Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-LY-5 Latitude 44.03854
Station Name Presho 13.8 NW Longitude -100.265563
County Lyman Elevation (ft) 1863



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 1.45 4.53 31 4.53 31 0.00 0 0 15 7 1.0 1 1
Nov 09 0.71 0.04 30 0.04 30 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 0.39 0.79 31 0.79 31 0.00 0 0 9 5 13.2 9 2
Jan 10 0.39 0.46 30 0.46 30 0.00 0 0 7 4 3.8 7 0
Feb 10 0.55 0.60 27 0.60 27 0.00 0 0 7 3 7.4 8 0
March 10 1.36 1.63 30 1.63 30 0.00 0 0 8 4 1.2 3 0
April 10 2.12 2.56 30 2.56 30 0.00 0 0 10 5 0.0 0 0
May 10 3.30 3.30 31 3.30 31 0.00 0 0 15 3 0.0 0 0
June 10 3.36 5.34 29 5.34 29 0.00 0 0 14 5 0.0 0 0
July 10 2.62 4.16 30 4.16 30 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 1.90 1.96 31 1.96 31 0.00 0 0 5 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 1.73 2.50 30 2.50 30 0.00 0 0 8 5 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 19.88" 27.87" 360 days 27.87" 360 0.00" 0 days 0 108 days 50 days 26.6" 28 days 3 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 0.04
10/2/2009 0.32
10/3/2009 0.33
10/4/2009 T
10/5/2009 0.92
10/6/2009 0.81
10/7/2009 T
10/8/2009 0.21
10/9/2009 0.00
10/10/2009 T
10/11/2009 0.00
10/12/2009 0.15
10/13/2009 T
10/14/2009 0.04
10/15/2009 0.25
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 0.47
10/22/2009 T
10/23/2009 T
10/24/2009 0.00
10/25/2009 0.20
10/26/2009 0.02
10/27/2009 0.00
10/28/2009 0.04
10/29/2009 0.44
10/30/2009 0.29
10/31/2009 0.00
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 0.00
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.00
11/13/2009 0.04
11/14/2009 T
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 0.00
11/22/2009 0.00
11/23/2009 0.00
11/24/2009 0.00
11/25/2009 0.00
11/26/2009 0.00
11/27/2009 0.00
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 0.02
12/4/2009 0.01
12/5/2009 0.00
12/6/2009 0.00
12/7/2009 T
12/8/2009 0.01
12/9/2009 0.27
12/10/2009 0.00
12/11/2009 0.00
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.00
12/14/2009 0.08
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 0.00
12/23/2009 T
12/24/2009 0.10
12/25/2009 0.04
12/26/2009 0.23
12/27/2009 0.03
12/28/2009 T
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 0.00
12/31/2009 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.02
1/2/2010 0.00
1/3/2010 T
1/4/2010 0.04
1/5/2010 T
1/6/2010 0.08
1/7/2010 0.01
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
1/18/2010 0.00
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.00
1/21/2010 0.03
1/22/2010 0.00
1/23/2010 0.27
1/24/2010 T
1/25/2010 0.01
1/26/2010 T
1/27/2010 0.00
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.00
1/31/2010 0.00
2/1/2010 0.12
2/2/2010 T
2/3/2010 0.00
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.28
2/6/2010 0.08
2/7/2010 0.01
2/8/2010 0.04
2/9/2010 0.05
2/10/2010 T
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 0.00
2/13/2010 0.00
2/14/2010
2/15/2010 0.02
2/16/2010 0.00
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 0.00
2/20/2010 0.00
2/21/2010 0.00
2/22/2010 0.00
2/23/2010 0.00
2/24/2010 T
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 T
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 0.27
3/7/2010 0.00
3/8/2010 0.00
3/9/2010 0.41
3/10/2010 0.34
3/11/2010 0.26
3/12/2010 0.25
3/13/2010 0.07
3/14/2010 T
3/15/2010 T
3/16/2010 T
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 0.00
3/19/2010 0.01
3/20/2010
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.00
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.00
3/26/2010 0.00
3/27/2010 0.02
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 0.00
4/2/2010 0.14
4/3/2010 0.01
4/4/2010 0.03
4/5/2010 T
4/6/2010 0.00
4/7/2010 0.01
4/8/2010 0.00
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 T
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 0.00
4/13/2010 0.00
4/14/2010 0.73
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 0.01
4/21/2010 T
4/22/2010 0.00
4/23/2010 T
4/24/2010 0.72
4/25/2010 0.72
4/26/2010 0.08
4/27/2010 0.11
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010 T
4/30/2010 0.00
5/1/2010 T
5/2/2010 0.01
5/3/2010 T
5/4/2010 0.04
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 0.00
5/7/2010 0.08
5/8/2010 T
5/9/2010 0.14
5/10/2010 0.02
5/11/2010 0.83
5/12/2010 0.55
5/13/2010 0.25
5/14/2010 0.07
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.08
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 0.00
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.00
5/21/2010 0.00
5/22/2010 0.05
5/23/2010 0.03
5/24/2010 0.04
5/25/2010 0.29
5/26/2010 0.00
5/27/2010 0.00
5/28/2010 0.00
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.82
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.00
6/3/2010 0.00
6/4/2010 T
6/5/2010 0.17
6/6/2010 T
6/7/2010 T
6/8/2010 0.13
6/9/2010
6/10/2010 0.11
6/11/2010 1.80
6/12/2010 0.52
6/13/2010 0.05
6/14/2010 0.62
6/15/2010 0.16
6/16/2010 0.00
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010 0.00
6/19/2010 0.00
6/20/2010 0.05
6/21/2010 1.21
6/22/2010 0.00
6/23/2010 0.23
6/24/2010 T
6/25/2010 0.04
6/26/2010 0.22
6/27/2010 0.03
6/28/2010 T
6/29/2010 0.00
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 T
7/4/2010 0.94
7/5/2010 0.00
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.48
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 T
7/12/2010 T
7/13/2010 0.00
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.01
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.00
7/19/2010 0.61
7/20/2010 0.12
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 1.05
7/23/2010 T
7/24/2010 0.92
7/25/2010 0.00
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.00
7/29/2010 0.02
7/30/2010 0.01
7/31/2010
8/1/2010 0.00
8/2/2010 0.00
8/3/2010 0.07
8/4/2010 1.49
8/5/2010 0.00
8/6/2010 0.00
8/7/2010 0.00
8/8/2010 0.00
8/9/2010 0.00
8/10/2010 0.26
8/11/2010 0.00
8/12/2010 T
8/13/2010 T
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 T
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010 0.00
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 0.00
8/21/2010 T
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.01
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 0.00
8/31/2010 0.13
9/1/2010 T
9/2/2010 T
9/3/2010 T
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 T
9/7/2010 0.15
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 T
9/10/2010 0.83
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 0.00
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.46
9/16/2010 0.22
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.04
9/19/2010 0.00
9/20/2010 0.00
9/21/2010 0.00
9/22/2010 0.03
9/23/2010 0.38
9/24/2010 0.39
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 0.04 0.0 M M M Wind came back up
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Still windy. Did get some wheat planting before sprinkled out
10/3/2009 7:30 AM 0.33 M M M M Sprinkled on and off most of the day. Wind still blew
10/4/2009 7:30 AM T M M M M Sprinkled a couple of times in the morning
10/5/2009 6:50 AM 0.92 M M M M Rained during the night, did get some winter wheat planted yesterday
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Sprinkled and rained throughout the day and a little at night
10/7/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkled dots in the morning while moving cattle
10/8/2009 6:50 AM 0.21 M M M M Sprinkled in the night
10/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We did get down to 22' then it warmed up to 27' by morning. Nice sun in the afternoon
10/10/2009 7:30 AM T T T T T Sprinkled a little in the afternoon before a light snow came
10/11/2009 7:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We reached 13' last night
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.15 1.0 0.15 1.0 0.15 Started snowing in evening
10/13/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M Sun did come out for five minutes this afternoon
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 T T M M All sorts of weather yesterday. Mist, snow pellets, snow, all in one package
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Sprinkled on and off throughout the day
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sun did peak through once
10/17/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny for two seconds, it was a partly sunny day, foggy this morning
10/18/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a foggy morning then the sun came out for pheasant hunting
10/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was another good day for Pheasant hunting
10/20/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M Played connect the dots on the windshield when hauling hay
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Loaded a load of wheat in the morning, it sprinkled right after. The second load, it had rained a little more, so I had to be pulled out of a grain bin sight by a tractor. The rest of the rain came in the evening and through the night
10/22/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M We saw the sun in the afternoon, slight mist this morning
10/23/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M Misted a couple of times during the day
10/24/2009 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M saw the sun again
10/25/2009 7:48 AM 0.20 M M M M sprinkled in the morning sun did come out a little bit in the afternoon Rained in the night
10/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sprinkled a little in the morning and a touch in the afternoon
10/27/2009 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice sunny day for hunting
10/28/2009 6:45 AM 0.04 M M M M Still Sprinkling out
10/29/2009 6:50 AM 0.44 M M M M There was sprinkles in the morning, then quit so we could hunt pheasants till 4:30 then started sprinkling again. Still sprinkling when reading was taken
10/30/2009 6:50 AM 0.29 M M M M Sprinkled most of the day while guiding hunters. They did get their birds
10/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M the sun came out Ya
11/1/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice day
11/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was some wind
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A good day for hunting pheasant
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2009 7:26 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M started harvesting sunflowers
11/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Good day for harvesting Sunflowers
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day of harvesting Sunflowers
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy this morning, finished up harvesting millet and sunflowers
11/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2009 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M cut some corn, Sprinkled in the morning
11/14/2009 11:00 AM T M M M M Frosty morning
11/15/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M spectacular day for hunting deer
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice sunny day
11/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Back to harvesting corn
11/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another good day for harvesting corn
11/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Finished harvest
11/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M good day for preg checking cattle
11/22/2009 7:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M kind of a cloudy day
11/23/2009 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice day, rode horses
11/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was a little fog going through the day. Clouds most of the day.
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was mostly sunny with a chilly wind
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M it was a partly sunny day with some wind, frosty this morning
11/27/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started out calm and then the wind came
12/3/2009 6:50 AM 0.02 1.5 0.02 1.5 0.02 It got cold. Still lightly snowing. Welcome to December. Took several snow readings around the area and averaged
12/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 1.0 0.10 M M The fluffy snow could be brushed off the driveway with a broom. The wind blew a little, so depth of snow is a ?
12/5/2009 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M got down to zero last night
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M still very cold
12/7/2009 7:00 AM T T T M M There was a dusting of snow
12/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Some dusting of snow during the day
12/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.27 2.0 0.27 2.0 M
12/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It got up to a whole 2'
12/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a warmer but windy day -8 this morning
12/12/2009 7:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice sunny day
12/13/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice day to look at the trees in the capital
12/14/2009 6:30 AM 0.08 2.1 0.08 M M Snowed hard around 3:00 to 4:00 then a little more in the evening
12/15/2009 8:00 AM T T T M M There was a light snow dusting that came through
12/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another Cold Day
12/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We got warmer. Makes things work better around the farm
12/18/2009 6:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2009 7:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M just a little fog
12/20/2009 7:51 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M it was a foggy day
12/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy day with some fog
12/22/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M foggy while branding, frosty this morning
12/23/2009 7:47 AM T M M M M cloudy and foggy all day
12/24/2009 8:00 AM 0.10 2.0 0.10 M M The frost was getting heavy on the power lines. Have lost power a couple of times. Misted some during the day and snowed in the evening. wind is blowing
12/25/2009 8:00 AM 0.04 1.0 0.04 M M This is the snow that made it into the gauge. It is snowing and blowing this morning making drifts. It will be fun feeding cattle
12/26/2009 12:00 PM 0.23 2.5 0.23 M M This is what I figured in the gauge. Wind blew the snow into pretty big drifts.
12/27/2009 10:30 PM 0.03 1.0 0.03 M M The wind was blowing again, so there is not a good measurement on the snow we had.
12/28/2009 4:00 PM T T T M M Lightly snowed during the day
12/29/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No moisture since the last reading
12/30/2009 7:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice day for snowmobiling
12/31/2009 7:54 AM T M M M M light dusting of snow
1/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 M M There was some light stuff in the morning that blew a little. More last night. I saw -6'
1/2/2010 7:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice sunny day great for rabbit hunting
1/3/2010 7:54 AM T 0.1 T M M couple of dustings
1/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 1.5 0.04 M M Light snow during the day
1/5/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Flurries on and off during the day
1/6/2010 7:30 AM 0.08 1.2 0.08 M M Snowing and blowing overnight.
1/7/2010 2:00 PM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M It was snowing in the morning of Jan 6th and then quit with the sunshine coming out. It just blew and blew a little harder as the day went on. This morning, it was still blowing but there is sunshine.
1/8/2010 7:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -25 this morning
1/9/2010 7:34 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M -22 this morning, yesterday was a nice sunny day
1/10/2010 7:29 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26.6 degrees above zero this morning, Yeah!
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We got to 41'. It was a nice day.
1/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The snow plow finally came by our place today
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I like this warm weather
1/14/2010 7:38 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M lots of melting going on
1/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More snow melting going on Made it into the lower 40's
1/16/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice sunny day
1/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy this morning
1/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some fog. It was a mostly clear night, saw the space station cross the sky
1/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing happening here right now
1/21/2010 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M It was foggy most of the day, freezing rain did not come till evening
1/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of fog, lost electricity most of the night.
1/23/2010 7:30 AM 0.27 M M M M Mostly rain with a little sleet
1/24/2010 7:51 AM T T T T T
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M The wind was blowing pretty good. Just guessing on the amount of snow.
1/26/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 T M M There was more blowing snow
1/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice calm but cool day
1/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice sunny day, except for the cold wind
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice day, not too windy and the sunshine was there
1/30/2010 7:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly sunny day
1/31/2010 7:49 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly sunny day good, day for hunting rabbits
2/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 2.2 0.12 M M Snowed during the night
2/2/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 T M M Light snow a couple of times during the day
2/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Where is this thing they call global warming We are at 5' this morning
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy this morning
2/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.28 1.5 0.10 M M Started getting moisture around 11:00 am then sprinkled on and off throughout the day. Got close to 40'. Snowed in the evening. Reading was taken of both rain and snow.
2/6/2010 7:30 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 M M Lightly snowed a couple times during the day and then in the evening
2/7/2010 7:30 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 M M Light dusting of snow, still lightly snowing
2/8/2010 7:30 AM 0.04 1.0 0.04 M M Wind came up around 9:00 pm with a little snow -10' this morning
2/9/2010 7:46 AM 0.05 1.0 0.05 M M really windy and blowing snow during the day
2/10/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Saw some light snow flakes
2/11/2010 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started out cold and then warmed up enough to melt some snow
2/13/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice day. Some sun and clouds.
2/15/2010 6:00 PM 0.02 0.5 0.02 M M Last Saturday the 13th, went to Rapid City, guess there was a little snow in the gauge when we arrived back home. Lots of blowing during the time when we were gone.
2/16/2010 6:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started out cold and then got to the 20's. Nice sunny day
2/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started out cold and warmed up
2/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy and warmer
2/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a foggy night with the coyotes howling
2/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was warm enough to get the car washed
2/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a foggy day. Without the sun, the car stayed clean
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ya can tell the sun is getting stronger. The temp is freezing and the roads are getting warm enough to get slushy, making the car dirty
2/24/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M blowed a little with the light snow.
2/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some snow blew across the road in the wind
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was nice to not have much wind today
2/27/2010 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy this morning.
2/28/2010 7:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M another foggy morning
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy again this morning
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Again, we had fog. Don't know if ya want to count when ya drive a vehicle in the stuff, ya have to run the wipers.
3/4/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M With the fog, there was mist in the air and made some thing dampish to icy
3/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was another foggy day.
3/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Getting muddy around here, There was some slush in the water
3/7/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Of course there was fog for the day
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sun did peak through for a couple of minutes in the afternoon
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M in the morning it was good, worked cattle. This afternoon, it started to sprinkle and kept sprinkling. Then the fog rolled in. Isn't winter lovely
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.34 0.1 0.10 M M Well, the snow is going away pretty fast when it rains on it. Still lots of it around. Rained most of the day and some snow in the evening. Water is now running down the creeks and some of it is being diverted around snow drifts to go over roads. Did get to freezing in the evening and the lawns are now white again.
3/11/2010 7:30 AM 0.26 0.1 0.08 M M Sprinkled, snowed, and sleeted throughout the day. There is white this morning.
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 1.0 0.15 M M Nothing like wind and snow, sprinkled on and off during the day and afternoon, it changed to snow
3/13/2010 7:25 AM 0.07 M M M M Foggy this morning again. Had a mixture of moisture yesterday. Had our first calf of the season.
3/14/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Foggy again in the evening Saw the sun very little
3/15/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M There was some more fog this morning. Felt like a little mist.
3/16/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M again it was foggy in the morning. There was a little mist. Did not see any sunshine
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy in the morning. Turned out to be a nice day for a bull sale
3/19/2010 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Sprinkled a couple of times in the evening. Could see stars at 3:00 am during a new calf check
3/21/2010 7:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We saw the sun today!
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I like this warm up
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lots of sun and wind, good snow melting day. Need allot more of them.
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw the sun a couple of times for the partly sunny day
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Things are starting to get dry, the mud is getting harder to walk through
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's getting windy out there
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Sprinkled late evening
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a cold North wind
3/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny warm day
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice warm day
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The snow had melted enough in the back yard so I could get to the rain gauge stand without tromping through the stuff.
4/1/2010 11:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2010 7:30 AM 0.14 M M M M Started sprinkling around 10 pm. Had to put the rain suit on to check for new calves.
4/3/2010 7:31 AM 0.01 M M M M windy and misting during the day, sunny in the evening
4/4/2010 5:00 PM 0.03 M M M M Little busy with Easter stuff. Sprinkled yesterday evening around 7:30 pm Couple of wind gusts
4/5/2010 7:33 AM T M M M M it was a good day easter
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is just fine with me that we do not have any sprinkles yet
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The sidewalk did get wet. That is fine with me.
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another clean the frost off the car window morning. Nice sunny day with a little Northerly wind
4/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice sunny day for sorting cattle
4/10/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M There was some light sprinkles when I came in at 11:00 pm from looking at the cattle
4/11/2010 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and no wind
4/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy, dries up the mud
4/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started out calm and then became windy. Finished planting the spring wheat
4/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Very windy throughout the day. Rain came in the evening, everything is muddy again.
4/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There are still a few puddles from the last rain. Still straightening stuff from the wind
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Took a load of wheat in the wind to the elevator.
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's a cold .22 this morning. Yesterday started out cloudy and then became sunny
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice day for the start of fence fixing, snow is almost gone in the shelterbelts
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sprinkled a couple of times in the evening
4/21/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Connect the dots More sprinkles south of here
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M it was a good day to start planting oats
4/23/2010 10:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkled in the evening
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M It started sprinkling around 11:00 am when I was fixing fence going across a creek. Sprinkled and rained all afternoon, Misting this morning
4/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Rained during the day,
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M It is still sprinkling, The lawn was mowed before the evening sprinkles came. During the day, it was nice and sunny
4/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Had a pesty mist most of the day
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was good sun, moved cows and calves out to grass
4/29/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Dotted in late afternoon
4/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Seems like there was sprinkles to the North and south. I did not see anything here
5/1/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Just a couple of sprinkles here. Windy out at the moment
5/2/2010 7:52 AM 0.01 M M M M another windy day
5/3/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M There was a little hail in the afternoon along with the rain. Hail report was filled out.
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another fine windy day
5/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M It is slightly misting
5/8/2010 7:00 AM T T T M M Frosty this morning. There was some snow pellets along with some mist and sprinkles a couple of time. Lots of wind again
5/9/2010 7:30 AM 0.14 M M M M Very nice day, rained overnight and sprinkling a little this morning
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Slight mist, guess there is more to come
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Misting still this morning, sprinkled on and off tomrrow
5/12/2010 6:45 AM 0.55 T T M M Big glops of snow came down for about 5 minutes around 6:35 More rain
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Water water everywhere
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Every cloud that went over had a sprinkle in it. In between, there was a little sun shine
5/15/2010 6:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a very nice sunny day to move cattle around
5/16/2010 7:30 AM 0.08 M M M M We moved cattle out to the grasslands and it started to sprinkle just after we got them put in the pasture, then it sprinkled on and off most of the afternoon.
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little fog in places this morning. Lots of mowing was done yesterday during the good weather
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice sunny day
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a windy day
5/20/2010 7:33 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy again
5/21/2010 7:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny again
5/22/2010 7:20 AM 0.05 M M M M Sprinkled overnight
5/23/2010 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Little rice size soft hail around 8:55 pm, filled the hail report
5/24/2010 7:20 AM 0.04 M M M M Big drops around 1:30 in the morning
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Around 4:00 pm, there was slight hail, with hard rain, producing .23 of rain. Around 7:00 really big wind came up with some rain.
5/26/2010 7:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice sunny day had to use sun screen while fencing
5/27/2010 7:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny all day
5/28/2010 11:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy with sun
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.82 M M M M
5/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2010 7:11 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny and calm all day
6/2/2010 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy, nice day to mow
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2010 7:01 AM T M M M M sprinkled in evening
6/5/2010 6:20 AM 0.17 M M M M came during the night
6/6/2010 6:15 AM T M M M M Sprinkled on while working cattle
6/7/2010 7:43 AM T M M M M sprinkled in the evening, sprinkle a little this morning
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Rained in the evening, halted planting, cutting hay, and baling
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Moisture in the night
6/11/2010 6:45 AM 1.80 M M M M Started around 8:20 pm. Rained hard, no hail here, so had a 1:52 in an hour. The rest came overnight
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Rained overnight
6/13/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M A sprinkle here and a sprinkle there
6/14/2010 7:15 AM 0.62 M M M M Still sprinkling a little when gauge was looked at
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Sprinkled on and off during the day
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice day
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sun with wind
6/18/2010 7:03 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very windy day, great for drying hay
6/19/2010 7:03 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M it was a nice day
6/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Sprinkle overnight
6/21/2010 7:00 AM 1.21 M M M M Between 10:00 and 10:30, we received .80. Then into the night we received the rest. Heard rain around 3:00 am
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very humid during the day
6/23/2010 7:30 AM 0.23 M M M M Nice lightning show
6/24/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M A passing cloud had a sprinkle
6/25/2010 7:52 AM 0.04 M M M M Waited to report after our little sprinkle between 7:30 and 7:45
6/26/2010 7:53 AM 0.22 M M M M The cloud was coming in the morning, so I waited to do this report. Rained at 7:30 again for 15 minutes and we got the .22 out of the deal. Puddles have returned
6/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Little sprinkle here and there throughout the day
6/28/2010 7:15 AM T M M M M Around 6:00 there was a slight sprinkle. 8 Miles south got a drenching
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny day to cut hay
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy day
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M While I was out cutting hay, a slight sprinkle dotted the windshield. Had to run the wipers once.
7/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.94 M M M M Started around 8:30 pm, rained pretty hard for 45 minutes
7/5/2010 7:48 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M sunny day for a parade
7/6/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M Again, it rained in the evening causing a delay in haying.
7/8/2010 7:34 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon
7/9/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M nice sunny day
7/10/2010 7:43 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain today
7/11/2010 8:00 AM T M M M M Slight sprinkle in the evening
7/12/2010 12:00 PM T M M M M
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2010 7:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M started to harvest wheat
7/15/2010 7:43 AM 0.01 M M M M sprinkled on and off in the morning
7/16/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M good day for harvesting wheat
7/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clouds come and go
7/19/2010 7:30 AM 0.61 M M M M Well, this will delay harvest, rained during the night
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Couple sprinkles during the day and some at night, no harvesting
7/21/2010 7:32 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warm and sunny day with humidity
7/22/2010 7:15 AM 1.05 M M M M Sprinkled during the day, Hard 1" shower around 5:30 for 20 minutes. then sprinkled a little during the night
7/23/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M Misted in the morning
7/24/2010 7:30 AM 0.92 M M M M Around 5:45, it started raining, the rain started coming harder then a little hail started. We got from rice to half dollar. No major damage like Vivian. Rained for around a half a hour.
7/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looked at hail damage from the day before. Some wheat bent over, some sunflowers that have leaf damage, some millet pounded into the ground
7/26/2010 7:03 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M good day for fishing
7/27/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a warm day and humid in the evening
7/28/2010 7:34 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M good day to harvest wheat
7/29/2010 9:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Sprinkles this morning, hopefully will be able to harvest this afternoon
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Taken from 9:30 yesterday. Sprinkled a little more in the morning. Never did clear up enough to get back to harvesting wheat
8/1/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Saw the rain cloud that went by Pierre last night
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Finished up with harvest
8/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Sprinkled in the evening
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 1.49 M M M M Rained about an inch in a half an hour than the next hour, we got the other.
8/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice sunny day
8/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M connect the dots in the evening
8/13/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkled a couple of times during the day
8/14/2010 7:42 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M good fencing weather
8/15/2010 8:47 AM T M M M M connect the dots around noon
8/16/2010 7:53 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M starting to get cooler out during the night.
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold night, warm days
8/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some dew this morning
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy this morning
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started out foggy, when the dew lifted, it was back to haying
8/21/2010 7:44 AM T M M M M mist in the afternoon
8/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Well, it got hot.
8/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and windy, the temp reached 104'. Good afternoon to go swimming
8/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Connect the dots for starters in the morning. Did get the sidewalk during one sprinkle. Ended around noon and it was the start of moving hay in.
8/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a nice day
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was some wind. Moved some heifers from one spot to another
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a hot, windy, and warm day
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a cool morning for moving cattle
8/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another warm day for swimming
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M It tried to sprinkle in the afternoon and then around 8:00 pm, we got the .12.
9/1/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M There was a couple of connect the dots. Went out and bought a new set of wiper blades for my pickup and my son's car.
9/2/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M In the afternoon while I was hauling a load of manure, I was sprinkled on. there is a few clouds this morning that may contain a sprinkle, but nothing yet.
9/3/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Seemed like every cloud that went by had a connect the dots sprinkle in it. Makes it hard when ya want cane to dry and bale
9/4/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 7:30 AM T M M M M At this point in time, there is just a sprinkle
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M sprinkled on and off throughout the day
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sun was out and there was a slight breeze. It was a wonderful day for cutting millet.
9/9/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M There was connect the dots from one cloud that went by. Guess we got our chance of showers for the day
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M There was a couple of sprinkles during the day. Most of the rain came at night
9/11/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The wind still had to blow
9/12/2010 8:47 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm days and cool nights, guess the outdoor swimming season is over. Winterized the pool.
9/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M It was a dark and stormy night. It started to sprinkle around 8:30 pm and did get some hard rain. There was also a couple of hail stones.
9/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Rained hard over noon, misted in the evening
9/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M A damp cool morning for grouse opening
9/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It was a cold day for opening grouse season
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold to hot, what nice weather
9/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Started out foggy and windy, then became sunny warm and windy
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Just started sprinkling this morning, there was a little rumble around 6:00 this morning
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M rained in the morning, dinked around the rest of the day
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Sprinkled off and on throughout the day
9/25/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sun was shining, it was a nice day
9/26/2010 8:22 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice warm day
9/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sun was shining and the wheat was getting planted
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A good day for combining millet



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
5/3/2010 2:40 PM Was sorting cattle when it came over. Only got about .04 moisture 1/4" Pea Size Rice Rice Soft 5 3min no damage Intermittent True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
5/22/2010 8:55 PM Evaporated as soon as it hit the ground Rice Rice Rice Soft 2 2min no damage Continuous True Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail vertical
7/23/2010 6:00 PM The large ones were flat like half dollars, we got .91 out of the system 1 3/4" Golf Ball Size 3/8" Rice Mixed|White Ice 15 3min minor leaf damage Intermittent True After rain After smaller hail 10-20 6