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Blue Lakes SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Blue Lakes at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 5, and the median peak is 29.2 in around April 14.

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Blue Lakes, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches39.3 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches39.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches39.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches39.2 inches

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Records at Blue Lakes

Record values for Blue Lakes, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record74.4 inches, April 9, 2023
Deepest snow on record162 inches, March 13, 2023
Biggest season peak74.4 in, 2022-23 season, on April 9, 2023
Smallest season peak8.9 in, 2014-15 season, on March 4, 2015
Last season's peak18.2 in, 2025-26 season, on February 25, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1980

Station details

Elevation8,060 ft
CountyAlpine
Position38.6080, -119.9245
Record startsOctober 1, 1980
Median peak SWE29.2 in around April 14
Median first snowNovember 5
Median melt-outJune 6
NRCS station ID356:CA:SNTL

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