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By James Peters

River Forecast Centre

Below normal February snowpack an early indicator of potential spring drought: province

Feb 8, 2023 | 12:08 PM

VICTORIA — The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says below normal snowpack is the norm across B.C.

In its latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, using numbers from February 1, the BCRFC says the average snowpack across the province is 79 per cent of normal. That’s down from 82 per cent on January 1.

Most areas alpine around Kamloops are even lower, with the Middle Fraser at 64 per cent of normal, Lower Fraser at 71 per cent and the North Thompson at 63 per cent.

There is an exception in the Lower Thompson region at 115 per cent of normal. The Lower Thompson was one of only three regions in the province to see above normal snowpack, along with the Boundary and Okanagan areas.

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While below normal snowpack is an early indicator of spring and summer drought, the BCRFC notes only about two-thirds of seasonal snowpack has typically fallen on the B.C. alpine by early February.

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