Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MT-LK-13 Latitude 47.5275474786758
Station Name Ronan 0.2 WSW Longitude -114.10478644073
County Lake Elevation (ft) 3053



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 16 1.09 3.50 31 2.75 23 0.75 8 3 17 1 1.0 1 0
Nov 16 1.14 1.53 30 0.86 24 0.67 6 3 12 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 16 0.91 1.32 29 1.32 29 0.00 0 0 17 4 24.2 13 15
Jan 17 0.86 1.04 30 1.02 28 0.02 2 1 8 9 13.2 8 6
Feb 17 0.73 0.75 16 0.75 16 0.00 0 0 4 5 5.6 4 1
March 17 0.87 3.04 30 3.04 30 0.00 0 0 17 3 5.5 2 1
April 17 1.26 2.63 30 2.45 25 0.18 5 2 19 4 0.0 0 0
May 17 1.95 1.26 31 1.08 27 0.18 4 2 6 0 0.0 0 0
June 17 2.40 3.38 30 0.98 14 2.40 16 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 1.01 0.00 31 0.00 24 0.00 7 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 1.08 0.13 31 0.07 25 0.06 6 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 1.39 0.99 30 0.99 28 0.00 2 1 8 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 14.69" 19.57" 349 days 15.31" 293 4.26" 56 days 15 112 days 28 days 49.5" 28 days 23 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
10/1/2016 0.08
10/2/2016 0.02
10/3/2016 0.00
10/4/2016 0.00
10/5/2016 0.22
10/6/2016 0.14
10/7/2016 **
10/8/2016 0.16
10/9/2016 0.14
10/10/2016 0.66
10/11/2016 0.21
10/12/2016 0.00
10/13/2016 0.00
10/14/2016 0.12
10/15/2016 0.03
10/16/2016 **
10/17/2016 **
10/18/2016 0.52
10/19/2016 0.21
10/20/2016 0.01
10/21/2016 0.08
10/22/2016 0.37
10/23/2016 0.00
10/24/2016 **
10/25/2016 0.07
10/26/2016 0.12
10/27/2016 0.02
10/28/2016 0.22
10/29/2016 T
10/30/2016 0.10
10/31/2016 **
11/1/2016 0.64
11/2/2016 0.00
11/3/2016 0.00
11/4/2016 0.00
11/5/2016 0.00
11/6/2016 0.00
11/7/2016 0.02
11/8/2016 0.00
11/9/2016 0.01
11/10/2016 0.00
11/11/2016 0.03
11/12/2016 0.02
11/13/2016 **
11/14/2016 0.03
11/15/2016 0.24
11/16/2016 0.18
11/17/2016 0.16
11/18/2016 0.00
11/19/2016 0.00
11/20/2016 0.05
11/21/2016 0.04
11/22/2016 0.03
11/23/2016 0.00
11/24/2016 **
11/25/2016 **
11/26/2016 0.00
11/27/2016 0.00
11/28/2016 0.03
11/29/2016 0.05
11/30/2016 0.00
12/1/2016 0.08
12/2/2016 0.04
12/3/2016 0.03
12/4/2016 0.04
12/5/2016 0.03
12/6/2016 0.00
12/7/2016 0.01
12/8/2016 0.03
12/9/2016 0.06
12/10/2016 0.12
12/11/2016 0.00
12/12/2016 0.12
12/13/2016 T
12/14/2016 T
12/15/2016 0.12
12/16/2016 0.11
12/17/2016 M
12/18/2016 0.03
12/19/2016 T
12/20/2016 0.00
12/21/2016 0.00
12/22/2016 0.00
12/23/2016 0.00
12/24/2016 0.10
12/25/2016 0.37
12/26/2016 0.02
12/27/2016 0.00
12/28/2016 T
12/29/2016
12/30/2016 0.01
12/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 0.10
1/2/2017 0.14
1/3/2017 0.00
1/4/2017 0.02
1/5/2017 T
1/6/2017 0.00
1/7/2017 0.00
1/8/2017 0.16
1/9/2017 0.39
1/10/2017 0.01
1/11/2017 0.00
1/12/2017
1/13/2017 **
1/14/2017 0.02
1/15/2017 T
1/16/2017 T
1/17/2017 0.00
1/18/2017 T
1/19/2017 T
1/20/2017 0.00
1/21/2017 T
1/22/2017 T
1/23/2017 0.17
1/24/2017 0.00
1/25/2017 T
1/26/2017 T
1/27/2017 0.00
1/28/2017 0.00
1/29/2017 0.00
1/30/2017 0.00
1/31/2017 0.03
2/1/2017 0.02
2/2/2017 0.00
2/3/2017 T
2/4/2017 0.32
2/5/2017 M
2/6/2017 0.00
2/7/2017 T
2/8/2017 T
2/9/2017 0.23
2/10/2017
2/11/2017 T
2/12/2017 0.00
2/13/2017 0.00
2/14/2017 0.00
2/15/2017
2/16/2017 0.00
2/17/2017 T
2/18/2017 0.00
2/19/2017
2/20/2017 0.18
2/21/2017
2/22/2017
2/23/2017
2/24/2017
2/25/2017
2/26/2017
2/27/2017
2/28/2017
3/1/2017 0.00
3/2/2017 0.00
3/3/2017 0.00
3/4/2017 0.22
3/5/2017 0.25
3/6/2017 0.00
3/7/2017 T
3/8/2017 T
3/9/2017 T
3/10/2017 0.39
3/11/2017 0.00
3/12/2017 0.00
3/13/2017 0.02
3/14/2017 0.59
3/15/2017 0.25
3/16/2017 0.22
3/17/2017 0.00
3/18/2017 0.05
3/19/2017 0.19
3/20/2017 0.00
3/21/2017 0.02
3/22/2017 0.24
3/23/2017 0.16
3/24/2017
3/25/2017 0.03
3/26/2017 0.02
3/27/2017 0.07
3/28/2017 0.25
3/29/2017 0.00
3/30/2017 0.07
3/31/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 0.00
4/2/2017 0.07
4/3/2017 T
4/4/2017 0.15
4/5/2017 0.00
4/6/2017 0.02
4/7/2017 **
4/8/2017 0.14
4/9/2017 0.42
4/10/2017 T
4/11/2017 0.02
4/12/2017 T
4/13/2017 0.18
4/14/2017 0.14
4/15/2017 **
4/16/2017 **
4/17/2017 0.04
4/18/2017 0.02
4/19/2017 0.08
4/20/2017 0.01
4/21/2017 0.23
4/22/2017 T
4/23/2017 0.16
4/24/2017 0.07
4/25/2017 0.13
4/26/2017 0.04
4/27/2017 0.49
4/28/2017 0.07
4/29/2017 0.05
4/30/2017 0.10
5/1/2017 **
5/2/2017 0.15
5/3/2017 0.01
5/4/2017 0.00
5/5/2017 0.00
5/6/2017 0.00
5/7/2017 0.06
5/8/2017 0.23
5/9/2017 0.00
5/10/2017 0.00
5/11/2017 0.00
5/12/2017 0.00
5/13/2017 0.32
5/14/2017 **
5/15/2017 0.03
5/16/2017 0.00
5/17/2017 0.44
5/18/2017 0.02
5/19/2017 0.00
5/20/2017 0.00
5/21/2017 0.00
5/22/2017 0.00
5/23/2017 0.00
5/24/2017 0.00
5/25/2017 0.00
5/26/2017 0.00
5/27/2017 0.00
5/28/2017 0.00
5/29/2017 0.00
5/30/2017 0.00
5/31/2017 0.00
6/1/2017 0.69
6/2/2017 0.02
6/3/2017 0.00
6/4/2017 0.00
6/5/2017 0.27
6/6/2017 **
6/7/2017 **
6/8/2017 **
6/9/2017 **
6/10/2017 **
6/11/2017 **
6/12/2017 **
6/13/2017 **
6/14/2017 **
6/15/2017 **
6/16/2017 **
6/17/2017 **
6/18/2017 **
6/19/2017 **
6/20/2017 **
6/21/2017 2.40
6/22/2017 0.00
6/23/2017 0.00
6/24/2017 0.00
6/25/2017 0.00
6/26/2017 0.00
6/27/2017 0.00
6/28/2017 0.00
6/29/2017 0.00
6/30/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017 0.00
7/2/2017 0.00
7/3/2017 0.00
7/4/2017 0.00
7/5/2017 0.00
7/6/2017 0.00
7/7/2017 0.00
7/8/2017 0.00
7/9/2017 0.00
7/10/2017 0.00
7/11/2017 0.00
7/12/2017 0.00
7/13/2017 0.00
7/14/2017 0.00
7/15/2017 0.00
7/16/2017 0.00
7/17/2017 **
7/18/2017 **
7/19/2017 **
7/20/2017 **
7/21/2017 **
7/22/2017 **
7/23/2017 0.00
7/24/2017 0.00
7/25/2017 0.00
7/26/2017 0.00
7/27/2017 0.00
7/28/2017 0.00
7/29/2017 0.00
7/30/2017 0.00
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 0.00
8/2/2017 0.00
8/3/2017 0.00
8/4/2017 0.00
8/5/2017 0.00
8/6/2017 0.00
8/7/2017 0.00
8/8/2017 0.00
8/9/2017 0.00
8/10/2017 0.00
8/11/2017 0.00
8/12/2017 0.00
8/13/2017 **
8/14/2017 **
8/15/2017 **
8/16/2017 **
8/17/2017 **
8/18/2017 0.06
8/19/2017 0.00
8/20/2017 0.00
8/21/2017 0.00
8/22/2017 0.00
8/23/2017 0.00
8/24/2017 0.00
8/25/2017 0.07
8/26/2017 0.00
8/27/2017 0.00
8/28/2017 0.00
8/29/2017 0.00
8/30/2017 0.00
8/31/2017 0.00
9/1/2017 0.00
9/2/2017 0.00
9/3/2017 0.00
9/4/2017 0.00
9/5/2017 0.00
9/6/2017 0.00
9/7/2017 T
9/8/2017 0.00
9/9/2017 **
9/10/2017 0.00
9/11/2017 0.00
9/12/2017 0.00
9/13/2017 0.00
9/14/2017 0.00
9/15/2017 0.29
9/16/2017 0.00
9/17/2017 0.00
9/18/2017 0.06
9/19/2017 0.28
9/20/2017 0.19
9/21/2017 0.00
9/22/2017 0.06
9/23/2017 T
9/24/2017 0.00
9/25/2017 0.02
9/26/2017 0.03
9/27/2017 0.00
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 0.00
9/30/2017 0.06



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2016 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M It rained in the early morning, but cleared up later in the day and reached almost 80 degrees.
10/2/2016 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Unexpected freeze last night. The tomatoes and squash have survived but I will have to cover the plants tonight. There was also a windstorm in the late afternoon.
10/3/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and cool.
10/4/2016 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, rain started about 8:30 am and continued throughout the day.
10/5/2016 9:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Overcast and 45 degrees. Most trees have turned color and many have dropped leaves.
10/6/2016 8:30 AM 0.14 M M M M Very overcast and dark. 43 degrees.
10/9/2016 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Misting
10/10/2016 6:00 PM 0.66 M M M M We had a downpour around 9 am, and then some hail, some snow and rain off and on. It was 25 with the wind chill at around 11 am. I had to pull all my plants from the garden .
10/11/2016 8:00 AM 0.21 1.0 0.16 M M 1 inch of snow fell overnight. It is melting rapidly. Currently it's 32 degrees.
10/12/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day very cold.
10/13/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and fog.
10/14/2016 9:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Overcast and dark.
10/15/2016 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Mostly cloudy
10/19/2016 10:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Wet and overcast.
10/20/2016 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Dark and overcast.
10/21/2016 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Overcast and gloomy.
10/22/2016 10:50 AM 0.37 M M M M Very wet,dark and dreary.! Can't wait until the sun shines again.
10/23/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2016 11:30 AM 0.12 M M M M It is raining but warm.
10/27/2016 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Foggy and misting.
10/28/2016 9:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Beautiful sunny day.
10/29/2016 9:00 AM T M M M M Colder today than yesterday.
10/30/2016 9:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Rainy.
11/2/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with some clouds.
11/3/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and cool. Beautiful!
11/4/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear and cold.
11/6/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and clear.
11/7/2016 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Clear. There was precipitation in the rain gauge. We must have gotten rain last night or it is from fog. Still clear and quite cool.
11/8/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold.
11/9/2016 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Clear with fog in the distance.
11/10/2016 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Pea soup fog. Close to zero visibility. 32 degrees.
11/11/2016 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Thick ice fog. The fog hasn't lifted for the past three days. It is cold!
11/12/2016 1:00 PM 0.02 M M M M The morning started out with fog and now it is raining.
11/15/2016 9:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Very wet, light fog and overcast. Early this morning there was a heavy rain.
11/16/2016 4:10 PM 0.18 M M M M Snowing. It was cloudy with slight drizzle part of the day. The temp rapidly dropped and this is our first snow of the season.
11/17/2016 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Mostly sunny but cold!
11/18/2016 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold 18 degrees.
11/19/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dark and dreary.
11/20/2016 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Graupel shower yesterday and foggy and cold today.
11/21/2016 9:00 AM 0.04 M M M M It's Raining.
11/22/2016 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Mostly sunny.
11/23/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and cold.
11/27/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ice fog!
11/28/2016 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Overcast. Waiting for snow.
11/29/2016 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Icy and cold. The top of my gauge was frozen. There is graupel on the ground.
11/30/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sky looks like snow. Yesterday the mountains were socked in with snow.
12/1/2016 8:50 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 M M There was an inch of snow on the ground according to my new snow gauge, but much more precipitation than expected. It is snowing lightly.
12/2/2016 8:00 AM 0.04 T M M M Flurries all day yesterday but melted when reaching the ground. Today is overcast,
12/3/2016 9:00 AM 0.03 T 0.03 M M Graupel showers. There was off and on snow flurries, most melted as soon as hitting the street.
12/4/2016 9:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast and waiting for the big storm that was supposed to start last night. No snow yet.
12/5/2016 7:30 AM 0.03 T 0.03 M M Very light fluffy snow last night. It blew away overnight and the roads were fine until I got to Polson where they were icy.
12/6/2016 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 16 degrees, overcast and COLD!
12/7/2016 9:00 AM 0.01 1.0 0.01 M M Light flurries and 12 degrees. The snow on the ground is extremely fluffy and dry.
12/8/2016 8:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 1.5 M Flurries most of the night but not much accumulation. 9 degrees.
12/9/2016 8:00 AM 0.06 1.8 0.06 3.8 M Snow overnight and very cold. 9 degrees.
12/10/2016 10:00 AM 0.12 2.0 0.12 5.8 M Snow flurries throughout the day intermittently, but flurries all night long.
12/11/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Sunny day yesterday which melted some snow even though it was below freezing.
12/12/2016 8:00 AM 0.12 2.0 0.12 4.0 M Last night looked like a blizzard. We received an extra 2 inches of wet snow, so this morning streets are snow covered and icy, very treacherous.
12/13/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Very cold and icy out. Brrrrr!
12/14/2016 6:30 AM T T T M M It is snowing now, mostly light flurries and it is COLD.
12/15/2016 9:20 AM 0.12 2.2 0.12 7.0 M Snowing and cold!
12/16/2016 9:00 AM 0.11 5.5 0.11 8.7 M It is snowing and has been since yesterday morning. The snow board showed an accumulation of 5.50 inches for a 24 hour total, but the snow gauge showed a total accumulation of 8.75 inches. The snow was really fluffy and dry.
12/17/2016 7:30 AM M 1.2 M M M Although it snowed all day and part of the night, we only got 1.25 inches of snow. I unwittingly cleared my snow board before collecting snow so I don't have a precip amount. It is 9 below zero.
12/18/2016 10:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 9.0 M Yesterday was bitterly cold and below zero all day. It was -9 when we went to bed. We woke up today to -1. Our pipes were partially frozen. Very little snow fell.
12/19/2016 9:00 AM T T T 7.0 M Warmer temperatures today.
12/20/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Temperatures above freezing today. Snow is melting rapidly.
12/21/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold but no snow.
12/22/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2016 5:46 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear sky. The moon is bright and there are stars. It is 17 degrees.
12/24/2016 8:30 AM 0.10 1.3 0.10 5.8 M It snowed yesterday afternoon and last night. It is extremely foggy outside and 26 degrees.
12/25/2016 10:00 AM 0.37 4.5 0.37 10.2 M We received 4.5 inches of snow from snowing all day yesterday and through the night. It is still flurrying very lightly. It is 21 degrees. Merry Christmas one and all!
12/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.7 0.02 11.0 M We got some more snow throughout yesterday and it is piling up. It is 19 degrees and overcast.
12/27/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.9 M It is beginning to snow again. It's 31 degrees, a heat wave!
12/28/2016 9:00 AM T T T M M It was snowing very lightly for about an hour with no real accumulation. Today is overcast.
12/30/2016 8:58 AM 0.01 T 0.01 6.8 M A very light trace of snow fell overnight and it was 31 degrees. It is very dark and dreary outside. Waiting for the below zero weather expected within the next day or so.
12/31/2016 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and 17 degrees.
1/1/2017 10:10 AM 0.10 1.7 0.10 M M I was up this morning between 4 to 5:30 am to get the fire stoacked and it was 19 degrees, but no snow. Upon waking at 9:45 I noticed that it snowed quite a bit in a short amount of time. Currently there is 1.75 inches of snow and it is coming down heavily.
1/2/2017 9:00 AM 0.14 1.8 0.14 M M 0 degrees and an additional 1.8 inches fell yesterday.
1/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M 9 degrees and overcast.
1/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M A small amount of snow fell overnight, about a quarter inch. At 5am it was -2 degrees and at 9, 3 degrees.
1/5/2017 9:00 AM T T M M M A light sprinkle of snow on the board. It could be lake effect snow, we live near Flathead Lake. 3 degrees.
1/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Zero degrees.
1/7/2017 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is just starting to snow. There is ice fog in the air that froze everything, it started yesterday late evening. Yesterday was bitter cold and when we went to dinner it was 5 degrees, when we were done it was -7 degrees. Rapid drop due to clear skies.
1/8/2017 8:00 AM 0.16 3.8 0.16 M M A storm passed through last night and dumped 3.8 inches of light fluffy snow, Overcast.
1/9/2017 9:00 AM 0.39 3.2 0.39 16.0 M It is snowing heavily currently and has been since early this morning. There was some freezing rain earlier. Streets are icy and snow covered..
1/10/2017 4:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 18.8 M This morning it looked like we had about an inch of snow but I didn't have time to measure it. I had to leave early for work because of roads. At 4 it measured close to .25 inch. There must have been melt during the day but it was flurrying most of the day, Very weird. The snow gauge measured close to 19 total inches.
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and drifting and blowing snow on roads.
1/15/2017 9:00 AM T T M M M 2 degrees with ice fog everywhere. The electric lines and fences have ice covering them and it is very cold outside.
1/16/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M Very thick ice fog near zero visibility. Thick ice crystals on everything! 0 degrees. The birds are staying close to the feeder.
1/17/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1 degree, clear and cold.
1/18/2017 7:15 AM T M M 13.0 M 17 degrees, a heat wave. There was a small amount of freezing rain on the windshield.
1/19/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Freezing rain on my windshield. The gravel and salt trucks are out early this morning.
1/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and sunny, looking forward to skiing today.
1/21/2017 9:00 AM T T M 10.9 M Slight flurries falling.
1/22/2017 9:00 AM T T M M M Very thick ice fog. Yesterday there were some snow flurries with no real accumulation.
1/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 2.1 0.17 13.0 M Snow throughout the early am. Roads are snow covered and slick.
1/24/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy ice fog. Visibility <1/4 mile. Difficult driving to work from Ronan to Saint Ignatius.
1/25/2017 7:15 AM T T M M M A very small amount of snow on vehicle and snow board.
1/26/2017 8:30 AM T M M M M My windshield had droplets of freezing rain. It is clear outside which is really nice for a change.
1/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No snow or freezing rain. WOW!
1/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Actually sunny outside!
1/30/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very sunny, I need sunglasses because of snow glare.
1/31/2017 5:00 PM 0.03 0.2 0.03 M M It snowed all night and it was still snowing when I went to work. I think some of the snow melted during the day because there was only .25 inch of snow. Roads were snow covered, but just wet on the way home.
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M Very light snowfall in the early am. It is a clear sky now but very cold.
2/2/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bitter cold at -5. Driving to work it was -15 on the prairie. Still cold at school -11.
2/3/2017 9:00 AM T T T M M O degrees and snowing. Just a light dusting now.
2/4/2017 10:00 AM 0.32 3.2 0.32 15.0 M Heavily Snowing, and rapidly accumulating.
2/5/2017 9:00 AM M M M M M There was about 3 more inches of snow after I measured yesterday, but it was all melted due to warm temperatures. It is 35 degrees and everything is melting.
2/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The temperature has a dropped from 40 degrees at 10 pm to 14 with the wind chill. Streets are very icy.
2/7/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M We had about an inch of snow and some freezing rain, however the light Snow that fell after the freezing rain blew off of the snow board. I couldn't get a reading.
2/8/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M A very light sprinkling of snow.
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.23 2.0 0.23 M M 2 inches of snow and ice. There was about .25 of an inch of ice on top of the snow. The streets were sheets of ice on the way to work on HWY 93.
2/11/2017 9:00 AM T T T M M A fluff of snow was on the car and in the yard. Sunny! Lots of melting snow yesterday.
2/12/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day!
2/13/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11 degrees and clear.
2/14/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 16 degrees and clear. Looks like another sunny day!
2/16/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and clear. Lots of melting snow and ice.
2/17/2017 7:30 AM T M M M M Some drops of rain on the car window. Not enough in the gauge to measure. Very warm.
2/18/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast but warm.
2/20/2017 10:00 AM 0.18 0.2 M M M Snow last night and then turned to rain. Total was that of snow and rain combined.
3/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I was in Hawaii so did no reports for a week. Got back and it's still cold here and overcast.
3/2/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Downpour at 6 am. Sounded like hail and rain but could have been graupel.
3/5/2017 8:00 AM 0.25 4.0 0.25 4.0 0.25 4 inches of wet snow. This wasn't expected, but it was great for skiing!
3/6/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny and 28 degrees.
3/7/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M A trace of very fluffy snow.
3/8/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M A trace of snow at home, but more accumulation where I work in Polson.
3/9/2017 9:00 AM T T M M M A trace of snow and 33 degrees.
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 1.5 0.39 M M Last night we received snow, but most melted and turned to rain by 6 am. 31 degrees and overcast.
3/11/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and the snow is finally melting!
3/12/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm,
3/13/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We must have had some rain overnight. Overcast.
3/14/2017 11:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Raining most of the day yesterday and all night. Currently raining, feels like monsoon season.
3/15/2017 8:35 AM 0.25 M M M M Rain all day yesterday, Very overcast currently.
3/16/2017 9:00 AM 0.22 M M M M clear today but rain from yesterday.
3/17/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We finally have some sunshine. I am hoping this will help with the basement flooding we have.
3/18/2017 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light rain.Yesterday we traveled to Washington state. The entire area of Idaho we went through was flooded. Homes were overtaken by water in some areas and some side roads were closed due to flooding. Rivers between Montana and Washington were at flood stage or slightly above and trees were in water at the rivers edge.
3/19/2017 9:00 AM 0.19 M M M M We have sunshine!!!
3/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another wonderful sunny day. I am hoping this will dry out our basement and the fields nearby.
3/21/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very light rain.
3/22/2017 9:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Last night we had pounding rain. This am cloudy with sunny breaks.
3/23/2017 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Rain overnight, heavy at times. Today it is sunny but windy.
3/25/2017 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain last evening, Sun and clouds today.
3/26/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Yesterday we had 2 brief hailstorms. Today is sunny and warm!
3/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Raining.
3/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Dark, dreary and rainy.
3/29/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Amazingly there isn't any precip in the tube. Overcast.
3/30/2017 7:20 AM 0.07 M M M M Sunny with clouds by the mountains.
3/31/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful dry day. Looking forward to warmer weather.
4/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny!!!!! Dry too!
4/2/2017 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Mostly sunny.
4/3/2017 9:00 AM T T M M M It is snowing!It is really coming down, big flakes.
4/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Today is cold. We have frost and my gauge was frozen. It is sunny. Yesterday we had heavy snow for about an hour it melted and caused minor street flooding. Then we had a graupel storm. About an hour later another snowstorm. The day ended with the sun shining and a beautiful sunset
4/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy.
4/6/2017 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Mostly sunny and 47 degrees!
4/9/2017 9:00 AM 0.42 M M M M We received a lot of rain overnight. It started as snow but turned to rain. Today it's mostly cloudy.
4/10/2017 9:00 AM T M M M M Overcast and cold.
4/11/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The gauge was frozen and we had frost, but the sun is shining brightly.
4/12/2017 9:00 AM T M M M M Overcast starting to drizzle lightly.
4/13/2017 9:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Heavy rain in the early morning. It is now overcast.
4/14/2017 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Yesterday was very wet and miserable. Today the sun is shining and there are some clouds.
4/18/2017 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M It's a clear day.
4/19/2017 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Yesterday we had a wind storm and rain coming down in sheets. More wind than rain. Today is a beautiful sunny day.
4/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day. Today is overcast.
4/21/2017 7:15 AM 0.23 M M M M Yesterday we had rain. It is Overcast today.
4/22/2017 9:00 AM T M M M M Sunny with some light clouds.
4/23/2017 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Yesterday was gorgeous during the March for Science. It was a great time. It obviously rained last night and it is overcast now.
4/24/2017 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Mostly sunny with some clouds.
4/25/2017 3:30 PM 0.13 M M M M Sorry so late. It has been hailing and raining off and on all day. Coming home from work, my car was pelted by pea size hail and the cross winds were so strong, I was almost blown off the road. Very ominous cumulonimbus clouds above the lake. It appeared that there was rotation, Then they started to slowly float apart. Very strange for this area. I called it in to the weather service.
4/26/2017 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain
4/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Rain most of the day yesterday and today it is still raining.
4/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Yesterday was rainy, today is overcast. Lots of snow fell in the mission mountains. The snow level was very low.
4/29/2017 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Sunny but dark skies to the North and West.
4/30/2017 9:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Rain. Yesterday was a beautiful day during the climate march. I was impressed with the high school and middle school speakers. There were babies to people in their eighties marching. Wonderful!
5/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M It's a beautiful sunny day!
5/4/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, cloudless sky.
5/5/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another sunny, clear day!
5/6/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of sun, but cumulus clouds building to the North and East.
5/7/2017 8:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Moderately heavy rain.
5/8/2017 9:00 AM 0.23 M M M M It was rainy yesterday, but beautiful today. I couldn't enter data til now since our internet and TV services were down. The cell phones were out too for awhile. Solar flare?
5/9/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day!
5/10/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful, sunny day!
5/11/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2017 9:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Overcast today. Yesterday and last night we had rain off and on.
5/16/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast
5/17/2017 9:44 AM 0.44 M M M M We had a downpour in the very early morning hours and then the rain turned to snow. We had snow on the roof earlier and then it melted. I am concerned about my young plants coming up. It is very unusual to have such wintry weather at this time of the year.
5/18/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 43 degrees some cirrus clouds and it looks like the sun is trying to make an appearance.
5/19/2017 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny.
5/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with cumulus nimbus building to the west and north.
5/21/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day.
5/22/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful sunny day.
5/23/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sunny day!
5/24/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very breezy and sunny with clouds building near the mountains and to the north.
5/25/2017 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice sunny day. Yesterday was very windy with tree branches down and dust and debris in the air. I thought some of my plants were in jeopardy but they survived.
5/26/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny day.
5/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bluebird Day!
5/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and 60 degrees.
5/29/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful, sunny day. Yesterday it reached 84 degrees and looked like a storm may be brewing, but never happened.
5/30/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm.
5/31/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and clear.
6/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Yesterday started out sunny and hot. Around 7 pm, there was a flash of lightning and then a downpour. Sheets and sheets of rain and winds. I called NWS to report. We had flooded streets. Lightning persisted for over an hour with rolling thunder. A second storm came through with more lightning and lasted for about another hour. Today it is overcast and there are building cumulus clouds.
6/2/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Mostly sunny with clouds.
6/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, a bit cooler than past few days.
6/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice day. Sunny and clear.
6/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Short Thunderstorm yesterday. Today is sunny and clear. I will be gone for 2 weeks to the East Coast, so no reporting here during that time.
6/22/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day but a bit cool.
6/23/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day but quite chilly for the second day of summer. Feels like fall in the am.
6/24/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful cloudless day!
6/25/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bluebird day-beautiful!
6/26/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another warm sunshine filled day.
6/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We didn't get the rain storm that was predicted. Sunny with puffy clouds.
6/28/2017 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm. Feels like it will be a hot one.
6/29/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and cool.
6/30/2017 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another sunny day.
7/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny
7/2/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny day again. Getting worried about forests drying out.
7/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear blue sky.
7/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny.
7/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and hot.
7/6/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and sunny yesterday, Sunny today Last evening before 12:30 I was woken up by the bed shaking, We had a 5.8 earthquake centered in Lincoln. Felt an after shock about 10 minutes later. I filled out a report with USGS. Reminded me of the old days with Geology in Washington State.
7/7/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and hot.
7/8/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More sunshine. Yesterday it hit 103 degrees so unusual for here.
7/9/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and dry
7/10/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny but much cooler than the past week.
7/11/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds and some sun cooler than it has been
7/12/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and 79 but is supposed to be hot.
7/14/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and hot.
7/15/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday we hit 102 degrees. Today is another sunny day.
7/16/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm. Yesterday we had clouds threatening a storm, I felt about 5 raindrops.
7/24/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, clear and dry.
7/25/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear but smokey, you can see and smell the smoke in the air. We went to Missoula yesterday and saw two large smoke plumes. they grew larger during the day due to winds. They were from the Lolo and Superior fires. So awful. We need rain.
7/26/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear blue sky but also Smokey. Too Smokey to enjoy the outdoors
7/27/2017 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some clouds and smoke.
7/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Blue skies with smoke. Yesterday we were out driving and had a nice hard rain for about 10 minutes. When we got home we found out it didnt rain here but in other spots. No precipitation in our area.
7/29/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HOT! and smokey
7/30/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M hot
7/31/2017 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59 at 6:30 am. clear and dry.
8/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very smokey.
8/2/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M smokey
8/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extremely smokey. We are 2 miles from the Mission Mountains and they are barely visible. The Salish hills are totally smoke covered and cannot be seen.
8/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dry. The smoke is very thick today. You can not only see it but smell it too. I can't wait til we get a downpour to put out all these fires.
8/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I can't tell if it's cloudy or just smoke. The air quality is awful. .
8/6/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The air is not bad today. Sunny and dry.
8/7/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot, dry and smoke.
8/8/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This is the smokiest I have seen it so far, We are affected by the Seeley Lake fire and a new fire started last night in Eureka.
8/9/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not as smokey as yesterday but still dry.
8/10/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another dry and smokey day.
8/11/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 2 new fires at Blue Bay in the Mission Mountains. You can smell and see the smoke. Today is the worst it has been so far. Sky is even dark.
8/12/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Blood red sun this morning. More smoke getting thick
8/19/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear blue sky. Beautiful day!
8/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some smoke.
8/21/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and pretty clear. Great day for an eclipse.
8/22/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and dry.
8/23/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and smokey.
8/24/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storm coming in. Yesterday the smoke was thick making it difficult to breathe outside.
8/25/2017 8:30 AM 0.07 M M M M It actually rained yesterday! Today there is a clear blue sky and the air is chilly. I am looking forward to Fall.
8/26/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny day.
8/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, sunny day and 45 degrees at 8 am.
8/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and Smokey
8/29/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Socked in by smoke. Can't see the mountains.
8/30/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This is the worst I have seen smoke Eyes hurt and scratchy throat.
8/31/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of smoke in the air. Yesterday reached 91 degrees.
9/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smoke
9/2/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey not as bad as past few days. We drove up towards Polson and the smoke is very thick up there.
9/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday our thermometer reached 104 degrees. Today the smoke is so thick. I have not seen it this bad.
9/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday reached 97 degrees. I don't like to sound like a broken record but this is the worst smoke I have seen. We are between hazardous and very unhealthy air quality. Not good.
9/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick smoke that smells and particles of ash falling from sky. The Mission Mountains are 3.6 miles from my house and are invisible at this time. Visibility is about 1 mile.
9/6/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick smoke, looks like early evening. The sun is red and the mountains are not visible. Very low visibility.
9/7/2017 9:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Thick smelly smoke.Grass was wet but nothing in gauge
9/8/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is dew on the ground, its 54 degrees and the worst smoke I have ever seen in the air. The sun and moon are red.
9/11/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear blue sky!
9/12/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light smoke but blue sky
9/13/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey and hot.
9/14/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moderate smoke. Yesterday started out clear and then the smoke came in with a vengeance. It became windy and most cleared out. Looks like rain.
9/15/2017 7:45 AM 0.29 M M M M Yesterday started out with some smoke, but around 9:30 am it started raining and continued through the evening. Currently it is overcast and cool.
9/16/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gorgeous blue sky. Mountains have snow.
9/17/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Blue sky, cold.
9/18/2017 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain very early morning. Overcast.
9/19/2017 8:15 AM 0.28 M M M M It rained last night and it is quite cold.
9/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain overnight. And 42 degrees. The sky is too dark to determine if overcast.
9/21/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2017 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/23/2017 9:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
9/24/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day. Chilly.
9/25/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Raining.
9/26/2017 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Beautiful sunny day.
9/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, clear.
9/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful clear day.
9/29/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gorgeous, clear and warm.
9/30/2017 8:45 AM 0.06 M M M M Raining heavily.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/7/2016 10/08/2016 9:00 AM 2 0.16 M M Raining off and on. Quite warm for a rainy day.
10/16/2016 10/18/2016 10:00 AM 3 0.52 M M Very wet weather. Rain off and on for the past few days with some short sunny breaks.
10/24/2016 10/25/2016 3:35 PM 2 0.07 M M Very wet and overcast with rain off and on Oct. 25th.
10/31/2016 11/01/2016 9:00 AM 2 0.64 M M Even though its dark for this time of day, I see blue sky in the distance. I am hopeful the sun will come out.
11/13/2016 11/14/2016 6:45 PM 2 0.03 M M Sunday was sunny most of the day and then rained. We were unable to see the Super Moon. Today was a combination of fog and light drizzle. A cluster of clouds was stopped by the mountains. It was mild with a high of 55 degrees.
11/24/2016 11/26/2016 9:00 AM 3 0.00 M M It had been clear and cold. It was nice to see some sun during the holiday.
1/13/2017 1/14/2017 10:00 AM 2 0.02 1.0 M It has been flurrying for the past 2 days very fluffy light snow. In addition there is ice fog and everything has snow on it. It looks like the arctic. The temperatures fluctuate from 5 below traveling to Missoula to 5 above in Ronan,
4/7/2017 4/08/2017 9:00 AM 2 0.14 M M Partly sunny today. Yesterday we had a thunderstorm with high winds. We had a gust of 18.7 mph with sustained winds around 10 mph. There were 3 storms that came in waves. Very stormy weather.
4/15/2017 4/17/2017 5:00 AM 3 0.04 M M I was gone in Oregon so I can't say what the past few days were like here.
5/1/2017 5/02/2017 9:00 AM 2 0.15 M M Rain off and on yesterday. Today is overcast.
5/14/2017 5/15/2017 9:00 AM 2 0.03 M M We are having cooler temps and it has been looking like a storm is brewing. Yesterday we actually had snow for about 30 minutes.
6/6/2017 6/21/2017 9:00 AM 16 2.40 M M I was away for 2 weeks for family matters and the rain gauge was never emptied. It looks like quite a significant amount of rain fell. Much different from where I was at in 100 degree heat.
7/17/2017 7/23/2017 9:00 AM 7 0.00 M M Extremely dry and very hot, unusual for this part of Montana.
8/13/2017 8/18/2017 9:00 AM 6 0.06 M M
9/9/2017 9/10/2017 9:00 AM 2 0.00 M M I think it rained although there is no precip in the gauge. The sky is blue and clear and sunny. There are some cumulus building.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
3/25/2017 2:17 PM The hail just kept coming and there was no rain. After the hail stopped it began raining. NA 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 10 2min no damage Continuous False Before rain Same time as smaller hail
4/25/2017 2:45 PM I was driving and was hit by hail and wind that was so strong, my car was pushed into the other lane. 1/4" Pea Size NA Rice Mixed 3 1min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail