Climate Changed
California's Lean Snowpack Signals Deepening Drought Ahead
- Overall snowpack is 63% of average for this time of year
- Reservoir levels are well below average, state officials say
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California’s snow levels have sunk to far below average after the U.S. state experienced its driest start to the year in more than a century.
The state’s overall snowpack sits at 63% of the average as of March 1 and isn’t expected to be much better by the end of this month, according to Sean de Guzman, a snow survey and water supply forecast manager with the California Department of Water Resources.