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Sandstone RS snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 732 at 8,150 ft in Carbon County, Wyoming, in the Yampa-White basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1985. 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
100%
of average since Oct 1 · 2.2 in vs. 2.2 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 12.7 in around Mar 30

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 5 10 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Mar 30
Daily snow water equivalent at Sandstone RS, 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 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 1986 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 26.8 in (Apr 6, 2023) and as low as 6.9 in (Mar 3, 2015). The 1991–2020 average peak is 12.7 in around Mar 30.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 8.7 Mar 6, 2026 69% 0 365
2025 13.3 Apr 5, 2025 105% 12.4 365
2024 18.9 Mar 30, 2024 149% 18.9 366
2023 26.8 Apr 6, 2023 211% 26 365
2022 12.1 Mar 24, 2022 95% 10.9 365
2021 13.6 Mar 25, 2021 107% 13.3 365
2020 17.5 Mar 28, 2020 138% 16.8 366
2019 17.9 Mar 17, 2019 141% 17.1 365
2018 9.5 Apr 9, 2018 75% 8.9 365
2017 12.4 Mar 7, 2017 98% 7.2 365
2016 11.3 Mar 31, 2016 89% 11.2 366
2015 6.9 Mar 3, 2015 54% 3.1 365
2014 13.9 Apr 6, 2014 109% 13.4 365
2013 10.1 Apr 20, 2013 80% 8.3 365
2012 11.1 Mar 3, 2012 87% 4.1 366
2011 23.3 May 3, 2011 183% 18.1 365
2010 16.2 Apr 6, 2010 128% 12.8 365
2009 21.9 Apr 9, 2009 172% 19.1 365
2008 20.4 Apr 11, 2008 161% 18.5 366
2007 10.3 Mar 8, 2007 81% 8.7 365
2006 16.9 Apr 2, 2006 133% 16.8 365
2005 14.1 Apr 1, 2005 111% 14.1 365
2004 10.6 Mar 6, 2004 83% 8.9 366
2003 14.4 Apr 8, 2003 113% 12.9 365
2002 8.8 Mar 17, 2002 69% 7.7 365
2001 13.4 Apr 14, 2001 106% 11.6 365
2000 14.7 Mar 23, 2000 116% 14.3 366
1999 15.3 Apr 16, 1999 120% 11.9 365
1998 15.1 Apr 7, 1998 119% 14.6 365
1997 20 Mar 15, 1997 157% 18 365
1996 18 Mar 18, 1996 142% 16.6 366
1995 14.2 May 9, 1995 112% 12.4 365
1994 13.4 Apr 11, 1994 106% 12.1 365
1993 17.7 Apr 21, 1993 139% 15.5 365
1992 10.7 Mar 25, 1992 84% 9.5 366
1991 13.7 Mar 29, 1991 108% 13.2 365
1990 11.6 Mar 28, 1990 91% 11 365
1989 13.1 Mar 23, 1989 103% 12.9 365
1988 13.9 Mar 22, 1988 109% 13.1 366
1987 10.1 Mar 21, 1987 80% 10.1 365
1986 17.6 Mar 19, 1986 139% 14 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 732:WY:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 41.1118, -107.1704. Other stations in the Yampa-White basin are listed on the basin page.