Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-PN-47 Latitude 44.006151
Station Name Rapid City 6.3 SE Longitude -103.150635
County Pennington Elevation (ft) 3280



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 1.37 0.34 13 0.34 13 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 12 0.58 0.27 19 0.27 19 0.00 0 0 3 0 2.0 1 1
Dec 12 0.33 0.08 2 0.08 2 0.00 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0
Jan 13 0.29 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 13 0.43 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 13 0.95 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 13 1.84 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 13 3.53 4.02 13 4.02 13 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
June 13 2.81 1.95 21 1.95 21 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
July 13 2.04 1.84 31 1.84 31 0.00 0 0 16 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 13 1.83 2.55 29 2.55 29 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 13 1.36 0.98 26 0.98 26 0.00 0 0 6 5 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 17.36" 12.03" 154 days 12.03" 154 0.00" 0 days 0 58 days 16 days 3.0" 2 days 1 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
10/4/2012
10/5/2012
10/6/2012
10/7/2012
10/8/2012
10/9/2012
10/10/2012
10/11/2012
10/12/2012
10/13/2012
10/14/2012
10/15/2012
10/16/2012 0.00
10/17/2012 0.11
10/18/2012 T
10/19/2012
10/20/2012
10/21/2012
10/22/2012
10/23/2012 T
10/24/2012 0.13
10/25/2012 0.10
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 0.00
11/3/2012 0.01
11/4/2012
11/5/2012
11/6/2012
11/7/2012
11/8/2012
11/9/2012 0.00
11/10/2012
11/11/2012 0.06
11/12/2012 0.00
11/13/2012 0.00
11/14/2012
11/15/2012 0.00
11/16/2012 0.00
11/17/2012
11/18/2012
11/19/2012
11/20/2012 0.00
11/21/2012 0.00
11/22/2012 0.00
11/23/2012 0.00
11/24/2012
11/25/2012 0.00
11/26/2012 0.20
11/27/2012 0.00
11/28/2012 0.00
11/29/2012 0.00
11/30/2012 0.00
12/1/2012
12/2/2012
12/3/2012
12/4/2012
12/5/2012
12/6/2012 T
12/7/2012 0.08
12/8/2012
12/9/2012
12/10/2012
12/11/2012
12/12/2012
12/13/2012
12/14/2012
12/15/2012
12/16/2012
12/17/2012
12/18/2012
12/19/2012
12/20/2012
12/21/2012
12/22/2012
12/23/2012
12/24/2012
12/25/2012
12/26/2012
12/27/2012
12/28/2012
12/29/2012
12/30/2012
12/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2013
1/2/2013
1/3/2013
1/4/2013
1/5/2013
1/6/2013
1/7/2013
1/8/2013
1/9/2013
1/10/2013
1/11/2013
1/12/2013
1/13/2013
1/14/2013
1/15/2013
1/16/2013
1/17/2013
1/18/2013
1/19/2013
1/20/2013
1/21/2013
1/22/2013
1/23/2013
1/24/2013
1/25/2013
1/26/2013
1/27/2013
1/28/2013
1/29/2013
1/30/2013
1/31/2013
2/1/2013
2/2/2013
2/3/2013
2/4/2013
2/5/2013
2/6/2013
2/7/2013
2/8/2013
2/9/2013
2/10/2013
2/11/2013
2/12/2013
2/13/2013
2/14/2013
2/15/2013
2/16/2013
2/17/2013
2/18/2013
2/19/2013
2/20/2013
2/21/2013
2/22/2013
2/23/2013
2/24/2013
2/25/2013
2/26/2013
2/27/2013
2/28/2013
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
3/12/2013
3/13/2013
3/14/2013
3/15/2013
3/16/2013
3/17/2013
3/18/2013
3/19/2013
3/20/2013
3/21/2013
3/22/2013
3/23/2013
3/24/2013
3/25/2013
3/26/2013
3/27/2013
3/28/2013
3/29/2013
3/30/2013
3/31/2013
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2013
4/2/2013
4/3/2013
4/4/2013
4/5/2013
4/6/2013
4/7/2013
4/8/2013
4/9/2013
4/10/2013
4/11/2013
4/12/2013
4/13/2013
4/14/2013
4/15/2013
4/16/2013
4/17/2013
4/18/2013
4/19/2013
4/20/2013
4/21/2013
4/22/2013
4/23/2013
4/24/2013
4/25/2013
4/26/2013
4/27/2013
4/28/2013
4/29/2013
4/30/2013
5/1/2013
5/2/2013
5/3/2013
5/4/2013
5/5/2013
5/6/2013
5/7/2013
5/8/2013
5/9/2013
5/10/2013
5/11/2013
5/12/2013
5/13/2013
5/14/2013
5/15/2013
5/16/2013
5/17/2013
5/18/2013
5/19/2013 1.08
5/20/2013 0.17
5/21/2013 0.11
5/22/2013 0.02
5/23/2013 T
5/24/2013 0.00
5/25/2013 0.00
5/26/2013 0.05
5/27/2013 0.10
5/28/2013 0.87
5/29/2013 0.01
5/30/2013 1.58
5/31/2013 0.03
6/1/2013 0.09
6/2/2013
6/3/2013 0.00
6/4/2013 0.00
6/5/2013
6/6/2013 0.00
6/7/2013
6/8/2013 0.18
6/9/2013
6/10/2013 0.00
6/11/2013
6/12/2013 0.21
6/13/2013
6/14/2013
6/15/2013
6/16/2013 0.00
6/17/2013 0.00
6/18/2013 0.35
6/19/2013 0.00
6/20/2013 0.01
6/21/2013 0.00
6/22/2013 0.48
6/23/2013 0.63
6/24/2013 0.00
6/25/2013 T
6/26/2013
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 0.05
7/6/2013 0.08
7/7/2013 0.03
7/8/2013 0.20
7/9/2013 0.16
7/10/2013 0.00
7/11/2013 0.40
7/12/2013 0.00
7/13/2013 T
7/14/2013 0.00
7/15/2013 0.01
7/16/2013 0.00
7/17/2013 0.00
7/18/2013 0.00
7/19/2013 0.09
7/20/2013 0.15
7/21/2013 0.37
7/22/2013 0.01
7/23/2013 0.02
7/24/2013 0.10
7/25/2013 0.11
7/26/2013 0.04
7/27/2013 0.00
7/28/2013 0.00
7/29/2013 T
7/30/2013 0.00
7/31/2013 0.02
8/1/2013 0.00
8/2/2013 0.09
8/3/2013 0.23
8/4/2013
8/5/2013 0.41
8/6/2013 0.35
8/7/2013 0.00
8/8/2013 0.01
8/9/2013 0.22
8/10/2013 0.01
8/11/2013
8/12/2013 T
8/13/2013 0.00
8/14/2013 0.20
8/15/2013 0.01
8/16/2013 0.02
8/17/2013 0.00
8/18/2013 T
8/19/2013 0.02
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 0.00
8/27/2013 0.00
8/28/2013 0.00
8/29/2013 0.00
8/30/2013 0.00
8/31/2013 0.98
9/1/2013 0.00
9/2/2013 0.00
9/3/2013 0.00
9/4/2013
9/5/2013 T
9/6/2013 0.00
9/7/2013 0.00
9/8/2013 0.00
9/9/2013 0.38
9/10/2013 0.08
9/11/2013 0.00
9/12/2013 0.00
9/13/2013 0.00
9/14/2013 T
9/15/2013 0.02
9/16/2013 T
9/17/2013
9/18/2013 0.00
9/19/2013 T
9/20/2013 0.00
9/21/2013 0.00
9/22/2013
9/23/2013 0.15
9/24/2013 0.28
9/25/2013 0.00
9/26/2013 0.00
9/27/2013 T
9/28/2013 0.07
9/29/2013
9/30/2013 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
10/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2012 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M It was still sprinkling when I read the gauge at 6 this morning but very, very light.
10/18/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M There were a few flakes of snow in the mix.
10/23/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
10/24/2012 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
10/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.10 M M T M Had to bring the gauge in this morning to thaw it out. Not sure how to deal with rain changing to snow in the same day.
10/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy fog at time of reading
11/2/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy fog again this morning, everything is wet but gauge is dry.
11/3/2012 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M I think this was mostly heavy fog that made it's way into the gauge
11/9/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2012 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
11/12/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2012 6:00 AM 0.20 2.0 0.20 2.0 M Stared snowing about 7am Sunday morning.
11/27/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2012 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2012 6:00 AM T M M M M
12/7/2012 6:00 AM 0.08 1.0 0.08 M M
5/19/2013 6:30 AM 1.08 M M M M Most of the rain came with a thunder storm along with some pea size hail.
5/20/2013 6:30 AM 0.17 M M M M
5/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M There was still light rain when I emptied the gauge this morning.
5/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/23/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Drizzled most of day but very little in the gauge
5/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Showers came early this morning. Very foggy and drizzling at time of reading.
5/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
5/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.87 M M M M 0.72" came during a t/s yesterday afternoon.
5/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/30/2013 6:00 AM 1.58 M M M M Light rain most of the night after storm.
5/31/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/1/2013 10:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Drizzle moost of night.
6/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Was still drizzling when reading gauge.
6/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Leaves were knocked off trees but not home to see hail.
6/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M T/S came through about midnight bringing very strong winds but very little rain. The high winds flared up the old smoldering fire at the city dump again.
6/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very foggy and could see T/S coming from the SW
6/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.48 M M M M The first .32" came right after I emptied the gauge yesterday morning via a T/S. There was another T/S that came through while I was gone for the balance of total rain fall.
6/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.63 M M M M
6/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Very dark, windy and muggy out but just a couple drops early this morning.
6/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
7/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Just stopped raining ten minutes before reading gauge.
7/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M No hail, just high winds and a little rain
7/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Got .16" from an early T/S and then the rest came from a T/S that came through about 4:00pm. Got most of the rain in about 20 minutes mixed w/small hail.
7/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
7/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just dust and bugs in gauge!
7/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M I got .02" yesterday as a t/s passed us by and then the rest came early this morning.
7/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
7/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.37 M M M M This rain came from 2 storms. One yesterday afternoon and one very early today.
7/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A t/s went to the South of us yesterday afternoon.
7/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Another t/s missed us again!
7/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M There was a t/s yesterday about 4:00 with some pea size hail.
7/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Most of the rain came early this morning.
7/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Had a trace yesterday afternoon and the rest early this morning.
7/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M Just got a few drops as the storm past by yesterday afternoon.
7/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M There was a small shower that came through during the night. We didn't get anything from all the t/s yesterday other than lightning and thunder.
8/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M This rain came yesterday afternoon from a t/s that passed by. It rained harder just North of us. There was a slight mist when I took the reading this am.
8/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.23 M M M M .02" came yestersay and the balance came with a t/s about 1:30 this morning.
8/5/2013 6:00 AM 0.41 M M M M T/s came through last night at about 1:30am. Lots of wind and thunder.
8/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Precipitation came from two t/s. One about 7 last night and another during the night.
8/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.22 M M M M t/s came through about 3 am this morning.
8/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/12/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
8/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2013 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M T/S came through last evening.
8/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M It was still misting when reading was taken
8/16/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The moister came yesterday morning after reading. It was just drizzling. Foggy this morning
8/17/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
8/19/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
8/22/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2013 6:00 AM 0.98 M M M M I wasn't home when storm hit yesterday afternoon but there are a lot of leaves down as well as our newly planted lawn.
9/1/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M A T/S passed just to the South of us yesterday afternoon.
9/6/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another t/s fizzled out and just missed again! We need some rain.
9/7/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2013 6:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Most of the rain came during the night time.
9/10/2013 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Rain came in small showers throughout the day.
9/11/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had just a few drops of rain but I wouldn't even call it a "trace" when you can count how many drops there were.
9/12/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
9/15/2013 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/16/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M
9/18/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M The "trace" came through about 4:00pm.
9/20/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2013 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Had a trace in the afternoon then the rest came during the night.
9/24/2013 6:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Nice rain yesterday afternoon. We were ready for it!
9/25/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2013 6:00 AM T M M M M It was just drizzling when I took the reading this morning.
9/28/2013 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
9/30/2013 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



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
5/18/2013 6:00 PM Just getting started again so no pad out yet. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Mixed 40 3min minor leaf damage.shredded leaves Continuous True After rain Same time as smaller hail 30-40