| 2025-12-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-12-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.15 | T | T | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-12-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-12-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-12-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-12-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-12-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.02 | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-12-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-12-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-12-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.75 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 6.0 | 0.75 | | |
| 2025-12-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-12-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.10 | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-29 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-28 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.47 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-18 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 0.03 | | |
| 2025-11-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.86 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-12 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.19 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.19 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-11-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-31 | 7:00 AM | 2.86 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Very clean rain.
pH 5.49 with very low Total Dissolved Solids at 0.8 ppm adjusted for pH or 2.0 ppm as measured.
No smoke at all during the rain event with the result being a very pure and beneficial rain. |
| 2025-10-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.20 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.55 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.37 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.45 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.22 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.82 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Very pure rain with this storm.
pH at 5.56 which is essentially as high as it can get without entrained sea salt, with very low Total Dissolved Solids at 0.9 ppm adjusted for pH. or 2 ppm as measured.
This may be the lowest Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) that I have measured. |
| 2025-10-12 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.22 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-10-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-26 | 7:00 AM | 1.29 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain good at 5.36 with Total Dissolved Solids also low at 1.5 ppm adjusted for pH.
In effect, this was a good rain for the trees at the right time. There was very little free acid in the rain and no significant smoke present during the rains. |
| 2025-09-25 | 7:00 AM | 1.14 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.38 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain quite good at 5.56 and Total Dissolved Solids low at 1.7 ppm adjusted for pH or 4 ppm as measured. |
| 2025-09-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-15 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-07 | 7:00 AM | 1.07 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.35 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-09-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-27 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-21 | 7:00 AM | 1.13 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Very interesting storm!
Rainfall was slightly alkaline at a pH of 5.81.
Total Dissolved Solids average at 2.00 ppm adjusted for pH effects or 4.00 ppm as measured.
Essentially a clean rain with what looks like a contribution from ocean salt in the air.
A look at yesterday's PM 2.5 levels and wind direction showed a strong plume of particulates blowing in off the ocean due to the influence of Hurricane Erin.
The net effect was that only three percent of the solids in the rain was acidic which is a welcome change. |
| 2025-08-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-14 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-08-01 | 7:00 AM | 1.94 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain was acidic at 4.86, as was expected or predicted based on the level of wildfire smoke in the atmosphere.
Total Dissolved Solids also fairly high at 2.0 ppm adjusted for pH or 7 ppm as measured.
Of the total dissolved solids, 33% was composed of strong mineral acids such as Sulfuric Acid.
This coupled with the high volume of water makes this storm a major contributor to Acid Rain, dumping a quarter pound of strong acid on each acre of land. |
| 2025-07-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Very interesting storm!
The first part of this storm dropped 0.72" of acid rain with a low pH of 4.81. I then sampled the rain and reset the collector for the next day as it continued to rain another 0.08". I was able to analyze the 0.08" rainfall and found a completely different story when compared to the first part of the same storm.
The pH of the 0.08" of rain at the end of the storm was much higher at 5.32 but had much more smoke in the rainfall but not the smoke acid.
This rain had a lot of Total Dissolved Solids coming in at 4.2 ppm adjusted for pH or 11 ppm as measured.
Of that total solids only a very low 4% of the solids was from a strong mineral acid. That compares to 45% of the total solids coming from a strong acid in the first part of the storm.
In effect, the rain washed the acid out of the air along with some of the smoke.
Both the European Copernicus satellite and the NOAA Smoke Satellite showed a moderately dense smoke plume over New England throughout the rain event. |
| 2025-07-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.72 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | First acidic rain in a while!
The storm dropped 0.72" of fairly acidic water.
pH was 4.81 with a Total Dissolved Solids level of 1.7 ppm adjusted for pH or 6 ppm as measured.
The dissolved solids level was not very high but nearly 45% of the solids was a strong mineral acid.
This level of acidity matches the worst values I've seen over the years and indicates that had the rains been less copious, the pH would have been even lower.
There was a heavy smoke layer over us during the rains with PM 2.5 particle readings in excess of 130 just before the rain.
The source of those particles was smoke from the Canadian fires.
That smoke plume was clearly visible on both the NOAA satellite data and the Copernicus satellite. |
| 2025-07-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-18 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.82 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain good at 5.14.
Total Dissolved Solids also good at 1.7 ppm or 5 ppm as measured.
No smoke evident on either the NOAA smoke site or on the European Copernicus satellite.
The percent of the Dissolved Solids that is coming from a strong acid is about 20% which is typical for clean air in Summer. |
| 2025-07-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.25 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.73 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of thre rain good at 5.05 with Total Dissolved Solids slightly elevated at 2.4 ppm adjusted for pH or 7.0 ppm as measured.
About twenty percent of the dissolved solids were from a strong acid source which is fairly typical for a light smoke condition such as we were under last night.
Smoke is still coming in from the Canadian fires.
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| 2025-07-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-07-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.24 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain quite good at 5.48 and no smoke at all.
Dissolved Solids were high at 5.4 ppm adjusted for pH or 13 ppm as measured. |
| 2025-07-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.13 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.21 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain fairly good at 5.02 but was indicating some acidity from smoke. Light smoke was shown on the NOAA smoke tracking website.
Total Dissolved Solids fairly low at 1.9 ppm adjusted for pH and 6.0 ppm as measured.
There was about 24% of strong acid by weight in the Dissolved Solids showing the effects of the smoke. |
| 2025-06-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of this rain event good at 5.2. No smoke showing on the NOAA's smoke website but a small amount on the Copernicus satellite system.
Total Dissolved Solids at 2.1 ppm adjusted for pH or 6.0 ppm as measured.
The percentage of strong acid present in the sample of 14% does indicate a minor amount of entrained smoke.
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| 2025-06-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.34 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain good at 5.45 with the Total Dissolved Solids low at 2 ppm adjusted for pH and 5 ppm as measured.
No smoke present during the rain, interestingly with smoke just to our west and east during the event. |
| 2025-06-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Still acidic rains!
pH 4.65 and very "dirty" rain with 4.1 ppm Total Dissolved Solids or 16 ppm as measured.
The NOAA satellite is showing little smoke over us but the Copernicus satellite system indicated light smoke in place overnight. |
| 2025-06-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.25 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain not good at 4.65 or a little worse than yesterdays rains which were at 4.85 and better than the day prior at 4.5.
Acid rain continues because the smoke from the Canadian fires continues to drift over New England.
Total Dissolved Solids also elevated at 2.6 ppm adjusted for pH effects and 10 ppm as measured.
The percent of acidity in the dissolved solids is higher than the last two rain events, climbing to 42% of the dissolved solids as a mineral acid. |
| 2025-06-08 | 7:00 AM | 1.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Day 2 of a high acid rain event.
This rain was about half the acidity of the rains of the 7th but there was more of it so the contribution of acid to the environment was nearly as bad.
The pH was higher at 4.82 and the Total Dissolved Solids lower at 2 ppm adjusted for pH or 7 ppm as measured.
The percent of the acidity in the dissolved solids was almost exactly equal to the value of yesterday this time at 37% versus 40% yesterday.
The smoke was less than yesterday and the acidity followed suit.
If this continues this Summer, we will see decline in the trees and yellowing of the leaves just as was seen with the California fires of several years ago. |
| 2025-06-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.75 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | This is the first storm in a while that shows high levels of acid, just as high as during the days of Acid Rain.
The reason? The fires in Canada.
The smoke from those fires is turning to acid in the clouds just as it did several years ago with the California fires.
The pH of the rain is very low at 4.52 and high in Total Dissolved Solids at 4 ppm adjusted for pH and 15 ppm as measured.
"Normal" rain has a pH near 5.2 and 2 - 5 ppm total solids.
Forty one (41%) of the dissolved solids was attributed to a strong mineral acid.
The acid deposition rate over the area that received 0.75 inches of rain as happened here received the equivalent of 100 pounds of Sulfuric Acid per square mile. Not good for the trees or anything else. |
| 2025-06-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-06-01 | 7:00 AM | 1.21 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-31 | 7:00 AM | 1.36 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.14 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.81 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.31 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-20 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.14 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.18 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-10 | 7:00 AM | 1.28 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.75 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.26 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 2.80 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.80 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.68 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.25 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-05-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-28 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.41 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-25 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.22 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | pH of the rain quite good at 5.3
There was a lot of solids in the rain with 6 ppm adjusted for pH and 16 ppm as measured. |
| 2025-04-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-15 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.59 | 3.0 | 0.45 | 3.0 | 0.35 | | |
| 2025-04-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.23 | 0.5 | 0.15 | 0.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.64 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.62 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-04-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.51 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.12 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.25 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.32 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-24 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2025-03-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-17 | 7:00 AM | 1.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-13 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2025-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-08 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-03-07 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 1.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-06 | 7:00 AM | 1.33 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-05 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-02 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-02-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.14 | 0.5 | 0.14 | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-18 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.75 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.95 | 5.0 | 0.95 | 6.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.52 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.41 | 3.0 | 0.41 | 4.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.32 | 2.0 | 0.32 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.21 | 2.5 | 0.21 | 3.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.49 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | pH of this rain was remarkably high at 5.85.
Total Dissolved Solids also high at 4 PPM adjusted for pH or 8.0 ppm as measured. |
| 2025-01-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.5 | 0.02 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-29 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-28 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-27 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-25 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.40 | 5.0 | 0.40 | 5.0 | 0.40 | | |
| 2025-01-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.7 | 0.05 | 0.7 | 0.05 | | |
| 2025-01-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-03 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2025-01-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.57 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |