Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-BK-1 Latitude 44.266622
Station Name Brookings 2.8 SSW Longitude -96.801197
County Brookings Elevation (ft) 1621



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 14 2.07 0.78 31 0.66 29 0.12 2 1 6 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 1.03 0.69 30 0.39 22 0.30 8 2 6 4 6.7 3 9
Dec 14 0.51 1.03 29 1.03 29 0.00 0 0 6 7 2.9 4 9
Jan 15 0.44 0.44 31 0.44 31 0.00 0 0 4 8 6.1 3 10
Feb 15 0.44 0.39 27 0.26 10 0.13 17 2 4 3 3.7 2 5
March 15 1.31 0.26 31 0.26 31 0.00 0 0 4 6 2.6 2 6
April 15 2.35 0.40 23 0.35 18 0.05 5 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
May 15 3.02 4.18 29 4.14 27 0.04 2 1 14 3 0.0 0 0
June 15 4.35 4.09 30 3.21 24 0.88 6 2 8 0 0.0 0 0
July 15 3.26 2.95 25 2.71 23 0.24 2 1 5 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.10 6.27 30 3.31 24 2.96 6 2 6 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.16 1.71 6 0.16 4 1.55 2 1 2 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 25.04" 23.19" 322 days 16.92" 272 6.27" 50 days 13 67 days 36 days 22.0" 14 days 39 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
10/1/2014 0.12
10/2/2014 **
10/3/2014 0.12
10/4/2014 T
10/5/2014 0.00
10/6/2014 0.02
10/7/2014 0.00
10/8/2014 0.00
10/9/2014 0.11
10/10/2014 0.00
10/11/2014 0.00
10/12/2014 0.00
10/13/2014 0.09
10/14/2014 0.00
10/15/2014 0.00
10/16/2014 0.00
10/17/2014 0.00
10/18/2014 0.00
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.00
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014 0.08
10/24/2014 0.00
10/25/2014 0.00
10/26/2014 0.00
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.24
10/29/2014 0.00
10/30/2014 0.00
10/31/2014 0.00
11/1/2014 0.00
11/2/2014 0.00
11/3/2014 0.00
11/4/2014 0.08
11/5/2014 0.00
11/6/2014 0.01
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014 0.00
11/9/2014 **
11/10/2014 **
11/11/2014 **
11/12/2014 0.18
11/13/2014 0.02
11/14/2014 T
11/15/2014 0.16
11/16/2014 **
11/17/2014 **
11/18/2014 **
11/19/2014 0.12
11/20/2014 0.00
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 0.00
11/23/2014 0.00
11/24/2014 0.09
11/25/2014 T
11/26/2014 0.03
11/27/2014 T
11/28/2014 T
11/29/2014 0.00
11/30/2014 0.00
12/1/2014 0.00
12/2/2014 0.00
12/3/2014 0.00
12/4/2014 0.00
12/5/2014 0.00
12/6/2014 0.00
12/7/2014 0.00
12/8/2014 0.00
12/9/2014 0.00
12/10/2014 0.00
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014 0.00
12/13/2014 T
12/14/2014 T
12/15/2014 0.15
12/16/2014 0.61
12/17/2014 T
12/18/2014 0.00
12/19/2014 T
12/20/2014
12/21/2014
12/22/2014 0.05
12/23/2014 0.15
12/24/2014 T
12/25/2014 T
12/26/2014 T
12/27/2014 0.06
12/28/2014 0.00
12/29/2014 0.01
12/30/2014 0.00
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 0.00
1/4/2015 T
1/5/2015 0.00
1/6/2015 0.26
1/7/2015 T
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 T
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 0.00
1/13/2015 0.00
1/14/2015 T
1/15/2015 0.00
1/16/2015 0.00
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.00
1/19/2015 T
1/20/2015 0.03
1/21/2015 0.08
1/22/2015 T
1/23/2015 0.00
1/24/2015 0.00
1/25/2015 0.07
1/26/2015 0.00
1/27/2015 0.00
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 T
1/30/2015 0.00
1/31/2015 T
2/1/2015 **
2/2/2015 **
2/3/2015 **
2/4/2015 0.04
2/5/2015 0.00
2/6/2015 0.00
2/7/2015
2/8/2015 0.01
2/9/2015 T
2/10/2015 0.03
2/11/2015 T
2/12/2015 **
2/13/2015 **
2/14/2015 **
2/15/2015 **
2/16/2015 **
2/17/2015 **
2/18/2015 **
2/19/2015 **
2/20/2015 **
2/21/2015 T **
2/22/2015 **
2/23/2015 **
2/24/2015 0.09
2/25/2015 0.21
2/26/2015 0.01
2/27/2015 0.00
2/28/2015
3/1/2015 T
3/2/2015 T
3/3/2015 0.09
3/4/2015 0.01
3/5/2015 T
3/6/2015 0.00
3/7/2015 0.00
3/8/2015 0.07
3/9/2015 0.00
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 0.00
3/12/2015 0.00
3/13/2015 0.00
3/14/2015 0.00
3/15/2015 0.00
3/16/2015 0.00
3/17/2015 0.00
3/18/2015 T
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.00
3/21/2015 0.00
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 T
3/24/2015 0.00
3/25/2015 0.09
3/26/2015 0.00
3/27/2015 0.00
3/28/2015 T
3/29/2015 0.00
3/30/2015 0.00
3/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 0.00
4/3/2015 0.00
4/4/2015 0.00
4/5/2015 0.00
4/6/2015 **
4/7/2015 **
4/8/2015 **
4/9/2015 **
4/10/2015 0.05
4/11/2015 0.00
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.00
4/14/2015 0.00
4/15/2015 0.00
4/16/2015 0.00
4/17/2015 0.00
4/18/2015 0.00
4/19/2015 0.21
4/20/2015 0.00
4/21/2015 0.00
4/22/2015
4/23/2015
4/24/2015
4/25/2015 0.14
4/26/2015 0.00
4/27/2015
4/28/2015
4/29/2015
4/30/2015
5/1/2015 0.02
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.00
5/6/2015 0.02
5/7/2015 0.27
5/8/2015 0.04
5/9/2015 0.00
5/10/2015 0.29
5/11/2015 0.35
5/12/2015 T
5/13/2015 0.00
5/14/2015 0.22
5/15/2015 0.24
5/16/2015 0.50
5/17/2015 0.78
5/18/2015 **
5/19/2015 0.04
5/20/2015 0.00
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 0.00
5/23/2015 T
5/24/2015 0.07
5/25/2015 0.59
5/26/2015 T
5/27/2015
5/28/2015
5/29/2015 0.13
5/30/2015 0.62
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.00
6/3/2015 0.00
6/4/2015 0.33
6/5/2015 0.01
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 **
6/8/2015 0.87
6/9/2015 **
6/10/2015 **
6/11/2015 **
6/12/2015 0.01
6/13/2015 0.00
6/14/2015 0.00
6/15/2015 0.65
6/16/2015 0.00
6/17/2015 0.25
6/18/2015 0.00
6/19/2015 0.00
6/20/2015 0.62
6/21/2015 0.00
6/22/2015 0.97
6/23/2015 0.00
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.00
6/26/2015 0.35
6/27/2015 0.03
6/28/2015 0.00
6/29/2015 0.00
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.05
7/2/2015 0.00
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.00
7/5/2015 0.47
7/6/2015 0.53
7/7/2015 0.00
7/8/2015 0.00
7/9/2015 0.00
7/10/2015 0.00
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 **
7/13/2015 0.24
7/14/2015 0.00
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.00
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.00
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015 T
7/23/2015
7/24/2015 0.31
7/25/2015
7/26/2015 1.35
7/27/2015 T
7/28/2015
7/29/2015
7/30/2015
7/31/2015
8/1/2015 0.00
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 0.00
8/4/2015 0.00
8/5/2015 0.00
8/6/2015 0.09
8/7/2015 1.60
8/8/2015 0.08
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 1.50
8/11/2015 0.00
8/12/2015 0.00
8/13/2015
8/14/2015 **
8/15/2015 **
8/16/2015 **
8/17/2015 1.45
8/18/2015 0.03
8/19/2015 **
8/20/2015 1.51
8/21/2015 0.00
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015 0.00
8/24/2015 0.00
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 T
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.01
8/30/2015 0.00
8/31/2015 0.00
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.13
9/3/2015
9/4/2015
9/5/2015
9/6/2015
9/7/2015
9/8/2015
9/9/2015
9/10/2015
9/11/2015
9/12/2015
9/13/2015
9/14/2015
9/15/2015
9/16/2015
9/17/2015
9/18/2015
9/19/2015
9/20/2015
9/21/2015
9/22/2015
9/23/2015 0.03
9/24/2015 **
9/25/2015 1.55
9/26/2015
9/27/2015
9/28/2015
9/29/2015 T
9/30/2015



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain during day yesterday. Mainly late morning. Cloudy throughout the day. Gusty winds as low strengthened and moved through the area. Warm overnight with clouds and warmer air still moving in.
10/4/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few IP and flurries throughout the day. The ice pellets were mostly in the AM. Very windy and cloudy.
10/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mostly clear with clouds later in the afternoon. Windy and chilly. Ended up not being a bad evening for watching marching bands at Sioux Falls. Winds tailed off in the evening.
10/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Showers in the early evening - part of afternoon showers around the area. Fairly mild with some wind again.
10/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
10/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Cloudy conditions during the day with breezy winds. Showers in the late evening and overnight.
10/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Rainfall rate was briefly heavy according to my wife. Occurred in the late afternoon.
10/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
10/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy start to the morning. Mild temperatures yesterday with fairly windy conditions still.
11/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Showers during the evening last night. Varyingly cloudy during the day with a few sprinkles during daylight hours.
11/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers and virga in the vicinity this morning. None observed at site.
11/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.7 0.02 1.5 M
11/14/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few flurries in the morning yesterday. Cold continues.
11/15/2014 8:30 AM 0.16 4.8 0.16 5.3 M Snow/water ratio seems high. But snow was very fluffy with little wind allowing decent depth accumulation with lower overall water content. Still snowing at observation time.
11/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 T M 1.0 M Rain Sunday morning. Along with warm temperatures did a good number on snow pack. Removed ice from roads well, too.
11/25/2014 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 M Flurries to light snow during the day. No appreciable accumulation.
11/26/2014 7:15 AM 0.03 1.2 0.03 2.0 M Light snow some time over night. Still light snow at observation time. Winds beginning to pick up. Happy to be staying home for Thanksgiving.
11/27/2014 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 M Flurries during the morning. Cold and windy. Temperatures fell below 0 F overnight.
11/28/2014 7:00 AM T T T 2.0 M Flurries during the afternoon and possibly during the evening. Radar seemed to indicate something around the area. But in the dark I was unable to observe specifically.
11/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
11/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Warm morning yesterday before cold frontal passage and northwest winds brought temperatures down fairly quickly. Warmth was enough to erode more snow pack.
12/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Very cold and windy. Wind chill advisory over night. No additional precipitation.
12/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T No precipitation while I was traveling. Relatively warm temperatures have continued to erode snow cover. Most ground is not covered.
12/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Freezing drizzle being reported in the area. No precipitation specifically observed.
12/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Cloudy day - cleared around sunset. NWS mentions of freezing drizzle in surrounding areas. Never officially observed. Windy conditions developed overnight into early morning.
12/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2014 7:00 AM T M M T T Deck wet. Will go ahead and call it a trace on drizzle.
12/14/2014 7:00 AM T M M T T Tough call on just fog or drizzle. Did get some on windshield driving around. Will call it drizzle. Cloudy and foggy most of the day.
12/15/2014 7:15 AM 0.15 M M 0.0 0.00 Rain started around 4 AM. Some freezing on the outside of the gauge.
12/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.61 1.8 0.18 1.8 M Separating this into two parts. Rain and freexing rain fell yesterday morning accumulating about 0.43 inches of ice in the bottom of my gauge. Then had the 1.8 inches of snow on top for the total precip of 0.61. Tree damage in the area. Gauge was difficult to remove because it was frozen to stand.
12/17/2014 7:00 AM T T T 1.8 M Light snow throughout much of the day. Minimal accumulation.
12/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold conditions. Sunny skies did help melting of ice off trees and cars a little bit.
12/19/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Snow flurries to light snow during the day. No accumulation. Very cloudy conditions with relatively mild temperatures. Still working on melting off ice accumulation from early this week.
12/22/2014 5:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Light rain started overnight. Yesterday relatively warm and foggy again. Melted most of the ice accumulation finally.
12/23/2014 8:00 AM 0.15 0.1 0.01 0.1 0.01 All rain during the day yesterday. Snow occurred overnight. Rain melted existing snow cover. New snow about a tenth of an inch. Water in snow estimated as snow melted in gauge.
12/24/2014 7:00 AM T T T T M Fog and a little drizzle yesterday. Dusting of snow on the deck. Would be nice to see the sun a little.
12/25/2014 7:00 AM T T T T M A little light snow and some light freezing drizzle during the day. Some reports of slickness on roads.
12/26/2014 7:00 AM T T T T T Another dusting of snow on the decks.
12/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 1.0 0.06 Light snows during the day. Most accumulation over night.
12/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Sunny day.
12/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 1.5 M Light snow overnight.
12/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Arctic air mass entered area. Continued to turn very cold overnight. No precipitaiton.
12/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Mild day with some sunshine early. Clouded later in the afternoon. Fairly breezy. Some melting on surfaces and in yards.
1/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2015 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 M Very light snow during the day with windy and cold conditions. Reduced visibility periodically mainly because of wind-blown snow.
1/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Continued cold.
1/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.26 3.9 0.26 4.5 M Snow fell reducing visibility to less than a mile for several hours. Light snow. Lesser water content. Some blowing.
1/7/2015 7:00 AM T T T M M Very light snow during the afternoon. Windy and very cold conditions. School cancelled due to the cold. Great sundogs with the sun rise.
1/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2015 7:00 AM T T T M M Periods of snow (convective) amid very gusty winds and blowing snow. Many travel issues with the blowing snow. Sometimes hard to differentiate snowing and blowing.
1/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2015 7:00 AM T T T M M
1/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 1.0 M Warm temperatures taking a hit on snow. Light freezing rain in the early morning.
1/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M T M Light rain around 8-10 in the evening. Warm day again removing much of the remaining snow cover.
1/21/2015 7:30 AM 0.08 1.3 1.30 1.3 0.08 Snow during the afternoon yesterday and overnight. Still a few flakes at ob time. Heaviest during the late afternoon with 1 mile visibility.
1/22/2015 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 M Light snow during the day with minimal additional accumulation.
1/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
1/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Another warm day with sun again removed much of the snow cover.
1/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 0.9 0.07 1.0 0.07 Snow started around 9-10 PM. May have been a little light rain preceding. Drove through some in the area. Nice coating of snow sticking to trees.
1/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M More melting.
1/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Light drizzle around during the evening.
1/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2015 7:00 AM T T T T T Very light coating of snow.
2/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Cold day. Winds turned southerly and temperatures warmed several degrees overnight.
2/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
2/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M T T Light rain early morning. Temperatures right around freezing. Helping melt even more of the snow still existing. Very nice day yesterday. But muddy with melting.
2/9/2015 7:00 AM T M M T T Slick roads and sidewalks. Likely a little freezing drizzle overnight.
2/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 T T Light rain overnight and continued freezing drizzle. Icy roads. Temperatures near freezing making conditions a little better.
2/11/2015 7:00 AM T T T T T A little bit of freezing drizzle yesterday along with light snow over night.
2/21/2015 7:00 AM T T T T M Light snow in the evening. Can see accumulation on deck. Turning colder with winds out of the north. Warmer day yesterday. Above freezing helped with melting some ice and snow piles.
2/25/2015 7:45 AM 0.21 3.5 0.19 3.5 M Estimate of water content - make sure you measure the amount of water being poured in the gauge to melt the snow before pouring it in. Smart move for a climate guy.
2/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 3.5 M Some additional snow, light accumulation. Some blowing during the afternoon yesterday. Very cold wind chills.
2/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 M Cold day with < -20 wind chills. Barely made above 0. A little odd for late February.
3/1/2015 7:00 AM T T T 3.0 M Flurries during the afternoon. Mostly clear in the morning with cloudiness in the afternoon.
3/2/2015 7:00 AM T T T M M A few flakes of snow again during the day. Strong westerly winds during the day.
3/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 2.3 0.09 4.0 M A little snow in the evening last night. More started at 4-5 AM. Fairly light snow that should blow fairly well when winds pick up.
3/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 3.5 M Additional snowfall and a great deal of blowing throughout the day.
3/5/2015 7:00 AM T T T 3.5 M Light snow during the late morning and a little in the early evening. Very cold overnight. 2nd coldest night of the winter in March. Hmm. Big changes coming.
3/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Warm clear day made quick work of a lot of snow.
3/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 T T 0.5 M Precipitation some accumulation of rain, freezing rain and snow. All liquid gauge was melted and then frozen. Some trace of snow on the deck. Started around 11 PM. Ice on deck and driveway.
3/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T T More melting. Very nice day. Quite muddy, though.
3/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T T Still some piles of snow around and quite muddy. Soil has obviously not thawed, yet.
3/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2015 7:00 AM T T T T T Dusting of snow. Oddly varied a little around town as to how much is on the ground. Think I saw the aurora last night back-lighting cloud cover.
3/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation observed. Could have been a trace in the early morning. Strong east winds overnight.
3/23/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Combination light right and IP for about 10 minutes during the afternoon.
3/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Cloudy skies, some fog and rain during the middle of the day.
3/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2015 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 M Light snow showers from 5 to 7-8 PM. No accumulation.
3/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gusty southerly winds throughout the day. Temps reached around 50.
3/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2015 6:30 AM 0.21 M M M M Sprinkles during the day. Started more around 5 PM. Grass has greened. Total a little disappointing. Going to need more soon.
4/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy during the day. Not as dry as central SD. Mixed clouds.
4/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Storms around the area in the evening/overnight. Some heavier amounts in the county. Very spotty large amounts.
4/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy most of the day.
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Showers overnight. Much less than needed right now.
5/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Very light showers yesterday afternoon, overnight and at observation time. Mostly cloudy. Needed rainfall. Lawn very dry in places.
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2015 8:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Windy and cloudy throughout the day. Some rain overnight. Most occurred just before ob time. May differ from nearby locations because I waited to take ob until after rain band passed through.
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Rains in the afternoon and evening. First convection of the year (that I noticed). Generally windy throughout the day - not just around storms.
5/12/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Just a few drops on the windshield in the afternoon.
5/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Rain overnight. Time unknown and raining at obs time.
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Previously estimated. Actual reading now.
5/16/2015 8:45 AM 0.50 M M M M Decent thunderstorm early morning. Gusty winds and brief heavy rain.
5/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Few showers in the early morning.
5/24/2015 9:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
5/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Light showers through most of the day. Rarely heavy. Just continuous. Cloudy. Little wind.
5/26/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple periods of drizzle during the day. Mostly cloudy until late afternoon.
5/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Showers came through during the morning. Some afternoon clearing. Southerly winds through the day.
5/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Rain morning to mid-afternoon.
5/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partly cloudy through the day. Cool with some wind.
6/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunderstorms threatening. No precip yet. Gusty winds all day yesterday.
6/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M T-storm in the morning. Rain continued lightly through most of the morning. May have been some small hail.
6/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Brief shower overnight.
6/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy in the AM. Cleared out in the afternoon.
6/15/2015 6:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Pea sized hail along with thunderstorm about 6:30 PM.
6/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Most during the late afternoon. A couple short rounds of convection overnight.
6/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Several storms overnight. Heaviest about 3:30 AM. Large amount of lightning and some wind. Much better than some areas around.
6/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Overnight rains with very strong winds between 4:30 and 5 AM. Small branches down in the area.
6/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Isolated thunderstorms late afternoon, evening and some showers overnight. Helping the garden stay moist enough.
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Showers early morning hours 5-7 AM.
7/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2015 9:00 AM 0.47 M M M M
7/6/2015 8:30 AM 0.53 M M M M Rain started around 10 PM. On and off overnight. Still raining lightly at obs time.
7/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Storms to the north. Great lightning show.
7/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops of rain walking out to go to work.
7/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Small t-storm around 10 PM. Little wind. Good lightning show.
7/26/2015 7:00 AM 1.35 M M M M Amount estimated from nearby gauge. Need to move gauge. Encroaching tree seems to have caused severe undercatch with the strong winds from last night's storm. Actual in gauge 0.61. Clearly not correct from nearby reports. Time to move the gauge.
7/27/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops of rain just before observation time. Isolated storm in the area.
8/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2015 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M Occurred just before observation. Heavier rainfall came after obs.
8/7/2015 7:00 AM 1.60 M M M M Heavy rain along with strong winds estimated to 70 mph by NWS. Tree damage. Significant tree damage and roof damage within 1/4 mile of house. NWS survey indicated tornado 1 mi north of house. Impressive wind shift from strong southerly to strong northerly winds during the storm.
8/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Light rain overnight. Still picking up from storms.
8/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2015 7:00 AM 1.50 M M M M Rain during the afternoon yesterday (Sunday). Several episodes with one stronger one around 6 PM. Gusty winds - probably 40-50 mph and rain. Maybe a few small branches down. Standing water after several inches of rain in the last few days.
8/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Measured just before the more consistent rain started to fall. A couple small showers yesterday.
8/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops of rain just before 7 AM.
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Minor convection. Brief heavy rain. Mostly in the late afternoon/early evening.
9/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Overnight showers. Very nice day yesterday. Clear skies until late afternoon.
9/29/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops of rain over night.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/2/2014 10/03/2014 7:00 AM 2 0.12 M M
11/9/2014 11/12/2014 7:00 AM 4 0.18 1.3 0.18 Snow mainly during Monday (11/10) into Tuesday (11/11).
11/16/2014 11/19/2014 8:00 AM 4 0.12 5.5 M 1.7 inches of snow measured. Most occurred on Saturday into Sunday. Some periods of light snow/flurries since then.
2/1/2015 2/04/2015 7:00 AM 4 0.04 1.3 M Two snow events combined. One Saturday into Sunday and another Tuesday morning.
2/12/2015 2/24/2015 7:00 AM 13 0.09 M M Some snow accumulation. No more than 1-2 inches.
4/6/2015 4/10/2015 12:00 AM 5 0.05 M M
5/18/2015 5/19/2015 12:00 AM 2 0.04 M M
6/7/2015 6/08/2015 7:00 AM 2 0.87 M M At least two different storms, on Saturday late afternoon and one late afternoon Sunday.
6/9/2015 6/12/2015 7:00 AM 4 0.01 M M
7/12/2015 7/13/2015 7:00 AM 2 0.24 M M
8/14/2015 8/17/2015 7:00 AM 4 1.45 M M
8/19/2015 8/20/2015 7:00 AM 2 1.51 M M
9/24/2015 9/25/2015 7:00 AM 2 1.55 M M Probably split out around an inch on 24th with an additional half inch on the 25th. Fairly consistent showery rain. A bit warmer than usual for a fall rain day.



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