Station Overview Station Location
Station Number PA-WN-53 Latitude 41.7038447409868
Station Name Damascus 0.1 NE Longitude -75.0684273988009
County Wayne Elevation (ft) 731



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 4.00 3.58 26 3.58 26 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 3.59 1.84 28 1.84 28 0.00 0 0 10 5 4.4 3 4
Dec 16 3.36 4.25 31 4.25 31 0.00 0 0 18 8 23.5 13 24
Jan 17 3.05 3.03 28 3.03 28 0.00 0 0 13 3 2.1 4 14
Feb 17 2.55 0.26 6 0.26 6 0.00 0 0 2 1 3.8 2 6
March 17 3.31 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 17 3.88 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 17 4.47 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 17 4.47 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 4.13 2.55 16 2.55 16 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 4.02 2.65 30 2.65 30 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 4.72 2.60 30 2.60 30 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 45.55" 20.76" 195 days 20.76" 195 0.00" 0 days 0 88 days 22 days 33.8" 22 days 48 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 1.19
10/2/2016 0.09
10/3/2016 0.02
10/4/2016 0.04
10/5/2016 T
10/6/2016 0.00
10/7/2016 0.00
10/8/2016 0.00
10/9/2016 0.00
10/10/2016 0.00
10/11/2016 0.00
10/12/2016 0.00
10/13/2016 0.00
10/14/2016
10/15/2016
10/16/2016
10/17/2016
10/18/2016
10/19/2016 0.09
10/20/2016 0.00
10/21/2016 0.06
10/22/2016 0.22
10/23/2016 0.26
10/24/2016 0.22
10/25/2016 0.03
10/26/2016 0.00
10/27/2016 0.01
10/28/2016 1.14
10/29/2016 T
10/30/2016 0.00
10/31/2016 0.21
11/1/2016 0.00
11/2/2016 0.00
11/3/2016 0.00
11/4/2016 0.01
11/5/2016 0.00
11/6/2016 0.00
11/7/2016 0.00
11/8/2016 0.00
11/9/2016
11/10/2016 0.09
11/11/2016 M
11/12/2016 0.00
11/13/2016 0.00
11/14/2016 0.00
11/15/2016 0.00
11/16/2016 0.18
11/17/2016 T
11/18/2016 0.00
11/19/2016 0.00
11/20/2016 0.52
11/21/2016 0.12
11/22/2016 0.01
11/23/2016 T
11/24/2016 T
11/25/2016 0.16
11/26/2016 0.04
11/27/2016 T
11/28/2016 T
11/29/2016 0.04
11/30/2016 0.67
12/1/2016 1.14
12/2/2016 0.00
12/3/2016 T
12/4/2016 T
12/5/2016 0.14
12/6/2016 0.00
12/7/2016 0.36
12/8/2016 T
12/9/2016 0.02
12/10/2016 T
12/11/2016 0.04
12/12/2016 0.52
12/13/2016 T
12/14/2016 0.08
12/15/2016 0.01
12/16/2016 0.03
12/17/2016 0.27
12/18/2016 0.82
12/19/2016 0.18
12/20/2016 0.00
12/21/2016 0.00
12/22/2016 0.01
12/23/2016 T
12/24/2016 T
12/25/2016 0.13
12/26/2016 0.00
12/27/2016 0.03
12/28/2016 T
12/29/2016 0.01
12/30/2016 0.41
12/31/2016 0.05
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 T
1/2/2017 0.00
1/3/2017 0.02
1/4/2017 0.51
1/5/2017 0.00
1/6/2017 0.01
1/7/2017 0.00
1/8/2017 0.00
1/9/2017 0.01
1/10/2017 0.00
1/11/2017 M
1/12/2017
1/13/2017 M
1/14/2017 0.00
1/15/2017 0.01
1/16/2017 0.00
1/17/2017 0.00
1/18/2017 0.56
1/19/2017 0.05
1/20/2017 T
1/21/2017 0.03
1/22/2017 0.00
1/23/2017 0.00
1/24/2017 1.71
1/25/2017 0.03
1/26/2017 0.01
1/27/2017 0.03
1/28/2017 T
1/29/2017 0.05
1/30/2017 0.00
1/31/2017 0.00
2/1/2017 0.24
2/2/2017 0.02
2/3/2017 T
2/4/2017 0.00
2/5/2017 0.00
2/6/2017 0.00
2/7/2017
2/8/2017
2/9/2017
2/10/2017
2/11/2017
2/12/2017
2/13/2017
2/14/2017
2/15/2017
2/16/2017
2/17/2017
2/18/2017
2/19/2017
2/20/2017
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
3/2/2017
3/3/2017
3/4/2017
3/5/2017
3/6/2017
3/7/2017
3/8/2017
3/9/2017
3/10/2017
3/11/2017
3/12/2017
3/13/2017
3/14/2017
3/15/2017
3/16/2017
3/17/2017
3/18/2017
3/19/2017
3/20/2017
3/21/2017
3/22/2017
3/23/2017
3/24/2017
3/25/2017
3/26/2017
3/27/2017
3/28/2017
3/29/2017
3/30/2017
3/31/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017
4/2/2017
4/3/2017
4/4/2017
4/5/2017
4/6/2017
4/7/2017
4/8/2017
4/9/2017
4/10/2017
4/11/2017
4/12/2017
4/13/2017
4/14/2017
4/15/2017
4/16/2017
4/17/2017
4/18/2017
4/19/2017
4/20/2017
4/21/2017
4/22/2017
4/23/2017
4/24/2017
4/25/2017
4/26/2017
4/27/2017
4/28/2017
4/29/2017
4/30/2017
5/1/2017
5/2/2017
5/3/2017
5/4/2017
5/5/2017
5/6/2017
5/7/2017
5/8/2017
5/9/2017
5/10/2017
5/11/2017
5/12/2017
5/13/2017
5/14/2017
5/15/2017
5/16/2017
5/17/2017
5/18/2017
5/19/2017
5/20/2017
5/21/2017
5/22/2017
5/23/2017
5/24/2017
5/25/2017
5/26/2017
5/27/2017
5/28/2017
5/29/2017
5/30/2017
5/31/2017
6/1/2017
6/2/2017
6/3/2017
6/4/2017
6/5/2017
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
6/22/2017
6/23/2017
6/24/2017
6/25/2017
6/26/2017
6/27/2017
6/28/2017
6/29/2017
6/30/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017
7/2/2017
7/3/2017
7/4/2017
7/5/2017
7/6/2017
7/7/2017
7/8/2017
7/9/2017
7/10/2017
7/11/2017
7/12/2017
7/13/2017
7/14/2017 M
7/15/2017 0.08
7/16/2017 0.00
7/17/2017 0.00
7/18/2017 0.01
7/19/2017 0.00
7/20/2017 0.00
7/21/2017 0.32
7/22/2017 0.02
7/23/2017 0.03
7/24/2017 1.53
7/25/2017 0.24
7/26/2017 0.31
7/27/2017 0.01
7/28/2017 T
7/29/2017 0.00
7/30/2017
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 0.00
8/2/2017 0.00
8/3/2017 0.12
8/4/2017 0.02
8/5/2017 0.15
8/6/2017 0.00
8/7/2017 0.03
8/8/2017 0.41
8/9/2017 0.00
8/10/2017 0.00
8/11/2017 0.00
8/12/2017 M
8/13/2017 0.00
8/14/2017 0.00
8/15/2017 0.04
8/16/2017 0.04
8/17/2017 0.00
8/18/2017 0.05
8/19/2017 1.21
8/20/2017 0.21
8/21/2017 0.00
8/22/2017 T
8/23/2017 0.36
8/24/2017 0.00
8/25/2017 0.00
8/26/2017 0.00
8/27/2017 0.00
8/28/2017 0.00
8/29/2017 0.00
8/30/2017 0.01
8/31/2017 0.00
9/1/2017 0.01
9/2/2017 0.00
9/3/2017 0.51
9/4/2017 0.23
9/5/2017 T
9/6/2017 0.44
9/7/2017 0.63
9/8/2017 0.13
9/9/2017 0.01
9/10/2017 0.00
9/11/2017 0.00
9/12/2017 0.00
9/13/2017 0.00
9/14/2017 0.05
9/15/2017 0.36
9/16/2017 0.00
9/17/2017 0.21
9/18/2017 0.00
9/19/2017 0.00
9/20/2017 0.00
9/21/2017 0.00
9/22/2017 0.00
9/23/2017 0.00
9/24/2017 0.00
9/25/2017 0.00
9/26/2017 0.00
9/27/2017 0.00
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 0.00
9/30/2017 0.02



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2016 7:45 AM 1.19 M M M M Steady rain began on 9/30, shortly after a.m. obs., but tapered-off during late afternoon. Gray and overcast now, but not raining.
10/2/2016 7:45 AM 0.09 M M M M Gray, damp, and overcast - a typical morning since 9/29. Saturday was overcast, but dry - light rain fell in the night.
10/3/2016 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Patches of blue sky - the first in six days! Evening sprinkles, followed by a warm night (lo of 55 degrees).
10/4/2016 7:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Partly sunny on Monday - spectacular clouds built in afternoon. Precip. was probably an evening sprinkle. -
10/5/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M Dense fog; very chilly -lo 44 degrees. Sunshine was forecast for Tuesday, but it remained gray and overcast.
10/6/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees and foggy. With cool mornings, fog from the Delaware River will be our portion this week. A great sunny Wednesday after the fog lifted..
10/7/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy fog at obs. - Delaware River is still 20 degrees warmer than morning air. Thursday turned bright and mild - autumn colors everywhere.
10/8/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy and overcast - rain expected, but none so far. Gorgeous weather yesterday. The planet Mars was spectacular last night near a crescent moon.
10/9/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast all-day Saturday, and again this morning. Showers were predicted, but not a drop of rain so far.
10/10/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Breezy, occasional sun by Sunday afternoon. Blue sky, light breeze, lo at 38 degrees on Columbus Day.
10/11/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, but foggy, which held the thermometer above freezing (at 34 degrees). Sunny and very breezy yesterday; hi of 62 degrees.
10/12/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, with light fog. Lo 36 degrees. Bright sun yesterday, but turned cloudy in evening. Hi of 63.
10/13/2016 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few scattered clouds after a mild, sunlit day. Hi was 69.
10/19/2016 9:45 PM 0.09 M M M M My last report was for the morning of 10/13. I've been in Maryland since then. At my return this evening (10/19) there was 0.09" of precip. in the rain gauge.
10/20/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, with light fog. Autumn colors at a peak.
10/21/2016 7:45 AM 0.06 M M M M Patchy clouds sailing-by from SW. Chilly at bedtime, it's 64 degrees at obs! Very little precip. so far.
10/22/2016 7:45 AM 0.22 M M M M Grey and overcast - light drizzle falling. It's 43 degrees, 20 degrees cooler than Friday morning. Friday was sunny and mild - hit 79 degrees - but colder air blew in by nightfall.
10/23/2016 7:45 AM 0.26 M M M M A chilly Saturday - light rain and drizzle all day and into evening hours. Breezy, with a cloudless blue sky this morning.
10/24/2016 7:45 AM 0.22 M M M M Rain overnight, dense fog at obs. Sunday was partly sunny, windy and cool - hi of 57 degrees.
10/25/2016 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M A few sprinkles in late afternoon and at night. Small patches of blue this morning. Lo in mid-30's.
10/26/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo of 27 degrees - First Frost. Very cool yesterday - hi was 49 degrees.
10/27/2016 8:15 AM 0.01 M M M M Light, wet snow began to fall after 6:30 a.m. and is still falling - ca. 1/4" so far. The "water equivalent" is ca. 0.015". Temperature at obs. is 33 degrees.
10/28/2016 7:45 AM 1.14 M M M M Snow until 9 a.m. Then all-day rain that tapered-off ca. 10 p.m. Our 1/4" of snow became slush that melted overnight. A few breaks in the clouds at obs.
10/29/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M The "trace" is from a brief sprinkle yesterday morning. Grey, cool and gloomy on Friday, and at obs. Perfect for Halloween goblins!
10/30/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly sunny, 64 degrees. Thin cloud cover and 44 degrees at obs.
10/31/2016 7:45 AM 0.21 M M M M Cloudy all day, and afternoon rain that tapered-off by nightfall. Openings in the clouds at observation. Lo 37 degrees.
11/1/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and foggy - lo 30 degrees. Became bright and breezy on Halloween - a gorgeous afternoon.
11/2/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 degrees at obs. Blue sky overhead, thin clouds in the south.
11/3/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, dense fog, 48 degrees at obs. - no rain so far. Sunny, beautiful, and warm on Wednesday. Hi was 68 degrees!
11/4/2016 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M A brief morning sprinkle was less rain than predicted. I was in shirtsleeves by afternoon - hi was 64 degrees.
11/5/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful sunrise, with patches of cumulus clouds. Lo was 31 degrees, but no signs of frost. Friday became sunny, in mid-50's.
11/6/2016 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sun is up and shining, thanks to Standard Time! Scattered cumulus clouds. Lo was 35 degrees.
11/7/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sunshine, blue sky, and melting forst. Lo was 27 degrees.
11/8/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and mild for Election Day. Blue skies.
11/10/2016 7:45 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M Sunny with thin clouds. Light frost overnight. Precip. total includes any that was in the gauge the morning of 11/9 - I was called away and did not report yesterday.
11/11/2016 8:45 AM M M M M M The deck is wet this morning and raindrops on the car, which surprised me. But I'd brought-in the gauge last night to clean it and forgot to replace it. I believe there was a brief sprinkle.
11/12/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong, gusty winds yesterday. Blue sky, sunny and calm this morning. Lo 29 degrees.
11/13/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mackerel Sky overhead, blue sky in the east. Saturday was crisp and sunny - then Venus, brilliant after dusk, and a shining Super Moon.
11/14/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wall to wall blue sky; calm with heavy frost. Lo at 21 degrees.
11/15/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy clouds rolled in after nightfall, obscuring the moon. It's still overcast, but warmer. Lo T. at obs. was 38 degrees.
11/16/2016 7:45 AM 0.18 M M M M Fog lifting and sky clearing at obs. Light rain and drizzle much of Tuesday and into evening hours. Morning's low T. is 37 degrees.
11/17/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M I was surprised, this morning,to find the porch damp and scattered raindrops in the gauge. It's overcast and 40 degrees - not raining at obs. .
11/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The most dense fog of the autumn. Overcast and chilly.
11/19/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog lifting at obs. - temp. in lo 30's. Shirtsleeve weather on Friday - a sunny 64 degrees!
11/20/2016 7:45 AM 0.52 1.1 0.50 1.0 0.50 An inch of heavy, wet snow on car and snowboard - began to fall near midnight. Clouds and chilly air finished our sunny, 50+ degree Saturday. Overcast and 34 degrees at obs.
11/21/2016 7:45 AM 0.12 3.0 0.12 3.5 M Winter's come, with lo to mid 30's since Sunday a.m. It spit wet snow all day, but during the night changed to dry, fluffy flakes. I've exactly 3" on the snowboard.
11/22/2016 7:45 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 3.0 M A dusting of light, powdery snow at night. Calm, with peeks of sunshine this morning. Strong wind yesterday drifted snow across roads. Temps. stay in 30's.
11/23/2016 7:45 AM T M M 1.0 M A few clouds, but calm, bright and sunny. Daytime temps. stay in 30's. Snow has blown and melted, but where I measure there's still an inch. .
11/24/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M Overcast, in lo 30's. The porch deck is covered with frozen raindrops, like tiny ball bearings, which amount to a "trace" in the gauge. Happiness to everyone on Thanksgiving.
11/25/2016 7:45 AM 0.16 T M M M Overcast with light fog at obs. Snowflakes on Thanksgiving morning became light rain by noon.
11/26/2016 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast and cool. Dense fog last night on roads west of here - hard, sometimes, to see the pavement.
11/27/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M Overcast again - a cool, "raw" morning, which has been our pattern since Thanksgiving.
11/28/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M Dense fog. The porch surface is glazed and slippery, but no frost on grass. Lo of 29 degrees.
11/29/2016 7:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Light rain is falling - probably began within the hour. Monday was sunny and crisp - welcome after five dreary days.
11/30/2016 7:45 AM 0.67 M M M M Tuesday, rain and drizzle most of day. Not raining, but grey and overcast at obs. Temps. in 40's.
12/1/2016 7:45 AM 1.14 M M M M Overcast but dry this morning; a few breaks in the clouds. Temperature remains in the 40's; a hi of 52 degrees on Wednesday.
12/2/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast again - lo 37 degrees. I felt a few raindrops yesterday, but this morning my gauge was dry.
12/3/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M Despite strong snow flurries in town Friday evening, there 's nothing in my gauge but scattered water droplets. Overcast again this morning, lo 35 degrees.
12/4/2016 7:45 AM T M M M M Windy yesterday, a few snowflakes after dusk. Gray and overcast (again) this morning. Temps. in 30's and lo 40's.
12/5/2016 7:45 AM 0.14 1.9 0.14 2.0 0.14 The snow fell overnight, after 11 p.m. It's sticky and clumps easily. Low was 31 degrees. Mostly sunny and breezy on Sunday, hi of 44 degrees.
12/6/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and foggy, lo is 26 degrees - a thin, slick veneer of frost on porch deck and railings. Yesterday's snow is gone - less than 20% coverage in yards.
12/7/2016 7:45 AM 0.36 1.1 0.36 1.0 0.36 Overcast, damp and raw - an occasional snowflake in the air, likely to become rain if it continues. I took two samples of very wet snow that averaged to 0.36 inches of precip.
12/8/2016 7:45 AM T T M 0.5 M A "trace" is from random snowflakes Wednesday a.m. There's still 70% coverage from existing snow. A grey, overcast morning. Lo 32 degrees.
12/9/2016 7:45 AM 0.02 0.7 0.02 0.5 M Fluffy snow overnight, light enough to sweep with a broom. It's under an inch deep, but hard to measure, so I took an average. A few large flakes are falling at obs. Temp is steady at 30 degrees.
12/10/2016 7:45 AM T T T T M The porch deck was white with an overnight dusting - light, fluffy flakes. Blue sky overhead (for a change), but cloudy south of here. Lo of 17 degrees.
12/11/2016 7:45 AM 0.04 1.1 0.04 1.0 M More fluffy, "dry" snow yesterday, heaviest in early evening. The sky at obs. was overcast, but bright gray for a change. Lo was 13 degrees. Report is late due to an internet problem.
12/12/2016 7:45 AM 0.52 4.6 0.52 5.0 M Light snow most of afternoon - heavier toward evening and after dark. Overcast and 31 degrees at obs. No precip. right now.
12/13/2016 7:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 4.5 M A few frozen droplets in the bottom of the gauge. So happy to see the sun this morning.
12/14/2016 7:45 AM 0.08 2.0 0.08 6.5 M Snow began after dark - very soft and feathery. Mostly cloudy at obs., but clouds seem "brighter" than yesterday, with a few shafts of sunlight.
12/15/2016 7:45 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 6.0 M A coating of very light, feathery snow fell overnight. Wednesday was partly cloudy, with intervals of bright sun.
12/16/2016 7:45 AM 0.03 0.3 0.02 6.0 M Partly sunny and calm; a few thin clouds. Lo at 4 degrees. Strong winds w/blowing snow on Thursday. Eddies in the Delaware River are frozen solid.
12/17/2016 7:45 AM 0.27 4.8 0.27 10.0 M Snow began last night - snowing hard at obs. It's very fine grained and powdery. The air is calm; temp. is 20 degrees.
12/18/2016 7:45 AM 0.82 1.0 M 8.5 M Overcast, light rain, 35 degrees. An inch of powdery snow ended at mid-morning yesterday. Rain began after midnight; probably accounts for 90% of precip. total.
12/19/2016 7:45 AM 0.18 T M 7.0 M I was surprised at how little rain was in gauge - light rain fell on-and-off until mid-afternoon. A few fresh snowflakes were on snowboard this a.m. It's 12 degrees, but sunlight everywhere!
12/20/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Sunny, blue sky. Wow! The morning's lo T.was right at zero degrees.
12/21/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M The winter solstice is sunny here, with 9 degrees and frost on the rain gauge.
12/22/2016 7:45 AM 0.01 T 0.01 6.0 M On the snowboard: a dusting of snow flakes and graupel. It's grey, overcast and a little graupel continues to fall. 27 degrees at obs.
12/23/2016 7:45 AM T T M 5.5 M Occasional rain drops and snow flakes yesterday. Calm, sunny, and 29 degrees at obs.
12/24/2016 7:45 AM T T M 5.5 M Christmas Eve is 32 degrees, grey, and overcast. No precip. at obs., but a dusting of snowflakes on the porch. It was mainly sunny on Friday.
12/25/2016 7:45 AM 0.13 T M 4.5 M Clouds sailing thru from N or NW - patches of blue. Saturday brought a trace of graupel followed by light rain until late morning. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS to all.
12/26/2016 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, lo 20 degrees - rain gauge is covered with frost. Christmas Day turned sunny and bright; hi was 43 degrees!
12/27/2016 7:45 AM 0.03 M M 3.0 M Light, misty rain in afternoon left the porch with a patina of ice. Light, overnight rain has melted things. Grey, overcast and 35 degrees at obs.
12/28/2016 7:45 AM T T M 3.0 M Graupel "snow" was beginning to fall at Obs. Tuesday was sunny and into 40's.
12/29/2016 7:45 AM 0.01 0.2 M 2.5 M Snow began at 7 a.m. - steady and powdery at obs. The forecast is for ca. 3".
12/30/2016 7:45 AM 0.41 4.5 0.41 8.0 M Yesterday's snow tapered off ca. 3:30 p.m. An additional 1/4 inch fell at night. Partly cloudy now and 30 degrees, with patches of blue sky.
12/31/2016 7:45 AM 0.05 1.0 0.05 8.5 M Thin clouds, but sky is brightening. Intervals of sun and snow flurries yesterday, with a heavy snow squall in early evening.
1/1/2017 7:45 AM T M M 8.0 M Small frozen raindrops in bottom of the gauge - also frozen to the porch, which makes walking an adventure. Sunshine in the east, and fragments of blue sky above to greet 2017. A happy year to all!
1/2/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 1.28 After bright sun on New years Day we're back to normal: grey, overcast, and 23 degrees at obs. I took a core sample of "total snow," but the bottom 1/4" was solid ice I couldn't measure.
1/3/2017 7:45 AM 0.02 M M 7.0 M Things are damp from light overnight sprinkles. Grey and overcast at obs. - 36 degrees.
1/4/2017 7:45 AM 0.51 M M 4.5 M Foggy and overcast - 35 degrees. Light rain, often drizzle, for much of day and into evening.
1/5/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Not a trace of moisture in the gauge, tho I experienced a little "wintry mix" elsewhere. We still have snow coverage that varies from bare ground to several inches. I'll call it 1.5".
1/6/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M 0.02 1.5 M A light dusting of snow at night. Blue sky overhead, very welcome right now! 20 degrees at obs.
1/7/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Grey and overcast - lo 11 degrees. Sunny and cold yesterday.
1/8/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M After a grey, gloomy Saturday the sky is clearing. The cold persists. Lo was 11 degrees and the Delaware River is choked with frazil ice.
1/9/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 0.1 M 1.0 M Calm, grey and overcast; a light dusting of new snow. The lo was 4 degrees.
1/10/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Cloudy, but the sky is brighter than usual. There's frost on the rain gauge, and it's 11 degrees at obs.
1/11/2017 7:45 AM M M M M M I have a bad cold - will try to report later today. In mid-afternoon on Tuesday we had about an inch of powdery snow, followed by a glaze of wintry mix.
1/13/2017 10:00 AM M M M M M I've been sick;last checked the gauge on Tuesday morning. We had an inch of snow Tuesday afternoon, and since then rain (and maybe a little freezing rain.) Total precip. in the gauge this morning was an unfrozen 0.78". I have no idea when it rained.
1/14/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny yesterday and a brightening sky this morning.
1/15/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M A crisp, cloudy morning - lo of 19 degrees; after a dusting of snow late yesterday.
1/16/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost in the rain gauge, but no other precip. I reported a SWE two Monday's ago, but coverage by remaining snow has become too random and scattered to do another.
1/17/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, with traces of early fog; 32 degrees. No rain so far, but it closes two days of bright, January sunshine.
1/18/2017 7:30 AM 0.56 M M M M Grey and overcast, 34 degrees - still a very light drizzle. It rained all day on Tuesday, from very light to moderate. No freezing rain: it's been in mid-30's most of the time.
1/19/2017 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M Grey, wet, and overcast - 35 degrees, but not raining at obs.
1/20/2017 7:30 AM T M M M M Grey and overcast (what else?). I looks as if there's a trace of drizzle in the bottom of the gauge. I't still in mid-30's - river channels are mainly ice-free.
1/21/2017 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Grey, overcast and foggy - temps. remain in mid-30's. The rain fell at night.
1/22/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, heavy fog. Water temp. of the Delaware River is 38 degrees, two degrees warmer than the air.
1/23/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grey and overcast. Hi T. yesterday was 52 degrees. There's no snow left to measure a snow-water-equivalent.
1/24/2017 7:45 AM 1.71 1.1 0.56 1.0 0.56 A "wintry mess": during the night wet snow and sleet must have followed episodes of heavy rain. The rain gauge held both. A core sample from just the "snow" yielded 0.56" of "water equivalent".
1/25/2017 7:45 AM 0.03 M M 0.5 M Overcast; a.m. temp. remains at mid 30's. A few brief rain sprinkles yesterday. Delaware River channels are again ice-free.
1/26/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M M 0.5 M Overcast; a light, drizzly rain is falling; temps. still in mid-30's. Wednesday was dry - the clouds a little brighter than they've been.
1/27/2017 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Grey and overcast: our norm for three weeks. It's dry and 36 degrees at obs. After an hour's sunshine Thursday morning the clouds returned with occ. light precip.
1/28/2017 7:45 AM T M M M M Calm, overcast, and 33 degrees at obs. Saturday was breezy, with traces of graupel from time to time. Right now a sunny day would be more precious than gold.
1/29/2017 7:45 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 1.0 0.05 Three cheers: calm with scattered clouds, but the sun is shining! Scattered snow flurries on Saturday; 3/4" of powdery, dry snow overnight.
1/30/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M On Sunday a rare sunny day melted fresh and left-over snow. So there's no SWE to measure. Much colder this a.m. - 19 degrees, and partly sunny.
1/31/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back to normal: grey and overcast. And colder - 17 degrees at obs. Partly sunny on Monday, and clear enough at sundown for spectacular views of the moon and Venus.
2/1/2017 7:45 AM 0.24 3.6 0.24 4.0 0.24 Light, "fluffy: snow fell all day, beginning at 8:30 a.m. It's much warmer - 30 degrees - at obs, and the sky is clearing, with patches of blue sky.
2/2/2017 7:45 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 2.5 M Light snow was falling at 7 a.m., but sky is clearing at obs.
2/3/2017 7:45 AM T T T 2.0 M A light dusting of snow in late afternoon. Becoming sunny at obs. - lo of 14 degrees.
2/4/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Cold, but mostly clear sky. Lo of 11 degrees. Very raw and windy on Friday.
2/5/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Sunny and clear on Saturday - winter's finest day. Overcast this morning; 16 degrees at obs.
2/6/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M A fine, sunny morning - 28 degrees at obs. I'll be in Virginia for three months; the will be my last posting until spring.
7/14/2017 9:15 AM M M M M M I've been away since February - have just set-out my gauge and will report tomorrow. After an all-night rain it's just cloudy now - with more rain predicted.
7/15/2017 7:45 AM 0.08 M M M M Cloudy yesterday; sunny and mild this morning. Measureable rain after dark.
7/16/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a mild sunny day, the low this morning was 59 degrees.
7/17/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and humid on Sunday - hi of 81 degrees.
7/18/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Light sprinkles in late afternoon - before the sun broke through.
7/19/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, 68 degrees. Warm and very humid yesterday - more of same expected today.
7/20/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and warm. Hi yesterday was 94 degrees - until recent years we've never had summer temps. like this.
7/21/2017 7:45 AM 0.32 M M M M Very Hot, but low humidity; hi = 93 degrees. Rain began and ended in late afternoon.
7/22/2017 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M VERY humid, yesterday and this morning. Hi was 87 degrees. Light rain fell ca. 8 p.m.
7/23/2017 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Sprinkles in late afternoon. Hi was 87 degrees. A bank of clouds this a.m., with patches of blue sky.
7/24/2017 7:45 AM 1.53 M M M M Cloudy yesterday; rain began during night. Light rain continues at obs. - lo of 63 degrees,
7/25/2017 7:45 AM 0.24 M M M M Everything is wet and sodden, but the gauge held just a quarter inch of rain. A blanket of clouds all day, and still in place this morning.
7/26/2017 7:45 AM 0.31 M M M M Cloudy and dripping rain - sometimes heavily - most of day and evening. Much cooler:- Hi was 69 degrees, after 90's last week. Cloudy this a.m. but dry right now.
7/27/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M There must have been a sprinkle of rain last night. Cloudy again at obs., but remains cooler, with a lo of 70 degrees.
7/28/2017 7:45 AM T M M M M Cloudy skies continue - a dreary morning with light sprinkles before Obs. Nights still in 60's, days in 70's.
7/29/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny at Obs., with scattered clouds - after a week of daily sprinkles and rain.
7/31/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light fog - Delaware R. T. is 65 degrees, but air 1s 56. Sunday seemed like early June: sunny and mild, with a hi of 75 degrees.
8/1/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Early fog, followed by sunshine brought a beautiful Monday, and promises the same today.
8/2/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Afternoon showers in nearby communities did not reach here. Overcast early, but it's getting brighter.
8/3/2017 7:45 AM 0.12 M M M M Overcast and 61 degrees at Obs. A thunderstorm passed in mid-afternoon; with a lot of loud thunder claps, but surprisingly little rain.
8/4/2017 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast - the air feels "heavy." A few sprinkles in early evening.
8/5/2017 7:45 AM 0.15 M M M M Prolonged rumbles of thunder at mid-day, but no rain until a shower hit during the afternoon. Overcast at Obs. - the air feels damp and "heavy."
8/6/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense River fog. Lo at 51 degrees, following a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Hi was 81.
8/7/2017 7:45 AM 0.03 M M M M Cool, grey; intermittent light rain. After a mid- July heat wave we've had moderate temps., but precip. on 11 of the last 18 days.
8/8/2017 7:45 AM 0.41 M M M M Cool, overcast, and sodden this morning. Light rain on-and-off yesterday, but mostly "on." Cool and rainy days to welcome August.
8/9/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, with river fog. Lo 54 degrees. After the sky cleared Tuesday, we had a glorious day of sunshine and big cumulus clouds.
8/10/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another great August day, and should be today when fog clears. Hi was 81 degrees; morning lo is 54.
8/11/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi was 82 degrees yesterday, but low humidity - another fine day. Scattered morning clouds.
8/12/2017 7:45 AM M M M M M Something, maybe a raccoon, tipped the rain gauge last night and spilled the water. There was light drizzle Friday morning; heavy rain began ca. 6 p.m. This morning is gray and overcast, but not raining.
8/13/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sunshine is replacing early fog. Saturday saw light rain a few miles down the road, but none here. Evening remained calm despite a severe thunderstorm alert.
8/14/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast - lo 57 degrees. Mostly sunny on Sunday - hi of 82.
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast, after a partly sunny day. Precip. fell during the night.
8/16/2017 7:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Morning sunshine! After a mostly cloudy day, light rain began ca. 8 p.m. Hi yesterday was 73 degrees.
8/17/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Morning sunshine. Cool night - 56 degrees.
8/18/2017 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast and very humid - 69 degrees at Obs. Light rain fell overnight. Goldenrod seems at a peak
8/19/2017 7:45 AM 1.21 M M M M Very heavy rain in mid-afternoon - sky clearing toward sunset. Foggy and very humid at Obs. The air's been "thick" and "heavy;" up to 85% humidity on Friday, and 75% this a.m.
8/20/2017 7:45 AM 0.21 M M M M Thunder after dark, and rain I wan't expecting after a warm, partly sunny day. Partly cloudy this morning.
8/21/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lo 57 degrees - heavy fog. Sunny and much drier air on Sunday.
8/22/2017 7:45 AM T M M M M Traces of moisture on the porch, with a slight trace in the gauge. Partly sunny for the eclipse, which seemed to peak ca. 2:40 p.m.
8/23/2017 7:45 AM 0.36 M M M M A lovely morning - sky clearing, 61 degrees. Hot and humid on Tuesday - hi of 88 degrees. Rain began ca. 8 p.m., but a forecast Thunderstorm never developed.
8/24/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. with light fog - lo 53 degrees. Late August gave us a "perfect" sunny day on Wednesday!
8/25/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful day. 53 degrees overnight - sky clearing.
8/26/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear yesterday and this morning - lo 48 degrees.
8/27/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another chilly morning - cloudy, and lo at 49 degrees.
8/28/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Early morning clouds - lo 50 degrees. Our run of mild, sunny days continued on Sunday.
8/29/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful day - hi 77 degrees. Most mornings now are cool and lightly overcast, but clear by mid-day.
8/30/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Cloudy all day, with several sprinkles - cool enough for a sweater. But sunny, blue sky at Obs.
8/31/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog, lo of 54 degrees. Sunny and "picture perfect" for Wednesday, with hi of 77 degrees.
9/1/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Cloudy most of day; occ. light sprinkles. Cool, with blue sky at Obs; lo of 43 degrees.
9/2/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog, 42 degrees. Sunny and mild for September 1.
9/3/2017 7:30 AM 0.51 M M M M Steady rain falling at Obs. Cool and cloudy yesterday, with sprinkles and light showers by late afternoon and evening.
9/4/2017 7:45 AM 0.23 M M M M Morning rain + a few afternoon sprinkles. Very dense river fog at Obs. Very cool for early September.
9/5/2017 7:45 AM T M M M M Heavy fog - precip. may be from dew. Labor Day was bright and breezy, hi of 77 degrees.
9/6/2017 7:25 AM 0.44 M M M M Steady rain at obs., that began about supper time. Early September has been cloudy and wet!
9/7/2017 7:45 AM 0.63 M M M M All-day rain - often light, but never a "downpour." Damp and grey, but not raining now.
9/8/2017 7:45 AM 0.13 M M M M Became partly sunny by late am., with a brief, heavy shower in mid-afternoon. Cool, with dense fog at Obs.
9/9/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Scattered clouds all day, some towering and dark; plus an afternoon sprinkle. Foggy and 47 degrees at Obs.
9/10/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy and 45 degrees at Obs. Saturday's hi was 59. September, so far, has been like November - I've been wearing a sweater and jacket most mornings.
9/11/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunday was a vintage September day - sunny, mild and a little breezy - with monarch butterflies flying south.
9/12/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another sunny day - hi 73 degrees.
9/13/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another foggy morning. Air T. is 50 degrees, but our close-by Delaware River is 12 degrees warmer. A sort of hazy sun yesterday - hi of 74.
9/14/2017 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast - air feels "heavy" and humid. Light showers in late afternoon.
9/15/2017 7:45 AM 0.36 M M M M Mostly cloudy yesterday, with light rain on-and-off, and probably at night. Very warm and "muggy" overnight - lo 63 degrees.
9/16/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and humid yesterday - hi 79. Also a warm night. Morning clouds are fading. Lo at 62 degrees.
9/17/2017 7:45 AM 0.21 M M M M Dense fog and 61 degrees at Obs. Hot and very humid yesterday - several afternoon showers, and another at night. Hi was 81.
9/18/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, with light fog. Sunny, hot, and very humid on Sunday - hi 81 degrees. Yellows and reds beginning to dot the hills.
9/19/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny yesterday and 84 degrees, but less humid. Overcast this morning - lo of 60.
9/20/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Blue sky overhead, clouds in the south. Sunny and 84 degrees yesterday.
9/21/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny, with scattered clouds. Our spell of beautiful, sunny weather continues: hi's in lo 80's, lo's ca. 60 degrees.
9/22/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and scattered clouds for the Solstice. A hot 87 degrees yesterday, when water temp. of the Delaware River reached 74 degrees - up from 61 degrees on 9/10.
9/23/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Blue sky, but cooler this morning - lo of 50 degrees. The Equinox on Friday brought sun and 87 degrees. Increasing bands of red and yellow on the hills.
9/24/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Blue sky without a cloud - after a bright, sunny week. Summer kept its most beautiful days 'til the end.
9/25/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dense fog - lo at 61 degrees. Sunday was sunny; reached 92 degrees.
9/26/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and foggy - air is "heavy," with 96% humidity. Monday was sunny, hot and very humid - hi of 88 degrees.
9/27/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast and dense fog. Tuesday was sunny with a hi of 90 degrees - the 10th in a row with temps. in hi 80's or lo 90's. But cooler air is forecast tonight.
9/28/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful blue-sky morning - where the air, for once, seems crisp and dry. Wednesday's hi was 88, but lower temps. are forecast today.
9/29/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, cool, and partly cloudy - lo 44 degrees. Mostly sunny yesterday. Very breezy, and occ. gusty. Hi was 77. Our last rain was on 9/17.
9/30/2017 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M An overcast, "raw" morning- lo 46. Friday was partly sunny and breezy - hi 63 degrees. Our 1st rain since 9/17 is a "dribble." But 2.57 for the month - most prior to 9/9 - seems better than many places.



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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