| 2026-02-23 | 9:00 AM | 1.66 | 14.9 | 1.46 | 14.9 | 1.46 | | The day started with rain and/or snow, sleet that was melting on contact with all surfaces. At about 15.30 hours, snow had started to reliably accumulate on the snowboard. It is at that time I removed and took the entire rain gauge and brought it into our residence. At about 9 am, 23 Feb 26, when conditions moderated, I took a depth measurement AND core sample from the snowboard. The rain gauge catch is the rain portion (0.20 inches) plus the snowboard melt (1.46 inches) for a total of 1.66 inches. Apologies for the delay in posting, but the sample took quite some time to melt at ambient room temperature while I conducted snow removal operations outside. The snow is heavier/denser, but NOWHERE near the density of the mid-January event. The snow is also much easier to clear from all surfaces. |
| 2026-02-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Light rain and a temperature of 36.4F. |
| 2026-02-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.52 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | The virgin snowpack has been almost entirely eroded by the snow-eating fog and yesterday's rain. Any remaining snowpack on a northern exposure is a slush puddle. Any other snow is the result of snow removal operations. Thus, I am reporting a zero value for snowpack. |
| 2026-02-20 | 5:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-02-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.18 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | The snow-eating fog did not erode the snow; however, there is a significant watery component to the remaining ice and snow. Portions are entirely bare, but have pools of water, so the birds are enjoying their temporary birdbaths. Based on visual and quantitative assessment, I think a 1-inch remaining snowpack is a realistic estimate. |
| 2026-02-18 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | Snow-eating fog. |
| 2026-02-17 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 1.5 | NA | | Mid-morning snowflakes were observed on Monday Feb 16 while cleaning up the earlier snowfall. |
| 2026-02-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.14 | 1.0 | 0.14 | 2.5 | 1.06 | | Snow started falling ~ 8:30 pm on Sunday with most of it melting on contact, likely due to warmer daytime temperatures. Snowpack comprises primarily sleet pellets. Most of the finer/dryer snow has been compressed and is melting, being soaked into the warmer soil under the snowpack. |
| 2026-02-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 3.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | NA | | Freezing rain overnight has left a hazardous glaze on my rear steps and patio brick pavers. Air temperature was 28F. My backyard is situated with a northern exposure and is surrounded by the frozen tundra. On the other hand, the roadways and our asphalt driveway seem to have had sufficient residual heat and did not glaze over. |
| 2026-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1.16 | | |
| 2026-02-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 4.0 | 1.15 | | At around 8 pm on Friday night (6Feb26), I observed a very, very light period of snow (when I went out to reload firewood for my woodstove). The observation continued for most of the rest of the night and the very early hours of the next morning. At first, there was little to no wind, but closer to observation time, the winds had picked up and made the snowboard useless with the very light, fluffy snow being blown off, so the accumulation in the outer cylinder was used for this report. The snowpack observation is reported from the very crusty/heavy ice layer overcoating the remaining fluffy snow underneath from the unshoveled front walkway. |
| 2026-02-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 5.0 | 1.21 | | |
| 2026-02-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 5.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 1.28 | | Core SWE sample taken from the unshoveled front walkway. The snowpack has a very hard crust from repeated sunny day exposures. |
| 2026-01-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 1.34 | | |
| 2026-01-28 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 6.0 | 1.69 | | There was a period of very light snow flurries ~ 3 pm on Tuesday, 27Jan26. N.B. Core sample taken from unshoveled front walkway. |
| 2026-01-27 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 7.0 | 1.62 | | I observed a batch of lunchtime flurries on Monday, January 26, 2025. One will notice a difference in SWE reporting on Tuesday vs Monday. I found a flat area with undisturbed snow (no walking, no dogs running through it, and unaffected by snow removal operations (e.g., snowblower). Core sample taken and melted in ambient conditions. As it melted, I was able to observe three distinct layers in that sample. The bottom layer was clearly fluffy and powdery snow. The remaining sample was about 2 inches thick and very slow to melt. The middle layer was approximately 1.5 inches thick and likely represented the prolonged period of sleet, while the top one-half inch layer was very icy and likely represented the freezing rain that concluded the event. Note to MG: Would you like me to amend the January 26 report in some manner? |
| 2026-01-26 | 7:00 AM | 1.35 | 8.0 | 1.35 | 8.5 | 1.45 | | Very difficult to obtain a reliable measurement due to the pyramid created on the snowboard from the extended sleet yesterday. I looked for and found some "flat" representative areas in the garden on which this report is based. The texture of the snow was very powdery at the base and very crunchy at the top due to sleet capped with freezing rain. |
| 2026-01-25 | 6:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.4 | 0.02 | NA | NA | | Very light fluffy snow. Snow was just starting. |
| 2026-01-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | NA | | Thursday's sunshine and 50-degree temperatures had a remarkable impact on reducing the snowpack. Many areas of bare ground or exposed grass, especially on southern exposures. |
| 2026-01-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.46 | | |
| 2026-01-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.47 | | Lots of snow debris were being blown off my large trees, but there was no new snow fall. My snowboard is in an area away from the trees. |
| 2026-01-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.32 | 3.1 | 0.32 | 4.5 | 0.46 | | All samples from the snowboard with two core samples (new snowfall and total snowpack |
| 2026-01-18 | 6:00 AM | 0.16 | 1.5 | 0.16 | 1.5 | 0.16 | | These data are from the Saturday 17 January 2025 snow event measured at ~ 2:30 pm. A core sample was taken from the snowboard. There were only some flurries early this morning @ 4 am and 6 am when I was fetching firewood for the wood stove. |
| 2026-01-17 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | T | T | | There was a very light dusting of snow around 3 am. |
| 2026-01-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-01-15 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-01-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-01-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-01-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-01-11 | 8:45 AM | 0.58 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-01-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | A good amount of frost on the ground. |
| 2026-01-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-01-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Snoe-eating fog. The only snow left on the ground is the result of shoveling or plowing. The natural snowpack has dissipated. |
| 2026-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | NA | | Minimal residual snow/icepack is most prominent in shaded areas. |
| 2026-01-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | NA | | Some remaining snow/ice-pack. |
| 2026-01-04 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 0.5 | NA | | A few early morning flurries. Still some snow/icepack. |
| 2026-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | NA | | Snowpack SWE is not reliably measurable. |
| 2026-01-02 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 0.5 | NA | | A brief period of flurries left a minor, not measurable dusting. Still have a snowpack rounded to about 0.5 inches. |
| 2026-01-01 | 8:00 AM | 0.02 | 0.4 | 0.02 | 0.5 | NA | | |