Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-BC-115 Latitude 35.547306
Station Name Black Mountain 5.5 SE Longitude -82.257136
County Buncombe Elevation (ft) 2374



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 3.83 8.13 17 7.83 12 0.30 5 2 12 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 19 4.00 2.87 13 2.87 13 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.0 0 0
Dec 19 3.93 7.71 16 7.71 16 0.00 0 0 15 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 20 4.09 6.03 15 6.03 15 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.2 1 1
Feb 20 4.02 7.59 22 6.93 15 0.66 7 2 15 0 5.2 3 3
March 20 4.71 3.28 19 3.28 19 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
April 20 4.14 8.77 11 8.77 11 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
May 20 4.10 12.80 14 12.80 14 0.00 0 0 14 0 0.0 0 0
June 20 4.76 3.63 17 3.63 17 0.00 0 0 13 4 0.0 0 0
July 20 4.48 10.96 22 10.96 22 0.00 0 0 21 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 4.57 9.63 24 9.63 24 0.00 0 0 22 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 4.73 10.35 15 10.35 15 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 51.36" 91.75" 205 days 90.79" 193 0.96" 12 days 4 175 days 18 days 5.4" 4 days 4 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 0.14
10/3/2019
10/4/2019
10/5/2019
10/6/2019 0.09
10/7/2019 0.04
10/8/2019
10/9/2019 0.16
10/10/2019 0.01
10/11/2019
10/12/2019
10/13/2019
10/14/2019 0.12
10/15/2019 **
10/16/2019 **
10/17/2019 0.16
10/18/2019
10/19/2019
10/20/2019 1.45
10/21/2019
10/22/2019 0.14
10/23/2019 0.92
10/24/2019
10/25/2019
10/26/2019 0.34
10/27/2019 1.63
10/28/2019
10/29/2019
10/30/2019 0.04
10/31/2019 2.89
11/1/2019 0.77
11/2/2019
11/3/2019
11/4/2019
11/5/2019
11/6/2019
11/7/2019
11/8/2019 0.16
11/9/2019
11/10/2019
11/11/2019
11/12/2019 0.10
11/13/2019 0.21
11/14/2019
11/15/2019 0.02
11/16/2019 T
11/17/2019
11/18/2019
11/19/2019 T
11/20/2019
11/21/2019 0.01
11/22/2019 T
11/23/2019 0.11
11/24/2019 1.15
11/25/2019
11/26/2019
11/27/2019 0.16
11/28/2019 0.18
11/29/2019
11/30/2019
12/1/2019 1.84
12/2/2019 0.03
12/3/2019 T
12/4/2019
12/5/2019
12/6/2019
12/7/2019 0.02
12/8/2019
12/9/2019 0.09
12/10/2019 0.34
12/11/2019 0.06
12/12/2019
12/13/2019 0.51
12/14/2019 0.77
12/15/2019 0.01
12/16/2019
12/17/2019 0.64
12/18/2019 0.05
12/19/2019
12/20/2019
12/21/2019
12/22/2019
12/23/2019 1.20
12/24/2019 0.96
12/25/2019
12/26/2019
12/27/2019
12/28/2019
12/29/2019 0.30
12/30/2019 0.89
12/31/2019
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020
1/2/2020
1/3/2020 0.68
1/4/2020 0.49
1/5/2020 0.03
1/6/2020
1/7/2020 0.04
1/8/2020 0.06
1/9/2020
1/10/2020
1/11/2020 0.27
1/12/2020 2.30
1/13/2020 T
1/14/2020 0.17
1/15/2020 0.31
1/16/2020 0.01
1/17/2020
1/18/2020
1/19/2020 0.08
1/20/2020
1/21/2020
1/22/2020
1/23/2020
1/24/2020 0.45
1/25/2020 1.07
1/26/2020
1/27/2020
1/28/2020 0.07
1/29/2020
1/30/2020
1/31/2020
2/1/2020 0.28
2/2/2020 0.01
2/3/2020
2/4/2020
2/5/2020 0.01
2/6/2020 2.24
2/7/2020 1.97
2/8/2020 0.01
2/9/2020 0.06
2/10/2020
2/11/2020 0.95
2/12/2020 0.11
2/13/2020
2/14/2020 0.55
2/15/2020 **
2/16/2020 **
2/17/2020 **
2/18/2020 0.01
2/19/2020 **
2/20/2020 **
2/21/2020 0.65
2/22/2020
2/23/2020
2/24/2020 0.01
2/25/2020 0.64
2/26/2020 0.01
2/27/2020 0.04
2/28/2020
2/29/2020 0.04
3/1/2020
3/2/2020
3/3/2020 0.01
3/4/2020 0.49
3/5/2020
3/6/2020 0.01
3/7/2020 0.01
3/8/2020
3/9/2020
3/10/2020 T
3/11/2020 0.10
3/12/2020
3/13/2020 0.04
3/14/2020 0.01
3/15/2020 0.02
3/16/2020 T
3/17/2020 0.20
3/18/2020 0.05
3/19/2020 0.14
3/20/2020
3/21/2020 0.07
3/22/2020
3/23/2020 0.13
3/24/2020 0.58
3/25/2020 1.38
3/26/2020
3/27/2020
3/28/2020
3/29/2020
3/30/2020 0.04
3/31/2020 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020 0.12
4/2/2020
4/3/2020
4/4/2020 T
4/5/2020
4/6/2020
4/7/2020
4/8/2020
4/9/2020 0.48
4/10/2020
4/11/2020
4/12/2020
4/13/2020 3.39
4/14/2020
4/15/2020
4/16/2020
4/17/2020
4/18/2020 0.13
4/19/2020
4/20/2020 0.47
4/21/2020 0.17
4/22/2020
4/23/2020 0.40
4/24/2020 0.44
4/25/2020
4/26/2020 0.10
4/27/2020
4/28/2020
4/29/2020
4/30/2020 3.07
5/1/2020
5/2/2020
5/3/2020
5/4/2020
5/5/2020 0.05
5/6/2020 0.01
5/7/2020 0.01
5/8/2020
5/9/2020 0.19
5/10/2020
5/11/2020
5/12/2020
5/13/2020 0.05
5/14/2020
5/15/2020
5/16/2020
5/17/2020
5/18/2020
5/19/2020 2.46
5/20/2020 4.38
5/21/2020 3.89
5/22/2020
5/23/2020 0.28
5/24/2020
5/25/2020 0.20
5/26/2020 0.09
5/27/2020 0.49
5/28/2020 0.53
5/29/2020
5/30/2020 0.17
5/31/2020
6/1/2020
6/2/2020
6/3/2020
6/4/2020
6/5/2020 0.03
6/6/2020 T
6/7/2020
6/8/2020
6/9/2020 0.31
6/10/2020 0.03
6/11/2020 0.30
6/12/2020
6/13/2020
6/14/2020
6/15/2020 0.23
6/16/2020 0.46
6/17/2020 0.34
6/18/2020 0.45
6/19/2020 0.32
6/20/2020 T
6/21/2020
6/22/2020 0.32
6/23/2020 0.03
6/24/2020 0.06
6/25/2020
6/26/2020
6/27/2020
6/28/2020 T
6/29/2020 0.75
6/30/2020 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2020
7/2/2020 0.43
7/3/2020 0.01
7/4/2020 0.32
7/5/2020
7/6/2020
7/7/2020 0.26
7/8/2020 0.35
7/9/2020
7/10/2020
7/11/2020 1.04
7/12/2020
7/13/2020 0.29
7/14/2020
7/15/2020
7/16/2020 T
7/17/2020
7/18/2020 0.64
7/19/2020 0.54
7/20/2020 3.61
7/21/2020 1.33
7/22/2020 0.39
7/23/2020 0.02
7/24/2020 0.71
7/25/2020 0.02
7/26/2020 0.07
7/27/2020 0.22
7/28/2020 0.10
7/29/2020 0.02
7/30/2020 0.36
7/31/2020 0.23
8/1/2020 0.68
8/2/2020
8/3/2020 0.01
8/4/2020 0.89
8/5/2020 0.04
8/6/2020 0.23
8/7/2020 0.18
8/8/2020 1.36
8/9/2020
8/10/2020
8/11/2020 0.01
8/12/2020 0.06
8/13/2020 0.44
8/14/2020 0.02
8/15/2020 0.69
8/16/2020 1.00
8/17/2020
8/18/2020
8/19/2020 T
8/20/2020 0.74
8/21/2020 0.86
8/22/2020 1.57
8/23/2020 0.01
8/24/2020
8/25/2020 0.01
8/26/2020 0.03
8/27/2020
8/28/2020 T
8/29/2020 0.32
8/30/2020 0.06
8/31/2020 0.42
9/1/2020
9/2/2020
9/3/2020
9/4/2020
9/5/2020
9/6/2020
9/7/2020
9/8/2020
9/9/2020 T
9/10/2020 0.47
9/11/2020 T
9/12/2020 0.01
9/13/2020 2.94
9/14/2020 0.09
9/15/2020 0.21
9/16/2020
9/17/2020 0.71
9/18/2020 3.51
9/19/2020
9/20/2020
9/21/2020
9/22/2020
9/23/2020
9/24/2020 0.01
9/25/2020 1.68
9/26/2020 0.17
9/27/2020
9/28/2020 0.06
9/29/2020 0.22
9/30/2020 0.27



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Mist and drizzle at 7 AM on 10/6, on top of intermittent showers on 10/5
10/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Mist and drizzle periodically throughout day
10/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
10/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/20/2019 7:00 AM 1.45 M M M M
10/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Fog and drizzle off and on on 10/21. Harder rain began around 7 AM on 10/22
10/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.92 M M M M Rained hard between 7 and 8 AM on 10/22 and steadily throughout the rest of the morning.
10/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
10/27/2019 7:00 AM 1.63 M M M M
10/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
10/31/2019 7:00 AM 2.89 M M M M
11/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.77 M M M M
11/8/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
11/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
11/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Rain ended early morning.
11/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/16/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/19/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light sprinkle on the morning of 11/18
11/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M light showers in Black Mt. and Swannanoa through mid- morning
11/22/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M very light showers in AM
11/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Rained hard between 6:30 and 7 AM
11/24/2019 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M
11/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M raining hard at 7 AM
11/28/2019 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M rained hard off and on after 7 AM
12/1/2019 7:00 AM 1.84 M M M M Rained hard starting at 4:15 PM yesterday and rained on and off with occasional thunder all night. Still raining at 7 AM today.
12/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Most rain in gauge fell between 7 and 8 AM yesterday. Light dusting of snow on deck this morning at 7 AM
12/3/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light traces of snow on deck.
12/7/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain in the AM
12/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
12/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
12/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
12/13/2019 11:30 AM 0.51 M M M M Deck too icy and dangerous to allow access to rain gauge at 7 AM - had to wait until 11:30 AM. Still only 35 F at 11:30 AM
12/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.77 M M M M
12/15/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M
12/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
12/23/2019 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M
12/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M
12/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
12/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M
1/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M
1/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
1/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M 0.2 M Approximately 0.2" snow on deck and ground last night at 10 PM;, same at 7 AM today. High winds overnight make measurement of snow difficult. Had to allow snow in cone of gauge to melt to read gauge.
1/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
1/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
1/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
1/12/2020 7:00 AM 2.30 M M M M Heavy rain, thunder, high winds. Low temp was 57 high 65.
1/13/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
1/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
1/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
1/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
1/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M
1/25/2020 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M
1/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
2/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.28 3.0 M 0.5 M Heavy snow around 10 AM. NC 9 was treacherous with several cars in the ditch
2/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain in afternoon
2/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
2/6/2020 7:00 AM 2.24 M M M M
2/7/2020 7:00 AM 1.97 M M M M Light snow showers at 7 AM. Temp 37 F
2/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
2/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 0.7 M 0.5 M Light snow most of the day Saturday
2/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.95 M M M M
2/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
2/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Thunder and lightning at 7:45 AM on Feb 13. Temp was 57 F at that time.
2/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
2/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M
2/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
2/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 T T M M trace of drifted snow on deck
2/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 1.5 M 1.5 M 1.5" snow
3/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
3/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light shower between 6 and 6:30 AM, then sky cleared
3/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 T M M M Light blowing snow most of March 6. By this morning some had drifted in small piles on the deck but otherwise, none stuck. Had to melt snow in funnel of gauge to get reading
3/10/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M Just started light sprinkle around 7 AM
3/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
3/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
3/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/16/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M Steady mist coming down between 6 and 7 AM
3/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
3/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
3/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
3/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
3/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
3/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M
3/25/2020 7:00 AM 1.38 M M M M
3/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
3/31/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
4/4/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light sprinkles between 6 and 7 AM
4/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M Strong thunderstorm around 4 AM
4/13/2020 7:00 AM 3.39 M M M M Severe storm between 1 and 2 AM, with high winds, thunder, lightning and heavy rain
4/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
4/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
4/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
4/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
4/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
4/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
4/30/2020 7:00 AM 3.07 M M M M
5/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
5/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/19/2020 7:00 AM 2.46 M M M M
5/20/2020 7:00 AM 4.38 M M M M
5/21/2020 7:00 AM 3.89 M M M M
5/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
5/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
5/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain on and off during night. Light rain at 7 AM
5/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
5/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Rained on and off all day
5/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Thunder and lightning 3-4 PM on 5/29.
6/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/6/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Two strong showers between 9 and 9:40 PM
6/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M brief shower between 9 and 10 PM
6/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
6/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
6/16/2020 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
6/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
6/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Steady light rain with few breaks
6/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
6/20/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light showers off and on
6/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
6/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
6/28/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M Nearly all fell between 3 and 4 PM
6/30/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M
7/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light shower overnight
7/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
7/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rained hard for about 15' around 3:30 PM
7/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M
7/11/2020 7:00 AM 1.04 M M M M Rained hard putting down 0.97" between 5 and 6 PM. Then lighter rain between 10 and 11 PM
7/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Rained hard about 5:30 PM then light rain after dark
7/16/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M Deck was wet and gauge had a little water in it this morning.
7/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M
7/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M
7/20/2020 7:00 AM 3.61 M M M M Got 3.58' in 2 hours between ~ 1:15 and 3:15 PM.
7/21/2020 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Approximately 1.2" fell in an hour between 3:15 and 4:15 PM
7/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
7/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M
7/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
7/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M
7/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
8/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M
8/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/4/2020 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M
8/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
8/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
8/8/2020 7:00 AM 1.36 M M M M Hard rain in early evening, nearly an inch in an 45 minutes
8/11/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
8/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M
8/16/2020 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M
8/19/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/20/2020 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M
8/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.86 M M M M
8/22/2020 7:00 AM 1.57 M M M M
8/23/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M light shower overnight
8/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M very light shower in afternoon and overnight
8/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/28/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
8/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M
9/9/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
9/11/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/13/2020 7:00 AM 2.94 M M M M
9/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
9/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
9/17/2020 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M
9/18/2020 7:00 AM 3.51 M M M M
9/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/25/2020 7:00 AM 1.68 M M M M
9/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
9/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
9/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/29/2019 10/02/2019 12:45 PM 4 0.14 M M
10/15/2019 10/17/2019 2:45 PM 3 0.16 M M
2/15/2020 2/18/2020 12:20 PM 4 0.01 M M
2/19/2020 2/21/2020 7:00 AM 3 0.65 1.1 M



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