The Los Angeles region is expected to see the first measurable rain of February starting Friday. But the shrinking snowpack is concerning climatologists.
released by the National Weather Service in Sacramento this week show the stark difference in the snowy layer from last winter to the current one.In the image above, the Sierra Nevada is shown, at left, blanketed with snow on Feb. 18, 2019. At right, the same portion of California is shown, with scant snow cover, on Feb. 17 of this year.
Last year at this time, the northern Sierra had a snowpack that was 129% of normal for the date. This year, the snowpack in the northern Sierra stands at 58% of normal.Last winter’s snowpack was bolstered significantly by a series of atmospheric rivers that pounded the state with precipitation. This year, the high-pressure ridge has blocked any significant storm activity from hitting California.
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