| 2026-03-21 | 9:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | |
I accidentally left the gauge in winter config. There was some light rain yesterday morning, but when I had checked at 19:30Z, the outer tube was completely dry. If there was trace amounts of water, it may have evaporated. Davis VP2 reads 0" (so less than .01") and the Tempest reads .01". I did observe rain near the station yesterday. |
| 2026-03-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-19 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Trace precipitation observed as Graupel. |
| 2026-03-18 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | It was windy again with gusts of 14-19mph observed on VP2 (6-7' AGL) across 21:00Z to 04:00Z, and the gauge was in the winter configuration accidentally. I didn't realize there was rain incoming first overnight and that the snow was for tonight. There was quite a bit of wetting loss on the outer tube. |
| 2026-03-15 | 8:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-14 | 8:00 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | There is a tiny bit of debris in the inner tube during obs. I lack coffee filters or anything that could safely filter it out at the moment. It was what looked to be 2 tiny plant/tree fibers (I honestly couldn't tell 100%, they were wet, brown, ~.03" long, ~.01" wide, flat strands) and there were also a couple small specks present. None of the debris seemed to float.
Today @ 12:00Z I noticed the gauge had been rotated nearly 180°. It's held to the pole with 2 zip ties. As the cyclone passed, dominant winds shifted from S to SW to W and at 04:14Z a WSW wind of 26.5mph was recorded on the VP2.
Upon further inspection I noted that the VP2 had been rotated ever so slightly to the NNW. |
| 2026-03-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Context for 03/14/2026 24h precipitation total listed (it was windy due to an extratropical cyclone, 988mb at one point, moving across upper Michigan).
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Funnel and inner tube not installed. Precipitation was snow this morning, rain mid-day, then drizzle in the afternoon.
Multiple (5-6) empty trash cans blown over in the neighborhood with 2 being directly across the street from the station.
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03/13/2026: It has been snowing since ~11:00Z, and upon doing so immediately got quite windy. My Davis Instruments VP2 Plus at 11:14Z read 18.3mph; the anemometer is mounted ~6-7' AGL.
Highest wind measured as of 19:00Z from VP2 is 18.9 mph WSW @ 16:09Z.
At 20:40Z another 18.9mph gust from the West is reported as the highest in 10min. Top gusts per hour from 11:00Z-20:00Z were 6.2 - 18.9mph. 15:00Z - 20:00Z had the highest gusts overall, all being >= 13.3mph. Dominant direction remains from the South.
Highest gust so far at 22:38Z being 24.1mph SSW. Direction dominant now SW.
At 19:34Z I had noticed the gauge had slightly rotated, maybe 1-3° clockwise. |
| 2026-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.27 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 03/07/2026: Added a Tempest station to the top of the pole the rain gauge is mounted to at around 00:00Z. |
| 2026-03-07 | 8:00 AM | 0.65 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.62 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.21 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-03-01 | 9:00 AM | 0.08 | 1.1 | 0.10 | 1.2 | NA | | 02/28/2026: The gauge is finally properly mounted and secure. Snowpack depth is the mean of 10 measurements. My yard isn't very flat (especially since we had quite a few trees taken out years ago). |
| 2026-02-28 | 9:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed today. |
| 2026-02-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-24 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-22 | 8:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.9 | NA | 0.9 | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-21 | 9:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.84 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |
| 2026-02-18 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Gauge installed 02/17/26 @ ~22:00-23:00 EST; Since 02/18/2026, the gauge has been mounted on the bracket with paracord, not the included zip ties (I guess is all I needed to use). This may cause slightly innacurate rainfall catch as the wind may rotate the gauge, and so the reported amount may be off. This will be addressed soon. |