Snowpack level in Okanagan at 121%, highest in province
On Feb. 1, the RFC said almost all areas of the province were below normal, noting that January was drier and warmer than normal, with temperatures ranging from one to four degrees above normal.“The provincial average for the automated snow weather station sites is 81 per cent and the Fraser River basin is 76 per cent of median ,” said the RFC.
“By February 1st, on average, approximately two-thirds of the total seasonal snowpack has accumulated in a typical year.” Looking ahead, the RFC says its forecast is calling for ongoing precipitation and snowpack numbers to increase, but noted there are “early concerns for drought extending into the spring and summer with below normal snow throughout many regions.”
But it also said that “with two or more months left for snow accumulation, seasonal snowpacks can still change based on weather patterns.”
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