Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-OT-5 Latitude 46.28533333
Station Name Fergus Falls 0.5 E Longitude -96.06625
County Otter Tail Elevation (ft) 1203



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 19 2.39 3.57 25 3.57 20 0.00 5 2 10 0 4.6 2 0
Nov 19 1.06 0.31 21 0.31 14 0.00 7 2 5 4 1.6 4 0
Dec 19 0.50 2.14 23 2.14 12 0.00 11 2 8 3 27.1 8 1
Jan 20 0.73 0.68 22 0.68 12 0.00 10 2 6 6 12.7 6 0
Feb 20 0.51 0.03 5 0.03 5 0.00 0 0 1 4 0.5 1 0
March 20 1.14 0.16 6 0.16 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.7 2 0
April 20 1.80 2.58 13 2.58 13 0.00 0 0 10 3 2.9 4 0
May 20 3.06 1.63 8 1.63 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
June 20 4.03 4.28 14 4.28 14 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
July 20 3.40 9.16 12 9.16 12 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 3.18 6.13 14 6.13 14 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 2.95 0.52 7 0.52 4 0.00 3 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 24.75" 31.19" 170 days 31.19" 134 0.00" 36 days 8 92 days 26 days 50.1" 27 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
10/1/2019 0.01
10/2/2019 0.00
10/3/2019 0.44
10/4/2019 0.00
10/5/2019 0.62
10/6/2019 0.19
10/7/2019 **
10/8/2019 **
10/9/2019 0.00
10/10/2019
10/11/2019 0.66
10/12/2019 0.40
10/13/2019 0.12
10/14/2019 **
10/15/2019 0.00
10/16/2019 0.15
10/17/2019 0.00
10/18/2019 0.00
10/19/2019 0.00
10/20/2019 0.00
10/21/2019 0.29
10/22/2019 0.69
10/23/2019 0.00
10/24/2019 0.00
10/25/2019
10/26/2019 0.00
10/27/2019 0.00
10/28/2019
10/29/2019
10/30/2019
10/31/2019
11/1/2019 T
11/2/2019 0.03
11/3/2019
11/4/2019 **
11/5/2019 **
11/6/2019 **
11/7/2019 **
11/8/2019 0.00
11/9/2019
11/10/2019 0.10
11/11/2019 **
11/12/2019 T
11/13/2019 0.05
11/14/2019 0.00
11/15/2019
11/16/2019 0.00
11/17/2019 T
11/18/2019
11/19/2019 0.04
11/20/2019
11/21/2019 T
11/22/2019
11/23/2019 0.00
11/24/2019
11/25/2019 0.00
11/26/2019 T
11/27/2019
11/28/2019
11/29/2019 0.00
11/30/2019 0.09
12/1/2019 0.56
12/2/2019 0.00
12/3/2019
12/4/2019
12/5/2019
12/6/2019
12/7/2019
12/8/2019
12/9/2019 0.24
12/10/2019
12/11/2019
12/12/2019 0.08
12/13/2019 0.08
12/14/2019 T
12/15/2019 **
12/16/2019 **
12/17/2019 **
12/18/2019 **
12/19/2019 0.00
12/20/2019 **
12/21/2019 **
12/22/2019 **
12/23/2019 **
12/24/2019 **
12/25/2019 0.00
12/26/2019 0.21
12/27/2019 T
12/28/2019 T
12/29/2019 0.68
12/30/2019 0.27
12/31/2019 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020
1/2/2020 T
1/3/2020 0.04
1/4/2020 T
1/5/2020 **
1/6/2020 **
1/7/2020 **
1/8/2020 **
1/9/2020 **
1/10/2020 **
1/11/2020 **
1/12/2020 0.00
1/13/2020 T
1/14/2020 0.10
1/15/2020 0.15
1/16/2020
1/17/2020
1/18/2020 0.25
1/19/2020 T
1/20/2020 T
1/21/2020
1/22/2020
1/23/2020
1/24/2020 0.02
1/25/2020
1/26/2020 **
1/27/2020 T
1/28/2020
1/29/2020
1/30/2020 T
1/31/2020 0.12
2/1/2020
2/2/2020
2/3/2020
2/4/2020
2/5/2020
2/6/2020
2/7/2020 0.03
2/8/2020
2/9/2020 T
2/10/2020
2/11/2020
2/12/2020 T
2/13/2020
2/14/2020
2/15/2020
2/16/2020
2/17/2020
2/18/2020 T
2/19/2020
2/20/2020
2/21/2020
2/22/2020
2/23/2020
2/24/2020
2/25/2020
2/26/2020
2/27/2020
2/28/2020 T
2/29/2020
3/1/2020
3/2/2020
3/3/2020
3/4/2020
3/5/2020
3/6/2020 0.04
3/7/2020
3/8/2020
3/9/2020
3/10/2020
3/11/2020
3/12/2020 0.03
3/13/2020
3/14/2020
3/15/2020
3/16/2020 0.03
3/17/2020
3/18/2020 0.04
3/19/2020
3/20/2020
3/21/2020
3/22/2020 0.01
3/23/2020
3/24/2020
3/25/2020 0.01
3/26/2020
3/27/2020
3/28/2020
3/29/2020
3/30/2020
3/31/2020
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020
4/2/2020 0.87
4/3/2020 0.36
4/4/2020
4/5/2020
4/6/2020 0.10
4/7/2020 0.05
4/8/2020
4/9/2020 0.08
4/10/2020
4/11/2020
4/12/2020
4/13/2020 0.02
4/14/2020 0.02
4/15/2020
4/16/2020
4/17/2020
4/18/2020
4/19/2020
4/20/2020
4/21/2020 T
4/22/2020
4/23/2020
4/24/2020 T
4/25/2020
4/26/2020 T
4/27/2020 0.18
4/28/2020 0.87
4/29/2020 0.03
4/30/2020
5/1/2020
5/2/2020
5/3/2020
5/4/2020
5/5/2020 0.23
5/6/2020 0.39
5/7/2020
5/8/2020
5/9/2020 0.02
5/10/2020 0.23
5/11/2020
5/12/2020
5/13/2020
5/14/2020 0.14
5/15/2020
5/16/2020
5/17/2020
5/18/2020
5/19/2020
5/20/2020
5/21/2020
5/22/2020
5/23/2020
5/24/2020
5/25/2020 0.05
5/26/2020 0.46
5/27/2020 0.11
5/28/2020
5/29/2020
5/30/2020
5/31/2020
6/1/2020 0.02
6/2/2020
6/3/2020 0.05
6/4/2020
6/5/2020
6/6/2020
6/7/2020 0.50
6/8/2020 0.25
6/9/2020 1.12
6/10/2020 0.04
6/11/2020
6/12/2020 T
6/13/2020
6/14/2020
6/15/2020 0.04
6/16/2020
6/17/2020
6/18/2020 1.12
6/19/2020
6/20/2020
6/21/2020 0.46
6/22/2020
6/23/2020
6/24/2020 0.09
6/25/2020
6/26/2020 T
6/27/2020
6/28/2020
6/29/2020 0.50
6/30/2020 0.09
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2020 1.07
7/2/2020
7/3/2020
7/4/2020
7/5/2020
7/6/2020 0.14
7/7/2020
7/8/2020 1.09
7/9/2020 0.55
7/10/2020
7/11/2020
7/12/2020 0.27
7/13/2020
7/14/2020 T
7/15/2020 0.10
7/16/2020
7/17/2020
7/18/2020 1.96
7/19/2020 0.02
7/20/2020
7/21/2020 1.76
7/22/2020
7/23/2020
7/24/2020
7/25/2020 2.09
7/26/2020 0.11
7/27/2020
7/28/2020
7/29/2020
7/30/2020
7/31/2020
8/1/2020 T
8/2/2020 0.03
8/3/2020
8/4/2020
8/5/2020
8/6/2020
8/7/2020 T
8/8/2020
8/9/2020 0.92
8/10/2020 0.06
8/11/2020
8/12/2020 0.46
8/13/2020 0.13
8/14/2020 2.45
8/15/2020 0.23
8/16/2020
8/17/2020
8/18/2020
8/19/2020
8/20/2020
8/21/2020
8/22/2020
8/23/2020
8/24/2020 0.34
8/25/2020
8/26/2020 0.02
8/27/2020 T
8/28/2020 1.04
8/29/2020
8/30/2020
8/31/2020 0.45
9/1/2020
9/2/2020
9/3/2020 0.04
9/4/2020
9/5/2020
9/6/2020
9/7/2020
9/8/2020
9/9/2020
9/10/2020
9/11/2020
9/12/2020 0.38
9/13/2020 0.08
9/14/2020
9/15/2020
9/16/2020
9/17/2020
9/18/2020
9/19/2020
9/20/2020
9/21/2020
9/22/2020
9/23/2020
9/24/2020
9/25/2020
9/26/2020
9/27/2020 0.02
9/28/2020 **
9/29/2020 **
9/30/2020 **



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2019 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
10/4/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2019 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M
10/6/2019 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
10/11/2019 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M
10/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.40 4.0 0.40 M M Best estimate. Measurement affected by melting and blowing snow.
10/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.12 0.6 M M M Melting makes snow measurement difficult.
10/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
10/17/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2019 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
10/22/2019 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M
10/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.03 0.2 0.03 M M
11/10/2019 7:00 AM 0.10 0.2 0.10 M M
11/13/2019 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 M M
11/14/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/19/2019 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
11/21/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/23/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2019 8:00 AM 0.09 0.7 0.09 M M
12/1/2019 7:00 AM 0.56 9.3 0.56 10.0 0.68
12/2/2019 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2019 7:00 AM 0.24 3.5 0.24 M M
12/12/2019 7:00 AM 0.08 1.2 0.08 M M
12/13/2019 4:00 PM 0.08 1.2 0.08 M M This is the total snowfall for this event. Snow has stopped. Amounts are identical to the previous snowfall event.
12/14/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/26/2019 7:00 AM 0.21 2.0 0.21 M M
12/27/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/28/2019 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/29/2019 7:00 AM 0.68 6.8 0.68 M M
12/30/2019 7:00 AM 0.27 2.8 0.27 M M
12/31/2019 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 M M
1/2/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/3/2020 3:00 PM 0.04 0.3 M M M
1/4/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/13/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 1.2 M M M
1/15/2020 10:30 AM 0.15 3.0 M M M Waited for snow to quit. This is the total snow for this event.
1/18/2020 5:00 PM 0.25 6.0 0.25 M M Best guess - wind making measurements very difficult. We have 4 ft. drifts as well as bare ground. Snow quit around noon.
1/19/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M I recorded yesterday's snowfall at 5:00 PM yesterday.
1/20/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 1.0 M M M
1/30/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.12 1.2 M M M
2/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 M M
2/9/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/12/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/18/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/28/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 M M
3/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M All rain so far. No snow
3/16/2020 12:00 PM 0.03 M M M M Frozen drizzle
3/18/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
3/22/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M M M
3/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M
4/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.36 1.5 M M M Rain and melted snow
4/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
4/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
4/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 1.0 M M M
4/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M
4/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M M M Third day in a row like this. Groundhog day...
4/21/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/24/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/26/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
4/28/2020 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M
4/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Leftover from yesterday
5/5/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
5/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain just starting
5/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
5/14/2020 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
5/25/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
5/27/2020 6:30 AM 0.11 M M M M
6/1/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/7/2020 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
6/8/2020 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M
6/9/2020 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M Severe storm at about 2:30AM. Branches down, power out for a while, etc.
6/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/12/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief thundershower around 4:15 am
6/18/2020 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M Coincidence that this is the exact same amount as last week's thunderstorm. No wind this time, just rain
6/21/2020 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
6/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/26/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/29/2020 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
6/30/2020 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
7/1/2020 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M
7/6/2020 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
7/8/2020 7:00 AM 1.09 M M M M
7/9/2020 6:45 AM 0.55 M M M M
7/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
7/14/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/18/2020 7:00 AM 1.96 M M M M Little or no wind damage. No hail
7/19/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/21/2020 7:00 AM 1.76 M M M M
7/25/2020 7:00 AM 2.09 M M M M Still rainng
7/26/2020 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
8/1/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/2/2020 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M brief evening shower
8/7/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/9/2020 7:00 AM 0.92 M M M M
8/10/2020 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
8/12/2020 9:00 AM 0.46 M M M M
8/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
8/14/2020 7:00 AM 2.45 M M M M
8/15/2020 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
8/24/2020 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M
8/26/2020 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Brief T-shower
8/27/2020 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/28/2020 7:00 AM 1.04 M M M M
8/31/2020 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M
9/3/2020 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
9/12/2020 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M
9/13/2020 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/27/2020 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/7/2019 10/09/2019 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
10/14/2019 10/15/2019 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
11/4/2019 11/08/2019 7:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
11/11/2019 11/12/2019 7:00 AM 2 T 0.2 M
12/15/2019 12/19/2019 7:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
12/20/2019 12/25/2019 7:00 AM 6 0.00 M M
1/5/2020 1/12/2020 7:00 AM 8 0.00 M M
1/26/2020 1/27/2020 7:00 AM 2 T M M
9/28/2020 10/01/2020 7:00 AM 4 6.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground