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Galena Summit SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Galena Summit at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 22, and the median peak is 20.8 in around April 21.

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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 Summit, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches29.2 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches29.2 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches29.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches29.2 inches

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Records at Galena Summit

Record values for Galena Summit, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record37.9 inches, April 21, 2006
Deepest snow on record111 inches, April 6, 2006
Biggest season peak37.9 in, 2005-06 season, on April 21, 2006
Smallest season peak10.6 in, 1993-94 season, on April 9, 1994
Last season's peak18.4 in, 2025-26 season, on April 3, 2026

43 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1981

Station details

Elevation8,790 ft
CountyBlaine
Position43.8750, -114.7136
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE20.8 in around April 21
Median first snowOctober 22
Median melt-outJune 5
NRCS station ID490:ID:SNTL

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