California’s snowpack is measuring well below average, even after multiple Winter storms dumped inches of precipitation in the state. The California Department of Water Resources found that snow levels are currently at 71% of average according to the first snowpack survey of the season. The snowpack did jump up significantly from an average of 0.9 inches of snow water on December 19th to 6.5 Inches on December 30th, an increase of about 622%. The snowpack, often called a “frozen reservoir”, is a key part of California’s water system and provides for about 30% of the state’s water needs.