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 FRIDAY: OCTOBER 16 , 2026
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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 .0 .0 * .1 .8 12
Bear Mountain 5460 .0 .0 * .3 2.6 12
Garver Creek 4250 .0 .0 * .6 .8 75
Grave Creek 4350 .0 .0 * .1 1.4 7
Hand Creek 5030 .0 .0 * .3 .8 38
Hawkins Lake 6460 .0 .0 * .6 1.7 35
Poorman Creek 5050 .2 .0 * .7 2.4 29
Stahl Peak 6040 .8 .4 200* .1 1.6 6
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Basin Index (%) 250* 23
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * .4 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 .9 .7 129* 1.3 1.8 72
Bassoo Peak 5130 .1 -M * .6 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .0 * .3 .8 38
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .0 .0 * .6 .6 100
Emery Creek 4340 .0 .0 * .3 1.2 25
Flattop Mtn. 6280 .2 .6 33* .4 2.2 18
Grave Creek 4350 .0 .0 * .1 1.4 7
Hand Creek 5030 .0 .0 * .3 .8 38
Kraft Creek 4770 .0 .0 * .6 1.2 50
Moss Peak 6760 .6 .9 67* .7 1.6 44
Noisy Basin 6070 .5 .1 500* .6 1.4 43
North Fork Jocko 6110 .3 .0 * 1.2 2.1 57
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 .0 * .9 1.2 75
Stahl Peak 6040 .8 .4 200* .1 1.6 6
Stuart Mountain 7270 1.0 .4 250* .8 1.2 67
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Basin Index (%) 139* 43
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 .6 .6 100* 1.3 1.4 93
Basin Creek 7120 .9 .2 450* -M 1.0 *
Black Pine 7170 1.1 .0 * 1.7 1.0 170
Combination 5620 .8 .0 * 1.0 .9 111
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .0 * .4 .7 57
Copper Camp 6980 .3 .0 * 1.4 1.3 108
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .0 .0 * 1.0 .6 167
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.1 .2 550* 2.3 1.0 230
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .5 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
North Fork Jocko 6110 .3 .0 * 1.2 2.1 57
Peterson Meadows 7190 .7 .1 700* .7 1.1 64
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .2 .0 * .7 1.1 64
Stuart Mountain 7270 1.0 .4 250* .8 1.2 67
Warm Springs 7840 .3 .8 38* .8 1.5 53
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Basin Index (%) 339* 100
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .0 .0 * .6 .6 100
Lolo Pass 5280 .0 .0 * .4 1.4 29
Moose Creek 6170 .4 .0 * 1.2 1.0 120
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .0 .0 * .6 1.0 60
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.1 .2 550* .9 1.0 90
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .2 .0 * .7 1.1 64
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 .0 * .6 1.2 50
Twin Lakes 6380 .0 .0 * .7 1.8 39
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Basin Index (%) 850* 63
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 .0 .0 * .3 2.6 12
Hoodoo Basin 6060 .0 .0 * .6 1.8 33
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .0 * 9.1 1.4 650
Lookout 5180 .1 .0 * .3 1.3 23
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .1 .0 * .3 1.4 21
Poorman Creek 5050 .2 .0 * .7 2.4 29
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 .0 * .9 1.2 75
Stuart Mountain 7270 1.0 .4 250* .8 1.2 67
Sunset 5570 .0 .0 * .2 1.7 12
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Basin Index (%) 350* 88
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 1.1 1.2 92* 2.4 1.6 150
Barker Lakes 8250 .6 .6 100* 1.3 1.4 93
Basin Creek 7120 .9 .2 450* -M 1.0 *
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 .0 * 1.5 .9 167
Bloody Dick 7570 .6 .0 * 1.6 1.1 145
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .0 * 1.0 .7 143
Clover Meadow 8770 .5 1.0 50* 1.3 1.6 81
Darkhorse Lake 8930 .7 1.2 58* 1.0 1.4 71
Divide 7770 .5 .0 * 1.4 .9 156
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.1 .0 * 1.6 .9 178
JL Meadow 8750 .9 -M * 1.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .0 * 1.7 1.0 170
Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.2 .0 * 1.8 1.2 150
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 .4 250* 1.6 1.4 114
Moose Creek 6170 .4 .0 * 1.2 1.0 120
Mule Creek 8300 .8 .2 400* 1.2 1.0 120
Rocker Peak 7960 1.1 .5 220* 1.2 1.0 120
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.1 .2 550* .9 1.0 90
Short Creek 6990 .1 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 .5 -M * 1.0 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.1 145
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Basin Index (%) 233* 128
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 1.1 1.2 92* 2.4 1.6 150
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 .2 100* 1.4 1.2 117
Black Bear 8160 .1 1.0 10* 1.2 2.0 60
Canyon 7870 .1 .0 * 1.3 1.2 108
Carrot Basin 9200 .5 1.2 42* 1.5 1.9 79
Clover Meadow 8770 .5 1.0 50* 1.3 1.6 81
Lone Mountain 8820 .5 .2 250* 1.1 1.4 79
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 .4 250* 1.6 1.4 114
Madison Plateau 7710 .1 .3 33* 1.4 1.6 88
Tepee Creek 7950 .2 .0 * 1.0 .8 125
West Yellowstone 6680 .0 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
Whiskey Creek 6790 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.2 133
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Basin Index (%) 78* 103
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 .2 100* 1.4 1.2 117
Brackett Creek 7370 1.0 .4 250* 2.3 1.9 121
Carrot Basin 9200 .5 1.2 42* 1.5 1.9 79
Lick Creek 6880 .3 .2 150* .7 1.3 54
Lone Mountain 8820 .5 .2 250* 1.1 1.4 79
Sacajawea 6610 .6 .0 * 2.1 1.9 111
Shower Falls 8060 .8 1.4 57* 1.7 1.8 94
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Basin Index (%) 108* 95
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 1.4 .5 280* 2.4 1.4 171
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.1 .0 * 1.6 .9 178
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.1 .2 550* 2.3 1.0 230
Tizer Basin 6880 .4 .0 * 2.1 1.0 210
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Basin Index (%) 571* 195
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 1.4 .5 280* 2.4 1.4 171
Crystal Lake 6130 1.2 .1 1200* -M 1.6 *
Daisy Peak 7590 1.2 .3 400* 3.0 1.1 273
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 .0 * 1.6 .9 178
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 .9 .0 * 2.0 1.3 154
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.7 -M * 3.1 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.9 1.0 190* 2.5 1.2 208
Stringer Creek 6550 .9 .0 * 1.8 .9 200
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Basin Index (%) 426* 196
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 .9 .7 129* 1.3 1.8 72
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 .0 * 1.6 1.0 160
Mount Lockhart 6430 .5 .0 * 1.0 1.6 62
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 1.6 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .0 * .9 1.2 75
Wood Creek 5970 1.0 .0 * 1.8 1.2 150
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Basin Index (%) 500* 97
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 .2 .6 33* .4 2.2 18
Many Glacier 4930 .0 .0 * .6 1.5 40
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Basin Index (%) 33* 27
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .0 .0 * 1.5 1.0 150
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Basin Index (%) * 150
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 .1 1.1 9* .6 1.2 50
Box Canyon 6720 .3 .0 * 1.5 1.1 136
Brackett Creek 7370 1.0 .4 250* 2.3 1.9 121
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 .0 * .9 1.8 50
Canyon 7870 .1 .0 * 1.3 1.2 108
Cole Creek 7910 .4 1.3 31* .5 1.6 31
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .0 * .4 1.6 25
Evening Star 9030 .0 1.0 0* 1.3 1.8 72
Fisher Creek 9110 .8 1.2 67* 1.7 1.8 94
Monument Peak 8740 1.0 1.0 100* 1.7 1.6 106
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .0 * 1.0 .8 125
Parker Peak 9420 .0 1.2 0* .6 1.5 40
Placer Basin 8790 .5 .9 56* .7 1.6 44
Porcupine 6480 .5 .0 * 1.4 1.0 140
Sacajawea 6610 .6 .0 * 2.1 1.9 111
Shower Falls 8060 .8 1.4 57* 1.7 1.8 94
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 .5 80* .9 1.6 56
Sylvan Lake 8440 .0 .4 0* 1.6 1.8 89
Thumb Divide 7970 .0 .0 * 1.4 1.1 127
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .1 1.4 7* 1.7 1.6 106
White Mill 8730 .6 .8 75* 1.3 1.3 100
Wolverine 7660 .0 .0 * .8 1.1 73
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Basin Index (%) 57* 84
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 .0 1.8 0* 1.6 1.4 114
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .2 .1 200* 1.2 1.1 109
Blackwater 9830 .2 1.4 14* 1.8 1.6 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 .0 1.2 0* 1.2 1.6 75
Burroughs Creek 8760 .0 -M * 2.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .0 .0 * 1.8 .7 257
Cold Springs 9640 .1 .0 * 1.8 .8 225
Deer Park 9690 .1 .4 25* 3.6 1.3 277
Evening Star 9030 .0 1.0 0* 1.3 1.8 72
Grave Springs 8560 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.0 160
Hobbs Park 10080 .4 .7 57* 2.0 1.0 200
Kirwin 9580 .0 .8 0* 1.8 1.1 164
Little Warm 9370 .0 .2 0* 2.1 1.0 210
Marquette 8800 .0 .3 0* 1.1 1.2 92
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .3 0* 1.2 1.0 120
Owl Creek 8990 .0 .1 0* 1.2 .9 133
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .4 0* 1.4 1.2 117
Shell Creek 9570 .0 1.6 0* 1.3 1.2 108
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 2.4 1.0 240
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .1 -M * 1.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 .0 .4 0* 1.6 1.8 89
Sylvan Road 7140 .0 .0 * 1.3 1.2 108
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .0 * 1.1 1.1 100
Togwotee Pass 9590 .1 1.0 10* 2.3 1.4 164
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 .0 * 2.1 1.0 210
Younts Peak 8340 .3 .2 150* 2.4 1.0 240
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Basin Index (%) 13* 145
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .0 .2 0* .7 1.2 58
Bone Springs Div 9340 .0 1.2 0* 1.2 1.6 75
Burgess Junction 7910 .0 .4 0* .8 1.2 67
Dome Lake 8890 .0 .6 0* 1.2 1.4 86
Little Goose 8560 .1 .1 100* .7 1.4 50
Sucker Creek 8840 .0 .4 0* .5 1.3 38
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .0 * .6 1.1 55
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Basin Index (%) 7* 62
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .2 .1 200* 1.2 1.1 109
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 .0 .6 0* 1.0 1.5 67
Grave Springs 8560 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.0 160
Hanson Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * 1.0 1.0 100
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .3 0* 1.2 1.0 120
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .4 0* 1.4 1.2 117
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .0 * .6 1.2 50
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Basin Index (%) 14* 100
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 1.1 1.2 92* 2.4 1.6 150
Badger Pass 6870 .9 .7 129* 1.3 1.8 72
Barker Lakes 8250 .6 .6 100* 1.3 1.4 93
Basin Creek 7120 .9 .2 450* -M 1.0 *
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 .0 * 1.5 .9 167
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 .2 100* 1.4 1.2 117
Black Bear 8160 .1 1.0 10* 1.2 2.0 60
Bloody Dick 7570 .6 .0 * 1.6 1.1 145
Boulder Mountain 7890 1.4 .5 280* 2.4 1.4 171
Brackett Creek 7370 1.0 .4 250* 2.3 1.9 121
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .0 * 1.0 .7 143
Canyon 7870 .1 .0 * 1.3 1.2 108
Carrot Basin 9200 .5 1.2 42* 1.5 1.9 79
Clover Meadow 8770 .5 1.0 50* 1.3 1.6 81
Crystal Lake 6130 1.2 .1 1200* -M 1.6 *
Daisy Peak 7590 1.2 .3 400* 3.0 1.1 273
Darkhorse Lake 8930 .7 1.2 58* 1.0 1.4 71
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 .0 * 1.6 .9 178
Divide 7770 .5 .0 * 1.4 .9 156
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 .0 * 1.6 1.0 160
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.1 .0 * 1.6 .9 178
JL Meadow 8750 .9 -M * 1.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .0 * 1.7 1.0 170
Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.2 .0 * 1.8 1.2 150
Lick Creek 6880 .3 .2 150* .7 1.3 54
Lone Mountain 8820 .5 .2 250* 1.1 1.4 79
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 .4 250* 1.6 1.4 114
Madison Plateau 7710 .1 .3 33* 1.4 1.6 88
Moose Creek 6170 .4 .0 * 1.2 1.0 120
Mount Lockhart 6430 .5 .0 * 1.0 1.6 62
Mule Creek 8300 .8 .2 400* 1.2 1.0 120
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.1 .2 550* 2.3 1.0 230
Onion Park 7420 .9 .0 * 2.0 1.3 154
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.7 -M * 3.1 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 1.6 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.1 .5 220* 1.2 1.0 120
Sacajawea 6610 .6 .0 * 2.1 1.9 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.1 .2 550* .9 1.0 90
Short Creek 6990 .1 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
Shower Falls 8060 .8 1.4 57* 1.7 1.8 94
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 .5 -M * 1.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.9 1.0 190* 2.5 1.2 208
Stringer Creek 6550 .9 .0 * 1.8 .9 200
Tepee Creek 7950 .2 .0 * 1.0 .8 125
Tizer Basin 6880 .4 .0 * 2.1 1.0 210
Waldron 5640 .2 .0 * .9 1.2 75
West Yellowstone 6680 .0 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
Whiskey Creek 6790 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.2 133
White Elephant 7670 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.1 145
Wood Creek 5970 1.0 .0 * 1.8 1.2 150
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Basin Index (%) 230* 126
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 .0 1.8 0* 1.6 1.4 114
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .2 .1 200* 1.2 1.1 109
Beartooth Lake 9360 .1 1.1 9* .6 1.2 50
Big Goose 8010 .0 .2 0* .7 1.2 58
Blackwater 9830 .2 1.4 14* 1.8 1.6 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 .0 1.2 0* 1.2 1.6 75
Box Canyon 6720 .3 .0 * 1.5 1.1 136
Brackett Creek 7370 1.0 .4 250* 2.3 1.9 121
Burgess Junction 7910 .0 .4 0* .8 1.2 67
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 .0 * .9 1.8 50
Burroughs Creek 8760 .0 -M * 2.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 .1 .0 * 1.3 1.2 108
Castle Creek 8410 .0 .0 * 1.8 .7 257
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 .0 .6 0* 1.0 1.5 67
Cold Springs 9640 .1 .0 * 1.8 .8 225
Cole Creek 7910 .4 1.3 31* .5 1.6 31
Deer Park 9690 .1 .4 25* 3.6 1.3 277
Dome Lake 8890 .0 .6 0* 1.2 1.4 86
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .0 * .4 1.6 25
Evening Star 9030 .0 1.0 0* 1.3 1.8 72
Fisher Creek 9110 .8 1.2 67* 1.7 1.8 94
Grave Springs 8560 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.0 160
Hanson Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * 1.0 1.0 100
Hobbs Park 10080 .4 .7 57* 2.0 1.0 200
Kirwin 9580 .0 .8 0* 1.8 1.1 164
Little Goose 8560 .1 .1 100* .7 1.4 50
Little Warm 9370 .0 .2 0* 2.1 1.0 210
Marquette 8800 .0 .3 0* 1.1 1.2 92
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .3 0* 1.2 1.0 120
Monument Peak 8740 1.0 1.0 100* 1.7 1.6 106
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .0 * 1.0 .8 125
Owl Creek 8990 .0 .1 0* 1.2 .9 133
Parker Peak 9420 .0 1.2 0* .6 1.5 40
Placer Basin 8790 .5 .9 56* .7 1.6 44
Porcupine 6480 .5 .0 * 1.4 1.0 140
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .4 0* 1.4 1.2 117
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 .5 80* .9 1.6 56
Sacajawea 6610 .6 .0 * 2.1 1.9 111
Shell Creek 9570 .0 1.6 0* 1.3 1.2 108
Shower Falls 8060 .8 1.4 57* 1.7 1.8 94
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .0 * .6 1.2 50
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 2.4 1.0 240
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .1 -M * 1.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .0 .4 0* .5 1.3 38
Sylvan Lake 8440 .0 .4 0* 1.6 1.8 89
Sylvan Road 7140 .0 .0 * 1.3 1.2 108
Thumb Divide 7970 .0 .0 * 1.4 1.1 127
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .0 * .6 1.1 55
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .0 * 1.1 1.1 100
Togwotee Pass 9590 .1 1.0 10* 2.3 1.4 164
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 .0 * 2.1 1.0 210
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .1 1.4 7* 1.7 1.6 106
White Mill 8730 .6 .8 75* 1.3 1.3 100
Wolverine 7660 .0 .0 * .8 1.1 73
Younts Peak 8340 .3 .2 150* 2.4 1.0 240
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Basin Index (%) 35* 106
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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.
