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Anchorage Hillside SNOTEL

Anchorage Hillside recorded 1.0 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 5 in of snow on the ground.

as of

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Alaska Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Anchorage Hillside, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 41.0 inches0.0 inches5 inches0.1 inches
Oct 30.9 inches0.0 inches5 inches0.1 inches
Oct 21.0 inches0.0 inches6 inches0.1 inches
Oct 11.1 inches0.0 inches5 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.2 inches0.0 inches2 inches26.3 inches
Sep 290.2 inches0.0 inches2 inches26.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches26.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches26.2 inches

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Records at Anchorage Hillside

Record values for Anchorage Hillside, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record20.3 inches, April 10, 2012
Deepest snow on record66 inches, March 4, 2012
Biggest season peak20.3 in, 2011-12 season, on April 10, 2012
Smallest season peak3.9 in, 2014-15 season, on March 21, 2015
Last season's peak9.4 in, 2025-26 season, on April 22, 2026

21 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since June 23, 2005

Station details

Elevation1,910 ft
CountyAnchorage
Position61.1131, -149.6834
Record startsOctober 1, 2004
Median peak SWE10.6 in around April 18
Median first snowOctober 31
Median melt-outMay 11
NRCS station ID1070:AK:SNTL

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