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Big Meadow SNOTEL

Big Meadow recorded 0.1 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 0 in of snow on the ground.

as of

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Big Meadow, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 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 inches28.2 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches28.2 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches28.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches28.2 inches

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Records at Big Meadow

Record values for Big Meadow, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record53.4 inches, April 19, 2017
Deepest snow on record149 inches, February 22, 2017
Biggest season peak53.4 in, 2016-17 season, on April 19, 2017
Smallest season peak7.8 in, 2013-14 season, on March 8, 2014
Last season's peak13.5 in, 2025-26 season, on February 20, 2026

43 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1983

Station details

Elevation8,240 ft
CountyWashoe
Position39.4550, -119.9422
Record startsOctober 1, 1983
Median peak SWE21.0 in around April 1
Median first snowNovember 16
Median melt-outMay 15
NRCS station ID340:NV:SNTL

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