California Snowpack Near Record Lows as Summer Approaches
Challenging Year Ahead for Water Management, DWR Says
A California DWR manager measures the snowpack level at Phillips Station on April 1. In an average year, snowpack is about five feet high at this location on April 1, measuring up to the second red line on the blue metal pole in the photo. But in 2026, there was nothing to measure — only grass. | California DWR
Apr 2, 2026
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Despite a few large storms in January and February, California snowpack levels are near record lows due to a heat dome that settled over the state in March.
