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May 2006 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
11PC05
5/1/06
5/31/06
0
No rain fall to report very dry
02PC08
5/1/06
5/31/06
0
Still too dry! No rain here.
14MW02
5/1/06
5/31/06
0.2
 
11UA03
5/1/06
5/31/06
0
forgot to report last month - 
but zero as well
08mw04
5/1/06
5/31/06
0
 
06PC01
5/1/06
5/31/06
0.19
Average High Temp 97 / Average 
Low Temp 54.3 May 31st Temp-104!
08MW01
5/1/06
5/31/06
0.1
 
02CE02
5/1/06
5/31/06
0
No rainfall received during May 2006.
14MW01
5/1/06
5/31/06
0
 
02pc04
5/1/06
5/31/06
0.11
The drought continues.
0802MW
5/1/06
5/31/06
0
nothing again

April 2006 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
11PC05
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
No rainfall this month
08MW01
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
 
08MW04
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
No rain fell into my gauge
06PC01
4/1/06
4/30/06
0.16
Adv. Low temp was 41.2/ Adv. High 
temp was 81.8
02CE02
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
No rainfall recorded for the month
of April; Average precipitation
for April is 0.25
02MW05
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
A few drops west of town last
Friday but none here
02PC07
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
It's not much fun recording zeros
02PC04
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
The zero key on my keyboard is 
wearing out
02CE01
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
No rain
08MW02
4/1/06
4/30/06
0
none
14MW01
4/1/06
4/30/06
0.5
After a disappointing winter even
1/4 inch was a relief!- 1/2
inch was a flood!

March 2006 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
08mw04
3/1/06
3/31/06
0.65
Rain, finally!
08MW01
3/1/06
3/31/06
3.25
FINALLY!!!
02pc04
3/1/06
3/31/06
0.76
Finally !!--some rain. It doesn't end
the drought but it sure boosts morale.
11UA02
3/1/06
3/31/06
0.8
 
06PC01
3/1/06
3/31/06
0.67
apricot, pear, plum and almond trees in
bloom. Avg High temp. 70.7 /33.4 
avg. Low.
11UA03
3/1/06
3/31/06
0.63
 
14MW01
3/1/06
3/31/06
0.55
8 days with rain and/or snow! Only
1/2 inch precipitation total!
14MW02
3/1/06
3/31/06
2.84
Wet snows and rains
08MW03
3/1/06
3/31/06
2.98
Only 143 days without rain. Three
rain events; 3/12, 3/20, and 3/22.
02MW05
3/1/06
3/31/06
0.14
Generally cloudy, not thunderstorms.
Light to occasionally moderate rainfall.
Started with wind from south, which 
diminished within an hour.  
No evidence of runoff.

February 2006 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
11PC05
2/1/06
3/1/06
TR
Had traces on Feb 9th and 17th but were
not measurable. No measurable rainfall
this month
08MW03
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.00
Day 134 and counting. It smells like 
rain yesterday and today, and there are
drop marks on the windshield, but no
measurable rain.
08mw04
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.01
I noticed that a few drops fell on my
windshield & it smelled like rain
2/28/06 PM and 3/01/06 AM.
08MW01
2/1/06
3/1/06
TR
just a teaser on the 28th. only a couple of
drops in the gauge. not enough to even wet
the patio
02pc04
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.00
The good news-Saw a few raindrops on my 
windshield the other day The bad news--no
measurable rain for Feb.
11UA02
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.00
Some tough nonnatives such as oleander
are beginning to show severe wilting.
06PC01
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.02
The average low temp. for the month was 30.1
and the average high was 67.1
02CE02
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.00
No rainfall recorded
08MW02
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.00
None again...Maybe next month.
11UA03
2/1/06
3/1/06
0.03
 

January 2006 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
02CE01
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.00
 
02MW05
1/1/06
2/1/06
TR
Trace on 1/25.  Did not register on
guage but ground damp.  Thunderstorms
around area.  Windy.
11PC05
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.00
No rainfall to report for the period
02PC04
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.06
 
14MW01
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.00
two tantalizing storms that produced
damp pavements but 0 in the gauge!
06PC01
1/1/06
2/1/06
 
0.30
welcomed rainfall but stock ponds 
are all still dry. Low for the
month 29.6 / High was 64
08MW01
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.00
 
08MW03
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.00
106 days and counting.
08MW04
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.00
 
08MW02
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.0
Nada as we have all experienced
02CE02
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.12
0.12 inches received on January 25th
11UA03
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.0
smelled like rain one day
11UA02
1/1/06
2/1/06
0.00
 

December 2005 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
08MW03
12/1/05
01/1/06
0.00
No rain
08MW04
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.00
 
11PC05
12/1/05
01/6/06
0.1
On 12/12/05 .1 inch of rain fell
at this station.
08MW01
12/1/05
01/1/06
0.00
Nada,zip, zero
02PC04
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.04
Sorry to have to report such dry
news. We need Rain!!!
02CE02
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.22
0.22 inches received on December
12th.  Average rainfall for December
is 1.30 inches.
14MW01
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.00
 
11UA02
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.1
Prickley pear pads extremely wrinkled
and slowly losing green color due to drought.
02CE01
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.30
One event the second week in December.
08MW02
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.0
None again!
06PC01
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.07
14.4" of precipitation for the year's total
02PC06
12/1/05
1/1/06
0.2
.10 on 12/13, .10 on 12/14

November 2005 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
08MW03
11/1/05
12/1/05
0.00
 
08MW04
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.02
 
11PC05
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
 
08MW01
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
DRY!!
14MW02
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.10
light rain
02MW05
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
 
02PC04
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
DRY! DRY! DRY!
02CE02
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
No precipitation received in Nov.
14MW01
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.35
Nov. 11 rain off and on between 
6am & 5pm
11UA02
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
Not even a trace of rain all month
11UA03
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
no rain
11PC04
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
Dry!

October 2005 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
11UA02
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.00
Very dry fall, only 0.1"
rain (in Sept) since 3rd
week of August.
08MW04
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.15
 
11PC05
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.3
Total rain fall was from
three storms during the month.
11UA03
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.35
Rainfall events 10/8, 10/15
and 10/17
14MW01
10/1/05
11/1/05
1.43
all the rain fell 10/17& 18
02CE02
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.17
 
Average rainfall for Willcox
for the month of October is
1.36"; Rainfall for October
2005 was recorded at 0.17"
resulting in 1.19" below average.
02PC04
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.04
A much drier than normal October.
08MW03
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.19
All rain fell between 10/17
and 10/24. Day unknown.
11PC04
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.44
Rained on 3 separate days.
08MW02
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.30
 
08MW01
10/1/05
11/1/05
0.25
 

September 2005 Reports

Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
02CE01
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.79
Six rainfall events with the largest
being .6 on 9/5. Three were less
than .1 and two were traces.
14MW01
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.29
 
06PC01
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.46
 
08MW01
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.4
 
11UA03
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.00
zero, zilch, nada, not a drop
well maybe a sprinkle, but
not measurable)
08MW04
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.02
 
02CE02
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.06
Average rainfall in Willcox for
the month of September is 1.27".
This site recorded 0.06", 1.21"
below the average
0802MW
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.00
 
02pc04
09/1/05
10/1/05
1.67
Got 1.12" on Sept. 8'th. A nice
moderate rain that lasted a good
part of the day,with most of it
soaking in
08MW03
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.09
 All 0.09" fell on 9/1/05
11UA02
09/1/05
10/1/05
0.01
 Only rain was on Sept. 1
 
August 2005 Reports
Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
08MW02
08/19/05
08/31/05
0.00
 
08MW01
08/01/05
09/01/05
0.25
only rain was 8/9.10. the same
days Cave Creek got 2.5 in and
flooded. Storms just kept going
around us
02PC04
08/01/05
09/01/05
1.89
 
08MW04
08/01/05
09/01/05
0.00
 
06PC01
08/01/05
09/01/05
0.30
Average High Temperature was 97.1
Average Low temperture was 67.2
02CE02
08/01/05
09/01/05
2.46
Eleven rainfall events recorded. 
Maximum: 1.41" on 08/08/05; Minimum:
0.03" on 08/17/05. Average monthly
rainfall for Willcox: 2.59 inches.
11PC04
08/01/05
09/01/05
4.26
1.49 in. on 08/23/05
11UA02
08/01/05
09/01/05
4.55
 
14MW01
08/01/05
09/01/05
1.23
Lots of sprinkles that lead to 0
record in gauge!
08MW03
08/01/05
09/01/05
3.92
2.25" the night of 8/2/05, 1.50"
the night of 8/9/05
02CE01
08/01/05
08/01/05
3.94
Although the monsoon started late
and below normal, the growth on
grass plants responded to continued
high humidity
 
July 2005 Reports
Gauge
Obs. Begin
Obs. End
Total Rainfall
Comments
08MW03
07/24/05
08/01/05
0.11
 
02CE02
07/01/05
07/31/05
0.51
Average rainfall for Willcox in
July is 2.36". July 2005 is 1.85"
below the average. Alkali 
sacaton still showing drought
stress despite recent precipitation
11CE01
07/01/05
07/31/05
 1.16
Long-delayed monsoonal flow this
year. Limited rainfall in mid-town
Tucson. August totals will be
considerably higher
11UA03
07/21/05
08/01/05
 1.12
half inch rain event 7/29 afternoon
14MW01
07/16/05
07/31/05
 2.44
1.40 in one extended storm on 7/30/05.
Local washes ren for several hours
02PC04
07/01/05
08/01/05
 2.69
People living a few miles to my 
south got much more rain. A 
friend of mine got 3.50 inches
on July 27'th
11UA02
07/01/05
08/01/05
3.70
Rained every day for the last 
ten days of the month, sometimes
so little that isn't even a trace,
but still, rain every day. Very
unusual. Had two big storms the
last two days, 7/30 was 1.4",
7/31 was 0.6"

Last Updated: 6/14/05© 2005 The Arizona Board of Regents. All contents copyrighted. All rights reserved.