Station Overview Station Location
Station Number ND-BT-1 Latitude 48.879084
Station Name Bottineau 4.1 NNE Longitude -100.402982
County Bottineau Elevation (ft) 2087



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 10 1.31 1.37 31 1.37 31 0.00 0 0 6 0 6.0 2 5
Nov 10 0.81 0.80 27 0.80 23 0.00 4 1 6 4 16.5 6 15
Dec 10 0.59 1.41 31 1.41 19 0.00 12 2 5 5 18.0 5 19
Jan 11 0.53 1.05 32 0.57 19 0.48 13 2 9 3 8.1 9 14
Feb 11 0.44 0.09 6 0.09 6 0.00 0 0 2 1 1.6 2 0
March 11 0.80 0.04 17 0.04 17 0.00 0 0 1 5 0.2 1 0
April 11 0.93 1.11 30 1.11 30 0.00 0 0 7 6 13.0 4 7
May 11 2.59 4.57 31 4.57 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 4.0 1 1
June 11 3.79 6.48 30 6.48 29 0.00 1 0 12 5 0.0 0 0
July 11 2.92 1.26 31 1.26 18 0.00 13 2 5 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 2.37 1.13 31 1.13 31 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.65 2.14 30 2.14 30 0.00 0 0 4 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.73" 21.45" 327 days 20.97" 284 0.48" 43 days 7 75 days 38 days 67.4" 30 days 61 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
10/1/2010 0.03
10/2/2010 0.00
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010 0.00
10/6/2010 0.00
10/7/2010 0.00
10/8/2010 0.00
10/9/2010 0.00
10/10/2010 0.00
10/11/2010 0.00
10/12/2010 0.01
10/13/2010 0.00
10/14/2010 0.00
10/15/2010 0.00
10/16/2010 0.00
10/17/2010 0.00
10/18/2010 0.00
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010 0.00
10/22/2010 0.00
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.00
10/25/2010 0.01
10/26/2010 0.67
10/27/2010 0.45
10/28/2010 0.20
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 0.00
11/1/2010 0.00
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.00
11/4/2010 0.00
11/5/2010 0.00
11/6/2010 0.00
11/7/2010 0.00
11/8/2010 0.00
11/9/2010 0.00
11/10/2010 T
11/11/2010 0.15
11/12/2010 0.00
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 **
11/15/2010 **
11/16/2010 **
11/17/2010 0.00
11/18/2010 0.17
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010
11/21/2010 0.29
11/22/2010 T
11/23/2010 0.00
11/24/2010 T
11/25/2010 0.15
11/26/2010 T
11/27/2010
11/28/2010
11/29/2010 0.02
11/30/2010 0.02
12/1/2010 T
12/2/2010 T
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.49
12/5/2010 0.00
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010 **
12/8/2010 **
12/9/2010 **
12/10/2010 **
12/11/2010 **
12/12/2010 **
12/13/2010 **
12/14/2010 T
12/15/2010 0.19
12/16/2010 0.25
12/17/2010 **
12/18/2010 **
12/19/2010 **
12/20/2010 T
12/21/2010 0.38
12/22/2010 T
12/23/2010 T
12/24/2010 T
12/25/2010 0.00
12/26/2010 0.00
12/27/2010 0.00
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010 0.00
12/30/2010 0.10
12/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.00
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011 0.00
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.02
1/6/2011 0.04
1/7/2011 0.07
1/8/2011 0.00
1/9/2011 0.00
1/10/2011 0.03
1/11/2011 0.07
1/12/2011 T
1/13/2011 T
1/14/2011 0.19
1/15/2011 **
1/16/2011 **
1/17/2011 **
1/18/2011 **
1/19/2011 **
1/20/2011 **
1/21/2011 **
1/22/2011 0.00 0.48
1/23/2011 0.01
1/24/2011 0.06
1/25/2011 T
1/26/2011 **
1/27/2011 **
1/28/2011 **
1/29/2011 **
1/30/2011 0.00
1/31/2011 0.08
2/1/2011 0.02
2/2/2011
2/3/2011
2/4/2011
2/5/2011
2/6/2011
2/7/2011
2/8/2011
2/9/2011
2/10/2011
2/11/2011
2/12/2011
2/13/2011
2/14/2011
2/15/2011
2/16/2011
2/17/2011 0.00
2/18/2011 0.07
2/19/2011 T
2/20/2011 0.00
2/21/2011 0.00
2/22/2011
2/23/2011
2/24/2011
2/25/2011
2/26/2011
2/27/2011
2/28/2011
3/1/2011
3/2/2011
3/3/2011
3/4/2011
3/5/2011
3/6/2011
3/7/2011 0.00
3/8/2011 0.00
3/9/2011
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011
3/12/2011
3/13/2011
3/14/2011
3/15/2011
3/16/2011
3/17/2011
3/18/2011 T
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 T
3/21/2011 T
3/22/2011 T
3/23/2011 0.04
3/24/2011 0.00
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 0.00
3/27/2011 0.00
3/28/2011 0.00
3/29/2011 0.00
3/30/2011 T
3/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 T
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 0.37
4/4/2011 0.05
4/5/2011 0.00
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 T
4/9/2011 0.35
4/10/2011 T
4/11/2011 0.00
4/12/2011 0.00
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.00
4/16/2011 0.13
4/17/2011 T
4/18/2011 T
4/19/2011 T
4/20/2011 0.00
4/21/2011 0.00
4/22/2011 0.12
4/23/2011 0.06
4/24/2011 0.00
4/25/2011 0.00
4/26/2011 0.00
4/27/2011 0.00
4/28/2011 0.00
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.03
5/1/2011 0.16
5/2/2011 T
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.16
5/8/2011 0.16
5/9/2011 0.13
5/10/2011 0.49
5/11/2011 0.13
5/12/2011 T
5/13/2011 0.00
5/14/2011 0.00
5/15/2011 0.00
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 0.00
5/19/2011 0.00
5/20/2011 0.00
5/21/2011 0.01
5/22/2011 0.71
5/23/2011 0.00
5/24/2011 0.00
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 0.00
5/27/2011 0.36
5/28/2011 0.04
5/29/2011 T
5/30/2011 0.74
5/31/2011 1.48
6/1/2011 0.71
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 0.33
6/4/2011 T
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 0.00
6/7/2011 0.38
6/8/2011 0.40
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011 0.00
6/11/2011 0.00
6/12/2011 0.00
6/13/2011 0.72
6/14/2011 0.00
6/15/2011 0.90
6/16/2011 T
6/17/2011 T
6/18/2011 0.70
6/19/2011 0.51
6/20/2011 0.53
6/21/2011 0.46
6/22/2011 0.25
6/23/2011 T
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.00
6/26/2011 0.59
6/27/2011 T
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 **
7/2/2011 **
7/3/2011 **
7/4/2011 **
7/5/2011 **
7/6/2011 **
7/7/2011 **
7/8/2011 0.00
7/9/2011 0.37
7/10/2011 **
7/11/2011 **
7/12/2011 **
7/13/2011 **
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.25
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 T
7/18/2011 0.00
7/19/2011 T
7/20/2011 0.00
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.13
7/24/2011 0.18
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.00
7/27/2011 0.00
7/28/2011 0.00
7/29/2011 0.33
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 T
8/1/2011 0.00
8/2/2011 0.11
8/3/2011 0.05
8/4/2011 0.18
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 0.05
8/8/2011 0.44
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00
8/11/2011 T
8/12/2011 0.00
8/13/2011 0.30
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 0.00
8/16/2011 0.00
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.00
8/27/2011 0.00
8/28/2011 0.00
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 0.00
8/31/2011 0.00
9/1/2011 0.85
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 T
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 0.00
9/9/2011 0.00
9/10/2011 0.00
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 0.00
9/13/2011 T
9/14/2011 0.00
9/15/2011 0.00
9/16/2011 0.00
9/17/2011 0.00
9/18/2011 0.07
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.61
9/21/2011 0.61
9/22/2011 0.00
9/23/2011 0.00
9/24/2011 0.00
9/25/2011 0.00
9/26/2011 0.00
9/27/2011 0.00
9/28/2011 0.00
9/29/2011 0.00
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Clear, very light breeze, 44°F. A very unexpected shower around 3:00 am.
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 30°F. Second time it froze this fall.
10/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, breezy, 38°F
10/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, low 40s.
10/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, low 40s at 7:00 am
10/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 43°F
10/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 40°F. Even though it's calm early in the morning, the past several days have been rather windy mid-day. The warm, sunny, stable weather is giving farmers a chance to catch up on harvest...finally!
10/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 49°F
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, calm, 54°F
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, calm, 52°F
10/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear up above, calm, hazy on the ground, some from forest fires, some from light fog; 47°F.
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mostly clear, light breeze, 45°F. A few sprinkles between 8:00 and 9:00 pm.
10/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 40°F
10/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 43°F
10/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, breezy, 38°F
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, breezy, 30°F
10/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, calm, 25°F
10/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 35°F
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, calm, 25°F
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, 43°F.
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, 24°F
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 31°F
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, calm, 39°F
10/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very foggy, calm, 32°F
10/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Foggy, calm, 40°F. A few periods of light mist accounted for the precip. Huge storm system brewing on west coast. Rain today, rain mixed with snow Tue., heaviest accumulations of snow Wed. am, esp across the Turtle Mtns. Maybe up to 6 in. Great! That's where I live.
10/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Overcast, windy (20-30 mph), 36°F. 0.38 in of rain at 5:00 pm after all-day drizzle. Another 0.30 after overnight drizzle. First blizzard warning of the season today through tomorrow.
10/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 4.0 M 4.0 M Blizzard under way. Temp around 30, 30-40 mph winds.
10/28/2010 6:20 AM 0.20 2.0 M 6.0 M Clear, light breeze, 32°F
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Cloudy, calm,, 27°F. Reports of snow up to 13 in. farther into the Turtle Mtns.
10/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Cloudy, calm, 29°F
10/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Overcast, calm, 25°F. Heavy fog since late afternoon yesterday.
11/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Clear, light breeze, 32°F
11/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Clear, calm, 40°F
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, light breeze, 36°F
11/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, 30°F
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, 30°F
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Partly cloudy, calm, 39°F
11/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Cloudy, calm, 43°F
11/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, calm, 42°F
11/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Partly cloudy, calm, 35°F. Light fog.
11/10/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, 36°F. A light, fine mist fell just before 7:00 am to account for the trace. Forecast is for snow today and tomorrow. Accuweather radar shows snow in NE Montana as well as Burke-Divide west of here. We'll see.
11/11/2010 2:30 PM 0.15 2.0 M 2.0 M Cloudy, calm, 30°F. Snow just ended, so this is the complete snow depth and precip total for the "storm."
11/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Partly cloudy, calm, 26°F. There was about an inch of snow of the two inch total that fell yesterday, but I didn't report until 2:30 pm, so all went in with yesterday's report.
11/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Cloudy, light fog, calm, 26°F
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 2.0 M 2.0 M Cloudy, calm, 4°F
11/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Cloudy, calm, 4°F
11/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.29 8.0 M 10.0 M Cloudy, calm, 4°F. Light snow continues to fall after snowing most of yesterday and throughout the night. Very light, fluffy stuff.
11/22/2010 7:00 AM T T M 10.0 M Cloudy, calm, 0°F. Trace of snow fell between 7:00 and 8:00 am at the tail end of yesterday's storm.
11/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Cloudy, calm, -5°F. Under a big winter storm warning for Wed. & Thu. Just in time for Thanksgiving travelers.
11/24/2010 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 M Cloudy, light breeze, 4°F. Light snow beginning to fall. Winter storm expected today with accumulations of up to 10"
11/25/2010 12:00 PM 0.15 3.5 M 9.0 M Cloudy, light snow, light breeze, 5°F
11/26/2010 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 M Cloudy, calm, 10°F. Intermittent light snow showers throughout the night.
11/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 8.0 M Cloudy, breezy, 16°F. Light snow continues to fall.
11/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 8.5 M Cloudy, windy (10-15 mph), 10°F, occasional light snow.
12/1/2010 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, -6°F. Trace of snow with a few morning flurries yesterday.
12/2/2010 7:00 AM T T M 7.5 M Clear, calm, -6°F. Couple of snow flurries yesterday.
12/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
12/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.49 4.0 M 11.0 M
12/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M
12/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Clear, calm, -9°F
12/15/2010 8:30 AM 0.19 3.0 M 12.0 M Overcast, calm, 16°F. Light snow continues to all, but the system is moving east, and it is no longer snowing 30 mi. west.
12/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 3.0 M 15.0 M Overcast, calm, 12°F
12/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.38 6.0 M 16.0 M Cloudy, wind 5-10 mph, 4°F. Light snow continues to fall. Wind picking up.
12/22/2010 7:00 AM T T M 15.5 M Very foggy.
12/23/2010 7:00 AM T T M 15.0 M Cloudy, calm, 12°F
12/24/2010 7:00 AM T T M 15.0 M Cloudy, calm, 19°F
12/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M Cloudy, heavy fog with heavy frost on trees, 15°F
12/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M Clear, breezy, 5-10 mph with higher gusty periods, 8°F
12/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 M
12/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M Clear, calm, 16°F. Reached a balmy 30°F yesterday.
12/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.5 M Cloudy, calm, 10°F
12/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 2.0 M 14.0 M Clear, breezy, 5-10 mph with gusts up to 20, -6°F. Snow and blowing snow yesterday afternoon until after midnight. Surprisingly light accumulations.
12/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M Cloudy, light breeze, -12°F
1/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M Clear,calm, -3°F
1/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M Cloudy, calm, -3°F
1/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M Clear, calm, -10°F
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 13.0 M Cloudy, calm, -6°F
1/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 13.0 M Cloudy, calm, 7°F
1/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 14.0 M Cloudy, calm, 19°F
1/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 M 15.0 M
1/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 M
1/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M Clear, calm, -4°F
1/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 14.5 M Overcast, calm, 4°F. Extremely light snow falling.
1/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.5 M 15.0 M Cloudy, calm, -4°F
1/12/2011 7:00 AM T T M 15.0 M Clear, calm, -16°F
1/13/2011 7:00 AM T T M 15.0 M
1/14/2011 12:00 PM 0.19 3.0 M 18.0 M
1/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, calm, -9°F
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M M M
1/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 1.0 M M M
1/25/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Partly cloudy, calm, 16°F. Should get to 30 today.
1/31/2011 9:00 AM 0.08 0.6 M M M Cloudy, calm, -10°F. Light snow continues to fall.
2/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M M M Clear, calm, -13°F. At least we escaped overnight low readings of -26°F at Bottineau (5 mi. away--is my thermometer broke?)and -30°F at Crosby. Actually 10 degree differentials between here and Bottineau are not uncommon.
2/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm, light fog, 13°F. Weather advisory. Light snow and blowing snow expected following a week of sunny skies, highs in the 30s and major snow melt.
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 1.5 M M M
2/19/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M
2/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, -18°F They say we won't see temperatures above freezing until March. Back to winter, I guess.
3/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, -18°F
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, -2°F
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, 16°F
3/18/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Cloudy, calm, 6°F. A few snowflakes in the air yesterday afternoon.
3/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 26°F
3/20/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Overcast, foggy, calm, 26°F
3/21/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Cloudy, foggy, calm, 26°F
3/22/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Cloudy, foggy, calm, 26°F
3/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M M M clear, calm, 12°F
3/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 0°F. I hope we are done with sub-zero weather, but this is really rubbing it.
3/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 14°F
3/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 12°F
3/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, light breeze, 12°F
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, calm, 14°F
3/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, calm, 14°F
3/30/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Cloudy with light fog, calm, 24°F. A few flakes and a few rain drops at different times throughout the past 24 hrs.
3/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, very foggy, calm, 29°F
4/1/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 26°F. A couple of brief showers--rain mixed with snow.
4/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, but hazy, calm, 22°F. Yesterday was first day in a couple of weeks that water was running. Still significant snow to melt (6-12 in). More could be on the way.
4/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.37 6.0 M 12.0 M Overcast, 10 mph winds with gusts to 20 mph, 32°F. Light snow continues to fall. I was surprised at the accumulation. It didn't look like that much from the window. All of the current precip. came as snow.
4/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 M 11.0 M Clear, calm, 20°F
4/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Clear, calm, 23°F
4/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M Extremely foggy, calm, 24°F
4/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.35 4.0 M 9.0 M Rain mixed with snow, but mostly snow, accumulating to 3-4 in.
4/10/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
4/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, 27°F. Yesterday, most of our snow pack melted away. Today is the first day I can truly report only a trace of snow remaining, mostly in trees and north-facing slopes (lots of those in the hills).
4/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, light breeze, 20°F
4/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Cloudy, calm, 27°F. Light snow began just after the 7:00 am reporting period ended.
4/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 2.0 M 1.0 M Odd to report a total depth of snow being less than the accumulation of new snow, but there was 2" on the ground before it started to melt down again.
4/17/2011 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Partly cloudy, calm, 22°F. A few flurries yesterday afternoon.
4/18/2011 7:00 AM T T M T M Partly cloudy, calm, 17°F
4/19/2011 7:00 AM T T M T M Partly cloudy, light breeze, 20°F
4/20/2011 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, 25°F
4/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M T M 29°F
4/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M T M Mostly clear, calm, 24°F
4/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, low 40s. Ed: Today it reached 60°F for the first time this spring. (Easter Sunday)
4/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, calm, 46°F
4/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, 44°F
4/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, windy (15-20 mph), 29°F. Blizzard may be on the way. Reports of power outages from Williston to Kenmare to Canada. Up to 9 in. of snow some locations.
5/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 4.0 M 4.0 M Light snow, windy 15-20 mph. Blizzard set in late yesterday, continues to rage.
5/2/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M
5/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Clear, very light breeze, 36°F
5/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, 44°F
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, calm, 50°F
5/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, calm, misty, 48°F
5/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.49 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, light rain, windy 10-15mph, 42 F
5/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Overcast, calm, light fog, 49°F
5/12/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Mostly cloudy, calm, 40°F
5/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy, calm, 34°F Never saw the thermometer below 32, but there was definitely frost on our automobiles this morning.
5/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, light breeze, 5-10 mph, 40°F
5/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 40°F. Shaping up to be a beautiful Sunday. Mid-60s. If we can just keep the wind down.
5/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Clear, windy (10-20 mph), 45°F
5/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 49°F. Hopefully it won't be as windy today. Otherwise, beautiful spring weather.
5/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast. Light breeze.
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light breeze, light rain, 57°F. Conditions the previous 12 hours I would only describe as damp. It didn't really start raining until a few minutes before 7:00 am.
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Mostly cloudy, but clearing, calm, 54°F
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, calm, 54F
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 40°F
5/25/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 30°F. Gonna be another beautiful spring day, but right now the frost is on the pumpkin sprouts (and car windshields) in the Turtle Mountains!
5/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, low 40s. Looks like another beautiful spring day.
5/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Cloudy, light fog, windy (ESE 10-20mph)' 46F Light rain most of the night. Stil looks like rain, but radar shows it has moved off to the east.
5/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, 45°F. .04 came in a quick, violent outburst just before 10:00 pm last night. Lots of wind, driving rain, but no thunder or lightning. Lasted all of 5 min.
5/29/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Cloudy, windy 10-20 mph, 44F. Light to heavy rain most of the night. More rain is supposed to be developing today. Farmers getting very concerned. Very little seeding done.
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 1.48 M M M M Overcast, Steady rain, Windy (10-15 mph). 0.43 from 8 am to 5 pm Mon, then 1.05 early morning hours until 7:00 am. Getting pretty soggy. And rain in the forecast just about every other day from now to June 15!
6/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Clear, calm, 50°F. Looks to be a beautiful spring day. What a way to start June. 063 in. of rain fell before 2:00 pm yesterday. Only 0.08 in. added as showers lingered into early evening.
6/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Clear, but windy today. One quick shower late last evening (around 10:00 pm) resulted in the 0.33 accumulation.
6/4/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly cloudy, calm, 50°F. Quick shower around 9:00 last evening.
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, light breeze, 50°F
6/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 59°F. Grass is growing like wildfire, now. We may have to keep the lawnmower running non-stop.
6/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Cloudy, calm, 49°F. A couple of brief thundershowers, one at 4:30, one at 6:30. The combination yielded 0.38 in. Still a light sprinkle. Radar indicates there could be more showers on the way.
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Mostly cloudy, but clearing, light breeze, 5-10 mph, 44°F.
6/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, calm, 46°F
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, light breeze, 49°F
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 49°F
6/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, light breeze, 55°F Looks like rain. Radar shows that to be likely.
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Dense fog, light breeze, 57°F. Light rain started about 10:30 pm, continued through most of the night.
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, very light breeze, 64°F
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M Heavy fog, very light breeze, 56°F. Light misty rain. 0.83 in. fell between 12:30 and 5:30 yesterday afternoon; another 0.07 in. accumulated overnight.
6/16/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/17/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy, breezy, 57°F. Lookin' like rain, again.
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Clear, breezy, SE at 4.5-6 mph, 88% rh. Finally! It doesn't look like rain today. New weather station at our house. (Rain gauge not for CoCoRaHS, though). Sill, nice to get those detailed reports from the comfort of my computer 24 hrs/day.
6/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Mostly clear, wind ENE 3.8-6.9°F, 62°F.
6/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Cloudy with light fog, wind WNW at 2.2-4.5 mph, 60°F.
6/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Cloudy, some fog, wind SE 2.2-3.1 mph, 55.6°F. Heaviest rain yesterday occurred between 4-6 am and 9:45-noon. Light mist this morning keeping it wet on top.
6/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Cloudy, windy N 8.3 - 14.5 mph, 54°F.
6/23/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear, wind NE 2 mph, 55.8°F. A beautiful summer morning.
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, hazy, 62°F (Hi 72, Lo 58), wind S 4.5 - 6 mph.
6/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Cloudy, calm, 55°F (Hi 79, Lo 58).
6/27/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly cloudy, wind NE 4.5-8.3 mph, 55°F (Hi 75, Lo 52) Passing thunderstorm narrowly missed us to the north last evening about 8:00 pm. Got just a few drops. A few more drops just after midnight.
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, wind SE 2-4 mph, 57°F (Hi: 69, Lo: 48)
6/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear, wind SE 4-7 mph, 64°F (Hi: 75, Lo: 62)
7/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Foggy, wind NW 4-8 mph, 63°F (Lo 61.5, Hi 76°F) Steady, light rain from about 7:00-9:00 pm
7/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M A quick thunderstorm during the night accounted for 1/4 in. precip.
7/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, wind NNW 1.5-3.0 mph, 64°F. A little thunder and lightning and wind last night, but no precip.
7/17/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain between 8 and 10 am.
7/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Heavy fog, wind ESE 4-6 mph, 75°F. Hi yesterday, 86, Lo this morning, 74.
7/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, wind S 5-7 mph, 77°F (Hi yesterday - 92, Lo today - 77)
7/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind SW 4-6, 60°F Shaping up to be the second cool day after a couple of scorchers!
7/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 60°F, Hi yesterday 81, Lo today 60.4
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Cloudy, wind NE 3-6 mph, 56°F (Hi yesterday 79, Lo today 52). Light rain from midnight to 3:00 am. Missed heavy rain and damaging thunderstorms. Much more wind and rain 4 mi. S at Bottineau.
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Clear, calm, 53°F (Hi yesterday 69, Lo today 52) Light rain shower mid-afternoon yesterday.
7/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
7/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Partly cloudy, Wind NNW at 2-3 mph, 61° F (Lo today: 61, Hi yesterday: 84°F) Heavy, but brief thundershower at 6:00 am.
8/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, wind S 3-6 mph, 62°F (Lo today 62, Hi yesterday 86)
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Clear, wind W 3-4.5 mph, 57°F T (Today's Lo: 55°F, Yesterday's Hi: 76°F) Heavy thunderstorm between 10:30 and 11:00 last night dumped 0.44 in.
8/9/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 52°F
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Clear, wind S 3-5 mph, 55°F. Hi yesterday, 78. Lo today 54.
8/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, windy (WNW 7.5-11.5 mph) Lo today 62, hi yesterday 84; looks like rain showers could be developing.
8/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2011 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind NNE at 1 mph, 62°F (Lo today 57, Hi yesterday 79)
8/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly cloudy, wind SE 2-4 mph, 62°F
8/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.85 M M M M Dense fog, wind west 3-5 mph, 63°F (Hi yesterday 80, Lo today 63). Heavy thunderstorm between midnight and 1:00 am.
9/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 49°F
9/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace came as heavy morning mist for 1/2 hr.
9/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A few sprinkles yesterday morning. Cool and cloudy all day yesterday. Got down to 43°F this morning.
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost of the season. 29.5°F.
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy this morning.
9/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, wind SE 10-15 mph, 48°F. This mornings' Lo 48, yesterday's Hi 49.
9/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Heavy fog, wind S 3.1 mph, 48°F Lo today: 48, Hi yesterday, 53. Precip came as mist between 6:00 and 9:00 pm last night.
9/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind NNW at 1-3 mph, 39.4°F, Lo today 37, Hi yesterday 68.
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Overcast, light rain, wind NE 7 mph with gusts to 15. Hi yesterday 75, Lo today 48, currently 48°F. Intermittent light rain started about 7:00 pm, but didn't really kick in until between 2:00 and 5:00 am.
9/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Overcast, wind W 3 mph, 42°F
9/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Overcast, wind N 1.5-2.2 mph, 29.5°F
9/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy, wind SE 5mph, 46°F
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear,calm, 47°F
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 53°F
9/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind SSE 7-9 mph, 50°F. Hi yesterday 77, Lo today 50. Was still 59° after midnight.
9/27/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, calm, 43°F. Lo today 42, Hi yesterday 73
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind NNW 1.6-3.0 mph, 63°F. Lo today 50, Hi yesterday 80. The low was achieved just after midnight. It's been warming up all night.
9/29/2011 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, wind NW 8-14 mph, 49°F
9/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear, winds SE 4-7 mph, 40°F. Hi yesterday 57, Low today 37



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/14/2010 11/17/2010 7:00 AM 4 0.00 0.0 M
12/7/2010 12/14/2010 7:00 AM 8 T 9.0 M Just a few flurries on a couple of these days.
12/17/2010 12/20/2010 7:00 AM 4 T M M A few flakes every day but one. Nothing measurable.
1/15/2011 1/22/2011 7:00 AM 8 0.48 M M About 4 in. of new snow fell in this one week period.
1/26/2011 1/30/2011 7:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
6/30/2011 7/08/2011 7:00 AM 9 0.00 M M
7/10/2011 7/14/2011 7:00 AM 5 0.00 M M Dry period. Sunny and warm. Windy on the 14th.



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