Storm Station247

What is measuring in District of Columbia

25 instruments still reporting in District of Columbia, across 2 networks, each one with the kind of measurement it makes and how often it makes it. Open a place below to see which of them stand near it.

measured daily25 instruments

Volunteer precipitation and snow observers

23 instruments/once a day

precip, snowfall, snow depth

The same measurement a cooperative observer makes, from many more gardens. District of Columbia publishes 23 of these against 2 cooperative observers, so on most days it is the densest picture of what is on the ground that exists.

Cooperative observers

2 instruments/once a day

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

A person, a board and a ruler, in the morning. It cannot say what is falling right now and it is the best answer to how much is on the ground.

Every place in District of Columbia

3 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.