Ballantine, Montana

... Record daily snowfall set at Billings on Tuesday...

The Billings Airport picked up 6.9 inches of snow on Tuesday.
This broke the previous record snowfall for January 5th... which
was 4.3 inches set in 1980.

01/06/2010 1100 am

5 miles NW of Billings, Yellowstone County.

Snow e8.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.





01/05/2010 1100 PM

Worden, Yellowstone County.

Snow e6.5 inch, reported by trained spotter.





01/06/2010 1200 am

9 miles SW of Acton, Yellowstone County.

Snow e7.5 inch, reported by trained spotter.





01/06/2010 1200 am

9 miles W of Billings, Yellowstone County.

Snow e7.1 inch, reported by co-op observer.





01/06/2010 0700 am

8 miles SW of Billings, Yellowstone County.

Snow e8.0 inch, reported by co-op observer.





01/06/2010 0700 am

5 miles NE of Billings, Yellowstone County.

Snow e8.3 inch, reported by co-op observer.

... Preliminary storm information...

... For events that occurred from 400 PM Mon Jan 04 2010
   through 850 PM Wed Jan 06 2010...

   notes: location of reports are referenced from city center.
           Snowfall reports from snotel sites are estimated.

... Big Horn County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Hardin 0.2 ENE 6 PM Wed 8.0 in
      Hardin 1.7 N 12 am Wed 7.0 in
      Busby 0.2 ENE 2 PM Wed 6.0 in
      Hardin 0.6 ENE 7 am Wed 5.8 in
      Fort Smith 0.8 NW 8 am Wed 4.2 in
      Pryor 12 am Wed 4.0 in
      Wilsall 0.6 ESE 11 am Wed 3.0 in

... Carbon County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Red Lodge 2 PM Wed 5.0 in
      Joliet 0.3 NNW 7 am Wed 5.0 in
      Bridger 2.3 N 8 am Wed 4.0 in

... Carter County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Alzada 0.1 N 11 am Wed 3.0 in
      Ekalaka 0.2 ENE 5 PM Wed 2.0 in

... Custer County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Volborg 31.2 E 6 PM Wed trace

... Fallon County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Baker 0.4 SW 4 PM Wed 2.0 in
      Baker 28.8 SSE 6 am Wed 2.0 in
      Baker 22.7 SSW 12 am Wed 1.5 in
      Plevna 0.2 NNE 6 PM Wed 0.5 in

... Golden Valley County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Ryegate 0.1 NNE 5 PM Wed 7.0 in
      Lavina 0.4 SSW 6 PM Tue 6.8 in
      Ryegate 16.8 NNW 7 am Tue 4.7 in
      Ryegate 9.7 SW 5 PM Tue 2.5 in

... Musselshell County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Roundup 6 PM Tue 6.0 in
      Roundup 0.5 S 5 PM Wed 5.0 in
      Roundup 2.7 ESE 3 PM Tue 4.0 in
      Klein 0.6 S 4 PM Tue 4.0 in
      Roundup 12.7 SW 7 am Wed 3.7 in
      Roundup 6.2 ENE 7 am Wed 3.0 in

... Park County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Fisher Creek snotel (9100 ft) 1 am Wed 15.3 in
      White Mill snotel (8700 ft) 1 am Wed 13.6 in
      South Fork shields snotel (8100 ft) 1 am Wed 12.6 in
      Monument Peak snotel (8850 ft) 1 am Wed 11.9 in
      Cooke City 1.0 W 6 PM Wed 10.2 in
      Porcupine snotel (6500 ft) 1 am Wed 7.2 in
      Box Canyon snotel (6700 ft) 1 am Wed 6.0 in
      Livingston 2.3 SSW 7 am Wed 5.0 in
      Livingston 6.5 ESE 7 am Wed 5.0 in
      Livingston 0.3 SW 7 am Wed 4.5 in
      Livingston 5.8 ENE (airport) 8 am Wed 4.0 in
      CLyde Park 0.3 se 12 am Wed 4.0 in
      Emigrant 4.6 E 2 PM Wed 0.8 in
      Gardiner 0.1 E 6 PM Wed trace

... Powder River County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Broadus 0.1 ENE 6 PM Wed 4.0 in
      Broadus 36.2 WNW 7 am Wed 3.0 in
      Broadus 0.1 se 12 am Wed 3.0 in
      Moorhead 9.5 NE 6 PM Wed 2.0 in
      Broadus 16.3 NW 11 am Wed 1.5 in
      Broadus 16.3 NNE 5 am Wed 1.0 in
      Broadus 12.7 SW 7 am Wed 1.0 in

... Rosebud County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Forsyth 0.4 ENE 10 am Wed 6.0 in
      Forsyth 5.2 N 10 am Wed 4.5 in
      Forsyth 0.4 NE 7 am Wed 4.0 in
      Lame Deer 0.3 NNW 7 am Wed 4.0 in
      Colstrip 1.0 N 8 am Wed 2.5 in

... Stillwater County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Absarokee 0.1 SSE 5 am Wed 6.0 in
      Absarokee 0.3 SSW 7 am Wed 6.0 in
      Rapelje 0.8 S 6 PM Wed 5.9 in
      Absarokee 0.3 N 7 am Wed 5.8 in
      Park City 0.5 S 7 am Wed 5.5 in
      Columbus 6.3 E 7 am Wed 5.1 in
      Reed Point 3.5 ESE 7 am Wed 5.0 in
      Park City 1.5 NE 8 am Wed 4.5 in
      Fishtail 18.1 SW 4 PM Wed 3.0 in
      Nye 0.7 se 6 am Wed 3.0 in
      Columbus 15.3 NNW 11 am Wed 3.0 in
      Columbus 0.9 NW 6 PM Wed 2.2 in
      Nye 0.1 se 2 PM Wed 1.9 in

... Sweet Grass County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Reed Point 9.9 WSW 10 am Wed 7.0 in
      McLeod 0.1 NW 11 am Wed 7.0 in
      Big Timber 0.5 ESE 7 am Wed 6.9 in
      Greycliff 6.8 WSW 7 am Wed 6.5 in
      Big Timber 9.2 NNW 7 am Wed 6.2 in
      Placer Basin snotel (8830 ft) 1 am Wed 4.0 in
      Big Timber 11.1 N 4 PM Wed 4.0 in
      Melville 0.9 W 11 am Wed 4.0 in
      east Boulder mine snotel (6335 ft) 1 am Wed 3.0 in

... Treasure County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Hysham 0.2 NNW 6 PM Wed 3.0 in
      Myers 4.7 W 8 PM Tue 3.0 in

... Wheatland County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Harlowton 6 PM Tue 5.0 in
      Judith Gap 0.1 WSW 8 PM Tue 3.0 in
      Shawmut 0.1 WNW 12 am Wed 2.0 in

... Yellowstone County...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Billings Southside (1.4 se) 3 PM Wed 8.7 in
      Billings Heights northeast (4.5 ne) 7 am Wed 8.3 in
      Billings 8.3 SW 7 am Wed 8.0 in
      Billings 4.6 NW 11 am Wed 8.0 in
      Billings Briarwood area (5.0 ssw) 7 am Wed 7.7 in
      Billings southwest (5.3 wsw) 8 am Wed 7.5 in
      Acton 8.5 SW 12 am Wed 7.5 in
      Billings northwest (2.7 wnw) 7 am Wed 7.3 in
      Billings northwest (4.5 wnw) 7 am Wed 7.3 in
      Billings 8.8 W 7 am Wed 7.1 in
      Billings 8.1 ENE 7 am Wed 7.0 in
      Billings 8.9 WSW 11 am Wed 7.0 in
      Billings Heights southwest (1.8 n) 12 am Wed 7.0 in
      Billings northwest (6.0 w) 12 am Wed 7.0 in
      Billings Airport (2.6 nw) 11 PM Tue 6.9 in
      Billings southwest (4.0 wsw) 11 PM Tue 6.5 in
      Worden 0.2 NNW 11 PM Tue 6.5 in
      Pompeys Pillar 14.6 N 2 PM Wed 6.0 in
      Huntley 3.6 ENE 8 am Wed 5.7 in
      Pompeys Pillar 15.9 NNW 7 am Wed 2.8 in

... Sheridan County Wyoming...
   ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall
      Burgess Junction 0.2 WNW 7 am Wed 3.0 in
      Clearmont 5.1 NNE 7 am Wed 3.0 in
      Sheridan 1.1 N 7 am Wed 3.0 in
      Dayton 4.7 WNW 8 am Wed 3.0 in
      Sheridan 13.5 NNE 7 am Wed 2.5 in
      Banner 3.4 ENE 7 am Wed 2.0 in
      Burgess Junction 0.3 NNW 8 am Wed 2.0 in
      story 0.6 WNW 8 am Wed 2.0 in
      Big Horn 0.8 W 7 am Wed 1.4 in
      Sheridan 1.1 SSW 8 am Wed 1.4 in
      Sheridan 1.3 se 12 am Wed 1.3 in
      Sheridan 1.4 NW 6 am Wed 1.0 in