The lack of snow so far this year is due to fewer big storms than normal hitting California. When storms have come, they have been warmer, depositing snow mostly at higher elevations.
California water officials measured about a quarter of the snowpack they would expect to see this time of year after a mostly dry December failed to deliver precipitation. Two incoming storms may help.
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