#Snow accumulation utah crack#
It only needs 0.5 inches to crack the current top 10, according to Natural Resources Conservation Service data.īreaking into the top 10 could happen in the next few days, as Utah remains in an active storm pattern. Weber County leaders are checking to make sure all their drainage systems are clear to ensure there is nothing that blocks the snowmelt and causes flooding.Įven if 2023 doesn't topple 1983, it's still likely to land among the 10 best Utah snowpacks on record. Salt Lake City and county officials began releasing additional water from reservoirs in Parleys Canyon because the projected water total in the spring runoff far exceeds the amount needed to refill Little Dell Reservoir. It's still too early to know if this year will also result in flooding, though communities across the state are already preparing for that potential. Of course, that year is remembered most for severe flooding however, that's because storms kept the statewide figure above 25 inches before it melted in a matter of weeks after May 20, 1983. The year 1983 took the record because its snowpack jumped 7.3 inches from March 6 to its peak near mid-April. (Photo: Natural Resources Conservation Service)
#Snow accumulation utah series#
A series of storms in March and April helped pump the statewide snowpack to 26 inches by April 13, 1983. This graphic shows Utah's snowpack on Monday morning (black) next to the record-high 1983 snowpack (teal). Still, multiple storms in the forecast!" he tweeted. "We are currently behind (1997), but that year had fewer spring storms. Spencer Cox took notice, tweeting Monday that the current snowpack is actually higher than it was in early March 1983, as well as some of the other notable snowpack years since 1980. The record high remains 26 inches, set on April 13, 1983. Given the long-range outlook, this year has the potential to be one of the state's wettest since the records were first kept. This year marks the 14th year that Utah's snowpack has reached 20 inches or more since the agency began tracking mountain snowpack during the 1980-1981 water year, according to its data. The current snowpack is the highest it has been at any point since the 2016-2017 snow collection season peaked at 21.1 inches on March 9, 2017. The Natural Resources Conservation Service listed the statewide snow water equivalent figure at 20.8 inches of water on Monday, gaining a little more than 4 inches over the past two weeks. SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's mountain snowpack has surpassed 20 inches for the first time since 2019 and only the eighth time over the past 25 years, as storms continue to push this year's total up into the record books.
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