California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so today, state surveyors hold their final Sierra snow survey of the year. But instead of peak snow, there’s almost none. Snow across California’s Sierra Nevada measured just 18% of average Monday — among the smallest in decades. A month of record-shattering heat thawed the snow and sent runoff coursing into streams and rivers, leaving only minimal water in the mountains as the state heads into dry season. The early melt is a symptom of global warming that scientists say is becoming more pronounced.

Other California snowpack and water supply news:

• CBS47/KSEE24 (Fresno, Calif.): Over 1 foot of snow expected in the Sierra Nevada, NWS predicts
• Lost Coast Outpost (Eureka, Calif.): This has been Eureka’s driest march in 100 years and the second-driest ever recorded
• Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.): Redding could be headed for drought this summer, climate experts said
• San Francisco Chronicle: Tahoe area braces for snow, potentially ‘damaging wind’
• KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): NorCal forecast: Snow level drops, winds increase Wednesday
• KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): Unusually warm and dry March sees Folsom Lake rise, not fall
• San Francisco Chronicle: Opinion: Here’s what California’s dismal snowpack means for the state’s future