Wyoming – NRCS

Report #11                      Monday Morning Snow Report                    Jan. 19^th, 2015

Good morning everyone this is the 11^th Monday Snow Report for the 2014-2015 snow season.   Last year at this time the state median was 121% with a low of 79% and a high of 157%.  This year the state median is 101% with a low of 79% and a high of 135% of median.  See the table & map below for more information.  The map may differ slightly from the table depending upon how many stations were reporting at the time or date.

For those of you with INTERNET capability, this report and map showing SWE percentages for the state can be found at “http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/nrcs/nrcs.html”.   Go to http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/normals/median_average.htm for median.

Figure 1 -- SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT AS PERCENT OF MEDIAN.  The following table shows the current, last year's ending weeks and 2012 equivalent (SWE) amounts for Wyoming basins.  Median is based on all reporting SNOTEL sites in the basin, not the snow courses.  The reference period for average comparison is 1981-2010.

DRAINAGE BASIN	1/19/2015	1/12/2015	1/5/2015	1/19/2014	1/12/2014
SNAKE RIVER	118	119	118	103	106
MADISON	95	97	95	93	99
YELLOWSTONE	120	120	118	121	121
WIND RIVER	101	100	103	106	110
BIGHORN BASIN	104	109	104	141	140
SHOSHONE RIVER	120	119	115	126	127
POWDER	108	113	113	154	147
TONGUE	97	106	100	124	120
BELLE FOURCHE	103	104	87	138	164
CHEYENNE	109	109	100	157	142
UPPER N. PLATTE	81	86	91	110	108
SWEETWATER	79	80	86	79	83
LOWER N. PLATTE	82	83	89	115	126
LARAMIE	87	92	100	118	116
S. PLATTE	88	95	100	121	120
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER	81	89	95	114	116
UPPER GREEN	135	136	140	108	110
LOWER GREEN	93	97	104	96	96
UPPER BEAR	90	91	99	91	91
Weighted State Average	101	103	104	121	121

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

For more information, contact: Lee Hackleman or Ken Von Buettner (307) 233-6744, 6743

NRCS Snow Surveys   100 East B St., Room 3124  Casper, WY