Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-SL-18 Latitude 46.803212
Station Name Duluth 1.4 NNW Longitude -92.112425
County St. Louis Elevation (ft) 1207



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 2.89 1.77 28 1.77 28 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 2.10 1.78 29 1.03 23 0.75 6 2 10 2 6.8 4 2
Dec 12 1.20 1.41 20 0.91 17 0.50 3 1 4 4 4.5 3 2
Jan 13 1.05 1.65 25 0.62 18 1.03 7 2 9 4 7.4 5 13
Feb 13 0.83 1.49 14 1.49 14 0.00 0 0 5 3 11.6 4 14
March 13 1.71 2.16 25 0.96 9 1.20 16 2 3 4 9.5 2 7
April 13 2.78 5.97 28 5.97 27 0.00 1 0 10 1 45.4 9 23
May 13 3.22 4.85 31 4.72 27 0.13 4 2 14 0 0.4 1 0
June 13 4.03 5.30 26 5.30 26 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
July 13 4.02 1.33 24 1.24 21 0.09 3 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 3.84 2.15 28 2.15 27 0.00 1 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 3.91 1.43 26 1.37 24 0.06 2 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 31.58" 31.29" 304 days 27.53" 261 3.76" 43 days 11 111 days 20 days 85.6" 28 days 61 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 T
10/2/2012
10/3/2012 0.00
10/4/2012
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.02
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012
10/9/2012 0.09
10/10/2012 0.02
10/11/2012 0.32
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 0.04
10/15/2012 0.00
10/16/2012 0.12
10/17/2012 0.02
10/18/2012 0.12
10/19/2012 0.18
10/20/2012 0.00
10/21/2012 0.01
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.06
10/24/2012 0.18
10/25/2012 0.43
10/26/2012 0.16
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 0.00
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 0.00
10/31/2012 0.00
11/1/2012 T
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 0.00
11/6/2012 0.31
11/7/2012 0.03
11/8/2012 0.02
11/9/2012 0.00 **
11/10/2012 **
11/11/2012 **
11/12/2012 **
11/13/2012 0.03
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012 0.00
11/18/2012 0.03
11/19/2012 0.00
11/20/2012 0.00
11/21/2012 0.03
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.41
11/24/2012 T
11/25/2012 0.14
11/26/2012 0.01
11/27/2012 0.01
11/28/2012 0.04
11/29/2012
11/30/2012
12/1/2012
12/2/2012
12/3/2012 T
12/4/2012 0.02
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012 0.00
12/9/2012 0.25
12/10/2012 0.55
12/11/2012
12/12/2012
12/13/2012
12/14/2012 **
12/15/2012 **
12/16/2012 0.50
12/17/2012
12/18/2012
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012
12/24/2012 T
12/25/2012 0.00
12/26/2012
12/27/2012 0.00
12/28/2012 0.09
12/29/2012
12/30/2012 T
12/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 0.01
1/3/2013 0.01
1/4/2013
1/5/2013
1/6/2013
1/7/2013
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013
1/10/2013 0.00 **
1/11/2013 **
1/12/2013 **
1/13/2013 0.90
1/14/2013 0.04
1/15/2013
1/16/2013 0.03
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013 0.20 **
1/19/2013 **
1/20/2013 0.13
1/21/2013 T
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 T
1/24/2013 T
1/25/2013 0.12
1/26/2013
1/27/2013
1/28/2013 0.13
1/29/2013 0.05
1/30/2013 T
1/31/2013 0.03
2/1/2013
2/2/2013
2/3/2013
2/4/2013
2/5/2013 0.16
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013
2/8/2013
2/9/2013 0.03
2/10/2013 T
2/11/2013 0.87
2/12/2013
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013
2/15/2013
2/16/2013 T
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 0.03
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 T
2/22/2013
2/23/2013 0.40
2/24/2013
2/25/2013
2/26/2013
2/27/2013
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 **
3/2/2013 **
3/3/2013 **
3/4/2013 **
3/5/2013 **
3/6/2013 **
3/7/2013 **
3/8/2013 **
3/9/2013 **
3/10/2013 **
3/11/2013 1.00
3/12/2013 T
3/13/2013
3/14/2013
3/15/2013
3/16/2013 0.30
3/17/2013
3/18/2013 0.20
3/19/2013 **
3/20/2013 **
3/21/2013 **
3/22/2013 **
3/23/2013 0.20
3/24/2013 T
3/25/2013 T
3/26/2013
3/27/2013
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.46
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 0.20
4/7/2013 0.67
4/8/2013 0.34
4/9/2013 0.00
4/10/2013
4/11/2013 0.00
4/12/2013 0.94
4/13/2013 0.40
4/14/2013 0.00
4/15/2013 0.97
4/16/2013 T
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 0.26
4/19/2013 1.30
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.00
4/22/2013 0.20
4/23/2013 0.69
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.00
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013
4/30/2013 **
5/1/2013 0.12
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 0.25
5/5/2013 0.08
5/6/2013 0.01
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 0.00
5/10/2013 **
5/11/2013 **
5/12/2013 0.01
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.02
5/15/2013 0.05
5/16/2013 0.00
5/17/2013 0.00
5/18/2013 0.25
5/19/2013 0.04
5/20/2013 0.75
5/21/2013 1.25
5/22/2013 1.43
5/23/2013 0.09
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.04
5/26/2013 0.00
5/27/2013 0.00
5/28/2013 0.00
5/29/2013 0.00
5/30/2013 0.25
5/31/2013 0.21
6/1/2013 0.71
6/2/2013 0.06
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.41
6/6/2013 0.10
6/7/2013 0.02
6/8/2013
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.81
6/11/2013 0.01
6/12/2013
6/13/2013 0.00
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.02
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.28
6/18/2013
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 2.00
6/22/2013 0.02
6/23/2013 0.32
6/24/2013 0.09
6/25/2013
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013 0.19
6/28/2013 0.02
6/29/2013 0.24
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
7/5/2013 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.41
7/8/2013 0.02
7/9/2013 0.01
7/10/2013 0.02
7/11/2013
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.21
7/14/2013 0.01
7/15/2013 **
7/16/2013 **
7/17/2013 0.09
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013
7/20/2013
7/21/2013 0.00
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.02
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013
7/26/2013 0.11
7/27/2013 0.27
7/28/2013 0.16
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013
7/31/2013
8/1/2013
8/2/2013 0.07
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013 0.65
8/6/2013 0.01
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.00
8/9/2013
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013
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 T
8/22/2013 0.00
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.00
8/25/2013 0.00
8/26/2013 0.25
8/27/2013 0.73
8/28/2013
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.44
8/31/2013 0.00 **
9/1/2013 **
9/2/2013 0.06
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.07
9/10/2013 0.29
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.07
9/13/2013
9/14/2013
9/15/2013 0.07
9/16/2013 0.04
9/17/2013
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 0.11
9/20/2013 0.37
9/21/2013 0.02
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 0.02
9/29/2013 0.31
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current temp 54F
10/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2012 7:25 AM 0.02 M M M M Found a rim of ice in the rain gauge this morning
10/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful morning, walked the trails with the dog and trimmed branches...getting ready for snow and ski season to begin.
10/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
10/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain froze in the inner cylinder of the rain gauge last night....time to bring it in for the winter!
10/11/2012 8:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Rain in town and near the lake.....snow over the hill
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 Foggy and misty at 8:30...looks like a cold day for the section seven boys soccer game.
10/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast and a bit foggy / misty nice walk with the dog this morning
10/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/19/2012 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
10/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Misty and foggy morning East Winds 15-20 mph
10/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Foggy morning...80% chance of heavy rain today. Great football game last night...Marshall won 16-14 in a section quarterfinal game.
10/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Rainy and cold...winter is on it's way!
10/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.16 M M M M 32 degrees F
10/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rabbit's water was frozen this morning....nice morning walk with the dog. The ground was a bit frozen as well.
10/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
11/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the car this morning
11/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the gauge this morning...some students had snow at their homes.
11/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Snowing and raining
11/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M cloudy and 36F...glad the election is over and now we can focus on weather
11/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the gauge
11/17/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Warm night...the water in the rabbit cage didn't freeze last night. Most of the rain fell around 10:00pm last night as we were driving home from a friends house.
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
11/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M ran on the side of gauge
11/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.41 4.7 M 4.7 M Snow! Our first snowfall of the season...too bad the winds were so strong...blew a lot of snow off the open parts of the ski trail.
11/24/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Just a few snowflakes in the bottom of the cylinder...more snow expected today. I groomed the school ski trails today...too bad we had so much wind it blew the snow off all the exposed areas. Where we have snow the trail looks good...about 1-2 inches of packed snow.
11/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.14 1.6 M M M An Alberta Clipper came through last night and brought with .6 inches of new snow. This morning I groomed portions of the school ski trail. It is thin but skiable on most of the upper loop.
11/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We had light flurries for about 2 hours yesterday afternoon. It was beautiful but not much accumulation or moisture
11/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M M M
11/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.04 0.4 M 4.0 M It lightly snowed all day yesterday...not much accumulation here at Marshall School. The NWS reported 2.5 inches up at the airport.
12/3/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Big melt down of our precious snow. All that is left is areas where it drifted or the snow was packed on the ski trail. Looks like the ski team will be back to running :-(
12/4/2012 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
12/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm morning, feels like spring time rather than early December. Cold front is on it's way along with a good chance of snow on Sunday.
12/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like a big winter storm is on its way to Duluth. The forecast is predicting 4-8 inches...crossing my fingers!
12/9/2012 8:45 AM 0.25 2.4 0.25 2.5 0.25 Beautiful snow falling right now...expected to receive 8+ inches with areas south of Duluth receiving up to 15 inches. Looking forward to grooming the ski trail at school.
12/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.55 M M 6.0 M sweet snow storm but there was school today:[
12/19/2012 8:00 AM T 0.1 M M M
12/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/24/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Cold morning, just the lightest dusting of new snow over night...ski trails are fast and firm on campus. We are shoveling snow in everyday to make them better.
12/25/2012 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold morning...looks like the south shore of Lake Superior is getting lake effect snow.
12/27/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.09 2.0 M M M
12/30/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Beautiful sunny morning after flurries last night. Skied the school trails with Annie Blackfoot. We have about 1 inch of packed snow on the trail. Hoping for more!
1/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M Cold but beautiful sunny day. I have to leave Duluth today to take my daughter to the cities to catch a flight to the Spanish Canary Islands...it was sure great to have her home.
1/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 T M 6.0 M Foggy snowy morning
1/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 T M 6.0 M Ashley wanted to collect the rain gauge data today. Tomorrow we are taking the 6th graders skiing on the school trails.
1/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A great day today...attended a ski race at Pine Valley in Cloquet. One of our boys placed second! Warm day...feels like March in the mountains not Duluth in January.
1/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Freezing rain expected...I am worried about my ski trail.
1/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 0.4 M 4.0 M Bright blue sky, cold, just enough snow on top of the icy ski trails to make them safe enough to ski on.
1/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M 4.0 M a small amount of snow fell from last night's Clipper...just enough to bring the ski trails a bit back to life.
1/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 2.8 M 5.5 M Snowing Heavily!!!!! 7 Students missing due to troubles getting to school.
1/21/2013 8:00 AM T T M M M Cold day! Marshall School, Duluth, MN Temp -10.0 °F -10 °F Windchill -13 °F 77% NW at 10.0 mph
1/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold this morning! -20 when I woke up at 5:00am.
1/23/2013 8:00 AM T T M 5.0 M Cold and snowing a bit
1/24/2013 8:00 AM T T M 5.0 M -20.3 degrees at the rain gauge today! Cold start to a beautiful morning.
1/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.12 2.0 M 7.0 M Beautiful, light fluffy snow...11 degrees F a big change from yesterday's -20f....
1/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.13 2.0 M 8.0 M Foggy misty morning with 2" of new snow over night.
1/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M 8.0 M Warm this morning, the gauge was covered in ice from the freezing rain. The students enjoyed watching the ice melt from the gauge when we brought it inside the classroom.
1/30/2013 8:00 AM T M M 5.5 M
1/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
2/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.16 3.1 M 9.5 M Glorious day...clipper brought in a wonderful soft dry snow...groomed up very nicely...ski trail is in excellent shape.
2/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
2/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 T M 9.0 M
2/10/2013 8:00 AM T M M 9.0 M Misting and freezing...thin layer of ice on the snow board and in the bottom and sides of the rain gauge. Forecast is calling for 5-11 inches of snow between now and tomorrow morning.
2/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.87 4.3 M 13.0 M Not really a mega storm...but still an excellent snowfall..full of moisture and packed down well on the ski trail.
2/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Beautiful sunny morning Annie Blackfoot loved the sunrise!
2/16/2013 8:00 AM T T M 12.0 M Just a slight dusting of soft, fluffy snow.
2/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M Raced in the Book Across the Bay last night...10k of skiing on the ice of Lake Superior from Ashland to Washburn...cold night around -2F. Warmer this morning although the chicken's water in the coop was frozen this morning.
2/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 2.60 Collected my first snow core sample today...melted the snow in the collector next to the wood stove...brought in more wood from the outside pile into the garage today...thought a lot about potential energy as I was doing this.
2/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.2 M 11.0 M A dusting of new snow...strong winds, new snow blew off the snow board. Cold...chickens hanging out inside the coop...lettuce I gave them last night was frozen solid...crunched as they pecked at it.
2/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Beautiful sunny morning...cold -6F and windy...looks like the south shore of Lake Superior is getting some nice lake effect snow..
2/21/2013 8:00 AM T M M 11.0 M A couple of lake effect snow flakes in the rain gauge this morning. I worked on shoveling out Raspberry Ridge, a spot on the ski trail that drifts in whenever we have a northwest wind.
2/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.40 4.0 M 12.0 M Snow board only and 1.5 inches of snow on it due to wind...Snow on ungroomed trail approx. 4 inches of new, wet lake effect snow. Skied the Birkie today with my brother in law who hails from Wyoming...Had a great race.
2/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M Great day ahead for the Marshall Students..skiing at Spirit Mt today.
3/12/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
3/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.30 6.7 M 23.0 M Beautiful Lake Effect Snow! Light and fluffy. Annie Blackfoot (our dog) enjoyed digging for her ball in the fresh snow while I shoveled this morning.
3/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 2.8 M 21.0 M Started snowing around 4am and snowed until 3:00pm..wonderful day.
3/24/2013 8:00 AM T M M 19.0 M Grey cloudy morning and now at noon as I put the results in the computer we are having a nice fluffy lake effect snow...what a great March for snowfall in Duluth!
3/25/2013 8:00 AM T T M 19.0 4.65 Started our creek testing today!
3/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Crust skiing on the football field!
3/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M Excellent crust skiing this morning..you could ski all across any of the athletic fields...bright sunny day
3/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.46 M M 16.0 M Rained last night..very soft snow..hard to walk down to the creek to test the turbidity of Brewery Creek
3/31/2013 8:00 AM T T M 12.0 M Temps rose up over 50 degrees F yesterday. Big day for melting of the snow. We lost 10cm of snow cover from the back of school. Now it is snowing. If you like variations in weather, Duluth is a great place to live.
4/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M Crusty snow...cold last night
4/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Beautiful morning...sunny and cold...snow was very crusty Annie and I could walk where ever we wanted to on the snow. 100% chance of snow tonight and into tomorrow...forecast is for 4-8 inches of snow
4/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 1.5 M 11.0 M Amount of moisture is a guess, the rain gauge was accidentally dumped out by a well meaning dishwasher cleaning up the kitchen...note to self..chose a better spot to let the snow melt in the rain gauge!
4/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.67 2.4 M 13.0 M Rain snow mix all day yesterday and last night. Skied on the trails today..soft, slushy snow
4/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.34 2.4 M 14.0 3.39 SWE is approximate..there is an inch of solid ice underneath the snowpack where I gather the SWE sample. rainy day ahead.
4/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M Crusty snow...but not crusty enough on ski on top of...walked the dog to the vet on the ski trails today. Heard a robin singing and flushed up a drake and a hen mallard from Brewery Creek
4/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M Very windy this morning, the waves on Lake Superior are quite large. As Annie Blackfoot and I walked the ski trails we found a lot of branches had been knocked off the trees by the wind. Over the next 24 hours we could see up to 15" of snow!
4/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.94 7.9 M 21.0 M Snow started yesterday at 12 noon. It is a very wet lake effect snow. Strong north east winds are making for some big waves on Lake Superior. Here is what the NWS forecast for the open waters (.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.) I am going to groom the school ski trails later on today. This will be the latest I have ever groomed at Marshall School
4/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.40 3.1 M 23.0 M
4/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M 19 degrees F this morning...excellent crusty snow. Walked on snowshoes around the ski trail. The snow pack really consolidated yesterday...it went from 53 centimeters yesterday down to 40 centimeters today.
4/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.97 4.5 M 19.5 6.45 Very wet snow...the trees all had a layer of ice on them as did the snow. School was canceled for today.
4/16/2013 8:00 AM T T M 18.0 M
4/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.0 M Gray morning, crusty snow. I skied this morning on the crust with classic no-wax skis. Annie was able to run on top of the snow without breaking through
4/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.26 2.0 M 17.0 M Another big snow storm headed our way..forecast is calling for up to 13 inches of snow in the next 24 hours. This is the winter that will not end..
4/19/2013 8:00 AM 1.30 11.0 M 27.0 M Big snow last night! Beautiful morning. Groomed the ski trail at school. Now out to shovel the driveway.
4/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.0 M Beautiful sunny morning. Groomed the trails at Marshall. Latest grooming at Marshall in the 10 years we have had the trail opened. We have a lot of snow on the ground!
4/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.0 M Beautiful day yesterday...today it is overcast and gray. The snow on the trail was crusty. 80% chance of snow then rain today.
4/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 21.0 M Rain and sleet mix yesterday afternoon. I skied at 3:00 while it was raining. It was actually fun skiing.
4/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.69 10.6 M 27.5 M
4/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.5 M
4/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 19.5 M
4/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Big melting day today.
4/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 M
4/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.0 M Beautiful sunny day yesterday...lots of melting of the snow pack. The tennis team was out shoveling off the tennis courts and the baseball team was doing the same at the baseball diamond.
5/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Only snow drifts left behind school. We missed the big storm, it went to the south and west of us.
5/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 0.4 M M M Gray morning and 1cm of snow, sleet, ice on the ground. The chickens have asked for a vacation to somewhere a bit more sunny and some green grass to scratch around in
5/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Gray foggy morning. No snow on the campus grounds except for drifts and in the woods by the creek. Lawns and athletic fields are now bare.
5/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Bright and sunny day we are going stream water testing today!
5/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gray windy morning hoping for sunshine!
5/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First sail of the year last night on Lake Superior. Winds out of the NNW around 14 knots with gusts to 22 knots. Beautiful day today!
5/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Strong East Wind
5/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Foggy grey day, good chance of thunderstorms throughout the day.
5/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.75 M M M M Very windy last night 30-35 knots off the lake
5/21/2013 8:00 AM 1.25 M M M M Still raining hard!
5/22/2013 8:00 AM 1.43 M M M M Still raining and a cold NE wind off of Lake Superior
5/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny day in store for Duluth!
5/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Grey day...left the house a bit jealous of the sleeping cat...today would be a great day for sleeping in.
5/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Grey foggy day...had a tough sailboat race last night. Spinnaker halyard would not release, so we carried our spinnaker way past the downwind mark trying to release it. Winds last night on the lake, 15-20 out of the NE
5/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
6/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Heavy rain yesterday afternoon between 4:30 and 5:30. Everything is greening up. Brewery Creek was flowing at 3-4 feet per second when we checked it at 8:30 last night with our new stream velocity instrument.
6/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Beautiful day. Went sailing on Lake Superior. Winds out of the E at 5-10
6/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2013 7:45 AM 0.41 M M M M Foggy and grey morning
6/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Grey foggy morning. Sailboat racing was canceled last nigh due to high winds :-(
6/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cody graduation day. Gray and rainy. Mcdonald's are here
6/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Cloudy morning but a promise of sunshine for later in the day. My son graduated from high school yesterday. Lots of relatives and friends came to the event. Tested Brewery Creek water with Mia.
6/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sailed back from Barker's Island to the Minnesota Slip last night. The Aerial Lift Bridge was shrouded in fog... surreal.... beautiful day today.
6/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful sunny morning. Sailboat race on the lake last night. Big winds shifts and different winds all over the course. Right side was the place to be. We went up the middle and finished third in our class.
6/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First day of summer! A beautiful sunny day wind out of the west at 10-15knots.
6/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
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 Aviation camp and the kids are having fun building all sorts of aircraft
6/21/2013 8:00 AM 2.00 M M M M Last day of aviation camp. We loved checking the weather each day. Today low ceiling, 19.8 degrees C and on the beaufort scale we had a 1
6/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Foggy and grey morning. NE wind off of Lake Superior. Ground is saturated from the 2" of rain yesterday. Everything is bright green and the evergreens have large new shoots of growth.
6/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Duluth has had dense fog and rain for about two days now. It was raining as I emptied the gauge this morning. If you are looking for moisture and cool temperatures, Duluth is the place to be. (51F)
6/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Beautiful sunny day! Ground is saturated and everything is brilliant green.
6/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Fast moving storm yesterday around 4:30pm. Beautiful day today. Lots of mosquitoes from all of the rain we have had so far
6/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Big puffy clouds and a building North East wind, should be great day!
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 NE winds in the bay last night 8-10 knots, beautiful sail down to the Superior Entry and back. This morning not a cloud in the sky.
7/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright sunny morning. Rowed this morning on the bay. Flat water just a hint of wind from the south east.
7/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M What a beautiful morning. Rowed at 6:00am flat water wind just picking up out of the south. Hazy sky, no clouds.
7/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
7/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Dense fog this morning and yesterday morning in Duluth. Rowing was canceled yesterday morning and I bet it was canceled today as well. Good chance of rain and thunderstorms today.
7/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Beautiful sunny morning. Winds from the NNW at 10-15 gusting to 20. Should be a great day to race sailboats on the big lake!
7/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
7/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M NE wind 15-20, big waves on Lake Superior today after a NE wind all day yesterday and last night. The rabbit escaped from it's pen last night...my son recaptured it using a garden hose and a wet towel. Now we have a wet disappointed but safe rabbit.
7/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Foggy and grey morning...after a wonderful day yesterday. Had the opportunity to escort in the Tall Ships to the Duluth harbor. What a beautiful sight!
7/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Cloudy and misty this morning NW winds around 10 knots. We have a sailboat race to Two harbors today, hoping the winds will back to the west a bit more for a chute run instead of what looks like a beam reach.
7/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Windy morning, NW winds at 10-15. Today we race back from Two Harbors to Duluth. Should be a great day for a sailboat race. Chance of showers but good winds.
7/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not a cloud in the sky, chilly morning but looks like it will warm up quickly, WSW wind today around 5 knots.
8/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Installed a fence around the garden in my yard today. I put up a rain gauge and an ETgage as well..I am very interested to see the upside of the water cycle.
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
8/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Excellent rain last night...the grass and gardens sure needed the moisture.
8/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2013 8:00 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 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
8/22/2013 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sure is dry...
8/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Rain!!!
8/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.73 M M M M
8/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
8/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2013 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lake Superior was a steel grey this morning. Low clouds covered half the western end of the lake. Stunning and beautiful.
9/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Raining as I emptied the gauge!
9/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
9/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
9/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
9/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Lake Superior had a thick layer of fog over the top of it today. It looked like a big down comforter. A student from Island Lake reported the same thing happened over Island Lake. Saw a few areas of frost in the low areas near Brewery Creek while walking our dog.
9/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thick low clouds and mist this morning, nothing in the rain gauge.
9/19/2013 11:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
9/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
9/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Gray morning and a bit chilly, trees are just starting to turn.
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
9/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cloudy and windy morning forecast is a 100% chance of heavy rain
9/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Beautiful sunny day in store for Duluth
9/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/9/2012 11/11/2012 8:00 AM 3 0.72 M M Strong NE wind off the lake yesterday. Foggy and misty all day with periods of rain. Installed new nest box in the chicken coop.
11/11/2012 11/13/2012 8:00 AM 3 0.03 T M
12/14/2012 12/16/2012 8:00 AM 3 0.50 M M
1/10/2013 1/13/2013 2:00 PM 4 0.90 M M Big warm up during this period and rain. Big melt down on the ski trail, then it all refroze. Trails are icy!
1/18/2013 1/20/2013 9:30 AM 3 0.13 M M 15 cm of new snow fell during this time period. Very dry snow...made me think of Swedish Pearl Sugar
3/1/2013 3/11/2013 7:00 AM 11 1.00 18.9 3.50
3/19/2013 3/23/2013 8:00 AM 5 0.20 19.0 M
4/30/2013 5/01/2013 8:00 AM 2 0.12 M M
5/10/2013 5/12/2013 8:00 AM 3 0.01 0.0 M
7/15/2013 7/17/2013 1:00 PM 3 0.09 M M
8/31/2013 9/02/2013 8:00 AM 3 0.06 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