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State Water Board staff: wet north, dry south — early snowpack and storms not predictive of summer flows
Summary
State Water Resources Control Board staff told members on Jan. 5 that northern Sierra precipitation and snowpack are well above average for early January while southern regions remain relatively dry, and cautioned that current winter storms and snowpack are not reliable predictors of summer flows in the Scott and Shasta watersheds.
State Water Resources Control Board staff on Jan. 5 gave an informational update on current hydrologic conditions and staff response, saying northern parts of California had anomalously high precipitation and snowpack for early January 2025 while central and southern regions remained relatively dry.
Jessica Bean of the Board’s Division of Water Rights presented maps and time series showing precipitation and Sierra snowpack indices as of Jan. 4. Bean reported the northern Sierra precipitation index at about 134% of average and statewide snow water equivalent near 106% of normal, with regional contrasts: the central Sierra near 92% and the southern (Tulare) region near 70% of normal.
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