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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
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3
6
9
12
15
18
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
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McDowell Mountain Road
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: 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
Greatest 3 hour total: 1.57" on 08/25/08 10 years
Greatest 6 hour total: 2.01" on 09/08/14 17 years
Greatest 24 hour total: 2.80" on 01/21/10 15 years
Greatest 72 hour total: 4.02" on 01/21/10 26 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
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 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.
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 McDowell Mountain Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2014
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 2.24
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 4.41
Total Annual Rainfall 11.42
Number of Days with Rain 19
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 McDowell Mountain Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2013
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.73
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.93
Total Annual Rainfall 8.50
Number of Days with Rain 29
Gage 5920 down from 2/15 21:01 (110) through 2/18 15:01 (110) due to data collision, 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 McDowell Mountain Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2012
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.14
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 2.60
Total Annual Rainfall 8.43
Number of Days with Rain 29
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 McDowell Mountain Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2011
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.14
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.89
Total Annual Rainfall 7.91
Number of Days with Rain 24
Annual Total (mm): 201 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 McDowell Mountain Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2010
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 2.72
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 4.76
Total Annual Rainfall 8.98
Number of Days with Rain 30
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 2801 W. Durango St. Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 506-1501
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT System Daily Rainfall at McDowell Mtn. Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2009
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.91
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 2.13
Total Annual Rainfall 6.77
Number of Days with Rain 28
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 172 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 McDowell Mtn. Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2008
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.97
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 4.09
Total Annual Rainfall 16.02
Number of Days with Rain 37 Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 407 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 McDowell Mtn. Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2007
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.87
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.50
Total Annual Rainfall 5.43
Number of Days with Rain 29
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 138 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 McDowell Mtn. Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2006
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.50
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 2.17
Total Annual Rainfall 7.76
Number of Days with Rain 28
Notes:
Annual rainfall in millimeters: 197 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 McDowell Mtn. Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2005
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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 1.73
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 4.80
Total Annual Rainfall 17.60
Number of Days with Rain 47
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.
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 McDowell Mtn. Road (gage # 5920) for Water Year 2004
DAY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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1 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 3 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .16
4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .12
5 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
6 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 7 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
10 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 11 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
12 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
13 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .28
14 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .31 15 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .24
16 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
17 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
18 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .20 .04 19 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- .75
20 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
21 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
22 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 23 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
24 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
25 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
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
Maximum Daily Rainfall 0.75
Maximum Monthly Rainfall 1.22
Partial Annual Rainfall 2.36
Number of Days with Rain 10
Notes:
Partial annual rainfall in millimeters: 60 Total down-time: 0.00 days Station installed on 05/18/2004.