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Buckboard Flat snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1153 at 8,920 ft in San Juan County, Utah, in the San Juan basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 2012. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
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of the 1991–2020 median for this date · — of average
SWE today
0.6 in
median — in · average — in
Water-year precipitation
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of average since Oct 1 · 15.2 in vs. — in
Toward the normal peak
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of the average peak, — in around Oct 1

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 2026
0 2 4 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Oct 1
Daily snow water equivalent at Buckboard Flat, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 2026
0 10 20 30 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 2013 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 28.1 in (Apr 6, 2023) and as low as 5.6 in (Mar 6, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is — in around Oct 1.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 5.6 Mar 6, 2026 — 0.5 365
2025 7.8 Mar 18, 2025 — 3.9 365
2024 15.7 Apr 1, 2024 — 15.7 366
2023 28.1 Apr 6, 2023 — 27.5 365
2022 10.8 Mar 30, 2022 — 10.6 365
2021 13.5 Mar 26, 2021 — 12.7 365
2020 18.4 Apr 1, 2020 — 18.4 366
2019 21.4 Mar 31, 2019 — 21.4 365
2018 7.5 Mar 18, 2018 — 5.2 365
2017 12.9 Mar 6, 2017 — 10.2 365
2016 11.7 Mar 31, 2016 — 11.7 366
2015 11.8 Mar 3, 2015 — 9.3 365
2014 10.8 Mar 7, 2014 — 10 365
2013 9.2 Mar 9, 2013 — 8.3 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1153:UT:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.8694, -109.4472. Other stations in the San Juan basin are listed on the basin page.