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 2021	Current as Percent of Median	2021 as Percent of Median
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	2021 (in)	Median (in)	Current as Percent of 2021	Current as Percent of Median	2021 as Percent of Median
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain	5600	19.7	18.3	17.1	108	115	107
Bear Mountain	5400	52.4	39.0	48.6	134	108	80
Garver Creek	4250	15.9	14.8	13.6₍₂₄₎	107	117	109
Grave Creek	4300	29.7	22.2	22.2	134	134	100
Hand Creek	5035	13.6	11.8	12.1	115	112	98
Hawkins Lake	6450	30.8	24.4	21.4	126	144	114
Poorman Creek	5100	42.6	35.8	39.3₍₂₂₎	119	108	91
Stahl Peak	6030	31.4	30.8	26.2	102	120	118
Basin Index (%)		120				118	98
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide	4820	8.1	9.1	N/A	89	*	*
Badger Pass	6900	22.6	23.6	21.3₍₂₉₎	96	106	111
Bassoo Peak	5150	12.3	12.2	N/A	101	*	*
Bisson Creek	4920	11.9	11.3	10.8₍₂₈₎	105	110	105
Blacktail Mtn	5650	10.0	9.6	9.6₍₁₀₎	104	104	100
Emery Creek	4350	20.9	19.5	17.8	107	117	110
Flattop Mtn.	6300	45.6	38.1	35.0	120	130	109
Grave Creek	4300	29.7	22.2	22.2	134	134	100
Hand Creek	5035	13.6	11.8	12.1	115	112	98
Kraft Creek	4750	18.7	18.2	18.4	103	102	99
Moss Peak	6780	28.7	24.1	24.5	119	117	98
Noisy Basin	6040	25.6	25.1	30.1	102	85	83
North Fork Jocko	6330	35.7	29.7	34.7	120	103	86
Pike Creek	5930	25.6	22.8	N/A	112	*	*
Sleeping Woman	6150	19.1	15.2	14.9₍₂₈₎	126	128	102
Stahl Peak	6030	31.4	30.8	26.2	102	120	118
Stuart Mountain	7400	20.4	18.3	22.0₍₂₆₎	111	93	83
Basin Index (%)		111				111	99
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes	8250	10.3	8.2	9.4	126	110	87
Basin Creek	7180	5.4	2.6	5.4	208	100	48
Black Pine	7210	7.7	6.0	8.6	128	90	70
Combination	5600	5.7	5.4	6.6	106	86	82
Copper Bottom	5200	12.2	12.4	11.0	98	111	113
Copper Camp	6950	22.3	18.5	20.3₍₁₇₎	121	110	91
Lubrecht Flume	4680	8.6	8.0	7.4	108	116	108
Nevada Ridge	7020	10.0	9.7	11.0₍₂₆₎	103	91	88
N Fk Elk Creek	6250	10.9	10.0	9.2	109	118	109
North Fork Jocko	6330	35.7	29.7	34.7	120	103	86
Peterson Meadows	7200	7.5	6.0	7.6₍₂₂₎	125	99	79
Skalkaho Summit	7250	15.5	16.3	15.2	95	102	107
Stuart Mountain	7400	20.4	18.3	22.0₍₂₆₎	111	93	83
Warm Springs	7800	15.2	12.0	14.2	127	107	85
Basin Index (%)		115				103	89
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek	5780	10.6	10.8	9.0	98	118	120
Lolo Pass	5240	27.8	22.5	24.4	124	114	92
Moose Creek	6200	14.8	14.2	13.7	104	108	104
Nez Perce Camp	5650	13.1	12.7	14.3	103	92	89
Saddle Mtn.	7940	14.9	13.2	14.6	113	102	90
Skalkaho Summit	7250	15.5	16.3	15.2	95	102	107
Twelvemile Creek	5600	24.5	24.6	23.3	100	105	106
Twin Lakes	6400	33.9	30.1	33.1	113	102	91
Basin Index (%)		107				105	98
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain	5400	52.4	39.0	48.6	134	108	80
Hoodoo Basin	6050	34.9	27.1	31.0	129	113	87
Humboldt Gulch	4250	25.3	24.2	26.0	105	97	93
Lookout	5190	28.2	25.9	26.8	109	105	97
Mosquito Ridge	5260	31.6	25.9	31.2	122	101	83
Poorman Creek	5100	42.6	35.8	39.3₍₂₂₎	119	108	91
Sleeping Woman	6150	19.1	15.2	14.9₍₂₈₎	126	128	102
Stuart Mountain	7400	20.4	18.3	22.0₍₂₆₎	111	93	83
Sunset	5540	21.8	18.3	23.6	119	92	78
Basin Index (%)		120				105	87
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8300	15.8	10.1	12.0₍₂₄₎	156	132	84
Barker Lakes	8250	10.3	8.2	9.4	126	110	87
Basin Creek	7180	5.4	2.6	5.4	208	100	48
Beagle Springs	8850	8.2	6.5	6.0	126	137	108
Bloody Dick	7600	10.3	8.8	9.8	117	105	90
Calvert Creek	6430	9.2	7.5	7.0	123	131	107
Clover Meadow	8600	11.4	9.2	10.5	124	109	88
Darkhorse Lake	8945	18.1	13.6	18.2	133	99	75
Divide	7800	10.7	6.2	7.0	173	153	89
Frohner Meadow	6480	6.9	8.6	7.0	80	99	123
JL Meadow	8800	10.8	6.6	N/A	164	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7400	16.3	7.1	9.2	230	177	77
Lemhi Ridge	8100	7.8	6.0	8.4	130	93	71
Lower Twin	7900	15.1	11.2	13.3	135	114	84
Moose Creek	6200	14.8	14.2	13.7	104	108	104
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	9.3	10.8	103	89	86
Rocker Peak	8000	7.0	7.7	8.6	91	81	90
Saddle Mtn.	7940	14.9	13.2	14.6	113	102	90
Short Creek	7000	6.8	4.3	5.4	158	126	80
Slagamelt Lakes	8620	22.4	18.3	N/A	122	*	*
White Elephant	7710	20.0	13.4	17.0	149	118	79
Basin Index (%)		131				113	87
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8300	15.8	10.1	12.0₍₂₄₎	156	132	84
Beaver Creek	7850	14.4	11.0	13.4	131	107	82
Black Bear	8170	23.8	19.0	23.5	125	101	81
Canyon	7870	9.2	8.5	N/A	108	*	*
Carrot Basin	9000	20.4	14.7	16.8	139	121	88
Clover Meadow	8600	11.4	9.2	10.5	124	109	88
Lone Mountain	8880	11.5	9.2	11.0₍₂₉₎	125	105	84
Lower Twin	7900	15.1	11.2	13.3	135	114	84
Madison Plateau	7750	16.0	13.0	15.4	123	104	84
Tepee Creek	8000	12.0	7.7	9.3	156	129	83
West Yellowstone	6700	9.9	8.3	9.2₍₂₂₎	119	108	90
Whiskey Creek	6800	12.9	11.1	12.4	116	104	90
Basin Index (%)		130				111	85
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek	7850	14.4	11.0	13.4	131	107	82
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	14.9	16.5₍₂₆₎	111	100	90
Carrot Basin	9000	20.4	14.7	16.8	139	121	88
Lick Creek	6860	8.7	8.3	8.9	105	98	93
Lone Mountain	8880	11.5	9.2	11.0₍₂₉₎	125	105	84
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	13.5	16.2₍₂₁₎	103	86	83
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	14.2	15.2	104	97	93
Basin Index (%)		117				102	88
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain	7950	13.5	10.1	14.0	134	96	72
Frohner Meadow	6480	6.9	8.6	7.0	80	99	123
Nevada Ridge	7020	10.0	9.7	11.0₍₂₆₎	103	91	88
Tizer Basin	6880	6.2	9.1	7.0	68	89	130
Basin Index (%)		98				94	96
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain	7950	13.5	10.1	14.0	134	96	72
Crystal Lake	6050	9.2	10.9	11.4	84	81	96
Daisy Peak	7600	6.3	6.3	7.0₍₂₄₎	100	90	90
Deadman Creek	6450	4.9	6.4	7.8	77	63	82
Elk Peak	7600	4.5	4.2	N/A	107	*	*
Onion Park	7410	9.1	9.8	11.8₍₁₉₎	93	77	83
Pickfoot Creek	6650	9.4	9.8	N/A	96	*	*
Spur Park	8100	6.4	8.5	11.3	75	57	75
Stringer Creek	6550	7.3	9.3	9.9₍₁₉₎	78	74	94
Basin Index (%)		94				77	84
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass	6900	22.6	23.6	21.3₍₂₉₎	96	106	111
Dupuyer Creek	5750	7.8	9.9	7.8	79	100	127
Mount Lockhart	6400	20.5	18.7	16.2	110	127	115
Pike Creek	5930	25.6	22.8	N/A	112	*	*
Waldron	5600	11.3	10.9	10.4	104	109	105
Wood Creek	5960	11.1	11.6	10.2	96	109	114
Basin Index (%)		101				111	113
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn.	6300	45.6	38.1	35.0	120	130	109
Many Glacier	4900	25.8	20.0	21.0	129	123	95
Basin Index (%)		123				128	104
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy	4700	5.6	10.2	7.2₍₂₄₎	55	78	142
Basin Index (%)		55				78	142
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.3	13.1	13.4	79	77	98
Box Canyon	6670	8.0	10.1	7.8	79	103	129
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	14.9	16.5₍₂₆₎	111	100	90
Burnt Mtn	5880	6.9	7.6	7.7₍₂₀₎	91	90	99
Canyon	7870	9.2	8.5	N/A	108	*	*
Cole Creek	7850	5.9	6.4	7.7	92	77	83
East Boulder Mine	6335	7.2	8.7	8.2₍₁₂₎	83	88	106
Evening Star	9200	17.3	19.2	19.6	90	88	98
Fisher Creek	9100	21.0	22.9	20.9	92	100	110
Monument Peak	8850	14.2	16.2	14.6	88	97	111
Northeast Entrance	7350	7.8	10.5	8.4	74	93	125
Parker Peak	9400	12.8	14.4	13.4	89	96	107
Placer Basin	8830	10.6	11.3	12.2	94	87	93
Porcupine	6500	6.6	7.5	7.2	88	92	104
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	13.5	16.2₍₂₁₎	103	86	83
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	14.2	15.2	104	97	93
S Fork Shields	8100	11.3	12.7	13.4	89	84	95
Sylvan Lake	8420	15.1	14.7	15.2	103	99	97
Thumb Divide	7980	13.5	9.7	11.6	139	116	84
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	17.6	14.0	16.6	126	106	84
White Mill	8700	12.9	17.2	15.4	75	84	112
Wolverine	7650	8.1	11.0	8.5	74	95	129
Basin Index (%)		94				94	100
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn.	9380	9.4	9.0	9.8	104	96	92
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	5.6	4.8	5.2	117	108	92
Blackwater	9780	15.1	13.2	14.2	114	106	93
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.3	6.8	9.4	122	88	72
Burroughs Creek	8750	8.8	8.8	N/A	100	*	*
Castle Creek	8400	4.3	4.3	6.0₍₁₀₎	100	72	72
Cold Springs	9630	9.0	4.3	6.2	209	145	69
Deer Park	9700	11.0	7.9	10.2₍₂₃₎	139	108	77
Evening Star	9200	17.3	19.2	19.6	90	88	98
Grave Springs	8550	5.6	3.9	5.6₍₂₈₎	144	100	70
Hobbs Park	10100	11.2	4.9	7.2	229	156	68
Kirwin	9550	9.0	6.2	7.9	145	114	78
Little Warm	9370	10.1	7.1	7.8	142	129	91
Marquette	8760	5.2	2.9	6.0	179	87	48
Middle Powder	7760	6.0	4.7	6.0	128	100	78
Owl Creek	8975	4.9	2.1	3.9	233	126	54
Powder River Pass	9480	5.4	4.6	8.2	117	66	56
Shell Creek	9580	8.6	6.7	8.7	128	99	77
South Pass	9040	9.6	6.4	9.4	150	102	68
St. Lawrence Alt	8620	6.3	2.5	N/A	252	*	*
Sylvan Lake	8420	15.1	14.7	15.2	103	99	97
Sylvan Road	7120	10.9	8.3	11.9	131	92	70
Timber Creek	7950	4.0	2.1	4.8	190	83	44
Togwotee Pass	9580	15.4	14.8	16.0	104	96	92
Townsend Creek	8700	8.3	4.5	6.7	184	124	67
Younts Peak	8350	7.6	9.7	9.6₍₂₈₎	78	79	101
Basin Index (%)		126				101	80
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose	7990	7.6	6.9	6.2₍₂₂₎	110	123	111
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.3	6.8	9.4	122	88	72
Burgess Junction	7880	8.2	8.4	7.6	98	108	111
Dome Lake	8880	8.4	7.5	8.0	112	105	94
Little Goose	8870	8.6	7.8	7.4₍₁₀₎	110	116	105
Sucker Creek	8880	9.7	10.3	8.4	94	115	123
Tie Creek	6870	7.8	6.1	7.0₍₂₆₎	128	111	87
Basin Index (%)		109				109	100
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	5.6	4.8	5.2	117	108	92
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9860	9.3	7.7	8.3	121	112	93
Grave Springs	8550	5.6	3.9	5.6₍₂₈₎	144	100	70
Hansen Sawmill	8360	6.2	4.4	5.4	141	115	81
Middle Powder	7760	6.0	4.7	6.0	128	100	78
Powder River Pass	9480	5.4	4.6	8.2	117	66	56
Soldier Park	8720	6.1	4.9	5.6₍₁₀₎	124	109	88
Basin Index (%)		126				100	79
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake	8300	15.8	10.1	12.0₍₂₄₎	156	132	84
Badger Pass	6900	22.6	23.6	21.3₍₂₉₎	96	106	111
Barker Lakes	8250	10.3	8.2	9.4	126	110	87
Basin Creek	7180	5.4	2.6	5.4	208	100	48
Beagle Springs	8850	8.2	6.5	6.0	126	137	108
Beaver Creek	7850	14.4	11.0	13.4	131	107	82
Black Bear	8170	23.8	19.0	23.5	125	101	81
Bloody Dick	7600	10.3	8.8	9.8	117	105	90
Boulder Mountain	7950	13.5	10.1	14.0	134	96	72
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	14.9	16.5₍₂₆₎	111	100	90
Calvert Creek	6430	9.2	7.5	7.0	123	131	107
Canyon	7870	9.2	8.5	N/A	108	*	*
Carrot Basin	9000	20.4	14.7	16.8	139	121	88
Clover Meadow	8600	11.4	9.2	10.5	124	109	88
Crystal Lake	6050	9.2	10.9	11.4	84	81	96
Daisy Peak	7600	6.3	6.3	7.0₍₂₄₎	100	90	90
Darkhorse Lake	8945	18.1	13.6	18.2	133	99	75
Deadman Creek	6450	4.9	6.4	7.8	77	63	82
Divide	7800	10.7	6.2	7.0	173	153	89
Dupuyer Creek	5750	7.8	9.9	7.8	79	100	127
Elk Peak	7600	4.5	4.2	N/A	107	*	*
Frohner Meadow	6480	6.9	8.6	7.0	80	99	123
JL Meadow	8800	10.8	6.6	N/A	164	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7400	16.3	7.1	9.2	230	177	77
Lemhi Ridge	8100	7.8	6.0	8.4	130	93	71
Lick Creek	6860	8.7	8.3	8.9	105	98	93
Lone Mountain	8880	11.5	9.2	11.0₍₂₉₎	125	105	84
Lower Twin	7900	15.1	11.2	13.3	135	114	84
Madison Plateau	7750	16.0	13.0	15.4	123	104	84
Moose Creek	6200	14.8	14.2	13.7	104	108	104
Mount Lockhart	6400	20.5	18.7	16.2	110	127	115
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	9.3	10.8	103	89	86
Nevada Ridge	7020	10.0	9.7	11.0₍₂₆₎	103	91	88
Onion Park	7410	9.1	9.8	11.8₍₁₉₎	93	77	83
Pickfoot Creek	6650	9.4	9.8	N/A	96	*	*
Pike Creek	5930	25.6	22.8	N/A	112	*	*
Rocker Peak	8000	7.0	7.7	8.6	91	81	90
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	13.5	16.2₍₂₁₎	103	86	83
Saddle Mtn.	7940	14.9	13.2	14.6	113	102	90
Short Creek	7000	6.8	4.3	5.4	158	126	80
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	14.2	15.2	104	97	93
Slagamelt Lakes	8620	22.4	18.3	N/A	122	*	*
Spur Park	8100	6.4	8.5	11.3	75	57	75
Stringer Creek	6550	7.3	9.3	9.9₍₁₉₎	78	74	94
Tepee Creek	8000	12.0	7.7	9.3	156	129	83
Tizer Basin	6880	6.2	9.1	7.0	68	89	130
Waldron	5600	11.3	10.9	10.4	104	109	105
West Yellowstone	6700	9.9	8.3	9.2₍₂₂₎	119	108	90
Whiskey Creek	6800	12.9	11.1	12.4	116	104	90
White Elephant	7710	20.0	13.4	17.0	149	118	79
Wood Creek	5960	11.1	11.6	10.2	96	109	114
Basin Index (%)		116				104	90
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn.	9380	9.4	9.0	9.8	104	96	92
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	5.6	4.8	5.2	117	108	92
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.3	13.1	13.4	79	77	98
Big Goose	7990	7.6	6.9	6.2₍₂₂₎	110	123	111
Blackwater	9780	15.1	13.2	14.2	114	106	93
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.3	6.8	9.4	122	88	72
Box Canyon	6670	8.0	10.1	7.8	79	103	129
Brackett Creek	7320	16.5	14.9	16.5₍₂₆₎	111	100	90
Burgess Junction	7880	8.2	8.4	7.6	98	108	111
Burnt Mtn	5880	6.9	7.6	7.7₍₂₀₎	91	90	99
Burroughs Creek	8750	8.8	8.8	N/A	100	*	*
Canyon	7870	9.2	8.5	N/A	108	*	*
Castle Creek	8400	4.3	4.3	6.0₍₁₀₎	100	72	72
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9860	9.3	7.7	8.3	121	112	93
Cold Springs	9630	9.0	4.3	6.2	209	145	69
Cole Creek	7850	5.9	6.4	7.7	92	77	83
Deer Park	9700	11.0	7.9	10.2₍₂₃₎	139	108	77
Dome Lake	8880	8.4	7.5	8.0	112	105	94
East Boulder Mine	6335	7.2	8.7	8.2₍₁₂₎	83	88	106
Evening Star	9200	17.3	19.2	19.6	90	88	98
Fisher Creek	9100	21.0	22.9	20.9	92	100	110
Grave Springs	8550	5.6	3.9	5.6₍₂₈₎	144	100	70
Hansen Sawmill	8360	6.2	4.4	5.4	141	115	81
Hobbs Park	10100	11.2	4.9	7.2	229	156	68
Kirwin	9550	9.0	6.2	7.9	145	114	78
Little Goose	8870	8.6	7.8	7.4₍₁₀₎	110	116	105
Little Warm	9370	10.1	7.1	7.8	142	129	91
Marquette	8760	5.2	2.9	6.0	179	87	48
Middle Powder	7760	6.0	4.7	6.0	128	100	78
Monument Peak	8850	14.2	16.2	14.6	88	97	111
Northeast Entrance	7350	7.8	10.5	8.4	74	93	125
Owl Creek	8975	4.9	2.1	3.9	233	126	54
Parker Peak	9400	12.8	14.4	13.4	89	96	107
Placer Basin	8830	10.6	11.3	12.2	94	87	93
Porcupine	6500	6.6	7.5	7.2	88	92	104
Powder River Pass	9480	5.4	4.6	8.2	117	66	56
S Fork Shields	8100	11.3	12.7	13.4	89	84	95
Sacajawea	6550	13.9	13.5	16.2₍₂₁₎	103	86	83
Shell Creek	9580	8.6	6.7	8.7	128	99	77
Shower Falls	8100	14.8	14.2	15.2	104	97	93
Soldier Park	8720	6.1	4.9	5.6₍₁₀₎	124	109	88
South Pass	9040	9.6	6.4	9.4	150	102	68
St. Lawrence Alt	8620	6.3	2.5	N/A	252	*	*
Sucker Creek	8880	9.7	10.3	8.4	94	115	123
Sylvan Lake	8420	15.1	14.7	15.2	103	99	97
Sylvan Road	7120	10.9	8.3	11.9	131	92	70
Thumb Divide	7980	13.5	9.7	11.6	139	116	84
Tie Creek	6870	7.8	6.1	7.0₍₂₆₎	128	111	87
Timber Creek	7950	4.0	2.1	4.8	190	83	44
Togwotee Pass	9580	15.4	14.8	16.0	104	96	92
Townsend Creek	8700	8.3	4.5	6.7	184	124	67
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	17.6	14.0	16.6	126	106	84
White Mill	8700	12.9	17.2	15.4	75	84	112
Wolverine	7650	8.1	11.0	8.5	74	95	129
Younts Peak	8350	7.6	9.7	9.6₍₂₈₎	78	79	101
Basin Index (%)		108				99	92

-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.