Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-CS-3 Latitude 46.804067
Station Name Backus 5.8 ESE Longitude -94.393131
County Cass Elevation (ft) 1314



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 11 2.73 2.60 10 2.60 10 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 1.33 0.11 6 0.11 6 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 0.79 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 0.71 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 0.57 0.91 5 0.91 5 0.00 0 0 4 1 1.5 1 0
March 12 1.35 2.15 9 2.15 9 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
April 12 2.09 4.15 8 4.15 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.09 4.98 15 4.98 15 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 3.96 8.54 11 8.54 11 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
July 12 3.81 4.69 5 4.69 5 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.08 2.62 8 2.62 8 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 3.09 0.40 6 0.40 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 26.60" 31.15" 83 days 31.15" 83 0.00" 0 days 0 72 days 7 days 1.5" 1 days 0 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
10/1/2011
10/2/2011
10/3/2011
10/4/2011
10/5/2011
10/6/2011
10/7/2011 0.01
10/8/2011 1.66
10/9/2011 0.06
10/10/2011 0.00
10/11/2011 0.24
10/12/2011 0.25
10/13/2011
10/14/2011
10/15/2011
10/16/2011
10/17/2011
10/18/2011
10/19/2011
10/20/2011
10/21/2011
10/22/2011
10/23/2011 0.35
10/24/2011
10/25/2011 0.01
10/26/2011 0.00
10/27/2011 0.02
10/28/2011
10/29/2011
10/30/2011
10/31/2011
11/1/2011 0.01
11/2/2011
11/3/2011
11/4/2011
11/5/2011
11/6/2011 T
11/7/2011
11/8/2011
11/9/2011
11/10/2011 T
11/11/2011
11/12/2011
11/13/2011
11/14/2011
11/15/2011
11/16/2011 0.04
11/17/2011
11/18/2011 T
11/19/2011
11/20/2011
11/21/2011
11/22/2011
11/23/2011
11/24/2011
11/25/2011
11/26/2011 0.06
11/27/2011
11/28/2011
11/29/2011
11/30/2011
12/1/2011
12/2/2011
12/3/2011
12/4/2011
12/5/2011
12/6/2011
12/7/2011
12/8/2011
12/9/2011
12/10/2011
12/11/2011
12/12/2011
12/13/2011
12/14/2011
12/15/2011
12/16/2011
12/17/2011
12/18/2011
12/19/2011
12/20/2011
12/21/2011
12/22/2011
12/23/2011
12/24/2011
12/25/2011
12/26/2011
12/27/2011
12/28/2011
12/29/2011
12/30/2011
12/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012
1/2/2012
1/3/2012
1/4/2012
1/5/2012
1/6/2012
1/7/2012
1/8/2012
1/9/2012
1/10/2012
1/11/2012
1/12/2012
1/13/2012
1/14/2012
1/15/2012
1/16/2012
1/17/2012
1/18/2012
1/19/2012
1/20/2012
1/21/2012
1/22/2012
1/23/2012
1/24/2012
1/25/2012
1/26/2012
1/27/2012
1/28/2012
1/29/2012
1/30/2012
1/31/2012
2/1/2012
2/2/2012
2/3/2012
2/4/2012 0.49
2/5/2012
2/6/2012
2/7/2012
2/8/2012
2/9/2012
2/10/2012
2/11/2012
2/12/2012
2/13/2012
2/14/2012
2/15/2012
2/16/2012
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012 T
2/20/2012
2/21/2012 0.26
2/22/2012
2/23/2012
2/24/2012
2/25/2012
2/26/2012 0.06
2/27/2012
2/28/2012 0.10
2/29/2012
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012
3/3/2012 0.08
3/4/2012
3/5/2012 0.03
3/6/2012
3/7/2012
3/8/2012
3/9/2012 T
3/10/2012
3/11/2012
3/12/2012
3/13/2012 0.02
3/14/2012
3/15/2012
3/16/2012
3/17/2012
3/18/2012
3/19/2012
3/20/2012
3/21/2012
3/22/2012 1.59
3/23/2012 0.11
3/24/2012
3/25/2012
3/26/2012
3/27/2012
3/28/2012 0.01
3/29/2012
3/30/2012 0.31
3/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012
4/2/2012
4/3/2012
4/4/2012
4/5/2012
4/6/2012
4/7/2012
4/8/2012
4/9/2012
4/10/2012
4/11/2012
4/12/2012
4/13/2012 0.04
4/14/2012 0.28
4/15/2012 0.23
4/16/2012 2.45
4/17/2012
4/18/2012 0.44
4/19/2012
4/20/2012
4/21/2012 0.52
4/22/2012 0.17
4/23/2012
4/24/2012
4/25/2012 0.02
4/26/2012
4/27/2012
4/28/2012
4/29/2012
4/30/2012
5/1/2012 0.42
5/2/2012
5/3/2012 0.40
5/4/2012
5/5/2012
5/6/2012 0.21
5/7/2012 0.02
5/8/2012 T
5/9/2012 0.02
5/10/2012
5/11/2012
5/12/2012
5/13/2012
5/14/2012
5/15/2012
5/16/2012
5/17/2012
5/18/2012
5/19/2012 0.72
5/20/2012 0.78
5/21/2012
5/22/2012
5/23/2012 0.05
5/24/2012 0.73
5/25/2012 0.49
5/26/2012 0.03
5/27/2012 0.83
5/28/2012 0.27
5/29/2012 0.01
5/30/2012
5/31/2012
6/1/2012
6/2/2012
6/3/2012
6/4/2012
6/5/2012
6/6/2012
6/7/2012 0.58
6/8/2012
6/9/2012
6/10/2012
6/11/2012 0.88
6/12/2012
6/13/2012
6/14/2012 0.56
6/15/2012
6/16/2012
6/17/2012 0.33
6/18/2012 1.43
6/19/2012 0.30
6/20/2012 4.22
6/21/2012 0.11
6/22/2012 0.11
6/23/2012 0.02
6/24/2012
6/25/2012
6/26/2012
6/27/2012
6/28/2012 T
6/29/2012
6/30/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012
7/2/2012
7/3/2012 0.87
7/4/2012
7/5/2012 0.24
7/6/2012 2.32
7/7/2012
7/8/2012
7/9/2012
7/10/2012
7/11/2012
7/12/2012
7/13/2012
7/14/2012
7/15/2012
7/16/2012
7/17/2012
7/18/2012
7/19/2012
7/20/2012
7/21/2012
7/22/2012
7/23/2012
7/24/2012
7/25/2012
7/26/2012
7/27/2012
7/28/2012 1.23
7/29/2012 0.03
7/30/2012
7/31/2012
8/1/2012 0.05
8/2/2012 0.05
8/3/2012 0.23
8/4/2012 1.12
8/5/2012
8/6/2012
8/7/2012
8/8/2012 0.27
8/9/2012
8/10/2012
8/11/2012
8/12/2012
8/13/2012
8/14/2012
8/15/2012
8/16/2012 0.87
8/17/2012
8/18/2012
8/19/2012
8/20/2012
8/21/2012
8/22/2012
8/23/2012
8/24/2012
8/25/2012
8/26/2012
8/27/2012
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012
8/30/2012
8/31/2012 0.03
9/1/2012
9/2/2012
9/3/2012
9/4/2012
9/5/2012 0.05
9/6/2012
9/7/2012 0.09
9/8/2012
9/9/2012
9/10/2012
9/11/2012
9/12/2012
9/13/2012
9/14/2012
9/15/2012
9/16/2012
9/17/2012
9/18/2012 0.01
9/19/2012
9/20/2012 0.04
9/21/2012 0.08
9/22/2012 0.13
9/23/2012
9/24/2012
9/25/2012
9/26/2012
9/27/2012
9/28/2012
9/29/2012
9/30/2012



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/7/2011 12:00 PM 0.01 M M M M
10/8/2011 12:00 PM 1.66 M M M M
10/9/2011 12:00 PM 0.06 M M M M
10/10/2011 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2011 12:00 PM 0.24 M M M M
10/12/2011 12:00 PM 0.25 M M M M
10/23/2011 12:00 PM 0.35 M M M M
10/25/2011 12:00 PM 0.01 M M M M
10/26/2011 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2011 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M First corn snow of the year
11/1/2011 12:00 PM 0.01 M M M M
11/6/2011 12:00 PM T M M M M
11/10/2011 12:00 PM T M M M M Light dusting of snow, but not enough to measure
11/16/2011 12:00 PM 0.04 M M M M rain snow mix
11/18/2011 12:00 PM T M M M M snow flurries with less than a 1/4 inch accumulation
11/26/2011 12:00 PM 0.06 M M M M
2/4/2012 12:00 PM 0.49 M M M M This is the accumulated moisture in my gauge from 12 Dec. 2011 until today. I could not measure the snow amount as it had partially melted. Home again so hopefully will be more timely in reporting data.
2/19/2012 12:00 PM T M M M M less than a quarter inch of snow with a trace of moisture
2/21/2012 12:00 PM 0.26 M M M M About 2 inches of snow
2/26/2012 12:00 PM 0.06 1.5 M M M
2/28/2012 12:00 PM 0.10 M M M M
3/1/2012 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2012 12:00 PM 0.08 M M M M
3/5/2012 12:00 PM 0.03 M M M M
3/9/2012 12:00 PM T M M M M
3/13/2012 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
3/22/2012 12:00 PM 1.59 M M M M We were gone from the 15th through the 21st of March. Rain gauge is collective from that period, but according to the paper rain was on Mon. the 20th
3/23/2012 12:00 PM 0.11 M M M M
3/28/2012 12:00 PM 0.01 M M M M
3/30/2012 12:00 PM 0.31 M M M M
4/13/2012 12:00 PM 0.04 M M M M
4/14/2012 12:00 PM 0.28 M M M M
4/15/2012 12:00 PM 0.23 M M M M
4/16/2012 12:00 PM 2.45 M M M M Heavy rain turning to snow overnight with 3-4 inches of wet snow accumulation.
4/18/2012 12:00 PM 0.44 M M M M
4/21/2012 12:00 PM 0.52 M M M M
4/22/2012 12:00 PM 0.17 M M M M
4/25/2012 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
5/1/2012 12:00 PM 0.42 M M M M
5/3/2012 12:00 PM 0.40 M M M M
5/6/2012 12:00 PM 0.21 M M M M
5/7/2012 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
5/8/2012 12:00 PM T M M M M
5/9/2012 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
5/19/2012 12:00 PM 0.72 M M M M
5/20/2012 12:00 PM 0.78 M M M M
5/23/2012 12:00 PM 0.05 M M M M
5/24/2012 12:00 PM 0.73 M M M M
5/25/2012 12:00 PM 0.49 M M M M
5/26/2012 12:00 PM 0.03 M M M M
5/27/2012 12:00 PM 0.83 M M M M
5/28/2012 12:00 PM 0.27 M M M M
5/29/2012 12:00 PM 0.01 M M M M
6/7/2012 12:00 PM 0.58 M M M M
6/11/2012 12:00 PM 0.88 M M M M
6/14/2012 12:00 PM 0.56 M M M M
6/17/2012 12:00 PM 0.33 M M M M
6/18/2012 12:00 PM 1.43 M M M M
6/19/2012 12:00 PM 0.30 M M M M
6/20/2012 12:00 PM 4.22 M M M M Heavy thunderstorm cells one after the other all day and night.
6/21/2012 12:00 PM 0.11 M M M M
6/22/2012 12:00 PM 0.11 M M M M
6/23/2012 12:00 PM 0.02 M M M M
6/28/2012 12:00 PM T M M M M
7/3/2012 12:00 PM 0.87 M M M M Strong thunderstorm cell with high winds-40mph +
7/5/2012 12:00 PM 0.24 M M M M
7/6/2012 12:00 PM 2.32 M M M M We were not at home at the required time so this rainfall is from 12 on the 5th to about 4 on the 6th. Many cells of heavy rain swept through. From 4am to 6 am we had nearly half of what was in the rain gauge.
7/28/2012 12:00 PM 1.23 M M M M On vacation from 14 July until the 28th. Rain is cummulative for that time frame.
7/29/2012 12:00 PM 0.03 M M M M
8/1/2012 12:00 PM 0.05 M M M M
8/2/2012 12:00 PM 0.05 M M M M
8/3/2012 12:00 PM 0.23 M M M M
8/4/2012 12:00 PM 1.12 M M M M
8/8/2012 12:00 PM 0.27 M M M M
8/16/2012 12:00 PM 0.87 M M M M
8/28/2012 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2012 12:00 PM 0.03 M M M M
9/5/2012 12:00 PM 0.05 M M M M
9/7/2012 12:00 PM 0.09 0.0 M M M
9/18/2012 12:00 PM 0.01 M M M M
9/20/2012 12:00 PM 0.04 M M M M
9/21/2012 12:00 PM 0.08 M M M M
9/22/2012 12:00 PM 0.13 M M M M



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



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground