Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-UN-2 Latitude 42.76126
Station Name Elk Point 5.6 NNE Longitude -96.653165
County Union Elevation (ft) 1127



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 2.26 0.60 31 0.47 23 0.13 8 4 6 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 1.42 0.13 29 0.13 27 0.00 2 1 4 1 0.0 0 1
Dec 11 0.79 0.39 30 0.39 19 0.00 11 2 4 1 5.6 2 8
Jan 12 0.54 0.15 20 0.13 18 0.02 2 1 1 1 6.6 5 19
Feb 12 0.63 1.36 26 1.36 24 0.00 2 1 6 0 8.9 3 13
March 12 1.85 0.64 31 0.64 27 0.00 4 2 7 0 0.0 0 3
April 12 3.10 2.51 29 2.51 29 0.00 0 0 13 1 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.72 5.87 31 5.87 27 0.00 4 1 10 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.23 0.82 29 0.82 29 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
July 12 3.51 0.16 28 0.16 28 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.05 0.95 29 0.95 18 0.00 11 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 2.92 0.88 29 0.00 9 0.88 20 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 28.02" 14.46" 342 days 13.43" 278 1.03" 64 days 14 64 days 10 days 21.1" 10 days 44 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 0.00
10/2/2011 **
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.00
10/6/2011 0.00
10/7/2011 0.10
10/8/2011 0.06
10/9/2011 0.02
10/10/2011 0.07
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.19
10/13/2011 0.00
10/14/2011 **
10/15/2011 0.00
10/16/2011
10/17/2011 T
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.00
10/20/2011 0.00
10/21/2011 0.00
10/22/2011 0.03 **
10/23/2011 0.13
10/24/2011 0.00
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 T
10/27/2011 0.00
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 0.00
10/30/2011 **
10/31/2011 0.00
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.05
11/3/2011 0.00
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.00
11/9/2011 0.00
11/10/2011 0.00
11/11/2011 0.00
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.03
11/14/2011 0.00
11/15/2011 0.00
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 0.00
11/19/2011 T
11/20/2011 0.03
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.02
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011 **
11/25/2011 0.00
11/26/2011
11/27/2011 0.00
11/28/2011 0.00
11/29/2011 0.00
11/30/2011 0.00
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.00
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 M
12/5/2011 0.00
12/6/2011 T
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 M
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.12
12/13/2011 0.00
12/14/2011 0.12
12/15/2011 0.01
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011 **
12/18/2011 M
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.00
12/22/2011 **
12/23/2011 **
12/24/2011 **
12/25/2011 **
12/26/2011 **
12/27/2011 **
12/28/2011 0.00
12/29/2011 0.00
12/30/2011 0.14 **
12/31/2011 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 **
1/2/2012 0.02
1/3/2012 0.00
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012 0.00
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 T
1/12/2012 M
1/13/2012 M
1/14/2012 M
1/15/2012 0.00
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 M
1/18/2012 0.00
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 M
1/21/2012 M
1/22/2012 M
1/23/2012 M
1/24/2012 0.00
1/25/2012 0.13
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 M
1/28/2012 M
1/29/2012 M
1/30/2012 0.00
1/31/2012 0.00
2/1/2012 0.00
2/2/2012 0.00
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 0.11
2/5/2012 0.00
2/6/2012 0.00
2/7/2012 **
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.00
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 M
2/14/2012 M
2/15/2012 0.00
2/16/2012 0.00
2/17/2012 0.00
2/18/2012 0.00
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.01
2/21/2012 0.20
2/22/2012 0.00
2/23/2012 0.10
2/24/2012 M
2/25/2012 0.00
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.21
2/29/2012 0.73
3/1/2012 0.00
3/2/2012 0.08
3/3/2012 0.00
3/4/2012 **
3/5/2012 0.00
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.00
3/9/2012 0.00
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.22
3/13/2012 0.02
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 0.00
3/20/2012 0.00
3/21/2012 0.09
3/22/2012 0.08
3/23/2012 0.00
3/24/2012 0.00
3/25/2012 0.00
3/26/2012 **
3/27/2012 0.00
3/28/2012 0.00
3/29/2012 0.00
3/30/2012 0.13
3/31/2012 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.00
4/2/2012 0.00
4/3/2012 0.00
4/4/2012 0.00
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 0.00
4/8/2012
4/9/2012 0.00
4/10/2012 0.00
4/11/2012 0.00
4/12/2012 T
4/13/2012 0.55
4/14/2012 0.01
4/15/2012 0.55
4/16/2012 0.11
4/17/2012 0.03
4/18/2012 0.28
4/19/2012 0.15
4/20/2012 0.26
4/21/2012 0.04
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012 0.00
4/25/2012 0.00
4/26/2012 0.00
4/27/2012 0.10
4/28/2012 0.40
4/29/2012 0.02
4/30/2012 0.01
5/1/2012 0.00
5/2/2012 T
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 0.00
5/5/2012 0.09
5/6/2012 0.26
5/7/2012 0.00
5/8/2012 0.00
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.00
5/11/2012 **
5/12/2012 **
5/13/2012 **
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.00
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.01
5/20/2012 0.45
5/21/2012 0.00
5/22/2012 0.00
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 1.06
5/25/2012 0.06
5/26/2012 0.13
5/27/2012 0.06
5/28/2012 3.26
5/29/2012 0.00
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012 0.49
6/1/2012
6/2/2012 0.03
6/3/2012 0.00
6/4/2012 0.00
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00
6/7/2012 0.00
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.05
6/12/2012 0.00
6/13/2012 0.12
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 0.00
6/16/2012 0.00
6/17/2012 0.00
6/18/2012 0.00
6/19/2012 0.00
6/20/2012 T
6/21/2012 0.30
6/22/2012 0.00
6/23/2012 0.32
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 T
6/30/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 0.00
7/3/2012 0.00
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 0.00
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 0.00
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012
7/15/2012 0.00
7/16/2012
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.00
7/20/2012 0.00
7/21/2012 0.00
7/22/2012 0.00
7/23/2012 0.00
7/24/2012 0.00
7/25/2012 0.00
7/26/2012 0.06
7/27/2012 0.00
7/28/2012 0.10
7/29/2012 0.00
7/30/2012 0.00
7/31/2012 0.00
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.18
8/3/2012 T
8/4/2012 0.30
8/5/2012 0.00
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.00
8/10/2012 0.00
8/11/2012 0.00
8/12/2012 0.04
8/13/2012 0.01
8/14/2012 0.00
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.05
8/17/2012 0.37
8/18/2012
8/19/2012 M
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 **
8/22/2012 **
8/23/2012 **
8/24/2012 **
8/25/2012 **
8/26/2012 **
8/27/2012 **
8/28/2012 **
8/29/2012 **
8/30/2012 **
8/31/2012 **
9/1/2012 **
9/2/2012 **
9/3/2012 **
9/4/2012 **
9/5/2012 **
9/6/2012 **
9/7/2012 **
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 0.88
9/19/2012 0.00
9/20/2012 0.00
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.00
9/23/2012 0.00
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 **
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and winds picking up from se
10/4/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps warming quickly, winds picking up.very dry, crops are tinder dry, fires will result if nop rain soon, due to harvest equipment. Fires in nearby Iowa fields already.
10/5/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60 dgrees, winds picking up from south, warm and very dry. fire danger is high
10/6/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds from se, picking up.
10/7/2011 7:40 AM 0.10 M M M M winds gusting to 35 mph, temps at 66 degrees, storms coming.still occ rain drops.
10/8/2011 7:10 AM 0.06 M M M M cool and very humid.
10/9/2011 10:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/10/2011 9:50 AM 0.07 M M M M light showers started 1:20 am, lingered till 6:30 am
10/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2011 7:45 AM 0.19 M M M M light showers at 10:40 p, last night.Showers ended for now at 6:45 am
10/13/2011 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and nw winds 5-7 , picking up.
10/17/2011 7:45 AM T M M M M just a trace of rain, cloudy and high humidity.
10/18/2011 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool winds and 34 degrees.
10/19/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25 degrees and winds 5-15 mph, very nippy.
10/20/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees , low of 27 and light winds, pretty fresh outside.
10/21/2011 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2011 9:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M a brief shower some time after 12:30 am this morning.
10/24/2011 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy and warming up.
10/25/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2011 7:28 AM T M M M M Just a few drops
10/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 dwgrees and very humid.
10/28/2011 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and winds picking up.
10/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2011 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M still occ. drops of rain,
11/3/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 19 degrees and light winds.
11/4/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very cold at daybreak. Winds picking up/
11/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very windy today.
11/6/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds 20-25 mph from the south.
11/7/2011 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21 degrees at 7 am, very cold start.
11/8/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold and windy, no rsin or snow yet.
11/9/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no precip
11/10/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear and cool, no precip.
11/11/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no precip, nice and clear.
11/12/2011 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy, no precip.
11/13/2011 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M just a brief shower
11/14/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy, warm start today.
11/15/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds picking up. very dry. could use rain believe it or not!
11/16/2011 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 degrees and winds picking up.
11/17/2011 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a cool start at 10 degrees, but no preciip.
11/18/2011 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold and windy all night but no precip.
11/19/2011 9:40 AM T M M M M light freezing mist costing surfsces
11/20/2011 9:30 AM 0.03 M M M M a thin coat of ice on all surfaces, 14 degrees. nO precip today, recording is from yesterday am after Sat. report
11/21/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a cool tart but no precip.
11/22/2011 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M dense fog till 7 am, now breaking up.
11/23/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear, no precip.
11/27/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M very windy yestersy, peak winds of 49 mph. sustained winds of 38 mph no precip today.
11/28/2011 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23 degrees and sunny.
11/29/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23 degrees winds 15-20 + from north-northwest
11/30/2011 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds picking up from SE, 33 degrees.
12/1/2011 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no precip, winds 20-30 mph plus , very cloudy and 31 degrees.
12/2/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very cold 4 degrees and winds from NE. No Precip
12/3/2011 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M first few flakes of snow starting now. Very occ. snow flakes.
12/4/2011 8:50 AM M 5.4 M 5.4 M 5.4 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW FELL,VISIBILITY WAS DOWN TO 200 YARDS OR LESS AT TIMES.
12/5/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21 degrees and no wind.
12/6/2011 8:20 AM T T M 5.4 M -8 for s low last night. Occ snow flurries yesterday, just a trace amount.
12/7/2011 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.2 M cold and winds increasing wind chill, winds from NW.
12/8/2011 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.7 M winds picking up from the NE. 37 yesterdat melted some snow.
12/9/2011 8:00 AM M 0.2 M 4.9 M
12/10/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 M very bright and clear, 16 degrees.
12/11/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.7 M warm temps over night , melting snow right away today.
12/12/2011 7:20 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.4 M 38 degrees and warm rain shrank almost all the snowpack.
12/13/2011 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M all the snow is gone except near buildings and shelterbelts.
12/14/2011 7:50 AM 0.12 M M M M still raining lightly
12/15/2011 9:30 AM 0.01 M M M M very windy today and overcast.
12/16/2011 6:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a cool start st 14 degrees at 6 am, but no precip or snow.
12/19/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold winds 20-30 mph plus from the nw, but no precip. Very dry, farmers reporting no moisture as far down as chisel plows go. Need recharge for spring in any form.
12/20/2011 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 14 degrees and light nw winds, no precip.
12/21/2011 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M bright, sunny and clear, no precip
12/29/2011 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2011 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M light rain showersstarted at 7:30 pm last night. Endedat 6;15 am today.
1/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very windy and warming up quickly.
1/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy and cold start, warming up with winds from the west.
1/5/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bone dry here, no signif. precip for a long time. 58 degrees for a high, 30 degrees above normal, supposed to be 6 here today.
1/6/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68 degrees here yesterday, far above normal. Red skies today, changes coming soon
1/7/2012 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds cooler and hazy sun leading to much cooler day, but still no precip of sny kind.
1/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and cloudy, sinds from NE seems more like normal January than 20-30 degrees above normal, as we have been.
1/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21 degrees and clear, warming to upper 50's today. Very dry soil conditions.
1/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temps rising quickly. still dry.
1/11/2012 9:12 AM T T M M M sharp winds from nw, major temp change from yesterday. yesterday 61, today talking wind chill factos. OCC. SNOW FLAKES
1/12/2012 9:00 AM M 0.2 M 0.2 M A SHARP CAHNGE IN WEATHER, 61 DEGREES ON Wed., now 10 degrees and -14 with wind chill .Snow cane in briefly at 12;30 pm yesterday.
1/13/2012 7:50 AM M M M 0.2 M cold nw winds and 4 degrees, major change from 61 last Tuesday.
1/14/2012 9:00 AM M M M 1.1 M SNOW STARTED 7;30 LAST NIGHT, VERY LIGHT AND OCCASIONAL.
1/15/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.6 M 35 degrees yesterday, warm temps overnight. started at 29 degrees at 7;30 am today, and risng rapidly.
1/16/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51 degrees here yesterdqy, melted remaining snow.
1/17/2012 9:00 AM M 0.8 M 0.8 M very fine ski powder snow.
1/18/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.8 M very cold, -3 last night and strong winds but no precip. Temps rising on south winds.
1/19/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.4 M warmer temps near 40 melted snow ahead of a massive cold front. Temps dropped 22 degrees in 6 hours from 4 -10 pm last night.
1/20/2012 10:00 AM M 1.8 M 2.2 M SRIll light snow
1/21/2012 9:00 AM M M M 2.2 M VERY COLD WITH NE WINDS.
1/22/2012 9:00 AM M M M 1.6 M Warmer overnight temps and rising now , melting snowpack.
1/23/2012 8:15 AM M 2.6 M 4.2 M winds up to 30 mph, blowing snow in open areas.
1/24/2012 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.9 M the snow settled after all the wind, still very cold.
1/25/2012 9:00 AM 0.13 M M 3.2 M warm temps rain shrank snow initially, then froze on surfaces. At 32 degress now and rising.
1/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.6 M very windy now, warmer temps melting snow ahead of cold ftonrt.
1/27/2012 8:35 AM M 1.2 M 3.8 M LIGHT snow with a small ice base came early this morning.
1/28/2012 10:00 AM M M M 3.2 M
1/29/2012 9:00 AM M M M 1.6 M very warm 40 degrees melted allot of snow off roads and fields.
1/30/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.2 M continued melting yesterday and 35 already today.
1/31/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.8 M
2/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.4 M
2/2/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M very humid, no precip yet but coming soon.
2/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.11 M M M M occ. flakes but no snow yet.
2/5/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/6/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/10/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M windy and 10 degrees.
2/11/2012 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M very windy, -3 for a low
2/12/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
2/13/2012 9:40 AM M 3.6 M 3.6 M high mositure snow, slick underneath. Fine , almost rain snow still oicc. flakes coming down.
2/14/2012 9:00 AM M 0.2 M 3.2 M SIGNIFICANt melting in the aftern
2/15/2012 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.6 M warmer temps reducing the snow pack.
2/16/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.2 M
2/17/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
2/18/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.6 M 41 degrees yesterday, so not much snow left.
2/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M several flocks fo geese overhead yesterday, no snow left, windy today from s se
2/20/2012 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M a few drops of rsin started at 4;40 am today. Nothing till 8:30, now light sprinkles starting again, and a few flakes in the air.
2/21/2012 7:50 AM 0.20 M M 0.0 M
2/22/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 41 degrees and windy yesterday.
2/23/2012 8:45 AM 0.10 M M M M light rain and high winds 30 + mph so far.
2/24/2012 10:00 AM M 5.1 M 5.1 M .18 of rain then 5.1 inches of heavy wet snow yester
2/25/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.8 M 13 degrees and moderate winds
2/26/2012 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.7 M very windy today.
2/27/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.2 M very windy
2/28/2012 9:30 AM 0.21 M M 2.1 M light rain now, some thunder at 8 am cst, ice and sleet from 3;30-5 am, occasional busrsts.
2/29/2012 8:30 AM 0.73 M M 1.6 M winds near 45 mph now, gusts close to 50. Warm temps ahead of yesterdays rain melted snowpack.
3/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.6 M winds finally calmed down
3/2/2012 8:50 AM 0.08 M M 1.2 M light rain/snow showers briefly yesterday afternoon.
3/3/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M winds 15-25 mph again, no precip. Partly cloudy.
3/6/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M strong south winds Monday bumped temps to 54 degrres at, this station. Warmer today- 67 degrees expected, at least 25 degrees above normal
3/7/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 76 degrees Monday, 45 degrees now and temps dropping. Very stiff nw winds.
3/8/2012 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy again.
3/9/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 22 degrres early, warming quickly.
3/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.00 windy and 60 degrees yesterday, 77 degrees expected today. normal high is only 44.
3/11/2012 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.00 windy from south sw and warm temps.
3/12/2012 8:35 AM 0.22 M M M M light rain showers after 7 pm last night end early today
3/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/14/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80 degrees at this station yesterdaay. 6 degrees above the previous record and 34 degrees above normal highs.
3/15/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77 degrees yesterday, very warm. Cool this morning, very dry soil conditions.
3/16/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M fog last night and heavy dew today
3/17/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warm 63 overnight and very windy today.
3/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds 20-30 mph already and 84 for a high yesterday, shattering a 120 year old record.
3/19/2012 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very windy and 84 yesterday and winds strong today, rain coming soon.
3/20/2012 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M .22 of rain and high winds prior and during the showers.
3/21/2012 9:30 AM 0.09 M M M M showrrs off and on late last night and early am today.
3/22/2012 8:25 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M occasional drops yet.
3/23/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M fog late last night and early today.
3/24/2012 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 degrees and no precip
3/25/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds picked up late last night and temps dropped allot. Now 44 degrees but no precip.
3/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very windy yesterday, finally calmed down after 7 30 pm last night.
3/29/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and sunny today. no precip
3/30/2012 8:40 AM 0.13 M M M M light rain started early am, showewrs, then most of the rain came after 7 pm last night.
3/31/2012 8:30 AM 0.02 M M M M light shoiwers at 5 pm, very brief.
4/1/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light winds and temps warming quickly.
4/2/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M hot dry winds ans 91 degrees yesterday.
4/3/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M massive temp drop starting at 6 yesterday as a cold front pulls through. strong winds and lower temps compared to 84 earlier yesterday.
4/4/2012 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy to the south, possible rain there, nothing here.
4/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool temps and light winds- soil conditions are very dry- need rain to prep for crop planting soon.
4/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M after 70 degrees yesterday, the hear pump kicked in. 38 for a low , allot of plants could be damaged with a late/normal frost.
4/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold winds from the N-NW and 52 degrees, going to be very cold tonight.
4/9/2012 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold again last night, 29 for a low
4/10/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrews last night heavy frost evident.
4/11/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M major frost in large areas. 22 degrees early this morning and only 25 degrees now. There will be significant tree and fruit damage as they were blooming last week.
4/12/2012 8:40 AM T M M M M a few drops just starting-HEAVY thunder earlier this morning.
4/13/2012 4:00 PM 0.55 M M M M light showers and occ burst of rain last night, a few sprinkles about 3 pm .
4/14/2012 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M a very brief shower at 4:30 pm yesterday, very foggy here at 7:30 am, clearing off now. My wwife works in Grand Island, Neb, and had severe lighning popping at 7:30 am already there.
4/15/2012 7:40 AM 0.55 M M M M severe lighning late last night, winds 40 mph+, but no damage at this station . Hard rain at times.
4/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M high winds yesterday, some lightning. limbs down but no reported damage in the area yet.
4/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M cooler temps and winds picking up
4/18/2012 7:30 AM 0.28 M M M M light showers early this morning
4/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.15 M M M M light showers staarted at 4;30 am, done at 7:40
4/20/2012 9:00 AM 0.26 M M M M light showers started at 10 am yesterday, and off and on thru the evening, until 7;30pm
4/21/2012 9:00 AM 0.04 M M M M cool and windy- showers at 4:30 am
4/22/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46 degrees and very windy.
4/23/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34 degrees and cool
4/24/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warming quickly, 50 degrees already at 7 am
4/25/2012 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warm and light winds.
4/26/2012 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M muxh cooler today w/ ne winds
4/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M cool 48 degrees and winds ne at 7-15 mph
4/28/2012 8:50 AM 0.40 M M M M really huge lightning strikes yesterday afternoon and strong winds.
4/29/2012 10:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M cool and winds picking up
5/1/2012 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M strong winds building in.
5/2/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M LOTS of lightning, some winds, no damage here.
5/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M some winds and rumbling, no precip.
5/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light winds 65 degrees already- another hot one coming today.
5/5/2012 7:15 AM 0.09 M M M M Strong winds over 40 mph and big updrafts, but little rain.
5/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.26 M M M M still occ. drops
5/7/2012 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50 degrees, cool and calm so far.
5/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light winds and 50 degrees.
5/9/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light winds from me and 48 degrees.
5/10/2012 7:04 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear and windy
5/15/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M no rain for a long time , very dry.
5/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M NO PRECIP-VERY DRY.
5/17/2012 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy and very dry.
5/18/2012 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very fry- winds picing up
5/19/2012 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M brief showers this morning
5/20/2012 7:50 AM 0.45 M M M M lots of lightining, good showers, but need at least another 2 inches to really help soil conditions.
5/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M temps dropped quickly to low 40's overnight, heavy dew this morning.
5/22/2012 3:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds 20-25 mph already
5/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds picking up 20-25 mph already, warm 72 degrees at 7 am already
5/24/2012 8:50 AM 1.06 M M M M heavy rain at times last night. lots of lightning.Occasional drops startd at 8:5- again.
5/25/2012 8:20 AM 0.06 M M M M cloudy and light winds.
5/26/2012 7:25 AM 0.13 M M M M light winds and cloudy
5/27/2012 9:10 AM 0.06 M M M M a brief 10 minute hard showerr this morning, lingering randrops for now. Maxed out on humidity and mugginess.
5/28/2012 8:25 AM 3.26 M M M M hard and heavy rain with really nasty lightning and wind, started at6:40 pm, hardest rain went from 7:20-8:10 pm.
5/29/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and crisp this morning, 48 degrees for a low last night.
5/30/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and crisp again.
5/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.49 M M M M brief rain starting at 1:15 pm, then lingering until early this morning. Heaviest rain 4:15- 4:40 pm
6/2/2012 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/3/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cooler and cloudy, not hot as predicted.
6/4/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear and sunny
6/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warming up quickly
6/6/2012 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70 degrees already, warming quickly, need rain soon.
6/7/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warm, 70 degrees already at 7 am today. Getting very dry again.
6/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warming quickly Soild and flelds drying rapidly.
6/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M going to be a long day, 75 degrees at 8 am already this morning. Southerly winds as well. Very dry conditions.
6/10/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very warm, it was 78 degrees already at 7 am today. Strong winds picking up.
6/11/2012 9:45 AM 0.05 M M M M a very brief hard shower and thaat was all
6/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M coool with light winds so far.
6/13/2012 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M light showeers early this morning. still rumbling to the east of us. Very light rain almost mist ar times.
6/14/2012 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very warm and humid, strong south winds since early this morning.
6/15/2012 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M strong winds last night, distant lightning but no rain.
6/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M heavy dew but no precip
6/17/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warming quickly, sw winds picking up.
6/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 7 am, it was already 76 degrees., 95 degrees at this station now.
6/19/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very warm and humid. 99 DEGREES yesterday, 78 at 7 am already today.
6/20/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M very light showers started at 6:05 am
6/21/2012 8:15 AM 0.30 M M M M brief showers started just after yesterdays report Rains ended at 5;30 pm yesterday.
6/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M overcast
6/23/2012 8:50 AM 0.32 M M M M light showers started 3 am, today, ended 8:45 am.
6/24/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light winds from ne 5-10 mph, very humid.
6/25/2012 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool 63 degreess, cloudy and winfs variable .
6/26/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68 degrees already at 6:30 am,, hot winds from the s-sw
6/27/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80 degress already- winds from sw picking up.
6/28/2012 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82 degrees at 8:30 am already.
6/29/2012 9:30 AM T M M M M cloudy and overcast- very humid. just a few drops at 7:30 am, not measurable.
6/30/2012 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M veryhumid, 77 degrees alrady at 8:30 am
7/1/2012 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 84 degrees now and veery humid/
7/2/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79 degrees at 7 am today- rising rapidly. very dry here.
7/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82 degrees here already- super bright sun.
7/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 99 degrees here yesterday, cracks showing up in the yard, corn starting to fire.
7/5/2012 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly overcast and warm already.
7/6/2012 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M going to be very warm 98 today, no rain for a long time.
7/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cooler and cloudy early this morning now clearing and warming up.
7/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy and overcast 73 degrees. Very dry.
7/9/2012 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cooler and clear, warming up. Soybeans look good, corn will have moderate to severe damage due to lack of rain and heat during pollination.
7/10/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warming quickly
7/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M NO RAIN EXTREMELY DRY HERE.
7/13/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very warm 88 already. any showers went se of us.
7/15/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 97 degrees yesterday, no rain again. very dry.
7/17/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 100 here yesterday and strong south winds carrying hot air. very dry.
7/18/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warm and winds picking up very dry.
7/19/2012 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M just a few drops yesterdayt, not even enough to call a trace, nothing in the gauge.
7/20/2012 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very dry some trees dropping leaves already/
7/21/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy and overcast early today, after 10 sun is out and very humid. No precip
7/22/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M hot aND humid, crops are severelydamaged, soybeans may have a slight chance if get rain in next 10 days.
7/23/2012 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M hit 104 here yesterday, extremely dry. 102 today, crops will be toast if no rain this week.
7/24/2012 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M we hit 105 here yesterdsy, past any chance of corn yields now, soybeans may have a week yet before crimped.
7/25/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M hit 103 here, still no rain.
7/26/2012 8:45 AM 0.06 M M M M .06 in two brief showers yesterday, needed at least 3 inches to make a dent
7/27/2012 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 95 degrees yesterday, no rain.
7/28/2012 7:15 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M a very brief showe, needed lots more. another .07 fell from 9 am to 11:15 am
7/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool this morning, heating up rapidly.
7/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M some fog at 7 am, burned off quickly.
7/31/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 101 yesterday, corn is done, yields will be half or less of normal. Soybeans may have a chance if get rain in the next week, otherwise, spidermites are damagaing the crop , coming from damaged corn fields. Spraying soybeans now to save what they can.
8/1/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool early, winds from south pumping in hot air now.
8/2/2012 6:50 AM 0.18 0.0 M M M finally, .18 of rain. not nearly enough, but a small start.
8/3/2012 10:00 AM T M M M M a few stray drops started at 10 am sharp
8/4/2012 9:30 AM 0.30 M M M M a trace yesterday am, .30 this morning ending 8:30 am, partly sunny now.
8/5/2012 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 84 degrees yesterday w cool north winds- nice change from blistering heat.
8/6/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M warming quickly
8/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 97 degrees yesterday, no precip/
8/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy but no rain.
8/9/2012 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M a few drop yesterday, nothing measureable
8/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very cool today, 49 degrees at 5:30 am and 90 percent humidity.
8/11/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M much cooler but no precip.
8/12/2012 7:20 AM 0.04 M M M M a very brief shower started at 6;20 pm yesterday. ended at 8:30 pm
8/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M mist at 6:40 pm briefly
8/14/2012 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool very early, warming quickly.
8/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds picking up and warming quickly.
8/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M .05 of rain early this morning, now very cool n-nw winds.
8/17/2012 9:00 PM 0.37 0.0 M M M 43 degrees for a low, breaking previous low of 47 degrees/ rain showers started at 6 am, ended at 3;30 pm, very light mist to dmall drops.
8/19/2012 7:45 AM M 0.0 M M M very cool this morning...CHANGED TO NA BY MG-NWS. RADAR SHOWED WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF 0.25-0.50" ACROSS UNION COUNTY.
8/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M very bright, temps rising quickly. no precip. very dry.
9/20/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M overcast and much cooler, but no precip. very dry.
9/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear and cool , no precip.
9/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 for a low, 74 for a high, no precip.
9/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28.9 for a low, should have been our killing frost. No precip
9/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and clear
9/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and clear, no precip.
9/26/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool and winds from ne no precip
9/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M repeat the last 3 weeks, cool mornings, no precip warm afternoon, cold nights.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/2/2011 10/03/2011 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M cool and no wind, finally. no precip
10/14/2011 10/15/2011 4:20 PM 2 0.00 M M corn and bean harvest progrssing very fast, if weather keeps holding.
10/22/2011 10/23/2011 2:40 PM 2 0.13 M M light showers 9-10 am and again at noon yesterdy, then again after 7 pm last night.
10/30/2011 10/31/2011 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
11/24/2011 11/25/2011 9:50 PM 2 0.00 M M
12/17/2011 12/18/2011 12:00 AM 2 M M M clear and warm late morning yesterday, very clear right away today. NO precip
12/22/2011 12/28/2011 3:10 PM 7 0.00 M M absolutely no [recip while gone for 7 days. Some wind evident, but not problems.
12/30/2011 1/02/2012 11:30 AM 4 0.02 M M a brief shower new Year's eve, mainly just windy.
2/7/2012 2/08/2012 9:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 M cold 8 degrees and winds picking up
3/4/2012 3/05/2012 8:30 AM 2 0.00 0.4 M very windy from North on Sunday, winds south today and geese flyinh by Big Sioux River.
3/26/2012 3/27/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M windy yesterday.
5/11/2012 5/14/2012 12:00 AM 4 0.00 M M very dry right now
8/21/2012 9/18/2012 12:00 AM 29 0.88 M M reports of strong winds last Wednesday, some limbs down, but no major damage. Crop yields 10-20 b beans, 50-100 bu corn, very spotty.
9/29/2012 9/30/2012 10:30 AM 2 0.00 M M cool 51 degrees, sun just coming out, partly overcast.



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