Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-BT-6 Latitude 44.709599
Station Name Belle Fourche 5.3 NE Longitude -103.763952
County Butte Elevation (ft) 3099



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 09 1.80 2.04 29 1.98 24 0.06 5 2 11 3 1.8 4 4
Nov 09 0.90 0.02 24 0.02 24 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 0.60 0.66 29 0.62 17 0.04 12 2 5 3 9.6 6 13
Jan 10 0.43 0.26 29 0.26 29 0.00 0 0 4 4 3.2 4 23
Feb 10 0.58 0.58 28 0.58 28 0.00 0 0 7 6 6.7 6 26
March 10 1.26 0.63 30 0.63 30 0.00 0 0 4 4 5.2 3 13
April 10 1.83 2.16 29 2.16 29 0.00 0 0 12 2 2.8 1 1
May 10 3.33 4.37 31 4.37 31 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
June 10 2.91 2.40 28 1.58 24 0.82 4 1 8 3 0.0 0 0
July 10 2.13 1.08 30 1.08 30 0.00 0 0 9 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 1.43 3.02 29 3.02 29 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 1.54 1.43 28 1.43 25 0.00 3 1 6 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.74" 18.65" 344 days 17.73" 320 0.92" 24 days 6 94 days 30 days 29.3" 24 days 80 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2009 0.06
10/2/2009 0.05
10/3/2009 0.00
10/4/2009 0.00
10/5/2009 1.16
10/6/2009 0.10
10/7/2009 0.00
10/8/2009 0.11
10/9/2009 0.01
10/10/2009 **
10/11/2009 **
10/12/2009 0.02
10/13/2009 T
10/14/2009 T
10/15/2009 0.00
10/16/2009 0.00
10/17/2009 0.00
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009 T
10/21/2009 0.18
10/22/2009 0.01
10/23/2009
10/24/2009
10/25/2009 0.13
10/26/2009 0.01
10/27/2009 0.00
10/28/2009 0.00
10/29/2009 0.16
10/30/2009 **
10/31/2009 0.04
11/1/2009 0.00
11/2/2009 0.00
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.00
11/7/2009 0.00
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.00
11/13/2009 0.01
11/14/2009 0.00
11/15/2009 0.00
11/16/2009 0.00
11/17/2009 0.00
11/18/2009 0.00
11/19/2009 0.00
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009
11/22/2009 0.00
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009
11/25/2009 0.01
11/26/2009
11/27/2009 0.00
11/28/2009
11/29/2009
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009
12/3/2009 **
12/4/2009 **
12/5/2009 **
12/6/2009 **
12/7/2009 **
12/8/2009 **
12/9/2009 **
12/10/2009 **
12/11/2009 **
12/12/2009 0.04
12/13/2009 0.01
12/14/2009 0.04
12/15/2009 T
12/16/2009 0.00
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009 0.00
12/20/2009 0.00
12/21/2009 0.00
12/22/2009 T
12/23/2009 0.10
12/24/2009 0.08
12/25/2009 T
12/26/2009 M
12/27/2009 0.39
12/28/2009 0.00
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 **
12/31/2009 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.03
1/2/2010 T
1/3/2010 0.00
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 T
1/7/2010 0.18
1/8/2010 0.00
1/9/2010 0.00
1/10/2010 0.00
1/11/2010 0.00
1/12/2010 0.00
1/13/2010 0.00
1/14/2010 0.00
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010 0.00
1/18/2010
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.00
1/21/2010 0.00
1/22/2010 0.00
1/23/2010 0.00
1/24/2010 T
1/25/2010 0.02
1/26/2010 T
1/27/2010 0.03
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010
1/31/2010 0.00
2/1/2010 0.04
2/2/2010 T
2/3/2010 0.00
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.35
2/6/2010 0.00
2/7/2010 0.01
2/8/2010 0.03
2/9/2010 0.00
2/10/2010 0.00
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 0.00
2/13/2010 0.09
2/14/2010 0.01
2/15/2010 0.00
2/16/2010 0.00
2/17/2010 T
2/18/2010 0.05
2/19/2010 T
2/20/2010 0.00
2/21/2010 T
2/22/2010 T
2/23/2010 T
2/24/2010 0.00
2/25/2010 0.00
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.00
2/28/2010 0.00
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 0.00
3/4/2010 0.00
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 0.19
3/7/2010 T
3/8/2010 0.00
3/9/2010 0.00
3/10/2010 0.31
3/11/2010 0.06
3/12/2010 0.00
3/13/2010 0.00
3/14/2010 T
3/15/2010 0.00
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010 T
3/20/2010 T
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.07
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.00
3/26/2010 0.00
3/27/2010
3/28/2010 0.00
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 0.00
3/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.35
4/2/2010 0.56
4/3/2010 0.02
4/4/2010 0.00
4/5/2010 0.03
4/6/2010 0.01
4/7/2010
4/8/2010 0.01
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 0.00
4/13/2010 0.00
4/14/2010 T
4/15/2010 0.00
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.00
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.08
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.07
4/23/2010 0.02
4/24/2010 0.88
4/25/2010 0.00
4/26/2010 0.08
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 T
4/30/2010 0.05
5/1/2010 0.08
5/2/2010 0.05
5/3/2010 0.08
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 0.29
5/7/2010 0.13
5/8/2010 0.05
5/9/2010 0.15
5/10/2010 0.24
5/11/2010 1.50
5/12/2010 0.15
5/13/2010 0.45
5/14/2010 0.03
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 0.00
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.00
5/21/2010 0.04
5/22/2010 0.77
5/23/2010 0.01
5/24/2010 0.01
5/25/2010 0.34
5/26/2010 0.00
5/27/2010 T
5/28/2010 0.00
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.00
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 T
6/3/2010 0.14
6/4/2010 0.03
6/5/2010 0.05
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010 T
6/8/2010 0.30
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.14
6/12/2010 **
6/13/2010 **
6/14/2010 **
6/15/2010 0.82
6/16/2010 0.00
6/17/2010 0.19
6/18/2010
6/19/2010
6/20/2010 0.02
6/21/2010 T
6/22/2010 0.00
6/23/2010 0.71
6/24/2010 0.00
6/25/2010 0.00
6/26/2010 0.00
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.00
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.01
7/3/2010 0.00
7/4/2010 0.00
7/5/2010 0.05
7/6/2010 0.34
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 0.00
7/12/2010 0.02
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.00
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010
7/18/2010 T
7/19/2010 0.31
7/20/2010 0.05
7/21/2010 T
7/22/2010 0.07
7/23/2010 0.00
7/24/2010 0.00
7/25/2010 0.00
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 T
7/29/2010 0.21
7/30/2010 0.02
7/31/2010 0.00
8/1/2010 0.02
8/2/2010 0.22
8/3/2010 0.00
8/4/2010 2.20
8/5/2010 0.03
8/6/2010 0.00
8/7/2010 0.14
8/8/2010 0.05
8/9/2010 0.00
8/10/2010 0.00
8/11/2010 0.00
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 T
8/14/2010 0.08
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010
8/19/2010
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.00
8/25/2010 0.00
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.00
8/30/2010 0.26
8/31/2010 0.02
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010 0.53
9/3/2010 0.00
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010
9/6/2010 0.11
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.00
9/10/2010 **
9/11/2010 **
9/12/2010 0.00
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.26
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.06
9/19/2010 0.00
9/20/2010 0.00
9/21/2010 0.00
9/22/2010
9/23/2010 0.32
9/24/2010 0.15
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010 0.00
9/27/2010 0.00
9/28/2010 0.00
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 36. Strong NW winds started Wednesday evening and have been howling ever since. Occasional rain showers, but they aren't adding up to much yet.
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 37. Rain Thursday morning may have had a few snowflakes mixed in. Some sunshine today, but WIND, WIND, and more WIND.
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 25. Windy most of the day Friday. Clear, calm and cold overnight. We had a killing frost.
10/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 31. Heavy dew and haze this morning, mostly cloudy with calm winds. Sounds like we are in a winter storm watch starting tonight.
10/5/2009 8:00 AM 1.16 0.2 M 0.2 M Hi 45, low 31. Light rain began early Sunday afternoon and continued most of the night along with east winds. Switched to snow early this morning, some is still melting but it is starting to accumulate. Most of the moisture we received was as rain.
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.10 T M T M Hi 37, low 32. Fog and heavy overcast Monday with scattered rain and snow showers. Winds switched to the NW during the night, clearing skies this morning.
10/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 33. Tuesday was a warmer, drier day. Currently mostly cloudy, 46 degrees.
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.11 0.5 M 0.5 M Hi 41, low 32. Rain showers Wed. afternoon turned to snow, but we didn't get the 2-5" they forcast - more like .5". Cloudy with NW wind this morning.
10/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.1 0.01 Light dusting of new snow. Winds starting with falling temps. 26 F at 8:30
10/13/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 36, low 29. Monday was partly cloudy and calm, it felt quite mild compared to the last few days. East winds this morning with drizzle beginning to fall.
10/14/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 36, low 32. Freezing drizzle and strong, cold east winds on Tuesday. Fog this morning, still have east winds but not as strong.
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 34. Light winds, fog in the morning on Wednesday. By mid-afternoon the clouds moved out and we ended up with a nice day.
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 34. Sunny till mid-afternoon Thursday, then clouds rolled in. Mostly cloudy this morning, breeze from the west, 45 degrees.
10/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 25. Sunny and breezey on Friday. Very frosty this morning, mostly clear but areas of patchey fog.
10/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 69, low 36. Sunny with easterly breezes Saturday. Partly cloudy and mild this morning.
10/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, 38. Partly cloudy with light westerly winds Sunday, it felt pretty warm! Mostly cloudy this morning.
10/20/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 40. Monday was mostly cloudy with a chilly, damp east wind and a few sprinkles. This morning there is some fog and it looks like rain on the way anytime now.
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 36. Rain showers and fog off and on all day Tuesday. This morning there is fog, light drizzle, and the winds are calm.
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 32. Cloudy and calm Wednesday, some drizzle and sprinkles. Frosty and mostly clear this morning, fog banks in the distance. I saw a flock of cranes this morning.
10/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 36. Showers off and on Saturday with NW winds. More of the same this morning.
10/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 28. Sunday was cloudy with some light showers. Partly cloudy, calm and frosty this morning.
10/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 39. Partly cloudy with calm winds most of Monday, a great day! Mostly cloudy this morning, westerly winds are on the increase.
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 33. Mostly cloudy with periods of west winds on Tuesday. This morning we have the calm before the storm...
10/29/2009 8:00 AM 0.16 1.0 M 1.0 M Hi 39, low 30. Rain snow mix Wed. afternoon with no accumulation. Snow overnight continuing this morning. WNW winds, but temps. are pretty mild hanging right at freezing.
11/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 41. Sat. morning was cloudy and chilly, but when the sun came out it warmed up nicely. Partly cloudy and mild this morning.
11/2/2009 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 33. Sunday was mostly sunny with a cool breeze. Dew this morning, partly cloudy and calm.
11/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 27. Monday was sunny and mostly calm. This morning is clear, calm and frosty.
11/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 27. Tuesday was sunny with strong, cold WNW winds. Clear and calm this morning.
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 25. Wednesday was a perfect day for outdoor projects! Clear and frosty this morning.
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 40. Thursday was sunny with light easterly breezes. Winds overnight must have brought the warm air in, it was 69 degrees this morning at 7AM!
11/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 34. Friday was windy, but very warm. Hard to believe a year ago at this time we were in a big blizzard.
11/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 60, low 27. Mostly sunny and breezey Saturday, a perfect afternoon to be at a High School Football Playoff game.
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 24. Monday was mostly sunny with light winds. Partly cloudy and calm this morning.
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 23. Light frost this morning and a beautiful sunrise.
11/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 33. Mostly cloudy Wed., not as warm as forcasted. Temperatures around the area all over the board this AM, and we are on the cold end of it again.
11/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 31. Heavy cloud cover and sprinkles by late Thursday afternoon. A little rain mixed with snow in the evening.
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 44, low 15. Brrr. Didn't know it was supposed to get that cold last night! Clear and very frosty this morning.
11/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 15. Sunny with light breezes.
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 44, low 20. Sunny, light breezes.
11/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 21. Another beautiful late fall day!
11/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 22. Sunny with light winds Tuesday, sounds like more of the same today. We'll gladly take it!
11/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 26. Sunny skies and light winds Wednesday.
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 18.
11/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 60, low 29. Saturday was warm with strong westerly winds. Clear and calm this morning.
11/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 27. Sunday was sunny with a chilly wind in the PM. Currently clouds are on the increase and cold westerly winds continue.
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 25. A little rain/freezing rain Tuesday evening. Sunny skies and light winds this morning.
11/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 40. What a glorious Thanksgiving Day! This morning is partly cloudy and mild with light westerly breezes.
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 33. Mostly clear with westerly breezes this morning.
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 31. Sunny Monday and a beautiful moonlit night. Things changed early this morning, currently cloudy with a strong NW wind and getting colder.
12/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 1.0 M Hi 39, low -4.
12/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 0.8 M 1.5 M Hi 5, low -6. Heavy overcast Sunday, snow overnight.
12/15/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 12, low -11. Monday was mostly sunny and calm - made it seem warmer than it was! Some winds during the night, currently clear and mostly calm.
12/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 10, low 2. Sunny and mostly calm Tuesday. There was an inversion; when we were at 8 degrees my brother 20 miles away at Spearfish had 40 degrees. Not fair! :)
12/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 33, low 18. Mostly calm winds Wednesday and finally some warmer temperatures. Cloudy skies and mild this morning.
12/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 47, low 30. Thursday was mostly cloudy and mild. Clearing skies with winds from the west overnight continuing this morning.
12/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 38, low 16. Friday was sunny with a chilly wind from the west.
12/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 47, low 33. Mostly cloudy with a cool breeze Saturday. This morning is mild, partly cloudy and calm - almost like spring!
12/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 48, low 27. Sunday was mild, increasing clouds in the afternoon. Dense fog this morning with light winds.
12/22/2009 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 31, low 21. Received a little sleet Monday morning. Fog, frost, and ENE winds all day Monday continuing into today. Hoar frost at least 1.5" thick accumulating on fences and weighing the cedar trees down.
12/23/2009 8:00 AM 0.10 1.3 M 1.5 M Hi 24, low 20. Dense fog all day Tuesday, ENE winds. It appears the fog has lifted some this morning, but it is snowing with mostly calm winds. Yesterday's frost is still hanging on, clinging to the east side of branches and wires, sticking straight out horizontally with fingers as long as 4 inches.
12/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 M 2.0 M Hi 25, low -5. Wednesday was heavy overcast, snow and wind. This morning is sunny with fairly light winds from the WNW.
12/25/2009 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Hi 8, low -2. Sunny on Thursday with NW winds increasing overnight. Snow is about to get started here, we are in a blizzard warning thru 5PM Saturday - Merry Christmas! I have to give "hats off" to our rural electric workers today. My husband talked to some yesterday and that crew had been on duty for 46 hrs. in these conditions to keep our power losses to a minimum after frost and ice buildup were taking lines and poles down.
12/26/2009 7:00 AM M 6.0 M 7.5 M Hi 10, low 9. The high Friday actually came about 9PM and temps. stayed steady overnight. Blizzard conditions all Friday continuing on today. Snow depth of 6" an est. since its pretty much bare ground or drifts, also will get a better idea on moisture later.
12/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.39 0.5 M 6.0 M Hi 18, low 16. Finally got to the gauge this morning, so the precip. listed is storm total. Like everybody else, the snow total is a guess. The storm lightened up by late afternoon Saturday. Cloudy, light breezes and warmer temps. this morning.
12/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Hi 34, low 6. Clear and crisp this morning. Spent Sunday digging out; winds in this storm must have been more from the West rather than NW, it left drifts in different places than usual.
12/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Hi 26, low -5. Mostly sunny Monday, light winds.
1/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.03 0.3 M 6.5 M Hi 14, low 0. Overcast skies, light snow off and on most of the day Thursday. Old snow depth is still a guess, the snowbanks don't seem like they have settled much.
1/2/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 6.5 M Hi 9, low 0. Heavy overcast all day Friday with a few light flurries in the air. Clearing skies this morning.
1/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 21, low 6. Sunny on Saturday. Cloudy with NW winds this morning, but warmer temps also came in.
1/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 27, low 12. Sunday was mostly cloudy with some NW winds. Very dense fog this morning.
1/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 24, low 15. Dense fog all day Monday that lifted during the night and then redeveloped this morning.
1/6/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 6.5 M Hi 21, low 0. Foggy most of the day Tuesday, a few flakes of snow in the afternoon. Winds came up overnight and we have ground blizzard conditions, all area schools cancelled, our road is blocked. There was a little new snow, but I will have to wait till tomorrow to get to the gauge. Sun dogs on both sides of the sun all day today (when visible). .
1/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 2.0 M 8.0 M Hi 4, low -14. At least part of this precip. probably should have been on yesterday's report, but couldn't get to the gauge to check it. Snow depths are guesses, the ground blizzard rearranged everything. Sunny this morning, NW winds, everybody is digging out. No school again.
1/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Hi 3, low -23. Skies have been clear, winds light, and last night's low was the coldest temp. so far this winter.
1/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Hi 1, low -13. Clear skies, calm winds. Inversions to our west, much warmer only 25 miles away. Maybe we'll get our turn today.
1/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Warmed from -13 Saturday morning to a hi of 31. Westerly winds came in overnight and the temp. went up to 37. Currently have clear skies and winds continuing.
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 M Hi 43, low 21. Gosh it's nice to type those kind of numbers in for a change! Sunny with light breezes from the east this morning. Patches of bare ground are becoming more prominent.
1/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 39, low 14. Mostly sunny, snow continues to settle.
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 50, low 30.
1/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 48, low 21. Sunny, breezes from the west. Patches of bare ground continue to grow, but some of those drifts are still going to be here for a long time.
1/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 45, low 33. Another nice day in the making.
1/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 48, low 33. Southerly winds overnight warmed the temp. to 42 at 5AM, then it dipped back to 33 by 7AM. Currently partly cloudy, light breezes.
1/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 53, low 24. Saturday was a very mild, calm day - didn't even need a coat in the afternoon! There is quite abit of bare ground, but still too much snow to call it a Trace.
1/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 34, low 14. Foggy all day Monday with dropping temps. in the afternoon. Clear and very frosty this morning.
1/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 33, low 20. Partly cloudy Tuesday, frost stayed on the trees all day. Fog rolled in again overnight and has been coming and going this morning. Currently calm and very frosty.
1/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 34, low 23. We escaped the fog for part of the day Wed., but by mid-afternoon it rolled in again. Still foggy with light breezes from the east this morning.
1/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 31, low 19. More fog, more frost. Tuesday is the only day this week we haven't had fog.
1/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 35, low 24. The fog finally started to lift Friday afternoon. Mostly cloudy this morning with a bit of sunshine. Cold WNW winds on the increase.
1/24/2010 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Hi 30, low 19. Winds strong from the NW all night. Very little snow so far but no shortage of wind.
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 2.5 M Hi 23, low 13. Light snow and very strong NW winds Sunday. Clouds starting to break up this morning but strong winds still persist. Snow accumulation of 0.3 is an estimate, but it is definitely no where close to what was forcast.
1/26/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 16, low 4. A couple little flurries wizzed through on Monday, otherwise some sun and continued strong NW winds. Winds died down and skies cleared overnight. Currently cloudy and mostly calm. It will make much better working conditions for those crews trying to restore power to thousands of people in rural SD.
1/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.6 M 2.5 M Hi 28, low 9. Snow Tuesday evening - very fluffy stuff. Partly cloudy this morning with westerly winds causing light drifting.
1/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 20, low 2. Sunny with westerly winds and light drifting snow Wednesday. Clear and cold this morning.
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 22, low 1. A bit on the chilly side, but what a beautiful calm, clear moonlit night we had. Currently partly cloudy and frosty with light westerly winds.
1/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 34, low 13. Mostly cloudy Saturday continuing througth to this morining. Winds are from the east and it looks like snow is not far off.
2/1/2010 9:00 AM 0.04 0.6 M 2.5 M Hi 17, low 7. Flurries and cold NE winds Sunday. Light snow overnight, ending about 9:00 this morning with clearing skies. Winds are calm.
2/2/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 2.5 M Hi 25, low 5. Mostly sunny, light winds Monday. We are noticing how badly the ground is starting to crack; assuming that is because it is frozen quite deeply?
2/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 34, low 9. Mostly calm Tuesday with some melting. Clear this morning, some patchey ground fog earlier left a coat of white frost on everything.
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 39, low 15. Mostly sunny Wednesday with some melting. Heavy overcast this morning, looks like it could start to snow any time.
2/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.35 5.0 M M M Hi 19, low 9. Snow most of the day Thursday, and basically NO WIND. The moisture amount recorded is actually what was in the gauge.
2/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Hi 35, low 19. Friday was mostly cloudy and calm, the highways had a chance to finish clearing off after Thursday's snow.
2/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 7.0 M Hi 37, low 22. Mostly cloudy and mild Saturday. Light breezes from the west this morning with a bit of snow.
2/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M 7.0 M Hi 32, low -8. Light snow all day Sunday, dropping temps. in the afternoon.
2/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Hi 2, low -26. Monday was sunny with NNW winds causing drifting. Clear and calm overnight, the coldest night so far this winter.
2/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Hi 11, low -17. Clear skies and calm winds on Tuesday made it seem warmer than it was. Clear skies and frosty this morning.
2/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Hi 26, low 7. Sunshine and light winds Wednesday, the same this morning.
2/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Hi 34, low 8. Another day with sunshine and light winds. Some melting in the afternoon; was finally able to get that icey snow off of the deck. Mostly cloudy this morning with high, thin clouds.
2/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.09 0.7 M 6.5 M Hi 43, low 24. Friday was mostly cloudy and mild, rain showers in the evening. Snow started early this morning along with northerly winds.
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 6.5 M Hi 24, low -5. Saturday's high was early in the morning, then it dropped to around 10 for most of the day. Light snow and gusty NW winds caused drifting. A lot of slick spots where Friday's rain froze on top of the snow.
2/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M Hi 16, low -17. Sunday was sunny and cold with a little bit of drifting snow. Clear and downright nippy overnight!
2/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M Hi 20, low -19. Brrr, Brrr, and did I say -- BRRR?!
2/17/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 6.5 M Hi 15, low 4. Low came early last night, temp. of 21 by obs. time. Light snow just beginning at 7:00AM.
2/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M 5.5 M Hi 44, low 15. Steady snowfall in the morning that melted in the afternoon, because of that I didn't get a reading on the new snow depth.
2/19/2010 7:00 AM T T M 5.0 M Hi 30, low -3. Very light snowfall in the morning. The sun finally broke thru later in the day. Patchey ground fog in the evening.
2/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M Hi 35, low 15. There is some melting occuring, but there is a whole lot of ice and icey packed snow that just doesn't want to go away.
2/21/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 5.5 M Hi 28, low 2. Mostly sunny Saturday. Snow flurries just beginning at obs. time this morning.
2/22/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 20, low -10. It snowed Sunday morning, but then the sun came out and the little bit of new fluff quickly disappeared. Clear, cold and very frostly this morning.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 30, low 4. NW winds came up during the night as a little clipper system passed through. There were a few "puddles" of snow on the deck this morning as well. Currently mostly clear and frosty.
2/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 24, low -6. Ground fog with clear skies above this morning. Trees, fences, everything white with heavy frost.
2/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 22, low 10. Mostly cloudy this morning with light westerly winds. But the big news is that it is already 35 degrees at 7:00AM!
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi 40, low 26. More clouds than sun Thursday, but temps. were the warmest we've had in awhile so snow and ice were melting. Clear skies this morning.
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 40, low 14. More snowmelt on Friday, sunny with chilly westerly winds. Clear this morning, then ground fog moved in.
2/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 36, low 14. Sunny with areas of ground fog moving through during the day Saturday. Fog and cold east wind set in for the eve. and overnight. Foggy, very frosty, cold NE wind this morning.
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 24, low 16. Foggy all day Sunday, all night, and still hanging on this morning. Frost is at least an inch thick.
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 36, low 17. Monday was another foggy day, but winds and temps. were both mild. Skies finally cleared around 9pm and we had a beautiful moonlit night. This morning the trees are still loaded with frost and the sun is shining!
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 40, low 21. Sunshine all day Tuesday, then the fog rolled in again at sunset. Foggy and frosty this morning, light NE winds that are damp and cold!
3/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 30, low 20. Fog again on Wednesday, the 3rd day in 4 that we were socked in. The fog is lifting this morning tho and the sun is beginning to shine.
3/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 45, low 22. Thursday was sunny with a cool breeze, but there was still snowmelt. Fog rolled in again overnight and is dense this morning with a damp, chilly easterly breeze.
3/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 1.2 M 2.5 M Hi 30, low 27. Foggy most of the day Friday with freezing drizzle and rain in the afternoon. Snow overnight and this morning, winds are calm.
3/7/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 34, low 29. Precip. ended Saturday morning, heavy overcast and calm the rest of the day. And guess what -- foggy AGAIN this morning.
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 40, low 26. Fog Sunday until mid afternoon, then just heavy overcast. Freezing fog this morining.
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 47, low 26. Monday morning's fog burned off about noon and we had a sunny and mild afternoon with a lot of melting. There are snowbanks yet, but with the amount of bare ground I guess I need to call Total Snow Depth a Trace. Cloudy this morning -- No Fog!
3/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.31 3.5 M 3.5 M Hi 38, low 26. Heavy overcast and cold winds Tuesday. Snow overnight continuing this morning. NW winds but temperatures are quite mild.
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 4.0 M Hi 34, low 23. Winds from the west Wednesday with additional light accumulations of snow. New snow amount is an estimate since the snow drifted overnight, continuing this morning.
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi 36, low 13. Westerly winds and clearing skies on Thursday. Sunny this morning.
3/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 48, low 15. Friday was a grand day -- sunny, calm, and a lot of melting going on.
3/14/2010 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 44, low 28. Sunny Saturday with a chilly NE wind; fog in the evening. Cloudy this morning with a snow flurry at reporting time.
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 35, low 30. Sunday was cloudy with winds from the west, more of the same this morning. Still have snowbanks, but also plenty of mud, water holes and soft roads.
3/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 47, low 20. Monday was sunny and mild, sure helped the muddy road conditions. Mostly clear and frosty this morning.
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 51, low 23. Tuesday was sunny and mild. Partly cloudy and frosty this morning.
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 63, low 25. Wednesday was about perfect, sunny with light breezes. Mostly cloudy this morning with winds from the west at 5MPH.
3/19/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 47, low 22. Thursday had sprinkles during the late afternoon. Overcast with a cold westerly wind this morning.
3/20/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 28, low 19. Friday was heavy overcast with cold NW winds. There were snow flurries in the air off and on all day, but no accumulation. Winds from the west this morning, skies are clear.
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 48, low 27. Clear skies, mild conditions Saturday on through to this morning. The muddy road has dried, and I had my first robin siting this morning -- happy Spring!
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 63, low 35. Hazey sunshine Sunday. Sunny this morning with a strong, cool west wind.
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M T M Hi 57, low 32. Strong W to NW winds Monday, sprinkles in the afternoon and the first lightening of the season was spotted in the distance. Rain and a Trace of snow overnight. Currently heavy overcast with light NW winds. This marks the 1 yr. anniversary of the start of our 3 blizzards in 2 weeks -- the only thing we will be celebrating is the fact that we survived them!
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 37, low 17. Heavy overcast with light winds Tuesday. Currently clear and frosty, winds from the west at 5-10 MPH.
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 53, low 23. Wednesday was sunny with light breezes. It was clear earlier this morning, but ground fog rolled in from the north about 7AM. East winds at 5MPH.
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 49, low 28. Ground fog Thursday morning, sunny but brisk in the afternoon. Strong winds from the west this morning; sunny but clouds are starting to build.
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 50, low 32. Saturday had strong NW winds that were cold. Heavy overcast cleared in the afternoon.
3/29/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 65, low 34. Sunday was sunny and breezey - could by classified as our first warm spring day. March has been quite dry, they are posting a fire weather watch for SW SD today.
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 74, low 50. What a number for an overnight low in March! I wasn't sure if that was right, but it is already 60 this AM with a strong WSW wind.
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 73, low 37. Tuesday was warm, but quite afew clouds and very strong west winds all day.
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M T M Hi 61, low 36. Sun and calmer winds Wednesday. Increasing clouds with a few sprinkles in the evening, but moisture came overnight in the form of a nice rain (0.35" is actual reading). Overcast with breezes from the east this morning.
4/2/2010 7:30 AM 0.56 2.8 M 3.0 M Hi 42, low 31. Heavy overcast Thursday, rain in the afternoon. Snow overnight, very heavy and slushy. Currently there is light snow and NW winds.
4/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M T M Hi 47, low 25. There was a little light snow yet Friday morning, but the sun came out later and by 2PM our 3" of slushy snow that fell overnight was gone.
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 55, low 27. Skies clouded up Saturday afternoon, but no rain here. Partly cloudy this morning with light frost. HAPPY EASTER!
4/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 29. Precip. came from a Sunday afternoon shower and one this morning about 7:30.
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 34. Overcast, light rain shower Monday afternoon. Winds from the east this morning. No snow or rain yet, but it looks like it could start any time.
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 28. Sunny Wednesday morning, rain showers in the afternoon. Clear with light frost this morning.
4/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 64, low 30. Strong NW winds overnight. Currently we have clear skies and fairly light westerly winds.
4/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 25.
4/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 30. Nice to hear the meadowlarks in the morning, also saw a flock of crains yesterday.
4/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 35. High thin clouds with filtered sunlight Sunday. Cloudy this morning, winds from the west at 5-10 MPH.
4/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 69, low 41. Mostly cloudy with light easterly winds Monday. Lightening to the south during the night.
4/14/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 35. Tuesday's thunderstorms stayed to the east of us, but man-o-man did the wind blow -- very strong from the WSW all day.
4/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 38. Wednesday was sunny, but strong WSW winds again took away from the "niceness" of the day. Currently clear, 50 degrees, westerly winds starting to pick up yet again.
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 28. Another day of strong winds from the WSW Thursday. The dust is starting to blow.
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 37. Friday was sunny, and for a change of pace the winds switched and were very strong from the NE.
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 44. Saturday was mostly cloudy and once again the winds had to howl from the NE. The pastures are greening up, but all of this wind is zapping the moisture in a hurry.
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 38. Sunday was breezey, but not the gale force winds of the 5 days preceding. Very humid this morning, haze in the air and a heavy dew.
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 45. Monday was sunny with increasing clouds late, and the winds were light (finally!). Rain showers overnight.
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 39. Ground fog this morning with clear skies and sunshine in sight above.
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 64, low 43. Wednesday was sunny with strong winds from the east. Rain shower about 4:00AM today. Currently cloudy with a damp, chilly east wind.
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 50. Strong east winds Thursday, sprinkles in the evening and overnight. Heavy overcast and fog this morning with lighter winds from the east.
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.88 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 40. Rain Friday didn't really begin here until late afternoon. Rain and strong NW winds overnight. Currently mostly cloudy with winds from the west 15-20 MPH.
4/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 37. Saturday cleared off, the wind went down, and it was a nice day for proms and auction sales. Strong NW winds overnight and rain looks likely this morning.
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 31. Scattered rain and sleet showers Sunday, snow flurries this morning. Strong NW winds along with it all.
4/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 27. Strong, chilly NW winds Monday. Clear, calm and frosty this morning.
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 44. It stayed much warmer last night and is already in the mid-50's this morning.
4/29/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 31. Wednesday began sunny and warm, but clouds, sprinkles and winds with gusts estimated at 50 MPH took over the afternoon.
4/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 64, low 31. NW winds are picking up this morning. Rain showers with a few snow flakes mixed in from time to time.
5/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 38. A few rain showers Friday, dark and very windy all day. Strong NW winds and heavy overcast continue today.
5/2/2010 9:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 35. Saturday was another day of strong NW winds with rain squalls. Still showery this morning, winds are a little lighter from the WSW.
5/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 44, low 33. Sunday was a repeat of Saturday - dark, windy, and rain squalls with snow mixed in at times. But today there are light westerly winds and the SUN is shining!
5/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 36. Monday we had a beautiful spring evening -- then NW winds hit during the night. Clouds are on the increase and we are in a High Wind Warning until midnight.
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 33. Variable clouds and strong NW winds Tuesday, more of the same this morning. What did we do to deserve all of this wind?
5/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 32. Wednesday was partly cloudy with more winds from the NW. The winds went down overnight and the rain started; currently it is trying to change to snow.
5/7/2010 9:00 AM 0.13 T M 0.0 M Hi 38, low 32. Rain/snow mix ended mid-morning Thursday. Snow started late afternoon, continuing off and on thru obs. time. Most of the snow is melting as it hits, but a little is sticking in the grass. Strong westerly winds are part of the package too.
5/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 39, low 23. Snow showers till mid-day Friday, but by evening the skies cleared and the wind went down. Hard freeze last night, we'll see what the alfalfa looks like a little later.
5/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 35. Saturday was partly sunny but had a cold east wind. Rain shower around 10:00pm. Clear this morning with light winds.
5/10/2010 7:30 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 40. Sunshine and light easterly winds Sunday. Rain began about 5:00 this morning and still raining steadily at obs. time.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 1.50 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 37. Rain all day Monday (1.50" is actual reading, storm total 1.74"). Cloudy this morning, supposedly the "in between" day before more rain - and snow!
5/12/2010 7:45 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 34. Heavy overcast with evening showers on Tuesday. Rain mixed with snow this morning, NW winds 15MPH. (.15" precip. is actual reading).
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 32. It snowed Wed. till about 3:00pm, then it turned to rain. The ground was white for awhile though.
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 36. Several quick rain/sleet showers Thursday. Currently skies are clear and it's warming up nicely. Finally feels like May!
5/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 41. There was sunshine Friday!
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 41. Mild temps., variable cloudiness, and fairly high humidity Saturday. Patchy ground fog this morning with clear skies above.
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 42. Sunny with light easterly winds Sunday. Clear this morning with fog banks in the distance.
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 48. Sunny with easterly winds Monday, stronger winds from the east this morning.
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 54. Strong easterly winds Tuesday, T-storms built to the west but just sat there in NE Wyoming. Damp east winds this morning, partly cloudy with some low lying fog-like clouds.
5/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 40. Tuesday was very humid with a cool east wind and variable cloudiness. Heavy dew this morning.
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 50. Light rain showers during the night.
5/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.77 M M M M Nice soaking rain
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 60, low 43. Monday was one of the stranger days in weather for this area. We stayed in the 50's with low clouds, NE winds, humidity that felt like 200%, and T-showers in the afternoon. A warm front sat about 60 miles to our east and south and along that line there were many heavy storms, including a large tornado near Faith.
5/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 47. Sunny with strong east winds this morning.
5/27/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 58. Sunny with strong east winds Wednesday, T-storms to the NW in the evening while we just got a few sprinkles. Warm already this morning with breezes from the east.
5/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 61. Sunny and humid Thursday with more strong east winds. Very warm and humid this morning, it feels like we are East River. :)
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 52. Friday was partly cloudy and humid with a continued east wind. T-storms to the west late in the evening.
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 40. Much lower humidity Saturday with increasing clouds as the day went, but no rain here. Clear with a cool west wind this morning.
5/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 44. East winds Sunday with increasing clouds through the day.
6/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 47. Mostly sunny Monday with light variable winds. No precip. at all over the holiday weekend, a time when we always get something in the gauge. Hope the drought hasn't started again!
6/2/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 47. Mostly cloudy Tuesday, a few sprinkles in the morning. Foggy this morning.
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 50. Afternoon rain shower Tuesday. Partly cloudy and humid this morning.
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 54. Thursday was humid; there was an evening rain shower with a beautiful double rainbow.
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 55. Rain showers early Friday evening. Partly cloudy this morning with NW winds starting to pick up.
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 48. Cloudy this morning, light winds from the NW.
6/7/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 52. Sunday was mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles in the afternoon dotted the window.
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 59. Rain shower Monday afternoon, it really poured for awhile. The actual reading was 0.30".
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 46. Tuesday was mostly sunny with light winds.
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 69, low 56. Strong east winds and high humidity kept it a little on the cool side Wednesday. Lightning to the SE Wednesday night.
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 52. Rain received from late evening T-shower. Cloudy this morning, looks like it could rain any time.
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi Tue. 72. Cloudy and cool this morning, but that is supposed to change.
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 52. Afternoon and evening T-storms all around us. We finally got a light show and shower about 11:00pm.
6/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/21/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Sprinkles in the afternoon Sunday. T-storms to our west in the evening, but they couldn't make it across the state line from WY and MT.
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 53. Easterly winds Monday with high humidity. We were on the south tip of a line of strong storms last night and just ended up with the wind.
6/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.71 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 53. Numerous T-storms around the area Tuesday evening. A little wind here, but mostly just a nice rain which we were needing.
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 54. Wednesday was a much quieter day with lower humidity. This morning is clear with a heavy dew.
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 66. T-storms to the north during the night. Currently it is cloudy with breezes from the east.
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 55. Cloudy, cool and humid most of the day Saturday. T-storms around us again but none here.
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 54.
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 56.
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 61. Sunny and SE winds Tuesday, already 80 degrees this morning. Things are really starting to dry out.
7/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 96, low 60. Lots of sun and low winds made for a very hot day Wednesday. T-storms in the evening tracked to the north. Clouds in the east are helping keep the temp. a bit cooler this morning -- for now.
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 93, low 65. Quick moving evening T-showers had a lot more wind and lightning than rain.
7/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 99, low 59. Mostly sunny with SSW winds on Friday. Variable clouds with NW breezes this morning, much more comfortable!
7/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 53. Mostly sunny this morning with light and cool westerly breezes. Clouds are starting to build in the west.
7/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 49. We had a late morning rain shower on the 4th. There is a cool wind from the NW this morning, a definite change from a few days ago!
7/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 52. T-showers at 4:00am and 6:00am today. Currently heavy overcast, light NNW breezes, and cool. The guys put on their heavy jackets when they went out to work heifers.
7/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 46. Tuesday was cool and overcast all day but no more rain. Clear this morning with westerly winds.
7/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 50. Wednesday's weather was one of those "just right" days that would be nice to have a whole string of!
7/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 56. Friday was mostly sunny with very little wind.
7/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 62. Saturday was hot, humid, and had little breeze. There was lightning to the west last night but nothing got here. Cloudy with a cool breeze this morning, still humid.
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 50. Storms to the west Sunday afternoon but they just don't seem to be able to make it across the state line lately. We could use the rain! Cool and humid this morning, heavy dew and a light fog in low-lying areas.
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 60. Monday was sunny with breezes from the east.
7/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 59. Tuesday was sunny with easterly winds that switched to the NW in the evening. NW winds this morning are chilly, a jacket feels good!
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 54.
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 55. Blue skies, light winds. Good weather to finish haying, but a rain would be nice.
7/18/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi in the upper 90's Friday and Saturday with some wind and lots of grasshoppers. We caught a few sprinkles about midnight, nothing measurable.
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 59. East winds and sunshine Sunday, T-storms around 11:00pm dropped a little rain. There was a lot of sharp lightning too, I saw one fire ignited to the north of us.
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Strong T-storms in the area Monday afternoon. We got strong wind with a small amt. of rain and hail. Ten miles north of Belle Fourche had a lot of small hail, and east toward Nisland and Newell they rec'd. 2" of rain in a short amt. of time and lots of hail. Quite a bit of damage to property, crops and livestock in some locations.
7/21/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 56. Rain in the evening for just a minute. ENE winds this morning, mostly cloudy. It looks like some T-storms could start to build any time.
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 60. Wednesday was a dark, cloudy day that started out warm but cooled to the 60's. T-shower in the evening and a lot of really strange looking clouds that were worth some pictures.
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 58. Low clouds, easterly breezes and humid this morning.
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 53. Cold front came through about 1:00pm Friday with very strong NW winds, but the evening was clear and calm - what a great night sky with that near full moon.
7/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 55.
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 67. It was a clear, warm night and is setting up to be a hot day. The presence of many grasshoppers, flies, etc. these days adds to the enjoyment as well. ha! :)
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 101, low 68. A perfect day to represent July in South Dakota! Sun, light winds, and HOT. Cooler this morning with some cloud cover.
7/28/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 59. Had about 6 drops of rain on the window Tuesday morning; a NW wind helped keep the temps. comfortable. Partly cloudy this morning with cool ENE winds.
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 61. Wednesday was mostly cloudy with a sprinkle of rain mid-day and east winds. There was a T-storm about 5:00 this morning with a lot of lightning.
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 65. T-showers early Thursday morning. Ground fog this morning, but currently skies are mostly clear.
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 M M Hi 95, low 62.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 104, low 65. The hottest day of the summer so far. A T-storm Sat. afternoon that was mostly wind and one at 6:00 this morning accounted for our whopping 0.02" of precip.
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 64. T-storm came in about 10:30PM with a nice shower, but we sure could use more.
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 62. T-storm headed our way this morning, hope we can get some rain out of it.
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 2.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 54. Received a Trace from an 8AM T-shower, but another one later in the morning dumped 1.5" in 45 minutes, at times it looked like a whiteout blizzard. The remainder of the rain fell over the next couple of hours. Ditches were full of water, but several hours later it had all soaked in - what a welcome rain!
8/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 57. T-storms around 11PM with lots of lightning. Light ground fog/haze this morning.
8/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 60. High humidity continues.
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 60. T-storm early Friday evening with strong winds, 0.14" rain.
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 61. Another one of those 10PM T-showers, not much rain but quite a lightning show.
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 61.
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 97, low 64. Strong easterly winds Monday evening switched to the west by this morning.
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 93, low 58. What a beautiful, clear evening Tuesday - perfect for trying to spot shooting stars from the meteor shower.
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 60. A little cloud came over Wed. evening with a couple of lightning strikes pretty much in our yard. That was it - no wind, no rain, or anything else.
8/13/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 55. We were on the south edge of a T-storm Thursday evening, got the wind and a view of some really cool clouds.
8/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 54. Early morning shower.
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 50. Variable clouds and cool breezes Saturday, it felt like September.
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 52.
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 52.
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The last few days have had highs in the 90's and fairly high humidity, typical weather for the county fair.
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 93, low 54.
8/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 100, low 63. The "Dog Days of Summer" continue. It is warm already this morning with clear skies and winds out of the west.
8/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 106, low 63. A fairly windy day Sunday - first from the west, then from the east, then about sunset a blast of strong, hot SW wind started that kept temps. above 90 degrees until at least 11:00pm. With the passage of a cold front this morning it is cloudy, NW winds, and temp. in the low 60's.
8/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 46. Clear and crisp this morning, definitely jacket weather!
8/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 49.
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 50.
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 93, low 53.
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 97, low 56. It was down right cool here compared to Philip's 110 degrees! Cold front came thru in the early evening and moderated temps. Very dry and fire danger is in the extreme catagory.
8/29/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 58. Lightning to the east last night, but just another sunny, dry day here.
8/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 59. Quite a lightning storm Sunday night, fortunately a little rain with it. Sprinkles this morning at reporting time, heavy overcast, calm and cool.
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 47. Monday was mostly cloudy with sprinkles off and on. Sunny and crisp this morning with NW winds.
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.53 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 49. Precip. came in an evening T-storm with light showers following. Heavy overcast with strong, chilly NW winds this morning.
9/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 69, low 40. Very strong NW winds Thursday. Currently winds are light, sky is clear, and it is starting to warm up after a chilly night.
9/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 39. Sunny with light winds, a perfect early fall-feeling day.
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 48. Perfect days Sat. and Sun. with clear skies, light winds, and lightning after dark. Today is cloudy with strong, cold winds from the west.
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 38. Labor Day was cloudy with strong, cold west winds. Clear with lighter winds this morning, but still pretty chilly.
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 47.
9/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 51. It really warmed up Wednesday after having a cool, cloudy morning. This morning there was patchy ground fog early but now the skies are clear.
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 42. Light winds and a lot of blue sky.
9/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 48.
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 51. Sunny with strong, cool east winds Tuesday. Lightning just about every direction from us last night, but nothing here. However this morning is heavy overcast and it looks like rain is on the way.
9/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 46. Rain fell 7:30-8:30am Sept. 15. Remainder of the 15th was heavy overcast with strong NW winds. Fog this morning.
9/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 47. Fog burned off Thursday morning and the day turned out to be sunny and warm till a cold front blasted thru in the evening. Sunny early this morning, now its heavy overcast with an east wind.
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 34. Friday's mild 57 degrees turned to 39 with strong winds and heavy drizzle within an hour in the mid-afternoon, quite a shock to the system! Heavy overcast this morning with NE winds and temps. in the 30's.
9/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 39. A cold day, was surprised it did eventually reach 50 degrees. I couldn't get this report in on 9/19 because cloud cover was too dense and our dish couldn't get signal, so no Internet service.
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 43. Sunday was heavy overcast until mid-afternoon when it cleared and strong east winds developed. Very foggy this morning.
9/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 44. Dense fog Monday morning. At 9:00am while it was still foggy and 47 degrees here, 15 miles away at Spearfish it was sunny and 77 degrees. Eventually the fog burned off and it was sunny and warmer the rest of the day.
9/23/2010 7:30 AM 0.32 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 45. Rain started during the night, still raining at obs. time with very light winds.
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 35. Light rain Thursday morning.
9/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 41. Sunshine, light winds, and leaves beginning to turn. A beautiful early fall day.
9/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 45.
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 47.
9/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 45.
9/29/2010 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 54. Strong winds overnight. Clear and mild this morning with lighter westerly winds.
9/30/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 40. The trees in the river valley are at their prettiest right now, sure a beautiful scene with the Black Hills in the background.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/10/2009 10/12/2009 11:00 AM 3 0.02 T M There had been more snow on the ground over the course of these days - about 0.5" on the 11th and traces other days. These were some cold days, with highs not even reaching 30 and lows in the teens.
10/30/2009 10/31/2009 9:00 AM 2 0.04 0.0 M Received 0.03" from snow on Thursday. Still had a light covering of snow on the ground Friday morning, but by mid-day it had melted. Hi Friday 44. Rain showers after midnight (early Sat. am) accounted for 0.01" of moisture. Already 51 degrees at reporting time.
12/3/2009 12/12/2009 1:00 PM 10 0.04 1.0 M During the time I was gone I know it snowed a little, blew a lot, and had a few nights of subzero temperatures. The lowest one was on the morning of December 9 with a -16 reading.
12/30/2009 12/31/2009 1:00 PM 2 0.00 M M
6/12/2010 6/15/2010 9:00 AM 4 0.82 M M Scattered showers over the weekend, with about 0.50" coming on the evening of Sunday June 13.
9/10/2010 9/12/2010 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
7/19/2010 4:00 PM I wasn't home during the hail event, so going by what the family said. To our north and east there was a lot of hail causing significant damage to buildings and crops. 1/2" Grape 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Mixed 2 2min no damage Intermittent True Same time as rain