The warm rain that recently fell across the Sierra might have been bad for the snowpack and ski areas, but it was good news for the water level in the reservoirs.
The loss of snow cover was an appreciable gain in water storage in many of the state’s reservoirs. As of today, many reservoirs in northern and central CA are at least 75 percent full.
The above graphic is the latest percentage of normal snowpack over the Sierra, courtesy of the CA Department of Water Resources.