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Burro Mountain snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 378 at 9,290 ft in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, in the Yampa-White basin, with daily records since Oct 31, 1978. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
50%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 40% of average
SWE today
0.2 in
median 0.4 in · average 0.5 in
Water-year precipitation
172%
of average since Oct 1 · 4.3 in vs. 2.5 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 15.5 in around Apr 4
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 30.2 in (May 6, 1984) and as low as 8.1 in (Mar 8, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 15.5 in around Apr 4.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.1 | Mar 8, 2026 | 52% | 0.6 | 365 |
| 2025 | 14.2 | Mar 20, 2025 | 92% | 13.7 | 365 |
| 2024 | 15.9 | Apr 2, 2024 | 103% | 15.8 | 366 |
| 2023 | 22.8 | Apr 5, 2023 | 147% | 21.9 | 365 |
| 2022 | 12 | Mar 22, 2022 | 77% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 12.6 | Mar 26, 2021 | 81% | 12.5 | 365 |
| 2020 | 14.1 | Apr 2, 2020 | 91% | 13.8 | 366 |
| 2019 | 18 | Mar 24, 2019 | 116% | 17.7 | 365 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | Apr 21, 2018 | 73% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 2017 | 12.5 | Mar 7, 2017 | 81% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 2016 | 15.5 | Apr 1, 2016 | 100% | 15.5 | 366 |
| 2015 | 12.5 | Mar 6, 2015 | 81% | 9 | 365 |
| 2014 | 17 | Apr 7, 2014 | 110% | 15.8 | 365 |
| 2013 | 14 | Apr 20, 2013 | 90% | 11 | 365 |
| 2012 | 10.8 | Mar 5, 2012 | 70% | 6.3 | 366 |
| 2011 | 23.6 | Apr 29, 2011 | 152% | 19.4 | 365 |
| 2010 | 16.8 | Apr 8, 2010 | 108% | 15.2 | 365 |
| 2009 | 17.4 | Apr 12, 2009 | 112% | 16.2 | 365 |
| 2008 | 19.6 | Apr 12, 2008 | 126% | 16.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 13 | Mar 10, 2007 | 84% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2006 | 19.4 | Apr 7, 2006 | 125% | 18.5 | 365 |
| 2005 | 15.6 | Apr 12, 2005 | 101% | 15.1 | 365 |
| 2004 | 13.2 | Mar 16, 2004 | 85% | 9.9 | 366 |
| 2003 | 15.2 | Apr 24, 2003 | 98% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 2002 | 12.1 | Mar 27, 2002 | 78% | 11 | 365 |
| 2001 | 14.7 | Apr 14, 2001 | 95% | 12.1 | 365 |
| 2000 | 16.4 | Apr 2, 2000 | 106% | 16.1 | 366 |
| 1999 | 17.9 | May 5, 1999 | 115% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 1998 | 27.1 | Apr 20, 1998 | 175% | 21.5 | 365 |
| 1997 | 30.2 | Apr 14, 1997 | 195% | 25.7 | 365 |
| 1996 | 24.6 | Apr 21, 1996 | 159% | 23.2 | 366 |
| 1995 | 25.9 | May 12, 1995 | 167% | 17 | 365 |
| 1994 | 16.2 | Apr 14, 1994 | 105% | 14.1 | 365 |
| 1993 | 27.8 | Apr 20, 1993 | 179% | 21.8 | 365 |
| 1992 | 20 | Mar 31, 1992 | 129% | 20 | 366 |
| 1991 | 22.7 | Apr 30, 1991 | 146% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 1990 | 11.2 | Apr 9, 1990 | 72% | 10.2 | 365 |
| 1989 | 18.6 | Apr 5, 1989 | 120% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 1988 | 20.6 | Apr 5, 1988 | 133% | 20.1 | 366 |
| 1987 | 16.8 | Apr 12, 1987 | 108% | 16 | 365 |
| 1986 | 27.1 | Mar 20, 1986 | 175% | 25.9 | 365 |
| 1985 | 21.5 | Mar 31, 1985 | 139% | 21.5 | 365 |
| 1984 | 30.2 | May 6, 1984 | 195% | 24.3 | 366 |
| 1983 | 27.3 | May 19, 1983 | 176% | 22.6 | 365 |
| 1982 | 24.3 | Apr 10, 1982 | 157% | 23.6 | 365 |
| 1981 | 13.9 | Apr 7, 1981 | 90% | 12.1 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 378:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.875, -107.599. Other stations in the Yampa-White basin are listed on the basin page.