Video•April 4, 2016

Climate Matters: Changes in Winter Precipitation

Published: April 4th, 2016

Western snowpack is still trending down, as more rain is falling at the expense of snow.

Program Summary

Even though snowpack in Western states was up in 2016, snowpack is still trending down across the region. A new Climate Central report also show that several Western states have seen an increase in the percentage of winter precipitation falling as rain. Sean Sublette explains on this week's Climate Matters.