The newest reading of California’s critical mountain snow pack is showing that the state currently has zero-percent of its normal snow levels. The snow reading is the lowest ever taken at this point of the year.
A warm, dry winter means that little snow fell in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada.
The snow pack is critical to replenishing California’s surface water supply.
Maury Roos with the California Department of Water Resources says the measurement has never come in this low.