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 15 2.64 1.85 31 1.85 31 0.00 0 0 8 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 1.16 1.67 29 1.67 29 0.00 0 0 8 5 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 0.67 1.08 31 0.89 28 0.19 3 1 8 7 7.7 6 0
Jan 16 0.67 0.44 31 0.44 31 0.00 0 0 7 12 6.2 6 2
Feb 16 0.54 0.38 29 0.38 22 0.00 7 1 7 5 3.3 3 5
March 16 1.25 1.00 31 1.00 31 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.5 1 1
April 16 1.93 2.01 30 2.01 30 0.00 0 0 12 5 0.0 0 0
May 16 3.18 1.80 31 1.80 31 0.00 0 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.17 2.45 29 2.45 29 0.00 0 0 8 6 0.0 0 0
July 16 3.86 9.74 31 9.74 31 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.12 4.80 31 4.80 31 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 2.96 3.87 29 3.87 29 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 26.15" 31.09" 363 days 30.90" 353 0.19" 10 days 2 119 days 56 days 17.7" 16 days 8 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
10/1/2015 0.00
10/2/2015 0.00
10/3/2015 0.00
10/4/2015 0.00
10/5/2015 0.02
10/6/2015 0.00
10/7/2015 0.00
10/8/2015 0.28
10/9/2015 0.00
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015 0.00
10/12/2015 0.03
10/13/2015 0.12
10/14/2015 0.00
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.00
10/22/2015 0.00
10/23/2015 0.38
10/24/2015 0.43
10/25/2015 0.00
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 T
10/28/2015 0.29
10/29/2015 0.30
10/30/2015 T
10/31/2015 0.00
11/1/2015 0.01
11/2/2015 0.00
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.29
11/6/2015 0.05
11/7/2015 0.01
11/8/2015 0.00
11/9/2015 0.00
11/10/2015 0.00
11/11/2015 T
11/12/2015
11/13/2015 T
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 T
11/17/2015 0.09
11/18/2015 0.55
11/19/2015 0.66
11/20/2015 0.01
11/21/2015 0.00
11/22/2015 T
11/23/2015 T
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.00
11/27/2015 0.00
11/28/2015 0.00
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.00
12/1/2015 0.22
12/2/2015 0.18
12/3/2015 0.00
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 T
12/11/2015 0.11
12/12/2015 T
12/13/2015 T
12/14/2015 T
12/15/2015 T
12/16/2015 0.24
12/17/2015 0.06
12/18/2015 T
12/19/2015 0.00
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.00
12/22/2015 0.00
12/23/2015 0.01
12/24/2015 T
12/25/2015 **
12/26/2015 **
12/27/2015 0.19
12/28/2015 0.00
12/29/2015 0.00
12/30/2015 0.04
12/31/2015 0.03
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 T
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 T
1/4/2016 0.00
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 T
1/7/2016 0.04
1/8/2016 T
1/9/2016 T
1/10/2016 0.00
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.05
1/13/2016 T
1/14/2016 T
1/15/2016 0.14
1/16/2016 0.00
1/17/2016 0.00
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.01
1/21/2016 T
1/22/2016 T
1/23/2016 0.00
1/24/2016 T
1/25/2016 0.08
1/26/2016 0.10
1/27/2016 T
1/28/2016 T
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.02
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.00
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 T
2/4/2016 0.01
2/5/2016 0.00
2/6/2016 T
2/7/2016 0.06
2/8/2016 0.03
2/9/2016 T
2/10/2016 0.00
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.00
2/14/2016 0.01
2/15/2016 0.13
2/16/2016 0.00
2/17/2016 0.00
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.04
2/20/2016 0.10
2/21/2016 T
2/22/2016 **
2/23/2016 **
2/24/2016 **
2/25/2016 **
2/26/2016 **
2/27/2016 **
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 T
3/1/2016 0.00
3/2/2016 T
3/3/2016 T
3/4/2016 0.00
3/5/2016 0.04
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.02
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.04
3/14/2016 0.10
3/15/2016 0.23
3/16/2016 0.03
3/17/2016 0.04
3/18/2016 0.03
3/19/2016 0.01
3/20/2016 0.00
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016 T
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.00
3/25/2016 0.00
3/26/2016 0.12
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 0.00
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.32
3/31/2016 0.02
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.11
4/2/2016 0.02
4/3/2016 T
4/4/2016 0.00
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.01
4/7/2016 0.01
4/8/2016 0.05
4/9/2016 0.00
4/10/2016 0.00
4/11/2016 T
4/12/2016 T
4/13/2016 T
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.07
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.08
4/20/2016 0.10
4/21/2016 0.00
4/22/2016 T
4/23/2016 0.00
4/24/2016 0.10
4/25/2016 1.44
4/26/2016 0.01
4/27/2016 0.00
4/28/2016 0.01
4/29/2016 0.00
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 0.00
5/2/2016 0.00
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.00
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 0.00
5/8/2016 0.00
5/9/2016 0.00
5/10/2016 0.03
5/11/2016 0.21
5/12/2016 0.14
5/13/2016 0.00
5/14/2016 T
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 T
5/18/2016 0.00
5/19/2016 0.00
5/20/2016 T
5/21/2016 0.00
5/22/2016 0.00
5/23/2016 0.14
5/24/2016 0.09
5/25/2016 T
5/26/2016 0.33
5/27/2016 0.00
5/28/2016 T
5/29/2016 0.12
5/30/2016 T
5/31/2016 0.74
6/1/2016 0.07
6/2/2016 0.14
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.49
6/5/2016 T
6/6/2016 0.06
6/7/2016 0.10
6/8/2016 0.00
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 T
6/13/2016 T
6/14/2016 0.00
6/15/2016 1.14
6/16/2016 0.03
6/17/2016 0.00
6/18/2016 0.42
6/19/2016 T
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 T
6/23/2016 0.00
6/24/2016 0.00
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.00
6/27/2016 0.00
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.00
7/4/2016 0.00
7/5/2016 0.02
7/6/2016 0.05
7/7/2016 0.01
7/8/2016 0.60
7/9/2016 0.02
7/10/2016 2.18
7/11/2016 1.42
7/12/2016 2.93
7/13/2016 0.00
7/14/2016 0.13
7/15/2016 0.29
7/16/2016 0.00
7/17/2016 0.43
7/18/2016 0.00
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 0.08
7/22/2016 0.00
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.20
7/25/2016 0.00
7/26/2016 0.03
7/27/2016 1.15
7/28/2016 0.20
7/29/2016 0.00
7/30/2016 0.00
7/31/2016 0.00
8/1/2016 0.00
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.78
8/5/2016 0.00
8/6/2016 0.00
8/7/2016 0.00
8/8/2016 0.00
8/9/2016 0.01
8/10/2016 0.56
8/11/2016 1.78
8/12/2016 0.03
8/13/2016 T
8/14/2016 0.31
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.03
8/17/2016 T
8/18/2016 0.00
8/19/2016 0.19
8/20/2016 0.02
8/21/2016 0.06
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.01
8/25/2016 0.00
8/26/2016 0.01
8/27/2016 0.01
8/28/2016 T
8/29/2016 1.00
8/30/2016 0.00
8/31/2016 0.00
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.00
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 0.52
9/6/2016 1.09
9/7/2016 0.01
9/8/2016 1.81
9/9/2016 0.00
9/10/2016 0.00
9/11/2016 0.00
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 T
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 0.11
9/17/2016 0.03
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 T
9/20/2016 0.00
9/21/2016 0.02
9/22/2016 0.00
9/23/2016
9/24/2016 0.11
9/25/2016 0.11
9/26/2016 0.05
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.01
9/29/2016 0.00
9/30/2016 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The shower came after dark.
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Foggy morning after last night's rain that came about 7:30 PM
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Strong winds after about 3 - 4 AM. The rain started about 5 - 6 AM and continued past 7 AM
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain started about 6 AM with lots of wind and continued most of the day
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Rain started before 4AM
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Continuation of rain that started about midnight on the morning of Friday, Oct 23, 2015. Rained off & on most of the day Friday. Total of 0.81 inches of rain from that storm on Friday morning plus Saturday morning.
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M The trace of moisture came about 3 - 4 AM. The pavement was wet at 5 AM but dry by 7 AM.
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Rain started during the night as a slow drizzle. Temperature this morning is 35 oF. They are forecasting a mixture of rain and snow for today. Ground is probably too warm for snow to accumulate.
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Rain and snow mix falling most of the day. From about 9 AM to noon it was mostly snow to cover the windward sides of trees and much of the grass. All the snow has disappeared by this morning. Total of 0.59 inches of moisture from this stretch of rain.
10/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M The trace of rain came sometime during the night. The pavement was wet this morning.
10/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain came in the middle of the afternoon
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fog is coming out of the swamps
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Misty rain in the fog Wednesday morning. Thunder shower about 6 AM today
11/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M A misty rain lasted most of the day
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light rain at the end of the day
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M The only moisture was a little light mist in the mid-morning that was very small droplets that were probably melted snowflakes.
11/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Occasional snow flurries. Snow on leaves on the ground that did not have good contact with the ground.
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Wet pavement in the morning, but nothing in the rain gauge.
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Pavement was wet all day, but never saw any rain. Was it very small droplets that were probably melted snow flakes?
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.55 M M M M Light rain all day
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Winds at 20+ mph this morning with temp about 23 oF. A few small snowflakes in the wind. A trace of snow on the ground. Light rain all morning yesterday made the 0.66 inch of moisture.
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Strong winds and a little snow in the air made a horizontal snowstorm all day. Temp this morning is 12 - 15 oF.
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes on the blacktop and evergreen trees. Not enough to pour out of the rain gauge.
11/23/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M About 3 hours of light snow flurries on Sunday afternoon. Local lakes are forming a coating of ice
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Snow has not started yet. There is still half a moon showing between the breaks in the clouds.
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 3.6 M M M Snow at about 30 oF - wet stuff. Started after dark and light snow continues this morning.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Ice on the rain gauge tube implied that there was rain in the snow flurries yesterday.
12/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There wasn't even frost on the rain gauge this morning.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Rain during the night was just short of 0.01 inch
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M It was probably a continuation of the precipitation that made a trace of moisture the last day.
12/12/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Temp was 32 oF as it was raining/snowing. Half the blacktop driveway is white and half is black. The white half is slippery but the black half is not slippery.
12/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Rain at 32 - 33 oF. No snow on the grass.
12/14/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Misty rain of very small droplets for several hours in the morning.
12/15/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Just a thin coating of snow overnight. Just under 0.01 inch of moisture
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 2.6 M M M The outside of the rain gauge looked like there may have been periods of freezing drizzle between periods of snow.
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 0.2 M M M Snowfall was about a quarter inch (0.2 - 0.3). There was enough wind that there was some evidence of drifting.
12/18/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Light snow flurries most of the day. Only a trace of total accumulation
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 M M M About an hours snow flurry in the early afternoon made a coating of snow that hid the blacktop
12/24/2015 5:00 AM T M M M M A few snow flakes in the bottom of the rain gauge
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The snow for Minnesota stayed south of us.
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.7 M M M Snow at 18 - 19 oF during the night. Only a few snowflakes in the air at 7 AM
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.5 M M M Most of this snow came in the first part of the morning
1/1/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air most of the day yesterday, but no accumulation showing on the pavement
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Pores in the blacktop have white bottoms implying a trace of snow. Not enough to cover the blacktop
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M 0.62
1/6/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of freezing drizzle during the night - probably not more than a few minutes duration. A haze of very small droplets on the bottom of the rain gauge. Slight slipperiness on concrete but not on blacktop.
1/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M M M May have been some freezing drizzle before the snow
1/8/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A trace or thin coating of snow overnight (less than 1/8th inch).
1/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Not enough snowflakes to cover the bottom of the rain gauge.
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/11/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.7 M M M Snow at about +5 oF much of the afternoon. Light fluffy snow easy to handle, not like snow at 30 oF.
1/13/2016 6:30 AM T M M M M A light snow flurry in progress.
1/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Maybe a tenth of an inch of snow
1/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 2.3 M M M Light snow coming down almost all day on Thursday.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not even frost on the rain gauge
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 0.85 No new snow in the last 24 hours. Temp was -15 or -16 oF this morning.
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M M M
1/21/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Was it freezing drizzle that fell during the night, or the foggy conditions all day that put hoar frost on the trees that made slippery pavements?
1/22/2016 6:45 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air most of the day on Thursday. Fluffy snow at about 20 oF
1/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A dusting of snow came overnight
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 0.9 M 7.3 1.11
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 1.7 0.10 M M This snow was a continuation of the snow that fell yesterday before 7 AM. The total was about 2.5 inches
1/27/2016 6:45 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air most of the morning.
1/28/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Temp was above 32 oF for much of the day on Wednesday. Saw rain for a few minutes before it changed to wet snow. Total time for snow was only a few minutes
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M A mix of rain and snow showed up on pavement about 4 PM
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High temp was 43 oF. Packed snow melted off the blacktop. No snow or rain
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 0.97 No precipitation on 1-31-16. SWE sample taken at 13:45 on 1-31-16
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the depressions between the lumps in the blacktop driveway
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 M M Just enough snow to cover the blacktop
2/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/6/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M There was rain before the snow (temp 32-33 oF) but snowflakes in the air started about 5 AM. There was more snow stuck to the outside of the rain gauge than there was in the gauge. Strong NW winds
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.9 0.03 8.0 1.49 Core sample collected at 7AM 2-8-16. Strong NW winds all day on Sunday with periods of light snow coming down. Winds continue today with morning temp at 6 oF
2/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Temp this morning is zero to -1 oF. Gauge contained enough very small snowflakes that you could almost count them.
2/10/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The air is dry enough at -22 oF that there was not even frost on the rain gauge
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light snow presently coming down with temp at 9oF. Just enough snow to cover the blacktop, about 0.2 inch
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 2.2 0.13 10.0 1.31 Core sample for SWE collected about 5:45 PM, after it had finished snowing
2/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not even frost on the rain gauge
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Moderate rain this morning at 34 oF. Heard a single clap of thunder about 4 AM.
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M I suspect that this rain was a continuation of the rain that was falling at 7 AM yesterday morning.
2/21/2016 7:00 AM T M M 5.0 1.32 Warm weather (above freezing) led to melting of the snow and ice in the core sample. The core sample was collected at 7 AM on Sunday. I am leaving today for a family funeral in Denver.
2/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M 4.8 1.17 A few light snow flurries in the morning. SWE core sample taken about 17:50 Sunday. Melting in the last few days made the snow icy.
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes show on the blacktop. A few small snowflakes now in the air.
3/3/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few small snowflakes in the air
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 M M Snowing from about 8 to 11 AM, then misty rain from about 3 to 5 PM
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 4.0 1.15 Fog in the treetops and swamps this morning. SWE sample collected Sunday at 13:15
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Several short,light rain showers during the day
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The snow is mostly gone, even in the woods. There will be SWE samples this coming Monday.
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Light rain most of the day
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M A single clap of thunder about 4 AM
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Snow that fell during the night looked "lumpy" as it bent over the grass in the yard. A mixture of snow and rain is still falling.
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Less snow on the grass but more snow on the blacktop this morning.
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Light snow almost all day. Melted as it came down. No accumulation.
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain in the evening and then snow later. Total snow was less than 1 inch.
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain came in various strong showers that contained some hail of 1/8 to 3/16 inch diameter
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Just enough snow for the grass and leaves to stick thru the snow. Presently snowing at 19 - 20 oF with a north wind blowing
4/3/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snowflakes in the air yesterday morning. Nothing in the rain gauge.
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Snowed (reasonably heavy) for about 2 hours in the early afternoon. No accumulation. Some precipitation now - is it rain or small snow - temp about 30 oF
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Trace of snow during the night left pavement wet & snow on roofs. Currently light snow at 30 oF.
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M About a half inch of snow at about 20 oF
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Was sunny and windy all day yesterday. No precipitation.
4/11/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snow grains on the bottom of the rain gauge. Strong winds all day
4/12/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few snow flurries in the morning
4/13/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A mix of rain and snow at 35 - 37 oF at about 5 PM that lasted about an hour
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M A short shower about 3 PM with more rain after dark
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M No rain during the day, but rain after 9 PM
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Light rain off and on all day. Foggy this morning.
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M About a 10 minute shower about 10:30 AM
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Rain drops started about 3 PM and continued off and on all night.
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 1.44 M M M M Light rain most of the day yesterday.
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Have had 1.55 inches of rain since it started on Saturday night. This qualifies as a rain event for stream monitoring. Yesterday had misty rain most of the day.
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Any rain came during the night.
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light rain started about 5 PM, and lasted almost all night. Listening to the radio this morning, it appears that they got more rain farther south
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Light rain on and off all day long - never harder rain
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Drizzly rain most of the day. Sun came out at the end of the day
5/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Repeated rain showers, including snow grains, thruout the day. Nothing in the rain gauge
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold and windy but no precipitation
5/16/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain to start the day
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny and dry
5/20/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A short shower about 7 PM. Nothing in the rain gauge this morning.
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/22/2016 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Thunder storm between 2 AM and 4 AM. It is still raining lightly with wind blowing.
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M A thunder storm during the night
5/25/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Off and on thunder storms most of the day
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Rain drops on the windshield about 5 PM but nothing in the raingauge
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Short showers of light rain
5/30/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few rain drops about 5 PM
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M A thunder storm between about 2 and 4 or 5 AM with hard rain
6/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Short shower about 10 AM
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Repeated short showers thru the day, some light, some strong
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Gentile rains most of the day
6/5/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The rain came after midnight
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Repeated short showers during the day and evening.
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M About 6 AM I heard some thunder
6/13/2016 6:30 AM T M M M M A short thunder storm came by about 5 PM
6/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 1.14 M M M M Rained most of the day and night
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Continuation of the rain that came in the last 24 hours before yesterday morning. The rain finished about 8 - 8:30 AM
6/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M A severe (dark sky) thunder storm occurred about 10 AM and dropped 0.36 inches of rain in about an hour. More rain came during that afternoon.
6/19/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A short shower about 1 PM
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
6/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2016 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2016 6:30 AM T M M M M
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2016 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain, what there was, came during the night
7/6/2016 6:30 AM 0.05 M M M M There was a short shower with very small rain drop and the sun shining about 6 PM. There was more shower about 8 PM or later.
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain came after 5 AM
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Light rain or drizzle continued until about 9 Light rain or drizzle continued until about 9:30 AM on Thursday morning. A strong shower of heavy rain that lasted for about 15 minutes about 7 PM made most of the rain for the day.
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain came as occasional sunny-sky showers
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 2.18 M M M M Rain came after midnight
7/11/2016 7:00 AM 1.42 M M M M Thunder storms since midnight. Total rain since Saturday midnight has been 3.60 inches. Winds in Saturday nights storms took down some trees.
7/12/2016 7:00 AM 2.93 M M M M The rain from the previous night continued until about noon, after a short break, continued most of the afternoon and evening.
7/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M A series of short showers during the day. Light rain this morning.
7/15/2016 6:45 AM 0.29 M M M M Light rain most of the day
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Occasional periods of thunder and rain from 7 PM until morning.
7/18/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yesterday
7/19/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
7/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Wind storm about 1 AM with rain
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
7/23/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
7/24/2016 6:30 AM 0.20 M M M M Light rain in the afternoon and a thunder storm about 10 - 11 PM
7/25/2016 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M A 10-minute shower about 6:15 AM. Occasional thunder at 7 AM
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M Thunder storm about 5 to 6 AM with heavy rain
7/28/2016 6:30 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain continued from yesterday morning's rain. The total was 1.35 inches for that rainfall.
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2016 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain at my house, but I saw a very strong shower about 10 miles east of my place. No evidence of rain at my house when I got home.
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Thunder storm came thru about midnight to 3 AM with a lot of wind damage
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain in the last 24 hours
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/9/2016 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M A short shower about 5 AM
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Thunder storm started about 5 AM and continued past 7 AM
8/11/2016 6:45 AM 1.78 M M M M Light rain continued past 7 AM yesterday plus a strong shower about 4 PM and about a half inch during the night
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/13/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few rain drops on the windshield
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M A rain storm between 5:30 and 6:30 PM
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/16/2016 6:45 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain came between 10:45 and 11:30 AM.
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain during the night
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Strong rain shower, for about 15 minutes, that came about 1:15 PM
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain came during the night
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/26/2016 6:45 AM 0.01 M M M M Short rain about 1:45 PM
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain came after 5 AM
8/28/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Foggy this morning. A few drops of rain on the windshield and pavement yesterday.
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Thunder storm for about 2 hours in the middle of the night. Center tube was full to put liquid in the end of the funnel, but no liquid in the outside chamber.
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain, just sun
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Rain came after midnight
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 1.09 M M M M Strong rains during the evening with power outages. The first rain about 7 PM dumped about 0.60 inches. The second rain about 8 PM and later dumped the rest of the 1.09 inches.
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Trace of rain about 9 AM. A few spots on the windshield.
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 1.81 M M M M Rain came between 5 PM and midnight, in a series of short downpours between lighter rains.
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yesterday
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/13/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A few small rain drops on the windshield about noon or a little before
9/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Showers with small droplets came in mid-morning and mid-afternoon
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain in the mid-morning and maybe during the evening
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/19/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Trace of rain about 4 PM
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M What rain there was came about 8 to 9 AM
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain - we did not get the heavy rain that the Twin Cities got with flooding
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Rain started about 5 PM and continued for an hour or two
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Misty rain much of the day. Might have been heavier rain after dark
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Misty rain most of the day. May have been harder rain after dark
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy but no rain
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Misty rain about 4 - 5 PM
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
12/25/2015 12/27/2015 7:00 AM 3 0.19 2.3 M
2/22/2016 2/28/2016 7:00 AM 7 0.00 M M Rain gauge was empty from when I left about noon on Sunday, Feb 21st, until I returned and checked the gauge at 7 AM on Feb 28th. Lots of snow had melted.



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