Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-WD-980 Latitude 46.746533
Station Name Menahga 2.1 WSW Longitude -95.140517
County Wadena Elevation (ft) 1407



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 2.64 0.32 31 0.32 31 0.00 0 0 4 6 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 1.16 0.52 30 0.52 30 0.00 0 0 8 9 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 0.67 0.29 32 0.29 29 0.00 3 1 6 8 1.2 1 0
Jan 15 0.67 0.22 31 0.22 31 0.00 0 0 5 11 0.5 1 0
Feb 15 0.54 0.30 26 0.30 26 0.00 0 0 4 6 1.5 1 1
March 15 1.25 0.44 31 0.44 31 0.00 0 0 8 6 1.2 2 2
April 15 1.93 1.06 30 1.06 30 0.00 0 0 6 6 0.0 0 0
May 15 3.18 7.86 31 7.86 31 0.00 0 0 13 4 0.0 0 0
June 15 4.17 4.56 34 2.04 28 2.52 6 1 12 2 0.0 0 0
July 15 3.86 3.00 25 3.00 25 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.12 2.78 29 2.78 29 0.00 0 0 8 4 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 2.96 2.18 30 2.18 30 0.00 0 0 7 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 26.15" 23.53" 360 days 21.01" 351 2.52" 9 days 2 86 days 67 days 4.4" 5 days 3 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 T
10/2/2014 T
10/3/2014 0.05
10/4/2014 T
10/5/2014 0.00
10/6/2014 0.00
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 0.12
10/14/2014 0.00
10/15/2014 0.00
10/16/2014 0.00
10/17/2014 0.00
10/18/2014 0.00
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.00
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014 0.07
10/24/2014 0.00
10/25/2014 0.00
10/26/2014 0.00
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.08
10/29/2014 T
10/30/2014 T
10/31/2014 T
11/1/2014 0.00
11/2/2014 0.00
11/3/2014 0.00
11/4/2014 0.02
11/5/2014 T
11/6/2014 0.31
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014 0.04
11/9/2014 0.01
11/10/2014 0.01
11/11/2014 0.07
11/12/2014 0.00
11/13/2014 T
11/14/2014 T
11/15/2014 0.00
11/16/2014 0.00
11/17/2014 T
11/18/2014 T
11/19/2014 0.01
11/20/2014 T
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 0.00
11/23/2014 0.00
11/24/2014 T
11/25/2014 0.00
11/26/2014 T
11/27/2014 0.00
11/28/2014 0.05
11/29/2014 T
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 0.01
12/9/2014 0.00
12/10/2014 T
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014 T
12/13/2014 T
12/14/2014 T
12/15/2014 0.01
12/16/2014 0.11
12/17/2014 T
12/18/2014 0.00
12/19/2014 T
12/20/2014 0.06
12/21/2014 0.00
12/22/2014 0.01
12/23/2014 0.09
12/24/2014 T **
12/25/2014 **
12/26/2014 0.00
12/27/2014 0.00
12/28/2014 T
12/29/2014 0.00
12/30/2014 0.00
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.06
1/2/2015 T
1/3/2015 0.00
1/4/2015 0.02
1/5/2015 0.00
1/6/2015 0.00
1/7/2015 0.00
1/8/2015 T
1/9/2015 0.05
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 T
1/13/2015 0.00
1/14/2015 T
1/15/2015 0.03
1/16/2015 T
1/17/2015 0.06
1/18/2015 T
1/19/2015 0.00
1/20/2015 T
1/21/2015 T
1/22/2015 0.00
1/23/2015 T
1/24/2015 0.00
1/25/2015 0.00
1/26/2015 0.00
1/27/2015 0.00
1/28/2015 0.00
1/29/2015 T
1/30/2015 T
1/31/2015 0.00
2/1/2015 0.00
2/2/2015 0.00
2/3/2015 0.00
2/4/2015
2/5/2015 0.00
2/6/2015
2/7/2015 0.00
2/8/2015 0.00
2/9/2015 T
2/10/2015 T
2/11/2015 0.23
2/12/2015 0.00
2/13/2015 T
2/14/2015 T
2/15/2015 T
2/16/2015 0.02
2/17/2015 0.00
2/18/2015 T
2/19/2015 0.00
2/20/2015 0.04
2/21/2015 0.00
2/22/2015 0.00
2/23/2015 0.00
2/24/2015 0.01
2/25/2015 0.00
2/26/2015 0.00
2/27/2015 0.00
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 0.01
3/2/2015 T
3/3/2015 0.12
3/4/2015 0.02
3/5/2015 0.00
3/6/2015 0.00
3/7/2015 0.00
3/8/2015 T
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 0.05
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 T
3/20/2015 0.00
3/21/2015 0.07
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 0.00
3/24/2015 T
3/25/2015 0.05
3/26/2015 T
3/27/2015 0.00
3/28/2015 0.00
3/29/2015 0.09
3/30/2015 0.03
3/31/2015 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 0.00
4/3/2015 0.00
4/4/2015 0.00
4/5/2015 0.00
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.00
4/8/2015 0.02
4/9/2015 T
4/10/2015 T
4/11/2015 0.00
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 T
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 0.93
4/20/2015 0.01
4/21/2015 T
4/22/2015 T
4/23/2015 0.00
4/24/2015 0.06
4/25/2015 0.03
4/26/2015 0.00
4/27/2015 0.00
4/28/2015 0.01
4/29/2015 T
4/30/2015 0.00
5/1/2015 0.14
5/2/2015 0.00
5/3/2015 0.02
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.00
5/6/2015 0.00
5/7/2015 0.32
5/8/2015 0.30
5/9/2015 0.00
5/10/2015 T
5/11/2015 1.63
5/12/2015 0.22
5/13/2015 T
5/14/2015 0.14
5/15/2015 0.34
5/16/2015 0.00
5/17/2015 0.84
5/18/2015 2.12
5/19/2015 T
5/20/2015 0.00
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 0.00
5/23/2015 0.00
5/24/2015 0.00
5/25/2015 0.34
5/26/2015 0.97
5/27/2015 0.00
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 0.48
5/30/2015 T
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.00
6/3/2015 0.08
6/4/2015 T
6/5/2015 0.00
6/6/2015 0.00
6/7/2015 1.02
6/8/2015 0.03
6/9/2015 0.00
6/10/2015 0.00
6/11/2015 0.00 **
6/12/2015 0.00 **
6/13/2015 0.00 **
6/14/2015 **
6/15/2015 **
6/16/2015 0.00 2.52
6/17/2015 0.25
6/18/2015 0.01
6/19/2015 T
6/20/2015 0.10
6/21/2015 0.07
6/22/2015 0.27
6/23/2015 0.00
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.02
6/26/2015 0.03
6/27/2015 0.02
6/28/2015 0.14
6/29/2015 0.00
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.00
7/2/2015 0.00
7/3/2015 0.00
7/4/2015 0.00
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015 T
7/7/2015 0.00
7/8/2015 0.00
7/9/2015 0.02
7/10/2015 0.00
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015
7/13/2015
7/14/2015
7/15/2015
7/16/2015
7/17/2015 1.38
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.00
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015 T
7/23/2015 0.01
7/24/2015 1.28
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.00
7/28/2015 0.31
7/29/2015
7/30/2015 0.00
7/31/2015 0.00
8/1/2015 0.00
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 T
8/4/2015 0.00
8/5/2015 0.00
8/6/2015 0.00
8/7/2015 0.36
8/8/2015 0.46
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 T
8/11/2015 0.04
8/12/2015 0.00
8/13/2015 0.50
8/14/2015 T
8/15/2015 0.00
8/16/2015 0.63
8/17/2015 T
8/18/2015 0.00
8/19/2015 0.57
8/20/2015
8/21/2015
8/22/2015 0.00
8/23/2015 0.15
8/24/2015 0.07
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.00
8/27/2015 0.00
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.00
8/30/2015 0.00
8/31/2015 0.00
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015 0.00
9/4/2015 0.00
9/5/2015 0.57
9/6/2015 1.05
9/7/2015 0.19
9/8/2015 0.02
9/9/2015 0.00
9/10/2015 0.00
9/11/2015 0.00
9/12/2015 0.00
9/13/2015 0.00
9/14/2015 0.00
9/15/2015 0.00
9/16/2015 0.05
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 T
9/19/2015 0.00
9/20/2015 0.00
9/21/2015 0.00
9/22/2015 0.00
9/23/2015 0.23
9/24/2015 0.07
9/25/2015 T
9/26/2015 0.00
9/27/2015 0.00
9/28/2015 T
9/29/2015 0.00
9/30/2015 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Wet surfaces and a very light mist in the air at 7 AM. No accumulation in the rain gauge.
10/2/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Wind at 20 - 40 mph and temp at 40 oF - Not a nice day
10/4/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Occasional thin snow flurries and hard cold wind. A few drops in the rain gauge.
10/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Drizzly rain thru the night
10/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain between about 8 & 10 PM Wednesday evening
10/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Drizzly rain from mid-afternoon thru the evening
10/29/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Occasional small snowflakes mixed with very small rain drops most of the day. Very windy
10/30/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M What little rain there was came during the night
10/31/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
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
11/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain started about 2 PM and continued on and off into the evening
11/5/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Very small snow grains in the air at 7:00 AM at 32 oF. Enough trace of snow to show on roofs and bare ground. Not enough to cover the 4-inch diameter of the base of the rain gauge.
11/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Snow at 32 - 34 oF almost all day from about 6 - 6:30 AM until 4 - 4:30 PM. About 2 inches of wet, mushy, sticky stuff that piled up on grassy areas, but not pavement.
11/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Small droplet rain and lots of wind most of the afternoon and evening
11/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
11/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Less than 1/4 inch of new snow. Minimal wind at 7 AM. High temp on day before was 29 oF
11/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light snow of small flakes at about 20 - 22 oF from about 8 AM to noon. Total accumulation of less than 1 inch. Grass and leaves still show above the snow. Cold wind blowing all afternoon and evening.
11/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Some moisture in the air under an almost clear sky at 14 oF. Particles of moisture are too fine (small) to see - only feel them on the face.
11/14/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Occasional snow flurries of very small flakes during the day. Was the fuzz on the rain gauge actually snow or was it hoar frost with morning temp of +1 oF?
11/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold (lows a few degrees below zero) but no precipitation. Fair breeze blowing most of the time
11/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Sparse snow flurries most of the afternoon with a short burst of a heavier flurry about 5 PM. Just a transparent coating on pavement
11/18/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few small snowflakes in the air during the day under clear skies
11/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A few snowflakes in the air most of the day, then a heavier snow flurry about 10 PM. Total accumulation less than a half inch.
11/20/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Periods of sun alternating with strong snow showers all afternoon. Just enough snow to cover the backtop
11/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny skies and moderate wind
11/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today is pleasant with minimal wind and temp about 36 oF. Big improvement over the last few days.
11/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High on Saturday was 47 oF that melted a lot of residual snow. Fog during the night made a heavy dew that made everything wet, but no precipitation
11/24/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Lots of wind and some snow at 7 AM and 15 oF. Snow started not much before 6 AM and stopped a little after 7 AM. Just enough to coat the sidewalk
11/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold high winds, but no snow
11/26/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M About a tenth of an inch of snow - just enough to coat the blacktop driveway at about 15 oF
11/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and clear this morning (-12 to -15 oF)
11/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light snow started about 9 PM and was still snowing about 5 AM. Total accumulation was only 0.6 to 0.7 inch
11/29/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air in the morning, and reported freezing rain in the evening, but not enough to make pavement slippery
11/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold with wind, but no precipitation
12/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 0.01 M M M M Light rain at 30 - 32 oF temp falling on pavement that had been at -15 to 20 oF for about 2+ weeks made slipperiness. Early afternoon saw snowflakes 1-inch diameter for about an hour that made a translucent coating on blacktop. Most of the day was dry with no precip.
12/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few small snowflakes in the air for several hours before and after sunset
12/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Slippery surfaces? - Temp all night was 26 oF. Was there some freezing drizzle, or was it dew that froze on cold pavement? Some indication of small droplets on the bottom of the rain gauge
12/12/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Very small droplets of water in the SE wind most of the day at temps of 29 - 30 oF. Some fog. South sides of trees were white while north sides were dark colored
12/13/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Several days of high humidity/cloudy skies and fog but no precipitation. Temp has warmed slowly a few degrees per day from the upper teens to 37 oF now. Frost and moisture on the trees
12/14/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Fog and temps near 40 oF. Snow has melted. All moisture is condensation, not precipitation.
12/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A short bit of rain in the evening when the temp was about 44 oF. Pavement was not slippery in the morning when the temp was 32 oF
12/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 1.2 M M M Light rain about 8:30 AM and 11 AM to about 1 PM followed by snow on strong NW winds and falling temps. Icy surfaces under the snow
12/17/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air (with wind) most of the morning. Too little to make any accumulation
12/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/19/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M A few small snowflakes in the air off and on during the day. About 0.1 - 0.2 inches of snow at <20 oF during the night
12/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M A few small snowflakes in the air about mid-day, with heavier snow in the early evening at temps in the high 20's. Total accumulation about 0.9 - 1.0 inch
12/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Fog and mist of very small droplet liquid on SE wind at 34 - 35 oF. Pavement is slick except where traffic is moving. Temps were 30 - 32 oF all weekend.
12/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain most of the day (light) with some wet snow about supper time. Fog at 32 oF this morning with slick surfaces
12/24/2014 6:00 AM T M M M M The blacktop looks like snow grains fell during the night at about 31 - 32 oF. The black still shows thru the layer of snow.
12/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Occasional snowflakes in the air. Just enough snow to be able to count individual snowflakes on the blacktop.
12/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold - -11 oF this morning
12/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold
12/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cold
1/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M 0.2 - 0.4 inches of snowfall at 20 - 24 oF
1/2/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air during the morning
1/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Started snowing about 8AM and ended about 9:30 AM. Total snow about 0.2 - 0.3 inch. After the snow, the sky turned clear, the wind started, and the temp started to drop. -14 oF this morning
1/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Temps near 0 oF. Less than 100% snow cover on bare surfaces. At 8 AM Thursday, snow in very small flakes was coming down heavily, less heavily by 8:30 AM
1/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 M M M Total accumulated snow depth is maybe 2 inches (some grass is still visible poking thru the snow)
1/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Light snow flurries for about 2 - 3 hours about 8 - 10 AM. Only enough snow to put a translucent layer on the blacktop driveway
1/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few white flecks on the blacktop driveway
1/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M 0.5 inch of snow came in the middle of Wednesday evening. Just about enough accumulated snow to cover the grass in the yard.
1/16/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air in the morning
1/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Between 10 PM and 6 AM, it looks like there was about a quarter inch of snow followed by freezing drizzle or rain. Made crunchy but textured walking
1/18/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air about noon - no accumulation - temp about 33 oF
1/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air about 8 AM, plus some small droplet mist on the windshield in the middle of the evening.
1/21/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Slick surfaces imply freezing drizzle during the night. Many very small droplets on the bottom of the rain gauge. Only a few drops of water after it melted. No evidence of snow.
1/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/23/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Pavement appeared wet but not slick. Water drops in rain gauge were liquid. Temp was 30 - 32 oF all night. Only a few water drops in gauge.
1/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M clear in the evening at about 32 oF - fog in the morning at 27 oF
1/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M not even frost on the rain gauge
1/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A little bit of rain about suppertime - only a few drops in the rain gauge
1/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air during the morning
1/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.4 0.32
2/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2015 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 T M M M M Very small droplet rain from about 8 AM to 10 AM made slippery surfaces
2/10/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Surfaces were slippery but gritty like the moisture came down as a mix of liquid and ice pellets. Temp during the night was 18 - 23 oF. Less than 0.01 inch of moisture. Some evidence of snow flakes on the blacktop
2/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 1.5 M M M First significant snowfall of the winter. After a few hours of snow flakes in the morning, there may have been a couple of hours that looked like it may have been small rain drops
2/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Just enough snow to make sparkily crystals on the blacktop and too many fluffy crystals on the bottom of the rain gauge to count
2/14/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air for a couple of hours in the morning - no accumulation
2/15/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snow grains in the bottom of the rain gauge with white speckles on the blacktop
2/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Snowed from about 8 AM to noon at about -10 oF to make about 0.7 inches accumulation
2/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snow grains in the bottom of the rain gauge
2/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At -27 oF, it is too cold to snow here (no moisture around). Yesterday was windy
2/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 0.6 - 0.7 inch snowfall at 0 - +10 oF. Dry fluffy snow is much easier to work with than the wet, sticky stuff that falls at temps of 30 - 30+ oF. Snow to water volume ratio was about 15:1.
2/21/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not even frost on the rain gauge at -21 oF and clear sky
2/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Less than 0.2 inch of snow on strong NW winds - just enough snow to make the blacktop white - enough to remove with a broom but not enough to shovel
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
2/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M
3/2/2015 7:00 AM T M M 4.3 0.48 Light snow flurry most of the afternoon - no accumulation and nothing in the rain gauge
3/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 1.0 M M M Snow coming down at 22 - 23 oF - little or no wind
3/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A little snow between 7 and 8 AM. Winds of 20+ mph with clear skies rearranged the snow from the previous night during the whole day
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 Not even frost on the rain gauge with a clear sky and morning temp of 10 oF - low humidity?
3/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes on the blacktop with black showing between the individual flakes
3/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 1.00
3/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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 Not only is the snow all gone, even the puddles have drained away and soaked in
3/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light rain or drizzle for most of the morning. Snow and puddles in the yard and woods are gone. Evidently frost is coming out of the ground.
3/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Thin layer of snow on roofs and grass - none on pavement. A few snow grains on the bottom of the rain gauge, but not enough to form liquid drops to pour out after melting
3/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light, drizzly rain started about 11 AM and continued most of the afternoon until a short snow flurry about 5 PM
3/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Light snow flurries most of the afternoon with big snowflakes at 32 - 34 oF
3/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Mixed rain and snow during the night. Still moisture in the wind at 32 oF at 7 AM
3/26/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp this morning was 4 oF under clear skies. There is no snow on the ground and hasn't been for nearly two weeks
3/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain came somewhere between 2 AM and 6 AM at temps of about 36 oF
3/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light to moderate rain continued from the overnight until mid-morning
3/31/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A short rain shower of light to moderate rain about 1 PM
4/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A few small snowflakes in the air about 1 PM and then enough rain to make the pavement wet in the late afternoon
4/9/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Enough rain to make the pavement wet & make many water drops on the bottom of the gauge, but not enough to flow together to dump any water out of the gauge
4/10/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Skiff of snow came during the night showing on grass and roofs. Sidewalks almost dry by morning
4/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A few raindrops in the air starting about 7:05 AM. Only made spots on the pavement
4/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few raindrops about 7 AM yesterday. Not enough to make more than a few spots on the pavement
4/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M Rain started after 10 PM
4/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain from the previous night continued as very small droplet precipitation until about 10 AM. A few small snow grains were in the gauge this morning.
4/21/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Small snowflakes in the air off and on most of the afternoon. In the morning, there was a trace of snow grains on roofs and grassy areas plus on the bottom of the rain gauge. Temps were 30 - 37 oF
4/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Snow flurries in the wind most of the day. Snow grains were bouncing on the blacktop at noon. Much of the day it looked like there were snow grains, not flakes.
4/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and windy
4/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Pretty strong rain shower with snowflakes mixed in at 7 AM at 37 oF
4/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Still a few raindrops in the air at 7 AM
4/29/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M The rain gauge was empty this morning. The only moisture we got was the few rain drops in the air at 7 AM yesterday morning.
4/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
5/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain started about 9 PM. I suspect that it was a short shower
5/4/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M We missed the rain and hail that hit southern Minnesota
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M A few small rain drops in the wind off and on during the day. A short shower of heavy rain about 9:30 PM with more light rain during the night
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Off and on showers during the day
5/9/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple of drops of water in the bottom of the rain gauge - barely visible
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 1.63 M M M M Thunder storm about 7 PM after light rain most of the afternoon. Continued raining much of the evening
5/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M misty rain of very small droplets all day and most of the evening
5/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M What little rain we had came during the night
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Light rain most of the day
5/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M Thunder storms in the evening
5/18/2015 7:00 AM 2.12 M M M M 0.6 - 0.7 inches of rain before 10:30 AM. Remainder came in evening thunder storms and light rain during the night
5/19/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Misty rain on and off during the 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
5/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Rain came in a short shower on Sunday afternoon, but most of it came during the night as gentle rain
5/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M Gentle rain continued from before Sunday 7 AM until about 7 PM to give a total of 1.31 inches
5/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M Rain came during the night
5/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few rain drops at mid-morning
5/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M A few periods a few minutes long of reasonably heavy rain during the day and night
6/4/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A couple of drops of water on the bottom of the rain gauge
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 1.02 M M M M A series of short thunder showers that started about 1 PM and continued most of the afternoon and evening. Rain was fairly heavy during the showers
6/8/2015 6:45 AM 0.03 M M M M A short, strong thunder shower about 7 PM last night. Was surprised that there was only 0.03 in the rain gauge as hard as the rain came down
6/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2015 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2015 5:30 AM 0.25 M M M M Light rain started about 2 PM and lasted much of the night. No precipitation at 5:30 AM
6/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A light mist most of the morning that showed on the windshield but not on the pavement
6/19/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M A few minutes of light mist at about mid-morning
6/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Rain came during the night
6/21/2015 6:15 AM 0.07 M M M M Light to moderate rain in the early morning that was a continuation of the rain system that brought the rain during the previous night
6/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Some thunder about4 and 5 AM
6/23/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2015 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M A short shower about 9 PM plus fog in the morning
6/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Scattered rain droplets all afternoon plus some light showers between 6 and 7 PM
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A short thunder shower in the middle of the afternoon
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M A short thunder storm about 8 - 9 PM. Fog in the swamps at sunrise.
6/29/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A little thunder plus some wind about 7-8 PM with just enough rain to make the pavement wet.
7/7/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2015 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2015 6:15 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain started about 1:30 PM and continued most of the afternoon
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
7/17/2015 7:00 AM 1.38 M M M M
7/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2015 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few rain drops on the windshield between 6:15 and 6:30 AM Wednesday
7/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain from about 8:45 to 9:30 AM (when I was out in a boat).
7/24/2015 6:30 AM 1.28 M M M M Thunder storms during the night
7/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 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 0.31 M M M M A short thunder storm between 5 and 6 AM
7/30/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A short thunder storm went south of us about 7:30 to 8:30 AM. Just enough water in the rain gauge to make the top of the meniscus at the 0.01 mark
8/4/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2015 6:45 AM 0.36 M M M M A short (10 - 15 minutes) period of heavy rain about 10:15 AM put 0.31 inches of water in the rain gauge. The remainder came in a bunch of short showers of light rain thru the afternoon and evening.
8/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Rain all came during the night. There was a thunder storm that came thru about 4 - 5 AM.
8/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2015 6:30 AM T M M M M Just enough rain to make pock marks on a lake surface but not enough to get wet
8/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M A short rain shower in the mid-afternoon. Sun came out after the shower. No rain during the night.
8/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M A thunder storm started about midnight with lots of noise and lightning. Finished about 12:30 - 12:45. Rain gauge contained between 0.50 and 0.51 inch.
8/14/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Just enough rain drops late in the afternoon to make stains on the pavement
8/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot and humid weather, but blue sky all day. No clouds or rain
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M A thunder storm about midnight
8/17/2015 6:15 AM T M M M M
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2015 6:30 AM 0.57 M M M M
8/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Light mist falling at 7 AM
8/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Drizzily rain continued most of the morning
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Was the trace of water in the rain gauge due to dew or to a trace of rain that I didn't see?
8/31/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2015 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog, but no rain. Enough dew to make a drop of water in the rain gauge.
9/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's been almost two weeks since we've had measurable rain. Some of the local streams are lower than they have been 99% of the time over the last 10 years.
9/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M A trace of moisture in a shower in the late afternoon, then about a half inch with thunder in about 20 minutes about 7:15 PM. A few hundredths later in the night.
9/6/2015 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M A little shower after supper, but most of the rain came in a downpour about midnight.
9/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M The rain came in the middle of the afternoon.
9/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Rain and some thunder about 4 to 5 AM
9/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Enough rain to make wet pavement in the late morning
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
9/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Rain started about 5 AM with a few flashes of lightning but no thunder. Was still raining at 7 AM
9/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M This rain was a continuation of yesterday morning's rain.
9/25/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Was the trace of moisture in the rain gauge a spot of rain, or condensation from the all-day and all-night fog. One time when I looked out the window, the cement was wet.
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 T M M M M A few wet spots on the cement at 7:00 AM but they had dried up by 7:30.
9/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
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
12/24/2014 12/26/2014 1:00 PM 3 0.00 0.0 M No apparent precipitation at this location between 6 AM Wednesday and 1 PM Friday
6/11/2015 6/16/2015 7:00 AM 6 2.52 M M The last time the rain gauge was emptied was 7:00 AM on June 11th. I was out of town for several days. Total rain in the gauge was 2.52 inches. Talking to people who were here during the period said that the rain came in short spurts of 0.3 - 0.6 inches rather than a single big rain.



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