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Mccoy Park snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1040 at 9,500 ft in Eagle County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Nov 17, 2002. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 0% of average
SWE today
0 in
median 0 in · average 0.4 in
Water-year precipitation
56%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.5 in vs. 2.7 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 12.9 in around Mar 29

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 5 10 15 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Mar 29
Daily snow water equivalent at Mccoy Park, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
0 10 20 30 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 2003 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 21.1 in (Apr 12, 2008) and as low as 6.8 in (Mar 6, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 12.9 in around Mar 29.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 6.8 Mar 6, 2026 53% 0.2 365
2025 13.9 Mar 22, 2025 108% 13.1 365
2024 17 Mar 29, 2024 132% 17 366
2023 19.3 Apr 4, 2023 150% 18.9 365
2022 16.3 Apr 12, 2022 126% 14.8 365
2021 10.9 Mar 31, 2021 84% 10.9 365
2020 14.6 Apr 3, 2020 113% 14 366
2019 17.7 Mar 24, 2019 137% 17.2 365
2018 10 Apr 8, 2018 78% 8.7 365
2017 13.6 Mar 8, 2017 105% 9.3 365
2016 15.6 Apr 5, 2016 121% 15.5 366
2015 12.9 Mar 7, 2015 100% 8.8 365
2014 17.8 Apr 7, 2014 138% 16.9 365
2013 13.9 Apr 23, 2013 108% 10.1 365
2012 8.8 Mar 5, 2012 68% 3.2 366
2011 20.4 May 2, 2011 158% 16.2 365
2010 13 Apr 7, 2010 101% 11.3 365
2009 19.1 Apr 6, 2009 148% 17.1 365
2008 21.1 Apr 12, 2008 164% 17.5 366
2007 13.2 Mar 11, 2007 102% 11 365
2006 15.3 Apr 2, 2006 119% 14.9 365
2005 15.9 Apr 6, 2005 123% 15.4 365
2004 12 Mar 11, 2004 93% 7.8 366
2003 14.7 Apr 7, 2003 114% 13.7 318

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1040:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.6023, -106.544. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.