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Placer Basin SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Placer Basin at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 9, and the median peak is 20.5 in around May 4.

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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 Placer Basin, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.2 inches0%0 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 300.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.1 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.1 inches

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Records at Placer Basin

Record values for Placer Basin, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record34.1 inches, May 31, 2011
Deepest snow on record107 inches, April 4, 2009
Biggest season peak34.1 in, 2010-11 season, on May 31, 2011
Smallest season peak13.8 in, 2000-01 season, on April 22, 2001
Last season's peak16.2 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 12, 1980

Station details

Elevation8,790 ft
CountySweet Grass
Position45.4190, -110.0884
Record startsOctober 1, 1976
Median peak SWE20.5 in around May 4
Median first snowOctober 9
Median melt-outJune 16
NRCS station ID696:MT:SNTL

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