January 19-20, 2007 Storm Statistics
Readings From Weather Bus.com:
Rain Start Time: January 19, 2007 at 8:50am
Rain End Time: January 20, 2006 at 6:45am
Storm Total: 0.25in.
Max Rain Rate: 0.26in/hr
Comments:
Light rain began at our location around 8:40am on January 19th, and we recorded the first 0.01in. of rainfall at 8:50am. Off and on light rain showers, associated with some areas of moderate rainfall, lasted through the day into the evening hours, until about 8:00pm where there was a break in the shower activity. The daily rain total, for January 19th, was 0.23in.. Around 6:40am on January 20th, a small area of moderate rainfall quickly moved through the area giving our location an additional 0.02in. of rain. This small area of showers also set the storms high rain rate of 0.26in/hr. occurring at 6:41am. With this additional 0.02in., the storm total comes to 0.25in., which brings the yearly total to 0.38in.. At this same time last year, we were 94 days into the 133 day long dry streak, that lasted at our location until March 8th, 2006. The graph below is displaying the daily total rainfall from 9:00pm on January 18th to 9:00pm on January 19th.
Al, in Northwest Gold Canyon, reported 0.24in. of rainfall. The rain gauge on Kings Ranch Road reported 0.19in. of rain. Brian, near Lake Powel, reported a trace with light snow at 8:00am on January 20th. In Tempe, A.M.Z. reported 0.19in. of rain. Thank you for your rain reports! The above rain totals were reported to us by private individuals. The accuracy of these reports is unknown. If it rained at your location, let us know by clicking on the link at the top of the page titled "Rainfall Report Form". You report will be added to this page.
This storm system also brought in some cooler air. The high temperature on January 19th was 60.7°F, which occurred at midnight. After midnight the temperature fell throughout the day as the cold air filtered in, when finally, at 11:49pm we reach the daily low temperature of 41.1°F. Below is the temperature graph from 9:00pm on January 18th to 9:00pm on January 19th showing this drop in temperature. The high temperature on January 20th was 49.2°F, with a low of 40.1°F.
The temperatures were cold enough for snow across many part of the state, including a small amount of snow accumulation on top of the Superstition Mountains (photo below). Below are some of the snow totals from across Northern Arizona, courtesy of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Flagstaff.
Below you will find photos taken after the storm system moved through, a couple radar images showing the bands of rain moving through the area, and a visible satellite image showing one of the bands of more intense rainfall.
Storm Pictures Taken on January 19-20, 2006: (Click Pictures To Enlarge)
Rainfall Totals Released From The NWS:
Rain Start Time: January 19, 2007 at 8:50am
Rain End Time: January 20, 2006 at 6:45am
Storm Total: 0.25in.
Max Rain Rate: 0.26in/hr
Comments:
Light rain began at our location around 8:40am on January 19th, and we recorded the first 0.01in. of rainfall at 8:50am. Off and on light rain showers, associated with some areas of moderate rainfall, lasted through the day into the evening hours, until about 8:00pm where there was a break in the shower activity. The daily rain total, for January 19th, was 0.23in.. Around 6:40am on January 20th, a small area of moderate rainfall quickly moved through the area giving our location an additional 0.02in. of rain. This small area of showers also set the storms high rain rate of 0.26in/hr. occurring at 6:41am. With this additional 0.02in., the storm total comes to 0.25in., which brings the yearly total to 0.38in.. At this same time last year, we were 94 days into the 133 day long dry streak, that lasted at our location until March 8th, 2006. The graph below is displaying the daily total rainfall from 9:00pm on January 18th to 9:00pm on January 19th.
Al, in Northwest Gold Canyon, reported 0.24in. of rainfall. The rain gauge on Kings Ranch Road reported 0.19in. of rain. Brian, near Lake Powel, reported a trace with light snow at 8:00am on January 20th. In Tempe, A.M.Z. reported 0.19in. of rain. Thank you for your rain reports! The above rain totals were reported to us by private individuals. The accuracy of these reports is unknown. If it rained at your location, let us know by clicking on the link at the top of the page titled "Rainfall Report Form". You report will be added to this page.
This storm system also brought in some cooler air. The high temperature on January 19th was 60.7°F, which occurred at midnight. After midnight the temperature fell throughout the day as the cold air filtered in, when finally, at 11:49pm we reach the daily low temperature of 41.1°F. Below is the temperature graph from 9:00pm on January 18th to 9:00pm on January 19th showing this drop in temperature. The high temperature on January 20th was 49.2°F, with a low of 40.1°F.
The temperatures were cold enough for snow across many part of the state, including a small amount of snow accumulation on top of the Superstition Mountains (photo below). Below are some of the snow totals from across Northern Arizona, courtesy of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Flagstaff.
ASH FORK: 2in. BELLEMONT: 5in. DONEY PARK: 4in. CHINLE: 1in. CHINO VALLEY: 1in. FLAGSTAFF AREA: 4-6in. FOREST LAKES: 6in. GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM: 3in. GREER: 6in. HART PRAIRIE: 6in. HEBER-OVERGAARD: 10in. JEROME: 2in. KEAMS CANYON: 3-4in. MCNARY 2N: 2in. MORMON LAKE: 8-10in. MUNDS PARK: 3in. PAYSON: 2in. PEEPLES VALLEY: 1-2in. PINE: 7in. PINETOP/LAKESIDE: 5in. PRESCOTT: 1-2in. SAINT JOHNS: 2in. SEDONA: 1-3in. SHOW LOW: 1in. STRAWBERRY: 9in. VALLE: 5-6in. WHITE RIVER: 2in. WILLIAMS: 3-4in. WINONA: 6in.With the passage of this low pressure system, a few thunderstorms developed mainly south of the valley in between Phoenix and Tucson. We recorded a total of 646 strokes of lightning.
Below you will find photos taken after the storm system moved through, a couple radar images showing the bands of rain moving through the area, and a visible satellite image showing one of the bands of more intense rainfall.
Storm Pictures Taken on January 19-20, 2006: (Click Pictures To Enlarge)
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Taken on January 20, 2006 @ 3:22pm 
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Taken on January 20, 2006 @ 5:33pm 
| Radar Loop From 8:04am to 8:38am 
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| Radar Loop From 4:01pm to 4:35pm 
| Visible Satellite Taken On Janaury 19, 2006 at 4:19pm 
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Rainfall Totals Released From The NWS:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1223 AM MST SAT JAN 20 2007
...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION FOR THE PHOENIX METRO AREA ENDING
AT 12 MIDNIGHT...
6 HR PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
OLDEST >>>>>>>>>>> NEWEST
ID STATION NAME MDNT 6 AM NOON 6 PM 24 HR
-6 AM -NOON -6 PM -MDNT TOTAL
AHWATUKEE
MAHA3 AHWATUKEE 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.16
APACHE JUNCTION
PMDA3 USERY MOUNTAIN PARK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.08
KNGA3 KINGS RANCH 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.16
AVONDALE
AVOA3 AGUA FRIA @ BUCKEYE 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.08
BUCKEYE
MBUA3 BUCKEYE FRS #2 0.00 0.04 0.16 0.00 0.20
CAREFREE
ZCAA3 FRAESFIELD MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.28 0.51
CRFA3 CAREFREE RANCH 0.00 0.08 0.24 0.16 0.47
CAVECREEK
HMBA3 HUMBOLDT MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.16
CBTA3 CAVE BUTTES DAM 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.16 0.35
CHANDLER
ZCHA3 EMF @ ARIZONA AVE 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.08
GILBERT
ZGIA3 MESA TOWER 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04
ZCPA3 CROSSROADS PARK 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.12
GLENDALE
MGLA3 CITY OF GLENDALE M 0.16 0.08 0.00 0.24
MMDA3 MARYLAND @ 27TH AVE 0.00 0.08 0.16 0.00 0.24
MSXA3 ACDC @ 67TH AVE 0.00 0.24 0.08 0.00 0.31
GOODYEAR
ZGYA3 TUTHILL @ RAY RD 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.08
GUADALUPE
ZGAA3 GUADALUPE FRS 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04
MESA
MBDA3 BROADWAY @ DOBSON 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.12
ZBLA3 BROADWAY @ LINDSAY 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.16
MBHA3 BROWN RD. @ HORNE 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.04 0.20
MEEA3 KLEINMAN PARK 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.12
FALA3 THUNDER MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.08
MLAA3 MOUNTAIN VIEW PARK 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.16
WMSA3 QUEEN CREEK RD 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.16
ZUPA3 USERY PARK WS 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.12
NEW RIVER
NEWA3 SUNUP RANCH 0.00 0.00 0.31 0.16 0.47
PARADISE VALLEY
MCLA3 CAVE CREEK LANDFILL 0.00 0.04 0.24 0.08 0.35
MCCA3 E FORK CC #1 0.00 0.16 0.12 0.04 0.31
MLDA3 LOST DOG WASH M 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.16
MRPA3 REATA PASS DAMSITE 0.00 0.12 0.28 0.08 0.47
PEORIA
NRDA3 NEW RIVER DAM 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.00 0.28
MBLA3 NEW RIVER @ BELL RD 0.00 0.20 0.12 0.00 0.31
PHOENIX
MBTA3 CESAR CHAVEZ PARK 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04
MMIA3 MISSOURI @ 16TH ST 0.00 0.04 0.16 0.00 0.20
MOXA3 OLD XCUT @ MCDOWELL 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.12
MPAA3 PAPAGO PARK 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.16
MPPA3 PERRY PARK 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.08
ADBA3 ADOBE DAM 0.00 0.08 0.16 0.00 0.24
MPHA3 SKUNK CREEK @ I-17 0.00 0.08 0.16 0.00 0.24
MPMA3 JEFFERSON @ 4TH AVE 0.00 0.12 0.08 0.00 0.20
MROA3 ROESER @ 2ND ST 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.16
ZSFA3 SOUTH MOUNTAIN FAN 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04
MTHA3 THOMAS & 16TH ST 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.20
MTQA3 THOMAS @ 48TH ST 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.04 0.16
QUEEN CREEK
ZQRA3 QUEEN CR @ RITTENHO 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.16
ZQCA3 QUEEN CREEK LANDFIL 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.08
QNCA3 EMF @ QUEEN CREEK R 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.08
SCOTTSDALE
SDLA3 INDIAN BEND WASH @ 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.12
ZMDA3 MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN P 0.00 0.08 0.28 0.08 0.43
MPJA3 PIMA @ JOMAX 0.00 0.12 0.31 0.04 0.47
SUN CITY
MSWA3 SUN CITY WEST 0.00 0.24 0.24 0.00 0.47
SURPRISE
MDYA3 DYSART @ BELL RD 0.00 0.24 0.20 0.00 0.43
MCFA3 MCMICKEN FLOODWAY 0.00 0.28 0.24 0.00 0.51
TEMPE
MSPA3 SALT RIVER @ PRIEST 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.12
MTEA3 ASU SOUTH 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.16