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Utah got a nice boost to its snowpack in January, and by Feb. 1, the statewide snow water equivalent percentage of normal increased from 69% at the beginning of the month to 95% by month’s end, according to the state Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Utah’s water year got off to a blockbuster start, but then it simply dried up these last several weeks. The state’s water watchers are extremely concerned, hoping more active water patterns will move through.
Utah’s snowpack continues to melt, prompting caution around creeks, streams and rivers for the next few weeks and months.
Thursday marks the beginning of meteorological summer, and there's still plenty of snow left to melt \u2014 a lot more than usual at this point of the year \u2014 at least in some parts of Utah.