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Sierra Blanca SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Sierra Blanca at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 18, and the median peak is 8.7 in around February 29.

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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 Sierra Blanca, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.2 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0.4 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 inches37.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches34.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.6 inches

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Records at Sierra Blanca

Record values for Sierra Blanca, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record29.4 inches, March 24, 2010
Deepest snow on record84 inches, March 12, 2010
Biggest season peak29.4 in, 2009-10 season, on March 24, 2010
Smallest season peak1.0 in, 2005-06 season, on March 23, 2006
Last season's peak4.3 in, 2025-26 season, on January 25, 2026

24 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2002

Station details

Elevation10,250 ft
CountyLincoln
Position33.4068, -105.7947
Record startsSeptember 30, 2002
Median peak SWE8.7 in around February 29
Median first snowNovember 18
Median melt-outApril 1
NRCS station ID1034:NM:SNTL

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