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Palo SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Palo at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 18, and the median peak is 5.6 in around March 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 Palo, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.2 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.2 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 inches15.5 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches14.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches14.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches14.3 inches

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Records at Palo

Record values for Palo, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record10.2 inches, March 16, 2019
Deepest snow on record34 inches, March 31, 2023
Biggest season peak10.2 in, 2018-19 season, on March 16, 2019
Smallest season peak1.1 in, 2025-26 season, on January 25, 2026
Last season's peak1.1 in, 2025-26 season, on January 25, 2026

16 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 17, 2010

Station details

Elevation9,330 ft
CountyTaos
Position36.4087, -105.3304
Record startsAugust 9, 2010
Median peak SWE5.6 in around March 3
Median first snowNovember 18
Median melt-outMarch 24
NRCS station ID1170:NM:SNTL

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