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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-May-2024 @ 9:25am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 3.7°F than last hour.

59.5°F

24-hr diff: 1.5°FWarmer 1.5°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
59.5°F
9:21 AM 		Low Today
46.9°F
5:56 AM
Yest High
71.8°F
4:28 PM 		Yest Low
46.9°F
5:55 AM
Sta* High
83.3°F
2022 		Sta* Low
36.2°F
2010
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Overcast and gloomy, Dry Overcast and gloomy, Dry

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
1.0
Gusting to:
 1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
5.3 of 100
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 76°F Lo 50°F ↑ Hi 85°F ↓
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 48.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. +0.2°F
High 12:54 AM: 49.8°F
Low 5:56 AM: 44.7°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 53.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.01 in
Storm Rain: 0.11 in
Yesterday: 0.10 in
Last 7 Days: 0.54 in
May Rain: 0.55 in
May to Date
  Avg:10 		1.74 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 1.19 in for the month 1.19 in
May Avg: 3.07 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.52 in for the month 2.52 in
Season:1 7.35 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		5.57 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Over 1.78 in for the year 1.78 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		16-May-2024
at 3:21 AM
32 rain days in 2024
4 days in May
0 days since last rain
Current: SW  1.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.7 mph
Wind Run: 10.98 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
Today: 8.1 mph 3:42 AM
Month: 48.0 mph 14-May
Year: 48.0 mph 14-May
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 27 m 33 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 29 m 22 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 49 sec longer than
yesterday
14 h 31 m 10 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 8 days, 12 hours, 8 minutes in cycle
61%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 9% since last hour. 66%
Last Hour: Decreased 9% since last hour. 9%
High 2:33 AM: 94%
Low 9:18 AM: 66%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.007 inHg/hr 29.908 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:01 AM: 29.974
Low 9:01 AM: 29.908
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.3
May: 160.4
2024 to Date: 3131.2
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: Under 1.654 in for the month 0.00 in
May Avg: 1.65 in
Diff from Avg: -1.65 in
Season Total:2 50.40 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in May
23 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
29-Oct-2023
Average 1st Snow:
25 of Oct
Current: 59.5°F
Low 5:56 AM: 46.9°F
Yesterday: 46.9°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
42

Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.4
Sunburn in
80 Minutes 		Highest:
9:24 AM
1.4
56 W/m2
8%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
7:35 AM
 183  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 42.0°F
Sunrise: 5:43 am
Sunset: 8:08 pm
Moonrise: 1:42 pm
Moonset: 2:37 am
Full Moon: 23-May-2024
New Moon: 12:38 UTC
06-Jun-2024
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.54 in
7-Days ET: 1.13 in
7-Day: 0.59 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.59 in
May: 2.31 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.31 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012 		-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.4°F°F
23-Jun-2012 		  -8.1°F°F
22-Dec-2022
Nitetime Records
  88.0°F°F
15-Aug-2012 		  -10.7°F°F
02-Feb-2011
ICN:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:99%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 5AM and 5PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 16 of just the month of May for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of May for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 76°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 50°F ↑ 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South wind around 8 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 85°F ↓ Lo 52°F Hi 78°F Lo 52°F Hi 83°F Lo 50°F Hi 76°F
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