| 2026-07-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Hot and dry yesterday with SE breeze. Cumulonimbus clouds over the mountains. Grass is slightly moist this morning. |
| 2026-06-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Windy and hot yesterday afternoon. NE wind developed early in the evening and cooled the air nicely. |
| 2026-06-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Another windy and very dry day yesterday. RH down to around 11% in the afternoon. |
| 2026-06-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Very windy, dry and warm conditions yesterday afternoon. |
| 2026-06-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Light rain at 7:05pm making surfaces damp. Light rain intensity increased to moderate rain at 7:29 with main thunderstorm cell to our south. Frequent lightning and thunder south with no hail or heavy rain observed. At 7:36pm, precipitation decreased back to light rain which ended at 7:39pm. Checked gauge catch indicating 0.03" at 8:05pm. Grass is wet this morning from heavy condensation. |
| 2026-06-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.60 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Occasional light rain showers/sprinkles began at exactly 10:59am yesterday. First rumble of thunder heard at 11:12am as cloud-to-cloud lightning. Occasional light showers/sprinkles continued into the 12:00pm hour. Heavy rain began at 1:15pm which decreased intensity at 1:18 then back to heavy rain at 1:22 with no hail observed. Thunder was coming from the north and Doppler radar indicated a heavy thunderstorm to our north. Observed a few hailstones at 1:26pm last a few seconds. Hail Report submitted. Rain intensity decreased back to moderate rain at 1:29, then to light rain at 1:30, then sprinkles at 1:31, ending at 1:33pm. Cloud to ground lightning to our SE at 1:34. At 1:35, checked gauge catch indicated 0.32". Yard was soggy. Light rain shower observed at 1:58pm with unknown duration. Gauge catch checked at 3:20pm indicating 0.33".
Sprinkles observed at 9:25pm transitioning to light rain at 9:42pm. Observed moderate rain at 10:10pm, then light rain at 10:20, then moderate rain 10:24. Close cloud to ground lightning at 10:29 coming from the SE. Rain increased in intensity at 10:54pm and decreased to light rain at 10:58pm. Estimate rain ended just after 11:00pm. Yard is soggy this morning under partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 55F. |
| 2026-06-25 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Distant thunder heard from the north at 2:26pm. Distant thunder heard from the west at 3:41pm. Light rain shower observed beginning at 5:01pm and ending by 5:05pm. No thunder or hail associated with this event. |
| 2026-06-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.29 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | First precipitation began yesterday at 4:28pm as a sprinkle then transitioned to light rain at 4:40pm with hard surfaces beginning to wet. Cloud to ground lightning at 4:42 to our north. Two cloud to ground strikes at 4:44. One to our north and one SE. 1/4" hail began at 4:53pm. Hail Report submitted. Rain intensified at 5:04pm to moderate rain then to light rain at 5:07. Rain intensity further decreased at 5:09 to a sprinkle ending around 5:25pm. Gauge catch showed 0.03" at 5:28 with no hail in funnel.
Was awakened by the second thunderstorm at 11:45pm with frequent lightning and hail hitting roof. Got outside at 11:50pm and observed heavy rain with occasional hail stones coming down. Hail Report submitted. Rain ended by 12:05am. Checked gauge catch at 12:07am indicating 0.25". Went back to bed and heard rain at 12:21am and 12:26. Minor damage to plants from hailstones. Dense fog this morning with visibility down to about 1/4-mile. |
| 2026-06-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Sunny and hot yesterday. Cold front moved through earlier this morning but no precipitation. Dead bugs at the bottom of both gauge catches. |
| 2026-06-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Sunny and hot yesterday with a light southerly breeze. |
| 2026-06-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Convective clouds began forming over the mountains during the late morning hours. Cumulonimbus clouds were overhead during 4:00pm hour with no precipitation observed. |
| 2026-06-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | After a windy dry day yesterday, light rain began at around 6:55pm with intensity slightly increasing around 7:35 and ending about 7:55pm. Checked gauge catch at 8:08pm indicating 0.01". Observed another batch of precipitation over the mountains around 10:00pm on Doppler radar headed in our general direction but it must have fizzled out. Chilly morning at 47F. |
| 2026-06-14 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Observed brief sprinkle yesterday at 5:20pm and my wife observed a sprinkle during the 7:00pm hour. No thunder was heard. Grass and gauge catch are dry this morning. Gloomy start this morning with low stratus. |
| 2026-06-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Warmest morning yet this week with a temperature of 65 degrees under mostly clear skies. |
| 2026-06-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Mostly clear this morning with high clouds to the SE through south. |
| 2026-06-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Dry cold front passage bringing chilly north wind during observation. Clear sky and temperature of 51F. Wind chill is 41F. |
| 2026-06-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Very windy and warm yesterday. Found dead small insect at bottom of gauge catch this morning. Grass is slightly damp. |
| 2026-06-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Isolated thunderstorms developed north of us in Elbert County. We have low stratus this morning and grass is damp. |
| 2026-06-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Mountain wave clouds yesterday afternoon and this morning. |
| 2026-06-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.48 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | First thunder and sprinkle began at 4:18pm. Suddenly, at 4:22, the precipitation transitioned to very large raindrops and moderate rain mixing with graupel at 4:23pm. Wind was calm at this point. At 4:31pm, we briefly receive a very small amount of BB size hail with close cloud to ground lightning strike at 4:32. Hail ended about this time with precipitation reduced to a sprinkle at 4:35. Hail report issued this morning. Rain returned at 4:36 with thunder then to heavy rain at 4:40 with more thunder. Observed ponding of water in the yard at 4:43. Precipitation returned to light rain at 4:49 then rain at 4:52, then heavy rain at 4:54. Very close cloud to ground lightning strike at 4:55. Returned to rain then light rain at 4:57 back to a sprinkle at 5:10 ending at 5:11pm. Frequent thunder from cloud to cloud lightning from 5:12pm until 5:26pm. Precipitation returned as a sprinkle at 5:13, then to light rain at 5:15. Rainfall reduced to a sprinkle at 5:46 ending at 5:47pm. Distant thunder at 5:56 with sun coming out at this time with half a rainbow. Distant thunder from the SE at 6:03pm Checked gauge catch at 6:15pm showed 0.48" and our Davis Instrument weather station indicated 0.52". There was no flooding or heavy runoff. Checked Doppler radar after the storm passed and it revealed the thunderstorm developed right over us then moved generally to the SE becoming a Severe Thunderstorm. |
| 2026-06-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Weak convective clouds moved over our area during the afternoon hours. However, no precipitation was observed. Did observe a brief sprinkle in Colorado Springs at 6:43pm at the University Village on the west side of N. Nevada Ave. Gauge catch and grass are dry this morning under mostly clear skies. |
| 2026-06-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Weak convective clouds moved off the mountains yesterday afternoon. Observed isolated shower on east side of Pikes Peak around 12:30pm. No condensation this morning. |
| 2026-06-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Observed sky becoming dark to the west yesterday afternoon. Checked Doppler Radar and it showed a cluster of storms over Teller County. But the storms and precipitation were nearly stationary. My hopes of receiving precipitation were dwindled as the storms and precipitation slowly began crossing over I-25 and the cluster quickly dissipated. As a result, we got nothing. Observed wet grass and a trace of moisture in the gauge catch and funnel this morning from heavy condensation. Sky is clear with a temperature of 55F. |
| 2026-06-03 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Low stratus yesterday morning transitioned to dense fog along with occasional drizzle until the 12:00pm hour. Checked gauge catch at 1:00pm after drizzle ended and found almost 0.01" of precipitation. This amount is the same this morning. Low stratus began to lift in the early afternoon with breaks in the overcast observed at 1:43pm. Skies did not clear until the 3:00p hour. Convective clouds tried to form in the late afternoon. Did see some virga over the Front Range north of the Air Force Academy in the early evening hours. Grass and gauge catch funnel are wet from condensation this morning. |
| 2026-06-02 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | First precipitation began at 12:59pm as a brief sprinkle that ended after a few drops. Next brief sprinkle began at 1:09pm and heard frequent rumbles of thunder coming from the NW. Observed mammatus to the NE. At 1:18pm, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorm over the Black Forest moving NE. Next sprinkle began at 1:26pm and ended at 1:29pm. Next round of precipitation began at 2:29 as a very light rain shower increasing in intensity at 2:35 as light rain with large rain drops. Observed a couple of graupel strikes on the patio at 2:43 and that was it. No hail observed. Intensity decreased at 2:44 and ended at 2:46 with no thunder heard. At 3:42pm, observed another thunderstorm developing to our NW moving NE with lots of distant thunder heard. No precipitation from that cell. Gauge catch is dry. This morning we have low stratus with drizzle wetting the grass and gauge catch funnel. |
| 2026-06-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Another day of convective activity, though not as active as Saturday. Grass and gauge catch funnel are wet from condensation under mostly clear skies. |
| 2026-05-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Convective activity returned by early afternoon with cumulonimbus buildups. We were on the southern edge of the most active convection, and it was mostly clear to the south. Did not hear any thunder but Doppler radar did indicate some cells in NE El Paso County extending NE into Elbert County. |
| 2026-05-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Observed thunderstorm approaching from the west during the 1:00pm hour. First raindrops observed at 1:23pm as a sprinkle. Very close cloud to ground lightning at 1:28 just to the south. At 1:30, Doppler radar indicated the primary cell was over Colorado Springs and what I was observing was a small, isolated cell overhead. Precipitation increased to moderate rain at 1:33. Precipitation decreased at 1:35 and ended by 1:41pm. Cloud to cloud lightning was almost constant accompanied by constant low-level thunder. At 2:00pm, observed very dark sky to our north as the main cell missed us. Also, checked the gauge catch at this time and found 0.02" of precipitation. Thunder came to an end at this time. Observed another brief shower at 2:42pm with unknown duration. No hail was observed during the event. |
| 2026-05-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Light rain shower from about 7:15am until around 7:30am measuring a trace at 10:20am. Observed sprinkles from 3:43pm until 3:53pm. Observed lightning to the south at 10:30pm but did not hear thunder. Doppler radar indicates a quick rain shower this morning around 5:00am. Currently, 1/4-mile visibility with fog. Ground and grass are wet. |
| 2026-05-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Light continuous sprinkles yesterday morning that did not wet the surfaces. At around 12:20pm, precipitation changed to light rain that did wet the ground but lasted until about 1:10pm then went back to sprinkles the remainder of the afternoon. Light rain returned during the evening hours. Checked gauge catch at 7:00pm indicating 0.03". Gauge catch at 10:00pm indicated 0.07" with light rain during both observations. Soil this morning is moist and grass is soaking wet. I did not observe an ending to precipitation yesterday. No thunder was heard. |
| 2026-05-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Observed a narrow band of rain showers develop to our SE yesterday moving towards the NW during the 1:00pm hour. Wind driven rain abruptly began at 1:59pm. Ground was wet by 2:03pm. No thunder or hail was observed. Rain ended as abruptly as it started. This morning at 7:00am, light drizzle is precipitating with overcast skies and 49F. |
| 2026-05-26 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Observed first precipitation event as a sprinkle from 1:02pm to 1:04pm. No thunder was heard. Was not on location after that but did see additional rounds of precipitation on Doppler radar through the afternoon hours. Trace of precipitation at bottom of gauge catch this morning but not enough to cover the bottom. Grass is moist this morning from condensation. |
| 2026-05-25 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Convective activity peaked between 4:00 and 5:00pm yesterday. Felt one raindrop at 4:37pm accompanied by erratic and weak outflow winds from different directions. No lightning or thunder. |
| 2026-05-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Cumulus clouds moved off the mountains yesterday afternoon. Observed cumulonimbus clouds during the 4:00pm hour to our north and east with some virga but did not hear any thunder. Doppler radar indicated an isolated shower over Peyton. Convective activity weakened considerably during and after the 5:00pm hour. |
| 2026-05-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Precipitation began yesterday as a light rain shower at 3:55pm and ending after a couple of minutes. Observed sprinkles at 4:24 of unknown duration. After that, waves of light rain showers began moving through from SW to NE. Did not observe frozen precipitation or thunder. Rain showers continued through the evening hours. Grass is soaking wet this morning. |
| 2026-05-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Mostly cloudy this morning with a few breaks in the overcast. Temp: 39F |
| 2026-05-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Light rain shower began around 1:35pm ending about 2:00pm. Gauge catch reading at 3:27pm was 0.01". Next light rain shower at about 4:15pm ending around 4:25pm. Gauge catch reading at 5:26pm 0.02". Last precipitation event began about 6:10pm and ending around 9:10pm as steady rain. Checked gauge catch at 9:30pm indicating 0.16". No frozen precipitation or thunder was observed. |
| 2026-05-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Breezy conditions this morning with winds NNW at 14mph under mostly clear skies. |
| 2026-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Gauge catch funnel and grass are wet from condensation this morning. |
| 2026-05-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | No precipitation observed yesterday. However, early this morning Doppler radar indicated two light rain shower events with the first one beginning around 2:30am and ending around 3:40am. The second event began around 4:55am and ended about 5:20am. Grass is wet this morning. |
| 2026-05-09 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Our son observed sprinkles on his windshield last night pulling into our driveway around 7:45pm of unknown duration. Gauge catch is dry and grass is moist this morning. |
| 2026-05-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Trace of snowpack is gone. Clear skies with a northerly breeze this morning. |
| 2026-05-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 1.7 | NA | T | NA | | Very light snow continued yesterday morning after observation then increased to steady light snow at around 8:30am. Measured snowpack at 9:25am indicating 0.5" with moderate snow falling. Measured snowpack at 11:25am indicating 1.5" with snow continuing. At 11:45am measured again indicating 1.7" with snowfall rates beginning to subside. Last measurement was 12:35pm indicating 1.7" with very light snow or flurries. Precipitation ended by 1:00pm. Did not measure SWE. Afternoon sunshine melted almost all the snowpack. Just a few shaded areas have snowpack. Did not hear thunder yesterday. |
| 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. |