Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-LP-61 Latitude 37.2526
Station Name Durango 4.8 WSW Longitude -107.9456
County La Plata Elevation (ft) 7430



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 1.66 0.35 31 0.35 31 0.00 0 0 4 1 1.3 1 1
Nov 19 1.75 2.39 28 2.39 28 0.00 0 0 7 1 10.2 6 7
Dec 19 1.67 2.80 31 2.80 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 22.8 12 31
Jan 20 1.74 1.05 31 1.05 31 0.00 0 0 10 1 9.4 10 31
Feb 20 1.58 0.54 29 0.54 29 0.00 0 0 2 4 1.2 2 29
March 20 2.17 2.53 30 2.53 30 0.00 0 0 11 4 17.1 7 7
April 20 1.42 0.14 30 0.14 30 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
May 20 1.24 0.26 31 0.26 31 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
June 20 0.77 0.79 30 0.79 30 0.00 0 0 6 3 0.0 0 0
July 20 1.96 2.45 31 2.45 31 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 2.29 1.02 31 1.02 31 0.00 0 0 7 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 2.41 1.56 30 1.56 30 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 20.66" 15.88" 363 days 15.88" 363 0.00" 0 days 0 78 days 25 days 62.0" 38 days 106 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 0.00
10/2/2019 0.00
10/3/2019 0.00
10/4/2019 0.08
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 0.00
10/11/2019 0.00
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 0.03
10/19/2019 0.03
10/20/2019 0.00
10/21/2019 0.00
10/22/2019 0.00
10/23/2019 0.00
10/24/2019 0.00
10/25/2019 0.00
10/26/2019 0.00
10/27/2019 0.00
10/28/2019 0.21
10/29/2019 0.00
10/30/2019 T
10/31/2019 0.00
11/1/2019 0.00
11/2/2019 0.00
11/3/2019
11/4/2019 0.00
11/5/2019 0.00
11/6/2019 0.00
11/7/2019 0.00
11/8/2019 0.00
11/9/2019 0.00
11/10/2019
11/11/2019 0.00
11/12/2019 0.00
11/13/2019 0.00
11/14/2019 0.00
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 0.49
11/21/2019 0.67
11/22/2019 0.22
11/23/2019 0.00
11/24/2019 0.00
11/25/2019 0.00
11/26/2019 0.15
11/27/2019 T
11/28/2019 0.24
11/29/2019 0.12
11/30/2019 0.50
12/1/2019 0.01
12/2/2019 0.00
12/3/2019 0.00
12/4/2019 0.00
12/5/2019 0.47
12/6/2019 0.00
12/7/2019 0.00
12/8/2019 0.29
12/9/2019 0.63
12/10/2019 0.00
12/11/2019 0.00
12/12/2019 0.00
12/13/2019 T
12/14/2019 0.01
12/15/2019 0.13
12/16/2019 0.15
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 0.40
12/26/2019 0.05
12/27/2019 0.11
12/28/2019 0.54
12/29/2019 0.01
12/30/2019 T
12/31/2019 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020 0.00
1/2/2020 0.02
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 0.04
1/11/2020 0.00
1/12/2020 0.01
1/13/2020 0.07
1/14/2020 0.00
1/15/2020 0.00
1/16/2020 0.00
1/17/2020 0.19
1/18/2020 0.09
1/19/2020 0.00
1/20/2020 0.00
1/21/2020 0.14
1/22/2020 0.29
1/23/2020 0.00
1/24/2020 0.00
1/25/2020 0.00
1/26/2020 0.00
1/27/2020 0.05
1/28/2020 0.15
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 0.00
2/4/2020 T
2/5/2020 T
2/6/2020 0.00
2/7/2020 T
2/8/2020 0.00
2/9/2020 0.00
2/10/2020 0.00
2/11/2020 T
2/12/2020 0.01
2/13/2020 0.00
2/14/2020 0.00
2/15/2020 0.00
2/16/2020 0.00
2/17/2020 0.00
2/18/2020 0.00
2/19/2020 0.00
2/20/2020 0.00
2/21/2020 0.00
2/22/2020 0.00
2/23/2020 0.53
2/24/2020 0.00
2/25/2020 0.00
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 0.01
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 T
3/9/2020 0.05
3/10/2020 0.00
3/11/2020 0.13
3/12/2020 0.18
3/13/2020 0.33
3/14/2020 0.15
3/15/2020 T
3/16/2020
3/17/2020 0.00
3/18/2020 0.00
3/19/2020 1.14
3/20/2020 0.26
3/21/2020 T
3/22/2020 0.19
3/23/2020 0.00
3/24/2020 0.07
3/25/2020 0.00
3/26/2020 0.00
3/27/2020 T
3/28/2020 0.02
3/29/2020 0.00
3/30/2020 0.00
3/31/2020 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020 0.00
4/2/2020 0.00
4/3/2020 0.00
4/4/2020 0.00
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 0.00
4/13/2020 0.00
4/14/2020 0.00
4/15/2020 0.00
4/16/2020 0.00
4/17/2020 0.00
4/18/2020 0.00
4/19/2020 0.00
4/20/2020 0.00
4/21/2020 T
4/22/2020 0.14
4/23/2020 0.00
4/24/2020 0.00
4/25/2020 0.00
4/26/2020 0.00
4/27/2020 0.00
4/28/2020 0.00
4/29/2020 0.00
4/30/2020 0.00
5/1/2020 0.00
5/2/2020 0.00
5/3/2020 0.00
5/4/2020 0.00
5/5/2020 0.00
5/6/2020 0.00
5/7/2020 0.00
5/8/2020 0.00
5/9/2020 0.00
5/10/2020 0.00
5/11/2020 0.03
5/12/2020 0.21
5/13/2020 0.00
5/14/2020 0.00
5/15/2020 0.00
5/16/2020 0.00
5/17/2020 0.00
5/18/2020 0.00
5/19/2020 0.00
5/20/2020 0.00
5/21/2020 0.00
5/22/2020 0.00
5/23/2020 0.00
5/24/2020 0.00
5/25/2020 0.00
5/26/2020 0.00
5/27/2020 0.00
5/28/2020 0.00
5/29/2020 0.02
5/30/2020 0.00
5/31/2020 0.00
6/1/2020 T
6/2/2020 0.32
6/3/2020 0.05
6/4/2020 T
6/5/2020 0.00
6/6/2020 0.05
6/7/2020 0.06
6/8/2020 0.00
6/9/2020 0.00
6/10/2020 0.00
6/11/2020 0.00
6/12/2020 0.00
6/13/2020 0.01
6/14/2020 0.30
6/15/2020 0.00
6/16/2020 0.00
6/17/2020 0.00
6/18/2020 0.00
6/19/2020 0.00
6/20/2020 0.00
6/21/2020 0.00
6/22/2020 0.00
6/23/2020 0.00
6/24/2020 0.00
6/25/2020 0.00
6/26/2020 0.00
6/27/2020 0.00
6/28/2020 T
6/29/2020 0.00
6/30/2020 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2020 0.00
7/2/2020 0.00
7/3/2020 0.00
7/4/2020 0.00
7/5/2020 0.04
7/6/2020 0.00
7/7/2020 0.00
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 T
7/15/2020 0.00
7/16/2020 0.02
7/17/2020 0.30
7/18/2020 0.05
7/19/2020 0.03
7/20/2020 0.00
7/21/2020 0.07
7/22/2020 0.03
7/23/2020 0.00
7/24/2020 0.59
7/25/2020 0.12
7/26/2020 0.41
7/27/2020 0.10
7/28/2020 0.69
7/29/2020 0.00
7/30/2020 0.00
7/31/2020 0.00
8/1/2020 T
8/2/2020 0.10
8/3/2020 T
8/4/2020 0.00
8/5/2020 0.00
8/6/2020 T
8/7/2020 0.00
8/8/2020 0.00
8/9/2020 0.00
8/10/2020 0.00
8/11/2020 0.00
8/12/2020 0.00
8/13/2020 0.00
8/14/2020 0.00
8/15/2020 0.00
8/16/2020 0.00
8/17/2020 0.00
8/18/2020 T
8/19/2020 0.01
8/20/2020 0.00
8/21/2020 0.00
8/22/2020 0.00
8/23/2020 T
8/24/2020 0.00
8/25/2020 0.10
8/26/2020 0.09
8/27/2020 0.67
8/28/2020 0.00
8/29/2020 0.03
8/30/2020 0.02
8/31/2020 0.00
9/1/2020 0.00
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 0.00
9/9/2020 0.34
9/10/2020 1.18
9/11/2020 0.04
9/12/2020 0.00
9/13/2020 0.00
9/14/2020 0.00
9/15/2020 0.00
9/16/2020 T
9/17/2020 0.00
9/18/2020 0.00
9/19/2020 0.00
9/20/2020 0.00
9/21/2020 0.00
9/22/2020 0.00
9/23/2020 T
9/24/2020 0.00
9/25/2020 0.00
9/26/2020 0.00
9/27/2020 0.00
9/28/2020 0.00
9/29/2020 0.00
9/30/2020 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature at station was 37.8. Station is at 7,430 feet on a ridge some 900+ feet above the river.
10/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M No new snow on La Plata Mtns. - at least up to 12,000 feet.
10/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature to 7:15 AM is 32.7 and still falling. Station is on a ridge and is typically 5-10 degrees warmer than valleys when nighttime radiational cooling is active.
10/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature last night was 17.2. Station is on a ridge 900 feet above Durango.
10/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Yesterday's light dusting of snow on the south side of the La Plata Mtns. has since melted away.
10/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very light dusting of new snow over La Plata Mtns. Nothing at station.
10/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 1.3 M 1.0 M
10/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
10/30/2019 7:00 AM T T M T M A few stray snowflakes yesterday morning.
10/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Just a few widely scattered patches of old snow.
11/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.49 T M T M Some slushy accumulation on cold ground areas. Temperature is currently 32.8. Scud in valleys below station.
11/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.67 0.4 M 0.5 M 2 day precip total is 1.16. 7 AM temperature is 32.2.
11/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.22 1.9 M 2.0 M
11/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 1.6 M 1.5 M Very light snow continued as of observation time. Snow was crystalizing out of moist air near the ground as the sky was mostly clear above.
11/27/2019 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M A few light snow crystals after yesterday's observation time.
11/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.24 1.8 M 2.5 M
11/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 0.2 M 2.0 M 0.2 inches of new slush on snowboard from overnight precip.. Temperature stayed in a 32.0 to 34.7 range overnight.
11/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.50 4.3 M 5.0 M TSW+ (snow) with cold fropa about 11 AM. Light snow continued to fall after 7 AM observation.
12/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M 4.0 M Precip fell after 7 AM yesterday.
12/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
12/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
12/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.47 1.5 M 2.5 M Snowfall was probably well over the measured 1.5 inches, but what was on the snowboard was a wet slushy mess.
12/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.29 1.3 M 3.0 M
12/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.63 3.2 M 5.0 M New snow amount would have been higher except snow board (and everything else) was a slushy mess. Early morning stratus in valleys below station. Clear above.
12/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
12/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
12/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/13/2019 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M Light overnight dusting of snow pellets.
12/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 3.5 M Light overnight dusting of snow.
12/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.13 2.3 M 5.0 M
12/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 1.5 M 5.5 M
12/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Low temperature at station (on a ridge) was +3.5. Low temperature at Durango airport (in valley) was at least 2 below zero.
12/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
12/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
12/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
12/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
12/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
12/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.40 3.6 M 6.0 M Precip. was all snow but started as very wet snow.
12/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 M 6.5 M Light overnight snowfall. (As per the "GFS" guidance of the last few days.)
12/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 2.2 M 8.5 M
12/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.54 5.7 M 13.0 M Significant weather observation sent for thunder/moderate snow pellets.
12/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 0.5 M 12.0 M VERY low density snow! Snowflakes were well formed hexagonal crystals with intricate points. (Lots of minute air spaces in ground accumulation.) Snow fell after midnight.
12/30/2019 7:00 AM T T M 11.5 M Low temp at station (On a ridge 900 ft. above valley) was 4.1 deg. F. Low temp at Durango airport (in valley) was down to at least -2. Precip was a few very light snow flurries.
12/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.5 M
1/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M Dec. was snowier and slightly wetter than normal. 2019 was the snowiest year in 21 years of observations due to heavy snow last winter. Precip for 2019 was above average but not a record.
1/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 10.5 M
1/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Station in fog (clouds). Light hoarfrost on trees. Temp is 13.
1/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
1/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
1/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
1/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
1/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
1/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
1/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 M 7.5 M
1/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
1/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 7.0 M Overnight light snowfall. Precip was slightly closer to 0.01 than 0.02.
1/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 1.1 M 8.0 M
1/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
1/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
1/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
1/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.19 1.4 M 8.0 M Thick fog (1/8th mile visibility) at observation time. (Station is on a ridge and was in the clouds.) Snow is wet with the temperature at 29.
1/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 1.3 M 8.5 M
1/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
1/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
1/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.14 1.2 M 8.5 M
1/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.29 1.6 M 9.0 M
1/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
1/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
1/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
1/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
1/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 0.6 M 8.0 M
1/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.15 1.2 M 9.0 M 2-day total: Snow 1.8 inches. Melted 0.20 inches.
1/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
1/30/2020 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 M A few stray snowflakes after 4 PM. (La Plata Mtns. were obscured by snow for few a few hours.)
1/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
2/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
2/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M
2/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/4/2020 7:00 AM T T M 6.5 M Off and on light snow flurries from late morning to late afternoon, but nothing measurable.
2/5/2020 7:00 AM T T M 6.5 M A few snow flurries yesterday. Low temperature this AM was -0.7 - coldest of winter.
2/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M La Plata Mtns. obscured in snow flurries.
2/7/2020 7:00 AM T T M 6.5 M Occasional very light snow flurries over the last 24 hours. Snow flurries continue to obscure La Plata Mtns.
2/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
2/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
2/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M
2/11/2020 7:00 AM T T M 4.5 M
2/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 4.5 M Light snow yesterday.
2/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
2/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
2/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
2/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
2/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
2/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
2/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.53 1.1 M 2.5 M Rain changed to snow about 9 PM last night. Stratus below station this morning.
2/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
2/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
2/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Today will be the last day of measurable old snow unless we get some new snow.
3/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Numerous patches of old snow remain, but the average total ground depth is assumed to be less than 0.5 inches.
3/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M T M
3/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/8/2020 7:00 AM T M M T M A few light rain sprinkles.
3/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M T M
3/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.13 T M T M Some wet snow mixed in.
3/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.18 M M T M
3/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.33 T M T M Some wet snow mixed in.
3/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.15 0.2 M T M Brief, large (up to 1/2 inch diameter) snow pellets about 4 PM in afternoon. Each of 2 subsequent snow squalls left 0.1 inches of snow on snowboard. Total snow on ground includes light coverage from these plus patches of old snow.
3/15/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M A few overnight snow pellets.
3/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Widely scattered patches of old snow remain.
3/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Widely scattered patches of old snow remain.
3/19/2020 7:00 AM 1.14 11.7 M 11.5 M Precip. & snow totals are not typos. Happy first day of spring. ((Snarly) Right !!!)
3/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.26 2.9 M 8.0 M
3/21/2020 7:00 AM T T M 5.5 M
3/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.19 1.5 M 4.5 M Mid afternoon thunder-snow.
3/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
3/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 0.5 M 2.5 M Early evening snow squall.
3/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
3/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/27/2020 7:00 AM T T M T M Very light snow at observation time.
3/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M T M
3/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Old snow is down to isolated patches.
4/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M A few isolated patches of old snow.
4/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M A very few isolated patches of old snow remain. Expected to melt over the next 2-3 days.
4/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Last patch of old snow is expected to melt away today.
4/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Last trace of the old snow melted yesterday.
4/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature this morning was 18.4. No precip so far for April.
4/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Precip for Jan - Mar was 27% below normal and nothing for April so far.
4/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.14 T M M M First measurable precip in April. Snow pellets mixed in. Light frost this AM.
4/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This will be the driest April since record keeping began in 1998.
4/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M April precip. of 0.14 was a record low. Previous record low for April was 0.32 in 2003. Forests are very dry and fire season is just getting started.
5/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 0.03 rain to 7 AM. Very light rain is continuing.
5/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Afternoon TRW with a little rice hail. Hail report sent.
5/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few light thundershowers near station, but nothing here.
5/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Combined rainfall for April plus May was 0.40. This is the lowest in 22 years of observations. Also there was no snow for the April/May period. This is a first.
6/1/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M A few stray drops of rain.
6/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
6/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/4/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
6/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature this morning was 33.3. Low temperature yesterday morning was 36.1. Each of the last 3 days has had wind gusts over 20 MPH - and that's with the weather station down in the trees.
6/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature this morning was 40.2.
6/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light late evening rain shower.
6/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Hail report sent.
6/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Visibility down to about 10 miles due to smoke/haze from forest fires. You can also smell the smoke.
6/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Air quality Index at station is "8" which is near perfect. Air quality in valley was over 100 ("Fair") last evening but improved to 35-45 this morning ("OK").
6/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Visibility is only 5 miles in smoke/haze from AZ forest fires. (Can smell smoke odor) Air quality index is 55 to 60 which is "sort of OK". Normal AQI at station is usually 5-6 which is excellent. (Low numbers are better.)
6/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Air Quality Index down to 10. (Close to normal) AQI in valley around 20. (Much better than recent days.) Visibility up to at least 15. No smoke smell.
6/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Air quality index is down to 8-10 (very good). Visibility is well over 10 miles.
6/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Air Quality Index this morning is "1". No sign of any smoke/haze.
6/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No haze or smoke.
6/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature last night was a relatively warm 53.0.
6/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature last night was an extremely mild 59.4.
6/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles, a little thunder. Precip was less than what Grand Junction radar would imply.
6/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature at station (on ridge) was 41.5. Durango airport got down to 36.
7/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature last night was just down to 60.1 - warmest I've ever seen.
7/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Station (7430 feet) high temp. yesterday was 95.3. Airport high temp was 98. High temp at station "550N022" (at intersection of rts. 160/550) was 100. Overnight low temp. at station was a very mild 63.7.
7/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Max temperature yesterday was 94.1 - and station is 900 above Durango.
7/14/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overnight lightning/thunder, but no precip at station.
7/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light evening shower.
7/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
7/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M The Durango Herald had a short pictorial article showing local street flooding to the NNW of the downtown area.
7/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Rainfall duration measured by Davis Weather Station. Rainfall total measured by CoCoRaHS. (Davis Station is calibrated to CoCoRaHS gauge, but originally was more accurate than gauge. CoCoRaHS gauge reads 1-2% too high.)
7/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
7/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
7/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Could have used some of this rain a month ago.
7/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
8/3/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M Mid afternoon thunderstorm just east of station.
8/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some haze - visibility about 12 miles. Air quality index up to about 21. Normal is about 6 to 8. Distant forest fires?
8/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M A few afternoon sprinkles.
8/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temperature has been above 90 for each of the last 3 days.
8/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's high was over 90 again - for the 4th straight day - at 7,430 ft. above sea level. Unreal!
8/18/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M An afternoon minimal Trace of rain. 5th straight day of 90+ deg. A first for station.
8/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light afternoon thundershower. Hazy/smokey. Visibility about 8 miles. Yesterday was 6th straight day of 90+ temperatures - and this is at 7,400 Ft.
8/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Smokey!! Visibility about 5 miles since yesterday morning. Air Quality Index has been 150 or higher ("Unhealthy") since yesterday morning. Ditto for other stations in entire Animas Valley. (See map at purpleair.com)
8/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's 93.5 deg. high was a record for this late in the summer. Hazy. Air Quality Index is 62, which is much better than yesterday's 150+, but still worse than the usual Colorado standard.
8/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's max temperature was the highest Aug. temperature in the 5 years of temperature observations. Hazy/smoky. Visibility 10 miles. Air quality index 62 ("Moderate").
8/23/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M A very light shower yesterday afternoon. Air Quality Index this AM is 52 which is "sort of OK". Yesterday's high temperature was 91.5. So far, there have been 9 90+ days this month which is a record count for any month (June, July, Aug., etc.) in the 5-year temperature obs. for the station.
8/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High temperature yesterday was 94.3 - which set still another record high for the month of Aug. Previous Aug. record was 94.1 - set two days earlier. Sky still hazy. Air Quality index is 49 which is marginally in the "good" category.
8/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Shower yesterday afternoon, but month to date precip. will have to more than double to avoid setting a record low for the month. Air Quality Index is 32 (slowly improving over recent days), but still not back to usual Colorado standards. Yesterday's high temperature was 91.6 which makes 10 ninety-plus days out of the last 11. (Setting all kinds of station history records.)
8/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Light showers from midnight to 3:30 AM. Air Quality Index this morning is 13 which is nearly back to normal. High temperature yesterday was "only" 88.2 - "coolest" since Aug. 25 - expect cooling trend later this week.
8/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Heavy rain shower yesterday afternoon. 0.38 rain between 2:00 and 2:30 yesterday afternoon. Air Quality Index back to near normal.
8/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain at 7 AM observation time.
8/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temperature this morning was 48.5. First time below 50 in two months, but still not a record low for the day.
9/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another 90+ deg. yesterday. Reached 90.6 but not a record for the day.
9/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's 92.5 deg. F. set still another warmest-so-late-in-the-season record.
9/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Visibility 10 miles in haze/smoke from distant fires. Yesterday's high of 93.0 was still another record for so late in the summer season. By 11 AM, visibility down to 3 miles, Air Quality Index worsened to over 100 due to smoke from California's Creek fire.
9/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still smoky/hazy. Visibility 5 miles. Air Quality Index still poor at 105. Cold front close but not here yet.
9/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Several light thundershowers yesterday. Overnight low temperature of 34.8 (which was just before midnight) was the lowest on record for this early in the season. No sign of any snow mixed in.
9/10/2020 7:00 AM 1.18 T M M M The 1.18 inches of precip and "T" of snow are not typos. Had to wait for slush in gauge funnel to thaw.
9/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M La Plata Mtns. solidly covered with snow.
9/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M South side of La Plata Mtns. still solidly covered by snow.
9/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A few very light rain sprinkles.
9/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still a little hazy.
9/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2020 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
9/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's high temperature of 82.2 set still another record for the warmest so late in the season.
9/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday's high temperature of 80.2 was still another record for the the latest that 80+ degrees has occurred for so late in the season.
9/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Surprise! It's 2020 and yesterday didn't set a record high temperature.
9/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This morning's low temperature of 39.6 wasn't even a daily record, but it's nice to have something that resembles the "old normal".
9/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



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



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
5/11/2020 5:14 PM Brief thundershower with light hail. Temperature was in the 50s so it probably qualifies as hail instead of snow pellets. About 0.10 rain in 5 minutes. More of a curiosity than anything significant. Rice Rice Rice Hard|White Ice 2 no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
6/13/2020 5:49 PM Some thunder. Melted precip via weather station, 0.18 in 10 min. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Hard|White Ice 4 1min no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20