Aside from melting at historically fast levels, the snow itself is at record low levels. Less snow -> less snowpack -> less water.

For data, check out the second visualization here:

There's no snowpack left, earlier in the season, because there's way less snow, and it's being consumed faster.

Good news! The El Nino that's forming is predicted to cause record snowpack in the West this winter...

bix6 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

So long as it goes down as snow instead of rain. Given high current temps (NEP25A) I’m not hopeful but we’ll see.

	▲	johntfella 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		long range forecasts suggest drier conditions for northwest/west this winter https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/atlantic-anomaly-...

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