The storm gate is open and our snowpack is in much better shape now than it was before the week of Christmas. Reno is nearly two inches above average for the water year, which starts October 1st.
While we’ve seen a lot of rain in Reno, there has not been very much snow. Only a trace of snow fell at the Reno airport in December, when average is 5.2”. Reno averages 7.2” of snow since July 1st, but only a trace of an inch has fallen since this summer.
Luckily, our basins are in decent shape now, thanks to our most recent storm over Christmas. The…..