Saturday, March 01, 2008

 

California mountain snowpack

(Snow Summit Ski Resort)

Much of California's summer water comes from mountain snow that begins to melt in the late spring.

Water officials consider April 1st the peak of snow accumulation in the California mountains.

The following are the snow/water equivalent as of Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Northern California: 31"/108% of the April 1st average
Central California: 29"/95% of the April 1st average
Southern California: 28"/109% of the April 1st average
Statewide: 29"/102% of the April 1st average



# posted by SoCal WXMan @ 4:17 AM




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