What a difference a few days make

We were in South Dakota with Paul's AF Wx buds for our annual outing from Sept 3-8.  Wx was beautiful: clear and a million, perfect Penn State skies (that is: Blue and White) 40s to 80s, dry.  Not a drop of rain the whole week.
Today, check out the Mt Rushmore stats:

Precip:

0.58 in

Snowfall:

3.9 in

And Hill City:

Precip:

0.58 in

Snowfall:

3.9 in

And Custer State Park

Precip:

0.58 in

Snowfall:

3.9 in

Sept 4

Sept 11

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