Sierra Sun Times Weather Station graph for Thursday, March 22, 2018.
Notice the drop in temperature during the 3:00 P.M. hour when thunder and lightning entered Mariposa County.

March 23, 2018 - The Sierra Sun Times weather station in Mariposa recorded 4.39" of rain on Thursday as of Midnight. On Wednesday the gauge recorded 1.24" of rain and on Tuesday evening the gauge recorded 0.24" 
A total of 5.87".

Several wind gust of up to 24 mph were recorded on Thursday.

The following 72 hour rain total as of 8.29 P.M. Thursday evening is from the National Weather Service Hanford office. 

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Hanford CA
829 PM PDT Thu Mar 22 2018

...Storm Total Rainfall Reports Beginning Tuesday...

Location                     Amount                          

...SIERRA NEVADA...
Nature Point                 11.52 in   
Shaver Lake                  9.18 in                         
Dinkey Creek                 8.90 in                         
Wawona Mariposa Grove Rd     8.75 in                         
Tamarack Summit              8.28 in                         
Wishon Dam                   8.25 in                         
Beartrap Meadow              8.02 in                         
Devils Postpile              7.67 in                         
Kaiser Point Snotel          7.56 in                         
Wawona Near Visitor Center   7.27 in                         
3 ENE North Fork             6.88 in                         
Yosemite Crane Flat          6.74 in                         
Hossack Meadow               6.64 in                         
4 SW Lake Wishon             6.58 in                         
Rogers Camp                  6.52 in                         
Happy Isles                  6.48 in                         
Bald Mtn Near Auberry        6.16 in                         
Mountain Rest                6.13 in                         
Fence Meadow                 6.05 in                         
Park Ridge                   5.74 in                         
Minarets                     5.39 in                         
Graveyard Meadow             5.32 in                         
Yosemite Valley              5.32 in                         
Fish Camp                    5.29 in                         
Miami Mountain               5.25 in                         
Grant Grove Fire Station     5.18 in                         
Mariposa Grove               5.09 in                         
Hetch Hetchy                 5.05 in                         
Hetch Hetchy                 5.05 in                         
Hume Lake                    4.85 in                         
Crane Flat                   4.73 in                         
Huntington Lake              4.64 in                         
Hockett Meadows              4.51 in                         
Shadequarter                 4.38 in                         
Fish Camp                    4.35 in                         
Pinehurst                    4.30 in                         
Green Mtn                    4.24 in                         
High Sierra                  4.14 in                         
Delilah Lookout              3.99 in                         
Peppermint                   3.80 in                         
Atwell Camp                  3.61 in                         
Cedar Grove                  3.54 in                         
Mountain Home State Forest   3.53 in                         
Wolverton Point              3.24 in                         
Oak Opening                  3.21 in                         
White Wolf                   2.94 in                         
Blackrock                    2.87 in                         
Case Mountain                2.86 in                         
Mahogany                     2.60 in                         
Buck Rock                    2.54 in                         
Ponderosa                    2.41 in                         
Pascoes                      2.20 in                         
Bald Mountain                2.20 in                         
Big Pine Meadow              2.12 in                         
Pier Fire Burn               1.80 in                         
Lodgepole                    1.58 in                         
Bear Peak                    1.43 in                         
Mount Tom                    1.05 in                         

...SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...
Spanish Lake                 4.24 in                         
Pine Flat Dam                4.13 in                         
Fancher Creek                3.20 in                         
Hensley Lake                 3.11 in                         
Eastman Lake                 3.00 in                         
North Clovis                 2.96 in                         
Snelling Dry Creek           2.68 in                         
Friant Dam                   2.68 in                         
Burns Creek Below Burns Dam  2.59 in                         
8 WNW Coalinga               2.55 in                         
Bear Creek Below Bear Dam    2.46 in                         
Zapata Chino                 2.08 in                         
Madera Airport               2.01 in                         
Lake McClure                 2.00 in                         
8 WNW Coalinga               1.90 in                         
Fresno Air Terminal          1.83 in                         
Black Rascal Diversion       1.68 in                         
Lake Kaweah                  1.65 in                         
Harris Ranch                 1.59 in                         
Mariposa Creek Below Maripos 1.56 in                         
Success Lake                 1.49 in                         
North Visalia                1.43 in                         
Avenal                       1.40 in                         
2 NNW Tulare                 1.39 in                         
Lemoore NAS                  1.34 in                         
Merced River At Shaffer Brid 1.33 in                         
Hanford Airport              1.33 in                         
Northeast Merced             1.31 in                         
Del Rey                      1.26 in                         
Fountain Springs             1.25 in                         
KERO Channel 23              1.24 in                         
Northwest Porterville        1.22 in                         
Tulare                       1.21 in                         
5 WNW Bakersfield            1.14 in                         
Huron                        1.13 in                         
Bakersfield Meadows Field    1.08 in                         
Kettleman Hills              1.08 in                         
Central Merced               1.08 in                         
Bakersfield- City in Hills   1.07 in                         
Sunflower Valley             1.01 in                         
Bakersfield-Rio Bravo        0.98 in                         
Panoche Road                 0.90 in                         
East Los Banos               0.89 in                         
Los Banos                    0.87 in                         
1 WSW Taft                   0.82 in                         
San Luis NWR                 0.76 in                         
Taft                         0.75 in                         
Pacheco Pass                 0.71 in                         
Allensworth State Park       0.67 in                         
Lamont                       0.65 in                         
San Luis Dam                 0.65 in                         
Buttonwillow                 0.61 in                         
Los Banos                    0.61 in                         
Gustine Airport              0.61 in                         
Grapevine CHP                0.58 in                         
Mettler                      0.49 in                         

...KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
Piute Peak                   3.68 in                         
Piutes                       3.21 in                         
Democrat                     2.88 in                         
Wofford Heights              2.64 in                         
Breckenridge Mtn             2.58 in                         
Bob Rabbit                   2.24 in                         
Mountain Mesa                2.16 in                         
Kern Canyon Powerhouse       2.14 in                         
Walker Basin                 2.08 in                         
Riverkern                    1.92 in                         
Walker Pass                  1.86 in                         
Frazier Park Fire            1.81 in                         
Pack Spring                  1.80 in                         
Hart Flat                    1.78 in                         
8 S Tehachapi                1.72 in                         
Lime Kiln Canyon             1.68 in                         
Whiterock Creek              1.60 in                         
Walker Pass East             1.57 in                         
Frazier Park                 1.49 in                         
Oiler Canyon                 1.44 in                         
Tehachapi Mtn Park           1.42 in                         
Frog Springs                 1.32 in                         
Tweedy Creek                 1.32 in                         
Pinon Creek                  1.32 in                         
Tehachapi Mtn Valley Apt     1.30 in                         
Back Canyon                  1.28 in                         
9 SSE Tehachapi              1.27 in                         
4 W of Tehachapi             1.22 in                         
Jawbone Canyon               1.17 in                         
Blue Max                     1.16 in                         
Tehachapi Airport Hydro      1.12 in                         
Tehachapi-Golden Hills       1.09 in                         
Stud Horse Canyon            1.08 in                         
South Slope Tehachapi Mtns   1.04 in                         
Tehachapi West Golden Hills  0.97 in                         
Orejano Canyon               0.88 in                         
Kern Valley Airport          0.85 in                         
3 WNW of Tehachapi           0.80 in                         
Grapevine Peak               0.72 in                         
Cache Creek CHP on 58        0.66 in                         

...KERN COUNTY DESERT...
Indian Wells Canyon          0.96 in                         
Laural Mountain              0.77 in                         
Rosamond                     0.75 in                         
California City Fire         0.54 in                         
Redrock Canyon               0.51 in                         
Boron                        0.47 in                         
Edwards AFB                  0.45 in                         
Jawbone Station              0.42 in                         
Ridgecrest 7SSW              0.35 in                         
S Ridgecrest                 0.24 in                         

...FOOTHILLS...
Jerseydale                   8.39 in                         
Magoon                       7.78 in                         
North Fork                   6.23 in                         
Merced River Briceburg       5.76 in                         
Mariposa                     5.75 in                         
1 WNW Mariposa               5.75 in                         
Bass Lake Marina             5.72 in                         
Crane Valley                 5.63 in                         
El Portal                    5.21 in                         
Dudley Ranch                 5.19 in                         
Smith Peak                   4.77 in                         
Trimmer Springs              4.77 in                         
Batterson                    4.55 in                         
Balch Power House            4.52 in                         
Hurley                       4.41 in                         
1 WNW Oakhurst               4.40 in                         
Oakhurst Miami Highlands     4.38 in                         
4 WSW North Fork             4.33 in                         
Metcalf Gap                  4.23 in                         
Bass Lake                    4.21 in                         
Mariposa Usona Ridge         4.01 in                         
9 SSE Mariposa               3.90 in                         
Yosemite Lakes Park          3.83 in                         
Prather                      3.75 in                         
Oakhurst Madera Sheriff      3.61 in                         
Squaw Valley                 3.55 in                         
Springville Tule Powerhouse  3.44 in                         
Pine Flat Ca. Hot Springs    3.31 in                         
Sequoia Ash Mtn              3.19 in                         
California Hot Springs       3.12 in                         
Castle Mountain              2.88 in                         
Coarsegold Rancho Ramon      2.72 in                         
SW Oakhurst                  2.60 in                         
Coulterville Dry Creek       2.56 in                         
Three Rivers Pumpkin Hollow  2.30 in                         
8 NNE Springville            2.29 in                         
Catheys Valley               2.11 in                         
Milo                         1.96 in                         
Three Rivers Museum          1.69 in                         
Woody                        1.67 in                         


Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers 
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

Source: NWS