Source: The Signal
Date: 04/02/2026 4:20pm

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California Snowpack Falls to Second-Lowest April Level on Record After Early Melt and Heatwave
California’s April snowpack has fallen to its second-lowest level on record, with no measurable snow found this week at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada after warm storms and a March heatwave accelerated melting. State officials say the shrinking and increasingly unpredictable snowpack — which typically supplies about one-third of California’s water — is complicating water management, though local agencies report full storage reserves and are preparing for the possibility of reduced allocations next year.

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