DWR’s First Snow Survey of 2023 Shows 177% Average For This Date

*Crews with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (Photo: DWR)*

(KMJ) – The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season on Tuesday.

The survey found that the average is 177% for this date.

Snowpack across the Sierra Nevada now measures 174% of average for this time of year.

While that total is good, it’s just 64% of the April 1st average, so more snow is needed between now and then.

DWR today conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season. The manual survey recorded 55.5 inches of snow depth & a snow water equivalent of 17.5 inches, which is 177 percent of the January 3 average for this location. pic.twitter.com/0m169UX2xv
— CA – DWR (@CA_DWR) January 3, 2023

Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.