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McGee Mountain south of Mammoth Lakes Great Reno Balloon Races Wave Cloud over Reno Lake Tahoe - Emerald Bay
Monthly Precipitation Report
National Weather Service - Reno NV
Aug 2008
(Last updated: September 9, 2008) 

 

Basins
Carson River Central Great Basin Feather River / Pit River
Honey Lake Lake Tahoe Lower Humboldt River
Mono Lake Northern Great Basin Owens River
Surprise Valley Truckee River Walker River

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Northern Great Basin (Reno HSA Only)
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Cold Springs Valley
 NV 0  *  *  7.65  *  *  *  * 
Fernley
 NV 0.04  0.46  9  *  5.72  *  6.06  * 
Flanigan
 NV 0.02  *  *  7.64  *  *  *  * 
Gerlach
 NV 0  0.4  0  *  7.49  *  7.9  * 
Sheldon SNOTEL
NV 0  1.1  0  7.2  8.7  83  9.5  76 
Smoke Creek
NV                
Basin Average     3      83    76 
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Surprise Valley
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Cedar Pass SNOTEL
CA 0.1   0.7   14   30.7   34.4   89   35.6   86  
Cedarville
 CA 0   0.38   0   11.21   12.55   89   13.16   85  
Dismal Swamp SNOTEL
CA 0.3   0.9   33   43.8   48   91   49.7   88  
Fort Bidwell
 CA 0.01   0.46   2   *   17.55   *   18.25   *  
Basin Average     12       90     86  
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Honey Lake
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Doyle 4SSE (Matley)
CA *   0.4   *   *   16.54   *   17.3   *  
Doyle
 CA 0   0.24   0   6.55   11.27   58   11.8   56  
Stead
 NV 0   0.21   0   9.75   9.88   99   10.44   93  
Susanville
 CA 0   0.19   0   9.38   12.95   72   13.44   70  
Basin Average     0       76     73  
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Pit River (Reno HSA Only)
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Adin
 CA *   0.43   *   *   15.01   *   15.88   *  
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Feather River (Reno HSA Only)
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Plumas Eureka St Park
CA 0.2   0.45   44   32.9   65.82   50   66.89   49  
Portola
 CA 0   0.43   0   14.31   22.31   64   23.09   62  
Sierraville
 CA 0   0.42   0   12.29   25.57   48   26.34   47  
Vinton
 CA 0   0.43   0   11.42   13.52   84   14.18   81  
Basin Average     11       62     60  
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Lake Tahoe
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Dagget Pass
NV 0   0.73   0   10.19   24.58   41   25.63   40  
Echo Peak SNOTEL
 CA 0   0.81   0   41.3   60.2   69   61.75   67  
Fallen Leaf Lk SNOTEL
 CA 0   0.46   0   22.5   29.62   76   30.36   74  
Glenbrook
 NV 0   0.48   0   14.83   16.52   90   17.39   85  
Hagans Meadow SNOTEL
 CA 0   0.64   0   24.1   29.42   82   30.13   80  
Heavenly Valley SNOTEL
 CA 0   0.75   0   26   32.01   81   32.91   79  
Marlette Lake SNOTEL
 NV 0   0.5   0   26.3   32.33   81   33.44   79  
Rubicon #2 SNOTEL
 CA 0.4   0.69   58   27.7   43.99   63   45.35   61  
South Lake Tahoe - Smith
CA *   0.17   *   *   29.79   *   30.27   *  
South Lake Tahoe Arpt
CA 0   0.17   0   11.37   29.79   38   30.27   38  
Ward Creek #3 SNOTEL
CA 0   0.46   0   44.3   69.5   64   71.22   62  
Basin Average     6       69     67  
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Truckee River
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Alpine Meadows
CA *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  
Big Meadow SNOTEL
NV 0   0.56   0   23.3   33.79   69   35.06   66  
Boca Reservoir
CA 0   0.5   0   15.66   21.44   73   22.29   70  
CSS Lab SNOTEL
CA 0   0.85   0   51.53   70.8   73   72.71   71  
Donner Memorial State Park
CA *   0.59   *   *   37.89   *   39   *  
Independence Camp
CA 0   0.75   0   19.9   35.16   57   36.23   55  
Independence Creek
CA 0   0.6   0   22   33.53   66   34.54   64  
Independence Lake
CA 0.2   0.93   22   36.4   42.8   85   43.93   83  
Mt Rose Ski SNOTEL
NV 0   0.56   0   42.2   50.84   83   52.08   81  
Mt Rose / Xmas Tree
NV 0   0.84   0   17.1   27.24   63   28.59   60  
Reno-Tahoe Int'l Airport
 NV 0   0.27   0   6.05   7.03   86   7.48   81  
Reno North Hills
NV 0   *   *   5.57   *   *   *   *  
Sagehen Creek
CA *   0.55   *   *   31.48   *   32.63   *  
Soda Springs
CA 0   0.39   0   44.87   50.47   89   51.49   87  
Spanish Springs
NV 0   *   *   5.79   *   *   *   *  
Sparks
 NV 0.17   0.29   59   6.45   6.91   93   7.4   87  
Squaw Valley SNOTEL
CA 0.3   0.8   37   46.6   65.7   71   67.62   69  
Sutcliffe - Pyramid Lake
NV 0   0.28   0   4.52   7.21   63   7.67   59  
Tahoe City SNOTEL
 CA 0   0.47   0   27.9   36.3   77   37.19   75  
Tahoe City
CA 0   0.46   0   19.26   31.76   61   32.66   59  
Tahoe City USCG
CA                
Truckee SNOTEL
CA 0   0.52   0   25   34.06   73   35.03   71  
Truckee Airport
 CA 0   *   *   15.93   *   *   *   *  
Truckee Ranger Station
CA 0   0.52   0   24.13   29.85   81   30.85   78  
Wadsworth 4N
NV 0.1   0.27   37   *   5.41   *   6.02   *  
Washoe Lake
NV 0   *   *   8.04   *   *   *   *  
Basin Average     9       74     72  
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Carson River
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Blue Lakes SNOTEL
CA 0   0.8   0   30.3   45.7   66   47.4   64  
Caples Lake
CA 0   0.61   0   25.23   45.05   56   46.45   54  
Carson City
NV 0   0.32   0   5.12   9.85   52   10.36   49  
Ebbetts Pass SNOTEL
CA 0   0.93   0   39.3   54.47   72   55.98   70  
Fallon Exper Station
NV 0   0.26   0   *   4.93   *   5.3   *  
Fallon Naval Air Station
NV 0   0.26   0   3.76   5.32   71   5.71   66  
Gardnerville
 NV 0   *   *   7.18   *   *   *   *  
Grover Hot Springs
CA 0.02   0.76   3   16.66   27.6   60   28.23   59  
Lahontan Dam
NV *   0.41   *   *   4.93   *   5.3   *  
Markleeville
 CA 0   0.52   0   10.57   17.95   59   18.7   57  
Minden
 NV 0   0.33   0   7.57   7.99   95   8.38   90  
Monitor Pass SNOTEL
CA 0.4   0.7   57   18.5   23   80   24.2   76  
Poison Flat SNOTEL
CA 0.5   0.79   63   22.6   33.11   68   34.2   66  
Spratt Creek SNOTEL
CA 0.2   0.85   24   21.4   30.08   71   31.11   69  
Virginia City
NV 0   0.4   0   *   13.66   *   14.29   *  
Basin Average     11       68     65  
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Walker River
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Bodie
 CA 0   0.53   0   9.92   12.32   81   12.93   77  
Bridgeport
 CA 0.2   0.5   40   11.3   8.51   133   9.01   125  
Hawthorne
 NV 0.02   0.26   8   3.88   4.17   93   4.46   87  
Leavitt Lake SNOTEL
CA 0.4   0.6   67   43.3   57.3   76   58.8   74  
Leavitt Meadows
 CA 0.2   0.8   25   23   32   72   33.08   70  
Lobdell Lake SNOTEL
CA 0   0.86   0   22.9   24.5   93   25.65   89  
Smith 6N
NV 0   0.3   0   6.33   5.96   106   6.31   100  
Sonora Pass SNOTEL
CA 0.2   0.89   22   27.3   37.69   72   39.09   70  
Topaz Lake 4N
NV 0   0.46   0   1.27   7.4   17   7.77   16  
Virginia Lakes SNOTEL
CA 0   0.65   0   25.5   26.69   96   27.7   92  
Wabuska 6SE
NV 0.01   0.26   4   6.41   4.42   145   4.75   135  
Wellington
 NV 0   0.34   0   6.04   8.67   70   9.08   67  
Yerington
 NV 0   0.34   0   4.1   5.04   81   5.31   77  
Basin Average     13       87     83  
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Mono Lake
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Ellery Lake
CA                
Lee Vining
 CA 0.04   0.49   8   13.24   12.48   106   13.01   102  
Basin Average     8       106     102  
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Owens River (Mono County Only)
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Mammoth Lakes RS
CA 0   0.37   0   21.23   23.53   90   23.99   88  
Toms Place 2N (Crooked Creek)
CA 0.55   0.27   204   8.06   9.89   81   10.17   79  
Basin Average     102       86     84  
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Lower Humboldt River (Pershing Co. Only)
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Imlay
 NV 0   0.36   0   6.61   7.82   85   8.32   79  
Lovelock Airport
NV 0   0.3   0   4.53   4.77   95   5.18   87  
Lovelock
 NV 0.03   0.27   11   5.62   5.4   104   5.9   95  
Rye Patch Dam
NV 0   0.36   0   4.8   8.27   58   8.83   54  
Basin Average     3       86     79  
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Central Great Basin (Reno HSA Only)
Station State Aug 08
Precip		 Aug
Normal
precip		 Aug 08
% of
Normal		 2008
Wtr Yr
Precip
Oct - Aug		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Oct - Aug		 2008
Wtr Yr
 % of Normal		 Wtr Yr
Normal
Total		 2008
Wtr Yr
% of
Normal
Total
Middlegate
 NV 0   0.13   0   *   4.87   *   5.13   *  
Mina
 NV 0.07   0.41   17   *   5.65   *   6.07   *  
Basin Average     9       *     *  
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