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Prairie SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Prairie at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 27, and the median peak is 5.8 in around February 25.

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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 Prairie, 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 inches19.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.7 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.7 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.7 inches

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Records at Prairie

Record values for Prairie, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record9.7 inches, February 26, 1999
Deepest snow on record38 inches, February 25, 2019
Biggest season peak9.7 in, 1998-99 season, on February 26, 1999
Smallest season peak0.9 in, 1991-92 season, on February 28, 1992
Last season's peak1.1 in, 2025-26 season, on February 18, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation4,800 ft
CountyElmore
Position43.5051, -115.5730
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE5.8 in around February 25
Median first snowNovember 27
Median melt-outMarch 26
NRCS station ID704:ID:SNTL

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