California’s Snowpack Above Average for April

Published on April 4, 2024

California water officials reported an above-average snowpack April 2 after several winter storms brought abundant water to the state this year. . But it may be too soon to know if climate change will foil the positive water supply gains, according to the state’s Department of Water Resources. The department recorded 64 inches of snow Tuesday—about 5.3 feet—during its fourth snowpack survey this year at Phillips Station, a small community at nearly 6,900 feet near South Lake Tahoe. The measurement was 113 percent of average for the location for the date, the department reported. A statewide survey shows snowpack levels at 110 percent of the April 1 average, a significant improvement from just 28 percent on Jan. 1, according to the department....

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