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Monitor Pass SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Monitor Pass at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 21, and the median peak is 15.6 in around March 28.

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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 Monitor Pass, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 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 inches21.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.7 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.6 inches

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Records at Monitor Pass

Record values for Monitor Pass, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record56.6 inches, April 9, 2023
Deepest snow on record132 inches, March 13, 2023
Biggest season peak56.6 in, 2022-23 season, on April 9, 2023
Smallest season peak4.7 in, 2014-15 season, on March 3, 2015
Last season's peak11.4 in, 2025-26 season, on February 20, 2026

36 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1990

Station details

Elevation8,320 ft
CountyAlpine
Position38.6683, -119.6087
Record startsOctober 1, 1990
Median peak SWE15.6 in around March 28
Median first snowNovember 21
Median melt-outMay 5
NRCS station ID633:CA:SNTL

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