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Upper Chena SNOTEL

A snow water equivalent reading of 0.5 in at Upper Chena at the beginning of October 4, 2026 came with 3 in of snow covering the ground and equaled 250% of the 0.2-inch median for that date.

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Upper Chena, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.5 inches0.2 inches250%3 inches0.3 inches
Oct 30.4 inches0.2 inches200%3 inches0.3 inches
Oct 20.4 inches0.0 inches3 inches0.2 inches
Oct 10.3 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.2 inches0.0 inches1 inches31.7 inches
Sep 290.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.5 inches
Sep 280.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.4 inches

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Records at Upper Chena

Record values for Upper Chena, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record13.3 inches, April 15, 1993
Deepest snow on record53 inches, April 11, 2020
Biggest season peak13.3 in, 1992-93 season, on April 15, 1993
Smallest season peak3.4 in, 2009-10 season, on April 14, 2010
Last season's peak10.4 in, 2025-26 season, on April 22, 2026

25 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1987

Station details

Elevation2,790 ft
CountyFairbanks North Star
Position65.0985, -144.9332
Record startsOctober 1, 1983
NRCS station ID952:AK:SNTL

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