Supercell over Laramie
WRDS/SCO may be working remotely so there could be a slight delay returning phone calls. Please email wrds@uwyo.edu if you are in need of information and we will respond as soon as possible

Wyoming Snow Precipitation Update

United States Natural Resources Water and Climate Center Department of Conservation Portland, Oregon Agriculture Service S N O W - P R E C I P I T A T I O N U P D A T E Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites As of WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 8 , 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .3 1.4 21* 3.1 3.0 103 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 2.1 1.7 124* 3.9 4.2 93 GRANITE CREEK 6770 .2 1.1 18* 3.0 2.6 115 GRASSY LAKE 7265 -M 2.7 * 7.9 4.9 161 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.1 1.9 111 2.9 2.5 116 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 2.4 2.5 96* 6.3 4.8 131 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 1.3 2.5 52* 4.5 3.6 125 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .2 .8 25* 2.4 2.7 89 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .3 1.2 25* 5.6 3.3 170 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 1.8 2.6 69* 3.0 3.8 79 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .4 1.5 27* 2.8 2.9 97 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.6 3.6 100 4.5 3.9 115 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 2.9 4.3 67 4.0 4.4 91 WILLOW CREEK 8450 2.0 3.1 65* 4.7 5.1 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70* 113 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 2.7 3.7 73 3.1 3.1 100 BLACK BEAR 8170 3.4 4.2 81 6.6 5.2 127 CANYON 8090 .0 1.2 0* 3.3 2.6 127 FISHER CREEK 9100 3.7 4.0 92 6.3 4.9 129 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .9 2.5 36* 3.9 3.7 105 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .7 0* 4.0 2.2 182 PARKER PEAK 9400 2.5 3.5 71 3.9 3.1 126 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.7 3.0 57 5.2 3.7 141 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .4 1.5 27* 2.8 2.9 97 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 2.9 4.3 67 4.0 4.4 91 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .0 1.4 0* 3.8 3.1 123 WHITE MILL 8700 2.7 3.0 90 5.1 3.9 131 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 1.0 0* 2.5 2.5 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 120 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 2.0 1.6 125 3.2 2.4 133 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .9 1.6 56 1.7 2.5 68 DEER PARK 9700 1.8 3.2 56 2.9 3.7 78 HOBBS PARK 10100 1.9 3.0 63 2.4 2.8 86 LITTLE WARM 9370 1.5 1.7 88 2.3 2.5 92 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.7 2.4 71 2.8 3.1 90 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 1.5 1.4 107 1.8 2.2 82 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.6 3.6 100 4.5 3.9 115 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 1.8 1.6 112 3.8 2.7 141 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 98 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 5.1 3.6 142 4.4 3.2 138 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 1.0 .8 125 1.8 2.2 82 BLACKWATER 9780 3.1 4.2 74 3.5 3.8 92 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 4.4 3.4 129 3.6 3.1 116 EVENING STAR 9200 3.0 4.0 75 5.5 4.1 134 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 1.0 1.6 62 1.5 2.5 60 KIRWIN 9550 2.1 2.5 84 2.9 2.4 121 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.4 0 2.3 2.8 82 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 1.2 1.9 63 1.8 3.2 56 OWL CREEK 8975 2.0 1.2 167 2.2 1.4 157 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 1.7 1.8 94 2.4 2.5 96 SHELL CREEK 9580 4.7 3.3 142 2.7 2.7 100 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.7 3.0 57 5.2 3.7 141 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 1.1 0* 3.5 3.2 109 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 1.5 0 2.4 2.0 120 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 2.1 0 3.5 2.7 130 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 108 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 3.1 4.2 74 3.5 3.8 92 EVENING STAR 9200 3.0 4.0 75 5.5 4.1 134 KIRWIN 9550 2.1 2.5 84 2.9 2.4 121 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.4 0 2.3 2.8 82 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.7 3.0 57 5.2 3.7 141 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 1.1 0* 3.5 3.2 109 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 2.1 0 3.5 2.7 130 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 51 116 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 1.0 .8 125 1.8 2.2 82 BIG GOOSE 7990 .8 1.2 67* 1.7 2.4 71 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 4.4 3.4 129 3.6 3.1 116 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 1.5 2.2 68 3.0 2.7 111 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 1.8 2.2 82 2.3 3.2 72 DOME LAKE 8880 1.5 2.5 60 2.3 3.1 74 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 1.0 1.6 62 1.5 2.5 60 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 1.1 0 1.0 2.2 45 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 1.2 1.9 63 1.8 3.2 56 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 1.7 1.8 94 2.4 2.5 96 SUCKER CREEK 8880 2.4 1.9 126 3.1 3.0 103 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 1.1 0 3.0 2.9 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 83 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 1.0 1.1 91 2.0 3.1 65 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 1.1 0 2.2 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .8 0* 1.5 2.9 52 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 33 58 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 1.9 1.8 106* 4.5 3.4 132 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 3.5 2.5 140 5.8 3.6 161 ELK RIVER 8700 1.8 1.1 164* 4.2 3.0 140 JOE WRIGHT 10120 3.3 3.6 92 4.9 4.5 109 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 4.0 4.3 93 5.1 4.4 116 OLD BATTLE 9920 4.6 4.5 102 6.9 5.0 138 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 2.9 1.4 207 4.0 2.1 190 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 1.5 1.2 125* 3.2 3.3 97 TOWER 10500 5.9 5.7 104 7.5 5.6 134 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 2.9 3.0 97 5.9 4.3 137 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.5 1.8 139 2.3 2.6 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 113 130 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 3.1 3.0 103 3.9 3.4 115 CASPER MTN. 7850 1.2 2.5 48 2.0 3.2 62 DEADMAN HILL 10220 1.6 3.0 53 3.5 3.2 109 DEER PARK 9700 1.8 3.2 56 2.9 3.7 78 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 1.3 1.6 81 2.0 2.5 80 RENO HILL 8500 2.0 2.4 83 2.8 3.2 87 ROACH 9700 3.7 2.0 185 4.9 3.1 158 SAND LAKE 10050 4.1 4.7 87 4.8 4.1 117 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.7 2.4 71 2.8 3.1 90 WINDY PEAK 7900 .7 1.0 70 2.1 2.2 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 100 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .2 .8 25* 3.4 2.6 131 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 3.5 2.5 140 5.8 3.6 161 OLD BATTLE 9920 4.6 4.5 102 6.9 5.0 138 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .6 1.0 60* 3.5 3.1 113 WHISKEY PARK 8950 2.2 2.8 79* 5.0 4.1 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 96* 134 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 1.7 1.8 94 2.5 2.5 100 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 1.6 2.8 57* 2.6 3.3 79 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 1.2 0* 2.1 1.9 111 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .8 1.5 53 2.5 2.6 96 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.1 1.9 111 2.9 2.5 116 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .3 1.2 25* 2.7 2.2 123 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .4 1.6 25* 2.6 2.6 100 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .9 1.1 82* 2.8 2.1 133 SNIDER BASIN 8060 1.0 1.4 71* 2.3 2.4 96 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 1.8 2.6 69* 3.0 3.8 79 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 2.1 2.3 91* 3.3 3.3 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65* 100 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .1 .8 12* 2.1 2.0 105 HEWINTA 9500 .4 1.1 36* 3.3 3.1 106 HICKERSON PARK 9100 1.1 .7 157* 3.0 2.1 143 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .9 .8 112 2.6 2.0 130 INDIAN CREEK 9425 1.9 2.7 70* 2.9 3.7 78 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.1 1.6 69* 2.5 3.0 83 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 2.3 2.2 105 3.6 3.1 116 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79* 105 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 1.2 1.8 67* 2.5 3.2 78 HAYDEN FORK 9100 .0 1.4 0* 4.9 3.3 148 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.1 1.6 69* 2.5 3.0 83 LILY LAKE 9050 1.0 1.4 71* 3.5 3.2 109 MONTE CRISTO 8960 1.8 2.4 75* 4.0 3.9 103 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .2 .8 25* 2.4 2.7 89 TRIAL LAKE 9960 .9 2.8 32 4.2 3.8 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 51* 104 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values If the Basin wide percent of average value is flagged as potentially invalid, care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative of conditions in the basin. The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT Percent of Average represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation (beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. Contact your state water supply staff for assistance. Reference period for average conditions is 1971-2000. Provisional data, subject to revision. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Normal Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values If the Basin Index (%) value is flagged as potentially invalid, care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative of conditions in the basin. The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT Percent of Median represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the Median value for those sites on this day. The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation (beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the Average value for those sites on this day. Contact your state water supply staff for assistance. Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1981-2010. Provisional data, subject to revision. * Site -- Either: (a) the current value is missing; (b) the median or average for the day is not available or is zero; or (c) for snow water equivalent, the median for the day is less than 10% of the maximum median value for the year. * Basin - More than half of the sites within the basin are flagged with *, preventing the calculation of a meaningful basin index. The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values divided by the sum of the corresponding medians (for snow water equivalent) or averages (for precipitation) and the resulting fraction multiplied by 100.