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Cascade #2 snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 387 at 8,990 ft in San Juan County, Colorado, in the San Juan basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1990. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 100% of average
SWE today
0.2 in
median 0 in · average 0.2 in
Water-year precipitation
322%
of average since Oct 1 · 8.7 in vs. 2.7 in
Toward the normal peak
2%
of the average peak, 10.8 in around Mar 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 1991 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 32 in (Mar 2, 1997) and as low as 3.9 in (Feb 22, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 10.8 in around Mar 6.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.9 | Feb 22, 2026 | 36% | 1.2 | 365 |
| 2025 | 4.8 | Feb 19, 2025 | 44% | 0.1 | 365 |
| 2024 | 8.6 | Feb 9, 2024 | 80% | 5 | 366 |
| 2023 | 20.8 | Mar 30, 2023 | 193% | 20.5 | 365 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | Feb 23, 2022 | 96% | 0 | 365 |
| 2021 | 7.2 | Mar 4, 2021 | 67% | 2.1 | 365 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | Feb 7, 2020 | 84% | 6.7 | 366 |
| 2019 | 19.3 | Mar 22, 2019 | 179% | 16.9 | 365 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | Feb 26, 2018 | 41% | 0 | 365 |
| 2017 | 15.3 | Mar 6, 2017 | 142% | 2 | 365 |
| 2016 | 10 | Feb 1, 2016 | 93% | 0 | 366 |
| 2015 | 5.2 | Mar 3, 2015 | 48% | 0 | 365 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | Mar 1, 2014 | 87% | 0 | 365 |
| 2013 | 9.9 | Feb 28, 2013 | 92% | 0.2 | 365 |
| 2012 | 10.4 | Mar 1, 2012 | 96% | 0 | 366 |
| 2011 | 13.9 | Mar 7, 2011 | 129% | 1.6 | 365 |
| 2010 | 15.3 | Mar 11, 2010 | 142% | 11.1 | 365 |
| 2009 | 12.9 | Feb 23, 2009 | 119% | 1.5 | 365 |
| 2008 | 19.3 | Feb 24, 2008 | 179% | 10.7 | 366 |
| 2007 | 9.1 | Feb 28, 2007 | 84% | 0 | 365 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | Apr 1, 2006 | 56% | 6.1 | 365 |
| 2005 | 16.8 | Feb 28, 2005 | 156% | 15.1 | 365 |
| 2004 | 12.6 | Mar 3, 2004 | 117% | 0.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 7.3 | Mar 20, 2003 | 68% | 2.9 | 365 |
| 2002 | 6.2 | Feb 23, 2002 | 57% | 0 | 365 |
| 2001 | 12.9 | Mar 18, 2001 | 119% | 5.2 | 365 |
| 2000 | 10.2 | Mar 22, 2000 | 94% | 8.9 | 366 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | Feb 15, 1999 | 60% | 1.7 | 365 |
| 1998 | 9.5 | Mar 7, 1998 | 88% | 7.2 | 365 |
| 1997 | 32 | Mar 2, 1997 | 296% | 10 | 365 |
| 1996 | 10.3 | Mar 26, 1996 | 95% | 8.3 | 366 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | Mar 13, 1995 | 125% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 1994 | 11.5 | Feb 28, 1994 | 106% | 5.4 | 365 |
| 1993 | 20.1 | Feb 28, 1993 | 186% | 16.9 | 365 |
| 1992 | 7.6 | Feb 16, 1992 | 70% | 5.8 | 366 |
| 1991 | 10.7 | Mar 26, 1991 | 99% | 9.8 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 387:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.6575, -107.8029. Other stations in the San Juan basin are listed on the basin page.