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Sand Lake SNOTEL

Sand Lake recorded 1.0 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 1 in of snow on the ground.

as of

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Sand Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 41.0 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.1 inches
Oct 31.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.3 inches
Oct 21.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.2 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.3 inches

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Records at Sand Lake

Record values for Sand Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record59.0 inches, May 29, 2011
Deepest snow on record149 inches, April 19, 2011
Biggest season peak59.0 in, 2010-11 season, on May 29, 2011
Smallest season peak21.8 in, 2025-26 season, on May 8, 2026
Last season's peak21.8 in, 2025-26 season, on May 8, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation10,080 ft
CountyCarbon
Position41.4625, -106.2810
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE33.1 in around May 5
Median first snowOctober 10
Median melt-outJune 25
NRCS station ID731:WY:SNTL

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