News Release: Year’s Final Snow Survey Comes up Dry; 3-Year Drought Retains Grip as Summer Approaches
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR):
“Today’s [May 1] manual and electronic readings recorded the statewide snowpack’s water content — which normally provides about a third of the water for California’s farms and cities — at a mere —18 percent of average for the date. Just as telling was the April 1 survey that found water content at only 32 percent of average at the time of year it normally is at its peak before it begins to melt into streams and reservoirs with warming weather.”
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