Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NM-OT-12 Latitude 32.9212
Station Name Alamogordo 2.8 NNE Longitude -105.9409
County Otero Elevation (ft) 4439



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 1.46 0.25 30 0.25 30 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 1.14 0.30 28 0.30 28 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 1.02 0.27 30 0.27 30 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 13 0.69 0.16 28 0.16 28 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 13 0.63 0.07 27 0.07 27 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
March 13 0.48 0.04 31 0.04 31 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
April 13 0.36 0.00 28 0.00 26 0.00 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 0.55 0.40 30 0.00 23 0.40 7 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 13 0.94 0.26 29 0.26 29 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 1.94 2.88 22 2.88 22 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 2.21 1.44 31 1.44 31 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.60 4.20 30 4.20 30 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 13.02" 10.27" 344 days 9.87" 335 0.40" 9 days 2 46 days 0 days 0.0" 0 days 0 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2012 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.00
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.00
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.22
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 0.00
10/15/2012 0.00
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.00
10/19/2012 0.00
10/20/2012 0.00
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.03
10/23/2012 0.00
10/24/2012 0.00
10/25/2012 0.00
10/26/2012 0.00
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.00
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.06
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.17
11/19/2012 0.07
11/20/2012 0.00
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012 0.00
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012 0.00
12/9/2012 0.00
12/10/2012 0.00
12/11/2012 0.00
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.03
12/15/2012 0.11
12/16/2012
12/17/2012 0.00
12/18/2012 0.00
12/19/2012 0.00
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 0.00
12/25/2012 0.00
12/26/2012 0.07
12/27/2012 0.00
12/28/2012 0.00
12/29/2012 0.00
12/30/2012 0.00
12/31/2012 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 0.08
1/5/2013 0.02
1/6/2013 0.00
1/7/2013 0.03
1/8/2013
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.00
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 0.00
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013
1/19/2013
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 0.00
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 0.03
1/28/2013 0.00
1/29/2013 0.00
1/30/2013 0.00
1/31/2013 0.00
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 0.00
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 0.00
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.00
2/11/2013 0.00
2/12/2013 0.07
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.00
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 0.00
2/23/2013 0.00
2/24/2013
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 0.00
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 0.00
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.04
3/9/2013 0.00
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.00
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 0.00
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 0.00
3/24/2013 0.00
3/25/2013 0.00
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.00
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 0.00
4/5/2013 0.00
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.00
4/9/2013
4/10/2013 0.00
4/11/2013 0.00
4/12/2013 0.00
4/13/2013
4/14/2013 0.00
4/15/2013 0.00
4/16/2013 0.00
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 0.00
4/19/2013 0.00
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.00 **
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.00
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 0.00 **
5/10/2013 **
5/11/2013 **
5/12/2013 **
5/13/2013 **
5/14/2013 **
5/15/2013 0.40
5/16/2013 0.00
5/17/2013 0.00
5/18/2013 0.00
5/19/2013 0.00
5/20/2013 0.00
5/21/2013 0.00
5/22/2013 0.00
5/23/2013 0.00
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.00
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.00
5/28/2013
5/29/2013 0.00
5/30/2013
5/31/2013 0.00
6/1/2013 0.00
6/2/2013 0.00
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.00
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.00
6/13/2013 0.03
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.13
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.10
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.00
6/23/2013 0.00
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 0.00
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013 0.00
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.00
6/30/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.23
7/2/2013 0.45
7/3/2013 0.04
7/4/2013
7/5/2013
7/6/2013
7/7/2013
7/8/2013 0.08
7/9/2013
7/10/2013
7/11/2013
7/12/2013
7/13/2013
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.06
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.02
7/19/2013 0.35
7/20/2013 0.06
7/21/2013 0.04
7/22/2013 0.31
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 1.07
7/26/2013 0.00
7/27/2013 0.04
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.13
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.00
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 0.00
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.00
8/6/2013 0.00
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.10
8/9/2013 0.00
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 0.54
8/12/2013 0.00
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.25
8/16/2013 0.06
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.04
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.19
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.00
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.26
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.00
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.03
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 0.13
9/11/2013 0.48
9/12/2013 0.81
9/13/2013 0.43
9/14/2013 0.97
9/15/2013 0.00
9/16/2013 0.96
9/17/2013 0.39
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.00
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.00
9/29/2013 0.00
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2012 8:05 AM 0.22 M M M M
10/13/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It isn't "chilly" our there, it is cold! Get out the thermal underwear.
10/14/2012 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2012 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Probably the last rose of fall is blooming in our front yard.
10/18/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 7:50 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/23/2012 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Really COLD out there, allegedly 28 degrees, but supposed to warm up over the weekend.
10/28/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I'm glad I got my fur out of storage last week, because it is COLD out there!
10/29/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Did remember to "Fall back" before bed.
11/5/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Leaf drop slightly underway. Not like the year one day the backyard tree was full, and the next day it was enpty, except for a few hangers-on.
11/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2012 7:40 AM 0.06 M M M M Rained mid-afternoon yesterday, thought there'd be more, but certainly better than nothing.
11/11/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2012 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is COLD out there, 25 degrees, spposed to warm up THursday.
11/14/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Feels like winter, but it is supposed to warm up. I hope so, because I need to plant Spring bulbs.
11/16/2012 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 10:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Sprinkled yesterday afternoon, then rained during the night and into the morning, stopped around 9 a.m.
11/19/2012 7:25 AM 0.07 M M M M A surprise.
11/20/2012 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Thanksgiving to the CoCoRaHS team!
11/24/2012 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Planted pansies yesterday. They look good, could last all winter. On to planting more spring bulbs!
11/28/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 10:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice out there.
12/2/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2012 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More leaf drop.
12/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winter is here early. weather.com said "27 degrees, feels like 14."
12/11/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2012 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost Tuesday night got one of my potted mums.
12/14/2012 7:20 AM 0.03 M M M M Rained around 3 a.m., caused brief power outage.
12/15/2012 7:10 AM 0.11 M M M M Sprinkled on and off yesterday.
12/17/2012 12:15 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Stayed up late celebrating my birthday (today) with daughter from Oregon, so slept in.
12/18/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold, winter is here.
12/21/2012 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy First Day of Winter, Hurry Spring! Nnow the days get longer.
12/23/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost got outdoor mums, but indoor Christmas cactus is blooming, right on time.
12/24/2012 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AT COCORAHS!
12/26/2012 8:50 AM 0.07 M M M M A surprise; don't recall rain.
12/27/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2012 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Really cold out there, probably 20s.
12/30/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2012 11:00 AM 0.06 M M M M There was a 30 percent chance of rain last night, and we actualy got a little.
1/1/2013 7:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2013 11:00 PM 0.08 M M M M This was new snow, and it is still snowing lightly.
1/5/2013 6:50 AM 0.02 M M M M That's a total of 1 inch of snow over two days, most of it fell January 4.
1/6/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Second straight day vehicles are covered with frost. Glad we brought our scrapers with us from Michigan.
1/7/2013 7:10 AM 0.03 M M M M Probably melted frost from yesterday; it was so frosted it was difficult to read gauge.
1/9/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is COLD out there, 12 degrees.
1/14/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2013 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is!
1/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2013 6:40 AM 0.03 M M M M Better than nothing in this extreme drought.
1/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2013 7:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2013 11:30 AM 0.07 M 0.07 M M Snowed around 8 a.m., couldn't check gauge until later.
2/13/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First crocus is up and starting to bud out!
2/19/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was a light dusting of snow on the cushions of the patio chairs, but nothing in the gauge.
2/26/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2013 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2013 10:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M Rain started around 3 p.m. Thursday. Sign of Spring: ornamental cherry in West-facing frontyard started blooming!
3/9/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2013 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Spring bulbs in front which get afternoon sun starting to bud. No sign of bulbs in back bed,yet.
3/12/2013 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2013 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2013 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold out there.
3/17/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2013 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ornamental cherry blooming, along with daffodils, in front yard which gets afternoon sun.
3/22/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold out there.
3/26/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Daffodils blooming in backyard.
3/29/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More daffodils blooming!
3/30/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My Granny Smith apple tree is starting to bloom. Obviously, in what state climaologist Dr. David Dubois called our "extreme drought" condition, I water it.
4/1/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just one dead bug; might be the first of the season.
4/7/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bought a nuew gauge, put it up yesterday. Wow, what a difference! The predecessor was seven-plus years old, and our unrelenting sun had attacked the plastic to the point it was hard to read.
4/11/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So nice to see shiny new CoCoRaHS rain gauge! Even though there's no precipitation in it.
4/14/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Daffodils and apple blossoms past their prime, front rose bush blooming like crazy.
4/15/2013 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2013 7:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M New gauge is still a joy. I would encourage anyone who has a cloudy gauge to replace it.
4/20/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I have a mature agave,about five feet in diameter. It has put up a mast that is now close to five feet tall. One can almost see it grow, 6-10 inches a day!
4/23/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bees seem to be doing well!
4/28/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My agave put up a 15-plus foot shaft, grew VERY quickly, and bloomed today.
5/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 15-foot agave shafat is blooming. Blooms start white, then darken to yellow, then green.
5/3/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2013 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry is ist? So dry that some of my cacti didn't look good, and I had to water them yesterday. They seem perked up this morning.
5/8/2013 8:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Chilly out there, 54 degrees, but I'm not complaining. The heat will be here soon enough.
5/16/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2013 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M IT's getting very warm out there. Thank God we had pro work on swamp cooler, and it is working great.
5/23/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Weather Channel said 50-60 percent chance of rain; it didn't happen.
6/4/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it is!
6/7/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2013 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2013 6:50 AM 0.03 M M M M Not much, but the first precipitation in a long time.
6/14/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry is it? It's so dry that my cacti were shriveling and I had to water them.
6/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Agan, better than nothing, almost an inch this week, but need more for real monsoon.
6/16/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2013 8:20 AM 0.10 M M M M Considering puddles on patio pavement, I'm surprised there's not more in gauge. Rained lightly before midnight, stormed around 2 a.m.
6/18/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2013 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Interestingly, probably due to the moisture this week, I did not have to water outside yesterday. I check with a Moisture Meter, a very useful gardening tool.
6/20/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2013 7:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2013 9:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
7/2/2013 9:00 AM 0.45 M M M M
7/3/2013 9:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
7/14/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M How dry it still is!
7/16/2013 7:50 AM 0.06 M M M M Started raining around 1 p.m. Temperature dropped many degrees, and swamp cooler is working again.
7/17/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 7:50 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/19/2013 6:20 AM 0.35 M M M M Maybe the monsoon is here?
7/20/2013 7:10 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/21/2013 6:55 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/22/2013 6:55 AM 0.31 M M M M At least some rain six of the last seven days, so the monsoon season must be here.
7/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 8:20 AM 1.07 M M M M Heaviest rain fell before 5 p.m. I don't remember the last time we had more than an inch of rain; not this year.
7/26/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2013 7:07 AM 0.04 M M M M Monsoon continues, which is great.
7/28/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2013 7:15 AM 0.13 M M M M
7/30/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2013 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 7:05 AM 0.10 M M M M Puddles on patio and .10 were a surprise.
8/9/2013 7:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 7:15 AM 0.54 M M M M Apparently the monsoon is NOT over; hope no rain for Otero County Fair this week.
8/12/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
8/16/2013 7:05 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Theres's a little nip of fall in the air out there.
8/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2013 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2013 6:45 AM 0.19 M M M M
8/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little more nip in the air this morning.
8/26/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hint of Fall is gone, oh, well. Cool enough at night to plant my pansies.
8/29/2013 7:15 AM 0.26 M M M M Lots of puddles; Ithought tere'd be more in the gauge, but in this high-desert climate we will take what we can get.
8/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 9:40 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/4/2013 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2013 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2013 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2013 6:50 AM 0.13 M M M M And it is still raining. weather.com predicted rain most of the week, which is great in this high-desert climate.
9/11/2013 7:25 AM 0.48 M M M M It was still raining when I checked the gauge yesterday a.m. at .13 This a.m. it was .61, so I subtracted the .13 from .61 to get .48
9/12/2013 7:50 AM 0.81 M M M M So much rain that a tunnel in the mountains on US-82 was temporarily closed due to washed-down debris blocking the entrances.
9/13/2013 7:20 AM 0.43 M M M M
9/14/2013 7:50 AM 0.97 M M M M The close to 3 inches of rain this week caused our sunroom ceiling to leak, plaster on floor. Roofer will start fixing it today.
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2013 10:10 AM 0.96 M M M M Never thought I'd see the day in this high-desert climate when I'd say, "Will it ever stop raining?" Leaking roof, etc.
9/17/2013 8:05 AM 0.39 M M M M That's 1.35 in two days.
9/18/2013 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2013 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2013 7:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2013 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Definitely Fall, right on time.
9/24/2013 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2013 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2013 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 8:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M chilly, 50s.
9/29/2013 7:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold enough out there to wear my fur coat to church.
9/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
4/29/2013 4/30/2013 7:40 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/9/2013 5/15/2013 9:00 AM 7 0.40 M M



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