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Independence Camp SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Independence Camp at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 25, and the median peak is 17.4 in around March 24.

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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 Independence Camp, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 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 inches32.9 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches32.9 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches32.9 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches32.9 inches

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Records at Independence Camp

Record values for Independence Camp, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record53.0 inches, April 8, 2023
Deepest snow on record131 inches, March 25, 2011
Biggest season peak53.0 in, 2022-23 season, on April 8, 2023
Smallest season peak1.7 in, 2014-15 season, on December 31, 2014
Last season's peak14.7 in, 2025-26 season, on February 20, 2026

48 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1978

Station details

Elevation6,970 ft
CountySierra
Position39.4527, -120.2937
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE17.4 in around March 24
Median first snowNovember 25
Median melt-outMay 3
NRCS station ID539:CA:SNTL

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