Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-MD-15 Latitude 44.397424
Station Name Sturgis 1.0 S Longitude -103.514938
County Meade Elevation (ft) 3550



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 1.86 1.60 23 1.60 19 0.00 4 1 6 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 10 0.99 1.19 15 1.19 15 0.00 0 0 5 2 3.2 1 0
Dec 10 0.62 1.17 3 1.17 3 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.5 1 0
Jan 11 0.49 2.94 23 2.94 23 0.00 0 0 11 3 13.1 6 2
Feb 11 0.69 2.16 24 2.16 12 0.00 12 2 6 1 11.2 5 4
March 11 1.50 1.11 24 0.90 12 0.21 12 3 7 3 1.5 1 1
April 11 2.54 0.23 1 0.23 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
May 11 4.11 1.79 1 1.79 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
June 11 3.33 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 11 2.27 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 11 1.63 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 11 1.52 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 21.55" 12.19" 114 days 11.98" 86 0.21" 28 days 6 40 days 10 days 29.5" 14 days 7 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 0.00
10/3/2010 0.00
10/4/2010 0.00
10/5/2010
10/6/2010
10/7/2010
10/8/2010
10/9/2010 0.06
10/10/2010 1.29
10/11/2010
10/12/2010 0.09
10/13/2010 0.00
10/14/2010 0.00
10/15/2010 **
10/16/2010 **
10/17/2010 **
10/18/2010 0.00 0.00
10/19/2010 0.00
10/20/2010 0.00
10/21/2010
10/22/2010
10/23/2010 0.00
10/24/2010 0.00
10/25/2010 0.04
10/26/2010 0.09
10/27/2010 T
10/28/2010 0.00
10/29/2010 0.00
10/30/2010
10/31/2010 0.03
11/1/2010
11/2/2010 0.00
11/3/2010 0.00
11/4/2010 0.00
11/5/2010 0.00
11/6/2010
11/7/2010
11/8/2010
11/9/2010 T
11/10/2010 T
11/11/2010 0.00
11/12/2010
11/13/2010
11/14/2010 0.00
11/15/2010 0.02
11/16/2010 0.11
11/17/2010
11/18/2010 0.00
11/19/2010
11/20/2010
11/21/2010
11/22/2010 0.36
11/23/2010 0.00
11/24/2010 0.14
11/25/2010
11/26/2010
11/27/2010
11/28/2010
11/29/2010 0.56
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 0.45
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 0.23
12/31/2010 0.49
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2011 0.55
1/2/2011
1/3/2011 0.06
1/4/2011 0.00
1/5/2011 0.00
1/6/2011
1/7/2011 0.00
1/8/2011 0.08
1/9/2011 0.37
1/10/2011 T
1/11/2011 0.00
1/12/2011 0.00
1/13/2011 0.00
1/14/2011
1/15/2011 T
1/16/2011 0.14
1/17/2011 0.15
1/18/2011 0.46
1/19/2011 0.65
1/20/2011 0.00
1/21/2011
1/22/2011 0.00
1/23/2011 0.17
1/24/2011 0.12
1/25/2011
1/26/2011
1/27/2011
1/28/2011
1/29/2011 T
1/30/2011 0.19
1/31/2011 0.00
2/1/2011
2/2/2011 0.00
2/3/2011
2/4/2011 0.00
2/5/2011
2/6/2011 0.94
2/7/2011 0.29
2/8/2011 0.09
2/9/2011 **
2/10/2011 **
2/11/2011 T
2/12/2011 0.00 **
2/13/2011 **
2/14/2011 **
2/15/2011 **
2/16/2011 **
2/17/2011 **
2/18/2011 **
2/19/2011 T
2/20/2011 0.39
2/21/2011 0.42
2/22/2011
2/23/2011
2/24/2011
2/25/2011 0.03
2/26/2011 T
2/27/2011 0.00
2/28/2011 0.00 **
3/1/2011 **
3/2/2011 **
3/3/2011 **
3/4/2011 0.17 0.00
3/5/2011
3/6/2011 **
3/7/2011 **
3/8/2011 0.21
3/9/2011 0.11
3/10/2011 0.00
3/11/2011
3/12/2011
3/13/2011
3/14/2011
3/15/2011
3/16/2011 0.14
3/17/2011 0.14
3/18/2011 **
3/19/2011 **
3/20/2011 **
3/21/2011 **
3/22/2011 T
3/23/2011
3/24/2011 T
3/25/2011 T
3/26/2011
3/27/2011 T
3/28/2011 0.14
3/29/2011 0.15
3/30/2011 0.00
3/31/2011 0.05
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2011 0.23
4/2/2011
4/3/2011
4/4/2011
4/5/2011
4/6/2011
4/7/2011
4/8/2011
4/9/2011
4/10/2011
4/11/2011
4/12/2011
4/13/2011
4/14/2011
4/15/2011
4/16/2011
4/17/2011
4/18/2011
4/19/2011
4/20/2011
4/21/2011
4/22/2011
4/23/2011
4/24/2011
4/25/2011
4/26/2011
4/27/2011
4/28/2011
4/29/2011
4/30/2011
5/1/2011
5/2/2011
5/3/2011
5/4/2011
5/5/2011
5/6/2011
5/7/2011
5/8/2011
5/9/2011
5/10/2011
5/11/2011
5/12/2011
5/13/2011
5/14/2011
5/15/2011
5/16/2011
5/17/2011
5/18/2011
5/19/2011
5/20/2011
5/21/2011
5/22/2011
5/23/2011
5/24/2011
5/25/2011
5/26/2011
5/27/2011
5/28/2011
5/29/2011
5/30/2011 1.79
5/31/2011
6/1/2011
6/2/2011
6/3/2011
6/4/2011
6/5/2011
6/6/2011
6/7/2011
6/8/2011
6/9/2011
6/10/2011
6/11/2011
6/12/2011
6/13/2011
6/14/2011
6/15/2011
6/16/2011
6/17/2011
6/18/2011
6/19/2011
6/20/2011
6/21/2011
6/22/2011
6/23/2011
6/24/2011
6/25/2011
6/26/2011
6/27/2011
6/28/2011
6/29/2011
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
7/9/2011
7/10/2011
7/11/2011
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
7/27/2011
7/28/2011
7/29/2011
7/30/2011
7/31/2011
8/1/2011
8/2/2011
8/3/2011
8/4/2011
8/5/2011
8/6/2011
8/7/2011
8/8/2011
8/9/2011
8/10/2011
8/11/2011
8/12/2011
8/13/2011
8/14/2011
8/15/2011
8/16/2011
8/17/2011
8/18/2011
8/19/2011
8/20/2011
8/21/2011
8/22/2011
8/23/2011
8/24/2011
8/25/2011
8/26/2011
8/27/2011
8/28/2011
8/29/2011
8/30/2011
8/31/2011
9/1/2011
9/2/2011
9/3/2011
9/4/2011
9/5/2011
9/6/2011
9/7/2011
9/8/2011
9/9/2011
9/10/2011
9/11/2011
9/12/2011
9/13/2011
9/14/2011
9/15/2011
9/16/2011
9/17/2011
9/18/2011
9/19/2011
9/20/2011
9/21/2011
9/22/2011
9/23/2011
9/24/2011
9/25/2011
9/26/2011
9/27/2011
9/28/2011
9/29/2011
9/30/2011



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M A little rain after many days and even weeks without any precipitation..
10/10/2010 7:00 AM 1.29 M M M M Welcome rain
10/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
10/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Just a drizzle so far.
10/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M So very windy
10/27/2010 7:00 AM T T M M M This would be a blizzard if we had more snow. Received patches of snow, all of which is blowing about.
10/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
11/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2010 4:00 PM T T M M M The snow has just begun, no accumulation yet. Much colder at 35 Degrees. and windy.
11/10/2010 7:00 AM T T M M M Thin coat of snow on the grass. Wind is quiet for now.
11/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 T M M M Mixture of rain and snow. Snow melted on contact. at 35 degrees.
11/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.36 3.2 M M M light fluffy snow
11/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our snow remains. it is reported that it will begin to blow about tonight.
11/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Melted snow
11/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M It's a mini blizzard with wind blowing snow, unable to measure. The snow in the canister could even be blown snow. Snow soft and fluffy.
12/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.45 0.5 0.45 M M Rain and snow mixed with considerable blowing, unable to measure with any accuracy 12 degrees this morning.
12/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Lots of blowing and drifting. Melted snow measure is only an estimate of amount of snowfall with all the drifting.
12/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Most of that snow is from yesterday afternoon, some accumulation during night, not as much as we expected. Very cold about 0, up only a few degrees
1/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Whether this is new snow or blowing snow is unknown, It did snow some during the day.
1/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
1/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M We are in weather pattern for a winter storm, only very dark sky with occasional light snowfall so far.
1/9/2011 9:00 AM 0.37 4.2 M M M As usual snow on our property is wind blown. averages only.
1/10/2011 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 0.59 amount of "old" snow is combination of several snow falls from a protected area.Temp at 0700 was 1 degree.
1/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold spell moving out.
1/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Melting this morning. Lots of large snow piles will be around a long time.
1/15/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 0.6 M M M Snow showers off and on through the day, little accumulation.
1/17/2011 9:00 AM 0.15 M M M M It's been raining, not much. Now it has turned to snow. Quite heavy right now. Temp 34. We are gradually losing the snow and ice we have had since late November in places.
1/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.46 3.9 0.43 M M Snow yesterday was very wet, some was rain, mist. Measurements of new snow is an average. It is snowing fairly hard right now.
1/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.65 2.5 M 6.4 0.49
1/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
1/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 1.0 0.10 M M Old snow windblown and hard with thawing and freezing cycles lately. Wind in early am. 31 degrees
1/29/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Some drifting snow and getting colder. Heavy fog in the afternoon.
1/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.19 0.9 M M M Very cold with some blowing of the new snow.
1/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2011 12:45 PM 0.94 2.6 0.31 M M Note: Readings are 7 hours later than usual. Snow off and on since yesterday afternoon. Light and fluffy blowing in the wind. Before it started yesterday much of our snow except snow piles had disappeared. new and old would actually be the same.
2/7/2011 7:00 AM 0.29 1.2 M 4.5 0.41 note: Yesterday's count was done at 12:30p Light snow off and on through the day with drifting.
2/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.09 1.3 M 5.5 0.47
2/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2011 8:30 AM 0.39 4.6 0.36 4.6 M fluffy light snow, sometimes quite heavy shower,little wind until afternoon. Much drifting, not a blizzard though. 11 degrees
2/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.42 1.5 0.22 6.5 0.77
2/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Very cold, Much of the day and might near zero.
2/26/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Yesterday's tracks still show, minimal wind, sun shining,but 0 degrees.
2/27/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
3/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
3/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
3/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
3/24/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/25/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M Scattering of snow showing, no accumulation. Dry here
3/27/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M rain first during Sunday then some light snow. Now 8:00am Monday, it is snowing quite heavily.
3/29/2011 10:00 AM 0.15 1.5 0.13 3.0 49.00 Light rain and light snow much of the day with minimal accumulation.
3/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2011 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
4/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Soft misty rain off and on through the day.
5/30/2011 7:00 AM 1.79 M M M M Rained throughout the day, just soft steady rain.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/15/2010 10/18/2010 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
2/9/2011 2/11/2011 8:00 AM 3 T M M Warming trend, with above average temps, and winds continue.
2/12/2011 2/19/2011 7:00 AM 8 T T M The trace happened this early am. Days between were dry and mild
2/28/2011 3/04/2011 7:00 PM 5 0.00 M M
3/6/2011 3/08/2011 7:00 AM 3 0.21 M M
3/18/2011 3/22/2011 7:00 AM 5 T 0.0 0.00 It's getting quite dry. Trace only with some fog today.



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