Culebra #2 SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Culebra #2 at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 30, and the median peak is 14.0 in around April 5.

as of 6:40 AM MDT, October 4, 2026

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Culebra #2, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Median	Percent	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.6 inches
Oct 3	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.5 inches
Oct 2	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.5 inches
Oct 1	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	16.2 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	15.8 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	15.1 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	15.1 inches

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Records at Culebra #2

Record values for Culebra #2, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	22.3 inches, April 21, 1983
Deepest snow on record	79 inches, January 25, 2017
Biggest season peak	22.3 in, 1982-83 season, on April 21, 1983
Smallest season peak	6.2 in, 2025-26 season, on March 4, 2026
Last season's peak	6.2 in, 2025-26 season, on March 4, 2026

47 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1979

Station details

Elevation	10,560 ft
County	Costilla
Position	37.2094, -105.1999
Record starts	October 1, 1978
Median peak SWE	14.0 in around April 5
Median first snow	October 30
Median melt-out	May 13
NRCS station ID	430:CO:SNTL

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