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 MONDAY: NOVEMBER 3 , 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 1.4 .6 233* 4.7 3.0 157
Bear Mountain 5460 4.7 2.7 174* 10.9 9.0 121
Garver Creek 4250 .4 .6 67* 3.2 2.6 123
Grave Creek 4350 1.3 .2 650* 6.3 5.7 111
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .1 0* 3.1 2.2 141
Hawkins Lake 6460 1.7 1.8 94* 6.4 4.6 139
Poorman Creek 5050 2.3 1.0 230* 11.4 9.1 125
Stahl Peak 6040 4.0 3.3 121* 6.3 5.8 109
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Basin Index (%) 153* 125
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * -M -M *
Badger Pass 6870 2.8 1.4 200* 5.9 4.8 123
Bassoo Peak 5130 .0 -M * 4.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .1 0* 5.1 2.8 182
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .0 .2 0* 2.9 2.5 116
Emery Creek 4340 .1 .0 * 4.4 3.8 116
Flattop Mtn. 6290 3.2 2.7 119* 7.9 6.2 127
Grave Creek 4350 1.3 .2 650* 6.3 5.7 111
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .1 0* 3.1 2.2 141
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 .2 0* 5.6 4.2 133
Moss Peak 6760 5.4 2.8 193* 8.1 5.6 145
Noisy Basin 6070 4.4 1.8 244* 7.0 5.8 121
North Fork Jocko 6110 5.0 1.8 278* 6.4 6.9 93
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 5.4 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .4 .5 80* 4.9 3.4 144
Stahl Peak 6040 4.0 3.3 121* 6.3 5.8 109
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.5 1.8 194* 4.2 4.2 100
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Basin Index (%) 178* 122
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.1 1.4 79* 3.9 2.5 156
Basin Creek 7120 .2 .6 33* -M 2.0 *
Black Pine 7170 .0 .4 0* 2.7 2.0 135
Combination 5620 .3 .0 * 2.6 1.8 144
Copper Bottom 5200 .1 .0 * 2.5 2.0 125
Copper Camp 6980 .7 .7 100* 4.8 4.7 102
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .0 * 2.8 1.9 147
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.5 .8 188* 2.7 2.6 104
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 .2 0* 3.2 2.0 160
North Fork Jocko 6110 5.0 1.8 278* 6.4 6.9 93
Peterson Meadows 7190 .5 .5 100* 2.6 2.2 118
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .8 1.0 80* 3.3 2.8 118
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.5 1.8 194* 4.2 4.2 100
Warm Springs 7840 1.5 2.2 68* 3.5 3.6 97
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Basin Index (%) 134* 115
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .0 .3 0* -M 2.0 *
Lolo Pass 5280 .2 .6 33* 5.1 4.0 128
Moose Creek 6170 .0 .3 0* 1.9 2.4 79
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .1 .3 33* 3.4 3.2 106
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.1 1.6 69* 2.1 2.4 88
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .8 1.0 80* 3.3 2.8 118
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 .0 * 5.5 4.2 131
Twin Lakes 6390 1.4 1.4 100* 6.6 5.3 125
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Basin Index (%) 65* 115
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 4.7 2.7 174* 10.9 9.0 121
Hoodoo Basin 6060 3.6 1.4 257* 5.6 5.6 100
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .2 0* 6.7 5.0 134
Lookout 5180 -M .4 * -M 4.6 *
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .6 .9 67* 6.0 5.2 115
Poorman Creek 5050 2.3 1.0 230* 11.4 9.1 125
Sleeping Woman 6120 .4 .5 80* 4.9 3.4 144
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.5 1.8 194* 4.2 4.2 100
Sunset 5580 .1 .6 17* 6.1 4.6 133
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Basin Index (%) 167* 121
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 1.7 1.8 94* 3.5 3.6 97
Barker Lakes 8250 1.1 1.4 79* 3.9 2.5 156
Basin Creek 7120 .2 .6 33* -M 2.0 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .8 .8 100* 2.6 1.8 144
Bloody Dick 7570 .0 .5 0* 2.5 2.4 104
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .0 * 2.1 1.6 131
Clover Meadow 8770 1.8 2.5 72 4.5 3.0 150
Darkhorse Lake 8930 1.9 3.4 56 3.8 3.9 97
Divide 7770 -M 1.0 * -M 2.2 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .3 33* 2.4 2.0 120
JL Meadow 8750 1.6 -M * 3.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .2 0* 4.8 2.2 218
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .1 .8 12* 1.8 2.2 82
Lower Twin 7920 1.3 2.0 65 3.5 3.4 103
Moose Creek 6170 .0 .3 0* 1.9 2.4 79
Mule Creek 8300 1.3 1.4 93* 2.6 2.6 100
Rocker Peak 7960 1.4 1.5 93* 2.3 2.2 105
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.1 1.6 69* 2.1 2.4 88
Short Creek 6980 .1 .4 25* 3.2 1.7 188
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 1.7 -M * 3.5 -M *
White Elephant 7670 -M .8 * -M 3.3 *
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Basin Index (%) 67* 119
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 1.7 1.8 94* 3.5 3.6 97
Beaver Creek 7820 1.3 1.2 108* 4.6 3.1 148
Black Bear 8160 2.4 3.0 80* 5.5 4.6 120
Canyon 7870 .5 .7 71* 2.9 2.3 126
Carrot Basin 9200 4.0 3.4 118 6.0 3.8 158
Clover Meadow 8770 1.8 2.5 72 4.5 3.0 150
Lone Mountain 8810 1.8 1.7 106* 3.5 3.1 113
Lower Twin 7920 1.3 2.0 65 3.5 3.4 103
Madison Plateau 7710 1.0 1.4 71* 4.7 3.1 152
Tepee Creek 7950 1.2 .9 133* 4.2 2.0 210
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 .1 200* 3.2 1.8 178
Whiskey Creek 6790 .7 .6 117* 4.3 2.4 179
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Basin Index (%) 93* 139
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 1.3 1.2 108* 4.6 3.1 148
Brackett Creek 7370 .9 1.6 56* 5.2 4.8 108
Carrot Basin 9200 4.0 3.4 118 6.0 3.8 158
Lick Creek 6880 .6 .5 120* 5.6 2.8 200
Lone Mountain 8810 1.8 1.7 106* 3.5 3.1 113
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .5 40* 4.3 5.2 83
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 2.6 115 6.0 4.6 130
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Basin Index (%) 103* 128
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 1.9 1.8 106* 4.9 3.0 163
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .3 33* 2.4 2.0 120
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.5 .8 188* 2.7 2.6 104
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.2 0 2.9 2.0 145
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Basin Index (%) 85* 134
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 1.9 1.8 106* 4.9 3.0 163
Crystal Lake 6130 .4 .6 67* 2.6 2.9 90
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 .7 0* 1.3 1.9 68
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 .5 120* 1.8 1.8 100
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 .6 1.0 60* 2.5 2.9 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .2 -M * 4.3 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.0 2.2 45* 2.5 2.3 109
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 .5 40* 2.2 2.3 96
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Basin Index (%) 64* 104
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 2.8 1.4 200* 5.9 4.8 123
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .3 .3 100* 3.8 2.4 158
Mount Lockhart 6430 .9 1.0 90* 4.2 3.5 120
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 5.4 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .1 200* 3.1 2.6 119
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .0 * 3.3 2.5 132
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Basin Index (%) 150* 128
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 3.2 2.7 119* 7.9 6.2 127
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .2 100* 7.1 4.5 158
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Basin Index (%) 117* 140
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .0 .0 * .8 1.8 44
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Basin Index (%) * 44
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 2.7 3.0 90 3.9 2.8 139
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .2 100* 4.8 2.3 209
Brackett Creek 7370 .9 1.6 56* 5.2 4.8 108
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .0 * 3.9 2.8 139
Canyon 7870 .5 .7 71* 2.9 2.3 126
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.2 0 2.2 2.9 76
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .0 * 4.1 3.0 137
Evening Star 9040 2.5 2.6 96* 5.9 4.2 140
Fisher Creek 9110 2.8 3.2 88* 5.8 4.7 123
Monument Peak 8740 2.7 2.4 112 5.3 3.6 147
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .0 * 3.6 2.3 157
Parker Peak 9420 2.8 2.6 108 4.7 3.0 157
Placer Basin 8790 2.1 2.5 84 4.4 3.8 116
Porcupine 6480 .1 .0 * 3.0 2.1 143
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .5 40* 4.3 5.2 83
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 2.6 115 6.0 4.6 130
S Fork Shields 8090 .3 1.4 21* 4.4 3.9 113
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.0 1.8 56* 5.3 3.6 147
Thumb Divide 7970 1.1 .6 183* 4.3 2.5 172
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 3.9 3.9 100 5.7 3.5 163
White Mill 8730 2.4 2.4 100* 4.4 3.4 129
Wolverine 7650 .0 .1 0* 3.0 2.2 136
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Basin Index (%) 86* 132
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 2.8 3.4 82 4.6 3.2 144
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 .7 114 4.2 1.9 221
Blackwater 9840 3.6 3.2 112 4.9 3.0 163
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.5 2.7 56 3.8 2.7 141
Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 4.4 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .3 .2 150* 2.0 1.4 143
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.0 20 2.6 2.0 130
Deer Park 9690 1.6 1.5 107* 2.7 2.5 108
Evening Star 9040 2.5 2.6 96* 5.9 4.2 140
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 .8 125* 4.2 2.0 210
Hobbs Park 10080 .9 2.0 45 2.5 2.4 104
Kirwin 9580 1.4 1.8 78 4.2 2.2 191
Little Warm 9370 1.4 1.4 100 3.8 2.0 190
Marquette 8800 .3 1.1 27 2.5 2.2 114
Middle Powder 7760 .7 .8 88* 4.6 2.3 200
Owl Creek 8990 .0 .8 0 2.1 1.5 140
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 1.6 138 5.2 2.5 208
Shell Creek 9570 1.9 3.2 59 4.3 2.8 154
South Pass 9040 1.7 1.1 155* 2.5 2.0 125
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.0 1.8 56* 5.3 3.6 147
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 .4 25* 4.0 2.7 148
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .6 0 2.1 2.0 105
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.0 2.8 71 5.2 3.4 153
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.0 20 2.2 2.4 92
Younts Peak 8340 1.6 1.4 114* 5.9 2.5 236
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Basin Index (%) 78 154
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .4 .7 57* 3.2 2.2 145
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.5 2.7 56 3.8 2.7 141
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.4 21 3.2 2.5 128
Dome Lake 8890 .9 2.0 45 3.8 2.6 146
Little Goose 8560 .6 .4 150* 3.5 2.4 146
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 1.8 33 3.6 2.7 133
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .2 100* 2.8 2.6 108
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Basin Index (%) 49 135
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 .7 114 4.2 1.9 221
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 1.8 2.0 90 4.1 2.9 141
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 .8 125* 4.2 2.0 210
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .5 .8 62 4.8 2.0 240
Middle Powder 7760 .7 .8 88* 4.6 2.3 200
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 1.6 138 5.2 2.5 208
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .2 0* 3.0 2.1 143
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Basin Index (%) 101 192
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 1.7 1.8 94* 3.5 3.6 97
Badger Pass 6870 2.8 1.4 200* 5.9 4.8 123
Barker Lakes 8250 1.1 1.4 79* 3.9 2.5 156
Basin Creek 7120 .2 .6 33* -M 2.0 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .8 .8 100* 2.6 1.8 144
Beaver Creek 7820 1.3 1.2 108* 4.6 3.1 148
Black Bear 8160 2.4 3.0 80* 5.5 4.6 120
Bloody Dick 7570 .0 .5 0* 2.5 2.4 104
Boulder Mountain 7890 1.9 1.8 106* 4.9 3.0 163
Brackett Creek 7370 .9 1.6 56* 5.2 4.8 108
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .0 * 2.1 1.6 131
Canyon 7870 .5 .7 71* 2.9 2.3 126
Carrot Basin 9200 4.0 3.4 118 6.0 3.8 158
Clover Meadow 8770 1.8 2.5 72 4.5 3.0 150
Crystal Lake 6130 .4 .6 67* 2.6 2.9 90
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 .7 0* 1.3 1.9 68
Darkhorse Lake 8930 1.9 3.4 56 3.8 3.9 97
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 .5 120* 1.8 1.8 100
Divide 7770 -M 1.0 * -M 2.2 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .3 .3 100* 3.8 2.4 158
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .3 33* 2.4 2.0 120
JL Meadow 8750 1.6 -M * 3.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .2 0* 4.8 2.2 218
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .1 .8 12* 1.8 2.2 82
Lick Creek 6880 .6 .5 120* 5.6 2.8 200
Lone Mountain 8810 1.8 1.7 106* 3.5 3.1 113
Lower Twin 7920 1.3 2.0 65 3.5 3.4 103
Madison Plateau 7710 1.0 1.4 71* 4.7 3.1 152
Moose Creek 6170 .0 .3 0* 1.9 2.4 79
Mount Lockhart 6430 .9 1.0 90* 4.2 3.5 120
Mule Creek 8300 1.3 1.4 93* 2.6 2.6 100
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.5 .8 188* 2.7 2.6 104
Onion Park 7420 .6 1.0 60* 2.5 2.9 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .2 -M * 4.3 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 5.4 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.4 1.5 93* 2.3 2.2 105
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .5 40* 4.3 5.2 83
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.1 1.6 69* 2.1 2.4 88
Short Creek 6980 .1 .4 25* 3.2 1.7 188
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 2.6 115 6.0 4.6 130
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 1.7 -M * 3.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.0 2.2 45* 2.5 2.3 109
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 .5 40* 2.2 2.3 96
Tepee Creek 7950 1.2 .9 133* 4.2 2.0 210
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.2 0 2.9 2.0 145
Waldron 5640 .2 .1 200* 3.1 2.6 119
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 .1 200* 3.2 1.8 178
Whiskey Creek 6790 .7 .6 117* 4.3 2.4 179
White Elephant 7670 -M .8 * -M 3.3 *
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .0 * 3.3 2.5 132
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Basin Index (%) 83* 125
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 2.8 3.4 82 4.6 3.2 144
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 .7 114 4.2 1.9 221
Beartooth Lake 9360 2.7 3.0 90 3.9 2.8 139
Big Goose 8010 .4 .7 57* 3.2 2.2 145
Blackwater 9840 3.6 3.2 112 4.9 3.0 163
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.5 2.7 56 3.8 2.7 141
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .2 100* 4.8 2.3 209
Brackett Creek 7370 .9 1.6 56* 5.2 4.8 108
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.4 21 3.2 2.5 128
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .0 * 3.9 2.8 139
Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 4.4 -M *
Canyon 7870 .5 .7 71* 2.9 2.3 126
Castle Creek 8410 .3 .2 150* 2.0 1.4 143
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 1.8 2.0 90 4.1 2.9 141
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.0 20 2.6 2.0 130
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.2 0 2.2 2.9 76
Deer Park 9690 1.6 1.5 107* 2.7 2.5 108
Dome Lake 8890 .9 2.0 45 3.8 2.6 146
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .0 * 4.1 3.0 137
Evening Star 9040 2.5 2.6 96* 5.9 4.2 140
Fisher Creek 9110 2.8 3.2 88* 5.8 4.7 123
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 .8 125* 4.2 2.0 210
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .5 .8 62 4.8 2.0 240
Hobbs Park 10080 .9 2.0 45 2.5 2.4 104
Kirwin 9580 1.4 1.8 78 4.2 2.2 191
Little Goose 8560 .6 .4 150* 3.5 2.4 146
Little Warm 9370 1.4 1.4 100 3.8 2.0 190
Marquette 8800 .3 1.1 27 2.5 2.2 114
Middle Powder 7760 .7 .8 88* 4.6 2.3 200
Monument Peak 8740 2.7 2.4 112 5.3 3.6 147
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .0 * 3.6 2.3 157
Owl Creek 8990 .0 .8 0 2.1 1.5 140
Parker Peak 9420 2.8 2.6 108 4.7 3.0 157
Placer Basin 8790 2.1 2.5 84 4.4 3.8 116
Porcupine 6480 .1 .0 * 3.0 2.1 143
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 1.6 138 5.2 2.5 208
S Fork Shields 8090 .3 1.4 21* 4.4 3.9 113
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .5 40* 4.3 5.2 83
Shell Creek 9570 1.9 3.2 59 4.3 2.8 154
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 2.6 115 6.0 4.6 130
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .2 0* 3.0 2.1 143
South Pass 9040 1.7 1.1 155* 2.5 2.0 125
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 1.8 33 3.6 2.7 133
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.0 1.8 56* 5.3 3.6 147
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 .4 25* 4.0 2.7 148
Thumb Divide 7970 1.1 .6 183* 4.3 2.5 172
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .2 100* 2.8 2.6 108
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .6 0 2.1 2.0 105
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.0 2.8 71 5.2 3.4 153
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.0 20 2.2 2.4 92
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 3.9 3.9 100 5.7 3.5 163
White Mill 8730 2.4 2.4 100* 4.4 3.4 129
Wolverine 7650 .0 .1 0* 3.0 2.2 136
Younts Peak 8340 1.6 1.4 114* 5.9 2.5 236
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Basin Index (%) 79 142
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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.
