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I'm not, again, it's the analogy I thought of at the time and that fit for me, and no where does it say that we cannot be political, as long as it stays civil.We're not supposed to be political here, right?
More snow! This past week brought rain, graupel, and snow to the high country. With that, we broke a 40-year record for February snowfall amounts surpassing 174 inches for the month! It was another banner week for skiing in the Tuolumne Meadows area, but there are some conditions to be mindful of; learn more from our Tuolumne Meadows rangers: https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-f ... qK3GY6nNuQ
Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/weather-new ... rylink=cpyIt’s no surprise, but feet upon feet of Sierra snow across multiple storms in February translated to healthy snow water content for California.
How healthy? Department of Water Resources officials observed more than double what they measured last month at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, recording 113 inches of snow depth with a snow water equivalent of 43.5 inches Thursday, according to a news release.
A month ago at the February survey (Jan. 31), snow-water equivalent had reached 100 percent of the statewide average (17.3 inches) at the February survey.
A state putting a drought behind it has seen big jumps this winter in snowpack and water health. Statewide snow water equivalent has soared to 153 percent of average (37.1 inches), nearly six times more water than recorded last Feb. 28 (just 5.5 inches) and already 33 percent above California’s average accumulation by April 1.
California will likely continue to get good precipitation through April with help from El Niño conditions, DWR said in Thursday’s release.
“This is shaping up to be an excellent water year,” DWR Director Karla Nemeth said in a statement.
In a bit of irony, release of the snow survey’s results was delayed and a planned livestream of the survey was canceled due to snow. Thursday’s conditions blocked cell and internet service at Phillips Station.