snowpack Archives - Stocktonia News

Three people in blue jackets conducting fieldwork in a snowy forest clearing with a wooden cabin in the background.

Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the Western US

by Imtiaz Rangwala • The Conversation April 4, 2026, 6:00 a.m.April 1, 2026, 2:07 p.m.

Across the Western United States, temperatures from November through February were among the warmest on record.

Three people in blue jackets conducting fieldwork in a snowy forest clearing with a wooden cabin in the background.

Record heat melts much of California snowpack, leaving one of lowest in history

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego April 1, 2026, 3:22 p.m.April 1, 2026, 5:09 p.m.

People walk across the sand at the beach, with others in the water and a pier in the far background

Environment, State/Region

Record heat, melting snow and what it all means for California’s reservoirs

by Rachel Becker • CalMatters March 25, 2026, 6:00 a.m.May 4, 2026, 8:59 a.m.

February snow at Phillips Station

California snowpack grew after February storms, but remains below average

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Feb. 27, 2026, 2:02 p.m.April 23, 2026, 2:32 p.m.

People use tools to measure snow depth

As Sierra snowpack bounces back, Stockton’s rainfall total edges closer to normal

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia April 1, 2025, 7:39 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:33 p.m.

Ripples on a water surface caused by raindrops.

Environment, State/Region

Too wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rain

by Alastair Bland • CalMatters Jan. 12, 2025, 6:00 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:46 p.m.