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University Camp SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at University Camp at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 22, and the median peak is 19.9 in around May 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 University Camp, 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 inches29.1 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches29.1 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches29.1 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches29.1 inches

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Records at University Camp

Record values for University Camp, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record34.8 inches, May 4, 1996
Deepest snow on record92 inches, April 18, 2020
Biggest season peak34.8 in, 1995-96 season, on May 4, 1996
Smallest season peak9.1 in, 2001-02 season, on March 28, 2002
Last season's peak10.9 in, 2025-26 season, on May 7, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation10,330 ft
CountyBoulder
Position40.0331, -105.5756
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE19.9 in around May 7
Median first snowOctober 22
Median melt-outJune 19
NRCS station ID838:CO:SNTL

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