Finding rainfall totals for the Phoenix area
to to
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/
on the left side of the page
click on "Local Forecasts."
Then scroll down to
"Real-time Rainfall Totals for Phoenix."
Then click on
Rainfall Totals
And it should look something like this
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
400 PM MST MON JUL 14 2008
...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION FOR THE PHOENIX METRO AREA ENDING
AT 4 PM...
NOTE...IF IT RAINED AT A LOCATION...THE AMOUNT WILL BE SHOWN
ONLY IF IT IS AT LEAST 0.04...4 HUNDRETHS OF AN INCH. ANY RAIN
AMOUNT LESS THAN 0.04 IS NOT REGISTERED AND IS SHOWN AS 0.00
6 HR PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
OLDEST >>>>>>>>>>> NEWEST
ID STATION NAME 4 PM 10 PM 4 AM 10 AM 24 HR
-10 PM -4 AM -10 AM -4 PM TOTAL
AHWATUKEE
MAHA3 AHWATUKEE 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16
APACHE JUNCTION
PMDA3 USERY MOUNTAIN PARK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
KNGA3 KINGS RANCH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
AVONDALE
AVOA3 AGUA FRIA @ BUCKEYE 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.08
BUCKEYE
MBUA3 BUCKEYE FRS #2 0.31 0.51 0.00 0.00 0.83
CAREFREE
ZCAA3 FRAESFIELD MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.16
CRFA3 CAREFREE RANCH 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.08 0.16
CAVECREEK
HMBA3 HUMBOLDT MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.75
CBTA3 CAVE BUTTES DAM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CHANDLER
ZCHA3 EMF @ ARIZONA AVE 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
GILBERT
ZGIA3 MESA TOWER 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
ZCPA3 CROSSROADS PARK 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
GLENDALE
MGLA3 CITY OF GLENDALE 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
MMDA3 MARYLAND @ 27TH AVE 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
MSXA3 ACDC @ 67TH AVE 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.08
GOODYEAR
ZGYA3 TUTHILL @ RAY RD 0.31 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.35
GUADALUPE
ZGAA3 GUADALUPE FRS 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
MESA
MBDA3 BROADWAY @ DOBSON 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
ZBLA3 BROADWAY @ LINDSAY 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
MBHA3 BROWN RD. @ HORNE 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
MEEA3 KLEINMAN PARK 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04
FALA3 THUNDER MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MLAA3 MOUNTAIN VIEW PARK 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
WMSA3 QUEEN CREEK RD 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
ZUPA3 USERY PARK WS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
NEW RIVER
NEWA3 SUNUP RANCH 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
PARADISE VALLEY
MCLA3 CAVE CREEK LANDFILL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MCCA3 E FORK CC #1 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
MLDA3 LOST DOG WASH 0.20 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.24
MRPA3 REATA PASS DAMSITE 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.16 0.20
PEORIA
NRDA3 NEW RIVER DAM 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
MBLA3 NEW RIVER @ BELL RD 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16
PHOENIX
MBTA3 CESAR CHAVEZ PARK 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
MMIA3 MISSOURI @ 16TH ST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MOXA3 OLD XCUT @ MCDOWELL 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
MPAA3 PAPAGO PARK 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16
MPPA3 PERRY PARK 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
ADBA3 ADOBE DAM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MPHA3 SKUNK CREEK @ I-17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MPMA3 JEFFERSON @ 4TH AVE 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
MROA3 ROESER @ 2ND ST 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
SOMA3 SOUTH MOUNTAIN 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
ZSFA3 SOUTH MOUNTAIN FAN 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39
MTHA3 THOMAS & 16TH ST 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
MTQA3 THOMAS @ 48TH ST 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
QUEEN CREEK
ZQRA3 QUEEN CR @ RITTENHO 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04
ZQCA3 QUEEN CREEK LANDFIL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
QNCA3 EMF @ QUEEN CREEK R 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
SCOTTSDALE
SDLA3 INDIAN BEND WASH @ 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.08
ZMDA3 MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN P 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
MPJA3 PIMA @ JOMAX 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.08
SUN CITY
MSWA3 SUN CITY WEST 0.00 0.20 0.04 0.00 0.24
SURPRISE
MDYA3 DYSART @ BELL RD 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.00 0.16
MCFA3 MCMICKEN FLOODWAY 0.00 0.12 0.08 0.00 0.20
TEMPE
MSPA3 SALT RIVER @ PRIEST 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16
MTEA3 ASU SOUTH 0.00 M 0.00 0.00 0.00
Source
Finding rainfall totals
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OK, you know how the official rainfall totals come from the National Weather Service's gauge at Sky Harbor? A lot of you people like to complain about that. I don't know why.
However, you can easily find rainfall totals for your neighborhood or at least for your general area. Go to www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/ and on the left side of the page click on "Local Forecasts." Then scroll down to "Real-time Rainfall Totals for Phoenix."
It's a list of 58 of the weather service's remote monitoring stations located all around the Valley. You should be able to find one fairly close to you and find out how much you got.
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Reach Thompson at clay.thompson@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8612.
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