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Columbus Basin SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Columbus Basin at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 21, and the median peak is 25.8 in around April 17.

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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 Columbus Basin, 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 inches45.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches45.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches43.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches43.7 inches

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Records at Columbus Basin

Record values for Columbus Basin, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record44.2 inches, April 8, 2005
Deepest snow on record142 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak44.2 in, 2004-05 season, on April 8, 2005
Smallest season peak10.8 in, 2001-02 season, on March 30, 2002
Last season's peak11.7 in, 2025-26 season, on February 24, 2026

32 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 23, 1994

Station details

Elevation10,780 ft
CountyLa Plata
Position37.4415, -108.0247
Record startsAugust 30, 1994
Median peak SWE25.8 in around April 17
Median first snowOctober 21
Median melt-outJune 2
NRCS station ID904:CO:SNTL

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