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Sentinel Butte SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Sentinel Butte at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 8, and the median peak is 10.7 in around April 4.

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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 Sentinel Butte, 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 inches22.2 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches22.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches22.0 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches22.0 inches

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Records at Sentinel Butte

Record values for Sentinel Butte, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record17.4 inches, April 14, 2018
Deepest snow on record58 inches, March 3, 2018
Biggest season peak17.4 in, 2017-18 season, on April 14, 2018
Smallest season peak5.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 5, 2026
Last season's peak5.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 5, 2026

23 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 27, 2003

Station details

Elevation4,680 ft
CountyFerry
Position48.8613, -118.3984
Record startsAugust 27, 2003
Median peak SWE10.7 in around April 4
Median first snowNovember 8
Median melt-outMay 7
NRCS station ID1043:WA:SNTL

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