Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-UN-2 Latitude 42.76126
Station Name Elk Point 5.6 NNE Longitude -96.653165
County Union Elevation (ft) 1127



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 09 2.26 4.82 31 4.81 29 0.01 2 1 20 1 2.3 1 0
Nov 09 1.42 0.37 28 0.33 24 0.04 4 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 0.79 0.54 24 0.14 18 0.40 6 3 2 4 27.2 9 21
Jan 10 0.54 0.66 24 0.66 24 0.00 0 0 4 1 9.3 5 30
Feb 10 0.63 0.31 26 0.31 26 0.00 0 0 2 7 10.8 10 28
March 10 1.85 1.55 26 1.14 22 0.41 4 2 9 0 0.0 0 13
April 10 3.10 2.15 25 2.15 23 0.00 2 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
May 10 3.72 1.66 26 1.66 23 0.00 3 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
June 10 4.23 8.16 30 7.04 25 1.12 5 2 12 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 3.51 11.31 31 10.86 29 0.45 2 1 13 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 3.05 3.41 31 3.39 29 0.02 2 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 2.92 4.71 30 4.49 25 0.22 5 2 16 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 28.02" 39.65" 332 days 36.98" 297 2.67" 35 days 16 107 days 13 days 49.6" 25 days 92 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
10/1/2009 0.53
10/2/2009 0.26
10/3/2009 0.30
10/4/2009 0.00
10/5/2009 0.06
10/6/2009 0.59
10/7/2009 0.02
10/8/2009 0.23
10/9/2009 0.00
10/10/2009 **
10/11/2009 0.01
10/12/2009 T
10/13/2009 0.03
10/14/2009 0.02
10/15/2009 0.32
10/16/2009 0.03
10/17/2009 0.02
10/18/2009 0.00
10/19/2009 0.00
10/20/2009 0.00
10/21/2009 0.48
10/22/2009 0.08
10/23/2009 0.94
10/24/2009 0.02
10/25/2009 0.00
10/26/2009 0.05
10/27/2009 0.00
10/28/2009 0.00
10/29/2009 0.02
10/30/2009 0.78
10/31/2009 0.03
11/1/2009 0.00
11/2/2009
11/3/2009 0.00
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.00
11/7/2009 0.00
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009 0.00
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.00
11/12/2009 0.00
11/13/2009 0.00
11/14/2009 **
11/15/2009 0.04
11/16/2009 0.00
11/17/2009 0.00
11/18/2009 0.00
11/19/2009 0.00
11/20/2009 0.00
11/21/2009
11/22/2009 **
11/23/2009 T
11/24/2009 0.33
11/25/2009 0.00
11/26/2009 0.00
11/27/2009 0.00
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.00
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 T
12/4/2009 0.00
12/5/2009 **
12/6/2009 T
12/7/2009 T
12/8/2009 M
12/9/2009 M
12/10/2009 0.00
12/11/2009 M
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.00
12/14/2009 T
12/15/2009 0.00
12/16/2009 0.00
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009
12/20/2009 **
12/21/2009 T T
12/22/2009 0.12
12/23/2009 0.02
12/24/2009 M
12/25/2009 M
12/26/2009 M
12/27/2009 **
12/28/2009 0.40
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 M
12/31/2009 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 M
1/2/2010 0.00
1/3/2010 M
1/4/2010 0.00
1/5/2010 M
1/6/2010 M
1/7/2010 M
1/8/2010 0.00
1/9/2010 0.00
1/10/2010 0.00
1/11/2010 0.00
1/12/2010 0.00
1/13/2010 0.00
1/14/2010 0.00
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010
1/18/2010 0.00
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.11
1/21/2010 0.40
1/22/2010 0.03
1/23/2010 0.00
1/24/2010 0.12
1/25/2010 M
1/26/2010 T
1/27/2010 0.00
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.00
1/31/2010 0.00
2/1/2010 T
2/2/2010 M
2/3/2010 0.00
2/4/2010 T
2/5/2010 0.20
2/6/2010 T
2/7/2010 0.11
2/8/2010 0.00
2/9/2010 M
2/10/2010 0.00
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 T
2/13/2010 0.00
2/14/2010 T
2/15/2010 T
2/16/2010 0.00
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 T
2/20/2010 0.00
2/21/2010 0.00
2/22/2010 0.00
2/23/2010 0.00
2/24/2010 0.00
2/25/2010 0.00
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010 0.00
2/28/2010 0.00
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 0.00
3/4/2010 0.00
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 0.11
3/7/2010 0.27
3/8/2010 0.05
3/9/2010 0.18
3/10/2010 0.15
3/11/2010 0.11
3/12/2010 0.18
3/13/2010 0.07
3/14/2010
3/15/2010
3/16/2010
3/17/2010
3/18/2010
3/19/2010 **
3/20/2010 0.41
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 **
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.00
3/26/2010 0.00
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010 0.02
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 0.00
3/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.00
4/2/2010
4/3/2010 **
4/4/2010 0.00
4/5/2010
4/6/2010 0.05
4/7/2010 0.13
4/8/2010 0.00
4/9/2010 0.00
4/10/2010 0.00
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010
4/13/2010 0.00
4/14/2010 0.03
4/15/2010 0.67
4/16/2010 0.03
4/17/2010 0.00
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.00
4/23/2010 0.02
4/24/2010 0.61
4/25/2010 0.03
4/26/2010 0.37
4/27/2010
4/28/2010 0.00
4/29/2010
4/30/2010 0.21
5/1/2010 0.00
5/2/2010 0.00
5/3/2010 0.00
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.00
5/6/2010 0.00
5/7/2010 0.18
5/8/2010 0.00
5/9/2010 0.00
5/10/2010 0.01
5/11/2010 0.35
5/12/2010 0.22
5/13/2010 0.16
5/14/2010 **
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.00
5/18/2010 0.00
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010
5/21/2010 0.01
5/22/2010 0.00
5/23/2010 0.00
5/24/2010 0.11
5/25/2010 0.62
5/26/2010 0.00
5/27/2010
5/28/2010
5/29/2010
5/30/2010
5/31/2010 **
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.05
6/3/2010 0.00
6/4/2010 0.90
6/5/2010 0.18
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010 0.00
6/8/2010 0.39
6/9/2010 0.21
6/10/2010 0.56
6/11/2010 1.06
6/12/2010 1.33
6/13/2010 0.06
6/14/2010 0.30
6/15/2010 0.02
6/16/2010 0.00
6/17/2010 0.00
6/18/2010 **
6/19/2010 **
6/20/2010 **
6/21/2010 1.12
6/22/2010 0.00
6/23/2010 1.98
6/24/2010 0.00
6/25/2010 0.00
6/26/2010 0.00
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.00
6/29/2010 0.00
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.00
7/2/2010 0.00
7/3/2010 **
7/4/2010 0.45
7/5/2010 0.00
7/6/2010 0.19
7/7/2010 0.01
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 0.00
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 0.02
7/12/2010 0.24
7/13/2010 0.05
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.00
7/16/2010 0.00
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.02
7/19/2010 0.38
7/20/2010 0.05
7/21/2010 0.00
7/22/2010 4.38
7/23/2010 0.00
7/24/2010 0.04
7/25/2010 0.00
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.80
7/28/2010 0.65
7/29/2010 0.00
7/30/2010 4.03
7/31/2010 0.00
8/1/2010 0.00
8/2/2010 0.17
8/3/2010 0.04
8/4/2010 **
8/5/2010 0.02
8/6/2010 0.00
8/7/2010 0.00
8/8/2010 0.00
8/9/2010 0.81
8/10/2010 0.57
8/11/2010 0.26
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 0.08
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.02
8/18/2010 0.00
8/19/2010 0.00
8/20/2010 0.08
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 0.00
8/23/2010 0.00
8/24/2010 0.68
8/25/2010 0.00
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.00
8/30/2010 0.00
8/31/2010 0.68
9/1/2010 0.09
9/2/2010 0.64
9/3/2010
9/4/2010 0.00
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.02
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.89
9/10/2010 0.07
9/11/2010 **
9/12/2010 **
9/13/2010 0.11
9/14/2010 0.02
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.39
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.28
9/19/2010 0.14
9/20/2010 0.03
9/21/2010 0.19
9/22/2010 0.02
9/23/2010 0.76
9/24/2010 0.45
9/25/2010 0.43
9/26/2010 0.07
9/27/2010
9/28/2010 0.00
9/29/2010 0.00
9/30/2010 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 6:50 AM 0.53 M M M M rain started 1:20 am, still misting. Turning to light rain at 7 am.
10/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M light mist and rain yet.
10/3/2009 9:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Actual, .30 , still occ. mist.
10/4/2009 9:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2009 6:06 AM 0.06 M M M M Light rain and mist.
10/6/2009 7:32 AM 0.59 M M M M rain fell after 10 am yesterdsy and ended 5;30 am today.
10/7/2009 7:15 AM 0.02 M M M M ckearing and winds picking up.
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Still occ. rain.
10/9/2009 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 degrees and cloudy.
10/12/2009 9:00 AM T 2.3 M M M 2.3 inches of snow fell, occ. flakes yet.
10/13/2009 9:20 AM 0.03 M M M M heavy frost.Rain fell last evening before temps dropped.
10/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Cloudy-ready to rain.
10/15/2009 7:14 AM 0.32 M M M M fog and still occ. drops. Mostly done.
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/17/2009 10:00 AM 0.02 M M M M cloudy-overcast.
10/18/2009 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2009 7:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very dense fog.
10/20/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just about ready to rain. High Humidity.
10/21/2009 9:45 AM 0.48 M M M M still raining, very saturated ground.
10/22/2009 8:30 AM 0.08 M M M M A Total of .56 rain between yesterday andf today's report. Very saturated, no harvest for at least a week. That is without any more precip.
10/23/2009 9:30 AM 0.94 M M M M Rain stopped here at 0 am. Very saturated.
10/24/2009 9:35 AM 0.02 M M M M Occ. Sprinkles.
10/25/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2009 9:10 AM 0.05 M M M M 9pm, light mist started.
10/27/2009 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2009 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ready to rain.
10/29/2009 7:43 AM 0.02 M M M M light mist falling so far.
10/30/2009 8:25 AM 0.78 M M M M Most of the rain fell after yesterday's report. Occ. showrs this morning 2-5 am.
10/31/2009 11:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
11/1/2009 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Light winds just starting.
11/3/2009 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M heavy frost.
11/4/2009 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2009 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and dry.
11/9/2009 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frosty and 33 degrees.
11/10/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright and clear, light winds picking up.
11/11/2009 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees , cool winds and dry.
11/12/2009 8:36 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cloudy- winds s-se at 15-25+.Rain feels imminent/
11/13/2009 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M heavy frost- 29 degrees at 7 am.
11/17/2009 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21 degrees at 7 am, and heavy frost this morning.
11/18/2009 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M crisp , clear and 24 degress. Dry conditions finally allowing crop harvest.
11/19/2009 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ready to rain.
11/20/2009 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 Degress and still dry.
11/24/2009 9:15 AM 0.33 M M M M Still occ. drops.
11/25/2009 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds 30+ and 30 degrees.
11/26/2009 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2009 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright and clear. Light winds.
11/28/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2009 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Crisp. frosty, and 25 degrees.
11/30/2009 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Crisp and 23 degrees.
12/1/2009 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M partly cloudy and 33 degrees.
12/2/2009 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy and 28 degrees.
12/3/2009 8:40 AM T 0.2 M 0.2 M Some melting overnight, this is what was still measurable at 7 am this morning.
12/4/2009 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20 degrees and winds picking up.
12/7/2009 7:20 AM T 0.6 M 0.6 M
12/8/2009 9:30 AM M 0.9 M 1.5 M Moderate snow , picking up now.Winds 15-20 from NE.
12/9/2009 8:55 AM M 7.3 M 8.6 M HIGH WINDS AND DRIFTS 3-4 FEET IN SHELTRBELT AND INTERSECTIONS.3 degrees.
12/10/2009 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M no new snow- -7 for the low last night.
12/11/2009 8:30 AM M 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/12/2009 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M 15 degrees.
12/13/2009 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M Very eindy and cold. Some melting yesterday in opem area.
12/14/2009 8:55 AM T 0.2 M 8.7 M A light dusting yesterday.
12/15/2009 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.7 M -3 and very cold winds.
12/16/2009 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.7 M 6 degrees.
12/17/2009 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/18/2009 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.3 M some melting in open areas yesterday.
12/21/2009 9:00 AM T T M 8.0 M Fog and light mist just started . melting the last 2 days.
12/22/2009 9:40 AM 0.12 M M 6.1 M light rain and 35 for a high yesterday shrank snowpack. .12 of rain, came as freezing rain. A thim coat of ice.
12/23/2009 8:40 AM 0.02 M M 5.6 M light rain briefly yesterday, melted more snow.
12/24/2009 9:00 AM M 4.1 M 9.7 M ice base, winds up to 30 mph, light snow.
12/25/2009 9:40 AM M 8.2 17.90 M M 8.2 INCHES of new snow since yesterday's report. Dtill snowing, major drifts due to wind.
12/26/2009 9:50 AM M 5.3 M 20.9 M WINDS AND STILL SNOWING.
12/29/2009 5:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M 20.6 M
12/30/2009 6:10 AM M 0.4 M 20.9 M 21 degrees. Light snow coming down.
12/31/2009 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.9 M 0 degrees.
1/1/2010 8:30 AM M 0.5 M 21.4 M Light snow coming down.
1/2/2010 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.4 M -22 for a low this morning.
1/3/2010 8:30 AM M M M 22.5 M
1/4/2010 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.3 M -15 degrees. At least it's not snowing.
1/5/2010 7:40 AM M M M 22.2 M -12degrees
1/6/2010 7:30 AM M 1.1 M 23.3 M Light-moderate snow. Winds picking up.
1/7/2010 9:00 AM M 4.1 M 27.4 M 2 degrees and 2--30 mph winds.
1/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 27.1 M -10 and 30 plus winds. Lots of drifting.
1/9/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 26.7 M -20 for a low last night. -8 for a high yesterday. Need a break pds.
1/10/2010 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 26.5 M 11 degrees and light winds.
1/11/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 26.1 M got to 30 degrees yesterday.
1/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 25.9 M no snow-yipeee! Some limited melting yesterday and today.
1/13/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 25.7 M
1/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.7 M good melting, got to 40 degrees. Lost 2 inches on snowpack.
1/15/2010 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 23.1 M Dense fog, good melting again yesterday.
1/16/2010 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.6 M
1/18/2010 10:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M 21.1 M Dense fog 37 for a high, so more snow melted.
1/19/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.9 M Dense fog. Some freezing on roads.
1/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.11 M M 20.8 M freezing rain and sleet right now.
1/21/2010 9:30 AM 0.40 M M 21.1 M rain and freezing rain yesterday. Roads treacherous. .4 of ice on all surfaces.
1/22/2010 9:15 AM 0.03 M M 21.1 M fog and slick conditions.
1/23/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.8 M 35 degrees yesterday and 37 degrees at 8 am, melted 2.1 inches .
1/24/2010 7:55 AM 0.12 M M 16.7 M continued warm temps melted snow and ice again.
1/25/2010 8:53 AM M 3.1 M 19.8 M hgh winds over 30-40 mph creating drifts and poor visibility.
1/26/2010 9:00 AM T 0.5 M 20.3 M strong winds yet.
1/27/2010 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.3 M 20 degrees and strong winds 20-25 plus.
1/28/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.3 M -1 and windy at 6am
1/29/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.1 M -2 degrees and light winds. No precip.
1/30/2010 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.1 M No precip. 13 degrees and 10-15 mph winds.
1/31/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.1 M 14 degrees, light winds. Overcast.
2/1/2010 7:40 AM T 0.2 M 20.3 M light snow started at 5:50 am today.
2/2/2010 8:00 AM M 1.4 M 21.7 M 1.4 inches fell between 9 am yesterday and 8 am today.Total of 1.6 inches this snow event.
2/3/2010 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.7 M 10 degrees, east winds.
2/4/2010 8:00 AM T M M 21.7 M LIGHT MIST STARTED AT 6:50 AM. 34 DEGREES
2/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.20 1.5 M 22.1 M .15 of moisture, rain and snow mix yesterday. .2 of rain today and temps above 34 degrees melted snow. Snow depth dropped 2.1 inches before switching back to snow. Icy roads and slush mix.
2/6/2010 8:00 AM T 1.1 M 19.2 M 30 Degrees, light winds and snow. Warmer evening temps and yesterday's rain shrank snow down more.
2/7/2010 7:50 AM 0.11 0.2 M 20.1 M Continued above freezing temps melted snow as it fell, and reduced snowpack.
2/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.2 M High of 42 degrees shrank snowpack, temps 30 degrees at 11 pm last night, yet only 5 degrees at 6 am today.
2/9/2010 6:00 AM M 0.7 M 18.9 M VERY COLD TEMPS-4 OR lower and strong winds making outside activity very dangerous.
2/10/2010 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.7 M -6 degrees and light ne winds.
2/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.5 M cold south winds.
2/12/2010 8:00 AM T 0.1 M 18.6 M LIGHT FLURRIES.
2/13/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.6 M winds picking up.
2/14/2010 7:30 AM T 3.1 M 21.7 M High winds and drifting snow on roads.
2/15/2010 8:35 AM T 0.5 M 22.2 M winds over 35-40 mph, drifts 3-4 ft plus on east west roads.
2/16/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.0 M winds 18-26 mph, gusts higher.
2/17/2010 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.9 M cold - 1 degree and windy
2/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.4 M Warmer temps helped melt roads and rooftops.
2/19/2010 9:20 AM T 2.0 M 23.2 M light flurries, melting yesterday reduced snowpack to 21.0 before it snowed again.
2/20/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.7 M melting continued overnight.
2/21/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M 22.1 M warm temps and 36 degrees Saturday helped clear sidewalks and road edges.
2/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.7 M melting continued yesterday.
2/23/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.3 M 14 degrees and a stiff wind.
2/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.1 M -7 and moderate winds making travel hazardous.
2/25/2010 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.1 M 6 degrees amd light winds.
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.1 M 22 degrees.
2/27/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 20.2 M 36 Degrees yesterday led to good snowpack melting.
2/28/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 19.4 M 37 degrees yesrday helped clear roads and sidewalks of ice amd is shrinking drifts.
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 18.4 M 37 degrees yesterday, so melting continues.
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 17.1 M melting was significant, some gravel roads were getting soft.
3/3/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.2 M 43 degrees yesterday, continued melting.
3/4/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.9 M warmer temps making roads muddy on top 2 inches.Bare spots showing up on some tilled fields.
3/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 11.2 M 43 degrees yesterdqay, and 33 degrees overnight kept melting going.
3/6/2010 7:50 AM 0.11 M M 8.2 M 46 degrees yesterday, 30 for a low and 35 degress ringht now kept melt going. Brief thunder at 4 am today.
3/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.27 M M 6.1 M A total of .38 precip yesterday, .11 before and .27 after yestrday's report. Melting continues overnight, high of 46 and 35 yet at 7 am today.
3/8/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 M M 5.6 M Light mist and fog , 35 degrees.
3/9/2010 7:15 AM 0.18 M M 4.5 M Continued melting.Low of only 35 degrees.
3/10/2010 9:00 AM 0.15 M M 3.1 M .15 of rain so far today.
3/11/2010 8:00 AM 0.11 M M 2.9 M slow drizzly rain, started again 7;10 am.
3/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.18 M M 2.5 M calm winds, no snow fell,
3/13/2010 8:00 AM 0.07 M M 2.1 M 36 Degrees amd cloudy.
3/21/2010 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M 26 degreesat 8 am.
3/22/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M WINDY.
3/25/2010 6:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Very windy.
3/26/2010 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2010 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2010 9:14 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/29/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy overnight, calming down now.
3/30/2010 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M windy and warm.Much above normal.
3/31/2010 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winds 20-30 plus and 80 degrees yesterday raised fire potential to dangerous levels in grassy areas.
4/1/2010 7:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Red skies in the East.
4/6/2010 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M .05 so far, occ. showers last night, more coming.
4/7/2010 8:30 AM 0.13 M M M M .13 of rain yesterday to8;30 am today. Total of .18 of rain so far.
4/8/2010 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M high winds 40-45 mph lus, lots of small to medium limb damage.Big Sioux river still very high for April.Do not need any precip for at least a week more.
4/9/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and dry- light winds.
4/10/2010 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers coming soon.
4/11/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Missed the rain again. Getting dry-hard to believe after all the snow.
4/13/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm, dry winds and 69 already at 7 am.
4/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light mist.
4/15/2010 8:20 AM 0.67 M M M M light rain and occ. showers yet.
4/16/2010 9:50 AM 0.03 M M M M 52 degrees and windy.
4/17/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34 degrees and windy.Heat pump kicked in.
4/18/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M light to moderate winds.
4/19/2010 7:58 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew.
4/20/2010 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M heavy dew again.
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HEAVY Dew.
4/22/2010 7:37 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cool winds and 44 degrees/
4/23/2010 7:18 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain and mist.
4/24/2010 7:50 AM 0.61 M M M M Nice steady rain, ended this morning at 5;30 am.
4/25/2010 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/26/2010 7:15 AM 0.37 M M M M still lightly raining.
4/28/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds picking up.
4/30/2010 6:50 AM 0.21 M M M M light rain started with mist at9:10 pm.
5/1/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds picking up, heavy dew.
5/2/2010 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew.
5/4/2010 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M heavy dew.
5/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2010 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2010 7:30 AM 0.18 M M M M Still misting.
5/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold.
5/9/2010 7:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M cold enough heat pump ran most of the night and running now.
5/10/2010 7:20 AM 0.01 M M M M Light mist.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Misting yet.
5/12/2010 6:58 AM 0.22 M M M M Still showering.
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Still showers
5/16/2010 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2010 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2010 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M mist in the air
5/22/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot winds, gusting above 30 mph. High Humidity
5/23/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76 degrees. high humidity
5/24/2010 9:00 PM 0.11 0.0 M M M
5/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M winds 50-60 plus dor half an hour starting at 12:15 am. hard rain but brief in length. then light rain after that.
5/26/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2010 8:40 AM 0.05 M M M M
6/3/2010 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2010 9:00 AM 0.90 M M M M HARD RAIN FOR 45 MINUTES starting at 9;30 pm last night.
6/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.18 M M M M
6/6/2010 3:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2010 8:30 AM 0.39 M M M M lots of thunder and lightning.
6/9/2010 7:20 AM 0.21 M M M M sideways rain at 11:30 am
6/10/2010 9:30 AM 0.56 M M M M still raining
6/11/2010 8:00 AM 1.06 M M M M loots of wind and lightning.
6/12/2010 8:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Hard rain last night and severe lightning.
6/13/2010 8:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Still occ. drops.
6/14/2010 9:00 AM 0.30 M M M M From yesterday's report to today, another .3 fell, right after the .6, so getting very wet.
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M mist and occ. drops last evening
6/16/2010 6:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2010 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M winds 30-40 plus and very high humidiity.Storms could be bad later today. 77 degrees at 7 am already.
6/22/2010 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2010 9:10 AM 1.98 M M M M started 11 pm, ended 5;30 am today
6/24/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M major field and ditch flooding west of Richland to Vermillion after the last 1.9 -2.7 inch rain.
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and bright out.
6/26/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80 DEGREES ALREADY AT 7:30 AM.
6/27/2010 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Steamy and 77 degrees.
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear, calm and bright
6/29/2010 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew, clear and 65 degrees.
6/30/2010 11:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2010 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2010 8:30 AM 0.19 M M M M Heavy summer fog- lots of precip in Ocotber by Farmer's Almanac.
7/7/2010 9:20 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/8/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2010 12:20 PM 0.02 M M M M
7/12/2010 9:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
7/13/2010 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/14/2010 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2010 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2010 7:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 83 DEGREES ALREADY AY 7;15 AM.
7/18/2010 7:40 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/19/2010 9:00 AM 0.38 M M M M still sprinkling
7/20/2010 7:45 AM 0.05 M M M M .05 fell after 9 am yesterday.
7/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2010 8:30 AM 4.38 M M M M
7/23/2010 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2010 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
7/25/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2010 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2010 8:00 AM 0.80 M M M M HARD rain for 40 minutes yesterday.
7/28/2010 9:00 AM 0.65 M M M M
7/29/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2010 8:00 AM 4.03 M M M M .02 right after yesterdays report, then 1.48 hard rain in 40 minutes starting at 4:40 pm, then 2.63 starting at 4;40 this am.
7/31/2010 12:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy early morning fog. Rivers and creeks ran full yestrerday.
8/1/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2010 8:40 AM 0.17 M M M M slow rain but lots of lightening
8/3/2010 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M drizzle started at 6;15 pm yesterday.
8/6/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2010 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.81 M M M M heavy rain last night
8/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.57 M M M M lots of lightning
8/11/2010 9:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M M M rained yesrterday 9:45 am
8/12/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2010 9:30 AM 0.08 M M M M showers came through at 9:20 am still occ. drops
8/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M still occ. drops
8/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2010 9:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
8/21/2010 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2010 7:15 AM 0.68 M M M M lots of lightning
8/25/2010 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2010 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 12:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2010 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2010 7:50 AM 0.68 M M M M
9/1/2010 8:00 AM 0.09 M M M M precip fell after 4pm yesterday as mist to light rain.
9/2/2010 6:50 AM 0.64 M M M M LOTS OF lIGHTNING!!!
9/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2010 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M rain is coming soon.
9/7/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2010 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2010 8:00 AM 0.89 M M M M lots of lightning and brief downpours several times
9/10/2010 8:00 AM 0.07 M M M M still occ. drops
9/14/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/15/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 7:50 AM 0.39 M M M M
9/17/2010 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2010 8:00 AM 0.28 M M M M light rain showers continue
9/19/2010 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M 51 degrees and ground is nearly saturated
9/20/2010 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M light mist and fog
9/21/2010 9:00 AM 0.19 M M M M light rain started at 2 am
9/22/2010 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M light shower some time after 11 pm last night
9/23/2010 9:00 AM 0.76 M M M M still rain bands coming through
9/24/2010 7:50 AM 0.45 M M M M
9/25/2010 8:35 AM 0.43 M M M M light showers at 2 am heavy rain for 5 minutes at 8;20 am today
9/26/2010 9:30 AM 0.07 M M M M dense fog and occ. drops of rain yet
9/28/2010 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2010 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2010 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M rivers and creeks at full bank, fields saturated, can not take any more rain for at least a week.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/10/2009 10/11/2009 7:00 AM 2 0.01 T M a Light dusting yesterday, just enough to cover the ground. Melted by 11 am, and gone.
11/14/2009 11/15/2009 7:45 PM 2 0.04 M M Light mist on Friday afternoon.
11/22/2009 11/23/2009 12:00 AM 2 T M M Dense fig,
12/5/2009 12/06/2009 8:00 AM 2 T T M A light dusting of snow Saturday, no precip. today, but it is coming.
12/20/2009 12/21/2009 9:00 AM 2 T 8.0 M
12/27/2009 12/28/2009 12:00 AM 2 0.40 21.3 M still windy, some light drifting.
3/19/2010 3/20/2010 12:30 PM 2 0.41 0.0 M massive snow melt started Wed., moderate flooding in fields and rivers. Crest reached at Big Sioux on Thursday, slowly going down.
3/23/2010 3/24/2010 8:10 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/3/2010 4/04/2010 7:00 PM 2 0.00 M M no rain.
5/14/2010 5/15/2010 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
5/31/2010 6/01/2010 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M Lots of wind while we were gone. Tomato cages bent over at a 45 degree angle and lots of branches down.
6/18/2010 6/21/2010 9:00 AM 4 1.12 M M Still raining, started 10;30 pm last night
7/3/2010 7/04/2010 9:30 AM 2 0.45 M M no rain on 4-3, .45 fell after 11 pm on the 3rd.
8/4/2010 8/05/2010 9:00 AM 2 0.02 M M
9/11/2010 9/13/2010 9:20 AM 3 0.11 M M
9/12/2010 9/13/2010 9:20 AM 2 0.11 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