Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol 2013-14 Storm Summary - Sesame Snow Study Site 9,000' (2,743m)
Date  HN24(") Base Depth SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes
10/10/2013 2.0 2.0 0.25 Y   1.0 0.03 2.0 0.03 0.03 29 25 NOT sure how much rain. Rain snow mix  SWE IS COMBINED H2O
                           
10/28/2013 10.0 10.0 0.90   9 10.0 0.90 12.0 0.93 0.93 28 20  
OCT 12.0                        
11/20/2013 4.0 5.5 0.40   10           40 30  
11/21/2013 3.0 6.5 0.30   10           32 24  
11/22/2013 4.5 10.0 0.35   7.5           24 12  
11/23/2013 1.0 11.0 0.08   8 12.5 1.34 24.5 2.06 2.06 20 13  
NOV 12.5                        
12/3/2013 0.5 8.5 0.01   2           44 25  
12/4/2013 6.0 15.0 1.28   21 6.5 1.29 31.0 3.35 3.35 28 2  
                           
12/7/2013 10.0 25.0 0.82   8 10.0 0.82 41.0 4.17 4.17 19 8  
                           
12/19/2013 0.5 15.5 0.07   14           40 23  
12/20/2013 1.0 17.0 0.07   7 1.5 0.14 42.5 4.45 4.45 23 8  
DEC 18.0                        
1/12/2014 0.5 14.5 0.01   2 0.5 0.01 43.0 4.46 4.46 37 23  
                           
1/24/2014 0.5 13.0 0.01   2 0.5 0.01 43.5 4.47 4.47 29 20  
                           
1/30/2014 3.0 16.0 0.65 Y 22           43 28  
1/31/2014 9.5 25.5 1.42   15           26 14  
JAN 13.5                        
2/1/2014 1.0 26.5 0.07   7 13.5 2.14 57.0 6.61 6.61 20 5  
                           
2/3/2014 4.0 26.0 0.19   19 4.0 0.19 63.0 6.80 6.80 20 14  
                           
2/6/2014 1.0 25.0 0.07   5           29 20  
2/7/2014 1.5 26.0 0.19   11 2.5 0.26 65.5 7.06 7.06 26 19  
                           
2/8/2014 7.5 29.0 0.48   7           29 19  
2/9/2014 9.5 35.0 1.19 Y 13           32 28 Rain was intermettent and level was around top of Ch 16
2/10/2014 6.0 40.0 0.99   17 23.0 2.66 88.5 9.72 9.72 32 27  
                           
2/16/2014 5.5 39.0 0.84   15 5.5 0.84 94.0 10.56 10.56 43 26  
                           
Date  HN24(") Base Depth SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes
                           
2/27/2014 12.5 43.0 1.59   13           35 22  
2/28/2014 2.0 42.0 0.39   19 14.5 1.98 108.5 12.54 12.54 28 22  
FEB 36.0                        
3/1/2014 23.5 65.0 2.75   12 23.5 2.75 132.0 15.29 15.29 28 20 Most of snow fell during day on 2/28.  Had a period of 4"/hr snowfall
3/2/2014 1.5 63.0 0.10   6 1.5 0.10 133.5 15.39 15.39 31 20  
                           
3/4/2014 1.0 61.0 0.14   14 1.0 0.14 134.5 15.53 15.53 29 25  
                           
3/6/2014 1.0 57.0 0.16   16           44 29 Had some rain during the day
3/7/2014 0.5 57.0 0.09 Y 18 1.5 0.25 136.0 15.78 15.94 34 16  
                           
3/26/2014 4.0 40.0 0.54   13.5           39 23  
3/27/2014 5.0 46.0 0.37   7.5           23 19  
3/28/2014 0.5 45.0 0.01   2 9.5 0.92 145.5 16.70 16.86 28 18  
                           
3/30/2014 8.0 49.5 0.83   10           34.5 18  
MAR                          
4/1/2014 16.0 60.0 1.50   9 16.0 1.50 161.5 18.20 18.36 23 11 minor wind impact on lower hill.  Good cornice development up top
                           
4/2/2014 3.0 60.0 0.18   6 3.0 0.18 164.5 18.38 18.54 18 11  
                           
4/25/2014 18.0 31.0 2.27   12.5           45 26 4"/.59swe before opening and 14/1.68swe during operations
4/26/2014 6.0 39.5 0.94   15 24.0 3.21 188.5 21.59 21.75 27 15  
                           
5/5/2014 0.5 3.5 0.04   8           34 22  
5/6/2014 1.5 5.0 0.22   14.5 2.0 0.26 190.5 21.85 22.01 30 22  
5/20/2014 1.5 1.5 0.12   8           32 27  
5/21/2014 2.5 2.5 0.27   11           42 26  
5/22/2104 0.5 1.0 0.04   8 4.5 0.43 195.0 22.28 22.44 30 41  
Units for Base Depth, New Snow, Storm Total, and Season Snowfall are in inches. 
SWE≡Snow Water Equivalent, the amount of water produced from melting a known volume of snow.  Measured in inches of H2O.
Season Precip includes SWE and rain since October 1st.
Units for 24 Hour Base Hi Temp and Base Lo Temp are degrees Fahrenheit.
Line breaks indicate clearing between storms, despite occasional consecutive days.
All data subject to revision.