Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-BO-67 Latitude 39.999614
Station Name Boulder 4.7 E Longitude -105.179377
County Boulder Elevation (ft) 5325



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 19 1.31 1.77 31 1.58 29 0.19 2 1 7 2 20.3 8 8
Nov 19 1.00 2.38 30 2.38 30 0.00 0 0 7 3 24.5 6 16
Dec 19 0.70 0.24 31 0.24 31 0.00 0 0 3 3 3.0 4 31
Jan 20 0.57 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 4
Feb 20 0.54 1.47 29 1.47 29 0.00 0 0 11 2 24.1 10 26
March 20 1.80 2.65 31 2.65 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 16.2 5 7
April 20 2.13 2.55 30 2.55 30 0.00 0 0 9 4 32.4 6 8
May 20 2.38 1.69 31 1.69 31 0.00 0 0 9 6 0.0 0 0
June 20 1.84 1.96 29 1.96 29 0.00 0 0 11 4 0.0 0 0
July 20 1.68 0.62 31 0.62 31 0.00 0 0 8 8 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 1.64 0.57 31 0.39 28 0.18 3 1 5 6 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 1.40 1.13 30 1.13 30 0.00 0 0 5 1 2.7 1 1
Water Year Totals: 16.99" 17.03" 365 days 16.66" 360 0.37" 5 days 2 83 days 42 days 123.2" 40 days 101 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
10/1/2019 **
10/2/2019 0.19
10/3/2019 T
10/4/2019 0.00
10/5/2019 0.00
10/6/2019 0.00
10/7/2019 0.00
10/8/2019 0.00
10/9/2019 0.00
10/10/2019 0.06
10/11/2019 0.24
10/12/2019 0.00
10/13/2019 0.00
10/14/2019 0.00
10/15/2019 0.00
10/16/2019 0.00
10/17/2019 0.00
10/18/2019 0.00
10/19/2019 0.00
10/20/2019 0.00
10/21/2019 0.00
10/22/2019 0.00
10/23/2019 0.00
10/24/2019 0.43
10/25/2019 0.00
10/26/2019 0.00
10/27/2019 0.09
10/28/2019 0.42
10/29/2019 0.14
10/30/2019 0.20
10/31/2019 T
11/1/2019 0.00
11/2/2019 0.00
11/3/2019 0.00
11/4/2019 0.00
11/5/2019 0.00
11/6/2019 0.00
11/7/2019 0.06
11/8/2019 0.00
11/9/2019 0.00
11/10/2019 0.00
11/11/2019 0.09
11/12/2019 T
11/13/2019 0.00
11/14/2019 T
11/15/2019 0.00
11/16/2019 0.00
11/17/2019 0.00
11/18/2019 0.00
11/19/2019 0.00
11/20/2019 0.00
11/21/2019 0.30
11/22/2019 0.17
11/23/2019 T
11/24/2019 0.00
11/25/2019 0.00
11/26/2019 1.43
11/27/2019 0.27
11/28/2019 0.00
11/29/2019 0.00
11/30/2019 0.06
12/1/2019 0.00
12/2/2019 0.00
12/3/2019 0.00
12/4/2019 0.00
12/5/2019 0.00
12/6/2019 0.10
12/7/2019 0.00
12/8/2019 0.00
12/9/2019 0.00
12/10/2019 0.00
12/11/2019 0.00
12/12/2019 0.00
12/13/2019 0.00
12/14/2019 T
12/15/2019 T
12/16/2019 0.00
12/17/2019 0.00
12/18/2019 0.00
12/19/2019 0.00
12/20/2019 0.00
12/21/2019 0.00
12/22/2019 0.00
12/23/2019 0.00
12/24/2019 0.00
12/25/2019 0.00
12/26/2019 T
12/27/2019 0.00
12/28/2019 0.11
12/29/2019 0.03
12/30/2019 0.00
12/31/2019 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020 0.00
1/2/2020 0.00
1/3/2020 0.00
1/4/2020 0.00
1/5/2020 0.00
1/6/2020 0.00
1/7/2020 0.00
1/8/2020 0.00
1/9/2020 0.00
1/10/2020 0.00
1/11/2020 0.00
1/12/2020 0.00
1/13/2020 0.00
1/14/2020 0.00
1/15/2020 0.00
1/16/2020 0.00
1/17/2020 0.00
1/18/2020 0.00
1/19/2020 0.00
1/20/2020 0.00
1/21/2020 0.00
1/22/2020 0.00
1/23/2020 0.00
1/24/2020 0.00
1/25/2020 0.00
1/26/2020 0.00
1/27/2020 0.00
1/28/2020 0.00
1/29/2020 0.00
1/30/2020 T
1/31/2020 0.00
2/1/2020 0.00
2/2/2020 0.00
2/3/2020 0.04
2/4/2020 0.33
2/5/2020 0.02
2/6/2020 0.00
2/7/2020 0.27
2/8/2020 0.11
2/9/2020 0.10
2/10/2020 0.15
2/11/2020 0.22
2/12/2020 0.00
2/13/2020 0.12
2/14/2020 0.00
2/15/2020 0.00
2/16/2020 0.00
2/17/2020 0.00
2/18/2020 0.02
2/19/2020 0.00
2/20/2020 0.09
2/21/2020 0.00
2/22/2020 0.00
2/23/2020 0.00
2/24/2020 T
2/25/2020 T
2/26/2020 0.00
2/27/2020 0.00
2/28/2020 0.00
2/29/2020 0.00
3/1/2020 0.00
3/2/2020 0.34
3/3/2020 0.00
3/4/2020 0.00
3/5/2020 0.00
3/6/2020 0.00
3/7/2020 0.00
3/8/2020 0.00
3/9/2020 0.19
3/10/2020 0.00
3/11/2020 0.00
3/12/2020 0.00
3/13/2020 0.00
3/14/2020 0.06
3/15/2020 T
3/16/2020 0.00
3/17/2020 0.02
3/18/2020 0.00
3/19/2020 0.20
3/20/2020 1.53
3/21/2020 0.01
3/22/2020 0.00
3/23/2020 0.00
3/24/2020 0.00
3/25/2020 0.00
3/26/2020 0.00
3/27/2020 0.00
3/28/2020 0.30
3/29/2020 0.00
3/30/2020 0.00
3/31/2020 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020 0.00
4/2/2020 0.06
4/3/2020 0.09
4/4/2020 T
4/5/2020 0.00
4/6/2020 0.00
4/7/2020 0.00
4/8/2020 0.00
4/9/2020 0.00
4/10/2020 0.00
4/11/2020 0.00
4/12/2020 0.35
4/13/2020 0.41
4/14/2020 0.09
4/15/2020 0.00
4/16/2020 1.14
4/17/2020 0.37
4/18/2020 0.00
4/19/2020 T
4/20/2020 0.00
4/21/2020 0.00
4/22/2020 0.00
4/23/2020 0.01
4/24/2020 0.03
4/25/2020 T
4/26/2020 T
4/27/2020 0.00
4/28/2020 0.00
4/29/2020 0.00
4/30/2020 0.00
5/1/2020 T
5/2/2020 0.00
5/3/2020 0.15
5/4/2020 0.07
5/5/2020 0.00
5/6/2020 0.00
5/7/2020 0.00
5/8/2020 0.01
5/9/2020 0.00
5/10/2020 0.00
5/11/2020 0.00
5/12/2020 0.13
5/13/2020 T
5/14/2020 0.00
5/15/2020 0.20
5/16/2020 0.09
5/17/2020 0.00
5/18/2020 0.00
5/19/2020 0.00
5/20/2020 T
5/21/2020 0.00
5/22/2020 0.00
5/23/2020 0.00
5/24/2020 T
5/25/2020 0.89
5/26/2020 T
5/27/2020 0.00
5/28/2020 0.10
5/29/2020 0.00
5/30/2020 T
5/31/2020 0.05
6/1/2020 0.01
6/2/2020 0.00
6/3/2020 T
6/4/2020 0.00
6/5/2020 T
6/6/2020 T
6/7/2020 0.05
6/8/2020 0.00
6/9/2020 0.50
6/10/2020 0.01
6/11/2020 0.00
6/12/2020 0.00
6/13/2020 0.00
6/14/2020 0.04
6/15/2020 0.00
6/16/2020 0.00
6/17/2020 0.00
6/18/2020 0.00
6/19/2020 0.79
6/20/2020 0.12
6/21/2020
6/22/2020 0.07
6/23/2020 0.00
6/24/2020 0.00
6/25/2020 0.03
6/26/2020 T
6/27/2020 0.33
6/28/2020 0.00
6/29/2020 0.01
6/30/2020 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2020 0.15
7/2/2020 0.00
7/3/2020 0.00
7/4/2020 0.00
7/5/2020 T
7/6/2020 T
7/7/2020 T
7/8/2020 0.00
7/9/2020 0.00
7/10/2020 0.00
7/11/2020 0.00
7/12/2020 0.00
7/13/2020 0.00
7/14/2020 0.03
7/15/2020 0.02
7/16/2020 T
7/17/2020 0.00
7/18/2020 0.00
7/19/2020 T
7/20/2020 0.01
7/21/2020 0.00
7/22/2020 0.00
7/23/2020 0.02
7/24/2020 0.00
7/25/2020 0.24
7/26/2020 0.12
7/27/2020 T
7/28/2020 0.00
7/29/2020 0.03
7/30/2020 T
7/31/2020 T
8/1/2020 0.02
8/2/2020 T
8/3/2020 0.00
8/4/2020 T
8/5/2020 0.02
8/6/2020 0.05
8/7/2020 0.00
8/8/2020 0.00
8/9/2020 0.00
8/10/2020 0.00
8/11/2020 T
8/12/2020 0.00
8/13/2020 0.00
8/14/2020 T
8/15/2020 0.00
8/16/2020 0.00
8/17/2020 0.00
8/18/2020 0.00
8/19/2020 0.00
8/20/2020 0.00
8/21/2020 0.27
8/22/2020 0.00
8/23/2020 0.00
8/24/2020 0.00
8/25/2020 T
8/26/2020 T
8/27/2020 **
8/28/2020 **
8/29/2020 0.18
8/30/2020 0.03
8/31/2020 0.00
9/1/2020 0.06
9/2/2020 0.00
9/3/2020 0.00
9/4/2020 0.00
9/5/2020 0.00
9/6/2020 0.00
9/7/2020 0.00
9/8/2020 0.33
9/9/2020 0.69
9/10/2020 0.03
9/11/2020 0.00
9/12/2020 0.00
9/13/2020 0.00
9/14/2020 0.00
9/15/2020 0.00
9/16/2020 0.00
9/17/2020 0.00
9/18/2020 0.00
9/19/2020 0.00
9/20/2020 0.00
9/21/2020 T
9/22/2020 0.00
9/23/2020 0.00
9/24/2020 0.00
9/25/2020 0.00
9/26/2020 0.00
9/27/2020 0.00
9/28/2020 0.02
9/29/2020 0.00
9/30/2020 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/3/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M 0.5 M
10/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.24 3.5 M 2.0 M
10/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
10/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M a little snow left in the shade
10/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.43 4.9 M 4.5 M Precip was all snow, began as S- about 1815, by 2200 had 1.4". Snow had ended by 0500.
10/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
10/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some snow left in the shade
10/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 0.2 M T M FROPA about 1745 on Saturday, freezing drizzle developed after 2200 . Still all freezing drizzle at 0300 but then changed to snow sometime afterwards A glazing of ice, <0.10" it appears.
10/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.42 5.7 M 4.5 M storm total so far 5.9", including 0.2 by 0700 yesterday. Sunday's snowfall: 0700-1200 1.3" (0.13"), 1200-1700 0.8"/0.03", 1700-2200 1.5", 2200-0700 2.1". Only a brief period of S approaching S+ 1610-~1645. 0.26 melted 1700-0700 (3.6" snow).
10/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 2.7 M 5.0 M snow began sometime after 2 am. 15 degrees with S- at 0700 0.1" of this total (Trace melted) fell yesterday 0700-0800
10/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.20 2.9 M 6.0 M Once again just never got much more than S-, but a very cold storm with the high 16 and overnight +3. 1.2"/0.09 from 0700-1200, 1.1/0.06 from 1200-2200, then 0.6/0.05 overnight. storm total of 5.5 with 0.34 melted
10/31/2019 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 5.0 M One last band of S- came through around 0815 dropping a tenth of an inch of snow. Low last night of +3, though it was already in the single digits by 2100.
11/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
11/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
11/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
11/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M some bare spots in the sunny areas, more snow in the shade.
11/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Variable snow cover in the sunny areas with more in the shade
11/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some patchy snow areas left in the sun but a solid couple of inches in the shady areas
11/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M T M possibly some regular drizzle at the start but mostly freezing drizzle. Had ended by 4 am. A coating on exposed objects of 1 mm to up to a tenth of an inch of ice. Some sidewalks seemed just dry or ice free by morning but porch and some walkways (stone) were very icy.
11/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Still some snow left in the shade
11/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some snow still left in the shade
11/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 2.0 M 2.0 M
11/12/2019 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M
11/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some snow left in the shade
11/14/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A little rain (apparently) fell some time in the middle of the night.
11/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.30 1.2 M 1.0 M Precip began as rain in the late afternoon but not sure how much rain fell before changeover to snow, which occurred relatively quickly. Some freezing drizzle fell overnight (thin glaze). Snow pretty much over by 2230.
11/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.17 1.9 M 3.0 M some S--/light freezing drizzle in the morning mostly then a period of S- mid aftn dropped 0.3", then snow began again around 2030 with 1.6 overnight. A few flurries around at 0700. Remarkably small temp range with a high 0f 28 and a low of 26
11/23/2019 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Some snow flurries in the morning before 1000
11/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
11/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M patches of snow left in the sun with 1-2" in the shade
11/26/2019 7:00 AM 1.43 15.3 M 15.5 M Higher SLR than in some storms. 1.6 start (mijd afternoon) to 5pm, 2.2 5-9 pm, then 11.5 overnight. Some snow pellets for awhile around 9pm but at 0700 S+ with no wind and 21 degrees (also the low) Must have been pretty dense snow because 15.5 in the yard, so no compaction so far.
11/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.27 3.8 M 16.0 M Final storm total 19.1" with 1.70 melted. S to S+ fell 0700 until about 0900 with most of the new snow accumulating in that period, only 0.3 after 1100 and over by ~1230. Max depth of 18.5" at 1100. Low of +1 overnight, +2 at 0700 but snow still settled an inch overnight.
11/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
11/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Snow continues to settle even though max temps have not exceeded mid 20s since the storm and lows in the single digits. About 9-11" in the sunny areas with around 12 in the shade. Lots of fog overnight with trees all rimmed
11/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M 10.0 M A foggy day with a high around 24 and a very few snow flakes at times, then S- to S-- with a dusting around 1700-1715, then a period of S- with pretty much all snow pellets for about 30 min around 1900. Temp rose overnight to above freezing for first time since the snowstorm
12/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M Periods of blowing snow yesterday but high managed to make it above freezing at 34
12/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
12/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Daytime high of 45 then temps dropped to upper 20s in the evening before warming up overnight to a high of 48 (low of 42) with gusty west winds, but snow cover hanging in strong.
12/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M More snow left in the shade, about 9-10". Hi of 57
12/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
12/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 0.2 M 5.0 M About half of the precip fell as rain (aaack, in December!) during the day, then late changed to snow, over by ~1900.
12/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M about 7-8" left in the shady areas
12/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi of 60 on Saturday, variable snow in the sunny areas from 2-5"
12/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
12/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Some bare spots in the sunny areas, 4-6" in the shade
12/14/2019 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M some snow flurries overnight, first noticed around 0400. Only a trace, barely a dusting
12/15/2019 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 2.0 M mid afternoon snow showers
12/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M some bare areas in the sun, solid snow otherwise
12/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M still solid 4-6" in the shade, some bare areas in the sun
12/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M some loss of snow, still solid in the shade
12/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Solid snow cover in the shade, increasing bare areas in the sun after a high of 53 Friday.
12/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M snow cover decreased some again after a high of 60. Looks like it will be a white Christmas if you look at the shady areas
12/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
12/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M In the sunny front yard about 60% bare ground with 40% thin snow cover, while in the less sunny to shady back yard anywhere from 2 to a solid 5". Surrounding fields mostly bare.
12/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Despite another warm day yesterday (54 high) not much more melting, so patchy snow cover in the sunny areas, back yard that has less sun still has a solid 2-6" snow cover. We've had a few Christmas's like that over the years.
12/26/2019 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M Until yesterday we had never seen rain on Christmas Day since we moved here in 1980. After looking quite convective in the afternoon with some dark clouds finally got some precip beginning about 1530 and it was R- to R--. Thought it might be mxing with some snow before it ended around 1615 but didn't see any crystals with the old "sleeve test". Fortunately only amounted to a trace so really no change in the snow cover. high was 49.
12/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M no change in the overall snow cover
12/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 2.1 M 2.5 M No snow at 0200 but by 0500 had about an inch with S-. Old snow never totally melted (still had bare large areas in the sun with areas of 0.5" depth, then 2-5" solid cover in the shade. S- and calm with temp of 25 at 0700
12/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 2.0 M most of the new snow fell by 0800 with very little after that. Stayed cloudy all day, was calm until wind broke through at 1120 then some blowing snow until about 1500 with N to NNW winds up to about 25 mph, but no additional snow.
12/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M still good snow cover in the shade and areas in the sun
1/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Getting close to a trace, but still an area of snow in the front yard where it gets sun and lots of snow (2-6" depth) in the more shady back yard.
1/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M after a high of 64 and lots of wind down to a trace of snow. Still a lot of snow in the backyard, general cover from 2-5"
1/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M there remains a large glacier like area of snow and ice in the back yard up to an inch thick, otherwise all areas with full sun have been bare for awhile.
1/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M The string of 0's for January continues, but it looks like one last chance late tomorrow. Old snow and ice also remains across a good portion of the back yard.
1/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/30/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M There is a thick frost this morning! There may have been some snow showers around in the early evening but not home to see any precip and no evidence of any. Did run into hefty snow showers in downtown Denver around 730pm. Update - upon further review noticed snow pellets scattered on top of some old snow and ice in the yard. Not sure if they fell last evening or some other time after that, but got a trace for sure.
1/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M looked like it would snow late in the afternoon but never did, though saw an inch of accumulation in downtown Denver.
2/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M large area of old snow is transforming more into a glacier
2/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Have lost some of the remaining area of snow in the backyard after a high of 64.
2/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 T M T M High was 75 which reduced the old snow to an area with patches of old ice (still a trace). FROPA was at 9pm, snow flurries by 0100, mixed then with freezing drizzle. A thin glaze at 0700 with light freezing drizzle mixed with a few snow flakes and 25 (also the low).
2/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.33 6.7 M 5.0 M freezing drizzle mixed with a bit of snow from 0700 to about 0815 then all snow, most of it very fluffy. 1.7/0.08" by 1200, then after some S in the afternoon got quite light for awhile with even some breaks in the clouds, another 1.4 by 1700, another 1.4 by 2200, then another 2.2 overnight. Considerable settling on the warm ground despite temp of 11 this morning. S-- at 0700 became S- 0710, no wind.
2/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 4.0 M 0.4 with 0.02 melted in S- mainly ending before 1100. Some more snow showers in the afternoon with another 0.1/T. Overnight low of -8. Final storm total was 7.2"/0.39"
2/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.27 4.0 M 6.0 M S- began ~1845, 2.0" by 2140 when it picked up to S to ocnl S+ with some blowing snow, snow was over by 0200. Just restarted again with S- to S-- at 0700.
2/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.11 1.2 M 6.5 M an inch of the snow fell by 0930, then some off and on snow mainly late afternoon.
2/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 1.2 M 5.0 M
2/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.15 1.8 M 7.0 M
2/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.22 3.7 M 10.0 M most of the snow fell from ~1900-2400
2/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
2/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.12 2.2 M 10.0 M Some pretty good afternoon snow, measurable on some surfaces (melted on others), then tried to increase off and on in the evening.
2/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
2/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Temperature rose from a low of 7 to a toasty 55, but only lost about an inch of snow depth.
2/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
2/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 6.0 M S- to S-- from about 1830 until probably after midnight
2/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
2/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 2.5 M 7.5 M Hi of only 24, snowed all day but at 5pm only 0.5 or so on regular measuring surface, however measured 1.7 new on old snow. Another 0.8 overnight. low of 0
2/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
2/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/24/2020 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M
2/25/2020 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M
2/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Chilly day with lots of clouds but never snowed. Cleared and got down to +6 overnight.
2/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Bare areas showing up in the sunny parts of the yard, about 5"solid snow cover in the shady areas.
2/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M variable snow cover in the sunny areas after a high of 58. Solid 4" in the shade
3/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M areas of snow in the sunny parts of the yard but they are smaller than the bare areas. In the shade still a solid 4" of snow.
3/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.34 4.0 M 4.0 M
3/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
3/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Almost just a trace but still areas of snow in the sun. Solid glacier in the back yard with 4-4.5" depth.
3/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M after a high of 63 most snow gone in the sunny areas, solid 4" of snow in the shade
3/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M most of the snow in the sunny areas is gone. 2-3" solid snow cover in the shade
3/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M still snow in the shade
3/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some snow left in the shade
3/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M T M a little snow left in the shade
3/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M a little snow left in the shade
3/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The last of the snow in the shade melted yesterday.
3/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M T M Snowed in the morning, mainly S- for about 2 h, briefly harder, but no accumulation and 0.01". Then period of heavier snow began around 1800, over by about 1930, accumulated to about 0.5" with 0.05" total. Much of it melted on the ground by 0700
3/15/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M some drizzle or perhaps freezing drizzle overnight. Low was 30
3/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M drizzle overnight began after 10pm
3/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M a little bit of light rain in the evening, also lightning in the distance. Most of the rain fell after 0500. low and current temp of 37 with light nw wind
3/20/2020 7:00 AM 1.53 9.5 M 8.0 M R to R+ 0700-0840 then mixed with snow, got 0.35" total by 0900 when it changed to S+. S+ all morning, S at times late morning, S to S+ afternoon gradually to S-, eventually ended I think after midnight. 4.0"/0900-1200, 3.5/1200-1700, 1.7/1700-2100, then overnight 0.3 (with 0.03" melted). So 9.2" of snow had 1.15" of water for SLR of 8:1 for most of the snow, with 10:1 for final 0.3" overnight. Low of 20
3/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 6.5 M A pretty good snow shower mid afternoon dropped the snow. High was only 24 with an overnight low of 15 A bit of a drive north and south from my location yesterday afternoon revealed quite a gradient of snow depth, a lot less about a mile north while about a mile south of here enough snow for cross-country skiing at Davidson Mesa, looked like maybe an inch more than I got (not sure if there is a CoCoRaHS observer there).
3/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
3/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M patches of snow in the sunny areas, solid 1-3" snow cover in the more shady areas.
3/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M snow cover still left in the shade (1-2")
3/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M after a high of 64 only a little snow left in the shade
3/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M After a high of 67 all snow is gone
3/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.30 2.1 M 2.0 M sprinkles began about 2130, off and on R- became mixed with S- by ~1700, all snow soon after, then S to S+ 1800 - 2100 becoming S- by 2200 (measured 2.0 then), ended probably by about midnight.
3/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M a little snow left in the shade
3/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/31/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a couple of light showers in the afternoon
4/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M FROPA around 2100, drizzle or freezing drizzle began after midnight (not sure of temp when it started). A glaze of ice on all surfaces this morning. At 0700 27 (also the low) with very light freezing drizzle.
4/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 0.8 M 0.5 M freezing drizzle continued all morning with a total of 0.10" melted by noon (counting what fell before 0700), when the temperature had dropped to 23 (from 27 at 0700, which ended up being the high). Began to mix with a few snowflakes at noon but not until 3pm did it become all snow. S to ocnl S+ from about 4-6pm, then only ocnl S- into the night. Low this morning of 16.
4/4/2020 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M a few snow flurries mid morning
4/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.35 5.0 M 5.0 M FROPA just after 2200, went from 55 then to 40 by 2315 (after a high of 73). Don't think we ever had any rain, with snow beginning after 2330.
4/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.41 9.1 M 8.5 M quite a bit of snow overnight with 6.0" after 2200, pretty much almost stopped with only S-- at 0700 with a temp at 15. Storm total 14.1, snowed at a good rate 0700-0900 with 1.9" new, then S- to S-- pretty much continuously all day but sun shone through the clouds and many surfaces melted, despite high of only 27. Measured 1.2" on old snow from 0900-2200, was snowing quite hard at 0230 (overnight). 0.05" melted 0700-noon, 0.36 noon to 0700
4/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 1.7 M 5.0 M Snow much of the day before about 4pm, then only flurries 4-6pm, but accumulation on normal measuring surfaces was hard to get as filtered sun at times melted it, despite a high of only 23, measured on old snow the following: 0700-1200 1.0"/0.04", then 0.7" 1200-1600. Snow depth reached a high of 8.5" but down to about 5.0" this morning despite an overnight low of 7.
4/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Despite a high of only 42 plentiful sunshine melted most of the snow, about 2" snow cover left in more shady areas.
4/16/2020 7:00 AM 1.14 11.3 M 11.0 M FROPA at 1650, R- began ~1815, mixed with snow ~1845 (probably only a few hundredths of rain only), by 2100 0.6" snow with 0.14" total precip. Overnight another 10.7" with 1.00 melted, S- to S and 26 (also low) at 0700. Very wet snow initially and much of the night with a temp around 32, some branches down. Roads snow covered (up to ~8" on smaller road by us).
4/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.37 4.5 M 12.0 M Low about 8 this morning, storm total 15.8/1.51", max depth yesterday 13". Snowed most of the day, finally ending by ~2000. 0700-noon/1.7", 1200-1700/2.5", 1700-2000/0.3"
4/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
4/19/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 3.0 M pretty solid snowpack still, a few bare spots in full sun, more snow in the shady areas. A few sprinkles around 1500.
4/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M snow in the sunny areas is gone, still 1-2" of cover in the shade
4/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M some snow still left in the shade
4/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M some light showers in the mid to late afternoon, the measurable rain fell by ~1500
4/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Evening showers with .01" by 2300, rest overnight
4/25/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M off and on light showers during the afternoon with a few sprinkles into the evening. Sprinkles again this morning.
4/26/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a few sprinkles around 1000
4/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M High of 79, warmest so far this year. Overnight low was a mild 52
4/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/1/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A brief light rain shower around 1900 accompanied by some gusty west winds. Temp hit 80 for first time this year, but took a long time to get there as a giant wave cloud was overhead most of the day.
5/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M another high of 80
5/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M a period of drizzle, maybe even some R- in the morning left 0.01". Then some off and on sprinkles/light showers in the mid to late afternoon. Finally got a thunderstorm (first of the season i think) around 2100.
5/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M some sprinkles around 1800, then .04" sometime overnight before 0500, rest just before 0700, rain ended by 0700.
5/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M low of 31 with light frost. First sub-freezing night since 17 April, although a number of nights since then with a low of 33.
5/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M low of 35
5/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Low of 35. Not sure when precip fell but it was cloudy at 0100, probably drizzle that came down hard for a time, was just cloudy at 0600
5/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Low of 35, cleared late
5/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M No precip yet, a low of 34 despite all the clouds. Cloudy at 0800 and 35.
5/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M various periods of rain, began around 1030 with temps in the mid 30s, 0.07" by noon, then R- until about 1430 with another 0.05"by 1700, briefly warmed up in the afternoon then temps dropped again, another light shower around 1900, then more showers very late.
5/13/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M some very light drizzle 0700-0800
5/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M lots of off and on showers much of the day, began 0830 with 0.01" by 1200, then thunderstorm dropped 0.17" 1430-1455, more off and on light showers into the early evening dropped another 0.02".
5/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Light showers between about 1230-1400 dropped 0.01", then a thunderstorm/showers from around 1830-1930 produced 0.07", some light showers overnight with another 0.01"
5/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/20/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a few sprinkles around 1500. Then periods of gusty winds in the evening and then some sprinkles and a rumble of thunder around 2130
5/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/24/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A period of R- to R-- with some gusty winds around 1800
5/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.89 0.0 M 0.0 M off and on R- to R-- began ~1030, T by noon, then picked up by 1300, pretty much over by 1800 with some R-/trace after that into the evening. Cleared partially and low got down to a chilly 37.
5/26/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a light rain shower around 1815. Another low of 37 this morning.
5/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M sprinkles at times mid and late afternoon (T), then a thunderstorm ~1745-1830
5/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/30/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M off and on thunder with a storm to our NW that moved mainly SSE from about 1715 to 1815 with a few sprinkles around 1800. Later lightning to the north about 2030-2200.
5/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Some sprinkles around 1800 but main action was a thunderstorm from ~2015 to ~2130. Lots of lightning as storm approached but then seemed to split.
6/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M a thunderstorm around 1600 with some gusty winds
6/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/3/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A thunderstorm with close to 30 minutes of thunder and lightning but ended up with only a trace, ~1530-1600
6/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/5/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/6/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Some sprinkles around 1830
6/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Period of showers in the morning ~0900-0930 dropped 0.02", then skies cleared in the early afternoon. Thunderstorm with gusty winds dropped 0.03" around 1530-1600
6/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.50 0.0 M 0.0 M A nice event! A few sprinkles around 1800. Some thunder about 2130-2230 then precip began with thunderstorm around 2230. After that a steady rain during the night with a low of 41. Drizzle and 42 at 0700.
6/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M some off and on R- to R-- and drizzle 0700-0800. Low this morning of 42.
6/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M A couple of rounds of thunderstorms though hoped we would get one more overnight but didn't hear any precip. One tstm 1300-1330 but only a trace, got almost the main core with #2 from ~1600-1630 dropped 0.04", mainly in a few minute period of very large drops.
6/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Warmest day so far with a high of 91
6/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.79 0.0 M 0.0 M Different event with no thunder for June! Post cold front started the day with dewpoints in the 30s, but rain began (larger drops) by 1320 with R- to R--, about 0.01" only by 1500 but then picked up with 0.16" more by 1700, another 0.20" by 2100, then another 0.42" overnight. Rain stopped for awhile at night then began again around 0430.
6/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M 0.01" in some morning showers then had a thunderstorm with 0.11", from 1420-1510. Gradual clearing after 1630. low of 42
6/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M A few sprinkles and a little R- at times in the early and mid afternoon (T), then a thunderstorm around 1700 dropped 0.07"
6/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/26/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M Thunderstorm around 6pm dropped 0.31" of rain, then another thunderstorm around 8pm brought 0.02"
6/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M About 3 storms, one thunderstorm around 1630 dropped 0.005", another around 1730 then a last shower preceeded by a little thunder around 1815
6/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M rare convective rain in the morning. No thunder, rain began around 0915 and ended by 1005.
7/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/5/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Despite threatening skies only got a few drops of rain around 1730, unfortunately.
7/6/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M lots of clouds in the early afternoon with some off and on R-- tp R- from 1330-1500 but only a trace.
7/7/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A FEW drops of rain around 1730, main storm was off to the northeast
7/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Probably would have observed some sprinkles at times (T) had we been around. About a mile to the west we observed these off and on from around noon to 6pm, accompanied by gusty winds at times (some gusty winds even w/o sprinkles but virga ovhd).
7/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M another high of 97, warmest again so far this season
7/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Threatening skies at times but no rain. High though was only 87
7/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Thunderstorm dropped .02 with big drops around 1230, another bit of thunder but no rain around 1400, then another shower/thunderstorm dropped 0.01" ~1900
7/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Disappointing amount of rain for all the storms! At least 3 thunderstorms in the afternoon but only 0.01", then in the middle of the night got some rain with another 0.01
7/16/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Felt like Cape Cod in the early and mid morning with surges of low clouds from the NE, then briefly around 0830 fog rolled in with some brief drizzle.
7/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Back to above 90 (91), nice 2 day break but could use some actual precip!
7/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M mild overnight, low of 63
7/19/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M never any thunder, but a couple of periods of R--, ocnl R-, one ~1500-1530 and the other around 1900
7/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Not much again, a thunderstorm in mid afternoon managed to barely drop 0.01"
7/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M lots of threatening skies in the afternoon, some thunder but no rain around 1800, finally got a thunderstorm that moved wnw ~1830-1930 but most rain stayed to the north.
7/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M a few sprinkles happened at 0700, so at least a trace for tomorrow (hopefully a lot more!).
7/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M Interesting day, finally some rain. Began with some sprinkles at 0700 (T). Then a thunderstorm ~1400-1430 but discouraged that only dropped 0.01". However then an extended period of mainly R- ~1615-~1830, a little thunder at first, dropped 0.14". R- began again at 2045 and continued into the night with another 0.09"
7/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M some sprinkles in the early to mid afternoon, but the main precip (0.11") fell as an extended period of mainly R- from about 1500 - 1730, then another 0.01 sometime overnight.
7/27/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Despite all the cloudiness and moist conditions only got a trace of rain from some mid afternoon sprinkles, unfortunately, then things cleared out.
7/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Another day with a lot of potential but not much rain. A shower then thunderstorm (some thunder with a cell to the south) from ~1345-1445 dropped 0.03", then another brief shower (T) around 2000
7/30/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M some off and on sprinkles from about 1600-1800
7/31/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M some rounds of thunder starting mid afternoon but only a trace with the main storms staying west and east, then another storm just missed to the east around 6pm with more sprinkles.
8/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Another day with several rounds of thunderstorms but not much to show for it. First one was brief with a trace around 1500. A more prolonged miss came from 1630-1745 and managed to drop 0.01. Then a nighttime thunderstorm with thunder off and on from 2045-2300 and another 0.01 mainly from 2215-2245 (T also around 2100).
8/2/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M more than a trace but not quite enough to count as 0.01. One shower around 1400, then a thunderstorm from 1600-~1745 but only some R- with it at times from 1630-~1730
8/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M may have been a trace but we were about a mile to the east all afternoon (got a couple of traces there with thunder as well mid afternoon and then again around 1900-2000
8/4/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a couple of mid to late afternoon periods of R- to R--, then a thunderstorm around 2100. All though only led to a trace of rain.
8/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M A few sprinkles around 1400. Then a shower 1600-1615 dropped 0.02" Lots of clouds later at night but didn't hear any rain.
8/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Another thunderstorm. This time from ~1545 to ~1700 with ocnl R- (mostly) as the main storm went to our south
8/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/11/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a shower with some R- around 1815, then off and on thunder with occasional R-- to R- from about 1830-1915
8/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Dense smoke cloud moved over us around 6 pm and persisted into the early night. Could barely see the sun through it by 630pm
8/14/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M about a 5 minute shower of R- around 2100. I would not have even noticed but was outside moving around sprinklers. Another very smoky evening with the sun only dimly visible after 1800.
8/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M We kind of stayed between the 2 thick smoke plumes, one to our north and one to the south.
8/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M some off and on thunder about 1245-1330 but no rain.
8/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M An actual thunderstorm with rain!!! After another teaser with a brief shower around 1600 dropping another trace, had a thunderstorm from ~2030-2115 with a period of actual heavy rain. On radar looked like we got the core of a relatively small storm. Finally.
8/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
8/25/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M off and on sprinkles from about 2030 to 2300. Around 2200 suddenly got quite warmer, jumping into about the mid 80s with a bit of a mini heatburst.
8/26/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M some more sprinkles of R- to R-- off and on from about 1830 to 2000
8/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M off and on R- in the morning, with the 0.03" falling mainly between ~0900-1030. Then a little R- early afternoon before it cleared out. Some downslope gusty winds overnight after midnight.
8/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M strong cold front moved through ~2130 with clearing after midnight. Low of 43 this morning. Sprinkles were around yesterday early/mid afternoon but didn't see any rain fall here.
9/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M With all the moisture around disappointing totals...off and on showers of mainly R- from mid afternoon until about 2200. One rumble of thunder ~1515.
9/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi of 95. Thick smoke plume to the north during the afternoon/evening from the fire west of FCL with cb like structure on its west side
9/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Worst smoke day so far as the plume from the Cameron fire came se. Scattered ash over things by early evening, even saw Ash-- falling at the Denver Botanical Gardens in the late afternoon. Hi was 93
9/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.33 T M 0.0 M Already the most 1-day precip since 27 Jun. Mix of light rain and snow falling at 0700 with temp of 33 (also low). Evidence this has been going on since before 0700 with some wet ice splotches on the board. Double frontal passage Sunday, first wind shift to gusty N-NE winds about 1600 LT brought the smoke back in, then colder temps with second surge ~1930. High was 84. R- began by 2230 with temp of 48, at 0300 down to 37 with drizzle and 0.18".
9/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.69 2.7 M 1.5 M I have been taking records in Boulder since 1980, this is the earliest measurable snow (previous earliest trace amounts 11-12 Sep 1989 and 13 Sep 2014. First Sep measurable snow since 5.9" 23-24 Sep 2000. Snow yesterday was S- for much of the day, mixed with rain/drizzle at times morning into the afternoon but mainly snow after ~0830. 0700-1200: 0.2" slushy snow with 0.20" melted, 1200-1700 another 0.2 (mainly >1630)/0.12"; heaviest snow (S to a little S+) from 1630-2030, by 2100 had another 2.0" with 2.0 on the ground (shook off some trees, no branches down that I saw). Overnight only some S- for the most part with 0.3, already spots of grass showing through the snow cover. Low barely down to 31, most of the time was 32 after 1700. 0.37" of melted 1700-0700. 32 at 0700, no precip falling (a little drizzle at 0730). Storm total precip was 0.99"
9/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M A little drizzle in Wed morning from 0700-0930, then some precip fell about 0500-0630 this morning. Probably rain but not totally sure. High only 38 and low 36, a 2 degree temp range.
9/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very little sun all day but never saw any rain. Managed to make it to 47 with an overnight low of 36 as skies cleared late. So coldest temp during this period was 31, sun is out this morning!
9/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M More sun than clouds! Overnight low was 42, garden appears to have largely survived (covered much of it)
9/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The smoke is back, nice sunset again but looks even thicker this morning.
9/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Not as smoky as the day before Labor Day but mountains were not visible all day
9/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/21/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M a very brief shower ~1500
9/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M some gusty winds at times in the late afternoon from distant convective outflows, but never saw any precip here.
9/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M lots of darker clouds in the mid/late afternoon with some gusty winds at times but no rain
9/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A warm day with a high of 85
9/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Westerlies broke through during the night and most of the night was in the 70s, but did manage to drop to 63 before midnight. Temp at 0700 73.
9/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M R- to R-- from about 1715 to 2000, cleared late (by 4 am) and temp dropped to 34 but no frost that I've seen.
9/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M It was 39 around midnight but low was only 37.
9/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M smoke invasion again. Could see it come south as layers aloft, at first obscuring the top of Longs Peak, then after dark overcast and even had some light ash accumulation on objects by this morning.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/1/2019 10/02/2019 7:00 AM 2 0.19 0.0 0.00 most fell on the 2nd day
8/27/2020 8/29/2020 7:00 AM 3 0.18 0.0 0.00 Probably 0.14 fell on 24-h ending 28 Aug and 0.04" 24-h ending 7am 29 Aug



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