Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-FM-4 Latitude 43.6640386
Station Name Preston 0.6 SSE Longitude -92.0801277
County Fillmore Elevation (ft) 1023



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 14 2.29 3.15 30 2.29 23 0.86 7 2 6 5 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 2.01 0.00 30 0.00 30 0.00 0 0 0 15 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 1.27 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 5 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 0.98 0.00 31 0.00 31 0.00 0 0 0 3 0.0 0 0
Feb 15 0.96 0.00 28 0.00 28 0.00 0 0 0 4 0.0 0 0
March 15 1.80 0.00 28 0.00 28 0.00 0 0 0 4 0.0 0 0
April 15 3.52 4.40 29 4.40 29 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
May 15 3.84 5.22 30 3.93 25 1.29 5 1 12 4 0.0 0 0
June 15 4.99 5.76 30 2.92 19 2.84 11 1 7 2 0.0 0 0
July 15 4.40 3.42 31 3.42 29 0.00 2 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 4.70 3.49 31 3.49 27 0.00 4 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.68 1.43 30 1.43 30 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 34.44" 26.87" 359 days 21.88" 330 4.99" 29 days 5 57 days 48 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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
10/1/2014 0.01
10/2/2014 0.07
10/3/2014 **
10/4/2014 **
10/5/2014 0.86
10/6/2014 T
10/7/2014 0.00
10/8/2014 0.00
10/9/2014 0.00
10/10/2014 0.00
10/11/2014 0.00
10/12/2014 0.00
10/13/2014 T
10/14/2014 1.74
10/15/2014 0.23
10/16/2014 **
10/17/2014 **
10/18/2014 **
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.00
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014 0.12
10/24/2014 0.12
10/25/2014 T
10/26/2014
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 T
10/29/2014 T
10/30/2014 0.00
10/31/2014 0.00
11/1/2014 0.00
11/2/2014 0.00
11/3/2014 0.00
11/4/2014 T
11/5/2014 T
11/6/2014 T
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014 T
11/9/2014 T
11/10/2014 T
11/11/2014 0.00
11/12/2014 T
11/13/2014 T
11/14/2014 T
11/15/2014 T
11/16/2014 0.00
11/17/2014 0.00
11/18/2014 0.00
11/19/2014 T
11/20/2014 T
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 T
11/23/2014 T
11/24/2014 0.00
11/25/2014 T
11/26/2014 0.00
11/27/2014 0.00
11/28/2014 0.00
11/29/2014 0.00
11/30/2014 0.00
12/1/2014 0.00
12/2/2014 0.00
12/3/2014 0.00
12/4/2014 0.00
12/5/2014 0.00
12/6/2014 0.00
12/7/2014 0.00
12/8/2014 0.00
12/9/2014 0.00
12/10/2014 0.00
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014 T
12/13/2014 0.00
12/14/2014 T
12/15/2014 T
12/16/2014 T
12/17/2014 0.00
12/18/2014 T
12/19/2014 0.00
12/20/2014 0.00
12/21/2014 0.00
12/22/2014 0.00
12/23/2014 0.00
12/24/2014 0.00
12/25/2014 0.00
12/26/2014 0.00
12/27/2014 0.00
12/28/2014 0.00
12/29/2014 0.00
12/30/2014 0.00
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 0.00
1/4/2015 0.00
1/5/2015 0.00
1/6/2015 0.00
1/7/2015 0.00
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 0.00
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 0.00
1/13/2015 0.00
1/14/2015 0.00
1/15/2015 0.00
1/16/2015 0.00
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.00
1/19/2015 0.00
1/20/2015 T
1/21/2015 0.00
1/22/2015 T
1/23/2015 0.00
1/24/2015 0.00
1/25/2015 0.00
1/26/2015 T
1/27/2015 0.00
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 0.00
1/30/2015 0.00
1/31/2015 0.00
2/1/2015 0.00
2/2/2015 0.00
2/3/2015 0.00
2/4/2015 0.00
2/5/2015 0.00
2/6/2015 0.00
2/7/2015 0.00
2/8/2015 0.00
2/9/2015 0.00
2/10/2015 0.00
2/11/2015 0.00
2/12/2015 T
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.00
2/15/2015 0.00
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 0.00
2/18/2015 0.00
2/19/2015 0.00
2/20/2015 T
2/21/2015 0.00
2/22/2015 T
2/23/2015 0.00
2/24/2015 T
2/25/2015 0.00
2/26/2015 0.00
2/27/2015 0.00
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 0.00
3/2/2015 0.00
3/3/2015 T
3/4/2015 T
3/5/2015 0.00
3/6/2015 0.00
3/7/2015 0.00
3/8/2015 0.00
3/9/2015 0.00
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 0.00
3/12/2015 0.00
3/13/2015 0.00
3/14/2015 0.00
3/15/2015 0.00
3/16/2015 0.00
3/17/2015 0.00
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.00
3/21/2015 0.00
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 M
3/24/2015 T
3/25/2015 M
3/26/2015 0.00
3/27/2015 0.00
3/28/2015 0.00
3/29/2015 T
3/30/2015
3/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 M
4/3/2015 0.00
4/4/2015 0.00
4/5/2015 T
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.01
4/8/2015 2.02
4/9/2015 0.21
4/10/2015 1.23
4/11/2015 0.00
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.01
4/14/2015 0.00
4/15/2015 0.00
4/16/2015 0.00
4/17/2015 0.00
4/18/2015 0.00
4/19/2015 0.05
4/20/2015 0.76
4/21/2015 T
4/22/2015 0.01
4/23/2015 0.00
4/24/2015 0.00
4/25/2015 0.00
4/26/2015 0.10
4/27/2015 0.00
4/28/2015 0.00
4/29/2015 0.00
4/30/2015 0.00
5/1/2015 0.00
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.49
5/5/2015 0.38
5/6/2015 0.03
5/7/2015 0.49
5/8/2015 0.39
5/9/2015 0.00
5/10/2015 0.00
5/11/2015 0.19
5/12/2015 T
5/13/2015 T
5/14/2015 0.01
5/15/2015 0.37
5/16/2015 0.00
5/17/2015 0.12
5/18/2015 0.11
5/19/2015 T
5/20/2015 0.00
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 **
5/23/2015 **
5/24/2015 **
5/25/2015 **
5/26/2015 1.29
5/27/2015 1.07
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 T
5/30/2015 0.28
5/31/2015
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.00
6/3/2015 0.00
6/4/2015 0.34
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 0.31
6/8/2015 T
6/9/2015 T
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.03
6/12/2015 1.06
6/13/2015 **
6/14/2015 **
6/15/2015 **
6/16/2015 **
6/17/2015 **
6/18/2015 **
6/19/2015 **
6/20/2015 **
6/21/2015 **
6/22/2015 **
6/23/2015 2.84
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.00
6/26/2015 0.00
6/27/2015 0.00
6/28/2015 0.65
6/29/2015 0.15
6/30/2015 0.38
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.00
7/2/2015 T
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.00
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015 0.00
7/7/2015 0.21
7/8/2015 0.00
7/9/2015 0.00
7/10/2015 0.00
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.15
7/13/2015 0.04
7/14/2015 0.00
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 T
7/17/2015 0.53
7/18/2015 0.38
7/19/2015 0.00
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.93
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.15
7/25/2015 0.27
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.00
7/28/2015 0.00
7/29/2015 0.76
7/30/2015 **
7/31/2015 **
8/1/2015 **
8/2/2015 **
8/3/2015 **
8/4/2015 0.00
8/5/2015 0.00
8/6/2015 0.00
8/7/2015 0.08
8/8/2015 T
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 0.09
8/11/2015 0.00
8/12/2015 0.00
8/13/2015 0.00
8/14/2015 0.00
8/15/2015 0.00
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.58
8/18/2015 0.03
8/19/2015 0.87
8/20/2015 0.01
8/21/2015 0.00
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015 0.11
8/24/2015 0.00
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 0.00
8/28/2015 0.05
8/29/2015 1.67
8/30/2015 0.00
8/31/2015 0.00
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015 0.02
9/4/2015 0.00
9/5/2015 0.00
9/6/2015 0.03
9/7/2015 0.00
9/8/2015 1.33
9/9/2015 0.00
9/10/2015 0.03
9/11/2015 0.00
9/12/2015 0.00
9/13/2015 T
9/14/2015 0.00
9/15/2015 0.00
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 0.00
9/19/2015 0.00
9/20/2015 0.00
9/21/2015 0.00
9/22/2015 0.00
9/23/2015 0.00
9/24/2015 0.00
9/25/2015 0.00
9/26/2015 0.00
9/27/2015 0.00
9/28/2015 0.00
9/29/2015 0.02
9/30/2015 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 50 degrees, overcast, a sprinkle or two of rain, very little wind. Yesterday was a bit on the chilly side.
10/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M 56 degrees, dense fog, visability of about one block, calm winds. High yesterday was 62 with a low of 52. One quick shower mid-morning. Rain in the forecast later today.
10/6/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 36 degrees, clear sky, little wind, plenty of dew. Roof of house covered in frost and scraped ice from the windshield of the car. A few sprinkles of rain on the windshield late yesterday afternoon.
10/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48 degrees, partly cloudy, slight breeze. Yesterday morning was quite cool, but warmed a bit in the afternoon to the low sixties. The moon last night was quite bright.
10/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 degrees, clear sky, dew. High yesterday of 64 and lots of sun. The exceptionally bright moon put on quite a show last night, eclipse and all. Plenty of frost on the pumpkin, house roof, and car windshield.
10/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 degrees, calm winds, clear sky. Yesterday turned out very nice.
10/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees, clear skies, and a lot of white on the grass, roof, and car. This is the first below freezing temp I have recorded for many months. Yesterday's high was 58, but with the sun was rather enjoyable.
10/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees, clear sky, no wind. High of 58 yesterday. Moon was very bright again last night.
10/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 degrees, some frost in the valley. Partly cloudy, possible minor rain on the way.
10/13/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 51 degrees, overcast, but calm. A few sprinkles yesterday afternoon with a moderate breeze. Looks like we are in for some rain later today.
10/14/2014 7:00 AM 1.74 M M M M 1.74 inches of rain. That is lot of "wet" this time of the year. The Root River is still well within its banks. Temp is 48 degrees and there is a pretty good wind from the north. More than 90% of this rain fell during the night. At 0700, we are still getting a moderate rain. Not much corn and beans will be coming out of the fields for the next few days.
10/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 44 degrees, dew, calm, clear. Some ice on window of car. It spit off and on all day yesterday. Looks like a nice day ahead.
10/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees, clear sky, calm. High of 66 yesterday. Another nice day ahead.
10/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 degrees, calm, very frosty with clear skies. High yesterday was a beautiful 64 degrees.
10/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees, clear, calm, dew. Beautiful Autumn weather the last few days.
10/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M 49 chilly and damp degrees. Not much wind. Rain that started early this morning continues.
10/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Drizzle continued most of the morning, but the chill stayed in the air. A bit of sunshine just before sundown. 47 degrees this morning, schools running two hours late due to dense fog.
10/25/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 48 degrees, clear, calm, some ground fog, but it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day. Yesterday was gloomy with a fine mist now and then. High of 63.
10/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 degrees, mostly clear, rather calm. Another rather nice day yesterday.
10/28/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 38 degrees, mostly cloudy, and damp. Yesterday's high was 68 with a few drops of rain now and then. It was a nice warm autumn day, maybe one of the last.
10/29/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 37 degrees, slight wind, overcast, gloomy. Yesterday was cold and wet with periods of mist throughout the day. High of 49.
10/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 degrees, cloudy, calm. High of 49 yesterday, but it seems much cooler than that.
10/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees, clear, windy, and quite chilly. Sign of things to come. Yesterday's high was 50.
11/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 44 degrees, overcast, with a rather raw wind. Yesterday's high was a sunny and balmy 56, but it felt a bit cooler than that. Rain on the way.
11/4/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 42 degrees with a high yesterday of 57. Today is clear with a slight breeze. Some moments of sprinkles yesterday while the sun was shining. Last night, more rain...a little more steady. My rain gauge went into hibernation yesterday, so rain reports are going to be from an ice cream pail on my deck when possible.
11/5/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/6/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 34 degrees, windy, overcast, and cold.
11/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 35 degrees, overcast, and somewhat windy. This morning around 0200hr and 0300hr very windy gusts at at least 40 mph for an hour and a half or so.
11/9/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/10/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 34 degrees, overcast, windy. Sprinkles off and on for last 24 hours. Enough to keep the driveway wet.
11/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees, overcast, snow has moved on. An inch or two of snow and a wintery mix during the night. Some nasty gusts of wind now and then. Low 24...High of 43 yesterday, but felt much colder. Happy Veterans' Day.
11/12/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 18 degrees, overcast, gloomy. Had a dusting of snow overnight. Snow has melted from the driveway and deck. Yesterday was a very chilly Veterans' Day.
11/13/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 23 degrees, overcast, calm winds. Flurries on and off all day and night. A minor dusting, only.
11/14/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 12 degrees, clear sky, no wind, plenty of frost on the windshield. Warmed up enough yesterday afternoon to finish putting up Christmas lights on the house.
11/15/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Two inches of flulffy snow yesterday and last night. 22 degrees this morning, some clouds, little wind. Slippery streets in town last night.
11/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5 degrees, clear, and windy. Very nasty wind chill.
11/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 7 degrees, some wind, mostly clear, lots of frost. Yesterday was miserable... cold and very windy with nasty wind chills and much ground drifting. Low last night was 5 degrees.
11/19/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 22 degrees, cloudy, flurries, very windy. Ground drifting limits visibility. A dusting of snow during the night, but very light now. The wind has a bite to it.
11/20/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 12 bitter degrees with wind and clear skies. Warming trend on the way, we are told.
11/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Minus 2 frigid degrees. First negative reading of the season. Clear skies, no wind, a little frost on the windshield. Yesterday morning was miserable with cold and wind. Things improved somewhat in the afternoon. Warming trend and rain predicted for the next day or two.
11/22/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 35 degrees, a bit of fog, not much wind, but can feel the moisture in the air. Low last night was 27, high yesterday was 37. There was sunshine yesterday, now and then.
11/23/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 51 degrees, fog, calm, a bit of mist-like rain, and kind of warm. A far cry from the minus 2 reading a couple days ago. Looks like fall could be back for a day or so.
11/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 snowy and windy degrees. High yesterday of 51 and then the mist got heavier and became rain. The green grass we had yesterday is white again today. The wind is blowing the snow around and visability is limited. There is a thin layer of ice under the snow on the roadways and walks. Winter is back!
11/25/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 14 degrees,mostly clear, slight wind. Had a couple inches of snow yesterday and then another dusting last night. A lot of blowing snow yesterday.
11/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 degrees, clear, and a bit of wind. Yesterday's 44 degree high melted a lot of the recent snow, but I don't think much is going to disappear today.
12/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 2 degrees above, clear skies, slight wind, no frost on the windshield. Chilly all day yesterday and it looks like another one today.
12/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmed up during the night to 17 degrees this morning. No frost on the windshield again. Brisk wind out of the west. Mostly cloudy now. Last night the moonlight was bright enough to see the deer wandering through the yard.
12/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 degrees, brisk wind, clear. No frost this morning. Yesterday was sunny, but rather cold with the wind. Bright moon again last night.
12/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21 degrees, cloudy, breezy, no frost. Warm Up is on the way for a few days. Bright moonlight last night. There are snowless areas here and there on the lawn. Some snow on north side of roof.
12/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 degrees, overcast, calm, no frost.
12/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees, no frost on car, raw wind, overcast. Some snow still on north roof of house.
12/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees, overcast, calm, no frost.
12/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees, overcast, no frost, 50% lawn covered by snow, minor fog, calm winds, but still a raw feel to the air. High temp yesterday was 32. Still snow on roof. Warmer weather in the forecast.
12/12/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 33 degrees, calm, no frost, can feel fine mist in the air, heavy overcast with light fog. Overcast all day yesterday. Ice has left the driveway and walks.
12/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 45 degrees, moderate to heavy fog, lots of dew, and a very pleasant, somewhat warm morning. Have not seen the sun for many days. Pretty gloomy past week, but at least we didn't have to shovel the fog. Not much snow left.
12/15/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 46 warm degrees, calm, dense fog. Snow is gone. Many schools are a couple hours late due to the limited visibility. Have not seen the sun for many days.
12/16/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 28 degrees, overcast, brisk wind from the north, no frost on windshield. Cooler weather on the way.
12/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M 13 degrees, calm, frost on roof of house, mostly clear skies. Snow flurries yesterday morning that turned to sunshine later. Great to see the sun again. It feels colder than 13 degrees.
12/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees, overcast with a steady mist, a little bit of wind. No sign of snow or sun. At least I don't have to shovel the mist. Last night the wind was wicked.
12/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees, snowing heavily, two inches and still coming. Wet, heavy, greasy snow. Very little wind. I guess winter is back. Several accidents in the area.
12/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11 degrees, clear skies, no sign of precip. Three to four inches of new snow on the ground from this weekend.
12/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 11 below this morning. Car showed 18 below just out of Chatfield. Bitter wind chill. clear skies with no precip. Yesterday was bitterly cold also.
12/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A very crisp and bitter minus 12 near the Root River. Yesterday and last night the wind chill(-30)or lower, was wicked and today doesn't sound any better. Lots of sunshine, but not much heat. Happy New Year to all.
1/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 12 degrees, overcast and very little wind.
1/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8 degrees, clear, and somewhat bearable. Very little wind. Yesterday turned out to be a very nice winter day.
1/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees, overcast, can feel the moisture in the air. A very light dusting of snow last night. A comfortable day yesterday.
1/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees at 2200 hours, 14 degrees at 0400 hours and then 5 degrees at 0700 hours. An inch of snow during the night with minimal drifting here in town. Our balmy temps in the 20's and 30's are over for a while. Several deer napping in the back yard last night.
1/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 15 below downtown, 19 below river bottom. Clear skies, some wind, nasty wind chill. Snow on the way.
1/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Minus 4 degrees, clear, calm. 1.4 inches of fluffy new snow. Does not seem as cold as yesterday. Bright moon last night.
1/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M minus 9..... cold
1/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 2 degrees, overcast, some wind,feels like it could snow. Yesterday was one bitter cold day.
1/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 2 below zero, clear, windy, bitter cold. Yesterday dropped about 2 inches of snow in a raging blizzard. Snow, Wind, and White Out much of the afternoon.
1/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 8 below, clear, not much wind. Yesterday was bitterly cold.
1/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 2 degrees, mostly clear, little wind. Yesterday's high was 22 above and bearable. A nice change. Not a lot of snow disappearing.
1/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 1 above, clear, calm, somewhat bearable. Yesterday afternoon was a very nice "winter" day.
1/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Van thermometer reads 27 below near the river. Bitter cold, clear, with little wind. Warm up on the way for the weekend.
1/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 above zero, light winds, overcast. Quite a change from yesterday at minus 28. Warm up on the way, we are told. High yesterday of 23. Low of 0.
1/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22 above, clear skies, no wind. Another very nice day ahead, maybe better than yesterday.
1/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 32 degrees, no wind, overcast, and some fog hanging about. Yesterday was rather nice, then it snowed a bit, and then the sun shined. A little of everything. I'm not complaining...this kind of winter I can handle.
1/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees, overcast, little wind. Stayed cloudy all day and some flurries. An inch or so of snow appeared overnight. Some freezing rain before that causing slippery conditions. A very light form of precip is still falling as kind of a mist.
1/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 27 degrees, overcast, slight wind. Yesterday there were flurries most of the morning that resulted to a thin layer of snow. There is a feeling of moisture in the air now, but no precip. Warmer temps possible.
1/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 degrees, a bit of wind, and partly cloudy.
1/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 25 degrees, overcast, snowing lightly, little wind. We have about a half inch of new snow, just enough to make the streets a bit slippery. Falling snow melting on highway.
1/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 degrees, overcast, no wind, can feel moisture in the air. Yesterday was quite nice and we lost a bit of snow.
1/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees, overcast, gloomy, and a bit of fog.
1/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees, overcast and very windy.
1/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Single digets (6or7) for temps. A bit lower than earlier this week. Overcast...yesterday was very windy.
1/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 degrees, overcast, little wind.
2/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 3 inches of snow, lots of wind,snow continues to fall. Visability at a quarter mile at times. Wind from east mostly but is whipping around a lot. Not a nice morning for a stroll.
2/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23 degrees, overcast, and windy. An inch or two of snow early evening yesterday and into the night. No rain, just snow until 8 p.m. or so. Then a bit of rain that caused some icing problems. Colder weather ahead for the next several days.... we are told.
2/12/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A very cold minus three degrees with plenty of wind, but lots of clear skies. A few flakes of snow last night with a nasty wind chill.
2/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 9 degrees, overcast, not much wind. Still a bit brisk.
2/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Minus nine, clear, windy, and bitter cold.
2/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Minus 21 near the river. Clear skies and a bit of wind. Yesterday was bitter cold all day. Wind chill is bad.
2/20/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Nine above zero. Started snowing a bit ago... very small flakes. Not a half inch yet. Somewhat windy now. Sunshine yesterday was quite welcome.
2/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
2/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My car thermometer shows a balmy minus 24 near the river. One can hardly see the river for all the steam rising from it. Skies are clear with very little wind. Yesterday was relatively miserable where the warmest I saw on the thermometer was plus three.
2/24/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 19 above near the river. Much warmer than yesterday. A very minor amount of snow fell during the night and there drops of moisture on the windshield at seven this morning. The wind at night makes things miserable.
2/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M minus 5 degrees, no wind, mostly clear skies. A couple inches of snow yesterday made things rather slippery in town and on the highway.
2/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 below on home thermometer, 25 below on the car thermometer next to the Root River. Clear skies with very little wind. Highways yesterday had a lot of ground drifting and caused many slippery spots on the road. High today forecast is single digits. Rumor of warmer temps ahead.
2/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 17 degrees, feels warm, slight wind, heavy haze in the air. A dusting of snow overnight, just the right amount. Yesterday there was a lot of sun until late afternoon, then the clouds rolled in. If you were in the sun, it was rather pleasant.
3/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp hanging around 0, bright sunshine, and little wind.
3/3/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 22 degrees, haze, fog, and freezing drizzle with a flake or two of snow now and then.
3/4/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 0 degrees, bright sunshine, and a slight wind that makes things a bit miserable. The freezing rain yesterday quit and then later in the day melted off many of the surfaces including driveways and sidewalks. The warmth we felt yesterday seems to be missing so far today. Warmer this weekend, I have heard.
3/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Ten degrees, clear skies, brisk wind. Warm up on the way.
3/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees, clear, and calm. Yesterday, temp hit 50. A beautiful day. We still have a lot of snow on the lawns, but the fields are showing some bare ground. Southern facing lawns have little snow. Looks like a beautiful day in store today.
3/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 degrees, frost on the windshield, clear skies, little wind. High yesterday of 52, low of 33. Lost a lot of snow yesterday, but still have nine inches on the north side of the house that is not in the shade. Saw a wasp buzzing about on the south side of a downtown store about four o'clock.
3/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees, lots of frost, little or no wind, and clear skies. Lost a lot of snow in the yard yesterday and lawns in town are about 50% covered. High of 52 yesterday.
3/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29 degrees, red sun rising, some clouds, no wind. Frost on roof of car, but not on windshield. A nice day yesterday, but not quite a heat wave. Windy in the afternoon.
3/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees, no frost, no sun, no wind.
3/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 crisp degrees, frost on windshield and roof of house. Clear with little wind. A bit chilly yesterday.
3/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees, overcast, no wind.
3/23/2015 7:00 AM M M M M M 27 degrees, overcast, calm...but not so yesterday when 9.6 inches of snow fell. Saw a bunch of robins a couple days ago, but no sign of them yesterday or this morning. Low last night was 27 as well.
3/24/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 24 degrees, overcast, slight wind, and very, very, fine flurries falling at 0700. Road surfaces bare in town where plowed. Water dripping off roof on south side yesterday. Wintry mix predicted for tomorrow. The Root River is still running clear. Robins in the streets looking for food.
3/25/2015 7:00 AM M M M M M 34 degrees, overcast, some wind. Got a mixed bag of snow, rain, sleet,corn snow...you name it...starting at 1900 last night and continued for several hours. Possibly one or two additional inches of white stuff.
3/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees, overcast, slight breeze, and frost on the car. Yesterday, the wind made a spring day exceptionally chilly.....downright cold.
3/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 13 degrees, slight wind, clear skies, a little frost, and a bright sun just coming over the horizon. Yesterday was a cold one. We still have plenty of snow.
3/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 31 degrees, breezy, overcast. Streets and sidwalks are wet (no ice) from the quick rain that passed through. Not a nice day to be outside.
3/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees, no wind, lots of frost on the car. Yesterday was a very nice day and today is supposed to be better. We still have snow on the lawn, but not much. Root River is still clear.
4/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 degrees, clear, slight breeze. A beautiful day yesterday. Still a couple of spots of snow on the lawn but they will be gone today. Robins are much happier than they were a few days ago.
4/2/2015 7:00 AM M M M M M 47 degrees, calm and overcast. Yesterday's afternoon winds were very strong. Rumbles of thunder around midnight and rain off and on. No gauge yet. My guess would be about a half an inch. The rain took care of the last snow. My thermometer showed a high of 81 yesterday, even with all the wind. This should be the start of some of the gardening season.
4/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 31 degrees, overcast, very windy, no frost on the car.
4/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M It's going to be a beautiful and blessed Easter Sunday. Had a minor sprinkle or two during the night. I think we may have escaped the seven Sundays of rain. The moon is looking good these nights.
4/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees, overcast, no frost. Looks like another beautiful spring day. Neighbor's daffodils on south side of house are blooming.
4/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 38 dreary degrees with a fine mist coming down. A relatively nice day yesterday with lots of sunshine until mid afternoon. A bit of rain around 1930 hrs, but barely enough to wet the driveway. First worms on the driveway this morning. The robins will be elated. Root River is crystal clear with a temp of 53. Grass is greening up nicely. Crocus in full bloom.
4/8/2015 7:00 AM 2.02 M M M M 38 degrees, overcast, moderate wind, and wet. The drought is over for now with more than two inches of rain yesterday and last night. The nightcrawlers are out, but not numerous. A bit of pea sized hail around 1500 yesterday, but not much. The rain last night came down in torrents and the Root River is up a foot or two and is a bit muddy, still well within its banks. Lightning and thunder off and on during the storm More rain forecast for the next several days.
4/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M 38 degrees, dark and gloomy. Rain, wind, lightning and thunder on and off during the night. Cloudy all day yesterday, rather windy at times. More rain and possibly snow in the forecast. Grass is getting really green, and the daffodils and tulips are ready to bloom.
4/10/2015 7:00 AM 1.23 M M M M 35 soggy degrees, but the good news is the sun is red in the east. Mixed bag of precip...rain, snow, sleet has left a white covering on the lawn, roof, and car. The city streets have no snow or ice. About a half inch of snow on the roof of car and most of the grass. Root River running very dirty, but still within its banks. This is the third time the robin has had snow on its tail. According to the old folks, this should be the end of the snows.
4/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37 degrees, bright sunshine, some frost on the car and on the roof, no wind. Yesterday, we had some snow about 1500 hrs. Root River is still high, but within its banks and moving quite fast. Clarity yesterday was 4. Clear is 100.
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 47 degrees, sun rising, some wind, very few clouds. A beautiful day yesterday. Root River dropping slowly and beginning to show signs of clearing up. A few drops of rain overnight, barely showing in the gauge.
4/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 frosty degrees, sunshine, with little or no wind.
4/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51 beautiful sunny degrees. Root River mostly clear and back to normal level.
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 51 degrees, cloudy, calm. A few more than a few sprinkles of rain during the night.
4/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M 39 brisk degrees, overcast, and windy. The rain started at 1700 as a mist, but by 2200 we were in a downpour. There was a lot of wind and off and on rain throughout the night. I think our drought is over in SE Minn for now. Much cooler temps in the next several days.
4/21/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 36 windy, cold, and overcast degrees. Root River has risen a bit since the 3/4 inch of rain a couple days ago and is very cloudy. There is a flake or two in the air now and then.
4/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 34 clear degrees. The wind yesterday was nasty. We had rain, snow, ice pellets, sunshine, and more wind. It was just plain miserable.
4/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 clear, windless, and brisk degrees. Yesterday had plenty of sunshine, but also plenty of wind.
4/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
4/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees, clear sky, no wind, and plenty of frost.
4/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40 beautiful, sunny degrees. It's nice not to have the the strong winds.
4/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49 sunny and calm degrees. Yesterday was a perfect spring day. The farmers are getting a lot of seed in the ground. Root River is very clear.
4/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 clear, calm, and lots of sun.
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M A very humid day that turned into storms in the afternoon and evening. We had a lot of lightning and thunder, but the heavy storms were to the north. River looks good. Most of the rain came gently and soaked into the ground. Very little run off.
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Very light rain and mist off and on the entire day. A bit of a chill in the air. Cloudy and foggy this morning.
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M 53 chilly degrees with overcast skies and a bit of wind. A few quick, heavy down pours between 1900 and 2100 accounted for the rainfall amount.
5/12/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 39 chilly degrees with a brisk wind, overcast skies, and mist. Yesterday was cold and windy with some mist starting around 1930.
5/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
5/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain late afternoon. Lots of stars at night.
5/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M A very chilly, windy, and cloudy 41 degrees. There is a bit of mist in the air at 0700. Yesterday was relatively nice except for a few gusts of wind that came through now and then. Then late in the afternoon, we had a brief rainstorm with lots of wind. After the rain, the temp dropped rapidly.
5/19/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 39 sunny, but chilly degrees. Yesterday was very windy at times and not as warm as it looked. There was a light mist in the air off and on all day.
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51 sunny and calm degrees.
5/27/2015 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M 55 degrees, and partly cloudy. Yesterday was miserable, at best, with rain off and on all day. The wind in the afternoon added to the whole thing. The Root River is up slightly and quite muddy. We need a little drying out time for a few days. The corn fields are looking very good.
5/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63 clear, calm, beautiful degrees. Nice day yesterday and another one today.
5/29/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 64 mostly clear with a slight breeze. A few drops of rain overnight. Yesterday the temps hit the lower 80s and the crops are loving it. Root River clearing a bit. More rain forecast today.
5/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M 52 chilly degrees after a very warm day. The rain was a blessing and soaked in. Mostly sunny now and a slight breeze. Looks like a chilly one today.
6/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46 sunny, clear, and calm degrees. Yesterday was a perfect day to get outside and enjoy the day.
6/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49 degrees. Yesterday was a beautiful growing day.
6/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63 degrees, sunshine, but windy. Another wonderful day yesterday. Rain on the way, we are told. Root River is 50 degrees and 82 clarity.
6/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M 58 clear and calm.
6/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
6/8/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/9/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 65 degrees, lots of sun, lots of dew, no wind. Yesterday was beautiful and great growing weather. One dark cloud passed over mid-morning and dropped a few sprinkles. Looks like rain off and on for the next few/several days.
6/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70 sunny and calm degrees. Yesterdays's intense heat showed temps in the 90's, nearing 100 here in Preston. It was humid, and just plain nasty. Cooled down a bit overnight. Heavy rain is predicted in a couple days.
6/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 62 rather dampish degrees. A very nice day yesterday with sunshine and cooler temps. A few drops of rain last night about 2100 and then more this morning at sunrise. Light rain at obs time with a lot more on the way. We could use some rain, but not a lot in a short period of time. Rumors of flash floods in the next day or two. Yesterday the Root River had a clarity of 74 and a temp of 58.
6/12/2015 7:00 AM 1.06 M M M M 61 cloudy degrees with a bit of wind. Rain all day yesterday was quite gentile and much of it soaked in. No lightning, no thunder, just rain. The Root River is just a bit above normal, but quite cloudy.
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M A beautiful day on Saturday. Rain started about 0300 hr. Still raining at 0700. A few flashes of lightning and rumble of thunder now and then. Nice gentle rain. Root River still brown and this rain will keep it that way for a few more days. Clarity was 11 on the 23rd with a water temp of 58 degrees.
6/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
6/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Storm yesterday was mainly wind. Rain came down quite gently late afternoon, early evening. Minimal lightning and thunder. This morning, fog, dew, calm, and sun burning off the fog.
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56 degrees, bright sun, great abundance of dew, and calm winds. Yesterday was quite pleasant.
7/2/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Chilly morning. Red sun rising. Root River at 91 clarity and 49 degrees yesterday. A few drops of rain in the afternoon.
7/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Fourth of July. It is going to be a beautiful one.
7/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M 54 rather chilly degrees, light wind, and plenty of sunshine so far today. The haze early yesterday evening was quite noticeable. Very humid yesterday with rain showers off and on all day. Some were quite heavy. Wind in the late afternoon was very strong.
7/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56 sunny, clear, and calm degrees. A little on the cool side yesterday, but very nice.
7/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
7/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Overcast, humid with little wind. Yesterday was hot, humid, and not too pleasant. We could use a little more rain for the crops that are beautiful.
7/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68, humid, calm winds, sunny. Yesterday was just plain ugly, but it got better at night. No rain again yesterday.
7/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65 sunny, calm, and dewey degrees. Yesterday was much more comfortable than Monday. Nice, cool night. Could use some rain in the next day or two.
7/16/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M 66 degrees with light mist.
7/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M A nice, all day rain that was needed. Fog this morning.
7/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M 66 degrees and clear. A thunderstorm at 0400 this morning. Lightning in the south. A few rumbles of distant thunder. A little more rain didn't hurt. Root River is very clear measured at 100 plus with a temperature of 61 degrees.
7/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66 degrees, plenty of sunshine, no wind, and a bit on the humid side once more. Yesterday was quite warm.
7/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67 degrees, humid, heavy overcast looking and feeling like rain isn't far away. Clouds from the west are moving rather fast. Yesterday was again hot and humid.
7/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M Nearly an inch of badly needed rain. Monday was a very nice day after the downpour and wind in the morning.
7/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A beautiful Tuesday. No rain, low humidity, and just the right temperature. Happy Summer Day! !
7/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69 degrees, clear, and calm. Wednesday was a most beautiful day with a nicely cool evening.
7/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Raining, distant thunder, and a bit of wind. Nice day yesterday with a little less humidity. Looks like we are in for rain off and on all day.
7/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M
7/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 72 warm, humid, and gloomy degrees with rumbles of thunder in the west. There will be a storm here in the next hour or less. Yesterday's temps in the eighties. The moon has shined brightly the last few nights.
7/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M 65 sunny and calm degrees. The rain yesterday morning was very heavy at times. Sunshine in the afternoon and hot and muggy.
8/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp in the mid-fifties, bright sunshine, low humidity, and no wind. A beautiful morning as was the entire day yesterday. Possible rain later today.
8/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool night, bright sun this morning, calm winds, and lots of dew. Rain expected later today and tonight.
8/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 68 degrees, overcast, very humid, and looks like rain in the west. A nice breeze last night after an almost perfect summer day yesterday. We could use a bit more rain.
8/8/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M 65 degrees, fog, dew, calm, and a bit of rain during the night. Yesterday was a bit humid, but good growing weather for the crops.
8/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59 degrees, bright sunshine, dew, not a cloud in the sky, and seems less humid. Yesterday never hit 80, but was quite humid. The clear sky last night was filled with stars. Root River is at 100% clarity. We could use an inch of nice, gentle rain.
8/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56 clear and calm. Lots of dew again. Yesterday was a perfect summer day. Last night's sky was amazing. Will be watching for meteors again tonight. Could use some rain.
8/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M 71 cool degrees. A nice, gentle rain during the night that was needed. No lightning, no thunder, just rain. Not much run off. The ground was pretty dry and soaked it all in. Looks like more is on the way during the week. The heat and humidity were a bit nasty yesterday.
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M A warm, humid, overcast morning that looks like it could rain at any time. A few drops of rain overnight.
8/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M 56 chilly, misty, and overcast. The rain yesterday fell during the morning and was quite heavy at times. It was a very welcome rain and just what the crops in this area needed. There was very little run off.
8/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 57 bright, sunny degrees. No wind and low humidity. Lots of dew in the grass. Misted off and on most of the day yesterday. Cooler temps these days.
8/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was a perfect summer day. Looks like another one today. A break from the hot and the cold.
8/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Saturday was another beautiful day.
8/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51 clear, crisp, calm degrees. Another beautiful day yesterday.
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51 and bright sunshine. Lots of dew and no wind.
8/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55 degrees - nice day again yesterday
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M 61 degrees, light rain, no wind. Rain forecast for all day, the crops could certainly use an inch or so. Root River at 100 clarity and 54 degrees yesterday.
8/29/2015 7:00 AM 1.67 M M M M
8/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64 foggy, but calm, degrees. The one and three quarter inches of rain we received a couple days ago has made a very small change in the river's flow and color. Most of it soaked in. Will be a bit warmer today.
9/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67 degrees, heavy fog with visability of less than two blocks in some places, lots of dew, and no wind. A very humid day on Monday
9/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70 degrees, hazy and humid. Looks like it could rain very soon. Yesterday was a bit miserable with the heat and the humidity.
9/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 69 degrees, warm and humid. Yesterday was not a pleasant day to be working outside. Sounds like a carbon copy today.
9/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2015 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M 70 degrees, overcast, calm, and less humid. Heavy rain between 0500 and 0600 with a total of 1.33 inches for the night. Some moderate lightning and thunder as well. Root River has not risen much yet. Yesterday the river had a clarity of 100.
9/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54 cool, crisp, clear degrees with very heavy dew.
9/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48 bright, beautiful, brisk degrees with a good share of dew.
9/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47 cloudless, windless, but lots of dew degrees. Autumn is certainly in the air.
9/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55 bright, sunny, calm degrees. Very little dew this morning.
9/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67 degrees, clear, and not much wind. Another beautiful day ahead.
9/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50 sunny and calm degrees. Another pleasant day ahead.
9/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54 overcast degrees with little dew. A beautiful day yesterday. Temperature of the Root River was 54 degrees on Sunday with a clarity of 100. Happy Autumnal Equinox tomorrow morning at 0322 hours here in Preston. Yes, fall is in the air.
9/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60 overcast degrees. Sun is trying to break through in a few spots. Somehow the rain missed us again last night. Not much dew this morning.
9/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61 partly cloudy, calm degrees. Yesterday was another perfect late summer day..almost 80... then last night a great show in the sky with the blood moon and the total lunar eclipse. It was an amazing sight, from start to finish. Rain is in the forecast..we could use some.
9/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 55 partly cloudy and calm degrees. Not much dew this morning. Yesterday was very nice. Had a quick mistlike shower in late afternoon.
9/30/2015 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
10/3/2014 10/05/2014 7:00 AM 3 0.86 M M Most of the rain was on 10/03/14.
10/16/2014 10/19/2014 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
5/22/2015 5/26/2015 7:00 AM 5 1.29 M M
6/13/2015 6/23/2015 7:00 AM 11 2.84 M M I have been told that the total rain that fell came in two storms. Very heavy rains that have the Root River about normal in volume, but very dirty with run off.
7/30/2015 8/04/2015 7:00 AM 6 0.00 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