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Mc Clure Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 618 at 8,760 ft in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Gunnison basin, with daily records since Jul 20, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
100%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 33% of average
SWE today
0.2 in
median 0.2 in · average 0.6 in
Water-year precipitation
—
of average since Oct 1 · — in vs. 2.7 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 16.6 in around Mar 29
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Water-year precipitation
Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 30.9 in (Apr 20, 1993) and as low as 8.4 in (Mar 8, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 16.6 in around Mar 29.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.4 | Mar 8, 2026 | 51% | 1.5 | 357 |
| 2025 | 13.3 | Mar 22, 2025 | 80% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 2024 | 15 | Apr 1, 2024 | 90% | 15 | 366 |
| 2023 | 28.9 | Apr 4, 2023 | 174% | 28.7 | 365 |
| 2022 | 14 | Mar 17, 2022 | 84% | 13.2 | 365 |
| 2021 | 13.4 | Mar 28, 2021 | 81% | 13 | 365 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | Mar 30, 2020 | 97% | 15.8 | 366 |
| 2019 | 22.5 | Mar 24, 2019 | 136% | 21.8 | 365 |
| 2018 | 9.5 | Mar 28, 2018 | 57% | 8.3 | 365 |
| 2017 | 18.1 | Mar 8, 2017 | 109% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 2016 | 13.7 | Mar 10, 2016 | 83% | 13.2 | 366 |
| 2015 | 11.4 | Mar 12, 2015 | 69% | 5.6 | 365 |
| 2014 | 18.5 | Mar 27, 2014 | 111% | 17.9 | 365 |
| 2013 | 13.8 | Mar 23, 2013 | 83% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 2012 | 12.7 | Mar 19, 2012 | 77% | 7.7 | 366 |
| 2011 | 22.8 | Mar 30, 2011 | 137% | 22.1 | 365 |
| 2010 | 20.3 | Apr 9, 2010 | 122% | 18.4 | 365 |
| 2009 | 24.2 | Apr 7, 2009 | 146% | 21.7 | 365 |
| 2008 | 29.3 | Apr 10, 2008 | 177% | 26.9 | 366 |
| 2007 | 15.5 | Mar 11, 2007 | 93% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 2006 | 20.5 | Apr 6, 2006 | 123% | 20.2 | 365 |
| 2005 | 26.1 | Apr 6, 2005 | 157% | 25.9 | 365 |
| 2004 | 14.8 | Mar 8, 2004 | 89% | 10.1 | 366 |
| 2003 | 16.8 | Apr 8, 2003 | 101% | 15.5 | 365 |
| 2002 | 12 | Mar 26, 2002 | 72% | 10.8 | 365 |
| 2001 | 14.8 | Apr 12, 2001 | 89% | 13.7 | 365 |
| 2000 | 16.9 | Apr 3, 2000 | 102% | 16.4 | 366 |
| 1999 | 12.9 | Apr 10, 1999 | 78% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 1998 | 25.5 | Apr 19, 1998 | 154% | 21.3 | 365 |
| 1997 | 25.6 | Apr 12, 1997 | 154% | 22.8 | 365 |
| 1996 | 15.6 | Mar 26, 1996 | 94% | 13.6 | 366 |
| 1995 | 26.9 | May 13, 1995 | 162% | 24.8 | 365 |
| 1994 | 14.4 | Apr 7, 1994 | 87% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 1993 | 30.9 | Apr 20, 1993 | 186% | 27.5 | 365 |
| 1992 | 16 | Mar 28, 1992 | 96% | 15.9 | 366 |
| 1991 | 16.4 | Apr 3, 1991 | 99% | 16.1 | 365 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | Mar 15, 1990 | 63% | 9.7 | 365 |
| 1989 | 17.8 | Mar 16, 1989 | 107% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 1988 | 14.4 | Mar 20, 1988 | 87% | 14.4 | 366 |
| 1987 | 14.9 | Apr 5, 1987 | 90% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 1986 | 18.5 | Mar 19, 1986 | 111% | 14.9 | 365 |
| 1985 | 24 | Apr 1, 1985 | 145% | 24 | 365 |
| 1984 | 27.9 | May 6, 1984 | 168% | 27.1 | 366 |
| 1983 | 24.1 | May 3, 1983 | 145% | 22.6 | 365 |
| 1982 | 20.6 | Apr 7, 1982 | 124% | 20.3 | 365 |
| 1981 | 14.3 | Apr 7, 1981 | 86% | 13.3 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 618:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.129, -107.2883. Other stations in the Gunnison basin are listed on the basin page.