New Mexico SNOTEL Precipitation Update Report

New Mexico SNOTEL 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 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Month-to-Date Precipitation			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	1.7	2.2	77	21.5	24.9	86
Cochetopa Pass	10020	1.2	1.0₍₁₆₎	120	7.0	8.4₍₁₆₎	83
Culebra #2	10570	1.0	2.4	42	10.7	14.6	73
Cumbres Trestle	10030	2.1	2.1	100	17.2	25.4	68
Grayback	11620	2.5	1.8₍₁₆₎	139	14.8	19.0₍₁₆₎	78
Hayden Pass	10700	2.4	1.7₍₁₃₎	141	11.5	15.0₍₁₃₎	77
Lily Pond	11060	1.8	1.8	100	15.2	20.0	76
Medano Pass	9650	2.0	2.0₍₂₅₎	100	11.7	13.1₍₂₅₎	89
Middle Creek	11260	2.3	2.0	115	16.8	24.1	70
Moon Pass	11110	1.7	1.0₍₁₂₎	170	9.1	9.2₍₁₂₎	99
North Costilla	10570	0.7	1.9	37	12.9	14.2	91
San Antonio Sink	9120	1.3	N/A	*	11.1	N/A	*
Sargents Mesa	11490	1.5	1.5₍₁₂₎	100	10.4	13.7₍₁₂₎	76
Slumgullion	11560	1.9	1.9	100	13.4	15.2	88
Trinchera	10850	1.1	1.8	61	11.2	13.0	86
Upper Rio Grande	9370	1.7	1.0	170	10.3	10.2	101
Ute Creek	10730	1.7	2.0₍₂₀₎	85	13.0	18.0₍₂₀₎	72
Wager Gulch	11110	1.7	N/A	*	14.7	N/A	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	2.5	2.5	100	19.9	34.0	59
Basin Index (%)		97			78
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN - New Mexico
Elk Cabin	8210	0.6	1.0₍₂₄₎	60	7.5	11.0₍₂₄₎	68
Gallegos Peak	9460	0.2	1.2	17	11.2	15.4	73
North Costilla	10570	0.7	1.9	37	12.9	14.2	91
Palo	9330	0.6	1.0₍₁₀₎	60	8.3	10.4₍₁₀₎	80
Quemazon	9490	1.3	0.8	162	8.6	12.8	67
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.8	1.4	57	9.2	11.5	80
Rio Santa Barbara	10640	1.1	N/A	*	11.7	N/A	*
Santa Fe	11480	0.8	1.4₍₂₄₎	57	10.7	19.2₍₂₄₎	56
Shuree	10080	1.2	1.0₍₁₀₎	120	10.1	10.4₍₁₀₎	97
Taos Powderhorn	11030	1.1	2.1₍₁₀₎	52	15.9	22.5₍₁₀₎	71
Taos Pueblo	10990	1.5	N/A	*	14.5	N/A	*
Tres Ritos	8740	1.1	1.4₍₁₄₎	79	12.1	13.0₍₁₄₎	93
Basin Index (%)		64			76
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
Beartown	11600	1.7	2.2	77	21.5	24.9	86
Cascade	8900	-M	1.4	*	-M	20.4	*
Cascade #2	8990	1.1	1.2	92	14.6	20.0	73
Columbus Basin	10780	2.0	2.0₍₂₆₎	100	21.6	28.1₍₂₆₎	77
Mineral Creek	10030	1.5	2.0	75	17.8	18.6	96
Molas Lake	10610	1.8	1.8	100	18.4	21.2	87
Red Mountain Pass	11050	2.2	2.9	76	25.6	28.2	91
Spud Mountain	10660	2.2	2.4	92	22.4	30.4	74
Stump Lakes	11230	2.1	1.5	140	17.0	20.0	85
Upper San Juan	10140	2.8	2.0	140	20.2	35.8	56
Vallecito	10740	1.9	1.3	146	14.4	19.2	75
Weminuche Creek	10730	2.6	1.2₍₁₀₎	217	17.4	22.0₍₁₀₎	79
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	2.5	2.5	100	19.9	34.0	59
Basin Index (%)		106			76
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
Bateman	9230	1.5	0.9	167	9.2	15.0	61
Chamita	8370	1.4	0.8	175	9.0	13.1	69
Cumbres Trestle	10030	2.1	2.1	100	17.2	25.4	68
Garita Peak	10100	1.7	N/A	*	9.3	N/A	*
Hopewell	10080	1.5	1.5	100	13.1	19.6	67
Basin Index (%)		123			66
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
Garita Peak	10100	1.7	N/A	*	9.3	N/A	*
Quemazon	9490	1.3	0.8	162	8.6	12.8	67
Senorita Divide #2	8560	1.7	1.2	142	8.4	15.6	54
Vacas Locas	9350	2.0	0.8₍₁₉₎	250	9.0	16.1₍₁₉₎	56
Basin Index (%)		179			58
PECOS RIVER BASIN
Elk Cabin	8210	0.6	1.0₍₂₄₎	60	7.5	11.0₍₂₄₎	68
Santa Fe	11480	0.8	1.4₍₂₄₎	57	10.7	19.2₍₂₄₎	56
Wesner Springs	11110	2.3	1.8	128	16.9	20.3	83
Basin Index (%)		88			70
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN
North Costilla	10570	0.7	1.9	37	12.9	14.2	91
Palo	9330	0.6	1.0₍₁₀₎	60	8.3	10.4₍₁₀₎	80
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.8	1.4	57	9.2	11.5	80
Shuree	10080	1.2	1.0₍₁₀₎	120	10.1	10.4₍₁₀₎	97
Taos Pueblo	10990	1.5	N/A	*	14.5	N/A	*
Tolby	10210	1.5	1.5₍₂₂₎	100	13.5	13.7₍₂₂₎	99
Wesner Springs	11110	2.3	1.8	128	16.9	20.3	83
Basin Index (%)		83			88
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN
Beaver Head	8070	0.3	N/A	*	3.1	N/A	*
Coronado Trail	8400	0.6	0.5	120	3.8	11.0	35
Frisco Divide	8010	0.0	0.4	0	3.2	9.1	35
Hannagan Meadows	9030	0.5	0.6	83	5.3	17.2	31
Nutrioso	8550	-0.3	0.2₍₁₂₎	-150	2.0	7.4₍₁₂₎	27
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.4	0.6	67	5.2	17.0	31
Basin Index (%)		52			32
GILA RIVER BASIN
Lookout Mountain	8510	0.2	0.3	67	3.9	8.0	49
Signal Peak	8390	0.3	0.2	150	3.4	12.2	28
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.4	0.6	67	5.2	17.0	31
Basin Index (%)		82			34
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN
Mcknight Cabin	9230	0.0	0.1₍₁₇₎	0	3.6	8.7₍₁₇₎	41
Signal Peak	8390	0.3	0.2	150	3.4	12.2	28
Basin Index (%)		100			33
ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN
Rice Park	8480	0.7	0.8₍₂₂₎	88	7.7	11.6₍₂₂₎	66
Basin Index (%)		88			66
RIO HONDO BASIN
Sierra Blanca	10250	0.6	1.1₍₁₈₎	55	8.6	14.8₍₁₈₎	58
Basin Index (%)		55			58
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
Beaver Spring	9240	1.1	1.0₍₁₁₎	110	9.6	15.9₍₁₁₎	60
Navajo Whiskey Ck	9050	1.2	0.7₍₁₁₎	171	9.3	11.9₍₁₁₎	78
Basin Index (%)		135			68

-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.

The MONTH-TO-DATE PRECIPITATION Percent of Median (or Average) represents the total precipitation
(beginning on the 1st day of the current month) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or
near the basin compared to the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.

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.