The peaks of the La Sal Mountains might not appear quite as alabaster-white as last April, but don’t let that mislead you: southeastern Utah is still exiting winter with plenty of snowpack to brag about.
As of April 1, the Moab region’s snow water equivalent clocked in at 141% of the 30-year median, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Utah Snow Survey report.
That’s lower than last year, when snow water equivalent reached a whopping 278%, but is still “outstanding” according to Jordan Clayton, the snow survey’s data collection officer who authors the report.
“And like last winter, the good news has been widespread and not limited to certain areas of the state,” wrote Clayton. “All of Utah’s major basins will peak at above-normal snowpack levels for the second year in a row.”
Indeed, statewide snow water equivalent on April 1 was 132% of the 30-year median. (Last year, the figure was 200%).
The numbers make 2023 and 2024 Utah’s snowiest consecutive years since 2005 and 2006 when measured by percents above normal.
Coming off the historic 2023 winter, a subsequent infusion of snow spells extra optimism for environmental factors such as soil moisture and waterbody refill, Clayton said.
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