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    Cali got more than enough snow this winter for summer water

    Cali got more than enough snow this winter for summer water

    The Sierra snowpack is 188% of average. California will not have a drought problem this year.

    California cities and farms can expect ample water supplies this summer after winter storms blanketed the Sierra Nevada, nearly doubling the snowpack average for this time of year, state water officials said Thursday.

    The fifth and final survey of the season at Phillips Station recorded 47 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 27.5 inches, the Department of Water Resources said. That's 188% of average for the location near Lake Tahoe.


    Just four years ago, then-Gov. Jerry Brown found a field at Phillips Station barren of any measureable snow amid an historic drought.


    The April 1 measurement, which is typically the largest and is used by the state to make decisions about water supplies, measured 106.5 inches and 51 inches of snow water content. Snow water equivalent is the depth of water that theoretically would result if the entire snowpack melted instantaneously.


    The amount of snow is measured monthly through winter and spring at more than 260 locations to help managers plan for how much they can deliver to customers later in the year.


    The snowpack feeds California reservoirs and supplies about 30% of the state's water needs. This year it is especially dense, officials said, and will produce runoff into late summer.
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    Here in Northern New Mexico, we are at 231% of average on the snow pack.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    Here in Northern New Mexico, we are at 231% of average on the snow pack.
    Is that going to cause any flooding?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Is that going to cause any flooding?
    It depends on how fast it melts. The rafting companies are loving it, but there is some concern about a couple of dams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    It depends on how fast it melts. The rafting companies are loving it, but there is some concern about a couple of dams.
    Hope you don't live down river one of those dams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Hope you don't live down river one of those dams.
    No, I live at 8500 feet. If flooding ever becomes an issue for me, we have a really big problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    No, I live at 8500 feet. If flooding ever becomes an issue for me, we have a really big problem.
    How is the weather in the summer? I would consider retiring somewhere in the SW, but the wife doesn't like the heat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Cali got more than enough snow this winter for summer water

    The Sierra snowpack is 188% of average. California will not have a drought problem this year.
    Wonderful news.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    How is the weather in the summer? I would consider retiring somewhere in the SW, but the wife doesn't like the heat.
    Moderate.

    Average temperature for the summer months...

    June: High 72 / low 48
    July: High 75 / low 52
    Aug: High 73 / low 50

    Winter temperatures are also moderate.

    Dec: High 43 / Low 21
    Jan: High 43 / Low 20
    Feb: High 44 / Low 22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    Moderate.

    Average temperature for the summer months...

    June: High 72 / low 48
    July: High 75 / low 52
    Aug: High 73 / low 50

    Winter temperatures are also moderate.

    Dec: High 43 / Low 21
    Jan: High 43 / Low 20
    Feb: High 44 / Low 22
    That is pretty near perfect.
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