North Costilla SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at North Costilla at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 11, and the median peak is 7.0 in around March 20.

as of 6:40 AM MDT, October 4, 2026

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for North Costilla, last 8 days.
Date	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4
Oct 3	0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 2	0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 1	0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0 inches	18.3 inches
Sep 29	0 inches	17.7 inches
Sep 28	0 inches	17.4 inches
Sep 27	0 inches	17.4 inches

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Records at North Costilla

Record values for North Costilla, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	13.0 inches, April 6, 2005
Deepest snow on record	49 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak	13.0 in, 2004-05 season, on April 6, 2005
Smallest season peak	0.7 in, 2017-18 season, on February 20, 2018
Last season's peak	0.9 in, 2025-26 season, on December 10, 2025

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

Station details

Elevation	10,570 ft
County	Taos
Position	36.9940, -105.2599
Record starts	October 1, 1978
Median peak SWE	7.0 in around March 20
Median first snow	November 11
Median melt-out	April 29
NRCS station ID	665:NM:SNTL

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