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 13 2.07 3.12 31 0.73 20 2.39 11 2 9 1 0.2 1 1
Nov 13 1.03 0.32 30 0.32 30 0.00 0 0 3 5 5.6 3 4
Dec 13 0.51 0.95 31 0.44 26 0.51 5 2 7 7 8.8 8 10
Jan 14 0.44 0.19 18 0.11 11 0.08 7 1 2 5 1.6 1 2
Feb 14 0.44 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 14 1.31 0.53 7 0.53 7 0.00 0 0 1 3 3.3 1 3
April 14 2.35 2.14 31 1.71 28 0.43 3 1 9 4 3.4 2 2
May 14 3.02 2.61 30 1.74 28 0.87 2 1 7 2 0.0 0 0
June 14 4.35 8.92 30 7.41 19 1.51 11 1 10 2 0.0 0 0
July 14 3.26 3.94 30 2.53 22 1.41 8 2 6 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 3.10 3.88 31 2.65 23 1.23 8 1 9 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 3.16 1.60 26 1.28 22 0.32 4 2 4 4 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 25.04" 28.20" 295 days 19.45" 236 8.75" 59 days 13 67 days 35 days 22.9" 16 days 22 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
10/1/2013 **
10/2/2013 **
10/3/2013 **
10/4/2013 **
10/5/2013 **
10/6/2013 **
10/7/2013 0.92
10/8/2013 0.00
10/9/2013 0.00
10/10/2013 0.00
10/11/2013 0.00
10/12/2013 0.01
10/13/2013 0.00
10/14/2013 0.51
10/15/2013 **
10/16/2013 **
10/17/2013 **
10/18/2013 1.47
10/19/2013 0.03
10/20/2013 0.00
10/21/2013 0.01
10/22/2013 0.01
10/23/2013 T
10/24/2013 0.01
10/25/2013 0.00
10/26/2013 0.00
10/27/2013 0.00
10/28/2013 0.00
10/29/2013 0.01
10/30/2013 0.12
10/31/2013 0.02
11/1/2013 0.00
11/2/2013 T
11/3/2013 0.00
11/4/2013 0.00
11/5/2013 T
11/6/2013 0.28
11/7/2013 0.00
11/8/2013 0.00
11/9/2013 0.00
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.02
11/12/2013 T
11/13/2013 0.00
11/14/2013 0.00
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 0.00
11/17/2013 0.00
11/18/2013 0.00
11/19/2013 0.00
11/20/2013 0.00
11/21/2013 0.00
11/22/2013 0.02
11/23/2013 0.00
11/24/2013 0.00
11/25/2013 0.00
11/26/2013 T
11/27/2013 0.00
11/28/2013 0.00
11/29/2013 T
11/30/2013 0.00
12/1/2013 0.00
12/2/2013 0.00
12/3/2013 **
12/4/2013 **
12/5/2013 0.42
12/6/2013 0.00
12/7/2013 0.00
12/8/2013 **
12/9/2013 0.09
12/10/2013 0.01
12/11/2013 0.05
12/12/2013 0.00
12/13/2013 0.00
12/14/2013 0.02
12/15/2013 T
12/16/2013 0.02
12/17/2013 0.00
12/18/2013 0.00
12/19/2013 0.00
12/20/2013 0.01
12/21/2013 T
12/22/2013 T
12/23/2013 T
12/24/2013 0.00
12/25/2013 0.23
12/26/2013 T
12/27/2013 0.00
12/28/2013 0.00
12/29/2013 T
12/30/2013 T
12/31/2013 0.10
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.08
1/2/2014 T
1/3/2014 T
1/4/2014 0.03
1/5/2014 T
1/6/2014 T
1/7/2014 T
1/8/2014 0.00
1/9/2014 0.00
1/10/2014
1/11/2014 0.00
1/12/2014 0.00
1/13/2014 **
1/14/2014 **
1/15/2014 **
1/16/2014 **
1/17/2014 **
1/18/2014 **
1/19/2014 0.08
1/20/2014
1/21/2014
1/22/2014
1/23/2014
1/24/2014
1/25/2014
1/26/2014
1/27/2014
1/28/2014
1/29/2014
1/30/2014
1/31/2014
2/1/2014
2/2/2014
2/3/2014
2/4/2014
2/5/2014
2/6/2014
2/7/2014
2/8/2014
2/9/2014
2/10/2014
2/11/2014
2/12/2014
2/13/2014
2/14/2014
2/15/2014
2/16/2014
2/17/2014
2/18/2014
2/19/2014
2/20/2014
2/21/2014
2/22/2014
2/23/2014
2/24/2014
2/25/2014
2/26/2014
2/27/2014
2/28/2014
3/1/2014
3/2/2014
3/3/2014
3/4/2014
3/5/2014
3/6/2014
3/7/2014
3/8/2014
3/9/2014
3/10/2014
3/11/2014
3/12/2014 T
3/13/2014 T
3/14/2014
3/15/2014
3/16/2014
3/17/2014
3/18/2014
3/19/2014
3/20/2014
3/21/2014
3/22/2014
3/23/2014
3/24/2014
3/25/2014
3/26/2014
3/27/2014 0.00
3/28/2014 0.53
3/29/2014 0.00
3/30/2014 0.00
3/31/2014 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 0.14
4/2/2014 0.00
4/3/2014 0.05
4/4/2014 T
4/5/2014 0.00
4/6/2014 0.00
4/7/2014 0.00
4/8/2014 0.00
4/9/2014 0.00
4/10/2014 0.00
4/11/2014 0.00
4/12/2014 T
4/13/2014 T
4/14/2014 0.00
4/15/2014 T
4/16/2014 0.00
4/17/2014 0.11
4/18/2014 0.00
4/19/2014 0.00
4/20/2014 0.00
4/21/2014 0.09
4/22/2014 0.00
4/23/2014 0.01 **
4/24/2014 **
4/25/2014 0.43
4/26/2014 0.00
4/27/2014 0.03
4/28/2014 0.01
4/29/2014 1.26
4/30/2014 0.01
5/1/2014 0.01
5/2/2014 0.00
5/3/2014 0.00
5/4/2014 0.07
5/5/2014 T
5/6/2014 0.00
5/7/2014 0.00
5/8/2014 0.17
5/9/2014 0.47
5/10/2014 0.00
5/11/2014 T
5/12/2014 **
5/13/2014 0.87
5/14/2014 0.00
5/15/2014 0.00
5/16/2014 0.00
5/17/2014 0.00
5/18/2014 0.00
5/19/2014 0.00
5/20/2014 0.00
5/21/2014 0.00
5/22/2014 0.00
5/23/2014 0.00
5/24/2014 0.00
5/25/2014 0.00
5/26/2014
5/27/2014 0.68
5/28/2014 0.05
5/29/2014 0.00
5/30/2014 0.00
5/31/2014 0.29
6/1/2014 1.52
6/2/2014 1.83
6/3/2014 0.00
6/4/2014 0.03
6/5/2014 0.00
6/6/2014 1.73
6/7/2014 0.73
6/8/2014 T
6/9/2014 **
6/10/2014 **
6/11/2014 **
6/12/2014 **
6/13/2014 **
6/14/2014 **
6/15/2014 **
6/16/2014 **
6/17/2014 1.51
6/18/2014 T
6/19/2014 0.61
6/20/2014 0.00
6/21/2014 0.00
6/22/2014 0.37
6/23/2014 0.00
6/24/2014 0.05
6/25/2014 0.00
6/26/2014 0.00
6/27/2014 0.19
6/28/2014 0.35
6/29/2014 **
6/30/2014 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014 **
7/2/2014 0.25
7/3/2014 0.00
7/4/2014
7/5/2014 1.42
7/6/2014 0.00
7/7/2014 T
7/8/2014 **
7/9/2014 **
7/10/2014 **
7/11/2014 **
7/12/2014 **
7/13/2014 1.16
7/14/2014 0.00
7/15/2014 T
7/16/2014 0.00
7/17/2014 0.00
7/18/2014 0.00
7/19/2014 0.04
7/20/2014 0.00
7/21/2014 0.00
7/22/2014 0.02
7/23/2014 0.00
7/24/2014 0.00
7/25/2014 0.72
7/26/2014 0.06
7/27/2014 0.27
7/28/2014 0.00
7/29/2014 0.00
7/30/2014 0.00
7/31/2014 0.00
8/1/2014 0.00
8/2/2014 0.00
8/3/2014 0.00
8/4/2014 0.01
8/5/2014 **
8/6/2014 **
8/7/2014 **
8/8/2014 **
8/9/2014 **
8/10/2014 1.23
8/11/2014 0.01
8/12/2014 0.00
8/13/2014 0.00
8/14/2014 0.00
8/15/2014 0.69
8/16/2014 0.01
8/17/2014 0.00
8/18/2014 0.00
8/19/2014 0.00
8/20/2014 0.00
8/21/2014 0.02
8/22/2014 0.00
8/23/2014 0.30
8/24/2014 1.07
8/25/2014 0.00
8/26/2014 0.00
8/27/2014 0.00
8/28/2014 0.02
8/29/2014 0.52
8/30/2014 **
8/31/2014 **
9/1/2014 **
9/2/2014 0.12
9/3/2014 **
9/4/2014 0.20
9/5/2014 0.00
9/6/2014 0.00
9/7/2014 0.00
9/8/2014 0.02
9/9/2014 0.00
9/10/2014 0.76
9/11/2014 T
9/12/2014 0.00
9/13/2014 0.00
9/14/2014 0.00
9/15/2014 0.28
9/16/2014 0.00
9/17/2014 0.00
9/18/2014 0.00
9/19/2014 T
9/20/2014 T
9/21/2014 0.00
9/22/2014 0.00
9/23/2014 T
9/24/2014 0.22
9/25/2014 0.00
9/26/2014 0.00
9/27/2014
9/28/2014
9/29/2014
9/30/2014



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/14/2013 8:05 AM 0.51 M M M M Precipitation began overnight. Fairly steady rain with some gusty winds. Quite a nice day otherwise yesterday. Freezing conditions on Sunday morning amazingly didn't seem to kill all plants in the garden (covered).
10/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light showers overnight.
10/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light shower during the evening with windy conditions.
10/22/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 0.01
10/23/2013 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2013 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Drizzle accumulated and froze on surfaces above ground. Concrete and roads were not frozen.
10/30/2013 7:30 AM 0.12 M M M M
10/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain drizzle.
11/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Drizzle mainly late afternoon and evening in the area. Driving around there were areas of roads that were wet and enough to run wipers for periods. Road firming up, but still wet.
11/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very windy day yesterday with strong southerly winds blowing around deck furniture. Clear early in the day with cloudiness occurring later. Very pretty sunset (early now with daylight savings time off).
11/5/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M Very light rain yesterday morning after ob time. Almost enough to wet the deck. Cloudy in the AM with some sun later in the day.
11/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.28 4.0 0.28 4.0 0.28 Snow throughout the day starting in the late morning. Lots of melting during the day. Accumulation on roads didn't occur until afternoon.evening. Then roads became difficult to drive on. Measurements on ground and gauge seemed a little inconsistent. Blended the two for totals.
11/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 1.2 0.02 1.0 0.02 Snow in early morning hours 4-7 AM time frame. Winds starting to pick up and colder conditions. Generally warmer and southerly winds yesterday.
11/12/2013 7:00 AM T T T 1.0 M A few flakes of snow just after ob time yesterday AM. Very cold overnight. First single digits of the cold season.
11/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 0.4 0.02
11/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M Flurries and light snow shower.
11/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M Flurries during Thanksgiving day, smoking a turkey with flurries around.
11/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fairly warm day for end of November (may be a Christmas light impact). Little wind.
12/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 5.0 M
12/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 1.2 0.05 5.4 M Snow started in the mid-afternoon and continued into the late evening some time. Winds relatively calm during most of it. Very cold overnight again.
12/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2013 8:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 5.9 M Light snow started late morning on Friday. Continued lightly through the day and evening. Visibility was down to about 2 miles during the afternoon. Some drifting across roads.
12/15/2013 8:00 AM T 0.2 T 5.9 M Very light snow throughout the day.
12/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 5.9 M Light snow with a brief period of moderate snow in the afternoon. Roads snow covered and slippery.
12/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2013 7:30 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 5.0 M Light snow some time overnight. Seems like limited blowing.
12/21/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M
12/22/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M
12/23/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M
12/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.7 M Very cold T and some wind for very low wind chills. Pretty sunset and sunrise. No snow for the first time in several days, though all was light.
12/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.23 3.9 0.23 8.5 M Two main periods of snow, one in the early evening with another overnight.
12/26/2013 7:00 AM T T T 8.5 M
12/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M
12/30/2013 7:00 AM T T T M M Cold again overnight. Somewhat warmer than the weekend overall. Light snow began during the night. Not measurable, yet.
12/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 2.0 0.10 9.0 M Most fell during the day yesterday. Some additional had fallen starting early this morning. Hard to differentiate how much from which event.
1/1/2014 8:00 AM 0.08 1.6 0.08 10.0 M Most fell during the day with continuing off and on light snow. Very cold conditions again.
1/2/2014 7:00 AM T T T 10.0 M Flurries to light snow throughout the day. Very cold overnight.
1/3/2014 6:00 AM T T T M M Light snow overnight. Winds picked up greatly from the south and warmer temperatures. Visibility dropping with snow and blowing snow.
1/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain/freezing rain occurred around 8-11 PM. Not observed directly. But had a wet deck. Temperature reached above freezing. Liquid left a glaze on any road surface. Bare surface roads and sidewalks were very slick.
1/5/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Brief period of light snow/flurries in the afternoon. Wind tailed off in the afternoon and was not so bad compared to what is coming. Halo around the sum late afternoon.
1/6/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Brief periods of light snow during the afternoon. Occurred off and on a few times limiting some visibility. Also led to a little blowing snow, though I did not get out anywhere.
1/7/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M Light snow overnight again. Cloudy conditions waking up. Kept temperatures warmer. Actually will be heading above 0 after 60 hours below 0 F.
1/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M A little light snow overnight. Enough for a light layer across the deck. Back in the Cocorahs saddle and able to report more regularly as my mid-winter travels are ending.
3/13/2014 7:00 AM T T T M M A few flakes early yesterday AM. Warmer later yesterday. Significant melting of snow continues.
3/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation. Very windy. Dry surface conditions allowed for wind to pick up dust reducing visibility yesterday afternoon. Visibility down to a few miles overall.
3/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.53 3.3 0.53 3.3 M Difficult measurement this morning. Mixed precipitation yesterday started as rain until around 9 AM, then switched to ice pellets and finally snow. Total was very slushy and melted-refroze partially in the gauge.
3/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M
3/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Largely melted, but areas of coverage, hence carrying 0.5 inches snow cover.
3/31/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Not observed directly. But the deck had a few spots on it. Must have had a few sprinkles before 7 AM.
4/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.14 1.4 0.14 1.4 0.14 We had a little bit of a number of things yesterday. Windy throughout the day, east to southeast through mid-afternoon and then turned north. Warmed until wind shift and then a fairly rapid cool-down. Storms popped right over Brookings, dropping little precipitation. They flared just north. Precipitation began about 6 PM. Mostly IP for the first couple hours and then began shifting to snow. Blowing greatly reduced visibility in the evening.
4/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Cold continues. No precipitation, but watching advancing system. Mostly sunny.
4/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 T T T T Mixed bag of precipitation including some IP, snow and then some freezing drizzle overnight. Icy conditions this morning. Mostly sidewalks and driveways.
4/4/2014 7:00 AM T T T T T Brief light snow during the day. Missed the big part of the event.
4/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little light fog. Very nice day yesterday. Virga around in the afternoon.
4/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Convection in the area yesterday. Virga several times in the afternoon and evening visible. Never observed any reaching the surface gusty winds at times, also.
4/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There were sprinkles in the vicinity. But not observed at the observation location specifically. Decent amount of virga around again.
4/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/13/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 2.0 0.11 2.0 M
4/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Very nice day yesterday. Clear sky warm, just enough wind for kite flying. One of the best Easter Sunday's you can expect. Overnight shower.
4/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold front passage. Northerly winds. Temperatures still fairly warm.
4/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain happened overnight likely very early morning (4-5 AM guess).
4/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2014 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Very windy all day yesterday. Strong easterly winds. Storm occurred overnight - estimated 2-4 AM.
4/28/2014 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Whopping 0.01 for the day. Brief shower Sunday at 1-2 PM. Very small hail for a couple minutes. Shower overnight and more starting right at observation time.
4/29/2014 7:00 AM 1.26 M M M M Showers in the morning yesterday. Rain restarted in the late afternoon. Several hours of rain late afternoon and evening with some embedded convection. No hail. Cool and windy.
4/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Drizzle and light rain throughout the day. Overcast all day except for lighter periods where you could see sun through the clouds.
5/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Still cloudy and drizzle from back side of low.
5/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Finally clearing out with some warmer temperatures.
5/4/2014 8:15 AM 0.07 M M M M Showers just before observation time with some ice pellets. Slight accumulation on deck and deck chairs.
5/5/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple sprinkles after ob time yesterday. But nothing else to speak of.
5/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fairly nice day. Winds picked up from the east during the day.
5/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Thunderstorm around 2 AM. Gusty winds for maybe 15 minutes. Whole event was less than 30 minutes and did not produce much precipitation.
5/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Thunderstorms around lunch. Hail reported in the area. None observed.
5/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Brief shower midday yesterday. Brief convection.
5/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warm and windy. Trees all leafing out well. Lilacs blooming. Garden quite dry. Ten day since rain. Graduation day for my daughter today.
5/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M A few thunderstorms and periods of showers throughout the morning with very light rain during the afternoon and evening. First rain in almost 2 weeks. Cloudy all day.
5/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Warm and fairly humid day. Convection set up in the afternoon/evening in the area. Rain occurred late in the evening with some gusty winds.
5/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cloudy skies in the morning gave way to clearer skies during the day. Still warm conditions with highs in the 80s.
5/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2014 7:45 AM 0.29 M M M M One storm Friday at around 5 PM. Some additional storms early this morning 5-7 AM timeframe. A little thunder both events.
6/1/2014 7:00 AM 1.52 M M M M Several rounds of storms during the day. Heaviest was in a line which passed through mid-late afternoon. Brief gusty winds occurred ahead of the storm.
6/2/2014 7:00 AM 1.83 M M M M
6/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M A few showers during the afternoon and evening. Impressive clouds to the south and west.
6/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2014 7:00 AM 1.73 M M M M Storms occurred after ob time (7-10 AM) on Thursday. Very heavy rainfall with minor flooding again. Wife reported small hail at our house.
6/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Rain and some thunder overnight.
6/8/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/18/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Thunderstorms in the vicinity. Line of storms formed south of Brookings, north of Sioux Falls and moved northeast. Small storm moved west of Brookings. Excellent lightning show. Just a few drops of rain.
6/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Very humid cloudy day. Storms finally came through in the middle of the night ~4AM. Windy and good rain rates.
6/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Thunderstorms passed through between 11PM-Midnight. Gusty winds. Nothing severe.
6/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Brief thunderstorm around supper with about 10-15 minutes of rain.
6/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M
6/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M
7/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool day with mostly clear skies.
7/5/2014 7:00 AM 1.42 M M M M Heavy rain during storm from 5-7 PM.
7/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few drops on the drive on my way to work around 6 AM.
7/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Afternoon convection because of cold pool aloft provided mostly cloudy skied by late afternoon with a few drops of rain on the windshield near home.
7/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2014 8:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief isolated storm occurred just before ob time.
7/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds and smoke from Canadian fires helping keep temperatures from surging too much yet. Dew points starting to pick up.
7/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Thunderstorms visible to the southwest Very nice day yesterday. Limited wind.
7/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Several storm events during the day yesterday. Three separate lines during the day. Two small events around 3 and 6 AM dropped minor additional amounts. Some small IP during one event yesterday afternoon. Overall cool conditions during the day.
7/26/2014 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Small complex moved over the state overnight. Scattered small storms occurring since about 6 AM. Ongoing.
7/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Periods of rain throughout the morning. Afternoon had fewer clouds, less humid conditions.
7/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very isolated storms around the area. Nothing reported here. Fairly light winds comparatively for SD. Very nice late summer conditions. Still running a little dry. Garden staying a bit dry.
8/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Shower last night around 11 PM - Midnight. Isolated other storms around the area again. Varying cloudiness through the day. Still very pleasant temperatures for this time of year.
8/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2014 8:15 AM 0.69 M M M M Rain late last night a several times over night. Most occurred in the early morning just before observation time. Gusty winds likely going over 30 mph at observation time. Going after storm moving away.
8/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Rain occurred overnight - early morning period.
8/24/2014 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M Rain showers during the morning on Saturday. Most of the rain occurred during storms overnight.
8/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2014 7:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Showers in the early morning. More rain starting at ob time.
8/29/2014 7:15 AM 0.52 M M M M Most rain occurred during the morning yesterday. Brief small thunderstorm overnight. Very humid conditions.
9/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Showers passed overnight. Still some in the vicinity around observation time.
9/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation. Dense for this morning. Advisory put out. Yesterday very pleasant day with some moderate southerly winds.
9/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M Most rain occurred during the evening with some convection and some gusty winds. Nothing near severe. Cool down overnight.
9/11/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Drizzle periodically through the day and evening.
9/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
9/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A little drizzle with marginally wet surfaces. Fairly breezy conditions from yesterday and overnight.
9/20/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2014 8:00 AM T M M M M A few drops of rain on the car.
9/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Cloudy and breezy day. Light rain in the morning to early afternoon. Heavier shower in the late afternoon.
9/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2014 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
10/1/2013 10/07/2013 7:00 AM 7 0.92 0.0 0.00 Precipitation occurred in at least two different events during the week. No frozen precipitation occurred. Temperatures still have not fallen to freezing levels, yet. Growing season (at least in my garden) continues.
10/15/2013 10/18/2013 7:00 AM 4 1.47 M M
12/3/2013 12/05/2013 8:00 AM 3 0.42 5.2 M This is an estimated value due to observer error. My daughter mistakenly dumped the snow from the gauge.
12/8/2013 12/09/2013 8:00 AM 2 0.09 1.2 M Temperatures reached above 0 F on Saturday and fell again Sunday with wind. Still some drifting of snow going on. Roads are snow packed and icy.
1/13/2014 1/19/2014 8:00 AM 7 0.08 3.0 0.08 The precipitation total is very likely an undercatch. Both events during the week were accompanied by very strong winds leading to a poor catch. Also the snow had melted and frozen in the bottom of the gauge. The total snow is an estimate. Carrying about 8 inches in my back yard right now.
4/23/2014 4/25/2014 8:00 AM 3 0.43 M M Missed reporting time yesterday. Just rolled to a multi-day instead. Grass has responded very quickly to the precipitation.
5/12/2014 5/13/2014 7:00 AM 2 0.87 M M
6/9/2014 6/17/2014 7:00 AM 9 1.51 M M At AMS Applied Climate Meeting in Colorado. Some nice rains, but not as much as areas around in MN and SD.
6/29/2014 7/02/2014 7:00 AM 4 0.25 M M
7/8/2014 7/13/2014 7:00 AM 6 1.16 M M
8/5/2014 8/10/2014 8:00 AM 6 1.23 M M Around an inch of this occurred from Saturday into Sunday.
8/30/2014 9/02/2014 7:00 AM 4 0.12 M M Gone for the weekend.
9/3/2014 9/04/2014 7:00 AM 2 0.20 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