Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-BT-6 Latitude 44.709599
Station Name Belle Fourche 5.3 NE Longitude -103.763952
County Butte Elevation (ft) 3099



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 1.80 0.52 31 0.52 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.8 3 3
Nov 12 0.90 0.14 30 0.14 30 0.00 0 0 2 6 0.1 1 1
Dec 12 0.60 0.44 31 0.40 29 0.04 2 1 5 4 9.8 6 22
Jan 13 0.43 0.16 31 0.16 31 0.00 0 0 8 4 3.2 9 21
Feb 13 0.58 0.07 28 0.07 28 0.00 0 0 3 7 1.5 5 5
March 13 1.26 0.25 31 0.25 31 0.00 0 0 6 4 2.2 4 4
April 13 1.83 2.83 30 2.83 30 0.00 0 0 13 7 21.5 7 14
May 13 3.33 5.22 31 5.22 28 0.00 3 1 13 3 0.0 0 0
June 13 2.91 2.97 30 2.97 30 0.00 0 0 7 2 0.0 0 0
July 13 2.13 1.82 30 1.82 30 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 1.43 2.40 31 2.40 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.54 1.54 30 1.54 30 0.00 0 0 10 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.74" 18.36" 364 days 18.32" 359 0.04" 5 days 2 96 days 48 days 39.1" 35 days 70 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 0.06
10/5/2012 0.00
10/6/2012 0.04
10/7/2012 0.00
10/8/2012 0.00
10/9/2012 0.08
10/10/2012 0.01
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 T
10/15/2012 0.00
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.02
10/18/2012 T
10/19/2012 0.00
10/20/2012 0.00
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.15
10/23/2012 0.01
10/24/2012 0.10
10/25/2012 0.05
10/26/2012 0.00
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 0.00
11/2/2012 T
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 T
11/6/2012 0.00
11/7/2012 0.00
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 T
11/10/2012 0.03
11/11/2012 T
11/12/2012 0.00
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012 0.00
11/15/2012 0.00
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 0.00
11/22/2012 0.11
11/23/2012 T
11/24/2012 0.00
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 T
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012 0.00
12/2/2012 0.00
12/3/2012 0.00
12/4/2012 0.00
12/5/2012 0.00
12/6/2012 0.00
12/7/2012 0.21
12/8/2012 0.02
12/9/2012 0.07
12/10/2012 0.00
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.00
12/16/2012 0.00
12/17/2012 T
12/18/2012 T
12/19/2012 0.00
12/20/2012 0.00
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 T
12/25/2012 **
12/26/2012 0.04
12/27/2012 0.09
12/28/2012 0.01
12/29/2012 0.00
12/30/2012 0.00
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 0.01
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 T
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.00
1/12/2013 0.02
1/13/2013 T
1/14/2013 0.00
1/15/2013 0.00
1/16/2013 T
1/17/2013 0.00
1/18/2013 0.00
1/19/2013 0.00
1/20/2013 0.00
1/21/2013 T
1/22/2013 0.04
1/23/2013 0.00
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 0.00
1/28/2013 0.01
1/29/2013 0.01
1/30/2013 0.02
1/31/2013 0.04
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 T
2/3/2013 0.00
2/4/2013 0.00
2/5/2013 0.00
2/6/2013 0.00
2/7/2013 0.00
2/8/2013 0.00
2/9/2013 0.00
2/10/2013 0.04
2/11/2013 T
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 0.01
2/16/2013 0.00
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 T
2/19/2013 T
2/20/2013 T
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 T
2/23/2013 0.00
2/24/2013 0.02
2/25/2013 0.00
2/26/2013 0.00
2/27/2013 T
2/28/2013 0.00
3/1/2013 0.00
3/2/2013 T
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 0.09
3/5/2013 0.02
3/6/2013 0.00
3/7/2013 0.00
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.00
3/10/2013 0.00
3/11/2013 0.00
3/12/2013 0.00
3/13/2013 0.00
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 T
3/18/2013 0.01
3/19/2013 0.00
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.05
3/23/2013 0.02
3/24/2013 T
3/25/2013 T
3/26/2013 0.00
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.00
3/31/2013 0.06
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 0.18
4/7/2013 T
4/8/2013 0.08
4/9/2013 0.91
4/10/2013 0.52
4/11/2013 T
4/12/2013 T
4/13/2013 0.06
4/14/2013 T
4/15/2013 0.03
4/16/2013 T
4/17/2013 0.17
4/18/2013 0.05
4/19/2013 T
4/20/2013 0.06
4/21/2013 0.09
4/22/2013 0.55
4/23/2013 0.00
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 T
4/26/2013 0.00
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.03
4/30/2013 0.10
5/1/2013 0.00
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 **
5/4/2013 **
5/5/2013 0.00
5/6/2013 0.00
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.00
5/9/2013 T
5/10/2013 0.01
5/11/2013 T
5/12/2013 0.00
5/13/2013 0.00
5/14/2013 0.00
5/15/2013 0.00
5/16/2013 0.00
5/17/2013 0.01
5/18/2013 0.98
5/19/2013 0.63
5/20/2013 0.93
5/21/2013 0.63
5/22/2013 0.10
5/23/2013 T
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.00
5/26/2013 0.35
5/27/2013 0.02
5/28/2013 0.02
5/29/2013 0.03
5/30/2013 1.25
5/31/2013 0.26
6/1/2013 1.03
6/2/2013 0.00
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013 0.00
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.02
6/9/2013 0.00
6/10/2013 0.00
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 0.46
6/13/2013 0.02
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.04
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 T
6/22/2013 0.14
6/23/2013 1.26
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 T
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013 0.00
6/28/2013 0.00
6/29/2013 0.00
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 T
7/6/2013 0.04
7/7/2013
7/8/2013 0.29
7/9/2013 0.00
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.15
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 T
7/14/2013 0.03
7/15/2013 0.03
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.54
7/21/2013 0.02
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.04
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.60
7/26/2013 0.01
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.07
8/1/2013 T
8/2/2013 T
8/3/2013 0.00
8/4/2013 0.07
8/5/2013 0.01
8/6/2013 0.01
8/7/2013 0.02
8/8/2013 0.03
8/9/2013 0.03
8/10/2013 0.01
8/11/2013 0.00
8/12/2013 0.00
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 2.21
8/15/2013 0.00
8/16/2013 0.00
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 T
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 0.01
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 0.00
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 T
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.27
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.57
9/9/2013 0.06
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 T
9/15/2013 0.04
9/16/2013 0.00
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.04
9/19/2013 0.07
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013 0.00
9/23/2013 0.21
9/24/2013 0.15
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 T
9/27/2013 0.09
9/28/2013 0.04
9/29/2013 0.00
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 40. Quite smokey Sunday, also some showerey looking clouds. A trace of rain in Belle Fourche but just wind here.
10/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 43.
10/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 43. One last warm day for awhile, a good day to get the last tomatoes picked from the garden.
10/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 31. The high was in the morning, it was closer to 41 most of the day with wind and fine rain/ heavy mist in the afternoon. The first measurable moisture since Aug. 14, which was .04" that time. Puddles on the deck this morning have a thin coat of ice.
10/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 28.
10/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.1 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 22. Light rain Friday evening and a dusting of snow during the night.
10/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 44, low 25. Yesterday morning's skiff of snow melted quickly in the sunshine, but it remained chilly all day.
10/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 34.
10/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 34. Windy with light rain Monday evening and during the night. Still heavy overcast this morning.
10/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 30. Windy with snow flurries and sprinkles on Tuesday.
10/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 69, low 35. Sunny with west winds Wednesday. Cloudy, damp and chilly this morning, looks like some smoke in the air as well.
10/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 24. Cloudy, damp and chilly on Thursday, clear and frosty this morning. There have been some Sandhill Cranes passing through the last few days.
10/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 26. Sunny, perfect fall weather.
10/14/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 44. Saturday was breezey with variable clouds. There was the slightest of a sprinkle in the evening.
10/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 69, low 45. Sunday was sunny with cool winds from the west.
10/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 44. Monday was partly cloudy with a NW breeze, but it still turned out to be shorts weather. :)
10/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 39. Mostly cloudy Tuesday, wind and light showers in the evening and overnight. Very strong westerly winds continue this morning with partly cloudy skies. The funnel blew off my gauge, so 0.02" is the best estimate from what was caught.
10/18/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 37. Very strong WNW winds all day Wednesday, all night, and still going this morning. Gusts well over 60MPH. One squall went thru yesterday with a rain/snow mix.
10/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 22. High winds again on Thursday, semi trucks were laying tipped on their sides along I-90 between Sturgis and Rapid City.
10/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 33. Light breezes and warmer temps Friday were a nice change from the hurricane force winds of the days before.
10/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 43.
10/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 39. Cloudy and calm Sunday. Rain in the evening, the biggest one day total since August 12.
10/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 36. Cloudy with cold, damp east winds Monday. Foggy this morning with winds from the SW.
10/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.10 0.4 M 0.5 M Hi 54, low 31. Rain showers on the 23rd, snow early the morning of the 24th. Report is late because the internet via satellite dish doesn't like cloudy, snowy days.
10/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.3 M 0.5 M Hi 34, low 23. Light snow off and on all day Wednesday. Thick ice in the water tubs this morning, cold NW winds. The internet is finally working again.
10/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.2 M Hi 28, low 24. Thursday was cloudy with cold WNW winds. There are still areas with snow cover, but also a lot of bare ground.
10/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 40, low 22. Friday was cloudy and calm; warmer temps melted all but a T of the remaining snow.
10/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 21. Saturday was sunny and calm.
10/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 24.
10/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 64, low 31.
10/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 37. Another great fall day.
11/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 33. Wednesday was sunny and breezey; its foggy this morning.
11/2/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 41, low 31. Foggy all day and night Thursday, still foggy this morning but trying to lift. There were a few drops of rain about 5:00am.
11/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 60, low 28. Fog finally lifted Friday morning and it warmed up nicely. Frosty this morning with fog hanging over the river at sunrise.
11/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 30.
11/5/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 27. A rain squall went through Sunday afternoon with one bright flash of lightning and clap of thunder on its way by.
11/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 33.
11/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 27.
11/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 29. Lots of sunshine and light winds.
11/9/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 30. Cold NE winds Thursday with dropping temps. NE winds, freezing fog and drizzle this morning.
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M 0.1 M Hi 33, low 26. Fog, freezing drizzle and NE winds Friday. Light snow and calmer winds this morning - for awhile. It looks like the overnight low is also going to be today's high.
11/11/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 26, low 5. Heavy overcast, very light flurries and NW winds Saturday - we missed out on all the forcasted stuff. Still windy this morning, skies were clear earlier but clouds are moving in.
11/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 18, low 13. Partly sunny with cold west winds Sunday. Clear skies this morning, west winds and temps already well into the 20s.
11/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 21. Warmer temps Monday, but still had cold west winds.
11/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 21. Sunny with a much warmer west wind Tuesday.
11/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 22.
11/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 14. Frosty this morning.
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 20.
11/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 25. Sunny, light winds and dry, dry, dry.
11/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 26.
11/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 23. Another day of sunshine and light winds. Beautiful weather, but so dry.
11/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 41.
11/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 36. Another great day for outdoor projects. Wind and RAIN about 2:30am. Happy Thanksgiving!
11/23/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 15. Mostly cloudy and windy Thursday, a squall came thru with sleet about noon. Clear, frosty and cold this morning.
11/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 19. Variable clouds, light frost this morning.
11/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 28.
11/26/2012 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 23. It sounds like we were on the very northern edge of the snow that fell late Sunday evening.
11/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 41, low 19. The bit of snow that was on the ground Monday morning was gone by noon.
11/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 17. Not even any frost this morning like there has been lately.
11/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 21. Another calm weather day.
11/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 19.
12/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 26. Friday was cloudy and in the 40s, the high temp came about 9:30pm when a warm wind blew through.
12/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 34. Partly cloudy, breezes from the SW.
12/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 36. Mostly cloudy with mild temps Sunday. A very strong SW wind hit about 2:00pm and caused much dust to blow at this location. It was still 61 degees at 10:00pm. Winds have switched to the NW this morning and are still going strong.
12/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 28. Sunny with strong NW winds most of Monday.
12/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 27.
12/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 27. Another beautiful but dry day.
12/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 5.0 M 5.0 M Hi 43, low 27. Snow began late Thursday evening, I was surprised to see this much accumulation. This is the biggest single day moisture total we've had since August 12.
12/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 3.5 M Hi 46, low 10. Snow settled during the day and light snow fell about 9:00pm. Patchey fog during the night.
12/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 0.7 M 3.5 M Hi 37, low -2. Wind and snow moved in late Saturday afternoon. Snow depths are estimates since it has all blown around into drifts.
12/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi 22, low -5. Temp on the vehicle thermometer Sunday evening read -13 between here and Belle Fourche. West winds brought in warmer air overnight - already 24 degrees.
12/11/2012 7:00 AM T T M 3.0 M Hi 35, low 21. Received a small snow flurry Monday morning. The wind blew all day and rearranged the snow drifts.
12/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 41, low 24. Lighter winds and some melting of snow.
12/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 48, low 17. The snow was busy settling and melting Wednesday, still more snow cover than bare ground tho. Very frosty this morning.
12/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 33, low 14. Fog rolled in about noon Thursday and is just beginning to burn off. Heavy frost on everything this morning, and temp inversions are giving interesting shapes to the buttes north of here.
12/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 35, low 16.
12/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 38, low 19. The snow cover hasn't changed much.
12/17/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Hi 34, low 17. Light flurries in the afternoon.
12/18/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 37, low 18. Clouds hanging around Monday afternoon looked like rain shower clouds, but all we got was a snow flurry in the evening. The wind blew all night and it was already 30 degrees at obs time.
12/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 36, low 19.
12/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 28, low 14. Cold winds Wed., but at least the overnight low didn't get to the 0 they predicted. Clear skies this morning.
12/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 40, low 17. Thursday was a sunny, mild day. Filtered sunshine and calm winds this morning - and so far we are still here!
12/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 40, low 16.
12/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 29, low 9. Light fog in the air Sat. evening and overnight. The trees and everything are frost-coated this morning and it looks like snow could begin soon.
12/24/2012 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 1.5 M Hi 25, low 5. Had a light snow shower Sunday morning, partial clearing in the afternoon before light fog settled in again.
12/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.09 3.3 M 5.5 M Hi 16, low 6. Snow began Wed. evening and continued this morning to obs time. Very dry, fluffy snow - luckily the winds have been calm.
12/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M 5.0 M Hi 23, low -10. Light snow Thursday that didn't add up to much, but the flakes are pretty. The night was cold, clear and moonlit.
12/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M Hi 32, low 5.
12/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 37, low 4. Sunshine and warmer temps helped the snow begin to settle Saturday.
12/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 31, low 0. There hadn't been much wind for awhile, but Sunday there were cold NW winds that blew the snow around. Clear skies and frosty this morning.
1/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi 25, low 7.
1/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M 4.0 M Hi 34, low 22. Light snow Tuesday evening, strong NW winds all night and continuing this morning. Not possible to come up with an accurate snow amount because of the drifting of new and old snow, but I do think there was a little more than what the gauge caught.
1/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 4.0 M Hi 29, low 7. Wednesday was kinda stormy with strong NW winds causing drifting. Once again, any snow depths are best guesses.
1/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 35, low 7. Sunshine and light westerly winds Thursday.
1/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Hi 37, low 13. Snow is settling, but much of it is very hard packed and icey. Clear skies this morning with strong westerly winds.
1/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 36, low 12. Sunny with west winds most of Saturday. Thin clouds this morning and the winds are calm.
1/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 40, low 17. Sunday was mostly cloudy with a damp chill in the air and temps around 30, the high temp came late in the evening.
1/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 40, low 23. Monday was mostly sunny and calm. The wind picked up noticably about 5:00 this morning, temp is already above 30 at obs time.
1/9/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 44, low 24. There were sprinkles of rain Tuesday morning. It was breezey at times, but the high winds that were forcast didn't show up - darn!
1/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 46, low 27. Wednesday was sunny with mostly calm winds, a great day!
1/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 55, low 16. Strong SW winds came in about 11:00am Thursday and felt noticably warm, the temp rose from 37 to 55 in a short amount of time. But this morning the temp is dropping fast, it's windy, heavy overcast, and snow is on the way.
1/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 1.0 M Hi 17, low 4. Well, they got the wind and the cold right but we sure didn't see the snow we hoped for.
1/13/2013 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 1.0 M Hi 16, low 3. Fine, light snow, winds and cloudy skies Saturday. Snow amount is a guesstimate.
1/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 21, low 9. Variety of clouds and sunshine with some drifting of snow.
1/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 23, low 9. Sunny with a cold wind on Monday. Cloudy this morning and the temp is already 26, still windy.
1/16/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 40, low 26. Snow flurries early afternoon that melted shortly after hitting the ground. Cold winds during the day, very windy all night.
1/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 45, low 24. Sunny and strong westerly winds Wednesday. Melting of remaining snow.
1/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 49, low 34. Sunny skies, more strong westerly winds and more melting.
1/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 55, low 34. There still was a chilly west wind keeping it from feeling as warm as it was. The only snow left is in draws or old snowbanks.
1/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 40, low 12.
1/21/2013 7:00 AM T 0.1 M T M Hi 23, low 12. Cold windchills Sunday and overnight. Received a light dusting of snow during the night.
1/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.7 M 1.0 M Hi 25, low 3. Light snow during the day Monday, winds were calm so it was a pretty nice day.
1/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 33, low 5.
1/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 23, low 7.
1/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 41, low 9.
1/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 46, low 18. Frosty this morning.
1/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 50, low 23. Still some snow in shaded areas, draws and banks, but it was melting. The collection of ice disks that have been dumped out of the dog's water dish all melted Saturday.
1/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 0.2 M Hi 43, low 29. Windy Sunday afternoon with the passage of a front, light snow overnight. Heavy overcast, calm and mild this morning.
1/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 T M T M Hi 38, low 17. Snow Monday morning that melted by mid-afternoon. There appeared to be more in Belle Fourche than here.
1/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 0.5 M Hi 35, low -1. The high temp was early Tuesday, cold NW winds and snow in the afternoon and evening.
1/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 M 1.0 M Hi 32, low 0. Light snow during the day Wed., windy during the night with cold windchills.
2/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 19, low 12. Cloudy and cold Thursday, but the wind wasn't too strong. It is windy now, but the temp also rose overnight and it's 36 right now.
2/2/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 42, low 31. I saw a flock of robins yesterday, not a normal site for SD in February. Had a few sprinkles Friday afternoon. Sunny and windy this morning, the Groundhog would definitely see his shadow here today.
2/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 27. Sunny and very windy Saturday.
2/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 56, low 26. Fairly windy Sunday so it didn't feel as warm as the thermometer said it was.
2/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 29.
2/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 27. Another mild day.
2/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 26. Love this weather, but we need snow!
2/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 19. Mostly sunny and calm Thursday, very frosty this morning.
2/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 20. Frosty and calm this morning, the calm before the storm.
2/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 0.6 M 0.5 M Hi 44, low 28. The snow came during the night and early morning. It is fairly windy but the temp is decent, so it isn't much of a storm here.
2/11/2013 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 0.5 M Hi 34, low 18.
2/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 34, low 21. Monday was mostly sunny with a chilly west wind. Still windy this morning.
2/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 30.
2/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 25. Cloudy and very windy.
2/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.5 M 0.5 M Hi 33, low 13. Thursday was very windy with heavy snow squalls. I'm certain the gauge didn't catch everything because of the wind.
2/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 36, low 28. Winds from the SW overnight warmed things up, already 42 this morning.
2/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 30. Saturday was sunny, but strong westerly winds were chilly so it didn't feel like 54. Cloudy and mild this morning.
2/18/2013 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 25. Sunday's high temp was in the morning before the wind and clouds arrived. It looks like it snowed a touch overnight, the only sign is a little on the deck.
2/19/2013 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 32, low 8. Monday was windy and cloudy with scattered flurries. More of the same this morning along with much colder temps.
2/20/2013 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 27, low 9. Flurries Tuesday morning; strong, cold winds from the east all day and into the night.
2/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 37, low 18. Lighter winds most of Wednesday.
2/22/2013 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.0 M Hi 32, low 18. Snow Thursday morning looked like it should have amounted to more than it did. It is all gone except in shaded areas.
2/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 16. Friday was partly cloudy with light breezes. Becoming cloudy this morning, they say it may rain today.
2/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 27. Saturday was mostly cloudy and mild. Rain mixed with and turning to snow late in the evening and over night.
2/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 38, low 16.
2/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 17. Mostly clear skies Monday, also overnight so we could view that full moon.
2/27/2013 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 21. Tuesday started sunny but turned out to be a cloudy day with cold WNW winds and a few flakes in the air.
2/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 15.
3/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 18.
3/2/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 34. Some rain sprinkles Friday evening.
3/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 35. WNW winds made it feel cooler than 63, but it still was darn nice Saturday.
3/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 0.7 0.08 1.0 0.08 Hi 65, low 22. It was beautiful during the day Sunday. A strong cold front came thru in the evening with very gusty winds and rain that soon turned to horizontal snow. The west sides of everything are plastered with packed snow this morning. Continued strong wind and squalls this morning.
3/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 1.0 M Hi 27, low 5. Snow accumulation is an estimate since we had gusts to 60mph and blizzard conditions most of the day on the 4th. Clear and mostly calm this morning.
3/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 31, low 12. Sunny with light winds Tuesday, quite abit of Monday's snow disappeared. Frosty this morning.
3/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 45, low 19. Wednesday was sunny with ESE winds.
3/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 24.
3/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 26. Cold NW winds began Friday afternoon and are still going this morning.
3/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 15. Saturday was sunny with very strong NW winds. Frosty this morning.
3/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 46, low 26. SWE reports have been easy to gather this winter with all zeros to report most weeks; it is desparately dry here.
3/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 18. Partial sun and windy conditions Monday.
3/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 42, low 24. Windy most of the day Tuesday.
3/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 30. Strong westerly winds part of the day Wednesday and during the night. Breezey with high clouds this morning - happy "pi" day!
3/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 36. It really felt like spring Thursday!
3/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 30. Another nice day for calving on Friday.
3/17/2013 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 37, low 23. Light flurries Saturday afternoon - the main snow missed us again.
3/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 53, low 10. Strong NW winds hit Sunday afternoon along with some rain that changed to snow. The ground was warm enough that there was no snow accumulation.
3/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 14.
3/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 38, low 9. A sunny, but chilly day for the first day of Spring.
3/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 16. Mostly sunny with very strong east winds Wednesday. No snow here, so the dust blows instead.
3/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.9 M 1.0 M Hi 47, low 17. Winds out of the east Thursday, snow began late in the afternoon. Clear and calm this morning.
3/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M Hi 39, low 16.
3/24/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M Hi 29, low 12. A skiff of new snow over night; the snow that we did get the last couple of days has disappeared except in the shaded areas. Cold NW winds haven't disappeared though, Brrrr!
3/25/2013 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 28, low 5 (it's supposed to be spring!). Cold NW winds Sunday and during the night. Light snow Sunday evening - big, flat super shiney flakes that look like huge diamonds laying there. Beautiful!
3/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 39, low 10. Sun and light winds made for a nice day Monday. Frosty this morning.
3/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 13. Sunny day, moonlit night, and light winds.
3/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 24.
3/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 30. Another nice day. Good to see the new calves running around in the pasture.
3/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 37. It smelled like rain this morning and I heard that it sprinkled in Belle overnight, but nothing here. The grass is so brown and beaten down it's hard to imagine anything green starting out there.
3/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 29. Several brief rain showers Saturday afternoon sure freshened things up, even heard the first clap of thunder for the season.
4/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 53, low 19. Partly cloudy and very frosty this morning.
4/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 19.
4/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 27. FYI: From 10/1/2012 thru 3/31/13 this station recorded 1.58" of moisture, 17.6" snow. I would call that a dry 6 months.
4/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 31. Sunny and breezey Wednesday.
4/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 31.
4/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 38. Rain showers in the evening and during the night, the air smelled wonderful! Clear skies this morning - the grass already has a green tinge, I saw a robin and heard a meadowlark - its a good start to the day!
4/7/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 37. A few sprinkles about 6:00am.
4/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 69, low 39. Several rain showers and a T-shower Sunday afternoon and evening. Calm this morning with rain beginning again at obs time - waiting for the snow to begin.
4/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.91 8.0 M 8.0 M Hi 41, low 12. Precip began as rain Monday morning then changed to snow. It piddled around most of the day and then set in during the late afternoon and has been snowing since. Periods of strong wind so as usual, the snow depth is an estimate because of drifting.
4/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.52 5.0 0.52 13.0 1.33 Hi 37, low 17. The snow stopped mid-morning Tuesday and didn't resume until late evening. Still snowing at obs time with calm winds. This is the first meaningful moisture we have received in many months, so it was fun to take the core samples and see that we've gotten 1.33" of moisture from 13" of snow so far! This seems pretty accurate while the gauge seems misleading in this case.
4/11/2013 7:00 AM T T M 8.5 M Hi 52, low 7. Snow ended mid-morning Wednesday and the afternoon was sunny with much settling of the snow. We received a total of 1.51" of moisture (rain and snow) from that event. Cloudy, cold and damp this morning.
4/12/2013 7:00 AM T T M 6.5 M Hi 61, low 27. Snow Thursday afternoon melted as it hit the ground. I'm not sure when the temp hit 61, but it couldn't have stayed there long!
4/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 4.5 M Hi 49, low 19. Snow/rain mix Friday afternoon, no accumulation.
4/14/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M Hi 51, low 29. Fog and strong winds Saturday evening. Snow just beginning at obs time this morning.
4/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.7 M 3.5 M Hi 44, low 20. Snow showers Sunday morning and again later in the day with strong winds all day long. Quite abit of old snow melted. Light snow this morning and cold winds from the west.
4/16/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 39, low 20. Cloudy and cold, scattered light flurries. There's getting to be quite abit of bare ground.
4/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 1.3 M 2.5 M Hi 44, low 25. Snow all afternoon Tuesday that melted on contact. The 1.3" of accumulation noted fell during the night. NE wind this morning, not real strong but has a bite to it.
4/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 M 2.0 M Hi 50, low 19. Snow Wednesday afternoon and evening, most of it melted on contact. Still some flurries this morning and the NW wind is picking up.
4/19/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 40, low 28. Mostly sunny with a cold NW wind Thursday. A few drops of rain on the window this morning.
4/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 M 1.5 M Hi 59, low 29. Snow was heavy at times Friday afternoon but all melted on contact. Snow overnight had the ground white this morning.
4/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M T M Hi 58, low 35. A lot of snow disappeared Saturday, the draws are the main place to find any now. Rain showers in the afternoon and during the night.
4/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.55 5.2 M 5.0 M Hi 47, low 26. A few light sprinkles Sunday with the snow starting in the evening. NNE winds this morning causing some drifting.
4/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 45, low 13. Snow settled alot yesterday and clearing skies last night allowed it to get really cold! Sunny and calm this morning.
4/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 47, low 30. Chilly on Tuesday with alot of snowmelt. Mostly cloudy wilth gusty westerly winds this morning.
4/25/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 49, low 30. Very windy with snow squalls Wednesday. Sunny, mostly calm and warming up quickly this morning.
4/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 37. Sunny with light breezes Thursday. The calves were enjoying some sunbathing in the pasture, all stretched out soaking in the warm rays!
4/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 42. You can really notice the grass greening up now.
4/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 50. Winds from the west, variable clouds and warm temps Saturday.
4/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 37. Breezey west winds again Sunday, the dust is already blowing in some spots. Light showers in the evening.
4/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 37. Warm temps even though it was cloudy most of the day Monday. Cold front came through in the evening with strong NW winds and rain showers.
5/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 26. Cloudy with a strong, chilly wind on Tuesday.
5/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 26.
5/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 34.
5/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 37. Sunshine and light winds Monday, a great day for branding calves.
5/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 40.
5/9/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 40. A few sprinkles this morning, mostly cloudy with a chilly NE wind.
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 39. Light showers Thursday morning, but we sure need more.
5/11/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 34. A cold front came thru mid-afternoon Friday with very strong NW winds that had the dust flying, just a sprinkle of rain came with it.
5/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 59. High, thin clouds, but warming up in a hurry this morning.
5/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 63. Wow, it turned summer in a hurry! A cold front came thru during the night bringing winds and much more comfortable temperatures this morning.
5/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 48.
5/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 53. It smells a little damp outside this morning, but as far as I can tell the showers we hoped for overnight didn't happen.
5/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 50. A couple of little showers Thursday evening totaled .01" in the gauge. Foggy this morning.
5/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.98 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 53. It piddled around all of Friday afternoon with thunder and a few raindrops. About 8:30pm it finally set in and we got alot of lightning with a WONDERFUL RAIN! No hail here like some in the area received.
5/19/2013 7:30 AM 0.63 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 53. Received .09" in a shower Saturday afternoon. A night time T-storm and just plain rain continuing at obs time combined for another .54". No hail here, but I heard there was some in Belle Fourche.
5/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.93 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 46. It rained all Sunday morning, took a break and resumed during the night. Still raining at obs time with strong winds also continuing.
5/21/2013 7:30 AM 0.63 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 41. Waves of rain throughout the day and night with strong winds. We are getting some fair sized puddles, but the steady way this rain is coming down is allowing most of it time to soak in.
5/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 42. Rain showers pretty much ended on Tuesday morning. Some drizzle this morning, skies are still cloudy and winds are much lighter. Moisture total for the whole rain event was 3.28", and it all got a chance to soak in -- wonderful!
5/23/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 45. A little bit of drizzle Wednesday with clearing skies in the evening. Sunny with very strong SE winds this morning.
5/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 53. Mostly sunny with very strong SE winds Thursday.
5/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 75, low 50. Variable clouds and breezes Friday.
5/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 53. Saturday morning was cool and cloudy with patchey fog. The rest of the day had strong east winds and 2 T-showers, one with .11" rain and pea sized hail, the other dropped .22" in less than 10 minutes and had pea to marble sized hail (no damage). Remainder of the rain fell over night; cloudy and cool this morning.
5/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 69, low 56. Low clouds and cool east winds Sunday. Bright lightning, wind and a little rain about 1:00am.
5/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 66, low 43. Fog Monday morning; then thunder, lightning, sprinkles and cool cloud formations the rest of the day. All of the storms were north or east of here.
5/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 53. Rain shower during the night, cloudy this morning with rain in the forcast.
5/30/2013 7:00 AM 1.25 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 53. Had trouble getting onto the CoCoRaHS site until this evening. Wednesday's rain came in 2 parts, .35" in the afternoon and .90" during the night.
5/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 49. Rain started later in the day Thursday, along with very strong westerly winds. Cloudy this morning and the wind is still howling.
6/1/2013 7:00 AM 1.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 43. Wind and rain all day Friday. The rain total for May (including today's report, since the rain fell in May) came to 6.25".
6/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 64, low 41. Partly sunny Saturday. Creeks and rivers in the area are bank full or out of their banks in some locations.
6/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 47. Sunday was sunny with strong easterly winds.
6/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 45. Variable clouds, strong NW winds started Monday evening and are still blowing this morning.
6/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 42. Tuesday was cloudy with a strong, cold NW wind. Still cloudy and cool this morning with lighter winds.
6/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 40. Cloudy most of the day Wednesday with light winds, skies cleared in the evening.
6/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 48. Sunny, light winds.
6/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 56. Sprinkles Friday evening and an early morning rain shower added up to 0.02".
6/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very windy Saturday.
6/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 52. Sun and cool breezes Sunday, it was a "just right" day.
6/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 59.
6/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 51. Strong east winds and cloudy skies most of Tuesday. T-storm in the evening gave a welcome shot of rain.
6/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 54. Wednesday was cloudy with cool east winds. A T-shower about 10:30pm rummbled alot and dropped .02" rain. Sunny and strong east winds again this morning.
6/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 76, low 57. Strong east winds again Thursday, but this morning for variety they have switched and are out of the NW. It was heavy overcast early this morning, but skies are nearly clear at obs time.
6/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 53. Sunny with much lighter winds from the west on Friday.
6/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 51. Thunderheads to the SE this morning, sunny skies here.
6/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 54. Lightning during the night over the Black Hills to our south.
6/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 51. Heavy dew this morning, clear here but there's a fog bank to the north.
6/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 57. East winds Tuesday, T-storms to the south and west in the evening but just a shower here.
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 60. Strong, humid east winds Wednesday. In the evening a little cloud came right over us with nothing but sharp lightning, hmmm... wonder if it was trying to tell us something!
6/21/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 61. Heavy overcast with some light fog and a sprinkle of rain this morning. Heavy T-storms to the west and NW already this morning.
6/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 56. Cloudy and chilly Friday, spent most of the day in the 50's. Drizzle and a few little showers, not much rain but at least no hail like other spots.
6/23/2013 7:00 AM 1.26 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 45. Cloudy, east winds and very humid Saturday. Then at 4:30pm very strong winds and torrential rains hit, it looked like a blizzard for about 15 minutes and then rained for another hour after the storm front moved thru. Spotted a few pea-sized hail stones, but nothing to speak of. There is no way we got an accurate reading on the rain as it came sideways with such force. The garden doesn't look so good this morning, but no other damage here.
6/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 56. Sunday was sunny, currently this morning low clouds are moving in.
6/25/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 58. Evening T-storms to the south and west, just a sprinkle here.
6/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 57.
6/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 57. Another good haying day. How cool, there's hay to cut this year!
6/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 55.
6/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 58.
6/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 55.
7/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 56.
7/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 55. Our hay is all up for now, could use some rain.
7/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 55. Another sunny day with light winds.
7/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 59. Some showery-looking clouds in the west this morning.
7/5/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 64. There was a T-shower the morning of the 4th with some sharp lightning and little rain. Humid, calm and cloudy this morning.
7/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 59. Cloudy a lot of Friday, but it still managed to warm up. Showers in the morning and early evening. Low lying fog early this morning, sunny now but still humid.
7/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 62. Several little T-showers during the night, but most of the precip came in one about 6:00 this morning.
7/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 55. We had a lot of wind about 9:30 last night, but to my knowledge not a drop of rain. Everything went around us.
7/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 54. Sunny with light winds from the west.
7/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 62. An early evening T-shower popped up. A few little hail stones, but mostly just strong rain for about 20 minutes. Very hot and humid the rest of the evening.
7/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 102, low 70. Breezes and lower humidity Thursday helped keep the hottest day of the year to date bearable. Mostly cloudy with west winds this morning.
7/13/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 64. There was a little shower in the evening, but not enough to measure.
7/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 60. We had a little shower in the evening from a T-storm that was mostly to the south. Cloudy with cool winds this morning.
7/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 73, low 57. Cloudy and cool all day Sunday with a couple of light showers. None of substantial rain that we were hoping for.
7/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 68. Low clouds early Monday morning lifted and it turned out to be a hot, humid sunny day.
7/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 61. Another sunny, hot July day. Heavy dew this morning.
7/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 64.
7/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 99, low 59. A lot of lightning over the Black Hills overnight, nothing going on here.
7/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.54 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 60. A T-storm about 10:15pm Friday dumped most of its rain in 10-15 minutes. There was also enough pea-sized hail to accumulate along the south side of the house. No noticable damage except to the garden where leaves are shredded or flattened, some things will bounce back but others are questionable.
7/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 60. T-showers around in the late afternoon Saturday but they pretty much missed us. Foggy this morning.
7/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 98, low 58. Some T-showers in the area Sunday afternoon, but they kept their distance from this location.
7/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 57. Winds from the east and evening T-showers Monday.
7/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 57.
7/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.60 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 57. The T-storm brewed for a long time to the NW, but finally about 2:00am it hit here with strong winds and rain. It was heavier 15-20 miles to the north where they had small stream flood advisories issued.
7/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 53. T-storms in the area around 4:00 this morning. A lot of lightning but not much rain here. Sunny with almost chilly winds from the east this morning.
7/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 52. Sunny with an east wind blowing, this morning feels like September!
7/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 52.
7/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 56. It looked like rain was on the way Sunday but the clouds just fizzled out.
7/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 57. Light cloud cover and filtered sunshine much of the day Monday.
7/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 87, low 53. East winds Tuesday. T-storm clouds every direction from us in the afternoon but the rain we got came in a gentle shower in the evening. Thankful that we missed out on the hail.
8/1/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 56. A few sprinkles at obs time this morning.
8/2/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 58. Rain during the night, but not enough to register in the gauge. Dark clouds and windy this morning, hoping for rain today.
8/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 55. Cool and cloudy Friday morning and again today, strong east winds. A lot of lightning to the south during the night but the storms stayed to the SW in Wyoming.
8/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 63. There was a T-storm about 10:30pm with a little bit of rain. Glad we got it but need more.
8/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 62. Rain shower sometime during the night. Foggy this morning, warm and very humid - down right oppressive.
8/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 56. T-storms in the area again last night but everything keeps going around us.
8/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 53. Rain shower mid-morning Tuesday.
8/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 53. Caught the edge of an evening T-storm.
8/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 58. Lightning for several hours during the night. There was a short rain here but as with all of the other rains lately, the main stuff went around us.
8/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 61. Must have gotten a sprinkle sometime during the night. We have gotten moisture every day so far in August and still are less than 0.20" for a total. Low lying clouds this morning.
8/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 57. T-storms to the north last night. Heavy fog this morning.
8/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 55. Cool, humid east winds Sunday. T-storms to the south in the afternoon. Foggy again this morning.
8/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 56. Haze most of Monday due to smoke from fires in the west. Heavy overcast with chilly winds this morning.
8/14/2013 7:00 AM 2.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 54. An afternoon T-storm dropped more rain than we've had in a single event in a very long time - and we weren't home to witness it! Hail was still visible on the hillsides to the north and south during early evening, but no evidence of any here. The normally dry creek just north of our property was flooding, radar indicated up to 4" of rain there. Fog again this morning.
8/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 59. Fog and low-lying clouds in the area again this morning, heavy dew.
8/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 54. Fog again this morning.
8/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 55. Friday's fog didn't burn off until late morning, then it was hazy from smoke. The fog lifted much earlier today. This daily fog and humidity is sure out of character for August in SD!
8/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 55. There's a blue cloud in the west this morning, we'll see if amounts to anything.
8/19/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 59. A T-shower Sunday morning, then it cleared off and got warm. Still hazey with smoke from the fires to the west.
8/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 94, low 60. Now it feels like August, but heavy smoke this morning is keeping it cooler for right now.
8/21/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 60. Received a few big raindrops Tuesday afternoon.
8/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 84, low 59. Strong east winds Wednesday and again this morning.
8/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 60. More strong east winds Thursday, along with smokey haze and some cloud cover it was kind of a strange looking weather day.
8/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 97, low 66. Almost no smokey haze this morning, the clearest it's been in a long time. It's getting hot already at obs time.
8/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 59.
8/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 69. I guess it rained during the night. Clouds this morning are keeping the temps down for now, still humid.
8/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 96, low 64.
8/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 96, low 62. Low-lying clouds and cool east winds this morning, don't imagine it will stay that way tho.
8/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 90, low 71. Strong, humid east winds Wednesday.
8/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 61.
8/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 95, low 63.
9/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 47. Just that quick it felt like a fall morning with the cooler overnight temp.
9/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 51. Sunny with breezes from the west.
9/3/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 64. Early morning sprinkles.
9/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 89, low 59.
9/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 88, low 64. T-storm during the night with some wind, rain and lots of lightning.
9/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 91, low 62. Light fog early this morning and heavy dew.
9/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 93, low 66. Storms to the north and west last night - we got the lightning show.
9/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.57 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 97, low 63. Several T-storms late in the evening with sprinkles, finally about 12:30am we got some much needed rain. Cloudy with cool winds and sprinkles this morning.
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 59. Sunday was mostly cloudy - low lying clouds and very humid. A T-storm in the evening had some close lightning and a shower of rain. Cool NW winds this morning and much lower humidity.
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 53.
9/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 82, low 51. A perfect day, weatherwise.
9/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 83, low 52.
9/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 81, low 51.
9/14/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 80, low 61. Strong east winds Friday, sprinkles in the evening.
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 74, low 55. Cloudy most of Saturday with evening showers.
9/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 70, low 45. Mostly sunny.
9/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 49. Clear this morning with a little light fog in the valleys, heavy dew elsewhere.
9/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 86, low 56. Tuesday evening T-storm, not much rain but what a lightning show!
9/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 47. Afternoon T-storms as a cold front came through. Cold NW winds this morning.
9/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 36. Thursday was a chilly, blustery day. That temp this morning is a wake up call, better get those outdoor projects finished up!
9/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 71, low 39. Clear skies, light winds.
9/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 79, low 51. Clear skies, breeze from the east.
9/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 92, low 53. T-storm early Sunday evening, then light rain began early this morning. Raining at obs time.
9/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 39. Rain Monday morning. Clear and calm this morning.
9/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 77, low 40. Lots of sun, light winds.
9/26/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 72, low 48. Evening T- storms stayed mostly to the south and east of here.
9/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 64, low 41. Variable clouds Thursday, rain overnight. Heavy overcast and chilly this morning.
9/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 44, low 37. Friday was a chilly, damp day - I expected to see more rain in the gauge than 0.04". Sunny with west winds this morning.
9/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 43. Sunny and windy.
9/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 78, low 44. Sunny and windy Sunday.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/25/2012 12/26/2012 7:00 AM 2 0.04 0.8 M It was -7 degrees this morning with fog early, currently very frosty with calm winds.
5/3/2013 5/05/2013 12:00 AM 3 0.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
7/10/2013 6:20 PM 1/2" Grape NA 1/4" Pea Size Soft|White Ice 3 1min no damage Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20
7/19/2013 10:20 PM The hail came along with .54" of rain that fell mostly during that 10-12 minute time frame that it hailed - it was POURING. Damage to the garden as well as nearby corn fields (shredded leaves) and alfalfa fields (some leaves stripped and minor plant breakage). Hail did pile against the south side of the house several inches deep. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Mixed|White Ice 12 2min minor leaf damage.shredded leaves Continuous True Same time as rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20