The most recent water year ending on September 30 proved to be generally above normal across Star Valley. Elsewhere in much of Wyoming and surrounding states it was a dry year.  It was a very dry summer throughout the west including Star Valley, however a wet Winter and Spring was the exception for Star Valley.

 

 

Looking at just Wyoming, Northern Lincoln County including Star Valley highlights the beneficial precipitation  we received here in Star Valley.

Total precipitation  for the water year shows how dry a water year it was  with the exception of the Western Mountains and Star Valley.

 

The total number of days with .01 precipitation  dramatically  illustrates the contrast across  Wyoming.

 

The following are graphs for individual precipitation totals at several sites around Star Valley

 

 

 

 

 

The following are the two SNOTEL sites in the Salt Range.  Notable is the greater than 50 inches at Willow Creek.

 

 

For comparison the following is the Jackson report, much less than Star Valley.

 

 

All stations experienced a very dry summer beginning around July 1st