| 2025-06-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.31 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-06-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-06-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.10 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.45 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-28 | 6:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | SEVENTH OF 9-STRAIGHT 24-HOUR PERIODS WITH AT LEAST MINIMAL MEASURABLE RAIN (BUT CUMULATIVE TOTAL A SEASONABLY-MODEST 1.43"): This 0.02" consisted of lingering light rain/drizzle that was ongoing at ob-time on the 27th and continued intermittently through much of the remainder of the morning before ending. |
| 2025-05-27 | 8:30 AM | 0.29 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | SIXTH OF 9-STRAIGHT 24-HOUR PERIODS WITH AT LEAST MINIMAL MEASURABLE RAIN (BUT CUMULATIVE TOTAL A SEASONABLY-MODEST 1.43"): The majority of this 0.29" (roughly 0.24" of it) fell during the afternoon-evening hours on the 26th (Memorial Day) in the form of persistent, chilly light rain/drizzle (no thunder). The final (roughly) 0.05" fell early this morning in continued, persistent very light drizzle still ongoing at ob-time. UNUSUALLY-CHILLY MEMORIAL DAY SIDE NOTE: With a high temperature of only 56 degrees at nearby HSI airport, Memorial Day 2025 was one of the chilliest-on-record...and was indeed the coldest in 29 years (since 56 degrees in 1996). |
| 2025-05-26 | 8:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FIFTH OF 9-STRAIGHT 24-HOUR PERIODS WITH AT LEAST MINIMAL MEASURABLE RAIN (BUT CUMULATIVE TOTAL A SEASONABLY-MODEST 1.43"): Although meager, this strong 0.01" fell between 6am and this 8am ob-time as the very first light rain/drizzle of the day got underway. |
| 2025-05-25 | 9:00 AM | 0.39 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FOURTH OF 9-STRAIGHT 24-HOUR PERIODS WITH AT LEAST MINIMAL MEASURABLE RAIN (BUT CUMULATIVE TOTAL A SEASONABLY-MODEST 1.43"): This 0.39" fell during two distinct time frames: 1) The first 0.05" fell during a few rounds of light showers 7-9pm on the 24th...2) The majority of the remaining 0.34" fell as a large-scale area of steady light rain passed through mainly 3-8am (although the first hundredth or two might have fallen during brief/spotty showers starting as early as around midnight). |
| 2025-05-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | THIRD OF 9-STRAIGHT 24-HOUR PERIODS WITH AT LEAST MINIMAL MEASURABLE RAIN (BUT CUMULATIVE TOTAL A SEASONABLY-MODEST 1.43"): Although was not home to personally observe, radar data/nearby obs confirm that this 0.01" accumulated during a passing light rain shower mainly 950-1030am on the 23rd. |
| 2025-05-23 | 8:00 AM | 0.11 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | SECOND OF 9-STRAIGHT 24-HOUR PERIODS WITH AT LEAST MINIMAL MEASURABLE RAIN (BUT CUMULATIVE TOTAL A SEASONABLY-MODEST 1.43"): Although was not home to personally observe, radar data/nearby obs confirm that this 0.11" accumulated during a batch of fairly steady light showers that fell mainly 4-730am this morning (an unofficial automated gauge on this property confirmed that the overall-heaviest rain fell around 6am). |
| 2025-05-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FIRST OF 9-STRAIGHT 24-HOUR PERIODS WITH AT LEAST MINIMAL MEASURABLE RAIN (BUT CUMULATIVE TOTAL A SEASONABLY-MODEST 1.43"): Although was not home to personally observe (gauge checked by neighbor in my absence), radar data/nearby obs confirm that this 0.05" fell during a brief (slightly-sub-severe) thunderstorm that passed through from the northwest mainly 330-4pm on the 21st (nearby HSI airport recorded a peak gust of 52 MPH from this high-based convection). |
| 2025-05-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.98 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | AN INCREDIBLY-NEEDED RAINFALL!: Although was not home to personally observe (gauge checked by neighbor in my absence), radar data/nearby obs confirm that this unbelievably-needed 0.98" gradually accumulated during several rounds of showers/non-severe thunderstorms mainly between 7pm on the 18th and 4am this morning. Based on an unofficial automated gauge on this property, the overall-heaviest rain fell around 915pm on the 18th and 315am this morning. RECENT INCREDIBLE DRYNESS SIDE NOTE: EVEN INCLUDING this 0.98" (which mercifully snapped a 15-day stretch with NO measurable rain), cumulative precipitation over the last 60 DAYS (March 21-May 19) was merely 1.80"...marking THE DRIEST March 21-May 19 stretch on record in the 9-year history of this station (previous-driest 2.12" in 2020). |
| 2025-05-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Based on radar data, a few sprinkles might have fallen here between 630-7am. However, cannot confirm this actually occurred so will report Zero. |
| 2025-05-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FOURTH (AND FINAL) STRAIGHT DAY WITH A "NICKEL AND DIME" MINOR RAIN "EVENT" (CUMULATIVE TOTAL MERELY 0.14"): This 0.04" fell on the afternoon of the 2nd as a few scattered rain showers passed through from north-to-south. Although did not directly observe, radar data/nearby obs confirm the first light shower(s) drifted by between 1-3pm. However, the majority of this 0.04" (likely at least 0.03" of it) fell between 410-445pm as a steadier shower pushed through. |
| 2025-05-02 | 8:00 AM | 0.04 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | THIRD OF 4 STRAIGHT DAYS WITH A "NICKEL AND DIME" MINOR RAIN (CUMULATIVE TOTAL MERELY 0.14"): This 0.04" fell mainly 1215-215am as a northeast-southwest oriented band of light rain passed through.
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| 2025-05-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | SECOND OF 4 STRAIGHT DAYS WITH A "NICKEL AND DIME" MINOR RAIN (CUMULATIVE TOTAL MERELY 0.14"): This 0.03" fell during two separate time frames...1) The first 0.02" mainly 12-1pm on April 30th as a batch of light showers moved up from the south...2) The final 0.01" around 1am as a rapidly-weakening line of non-severe convection (that had been slowly approaching from the west-northwest in a stronger state for several hours) managed to squeeze out a brief shower here before dissipating. |
| 2025-04-30 | 9:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FIRST OF 4 STRAIGHT DAYS WITH A "NICKEL AND DIME" MINOR RAIN (CUMULATIVE TOTAL MERELY 0.14"): Most of this 0.03" fell between 530-7am this morning as an area of light showers passed through from south-to-north. |
| 2025-04-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-28 | 8:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | This very meager Trace consisted of the last few hours of very light drizzle that was ongoing at ob-time yesterday (it ended by around 11am on the 27th). |
| 2025-04-27 | 9:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | This "strong" Trace consisted of intermittent, very light drizzle that began around 11pm on the 26th, continued through the night and was still ongoing at ob-time. |
| 2025-04-26 | 8:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | POSSIBLE VERY MINOR RAIN SIDE NOTE: Based on radar data, there might have been a brief light rain shower around 6am. However, did not observe it and could find no conclusive evidence that rain actually occurred here, so will report Zero. |
| 2025-04-25 | 8:00 AM | 0.29 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | PART 2 (OF 2) OF A MODEST-BUT-MUCH-NEEDED RAIN EVENT (event total 0.34"): The vast majority of this 0.29" (0.28" of it) fell between ob-time and Noon on the 24th as a swath of nearly persistent light rain showers streamed through from south-to-north. Following a lull through the afternoon-evening, the final 0.01" fell mainly between 12-1am as a light shower moved in from the west. RECENT DRYNESS SIDE NOTE: Even INCLUDING this 0.29", cumulative precipitation over the last 36 days (March 21-April 25) was merely 0.68"...marking BY FAR the driest March 21-April 25 stretch on record in the 9-year history of this station (previous-driest was 1.27" in 2022). |
| 2025-04-24 | 8:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | PART 1 (OF 2) OF A MODEST-BUT-MUCH-NEEDED RAIN EVENT (event total 0.34"): A few sprinkles were observed as early as around 10pm on the 23rd, but the vast majority of this 0.05" fell between 330am and ob-time as intermittent light showers moved in from the south. |
| 2025-04-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-21 | 5:00 AM | 0.10 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Although not NEARLY enough to stem the tide of an incredibly-dry last 4+ weeks, this much-needed 0.10" fell as intermittent light rain (no thunder) mainly between 845am-230pm on the 20th (Easter Sunday). RECENT DRYNESS SIDE NOTE: Even INCLUDING this 0.10", cumulative precipitation over the last 32 days (March 21-April 21) was merely 0.34"...marking BY FAR the driest March 21-April 21 stretch on record in the 9-year history of this station (previous-driest was 0.88" in 2022). |
| 2025-04-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Was not home to personally observe, but radar data/nearby obs clearly confirm that this "weak" 0.01" fell between 720-850pm on the 9th as a pair of showers/weak thunderstorms passed through from northwest-to-southeast. It's likely that the majority of this meager rain fell during the 2nd thundershower. |
| 2025-04-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.13 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Although was not home to personally observe, radar data and nearby obs confirm that this 0.13" fell during intermittent light rain and/or drizzle between 1245-1030pm on the 4th, with the majority of this precipitation falling during the first part of this time frame (prior to 6pm). |
| 2025-04-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-03 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-04-02 | 8:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Although am posting these notes several weeks later and do not vividly recall specific details, radar data/nearby obs confirm that this 0.03" fell as a combination of a few brief showers on the evening of the 1st, along with steady light drizzle that started within an hour before ob-time and continues at ob-time. |
| 2025-04-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-30 | 8:00 AM | 0.07 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-29 | 8:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | POSSIBLE VERY LIGHT PRECIP SIDE NOTE: Based on radar data, it is very possible that brief sprinkles/very light rain fell one or more times during the evening-overnight (probably most likely around 1am). However, did not personally observe any of this activity and gauge was dry so am reporting Zero. |
| 2025-03-22 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Would have never known it happened had I not noticed a few rain drops on a west-facing window, but a brief light shower (essentially sprinkles) passed through around 230pm on the 21st. SNOW DEPTH SIDE NOTE: Following a high temperature of 58 degrees on the 21st, the vast majority of lingering snow cover from the winter storm/blizzard on the 19th has melted away. That being said, of the limited shallow drifts that remain here (only covering 5-10% of the property), they are still up to a few inches deep. As a result, will carry a "weak" Trace of snow depth for one last day before Zeroing it out as melting continues. |
| 2025-03-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH SIDE NOTE: What an incredibly rapid snow melt! Despite a high temperature of only 47 degrees on the 20th, the majority of the 4" of snow depth that existed here only 24 hours ago has melted away. There is actually a fair amount of bare ground already showing, but still interspersed with several patches of snow/shallow drifts. If anything, the reported 1" of areal-average depth on this property might be a bit generous. |
| 2025-03-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.35 | 1.0 | NA | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-19 | 7:30 AM | 0.52 | 4.0 | NA | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-15 | 8:00 AM | 0.04 | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.3 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-07 | 6:30 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2025-03-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.13 | 0.9 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-04 | 5:30 AM | 0.15 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-03-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FEB. 2025 PRECIPITATION SUMMARY: 0.62" (0.13 BELOW this station's official NCEI normal)...this marked the 6th-out-of-7 months with below normal precip...FEB. 2025 SNOWFALL SUMMARY: 8.2"...SEASON TO DATE 2024-25 SNOWFALL: 12.3" (10.8" below official NCEI normal at nearby NWS Hastings office)...SIDE NOTE ABOUT ONGOING/VERY-LONG-TERM PRECIPITATION DEFICIT: Feb. 2025 marked the 35th of the last 47 months (74% of months between April 2021-Feb. 2025) to feature below normal precipitation. Specifically, this station has been 27.21" BELOW NORMAL/75% of normal over the last 47 months.
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| 2025-02-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FIRST HIGHLY-VISIBLE (ALBEIT SEMI-DISTANT) LIGHTNING OF 2025: Although this observer MIGHT have seen a rogue flash of distant lightning back on Jan. 30th, a few legitimate flashes of in-cloud lightning were clearly observed within 20-40 miles both southwest/southeast of here on the evening of the 25th as spotty/weak/high-based convection worked through south central Nebraska from west-to-east (did not hear any thunder). Precipitation-wise, although radar data suggests it's possible a few brief sprinkles fell here mainly around 8pm, did not personally observe (and gauge is dry), so need to report Zero. |
| 2025-02-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH SIDE NOTES: What a dramatic recent warm-up and resultant snow melt! After a high temperature of 65 degrees on the 24th at nearby HSI airport, any true, lingering limited snow cover present 24 hours ago has been completely obliterated and thus have "zeroed out" snow depth for the first time in 2 weeks (the only remaining/extremely limited snow cover on this property is in shaded areas/piles from shoveling along edge of driveway...and thus does not "count"). Although do not have the time to do the necessary/semi-complex search of the long-term Hastings temperature database to truly determine, this has surely been one of the most dramatic winter warm-ups in the 8.5 year history of this station: Over the span of merely 4 days, the high temperature at HSI airport has soared from 6 (on the 20th)...to 65 (on the 24th)! In tandem, the snow depth here dropped from a max of 5.5" on the 19th-20th...to Zero today. |
| 2025-02-24 | 5:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH SIDE NOTE: The "great late-February snow melt" continues! After a high temperature of 53 degrees on the 23rd, the vast majority of remaining snow cover has melted. Roughly 70% of this property now features bare ground, but there is enough shallow snow cover on the rest of it to still justify a "weak" half-inch of areal-average depth. |
| 2025-02-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.5 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH SIDE NOTE: After a high temperature of 41 degrees (along with full sunshine) on the 22nd, the widespread snow cover from the past several days has started being eaten away. After taking an average of several measurements across the back yard (and accounting for no more than 20% of this property showing bare ground), could only justify dropping areal-average depth by 1" versus yesterday (down to 3.5"). |
| 2025-02-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 4.5 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH SIDE NOTE: Although temperatures the last few days have remained well-below freezing, have nonetheless nudged down areal-average snow depth by 0.5" each of the last few days due to gradual settling (now 4.5"...down from the max of 5.5" on the 19th-20th). |
| 2025-02-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-20 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 5.5 | NA | | TEMPERATURE SIDE NOTE: As of ob-time (6am), nearby Hastings Municipal has plunged as low as -20 degrees overnight. This marks the coldest temperature officially recorded in Hastings in almost exactly 4 years (since the record-tying -30 on 2-16-2021). |
| 2025-02-19 | 8:00 AM | 0.09 | 1.4 | NA | 5.5 | NA | | Active wintry weather pattern concludes...the 3rd modest (not major) "snow event" in the last 7-8 days wraps up. This "best guess" 1.4" snow/0.09" melted liquid constituted PART 3 OF 3 of the latest multi-part snow event (event total snow 3.3"/melted liquid 0.21"). The vast majority of this period's 1.4" snowfall (around 1.2" of it) fell between ob-time and Noon on the 18th, with one "last gasp" of light snow falling mainly during the early morning hours today (ending before ob-time). MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Given steady north-northeast winds around 15 MPH with slightly higher gusts...along with pre-existing snow depth of 4.5", this was honestly another challenging/"best guess" measurement...if anything probably slightly under-done. Ultimately decided to simply melt the raw gauge catch liquid of 0.09" and apply a 15:1 snow-liquid ratio to derive the reported 1.4" snowfall. RECENT "SNOW ONSLAUGHT" SIDE NOTE: In the last 10 days (since Feb. 9th), 8.2" of snow has fallen here. This most recent 10-day total just happened to be EXACTLY TWICE AS MUCH as the preceding 2024-25 Season-To-Date Snowfall observed through Feb. 8th (4.1"). |
| 2025-02-18 | 6:30 AM | 0.05 | 1.0 | NA | 4.5 | NA | | Active wintry weather pattern continues...the 3rd modest (not major) "snow event" in the last 6-7 days continues. This "best guess" 1.0" snow/0.05" melted liquid was PART 2 OF 3 of the latest multi-part snow event (event total snow 3.3"/melted liquid 0.21"). The majority of the period (particularly the daytime hours on the 17th and the early-morning hours before ob-time) featured persistent light snow...driven by breezy northeast winds sustained around 15 MPH/gusts 20-30 MPH. MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Given the breezy winds and pre-existing snow depth of 3.5", this was honestly a challenging/"best guess" measurement...if anything probably slightly under-done. Ultimately decided to simply melt the raw gauge catch liquid of 0.05" and apply a 20:1 snow-liquid ratio to derive the reported 1.0" snowfall. |
| 2025-02-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | 0.9 | 0.07 | 3.5 | NA | | Active wintry weather pattern continues...the 3rd modest (not major) "snow event" in the last 5-6 days gets underway! This 0.9" snow/0.07" melted liquid was PART 1 OF 3 of this latest multi-part snow event (event total snow 3.3"/melted liquid 0.21"): The vast majority of steady light snow fell between 1130pm-3am (although limited flurries occurred within 1-2 hours both before and after ob-time). MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Thanks to seasonably-light winds mainly only 5-10 MPH, this was an unusually-easy measurement. The reported 0.9" snowfall reflected an average of what was found on snowboard/driveway/patio table, and the reported 0.07" liquid was melted straight from raw gauge catch. |
| 2025-02-16 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | Intermittent flurries/very light snow occurred throughout the day and into the evening on the 15th before ending. MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: While it is ENTIRELY POSSIBLE that at least 0.1" of new snow fell, the presence of pre-existing snow cover along with north winds gusting 25-35 MPH made it almost impossible to determine for sure...not to mention that the gauge itself caught essentially NOTHING. As a result, feel that my only legitimate choice is to report a baseline Trace of snow/precip. |
| 2025-02-15 | 9:00 AM | 0.11 | 1.3 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | This was the second snow event in the last 60 hours (albeit an overall even-more-minor one): The vast majority of this 1.3" snow/0.11" liquid equivalent fell between 2-7am as a northeast-southwest band of steady light-to-moderate snow gradually passed through from west-to-east, peaking in intensity mainly 430-530am. However, the initial Trace of precip (snow/liquid) occurred between 10-1030pm on the 14th as a narrow batch of snow passed through from southwest-to-northeast. MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Thanks to moderately-strong north winds gusting 30-35 MPH, along with the pre-existing snow that fell 2-3 days ago blowing around somewhat, this was a very-challenging/uncertain new-snow measurement. In the end, decided the best course of action was to report the raw gauge catch for melted liquid (0.11") and derive the snowfall (1.3") as a close estimate "best guess" from it. As for the snow depth remaining at 3.0" (same as yesterday's ob) despite the fresh 1.3" of snowfall, this was due to partial-melting of the pre-existing snow cover (including the development of some spotty bare spots) thanks to the afternoon high temperature on the 14th climbing to 38 degrees under partly-mostly sunny skies. |
| 2025-02-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | 0.9 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | PART 2 OF 2 OF THE SECOND "REAL SNOW STORM" of the season (albeit not a major event): This 0.9" snow/0.08" liquid equivalent consisted of roughly the final one-third of accumulation from only the second large-scale snow storm of the 2024-25 season here (storm total snowfall 3.0"/melted liquid 0.27"). Steady (mainly light) snow ongoing at ob-time on the 12th continued until around 1pm before ending. MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Although north winds remained somewhat-modest by "usual" winter storm standards, frequent gusts 15-20 MPH made this measurement a bit trickier than yesterday's ob. The raw gauge catch melted liquid of 0.04" was deemed unrealistically low, so the reported 0.08" liquid was an average of the raw gauge catch along with a storm-total core taken off the field just beyond this property (minus the 0.19" already reported yesterday). |
| 2025-02-12 | 8:00 AM | 0.19 | 2.1 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | PART 1 OF 2 OF THE SECOND "REAL SNOW STORM" of the season (albeit not a major event): This 2.1" snow/0.19" liquid equivalent consisted of roughly the first two-thirds of accumulation from the second large-scale winter snow storm of the 2024-25 season here (storm total snowfall 3.0"/melted liquid 0.27"). A few flurries/very light snow got underway during the day on the 11th, but the "main event" truly kicked in between 10-11pm as a broad shield of steady...mainly light...snow overspread the region and continues at ob-time. MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Fortunately, north-northeast winds weren't overly strong (gusts no more than 15-20 MPH), making this a reasonably "easy" snow measurement with uniform coverage. That being said, there seemed to be just enough wind to keep the raw gauge catch from being fully representative. As a result, the reported 0.19" melted liquid was an average of the raw catch along with a core taken off the driveway. |
| 2025-02-11 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | This Trace consisted of some flurries during the pre-dawn hours (no accumulation). |
| 2025-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | 0.6 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW in 35 days (albeit minor)! This 0.03" melted liquid/0.6" snow fell mainly between 810-1015am on the 9th as a band of steady light snow passed through from west-to-east. Within a few hours of snow ending, widespread sunshine appeared and afternoon temperatures warmed to 40 degrees...quickly melting the vast majority of snow (the only snow still visible this morning is in shaded areas on east/north sides of the house). INCREDIBLE "SNOW DROUGHT" SIDE NOTE: Not only was this the FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW IN 35 DAYS (during the heart of winter), but this minor event brought the season-to-date snowfall here up to merely 4.7". This is the lowest season-to-date snow through Feb. 10th of the 9 winters on record at this site, beating out the 5.1" measured through the same date during the 2021-22 snowfall season. |
| 2025-02-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-06 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | This Trace of precip/snow consisted of a combination of brief snow grains followed by a period of very light freezing drizzle during the daytime hours on the 5th. SIDE NOTE: Fortunately, any freezing drizzle in Hastings was too light to cause slick roads, as more problematic freezing drizzle issues occurred within 50 miles south-through-southeast of here. |
| 2025-02-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-04 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | This Trace of precip/snow consisted of occasional flurries/very light snow during the overnight/early-AM hours. |
| 2025-02-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-02-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.10 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Albeit of overall-minor accumulation, this round of NON-FREEZING RAIN was nonetheless somewhat-surreal for this time of year: This 0.10" fell mainly 840-1015pm on the 30th as a small cluster of steady light showers passed through from northeast-to-southwest. Thanks to unseasonably-mild evening temperatures in the low-40s, there was zero-chance of any icing impacts. JAN. 2025 PRECIPITATION SUMMARY: 0.47" (0.09 BELOW this station's official NCEI normal)...marked the 5th-out-of-6 months with below normal precip...JAN. 2025 SNOWFALL SUMMARY: 3.5"...SEASON TO DATE 2024-25 SNOWFALL: 4.1" (11.5" below official NCEI normal at nearby NWS Hastings office)...also still the LEAST-SNOWY-START TO WINTER in the 9-year history of this station (eclipsing 4.8" through Jan. 31, 2017)...SIDE NOTE ABOUT ONGOING/LONG-TERM PRECIPITATION DEFICIT: Jan. 2025 marked the 34th of the last 46 months (74% of months between April 2021-Jan. 2025) to feature below normal precipitation. Specifically, this station has been 27.08" BELOW NORMAL/75% of normal over the last 46 months.
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| 2025-01-30 | 6:30 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | A fairly rare non-freezing rain "event" in January! Although did not personally observe, radar data/nearby automated obs confirm that most of this 0.02" fell mainly 210-230am as a small batch of light showers passed through from south-to-north. There might have also been a period of light drizzle shortly before ob-time. PRECIP TYPE SIDE NOTE: Given temps in the mid-upper 30s, this was a somewhat rare liquid precip event for January with zero chance of freezing rain impacts. RECENT DRYNESS SIDE NOTE: Although merely 0.02", this was nonetheless the first measurable precip here in 24 days. |
| 2025-01-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-25 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | This Trace of precip/snow consisted of steady flurries/very light snow that fell mainly 11pm-1230am. Just after snow ended, partial coverage of flakes was observed on a patio table, but accumulation/coverage was not close to justifying an official Trace of snow depth. |
| 2025-01-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-23 | 9:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Although there was no "true" accumulation visible (only a few wisps of white along the edge of the driveway, on rooftops etc.), there were at least three distinct rounds of flurries/light snow during the evening-overnight as small batches of snow/snow showers passed through from north-northwest to south-southeast. Although only the 2nd of the 3 main rounds was personally observed here, radar data/nearby obs clearly support that the other two occurred here as well: 1) Brief snow shower just before 7pm...2) steady flurries/very light snow mainly 12-1am...3) more flurries/very light snow early this morning, probably most evident between 5-6am. |
| 2025-01-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Based on nearby obs, there might have been some brief flurries here on the morning of the 18th. However, was not around to personally observe them so will officially report Zero precip/snowfall. |
| 2025-01-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH NOTE: Although there is technically some very spotty/minor snow cover lingering on this property (mainly shaded areas), high temperatures around 50 degrees on the 15th-16th all but obliterated the VAST MAJORITY of patchy/lingering/shallow snow cover. As a result, will "zero out" snow cover for the first time since Jan. 4th. |
| 2025-01-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2025-01-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2025-01-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2025-01-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | SNOW DEPTH NOTE: With roughly 70% of this property now snow-cover-free (and despite the remaining roughly 30% still hanging onto shallow drifts up to several inches deep in spots), it was likely "high time" to officially lower average snow depth here to a Trace (after maxing out at 3" five to seven days ago). |
| 2025-01-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH NOTE: Following a 44-degree high temperature on the 11th (by far the mildest day since the Jan 4-5 snow event), snow cover continued to steadily erode. If anything, the reported 0.5" is probably plenty generous, as in reality roughly half the ground on this property is bare, with the other half covered in varied shallow drifts ranging from a few to several inches. |
| 2025-01-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.5 | NA | | SNOW DEPTH NOTE: Following 2-straight days of slightly-above-freezing high temperatures in the mid-30s on the 9th-10th, snow cover from the Jan 4-5 event continues to erode, with an increasing amount of bare ground showing through. As a result, have continued the trend from the past few days of nudging down snow depth by 0.5"-per-day (now down to a likely plenty generous 1.5"). |
| 2025-01-10 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 2.0 | NA | | This "strong" Trace of snow/Trace of liquid equivalent fell almost entirely between 330-530pm on the 9th as a fairly narrow band of light snow marched southeastward across the area. Came close to calling snow accumulation a weak measurable 0.1", but based on radar data/nearby obs, snowfall intensity here was clearly not as robust as it was only a few miles north-northwest of here (observers only 4-6 miles from here reported at least 0.2" snowfall). |
| 2025-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 2.5 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-08 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 3.0 | NA | | This meager trace of snowfall/liquid equivalent consisted of at least one (possibly more) rounds of flurries/very light snow mainly during the daytime-evening hours on the 7th. The only flurries actually observed here started around 730am and lasted up to a few hours (radar data/nearby obs strongly suggest that another round likely occurred here around 3-4pm). |
| 2025-01-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.13 | 1.3 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | PART 2 OF 2 OF THE FIRST "REAL SNOW STORM" of the season: This 1.3" snow/0.13" liquid equivalent consisted of roughly the final one-third of the first "real", large-scale winter snow storm of the 2024-25 season here (storm total snow 3.5"). Light snow was ongoing at ob-time on the 5th, and actually ramped up to moderate intensity at times mainly 9-11am before ending in the early afternoon (visibility reduced to around one-half mile in the heaviest snow as north winds gusted 30-35+ MPH). MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Thanks to the aforementioned moderately-strong north winds and resultant modest drifting across various parts of this property (including limited drifts to at least 7"), this was a somewhat difficult measurement situation. The raw gauge catch was noticeably under-done, and the reported snowfall/liquid equivalent was derived from a bare field just behind this property where snow cover seemed more uniform in nature. |
| 2025-01-05 | 8:00 AM | 0.22 | 2.2 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | PART 1 OF 2 OF THE FIRST "REAL SNOW STORM" of the season: This 2.2" snow/0.22" liquid equivalent consisted of roughly the first two-thirds of the first "real", large-scale winter snow storm of the 2024-25 season here (storm total snowfall 3.5"). Actually, the first (up to) few hundredths of an inch of precipitation fell in the form of steady freezing drizzle that got underway around 1130am on the 4th and persisted for several hours...coating area roads/sidewalks in a thin sheet of ice (elevated surfaces here revealed generally 0.05-.10" radial ice accumulation). Precipitation transitioned from freezing drizzle to snow by around sunset, with roughly 0.4" snowfall noted by around 9pm and steady light snow persisting throughout the night (still ongoing at ob time). MEASUREMENT SIDE NOTES: Thanks to north-northeast winds frequently gusting 25-35 MPH this was a fairly challenging snow measurement including the presence of shallow drifting, and predictably the raw gauge catch was well-underdone. As a result, snowfall and resultant liquid equivalent was measured from a core sample that seemed most representative. |
| 2025-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |
| 2025-01-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | |