The snow survey Monday confirmed the massive snowpack in the state, and the likelihood of worsening flooding.
The Department of Water Resources’ electronic snow sensors indicate the statewide snowpack has an average SWE of 61.1 inches, or 237% of average for the date.
This exceeds any other year since the beginning of the electronic network in the mid-1980s, according to David Rizzardo, DWR's hydrology section manager. The 1952 April 1 statewide summary, made manually, was also 237% of average, Rizzardo said during a press briefing Monday. He noted that this year’s manual data, which is on par with 1952, is preliminary; more readings will filter in.California typically sees large year-to-year precipitation variability, but even by this reputation, the past decade has been wild.
Michael Anderson, California’s state climatologist, told reporters that only one out of the past 10 winters has fallen into the expected range.
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