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Buffalo Park snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 913 at 9,240 ft in Grand County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 14, 1995. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
80%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 50% of average
SWE today
0.4 in
median 0.5 in · average 0.8 in
Water-year precipitation
60%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.2 in vs. 2 in
Toward the normal peak
3%
of the average peak, 14 in around Apr 3
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 1996 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 24.2 in (Apr 15, 2014) and as low as 7.6 in (Mar 16, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 14 in around Apr 3.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.6 | Mar 16, 2026 | 54% | 3.1 | 365 |
| 2025 | 13.7 | Apr 6, 2025 | 98% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 2024 | 15.1 | Apr 7, 2024 | 108% | 14.6 | 366 |
| 2023 | 15.9 | Apr 8, 2023 | 114% | 15.5 | 365 |
| 2022 | 14 | Apr 24, 2022 | 100% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 12.9 | Apr 23, 2021 | 92% | 11.9 | 365 |
| 2020 | 20.4 | Apr 26, 2020 | 146% | 18.6 | 366 |
| 2019 | 16.8 | Apr 13, 2019 | 120% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 2018 | 18.5 | Apr 21, 2018 | 132% | 15.4 | 365 |
| 2017 | 15.2 | Apr 6, 2017 | 109% | 14.9 | 365 |
| 2016 | 16.6 | May 1, 2016 | 119% | 16.2 | 366 |
| 2015 | 13.5 | Mar 25, 2015 | 96% | 13.3 | 365 |
| 2014 | 24.2 | Apr 15, 2014 | 173% | 21.5 | 365 |
| 2013 | 17.5 | Apr 24, 2013 | 125% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 2012 | 12.6 | Mar 3, 2012 | 90% | 12 | 366 |
| 2011 | 22.3 | May 2, 2011 | 159% | 19.2 | 365 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | Apr 6, 2010 | 81% | 9.9 | 365 |
| 2009 | 14.9 | Apr 12, 2009 | 106% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 2008 | 16.6 | Apr 17, 2008 | 119% | 14.5 | 366 |
| 2007 | 11.1 | Mar 11, 2007 | 79% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 2006 | 18 | Apr 2, 2006 | 129% | 17.7 | 365 |
| 2005 | 11.5 | Apr 1, 2005 | 82% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 2004 | 9.4 | Mar 18, 2004 | 67% | 8 | 366 |
| 2003 | 12.5 | Apr 24, 2003 | 89% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 2002 | 8.1 | Mar 16, 2002 | 58% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 2001 | 11.1 | Apr 14, 2001 | 79% | 10.4 | 365 |
| 2000 | 14.8 | Apr 4, 2000 | 106% | 14.3 | 366 |
| 1999 | 12.8 | Apr 22, 1999 | 91% | 11 | 365 |
| 1998 | 14.1 | Apr 19, 1998 | 101% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 1997 | 18 | May 2, 1997 | 129% | 15.8 | 365 |
| 1996 | 17.6 | Mar 25, 1996 | 126% | 17.5 | 366 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 913:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.2284, -106.5962. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.