Snowpack level in Okanagan at 125%, above seasonal average – Okanagan | 24CA News
Snowpack ranges within the Okanagan are, not surprisingly, properly above regular.
Following heavy snowfall final month, the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) stated this week that the Southern Interior is presently each above long-term median stage.
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“Significant precipitation in late December increased snowpack throughout the province, most notably for the Okanagan and Boundary,” stated the River Forecast Centre.
“The exception was the South Coast and Vancouver Island, where temperatures were warm enough to cause some melting during that period.”
The RFC listed the Boundary area at 147 per cent above the long-term median stage, whereas the Okanagan was at 125 per cent.
Vancouver Island (60 per cent), the South Coast (64 per cent) and the North Thompson (64 per cent) have the bottom snowpack on the automated snow climate stations relative to long-term median ranges.
“The provincial snowpack varies considerably between regions, although regional average snowpacks are generally low in comparison to historical data for the start of the new year,” stated the RFC.
It famous that the provincial common for all automated snow-weather stations in B.C. is 89 per cent.
On common, round 46 per cent of B.C.’s seasonal snowfall has gathered by Jan. 1.
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the 12 months’s first snow and water provide bulletin shall be launched. The bulletins, issued month-to-month throughout the first half of yearly, supply extra detailed summaries of snowpack ranges.
One 12 months in the past, on Jan. 1, 2022, the Okanagan was at 84 per cent of regular, whereas the Boundary area was at 103 per cent.
For extra details about snowpack ranges, go to the B.C. River Forecast Centre.
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