Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MD-PG-12 Latitude 38.981064
Station Name Bowie 2.8 WNW Longitude -76.78107
County Prince George's Elevation (ft) 194



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 15 3.53 5.82 31 4.42 26 1.40 5 2 7 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.47 2.49 30 1.74 28 0.75 2 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 3.28 3.78 25 3.78 25 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 16 3.04 3.61 27 3.61 27 0.00 0 0 10 2 18.7 4 3
Feb 16 2.78 3.58 27 3.58 27 0.00 0 0 10 2 1.1 1 3
March 16 3.75 1.59 31 1.26 25 0.33 6 1 7 4 1.8 1 1
April 16 3.40 1.77 30 1.77 30 0.00 0 0 11 5 0.0 0 0
May 16 4.34 6.59 31 6.29 26 0.30 5 2 17 1 0.0 0 0
June 16 3.76 4.80 30 4.80 30 0.00 0 0 9 3 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.16 6.46 31 6.46 31 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.46 2.30 24 2.30 24 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.83 5.58 26 5.58 26 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 42.80" 48.37" 343 days 45.59" 325 2.78" 18 days 6 116 days 20 days 21.6" 6 days 7 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
10/1/2015 0.15
10/2/2015 1.88
10/3/2015 1.21
10/4/2015 0.09
10/5/2015 0.00
10/6/2015 0.00
10/7/2015 0.00
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 T
10/10/2015 1.03
10/11/2015 0.00
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.00
10/14/2015 0.02
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.00
10/22/2015 0.00
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.00
10/25/2015 0.04
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 **
10/28/2015 0.05
10/29/2015 **
10/30/2015 **
10/31/2015 1.35
11/1/2015 0.02
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.24
11/6/2015 0.00
11/7/2015 0.07
11/8/2015 0.13
11/9/2015 **
11/10/2015 0.75
11/11/2015 0.17
11/12/2015 0.00
11/13/2015 0.00
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.00
11/18/2015 0.00
11/19/2015 0.02
11/20/2015 0.85
11/21/2015 0.00
11/22/2015 0.00
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.00
11/27/2015 0.00
11/28/2015 0.00
11/29/2015 0.14
11/30/2015 0.10
12/1/2015 0.46
12/2/2015 0.68
12/3/2015 0.20
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.00
12/13/2015 0.00
12/14/2015 0.00
12/15/2015 0.09
12/16/2015 0.00
12/17/2015 T
12/18/2015 0.46
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.00
12/22/2015 0.08
12/23/2015 0.04
12/24/2015 1.65
12/25/2015 0.12
12/26/2015
12/27/2015
12/28/2015
12/29/2015
12/30/2015
12/31/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016
1/2/2016
1/3/2016
1/4/2016
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 T
1/8/2016 0.01
1/9/2016 0.03
1/10/2016 0.88
1/11/2016 0.03
1/12/2016 0.00
1/13/2016 T
1/14/2016 0.00
1/15/2016 0.00
1/16/2016 0.32
1/17/2016 0.00
1/18/2016 0.06
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.00
1/21/2016 0.03
1/22/2016 0.00
1/23/2016 1.63
1/24/2016 0.60
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.00
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016 0.00
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.02
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.00
2/2/2016 0.16
2/3/2016 T
2/4/2016 0.54
2/5/2016 0.15
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 0.00
2/9/2016 0.09
2/10/2016 0.13
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 T
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.08
2/16/2016
2/17/2016
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.14
2/23/2016 0.13
2/24/2016 0.52
2/25/2016 1.64
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 0.00
3/2/2016 0.16
3/3/2016 0.00
3/4/2016 0.13
3/5/2016 T
3/6/2016 T
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.00
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 T
3/14/2016 0.72
3/15/2016 0.01
3/16/2016 0.01
3/17/2016 T
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 0.21
3/21/2016 0.02
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 **
3/25/2016 **
3/26/2016 **
3/27/2016 **
3/28/2016 **
3/29/2016 0.33
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 T
4/2/2016 0.08
4/3/2016 0.10
4/4/2016 0.00
4/5/2016 0.09
4/6/2016 0.00
4/7/2016 T
4/8/2016 0.70
4/9/2016 0.06
4/10/2016 0.14
4/11/2016 T
4/12/2016 0.05
4/13/2016 0.00
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.00
4/22/2016 0.00
4/23/2016 T
4/24/2016 0.10
4/25/2016 0.00
4/26/2016 0.00
4/27/2016 T
4/28/2016 0.02
4/29/2016 0.42
4/30/2016 0.01
5/1/2016 0.16
5/2/2016 0.34
5/3/2016 1.40
5/4/2016 0.12
5/5/2016 0.02
5/6/2016 0.10
5/7/2016 0.95
5/8/2016 **
5/9/2016 **
5/10/2016 0.10
5/11/2016 0.31
5/12/2016 **
5/13/2016 0.20
5/14/2016 0.29
5/15/2016 0.03
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.00
5/18/2016 0.34
5/19/2016 T
5/20/2016 0.00
5/21/2016 0.31
5/22/2016 0.18
5/23/2016 0.25
5/24/2016 0.49
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 0.00
5/27/2016 0.00
5/28/2016 0.00
5/29/2016 0.00
5/30/2016 0.66
5/31/2016 0.34
6/1/2016 0.00
6/2/2016 0.00
6/3/2016 T
6/4/2016 0.12
6/5/2016 0.11
6/6/2016 T
6/7/2016 0.00
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.00
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.00
6/15/2016 0.01
6/16/2016 0.04
6/17/2016 0.54
6/18/2016 0.00
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 2.79
6/23/2016 0.30
6/24/2016 T
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.00
6/27/2016 0.00
6/28/2016 0.27
6/29/2016 0.62
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.40
7/3/2016 0.02
7/4/2016 0.01
7/5/2016 1.35
7/6/2016 0.00
7/7/2016 0.00
7/8/2016 0.00
7/9/2016 0.60
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.00
7/13/2016 0.02
7/14/2016 0.00
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.00
7/17/2016 0.81
7/18/2016 0.00
7/19/2016 0.13
7/20/2016 0.84
7/21/2016 0.00
7/22/2016 0.00
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.00
7/25/2016 0.11
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 0.90
7/30/2016 0.03
7/31/2016 1.24
8/1/2016 0.03
8/2/2016 0.02
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 0.00
8/6/2016 0.00
8/7/2016 0.17
8/8/2016 0.00
8/9/2016 0.00
8/10/2016 T
8/11/2016 0.00
8/12/2016 0.00
8/13/2016 0.00
8/14/2016 0.00
8/15/2016 0.06
8/16/2016 0.62
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 1.12
8/19/2016 0.00
8/20/2016 0.00
8/21/2016 0.00
8/22/2016 0.28
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.00
8/25/2016
8/26/2016
8/27/2016
8/28/2016
8/29/2016
8/30/2016
8/31/2016
9/1/2016
9/2/2016
9/3/2016
9/4/2016
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.24
9/9/2016 0.00
9/10/2016 0.00
9/11/2016 0.00
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.00
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 1.11
9/20/2016 0.22
9/21/2016 0.00
9/22/2016 0.00
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.00
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016 0.30
9/28/2016 0.05
9/29/2016 2.23
9/30/2016 1.43



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 8:12 AM 0.15 M M M M 0.01" at 12:35 PM yesterday 9/30/15 +0.05" at 5:30 AM +0.02" at 6:41 +0.07" at 8:12.
10/2/2015 7:56 AM 1.88 M M M M Rain begins again shortly before 9:25 AM yesterday 10/01/15, then waxes and wanes. 0.87” at 12:39 PM. Light rain at 1:27. +0.44” at 1:51. Modest rain begins again by 2:16, heavy by 2:47, fine sprinkles, +0.21” at 3:05. +0.23” at 4:43 AM today +0.13” at 7:56.
10/3/2015 8:41 AM 1.21 M M M M Rain continues. +0.17” at 11:11 AM yesterday 10/02/15 +0.20” at 12:52 PM +0.40” at 10:23 PM +0.02: at 12:13 AM today +0.42” at 8:41. Very little wind from Hurricane Joaquin; minor breakage of dead wood.
10/4/2015 8:37 AM 0.09 M M M M +0.01” at 11:46 AM yesterday 10/03/15 +0.03” at 5:40 PM +0.04” at 9:38 +0.01” at 11:37 +T by 8:37 AM today.
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2015 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2015 7:01 AM T M M M M Brief sprinkles began just before 6:55 AM. Trace by 7:01.
10/10/2015 8:02 AM 1.03 M M M M T at 7:29 AM yesterday 10/09/15. No more rain until evening thunderstorm. First hear distant thunder at 6:25 PM; wind up at 6:35, but drops off at 6:38; fairly frequent thunder. Light rain begins, with lightning 6 seconds to W at 6:42. Lightning with immediate thunder to SE at 6:44. Heavy rain begins at 6:45 with thunder mostly to SE. Heavy rain continues at 6:47. Lightning 2 seconds overhead at 6:51. Moderate rain by 6:54. Rain light, infrequent thunder now (was very frequent, with many overlapping long rolls through most of the storm) by 7:01. Measure 1.00” rain at 7:14 +0.03” at 9:05. No further measurable rain thereafter.
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2015 7:20 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain began ca. 5:45 PM yesterday 10/13/15. Roads variably wet headed west on Flethcertown Road and MD Rte 193 to Goddard Space Flight Center. 0.02" at 6:25 PM. No further precipitation.
10/15/2015 7:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew.
10/16/2015 7:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew.
10/17/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; heavy dew.
10/18/2015 8:06 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderate dew; scattered (first) frost.
10/19/2015 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; scattered frost.
10/20/2015 7:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew; a substantial number of lingering NE-SW contrails crowds the sky.
10/21/2015 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew.
10/22/2015 7:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew; no precipitation.
10/23/2015 8:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very light dew; no precipitation collected.
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2015 10:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2015 1:40 PM 0.02 M M M M No precipitation by 4:45 AM. Trace, with fine spits, at 7:07 +T at 8:00. +0.02" at 1:40 PM.
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2015 8:01 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew.
11/4/2015 7:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew.
11/5/2015 8:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Very light fog.
11/6/2015 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2015 7:44 AM 0.07 M M M M Sprinkles began in evening yesterday 11/6/15. Trace by 8:04 PM +0.07" at 10:07. Same, but sprinkling at 7:44 AM.
11/8/2015 8:10 AM 0.13 M M M M +0.04" at 11:32 AM yesterday 11/7/15 +0.09" at 9:38 PM (APE). Heavy dew this morning.
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M +0.01" at 10:23 AM yesterday 11/10/15 +0.04" at 11:00 +0.12" at 6:26 PM. No further precipitation.
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2015 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky; extensive heavy frost.
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2015 8:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moderate dew.
11/18/2015 8:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light dew; overcast.
11/19/2015 7:11 AM 0.02 M M M M Fine sprinkles begin sometime between 4:37 and 5:40 AM. Trace at 5:40 +0.02" at 7:11.
11/20/2015 6:55 AM 0.85 M M M M +0.01" at8:17 AM yesterday 11/19/15 +0.84" at 6:53 PM; clear by midnight. No further precipitation.
11/21/2015 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extensive moderately heavy frost.
11/22/2015 9:39 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2015 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2015 8:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No dew.
11/25/2015 7:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extensive heavy frost.
11/26/2015 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moderate frost.
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2015 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew.
11/29/2015 7:18 AM 0.14 M M M M Sprinkles begin before 11:21 PM yesterday 11/28/15. Hear occasional drops falling from trees onto roof by 6:30 AM. 0.14", with fine sprinkles, at 7:18.
11/30/2015 7:13 AM 0.10 M M M M +0.04" at 8:16 AM yesterday 11/29/15 +0.04" at 12:16 PM +0.02" at 4:02. No further precipitation.
12/1/2015 8:35 AM 0.46 M M M M 0.08" at 6:17 PM yesterday 11/30/15 +0.05" at 11:47 +0.33" at 8:30 AM, with light rain falling.
12/2/2015 8:03 AM 0.68 M M M M +0.14" with light rain at 10:12 AM yesterday 12/01/15 +0.45" at 7:07 PM after rain had stopped. No additional rain by 11:56. Heavy fog at 7:00 AM today. +0.09" at 8:03 AM.
12/3/2015 8:10 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain in big drops begins suddenly at 10:40 AM yesterday 12/02/15. 0.17" at 2:00 PM. Rain over before 3:00. +0.03" at 6:22. No further precipitation; clear sky this morning at 8:10 AM.
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2015 7:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 0.0; extensive moderate/heavy frost.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2015 7:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fairly extensive moderate frost at 7:38 AM.
12/8/2015 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2015 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2015 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moderately heavy dew.
12/14/2015 8:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy dew.
12/15/2015 7:59 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain began close to 5:30 PM yesterday 12/14/15; briefly heavy. 0.09" at 6:23 (APE).
12/16/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2015 7:36 AM T M M M M Sprinkling; no measurable amount in gauge at 7:36 AM.
12/18/2015 8:23 AM 0.46 M M M M 0.01" at 8:01 AM yesterday 12/17/15 +0.08" at 9:36 +0.37" at 6:17 PM (APE). Sudden brief drops at 8:09 AM this morning; nothing further by 8:23.
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2015 8:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very extensive, very heavy frost.
12/21/2015 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast; 34 degrees, up from 31 degrees; calm; a fair amount of frost at 7:50 AM.
12/22/2015 7:25 AM 0.08 M M M M A few big drops on road (T) at 4:50 PM yesterday 12/21/15, +T in sprinkles at 4:54. Very light rain begins overnight; +0.08" at 7:25 AM.
12/23/2015 7:20 AM 0.04 M M M M +0.01" at 7:59 AM yesterday 12/22/15 +0.03" at 9:56 AM; no further measurable precipitation. Light fog this morning at 7:20 AM.
12/24/2015 7:04 AM 1.65 M M M M +0.06" at 7:57 AM yesterday 12/23/15 +0.26" at 2:06 PM +0.96" (some flooding) at 6:02 +0.14" at 10:44. Brief shower 6:37-6:43 AM today; +0.23" at 7:04 AM.
12/25/2015 7:37 AM 0.12 M M M M +0.07" at 8:02 AM yesterday 12/24/15 +0.05" at 11:38 AM. Only a trace since then.
1/5/2016 7:34 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2016 9:00 AM T M M M M Trace of moisture on roads and surfaces, with just a bit of very fine misty drizzle.
1/8/2016 8:10 AM 0.01 M M M M Very light fog, with trace of precipitation as a few misty drops at 9:52 AM yesterday 01/07/16. Light fog, 0.01" overnight at 8:10 AM today.
1/9/2016 7:08 AM 0.03 M M M M +0.01" at 10:25 AM yesterday 01/08/16 +T at 1:20 PM +0.02" at 5:02. No measurable precipitation thereafter.
1/10/2016 8:10 AM 0.88 M M M M Trace of drizzle off and on during the day yesterday 01/09/16. Moderately heavy rain at 10:03 PM. +0.27" at 11:05. +0.61" overnight by 8:10 AM.
1/11/2016 8:03 AM 0.03 M M M M Light wind up midmorning yesterday 01/10/16. Midafternoon rain; 0.02" at 4:17 PM +0.01" at 4:50. No further precipitation.
1/12/2016 8:03 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2016 7:14 AM T 0.0 M M M Trace of rain (sleet?) in evening yesterday 01/12/16.
1/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2016 7:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2016 8:29 AM 0.32 M M M M Rain began at 4:48 PM yesterday 01/15/16. Trace by 5:53 +0.08" at 7:11 +0.17" at 10:10 +0.03" at 11:45 +0.04" at 8:29 AM today (APE), with a bit of ground fog.
1/17/2016 7:59 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain or snow yet.
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 0.06 0.0 M A few flakes of snow visible in the air at 11:35 AM yesterday 01/17/16. Then, variably, from a few flakes to moderate snow until shortly before 2:40 PM. At that point, fallen snow was visible on trees and snow pretty much covered the ground, but variably thick, with a maximum of 0.5". The sun came out, with light to moderate wind, causing snow to vanish from trees, and leaving only spotty (ca. 20%?) ground coverage. Windy overnight, with no further precipitation. 0.06" H2O in gauge from snow.
1/19/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 13 degree; light NW wind; no precipitation.
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2016 7:45 AM 0.03 1.2 0.03 1.0 0.03 First noticed very fine ice particles falling in dead calm at 6:31 PM yesterday 01/20/16. A very light fine snowfall developed and continued with very little variability in intensity throughout the 'storm'; there was never any wind. A visible dusting by 7:00. 0.4" deep by 8:11; 0.7" deep by 9:20; 1.2" deep at end of snowfall. Snow ended shortly before 12:16 AM: temperatures remained in mid- to upper-twenties throughout. Core melt 0.03" H2O (extremely underdense snow cover -- by a factor of 40) . No further precipitation.
1/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2016 8:08 AM 1.63 12.0 1.60 M M Occasional flakes of snow appear at 1:25 PM yesterday 01/22/16. Light snow begins at 2:01. 0.5" new snow, 0.7" total on snow board at3:15. 1.3" new, 1.9" total at 4:40. 2.8" new, 2.9" total, melt from core 0.29" at 7:14. 5.9" total snow, slight drifting at 10:50. Throughout, snowfall varied from light to moderate, with very light to light northerly wind. Still snowing, with light wind at 3:30 AM today. Same, with modest drifting; snow depth 11" to 16" at various points in yard at 8:08; representative depth is 12"; melt from two separate cores is 1.63"+/-0.11" H2O. Light snow, wind continue.
1/24/2016 10:03 AM 0.60 5.0 M 17.5 2.51 Snow, wind yesterday 1/23/16 end shortly before midnight, with additional 5.0" of new snow (no core taken). However, catch in gauge at 3:45 PM melts to 0.28" with additional catch melt up to end of storm of 0.32". With slight drifting, snow depth variable from17" to 19". At a representative depth of 17.5" SWE melt is 2.51" H2O.
1/25/2016 8:02 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2016 8:03 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 2.22 Warm (min. 38 degrees); windy after midnight. Snow on ground compacted to 10 inches; SWE 2.22+/-0.09 from 3 cores.
1/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2016 8:00 AM 0.02 T M M M 0.02" yesterday 01/29/16 in brief late morning shower of raindrops and a few snowflakes.
1/31/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2016 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 1.48 Warm temperatures (up to 62 yesterday, and into 40s the previous three days) caused considerable melting of snow on ground. By 4 PM yesterday, snow depth was 7.0", with a SWE of 1.76". More significant loss occurred overnight (see below).
2/2/2016 8:03 AM 0.16 M M M M
2/3/2016 8:01 AM T M M 2.5 0.69 Average snow cover in my area is about 50%. Core depth=2.5", SWE=0.69
2/4/2016 7:35 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.01" in sprinkles at 9:37 AM yesterday 2/3/16 +0.50" at 5:44 PM +0.01" at 8:35 +0.02" at 7:35 AM today. No more snow on ground at my site; perhaps 5% coverage or so in the neighborhood generally.
2/5/2016 8:04 AM 0.15 M M M M I heard precipitation on roof at 3 AM today. 1-2 mm sleet on scattered surfaces (cars, patches of grass), with very light fine drizzle and occasional snowflakes (total melt of catch 0.15" H2O) at 8:04.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2016 11:02 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2016 7:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Very light fine rain began between 7:20 and 7:47 PM last night 2/8/16. Currently, very light fall of very fine ice crystals; no snow.
2/10/2016 7:45 AM 0.13 0.0 T 0.0 T +0.01" rain at 7:57 AM yesterday 2/9/16 +0.12" at 5:52 PM (APE). Today, trace of snow overnight sifted into grass and between leaves on the ground by light wind.
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2016 8:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A great rush of wind at 5 AM that rapidly attenuated. A trace of snow on roof shingles and around car windshield wipers at 8:05.
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2016 7:40 AM 0.08 1.1 0.08 1.0 0.07 Ground snow covered by 2:15 AM. Made observations and measurements at 7:40, by which time snowfall had ceased.
2/18/2016 8:12 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Scattered light frost; overnight low 28F.
2/19/2016 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2016 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2016 8:57 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2016 7:47 AM 0.14 M M M M No rain yesterday 2/21/16 until late morning. Brief shower at 11:54 AM, 0.07” at 12:01 PM, +Trace at 12:13, +0.01” at 3:47, +0.02” at 7:47, +0.03” at 11:47, +0.01” at 7:47 AM today.
2/23/2016 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Very light rain at 8 AM.
2/24/2016 7:59 AM 0.52 M M M M +0.42" at 6:16 PM yesterday 2/28/16 +0.01" at 12:07 AM +0.09" at 7:59.
2/25/2016 7:40 AM 1.64 M M M M 0.03" at 12:23 PM yesterday 2/24/16 +0.03" at 3:13 +0.16" at 5:56 with distant flickers of lightning to west; with thunder by 6:05. Intracloud lightning 2 miles high to SW at 6:27 with light/moderate rain. Light rain, calm, occasional thunder to N, NE at 6:54. +1.42", sky clearing at 10:58. Clear by 12:55 AM today. +T at 7:40 AM.
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2016 7:02 AM 0.16 M M M M Sprinkles begin around midnight; trace by 12:21 AM. Awaken to roar of wind at 4:43. Clear sky, moderate gusty northwest wind, 0.16" at 7:02.
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2016 8:03 AM 0.13 1.8 0.13 1.8 0.13 A few snowflakes in the air at 8:54 PM yesterday 3/3/16. 0.8" snow (0.05" H2O) at 11:20. Precipitation over; 1.8" snow (0.13"H2O) at 8:03 AM today
3/5/2016 7:20 AM T M M M M +Trace before 11 AM yesterday 3/4/16. Snow melted entirely before 5 PM.
3/6/2016 7:52 AM T M M M M A few fine drops in gauge; currently not raining.
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2016 7:43 AM T M M M M
3/14/2016 7:20 AM 0.72 M M M M First sprinkles 8:46 AM yesterday 3/13/16; stopped by 8:55. Sprinkling again 9:13-9:20, over by 9:41. Sudden rush of moderate rain at 4:06 PM; light by 4:15; very light by 4:25. 0.18" at 5:24 +0.05" at 9:40 +0.49" at 5:04 AM today +T at 7:20.
3/15/2016 8:11 AM 0.01 M M M M A trace of precipitation in mist at 9:26 PM yesterday 3/14/16. +0.01" with sprinkles at 8:11 AM today.
3/16/2016 8:15 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M +0.01" before 10:45 AM yesterday. Very heavy dew this morning.
3/17/2016 8:05 AM T M M M M Sprinkles around 7:30 PM yesterday 3/16/16. Very heavy dew this morning.
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2016 8:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2016 7:58 AM 0.21 M M M M Trace of rain in fine sprinkles at 12:15 PM yesterday 3/19/16. +0.03" at 2:08 PM +0.18" at 1:10 AM today with additional trace by 7:58.
3/21/2016 7:48 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Very light fine sleet (no accumulation) at 1:24 PM yesterday 3/20/16. A few drops of rain mixed with a few flakes of snow ca. 2 PM. 0.02" rain in gauge at 3:58 +T at 5:43 +T at 8:34. A few snowflakes at 12:04 AM today. Grass wet, frozen drops on cars at 7:48.
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2016 8:37 AM T M M M M Sprinkles begin at 8:35; T at 8:37.
4/2/2016 7:56 AM 0.08 M M M M Sprinkling, 0.05" at 9:55 AM yesterday 4/1/16. Brief, deep roll of thunder far to NW at 7:05 PM. Distant lightning flashes at 10:20, 10:22. No rain yet at 11:29. Sprinkling, +0.03" at 7:56 AM today.
4/3/2016 8:31 AM 0.10 M M M M +0.07" by 10:30 AM yesterday 4/2/16 +T at 6:50 PM +0.01" at 9:35 +0.02" at 8:31 AM today. Wind rose abruptly at 10:26 PM last night, increasing to very strong after midnight. Power out from 3:23 AM to 12:20 PM today.
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2016 8:25 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain began yesterday afternoon; 0.02" at 5:35 PM; +0.05" with primary rainbow at 7:25; +0.02" at 10:37. No further precipitation.
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2016 7:24 AM T M M M M Sprinkling; trace of rain at 7:24 AM.
4/8/2016 7:43 AM 0.70 M M M M Sprinkling, 0.02” at 08:01 AM yesterday 4/7/16. Considerable small-medium branches and twigs for about 150 yards or so between Quinette Lane and Quisinberry Way along the west side of Fletchertown Road, Bowie, MD at 12:30 PM. This was not present at 8:45 AM. In the intervening period there were a few tenths inch of rain, and probable west wind that may explain the presence of this debris. +0.36” at 12:34. Part of 22 degree halo at 1:54 PM after overcast breaks up for a time. Sprinkles begin at 4:55. A soft roll of thunder at 5:04; another at 5:05. Rain picks at 5:08, wind up at 5:09. Heavy rain but wind dropped off at 5:12. +0.14” at 5:25 +0.18” at 9:21 after precipitation ends. No further precipitation.
4/9/2016 7:51 AM 0.06 M M M M Overnight rain; 0.06" at 87:58 AM.
4/10/2016 7:53 AM 0.14 0.0 T 0.0 T Light rain mixed with very light snow by 8:30 AM yesterday 4/9/16; no snow accumulation on ground, though a bit evident in gauge together with 0.08" rain at 8:41; +0.03" at 9:41 +0.03" at 11:06. A few additional sprinkles (T) at 7:15 PM. Moderate dew, but no frost this morning, though the overnight low temperature was 27F and the temperature was only up to 29F at 7:53 AM (there was a very light wind).
4/11/2016 6:47 AM T M M M M A few fine spits at 6:47 AM.
4/12/2016 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 0.02" at 10:13 AM yesterday 4/11/16. No further rain until early today; +0.03" at 8:00 AM.
4/13/2016 7:46 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew.
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2016 7:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but scattered frost and heavy dew; overnight low 35 F.
4/16/2016 8:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
4/17/2016 7:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but heavy dew.
4/18/2016 7:21 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew and another cloudless morning.
4/19/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but scattered cirrus and moderate dew.
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation but light dew this morning.
4/21/2016 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; light dew this morning.
4/22/2016 8:31 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; very light NW wind.
4/23/2016 7:56 AM T M M M M Trace of rain in sprinkles off and on since last report.
4/24/2016 7:41 AM 0.10 M M M M Very light rain, 0.05" at 10:58 AM; +0.05" at 3:30 PM. The sky was perfectly clear by late afternoon.
4/25/2016 3:34 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2016 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation. Very light dew.
4/27/2016 7:52 AM T M M M M Trace of rain; very light fine sprinkles.
4/28/2016 7:28 AM 0.02 M M M M 0.02", overcast, calm at 7:32 AM.
4/29/2016 7:27 AM 0.42 M M M M +0.02" at 9:30 AM yesterday 4/28/16 +0.32" at 6:34 PM +0.07" at 10:48 +0.01" by midnight. No further measurable precipitation, but very light fog this morning at 7:27 AM.
4/30/2016 7:53 AM 0.01 M M M M +0.01" at 9:29 PM yesterday 4/29/16. No subsequent precipitation.
5/1/2016 7:01 AM 0.16 M M M M A few fine sprinkles by 8:24 PM yesterday 4/30/16; 0.01" precipitation by midnight. +0.13" at 6:18 AM +0.02" at 7:01.
5/2/2016 7:02 AM 0.34 M M M M +0.08" at 8:16 AM Yesterday 5/1/16 +0.19" at 11:35 +0.01" at 12:09 PM. No further measurable precipitation until after 7:31. +0.02" at 12:07 AM +0.04" with light fog in treetops at 6:34; no further precipitation at 7:02.
5/3/2016 7:58 AM 1.40 M M M M Evening rainstorm yesterday 5/2/16: Two trees blown down from west on Highbridge Road between MD 450 and north of Global Street; other modest breakage in area; considerable eroded gravel washed across Old Chapel Road 1.27" at11:53 PM. +0.05" at 7:11 AM +0.08" at 7:58.
5/4/2016 8:19 AM 0.12 M M M M +0.03" at 10:23 PM yesterday 5/3/16, +0.12" at 8:19 AM today.
5/5/2016 7:54 AM 0.02 M M M M No rain yesterday by 11:03 PM, but 0.02" at 7:54 this morning.
5/6/2016 7:31 AM 0.10 M M M M +0.03" at 4:50 PM yesterday 5/5/16 +0.01" at 11:50 +0.06" at 7:31 AM today.
5/7/2016 8:30 AM 0.95 M M M M +0.16" at 10:23 AM yesterday +0.66" at 10:30 PM +0.13" at 8:30 AM today.
5/11/2016 8:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
5/14/2016 7:00 PM 0.29 M M M M
5/15/2016 8:06 PM 0.03 M M M M
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2016 7:44 AM 0.34 M M M M Sprinkles begin at 8:00 AM yesterday; trace by 8:51 +0.05" at 10:10 +0.09" at 12:06 PM +0.19" at 6:00 +0.01" at 7:00. Sprinkles then begin at 7:42, with trace thereafter.
5/19/2016 8:18 AM T M M M M Trace of rain in overnight drops.
5/20/2016 7:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
5/21/2016 8:29 AM 0.31 M M M M 0.02" at 6:20 AM. + 0.29" at 8:29, with steady light rain.
5/22/2016 7:57 AM 0.18 M M M M +0.08" at 5:39 PM yesterday + 0.06" at 6:57 +0.04" at 7:57 AM today.
5/23/2016 7:07 AM 0.25 M M M M +0.02" at 11:15 AM yesterday +0.03" at 1:43 PM +0.07" at 7:42 +0.08" at 10:26 +0.05" at 7:07 AM today.
5/24/2016 6:20 AM 0.49 M M M M Yesterday's thunder was all relatively quiet, single growls or rumbles of short to modest duration; no lightning was evident; very little wind. Occurrences to NW at 2:48 PM, 2:50, 2:52. To west at 2:59 (first sprinkles at 3:01), 3:03, 3:10 (rain stops, 0.01" in gauge at 3:14). Sprinkling again lightly at 4:15. +Trace of rain by 5:06. Soft thunder to E at 5:55, another at 6:00. Moderate rain by 6:03; very hard rain by 6:10, when I left the area. +0.43" at 8:00 PM (APE). +0.06" at 5:15 AM today. No additional precipitation by 6:20 AM
5/25/2016 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; heavy dew.
5/26/2016 7:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderately heavy dew.
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderately heavy dew at 7:54 AM.
5/29/2016 8:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderately heavy dew.
5/30/2016 8:33 AM 0.66 M M M M Very light rain began at 4:20 PM yesterday 5/29/16; 0.56" by 8:30 +0.08" at 11:26 +0.02" at 8:33 AM today.
5/31/2016 6:43 AM 0.34 M M M M Light rain begins at 3:40 PM yesterday; moderate rain, road running wet at 3:41; suddenly heavy rain at 3:42; continues at 3:44; moderate by 3:46; light by 3:47; very light by 3:51; just spitting with 0.25" at 4:06. Sudden heavy rain at 4:16; moderately heavy by 4:18; moderate by 4:20; sprinkling by 4:28; rain over, +0.09" at 4:30. No lightning or thunder.
6/1/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; very heavy dew.
6/2/2016 6:31 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation. Overcast, but with heavy dew.
6/3/2016 9:13 AM T M M M M Not raining at 8:43; very light fine misty drizzle at 9:13 - only a trace of precipitation.
6/4/2016 7:07 AM 0.12 M M M M 0.07" at 7:09 PM yesterday +0.05" at 7:07 AM today (APE).
6/5/2016 6:29 AM 0.11 M M M M Light rain, 0.03" at 3:01 AM today. +0.02" at 3:15 +0.06" at 6:29 (APE).
6/6/2016 8:58 AM T M M M M Dark overcast from west by 5:16 PM yesterday 6/5/16. Wind up briefly by 5:51. Sprinkles begin at 5:28, lasting only five minutes or less - giving just a trace. No further precipitation. Moderate dew this morning.
6/7/2016 7:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderate dew.
6/8/2016 7:46 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light dew; no precipitation.
6/9/2016 6:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderate dew.
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2016 7:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, and no dew.
6/14/2016 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, no dew.
6/15/2016 7:48 AM 0.01 M M M M Surfaces wet; a bit of mist in the air at 7:48 AM.
6/16/2016 7:10 AM 0.04 M M M M "Intermittent rain" tells the story over the past 24 hours. +0.01" at 11:32 AM yesterday +0.02" at 7:07 PM +0.01" at 7:10 AM today.
6/17/2016 8:17 AM 0.54 M M M M Trace in midmorning rain yesterday. First heard evening thunder around 8 PM or so. Thunder and moderate rain by 9:36. Last noticed thunder at 10:38. 0.54" at 8:17 AM (APE).
6/18/2016 7:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderate dew.
6/19/2016 8:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but the lightest touch of dew at 8:18 AM.
6/20/2016 7:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very light dew.
6/21/2016 8:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; very light NW wind.
6/22/2016 7:53 AM 2.79 M M M M First hear soft rolls of thunder to WSW at 1:53 PM yesterday. First raindrops at 2:05; very frequent soft rolling thunder, punctuated occasionally by louder abrupt claps. Cloud-ground stroke at 2:11. Rain suddenly increases at 2:16. Heavy-very heavy rain until slackens suddenly at 2:26. Rain stopped; 1.23" in gauge at 2:40; very infrequent, distant thunder. Moderate rain begins abruptly, with mixture of distant and nearby rolling thunder, at 2:53. Rain suddenly heavy at 2:55, slackened at 2:59; thunder continues as before. Heavy rain 3:23-3:27. Rain stopped; +1.00" at 3:35. Temperature has dropped considerably by now, with partial clearing to NW by 3:51. Erosion along roadside, moderate flooding. Distant rolling thunder to W again at 5:58; first sprinkles at 6:01. Much thunder once again, passes slowly to SE. Moderate rain suddenly becomes heavy at 6:19; very heavy until 6:27; very light by 6:31; stopped by 6:41. +0.56" at 6:54. Still hear long rolls of thunder relatively nearby from various directions continue until at least 7:18. Sun appears below receding overcast at 7:37. A friendly bat (Myotis lucifugus) appears on schedule at 8:58. Very heavy dew at 7:53 this morning. N.B. A gradual drop of temperature occurred (from 88 to 83 degrees) between 1:27 PM and 2:03 with yesterday's rain; a very deep and rapid drop (from 83 to 69) occurred between 2:13 and 2:25.
6/23/2016 9:15 AM 0.30 M M M M Awakened by thunder at 6:05 AM. Soft thunder and 0:05" at 6:10. A long roll of thunder at 6:18. +0.03" at 6:26. A soft roll of thunder at 7:03. +0.21" at 8:45 +0.01" with brief sun at 9:15.
6/24/2016 7:26 AM T M M M M Trace in gauge at 10:46 PM yesterday +trace at 12:40 AM today.
6/25/2016 8:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, with only a touch of dew.
6/26/2016 8:51 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew; calm.
6/27/2016 7:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but heavy dew.
6/28/2016 8:30 AM 0.27 M M M M Trace of rain before 7:21 PM yesterday, plus another before 11:58. Moderate rain began at 12:11 AM today; 0.27" at 4:40. No further precipitation, but the lightest touch of fog at 8:30.
6/29/2016 9:28 AM 0.62 M M M M First heard thunder at 6:32 PM yesterday; first drops at 6:35. Still sprinkling, with gusty N wind up, fairly frequent distant rumbles of thunder at 6:50. Light rain, wind, occasional thunder at 6:54. Moderate rain at 6:56; moderately heavy rain at 6:57. Moderate rain, thunder nearer to NW, calm at 7:05. Steady moderate rain continuing at 7:13. Nearby roll of thunder to SE at 7:16. Same rain with thunder moving farther SE at 7:22. Sunshine, very light rain, no thunder at 7:36. Rain ended, clouds clearing from NW at 7:47. Much of bright primary, less of faint secondary rainbows 7:50 to 8:08. Heard occasional distant deep thunder W to NW at 8:35, 8:48. Light rain again, calm by 9:40. Rain stopped, 0.62", at 11:40. No further precipitation thereafter.
6/30/2016 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
7/1/2016 8:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew.
7/2/2016 8:44 AM 0.40 M M M M Light rain began at 9:58 AM. Sunshine; rain shadow drying (trace); 10% clear, Calm at 10:17. One thump and brief roll of thunder to N at 2:51 PM. Thumping thunder to S 5:57-6:08. Thunder WSW at 6:14; to SE at 6:16; nearer to SE 6:17-6:19, 6:24. Lights blink several times, DSL out by 6:28. Wind up at 6:30. Suddenly heard moderate wind-driven rain against NW window, but no thunder or lightning at 9:26. Nearby roll of thunder at 9:31. Distant lightning, rumbling thunder, fine drizzle, 0.35” at 9:43. Distant lightning, rumbling thunder light rain at 9:50. Nearby thump, rumble at 9:54. Rain stopped, thunder 2 mi overhead; distant lightning, rolls of thunder; calm, clear NW of zenith; +0.05” at 10:02. Clouds <70 degrees elevation SE with frequent distant lightning (but no thunder) at 10:57. No further measurable precipitation.
7/3/2016 7:44 AM 0.02 M M M M 0.02" in overnight rain.
7/4/2016 8:07 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief sprinkles began at 8:05 AM yesterday 7/3/16 yielding only a Trace. Same again at 3:58 PM. Sprinkles began again at 5:27; 0.01:" accumulation before 6:16. No measurable precipitation thereafter.
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 1.35 M M M M Sprinkling, then very light rain, by 1:50 PM yesterday 7/4/16. Very light rain continues at 2:35. Continues; 0.06" at 2:56. +0.01" at 4:06. Moderate rain begins ca. 4:13. +0.13", spitting at 4:40; +0.04" at 6:02. +0.12" at 12:01 AM today. +0.99" at 7:31 (APE).
7/6/2016 7:51 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation since last report, but moderate dew this morning.
7/7/2016 7:44 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but heavy dew.
7/8/2016 7:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
7/9/2016 8:22 AM 0.60 M M M M Very heavy afternoon rain yesterday; 0.60" at 8:03 PM (APE). No additional precipitation. Moderate dew this morning.
7/10/2016 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
7/11/2016 8:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A lovely day yesterday. No precipitation, but heavy dew at 8:04 AM today.
7/12/2016 7:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderately heavy dew.
7/13/2016 7:50 AM 0.02 M M M M 0.02", with road and walk surfaces nearly dry again, at 7:50.
7/14/2016 7:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
7/15/2016 7:21 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; moderate dew.//EDIT: 0.45 precip changed to zero based on observer comment. -SDH-
7/17/2016 8:00 AM 0.81 M M M M First roll of thunder at 5:28 PM yesterday 7/16/16. Thereafter fairly frequent (sometimes loud) rolls and claps, receding gradually to SE; thunder over by 7:15. Rain began at 5:46. Heavy rain in progress by 5:54. Rain moderates at 6:03; light by 6:06. 0.77” rain by 6:59. Fine sprinkles continue for a long time thereafter. From 8:28 to 8:39, a faint primary rainbow across the eastern sky from treetops to treetops. As time passed it became increasingly reddened by the rays of the setting sun. +0.01” rainfall by 8:39. Additional 0.03" and very heavy dew at 8:00 AM this morning.
7/18/2016 7:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; light dew.
7/19/2016 7:55 AM 0.13 0.0 M M M 0.13" in afternoon rain yesterday 7/18/16. No further precipitation; light dew.
7/20/2016 7:30 AM 0.84 M M M M Heard first thunder to west at 10:15 PM yesterday evening. Almost constant flickering and flashing, sometimes very bright, illuminated the clouds, with soft thunder (this persisted until after midnight, as storm moved slowly from W to SE to E). Sprinkles began at 10:34; light rain by 10:44 that continued until 11:05. First (light SW) wind up, as bulk of storm was fairly nearby to SW, at 11:08. Very light rain at 11:15; only a few fine spits by 11:26. Infrequent flickering to distant ESE by 11:35. 0.60" at 11:48. Sudden light SE wind at 11:52, with moderate rain but little lightning or thunder by 11:59. Moderate rain, with one roll of thunder, 12:05 to 12:11 AM, when rain stopped abruptly. Thunder far to E by 12:22. +0.24", sky clear at 2:44. No further precipitation.
7/21/2016 7:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
7/22/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
7/23/2016 7:17 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
7/24/2016 8:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but heavy dew.
7/25/2016 9:07 AM 0.11 M M M M Light NW wind up; rain begins at 11:05 PM yesterday. Brilliant distant lightning flash, distant soft roll of thunder to W; 0.11" rain (APE) at 11:38. Distant thunder at 11:40, 11:43. No further precipitation.
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2016 8:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Rain began at 6 PM yesterday 7/28/16. 0.90" at 8 AM.
7/30/2016 7:00 PM 0.03 M M M M
7/31/2016 9:00 AM 1.24 M M M M
8/1/2016 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 0.02" at 11:47 PM yesterday 8/1/16. No further precipitation, but light dew this morning at 7:13 AM.
8/3/2016 8:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; light dew.
8/4/2016 9:16 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; light dew.
8/5/2016 8:18 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
8/6/2016 8:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew.
8/7/2016 8:29 AM 0.17 M M M M 0.17" in evening rain yesterday. No further precipitation, but very heavy dew this morning.
8/8/2016 9:16 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew this morning.
8/9/2016 7:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moferately heavy dew.
8/10/2016 7:47 AM T M M M M Trace of evening rain by 7:13 PM yesterday 8/9/16; no further precipitation.
8/11/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
8/12/2016 8:31 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, and very light dew.
8/13/2016 7:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
8/14/2016 8:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; a touch of dew.
8/15/2016 7:55 AM 0.06 M M M M 0.02" with thunder and lightning (t&l) to NNW at 8:16 PM yesterday. Thunder nearby at 8:20. Light wind, light rain, with occasional t&l to N at 8:25. Wind dropped to just a breath, very light rain, occ t&l to NNE at 8:41. Thunder nearby to S; frequent scattered flickers of distant lightning at 8:45. Thunder nearby to S at 8:48. Storm gone by 9:30. +0.04" at 9:43. Moon out, partial clearing by 11:57. Moderate dew at 7:55 AM.
8/16/2016 9:06 AM 0.62 M M M M 0.06” at 5:52 PM yesterday 8/15/16. Light wind up, distant thunder to W, NW at 6:25. Strong wind, quite dark, thunder closer at 6:29. Light wind, rain; wet, thunder 11 seconds to S at 6:39. Wind drops off suddenly; thunder predominantly to NE-E, light rain continues at 6:43. Lightning 15 seconds to ~W; light rain at 6:51. Thunder moving off toward E; moderate rain at 6:57. Thunder infrequent, mostly to ~E; rather heavy rain at 7:18. +0.39” with a few fine sprinkles at 7:28. Fairly frequent brilliant flashes of lightning to south, nearly continual deep rumbles of thunder; a few sprinkles at 8:45. Coming closer, but still distant at 8:55. Light NW wind, sprinkles, occasional bright flashes to SW, brief thunder at 9:00. Lightning to NE followed by a very long soft roll of thunder; light rain at 10:10. Light rain at 10:40; +0.17”, very light rain at 10:58. Soft thunder again, to distant SW at 11:06, 11:11. Long roll nearby at 11:18. Rather soft rolling ‘boomer’ of thunder at 11:22. No measurable additional rain; light dew at 9:06 AM.
8/17/2016 7:41 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew.
8/18/2016 7:46 AM 1.12 M M M M First noticed distant flickers of lightning to NW at 8:31 PM last evening. Wind up quickly at 9:26; quite strong at 9:28. Rain begins rather suddenly just before 9:30, by which time it is already heavy. 0.96", raining lightly at 9:53 (0.96" between 9:29 and 9:53 implies average rainfall rate of 2.4 inches per hour!). +0.14" at 11:52. +0.02" at 7:46 AM (APE).
8/19/2016 8:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but heavy dew.
8/20/2016 9:24 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
8/21/2016 8:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but heavy dew.
8/22/2016 6:57 AM 0.28 M M M M Trace of rain by 10:51 AM yesterday. Afternoon rain began at 3:30 PM. A bit of thunder. 0.28" at 8:22 (APE). No further precipitation, but very heavy dew this morning.
8/23/2016 7:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
8/24/2016 7:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew again.
9/5/2016 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
9/6/2016 8:26 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but heavy dew.
9/7/2016 8:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew.
9/8/2016 8:47 AM 0.24 M M M M First hear distant thunder to NW at 4:40 PM yesterday 6/7/16. Short deep rolls of thunder fairly frequent. Very light rain begins just before 11:24. Brilliant lightning in woods, with almost immediate sharp thunderclap (within ca. 200 msec or so of strike) at 11:30. Storm moves off to E; no audible thunder by 11:46. 0.24" rain at 11:57 with very light sprinkles. No further measurable precipitation.
9/9/2016 7:23 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew.
9/10/2016 8:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderately heavy dew.
9/11/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
9/12/2016 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
9/13/2016 7:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
9/14/2016 7:31 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
9/15/2016 7:13 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, no dew (light north wind).
9/16/2016 7:51 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but moderate dew.
9/17/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation or dew this morning.
9/18/2016 8:56 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but light dew.
9/19/2016 6:58 AM 1.11 M M M M Rain began sometime after 3:40 AM. 1.11" at 6:58. No subsequent precipitation.
9/20/2016 7:51 AM 0.22 M M M M +0.04" at 11:38 AM yesterday +0.18" at 9:02 PM; no further precipitation.
9/21/2016 8:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
9/22/2016 8:07 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew.
9/23/2016 7:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation, but very heavy dew again today.
9/24/2016 8:08 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no precipitation, but clear sky, calm, very heavy dew.
9/25/2016 7:54 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no precipitation, but clear, calm and very heavy dew.
9/26/2016 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation; overcast, calm, heavy dew.
9/27/2016 6:40 AM 0.30 M M M M Light rain by 10:00 PM yesterday 9/26/16. Rain stopped, 0.03" at 11:20. Rain after midnight stopped, with +0.27" at 6:40 AM.
9/28/2016 10:34 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/29/2016 7:47 AM 2.23 M M M M Light rain began at 11:02 AM yesterday 9/28/16.0.31" at 4:04 PM +0.13" at 5:41 +0.11" at 7:40 +0.20" at 11:00 +1.48" at 7:47. First of very infrequent single brief rolls of thunder at 5:20 PM. Lightning 6 seconds overhead at 7:41 AM. A river of runoff through my yard during the most intense rain, ca 7:40.
9/30/2016 6:58 AM 1.43 M M M M +0.41" by 9:25 AM yesterday 9/29/16. +0.11" at 5:30 PM +0.42" at 11:52. Awakened to very heavy rain at 1:53 AM today. +0.49" at 6:58. Although I was not home for the entire day, I heard no thunder during all of this rain.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/27/2015 10/28/2015 8:00 AM 2 0.05 M M
10/29/2015 10/31/2015 11:35 PM 3 1.35 M M
11/9/2015 11/10/2015 7:24 AM 2 0.75 M M Frost at 8:00 AM yesterday 11/9/15. Light rain began in afternoon; 0.11" at 9:16 PM. +0.64" at 7:24 AM today.
3/24/2016 3/29/2016 11:22 PM 6 0.33 M M
5/8/2016 5/10/2016 10:00 AM 3 0.10 M M
5/12/2016 5/13/2016 10:00 AM 2 0.20 M M



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