The snow pack level in the Okanagan is around average for the region, according to the most recent figures from the province香蕉视频直播檚 Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin.
The bulletin, released Jan. 9, shows provincial data as of Jan. 1.
The snow pack level in the Okanagan is 102 per cent of the historical average, compared to 64 per cent of normal on Jan. 1, 2024.
In addition, the snow pack level in the Similkameen is at 68 per cent of the historical average, compared to 32 per cent one year earlier, and in the Boundary region, the snow pack is 115 per cent of normal, up from 58 per cent on Jan. 1, 2024.
Province-wide, the snow pack is at 87 per cent of normal levels this year, compared with 56 per cent on Jan. 1, 2024.
The Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin. is conducted by the province香蕉视频直播檚 Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship and uses data from 40 manual snow courses and 113 automated snow weather services.
The North Thompson and South Thompson regions are both at 100 per cent of normal levels, while the West Kootenay is at 94 per cent of normal and the East Kootenay is at 92 per cent of normal.
The Skagit region, southwest of the Similkameen, has a snow pack of 18 per cent of normal levels. A year earlier, that region had zero per cent of its normal snow pack.
According to the ministry, snow accumulation in British Columbia was seasonally typical through November and December, with drier conditions in late December and continuing into early January.
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While British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 snow levels are lower than normal at present, conditions could change in the coming months.
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