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<br />The observers mailed gage charts and weather observation forms on a weekly basis so quality <br />checks could be made by Reclamation mE!teorologists. Meteorologists then called or visited <br />observers to clear up any problems. <br /> <br />Table 4 lists the significant snowfall events detected by the Denver area gage network.' Some <br />, events affected only the Mt. Evans gage in the mountains as noted. Although 28 snowfall <br />events occurred, all but a few were minor precipitation producers near Denver. <br /> <br />Table 4. - Summary of significant snowstorm periods sampled by Belfort gages and snowboards near <br />Denver, Colorado, during the 1995-96 winter. Seven storms affected only gage No.5 in the mountains <br />as noted. <br /> <br />Event Start date- Stop date- Event Start date- Stop date- <br />No. hour (UTC) hour (UTC) No. hour (UTC) hour (UTC) <br />1 01 Nov-19 02 Nov-14 15 18 Feb-07 18 Feb-17* <br />2 10 Nov-02 10 Nov-22 16 20 Feb-19 21 Feb-15* <br />3 27 Nov-02 28 Nov-20 17 26 Feb-14 26 Feb-23 <br />4 05 Dec-08 05 Dec-2l * 18 27 Feb-15 28 Feb-08 <br />5 06 Dec-14 07 Dec-02* 19 05 Mar-19 06 Mar-19 <br />6 17 Dec-22 18 Dec-08 20 14 Mar-05 14 Mar-2l <br />7 31 Dec-15 02 Jan-17 21 17 Mar-16 18 Mar-02 <br />8 03 Jan-22 05 Jan-22 22 18 Mar-07 18 Mar-16 <br />9 17 Jan-17 18 Jan-05 23 24 Mar-OO 24 Mar-20 <br />10 19 Jan-18 20 Jan-11 * 24 04 Apr-17 05 Apr-13 <br />11 25 Jan-11 26 Jan-05 25 13 Apr-13 14 Apr-03 <br />12 30 Jan-22 31 Jan-05 26 18 Apr-Ol 18 Apr-06* <br />13 31 Jan-2l 01 Feb-07 27 18 Apr-20 19 Apr-13* <br />14 02 Feb-Ol 02 Feb-07 28 28 Apr-07 29 Apr-OO <br />* - storms which affeded only gage No.5 <br />3.4. Cleveland, Ohio, Observations <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Cleveland WFO personnel provided major help in gage site selection. They broadcast an <br />appeal on NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather radio for <br />persons interested in making snow observations who lived in the region of interest (parallel <br />to the south shore of Lake Erie) and who had sites on their property that were well protected <br />from the wind. Their appeal resulted in a list of several potential sites. A Reclamation <br />meteorologist then visited all potential sites and selected the five which provided both good <br />protection from wind and a network providing near, moderate, and far ranges from the radar <br />in areas without ground clutter. Immediately after site selection, gages were installed and <br />operators were trained. In addition, Reclamation hired Bob Paddock, a retired NWS <br />forecaster, to assist in gage installation and to serve as the first point of contact whenever <br />problems developed with the gage network. Mr. Paddock also visited all gages and operators <br />on approximately a monthly basis to check gage level and calibration. As in the.Denver area, <br />Cleveland area gage charts and associated checklist forms were sent to Reclamation <br />meteorologists on a weekly basis for quality control. <br /> <br />11 <br />