Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WI-JF-3 Latitude 43.089135
Station Name Lake Mills 3.6 WNW Longitude -88.976506
County Jefferson Elevation (ft) 856



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 2.73 4.23 31 4.23 31 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 2.42 0.96 30 0.96 30 0.00 0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 1.75 4.03 31 4.03 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 22.4 7 17
Jan 13 1.28 2.93 31 2.93 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 9.7 7 21
Feb 13 1.34 2.96 28 2.96 28 0.00 0 0 17 1 24.6 13 25
March 13 1.98 2.54 31 2.54 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 13.8 7 13
April 13 3.40 7.04 30 7.04 30 0.00 0 0 13 1 0.8 1 1
May 13 3.66 7.48 31 7.48 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
June 13 4.69 7.85 30 7.85 30 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
July 13 4.17 2.16 31 2.16 31 0.00 0 0 4 6 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 4.41 2.66 31 2.66 31 0.00 0 0 4 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 3.58 1.92 30 1.92 30 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 35.41" 46.76" 365 days 46.76" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 109 days 28 days 71.3" 35 days 77 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 0.14
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.68
10/14/2012 0.45
10/15/2012 1.02
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.55
10/19/2012 0.18
10/20/2012 0.07
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.57
10/24/2012 0.12
10/25/2012 0.00
10/26/2012 0.45
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 0.00
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 T
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.14
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.00
11/12/2012 0.82
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 0.00
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 T
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.37
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 0.11
12/10/2012 0.33
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 T
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 T
12/16/2012 0.58
12/17/2012 0.00
12/18/2012 0.00
12/19/2012 0.17
12/20/2012 0.85
12/21/2012 1.56
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 0.00
12/25/2012 0.00
12/26/2012 0.00
12/27/2012 0.00
12/28/2012 0.02
12/29/2012 0.04
12/30/2012 T
12/31/2012 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 T
1/3/2013 T
1/4/2013 T
1/5/2013 T
1/6/2013 0.02
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.30
1/12/2013 0.00
1/13/2013 0.08
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 0.00
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 0.02
1/25/2013 0.02
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 0.00
1/28/2013 0.09
1/29/2013 0.95
1/30/2013 0.98
1/31/2013 0.47
2/1/2013 0.01
2/2/2013 0.09
2/3/2013 0.01
2/4/2013 0.14
2/5/2013 0.02
2/6/2013 0.08
2/7/2013 0.03
2/8/2013 0.61
2/9/2013 T
2/10/2013 0.02
2/11/2013 0.61
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.01
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.46
2/20/2013 0.01
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 0.24
2/23/2013 0.06
2/24/2013 0.00
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 0.45
2/28/2013 0.11
3/1/2013 T
3/2/2013 0.01
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.00
3/5/2013 0.00
3/6/2013 0.56
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.00
3/10/2013 0.62
3/11/2013 0.67
3/12/2013 0.12
3/13/2013 0.02
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.21
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 0.00
3/19/2013 0.22
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 0.11
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 T
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 0.05
4/8/2013 0.03
4/9/2013 0.58
4/10/2013 2.93
4/11/2013 0.84
4/12/2013 0.19
4/13/2013 0.03
4/14/2013 0.08
4/15/2013 0.52
4/16/2013 0.05
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 1.39
4/19/2013 0.25
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.00
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.10
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.00
4/30/2013 T
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.58
5/4/2013 0.38
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 1.91
5/11/2013 0.13
5/12/2013 T
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 0.05
5/16/2013 0.00
5/17/2013 0.00
5/18/2013 1.39
5/19/2013 0.00
5/20/2013 0.28
5/21/2013 0.00
5/22/2013 0.00
5/23/2013 1.27
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.00
5/26/2013 T
5/27/2013 0.04
5/28/2013 0.14
5/29/2013 0.60
5/30/2013 0.18
5/31/2013 0.53
6/1/2013 0.07
6/2/2013 0.00
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.03
6/6/2013 0.17
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 T
6/13/2013 1.45
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.36
6/16/2013 0.52
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.02
6/22/2013 1.36
6/23/2013 0.80
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 1.27
6/26/2013 1.04
6/27/2013 0.29
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 T
6/30/2013 0.47
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 T
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 T
7/9/2013 T
7/10/2013 0.55
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.59
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.49
7/23/2013 T
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 T
7/27/2013 0.53
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 T
8/1/2013 0.35
8/2/2013 0.27
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.00
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 0.00
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 0.52
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 1.52
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.00
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 T
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.00
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 T
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.24
9/16/2013 0.31
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.06
9/19/2013 0.05
9/20/2013 0.82
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 0.44
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1.89 in September. It is so dry that coffee congealed into a black mass at the bottom of my cup. It is so dry that my loaf of bread still has no mold on it after one month. It is so dry that I have to water my house so the foundation doesn't crack. It is so dry that only earwigs are coming out of the well. It is so dry that even the artificial plants are drooping.
10/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Light rain early eve.
10/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Do you think the weather might finally get back to normal for awhile? A few storm systems lined up, a bit warmer with some humidity in the air, might actually get to plant my fall grass seed!
10/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Rain showers after midnight.
10/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M It is amazing how the lousy Lake Mills area can sit in a tiny open gap within a 500 mile area of rain.
10/15/2012 7:00 AM 1.02 M M M M Much heavier just to the north and west and lighter in the southeast. Lake Mills was in a dead zone since the low moved overhead as it always does.
10/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Rain in the evening, heavier west east north and south with the usual Lake Mills donut hole. .40 more just 10 miles away in Watertown. #Iliveinacrappyplaceforweather
10/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Light rain off and on.
10/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain showers p.m.
10/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Light rain mid day. Fog and drizzle overnight.
10/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Five miles away there was more than 1" but in this lousy location diddlesquat
10/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Much heavier in other places as always.
10/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 4.23 in October, much more to the north and west.
11/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2012 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light snow pellets and flurries early morning for about an hour.
11/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 T T 0.0 0.00 Light snow light rain drizzle fog cold London weather
11/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.82 T T 0.0 0.00 Rain most of the afternoon and evening.
11/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .96 rain and only a trace of snow in November.
12/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M A couple of heavier showers in the afternoon.
12/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.6 0.11 0.5 0.11 Light snow started early morning. Very wet and melting as it fell but a dusting remained.
12/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 3.2 0.44 3.0 0.44 Snow during the day, may have been over 4 inches but compacted and melted quickly. Another dusting of .3 overnight made it slippery as the temps fell. 3.8 total storm and .44 water eq.
12/11/2012 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 0.25
12/12/2012 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 0.15
12/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 0.0 0.00 M M Light rain all day.
12/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.17 2.1 0.17 2.0 0.17 Snow in the afternoon and freezing drizzle in the evening. I am expecting a lot more rain and snow melt so much lower snow totals as low tracks over Milwaukee. Maybe 3-7 inches.
12/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.85 5.9 0.85 6.0 0.95 Melting now, but it is likely that 8 inches fell but it compacted and melted quite a bit. Arbor Vitae have all collapsed in heavy snow.
12/21/2012 7:00 AM 1.56 9.2 1.56 14.0 2.60 Extremely wet and heavy snow, 15.1 total snow and 2.17 total water, very similar to a storm several years ago. Much tree damage in the area. Drifts over 3 feet but mainly of the drier snow that fell at the end.
12/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.0 2.60
12/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 12.0 2.60
12/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 2.60
12/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 2.60
12/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.5 2.60
12/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 2.60
12/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 11.0 2.62 Freezing drizzle at obs, roads extremely slippery in Dane and Jefferson Counties.
12/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 1.3 0.04 12.0 2.65 Light snow off and on
12/30/2012 7:00 AM T T T 10.0 2.63
12/31/2012 7:00 AM T T T 10.0 2.63 Rechecked snow water equivalent and it was a lot higher than the first measurement - so I will correct the total SWE for the big storm! 22.4 inches snow total for the month and 4.03 water equivalent.
1/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 2.63
1/2/2013 7:00 AM T T T 10.0 2.63
1/3/2013 7:00 AM T T T 10.0 2.60
1/4/2013 7:00 AM T T T 10.0 2.60
1/5/2013 7:00 AM T T T 10.0 2.60
1/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 9.5 2.62 Light snow in the evening before some melting occurred with a bried warmup overnight.
1/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 2.62
1/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 2.58
1/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 2.55
1/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 2.51
1/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.30 M M 6.0 2.72 We were in precip minima as usual. Most of the rain soaked into the remaining snow.
1/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.65 Almost all of the snow melted in one warm night! 75% of ground covered with icy snow in the country and 90% in the city. Almost 2" water released to the ground yesterday but little ponding due to antecedent dry conditions.
1/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.6 0.08 2.0 0.63 Sleet and snow showers in the evening.
1/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.65
1/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.65
1/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.65
1/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 0.65
1/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Melting and warm.
1/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T
1/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.6 0.02 1.0 0.52 Light snow showers, esp in the evening. Old snow cover, which was shown as a trace but was a 45% cover of deep crusty drifts, has a lot of water content.
1/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 1.0 0.54 Very light snow - much less than expected but then - can we ever expect much in lake mills? Old snow cover, which was shown as a trace but was a 45% cover of deep crusty drifts, has a lot of water content.
1/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 1.0 0.58 Light snow and freezing drizzle. Still a lot of SWE due to old crusty snowcover.
1/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.95 0.0 0.00 T T Thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rain overnight - much flooding in fields. Still a lot of water locked up in drifts that haven't melted yet. More rain and record warmth will release that water.
1/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.98 0.2 0.05 T T Rain most of the afternoon. 1.71 for the calendar day, probably a record. Madison and Milwaukee also set records for precip and warmth. Some thunder early afternoon. Sleet beginning at obs. hour.
1/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.47 6.6 0.52 7.0 0.57 Record heavy snowfall after record warmth and record rainfall. My kind of weather! 6.8 total snow. 2.45 total water eq. for 3 days.
2/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 6.0 0.55 A little light snow afternoon and evening. Counts as January precip. Final totals 2.94 water eq. precip and 10.0 inches of snow, temps about average, thrown off a bit by a 60 degree day.
2/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 2.3 0.08 8.0 0.64 Light snow overnight, heavier east and north.
2/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 8.0 0.65
2/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 1.9 0.14 10.0 0.77 Light snow overnite, a little higher water content than expected.
2/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 9.0 0.67 A little light snow very early morning.
2/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.9 0.08 9.0 0.73 Light snow band came through around noon.
2/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 T T 7.0 0.75 A little freezing rain and sleet early morn, still ongoing at obs. Roads have some ice. Former powdery 9 inch Snowcover packed down with warmer weather and crusty ice.
2/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.61 5.9 0.68 12.5 1.43 Steady snow throughout the day never heavy but moderate. Drifting overnight as snow became fluffier. Roads were terrible. Large overhanging drift off my roof. Corrected water eq.
2/9/2013 7:00 AM T T T 11.0 1.40 Snow grains fell from the lifting fog early am.
2/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 10.0 1.40 Light freezing rain overnight - coated car windows and made for slippery roads.
2/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.61 T T 4.0 1.55 Light rain on Sunday. Huge meltdown of 6 inches of old snow added to rain left massive amounts of now frozen water in the fields.
2/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 1.41
2/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 1.41
2/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.41 Very light rain shower midnight. Only 3 inches of icy crust remains - but a lot of water content plus major ice ponds in the fields ready to melt once warm weather comes. Corrected remaining snow after investigation.
2/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.41
2/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.41
2/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.39
2/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.39
2/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.46 1.6 0.22 4.0 1.85 Rain of .24. then very wet snow of 1 inch and later dry snow of .6 inch - light snow and blowing snow at obs, very bad driving. Much field flooding frozen underneath snowcover waiting to be released and is not part of the core melted value of the icy snowpack. Ice under snow estimated at over 2 inches of water - so total water ready to run off or soak in at warmup is at least 4 inches.
2/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 4.0 1.74 Left over early snow showers yesterday.
2/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 1.75
2/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.24 2.8 0.24 6.5 1.99 Moderate snow for about 3 hours overnight.
2/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 1.1 0.06 7.0 2.04 Light snow off and on.
2/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.45 5.0 0.55 8.0 2.20 Made some rather glaring measurement errors after checking around the area, even Lake Mills WWTP measured 5.2 inches. I had used the front yard but the wind was so strong it cleared the front yard. Most of the remaining area in sheltered spots had a lot more snow so I revised up to 5 inches. Revised water total also as even the drifted snow was wet.
2/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 2.0 0.17 9.0 2.29 Corrected totals. Noted that Lake Mills WWTP recorded 7.4 inches for the storm and since I am in a windy open location and a northeast wind tends to blow the most of my snow to the neighbors yard, I decided to move beyond the yard to check the snow totals. There really was more than 7 inches. The drifts were huge, bigger than the 15 inch snow earlier this year. LM measured 2.2 today and radar history supports that and so do my neighbors so I bumped up to 2.0 as an average.
3/1/2013 7:00 AM T T T 8.0 2.25 Just snow flurries and some slippery roads from drifting but 1/2 inch new snow just to the west in Madison, the snow capitol of the state.
3/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 8.0 2.24
3/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.56 7.2 0.56 13.0 2.68 Moderate to heavy snow all day, drifting overnight.
3/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.0 2.61
3/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.62 M M 8.0 3.30 Rain much heavier west. Will miss all the snow and most of the rain tonight. Remaining snow is almost half water and large fields of water coming to the surface of the snow, even in the deeper sections.
3/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.67 M M 6.0 2.90 Mainly light rain off and on all day. Much field flooding being held in place by remaining "snow"cover.
3/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 1.0 0.12 6.0 2.55 Light snow off and on afternoon and a very slippery light coating overnight, almost went off the road this morn due to ice underneath from previous melting. Melt value of remaining crust and slush does not include large amounts of water standing in the fields.
3/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 6.0 2.14 Very light snow showers, much heavier elsewhere, 1.4 inches just a few miles east.
3/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 1.85 No precip fell in Lake Mills due to late start of snow which began after obs.
3/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.21 0.6 0.08 5.0 1.78 Sorry - I forgot to enter precip for the day and hit monthly zero's instead!
3/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.22 2.7 0.22 7.0 1.87 Moderate snow at times mid morning to mid afternoon, then blowing snow all night. Very cold again this morning, like deep midwinter with below zero wind chills. 50 - 60 degrees colder than last year in March.
3/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 1.62
3/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 1.8 0.11 6.0 1.71 Light snow off and on. Some drifting overnight made east-west roads slick.
3/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2013 7:00 AM T M M T T
4/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T March total 2.54 water and 13.8 snowfall - a very wintry month with a lot of snow piles and drifts left on April 1 even though recorded as a trace.
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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light showers off and on.
4/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain just beginning at obs.
4/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Moderate rain in the morning.
4/10/2013 6:00 AM 2.93 M M M M Took obs hour early due to work schedule. Still raining at obs along with icing on trees. About .10 ice on trees because warm rain is melting ice as it forms. We were only 2 degrees short of a massive ice storm. Much flooding already. 1.98 inches on calendar day yesterday. A lot of thunder and likely that hail occured with a "purple" cell but I was at work and did not observe it. There were hail reports in the area up to .88 inch size.
4/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M Strong winds last night up to 60 mph in a wake low. They call it a wake low because it woke me up. Many farm fields under water.
4/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Just some light rain off and on.
4/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 T T M M Light rain and a few sleet pellets.
4/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.08 1.0 0.08 Light snow and sleet late night and early morn - ground was white when I woke up.
4/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.52 0.0 0.00 T T Thunderstorm/rain around 1 am to 3 am.
4/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light rain shower late afternoon. As an athlete myself, I always fear that some jerk will terrorize a large event and so it happened in Boston. My heart goes out to those affected and esp. the family of that 8 year old boy!
4/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2013 7:00 AM 1.39 M M M M Only light to moderate rain, heavy rain stayed south where Chicago is having catastrophic flooding.
4/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M We were in the precip minima because the low passed overhead.
4/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M
4/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Looks like we will end with 7.04 precip and 0.8 snowfall for April. One of the wettest on record. Phenology note: trees are barely budding and are more than 6 weeks behind last year's record pace. Looks like winter outside yet. No grass mowing yet and mowed 4 times last year by now. Much of this is due to lack of sun and very cold rains.
5/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.3 inches of snow fell this year.
5/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Despite all the snow to the west all we had was rain.
5/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M We were in the zone of least precip across central wisconsin (north/south oriented zone). cold light rain is all we got while others had heavy snow or heavy rain. Typical.
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
5/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 1.91 M M M M Heavy windy cold rain afternoon and overnight left minor flooding in fields.
5/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
5/12/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M Sunny but cold day with showers that included ice pellets.
5/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Windy high-based thunderstorm dropped very little rain but was quite dramatic anyway at sunset.
5/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2013 7:00 AM 1.39 M M M M Surprise morning thunderstorms with very heavy rain.
5/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Much heavier rain to the west as we completely missed overnight storm that hit Madison head on. All we had was a minor afternoon thundershower with a few tiny pea sized hail specs.
5/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2013 7:00 AM 1.27 M M M M Rain skirted around most of the day but finally hit in the evening. Much heavier amounts just 4 miles northeast. 6 day total 2.94"
5/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Light rain shower in afternoon.
5/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Took obs an hour early due to work schedule, raining at obs so report will be slightly skewed today and tomorrow.
5/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M We had the least amount of rain in the area.
5/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Just a minor thundershower late in the evening while others had torrential rain. However, it was a rare rainfall event for my birthday - it normally never rains on May 29!
5/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Had more june bugs than rain in the rain gauge. We somehow managed to miss all the severe weather again. It has been several years since we have had a severe storm at my house. Boring...
6/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Fell before midnight so is part of May precip. 7.55 total in May with a trace of snow.
6/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M A spit of rain and a stinking june bug is all I got in the gauge.
6/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Once again in the zone of garbage where we had the least amount of rain, just 20 miles west they had 4 times as much.
6/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 While the whole world is getting rain, including 10 miles west of here, we get none thanks to the wall of blasting east winds that destroy all showers at the county line. Serves the Republicans who live here right.
6/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M T in the NBA finals stands for Technical. T in Lake Mills stands for "Trace" which is all we ever get.
6/13/2013 7:00 AM 1.45 M M M M As usual we came up short as compared to Madison.
6/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Thundershowers with light rain overnight.
6/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M One small thunderstorm late in the evening, missed all the excitement to the east.
6/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/22/2013 7:00 AM 1.36 M M M M Missed all the night flooding to the south and west, did manage to lose a tree in the morning storm.
6/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Missed all the excitement to the west again!
6/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2013 7:00 AM 1.27 M M M M
6/26/2013 7:00 AM 1.04 M M M M Only .62 in the same storm that brought Madison 3.05 this morning. We are the place where storms go to die.
6/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Much lighter rain than almost everywhere else nearby during this storm. Total storm just 8 miles down the road in Cottage Grove was over 3.5 inches and we had less than an inch. Again, this is where storms go to die.
6/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another near miss by heavy thunderstorms, this time to the east - an inch of rain within 10 miles but not a drop here.
6/29/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Missed everything again. We are the only dry location in the midwest.
6/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.47 M 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
7/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M T Lake Mills .51 Madison. Looking forward to moving away from this hole where all storms die.
7/9/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Once again, the lowest in the state - no measurable rainfall. Not a spit or a piddle.
7/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Little more than spit and a piddle. Once again Madison had us beat by plenty. No more rain for at least 2 weeks. Too late, mosquitos are already swarming so it might as well rain.
7/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M A surprising thunderstorm rolled through in the later afternoon.
7/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2013 7:00 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 0.49 M M M M The least in the area by far - up to 4 inches only 10 miles north, south, east and west!
7/23/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Not even spits and piddle while others were blasted with 2-3 inches of more rain with hail...including what is to be my next house in SW Madison.
7/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Well we managed to do it again - kill off another giant storm with the wall of doom at the edge of Jefferson County.
7/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Around here .53 is a huge rainfall.
7/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
7/31/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Again missed heavy rain to the south by only a few miles. I get to move out of this dry gulch on August 23 and I can't wait!
8/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Quick thundershower in the afternoon, much heavier to the SE and NW by only a few miles. However, some just to the west got nothing so it was very spotty, congealing more as it travelled SE. This rain counts for July but does not help much with the final dry July total at 2.51". Julys have sucked lately.
8/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M A couple of short sharp showers around 5 am.
8/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Not even spit and a piddle even though up to one inch of rain was forecast.
8/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M While the rest of Wisconsin was raked with heavy storms, we could not even get corn tassel allergy relief - not even a spit or a piddle.
8/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Moderate rain showers during the night. No more rain expected for more than a week.
8/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M See drought impact report. Extremely dry for 1.5 months.
8/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2013 7:00 AM 1.52 M M M M
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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Check out my drought impact report - flash drought again in progress!
8/31/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only 2.31 in August.
9/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
9/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
9/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.82 M M M M
9/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
9/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 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