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quaint

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Mon Jan 9, 2023, 03:26 PM Jan 2023

California snowpack soars to nearly 200% of normal [View all]

KTLA
While many parts of California are coping with the destructive impact of this winter’s seemingly endless series of storms, the news is nothing but good when it comes to the snowpack outlook.

As of Monday, California’s snow water equivalent is 199% of normal for this date (January 9), according to the California Department of Water Resources.
California snowpack percentages. January 9, 2023. (California Department of Water …

The Southern Sierra is 222% of normal. The Central Sierra is 201% while the Northern Sierra/Trinity is 173%.

“We are seeing the best start to our snowpack in over a decade,” DWR tweeted. “But it is only a start – most of the winter season has yet to unfold.”

Off to a great start!
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