The measurement means it’s officially an above-average year for snowfall in California. And that’s no surprise after a month hit by storm after storm.
of the town of Guerneville and the Russian River Valley. By the afternoon, the river had swelled to 44.3 feet, more than 12 feet above flood stage.
Though there are problems with flood control, overall the rain has been terrific news for the state’s water supply, said Neil Berg, a climate scientist at UCLA’s Center for Climate Science.“We still have a whole other month to go,” that could give us warm and dry conditions, he said before adding, “I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
At some stations, the snow has broken records. The Sierra Tahoe Ski Resort received the most snow in February since the department started surveying the snow, Orrock said.“It could dump several more feet of snow throughout the mountains,” he said. The constant weather events have also made February a record month for low temperatures in Los Angeles.of recordkeeping, temperatures in downtown L.A. did not reach 70 degrees during the second month of the year.
Even with some warm storms coming in from the Pacific, Orrock said there were enough cold storms to keep temperatures low.when surveyors tried measuring the snowpack.In 2011, the snow-water content reached 171% of normal, said meteorologist Jim Mathews. If the storms continue, the chance of beating that total is pretty good, he said.“Despite February being unusually cold, we’re still warmer than average on the whole,” Berg said. “I don’t think this is indicative of anything larger.
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