Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WA-SJ-28 Latitude 48.53535449
Station Name Lopez Island 3.9 NNE Longitude -122.88736217
County San Juan Elevation (ft) 123



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 14 2.44 3.14 31 3.11 22 0.03 9 1 15 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 3.93 4.22 30 3.52 29 0.70 1 1 15 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 3.02 3.12 31 1.82 26 1.30 5 2 13 5 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 3.31 4.11 31 4.11 31 0.00 0 0 17 5 0.0 0 0
Feb 15 1.97 2.56 28 2.56 28 0.00 0 0 17 4 0.0 0 0
March 15 1.96 2.83 31 2.83 31 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
April 15 1.60 0.49 30 0.49 27 0.00 3 1 10 5 0.0 0 0
May 15 1.44 0.45 31 0.45 31 0.00 0 0 4 6 0.0 0 0
June 15 1.23 0.33 30 0.33 26 0.00 4 1 3 2 0.0 0 0
July 15 0.66 0.35 31 0.35 29 0.00 2 1 4 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 0.89 0.62 31 0.62 31 0.00 0 0 6 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 1.26 2.22 30 2.22 30 0.00 0 0 11 5 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 23.71" 24.44" 365 days 22.41" 341 2.03" 24 days 7 131 days 44 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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
10/1/2014 0.00
10/2/2014 0.00
10/3/2014 0.00
10/4/2014 0.00
10/5/2014 T
10/6/2014 0.00
10/7/2014 **
10/8/2014 **
10/9/2014 **
10/10/2014 **
10/11/2014 0.03
10/12/2014 0.25
10/13/2014 0.05
10/14/2014 0.53
10/15/2014 0.14
10/16/2014 0.08
10/17/2014 0.08
10/18/2014 0.08
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014 0.17
10/21/2014 0.15
10/22/2014 0.13
10/23/2014 0.18
10/24/2014 0.16
10/25/2014 0.21
10/26/2014 0.49
10/27/2014 0.41
10/28/2014 **
10/29/2014 **
10/30/2014 **
10/31/2014 **
11/1/2014 0.70
11/2/2014 T
11/3/2014 0.17
11/4/2014 0.42
11/5/2014 0.03
11/6/2014 0.17
11/7/2014 0.01
11/8/2014 0.00
11/9/2014 0.14
11/10/2014 0.00
11/11/2014 0.00
11/12/2014 0.00
11/13/2014 0.00
11/14/2014 0.00
11/15/2014 0.00
11/16/2014 0.00
11/17/2014 0.00
11/18/2014 0.00
11/19/2014 0.00
11/20/2014 0.02
11/21/2014 T
11/22/2014 0.31
11/23/2014 0.44
11/24/2014 0.02
11/25/2014 0.45
11/26/2014 0.46
11/27/2014 0.01
11/28/2014 0.62
11/29/2014 0.25
11/30/2014 0.00
12/1/2014 0.00
12/2/2014 0.00
12/3/2014 0.00
12/4/2014 T
12/5/2014 0.06
12/6/2014 0.16
12/7/2014 0.10
12/8/2014 0.00
12/9/2014 0.46
12/10/2014 **
12/11/2014 0.49
12/12/2014 0.20
12/13/2014 T
12/14/2014 T
12/15/2014 0.01
12/16/2014 0.00
12/17/2014 T
12/18/2014 0.05
12/19/2014 0.05
12/20/2014 0.08
12/21/2014 0.34
12/22/2014 0.02
12/23/2014 0.00
12/24/2014 **
12/25/2014 **
12/26/2014 0.81
12/27/2014 0.24
12/28/2014 0.05
12/29/2014 T
12/30/2014 0.00
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 T
1/3/2015 0.19
1/4/2015 0.06
1/5/2015 1.32
1/6/2015 0.53
1/7/2015 T
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 T
1/10/2015 0.04
1/11/2015 0.01
1/12/2015 0.05
1/13/2015 0.02
1/14/2015 0.00
1/15/2015 0.01
1/16/2015 0.05
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.76
1/19/2015 0.25
1/20/2015 0.03
1/21/2015 0.00
1/22/2015 0.13
1/23/2015 0.07
1/24/2015 0.40
1/25/2015 0.19
1/26/2015 T
1/27/2015 0.00
1/28/2015 T
1/29/2015 0.00
1/30/2015 0.00
1/31/2015 0.00
2/1/2015 0.07
2/2/2015 0.06
2/3/2015 0.09
2/4/2015 0.05
2/5/2015 0.22
2/6/2015 0.11
2/7/2015 0.18
2/8/2015 0.41
2/9/2015 0.24
2/10/2015 0.23
2/11/2015 T
2/12/2015 0.02
2/13/2015 0.06
2/14/2015 0.06
2/15/2015 T
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 0.00
2/18/2015 0.00
2/19/2015 0.00
2/20/2015 0.15
2/21/2015 T
2/22/2015 0.00
2/23/2015 0.00
2/24/2015 0.00
2/25/2015 T
2/26/2015 0.09
2/27/2015 0.35
2/28/2015 0.17
3/1/2015 0.00
3/2/2015 0.05
3/3/2015 0.00
3/4/2015 0.00
3/5/2015 0.00
3/6/2015 T
3/7/2015 0.00
3/8/2015 0.00
3/9/2015 0.00
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 T
3/12/2015 0.16
3/13/2015 0.00
3/14/2015 0.19
3/15/2015 0.13
3/16/2015 1.05
3/17/2015 0.00
3/18/2015 0.02
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.23
3/21/2015 T
3/22/2015 0.30
3/23/2015 0.03
3/24/2015 0.20
3/25/2015 0.11
3/26/2015 0.01
3/27/2015 0.00
3/28/2015 0.21
3/29/2015 0.02
3/30/2015 0.05
3/31/2015 0.07
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 T
4/2/2015 0.00
4/3/2015 0.00
4/4/2015 0.06
4/5/2015 T
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.00
4/8/2015 0.00
4/9/2015 0.00
4/10/2015 0.00
4/11/2015 0.06
4/12/2015 T
4/13/2015 0.02
4/14/2015 0.05
4/15/2015 **
4/16/2015 **
4/17/2015 T
4/18/2015 0.00
4/19/2015 0.00
4/20/2015 0.00
4/21/2015 0.00
4/22/2015 0.04
4/23/2015 0.00
4/24/2015 0.08
4/25/2015 0.02
4/26/2015 0.09
4/27/2015 T
4/28/2015 0.02
4/29/2015 0.05
4/30/2015 T
5/1/2015 T
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.31
5/6/2015 0.08
5/7/2015 T
5/8/2015 0.00
5/9/2015 0.00
5/10/2015 0.00
5/11/2015 T
5/12/2015 0.00
5/13/2015 T
5/14/2015 0.03
5/15/2015 T
5/16/2015 0.00
5/17/2015 T
5/18/2015 0.00
5/19/2015 0.00
5/20/2015 0.00
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 0.00
5/23/2015 0.00
5/24/2015 0.03
5/25/2015 0.00
5/26/2015 0.00
5/27/2015 0.00
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.00
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.08
6/3/2015 0.01
6/4/2015 0.00
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 0.00
6/8/2015 0.00
6/9/2015 0.00
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.00
6/12/2015 0.00
6/13/2015 0.00
6/14/2015 0.00
6/15/2015 0.00
6/16/2015 0.00
6/17/2015 0.00
6/18/2015 0.00
6/19/2015 0.24
6/20/2015 **
6/21/2015 **
6/22/2015 **
6/23/2015 0.00
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 T
6/26/2015 0.00
6/27/2015 0.00
6/28/2015 0.00
6/29/2015 T
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.00
7/2/2015 0.00
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.00
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015 0.00
7/7/2015 0.00
7/8/2015 0.00
7/9/2015 0.00
7/10/2015 0.00
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.02
7/13/2015 0.06
7/14/2015 T
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.00
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.00
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 T
7/25/2015 0.16
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.11
7/28/2015 0.00
7/29/2015 0.00
7/30/2015 **
7/31/2015 0.00
8/1/2015 0.00
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 0.00
8/4/2015 0.00
8/5/2015 0.00
8/6/2015 T
8/7/2015 0.00
8/8/2015 0.00
8/9/2015 0.01
8/10/2015 0.00
8/11/2015 T
8/12/2015 0.00
8/13/2015 T
8/14/2015 T
8/15/2015 0.03
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.00
8/19/2015 0.00
8/20/2015 0.00
8/21/2015 0.00
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015 0.00
8/24/2015 0.00
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 0.00
8/28/2015 0.19
8/29/2015 0.12
8/30/2015 0.25
8/31/2015 0.02
9/1/2015 0.31
9/2/2015 0.04
9/3/2015 0.08
9/4/2015 0.23
9/5/2015 T
9/6/2015 0.87
9/7/2015 T
9/8/2015 T
9/9/2015 0.01
9/10/2015 0.00
9/11/2015 0.00
9/12/2015 0.00
9/13/2015 0.00
9/14/2015 0.00
9/15/2015 T
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.02
9/18/2015 0.00
9/19/2015 T
9/20/2015 0.04
9/21/2015 0.43
9/22/2015 0.00
9/23/2015 0.00
9/24/2015 0.00
9/25/2015 0.17
9/26/2015 0.02
9/27/2015 0.00
9/28/2015 0.00
9/29/2015 0.00
9/30/2015 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 65°/49°. Currently, 49°, mostly clear, calm. Total Sept. rainfall: 1.62" (1.20" is my 18-yr ave.; Jack G.'s 35-yr ave is 1.24"). Total measured ET for Sept: 2.04". Total precipitation from Oct. 1, 2013 through Sept. 30, 2014: 24.17" (24.88" is my ave.; 24.82" is JG's ave.). Happy new water year!
10/2/2014 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 64°/44°. Currently, 45°, partly cloudy, calm.
10/3/2014 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 63°/42°. Currently, 43°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
10/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A mild 52° this morning, mostly cloudy, calm.
10/5/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M High/low: 65°/51°. A few light sprinkles yesterday mid-morning. Currently, 54°, cloudy, calm, with practically no dew.
10/6/2014 4:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday: mostly sunny, warm. High/low:: 68°/51°. Currently, 52°, partly cloudy, calm.
10/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M 47°, partly cloudy, calm. Period of heavy rainfall yesterday mid-morning, as front pulled across region.
10/13/2014 5:50 AM 0.05 M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, calm to very slight breezes. Sprinkles moved in yesterday afternoon, with light showers in the evening/night.
10/14/2014 6:30 AM 0.53 M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, calm, not currently raining, but good rains yesterday evening and overnight. Blustery yesterday afternoon.
10/15/2014 6:30 AM 0.14 M M M M 51°, cloudy, calm. Light rain overnight.
10/16/2014 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
10/17/2014 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 49°, cloudy, calm (so far), with light rain falling.
10/18/2014 5:22 AM 0.08 M M M M A mild 54°, cloudy, calm. Not nearly as much rain or wind occurred as was forecasted yesterday.
10/19/2014 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday: unseasonably warm, but pleasant, high/low: 65°/53°. Currently, 55°, partly cloudy, and occasionally breezy.
10/20/2014 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Yesterday: again, unusually warm, sunny, delightful, with 70° high. Currently, 55°, cloudy, lightly raining.
10/21/2014 6:10 AM 0.15 M M M M 51°, cloudy, calm. Surfaces wet.
10/22/2014 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Currently, 52°, raining moderately. Yesterday proved to be fairly pleasant and dry.
10/23/2014 6:20 AM 0.18 M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, calm. Total collective rainfall from storm event yesterday: 0.31"; not nearly as wet as other locations in western WA.
10/24/2014 6:24 AM 0.16 M M M M 48°, cloudy, calm, damp. Great double rainbow yesterday late afternoon.
10/25/2014 6:50 AM 0.21 M M M M 47°, cloudy, calm. Gentle rain overnight.
10/26/2014 8:00 AM 0.49 M M M M 48°, mostly cloudy, calm. Heavy rain squall with strong wind moved through area yesterday @ 6:45 - 7:30 pm.
10/27/2014 4:50 AM 0.41 M M M M 44°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday: rainy from 8:20 AM to about 1:30 PM.
11/2/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 46°, cloudy, calm, damp.
11/3/2014 6:15 AM 0.17 M M M M 49°, with an ultra fine, ultra-light mist falling. Calm to very slight breeze.
11/4/2014 6:15 AM 0.42 M M M M 52°, overcast, mostly calm, light rain falling.
11/5/2014 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 49°, cloudy, calm, and lightly raining.
11/6/2014 6:20 AM 0.17 M M M M Unusually mild (53°), partly cloudy, calm.
11/7/2014 5:25 AM 0.01 M M M M Yesterday: periods of gusty winds. Currently, 44°, partly cloudy, calm. Owls are hooting.
11/8/2014 6:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low overnight was 37°. Currently, 42°, foggy, calm.
11/9/2014 7:25 AM 0.14 M M M M 46°, overcast, calm to light breezes. Light rain overnight.
11/10/2014 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, light breezes.
11/11/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39°, clear, with cold gusty winds from the NE.
11/12/2014 6:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27°, clear, calm. First freeze/frost of the season. Frost is very light due to low humidity conditions. Birdbath has thick ice.
11/13/2014 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25°, clear, calm, frosty, and hard freeze. Thank goodness the wind isn't blowing!
11/14/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35°, clear, with gusty winds out of the NE. Still residual frost in shadowed areas of the yard from yesterday.
11/15/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30°, clear, calm. Ground is frozen, but it's too dry for frost. Humidity v. low. Cold blustery winds finally died down overnight.
11/16/2014 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26°, clear, calm, and cold. Frosty and soil surface frozen.
11/17/2014 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 45°/26°. Currently, 27°, clear, calm, cold. Heavy frost.
11/18/2014 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 47°/28°. Currently, 30°, partly cloudy, calm, and frosty.
11/19/2014 6:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, cloudy, calm. Unusually long, dry spell (for November) may be ending by this evening.
11/20/2014 6:45 AM 0.02 M M M M 44°, cloudy, calm to occasional light breezes. A bit of light rain/drizzle overnight.
11/21/2014 5:50 AM T M M M M 49°, cloudy, light to moderate breezes. Surprisingly mild this morning.
11/22/2014 1:10 PM 0.31 M M M M
11/23/2014 8:00 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, mostly cloudy, variable winds (varying from calm with occasional moderate breezes). Heavy rain early this morning.
11/24/2014 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M 42°, cloudy, light breezes.
11/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, cloudy, mainly calm, with light rain falling. Moderate to heavy rain overnight.
11/26/2014 6:30 AM 0.46 M M M M 49°, cloudy, calm, unusually mild. Yesterday included perpetual mist interspersed with light to moderate misty showers all day and most of the evening.
11/27/2014 7:45 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 50°, overcast, calm, with light to moderate drizzle falling. Happy Thanksgiving!
11/28/2014 7:30 AM 0.62 0.0 M 0.0 M It was partly to mostly sunny and a high of 57° on Thanksgiving Day. Pretty amazing weather. Rain moved in overnight. Currently, 42°, overcast, calm, with moderate rainfall.
11/29/2014 7:30 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M Yesterday's rain is frozen solid in gauge. Currently, 21°, mostly clear, with a cold NE wind blowing 15 to 25 mph, with gusts pushing 35 mph. Coldest low so far this season. Wasn't expecting it to get that cold. Wind is dry, puddles and wet deck have dried out.
11/30/2014 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 27°/17.5°. Currently, 18°, clear, calm. Cold NE winds blew most of yesterday, but calmed by evening. Frosty and ground is firmly frozen. Coldest temps so far this season. Woodstove is crankin!
12/1/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 31°/22°. Currently, 22°, clear, cold, calm, and frosty. Rainfall for Nov. 2014: 3.52" (my 18-yr ave. for Nov. is 3.79"; JG's 35-yr ave. is 4.16"). Ground/soil remains solidly frozen.
12/2/2014 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 35°/24°. Currently, 24°, clear, calm, cold, and frosty. Most shaded locations have maintained their ground frost and/or frozen surface soils for the past 3+ days.
12/3/2014 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 38°/26°. Currently, 27°, mostly clear, calm, cold, and frosty.
12/4/2014 6:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 33.5°, cloudy, calm. A few raindrops had fallen, but nothing is wet yet. Ground is still frozen. Thick ice on rain barrels and birdbath remains solidly frozen.
12/5/2014 6:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, cloudy, calm, with an ultra-light mist falling.
12/6/2014 5:10 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M 45.5°, cloudy, light breezes, with light drizzle falling.
12/7/2014 7:30 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, partly cloudy, calm. Light showers yesterday.
12/8/2014 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 49°, mostly cloudy, breezy.
12/9/2014 5:45 AM 0.46 0.0 M 0.0 M 51°, mostly cloudy, breezy with stronger gusts, no rain at the moment. Heavy rain overnight.
12/12/2014 6:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M At 6 AM, it was 45°, partly cloudy, and calm, after a night of strong winds, including gusts over 60+ mph. My home internet modem was on the blink this morning, so could not file this report until late in the day, after fieldwork, and now back in the office.
12/13/2014 6:35 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, partly cloudy, patchy fog, calm. Surfaces are wet and trace amount in gauge due to light mist effect from patchy fog.
12/14/2014 7:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm. Patches of ice/frost on deck and car.
12/15/2014 5:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 33°, clear, calm. Frost covering lawn, deck, and car, and birdbaths covered in ice even though it supposedly is above freezing. Am assuming the 0.01" in gauge is from condensation rather than precipitation, as it has been mostly clear.
12/16/2014 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, mostly cloudy, light breezes.
12/17/2014 5:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, cloudy, calm. A few very fine droplets are falling but not really wetting surfaces (yet).
12/18/2014 6:20 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, cloudy, calm.
12/19/2014 5:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, cloudy, calm. Rainshadow prominent yesterday and last night, with only very sparse rainfall. Windy late yesterday, but nothing notable.
12/20/2014 7:15 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, cloudy, windy/gusty. Rain shadow, darn it.
12/21/2014 7:20 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, mostly cloudy, and calm, after a windy night. Glad to have received some reasonable rain. Happy Solstice everyone!
12/22/2014 5:40 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°, mostly clear, calm.
12/23/2014 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, cloudy, with light breezes. Definitely a green Christmas this year.
12/27/2014 6:45 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, cloudy, light breezes, currently raining lightly/drizzle.
12/28/2014 8:04 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, mostly cloudy, calm to occasional light breezes.
12/29/2014 6:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, mostly clear, very gusty winds from the NE. Patchy ice on two birdbaths.
12/30/2014 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 27°, mostly clear, with variable calm to light breezes this morning, after a night of strong gusty, cold, NE winds. Many tree limbs down. Both birdbaths frozen solid. Ground/surface soil also frozen.
12/31/2014 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 25°, mostly clear, calm, cold and lightly frosty. Ground frozen underfoot.
1/1/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 25°, cold, clear, calm, and frosty. A peaceful start to the new year. Rainfall for Dec. 2014: 3.12" (ave. 3.20"); rainfall since start of rainfall yr (Oct. 1): 10.48" (ave. 9.85"); precipitation for all of 2014: 28.42" (ave. 24.92");, and total snowfall in 2014: 4.4". Have black-eyed peas and ham hock simmering in the crock pot this AM. Happy New Years!
1/2/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, cloudy, calm. Just a few fine (small) raindrops have fallen this early morning.
1/3/2015 7:25 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, cloudy, calm. It was a cold rain yesterday...almost on the verge of snow.
1/4/2015 7:30 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, cloudy, light breezes, with light misty drizzle currently falling.
1/5/2015 6:30 AM 1.32 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, overcast, calm, with steady rain falling. While yesterday's rainfall was very light and drizzly, steady moderate rain began during the night, giving most of this amount.
1/6/2015 6:10 AM 0.53 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, mild, overcast, calm, with light fog. Storm total at this gauge location: 1.91 inches.
1/7/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, calm, foggy.
1/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, mostly clear, calm, with patchy frost.
1/9/2015 6:35 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, partly cloudy, calm, with fog. Water in gauge may be from fog or condensation...hard to say.
1/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 40.5°, cloudy, calm. A couple of light showers passed through overnight.
1/11/2015 7:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, overcast, calm, with very light, very fine misty droplets currently falling.
1/12/2015 6:22 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, foggy, calm.
1/13/2015 5:55 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, partly cloudy, patchy fog, calm.
1/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 30°, mostly clear, calm, very frosty, and just a bit of patchy fog.
1/15/2015 5:55 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. A brief shower must have occurred overnight. Surfaces wet and water in gauge.
1/16/2015 6:40 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, partly cloudy, breezy. Gusty overnight, with a few, light sporadic showers. Rain shadow effect strongly prevalent over past 12-24 hrs.
1/17/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, cloudy, occasional light breezes.
1/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.76 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, overcast, raining moderately, winds fairly gentle. Decent rain overnight.
1/19/2015 6:15 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, partly cloudy, calm. Showers overnight, and many separate bouts of showers yesterday.
1/20/2015 5:55 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm, with patchy fog.
1/21/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 30°, mostly clear overhead, partly cloudy off to the west and north, calm, and very frosty.
1/22/2015 5:57 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm, with light rain/drizzle currently falling.
1/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 47°, overcast, light to moderate breezes, drizzling.
1/24/2015 5:55 AM 0.40 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently, 49°, unusually mild, overcast, mostly calm, with steady, moderate, fine-droplet rain falling.
1/25/2015 7:25 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M 49°, dense fog, calm and quiet, except for the great horned owls still hooting this morning.
1/26/2015 8:00 AM T M M M M Foggy, 43°.
1/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, cloudy, calm.
1/28/2015 6:50 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, cloudy, calm.
1/29/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
1/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 32°, mostly clear overhead, calm, with patchy light frost and patchy low fog.
1/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, mostly cloudy, calm. Pacific treefrogs (chorus frogs) are chorusing out there this morning.
2/1/2015 8:25 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, overcast, calm, damp. Of the 0.07" that fell, 0.06" fell late evening Jan. 31st and 0.01" in early Feb. 1st. Total rainfall for Jan. 2015: 4.17" (my 18-yr ave. is 3.84"). No snowfall this month; unusually mild temps overall, with numerous early signs of spring throughout the month. As for today, GO SEAHAWKS! and enjoy the Superbowl.
2/2/2015 6:30 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, cloudy, with light to moderate breezes.
2/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, mostly cloudy, calm.
2/4/2015 6:22 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm.
2/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 47°, cloudy, windy, with only a fine light drizzle falling.
2/6/2015 6:30 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 52°, mostly to partly cloudy, gusty winds. Very little rainfall yesterday and last night/this morning due to prominent rainshadow effect from the Olympics. I wouldn't mind some decent rainfall. Oh well. Februaries tend to be much drier here anyway.
2/7/2015 6:05 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M 49°, overcast, calm, with light rain falling. Pacific treefrogs (chorus frogs) are chorusing by the thousands last night and this early morning.
2/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, overcast, mild breezes. Off and on rain and showers yesterday.
2/9/2015 6:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, mostly cloudy, calm. Rain overnight.
2/10/2015 6:07 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, mostly cloudy, light patchy fog, calm. Treefrogs chorusing loudly this early morning.
2/11/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm, with patchy fog.
2/12/2015 5:55 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, overcast, calm, with light rain/drizzle currently falling.
2/13/2015 5:58 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, partly cloudy, calm, with patchy fog.
2/14/2015 5:50 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, partly cloudy, calm, and foggy.
2/15/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, partly cloudy, calm, with patchy fog.
2/16/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 46.5°, partly cloudy, gusty winds from north.
2/17/2015 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 55°/36°. Currently, 36°, mostly clear, calm.
2/18/2015 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 52°/36°. Currently, 36°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm.
2/19/2015 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 55°/44°. Currently, 45°, mostly cloudy, calm.
2/20/2015 6:30 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, cloudy, calm, with patchy fog.
2/21/2015 5:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, partly cloudy, with a slight breeze from the west.
2/22/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 55°/31°. Currently, 31°, mostly clear, calm, with light frost.
2/23/2015 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 49.5°/31°. Currently, 31°, mostly clear, calm, and frosty.
2/24/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 53°/33°. Currently, 33°, mostly clear, calm. Just a bit of patchy frost.
2/25/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 53°/41°. Currently, 42°, cloudy, calm. A few drops fell overnight.
2/26/2015 6:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 47°/43°. Cool and showery yesterday. Currently, 43°, cloudy, calm.
2/27/2015 5:25 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 51°/43°. Currently, 44°, cloudy, calm, with light rain steadily falling. Rained overnight.
2/28/2015 5:50 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 48°/43°. Currently, 43°, clear, with gusty winds out of the NE. Rained yesterday morning. Cool gusty winds all night.
3/1/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 54°/30°. Currently, 30°, mostly clear, calm, with frost. Total rainfall for February 2015: 2.50" (my 18-yr ave. for Feb. is 1.90"). No snowfall so far this entire winter. Feb. was definitely warmer than normal, with many days in the low to mid 50s.
3/2/2015 4:35 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 50°/38°. Currently 38°, mostly clear, calm. A bit of drizzle overnight.
3/3/2015 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 51°/39°. Currently 39°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, cool blustery winds out of the N-NE.
3/4/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 51°/27.5°. Currently, 27.5°, clear, calm, frosty.
3/5/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 51°/33°. Currently 33°, partly cloudy, calm, with light patchy frost.
3/6/2015 6:55 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 53°/35°. Currently, 36°, cloudy, calm.
3/7/2015 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 56°/34°. Currently, 34°, clear, calm, bright moon, with patchy low fog to NE.
3/8/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 59°/35°. Currently, 36°, clear overhead, calm, with moderate low fog. Beautiful spring day yesterday.
3/9/2015 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 59°/36°. Currently 36°, foggy, calm.
3/10/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 51°/43°. Currently 43°, cloudy, calm. Yesterday was cold, damp and foggy the first half.
3/11/2015 6:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 54°/46°, currently 48°, cloudy, calm, with a few, sporadic raindrops falling. Sure could use the rain.
3/12/2015 6:10 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M 59°/44°. Currently, 44°, partly cloudy, patchy fog, calm.
3/13/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 63°/43°. Yesterday was sunny and pleasant. First day of the year over 60°! Currently, 43°, partly cloudy, calm. Tree frogs were loud last night and still chorusing this morning.
3/14/2015 6:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M 59°/49°. Currently 49°, cloudy, breezy, with steady light rain falling.
3/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M 56°/44°. Currently 44°, cloudy, calm, with steady light rain falling.
3/16/2015 5:20 AM 1.05 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 45°/39.5°. Currently 40°, cloudy, calm. Prolong rainy day yesterday.
3/17/2015 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 58°/36°. Currently 36°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm, with an unusual orange-pink glow in the N-NW sky.
3/18/2015 6:20 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 58°/37°. Currently 37°, mostly clear, calm. Light showers yesterday evening.
3/19/2015 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 59°/46°. Currently 46°, cloudy, mainly calm.
3/20/2015 5:35 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 54°/47°. Currently 47.5°, cloudy, mainly calm. Sprinkles yesterday, with rain overnight.
3/21/2015 6:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 55°/48°. Currently 48°, cloudy, calm, with sporadic fine rain droplets falling.
3/22/2015 7:45 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M 58°/40°. Currently 40°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's rain came in a fairly heavy squall starting around 7:30 AM and lasting about 45 minutes, with a few light showers afterwards.
3/23/2015 6:10 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 54°/38°. Currently 39°, partly cloudy, calm.
3/24/2015 6:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M 51°/42°. Currently 43°, cloudy, calm, with very light, fine sprinkles. Rain overnight.
3/25/2015 5:10 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 58°/44°. Currently 45°, cloudy, breezy, with steady light rain.
3/26/2015 6:10 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 53°/50°. Currently 51°, overcast, calm.
3/27/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 64°/44°. Currently, 44°, cloudy, calm, dewy.
3/28/2015 6:05 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M 67°/48°. Currently 49°, cloudy, windy, with stronger gusts.
3/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 59°/47°. Currently 48°, cloudy, calm, with fine drizzle falling.
3/30/2015 5:45 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 56°/49°. 49°, cloudy, calm.
3/31/2015 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M 66°/42°. 42°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm. A bit of rain overnight.
4/1/2015 6:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°, mostly clear, calm. Total rainfall for March 2015: 2.83". My 18-yr ave is now 2.28". Total ET for March: 0.88". No snow this month, and no snowfall at all this entire 2014-15 winter season. Enjoy your April 1st (Fools Day)!
4/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 54°/35°. Currently 36°, partly cloudy, calm.
4/3/2015 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 59°/41°. Currently 42°, partly cloudy, mainly calm.
4/4/2015 6:05 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 37°, mostly clear, calm. Beautiful full moon this morning.
4/5/2015 6:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 59°/33°. Currently 33°, mostly clear, calm, with light patchy frost. Happy Easter.
4/6/2015 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, partly cloudy, calm.
4/7/2015 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34.5°, mostly clear, calm. Nice day shaping up.
4/8/2015 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, partly cloudy, calm. So much birdsong this morning.
4/9/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, mostly clear, calm.
4/10/2015 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 66°/38°. Currently, partly cloudy, 38°, calm.
4/11/2015 6:10 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, cloudy, calm. Some light rain yesterday evening and overnight.
4/12/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm, with fine, very light drizzle falling.
4/13/2015 6:15 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, overcast, calm.
4/14/2015 6:30 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, clear, calm. Cool blustery day yesterday.
4/18/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, clear, calm. Nice day ahead.
4/19/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 66°/38°. Currently 39°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm, dewy.
4/20/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 65°/38°. Currently 39°, clear, calm.
4/21/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 68°/41°. Currently 41°, clear, calm.
4/22/2015 6:05 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 39.5°, mostly cloudy, calm. Cumulative rainfall for the month only 0.23". Quite a dry April.
4/23/2015 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday turned out to be a nice 'bonus' sunny day...wasn't expecting.
4/24/2015 5:55 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, partly cloudy, calm. Light showers yesterday.
4/25/2015 5:55 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, overcast, calm, with light, fine drizzle falling.
4/26/2015 8:20 AM 0.09 M M M M 44°, mostly cloudy, calm.
4/27/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M 50°, overcast, calm to occasional light breeze.
4/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 47°, mostly cloudy, calm.
4/29/2015 6:20 AM 0.05 M M M M 41°, mostly clear, calm. Brief period of showers yesterday mid-day.
4/30/2015 5:45 AM T M M M M 45°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Brief shower yesterday morning.
5/1/2015 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, partly cloudy, calm. A couple of stray fine raindrops fell yesterday about 7 PM. Total rainfall for April: 0.49" (my 18-yr ave. for April is 1.58"). Notably dry. Even the grass is growing slower with the lack of moisture. Total measured ET (via gauge) for April: 1.74".
5/2/2015 5:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm.
5/3/2015 6:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 65°/37°. Currently 38°, clear, calm. Another stellar day in the making.
5/4/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65°/41°. Currently 41°, mostly clear, calm.
5/5/2015 5:05 AM 0.31 M M M M 45°, cloudy, calm, with light rain falling. Had light rain yesterday evening and off and on overnight. One clap of thunder this morning. Grateful for rain.
5/6/2015 5:58 AM 0.08 M M M M 38.5°, cloudy, calm. Total rainfall from event: 0.39".
5/7/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M 37°, clear, calm. Sun's up.
5/8/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 66°/40°. Currently 40°, clear, calm.
5/9/2015 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 73°/42°. First time this year reaching into the 70s. Currently, 43°, partly cloudy, calm.
5/10/2015 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 77°/46°. Currently 48.5°, hazy, thin overcast, calm. Could use rain; soil moisture is really dropping.
5/11/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M 49°, cloudy, some light sprinkles earlier in the morning.
5/12/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44°, mostly cloudy, calm, humid.
5/13/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M 50°, overcast, calm, humid, with dark clouds to the west. Received a brief shower yesterday early evening. Hoping for more rain today.
5/14/2015 5:55 AM 0.03 M M M M 47.5°, cloudy, calm, light shower(s) overnight.
5/15/2015 5:56 AM T M M M M 45°, foggy, calm.
5/16/2015 5:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, cloudy, calm, humid.
5/17/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 51°, cloudy, calm. Very brief shower yesterday morning.
5/18/2015 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 66°/46°. Currently 47°, partly cloudy, calm. Little dew. Lawn is browning out in various areas already...about 6 weeks earlier than typical.
5/19/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 73°/45°. Currently 46°, clear to west, but fog has rolled in from the NE.
5/20/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, cloudy, foggy, calm. Very minor dew.
5/21/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, foggy, calm.
5/22/2015 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 70°/47°. Currently 47°, partly cloudy, calm, dewy.
5/23/2015 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 63°/51°. Currently 51°, cloudy, calm, humid, but zero dew this morning.
5/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 50°, cloudy, mostly calm. Yesterday: cool, high 60°, overcast, with light showers mid-day.
5/25/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.5°, overcast, mostly calm.
5/26/2015 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, calm, no dew.
5/27/2015 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 68°/50°. Currently 50°, fog, calm, very little dew.
5/28/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HIgh/low: 73°/49°. Yesterday: dense fog in morning, mostly clear afternoon. Currently: 49°, dense fog, calm, with very light dew.
5/29/2015 5:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 73°/48°. Currently 48°, partly cloudy, calm.
5/30/2015 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 75°/47°. Currently 48°, mostly clear and fair, calm, practically no dew. Lawn continues to brown out.
5/31/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 66°/44°. Currently 46°, partly cloudy, fog off to northeast, calm.
6/1/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, partly cloudy, calm. Total May 2015 rainfall: 0.45" (my 18-yr average for May is 1.61" and J. Giard's 36-yr ave. is 1.59"). Gauge-measured cumulative ET for May: 2.77". Back to back April-May 2015 total precipitation: 0.94" (3.16" is 36-yr ave.). Driest April-May period over past 36 years. Looks like a long dry season ahead.
6/2/2015 5:55 AM 0.08 M M M M 51°, overcast, calm. Light showers yesterday mid-day, and then again overnight.
6/3/2015 5:50 AM 0.01 M M M M 50°, overcast, calm. Three brief and light showers yesterday. Dry, warm pattern setting up for the weekend.
6/4/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, calm.
6/5/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45°, mostly clear, fair, and calm. Looks like a beautiful day shaping up.
6/6/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 77°/48°. Currently 48.5°, mostly clear overhead, calm, but a dense fogbank is rolling in from the NE...soon to be socked in.
6/7/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 80°/48°. Yesterday was the first day this season to reach 80° at this location. Currently, 49°, clear, fair, sunny, calm. Another beautiful day ahead.
6/8/2015 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 82°/48°. Currently 48°, clear skies, calm.
6/9/2015 5:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 80°/47°. Currently 48°, clear skies, calm.
6/10/2015 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 74°/47°. Currently 48°, clear skies, calm, with a bit of haze/light fog off to northeast.
6/11/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday's high 74°. About 70% of the lawn has browned out for the season so far.
6/12/2015 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 69°/47°. Currently 48°, mostly clear, calm. Blustery day yesterday.
6/13/2015 5:52 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 69°/44°. Currently 45°, clear skies, calm.
6/14/2015 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 73°/44°. Currently a crisp 44°, clear skies, calm.
6/15/2015 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 77°/48°. Currently 48°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm, no morning dew.
6/16/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 78°/48°. Currently 48°, partly cloudy, calm.
6/17/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 68°/45°. Currently 46°, clear, sunny, calm, with haze off in northeastern sky. These countless days of clear sunny conditions are unprecedented in these parts for a June.
6/18/2015 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 70°/52°. Currently 52°, high-altitude overcast, calm, no dew.
6/19/2015 6:10 AM 0.24 M M M M H/L: 68°/50°. Light to moderate rain yesterday late afternoon/evening. Rain smelled wonderful. Currently 51°, partly cloudy, calm.
6/24/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, mostly cloudy, calm, no dew. There was a mild expression of aurora borealis last night.
6/25/2015 6:00 AM T M M M M A few scattered raindrops yesterday. Currently 51°, partly cloudy, calm.
6/26/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/Low: 81°/53°. Currently 53°, mostly clear, calm, no dew. Lawn about 80% browned out.
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 83°/54°. Currently 62°, mostly clear, gentle breeze. Shaping up to be a hot one today.
6/28/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's/this morning's H/L: 86°/59°. Hottest day of year so far. Currently 63°, partly cloudy, gentle warm breeze coming in from the NE.
6/29/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M H/L: 80°/60°. Yesterday became overcast, humid, and there were five brief episodes of sprinkles in the afternoon. Currently 60°, mostly to partly cloudy, calm, dry, no dew.
6/30/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 75°/53°. Currently 53°, partly cloudy, calm.
7/1/2015 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 76°/51°. Currently 51°, clear, calm. Total rainfall for June 2015: 0.33" (1.06" is my 18-yr ave.). Total June ET: 3.88". Significantly drier and warmer June, with 7 days into the 80s (hottest 86°). Compared my data with J.G.'s local (Lopez Isl.) 36-yr records: driest April through June recorded (total rainfall my gauge 1.27") [4.26" average]. Checked Olga, WA (Willis Family) climate records on adjacent (wetter) Orcas Island: continuous 124-yr record. Mean Olga rainfall April-June: 4.82". Driest April-June was 1935: 1.21". Second driest A-J was 1918: 1.45". Third driest A-J is 2015: 1.86". Fourth driest 1934: 1.92". All this record dry and we still have our typically "really dry" summer season to go yet. Being cautious and ever so aware.
7/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 84°/55°. Currently 56°, clear, calm. Hot day yesterday. Hung the hammock.
7/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 85°/53°. Currently 53°, clear, calm.
7/4/2015 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 83°/53°. Currently 54°, clear, calm. Happy Independence Day!
7/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 82°/54°. Currently 57°, about 80% hazy cloud cover, calm, with a fiery, intense orange sun showing through the thin haze.
7/6/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 84°/53°. Smoky/hazy all of yesterday. Currently, smoky overcast, high 53°, calm.
7/7/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 73°/52°. Currently 52°, overcast (still likely due to smoke), calm.
7/8/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 73°/52°. Currently 53°, dense fog, calm, no dew.
7/9/2015 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 76°/52°. Currently 52°, partly hazy sky, calm.
7/10/2015 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 75°/57°. Currently 58°, overcast, occasional light breezes, no dew.
7/11/2015 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 70°/57°. Currently hazy overcast, calm, no dew, but there seems to be the smell of rain in the air. Probably just wishful thinking...
7/12/2015 6:52 AM 0.02 M M M M H/L: 68°/57°. Currently 58°, overcast, calm, with the faintest of mist barely falling. A few light passing showers yesterday evening.
7/13/2015 5:50 AM 0.06 M M M M 57°, overcast, calm, with a stray fine raindrop sporadically falling. Shower overnight.
7/14/2015 5:15 AM T M M M M H/L: 74°/48°. Currently 48°, mostly clear, calm.
7/15/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 77°/50°. Currently 50°, mostly clear, fair, calm.
7/16/2015 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 70°/54°. Currently 54°, partly cloudy, calm, no dew. Fire threat listed as Extreme, with all outdoor fires of any kind prohibited.
7/17/2015 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 79°/57°. Currently 61°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm, already warm.
7/19/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 86°/56°. Currently 58°, mostly clear, calm, no dew.
7/20/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 85°/55°, yesterday hot and sunny. Currently 56°, calm, overcast with a marine layer of clouds. Ready for a cool down.
7/21/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 71°/53°. Currently 55°, mostly cloudy, calm.
7/22/2015 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 70°/50°. Currently 50°, mostly clear, calm.
7/23/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 70°/52°. Currently 53°, partly cloudy, calm.
7/24/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M H/L: 73°/54°. Currently 55°, overcast, mainly calm, with occasional light breeze. A light shower earlier this morning. More forecasted.
7/25/2015 5:55 AM 0.16 M M M M 54°, mostly cloudy, calm. Moderate squall moved through yesterday at around 8 AM, then had a few brief passing showers later and again early this morning. Nice to have some rain to at least rinse off the foliage and settle the dust for a few days.
7/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56°, cloudy, with occasional gentle breezes.
7/27/2015 5:55 AM 0.11 M M M M 50°, partly cloudy, calm. Light rain yesterday from 1 to 4 PM, cleared afterwards.
7/28/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, partly cloudy, calm, light dew.
7/29/2015 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm. High yesterday: 77°.
8/1/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 83°/48°. Currently 50°, clear skies, calm, great blue moon last night! July 2015 rainfall at this gauge location: 0.35" (0.53" is my 18-yr ave.). Total ET for July: 4.07". Hotter and dry month overall with ten days with highs in the 80s. Highest temp: 86° on July 18. Many mid 80s days. Ultra dry conditions persist. Even the ants, wasps, and hornets are desperately searching out water sources.
8/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 83°/52°. Currently 53°, hazy thin cloud layer in eastern sky, calm.
8/3/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 82°/51°. Currently 51°, partly cloudy, calm.
8/4/2015 5:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 71°/51°. Currently 51°, partly cloudy, calm. A raspy barn owl calling just before dawn.
8/5/2015 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 74°/52°. Currently 52°, mostly cloudy, calm.
8/6/2015 6:30 AM T M M M M H/L: 64°/52°. Currently 55°, mostly cloudy, calm. A few very brief bouts of random raindrops fell. Didn't even wet anything.
8/7/2015 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 73°/50°. Currently 52°, calm, foggy.
8/8/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 76°/53°. Currently 55°, calm, moderately dense fog.
8/9/2015 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 56°, mostly cloudy, calm. Some light showers yesterday late afternoon, then clearing for a partly sunny evening.
8/10/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 77°/53°. Currently 54°, cloudy, calm.
8/11/2015 5:00 AM T M M M M H/L: 79°/51.5°. Brief light sprinkles yesterday from 8-8:30 AM. Currently 51.5°, partly cloudy, calm. Beautiful sliver moon out.
8/12/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 82°/54°. Currently 55°, calm, with a high, thin, overcast layer.
8/13/2015 5:30 AM T 0.0 M M M H/L: 80°/54°. Had four small raindrops fall yesterday around 1 PM. Currently 54°, mostly clear, fair, calm.
8/14/2015 6:20 AM T M M M M H/L: 79°/53°. Currently 54° overcast, calm. Observed a couple droplets of rain on the gauge, otherwise surfaces are still dry, but radar shows showers coming.
8/15/2015 5:30 AM 0.03 M M M M H/L: 61°/54°. Yesterday: dramatically cooler, overcast, with only light spritzes of showers...missed any notable rainfall, darn it. Currently 55°, mostly cloudy, winds variable calm to light.
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 67°/47°. Currently 48°, mostly clear, calm. Cool morning.
8/17/2015 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 75°/47°. Currently 47°, clear skies overhead, but with light patchy fog in spots, calm.
8/18/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 76°/51°. Currently 51°, clear, fair, calm. Colorful sunrise.
8/19/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 82°/55°. Currently 55°, mostly clear skies, calm, with thin hazy layer off to east....possibly residual wildfire smoke from eastern Washington.
8/20/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 84°/53°. Hot day yesterday. Currently 53°, mostly clear (partly cloudy to east-northeast), calm. Ready for the cooler temps.
8/21/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 71°/55°. Currently 55°, mostly cloudy, calm. Been doing lots of fieldwork in pastures and forestlands. Soils and vegetation especially dry. Deciduous trees and shrubs are either dropping leaves or have withered altogether. At this gauge location 1.66" of rain has fallen since April 1, 2015. Only 0.04" for August thus far. Very intense and prominent drought; worst in 80 years.
8/22/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 72°/47°. Currently 47°, clear skies, calm.
8/23/2015 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 76°/48°. Yesterday was hazy and smokey from eastern wildfires, also a bit muggy. Currently 48°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
8/24/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 77°/48°. Currently 48°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
8/25/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 72°/48°. Currently 48°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
8/26/2015 5:46 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 74°/46°. Currently 46°, mostly clear, light patchy fog to far west, calm.
8/27/2015 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 77°/53°. Currently 53°, partly cloudy, calm. The forecast is for rain this weekend. Everyone is so excited. Hope it's significant. But more importantly, hope it makes a noteworthy, positive difference in eastern Washington.
8/28/2015 5:38 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M H/L: 79°/56°. Drizzle began about 11:25 PM last night. Currently 56°, overcast, calm, with light steady rain falling. Hurray!
8/29/2015 6:20 AM 0.12 0.0 M M M H/L: 71°/58°. Yesterday's rain quickly ended. Currently 59°, raining moderately, calm. Moderate to higher winds forecasted later today.
8/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M M M H/L: 71°/54°. Yesterday's rain was rather light, but the front that pulled through late morning packed strong winds 40 to 50 mph, with gusts into the 60s (66 mph nearby). Lots of broken tree branches littered the roads, and huge amounts of down fir needles coat the roads, lawns, and other surfaces.
8/31/2015 6:15 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M H/L: 70°/56°. Currently 57°, overcast, breezy.
9/1/2015 6:15 AM 0.31 0.0 M M M H/L: 60°/54°. Showery day. Stats for August 2015: rainfall only 0.04: from 1st thru 26th, last five days of August 0.73". Total rainfall: 0.77" (through midnight on Aug. 31st). [18-yr Aug. ave for this location: 0.95"] Total measured ET for August: 3.14". After midnight on Sept. 1st, moderate rain: 0.16".
9/2/2015 6:15 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M H/L: 63°/47°. Currently 47°, mostly clear, calm, fall-like.
9/3/2015 5:20 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M H/L: 64°/45°. Very changeable skies yesterday, with sunbreaks, clouds, showers, and squalls. Currently 45°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm. Used woodstove for the first time of the season last night.
9/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M M M 43°, partly cloudy, calm, chilly morning. A passing T-storm rolled through yesterday mid-morning.
9/5/2015 6:30 AM T M M M M 42°, mostly clear, a bit of patchy light fog, calm, chilly.
9/6/2015 10:30 AM 0.87 M M M M Late report due to getting back from the mainland this morning. Looked like the rain this morning just stopped. Currently 53°, overcast, wet, damp. What a great rain!!!
9/7/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M 47°, foggy, calm.
9/8/2015 5:55 AM T M M M M 55°, cloudy, light breeze, and an ultra-light, fine mist currently falling, just barely wetting surfaces.
9/9/2015 5:55 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 53°, foggy, calm. Some drizzle had occurred yesterday morning.
9/10/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 73°/48°. Currently 48°, mostly clear, cool, calm.
9/11/2015 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's high 74°. Currently 59°, mostly clear, calm...unusually mild so early. Perhaps a hot day ahead?
9/12/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 75°/50°. Currently 54°, clear, calm. Saw a weak expression of aurora borealis last night; no broad curtains of colors, but rather a changing colored glow above the horizon to N-NW golden, greenish, and orangey.
9/13/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 76°/51°. Currently 51°, clear overhead, but fog just rolled in from NE over the past 35 minutes; calm.
9/14/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 67°/44°. Currently 44°, partly cloudy, calm, crisp.
9/15/2015 5:50 AM T M M M M H/L: 62°/46°. A few fine rain droplets fell mid-day. Currently 48°, mostly cloudy, calm.
9/16/2015 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45°, mostly clear, calm.
9/17/2015 5:10 AM 0.02 M M M M 52°, cloudy, calm. A bit of light rain overnight.
9/18/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yesterday. Currently 53°, cloudy, calm, humid/muggy feeling.
9/19/2015 6:20 AM T M M M M Yesterday: overcast with sporadic light mist to ultra-light showers. Not even enough to drip downward into inner cylinder of gauge. Currently 54°, mostly cloudy, calm.
9/20/2015 6:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Uncharacteristically warm, 59°, overcast, muggy, mostly calm, with a stray fine droplet falling. Hoping for reasonable rain today.
9/21/2015 5:45 AM 0.43 M M M M Yesterday: mostly overcast, brief sunbreak, muggy, warm, light showers mid-day, with heavier bout in late afternoon/early evening. Currently 49°, mostly cloudy, calm.
9/22/2015 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40°, mostly clear with patchy fog, calm.
9/23/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 63°/45°. Currently 45°, partly cloudy, calm.
9/24/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, cloudy, calm.
9/25/2015 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Light rain overnight. Currently 53°, cloudy, calm to light sporadic breezes, still a few stray fine raindrops falling.
9/26/2015 6:25 AM 0.02 M M M M H/L: 60°/42°. Currently 45°, foggy, calm.
9/27/2015 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 63°/39°. Currently 39°, clear, calm, with light patchy fog. First low of the season dipping into the 30s.
9/28/2015 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 62°/41°. Currently 42°, mostly clear, calm, with very bright, very large full moon illuminating the sky. Cool eclipse last night!
9/29/2015 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 66°/43°. Currently 43°, mostly clear, calm, with patchy light fog.
9/30/2015 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M H/L: 67°/42°. Currently 42°, clear, calm, with just a tiny bit of low, patchy fog.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/7/2014 10/11/2014 6:30 AM 5 0.03 0.0 M The minor amount of rain fell during the evening of Friday Oct. 10 and into early morning of Sat. Oct. 11. While gone this week, Lopez Island was socked in with fog many days, for prolonged windows. Currently, 50°, partly cloudy, calm, and both wet from recent showers, and heavy dew.
10/28/2014 11/01/2014 12:00 PM 5 0.70 0.0 M Multi-day reading. Total rainfall for Oct. 2014 was 3.84". Quite a wet second half of the month. Definitely above normal. Total measured ET for Oct. 2014: 0.56".
12/10/2014 12/11/2014 6:30 AM 2 0.49 0.0 0.00 Currently, 45°, cloudy, calm to occasional light breezes. Strong winds forecasted today. Super warm on the morning of Dec. 10, with temps in upper 50s.
12/24/2014 12/26/2014 5:40 PM 3 0.81 0.0 0.00 Heavy rains fell the day of Dec. 23.
4/15/2015 4/17/2015 6:30 AM 3 T 0.0 M Multi-day.
6/20/2015 6/23/2015 12:00 AM 4 0.00 M M Conditions this morning: clear, sunny, calm, 47°. Looks like it will warm up nicely in a few hours. No rain recorded during this multi-day block.
7/30/2015 7/31/2015 6:20 AM 2 0.00 M M High/low yesterday: 84°/50°. High on 7/29: approx. 82°.



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