Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-MC-5 Latitude 44.7683423012495
Station Name Glencoe 0.3 WSW Longitude -94.1558092832565
County McLeod Elevation (ft) 998



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 2.10 0.85 31 0.85 28 0.00 3 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 1.56 0.79 29 0.35 18 0.44 11 6 5 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 1.03 0.94 31 0.94 19 0.00 12 6 6 7 7.2 3 4
Jan 13 0.81 0.54 29 0.54 25 0.00 4 2 7 3 2.0 2 4
Feb 13 0.72 1.15 27 1.15 27 0.00 0 0 10 1 11.6 10 4
March 13 1.65 1.38 31 1.38 31 0.00 0 0 11 4 9.2 4 4
April 13 2.70 3.62 30 3.62 30 0.00 0 0 17 0 18.5 5 1
May 13 3.45 4.27 31 4.27 31 0.00 0 0 16 5 0.0 0 0
June 13 4.59 10.10 28 10.10 28 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
July 13 3.90 2.15 31 2.15 31 0.00 0 0 7 5 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 4.38 1.70 31 1.70 31 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 3.27 1.33 29 1.33 29 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 30.16" 28.82" 358 days 28.38" 328 0.44" 30 days 15 115 days 33 days 48.5" 24 days 17 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 0.00
10/2/2012 0.00
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012 0.00
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.00
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.03
10/10/2012 T
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 0.03
10/15/2012 0.00
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.13
10/19/2012 0.06
10/20/2012 0.01
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.03
10/24/2012 0.01
10/25/2012 0.44
10/26/2012 0.11
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 **
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 **
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 **
11/4/2012 0.02
11/5/2012 0.02
11/6/2012 0.21
11/7/2012 0.06
11/8/2012 0.01
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 **
11/11/2012 0.42
11/12/2012 T
11/13/2012 T
11/14/2012
11/15/2012 **
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.00
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 0.00
11/21/2012 **
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.05
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 **
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 **
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012 0.00
12/4/2012 **
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 **
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012 0.08
12/9/2012 0.23
12/10/2012 0.35
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 **
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.14
12/16/2012 T
12/17/2012 T
12/18/2012 T
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 T
12/21/2012 **
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 T
12/25/2012 **
12/26/2012 0.00
12/27/2012 0.00
12/28/2012 0.13
12/29/2012 0.01
12/30/2012 0.00
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 **
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.01
1/4/2013 0.00
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 0.00
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.17
1/12/2013 0.01
1/13/2013 0.00
1/14/2013 T
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 T
1/17/2013 0.07
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 **
1/21/2013 T
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 T
1/24/2013
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 0.00
1/28/2013 0.26
1/29/2013 0.01
1/30/2013
1/31/2013 0.01
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 0.03
2/3/2013 0.03
2/4/2013 0.11
2/5/2013 0.17
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 0.00
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.10
2/11/2013 0.45
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.07
2/15/2013 0.00
2/16/2013 T
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.04
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013
2/22/2013 0.13
2/23/2013 0.02
2/24/2013 0.00
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 0.00
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.24
3/5/2013 0.37
3/6/2013 0.02
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.36
3/10/2013 0.13
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 T
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.02
3/15/2013 T
3/16/2013 0.03
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 0.14
3/19/2013 0.01
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 0.00
3/24/2013 T
3/25/2013 0.01
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.05
3/31/2013 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 0.00
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 0.00
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.00
4/6/2013 0.02
4/7/2013 0.10
4/8/2013 0.56
4/9/2013 0.04
4/10/2013 0.50
4/11/2013 0.73
4/12/2013 0.19
4/13/2013 0.03
4/14/2013 0.06
4/15/2013 0.34
4/16/2013 0.00
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 0.09
4/19/2013 0.61
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.01
4/22/2013 0.09
4/23/2013 0.18
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.02
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.05
4/30/2013 0.00
5/1/2013 0.10
5/2/2013 0.11
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.02
5/5/2013 T
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 T
5/9/2013 0.06
5/10/2013 T
5/11/2013 0.00
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 0.01
5/17/2013 0.03
5/18/2013 1.77
5/19/2013 0.97
5/20/2013 0.29
5/21/2013 0.12
5/22/2013 0.11
5/23/2013 0.18
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.21
5/26/2013 T
5/27/2013 T
5/28/2013 0.01
5/29/2013 0.00
5/30/2013 0.09
5/31/2013 0.19
6/1/2013 0.00
6/2/2013 0.16
6/3/2013
6/4/2013 0.01
6/5/2013 0.03
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 T
6/8/2013 0.00
6/9/2013 0.55
6/10/2013 0.01
6/11/2013 T
6/12/2013 0.54
6/13/2013 0.33
6/14/2013
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.58
6/17/2013 0.03
6/18/2013 0.24
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.61
6/22/2013 2.50
6/23/2013 4.10
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 0.00
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013 0.00
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.41
6/30/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2013 0.00
7/2/2013 0.00
7/3/2013 0.00
7/4/2013 0.00
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 T
7/8/2013 T
7/9/2013 1.28
7/10/2013 0.03
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.67
7/14/2013 0.05
7/15/2013 0.00
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 T
7/20/2013 0.00
7/21/2013 0.01
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.05
7/27/2013 T
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.06
7/31/2013 T
8/1/2013 0.02
8/2/2013 0.00
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 1.54
8/6/2013 0.05
8/7/2013 T
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013 0.09
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 0.00
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.00
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.00
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.00
9/1/2013 0.04
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013
9/6/2013 0.01
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.09
9/10/2013 0.01
9/11/2013 T
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.65
9/16/2013 0.00
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.02
9/19/2013 0.00
9/20/2013 0.29
9/21/2013 T
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.00
9/24/2013 0.00
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 0.00
9/28/2013 0.03
9/29/2013 0.19
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The south and western part of the state of Minnesota are under a fire watch today because of drought conditions and northwest gusty winds. Two pine needles found in my rain gauge this morning.
10/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M September was the second driest in recorded history. Yesterday we had a red flag warning for high winds and drought conditions.
10/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy conditions. Under a wind advisory until 10:00pm tonight. Still no rain.
10/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M With the cold weather, my vegetable gardening has come to an end for this season. Waiting on another cold front tonight and the possibility of snow flurries. Gusty winds of over 40 mph yesterday with windchill.
10/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gusty northwest winds yesterday and the fire danger is still present.
10/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fire watch out for southern Minnesota today because of dry conditions and high winds.
10/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Red flag warnings yesterday with the dry and windy conditions.
10/10/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Only one very small locust tree leaf found in my rain gauge.
10/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Foggy conditions but mild yesterday.
10/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M The burning ban has been lifted for the moment. We were able to have a firepit burning on Tuesday.
10/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
10/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Damp and dreary day with foggy conditions.
10/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/25/2012 8:30 AM 0.44 M M M M A few wet snowflakes when I went outside to read the rain gauge, otherwise windy and raw with a temperature of 35 degrees.
10/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Snow showers for most of the day yesterday. Nothing measurable but very beautiful.
10/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cloudy, gloomy days of November.
11/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Foggy conditions all day.
11/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
11/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2012 8:00 AM T T M M M Windy with snow showers. Grassy surfaces are covered with snow.
11/13/2012 8:00 AM T M M T M
11/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy and warm temps for the next week.
11/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy conditions overnight and into the morning.
11/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.05 M M T 0.05 A lite coding of snow.
11/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy overnight into daylight.
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 1.0 0.08
12/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.23 4.5 0.23 4.5 0.23 It's a beautiful winter wonderland this morning and still snowing.
12/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.35 M M 10.0 0.58 So much blowing and drifting it is difficult to accurately tell how many inches of snow that we had. It was a two day snow storm.
12/11/2012 8:00 AM T T M M M
12/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A fog advisory in effect due to light winds and snow melting.
12/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Thirty-five degrees this morning with rainy conditions. The snow we've had is melting away. The barometer is falling at 29.60 inches. We have calm winds.
12/16/2012 8:00 AM T T T M M Rain showers changed to snow flurries by nightfall. A trace of both rain and snow fell. The high yesterday was 39 degrees.
12/17/2012 8:00 AM T M M 3.0 M
12/18/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Flurries overnight.
12/19/2012 8:00 AM T M 0.25 M M Flurries overnight making the snow sparkle on the rooftops and ground. Today I have melted down the water content from the last four days that I have reported as a trace of precipitation. The liquid amount is .25 inches. We have had rain/freezing rain/fog/freezing fog/snow flurries and snow showers off and on for the last four days. This is the total amount for all of these events.
12/20/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Light snow showers overnight. Windy conditions today.
12/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Snow flurries overnight from a passing cold front.
12/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.13 1.7 0.13 M M
12/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M 0.01 M M Accumulation of flurries in the last 24 hrs that came out to be about a trace on the ground for new snowfall.
12/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly sunny this morning with a temperature of 6 degrees and light winds.
12/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Early evening snow flurries last night.
1/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 M M Flurries continue today.
1/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M The high temps are going to be in the 40's today. Waiting on some possible precip today.
1/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain started yesterday around 4:30 yesterday and continued for about 2 hours. Then it was foggy overnight with drizzle.
1/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M 1.5 M Mild temperatures the past few days have left us with rainfall in January which is very unusal for this part of the country. The temperatures have been around 40 degrees this week. A windy cold front have dropped the temperatures drastically overnight. The temperature now is 12 degrees.
1/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow squalls came through yesterday afternoon. The temperature dropped from a high of 38 degrees on Friday to a steady temperature of 12 and falling yesterday with very windy conditions.
1/14/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M Snowshowers yesterday just enough to cover the ground.
1/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
1/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 1.0 0.07 2.0 M Snowfall started as very grainy but became fluffy flaked soon after the start time. The snow makes everything a nice snowy white again.
1/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Waiting for a strong cold front to arrive. Yesterdays high temperature was 42 degrees
1/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold temperatures along with bitterly cold windchill. Eleven degrees below zero the past two nights for low temperatures.
1/23/2013 8:00 AM T T T M M Ice crystals/light fluffy snow flakes fallen overnight but no measurable snowfall other than a dusting.
1/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy conditions with another clipper system coming through.
1/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.26 1.0 0.26 2.0 M The precipitation began at 11:00 am yesterday and started out as rain than turned to freezing rain and sleet. At about 1:20 pm it changed over to heavy wet snow that lasted until 3:30 pm. Thereafter it was light snow mixed with ice pellets into the overnight. The temperatures waivered between 32 degrees to our high of 35 degrees throughout this weather event.
1/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M 0.01 M M I was waiting for the ice to melt to get out to my weather gauge this morning. But we had rain, freezing rain and whatever overnight again.
1/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M 0.01 M M Flurries yesterday afternoon and throughout the night. Very cold and windy conditions for the next two days. We are under a wind chill warning until noon Friday.
2/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The wind has finally calmed down after a very cold night. Our low temperature was -12 degrees last night with -20 to -30 windchills yesterday and last night.
2/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M
2/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M
2/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 1.5 0.11 4.0 0.32 .08 inches of ice on top of the grass and then there is 3.2 inches of snow on top of that. The male cardinal was singing while I was taking the core sample. Everyone is hoping for spring! Another clipper system is expected tonight for more snowfall.
2/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.17 1.0 0.17 M M Happy National Weatherman's Day!
2/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy and light drizzle.
2/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very light rain/freezing rain/sleet event in the morning but not enough to measure.
2/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 0.3 0.10 M M The new snow total includes freezing rain and sleet that accumulated on the ground along with the snow. The melted rain/snow total includes all these types of precipitation. We are under a winter storm warning until Monday not knowing what kind of precipitation that will fall.
2/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.45 3.0 0.45 8.0 1.87 We had rain/freezing rain/sleet and snow off and on yesterday which kept our snow totals down. The snow total was 3" and the total water content from the storm for two days was .55". Now we are dealing with winds that are gusting up to 30 mph.
2/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 0.3 0.07 M M We had another storm with the combination of rain/freezing rain/sleet/snow and this is the total that makes up the melted down value.
2/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M 9 Degrees and flurries.
2/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.5 2.00 Another clipper coming through this afternoon with windy conditions.
2/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 M M Two below zero this morning with gusty winds up to 30 mph. Blowing and drifting snow reported. Windchill warnings until noon today.
2/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold clear skies with a low temperature of -12 degrees last night.
2/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.13 3.7 0.13 M M Snow continues to fall.
2/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M
2/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Periods of dense fog overnight turned into hoarfrost this morning with partly sunny skies.
2/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 2.40
2/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog and hoarfrost overnight.
2/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday we experienced flurries and ice pellets but not enough to accumulate.
3/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winter Storm Watch in effect from tonight through Tuesday this week.
3/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.24 3.0 0.24 10.0 2.36 Snow continuing to fall.
3/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.37 5.0 0.37 M M Second half of storm still coming through with more snow and wind.
3/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Flurries continued throughout the day yesterday.
3/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy conditions with calm winds.
3/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.36 M M M M
3/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Rain with sleet pellets overnight. Total rainfall for this two day event is .49 inches.
3/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 2.59
3/12/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M Snow flurries overnight. Windy and cold today.
3/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 M M Alberta clipper came through early this morning.
3/15/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M Rain and freezing rain overnight and into the morning.
3/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The precipitation amount is from the rainfall we had during the day yesterday. Light freezing rain overnight made for slippery conditions this morning As little as .01 accumulation of ice on surfaces.
3/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and unusally cold for this late winter day. We are under a blizzard watch for tomorrow because of gusty winds expected in the afternoon along with snowfall estimates of 3-5 inches of snow.
3/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.14 1.0 0.14 9.0 2.73 Blizzard warning now until 1:00am tomorrow morning. Wind gusts expected to be 40-50 mph with sustained winds of 25-35 mph.
3/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 M M Blizzard warning in effect yesterday downgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory still in effect until 10am today. Wind gusts over 50mph along with heavy snow squalls caused near whiteout conditions yesterday. Last nights low was 3 degrees with a -10 degree windchill this morning which makes it feel like a January day.
3/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold and windy but bright sunshine on this first day of Spring! Hopefully my robin will migrate back soon.
3/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold today. No snow melting with temperatures below freezing.
3/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still clear and cold but the winds are calm.
3/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2013 8:00 AM T T T M M Steady light grainy snow falling.
3/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 7.0 1.97
3/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light frost this morning with calm winds. Clear and cold.
3/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
3/31/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
4/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Windy and cold. Only a few snow patches left in our neighborhood.
4/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still clear and cold.
4/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My tulips are finally popping out of the ground.
4/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 T T M M Light snow falling yesterday afternoon. Now at 40 degrees light rain is falling.
4/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
4/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Foggy conditions this morning.
4/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Sleet pellets have covered the ground this morning with snowplows sanding and salting the streets because of icy conditions. We are under a Winter Storm Warning starting at 7:00pm tonight running into Thursday for more mixed precipitation along with the potential for 12 inches of snow.
4/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.50 1.0 0.28 1.0 0.28 Rain to sleet to thunder snow last night. Much more precipitation to come today and tonight. Under a Winter Storm Warning until tomorrow night.
4/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.73 7.0 0.73 M M Under a Winter Storm Warning until 7:00pm tonight. Still snowing.
4/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.19 1.5 0.19 M M Light snow still expected today.
4/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 T 0.03 M M
4/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 T 0.06 M M Snow/sleet/rain expected today.
4/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.34 M M T T
4/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Sleet and rain last night and continuing today. A trace of sleet/snow pellets cover the ground. Turning to snow and windy conditions later today.
4/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.61 8.0 0.61 M M Rain and sleet changed to snow at 10:00 am yesterday morning. Blizzard like conditions in the afternoon with gusty winds and falling snow and blowing snow that accumulated to 8 inches.
4/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record low temperature of 18 degrees this morning. Waiting on the next rain or snow event.
4/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Winter Storm Warning for tonight.
4/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.18 1.0 0.18 M M Rain to sleet to snow. Third snowiest April on record.
4/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain in the afternoon then sleet/snow before midnight.
4/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M High yesterday of 86 degrees with an early evening rainshower.
4/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 T T M M Rain changed to snow. Snow covering the ground with a Winter Storm Warning for this afternoon through Thursday night.
5/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Major snowstorm to the southeast of our location. We only received the one inch of snow yesterday but has melted since.
5/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/5/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
5/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
5/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
5/10/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M The precipitation was all around us for the last two days. Barely any moisture fell. We will have to water our shrubs and trees very soon.
5/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong cold front passed by with no rainfall, just gusty winds. With no rainfall we will need to start watering our trees and shrubs. Just planted a 3 1/2 inch diameter snowdrift apple tree yesterday.
5/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong gusty winds yesterday but no rain.
5/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Dry and windy conditions prompting a Wildfire Watch. Warming weather temperatures to near record highs tomorrow.
5/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Red Flag Warning for Southern Minnesota today because of dry conditions, low humidity and gusty winds this afternoon. With no rainfall we have started watering our flowers,trees and shrubs.
5/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain showers developing this morning.
5/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/18/2013 8:00 AM 1.77 M M M M Thunderstorms with heavy rain at times. A great drought buster.
5/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Flash flood watches in effect because of more rainfall expected.
5/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.29 M M M M So far 3.40 inches of rain have fallen since Friday. Water standing in farm fields and ditches. Flash flood watch until this evening.
5/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
5/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
5/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
5/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M With a rainfall total of 3.81 inches in the last week, we have busted the drought conditions. We went from a moderate drought to abnormally dry conditions with more rainfall this weekend.
5/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
5/26/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy and cool temperatures with the possibility of more showers.
5/27/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
5/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Drizzle this morning with humid and windy conditions.
5/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
6/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
6/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Drizzle this morning with cloudy skies and cool temperatures. Yesterday we had a cold funnel aloft east of Glencoe with dark menacing clouds but no rainfall observed at my location.
6/7/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
6/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.55 M M M M
6/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/11/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
6/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Thunderstorms today.
6/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.33 M M M M
6/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Mushrooms are growing in my grass from all the rain we have had lately.
6/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Late night thundershower last night. Beautiful sunny morning and 58 degrees.
6/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Strong thunderstorms last night. Warm and muggy through the weekend. Yesterdays high temperature was 92 degrees.
6/22/2013 8:00 AM 2.50 M M M M
6/23/2013 8:00 AM 4.10 M M M M We had 7.21 inches of rain in the last three days. Street/field/basement flooding. We were in a flash flood warning at the time of the event this morning.
6/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and humid weather today with a chance of strong to severe storms this afternoon. The ground is saturated with water and don't need anymore rain.
6/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and humid conditions last night and today resulting in foggy conditions. The only moisture that I had was a foggy rain gauge.
6/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Buffalo Creek is still rising and will help our flooding situation. Windy conditions today will help dry us out.
6/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
6/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A front coming in from the west this morning hopefully with a little rainshower to water grass and gardens.
7/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Outdoors enjoying my new batch of 2 baby robins with parents. Gardens need watering and my rain barrel is almost dry.
7/7/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
7/8/2013 6:45 AM T M M M M
7/9/2013 8:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Heavy rainfall this morning with gusty winds around 40 mph.
7/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/11/2013 6:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Continued windy, hot and humid.
7/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M More thunderstorms today. Parts of Minnesota are flooding because of slow moving storms dumping high amounts of rain.
7/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and humid day with no wind.
7/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and humid day. Need to water the veggie garden with no rainfall for days.
7/19/2013 6:20 AM T M M M M
7/20/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Thunderstorms nearby but just got grazed by this one.
7/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Very little rain after this last cold front. Dry and windy conditions today. Need more rainfall. The grass is browning and ground is cracking.
7/27/2013 7:30 AM T M M M M
7/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Record low temperatures for the past two nights of 47 degrees. Rain barrel is empty and need to use city water for watering new trees and gardens.
7/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2013 6:30 AM 0.06 M M M M
7/31/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy, cool and dry this morning. We are in need of rain. The crops, grass and gardens are very dry. The last day we had any decent rain was July 13th with .67 inches of rain. Watering using city water, no rain in the rainbarrel.
8/5/2013 6:00 AM 1.54 M M M M My gardens are loving this rainfall. Rain barrel is full again!
8/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/7/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/8/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2013 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Yesterday morning we had a nice shower.
8/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Haven't had any appreciable rains for 12 days now. Continue to water trees and gardens. Winds are calm with sunny skies.
8/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70 degrees with warm and muggy conditions this morning. Need rain for crops, garden and trees.
8/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Distant lightening overnight but no rainfall. Northeast winds this morning after a passing cold front over night.
8/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and Humid with Heat Index over 100 degrees today and no rainfall since August 9th.
8/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2013 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and humid conditions still persist. Very foggy conditions this morning because of the high humidity. Chance of showers tonight in our area because of warm front approaching from Iowa.
8/29/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy conditions this morning. Hot and humid with a heat advisory until this evening.
8/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M More hot and humid today with an approaching cold front with a possibility of some showers or thunderstorms tonight. We are now in a moderate drought situations.
9/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Cold front rolled through last night to drop humidity levels and instill cooler temperatures. Not much of a drought buster with only a small amount of rainfall.
9/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Moderate drought conditions. Cool fall-like conditions today.
9/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another cool fall-like day with no rainfall. Foggy start to the morning but sunny for the rest of the day.
9/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Early morning brief shower to make it more humid during the day.
9/7/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot and humid day with much above normal temperature. Great for my veggie garden that is still alive and producing great crops because of the watering that we have been doing. Drought conditions still exist and getting worse by the day. In moderate drought but close to severe conditions.
9/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool front came through last night which dropped the temperatures and humidity levels but warm front approaching today to make temperatures soar again and have a potentially record breaking high temperature tomorrow with high humidity.
9/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Early morning thundershower bringing a warm front through and making it hot and steamy and possibly having a record high temperature today in the upper 90 degree range.
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Cloudy rainy start to the day but clearing later.
9/11/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
9/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers and thundershowers expected this afternoon.
9/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Cloudy cool morning with light rain showers. Drought worsening with moderate to severe drought conditions persisting.
9/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Fog and drizzle this morning.
9/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Light drizzle this morning.
9/21/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
9/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy start to the morning.
9/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hazy, breezy start to the morning.
9/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm front approaching from the west. Near record highs expected today. Chance of showers through Saturday.
9/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Humid with light drizzle this morning.
9/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.19 M M M M High temperature of 61 yesterday with gusty WNW winds of 13 mph and a gust recorded at 26 mph when the cold front passed by in the morning.
9/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and windy making for a high risk of fire danger in the state.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/28/2012 10/29/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
10/31/2012 11/01/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
11/3/2012 11/04/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.02 M M Precipitation for 11/4 reading.
11/10/2012 11/11/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.42 M M .02 rainfall on 11/09/12, .42 rainfall on 11/10/12 Sleet and snow flakes during the afternight hours, very lite cover of white on rooftops.
11/15/2012 11/16/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M The extreme drought conditions are getting worse once again because of no rain/snow. No precip in site for the next week. Warmer than normal temps are expected through the holiday.
11/21/2012 11/22/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
11/25/2012 11/26/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
12/1/2012 12/02/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M Fog and drizzle overnight.
12/4/2012 12/05/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
12/6/2012 12/07/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
12/12/2012 12/13/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
12/21/2012 12/22/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 1.0 M
12/25/2012 12/26/2012 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
1/1/2013 1/02/2013 8:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
1/20/2013 1/21/2013 8:00 AM 2 T 2.0 M A trace of snow overnight with another cold front coming through. The low temperature last night was -11 degrees. We are under a wind chill warning until noon and then a wind chill advisory for the rest of the day and into the night.



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