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Summit Ranch snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 802 at 9,350 ft in Summit County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Jun 13, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 25% of average
SWE today
0.1 in
median 0 in · average 0.4 in
Water-year precipitation
47%
of average since Oct 1 · 0.8 in vs. 1.7 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 11.2 in around Apr 2
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 21.3 in (May 6, 1984) and as low as 6.3 in (Mar 4, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 11.2 in around Apr 2.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.3 | Mar 4, 2026 | 56% | 0.1 | 365 |
| 2025 | 12 | Mar 21, 2025 | 107% | 10.7 | 365 |
| 2024 | 12.1 | Apr 3, 2024 | 108% | 11.8 | 366 |
| 2023 | 13.4 | Mar 31, 2023 | 120% | 13.4 | 365 |
| 2022 | 9.7 | Apr 6, 2022 | 87% | 9.3 | 365 |
| 2021 | 9.3 | Mar 31, 2021 | 83% | 9.3 | 365 |
| 2020 | 12.4 | Apr 3, 2020 | 111% | 12 | 366 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | Mar 18, 2019 | 122% | 13.4 | 365 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | Apr 9, 2018 | 83% | 8.4 | 365 |
| 2017 | 13.7 | Mar 8, 2017 | 122% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 2016 | 11.5 | Apr 1, 2016 | 103% | 11.5 | 366 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | Mar 7, 2015 | 87% | 7.1 | 365 |
| 2014 | 15 | Apr 7, 2014 | 134% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 2013 | 10.2 | Apr 23, 2013 | 91% | 7.3 | 365 |
| 2012 | 8 | Mar 2, 2012 | 71% | 2.2 | 366 |
| 2011 | 16.6 | May 2, 2011 | 148% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 2010 | 9.3 | Apr 8, 2010 | 83% | 7.9 | 365 |
| 2009 | 15.4 | Apr 4, 2009 | 138% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 2008 | 16.6 | Apr 11, 2008 | 148% | 14.5 | 366 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | Apr 10, 2007 | 94% | 10.2 | 365 |
| 2006 | 14.2 | Apr 1, 2006 | 127% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | Apr 5, 2005 | 97% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 2004 | 10.5 | Mar 29, 2004 | 94% | 9.8 | 366 |
| 2003 | 15.4 | Apr 9, 2003 | 138% | 14.5 | 365 |
| 2002 | 7.9 | Mar 26, 2002 | 71% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | Apr 22, 2001 | 91% | 9.3 | 365 |
| 2000 | 11.4 | Mar 31, 2000 | 102% | 11.4 | 366 |
| 1999 | 10.9 | Apr 17, 1999 | 97% | 9.9 | 365 |
| 1998 | 11.4 | Apr 21, 1998 | 102% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | May 1, 1997 | 141% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 1996 | 18.3 | Apr 20, 1996 | 163% | 17.7 | 366 |
| 1995 | 15.3 | May 3, 1995 | 137% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 1994 | 11.4 | Apr 11, 1994 | 102% | 10 | 365 |
| 1993 | 17.6 | Apr 20, 1993 | 157% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 1992 | 9.3 | Mar 28, 1992 | 83% | 9.3 | 366 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | May 1, 1991 | 113% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 1990 | 9.8 | Mar 31, 1990 | 88% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 1989 | 13.4 | Apr 4, 1989 | 120% | 12 | 365 |
| 1988 | 12.1 | Apr 4, 1988 | 108% | 11.7 | 366 |
| 1987 | 8.7 | Apr 12, 1987 | 78% | 7.9 | 365 |
| 1986 | 12.5 | Apr 18, 1986 | 112% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 1985 | 12.8 | Apr 8, 1985 | 114% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 1984 | 21.3 | May 6, 1984 | 190% | 15.9 | 366 |
| 1983 | 15.4 | May 4, 1983 | 138% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 1982 | 8.8 | Jan 6, 1982 | 79% | — | 160 |
| 1981 | 8.4 | Apr 7, 1981 | 75% | 7.4 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 802:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.718, -106.1577. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.