| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The federal government is shut down, but CoCoRaHS rolls on. |
| 10/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It was a warm night for October (especially for a night with a clear sky), with a low of 60 degrees F. |
| 10/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Day 3 of the federal gov't shutdown, and the warm, dry weather continues. |
| 10/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Still dry despite mostly cloudy skies. |
| 10/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Feeling like summer. |
| 10/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Summer weather continues -- for a little while longer. |
| 10/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rain is on the western doorstep, but it remains dry at the moment. |
| 10/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.77 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A 15-day dry spell ended with the wettest observation period in this location since July 22-23. Heavy rain arrived around 8:30 am; steady rain (and occasional thunder) continued through the remainder of the morning. Sunshine broke through during the afternoon, accompanied by a cool breeze. |
| 10/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It is mostly cloudy but dry this morning. |
| 10/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain first arrived around 9 pm. Although much of the night was dry, rain returned and began to intensify shortly before the 7 am observation. |
| 10/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
2.69 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Moderate to heavy rain fell for much of the observation period. Event total: 2.73 inches. |
| 10/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.65 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Most of the period's heavy rain fell in the late evening and overnight. Only 0.50 inch had fallen by 4 pm. The 48-hour rainfall total has climbed to 4.34" and the event total is up to 4.38". Still, flooding has been confined to ponding in low-lying areas, courtesy of antecedent dryness. Currently, rain has mostly ended, with just a few drops every now and then. |
| 10/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rainfall totals continue to pile up, although showers have become lighter and more scattered. |
| 10/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.13 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain and drizzle finally ended late in the day on Sunday, bringing the Oct. 10-13 event total to 4.74 inches. Skies remain mostly cloudy this morning. |
| 10/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It is a foggy, 49-degree morning, following all of the rain. |
| 10/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
There was a nice partial solar halo (and sun dogs) noted in this location on the afternoon of the 15th. |
| 10/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Despite some cloudiness, it was a moonlit night. |
| 10/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.08 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Most of the rain fell in a brief squall (cold front passage) a few minutes before 9 pm. There were also brief showers earlier on Oct. 17 in the afternoon (0.02") and morning (trace). |
| 10/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Another "sun dog sunset" was followed by a chilly night with a low of 39 degrees F. |
| 10/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The passage of a cold front produced a brief, late-afternoon shower that ended around 6 pm EDT. Skies cleared overnight, leading to a chilly low of 41 degrees F. The sun rose over the Blue Ridge at exactly 7:30 am. |
| 10/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
First frost: frost on the windshield this morning. |
| 10/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clouds rolled in overnight, ahead of a cold front, helping to keep the low temperature (43°F) well above the frosty Oct. 21 minimum of 33°F. |
| 10/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
The overnight hours featured increasing cloudiness and a preliminary low of 36°F. |
| 10/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
The final low temperature for Oct. 23 was 34°F. Later, there were a few rain showers from the mid-day hour into the evening. |
| 10/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Waited this morning to see if the first official freeze would occur. Despite widespread frost, the lowest reading was 32.5 degrees F. On Oct. 24, sprinkles occurred from time to time. Snow flurries were reported in this county, but I was not home to see if they occurred here. |
| 10/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Second consecutive morning with frost, with a preliminary low of 28 degrees F. |
| 10/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It was a milder night, with a low of 41 degrees F, following the very frosty Oct. 26 minimum of 28 degrees. |
| 10/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Third morning with frost in 4 days. |
| 10/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It is slightly warmer than yesterday (Oct. 28), when the morning low dipped to a frosty 31°F. |
| 10/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.04 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Clouds thickened after dark, and there was a brief rain shower before 4 a.m. Additional rain fell around 6 a.m. |
| 10/31/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It's a mild Halloween morning, in the 50s with a few sprinkles, a far cry from last year's post-Sandy weather. |
| 11/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain showers, arriving before 7 pm, hampered trick-or-treat activities. It was an otherworldly night, with mild (low of 61°F), windy conditions and a few showers (totaling 0.09"). A squall line moved through around 6:30 am, accompanied by gusty winds and heavy rain (0.18"). |
| 11/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain showers continued through mid-morning on Nov. 1, followed by partial clearing. Low today: 43 degrees F. |
| 11/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Standing wave clouds aligned with the Blue Ridge are largely obscuring this morning's partial solar eclipse. |
| 11/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light frost. |
| 11/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Second morning in a row with light frost. |
| 11/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Overnight temperatures remained in the 40s, following lows of 28 and 29°F, respectively, on Nov. 4-5. |
| 11/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
This morning's low: a balmy 56°F. Rain is on the western doorstep at observation. |
| 11/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.20 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Measured, not estimated. Rain fell for much of the morning on Nov. 7. |
| 11/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Heavy frost; colorful cirrus sunrise; low of 26 degrees F. |
| 11/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Sunrise over the Blue Ridge at 6:54 am EST. Clear, breezy morning; low of 40°F. |
| 11/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Low of 35 degrees F. |
| 11/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
There were a few sprinkles around 4 am with a cold front's passage, followed by sharply colder weather and strong northwesterly winds. |
| 11/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There was a brief snow shower -- the first flakes of the 2013-14 season -- around 7:30 am on Nov. 12. |
| 11/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Clear, breezy, and 25 degrees F at observation. |
| 11/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
What a dry autumn it would be without the 5.51 inches of rain that fell from October 7-13. Subtract that October deluge, and precipitation since September 1 has totaled just 1.64 inches. |
| 11/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A chilly rain fell during the night, although the low of 39°F was considerably higher than Friday's final low of 25°F. |
| 11/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It is overcast and mild, but there has been no rain. |
| 11/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.14 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A ferocious-sounding squall moved through beginning around 12:45 am, with only a little bit of rain but quite a bit of wind. A few hours later, drier air moved in on gusty, westerly winds. |
| 11/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
It is a relatively mild but breezy morning. |
| 11/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Light frost. |
| 11/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
This morning's low temperature was 24 degrees F, with heavy frost. Yesterday's final low was 25 degrees F. |
| 11/22/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
There were a few sprinkles beginning around 4 am. |
| 11/23/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
M |
M |
M |
M |
There were sprinkles from time to time during the day on Nov. 22, but rain did not reach the measurable threshold. Colder, windy conditions developed by midnight, sending overnight temperatures from the upper 50s to a current reading of 36 degrees F. |
| 11/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Periodic, wind-driven snow flurries were observed, mainly from 6 to 8 pm. This morning it is breezy and cold at sunrise, with a low of 21 degrees F. |
| 11/25/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Virga was noted for much of the day on Nov. 24, but no snow flurries were observed. |
| 11/26/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
To this point no precipitation has been observed. The overnight low of 30°F occurred early, before clouds thickened, and was considerably higher than the Nov. 25 low of 17°F. |
| 11/27/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.44 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Temperatures slowly rose through the 30s during the observation period, with a low of 32°F. Freezing rain was not observed at any point. Rain fell for much of the period, peaking in intensity during the evening hours. |
| 11/28/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Sleet developed around 1 pm and quickly changed over to light snow. Periods of flurries and snow showers lasted into the evening hours. Evening snow was a bit heavier to the south, just north of Winchester, Va., where a light accumulation was noted. Thanksgiving morning: clear, low of 23 degrees F. |
| 11/29/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
The low temperature fell to 23 degrees F before clouds thickened. |
| 11/30/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Pretty sunrise; heavy frost; chilly low of 16 degrees F. |
| 12/1/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Another heavy frost and colorful sunrise; low of 18 degrees F. |
| 12/2/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Following two days with lows in the teens, temperatures held in the mild 30s overnight. |
| 12/3/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Another mild, cloudy morning; low in the 30s. |
| 12/4/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Hazy, mild weather continues -- third consecutive night with lows in the 30s. However, there was some frost this morning. |
| 12/5/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
There is dense fog this morning in this part of the Opequon Creek basin. |
| 12/6/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain showers in advance of a strong cold front arrived around 7 pm on Dec. 5. Periodic showers continued through observation. The low temperature through 4 am was 55°F, but since has fallen into the 40s with a cold north wind developing. |
| 12/7/2013 |
7:00 AM |
2.25 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Event total: 2.42 inches. Rain fell much of the day and late into the night, becoming heavy in the evening. Currently, it is overcast and 35 degrees F -- also the 24-hour low. |
| 12/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
It is the calm before the storm. |
| 12/9/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.04 |
6.6 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Slightly delayed report due to ice- and melt-related issues. Most of the snow (6.6 inches; liquid equivalent 0.61) fell from 9 am to 2 pm. There was some sleet during the afternoon, followed by freezing drizzle and occasional freezing rain during the evening and overnight hours. The overnight temperature rose from 25 to 32°F. Both road and elevated surfaces are very icy this morning, and spotty freezing rain continues. Total ice accretion: 0.1 inch. |
| 12/10/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.30 |
3.5 |
M |
7.5 |
M |
Report was taken at exactly 7 am and precipitation was measured, not estimated. What a difference two hours make. A few flurries began at 5 am, and two hours later, there are 3.5 inches of fresh, wet, fluffy, snow plastered to all surfaces. The temperature rose from 30 to 37°F overnight, after the dense, evening fog cleared and the cold-air wedge finally broke, but has currently fallen back to 33°F. Monday was a cloudy day, with a few drops of freezing rain lingering past the 7 am observation time and Sunday's 6.6 inches of snow/sleet setting to 4.0 inches by day's end. |
| 12/11/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.15 |
1.3 |
M |
8.0 |
M |
Dec. 10 event total: 4.8" snow (liquid equivalent of 0.45"). On Tuesday, accumulating snow continued through 9 am. Light snow and flurries lingered later into the morning. In the afternoon, partial clearing and breezy conditions led to some blowing snow. The current snow depth of 8" includes 4" of snow/sleet from Dec. 8 and 4" of snow from Dec. 10. Low this morning: 22°F. |
| 12/12/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
7.0 |
M |
For the second consecutive day, the overnight low temperature was 21°F. However, last night's minimum occurred in the late evening, followed by blustery conditions that lowered the wind chill temperature but mixed down slightly "warmer" air. |
| 12/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
6.5 |
M |
Overnight temperatures dipped into the teens, despite breezy conditions. |
| 12/14/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.3 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Snow has begun and is accumulating. Current temperature: 30 deg F. Overnight low of 28 deg F was considerably above Friday's low of 17 deg F. |
| 12/15/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.39 |
2.4 |
M |
8.0 |
M |
Event total: 2.7" snow/sleet; trace of freezing rain/freezing drizzle. Snow began late in the previous observation period and accumulated 1.3" by 9 am. An additional 1.3" fell from 12:30 to 5 pm. Then, there was sleet (0.1") until 6 pm, followed by rain and freezing rain -- depending upon surface -- in the eve. Overnight, a thin coat of freezing drizzle coated elevated surfaces, as the low dipped to 31 deg F. Currently, there is partial clearing. |
| 12/16/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Dec. 15 was a cool day with gusty winds developing. Any melting of snow occurred mostly early in the day. A few snow flurries were noted just before the 7 am observation. |
| 12/17/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
0.1 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Had the unique overnight combination of having both a dusting of snow and a light frost. There was a snow shower in the evening, starting around 6:30 pm on Dec. 16, along with a few flurries early in the day. |
| 12/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
4.5 |
M |
There were flurries around sunrise on Dec. 17, followed by a snow shower (snow grains) from about noon to 1 pm. Flurries were also observed at observation on Dec. 18, and a beautiful sun pillar occurred after sunrise. |
| 12/19/2013 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
4.0 |
M |
There were occasional snow flurries on Dec. 18, mainly during the morning hours. At observation, it is frosty under a bright, nearly full moon. |
| 12/20/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
There has been considerable erosion of the snow cover in the last 24 hours. The sunrise this morning is another explosion of pinks and oranges. NOTE: THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT FROM WV-BY-1 DUE TO RELOCATION. HOWEVER, REPORTING WILL RESUME FROM A NEW STATION, VA-SF-5, IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE SENDING COCORAHS REPORTS FROM BERKELEY CO. SINCE 2008. |
| 12/21/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
This station (WV-BY-1) officially closed on Dec. 20, but reporting will continue until precipitation occurs. Reporting will resume in a few weeks at a new location, VA-SF-5. |