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Crater Meadows SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Crater Meadows at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 29, and the median peak is 50.1 in around April 17.

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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 Crater Meadows, 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 inches79.9 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches79.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches79.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches79.8 inches

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Records at Crater Meadows

Record values for Crater Meadows, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record83.2 inches, May 3, 1997
Deepest snow on record163 inches, March 30, 2008
Biggest season peak83.2 in, 1996-97 season, on May 3, 1997
Smallest season peak29.5 in, 2000-01 season, on April 14, 2001
Last season's peak42.7 in, 2025-26 season, on April 3, 2026

42 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 3, 1984

Station details

Elevation5,960 ft
CountyClearwater
Position46.5639, -115.2890
Record startsOctober 1, 1983
Median peak SWE50.1 in around April 17
Median first snowOctober 29
Median melt-outJune 18
NRCS station ID425:ID:SNTL

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