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Schofield Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 737 at 10,640 ft in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Aug 21, 1985. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
84%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 84% of average
SWE today
1.6 in
median 1.9 in · average 1.9 in
Water-year precipitation
162%
of average since Oct 1 · 5.5 in vs. 3.4 in
Toward the normal peak
5%
of the average peak, 35.1 in around Apr 13
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 1986 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 61.2 in (May 15, 1995) and as low as 19 in (Mar 9, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 35.1 in around Apr 13.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | Mar 9, 2026 | 54% | 13.4 | 365 |
| 2025 | 26.6 | Apr 6, 2025 | 76% | 25.5 | 365 |
| 2024 | 34 | Apr 3, 2024 | 97% | 31.8 | 366 |
| 2023 | 51.8 | Apr 26, 2023 | 148% | 47.7 | 365 |
| 2022 | 37.2 | Apr 15, 2022 | 106% | 36.5 | 365 |
| 2021 | 26.1 | Mar 31, 2021 | 74% | 26.1 | 365 |
| 2020 | 32.1 | Apr 19, 2020 | 91% | 28.9 | 366 |
| 2019 | 50.6 | Apr 8, 2019 | 144% | 47.1 | 365 |
| 2018 | 28.7 | Apr 21, 2018 | 82% | 25.7 | 365 |
| 2017 | 49.8 | Apr 7, 2017 | 142% | 49.4 | 365 |
| 2016 | 27.6 | May 2, 2016 | 79% | 25.3 | 366 |
| 2015 | 22.9 | Mar 7, 2015 | 65% | 20.9 | 365 |
| 2014 | 41.8 | Apr 7, 2014 | 119% | 41.1 | 365 |
| 2013 | 30.5 | Apr 24, 2013 | 87% | 23.2 | 365 |
| 2012 | 23.1 | Mar 21, 2012 | 66% | 20.3 | 366 |
| 2011 | 56.3 | May 22, 2011 | 160% | 40.9 | 365 |
| 2010 | 38.7 | Apr 6, 2010 | 110% | 35.6 | 365 |
| 2009 | 48.5 | Apr 20, 2009 | 138% | 43.2 | 365 |
| 2008 | 55.9 | Apr 12, 2008 | 159% | 49.4 | 366 |
| 2007 | 29.1 | Apr 16, 2007 | 83% | 28.4 | 365 |
| 2006 | 39.8 | Apr 8, 2006 | 113% | 37.1 | 365 |
| 2005 | 45.5 | May 8, 2005 | 130% | 42.2 | 365 |
| 2004 | 29 | Apr 25, 2004 | 83% | 27.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 30.6 | Apr 8, 2003 | 87% | 28.5 | 365 |
| 2002 | 27.9 | Mar 30, 2002 | 79% | 27.7 | 365 |
| 2001 | 33.2 | Apr 15, 2001 | 95% | 29.4 | 365 |
| 2000 | 29.5 | Apr 4, 2000 | 84% | 28.7 | 366 |
| 1999 | 36.2 | May 6, 1999 | 103% | 25.3 | 365 |
| 1998 | 34 | Apr 20, 1998 | 97% | 28.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 49.3 | May 2, 1997 | 140% | 42.5 | 365 |
| 1996 | 47 | Apr 23, 1996 | 134% | 42.2 | 366 |
| 1995 | 61.2 | May 15, 1995 | 174% | 44.5 | 365 |
| 1994 | 33.9 | Apr 14, 1994 | 97% | 30.1 | 365 |
| 1993 | 50.8 | Apr 27, 1993 | 145% | 43.4 | 365 |
| 1992 | 25.3 | Mar 31, 1992 | 72% | 25.2 | 366 |
| 1991 | 37.8 | Apr 30, 1991 | 108% | 30.6 | 365 |
| 1990 | 31.8 | May 1, 1990 | 91% | 27 | 365 |
| 1989 | 37.9 | Apr 3, 1989 | 108% | 36.9 | 365 |
| 1988 | 30.8 | Apr 27, 1988 | 88% | 29.9 | 366 |
| 1987 | 40.3 | Apr 14, 1987 | 115% | 37.5 | 365 |
| 1986 | 52.6 | Apr 27, 1986 | 150% | 47.5 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 737:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.0147, -107.0493. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.