/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2012 6:45 AM T M M M M Very light rain this morning.
10/20/2012 7:30 AM 0.56 M M M M We had approx. 0.12" in the gauge at 10:30 p.m. This morning it is windy and looks like rain overnight was much earlier in the night--large puddles remain but the deck is almost dry with the wind.
10/21/2012 8:15 AM T T T T M We had a few rain drops yesterday--not much. Graupel snow came over night. A few patches remain here and there.
10/22/2012 6:30 AM T T T 0.0 M Rain, snow, sleet, sun & breezy yesterday--on & off, sometimes at the same time!
10/23/2012 6:30 AM 0.27 3.5 0.27 M M Windy & COLD yesterday. Snow started spitting in the afternoon and was snowing steady by 4:30 p.m. Wind increased as the snow did. By 7:40 p.m. we had 1". At 9:00 p.m. there was 1.75" and was very windy. Another 1.75" came overnight. This morning it is not snowing but is still breezy.
10/24/2012 6:30 AM 0.12 2.0 0.12 3.8 M Snow came overnight. Still snowing and calm this morning.
10/25/2012 6:30 AM T 0.1 T M M Snow is from the tail end of yesterday's storm--ending before 8 a.m. Very windy this morning.
10/26/2012 6:15 AM T T T M M Currently a light snow falling, no wind.
10/27/2012 8:15 AM 0.27 3.0 0.27 M M Snow started spitting late afternoon yesterday. By 10 p.m. it was snowing steady--but lightly with only about 0.1" accumulation. Currently we have steady snow with small pellet flakes--not graupel though.
10/28/2012 7:15 AM 0.52 0.3 M M M Very soggy this morning. Yesterday snow continued throughout the day. Some accumulated in the morning before snow became slushy and melted shortly after falling. By evening snow turned to light, steady rain. There was about 1/2 as much precip. in the gauge at 10 p.m. so we must have had steady rain for most of the night.
10/29/2012 6:30 AM 0.23 0.0 M M M Rain on and off yesterday and through the night. Raining this morning.
10/30/2012 6:15 AM 0.42 0.0 M M M It poured rain all morning yesterday--finally letting up just after noon. It was partly cloudy by 9:30 p.m. This morning it is cloudy and calm.
10/31/2012 6:30 AM 0.21 0.0 M M M Rain in the evening yesterday and maybe in the night.
11/1/2012 6:15 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.10 M M M M Rain on and off yesterday. Steady rain before and after 10 p.m.
11/3/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 6:15 AM 0.13 M M M M Steady rain in the late afternoon and into the evening.
11/5/2012 6:15 AM T 0.0 M M M Rain showers in the early a.m. yesterday. A few rain drops in the afternoon. Very high wind this morning.
11/6/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy throughout the day--but a nice day yesterday.
11/7/2012 6:15 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M Another nice day yesterday. Rain came in the night. It is currently raining.
11/8/2012 6:15 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Frosty this morning. Rain is from yesterday early morning--starting about 7 a.m.
11/9/2012 6:45 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 M M Wind started in the morning and increased throughout the day. Snow started in the early afternoon and ended mid-evening. Strong winds continued throughout the night and this morning.
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy and very cold yesterday.
11/11/2012 7:30 AM T 0.1 T M M Light snow falling at this time. No wind! :)
11/12/2012 7:30 AM T 0.1 T M M Snowed yesterday morning--nothing built up. Snowed overnight--before 5 a.m. Was windy again yesterday--more so in the afternoon and evening. No wind this morning yet.
11/13/2012 7:30 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 M M Snowed all day yesterday. Didn't start adding up until evening. At 9:30 p.m. we had 1/2" and it was still snowing.
11/14/2012 7:45 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Sprinkled on and off yesterday. Wind started in the evening. Still windy this a.m.
11/15/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost this morning.
11/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost again this morning.
11/17/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy this morning.
11/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Rain came just before 9 p.m. sometime. May have rained after too. Windy & clear this morning.
11/19/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Misty rain falling this a.m.
11/20/2012 6:15 AM 0.26 M M M M Misty rain started just before 8 a.m. yesterday. Rain pretty much all day and was still raining at 10 p.m. I think it must have stopped soon after 1o though.
11/21/2012 6:30 AM 0.88 0.0 M M M Rained all day yesterday--hard at times. Still raining this morning. Had about 1/2 this amount at 10 p.m. yesterday.
11/22/2012 6:45 AM 0.06 0.1 M M M Rained yesterday morning--seemingly pretty hard. Suprised that we didn't have much more to measure. Snow came in the night sometime.
11/23/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2012 7:30 AM 0.23 0.2 M M M A few snow flakes were spitting in early afternoon. Snow started falling steady by about 8 p.m. Snow was steady and very wet at 9:30 p.m.--felt like it was trying to change to rain. There was just about 1/4" built up at that time. This morning is a warm 40 degrees and breezy.
11/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.05 T M M M We had rain--sometimes hard bursts--in the morning yesterday. Then we had hail at 10:35 a.m. The trace of snow is from this morning. There is a scattering of small, grauple like flakes around.
11/26/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We may have had a few snowflakes yesterday. Other places in the valley did. I wasn't home to see though. Heavy frost this morning.
11/28/2012 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very calm this morning.
11/30/2012 6:15 AM 0.27 0.0 M M M A little bit of rain in the morning, more in the evening. Only about 0.05" by 10 p.m. Most of the rain came over night.
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M M M
12/2/2012 7:15 AM 0.27 0.0 M M M pouring rain
12/3/2012 6:30 AM 0.14 0.0 M M M Thought I'd have more precip. to measure--it poured rain most of the day yesterday. This morning is breezy.
12/4/2012 6:15 AM 0.03 T M M M Rained on and off yesterday. Sprinkling this morning. A few snowflakes midafternoon.
12/5/2012 6:15 AM 0.16 T M M M Slushy snowflakes early morning yesterday. Windy in the evening--still breezy this a.m. Most precip. came overnight--I estimate there was only about 0.03" at 10 p.m.
12/6/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy yesterday.
12/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.03 0.8 0.03 M M Snow started about 8:20 a.m., 1/8" at 9:20 a.m., 1/4" at 11:40 a.m., ended just after noon. This snow melted off my measuring site. Snow started spitting again about 1:40 p.m. and was on and off until late afternoon/evening when it started to snow more. At 9:30 p.m. there was light snow and wind and snow measured 3/8" for the day. Overnight we had another 3/8".
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.14 2.0 0.14 M M Started snowing steady mid afternoon yesterday. Still snowing this morning. About half of snow came yesterday and 1/2 overnight.
12/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 2.8 0.10 M M Snow continued throughout the morning and then tapered off in the afternoon with very light snow into the evening and overnight. From 8:00a.m. to 8:50 a.m.it snowed 1". By 10 a.m. we had 2". At 9:30 p.m. we had 2.5". Overnight we got another 1/4". Sun came out for a short bit about noon yesterday--so pretty.
12/10/2012 6:30 AM 0.01 0.8 0.01 4.0 M Measured 1/2" of snow at 9:30 p.m. from snow that spit throughout the afternoon and then was steady all evening. Moderate wind in evening. Another 1/4" fell overnight. Clam and not snowing this a.m.
12/11/2012 6:30 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 M M Very windy and warm this morning. Snow is heavy and wet--glad there wasn't much to shovel! There were a few flakes durning the day yesterday--no build-up. Measured amount came overnight.
12/12/2012 6:20 AM 0.10 0.3 M M M Currently snowing--heavy and wet. Yesterday rain in the afternoon and evening. About 0.02-0.03" last night at 9:30 & windy. No rain/snow at that time.
12/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.24 2.0 M M M Snow was hard to have an accurate measure yesterday. By 8 a.m. I measured 1" but the snow was so heavy and wet that it settled soon after. By the afternoon I measured another 1". I think we got way over this measure due to how heavy and wet the snow was. There was a brief time in the afternoon when snow was more rain than snow. There was a trace of snow overnight. Snow this morning measured 1 3/4"--it had settled quite a bit in the evening and overnight.
12/14/2012 6:15 AM T T M M M A few snowflakes yesterday morning.
12/15/2012 7:15 AM T 0.3 T M M About 0.1" at 9:00 p.m. last night--from snow that started in the early evening. Currently--very light snow falling.
12/16/2012 7:45 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 M M
12/17/2012 6:20 AM 0.15 2.0 0.15 6.5 M Steady snow now. Started snowing sometime after 10 p.m.
12/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.02 0.1 M M M We may have had some rain yesterday early afternoon. Snowed in the morning and late afternoon/evening. Wind started in the late afternoon. Stong gusts at times. Winds increased in the evening--very cold.
12/19/2012 6:30 AM T 0.1 T M M Snow came overnight.
12/20/2012 6:30 AM T T T M M Skiff of snow overnight again.
12/21/2012 6:15 AM T 0.1 T M M Snow from overnight.
12/22/2012 7:30 AM 0.14 0.2 M M M Trace of snow with the rain yesterday early a.m., then switching to all rain. Rained on/off all day. Measured snow is snow/ice from overnight--sometime after 11:30 p.m.
12/23/2012 7:45 AM 0.04 0.3 0.04 M M Some sun in the morning but a gray day overall. Snow started about 9:30 p.m.
12/24/2012 7:45 AM T 0.2 T M M Very windy this a.m.
12/25/2012 6:30 AM T 0.1 T M M Calm this morning and light snow. Very windy and cold all day yesterday. Snow in the morning and then spitting snow most of the day.
12/26/2012 6:20 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 M M Calm and light snow. Some wind yesterday. Sun peaked out briefly in the afternoon.
12/27/2012 6:20 AM T 0.1 T M M Most of the snow came overnight. It is currently snowing--very fine snow and steady.
12/28/2012 6:15 AM 0.04 1.5 0.04 M M 1.5" by 9:30 p.m., another 0.1 overnight--all settled to 1.3" this morning. Pretty sparkley snow!
12/29/2012 7:30 AM T T T M M Currently a very light snow falling. Yesterday afternoon--a few spits of snow.
12/30/2012 7:30 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 M M Light snow falling--and all day yesterday too.
12/31/2012 6:30 AM T 0.4 T 6.5 1.18 A few flakes falling this a.m. Snowed most of the day yesterday--sometimes it seemed like a lot. Am suprised it didn't add up to much. Total--A little snow may have slipped out of the tube when I flipped it over. Hard to tell in the dark.
1/1/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M A few flakes yesterday on and off. Light snow falling currently.
1/2/2013 6:30 AM T T M M M A few flakes falling at 6:30 a.m.
1/3/2013 6:30 AM T T M M M Trace is from a few flakes yesterday morning. 15F this morning!
1/4/2013 6:15 AM T T T M M Clear and 14F last night at 9:30. This morning--light snow and 20F.
1/5/2013 7:20 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M Light snow fell in the a.m. and then again starting mid afternoon and into mid evening. Other places in the valley got a misty rain.
1/6/2013 8:20 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M Snow came sometime after 10:30 pm.m and 8:00 a.m.
1/7/2013 6:20 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 M M Total new accumulation includes 0.1" that fell yesterday morning and melted when the snow peeked out in the afternoon. The remaining snow came overnight--most likely earlier this morning. Currently--snowing steady and blowing.
1/8/2013 6:20 AM 0.25 1.5 M M M Snowed all day yesterday--heavy and wet. Measured 1" in the early afternoon. Packed down right after it fell. Switched to rain sometime before 10 p.m. Measured 1.5" and was raining at 10 p.m. Snow has settled to average of 1.3". Snow has a very hard crust layer on top. Not raining currently.
1/9/2013 6:20 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 M M More heavy, wet snow--starting in the late afternoon. Measured 0.8" at about 9:30 p.m. This morning it is warm and windy and new snow has melted to 0.3".
1/10/2013 6:20 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain yesterday. We measured more than I would have guessed. Very windy all day & COLD. Temp. was in the 40sF but south wind was cold. This morning is calm and no precip. falling.
1/11/2013 6:15 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 M M Snow started early--just after 7 a.m. We had the 1/2" by 8:30 a.m. Was very windy all day yesterday and into the night. This morning the new snow has been scoured to 1/4" and it is gusty.
1/12/2013 7:00 AM T 0.1 T M M
1/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 M M Snow is from yesterday morning and a little over night. 13F this morning and calm.
1/14/2013 6:20 AM T 0.3 T 6.5 1.26 Snow started falling yesterday late evening. Light snow continues this morning. Total snow measure does not include about 1/4" of ice I couldn't chip up.
1/15/2013 6:20 AM 0.08 2.0 0.08 M M Measured snow at 4 p.m. yesterday, at 9:30 p.m. and again this morning. All measured 2" despite more snow falling continually through the day, evening and still this morning. Snow is so light and fluffy that it is settling under the weight of the new flakes.
1/16/2013 5:15 AM T T T M M Calm this a.m. Inversion set in yesterday--a damp, cold day.
1/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/18/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Very foggy yesterday until after noon. Then sunny! :) Clear last night and currently.
1/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Clear last night. Heavy frost and cloudy this morning.
1/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/22/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
1/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.14 1.0 0.14 M M Started snowing just before 9 p.m.--very fine flakes but steady. Still a few flakes falling here and there this morning.
1/25/2013 6:15 AM T T T M M A few flakes yesterday morning and overnight.
1/26/2013 7:30 AM 0.22 T T M M Started with a few snow flakes yesterday morning, then slushy rain and finally just rain. Estimated liquid precip. amount at 9:30 p.m. is about 0.03" This means we got quite a bit of rain over night. Temp. was about 37F at 9:30 p.m. and is still 35F this morning.
1/27/2013 7:30 AM T T T M M
1/28/2013 6:30 AM T 0.1 T 6.0 1.55 Snowed most of the day yesterday--mostly graupel. Didn't amount to much. The 0.1" measure is from overnight. Total accumulated snow is very sugary.
1/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 M M Currently-light snow falling. Snow most of the day yesterday. Increasing winds in the afternoon. Snow squalls at times reduced visibility. Snow ended by 9:30 p.m. and started again in the early morning.
1/30/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M Snow squalls in the mountains surrounding the valley. A few flakes in the towns close to here. Not sure if any fell here as I wasn't home all day and there is no evidence of any. Trace of snow recorded is from snow that just started at 6:15 a.m.
1/31/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 M M Precip. is from snow yesterday morning.
2/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 M M Rain, rain, rain most of the day and into the night yesterday. Heaviest midafternoon and again in the late evening.
2/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Beautiful sunny day all day yesterday! Lots of blue sky!
2/4/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 4.5 1.46 Trace is from 3 rain drops in the gauge that must have come earlier this morning. Yesterday was another nice day with sun at times. I was suprised that there was not an ice layer at the bottom of my total snow sample. Snow is ice crystally and soft.
2/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
2/6/2013 6:20 AM T T T M M Snow spitting yesterday morning before 9 a.m. Rain drops in the late afternoon/early evening.
2/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M M M Some rain and snow yesterday--on and off. Measureable snow came overnight.
2/8/2013 6:20 AM T T T M M Trace is from a few snow flakes currently falling.
2/9/2013 7:30 AM T T T M M Trace is from early morning snow yesterday. Nice day yesterday--some sun! Very frosty this a.m.
2/10/2013 7:45 AM T T T M M Snowed all afternoon and into the early evening. Nothing added up to measure, although there looked to be 1/4" or so in the gauge.
2/11/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Heavy frost and fog yesterday morning. Wonderful sun and blue sky in the afternoon.
2/12/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M There was a skiff of snow overnight. Yesterday was a damp cold. There were a few pebbles of snow flakes yesterday morning.
2/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 T T M M When I checked the gauge this morning it was sprinkling. As I enter my report rain has switched to snow. There was a little snow yesterday--not anything to measure.
2/14/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M Started with light rain yesterday morning switching to snow for a half an hour to 45 minutes. No precip. by 8 a.m. Some sun by 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Clear at 10 p.m.
2/15/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Mostly cloudy yesterday.
2/16/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Mostly cloudy again yesterday.
2/17/2013 7:45 AM 0.03 0.4 M M M Cloudy all day yesterday. Rain started just before 7 p.m. and ended sometime before 8 p.m. Snow came overnight.
2/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 4.0 1.35 Snowed all day yesterday--at times heavy. Was still spitting at 9 p.m. Most melted as it landed or soon after.
2/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny yesterday!
2/20/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 0.8 0.02 M M Currently--snowing very lightly. A few flakes last night at 9:20.
2/21/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M Snow from previous storm ended mid morning yesterday. Another wave of snow came through about 5:30 p.m. and lasted 30-40 minutes.
2/22/2013 6:20 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 M M A little bit of snow throughout the day yesterday--maybe 0.1" at most. Measureable snow came in the early morning hours.
2/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M 0.02 M M Snowed on and off all day. Snow became heavier in the afternoon. By mid to late evening temps. warmed but snow continued. Snow that accumulated melted down before I could get a measurement. This morning there is about 0.01" of accumulation. Wind increased throughout the day and was more windy by evening and into the night. Still breezy this morning.
2/24/2013 7:40 AM 0.01 T 0.01 M M Hard to say how much snow we did have yesterday. Snowed on and off--especially in the afternoon. Nothing added up. Some wind/breezy in the morning. This morning--calm and mostly clear.
2/25/2013 6:40 AM T T T M M Light snow showers on and off yesterday. Ending in the evening.
2/26/2013 6:15 AM T 0.3 T M M A few light snow showers yesterday--nothing that added up. Measured amount is from snow overnight. Still a few snowflakes falling this a.m.
2/27/2013 6:20 AM T T T M M A few snow flakes yesterday--morning and afternoon.
2/28/2013 6:20 AM T 0.1 T M M Snowed some yesterday--nothing to measure. Measureable snow is from this morning--snow starting about 5:30 a.m.
3/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Very light sprinkles started in the late evening.
3/2/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another gray day yesterday. Some wind in the afternoon. Clear this a.m.
3/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M A few rain drops in the rain gauge at 10:15 p.m. Clear by 5:00a.m. Measurable rain came sometime in between. Some wind yesterday--increasing into the evening. Still breezy this a.m.
3/4/2013 6:30 AM 0.04 1.5 0.04 3.5 0.71 Some snow spitting in the morning. Measured snow came from an afternoon storm--sometime between 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. Wind yesterday. Clear at 9 p.m. and still at 6:30 a.m. New snow has settled to 1" this morning. Total snow measure: many patches were bare before yesterday's storm. Other patches have uneven melting. Some places measured up to 4 1/2". Ice layers at the bottom of some measured areas--in other areas the measuring stick went into soft ground.
3/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sun yesterday--but cold.
3/6/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M
3/7/2013 6:30 AM 0.16 2.0 0.16 M M Snow during midday yesterday--heavy at times. Judged about 1" from day storm. Snow was melted off my measuring place by the time I got home midafternoon. Measured from our driveway. Snow started again midevening. Measured about 0.2" at 9 p.m. Snow this morning measured 1" but is very heavy and wet and has settled from the overnight snow. Most likely had 1.5" to 1.8" of snow overnight.
3/8/2013 6:10 AM T T T M M Some snow spitting at times yesterday--midday and afternoon. Windy in the afternoon.
3/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M A really nice day yesterday--lots of sun and warm spring temps.!
3/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Really nice, sunny day yesterday!
3/11/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T Cloudy & windy yesterday--especially in the afternoon. Total Snow: Patches of measurable snow are about 1.5" with 0.96" liquid. Most of our snow is gone. Even the packed ice on our driveway is soft and porous now.
3/12/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M A few flakes on the ground at 8 a.m.--must have spit a little snow sometime between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Pretty & sunny yesterday. Windy in the afternoon.
3/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.25 2.0 M M M Snow began about 8 a.m. and increased throughout the day. Snow switched to light rain about 4 p.m., it was still misting at 9:30 p.m. Measured 1.3" at noon and 2" at 3:30 p.m.
3/14/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Precip. is from sometime in the day. Clear by 9 p.m. Cloudy again this a.m.
3/15/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy this a.m. A very gray day yesterday.
3/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 M M Rain overnight, some sun yesterday, & wind.
3/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.20 1.5 M M M Some rain in the afternoon. Windy and increasing by evening. Very windy at 10:30 p.m. Snow came overnight.
3/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 0.8 0.02 1.5 0.18 Snowed a lot of the day--heavy at times. Clear at 10 p.m. Snow ended in late afternoon. 1/2" of snow measured at 3 p.m. Remaining amount came overnight. Total snow is snow from Saturday evening, Sunday and into this morning. Saturday morning total snow measured T, T as all of our snow/ice was almost gone.
3/19/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M A brief snow shower in the morning.
3/20/2013 7:00 AM T 0.1 T M M It started snowing this morning sometime between 6:20 and 6:30 a.m.
3/21/2013 6:30 AM 0.13 1.0 M M M Accumulated snow is an estimate. I shoveled approx. 3/4"+ at 7:45 a.m. Snow continued, heavy at times,throughout the morning. It was still snowing when I left for Kalispell at 9:30 a.m. Snow melted as the day warmed. Very high winds came in around 5:30 p.m. I'm suprised I didn't see a tree fall. We'll see what debri there is when it gets light this morning. Driving rain came at the same time as the wind. Wind and rain continued into the night. This morning is windy--much lighter than last night. Deck is dry, rain ended sometime in the night.
3/22/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M Spurts of snow off and on yesterday. Currently a few flakes falling.
3/23/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M
3/24/2013 8:00 AM T T T M M
3/25/2013 6:15 AM T T T T T A few snowflakes yesterday morning. Clear this morning & cold. Total snow is down to just a few piles of snow that are in the shade of our big trees.
3/26/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny but chilly yesterday.
3/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny again, but still chilly yesterday.
3/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M Was cloudy and 50F at 9:30 p.m. last night. Deck is damp so I think rain came in early morning hours. Still 42F this morning.
3/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.13 0.0 M M M Rained on and off yesterday. 0.10" at 10 p.m. Currently it is raining lightly.
3/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Rain on and off yesterday. Clearing by 9 p.m., clear this morning.
3/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T
4/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2013 6:30 AM T 0.0 M M M A few rain drops about 12:30 p.m.
4/5/2013 6:20 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M Light rain yesterday--starting in the late afternoon. Measured amount at 9:30 p.m. was the same--rain must have ended shortly after this time.
4/6/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 M M M
4/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Rain on and off yesterday. ending in the evening. Measured amount same as 9:00 p.m.
4/8/2013 6:30 AM 0.25 0.8 0.10 0.8 0.10 Rain started mid to late afternoon. Was windy leading up to rain starting. Sleet started about 45 minutes later--by 6:15 p.m. it was snowing. Winds increased and became very strong during the snow event. At 9 p.m. I measured 0.13 liquid with the snow built up on the funnel of the gauge. I brought the inner tube and funnel into the house to let the snow melt. Liquid in the tube before I melted the snow on the funnel was 0.13"--this was from the rain and the first amounts of sleet. After I melted the snow on the funnel the total measure was 0.24". Snow at 9 p.m. measured 1/2". About 9:05/9:08 p.m. there was lightning and thunder. We had a power flicker at about 9:16 p.m. Winds slowed up to breezy by 10:30 p.m.--it is still breezy this morning. We had another 1/4" over night with 0.01" liquid.
4/9/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M A few snowflakes in the morning.
4/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold yesterday--just broke 40F--but mostly sunny! :)
4/11/2013 6:30 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Light rain on and off yesterday.
4/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 T M M M Rain at times yesterday. A brief snow shower midday.
4/13/2013 6:45 AM 0.15 M M M M .13 came after 9 PM lastnight
4/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 0.5 M M M Amount from rain and snow. Snow started sticking just before 10 p.m.
4/15/2013 6:30 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Very windy again yesterday. Snow spit a few times yesterday.
4/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold and very windy yesterday.
4/17/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold again yesterday. Some wind--not as bad a previous few days & more in the morning.
4/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold again yesterday.
4/19/2013 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M M M Rainy yesterday--especially afternoon and early evening. Cleared off by 9 p.m. No rain overnight but wind started. This morning--windy and sprinkling.
4/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.53 0.5 M M M Wind all day and stronger overnight. Rain on and off since mid morning. At about 12:10 p.m.--hail: mostly BB, some rice and a few pea. Hard, white ice, lasted about 2 minutes. Started after rain and stronger winds had started. About 12:12 p.m.--thunder. Hail again at 6:25 p.m., after rain started, hard white rice. Approximately less than 0.10" of precip. in the gauge at 9 p.m. Wind and rain was strong overnight. Snow started sometime after 2 a.m. This morning it is windy and snowing lightly.
4/22/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 0.5 0.01 T T Snowed all day yesterday--ending in late afternoon/early evening. Clearing by 9 p.m. Windy still this morning.
4/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and windy yesterday.
4/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still very cold.
4/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little warmer finally.
4/26/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day but windy.
4/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm yesterday. Wind started about 10 a.m. and increased throughout the day and evening. Very slight breeze this a.m.
4/28/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M 2-3 rain drops yesterday. A VERY windy day yesterday--starting about 9:30/10 a.m. and lasting into the night. A lot of tree debri & yard objects blowing around.
4/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M A brief rain shower yesterday about 3 p.m. Wind throughout the day. This a.m. is breezy with a few sprinkles.
4/30/2013 6:30 AM 0.13 0.1 M M M Wild weather day yesterday! The day started out breezy, winds increased throughout the day and lasted into the late evening. Rain started by 9 a.m.--the hardest rains lasted about 20 minutes. Then we had on/off sprinkles until about 10:30 when harder rains started again. By 11 a.m. we had graupel mixed with rain and then just graupel for a few minutes. At times visibility was low due to wind, rain and graupel. Snow and very high winds came in by 12:30. Snow fell for about 45 min. and built up to about 0.1". We had snow on and off for the afternoon/evening. At about 3 p.m. we had more even stronger winds come through. Other places in the valley lost power. I am suprised we didn't. This morning is calm, clear & 29F.
5/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 M M Windy yesterday. A few snowflakes in the morning. Was suprised to wake up to the snow I could measure!
5/2/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We may have had a trace yesterday. 2.5 miles to south we had a good rain storm mid afternoon. Didn't see any evidence of rain here when I got home.
5/3/2013 6:30 AM T 0.0 M M M Sprinkling lightly this morning.
5/4/2013 5:30 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind came up about 9:30 a.m. with some pretty strong gusts. Windy all day and into the evening--at times with some stronger gusts.
5/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M dry, dry, dry
5/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Downpour about 8 a.m.--lasting for 10-15 minutes.
5/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy yesterday
5/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Very windy all day and into the night. Rain showers yesterday early afternoon. More rain overnight.
5/15/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A few rain drops this a.m.
5/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Precip. is from rain showers during the morning and early afternoon yesterday.
5/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Mid to late evening showers.
5/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Thunder and lightning at about 3 p.m. Measured 0.09". Heaviest rains started about 7 p.m. Measured 0.30" at 10:15 p.m.
5/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M No precip over night.
5/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Started to sprinkle about 6 a.m. Very windy too.
5/23/2013 6:30 AM 1.50 2.5 M M M Wow! Woke up to snow this morning! Wasn't forecasted for our area. Currently snowing. Started the day with light rain yesterday. Rained hard in the morning between 7:45 and 8:30 then light rains until mid afternoon when it just started pouring. 0.72" in the rain gauge at 10:15 p.m. This morning the inner tube was filled and had started spilling out before the snow built up on top. We had wind, too, during the day and evening yesterday. This morning bushes are flattened by the snow, tree branches are breaking off. My mature cherry tree is split in two, my plum trees have broken branches. Blooming plants are flatten and may not recover. About 6:20 to 6:45 we had rain before switching back to snow. Will have to survey my forest backyard after the snow is gone so a tree doesn't fall on me while I'm walking out back.
5/24/2013 6:20 AM 0.13 0.3 M T T Started out snowing, switching to rain between 6:15 and 6:45, and then back to snowing. Snow lasted until late morning before switching back to rain. Branches continued to break off the deciduous trees throughout the morning. Sun came out mid to late afternoon. Snow lasted in the shady parts of the lawn until mid to late evening at least. There is still snow on the north side of the gargage from what slipped off the tin roof.
5/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M T T Still snow on the North side of our garage from previous snow storm.
5/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Precip. is from rain that just started--maybe about 5/5:30 a.m.
5/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.08 M M M M Most precip. from evening showers. Although, there were showers early morning and early afternoon.
5/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M All precip. is from overnight.
5/31/2013 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain showers throughout the day yesterday--none overnight.
6/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Precip. is from afternoon rain.
6/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Precip. is from an early morning rain.
6/3/2013 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain overnight.
6/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Precip. from afternoon rains.
6/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A really nice day yesterday--a hot 68F!
6/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Breezy in the afternoon. Windy by 6:00. Very hard winds by 6:40p.m.--a lot of little tree debri blowing sideways--with a few rain drops mixed in. Branches of 1/2" to 3/4" got blown down here and there too. Hard rain starts about 6:50 and last about 10-15 minutes. After that it stopped raining and blowing.
6/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy this morning--started sometime before 5 a.m.
6/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M This is the same measured amount as 9 p.m. last night. Was windy all day yesterday then calmed somewhat for a short time about 4:30 to 6:00. Strong winds hit about 6:30, followed soon after with thunder. At 7 p.m. the skys opened up with a downpour which lasted 30-40 minutes. Mixed in was thunder and some very close lighting--less that 1 mile away. When rains ended the winds became very calm for about an hour before the breeze and then wind came back up.
6/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M There was rain before 9 a.m. and then sometime around noon--for a totol of 0.02". The remaining amount came in the early morning hours--before 6 a.m.
6/14/2013 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Was sprinkling this morning when I checked gauge. Most of measured precip. is from rain yesterday morning.
6/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Precip. is from rain between 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.
6/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy mid day.
6/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Thunder rolled in the late afternoon once or twice. Then thunder rolled from about 5:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. when the rain started. Rain came down hard and lasted until about 7 p.m.
6/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Rain from about 7 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.--hard for the first 20 minutes. Some thunder and very dark, heavy clouds for about 1 hour leading up to the rain. One lightning strike at beginning of rain. Some hard, brief wind just at the tail end of the rain and shortly after. 0.24" measured after the storm. The other 0.01" came sometime in the night.
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M It has been raining since 1 p.m. yesterday--at times just a sprinkle, at times a down pour. Currently a downpour with wind. At 9 p.m. we had 0.53" and a light sprinkle. There has been thunder and some lightning at times--especially in mid evening last night.
6/21/2013 6:15 AM 0.67 M M M M Solid rain all day & windy for much of the day. Finally tapered off and quit by 8 p.m. Between 6 and 7 a.m. there was 0.13", by 9a.m. there was 0.32". At 6:30 p.m. there was 0.66" and by 9:15 p.m. we had the total for the day. Total since storm began about 1 p.m. the previous day: 1.77"! That's a lot of rain for our area.
6/22/2013 5:30 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles at times yesterday.
6/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain in the early to mid afternoon.
6/24/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Early morning sprinkles.
6/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.42 M M M M Some good rains in the early to mid evening yesterday. More coming in the late night hours.
6/26/2013 6:30 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain started about 4:40 p.m., thunder rolled for about an hour before and for about 20-30 minutes after rain started. Was still sprinkling at 9 p.m. Measured 0.19" at 9 p.m.
6/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain in the afternoon and early evening.
6/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2013 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At least 95F here yesterday--way too hot for me!
7/4/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still very hot. At least 93F & windy yesterday.
7/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A much nicer temp. yesterday--still too hot for me but not in the 90s & with a cooling breeze.
7/6/2013 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Wow! What a storm yesterday! As I was in Kalispell in the morning I watched thunderheads forming to the West of Columbia Falls. I made it back to Columbia Falls about 1 p.m., by 1:30 thunder started rolling. First fat raindrops started about 1:45. By 1:55 it was really raining hard. About 2 p.m. there was pea size, hard, white hail that lasted 2-3 minutes. It didn't cover the ground like pictures I saw from the surrounding area. Rain was at a 30 degree slant from wind. Thunder continued throughout. Some of the thunder was a very loud crack. By 2:10 rain had tapered to a sprinkle and we had 0.25" of rain. There was another smaller wave of rain about 2:30 or so. At about 3:55 we had another very strong wave of rain like the 2 p.m. wave. Rain ended by 3:10 & we had 0.49"! About 7:30 p.m. the wind started up again. About 7:45 to 8:10 winds were very strong. Tree debri was flying all over. This morning I found up to 1/2" branches on the ground--larch, fir & aspen. Was suprised a tree wasn't knocked down.
7/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M One thunder roll in the night--maybe about 1 a.m. About 6:30 a.m. one close lightning flash and a very loud crack of thunder. About 5 min. later the first big fat rain drops started. Another 2 minutes later: another flash of lightning and harder rain fall. Rain ended about 15 minutes later.
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy in the afternoon, dying down in late afternoon and evening. Then the wind really picked up late evening and into the night. Still breezy this a.m.
7/17/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong winds after dark & for much of the night. No thunder/lightning as forecasted.
7/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M There may have been rain in the morning about 9. Kalispell had rain from about 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. Here-thunder started about 3 p.m. with some nice mammutus clouds overhead. Rain started about 3:30 and came down harder 5 minutes later. Rain lasted until about 3:45. That was it for the storm--a much worse storm was predicted.
7/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2013 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 96F here yesterday.
7/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy--mid evening to early morning--still breezy this morning.
7/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot yesterday & humid in the late afternoon and evening.
7/27/2013 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HOT & DRY
7/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind started about 11:30 a.m. and lasted into the afternoon. It didn't get as strong as expected.
7/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More wind throughout the day. Calmed for a bit at nightfall & then very windy during the night. Calm this morning.
7/31/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A sprinkle sometime between 3 & 5 p.m.--rain marks in the dust and rain smell in the air. No evidence in the rain gauge however!
8/1/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M More pock marks in the dust from an overnight sprinkle. Windy this morning.
8/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Shower bursts between 1 & 5 p.m. totaling 0.03". Rain started sometime in the early morning hours.
8/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M 0.32" @ 3 p.m. yesterday, 0.53" @ 9 p.m. yesterday. Storm total (2 days) 0.86"!
8/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain showers from about 4:00 to 5:30/6:00 p.m., otherwise a nice sunny day yesterday.
8/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A few afternoon raindrops. Rolling thunder quite a bit--especially late afternoon/early evening.
8/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy this morning.
8/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy. Winds started picking up by late afternoon. They were very strong by 9 p.m.--evergreens were swaying very hard. Windy throughout the night and continuing this morning.
8/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A lot of wind the last few days.
8/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not as windy yesterday--finally.
8/22/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bees are starting to get frantic and angry--stung on nose by yellow jacket yesterday. Behavior started about 2 weeks earlier than I expected. This usually happens a couple of weeks before weather starts changing for the season.
8/23/2013 6:15 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain started after midnight sometime. A few waves of a nice, light rain.
8/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Slight breeze in the evening. All of the sudden a very strong wind started at 8:25 p.m. Thunder started about 8:50 and lightning at 8:52. Shortly after 9 p.m. I was outside and noticed a few raindrops and heard a lot of branches breaking in the strong wind. Hard wind slowed about 9:45 p.m. with a harder rain starting soon after that--I was suprised we didn't have more measured precip. Was breezy throughout the night and this morning.
8/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Rain sometime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. A little wind after.
8/30/2013 9:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Thunder started rolling about 3:30 p.m. or so. Winds started picking up too. Rain started about 4 p.m. and started pouring by 4:25. Strong winds, thunder and lightning were throughout the rain. Hail mixed with rain about 10 minutes after rain started pouring. Rain tapered at about 4:50 p.m. to a light sprinkle that continue for another 20 minutes or so. Rain gauge had 0.27" at that time. Branches are down all over the neighbor hood. Mostly larch but also other trees. Largest branch around here is about 2" diameter. We had to use a chain and the pickup to go move a very large branch out of the road about 5 miles to the south. Story of a tree falling over a house about 10 miles to the south. Very intense storm!
8/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Precip. possibly the tail end of the storm yesterday.
9/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain started at 9:40 and lasted 5-10 minutes.
9/4/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain at times yesterday. No thunder, lightning or much wind.
9/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Heard it start raining just after 5 a.m., then it started raining hard and then quit by 5:15 a.m. This morning it is breezy.
9/6/2013 6:30 AM 0.18 M M M M Thunderstorm in the morning. Gauge at 0.13" at 11 a.m. The remainder coming overnight. Thunder started about 8:15 a.m. or earlier. Very windy by 8:30 a.m., rain about 10 minutes later. Wind died some as the rain started. Thunder and lightning continued throughout the storm--at times somewhat close. Thunder continued for another 30 minutes or so after rain quit.
9/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Afternoon showers--here we only had marks in the dirt--nothing in the rain gauge. To the west of us about 2 miles they had up to quarter size hail and hard wind. There was a lot of debri including trees down. About 8 miles to the west there were two HARD rain storms each lasting 15 to 30 minutes. We had more rain here about 8:30 p.m. and got about 0.02". I woke to thunder about 4:30 a.m. and heard it start raining. I was suprised when I checked the gauge this morning and there wasn't any more rain in it then there was the night before. So rain must have ended as quickly as it started.
9/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Thunder started rolling about 8 a.m. Light rain sprinkles started just after 7 a.m. and hard rain started by 9 a.m.--on and off cycles of hard rain, sprinkles, no rain--all morning. By noon we had 0.25". Rain showers on and off continued throughout the day, evening and into the night. At 2 p.m.: 0.26", 6 p.m.: 0.31", 9 p.m.: 0.36". Thunder was only in the morning for our area.
9/10/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Not sure if trace is from tail end of previous day or from very heavy dew this morning.
9/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M breezy this morning
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Two waves of showers yesterday morning--about 8:40 and 9:45 a.m.
9/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.79 0.0 M M M Wow! What a thunder and lightning storm last night. Thunder and rain started at 9:50 p.m., lightning started at 10 p.m. It is still raining steady, thunder and lightning lasted for over an hour. At one point it was directly overhead--very bright and about knocked us out of bed with the sound!
9/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.92 M M M M So much rain yesterday! So glad to see it before winter sets in. In the morning hours at times the rain came down very hard. By 9:50 a.m. we had 0.62"--this since 6:30 a.m.--a tremendous amount for us. At 3:20 p.m. we had 0.80". Rain finally quit in the early evening & there was no more over night.
9/20/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/22/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light rain shower yesterday mid-afternoon.
9/23/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M A little bit of rain mid-afternoon, a little mid-evening, and a little bit more over night. It has been breezy since late afternoon.
9/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Trace of rain in the early evening. Measurable precip. came overnight. Windy day yesterday.
9/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.23 M M M M Light, steady rain falling this morning. Rain on and off yesterday. Light, steady rain started mid evening but may have stopped overnight for a time. O.18" at 9 p.m. last night.
9/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light rain in the morning.
9/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain showers in the afternoon. Forecast was for mostly sunny and nice. Wind was very cold yesterday.
9/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M There was a trace at 9 p.m., cold and breezy yesterday. Woke up at 5:30 a.m. to "freight train" wind and then hard rain. Both lasted a short time--15-20 minutes maybe. It is still windy this morning.
9/30/2013 6:30 AM 0.21 M M M M Light on & off rain started yesterday mid-afternoon. Steadier rain started about 8 p.m. Still windy this a.m.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
5/5/2013 5/06/2013 6:30 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/13/2013 7/14/2013 6:30 AM 2 0.00 M M
8/10/2013 8/16/2013 7:30 AM 7 0.04 M M Precipitation is most likely from a Monday rainstorm--according to my daughter who lives not far away.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
11/24/2012 10:35 AM I was suprised to see hail at this time of year. I had expected to see snow. I had to check during the storm to make sure I was really seeing hail! Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 6 1min no damage Continuous False After rain Same time as smaller hail vertical
4/20/2013 12:10 PM There was thunder just before hailstorm ended. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 2 2min no damage Continuous False After rain After smaller hail 10-20
4/20/2013 6:25 PM This was the second hail fall we had on this day. Earlier hail was at 12:10 p.m. Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 1 1min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
7/8/2013 2:00 PM 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 3 2min no damage Continuous True After rain Before smaller hail 30-40