Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-HS-4 Latitude 43.5569559
Station Name Caledonia 5.4 S Longitude -91.5129903
County Houston Elevation (ft) 1094



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 12 2.39 4.63 10 4.63 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 2.14 1.49 4 1.49 4 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.5 1 1
Dec 12 1.27 2.73 8 2.73 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 19.1 7 7
Jan 13 0.92 1.20 5 1.20 5 0.00 0 0 4 0 5.8 3 2
Feb 13 0.94 1.41 10 1.41 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 13.1 10 4
March 13 1.74 2.53 10 2.53 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 12.4 6 4
April 13 3.69 8.45 14 8.45 14 0.00 0 0 14 0 2.0 4 2
May 13 4.02 10.25 15 8.76 13 1.49 2 1 13 0 1.5 1 1
June 13 4.89 16.58 16 9.40 14 7.18 2 1 14 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 4.54 2.01 7 2.01 7 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 4.86 1.07 4 1.07 4 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 3.57 1.91 6 1.91 6 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 34.97" 54.26" 109 days 45.59" 105 8.67" 4 days 2 103 days 0 days 54.4" 32 days 21 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
10/1/2012
10/2/2012
10/3/2012
10/4/2012
10/5/2012
10/6/2012
10/7/2012
10/8/2012
10/9/2012 0.20
10/10/2012 0.33
10/11/2012
10/12/2012
10/13/2012 0.20
10/14/2012 1.75
10/15/2012 0.60
10/16/2012
10/17/2012
10/18/2012
10/19/2012 0.11
10/20/2012
10/21/2012
10/22/2012
10/23/2012 0.22
10/24/2012 0.20
10/25/2012 0.38
10/26/2012 0.64
10/27/2012
10/28/2012
10/29/2012
10/30/2012
10/31/2012
11/1/2012
11/2/2012
11/3/2012
11/4/2012
11/5/2012
11/6/2012 0.20
11/7/2012 0.12
11/8/2012
11/9/2012
11/10/2012
11/11/2012
11/12/2012 1.07
11/13/2012
11/14/2012
11/15/2012
11/16/2012
11/17/2012
11/18/2012
11/19/2012 0.10
11/20/2012
11/21/2012
11/22/2012
11/23/2012
11/24/2012
11/25/2012
11/26/2012
11/27/2012
11/28/2012
11/29/2012
11/30/2012
12/1/2012
12/2/2012
12/3/2012
12/4/2012
12/5/2012
12/6/2012
12/7/2012
12/8/2012
12/9/2012 0.15
12/10/2012 0.50
12/11/2012
12/12/2012
12/13/2012
12/14/2012
12/15/2012 0.63
12/16/2012 0.13
12/17/2012
12/18/2012 0.40
12/19/2012
12/20/2012 0.60
12/21/2012 0.30
12/22/2012
12/23/2012
12/24/2012
12/25/2012
12/26/2012
12/27/2012
12/28/2012 0.02
12/29/2012 M
12/30/2012
12/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013
1/2/2013
1/3/2013
1/4/2013
1/5/2013
1/6/2013
1/7/2013
1/8/2013
1/9/2013
1/10/2013
1/11/2013 0.25
1/12/2013
1/13/2013
1/14/2013
1/15/2013
1/16/2013
1/17/2013
1/18/2013
1/19/2013
1/20/2013
1/21/2013
1/22/2013
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013
1/25/2013 M
1/26/2013
1/27/2013
1/28/2013 0.20
1/29/2013
1/30/2013 0.25
1/31/2013 0.50
2/1/2013
2/2/2013 0.20
2/3/2013 0.10
2/4/2013 0.02
2/5/2013 M
2/6/2013 M
2/7/2013 0.10
2/8/2013
2/9/2013
2/10/2013
2/11/2013 0.43
2/12/2013
2/13/2013
2/14/2013 0.03
2/15/2013
2/16/2013
2/17/2013
2/18/2013
2/19/2013 0.02
2/20/2013
2/21/2013
2/22/2013 0.40
2/23/2013
2/24/2013
2/25/2013
2/26/2013
2/27/2013 0.04
2/28/2013 0.07
3/1/2013
3/2/2013
3/3/2013
3/4/2013
3/5/2013 0.43
3/6/2013 0.23
3/7/2013
3/8/2013
3/9/2013
3/10/2013 0.37
3/11/2013 0.79
3/12/2013 0.04
3/13/2013 0.02
3/14/2013
3/15/2013
3/16/2013 0.27
3/17/2013
3/18/2013 0.02
3/19/2013 0.23
3/20/2013
3/21/2013
3/22/2013
3/23/2013
3/24/2013
3/25/2013
3/26/2013
3/27/2013
3/28/2013
3/29/2013
3/30/2013
3/31/2013 0.13
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013
4/2/2013
4/3/2013
4/4/2013
4/5/2013
4/6/2013
4/7/2013 0.22
4/8/2013 0.26
4/9/2013
4/10/2013 3.51
4/11/2013 0.34
4/12/2013 0.24
4/13/2013
4/14/2013 0.42
4/15/2013 1.36
4/16/2013
4/17/2013
4/18/2013 0.78
4/19/2013 0.44
4/20/2013
4/21/2013 0.02
4/22/2013 0.44
4/23/2013 0.18
4/24/2013
4/25/2013 0.16
4/26/2013
4/27/2013
4/28/2013
4/29/2013
4/30/2013 0.08
5/1/2013
5/2/2013 0.26
5/3/2013 1.05
5/4/2013 0.50
5/5/2013
5/6/2013
5/7/2013
5/8/2013
5/9/2013 0.25
5/10/2013 0.37
5/11/2013
5/12/2013
5/13/2013
5/14/2013
5/15/2013
5/16/2013
5/17/2013 1.35
5/18/2013 0.15
5/19/2013 0.30
5/20/2013 **
5/21/2013 1.49
5/22/2013
5/23/2013 0.39
5/24/2013
5/25/2013
5/26/2013
5/27/2013 0.53
5/28/2013 0.51
5/29/2013
5/30/2013 2.20
5/31/2013 0.90
6/1/2013 1.02
6/2/2013
6/3/2013
6/4/2013 0.07
6/5/2013 0.94
6/6/2013 0.10
6/7/2013 0.20
6/8/2013
6/9/2013
6/10/2013 0.12
6/11/2013
6/12/2013 0.45
6/13/2013 0.31
6/14/2013
6/15/2013 0.25
6/16/2013 0.06
6/17/2013
6/18/2013
6/19/2013
6/20/2013
6/21/2013 2.46
6/22/2013 **
6/23/2013 7.18
6/24/2013
6/25/2013 2.20
6/26/2013
6/27/2013 1.00
6/28/2013
6/29/2013 0.22
6/30/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013
7/2/2013
7/3/2013
7/4/2013
7/5/2013
7/6/2013
7/7/2013
7/8/2013 0.05
7/9/2013
7/10/2013 0.44
7/11/2013
7/12/2013
7/13/2013
7/14/2013 0.05
7/15/2013
7/16/2013
7/17/2013
7/18/2013
7/19/2013
7/20/2013
7/21/2013
7/22/2013 0.26
7/23/2013
7/24/2013
7/25/2013
7/26/2013 1.07
7/27/2013 0.02
7/28/2013 0.12
7/29/2013
7/30/2013
7/31/2013
8/1/2013
8/2/2013
8/3/2013
8/4/2013
8/5/2013 0.53
8/6/2013
8/7/2013
8/8/2013
8/9/2013 0.02
8/10/2013
8/11/2013 0.43
8/12/2013 0.09
8/13/2013
8/14/2013
8/15/2013
8/16/2013
8/17/2013
8/18/2013
8/19/2013
8/20/2013
8/21/2013
8/22/2013
8/23/2013
8/24/2013
8/25/2013
8/26/2013
8/27/2013
8/28/2013
8/29/2013
8/30/2013
8/31/2013
9/1/2013
9/2/2013
9/3/2013
9/4/2013
9/5/2013
9/6/2013
9/7/2013
9/8/2013
9/9/2013
9/10/2013
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013
9/13/2013
9/14/2013
9/15/2013 0.74
9/16/2013 0.33
9/17/2013
9/18/2013 0.08
9/19/2013
9/20/2013 0.20
9/21/2013
9/22/2013
9/23/2013
9/24/2013
9/25/2013
9/26/2013
9/27/2013
9/28/2013
9/29/2013 0.56
9/30/2013



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M first rain in a long time and it is still raining.
10/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
10/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M in the middle of a rain storm with thunder and lightening
10/14/2012 8:00 AM 1.75 M M M M wonderful rain and it is still raining!!
10/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.60 M M M M
10/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M drizzled all day but didn't amount to much.
10/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.22 M M M M drizzle most of the day
10/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M some thunder and lightening with a little bit of rain. Very unusual high temps!!
10/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.38 M M M M lots of thunder & lightning
10/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.64 M M M M
11/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 0.5 0.20 0.5 0.20 first snow of the season!!
11/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M M M gray day with a small amount of rain after the snow I reported yesterday
11/12/2012 8:00 AM 1.07 M M M M rain all day with falling temps. Quit before it turned to snow.
11/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M (edit: daily precip initially recorded as 0.10". changed to NA due to incongruity with surroundings. observer contacted. P.G.) (observer-confirmed 0.10". P.G.)
12/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.15 1.5 0.15 1.5 0.15 first measurable snow of the season
12/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.50 3.0 M 4.5 0.50 snow continued from 6:00 a.m. yesterday, all day Sunday to total accumulation was 4.5 inches
12/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.63 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 rain has taken all the snow so there is bare ground again.
12/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M drizzle all day
12/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.40 3.0 0.40 3.0 0.40
12/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.60 5.5 0.60 7.0 M
12/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.30 3.5 M 9.0 M lots of drifting so hard to get an accurate measurement but I had the rain gauge out without the inside in and used the amount that accumulated in there.
12/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 1.1 0.02 6.0 M still snowing at time of measurement
12/29/2012 8:00 AM M 1.5 M 8.0 M
1/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 M M M M fog in a.m. - school delayed 2 hours
1/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M we had a trace of snow this a.m., less than 1/10 inch.
1/25/2013 8:00 AM M 0.3 M M M
1/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M 0.20 rain, snow, and an ice storm. All schools in the area are closed today.Snow melted as as it fell. The ice is partially melted this a.m. but my best guess is 2/10 inch of ice total.
1/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 2.5 0.25 2.5 0.25 snow started around 1:00 a.m. and it is still snowing heavy at 8:00 a.m. when the reading was taken
1/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.50 3.0 M 5.5 M approximately 5 1/2 inches of blowing snow since Tuesday evening. Prior to that we had rain and ice. Finally today it is nice but very cold.
2/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 1.5 M 7.0 M
2/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 1.2 0.10 7.0 M
2/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 2.2 0.02 9.0 1.45
2/5/2013 8:00 AM M 0.2 M M M
2/6/2013 8:00 AM M 1.7 M M M very messy snow causing many accidents. We were gone all day so I am thinking some of the snow settled as it seemed like a lot more snow than 1.7" which I measured when we arrived home.
2/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M wintry mix overnight. Temps hovered around 31 - 32 degrees all night.
2/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.43 M M 4.2 0.50 this is rain plus a small amount of melted snow. So happy the temps. stayed over 32 most of the time
2/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.2 0.03 M M
2/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 M M small piles of snow remain on the ground so unable to give a total depth. Ranges from 0 to 4 inches.
2/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.40 4.5 0.40 M M apparently there was some blowing & drifting snow last night as I had my snow gauge out and it had 9 inches in it. Other places I only measured 4 1/2 inches so I am not sure what we really received.
2/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 0.6 0.04 M M
2/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 0.6 0.07 M M mix of rain and snow
3/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.43 3.9 0.43 6.0 M
3/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.23 2.0 0.23 8.0 M we had a total of 6 inches for the storm - 4" reported yesterday. We were gone all day and there was only .23 of melted stuff in the gauge - possibly some of that was rain. Warm enough so previous snow settled quite a bit.
3/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
3/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.79 3.8 0.49 8.0 1.00 rain all day turning to snow around 7 p.m.
3/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M light snow a lot of the day
3/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 M M very light fluffy snow most of the day.
3/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.27 M M M M icy this morning. Drizzle a lot of the day yesterday
3/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 3.0 M sounds like we are in for another all day snow!!
3/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.23 2.0 M M M
3/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 warmer weather and light rain took most of the snow except for drifts, etc. water is running in most ravines and ditches.
4/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
4/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
4/10/2013 8:00 AM 3.51 M M M M rain, hail, high winds, thunder and lightening. This includes .26 that I tried to report yesterday.
4/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.34 M M M M rain and ice will probably continue through the day.
4/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.24 0.4 0.04 0.4 0.04 light rain all day, then turned to snow around 9:30 p.m.
4/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.42 M M M M rain, slush, ice - nice mix of all!!
4/15/2013 8:00 AM 1.36 M M M M slush, ice on the trees, with many broken branches, and a total of 1.78 for the storm with what I reported yesterday. The sun is finally out today!!!!
4/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.78 M M M M will we ever get spring???????????????
4/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.44 0.1 M 0.1 M
4/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M M M snow started at 7:00 a.m. today
4/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.44 1.0 0.30 0.0 M Snow started at 7:00 a.m. yesterday - huge beautiful flakes. Then it turned to rain.
4/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
4/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.16 M M M M light rain and also a dusting of snow again.
4/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
5/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
5/3/2013 8:00 AM 1.05 1.5 0.59 1.5 0.59 snow, rain, sleet in the last 24 hours
5/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
5/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M M M
5/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
5/17/2013 8:00 AM 1.35 M M M M still raining
5/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
5/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.30 M M M M still raining.
5/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.53 M M M M
5/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.51 M M M M when will it quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5/30/2013 8:00 AM 2.20 M M M M
5/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.90 M M M M
6/1/2013 8:00 AM 1.02 M M M M
6/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
6/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.94 M M M M
6/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
6/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
6/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
6/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.45 M M M M
6/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
6/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
6/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
6/21/2013 8:00 AM 2.46 M M M M there might have been more as the rain gauge had tipped over and I turned it back up at 5:00 a.m. when the thunder and lightening started.
6/25/2013 8:00 AM 2.20 M M M M
6/27/2013 8:00 AM 1.00 M M M M 1 inch in 15 minutes!!!
6/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
7/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
7/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.26 M M M M finally some rain again - it was getting very dry after an unusually wet spring.
7/26/2013 8:00 AM 1.07 M M M M wonderful to get the Million Dollar rain!!
7/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
8/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.53 M M M M
8/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.43 M M M M
8/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
9/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M there was a trace of rain over night - not enough to even measure. It is very dry!!!
9/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Wow, a wonderful rain after a long dry spell.
9/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
9/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 M M M M We were in La Crescent at 6:45 last night and they had a heavy rain for maybe 20 minutes - close to an inch. As you can see, we didn't have much
9/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.56 M M M M wonderful rain. we had the rain in the afternoon and I believe we must have had a quick shower around midnight also.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
5/20/2013 5/21/2013 8:00 AM 2 1.49 0.0 M We were gone from Sunday p.m. to Monday late afternoon so read the gauge Tuesday at the normal time, 8:00 a.m.
6/22/2013 6/23/2013 8:00 AM 2 7.18 0.0 M our internet was knocked out on June 22, 4:00 a.m. with the heavy rain and lightening. On Friday we had 2.46, Saturday, 2.88, and Sunday 4.35 for a total of 9.64 for the three days!! Flooded basements and the county was declared an emergency area.



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
1/1/0001 12:00 AM 3/8" NA 1/4" Pea Size Hard minor leaf damage Intermittent True Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail
4/9/2013 10:00 PM 3/8" NA 1/4" Pea Size Hard minor leaf damage Intermittent True Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail