Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-LK-11 Latitude 47.90258333
Station Name Rollins 0.5 WSW Longitude -114.2078
County Lake Elevation (ft) 2938



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 1.15 1.53 19 1.53 19 0.00 0 0 11 4 1.3 1 0
Nov 12 1.37 1.34 27 1.34 27 0.00 0 0 10 5 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 1.07 1.19 30 1.19 30 0.00 0 0 13 6 3.1 4 4
Jan 13 1.02 0.48 25 0.48 25 0.00 0 0 10 1 1.1 3 4
Feb 13 0.77 0.09 28 0.09 28 0.00 0 0 2 9 0.3 1 0
March 13 0.96 0.73 27 0.73 27 0.00 0 0 7 5 2.0 2 1
April 13 1.29 0.67 23 0.67 23 0.00 0 0 9 1 3.4 3 1
May 13 1.98 2.87 25 2.87 25 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
June 13 2.38 2.01 21 2.01 21 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
July 13 1.34 0.16 21 0.16 21 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 0.96 1.29 25 1.29 25 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.21 2.98 24 2.98 24 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 15.50" 15.34" 295 days 15.34" 295 0.00" 0 days 0 110 days 39 days 11.2" 14 days 10 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
10/2/2012
10/3/2012
10/4/2012
10/5/2012
10/6/2012
10/7/2012
10/8/2012
10/9/2012
10/10/2012
10/11/2012
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.03
10/14/2012 T
10/15/2012 0.06
10/16/2012 0.15
10/17/2012 0.11
10/18/2012
10/19/2012 0.00
10/20/2012 0.03
10/21/2012 T
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.22
10/24/2012 T
10/25/2012 T
10/26/2012 0.00
10/27/2012 0.12
10/28/2012 0.23
10/29/2012 0.30
10/30/2012 0.20
10/31/2012 0.08
11/1/2012 0.05
11/2/2012 0.05
11/3/2012 0.05
11/4/2012 0.03
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.00
11/8/2012
11/9/2012 T
11/10/2012 0.14
11/11/2012
11/12/2012 0.00
11/13/2012 0.07
11/14/2012 T
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.09
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 T
11/21/2012 0.70
11/22/2012
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.10
11/25/2012 T
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 T
11/30/2012 0.06
12/1/2012 0.16
12/2/2012 0.25
12/3/2012 0.05
12/4/2012 0.02
12/5/2012 0.03
12/6/2012
12/7/2012 0.15
12/8/2012 0.13
12/9/2012 0.00
12/10/2012 0.00
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 0.14
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.03
12/16/2012 0.00
12/17/2012 T
12/18/2012 T
12/19/2012 0.00
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.02
12/23/2012 T
12/24/2012 0.12
12/25/2012 T
12/26/2012 0.04
12/27/2012 T
12/28/2012 0.05
12/29/2012 0.00
12/30/2012 0.00
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.00
1/5/2013 0.02
1/6/2013 0.00
1/7/2013
1/8/2013 0.04
1/9/2013
1/10/2013 0.05
1/11/2013 0.03
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 0.05
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.01
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.04
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.10
1/27/2013
1/28/2013 T
1/29/2013 0.08
1/30/2013 0.06
1/31/2013 0.00
2/1/2013 0.05
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 0.00
2/8/2013 T
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.04
2/11/2013 0.00
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 T
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 T
2/19/2013 0.00
2/20/2013 T
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 T
2/23/2013 T
2/24/2013 0.00
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 T
2/27/2013 0.00
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.03
3/4/2013 T
3/5/2013
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.11
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.00
3/13/2013 0.07
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 T
3/17/2013 T
3/18/2013 0.06
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.30
3/22/2013 T
3/23/2013 0.14
3/24/2013 T
3/25/2013 0.00
3/26/2013
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013
3/30/2013 0.02
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 0.01
4/5/2013 0.05
4/6/2013 0.02
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.20
4/9/2013
4/10/2013
4/11/2013 0.03
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013 0.13
4/14/2013 0.08
4/15/2013 0.00
4/16/2013 0.00
4/17/2013
4/18/2013
4/19/2013
4/20/2013
4/21/2013
4/22/2013 0.11
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 T
4/30/2013 0.04
5/1/2013 0.05
5/2/2013
5/3/2013 T
5/4/2013 0.04
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013
5/8/2013
5/9/2013 0.00
5/10/2013 0.08
5/11/2013
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013
5/14/2013 0.15
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 0.00
5/17/2013 T
5/18/2013 0.02
5/19/2013 0.50
5/20/2013 0.33
5/21/2013 0.00
5/22/2013
5/23/2013 1.10
5/24/2013 0.11
5/25/2013 0.21
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.00
5/28/2013 0.02
5/29/2013 0.07
5/30/2013 0.17
5/31/2013 0.02
6/1/2013
6/2/2013 0.00
6/3/2013 0.02
6/4/2013 0.10
6/5/2013
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.01
6/9/2013
6/10/2013
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.08
6/13/2013 0.09
6/14/2013 0.09
6/15/2013 T
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.09
6/20/2013 0.70
6/21/2013 0.29
6/22/2013 0.02
6/23/2013
6/24/2013
6/25/2013 0.21
6/26/2013 0.31
6/27/2013
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013
6/30/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.00
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.15
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
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013
7/24/2013
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013
7/27/2013
7/28/2013
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 0.50
8/3/2013 0.25
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.06
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.04
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013
8/13/2013 0.25
8/14/2013
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013
8/17/2013 0.02
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 T
8/24/2013 T
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 T
8/27/2013
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.04
8/30/2013 0.13
8/31/2013
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 T
9/4/2013 0.04
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.03
9/7/2013
9/8/2013 0.03
9/9/2013 0.93
9/10/2013 T
9/11/2013
9/12/2013
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013
9/17/2013
9/18/2013 1.26
9/19/2013 0.32
9/20/2013
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.07
9/24/2013 0.02
9/25/2013 0.08
9/26/2013 0.11
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013 0.04
9/30/2013 0.05



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/12/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/14/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Very windy but warm during the night
10/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.15 M M M M small broken branches litter the yard
10/17/2012 8:15 AM 0.11 M M M M
10/19/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2012 7:55 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/21/2012 7:45 AM T M M M M
10/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winter weather in the forecast. We're hoping for significant moisture.
10/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.22 1.3 0.04 M M Received .22 inches of rain before the snow. Snow is patchy and crusty
10/24/2012 7:15 AM T M M M M
10/25/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/26/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/28/2012 7:35 AM 0.23 M M M M
10/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
10/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rained off and on all day
10/31/2012 7:45 AM 0.08 M M M M
11/1/2012 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M Just had a brief heavy rain come thru at 7:24AM
11/2/2012 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M
11/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
11/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
11/5/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Big winds this morning with rain expected
11/9/2012 7:55 AM T M M M M Nothing registered in the gauge but we had a thin skiff on snow which fell about 1:30PM yesterday.
11/10/2012 7:30 AM 0.14 M M M M
11/12/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2012 7:35 AM 0.07 M M M M Precip was a rain/snow mix
11/14/2012 7:55 AM T M M M M
11/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and freezing this morning
11/17/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
11/19/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M west coast rain has not yet reached us
11/20/2012 7:35 AM T M M M M Rained all around us but we must be in a dry pocket
11/21/2012 7:30 AM 0.70 M M M M
11/23/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2012 8:20 AM 0.10 M M M M
11/25/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkling of snow crystals on the ground and surfaces
11/26/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Sleet and snow in the forecast did not effect us.
11/30/2012 8:15 AM 0.06 M M M M Short, light showers on and off brought this moisture.
12/1/2012 8:05 AM 0.16 M M M M Temps remain about10 degrees above average. Short, light showers
12/2/2012 7:35 AM 0.25 M M M M Again-sporadic light rains
12/3/2012 6:30 AM 0.05 M M M M
12/4/2012 7:15 AM 0.02 M M M M
12/5/2012 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Heavy, gusty winds over night along with intermittant light rains
12/7/2012 7:45 AM 0.15 0.5 0.15 M M A half inch of snow was deposited on top of a layer of freezing rain.
12/8/2012 7:10 AM 0.13 M M 2.5 0.26
12/9/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No new precip. Temp of 16 this morning.
12/10/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold no precip
12/11/2012 6:45 AM T M M M M A mist has frozen over ice and snow making walking a dicey game.
12/12/2012 7:45 AM 0.14 M M M M Raining this AM with temps at 32. Ice on the drive and road.
12/13/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost covers everything this morning.
12/14/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost
12/15/2012 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Fine dusting of snow overnight
12/16/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2012 7:35 AM T M M M M Snow has just begun to fall
12/18/2012 7:45 AM T M M M M Light rain followed by some snow fell but was immeasurable this morning
12/19/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The BIG storm that was forecast must have gone north of us. Dry as a bone here.
12/21/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Areas north and south of us have ample snow on the ground. We seem to be in the drought path.
12/22/2012 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Several very light rain showers during the day and at least one last night
12/23/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Grains of snow just larger than salt dot some surfaces. Had enough rain on and off to dampen the ground.
12/24/2012 7:55 AM 0.12 1.5 0.13 1.5 0.13
12/25/2012 7:35 AM T M M M M
12/26/2012 7:45 AM 0.04 0.3 M 1.3 0.13
12/27/2012 7:45 AM T M M M M
12/28/2012 7:45 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 2.5 0.24
12/29/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light rain and snow north of us but dry here
1/1/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast skies masked the meteor showers and didn't bring precip
1/4/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A sprinkle of snow can't even fill in the holes left by dogs footprints.
1/6/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2013 7:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Snow turned to rain as the temps entered the high 30's. We now have only patches of snow and lots of green grass.
1/10/2013 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M A light dusting of snow is falling. Not enough to measure depth.
1/11/2013 7:45 AM 0.03 0.3 0.06 M M
1/12/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2013 8:30 AM 0.05 M M 1.0 0.09
1/14/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2013 8:30 AM 0.01 M M 0.8 0.12
1/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps above freezing for the last couple of days are reducing our snow to patches
1/19/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M patches of snow mixed with large patches of grass
1/20/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Patches of green and brown are now larger than the white
1/22/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps in the high 30's continue our January thaw
1/23/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our patches of snow are smaller than the patches of grass
1/24/2013 6:40 AM 0.04 M M M M finally some rain!
1/25/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2013 7:15 AM 0.10 M M M M
1/28/2013 6:55 AM T M M M M light dusting of driving snow immeasurable on ground
1/29/2013 7:15 AM 0.08 0.5 0.06 0.5 0.06 Snow flurries approaching white out to hiway drivers produced a new white blanket
1/30/2013 7:45 AM 0.06 0.3 0.04 0.8 0.11
1/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps in the 40's-all our snow is gone
2/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Misty rain sometime during the night
2/2/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gorgeous clear evening and the raccoons are invading
2/3/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear skies, no wind or snow except in the mountains
2/4/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Light off and on rain has dampened the ground
2/5/2013 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M Windy this morning with damp surfaces outside
2/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M
2/9/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2013 7:45 AM 0.04 0.3 0.01 M M continuous light snow in afternoon, warm temps when sky cleared
2/11/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow in the valley is again completely gone after melting temps yesterday
2/12/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and light winds blowing over the lawn
2/13/2013 7:10 AM T M M M M Misty rain seems to have begun recently this morning
2/14/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precip and no snow in valley
2/15/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and dry No snow in our area of the valley
2/16/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Precip keeps avoiding us altho it does leave snow in the mountains
2/18/2013 6:55 AM T M M M M Light intermittent snowfalls combined with rain
2/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M A light dusting of snow creates white patches in some spots.
2/21/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky at night no moisture
2/22/2013 7:45 AM T M M M M A light dusting of snow fell overnight. It doesn't even cover the ground. Too little to measure
2/23/2013 7:45 AM T M M M M Mixed light rain and snow too little to measure
2/24/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No snow on the ground, no new precip
2/26/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M The lawn has a dusting of snow
2/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few flakes of snow yesterday-immeasurable.
3/1/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry, dry, dry
3/2/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M enough rain to dampen road but not to measure
3/3/2013 7:15 AM 0.03 M M M M wind rattled the house during the night. No new snow in our hills around the lake or here
3/4/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M Dusting of snow over night
3/6/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M All's dry on our western front
3/7/2013 7:45 AM 0.11 M M M M
3/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy but no precip
3/13/2013 7:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Light snow yesterday before noon turned to filmy type rain
3/14/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M Wet surfaces yesterday morning but nothing measurable in the gauge
3/17/2013 7:45 AM T M M M M Precip seems to be skirting around the Flathead valley. We have had NO snow to shovel this winter!
3/18/2013 7:45 AM 0.06 0.5 0.05 M M Not enough snow to shovel but 1/2" is welcome
3/19/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breif strong winds, clearing skies, overnight temp drop, no precip
3/20/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2013 7:55 AM 0.30 M M M M Strong gusts of wind finally brought measurable precip
3/22/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M Snowflakes and sprinkles yesterday
3/23/2013 7:55 AM 0.14 1.5 0.09 1.5 0.09 Last night's snow is the total amount of snow we have.
3/24/2013 7:55 AM T M M M M
3/25/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2013 7:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief rain shower passed thru yesterday afternoon
3/31/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2013 7:15 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/5/2013 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M
4/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/7/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.20 0.9 0.15 M M
4/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M intermittent rains some with strong winds
4/12/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2013 7:35 AM 0.13 M M M M
4/14/2013 7:35 AM 0.08 1.1 0.08 1.1 0.08 A blizzard came thru Sat. about 10AM. Strong winds and heavy snow made visibility on the hwy nearly impossible. Snow built up quickly and roads were slippery while trying to deal with the strong winds.
4/15/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M snow is all gone again
4/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2013 7:35 AM 0.11 1.4 0.17 M M Snow pushed by heavy winds from the north began before 7AM and piled up to at least 6" by the time it passed over at about 1:30PM. Warm temps quickly reduced the snow.
4/23/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow in the valley-melted
4/24/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fields are very dry. A 50 acre fire near Kalispell was sparked by a travel trailer. It involved 7 fire departments to put it out due to high winds and threatened homes.
4/28/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M Big winds predicted for today-have not yet begun
4/30/2013 6:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Precip frozen in gauge! Strong winds knocked down trees and caused power outages in Kalispell.
5/1/2013 6:55 AM 0.05 M M M M First quick storm of sleet hit in the morning. A second storm of grauple(sp) hit at 1:00 and lasted for a short time.
5/3/2013 7:35 AM T M M M M Light rain had dampened surfaces
5/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M electric outage this morning followed by thunderstorm occurring about 7:45 to 8:25.
5/10/2013 6:55 AM 0.08 M M M M A powerful short storm hit here yesterday morning about 7:45 with thunder and lightning directly over head. We receive real rain for a while and then it all passed over by 8:25.
5/12/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.15 M M M M Very strong winds blew the rain horizontally coming from the SW initially and then switching to come from the north.
5/15/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Enough sprinkles to dampen the porch in the AM
5/18/2013 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.50 M M M M Finally-HOURS OF SHOWERS!
5/20/2013 7:45 AM 0.33 M M M M
5/21/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2013 7:30 AM 1.10 M M M M Showers continued from late morning thru now. This should help to delay our fire season!
5/24/2013 7:15 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/25/2013 7:35 AM 0.21 M M M M
5/26/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2013 7:15 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/31/2013 7:25 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/4/2013 6:55 AM 0.10 M M M M
6/6/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 7:35 AM 0.08 M M M M
6/13/2013 7:35 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/14/2013 7:55 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/15/2013 6:05 AM T M M M M
6/16/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2013 7:45 AM 0.09 M M M M Watching an educational film at FVCC when a storm came in with thunder etc and knocked out the electricity at about 7:25 PM. Only a brief interruption with high winds that knocked down trees in Glacier Park.
6/20/2013 7:35 AM 0.70 M M M M Rain began about 2:15PM and was mostly uninterrupted all night and continues this morning.
6/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
6/22/2013 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/25/2013 7:25 AM 0.21 M M M M
6/26/2013 7:15 AM 0.31 M M M M
6/28/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Unseasonable heat approaching record highs.
7/4/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our Fire Danger status has been raised to HIGH.
7/10/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A helicopter scooped water from the bay in front of our house to douse a fire in the hills opposite of us.
7/12/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No local fire-helicopter was practicing!
7/13/2013 7:15 AM 0.15 M M M M
7/14/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67 degrees at 7AM unusually hot for our area at 3000' in the Rockies.
7/18/2013 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M dark clouds and thunder with about 10 minutes of rain left patterns of rain drops that didn't even touch each other-disappointing
7/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps at 9:45PM were 80 degrees. Never have seen that before here in the mountains by the lake.
7/22/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grasses and short plants on the forest floors are now totally dried and combustible.
7/29/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M overcast and cooler in AM Rain is forecast!
8/2/2013 7:45 AM 0.50 M M M M RAIN! finally Three times as much rain in one evening as I recorded for the entire month of July
8/3/2013 7:35 AM 0.25 M M M M Oh frabjous day, Caloo, calay! A steady all day rainy drizzle with no lightning. It's worth celebrating.
8/4/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 7:25 AM 0.06 M M M M About 12 minutes of heavy rain along with thunder passed thru on Monday afternoon.
8/7/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 7:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief strong winds with thunder and lightning but the storm proceeded south and east of us. Minimal rain but very welcome
8/11/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2013 6:55 AM 0.25 M M M M Our precip came in two short storms: 1:30 AM - 1:47 and 2:01-2:18 AM.
8/15/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 7:35 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/18/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2013 7:10 AM T M M M M
8/24/2013 7:35 AM T M M M M Smoke from the Idaho fire has been visible to our south for a week. Today the smoke has moved north on the lake and can be smelled and affects breathing. We are terribly dry.
8/25/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Thunder and lightning accompanied by strong winds tore up two older docks on the bay and left 2 large boats high and dry. Trees and branches down and lost our electricity from 8:05PM to 8:42AM.
8/28/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2013 7:25 AM 0.04 M M M M An actual rain came thru before noon yesterday and wetted things down. No thunder or lightning.
8/30/2013 7:45 AM 0.13 M M M M
9/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 7:55 AM T M M M M
9/4/2013 8:10 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/8/2013 7:55 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/9/2013 7:15 AM 0.93 M M M M Thunder preceeded 1:00PM rain which began softly but had short bursts of heavy drenching rain (8-10 min). It continued this way until about 4PM providing a brief dry break. Rain continued on and off from about 6:47 thru the evening.
9/10/2013 7:45 AM T M M M M
9/13/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2013 8:05 AM 1.26 M M M M Reported .61 inches during a quick storm last night Received an additional .65 during the remainder of the evening.
9/19/2013 7:15 AM 0.32 M M M M light all day rain followed the storm of Tuesday night
9/21/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 7:55 AM 0.07 M M M M Had a quick shower yesterday afternoon and apparently another during the night No thunder or lightning
9/24/2013 8:05 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/25/2013 8:05 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/26/2013 7:45 AM 0.11 M M M M
9/27/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2013 8:20 AM 0.04 M M M M Big gusty winds overnight and this morning. Big rain has not arrived yet
9/30/2013 8:20 AM 0.05 M M M M



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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