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 SUNDAY: DECEMBER 14 , 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 3.3 4.8 69 14.3 9.6 149
Bear Mountain 5460 7.8 15.0 52 36.9 26.7 138
Garver Creek 4250 1.8 3.9 46 10.7 7.8 137
Grave Creek 4350 2.4 4.2 57 24.5 11.8 208
Hand Creek 5040 2.0 2.8 71 8.8 6.3 140
Hawkins Lake 6460 7.3 7.7 95 19.2 13.6 141
Poorman Creek 5050 5.2 7.6 68 36.8 23.1 159
Stahl Peak 6040 15.4 11.2 138 22.1 15.0 147
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Basin Index (%) 79 152
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 7.5 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 13.0 10.3 126 18.7 12.0 156
Bassoo Peak 5130 .6 -M * 10.2 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.6 2.3 70 11.7 6.2 189
Blacktail Mtn 5660 1.9 2.8 68 7.7 5.5 140
Emery Creek 4340 3.1 3.7 84 15.3 9.8 156
Flattop Mtn. 6290 15.0 13.7 109 27.6 19.4 142
Grave Creek 4350 2.4 4.2 57 24.5 11.8 208
Hand Creek 5040 2.0 2.8 71 8.8 6.3 140
Kraft Creek 4760 -M 2.9 * -M 10.5 *
Moss Peak 6760 16.3 11.6 141 22.1 13.4 165
Noisy Basin 6070 14.6 11.3 129 21.4 15.6 137
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.5 10.8 218 26.2 18.9 139
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 18.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.5 4.1 85 14.3 8.7 164
Stahl Peak 6040 15.4 11.2 138 22.1 15.0 147
Stuart Mountain 7270 14.9 8.9 167 14.8 10.9 136
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Basin Index (%) 130 153
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.9 69 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 2.8 36 3.2 4.1 78
Black Pine 7170 3.0 3.0 100 7.2 5.2 138
Combination 5620 .2 1.3 15 5.9 4.0 148
Copper Bottom 5200 1.0 2.2 45 11.0 5.6 196
Copper Camp 6980 10.5 11.9 88 19.7 10.8 182
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.3 1.3 100 7.3 4.6 159
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.8 4.2 138 8.1 6.4 127
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.0 3.0 100 8.7 5.2 167
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.5 10.8 218 26.2 18.9 139
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.5 3.3 76 6.7 4.7 143
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 6.0 102 10.4 7.9 132
Stuart Mountain 7270 14.9 8.9 167 14.8 10.9 136
Warm Springs 7840 9.1 7.2 126 12.0 8.4 143
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Basin Index (%) 120 145
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 2.7 3.0 90 -M 5.4 *
Lolo Pass 5280 3.7 6.8 54 17.0 13.0 131
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 4.8 83 8.2 7.2 114
Nez Perce Camp 5670 2.9 3.7 78 11.2 8.1 138
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 8.0 89 8.5 7.1 120
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 6.0 102 10.4 7.9 132
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 4.4 * -M 12.4 *
Twin Lakes 6390 7.8 10.6 74 22.3 17.2 130
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Basin Index (%) 80 128
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 7.8 15.0 52 36.9 26.7 138
Hoodoo Basin 6060 11.2 10.6 106 23.8 17.4 137
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.4 3.4 71 21.9 14.8 148
Lookout 5180 3.2 6.4 50 19.6 15.5 126
Mosquito Ridge 5270 4.3 9.0 48 21.7 16.0 136
Poorman Creek 5050 5.2 7.6 68 36.8 23.1 159
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.5 4.1 85 14.3 8.7 164
Stuart Mountain 7270 14.9 8.9 167 14.8 10.9 136
Sunset 5580 4.4 5.2 85 18.8 13.8 136
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Basin Index (%) 81 142
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.8 67 6.1 7.4 82
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.9 69 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 2.8 36 3.2 4.1 78
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 3.2 31 4.4 4.2 105
Bloody Dick 7570 2.3 4.0 58 6.1 5.6 109
Calvert Creek 6410 2.2 2.6 85 6.2 4.2 148
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.6 71 7.4 6.8 109
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.9 9.8 101 11.8 9.9 119
Divide 7770 1.2 3.2 38 -M 4.2 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.3 2.6 50 6.7 4.4 152
JL Meadow 8750 3.4 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.8 25 6.1 5.8 105
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.7 62 4.1 4.8 85
Lower Twin 7920 4.1 6.0 68 8.0 8.0 100
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 4.8 83 8.2 7.2 114
Mule Creek 8300 5.0 5.0 100 5.6 6.4 88
Rocker Peak 7960 5.6 4.9 114 7.2 5.1 141
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 8.0 89 8.5 7.1 120
Short Creek 6980 .6 1.8 33 4.1 3.4 121
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.6 -M * 12.5 -M *
White Elephant 7670 2.3 7.2 32 6.5 9.5 68
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Basin Index (%) 70 107
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.8 67 6.1 7.4 82
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.4 48 7.9 7.4 107
Black Bear 8160 6.9 11.9 58 10.7 13.6 79
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.0 55 5.8 5.6 104
Carrot Basin 9200 8.5 8.9 96 10.8 9.6 112
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.6 71 7.4 6.8 109
Lone Mountain 8810 5.5 5.9 93 7.3 6.9 106
Lower Twin 7920 4.1 6.0 68 8.0 8.0 100
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 7.0 41 7.7 9.3 83
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.2 5.6 111
West Yellowstone 6680 1.0 3.2 31 4.8 5.6 86
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.2 48 6.7 7.2 93
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Basin Index (%) 63 96
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.4 48 7.9 7.4 107
Brackett Creek 7370 6.5 6.1 107 13.1 10.1 130
Carrot Basin 9200 8.5 8.9 96 10.8 9.6 112
Lick Creek 6880 2.0 3.0 67 8.3 6.1 136
Lone Mountain 8810 5.5 5.9 93 7.3 6.9 106
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 3.5 97 11.2 9.4 119
Shower Falls 8060 7.4 7.1 104 12.0 9.8 122
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Basin Index (%) 90 119
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.6 6.4 119 12.0 7.6 158
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.3 2.6 50 6.7 4.4 152
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.8 4.2 138 8.1 6.4 127
Tizer Basin 6880 2.0 3.4 59 5.5 4.7 117
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Basin Index (%) 101 140
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.6 6.4 119 12.0 7.6 158
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 4.0 108 7.7 6.8 113
Daisy Peak 7590 2.9 3.3 88 4.2 4.2 100
Deadman Creek 6440 3.9 3.1 126 6.7 4.6 146
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.2 4.0 105 7.0 7.6 92
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .6 -M * 9.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.6 6.9 125 8.8 6.0 147
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.2 94 6.1 5.9 103
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Basin Index (%) 112 123
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 13.0 10.3 126 18.7 12.0 156
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.0 1.5 67 8.1 4.9 165
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.9 6.0 98 17.0 8.8 193
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 18.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.9 3.2 59 11.5 6.4 180
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.2 64 10.8 6.4 169
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Basin Index (%) 100 172
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 15.0 13.7 109 27.6 19.4 142
Many Glacier 4930 1.5 3.1 48 19.8 12.4 160
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Basin Index (%) 98 149
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.4 1.2 200 7.5 4.6 163
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Basin Index (%) 200 163
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.3 7.7 108 9.7 7.2 135
Box Canyon 6720 2.4 2.6 92 8.8 4.9 180
Brackett Creek 7370 6.5 6.1 107 13.1 10.1 130
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.7 0 5.2 5.6 93
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.0 55 5.8 5.6 104
Cole Creek 7910 1.3 5.6 23 3.7 5.8 64
East Boulder Mine 6310 .8 1.6 50 6.6 5.8 114
Evening Star 9040 11.4 9.0 127 16.4 11.3 145
Fisher Creek 9110 11.2 11.0 102 14.5 11.8 123
Monument Peak 8740 8.1 6.8 119 11.1 8.4 132
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.6 2.4 108 7.6 5.2 146
Parker Peak 9420 8.6 7.8 110 10.3 7.9 130
Placer Basin 8790 6.2 6.1 102 9.2 7.7 119
Porcupine 6480 1.4 1.4 100 5.9 4.5 131
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 3.5 97 11.2 9.4 119
Shower Falls 8060 7.4 7.1 104 12.0 9.8 122
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.2 * 10.3 8.3 124
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.6 6.6 70 10.2 9.2 111
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.4 66 6.5 6.8 96
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.5 10.8 88 10.6 10.0 106
White Mill 8730 10.1 7.6 133 11.4 8.6 133
Wolverine 7650 2.9 3.6 81 7.1 4.8 148
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Basin Index (%) 95 123
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.8 6.6 118 9.4 6.0 157
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.1 48 5.6 3.6 156
Blackwater 9840 8.1 9.2 88 10.3 8.6 120
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 5.8 97 6.7 5.7 118
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.3 -M * 7.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.5 40 3.3 3.7 89
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 2.7 59 5.5 4.0 138
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.8 67 4.5 6.4 70
Evening Star 9040 11.4 9.0 127 16.4 11.3 145
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.3 3.8 139
Hobbs Park 10080 2.4 5.0 48 4.3 4.9 88
Kirwin 9580 3.4 4.0 85 7.1 5.0 142
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.6 100 6.5 5.0 130
Marquette 8800 .4 3.1 13 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.0 53 6.0 4.2 143
Owl Creek 8990 .4 2.1 19 3.0 2.9 103
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.0 128 8.7 5.2 167
Shell Creek 9570 5.7 6.0 95 8.1 5.2 156
South Pass 9040 2.7 4.8 56 4.1 5.9 69
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.6 6.6 70 10.2 9.2 111
Sylvan Road 7140 2.6 4.0 65 8.2 7.2 114
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 2.6 3.4 76
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.7 91 11.9 9.0 132
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.1 16 3.3 4.8 69
Younts Peak 8340 2.5 5.0 50 9.2 5.8 159
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Basin Index (%) 77 121
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.3 2.6 50 4.6 4.1 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 5.8 97 6.7 5.7 118
Burgess Junction 7900 2.2 3.4 65 5.3 4.5 118
Dome Lake 8890 2.0 3.6 56 5.9 5.0 118
Little Goose 8560 1.6 2.7 59 5.3 4.6 115
Sucker Creek 8840 2.6 4.2 62 6.2 5.3 117
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.5 60 4.7 4.4 107
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Basin Index (%) 68 115
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.1 48 5.6 3.6 156
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 5.0 84 6.2 5.3 117
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.3 3.8 139
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.3 2.4 54 6.1 3.4 179
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.0 53 6.0 4.2 143
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.0 128 8.7 5.2 167
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 1.6 69 4.2 3.8 111
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Basin Index (%) 75 144
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.8 67 6.1 7.4 82
Badger Pass 6870 13.0 10.3 126 18.7 12.0 156
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.9 69 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 2.8 36 3.2 4.1 78
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 3.2 31 4.4 4.2 105
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.4 48 7.9 7.4 107
Black Bear 8160 6.9 11.9 58 10.7 13.6 79
Bloody Dick 7570 2.3 4.0 58 6.1 5.6 109
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.6 6.4 119 12.0 7.6 158
Brackett Creek 7370 6.5 6.1 107 13.1 10.1 130
Calvert Creek 6410 2.2 2.6 85 6.2 4.2 148
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.0 55 5.8 5.6 104
Carrot Basin 9200 8.5 8.9 96 10.8 9.6 112
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.6 71 7.4 6.8 109
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 4.0 108 7.7 6.8 113
Daisy Peak 7590 2.9 3.3 88 4.2 4.2 100
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.9 9.8 101 11.8 9.9 119
Deadman Creek 6440 3.9 3.1 126 6.7 4.6 146
Divide 7770 1.2 3.2 38 -M 4.2 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.0 1.5 67 8.1 4.9 165
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.3 2.6 50 6.7 4.4 152
JL Meadow 8750 3.4 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.8 25 6.1 5.8 105
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.7 62 4.1 4.8 85
Lick Creek 6880 2.0 3.0 67 8.3 6.1 136
Lone Mountain 8810 5.5 5.9 93 7.3 6.9 106
Lower Twin 7920 4.1 6.0 68 8.0 8.0 100
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 7.0 41 7.7 9.3 83
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 4.8 83 8.2 7.2 114
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.9 6.0 98 17.0 8.8 193
Mule Creek 8300 5.0 5.0 100 5.6 6.4 88
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.8 4.2 138 8.1 6.4 127
Onion Park 7420 4.2 4.0 105 7.0 7.6 92
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .6 -M * 9.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 18.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 5.6 4.9 114 7.2 5.1 141
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 3.5 97 11.2 9.4 119
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 8.0 89 8.5 7.1 120
Short Creek 6980 .6 1.8 33 4.1 3.4 121
Shower Falls 8060 7.4 7.1 104 12.0 9.8 122
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.6 -M * 12.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.6 6.9 125 8.8 6.0 147
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.2 94 6.1 5.9 103
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.2 5.6 111
Tizer Basin 6880 2.0 3.4 59 5.5 4.7 117
Waldron 5640 1.9 3.2 59 11.5 6.4 180
West Yellowstone 6680 1.0 3.2 31 4.8 5.6 86
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.2 48 6.7 7.2 93
White Elephant 7670 2.3 7.2 32 6.5 9.5 68
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.2 64 10.8 6.4 169
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Basin Index (%) 80 118
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.8 6.6 118 9.4 6.0 157
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.1 48 5.6 3.6 156
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.3 7.7 108 9.7 7.2 135
Big Goose 8010 1.3 2.6 50 4.6 4.1 112
Blackwater 9840 8.1 9.2 88 10.3 8.6 120
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 5.8 97 6.7 5.7 118
Box Canyon 6720 2.4 2.6 92 8.8 4.9 180
Brackett Creek 7370 6.5 6.1 107 13.1 10.1 130
Burgess Junction 7900 2.2 3.4 65 5.3 4.5 118
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.7 0 5.2 5.6 93
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.3 -M * 7.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.0 55 5.8 5.6 104
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.5 40 3.3 3.7 89
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 5.0 84 6.2 5.3 117
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 2.7 59 5.5 4.0 138
Cole Creek 7910 1.3 5.6 23 3.7 5.8 64
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.8 67 4.5 6.4 70
Dome Lake 8890 2.0 3.6 56 5.9 5.0 118
East Boulder Mine 6310 .8 1.6 50 6.6 5.8 114
Evening Star 9040 11.4 9.0 127 16.4 11.3 145
Fisher Creek 9110 11.2 11.0 102 14.5 11.8 123
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.3 3.8 139
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.3 2.4 54 6.1 3.4 179
Hobbs Park 10080 2.4 5.0 48 4.3 4.9 88
Kirwin 9580 3.4 4.0 85 7.1 5.0 142
Little Goose 8560 1.6 2.7 59 5.3 4.6 115
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.6 100 6.5 5.0 130
Marquette 8800 .4 3.1 13 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.0 53 6.0 4.2 143
Monument Peak 8740 8.1 6.8 119 11.1 8.4 132
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.6 2.4 108 7.6 5.2 146
Owl Creek 8990 .4 2.1 19 3.0 2.9 103
Parker Peak 9420 8.6 7.8 110 10.3 7.9 130
Placer Basin 8790 6.2 6.1 102 9.2 7.7 119
Porcupine 6480 1.4 1.4 100 5.9 4.5 131
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.0 128 8.7 5.2 167
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.2 * 10.3 8.3 124
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 3.5 97 11.2 9.4 119
Shell Creek 9570 5.7 6.0 95 8.1 5.2 156
Shower Falls 8060 7.4 7.1 104 12.0 9.8 122
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 1.6 69 4.2 3.8 111
South Pass 9040 2.7 4.8 56 4.1 5.9 69
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 2.6 4.2 62 6.2 5.3 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.6 6.6 70 10.2 9.2 111
Sylvan Road 7140 2.6 4.0 65 8.2 7.2 114
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.4 66 6.5 6.8 96
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.5 60 4.7 4.4 107
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 2.6 3.4 76
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.7 91 11.9 9.0 132
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.1 16 3.3 4.8 69
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.5 10.8 88 10.6 10.0 106
White Mill 8730 10.1 7.6 133 11.4 8.6 133
Wolverine 7650 2.9 3.6 81 7.1 4.8 148
Younts Peak 8340 2.5 5.0 50 9.2 5.8 159
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Basin Index (%) 83 121
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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.
