Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-BT-6 Latitude 44.709599
Station Name Belle Fourche 5.3 NE Longitude -103.763952
County Butte Elevation (ft) 3099



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 1.80 6.45 31 4.72 29 1.73 2 1 9 6 14.3 3 7
Nov 13 0.90 0.36 30 0.36 30 0.00 0 0 5 4 4.8 5 6
Dec 13 0.60 0.75 31 0.75 31 0.00 0 0 7 8 7.8 6 24
Jan 14 0.43 0.26 31 0.26 31 0.00 0 0 7 8 3.5 8 10
Feb 14 0.58 0.46 28 0.44 26 0.02 2 1 10 5 5.1 10 19
March 14 1.26 0.91 27 0.86 25 0.05 2 1 6 5 12.7 5 10
April 14 1.83 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 14 3.33 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 14 2.91 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 14 2.13 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 1.43 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 1.54 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 18.74" 9.19" 178 days 7.39" 172 1.80" 6 days 3 44 days 36 days 48.2" 37 days 76 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 T
10/2/2013 0.00
10/3/2013 0.02
10/4/2013 1.90
10/5/2013 1.56
10/6/2013 0.00
10/7/2013 0.00
10/8/2013 0.00
10/9/2013 0.00
10/10/2013 0.00
10/11/2013 **
10/12/2013 1.73
10/13/2013 0.07
10/14/2013 0.39
10/15/2013 0.67
10/16/2013 T
10/17/2013 0.00
10/18/2013 T
10/19/2013 T
10/20/2013 0.00
10/21/2013 0.02
10/22/2013 0.04
10/23/2013 T
10/24/2013 0.00
10/25/2013 0.00
10/26/2013 0.00
10/27/2013 0.00
10/28/2013 0.00
10/29/2013 0.05
10/30/2013 T
10/31/2013 0.00
11/1/2013 T
11/2/2013 0.00
11/3/2013 0.00
11/4/2013 0.00
11/5/2013 0.12
11/6/2013 0.00
11/7/2013 T
11/8/2013 0.00
11/9/2013 T
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.03
11/12/2013 0.01
11/13/2013 0.00
11/14/2013 T
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 0.00
11/17/2013 0.19
11/18/2013 0.00
11/19/2013 0.00
11/20/2013 0.00
11/21/2013 0.01
11/22/2013 0.00
11/23/2013 0.00
11/24/2013 0.00
11/25/2013 0.00
11/26/2013 0.00
11/27/2013 0.00
11/28/2013 0.00
11/29/2013 0.00
11/30/2013 0.00
12/1/2013 0.00
12/2/2013 T
12/3/2013 0.46
12/4/2013 0.02
12/5/2013 T
12/6/2013 0.00
12/7/2013 0.00
12/8/2013 T
12/9/2013 0.00
12/10/2013 0.02
12/11/2013 T
12/12/2013 0.00
12/13/2013 0.00
12/14/2013 T
12/15/2013 0.00
12/16/2013 0.00
12/17/2013 0.00
12/18/2013 0.00
12/19/2013 T
12/20/2013 0.18
12/21/2013 0.00
12/22/2013 0.01
12/23/2013 0.00
12/24/2013 0.05
12/25/2013 0.01
12/26/2013 0.00
12/27/2013 0.00
12/28/2013 0.00
12/29/2013 T
12/30/2013 T
12/31/2013 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.14
1/2/2014 0.00
1/3/2014 0.00
1/4/2014 0.01
1/5/2014 0.01
1/6/2014 0.00
1/7/2014 0.00
1/8/2014 0.05
1/9/2014 0.00
1/10/2014 0.00
1/11/2014 0.00
1/12/2014 T
1/13/2014 T
1/14/2014 0.01
1/15/2014 T
1/16/2014 T
1/17/2014 0.00
1/18/2014 0.00
1/19/2014 0.00
1/20/2014 0.00
1/21/2014 0.00
1/22/2014 0.00
1/23/2014 T
1/24/2014 0.00
1/25/2014 T
1/26/2014 0.00
1/27/2014 T
1/28/2014 T
1/29/2014 0.00
1/30/2014 0.03
1/31/2014 0.01
2/1/2014 0.00
2/2/2014 0.00
2/3/2014 0.03
2/4/2014 0.02
2/5/2014 0.02
2/6/2014 0.00
2/7/2014 0.00
2/8/2014 0.04
2/9/2014 T
2/10/2014 T
2/11/2014 0.01
2/12/2014 T
2/13/2014 0.00
2/14/2014 0.01
2/15/2014 0.00
2/16/2014 0.00
2/17/2014 0.19
2/18/2014 0.00
2/19/2014 0.00
2/20/2014 T
2/21/2014 T
2/22/2014 **
2/23/2014 0.02
2/24/2014 0.04
2/25/2014 0.02
2/26/2014 0.00
2/27/2014 0.00
2/28/2014 0.06
3/1/2014 0.11
3/2/2014 0.02
3/3/2014 0.00
3/4/2014 0.00
3/5/2014 T
3/6/2014 0.00
3/7/2014 0.01
3/8/2014 T
3/9/2014 0.00
3/10/2014 0.00
3/11/2014 0.42
3/12/2014 0.00
3/13/2014 0.00
3/14/2014 0.00
3/15/2014 0.04
3/16/2014 T
3/17/2014 0.00
3/18/2014 0.26
3/19/2014 T
3/20/2014 0.00
3/21/2014 0.00
3/22/2014 **
3/23/2014 0.05
3/24/2014 T
3/25/2014 0.00
3/26/2014 0.00
3/27/2014 0.00
3/28/2014 M
3/29/2014
3/30/2014
3/31/2014
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014
4/2/2014
4/3/2014
4/4/2014
4/5/2014
4/6/2014
4/7/2014
4/8/2014
4/9/2014
4/10/2014
4/11/2014
4/12/2014
4/13/2014
4/14/2014
4/15/2014
4/16/2014
4/17/2014
4/18/2014
4/19/2014
4/20/2014
4/21/2014
4/22/2014
4/23/2014
4/24/2014
4/25/2014
4/26/2014
4/27/2014
4/28/2014
4/29/2014
4/30/2014
5/1/2014
5/2/2014
5/3/2014
5/4/2014
5/5/2014
5/6/2014
5/7/2014
5/8/2014
5/9/2014
5/10/2014
5/11/2014
5/12/2014
5/13/2014
5/14/2014
5/15/2014
5/16/2014
5/17/2014
5/18/2014
5/19/2014
5/20/2014
5/21/2014
5/22/2014
5/23/2014
5/24/2014
5/25/2014
5/26/2014
5/27/2014
5/28/2014
5/29/2014
5/30/2014
5/31/2014
6/1/2014
6/2/2014
6/3/2014
6/4/2014
6/5/2014
6/6/2014
6/7/2014
6/8/2014
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
6/18/2014
6/19/2014
6/20/2014
6/21/2014
6/22/2014
6/23/2014
6/24/2014
6/25/2014
6/26/2014
6/27/2014
6/28/2014
6/29/2014
6/30/2014
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014
7/2/2014
7/3/2014
7/4/2014
7/5/2014
7/6/2014
7/7/2014
7/8/2014
7/9/2014
7/10/2014
7/11/2014
7/12/2014
7/13/2014
7/14/2014
7/15/2014
7/16/2014
7/17/2014
7/18/2014
7/19/2014
7/20/2014
7/21/2014
7/22/2014
7/23/2014
7/24/2014
7/25/2014
7/26/2014
7/27/2014
7/28/2014
7/29/2014
7/30/2014
7/31/2014
8/1/2014
8/2/2014
8/3/2014
8/4/2014
8/5/2014
8/6/2014
8/7/2014
8/8/2014
8/9/2014
8/10/2014
8/11/2014
8/12/2014
8/13/2014
8/14/2014
8/15/2014
8/16/2014
8/17/2014
8/18/2014
8/19/2014
8/20/2014
8/21/2014
8/22/2014
8/23/2014
8/24/2014
8/25/2014
8/26/2014
8/27/2014
8/28/2014
8/29/2014
8/30/2014
8/31/2014
9/1/2014
9/2/2014
9/3/2014
9/4/2014
9/5/2014
9/6/2014
9/7/2014
9/8/2014
9/9/2014
9/10/2014
9/11/2014
9/12/2014
9/13/2014
9/14/2014
9/15/2014
9/16/2014
9/17/2014
9/18/2014
9/19/2014
9/20/2014
9/21/2014
9/22/2014
9/23/2014
9/24/2014
9/25/2014
9/26/2014
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
10/1/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 85, low 44. Another sunny, windy day until mid-afternoon, probably won't see a warm temp like this again for awhile. Then a cold front came thru with very strong wind and a few drops of rain.
10/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 68, low 42. Lots of sun and cool breezes Tuesday. There were Northern Lights last night.
10/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 65, low 43. Rain during the night.
10/4/2013 7:00 AM 1.90 2.5 M 2.5 M Hi 55, low 31. It rained all evening and into the night before it changed to snow. Heavy snow this morning, there are already power outages and downed trees in the area. The wind is supposed to pick up to cause blizzard conditions later.
10/5/2013 7:00 AM 1.56 11.0 M 12.0 2.44 Hi 33, low 30. Heavy, wet snow fell all day on 10/4, winds increased as the day went on. Snow ended early this morning. Temps have hung around 30 the whole time.
10/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M Hi 45, low 30. Clear skies and melting snow. Starting to hear of many downed trees and powerlines, and blocked roads.
10/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi 52, low 37. We lost power on 10/4 shortly after I made my report, it was restored yesterday. There was constant wet snowfall and increasing winds with temps steady around 30 on 10/4. The storm ended early the morning of 10/5; by afternoon the sun came out and settling and melting of snow was well underway. The storm total moisture that was received here was 3.46" which included rain and approx. 12" of wet snow. Not as much snow here as areas to the south and east, we were very fortunate - no loss of livestock, trees or structures as many in this part of the state are dealing with.
10/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 63, low 39. Snow continued to settle overnight (I can see pumpkins in the garden this morning that weren't visible yesterday evening). Yesterday was filled with the sad, horrific stories of livestock loss in the area due to the Oct. 4 blizzard. Many more to come I imagine - our hearts go out to these folks.
10/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 67, low 34. Mostly cloudy, mild temps.
10/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 61, low 32. Cloudy and calm, mild temps. More bare ground than snow cover now.
10/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M T M Hi 55, low 34. Rain shower about midnight. I have been out of town for a couple of days, during that time we received 1.73" rain mostly on Friday Oct.11. Will record that amount on a different report.
10/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 40. A T-storm about 1:00am had some heavy rain and very sharp, close lightning. Strange for this time of year, but that describes most of the weather this year. Heavy overcast with drizzle this morning.
10/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.67 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 40, low 31. Rain and wind on Monday, rain mixed with snow in the evening but no accumulation.
10/16/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 47, low 28. Still had light snow showers Tuesday morning with no accumulation, clearing skies in the afternoon. Clear skies and very frosty this morning.
10/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 33. Sunshine to dry up some of the mud puddles Wednesday, but heavy overcast this morning.
10/18/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 32. Mostly cloudy and breezey Thursday with a spit of rain in the morning.
10/19/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 41, low 32. Scattered snow and rain showers Friday morning, mostly cloudy and windy.
10/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 63, low 40. Saturday was sunny and windy, the warmer temp was nice.
10/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45. low 35. Cloudy, windy and light rain showers off and on.
10/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 55, low 43. Cloudy, scattered showers Monday.
10/23/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 41. Cloudy, chilly breeze and occasional spits of rain.
10/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 34. Cloudy, damp and chilly Wednesday.
10/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 30. Finally, a sunny day Thursday! Clear skies and very frosty this morning.
10/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 32. Friday was a "just right" fall day!
10/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 32.
10/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 25. Sunny and nice Sunday, cold NE winds during the night really dropped temps. Currently 25 and heavy overcast.
10/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 M 1.0 M Hi 29, low 25. Heavy overcast, cold NE winds. The snow fell mid-day Monday and there has been some freezing drizzle since.
10/30/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 33, low 28. Some drizzle Tuesday, fog over night and still hanging around this morning.
10/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 37, low 32. Wednesday was foggy and dreary, but still warm enough to melt the last bit of snow. Partly cloudy this morning, NW winds on the increase.
11/1/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 34. Windy Thursday day, night and still going this morning. Some rain during the night, but not enough to measure.
11/2/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 31. Friday was sunny but a cold, strong wind howled all day long.
11/3/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 33. The wind got stronger as the day went on but Saturday still was a pretty decent day!
11/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 24. Windy during the night.
11/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.12 2.5 M 2.5 M Hi 42, low 28. Clear skies Monday, snow during the night.
11/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 44, low 17. Last night's low was the coldest temp we've had so far this season.
11/7/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 28. Sprinkles of rain in the afternoon.
11/8/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 31. Clouds and a very strong westerly wind came in at daylight, looks like it might want to sprinkle.
11/9/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 32. Sprinkles of rain came Friday morning along with the passage of a cold front. The rest of the day was mostly sunny and, of course, windy.
11/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 25. Frosty this morning.
11/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.03 0.4 M 0.5 M Hi 59, low 19. What a difference a few hours makes... Snow began overnight and still snowing lightly at obs time, the wind is almost calm.
11/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.5 M Hi 29, low 11. Light snow Monday morning, clearing skies by evening. Clear, frosty, calm and cold this morning.
11/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 44, low 19. The temp is already in the mid-30s this morning. Just a bit of snow left in shaded areas.
11/14/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 33. Partly sunny and absolutely no wind most of the day Wednesday, great day to be outside. Light rain late in the evening.
11/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 23. Clear and frosty this morning.
11/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 52, low 22. Another sunny day with light winds Friday. Quite frosty and becoming overcast this morning.
11/17/2013 8:00 AM 0.19 1.7 0.19 1.7 0.19 Hi 49, low 26. Snow from about 5:30-7:30am came with strong westerly winds. There was only a trace in the gauge, it was all plastered on the side of it. The precip measurement is from a core sample.
11/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 41, low 25. After Sunday's early morning snow the skies cleared and it was a pretty nice day. Snow is gone except in shaded areas.
11/19/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 31. Sunny with calm winds Monday. Mostly cloudy and already 40 degrees this morning.
11/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 61, low 27. Heavy overcast with very light fog this morning. I think last night's low of 27 just may end up being today's high as well.
11/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 0.1 M Hi 28, low 9. Heavy overcast and variable fog Wednesday, light snow in the evening with a cold wind.
11/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 25, low 7. Mostly sunny.
11/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 36, low 12. Sunny with a cold wind Friday. Clear here and very frosty this morning, there's a fog bank to the north.
11/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 32, low 13. Clear skies, frosty mornings.
11/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 27. Sunny skies, light winds, mild temps.
11/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 41, low 17. Sunny with a cold wind on Monday.
11/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 34, low 16. Frosty morning.
11/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 53, low 16. Frosty this morning and the fog is starting to roll in. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
11/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 27, low 18. Foggy most of Thanksgiving Day (and night) with a cold, damp east wind. Frost collected on everything and is a beautiful site this morning in the sunshine.
11/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 21. A sunny, warm day for the end of November. Sounds like we'd better enjoy it while we can!
12/1/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 50, low 32. Mostly cloudy, chilly and damp Saturday until later in the day.
12/2/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 56, low 35. Some sprinkles on the window this morning at obs time.
12/3/2013 8:00 AM 0.46 4.0 M 4.0 M Hi 49, low 17. A few little rain showers during the day Monday made it smell like spring, what a cruel trick! Rain in the evening turned to snow which continues this morning, not a lot of wind yet.
12/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 M 4.5 M Hi 22, low 2. Light snow, wind came up last night and is still howling and causing drifting.
12/5/2013 7:00 AM T T M 4.5 M Hi 7, low -8. Flurries Wed. morning, clearing skies later in the day but the wind stuck around. Clear this morning and windy.
12/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 3, low -17. Clear, calm and frigid. The snow has drifted into pretty hard drifts.
12/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi +1, low -19. Clear skies and very little wind, thank goodness.
12/8/2013 7:00 AM T T M 4.0 M Hi -5, low -13. Temps were switched around this time, Saturday afternoon was colder than it was about midnight. Received a light dusting of snow overnight.
12/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 1, low -12. Sunny, windy and drifting this morning. Its actually above zero this morning, that low of -12 actually happened during the day Sunday.
12/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Hi 24, low 8. Monday warmed up nicely! Snow and wind moved in for the afternoon and evening causing blizzard conditions at times. There was more snow than the gauge caught - maybe an inch - but no way to measure it because of drifts.
12/11/2013 7:00 AM T T M M M Hi 34, low 2. Wind-driven snow squalls Tuesday afternoon, no way of getting a decent measurement.
12/12/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 M Hi 30, low 13. Sunny, calmer weather Wednesday.
12/13/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi 40, low 14.
12/14/2013 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 3.0 M Hi 44, low 11. Friday morning warmed up nicely, then the clouds and snow moved in by early afternoon.
12/15/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 42, low 36. Noticable settling of the snow with temps staying above freezing last night.
12/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 48, low 33.
12/17/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 41, low 22. A lot of the snow has melted over the last couple of days.
12/18/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 48, low 24.
12/19/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 52, low 13. Wednesday was sunny and calm with more melting. This morning is heavy overcast with freezing fog/drizzle.
12/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.18 3.0 M 3.5 M Hi 14, low -12. There was 1/4" of ice on the north side of things before the snow started Thursday morning. It doesn't look like the gauge caught everything. Clear and cold this morning.
12/21/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.0 M Hi 17, low 1. Sunny with light winds Friday.
12/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M 3.5 M Hi 18, low 7. Light, very fluffy snow Saturday evening.
12/23/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 16, low -5.
12/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 36, low 9. Yesterday's high was actually 11 late in the day, but temps rose overnight to above freezing. Rain early this morning is causing slick conditions and fast settling of snow.
12/25/2013 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 2.0 M Hi 37, low 27. Snow flurries the morning of Christmas Eve.
12/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 36, low 30. Sunny on Christmas Day, windy overnight. Many icey patches on secondary roads.
12/27/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 43, low 35. Having trouble with the internet, can't get logged in half the time. Sorry this is so late.
12/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 52, low 35. Friday was a sunny, calm day with lots of melting. Mostly just snowbanks and patches of ice left.
12/29/2013 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M Hi 40, low 5. The high was Saturday morning, by noon it was 18 and still dropping with high winds from the NW.
12/30/2013 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 1.0 M Hi 35, low 12. Light snow Sunday evening, strong NW winds during the night and continuing this morning.
12/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 33, low 13.
1/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.14 1.6 M 2.0 M Hi 24, low 10. Snow and east winds on Tuesday. Cloudy with NW winds this morning.
1/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 29, low 13. Blowing snow mid-day on New Year's Day but I don't think there was any new snow. It appears the computer gremlins came along to the New Year with us, sorry for another late report.
1/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 26, low 24. The temp rose overnight, it is 41 degrees at obs time. It doesn't sound too lovely for the rest of the day however.
1/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 T M 0.5 M Hi 48, low 14. A mild day until mid-afternoon when a strong cold front came through. A little rain and snow here with very strong NW winds that made for a poor catch in the gauge. We drove through heavy rain in the St. Onge area.
1/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M M M Hi 19, low -2.
1/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunday's hi temp was -11, temp warmed to -5 overnight. Didn't get as cold as forcast.
1/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 25, low 13.
1/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 M 1.0 M Hi 38, low 17. Snow began Tuesday evening. Fog, heavy frost and east wind this morning.
1/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 25, low 13. Foggy all day Wednesday. It's partly cloudy this morning and the trees are still full of frost. The temp is already up to 33.
1/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 46, low 24. Snow banks and patches of snow left, and those dratted areas of ice....
1/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 41, low 25.
1/12/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 53, low 34. A lot of ice and snow melted Saturday. A little rain about midnight, but with strong winds not much landed in the gauge.
1/13/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 46, low 27. Windy Sunday and warm enough to cut some more snow and ice, only snowbanks remaining. There was a brief snow squall in the evening.
1/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M M M Hi 48, low 27. Snow showers overnight. High wind warning.
1/15/2014 7:00 AM T T M T M Hi 43, low 30. Snow squalls Tuesday morning, another very windy day.
1/16/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M T M Hi 49, low 28. Wednesday was just breezey, then late in the evening the wind speed picked up to howling and has remained there. Skies are mostly clear, we're fortunate there's no snow with this.
1/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 36, low 23. Sunny and very windy Thursday.
1/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 31. Mild temps, but it turned into another windy day. The only snow left is in drifts.
1/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 32. Sunny and windy.
1/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 30. Lighter winds Sunday. During the night the next cold front came thru and we are in a high wind warning for today.
1/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 37, low 12. Getting chilly again, and the wind keeps blowing.
1/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 22.
1/23/2014 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 0.2 M Hi 24, low -3. East wind and light snow most of the day Wednesday. Snow was very fluffy and didn't amount to much.
1/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 35, low 33. Thursday was sunny and fairly calm, but the wind picked up again during the night from the SW. At least it's bringing warmer air in.
1/25/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 54, low 38. Another windy day Friday, but not as strong as forcast. Heard rain hitting the window about 5:00am but found nothing in the gauge this morning.
1/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 57, low 38. Saturday was mostly sunny and warm - if it wasn't for that wind howling again...
1/27/2014 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 0.0 M Hi 39, low 3. The high temp was Sunday morning; temps dropped and winds increased as the day went on. A little rain and snow in the morning.
1/28/2014 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 17, low 4. Snow shower in the afternoon, and for a change the wind wasn't an issue!
1/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 24, low 9. Sunny, not much wind.
1/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 0.1 M 0.1 M Hi 51, low 13. Increasing clouds and dropping temps in the evening. Precip came mostly as rain late in the evening, then light snow overnight.
1/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.3 M 0.5 M Hi 23, low 0. Snow during the day Thursday.
2/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 30, low 13. Mostly sunny and calm Friday, wind came up during the night.
2/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 16, low -1. Mostly sunny, cold wind.
2/3/2014 8:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M 1.0 M Hi 31, low 3. Snow began early this morning.
2/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 1.0 M Hi 23, low -2. Light snow Monday morning. East winds haven't been strong but still have caused some drifting. Snow redeveloping this morning.
2/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 1.5 M Hi 12, low -14. Light snow Tuesday. Sunny this morning, and thankfully winds are almost calm.
2/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 2, low -14. Sunny with fairly light winds - thankfully!
2/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M Hi 6, low -19. Sunny, light winds. It wasn't supposed to get that cold last night!
2/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.7 M 2.5 M Hi 10, low -10. Snow came on Friday evening.
2/9/2014 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 2.5 M Hi 31, low 0. Saturday morning was nice, but I don't know when it would have gotten as warm as 31! Light snow in the afternoon.
2/10/2014 7:00 AM T T M 2.5 M Hi 22, low -8. Mostly cloudy with a few light flurries Sunday.
2/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M 2.5 M Hi 22, low 0. Light snow Monday morning. Mostly overcast this morning and warming up quickly, already +24 degrees at obs time.
2/12/2014 7:00 AM T T M 2.0 M Hi 49, low 19. What a nice swing in temperatures! The "T" of precip came from a snow squall in early evening.
2/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 46, low 27. The wind was cold Wednesday, but it still was a snow melting day.
2/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M T M Hi 53, low 33. Wind driven rain showers Thursday afternoon.
2/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 48, low 32. Clouds moved in Friday afternoon, but no precip.
2/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 46, low 27. Sunny and quite windy Saturday, mostly overcast with developing fog this morning.
2/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 0.2 M 0.5 M Hi 43, low 27. Chilly and damp Sunday. Wind-driven rain in the evening turned to snow. The combination is a mess of lumpy ice this morning that's at least 1/4" thick.
2/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 48, low 34. Monday was sunny with a strong SW wind. The ice and snow that were around in the morning quickly disappeared.
2/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 45, low 25. Tuesday was another windy day.
2/20/2014 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 25. A very light dusting of snow overnight, very windy most of the night as well.
2/21/2014 6:30 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 37, low 25. Mostly sunny Thursday, another day with a high wind warning. Received a light dusting of snow overnight.
2/24/2014 9:00 AM 0.04 1.5 M 2.0 M Hi 33, low 13. Very fluffy, dry snow overnight and continuing at obs time. East winds this morning.
2/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 M 2.0 M Hi 19, low -5. Snow until mid-afternoon Monday with NW winds. Clearing skies this morning.
2/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 23, low -4. Mostly sunny.
2/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Hi 33, low 1. Windy and sunny Wednesday, the snow settled quite a bit. Very frosty this morning.
2/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 1.2 M 2.0 M Hi 31, low 4. Snow and wind began during the night. Snow amounts are estimates due to drifting.
3/1/2014 9:00 AM 0.11 2.0 M 4.0 M Hi 20, low -4. Fluffy snow and winds that have switched from the NW to the East. New and total snow depths are an estimate due to drifting.
3/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.8 M 5.0 M Hi 3, low -20. Well, we have a new low for this winter season - surpassed the -19 set in early December and again in early February. I would say its been a long winter!
3/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.5 0.55 Hi 2, low -10. The SWE amount is .55" moisture in 4.5" of fluffy snow.
3/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 30, low 3. Most of the day Monday was much colder than 30, and to think that it was nearly 50 down by Spearfish (20 miles away)!
3/5/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 3.5 M Hi 39, low 5. Some sleet, freezing rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon. Foggy and frosty this morning, sun starting to break thru.
3/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hi 34, low 20. Once again we were 20 degrees colder than Spearfish yesterday, but our low was before midnight and it's warming up nicely this morning. Cloudy, calm and mild - finally feels like a March day.
3/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 63, low 23. Yesterday's warm temps and last night's rain really made the snow disappear. Now there are ice puddles and some fog this morning.
3/8/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.5 M Hi 35, low 21. Friday was cloudy with some fog and light flurries. Mostly clear skies this morning.
3/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Hi 65, low 28. Warm temps and lots of mud.
3/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 67, low 39. Strong SW wind most of Sunday.
3/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.42 5.0 M 5.0 M Hi 59, low 31. Rain in late evening turned to snow overnight. Little wind so the wet snow is making a nice blanket on everything.
3/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 2.0 M Hi 42, low 27. Mostly sunny and breezey Tuesday, a lot of snow melted.
3/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 51, low 33. The rest of the snow from the 11th melted. With the snow melt and frost coming out of the ground, it is very muddy.
3/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 58, low 31.
3/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 59, low 31. Rain early in the morning.
3/16/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 32, low 24. Sprinkles and snow flurries Saturday didn't amount to much, but it was definitely a dark, cold day. Fog overnight left a coating of frost on everything.
3/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hi 62, low 32. Sunday was sunny with wind from the SW. Cloudy and mild this morning, might get a rain shower today.
3/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.26 2.5 M 2.5 M Hi 60, low 29. Evening rain turned to overnight snow. The snow came with wind and it appears the inside of the gauge didn't catch it very well, so moisture total may be low. Snow is melting already this morning.
3/19/2014 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 28. With the exception of a few shaded areas, all of yesterday's snow melted. There was a brief snow shower early this morning.
3/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 49, low 27.
3/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 60, low 31. What a nice day, until the cold front came thru in the afternoon with clouds and strong NW winds.
3/24/2014 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M Hi 43, low 18. Light snow flurries last evening and this morning.
3/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 34, low 16. Chilly wind on Monday.
3/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 44, low 21. Sunny with a chilly wind Tuesday. Frosty this morning.
3/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Hi 62, low 24. Filtered sunshine. A cold front came thru Wednesday afternoon and put an end to the nice temps.
3/28/2014 7:00 AM M 2.4 M 2.5 M Hi 42, low 22. The snow came overnight. It is with a heavy heart that I make my final report from my little dot on the map known as SD-BT-6. (And darn, there will be moisture to report the next few days)! CoCoRaHS has become too much a part of my routine, so once I'm situated again I will get set up with a new dot on the map!



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/11/2013 10/12/2013 12:00 AM 2 1.73 M M The rain came in the early morning hours and thru the day on Friday, October 11.
2/22/2014 2/23/2014 7:00 AM 2 0.02 0.5 M
3/22/2014 3/23/2014 7:00 AM 2 0.05 0.3 M Snow Friday and Saturday. Most of Friday's melted and most of Saturday's never accumulated.



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