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Lightning Ridge SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Lightning Ridge at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 6, and the median peak is 20.6 in around April 8.

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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 Lightning Ridge, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches34.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches34.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.9 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.9 inches

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Records at Lightning Ridge

Record values for Lightning Ridge, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record36.2 inches, April 29, 2011
Deepest snow on record112 inches, April 5, 2023
Biggest season peak36.2 in, 2010-11 season, on April 29, 2011
Smallest season peak10.9 in, 2025-26 season, on March 6, 2026
Last season's peak10.9 in, 2025-26 season, on March 6, 2026

22 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since July 19, 2004

Station details

Elevation8,200 ft
CountyWeber
Position41.3589, -111.4875
Record startsOctober 1, 2004
Median peak SWE20.6 in around April 8
Median first snowNovember 6
Median melt-outMay 19
NRCS station ID1056:UT:SNTL

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