Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-OT-5 Latitude 46.28533333
Station Name Fergus Falls 0.5 E Longitude -96.06625
County Otter Tail Elevation (ft) 1203



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 2.39 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 1.06 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 0.50 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 0.73 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 0.51 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 12 1.14 1.36 28 1.36 25 0.00 3 1 7 0 0.2 1 2
April 12 1.80 3.83 28 3.83 25 0.00 3 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.06 3.81 30 3.59 20 0.22 10 1 12 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.03 3.30 29 2.59 21 0.71 8 3 11 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 3.40 2.73 29 2.12 16 0.61 13 3 6 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.18 1.27 31 1.27 26 0.00 5 2 4 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 2.95 0.36 29 0.36 21 0.00 8 3 3 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 24.75" 16.66" 204 days 15.12" 154 1.54" 50 days 14 52 days 3 days 0.2" 1 days 2 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
10/8/2011
10/9/2011
10/10/2011
10/11/2011
10/12/2011
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
10/24/2011
10/25/2011
10/26/2011
10/27/2011
10/28/2011
10/29/2011
10/30/2011
10/31/2011
11/1/2011
11/2/2011
11/3/2011
11/4/2011
11/5/2011
11/6/2011
11/7/2011
11/8/2011
11/9/2011
11/10/2011
11/11/2011
11/12/2011
11/13/2011
11/14/2011
11/15/2011
11/16/2011
11/17/2011
11/18/2011
11/19/2011
11/20/2011
11/21/2011
11/22/2011
11/23/2011
11/24/2011
11/25/2011
11/26/2011
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
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
2/20/2012
2/21/2012
2/22/2012
2/23/2012
2/24/2012
2/25/2012
2/26/2012
2/27/2012
2/28/2012
2/29/2012
3/1/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012 0.00
3/5/2012 0.02
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.01
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.03
3/13/2012 0.11
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 **
3/17/2012 **
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 0.40
3/21/2012 0.00
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.07
3/24/2012 0.00
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 0.00
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.00
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.72
3/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.00
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012
4/7/2012 **
4/8/2012 **
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 T
4/14/2012 0.41
4/15/2012 0.38
4/16/2012 2.08
4/17/2012 0.00
4/18/2012 0.04
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.00
4/21/2012 0.06
4/22/2012 0.60
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.07
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.00
4/28/2012 0.14
4/29/2012 0.05
4/30/2012 0.00
5/1/2012 0.58
5/2/2012 0.00
5/3/2012 0.80
5/4/2012 0.04
5/5/2012 0.09
5/6/2012 0.07
5/7/2012 **
5/8/2012 **
5/9/2012 **
5/10/2012 **
5/11/2012 **
5/12/2012 **
5/13/2012 **
5/14/2012 **
5/15/2012 0.22
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.40
5/20/2012 0.11
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.22
5/24/2012 0.11
5/25/2012 0.16
5/26/2012 0.00
5/27/2012 0.98
5/28/2012 0.00
5/29/2012 0.03
5/30/2012
5/31/2012 **
6/1/2012 0.00
6/2/2012 0.02
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.01
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00
6/7/2012 **
6/8/2012 0.71
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.02
6/12/2012 0.00
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.79
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012
6/17/2012 0.05
6/18/2012 0.75
6/19/2012 0.24
6/20/2012 0.31
6/21/2012 0.29
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.09
6/24/2012 0.02
6/25/2012 **
6/26/2012 **
6/27/2012 **
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 **
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 0.61
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.05
7/18/2012 0.03
7/19/2012 0.13
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 **
7/22/2012 T
7/23/2012 0.00
7/24/2012 T
7/25/2012 1.67
7/26/2012 0.16
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.00
7/29/2012 0.08
7/30/2012
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.03
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.34
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.48
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.00
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.42
8/17/2012 0.00
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 **
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 **
8/28/2012 **
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 T
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 **
9/2/2012 **
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.00
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.04
9/8/2012 0.00
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.00
9/15/2012
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.30
9/18/2012 0.00
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.02
9/22/2012 **
9/23/2012 **
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 **
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light snow anticipated - actually started falling at 7:20AM
3/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 7.0 1.43 Snowed most of the day on 3/4 but very light and fluffy - just a trace of accumulation and much of it melted on paved surfaces
3/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M
3/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 1.14
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Nearly all the rain fell between 3:30 and 5:00 PM on Monday.
3/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Rain began about 10:30 AM and continued until about 5:00 PM
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain just beginning - no accumulation yet.
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Intermittent rain showers from 7:00 AM all day and into the evening
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M steady rain began overnight and is continuing. Very windy from the north.
4/16/2012 7:00 AM 2.08 M M M M Steady rain began overnight Sunday AM and continued through overnight Monday AM
4/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Thunder showers mid-afternoon, short period of pea-size hail.
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
4/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Thunderstorms (notsevere.) Not much wind.
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Thunderstorm and wind overnight. Thunderstorm again in early morning.
5/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Small t-shower at 10 PM 5/18. Then Thunderstorms overnight. No wind or hail observed.
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
5/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2012 8:30 AM 0.98 M M M M T-storms overnight and again early AM
5/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2012 6:40 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.79 M M M M T-storms early AM. No wind or hail damage
6/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M T-storm with wind and minor hail. Some branches down in this area. No flooding.
6/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Early AM T-showers. No wind or hail,
6/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Intermitent showers and T-showers during entire period
6/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
6/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 1.67 M M M M
7/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Rainfall occurred (continued)after 7:00 am on 7/25
7/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Severe T-storm. Est. winds in 50 - 60 mph range. Rain came down sideways. No hail. Power outage until 2:30 AM.
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
8/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M
8/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M
9/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
3/16/2012 3/18/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 0.0 M
4/7/2012 4/09/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
5/7/2012 5/15/2012 2:00 PM 9 0.22 M M
5/31/2012 6/01/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
6/7/2012 6/08/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.71 M M
6/25/2012 6/28/2012 12:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
6/30/2012 7/01/2012 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
7/6/2012 7/15/2012 12:00 AM 10 0.61 M M Very dry conditions at this time
7/21/2012 7/22/2012 7:00 AM 2 T M M Dry conditions persist
8/21/2012 8/22/2012 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
8/27/2012 8/29/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
9/1/2012 9/03/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
9/22/2012 9/24/2012 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
9/27/2012 9/28/2012 12:00 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