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Tahoe City Cross SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Tahoe City Cross at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is December 4, and the median peak is 14.1 in around March 8.

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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 Tahoe City Cross, 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 inches38.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.8 inches

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Records at Tahoe City Cross

Record values for Tahoe City Cross, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record36.7 inches, April 6, 1983
Deepest snow on record103 inches, March 1, 2023
Biggest season peak36.7 in, 1982-83 season, on April 6, 1983
Smallest season peak1.3 in, 2014-15 season, on December 25, 2014
Last season's peak8.3 in, 2025-26 season, on February 20, 2026

45 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1981

Station details

Elevation6,760 ft
CountyPlacer
Position39.1716, -120.1536
Record startsOctober 1, 1980
Median peak SWE14.1 in around March 8
Median first snowDecember 4
Median melt-outApril 19
NRCS station ID809:CA:SNTL

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