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Jones Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 970 at 10,430 ft in Grand County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1999. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
0%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 0% of average
SWE today
0 in
median 0.8 in · average 1 in
Water-year precipitation
46%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.2 in vs. 2.6 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 16.2 in around Apr 24
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 2000 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 25.8 in (May 3, 2011) and as low as 9.1 in (Mar 18, 2012). The 1991–2020 average peak is 16.2 in around Apr 24.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.7 | Mar 17, 2026 | 60% | 1.6 | 365 |
| 2025 | 17.8 | Apr 7, 2025 | 110% | 16.8 | 364 |
| 2024 | 16.5 | Apr 20, 2024 | 102% | 15.9 | 366 |
| 2023 | 15.5 | Apr 5, 2023 | 96% | 15.2 | 365 |
| 2022 | 14.2 | Apr 17, 2022 | 88% | 13.2 | 365 |
| 2021 | 14.2 | Apr 1, 2021 | 88% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 2020 | 19.8 | Apr 25, 2020 | 122% | 16.4 | 366 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | May 1, 2019 | 120% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 2018 | 15.4 | Apr 17, 2018 | 95% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 2017 | 15 | Apr 4, 2017 | 93% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 2016 | 18.8 | May 1, 2016 | 116% | 16.8 | 366 |
| 2015 | 15.1 | May 19, 2015 | 93% | 13.2 | 365 |
| 2014 | 22 | Apr 30, 2014 | 136% | 18.8 | 365 |
| 2013 | 16.8 | May 9, 2013 | 104% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 2012 | 9.1 | Mar 18, 2012 | 56% | 7.7 | 366 |
| 2011 | 25.8 | May 3, 2011 | 159% | 20.5 | 365 |
| 2010 | 14.4 | May 15, 2010 | 89% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2009 | 20.5 | Apr 18, 2009 | 127% | 16.8 | 365 |
| 2008 | 22.4 | May 15, 2008 | 138% | 18.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 19.7 | Apr 26, 2007 | 122% | 15.5 | 365 |
| 2006 | 20 | Apr 20, 2006 | 123% | 19.4 | 365 |
| 2005 | 14.8 | May 1, 2005 | 91% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 2004 | 11.9 | Apr 11, 2004 | 73% | 10.8 | 366 |
| 2003 | 21.6 | Apr 24, 2003 | 133% | 17.2 | 365 |
| 2002 | 10 | Mar 28, 2002 | 62% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 2001 | 15.9 | Apr 22, 2001 | 98% | 13.5 | 365 |
| 2000 | 14.9 | Apr 24, 2000 | 92% | 12.9 | 366 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 970:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.7645, -105.9066. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.