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Kiln SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Kiln at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 26, and the median peak is 13.2 in around April 7.

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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 Kiln, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 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 inches13.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches13.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches13.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches13.5 inches

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Records at Kiln

Record values for Kiln, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record20.4 inches, April 12, 2008
Deepest snow on record70 inches, March 9, 2019
Biggest season peak20.4 in, 2007-08 season, on April 12, 2008
Smallest season peak6.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 9, 2026
Last season's peak6.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 9, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since July 12, 1980

Station details

Elevation9,610 ft
CountyPitkin
Position39.3172, -106.6150
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE13.2 in around April 7
Median first snowOctober 26
Median melt-outMay 17
NRCS station ID556:CO:SNTL

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