In the second Snow Pack survey in California in the season, a significant depletion of the snow level of the mountains, which is important, compared to the first season’s first survey of the year.
A manual survey at the Philips station in the Sierranebada Mountains by the California Ministry of Foreign Affairs has gained 22.6 inches of snow, equivalent to 8 -inch snowwater. It is 46 % of the average place.
The average measured value of the state was 65 %.
The numbers are significantly low after reading very high to start a year that exceeds the average by 108 %.
“The results of today’s survey indicate how fast the conditions change,” CADWR states on Twitter. “There is a storm activity in the prediction, but a lot of precipitation is required to make up for the lost time in January.”
At a press conference on Friday morning, the DWR snow survey and the water supply prediction unit manager Andy Rising added Friday. Return to average … these storms do not affect Southern California much. “
DWR conducted a second Philips station snow survey today. The manual survey recorded a snowwater equivalent to 22.5 inches of snow and 8 inches. This is the average of 46 % of this place. In the whole state, snow packs are 65 % of this average … pic.twitter.com/ig6pkxaem7
-California’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@ca_dwr) January 31, 2025
Equivalent to snow water is the amount of water when the snowman melts. The water flows into the state water system reservoir and waterway. This snow pack, often called California’s frozen reservoir, supplies about 30 % of California’s water needs.
Both 2023 and 2024 were significantly higher than the average snow pack filling at 121 % at the beginning of the month. These record years were brought after two of the most dry two -year records in the state.
Lake Olovir, the largest reservoir in the state, and the Saint -Luis reservoir, are now 126 % higher than the average at this time, 101 %.
This year’s Socal Wildfires spread immediately after drying the area of water in the area.
Despite the recent rain, SOCAL is greatly below the average of the annual precipitation. In preparation for the future rain next week, 30 basin protection specialists will be developed to support the flow of debris. Further 400 members of the California Protection Corps are working to protect the split water world around the burns, alleviating the risk of debris.
The burn scar is a part of the land that has been cleaned for vegetation by a wildfire. These pockets tend to flood, erosion, and landslides when exposed to water.
Data from the measured snow packs helps CADWR accurately modeled on future water supply prediction.
