California is off to a good start in snow depth, according to the state's first winter survey. But forecasters warn the rest of season could be relatively dry.
After a slow start to California’s wet winter season, a series of storms that hammered the state at the tail end of 2019 dumped enough snow on the Sierra Nevada to kick off the new year with a solid snowpack.
“It’s still too early to predict what the remainder of the year will bring in terms of snowpack,” he said. “Climate change is altering the balance of rain and snow in California. That is why it is important to maintain our measurements of the snowpack to document the change, in addition to having critical information to forecast spring runoff.”The snow season typically begins in December and ends on the first day of April, when the snowpack is normally at its highest.
“We’re cautiously optimistic,” Orrock said. “We had a really good December, probably the best December snowpack since 2010, but just because it’s a good start doesn’t mean we’re going to have a good season.”The Phillips station — a large field 30 miles west of Lake Tahoe — was grassy and dry when surveyors attempted to measure the snowpack in January 2018. Then, the conditions were significantly better, with the January snowpack measuring 25.5 inches deep, and 80% of average for the date.
“A single atmospheric river storm can bring a significant amount of water in a short period of time and change things considerably,” he said.
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