Wyoming – NRCS

Report #6                                    Weekly Snow Report                      Jan 13, 2020

Good day to all. This is the 6^th Snow Report for Water Year 2020 (2019-2020 snow season). Currently the state’s SNOTELs are reading 107% of median with a basin high of 141% and a basin low of 68%. Last year the state was at 87%, and at 113% in 2018. The map may differ slightly from the table depending upon how many stations were reporting at the time. This report and a map displaying basin SWE percentages of median for the state may be found at: http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/nrcs/nrcs.html.

For information on the use of median vs. average go to http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/normals/median_average.htm

SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT AS PERCENT OF MEDIAN. The following table shows the percent of median for today, the 2 previous weeks, one year ago, and two years ago for Wyoming basins. Normal (median) is based on all reporting SNOTEL sites in the basin with calculated medians (newer SNOTEL sites do not have medians figured), but does not include manually measured snow courses. The statewide SNOTEL percent of median is a percent of median using all SNOTEL sites in Wyoming with calculated medians. The weighted state average is figured using the area of basins (square miles). The reference period for computing medians is the 30-year period 1981 through 2010.

red = down                  blue = up                                    green = same              * data is suspect

For more info contact:

Jeff Goats jeff.goats@usda.gov (307) 233-6768

  NRCS Snow Survey

100 East B St., Room 3001

Casper, WY 82601