Latest Storm Pushes Total Precipitation to 70%

The Snake River region has been getting less than average precipitation so far this winter season. Fortunately, the latest storm cycle has left an extra 18 inches of snow at the 10,000 ft. level and has pushed the total precipitation for the season so far to 70% (www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/nrcs/snowprec/snowprec). The Madison Drainage in Yellowstone is at 78% and the Green River basin is at 64%. I should remind everyone that the past two seasons had less than average precipitation for December and January, yet we ended up with above average snowfall for the year and a lot of water in the system. So this could spell good things for our trout this coming summer. Lets keep our fingers crossed.