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More drought worries as unusually dry January leaves B.C. snowpacks depleted

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The B.C. River Forecast Centre's Feb. 1 snowpack report confirmed what many have already observed: January was unusually dry.

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Dry January and lower snowpack levels in B.C. raise summer water concerns

The B.C. River Forecast Centre says that a historically dry January in many parts of B.C. means snowpack levels across the province were lower in February than at the start of the year.

More drought worries as unusually dry January leaves B.C. snowpacks depleted

The B.C. River Forecast Centre's Feb. 1 snowpack report confirmed what many have already observed: January was unusually dry.

20 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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infotel.ca

B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after 'extremely dry' January

VICTORIA - British Columbia's latest snow and water supply bulletin says it was "extremely dry" across much of the province last month, with average snowpack measuring 28 per cent below normal as of Feb. 1.

20 days ago·Kelowna, Canada

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nanaimonewsnow.com

B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after ‘extremely dry’ January

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s latest snow and water supply bulletin says it was “extremely dry” across much of the province last month, with average snowpack measuring 28 per cent below normal as of Feb. 1. The latest snow pack figures released Tuesday come after the province started the year with a snowpack at 13 per cent below normal. The bulletin, release by from the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, says last month fell withi…

20 days ago

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KamloopsBCNow

Snowpack levels around Kamloops dipped after a dry January

A dry January saw snowpack numbers across the province dip lightly, including in the Kamloops area. According to the Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, which used data collected on Feb. 1, the provincial snowpack is below normal, averaging 72% of normal (28% below normal), which is down from 87% recorded on Jan. 1. On Jan. 1, the North and South Thompson basins were 100% while the Lower Thompson sub-basin was at 133%. As of Feb. 1, the North…

21 days ago

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