Colorado’s snowpack is officially back at all-time lows at the statewide level, at just 63 percent of the long-term median for the date. As of January 13, the snow water equivalent is 4.8 inches, slightly below a prior record set on January 13, 2000 of 4.9 inches. … The lack of snow is having an impact on dryness in Colorado, as well, with about 74 percent of the state now abnormally dry or worse, including 46 percent of the state that’s in a technical stage of drought. This time last year, 29 percent of the state was abnormally dry or worse and 11 percent of the state was in drought.

Other snowpack news around the West:

• KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): The Sierra snowpack is in good shape for January
• The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colo.): Season’s snowpack remains meager with little moisture in sight