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Hemlock Butte SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Hemlock Butte at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 30, and the median peak is 48.0 in around April 19.

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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 Hemlock Butte, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.1 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.1 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches58.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches58.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches58.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches58.4 inches

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Records at Hemlock Butte

Record values for Hemlock Butte, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record80.5 inches, May 2, 1997
Deepest snow on record171 inches, March 21, 2002
Biggest season peak80.5 in, 1996-97 season, on May 2, 1997
Smallest season peak29.2 in, 2014-15 season, on April 16, 2015
Last season's peak33.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 15, 2026

43 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 14, 1983

Station details

Elevation5,800 ft
CountyClearwater
Position46.4811, -115.6336
Record startsOctober 1, 1982
Median peak SWE48.0 in around April 19
Median first snowOctober 30
Median melt-outJune 14
NRCS station ID520:ID:SNTL

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