Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CT-FR-59 Latitude 41.201478
Station Name New Canaan 3.8 N Longitude -73.503853
County Fairfield Elevation (ft) 547



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 17 4.47 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 4.39 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 4.16 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 18 3.77 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 18 3.10 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 18 4.50 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 18 4.54 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 18 4.17 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 18 4.39 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 18 4.27 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 4.56 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 4.49 8.99 29 8.99 29 0.00 0 0 15 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 50.81" 8.99" 30 days 8.99" 30 0.00" 0 days 0 15 days 2 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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
10/2/2017
10/3/2017
10/4/2017
10/5/2017
10/6/2017
10/7/2017
10/8/2017
10/9/2017
10/10/2017
10/11/2017
10/12/2017
10/13/2017
10/14/2017
10/15/2017
10/16/2017
10/17/2017
10/18/2017
10/19/2017
10/20/2017
10/21/2017
10/22/2017
10/23/2017
10/24/2017
10/25/2017
10/26/2017
10/27/2017
10/28/2017
10/29/2017
10/30/2017
10/31/2017
11/1/2017
11/2/2017
11/3/2017
11/4/2017
11/5/2017
11/6/2017
11/7/2017
11/8/2017
11/9/2017
11/10/2017
11/11/2017
11/12/2017
11/13/2017
11/14/2017
11/15/2017
11/16/2017
11/17/2017
11/18/2017
11/19/2017
11/20/2017
11/21/2017
11/22/2017
11/23/2017
11/24/2017
11/25/2017
11/26/2017
11/27/2017
11/28/2017
11/29/2017
11/30/2017
12/1/2017
12/2/2017
12/3/2017
12/4/2017
12/5/2017
12/6/2017
12/7/2017
12/8/2017
12/9/2017
12/10/2017
12/11/2017
12/12/2017
12/13/2017
12/14/2017
12/15/2017
12/16/2017
12/17/2017
12/18/2017
12/19/2017
12/20/2017
12/21/2017
12/22/2017
12/23/2017
12/24/2017
12/25/2017
12/26/2017
12/27/2017
12/28/2017
12/29/2017
12/30/2017
12/31/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018
1/2/2018
1/3/2018
1/4/2018
1/5/2018
1/6/2018
1/7/2018
1/8/2018
1/9/2018
1/10/2018
1/11/2018
1/12/2018
1/13/2018
1/14/2018
1/15/2018
1/16/2018
1/17/2018
1/18/2018
1/19/2018
1/20/2018
1/21/2018
1/22/2018
1/23/2018
1/24/2018
1/25/2018
1/26/2018
1/27/2018
1/28/2018
1/29/2018
1/30/2018
1/31/2018
2/1/2018
2/2/2018
2/3/2018
2/4/2018
2/5/2018
2/6/2018
2/7/2018
2/8/2018
2/9/2018
2/10/2018
2/11/2018
2/12/2018
2/13/2018
2/14/2018
2/15/2018
2/16/2018
2/17/2018
2/18/2018
2/19/2018
2/20/2018
2/21/2018
2/22/2018
2/23/2018
2/24/2018
2/25/2018
2/26/2018
2/27/2018
2/28/2018
3/1/2018
3/2/2018
3/3/2018
3/4/2018
3/5/2018
3/6/2018
3/7/2018
3/8/2018
3/9/2018
3/10/2018
3/11/2018
3/12/2018
3/13/2018
3/14/2018
3/15/2018
3/16/2018
3/17/2018
3/18/2018
3/19/2018
3/20/2018
3/21/2018
3/22/2018
3/23/2018
3/24/2018
3/25/2018
3/26/2018
3/27/2018
3/28/2018
3/29/2018
3/30/2018
3/31/2018
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018
4/2/2018
4/3/2018
4/4/2018
4/5/2018
4/6/2018
4/7/2018
4/8/2018
4/9/2018
4/10/2018
4/11/2018
4/12/2018
4/13/2018
4/14/2018
4/15/2018
4/16/2018
4/17/2018
4/18/2018
4/19/2018
4/20/2018
4/21/2018
4/22/2018
4/23/2018
4/24/2018
4/25/2018
4/26/2018
4/27/2018
4/28/2018
4/29/2018
4/30/2018
5/1/2018
5/2/2018
5/3/2018
5/4/2018
5/5/2018
5/6/2018
5/7/2018
5/8/2018
5/9/2018
5/10/2018
5/11/2018
5/12/2018
5/13/2018
5/14/2018
5/15/2018
5/16/2018
5/17/2018
5/18/2018
5/19/2018
5/20/2018
5/21/2018
5/22/2018
5/23/2018
5/24/2018
5/25/2018
5/26/2018
5/27/2018
5/28/2018
5/29/2018
5/30/2018
5/31/2018
6/1/2018
6/2/2018
6/3/2018
6/4/2018
6/5/2018
6/6/2018
6/7/2018
6/8/2018
6/9/2018
6/10/2018
6/11/2018
6/12/2018
6/13/2018
6/14/2018
6/15/2018
6/16/2018
6/17/2018
6/18/2018
6/19/2018
6/20/2018
6/21/2018
6/22/2018
6/23/2018
6/24/2018
6/25/2018
6/26/2018
6/27/2018
6/28/2018
6/29/2018
6/30/2018
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018
7/2/2018
7/3/2018
7/4/2018
7/5/2018
7/6/2018
7/7/2018
7/8/2018
7/9/2018
7/10/2018
7/11/2018
7/12/2018
7/13/2018
7/14/2018
7/15/2018
7/16/2018
7/17/2018
7/18/2018
7/19/2018
7/20/2018
7/21/2018
7/22/2018
7/23/2018
7/24/2018
7/25/2018
7/26/2018
7/27/2018
7/28/2018
7/29/2018
7/30/2018
7/31/2018
8/1/2018
8/2/2018
8/3/2018
8/4/2018
8/5/2018
8/6/2018
8/7/2018
8/8/2018
8/9/2018
8/10/2018
8/11/2018
8/12/2018
8/13/2018
8/14/2018
8/15/2018
8/16/2018
8/17/2018
8/18/2018
8/19/2018
8/20/2018
8/21/2018
8/22/2018
8/23/2018
8/24/2018
8/25/2018
8/26/2018
8/27/2018
8/28/2018
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018
8/31/2018
9/1/2018 M
9/2/2018 0.00
9/3/2018 0.00
9/4/2018 0.00
9/5/2018 0.00
9/6/2018 0.00
9/7/2018 1.81
9/8/2018 T
9/9/2018 0.07
9/10/2018 0.32
9/11/2018 1.02
9/12/2018 0.01
9/13/2018 0.15
9/14/2018 0.03
9/15/2018 0.02
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.00
9/18/2018 0.08
9/19/2018 0.24
9/20/2018 0.00
9/21/2018 0.00
9/22/2018 T
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.12
9/26/2018 4.05
9/27/2018 0.49
9/28/2018 0.49
9/29/2018 0.09
9/30/2018 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
8/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No precipitation. A very hot and humid day with little to no clouds.
9/1/2018 6:00 AM M 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Had the data on a hard copy, so might as well enter it. Gauge arrived Midway through a rainstorm and managed to collect 0.06". Missed some light precipitation. My best guess would be 0.1" actually fell, but that *is* a guess.
9/2/2018 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is moist with dew. At OBS time it was partly cloudy, with ~25% clear sky.
9/3/2018 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is moist with dew. At OBS time it was a "bluebird" day, with ~90% blue sky. Only high Cirrus is visible.
9/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is moist with dew. At OBS time it was still dark, but has since brightened up to reveal a mostly clear sky.
9/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is moist with dew. Dense fog in the canopies of trees. 4th day in a row without any precipitation. The heat and humidity continues.
9/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is moist with dew. Another hot and humid day, and the fifth day without precipitation in a row.
9/7/2018 6:00 AM 1.81 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Severe thunderstorm downed trees and produced pea sized hail. Winds were extremely high (cannot place an exact figure). Rainfall exceeded 1.00" in under 40 minutes. Worst thunderstorm of the year so far.
9/8/2018 6:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 On and off light drizzle occurred in the early morning hours. Much cooler than the preceding days.
9/9/2018 7:30 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain fell for the majority of yesterday. Comfortable day at OBS time, with a light breeze and cool temperatures. Much different from a few days ago!
9/10/2018 8:30 AM 0.32 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Recorded with a photo.
9/11/2018 6:30 AM 1.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Lightly raining at OBS time.
9/12/2018 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dense fog at tree canopy height. Lightly raining at OBS time.
9/13/2018 8:20 AM 0.15 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain overnight. Looks like a cell developed in Pound Ridge, NY, barely missing this station.
9/14/2018 4:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another 0.03" fell. It must've been overnight since it was mostly dry in daylight (besides the odd raindrops that fell around 1900 UTC).
9/15/2018 9:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 First time seeing blue sky at OBS time in a while. Light rain yesterday. Lots of frogs enjoying the wet grass.
9/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is moist with dew. Gauge is also moist with dew, but that isn't precipitation. First time in 10 days without precipitation!
9/17/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is wet with heavy dew. Gauge also had dew on it, but not precipitation. Dense fog in the morning hours.
9/18/2018 6:30 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Raining at OBS time from Post-Tropical Cyclone Florence. Light rain shower at ~3:00 PM yesterday, and light rain in the morning today.
9/19/2018 8:30 AM 0.24 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is wet with heavy dew. Outside of gauge also has heavy dew on it. I did check yesterday night as soon as the rain stopped, and the 0.24" total still stands, unchanged by the dew. Storm total from Post-Tropical Storm Florence is 0.32".
9/20/2018 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is moist with dew. There was dew buildup in the gauge, but that doesn't count as precipitation.
9/21/2018 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Birch trees are starting to change colors. Fall is approaching. Nothing else notable.
9/22/2018 8:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Few drops of precipitation in the gauge from the disintegrating squall line of thunderstorms. Completely blue skies at OBS time.
9/23/2018 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No precipitation. Feels like fall outside, though. Birch leaves continue to turn and fall. At OBS time it was 0% clear sky.
9/24/2018 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No precipitation again. Coldest morning in a while based off of feeling.
9/25/2018 6:30 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain at OBS time. Ground is moistened. Looks like the rainfall rate will increase in the next few hours.
9/26/2018 6:00 AM 4.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Misting at OBS time. Storm total is 4.17" (including the 0.12" from yesterday).
9/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.05" was from the early morning showers yesterday, with the rest coming from the thunderstorm. Duration information is for the thunderstorm. Ground is extremely soggy.
9/28/2018 6:30 AM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Raining at OBS time. Ground is saturated again. Luckily, the rainfall rates weren't very heavy, so no flooding occurred.
9/29/2018 8:00 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Ground is wet with dew. Heavy dew on the gauge, and 0.09" of precipitation. I am certain none of the recorded amount in the gauge is from dew because I also checked the gauge the previous night. Storm total is 0.58".
9/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Quintessential fall morning. Clear skies, tree leaves starting to change colors, and relatively cool temperatures.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
9/6/2018 4:50 PM Pea sized hail fell intermittently during the thunderstorm on 09/06/18. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Clear Ice 15 3min no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail