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S Fork Shields SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at S Fork Shields at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 18, and the median peak is 20.2 in around May 3.

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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 S Fork Shields, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches42.9 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches42.9 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches42.9 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches42.9 inches

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Records at S Fork Shields

Record values for S Fork Shields, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record36.3 inches, May 3, 1997
Deepest snow on record97 inches, April 30, 2011
Biggest season peak36.3 in, 1996-97 season, on May 3, 1997
Smallest season peak9.5 in, 2021-22 season, on May 15, 2022
Last season's peak12.6 in, 2025-26 season, on April 28, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1980

Station details

Elevation8,090 ft
CountyPark
Position46.0896, -110.4337
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE20.2 in around May 3
Median first snowOctober 18
Median melt-outJune 8
NRCS station ID725:MT:SNTL

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