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Tower snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 825 at 10,610 ft in Routt County, Colorado, in the Yampa-White basin, with daily records since Aug 12, 1979. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
0%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 0% of average
SWE today
0 in
median 2.1 in · average 3 in
Water-year precipitation
69%
of average since Oct 1 · 2.9 in vs. 4.2 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 47.3 in around May 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 79.7 in (May 27, 2011) and as low as 27.7 in (Mar 22, 2012). The 1991–2020 average peak is 47.3 in around May 2.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28.4 | May 7, 2026 | 60% | 23.4 | 365 |
| 2025 | 43.8 | Apr 20, 2025 | 93% | 42.9 | 365 |
| 2024 | 47.8 | May 10, 2024 | 101% | 40.5 | 366 |
| 2023 | 56.2 | May 14, 2023 | 119% | 52.1 | 365 |
| 2022 | 44.8 | May 8, 2022 | 95% | 35.6 | 365 |
| 2021 | 35.8 | Apr 28, 2021 | 76% | 34.3 | 365 |
| 2020 | 49.2 | Apr 17, 2020 | 104% | 45.9 | 366 |
| 2019 | 58 | May 28, 2019 | 123% | 50.2 | 365 |
| 2018 | 45.4 | May 4, 2018 | 96% | 34.9 | 365 |
| 2017 | 44.5 | May 2, 2017 | 94% | 39.1 | 365 |
| 2016 | 48.9 | May 17, 2016 | 103% | 38.4 | 366 |
| 2015 | 32.8 | May 26, 2015 | 69% | 28.9 | 365 |
| 2014 | 56.1 | May 14, 2014 | 119% | 52.7 | 365 |
| 2013 | 39 | May 3, 2013 | 82% | 31.8 | 365 |
| 2012 | 27.7 | Mar 22, 2012 | 59% | 26.5 | 366 |
| 2011 | 79.7 | May 27, 2011 | 168% | 57.2 | 365 |
| 2010 | 45.1 | May 20, 2010 | 95% | 33.9 | 365 |
| 2009 | 52.1 | May 5, 2009 | 110% | 45.3 | 365 |
| 2008 | 51.5 | May 16, 2008 | 109% | 43.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 32.9 | Apr 25, 2007 | 70% | 30.4 | 365 |
| 2006 | 56.5 | Apr 20, 2006 | 119% | 51.7 | 365 |
| 2005 | 43.9 | May 8, 2005 | 93% | 38.4 | 365 |
| 2004 | 40.6 | Apr 25, 2004 | 86% | 33.3 | 366 |
| 2003 | 54.4 | May 10, 2003 | 115% | 42.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 30.6 | Apr 28, 2002 | 65% | 28.4 | 365 |
| 2001 | 39.8 | Apr 23, 2001 | 84% | 35.9 | 365 |
| 2000 | 47 | Apr 24, 2000 | 99% | 46 | 366 |
| 1999 | 58 | May 5, 1999 | 123% | 43 | 365 |
| 1998 | 54 | May 14, 1998 | 114% | 44.9 | 365 |
| 1997 | 62.4 | May 4, 1997 | 132% | 54.5 | 365 |
| 1996 | 60.4 | May 1, 1996 | 128% | 54.1 | 366 |
| 1995 | 69.7 | May 30, 1995 | 147% | 45.7 | 365 |
| 1994 | 47.9 | May 3, 1994 | 101% | 38 | 365 |
| 1993 | 68 | May 9, 1993 | 144% | 53.8 | 365 |
| 1992 | 44.2 | Apr 23, 1992 | 93% | 39.6 | 366 |
| 1991 | 52 | Apr 30, 1991 | 110% | 41.6 | 365 |
| 1990 | 49.5 | Apr 28, 1990 | 105% | 45.6 | 365 |
| 1989 | 52.6 | Apr 18, 1989 | 111% | 47.3 | 365 |
| 1988 | 55.6 | May 11, 1988 | 118% | 47.8 | 366 |
| 1987 | 38 | Apr 21, 1987 | 80% | 35.1 | 365 |
| 1986 | 70.4 | Apr 27, 1986 | 149% | 60.4 | 365 |
| 1985 | 54.8 | May 22, 1985 | 116% | 46 | 365 |
| 1984 | 61.8 | May 7, 1984 | 131% | 50.7 | 366 |
| 1983 | 63.9 | May 20, 1983 | 135% | 44.5 | 365 |
| 1982 | 59.9 | May 25, 1982 | 127% | 53.5 | 365 |
| 1981 | 32.2 | May 25, 1981 | 68% | 23.8 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 825:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.5374, -106.6766. Other stations in the Yampa-White basin are listed on the basin page.