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Potato Hill SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Potato Hill at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 9, and the median peak is 32.0 in around April 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 Potato Hill, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 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 inches64.1 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches64.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches63.9 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches63.9 inches

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Records at Potato Hill

Record values for Potato Hill, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record51.9 inches, April 10, 1999
Deepest snow on record137 inches, February 9, 2008
Biggest season peak51.9 in, 1998-99 season, on April 10, 1999
Smallest season peak6.4 in, 2004-05 season, on January 18, 2005
Last season's peak19.8 in, 2025-26 season, on March 14, 2026

43 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1983

Station details

Elevation4,480 ft
CountyYakima
Position46.3497, -121.5142
Record startsOctober 1, 1980
Median peak SWE32.0 in around April 3
Median first snowNovember 9
Median melt-outJune 2
NRCS station ID702:WA:SNTL

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