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 Thursday, June 12, 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	1.5	0.3	500	25.6	29.5	87
Cochetopa Pass	10020	1.8	0.2₍₁₆₎	900	9.3	10.6₍₁₆₎	88
Culebra #2	10570	1.7	0.4	425	16.0	19.0	84
Cumbres Trestle	10030	1.0	0.1	1000	21.5	30.2	71
Grayback	11620	1.2	0.3₍₁₆₎	400	19.2	21.3₍₁₆₎	90
Hayden Pass	10700	1.9	0.3₍₁₃₎	633	18.2	19.4₍₁₃₎	94
Lily Pond	11060	-M	0.1	*	-M	23.4	*
Medano Pass	9650	0.8	0.2₍₂₅₎	400	15.5	17.2₍₂₅₎	90
Middle Creek	11260	0.9	0.1	900	19.1	26.6	72
Moon Pass	11110	0.7	0.3₍₁₂₎	233	11.0	11.2₍₁₂₎	98
North Costilla	10570	1.3	0.3	433	17.9	18.6	96
San Antonio Sink	9120	0.5	N/A	*	13.6	N/A	*
Sargents Mesa	11490	1.9	0.2₍₁₂₎	950	14.2	16.2₍₁₂₎	88
Slumgullion	11560	1.3	0.0	*	15.6	17.6	89
Trinchera	10850	0.9	0.2	450	14.6	16.8	87
Upper Rio Grande	9370	0.8	0.1	800	12.0	12.4	97
Ute Creek	10730	0.7	0.4₍₂₀₎	175	16.2	21.6₍₂₀₎	75
Wager Gulch	11110	1.2	N/A	*	17.2	N/A	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	1.1	0.2	550	23.7	38.6	61
Basin Index (%)		542			82
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN - New Mexico
Elk Cabin	8210	1.2	0.3₍₂₄₎	400	12.1	12.9₍₂₄₎	94
Gallegos Peak	9460	1.0	0.0	*	15.2	17.4	87
North Costilla	10570	1.3	0.3	433	17.9	18.6	96
Palo	9330	1.5	0.2₍₁₀₎	750	13.9	12.1₍₁₀₎	115
Quemazon	9490	1.1	0.0	*	12.4	15.3	81
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.4	0.0	*	12.4	14.4	86
Rio Santa Barbara	10640	1.4	N/A	*	16.8	N/A	*
Santa Fe	11480	1.0	0.2₍₂₄₎	500	16.2	22.4₍₂₄₎	72
Shuree	10080	0.7	0.2₍₁₀₎	350	15.2	12.4₍₁₀₎	123
Taos Powderhorn	11030	0.8	0.1₍₁₀₎	800	20.4	26.4₍₁₀₎	77
Taos Pueblo	10990	1.8	N/A	*	20.7	N/A	*
Tres Ritos	8740	1.0	0.4₍₁₄₎	250	16.6	15.6₍₁₄₎	106
Basin Index (%)		588			91
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
Beartown	11600	1.5	0.3	500	25.6	29.5	87
Cascade	8900	-M	0.1	*	-M	23.8	*
Cascade #2	8990	1.6	0.1	1600	17.8	22.5	79
Columbus Basin	10780	1.9	0.1₍₂₆₎	1900	26.5	31.4₍₂₆₎	84
Mineral Creek	10030	1.6	0.2	800	20.8	21.8	95
Molas Lake	10610	1.4	0.1	1400	21.3	24.4	87
Red Mountain Pass	11050	2.0	0.2	1000	29.6	31.8	93
Spud Mountain	10660	1.8	0.2	900	26.7	35.1	76
Stump Lakes	11230	2.0	0.2	1000	21.6	24.2	89
Upper San Juan	10140	1.2	0.3	400	24.1	39.1	62
Vallecito	10740	2.0	0.0	*	18.3	21.8	84
Weminuche Creek	10730	1.6	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	21.1	25.6₍₁₀₎	82
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	1.1	0.2	550	23.7	38.6	61
Basin Index (%)		1037			80
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
Bateman	9230	0.9	0.0	*	12.9	16.2	80
Chamita	8370	0.9	0.0	*	12.0	15.1	79
Cumbres Trestle	10030	1.0	0.1	1000	21.5	30.2	71
Garita Peak	10100	1.1	N/A	*	13.6	N/A	*
Hopewell	10080	0.6	0.0	*	16.1	21.8	74
Basin Index (%)		3400			75
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
Garita Peak	10100	1.1	N/A	*	13.6	N/A	*
Quemazon	9490	1.1	0.0	*	12.4	15.3	81
Senorita Divide #2	8560	1.3	0.0	*	12.6	17.6	72
Vacas Locas	9350	0.9	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	12.9	17.7₍₁₉₎	73
Basin Index (%)		*			75
PECOS RIVER BASIN
Elk Cabin	8210	1.2	0.3₍₂₄₎	400	12.1	12.9₍₂₄₎	94
Santa Fe	11480	1.0	0.2₍₂₄₎	500	16.2	22.4₍₂₄₎	72
Wesner Springs	11110	1.8	0.3	600	23.8	23.4	102
Basin Index (%)		500			89
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN
North Costilla	10570	1.3	0.3	433	17.9	18.6	96
Palo	9330	1.5	0.2₍₁₀₎	750	13.9	12.1₍₁₀₎	115
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.4	0.0	*	12.4	14.4	86
Shuree	10080	0.7	0.2₍₁₀₎	350	15.2	12.4₍₁₀₎	123
Taos Pueblo	10990	1.8	N/A	*	20.7	N/A	*
Tolby	10210	1.3	0.4₍₂₂₎	325	19.2	17.4₍₂₂₎	110
Wesner Springs	11110	1.8	0.3	600	23.8	23.4	102
Basin Index (%)		500			104
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN
Beaver Head	8070	0.6	N/A	*	4.2	N/A	*
Coronado Trail	8400	0.4	0.0	*	4.2	12.0	35
Frisco Divide	8010	0.3	0.1	300	3.7	10.8	34
Hannagan Meadows	9030	0.4	0.0	*	6.2	18.2	34
Nutrioso	8550	0.7	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	4.9	7.6₍₁₂₎	64
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.4	0.0	*	6.2	17.8	35
Basin Index (%)		2200			38
GILA RIVER BASIN
Lookout Mountain	8510	0.4	0.0	*	4.4	9.0	49
Signal Peak	8390	0.2	0.0	*	3.8	13.0	29
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.4	0.0	*	6.2	17.8	35
Basin Index (%)		*			36
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN
Mcknight Cabin	9230	0.4	0.1₍₁₇₎	400	4.6	10.2₍₁₇₎	45
Signal Peak	8390	0.2	0.0	*	3.8	13.0	29
Basin Index (%)		600			36
ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN
Rice Park	8480	1.1	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	9.9	12.6₍₂₂₎	79
Basin Index (%)		*			79
RIO HONDO BASIN
Sierra Blanca	10250	1.3	0.2₍₁₈₎	650	10.5	18.4₍₁₈₎	57
Basin Index (%)		650			57
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
Beaver Spring	9240	1.3	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	12.2	18.5₍₁₁₎	66
Navajo Whiskey Ck	9050	0.9	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	11.6	14.2₍₁₂₎	82
Basin Index (%)		*			73

-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.