2005    
              Daily Log of Soarability                      
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FINAL  TOTALS   for   2005:     (the poorest soaring season in  40+ years)                                                                      
unflyable                              ---     5  days                                                                                       
flyable, but not soarable  ---   65 days                                                                                        
soarable, but weak            --- 107 days                                                                     
GOOD soaring                    --- 151 days                                                                 
GREAT soaring                   ---  37 days
So, it was at least soarable more than 81% of the time,
and it was either GOOD or  GREAT more than 51 %  of the time !
(& we had WAVE of one kind or another on at least 89 days!)
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              On the days we don't fly our informed guesses appear in BLUE.   
            This log reads from bottom to top, so we can see recent days first.
        Scroll to bottom of page for graphic representations of the entire year.
2005
SOARABLE DAYS:   295    .....   CUMULATIVE   SCORE :
515

  For 2 interesting  BAR GRAPHS  showing this same info, scroll below Jan 1
December
SOARABLE  DAYS:      17        ..........      MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:  
  23
  2005
WHAT  KIND(S)  OF  LIFT    ...........     HOW  STRONG,   HOW  HIGH,   HOW  LATE
DAILY
Dec 31
MONSTER WAVE with very strong winds aloft - pooped out by 2:PM
 +3
Dec 30
ridge lift to above 10K, + spots of wave drifting through from upwind
 +2
Dec 29
thermals, but not dependable enough to stay up indefinately...
   0
Dec 28
likely weak ridge lift and wave
 +1
Dec 27
very weak thermal & ridge above some mountaintops
 +1
Dec 26
STRONG west wind = wave, 8kts @ 13,000 feet
 +2
Dec 25
wave...  @ least a:
 +1
Dec 24
warm, but still.   Weak slope thermals on highest peaks, but we'll call it a:
   0
Dec 23
ditto
 +1
Dec 22
ridge lift to above 9K, all day
 +1
Dec 21
ditto
   0
Dec 20
ditto
   0
Dec 19
cool & calm
   0
Dec 18
small wave, 6kts+  to 11K, all day
 +2
Dec 17
1 kt thermals to 7500 & ridge lift to nearly 10K
 +1
Dec 16
zero-sink thermals to 7500'
 +1
Dec 15
ditto
   0
Dec 14
sunny, but cool & very lite winds
   0
Dec 13
sunny, maybe weak thermals, but no proof...
   0
Dec 12
hints of wave early, then probly therms & shearline PM (cus above 9K)
 +1
Dec 11
ditto, mostly sunny
   0
Dec 10
cool, calm  & occasionaly cloudy
   0
Dec  9
surprise wave-like ridge lift high on east facing slopes, to above 9K
 +1
Dec  8
cool, calm & gradually clouding over
   0
Dec  7
weak ridge lift & convergence thermals, 4+ kts to 8000 feet
 +1
Dec  6
cool, calm & sunny
   0
Dec  5
unlimited visibility, but no lift
   0
Dec  4
ridge lift and weak low wave
 +1
Dec  3
ridge lift only very high on the highest slopes:  realistically, call it a
   0
Dec  2
BIG wave all day except for a midmorning storm.  6ks+ all the way UP
 +2
Dec  1
blue wave, big, with 60 kt winds aloft, but very flat, :  1-2 kts to 13K
 +1


November
SOARABLE  DAYS:       16       ..........      MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:  
 19
  2005
WHAT  KIND(S)  OF  LIFT    ...........     HOW  STRONG,   HOW  HIGH,   HOW  LATE
DAILY
Nov 30
ditto - good to 11,000 feet
 +1
Nov 29
ditto
 +1
Nov 28
ridge to wave (NW)
 +1
Nov 27
better ridge lift
 +1
Nov 26
ditto, basically, but not quite as good...
 +1
Nov 25
ridge lift leading up into wave, improving all day - to above 10,500 feet
 +2
Nov 24
                          Thanksgiving: nobody flew, but it looked pretty flat
   0
Nov 23
                          Thanksgiving: nobody flew, but it looked pretty flat
   0
Nov 22
                          Thanksgiving: nobody flew, but it looked pretty flat
   0
Nov 21
ditto
   0
Nov 20
more of the same - some zero-sink thermals, but we'll be modest:
   0
Nov 19
weeeak ridge lift only high on mts, & not all day - call at a:
   0
Nov 18
like the last several days, but weaker:  not really soarable
   0
Nov 17
weak ridge lift and weakest possible blue thermals
  +1
Nov 16
ditto
   0
Nov 15
might have been some ridge lift, but...
   0
Nov 14
no lift (nice day, though)
   0
Nov 13
zero-sink ridge lift, but only above 8000 feet - got to be honest & call it a:
   0
Nov 12
zero-sink thermals to 7500 feet - call it BAREly a:
 +1
Nov 11
2-4kt thermals to above 7000, + zero-sink wave
 +1
Nov 10
weak wave early, gray therms midday, 2-4 kts to 6500, more wave late
 +1
Nov  9
modest wave, & maybe some thermals in the afternoon
 +1
Nov  8
maybe wave early, but not much happening up there under high overcast
   0
Nov  7
WAVE, bigger & stronger all day
 +2
Nov  6
weak mountain thermals to 8000 feet
 +1
Nov  5
no thermals, no breeze, no lift
   0
Nov  4
ridge lift & 'bow wave'  4 knots to 10,000 feet, all day
 +1
Nov  3
weak wave, giving way to weak thermals & spotty ridge lift  (9K at 4:PM)  
 +1
Nov  2
big wave, but not very strong:  4-6 kts all the way UP
 +2
Nov  1
Warm & calm, but no thermals, no mountain wind = no lift
   0


October
SOARABLE  DAYS:   22          ..........       MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:  
  31
  2005
WHAT  KIND(S)  OF  LIFT    ...........     HOW  STRONG,   HOW  HIGH,   HOW  LATE
DAILY
Oct  31
ditto but weaker - almost soarable, but not quite
   0
Oct  30
ditto, but a hair stronger:  thermals to above 7500 feet
 +1
Oct  29
similar, + ridge lift, but less than 'sustainable' much of the time
   0
Oct  28
weak convergence to 8000 feet, and weak wave, till sundown
 +1
Oct  27
gray WAVE,  4 knots at 12,000 feet, all day
 +2
Oct  26
very small, weak thermals for a period so short we'll call it a:
   0
Oct  25
ditto, with only a few cumulus on mts.
 +1
Oct  24
ditto again, with cu (bases @ 10K).   Didn't fly enough, but  @ least a:
 +2
Oct  23
ditto, but not quite as strong or high
 +1
Oct  22
better therms & shearline below bigger clouds, to 10,500'  till 4:30 PM
 +2
Oct  21
very weak blue thermals & shear above the highest peaks  =  barely  a:
 +1
Oct  20
ditto
   0
Oct  19
sunny, hazy & cool.  lite NW breeze & probably no lift
   0
Oct  18
low & wet early, then flyable PM, pretty, with low clouds & increasing W wind
   0
Oct  17
low clouds and rain: 1st unflyable day since early Feb, and 5th of the year
  -1
Oct  16
junky early, but terrific ridge lift late, strong to above 10,000 feet
 +2
Oct  15
WAVE, improving all day,  hazardous near the ground, so call it only a
 +1
Oct  14
mountain thermals, 5kts to 11,500 feet,  till 5:00 PM
 +2
Oct  13
ridge lift & blue thermals
 +1
Oct  12
similar again, but better winds & temperatures aloft:  at least a...
 +1
Oct  11
very similar, but a bit warmer, + a shearline passage PM
 +1
Oct  10
weeeak thermals - over mts, to above 10,000 feet, till after 4:00 PM
 +1
Oct   9
weak ridge lift AM, then blue thermals - 2-5kts to 8,000, till after 4:00 PM
 +1
Oct   8
variable wind-related junk (converge & wave) 4-8 kts to 12,500, all day
 +2
Oct   7
weak shearline & ridge lift + WAVE in the PM:  4kts to 13,000, till sunset
 +2
Oct   6
ditto
   0
Oct   5
ditto but lighter, more easterly breeze, maybe the 3rd unsoarable day since 4/1/05
   0
Oct   4
temps aloft inverted, but stronger N than forecast - probly good ridge
 +1
Oct   3
weak ridge lift & wave to 10,500 - all day
 +1
Oct   2
blue WAVE -  4-6kts to 18K  all day
 +2
Oct   1
therms & shearline, w/ cus:  6kts to 12K till 5:PM - for October, call it a
 +3


September
SOARABLE  DAYS:     28        ..........       MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:  
  41
  2005
WHAT  KIND(S)  OF  LIFT    ...........     HOW  STRONG,   HOW  HIGH,   HOW  LATE
DAILY
Sep 30
best day in weeks:  7-8kts to 12,500, till 5:00 PM
 +3
Sep 29
ditto - thermals maybe weaker, slope lift better
 +2
Sep 28
east wind & good blue therms, 8+kts well above 8,000 = GOOD for fall
 +2
Sep 27
lite winds & temps aloft indicating decent thermal potential...
 +1
Sep 26
odd combo of thermal, rotor & small travelling waves, 2-4kts to above 9
 +1
Sep 25
blue thermals, 4kts to 8500 feet
 +1
Sep 24
blue WAVE, 2-4 kts to 12K (& to 18 for the very patient) - all day
 +2
Sep 23
ditto
 +1
Sep 22
blue thermals & shearline, 4kts+ to 9000 feet, till 5:00 PM
 +1
Sep 21
cumulus bases very low, probably soarable, but very weak
   0
Sep 20
freak storm, unflyable about half the time
   0
Sep 19
weak thermals, except 4-8kt shearline to 10,000 feet  (+mystery wave)
 +1
Sep 18
ditto, but stronger:  6kts to 11,000 feet, till after 5:00 PM
 +2
Sep 17
ditto
 +1
Sep 16
weaker blue thermals, 4kts+ to above 9,000 feet, till 6:00 PM
 +1
Sep 15
blue thermals & shearlines, 6kts+ to 11,000 feet, till after 6:00 PM
 +2
Sep 14
ditto again
 +1
Sep 13
ditto
 +1
Sep 12
ditto
 +1
Sep 11
converging west & south winds in sweet spots:  2-6kts to above 8,000'
 +1
Sep 10
ditto
 +1
Sep  9
ditto, but smaller & variable - all day
 +1
Sep  8
blue WAVE, 4-6kts at 10,000 feet - who knows how much higher, all day
 +2
Sep  7
ditto, but fewer dust devils, so just to be modest:
 +1
Sep  6
looked just like yesterday...
 +2
Sep  5
blue therms & shearlines, 2-5kts to above 10,000 feet,  till at least  5:PM
 +2
Sep  4
more wave (but less) with blue therms, 6kts to 10K, & ridge lift, all day
 +2
Sep  3
blue WAVE, 4-10 knots to 18,000 feet, all day
 +2
Sep  2
slope lift on S side of mts, & blue therms, 4 kts to above 10K, all day
 +1
Sep  1
no lift - except for fat shear, 2-10 kts to above 10,000 feet, all day.
 +2


August
SOARABLE  DAYS:   31         ..........        MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:  
 66
  2005
WHAT  KIND(S)  OF  LIFT    ...........     HOW  STRONG,   HOW  HIGH,   HOW  LATE
DAILY
Aug 31
didn't fly enough for a good sample, but it seemed smooth & weak
 +1
Aug 30
no one around, high pressure, so we'll be modest & call it a
 +1
Aug 29
ditto - saw one teensy cumulus over mts, about 14,000 feet
 +2
Aug 28
blue thermals 4-6 kts to as high as 13K, till after 6:00 PM
 +2
Aug 27
big therms over desert early / Mt therms, 10 kts+ to well above 14K till 6
 +3
Aug 26
ditto, but stronger & higher:  8-10 kts to 12,000' cloudbases, till ?
 +3
Aug 25
September-like:  therms & big shear w/ cus, 6kts+ to 11K, till after 6:PM
 +2
Aug 24
blue except for perfect shearline, 30 miles straight, till after 6:00 PM
 +3
Aug 23
ditto, maybe windier
 +2
Aug 22
ditto, to above 13K - early & late (clear & totally cloudless)
 +2
Aug 21
ditto, but better, higher, & later.  Lift EARLY to 14K,  still strong @ 7:PM
 +3
Aug 20
blue therms & shears 6-12 kts to above 12k (+ wave),  X-wind by 4:PM
 +2
Aug 19
lite breeze w/ big blue therms & shears, 8kts+ to above 10K, till after 6
 +2
Aug 18
thermals perturbed by south wind (maybe a wave, but...) way below AVG
 +1
Aug 17
ditto, but we'll call it a '2' because the crosswind blew in early (3:00 PM)
 +2
Aug 16
blue thermal & HUGE shearline X miles wide - 10kts + to 12,000' till 6:PM
 +3
Aug 15
weak & low early, then 4-8 kt thermals with bases @ 9000 feet
 +2
Aug 14
about like yesterday, but with robust cumulus, good till after 6:00 PM
 +2
Aug 13
blue thermals, 6kts+ to above 11,000 feet, till at least 5:00 PM
 +2
Aug 12
windy @ surface, but lite in Mts,  8 kt therms to 13,000 feet, till 5:00 PM
 +2
Aug 11
blue thermals , 6-10 kts to above 11,000 feet, all day
 +2
Aug 10
lite W & humid, but no cumulus except high over Mts:  probbly another
 +2
Aug  9
ditto
 +2
Aug  8
more 'monsoon' but no OD.  6-8kt thermals to 12,000 feet, till after 6:PM
 +2
Aug  7
ditto (cloudbases 'only' 11K) & good after the OD all the way to 6:00PM
 +2
Aug  6
weak early, then HUGE lift between big ODs:  10+kts to 12K, till 4:00 PM
 +2
Aug  5
ditto, but more OD & lower bases: 6-10 kt thermals to 11K, till 6:00 PM
 +2
Aug  4
another CLASSIC:  6-12 kt  therms to 13,000 feet, till  6:00 PM
 +3
Aug  3
blue thermals (+ a few cu), 6+ kts to well above 13,000 feet
 +2
Aug  2
wave & ridge early, + blue therms 8-10 kts to above 14,000 feet, till 6:PM
 +3
Aug  1
therms & shearlines, 6-10kts to above 12,000 feet, till at least 5:00 PM
 +2


July
SOARABLE  DAYS:   31         ..........        MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:  
  70
  2005
WHAT  KIND(S)  OF  LIFT    ...........     HOW  STRONG,   HOW  HIGH,   HOW  LATE
DAILY
July 31
ditto again, but cloudabases back up to 12K, with no OD,  till after 6:00
 +3
July 30
ditto again, but cloudbases not much above 10K,  till after 6:00 PM
 +2
July 29
ditto, almost exactly
 +2
July 28
ditto, but less terrific:  8 kt therms & shear to above 13K +ridge & wave
 +2
July 27
a CLASSIC:  fat cu high & early (14+ K), enormous shears, lite OD late
 +3
July 26
ditto, but much higher and better looking:  probably better than just a
 +2
July 25
lite winds & therms with fewer cumulus, 4-8kts to 11,500 K, till 6:00 PM
 +2
July 24
weak, then stronger therms:  2-8kts to 9,000 feet, OD by about 4:00 PM
 +2
July 23
6-8kt therms to 11K, then lowering cloudbases & OD @ 3:00 PM
 +2
July 22
10kt  therms & shears, with big cus to 13,000' (+ ridge lift), till 6:00 PM
 +3
July 21
'monsoon' WX:   therms, streets, & then WAVE to above 12K
 +2
July 20
'worst' day of the period:  therms & shears 6-8kts to 13,000, OD late
 +2
July 19
early cu, PM overdevelopment nearby (1st shower of season) @ least a
 +2
July 18
more ditto.
 +3
July 17
ditto again.  
 +3
July 16
ditto, but better:  huge therms & shearlines, 10kts to 15K, till after 6:PM
 +3
July 15
ditto, only better, with much more lift available
 +3
July 14
very strong therms & shearline to above 15K, but not much of either
 +2
July 13
blue thermals to 14K+  but not many  (dust devils as late as 6:00 PM)
 +2
July 12
BOOOMIN. 10kts+, cloud bases above 14,000 & a giant shearline late
 +3
July 11
HUGE gobs of lift:   therms & wide shear, 8-10kts to above 12K, till 6:PM
 +3
July 10
ditto, higher - to above 11,000 feet, till after 5:00 PM
 +2
July  9
weak slope lift, better therms & strong shear:  8 kts to 10,500 till 5:PM
 +2
July  8
convergence thermals (few, but strong)  6-8 kts to 9500 feet  
 +1
July  7
therms & shearlines marked by cumulus, 6-10 kts, to 11 K, till 6:00 PM
 +3
July  6
before noon:  8kt therms & shearlines - to above 9000' probably all day
 +2
July  5
about the same, but more west wind, & thick, smokey haze late PM
 +1
July  4
ditto again ( Happy 4th ! )
 +2
July  3
ditto, more or less:  10 Kts to above 10K, till 6:00 PM
 +2
July  2
good in mountains early, then better in desert late:  6-10kts to 11K
 +2
July  1
Thermals in the mountains above 13,000 feet  -  at LEAST a
 +2


June
SOARABLE  DAYS:  30         ...........        MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:  
 63
  2005
WHAT  KIND(S)  OF  LIFT    ...........     HOW  STRONG,   HOW  HIGH,   HOW  LATE
DAILY
June30
lite winds & blue therms, 6-10 kts to above 12,000 feet
 +3
June29
ditto, with less haze & lighter wind PM
 +2
June28
hazy, lite winds early & very good forecast thermal potential: @ least a
 +2
June27
blue thermals early, then big wave:  @ LEAST a
 +2
June26
big blue thermals, 6-8 kts to above 11,000 feet, all day till after 6:00 PM
 +2
June25
ditto, basically:  wave 'only' to something above 13,000 feet
 +2
June24
6 kt  thermals to 10 K & 2 kt wave to above 17,000 feet  
 +2
June23
windy & bumpy w/ thermals to 10K, & WAVE, 2+kts to above 13,000 feet
 +2
June22
more good numbers for both thermals & wave, so...
 +2
June21
better forecast numbers than yesterday, & warmer, so at least another
 +2
June20
MORE wave (five daze in a row) + blue thermals, 6kts to 9000 feet
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