"The higher elevations of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests, patches within the Stanislaus and Yosemite Forests, along with isolated areas around Lake Tahoe have recorded over 50 feet of snow since the first of October," said Shawn Carter, a physical scientist at the National Water Center. 1, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Western states – especially California – led the country in snowfall since Oct. Ski resorts in the Tahoe region have unofficially received over 30 feet of snowfall including February totals. Just how much snow has fallen in California? "I try not to speak in absolutes, but it's looking pretty favorable that we could give both of those. The lab record for a water year is 53.58 feet set in 2011. “We're within 3½ feet from the 2017 water year total of 47.77 feet, which is our third largest snowfall year on record in the last three decades," Schwartz said. "We have had the snowiest October through February going back to 1970," said Andrew Schwartz, lead scientist and manager at the snow lab. That's more than double the median of 21.7 feet by this time of year. 30, more than 44 feet has fallen there at the Central Snow Laboratory, a University of California, Berkeley field research station. (Feb 23 - March 1) And more snow is expected this weekend.įive months into this water year, counted Oct. 1 through Sept. Almost 12 feet of snow has piled up at Donner Pass in California's Sierra Nevada mountains in the past seven days.
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