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Palisades Tahoe SNOTEL

Palisades Tahoe recorded 0.2 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 0 in of snow on the ground.

as of

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Palisades Tahoe, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.2 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 inches55.5 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches55.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches55.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches55.5 inches

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Records at Palisades Tahoe

Record values for Palisades Tahoe, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record116.5 inches, May 16, 1995
Deepest snow on record175 inches, April 17, 2006
Biggest season peak116.5 in, 1994-95 season, on May 16, 1995
Smallest season peak18.4 in, 2014-15 season, on March 12, 2015
Last season's peak25.5 in, 2025-26 season, on February 25, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation8,010 ft
CountyPlacer
Position39.1899, -120.2658
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE50.8 in around April 5
Median first snowNovember 8
Median melt-outJune 2
NRCS station ID784:CA:SNTL

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