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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 16 2.44 4.70 31 3.80 21 0.90 10 1 16 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 3.93 3.38 30 3.38 30 0.00 0 0 19 5 0.0 0 0
Dec 16 3.02 3.77 31 3.77 31 0.00 0 0 20 2 2.4 4 2
Jan 17 3.31 1.19 31 1.18 29 0.01 2 1 6 5 0.2 1 1
Feb 17 1.97 2.89 28 2.89 28 0.00 0 0 16 4 7.2 6 7
March 17 1.96 3.57 31 3.21 29 0.36 2 1 24 2 0.4 2 0
April 17 1.60 1.77 30 1.77 30 0.00 0 0 19 5 0.0 0 0
May 17 1.44 1.58 31 1.47 29 0.11 2 1 10 3 0.0 0 0
June 17 1.23 0.93 30 0.93 26 0.00 4 1 10 2 0.0 0 0
July 17 0.66 0.02 31 0.02 31 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 0.89 0.07 31 0.07 29 0.00 2 1 1 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 1.26 0.86 30 0.86 28 0.00 2 1 9 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 23.71" 24.73" 365 days 23.35" 341 1.38" 24 days 7 151 days 33 days 10.2" 13 days 10 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 T
10/2/2016 **
10/3/2016 **
10/4/2016 **
10/5/2016 **
10/6/2016 **
10/7/2016 **
10/8/2016 **
10/9/2016 **
10/10/2016 **
10/11/2016 0.90
10/12/2016 0.00
10/13/2016 0.21
10/14/2016 0.52
10/15/2016 0.42
10/16/2016 0.19
10/17/2016 0.29
10/18/2016 0.07
10/19/2016 0.15
10/20/2016 0.83
10/21/2016 0.18
10/22/2016 0.09
10/23/2016 T
10/24/2016 0.01
10/25/2016 0.05
10/26/2016 0.00
10/27/2016 0.31
10/28/2016 0.03
10/29/2016 0.00
10/30/2016 0.14
10/31/2016 0.31
11/1/2016 0.22
11/2/2016 0.25
11/3/2016 0.23
11/4/2016 0.00
11/5/2016 0.12
11/6/2016 0.45
11/7/2016 0.02
11/8/2016 T
11/9/2016 0.01
11/10/2016 0.12
11/11/2016 0.00
11/12/2016 0.08
11/13/2016 0.04
11/14/2016 0.38
11/15/2016 0.14
11/16/2016 0.04
11/17/2016 0.00
11/18/2016 0.00
11/19/2016 0.00
11/20/2016 0.00
11/21/2016 T
11/22/2016 T
11/23/2016 0.24
11/24/2016 T
11/25/2016 0.10
11/26/2016 0.12
11/27/2016 0.64
11/28/2016 0.17
11/29/2016 0.01
11/30/2016 T
12/1/2016 0.33
12/2/2016 0.10
12/3/2016 0.21
12/4/2016 0.44
12/5/2016 0.02
12/6/2016 0.20
12/7/2016 0.00
12/8/2016 0.00
12/9/2016 0.12
12/10/2016 0.05
12/11/2016 0.22
12/12/2016 0.23
12/13/2016 0.01
12/14/2016 0.00
12/15/2016 0.00
12/16/2016 0.00
12/17/2016 0.00
12/18/2016 0.04
12/19/2016 0.33
12/20/2016 0.22
12/21/2016 0.00
12/22/2016 0.00
12/23/2016 0.50
12/24/2016 0.49
12/25/2016 T
12/26/2016 0.00
12/27/2016 0.08
12/28/2016 0.01
12/29/2016 T
12/30/2016 0.16
12/31/2016 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 0.28
1/2/2017 0.00
1/3/2017 0.00
1/4/2017 0.00
1/5/2017 0.00
1/6/2017 0.00
1/7/2017 0.00
1/8/2017 T
1/9/2017 0.19
1/10/2017 0.00
1/11/2017 0.00
1/12/2017 0.00
1/13/2017 0.00
1/14/2017 0.00
1/15/2017 0.00
1/16/2017 0.00
1/17/2017 0.02
1/18/2017 0.11
1/19/2017 0.51
1/20/2017 T
1/21/2017 **
1/22/2017 0.01
1/23/2017 T
1/24/2017 T
1/25/2017 0.00
1/26/2017 T
1/27/2017 0.00
1/28/2017 0.00
1/29/2017 0.00
1/30/2017 0.07
1/31/2017 0.00
2/1/2017 0.00
2/2/2017 0.00
2/3/2017 T
2/4/2017 0.24
2/5/2017 0.35
2/6/2017 0.02
2/7/2017 0.26
2/8/2017 0.00
2/9/2017 0.58
2/10/2017 0.21
2/11/2017 0.07
2/12/2017 0.00
2/13/2017 0.00
2/14/2017 0.00
2/15/2017 0.03
2/16/2017 0.14
2/17/2017 0.02
2/18/2017 T
2/19/2017 0.09
2/20/2017 T
2/21/2017 0.02
2/22/2017 0.00
2/23/2017 T
2/24/2017 0.02
2/25/2017 0.00
2/26/2017 0.45
2/27/2017 0.04
2/28/2017 0.35
3/1/2017 0.03
3/2/2017 0.03
3/3/2017 T
3/4/2017 0.22
3/5/2017 0.23
3/6/2017 0.23
3/7/2017 0.09
3/8/2017 0.17
3/9/2017 0.05
3/10/2017 0.36
3/11/2017 T
3/12/2017 0.10
3/13/2017 0.14
3/14/2017 0.19
3/15/2017 **
3/16/2017 0.36
3/17/2017 0.00
3/18/2017 0.46
3/19/2017 0.03
3/20/2017 0.00
3/21/2017 0.06
3/22/2017 0.05
3/23/2017 0.04
3/24/2017 0.04
3/25/2017 0.07
3/26/2017 0.01
3/27/2017 0.20
3/28/2017 0.06
3/29/2017 0.31
3/30/2017 0.04
3/31/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 0.13
4/2/2017 0.09
4/3/2017 T
4/4/2017 0.00
4/5/2017 0.12
4/6/2017 0.21
4/7/2017 0.22
4/8/2017 0.01
4/9/2017 0.05
4/10/2017 0.04
4/11/2017 0.05
4/12/2017 0.10
4/13/2017 0.37
4/14/2017 0.02
4/15/2017 0.10
4/16/2017 0.00
4/17/2017 T
4/18/2017 T
4/19/2017 T
4/20/2017 0.03
4/21/2017 0.01
4/22/2017 0.00
4/23/2017 0.03
4/24/2017 0.05
4/25/2017 0.00
4/26/2017 0.04
4/27/2017 0.00
4/28/2017 T
4/29/2017 0.00
4/30/2017 0.10
5/1/2017 T
5/2/2017 0.12
5/3/2017 0.13
5/4/2017 T
5/5/2017 0.08
5/6/2017 0.13
5/7/2017 0.00
5/8/2017 0.00
5/9/2017 0.00
5/10/2017 **
5/11/2017 0.11
5/12/2017 0.38
5/13/2017 0.04
5/14/2017 0.05
5/15/2017 0.01
5/16/2017 0.37
5/17/2017 T
5/18/2017 0.00
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 0.16
6/1/2017 0.02
6/2/2017 0.03
6/3/2017 T
6/4/2017 0.00
6/5/2017 0.00
6/6/2017 0.00
6/7/2017 0.00
6/8/2017 0.03
6/9/2017 0.59
6/10/2017 **
6/11/2017 **
6/12/2017 **
6/13/2017 0.00
6/14/2017 0.02
6/15/2017 0.03
6/16/2017 0.05
6/17/2017 0.00
6/18/2017 0.04
6/19/2017 0.11
6/20/2017 0.00
6/21/2017 0.01
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 T
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 0.00
7/18/2017 0.00
7/19/2017 0.00
7/20/2017 0.00
7/21/2017 0.00
7/22/2017 0.02
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 **
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 0.07
8/14/2017 0.00
8/15/2017 0.00
8/16/2017 0.00
8/17/2017 0.00
8/18/2017 0.00
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 0.00
8/26/2017 0.00
8/27/2017 0.00
8/28/2017 0.00
8/29/2017 0.00
8/30/2017 0.00
8/31/2017 T
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 0.00
9/8/2017 0.00
9/9/2017 0.08
9/10/2017 0.25
9/11/2017 0.00
9/12/2017 0.00
9/13/2017 0.00
9/14/2017 0.00
9/15/2017 0.00
9/16/2017 0.00
9/17/2017 0.00
9/18/2017 0.03
9/19/2017 0.12
9/20/2017 0.01
9/21/2017 0.03
9/22/2017 0.00
9/23/2017 T
9/24/2017 T
9/25/2017 0.01
9/26/2017 0.08
9/27/2017 **
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 0.00
9/30/2017 0.25



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2016 5:45 AM T M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, with a few sprinkles after midnight into Oct. 1st. Total September 2016 rainfall: 1.03" (my 19-yr ave. is 1.23", 30-yr ave. by PRISM 1.26"). Slightly drier than normal month. Total gauge-measure ET for Sept.: 1.83". Total # of days in Summer 2016 reaching into the 80s: 17. Last year 2015: 21 days into the 80s, with both years being warmer than average. Total rainfall for Water Year Oct. 1, 2015 through Sept. 30, 2016: 27.85" (my 19-yr ave. is 25.02", while PRISM's 30-yr ave. is 23.71"). Dramatically wetter than average autumn 2015 and Feb-March 2016, with notably drier than normal May thru Aug. Currently, about 60% of the lawn has begun to green up, and 40% still brown/dormant.
10/12/2016 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low last night 36°. Currently 38°, clear, & calm.
10/13/2016 5:45 AM 0.21 M M M M 50°, overcast, raining lightly, breezy. A wind gust overnight at 44 mph. First patchy light frost yesterday morning (Oct. 12, 2016).
10/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M 50°, overcast, windy with occasional strong gusts. Prominent rain shadow effect (dry hole) during portions of yesterday.
10/15/2016 5:30 AM 0.42 M M M M 49°, mostly to partly cloudy, winds varying from calm to light. Yesterday: windy and passing rain showers and squalls. A gust measured within 0.5 mile from this station reached 60 mph, but otherwise winds weren't extreme and only a few tree branches are down.
10/16/2016 6:20 AM 0.19 M M M M 50°, overcast, breezy, with light to moderate rain currently falling. Yesterday's predicted "historic" windstorm proved to be a non-event here. A few moderately strong gusts, but mostly benign overall; rainfall light.
10/17/2016 5:55 AM 0.29 M M M M 49°, mostly cloudy, calm, with very fine, light, misty raindrops still falling (barely!).
10/18/2016 5:40 AM 0.07 M M M M 50°, cloudy, calm.
10/19/2016 5:25 AM 0.15 M M M M 46°, partly cloudy, calm. Two passing rain squalls yesterday.
10/20/2016 5:00 AM 0.83 M M M M 49°, overcast, breezy, with moderate rain falling. Rainy night....one of those rare times here in the "rain shadow" where Mother Nature gave more rain than what was predicted by all the different weather websites & NWS.
10/21/2016 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M 48°, cloudy, calm. Total amount of rain for the 12-hour rain event (ending yesterday morning): 1.01".
10/22/2016 6:10 AM 0.09 M M M M 46°, cloudy, calm.
10/23/2016 5:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 50°, partly cloudy, variable breezes. A bit of drizzle overnight.
10/24/2016 5:45 AM 0.01 M M M M 49°, cloudy, calm. Shower yesterday evening.
10/25/2016 5:40 AM 0.05 M M M M 51°, partly cloudy, breezy. Light showers yesterday afternoon and again late evening.
10/26/2016 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, mostly cloudy, calm. Owls hooting.
10/27/2016 4:40 AM 0.31 M M M M 52°, cloudy, with calm to intermittent breezes. Moderate to occasionally heavy rain yesterday morning, then no rain for afternoon and evening.
10/28/2016 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, mostly cloudy, breezy. Yesterday's high reached 64°.
10/30/2016 6:50 AM 0.14 M M M M 43°, foggy, winds calm. Wet surfaces.
10/31/2016 6:30 AM 0.31 M M M M 49°, overcast, calm, with a few fine misty raindrops still falling. Steady, light rain overnight.
11/1/2016 6:20 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 48°, overcast, calm, with light rain falling. Of this morning's reading, 0.18" fell yesterday, and 0.04"on Nov. 1st, beginning about 3 AM. October 2016 stats: Total October rainfall: 4.88" (2.98" is my 20-yr ave. and 2.44" is PRISM's 30-yr ave for this location). A good, wetter-than-average month, but nothing even close to record-breaking here as elsewhere in the state. Total gauge-measured ET for Oct: 0.57".
11/2/2016 6:15 AM 0.25 M M M M 49°, overcast, breezy. A brief break in light rain, but looks like it is all around the immediate area (via radar imagery).
11/3/2016 6:20 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, partly cloudy, breezy.
11/4/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday's high reached 62° (unusually warm).
11/5/2016 6:05 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 53°, raining moderately, calm winds. Yesterday was unusual in that temps were in the low 50s during most of the day, then warmed to 63° by 10:30 PM.
11/6/2016 8:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M 49°, mostly cloudy, calm. Spotty rain/showers yesterday and more uniform rain overnight. Not a big fan of the time change here....just sayin'.
11/7/2016 5:55 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 50°, cloudy, breezy. Shower overnight.
11/8/2016 5:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 54°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, breezy, mild, no dew.
11/9/2016 5:55 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 54°, cloudy, calm, with a shower overnight. Yesterday reached 67°, so unusually balmy, and about 20 degrees warmer than normal.
11/10/2016 5:55 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, partly cloudy to mostly clear overhead, with patchy low fog, calm.
11/11/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 49°, cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high was 59°.
11/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M 53°, overcast, breezy. Yesterday's high was 56°.
11/13/2016 7:30 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 58°/44°. Currently 48°, overcast, calm, with some light drizzle/rain overnight.
11/14/2016 5:50 AM 0.38 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 52°/43°. Off and on light rain yesterday, and more steady light rain last night. Currently, 44°, mostly clear, calm, patchy low fog, and with a bright, full "super moon" low in the W-NW sky. Owls are hooting.
11/15/2016 5:55 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 54°/44°. Currently 45°, overcast, calm, with misty, fine drizzle falling.
11/16/2016 6:15 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm. Last night's low was 37°.
11/17/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, partly cloudy, calm.
11/18/2016 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, partly cloudy, occasional breezes.
11/19/2016 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, mostly cloudy, light breezes.
11/20/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 50°, mostly cloudy, breezy, with occasional strong gusts.
11/21/2016 5:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, mostly cloudy, calm. A light shower overnight....not quite a full 0.01". Our November has been a bit on the dry side.
11/22/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, overcast, windy, with a few, light sprinkles currently falling.
11/23/2016 5:50 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, mostly clear, light breezes. Rain overnight.
11/24/2016 6:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, mostly cloudy, windy (out of the S-SE), with strong gusts. A prominent rain shadow has set up; we may get little to no rain out of this event....we'll see. Happy Thanksgiving!
11/25/2016 6:50 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday: cloudy & very windy/gusty, rain shadow prominent. Some brief, passing rain in the early evening.
11/26/2016 6:45 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, cloudy, windy, with stronger gusts. Again a prominent rain shadow over this area has kept rainfall light, sporadic, and mostly absent. Drier than normal conditions persist.
11/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.64 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, partly cloudy, calm, chilly. Rained lightly to moderately most of yesterday and into the evening. Grateful.
11/28/2016 6:00 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, partly cloudy, calm, chilly. Water droplets on the vehicles & wind shields are frozen.
11/29/2016 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm. A brief shower overnight; mostly sunny day yesterday.
11/30/2016 5:45 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, cloudy, breezy. Rain shadow prevented much rainfall here last night. Radar shows a big blob might perhaps actually reach us this morning.
12/1/2016 5:30 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, clear skies above, patchy low fog, patchy light ice/frost. The 0.33" of rain fell during the morning & afternoon of 11/30/16. November 2016 was overall milder....and until the very end of the month, drier than usual. Many occasions with localized rain shadow minimizing rainfall. High temp on 11/8/16 reached 67°. November 2016 rainfall: 3.53" (my 20-yr ave is 3.85", PRISM 30-yr ave is 3.93" for this location, and JG's 37-yr ave for north Lopez is 4.18"). Ended month with slightly drier-than-average precip. level. Gauge-measured ET for milder Nov. 2016: 0.39".
12/2/2016 5:15 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, variable breezes, and currently with light, steady rain falling.
12/3/2016 6:30 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly clear, light breezes.
12/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.44 0.0 M 0.0 M 37.5°, partly cloudy, calm.
12/5/2016 6:05 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, overcast, breezy. Surfaces wet from overnight showers. No snow here, darn it!
12/6/2016 5:00 AM 0.20 0.3 M T M 32°, clear, cold breezy N-NE winds, with extreme icy conditions on deck steps. Thick ice on birdbath. Had everything yesterday: sun, rain, ice pellets, rainbows, sleet, & snow. Snow accumulated to 0.3". There is still patchy, crunchy, icy snow around lawn.
12/7/2016 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 25°, clear, gusty north winds, very cold. Wind chill is 15°. Thin patches of snow remain across the lawn; surface soils frozen hard. Ice on south-facing deck never did thaw, melt, or sublimate yesterday. Thick ice on birdbath and rain barrels.
12/8/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 26°, clear skies, cold gusty N-NE winds, wind chill 15°. Still have thin patchy snow on lawn, frozen surface soil, and birdbath frozen solid. Back deck still mostly covered in ice.
12/9/2016 4:45 AM 0.12 1.5 M 1.5 M 30°, cloudy, light breezes. Snow overnight, varying from 1.5 to 2", depending on spot. Some wind overnight with the snow....It is possible some of the snow didn't enter gauge. First measurable snow in years. Hurray! Looks lovely.
12/10/2016 6:00 AM 0.05 T M T M 36°, cloudy, calm. Snowed a bit more yesterday morning after reporting. Currently snow is 99% melted.
12/11/2016 7:30 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, mostly cloudy, calm. Drizzle yesterday and light rain overnight.
12/12/2016 5:30 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M 33°, cloudy, gusty NE winds, with a few, stray, fine raindrops falling. No snow or ice here so far this early morning.
12/13/2016 6:15 AM 0.01 T M 0.0 M 25°, clear, calm, very frosty, with a big, bright full moon setting off to the NW. Yesterday we had drizzle, dropping temps, and snow flurries, but no snow accumulation.
12/14/2016 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 23°, mostly clear, calm, frosty. Ground surface is frozen. Full moon and raccoons are out this early morning.
12/15/2016 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 23°, clear, calm, frosty. Scared away raccoons from inside the chicken run this early morning. Coop (and chickens) are still secure. Yesterday morning, after reporting, dipped to 21°.
12/16/2016 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Blustery: 24°, clear, windy with occasional strong gusts out of N-NE. No frost but ground frozen. Wind chills varying from 10° to 13°. Brrr.
12/17/2016 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 32°/21°. Currently 26°, mostly cloudy, calm. Ground frozen, light frost overnight.
12/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 0.5 0.04 31°, light steady snow falling, gentle breezes, occasional mild gusts. 0.4" snow covering ground, deck, trees. Yesterday included prolong, light snow flurries which did accumulate a light dusting (<0.1"); eventually melting.
12/19/2016 5:55 AM 0.33 0.2 0.01 0.0 M A blustery 36°, cloudy, light rain, and windy, with occasional strong gusts. Yesterday's snow continued, giving another 0.2". Warmed above freezing. Rain overnight.
12/20/2016 6:50 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, partly cloudy, windy, with occasional strong gusts from W-SW. Rain overnight. Winds caused power outage overnight, back on by 6:30 AM.
12/21/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, mostly cloudy, calm.
12/22/2016 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, mostly cloudy, calm.
12/23/2016 5:35 AM 0.50 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, overcast, calm, with moderate intensity rain falling. A good rain overnight. Roadside ditches will be flowing this morning.
12/24/2016 6:10 AM 0.49 T M 0.0 M 31°, partly cloudy, calm, frosty. Total rain (and snow) from the roughly 20-hr rain event: 0.99" at this location. Rain mixed with snow and a burst of only snow came in early to mid morning yesterday; no accumulation here.
12/25/2016 6:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 26°, clear, cold, calm, and very frosty. While not officially a white Christmas, the heavy frost coating is making everything whitish and sparkly. Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah.
12/26/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, cloudy, calm, frosty. Low last night 29°.
12/27/2016 6:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, overcast, mostly calm, with drizzle/light rain falling. Yesterday very gusty winds, very little rain.
12/28/2016 5:40 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, mostly cloudy, calm.
12/29/2016 5:30 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, overcast, light intermittent breezes, and fine, light drizzle currently falling.
12/30/2016 5:35 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 32°, mostly clear, calm, and frosty. Light, intermittent showers yesterday.
12/31/2016 6:12 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M High/Low: 44°/31°. Currently 31°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm, frosty.
1/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 0.2 0.07 0.1 M 33°, mostly to partly cloudy, breezy. Very light/thin layer of snow on the ground. Rain mixed with a few flakes yesterday, dropping 0.21" rainfall on Dec. 31st. 0.07" melted snow precipitation fell after midnight on Jan. 1st. Total Dec. 2016 rainfall: 3.65". Total Dec. snowfall: 2.4". Rainfall from Oct. 1st - Dec. 31st: 12.06" (2" above ave.). Total precipitation for 2016: 26.06" (about 1" above ave.).
1/2/2017 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 28°, mostly clear, gusty winds out of N-NE. Some gusts v. strong. Wind chill approx. 15-16°. Dry air, no frost.
1/3/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 33°/24°. Currently 24°, clear, gusty NE winds, windchill @ 9°.
1/4/2017 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 31°/26°. Currently 28°, clear, gusty winds out of NE, no frost but ground frozen. Wind chill is 16°. Slightly warmer conditions, but some very strong gusts last night. Several trees down in neighborhood over past 3 days.
1/5/2017 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 24°, clear, mostly calm, with light to moderate frost. Low was 23°. Grateful the winds have subsided.
1/6/2017 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 31°, mostly cloudy, variable light breezes, no frost. High/low: 34°/24°. Ground surface still frozen.
1/7/2017 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 27°, partly cloudy, calm, with very light, patchy frost. Ground frozen. Local ponds and lake have good layers of ice, but warming today.
1/8/2017 6:55 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, overcast, mainly calm, with an occasional light breeze from the NE. Some very light sprinkles just began as I was walking to the gauge. First precipitation in a week. Was on a ponded wetland yesterday; ice thickness averaged 3 inches, but thinned toward the edges.
1/9/2017 5:30 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, mostly clear, calm. Sporadic light rain yesterday and a bit overnight.
1/10/2017 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, mostly cloudy, breezes out of the NE, with some stronger gusts. No snow here.
1/11/2017 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 25°, clear, with strong NE winds 20-35 mph, and regular gusts to 50 mph. Wind chill 7°. Numerous tree limbs down. Will have to assess if any trees were lost once it lightens up.
1/12/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 33°/19°. Currently 21°, clear, calm (thank goodness!), with light to moderate frost, and a big, bright full moon illuminating everything.
1/13/2017 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 34°/21°. Currently 22°, mostly clear, calm, frosty. Shady spots in yard never thawed from yesterday's frost. Ice is thick on ponds & wetlands. Bright 'Wolf' full moon.
1/14/2017 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 35°/22°. Currently 22°, mostly clear, calm, frosty.
1/15/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 38°/25°. Currently 25°, partly cloudy, calm, and frosty. Thick ice remains on ponds, wetlands, and the local lake, and ground frozen. Warming trend is on its way.
1/16/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 41°/30°. Currently 33°, high thin overcast, calm.
1/17/2017 4:45 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, mostly cloudy, light to moderate breezes, currently dry. A bit of light rain yesterday evening. Rain shadow effect appears to be notable this morning.
1/18/2017 4:45 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, overcast, windy. Rain shadow prominent yesterday, with little rainfall and very gusty winds. Lawn slightly squishy due to ground thawing out.
1/19/2017 6:30 AM 0.51 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, breezy/windy. Rain shadow active part of yesterday, but kept shifting around, finally allowing us some decent rainfall here.
1/20/2017 4:42 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, mostly clear, mainly calm with an occasional light breeze.
1/23/2017 6:40 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, partly cloudy, calm, frosty.
1/24/2017 6:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, overcast, calm, dewy. A few raindrops fell overnight, but radar map showed nothing.
1/25/2017 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, mostly cloudy, calm. Mostly overcast day yesterday.
1/26/2017 6:40 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 33°, partly cloudy, calm. A few sprinkles yesterday morning.
1/27/2017 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 42°/33°. Currently 38°, partly cloudy, calm.
1/28/2017 6:27 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm.
1/29/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, overcast, calm. Loving the lengthening daylight! Feels and looks like early spring.
1/30/2017 6:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, foggy, calm. Intermittent showers yesterday, and misty fog this morning.
1/31/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, mostly clear, light to occasionally moderate breezes out of the north.
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, clear, gusty NE winds, wind chill 22°. Total rainfall for January 2017: 0.98". Driest January in my 20-year precipitation records. Only 0.2" snowfall for January. Checked JG's 38-yr records for Lopez; this was his 2nd driest January, with Jan. 1985 being his driest.
2/2/2017 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, clear, breezy NE winds. Ground frozen, birdbath frozen solid, but no frost.
2/3/2017 6:15 AM T T M T M High/low: 42°/29°. Currently 34°, cloudy, calm, with very light snow flurries falling, sticking in a few places.
2/4/2017 6:30 AM 0.24 0.3 0.06 0.0 M Currently 39°, overcast, calm, with light misty drizzle falling, and according to radar map, heavier rain coming soon. Yesterday included four episodes of snow showers accumulating 0.3" snow on the ground, with temps fluctuating above and below freezing, and precip transitioning to sleet, then light rain by late afternoon and evening.
2/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.35 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.03 32.5°, overcast, calm, with sleety snow falling. 0.1" wet snow on ground. Sloppy. Cold rain showers yesterday and into early night.
2/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.2 0.02 Blowing snow last night, with strong NE winds. Snow ultimately was light. Only 0.2" snow on the ground this morning, but measurement could be an underestimate from blowing and drifting. Currently, 27°, winds varying from 10 to 25 mph, occasional snow flurries, and wind chills varying from 10° to 17°.
2/7/2017 5:30 AM 0.26 2.2 0.26 2.0 0.30 Currently 30°, overcast, light NE winds, with light snow flurries. Two reasonable snow episodes yesterday: mid-morning and late afternoon-evening, with a bit of melting in between. So nice to have an actual mantle of snow on the ground; beautiful.
2/8/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M High/low: 35°/24°. Currently 30°, overcast, gentle N-NE breezes, frosty. Snow cover varies from 1 to 2", with about 20% of lawn bare.
2/9/2017 5:45 AM 0.58 3.7 0.37 4.5 M Currently 35°, steady light rain, mainly calm. Yesterday mixed snow squalls and steadier snow, often with huge flakes, fell from mid morning to early evening. Very picturesque. Measured melted snow accumulation prior to start of rain. This morning's rain is, as expected, melting the snow, but still a lot of wet snow on the ground.
2/10/2017 5:55 AM 0.21 0.0 M 1.0 M 40°, mostly cloudy, breezy. Rain shadow effect yesterday = light rainfall. Snow cover variable from 0 to 1.5".
2/11/2017 6:10 AM 0.07 0.0 M T M 37°, mostly cloudy, calm. Small, thin patches of snow remain in spots; lawn mostly clear.
2/12/2017 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 34°, mostly cloudy, calm, light frost, with a few tiny patches of snow remaining along the shaded portion of the lawn.
2/13/2017 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High yesterday 48°, sunny, with first crocus in bloom. Currently 29°, clear, calm, and very frosty.
2/14/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 31°, partly cloudy, calm, with light to moderate frost.
2/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, mostly cloudy, breezy, with light sprinkles falling.
2/16/2017 6:10 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, mostly cloudy, calm. Prominent rain shadow effect yesterday, resulting in only light, spotty showers, while elsewhere in western Washington heavy rainfall occurred. Darn it....missed out again.
2/17/2017 6:25 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, partly cloudy, calm. The sound of several Wilson's snipes' winnowing heard repeatedly this morning while checking gauge.
2/18/2017 6:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly cloudy, calm, with very light, misty droplets currently falling. Heard Pacific tree frogs faintly chorusing last night; much more and louder yet to come!
2/19/2017 8:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, mostly cloudy, occasionally breezy. Light misty rain and sprinkles yesterday.
2/20/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, overcast, calm. A few light sprinkles yesterday.
2/21/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly cloudy, breezes out of N-NE.
2/22/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 30.5°, clear, calm, with light frost.
2/23/2017 5:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 46°/28°. Currently, 28°, clear skies, calm, with heavy frost, and thick ice on the birdbath. Visibility of stars and planets exceptional.
2/24/2017 6:15 AM 0.02 T M 0.0 M 35°, mostly cloudy, calm to light variable breezes. Had nearly everything yesterday: sun, snow showers, showers, sun, hail, sleet, and dipped to 31°, before warming above freezing again by midnight.
2/25/2017 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 35°, overcast, calm. Dipped to 31° last night. Lots of Wilson's Snipe winnowing this early morning.
2/26/2017 6:45 AM 0.45 T M 0.0 M Rain overnight. Currently 33°, overcast, light breezes, with light rain falling; snow flakes mixed in with the light rain.
2/27/2017 5:50 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 28°, mostly cloudy, calm, with hard freeze and light to moderate frost. Water in rain gauge frozen solid, and very thick ice on the birdbath. Unusual to get hard freezes this late in February.
2/28/2017 4:45 AM 0.35 0.7 M 0.1 M Yesterday started with rain, which changed over to big-flaked snow, and accumulated 0.7" here, before warming above freezing again. Still have patchy snow around. Currently 27°, mostly clear, calm, with heavy frost and hard freeze. Entire (deep) birdbath frozen solid.
3/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, light breezes. 0.02" rain fell on 2/28/17, and 0.01" fell into early 3/1/17. Total Feb. 2017 rainfall/melted snow: 2.91" (my 20-yr ave. for Feb. is 2.08"). 7.2" snow fell in Feb. 2017. Overall, a colder than average, but only somewhat wetter month. No near-record rainfalls here due to prominent rain shadow effects. Late Feb.'s hard freezes were very unusual.
3/2/2017 6:10 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, overcast, calm.
3/3/2017 5:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, breezy.
3/4/2017 5:40 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M 30°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm, with frost and ice. Wasn't expecting that chilly of morning temps.
3/5/2017 6:52 AM 0.23 0.3 0.08 0.0 M 35°, overcast, mostly calm to occasional light breezes. A heavy snow shower with huge, clumped snowflakes fell mid-morning yesterday for about 50 minutes, Everything was coated in snow. The sun broke out and melted it all within about 45 minutes.
3/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.23 T M 0.0 M 33°, mostly to partly cloudy, calm. Dipped to 31° last night. Episode of sleet mixed with snow last night, with brief accumulation.
3/7/2017 5:55 AM 0.09 0.1 M 0.0 M 35°, overcast, breezy. Had two bouts of ice pellets (graupel) fall yesterday, both when temps were at or near 32°; the morning one dropped enough to create a uniform layer of white across the lawn and roofs that lingered for hours, esp. in shaded areas.
3/8/2017 6:02 AM 0.17 0.0 M 0.0 M 33°, mostly cloudy, calm, with light frost.
3/9/2017 6:15 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, overcast, calm. Low dipped to 32° last night, but no apparent frost.
3/10/2017 4:31 AM 0.36 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, mostly cloudy, calm. Rainy yesterday. Gusty winds did not materialized as forecasted....that's fine with me!
3/11/2017 6:20 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm. We never did get the windstorm yesterday; was a decent day for outdoor fieldwork.
3/12/2017 7:25 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, overcast, calm. Last night was our first(?) damp, relatively mild (mid to upper 40s) night, and Pacific treefrogs were in out in large numbers chorusing from a nearby marsh.
3/13/2017 6:30 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, overcast, calm, with light to moderate, steady rain falling.
3/14/2017 4:30 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Currently 46°, overcast, calm, with steady, moderate rain falling. Good frog weather.
3/17/2017 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Rufous hummingbirds and tree swallows returned this week. Definitely spring.
3/18/2017 6:25 AM 0.46 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm, with steady light rain falling. Lots of puddled areas within the lawn.
3/19/2017 7:25 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, mostly cloudy, calm.
3/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, partly cloudy, light breezes out of N-NE. High yesterday 52°.
3/21/2017 5:57 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, calm, with light rain falling.
3/22/2017 6:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, partly cloudy, breezy.
3/23/2017 5:58 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, partly cloudy, breezy. Brief rain squall yesterday about 4:45 pm.
3/24/2017 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, partly cloudy, calm.
3/25/2017 6:55 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, overcast, calm. Showers overnight.
3/26/2017 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, slight breezes, with light rain falling (just started). Earlier light rain captured in gauge is tinted yellowish from tree pollens.
3/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, overcast, calm. Morning and late evening rain yesterday
3/28/2017 5:55 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, overcast, breezy. Barred owl hooting up a storm this dark morning while checking gauges.
3/29/2017 6:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, overcast, breezy, with moderate rain falling. Most of yesterday was rainless due to rain shadow effect. Rain finally moved in overnight.
3/30/2017 5:05 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
3/31/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 34°, mostly clear, calm. Dipped to 32° last night. Car covered in frost, but lawn mainly frost-free. Snipes winnowing from multiple directions this morning. Spring fever.
4/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, overcast, calm, with light steady rain falling. Total precipitation for March 2017: 3.55" (my 20-yr ave is 2.38"; PRISM 30-yr ave is 1.96"; JG's 39-yr ave is 2.08"). Wetter and cooler than normal month, with vegetation (bloom & leaf-out) running about 10 to 15 days behind typical. Total snowfall for March: 0.40". Gauge-measured ET for March: 0.61".
4/2/2017 6:45 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M 39°, mostly clear, mostly calm. Forgot to include in yesterday's March summary some other info: Total snowfall for this past winter (2016-17) season at this gauge: 10.2". March 2017 was the second wettest March in the last 39 years (149% of normal), but still not nearly as excessively wet as elsewhere in western WA.
4/3/2017 5:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 32°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm, with light, patchy frost, and a thin layer of ice on the birdbath.
4/4/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, overcast, calm.
4/5/2017 5:40 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, overcast, breezy, with light rain/drizzle currently falling. Light rain yesterday late afternoon and evening with gusty winds.
4/6/2017 4:30 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, overcast, calm. No showers/rain yet.
4/7/2017 6:25 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, overcast, calm. Rain overnight. Potential windstorm coming through today.
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's windstorm included 60 mph gusts and many small-to-moderate branches down, but lost no trees.
4/9/2017 7:45 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, partly cloudy, light breezes.
4/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, mostly cloudy, light breezes, with light rain currently falling.
4/11/2017 4:35 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly cloudy, calm, with fine, ultra-light drizzle falling, and enough breaks in the western sky to allow the bright moon to shine through.
4/12/2017 6:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, overcast, light breezes, with steady light rain falling.
4/13/2017 5:40 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, overcast, calm, with drizzle currently falling. Moderate rain overnight. First half of April definitely wetter than normal, but not excessive here.
4/14/2017 5:45 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M 41°, mostly cloudy, calm, with lots of birdsong this morning.
4/15/2017 5:55 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, mostly cloudy, calm, with an infrequent light breeze. Some rain overnight.
4/16/2017 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High yesterday was 57°. Currently 35°, partly cloudy, calm. There is light frost on the surfaces of the car, but none on the lawn. Happy Easter!
4/17/2017 5:55 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, cloudy, calm. A little drizzle overnight (barely). Reached 60° yesterday; first time hitting sixty degrees this year. Nice! Grass is really growing now!
4/18/2017 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 45°, overcast, calm. Light, brief episodes of sprinkles/drizzle yesterday, otherwise mainly dry.
4/19/2017 5:05 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Hit 61° yesterday; 2nd day this year into the 60s. Delightful!
4/20/2017 6:10 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, overcast, calm. Showers overnight.
4/21/2017 5:35 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M 40°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm. Lots of birdsong this morning, including barred owl. A passing shower yesterday early evening.
4/22/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 48°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Earth Day. High yesterday of 64°.
4/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, overcast, calm.
4/24/2017 5:45 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M 43°, mostly cloudy, calm. Showers overnight.
4/25/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 47°, overcast, calm.
4/26/2017 5:45 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M 46°, mostly cloudy, calm. Mist and brief, irregular showers yesterday and overnight. Damp but mild this morning.
4/27/2017 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 42°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday was unexpectedly cool/cold, breezy, with stronger gusts.
4/28/2017 5:15 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 36°, mostly clear, calm. Brrr! A passing shower yesterday, otherwise partly cloudy.
4/29/2017 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 38°, mostly to partly cloudy, calm. Clouds seem high and thin, though some light rain is forecasted. We'll see.
4/30/2017 7:25 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, totally clear, with light to moderate breezes. Rain yesterday late afternoon.
5/1/2017 5:10 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, mostly cloudy, calm. A few brief sprinkles yesterday mid-day. Total rainfall for April 2017: 1.77" (my 20-yr ave is 1.60" and PRISM 30-yr ave is also 1.60"). Total gage-measure ET for April 2017: 1.20". Overall, the first half of April was wetter than normal, with about 1.5" rainfall, while the second half was drier, with only a quarter inch. Month was cooler than normal, which delayed some/much of the leaf-out until later in the month.
5/2/2017 5:40 AM 0.12 M M M M 37°, mostly clear, calm, chilly. Rain yesterday late morning - early afternoon. Could tell some locations nearby got heavier downpours; but not here.
5/3/2017 5:50 AM 0.13 M M M M 51°, overcast, light fog, calm, with light mist currently falling. Rain overnight ending about 30 minutes ago. Mild temps this AM.
5/4/2017 5:55 AM T M M M M 46°, dense fog, calm. Yesterday was mostly overcast and cool, with temps mainly in the mid to upper 50s, though we briefly reached 61° as a high. A bit of mist and a few raindrops too. Saw that it was in the mid 70s down Sound; big difference up here.
5/5/2017 5:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 51°, mostly cloudy, calm. Short rainfall early yesterday evening, with a small amount of thunder off in the distance. Earlier in the day it was sunny and warm, and we reached 71° as a high; first time reaching 70+° this year.
5/6/2017 6:25 AM 0.13 M M M M 39°, mostly clear, calm. Rain yesterday mid-day, clearing by evening.
5/7/2017 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 58°/37°. At 6:55 AM, temp was 39°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday was a beautiful day. Some snafu with CoCoRaHS website this morning delayed access to report form. The trials of technology.
5/8/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 43°, mostly cloudy, calm. Nice, partly cloudy day yesterday, with a high of 60°.
5/9/2017 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40°, mostly clear, calm, dewy.
5/12/2017 6:00 AM 0.38 M M M M 46°, partly cloudy, light breezes. A cool, rainy day yesterday, with total rainfall for the day of 0.49". The plants are happy.
5/13/2017 6:20 AM 0.04 M M M M 44°, overcast, calm, damp. Looks like it could start raining or showering at any moment. Rain squall with small hail yesterday early evening...fell heavier in the village than at this gauge location.
5/14/2017 6:25 AM 0.05 M M M M 46°, mostly cloudy, calm, wet; showers just ended fifteen minutes ago.
5/15/2017 6:10 AM 0.01 M M M M 45°, overcast, calm. A bit of light drizzle earlier this morning.
5/16/2017 5:55 AM 0.37 M M M M 42°, mostly cloudy, calm with occasional light winds. Yesterday and overnight showers/light rains, and mostly in the 40s...brrr. Used the wood stove last night.
5/17/2017 5:55 AM T M M M M 47°, mostly cloudy, calm to slight breezes. A few raindrops fell late morning yesterday.
5/18/2017 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, overcast, calm.
5/19/2017 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44°, mostly to partly cloudy, calm. Cloud deck is high and broken.
5/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44°, mostly clear, calm, dewy. Looks like it will be a glorious day.
5/21/2017 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, clear skies high above, but dense fog at ground level and upwards 200-300 feet. Calm. Yesterday was sunny, with a high of 72°; our second day this year reaching into the 70s, and our highest temp so far.
5/22/2017 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, partly cloudy with high, thin clouds, calm. Reached 73° yesterday. Pleasant day.
5/23/2017 5:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46°, clear, calm. Yesterday's high was 75°.
5/24/2017 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday reached a high of 72°, then temps dropped as gusty W-SW winds came through in the afternoon and evening. Many small twigs and branches down.
5/25/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high was 61°.
5/26/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44°, clear, calm. Yesterday's high was 69°. A clear, warm, sunny weekend forecasted. Wow!
5/27/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday was mostly sunny, with a high of 75°.
5/28/2017 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, clear, sunny, calm. Yesterday was sunny with a high of 76°. Perfect.
5/29/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 76°/46°. Yesterday was sunny, with calm to light winds. Currently 52°, mostly cloudy, light to moderate breezes, with sun still forecasted today.
5/30/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, mostly cloudy, with light winds. Yesterday's high reached 69°.
5/31/2017 4:55 AM 0.16 M M M M 49°, overcast, calm, damp. Yesterday was mainly overcast with intermittent, passing showers, an occasional heavier downpour, and a bit of lightening and thunder. High was only 56°. Chilly enough to have a fire in the wood stove (on May 30th)!
6/1/2017 5:35 AM 0.02 M M M M 50°, overcast, calm. 0.02" rain fell yesterday evening/night, May 31. Total rainfall for May 2017: 1.60" (my 20-yr ave. for May is 1.56"; PRISM 30-yr ave. is 1.44"). Total gauge-measured ET for May: 1.75". Overall, the first half of May was cooler and wetter than usual, and the second half was drier and warmer. Eight days had highs into the 70s.
6/2/2017 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 50°, mostly cloudy, variable breezes. A few, light, passing showers yesterday evening and overnight.
6/3/2017 6:30 AM T M M M M 52°, overcast, calm. A few light sprinkles yesterday morning, then turning sunny by afternoon.
6/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, partly cloudy, light to moderate breezes. Yesterday was cool and overcast until about 4 PM, then clearing and mostly sunny. High/low: 61°/48°.
6/5/2017 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A chilly 40°, clear skies, and calm this morning.
6/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, partly cloudy, calm. A nice day forecasted.
6/7/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high reached 74° briefly, but then cooled back into the 60s by early evening.
6/8/2017 5:15 AM 0.03 M M M M 51°, overcast, calm, with light drizzle currently falling. A bit of light rain overnight.
6/9/2017 4:40 AM 0.59 M M M M 48°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm, surfaces wet and drippy, and an occasional raindrop still falling from the sky. Prolonged light rainfall yesterday and overnight; unusual for June, but very much appreciated! Total rainfall from this event: 0.62"; impressive! Plants are loving this!
6/14/2017 5:30 AM 0.02 M M M M 49°, overcast, calm. Light rain overnight. Yesterday was a cool, cloudy day.
6/15/2017 5:45 AM 0.03 M M M M 51°, overcast, light breezes, with light rain currently falling. Hoping it is a decent rain today; forecasts keep changing and downgrading the amounts.
6/16/2017 5:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 51°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday was mainly overcast, with gusty winds and only spotty, light showers. Rain shadow effect. Many deciduous trees lost some leaves due to the winds.
6/17/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47°, western sky clear, eastern sky with high, thin cloud deck, calm.
6/18/2017 5:50 AM 0.04 M M M M 50°, overcast, calm, with an ultra-fine, very light mist currently falling. Some showers overnight. Yesterday was solid overcast and unseasonably chilly.
6/19/2017 5:50 AM 0.11 M M M M 50°, overcast, calm. Yesterday was overcast and misty all day until about 7PM. Mist varied from ultralight and fine, to occasional heavier misty showers.
6/20/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, mostly cloudy, calm.
6/21/2017 5:30 AM 0.01 M M M M 45°, partly cloudy, calm. A brief shower yesterday late morning.
6/22/2017 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A chilly 43°, mostly clear, calm, with the distant sound of nonnative bullfrogs croaking in the background (_drats_). Yesterday was a beautiful day.
6/23/2017 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 73°/44°. Currently 44°, clear skies, calm. Sunny day yesterday.
6/24/2017 5:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 76°/48°. Currently 48°, clear skies, calm, with a light fragrance in the air. About 2% of the lawn has browned up and entered into summer dormancy....more to follow.
6/25/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 80°/51°. First 80° day this year. Currently 52°, mostly clear, calm.
6/26/2017 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 82°/51°. Currently 51°, partly cloudy, calm.
6/27/2017 4:45 AM T M M M M High/low: 70°/46°. Some light raindrops yesterday around 9 AM; not enough to wet surfaces. Currently 46°, partly cloudy, calm.
6/28/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, mostly cloudy, calm. Bald eagles squawking this morning.
6/29/2017 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, calm.
6/30/2017 5:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, dense fog, calm, with loud foghorns sounding from passing ferries 2-3 miles away.
7/1/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, partly cloudy, breezy. Total June 2017 rainfall: 0.91" (my 20-yr June ave. is 1.05"; 30-yr June ave. by PRISM for location is 1.23"). Total gauge-measured ET for June 2017: 2.19". Overall, the first third of June was cooler and wetter than normal, the middle third was cooler than usual, and the last third was warm and dry, with two day reaching into the 80s. About 35% of the lawn has browned out and entered into summer dormancy. More to follow in the coming weeks.
7/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, calm, with an overcast marine layer. Hope it clears sooner than yesterday's.
7/3/2017 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, overcast, calm. No dew this morning, possibly first time this season. Very blustery yesterday late evening.
7/4/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 44°, mostly clear, calm. A beautiful day ahead. Happy Independence Day!
7/5/2017 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 74°/46°. Yesterday was a sunny, picture-perfect day weather-wise. Currently 47°, clear skies, calm.
7/6/2017 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 79°/48°. Currently 49°, clear skies, calm.
7/7/2017 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, partly cloudy to mostly clear, calm. Yesterday's high reached 77°, after a somewhat cool morning, with fairly low humidity.
7/8/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday's high only reached 69°, and most of the day was a bit cooler than that.
7/9/2017 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday was sunny; high reached 76°.
7/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high reached 75°; perfect for outdoor chores.
7/11/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday reached 69° before cooling off notably by late afternoon. Dry conditions continue; total rainfall over the past 22 days: 0.01".
7/12/2017 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 70°/47°. Currently 47°, mostly clear, calm. About 60% of lawn is now dormant, and red alders have begun to drop some leaves due to onset of summer drought.
7/13/2017 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Currently 53°, overcast, calm, no dew. Yesterday's high reached 71°, mostly sunny.
7/14/2017 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 68°/44°. Currently 44°, clear skies, calm. Cool day yesterday.
7/15/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, clear skies, though there is high, thin haze off to far east, calm. Yesterday's high 73°.
7/16/2017 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, partly cloudy, light breezes. Yesterday reached 73° and was breezy, with a cooler cloud deck moving in in the evening.
7/17/2017 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 72°/44°. Currently 44°, mostly clear, calm.
7/18/2017 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 74°/46°. Currently 47°, partly cloudy, calm.
7/19/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 76°/48°. Currently 50°, mostly clear, calm to occasional light breezes.
7/20/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57°, overcast, humid, calm, but no dew. Yesterday's high reached 73°.
7/21/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 71°/50°. Currently 50°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday included windy episodes, and very light sprinkles occurred in some locations in the islands but not at this gauge location.
7/22/2017 6:25 AM 0.02 M M M M High/low: 69°/56°. Two separate episodes of sprinkles yesterday, with a light shower overnight. First measurable rainfall in 31 days. Currently 56°, overcast, calm.
7/23/2017 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday reached 75° and was uncommonly muggy.
7/24/2017 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, clear skies, calm. Yesterday's high reached 72°.
7/25/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48.5°, mostly clear, calm, with a few high, thin clouds. Yesterday's high reached 76°.
7/26/2017 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 79°/50°. Currently 53°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm to occasional light winds.
7/27/2017 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 70°/51°. Currently 51°, mostly clear, mainly calm, with an occasional light breeze.
7/28/2017 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 70°/49°. Currently 52°, foggy, calm.
7/29/2017 5:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 72°/47°. Currently 47°, partly cloudy, calm, with low, patchy ground fog in the pasture across the road.
7/30/2017 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 74°/50°. Currently 51°, thin, patchy fog, calm.
7/31/2017 5:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High/low: 76°/48°. Currently 48°, clear skies, calm.
8/1/2017 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 79°/50°. Currently 50°, mostly clear, mostly calm, with an occasional brief breeze. Total rainfall for July 2017: 0.02"; driest July in my 20-yr precip. records at this location (my 20-yr ave. for July is 0.49"; 30-yr ave. by PRISM is 0.66"). Overall July was v. dry, windier than normal, and had pleasant temps, with most days in the 70s and lows in the upper 40s. Three days reached 79°; no days reached 80° or warmer; six days had highs in the upper 60s. Moderated temps kept ET at lower levels; total gauge-measured ET for July: 2.98". Warmer temps (80s) are forecasted for the next several days.
8/4/2017 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 82°/55°. Currently 55°, mostly clear (but hazy from smoke), calm.
8/5/2017 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 81°/53°. Murky, hazy conditions prominent yesterday from the B.C. forest fire smoke. Currently 54°, foggy, mainly calm. Nice to have moisture in the air. Rain would be nice....
8/6/2017 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 68°/52°. While still hazy from smoke yesterday, levels were less intense; cooler day overall. Currently 53°, calm, dense fog, but with no apparent fog drip.
8/7/2017 5:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, foggy, calm. Yesterday's high reached 75°.
8/8/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, partly cloudy...due to patchy fog, calm, with a big orange moon setting off to the SW. Smoky hazy still persisting, but improved. Yesterday's high was 76°.
8/9/2017 5:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, hazy skies, calm. Yesterday's high reached 77°, but it didn't feel quite that warm with the hazy sky.
8/10/2017 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 78°/51°. Currently 52°, dense fog, calm, but with no dew on surfaces.
8/11/2017 4:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 80°/50°. Ten days of hazy, smoky skies and poor air quality will be gratefully ending today. Currently, 50°, calm, with clear skies but still a bit a haze in the air. But this is the first day in weeks to see at least some stars overhead and near horizon. Eerily quiet morning; no livestock sounds, owls, frogs, or other bird songs. Very dry conditions persist. Some light showers are forecasted Sat. night and Sunday.
8/12/2017 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, mostly cloudy, breezy. Yesterday's high here only reached 66°. It was notably warmer in the village only 2 miles away; go figure!?!
8/13/2017 6:25 AM 0.07 M M M M Yesterday's high reached 71°. Light rain/showers overnight. Currently 56°, overcast, calm, with a few, misty droplets falling. The damp odor of wet surfaces is wonderful!
8/14/2017 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high was 70°, and windy. Air quality good.
8/15/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, dense fog, calm. Yesterday's high reached 70°.
8/16/2017 6:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high was 72°.
8/17/2017 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, mostly clear, calm. Yesterday's high was 71°.
8/18/2017 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, mostly cloudy, mainly calm. Yesterday's high reached 72°.
8/19/2017 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, mostly clear, calm...a lovely morning. Yesterday's high was 69°. Dry weather continues, and many trees and shrubs are showing drought stress. Total cumulative rainfall over the past 61 days: 0.10".
8/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high reached 72°.
8/21/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48°, mostly clear to partly cloudy high above, but dense low fog within the first 300 ft. or so. I suspect this will burn off before the eclipse. Enjoy the viewing, if your skies cooperate!
8/22/2017 5:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, clear skies, calm. Yesterday's high reached 76°. We had perfect sky conditions for watching the eclipse. The crescent-shaped shadows were especially cool. Temps dropped by 6-7° during its peak.
8/23/2017 4:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M An early morning today to head to the mainland for appointments and errands. At 4:45 AM 53°, mostly clear, calm, with a faint Aurora borealis off in the N-NW sky. Yesterday's high: 81°.
8/24/2017 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52°, mostly clear, intermittent light breezes. Yesterday's high: 71°.
8/25/2017 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46°, partly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high was 71°.
8/26/2017 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46°, clear skies, calm. Dry, dry, dry. Yesterday's high: 72°.
8/27/2017 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 78°/50°. Currently 50°, mostly clear, calm.
8/28/2017 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 82°/54°. Warm/hot day yesterday. Currently 54°, clear skies, mainly calm.
8/29/2017 6:28 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, calm, and while apparently clear of clouds, the sky is hazy/murky due to forest fire smoke from distant fires. Yesterday had clear skies and reached 80°.
8/30/2017 4:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57°, partly cloudy, light breezes. Yesterday's high reached 79°.
8/31/2017 5:35 AM T M M M M 56°, partly cloudy, calm, and feels humid. Yesterday reached 72°. At about 6:20 PM yesterday, had several fine rain droplets fall to the ground; lasted about 30 seconds (no measurable accumulation).
9/1/2017 4:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, calm, clear skies above, with light, patchy ground fog. Yesterday's high 74°. Total cumulative rainfall for August 2017: 0.07" (0.87" is my 20-yr ave.). Total cumulative ET for August: 2.76". Overall a very dry month, with mainly pleasant temps; most days in the 70s, 7 days into the 80s (warmest day Aug. 2 84°). Second driest August in my 20-yr records. Driest July-August cum. rainfall (0.09") over last 20 yrs. Checked Jack G.'s ongoing 39-yr data, and this was the driest July-August period in his records. My cumulative June 1st - Aug. 31st rainfall: 1.00", also driest in 20 yrs., and tied for driest in 39 yrs. Many trees showing drought stress. Sure could use some rain...
9/2/2017 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50°, clear skies, calm. Yesterday's high 76°.
9/3/2017 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 53°, lightly hazy skies, calm. Yesterday was hot, with a high of 84°.
9/4/2017 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61°, clear, haze out to the NE skies, light breezes. Yesterday was another hot one; high 82°. I'm ready for a cool down and some rain, please.
9/5/2017 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60°, hazy overcast, calm. Yesterday had intermittent hazy, partly cloudy skies, and a high of 83°.
9/6/2017 6:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55°, hazy overcast, calm, with fine wood-ash particulates falling (very lightly) from the sky this morning from forest fires 100+ miles away. Yesterday was dark, murky, and densely smoky, high 77°, also with wood ash falling from sky.
9/7/2017 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, hazy, calm, with a muted reddish orange moon shining through the smoky sky. Yesterday: murky, smoky, cool, but did eventually reach 72°.
9/8/2017 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55°, overcast sky and also foggy, calm. Yesterday's high reached 71°. The radar map shows a small rain cell moving in this direction. Oh please drop some rain!
9/9/2017 6:30 AM 0.08 M M M M 54°, overcast, calm. Brief rain episode yesterday morning; glorious to see, hear, and smell. Yesterday's high 66°, cloudy most of the day. Air quality has improved greatly.
9/10/2017 6:45 AM 0.25 M M M M High/low: 59°/46°. Currently 47.5°, dense fog, calm. Yesterday included brief early morning light showers, then with longer episode of light rain and mist for about 3-4 hrs in the afternoon. Glorious!
9/11/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 70°/46°. Currently 46°, clear skies, calm, cool.
9/12/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's high was 74° & sunny.
9/13/2017 5:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 68°/46°. Currently 46°, partly cloudy, patchy fog, and calm.
9/14/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57°, mostly clear skies, light to moderate breezes. Yesterday's high 68°.
9/15/2017 4:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 73°/42°. Currently, a chilly 42°, clear, calm. Definitely fall is in the air. Beautiful day yesterday.
9/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 73°/44°. Currently 44°, partly to mostly cloudy, calm, cool.
9/17/2017 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High/low: 74°/48°. Currently 50°, mostly cloudy, calm. Light rain forecasted later today. Bring it on!
9/18/2017 5:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 47°, mostly cloudy, calm. Yesterday's rain was disappointingly very light. High 60°.
9/19/2017 5:45 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M 50°, cloudy, calm, humid. Rain yesterday morning, and just a bit overnight. Yesterday's high 60°.
9/20/2017 6:05 AM 0.01 M M M M 48°, mostly cloudy, calm, with very fine, very light misty droplets falling. Cool day yesterday.
9/21/2017 5:15 AM 0.03 M M M M 48°, mostly cloudy, calm. Showers early yesterday, then becoming sunny later.
9/22/2017 5:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49°, mostly cloudy, calm.
9/23/2017 5:50 AM T M M M M 49°, mostly cloudy, calm. A light shower overnight. Yesterday's high 64°; a pleasant fall day.
9/24/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M 47.5°, overcast, foggy, calm. A few raindrops fell earlier this morning but not enough to wet the ground. Yesterday's high 68°.
9/25/2017 4:55 AM 0.01 M M M M 53°, overcast, calm. A momentary lull in drizzle this early morning, with a larger rain cell approaching via radar. Nothing notable is forecasted. Yesterday's high reached 70°; beautiful day.
9/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 50°, cloudy, calm. Light rain yesterday morning, and a passing shower later on.
9/29/2017 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54°, cloudy, calm. No evidence of sprinkles yet, but light rain is forecasted. Yesterday was clear, sunny, and a high of 77°.
9/30/2017 6:40 AM 0.25 M M M M 49°, partly cloudy, calm. Light rain yesterday morning, then passing heavier rain overnight. Yesterday's high 61°.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/2/2016 10/11/2016 5:45 AM 10 0.90 0.0 M Back from Michigan trip. Conditions this early morning: 38°, clear, calm. First day this fall with lows into the 30s.
1/21/2017 1/22/2017 8:30 AM 2 0.01 0.0 M Weather conditions good for the multiple Womens' Marches yesterday.
3/15/2017 3/16/2017 6:00 AM 2 0.36 0.0 M 40°, mostly clear to partly cloudy, light breezes. Both chorus frogs and owls are calling this morning.
5/10/2017 5/11/2017 6:00 AM 2 0.11 M M Light rain/showers overnight (May 10th into 11th).
6/10/2017 6/13/2017 5:30 AM 4 0.00 M M 48.5°, partly cloudy, breezy. No evidence of any rain in the gauge while I was gone.
8/2/2017 8/03/2017 5:30 AM 2 0.00 M M 69°, hazy skies due to smoke from B.C. forest fires, calm to light winds. Yesterday's high reached 84°, and 80° the day before. May be warmer yet today.
9/27/2017 9/28/2017 5:05 AM 2 0.00 0.0 M Early morning 9/28/17, ultra-clear skies with millions of stars out, a faint Aurora borealis off to N-NW sky, 48°, calm. Yesterday's high was 70°, beautiful mostly clear day.



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