Graphite, in an aqueous nitrogen (N) suspension of urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), was applied to snow covering dryland winter wheat in either February or March to determine impacts on wheat yield, soil temperature, available soil moisture, and N movement in soil. Field experiments were established on soils with slopes of 1–2% in both the Pocatello Valley and Soda Springs areas of southern Idaho. Snow depths ranged from 40–65 cm at treatment application. Soil water content was determined with a neutron probe. Thermocouples were used to measure soil temperature in each plot following snowmelt from control plots. Soil water differences were observed between the graphite treatment and the control to a soil depth of 90 cm in the spring. Soil temperature fluctuation following snowmelt was greater where graphite influenced snow melt. There was a tendency for higher initial soil tempratures (above 0°C) with the graphite treatments compared with the control. These higher temperatures were observed for over 20 days and to a depth of 20 cm. Increased wheat yields were observed with graphite-N applications over snow compared with similar fall or spring N application treatments. These higher yields were likely the result of increased soil temperature and soil water content as a function of controlled (pulsed) snow-melting with graphite.