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Rainy Pass SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Rainy Pass at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 1, and the median peak is 39.6 in around April 18.

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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 Rainy Pass, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 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 inches65.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches65.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches65.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches65.1 inches

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Records at Rainy Pass

Record values for Rainy Pass, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record66.6 inches, April 18, 1991
Deepest snow on record141 inches, March 4, 2014
Biggest season peak66.6 in, 1990-91 season, on April 18, 1991
Smallest season peak19.1 in, 2004-05 season, on April 17, 2005
Last season's peak34.8 in, 2025-26 season, on March 19, 2026

44 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1982

Station details

Elevation4,880 ft
CountyChelan
Position48.5187, -120.7358
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE39.6 in around April 18
Median first snowNovember 1
Median melt-outJune 21
NRCS station ID711:WA:SNTL

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