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Summit Lake SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Summit Lake at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 1, and the median peak is 42.0 in around April 25.

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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 Summit Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 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 inches55.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches55.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches55.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches55.4 inches

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Records at Summit Lake

Record values for Summit Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record69.7 inches, May 15, 1999
Deepest snow on record159 inches, March 17, 2025
Biggest season peak69.7 in, 1998-99 season, on May 15, 1999
Smallest season peak12.8 in, 2014-15 season, on April 15, 2015
Last season's peak13.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 6, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1978

Station details

Elevation5,610 ft
CountyKlamath
Position43.4491, -122.1381
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE42.0 in around April 25
Median first snowNovember 1
Median melt-outJune 26
NRCS station ID801:OR:SNTL

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