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Hourglass Lake SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Hourglass Lake at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 24, and the median peak is 13.0 in around April 19.

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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 Hourglass Lake, 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 inches18.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.8 inches

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Records at Hourglass Lake

Record values for Hourglass Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record16.6 inches, April 19, 2020
Deepest snow on record68 inches, March 15, 2024
Biggest season peak16.6 in, 2019-20 season, on April 19, 2020
Smallest season peak8.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 13, 2026
Last season's peak8.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 13, 2026

18 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2008

Station details

Elevation9,380 ft
CountyLarimer
Position40.5772, -105.6258
Record startsOctober 1, 2008
Median peak SWE13.0 in around April 19
Median first snowOctober 24
Median melt-outMay 29
NRCS station ID1122:CO:SNTL

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