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Wilbur Bench snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 543 at 9,170 ft in Duchesne County, Utah, in the Duchesne-Lower Green basin, with daily records since Mar 21, 1979. 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
248%
of average since Oct 1 · 5.7 in vs. 2.3 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 10.6 in around Mar 13

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Mar 13
Daily snow water equivalent at Wilbur Bench, 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 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 23.8 in (Apr 18, 1986) and as low as 5.9 in (Mar 20, 2002). The 1991–2020 average peak is 10.6 in around Mar 13.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 6.5 Feb 23, 2026 61% 0 365
2025 8.7 Mar 21, 2025 82% 7.7 365
2024 13.2 Mar 31, 2024 125% 13.2 366
2023 23.2 Apr 2, 2023 219% 23.1 365
2022 10 Mar 20, 2022 94% 9.6 365
2021 8.9 Mar 26, 2021 84% 8.9 365
2020 13.2 Mar 29, 2020 125% 13.1 366
2019 15.6 Mar 24, 2019 147% 15.3 365
2018 6.8 Mar 27, 2018 64% 6.1 365
2017 17.9 Mar 7, 2017 169% 16 365
2016 9.6 Mar 31, 2016 91% 9.6 366
2015 6.8 Mar 3, 2015 64% 0.9 365
2014 7.3 Apr 1, 2014 69% 7.3 365
2013 8.5 Mar 9, 2013 80% 6.6 365
2012 7.9 Mar 19, 2012 75% 2.7 366
2011 15.7 Mar 28, 2011 148% 14 365
2010 11.6 Apr 5, 2010 109% 10.9 365
2009 11.4 Apr 15, 2009 108% 9.2 365
2008 16.8 Apr 9, 2008 158% 16.3 366
2007 8.3 Mar 2, 2007 78% 4.9 365
2006 13.6 Apr 7, 2006 128% 13 365
2005 22.5 Apr 9, 2005 212% 21.9 365
2004 11.6 Mar 7, 2004 109% 5.9 366
2003 10.6 Apr 8, 2003 100% 10.1 365
2002 5.9 Mar 20, 2002 56% 4.3 365
2001 13.6 Apr 12, 2001 128% 10.8 365
2000 12.7 Mar 21, 2000 120% 12.2 366
1999 7.6 Mar 12, 1999 72% 5.9 365
1998 14.5 Apr 17, 1998 137% 12.6 365
1997 18.7 Apr 10, 1997 176% 14.8 365
1996 12 Mar 29, 1996 113% 11.8 366
1995 14.1 Mar 31, 1995 133% 13.7 365
1994 8.2 Apr 10, 1994 77% 7.1 365
1993 17.2 Apr 10, 1993 162% 15.9 365
1992 9.3 Mar 27, 1992 88% 9 366
1991 8.5 Mar 29, 1991 80% 8.5 365
1990 10.8 Mar 15, 1990 102% 10.4 365
1989 9.7 Apr 3, 1989 92% 9.3 365
1988 9.3 Mar 27, 1988 88% 9.3 366
1987 8.7 Apr 6, 1987 82% 8.6 365
1986 23.8 Apr 18, 1986 225% 20.3 365
1985 12.4 Apr 1, 1985 117% 12.4 365
1984 12.4 Apr 10, 1984 117% 12 366
1983 21.1 May 3, 1983 199% 17.3 365
1982 17.1 Mar 31, 1982 161% 17.1 365
1981 9.4 Apr 5, 1981 89% 9.1 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 543:UT:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.8917, -110.746. Other stations in the Duchesne-Lower Green basin are listed on the basin page.