California’s Snowpack Still Below Normal Despite Winter Storms
The numbers will change when a new storm hits this week. The Lake Tahoe basin could get 4 feet.
Clouds hover around the lightly snowcapped San Gabriel Mountains in northern Los Angeles County on Feb. 7, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
California’s snowpack remained below normal Feb. 26, despite several weekly winter storms hitting the state.
Data released by the California Department of Water Resources showed statewide levels were 82 percent of normal for the date and 70 percent of the average for April 1.
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