| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/2/2019 |
9:00 AM |
1.48 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
15.5 mm rain from thunderstorm heralding end of record 30.0 C warmth Tuesday afternoon. Another 22.0 mm rain from a second thunderstorm overnight. |
| 10/3/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers Wednesday. Steadier rain last night and this morning. |
| 10/4/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Periods of drizzle and occasional light rain Thursday. |
| 10/5/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Just avoided frost - min temperature about 2 C overnight then lake effect low clouds came in from Lk Ontario. |
| 10/6/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers overnight and this morning. |
| 10/7/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few left over light sprinkles Sunday morning. |
| 10/8/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frost on rooftops and vehicles forming quickly around 7.45 AM just as sun came up. No frost on grass and no frost damage noted. |
| 10/9/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Ice on car. 3 C at home. 7 C by the time I reached the edge of the inner core of Kitchener. |
| 10/10/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Heavy dew this morning. No frost. |
| 10/11/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful fall day. Widespread dew again this morning. |
| 10/12/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers with cold front passage (front arrived just before 5 AM) early this morning. |
| 10/13/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frost on rooftops early this morning. No frost visible on grass. |
| 10/14/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/15/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frost on car and rooftops. |
| 10/16/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers and two thunderstorms overnight. First thunderstorm was chock full of lightning. The second one had occasional lightning and one clap of more distant thunder. |
| 10/17/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.32 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers on Wednesday and last night. |
| 10/18/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A little drizzle Thursday at times from weak lake effect off of Lake Huron. |
| 10/20/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Heavy dew and dense fog. |
| 10/21/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Heavy dew again early this morning. No fog at the time. |
| 10/22/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.39 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Periods of rain last night. |
| 10/23/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers ending Tuesday morning. |
| 10/24/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief shower (with a weak cold front) early this morning. |
| 10/25/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 10/26/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frost this morning, especially on roofs. |
| 10/27/2019 |
9:00 AM |
1.50 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Rain heavy at times last night. Windy with gusts to about 70 km/h this morning. Some ponded water in local fields and neighbours' backyards. |
| 10/28/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few light showers/sprinkles Sunday afternoon. Frost on rooftops this morning - along with heavy dew on grass. There were also fog patches in the area. |
| 10/29/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frost on rooftops. Nice jet contrails in sky. |
| 10/30/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Completely dark early this morning. Boy are the days getting shorter quickly. |
| 10/31/2019 |
8:00 AM |
1.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Rain starting Wednesday morning and continuing into last night. |
| 11/1/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.73 |
0.4 |
0.06 |
T |
M |
Periods of rain (17.0 mm) until trick or treat time, then occasional drizzle. Wet flurries overnight. |
| 11/2/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Brief wet flurries, mixed with a few drops of rain Friday. |
| 11/3/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers briefly mixed with wet flurries. |
| 11/4/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers. Milder. |
| 11/5/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Shower Monday afternoon. |
| 11/6/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 11/7/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.4 |
0.04 |
0.4 |
M |
Showers late Wednesday turning to flurries Wed night. Grass partly covered with snow, similar to Nov 01. |
| 11/8/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
A few lake effect flurries ending Thursday evening. |
| 11/9/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
|
| 11/10/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 11/11/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
T |
M |
Few showers Sunday evening. Occasional light snow late evening into this morning. Rain amount 1.5 mm. |
| 11/12/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.39 |
5.1 |
0.39 |
3.9 |
M |
First major snowfall of season from a Texas Low. It may be a snowfall record for Remembrance Day. Also record cold temperatures for the Nov 11-12 period. More like mid winter. |
| 11/13/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
3.5 |
M |
Fluffy lake effect flurries. Like goose down. |
| 11/14/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
3.1 |
M |
Few flurries from approaching warm front. |
| 11/15/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
3.1 |
M |
Few flurries ending Thursday morning. |
| 11/16/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Few brief very light flurries Friday evening as a sharp arctic cold front moved through. |
| 11/17/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.6 |
M |
Still 100 percent snow coverage this morning. |
| 11/18/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.2 |
M |
Intermittent wet snow and drizzle. Dull morning. |
| 11/19/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.07 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Brief wet flurries Monday morning, then a few showers and occasional drizzle. Very murky with dense fog last night into this morning. Snow on ground discontinuous with only 40 percent coverage. |
| 11/20/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Overcast and a little misty. Ground coverage of snow now about 25 percent. |
| 11/21/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Mainly cloudy. Ground coverage of snow down to about 5 percent. |
| 11/22/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.28 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Only a few man made snow piles left. So, snow on ground now is nil. Otherwise showers last night then a brief wet snow flurry just before observation time. |
| 11/23/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 11/24/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another beautiful late autumn day and night. Perfect for putting up outdoor Christmas lights. |
| 11/25/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another gorgeous late autumn day and night. |
| 11/26/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
The 4th beautiful late fall day in a row. |
| 11/27/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Rain ahead of a warm front arrived early this morning as expected. |
| 11/28/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.41 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Periods of rain tapering to occasional drizzle Wednesday.
Few lake effect flurries this morning. Windy. |
| 11/29/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Mainly cloudy (lake effect cloud) and colder. |
| 11/30/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 12/1/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Clear ice on trees and exposed structures. Not enough ice accretion for trees to droop. Power outages in the area. trace snow/ice pellets. |
| 12/2/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.55 |
1.8 |
0.55 |
1.6 |
M |
Freezing rain/drizzle amount:Trace mm. Ice
pellet amount 2.0 cm with liquid water equivalent 12.0 mm. Snow amount 2.5 cm with liquid water equivalent 2.0 mm. Total liquid equivalent precipitation Trace + 12.0 + 2.0 = 14.0 mm. Welcome meteorological winter. |
| 12/3/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Few flurries Monday, ending in the afternoon. |
| 12/4/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
2.0 |
M |
Few flurries Tuesday and last night. Quite fluffy. |
| 12/5/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
2.0 |
M |
Isolated wet flurries and showers Wednesday. Few wet flurries last night from weak lake effect bands off Lake Huron. Rain amount was trace. |
| 12/6/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.6 |
0.06 |
2.4 |
M |
Periods of light snow last night into this morning as a weak Alberta Clipper sailed by. |
| 12/7/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Few lake effect flurries last night. |
| 12/8/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
M |
Mainly cloudy. Winter, part 3 ends today with big thaw on tap. |
| 12/9/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Few sprinkles overnight. Snow coverage reduced to about 25 percent. |
| 12/10/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.41 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Periods of rain Monday. Few showers last night. First wet flurries started falling right at 9.00 AM - observation time - in wake of sharp arctic cold front which blasted through early this morning. |
| 12/11/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.8 |
0.06 |
0.6 |
M |
Lake effect flurries. |
| 12/12/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.2 |
T |
0.6 |
M |
Few lake effect flurries Wednesday. Ground remains about 80 percent covered in snow. (just barely) |
| 12/13/2019 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.4 |
M |
Warm front moving through dry. Partly sunny this morning. |
| 12/14/2019 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
A very light rain/wet snow mix which turned to all snow just a couple minutes after I took this observation. |
| 12/15/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.49 |
2.6 |
0.49 |
2.0 |
M |
Heavy wet snow Saturday - 6.0 cm yielding 12.0 mm liquid water equivalent. A trace of rain as well. Perfect packing snow. Some lake effect snow early Sunday morning .. 0.5 cm with 0.5 mm liquid water equivalent. |
| 12/16/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.6 |
M |
Few lake effect flurries Sunday. |
| 12/17/2019 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.6 |
M |
Few large dentritic snowflakes fell in a brief flurry just before observation time. Virga overhead and south as a large snowstorm passes by just to the south of me. |
| 12/18/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.6 |
0.08 |
2.8 |
M |
Cold frontal snow squall overnight. Burst of heavy snow with it. Snow quite fluffy though. We needed this to give us a chance of a White Christmas. |
| 12/19/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
2.8 |
M |
Lake effect flurries. Very fluffy. |
| 12/20/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.8 |
M |
Few light lake effect flurries Thursday. Hoar frost everywhere this morning. |
| 12/21/2019 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.8 |
M |
Few flakes of snow from weak lake effect out of a stratocumulus deck from Lake Ontario Friday morning. |
| 12/22/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.4 |
M |
Beautiful first morning of winter. More like "fallspring". |
| 12/23/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
M |
Another beautiful fall-spring sunny day. Ground about 95 percent covered in snow. Isolated bare patches. |
| 12/24/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.2 |
M |
Ground about 90 percent covered in snow. |
| 12/25/2019 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.2 |
M |
With 3.0 cm of snow on ground here and 90 percent of the ground covered in snow, Christmas here is officially white! |
| 12/26/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Snow coverage reduced to about 25 percent, mainly piles and drifted areas. Hence trace on ground this morning is best estimate. |
| 12/27/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Occasional drizzle Boxing Day and last night. Snow coverage on ground less than 1 percent and now mainly left over piles and remnants of drifts. |
| 12/28/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
All remaining snow is now gone. Only a few piles and snowman remnants remain. |
| 12/29/2019 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Occasional rain starting just before observation time. |
| 12/30/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.57 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Rain Sunday, then occasional drizzle Sunday night then more rain overnight into this morning. |
| 12/31/2019 |
9:00 AM |
0.18 |
1.2 |
0.12 |
1.2 |
M |
1.5 mm rain Monday morning. Trace rain then 3.0 cm snow this morning. 3.0 mm liquid water equivalent in the snow. Winter, part 6 is here. |
| 1/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.8 |
0.06 |
2.0 |
M |
Also a trace of freezing drizzle early this morning. |
| 1/2/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Few left over flurries from weak disturbance New Years Day morning. |
| 1/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Next thaw started in earnest yesterday. Snow on ground reduced to a trace. |
| 1/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.4 |
0.04 |
0.4 |
M |
Occasional light snow early this morning from a Colorado Low passing well south of Lake Erie. We were on the northern edge of its snow shield. Cut grassy and gravel surfaces are barely white - one can see the grass/gravel through the thin snow cover. Winter, part 7 has tiptoed in. |
| 1/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.6 |
0.04 |
0.4 |
M |
Flurries and a trace of freezing drizzle last night. |
| 1/6/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.20 |
1.6 |
0.20 |
2.0 |
M |
Snow along with occasional brief freezing drizzle (trace) last night. This snow was quite heavy with higher water content as temperatures were very close to zero. |
| 1/7/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
1.6 |
M |
Few flurries Monday morning. |
| 1/8/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.2 |
0.06 |
2.4 |
M |
Flurries with cold front Monday evening, then lake effect flurries overnight. |
| 1/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
2.4 |
M |
Few lake effect flurries. Blowing and drifting snow made measurement difficult - so this is an estimate only. |
| 1/10/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Brief snow shower Thursday evening near 9.30 PM. Brief showers - sprinkles - early this morning. Suddenly much milder with snowpack reduced to 25 percent coverage and a trace on the ground on average. |
| 1/11/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.44 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
All snow (save for manmade piles) has melted. Rain overnight (after midnight). |
| 1/12/2020 |
9:00 AM |
3.46 |
0.8 |
0.08 |
0.8 |
M |
84.0 mm rain plus 2.0 mm freezing rain plus 2.0 mm liquid water equivalent from ice pellets and snow. 2 mm ice accretion from freezing rain under the snow. Water in poorly drained areas of surrounding fields and yards. Most rain on a single January day on record. |
| 1/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.8 |
M |
Flurries overnight. |
| 1/14/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.6 |
T |
0.6 |
M |
Few brief sprinkles, brief drizzle and brief wet flurries (snow grains) Monday, |
| 1/15/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Trace amounts from drizzle and brief sprinkles. Snow on ground reduced to trace, with 10 percent coverage. Winter, part 8 is ended. |
| 1/16/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
0.8 |
0.06 |
0.8 |
M |
Flurries overnight. Lake effect snow. Fluffy. |
| 1/17/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.4 |
M |
Few lake effect flurries Thursday. Snow cover about 75 percent. |
| 1/18/2020 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.4 |
M |
Leading edge of snow from approaching Colorado Low snowstorm reached me a few minutes before observation time. |
| 1/19/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.59 |
7.1 |
0.59 |
7.1 |
M |
16 cm new snow 9 AM - 6 PM Saturday. Then a break with a little drizzle in the evening. Lake effect flurries giving 2 cm overnight. New daily snowfall record for Jan 18 climate day in Kitchener! |
| 1/20/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
7.1 |
M |
Few light lake effect flurries Sunday afternoon. |
| 1/21/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
6.7 |
M |
Few very light lake effect flurries from Lake Huron as winds backed from northerly to westerly. |
| 1/22/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
6.3 |
M |
Isolated brief very light "sprinkle flurries" of snow Tuesday. This is a case where one could count the flakes as they appeared. |
| 1/23/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6.3 |
M |
Beautiful mild mid winter day. |
| 1/24/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.5 |
M |
Ground glass sun through thick altostratus this morning. |
| 1/25/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.44 |
T |
T |
2.8 |
M |
Periods of rain Friday night into early this morning. Then occasional drizzle mixed at times with a few flakes of wet snow. |
| 1/26/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Occasional brief light rain, drizzle and a few snowflakes, |
| 1/27/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.4 |
0.05 |
2.0 |
M |
Wet flurries Sunday and again last night. Quite dense given the temperatures near freezing. |
| 1/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Trace of freezing drizzle and flurries last night. Had to scrape my windshield. |
| 1/29/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
2.0 |
M |
Few areas of freezing drizzle and patchy light flurries off of Lake Huron moving through Tuesday and last night. Dry early this morning. |
| 1/30/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
M |
Finally a few hours of bright sunshine Wednesday on a seasonably cold mid winter day. Finally! |
| 1/31/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.6 |
M |
Ground about 95 percent snow covered. |
| 2/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
1.6 |
M |
Occasional light snow Friday evening. |
| 2/2/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.16 |
1.6 |
0.16 |
3.1 |
M |
Periods of snow last night into this morning. Winter wonderland! |
| 2/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.24 |
2.0 |
0.20 |
3.9 |
M |
Snow intensified shortly after yesterday's observation, giving another 5 cm of surprisingly fluffy snow (dendritic growth). Trace of light rain and drizzle Sunday afternoon as the warm front finally moved through. Dry last night. |
| 2/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.8 |
M |
|
| 2/5/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.8 |
M |
Finally a crisp and seasonably cold mainly sunny mid winter morning! |
| 2/6/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.8 |
0.12 |
3.5 |
M |
Periods of snow beginning around midnight. This snow was surprisingly dense. Small flakes. |
| 2/7/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.2 |
0.12 |
4.7 |
M |
Periods of snow last night. Another Texas low. |
| 2/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
5.1 |
M |
Periods of snow ending Friday near noon then just isolated brief flurries (possibly off of Georgian Bay-Lake Huron) thereafter. Snow very fluffy. |
| 2/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.1 |
M |
Beautiful seasonably cold mid winter day. |
| 2/10/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.24 |
2.8 |
0.24 |
7.9 |
M |
First time of season with 20.0 cm of snow on ground. Good warm front band of snow, which was heavy at times last evening. |
| 2/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
7.1 |
M |
Beautiful mild mid winter day. |
| 2/12/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
6.7 |
M |
Few flakes of light snow last evening. |
| 2/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
2.0 |
0.10 |
8.3 |
M |
Periods of fluffy snow overnight and this morning. Very light, similar to goose down lake effect snow. |
| 2/14/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.4 |
0.01 |
8.3 |
M |
Flurries Thursday with arctic cold front passage. Snow very fluffy. First occurrence of minus 20 at nearby CYKF airport of the season this morning. Minus 18 at the house. |
| 2/15/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
7.9 |
M |
Mostly cloudy with a few flakes. |
| 2/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.4 |
0.04 |
7.9 |
M |
Flurries ahead of a warm front last evening. Some blowing and drifting snow. Some of the dendrites were rimed. |
| 2/17/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6.7 |
M |
Another beautiful late winter day. |
| 2/18/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.20 |
2.4 |
0.20 |
7.9 |
M |
Snow overnight ending about 7 AM. |
| 2/19/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
6.3 |
M |
Few lake effect flurries overnight. Coating of new snow. |
| 2/20/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
5.9 |
M |
A few brief light lake effect flurries. |
| 2/21/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
5.9 |
M |
A few flakes from lake effect snow Thursday. I could actually count them! |
| 2/22/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.9 |
M |
Beautiful sunny mild late winter day. |
| 2/23/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.5 |
M |
A beautiful early springlike day. |
| 2/24/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.1 |
M |
Another beautiful early springlike day. |
| 2/25/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.12 |
1.0 |
0.12 |
4.7 |
M |
Wet snow. Quite heavy given temperatures just above freezing. |
| 2/26/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.08 |
1.6 |
0.10 |
5.5 |
M |
Snow from a weak frontal wave overnight. Very fluffy with large dendritic flakes falling at observation times. |
| 2/27/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.24 |
3.5 |
0.24 |
8.7 |
M |
Periods of snow yesterday and all night long. Snow total Wednesday 10 cm, today 3 cm for storm total of 13 cm. Snow depth averaged out over several parts of front lawn area given drifting snow. |
| 2/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.6 |
0.06 |
9.8 |
M |
Flurries and snowsqualls on a blustery mid winter day. Best lake effect snow event of the season so far. |
| 2/29/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
2.4 |
0.08 |
10.6 |
M |
Flurries and snow squalls, including an intense snow squall between 7.00 and 8.00 PM Friday evening which dumped a quick 2 cm of snow. Visibility lowered to about 400 metres in heavy snow during the intense snow squall. Snow depth on ground averaged out to 27 cm - highest value for the season so far. |
| 3/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
M |
9.8 |
M |
Few light lake effect flurries off of Lake Huron. Lake effect bands sheared out and weakened as a large ridge approached. |
| 3/2/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
6.7 |
M |
Showers beginning early this morning. |
| 3/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
4.7 |
M |
Periods of rain ending around midday Monday. Snow cover showing a few isolated small bare patches. |
| 3/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.28 |
T |
T |
3.9 |
M |
Periods of rain mixed at times with wet snow last night. |
| 3/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
3.1 |
M |
Few brief sprinkles and wet flurries Wednesday afternoon. Snow coverage on ground about 95 percent. Bare patches in sun exposed and wind swept areas. |
| 3/6/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.37 |
5.1 |
0.37 |
7.9 |
M |
Snow,heavy at times, most accumulation between 5 AM and 9 AM. |
| 3/7/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
7.1 |
M |
Few left over flurries Friday after the 13 cm dump of snow before 9 AM Friday. |
| 3/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
5.9 |
M |
Beautiful early spring day. The big melt begins today. |
| 3/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
M |
Snow coverage about 75 percent. Rapid melting. |
| 3/10/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.32 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Rain last night. Only 25 percent of snow cover remaining - mainly drifts and piles. Average snow depth now reduced to trace. |
| 3/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.20 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Showers ending Monday morning. Water table is high in the area, but no visible flooding. Snow cover reduced to 5 percent ground coverage, mainly in shaded areas. Heavy frost. |
| 3/12/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Mainly cloudy. Snow on ground now isolated patches in shady areas and in forests where highest drifts (and piles) were. |
| 3/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
Showers last night. Snow coverage (less than 5 % area) - few patches from drifts/thicker snowpacks in shaded areas and in forest. Grass lime green in many areas. Tulips, daffodil tips 1-2 cm above ground. |
| 3/14/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
T |
M |
One small remaining patch of natural snow left on property. Pool 98 percent ice free. |
| 3/15/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Ground officially snow free this morning. Just man made snow piles remaining. |
| 3/16/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Ice out of pool today. |
| 3/17/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.4 |
0.05 |
0.0 |
M |
A period of snow last evening. About 1 cm fell and accumulated on grass, cars ,etc. but not on roads. All snow melted by morning. Trace of rain. |
| 3/18/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful late winter day. |
| 3/19/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Trace ice pellets Wednesday evening then a few showers overnight. Ice pellets melted upon contact with the ground. Ice pellets officially recorded as snow. |
| 3/20/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.19 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers last night. |
| 3/21/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.09 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Showers Friday. A few brief flurries (could count the snowflakes) last night. |
| 3/22/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Crisp, clear and chilly early spring day. Beautiful. |
| 3/23/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.16 |
1.6 |
0.16 |
1.6 |
M |
Periods of snow overnight. Large dendritic flakes and conglomerates. Believe it or not, snow to liquid water ratio exactly 10 to 1! |
| 3/24/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.16 |
0.8 |
0.08 |
0.8 |
M |
2.0 cm snow with 2.0 mm liquid water equivalent Monday morning. Then 2.0 mm rain and drizzle first half of Monday afternoon. Snow coverage about 80 percent. |
| 3/25/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Mainly sunny. All snow melted. |
| 3/26/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 3/27/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A couple of sprinkles Thursday. |
| 3/28/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sprinkle just as I was doing this observation. Virga reaching the ground for the very first time. |
| 3/29/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.38 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
5.2 mm from showers Saturday morning. Then a break in afternoon and evening. Another 4.5 mm from showers overnight. I could hear frogs from swamps in the neighborhood conservation areas last evening. A sign that the frost is out of the ground. |
| 3/30/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.59 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers Sunday before warm front moved through. Few showers in wake of cold front last night. Thunderstorm about 15 km to the NW yesterday afternoon in the warm air. First March occurrence of 20.0 C here since 2012. Grass much greener! |
| 3/31/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Isolated showers last night, with occasional drizzle in the morning. |
| 4/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few brief showers Tuesday and Tuesday night ending before sharp and sudden clearing from the NE a few hours before observation time. |
| 4/2/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful sunny spring day! |
| 4/3/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another beautiful spring day with frosty early mornings and afternoon temperatures of 10-13 C (low to mid 50s F). |
| 4/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few brief light showers and sprinkles Friday evening, coming in from the east courtesy of the omega block over Eastern North America. Enough to make the pavement wet. |
| 4/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Virga only with cold frontal passage last night. This ana type cold front was weakening, and any left over precipitation in its wake was stretching out and dissipating. |
| 4/6/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frosty early spring morning. |
| 4/7/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another crisp early spring morning with frost. |
| 4/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers Tuesday afternoon and evening. |
| 4/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.45 |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Showers overnight with a trace of wet snow just before it ended early this morning. |
| 4/10/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Few brief showers and wet flurries Thursday. A few flurries last night. |
| 4/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Cold late winter like day. (Winter, part 14). Some lake effect cloud but no precipitation. |
| 4/12/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few sprinkles last night and this morning. |
| 4/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Periods of rain last night into this morning. |
| 4/14/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.04 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Few showers ending Monday morning. Very windy. A few flurries beginning last evening. Winter, part 15. |
| 4/15/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Occasional light flurries from time to time. Lake effect and daytime heating in this cold arctic air mass. |
| 4/16/2020 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Few flurries Tuesday. Frost on everything this morning. |
| 4/17/2020 |
7:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Frost on grass and all other surfaces on this cold Novemberlike day. |
| 4/18/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.08 |
0.6 |
0.08 |
T |
M |
Periods of wet snow Friday afternoon and early evening. A little bit of drizzle (trace)also associated. Snow did accumulate to 1.5 cm on deck/snowboard/exposed surfaces but melted on contact with ground. Only trace amounts on grass. |
| 4/19/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Virga. Looks like it's going to rain soon this morning. |
| 4/20/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers Sunday morning then dry. Hard frost this morning with a possible new record low temperature for the date (minus 7). |
| 4/21/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.16 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers ending just before observation time. Passage of sharp Arctic cold front heralding the arrival of winter, part 17. |
| 4/22/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
T |
M |
Few lake effect snowshowers Tuesday and last night. A couple showshowers gave a quick 1/2 cm. So total amount of 1.0 cm estimated. Just a trace on the ground this morning. More like mid winter. |
| 4/23/2020 |
8:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Few flurries Wednesday morning into early afternoon. |
| 4/24/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Brief ice pellets and freezing rain sprinkles Thursday morning. Few sprinkles Thursday afternoon and last night. |
| 4/25/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 4/26/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 4/27/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few sprinkles late Sunday afternoon into the evening. |
| 4/28/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few brief showers last night. |
| 4/29/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few brief showers early this morning. |
| 4/30/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.49 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
OccasionaL showers Wednesday. Periods of rain last night and this morning. |
| 5/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.83 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers, heavy at times late Thursday afternoon and evening. Minor ponding of water in low lying areas of the neighbourhood. |
| 5/2/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few sprinkles and one brief shower Saturday afternoon. Warm front stuck about 180 km to the SW near Chatham, Ontario. |
| 5/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/6/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Local magnolias finally blooming (1-2 weeks late). Forsythia also in full bloom (3-4 weeks late). |
| 5/7/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 5/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Feels more like November or early March. |
| 5/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.4 |
0.04 |
0.4 |
M |
Flurries overnight. Record low temperature of at least minus 3 here again overnight. Breaks previous record low of minus 2.8 set in 1947. Rooftops and grass were white. |
| 5/10/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
0.0 |
M |
Flurries Saturday. Total amount for Saturday May 09 1.5 cm. All daytime snow did melt on contact with the ground. Another record low of minus 4.2 this morning at nearby CYKF Waterloo Airport Weather Station. |
| 5/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.39 |
2.4 |
0.31 |
2.0 |
M |
New daily snowfall record for Kitchener-Waterloo, breaking previous record of 1.8 cm set in 1966. 2.0 mm rain fell before precipitation turned over to snow around about 2.00 AM last night. Snow tapered off to brief flurries and a little drizzle about 8 AM. |
| 5/12/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
T |
T |
0.0 |
M |
Trace amounts from left over flurries and a little drizzle Monday morning. A few little snow piles left (from shovelling Monday). Officially ground is snow free. |
| 5/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A beautiful spring day to welcome my 7th new granddaughter Jayne and herald the end of winter, part 20 of 20. Record low minus 4.4 at nearby CYKF airport weather station - the latest in the season it's been so cold this far. |
| 5/14/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Virga SW at observation time. |
| 5/15/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Spring showers. |
| 5/16/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers ending Friday evening. Finally mild and more humid. |
| 5/17/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Virgo distanct SW at observation time. |
| 5/18/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.60 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Periods of rain Sunday afternoon into this morning. Duck weather. |
| 5/19/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.41 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Periods of rain and drizzle Victoria Day into last evening. |
| 5/20/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful spring day! |
| 5/21/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another beautiful spring day, as we soon welcome the arrival of summer. |
| 5/22/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Welcome summer! |
| 5/23/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few brief sprinkles Friday evening. |
| 5/25/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful summer day. It's hard to believe that only two weeks ago, 6 cm of snow fell. |
| 5/26/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful mid summer day. Record max of 31.0 C Monday! Thunderstorm passed by just to the north, and another thunderstorm approached from the southwest, but no rain made it to this area. |
| 5/27/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another beautiful summer day Tuesday with a record maximum temperature 31.8 at the nearby Waterloo Airport weather station. |
| 5/28/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Yet another beautiful summer day. |
| 5/29/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers Thursday from remnants of Bertha. |
| 5/30/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
One brief thunderstorm Friday afternoon, during which 9 mm of rain fell in about 10 minutes. G70 km/h estimated. |
| 5/31/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
No frost this morning. |
| 6/1/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Crisp cool and clear spring morning. No frost. |
| 6/2/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few brief showers early this morning. |
| 6/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
One thunderstorm near 9.30 PM (1.0 mm) and a second thunderstorm around 5 AM (6.0 mm). |
| 6/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/6/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.89 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Gully washer of a thunderstorm between 5.45 PM and 7.00 PM Friday. Sudden flooding in poorly drained sections of area roads. Visibility as low as 1/8SM +TSRA. |
| 6/7/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/9/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/10/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.47 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Thunderstorm overnight with brief heavy downpours. |
| 6/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.79 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Thunderstorm last evening (starting near 8 PM) with heavy downpours. |
| 6/12/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief sprinkle shortly after midnight as an Arctic cold front went through. Strong and gusty NW winds with fropa. |
| 6/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
No frost this morning. Low was near plus 4, and dewpoint was near plus 3. |
| 6/14/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
No frost this morning. |
| 6/15/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful late spring morning. |
| 6/16/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/17/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/18/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 6/19/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Now one full week completely rain free. |
| 6/20/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A couple of thundershowers in the area Friday (3-6 PM) afternoon. |
| 6/21/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A couple of showers and one thundershower in the area 3-6 PM Saturday afternoon. Welcome summer! |
| 6/22/2020 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Light shower just as I was doing my observation. |
| 6/23/2020 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few sprinkles Monday evening and early this morning. |
| 6/24/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.26 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers ending Tuesday afternoon. |
| 6/25/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A couple of sprinkles Wednesday afternoon and last evening. |
| 6/26/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful early summer morning. |
| 6/27/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers overnight. |
| 6/28/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A beautiful summer day. A long dry stretch is under way. |
| 6/29/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Warm perfect mid summer day. |
| 6/30/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Becoming quite dry. Beautiful mid summer day. |
| 7/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful Canada Day. |
| 7/2/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
The heat wave has started. |
| 7/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Very warm and dry. |
| 7/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Cut grass turning brown and becoming dormant. |
| 7/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Very dry. Cut grass generally dormant and brown. |
| 7/6/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sunday was the 5th day in a row of 30.0 C or greater. Today will likely be the 6th day. |
| 7/7/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Classic hot and dry mid summer weather. |
| 7/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
First trace or more of rain this month. About 2 AM this morning. |
| 7/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.24 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A couple showers and a brief mid afternoon thunderstorm Wednesday. All thunderstorms of the pulse variety here. |
| 7/10/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Thursday was day no 9 of 30.0 C or warmer in a row. |
| 7/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
2.52 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
63.5 mm of rain from 6 separate thunderstorms in a row Friday 4 PM to 8 PM. A few brief showers overnight giving an additional 0.5 mm. Second largest 1 day rainfall amount at this station since I began keeping records here a few years ago. There was typical minor urban flooding, all of which had disappeared by 9 PM, having soaked into the parched ground or run off into streams. |
| 7/12/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers Saturday morning. First day this month temperatures remained below 30.0 C, and also below 80.0 F. It actually felt cool! |
| 7/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Finally a cooler summer day with a break from the heat and humidity. Dormant grass returning to green leaf in many areas. |
| 7/14/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
The coolest day of the month so far. |
| 7/15/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few fog patches. |
| 7/16/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Warm night under partly to mainly cloudy skies. |
| 7/17/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.19 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A few showers Thursday and Thursday evening. A couple of them were brief tropical downpours in this soupy airmass. |
| 7/18/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Next heat wave starts today with the 18th day of 30.0 C or higher this season expected. |
| 7/20/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.79 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
One strong thunderstorm between noon and 1 PM with torrential downpour and visibility reduced to 50 m. A brief heavy shower later in the afternoon. |
| 7/21/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Pleasantly cool summer morning! |
| 7/22/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers last night. |
| 7/23/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.46 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A few heavy showers Wednesday. |
| 7/24/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A little bit of drizzle Thursday morning. |
| 7/25/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A little bit of morning dew. Beautiful mid summer day. Comet Neowise visible from my home last evening despite some light pollution from the city. |
| 7/26/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another beautiful mid summer day. |
| 7/27/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Warm summer day. Sunday was the 19th occurrence of 30.0 C or better so far this year. |
| 7/28/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief shower ahead of cold front Monday evening. |
| 7/29/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.10 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief shower early this morning (roughly between 5 and 6 AM). |
| 7/30/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A brief sprinkle Wednesday evening over parts of Kitchener but nothing at my location. |
| 7/31/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Ground conditions becoming dry again, with areas of cut grass going dormant.
|
| 8/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A warm and dry end to July and beginning of August. |
| 8/2/2020 |
9:00 AM |
1.57 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers, heavy at times, starting early Saturday evening. |
| 8/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A few showers on a very humid Sunday. Total rainfall amount from this system since Saturday night 47.6 mm. |
| 8/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
1.32 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers and a couple thunderstorms Monday. Few showers last night. First thunderstorm dumped 23.5 mm rain between 2 and 3 PM Monday. Minor ponding on streets and low lying sections of area fields. |
| 8/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A couple brief sprinkles Tuesday afternoon. |
| 8/6/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
First cooler summer morning in several weeks. |
| 8/7/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few shallow cotton candy fog patches in local rural fields and by the Grand River. |
| 8/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A few brief showers between 6 and 8 AM today. |
| 8/10/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A could brief showers Sunday evening. |
| 8/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Weak polar cold front moving through this morning marked only by a wind shift and patchy cloud. |
| 8/12/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful fresh summer morning. Ground becoming dry again. |
| 8/13/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Soil conditions on the dry side now. |
| 8/14/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Another picture perfect beautiful mid summer morning. |
| 8/15/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A little bit of dew on the grass. |
| 8/16/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
A cloudy and mild morning. |
| 8/17/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.05 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers Sunday afternoon. |
| 8/18/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.07 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Two brief thundershowers early Monday afternoon. |
| 8/19/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief sprinkle Tuesday afternoon. |
| 8/20/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/21/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Surprisingly breezy all night long. |
| 8/22/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 8/23/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
The mid summer warmth has returned. |
| 8/24/2020 |
8:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief shower from overhead TCU with sun shining brightly later Sunday afternoon. |
| 8/25/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief quickly moving thunderstorm shortly after midnight last night.
|
| 8/26/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Coolish late summer morning. Quite dry. Haze aloft from Western North America fires in the morning. |
| 8/27/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few sprinkles (trace) Wednesday afternoon. Brief thunderstorm near midnight. |
| 8/28/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief thundershower from anvil part of line of strong to severe thunderstorms passing by to the southwest of the region. |
| 8/29/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief showers Friday night. |
| 8/30/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few lake effect showers last night. |
| 8/31/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
|
| 9/1/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
September Morn. Warm frontal passage - dry - last night after midnight. |
| 9/2/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.75 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Thunderstorm last night near midnight. Heavy shower at time of observation. Rain wet. Everything soaked into the ground for this needed rainfall. |
| 9/3/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few brief showers in the morning then again in the early afternoon. |
| 9/4/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Brief shower last evening. |
| 9/5/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Mainly cloudy September morning. Dry. |
| 9/6/2020 |
9:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few sprinkles Saturday afternoon. First day since mid June we failed to reach 20.0 C. |
| 9/7/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.31 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Thunderstorm overnight. Frequent lightning and gusty winds too. |
| 9/8/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.12 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers Labour Day into this morning. Chilliest day today since mid June. |
| 9/9/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.17 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Few showers Tuesday morning and again overnight. |
| 9/10/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Occasional drizzle especially last night during this fog and stratus laden period. Stalled front remains about 100 km to the south. |
| 9/11/2020 |
9:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Finally a precipitation free day, but low stratus and stratocumulus persisted under a light northerly flow. |
| 9/12/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Seasonably chilly late summer morning. |
| 9/13/2020 |
6:00 AM |
T |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Sprinkles overnight. |
| 9/14/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.28 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Showers Sunday morning. |
| 9/15/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frost on rooftops. This is the earliest in the season I've seen frost here in Kitchener since before the turn of the century. No frost on grass. Gardens fine. Air temperature about 2 C near the ground. |
| 9/16/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Smoke aloft from fires on US West Coast. |
| 9/17/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Cold front went through last evening dry, marked only by a wind shift into the NW and a bank of low cloud. |
| 9/18/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
No frost this morning despite min temperature near 4 C at the house. (min was 1.8 C at nearby Waterloo Airport CYKF). |
| 9/19/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Widespread frost this morning. Temperature at screen level near 1 C. Had to scrape car windows and windshield before 6.05 AM departure to work. I believe the growing season here is over, about 2 weeks earlier than average. |
| 9/20/2020 |
6:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
No frost this morning thanks to patchy altocumulus cloud cover. :) |
| 9/21/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Frost on rooftops early this morning to shortly after sunrise. |
| 9/22/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful summer-fall transition day. Sunny and warm. Indian summer no. 1. |
| 9/23/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Beautiful first full day of fall. 9th day in a row with no precipitation. |
| 9/24/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Rain free period now 10 days. Soil quite dry now. |
| 9/25/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
3 months from today is Christmas Day! |
| 9/26/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
12th totally dry day in a row. About 10 percent of trees are sporting fall colours with vibrant red, oranges and yellow leaves. |
| 9/27/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Continuing very dry. 13th day in a row sans any precipitation. About 20 percent colour change in deciduous trees. |
| 9/28/2020 |
7:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
14th completely dry day in a row. (short term drought). |
| 9/29/2020 |
8:00 AM |
1.14 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
first rain in over 2 weeks, ending a short term drought. |
| 9/30/2020 |
8:00 AM |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Mostly cloudy and dry. About 50 percent of trees now sporting fall colours. |