Like the rest of the high Cascade mountains, Adams receives a large amount of snow, but because it lies farther east than many of its Washington compatriots, it receives less than one might expect for a mountain of its height. Although snowfall is not measured directly, it can be estimated from the snow depth; and since the Potato Hill station was upgraded to report daily snow depth in 2006, there has been an average of of snow every year. Also since 2006, the most snow to fall in a day was (Feb 26, 2011), in a month, (Dec 2007), and in a year, (2012).