As you might expect, the unexpectedly cold April systems we’ve had has perked up the snowpack. In the Northern Sierra, it was down to 28-percent of normal at the beginning of the month. But, as of Friday, it had risen to 37-percent. Not great. But Department of Water Resources Climatologist, Mike Anderson, says it’ll at least keep the vegetation green for a couple of more weeks. And that will also slow down the wildfire danger, which was accelerated a year ago by a virtually dry April…

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Anderson says the snowpack actually peaked in January this winter, instead of April, due to the driest January to March on record…

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Anderson says it’s likely the April snowfall totals have surpassed the combined total of the first three months of the year. He also says the cooler-than-normal temperatures over the last couple of weeks have slowed down the snowmelt more than normal.