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Lake Tahoe Snowpack is Average For This Time of Year | Precipitation is Only 72% of Normal

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The first manual measurements of 2020 have put the Lake Tahoe snowpack at pretty much average for this time of year. Data collected by Jeff Anderson, an NRCS hydrologist, from SNOTEL sites showed snow depth of 54 inches, 16-inch water content and the snowpack to be 107% of normal. This time last year snow depth was 36 inches and water content […]

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WeatherBrains | January 8, 2020
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NWS: NorCal Reservoirs in Good Shape Thanks to Great 2016/17 and Average 2017/18 Precipitation

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While Sierra snowpack was below average this spring, NorCal reservoirs are sitting fairly full heading into the summer. This is due to a wet 2016-2017 winter and near average Sierra precipitation this past winter.

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WeatherBrains | June 6, 2018
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California Snowpack at 17% of Normal | Department of Water Resources Survey

California heavily depends on our enormous water reservoir:  the Sierra Nevada snowpack.  This year, that snowpack is in bad shape.  The small snow reserve we had is already melting away fast.  This is all occurring right after a very dry 2012 snow year. Read: California Department of Water Resources Snowpack Survey   Frank Gehrke is the official in charge of surveying […]

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SnowBrains | May 2, 2013
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