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With road closings being the norm Tuesday due to heavy snowfall in the Cowboy State, the Natural Resources Conservation Service reports a good amount of moisture locked in the snowpack going into the …
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With road closings being the norm Tuesday due to heavy snowfall in the Cowboy State, the Natural Resources Conservation Service reports a good amount of moisture locked in the snowpack going into the first week of April.
Current state Snow/Water Equivalent reports, also called SNOTEL reports, are showing Wyoming is at 124% of median with a basin high of 161% and a basin low of 86%. This looks to be somewhat of a reversal of fortunes over recent years. Last year the state was at 78% of median, and 91% in 2021.
The statewide SNOTEL percent of median is the median using all SNOTEL sites in Wyoming with calculated medians. The weighted state average is figured using the area of basins (square miles) and the reference period for computing medians is the 30-year period 1991 through 2020.
The Yellowstone basin is currently at 111%, up from 78% this week last year. The Shoshone basin is at 108%, up from 73% last year, and the Big Horn Basin is at 108%, up from 78% this time last year.
The National Weather Service reports a warming trend inbound for the weekend, with temperatures forecast to be in the low- to mid-60s and reaching nearly 70 degrees by Monday.
— Mark Davis
