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Madison Plateau SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Madison Plateau at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 21, and the median peak is 24.7 in around April 24.

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All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Madison Plateau, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.8 inches
Sep 290.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.7 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.7 inches

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Records at Madison Plateau

Record values for Madison Plateau, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record44.5 inches, April 24, 1997
Deepest snow on record108 inches, March 9, 1999
Biggest season peak44.5 in, 1996-97 season, on April 24, 1997
Smallest season peak12.6 in, 1976-77 season, on April 4, 1977
Last season's peak17.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 11, 2026

59 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1967

Station details

Elevation7,710 ft
CountyGallatin
Position44.5862, -111.1163
Record startsOctober 1, 1967
Median peak SWE24.7 in around April 24
Median first snowOctober 21
Median melt-outJune 8
NRCS station ID609:MT:SNTL

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