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Washington’s statewide snowpack is sitting at 99% of average for this time of year, but according to NRCS the snowpack is dwindling. Scott Pattee with NRCS Washington said while the mountains have seen snow showers over the past month, they weren’t at the levels needed to maintain January’s snowpack figures. “We’ve had so ...

The current water year is roughly three weeks old, but the Northwest is still suffering from the impact of the previous water year. Erin Whorton with NRCS-Idaho said the 2020-21 water year was the 10th driest since 1895. She noted the water year started off with great snowpacks across the Gem state, but when spring hit, the precipitation came to a halt ...