Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-MH-8 Latitude 43.531275
Station Name Hartford 6.4 S Longitude -96.950224
County Minnehaha Elevation (ft) 1565



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 2.19 1.18 31 1.18 31 0.00 0 0 4 5 1.4 1 1
Nov 12 1.30 0.28 30 0.28 30 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 12 0.66 1.06 31 1.06 31 0.00 0 0 9 6 11.4 8 22
Jan 13 0.55 0.54 31 0.54 31 0.00 0 0 6 9 2.3 3 25
Feb 13 0.54 0.84 28 0.84 28 0.00 0 0 6 2 10.2 6 16
March 13 1.56 0.94 30 0.94 30 0.00 0 0 6 10 1.7 4 6
April 13 2.99 3.09 29 3.09 29 0.00 0 0 12 3 17.3 8 12
May 13 3.34 6.88 31 6.88 31 0.00 0 0 19 1 1.5 1 1
June 13 4.02 5.91 30 5.91 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
July 13 3.13 0.87 31 0.87 31 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 3.04 2.26 30 1.74 27 0.52 3 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 2.94 1.24 30 1.24 30 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 26.26" 25.09" 362 days 24.57" 359 0.52" 3 days 1 102 days 42 days 45.8" 31 days 83 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 T
10/10/2012 0.00
10/11/2012 0.00
10/12/2012 0.00
10/13/2012 0.00
10/14/2012 0.00
10/15/2012 0.00
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.00
10/18/2012 0.16
10/19/2012 0.73
10/20/2012 T
10/21/2012 0.00
10/22/2012 0.00
10/23/2012 0.01
10/24/2012 0.00
10/25/2012 0.28
10/26/2012 T
10/27/2012 0.00
10/28/2012 T
10/29/2012 0.00
10/30/2012 T
10/31/2012 0.00
11/1/2012 0.00
11/2/2012 0.00
11/3/2012 0.00
11/4/2012 0.00
11/5/2012 0.16
11/6/2012 0.01
11/7/2012 0.00
11/8/2012 0.00
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012 0.00
11/11/2012 0.11
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 0.00
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012 T
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.00
11/27/2012 T
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 T
12/7/2012 0.00
12/8/2012 0.08
12/9/2012 0.10
12/10/2012 0.10
12/11/2012 T
12/12/2012 0.00
12/13/2012 0.00
12/14/2012 0.00
12/15/2012 0.41
12/16/2012 0.07
12/17/2012 0.02
12/18/2012 0.13
12/19/2012 T
12/20/2012 T
12/21/2012 0.00
12/22/2012 0.00
12/23/2012 0.00
12/24/2012 T
12/25/2012 0.00
12/26/2012 0.00
12/27/2012 0.02
12/28/2012 0.13
12/29/2012 0.00
12/30/2012 T
12/31/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013 0.00
1/2/2013 0.00
1/3/2013 0.00
1/4/2013 T
1/5/2013 0.00
1/6/2013 T
1/7/2013 0.00
1/8/2013 0.00
1/9/2013 0.00
1/10/2013 0.00
1/11/2013 0.11
1/12/2013 0.03
1/13/2013 T
1/14/2013 T
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 0.08
1/21/2013 0.07
1/22/2013 0.00
1/23/2013 T
1/24/2013 0.00
1/25/2013 0.00
1/26/2013 0.00
1/27/2013 T
1/28/2013 0.23
1/29/2013 0.02
1/30/2013 T
1/31/2013 T
2/1/2013 0.00
2/2/2013 0.00
2/3/2013 0.06
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 0.24
2/11/2013 0.14
2/12/2013 0.00
2/13/2013 0.00
2/14/2013 0.00
2/15/2013 T
2/16/2013 0.01
2/17/2013 0.00
2/18/2013 0.00
2/19/2013 T
2/20/2013 0.00
2/21/2013 0.00
2/22/2013 0.38
2/23/2013 0.01
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 T
3/2/2013 0.00
3/3/2013 0.00
3/4/2013 T
3/5/2013 T
3/6/2013 0.01
3/7/2013 T
3/8/2013 0.00
3/9/2013 0.30
3/10/2013 0.50
3/11/2013 T
3/12/2013
3/13/2013 T
3/14/2013 0.00
3/15/2013 0.00
3/16/2013 0.00
3/17/2013 0.00
3/18/2013 0.06
3/19/2013 T
3/20/2013 0.00
3/21/2013 0.00
3/22/2013 0.00
3/23/2013 T
3/24/2013 T
3/25/2013 0.05
3/26/2013 T
3/27/2013 0.00
3/28/2013 0.00
3/29/2013 0.00
3/30/2013 0.02
3/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013 T
4/2/2013 0.00
4/3/2013 0.00
4/4/2013 0.00
4/5/2013 0.00
4/6/2013 0.00
4/7/2013 0.00
4/8/2013 0.16
4/9/2013 0.72
4/10/2013 0.68
4/11/2013 0.77
4/12/2013 0.10
4/13/2013 0.00
4/14/2013 0.01
4/15/2013 T
4/16/2013 0.00
4/17/2013 0.00
4/18/2013 0.06
4/19/2013 0.13
4/20/2013 0.00
4/21/2013 0.02
4/22/2013 0.07
4/23/2013 0.35
4/24/2013 0.00
4/25/2013 0.02
4/26/2013 T
4/27/2013 0.00
4/28/2013 0.00
4/29/2013 0.00
4/30/2013
5/1/2013 0.64
5/2/2013 0.00
5/3/2013 0.00
5/4/2013 T
5/5/2013 0.07
5/6/2013 0.03
5/7/2013 0.00
5/8/2013 0.30
5/9/2013 0.31
5/10/2013 0.02
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 0.00
5/17/2013 0.44
5/18/2013 0.00
5/19/2013 0.36
5/20/2013 0.07
5/21/2013 0.03
5/22/2013 0.21
5/23/2013 0.07
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.09
5/26/2013 2.63
5/27/2013 1.29
5/28/2013 0.07
5/29/2013 0.02
5/30/2013 0.20
5/31/2013 0.03
6/1/2013 0.03
6/2/2013 0.07
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.47
6/5/2013 0.03
6/6/2013 0.02
6/7/2013 0.00
6/8/2013 0.56
6/9/2013 1.39
6/10/2013 0.04
6/11/2013 0.00
6/12/2013 T
6/13/2013 T
6/14/2013 0.00
6/15/2013 0.00
6/16/2013 0.92
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.00
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.00
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 1.65
6/23/2013 0.25
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 0.47
6/26/2013 0.00
6/27/2013 T
6/28/2013 0.01
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 0.00
7/6/2013 0.00
7/7/2013 0.00
7/8/2013 0.25
7/9/2013 0.23
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.00
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 0.00
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.07
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.00
7/20/2013 0.25
7/21/2013 0.07
7/22/2013 0.00
7/23/2013 0.00
7/24/2013 0.00
7/25/2013 0.00
7/26/2013 0.00
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 0.00
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.00
8/1/2013 **
8/2/2013 **
8/3/2013 0.52
8/4/2013 0.00
8/5/2013
8/6/2013 0.09
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.13
8/9/2013 0.03
8/10/2013 0.00
8/11/2013 1.28
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 0.02
8/18/2013 0.00
8/19/2013 0.00
8/20/2013 0.00
8/21/2013 0.00
8/22/2013 0.06
8/23/2013 0.00
8/24/2013 0.07
8/25/2013 0.06
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 0.02
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013 0.00
9/5/2013 0.00
9/6/2013 0.05
9/7/2013 T
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.54
9/10/2013 0.00
9/11/2013 0.01
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 0.00
9/15/2013 0.01
9/16/2013 0.00
9/17/2013 0.00
9/18/2013 0.02
9/19/2013 0.10
9/20/2013 0.04
9/21/2013 0.00
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 0.07
9/28/2013 0.37
9/29/2013 0.01
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M
10/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
10/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M
10/20/2012 8:00 AM T M M M M Light fog this morning.
10/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
10/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 1.4 0.00 1.0 M Light snow was continuing to fall at observation time of 7:00 a.m. First snow of the season! Fell as mixed rain and snow and then turned to all snow. Temperature of 32 deg F at ob time. Estimated core snow value.
10/26/2012 9:00 AM T T M T M
10/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/28/2012 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/30/2012 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
10/31/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/3/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/5/2012 9:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/6/2012 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/7/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Cloudy with light fog.
11/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M Thunderstorms Saturday evening. Winter storm stayed north and west of this location. Cold and windy this morning with a temperature of 19 deg F.
11/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/13/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/14/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/15/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/16/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/18/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/19/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/20/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/21/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/22/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/23/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/24/2012 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M This was one of those precipitation events you would never know about unless you were outdoors or looking out the window around 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Friday morning.
11/25/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/26/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/27/2012 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M A few flurries from the previous morning.
11/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/30/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Interesting call this morning, was there any precipitation? Appears to have been frost and temperature warmed above freezing. Nothing at all inside the rain gauge. Light fog as well. Gravel drive is white, but grass is not.
12/2/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/3/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Ground is damp this morning and fog is present with visibility less then 1/2 mile.
12/4/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/5/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/6/2012 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/7/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/8/2012 8:00 AM 0.08 1.2 M 1.0 M
12/9/2012 8:00 AM 0.10 1.3 M 2.0 M
12/10/2012 8:00 AM 0.10 1.2 M 3.0 M A strong north wind with gusts over 40 mph Sunday afternoon helped compact the snow on the ground. First sub-zero temperatures this winter.
12/11/2012 8:00 AM T T M 3.0 M
12/12/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
12/13/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/14/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/15/2012 8:00 AM 0.41 0.0 T M M light rain falling at observation time 8:00 am
12/16/2012 9:00 AM 0.07 T M T M Mixed precipitation, mostly light rain that changed to snow Saturday evening, and possibly a bit of freezing rain mixed in.
12/17/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 0.5 M
12/18/2012 8:00 AM 0.13 2.5 M 3.0 M very light and fluffy snowfall.
12/19/2012 8:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
12/20/2012 8:00 AM T T M 1.5 M
12/21/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
12/22/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/23/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/24/2012 8:00 AM T T M 1.0 M
12/25/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/26/2012 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/27/2012 9:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 1.5 M
12/28/2012 9:00 AM 0.13 4.0 M 5.0 M Fluffy light snow
12/29/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M
12/30/2012 9:00 AM T 0.2 M 3.9 M Very light fluffy snow Saturday afternoon covered the sidewalk, but did not generate any measurable water equivalent.
12/31/2012 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
1/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/4/2013 8:00 AM T T M 3.0 M
1/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/6/2013 9:00 AM T T M 3.0 M
1/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
1/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
1/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 1.5 M light rain fell on Thursday. Visibility less then a mile in fog this morning.Temperature holding steady at 35 degrees.
1/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M 1.0 M Fog much of Friday with some drizzle. Early afternoon brought a shower with measurable rain, then a cold front moved through early evening with a bit of light snow.
1/13/2013 9:00 AM T T M 1.5 M
1/14/2013 9:00 AM T T M 1.5 M
1/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/16/2013 9:00 AM T T M 1.0 M Flurries fell around 2-5 a.m.
1/17/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.50 M M
1/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.08 0.6 M 0.5 M
1/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 1.6 M 2.0 M
1/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
1/23/2013 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M
1/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/26/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/27/2013 9:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M Light rain falling with a temperature of 33 degrees. Sidewalk is icy because of the cold ground.
1/28/2013 9:00 AM 0.23 0.0 M T M Light rain and freezing rain fell on Sunday. Dense fog developed overnight and continued this morning. Some icing on cold ground surfaces.
1/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M T M Not sure when it fell, but frozen droplets inside the outer tube suggest light freezing rain during the night.
1/30/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M
1/31/2013 9:00 AM T T M T M The patio deck temperature is 7 below zero this morning.
2/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/2/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/3/2013 9:00 AM 0.06 1.1 M 1.0 M
2/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
2/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/10/2013 9:00 AM 0.24 1.0 M 1.0 M Light rain fell Saturday evening and changed to snow by Sunday morning with light snow falling at observation time. Some snow melted as it fell during the transition.
2/11/2013 9:00 AM 0.14 1.5 M 1.0 M wet snow to start with then very light snow and considerable blowing and drifting snow Sunday night. A real challenge to determine a snowfall amount.
2/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/15/2013 8:00 AM T T M 0.5 M A short period of mixed rain, sleet, snow fell late Thursday morning.
2/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M 1.0 M
2/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
2/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/19/2013 8:00 AM T T M T M
2/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
2/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.38 6.0 M 6.0 M A light and fluffy snow. Good thing this snow was not followed by strong, gusty wind we usually see or the blowing and drifting would have been a considerable problem.
2/23/2013 9:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 5.0 M Very fluffy light snow for an extended period of time on Friday.
2/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M
2/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Fog again this morning with visibility around 2 miles.
2/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M Another morning with fog, visibility around half a mile.
2/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.5 M
2/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M
3/1/2013 8:00 AM T T M 2.0 M
3/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 1.50 M M
3/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2013 9:00 AM T M M 1.0 M
3/5/2013 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M
3/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M 1.0 M
3/7/2013 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M
3/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
3/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M T M periods of light rain Friday evening and over night, and light rain was falling at observation time. Most of the snow and cover has now melted.
3/10/2013 9:00 AM 0.50 0.4 M T M Precipitation mostly fell as rain, but some wet snow/sleet fell Sunday evening.
3/11/2013 8:00 AM T T M T M
3/13/2013 8:00 AM T T M T M
3/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/15/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/17/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/18/2013 9:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M T M Mixed rain, freezing rain and snow fell Sunday evening into early morning.
3/19/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M
3/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/23/2013 9:00 AM T T M 0.0 M A short period of snow flurries Friday morning.
3/24/2013 8:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
3/25/2013 9:00 AM 0.05 0.7 M 0.5 M
3/26/2013 7:00 AM T T M T M
3/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/29/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
3/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M light rain sometime after midnight
3/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
4/1/2013 8:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.0 M Melted as it fell.
4/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
4/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.72 0.5 M 0.3 M Mixed rain/freezing rain/sleet/snow. Ice accumulation 1/8 inch. Widespread damage to trees with broken limbs down in my backyard. Wind speeds of 30 mph and gusts to 45 mph. Media reports of extensive tree and power line damage in Sioux Falls.
4/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.68 3.0 M 2.5 M During the past 24 hours thunderstorms, rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow have fallen at times. Snowfall amounts are necessarily estimated. Much limb, tree and power line damage at my location and especially in the city of Sioux Falls where nearly 15,000 people are without electricity. Schools and many other public facilities are closed today. Ice accumulation on trees of around 1/4 inch.
4/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.77 7.0 M 9.0 M Heavy snow fell overnight with a few thunderstorms in the area Wednesday evening. Ice covered trees occasionally losing another branch and continuing the problems of traveling and power outages.
4/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 T M 6.5 M Light snow melting as it fell off and on the past 24 hours.
4/13/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
4/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M 3.0 M Light rain fell late Saturday evening.
4/15/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.0 M
4/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
4/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 0.5 M Light rain mixed with some snow Wednesday afternoon. Light snow developed overnight and was falling at observation time.
4/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.13 2.0 M 1.0 M mixed rain and snow fell until around 11 p.m. Thursday evening. Strong wind of 25 to 30 MPH with higher gusts much of the time.
4/20/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
4/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M T M Light snow mostly melted as it fell late Saturday afternoon and evening. Temperature near 32-34 deg F. Estimated snowfall.
4/22/2013 9:00 AM 0.07 T M T M Most of the measurable precipitation fell as light rain late Sunday afternoon. Light snow was falling at observation time.
4/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.35 4.0 M 3.5 M Snowfall, heavy at times, fell during the day on Monday. Sunshine by 6 PM.
4/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
4/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M two lines of light showers late afternoon and early evening
4/26/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M A brief shower around 10 PM Thursday evening.
4/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2013 9:00 AM 0.64 1.5 M 1.0 M Precipitation overnight began as rain and then fell as mixed rain and snow with temperature above freezing. Estimated snowfall.
5/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
5/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2013 8:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Light rain this morning, temperature of 36 deg F.
5/5/2013 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Very light rain fell during most of the past 24 hours and was falling at observation time.
5/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Periods of light rain fell started around midnight and continued at observation time.
5/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
5/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M a few light showers fell until around noon on Thursday.
5/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Periods of rain and some thunderstorms from around 3 PM through midnight.
5/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Thunderstorms began around 1 AM.
5/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M An extended period of light rain and drizzle during the past 24 hours. Overcast skies are becoming boring. Unseasonably cool with Tuesday high temperature only in the low 60's.
5/23/2013 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Finally, sunshine this morning!
5/24/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2013 9:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/26/2013 9:00 AM 2.63 M M M M
5/27/2013 9:00 AM 1.29 M M M M
5/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very light rain falling at observation time. Visibility less then one mile in fog.
5/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Thunderstorms Wednesday evening.
5/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Scattered showers and thunderstorms early Thursday evening.
6/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/2/2013 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
6/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Light rain continuing at observation.
6/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Lingering light rain ended by 10 am (yesterday) Tuesday morning.
6/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 9:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Rain began after 5 a.m. and continued at observation time.
6/9/2013 7:25 AM 1.39 M M M M Light rain continued to fall at observation time.
6/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Very light rain ended around 1 p.m. Sunday. Visibility less then 1/2 mile.
6/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M
6/13/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
6/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.92 M M M M Thunderstorms around 9-11 AM Saturday morning.
6/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunderstorms can be heard just to the west of the observing site, but no rain as of this time.
6/22/2013 8:00 AM 1.65 M M M M Thunderstorms started after 8 PM Friday evening. Along with heavy rainfall, lots of lightning. Electric power went out around 3 AM and stayed out for about an hour.
6/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Another round of thunderstorms overnight.
6/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A line of showers and some thunderstorms is approaching from the southwest and should arrive within an hour.
6/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
6/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M A few sprinkles falling just prior to observation time.
6/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A thunderstorm late Tuesday afternoon just to the northeast of my site, I heard the thunder, but no rainfall here.
7/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M A line of thunderstorms moved through Sunday evening.
7/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Thunderstorms and light rain early this morning around 4:30 - 6:00 AM.
7/10/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2013 8:00 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 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
7/16/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Light rain from around 4:30 AM to 8:00 A.M.
7/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
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 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2013 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
8/7/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Light rain fell overnight.
8/9/2013 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M spotty showers and a thunderstorm late Thursday afternoon.
8/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2013 8:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Showers developed in the afternoon and rained out the Old Fashioned Threshing Show parade at Humboldt. Thunderstorms developed again in the late evening and continued until after midnight. Brought welcome rainfall to our area.
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 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M 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 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2013 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M A few thunderstorms after midnight and one lingering just north of the observation site at 8 am. Not much rainfall for all the noise.
8/25/2013 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M A thunderstorm Saturday morning.
8/26/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The morning starts with a dew point of 73 degrees and a forecast for the heat index to reach 102 this afternoon.
8/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Severe thunderstorms with hail 1 inch or more and wind gusts over 60 MPH in the area, but not at my location. The lighting display was impressive!
9/2/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2013 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 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/7/2013 8:00 AM T M M M M Thunderstorms between 4 and 6 am, but only a trace of mositure.
9/8/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Thunderstorms developed around 1 am and moved through the area by around 2:30 am.
9/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2013 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Very light showers fell during the day on Tuesday.
9/12/2013 7:00 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
9/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
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
9/19/2013 8:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
9/20/2013 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2013 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 9:00 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 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light shower overnight.
9/28/2013 8:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
9/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
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
8/1/2013 8/03/2013 12:00 PM 3 0.52 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