Warm May Temperatures Accelerate Snowmelt, Reducing June 1 Snowpack Statewide
June 04, 2026
June 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news:
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Warm May Temperatures Accelerate Snowmelt, Reducing June 1 Snowpack Statewide
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Montana's snowpack rapidly melted with warm temperatures in May.
Snowpack statewide is largely below 50% of median for June 1, a considerable degradation from May 1, where snowpack ranged from 55% to 90% of median. Excep . . .
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Warm May Temperatures Accelerate Snowmelt, Reducing June 1 Snowpack Statewide
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Montana's snowpack rapidly melted with warm temperatures in May.
Snowpack statewide is largely below 50% of median for June 1, a considerable degradation from May 1, where snowpack ranged from 55% to 90% of median. Excep . . .