Taos Powderhorn SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Taos Powderhorn at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 23, and the median peak is 20.0 in around April 29.

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 Taos Powderhorn, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Median	Percent	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.2 inches
Oct 3	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.2 inches
Oct 2	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 1	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	30.2 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	29.0 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	28.3 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	28.3 inches

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Records at Taos Powderhorn

Record values for Taos Powderhorn, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	36.9 inches, May 4, 2017
Deepest snow on record	106 inches, April 5, 2017
Biggest season peak	36.9 in, 2016-17 season, on May 4, 2017
Smallest season peak	7.1 in, 2017-18 season, on April 23, 2018
Last season's peak	9.3 in, 2025-26 season, on May 8, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation	11,020 ft
County	Taos
Position	36.5819, -105.4562
Record starts	August 9, 2010
Median peak SWE	20.0 in around April 29
Median first snow	October 23
Median melt-out	June 10
NRCS station ID	1168:NM:SNTL

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