Mt. Hood reflected in Mirror Lake, Oregon
SNOTEL Station 651 · 5,380 ft · Clackamas County, OR

Mt. Hood Snow Station

45.32°N  121.72°W
Water Year 2025–26
Record since 1979
Updated Feb 19, 2025
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Snow Depth
Current conditions as of February 19, 2025
Latest Depth
84.4"
Measured Feb 19
30-Year Average
73.2"
Difference  +11.2"
Season Rank
5th
of 30 seasons since 1995
Season Maximum
90.5"
Occurred Feb 14
Snow Depth — Current Season
Daily values, Water Year 2025–26
This Season
30-Yr Median
Snow Water Equivalent
SWE in inches — the water content locked in the snowpack
Latest SWE
24.8"
As of Feb 19
30-Year Average
25.6"
Difference  −0.8"
Season Maximum
28.9"
This season
Air Temperature
28°F
Below freezing
Snow Water Equivalent — Current Season
Daily values, Water Year 2025–26
This Season
30-Yr Median
Season History
Peak snow depth by water year since 1995
Season Peak Depth Date of Peak Peak SWE Rank
2024–2025Last Year 90.5" Feb 14 28.9" 5th
2023–2024 84.2" Mar 13 27.8" 6th
2022–2023 61.7" Feb 24 20.4" 21st
2021–2022 40.0" Feb 11 13.2" 29th
2020–2021 73.3" Mar 6 24.2" 11st
2019–2020 107.3" Mar 20 35.4" 2nd
2018–2019 92.8" Mar 14 30.6" 4th
2017–2018 105.0" Mar 18 34.6" 3rd
2016–2017 63.6" Feb 29 21.0" 19th
2015–2016 74.6" Mar 9 24.6" 9th
2014–2015 30.0" Feb 8 9.9" 30th
2013–2014 60.2" Feb 27 19.8" 24th
2012–2013 64.1" Mar 2 21.1" 18th
2011–2012 62.4" Feb 28 20.6" 20th
2010–2011 71.0" Mar 7 23.4" 12nd
2009–2010 60.9" Feb 26 20.1" 22nd
2008–2009 69.0" Mar 4 22.8" 14th
2007–2008 68.0" Mar 1 22.5" 15th
2006–2007 81.8" Mar 12 27.0" 7th
2005–2006 59.5" Feb 22 19.7" 26th
2004–2005 59.5" Feb 25 19.6" 25th
2003–2004 74.4" Mar 10 24.5" 10th
2002–2003 64.4" Mar 3 21.2" 17th
2001–2002 52.2" Feb 20 17.2" 27th
2000–2001 65.1" Mar 5 21.5" 16th
1999–2000 115.0" Mar 15 38.0" 1st
1998–1999 45.0" Feb 12 14.9" 28th
1997–1998 60.8" Feb 28 20.1" 23rd
1996–1997 70.5" Mar 2 23.3" 13rd
1995–1996 75.3" Mar 8 24.8" 8th
NWS Expected Snowfall
Pacific Northwest · Portland Weather Forecast Office
NWS Portland Expected Snowfall Map
About This Station
SNOTEL Station #651 · USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Mt. Hood Test Site is operated by the USDA NRCS at 5,380 feet on Mt. Hood in Clackamas County, Oregon. The station has recorded continuous snowpack data since October 1979, making it one of the longest-running mountain snow monitoring sites in the Pacific Northwest.

SNOTEL stations automatically measure snow water equivalent, snow depth, accumulated precipitation, and air temperature, transmitted daily via meteor burst communications. All data is provisional and subject to revision.

The 30-year averages shown use the 1991–2020 NRCS Climate Normals period. Season rankings are calculated against all complete water years on record since 1995. A water year runs October 1 through September 30.

Data: USDA NRCS National Water and Climate Center. Mountain photo: Wikipedia Commons.