| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/18/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
At least two brief "showers" of wet snow (on way to church at about 1015 + returning home from Pat & Tom's at about 2200); no accumulation // LAKE EFFECT = Lake Ontario
|
| 11/22/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.6 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; light to moderate flurry; temp = 29F |
| 11/23/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Thin overcast; calm; clear, with a 95% Moon // Precautionary measurements taken at 0925 because of possible melting, which did occur by mid-morning |
| 11/24/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Precautionary measurements at 0855 because of melting (Mostly cloudy; windy; no precip) |
| 11/29/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip // Light flurry began at about 2134 and lasted about an hour. |
| 12/19/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast / Extremely light flurry at 1402 to about 1407 / Lake Effect from Ontario |
| 12/28/2015 |
9:42 PM |
M |
1.5 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Precautionary measurements (1/4") taken at 1252 because of possible melting // Precautionary measurements (1.3") taken at 2142 because of icing event approaching soon |
| 12/29/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; no precip |
| 12/31/2015 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.1 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; light snow (large flakes) // Lake Effect from Ontario and Erie |
| 1/1/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Precautionary measurements at 1154 because of melting
(Overcast; windy; no precip; T = 31 F) //
LAKE EFFECT = Erie //
Brief, scattered flurries during the afternoon, without any accumulation
|
| 1/2/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip (T = 30 F) // Brief, scattered flurries during the late morning and afternoon
|
| 1/3/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; calm; very light flurry (T = 20 F) // LAKE EFFECT = Ontario // Brief, scattered flurries during the afternoon |
| 1/4/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; light flurry (T = 13 F) //
accumulation from midnight through early morning; current flurries not visible on radar |
| 1/5/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Clear; calm; no precip (T = 12 F) // very slight accumulation after midnight; melted by mid-morning
|
| 1/6/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Clear, with an extremely thin, high haze covering part of the sky; slightly windy; no precip |
| 1/7/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Clear; calm; no precip |
| 1/8/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy; light rain |
| 1/10/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; very windy, with strong gusts; light, mostly fine snow that had accumulated less than 1/16" ==> reported as a trace amount |
| 1/11/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; slightly windy; no precip |
| 1/12/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast, with a few clear openings to the south; very windy; extremely fine snow during part of my time, but mostly no precip // one of my 3 stations was only half covered due to the strong wind // snow squall from 1402 - ~1445 from Lake Ontario, accompanied by thunder // precautionary measurements taken at 1049 (all melted by ~1200) and 1547 // early morning's snow was lake effect from Erie // snow during this evening was lake effect from Ontario |
| 1/13/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.5 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; very windy; extremely fine snow // Lake Effect from Ontario + Huron // Precautionary measurements @ 0948 because of potential melting by partial sun through the morning + early afternoon (Partly cloudy; windy; no precip; T = 20 F)
|
| 1/14/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Very thin overcast, with many stars peeking through; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 26 F // Precautionary measurements @ 1037 because of potential melting by partial sun through the morning + early afternoon = 1/8" // Lake Effect from Ontario
|
| 1/15/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 38 F |
| 1/16/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; Temp = 28 F |
| 1/17/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
2.5 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Clear, with a 64% waxing gibbous Moon setting low in the west; very windy; no precip; Temp = 12 F // Lake Effect from Huron |
| 1/18/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
3.3 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; moderate snowfall of medium-sized flakes; Temp = 14 F // Lake Effect from Lake Huron (and Ontario, somewhat) for most of the day, but only from Lake Ontario this evening |
| 1/19/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.9 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; Temp = 22 F // Light flurries much of the day, with lake effect from Lake Ontario |
| 1/20/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.7 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Thin overcast, with several tiny holes + a 91% Moon peeking through; calm; extremely fine + sparse snow; Temp = 22 F // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario // The new snowfall occurred after midnight and was measured at 1156 on a precautionary basis due to potential melting, which did mostly occur during the afternoon and evening (all 3 of my stations were either partially or completely melted at midnight) |
| 1/21/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
5.0 |
M |
7.0 |
M |
Thin overcast, with several thinner holes + Jupiter and a waxing gibbous Moon peeking through; nearly calm; no precip // Precautionary measurements @ 1251 because of potential melting by warmer temps
(considerable melting on the driveway after we shoveled it) // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario
|
| 1/22/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.1 |
M |
6.0 |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; extremely fine and light snow, with an occasional larger flake; Temp = 20 F // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 1/23/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Clear, with a full Moon overhead; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 6 F |
| 1/24/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 26 F |
| 1/25/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Nearly overcast; windy; no precip; Temp = 35 F |
| 1/26/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; very windy; no precip; Temp = 34 F |
| 1/27/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.5 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 30 F // Precautionary measurements taken at 1048 because of potential melting by warmer temps; all three stations melted completely during the afternoon |
| 1/28/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; calm; very light rain; Temp = 34 F // Fine snow flurry for about 15-30 minutes at 0920 |
| 1/29/2016 |
11:53 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; windy; extremely fine, light snow from the SSW; Temp = 23 F // Precautionary measurement @ 0922 yielded about 1/8" (= Trace) // Occasional, light flurries of either extremely fine or simply fine snow during the day and evening, with very little accumulation by midnight |
| 1/30/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; nearly calm; no precip; Temp = 33 F |
| 1/31/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; very windy; no precip; Temp = 56 F |
| 2/1/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, with a couple of stars peeking through some of a number of small holes; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 34 F |
| 2/2/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; moderate rain; Temp = 38 F |
| 2/3/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; very windy; no precip; Temp = 40 F |
| 2/4/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, with many tiny openings; calm; no precip; Temp = 30 F // tiny graupel mixed with minute droplets of rain occasionally at about 1245 to about 1300 |
| 2/5/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.6 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; no precip; Temp = 26 F // Precautionary measurements taken at 0922-0924 due to temperatures near freezing; All stations completely melted by afternoon sun after partial clearing for several hours, followed by a brief flurry during the late afternoon |
| 2/6/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 32 F //
brief, very light snow during the morning
|
| 2/7/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast, with many small holes; windy; no precip; Temp = 36 F |
| 2/8/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; moderate snow that began as a sparse flurry at 2317; Temp = 30 F |
| 2/9/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.6 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast, with many holes of variable size; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 32 F // Precautionary measurements taken at 0832-0836 due to some melting already |
| 2/10/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; very windy; nearly invisible, sparse snow; Temp = 17º F // Precautionary measurements taken at 1540-1543 due to temperature near freezing and possible melting (Overcast; very windy; no precip) |
| 2/11/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
2.9 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; nearly invisible, light snow; Temp = 12º F // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/12/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.2 |
M |
3.5 |
M |
Mostly cloudy; windy; no precip; Temp = 17º F // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/13/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.9 |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; fine snow; Temp = -2º F // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 2/14/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.3 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Clear, with a waxing crescent Moon setting low in the west; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = -1º F // snowfall occurred after midnight and was Lake Effect from Lake Ontario // Precautionary measurement taken at 1004 due to sunshine and possible melting, which did occur to a slight extent (~5/8") |
| 2/15/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast; very slightly windy; moderate snow of small flakes; Temp = 26º F |
| 2/16/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
14.7 |
M |
19.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; no precip; Temp = 28º F // Record-setting snowfall in Rochester for this day! |
| 2/17/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.3 |
M |
13.0 |
M |
Overcast, with a minute or so's visibility of a waxing gibbous Moon peeking through a thin spot; slightly windy; light flurry of small-medium flakes; Temp = 20º F |
| 2/18/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
14.0 |
M |
Clear, with a waxing gibbous Moon (87%); nearly calm; no precip; Temp = 10º F // Trace amount after midnight that melted before noon |
| 2/19/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
12.5 |
M |
Overcast; very windy with strong gusts; no precip; Temp = 35º F |
| 2/20/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
7.0 |
M |
Clear, with a waxing gibbous Moon high overhead; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 35º F |
| 2/21/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
5.5 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 30º F |
| 2/22/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
5.0 |
M |
Clear, with a Full Moon plus Jupiter nearby; calm; no precip; Temp = 16º F // A few flakes while I was leaving for Bristol Mountain at 0755 |
| 2/23/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Overcast, with a Full Moon peeking through somewhat at times; windy; extremely fine, nearly invisible rain; Temp = 31º F // a thick dusting of snow at about 2115 |
| 2/24/2016 |
10:48 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast, with a bright spot showing the Moon's location; slightly windy; fog; Temp = 35º F |
| 2/25/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.3 |
M |
4.5 |
M |
Overcast; very windy; no precip; Temp = 24º F |
| 2/26/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
4.0 |
M |
Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 24º F // Scattered lake-effect flurries from Lake Ontario throughout the late morning through early afternoon, but a partly cloudy sky and lots of sun kept melting any potential accumulations |
| 2/27/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Clear, with a waning gibbous Moon rising and thin haze in certain parts of the sky, including in front of the Moon; windy; no precip; Temp = 40º F |
| 2/28/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.5 |
M |
Partly overcast, with several large, clear areas; warm and strong wind; no precip; Temp = 53º F |
| 2/29/2016 |
11:29 PM |
M |
0.1 |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; very windy; sparse, medium-sized flakes falling lazily; Temp = 24º F; Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 3/1/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; calm; freezing rain + a slippery deck; Temp = 27º F // trace of new snow after midnight as reported last night |
| 3/2/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
2.8 |
M |
2.5 |
M |
Mostly cloudy, with large openings between cloud bands; slightly windy; no precip; Temp = 17º F // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario // 1/4" snow past midnight that melted during the sunny intervals of the day before lake effect bands developed during the afternoon and evening |
| 3/18/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; windy; no precip; Temp = 30º F // Brief, light flurry during the day |
| 3/21/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Clear; calm; no precip; Temp = 28º F // brief flurry at about 1000-1025 as Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 3/23/2016 |
11:04 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; extremely fine, wet snow; Temp = 31º F // light rain during the morning, turning to graupel at 1155 for about 1 minute; about 1 hour later, widespread, large, wet flakes that over about 30 minutes diminished to mostly small, wet snow; occasional periods of mostly fine, wet snow during the afternoon and evening |
| 4/2/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
1.1 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Overcast; windy; wet snow; Temp = 31º F // Lake Effect from Lake Ontario |
| 4/3/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
2.8 |
M |
3.0 |
M |
Overcast; calm; moderate, light snow; Temp = 24 ºF // Precautionary measurements made at 0955 = 0.2" which melted completely at all three stations during the partially sunny morning (Mostly cloudy; very windy (N); no precip; T = 28 ºF) |
| 4/4/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.9 |
M |
2.0 |
M |
Precautionary measurements made at 1631, although some slight melting had already occurred (Overcast; slightly windy; no precip; T = 32 F) // 2405: Overcast; slightly windy; occasional, very fine snow from the north // Stations #1 + #2 were frozen, with a trace of new snow on top of the ice on #1. I banged two of the edges with the snow brush to break some ice
in order to clear part of the top of each one for my next measurement.
|
| 4/5/2016 |
11:55 PM |
M |
0.0 |
M |
1.0 |
M |
Clear; calm; no precip; Temp = 21º F |
| 4/6/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
T |
M |
Overcast; very windy; no precip; Temp = 47º F // At least one very brief period of small-sized snow during late morning and possibly early afternoon before the temperature started to rise; no accumulation.
Large areas of thin snow cover, but the majority has melted.
|
| 4/8/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
0.4 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Overcast with a number of tiny holes; calm; no precip; Temp = 31º F // Precautionary measurements at 0940: Overcast; very slightly windy; light snow; T = 29º F) |
| 4/9/2016 |
11:59 PM |
M |
T |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Mostly clear; windy; no precip; Temp = 24º F // Very sparse flurry of fine and occasionally medium-sized snow (flakes) began at about 1005 and lasted about 1 hour without any accumulation (Lake Effect from Lake Ontario); did not appear on radar |
| 4/10/2016 |
11:12 PM |
M |
0.7 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Overcast; windy; a few small, wet pellets of snow for a few seconds, but mostly no precip; Temp = 31º F |