Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CA-LS-1 Latitude 40.36764401
Station Name Susanville 3.2 SSW Longitude -120.67388346
County Lassen Elevation (ft) 4353



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 13 1.21 0.50 31 0.50 31 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.1 1 0
Nov 13 1.86 0.57 30 0.57 30 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.2 1 1
Dec 13 2.52 0.19 31 0.19 31 0.00 0 0 2 8 1.4 2 15
Jan 14 2.71 0.62 31 0.62 31 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.2 1 0
Feb 14 2.28 3.71 28 3.71 28 0.00 0 0 10 3 1.1 2 1
March 14 1.71 4.20 31 4.20 31 0.00 0 0 16 1 2.5 2 1
April 14 0.84 0.68 30 0.68 30 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.5 1 1
May 14 0.84 0.25 31 0.25 31 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
June 14 0.54 0.20 30 0.20 30 0.00 0 0 1 2 0.0 0 0
July 14 0.25 0.35 31 0.35 31 0.00 0 0 3 5 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 0.19 0.98 31 0.98 31 0.00 0 0 5 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 0.45 0.47 30 0.47 30 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 15.40" 12.72" 365 days 12.72" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 70 days 29 days 6.0" 10 days 19 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
10/1/2013 0.02
10/2/2013 0.00
10/3/2013 0.00
10/4/2013 0.00
10/5/2013 0.00
10/6/2013 0.00
10/7/2013 0.00
10/8/2013 0.00
10/9/2013 0.02
10/10/2013 0.03
10/11/2013 0.00
10/12/2013 0.00
10/13/2013 0.08
10/14/2013 0.00
10/15/2013 0.00
10/16/2013 0.00
10/17/2013 0.00
10/18/2013 0.00
10/19/2013 0.00
10/20/2013 0.00
10/21/2013 0.00
10/22/2013 0.00
10/23/2013 0.00
10/24/2013 0.00
10/25/2013 0.00
10/26/2013 0.00
10/27/2013 0.00
10/28/2013 0.14
10/29/2013 0.19
10/30/2013 0.02
10/31/2013 0.00
11/1/2013 0.00
11/2/2013 0.00
11/3/2013 0.00
11/4/2013 0.00
11/5/2013 0.00
11/6/2013 0.00
11/7/2013 0.00
11/8/2013 0.00
11/9/2013 0.00
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.00
11/12/2013 0.02
11/13/2013 0.00
11/14/2013 0.00
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 0.00
11/17/2013 0.00
11/18/2013 0.00
11/19/2013 T
11/20/2013 0.05
11/21/2013 0.50
11/22/2013 0.00
11/23/2013 0.00
11/24/2013 0.00
11/25/2013 0.00
11/26/2013 0.00
11/27/2013 0.00
11/28/2013 0.00
11/29/2013 0.00
11/30/2013 0.00
12/1/2013 0.00
12/2/2013 0.00
12/3/2013 0.11
12/4/2013 T
12/5/2013 T
12/6/2013 T
12/7/2013 0.08
12/8/2013 T
12/9/2013 0.00
12/10/2013 T
12/11/2013 0.00
12/12/2013 0.00
12/13/2013 T
12/14/2013 0.00
12/15/2013 0.00
12/16/2013 0.00
12/17/2013 0.00
12/18/2013 0.00
12/19/2013 T
12/20/2013 T
12/21/2013 0.00
12/22/2013 0.00
12/23/2013 0.00
12/24/2013 0.00
12/25/2013 0.00
12/26/2013 0.00
12/27/2013 0.00
12/28/2013 0.00
12/29/2013 0.00
12/30/2013 0.00
12/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.00
1/2/2014 0.00
1/3/2014 0.00
1/4/2014 0.00
1/5/2014 0.00
1/6/2014 0.00
1/7/2014 0.00
1/8/2014 0.00
1/9/2014 0.00
1/10/2014 0.00
1/11/2014 0.02
1/12/2014 0.19
1/13/2014 0.00
1/14/2014 0.00
1/15/2014 0.00
1/16/2014 0.00
1/17/2014 0.00
1/18/2014 0.00
1/19/2014 0.00
1/20/2014 0.00
1/21/2014 0.00
1/22/2014 0.00
1/23/2014 0.00
1/24/2014 0.00
1/25/2014 0.00
1/26/2014 0.00
1/27/2014 0.00
1/28/2014 0.03
1/29/2014 0.00
1/30/2014 0.26
1/31/2014 0.12
2/1/2014 0.00
2/2/2014 0.00
2/3/2014 T
2/4/2014 0.00
2/5/2014 0.00
2/6/2014 T
2/7/2014 T
2/8/2014 0.20
2/9/2014 1.03
2/10/2014 1.45
2/11/2014 0.00
2/12/2014 0.00
2/13/2014 0.05
2/14/2014 0.02
2/15/2014 0.01
2/16/2014 0.28
2/17/2014 0.00
2/18/2014 0.00
2/19/2014 0.05
2/20/2014 0.00
2/21/2014 0.00
2/22/2014 0.00
2/23/2014 0.00
2/24/2014 0.00
2/25/2014 0.00
2/26/2014 0.00
2/27/2014 0.59
2/28/2014 0.03
3/1/2014 0.37
3/2/2014 0.09
3/3/2014 0.07
3/4/2014 0.13
3/5/2014 0.04
3/6/2014 0.36
3/7/2014 0.24
3/8/2014 0.00
3/9/2014 0.02
3/10/2014 0.45
3/11/2014 0.09
3/12/2014 0.00
3/13/2014 0.00
3/14/2014 0.00
3/15/2014 0.00
3/16/2014 0.00
3/17/2014 0.00
3/18/2014 0.00
3/19/2014 0.00
3/20/2014 0.00
3/21/2014 0.00
3/22/2014 T
3/23/2014 0.00
3/24/2014 0.00
3/25/2014 0.00
3/26/2014 0.07
3/27/2014 0.04
3/28/2014 0.01
3/29/2014 0.41
3/30/2014 1.78
3/31/2014 0.03
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 0.19
4/2/2014 0.02
4/3/2014 0.00
4/4/2014 0.00
4/5/2014 0.02
4/6/2014 0.00
4/7/2014 0.00
4/8/2014 0.00
4/9/2014 0.00
4/10/2014 0.00
4/11/2014 0.00
4/12/2014 0.00
4/13/2014 0.00
4/14/2014 0.00
4/15/2014 0.00
4/16/2014 0.00
4/17/2014 0.00
4/18/2014 0.15
4/19/2014 0.00
4/20/2014 0.00
4/21/2014 0.00
4/22/2014 0.02
4/23/2014 0.04
4/24/2014 0.00
4/25/2014 0.15
4/26/2014 0.07
4/27/2014 0.01
4/28/2014 0.01
4/29/2014 0.00
4/30/2014 0.00
5/1/2014 0.00
5/2/2014 0.00
5/3/2014 0.00
5/4/2014 0.00
5/5/2014 0.00
5/6/2014 0.00
5/7/2014 0.00
5/8/2014 0.00
5/9/2014 0.08
5/10/2014 0.00
5/11/2014 T
5/12/2014 0.00
5/13/2014 0.00
5/14/2014 0.00
5/15/2014 0.00
5/16/2014 0.00
5/17/2014 0.00
5/18/2014 0.00
5/19/2014 0.00
5/20/2014 0.03
5/21/2014 0.02
5/22/2014 0.12
5/23/2014 0.00
5/24/2014 0.00
5/25/2014 0.00
5/26/2014 0.00
5/27/2014 0.00
5/28/2014 0.00
5/29/2014 0.00
5/30/2014 0.00
5/31/2014 0.00
6/1/2014 0.00
6/2/2014 0.00
6/3/2014 0.00
6/4/2014 0.00
6/5/2014 0.00
6/6/2014 0.00
6/7/2014 0.00
6/8/2014 0.00
6/9/2014 0.00
6/10/2014 0.00
6/11/2014 0.00
6/12/2014 0.00
6/13/2014 0.00
6/14/2014 0.00
6/15/2014 0.00
6/16/2014 0.00
6/17/2014 0.20
6/18/2014 0.00
6/19/2014 0.00
6/20/2014 0.00
6/21/2014 0.00
6/22/2014 0.00
6/23/2014 0.00
6/24/2014 0.00
6/25/2014 0.00
6/26/2014 T
6/27/2014 T
6/28/2014 0.00
6/29/2014 0.00
6/30/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014 0.00
7/2/2014 0.00
7/3/2014 0.00
7/4/2014 0.00
7/5/2014 0.00
7/6/2014 0.00
7/7/2014 0.00
7/8/2014 0.00
7/9/2014 T
7/10/2014 0.00
7/11/2014 0.00
7/12/2014 0.00
7/13/2014 0.00
7/14/2014 0.00
7/15/2014 0.00
7/16/2014 T
7/17/2014 0.00
7/18/2014 T
7/19/2014 0.10
7/20/2014 0.03
7/21/2014 0.00
7/22/2014 T
7/23/2014 T
7/24/2014 0.00
7/25/2014 0.00
7/26/2014 0.00
7/27/2014 0.00
7/28/2014 0.00
7/29/2014 0.00
7/30/2014 0.00
7/31/2014 0.22
8/1/2014 0.22
8/2/2014 0.00
8/3/2014 0.00
8/4/2014 T
8/5/2014 0.11
8/6/2014 0.56
8/7/2014 T
8/8/2014 0.00
8/9/2014 0.00
8/10/2014 0.00
8/11/2014 T
8/12/2014 0.08
8/13/2014 0.01
8/14/2014 0.00
8/15/2014 0.00
8/16/2014 0.00
8/17/2014 0.00
8/18/2014 0.00
8/19/2014 0.00
8/20/2014 T
8/21/2014 0.00
8/22/2014 0.00
8/23/2014 0.00
8/24/2014 0.00
8/25/2014 0.00
8/26/2014 T
8/27/2014 0.00
8/28/2014 0.00
8/29/2014 0.00
8/30/2014 0.00
8/31/2014 0.00
9/1/2014 0.00
9/2/2014 0.00
9/3/2014 0.00
9/4/2014 0.00
9/5/2014 0.00
9/6/2014 0.00
9/7/2014 0.00
9/8/2014 0.00
9/9/2014 0.00
9/10/2014 0.00
9/11/2014 0.00
9/12/2014 0.00
9/13/2014 0.00
9/14/2014 0.00
9/15/2014 0.00
9/16/2014 0.00
9/17/2014 0.00
9/18/2014 T
9/19/2014 T
9/20/2014 0.00
9/21/2014 0.00
9/22/2014 0.04
9/23/2014 0.00
9/24/2014 0.00
9/25/2014 T
9/26/2014 0.25
9/27/2014 0.00
9/28/2014 0.10
9/29/2014 0.08
9/30/2014 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Completely overcast with snow showers or virga visible south over the Sierra Crest-not well predicted by NWS Reno- calm, and 39F. Hi yestd.67F and clear
10/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), a few clouds coming over on a flow aloft from the north, calm, and 32F with a light frost at obs. Hi yestd. 67F and mostly clear. Cooling down next 48hrs. Trees and shrubs turning beautifully.
10/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F at obs. RH too low for visible frost. Mostly clear with a few passing clouds, N/NE winds to 15, and a hi if 67F yestd.
10/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 5-8, and 29F at obs. BP absurdly hi (1027). Yestd. clear with cool N/NE winds 15-20 and a hi of 57F. Deciduous trees turning very pretty.
10/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 5-8, and 31F at obs. Clear yestd., light N/NE winds and a hi of 61F.
10/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), alto-stratus, WW 5-8, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 69F, mostly clear with increasing hi clouds during the day.
10/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 3-5, and 33F at obs. Occ. alto-stratus, WW 10-15, and a hi of 71F yestd.
10/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, NE wind 5/8, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 60F. Current snow level about 6kASL. Thought I saw a few snow flakes here (4350 ASL) but wasn't confident as it would have melted as soon as it hit.
10/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (9/10-alto-stratus), calm, and 35F at obs. Light rain yestd. AM and a skiff of snow visible on the Diamond Mts. which will not last the day. Hi yestd. 55F
10/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Light frost. Hi yestd. 62F and clear.
10/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Light frost. Clear and calm yestd. with a hi of 63F. Turning trees beautiful.
10/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (9/10), calm, and 39F. Snow level last night was above about 6kASL on our part of the Sierra/Cascades Hi yestd. was 63F with an hour of fairly stiff rain at 8PM and WW 15-20. NWS Reno really booted the forecast for yesterday as no rain was even mentioned.
10/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 29F at obs. Hi yestd 59F and clear. OK, time for our first big storm but none appears headed our way. Yet.
10/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, E/NE winds 5-10, and 29F at obs with light frost.Hi yestd. 59F and clear
10/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F at obs. Light frost. Clear, a hi of 54F with a chilly N/NE wind to 15-18.
10/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F at obs. Light frost. Hi yestd. 63F. Need a storm.
10/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs - a few minutes early- no frost. Hi yestd. 63F, clear and calm. Will be warmer today.
10/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. No rain in sight for some time.
10/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Clear and a hi of 65F yestd. Getting a little boring -but beautiful- and no storms on the horizon for at least 8/10 days out.
10/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Clear and calm yestd. with a hi of 65F. Ho hum, possibly something different early next week. Fall color is near its peak, aspen and cottonwoods brilliant gold.
10/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 34F at obs. Clear, calm, and a hi of 64F yestd. Essentially no change day or night for 3/4 days now. A cool down coming early next week?
10/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 32F at obs. Too dry for any visible frost. Hi yestd. 66F and clear/calm.
10/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 0.1 0.14 0.0 M OC (10/10), wrap-around clouds from the northeast, and 36F at obs. Snowed for an hour last evening with remarkable thunder and lightning simultaneously with the snowfall. Most snow did not stick here but Sierra's are plastered above 5k ASL
10/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.19 T 0.03 0.0 M Light snow, calm, and 33F at obs. Light snow/drizzle/light rain over last 24 hrs. from persistent wrap-around low east of us. Hi yestd. 43f. Righteous snow flakes fell for about an hour yestd. AM but didn't stick.
10/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 0.0 M OC (9/10), calm, and 36F at obs. A couple of snow flakes and light rain fell yestd. AM. Persistent cloud deck last 3 days. Hi yestd. 46F. First snow geese migrating over the house this fall.
10/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 28F at obs. Hi yestd 54F and sunny after AM cloud deck cleared.
11/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 31F with light frost at obs. Clear and calm yestd. with a hi of 54F. Predicted to be cooler next week with hard freezes and mid-20s.
11/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 25F at obs. Low was 23F with a hard freeze. Coldest night yet this fall. Considerable high clouds yesterday.
11/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (30%), calm, and 24F at obs. 2nd hard freeze night. Hi yestd 45F. Snow geese migrating south over us in flocks of 30-120.
11/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Low was 31F.
11/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC(7/10), alto-stratus, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 55F and mostly hi clouds
11/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(3/10) Hi fog(7kASL)up to alto-stratus & cirrus, BP steady, calm and 36F at obs. Hi yestd.62F, temps continue slightly above normal. Waiting for first big winter storm, still at least 8-10 days out.
11/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F at obs. with light frost. Hi yestd. 60F
11/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F with light frost at obs. Hi yestd. 57F and clear, mostly calm. Still waiting for rain.
11/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), patchy alto-cirrus, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd 57F and clear. A little storm predicted next 48 hrs- not much precip, if any.
11/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 44F at obs. A little light rain and a low of 42F over night. Hi yestd. 57F
11/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F, calm, and mostly cloudy.
11/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F at obs. Hi yestd. 61F.
11/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 60F with brief passing and depressingly dry clouds in the PM. It is not a good sign that I am still seeing butterflies in the yard on the 14th of November.
11/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F. Continues dry but rain is predicted by Tuesday night. Right. I'll believe it when I see it.
11/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10), calm, and 32F at obs. Scuddy lumps of cloud blowing over the Diamond Mts from the SW. Low last night 27F and hi yestd. 52F. Looks like a little warmer and wetter on the way. We hope.
11/19/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (7/10), calm, and 41F at obs. Low overnight was 32F with a few drops of rain, hi yestd. 52F with increasing clouds. Some new snow visible on the Diamond Mts. above 6K ASL. Still waiting for something substantial.
11/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Foggy, calm, and 38F at obs. A little rain overnight, and locally, little juice in this pineapple. Hi yestd. 52F. Some new snow visible above about 6k ASL. Thousands of swans and snow geese migrating over the Diamond Mts.
11/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.50 0.2 0.03 0.2 0.03 Mostly clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F. What pineapple express? Mod. rain began at about 5 PM and changed to all snow at about 8 PM. Predicted snow level was 2,000 ft. higher than station. Thus we had our first measurable, if scant, snow of the year.
11/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Clear, calm, and 16F at obs. Coldest night yet this fall. Hi yestd. 38F w/east winds 20/25 and severe wind chills, below zero above us with winds stripping the snow off the trees sending plumes of snow hi in the sky. Pretty.
11/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear and light E/NE breeze.
11/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 18F at obs. Hard freeze. Hi yestd. 44F
11/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10, alto-stratus), calm and 24F at obs. Moderate frost. Hi yestd, 44F and clear w/ light E/NE breeze. Need a big storm.
11/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs with moderate frost. Precipitation outlook pitiful; if we don't get big time water in the next 30-60 days it will be a disaster.
11/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), some high clouds, calm, and 32F at obs. Low was 28F and hi yestd was 48F, clear and calm. Some light (un-forecast) snow showers on radar just north of here this morning.
12/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West wind 12/15,G30, pink lenticular clouds racing over the Sierra, and 49F at obs, higher now than yesterday's hi of 48F. Low was 28F about 6 hrs. ago. Very cold and not much water in coming storm. Too bad.
12/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.11 0.4 0.09 0.4 0.09 Light snow, powdered sugar type, calm (finally), and 30F at obs. and falling Hi yestd 57F with WW 20-G35. Front went through about 5 AM, rain changed quickly to snow, with some blowing and drifting.
12/4/2013 7:00 AM T T T 0.5 M Clear, calm, and a chilly 7 above zero at obs. Some nearby stations below zero. Hi yestd. 36F, felt colder, clearing. Patchy 1/2" of snow left from Monday AM. Wood stove working hard...waiting for much needed pineapple expresses.
12/5/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M Light snow, calm, and 14F at obs. Low was 9 above and hi yestd. 24F and clear. Mod. cloud deck from E/NE banked on Sierras is forcing out a few snow flakes. More snow predicted Friday night/Sat., 1-2 feet >7K ASL
12/6/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M PC(2/10) alto-stratus from coming storm, calm, and 6F above zero. 3rd straight night of single digits. Hi yestd. 24F. Where are those pineapples?
12/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 1.0 0.08
12/8/2013 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M At obs. minus 7F, hi yestd 27
12/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 0.08 Clear, Calm, and 4 below zero at obs. Second night running of below zero and about 5 nights straight in single digits or lower. Hi yestd. a sweltering +14F. the BP is very, very hi at 1028.
12/10/2013 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M Clear, calm, and minus 1F at obs. Hi yestd. 20F. About 8 AM yestd. had one large cloud from the north that produced about 10 min. of vigorous snow as it lifted over the Sierra. Temp. was minus 2F at the time.
12/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 5 above zero at obs. Freezing fog east in Honey Lake Valley. Hi yestd. 24F with bands of cirrus at times.
12/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Freezing fog, calm, and 17F at obs. Hi yestd. 25F, freezing fog all day, cleared at sunset, temp dropped to 8F above around midnight, fog seam moved in from the east and temp rose about 10 degrees. Freezing fog seam is now about 1k AGL to 2/3k AGL (about 7k ASL). If fog clears we should crack 32F for first time in over a week. Still about 1" snow on ground.
12/13/2013 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 10F above at obs, Hi yestd. 25F, freezing fog and some freezing drizzle/flakes in the AM.
12/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Clear, calm, and 12F above at obs. Hi yestd. 34F, clear, and the warmest day in about the last 12. Still have about an inch of snow but I'm dreaming of a brown Christmas if we don't get another storm soon.
12/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, hazy, calm, and 14F at obs. Hi yestd 35 and clear. Woe is us for lack of precip. Most of NORCAL looking at the driest cal. year ever.
12/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Clear to hazy, calm, and 14F at obs. BP continues very high. Hi yestd, 35F, continues frightfully dry but it will all come to an end eventually, probably with a major storm but not likely in CY 2013.
12/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/19/2013 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M A few flakes at obs
12/20/2013 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Clear, calm, and 10F at obs. Hi yestd. 36F. A few flakes of snow after 7 AM yestd
12/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M very warm temps.
12/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, band of alto-cirrus east, calm, and 24F at obs. Clear yestd, hi 48F, well above normal. Snow is almost all melted, looking at a severe drought.
12/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F, pleasant temps but way too dry. Old snow nearly all melted. Merry Christmas!
12/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Band of hi fog south, hi yestd. 44F. Pray for rain and snow. Merry Christmas!
12/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 41F and clear. A little cooler. Need wetter, not cooler; looks droughty.
12/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Ice fog, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 37F and fog for most of last 24 hrs. Pogonip on vegetation (look it up -Shoshone word for ice crystal build-up)
12/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M OC (9/10), calm, and 25F at obs. Hi yestd. 39F. Woe is us for water. Without sig. precip. next 90 days a record drought is a near certainty. 2013 CY station total is 8.93", about 55% of normal. Water year total is 5.01", about 30% of normal complete year of 16" here. One 2.19" TS event 7/26/2013 was an anomaly, doing little good now.
1/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F, sunny and calm. A few patches of old snow still hanging on in the shade. The "Any Flooding? box below needs an entry choice of "Are you kidding?" Happy New Year!
1/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Hi yestd, 45F, clear and calm. Ho Hum..
1/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F and clear. Need to average 1" water per week for next 12 weeks to make near normal by April. How likely does that look?
1/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, 2/10 alto stratus, calm and 18F at obs. Still a few patches of old snow in the shade.
1/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC(3/10), calm, and 17F at obs. Hi yestd. 49F with considerable hi cloudiness. The dreaded freezing rain mentioned in last night's NWS Reno forecast didn't happen. Drought continues.
1/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC(5/10), dry front exiting to the SE, WNW winds 12-15, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F. Our month old snow patches almost gone. Record drought continues.
1/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 2/10 PC alto-stratus, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 49F. Last patches of old snow finally melted. Please bring on more.
1/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, WW 8-12 g20, and 42F at obs. Lo was 31F before the wind came up, hi yestd. 52F, BP falling; had a deluge of .02" overnight. Grateful for every drop at this stage.
1/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear. calm, and 23F at obs. Light rain most of yestd., hi 46F, almost 2/10", more than forecast, and enough to do the vegetation some good. Some new snow above about 6k ASL. GO NINERS!
1/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly Clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F. No rain in sight. How about them Niners?
1/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F and clear. The winter that wasn't continues with nothing in sight for at least 10 more days.
1/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 21F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F and clear. No optimism on this drought. The PDO has got us in its grip.
1/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 19F at obs. Hi yestd. 45F, clear, dry, same pattern. Everybody's comments make for depressing reading; no water joy in sight...
1/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 45F and clear. The "Ridiculously Resilient Ridge" (of high pressure) goes on and all sorts of weather records continue to tumble.
1/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 21F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F and clear. I have seen some severe droughts in my 67 years in California. This one may well prove to be the worst.
1/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd. 46 and clear. Boring.
1/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 19F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F and clear.
1/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 19F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F and clear. On it goes with no relief in sight.
1/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
1/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. It would have to average an inch of rain for the next 12 weeks to come close to normal precip. here. Don't think so.
1/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Solid OC, 10/10 cloud deck above about 8k ASL, calm, a whopping .03" but every drop helps at this stage. WAA event. Some new snow vis about 7kASl on the Diamond Mts. 38F at obs and 49F yestd. More to come 48 hrs out?
1/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, WSW wind 12-15g20+, and 50F at obs. PC and a hi of 57F yestd. Balmy temps. Currently, rain/snow vis above 6k on the Sierra crest but none yet at station.
1/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 33F at obs. "Storm" was pretty much of a miss here- about 1/4" of drzl/lt.rain in 11 hrs. Hi yestd. 57F. Would take about 50 days of yesterday's rain to get us to near normal for the season.
1/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 0.2 0.12 T 0.12 Mostly clear, calm, and 22F at obs. Snowed .2" from 5PM to 9PM, somewhat under the 2-4" predicted by NWS Reno. Hi yestd. 49F
2/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, and 16F at obs. Hi yestd. 40F, clear, and felt colder. Go Denver!
2/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M OC (10/10), calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd 37 and clear. Still a few patches of last week's snow in the shade. Go Denver!
2/3/2014 7:00 AM T T M T M PC (2/10), calm, and 18F at obs. Hi yestd 40F with a few snow flakes mid-morning.
2/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC (7/10), calm, and 18F at obs. Hi yesdt 44F and PC most of the day. Could be some very much needed precip over the next 6/8 days.
2/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, calm, and 20F at obs. Hi yestd 41F, breezy and partly cloudy.
2/6/2014 7:00 AM T T T T M Mostly cloudy, a few flakes of snow, and 30F at obs. High yestd. 45F. Sorry for the late report; my ISP was out until this afternoon. Looks as though some moisture will finally be here by Sunday.
2/7/2014 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 M Light rain, WW 10-15g18,and 35F at obs. Hi yestd 45F, WW increased to 25-35g40 last night, a few snow flakes fell but we remain shadowed out by the Sierras. Snowing all quads around us this AM.
2/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 T M 0.0 M Light rain, WW 25-35 G42, and 37F at obs. Trace snow and light rain w/Hi of 43F yestd. This storm pretty much a dud as a water producer here so far, more a wind event and rain shadow example.
2/9/2014 7:00 AM 1.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 40F at obs. 1"+ last 24 hrs of steady light rain w/Hi of 47F. Current snow level looks 7k+ ASL over Diamond Mts. Moisture finally broke over the Sierra Crest. Not bad but we would need 12 times this (12+inches more)to make a normal water year here in the next 90 days.
2/10/2014 7:00 AM 1.45 1.0 0.53 1.0 0.53 Freezing fog, calm, and 31F at obs. 14 hrs of rain yestd. followed by an inch of very wet Sierra Cement snow after about 9 PM, about 1.5" of water total and a hi of 48F. Very nice indeed and will help to save some vegetation this spring and summer. Storm total was about 2.5" of water, about 15% of our total normal water year precip. Yippie!
2/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M PC (4/10), calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 43F and mostly foggy all day.
2/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(5/10), lenticular clouds aloft, WW 15-25g30, and 46F at obs, hi yest 50F and low last night 35F before the wind came up. Uncommonly warm; all recent snow has melted.
2/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 58F. Too warm here but snowing above about 6k on the Diamond Mts. At least it is no longer brown, dry and dusty.
2/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, WW 15-20g30, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd 57F with a whopping .02" of rain. The Atmospheric River is running nearly dry and rather warm.
2/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (9/10), calm - but I can hear wind in the pines above us-, and 48F at obs. High yestd. 59F.
2/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10) WW 12-18 g25, and 34F at obs. Very windy yestd, WW 25-30, g55+ some power outages and trees down, rained most of night, probably ended as snow that didn't stick, new snow visible on trees above 6kASL.
2/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), big lenticular clouds, calm, and 25F. Hi yestd. 50F with west winds to 25.
2/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast(9/10),alto-stratus, calm, and 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 52, mostly clear and decreasing winds. The Atmospheric River has gone dry. Again.
2/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, WW 5-10, and 35F at obs. Mostly clear with a hi of 55F yestd. and some rain in the night (.05)
2/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 21F at obs. Hi yestd. 46F and clear. Hard freeze and drought continues.
2/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F and mostly clear.
2/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 25F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F and clear.
2/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 24F at obs. Hi yestd 54F and clear; felt warmer than that. Something coming after Wednesday? We'll take it!
2/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29F at obs. Clear w/ a hi of 59F yestd.
2/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29F at obs, Hi yestd. 60F. A spring like day that would be more welcome if we had a real winter behind us. Not hopeful that the coming storms will bring very much water here.
2/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, calm, and 38F at obs. Light rain vis. on Sierra Crest. Clear yestd. w/ a hi of 60F. Rain coming here? We'll see how much...
2/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.59 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10), WW 6-10, snow showers near to the south and west, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd, 54F. Got a better than expected. 59", probably snowed but didn't stick at FROPA.
2/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 0.03 T 0.03 Moderate snow, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 48 and showers. Looks as if it might turn a little wetter and colder than forecast here. Could it be I might be able to finally run my snow blower this winter after all?
3/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.37 1.0 0.10 0.0 M PC (5/10), showers last hr., calm, and 33F at obs. Hi yestd. 44F w/ an inch of snow in AM, soon rained off. Storm pretty much of a wimp here. February total 4.08" inc. 1,6" of snow, precip. about normal for month. Nice but not a Fab Feb. - that would have been 8-10". Seasonal total still under 50% of normal and drought goes on.
3/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 47F w/ a few sprinkles. Clear early evening, low was 33F so may have started with snow flakes. March total precip. already exceeds Dec. 2013 total (0.19). Miracle March coming?
3/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M A few sprinkles, calm, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F. 5 consecutive days w/some rain but not much water, about an inch total. Snow level pulled up to about 6.5k ASL
3/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd 52F w/lt. rain. Snow level about 6kASL, lower than forecast. Six(6) consecutive days with some rain here but still not much water from it-just over an inch. But we have finally cracked 50% of a normal winter's worth (16").
3/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd. 55F and mostly clear. Now 7 consecutive days of some precip.; a persistent pattern if not much water.
3/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, WW 15-25g40+, and 41F at obs, Hi yestd. 57F, rain in evening and then the winds came up after FROPA. Now 8 consecutive days with some rain and we are up to over 60% of normal for the season. We will at least have a green spring for a few days.
3/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.24 T M 0.0 M Downburst with snow/rain/hail. Ninth consecutive day of precip. wow, but not a drought buster.
3/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Finally, a day with no precip. to report after nine consecutive days.
3/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 44F at obs. High yestd. 57F. Clouds and a few drops of rain moved in during the early morning. This is the 10th day with measurable rain in the last 11 but may be the last for sometime and won't make up for the on-going drought.
3/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M Moderate rain, WW 5-10, and 38F at obs. Started raining during the night; current snow level about 5k ASL. Against all odds, we have had some rain on 11 of the last 12 days. Now well over 60% of normal water for year.
3/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 T M 0.0 M Clear,calm, and hard freeze at 24F, at obs. Hi yestd 50F, rain ended in the morning. Brief snow squall mid-day. Long stretch (12 days) with some rain appears to be over for some time.
3/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 23F at obs. Hi yestd. 48F w/ NNE winds 25-35g40+
3/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, Calm, and 24F at obs. Clear yestd, NNE/E/SE winds 15-25g30 with a hi of 54F.
3/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (1/10) hi thin cirrus, calm, and 29F at obs. Clear yestd, warming, hi 60F.
3/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 61F, felt warmer. Going to be a nice day; even nicer if we'd had a normal winter.
3/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F and clear
3/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), NW wind 10-15, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F with increasing WSW winds. A dry cold front going through, no precip within several hundred miles to the north. Blinding near-full moon just setting.
3/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 5-10, and 25F at obs. Hi yestd 51F, clear NNE winds 15-20 g30.
3/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 23F at obs. Too dry to frost. Hi yestd 50F, clear and NNE winds 12-15 g20.
3/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, NNE </=5, and 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 62F
3/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High thin OC (6/10), calm, and 30F at obs. Hi yestd. 62 and mostly clear
3/22/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd 61F with a brief rains hower about 4 PM.
3/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 58F with NNE breezes to 12-15.
3/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 29F at obs. Hi yestd. 64F and mostly calm. Rain coming by Wednesday? We will see...
3/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(4/10), alto-stratus, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F, clear and calm. Rain within 24 hrs?
3/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 T 0.00 0.0 M PC (4/10), WSW 8-12, and 35F at obs. A few rain showers and snow flakes, snowing now south and west. Got .07" total; better than nothing. More by Saturday?
3/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 T M T M A few snow flakes, WW 10-12, and 34F at obs. Hi yestd. 48 with a few brief rain & snow events, west winds to 15.
3/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.00 0.0 M Spits of rain (shower would be too generous), calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 50F with a few snow flakes and drops of rain. Persistent moist flow aloft with light snow on the Sierra crest but near nothing at our elevation (4350 ASL).
3/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M 0.0 M Steady light rain, calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd. 55F with scattered rain, more general over night. Snow level currently just above us at about 5K ASL.
3/30/2014 7:00 AM 1.78 1.5 0.39 1.5 0.39 PC (3/10-post-front scud), calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 42F w/steady rain, mod-heavy at times, changing to all snow at about 4 PM. Finally, significant precip. this winter. We are now over 80% of normal for season, March is well above normal.
3/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 T 0.03 T M Light snow, calm, and 31F at obs. Hi yestf 49F and mostly clear.
4/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 0.5 0.06 0.5 0.06 Light snow, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 46 with off/on rain and light snow. Total precip for March was 4.02", well above normal. Season Total is now over 80% of normal, against all odds in this drought year.
4/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.20 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd. 45 with a few snow flurries in the AM.
4/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 26F at obs. Hi yestd. 54F and mostly clear.
4/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Completely OC, looks like rain is coming but none so far, 33F and calm at obs. Hi yestd 55F
4/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 M M Mostly clear, calm, and 28F at obs. Hi yestd 52F with a very little mixed rain/snow.
4/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy (7/10), calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd. 59F and mostly clear.
4/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 66F and clear. No frost; plants love it.
4/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd 73F - warmest day of the year so far - and clear
4/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10, alto-stratus), calm, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd 72F - felt warmer - afternoon WW12-15, mostly clear.
4/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. No Frost-plants loving it. Hi Yestd. 70F and clear. A nice day? A nicer day would have been 2 more inches of rain.
4/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd, 74F, clear and calm.
4/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear (2/10. alto-stratus), calm, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 75F, clear and calm.
4/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 73F at obs. Hi yestd. 73F, clear with usual WW 8-12 mid-day and a few clouds that looked as though they could produce a shower but never did.
4/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 32F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F and clear with some N/NE winds 8-12.
4/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 43F at obs. Slightly warmer than 24 hrs. ago. Hi yestd 74F and clear.
4/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F and clear. Little wind.
4/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), calm, and 45F at obs. Hi yestd. 73F and increasing clouds. Rain off/on overnight and a paltry but BTE .15".
4/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 37F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F with a few PM clouds to the south and west.
4/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 36F at obs. Hi yestd. 69F. More of a cool-down coming and a chance of precip. next 5 days.
4/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi OC (5/10), calm, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd 74F, clear, and calm for a change.
4/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 0.0 M Light rain/snow mix, melting as it hits, and 38F with WW/15-20 at obs. Snow sticking on trees above about 6k ASL. Hi yestd. 68F. cloudy.
4/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 T M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and a frosty 27F at obs. Hi yestd. 52F with scattered snow and rain squalls.
4/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd. 64F, cooler and blustery.
4/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 38F at obs. Snow level abt 5k ASL and new snow vis. just above us. Hi yestd. 64F w/increasing clouds during the day.
4/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 T T 0.0 M Clear, WWW 5-8, and 31F at obs. East side of Diamond Mts. look like a January morning with the trees blasted w/fresh snow from about 5k ASL up. On/off rain and snow here yestd. with a hi of 48F.
4/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (8/10), WW 12-18, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd 54F, felt colder, a sprinkle during the night.
4/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 30F at obs., light frost. Hi yestd. 58F w/WW 12-18 and unpleasant. A few drops of rain mid-day.
4/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 67F. Wind quit; really nice and pretty, warm-up coming.
4/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Hi yestd. 72F. clear and excellent.
5/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pc (5/10), WW 5-10, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 71F w/increasing clouds.
5/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(4/10), WW 8-12, and 44F at obs. Hi yestd 65F w/a few drops in mid-day then light rain 8-9 PM. No new snow up to about 7k ASL
5/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), WW 8-12, and 38F at obs. Hi yestd. 63F and intermittently cloudy; remains cool but we're all scheduled to cook by later next week.
5/11/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear, calm, and a frosty 30F at obs. A little late for a frost, even here. Hi yestd. 59F but temp. yo-yo'd up and down all day with snow squalls in the mountains and virga visible at times. Big warm up predicted over next 5 days.
5/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(3/10), WW5-10, and 51F at obs
5/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi thin OC (6/10), calm, and 39F at obs. Hi yestd 69F w/ gusty WW 8-15.
5/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd. 68F w/a few showers during the day. Only one thunder clap heard.
5/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 42F at obs. Hi yestd. 70F w. light AM rain and a few sprinkles during the day, two brief BB sized hail events.
5/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 41F at obs. Hi yestd. 70F with several rain showers in the afternoon and a N/NE flow w/ occasional gusty winds.
5/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 43F at obs.
5/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F with considerable cloud in the afternoon but no convective activity. Warming up.
5/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd 89F; warming up.
5/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F and clear. One very large cell far to the SE.
5/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 45F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F w/usual afternoon WW 8-15. The meager snow pack on the Diamond Mts. melting fast.
5/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 5-10, and 43F at obs. Hi yestd. 79F
5/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 35F at obs. Almost frosted. Hi yestd. 74F with light and variable winds.
5/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi OC (8/10), alto-stratus, calm, and 45F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F w/light and variable winds.
5/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 40F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F, clear with light winds; near perfect if we had had 10" rain in last 60 days.
6/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F and clear with light winds.
6/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F, clear with light winds and a few small puffy clouds mid-day. One large thunderhead about 30-40k north in the afternoon. The few remaining snow patches on the Diamond Mts. are melting fast.
6/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Hi yestd 84F and clear here but huge thunderheads south and east.
6/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F with thunderheads north but clear here. Warm-up forecast.
6/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, light winds, and a few scattered cumulus clouds. Remaining snow patches on the Diamond Mts. melting fast.
6/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with a few puffy clouds in the afternoon.
6/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, hazy, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd 95F and clear. It was warm but didn't feel quite that hot.
6/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd 96F with thunderheads north and east but nary a scrap of cloud shade here. Should cool some next 3-5 days.
6/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with some afternoon convective clouds south and west with virga.
6/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 91F and clear with N/NE winds to 12-15.
6/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, WW 10-15, and 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F with afternoon west winds to 25-30+.
6/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 43F at obs. Hi yestd. 79F with a few puffy, non-convective, mini-cumulus.
6/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10), alto-stratus, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 77F with considerable cloud; looked as though it might rain but never did.
6/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10, alto-cum, alto-strat., lenticular over Sierra Crest). WW8-12, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F with virga and perhaps a rain shower to the north. When these below normal temps end we'll probably get heat with a vengeance.
6/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10), cloud shield rapidly exiting to SW, calm, and 43F at obs. Hi yestd. 75F with considerable cloudiness. Totally mis-forecast precip event during the night. Remarkably, an inch or two of NEW snow visible above about 6k ASL on Diamond Mts. and .20" rain here.
6/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 40F at obs. Yesterday was absolutely beautiful with a hi of 75F and a few puffy cumulus. Would that it never got hotter than that all summer. The new snow on the Diamond Mts. from the previous night melted in hours - now down to a few patches of old snow.
6/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 47F at obs. Clear yestd. with a hi of 87F. Didn't feel quite that warm but it should in a few days.
6/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F, clear with light winds. Last of visible snow patches on the Diamond Mts. just about gone. Happy Summer Solstice tomorrow.
6/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi was 89F and clear
6/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. mid-80s with some alto-stratus in mid-day.
6/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, warming up.
6/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F with var winds to 8-12.
6/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 86F. Serious heat coming about 4-6 days from now.
6/26/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light drizzle, calm, and 57F. Hi yestd. 81F with increasing clouds. I hope everyone has enjoyed our mostly below normal temps for the last 20 days or so because it is all going to go away. NWS Reno predicted hi here Tuesday is 104. ouch.
6/27/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (6/10), WW8-12, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd 74F, considerable cloudiness, and a trace of rain. Cold snap is over; serious heat is on the way.
6/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F with a few high clouds and WW 8-12. Blast furnace still predicted for next 3-4 days. Virtually no remaining old snow on Diamond Mts.
6/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F, clear with typical afternoon WW 12-18
6/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 97F, hottest of year so far, more heat to come over next few days.
7/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Some alto-stratus, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd 104F, HOT, but didn't feel quite that hot. 12 month precip this station 14.67, about 92% of normal, not quite the mega-drought most of the west is in.
7/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd 99F before substantial thunderhead buildup covered the sun. No rain here but virga and showers vis. mostly south and west.
7/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 95F, clear with light winds.
7/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 97F, clear, and moderate WW to 15-18. Happy 4th. May the next 238 years be as good as the last 238 years.
7/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F and a little less hot.
7/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 97F. Another ho-hum standard summer day here.
7/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10, alto-cirrus), calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yestd. 100F and clear. Some monsoonal moisture about. Would that it would produce some cold rain.
7/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (9/10), calm, and 72F at obs. Hi yestd. 104.4F, stupid hot, almost at all time high (105F) for this station in 32 years and the hottest for at least 15 years. Considerable monsoonal cloud cover, virga some quarters, no rain, no thunder or lightning.
7/9/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), monsoonal flow persists aloft from the SW, and 69F at obs. Hi yestd 94F but with less cloud cover than the day before when it was an absurd 104F and cloudy. A few drops of rain mid-day. Misery index still hi, won't cool off at night.
7/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd. 99F with variable patches of passing monsoonal clouds headed north. Convective build-up to the north in the afternoon with possible showers. Cooled a little over night but still too warm and above normal temps.
7/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 90% OC, WW8-15 and 71F at obs. Hi yestd. and even 100F. Hi elevation monsoonal flow persists from the south with temperatures at least 8/10 degrees above normal and above forecast. Some virga nearby but no rain. We have been warmer than the Sacramento Valley for several days and nights and it is not nice.
7/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yetsd. 96F, mostly calm with considerable monsoonal clouds, rain showers north, west and south at times but none here. More heat coming next few days without the blessing of cloud cover.
7/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 66F at obs. Hi yestd 96F with considerable and quite pretty convective clouds but remarkable little screening from a fierce sun.
7/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 63F at obs. Hi yestd. 102F. Dog days are upon us; misery index rising. Today should be the hottest day of the next six.
7/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (2/10) from more monsoonal moisture, calm, and 66F at obs. Another near-record cooker yestd. with a hi of 104.2
7/16/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy, some moisture aloft, under flash flood watch, calm, and 70F at obs. Hi yestd a lovely 104F, considerable monsoon cloudiness but only a trace of rain near 8/9 PM. Temps persistently above normal and persistently above predicted, day and night.
7/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, and 70F at obs. Hi yestd. 100F, warmer than either Sacramento or Redding for the 2nd straight day. Hot, dry monsoonal flow continues.
7/18/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 68F at obs. Hi yestd. 98F w/2 large thunder storm cells pasing just north and south of us. One to S. produced rain and ligshtning strikes at about 50/hr. between 8 and 9 PM. We have been warmer than Redding and Bakersfield for 3 days and nights in a row now. Just local Global Warming?.
7/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F w/thunderstorms and 1/10" of rain. Finally, less warm temps and a wetting rain. Roller-coaster temps, 92F at 1 PM, down to 74F and rain by 3 PM, back up to 89F by 5 PM. More cloud to cloud lightning than ground strikes.
7/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (4/10) east. calm, and 65F at obs. Hi yestd. 97F w/thunderstorms building after 2 PM, some rain through at least 9 PM. Lightning strikes up to 40/50 hr. more ground strikes than prev. day, one strike took out a transformer down the road and wiped out our power from 6-10 PM.
7/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC, calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F, near normal. Large thunderstorm/Flash flood warning and considerable rain a few miles to the east yestd. afternoon but not here. Monsoonal moisture persists.
7/22/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd 84F and mostly cloudy with a few drops of rain, but no convective thunder/lightning. Here's some news: this was the first day/night this July with temps actually below normal, for a change.
7/23/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F with moist SW flow aloft most of day. Off/on showers almost .01" but not quite. Predicted return towards lee-than-nice warming later in week.
7/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F w/WW 18-25, no cloud or sprinkles for first time in several days. Pleasantly cool morning and evening.
7/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F and clear.
7/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 93F. Stayed warm into the late evening; heat-up coming?
7/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 58F at obs. Some monsoonal clouds south and east; warm up coming. Hi yestd. 97F and clear.
7/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 64F at obs. Hi yestd. 96F with a few high monsoonal clouds. Will be warm today and tonight.
7/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, virga south, calm, and 73F at obs. Warm night with misery index elevated. Hi yestd. 96F with increasing clouds.
7/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, and 63F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F with varying clouds, monsoonal showers and virga south, north, and east but no rain here.
7/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F. Rain started at 2 PM and temp. dropped 24 degrees in less than an hour (to 66F). Rain continued until after 4 PM. Lightning and thunder at about 30 strikes per hr., mostly cloud to cloud until 5 PM.
8/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10), calm, and 56F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F, rain started 5:15 PM, heavy for 30 minutes, over-topped roof gutters, 1/4" hail, temp. dropped 25 degrees in 30 minutes, thunder and lightning at about 30 strikes per hr, half cloud to ground; monsoon continues.
8/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 57F at obs, Hi yestd. 93F with less cloud cover and no rain anywhere close to us. Condolences to those 100+ yestd.
8/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi OC from the east (8/10), calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 94F and clear.
8/4/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Solid OC, clouds aloft, forest fire smoke below from fires 40-50 mi. NW, calm, and 67F at obs. Warm night, not nice. More monsoonal moisture with a few drops about 6:15 AM, hi yestd. 90F with increasing clouds
8/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd 80F, coolest day in along while, cloudy and trace of rain during the day.
8/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.56 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd a near-polar 65F, near a date record low hi temp. Also unprecedented, at least 18 consecutive hours of steady light rain; nearly unheard of in August in Northern California. Storm total, so far, 0.67".
8/7/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, hazy with lingering moisture, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F with a few drops of rain in the morning.
8/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear/hazy/smoky, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F w/a few thunder heads nearby. Light winds.
8/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear/hazy/smoky, calm, and 57F at obs. Passing cumulus, hi of 90F and intermittent WW12-15 yestd.
8/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (1/10), cumulus looking like a tropical sunrise, monsoonal air persists aloft, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd. 92F with more passing cumulus from the SW.
8/11/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 86F with considerable afternoon cloudiness and a few drops of rain. More days of monsoonal moisture aloft - but not much rain- than in any summer I can remember here.
8/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (9/10), puffy-topped cumulus all around, calm, and 54F at obs. Nice cool and damp morning. Monsoon persists. Hi yestd 84F, plummeted to 71F with intermittent hard showers at about 3 PM, some thunder and lightning strikes, about half cloud to cloud. More rain to day if it heats enough?
8/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), mini-cumulus, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd.84F with a few drops of rain mid-morning. This station has had 16 days with at least a trace of rain in the last 6 weeks (1.33" total), as many days as all of last January and February combined. This is supposed to be dry-summer Mediterranean? What climate change?
8/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC(5/10), moist SW flow continues, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F with variable clouds but no precip. Very comfortable temperature regime which is forecast to go away in a few days.
8/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F and mostly clear.
8/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 88F and mostly clear and calm.
8/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 90F and clear with light winds.
8/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F, clear, with light winds.
8/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 89F, clear with light winds. 10 degrees warmer this morning, chance thunderstorms predicted.
8/20/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 59F at obs. Hi yestd 88F and clear until a large thunderstorm edge came over from the NW, produced a few drops and a temporary temp drop of about 8 degrees. That's now 17 days in July and August w/ a Trace or more of precip. at this sta.
8/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear w/slight haze, calm, and 55F at obs. Hi yestd. 86F, clear w/evening west winds 12/15.
8/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, a few clouds from the west passing to the north of us, calm, and 56F. Hi yestd. 86F, mostly clear, windy in the PM.
8/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 82F with a few high clouds. Pleasantly cooler this morning but a warm-up coming.
8/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F, clear, tolerable and quite calm. Back to 90s later this week? Unfortunate earthquake in Napa County this AM.
8/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC, (1/10 alto-cum to the east), calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd 86F and mostly clear.
8/26/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F with a few drops of rain. A notable 18 days since July 1st with a trace or more of precip. Have we slipped into a Continental rather than dry-summer Mediterranean climate?
8/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F, clear and calm.
8/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 63F at obs. Hi yestd. 91F. Much warmer than recently, especially over-night.
8/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Alto-stratus (3/10), mostly clear, calm, and 61F at obs. Hi yestd. 91F, clear, felt hotter.
8/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F and mostly cloudy, calm.
8/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F and mostly clear. Pleasant night and cool morning.
9/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F, clear and calm. Felt warmer.
9/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F, clear and calm.
9/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy/smoky, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F
9/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Early report at 6:20 AM. 46F, clear and calm at obs. Hi yestd. 83F and smoky. Entering the time of year with larger diurnal temp. swings.
9/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F with east winds 10-15 which pushed the haze and smoke out.
9/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F, felt warmer, mostly clear and calm.
9/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F, clear and calm. One more warm spell coming?
9/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, calm, a few clouds low to the east, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F, calm and clear.
9/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10, alto-stratus, not forecast), calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 81F, clear, and some wispy clouds from the south, scraps from Norbert.
9/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 60F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F
9/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 50F at obs. Hi yestd. 84F, clear and calm.
9/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 52F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F, clear, and mostly calm. Warmer today?
9/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi OC (4/10), alto-strarus and cirrus, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 87F. OK, I'm ready for cooler weather and some real rain.
9/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 51F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F, mostly clear - hi cirrus until mid-day, and mostly calm
9/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly clear, some smoke and haze, a few alto-cumulus northeast, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 85F, afternoon winds 10/12, clear.
9/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), smoke and haze, calm, and 58F at obs. Hi yestd. 65F, felt warmer
9/18/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, some rain within the past hour, calm, and 57F at obs. Hi yestd. 83F w/afternoon SW winds 20-40 and increasing clouds
9/19/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, King fire smoke plume visible at least 30 miles south and east, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 74F w/afternoon SW winds 12-20 and a few AM raindrops. Very civilized temps.
9/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, and 54F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F, mostly clear and calm. Nice temps. Waiting for rain and it may be along wait. Trees starting to turn here.
9/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast (10/10), calm, and 61F at obs. Looks like rain, warm night. Hi yestd. 85F w/increasing clouds.
9/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear to smoky-hazy, calm, and 52F at obs. We haven't had much smoke (yet) this summer. Hi yestd. 76F, very pleasant temp, and 5 minutes of real rain at about 10AM -wished it was 5 hours. the rain was from a wrap-around system from the southeast.
9/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (5/10), hi stratus, calm, and 51F at obs., Hi yestd. 81F, pleasant temps.
9/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, little smoke, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd. 81F and mostly clear. We may not have seen our last 80F of the year but I'll venture we've seen our last 90F for 2014. Some trees turning here. yippie.
9/25/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain just starting here, SW wind 5/15,and 53F at obs. Hi yestd. 80F, last for a while, maybe last of year. I note 1.5"-2" rain N. Coast and upper Sac. Valley which should squelch fire danger over northern 1/3 of state for at least a while.
9/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M Low last night was a seasonal 39F, hi didn't reach 70F
9/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M OC (10/10), calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. a coolish 63F. Wrap-around moist flow from the northeast. Some rain predicted later today and currently rain E/SE and some snow in the central Sierra above 8k ASL.
9/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Lt. rain, calm, and 49F at obs. Hi yestd.63F w/ int. very lt. rain most of last 24 hrs. Only 1/10" but it all helps. Hope it doesn't all dry out in warm spell now predicted 6/8 days out.
9/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (3/10),alto-stratus, calm, and 46F at obs. Hi yestd. 64F with some AM light rain.
9/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC (1/10), a few puffy mid-level clouds left over from yesterday's precip., calm, and 48F at obs. Hi yestd. 73F and PC



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