State water officials are warning Californians to brace for a third year of drought conditions, after an extremely dry January and February has erased an early surplus in the Sierra snowpack.
According to the Department of Water Resources, Tuesday’s snow survey at Phillips Station recorded 35 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 16 inches, which is 68% of average for the location on March 1.Statewide, the snowpack sits at 63% of average for the date, with warmer spring weather looming. Officials said regionally, the Northern, Central and Southern sierra snowpacks are between 59% and 66% of the March 1 average.
Officials with the California Department of Water Resources measure the Sierra Snowpack at Phillips Station on March 1, 2022. “With only one month left in California’s wet season and no major storms in the forecast, Californians should plan for a third year of drought conditions,” agency director Karla Nemeth said in a statement.READ MORE:“We could not have asked for a better December in terms of Sierra snow and rain,” Nemeth said on December 30.
Since then, record dry conditions have set in, including a stretch of over a month without measurable snow in some areas. Blue Canyon was able to pick up some precip in the middle of the month but they still went 37 days without any measurable precip this wet season which puts that in the number 2 spot for dry stretches in the wet season.
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