SNOW COURSE: DEMONSTRATION FOREST
ID NUMBER = 51K03
ELEVATION = 780 ft.
LATITUDE = 59 deg. 40 min.
LONGITUDE = 151 deg. 39 min.
REMARKS -IN SMALL GRASSY MEADOW SURROUNDED BY MATURE SPRUCE FOREST. NO WIND EFFECTS. SITE LOGGED IN APRIL 1998.
year/ January February March April May
date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe
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76 1/27 18 3.4 2/27 23 6.4 3/31 40 6.8 4/29 30 9.5
77 1/21 18 6.6 3/02 20 7.2 3/31 27 8.6 4/28 25 9.0
78 2/01 15 3.0 EST 31 9.2 4/03 35 10.6 5/01 23 7.6
79 1/30 38 8.9 3/01 33 9.1 3/28 31 9.9 5/02 0 0.0
80 1/29 36 10.2 2/26 48 13.7 3/31 56 16.5 4/29 48 16.9
81 2/02 11 3.6 2/25 14 4.5 3/30 10 4.0 4/29 0 0.0
82 1/26 24 4.9 3/01 20 6.3 3/31 21 7.7 5/03 21 6.2
83 1/27 14 3.6 3/01 16 3.9 4/01 14 4.3 5/02 7 2.5
84 1/31 20 4.5 3/01 30 7.7 3/29 23 7.2 5/02 22 7.0
85 1/29 7 1.4 2/26 15 2.5 3/28 33 7.5 4/29 33 10.9
86 1/30 19 4.9 3/03 22 6.1 3/26 22 6.8 5/04 3 1.3
87 1/28 23 6.9 3/01 32 9.2 3/26 37 11.1 4/22 38 11.4
88 1/26 24 5.5 3/01 44 9.7 3/31 52 16.6 4/26 56 19.7
89 2/02 41 11.4 3/02 36 11.4 3/29 35 11.0 4/26 27 9.9
90 1/03 20 4.1 2/04 30 7.1 3/02 45 10.2 4/02 36 11.5 4/26 26 8.4
91 1/03 8 2.4 1/29 11 3.1 2/27 18 4.4 3/27 25 7.1 4/26 20 6.9
92 1/02 29 6.1 1/29 35 9.6 2/27 43 11.8 3/31 58 16.2 4/27 45 15.3
93 2/02 30 6.2 3/01 28 7.4 4/03 29 8.1 4/30 10 3.8
94 1/31 16 3.2 2/24 15 3.9 3/30 23 7.4 5/02 7 2.6
95 1/31 40 10.0 2/28 38 11.0 4/02 39 11.8 5/01 20 8.0
96 1/31 6 1.2 2/28 21 4.5 4/01 19 5.1 4/29 6 1.8
97 1/29 15 3.1 2/28 22 4.9 4/02 33 6.2 4/30 10 2.9
98 1/28 26 6.6 3/02 33 9.2 4/02 37 10.8 5/01 21 8.3
99 2/01 29 7.8 2/26 41 10.7 3/31 54 14.0 4/29 35 12.1
00 2/01 37 6.2 3/01 28 7.4 3/30 38 9.4 5/02 12 4.1
01 1/29 19 3.3 3/01 20 5.7 4/02 21 7.3 5/03 2 0.8
02 1/31 21 5.7 2/28 38 9.5 4/02 33 10.2 5/03 6 2.1
03 1/30 10 2.5 3/03 0 0.0 3/31 0 0.0 4/30 0 0.0
04 2/02 24 4.8 3/03 19 6.3 4/02 27 7.2 4/29 0 0.0
05 2/02 8 1.6 3/01 11 3.2 4/03 8 1.8 5/03 0 0.0
06
FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS
1971-2000 average depth and swe (snow water equivalent) :
23 5.7 28 7.7 32 9.5 21 7.4
year/ June September October November December
date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe
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91 12/3 11 1.1
92 12/2 8 1.8
93 12/8 11 2.1
94 12/4 20 4.0
95 11/28 5 0.5
96 12/3 4 0.2
97 11/28 8 1.1
98 12/2 13 1.3
99 12/03 9 1.0
00 11/29 0 0.0
01 11/29 7 1.6
02 12/01 0 0.0
03 11/28 6 0.7
04 12/03 0 0.0
05 12/01 16 2.2