Mt Charleston SNOTEL Summary

 

 

 

SNOTEL Sites: The Natural Resources Conservation Service operates three SNOTEL sites in the Spring Mountains.  These stations provide hourly and daily snow and climate data including: snow water equivalent, accumulated precipitation (Oct 1 - Sep 30), snow depth, air temperature, soil moisture and soil temperature.

• Bristlecone Trail SNOTEL
• Lee Canyon SNOTEL
• Rainbow Canyon SNOTEL

SNOTEL Reports

• Tables
  • Last 24 Hours:  Bristlecone Trail | Lee Canyon | Rainbow Canyon
  • Last 7 Days Summary 
• Graphs
  • Wind Speed
  • Air Temperature
  • Snow Depth
• Map:
  • Snow Depth:  Today  |  7-day delta
  • SWE:             Today  |  7-day delta 

Interactive Snow Water Equivalent Graphs - Allow users to compare snow water equivalent (in inches) for any combination of historical years for the three SNOTEL sites located on Mt Charleston. Graphs also include statistical background data, such as the maximum, normal, and minimum water years, as well as shading based on the 10th, 30th, 50th, 70th, and 90th percentiles. Other interactive graph products are available here.

 

Monthly Snow Course Data - Manual snow tube measurements have been made at snow courses in the Spring Mountains back to 1941. Measurements are made in the spring (near March 1 and April 1) to track maximum snow water content in the snowpack.

• Kyle Canyon - data from 1941 to present
• Lee Canyon #2 - data from 1941 to present
• Lee Canyon #3 - data from 1969 to present
• Rainbow Canyon - data from 1947 to 2013 (site was discontinued in 2014 due to fire impacts on vegetation).