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Butte SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Butte at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 28, and the median peak is 13.7 in around April 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 Butte, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches20.9 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches20.9 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches20.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches20.6 inches

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Records at Butte

Record values for Butte, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record26.5 inches, April 20, 1993
Deepest snow on record77 inches, March 23, 2023
Biggest season peak26.5 in, 1992-93 season, on April 20, 1993
Smallest season peak7.7 in, 1989-90 season, on May 2, 1990
Last season's peak8.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 8, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation10,190 ft
CountyGunnison
Position38.8944, -106.9533
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE13.7 in around April 8
Median first snowOctober 28
Median melt-outMay 21
NRCS station ID380:CO:SNTL

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