Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AK-MS-11 Latitude 61.61847
Station Name Palmer 1.7 WNW Longitude -149.12576
County Matanuska-Susitna Elevation (ft) 435



Month 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 17 2.58 31 2.58 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 1.7 3 4
Nov 17 0.43 30 0.43 30 0.00 0 0 7 0 5.5 7 26
Dec 17 0.76 31 0.76 31 0.00 0 0 10 4 3.8 5 20
Jan 18 0.69 31 0.69 31 0.00 0 0 7 2 10.0 6 30
Feb 18 1.44 28 1.44 28 0.00 0 0 12 0 22.5 12 27
March 18 1.25 31 1.25 31 0.00 0 0 10 5 10.4 10 31
April 18 0.26 30 0.26 30 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.1 1 28
May 18 0.81 31 0.81 31 0.00 0 0 9 6 0.0 0 0
June 18 2.38 30 2.38 30 0.00 0 0 12 6 0.0 0 0
July 18 0.80 31 0.80 31 0.00 0 0 10 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 7.26 31 7.26 31 0.00 0 0 23 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 0.64 30 0.64 30 0.00 0 0 8 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 19.30" 365 days 19.30" 365 0.00" 0 days 0 125 days 40 days 54.0" 44 days 166 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
10/1/2017 0.00
10/2/2017 0.00
10/3/2017 0.00
10/4/2017 0.06
10/5/2017 0.11
10/6/2017 0.07
10/7/2017 T
10/8/2017 T
10/9/2017 0.01
10/10/2017 T
10/11/2017 0.02
10/12/2017 0.01
10/13/2017 0.89
10/14/2017 0.16
10/15/2017 0.00
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 T
10/18/2017 T
10/19/2017 0.00
10/20/2017 0.00
10/21/2017 0.00
10/22/2017 0.05
10/23/2017 0.00
10/24/2017 0.01
10/25/2017 0.00
10/26/2017 T
10/27/2017 0.02
10/28/2017 0.09
10/29/2017 0.00
10/30/2017 0.63
10/31/2017 0.45
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 0.00
11/3/2017 0.00
11/4/2017 0.00
11/5/2017 0.16
11/6/2017 0.00
11/7/2017 0.00
11/8/2017 0.00
11/9/2017 0.00
11/10/2017 0.05
11/11/2017 0.00
11/12/2017 0.00
11/13/2017 0.00
11/14/2017 0.00
11/15/2017 0.00
11/16/2017 0.06
11/17/2017 0.09
11/18/2017 0.00
11/19/2017 0.04
11/20/2017 0.02
11/21/2017 0.00
11/22/2017 0.01
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 0.00
11/25/2017 0.00
11/26/2017 0.00
11/27/2017 0.00
11/28/2017 0.00
11/29/2017 0.00
11/30/2017 0.00
12/1/2017 0.00
12/2/2017 0.02
12/3/2017 T
12/4/2017 T
12/5/2017 0.24
12/6/2017 0.06
12/7/2017 0.00
12/8/2017 0.05
12/9/2017 0.00
12/10/2017 0.00
12/11/2017 0.05
12/12/2017 0.00
12/13/2017 0.01
12/14/2017 0.03
12/15/2017 0.17
12/16/2017 0.00
12/17/2017 T
12/18/2017 0.00
12/19/2017 T
12/20/2017 0.12
12/21/2017 0.01
12/22/2017 0.00
12/23/2017 0.00
12/24/2017 0.00
12/25/2017 0.00
12/26/2017 0.00
12/27/2017 0.00
12/28/2017 0.00
12/29/2017 0.00
12/30/2017 0.00
12/31/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 0.00
1/2/2018 T
1/3/2018 0.00
1/4/2018 0.41
1/5/2018 0.00
1/6/2018 0.00
1/7/2018 0.00
1/8/2018 0.00
1/9/2018 0.00
1/10/2018 0.00
1/11/2018 0.00
1/12/2018 0.00
1/13/2018 0.00
1/14/2018 0.01
1/15/2018 T
1/16/2018 0.06
1/17/2018 0.00
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.00
1/21/2018 0.00
1/22/2018 0.00
1/23/2018 0.02
1/24/2018 0.09
1/25/2018 0.03
1/26/2018 0.07
1/27/2018 0.00
1/28/2018 0.00
1/29/2018 0.00
1/30/2018 0.00
1/31/2018 0.00
2/1/2018 0.00
2/2/2018 0.00
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 0.00
2/5/2018 0.00
2/6/2018 0.00
2/7/2018 0.01
2/8/2018 0.00
2/9/2018 0.00
2/10/2018 0.00
2/11/2018 0.05
2/12/2018 0.03
2/13/2018 0.09
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.15
2/16/2018 0.00
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.00
2/19/2018 0.05
2/20/2018 0.00
2/21/2018 0.00
2/22/2018 0.05
2/23/2018 0.29
2/24/2018 0.04
2/25/2018 0.07
2/26/2018 0.16
2/27/2018 0.45
2/28/2018 0.00
3/1/2018 0.00
3/2/2018 0.00
3/3/2018 0.04
3/4/2018 0.09
3/5/2018 0.00
3/6/2018 0.00
3/7/2018 0.00
3/8/2018 0.00
3/9/2018 0.00
3/10/2018 T
3/11/2018 0.00
3/12/2018 0.09
3/13/2018 T
3/14/2018 0.11
3/15/2018 0.43
3/16/2018 0.04
3/17/2018 T
3/18/2018 0.08
3/19/2018 0.22
3/20/2018 0.13
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 0.00
3/25/2018 0.00
3/26/2018 0.00
3/27/2018 0.00
3/28/2018 T
3/29/2018 0.02
3/30/2018 T
3/31/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 0.00
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 0.00
4/4/2018 0.00
4/5/2018 0.00
4/6/2018 0.00
4/7/2018 0.00
4/8/2018 0.00
4/9/2018 0.00
4/10/2018 0.00
4/11/2018 T
4/12/2018 0.00
4/13/2018 0.00
4/14/2018 0.00
4/15/2018 0.00
4/16/2018 0.00
4/17/2018 0.00
4/18/2018 0.00
4/19/2018 0.00
4/20/2018 0.06
4/21/2018 T
4/22/2018 0.00
4/23/2018 0.00
4/24/2018 0.00
4/25/2018 0.14
4/26/2018 0.00
4/27/2018 0.06
4/28/2018 0.00
4/29/2018 0.00
4/30/2018 T
5/1/2018 0.26
5/2/2018 0.10
5/3/2018 0.00
5/4/2018 0.00
5/5/2018 0.03
5/6/2018 T
5/7/2018 0.06
5/8/2018 0.00
5/9/2018 0.00
5/10/2018 T
5/11/2018 T
5/12/2018 0.02
5/13/2018 0.00
5/14/2018 T
5/15/2018 0.17
5/16/2018 0.00
5/17/2018 0.00
5/18/2018 0.04
5/19/2018 T
5/20/2018 0.00
5/21/2018 0.00
5/22/2018 0.00
5/23/2018 0.00
5/24/2018 0.00
5/25/2018 0.00
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 0.00
5/28/2018 0.03
5/29/2018 0.10
5/30/2018 0.00
5/31/2018 T
6/1/2018 0.01
6/2/2018 0.05
6/3/2018 0.00
6/4/2018 0.00
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 0.31
6/7/2018 T
6/8/2018 0.00
6/9/2018 0.02
6/10/2018 T
6/11/2018 0.97
6/12/2018 0.13
6/13/2018 T
6/14/2018 0.00
6/15/2018 0.00
6/16/2018 0.51
6/17/2018 0.03
6/18/2018 0.02
6/19/2018 0.01
6/20/2018 T
6/21/2018 0.00
6/22/2018 0.00
6/23/2018 0.00
6/24/2018 0.01
6/25/2018 0.00
6/26/2018 T
6/27/2018 0.00
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 T
6/30/2018 0.31
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.00
7/2/2018 0.00
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.00
7/5/2018 0.00
7/6/2018 0.00
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 T
7/10/2018 0.00
7/11/2018 0.12
7/12/2018 0.07
7/13/2018 0.00
7/14/2018 0.02
7/15/2018 0.01
7/16/2018 0.01
7/17/2018 0.11
7/18/2018 0.27
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.00
7/21/2018 0.00
7/22/2018 0.00
7/23/2018 0.00
7/24/2018 0.00
7/25/2018 0.15
7/26/2018 0.02
7/27/2018 0.02
7/28/2018 0.00
7/29/2018 T
7/30/2018 0.00
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 0.01
8/2/2018 0.26
8/3/2018 0.15
8/4/2018 0.00
8/5/2018 0.00
8/6/2018 0.35
8/7/2018 0.39
8/8/2018 0.94
8/9/2018 0.21
8/10/2018 0.05
8/11/2018 0.03
8/12/2018 0.28
8/13/2018 0.07
8/14/2018 0.77
8/15/2018 0.38
8/16/2018 0.31
8/17/2018 0.20
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.00
8/20/2018 0.10
8/21/2018 0.56
8/22/2018 0.45
8/23/2018 T
8/24/2018 0.24
8/25/2018 0.07
8/26/2018 0.13
8/27/2018 0.63
8/28/2018 0.00
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018 T
8/31/2018 0.68
9/1/2018 0.00
9/2/2018 0.00
9/3/2018 0.00
9/4/2018 0.00
9/5/2018 0.00
9/6/2018 T
9/7/2018 T
9/8/2018 0.00
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 0.00
9/11/2018 0.00
9/12/2018 0.00
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 0.00
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.06
9/18/2018 T
9/19/2018 0.00
9/20/2018 0.00
9/21/2018 0.01
9/22/2018 0.22
9/23/2018 0.11
9/24/2018 0.05
9/25/2018 0.13
9/26/2018 0.05
9/27/2018 0.00
9/28/2018 0.01
9/29/2018 T
9/30/2018 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny skies and a clear overnight heralded the close of September. My high was 54.8°F under light winds as my high gust was 8 m.p.h. Winds picked up after midnight, gusting to 22 m.p.h., which kept my 36.3° F low safely above freezing. Skies remain clear this morning.
10/2/2017 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Skies slowly transitioned from sunny to cloudy yesterday but my high reached 57° F to provide a nice autumn day. Winds subsided during the afternoon after a late morning high gust of 23 m.p.h. Overnight winds peaked again, reaching 24 m.p.h., and my low under cloudy skies was a relatively mild 48.5° F. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
10/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Winds yesterday mixed the air as I warmed to 58.8° F amidst sun breaks. My high gust was 34 m.p.h., but only half that, at 17 m.p.h. since midnight. My morning low was 45.5° F. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
10/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy, mild weather and a high of 56.9° F preceded evening light rain which ended early this morning. My high gust yesterday was 19 m.p.h. My overnight low was a mild 43.9° F and my high gust since midnight was 10 m.p.h. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
10/5/2017 8:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mid-day showers wetted Palmer, and temperatures failed to reach 50° F for the first time since May 14. The cooler temperatures seemingly avoided detection as my high gust was only 13 m.p.h. Winds picked up overnight, gusting to 25 m.p.h. and my morning low was 43.9° F for the second morning in a row. Clouds remain this morning.
10/6/2017 9:45 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mid-day showers yesterday dampened Palmer again, this time, however, the high temperature was in the early morning at 49.9° F, and the low was late evening, at 37.7° F. It was windy at times, too, yesterday as my high gust was 25 m.p.h. Weather has settled over night, as my high gust was 11 m.p.h. since midnight and my low was 37.2° F. Skies are gradually clearing this morning.
10/7/2017 8:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Slow clearing was accompanied by late afternoon sprinkles. My high was 46.9° F and my high gust was 11 m.p.h. Overnight I cooled to 36.1° F and my high gust since midnight was 16 m.p.h. Skies are clear this morning.
10/8/2017 9:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds increased yesterday and late sprinkles dampened pavements as the wind increased overnight. My high gust was 23 m.p.h. late yesterday and 30 m.p.h. since midnight. My high yesterday was 51.3° F and 39.1° F since midnight. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
10/9/2017 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cloudy skies yesterday and intermittent drizzle were enough to generate measurable rainfall, but exact timing wasn't apparent. My high was 47.8° F and the wind slacked off from it's early morning 30 m.p.h. gust. Skies began clearing overnight. My low this morning was 35.9° F, my high gust was 9 m.p.h. and skies are slowly clearing.
10/10/2017 9:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cooler air filtered in to Palmer overnight; my late evening low of 34.7° F followed my daytime high of 51.5° F. Winds were lighter yesterday as my high gust was (only) 11 m.p.h. Overnight, I cooled to 32.5° F, which is the coolest reading of the autumn to date, and my high gust of 20 m.p.h. has put a definite nip in the air this morning. Skies are cloudy this morning, which eliminates a substantial amount of solar radiation. It also sprinkled slightly in the past half hour.
10/11/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain fell late in the morning during an otherwise cloudy, cool day. My high was only 44.7° F, and during the rain, my temperature was a raw 36° F with wind chills in the upper 20's. Overnight I cooled to 40° F under clouds and my high gust since midnight was 8 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
10/12/2017 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers mid-day contributed to an otherwise cloudy day during which my high reached 50.5° F. Overnight, brief clearing enabled my low to drop to 38.6° F. Winds since midnight maxed at 14 m.p.h., slightly in excess of yesterday's 11 m.p.h. high gust. Clouds have thickened again this morning.
10/13/2017 9:30 AM 0.89 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Two steady, moderate, and long enduring rain events have boosted totals not seen since 0.98 inches recorded July 8, 2017. The heavier, this morning's batch, is detailed below. Yesterday's rain batch began at 2:15 p.m., ended at 10:40 p.m., and dropped 0.55 inch. Clouds and rain held my high yesterday at 46.1° F, and my high gust was 25 m.p.h. Overnight, my low was 38.3° F and my high gust was 18 m.p.h. Rain continues this morning.
10/14/2017 9:00 AM 0.16 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The two day total Cocorahs total of 1.05 inches rivals my June 6-7 2016 of 1.12 (0.76 inches the 0.35 inches). This most recent deluge is noteworthy in that it occurred over less than a 24 hour period. My high yesterday was 47.5° F thanks to late day sun, and my high wind gust both yesterday and since midnight has been 18 m.p.h. The late clearing enabled my low of 35° F yesterday to occur in the evening. My low this morning was 32.2° F. Skies are sunny again this morning.
10/15/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cold weather has made it's initial entry into Palmer this autumn season. My late evening low of 30.3° F yesterday is the first time I've been below freezing this autumn (following a 44.1° F high). This morning was even colder, at 24.7° F, and dense fog has moved in within the past hour. Maybe not a surprise about the fog...my high gust since midnight was (only) six m.p.h.
10/16/2017 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear cold weather has settled in. My high yesterday amidst variable high clouds was 39° F and my low this morning was 21.1° F. My high gust both yesterday and overnight was 11 m.p.h. Skies are clear this morning.
10/17/2017 9:30 AM T T T T T Flurries! The first of the season speckled my back deck. It's cold, too, as my low was 25.8° following yesterday's 37.1° F. Yesterday was mostly sunny, but clouds encroached from the east during the evening. Winds have been relatively light, peaking at 11 m.p.h. yesterday and 9 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds and flurries are continuing this morning under cloudy skies.
10/18/2017 9:00 AM T T T T T A few mid-morning flakes of snow preceded afternoon sun, as my high reached 36.8° F. My morning low of 28.2° F this morning felt a little colder than yesterday's 25.8° F low as my high gust since midnight was 18 m.p.h. (versus 9 m.p.h. yesterday). Skies are mostly sunny this morning.
10/19/2017 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Weather is cold and clear. I reached 38.2° F yesterday with some afternoon cloudiness, but have cooled to 15.2° F (so far) this morning. My high gust yesterday was 25 m.p.h., and 16 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
10/20/2017 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear, cold weather continues in Palmer. I ranged from 14.3° F to 33.6° F yesterday and my high gust was 17 m.p.h. I cooled to 10.4° F overnight (coldest this month) and my high gust was 9 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
10/21/2017 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds arrived overnight, temperatures have increased, and so has the wind. Although my high of 27° F yesterday was the lowest high, and the first subfreezing mid-day reading of this oncoming winter season, skies were clear. Increased wind by midnight gusted to 22 m.p.h., then to 24 m.p.h. after midnight. This morning's low was 22.9° F (compared to 10.4° F early yesterday). Clouds remain this morning.
10/22/2017 8:45 AM 0.05 1.5 0.05 1.5 0.06 The first snow of the winter has arrived! After increasing lowering ceilings, a chilly high yesterday of 27.9° F and high gust of 24 m.p.h. the overnight snow ended with a low this morning of 20.8° F and high wind gust of only 4 m.p.h. Unfortunately the early morning termination has made ending times and maximum intensity unknown. Skies have become partly cloudy this morning.
10/23/2017 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.06 Sunny skies yesterday reduced my snow level by about half, but milder weather with more wind has developed overnight. My high was 31.7° F yesterday and my high gust late evening was 19 m.p.h. Since midnight, my low was 21.1° F (it's now 27° F before sunrise) and my high gust was 25 m.p.h. Clouds are prevalent this morning.
10/24/2017 9:30 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.5 0.05 An evening sleet and snow shower concluded a cloudy, milder, and windy day. Winds picked up considerable dust yesterday. I reached 30° F, and my high gust was 30 m.p.h. Since midnight, I cooled to 22.6° F and my high gust has been 27 m.p.h. Temperatures continue a slow steady climb...I'm at 32° F as clouds and wind continue this morning.
10/25/2017 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.2 0.04 Cloudy, milder, but windy conditions accompanied yesterday's high of 35.7° F. Snow is largely disappeared. My high gust was 31 m.p.h. Since midnight, my low was 30.3° F and my high gust was 24 m.p.h. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
10/26/2017 8:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds yesterday mustered a few mid-day sprinkles aws winds and temperatures continued to rise. All snow is now gone as a result. My high yesterday was 48.5° F just before midnight and my high gust was 35 m.p.h. yesterday. This morning early I cooled to 42° F, (then rose to 49° F) and my high gust since midnight was 34 m.p.h. Clouds, wind and mild temperatures continue this morning.
10/27/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain beginning about an hour ago culminated topsy-turvy weather yesterday during which the 50.4° F high occurred mid evening, the low was 41° F just before midnight, and my 48 m.p.h. gust was high for the month to date. Since midnight my high gust has been a more temperate 17 m.p.h. and my morning low of 36.1° F (while still above normal) more in keeping with average temperatures. Light rain continues this morning.
10/28/2017 9:30 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain and showers continued through mid afternoon yesterday. My high was 44.5° F. My low this morning was 33.6° F and my high wind gust was 21 m.p.h. since midnight. Damp pavement from yesterdays rain has developed a thin skim of ice in spotty areas from ground level freezing temperatures this morning.
10/29/2017 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High clouds increased throughout the day yesterday. My high was 40.1° F and my high gust was 23 m.p.h. My low this morning under clouds was 36.2° F, and my high gust since midnight was 24 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
10/30/2017 8:00 AM 0.63 0.1 0.01 0.0 0.00 Rain fell during two distinct intervals; the first (detailed below) provided 0.29 inch and included a mix of rain and snow, the second, of slightly longer duration, (11:10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.) provided 0.34 inch. My late morning low of 33° F enabled the morning mix, but it melted well before my evening high of 41.7° F. My high gust was 24 m.p.h. yesterday, and 30 m.p.h. since midnight. My low this morning or 37.3° F was warmest since Oct 12th. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
10/31/2017 8:45 AM 0.45 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Departing rains overnight have boosted my two day total to a rather impressive 1.08 inches. Fog has developed in its wake this morning, especially in valleys. My high yesterday was a mild 46.7° F and my low this morning was 34.8° F. My high gust since midnight was 14 m.p.h.
11/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dense fog has settled in this morning, following a trend set late yesterday morning. Fog and low clouds much of yesterday caused my temperatures to flip-flop; my high of 40° F was right after midnight and my morning low of 33.4° F was delayed until almost noon. This morning my low of 30.6° F (and continued subfreezing temperature now) suggests slick surfaces possible. Winds have not been a factor as my high gust since midnight was 5 m.p.h. (and 14 m.p.h. early yesterday morning.)
11/2/2017 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A rare all-day fog yesterday once again accompanied a temperature flip-flop; my high of 34.7° F was right after midnight and my low of 27° F was late evening. Winds were uncharacteristically light, maxing at 8 m.p.h. yesterday and 4 m.p.h. since midnight. A pleasant surprise-skies cleared overnight, but fog continues to lurk at lower elevations.
11/3/2017 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A bit more sun yesterday boosted my high to 37.8 as diurnal warmth, while transient, was more reflective of normal temperature behavior. A high gust of 10 m.p.h., slightly more than in recent days, may have assisted. Dense fog has returned this morning, however. My low of 25.9° F and a high gust of 4 m.p.h. since midnight are reflective of these chilly, calm conditions.
11/4/2017 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I have never noticed such an extensive fog episode...it developed late day on the 30th and, save a few episodes of clearing, is still going on this morning. Another dry day yesterday, but extensive fog and low overcast (once again) created a temperature flip flop in which my 29° F high was early in the morning, and my 25.6° F low late in the morning. Overnight my low was 24.5° F and winds yesterday and today have been rarely this subdued at 6 m.p.h. and 5 m.p.h. respectively.
11/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.16 1.8 0.16 1.8 0.21 Snow arrived after midnight, finally breaking a 5-day fog and low stratus regime in Palmer. While beginning and ending times are reasonably accurate, maximum intensity is less so due to the early morning snow event. Yesterday, my morning low didn't occur until late morning, at 23.7° F, and my high, during the evening was 26.7° F. Winds increased, gusting to 12 m.p.h. during the evening. My low this morning, just after midnight and before the snow, was 26.1° F. My high gust since midnight was 20 m.p.h.
11/6/2017 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.8 0.20 Fog managed to redevelop again by afternoon yesterday, but stronger winds finally have managed to clear it, and the skies. My high yesterday around 8 a.m. was 33.8° F and my high gust was 22 m.p.h. Overnight I cooled to 22.1° F but my high gust has ticked up to 35 m.p.h. Clear skies prevail this morning.
11/7/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.05 Wind was the big story yesterday; my high gust was 60 m.p.h., and 56 m.p.h. since midnight. My high temperature was 37.1° F yesterday afternoon, and 35.4° F after midnight. It has since dropped to 20.2° F since midnight as winds have calmed dramatically. Snow depth, after snow blew about vigorously, has been substantially reduced.
11/8/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.04 Winds remained light until later in the evening, and gusts after midnight reached 26 m.p.h. Skies became partly cloudy after a sunny but cooler day yesterday as my 35.4° F was early in the morning and the low of 19.6° F was hours later, around sunrise. This morning, my low was 18.4° F, and skies remain partly cloudy.
11/9/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.04 Winds diminished yesterday under sunny skies. My high was 27.4° F. Clouds have increased overnight, and my low was 16.9° F earlier this morning. My high gust since midnight was 7 m.p.h.
11/10/2017 9:15 AM 0.05 1.0 0.08 1.0 0.11 Afternoon snow yesterday moved through, ending by dinner time. My high was 23.6° F as snow started. Winds have been calm since midnight as skies cleared. My low overnight was 9.4° F, the first time for single digits this winter season. Skies remain clear this morning.
11/11/2017 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.08 Sunny, calm morning conditions transitioned to sunny, windy weather by late day and overnight. My high yesterday was 26.1° F and my high gust was 17 m.p.h. Overnight my low was 21.3° F and my high gust was 28 m.p.h. What snow we had is rapidly being moved around by the winds. Skies are sunny again this morning.
11/12/2017 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.05 Clear, calm and cold weather has settled into Palmer this morning. I cooled to 20.1° F by midnight last night en-route to my morning low of 8.9° F-coldest for the season to date. Winds yesterday accompanied my high of 27.2° F-my high gust was 28 m.p.h., but calm since midnight. Transportable snow has been packed into drifts, but there wasn't much to begin with.
11/13/2017 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.05 Clear cold weather is strengthening...my low fell to 2.1° F this morning after a late evening low for yesterday of 4.6° F. My high yesterday was 20.7° F. Winds have been light; 5 m.p.h. was my high gust yesterday and calm since midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
11/14/2017 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.04 Winds have increased, which has dramatically warmed the temperature. Yesterday morning, before any winds, I dropped to 1.9° F. then warmed dramatically to 31.2° F. By early evening, my high gust was 21 m.p.h., and my high gust this morning of 23 m.p.h. Accordingly, my 27.4° F low, warmest for the month. Skies have remained clear.
11/15/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.03 Clear windy weather (high gust 31 m.p.h.) boosted my high to 31.2° F. Post midnight warmth (27.8° F) from winds, which diminished after an early gust to 30 m.p.h., allowed my low to bottom out at 15.8° F so far this morning. Skies remain clear.
11/16/2017 8:15 AM 0.06 0.6 0.06 1.0 0.19 Snow began earlier this morning and is continuing. Before it set up, yesterday grew increasingly colder; I was at 29.8° F predawn, but 11.1° F by early evening. Clear skies yesterday eventually yielded to clouds, and winds diminished from an early 30 m.p.h. gust to calm since midnight.
11/17/2017 8:00 AM 0.09 1.0 0.09 2.0 0.18 Snow continued until late yesterday morning, but increasingly sporadic snow showers continued through the afternoon. Cooling then set in; my 22.1° F high preceded my evening low of 13° F. This morning I cooled even further to 12.5° F. Winds have been calm yesterday and overnight, and freezing fog has developed this morning in the wake of yesterday's snowfall.
11/18/2017 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.18 Dense fog throughout much of yesterday kept Palmer chilly, but winds were calm. My high was 16.7° F and my low by late evening was 8.4° F. Overnight, wind gusting to 11 m.p.h. finally has caused the fog to retreat to lower elevations. Before the wind my early morning low temperature continued to drop to 3.9° F. Skies are clear where fog is absent this morning.
11/19/2017 8:00 AM 0.04 0.7 0.10 2.0 0.28 Snow developed before dawn this morning, and is continuing. Yesterday was sunny after winds finally mixed out fog, but chilly as my temperatures, both set early, rose from 3.9° F to 18.9° F. Winds gusted eventually to 15 m.p.h. Overnight I ranged between 12° F right after midnight to 18.3° F, and my high gusts to 16 m.p.h. have caused considerable blowing and drifting.
11/20/2017 8:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 1.5 0.30 Snow intensity diminished throughout the morning and snow ended mid-day yesterday. Winds increased by afternoon; my high gust was 17 m.p.h., but both my high of 18.3° F and 12° F low were recorded in the early morning. Since midnight, winds have increased dramatically; my high gust was 37° F and my temperature has risen from 16.2° F early morning to 24.8° F (so far) in the past half hour. Skies are cloudy this morning. The 1.1 inch snow total from yesterday's event has blown into drifts, reducing the total amount on the ground.
11/21/2017 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.28 Winds continued much of yesterday. My high gust was 42 m.p.h., which warmed my high to 25.9° F. My high gust since midnight was 21 m.p.h. and my low was 13.2° under mostly clear skies. Clouds have moved in this morning, however.
11/22/2017 7:45 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 1.5 0.29 Light snow showers passed through Palmer yesterday evening following a day of increased clouds. My high was 20.4° F, my low after the evening snow was 11.9° F and my high gust was 21 m.p.h. Overnight skies cleared, my low was 7.6° F and winds were essentially calm. Skies remain mostly clear this morning.
11/23/2017 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.29 Mostly sunny skies and calm winds yesterday came with colder temperatures. My high of 13.3° F preceded my evening low of 2.8° F. Some high clouds overnight prevented even colder temperatures this morning as my low was 3.5° F. Winds have remained essentially calm. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
11/24/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.26 A mostly sunny Thanksgiving Day brought my low of 3.1° F and midnight high of 21.1° F within 2 hours late in the evening, as winds increased to a 26 m.p.h. gust. A gust also to 26 m.p.h. after midnight has kept my temperatures milder from 19.1° F to 21.7° F. Skies remain clear this morning.
11/25/2017 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.20 Winds and blowing dust have continued to evaporate drifted snow while keeping temperatures very close. My high gust of 44° F kept already reported temperatures between 18.8° F and 21.7° F, while a gust to 41 m.p.h. since midnight have kept temperatures between 19.4° F and 20.5° F since midnight. Skies have remained clear through the period.
11/26/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.18 Winds diminished and the temperature dropped slowly, cooling to 5° F by evening. It continued dropping to 2.3° F early this morning and winds up-ticked to a 21 m.p.h. gust since midnight. Skies remain mostly clear this morning.
11/27/2017 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.16 Chilly but calm weather yesterday has transitioned to cloudy, windy and slightly milder weather this morning. I reached a 13.2° F high yesterday and an evening high gust reached 23 m.p.h. Since midnight my temperature dropped only slightly to 10.2° F and my high gust was 29 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies clouded up overnight and remain so this morning.
11/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.13 Winds have continued to warm the temperature. I rose to 21.1° F by midnight and continued rising to 24.9° F since midnight. My high gust yesterday was 29 m.p.h. and 24 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies have become mostly clear overnight and remain so this morning.
11/29/2017 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.12 Warming continued yesterday with a bit of sun. My high was 25.4° F and my low this morning was 24° F. My high gust since midnight was 20 m.p.h. Skies remain partly cloudy this morning.
11/30/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.11 Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and slowly diminishing winds accompanied my high of 31.3° F. I cooled to 24.3° F overnight, and my high gust was 12 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are partly cloudy again this morning.
12/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.10 The page turn to December is uneventful in Palmer. Variably cloudy skies the last day of Nov accompanied my temperature drop from 28.2° F early a.m. to 18.5° F by midnight, and my high gust was 14 m.p.h. My high gust was 14 m.p.h. Overnight I cooled to 16.3° and my high gust was 23 m.p.h. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
12/2/2017 9:45 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 0.5 0.12 Brief snow moved through Palmer earlier this morning. Yesterday's high was 21° F and my high gust yesterday and since midnight was 30 m.p.h. My low this morning was 20.1° F. Snow has ended but clouds remain.
12/3/2017 8:00 AM T T T 0.5 0.12 A few flurries and mix accompanied warming temperatures yesterday. My high was 27.6° F late evening and my high gust was 33 m.p.h. Overnight my low was 26.5° F (it has since warmed above freezing) and my high gust was 28 m.p.h. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
12/4/2017 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.06 Occasional drizzle accompanied unseasonably warm temperatures yesterday. I reached 45.6° F, and my high gust was 34 m.p.h. The scant snow cover, including most drifts, is gone except where shoveled Overnight, my low was a very mild 38.8° F and my high gust has been 30 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
12/5/2017 8:15 AM 0.24 T T 0.0 0.04 Partly cloudy skies early gave way to clouds, then rain which became mixed with snow before ending early evening. Rain, while essentially continuous, fell largely in two intervals, the first (detailed below) was followed by a lighter mix from 5:40 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. My early day high was 43.5° F and by evening my low was 33.3° F. My high gust yesterday was 40 m.p.h. and since midnight, 17 m.p.h. My low (so far) this morning was 34.4° F. Skies are cloudy this morning.
12/6/2017 9:45 AM 0.06 0.1 0.06 0.0 0.09 A mix of rain and snow has just ended. Temps yesterday were between 33.7° F and 38.7 F. My high gust was 55 m.p.h. I cooled to 32.6 this a.m. My high gust was 22 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
12/7/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.08 Clouds gave way to sun yesterday as temperatures fell from 37.6° F early to 26.2° F in the evening. Clouds returned overnight as I rose from 27.2 F early to a recent 36.4° F. My high guts yesterday was 22 m.p.h. but 39 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
12/8/2017 8:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.07 Mild temperatures and late afternoon/evening rain were prevalent in Palmer yesterday My morning high was 36.4° F and my low this morning was 34.6° F. My high gust since midnight was 21 m.p.h. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
12/9/2017 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.05 Clouds departed yesterday, and temperatures gradually lowered from 38.8° F early to 30.3° F in the evening. My high gust was 23 m.p.h. Since midnight I cooled to 29.6° F and my high gust was 25 m.p.h. High thin clouds and valley fog are present this morning, portending some sun today.
12/10/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.04 Windy, warm weather is retaining it's influence in Palmer as my high yesterday rose from 25.5° F early to 41.8° F by midnight. Winds gusted to 33 m.p.h. yesterday under variably cloudy skies. Since midnight, I've ranged between 41° F and 44.6° F with my high gust at 33 m.p.h.
12/11/2017 9:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.01 Clouds wind and warm temperatures heralded showers beginning late evening and ending earlier this morning. There were 3 shower intervals; the heaviest detailed below. The first was from 9:20 p.m. to 9:55 p.m. and a second slightly stronger from 12:30 a.m. to 12:50 a.m. I ranged between 36.5° F and 44.7° F yesterday and my high gust was 55 m.p.h. Since midnight, I ranged between 37.1° F and 45.4° F and my high gust was 45 m.p.h. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
12/12/2017 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.01 Yesterday's high of 46.1° F is likely to stand as the warmest for this month. Similarly, yesterday's low (36.6° F) will likely stand as the mildest low. Skies yesterday were mostly cloudy in the morning, and partly sunny in the afternoon. My high gust was 45 m.p.h., but weather is more temperate since midnight as my low dropped to 34.6° F and my high gust was (only) 20 m.p.h. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
12/13/2017 8:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.01 Showers have developed this morning after yet one more unseasonably mile day yesterday. My high was 42.5° F as winds gusted to 33 m.p.h. during the evening. Even stronger gusts to 36 m.p.h. since midnight resulted in another phenomenally warm 46° F reading, and a low of 39.1° F.
12/14/2017 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.01 Showers hugging mountains surrounding Palmer dampened streets until late afternoon, as gradual cooling set in. The early day showers ended at 2:15, but an afternoon instability shower (detailed below) was heavier. My early morning high of 46° F fell to 32.4° F enroute to a 28.7° F low earlier this morning. My high wind gust of 36 m.p.h. early yesterday contrasted with the reduced 22 m.p.h. high gust early this morning. Cloudy skies are prevalent this morning.
12/15/2017 9:30 AM 0.17 1.9 0.17 2.0 0.22 Snow developed by mid afternoon, and ended just before midnight. Temperatures ranged from 28.2° F to 32.5° F yesterday and my high gust was 22 m.p.h. Since midnight I've ranged between 27.2° F and 29.7° F and my high gust has been 24 m.p.h. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
12/16/2017 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.20 Warming temperatures yesterday have eliminated a substantial bit of snow. I reached 40.3° F yesterday evening and peaked at 40.6° F early this morning. My high gust yesterday was 29 m.p.h. and 28 m.p.h. since midnight. So far today my low was 32.7° F, allowing slush to refreeze. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
12/17/2017 8:45 AM T T T 1.0 0.19 Afternoon snow flurries contributed a trace of snow, as my temperatures cooled from 40.6° F (early morning) to 29.3° F (late evening). Temperatures have continued to lower to 24.6° F (so far) under mostly clear skies this morning. Winds gusted to 28 m.p.h. yesterday and 21 m.p.h. since midnight.
12/18/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.15 Mostly sunny skies and relatively light winds yesterday heralded cooling as my temperature fell from 29.7 early a.m. to 18.9 by late p.m. My low this morning was 17.5° F. My high gust yesterday was 24 m.p.h., but only 12 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are mostly clear this morning.
12/19/2017 8:00 AM T T T 1.0 0.15 Light snow has begun in Palmer. Temperatures cooled yesterday, falling from 22.2° F to 14.5° F in the morning, then remaining in the upper teens to low 20's all day. So fare this morning my low was 19.6° F and 21.9° F. Yesterday's high wind gust was 12 m.p.h. and 15 m.p.h. since midnight.
12/20/2017 9:15 AM 0.12 1.4 0.12 2.0 0.27 Light snow during the morning ended around noon, dropping 0.3 inches. A heavier snow band early evening(detailed below dropped another inch. Finally a sleet shower this morning has dropped a final 0.1 inch. It is still sleeting. Yesterday I warmed from 19.6° F to 29.4° F by late evening. My high gust was 21 m.p.h. yesterday. Since midnight I've ranged between 27.7° F and 30.5° F and my high gust was 6 m.p.h.
12/21/2017 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 2.1 0.28 Temperature Yesterday High 32.2° F, Low 20.1° F. High gust 6 m.p.h. Sleet shower in the morning ended as noted below, then clouds remained.
12/22/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.27 Temperatures yesterday High 22.5° F, low 15.5° F, high gust 22 m.p.h.
12/23/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.25 Temperatures yesterday High 25.1° F, Low 16.6° F. High gust 24 m.p.h.
12/24/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.22 Temperatures yesterday, High 25.8° F, Low 20.8° F. High gust 20 m.p.h.
12/25/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.22 Temperatures yesterday High 26.1° F, Low 20.9° F. High gust 20 m.p.h.
12/26/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.20 High temperature yesterday 25.7° F, low temperature 17.3° F. High gust 21 m.p.h.
12/27/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.20 High temperature yesterday 17.9° F, Low 3.4° F. High gust 24 m.p.h.
12/28/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.18 High temperature yester 15.7° F, low temperature 2.4° F. High gust 15 m.p.h.
12/29/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.17 High temperature yesterday 11.7° F, Low temperature 8.8° F. High gust 16 m.p.h.
12/30/2017 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.15 High temperature yesterday 14° F, low 6.8° F. High guts 17 m.p.h. Low since midnight 13.7° F. High gust since midnight 18 m.p.h. Skies are partly cloudy
12/31/2017 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.15 Some partial clearing yesterday accompanied slowly rising temperatures. I climbed from 12.9° F mid morning to 20.1° F by evening, and have ranged from 17.5° F shortly after midnight to 24.7° F within the past hour. Winds gusted to 22 m.p.h. yesterday and 24 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are cloudy this morning.
1/1/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.14 Warming temperatures continued in Palmer. I reached 25.7° F by midnight after a low of 17.5° F. Since midnight I've ranged between 24.4° F and 27° F. My high gust yesterday was 25 m.p.h. and 20 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
1/2/2018 9:00 AM T T T 0.5 0.10 Freezing drizzle late evening, and sprinkles overnight with warming temperatures have brought uncharacteristically mild weather to Palmer. I reached 33.8° F late yesterday, and have ranged from 26.5° F to 44.9° F since midnight. My high gust yesterday was 28 m.p.h., and 41 m.p.h. since midnight. Any drifted snow is rapidly disappearing with the warm weather.
1/3/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.05 Partly cloudy, mild weather yesterday has trended to cloudy and cooler overnight and this morning. I ranged between 26.9° F and 45.5° F yesterday and my high gust was 41 m.p.h. Since midnight I've cooled from a 34.3° F apparent high to the low 30's and my high gust was 6 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
1/4/2018 7:45 AM 0.41 4.4 0.47 4.5 0.49 Moderate to occasionally heavy, wet snow developed mid morning and ended during the evening. Temperatures ranged between 30.1° F and 34.3° F and my high gust was 6 m.p.h. Since midnight winds have been calm and my temperatures have ranged between 28.9° F and 31.9° F. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
1/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 0.49 Calm, chilly and colder weather has replaced the snow event. I cooled to 14.7° F shortly after sunset yesterday then fog developing during the evening boosted temperatures to between 16.2° F and 19.8° F since midnight. Fog remains this morning as winds yesterday and today have been calm.
1/6/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 0.47 Morning fog cleared and sunny skies resumed as winds increased, and the wind has continued to do so. Such has caused blowing and drifting snow. I gusted to 19 m.p.h. yesterday and 20 m.p.h. overnight. Temperatures have warmed, and closely ranged; my late morning low was 12.5° F, my high yesterday was 25.5° F, my low this morning 20.1° F and high (since midnight) was 22.5° F. Skies remain clear this morning.
1/7/2018 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.45 Partly cloudy skies and slowly diminishing winds accompanied seasonable temperatures yesterday and overnight. I ranged from 19.2° F to 23.4° F yesterday and have ranged from 21.4° F to 23.6° F since midnight. My high gust was 20 m.p.h. yesterday and 14 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are mostly clear this morning.
1/8/2018 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 0.44 Colder air has begun to filter in to Palmer. I cooled to 12.4° F by midnight, and to 9.7° F early this morning (so far). Winds gusted to 5 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
1/9/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 0.40 Winds are the big story in Palmer gusting to 56 m.p.h. by midnight, and 65 m.p.h. since then. My low yesterday of 4.7° F was at 6 p.m.; my high of 22.7° F as winds developed was at 8:35 p.m. I've dropped from 19.3° F shortly after midnight to 11.1° F at 7:35 a.m., and my wind chill has been as low as -9.8° F. Skies have been clear during this wind event. Snow has blown and drifted also.
1/10/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.32 Winds diminished somewhat yesterday, then picked up overnight with my current wind chill at -11° F. Yesterday I cooled to 5.4° F before midnight and to 4.4° F since. My high gust since midnight was 36 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
1/11/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.30 Clouds and wind with cold temperatures have begun a slow upward trend. My high gust yesterday was 36 m.p.h. and my high temperature (by evening) was 9.5° F. I cooled to 8.6° F since midnight and my high gust since then was 38 m.p.h. It has warmed to 13° F in the last few minutes. Clouds remain this morning.
1/12/2018 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.28 Clouds, wind, and slowly moderating temperatures are warming Palmer up. My high by yesterday evening was 19.6° F, my low was 18.9° F followed shortly thereafter, and I note low 20's now. My high gust yesterday was 40 m.p.h. and 41 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
1/13/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.25 A few sun breaks yesterday punctuated otherwise cloudy skies as temperatures continued their slow climb. I reached 25.4° F late yesterday and after a low of 24.2° F since midnight, have warmed to 32° F early this morning. My high gust was 41 m.p.h. yesterday and 36 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
1/14/2018 8:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.22 Freezing rain yesterday evening accompanied Palmer's first foray into temperatures above freezing as my early evening high peaked at 39.9° F. Beforehand, gusty winds mid-day had reached 48 m.p.h. Overnight, tempestuous weather diminished; I have ranged between 28.1° F and 37.8° F and my high gust was 26 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
1/15/2018 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 0.20 Very light snow has just begun in Palmer this morning. My high of 38.5° F was followed by slowly decreasing temperatures but partly sunny skies yesterday en route to a 35.2° F high and 29.2° F low (so far) this morning. My high gust since midnight was 23 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
1/16/2018 8:00 AM 0.06 0.2 0.06 1.0 0.27 A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain yesterday heralded even warmer temperatures. After a low of 27.6° F, I reached 37.7° F. Winds gusted to 23 m.p.h. Overnight, I cooled to 26.8° F but have since warmed to the mid 30's. My high gust since midnight was 20 m.p.h. Skies are moistly cloudy amidst sprinkles this morning.
1/17/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.24 Warm weather yesterday and overnight accompanied my 45.4° F high and 40° F overnight low. My high gust yesterday was 21 m.p.h. and 20 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain mostly cloudy this morning.
1/18/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.21 Temperatures are beginning to decline. My high of 42.2° F right after midnight yesterday dropped to 32.3° F by evening, and after a 33.1° F high early today I've dropped into the upper 20's (so far). My high gust yesterday was 20 m.p.h., and 18 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are variably cloudy this morning.
1/19/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.20 Cooling, clearing, and calming weather looks to bring sun to my Palmer back yard. I dropped from yesterday's early 33.1° F high to 20.5° F before midnight en route to my low of 17.6° F (so far) this morning. Moreover, my 22.1° F early this morning may be my high temperature. Winds have diminished...yesterday's high gust was 18 m.p.h., and I note a 16 m.p.h. high gust since midnight. Skies will be mostly sunny this morning once the sun comes up.
1/20/2018 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.19 Considerable sunshine and enough of a breeze (high gust 20 m.p.h.) to keep nearby fog at bay helped boost my high to 26° F. Overnight, I cooled to 13.7° F as temperatures continue a slow decline. My high gust was 15 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are clear this morning.
1/21/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.19 As cold air filters into Palmer, temperatures continue to drop. I was 22.2° F early yesterday, 8.3° F by evening, and 5.1° F (so far) this morning. Winds have been light, gusting only to 6 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remained clear save a few intervals of patchy fog yesterday, and are clear this morning.
1/22/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.19 Tumbling temperatures have rebounded slightly; ranges of 4.6° F to 10.4° F with a 6 m.p.h. max gust yesterday and 8.9° F low with a current 13° F today suggest moderation. Also, my high gust since midnight was 14 m.p.h., which is supporting mixing and warming. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
1/23/2018 8:15 AM 0.02 0.5 0.06 1.0 0.24 Light snow and flurries developed late evening. My warmest was 16° F late yesterday and as low as 11.8° F. My high gust was 17 m.p.h. yesterday and 15 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds and light snow continue this morning.
1/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 3.2 0.05 4.2 0.31 A bit of light, fluffy snow from mid-day snow showers, and evening plus overnight snow handily rounded out the latest event. Approximately 0.7 inches fell after yesterday's report with another two inches since midnight (detailed below). The post-midnight snow times are approximate. I've continued to cool down; ranging from 11.1° F and 15.2° F yesterday and 7.1° F and 11.3° so far today. My high gust yesterday was 15 m.p.h., but winds have been calm since midnight. Skies are cloudy this morning.
1/25/2018 9:15 AM 0.03 0.5 0.04 4.0 0.35 Light snow and flurries have continued pretty much of yesterday and overnight, with very cold temperatures. My low this morning of -0.8° F (so far) is the first sub-zero reading I've recorded this winter season. Yesterday I dropped slowly from 11.3° F at the warmest to 4° F by midnight. Winds gusted to 4 m.p.h. yesterday and have been calm since midnight. Clouds and flurries remain this morning.
1/26/2018 8:00 AM 0.07 1.2 0.07 5.0 0.44 Light snow during much of the daylight hours forestalled brutally cold wind chills as winds remained light. Winds picked up late at night, gusting to 36 m.p.h. by midnight, warming temperatures to 7.9° F by then, and (after a low of 4.7° F), to 14.1° F this morning. My high gust since midnight was 41 m.p.h., blowing and drifting yesterday's snow. Skies are clear this morning.
1/27/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 0.44 Cooler and clearing weather has followed the snow. My high was 19.5° F after a low of 4.7° F. My high gust was 41 m.p.h. After midnight, my temperature remained in the teens as winds remained higher My high gust was 36 m.p.h. just after midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
1/28/2018 9:55 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 0.44 Winds have diminished, allowing temperatures to drop. Yesterday's high was 17° F by mid afternoon, but 9.2° F one hour and 35 minutes later. Since midnight, gusts to 28 m.p.h. supported increased warmth as my high was 15.3° Before 5 a.m., but 4° F after winds dropped just before 10 a.m. Winds have further diminished snow depth. Skies are clear this morning.
1/29/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.40 Clear, windy and cold describes Palmer. My high gust yesterday was 52 m.p.h. and 64 m.p.h. since midnight. Temperatures, however, have moderated with mixing air; my high yesterday was 22.1 late evening and my low this morning was 21° F. Snow has compacted into tight drifts and is also evaporating. Clear skies continue this a.m.
1/30/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.30 Wind remains the big story in Palmer; my high guts of 72 m.p.h. yesterday afternoon was highest for the winter (so far). Temperatures have remained milder; I ranged from 18.7° F to 22.9° F yesterday and between 17° F and 20.4° F this morning. My high gust was 54 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies have been clear throughout this wind event.
1/31/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.25 Winds continue in Palmer as my high gust was 69 m.p.h. yesterday and 64 m.p.h. since midnight. The mixing air has warmed somewhat; I ranged from 14.3° F and 20.4° F yesterday and from 14.5° F and 16.2° F since midnight. Skies have remained clear throughout, including during the super blue blood full moon early this morning.
2/1/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.20 Winds are continuing in Palmer. They gusted to 66 m.p.h. yesterday and 64 m.p.h. since midnight. Temperatures have fluctuated only slightly; from 14.4° F to 19.7° F yesterday and from 14.8° F to 17.7° F today. Skies have remained clear.
2/2/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.18 Winds, which have blown nearly continuously since afternoon on Jan 28, have toppled my anemometer. No wind data is available. Temperatures yesterday dropped to 13.2° F by early evening, and have cooled to 11.9° F this morning. They reached 18.5° F early this morning as winds once again increased. Skies remain clear.
2/3/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.17 Wind, which has been persistent for about 130 hours, has begun to diminish. Temperatures have increased slightly; my afternoon high yesterday was 24.7° F and 21.6° F early this morning, but, with less intense mixing, now has dropped to 14° F (so far). Skies remain clear this morning.
2/4/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.16 Winds have calmed and temperatures are dropping in Palmer. My low was 11.6° F late evening, and 6.9° F this morning (so far). Skies remain clear.
2/5/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.16 Clear cold weather allowed my low of 2.3° F last evening after a mid afternoon high of 18.2° F. My low this morning was 6.8° F under clear skies.
2/6/2018 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.16 Skies clouded over yesterday and temperatures have warmed. I reached 29.6° F after a morning low of 6.5° F. This morning, I've ranged between 19.9° F and 27.2° F. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
2/7/2018 8:45 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.5 0.17 A light snow shower yesterday morning provided this month's first precipitation, but skies cleared in the afternoon. Temperatures between 19.9 F and 27.2° F occurred pre-dawn yesterday. Since midnight I've ranged between 17.5° F and 20.9° F. Skies were clear early this morning but high stratus has developed during the past hour.
2/8/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.17 Fog developed shortly before sunrise yesterday and continued much of the day. It held temperatures between 16.6° F and 21.6° F. Partial clearing overnight enabled my low this morning to drop to 9.3° F. Breaks in the low overcast are visible this morning.
2/9/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.16 Fog/low stratus cleared much quicker yesterday and afternoon sun warmed temperatures to 21.8° F. Early evening cooling to 8° F followed by increased breezes have held temperatures between 12.4° F and 16.5° F this morning. Clear skies remain.
2/10/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.15 Slowly increasing high clouds accompanied stronger breezes to push my high to 24.1° F yesterday. Overnight, I cooled to a chilly 5.7° F but have rebounded to 18.1° (so far) as winds picked up again. Skies have clouded over this morning.
2/11/2018 9:00 AM 0.05 0.6 0.05 1.0 0.20 Light snow developed late evening and ended early this morning. My high warmed to 27.7° F in the evening and my low was 22.9° F earlier this morning. Skies remain cloudy.
2/12/2018 8:00 AM 0.03 0.4 0.04 1.5 0.24 Brief wind driven snow fell late in the evening, and temperatures warmed. My high was 32° F. This morning my low was 25° F. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
2/13/2018 7:45 AM 0.09 0.7 0.09 2.0 0.33 Warmth led to late day rain, which became mixed with snow during the evening. About 0.04 inch of the reported 0.09 inch was liquid. I reached 33.3° F, then cooled to 27° F after midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
2/14/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.34 Despite fresh snow cover yesterday, the strengthening February sunshine brought my high to 39.8° F after a morning low of 23.1° F. High clouds moved in late yesterday, and my low this morning was 25.2° F. Clouds remain this morning.
2/15/2018 8:30 AM 0.15 3.3 0.15 5.0 0.49 A healthy dose of snow fell in two intervals late yesterday; the first of shorter duration dropped 1.4 inches (detailed below), while the second (1.9 inches) lasted nearly 5 hours. My high climbed to 33.5° F and clouds/flurries since midnight have held temperatures in the upper 20's.
2/16/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.5 0.49 Sun breaks by late morning and sun by afternoon yesterday boosted my high to 33.5° F. Fog developed during the evening and overnight. I cooled to 16° F by midnight and to 14.2° F this morning. Fog remains in place this morning.
2/17/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.5 0.49 Diminishing fog and increased sun heralded drying and cooling. My mid afternoon high yesterday was 19.1° F, 11.9° F before midnight, and 7.1° F this morning. Skies are clear this morning.
2/18/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 0.49 Skies slowly transitioned from sun to high cloudiness. My temperatures ranged from 7° F to 28.7° F yesterday and from 11.7° F to 23.7° F this morning. Skies are now cloudy.
2/19/2018 9:30 AM 0.05 2.5 0.06 6.5 0.55 Afternoon snow fell in large, fluffy flakes, and ended early evening. Temperatures reached 27.6° F yesterday and have ranged between 18.9° F and 24.8° F this morning. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
2/20/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 0.55 A period of sun amidst increasing daytime clouds pushed my high to 31.2° F after an 18.5° F morning low. Clouds returned by evening, and my low so far this morning has been 18.4° F. Clouds remain this a.m.
2/21/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 0.55 Sunny intervals boosted my high to 30.7° F, and only thin overcast towards morning enabled my low to bottom at 17° F. Heavier clouds have since moved in.
2/22/2018 9:00 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 6.5 0.60 Snow began earlier this morning and is continuing. Yesterday I ranged from 29.8° F (mid afternoon) to 15.5° F late evening, also 15.5° F earlier today.
2/23/2018 8:45 AM 0.29 3.8 0.29 10.0 0.84 Yesterday's snow event totaled 4.6 inches (part of it before yesterday's observation) before ending early p.m., making it the heaviest of the winter to date. My high of 31.8° F aiding all moisture to remain snow. Those clear skies allowed my low to chill (13.4° F so far), and bright sun is expected today. As a side note, the 10 inches of snow on the ground is encouraging moose normally residing in wooded areas nearby to browse backyard trees in my neighborhood as dried vegetation normally exposed is buried.
2/24/2018 8:30 AM 0.04 0.9 0.09 11.0 0.93 Snow has developed once again this morning; this is the 5th snow event since Feb 11. Flakes are small, and temperatures are somewhat subdued in colder air; yesterday early sun boosted my high to 31.6° F but I've ranged between 16.6° F and 20.6° F since midnight.
2/25/2018 9:30 AM 0.07 0.9 0.08 11.9 1.01 Snow much of the day ended just in time for the sun to make a brief 15 minute appearance before sunset. Despite the lengthy period of total snow (@11 hours), small size flakes precluded extensive accumulation (total 1.8 inches 5 a.m. to 4 p.m.). My high was 21.1° F, and I cooled to 9.5° F by midnight en-route to a 3.5° F low this morning. Skies remain clear this morning.
2/26/2018 8:30 AM 0.16 4.0 0.16 15.9 1.24 Moderate to heavy snow has developed this morning in Palmer, and it is still ongoing. My high yesterday was 27.5° F amid increasing high clouds, and I cooled to 16.2° F early this morning before snow began.
2/27/2018 9:45 AM 0.45 4.5 0.61 20.5 1.69 Remaining snow yesterday was heavy in the morning, became more intermittent by afternoon and ended during the evening. The 8.5 inch total snow event was the greatest since an 8.8 inch snow on January 16, 2017. My high was 25.1° F early evening, and as sky cover slowly diminished overnight, the temperature dropped to 15.6° F by midnight and to 10.7° F earlier this morning. Skies continue to clear this morning.
2/28/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 19.5 1.69 After the huge snow, cold, clear weather has settled in. I ranged from 24.9° F yesterday to 8° F by midnight, and was -4.8° F earlier this morning. The -4.8° F is coldest for the winter. Skies are clear this a.m.
3/1/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 17.0 1.69 Wind, which had been absent during recent sun to snow episodes (5 between Feb 12 and 26), has increased, blowing the snow and diminishing it's overall depth. My high yesterday was 20.7° F, and my low this morning was 12.1° F. Skies were clear yesterday, and remain so this morning.
3/2/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 16.5 1.69 Bright sun yesterday gave way to overnight clouds, and winds died, which have stopped blowing snow. My high was 24° F, my late evening low was 9.7° F, which occurred again early this morning. Skies are cloudy this morning.
3/3/2018 9:30 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 17.5 1.73 Light snow showers developed this morning but are ended for now. My high temperature yesterday reached 23° F under variably cloudy skies and my low this morning was 18.4° F. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
3/4/2018 9:00 AM 0.09 1.2 0.09 18.5 1.82 Light snow during the afternoon ended early evening. My temperatures ranged from 16.5° F to 25.8° F. Overnight I cooled to 16.6° F. Fog has set in overnight and this morning.
3/5/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 18.0 1.82 Fog lifted during the afternoon to give brief afternoon sun as I reached 28.2° F. By evening, I cooled to 10.3° F, and cooled (again) to 10.4° F overnight. Breaks in the overcast are evident this a.m.
3/6/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 17.0 1.82 Sunny skies during the afternoon yielded to clouds overnight. I reached 25.6° F yesterday and cooled to 11.5° F overnight. Clouds remain this a.m., with more wind.
3/7/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 16.5 1.82 Afternoon partial sunshine replaced mostly cloudy morning skies as my high reached 25.3° F. My overnight low was 15.2° F. Partly sunny skies remain this morning.
3/8/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 16.0 1.82 Bright sun yesterday warmed my high to 34.5° F, warmest since 39.8° F on Feb 13, and the first above freezing temperature since Feb 15. Skies have clouded over this morning, and winds have increased. Starting today until I can get my weather equipment repaired following a Feb 1 windstorm, I will be able only to report precipitation and make general comments about wind and sky conditions.
3/9/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 14.0 1.80 Winds have increased yesterday and overnight, which have served to erode snow depths, and cause drifting. Skies were cloudy yesterday and overnight, but have become partly cloudy this morning.
3/10/2018 8:00 AM T T T 12.0 1.78 Temperatures warmed into the upper 30's yesterday (Palmer Airport reported 37° F) and sunny skies served to melt snow, especially from darker surfaces. A brief (10 minute) snow shower developed toward evening, dropping a trace, but quickly moved on. Skies became variably cloudy overnight, and remain so this morning.
3/11/2018 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 11.0 1.75 Sunny afternoon skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 30's (Palmer Airport reported 36° F) caused further snowmelt. Following a brief bout of early evening clouds, skies cleared overnight. Clouds are once again encroaching from the east as the morning dawn nears.
3/12/2018 7:45 AM 0.09 1.1 0.09 12.0 1.84 After clouds arrived in the morning, snow developed by early evening, and ended early this morning. Skies have largely cleared since, and winds have picked up slightly this morning.
3/13/2018 9:45 AM T T T 11.0 1.82 A morning flurry was all Palmer mustered out of nearby snow earlier today and skies have become partly cloudy. Yesterday became mostly sunny most of the day before late day clouds moved in from the east.
3/14/2018 7:15 AM 0.11 1.1 0.13 12.0 1.95 Light snow developed before dawn and is continuing this morning. Yesterday witnessed a few more morning flurries and clouds in the afternoon, but snow as close as Anchorage stayed away.
3/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.43 4.3 0.43 16.0 2.35 Heavy, wet snow fell until late evening. Skies have become partly cloudy overnight, and remain so this morning.
3/16/2018 8:45 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 15.0 2.39 Increasing clouds yesterday heralded eventual evening snow, which ended after midnight. Warming temperatures above freezing and increased sun angle served to melt some snow yesterday. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
3/17/2018 8:30 AM T T T 13.0 2.35 Clouds and a few flurries kept skies gloomy, but partly cloudy skies this morning herald a brighter day. Despite the clouds, above freezing temperatures yesterday enabled some melting and reduction of snow depth.
3/18/2018 8:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.09 12.0 2.43 Light snow developed just before dawn, and is continuing. Warming temperatures yesterday, however, were sufficient to melt a few more inches of snow under partly cloudy skies. Clouds increased overnight in advance of this morning's snow.
3/19/2018 8:30 AM 0.22 0.4 0.22 12.5 2.65 Light snow yesterday became a mix, then ended late morning. Clouds remained during the day, then another snow/rain mix developed before dawn this morning, and is continuing.
3/20/2018 8:30 AM 0.13 0.2 0.21 12.0 2.84 Rain and snow mix yesterday morning ended before noon, and bright sun appeared by early afternoon. Skies have become partly cloudy this morning with a bit more wind.
3/21/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 12.0 2.80 Skies were partly cloudy in the morning, but cleared during the afternoon, and remained clear overnight. Skies are sunny again this morning.
3/22/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 2.70 Clear, windy and cold weather is continuing in Palmer. Winds are continuing to slowly erode the rather abundant snow cover for late March.
3/23/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.5 2.60 Winds have diminished and skies remain clear this morning. Winds much of yesterday and strengthening late March sunshine helped to further deplete the snow layer.
3/24/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.5 2.55 Sun and warming temperatures helped once again to slowly reduced the ambient snow layer. High clouds moved in overnight and remain so this morning.
3/25/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 2.50 High clouds cleared yesterday and afternoon sunshine helped melt a little more snow. Skies remained clear overnight with sunny skies with a bit more breeze today.
3/26/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 2.45 Sun yesterday sufficiently warmed the air to promote further snow melt...a bit slower than before. High clouds moved in overnight, which remain this morning.
3/27/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 2.40 High clouds diminished yesterday and sun returned during the afternoon. High clouds are prevalent again this morning with filtered sunshine. Less snow melt occurred yesterday, however due to slightly cooler temperatures.
3/28/2018 9:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 5.5 2.35 High clouds yesterday parted for sunshine, then thicker clouds overnight have brought snow flurries this morning. Thus far, only a trace is visible.
3/29/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.03 6.0 2.38 Light snow yesterday morning was followed by afternoon, then overnight clouds. Flurries are prevalent again this morning.
3/30/2018 8:15 AM T T T 5.5 2.35 A few flurries danced about yesterday, becoming more infrequent as the day passed. Clouds scattered overnight, and now are largely dissipated, hinting at a sunny day.
3/31/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.5 2.30 Skies became more sun drenched as the day progressed yesterday, with clear skies last night. Clear skies are prevalent this morning.
4/1/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 2.25 The last day of March was sunny, but cool. Some cloudiness intervened overnight, with partly cloudy skies this morning.
4/2/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.5 2.15 Clear skies, slightly warmer temperatures and relatively light winds chased the partly cloudy skies of morning. Winds increased overnight and despite sunny skies, it is windy this morning.
4/3/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.5 2.10 Sunny skies but wind made April 2 feel much more wintry than springlike. High clouds encroached overnight, and are widespread this morning, allowing filtered sunshine. Winds are continuing.
4/4/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 2.00 High clouds and windy conditions maintained the early April chill in Palmer. Despite sensible warmth, however, wind has continued to slowly erode the snow layer. Mostly cloudy, windy conditions remain this a.m.
4/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 2.00 Gradually reduced wind has been the major trend over the past 24 hours, and afternoon cloudiness (with snow showers near by) has diminished to decreasing high clouds this a.m.
4/6/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 1.95 High clouds diminished during the day yesterday, and after a clear night are again prevalent this morning. Winds have diminished substantially since yesterday.
4/7/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 1.90 Mostly sunny skies, less wind and slightly warmer temperatures hinted at spring yesterday. The snow continues to slowly melt. Skies are partly cloudy this a.m.
4/8/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.80 Sunshine and warmer temperatures (Palmer reached 44° F) along with light winds made for a nice early spring day. Mostly clear skies overnight remain this morning.
4/9/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.70 Early spring warmth under light northeasterly winds boosted Palmer's high to 53° F yesterday under mostly sunny skies. A few more clouds overnight have introduced a partly cloudy start this a.m.
4/10/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 1.60 Skies trended partly to mostly cloudy yesterday, and today has a bit more sun. Snow continues to melt slowly; it's taken about 6 weeks for the overall depth to diminish 12 inches. Had this happened over two weeks or so, flooding might be a concern.
4/11/2018 9:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 2.0 1.50 Despite afternoon clouds which yielded a few evening sprinkles, yesterday felt mild. Such was reflected in continued dwindling of snow cover and depth. Wind, notable in the morning, also diminished later in the day. This morning has started out on a more sunny note.
4/12/2018 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 1.40 Sunny weather was accompanied by some wind, and partly cloudy skies by afternoon. Skies cleared overnight, remain clear this morning and the wind is less.
4/13/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 1.25 Sunny skies and very pleasant springlike temperatures yesterday have cleared snow from all the fields. Large puddles remain as the ground is still frozen beneath. Clear skies overnight allowed for enough cooling for refreezing, but this morning is sunny again, with a few mountain Cu which have largely dissipated.
4/14/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 1.10 I finally have my weather recording data available after a 10 week hiatus, although wind values may be reduced depending on wind direction, as I have not yet hoisted the anemometer to full (desired) height. Yesterday's high was 54.6° F, this morning's low was 31.9° F and yesterday's high wind gust was 14 m.p.h. Skies have been mostly sunny, save mountain Cu yesterday afternoon, and again (with virga) this morning.
4/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 1.05 Sunny skies and a few mountain Cu developed again yesterday. My high was 54.9° yesterday and my low this morning was 32.7° F. My high gust yesterday was 14 m.p.h. and 16 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
4/16/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.95 Clear skies and a high temperature of 55.1° F yesterday felt springlike, but winds gusting to 27 m.p.h. by late evening added a chill to the air. Skies are clear again this morning, and my low was 32.8° F, with a high wind gust of 22 m.p.h. since midnight.
4/17/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.5 0.85 Clear skies with high clouds largely at bay contributed to yesterday's high of 55° F. A chilly overnight and low of 29.4° F has translated into another sunny day with wispy high clouds.
4/18/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.80 Clouds have thickened, but hazy sun is visible this morning. Clouds lowered yesterday's high to 49.1° F, but kept this mornings low (35.6° F) above freezing. My high gust yesterday was 24 m.p.h. and 16 m.p.h. since midnight.
4/19/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.75 Mostly cloudy, windy and chilly weather yesterday held my high to 47.6° F and clouds overnight held my low to 34.6° F this morning. My high gust yesterday was 19 m.p.h., less than gusts in the 20+ m.p.h. range in preceding days, but with less solar warmth to mitigate. Overnight, skies cleared, my low was 34.6° F this morning, with bright sun to start the day.
4/20/2018 9:00 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.70 The first rain of this month (and the first measurable precipitation since March 28) fell during brief showers earlier this morning. Yesterday was quite the contrast; a warming sun boosted my high to 54.6° F. Scenic Cu built up over the mountains. My high gust yesterday was 16 m.p.h., and 12 m.p.h. since midnight. Showers are winding down this morning, although skies are still cloudy.
4/21/2018 9:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.65 Morning sprinkles, then mid-day filtered sun faded into a blustery afternoon, with more backyard sprinkles (and brief rice sized hail pellets) despite the appearance of heavier precipitation nearby. I sent in a hail report. Clouds held my high to 47.5° F and the wind gusted to 24 m.p.h. Conditions calmed overnight; my high gust was a more placid 14 m.p.h. and my low was 34° F. This morning has brought filtered sunshine.
4/22/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.60 Weak sun yesterday and a wind gusts to 25 m.p.h. cooled my 49° F high. Overnight, skies remained mostly cloudy; my low was 31.5° F and my high gust was 19 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
4/23/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.55 After a cloudy start, mostly sunny skies boosted my high to 50.5. My high gust was 22 m.p.h. Variably cloudy skies overnight and partly cloudy skies this morning have accompanied my low of 37.4 F, and my high gust so far today has been 20 m.p.h.
4/24/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Clouds and wind have overtaken the Palmer and other South Central AK areas this morning as I noted a 38 m.p.h. gust moments ago. It's been mild overnight, as my low was 44.2° F. Yesterday peaked at 51.6° F and winds reached 27 m.p.h. by late evening. {EDIT: Observer reported 0.5 for total snow depth with a melted core value of 0.50. Melted core is high and appears to be a typo. Changed SWE report of 0.50 to NA until observer can be contacted to verify. Submission Time Before EDIT: 4/24/2018 9:57 AM CoCoSTAFF DNT}
4/25/2018 9:45 AM 0.14 0.1 0.01 0.5 0.46 Yesterday was topsy-turvy in every sense of the word. My 48.2° F high was before dawn, my 32.7° F low was in the evening and my high gust was 52 m.p.h. which may well be the strongest of the month. Since midnight winds have lessened as my high gust was 22 m.p.h. and my low this morning was 33.5° F. Skies are partly sunny this morning after the rain/snow mix ended shortly after midnight.
4/26/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.45 Mostly cloudy skies and wind kept Palmer cool yesterday. My high was 48.5° F and my high gust was 36 m.p.h. Clouds remained overnight. My low this morning was 36.2°F and my high gust was 22 m.p.h. This morning is cloudy.
4/27/2018 9:45 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.40 Graupel fell during 7 intense minutes last night. I sent a hail report. My high was 48.2° F, but cooling following the graupel dropped my low to 32.6° F late evening. My high gust was 22 m.p.h., not during the graupel event, but early morning yesterday. Early this morning my low was 31.9° F and my high gust since midnight was 18 m.p.h. After brief sun this morning, skies are again cloudy.
4/28/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.30 Windy, chilly weather and cloudy skies continued in Palmer yesterday. My high was held to 44.4° F and my high gust was 26 m.p.h. Clouds continued overnight. My low this morning was 32.2 and my high gust was 17 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
4/29/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.20 Another cloudy, cool day yesterday with my high of 46.7° F continued the sequence of gray days, but at least winds were somewhat reduced with my high gust at 22 m.p.h. Overnight, I cooled to 37.8° F and my high gust was 18 m.p.h. since midnight. Enough warmth has occurred this season, however, to declare a total snow and ice depth of 0.0, although snow/ice pockets remain on riverbanks and deeply shaded areas.
4/30/2018 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.10 Sprinkles fell yesterday and temperatures remained cool. My high was 46.8° F and my high gust was 26 m.p.h. Overnight I cooled to 41.5° F. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
5/1/2018 9:00 AM 0.26 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain developed overnight, but has ceased for the time being. My high yesterday reached 50.1° F and my high gust was 21 m.p.h. My low this morning was 35.7° F and my high gust since midnight was 13 m.p.h.
5/2/2018 9:30 AM 0.10 T T T T A concluding batch of showers passed through Palmer mid morning, then skies became partly cloudy with very small hail pellets noted in passing mid afternoon instability showers. My high was 47.9° F, and my high gust was 25 m.p.h. Then, snow pellets also developed during a brief shower shortly after midnight. A trace of this precipitation was frozen. Partial clearing overnight allowed my low to drop to 33.2° F, cold enough to allow ice to form on my back deck railing this morning. My high gust since midnight was 13 m.p.h.
5/3/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning sunshine did not continue without interruption by afternoon, as clouds and some nearby mountain showers occasionally blocked it. My high was 49.7° F and my high gust was 16 m.p.h. Since midnight, my low was 34.6° F and my high gust since midnight was 14 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
5/4/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was cloudy, breezy and chilly. My high was 46° F and my high gust was 23 m.p.h. I recorded also 23 m.p.h. after midnight, and my low this a.m. was 38.6° F. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
5/5/2018 9:45 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A blustery day heralded afternoon showers, which caused my mid evening low of 36.3° F to occur after a 46.8° late morning high. My high gust yesterday was 36 m.p.h. and 29 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are mostly sunny this morning, a welcome reprieve from the unseasonably cool, relentlessly cloudy month to date.
5/6/2018 8:00 AM T T T T T Yesterday started off sunny, but clouds and wind increased, and a few drops of mixed precipitation fell by mid afternoon. The sun did contribute to my first 50+ reading of the month (an early afternoon 50.7° F) but winds eventually gusted to 30 m.p.h. by early evening. Overnight, winds have gusted to 21 m.p.h. and my low was 36.8° F. This morning has started out sunny again.
5/7/2018 9:45 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 After morning sun, clouds once again increased, and light rain fell during the evening. The rain ended early this morning, and the sun has returned again. My high yesterday was 51.6° F, and in rain cooled air, my low by midnight was 34.9° F. I cooled further during the overnight to 33.8° F. As for winds, I gusted to 28 m.p.h. yesterday and a much lighter 9 m.p.h. since midnight.
5/8/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday at 53.1° F and warmest for the month to date, included a high breeze at 18 m.p.h. under mostly sunny skies. High clouds overnight, a morning low of 32.6° F and an uptick in wind gusting to 20 m.p.h. since midnight have evolved into mostly cloudy skies this morning.
5/9/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I witnessed my first 60°+ F reading of the year yesterday, reaching 60.9° F. My high gust was 24 m.p.h. Mostly cloudy skies overnight and mild temperatures elevated my low to 42.3° F. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy this morning.
5/10/2018 7:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mild temperatures have returned to Palmer; despite considerable clouds, my high yesterday spiked to 65.6° F. My high gust was 22 m.p.h. yesterday and 12 m.p.h. this morning. My low was 42.5° F this morning. Skies are partly cloudy, but clouds delivered a few sprinkles overnight.
5/11/2018 8:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sprinkles and a rainbow greeted Palmer this morning, along with winds which gusted to 42 m.p.h. since midnight. The winds have once again kept my minimum elevated at 43.7° F. Winds yesterday gusted to 38 m.p.h. and my high was 59.6° F.
5/12/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers and clouds yesterday, and sprinkles this morning have only mustered a trace of precipitation during an otherwise cloudy day. My high yesterday was 55.1° F as winds slowly diminished from an early morning 42 m.p.h. gust. Since midnight, my low was 40.9° F and my high gust right after midnight was 27 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
5/13/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Skies remained on the cloudy side yesterday, holding my high temperature to 52.8° F. Winds continued to diminish from their early a.m. 27 m.p.h. high gust. This morning, skies cleared, allowing my low to reach 32.5° F, chilliest for the month to date. My high gust was 18 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
5/14/2018 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Skies clouded over yesterday, and winds increased. My high was 57.1° F by mid afternoon, and my high gust of 34 m.p.h. shortly thereafter. Clouds remained overnight, and as winds diminished, sprinkles have developed this morning. My low was 36° F and my high gust 11 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds and sprinkles continue.
5/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.17 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Intervals of showers which began in the afternoon continued until early this morning. Clouds held my high to 53.3° F but winds gusted to a relatively low 16 m.p.h. Overnight, I cooled to 37.4° F and my high gust since midnight was 8 m.p.h. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
5/16/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Variably cloudy skies with some sun breaks accompanied my high of 51.1° F. Winds gusted to 26 m.p.h. Overnight under mostly cloudy skies my low was 35.9° F and my high gust since midnight was 18 m.p.h. Skies remain variably cloudy this morning.
5/17/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Persistent afternoon cloudiness yesterday held my temperature to 53.1° F. My high gust yesterday was 23 m.p.h. Overnight, clouds retained some heat as my low this morning was 41.5° F and my high gust since midnight was 12 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
5/18/2018 8:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning showers dampened Palmer, and skies remain cloudy with a mild low temperature (43.3° F) and light winds (3 m.p.h.) Yesterday I reached 57.6° F, warmest since May 10, and my high gust was 13 m.p.h.
5/19/2018 9:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Late day sprinkles and relatively light winds accompanied mostly cloudy skies yesterday. My high gust was 13 m.p.h. and I reached 55.2° F. Winds gusted to 34 m.p.h. since midnight, which held my minimum to a mild 45.2° Skies are more sunny this morning.
5/20/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's weather was once again cloudy, windy and cool for May as my high of 53.9° F was accompanied by at times gusty winds. Since midnight, I cooled to 41.9° F from insulating clouds. My high gust since midnight was 14 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
5/21/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another rather chilly, cloudy day yesterday in Palmer included a high of 54.7 F and high gust of 14 m.p.h. Overnight I cooled to 41.4 F and my high gust since midnight was 17 m.p.h. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
5/22/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A bit more sun and a high of 62° F preceded afternoon clouds and increased wind gusts (24 m.p.h. by late evening). Clouds accompanied my overnight low of 44° F and a 16 m.p.h. wind gust, and it is mostly cloudy this morning.
5/23/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds produced nearby showers, but my back yard stayed dry yesterday. Enough mid-day sun boosted my high to 63.2° and my high gust was 20 m.p.h. Since midnight, I cooled to 44.5° F under clouds and my high gust was 19 m.p.h. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
5/24/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny skies this morning dropped my low to 35° F, coolest since May 13. My high gust since midnight was 16 m.p.h. Yesterday was cloudy, my high was 55.3° F and my high gust was 19 m.p.h.
5/25/2018 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday included substantially more sun, and my high which inched up to 58.9° F felt cooler as winds eventually gusted to 25 m.p.h. Winds continued overnight; my high gust since midnight was 19 m.p.h. and mostly clear skies accompanied my low of 40.9° F. Skies remain mostly sunny this morning with high clouds.
5/26/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ample sunshine and diminishing winds made for a nice start to the Memorial Holiday Weekend as my high reached 60.3° F. Overnight, considerable high and middle clouds accompanied my minimum of 43.4° F. My high gust was 17 m.p.h. since midnight, but winds are essentially calm right now. High clouds remain this morning.
5/27/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ideal spring weather is taking hold in Palmer; yesterdays high was 61.3° F as winds continued to diminish. This morning's 41° F low under clear skies and high gust of only 15 m.p.h. since midnight continue the trend of warming and calming.
5/28/2018 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A late afternoon thundershower passed by, after I recorded 67.2° F for the warmest day in May to date. During the event, winds gusted to 19 m.p.h. I sent a thunderstorm report, my first for the year. Overnight, mostly cloudy skies held my low to 45° F and my high gust was 14 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
5/29/2018 9:45 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers developed late afternoon yesterday and continued early this morning, followed by partial clearing and sunny skies this morning. My high yesterday under early sun reached 60.7° F. My low this morning was 43.5° F and my high gust since midnight was 18 m.p.h.
5/30/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Despite afternoon bluster which confined my high to 60° F with a high gust of 24 m.p.h. I remained rainless. Overnight, some clearing accompanied my 39.3° F low but winds backed off, gusting (only) to 8 m.p.h. High thin clouds are allowing filtered sunshine this morning.
5/31/2018 7:45 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I noticed a few sprinkles on my back deck this morning, part of the mostly cloudy pattern of the past several days. Clouds were enough to hold my high yesterday to 57.5° F. My high gust was 17 m.p.h. Since midnight, my low was 43.5° F and my high gust was 13 m.p.h. Skies are mostly cloudy with hazy sun this morning.
6/1/2018 9:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Afternoon sprinkles and a light evening shower combined for enough to be measurable yesterday. My high was 61.9° F and my high gust was 16 m.p.h. Since midnight my low was 41.6° F and my high gust was 14 m.p.h. Bright sun this morning has greeted the first day of June.
6/2/2018 9:15 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Palmer went from pristine blue sunny skies yesterday morning to dramatic CB's by late afternoon as a passing mountain shower made it's way over the Matanuska Valley. My high reached 67° F and my high gust was 20 m.p.h. Overnight, my low was 45.7° F and my high gust was 18 m.p.h. as skies cleared. Skies are pristine blue again this morning.
6/3/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Palmer remained dry since nearby CBs remained mainly over the mountains. For the first time this year, I exceeded 70° F, peaking at 71.9° F. Afternoon winds, however, reached 28 m.p.h. Overnight, skies cleared, my low was 41.5° F and my high gust was 16 m.p.h. Skies are sunny this morning.
6/4/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was a picture perfect day; my high was 65.3° F under bright sun with afternoon Tcu hovering over nearby mountains, and a relatively subdued high wind gust of 18 m.p.h. Clear skies overnight allowed for my 37.9° F low which may stand as the low reading for the month. My high gust was 16 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds have moved in since.
6/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Palmer is off to another chilly start after a 38.1° F after variable clouds yesterday and a high of 63.1° F. Winds remain light, with my high gust since midnight of 10 m.p.h. Filtered sunshine has greeted the morning.
6/6/2018 8:00 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The most generous rain of the spring season developed, first as late afternoon showers, then sporadic shower intervals overnight. I note five distinct intervals since showers began yesterday at 4:05 p.m. and their ending at 6:35 a.m. this morning. The heaviest is detailed below.
6/7/2018 8:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning mist before afternoon gradual clearing provided a trace of precipitation yesterday. I reached 58.4° F. Partly cloudy skies remained overnight and this morning as I dropped to 44.1° F. My high gust both yesterday and this morning were 9 m.p.h.
6/8/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds remained at bay until late afternoon when mountain Cu finally managed to drift over adjacent valleys. I reached 66.5° F and my high gust was 17 m.p.h. Since midnight, I cooled to 47° F and my high gust has been 10 m.p.h. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
6/9/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A light pre-sunrise shower and clouds elevated my overnight low to 49.7° F with light winds (max gust 6 m.p.h. My high yesterday was 66.1° F, it was partly sunny, and my high gust was 18 m.p.h. Skies are partly sunny this morning.
6/10/2018 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Early morning clouds brought sprinkles to my back yard, my maximum gust since midnight was 9 m.p.h. and skies have turned partly sunny. Mid-day sun yesterday became cloud covered by late day and while there were nearby showers, my back yard stayed dry. I reached 68.5° F with a high gust of 17 m.p.h. yesterday.
6/11/2018 9:00 AM 0.97 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy showers started last night, and provided the most rain since 0.98 on July 8, 2017 before they ended early this morning. I am sending in a Significant Weather entry. Temperatures are notably cooler today after yesterday's 71.6° F high. My high gust yesterday was 14 m.p.h. and was 18 m.p.h. since midnight. My low this morning was 44.3° F. Skies remain mostly cloudy this morning, with sprinkles during the past hour.
6/12/2018 9:45 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Three shower intervals (mid-day, late afternoon, early evening) contributed the final touches to the 1.10 inch storm total commencing the evening of June 10. The late afternoon shower (detailed below) was most intense, and the briefest of the three. Clouds held my minimum to 58.1° F, the first sub-60° F maximum of June, and my high gust yesterday was 20 m.p.h. Skies became partly cloudy overnight, my low this morning was 41.2 F and my high gust since midnight was 11 m.p.h. Skies are mostly sunny this morning.
6/13/2018 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Despite nearby showers yesterday my Palmer backyard received only a trace. Abundant clouds, however, held my high (59.1° F) to less than 60° F for the second straight day. my high gust was 14 m.p.h. Since midnight, my high gust was 15 m.p.h. and my low was 41° F. Bright sun this morning however, suggests a warmer day eventually in the 60's.
6/14/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A mostly sunny day yesterday and relatively subdued winds brought pleasant summer weather to Palmer. My high was 66.9° F and my high gust was 16 m.p.h. My overnight low was 46.4° F and my high gust since midnight was 14 m.p.h. After an early mid-level altocumulus deck, skies have turned partly sunny this morning.
6/15/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny skies boosted my high above 70° F for just the third time this month (and year) as I reached 70.2° F. Winds increased by late day; my maximum gust yesterday was 25 m.p.h. Winds continued overnight with an increase in clouds as my high gust since midnight was 24 m.p.h. The wind elevated my overnight low to 53.9° F, warmest overnight reading for the year to date. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
6/16/2018 9:45 AM 0.51 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Abundant, pulsating moisture caused an extended, steady rain rate which caused my rain bucket to empty without breaks for nearly seven hours yesterday (detailed below). My 63.2° F occurred before noon, and my 47.2° F not until midnight. My high gust was 38 m.p.h. yesterday. Light rain ended at 2:40 a.m., exactly 12 hours after the first measurable rain was recorded. Since midnight I cooled to 46.5° F and my high gust was 23 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
6/17/2018 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light mid day rain and afternoon clouds held my high to 62° F yesterday. My high gust was 27 m.p.h. Overnight, clouds, wind gusting to 25 m.p.h. and a few sprinkles accompanied a high overnight low of 51° F. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
6/18/2018 8:45 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers shortly after sunrise have held my minimum to a very mild 52.2° F but winds have gusted to 28 m.p.h. Yesterday was cloudy and windy, with my high at 64.6° F and a 28 m.p.h. high gust. While momentarily dry, showers appear nearby this morning.
6/19/2018 9:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A shower mid morning yesterday faded into eventual late day sunshine. My high was 66.2° F and winds gusted to 34 m.p.h. Overnight my high gust was 24 m.p.h. and my high gust was 24 m.p.h. Despite considerable clouds this morning, sunshine is making some headway.
6/20/2018 9:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few mid-day sprinkles eventually yielded to a late day clearing trend. My high was 62.7° F, and I cooled to 46.5° F under mostly clear skies. My high gust was 24 m.p.h. yesterday, and 16 m.p.h. since midnight. Skeis are mostly sunny this morning.
6/21/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny skies boosted my high to 71.8° F yesterday and clouds overnight kept my high a very mild 56.7° F, warmest overnight of the year to date. Of interest, it was also the shortest overnight of the year. My high gust yesterday was 16 m.p.h., and 14 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
6/22/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds greeted the first day of summer yesterday. My high was 65° F and my high gust by evening was 26 m.p.h. Partial clearing overnight enabled my low to drop to 50.6° F and my high gust since midnight was 20 m.p.h. Mostly cloudy skies remain this morning.
6/23/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly cloudy skies held my high yesterday to 61.1° F. Overnight, I cooled to 48.1° F. Winds were light overnight, with my high gust at 7 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
6/24/2018 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A brief shower early this morning punctuated otherwise cloudy and cool weather. I don't know exactly when it occurred. My high yesterday was only 58.1° F under murky skies and my low this morning was 47.8° F. Winds have been quite light; my high gust yesterday was 8 m.p.h. and 4 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
6/25/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning clouds eventually yielded to afternoon sun, which boosted my high to 62.4° F. My high gust was only 12 m.p.h. Overnight, my low was 49.6° F and my high gust has been only 5 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
6/26/2018 9:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ubiquitous clouds yesterday provided a trace of rain and held my high to 59.1° F. My high gust was 13 m.p.h. Overnight, my low was 48.9° F and my high gust was 8 m.p.h. Sunshine has made at least a partial comeback this morning, however.
6/27/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny skies yesterday boosted my high to 65.2° F and by late afternoon, winds gusted to 26 m.p.h. Mostly clear skies overnight accompanied my comparatively chilly low of 42.4° F. My high gust since midnight was 16 m.p.h. High thin clouds are creating filtered sunshine this morning.
6/28/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Filtered sunshine yesterday morning yielded to afternoon clouds, and winds gusting to 27 m.p.h. made the 63.2° F high seem less. Overnight I cooled to 48.9° F and my high gust since midnight was 19 m.p.h. Filtered sunshine has returned this morning.
6/29/2018 9:55 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Filtered sunshine early gave way to afternoon and evening clouds yesterday. My high gust was 19 m.p.h. and my high was 65.9° F. Clouds overnight accompanied my early morning low of 49.9° F, and a few sprinkles have occurred this morning under cloudy skies.
6/30/2018 9:45 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A heavy early evening shower, detailed below, fell at a rain rate of 1.39 inches per hour, and totaled 0.12 inch in 10 minutes. Lighter showers continued overnight and ended at 5:35 a.m. this morning. My high was 67.3° F, my high gust was 14 m.p.h. and after midnight I cooled to 50.1° F with a max gust of 8 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
7/1/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A cloudy, cool and damp June concluded with my high yesterday of only 60.7° F. Winds were light, with my high gust of only 10 m.p.h. Overnight, clearing skies allowed my low to dip to 44.6° F and my high gust since midnight was 11 m.p.h. Welcome sunshine has appeared this morning.
7/2/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Summer has finally arrived in Palmer as my high yesterday of 72.9° F was warmest of the year to date. My high gust was 15 m.p.h. Warm weather overnight accompanied my low of 53° F and my high gust was 21 m.p.h. Skies are sunny this morning.
7/3/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 My high of 77.8° F under clear skies was hottest for the year to date. A few distant mountain CBs developed to the east. My high gust was 19 m.p.h. Overnight under clear skies my low was 53.7° F and my high gust was 16 m.p.h. Skies are clear again this morning.
7/4/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's 80.9° F, the first 80°F + reading this year, is the first above 80° F since an 81.7° F on July 19, 2016. Winds gusted to 16 m.p.h. Overnight my low was 51.6° F and my high gust since midnight was 15 m.p.h. High clouds are filtering the sunshine this morning.
7/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Despite filtered sunshine and thicker evening altocumulus, I warmed to 77.5° F yesterday. Overnight, under variable clouds I cooled to 53.1° F. My high gust since midnight was 9 m.p.h. Variable clouds and filtered sunshine are prevalent again this morning.
7/6/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny skies in the morning transitioned to numerous CB's and TCu development over the mountains, but my backyard stayed dry. I reached 78.5° F and my morning low of 55.6° F was warmest of the year to date. my high gust yesterday was 14 m.p.h. and 20 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are sunny with a few cirrus clouds this morning.
7/7/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A smattering of mountain Tcu framed an otherwise sunny and very warm day with a high of 78.5° F. Winds, while less than the early a.m. 20 m.p.h. gust, did help make it feel a little cooler. Overnight warmth, however, held my coolest this morning to 56° F, mildest of the year to date. My high gust since midnight was 14 m.p.h. Skies are sunny this morning.
7/8/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The week-long intrusion of full summer has ended as clouds have moved in and winds have increased. Yesterday's high of 74.9° F preceded the clouds, which held my overnight low to 58.6° F, the warmest to date this year. Winds gusted to 31 m.p.h. by evening, and to 27 m.p.h. after midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
7/9/2018 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Despite clouds and rain 12 miles and less west (Wasilla) my Palmer received only a trace. My high temperature, 64.1° F, was over 10 degrees lower than the preceding day, and my low, 57.7° F, occurred in the evening. Winds have increased; my high gust yesterday was 33 m.p.h. and I recorded a 31 m.p.h. gust since midnight. Skies remain cloudy this morning, and I noted another trace of precipitation since midnight.
7/10/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds yesterday held my high to 61.6° F and my low under increased cooling late was 51.7° F by midnight. I continued to cool to 49.9° F early this morning and my high gust since midnight was 18 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
7/11/2018 8:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain fell from about 5:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. yesterday, and my high temperature held to 56.9° F. Overnight, my low was 47.8° F, but my high gust, amidst light rain (detailed below) was only 7 m.p.h. Rain has ended at least for now, but clouds remain.
7/12/2018 8:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning rain yesterday began again, from about 7:30 a.m. for about an hour, then heavier showers (detailed below) developed at mid-day. Weather remained cool, with my high of 57.1° F but winds remained mostly light maxing at 11 m.p.h. I cooled to 47.7° F after midnight, and winds were even less maxing at 3 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
7/13/2018 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mid-day sun yesterday boosted my high to 66.8° F and my high gust was 15 m.p.h. My low overnight under fair skies was 49.4° F and my high gust since midnight was 13 m.p.h. Skies are mostly sunny this morning.
7/14/2018 9:45 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 My 64.9° F high just after noon decreased under increasing clouds, and later, winds gusted to 25 m.p.h. My low this morning, following light rain, was 47.7° F. My high gust since midnight was 12 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
7/15/2018 8:15 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds parted enough to allow my high of 66.4° F yesterday and my high gust was 18 m.p.h. Overnight under cloudy skies with a light shower I cooled to 50° F and my high gust was 10 m.p.h. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
7/16/2018 9:55 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mountain clouds led to a shower drifting over my back yard late afternoon. My high was 64.8° F and my high gust was 10 m.p.h. Overnight my low under partly cloudy skies was 49.2° F and my high gust since midnight was 8 m.p.h. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
7/17/2018 8:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Late day light showers, then a heavier shower after midnight detailed below contributed to today's total. My high yesterday was 66.1° F and my high gust was 20 m.p.h. My low this morning was 50.6° F and my high gust since midnight was 12 m.p.h. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
7/18/2018 9:45 AM 0.27 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Two shower intervals occurred yesterday. The first from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. dropped about 0.1 inch. The second, of a much shorter but substantially more intense (2.09 inches/hour momentarily) is detailed below. After these showers, retuning sunshine boosted my high to 63.5° F. My high gust was 13 m.p.h. yesterday. Clearing skies overnight enabled my low to drop to 45.9° F, coolest since July 1. My high gust early this morning was 16 m.p.h. Bright sunshine is prevalent this morning.
7/19/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear skies, a high of 72.4° F made for a sparkling day in Palmer yesterday. My low was 47.6° F this morning and my high gust was 13 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies remain clear this morning.
7/20/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny and warm weather yesterday enabled my high to reach 71.8° F. My high gust was 15 m.p.h. Overnight I cooled to 45.1° F, coolest since July 1st when my low was 44.6° F. Sunny skies prevail again this morning.
7/21/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some remnants of Cook Inlet fog drifted overhead mid-morning yesterday, and a stronger southwesterly wind flow held my high to 66.2°F versus the anticipated 70's. At that, winds were not strong, reaching a max gust of 13 m.p.h. Clearing skies in the afternoon lasted overnight and continue this morning as my low reached 50.6° F. My high gust since midnight was 15 m.p.h.
7/22/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday, bright sun all day boosted my high to 77° F. My high gust was 15 m.p.h. My low overnight was 49.7° F, and my high gust only 4 m.p.h. A marine layer has moved overhead this morning, causing low clouds.
7/23/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Low clouds hung overhead until just past noon, delaying warming a bit. My high was 71.7° F versus recent upper 70's, and my high gust was 11 m.p.h. My low this morning was 52.1° F and my high gust since midnight was 17 m.p.h. A lower cloud deck which was approaching late yesterday has moved overhead, providing filtered sunshine under mostly cloudy skies this morning.
7/24/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Despite considerable clouds, my high yesterday was 72.4° F. My high gust both yesterday and overnight was 17 m.p.h. My low this morning was 56.3° F. Skies are mostly cloudy this morning.
7/25/2018 9:45 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain just before midnight ended earlier this morning. My high yesterday was 67.7°F under cloudy skies. My low this morning was 54.1° F and my high gust since midnight was 15 m.p.h. Skies remain cloudy this morning.
7/26/2018 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 light rain ended yesterday morning, then light showers developed early evening (detailed below). My high yesterday of 66.5° F was followed by a low of 55.6° F overnight. My high gust yesterday was 19 m.p.h.; since midnight I noted a high gust of 12 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
7/27/2018 9:45 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A mostly cloudy sky yesterday generated a late day shower. My high was 69.2° F and my high gust was 16 m.p.h. Overnight, I cooled to 52.6° F under partly cloudy skies and my high gust was 15 m.p.h. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
7/28/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy skies and pleasant weather yesterday accompanied my 67.2° F temperature. Skies were partly cloudy overnight, my low was 53.1° F and my high gust since midnight was 9 m.p.h. Skies are mostly sunny this morning.
7/29/2018 9:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning sun was chased by fast moving showers which arrived in Palmer by late afternoon. My high beforehand reached 69.9° F, while winds preceding gusted to 23 m.p.h. Overnight clearing enabled my 49.5° F low and winds have gusted to 18 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are sunny this morning.
7/30/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunny skies accompanied very pleasant summer weather in Palmer yesterday. My high was 73° F and my high gust was 19 m.p.h. I cooled to 53.8° F overnight under fair skies and my high gust since midnight was 17 m.p.h. Mostly high, thin and variable clouds are allowing filtered sunshine this morning.
7/31/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sun yesterday boosted my high to 74.1° F and mostly clear skies overnight held as my low dropped to 52.4° F this morning. My high gust since midnight was 13 m.p.h. Skies are sunny with a few high clouds this morning.
8/1/2018 9:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A light shower early this morning signaled a change from yesterday's heat. My high was 79.1° F under abundant sunshine, and overnight, my low was 55.1° F. My high gust since midnight was 12 m.p.h. Skies are cloudy this morning.
8/2/2018 8:45 AM 0.26 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain started during early evening yesterday, ended shortly after midnight (detailed below), and showers have resumed this morning. Temperatures varied from 54.9° F to 64.9° F yesterday, and my low this morning was 53.4° F. My high gust was 12 m.p.h. yesterday and 18 m.p.h. since midnight.
8/3/2018 9:45 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Persistent drizzle has finally come to an end after continuing much of the day yesterday and overnight. The heaviest interval is detailed below. Associated low clouds yesterday held my high to 59.1° F and I cooled only to 52.9° F overnight. My high gust yesterday was 18 m.p.h. and 15 m.p.h. since midnight.
8/4/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds departed late morning, and ample sunshine boosted my high to 74.5° F. My high gust after midnight was 17 m.p.h. and my overnight low was a balmy 57.3° F. Clouds have returned this morning.
8/5/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Despite widespread clouds yesterday I reached 70° F. Clouds overnight boosted temperatures; my 57.7° F low equaled the July 8 reading to vie for warmest overnight this year to date. My high gust since midnight was 12 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
8/6/2018 9:45 AM 0.35 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain developed early evening and continued all night, with the heaviest early this morning (detailed below). My high was 63.6° F and my low this morning was 56.1° F. My high gust yesterday late evening was 19 m.p.h. and 34 m.p.h. just after midnight. Although rain has stopped this morning, occasional drizzle continues.
8/7/2018 8:45 AM 0.39 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain returned at 11:40 a.m. yesterday and didn't end until 2:30 a.m. this morning. The heaviest interval (evening, during which 0.22 inches fell) is detailed below. Clouds held yesterday's high to 61.7° F and my low this morning was 54.6° F. Clouds remain, and showers are just commencing again this morning.
8/8/2018 9:00 AM 0.94 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's rain, which fell in showers over about 18 hours (9:15 a.m. yesterday until 3:05 a.m. this morning) was heaviest (0.40 inches) during the hour detailed below. Over the five hour interval in which this rain fell, 0.86 inches fell with 0.67 in the first two hours. Associated clouds held my temperature to a high of 60.3° F and my low this morning was 51.6° F. Winds have remained light, as my high gust yesterday was 12 m.p.h., and 9 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
8/9/2018 8:15 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Evening showers contributed further to what has been a very wet August (2.31 inches the first 8 days). My 57.8° F high was coolest for the month, as was this morning's 49.8° F low. Winds have been light, 9 m.p.h. yesterday and 8 m.p.h. since midnight were high gusts. Clouds are breaking up this morning, however.
8/10/2018 9:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 After some morning sun, clouds delivered a brief late afternoon shower before overnight clearing. My high rebounded to 62.9° F then dropped to 48.6° F early this morning for the chilliest overnight so far this month. My high gust yesterday was 14 m.p.h., and 12 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are sunny this morning.
8/11/2018 9:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A light shower early this morning was heralded by increased cloudiness throughout the day yesterday. Before clouds thickened yesterday I reached 67° F and my high gust was eventually 27 m.p.h. Since midnight, my low was 51.1 F and my high gust was 20 m.p.h. Clouds remain this morning.
8/12/2018 8:15 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain, which developed during the evening and ende3d early this morning, is resuming. Before clouds thickened extensively yesterday, I reached 64.6° F. My low this morning was 52° F. High wind gusts yesterday reached 20 m.p.h and 25 m.p.h. within the past few minutes.
8/13/2018 8:15 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain restarted yesterday morning and ended by early afternoon. Skies became variably cloudy and mild temperatures peaked at 68.9° F. My high gust of 40 m.p.h. may endure as high for the month. Winds diminished somewhat overnight, gusting to 23 m.p.h. since midnight, and my low this morning was 51.9° F. Clouds and occasional sprinkles have developed this morning.
8/14/2018 8:00 AM 0.77 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain has fallen pretty much constantly since mid-morning yesterday. Despite this stream, a clear 'winner' for heavier rain occurred late afternoon yesterday (detailed below). Yesterday's temperatures flip-flopped; the 62° F high was just after midnight, and the 51.5° F low was just before midnight last night. Winds gusted to 23 m.p.h. yesterday and 9 m.p.h. since midnight. After a short break, ight rain is resuming this morning.
8/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain resumed again this morning at 4:35 a.m. after light rain much of the day yesterday. My high yesterday was 55.8° F, my low this morning 50° F and my high gust yesterday and overnight was 9 m.p.h.
8/16/2018 8:00 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain yesterday and heavier showers overnight have combined to further exceed prior short term wet spells. For the first half of Aug, I've totaled 4.20 inches, wetter than any 15 day interval in nearly seven years in Palmer. The previous wettest period was from Sep 25-30 2015 when 3.35 inches fell. Associated clouds held my high to 57.7° F and my morning low this morning was 47° F. Winds have been relatively light, maxing at 10 m.p.h. yesterday and 11 m.p.h. this morning. Clouds and drizzle remain this morning.
8/17/2018 8:45 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I note five shower intervals since yesterday's report; the most intense is detailed below. My monthly total is now 4.40 inches; the wettest 16 day interval in (at least) seven years. Clouds yesterday accompanied my high of 59.3° F. My low overnight was 47° F. Winds have been light; my high gust yesterday was 11 m.p.h. and 9 m.p.h. so far today. Skies are partly cloudy this morning.
8/18/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Finally, a dry day! Yesterday rebounded to 62.4° F as abundant sun breaks warmed Palmer, and winds peaked at 12 m.p.h. Since midnight, my low was 43.4° F under clear skies (coolest since June 27) and a wind gust picked up to 21 m.p.h. Skies are sunny this morning, but clouds are approaching from the south.
8/19/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Bright sun yesterday morning faded as ever thickening clouds drifted in. My high was 58.4° F. Clouds remained overnight, my low this morning was 47.6° F and my high gust since midnight was 19 m.p.h. Brief bursts of sun have appeared this morning despite mostly cloudy skies.
8/20/2018 8:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Morning sun quickly transitioned to clouds, and light sprinkles shortly after noon. Details of measurable rain are included below. My high reached 61° F, and my low this morning was 50.6° F. My high gust yesterday and early this morning was 19 m.p.h. Clouds are prevalent this morning.
8/21/2018 7:15 AM 0.56 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The rainy day parade has resumed with a half inch since midnight. It came with mild temperatures; I reached 61.1° F late last evening and dropped only to 53.8° F this morning. My high gust since midnight was 11 m.p.h. While it's tapering off, light rain continues this morning.
8/22/2018 8:00 AM 0.45 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Copious rain, which temporarily halted yesterday at 8:30 a.m., resumed at 10:35 a.m. continued throughout the day; the 5.51 inches the first 3 weeks of August is the wettest 3 week period in at least seven years in Palmer. River flooding, however, has not been an issue as rain events have been fairly evenly spaced. Sprinkles are winding down this morning with a hint of clearing to the southwest. Temperatures held very close yesterday; my high of 56.2° F was just after midnight, my early afternoon low was 52.9° F and my low this morning was 50.6° F. Winds have remained light and absent the frequent down-sloping which reduces rainfall. My high gust yesterday was 11 m.p.h. and 7 m.p.h. since midnight.
8/23/2018 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sprinkles diminished yesterday morning, and Palmer enjoyed a nice day as my high reached 65.4° F and my high gust was 8 m.p.h. Overnight, my low was 47.2° F and my high gust was 12 m.p.h. since midnight.
8/24/2018 9:45 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The 'rain train' resumed it's treck in Palmer yesterday shortly afternoon in showers and drizzle until early this morning. Clouds yesterday held my high to 54.8° F, coolest for the month, and this morning I recorded a low of 47.6° F. Winds have remained light; I recorded a 12 m.p.h.. gust yesterday and a 10 m.p.h. gust since midnight. Clouds and an occasional sprinkle are occurring this morning.
8/25/2018 8:45 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain developed late morning, and continued through much of the afternoon. My high was 57.9° F yesterday and my low this morning was 47.6° F as skies cleared. Winds again have been light; my high gust yesterday was 10 m.p.h. and 11 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies started out clear this morning but high clouds are moving in out of the south.
8/26/2018 9:15 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 After high clouds moved in yesterday, rain has returned to Palmer this morning. My total at this moment stands at 6.08 inches since Aug 1, and my back yard is on the verge of surpassing the 6.17 in Sep 2015 as the wettest month in at least 7 years here. Accordingly, the ground is saturated, with puddles becoming more widespread. Yesterday, in contrast, was a nice day, with my high of 60.3° F and high gust of 12 m.p.h. This morning, my low was 49.6° F and my high gust was 14 m.p.h. Rain is presently continuing.
8/27/2018 8:15 AM 0.63 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain came largely in heavier spurts; the heaviest relatively brief downpour in late evening (detailed below). Before that, rain which fell during yesterday's report lasted until 11:00 a.m., another heavier interlude lasted from 3 p.m. until 4:05 p.m., and a third from @6:25 p.m. until 9 p.m. The final drops ended at 12:35 a.m. this morning. My high was 55.5° F, my high gust yesterday was 19 m.p.h., my low this morning was 51.9° F and my high gust since midnight was 15 m.p.h.
8/28/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Finally, Palmer enjoyed a break from the rain yesterday, and this one may last longer than the brief halts to the 'rain train' which began Aug 1. Although skies were cloudy, cooler air accompanied my late evening low of 48.4° F after a mid day 58.7° F high. My high gust yesterday was 12 m.p.h., but only 5 m.p.h. since midnight. Low clouds remain this morning.
8/29/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A nice day chased low clouds away by mid-morning yesterday. My high reached 64.4° F and my high gust remained less than 10 m.p.h. My low this morning was 45.1° F and my high gust has ticked up to 15 m.p.h. Bright sun is abundant this morning.
8/30/2018 8:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sprinkles developed since midnight and continue this morning. I reached 65° F yesterday and my high gust was 15 m.p.h. My low this morning was 49.8° F and my high gust since midnight was 13 m.p.h.
8/31/2018 9:30 AM 0.68 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's soaker involved an evening thundershower which was substantially diminished (only 0.02 inches) by the time it reached my backyard. The heaviest event, in early afternoon, is detailed below. The 7.26 inch month total is the most copious amount I've recorded in Alaska in 13 years 11 months. My high yesterday was 58.1° F and my low of 47.2° F was in the late evening from rain cooled air. This morning's low was 46.5° F. Winds have been light at 14 m.p.h. yesterday and 10 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
9/1/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 August is over, and it's 7.26 inches surpassed not only the 6.17 inches in Sep 2015 in Palmer, but the 6.35 inches I recorded in Sep 2005 in Soldotna! The concluding day of last month, however, did behave as my high under mostly cloudy skies peaked at 57° F before I recorded the low at midnight (47.7° F) under clearing skies. This morning, my low dipped to 42.9° F, coolest to date in this introduction to fall. My high gust yesterday was 10 m.p.h. and 14 m.p.h. since midnight. After some early morning clouds, skies are clearing again this morning.
9/2/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Skies became sunny yesterday, boosting my high to 61.6° F. Clear skies overnight accompanied my low of 41.1° F, coolest for the early meteorological fall season to date. Winds gusted to 14 m.p.h. both yesterday and since midnight. Skies are clear this morning.
9/3/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear skies have developed and continue in Palmer. High temp yesterday was 64.3° F, and the low this a.m. 43.6° F. High gust yesterday - 14 m.p.h.,- 17 m.p.h. this a.m.
9/4/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few late day high clouds yesterday did nothing to prevent my high from reaching 65.4° F, and they disappeared this morning as my low reached 42.2° F. Winds gusted to 17 m.p.h. yesterday and 15 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies are sunny this a.m.
9/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunshine boosted my high to 65.6° F yesterday. My overnight low was 40.6° F, but may cool slightly as the sun is not yet shining. My high gust yesterday was 15 m.p.h. and 11 m.p.h. since midnight. This morning is clear.
9/6/2018 8:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light showers this morning punctuated the otherwise unbroken skein of dry, sunny days. Yesterday I reached 64.5° F, but clouds overnight boosted my low to 46.5° F versus the low 40's. My high gust yesterday WAS 11 m.p.h. and 13 m.p.h. since midnight. Clouds remain this morning.
9/7/2018 9:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles developed late evening as winds eventually increased to a 20 m.p.h. gust. Earlier, mid-day sunlight chased clouds, as my high reached 64.6° F. beforehand. After midnight, winds have become even stronger, with my high gust of 31 m.p.h. after sunrise the highest of the month to date. These winds also kept my morning low elevated to 47.2° F, warmest overnight for the month to date. Partly sunny skies have greeted this morning.
9/8/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny skies but wind have scoured Palmer. My high gust yesterday was 33 m.p.h. and 35 m.p.h. since midnight. My high yesterday was 64.4° F and my low this morning a wind-elevated, mild 52.6° F. It is sunny this a.m.
9/9/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sun and wind all day yesterday with a gust of 37 m.p.h. warmed my high to 68.3° F. My high gust since midnight was 22 m.p.h., and my low was 44.8° F with reduced air mixing. Skies remain clear this morning.
9/10/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's temperatures ranged from 44.7° F to 63.8° F under increasing high clouds. Skies cleared overnight and my low of 39.6° F early this morning is the first below 40° F reading since June 4 when I dropped to 37.9° F. My high gust since midnight was 10 m.p.h. Skies have cleared this morning.
9/11/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear weather and light winds yesterday enabled my high to reach 65° F. My low this morning was 43.4° F with scattered high clouds. My high gust since midnight was 16 m.p.h.
9/12/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High thin clouds yesterday morning diminished and my high reached 65.2° F. They've returned this morning, and my low was 46.1° F. My high gust yesterday was 16 m.p.h. and 19 m.p.h. since midnight.
9/13/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High clouds dissipated yesterday and my high was 67.3° F. My low this morning was 47.7° F. My high gust yesterday and since midnight was 19 m.p.h. High clouds are partially covering the sky this morning.
9/14/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High clouds yesterday morning cleared, my high temperature was 66.7° F and Palmer enjoyed yet another bluebird weather day. Overnight I cooled to 51.6° F, and my high gust shortly after midnight was 27 m.p.h. Skies are clear again this morning.
9/15/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday's 68.7° F was not only warmest for the month, but represents the likely end of exceptionally warm, dry weather in Palmer. Despite other coastal locations gifted by adiabatic warming (Seward, Kodiak) and reached the mid 70's, Palmer never did reach 70° F this month. The clear skies culminated in cooling by mid evening as my low dropped to 50.1° F. Overnight, my low was 48.6° F and my high gust was 16 m.p.h. Variable clouds have developed this morning.
9/16/2018 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clouds have moved in over Palmer. Yesterday's high was 64.4° F, my high gust was 16 m.p.h.; this morning's low was 43.1° F and my high gust since midnight was 19 m.p.h.
9/17/2018 9:30 AM 0.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 My first measurable rain since Aug 31 developed late evening. Clouds yesterday kept my high (56.3° F) below 60° F for the first time this month. My low this morning was 48.1° F and my high gust since midnight was 15 m.p.h. Skies are partly sunny this a.m.
9/18/2018 9:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mid-day sunshine boosted my high to 64.5° F. Clouds increased overnight, I noted a few sprinkles this morning, a low of 46.8° F and a 3 m.p.h. gust. Skies have become partly cloudy this morning.
9/19/2018 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partial sun boosted my high to 60.7° F yesterday, and my high gust was 10 m.p.h. Light winds overnight (4 m.p.h.) enabled patchy fog this morning, and my low was 48.6° F. Fog is diminishing this a.m. with partly cloudy skies.
9/20/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Variable clouds yesterday held my high to 58.9° F. My high gust was 12 m.p.h. Variable clouds overnight and this morning boosted my low to 47.3° F and my high gust since midnight was 7 m.p.h.
9/21/2018 9:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A light shower developed early this morning. My temperatures ranged from 46.3° F to 56.1° F yesterday and my low this morning was 47.5° F. My high gust both yesterday and since midnight was 8 m.p.h.
9/22/2018 8:00 AM 0.22 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain held off until early this morning, but clouds yesterday held my high to 54.2° F. My high gust was 9 m.p.h. My low this morning was 47.5° F and my high gust was 13 m.p.h. since midnight. Rain continues this morning.
9/23/2018 8:30 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain ended mid morning, then a shower early afternoon and finally evening sprinkles concluded the wet stuff. My high was 57.2° F, my high gust was 13 m.p.h., my low this morning was 44° F and my high gust since midnight was 9 m.p.h. Skies are mostly sunny this morning.
9/24/2018 9:45 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Two brief showers developed early this morning. Clouds remain. Winds increased late yesterday; my high gust was 16 m.p.h. and 21 m.p.h. after midnight. After a 58.5° F high yesterday my morning low was 48.5° F.
9/25/2018 9:45 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Palmer witnessed a rare thunderstorm for so late in the season yesterday afternoon. I sent in a thunder report. My high yesterday reached 58.5 before the storm, and my high gust hours before reached 28 m.p.h. Skies have become partly cloudy overnight and this morning as my low dropped to 44° F. My high gust since midnight was 44° F.
9/26/2018 9:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A brief, but dramatic evening shower produced a double rainbow yesterday after it passed. My high was 59.3° F and dropped to 37.6° F since midnight. As such, this is the coolest reading of early fall to date. My high gust yesterday was 14 m.p.h. and 18 m.p.h. since midnight. Skies have cleared this morning.
9/27/2018 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Bright morning sunshine yielded to clouds by late afternoon. My high was 54.3° F yesterday and my low was 42.1° F this morning. My high gust yesterday was 18 m.p.h. yesterday and 17 m.p.h. this morning. Clouds remain this morning.
9/28/2018 9:45 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain has developed this morning. Clouds kept temperatures reduced yesterday; my high of 51.5° F to date was the minimum high for the month. Conversely, clouds held my minimum overnight to a relatively mild 45.1° F. My high gust since midnight was 16 m.p.h. Light rain continues this morning.
9/29/2018 9:15 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drizzle ceased mid morning yesterday and skies slowly lightened, becoming partly cloudy by evening. My high was 55.4° F. Overnight, skies cleared, my low this morning was 41.8° F and my high gust since midnight was 11 m.p.h. Skies are clear this morning.
9/30/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Clear skies yesterday enabled my 61.2° F high to exceed 60° F for the first time since Sep 18. My high gust was 12 m.p.h. Overnight my low was 40.5° F and my high gust was 21 m.p.h. Skies remain clear this morning.



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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
4/20/2018 3:30 PM At first I wondered if it was sleet, but convective nature of clouds and cold air aloft suggested very small hail. Amount was very limited, although other locations especially southwest may have received more. There was no thunder. NA Rice Rice Mixed|White Ice 10 no damage Intermittent True Before rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20 5 3
4/26/2018 7:05 PM Graupel was the main nature of the hail. While rain followed, and lasted about 25 minutes, the 7 minutes of hail was definitely heavier, and more intense. There was no thunder. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Soft|White Ice 7 1min no damage Continuous False Before rain Before smaller hail 30-40 100 0.1 0.2
5/1/2018 3:30 PM This mid afternoon observation was at a local Fred Meyer store about 2 miles from my home, during a passing instability shower. The main bulk of rain had already past in the morning. 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Soft|White Ice 5 2min no damage Intermittent False Before rain Before smaller hail 10-20 3