Thursday Top of the Scroll: Colorado snowpack in 2024 is above average, thanks to spring storms
It was an average year for Colorado’s snowpack — and that’s great news. The statewide snowpack sat at 109% of the 30-year median on Wednesday, just a few days shy of the normal peak of snowpack for the state. Every major river basin in the state also recorded above-median snowpack, reducing the risk of large, uncontrollable wildfires and boosting the state’s water supplies. Despite a slow start to the snow season, large storms in February and March boosted the amount of water that will become available as mountain snow melts. The statewide snowpack had lagged behind the median until early March.
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