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Galena SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Galena at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 2, and the median peak is 16.0 in around April 11.

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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 Galena, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 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 inches25.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches25.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches25.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches25.6 inches

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Records at Galena

Record values for Galena, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record30.0 inches, April 12, 1997
Deepest snow on record97 inches, February 22, 2017
Biggest season peak30.0 in, 1996-97 season, on April 12, 1997
Smallest season peak8.4 in, 2000-01 season, on April 14, 2001
Last season's peak14.1 in, 2025-26 season, on March 15, 2026

44 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1982

Station details

Elevation7,470 ft
CountyBlaine
Position43.8772, -114.6725
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE16.0 in around April 11
Median first snowNovember 2
Median melt-outMay 30
NRCS station ID489:ID:SNTL

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