Record Rainfall Today!

We've seen a few new records set - and we'll probably update these at a later date, but here are some preliminary records...

Sioux Falls: Old record 0.70" set in 1906, new record 1.15" and counting (as of 9:30pm) at the airport. At our KDLT rain gauge we have picked up 1.37" as of now since about 8am this morning.
Huron: Old record 0.79" set in 1957, new record 1.22" and counting.
Mitchell: Old record 0.25" in 2002, new record 0.69" and counting.
Sisseton: Old record 0.27" in 2004, new record 0.54" and counting.

We may end up seeing more records, but we've also seen some pretty cold conditions. The little sliver of cold air we mentioned yesterday has slipped farther toward the Northeast even into the Brookings area and west-central Minnesota. This was a webcam shot courtesy of the South Dakota Department of Transportation in the Brookings area:


In that area of a narrow band with snow we've seen various reports ranging from about 0.5" to 1.5" of slushy and messy snow.

~KDLT Meteorologist Aaron Shaffer