| 2026-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.29 | 2.0 | 0.15 | 2.0 | 0.15 | | Drizzle began around 9:00am yesterday then transitioned to light rain about 10:00am. Gauge catch at 11:31am was 0.03". Precipitation went back and forth during the afternoon from light rain to drizzle. Gauge catch at 2:08pm was 0.09" with drizzle and temperature of 34 degrees. Gauge catch at 4:21pm was 0.10" with drizzle then at 4:22pm, precipitation became frozen with ice pellets and 34 degrees. Precipitation went back and forth from frozen to liquid precipitation in the form of drizzle to ice pellets. Gauge catch at 6:55pm was 0.14" with ice accumulating in the gauge catch funnel. Gauge catch at 8:30pm was 0.15". Replaced gauge catch with large gauge catch for snow. Snowpack on snowboard at this time was 0.1" and 0.2" on elevated surfaces. Light snow was falling and temperature was 31 degrees. After ice melted in yesterday's gauge catch funnel, the total was 0.19". This morning, the overnight gauge catch with snow melted down to 0.10" with a total gauge catch of 0.29". Snowpack average measured at 2.0" with a SWE of 0.15". There was no old snowpack to measure. No thunder was heard. This morning, very light snow is falling during and after observation. |
| 2026-05-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Observed very light rain shower at 4:20pm with unknown duration. Doppler indicated light rain began again around 7:00pm ending about 8:15pm. No thunder was heard. Soil surface and grass are moist this morning. |
| 2026-05-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Weak convective clouds rolled off the mountains yesterday afternoon and evening. Some had virga. |
| 2026-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Mostly sunny all day yesterday. |
| 2026-05-02 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Mostly sunny yesterday morning then clouds returned as a layer of cumulus. Weak convection in the afternoon. Observed light shower of graupel beginning at 3:45pm. We departed for town at 3:50pm and precipitation was still occurring as a sprinkle with unknown duration. Bottom of gauge catch this morning is covered with moisture. |
| 2026-05-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | After 7:00am observation yesterday, occasional light snow showers and flurries continued into the 9:00am hour then stopped. Snowpack yesterday had melted by late morning. There was no precipitation for several hours' late morning into mid-afternoon when drizzle settled in for the remainder of the day and into the evening. I did observe ice pellets mixed with the drizzle during the 3:00pm hour. Checked gauge catch at 8:53pm indicating 0.04" of precipitation and the temperature was 35F. This morning, heavy frost is coating all exposed surfaces except where the sunshine is melting the frost. Gauge catch is indicating 0.05" of precipitation. However, the inside of the funnel is coated with rime ice. Melted ice and got a total of 0.06" of precipitation. There is no snow anywhere this morning and no thunder heard yesterday. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.63 | 0.7 | 0.12 | 1.0 | 0.12 | | Precipitation began at 12:52pm as a sprinkle then transitioned to light rain at around 1:00pm. Light rain with occasional moderate rates ended around 2:15. Sunshine after 2:30pm. Checked gauge catch at 3:00pm indicating 0.09". Between 5:30pm and 6:00pm, Doppler radar was painting light rain for our area. However, checking outside did not observe any precipitation. Light rain began around 6:00pm. Checked gauge catch at 7:47pm indicating 0.15" with no precipitation at that time. Precipitation continued into the evening. Checked outside at 10:35pm and precipitation was rain/snow mix. Checked gauge catch at 11:00pm indicating 0.33".
7:00am observation this morning, light snow was precipitating during observation. Observed accumulating snow on elevated surfaces including grass. Bare soil does not have snow accumulation. Snowboard accumulation measured 0.7" with a SWE of 0.12". Gauge catch had 0.43" of liquid precipitation. Gauge catch funnel was heavily coated with snow on the inside surface but not overflowing. Melted down funnel accumulation to 0.20". This was added to the liquid precipitation with a gauge catch total of 0.63". There was no old snowpack. I did not hear thunder yesterday or overnight. |
| 2026-04-29 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Mostly cloudy yesterday with light rain showers. Observed light rain shower through east window of unknown duration. Trace of precipitation in gauge catch this morning with low overcast skies. |
| 2026-04-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.27 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | First precipitation event began around 2:00pm as a moderate rain shower lasting about five minutes. Light sprinkles at around 2:40pm. Checked gauge catch at 2:46 with 0.02" and light rain falling. Occasional light rain showers and sprinkles continued through the afternoon. Gauge catch at 5:39 was 0.03". At around 5:55 a thunderstorm approaching from the SW began precipitating rain and graupel. Heavy graupel at 6:01pm until about 6:05 with frequent cloud to cloud lightning. The event ended around 6:20pm with graupel slightly covering the ground. Graupel was of the consistency of popped popcorn. At 6:39pm, checked gauge catch and it was indicating 0.14". However, the gauge catch funnel was about a quarter full of graupel slowly dripping water into the small gauge catch. There was no precipitation at this time. Light rain began around 7:17pm ending at 7:20. Checked gauge catch again at 8:56pm with graupel melted indicating 0.20" with constant cloud to cloud lightning all around me and sprinkling. At 9:58pm heard graupel hitting the west facing window. At 10:00pm went outside and confirmed graupel was precipitating. All graupel noted in my observations averaged about 1/4" in diameter with the smallest around 1/8". Doppler indicated wave after wave of thunderstorms coming from the SW through early to late evening.
During 7:00am observation this morning, observed 0.26" of precipitation in gauge catch. Checked the gauge catch funnel and found a small amount of graupel at the very bottom. Pushed it down into small gauge catch indicating 0.27". |
| 2026-04-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Dense fog during and after 7:00am observation yesterday. Fog began to dissipate by 8:45am. First raindrops yesterday afternoon at 3:23pm lasting <1 minute. Next precipitation event began at 4:02pm as raindrops with a distant rumble of thunder. Rain intensified as a light rain shower at 4:07pm and wind direction changed from west to north. Frozen precipitation that disintegrated upon impact with windows mixed with the light rain as well at this time. The frozen precipitation appeared to be soft graupel. There was a quick burst of moderate rain at 4:19pm <1 minute with precipitation ending at around 4:25. Checked gauge catch at 4:27pm indicating 0.02". |
| 2026-04-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Dense fog this morning with visibility down to about 1/16th mile. All exposed surfaces are wet. Outside surfaces of gauge catch are wet but inside surfaces are are dry. Temp: 33F, RH: 95%. |
| 2026-04-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Windy and cool yesterday. This morning is windy and cold with a temperature of 31F and wind chill of 18F. Sky is mostly clear with low stratus observed NW horizon and bird bath has a thin layer of ice. |
| 2026-04-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Gusty westerly winds yesterday until around 1:00pm. Bird bath has a thin layer of ice. Clear skies this morning. |
| 2026-04-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Noticeably cooler this morning than recent mornings. Sky is clear. |
| 2026-04-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-04-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Absolute clear skies this morning. |
| 2026-04-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Sunny and warm yesterday. Mostly cloudy and hazy this morning with RH at 18%. |
| 2026-04-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | All snow is gone from Friday storm. Clear skies this morning with a thin layer of ice in bird bath. |
| 2026-04-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.2 | NA | T | NA | | Clouds began to move in yesterday morning with snow flurries beginning at 12:50pm. Flurries transitioned to steady light snow at around 1:30pm. Measured snowpack on snow board at 3:05pm in four places and measured 0.20"with light snow continuing. At around 3:20pm, light snow transitioned to occasional light snow showers and flurries which ended by 4:30pm. Took another snow measurement on snowboard at 4:30 and it still was at 0.20". Ground was never completely covered in snow due to the warm topsoil. Checked large gauge catch at 4:30pm and there was a little snow at the bottom. Placed funnel on large gauge catch to prevent snow loss. Sun came out during 5:00pm hour. This morning, the snow in large gauge catch melted to ice with four small dead flies at the bottom. These insects became part of the sample. Trace of snowpack remains on the snowboard and grass. There was no old snowpack when snow began. Clear skies this morning. |
| 2026-04-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Sunny and pleasant yesterday with wind increasing from the SW around 2:00pm. Strong cold front blew through earlier this morning. Temperature is 30F with a wind chill of 18F. It is biting cold. Bird bath is frozen. Removed small gauge catch to prepare for frozen precipitation later today. Low stratus clouds north. |
| 2026-04-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-04-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Driving to Colorado Springs yesterday, observed light graupel shower at intersection of Woodmen & Black Forest Road at 9:44am. Returning home observed light rain shower on Woodmen Road approaching Marksheffel Road at 1:25pm. Doppler radar indicated our best chance of precipitation was during the 11:00am and 12:00pm hours. However, I was not home to observe. Gauge catch is dry. Pikes Peak has a fresh coating of snow. |
| 2026-04-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Overcast skies have moved in this morning. |
| 2026-04-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Ragged bottom clouds developed in the late afternoon. |
| 2026-04-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Rain showers and thunderstorms developed yesterday afternoon but missed us. Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by NWS for Crowley and Kiowa Counties. Mostly clear skies this morning with very light wind from WNW. |
| 2026-04-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Very high humidity last night. This resulted in moist to wet surfaces this morning. Gauge catch funnel was wet inside, but gauge catch is dry. Overcast seen to the SE yesterday morning moved towards the NW and provided us with low overcast conditions most of the morning. Skies were less cloudy towards the mountains. Mostly cloudy this morning with altostratus. |
| 2026-04-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Convective activity began just afternoon with isolated showers and thunderstorms to our north up in Douglas County. Doppler radar indicated we came close to some showers but were just missed. Relative Humidity this morning is up around 64% which is much higher than previous mornings. Overcast skies SE and clearing skies NW. |
| 2026-04-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Another afternoon with convective clouds and associated virga. No precipitation observed in our area. |
| 2026-04-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Lots of convective activity yesterday with virga and showers in the mid to late afternoon. Did not observe any precipitation in our area. |
| 2026-04-07 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Convective clouds began to form yesterday afternoon. Outflow winds started at 4:32pm. Felt a couple of raindrops at 4:53. No thunder or lightning observed. Gauge catch is dry this morning. |
| 2026-04-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Beautiful Easter Sunday. |
| 2026-04-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Sunny skies all day yesterday. Bird bath is slightly frozen with soft ice on top this morning. |
| 2026-04-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Occasional gusty winds yesterday with variable cloudiness. Absolutely clear skies this morning from all quadrants. Bird bath is frozen hard. |
| 2026-04-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Cold front came through earlier this morning with a narrow band of snow coming off the mountains moving NE up in Douglas County. Gusty NW wind this morning and 35 degrees. Bird bath has a thin coating of ice. |
| 2026-04-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Dark ominous clouds began to move in during the 5:00pm hour. WNW winds increased at 5:29 with first raindrops at exactly 5:30pm. Rain intensity increased at 5:35 as light to occasionally moderate wind-driven rain continuing until the 6:00pm hour and ending around 6:15. Observed gauge catch at 6:28pm indicating 0.05".
Doppler radar indicated we may have gotten a quick passing light shower around 8:30pm. There was no thunder, lightning, hail or frozen precipitation observed during the event. Did not observe any ponding of water on our soil. |
| 2026-04-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Overcast most of the day yesterday. High overcast this morning. |
| 2026-03-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Cold front passage earlier this morning with gusty north winds during observation and much colder temperature than yesterday. |
| 2026-03-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Convective activity flared up again yesterday afternoon. Virga was observed in all directions. However, did not observe any precipitation. |
| 2026-03-29 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Observed convective clouds to the north yesterday afternoon from Penrose, CO. Was not home to observe precipitation. Almost 0.01" in gauge catch. |
| 2026-03-28 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Freezing drizzle continued yesterday morning after 7:00am observation until around 10:00am. Clouds began to lift late morning and there was some momentary clearing, but it was short-lived as overcast skies lingered throughout the day. Did not see any snow precipitating. Trace of moisture in gauge catch this morning. |
| 2026-03-27 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Convective clouds produced very light rain showers yesterday primarily between 5:00pm and 5:30pm. No thunder was heard. This morning is low overcast with light freezing drizzle and temperature is 31F. Light rime icing is coating the deck handrail. Also, the large gauge catch has icing on the north face and inside the funnel. Small gauge catch is dry. |
| 2026-03-26 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Weak convective clouds from the west moved over our area and produced light rain showers and sprinkles. I just observed sprinkles at 6:19pm. Doppler indicated this activity began around 6:15 and ended around 6:45pm. No thunder was heard. Gauge catch is dry this morning. |
| 2026-03-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Unseasonally warm yesterday. |
| 2026-03-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | First observation after absence. |
| 2026-01-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | Snow drifts cover about 70% of the property. The remainder is no snow coverage. |
| 2026-01-11 | 6:50 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | Bright sunshine all day yesterday with snow melting. Snowpack on our property about 80% coverage with deep snow drifts along fence rows and trees. |
| 2026-01-10 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 6.5 | 0.58 | | Very light snow showers yesterday morning ended by around 8:00am. Trace of snow at the bottom south edge of large gauge catch. Significant drifting of snow yesterday shortly after 7:00am observation. Strong north wind continued until almost sunset. Consequently, some areas of the property have only two inches of snowpack and other areas have two-foot-deep snow drifts. Ten samples of snowpack this morning yielded an average depth of 6.4". This excluded the deepest snowdrifts. |
| 2026-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.62 | 7.8 | 0.68 | 8.0 | 0.68 | | First low-pressure system moved through yesterday morning accompanied by occasional light snow beginning at around 7:20am. This snow ended during the 11:00am hour with only a trace of snowpack which completely melted off before the next snowfall. Second low-pressure system affects began with heavy snow around 2:00pm according to Doppler radar. Snow rates were very efficient with main roads becoming snow packed quickly. This event ended around 3:30pm. I took a measurement on the snow board at 3:43pm indicating 2.1". The next event from the same low-pressure system came during the evening accompanied by north winds. There are some snowdrifts this morning estimated close to 18" deep. Snowfall had ended around 5:30am but blowing snow remains. Took seven samples of snowpack for snowfall. There was no old snow on the ground prior to precipitation events. |
| 2026-01-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | No evidence of precipitation before or during the 7:00am observation. Clouds are partially obscuring the moon above. Lower stratus clouds observed to the north. |
| 2026-01-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Another windy day and evening yesterday. |
| 2026-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Strong and gusty west wind yesterday. Maximum winds were observed between 1:00 and 3:00pm hour. Strong NW wind this morning. |
| 2026-01-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Mostly clear this morning. Temp: 40F |
| 2026-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Warm Chinook wind this morning. |
| 2026-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-01-02 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Doppler radar lit up yesterday afternoon with scattered light rain showers in and around El Paso and Douglas county. Radar indicated we had showers over us between 2:45pm and 3:30pm. Went outside briefly during this time and observed a raindrop on a metal handrail going up our deck. Did not observe any frozen precipitation. Large gauge catch is dry this morning. |
| 2026-01-01 | 8:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | High overcast this morning. Trace of snowpack is gone. |