station name: mcdowell mountain road

Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501

Station Name: McDowell Mountain Road

Station ID Number History: 5920 since 05/18/2004

Station Type: Rain / Stream

Data Begins: 05/18/2004

Years Since Installation: 11.37 (as of 10/01/15)

Data Repeater: Mt. Ord

County: Maricopa

Latitude: 33° 39’ 24.1” (33.65667)

Longitude: 111° 42’ 22.8” (111.70634)

Elevation: 1,635 ft. msl

Location: In McDowell Mtn. Park, 2 miles N of

Fountain Hills

Data Record:

Incomplete Months: None

Missing Months: None

Remarks: Records Good

0

3

6

9

12

15

18

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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Water Year

McDowell Mountain Road

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=N+33+39+24.1++W+111+42+22.8&sll=33.700667,-111.745278&sspn=0.818034,1.28952&ie=UTF8&ll=33.65667,-111.70634&spn=0.818447,1.28952&t=p&z=10


Data Statistics for Period of Record:

Number of storms greater than 1 inch in 24 hours: 26

Number of storms greater than 2 inches in 24 hours: 6

Number of storms greater than 3 inches in 24 hours: 0

Approx. Tr

Greatest 15 minute total: 0.79" on 07/23/05 9 years

Greatest 1 hour total: 0.98" on 08/28/08 4 years





Water Year Totals (Mean of Complete Water Years [11] = 9.71 inches):

Water Year Total Water Year Total

2020 2010 8.98

2019 2009 6.77

2018 2008 16.02

2017 2007 5.43

2016 2006 7.76

2015 8.03 2005 17.60

2014 11.42 2004 M

2013 8.50 2003

2012 8.43 2002

2011 7.91 2001

M: One or more months contain partial or missing data

Design Rainfall for this Geographic Location:

Click this link for Point Precipitation Frequency Estimates

(Annual Maximum Series) in Tabular and Graphical Formats

from NOAA Atlas 14, Volume I, Version 5

http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/pfds_printpage.html?lat=33.65667&lon=-111.70634&data=depth&units=english&series=ams


Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at McDowell Mountain Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2015

DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

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1 .04 .04

2 .31 3

4 .87 .59

5 .16

6 7 ----

8 .16 ----

9 .24 ----

10 ---- 11 .04

12

13 .20 .20 .08

14 .12 15 .75

16 .08

17 .08

18 .08 19 .31

20 .43

21

22 .24 23

24 .08 .31

25 .08

26 .12 .47 27

28

29 .12 ----

30 1.26 ---- 31 ---- .35 ---- ---- ---- .20 .04 ----

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SUM 0.39 0.00 1.50 1.77 0.12 1.14 0.79 1.42 0.16 0.20 0.12 0.43

ACC 0.39 0.39 1.89 3.66 3.78 4.92 5.71 7.13 7.28 7.48 7.60 8.03

MAX 0.24 0.00 0.87 1.26 0.08 0.43 0.47 0.75 0.16 0.20 0.08 0.24

NO. 2 0 4 6 2 4 2 3 1 1 2 3

Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.26

Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.77

Total Annual Rainfall 8.03

Number of Days with Rain 30

Gage 5920 down from 2/06 12:23 (94) through 2/11 8:04 (94) for unknown reason; no rain fell.

http://alert.fcd.maricopa.gov/php/showrpts_P.php?ID=5920&PA=rain&SP=1d&NM=365&ME=09&DE=30&YE=2015




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1 1.54

2 .16 3

4

5

6 7

8 .20 2.13

9 .04

10 11 .04

12 .16

13 .12 .12

14 15 .31

16 .04

17

18 19 1.06

20 .79

21 .35 .16

22 1.46 23 .43

24

25

26 .08 27 2.24

28

29 ----

30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

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SUM 0.00 2.24 0.79 0.00 0.00 1.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75 1.69 4.41

ACC 0.00 2.24 3.03 3.03 3.03 4.57 4.57 4.57 4.57 5.31 7.01 11.42

MAX 0.00 1.46 0.79 0.00 0.00 1.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.31 1.06 2.24

NO. 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 3









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1

2 3 .12

4

5

6 .08 7 .28

8 1.73 .39

9 .04 .04 .12 .31

10 .08 11 .16 .20 .04

12 .04

13 .24

14 .55 15 .71

16 .04 ----

17 ----

18 .08 19 .04

20 .43 .12

21 .39

22 23

24

25

26 1.69 27 .12

28 .12

29 ---- .16

30 .08 ---- 31 ---- .12 ---- ---- ---- ----

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SUM 0.20 0.12 1.85 1.93 0.67 1.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.51 0.83

ACC 0.20 0.31 2.17 4.09 4.76 6.61 6.61 6.61 6.61 7.17 7.68 8.50

MAX 0.16 0.08 0.71 1.69 0.43 1.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.28 0.39

NO. 2 2 8 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 3





Gage 5920 down from 2/15 21:01 (110) through 2/18 15:01 (110) due to data collision, no rain fell.





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1

2 3 .39

4 .16 .24 .16

5 .43 .08

6 .04 7 .51 .43

8 .04

9

10 .04 11 .31 .04

12 .71 .04

13 .16 1.14

14 .04 .04 .16 15

16

17

18 .24 .51 19

20

21 .20 .20

22 .04 23 .39

24

25 .08

26 .16 27

28 1.02

29 .43

30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

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SUM 0.28 1.34 2.60 0.00 0.00 0.51 0.20 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.67 0.67

ACC 0.28 1.62 4.21 4.21 4.21 4.73 4.92 4.92 4.92 7.09 7.76 8.43

MAX 0.16 0.51 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.51 0.16 0.00 0.00 1.02 0.39 0.43

NO. 3 4 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 4 4








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2

3 .28

4 5 .98

6 .08 .04

7

8 9 .47

10 .20

11 .08

12 13

14

15

16 .24 17

18 .12 .31

19 .39

20 .12 21 .83 .12 .04 .39

22 .20

23 .04

24 .43 25

26 .59

27 .47

28 29 1.14 ----

30 .24 ----

31 ---- ---- ---- ---- .12 ----

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUM 1.89 0.12 1.89 0.00 0.98 0.39 0.51 0.12 0.00 0.91 0.91 0.20

ACC 1.89 2.01 3.90 3.90 4.88 5.28 5.79 5.91 5.91 6.81 7.72 7.91

MAX 0.98 0.12 1.14 0.00 0.47 0.39 0.47 0.12 0.00 0.43 0.59 0.20

NO. 3 1 6 0 3 1 2 1 0 4 2 1





Annual Total (mm): 201 Days Down: 0




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1

2 3

4

5

6 .12 7 .63 .12 .55 .39

8 .04 .12

9 .12

10 11

12 ----

13

14 15

16

17 .28

18 .12 19 1.10

20 .16

21 2.72 .35 .04

22 .16 .43 .20 .20 .04 23 .04 .08 .04 .04

24

25

26 27 .04

28 .16 .43 .08

29 .12 ----

30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- .08 ----

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SUM 0.00 0.00 0.87 4.76 1.26 0.94 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.98 0.04

ACC 0.00 0.00 0.87 5.63 6.89 7.83 7.87 7.87 7.87 7.95 8.94 8.98

MAX 0.00 0.00 0.63 2.72 0.43 0.55 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.39 0.04

NO. 0 0 4 8 5 5 1 0 0 1 5 1





Notes:

Annual rainfall in millimeters: 228 Gage 5920 down from 02/11 05:23 (146) through 02/13 23:23 (146) due to data collision; no rain fell.


Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at McDowell Mtn. Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2009


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2 .12

3

4 .04 .12 5 .04

6

7 .08

8 .91 9 .04 .83

10

11 .51

12 .04 13 .04

14

15 .08

16 .16 17 .08 .24

18 .12

19

20 21 .28 .08

22 .24 .08 .28

23 .08 .20

24 .12 25 .83

26 .43 .55

27 .20

28 29 ----

30 ----

31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUM 0.04 0.67 2.13 0.24 2.05 0.00 0.55 0.55 0.00 0.43 0.12 0.00

ACC 0.04 0.71 2.83 3.07 5.12 5.12 5.67 6.22 6.22 6.65 6.77 6.77

MAX 0.04 0.43 0.83 0.12 0.91 0.00 0.51 0.28 0.00 0.20 0.08 0.00

NO. 1 3 8 3 4 0 2 2 0 3 2 0





Notes:

Annual rainfall in millimeters: 172 Total down-time: 0.00 days




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1 .51 .04

2 3

4 .08 .24 .08

5 .20 .51

6 .12 .08 7 .55 .83 .43

8 .67

9 .04

10 .39 .83 .16 11 .20 .28 .04

12

13 1.02

14 .16 15 .24

16

17

18 19

20 .28

21

22 .08 .08 23 .04 .47

24 .08 .04

25 1.57

26 .20 27 1.97

28 .55 1.10

29 .04

30 1.85 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

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SUM 0.08 1.85 2.36 3.74 0.87 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.00 2.20 4.09 0.24

ACC 0.08 1.93 4.29 8.03 8.90 8.90 8.90 9.49 9.49 11.69 15.79 16.02

MAX 0.08 1.85 0.67 1.97 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.47 0.00 1.02 1.57 0.16

NO. 1 1 6 6 5 0 0 3 0 4 8 3




Number of Days with Rain 37 Notes:





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1 .04

2 3

4

5 .08

6 .16 .04 7

8 .16

9

10 11 .04

12 .20

13 .12 .08

14 .08 .04 15

16 .04

17 .12

18 19 .35 .35

20 .04 .04

21 .28 .08 .04

22 .08 .79 23

24 .04 .08

25

26 27

28 .16

29 ----

30 .20 ---- .24 31 ---- .63 ---- ---- ---- .87 ----

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SUM 0.39 0.00 0.35 1.50 0.59 0.83 0.35 0.00 0.00 1.26 0.08 0.08

ACC 0.39 0.39 0.75 2.24 2.83 3.66 4.02 4.02 4.02 5.28 5.35 5.43

MAX 0.16 0.00 0.16 0.63 0.35 0.79 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.87 0.08 0.04

NO. 3 0 3 5 5 2 3 0 0 5 1 2





Notes:





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1

2 .04 3

4 .24

5 .04

6 7 .08

8 .04

9 .59

10 .83 11 1.50 .39

12 .08 .43

13 .04

14 .12 .08 15

16

17 .28

18 .04 19 .28 .04

20

21 .08

22 23 .43

24 .04

25 .51

26 .16 27 .12

28 .04

29 ---- .20

30 ---- .35 .71 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

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SUM 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.97 0.04 0.00 0.35 2.17 1.81 1.10

ACC 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 2.28 2.32 2.32 2.68 4.84 6.65 7.76

MAX 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.04 0.00 0.35 0.71 0.83 0.59

NO. 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 7 5 7





Notes:




DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1

2 .04 .83

3 1.38 .08 4 .28 1.06

5 .12 .59

6 .39 .04

7 8 .04 .08

9 .12

10 .24

11 .20 1.73 12 .75 .12

13

14

15 .12 .04 16

17 .08

18 .51

19 .91 20 .39

21 .39 .24 .04 .08

22 .12 .12 .08

23 ----- .35 .98 .28 24 ----- .08 .04

25 ----- .08

26 .63 .83

27 .08 28 .71 .12

29 1.30 .20 -----

30 .08 ----- .20

31 ----- ----- ----- ----- .47 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUM 1.10 0.51 2.28 3.66 4.80 0.71 0.39 0.00 0.00 2.64 1.50 0.00

ACC 1.10 1.61 3.90 7.56 12.36 13.07 13.46 13.46 13.46 16.10 17.60 17.60

MAX 0.71 0.24 1.30 1.38 1.73 0.59 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.98 0.83 0.00

NO. 2 4 6 8 10 3 2 0 0 6 6 0





Notes:

Annual rainfall in millimeters: 447 Total down-time: 4.25 days Gage 5920 down from 10/22 09:48 (10) through 10/26 15:45 (10) for unknown reason; no rain fell.




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16 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

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18 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .20 .04 19 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .75

20 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

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26 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .12 27 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

28 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .16

29 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

30 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 31 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

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SUM ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.71 1.22

ACC ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0.00 0.00 0.43 1.14 2.36

MAX ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0.00 0.00 0.31 0.28 0.75

NO. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0 0 2 3 5



Partial Annual Rainfall 2.36


Notes:

Partial annual rainfall in millimeters: 60 Total down-time: 0.00 days Station installed on 05/18/2004.

station name: mcdowell mountain road

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