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Idarado snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 538 at 9,780 ft in Ouray County, Colorado, in the Gunnison basin, with daily records since Jul 18, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
200%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 50% of average
SWE today
0.2 in
median 0.1 in · average 0.4 in
Water-year precipitation
289%
of average since Oct 1 · 7.8 in vs. 2.7 in
Toward the normal peak
2%
of the average peak, 13.3 in around Mar 30
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 25.7 in (Apr 11, 1984) and as low as 6.8 in (Mar 6, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 13.3 in around Mar 30.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.8 | Mar 6, 2026 | 51% | 0.7 | 365 |
| 2025 | 13.4 | Mar 22, 2025 | 101% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 2024 | 11.7 | Apr 8, 2024 | 88% | 11.4 | 366 |
| 2023 | 18.9 | Mar 31, 2023 | 142% | 18.9 | 365 |
| 2022 | 11.6 | Apr 1, 2022 | 87% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 2021 | 13.1 | Mar 30, 2021 | 98% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 2020 | 12.6 | Mar 30, 2020 | 95% | 12 | 366 |
| 2019 | 19.3 | Apr 4, 2019 | 145% | 19 | 365 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | Mar 28, 2018 | 65% | 8 | 365 |
| 2017 | 17.5 | Apr 5, 2017 | 132% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 2016 | 15 | Mar 30, 2016 | 113% | 15 | 366 |
| 2015 | 12.7 | Mar 2, 2015 | 95% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 2014 | 13.7 | Apr 7, 2014 | 103% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 2013 | 10.1 | Mar 25, 2013 | 76% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 2012 | 10.9 | Mar 19, 2012 | 82% | 7.8 | 366 |
| 2011 | 16.6 | May 2, 2011 | 125% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 2010 | 16.1 | Apr 7, 2010 | 121% | 15.7 | 365 |
| 2009 | 16.3 | Apr 19, 2009 | 123% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 2008 | 18.8 | Apr 17, 2008 | 141% | 16.1 | 366 |
| 2007 | 11.1 | Mar 10, 2007 | 83% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | Apr 6, 2006 | 117% | 14.9 | 365 |
| 2005 | 16.8 | Mar 31, 2005 | 126% | 16.7 | 365 |
| 2004 | 13 | Mar 7, 2004 | 98% | 10.6 | 366 |
| 2003 | 13.2 | Apr 9, 2003 | 99% | 11.3 | 365 |
| 2002 | 9.3 | Mar 20, 2002 | 70% | 5.5 | 365 |
| 2001 | 11.3 | Apr 12, 2001 | 85% | 9.3 | 365 |
| 2000 | 14.6 | Apr 2, 2000 | 110% | 14.1 | 366 |
| 1999 | 13.3 | May 5, 1999 | 100% | 9.9 | 365 |
| 1998 | 14.3 | Apr 2, 1998 | 108% | 13.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 23.4 | Apr 10, 1997 | 176% | 21.3 | 365 |
| 1996 | 16.7 | Apr 18, 1996 | 126% | 15.5 | 366 |
| 1995 | 18.4 | May 10, 1995 | 138% | 17 | 365 |
| 1994 | 12.9 | Apr 12, 1994 | 97% | 12.1 | 365 |
| 1993 | 17.8 | Apr 7, 1993 | 134% | 15.8 | 365 |
| 1992 | 16.8 | Mar 28, 1992 | 126% | 16.3 | 366 |
| 1991 | 13.8 | Apr 3, 1991 | 104% | 13.4 | 365 |
| 1990 | 9 | Mar 18, 1990 | 68% | 8.4 | 365 |
| 1989 | 15.6 | Mar 7, 1989 | 117% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 1988 | 9.3 | Apr 5, 1988 | 70% | 8.6 | 366 |
| 1987 | 17.8 | Apr 12, 1987 | 134% | 17 | 365 |
| 1986 | 12.8 | Apr 3, 1986 | 96% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 1985 | 15.8 | Apr 2, 1985 | 119% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 1984 | 25.7 | Apr 11, 1984 | 193% | 23 | 366 |
| 1983 | 21.3 | Apr 15, 1983 | 160% | 18.8 | 365 |
| 1982 | 17.8 | Apr 2, 1982 | 134% | 17.6 | 365 |
| 1981 | 11.2 | Mar 30, 1981 | 84% | 11.2 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 538:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.9339, -107.6762. Other stations in the Gunnison basin are listed on the basin page.