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Condition Monitoring Report  
Station Number: ID-BK-27
Station Name: Inkom 5.5 N
Report Date: 3/8/2026
Submitted: 3/08/2026 7:41 AM
Scale Bar: Moderately Dry
Description:
General:  My long-term (28 year) uncalibrated average for March is 12.5" of snow, and as of Thursday, we are at 12.3" for March (thanks to a 9" snowfall on Thursday).  That having been said, we are still more than 2 SD below the mean for snow for the year, and we're running out of snow-time.  The long-term uncalibrated snow total mean is 110" (SD=39.02"), and we are currently at 44.5" for the snow year, which is nearly 3 SD below the mean.  I've called it "moderately dry," but at >2 sd it should probably be "severely dry."
Agriculture:  I'm worried about spring crops.  We have good snow cover right now, but it's also melting fast.  
Energy: The solar panels are covered by snow right now, but on March 4 we produced 59.61 kWHR and used only 29.81 kWHR.  
Fire: Risk is okay right now.
Water: Again, I'm worried.  We're so far down on snow that it doesn't bode well for spring runoff.
Categories: General Awareness
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