Montana snowpack below normal
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BOZEMAN — Summer in Montana is just around the corner. Springtime conditions felt almost summerlike with warmer than normal May temperatures. The seasonal transition spurred rapid snowmelt across the state during May. Snowpack across Montana is around 50%-70% of median, well below normal for June 1. This is a drastic drop from May 1 where snowpack was largely 75%-110% of median. Snowpack in the Bitterroot basin melted out especially rapidly, decreasing from around 75% of median on May 1 to around 25% of median on June 1. The Rocky Mountain Front snowpack remains well below normal, with all SNOTEL sites in the Sun-Teton-Maris basin melted out. One exception is the Bighorn Mountains, where June 1 snowpack in associated basins is 75%-120% of median.
