Montana SNOTEL Precipitation Comparison Update Report

Montana SNOTEL Precipitation Comparison Update Report

Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites

**Provisional data, subject to revision**

Data based on the first reading of the day (typically 00:00) for Thursday, February 03, 2022

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Water Year-to-Date Precipitation			Current as Percent of 2011	Current as Percent of Median	2011 as Percent of Median
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	2011 (in)	Median (in)	Current as Percent of 2011	Current as Percent of Median	2011 as Percent of Median
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain	5600	19.7	16.2	17.1	122	115	95
Bear Mountain	5400	52.4	53.0	48.6	99	108	109
Garver Creek	4250	15.9	11.9	13.6₍₂₄₎	134	117	88
Grave Creek	4300	29.7	17.7	22.2	168	134	80
Hand Creek	5035	13.6	13.7	12.1	99	112	113
Hawkins Lake	6450	30.8	21.3	21.4	145	144	100
Poorman Creek	5100	42.6	46.2	39.3₍₂₂₎	92	108	118
Stahl Peak	6030	31.4	33.1	26.2	95	120	126
Basin Index (%)		111				118	106
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide	4820	8.1	11.8	N/A	69	*	*
Badger Pass	6900	22.6	22.4	21.3₍₂₉₎	101	106	105
Bassoo Peak	5150	12.3	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Bisson Creek	4920	11.9	19.1	10.8₍₂₈₎	62	110	177
Blacktail Mtn	5650	10.0	14.0	9.6₍₁₀₎	71	104	146
Emery Creek	4350	20.9	21.8	17.8	96	117	122
Flattop Mtn.	6300	45.6	37.9	35.0	120	130	108
Grave Creek	4300	29.7	17.7	22.2	168	134	80
Hand Creek	5035	13.6	13.7	12.1	99	112	113
Kraft Creek	4750	18.7	24.0	18.4	78	102	130
Moss Peak	6780	28.7	35.3	24.5	81	117	144
Noisy Basin	6040	25.6	44.8	30.1	57	85	149
North Fork Jocko	6330	35.7	41.7	34.7	86	103	120
Pike Creek	5930	25.6	23.4	N/A	109	*	*
Sleeping Woman	6150	19.1	16.5	14.9₍₂₈₎	116	128	111
Stahl Peak	6030	31.4	33.1	26.2	95	120	126
Stuart Mountain	7400	20.4	31.1	22.0₍₂₆₎	66	93	141
Basin Index (%)		90				111	125
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes	8250	10.3	10.3	9.4	100	110	110
Basin Creek	7180	5.4	6.5	5.4	83	100	120
Black Pine	7210	7.7	10.5	8.6	73	90	122
Combination	5600	5.7	7.1	6.6	80	86	108
Copper Bottom	5200	12.2	12.2	11.0	100	111	111
Copper Camp	6950	22.3	21.5	20.3₍₁₇₎	104	110	106
Lubrecht Flume	4680	8.6	8.5	7.4	101	116	115
Nevada Ridge	7020	10.0	13.9	11.0₍₂₆₎	72	91	126
N Fk Elk Creek	6250	10.9	11.5	9.2	95	118	125
North Fork Jocko	6330	35.7	41.7	34.7	86	103	120
Peterson Meadows	7200	7.5	7.7	7.6₍₂₂₎	97	99	101
Skalkaho Summit	7250	15.5	18.2	15.2	85	102	120
Stuart Mountain	7400	20.4	31.1	22.0₍₂₆₎	66	93	141
Warm Springs	7800	15.2	16.6	14.2	92	107	117
Basin Index (%)		86				103	119
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek	5780	10.6	10.7	9.0	99	118	119
Lolo Pass	5240	27.8	26.4	24.4	105	114	108
Moose Creek	6200	14.8	17.4	13.7	85	108	127
Nez Perce Camp	5650	13.1	18.2	14.3	72	92	127
Saddle Mtn.	7940	14.9	18.7	14.6	80	102	128
Skalkaho Summit	7250	15.5	18.2	15.2	85	102	120
Twelvemile Creek	5600	24.5	25.2	23.3	97	105	108
Twin Lakes	6400	33.9	34.5	33.1	98	102	104
Basin Index (%)		92				105	115
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain	5400	52.4	53.0	48.6	99	108	109
Hoodoo Basin	6050	34.9	35.1	31.0	99	113	113
Humboldt Gulch	4250	25.3	29.9	26.0	85	97	115
Lookout	5190	28.2	28.7	26.8	98	105	107
Mosquito Ridge	5260	31.6	36.4	31.2	87	101	117
Poorman Creek	5100	42.6	46.2	39.3₍₂₂₎	92	108	118
Sleeping Woman	6150	19.1	16.5	14.9₍₂₈₎	116	128	111
Stuart Mountain	7400	20.4	31.1	22.0₍₂₆₎	66	93	141
Sunset	5540	21.8	30.9	23.6	71	92	131
Basin Index (%)		90				105	117
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8300	15.8	11.8	12.0₍₂₄₎	134	132	98
Barker Lakes	8250	10.3	10.3	9.4	100	110	110
Basin Creek	7180	5.4	6.5	5.4	83	100	120
Beagle Springs	8850	8.2	7.5	6.0	109	137	125
Bloody Dick	7600	10.3	10.8	9.8	95	105	110
Calvert Creek	6430	9.2	10.8	7.0	85	131	154
Clover Meadow	8600	11.4	13.0	10.5	88	109	124
Darkhorse Lake	8945	18.1	23.9	18.2	76	99	131
Divide	7800	10.7	10.0	7.0	107	153	143
Frohner Meadow	6480	6.9	6.6	7.0	105	99	94
JL Meadow	8800	10.8	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7400	16.3	10.4	9.2	157	177	113
Lemhi Ridge	8100	7.8	8.7	8.4	90	93	104
Lower Twin	7900	15.1	14.2	13.3	106	114	107
Moose Creek	6200	14.8	17.4	13.7	85	108	127
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	13.9	10.8	69	89	129
Rocker Peak	8000	7.0	10.2	8.6	69	81	119
Saddle Mtn.	7940	14.9	18.7	14.6	80	102	128
Short Creek	7000	6.8	6.5	5.4	105	126	120
Slagamelt Lakes	8620	22.4	-M	N/A	*	*	*
White Elephant	7710	20.0	23.5	17.0	85	118	138
Basin Index (%)		93				113	121
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8300	15.8	11.8	12.0₍₂₄₎	134	132	98
Beaver Creek	7850	14.4	18.0	13.4	80	107	134
Black Bear	8170	23.8	29.0	23.5	82	101	123
Canyon	7870	9.2	12.4	N/A	74	*	*
Carrot Basin	9000	20.4	18.8	16.8	109	121	112
Clover Meadow	8600	11.4	13.0	10.5	88	109	124
Lone Mountain	8880	11.5	14.5	11.0₍₂₉₎	79	105	132
Lower Twin	7900	15.1	14.2	13.3	106	114	107
Madison Plateau	7750	16.0	20.2	15.4	79	104	131
Tepee Creek	8000	12.0	10.2	9.3	118	129	110
West Yellowstone	6700	9.9	11.7	9.2₍₂₂₎	85	108	127
Whiskey Creek	6800	12.9	15.6	12.4	83	104	126
Basin Index (%)		91				111	121
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek	7850	14.4	18.0	13.4	80	107	134
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	20.0	16.5₍₂₆₎	82	100	121
Carrot Basin	9000	20.4	18.8	16.8	109	121	112
Lick Creek	6860	8.7	9.3	8.9	94	98	104
Lone Mountain	8880	11.5	14.5	11.0₍₂₉₎	79	105	132
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	18.7	16.2₍₂₁₎	74	86	115
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	17.5	15.2	85	97	115
Basin Index (%)		86				102	119
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain	7950	13.5	15.1	14.0	89	96	108
Frohner Meadow	6480	6.9	6.6	7.0	105	99	94
Nevada Ridge	7020	10.0	13.9	11.0₍₂₆₎	72	91	126
Tizer Basin	6880	6.2	5.9	7.0	105	89	84
Basin Index (%)		88				94	106
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain	7950	13.5	15.1	14.0	89	96	108
Crystal Lake	6050	9.2	15.3	11.4	60	81	134
Daisy Peak	7600	6.3	9.3	7.0₍₂₄₎	68	90	133
Deadman Creek	6450	4.9	8.6	7.8	57	63	110
Elk Peak	7600	4.5	8.9	N/A	51	*	*
Onion Park	7410	9.1	13.4	11.8₍₁₉₎	68	77	114
Pickfoot Creek	6650	9.4	10.2	N/A	92	*	*
Spur Park	8100	6.4	12.6	11.3	51	57	112
Stringer Creek	6550	7.3	11.2	9.9₍₁₉₎	65	74	113
Basin Index (%)		67				77	117
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass	6900	22.6	22.4	21.3₍₂₉₎	101	106	105
Dupuyer Creek	5750	7.8	7.2	7.8	108	100	92
Mount Lockhart	6400	20.5	16.2	16.2	127	127	100
Pike Creek	5930	25.6	23.4	N/A	109	*	*
Waldron	5600	11.3	10.0	10.4	113	109	96
Wood Creek	5960	11.1	10.1	10.2	110	109	99
Basin Index (%)		111				111	100
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn.	6300	45.6	37.9	35.0	120	130	108
Many Glacier	4900	25.8	21.9	21.0	118	123	104
Basin Index (%)		119				128	107
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy	4700	5.6	11.1	7.2₍₂₄₎	50	78	154
Basin Index (%)		50				78	154
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.3	16.9	13.4	61	77	126
Box Canyon	6670	8.0	10.3	7.8	78	103	132
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	20.0	16.5₍₂₆₎	82	100	121
Burnt Mtn	5880	6.9	6.7	7.7₍₂₀₎	103	90	87
Canyon	7870	9.2	12.4	N/A	74	*	*
Cole Creek	7850	5.9	6.1	7.7	97	77	79
East Boulder Mine	6335	7.2	8.5	8.2₍₁₂₎	85	88	104
Evening Star	9200	17.3	24.9	19.6	69	88	127
Fisher Creek	9100	21.0	25.6	20.9	82	100	122
Monument Peak	8850	14.2	18.7	14.6	76	97	128
Northeast Entrance	7350	7.8	10.7	8.4	73	93	127
Parker Peak	9400	12.8	17.9	13.4	72	96	134
Placer Basin	8830	10.6	14.5	12.2	73	87	119
Porcupine	6500	6.6	9.3	7.2	71	92	129
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	18.7	16.2₍₂₁₎	74	86	115
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	17.5	15.2	85	97	115
S Fork Shields	8100	11.3	17.3	13.4	65	84	129
Sylvan Lake	8420	15.1	19.4	15.2	78	99	128
Thumb Divide	7980	13.5	14.0	11.6	96	116	121
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	17.6	19.2	16.6	92	106	116
White Mill	8700	12.9	19.1	15.4	68	84	124
Wolverine	7650	8.1	10.4	8.5	78	95	122
Basin Index (%)		77				94	121
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn.	9380	9.4	13.4	9.8	70	96	137
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	5.6	6.0	5.2	93	108	115
Blackwater	9780	15.1	17.4	14.2	87	106	123
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.3	11.1	9.4	75	88	118
Burroughs Creek	8750	8.8	10.6	N/A	83	*	*
Castle Creek	8400	4.3	5.0	6.0₍₁₀₎	86	72	83
Cold Springs	9630	9.0	5.9	6.2	153	145	95
Deer Park	9700	11.0	15.3	10.2₍₂₃₎	72	108	150
Evening Star	9200	17.3	24.9	19.6	69	88	127
Grave Springs	8550	5.6	5.4	5.6₍₂₈₎	104	100	96
Hobbs Park	10100	11.2	8.6	7.2	130	156	119
Kirwin	9550	9.0	8.7	7.9	103	114	110
Little Warm	9370	10.1	8.5	7.8	119	129	109
Marquette	8760	5.2	4.6	6.0	113	87	77
Middle Powder	7760	6.0	8.3	6.0	72	100	138
Owl Creek	8975	4.9	3.4	3.9	144	126	87
Powder River Pass	9480	5.4	11.7	8.2	46	66	143
Shell Creek	9580	8.6	10.5	8.7	82	99	121
South Pass	9040	9.6	10.2	9.4	94	102	109
St. Lawrence Alt	8620	6.3	4.6	N/A	137	*	*
Sylvan Lake	8420	15.1	19.4	15.2	78	99	128
Sylvan Road	7120	10.9	14.3	11.9	76	92	120
Timber Creek	7950	4.0	3.2	4.8	125	83	67
Togwotee Pass	9580	15.4	21.3	16.0	72	96	133
Townsend Creek	8700	8.3	7.5	6.7	111	124	112
Younts Peak	8350	7.6	10.5	9.6₍₂₈₎	72	79	109
Basin Index (%)		86				101	118
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose	7990	7.6	6.7	6.2₍₂₂₎	113	123	108
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.3	11.1	9.4	75	88	118
Burgess Junction	7880	8.2	7.8	7.6	105	108	103
Dome Lake	8880	8.4	8.9	8.0	94	105	111
Little Goose	8870	8.6	9.9	7.4₍₁₀₎	87	116	134
Sucker Creek	8880	9.7	9.4	8.4	103	115	112
Tie Creek	6870	7.8	6.4	7.0₍₂₆₎	122	111	91
Basin Index (%)		97				109	111
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	5.6	6.0	5.2	93	108	115
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9860	9.3	10.2	8.3	91	112	123
Grave Springs	8550	5.6	5.4	5.6₍₂₈₎	104	100	96
Hansen Sawmill	8360	6.2	5.0	5.4	124	115	93
Middle Powder	7760	6.0	8.3	6.0	72	100	138
Powder River Pass	9480	5.4	11.7	8.2	46	66	143
Soldier Park	8720	6.1	5.9	5.6₍₁₀₎	103	109	105
Basin Index (%)		84				100	119
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake	8300	15.8	11.8	12.0₍₂₄₎	134	132	98
Badger Pass	6900	22.6	22.4	21.3₍₂₉₎	101	106	105
Barker Lakes	8250	10.3	10.3	9.4	100	110	110
Basin Creek	7180	5.4	6.5	5.4	83	100	120
Beagle Springs	8850	8.2	7.5	6.0	109	137	125
Beaver Creek	7850	14.4	18.0	13.4	80	107	134
Black Bear	8170	23.8	29.0	23.5	82	101	123
Bloody Dick	7600	10.3	10.8	9.8	95	105	110
Boulder Mountain	7950	13.5	15.1	14.0	89	96	108
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	20.0	16.5₍₂₆₎	82	100	121
Calvert Creek	6430	9.2	10.8	7.0	85	131	154
Canyon	7870	9.2	12.4	N/A	74	*	*
Carrot Basin	9000	20.4	18.8	16.8	109	121	112
Clover Meadow	8600	11.4	13.0	10.5	88	109	124
Crystal Lake	6050	9.2	15.3	11.4	60	81	134
Daisy Peak	7600	6.3	9.3	7.0₍₂₄₎	68	90	133
Darkhorse Lake	8945	18.1	23.9	18.2	76	99	131
Deadman Creek	6450	4.9	8.6	7.8	57	63	110
Divide	7800	10.7	10.0	7.0	107	153	143
Dupuyer Creek	5750	7.8	7.2	7.8	108	100	92
Elk Peak	7600	4.5	8.9	N/A	51	*	*
Frohner Meadow	6480	6.9	6.6	7.0	105	99	94
JL Meadow	8800	10.8	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7400	16.3	10.4	9.2	157	177	113
Lemhi Ridge	8100	7.8	8.7	8.4	90	93	104
Lick Creek	6860	8.7	9.3	8.9	94	98	104
Lone Mountain	8880	11.5	14.5	11.0₍₂₉₎	79	105	132
Lower Twin	7900	15.1	14.2	13.3	106	114	107
Madison Plateau	7750	16.0	20.2	15.4	79	104	131
Moose Creek	6200	14.8	17.4	13.7	85	108	127
Mount Lockhart	6400	20.5	16.2	16.2	127	127	100
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	13.9	10.8	69	89	129
Nevada Ridge	7020	10.0	13.9	11.0₍₂₆₎	72	91	126
Onion Park	7410	9.1	13.4	11.8₍₁₉₎	68	77	114
Pickfoot Creek	6650	9.4	10.2	N/A	92	*	*
Pike Creek	5930	25.6	23.4	N/A	109	*	*
Rocker Peak	8000	7.0	10.2	8.6	69	81	119
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	18.7	16.2₍₂₁₎	74	86	115
Saddle Mtn.	7940	14.9	18.7	14.6	80	102	128
Short Creek	7000	6.8	6.5	5.4	105	126	120
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	17.5	15.2	85	97	115
Slagamelt Lakes	8620	22.4	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Spur Park	8100	6.4	12.6	11.3	51	57	112
Stringer Creek	6550	7.3	11.2	9.9₍₁₉₎	65	74	113
Tepee Creek	8000	12.0	10.2	9.3	118	129	110
Tizer Basin	6880	6.2	5.9	7.0	105	89	84
Waldron	5600	11.3	10.0	10.4	113	109	96
West Yellowstone	6700	9.9	11.7	9.2₍₂₂₎	85	108	127
Whiskey Creek	6800	12.9	15.6	12.4	83	104	126
White Elephant	7710	20.0	23.5	17.0	85	118	138
Wood Creek	5960	11.1	10.1	10.2	110	109	99
Basin Index (%)		89				104	118
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn.	9380	9.4	13.4	9.8	70	96	137
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	5.6	6.0	5.2	93	108	115
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.3	16.9	13.4	61	77	126
Big Goose	7990	7.6	6.7	6.2₍₂₂₎	113	123	108
Blackwater	9780	15.1	17.4	14.2	87	106	123
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.3	11.1	9.4	75	88	118
Box Canyon	6670	8.0	10.3	7.8	78	103	132
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	20.0	16.5₍₂₆₎	82	100	121
Burgess Junction	7880	8.2	7.8	7.6	105	108	103
Burnt Mtn	5880	6.9	6.7	7.7₍₂₀₎	103	90	87
Burroughs Creek	8750	8.8	10.6	N/A	83	*	*
Canyon	7870	9.2	12.4	N/A	74	*	*
Castle Creek	8400	4.3	5.0	6.0₍₁₀₎	86	72	83
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9860	9.3	10.2	8.3	91	112	123
Cold Springs	9630	9.0	5.9	6.2	153	145	95
Cole Creek	7850	5.9	6.1	7.7	97	77	79
Deer Park	9700	11.0	15.3	10.2₍₂₃₎	72	108	150
Dome Lake	8880	8.4	8.9	8.0	94	105	111
East Boulder Mine	6335	7.2	8.5	8.2₍₁₂₎	85	88	104
Evening Star	9200	17.3	24.9	19.6	69	88	127
Fisher Creek	9100	21.0	25.6	20.9	82	100	122
Grave Springs	8550	5.6	5.4	5.6₍₂₈₎	104	100	96
Hansen Sawmill	8360	6.2	5.0	5.4	124	115	93
Hobbs Park	10100	11.2	8.6	7.2	130	156	119
Kirwin	9550	9.0	8.7	7.9	103	114	110
Little Goose	8870	8.6	9.9	7.4₍₁₀₎	87	116	134
Little Warm	9370	10.1	8.5	7.8	119	129	109
Marquette	8760	5.2	4.6	6.0	113	87	77
Middle Powder	7760	6.0	8.3	6.0	72	100	138
Monument Peak	8850	14.2	18.7	14.6	76	97	128
Northeast Entrance	7350	7.8	10.7	8.4	73	93	127
Owl Creek	8975	4.9	3.4	3.9	144	126	87
Parker Peak	9400	12.8	17.9	13.4	72	96	134
Placer Basin	8830	10.6	14.5	12.2	73	87	119
Porcupine	6500	6.6	9.3	7.2	71	92	129
Powder River Pass	9480	5.4	11.7	8.2	46	66	143
S Fork Shields	8100	11.3	17.3	13.4	65	84	129
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	18.7	16.2₍₂₁₎	74	86	115
Shell Creek	9580	8.6	10.5	8.7	82	99	121
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	17.5	15.2	85	97	115
Soldier Park	8720	6.1	5.9	5.6₍₁₀₎	103	109	105
South Pass	9040	9.6	10.2	9.4	94	102	109
St. Lawrence Alt	8620	6.3	4.6	N/A	137	*	*
Sucker Creek	8880	9.7	9.4	8.4	103	115	112
Sylvan Lake	8420	15.1	19.4	15.2	78	99	128
Sylvan Road	7120	10.9	14.3	11.9	76	92	120
Thumb Divide	7980	13.5	14.0	11.6	96	116	121
Tie Creek	6870	7.8	6.4	7.0₍₂₆₎	122	111	91
Timber Creek	7950	4.0	3.2	4.8	125	83	67
Togwotee Pass	9580	15.4	21.3	16.0	72	96	133
Townsend Creek	8700	8.3	7.5	6.7	111	124	112
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	17.6	19.2	16.6	92	106	116
White Mill	8700	12.9	19.1	15.4	68	84	124
Wolverine	7650	8.1	10.4	8.5	78	95	122
Younts Peak	8350	7.6	10.5	9.6₍₂₈₎	72	79	109
Basin Index (%)		84				99	118

-M = Missing data.
* = Analysis may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
N/A = Not available.

Footnotes for median and average:
(##) = If less than 30 years are available, this value specifies the number of years used for the median and average calculations.
Sites with less than 10 years available do not have medians or averages.

The WATER YEAR-TO-DATE-PRECIPITATION represents total precipitation since October 1st, expressed in inches.

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 normals 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.