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Chamita SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Chamita at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 7, and the median peak is 9.3 in around March 10.

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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 Chamita, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.3 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.3 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 inches19.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches17.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches17.7 inches

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Records at Chamita

Record values for Chamita, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record25.5 inches, April 7, 1980
Deepest snow on record60 inches, February 4, 2008
Biggest season peak25.5 in, 1979-80 season, on April 7, 1980
Smallest season peak3.6 in, 2024-25 season, on March 17, 2025
Last season's peak4.7 in, 2025-26 season, on February 23, 2026

47 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1979

Station details

Elevation8,360 ft
CountyRio Arriba
Position36.9561, -106.6572
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE9.3 in around March 10
Median first snowNovember 7
Median melt-outApril 21
NRCS station ID394:NM:SNTL

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