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Winter 2008 - a meteorologist’s perspective

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 14, 2008 at 4:57 pm

From the Sierra Sun, this retrospective on the winter weather this year:

Don’t look now, but another winter has come and gone. Although the 2008 water year does not officially end until Sept. 30 (the historic low-point for water flow and reservoir storage in the Sierra Nevada), for all intents and purposes the rainy season is over.

It was an interesting winter in that two separate storm periods over the course of five weeks produced the bulk of the season’s precipitation. The heavy and persistent snowfall during January and into early February made national news and most likely helped boost our winter economy by ramping up the motivation of winter sports enthusiasts to visit local resorts.

Besides ensuring great skiing and snowboarding conditions, the big snowstorms also allayed fears of another dry winter like we experienced in 2007, which turned out to be one of the driest on record according to the Central Sierra Snow Lab at Soda Springs near Donner Pass.

Get a meteorologist’s view of the past winter from the full text of this story by the Sierra Sun - click here.

May 14, 2008 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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