Early June snow at Crater Lake in 2017.
Comparing Western U.S. SNOTEL maps from Jan. 2, 2024 and March 27, 2024. Watch how El Nino’s unpredictable tendencies affect our snowpacks. Any bets on what happens?
Weather nerd and whitewater guy, Paul Delaney has been following snowpack for decades. After suddenly having to drive 50-miles round trip during back-to-back winters that saw record snowfall in Spokane, he added tracking snowfall in Spokane at the National Weather Service to his collection. Check out how El Nino and La Nina winter snow depth has been in years past by clicking the file below.
Download: Spokane Snow - Winter 1972-2024.xlsx
Download: Spokane Snow - Winter 1972-2024.pdf
NOTE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its SNOTEL resources with new-look maps. All of the Western U.S., and individual states can be accessed via the links below.