Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-BT-10 Latitude 44.74373
Station Name Newell 6.5 ENE Longitude -103.29046
County Butte Elevation (ft) 2799



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 17 1.38 0.39 31 0.39 31 0.00 0 0 1 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 0.67 0.45 30 0.45 30 0.00 0 0 6 4 1.2 2 1
Dec 17 0.42 0.34 31 0.34 31 0.00 0 0 7 3 7.8 7 7
Jan 18 0.33 0.28 31 0.28 24 0.00 7 0 4 1 4.5 3 20
Feb 18 0.45 1.14 28 1.14 27 0.00 1 1 9 2 19.0 9 21
March 18 1.08 1.06 31 1.06 31 0.00 0 0 7 4 5.2 3 0
April 18 1.69 1.77 30 1.77 30 0.00 0 0 9 3 12.8 4 0
May 18 3.15 2.80 31 2.80 31 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
June 18 2.75 8.23 30 8.23 30 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
July 18 1.99 2.66 31 2.66 31 0.00 0 0 11 4 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 1.28 1.96 31 1.96 31 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 1.21 2.28 30 2.28 30 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 16.40" 23.36" 365 days 23.36" 357 0.00" 8 days 1 97 days 27 days 50.5" 28 days 49 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
10/1/2017 0.00
10/2/2017 0.39
10/3/2017 0.00
10/4/2017 0.00
10/5/2017 0.00
10/6/2017 0.00
10/7/2017 0.00
10/8/2017 0.00
10/9/2017 T
10/10/2017 0.00
10/11/2017 0.00
10/12/2017 0.00
10/13/2017 0.00
10/14/2017 0.00
10/15/2017 0.00
10/16/2017 0.00
10/17/2017 0.00
10/18/2017 0.00
10/19/2017 0.00
10/20/2017 0.00
10/21/2017 0.00
10/22/2017 0.00
10/23/2017 0.00
10/24/2017 0.00
10/25/2017 0.00
10/26/2017 0.00
10/27/2017 0.00
10/28/2017 0.00
10/29/2017 0.00
10/30/2017 T
10/31/2017 0.00
11/1/2017 0.09
11/2/2017 0.00
11/3/2017 T
11/4/2017 T
11/5/2017 T
11/6/2017 0.00
11/7/2017 0.05
11/8/2017 0.00
11/9/2017 0.00
11/10/2017 0.00
11/11/2017 0.00
11/12/2017 0.00
11/13/2017 0.00
11/14/2017 0.00
11/15/2017 0.00
11/16/2017 0.00
11/17/2017 0.05
11/18/2017 0.19
11/19/2017 0.00
11/20/2017 0.00
11/21/2017 0.04
11/22/2017 0.00
11/23/2017 0.00
11/24/2017 0.03
11/25/2017 T
11/26/2017 0.00
11/27/2017 0.00
11/28/2017 0.00
11/29/2017 0.00
11/30/2017 0.00
12/1/2017 0.00
12/2/2017 0.00
12/3/2017 0.00
12/4/2017 0.07
12/5/2017 0.00
12/6/2017 0.09
12/7/2017 0.03
12/8/2017 0.00
12/9/2017 0.00
12/10/2017 0.00
12/11/2017 0.00
12/12/2017 0.00
12/13/2017 0.00
12/14/2017 0.00
12/15/2017 T
12/16/2017 0.00
12/17/2017 0.00
12/18/2017 0.00
12/19/2017 0.00
12/20/2017 0.00
12/21/2017 T
12/22/2017 0.00
12/23/2017 0.02
12/24/2017 0.00
12/25/2017 0.00
12/26/2017 0.00
12/27/2017 0.00
12/28/2017 T
12/29/2017 0.06
12/30/2017 0.05
12/31/2017 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018 0.00
1/2/2018 0.00
1/3/2018 0.00
1/4/2018 0.00
1/5/2018 0.00
1/6/2018 0.00
1/7/2018 0.00
1/8/2018 0.00
1/9/2018 0.00
1/10/2018 0.00
1/11/2018 0.03
1/12/2018 0.00
1/13/2018 T
1/14/2018 0.12
1/15/2018 0.02
1/16/2018 0.00
1/17/2018 0.00
1/18/2018 0.00
1/19/2018 0.00
1/20/2018 0.11
1/21/2018 0.00
1/22/2018 0.00
1/23/2018 0.00
1/24/2018 0.00
1/25/2018 **
1/26/2018 **
1/27/2018 **
1/28/2018 **
1/29/2018 **
1/30/2018 **
1/31/2018 **
2/1/2018 T
2/2/2018 0.00
2/3/2018 T
2/4/2018 0.28
2/5/2018 0.23
2/6/2018 0.00
2/7/2018 0.00
2/8/2018 0.09
2/9/2018 0.05
2/10/2018 0.03
2/11/2018 0.00
2/12/2018 T
2/13/2018 0.00
2/14/2018 0.00
2/15/2018 0.10
2/16/2018 0.06
2/17/2018 0.00
2/18/2018 0.00
2/19/2018 0.21
2/20/2018 0.09
2/21/2018 0.00
2/22/2018 0.00
2/23/2018 0.00
2/24/2018 0.00
2/25/2018 0.00
2/26/2018 0.00
2/27/2018 0.00
2/28/2018 0.00
3/1/2018 0.00
3/2/2018 0.00
3/3/2018 0.00
3/4/2018 0.00
3/5/2018 0.00
3/6/2018 T
3/7/2018 0.00
3/8/2018 0.00
3/9/2018 0.00
3/10/2018 0.00
3/11/2018 0.01
3/12/2018 0.00
3/13/2018 0.00
3/14/2018 0.00
3/15/2018 0.00
3/16/2018 T
3/17/2018 0.53
3/18/2018 0.00
3/19/2018 0.07
3/20/2018 0.00
3/21/2018 0.00
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.16
3/24/2018 0.01
3/25/2018 0.00
3/26/2018 T
3/27/2018 0.21
3/28/2018 0.00
3/29/2018 0.07
3/30/2018 0.00
3/31/2018 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 T
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 0.48
4/4/2018 0.00
4/5/2018 T
4/6/2018 0.09
4/7/2018 0.00
4/8/2018 T
4/9/2018 0.02
4/10/2018 0.00
4/11/2018 0.00
4/12/2018 0.06
4/13/2018 0.33
4/14/2018 0.37
4/15/2018 0.00
4/16/2018 0.00
4/17/2018 0.00
4/18/2018 0.00
4/19/2018 0.00
4/20/2018 0.00
4/21/2018 0.01
4/22/2018 0.00
4/23/2018 0.00
4/24/2018 0.39
4/25/2018 0.02
4/26/2018 0.00
4/27/2018 0.00
4/28/2018 0.00
4/29/2018 0.00
4/30/2018 0.00
5/1/2018 0.03
5/2/2018 0.00
5/3/2018 0.00
5/4/2018 0.02
5/5/2018 0.00
5/6/2018 0.00
5/7/2018 0.00
5/8/2018 0.21
5/9/2018 0.06
5/10/2018 0.13
5/11/2018 0.03
5/12/2018 0.57
5/13/2018 0.37
5/14/2018 0.00
5/15/2018 0.00
5/16/2018 0.00
5/17/2018 T
5/18/2018 0.66
5/19/2018 0.02
5/20/2018 0.00
5/21/2018 0.00
5/22/2018 0.00
5/23/2018 0.01
5/24/2018 0.00
5/25/2018 0.00
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 0.00
5/28/2018 0.28
5/29/2018 0.08
5/30/2018 0.33
5/31/2018 0.00
6/1/2018 0.03
6/2/2018 0.19
6/3/2018 0.00
6/4/2018 0.00
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 0.00
6/7/2018 0.00
6/8/2018 0.30
6/9/2018 0.02
6/10/2018 0.00
6/11/2018 T
6/12/2018 0.00
6/13/2018 0.00
6/14/2018 0.00
6/15/2018 0.00
6/16/2018 T
6/17/2018 0.35
6/18/2018 0.22
6/19/2018 0.92
6/20/2018 3.95
6/21/2018 0.06
6/22/2018 T
6/23/2018 0.35
6/24/2018 0.02
6/25/2018 0.36
6/26/2018 0.00
6/27/2018 0.00
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 1.46
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.03
7/2/2018 0.00
7/3/2018 0.00
7/4/2018 0.05
7/5/2018 0.00
7/6/2018 0.00
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 T
7/9/2018 0.10
7/10/2018 0.05
7/11/2018 0.00
7/12/2018 1.33
7/13/2018 0.02
7/14/2018 0.00
7/15/2018 0.31
7/16/2018 0.00
7/17/2018 0.00
7/18/2018 0.61
7/19/2018 0.00
7/20/2018 0.00
7/21/2018 0.00
7/22/2018 0.00
7/23/2018 0.00
7/24/2018 0.00
7/25/2018 0.08
7/26/2018 0.02
7/27/2018 T
7/28/2018 T
7/29/2018 T
7/30/2018 0.06
7/31/2018 0.00
8/1/2018 0.00
8/2/2018 0.00
8/3/2018 0.00
8/4/2018 0.02
8/5/2018 0.00
8/6/2018 0.04
8/7/2018 0.15
8/8/2018 0.00
8/9/2018 0.00
8/10/2018 0.00
8/11/2018 0.00
8/12/2018 0.00
8/13/2018 0.00
8/14/2018 0.11
8/15/2018 0.45
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 0.00
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.66
8/20/2018 0.21
8/21/2018 0.29
8/22/2018 0.00
8/23/2018 0.00
8/24/2018 0.03
8/25/2018 0.00
8/26/2018 0.00
8/27/2018 0.00
8/28/2018 0.00
8/29/2018 0.00
8/30/2018 0.00
8/31/2018 0.00
9/1/2018 0.04
9/2/2018 0.00
9/3/2018 0.00
9/4/2018 0.02
9/5/2018 0.00
9/6/2018 0.00
9/7/2018 0.00
9/8/2018 0.00
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 0.00
9/11/2018 0.00
9/12/2018 0.00
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 0.00
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.00
9/18/2018 0.00
9/19/2018 0.19
9/20/2018 1.42
9/21/2018 0.30
9/22/2018 0.00
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 0.00
9/25/2018 0.19
9/26/2018 0.00
9/27/2018 0.00
9/28/2018 0.12
9/29/2018 0.00
9/30/2018 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M M M Very unexpected shower in the very early morning. 45 degrees, no wind.
10/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty this morning. Got down to 27 overnight.
10/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A bit of drizzle yesterday morning.
10/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold overnight. Temp got down to 19.8.
10/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very cold and very windy yesterday. Got to 16 degrees overnight. Highest wind gust recorded was 52 mph.
10/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A spit of rain came down just about dark. Windy and nasty all day. No measurable precipitation.
10/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy, cold day yesterday. Cold overnight - down to 11 degrees. 18 this morning, calm.
11/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M M M Warm overnight, low was 37. No wind.
11/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M Light dusting of snow.
11/4/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Light drizzle in the evening.
11/5/2017 7:00 AM T T M M M Light dusting of snow around 8:00 p.m. Cold this morning, 16 degrees, no wind.
11/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 M 1.0 M
11/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and windy all day yesterday. Didn't get above freezing. Nasty east wind all day.
11/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very foggy and frosty this morning. 19 degrees.
11/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2017 8:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M Drizzly this morning.
11/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M Drizzled on and off until about 3:00 p.m. yesterday. Chilly and damp. 38 degrees was the high. Frosty and sunny this a.m. at 28 degrees.
11/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M M M A dusting of snow overnight.
11/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M A little bit of snow in the shadows.
11/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Unexpected rain this morning. Looks like more is coming.
11/25/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A bit of drizzle yesterday morning after reporting.
11/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 3.0 M M M Gusty winds and drifting snow. Accumulation is a best guess.
12/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
12/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 2.5 M 4.0 M Snow settled during the day then it snowed again late last evening - so windy it's impossible to tell how much accumulation there actually was. This is a guess, as usual. South Dakota should have "guesstimate" as a default.
12/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 1.0 M M M Squall came through in the morning. Very windy, once again.
12/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Good grief it has been windy! Hard to tell what the depth of snow is... drifts in places, bare ground in others. No new snowfall here, though.
12/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Windy, once again. Very moderate temperatures for this time of year.
12/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Windy. Warmer that normal. Windy. Didn't go below freezing overnight. Got to 52 degrees yesterday. Did I say windy? Still some snow around in the shadowy areas where drifts formed.
12/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Windy, windy, windy... at least it's warm.
12/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M So windy yesterday. Calm and cold this morning. Frosty. 17 degrees, no wind for a change. Still a little snow in shadowy areas or where it drifted.
12/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Windy. Every day.
12/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/15/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M Very little amount of snow.
12/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Still a little lingering snow in the shadows and on north facing hillsides.
12/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Nice yesterday. Still snow in shadows and north facing hillsides. Not much, but a trace is a trace...
12/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Calm this morning. 30 degrees. Still some lingering snow in shadows.
12/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M 18 and calm this morning. Chilly, cloudy and windy all day yesterday. Still some snow hanging around on the north/east sides of the hills.
12/21/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M A cold 14 degrees this morning. Very light dusting of snow.
12/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Cold yesterday... high of 20. Cold overnight - down to 3. Warmed up to 19 this morning. Overcast. Nasty breeze.
12/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M T M Light dusting of snow. No wind for a change. Very cold this morning at 8 degrees.
12/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Frigid. -5. Merry Christmas.
12/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
12/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Frigid... for days. -8 when I got up. A bit overcast.
12/28/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M A very light dusting of snow. Still snow in the air at report time.
12/29/2017 8:00 AM 0.06 0.3 M 0.5 M Snowing when I switched the gauges out this morning. Cold at 1 above. A bit of wind came in last night, so accumulation is a guess, as usual.
12/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 M 1.0 M -9 this morning. Nasty wind. Frigid.
12/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 1.5 M Frigid overnight, low of -22. A dusting of snow throughout the day. Windy, so, as usual, the accumulations are best guesses.
1/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M -30 at midnight. -21 this morning.
1/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Frigid again this morning. -17 with no wind.
1/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Much warmer this morning, 22 above and no wind. Snow is drifted because of all the wind yesterday. As per the usual South Dakota disclaimer, depth of snow is a best guess/estimate.
1/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Cold, 12 above, and icy fog this morning.
1/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Very frosty this morning. 15 degrees. No wind. Dense fog.
1/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Warm yesterday. Lost quite a bit of snow. Was also above freezing through the night. The snow is only in areas where it drifted, shadowy areas or on north facing slopes at this point.
1/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Warm again. Nice. No wind.
1/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
1/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Warm and calm this morning. 34 degrees. Hard to believe a winter weather advisory is posted for later this morning.
1/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 1.5 M 1.5 M Very cold, was -4 at 7:00 a.m. Winds of 35 mph make snow accumulation a guess, as usual.
1/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/13/2018 7:00 AM T T M 1.5 M Very light snow shower mid morning. Very cold all day. High of 4.
1/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 2.5 M 2.0 M Snowed off and on all afternoon yesterday. Accumulation was about 2.5". Snow already settled quite a bit. Got to 36 during the night.
1/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 2.0 M Nasty conditions all day yesterday. Decent temperatures hovering around 32, but very windy and driving snow. Accumulation is approximate. Snow has settled quite a bit.
1/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Frigid.
1/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Was frigid all day. Forecast said it would get to 20, we maybe got to 5 above. Warmed up nicely this morning, though. 24 at report time.
1/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M
1/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Warm temps are a nice change. 36 this morning, a little breeze.
1/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.5 M Got a drizzle of rain before midnight and then more in the early morning hours. Snow went down quite a bit.
1/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
1/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M
2/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Back from visiting my folks in MT. Needless to say, they have quite a bit more snow than we do!
2/3/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Got a trace of rain overnight.
2/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.28 3.5 M 3.5 M Windy, so accumulation is estimate. Snowfall from late morning to early evening. Very heavy at times.
2/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.23 2.5 M 6.0 M Snowed from late in the evening to early in the morning. Almost freezing rain at 4:45 a.m. Windy, as usual, so total accumulation is approximate.
2/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M
2/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M No real melt has occurred. Got windy yesterday afternoon, so snow was blown around quite a bit. We have bare patches and then drifts that are 2 feet deep.
2/8/2018 9:00 AM 0.09 1.0 M 6.5 M Wasn't able to get out at 7:00 for various reasons. Snow fall is a wild estimate. It was (and is) so windy, that it is impossible to tell how much snow actually feel. Still falling and blowing at observation time.
2/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 1.0 M 6.5 M It looked like it was snowing all day yesterday, but we didn't get much. It was blowing so hard, it looked like a ground blizzard all day. So hard to make an accurate measurement on it.
2/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 6.5 M Maybe a half inch of snow fell during the morning hours yesterday. Blew around, as usual.
2/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M Very cold overnight. 6 above this morning.
2/12/2018 7:00 AM T T M 6.5 M Just a dusting of snow overnight. Wind blew like crazy, so the drifts vary from 2' deep to bare ground. Such is living in South Dakota... I sound like a broken record.
2/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M Above zero this morning for the first time in a week. No wind. Bright sunshine.
2/15/2018 8:00 AM 0.10 2.0 M 5.0 M Snowing like crazy when I switched my cylinders out this morning. Windy - gusts as high as 26 mph. Drifting. The usual disclaimer: Accumulation and total depth are best guess figures. I measured drifts and my snow board and all areas in between. Yesterday was in the lower 40's so quite a bit of settling and melting occurred.
2/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 2.5 M 7.5 M It doesn't seem possible with all of the snow that piled up out here and all I got was .06 out of my gauge. Maybe it just blew by??? I don't know, but my total snow is going to look weird with that reading.
2/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
2/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M 25 above this morning with a stiff breeze. Snow has settled and blown around quite a bit.
2/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 4.0 M 8.0 M Very windy yesterday. White out conditions. The usual disclaimer, accumulation and total depth are best guess because of heavy drifting in areas and bare spots in others.
2/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 2.0 M 8.0 M Maybe 2" of new snow yesterday during the day and into the night. Wind blew, so hard to say exactly. Definitely is white out there... and frigid.
2/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M -25 this morning.
2/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Another frigid start to the day. Well below average all month.
2/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
2/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M
3/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2018 7:00 AM T T M M M Very light dusting of snow. Still very, very windy.
3/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 T M M M This was a bad catch. The snow was melting as it was hitting the ground yesterday and it was very sloppy out. I can't believe that the gauged doesn't have more precipitation in it.
3/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very foggy this morning. No wind. 11 degrees.
3/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2018 7:00 AM T T M M M Light skiff of snow this morning. East wind steady at 10 mph. Still snowing at observation time.
3/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.53 4.0 M M M Questioning my "catch" once again. The catch total was only .14". I went back out and did a core where the snow measured 4" which is where the .53 comes from. Snow was melting upon falling, so I honestly don't know how accurate the core is either.
3/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 0.5 M M M Well, we sure got the short end of the stick on this storm!
3/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy and frosty this morning. 11 degrees. Calm wind.
3/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M M M
3/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Drizzle during the day yesterday. 31 degrees this morning. Light wind from the SE.
3/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2018 7:00 AM T T M M M Just started to snow at observation time.
3/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 T M T M Precip. came down as snow, but melted before it accumulated. Mostly bare ground here now. Snow in shady areas and draws.
3/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.07 0.7 M M M White out this morning. We were just drying out some.
3/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2018 7:00 AM T T M M M A few drops of rain on the strong wind last night and a small amount of grainy snow this morning.
4/1/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
4/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.48 7.0 0.48 M M
4/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2018 7:00 AM T T M M M Starting to snow at report time. The previous snow fall has settled and melted significantly. There are bare patches showing and the drifts are about half of what they were a few days ago.
4/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 0.4 M M M
4/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Freezing rain.
4/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 T M M M Little bit of rain, little bit of grapple.
4/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High temperatures yesterday melted most of remaining snow. Had some flooding - just the usual, nothing too severe.
4/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M Raining steady as I took the reading. Creek is bank full.
4/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.33 1.4 M M M About .19 of the above amount came from rain yesterday morning. The remainder came from snow that just started around 5:00 a.m. It was snowing at 7:00 a.m. when I changed my gauges out.
4/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.37 4.0 M M M Snow melted and settled as it was falling, so it is a bit of a guesstimate on the accumulation of new snow.
4/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Mild flooding overnight. Creek back in its banks this morning. Snow mostly gone except for drifting areas, draws, etc.
4/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The storm that wasn't- 80% chance of rain and "showers likely" on every forecast. Not a drop.
4/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Bit of a shower around 6:00 p.m. last night.
4/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice spring day for a change. Very little wind, plenty of sun.
4/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M M M
4/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M A little drizzle after my 7:00 a.m. report.
4/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Extremely windy yesterday.
4/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2018 6:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
5/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
5/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M M M
5/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M Fast moving storm dropped some rain right around 2:00 p.m.
5/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M M M
5/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M Drizzly yesterday afternoon into evening.
5/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.57 0.0 M M M
5/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.37 0.0 M M M
5/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
5/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.66 0.0 M M M
5/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
5/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
5/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M M M
5/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
5/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M M M
5/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M I would say that my catch is low on this. The rain came in hard and basically fell sideways. The wind gusts were up to 40 mph. No way to know the exact amount of rain. Very little hail. Just a few little pellets at the beginning of the storm. We were on the southern edge of the cell. Had to have more rain and hail to the north and east of us.
6/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M M M
6/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
6/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Thunderstorms all around us but none hit here. Just a little drizzle on the tail end of one of them during the night.
6/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
6/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Two raindrops around 8:00 p.m. Showers all around us.
6/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M M M Got about .06 before midnight and then the rest fell around 2:00 a.m. Much needed moisture.
6/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M M M
6/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.92 0.0 M M M Nice soaking rain from about 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
6/20/2018 7:00 AM 3.95 0.0 M M M Very heavy rain overnight and into the morning.
6/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M
6/22/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M A few raindrops around 6:00 a.m.
6/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M M M Storm hit around 1:00 p.m. yesterday. Tiny hail at first then very heavy rain. Lasted maybe 20 minutes.
6/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
6/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.36 0.0 M M M
6/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2018 7:00 AM 1.46 0.0 M M M Wicked storm. Came in so fast. My digital gauge clocked wind at 91 mph. Just a tiny bit of hail here, but the wind knocked all the blossoms off of the sweet clover and flattened the alfalfa. Creeks and drainages all were running water when we checked cattle. Creek came up big overnight. On the way down now, but still in flood.
7/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
7/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M
7/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
7/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M M M Noisy thunderstorm rolled through around 2:00 a.m. More lightning, thunder and wind than anything.
7/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M M M
7/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2018 7:00 AM 1.33 0.0 M M M
7/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
7/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M M M
7/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.61 0.0 M M M
7/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 0.0 M M M
7/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
7/27/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
7/28/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
7/29/2018 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
7/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M
7/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
8/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
8/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M M M
8/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M M M
8/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.45 0.0 M M M
8/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2018 8:00 AM 0.66 0.0 M M M
8/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M M M
8/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M M M
8/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M M M
8/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
9/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
9/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M
9/20/2018 7:00 AM 1.42 0.0 M M M Still raining. Glad to have an extra gauge... just switched it out!
9/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M M M
9/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M M M
9/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M M M
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
1/25/2018 2/01/2018 7:00 AM 8 T T T I was gone for a week. There was a dusting of snow on Sunday, January 28th.



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