Things have been really dry in many parts of Wyoming this winter but it’s not as dry as Utah, where it’s record-breaking. As of Jan. 27, only a tenth of an inch of snow has fallen on Salt Lake City, Utah, this winter. That’s the lowest snowfall on record, by a significant margin. … The latest records show the statewide snowpack is currently at 59% of the median, close to a new historic low. … If the mid-February pivot comes to pass, Wyoming should do well. Many of its basins are in dire need of more snowpack, and [Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don] Day believes there’s a decent chance they’ll get it. … The situation in the south isn’t as promising. Colorado and Utah have already reached a deficit that wouldn’t be impossible to overcome, but it would take a lot.

Other snowpack news around the West:

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah): Utah urges water conservation preparations with outlook ‘not looking great’
• NBC4 (Reno, Nev.): Reno experiences warmest winter start on record with temperatures 4.3 degrees above normal
• KSNV/NBC3 (Las Vegas, Nev.): Las Vegas feels the heat as snowpack dwindles, Lake Mead levels drop during warm winter
• NBC12 (Phoenix): The great disappearing act: Where did the West’s snow go?
• The New York Times: How does climate change affect winter storms?