Brighton in short
The numbers in three sentences
NOAA's Dec–Feb 2026-27 outlook for Brighton: temperature equal chances; precipitation equal chances.
Among the 7 strong El Niño winters with complete records, the snowiest here was 1957-58 (539.5 in, 142% of normal) and the least snowy was 2015-16 (259.8 in, 69% of normal).
In the “Big Three” El Niño winters it recorded 1982-83 (524.0 in, 138% of normal), 1997-98 (485.0 in, 128% of normal), 2015-16 (259.8 in, 69% of normal).
Snow by winter
The chart as a table: inches, % of normal, El Niño peak
Snow in past strong El Niño winters
Winters with above-normal snow
3 of 7
In 3 of 7 strong El Niño winters, Brighton got above-normal snow (median 92% of normal).
Normal: 379.0 in per season (average of 18 seasons, 1991–2020).
| Winter | % of normal |
|---|---|
| 1957-58539.5 inPeak ONI 1.69 / RONI 1.89 | 142% |
| 1965-66No dataPeak ONI 1.82 / RONI 1.99 | — |
| 1972-73No dataPeak ONI 1.84 / RONI 1.97 | — |
| 1982-83Big 3524.0 inPeak ONI 2.14 / RONI 2.40 | 138% |
| 1991-92275.5 inPeak ONI 1.54 / RONI 2.12 | 73% |
| 1997-98Big 3485.0 inPeak ONI 2.37 / RONI 2.28 | 128% |
| 2009-10326.6 inPeak ONI 1.50 / RONI 1.50 | 86% |
| 2015-16Big 3259.8 inPeak ONI 2.59 / RONI 2.25 | 69% |
| 2023-24349.0 inPeak ONI 1.99 / RONI 1.42 | 92% |
Snowfall from the nearest long-record NOAA station: SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON (8,740 ft), 0.1 km from the resort. Resort-reported totals may differ.
Past strong El Niño winters are a guide, not a forecast. Every El Niño is different: this one comes with a negative PDO, which NOAA says may dampen typical impacts.
NOAA's outlook and El Niño now
Issued Sep 17, 2026 · next Oct 15, 2026
NOAA Dec–Feb outlook
Official- Temperature
- Equal chances
- Precipitation
- Equal chances
Equal chances: NOAA sees no strong tilt toward above- or below-normal precipitation here this winter.
Issued Sep 17, 2026 by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. Next update Oct 15, 2026.
El Niño now
- NOAA status
- El Niño Advisory
- RONI, JAS 2026
- +1.69 °C
- Chance of very strong (≥ +2.0 °C) in Dec–Feb
- 81%
NOAA status: El Niño Advisory. El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027 (remaining greater than an 83% chance). (NOAA CPC, Oct 8, 2026.)
About this station
SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON · ACIS 427846
- Station: SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON, ACIS id
427846. - Resort coordinates from Wikipedia (“Brighton Ski Resort”, accessed 2026-10-05).
- Nearest long-record NOAA COOP station: SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON (COOP 427846, 8,740 ft, 0.1 km away; snow record 1916-01-14…2026-10-04).
- This is a nearby long-term station, not summit or resort-reported snowfall.
How we pick stations and count winters: method & sources. Last updated .
Not a forecast
This is not a weather forecast. Seasonal outlooks are probabilities from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center; past El Niño winters show what happened, not what will happen. Snowfall is from NOAA station records (ACIS) and may contain gaps or station changes. For forecasts and warnings, use weather.gov. Not affiliated with NOAA/NWS.