New Mexico SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

New Mexico SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites

**Provisional data, subject to revision**

Data based on the first reading of the day (typically 00:00) for Friday, July 26, 2024

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Snow Water Equivalent			Water Year-to-Date Precipitation
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	Median (in)	Pct of Median	Current (in)	Median (in)	Pct of Median
RIO GRANDE HEADWATERS - Colorado
Beartown	11600	0.0	0.0	*	31.7	31.5	101
Cochetopa Pass	10061	0.0	0.0₍₁₆₎	*	13.4	13.2₍₁₆₎	102
Culebra #2	10562	0.0	0.0	*	19.7	21.8	90
Cumbres Trestle	10035	0.0	0.0	*	30.9	32.4	95
Grayback	11626	0.0	N/A	*	24.3	25.5₍₁₆₎	95
Hayden Pass	10699	0.0	0.0₍₁₃₎	*	27.7	21.6₍₁₃₎	128
Lily Pond	11069	0.0	0.0	*	27.4	25.9	106
Medano Pass	9668	0.0	0.0₍₂₅₎	*	22.2	19.2₍₂₅₎	116
Middle Creek	11269	0.0	0.0	*	27.0	30.2	89
Moon Pass	11128	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	17.2	14.6₍₁₂₎	118
North Costilla	10598	0.0	0.0	*	19.4	21.2	92
San Antonio Sink	9143	0.0	N/A	*	16.5	N/A	*
Sargents Mesa	11499	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	21.4	19.6₍₁₂₎	109
Slumgullion	11560	0.0	0.0	*	21.0	20.0	105
Trinchera	10922	0.0	0.0	*	19.5	18.8	104
Upper Rio Grande	9379	0.0	0.0	*	17.6	14.8	119
Ute Creek	10734	0.0	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	23.7	25.5₍₂₀₎	93
Wager Gulch	11132	-M	N/A	*	19.8	N/A	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10957	0.0	0.0	*	-M	42.0	*
Basin Index (%)		*			102
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN - New Mexico
Elk Cabin	8239	0.0	0.0₍₂₄₎	*	19.5	16.9₍₂₄₎	115
Gallegos Peak	9480	0.0	0.0	*	22.1	20.7	107
North Costilla	10598	0.0	0.0	*	19.4	21.2	92
Palo	9343	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	16.9	14.6₍₁₀₎	116
Quemazon	9507	0.0	0.0	*	27.3	18.9	144
Red River Pass #2	9855	0.0	0.0	*	14.4	16.6	87
Rio Santa Barbara	10664	0.0	N/A	*	21.2	N/A	*
Santa Fe	11465	0.0	0.0₍₂₄₎	*	28.9	25.3₍₂₄₎	114
Shuree	10092	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	16.4	15.8₍₁₀₎	104
Taos Powderhorn	11045	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	28.6	28.7₍₁₀₎	100
Taos Pueblo	11020	0.0	N/A	*	29.1	N/A	*
Tres Ritos	8755	0.0	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	17.3	18.6₍₁₄₎	93
Basin Index (%)		*			107
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
Beartown	11600	0.0	0.0	*	31.7	31.5	101
Cascade	8880	-M	0.0	*	-M	26.6	*
Cascade #2	9012	0.0	0.0	*	20.9	25.3	83
Columbus Basin	10781	0.1	0.0₍₂₆₎	*	35.0	36.2₍₂₆₎	97
Mineral Creek	10046	-M	0.0	*	-M	24.4	*
Molas Lake	10631	0.0	0.0	*	24.0	27.0	89
Red Mountain Pass	11080	-M	0.0	*	-M	35.2	*
Spud Mountain	10674	0.1	0.0	*	-M	37.4	*
Stump Lakes	11248	-M	0.0	*	-M	27.2	*
Upper San Juan	10140	-M	0.0	*	-M	41.5	*
Vallecito	10782	-M	0.0	*	-M	24.6	*
Weminuche Creek	10749	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	-M	28.0₍₁₀₎	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10957	0.0	0.0	*	-M	42.0	*
Basin Index (%)		*			93*
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
Bateman	9249	0.0	0.0	*	21.6	18.5	117
Chamita	8383	0.0	0.0	*	18.0	17.2	105
Cumbres Trestle	10035	0.0	0.0	*	30.9	32.4	95
Garita Peak	10115	0.0	N/A	*	22.3	N/A	*
Hopewell	10095	0.0	0.0	*	26.1	22.9	114
Basin Index (%)		*			106
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
Garita Peak	10115	0.0	N/A	*	22.3	N/A	*
Quemazon	9507	0.0	0.0	*	27.3	18.9	144
Senorita Divide #2	8569	0.0	0.0	*	23.0	20.3	113
Vacas Locas	9364	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	23.9	20.1₍₁₉₎	119
Basin Index (%)		*			125
PECOS RIVER BASIN
Elk Cabin	8239	0.0	0.0₍₂₄₎	*	19.5	16.9₍₂₄₎	115
Santa Fe	11465	0.0	0.0₍₂₄₎	*	28.9	25.3₍₂₄₎	114
Wesner Springs	11151	0.0	0.0	*	28.6	29.2	98
Basin Index (%)		*			108
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN
North Costilla	10598	0.0	0.0	*	19.4	21.2	92
Palo	9343	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	16.9	14.6₍₁₀₎	116
Red River Pass #2	9855	0.0	0.0	*	14.4	16.6	87
Shuree	10092	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	16.4	15.8₍₁₀₎	104
Taos Pueblo	11020	0.0	N/A	*	29.1	N/A	*
Tolby	10220	0.0	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	16.7	20.0₍₂₂₎	84
Wesner Springs	11151	0.0	0.0	*	28.6	29.2	98
Basin Index (%)		*			96
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN
Beaver Head	8076	-M	0.0₍₂₇₎	*	20.2	N/A	*
Coronado Trail	8418	0.1	0.0	*	17.1	14.6	117
Frisco Divide	8013	0.0	0.0	*	12.6	12.6	100
Hannagan Meadows	9027	-M	0.0	*	25.4	21.1	120
Nutrioso	8571	-M	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	8.1	8.8₍₁₂₎	92
Silver Creek Divide	9096	0.0	0.0	*	26.1	21.4	122
Basin Index (%)		*			114
GILA RIVER BASIN
Lookout Mountain	8509	0.0	0.0	*	17.6	11.4	154
Signal Peak	8405	0.0	0.0	*	18.0	17.7	102
Silver Creek Divide	9096	0.0	0.0	*	26.1	21.4	122
Basin Index (%)		*			122
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN
Mcknight Cabin	9242	0.0	0.0₍₁₇₎	*	14.3	14.1₍₁₇₎	101
Signal Peak	8405	0.0	0.0	*	18.0	17.7	102
Basin Index (%)		*			102
ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN
Rice Park	8497	0.0	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	20.3	14.6₍₂₂₎	139
Basin Index (%)		*			139
RIO HONDO BASIN
Sierra Blanca	10268	0.0	0.0₍₁₈₎	*	23.3	24.0₍₁₈₎	97
Basin Index (%)		*			97
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
Beaver Spring	9255	-M	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	24.5	20.6₍₁₁₎	119
Navajo Whiskey Ck	9064	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	20.6	16.2₍₁₂₎	127
Basin Index (%)		*			123

-M = Missing data.
* = Analysis may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
N/A = Not available.

Footnotes for median and average:
(##) = If less than 30 years are available, this value specifies the number of years used for the median and average calculations.
Sites with less than 10 years available do not have medians or averages.

If the Basin Index (%) percent value is flagged as potentially invalid,
care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative
of conditions in the basin.

The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT represents the depth of water in the snowpack, if the
snowpack were melted, expressed in inches.

The WATER YEAR-TO-DATE-PRECIPITATION represents total precipitation since October 1st, expressed in inches.

Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.

Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.

Provisional data, subject to revision.

* Site -- Either: (a) the current value is missing; (b) the median or average for the day is not available or is zero; or (c) for snow water equivalent, the median or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum median or average value for the year.

* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with normals report missing or invalid data.

The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages and the resulting fraction multiplied by 100.