""It feels like we skipped spring this year and dropped straight into a summer heatwave. What should have been a gradual snowmelt happened suddenly weeks ago. To me, this is another reminder that aging water systems need to be retrofitted for more volatile precipitation patterns.""
""Statewide, the snowpack is now just 18 percent of average for this date, according to the automated snow sensor network. Today's results are the second-lowest April measurement on record for Phillips Station.""
The Department of Water Resources conducted the April snow survey at Phillips Station, revealing no measurable snow and a statewide snowpack at just 18 percent of average. This year's measurement is the second-lowest on record, primarily due to warm storms and high temperatures that melted the snowpack weeks ahead of schedule. The peak snowpack likely occurred around February 24, indicating a shift in precipitation patterns that necessitates updates to aging water systems to adapt to these changes.
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