California Snowpack Over 600% Average Right Now According to California Department of Water Resources survey stations, the California snowpack is over 600% of the average for this time of year. Related: North Lake Tahoe Snowpack Almost 5,000% ABOVE NORMAL | Current California Snowpack Among Heaviest for June Since 2001 The reading is an average of the department’s 131 stations at various locations and elevations across the mountains […] WeatherBrains | June 12, 2023 0 Comments
NWS: NorCal Reservoirs in Good Shape Thanks to Great 2016/17 and Average 2017/18 Precipitation 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. Weather WeatherBrains | June 6, 2018 0 Comments
Californian Reservoirs at Healthy Levels from Last Year’s Snowfall, Despite This Year’s Poor Snowpack Water storage in the region’s reservoirs this year will act as a buffer against a full drought for at least two more years, with Lake Tahoe at a healthy 81 percent capacity and Lake Lahontan at 74 percent. Snowpack levels at Mount Rose summit haven’t changed much since the outlook in December, as measurements indicate the area is a month […] Steven Agar | February 8, 2018 0 Comments
NASA Scientist: California Has One Year of Water Left If you’re not taking the drought in California seriously yet, this may change your mind – a senior scientist at NASA predicts there’s only one year of water left in California’s reservoirs. In an op-ed published Thursday by the Los Angeles Times, Jay Famiglietti, a senior water scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, said “we’re not just up the creek without a paddle – we’re losing the creek too.” Given the historic low temperatures and snowfalls that pummeled the eastern U.S. this […] Weather ameliatraynor | March 16, 2015 2 Comments
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