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Kiln snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 556 at 9,610 ft in Pitkin County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Jul 11, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
67%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 33% of average
SWE today
0.2 in
median 0.3 in · average 0.6 in
Water-year precipitation
72%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.3 in vs. 1.8 in
Toward the normal peak
2%
of the average peak, 12.1 in around Mar 29
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 20.4 in (Apr 11, 2008) and as low as 6.4 in (Mar 8, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 12.1 in around Mar 29.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.4 | Mar 8, 2026 | 53% | 1.1 | 365 |
| 2025 | 12.1 | Mar 22, 2025 | 100% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 2024 | 14.3 | Mar 31, 2024 | 118% | 14.3 | 366 |
| 2023 | 14.2 | Mar 31, 2023 | 117% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 2022 | 12.3 | Apr 13, 2022 | 102% | 12.1 | 365 |
| 2021 | 11.5 | Apr 1, 2021 | 95% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 2020 | 13.6 | Apr 3, 2020 | 112% | 13.3 | 366 |
| 2019 | 17.4 | Mar 24, 2019 | 144% | 17 | 365 |
| 2018 | 9.5 | Apr 8, 2018 | 79% | 8.6 | 365 |
| 2017 | 13.9 | Mar 9, 2017 | 115% | 13 | 365 |
| 2016 | 13.2 | Apr 1, 2016 | 109% | 13.2 | 366 |
| 2015 | 8.4 | Mar 27, 2015 | 69% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 2014 | 15.3 | Apr 7, 2014 | 126% | 14.6 | 365 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | Apr 22, 2013 | 87% | 8.1 | 365 |
| 2012 | 8.8 | Mar 21, 2012 | 73% | 5.3 | 366 |
| 2011 | 16.8 | Apr 4, 2011 | 139% | 16.2 | 365 |
| 2010 | 10.9 | Apr 7, 2010 | 90% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 2009 | 13.8 | Apr 18, 2009 | 114% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 2008 | 20.4 | Apr 11, 2008 | 169% | 19.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 10.9 | Mar 31, 2007 | 90% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2006 | 15.8 | Mar 29, 2006 | 131% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 2005 | 11 | Apr 1, 2005 | 91% | 11 | 365 |
| 2004 | 8.4 | Mar 8, 2004 | 69% | 6.5 | 366 |
| 2003 | 11.4 | Apr 1, 2003 | 94% | 11.4 | 365 |
| 2002 | 8.6 | Mar 20, 2002 | 71% | 7.3 | 365 |
| 2001 | 10.9 | Apr 14, 2001 | 90% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 2000 | 13.9 | Apr 3, 2000 | 115% | 13.5 | 366 |
| 1999 | 11.3 | Mar 13, 1999 | 93% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 1998 | 13.3 | Apr 17, 1998 | 110% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 1997 | 15.7 | Mar 11, 1997 | 130% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 1996 | 17.1 | Mar 31, 1996 | 141% | 16.8 | 366 |
| 1995 | 15.9 | May 12, 1995 | 131% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 1994 | 15.5 | Apr 11, 1994 | 128% | 13 | 365 |
| 1993 | 18.3 | Apr 17, 1993 | 151% | 16.5 | 365 |
| 1992 | 10.8 | Mar 28, 1992 | 89% | 10.6 | 366 |
| 1991 | 11.2 | Apr 30, 1991 | 93% | 11 | 365 |
| 1990 | 9.3 | Apr 9, 1990 | 77% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 1989 | 11.9 | Apr 3, 1989 | 98% | 11.2 | 365 |
| 1988 | 10.2 | Apr 1, 1988 | 84% | 10.2 | 366 |
| 1987 | 10.4 | Apr 13, 1987 | 86% | 9.7 | 365 |
| 1986 | 13 | Mar 19, 1986 | 107% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 1985 | 13.3 | Apr 5, 1985 | 110% | 12.6 | 365 |
| 1984 | 20 | May 6, 1984 | 165% | 17 | 366 |
| 1983 | 13.9 | May 3, 1983 | 115% | 13 | 365 |
| 1982 | 16.5 | Apr 9, 1982 | 136% | 15.6 | 365 |
| 1981 | 9.3 | Apr 8, 1981 | 77% | 8.2 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 556:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.3172, -106.615. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.