# Snowpack, Snow Depth and Soil Moisture by State (`standardwork/snowpack-soil-moisture`) Actor

Newest snow water, percent of median, snow depth, changes and soil moisture for every snow and soil station in your states. One row per station.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/standardwork/snowpack-soil-moisture.md
- **Developed by:** [Standard Work Co.](https://apify.com/standardwork) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Snowpack, Snow Depth and Soil Moisture by State

Informational only. Not for navigation, safety, emergency, financial, medical, or legal decisions. Check the official source before you rely on it.

Get the newest daily snow water equivalent, percent of median, snow depth, 1-day and 7-day changes, water-year precipitation, air temperature and soil moisture (2, 8 and 20 inches) for every active government snow station (SNOTEL) and soil climate station (SCAN) in the states you pick. One row per station.

### What you get

- Station name, id, state, county, elevation, latitude, longitude.
- Snow water equivalent, the 1991-2020 median for the date, percent of median, 1-day and 7-day change.
- Snow depth and its 1-day change, water-year precipitation, air temperature at the reading.
- Soil moisture percent at 2, 8 and 20 inches where the station measures it.
- Median peak snow water and its usual date.
- Reading time as ISO 8601 with offset, plus a plain label. Each daily value is the midnight reading at the end of that date in station standard time.
- Self-check fields (qcStatus, qcNotes) and an error field. Odd values, stale readings and source errors are flagged, never dropped.

### How to use (no code)

1. List the states you want (default CO).
2. Turn on snow stations, soil stations, or both.
3. Click Start. A full state usually takes under 2 minutes. Download as CSV, Excel or JSON.

### Limits

Values are provisional and can be revised. Snow stations are only in western states and Alaska. Some stations do not measure every item; those fields are null. The median is shown only when the station reported a snow water value that day. The source sometimes fails on large requests; the tool retries in smaller pieces and flags any station it could not fill.

### Disclaimer

Informational only. Not for navigation, safety, emergency, financial, medical, or legal decisions. Check the official source before you rely on it.
This is an independent tool by Standard Work Co. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any government agency named here. Agency names are used only to say where the data comes from.
The data comes from public government sources and is passed through as published, only reformatted. Government data can be preliminary, late, missing, revised, or wrong, and this tool can fail too. This output is not an official government record.
Provided "as is" with no warranty of any kind, including accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. You are responsible for checking the official source before acting on anything here. Liability is limited as stated in the Apify Standard Actor Contract for this tool.
Snow and soil data: not for avalanche, flood, travel, or backcountry safety decisions. Use your local avalanche center and the National Weather Service for current conditions.

### Data sources and credits

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Water and Climate Center, Air and Water Database (AWDB) web service. NRCS states its data is "released on condition that neither the NRCS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use."

# Actor input Schema

## `states` (type: `array`):

Two-letter state codes, e.g. CO, UT, MT, AK. Snow stations are in western states and Alaska; soil stations are in most states.

## `includeSnotel` (type: `boolean`):

Mountain snow stations with snow water, snow depth, precipitation, temperature and, at some sites, soil moisture.

## `includeScan` (type: `boolean`):

Lower-elevation soil moisture and weather stations in most states.

## `stationTriplets` (type: `array`):

Specific stations as id:state:network, e.g. 1344:CO:SNTL. Added to the states above.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "states": [
    "CO"
  ],
  "includeSnotel": true,
  "includeScan": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All rows in the default dataset.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "states": [
        "CO"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("standardwork/snowpack-soil-moisture").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "states": ["CO"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("standardwork/snowpack-soil-moisture").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "states": [
    "CO"
  ]
}' |
apify call standardwork/snowpack-soil-moisture --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,standardwork/snowpack-soil-moisture"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/74aXjuH7IUIjfPwvR/builds/ipUxnuA6QdlyYy0my/openapi.json