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Alpine Cooperative Precipitation Data

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  Alpine Cooperative Precipitation 
1902-2020
Elevation 4450 FT

 

Alpine Normals 1981-2010 
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 60.0 63.9 69.6 77.9 85.4 90.1 88.5 87.1 82.8 76.8 68.7 60.3  75.9
Minimum 30.3 33.1 37.9 46.2 55.4 62.3 63.9 62.6 56.8 48.1 38.1 30.9 47.1
Precipitation 0.54 0.57 0.46 0.60 1.48 2.62 2.74 2.93 2.60 1.40 0.47 0.59 17.00
Snowfall 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3
 Heating Degree Days  615 462 353 139 23 1 0 0  22 121 351 601 2688
Cooling Degree Days 0 0 4 51 190 337 347 306 166 42 3 0 1446

 

 

    Alpine Cooperative Precipitation 
1902-2020
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.57 M M M M M M M M M M M  0.57i
2019 0.20 0.26 0.40 1.70 0.14i 2.25 1.39 1.45 4.07 0.26 0.97 1.16  14.25i
2018 T T 0.10 0.31 1.73 2.50 3.52   0.99i  2.79 3.48 0.24 T   15.66i 
2017 0.80 0.00 T 0.94 0.38i 1.93 4.67 2.17 2.12 0.16 0.06 0.81  14.04i
2016 0.49 0.05 0.09 0.14 2.17 2.12 1.52 5.07 5.09 0.77 0.46 0.62 18.59
2015 2.13 0.95 2.16   0.95  0.80  1.85  4.86 1 .17 0.69 4.84  3.26 0.44  24.10
2014 T 0.09  0.17   0.33  0.25 0.99  2.46  2.38 2.61  0.85   2.69  0.50   13.32
2013 2.37 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.63 2.82 1.08 1.48 1.98 0.70  0.81 1.12 13.80
2012 0.37 0.16 0.06  0.83  2.79  0.66  5.66  3.25   3.19  0.78   0.53   0.02   18.30i
2011 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.00  0.01   0.02  0.63  1.40  1.68 0.14   0.02   0.65  4.70 
2010 1.20 0.43 0.05 0.88 1.51 2.18 5.22 3.37 1.93 0.02  0.00 0.00  16.79 
2009 0.00 0.03 1.26 0.01 1.67 4.42 1.18 2.80 0.42 1.84  0.11 0.93  14.67 
2008  M  M 0.17  M  M  M 3.95  5.85 4.41 0.41  0.02  0.10  M
2007  M  M 0.64i  M 2.54 6.68 1.52  0.99  M M M  M  M
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.00 0.04 M 0.00 0.33 M M M M M M M M
2005 0.33 1.64 0.19 0.03 0.91 1.52 2.71 6.78 1.19 M M 0.08 M
2004 1.36 0.58 1.76 1.72 0.35 4.82 2.38 4.32 4.80 0.72 2.65 0.09 25.55
2003 0.00 1.16 0.30 0.00 0.85 3.40 1.79 2.22 0.77 2.21 0.06 0.00i 12.76i
2002 0.04 0.86 0.25 0.46 0.33 1.95 2.55 2.87 0.07 1.83 0.27 0.54 12.02
2001 0.50 0.70 0.26 0.16 0.57 0.46 2.04 1.37 1.84 0.02 1.08 0.19 9.19
2000 0.01 0.10 0.00 0.09 0.07 4.77 1.04 3.00 0.24 4.02 0.53 0.12 13.99
1999 T T 1.35 0.02 1.04 4.39 6.15 1.36 0.93 0.22 0.00 0.21 15.67
1998  T 0.10 0.24 0.11 0.20 1.18 1.36 2.00 0.72 3.40 0.29 0.33 9.93
1997  0.32 1.99 0.10 1.01 1.88  4.00 3.13 2.50 1.33 0.40 0.63 0.90i 18.19i
1996 0.24 0.14 T 0.38 0.54 2.91 2.66 4.02 4.71 0.29 0.45 0.04 16.38
1995 0.11 0.20 0.21 M M 2.51i 0.28 0.66 4.98 1.66 0.35 0.71 M
1994 0.60 0.20 0.92 0.25 0.91 0.25 0.61 1.41 2.60 1.12 T 0.61 9.48
1993 0.83 0.04 0.08i 0.47 1.55 1.08 7.30 2.50 0.53 0.39i Ti 0.95 15.72i
1992 1.20 2.02 0.04 0.41 3.50i 1.82 2.29 4.83 1.71 0.19 0.56i 0.91i 19.48i
1991 0.87i 0.01 0.66 1.43 0.99 3.10 9.35 3.91 4.20 0.00i 0.42 2.53 27.47i
1990 0.05 0.50 0.65 0.76 1.60 0.57 4.75 4.93 6.19 1.78 0.57 0.82 23.17
1989 0.47 2.96 0.70i 0.03 0.06i 3.55 0.58 8.20 2.00 0.60 0.27 0.21i 19.63i
1988 0.00i 0.11 0.25 T 1.82 1.25 3.92 2.69 2.27 0.32 0.00 0.28 12.91i
1987  0.20  0.99 0.33 3.64 1.89 1.78 3.01 3.14 2.28 1.03 0.12 0.86i 19.27i
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986  0.72 0.26 0.02 M 2.51i 4.30 0.30 2.88 6.87 3.84 0.68 2.60 24.98i 
1985 1.36i 0.52i 0.39 0.37 1.19 2.68 2.96 1.50 3.78 1.82 0.23 0.03i 16.83i
1984 0.55 M 0.10i 0.02 1.16 7.01 2.04 2.80 2.94 3.15 1.38 M M
1983 0.96 0.59 0.46 0.23i 0.99 0.50 0.83 0.89 1.63 4.44 0.63 0.07i 12.22i
1982  0.49 0.11 0.00 0.95 3.41 2.37 3.39 1.16 0.11 0.30 0.95 1.63 14.87
1981 1.60 0.53 1.57 2.97 1.98 0.55 2.80 3.61 2.59 3.58 0.00 0.02 21.80
1980 0.19 0.25 0.00 0.06 0.95 0.95 0.05 2.65 6.90 1.66 1.03 0.76 15.45
1979 0.20 1.14 0.12 0.25 0.43 3.34 3.41 5.42 2.39 0.00 T 0.79 17.49
1978 0.40 0.21 0.00 0.70 1.13 2.06 2.49 4.21 7.53 3.16 0.93 0.68 23.50
1977 0.27 0.03 0.67 0.58 2.32 2.46 4.04 1.97 1.20 1.95 0.48 0.04 16.01
1976 0.19 0.06 0.20 0.39 0.21 2.44 5.09 1.61 2.06 0.89 0.91 0.95 15.00
1975 0.78 0.65 0.08 0.37 0.21 1.76 4.53 2.11 3.09 0.10 0.37 0.26 14.31
1974 0.14 0.00 0.60 1.12 0.48 0.00 1.46 3.74e 11.15 1.53 1.24 1.08 22.54e
1973 0.77  1.18 0.29 0.10 1.01 1.02 7.65 1.46 2.31 0.68 T 0.00 16.47
1972 0.07 0.00 0.27 0.00 2.17 0.15 2.56 1.97 4.48 1.79 0.14 0.01 13.61
1971 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.57 1.25 4.39 3.11 2.10 0.01 0.07 11.72
1970  0.04 0.94 1.35 0.02 1.86 2.80 0.63 2.32 5.61 2.08 0.00 0.12 17.77
1969 0.02 0.01 0.15 0.62 0.28 2.08 7.04 0.45 0.69 0.53 1.28 0.40 13.55
1968 0.31 0.54 1.69 0.87 1.26 3.91 3.18 3.54 2.51 0.30 3.24 0.00 21.35
1967 0.66 0.01 0.75 0.00 0.01 5.26 1.72 2.90 2.36 0.20 0.30 0.59 14.76
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.53 0.04 0.17 0.54 1.03 0.49 1.91 6.69 4.27 3.87 0.00 0.01 19.55
1965 0.40 1.27 0.15 0.05 0.47 1.94 1.49 1.97 0.56 0.00 0.39 0.47 9.16
1964 0.14e T 0.40 0.02 0.84 2.40 1.09 1.17 1.09 0.21 0.05 0.53 7.98e
1963 0.03 0.28 T 0.72 2.86 0.93 1.94 M M M M M M
1962 0.68e 0.38e 0.13 0.07 0.14 1.36 2.33 1.57 2.64 0.97 0.51 0.56 11.34e
1961 1.22 0.27 0.13 0.24 1.82 5.40 3.89 3.45 1.08 1.51 1.16 0.10 20.31
1960 1.50 0.04 0.50 0.17 0.44 1.58 5.73 2.31 0.03 1.85 0.60 2.26 17.01
1959 0.01 0.66 T 0.49 2.29 0.99 1.06 3.55 0.50 0.69 0.51 0.45 11.20
1958 1.85 0.74 0.85 0.12 1.34 4.85 3.87 1.93 4.31e 2.52e 0.45 0.15 22.98e
1957 0.47 3.07 0.01 0.12 1.19 0.68 2.69 1.60 1.27 2.01 0.41 0.10 13.62
1956 0.53 0.32 0.04 0.71 0.92 1.35 2.94 0.20 0.59 1.29 0.07 0.19 9.15
1955 1.22 T T 0.21 0.37 2.15 2.71 2.95 1.82 0.53 1.03 0.23 13.22
1954 0.30 0.06 0.13 1.65 0.48 0.46 0.39 4.15 0.46 0.30 T T 8.38
1953 0.00 0.33 0.23 0.13 1.08 1.29 2.77 1.57 0.05 0.66 0.00 0.40 8.51
1952 0.96 0.09 0.68 0.20 1.09 1.45 4.72 0.09 0.65 0.12 1.15 0.72 11.92
1951 0.10 0.38 0.90 0.05 1.94 2.37 2.73 1.12 1.42 0.27 0.03 0.11 11.42
1950 0.52 0.04 0.18 0.08 0.65 4.64 4.36 3.28 3.03 1.01 0.00 T 17.79
1949 1.46 0.24 0.07 1.52 1.10 2.85 1.28 1.65 4.29 2.79 0.00 0.32 17.57
1948 0.45 0.13 0.02 0.46 1.41 2.70 3.20 1.13 1.04 1.60 0.02 0.20 12.36
1947 1.58 0.28 0.99 0.04 2.59 2.44 4.54 2.30 1.89 0.21 0.84 1.02 18.72
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946  3.50 0.00 0.01 0.32 0.44 3.25 0.33 1.27 7.05 2.52 0.18 1.06 19.93
1945 0.10 0.16 0.01 1.49 0.20 0.49 4.70 2.04 0.54 4.92 0.00 T 14.65
1944 1.46 0.64 0.03 0.00 1.78 5.08 1.59 5.10 4.91 0.18 0.90 1.73 23.40
1943 0.65 T 0.19 0.01 0.87 3.12 2.05 0.50 2.95 0.45 0.98 1.18 12.95
1942 0.26 0.12 T 0.18 1.34 2.01 2.05 7.20 1.06 1.01 0.15 1.39 16.77
1941 1.27 0.45 0.71 3.60 3.26 7.19 2.71 2.69 5.99 4.24 0.11 0.87 33.09
1940 0.84 0.61 0.10 0.13 3.83 3.00 1.76 3.49 0.56 2.30 1.03 0.30 17.95
1939 1.96 M 0.24 0.21 0.85 2.32 3.32 1.99 0.28 0.16 1.59 0.68 13.60i 
1938 0.76 0.21 0.08 0.42 0.46 2.65 6.06 0.67 1.06 0.90 T 0.31 13.58
1937 T 0.63 0.26 0.13 3.69 1.78 2.07 1.50 1.15 0.78 0.76 2.33 15.08
1936 0.33 0.00 0.54 0.42 4.39 1.24 2.33 2.23 6.12 0.76 1.06 0.21 19.63
1935 0.43 0.99 0.00 0.07 1.88 2.44 2.63 0.79 3.06 0.73 0.38 0.56 13.96
1934 0.28 0.01 0.46 0.09 1.13 0.38 2.01 2.44 0.62 0.00 0.19 0.11 7.72
1933 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.63 1.97 0.32 4.59 2.69 1.35 0.04 0.00 11.79
1932  0.26 1.69 0.62 0.00 1.50 1.47 2.82 3.95 7.74 0.13 0.00 1.30 21.48
1931  1.25 1.44 0.53 2.39 0.46 0.72 3.80 0.39 0.35 0.03 0.19 2.00 13.55
1930 0.10 0.00 0.24 0.98 1.85 2.18 1.72 1.38 0.09 2.54 0.98 0.48 12.54
1929 M M 0.16i 0.60 1.23 2.22 0.74 1.65 2.79 2.31 0.38 0.12 M
1928 M M M M M M M M M M M 0.50 M
1927 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1926 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1925 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1924 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1923 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1922 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1921 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1920 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1919 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1918  M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1917 0.00  0.00 M M M M M M M M M M M
1916 0.25 0.10 0.45 0.00 0.00 1.90 2.06 2.90 0.75 1.80 M 0.00 10.21i 
1915 0.30 0.50 1.21 0.37 0.00 0.00 3.10 1.25 M M M M M
1914 T T 0.15 T 0.50 4.80 4.91 4.70 1.25 1.20 1.50 1.00 20.01
1913  0.00 0.41 0.20 0.95 0.30 3.12 1.80 1.99 3.35 2.75 0.30 0.30 15.47
1912 T T T T 0.43 0.78 0.42 0.30 3.92 0.70 2.20 2.09 10.84
1911 M M M 1.32 2.08 0.42 3.27 1.67 1.56 0.70 0.15 2.25 M
1910 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1909 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1908 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1907 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1906 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1905 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1904 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1903 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1902 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1901 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1902 NOT OPEN 1.11 0.15 2.64 1.30 2.15 3.61 M M M M M

 

 

                                                                 i = incomplete data

                                                                 M = missing data

                                                                 e = estimated data

 

 

map of Cooperative stations Monthly/Annual rainfall and 1971-2000 Averages

 

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