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Berthoud Summit snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 335 at 11,300 ft in Grand County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Oct 1, 1978. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
20%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 11% of average
SWE today
0.1 in
median 0.5 in · average 0.9 in
Water-year precipitation
37%
of average since Oct 1 · 1 in vs. 2.7 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 21.2 in around Apr 25
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 34.8 in (May 24, 2011) and as low as 11.1 in (Mar 26, 2002). The 1991–2020 average peak is 21.2 in around Apr 25.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12.2 | Mar 16, 2026 | 58% | 7.6 | 365 |
| 2025 | 22.5 | Apr 7, 2025 | 106% | 22 | 365 |
| 2024 | 24 | Apr 28, 2024 | 113% | 21.8 | 366 |
| 2023 | 21 | Apr 29, 2023 | 99% | 18.6 | 365 |
| 2022 | 18 | May 5, 2022 | 85% | 15.4 | 365 |
| 2021 | 19.6 | Apr 28, 2021 | 92% | 18 | 365 |
| 2020 | 25.3 | Apr 25, 2020 | 119% | 22.1 | 366 |
| 2019 | 22.7 | May 1, 2019 | 107% | 20.6 | 365 |
| 2018 | 18.5 | Apr 18, 2018 | 87% | 15.1 | 365 |
| 2017 | 18.6 | Apr 6, 2017 | 88% | 16.8 | 365 |
| 2016 | 23.6 | May 1, 2016 | 111% | 20.9 | 366 |
| 2015 | 19.4 | May 23, 2015 | 92% | 15 | 365 |
| 2014 | 26.7 | May 16, 2014 | 126% | 24.8 | 365 |
| 2013 | 22.9 | May 9, 2013 | 108% | 15.4 | 365 |
| 2012 | 13 | Mar 4, 2012 | 61% | 9.1 | 366 |
| 2011 | 34.8 | May 24, 2011 | 164% | 25.1 | 365 |
| 2010 | 24.5 | May 15, 2010 | 116% | 18 | 365 |
| 2009 | 24.7 | Apr 18, 2009 | 117% | 19.6 | 365 |
| 2008 | 24.4 | May 15, 2008 | 115% | 21 | 366 |
| 2007 | 22.2 | Apr 26, 2007 | 105% | 16.2 | 365 |
| 2006 | 24 | Apr 20, 2006 | 113% | 21.3 | 365 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | May 13, 2005 | 93% | 16.4 | 365 |
| 2004 | 14.9 | Apr 14, 2004 | 70% | 12.3 | 366 |
| 2003 | 26 | May 10, 2003 | 123% | 20.6 | 365 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | Mar 26, 2002 | 52% | 10.8 | 365 |
| 2001 | 22.3 | Apr 22, 2001 | 105% | 18.7 | 365 |
| 2000 | 19.3 | Apr 24, 2000 | 91% | 17.4 | 366 |
| 1999 | 23.1 | May 5, 1999 | 109% | 14 | 365 |
| 1998 | 23.8 | Apr 28, 1998 | 112% | 18.4 | 365 |
| 1997 | 31.4 | May 3, 1997 | 148% | 20.4 | 365 |
| 1996 | 30.5 | May 2, 1996 | 144% | 25.4 | 366 |
| 1995 | 23.1 | May 30, 1995 | 109% | 14.8 | 365 |
| 1994 | 20.2 | Apr 14, 1994 | 95% | 17.4 | 365 |
| 1993 | 30.8 | May 2, 1993 | 145% | 22.8 | 365 |
| 1992 | 23.3 | Apr 24, 1992 | 110% | 21.1 | 366 |
| 1991 | 23.8 | May 1, 1991 | 112% | 18.1 | 365 |
| 1990 | 15.9 | May 10, 1990 | 75% | 13.5 | 365 |
| 1989 | 21.5 | Apr 16, 1989 | 101% | 19 | 365 |
| 1988 | 22.6 | May 2, 1988 | 107% | 20.1 | 366 |
| 1987 | 17.5 | Apr 13, 1987 | 83% | 16.5 | 365 |
| 1986 | 24.8 | Apr 27, 1986 | 117% | 20.1 | 365 |
| 1985 | 20.8 | Apr 7, 1985 | 98% | 19.3 | 365 |
| 1984 | 33.4 | May 8, 1984 | 158% | 24.6 | 366 |
| 1983 | 32.6 | May 20, 1983 | 154% | 21.6 | 365 |
| 1982 | 23.6 | May 16, 1982 | 111% | 19 | 365 |
| 1981 | 13.8 | Apr 9, 1981 | 65% | 12.2 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 335:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.8036, -105.7779. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.