Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WY-JN-33 Latitude 44.1661
Station Name Buffalo 13.2 SSE Longitude -106.6136
County Johnson Elevation (ft) 4819



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 0.94 0.31 31 0.31 31 0.00 0 0 4 4 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 0.55 0.78 30 0.78 30 0.00 0 0 3 5 5.5 2 3
Dec 17 0.29 0.54 31 0.54 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 6.5 6 3
Jan 18 0.22 0.53 31 0.53 31 0.00 0 0 4 3 3.1 5 23
Feb 18 0.32 1.13 28 1.13 24 0.00 4 0 8 3 23.0 9 21
March 18 0.71 2.22 31 2.22 30 0.00 1 1 5 8 9.5 4 16
April 18 1.23 0.79 29 0.59 26 0.20 3 1 2 8 4.0 3 5
May 18 2.30 2.28 30 2.28 30 0.00 0 0 11 7 0.0 0 0
June 18 1.97 2.68 30 2.68 30 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
July 18 1.37 3.27 31 3.27 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 0.75 0.83 31 0.83 31 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 1.27 1.22 30 1.22 30 0.00 0 0 5 0 1.0 1 1
Water Year Totals: 11.92" 16.58" 363 days 16.38" 355 0.20" 8 days 2 83 days 47 days 52.6" 30 days 72 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 0.10
10/2/2017 0.11
10/3/2017 0.00
10/4/2017 0.00
10/5/2017 0.00
10/6/2017 0.04
10/7/2017 0.00
10/8/2017 T
10/9/2017 0.06
10/10/2017 0.00
10/11/2017 0.00
10/12/2017 0.00
10/13/2017 0.00
10/14/2017 0.00
10/15/2017 0.00
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 0.00
10/18/2017 0.00
10/19/2017 0.00
10/20/2017 0.00
10/21/2017 0.00
10/22/2017 0.00
10/23/2017 0.00
10/24/2017 T
10/25/2017 0.00
10/26/2017 T
10/27/2017 0.00
10/28/2017 0.00
10/29/2017 0.00
10/30/2017 T
10/31/2017 0.00
11/1/2017 0.00
11/2/2017 0.40
11/3/2017 T
11/4/2017 0.00
11/5/2017 0.18
11/6/2017 0.00
11/7/2017 0.00
11/8/2017 0.00
11/9/2017 0.00
11/10/2017 0.00
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 0.00
11/17/2017 0.20
11/18/2017 T
11/19/2017 0.00
11/20/2017 0.00
11/21/2017 T
11/22/2017 0.00
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 T
11/25/2017 0.00
11/26/2017 0.00
11/27/2017 0.00
11/28/2017 T
11/29/2017 0.00
11/30/2017 0.00
12/1/2017 0.00
12/2/2017 0.00
12/3/2017 0.00
12/4/2017 0.04
12/5/2017 0.00
12/6/2017 0.00
12/7/2017 0.00
12/8/2017 0.00
12/9/2017 0.00
12/10/2017 0.00
12/11/2017 0.00
12/12/2017 0.00
12/13/2017 0.00
12/14/2017 0.00
12/15/2017 0.00
12/16/2017 0.02
12/17/2017 0.27
12/18/2017 0.00
12/19/2017 0.00
12/20/2017 0.00
12/21/2017 0.01
12/22/2017 0.00
12/23/2017 0.11
12/24/2017 0.00
12/25/2017 0.00
12/26/2017 0.02
12/27/2017 0.00
12/28/2017 T
12/29/2017 T
12/30/2017 0.01
12/31/2017 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 0.00
1/2/2018 0.00
1/3/2018 0.00
1/4/2018 0.00
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 0.17
1/12/2018 T
1/13/2018 0.00
1/14/2018 T
1/15/2018 0.06
1/16/2018 0.00
1/17/2018 0.00
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.20
1/21/2018 0.00
1/22/2018 0.00
1/23/2018 0.00
1/24/2018 0.00
1/25/2018 0.00
1/26/2018 0.00
1/27/2018 0.00
1/28/2018 0.00
1/29/2018 0.00
1/30/2018 T
1/31/2018 0.10
2/1/2018 T
2/2/2018 0.00
2/3/2018 0.00
2/4/2018 0.35
2/5/2018 0.06
2/6/2018 T
2/7/2018 0.14
2/8/2018 0.00
2/9/2018 0.12
2/10/2018 0.00
2/11/2018 0.00
2/12/2018 0.04
2/13/2018 0.00
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.07
2/16/2018 0.02
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.00
2/19/2018 0.33
2/20/2018 T
2/21/2018 0.00
2/22/2018 0.00
2/23/2018 0.00
2/24/2018 0.00
2/25/2018 **
2/26/2018 **
2/27/2018 **
2/28/2018 **
3/1/2018 0.00
3/2/2018 0.00
3/3/2018 0.00
3/4/2018 0.00
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 0.00
3/13/2018 0.00
3/14/2018 0.00
3/15/2018 T
3/16/2018 0.03
3/17/2018 T
3/18/2018 0.00
3/19/2018 T
3/20/2018 0.00
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 T
3/25/2018 T
3/26/2018 1.37
3/27/2018 0.15
3/28/2018 T
3/29/2018 T
3/30/2018 0.30
3/31/2018 0.37
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 T
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 0.32
4/4/2018
4/5/2018 T
4/6/2018 0.27
4/7/2018 T
4/8/2018 0.00
4/9/2018 T
4/10/2018 0.00
4/11/2018 0.00
4/12/2018 0.00
4/13/2018 T
4/14/2018 T
4/15/2018 0.00
4/16/2018 0.00
4/17/2018 0.00
4/18/2018 T
4/19/2018 0.00
4/20/2018 0.00
4/21/2018 0.00
4/22/2018 0.00
4/23/2018 **
4/24/2018 **
4/25/2018 0.20
4/26/2018 0.00
4/27/2018 0.00
4/28/2018 0.00
4/29/2018 0.00
4/30/2018 T
5/1/2018 0.13
5/2/2018 0.09
5/3/2018 0.00
5/4/2018 0.00
5/5/2018 0.00
5/6/2018 T
5/7/2018 0.00
5/8/2018 T
5/9/2018 0.00
5/10/2018 0.21
5/11/2018 0.00
5/12/2018 0.17
5/13/2018 0.05
5/14/2018 T
5/15/2018 0.00
5/16/2018 0.00
5/17/2018
5/18/2018 0.07
5/19/2018 T
5/20/2018 0.00
5/21/2018 0.00
5/22/2018 T
5/23/2018 0.32
5/24/2018 T
5/25/2018 0.00
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 T
5/28/2018 1.05
5/29/2018 0.15
5/30/2018 0.02
5/31/2018 0.02
6/1/2018 0.03
6/2/2018 0.26
6/3/2018 0.00
6/4/2018 0.00
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 0.00
6/7/2018 0.02
6/8/2018 0.60
6/9/2018 0.00
6/10/2018 T
6/11/2018 0.02
6/12/2018 0.00
6/13/2018 0.00
6/14/2018 0.00
6/15/2018 0.00
6/16/2018 0.07
6/17/2018 0.13
6/18/2018 0.20
6/19/2018 0.21
6/20/2018 0.64
6/21/2018 0.16
6/22/2018 0.01
6/23/2018 T
6/24/2018 0.03
6/25/2018 0.30
6/26/2018 T
6/27/2018 0.00
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.40
7/2/2018 0.00
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.00
7/5/2018 0.00
7/6/2018 0.13
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 0.11
7/10/2018 0.00
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 T
7/13/2018 0.17
7/14/2018 0.00
7/15/2018 0.02
7/16/2018 0.01
7/17/2018 0.20
7/18/2018 0.09
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 0.00
7/26/2018 0.15
7/27/2018 1.07
7/28/2018 0.80
7/29/2018 T
7/30/2018 0.12
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 0.00
8/2/2018 T
8/3/2018 0.00
8/4/2018 0.12
8/5/2018 0.00
8/6/2018 0.00
8/7/2018 0.00
8/8/2018 0.00
8/9/2018 0.00
8/10/2018 0.00
8/11/2018 0.00
8/12/2018 0.00
8/13/2018 T
8/14/2018 0.01
8/15/2018 0.02
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 0.00
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.38
8/20/2018 0.00
8/21/2018 0.27
8/22/2018 0.02
8/23/2018 0.00
8/24/2018 0.00
8/25/2018 0.00
8/26/2018 0.00
8/27/2018 0.00
8/28/2018 0.01
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018 0.00
8/31/2018 0.00
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 0.00
9/7/2018 0.00
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 0.00
9/18/2018 0.00
9/19/2018 0.00
9/20/2018 0.21
9/21/2018 0.22
9/22/2018 0.00
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.19
9/26/2018 0.00
9/27/2018 0.00
9/28/2018 0.57
9/29/2018 0.00
9/30/2018 0.03



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
10/2/2017 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
10/3/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Frost
10/4/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Frost
10/5/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overnight
10/7/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/8/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M
10/9/2017 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Water in rain gauge frozen solid
10/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/11/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/12/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/13/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Frost
10/14/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M 0.0 M No snow here; snowing west of us over the Bighorn foothills
10/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M T M Light to moderate snow yesterday morning; stuck briefly as a light dusting
10/16/2017 2:00 PM 0.00 M M M M
10/17/2017 2:00 PM 0.00 M M M M
10/18/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/19/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/21/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/22/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/23/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/24/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M
10/25/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/26/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M Heard maybe sleet briefly, ground wet
10/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Frost
10/28/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
10/29/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Windy
10/30/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M Snowed lightly, didn't stick; very windy
10/31/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M frost
11/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no frost
11/2/2017 6:00 AM 0.40 M M 2.0 M snow is powdery but wet; sticks to my rain gauge and my shoes
11/3/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M
11/4/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Snow is melted off the ground, but still clings to brush and grasses
11/5/2017 6:00 AM 0.18 2.5 M 2.5 M snowed all day; tiny rice-size flakes
11/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M snow has melted off the roads and exposed ground; still clings to brush and grasses. foggy.
11/7/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/8/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/9/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/11/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/12/2017 5:30 AM 0.00 M M M M Frost
11/13/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light frost
11/14/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M frost
11/16/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/17/2017 6:00 AM 0.20 3.0 0.20 3.0 0.20 snowfall started at night, sometime after 7:30--already melting at 5:00 am this morning. Serious fog.
11/18/2017 6:00 AM T T M M M
11/19/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M frost
11/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a little snow still on the ground; no frost
11/21/2017 6:00 AM T T M M M
11/22/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/23/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M All the snow on the ground has melted; ground is damp
11/24/2017 6:00 AM T M M M M
11/25/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/26/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/28/2017 6:00 AM T T M M M snowing on Trabing Rd about 8pm as I drove home, but just a few random snowflakes at the house itself. windy. Can see a dusting of snow on the Bighorns to the west, and more on the foothills to the south looking toward Kaycee
11/29/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
11/30/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Frost--75%
12/1/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/2/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/4/2017 6:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 1.0 M snow fell sometime during the night, after 7:30 pm. hard to tell how much, since the winds are so strong and continue to be very strong
12/5/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/6/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Windy
12/7/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M frost around 8:30pm, but none in the morning
12/8/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/9/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/10/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/11/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/14/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/15/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 1.0 M M M snowflakes are light, powdery. Not sure when it started; still snowing now. More like half an inch than an inch.
12/17/2017 6:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
12/18/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/19/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/20/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
12/21/2017 6:00 AM 0.01 0.5 M 0.5 M horizontal snowfall as I drove home from Sheridan; especially heavy nearing Lake Desmet, but petered out to nothing as I approached Buffalo--hwy clear. Partly cloudy this morning
12/22/2017 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2017 4:30 AM 0.11 2.0 M M M clear over my house on Trabing until close to I25, then icy roads, blowing snow going north on I25 and I90 north to Sheridan
12/24/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2017 6:00 AM 0.02 1.0 M M M
12/27/2017 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2017 6:00 AM T T M M M
12/29/2017 6:00 AM T M M T M
12/30/2017 6:00 AM 0.01 M M T M
12/31/2017 6:00 PM 0.06 1.0 M 2.0 M snow shower lasted a couple of hours
1/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/6/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Some of the ground is showing now; other places are 1-2 inches deep with snow
1/7/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M frost on the rain gauge. snow is patchy in spots, a lot more ground showing, depending on where you look. our long dirt driveway still covered with 1-2 inches of snow, and where there is vegetation
1/8/2018 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M the ground still covered with snow, for the most part
1/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Patchy snow coverage on the ground
1/10/2018 6:45 AM 0.00 M M T M Most of the snow is gone
1/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.17 1.0 0.17 1.0 M Yesterday's snow storm from 12pm-3pm left about an inch of snow, where it wasn't blown off the ground by the wind {EDIT: Observer reported 1.70 of new precip. QPE data, surrounding reports of 0.05 to 0.09 and notes provided by the observer indicate this could be a decimal error. It appears observer meant to report 0.17. Changed report of 1.70 to NA until observer can be contacted to verify. Submission Time Before EDIT: 1/11/2018 7:56 AM CoCoSTAFF DNT}
1/12/2018 6:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M 0.5 M
1/14/2018 5:00 AM T 0.3 M 0.3 M
1/15/2018 5:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M 0.5 M
1/16/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/17/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/18/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M ground is about half-covered with patchy snow
1/19/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M little thin patches of snow here and there; puddles in the ruts in our driveway
1/20/2018 5:30 AM 0.20 1.0 M 1.0 M still snowing
1/21/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M still a thin covering of snow covering most of the grounnd
1/24/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M patchy snow on the ground where there's vegetation
1/25/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M less snow today on the ground; bare where the wind blows and there's no vegetation
1/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M patchy snow; 4 inches deep in some places still, mostly half an inch deep in the rest where there's snow
1/27/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 M M T M Some standing water/ puddles/small ponds, that re-freeze
1/28/2018 5:30 AM 0.00 M M T M
1/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M little patches of snow here and there. looked like it was snowing over the big horns to the west of us, but it didn't make it this far
1/30/2018 6:00 AM T M M T M ground looks damp, so I'm gonna say it sprinkled overnight. tiny patches of snow here and there. puddles of melting snow in the dirt driveway, a little mud, and ponds of melting snow in the gullies
1/31/2018 5:00 AM 0.10 0.5 M 0.5 M Fell mostly between 6:45 and 9:45
2/1/2018 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Snow within the last hour
2/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M T M 1/2 in in some spots; bare ground in others
2/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M T M Ground is damp from melting snow
2/4/2018 5:00 AM 0.35 5.0 M 5.0 M started snowing horizontally at 2:30pm, then quit after about 15 min; started again with a vengeance at 4:30pm; still snowing, but gently falling, at 5 am. Depending on where the wind was blowing, snow depth is anywhere from 1 to 5 inches
2/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 5.0 M Couldn't get out to retrieve my rain gauge earlier, because the winds were so intense--partner measured snow melt. Really scary drive to Sheridan! Couldn't tell if we got new snow or if the snow was just being blown around
2/6/2018 5:00 AM T T M T M Hard to tell, with such high winds, what was new snow and what was just blowing snow
2/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.14 0.5 M 6.0 M Anywhere from 1/2 in to 6 in, depending on the wind pattern
2/8/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/9/2018 10:00 AM 0.12 2.0 M 4.0 M depending on wind pattern, anywhere from 2-4 inches
2/10/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/11/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/12/2018 10:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 5.0 M still lightly snowing; accumulation varies from one to two inches depending on wind pattern
2/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M 4.0 M Some bare ground, an inch here and 6 inches there
2/14/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M 4.0 M Anywhere from trace to 6 inched
2/15/2018 6:00 AM 0.07 0.5 M 1.0 M Anywhere from .5 to 1 inch; depending on wind pattern. Some drifts still of 6 inches
2/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 1.0 M Not much snow accumulated; high winds
2/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M patches of bare dry ground, mud, puddles, and snow drifts
2/18/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M patches of bare dry ground, mud, puddles, and snow
2/19/2018 5:00 AM 0.33 12.0 M 12.0 0.42 anywhere from trace to 24 inch snow drifts, depending on wind pattern; high winds yesterday. will add core measurement later today
2/20/2018 5:00 AM T 1.0 M 6.0 M forgot to put my gauge back out until later in the day
2/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M bright and sunny; drifts as high as two feet. average about 6 in
2/22/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M -18 Tuesday, -8 yesterday; 2 degrees today
2/23/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/24/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M snow is gradually melting, but ground remains mostly covered
3/2/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M snow is melting, leaving large patches of bare ground, puddles that ice over, and mud. There are still drifts of up to a foot deep
3/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M A river runs through it (my long dirt driveway, that is) Melting snow has created rivulets and puddles that ice over at night. Snow is thinning but there are still drifts and coverage where there is vegetation
3/4/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M our long dirt driveway is completely free of snow; fairly dry with some mud and a few puddles. Snow still covers much of the land that has vegetation. Dense fog with less than a quarter mile visibility.
3/5/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 0.77
3/6/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M patchy drifts
3/7/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M drifts of 4 in are scattered over the fields; the antelope have returned
3/8/2018 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M big muddy ruts in the driveway with large puddles of icy water. almost more bare ground than snow drifts now, but quad still sinks in places
3/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M T M More bare ground than snow now, but still drifts of up to 4 in
3/10/2018 5:00 AM T T M 4.0 M A lot of bare ground; found some drifts of up to a foot
3/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
3/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Seeing virga all around our little microclimate island. couldn't obtain a core sample because the snow drifts are frozen solid. Puddles in driveway are reduced but there are a couple of new ponds.the number of snow drifts is greatly reduced, but the depth remains the same
3/13/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M T M Frost
3/14/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M The ponds are gone; took a core sample from one of the remaining drifts late in the afternoon
3/15/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M
3/16/2018 6:00 AM 0.03 T M T M Snowing lightly but not sticking, gusty winds, wet ground
3/17/2018 6:00 AM T T M T M Serious snowfall but it all melted quickly; frost
3/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a couple of drifts left
3/19/2018 6:00 AM T T M M M snow flurry
3/20/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M nothing here, but saw some new snow on I90 going to Sheridan, and it looked like it was snowing over Buffalo proper
3/21/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M a couple of small patches of snow left; grass is starting to green. frost.
3/22/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M T M
3/23/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M T M
3/24/2018 6:00 AM T M M T M Frost, fog
3/25/2018 4:30 AM T T M T M Started snowing really hard at 0600; lightening up at Buffalo proper
3/26/2018 4:30 AM 1.37 6.0 M 6.0 M when I came home around 5:00pm, there had been significant snowfall, but it had been melted away by the rain. Skies looked like maybe they were clearing. Woke up this morning to find 6 inches of snow and still snowing; limited visibility
3/27/2018 8:00 AM 0.15 1.0 M 4.0 0.57 Quit snowing in the late morning; rapid melting occurred with a final snow flurry around 5pm. Bare patches of ground with some coverage and drifts
3/28/2018 6:00 AM T T M T M Ground was wet but no water in rain gauge; lightly sprinkling; found a dusting of snow on the deck
3/29/2018 5:00 AM T 0.5 M 0.5 M Snowed off and on all afternoon yesterday, but didn't stick. Snowed overnight and left about 1/2 inch on the ground, but not much in the rain gauge
3/30/2018 6:00 AM 0.30 M M T M
3/31/2018 4:30 AM 0.37 2.0 M 2.0 M
4/1/2018 4:30 AM T 0.5 M 0.5 M snow melted rapidly
4/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 0.03 frost; all the snow has melted except for a few tiny patches here and there. core measurement was taken from one such patch
4/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.32 3.0 M 3.0 M Snow had an interesting texture, almost like little styrofoam beanbag pellets; hail briefly the size of coarse salt. Strong winds brought whiteout conditions; some areas are bare, some have foot-deep drifts
4/5/2018 5:00 AM T T M T M a dusting of snow on the ground and still lightly snowing
4/6/2018 5:00 AM 0.27 0.5 M 0.5 M got a couple of inches of snow yesterday morning up until noon, when it all melted. Started up again around 2pm with varying rain and snow. 1/2 inch this am on the ground.
4/7/2018 6:00 AM T T M 4.0 M light snow but none of it stuck; some drifts still of up to 6 inches, but mostly bare ground
4/8/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/9/2018 5:00 AM T T M T M Nothing in gauge but ground was damp. Looked like it had been snowing in Buffalo and was still snowing at Lake Desmet
4/10/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/11/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.27 still a couple of little snow drifts; otherwise all gone
4/12/2018 4:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Nothing in the gauge; ground damp
4/13/2018 7:30 AM T T M T M Woke up at 4: no snow but damp ground. Got up again at 7:30: light dusting of granular snow, none in the gauge
4/14/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M It was clear overhead, but the winds were so strong that snow was being blown horizontally from the north; very sparkly
4/15/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/16/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/17/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/18/2018 5:00 AM T T M M M Snowed horizontally from about 11 am to 1 pm; nothing stuck, nothing in the gauge
4/19/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/20/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/21/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M foggy, looked like frost or snow on the barn roof
4/22/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
4/27/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2018 6:00 AM T M M M M rained hard a couple of times for about 15 min, but nothing in the gauge
5/1/2018 4:30 AM 0.13 M M M M
5/2/2018 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/3/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2018 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear skies, warm temperature
5/6/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M Felt a few sprinkles in the morning yesterday
5/7/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M nothing in the gauge, but felt a few drops and the ground was damp, smelled like rain this am
5/9/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2018 5:00 AM 0.21 M M M M One brief shower at 3:15; thunder, lightning, hard rain at 7:30 (both pm)
5/11/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M Dense fog, 1/4 mile visibility
5/12/2018 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/13/2018 5:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Occurred between 7-8am; no rain after that
5/14/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M Damp ground
5/15/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 M M M M
5/16/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 M M M M
5/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M weather radio went off for severe thunderstorm; strong winds, hard rain for about an hour, no hail; a little thunder and lightning
5/19/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M Ground damp; fog
5/20/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
5/21/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
5/22/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M short, light rain in the middle of the day; thunder and lightning observed off in the distance
5/23/2018 5:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Thundet, lightning, no hail
5/24/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M
5/25/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
5/26/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M Lots of lightning
5/28/2018 5:00 AM 1.05 M M M M
5/29/2018 5:00 AM 0.15 M M M M no thunder/lightning
5/30/2018 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/31/2018 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/1/2018 5:00 AM 0.03 M M M M hard, fast rain mid-afternoon; thunder, lightning. ground still damp in the morning
6/2/2018 5:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Pea-size hail for about 15 min
6/3/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2018 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M No hail
6/8/2018 5:00 AM 0.60 M M M M occurred during severe thunderstorm with dime-to-nickel-sized hail.
6/9/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear as a bell. weather radio warned of severe stom approaching from Fort Reno; never got here
6/10/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M
6/11/2018 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M thunderstorm yesterday afternoon between 2-3pm lasting about half an hour with about 7 minutes of pea size hail
6/12/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
6/15/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2018 5:00 AM 0.07 M M M M lots of lightning fairly close to the house overnight, then rain
6/17/2018 5:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
6/18/2018 5:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Overnight
6/19/2018 5:00 AM 0.21 M M M M All day long
6/20/2018 5:00 AM 0.64 M M M M During the day, from about 9-6
6/21/2018 5:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
6/22/2018 5:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rapid storm development during the day
6/23/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M just a sprinkle yesterday morning
6/24/2018 5:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Brief shower aroun 3:30 pm
6/25/2018 4:30 AM 0.30 M M M M
6/26/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M
6/27/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/1/2018 5:00 AM 0.40 M M M M half-hour storm around noon including about five minutes of sleet provided the sum total of this precipitation
7/2/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/3/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/4/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2018 5:00 AM 0.13 M M M M thunderstorm with rain, lightning, and sleet for about an hour starting at 7:50pm
7/7/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/8/2018 4:30 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/9/2018 4:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Thunder, lightning starting shortly before midnight, knocking out power
7/10/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M
7/13/2018 5:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Thunderstorm, lightning, rain (no hail) in the afternoon. Wasn't at home to see wall cloud in Lynch (we can see pretty far in all directions from here)
7/14/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2018 4:30 AM 0.02 M M M M thunder and lightning around 10pm
7/16/2018 5:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Storm with sleet for ten min at 6:30; then thunder and lightning from 10:00pm-3:00am
7/17/2018 5:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Thunderstorm from about 2:30-4; with some sprinkling for an hour afterwards
7/18/2018 5:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
7/19/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M High winds, lightning
7/20/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
7/23/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2018 5:00 AM 0.15 M M M M showers started at 6:40; thunder and lightning came later then throughout the night
7/27/2018 6:00 AM 1.07 M M M M Ping-pong ball size hail in the afternoon, blowing horizontally
7/28/2018 6:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Hail; most precip came wurh haikstorm
7/29/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M
7/30/2018 5:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
7/31/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/1/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2018 5:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
8/3/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/4/2018 5:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Half-hour storm around 5pm
8/5/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/6/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/7/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/8/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/9/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/10/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/11/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/12/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/13/2018 5:00 AM T M M M M High winds rocked the house
8/14/2018 5:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/15/2018 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/16/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/17/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/18/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/19/2018 5:00 AM 0.38 M M M M
8/20/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/21/2018 5:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
8/22/2018 5:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/23/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/24/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/25/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/26/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/27/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/28/2018 5:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/29/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/30/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
8/31/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/1/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/2/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/9/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/10/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/11/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/12/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/13/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/14/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/15/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/17/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/18/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/19/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/20/2018 5:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Big bolt of lightning/clap of thunder brought rain at 2:30 am
9/21/2018 5:00 AM 0.22 M M M M light rain began at about 1:00 followed by heavy rain which turned into pea-sized hail for about 5 min; light rain lasted for about a half hour longer
9/22/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2018 5:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
9/26/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/27/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 M M M M
9/28/2018 5:00 AM 0.57 1.0 M 1.0 M sticking to vegetation and vehicles, but not the roads
9/29/2018 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M snow is all gone; just cold and foggy
9/30/2018 5:00 AM 0.03 M M M M No rain per se, just misty drizzle



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
2/25/2018 3/01/2018 6:00 AM 5 0.00 4.0 0.47 internet went down, and the app hasn't been working. core sample was taken 2/26/18
4/23/2018 4/25/2018 7:30 PM 3 0.20 0.0 0.00 snowed horizontally for about 3 hours 4/23, from about 12-3pm. stuck for a little while then melted off. I've been sick, so I just now measured the rain gauge, which actually was frozen this morning, along with some frost. No other precip on any other day.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
6/1/2018 12:50 PM no hail pad 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 10 1min no damage Continuous False Same time as rain After smaller hail vertical
6/7/2018 6:30 PM 7/8" Nickel Size 3/4" Penny Size 1/4" Pea Size Mixed|White Ice 5 1min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail vertical
6/10/2018 2:53 PM NA 1/4" Pea Size NA Hard|White Ice 7 2min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 30-40
7/27/2018 5:30 PM got the warning just minutes before it blew in; if this wasn't a tornado, it was the closest thing to it. All the vegetation everywhere looked like a giant lawnmower had mowed it all down 1 1/2" Ping Pong Ball Size 1 1/2" Ping Pong Ball Size 1/4" Pea Size Hard|White Ice 30 10min shredded leaves.car dents.broken house windows.broken car windows Continuous False Before rain Same time as smaller hail 70+
9/20/2018 1:00 PM 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Soft|White Ice 5 3min no damage Continuous True Same time as rain vertical