As California enters another stretch of wet weather that is forecast to last more than a week, and the latest Sierra snow survey shows the snowpack at an encouraging 177 percent of normal, it is important to remember that drought conditions remain firmly in place.
The US Drought Monitor indicates that almost all of California remains in in a state of dryness ranging from moderate to severe, and this chart from the California Water Bot, using data from the state Department of Water Resources, shows that reservoirs levels, while gradually rising, remain well below historical averages.
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