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Butte snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 380 at 10,190 ft in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Gunnison basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
200%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 80% of average
SWE today
0.4 in
median 0.2 in · average 0.5 in
Water-year precipitation
189%
of average since Oct 1 · 3.4 in vs. 1.8 in
Toward the normal peak
3%
of the average peak, 14.6 in around Apr 6
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 26.5 in (Apr 19, 1993) and as low as 7.7 in (May 1, 1990). The 1991–2020 average peak is 14.6 in around Apr 6.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.4 | Mar 7, 2026 | 58% | 4.9 | 365 |
| 2025 | 14.7 | Apr 6, 2025 | 101% | 13.6 | 365 |
| 2024 | 16 | Mar 30, 2024 | 110% | 15.9 | 366 |
| 2023 | 21 | Apr 1, 2023 | 144% | 21 | 365 |
| 2022 | 13.2 | Mar 15, 2022 | 90% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | Mar 28, 2021 | 76% | 11.1 | 365 |
| 2020 | 13.6 | Mar 30, 2020 | 93% | 13.6 | 366 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | Apr 3, 2019 | 133% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | Apr 8, 2018 | 69% | 8.7 | 365 |
| 2017 | 21.3 | Apr 4, 2017 | 146% | 21.1 | 365 |
| 2016 | 13.3 | Apr 5, 2016 | 91% | 13.1 | 366 |
| 2015 | 11.5 | Mar 25, 2015 | 79% | 11.1 | 365 |
| 2014 | 16.4 | Apr 4, 2014 | 112% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 2013 | 11.8 | Apr 20, 2013 | 81% | 8.9 | 365 |
| 2012 | 8.2 | Mar 18, 2012 | 56% | 6 | 366 |
| 2011 | 18.4 | Apr 27, 2011 | 126% | 17 | 365 |
| 2010 | 13.3 | Apr 9, 2010 | 91% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 2009 | 18.5 | Apr 5, 2009 | 127% | 17.2 | 365 |
| 2008 | 23.7 | Apr 10, 2008 | 162% | 22 | 366 |
| 2007 | 11.1 | Mar 31, 2007 | 76% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2006 | 16.4 | Apr 6, 2006 | 112% | 15.4 | 365 |
| 2005 | 18.3 | Apr 11, 2005 | 125% | 18 | 365 |
| 2004 | 12 | Apr 11, 2004 | 82% | 11 | 366 |
| 2003 | 13.8 | Apr 1, 2003 | 95% | 13.8 | 365 |
| 2002 | 10.1 | Mar 25, 2002 | 69% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 2001 | 12 | Apr 14, 2001 | 82% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2000 | 13.3 | Apr 5, 2000 | 91% | 13.1 | 366 |
| 1999 | 14.6 | May 6, 1999 | 100% | 10.6 | 365 |
| 1998 | 14.8 | Apr 18, 1998 | 101% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 1997 | 21.3 | Apr 11, 1997 | 146% | 19.3 | 365 |
| 1996 | 21 | Mar 31, 1996 | 144% | 20.6 | 366 |
| 1995 | 24.1 | May 13, 1995 | 165% | 20.6 | 365 |
| 1994 | 13.6 | Apr 10, 1994 | 93% | 11.9 | 365 |
| 1993 | 26.5 | Apr 19, 1993 | 182% | 24.2 | 365 |
| 1992 | 11.7 | Mar 31, 1992 | 80% | 11.7 | 366 |
| 1991 | 12.9 | Apr 2, 1991 | 88% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 1990 | 7.7 | May 1, 1990 | 53% | 7.3 | 365 |
| 1989 | 14.7 | Apr 3, 1989 | 101% | 13.4 | 365 |
| 1988 | 11.5 | Apr 4, 1988 | 79% | 11.2 | 366 |
| 1987 | 16.3 | Apr 12, 1987 | 112% | 15.4 | 365 |
| 1986 | 24.1 | Apr 2, 1986 | 165% | 23.6 | 365 |
| 1985 | 19.5 | Apr 4, 1985 | 134% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 1984 | 25.1 | May 7, 1984 | 172% | 22 | 366 |
| 1983 | 17.1 | May 1, 1983 | 117% | 14.5 | 365 |
| 1982 | 20.1 | Apr 11, 1982 | 138% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 1981 | 9 | Apr 8, 1981 | 62% | 7.9 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 380:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 38.8944, -106.9533. Other stations in the Gunnison basin are listed on the basin page.