Montana 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 19 , 2025
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Median Median Current Median Med
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MONTANA
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain 5580 .3 2.0 15 8.6 5.6 154
Bear Mountain 5460 3.3 6.4 52 20.0 15.8 127
Garver Creek 4250 .0 1.6 0 6.4 4.2 152
Grave Creek 4350 .1 1.4 7* 12.6 8.1 156
Hand Creek 5040 .0 1.2 0 4.5 3.6 125
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.1 4.0 78 12.3 7.9 156
Poorman Creek 5050 .2 3.2 6* 21.2 14.4 147
Stahl Peak 6040 6.4 6.6 97 11.0 9.8 112
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Basin Index (%) 51 139
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.9 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.0 3.9 103 9.5 6.8 140
Bassoo Peak 5130 .0 -M * 6.0 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .8 0* 7.5 4.2 179
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .0 .9 0* 4.1 3.6 114
Emery Creek 4340 .0 1.0 0* 8.0 6.0 133
Flattop Mtn. 6290 5.2 5.8 90 15.4 10.2 151
Grave Creek 4350 .1 1.4 7* 12.6 8.1 156
Hand Creek 5040 .0 1.2 0 4.5 3.6 125
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 1.0 0* 8.2 6.5 126
Moss Peak 6760 7.6 5.8 131 12.9 8.2 157
Noisy Basin 6070 4.5 4.3 105* 10.4 8.8 118
North Fork Jocko 6110 5.8 5.2 112 9.5 10.5 90
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 9.2 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.6 0 7.4 5.1 145
Stahl Peak 6040 6.4 6.6 97 11.0 9.8 112
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.6 4.3 84 5.6 6.8 82
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Basin Index (%) 85 129
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.2 3.0 40 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .0 1.6 0 2.1 2.8 75
Black Pine 7170 .1 1.4 7 3.7 3.1 119
Combination 5620 .3 .4 75* 3.7 2.6 142
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .6 0* 3.9 3.2 122
Copper Camp 6980 .2 2.5 8* 8.0 6.6 121
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .3 33* 3.2 2.9 110
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.0 2.0 50 3.7 3.8 97
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 1.4 0 3.8 3.0 127
North Fork Jocko 6110 5.8 5.2 112 9.5 10.5 90
Peterson Meadows 7190 .2 1.4 14 3.9 3.3 118
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .2 2.8 7 5.2 4.7 111
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.6 4.3 84 5.6 6.8 82
Warm Springs 7840 2.7 4.2 64 5.5 5.2 106
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Basin Index (%) 50 108
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .1 1.2 8 4.7 3.1 152
Lolo Pass 5280 .1 2.4 4* 8.2 7.1 115
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.7 0 2.8 4.2 67
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .0 1.2 0* 4.8 4.9 98
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 3.2 38 3.1 4.0 78
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .2 2.8 7 5.2 4.7 111
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 1.2 0* 9.6 7.7 125
Twin Lakes 6390 .1 4.2 2 11.5 10.6 108
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Basin Index (%) 9 108
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 3.3 6.4 52 20.0 15.8 127
Hoodoo Basin 6060 3.2 4.2 76 12.0 9.8 122
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 1.0 0* 10.7 8.4 127
Lookout 5180 .0 2.0 0* 10.0 8.0 125
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .0 3.0 0* 10.8 9.4 115
Poorman Creek 5050 .2 3.2 6* 21.2 14.4 147
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.6 0 7.4 5.1 145
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.6 4.3 84 5.6 6.8 82
Sunset 5580 .0 2.0 0* 9.7 7.8 124
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Basin Index (%) 37* 126
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.1 3.5 60 4.3 4.7 91
Barker Lakes 8250 1.2 3.0 40 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .0 1.6 0 2.1 2.8 75
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.8 0 3.2 2.8 114
Bloody Dick 7570 .0 1.6 0 3.2 3.6 89
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .6 17* 2.9 2.4 121
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.4 56 4.7 4.6 102
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 5.4 48 5.0 6.0 83
Divide 7770 .2 1.7 12 5.4 2.9 186
Frohner Meadow 6520 .0 1.1 0 3.6 2.8 129
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 1.4 0 5.3 3.4 156
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .0 1.8 0 1.9 3.1 61
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 3.3 30 4.5 5.2 87
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.7 0 2.8 4.2 67
Mule Creek 8300 1.7 2.9 59 2.8 4.0 70
Rocker Peak 7960 1.5 2.6 58 3.3 3.2 103
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 3.2 38 3.1 4.0 78
Short Creek 6980 .0 1.0 0 3.2 2.4 133
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.6 -M * 5.0 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .3 3.4 9 4.4 5.6 79
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Basin Index (%) 31 99
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.1 3.5 60 4.3 4.7 91
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 2.8 7 5.2 4.8 108
Black Bear 8160 3.4 5.8 59 7.0 7.5 93
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.6 103
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 5.2 90 7.0 5.9 119
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.4 56 4.7 4.6 102
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.3 79 4.4 4.7 94
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 3.3 30 4.5 5.2 87
Madison Plateau 7710 .6 3.2 19 5.3 5.0 106
Tepee Creek 7950 .6 2.0 30 4.5 3.2 141
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.8 129
Whiskey Creek 6790 .3 1.8 17 4.8 3.8 126
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Basin Index (%) 49 106
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 2.8 7 5.2 4.8 108
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.7 85
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 5.2 90 7.0 5.9 119
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.6 12 5.8 4.3 135
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.3 79 4.4 4.7 94
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 4.9 6.6 74
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.8 62 6.9 6.3 110
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Basin Index (%) 49 102
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 3.2 75 6.1 4.6 133
Frohner Meadow 6520 .0 1.1 0 3.6 2.8 129
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.0 2.0 50 3.7 3.8 97
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 2.0 0 3.2 2.9 110
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Basin Index (%) 41 118
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 3.2 75 6.1 4.6 133
Crystal Lake 6130 .0 2.1 0 3.0 5.2 58
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.8 0 1.8 3.0 60
Deadman Creek 6440 .0 1.4 0 2.9 2.8 104
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 .5 2.4 21 3.6 4.7 77
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.4 3.8 63 4.1 3.6 114
Stringer Creek 6550 .0 1.6 0 3.1 4.0 78
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Basin Index (%) 33 88
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.0 3.9 103 9.5 6.8 140
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .0 .6 0* 4.7 3.4 138
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.0 2.5 40 7.1 5.4 131
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 9.2 -M *
Waldron 5640 .1 1.0 10* 4.5 4.0 112
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .9 0* 5.1 3.8 134
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Basin Index (%) 57* 132
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 5.2 5.8 90 15.4 10.2 151
Many Glacier 4930 .0 .8 0* 12.4 7.4 168
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Basin Index (%) 79 158
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .0 .6 0 2.2 2.8 79
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Basin Index (%) 0 79
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.4 86 5.0 4.4 114
Box Canyon 6720 .0 1.0 0 5.4 3.3 164
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.7 85
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 .8 0 4.2 3.9 108
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.6 103
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.5 0 2.6 4.3 60
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .9 0 4.8 4.2 114
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.6 83 7.8 6.7 116
Fisher Creek 9110 4.3 5.8 74 7.8 7.2 108
Monument Peak 8740 3.3 4.2 79 6.0 5.4 111
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .9 0* 4.6 3.4 135
Parker Peak 9420 3.9 4.6 85 6.0 4.7 128
Placer Basin 8790 2.9 4.1 71 5.4 5.4 100
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.2 3.2 100
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 4.9 6.6 74
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.8 62 6.9 6.3 110
S Fork Shields 8090 .0 2.4 0 5.2 5.6 93
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 3.5 51 6.8 5.8 117
Thumb Divide 7970 1.8 2.0 90 5.4 3.7 146
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.7 6.1 93 7.2 5.4 133
White Mill 8730 3.7 4.2 88 5.8 5.4 107
Wolverine 7650 .0 1.2 0 3.9 3.0 130
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Basin Index (%) 59 109
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.4 4.8 71 5.2 4.4 118
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.2 33 4.5 2.6 173
Blackwater 9840 5.5 4.9 112 6.3 4.7 134
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.0 4.2 48 4.2 4.3 98
Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 4.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .0 .8 0 2.4 2.2 109
Cold Springs 9640 .6 1.8 33 4.3 3.0 143
Deer Park 9690 2.1 3.0 70 3.3 4.1 80
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.6 83 7.8 6.7 116
Grave Springs 8560 .7 1.5 47 4.2 2.6 162
Hobbs Park 10080 1.7 3.2 53 3.4 3.6 94
Kirwin 9580 2.1 2.8 75 5.2 3.1 168
Little Warm 9370 2.2 2.0 110 4.8 2.9 166
Marquette 8800 .1 1.6 6 2.8 3.0 93
Middle Powder 7760 .0 1.8 0 4.8 3.0 160
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.4 7 2.6 2.1 124
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.6 85 5.5 3.5 157
Shell Creek 9570 2.2 4.0 55 4.6 3.7 124
South Pass 9040 2.0 2.6 77 3.1 3.6 86
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 2.0 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 3.5 51 6.8 5.8 117
Sylvan Road 7140 .0 1.6 0 5.2 4.4 118
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.0 10 2.1 2.6 81
Togwotee Pass 9590 3.5 5.0 70 6.7 5.4 124
Townsend Creek 8720 .4 1.8 22 2.7 3.5 77
Younts Peak 8340 .1 2.6 4 7.0 3.2 219
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Basin Index (%) 58 124
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .0 1.6 0 3.3 3.0 110
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.0 4.2 48 4.2 4.3 98
Burgess Junction 7900 .0 2.2 0 3.5 3.6 97
Dome Lake 8890 .9 2.7 33 4.0 3.8 105
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.6 12 3.8 3.2 119
Sucker Creek 8840 .0 2.9 0 3.9 4.1 95
Tie Creek 7050 .0 .8 0 3.0 3.4 88
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Basin Index (%) 19 101
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.2 33 4.5 2.6 173
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.4 3.2 75 4.6 4.0 115
Grave Springs 8560 .7 1.5 47 4.2 2.6 162
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 1.4 0 5.0 2.6 192
Middle Powder 7760 .0 1.8 0 4.8 3.0 160
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.6 85 5.5 3.5 157
Soldier Park 8680 .0 1.2 0 3.3 2.7 122
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Basin Index (%) 44 152
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.1 3.5 60 4.3 4.7 91
Badger Pass 6870 4.0 3.9 103 9.5 6.8 140
Barker Lakes 8250 1.2 3.0 40 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .0 1.6 0 2.1 2.8 75
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.8 0 3.2 2.8 114
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 2.8 7 5.2 4.8 108
Black Bear 8160 3.4 5.8 59 7.0 7.5 93
Bloody Dick 7570 .0 1.6 0 3.2 3.6 89
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 3.2 75 6.1 4.6 133
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.7 85
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .6 17* 2.9 2.4 121
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.6 103
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 5.2 90 7.0 5.9 119
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.4 56 4.7 4.6 102
Crystal Lake 6130 .0 2.1 0 3.0 5.2 58
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.8 0 1.8 3.0 60
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 5.4 48 5.0 6.0 83
Deadman Creek 6440 .0 1.4 0 2.9 2.8 104
Divide 7770 .2 1.7 12 5.4 2.9 186
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .0 .6 0* 4.7 3.4 138
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .0 1.1 0 3.6 2.8 129
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 1.4 0 5.3 3.4 156
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .0 1.8 0 1.9 3.1 61
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.6 12 5.8 4.3 135
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.3 79 4.4 4.7 94
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 3.3 30 4.5 5.2 87
Madison Plateau 7710 .6 3.2 19 5.3 5.0 106
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.7 0 2.8 4.2 67
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.0 2.5 40 7.1 5.4 131
Mule Creek 8300 1.7 2.9 59 2.8 4.0 70
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.0 2.0 50 3.7 3.8 97
Onion Park 7420 .5 2.4 21 3.6 4.7 77
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 9.2 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.5 2.6 58 3.3 3.2 103
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 4.9 6.6 74
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 3.2 38 3.1 4.0 78
Short Creek 6980 .0 1.0 0 3.2 2.4 133
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.8 62 6.9 6.3 110
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.6 -M * 5.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.4 3.8 63 4.1 3.6 114
Stringer Creek 6550 .0 1.6 0 3.1 4.0 78
Tepee Creek 7950 .6 2.0 30 4.5 3.2 141
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 2.0 0 3.2 2.9 110
Waldron 5640 .1 1.0 10* 4.5 4.0 112
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.8 129
Whiskey Creek 6790 .3 1.8 17 4.8 3.8 126
White Elephant 7670 .3 3.4 9 4.4 5.6 79
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .9 0* 5.1 3.8 134
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Basin Index (%) 37 104
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.4 4.8 71 5.2 4.4 118
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.2 33 4.5 2.6 173
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.4 86 5.0 4.4 114
Big Goose 8010 .0 1.6 0 3.3 3.0 110
Blackwater 9840 5.5 4.9 112 6.3 4.7 134
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.0 4.2 48 4.2 4.3 98
Box Canyon 6720 .0 1.0 0 5.4 3.3 164
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.7 85
Burgess Junction 7900 .0 2.2 0 3.5 3.6 97
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 .8 0 4.2 3.9 108
Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 4.9 -M *
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.6 103
Castle Creek 8410 .0 .8 0 2.4 2.2 109
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.4 3.2 75 4.6 4.0 115
Cold Springs 9640 .6 1.8 33 4.3 3.0 143
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.5 0 2.6 4.3 60
Deer Park 9690 2.1 3.0 70 3.3 4.1 80
Dome Lake 8890 .9 2.7 33 4.0 3.8 105
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .9 0 4.8 4.2 114
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.6 83 7.8 6.7 116
Fisher Creek 9110 4.3 5.8 74 7.8 7.2 108
Grave Springs 8560 .7 1.5 47 4.2 2.6 162
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 1.4 0 5.0 2.6 192
Hobbs Park 10080 1.7 3.2 53 3.4 3.6 94
Kirwin 9580 2.1 2.8 75 5.2 3.1 168
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.6 12 3.8 3.2 119
Little Warm 9370 2.2 2.0 110 4.8 2.9 166
Marquette 8800 .1 1.6 6 2.8 3.0 93
Middle Powder 7760 .0 1.8 0 4.8 3.0 160
Monument Peak 8740 3.3 4.2 79 6.0 5.4 111
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .9 0* 4.6 3.4 135
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.4 7 2.6 2.1 124
Parker Peak 9420 3.9 4.6 85 6.0 4.7 128
Placer Basin 8790 2.9 4.1 71 5.4 5.4 100
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.2 3.2 100
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.6 85 5.5 3.5 157
S Fork Shields 8090 .0 2.4 0 5.2 5.6 93
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 4.9 6.6 74
Shell Creek 9570 2.2 4.0 55 4.6 3.7 124
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.8 62 6.9 6.3 110
Soldier Park 8680 .0 1.2 0 3.3 2.7 122
South Pass 9040 2.0 2.6 77 3.1 3.6 86
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 2.0 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .0 2.9 0 3.9 4.1 95
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 3.5 51 6.8 5.8 117
Sylvan Road 7140 .0 1.6 0 5.2 4.4 118
Thumb Divide 7970 1.8 2.0 90 5.4 3.7 146
Tie Creek 7050 .0 .8 0 3.0 3.4 88
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.0 10 2.1 2.6 81
Togwotee Pass 9590 3.5 5.0 70 6.7 5.4 124
Townsend Creek 8720 .4 1.8 22 2.7 3.5 77
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.7 6.1 93 7.2 5.4 133
White Mill 8730 3.7 4.2 88 5.8 5.4 107
Wolverine 7650 .0 1.2 0 3.9 3.0 130
Younts Peak 8340 .1 2.6 4 7.0 3.2 219
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Basin Index (%) 53 116
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-M = Missing data
* = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
Units = inches for the Current and Median (or Average) 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 (or Average) represents the snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to
the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Median (or Average) represents the total precipitation
(beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin
compared to the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.
Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.
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 or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum
median or average value for the year.
* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with medians (or averages) report missing or invalid data
The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values
divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages and the resulting fraction
multiplied by 100.
