Friday, April 28, 2017

Winter 2016/17 Snowfall at Star Valley Ranch Reaches 20 Feet

New snow overnight of 4 inches at Star Valley Ranch


With the 4 inches of snow that fell overnight the Winter Season of 2016/17 has seen 20 feet of snow in Star Valley Ranch.  Not only has there been well above normal snowfall the amount of precipitation rain/melted snow has truly been impressive. The measurements are taken in our backyard on Vista Dr. in Star Valley Ranch at 6400 feet.

Following is the month by month breakdown of both since last September


Month          Snowfall    Precipitation

September           .5                3.45

October              9.8                6.05

November        17.5                1.63

December         64.0                3.90

January             69.5                5.00

February            41.1               5.04

March                17.2                2.81

April(thus far)    22.2               4.36

Totals                241.8             32.24  

The greatest snow depth was 41 inches on February 8 2017    

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