Station Overview Station Location
Station Number ID-NP-3 Latitude 46.366005
Station Name Lewiston 2.6 SE Longitude -116.955267
County Nez Perce Elevation (ft) 1569



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 1.15 0.19 31 0.19 31 0.00 0 0 4 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 13 1.63 0.98 30 0.98 30 0.00 0 0 16 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 13 1.15 0.86 31 0.86 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 2.0 4 3
Jan 14 1.22 1.21 31 1.21 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Feb 14 1.19 1.79 28 1.79 28 0.00 0 0 17 7 12.0 9 11
March 14 1.33 2.10 31 2.10 31 0.00 0 0 21 2 0.8 2 1
April 14 1.61 1.30 30 1.30 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
May 14 1.82 0.94 31 0.94 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
June 14 1.46 1.62 30 1.62 30 0.00 0 0 9 6 0.0 0 0
July 14 0.79 0.35 31 0.35 31 0.00 0 0 1 6 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 0.69 1.24 31 1.24 31 0.00 0 0 7 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 0.81 0.27 30 0.27 30 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 14.85" 12.85" 365 days 12.85" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 125 days 43 days 14.8" 15 days 15 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 T
10/2/2013 0.08
10/3/2013 T
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 0.09
10/10/2013 0.00
10/11/2013 0.00
10/12/2013 0.00
10/13/2013 0.00
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 T
10/28/2013 0.01
10/29/2013 0.00
10/30/2013 0.00
10/31/2013 0.01
11/1/2013 0.02
11/2/2013 0.00
11/3/2013 0.10
11/4/2013 0.03
11/5/2013 0.01
11/6/2013 0.08
11/7/2013 0.14
11/8/2013 0.21
11/9/2013 0.00
11/10/2013 0.01
11/11/2013 0.00
11/12/2013 0.00
11/13/2013 0.04
11/14/2013 0.02
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 0.21
11/17/2013 0.01
11/18/2013 T
11/19/2013 0.01
11/20/2013 0.05
11/21/2013 0.00
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 0.02
11/29/2013 0.00
11/30/2013 0.02
12/1/2013 0.29
12/2/2013 0.04
12/3/2013 0.02
12/4/2013 0.00
12/5/2013 0.00
12/6/2013 0.00
12/7/2013 T
12/8/2013 T
12/9/2013 0.01
12/10/2013 0.00
12/11/2013 0.00
12/12/2013 0.00
12/13/2013 T
12/14/2013 0.02
12/15/2013 0.00
12/16/2013 0.00
12/17/2013 0.00
12/18/2013 0.00
12/19/2013 0.13
12/20/2013 0.00
12/21/2013 0.22
12/22/2013 0.02
12/23/2013 0.09
12/24/2013 T
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 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.01
1/2/2014 0.00
1/3/2014 0.02
1/4/2014 0.00
1/5/2014 0.00
1/6/2014 0.00
1/7/2014 0.00
1/8/2014 0.02
1/9/2014 0.12
1/10/2014 T
1/11/2014 0.04
1/12/2014 0.10
1/13/2014 0.09
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 T
1/21/2014 0.01
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 0.00
1/29/2014 0.39
1/30/2014 0.39
1/31/2014 0.02
2/1/2014 T
2/2/2014 0.00
2/3/2014 0.05
2/4/2014 0.02
2/5/2014 T
2/6/2014 0.00
2/7/2014 0.08
2/8/2014 0.11
2/9/2014 0.32
2/10/2014 0.02
2/11/2014 0.12
2/12/2014 0.02
2/13/2014 0.04
2/14/2014 0.00
2/15/2014 0.02
2/16/2014 T
2/17/2014 T
2/18/2014 T
2/19/2014 0.11
2/20/2014 0.01
2/21/2014 T
2/22/2014 0.00
2/23/2014 0.06
2/24/2014 0.24
2/25/2014 0.33
2/26/2014 0.01
2/27/2014 T
2/28/2014 0.23
3/1/2014 0.02
3/2/2014 0.08
3/3/2014 0.03
3/4/2014 0.03
3/5/2014 0.01
3/6/2014 0.14
3/7/2014 0.04
3/8/2014 0.01
3/9/2014 0.12
3/10/2014 0.22
3/11/2014 0.04
3/12/2014 T
3/13/2014 0.00
3/14/2014 0.02
3/15/2014 0.11
3/16/2014 0.00
3/17/2014 0.04
3/18/2014 0.00
3/19/2014 0.00
3/20/2014 0.02
3/21/2014 0.00
3/22/2014 0.01
3/23/2014 0.00
3/24/2014 0.00
3/25/2014 0.00
3/26/2014 T
3/27/2014 0.06
3/28/2014 0.10
3/29/2014 0.54
3/30/2014 0.25
3/31/2014 0.21
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 0.00
4/2/2014 0.01
4/3/2014 0.00
4/4/2014 0.03
4/5/2014 0.06
4/6/2014 0.23
4/7/2014 T
4/8/2014 0.00
4/9/2014 0.03
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 0.01
4/18/2014 0.28
4/19/2014 0.00
4/20/2014 T
4/21/2014 0.00
4/22/2014 0.15
4/23/2014 0.06
4/24/2014 0.13
4/25/2014 0.21
4/26/2014 0.01
4/27/2014 0.09
4/28/2014 T
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 0.12
5/5/2014 0.16
5/6/2014 0.01
5/7/2014 T
5/8/2014 0.00
5/9/2014 0.18
5/10/2014 0.02
5/11/2014 0.01
5/12/2014 0.01
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 0.06
5/20/2014 0.00
5/21/2014 0.00
5/22/2014 0.00
5/23/2014 0.00
5/24/2014 0.08
5/25/2014 0.01
5/26/2014 0.09
5/27/2014 0.00
5/28/2014 0.08
5/29/2014 0.11
5/30/2014 T
5/31/2014 0.00
6/1/2014 0.00
6/2/2014 0.00
6/3/2014 0.23
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 T
6/12/2014 0.00
6/13/2014 0.06
6/14/2014 0.29
6/15/2014 0.02
6/16/2014 0.02
6/17/2014 T
6/18/2014 0.34
6/19/2014 T
6/20/2014 0.00
6/21/2014 0.00
6/22/2014 0.00
6/23/2014 0.00
6/24/2014 T
6/25/2014 T
6/26/2014 0.14
6/27/2014 0.21
6/28/2014 0.31
6/29/2014 T
6/30/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014 0.00
7/2/2014 0.00
7/3/2014 T
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 0.00
7/10/2014 0.00
7/11/2014 0.00
7/12/2014 0.00
7/13/2014 0.00
7/14/2014 T
7/15/2014 T
7/16/2014 0.00
7/17/2014 0.00
7/18/2014 0.00
7/19/2014 0.00
7/20/2014 0.00
7/21/2014 T
7/22/2014 T
7/23/2014 0.35
7/24/2014 T
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 0.00
8/1/2014 0.00
8/2/2014 0.00
8/3/2014 0.03
8/4/2014 0.00
8/5/2014 0.00
8/6/2014 0.00
8/7/2014 0.00
8/8/2014 0.00
8/9/2014 0.00
8/10/2014 0.00
8/11/2014 0.00
8/12/2014 T
8/13/2014 0.03
8/14/2014 0.54
8/15/2014 0.12
8/16/2014 0.02
8/17/2014 0.00
8/18/2014 0.00
8/19/2014 0.00
8/20/2014 0.00
8/21/2014 0.00
8/22/2014 0.06
8/23/2014 0.44
8/24/2014 T
8/25/2014 0.00
8/26/2014 0.00
8/27/2014 0.00
8/28/2014 0.00
8/29/2014 0.00
8/30/2014 T
8/31/2014 T
9/1/2014 0.00
9/2/2014 0.00
9/3/2014 0.00
9/4/2014 T
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 0.00
9/19/2014 T
9/20/2014 0.00
9/21/2014 0.00
9/22/2014 0.00
9/23/2014 0.05
9/24/2014 0.00
9/25/2014 0.00
9/26/2014 0.06
9/27/2014 T
9/28/2014 0.00
9/29/2014 0.00
9/30/2014 0.16



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Back into the storm factory we sit at the demarcation line once again watching storms form just south and east and travel off across the mountains into Montana... but not much more than a 'trace' here for us
10/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Afternoon showers before sunset brought the snow levels down obscuring the valley Walls (approx 4,000') and a line developed, moving east across the divide~ yeah it's that time of year again.
10/3/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 M M I am working 4AM shift temporarily and wife is recording, entered late. sorry!
10/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 clear and breezy, very cool. seems early to me.
10/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Took a trip South into Hells Canyon area and saw the snow levels above 6,000' in distance on Seven Devils! cooler weather continues and missed the record low (set in 76) by one degree at 33
10/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High Cirrus most of day and gentle breezes, continued cool & crisp.
10/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds increasing quickly this AM hazy smoke smells like Yosemite? Breezy and white-flies are in full bloom!
10/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC and breezy, like NOVEMBER. 51.
10/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning rain (around 11:00 was steady and lasted for quite a while... partial clearing by early afternoon led to a chilly night (39f) heavy dew but no frost at this altitude. I'm sure there's snow in the mountains around us though just cant see them yet.
10/10/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 still looking like November pattern setting up to me... cool and cloudy all day with a sunny break or two making the tree 'pop' waiting for the goodstuff to go capture on film!
10/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Bright Sunshine! (at report time) haven't seen THAT in a while....
10/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Went for am ride this AM and couldn't find any precip, despite the low overcast and damp ground. A few spotty foliage scenes down along the river around 700' (MSL) Grass in highlands is plush and green with 'second spring'... guess that's 80% RH.
10/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Beautiful clear dry and colorful fall weather is here in the NW. trees starting to show, and our first frost noted.
10/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 another frosty morning in the valley. bright sunshine though, and it was a beautiful day. official airport temps showing - 34/59
10/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast this AM with just a touch of sun. Never got below 40 as a result overnight
10/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 39° High Cirrus, Winds:SE@4.7MPH, 80% RH, BP:30.34 RSG. It was a frosty night! NWS/LWS reports low of 35
10/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 been dry and continued cool. leaves finally changing and some are falling this AM in a gentle breeze
10/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 44.2°Clear, Winds:E@2MPH, 91% RH, BP:30.23 RSG.
10/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 41.9° Clear, Winds:SE@2MPH, 92% RH, BP:30.14 RSG.
10/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 whiteflies in FULL bloom this year, like a cloud!
10/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 There really is even a small accumulation of whiteflies (knats) in the bottom of the gauge! about.02"... and I just cleaned it about a week ago.
10/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Arctic push ready to drop south across continental divide from us with chance of showers tomorrow... MEANWHILE the whiteflie bloom is incredible this year and there have been so many that they show as .03" of accumulation in the Gauge.
10/27/2013 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy and Cool this AM. although not observed, ground residue shows trace precip early this AM.
10/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain band passed through just before Styx show at the Casino... was standing outside at the time! breezy and cloudy and cooler today
10/29/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 35.9° Clear, Winds:NW2MPH, 59% RH, BP:30.01 RSG.
10/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 BRR.... Got down below freezing last night (28) and the winds where light through the evening but enough to make one realize the 90 degree days are gone for the year!
10/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 thick fog this AM after morning rain yesterday and clearing skies in the afternoon... tops to 1,400'
11/2/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 49.6F 43%RH WINDS-WEST@6 (Gusts to 40 possible today) DARK OVERCAST IN PAST HALF HOUR... PRES:29.72 FALLING RAPIDLY
11/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The big chill continues with our heaviest rainfall in AM, then winds and severe clear with 'embedded' CBs :) You'll notice we had RAIN , here. but soon those snow reports will be coming in around the map.
11/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 interesting day indeed with blue skies and afternoon/evening snow falling vis all around us, but not in the valley! big rains came shortly and were gone
11/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 It's snowing at report time... VERY lightly.
11/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow was falling at report time yesterday but became rain during the day and through the night partial accumulation was noted in clumps. But not enough for core values to be determined. Bare ground rest of day.
11/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain in progress at report time, stiff Easterly winds and much cooler temps rolled in just after midnight.
11/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sometime overnight, or early AM we had a 'spot' of rain...
11/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 very thick dew this AM. but never got below 36F overnight here at this Alt. Happy veterans day!
11/12/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC, Valley Fog...
11/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very foggy here at 1,300'(about ten telephone poles, maybe 1/2 mile) this AM started soon after sunset last night and appears to be very thick ID DOT cam at 3,200 showing sun and fog above us! Lite rain started in the 3:00pm hour and continued until dark
11/14/2013 8:34 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Unknown if we actually had precip, or, if the fog was so thick... about 300'... it just coalesced into the cup! There were MANY accidents and smashed cars being transported on flatbeds throughout the day and the drive home took 2x. Because of the fog.
11/15/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Started off hazy with thin fog but now vis reduced to 100' again. Very dangerous outside right now! (1,300' Lewiston Orchards)
11/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Winds are here, snow in higher elevations, warmed up with our FOEHN winds... rained steadily but lightly mostly thru the night. Wind gust to 29 last hour. Pres 29.42 beginning to rise.
11/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/18/2013 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Snow is vis above 3,000' on the ridges around the city. some snowpack was lost yesterday during sunny break from 12:00n-4:00pm despite chilly temps (sublimation)
11/19/2013 8:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 breezy and OVC... 52.5F BP-29.71 STDY
11/20/2013 9:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Temps dropped like a rock overnight and headed for 20's this evening (most likely) rain fell in waves throughout the day atleast three separate times. 1:00pm stationary front the last one being the coldfront at 10:00-11:00pm not vis on radar.
11/21/2013 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The COLD & DRY is here! 22.3°Clear, Winds:SE@1.9, 78% RH, BP:30.61 RSG. Frosty AM bright sunshine
11/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Frosty! temp 20.1F BP-30.74 wind calm. Heat ON.
11/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Frosty AM again
11/24/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 brrr! frost is now sticking around through the day in our shady spots
11/25/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/26/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another frosty AM. more so than i can recall in years past.
11/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 This day was different besides me filling in for the morning guy and waking up at 4:00AM (and every other hour overnight thinking I was late) the fog is at our level (1,400') and it goes all the way down to Valley Floor.
11/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.02 0.0 0.02 Hoarfrost! Dangerous morning, even on the streets, at 1,400' (MSL) UPDATE: I am melting the frozen surface of our collection funnel may have to revise the moisture content shortly.... That number is .02" not sure where to put it.
11/29/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hoarfrost is starting accumulate on the branches approx 1/16 to 1/8" Air stagnation/Dense Fog advisory remains in effect... Vis never got above 1/2 mile here yesterday
11/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 T 0.02 We are having light freezing Rain/Fog this AM and there is a glaze on everything including driving surfaces. very slippery. The actual coating is upto 1/8" (measured on spruce tree limb) here at 1,400'. Core melted from Gauge measuring .02" liquid.
12/1/2013 9:00 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/2/2013 9:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The arctic air is filtering in this morning, tube removed from rainguage. surfaces that have been damp for weeks are drying... rapidly. liquid precip recorded throughout reported day. Cautious of a flash freze environment this afternoon, winds already 20 from North... Temp currently 37.4(f)
12/3/2013 8:30 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 M M AND THEN came the snow!!! started just after 1:30pm as a 1/8" grauple pellet, then the winds...20-30mph. the next wave was fluffy snow about 20mins later. then overnight the groundcover here at 1,300'
12/4/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Brrrr!
12/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 TEMP: 9.7F RH:84% WINDS: 1.9KTS SE PRES:30.31, THIN CIRRUS OVERCAST. SUN LOW ON HORIZON. FROSTY!
12/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 We had a low of 6... then it got cloudy and warmed up all the way to 10. However we still had a frost event
12/7/2013 8:00 AM T 0.1 0.01 T 0.01 Trace snow event very fine crystals 2hr duration... low was 10f. Sublimated through day. Back down to 0 forecast tonight.
12/8/2013 9:00 AM T T T T M Very small 'snow cubes' are falling at report time. very fine, and just a trace on ground, at this time though most of day was dry
12/9/2013 9:00 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 0.5 0.01 0.3" IN fresh snow on the ground this AM! And warmed it up for us all the way to 16 degrees. THE COLD took it's toll here with a frozen pipe. Spent the afternoon crawling under the house with a heat gun. Plumber said we were 'not alone'
12/10/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T
12/11/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 overcast windy and warmer than it's been (at-least)
12/13/2013 9:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 strange very light snowfall latenight around midnight. Fell more like an ashfall, had to check multiple times it was really snow... but winds made it hard to see in the dark. tiny flecks.
12/14/2013 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Picked up some precip overnight, was liquid when observed.
12/15/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 There were two leaves (pods) in the cup... but i did not weigh them for moisture content. it was dry, but windy. especially late night/early AM
12/16/2013 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Frosty... but dry we had a bonus sunny day with warmer than expected temps (53) a nice break.
12/17/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 we had a frost, early in evening, but already gone this AM...
12/18/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy, 52.9F, 38%RH, Winds N2kts. PRES:30.01 STDY
12/19/2013 9:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 we had rain mid afternoon through early evening. When I drove home from work at 5:00PM it was raining MUCH heavier up by this reporting station, as opposed to down by the airport. Like a different world! (*unfortunately* i left the inner tube in the cup due to recent warmer weather, and hope i didn't damage it frozen solid this AM)
12/20/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 looking icky out. (i know that's an official term) like right before a big snow pure overcast monotone gray... OVC, 25.9F, 85%RH BP-30.02 FALLING
12/21/2013 9:00 AM 0.22 1.5 0.22 1.5 0.22 snow started as a very fine pellet slippery on contact though you could still see surfaces. caused many accidents through rush hour evening commute. Slide outs on tye grades, etc... stayed fine precip until near the end , when we began to see larger and identifiable crystals
12/22/2013 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.11
12/23/2013 9:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 T T
12/24/2013 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Everything melted! Then it rained heavily with Lightning through early evening sounded like a lot, wound up being a trace. Strange squalline had 40mph winds and fromed unexpectedly from the North
12/25/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Avery clear night Christmas eve treated to a mysterious fly-by of space station all lit up after space walk plus 8 odd objects traveling the other way... if they were the reinedeer... where's Santa? Although no fog formed, the frost started to develop early and the stars seemed EXTRA bright in the moonless winter skies. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
12/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/27/2013 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 38.8F 61PCT R.H. BP:30.29 STEADY, WINDS 10KTS SOUTH...
12/28/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 CLEAR 31.1F 94% (RH) 30.43 RSG, WINDS SE LIGHT & VAR
12/29/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 31.5F 88% 30.38 (std) Winds E@5 Hazy sun through OVC skies
12/30/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 outside of gauge is wet as if we had another frost event, but unable to confirm, this AM i slept in late.
12/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/1/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 T 0.01 Ice Fog! very dangerous this AM melted frost =.01" precip, plus trace rain event in Afternoon.
1/2/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 30.9F 99% RH, 30.30, Winds SE@2Kts
1/3/2014 5:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Windy! Southerly Gusts as high as 40MPH overnight here, another 'pine-needlestorm' on our roof. partial clearing this AM with winds 15-20 from the NW. It does appear to have rained at some point in the two and half hours I got to rest this overnight. It was interesting watching the Jet slide-in over us on the Aviation-Digtal (ADDs)Display. But I'm weird like that.
1/4/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 NO FROST! perfectly clear skies, 28.8F 68%RH 30.35PRES WINDS:SE@1.4KTS
1/5/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Brrrrr 23.9F 83%RH WINDS SE@2KTS PRES 30.58. STUDIO WAS OFF ALL DAY, HEATING FROM 41.0F LIKE THE OLD SKATING RINK.
1/6/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 26.4F 75%RH 30.44PRES WINDS-NE@6KTS
1/7/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nothing ... yet , overcast with Asperatus though so it may not be TOO long, looking pretty moist on the CONUS today. 30.4F, 80%RN, WINDS:5(NW), PRES:30.17 STEADY (?)
1/8/2014 8:40 AM 0.02 T T T T Started as a fine rain/snow mix, switched to bigger flakes and a hard snow (audible) mix at 11:19pm when we went to bed, unable to determine when it stopped but only driveway SIDEWALK and shading spots showing snow this AM... TEMP:32F RH:97% WINDS:SW@1KT PRES:30.08 (STD)
1/9/2014 9:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 finally some pretty moderate rain for a time last night! Although not the half inch or more the surrounding areas seem to have to gotten, it was coming down pretty hard for us. / CURRENT CONDITIONS: 42.3F, 63%RH, WINDS NW @ 8KTS, PRES 29.98 RSG, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH CUMULUS & ALTO-STRATUS.
1/10/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 45.7F 63%RH Calm PRES:29.96(RSG) OVC and there was a brief period of moderate rain in the evening but doesn't seem to have registered in the gauge.
1/11/2014 9:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 47.5F 80%RH WINDS 2KTS/SO PRES 29.61 FALLING RAPIDLY
1/12/2014 9:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A VERY WINDY DAY GUSTS TO 40MPH HERE, WITH AMPLE PRECIP AROUND THE VALLEY (MOSTLY FALLING OVERNIGHT THIS TIME AND NOT WITNESSED), AND FAIRLY WARM TEMPS TO 55. CURRENT CONDITIONS: 42.8F 59%RH WINDS:SE@8.0KTS PRES:30.04 (RSG RPDLY) OVERCAST
1/13/2014 5:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Looks like the topsides got some snow yesterday along the highest elevations of the ridge. (maybe 3500') we never got the winds expected (G20) but did get a rain event midday... current conditions: 49.1F 65%RH PRES:30.25(RSG) WINDS:N@8KTS
1/14/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 clear! 35.6F 89% 30.65 (RSG)WINDS NORTH 1.8kts
1/15/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 It was clear day except for a few passing cirrus... just beautiful! got up to 52 degrees. CURRENTLY: 30.4F 90%RH Winds:2.7kTS SE, PRES:30.47(FLG). Thin Layer Cirrus and some Fog in the Valley below us (700'?)
1/16/2014 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/17/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Severe CLEAR once again this pre-dawn with major frost. 29.7F, 95%RH, WIND SE@5.2KTS, PRES:30.42(FLG)
1/18/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another thick frost/Ice fog event today where accumulated ice/frost was measurable without noticeable precip (falling from the sky) this makes two days where the melted core value was .01 or greater.
1/19/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Picked up another .01" 'measurable Fog/Hoar Frost event overnight. this time started much earlier just after sunset. This makes .03" for the week non-recordable coalesced liquid moisture.
1/20/2014 5:00 AM T T T T T Up early today to do the morning show, at 4:00AM I noticed a very fine snow falling lightly over the LC Valley. Still falling at 5:00AM... and NO frost! (TEMP: 28.8F, 99%RH, WINDS NW @ 1.4KTS, PRES:30.49 RSG)
1/21/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 again, although melted, appears to be frost and frozen fog. I did see smaller precipitate in the predawn hours so logging as precip this time makes 4th day in row same readings....
1/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 28.4F 98.6%RH PRES:30.39(STDY) WINDS-WEST@3.9KTS
1/23/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 28.8F 91%RH WINDS:SW@3KTS PRES:30.57 STDY
1/24/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC. 30.0F 93%RH WINDS:SW@2KTS PRES:30.66 STDY
1/25/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Noticed thicker (CU) clouds developing to East... CURRENTLY: 28.8F 93%RH WINDS:SE@4KTS PRES:30.53 (STDY) some sunny breaks.
1/26/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Higher based clouds and a general warmup may be underway, on Friday the hoarfrost accumulated (several inches thick) decided to start snapping off the 260K power-lines up-top and the rebound caused power arcs and intermittent service interruptions throughout the morning several times at the radio station. THIS MORNING: 28.4F 92%RH WINDS NW@3KTS PRES:30.34 (FLG SLIGHTLY)
1/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 some (20) very fine flakes on bottom less than 10% unclear if frost or frozen mist. Airport (NWS/LWS) shows 'Trace' from 9:00PM last night. currently: 28.1F 88%RH WINDS:W@2KT, PRES: 30.40 gradually FLG.
1/28/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast (3200') 29.7F 85%RH WINDS:SE@3KTS PRES:30.40 (STD)
1/29/2014 8:00 AM 0.39 T M T M Overnight sleet event sounded like pop rocks or rice krispies very loud! didn't notice accumulation at the time but this AM yards and fields have a strange slushy mix accumulated in spots... unable to measure core value of this 'slush' content just total liquid content. STILL RAINING AS OF THIS REPORT TIME
1/30/2014 8:00 AM 0.39 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Continued rain event! 34.9F 99%RH WINDS:5KTS SE PRES:29.85 (RSG) For a time in the AM after yesterdays report, we had some huge splatting snowflakes, but no accumulation here at 1,500'.
1/31/2014 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 spotty showers (rain & snow in area) this AM. Chilly! 35.6F 94%RM WINDS:SE@2KTS PRES:29.96 (Std)
2/1/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Trace precip event 1:00-3:00pm was snow up on the ridge as colder air arrives and clearout began... CURRENTLY (9:00AM) 28.9F 84%RH WINDS:SE@2KTS, PRES:30.19(RSG)
2/2/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 1.0 0.05 Light snow began as THE SEAHAWKS WON THE SUPERBOWL like little white confetti! stuck around through til midnight. At midnight measured 1.2" (of course) but settled down to .75" by daybreak/report time
2/4/2014 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.5 0.05 Very lightly snowed most of day, temps dropping substantially. Currently (8:00AM) 19.2F RH:65% WINDS:ENE@14KTS PRES:30.26 RSG
2/5/2014 10:00 AM T T T T T Trace snow event very light pre-dawn hours. some spots of snow remain most sublimated snowy spots measure 1/4" in depth none on snow pad to measure SWE however
2/6/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M The artctic air has penetrated the LC Valley. about 2 degrees warmer than November coldsnap, with a low ONLY of 4F this time... 69%RH, WINDS 3.3KTS SE, PRES:30.25(RSG) Studios shutdown so we can focus space heaters on under-pipes try to avoid re-freeze incident.
2/7/2014 9:00 AM 0.08 2.0 0.08 2.0 0.08 Snow (Just over 2" total before some compaction this AM) came in two waves... 9:15P-11:30p (1.2") and then sometime later was continuing at 7:00AM-8:00AM UPDATED: Current Conditions (10:00AM):17.8f 82%RH WINDS:3.3KTS(SE) PRES:29.99(RSG) MOSTLY OVC (W-ONE BREAK NORTH)
2/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.11 3.1 0.11 4.1 0.24 Snow began after midnight and we picked up about 3 inches. (additional) after a sunny but cold day with some sublimation on the south facing hillsides. CURRENTS: 19.4(F)RH:89% WINDS:4KT@SE PRES:30.12(RSG)SNOW STILL FALLING ALTHOUGH NOT SHOWING ON RADAR
2/9/2014 8:00 AM 0.32 4.0 0.32 7.5 0.48 Snow began after 8:00PM as very fine picture perfect symmetrical dendrite became a thick 'clumps' of columns and spatial dendrites and really started piling up before 9:00pm. We had 7" total on ground by midnight and at 1:30AM i observed snow had become very light, but the winds had increased and there was a moderate ground blizzard occuring as the trees and rooftops were drifting... CURRENTLY: 7.68" of ground cover (total) 22.5f 88%RH WINDS 3KTS(NW) PRES:30.14 (RSG) OVC.
2/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 6.0 0.47 Lt Flurries peaked in afternoon, everything frozen. some compaction in sample core and ice on bottom. (despite subfreezing temps) - CURRENTLY 24.3F 96%R.H. WINDS:2KTS(SE) PRES:30.21 OVERCAST
2/11/2014 8:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 3.0 0.48 2.8" remain after heavy melting on snow-pad... warm winds and a quick frontal passage. Leaving snowpack very wet and slushy. (some of water is left behind on the pad collecting core SWE) CURRENTLY: 40.1F 88%R.H. WINDS:2KTS(SOUTH) PRES:30.09 (STDY) ALSO:PRES MAY NEED CALIBRATION
2/12/2014 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Chinook Winds! Rapid melting taking place. Snow pad clear, but soggy slushy mess on grass (upto 1" in spots) Currently 48.6F 74%R.H. WINDS 10KTS(GUSTING 25) FROM SW-NW VARIABLE.. PRES:29.71 (FLG RAPIDLY) *WIND EVENT*
2/13/2014 7:43 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Feohn winds leading to rapid meltdown as temps climbed from 0-60 over past 5 or six days. Flooding reported along the Palouse North of town... mountains and ridge to North showing clear (on the south side anyway) already. all our snow is gone! CURRENTLY: 47.1F 66%RM WINDS:18KTS(SOUTH) PRES:29.92 CLIMBING AFTER OVERNIGHT 'DIP' PARTLY CLOUDY, ALTO STRATUS.
2/14/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No precip at report time, but it was about to get here. see tomorrow)
2/15/2014 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/16/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I can vouch for the .71 in St Maries, driving back from Spokane, there were high winds, very heavy rain, and highway ponding. producing low visibility very dangerous. All the way down to Colfax/Steptoe area MEANWHILE, IN LEWISTON AT REGISTERED LOCATION: Just a trace (.005) of precip measured. It's 41.5F 61% winds 2.7 (west) pres:29.83 (rsg) Partly cloudy alto-stratus and heavily tilted alto-cumulus
2/17/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I don't remember getting any precip, but there is a trace amount in the tube. Breezy today(10-20NW), altimeter calibrated (29.78 falling) Mostly Cloudy and Warm (49.3f) 45%R.H. /// signs of spring!!! Lilac Buds, Tulips and Krokus popping through the ground,and the Goldfinches have returned to the treetops singing their wheezy little songs.
2/18/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 .005 PRECIP (AGAIN) ABOUT TO BEGIN THE NEXT COOLDOWN... CURRENTLY 40.2F 83%R.H. WINDS 2KTS (SW) PRES:30.03 RGS OVERCAST W MIST
2/19/2014 8:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 36.9F 86%RH WINDS:9KTS(SOUTH) PRES:29.93 (RSG)
2/20/2014 8:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Windy and cool... 41F 70% RH, WINDS:18KTS(SO) 30.01 (FLG)
2/21/2014 8:00 AM T M M M M was actually approx .003"
2/22/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/23/2014 9:00 AM 0.06 0.5 0.06 0.5 0.07 Lite snow all night... didn't see it accumulating all that time, but it was....
2/24/2014 9:00 AM 0.24 T T T T we had some snow for a couple hours in the AM changed over to rain early afternoon and continued most of day at times heavy to moderate this night. Total snow accumulations melted on contact for most part after previous day's 1/2" on grassy and cold surfaces. (not pavement) at our location.
2/25/2014 8:00 AM 0.33 1.1 0.16 1.0 0.16 Interesting day in precipitation, after a lt rain most of the day (0.14" liquid Observed, at changeover) the changeover began after sunset started to noticeably accumulate by 9:00pm (1.0" frozen) continued overnight (another .01" snow) leading to an equally interesting calculation problem. 1.) there will be two melts one from the cup and 2.) from the Core. The core in this case may show less because the liquid from earlier has already dispersed beneath! *SO the '24 hour' gauge reading is accurate, AND the snow CORE reading (SWE) is accurate, even though it is less!
2/26/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC... need to replace my remote batteries i see. WX Data not available this AM sorry. At-least they didn't try to steal THAT last night.
2/27/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Lightly misting, OVC, temps 34.7F,98% RH, winds-3kts (North) PRES:29.75 (FLG) WX Station has been calibrated!
2/28/2014 9:00 AM 0.23 0.1 0.07 0.1 0.07 Liquid .13" and snowfall (3/16")... Liquid rain through most of day, in waves followed changeover to sleet at 8:00pm (approx) then LT snowfall through night. Two measurements (melted core and weighed tube) correct values are .23" total precip for day now showing.
3/1/2014 8:00 AM 0.02 T T T T Generally a dry day with back door coldfront from MT/ND temps dropping and a light snowfall overnight with very gusty winds... Blowing snow on ground isnt melting windchills down to 11 currently. Temperature: 24.8°F Dew point: 10.4°F Feels like: 11°F Trend: none Remarks: Automatic weatherstation w/ precipitation discriminator Pressure at sealevel: 32.4 in Temperature for last hour: 24.1°F Dew Point for last hour: 10°F Pressure: 29.8 in Humidity: 53.7% Wind: From the ENE (60°) at 17.3 mph with gusts up to 25.3 mph (WX DATA FROM LWS/NWS)
3/2/2014 8:00 AM 0.08 0.5 0.08 0.5 0.08 CURRENTLY: Temperature: 28.4°F Pressure: 29.9 in Humidity: 68.6% Wind: From the E (90°) at 3.5 mph Overcast with flurries.
3/3/2014 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 freezing RA 8:35AM - 9:00AM, MODERATE RAIN AFTER 11:00AM - Rapid melting of yesterdays 1/2" snowcover. Currents: 33.6F 99%RH, WINDS:NW21.4KTS, PRES:29.91 (RSG) FOG.
3/4/2014 8:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunshine peaking thru! Feeling nice today... 45.7F 87%R.R. WINDS-NORTH@2KTS PRES:30.02(RSG)
3/5/2014 5:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Warmer and Wet, saw our first 50 in the afternoon, went flying. Showers building heavier on the radar this AM. Looks steadier for today.
3/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Occasional lite rain throughout day, with heavier steadier rain after dark, rolling in with impressive shelf cloud from SE
3/7/2014 8:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Spring Showers (and a clap of thunder!) 11:00AM light shower just a few drops then... 1:30PM impressive line from South included gusty winds showing 45MPH (at airport) Currently-56.8F 41%RH Winds:SW@2KTS, Pres:30.20(Rsg) with 50% Cirro/Alto Cumulus coverage and bright sunshine!
3/8/2014 7:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly Cloudy but WARM day. One afternoon wave resulted in light sprinkle and possible overnight 'dew event' combined for .01" reading. CURRENTLY: Sunny! 41.5F 81%RH WINDS:SOUTH@8KTS PRES:30.20(FLG)
3/9/2014 9:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 RA+ and Pineapple Express arrived around 5:00pm and CTD thru the night. Awoke at 4:00AM to do some productions, and tye winds had started but the rain had tapered off. CURRENTLY: 54.9F, 70%RH, WINDS-SW@20KTS, PRES 29.99 (STD) OVERCAST WITH FEATURELESS STRATUS AND SOME LENTICULAR STRATUS, DARKER PATCHES. LOWER BRKEN SCUD.
3/10/2014 9:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light Rain intermittently through afternoon steady rainfall started shortly after 6:00 (seems to be the current pattern) ctd into the night. Seemed to be tapering off around 10:30-11:00PM
3/11/2014 8:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 showery thru day, TS in area late day before clearing. CURRENTLY: 39.2F 79%RH WIND 3KTS FROM SOUTH, PRES 30.46(RSG)BRIGHT SUNSHINE!
3/12/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 38.8F 80%RH WINDS-SE@8KTS PRES:30.47 VERY SUNNY!
3/13/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/14/2014 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain started around 6-7:00AM... still raining at report time (may need to combine with tomorrow's readings for single event totals)
3/15/2014 8:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Pretty impressive BOW WAVE system (which we were on the Southern edge of) came through around 3:00pm winds gusted 42MPH at airport, and temps dropped 15F afterwards next 70 minutes... RAIN READINGS ARE 2ND HALF OF 'EVENT' TOTAL' SEE NOTES YESTERDAY 3/13 (because it stated before readings were taken, total rain of this event was 0.14)
3/16/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M
3/17/2014 9:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain must have fallen after midnight sometime. breezy today! CURRENT CONDITIONS: 41.0F 70%RH WINDS NW@16KTS PRES:29.94 (RSG)
3/18/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/19/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 nice day! perfect sunshine until just around sunset.
3/20/2014 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/21/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 bright blue skies this AM with a very thin full layer of cirro-stratus(?) In the afternoon some stray Virga had grauple(Gr) in the area photographed until sunset. but no precip at our location.
3/22/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Can still see snow-levels up around 4,900' surrounding us. some late day shower and Gr contributed to the totals... mid afternoon sometime between 2-6PM
3/23/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 41.4F 64%RH WINDS EA@3KTS PRES 30.24 (RSG) THICK OVERCAST THIS AM
3/24/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/26/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain shower event late night before mid, nice sunny start today!
3/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 43F, OVC in-stable day
3/28/2014 9:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Quite an impressive line-front developed across interior NW with CB Seen from 90 miles away. fell apart just as it got here but several rain events shortly before noon (heaviest) and then after sunset.
3/29/2014 9:00 AM 0.54 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain came last night around 7:34pm and continued until 12:30am or so, but for the first 2.9 hours we were seeing some pretty good rate. Heavy enough to reveal a few new leaks on the carport roof, before undiscovered.
3/30/2014 6:00 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 1. Multiple storms recorded some mixed with lite Grauple, none of them spectaucular producers of anything. Timelapsed. 3:31pm, 5:15pm, 6:16pm, and 8:46PM. 2. I will be doing morning shift all week so expect early readings from this station. -Thank you
3/31/2014 5:00 AM 0.21 0.3 T 0.0 0.00 HAIL EVENT RECORDED: Documented with timelapse for time verification, the main Hail event ends at 1:05 but continues to spit mixed with rain until about 1:21pm. A Mammatos wall can be seen passing over head just before it begins... then a secondary event (lighter) occurs at 1:58-2:02 before becoming mixed with, and changing over to just rain. The Hail accumlated on driveway and shady grass surfaced and our carport roof to a measured depth of 3/8", photographed and shared with NWS Spokane on Facebook. /// Precip from squall line continues IN WAVES off and on all afternoon until final clearing at 5:58PM.
4/1/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2014 5:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Nice day, with increasingly building CU until 3:00pm (approx) when a line formed FROM the North!
4/3/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/4/2014 5:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/5/2014 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/6/2014 9:00 AM 0.23 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some good late evening action and overnight showers. Only a 'trace' during the day. PLEASE NOTE: Switching back to 'normal' schedule, will be doing readings around 9:00AM from now on, again.
4/7/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M ONE WAVE MIDDAY SPRINKLE AROUND 1-2PM APPROX CLEAR REST OF DAY
4/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Had a high of 71 at the airport! Felt GREAT
4/9/2014 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain arrived late night cool down this morning and very cloudy. after a high of 75, current temnp is 52(F)
4/10/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/11/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M gorgeous!!!!
4/12/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 been cool and dry since backdoor front came out of Montana this weekend. we chased it in~
4/15/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 windy! OVC
4/16/2014 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 overcast and cool after a fairly breezy day
4/17/2014 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 OVC,and lt rain currently... cool temps in progress
4/18/2014 9:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 with the heavier more persistent rain falling after 1:00PM, the totals continue from yesterdays report time (0.30 for the event)
4/19/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Overcast thin throughout most of the day and breezy... this morning calmer and clearer
4/20/2014 8:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Late afternoon showers formed to west and came through with some mighty winds. Although only a trace fell here wind damage and some pretty impressive virga/mamamtos at sunset before clearing out. Snow levels were down to about 4500 estimated
4/21/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 inc cloudiness
4/22/2014 8:00 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/23/2014 9:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/24/2014 8:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 rain off and on beginning around noon, growing measurable by 4:00pm... .03 by bed time another .10 overnight
4/25/2014 9:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/27/2014 9:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rained a good hour or more in the early afternoon. single cell formed over our area not a fast mover.
4/28/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 STRANGE WATCHING CB BECOME VIRGA. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HAD... DRYING OUT!
4/29/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M nice days! Easterly winds today
4/30/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 sunshine and a high of 69... shooting for 82 today
5/1/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another fantastically sunny day with high temp of 78. some record highs were on the coast as a result of downslope compression
5/2/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/3/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another gorgeous day! wraps up the week with increasing cloudiness and temps to 85. Mostly Cloudy this AM and much, much cooler. (61.5f/55%RH)
5/4/2014 9:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M stationary frontal activity overnight resulted in intermittent rain showers increasing into evening and overnight hours
5/5/2014 9:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 heavier CBs developed early on (10A) and rolled through (1P) with several thunders, then decreasing waves into overcast cooler afternoon until rain late lasted to bedtime, a majoroty of the rain (.12) falling in first wave.
5/6/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M some periods of heavier showers midday didn't add to much but rapid clearing after dramatic virga events.
5/7/2014 9:00 AM T M M M M
5/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/9/2014 8:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A mostly cloudy day with PM rain into overnight hours. Partial clearing this AM.
5/10/2014 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 M
5/11/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/12/2014 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clearing skies (eventually) in the afternoon gave way to one shower from the North after 6PM. Clear and crisp this AM for example: 31F in Orofino and foggy!
5/13/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 0.00
5/14/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/15/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear dry with spectacular blood-red moon rise over the plaouse as i drove it through he night...
5/16/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Sorry for late report, had to do AM shift today 0330
5/17/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M NOTE THIS Missing report filed later, data confirmed by daily post on Facebook & NWS archives
5/18/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 cloudiness throughout the day with wide clear slots some virga and the equivalent of upper-level CB (whatever that is called) bases and tops well above 12,000'
5/19/2014 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain observed atleast two times at 1:16PM (70 minutes)and 12:08AM (10 minutes) but possibly more overnight unsure.
5/20/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M beauty of a day with clear blue skies and very light winds
5/22/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M the very last of the little white patches up on the highest peaks have gone away after a week of 80's temps
5/23/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/24/2014 8:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Rains came in the afternoon and continued through the night. ...about .02" each system
5/25/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I dont recall any rain, but there was a reading! little room for error no atring here yet.
5/26/2014 9:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Brief shower 'spurts'later in evening followed by heavier steadier rain sometime overnight around midnt
5/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Inc Cloudiness but not rainfall some virga in vct
5/28/2014 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M some late night weather with thunder and lite hail (see report) didn't seem to accumulate held up the NAIA World Series games until 1:34AM! three main bands of rain fell .01, .04, and .03" respectively. (the .04 was the thunderstorm)
5/29/2014 9:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Some moderate rain just after lunch made big puddles downtown! My car was parked in the middle of one. seems o have washed some of the pollen out of the air however.
5/30/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Shows a trace... cant find proof of actual rain though. Wondering if we had a 'dew event'
5/31/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M at this time some morning virga passing to our East locally (from the South) but no rainfall detected
6/1/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M IMPRESSIVE COLUMNS SOUTH IN MOUNTAINS/CANYON FORMED AND DIDNT MOVE VERY MUCH ALL DAY
6/2/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/3/2014 9:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Pretty good thunderstorm dumped most of that in one shot... some 40-50 thunders, occasional Hail (reported)
6/4/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Massive CB built up early (10:00AM) to the SW and stayed all day... eventually hooking right and skirting us SE. Jut (only) got the mammatus and lightning here, shortly after noon. Not even a trace~! Summer must almost be here, the wildfires have started (Dusty, WA) hopefully not a sign of things to come!
6/5/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Just a beautious Summer's day! few high clouds that's about it. Kids are ready, BRING IT
6/7/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Brisk Northerly breezes this AM although sunny and dry. Nice looking day! little canadian refresher coming through.
6/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/9/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/10/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/11/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Virga photographed at sunset became a VERY brief shower around 10pm maybe three minutes just long enough to dot the ground, and it was gone.
6/12/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M no precip (yet) but it sure looks ominously dk gray out there this AM
6/13/2014 9:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Stormy Afternoon and Evening several cells with our heaviest single rainfall event coming first this time.
6/14/2014 9:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M rain off and on every hour or so totalle4d .22 by bned time the lawn is loving this
6/15/2014 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Kind of surprised that was IT for a total, as it rained most of the morning!
6/16/2014 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M back into the 'cloudy-cool' 's
6/17/2014 8:40 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Never saw the lows in 40's as expected (50) still cloudy and cool overnight, snow levels dropped to mountaintops around us and into Montana... Brrrr today
6/18/2014 9:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M persistent lite rain most of the day, waves overnight. another .03 this AM
6/19/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M CLEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, FINALLY... INSTANT RETURN TO SUMMER.
6/20/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Nice day yesterday high cirrus came in after sunset and this AM is overcast with some asperatus (upper level) and standing waves...
6/21/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/22/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/24/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 0630-0730 lt rain this AM. (ABOUT .005)
6/25/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M shower 9:15-30 AM just after logging yesterdays report noted.
6/26/2014 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
6/27/2014 9:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M THIS REPORT corrected for 9:00AM readings performed by my assistant... with .18 falling between 7:00 & 9:00AM
6/28/2014 9:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M These times are most accurate due to review of timelapse video documenting the SW skyline in 10sec intervals. verbatim: pretty impressive cell rolled in off the Anatone (WA) plains and dropped pea to quart-sized CLEAR hail with odd 'tad-pole' appendages for approximately 12:00 minutes 5:36-5:48pm accompanied by vivid daylight lightning and rainbows all around.
6/29/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Technically, the reading should be 0.005 with a few droplets that actually added up. Some in evening around 6:00pm and then later on overnight. Does not show on airport records, however.
6/30/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M it was a VERY nice day (82) but very breezy, winds gusted 28 along the river in the afternoon. *Almost got a 'trace' just after previous day's report filed.... then it moved SE.
7/1/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/2/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hot! 95 was HI at Airport, 97 here... saw a few 00's downtown. So I rode the ridgetops to 4,000' West of town (Pomeroy) and noticed one building CB in the distance, over the Central Basin of WA. A sign of things to come?
7/3/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Storms looked pretty good in Oregon, but by the time they got here around 1:00AM... just Virga, barely a Trace to show.
7/4/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/5/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M enjoyed a hot and pleasant 4th mostly cloudy most of day except afternoon saw many water-sports. and a refreshing high of 90!
7/6/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Was out of town during this report but assistant reported 0.0 precip and a high of 95
7/7/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M smoke vis at sunset from SW OR/WA border, perhaps Camp Creek fire?
7/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M high clouds sneaking in from SW, almost 104 downtown
7/10/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 101 was the high this report period, no precip, but towering cumulus visible south and East late day.
7/11/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M thin line of building cumulus formed over Canyon to south 3-4pm and then went away became towering Cu over Grangeville but LP. HI was 97F.
7/12/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Back to my 'normal' schedule ... increasing overcast layers and big rain in central OR, but dry here and becoming smoke/hazy- heard a plane had to overfly airport to find it first!
7/13/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M readings at right time... just posted late. NWS mesogram (?) shows 'trace' precip at airport during this report (and on the 11th) that is in need of review with 18-20% Humdities and CLR conditions showing at same times (below 12,500')
7/14/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Traces came early this AM (6:00am) as Mid-Level CBs are forming and encompassing around WA/ID.
7/15/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.005 FELL OVER A 30:00 MINUTE PERIOD 9:00-10:00AM. LT rain for 38:00 minutes, was surprised to find no measurable amount! After this rain we saw rapid clearing and dry rest of day. Towering CUs & CBs North & NE later in day.
7/16/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Not even a DEW. But the smoke is getting worse. apparently Sundays dry lightning sparked a big fire in the Hells Canyon. so it's THAT season already (sigh)
7/17/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Smokey & Hot! 104 at airport over this period. Saw ONE cloud come through, at sunset.
7/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Smoke & Breezy conditions prevailed but slightly cooler..only 101 today! (that's how you know its summer)
7/19/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Dry and very smokey from the Chelan area fires. we had sunrise colors until 1:00pm slightly clearer today but still smelly.
7/20/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Dry and Very breezy. we ran a concert and a tent blew out of the ground! White-caps on the Westerly facing Lower Snake River
7/21/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Several brief 'Trace' Rain events through the evening as we sat under a stationary front most of the day... the longest being 9:00-10:00 with rainfall that actually left drops on the ground visible (see below) but also lt. rain felt at 8:07PM and 10:38pm. But all traces were gone from Gauge as of this AM.
7/22/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Big storms back in area early this AM...pushed thru from the South, but produced just little rain for us. Still, helping some of the fires Central WA? SO FAR the only area showing lightning is Central Idaho near Coeur D Alene.
7/23/2014 8:30 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M 2:40-3:00PM Dry Thunder. 5:37-5:55PM WET thunder near continuous lightning and small road ponding (0.29) Heavy Rain. Internet/Cable lost in storm. 8:43PM light rain event with several Thunders. Lightning along West and North for rest of night and then 11:42-12:02 Light Rain, plus another 0.03 overnight. Pavement still wet this AM
7/24/2014 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M All THAT... and just a dash of rain. 4P Severe Cell over Cent WA became outflow dominated, winds gusting to 50mph or more at airport(Over 90 mins). little precip but strong winds and several thunders all 'dry' were observed South of town into the fields. Tree damage included a 30' pine around the corner in Hereth Park snapped at the base fallimg to the East. Several other sites of widespread tree damage were observed on seemingly healthy foliate trees. mostly branches 5-8 feet in length. sustained winds of 50mph or more were observed and video documented.
7/25/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 68f this morning feels GREAT!
7/26/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Another Bright Blue perfectly clear day today! so nice. 83F with a low of 57F
7/27/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M We had a large brush fire 7 miles northeast on the Ridge called Central Grade it consumed the entire hillside in a matter of hours and was contained equally as quick bya smokejumper team out of Grangeville that arrived at twilight and spent the night courageously knocking down and pushing back the despite down-slope winds. approximately 2.5 miles wide by 3,000' tall.
7/28/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The 2.5 mile-wide fire on Central Grade was contained overnight (awesome job to the firecrews and smoke-jumpers!) while we saw increasing clouds and a return to monsoonal flow, pumping the Hells Canyon heat down along the river. We had an official High101 at the airport but calibrated High108 at the KOZE studios. Blech!
7/29/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Fires been doused but temps continue to skyrocket with a HIGH of 104 at the Airport, must've been close to 112 down at the studios! Zapped all my energy and wound up sleeping most of the afternoon which is unusual for me.
7/30/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M another SCORCHER High of 106 at the airport. We saw some CB form SW over the mountains and move East away from here... Continued dry, with daytime RH's below detectability.
7/31/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A Virga Shower at Lunchtime ... Tall Cumulonimbus (with 1" hail reported) 50-70 miles South at sunset. NO PRECIP HERE. PDT radar down didnt show on returns.
8/1/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clouds this AM and 'Virga-Matus" yesterday afternoon but no precip here.
8/2/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M although dry, we came close as the continuing train of upper-level moisture skirted our area once again (all week) with showers and Thunder-squalls passing just to our east. Much virga. but no precip 'cigar' HOWEVER the temps have started a downward trend and the high of 96F was the first time it was below 100 since 7/9 (I think)
8/3/2014 9:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M A severe storm over us produced a 'Trace' rain event (Actually they were 'mud drops') then a non-severe 8 minute storm later gave us the .03" at 9:52pm. We also had some unusual precipitate of a very tiny ash and a larger charred grass stalk. In the cup. It smells like burning fields and was very hazy 'red' through the day. The severe storm produced continuous thunder and lightning and some 30 or more additional fires were reported throughout EA WA and NO ID.
8/4/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Smokey! No clouds today, but no sunset, either... just 'faded' away.
8/5/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M another 100 day. The fire 25m south of town 'Big Cougar' is 2800 acres and 0 pct contained. Crews from Montana arrived yesterday and will begin tactical today
8/6/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M gradual cooling feels nice, with Lows into the 60's!
8/7/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hazy and Hot, we headed down to check out the BIG COUGAR fire and it has spread to 30,000 acres beginning on the Idaho Side of the Snake River just South of town stretching all the way down to the Salmon River. quite impressive. now 253 fire fighters working it.
8/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M No precip but gradual cloud cover this AM and winds shifted to SE drawing in some smoke from the Fires in the canyon.
8/9/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M fire has grown to 55,000 acres about 19 miles South. Stage 2 & 3 evacuations for those communities. Cooler temps with high only in the 90's should help in the AMs anyway.
8/10/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/11/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 3-4 miles vis at times
8/12/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 8 minute lt-rain events didn't hardly wet the ground associate with late day showers and thunder. still unhealthy air and fire burns down in the Canyon.
8/13/2014 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Severe Storm came through 4:33PM more wind (48) than rain, but cleared smoke away. First wave was 'Trace' event at 2:18PM.
8/14/2014 8:30 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M Severe Thunder and impressive lightning. started with .03 at lunch (1:00pm) followed by moderate shower at 8:13pm, and the Severe Cell with heavy precip 10:58-11:29PM and another wave overnight. NOTE: during the heaviest storm (Severe) the Rain started immediately there was no 'build-up'
8/15/2014 8:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M long steady rain in the evening started around 4pm after a brief lunchtime thundershower was stopped by 9:00PM
8/16/2014 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M couple brief showers rolled through AM, Mid-day and early Eve. much cooler this morning 62F overnight and although air is clearer smell of fires was noted. UPDATED: Upon review of time lapse... showers were recorded at 8:38AM-8:46AM (VIRGA) 12:50PM-1:19PM (LITE SHOWER) 3:12-3:48PM (1 THUNDER-GUSTY)
8/17/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M bright and sunny with decreasing CU all day and drier cooler weather in the Interior NW.
8/18/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M hazy and sunny day. mid 80's and nice.
8/19/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M sorry for POSTING late. but data was recorded at 8:00AM. Partly cloudy skies and goodbye 100's! (for a little while anyway)
8/20/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M UPDATE (20:51) Upon heading downtown Lewiston at 0930 evidence showed standing water on the lots and street corners just a few miles from registered location did in fact occur! THEREFORE, A 'TRACE' IS POSSIBLE --- original post: 00 precip, here, but way cooler cloudy and breezy this AM.
8/21/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/22/2014 8:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Rainfall occurred overnight sometime after one stray storm gave us quite a light show over Orofino 20Mi East last night!
8/23/2014 9:00 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M a good soaking rain and a heavy thunderstorm 4:42PM-8:00PM in two waves with te first wave (til 7:25pm) being the heaviest. There were 74 Lightnings Recorded with that first storm and at times they were 3-4 a minute all coming into same area between here and airport!
8/24/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M One shot of rain after dark lasted less than 15 minutes from the North finally got here had been sitting up on the ridge since before sunset
8/25/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/26/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High clouds came through late day, herd they are looking for another fire somewhere on the Western ridge, but don't know what came of that.
8/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear Blue Sunny with a lt breeze. nice day back to school for our kiddos...
8/28/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/29/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Picked up some clouds and virga yesterday upper level air mass exchange with gusty winds but was over in 90 minutes!
8/30/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 'Trace' rain event happened 9:00-11:00PM mostly a mist, but enough to stain the ground at times...
8/31/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M This 'Trace' amount was almost measurable (0.005) and fell in the afternoon with a brief shower around 2-3pm (est)the storm front made me wonder how low the snow levels had gotten.
9/1/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M PC to OVC thru day but dry
9/2/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M beauty of a day, cloudless and calm... all the way up to 4,900'
9/3/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M big winds overnight as temps dropped from 74 at midnight. precip chances looking better for today!
9/4/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Three 'Trace' Rain events throughout day 10:00AM, 2:00PM & 7:00PM (approx) with not much sunshine as Low tracked NW of us and brought rain to Interior NW/EA WA.
9/5/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Pleased to announce a new lil weather-tracker entered our family today :) mother nature decided to celebrate by giving us the day off with sunny skies & dry conditions. cooler and breezy.
9/6/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M clear blue cool and sunny
9/7/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M zero precip and sunny blue
9/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/9/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast and virga for a portion of the day, but no precip
9/10/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M ovc very breezy and cooler... but dry, still.
9/11/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M sunny blue! no precip, but overnight temps have slid back to the 40's
9/12/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M smoke event midday luckily cleared in the evening... back this morning. residual field burning?
9/13/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M another sunny and dry day but cooler temps near 70
9/14/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/15/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Some high clouds today... that's different. unfortunately. very potent smoke too from Johnson Bar Fire SE of Waha. bad breathing weather here
9/16/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M cloudy! thought maybe it rained overnight, but unable to find any evidence. must just be increase in humidity. still plagued by smoke over past few days from Johnson Bar fire. (40 Mi SE)
9/17/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly Cloudy this AM after a hot and very smokey day
9/18/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Thought I felt a Trace around midnight but could not find any proof. mostly cloudy smokey conditions this AM with radar lighting up around us to the East.
9/19/2014 8:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 3:37-3:47 pm a very brief, very lt shower passed
9/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/21/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M dry as a bone, but the smoke seems to have worked its way back into the area... held off long enough to allow for some great flying and outdoor AIRSHOW activities at KLWS. Great crowd and great times
9/22/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M became mostly cloudy and much cooler overnight. starting with some upper level cirro-stratus strands SW to NE around 9:00pm spreading out.
9/23/2014 5:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Picking up a little over 0.03 after midnight then another 0.02 around 4-5am, finally. ALSO note: operator will be doing mornings for the rest of the week so these reports will be of the 5:00AM variety!
9/24/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Just overcast and muggy all day, the High was 82 but Dew Point was closer to 60F. Hadn't seen that is quite a while.
9/25/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M breezy but mostly sunny all day with deck of clouds to west. Huge Low off coast not moving in past us, so far.
9/26/2014 5:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Th front finally advancing, into the night. With rain arriving shortly before 6:00PM. The sky turned a fiery red at sunset with rain laden alto-stratus. The sailors... were not delighted.
9/27/2014 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M shortly after the 5:00 AM report yesterday we had another 'Trace' Rain event. rest of the day was fairly dry some afternoon Virga observed. ALSO NOTE: done with morning shift switching back to 'normal' observation times.
9/28/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/29/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M cloudy thick overcast this AM started coming in around sunset. (from the SE)
9/30/2014 8:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M rain came overnight woke up and heard it coming down at a pretty good clip a couple times, after two day 'trace' events and no accumulation.



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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
3/30/2014 12:49 PM Documented with timelapse for time verification, the main Hail event ends at 1:05 but continues to spit mixed with rain until about 1:21pm. A Mammatos wall can be seen passing over head just before it begins... then a secondary event (lighter) occurs at 1:58-2:02 before becoming mixed with, and changing over to just rain. The Hail accumlated on driveway and shady grass surfaced and our carport roof to a measured depth of 3/8", photographed and shared with NWS Spokane on Facebook. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Soft|Clear Ice|White Ice 16 1min minor leaf damage Continuous False Before rain After smaller hail 10-20
5/27/2014 10:04 PM it was very dark and no accumulation was observed. Was mixed in with moderate rainfall that totaled just under .04" in ten minutes Rice Rice Rice Soft|Mixed 5 3min Continuous False Before rain
6/2/2014 4:30 PM Not a coniuous Hail but mixed in and mostly soft translucent very hard to see on ground other than the while rice pellets... did not accumulate but heard it clearly on our metal roof. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Mixed|Clear Ice|White Ice 10 Intermittent False After rain Same time as smaller hail
6/27/2014 5:36 PM These times are most accurate due to review of timelapse video documenting the SW skyline in 10sec intervals. verbatim: pretty impressive cell rolled in off the Anatone (WA) plains and dropped pea to quart-sized CLEAR hail with odd 'tad-pole' appendages for approximately 12:00 minutes 5:36-5:48pm accompanied by vivid daylight lightning and rainbows all around. 1/2" Grape 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Hard|Clear Ice 12 1min minor leaf damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail