Click the link to read the article on The Los Angeles Times website (Ian James). Here’s an excerpt:
February 22, 2024
Concerns that California might remain in a “snow drought” this winter have eased after a series of storms this month blanketed the Sierra Nevada with a near-average amount of snow for this time of year. The snowpack across the mountain range now measures 86% of normal for the date, according to state data, up from 28% of normal at the start of the year. The latest storms have also brought enough rain to push the state’s total precipitation to slightly above average for this time of year. And California’s major reservoirs, which were filled spectacularly by last year’s historic wet winter, are still at 118% of their average levels…
“We have a fairly good snowpack right now — not great, but it’s not unusually dry,” [Jay] Lund said. “And even if it were to get dry, we’re coming into it with a full set of reservoirs.”
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Shasta Lake, the state’s largest reservoir, is now 87% full, while Lake Oroville stands at 82% of capacity.