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 10 1.80 0.78 31 0.78 27 0.00 4 2 7 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 0.90 0.65 29 0.65 29 0.00 0 0 6 2 10.6 4 12
Dec 10 0.60 0.67 26 0.67 26 0.00 0 0 7 4 6.4 5 21
Jan 11 0.43 1.01 30 1.01 30 0.00 0 0 12 4 10.4 12 20
Feb 11 0.58 0.65 28 0.65 28 0.00 0 0 10 1 10.6 9 14
March 11 1.26 1.62 30 1.62 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 13.3 11 14
April 11 1.83 1.97 30 1.97 30 0.00 0 0 13 6 4.6 5 4
May 11 3.33 7.92 30 7.92 30 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
June 11 2.91 2.28 30 2.28 30 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
July 11 2.13 2.54 31 2.54 31 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 1.43 2.63 31 2.63 31 0.00 0 0 8 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.54 0.96 30 0.96 30 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.74" 23.68" 356 days 23.68" 352 0.00" 4 days 2 124 days 35 days 55.9" 46 days 85 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 0.00
10/2/2010 **
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 0.07
10/10/2010 0.13
10/11/2010 0.00
10/12/2010 0.07
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 0.28
10/24/2010 0.12
10/25/2010 0.09
10/26/2010 T
10/27/2010 T
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 **
10/30/2010 0.00
10/31/2010 0.02
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 0.01
11/10/2010 0.06
11/11/2010 0.00
11/12/2010 0.00
11/13/2010 0.00
11/14/2010 0.00
11/15/2010 0.03
11/16/2010 T
11/17/2010 0.19
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010 0.00
11/20/2010 0.00
11/21/2010 T
11/22/2010 0.21
11/23/2010 0.00
11/24/2010 0.00
11/25/2010 0.00
11/26/2010 0.00
11/27/2010 0.00
11/28/2010 0.00
11/29/2010
11/30/2010 0.15
12/1/2010 0.00
12/2/2010 0.00
12/3/2010 0.00
12/4/2010 0.00
12/5/2010 0.00
12/6/2010 0.00
12/7/2010 0.00
12/8/2010 0.00
12/9/2010 0.00
12/10/2010
12/11/2010 0.07
12/12/2010
12/13/2010 0.02
12/14/2010 0.00
12/15/2010
12/16/2010 T
12/17/2010 T
12/18/2010 T
12/19/2010 T
12/20/2010 0.09
12/21/2010 0.00
12/22/2010 0.00
12/23/2010 0.24
12/24/2010 0.06
12/25/2010
12/26/2010 0.00
12/27/2010 0.00
12/28/2010 0.00
12/29/2010
12/30/2010 0.11
12/31/2010 0.08
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.11
1/2/2011 0.00
1/3/2011 T
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011 T
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.02
1/9/2011 0.28
1/10/2011 0.01
1/11/2011 0.00
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011 0.00
1/15/2011 0.03
1/16/2011
1/17/2011 0.05
1/18/2011 0.12
1/19/2011 0.08
1/20/2011 0.00
1/21/2011 T
1/22/2011 0.16
1/23/2011 0.07
1/24/2011 0.01
1/25/2011 0.00
1/26/2011 0.00
1/27/2011 0.00
1/28/2011 0.00
1/29/2011 0.00
1/30/2011 T
1/31/2011 0.07
2/1/2011 0.00
2/2/2011 0.00
2/3/2011 0.00
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011 0.04
2/6/2011 0.03
2/7/2011 0.04
2/8/2011 0.02
2/9/2011 0.00
2/10/2011 0.00
2/11/2011 0.00
2/12/2011 0.00
2/13/2011 0.00
2/14/2011 0.00
2/15/2011 0.00
2/16/2011 0.00
2/17/2011 0.00
2/18/2011 0.01
2/19/2011 T
2/20/2011 0.32
2/21/2011 0.05
2/22/2011 0.00
2/23/2011 0.00
2/24/2011 0.10
2/25/2011 0.01
2/26/2011 0.03
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 0.00
3/1/2011 0.00
3/2/2011 T
3/3/2011 0.00
3/4/2011 0.07
3/5/2011 0.01
3/6/2011 0.00
3/7/2011 0.02
3/8/2011 0.07
3/9/2011 0.08
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011 0.00
3/12/2011 0.00
3/13/2011
3/14/2011 0.00
3/15/2011 0.09
3/16/2011 0.00
3/17/2011 0.42
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011 0.00
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.00
3/23/2011 0.18
3/24/2011 T
3/25/2011 T
3/26/2011 0.49
3/27/2011 0.04
3/28/2011 0.04
3/29/2011 0.05
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.11
4/2/2011 0.00
4/3/2011 T
4/4/2011 T
4/5/2011 0.00
4/6/2011 T
4/7/2011 0.01
4/8/2011 0.00
4/9/2011 0.01
4/10/2011 0.10
4/11/2011 0.00
4/12/2011 0.00
4/13/2011 T
4/14/2011 0.02
4/15/2011 0.21
4/16/2011 0.00
4/17/2011 T
4/18/2011 0.31
4/19/2011 0.10
4/20/2011 0.02
4/21/2011 0.00
4/22/2011 0.00
4/23/2011 0.28
4/24/2011 T
4/25/2011 0.00
4/26/2011 0.00
4/27/2011 0.04
4/28/2011 0.60
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.16
5/1/2011 0.00
5/2/2011 0.08
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.00
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011
5/8/2011 T
5/9/2011 0.00
5/10/2011 0.26
5/11/2011 0.00
5/12/2011 0.37
5/13/2011 0.04
5/14/2011 0.01
5/15/2011 T
5/16/2011 0.00
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 0.39
5/19/2011 T
5/20/2011 2.36
5/21/2011 0.23
5/22/2011 1.02
5/23/2011 0.75
5/24/2011 0.76
5/25/2011 0.41
5/26/2011 0.00
5/27/2011 0.02
5/28/2011 0.01
5/29/2011 0.00
5/30/2011 1.19
5/31/2011 0.02
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 0.00
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 T
6/7/2011 0.05
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.38
6/10/2011 0.33
6/11/2011 0.05
6/12/2011 0.01
6/13/2011 0.12
6/14/2011 0.02
6/15/2011 0.02
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 T
6/18/2011 0.00
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 0.03
6/21/2011 0.10
6/22/2011 0.16
6/23/2011 0.00
6/24/2011 0.02
6/25/2011 0.84
6/26/2011 0.00
6/27/2011 0.15
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 0.00
6/30/2011 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.01
7/2/2011 0.90
7/3/2011 0.02
7/4/2011 T
7/5/2011 0.00
7/6/2011 0.00
7/7/2011 0.10
7/8/2011 T
7/9/2011 0.04
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.00
7/12/2011 0.29
7/13/2011 0.23
7/14/2011 0.00
7/15/2011 0.00
7/16/2011 0.00
7/17/2011 0.00
7/18/2011 0.06
7/19/2011 0.00
7/20/2011 0.00
7/21/2011 0.00
7/22/2011 0.00
7/23/2011 0.00
7/24/2011 0.34
7/25/2011 0.00
7/26/2011 0.03
7/27/2011 T
7/28/2011 0.04
7/29/2011 0.01
7/30/2011 0.47
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 0.00
8/2/2011 0.24
8/3/2011 0.00
8/4/2011 0.11
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.21
8/7/2011 0.00
8/8/2011 0.34
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 T
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.34
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 0.00
8/15/2011 T
8/16/2011 0.07
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.00
8/19/2011 0.03
8/20/2011 0.00
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 T
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011 0.00
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 T
8/27/2011 0.00
8/28/2011 0.00
8/29/2011 0.00
8/30/2011 1.29
8/31/2011 0.00
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.00
9/3/2011 0.00
9/4/2011 0.00
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 0.00
9/14/2011 0.12
9/15/2011 0.80
9/16/2011 0.02
9/17/2011 0.00
9/18/2011 0.01
9/19/2011 0.00
9/20/2011 0.01
9/21/2011 0.00
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 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 40.
10/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 37.
10/5/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 59. A very mild night and windy, its already 65 degrees this morning.
10/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 45. Clear skies this morning with a thin layer of fog above the river at sunrise.
10/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 44.
10/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 84, low 57. Thunder and lightning over night.
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 48. Light rain showers Friday evening. Cloudy with chilly NW winds this morning.
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 60, low 51. Rain came in several T-showers overnight.
10/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 42. Skies cleared mid-day Sunday and it warmed up nicely. Clear skies and light winds today.
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 41. Rain showers Monday evening after the cold front came through.
10/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 29. No signs of frost at this reporting station, wind during the night probably helped. Just down the hill in the river valley it was white with frost and the vehicle thermometer registered 24.
10/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 41.
10/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 33. Sunny, breezey and warm.
10/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 34.
10/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 36. Sunny with a chilly breeze Saturday, mostly cloudy and calm this morning.
10/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 27. Sunday was mostly cloudy, clear and frosty this morning.
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 28. Clear skies, light winds.
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 32. Tuesday was sunny, breezey and mild. Clear and calm so far this morning.
10/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 32.
10/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 29. Thursday was another perfect Indian Summer day. Filtered sunshine this morning due to a controled burn in the Bear Lodge.
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 31. Rain came about 2:00am in a T-shower, we were surprised to have the thunder and lightning. Heavy overcast and calm this morning.
10/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 46. Overcast all day Saturday with evening showers. Heavy fog this morning.
10/25/2010 8:30 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 39. Rain started about 6:00am with winds from the west.
10/26/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 37. Strong NW winds Monday have been increasing overnight and this morning. Currently winds are blowing around 40mph with higher gusts, skies are cloudy. Snow is visible on Terry Peak.
10/27/2010 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 44, low 29. Cloudy skies, NW winds with gusts to 55mph Tuesday. Winds are just as strong this morning and we have light snow blowing through.
10/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 29. After nearly 60 hours of winds reaching 40-60mph they finally died down Wednesday evening. Clear, frosty and almost calm this morning.
10/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 38.
11/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 36. Sunny with light winds.
11/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 32. Monday was sunny and breezey, more of the same today for election day.
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 38. Clear skies this morning.
11/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 19. Wednesday was sunny with a chilly NW wind.
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 21.
11/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 34. Another sunny, mild day Friday.
11/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 40. Partly cloudy and very mild this morning. Short sleeve weather at 9:00am, how great is that for a November day in SD?!
11/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 39. Filtered sunshine and calm winds Sunday. Partly cloudy this morning; on our way to one last nice day before reality hits.
11/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 35. Monday was one last nice day to get some projects wrapped up. Cold front came through during the night with winds and light rain showers around 5:00AM.
11/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M 0.5 M Hi 34, low 31. Light snow mid-afternoon through late evening Tuesday. Partly cloudy with light winds from the west this morning.
11/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 23. Heavy frost to scrape this morning, sunny with chilly winds from the west.
11/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 14.
11/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 29. Friday seemed warmer than it was with bright sunshine and calm winds. Currently partly cloudy, a nice morning for the start of deer season.
11/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 30. Snow showers Sunday morning, rain showers Sunday evening and cold westerly winds the whole day.
11/16/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 38, low 27. Light showers Monday afternoon.
11/17/2010 7:30 AM 0.19 2.5 M 2.5 M Hi 42, low 26. Snow started Tuesday evening, ended Wed. morning about reporting time. Some wind during the night but not really an issue this morning.
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 35, low 18. Foggy and frosty this morning.
11/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 50, low 15. Tuesday was cloudy with temps around 32 until a chinook wind blew in late in the afternoon briefly raising the temp to 50. It was enough to cut some of the snow, but it sure chilled back down in a hurry.
11/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 27, low 14. Friday was cloudy and fairly calm. Wind came up over night and is still blowing from the east - sure not a chinook wind this time! Brrr...
11/21/2010 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 21, low 10. Cloudy, windy, and snow in the air on Saturday with no accumulation. Mostly sunny this morning with NW winds, currently at the overnight low temp. of 10.
11/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.21 5.0 M 5.0 M Hi 19, low 6. The snow that fell was very light and fluffy, won't take much for it to drift.
11/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 6, low -11. Calm winds and mostly clear skies Monday - a beautiful full moon last night. Frosty, foggy and COLD this morning.
11/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 13, low -6. We are in a winter weather advisory, no new snow yet but the old stuff is drifting. Sunny with strong NW winds this morning, the temp. is already dropping from the +4 it was earlier.
11/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 5, low -2. Winds came up during the night and it warmed up overnight to +13. Skies are clear and winds are howling this morning. Happy Thanksgiving!
11/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 26, low 24. Thanksgiving was sunny with moderating temps, but strong NW winds made it feel much colder.
11/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 37, low 19. Snow started to settle some yesterday. Quite abit of bare ground and hard drifts, so 3" of old snow is a best guess.
11/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 43, low 19. Cloudy and mild Saturday, cloudy and frosty this morning.
11/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.15 2.8 M 4.0 M Hi 25, low 14. The snow amount listed is storm total. Not much snow, but a lot of wind and drifting during the day Monday. A snow day for schools in the area.
12/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 28, low 11. Sunny, but winds were still cold Tuesday. Not much snow melt occuring.
12/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 43, low 14.
12/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 37, low 21. Sunny Thursday with snow and ice melting. Heavy overcast this morning.
12/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 35, low 23. Clouds and high humidity made it feel cold Friday, then a cold front came through in the afternoon to add to it.
12/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 31, low 7. Foggy early this morning but it lifted. Currently winds are calm, skies are clear and there is a beautiful coat of frost on the trees and fences.
12/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 25, low 5. Another frosty morning with blue skies and cold temps.
12/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 31, low 10.
12/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 40, low 19. Some ice melted yesterday, but snow depth remained about the same. Sunny this morning, ten degrees colder in the river valley than here.
12/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 31, low 23. Wednesday was mostly cloudy with light easterly winds. NW winds came in during the night and strangely enough, temps rose. It was 40 degrees at obs time.
12/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 45, low 9. Friday began with calm winds and mild temps. Rain began around 2:00pm and strong NW winds by 5:00pm, just a T of snow before precip ended.
12/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M Hi 15, low 12. Light snow with easterly winds in the evening. Temps actually warmed during the night. Temp inversions this morning, it was 18 degrees here and 45 in Spearfish (12 miles away) - the buttes in the area sure took on some funny shapes as a result of the inversions.
12/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 39, low 12. Temperature inversions occured all day Monday and continuing this morning, Castle Rock never has had so many different shapes - something new every time I look that way. Mostly cloudy and frosty this morning.
12/16/2010 7:00 AM T T M M M Hi 39, low 19. Wednesday morning it sprinkled, then turned to snow, and within a few minutes it was finished. Currently there are light winds from the west and the skies are clear.
12/17/2010 7:00 AM T T M 0.5 M Hi 34, low 16. Windy overnight, heavy cloud cover with light flurries this morning.
12/18/2010 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.5 M Hi 21, low 14. Light snow Friday morning with cold NW winds.
12/19/2010 7:00 AM T T M M M Light snow both Sat. and Sun. morning but no accumulations.
12/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 1.8 M 2.5 M Hi 21, low 17. Received snow overnight, have freezing fog this morning with very light winds from the west.
12/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 31, low 5. A decent temp yesterday, but cold NW winds didn't let us enjoy it. Clouds were a little too thick during the night to see the eclipse.
12/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 25, low -3. Partly cloudy, very frosty and COLD this morning.
12/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 2.0 M Precip. came as freezing rain, no travel advised over the whole area.
12/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M 2.0 M Hi 29, low 21. Snow came mid-day Thursday. Currently it is cloudy/foggy, winds are calm, and it is still icey from yesterday's freezing rain.
12/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Foggy early this morning, but clearing out. Fog for portions of the last 3 or 4 days has left an increasing amount of frost build up on on the trees, and now that the skies have cleared the shelter belt is quite a spectacular site. Now it needs to warm up enough to get rid of some of the ice thats been everywhere for the last few weeks.
12/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 32, low 19. Once the fog lifted Sunday the day was sunny, calm and comfortable to be outside. Partly cloudy this morning and already above 30 degrees.
12/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 43, low 19.
12/30/2010 11:00 AM 0.11 4.0 M 5.0 M Hi 41, low 9. Snow and NW winds began during the night and temps have been dropping since then. Snow depth is an estimate, it is very fluffy stuff and alot of drifting is occuring.
12/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M 6.0 M Hi 8, low 1. Snow tapered off Thursday afternoon, resumed this morning along with stronger winds. Not a lot of new snow, too hard to give an estimate tho since the snow keeps drifting and redrifting.
1/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 1.0 M 7.0 M Hi 5, low -4. Winds really blew Friday causing a lot of drifting and low visibility. Things settled down overnight and we have sunny skies and light winds this morning. We are estimating a storm total of 6" of snow but like everyone else, snow depth is 0 to 6 feet. Still a lot of ice to deal with too.
1/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Hi 17, low 4. Saturday was sunny and windy. More of the same this morning but at least there is no drifting.
1/3/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Hi 34, low 15. Snow showers at obs. time this morning.
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 22, low 14.
1/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 33, low 19.
1/6/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Hi 36, low 31. Chilly winds Wednesday but mild temps led to some melting. A few flakes of snow here around noon, while a couple of miles to the NW it rained.
1/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 47, low 27. There was a lot of melting Thursday, now if the water can relocate before it freezes again! Strong winds overnight continuing this morning.
1/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 3.5 M Hi 31, low 18. Frost Friday evening, snow began early this morning. Light snow and nearly calm winds at obs time.
1/9/2011 9:00 AM 0.28 3.5 M 6.5 M Hi 27, low 9. Snow showers during the day Saturday with winds from the east. Most of the snow came after midnight with light drifting. Skies trying to clear at obs time.
1/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 6.5 0.59 Hi 18, low -7. Note: The core sample (which melted down to 0.59") was from 4" of snow. The really old snow is so icey that I couldn't get it included.
1/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Hi 7, low -6. Windy over night with the temp rising to zero by morning - a nice surprise since I thought it would by much colder. Its all relative! Currently clear skies and light NW winds, windchills will be a factor today.
1/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Hi 7, low -18. Skies are mostly clear, winds are calm, and we recorded the coldest temp. of the season (to this point) last night.
1/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M Hi Wednesday was 4 with calm winds. I'm not sure what to call the low - it was 3 at 10:30pm and during the night it warmed up to 39. It was 37 at 6:30 am, mostly cloudy with light westerly winds.
1/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M Hi 41, low 14. Nice warm sunshine Thursday, alot of melting and settling of snow. Mostly cloudy this morning but temps are mild.
1/15/2011 9:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 4.0 M Hi 48, low 9. Mild temps Friday, until mid afternoon when the front came through and dropped temps a rock. Fluffy snow this morning with light winds from the NE.
1/17/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 41, low 37. Sunday was overcast and frosty, the temp stayed in the teens most of the day. The warm air showed up in the evening, reaching the overday hi at 11pm. Rain and NW winds overnight.
1/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.12 2.0 M 5.0 M Hi 38, low 9. Temps fell throughout the day Monday with light snow in the morning. Most of today's snow accumulation came early this morning, heavy snow at obs. time with a slight breeze from the NE. At least its easier to walk on the snow, rather than all that ice that is lurking beneath it!
1/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 M 6.0 M Hi 14, low 4. Snow Tuesday morning, then enough wind to cause drifting. Clearing skies this morning.
1/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 24, low 0. Fairly clear skies and light winds, very frosty this morning.
1/21/2011 7:00 AM T 0.1 M M M
1/22/2011 9:00 AM 0.16 0.2 M M M Hi 32, low 31. Showers of rain snow mix overnight switching to all rain this morning for a short time, then back again. It made for slush, hard to measure a snow amount. Mild temps this morning with light east winds.
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.5 M 5.0 M Hi 42, low -2. The high temp. was reached Saturday morning, then it slid all day. Light, fine snow all afternoon. Clearing skies and 5 degrees this morning.
1/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M M M Hi 41, low 27. Snow Sunday evening, strong NW winds during the night. Snow amount of 0.2" is a guess, everything that could drift did and I don't think the gauge caught all the snowfall.
1/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 34, low 18. Sun Monday helped settle the snow some.
1/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 40, low 24.
1/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 45, low 29. A lot of melting occuring, bare patches of ground are gaining in size. Still big areas of ice to deal with tho.
1/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 48, low 37. Sunshine, westerly winds, and mild temps are really cutting the snow. Still a lot of ice to deal with tho.
1/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 47, low 24. Friday was the last day of warmer temps it sounds like. Heavy overcast this morning, looks like it could snow any time.
1/30/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 32, low 10. Overcast with light east winds Saturday; a little bit of drizzle off and on. Very frosty this morning, just beginning to snow at obs time with winds continuing from the east.
1/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 M 3.0 M Hi 13, low -7. Light snow most of the day Sunday. Clearing skies this morning, NW winds, and COLD. School has a 2 hour late start today because of drifting and windchills.
2/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi -3, low -17. Monday was sunny with strong NW winds and drifting snow. More of the same this morning with another late start for school.
2/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi -5, low -20. Sunshine and light winds have made the temps a little more bearable. Late start to school for the 3rd day in a row.
2/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 18, low 5. Look at that, no below zero temperatures! Wind overnight brought warmer air in, currently cloudy and 32 degrees.
2/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 40, low 29.
2/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 45, low 34. Rain and NW wind over night. Fortunately the temperature stayed above freezing.
2/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 1.5 M Hi 36, low 27. Snow showers came and went all day Saturday. Some drifting.
2/7/2011 9:00 AM 0.04 0.7 M M M Hi 26, low 11. Snow showers off and on Sunday and overnight. Strong NE winds this morning, continued light snow. The new accumulation is a best guess since all the newer stuff is drifting.
2/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 2.5 M Hi 14, low -8. Light snow and easterly winds Monday. Partly cloudy and calm this morning, not quite as cold as they forcasted.
2/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 13, low -8. Skies are clear and it was +1 this morning at 6:30. Let the warm up begin!
2/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 19, low 6. Temperatures warmed overnight, was 21 degrees at 6:30 this morning. Currently winds are from the west and skies are mostly cloudy.
2/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 33, low 20. Cold west winds Thursday, more of the same so far today.
2/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 40, low 34. The west wind was still chilly Friday, but the sunshine and warmer air temps caused quite abit of melting.
2/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 54, low 43. Strong winds from the west all night, and supposed to get worse later today when they switch to the NW. The main areas of snow and ice left are in banks and shaded spots.
2/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 55, low 23. Sunday was sunny with howling NW winds that died down late in the afternoon.
2/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 57, low 28. The only snow left is in banks, and most of the ice has melted too.
2/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 60, low 41. Mostly clear skies, westerly winds are making it feel cooler than the thermometer reads.
2/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 63, low 33. VERY STRONG winds came up mid-morning Wednesday and continued thru the night, relocated things around the yard. They began out of the south and switched to the west. This morning winds are from the NW, and now that the wind advisory is in effect the winds aren't quite as strong.
2/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M T M Hi 41, low 21. Windy with snow squalls Thursday, then a dusting of snow in the evening.
2/19/2011 7:00 AM T T M T M Hi 37, low 13. Cold breezes from the east Friday, snow flurries just beginning this morning at reporting time.
2/20/2011 9:00 AM 0.32 5.0 M 5.0 M Hi 24, low 2. Light snow with no accumulation Saturday. Heavier snow began after midnight. Winds are fairly light from the NE so not much drifting - yet.
2/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 M 6.0 M Hi 15, low -7. Light snow, light drifting Sunday. Storm total was .37" moisture and approx. 6" of snow. Clear and calm this morning.
2/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Hi 14, low -7.
2/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M Hi 32, low 10. Sunny and calm Tuesday, some settling of snow. Cold NE winds this morning are causing some drifting.
2/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 2.5 M 8.0 M Hi 28, low 0. Snow came overnight with NE winds and some drifting. What a lovely day for the wrestlers to head to Aberdeen for the State Tournament.
2/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 8.0 M Hi 11, low -14. Light, fine snow Thursday afternoon. Sunshine this morning and thankfully, calm winds so wind chill isn't an issue.
2/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 M 8.5 M Hi 8, low -12. Light snow overnight, clear skies and a slight breeze from the east this morning.
2/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M Hi 15, low -5. West winds added some windchill on Saturday. Temps warmed overnight, it was +22 this morning at obs time.
2/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 41, low 5.
3/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 39, low 14. Chilly westerly winds Monday continuing this morning, but comparatively speaking I guess March is coming in like a lamb -- just a lamb with an attitude.
3/2/2011 7:00 AM T T M M M Hi 19, low -5. A few flakes of snow Tuesday morning, temps dropped during the day. Cold SE winds this morning, partly cloudy with sundogs on either side of the sun. A neighbor's wheat field was full of geese yesterday, seems early for them to show up, esp. when its below zero!
3/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 14, low 0. Cold east winds Wednesday. Mostly cloudy and calm this morning, the temperature is already warmer than yesterday's high.
3/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 1.0 M 5.5 M Hi 51, low 10. Thursday was a nice break from the cold, sure settled the snow. New snow fell overnight.
3/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 5.5 M Hi 28, low 9. Snow showers Friday evening. Foggy and frosty this morning, east winds 10-15 mph.
3/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy overnight again, heavy overcast today.
3/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 6.0 M Hi 20, low -3. Fog lifted Sunday morning but it remained heavy overcast. Snow showers Sunday evening and this morning, cold winds from the east.
3/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 1.8 M 7.0 M Hi 16, low 7. Cold east winds and very light snow Monday. Snow at obs time, calm winds. It seems like more snow than the gauge has, but due to drifting yesterday it's hard to get a good read on what's the weekend's snow and what's new. Combined there are several inches of fluff tho, I hope we don't get some strong winds.
3/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 M 8.0 M Hi 36, low -1.
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Hi 42, low 8. Snow settling with warmer temps, sunshine and WSW winds Wednesday. Clear skies and temp already at 35 at obs time.
3/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 53, low 32. High winds all night really cut the snow. It was completely white yesterday with snow depths 2-8 inches on the level, now there are mostly snowbanks and little lakes.
3/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 47, low 13. Very windy all day Friday. We are down to just snowbanks now and most of the water puddle/ponds that were here yesterday have disappeared. Area creeks and the Belle Fourche River are running high due to the fast snowmelt.
3/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 47, low 21. Very frosty the last two mornings.
3/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M T M Hi 64, low 28. Rain shower overnight left a temporary glaze of ice on things this morning. Its nice to report moisture and still be able to put a "0" in the "New Snowfall" block for a change!
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 58, low 37. Mostly cloudy with WSW winds this morning, already 51 degrees at obs time.
3/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.42 T M M M Hi 65, low 33. Winds were from the WSW around 40mph all day Wednesday. Moderate to heavy rain around 10:00pm, then again at 3:00am with wind. There also was a T of snow. Currently partly cloudy, SW winds 5-10mph.
3/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 51, low 26. Thick frost on the windshield this morning.
3/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 28. Sunny with a chilly breeze Friday, mostly cloudy and calm this morning. The only snow left is in icey banks in some draws and treebelts in the area.
3/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 35. Filtered sunshine and light winds Saturday. Sunny with brisk westerly winds this morning.
3/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 30. Cloudy this morning with winds increasing from the east. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few rain drops.
3/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 30. Cloudy with strong east winds Monday. Freezing fog this morning, cold NE winds.
3/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.18 0.5 M 0.5 M Hi 50, low 27. Fog lifted by noon Tuesday and the afternoon was sunny. Rain shower in the evening and snow overnight, still snowing lightly at obs time with NW winds.
3/24/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 36, low 23. Light flurries ended Wed. morning, and by mid afternoon all the snow from the night before was gone. Heavy overcast and frosty this morning.
3/25/2011 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 0.0 M Hi 40, low 25. Light snow overnight. About 0.2" of fluff, but it wasn't enough to reach a measurement on the gauge once melted down. Heavy overcast with NE winds this morning.
3/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.49 6.0 M 6.0 M Hi 31, low 26. Heavy overcast and fog Friday leading into freezing drizzle and snow by evening. Continued snow at obs time with east winds causing drifting. There is moisture in this snow, not the fun kind to shovel! The blackbirds are singing this morning regardless of the conditions.
3/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 7.0 M Hi 42, low 27. Snow off and on Saturday, some melted as it came down in the afternoon. More cold NW winds this morning with freezing fog. Ice is 1/2" thick on the east side of things like posts, fence wires, branches and rain gauges - the gravel is very slick.
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M 7.0 1.51 Hi 39, low 28. Strong, cold NE winds continued Sunday with some fog and flurries. Light snow overnight. Currently overcast with a much more bearable light breeze from the NE.
3/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 M 8.0 M Hi 40, low 25. Snow Monday afternoon, some melting as it fell. Light snow this morning, temps are mild and winds are calm; actually a pretty nice early spring day. Saw my first meadowlark of the season yesterday.
3/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Hi 45, low 23. Skies cleared Tuesday afternoon; its been awhile since we've seen the sun! Even with a chilly east wind blowing the snow settled quite abit. Fog this morning, but you can see blue sky above.
3/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 50, low 36. Much snowmelt yesterday, places where I dealt with snowbanks yesterday morning are bare ground today. Rain showers Wed. evening, NW winds picked up during the night.
4/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M T M Hi 52, low 35. Gentle rain late afternoon into Thursday evening. Currently partly cloudy with NW winds around 20mph.
4/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 55, low 31.
4/3/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 36. It stayed warm well into Saturday evening, then the NW winds picked up. Just a few sprinkles overnight. Currently partly cloudy with strong NW winds continuing.
4/4/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 41, low 24. Sunday was dark with a strong, cold NW wind and afternoon snow squalls. Clear skies, light winds and frosty this morning.
4/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 31.
4/6/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 34. Tuesday morning warmed up nicely but the afternoon was cloudy with a few sprinkles. Currently there are light winds from the west and the skies are clear.
4/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 32. Shower clouds around Wed. evening with a couple rumbles of thunder in the distance. Sunny skies with breezes from the east this morning.
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 34. East to NE winds became strong in the afternoon and evening, shower clouds with lightning stayed to the west and NW. Hazey this morning with cloud cover increasing, winds are calm.
4/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 36. Cloudy, hazey, and mostly calm conditions Friday as well as this morning. Rain showers early this morning.
4/10/2011 8:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 39. Saturday was cloudy with some fog and evening rain showers. Rain this morning, ending at obs time.
4/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 32.
4/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 42. Monday was a beautiful spring day!
4/13/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 38. One more mild day Tuesday. Shower clouds around in the late afternoon, just happened to notice a few raindrops on the window.
4/14/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 0.8 0.08 1.0 M Hi 56, low 28. Wednesday was variably cloudy with a strong east wind. Snow began falling early this morning, winds are still strong from the ENE blowing the snow sideways and putting it into drifts. The core sample is probably a better measure of our moisture than what the gauge caught.
4/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 2.0 M 2.0 M Hi 33, low 27. Snow all day Thursday with some melting during the day. Its totally white outside this morning, the skies are clearing and winds are light from the NW.
4/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 56, low 28. Thursday's snow has all melted except for a bit in shaded areas. Currently partly cloudy with breezes from the NW. Looks like it should be a nice evening for prom.
4/17/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 30. Got a trace of rain sometime overnight. Currently cloudy and calm, looks like it could shower again soon.
4/18/2011 8:00 AM 0.31 0.6 M 0.5 M Hi 50, low 31. Snow and rain showers Sunday. The biggest snowflakes I've ever seen fell for a couple of minutes, they were the size of the palm of my hand - looked like torn kleenex floating down. Snow overnight with melting occuring this AM, its pretty slushy out there.
4/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 1.0 M 1.0 M Hi 40, low 29. Monday's snow melted by noon, scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Snow overnight with cold east winds that caused some drifting. It is melting this morning and still snowing lightly at obs time.
4/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M
4/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 34.
4/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 42. Thursday was sunny with light winds, a nice change of pace. Cloudy this morning, NW winds picking up, temps dropping and moisture looks like its on the way.
4/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 32. Strong NW winds, rain/snow mix most of Friday. Moisture was coming in so sideways that I wonder how accurate .28" is.
4/24/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 32. The weather was perfect for Easter Sunday.
4/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 36.
4/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 37. A few sprinkles during the day Tuesday, but the measurable rain came about 9:00pm.
4/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.60 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 35. Several heavy rain showers Wednesday afternoon, one with rice to pea sized hail that left the deck white and piles of hail by buildings (a hail report was filed). The rain total is correct, .59" came in the afternoon and .01" in the evening. Clear skies this morning.
4/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 39. Thursday was sunny and mild, just a teaser. This morning it's back to being overcast with chilly NW winds and rain in the forecast.
4/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 31. Precip started as rain Friday morning then turned to snow and ended about 2:00pm; there was no accumulation. Westerly winds came up overnight and are very strong; things are getting blown around - including this person when I was doing chores!
5/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 34. Cloudy skies, VERY HIGH winds from the west all day Saturday.
5/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 29. Cloudy with quick little rain showers off and on all day Sunday. Quite frosty this morning - clear, calm and warming up nicely.
5/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 31. At last, a sunny day with mild temps and LIGHT winds! Clear skies this morning, could it be that there will be 2 nice days in a row?
5/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 43. Sunny with light east winds Tuesday. Shower clouds around in the evening but we didn't get any precip.
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 34.
5/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 37. Thursday was sunny with a cool breeze. NW wind is increasing this morning and it is becoming mostly cloudy.
5/8/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 42. Sunny with east winds and variable clouds on Saturday. A few sprinkles in the evening that I wouldn't have noticed if I had not been outside.
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 50. Sunny with breezes from the east on Sunday - a great day for a picnic. Heavy overcast this morning.
5/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 48. Heavy overcast with some fog and very high humidity Monday, some heavy drizzle in the morning. The first thunderstorm of the season came through about 9:00pm. I found the funnel knocked off my gauge this morning but think the catch was still pretty accurate.
5/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 42. Tuesday was partly sunny with a strong, cold west wind. Heavy overcast this morning with lighter winds.
5/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 40. Wednesday was heavy overcast all day with the rain coming in the evening and overnight.
5/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 39. Morning rain showers on Thursday, skies cleared in the evening.
5/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 34. Chilly winds and variable cloudiness on Friday, rain showers around midnight. Heavy overcast this morning with light winds that have a bite to them - not the weather you picture for mid-May!
5/15/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 39. A dark, cold Saturday!
5/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 40. Sunday was sunny with a chilly east wind. More of the same this morning, except the wind is in the "howling" category today.
5/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 48. Monday was mostly sunny with very strong east winds all day. The temperature was mild enough, but that wind still made a winter coat feel pretty good. (Hmmm, my chart doesn't show what the wind chill would be with a temp of 60, but it did exist!)
5/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 49. Another day of strong, chilly east winds Tuesday. Winds died down in the evening and rain showers began, continuing through the night.
5/19/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 44. Mostly cloudy Wednesday, still waiting for the big rains.
5/20/2011 8:00 AM 2.36 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 46. Fairly steady rain Thursday during the day (.99" at 6:30pm) and overnight. Thunderstorm this morning before obs time. Creeks are on the rise.
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 49. The sun came out Friday for part of the day. Rain showers mid-day and overnight, and it looks like more rain is on the way this morning.
5/22/2011 8:00 AM 1.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 47. It rained the better part of the day Saturday, took a break overnight and set in again this morning. Most creeks and rivers are flooding and no travel is advised on county roads due to water over them or generally poor conditions due to mud. We have had right at 4" of rain in the last 5 days and these clay soils have a hard time handling it.
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.75 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 52. Rain, heavy at times, on Sunday until late afternoon. The Belle Fourche River by our place is well out of its banks. The sun was actually out for a little while this morning but cloudy again now.
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.76 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 52. Monday was rain free for the most part and THE SUN CAME OUT. Rain came back in during the night. They are calling for volunteers to help fill sand bags in Belle Fourche.
5/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.41 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 41. We have received 5.92" of rain in the last week. High water from the Belle Fourche River is weakening some power poles, so if I'm not here tomorrow, that's why. Numerous roads around the county are closed and no travel advised.
5/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 60, low 41. Wednesday was mostly sunny with cool breezes from the east. Sunny this morning, and those breezes turned into a stiff easterly wind. River levels are starting to drop.
5/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Hi 67, low 45. Very strong east winds all day Thursday with sunshine.
5/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 39. A little shower late Friday afternoon. Sunny with a strong, cold WSW wind this morning.
5/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 46. Saturday was mostly sunny with a strong, chilly NW wind. Cloudy this morning, looks like rain is on the way.
5/30/2011 8:00 AM 1.19 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 46. Cold east winds Sunday with mist or rain all day. T-storms from about 10:00pm till midnight. Mostly calm winds this morning with light rain continuing.
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 43. Rain ended Monday morning and the skies were partly cloudy most of the day. Strong NW winds during the night, continuing this morning.
6/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 44. Sunny with high winds from the NW Tuesday, now this morning its sunny with high winds from the east. We had 7.92" of rain in May.
6/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 52. Strong winds from the east all day Tuesday. Clear, calm and warm this morning with areas of fog - very humid. Looks like we are skipping right into summer.
6/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 46. Strong SW winds most of the day Thursday brought in alot of warm air. Clear skies and light winds this morning, but winds are supposed to pick up AGAIN.
6/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 43.
6/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 49. Saturday was one of those perfect days - sunny, warm, light winds... ahhh. Finally a decent day to plant (or replant) some of the garden.
6/6/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 53. Sunny skies and light winds Sunday, a sprinkle of rain during the night. Patchey fog and warm temps already this morning.
6/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 63. A T-storm passed through about 11:00pm. Sunny with very strong WSW winds this morning.
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 47. Very strong west to northwest winds Tuesday. Cloudy and much cooler this morning.
6/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.38 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 47. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with a chilly NW wind that got stronger as the day went on. Rain during the night. Just a few "plinks" this morning from pea sized hail for about 30 seconds, then the hail and rain both just abruptly shut off at the same time.
6/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 48. Thursday was cloudy with a cold east wind. The guys working outside were wearing winter coats! Rain during the night.
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 44. It showered Friday evening. Foggy early this morning, currently the fog is lifting and east winds are picking up.
6/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 49. Strong, humid and chilly east winds all day Saturday. T-storms in the evening every direction, but the closest one was north of here. Foggy again this morning.
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 51. Fog Sunday morning gave way to mostly cloudy skies with very high humidity. A T-storm in the evening dropped a little hail and a quick shot of rain. Clear this morning with much lower humidity.
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 58. T-storms around us Monday evening but all we got was the light show. There was a brief rain shower this morning about 6:00. Currently mostly cloudy with winds from the west.
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 45. Light showers in the evening.
6/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 51. Heavy overcast this morning with strong NW winds, definitely jacket weather!
6/17/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 51. Cloudy all day Thursday, cloudy with strong NW winds this morning. It rained a few drops this morning when the front came through.
6/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 47. NW winds to 40mph Friday finally died down late in the afternoon. Sunny this morning with calm winds. Crop dusters are out this morning spraying alfalfa fields, weevils and grasshoppers are showing up.
6/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 52.
6/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 55. Rain showers Sunday evening.
6/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 53. The .10" of rain came Monday morning. The big rains were to the east, but everybody around here also seemed to have more rain than we got.
6/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 50. Fairly windy with rain squalls during the day making it seem more like early spring. Most of the rain here came in the evening.
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 50. Sunny skies, NW winds Wednesday.
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 58. Strong winds from the east Thursday made it feel cool even tho it was sunny. There was a .02" shower sometime during the night.
6/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.84 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 53. T-storm Friday evening with near whiteout conditions for 20 minutes from .70" of rain, an additional .14" fell later. There was a lot of lightning, but not a lot of wind and only a few small hail stones.
6/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 58. Partly sunny with east winds Saturday, T-storms in the evening were SE of here. Low clouds this morning with a cool, damp east wind.
6/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 48. Sunday was overcast with chilly, damp east winds. A cold front came through in the evening with very strong gusts from the NW and heavy rain for a short time. Sunny this morning with NW winds.
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 53. Monday was one of those "just right" days weatherwise, now it sounds like summer temps are about to begin.
6/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 61. At least Tuesday morning started with a cool breeze, but it's clear and hot already this morning with a heavy dew.
6/30/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 98, low 72. Lots of sun, SW winds, and heat on Wednesday. Winds gusting to over 50mph from the SW about 10:00pm with a T of rain. Mostly cloudy this morning with winds from the west.
7/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 60. T-storms to the north last night where people got 1" or more of rain. We got .01" and the wind, always the wind.
7/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.90 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 54. T-storm Friday afternoon with heavy rain and little wind. This location registered .90", but in Belle Fourche amounts from 1.5-2.0" in a short time caused street flooding. Several miles west of Belle no rain was received.
7/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 55. T-storms in the early evening stayed to the west and south of us. Dense fog overnight burned off this morning by reporting time and left very heavy dew.
7/4/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 66. A ton of lightning and just a sprinkle of rain around 11:30pm Sunday. Sunny and humid this morning.
7/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 63. Mostly sunny, warm and humid for the 4th. T-storms were in the forcast, but we had none.
7/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 59. Mostly sunny with humid winds out of the east on Tuesday, T-storms to the south and west. Low-lying clouds moved in this morning and there is lightning to the north.
7/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 60. We got .08" rain from a 9:00am T-storm Wednesday, and another .02" in the evening. Once again the main storms were about every direction around us. Hubby finally gave up waiting for the weather and resumed cutting hay this morning.
7/8/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 66. Humid east winds on Thursday. Mostly cloudy and humid this morning, just a trace of rain about 6:30am.
7/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 59. Friday was sunny and humid. We caught the north edge of a T-storm at midnight, had a good light show but only .04" rain. Clear with a west breeze this morning, lower humidity.
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 58. Sunny with much lower humidity Saturday.
7/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 57. Mostly cloudy and calm this morning. Just a few minutes ago there were 2 close lightning strikes out of an innocent looking little gray cloud, not the kind that even looks like it has any rain in it. After those 2 strikes all was quiet again.
7/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 58. Monday was mostly cloudy with scattered light showers. The bulk of the .29" came in the early evening, strong east winds in late evening.
7/13/2011 7:30 AM 0.23 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 62. Tuesday had strong, humid east winds all day and variable clouds. Rain started this morning around 5:30, heavy at times. Currently heavy overcast with low-lying clouds and the damp east wind continues.
7/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 65. Wednesday was another day with strong, humid east winds, and it was foggy most of the night. Currently winds are calm, fog and low-lying clouds are starting to lift.
7/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 62. Mostly sunny Thursday, still quite humid. A few low-lying clouds this morning, but mostly clear with light westerly winds and heavy dew.
7/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 69. Warming up already this morning at 5:30 with very little breeze. The first morning in awhile that there has been no dew.
7/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 97, low 65. At least the humidity seems to be lower or this could be really miserable.
7/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 99, low 70. Some cloud cover Sunday helped keep the temp down a little. T-showers in the early morning hours had quite abit of lightning and .06" rain.
7/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 97, low 69.
7/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 96, low 72. Some smoke in the air Tuesday from a fire near Newcastle, WY. Strong NW winds came up early this morning and are keeping the temps and humidity to comfortable levels.
7/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 55. NW winds brought in much welcomed drier, cooler air on Wednesday. Lighter winds and clear skies this morning.
7/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 58.
7/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 93, low 64. Sunshine and humid east winds Friday, strong NW winds during the night as the cold front came through. Cloudy and cool this morning - a nice switch! Tough weather north of here around Buffalo last night, flash flood warnings and alot of hail reports.
7/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 62. T-storm about 3:00am with lots of lightning, the rain (.34") was heavy at times and came straight down.
7/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 61. A typical July day in SD, sunny and hot.
7/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 65. Humid east wind most of the day Monday, T-shower late in the afternoon. Cloudy and cooler this morning, still humid.
7/27/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 61. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with sprinkles in the afternoon.
7/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 61. A T-shower Wed. evening and another this morning totaled .04". Ten miles north of here they got .60". We could use a good rain here too.
7/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 57. Late afternoon T-storms all around us Thursday, we got a little wind and .01" of rain.
7/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.47 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 56. Friday afternoon T-storm dropped .46" rain and pea to quarter sized hail that was soft and caused no damage - even to the garden. Received .01" sometime overnight.
7/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 93, low 66. Fog from early this morning is starting to lift, currently overcast with a very humid east wind.
8/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 100, low 69. We had very strong south winds for a short time Sunday afternoon as a T-storm passed to the east.
8/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.24 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 101, low 61. Mostly cloudy Monday afternoon with numerous T-storms in the area. We got .21" of rain in the afternoon and another .03" sometime over night.
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 60.
8/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 57. Received .11" rain in an afternoon T-storm Wednesday and still had humid east winds the rest of the day. Foggy early this morning with very heavy dew.
8/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 56.
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 54. T-storm Friday afternoon dropped .21" of rain and a few pea-sized hail stones. Partly cloudy this morning with low-lying clouds and a cool breeze from the west - a nice change after days of east winds.
8/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 58. Foggy this morning.
8/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 58. After Sunday morning's fog burned off it really warmed up and T-storms were around the rest of the day. One passed thru here about 3PM and another at 10PM that had a lot of lightning. Both had a little hail with them but there was no damage.
8/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 52. A cool morning with some showery looking clouds in the west.
8/10/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 54.
8/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 55. A nice cool morning, but thunderheads are starting to build already.
8/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 52. T-storm about 8:30pm with some pea sized hail and strong winds from the north - we heard a funnel cloud was spotted on the north side of Belle Fourche. There was another shot of rain at 10:00 and lightning thoughout the night.
8/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 50. Friday was sunny with a wind that was a little cool for August, but it sure felt good. Clear skies overnight - while the full moon was beautiful, it made it hard to see the meteor shower.
8/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 57. Sunny skies, east breezes on Saturday.
8/15/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90. A few "drips" of rain Sunday afternoon.
8/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 96, low 57. T-storm around midnight with strong NW winds and .07" rain. Mostly clear this morning with NW winds - cool enough that long sleeves feel good.
8/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 50. Perfect weather for the start of the County Fair.
8/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 55.
8/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 96, low 55. A couple of quick showers in the afternoon when the cold front came through dropped .03" of rain.
8/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 48. What a difference a day makes - the high was 23 degrees lower than Thursday.
8/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 55.
8/22/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 96, low 63. Rain sprinkles during the night, alot of lightning to the NW.
8/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 98, low 56.
8/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 97, low 55. Very smokey Tuesday - must be from fires burning in WY and MT.
8/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 55. Not as smokey here on Wed. from fires still burning to the west.
8/26/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 100, low 56. A lot of smoke in the area Thursday from WY and MT fires. Dry lightning in the afternoon started a fire between here and Belle Fourche that was put out before it got too big.
8/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 60. T-storms to the north and south last night but nothing here.
8/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 59.
8/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 60. Lots of sunshine, it felt warmer than 89 degrees.
8/30/2011 7:00 AM 1.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 55. We received .88" in a nice gentle rain that lasted from 9AM until 2PM Monday. An additional .41" came in an evening T-storm. Some patchey ground fog this morning, but clear skies above.
8/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 56. Mostly clear skies, light winds.
9/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 54. Strong NW winds in the evening, but the temp was still 84 at 10:30pm. Quite abit of lighting in every direction around us. Clear with cool NW winds this morning.
9/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 52. Sunny with a cool NW wind all day. Lightning to the west last night.
9/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 47. The cold front came through about 9pm with strong NW winds and much cooler temps. Partly cloudy this morning and the chilly wind is still blowing.
9/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 39. Sunny and nice, but very fall-like all of a sudden.
9/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 43.
9/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 50. A perfect sunny day for Labor Day. This morning is cloudy and cool with some smoke in the air from fires in SW Montana.
9/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 44. "Oppressive" is the word that comes to mind for Tuesday's weather - it was cloudy and smokey, not a stitch of wind, and temps in the 80's. This morning is mostly clear with westerly breezes, still enough smoke in the air to make the sunrise pink.
9/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 46. Perfect early fall weather!
9/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
9/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 44.
9/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 49. Another in a string of very nice days.
9/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 48.
9/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 43. Sunny with strong NW winds Monday morning. Lighter winds later in the day with smoke in the air from fires still burning in SW Montana.
9/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 40. Chilly northerly winds started blowing Tuesday evening. Rain shower about 5:30am. Currently cloudy with NE winds and much colder, current temp is 41.
9/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.80 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 41. Wednesday had heavy cloud cover and cold winds all day. Rain started during the night - right at .80" at 7am and still raining, winds from the ESE.
9/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 39. Precip (.02") was from the tail end of Thursday morning's shower, so the rain event total was .82". Foggy this morning.
9/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 41. After yesterday's fog burned off it was clear with an east wind. Foggy again this morning, 50 degrees with calm winds.
9/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 43. Foggy Saturday morning, clear for a few hours, then clouds moved in and there was a little rain shower.
9/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 44. Back to sunny skies and light winds on Sunday, a great day to be outside.
9/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 46. A cold front came through about 8pm and the winds have been howling from the WNW ever since. There was a little rain shower about 10pm.
9/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 34. Partly cloudy and very windy Tuesday. Winds are lighter this morning but crisp - definitely get your attention when you walk out the door!
9/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 64, low 32. Light frost last night - it nipped the outer leaves on the garden plants.
9/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 42. Looks like the weather is going to be great for the first day of fall.
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 46.
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 47. Warm northerly winds Saturday, a nice late summer day (even tho it is fall).
9/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 46. Sunny skies and calm winds. Some leaves have already turned golden.
9/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 46. The perfect weather continues.
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 47. Lots of sun, light winds from the east on Tuesday.
9/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 43. Another great day Wednesday, but is getting very dry and the fire danger is in the extreme category.
9/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 37.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/2/2010 10/03/2010 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
10/29/2010 10/30/2010 7:00 AM 2 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
4/27/2011 2:00 PM Hail collected on the roof, deck and grassy areas to look more like snow. 1/4" Pea Size NA Rice Mixed|White Ice 10 1min no damage Continuous True After rain After smaller hail
6/10/2011 2:00 AM This is a pretty scetchey report, but I slept through the hail event and am just going by the information I got from my husband. It did slight leaf damage to the plants we just set out in the garden. NA 1/4" Pea Size NA 2 2min minor leaf damage True After rain
6/12/2011 5:50 PM 1/2" Grape NA 1/4" Pea Size White Ice 5 1min no damage Intermittent True Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail
7/29/2011 4:00 PM This was a pretty localized storm. I wasn't home during the hail and would not have known we had any if it wasn't for my excellent reporter! Can't believe there was no damage in the garden. 1" Quarter Size 1/2" Grape 1/4" Pea Size Soft|White Ice 8 1min no damage Continuous True After rain Before smaller hail 10-20
8/7/2011 10:10 PM Not a big quantity of hail, but you could definitely hear it plinking on the house. We didn't go out and check the stones, just what we could see on the deck with the porch light. 1/2" Grape NA 1/4" Pea Size Mixed|White Ice 7 2min no damage Intermittent False Same time as rain After smaller hail 30-40
8/11/2011 8:25 PM The storm had strong NNW winds that beat some of the garden plants up, but there didn't appear to be any hail damage. Most of our T-storms this season have had at least a few hail stones with them - kind of unusual. At least they've all been small stones so far. 3/8" NA 1/4" Pea Size White Ice 8 2min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 50-60