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Wells Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Wells Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 10, and the median peak is 35.7 in around April 12.

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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 Wells Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.5 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.5 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 inches93.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches91.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches91.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches91.1 inches

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Records at Wells Creek

Record values for Wells Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record58.5 inches, April 10, 1999
Deepest snow on record147 inches, March 21, 2012
Biggest season peak58.5 in, 1998-99 season, on April 10, 1999
Smallest season peak7.1 in, 2014-15 season, on January 21, 2015
Last season's peak17.5 in, 2025-26 season, on April 5, 2026

31 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 3, 1995

Station details

Elevation4,040 ft
CountyWhatcom
Position48.8661, -121.7898
Record startsAugust 24, 1995
Median peak SWE35.7 in around April 12
Median first snowNovember 10
Median melt-outJune 10
NRCS station ID909:WA:SNTL

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