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Lake Irene snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 565 at 10,680 ft in Grand County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Oct 1, 1978. 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 1.2 in · average 1.4 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, 24.6 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 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 45.1 in (May 3, 2011) and as low as 13.9 in (Mar 16, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 24.6 in around Apr 24.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.9 | Mar 16, 2026 | 57% | 10.4 | 365 |
| 2025 | 24.2 | Apr 5, 2025 | 98% | 23.8 | 365 |
| 2024 | 23.9 | May 9, 2024 | 97% | 21.6 | 366 |
| 2023 | 28.3 | Apr 27, 2023 | 115% | 26.4 | 365 |
| 2022 | 24.2 | May 5, 2022 | 98% | 21 | 365 |
| 2021 | 21.2 | Apr 27, 2021 | 86% | 20 | 365 |
| 2020 | 29.4 | Apr 26, 2020 | 120% | 25.8 | 366 |
| 2019 | 26.3 | Apr 13, 2019 | 107% | 25 | 365 |
| 2018 | 22.4 | Apr 9, 2018 | 91% | 19.4 | 365 |
| 2017 | 25.6 | Apr 6, 2017 | 104% | 24.9 | 365 |
| 2016 | 24.5 | May 1, 2016 | 100% | 23 | 366 |
| 2015 | 21.9 | May 23, 2015 | 89% | 19.9 | 365 |
| 2014 | 33.5 | Apr 15, 2014 | 136% | 32 | 365 |
| 2013 | 24.1 | May 8, 2013 | 98% | 16.4 | 365 |
| 2012 | 15.7 | Mar 9, 2012 | 64% | 14.2 | 366 |
| 2011 | 45.1 | May 3, 2011 | 183% | 35.1 | 365 |
| 2010 | 23.7 | May 15, 2010 | 96% | 17.7 | 365 |
| 2009 | 29.8 | May 5, 2009 | 121% | 25.5 | 365 |
| 2008 | 27.6 | Apr 12, 2008 | 112% | 24.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 24.2 | Apr 24, 2007 | 98% | 22.6 | 365 |
| 2006 | 25.3 | Apr 8, 2006 | 103% | 24.7 | 365 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | May 8, 2005 | 85% | 20.2 | 365 |
| 2004 | 17.5 | Apr 12, 2004 | 71% | 14.9 | 366 |
| 2003 | 30.2 | May 11, 2003 | 123% | 27.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 17 | Mar 28, 2002 | 69% | 16.9 | 365 |
| 2001 | 23.6 | Apr 14, 2001 | 96% | 21.7 | 365 |
| 2000 | 25.5 | Apr 4, 2000 | 104% | 24.7 | 366 |
| 1999 | 25.4 | May 6, 1999 | 103% | 23.6 | 365 |
| 1998 | 24.3 | Apr 23, 1998 | 99% | 20.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 36.4 | May 3, 1997 | 148% | 29.5 | 365 |
| 1996 | 37.5 | May 1, 1996 | 152% | 35.6 | 366 |
| 1995 | 33.6 | May 31, 1995 | 137% | 21.6 | 365 |
| 1994 | 26.3 | Apr 9, 1994 | 107% | 25 | 365 |
| 1993 | 36 | Apr 25, 1993 | 146% | 29.8 | 365 |
| 1992 | 24.1 | Apr 24, 1992 | 98% | 22.2 | 366 |
| 1991 | 20.9 | Apr 30, 1991 | 85% | 18.1 | 365 |
| 1990 | 25.7 | May 17, 1990 | 104% | 22.7 | 365 |
| 1989 | 27.7 | Apr 13, 1989 | 113% | 25 | 365 |
| 1988 | 31.1 | Apr 30, 1988 | 126% | 29.7 | 366 |
| 1987 | 19.3 | Apr 5, 1987 | 78% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 1986 | 41.3 | Apr 28, 1986 | 168% | 35.1 | 365 |
| 1985 | 29.3 | Apr 26, 1985 | 119% | 25.8 | 365 |
| 1984 | 39.2 | May 8, 1984 | 159% | 29.3 | 366 |
| 1983 | 39.4 | May 19, 1983 | 160% | 28.6 | 365 |
| 1982 | 36.4 | May 20, 1982 | 148% | 32.2 | 365 |
| 1981 | 14.9 | Apr 11, 1981 | 61% | 13.3 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 565:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.4145, -105.8194. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.