Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-CD-8 Latitude 44.9074
Station Name Watertown 2.7 E Longitude -97.1116
County Codington Elevation (ft) 1753



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 1.91 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 0.80 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 10 0.57 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 11 0.47 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 11 0.53 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 11 1.12 1.38 16 1.38 16 0.00 0 0 4 0 2.7 3 10
April 11 2.12 1.49 30 1.49 25 0.00 5 2 11 3 2.2 3 7
May 11 2.68 4.93 31 4.93 23 0.00 8 4 15 1 0.0 0 0
June 11 3.75 4.54 29 4.54 25 0.00 4 1 12 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 3.12 4.42 32 2.42 11 2.00 21 4 7 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 2.84 1.46 31 1.46 26 0.00 5 2 8 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 2.60 0.41 29 0.41 21 0.00 8 2 7 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 22.51" 18.63" 198 days 16.63" 147 2.00" 51 days 15 64 days 10 days 4.9" 6 days 17 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
10/2/2010
10/3/2010
10/4/2010
10/5/2010
10/6/2010
10/7/2010
10/8/2010
10/9/2010
10/10/2010
10/11/2010
10/12/2010
10/13/2010
10/14/2010
10/15/2010
10/16/2010
10/17/2010
10/18/2010
10/19/2010
10/20/2010
10/21/2010
10/22/2010
10/23/2010
10/24/2010
10/25/2010
10/26/2010
10/27/2010
10/28/2010
10/29/2010
10/30/2010
10/31/2010
11/1/2010
11/2/2010
11/3/2010
11/4/2010
11/5/2010
11/6/2010
11/7/2010
11/8/2010
11/9/2010
11/10/2010
11/11/2010
11/12/2010
11/13/2010
11/14/2010
11/15/2010
11/16/2010
11/17/2010
11/18/2010
11/19/2010
11/20/2010
11/21/2010
11/22/2010
11/23/2010
11/24/2010
11/25/2010
11/26/2010
11/27/2010
11/28/2010
11/29/2010
11/30/2010
12/1/2010
12/2/2010
12/3/2010
12/4/2010
12/5/2010
12/6/2010
12/7/2010
12/8/2010
12/9/2010
12/10/2010
12/11/2010
12/12/2010
12/13/2010
12/14/2010
12/15/2010
12/16/2010
12/17/2010
12/18/2010
12/19/2010
12/20/2010
12/21/2010
12/22/2010
12/23/2010
12/24/2010
12/25/2010
12/26/2010
12/27/2010
12/28/2010
12/29/2010
12/30/2010
12/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011
1/2/2011
1/3/2011
1/4/2011
1/5/2011
1/6/2011
1/7/2011
1/8/2011
1/9/2011
1/10/2011
1/11/2011
1/12/2011
1/13/2011
1/14/2011
1/15/2011
1/16/2011
1/17/2011
1/18/2011
1/19/2011
1/20/2011
1/21/2011
1/22/2011
1/23/2011
1/24/2011
1/25/2011
1/26/2011
1/27/2011
1/28/2011
1/29/2011
1/30/2011
1/31/2011
2/1/2011
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
2/18/2011
2/19/2011
2/20/2011
2/21/2011
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
3/8/2011
3/9/2011
3/10/2011
3/11/2011
3/12/2011
3/13/2011
3/14/2011
3/15/2011 0.00
3/16/2011 0.00
3/17/2011 0.00
3/18/2011 0.00
3/19/2011
3/20/2011 0.00
3/21/2011 0.00
3/22/2011 0.65
3/23/2011 0.66
3/24/2011 0.03
3/25/2011 0.00
3/26/2011 0.00
3/27/2011 0.00
3/28/2011 0.00
3/29/2011 0.04
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.15
4/2/2011 T
4/3/2011 0.00
4/4/2011 T
4/5/2011 0.00
4/6/2011 0.00
4/7/2011 0.00
4/8/2011 0.00
4/9/2011 0.00
4/10/2011 0.02
4/11/2011 0.05
4/12/2011 **
4/13/2011 0.00
4/14/2011 0.00
4/15/2011 0.12
4/16/2011 0.11
4/17/2011 0.00
4/18/2011 0.10
4/19/2011 0.00
4/20/2011 0.27
4/21/2011 T
4/22/2011 0.06
4/23/2011 0.16
4/24/2011 **
4/25/2011 **
4/26/2011 T
4/27/2011 0.05
4/28/2011 0.00
4/29/2011 0.00
4/30/2011 0.40
5/1/2011 T
5/2/2011 **
5/3/2011 0.00
5/4/2011 0.00
5/5/2011 0.27
5/6/2011 0.00
5/7/2011 0.00
5/8/2011 0.01
5/9/2011 0.21
5/10/2011 **
5/11/2011 0.00
5/12/2011 0.10
5/13/2011 0.48
5/14/2011 0.01
5/15/2011 0.11
5/16/2011 **
5/17/2011 0.00
5/18/2011 0.00
5/19/2011 0.00
5/20/2011 0.08
5/21/2011 0.61
5/22/2011 0.02
5/23/2011 0.49
5/24/2011 0.07
5/25/2011 0.00
5/26/2011 **
5/27/2011 0.00
5/28/2011 1.04
5/29/2011 0.00
5/30/2011 0.23
5/31/2011 1.20
6/1/2011 0.00
6/2/2011 0.00
6/3/2011 **
6/4/2011 0.00
6/5/2011 0.00
6/6/2011 0.00
6/7/2011 0.00
6/8/2011 0.00
6/9/2011 0.00
6/10/2011
6/11/2011 0.19
6/12/2011 0.07
6/13/2011 0.47
6/14/2011 0.03
6/15/2011 0.01
6/16/2011 0.00
6/17/2011 0.00
6/18/2011 0.73
6/19/2011 0.00
6/20/2011 0.00
6/21/2011 1.10
6/22/2011 1.05
6/23/2011 0.37
6/24/2011 0.00
6/25/2011 0.13
6/26/2011 0.38
6/27/2011 0.01
6/28/2011 0.00
6/29/2011 **
6/30/2011 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2011 0.00
7/2/2011 0.19
7/3/2011 **
7/4/2011 0.00
7/5/2011 0.70
7/6/2011 **
7/7/2011 0.00
7/8/2011 0.12
7/9/2011 0.40
7/10/2011 0.00
7/11/2011 0.71 **
7/12/2011 **
7/13/2011 **
7/14/2011 **
7/15/2011 **
7/16/2011 **
7/17/2011 **
7/18/2011 **
7/19/2011 **
7/20/2011 **
7/21/2011 **
7/22/2011 **
7/23/2011 **
7/24/2011 **
7/25/2011 **
7/26/2011 2.00
7/27/2011 0.29
7/28/2011 0.01
7/29/2011 0.00
7/30/2011 0.00
7/31/2011 0.00
8/1/2011 0.02
8/2/2011 1.22
8/3/2011 0.01
8/4/2011 0.00
8/5/2011 0.00
8/6/2011 0.00
8/7/2011 T
8/8/2011 0.00
8/9/2011 0.00
8/10/2011 0.00 **
8/11/2011 0.00
8/12/2011 0.02
8/13/2011 0.00
8/14/2011 T
8/15/2011 **
8/16/2011 **
8/17/2011 0.00
8/18/2011 0.01
8/19/2011 0.00
8/20/2011 0.12
8/21/2011 0.00
8/22/2011 0.00
8/23/2011 0.00
8/24/2011
8/25/2011 0.00
8/26/2011 0.00
8/27/2011 0.00
8/28/2011 T
8/29/2011 0.03
8/30/2011 T
8/31/2011 0.03
9/1/2011 0.00
9/2/2011 0.04
9/3/2011 0.11
9/4/2011 0.00
9/5/2011 0.00
9/6/2011 0.00
9/7/2011 0.00
9/8/2011 **
9/9/2011 **
9/10/2011 **
9/11/2011 0.00
9/12/2011 **
9/13/2011 **
9/14/2011 **
9/15/2011 0.00
9/16/2011 0.06
9/17/2011 T
9/18/2011 0.01
9/19/2011 0.15
9/20/2011 T
9/21/2011 0.03
9/22/2011 0.01
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
9/30/2011 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
3/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No new snow. Very heavy dew/frost - everything is wet and slightly icy.
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy frost this morning. Cannot put up rain gauge until we can dig a hole for the pole... There was a very light rain yesterday morning about 7-9am
3/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No frost this morning
3/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy fog - condensation inside gauge
3/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 7.00
3/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.65 0.0 M 7.5 M Still raining sporadically at 7
3/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.66 1.9 M 9.0 M Light rain almost all of yesterday. Snow started sometime during the night and is still lightly snowing. Mixed precipitation in the rain and melted snow.
3/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M Scattered snow stopped about 2p.m. yesterday afternoon.
3/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
3/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
3/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 3.93 Rain and snow in the week since last Monday's measurement.
3/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 0.3 M 9.5 M
3/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M Snow is melting all over, but stays the same in the middle where we have been measuring. It's the flat part of the yard - no drifts or piles.
3/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
4/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M 8.0 M Rain then snow that melted as it fell. No new snow stayed on the ground. The snow was huge - some pieces two to three inches wide. Very wet and heavy. Looked like barely shredded kleenex.
4/2/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 6.5 M Moisture on the gauge from heavy frost.
4/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
4/4/2011 7:00 AM T T M 3.5 1.06 Rain with a skiff of snow through the night.
4/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Still piles of snow where wind and plowing have made stacks. Flat is bare.
4/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Trace of dew on the outside of the gauge.
4/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2011 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Some distant lightning and wind during the night.
4/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M 0.0 M
4/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M and raining. Yesterday morning began with snow pellets and turned into rain.
4/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 0.8 M 0.5 M rain and snow
4/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Heavy frost. The snow that fell yesterday morning dissipated before it hit the ground, I think. Vanished.
4/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.5 M 0.5 M Snow melted as it fell during the afternoon.
4/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/20/2011 7:15 AM 0.27 0.9 M 1.0 M Rain most of the afternoon and evening. Snow started during night and is falling heavily this morning.
4/21/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
5/1/2011 8:15 AM T T M T M Rain yesterday combined with a little snow last night, but hardly enough to even measure. Wind is incredible.
5/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
5/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Condensation in the tube - totally unmeasurable even as a trace...
5/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
5/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
5/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
5/14/2011 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/18/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
5/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M
5/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
5/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2011 7:30 AM 1.04 M M M M
5/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2011 7:45 AM 0.23 M M M M
5/31/2011 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M
6/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
6/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
6/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
6/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2011 7:30 AM 0.73 M M M M
6/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2011 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M Fog and light rain continues.
6/22/2011 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M and raining still.
6/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
6/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M lightly raining still
6/26/2011 8:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Distant lightning for about 10 minutes before the rain. Not raining now :)
6/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog and heavy dew.
7/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
7/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M
7/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
7/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
7/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2011 5:00 AM 0.71 M M M M
7/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
7/28/2011 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/2/2011 7:15 AM 1.22 M M M M
8/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/8/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2011 7:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/13/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2011 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2011 8:15 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/21/2011 7:30 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
8/25/2011 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 T M M M M
8/29/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/30/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/1/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/3/2011 8:15 AM 0.11 M M M M
9/4/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
9/16/2011 7:45 AM 0.06 M M M M
9/17/2011 9:00 AM T M M M M
9/18/2011 8:20 AM 0.01 M M M M Raining now...
9/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
9/20/2011 7:15 AM T M M M M
9/21/2011 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/23/2011 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light frost on solid flat surfaces, heavy dew on plants.
9/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
4/12/2011 4/13/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/24/2011 4/26/2011 7:00 AM 3 T 0.0 0.00
5/2/2011 5/03/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 M
5/10/2011 5/11/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
5/16/2011 5/17/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
5/26/2011 5/27/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
6/3/2011 6/04/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
6/29/2011 7/01/2011 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
7/3/2011 7/04/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
7/6/2011 7/07/2011 6:20 AM 2 0.00 M M
7/11/2011 7/26/2011 8:00 AM 16 2.00 M M
8/10/2011 8/11/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
8/15/2011 8/17/2011 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
9/8/2011 9/11/2011 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
9/12/2011 9/15/2011 7:00 AM 4 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
6/17/2011 6:35 PM It melted very quickly. A couple of pieces were irregular shaped and larger, clear ice that looked like an ice cube almost, only skinnier. 1/2" Grape 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Mixed|Clear Ice|White Ice 2 1min no damage Continuous True Same time as rain After smaller hail 30-40 0