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Molas Lake SNOTEL

Molas Lake recorded 0.1 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 0 in of snow on the ground.

as of

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Molas Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 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 inches32.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches32.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.4 inches

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Records at Molas Lake

Record values for Molas Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record37.0 inches, May 14, 1995
Deepest snow on record104 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak37.0 in, 1994-95 season, on May 14, 1995
Smallest season peak8.0 in, 2025-26 season, on February 24, 2026
Last season's peak8.0 in, 2025-26 season, on February 24, 2026

40 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 7, 1986

Station details

Elevation10,610 ft
CountySan Juan
Position37.7493, -107.6893
Record startsOctober 1, 1985
Median peak SWE22.0 in around April 11
Median first snowOctober 30
Median melt-outMay 23
NRCS station ID632:CO:SNTL

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