Every 15 minutes a computer reads a number of "one-wire" thermometers located at interesting places around the ranch. The most recent readings are reported here.
Set the number of days used for these temperature and water usage graphs here
Clicking on the thermometer location link gives a plot of Temperature vs. Day for that thermometer over the past 4 days.
September 22, 2007 0.2" (First rain since May)
December 7, 2007 1.3"
December 14, 2007 New grass appearing in fields!
December 18, 2007 1.8"
December 20, 2007 0.6"
December 29, 2007 0.3"
Subtotal: 4.2"
January 4-6, 2008 2.5"
January 7, 2008 0.1"
January 22-25, 2008 2.7" (with a tiny bit of snow)
January 26-27, 2008 1.0"
January 27-28, 2008 0.8"
Jaunary 31, 2008 0.3"
February 1-2, 2008 0.9"
February 20-21, 2008 1.4"
February 23-24, 2008 0.9"
May 25, 2008 0.2"
May 26-27, 2008 1.4"
Total for 2007-8 season: 16.4"
October 4, 2008 0.2"
October 31, 2008 0.4"
November 1-2, 2008 1.5"
November 4, 2008 0.2"
November 8, 2008 0.8"
November 26-27, 2008 1.4"
December 13, 2008 0.2"
December 14, 2008 1.0"
December 21, 2008 1.1"
December 23, 2008 0.2"
December 25, 2008 0.8"
Subtotal: 7.8"
January 2, 2009 0.3"
January 4, 2009 0.3"
January 22-23, 2009 1.5"
January 23-24, 2009 1.8"
February 5-6, 2009 0.4"
February 8-9, 2009 0.7"
February 11, 2009 0.4"
February 15-17, 2009 1.6"
February 21-23, 2009 0.6"
March 1, 2009 0.4"
March 3, 2009 0.5"
March 22, 2009 1.2"
April 8, 2009 1.0"
May 1, 2009 0.9"
May 3, 2009 0.2"
June 5, 2009 1.0"
Total for 2008-9 season: 20.6"
September 14, 2009 0.1"
October 13-14, 2009 1.2"
October 19, 2009 0.1"
November 12, 2009 0.5"
December 7, 2009 0.7" (With a few snow flakes)
December 9, 2009 0.75"
December 12-13, 2009 1.25"
December 20-21, 2009 1.00"
December 26, 2009 0.35"
December 28, 2009 0.25"
Subtotal: 6.2"
January 12, 2010 0.75"
January 17, 2010 0.80"
January 18, 2010 0.65"
January 20, 2010 1.40"
January 21-23, 2010 0.80"
January 29, 2010 0.15"
February 4-5, 2010 0.60"
February 6-7, 2010 0.90"
February 9, 2010 0.50"
February 22, 2010 0.60"
February 23-24, 2010 1.15"
February 26-27, 2010 1.15" (again!)
March 2-3, 2010 1.70"
March 10, 2010 0.45"
March 12, 2010 0.85"
March 31, 2010 0.50"
April 4-5, 2010 1.00"
April 11, 2010 0.85"
April 12, 2010 0.95"
April 20, 2010 0.90"
April 21, 2010 0.55"
April 22, 2010 0.20"
April 28, 2010 0.50"
May 9, 2010 0.05"
Total for 2009-2010 season: 24.15"
October 2, 2010 0.40"
October 4, 2010 0.50"
October 22-23, 2010 0.25"
October 24-25, 2010 0.70"
October 29-30, 2010 0.50"
November 7, 2010 1.10"
November 19-20, 2010 1.00"
November 20-21, 2010 1.15"
November 21-22, 2010 0.40"
November 23, 2010 0.75"
November 27, 2010 0.50"
December 3, 2010 0.15"
December 4, 2010 0.20"
December 5, 2010 0.65"
December 8-9, 2010 0.10"
December 14-15, 2010 0.50"
December 16-17, 2010 0.15"
December 17-18, 2010 0.90"
December 18-20, 2010 0.75"
December 21-22, 2010 1.25"
December 22-23, 2010 0.25"
December 25, 2010 1.00" Big pond overflowing now
December 27-29, 2010 2.00"
Subtotal: 15.15"
Dec. 31-Jan. 2, 2011 1.85"
January 2-3, 2011 0.25"
January 30, 2011 0.65"
February 16, 2011 0.55"
February 17, 2011 1.05"
February 18-19, 2011 1.50"
February 20, 2011 0.35"
February 24-25, 2011 0.75"
March 1, 2011 0.15"
March 6, 2011 0.20"
March 7, 2011 0.30"
March 9, 2011 First snakes of Spring - 3 garter snakes mating in pond garden
March 14, 2011 0.10"
March 16, 2011 0.35"
March 18, 2011 0.65"
March 19-20, 2011 2.20"
March 22, 2011 0.20"
March 23, 2011 1.20"
March 24, 2011 1.30"
March 25, 2011 0.45"
March 26, 2011 0.25"
April 7, 2011 0.65"
May 6, 2011 First rattlesnake of season killed (near Magic's water trough)
May 9, 2011 0.20" Walk loop path completed.
May 15, 2011 0.65"
May 17, 2011 0.50"
May 28, 2011 0.10"
May 31, 2011 2nd rattlesnake of season killed - near main gate
June 4, 2011 0.75"
June 5-6, 2011 2.10"
June 14, 2011 Big pond has stopped overflowing
June 29, 2011 1.05"
Total for 2010-2011 season: 35.45"
July 30, 2011 3rd rattlesnake killed - on driveway just outside of main gate
July 31, 2011 0.01" Brief thunderstorm, 4th rattlesnake killed - outside of chicken coop door
September 21, 2011 5th rattlesnake killed - at gate to chicken yard
October 4, 2011 Big pond still has some water
October 5, 2011 0.90"
October 6, 2011 0.50" Rain doubled water volume in big pond.
November 3-4, 2011 0.50" Very little in big pond after rainfall.
November 6, 2011 0.40"
November 11, 2011 0.30"
November 19, 2011 0.65"
Subtotal: 3.25"
January 20-21, 2012 1.20"
January 22-23, 2012 0.80"
February 13, 2012 0.70"
February 15, 2012 0.55"
February 29, 2012 0.35"
March 14, 2012 Big pond has only a 3' mud puddle.
March 16-18, 2012 5.09" Big pond now has about 9" of water, but no water flowing into it.
March 24-25, 2012 0.65"
March 26, 2012 0.45" Badger seen near oak closest to chicken yard.
March 28, 2012 0.20" Badger into McMurray's pen.
March 31, 2012 0.90"
April 1, 2012 0.35"
April 11, 2012 1.45"
April 12, 2012 0.70"
April 13, 2012 0.90"
April 14, 2012 0.35"
April 25, 2012 0.05"
April 26, 2012 0.35"
May 6, 2012 1st Rattlesnake of the season, 15", 1-button outside back breezeway door
May 8, 2012 1st 4 Mariposa Lillies seen.
June 4, 2012 0.50"
Total for 2011-2012 season: 18.80"
July 20, 2012 36", 5-button Rattlesnake killed in chicken yard
September 22, 2012 30", 4-button Rattlesnake killed by hose at front of garage
October 22, 2012 0.50"
November 8-9, 2012 0.45"
November 16-17, 2012 0.75"
November 17-18, 2012 0.50" New grass appearing in fields.
November 28, 2012 0.25"
November 29-30, 2012 0.85"
December 1-3, 2012 0.95"
December 5, 2012 0.10"
December 12, 2012 0.85"
December 17-18, 2012 0.70"
December 21-22, 2012 1.05"
December 23-24, 2012 1.25"
December 25-26, 2012 0.85"
December 27, 2012 0.50"
Subtotal: 9.55"
January 6-7, 2013 1.05"
January 10, 2013 0.25" with hail
January 24-25, 2013 0.45"
January 28, 2013 Big pond is still a small puddle about 10' across.
February 7, 2013 0.35"
Febuary 19, 2013 1.25" with a couple brief snow flurries
March 6, 2013 0.10"
March 7, 2013 0.10"
March 19, 2013 0.30"
March 31, 2013 0.60"
April 1, 2013 0.30"
April 3-4, 2013 0.45"
May 6-7, 2013 0.40"
May 14, 2013 2-button rattlesnake killed just outside entrance to vegetable garden
June 4, 2013 7-button rattlesnake (2.5' long, fat) killed outside garage near large pottery wheel.
Total for 2012-2013 season: 15.15"
September 21, 2013 0.55"
September 27, 2013 6-button, 3-foot rattlesnake killed in **vegetable garden** which we had considered rattlesnake proof because of its walls.
October 9, 2013 0.25"
November 20, 2013 1.45"
December 3, 2013 0.45"
December 7, 2013 0.75" (fell as snow and melted, used wheelbarrow as gage with factor of 0.62 for funnel shape.)
Subtotal: 3.45"
January 30, 2014 1.25" Finally some rain again!!!!!!
February 6, 2014 0.70"
February 7, 2014 0.50"
February 10, 2014 0.30"
February 26, 2014 1.00"
February 28-29, 2014 0.85"
March 3, 2014 0.15"
March 6, 2014 0.40"
March 25-26, 2014 0.70"
March 29, 2014 0.75"
March 31, 2014 0.55"
April 1, 2014 0.95"
April 11, 2014 2-button rattlesnake seen in pond garden, killed the next day in same area.
April 25-26, 2014 1.75"
June 4, 2014 12-button rattlesnake killed inside house yard wall.
June 5, 2014 Two 3-1/2 foot long king snakes seen looking around inside house yard wall.
June 17?, 2014 12+-button, 3-1/2' long rattlesnake killed inside our screened vegetable garden
Total for 2013-1014 season: 13.30"
September 28, 2014 0.70"
November 1, 2014 2.25"
November 13, 2014 0.45"
November 20, 2014 0.60"
November 23, 2014 0.20"
December 2, 2014 0.65"
December 4, 2014 0.30"
December 11-12, 2014 2.55"
December 15, 2014 0.70"
December 16-17, 2014 1.75"
December 19, 2014 0.15"
December 24, 2014 Two mountain lions spotted at a house 1/2 mile away.
Subtotal: 10.30"
January 27, 2015 0.50"
February 4, 2015 Brown-shoulder hawk seen eating a snake - in February!!!
February 6-7, 2015 1.45"
February 8-9, 2015 0.50"
February 22, 2015 0.50"
February 28, 2015 0.40"
March 11, 2015 0.15"
April 7, 2015 0.85"
April 24, 2015 0.20"
April 25, 2015 1.50"
May 7, 2015 0.15"
June 12, 2015 4-foot rattlesnake with 8+ buttons outside of west side of pond garden gate
June 24, 2015 4-foot, 2.0" dia rattlesnake with 16 buttons outside wall near car spot. Cat alerted me to it.
Total for 2014-2015 season: 16.50"
October 1, 2015 0.35"
October 28, 2015 0.45"
November 2-3, 2015 2.90"
November 9, 2015 0.80"
November 15, 2015 0.75"
November 24-25, 2015 0.75"
December 10, 2015 0.70"
December 11, 2015 0.45"
December 13, 2015 0.45"
December 19, 2015 0.85"
December 21-22, 2015 4.45"
December 24, 2015 0.55"
Subtotal: 13.45"
January 5, 2016 1.40"
January 6, 2016 1.75"
January 9, 2016 0.05"
January 13, 2016 0.05"
January 15, 2016 0.50" Badger seen at SE corner of McMurray's Pen.
January 16, 2016 0.15"
January 18, 2016 1.75"
January 19. 2016 1.10"
January 22-23, 2016 1.30"
January 30, 2016 0.75"
January 31, 2016 1.15" Big pond still a mud puddle.
February 17, 2016 0.50"
March 3-4, 2016 1.20"
March 5-6, 2016 2.50"
March 7, 2016 1.40" Big pond starting to fill.
March 11-12, 2016 1.80" A small gopher snake was found near the gate by the breezeway. It probably got flooded out of a garden hole and was very cold. Marren took it to Aunt Maxine's garden.
March 13-14, 2016 1.45" Big pond overflowing
March 21, 2016 0.20"
April 8-9, 2016 4.40"
April 19, 2016 Cleaned out septic pipe
April 22, 2016 0.65"
June 12, 2016 0.35"
June 13, 2016 3', 6-button rattlesnake seen midway along Shadow's south fence. Went down squirrel hole.
June 25, 2016 Big pond about 3' below overflow
June 26, 2016 Cleaned out septic pipe again
Total for 2015-2016 season: 37.90"
July 31, 2016 Cleaned out septic pipe again
August 7, 2016 Cleaned out septic pipe
August 14, 2016 Rattlesnake in parking area at 2 am, 4' long, 13 buttons, not so fat
September 9, 2016 Turtle pond level 7.5 cm below top of flagstone at 10:13
October 11, 2016 Cleaned out septic pipe
October 16, 2016 0.30"
October 17, 2016 0.50"
October 22, 2016 Thunder and a few drops, but no significant collection.
October 27-28, 2016 1.20"
October 30, 2016 0.15"
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2016 0.50"
November 20, 2016 0.65"
November 23. 2016 0.05"
November 26-27, 2016 1.95"
November 28, 2016 0.05"
December 5, 2016 1.05"
December 8-10, 2016 2.30"
December 15-16, 2016 3.10"
December 18, 2016 Big pond is a small 6" deep puddle
December 23, 2016 1.10"
December 31, 2016 0.40"
Subtotal: 13.30"
January 3-5, 2017 2.80"
January 6-7, 2017 1.60"
January 8, 2017 1.05"
January 9, 2017 0.65" Big pond has maybe 1 foot of water and is connected.
January 10-11, 2017 2.30"
January 11-12, 2017 3.25" Big pond is overflowing. Wheelbarrow emptied.
January 18-20, 2017 3.25"
Jnuary 22-23, 2017 2.40" Big pond is vigorously overflowing in 3 paths.
January 24, 2017 Water level in wheelbarrow at noon = 15.2 cm
January 30, 2017 Water level in wheelbarrow at 5 pm = 14.7 cm
February 2-3, 2017 1.90"
February 5, 2017 Water level in wheelbarrow at 13:40 = 18.4 cm (downpour on Feb 3 and sunny on Feb 4)
February 7-10, 2017 6.90"
February 16, 2017 1.90"
February 20, 2017 1.30"
February 21, 2017 1.25"
March 5, 2017 0.45"
March 21, 2017 0.30"
March 24, 2017 0.70"
March 26, 2017 0.25"
April 6-7, 2017 1.15"
April 8, 2017 0.15"
April 13, 2017 1.00"
April 16, 2017 0.15"
April 18, 2017 0.65"
May 7, 2017 0.10"
May 29, 2017 5-1/2' gopher snake at front porch - relocated to near pump house
June 7, 2017 1 button rattlesnake between the greenhouses about 1' 3" long, but rather fat.
June 11, 2017 0.85" Serious thunderstorm
June 30, 2017 4' long, 1.75" dia 13+6? button rattlesnake killed in backyard outside kitchen.
Total for 2016-2017 season: 49.60"
September 11, 2017 0.45" Thunderstorm
September 12, 2017 Cleared Septic
September 21, 2017 0.65"
October 19, 2017 0.35"
November 16-17, 2017 0.80"
November 27, 2017 1.20"
Subtotal: 3.45"
January 4, 2018 0.25"
January 6. 2018 1.20"
January 8, 2018 0.10"
January 9, 2018 1.65"
January 19, 2018 0.60"
January 22, 2018 Cleared Septic - Problem seemed to be in the tank, not pipe.
January 25, 2018 0.60"
February 1, 2018 Small Gopher snake seen near mailbox.
February 9, 2018 1st Gopher snake of season seen in garden (about 3' long)
February 22, 2018 0.25"
February 26-27, 2018 0.35"
March 1-3, 2018 4.95"
March 10-12, 2018 1.15"
March 16, 2018 0.85"
March 20-22, 2018 4.35"
April 5-7, 2018 1.65"
April 15-16, 2018 0.70"
April 24, 2018 1-button, 1' long rattlesnake by car parts cabinet
May 25, 2018 0.20"
Total for 2017-2018 season: 22.30"
July 1, 2018 Cleared Septic
September 14, 2018 Cleared Septic
October 2, 2018 0.05"
October 3, 2018 2.25"
October 4, 2018 0.75"
October 11, 2018 Cleared Septic
November 21-22, 2018 2.00" Cleared Septic also
November 23-24, 2018 1.30"
November 27-29, 2018 3.90"
November 29, 2018 1.50"
Novem 30-Dec 1, 2018 1.95"
December 5-6, 2018 0.45"
December 16-17, 2018 1.20"
December 23, 2018 0.70"
Subtotal: 16.05"
January 3, 2019 Cleared Septic
January 5, 2019 0.60"
January 6, 2019 1.20"
January 9, 2019 0.50"
January 12-18, 2019 3.10"
January 31, 2019 0.05"
February 1, 2019 1.25"
February 2-3, 2019 3.10"
February 4-5, 2019 2.55"
February 9-10, 2019 1.35"
February 13-15, 2019 1.80"
February 16-17, 2019 1.65"
February 21, 2019 0.20"
February 27, 2019 0.25"
February 28, 2019 0.20"
March 2-3, 2019 1.15"
March 4, 2019 0.50"
March 5, 2019 0.80"
March 7, 2019 0.45"
March 9-10, 2019 0.50"
March 12, 2019 0.35"
March 19, 2019 0.45"
March 22-24, 2019 0.50"
March 26-28, 2019 1.45"
April 1-2, 2019 0.25"
April 15-16, 2019 0.35"
May 9, 2019 0.05"
May 15, 2019 Cleared out septic pipe
May 15-16, 2019 1.40"
May 18-19, 2019 1.95"
May 22-23, 2019 0.30"
May 26-27, 2019 0.80"
June 5, 2019 Rattlesnake (3 buttons) killed in parking area.
June 16, 2019 Cleared out septic pipe (before totally backed up)
Total for 2018-2019 season: 45.10"
November 26-27, 2019 0.85"
Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2019 2.70"
December 3-4, 2019 0.75"
December 7-8, 2019 2.25"
December 13, 2019 0.30"
December 22-24, 2019 1.45"
December 27, 2019 0.05"
Subtotal: 8.35"
January 16, 2020 1.00"
January 26, 2020 0.15"
March 10, 2020 0.30"
March 15-16, 2020 3.00"
March 22, 2020 1.25"
March 23-24, 2020 0.60" Gopher snake accidentally killed weed-eating Pond Garden
April 2, 2020 Another gopher snake relocated from the front porch.
April 4, 2020 0.45"
April 5, 2020 2.05"
April 9, 2020 1.10"
April 19, 2020 0.30"
May 17-19, 2020 1.75" not dumped
Total for 2019-2020 season: 20.30"
September 8, 2020 Cleaned septic pipe
December 11-12, 2020 1.00"
December 13-14, 2020 0.70"
December 17, 2020 0.65"
December 30, 2020 0.10"
Subtotal: 2.45"
January 23, 2021 0.25"
January 24-25, 2021 1.10"
January 26-28, 2021 4.70"
January 29, 2021 1.95"
February 12, 2021 0.90"
February 13, 2021 0.30"
March 9, 2021 0.95"
March 11, 2021 0.85"
March 19, 2021 0.90"
April 22, 2021 3.5' rattlesnake w/7 rattles killed
April 25, 2021 0.45"
May 29, 2021 Baby rattlesnake in NE corner of vegetable garden
June 4, 2021 3' rattlesnake w/5 rattles
June 4, 2021 1-1/2' rattlesnake w/3 rattles at breezeway door
June 14, 2021 5' gopher snake at NE corner of pond garden
June 14, 2021 1-button rattlesnake at base of olive tree in front yard
June 29, 2021 3-button rattlesnake, 2'-long, in driveway in front of tack room patio
Total for 2020-2021 season: 14.80"
August 30, 2021 Cleaned out septic pipe
October 7, 2021 0.10"
October 25, 2021 2.85"
October 30, 2021 Cleaned septic. Problem was apparently at the junction of the kitchen pipe and porch bathroom toilet.
November 9, 2021 1.00"
December 9, 2021 0.95"
December 13-14, 2021 2.65"
December 16, 2021 0.75"
December 22-23, 2021 2.10"
December 25-26, 2021 1.80"
December 27-28, 2021 0.30"
Subtotal: 9.00"
March 4, 2022 0.40"
March 28, 2022 0.75"
April 3, 2022 20"-long gopher snake seen on driveway near pond garden entrance
April 8, 2022 40"-long gopher snake seen at front patio gate
April 11-12, 2022 0.75"
April 16, 2022 0.25"
April 7, 2022 60"-long gopher snake seen inside wall at kitchen window. Moved to hole near septic tank.
May 13, 2022 4-1/2', 2.5" diameter rattlesnake with eggs inside killed on the ramp to the pad between the barns.
June 24, 2022 3'6"-long, 1.2" diameter, 9-button rattlesnake killed in pond garden next to house wall.
Total for 2020-2021 season: 11.15"
September 19-20, 2022 1.10"
November 1, 2022 0.60"
November 3, 2022 0.05"
November 8-10, 2022 3.10"
December 1-2, 2022 1.60"
December 3-4, 2022 2.15"
December 9-11, 2022 2.30"
December 26-28, 2022 2.95"
December 29-1, 2022 3.80"
Subtotal: 17.65"
January 3-6, 2023 1.85"
January 7-9, 2023 3.40"
January 9-11, 2023 2.70"
January 14-15, 2023 1.75"
January 15-16, 2023 1.70"
January 19, 2023 0.30"
January 29, 2023 0.55"
February 4-6, 2023 0.90"
February 22, 2023 0.10"
February 23-24, 2023 3.75"
February 28-29, 2023 2.55"
March 4-5, 2023 1.50"
March 9-10, 2023 2.50"
March 12, 2023 0.30"
March 14-15, 2023 1.60"
March 19, 2023 0.40"
March 20-22, 2023 1.00"
March 28-30, 2023 2.35"
July 3, 2023 2', 1-buttom rattlesnake killed at west fence of pond garden under the wisteria.
Total for 2022-2023 Season: 46.85"
November 15, 2023 0.05"
November 18, 2023 1.00"
December 18-19, 2023 1.45"
December 30, 2023 0.35"
Subtotal: 2.85"
January 3, 2024 1.05"
January 7, 2024 0.60"
January 16-17, 2024 0.80"
January 20-22, 2024 2.30"
January 24, 2024 0.45"
Jan 31-Feb 5, 2024 4.60"
January 7-8, 2024 1.50"
January 14-15, 2024 1.85"
January 18-19, 2024 1.50"
January 20-21, 2024 0.85"
March 1-4, 2024 2.00"
March 11, 2024 0.25"
March 23-24, 2024 1.65"
March 30, 2024 1.10"
April 4-5, 2024 1.20"
April 13-14, 2024 1.75"
May 4. 2024 1.05"
May 5, 2024 12-button rattlesnake in cactus garden
June 15, 2024 6-button rattlesnake behind kiln
July 9, 2024 Cleaned out septic
Total for 2023-2024 Season:27.35"
November 2, 2024 0.25"
November 11, 2024 0.55"
November 24-26, 2024 1.35"
December 12-15, 2024 0.80"
December 17- , 2024 0.35" (not dumped)
Subtotal: 2.95" + 0.35"
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