May Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at May Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 18, and the median peak is 5.4 in around April 15.

as of 4:40 AM AKDT, October 4, 2026

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for May Creek, last 8 days.
Date	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0 inches	0.1 inches
Oct 3	0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 2	0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 1		0.0 inches
Sep 30	0 inches	19.8 inches
Sep 29	0 inches	19.8 inches
Sep 28		19.8 inches
Sep 27	0 inches	19.8 inches

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Records at May Creek

Record values for May Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	9.3 inches, March 24, 2022
Deepest snow on record	43 inches, March 13, 2022
Biggest season peak	9.3 in, 2021-22 season, on March 24, 2022
Smallest season peak	3.7 in, 2015-16 season, on March 19, 2016
Last season's peak	8.7 in, 2025-26 season, on April 19, 2026

18 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since July 17, 2007

Station details

Elevation	1,550 ft
County	Copper River
Position	61.3492, -142.6935
Record starts	October 1, 2006
Median peak SWE	5.4 in around April 15
Median first snow	October 18
Median melt-out	May 2
NRCS station ID	1096:AK:SNTL

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