Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CAN-NS-38 Latitude 44.63517
Station Name Cow Bay 1.3 N Longitude -63.4214706
County Nova Scotia Elevation (ft) 71



Month 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 0.05 4 0.05 4 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 13 5.87 30 5.87 30 0.00 0 0 16 10 0.0 0 0
Dec 13 15.90 30 14.02 14 1.88 16 5 10 3 3.0 3 5
Jan 14 5.56 29 2.76 12 2.80 17 4 6 5 2.2 1 9
Feb 14 11.66 29 2.98 13 8.68 16 3 6 6 6.7 4 12
March 14 7.65 28 3.57 22 4.08 6 2 9 8 1.2 3 10
April 14 5.87 30 1.50 5 4.37 25 7 3 2 0.0 0 0
May 14 1.37 14 0.00 0 1.37 14 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 53.93" 194 days 30.75" 100 23.18" 94 days 24 51 days 35 days 13.1" 11 days 36 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
10/2/2013
10/3/2013
10/4/2013
10/5/2013
10/6/2013
10/7/2013
10/8/2013
10/9/2013
10/10/2013
10/11/2013
10/12/2013
10/13/2013
10/14/2013
10/15/2013
10/16/2013
10/17/2013
10/18/2013
10/19/2013
10/20/2013
10/21/2013
10/22/2013
10/23/2013
10/24/2013
10/25/2013
10/26/2013
10/27/2013
10/28/2013 0.00
10/29/2013 0.05
10/30/2013 T
10/31/2013 0.00
11/1/2013 0.23
11/2/2013 0.51
11/3/2013 0.14
11/4/2013 0.09
11/5/2013 0.01
11/6/2013 0.00
11/7/2013 0.04
11/8/2013 1.13
11/9/2013 T
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.34
11/12/2013 0.15
11/13/2013 0.24
11/14/2013 0.03
11/15/2013 T
11/16/2013 T
11/17/2013 T
11/18/2013 T
11/19/2013 0.99
11/20/2013 0.01
11/21/2013 0.00
11/22/2013 0.00
11/23/2013 T
11/24/2013 T
11/25/2013 T
11/26/2013 T
11/27/2013 0.18
11/28/2013 1.70
11/29/2013 0.08
11/30/2013 T
12/1/2013 T
12/2/2013 0.03
12/3/2013 0.06
12/4/2013 2.70
12/5/2013 0.12
12/6/2013 **
12/7/2013 **
12/8/2013 **
12/9/2013 **
12/10/2013 **
12/11/2013 **
12/12/2013 **
12/13/2013 0.64
12/14/2013 **
12/15/2013 0.19
12/16/2013 1.60
12/17/2013 0.00
12/18/2013
12/19/2013 0.75
12/20/2013 T
12/21/2013 0.24
12/22/2013 **
12/23/2013 0.78
12/24/2013 6.40
12/25/2013 **
12/26/2013 0.27
12/27/2013 0.22
12/28/2013 **
12/29/2013 T
12/30/2013 1.90
12/31/2013 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 **
1/2/2014 T
1/3/2014
1/4/2014 **
1/5/2014 0.95
1/6/2014 T
1/7/2014 0.55
1/8/2014 0.40
1/9/2014 T
1/10/2014 T
1/11/2014 0.00
1/12/2014 **
1/13/2014 1.30
1/14/2014 **
1/15/2014 0.55
1/16/2014 0.02
1/17/2014 1.20
1/18/2014 T
1/19/2014 0.56
1/20/2014 0.03
1/21/2014 T
1/22/2014
1/23/2014 **
1/24/2014 **
1/25/2014 **
1/26/2014 **
1/27/2014 **
1/28/2014 **
1/29/2014 **
1/30/2014 **
1/31/2014 **
2/1/2014 **
2/2/2014 **
2/3/2014 **
2/4/2014 **
2/5/2014 **
2/6/2014 **
2/7/2014 **
2/8/2014 **
2/9/2014 **
2/10/2014 **
2/11/2014 **
2/12/2014 1.00
2/13/2014 **
2/14/2014 **
2/15/2014 1.68
2/16/2014 1.13
2/17/2014 T
2/18/2014 T
2/19/2014 0.50
2/20/2014 0.40
2/21/2014 T
2/22/2014 0.67
2/23/2014 0.00
2/24/2014 T
2/25/2014 T
2/26/2014 T
2/27/2014 0.20
2/28/2014 0.08
3/1/2014 T
3/2/2014 T
3/3/2014 0.04
3/4/2014 T
3/5/2014 T
3/6/2014
3/7/2014 T
3/8/2014 T
3/9/2014
3/10/2014 0.00
3/11/2014 0.00
3/12/2014 0.17
3/13/2014 1.94
3/14/2014
3/15/2014 0.17
3/16/2014 0.53
3/17/2014 0.03
3/18/2014 0.00
3/19/2014 0.00
3/20/2014 T
3/21/2014 0.49
3/22/2014
3/23/2014 0.18
3/24/2014 0.02
3/25/2014 0.00
3/26/2014 T **
3/27/2014 **
3/28/2014 1.97
3/29/2014 **
3/30/2014 **
3/31/2014 2.11
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 **
4/2/2014 **
4/3/2014 **
4/4/2014 **
4/5/2014 **
4/6/2014 **
4/7/2014 **
4/8/2014 0.98
4/9/2014 1.33
4/10/2014 0.10
4/11/2014 T
4/12/2014 **
4/13/2014 0.33
4/14/2014 0.07
4/15/2014 T
4/16/2014
4/17/2014 **
4/18/2014 **
4/19/2014 **
4/20/2014 0.33
4/21/2014 **
4/22/2014 T
4/23/2014 **
4/24/2014 0.44
4/25/2014 **
4/26/2014 1.46
4/27/2014 **
4/28/2014 **
4/29/2014 **
4/30/2014 **
5/1/2014 **
5/2/2014 **
5/3/2014 **
5/4/2014 **
5/5/2014 1.21
5/6/2014 **
5/7/2014 **
5/8/2014 **
5/9/2014 **
5/10/2014 **
5/11/2014 0.06
5/12/2014 **
5/13/2014 **
5/14/2014 0.10
5/15/2014
5/16/2014
5/17/2014
5/18/2014
5/19/2014
5/20/2014
5/21/2014
5/22/2014
5/23/2014
5/24/2014
5/25/2014
5/26/2014
5/27/2014
5/28/2014
5/29/2014
5/30/2014
5/31/2014
6/1/2014
6/2/2014
6/3/2014
6/4/2014
6/5/2014
6/6/2014
6/7/2014
6/8/2014
6/9/2014
6/10/2014
6/11/2014
6/12/2014
6/13/2014
6/14/2014
6/15/2014
6/16/2014
6/17/2014
6/18/2014
6/19/2014
6/20/2014
6/21/2014
6/22/2014
6/23/2014
6/24/2014
6/25/2014
6/26/2014
6/27/2014
6/28/2014
6/29/2014
6/30/2014
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014
7/2/2014
7/3/2014
7/4/2014
7/5/2014
7/6/2014
7/7/2014
7/8/2014
7/9/2014
7/10/2014
7/11/2014
7/12/2014
7/13/2014
7/14/2014
7/15/2014
7/16/2014
7/17/2014
7/18/2014
7/19/2014
7/20/2014
7/21/2014
7/22/2014
7/23/2014
7/24/2014
7/25/2014
7/26/2014
7/27/2014
7/28/2014
7/29/2014
7/30/2014
7/31/2014
8/1/2014
8/2/2014
8/3/2014
8/4/2014
8/5/2014
8/6/2014
8/7/2014
8/8/2014
8/9/2014
8/10/2014
8/11/2014
8/12/2014
8/13/2014
8/14/2014
8/15/2014
8/16/2014
8/17/2014
8/18/2014
8/19/2014
8/20/2014
8/21/2014
8/22/2014
8/23/2014
8/24/2014
8/25/2014
8/26/2014
8/27/2014
8/28/2014
8/29/2014
8/30/2014
8/31/2014
9/1/2014
9/2/2014
9/3/2014
9/4/2014
9/5/2014
9/6/2014
9/7/2014
9/8/2014
9/9/2014
9/10/2014
9/11/2014
9/12/2014
9/13/2014
9/14/2014
9/15/2014
9/16/2014
9/17/2014
9/18/2014
9/19/2014
9/20/2014
9/21/2014
9/22/2014
9/23/2014
9/24/2014
9/25/2014
9/26/2014
9/27/2014
9/28/2014
9/29/2014
9/30/2014



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/28/2013 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 first test report
10/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/30/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 First heavy frost of the year - outer gauge completely encrusted.
10/31/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/1/2013 7:30 AM 0.23 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 light, steady rain began at 7.30p.m. Oct 31st
11/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.51 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/3/2013 8:30 AM 0.14 M M M M
11/4/2013 7:30 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 thin layer of frost this morning
11/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 light frost;
11/6/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 much milder this morning
11/8/2013 7:30 AM 1.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy rain began about 12 noon yesterday continued all day and overnight. At 5 a.m. it felt like tiny ice pellets. Clear morning!
11/9/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 10 p.m. a very, very light sprinkle of snow
11/10/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 had to scrape frost from outer guage
11/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 steady, cold rain this morning
11/13/2013 8:30 AM 0.24 T T T T had to melt the contents
11/14/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 accumulation was frozen again this a.m.
11/15/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/16/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 very foggy - heavy condensation on gauge
11/17/2013 8:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 foggy again - condensation on gauge
11/18/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 short, heavy shower at 7.15 a.m.. Lasted a few seconds
11/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 very heavy rain most of the night
11/20/2013 9:00 AM 0.01 T T T T very light dusting of snow
11/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 clear skies all night - lots of stars. Bright pink sunrise.
11/23/2013 8:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/24/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/25/2013 8:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/26/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 slight frost on gauge - incredible sunrise - bright pink!
11/27/2013 7:30 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/28/2013 7:30 AM 1.70 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 heavy rain, high winds, but little damage to our trees.
11/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 precip. was completely frozen in gauge.
11/30/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 thin layer of frost
12/1/2013 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 only condensation as it was a frosty night
12/2/2013 7:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/3/2013 7:30 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/4/2013 8:00 AM 2.70 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy rain and high winds all night. Rain turned to wet snow which was not enough to measure. mostly rain as the daylight appeared.
12/5/2013 11:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/16/2013 9:00 AM 1.60 1.5 1.60 2.5 M high winds, blowing snow - snow cover has "good "frost on top - had to punch through it to measure
12/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.00 no precip. - minus 18 C
12/19/2013 10:00 AM 0.75 0.5 0.75 3.0 M yesterday snow melted to liquid, froze overnight
12/20/2013 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 3.0 M
12/21/2013 9:30 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 snow melting, icy underfoot, foggy conditions due to rise in temp.
12/24/2013 8:30 AM 6.40 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.22 1.0 0.22 4.5 0.22 snow very crusty this morning - hard to "push" through even with the metal ruler
12/30/2013 8:00 AM 1.90 0.0 0.00 T 0.00 rain began around 9 p.m. - most snow washed away - ice remaining
12/31/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 T T beautiful pink sunrise at 7 a.m.
1/6/2014 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 3.0 0.00 melting has already started due to rise in temperature: hard to measure snow due to drifts, now melt.
1/7/2014 7:30 AM 0.55 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.00 all snow on hard surfaces gone - residual on lawn only
1/8/2014 7:30 AM 0.40 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.00
1/9/2014 7:30 AM T T T 1.0 0.00
1/10/2014 8:00 AM T T 0.00 1.0 T
1/11/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.8 0.00
1/16/2014 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 T 0.00
1/17/2014 7:30 AM 1.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 all snow and ice completely now melted away from garden - lawn and driveway
1/18/2014 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/19/2014 8:00 AM 0.56 2.2 0.44 2.2 0.44 rain heavy last evening around 6 p.m. - turned to sleet and hail within 30 minutes. Not sure when snow began.
1/20/2014 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.04
1/21/2014 7:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.5 T
2/16/2014 8:00 AM 1.13 1.0 0.50 3.0 1.00 very high winds overnight - freezing rain - covered complete windows of the house.
2/17/2014 8:00 AM T T T 1.0 T high winds all day Sunday, very light blowing snow - nothing to stay on the ground.
2/18/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M
2/19/2014 7:30 AM 0.50 1.2 0.25 2.5 0.50
2/20/2014 7:30 AM 0.40 0.0 0.00 1.5 T
2/21/2014 8:00 AM T T T 1.0 T
2/22/2014 8:30 AM 0.67 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.00 Heavy thunder early morning hours with some lightening over the ocean. Brief periods of heavy rain.
2/23/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.00
2/24/2014 8:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.00
2/25/2014 7:30 AM T T T 0.5 T very light dusting of snow overnight - has turned much colder again.
2/26/2014 8:30 AM T 0.0 T 0.5 T frost only!
2/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.20 3.8 0.02 4.5 0.02 unexpected amount of snow - very light and "fluffy"
2/28/2014 8:00 AM 0.08 0.7 0.01 3.5 0.03 warm yesterday, so a lot of snow melt.
3/1/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 T 2.0 T
3/2/2014 8:00 AM T T T M T
3/3/2014 8:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.05 1.0 0.50
3/4/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 T 1.0 T
3/5/2014 8:00 AM T T T 1.0 T very light snow - just enough to cover everything
3/7/2014 8:00 AM T T T 0.5 T
3/8/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.5 T
3/10/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.00
3/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.00 still cold enough that snow on the ground is not melting any further.
3/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.17 0.2 T 0.5 0.02
3/13/2014 8:30 AM 1.94 0.0 0.00 T T very heavy rain overnight - most of the snow gone. Rain continues this morning
3/15/2014 8:00 AM 0.17 T T T T
3/16/2014 8:30 AM 0.53 0.0 0.00 T 0.00
3/17/2014 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 T T
3/18/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T 0.00 Two snowshoe hares enjoying the sunshine!
3/19/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T 0.00
3/20/2014 8:00 AM T T T T T very light precip - rain/snow mixed
3/21/2014 8:00 AM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/23/2014 8:30 AM 0.18 0.5 0.16 0.5 0.16 new snow
3/24/2014 7:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/25/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/26/2014 8:00 AM T T T T T dusting of snow only so far - winds gusting - awaiting "the storm"
4/9/2014 8:00 AM 1.33 M M M M very heavy rain for most of the day starting at 10 a.m. - horizontal at times.
4/10/2014 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
4/11/2014 8:00 AM T M M M M
4/14/2014 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M rain heavy at times during the night
4/15/2014 7:30 AM T M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/6/2013 12/13/2013 12:00 AM 8 0.64 0.5 M - minus 12C this morning (13th) plus wind chill - gauge completely frozen (top as well as inner) - ice base under little snow cover
12/14/2013 12/15/2013 12:00 AM 2 0.19 0.0 M - blowing snow began about 7.30 a.m. on 15th Dec. - now minus 10Deg C - snow depth very approximate
12/22/2013 12/23/2013 8:30 AM 2 0.78 0.5 M snow mostly melted due to heavy rain on 22nd, ice below; freezing rain created thin layer over this; no new snow;
12/25/2013 12/26/2013 8:00 AM 2 0.27 3.5 2.50
12/28/2013 12/29/2013 8:30 AM 2 T 2.5 0.00
1/1/2014 1/02/2014 8:00 AM 2 T T T
1/4/2014 1/05/2014 9:00 AM 2 0.95 4.0 4.00 very hard to provide depth of snow as the blowing snow drifted to about four feet in a number of areas - looks like ocean waves!
1/12/2014 1/13/2014 7:30 AM 2 1.30 T 0.00 High winds overnight of 12th into 13th. almost all snow and ice has gone on lawn and driveway due to heavy rain and slightly warmer temperatures.
1/14/2014 1/15/2014 7:30 AM 2 0.55 T T
1/23/2014 2/10/2014 8:30 AM 19 6.00 8.0 4.00 data is estimated - I have no measure of new snow then melt then new snow during this time.
2/10/2014 2/12/2014 8:00 AM 3 1.00 6.0 0.02
2/13/2014 2/15/2014 8:00 AM 3 1.68 2.0 1.68 Heavy rain and milder temperatures melted most of the snow: high winds for about 24 hours: seas running about 10 foot waves in the bay.
3/26/2014 3/28/2014 8:00 AM 3 1.97 M M impossible to measure new snow depth - blizzard caused huge waves of snow across whole garden and driveway - up to four feet in places that I could get to.
3/29/2014 3/31/2014 5:00 AM 3 2.11 M M March 29th - little precip. Sunday 30th, mix of freezing rain/hail/sleet/rain and very high winds all day - winds continued until about midnight . Continuing light rain Monday a.m.
4/1/2014 4/05/2014 6:00 AM 5 0.83 T T
4/5/2014 4/08/2014 8:00 AM 4 0.98 M M
4/12/2014 4/13/2014 8:00 AM 2 0.33 M M
4/17/2014 4/20/2014 8:00 AM 4 0.33 M M
4/21/2014 4/22/2014 12:00 AM 2 T M M
4/23/2014 4/24/2014 8:30 AM 2 0.44 M M heavy rain during the night, continuing at time of reading
4/25/2014 4/26/2014 8:30 AM 2 1.46 M M
4/27/2014 5/05/2014 8:00 AM 9 1.21 M M
5/6/2014 5/11/2014 8:30 AM 6 0.06 M M
5/12/2014 5/14/2014 12:00 AM 3 0.10 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground