Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-FR-8 Latitude 43.436656
Station Name Hot Springs 1.8 W Longitude -103.516664
County Fall River Elevation (ft) 4108



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 1.32 3.03 11 3.03 11 0.00 0 0 11 0 19.0 6 6
Nov 09 0.52 0.47 3 0.47 3 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 0.37 0.65 8 0.65 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 14.0 7 6
Jan 10 0.35 0.15 1 0.15 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 3.0 1 1
Feb 10 0.52 0.51 6 0.44 3 0.07 3 1 3 0 8.5 2 2
March 10 1.13 0.58 4 0.58 4 0.00 0 0 4 0 6.0 3 3
April 10 2.02 3.39 15 3.39 15 0.00 0 0 13 2 4.0 2 1
May 10 3.20 4.81 14 4.81 14 0.00 0 0 13 1 1.5 2 2
June 10 2.91 6.05 16 6.05 16 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 2.38 2.28 8 2.28 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 1.87 2.35 6 2.35 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 1.48 1.33 8 1.33 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.07" 25.60" 100 days 25.53" 97 0.07" 3 days 1 94 days 3 days 56.0" 23 days 21 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
10/2/2009
10/3/2009
10/4/2009
10/5/2009 0.76
10/6/2009
10/7/2009
10/8/2009 0.26
10/9/2009
10/10/2009 0.24
10/11/2009
10/12/2009 0.19
10/13/2009
10/14/2009
10/15/2009
10/16/2009
10/17/2009
10/18/2009
10/19/2009
10/20/2009 0.05
10/21/2009 0.23
10/22/2009 0.14
10/23/2009
10/24/2009
10/25/2009
10/26/2009 0.14
10/27/2009
10/28/2009 0.49
10/29/2009 0.43
10/30/2009 0.10
10/31/2009
11/1/2009
11/2/2009 0.33
11/3/2009
11/4/2009
11/5/2009
11/6/2009
11/7/2009
11/8/2009
11/9/2009
11/10/2009
11/11/2009
11/12/2009
11/13/2009 0.08
11/14/2009 0.06
11/15/2009
11/16/2009
11/17/2009
11/18/2009
11/19/2009
11/20/2009
11/21/2009
11/22/2009
11/23/2009
11/24/2009
11/25/2009
11/26/2009
11/27/2009
11/28/2009
11/29/2009
11/30/2009
12/1/2009
12/2/2009 0.01
12/3/2009
12/4/2009
12/5/2009
12/6/2009 0.06
12/7/2009 0.04
12/8/2009 0.02
12/9/2009 0.08
12/10/2009
12/11/2009
12/12/2009
12/13/2009
12/14/2009 0.06
12/15/2009
12/16/2009
12/17/2009
12/18/2009
12/19/2009
12/20/2009
12/21/2009
12/22/2009
12/23/2009
12/24/2009 0.32
12/25/2009
12/26/2009 0.06
12/27/2009
12/28/2009
12/29/2009
12/30/2009
12/31/2009
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010
1/2/2010
1/3/2010
1/4/2010
1/5/2010
1/6/2010 0.15
1/7/2010
1/8/2010
1/9/2010
1/10/2010
1/11/2010
1/12/2010
1/13/2010
1/14/2010
1/15/2010
1/16/2010
1/17/2010
1/18/2010
1/19/2010
1/20/2010
1/21/2010
1/22/2010
1/23/2010
1/24/2010
1/25/2010
1/26/2010
1/27/2010
1/28/2010
1/29/2010
1/30/2010
1/31/2010
2/1/2010
2/2/2010
2/3/2010
2/4/2010
2/5/2010 0.32
2/6/2010
2/7/2010
2/8/2010
2/9/2010
2/10/2010
2/11/2010
2/12/2010
2/13/2010
2/14/2010
2/15/2010
2/16/2010
2/17/2010
2/18/2010
2/19/2010 0.08
2/20/2010 **
2/21/2010 **
2/22/2010 0.07
2/23/2010
2/24/2010
2/25/2010
2/26/2010 0.04
2/27/2010
2/28/2010
3/1/2010
3/2/2010
3/3/2010
3/4/2010
3/5/2010
3/6/2010 0.15
3/7/2010
3/8/2010
3/9/2010
3/10/2010 0.30
3/11/2010 0.07
3/12/2010
3/13/2010
3/14/2010
3/15/2010
3/16/2010
3/17/2010
3/18/2010
3/19/2010
3/20/2010
3/21/2010
3/22/2010
3/23/2010 0.06
3/24/2010
3/25/2010
3/26/2010
3/27/2010
3/28/2010
3/29/2010
3/30/2010
3/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.06
4/2/2010 0.73
4/3/2010
4/4/2010 0.05
4/5/2010 0.02
4/6/2010 T
4/7/2010 0.28
4/8/2010 T
4/9/2010
4/10/2010 0.36
4/11/2010
4/12/2010
4/13/2010
4/14/2010
4/15/2010
4/16/2010
4/17/2010
4/18/2010 0.10
4/19/2010
4/20/2010 0.01
4/21/2010 0.01
4/22/2010 0.21
4/23/2010 0.90
4/24/2010 0.60
4/25/2010
4/26/2010 0.06
4/27/2010
4/28/2010
4/29/2010
4/30/2010
5/1/2010
5/2/2010
5/3/2010
5/4/2010
5/5/2010
5/6/2010 0.08
5/7/2010
5/8/2010
5/9/2010
5/10/2010 0.67
5/11/2010 0.19
5/12/2010 0.39
5/13/2010 0.05
5/14/2010
5/15/2010
5/16/2010 0.39
5/17/2010 0.42
5/18/2010
5/19/2010 0.19
5/20/2010 0.12
5/21/2010 0.03
5/22/2010 0.79
5/23/2010
5/24/2010 0.10
5/25/2010 1.39
5/26/2010
5/27/2010
5/28/2010
5/29/2010
5/30/2010 T
5/31/2010
6/1/2010
6/2/2010 0.30
6/3/2010
6/4/2010 0.07
6/5/2010 0.07
6/6/2010
6/7/2010 0.01
6/8/2010 0.14
6/9/2010
6/10/2010 0.13
6/11/2010 0.03
6/12/2010 0.24
6/13/2010 0.48
6/14/2010 1.10
6/15/2010 0.37
6/16/2010 0.01
6/17/2010 0.60
6/18/2010
6/19/2010
6/20/2010 1.60
6/21/2010
6/22/2010 0.45
6/23/2010 0.45
6/24/2010
6/25/2010
6/26/2010
6/27/2010
6/28/2010
6/29/2010
6/30/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010
7/2/2010 0.02
7/3/2010
7/4/2010
7/5/2010 0.14
7/6/2010
7/7/2010
7/8/2010
7/9/2010
7/10/2010
7/11/2010 0.01
7/12/2010 0.11
7/13/2010
7/14/2010
7/15/2010
7/16/2010
7/17/2010
7/18/2010 0.03
7/19/2010
7/20/2010
7/21/2010
7/22/2010 0.87
7/23/2010 0.07
7/24/2010
7/25/2010
7/26/2010
7/27/2010
7/28/2010
7/29/2010
7/30/2010 1.03
7/31/2010
8/1/2010 0.23
8/2/2010
8/3/2010
8/4/2010 0.30
8/5/2010
8/6/2010
8/7/2010 0.39
8/8/2010
8/9/2010
8/10/2010
8/11/2010
8/12/2010
8/13/2010
8/14/2010
8/15/2010
8/16/2010
8/17/2010 1.30
8/18/2010
8/19/2010
8/20/2010
8/21/2010
8/22/2010
8/23/2010
8/24/2010
8/25/2010
8/26/2010
8/27/2010
8/28/2010
8/29/2010 0.12
8/30/2010
8/31/2010 0.01
9/1/2010
9/2/2010 0.07
9/3/2010
9/4/2010
9/5/2010
9/6/2010 0.03
9/7/2010
9/8/2010
9/9/2010
9/10/2010 0.55
9/11/2010
9/12/2010
9/13/2010
9/14/2010
9/15/2010
9/16/2010
9/17/2010
9/18/2010 0.03
9/19/2010 0.04
9/20/2010 0.01
9/21/2010
9/22/2010
9/23/2010 0.45
9/24/2010 0.15
9/25/2010
9/26/2010
9/27/2010
9/28/2010
9/29/2010
9/30/2010



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/5/2009 7:15 AM 0.76 M M M M Light snow on north hill sides.
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.26 1.5 M 1.5 M
10/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.24 5.0 M 5.0 M
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.19 4.5 M 7.0 M
10/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Yesterday's precipitation from a late afternoon thunder, lightening, and three-rainbow rain storm.
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Light rain yesterday, followed by very light drizzle and have a very light snow cover this AM
10/26/2009 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
10/28/2009 7:30 AM 0.49 3.0 M 3.0 M Rain last night turned to snow.
10/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.43 4.0 M 6.0 M Yesterday's snowfall melted from beneath most of the day.
10/30/2009 8:00 AM 0.10 1.0 M 6.0 M Light snow fell through yesterday. Melting from underneath continued reducing the depth of total snow.
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Light rain showers began last evening and continued through reporting time...7:00 AM. Nice.
11/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Very light sprinkles of rain last niight turning into very light snow mist this morning.
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light snow-rain mix throughout most of the day. Sky cleared in the later evening.
12/2/2009 7:35 AM 0.01 M M M M Light snow fall yesterday afternoon.
12/6/2009 8:20 AM 0.06 2.0 M 2.0 M Two inch snowfall last night
12/7/2009 8:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 3.0 M Light snowfall throughout the last 24 hrs.
12/8/2009 8:00 AM 0.02 1.0 M 4.0 M Light snowfall yesterday continued all night and is snowing a little harder at this time. Wind and 0º
12/9/2009 8:00 AM 0.08 2.0 M 6.0 M Moisture from yesterday's light snow fall.
12/14/2009 8:00 AM 0.06 3.0 M 4.5 M
12/24/2009 9:00 AM 0.32 4.0 M 4.5 M
12/26/2009 8:15 AM 0.06 1.0 6.75 M M Hot Springs didn't get the wind most of South Dakota had yesterday.
1/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 3.0 M 4.0 M Snow continues. Cold, 10º above, with wind.
2/5/2010 9:30 AM 0.32 6.0 M 6.0 M
2/19/2010 7:45 AM 0.08 2.5 M 4.5 M
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Could it be? A sign of spring? A light rain shower yesterday afternoon! Bring it on........
3/6/2010 8:30 AM 0.15 2.0 M 2.0 M
3/10/2010 8:30 AM 0.30 3.0 M 3.0 M Who shook up our snow globe? We should be getting rain!
3/11/2010 7:38 AM 0.07 1.0 M 4.0 M Light snow continues, but sun is trying to break through the clouds.
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain shower last evening.
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain shower last night
4/2/2010 7:45 AM 0.73 1.5 M 1.5 M Moisture...beautiful moisture! Rain last evening, then snow during the night.
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M "Thunder" snow accompanied by lightening, sleet, and small hail yesterday afternoon...it's spring! Hoppy Easter, CoCoRaHS and volunteers!
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Precipitation results from Easter Sunday afternoon snow storm.
4/6/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Precipitation from yesterday's snow storm.
4/8/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.36 2.5 M M M Beautiful HUGE snow flakes last night. Maybe last snow of the season...maybe.
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Worms on the sidewalk and .10 of rain in the gauge @ 7:00 AM. Drizzling currently so may receive additonal moisture today...
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Precipitation from yesterday afternoon's light shower...
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Small afternoon shower yesterday.
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Rained during the night and forecast of MORE!!!
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Nice rain the last 24 hrs! More in the forecast, too.
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Woohoo...we've had great precipitation the last two days. Lucky us.
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Yesterday's "lite" afternoon rain shower....
5/6/2010 6:30 AM 0.08 0.5 M 0.5 M Light snow began to fall (and melt) during the early morning hours and continues at reporting time.
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Early AM rain and light steady rain shower continues with windy conditions.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Light mist with foggy conditions at reporting time.
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 1.0 M 1.0 M Rain began during the evening hours turning to snow as temps dropped.
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Nice rain yesterday afternoon!
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Afternoon and evening rain showers.
5/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Slow rain shower that began in the morning.
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Midnight shower........
5/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M Precipitation from three thunder storms last evening and night.
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Midnight thunder storm that slipped east of the Hills.
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 1.39 M M M M What a day...sun, rain, hail, wind, thunder, lightening, flooding.
5/30/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Suppertime rain shower came with no wind, lightening, hail or thunder...light rain through the evening hours. Lovely...
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Late afternoon rain shower.
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Late afternoon light thunder and lightening storm.
6/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M .01 and found toad scat by the rain gauge too...yippee!
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Large storm east and south of us but we had a light show last night altho not much precipitation....
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M Rain...beautiful rain...but I need my vitamin D!
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M Wow...no thunder, no lightning, no hail, no wind...just rain....
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Hooray...sun, beautiful sun this AM!
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Two storm's precipitation; one at 6:00 PM and another at 12:20AM. Pea-sized hail with first storm and marble-sized wind driven hail in the second storm. Strong wind came up about 4:00 AM and continues at reporting.
6/20/2010 7:00 AM 1.60 M M M M .75 from the first thunder storm with golf ball sized hail (7;30 pm). Second thunder storm at 11:00 pm and third storm at 3:15 am...nap in order this afternoon as no sleep last night!
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Small pea-sized hail with this 8:30 p.m. storm...eighth or tenth hail storm this year and we still have squash plants with beatup leaves. The tomatoes are protected....
6/23/2010 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Storm came in about 7:15 p.m. with very, very black clouds...scary. Some wind, a few 'tinks' of hail, and lightning/thunder. Was happy to see this storm pass.
7/2/2010 7:45 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/5/2010 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
7/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
7/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Much scampering at 3:00 A.M. running, in jammies, out to close pickup and car windows...thunder, lightening and then a 45 second rain shower! :O) Two additonal showers occurred around 5:30 A.M.
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M Needed rain...
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 1.03 M M M M Wild wind storm with driving rain damaged a lot of trees in Hot Springs at 6:00 p.m. last evening. Downed power lines added to the mix of flood and wind.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Nice afternoon shower yesterday.
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 1.30 M M M M Thuner, lightning, hail, rain...oh, did I say rain? Wow,one rain shower right after another; like a train.
8/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Little afternoon shower left us 0.01.
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Two small rain clouds...
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain shower during the night.
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Shut the window, then open the windows, shut the windows, then open the windows...what the...hail? Open the windows, shut the windows. Series of small rain storms passed through during the evening hours. Lucky enough, we had a nice rain...55 hundreds with a spot of small hail.
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Clouds rolled in last night on a strong north wind, foggy with very light mist at reporting time. Looks like Fall.
9/19/2010 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Foggy with light mist.
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Light rain most of the night, continuing at reporting time.
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
2/20/2010 2/22/2010 8:00 AM 3 0.07 2.5 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