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Sylvan Lake SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Sylvan Lake at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 16, and the median peak is 22.0 in around April 23.

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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 Sylvan Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches40.0 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches39.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches39.6 inches

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Records at Sylvan Lake

Record values for Sylvan Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record34.3 inches, May 14, 1986
Deepest snow on record93 inches, April 27, 2011
Biggest season peak34.3 in, 1985-86 season, on May 14, 1986
Smallest season peak14.4 in, 1980-81 season, on April 13, 1981
Last season's peak16.9 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1980

Station details

Elevation8,440 ft
CountyPark
Position44.4776, -110.1565
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE22.0 in around April 23
Median first snowOctober 16
Median melt-outJune 6
NRCS station ID806:WY:SNTL

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