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Station Name: Sugarloaf Mountain
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Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Station Name: Sugarloaf Mountain
Station ID Number History: 5055 since 05/27/04
Station Type: Rain
Data Begins: 05/27/2004
Years Since Installation: 11.35 (as of 10/01/15)
Data Repeater: Yarnell Hill
County: Maricopa
Latitude: 33° 41’ 28.9” (33.69135)
Longitude: 113° 05’ 37.2” (113.09366)
Elevation: 2,760 ft. msl
Location: 16 miles NW of Tonopah
Data Record:
Incomplete Months: None
Missing Months: None
Remarks: Records Good
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Sugarloaf Mountain
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Data Statistics for Period of Record:
Number of storms greater than 1 inch in 24 hours: 17
Number of storms greater than 2 inches in 24 hours: 4
Number of storms greater than 3 inches in 24 hours: 1
Approx. Tr
Greatest 15 minute total: 0.87" on 08/26/13 8 years
Greatest 1 hour total: 1.46" on 08/21/12 8 years
Greatest 3 hour total: 1.57" on 08/21/12 6 years
Greatest 6 hour total: 1.65" on 08/21/12 4 years
Greatest 24 hour total: 4.49" on 01/21/10 76 years
Greatest 72 hour total: 5.95" on 01/21/10 160 years
Water Year Totals (Mean of Complete Water Years [11] = 7.32 inches):
Water Year Total Water Year Total
2020 2010 10.90
2019 2009 4.37
2018 2008 7.32
2017 2007 4.25
2016 2006 6.26
2015 6.10 2005 18.15
2014 7.40 2004 M
2013 6.57 2003
2012 5.67 2002
2011 3.50 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
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2015
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1 .04 .08
2 .28 3 .04 .04
4 .51 .16 .63
5
6 7
8
9 .04
10 .16 11 ---- .04 .08
12
13 .12 .12
14 .12 15 .47
16
17 .43 .04
18 .20 19 .39
20
21 .04
22 .31 23
24 .35
25
26 .04 27 .12
28
29 .04 ----
30 .87 ---- 31 ---- .08 .28 ---- ---- ---- ----
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SUM 0.04 0.00 1.18 1.65 0.00 0.79 0.04 0.63 0.00 0.24 0.55 0.98
ACC 0.04 0.04 1.22 2.87 2.87 3.66 3.70 4.33 4.33 4.57 5.12 6.10
MAX 0.04 0.00 0.51 0.87 0.00 0.39 0.04 0.47 0.00 0.20 0.35 0.63
NO. 1 0 5 8 0 4 1 2 0 2 3 3
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.87
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.65
Total Annual Rainfall 6.10
Number of Days with Rain 29
Gage 5055 down from 11/10 05:46 (1) through 11/12 09:06 (1) due to solar panel failure; no rain fell.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2014
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1 .35 .20
2 3 .12
4 .08 .04
5
6 .31 7 ----
8 ---- 1.77
9 .04 .04
10 .08 11
12
13
14 15
16
17 .04
18 .16 19 .12 .79
20 .28 .04
21 .35 .08
22 1.73 23 .24
24
25 .04 .24
26 27
28 .16
29 ----
30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- .12 ----
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SUM 0.08 2.32 0.39 0.00 0.16 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.71 1.54 1.85
ACC 0.08 2.40 2.80 2.80 2.95 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 4.02 5.55 7.40
MAX 0.08 1.73 0.28 0.00 0.16 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.31 0.79 1.77
NO. 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 7 3
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.77
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 2.32
Total Annual Rainfall 7.40
Number of Days with Rain 24
Gage 5055 down from 12/06 18:45 (61) through 12/09 09:45 (61) due to transmitter failure; no rain fell.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2013
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1
2 3
4
5
6 7
8 .08 .08
9 .04 .51
10 .35 11 .08 .39
12
13 .24
14 .31 15 .20
16
17
18 .08 19
20 .12 .35
21 .04
22 .04 23
24 .04 ---- .55
25 .12 .04 .24
26 1.10 1.14 27 .16
28 .08 .04
29 ---- .16
30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
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SUM 0.00 0.08 0.83 1.50 0.24 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.87 2.13 0.87
ACC 0.00 0.08 0.91 2.40 2.64 2.72 2.72 2.72 2.72 3.58 5.71 6.57
MAX 0.00 0.08 0.31 1.10 0.12 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 1.14 0.51
NO. 0 1 4 5 3 1 0 0 0 5 5 2
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.14
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 2.13
Total Annual Rainfall 6.57
Number of Days with Rain 26
Gage 5055 down from 7/23 10:04 (90) through 7/25 12:20 (91) for unknown reason; assigned 1mm to 7/25.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2012
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1
2 3
4 .04 .28 .08
5 .04
6 .04 7 .12
8
9
10 .16 11 .04
12 .43 .04
13 .51 .20
14 .20 15
16
17 .04
18 .08 1.10 19
20
21 1.65
22 .04 23 .16
24
25
26 27 ----
28 ----
29 .35
30 ---- .08 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
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SUM 0.04 0.20 1.06 0.00 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.14 1.85 0.28
ACC 0.04 0.24 1.30 1.30 1.30 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 3.54 5.39 5.67
MAX 0.04 0.12 0.51 0.00 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 1.65 0.16
NO. 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 3
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.65
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.85
Total Annual Rainfall 5.67
Number of Days with Rain 21
Gage 5055 down from 7/26 13:14 (79) through 7/28 19:13 (79) due to repeater failure; no rain fell.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2011
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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2
3
4 .43 .08 5 .16
6 .04
7
8 .16 9 .39 .04
10
11
12 13
14
15
16 .04 17
18
19 .31
20 .12 .04 21 .12
22 .67 .08
23 .04
24 25
26 .31
27 .12
28 29 .24 ----
30 ---- .12
31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUM 0.55 0.00 0.99 0.00 0.79 0.20 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.00 0.04
ACC 0.55 0.55 1.54 1.54 2.32 2.52 3.07 3.07 3.07 3.46 3.46 3.50
MAX 0.43 0.00 0.67 0.00 0.31 0.12 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.04
NO. 2 0 4 0 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 1
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.67
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 0.98
Total Annual Rainfall 3.50
Number of Days with Rain 19
Annual Total (mm): 89 Days Down: 0
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2010
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1 ---- .04 .31
2 ---- 3 ----
4
5
6 .12 7 .94 .28 .87 .04
8 ---- .04
9 ---- .04
10 ---- 11 ----
12 ---- .67
13 .04 ----
14 ---- 15 ----
16
17 .51
18 .04 19 1.46
20 .08 .36 ----
21 4.41 ----
22 .04 ---- .16 23 .08
24 ----
25 ----
26 27 .16
28 .20
29 ---- ----
30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- .04 ----
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SUM 0.00 0.00 0.98 5.99 1.14 0.98 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.12 1.02 0.00
ACC 0.00 0.00 0.98 6.97 8.11 9.09 9.09 9.09 9.76 9.88 10.90 10.90
MAX 0.00 0.00 0.94 4.41 0.36 0.87 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.08 0.51 0.00
NO. 0 0 2 4 6 4 0 0 1 2 4 0
Maximum Daily Rainfall 4.41
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 5.99 Total Annual Rainfall 10.90
Number of Days with Rain 23
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 277 Gage 5055 down from 10/30 13:25 (0) through 11/04 03:08 (0) due to programming error; no rain fell. Gage 5055 down 12/07 21:36 (23) through 12/10 08:40 (24); not documented, assigned 1mm to 12/07. Gage 5055 down from 12/23 08:41 (25) through 12/26 08:41 (25), failure not documented, no rain fell. Gage 5055 down from 03/28 02:40 (231) through 03/30 13:15 (231) due to vandalism; no rain fell. Gage 5055 down from 05/09 12:05 (231) through 05/16 12:05 (231) due to vandalism, no rain fell. Gage 5055 down from 05/19 10:45 (231) through 05/23 16:45 (231) due to poor radio path, no rain fell.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2009
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1
2 3
4
5 .08
6 7 .28
8 .04
9 .20
10 11 .39
12
13
14 15
16 .51 .08
17 .75 .04 ----
18 .04 ---- 19
20 .04
21 .08
22 .31 23
24
25 .47
26 .39 .04 27 .63
28
29 ----
30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
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SUM 0.00 1.02 1.81 0.00 0.63 0.00 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.31 0.08
ACC 0.00 1.02 2.83 2.83 3.46 3.46 3.86 3.86 3.86 3.98 4.29 4.37
MAX 0.00 0.63 0.75 0.00 0.28 0.00 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.31 0.08
NO. 0 2 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.75
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.81
Total Annual Rainfall 4.37
Number of Days with Rain 17
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 111 Total down-time: 3.05 days Gage 5055 down from 5/16 10:44 (98) through 5/19 11:51 (98) due to programming error; no rain fell.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2008
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1 .28
2 .43 3
4 .04 .04 .12
5
6 .04 7 .28 .59
8 .16
9
10 .51 .04 11 .24 .04 .39
12
13
14 15
16 .04
17
18 19
20 .35
21
22 .16 23 .28
24 .04
25 .28
26 .04 27 1.30 .08
28
29
30 1.42 ---- .16 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
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SUM 0.04 1.42 0.79 1.97 0.20 0.04 0.00 0.28 0.00 1.02 0.47 1.10
ACC 0.04 1.46 2.24 4.21 4.41 4.45 4.45 4.72 4.72 5.75 6.22 7.32
MAX 0.04 1.42 0.28 1.30 0.16 0.04 0.00 0.28 0.00 0.51 0.28 0.43
NO. 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 5
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.42
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.97
Total Annual Rainfall 7.32
Number of Days with Rain 25
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 186 Total down-time: 0.00 days
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2007
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1
2 .12 3
4
5
6 7
8
9
10 11
12 .04
13 .08
14 .04 .31 15
16 .16
17
18 19 .31 .35
20
21 .35
22 .55 .28 .04 23
24
25 .35
26 27
28 .35 .63
29 ---- .04
30 ---- 31 ---- .20 ---- ---- ---- .04 ----
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SUM 0.04 0.00 0.35 0.51 0.35 0.55 0.20 0.00 0.00 1.34 0.51 0.39
ACC 0.04 0.04 0.39 0.91 1.26 1.81 2.01 2.01 2.01 3.35 3.86 4.25
MAX 0.04 0.00 0.35 0.31 0.35 0.55 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.63 0.31 0.35
NO. 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 5 3 2
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.63
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.34
Total Annual Rainfall 4.25
Number of Days with Rain 18
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 108 Total down-time: 0.00 days
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2006
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1
2 .24 3 ----
4 ----
5 .04 ---- .20
6 7
8 .08
9 .16 .71
10 .20 .04 11 .04 .31 1.50
12 .24 .24
13 ----
14 ---- .08 15
16
17 .83
18 .94 19
20
21 .08
22 ---- 23
24 .28
25 .04
26 .04 27
28
29 ----
30 ---- 31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
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SUM 1.77 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.28 2.36 1.38
ACC 1.77 1.81 1.81 1.81 1.81 2.20 2.24 2.24 2.24 2.52 4.88 6.26
MAX 0.94 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.31 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.20 1.50 0.71
NO. 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 6
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.50
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 2.36
Total Annual Rainfall 6.26
Number of Days with Rain 20
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 159 Total down-time: 9.00 days Gage 5055 down from 1/12 04:42 (46) through 1/15 04:42 (46) for unknown reason; no rain fell. Gage 5055 down from 1/21 04:43 (46) through 1/23 16:43 (46) due to repeater failure; no rain fell. Gage 5055 down from 5/02 21:48 (57) through 5/06 09:48 (57) for unknown reason; no rain fell.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2005
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 .04
2 .59
3 1.14 .31 4 .94 .08
5 .51 .39
6 .20
7 .87 .51 8 .20 .08
9 .55
10 .08
11 .04 2.05 .12 12 .71 .04
13
14
15 .04 16
17 .08
18 .24
19 .59 .24 20 .04
21 2.28 .24 .28
22 .35 .20 .04
23 .43 .04 .04 24 .43 .12
25
26 .31
27 .28 28 .79 .47
29 1.02 -----
30 ----- ----- .16
31 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUM 3.35 1.65 2.20 2.48 5.16 0.71 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.24 2.20 0.00
ACC 3.35 5.00 7.20 9.69 14.84 15.55 15.71 15.71 15.71 15.94 18.15 18.15
MAX 2.28 0.87 1.02 1.14 2.05 0.39 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.59 0.00
NO. 3 4 4 5 12 3 2 0 0 3 7 0
Maximum Daily Rainfall 2.28
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 5.16
Total Annual Rainfall 18.15
Number of Days with Rain 43
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 461 Total down-time: 0.00 days
Flood Control District of Maricopa County 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at Sugarloaf Mountain (gage # 5055) for Water Year 2004
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 3 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
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10 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 11 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
12 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .04
13 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
14 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .51 .04 15 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .04
16 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .08
17 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
18 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .04 19 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .04 .35
20 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
21 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
22 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 23 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
24 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
25 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
26 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 27 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
28 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
29 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
30 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 31 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
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SUM ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0.00 0.00 0.63 0.16 0.35
ACC ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0.00 0.00 0.63 0.79 1.14
MAX ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0.00 0.00 0.51 0.04 0.35
NO. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 0 0 3 4 1
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.51
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 0.63
Partial Annual Rainfall 1.14
Number of Days with Rain 8
Notes:
Partial annual rainfall in millimeters: 29 Total down-time: 0.00 days Station installed on 05/27/2004.