Late and Late Snow Pack

Cliff Mass posted the above plot regarding the snow pack in Seattle's water supply watershed. He notes how quickly the snow pack recovered to medium and beyond this form with huge accumulations in March and April. In this game the snow water equivalent (SWE) reached average at the origin of April after very little net accumulation in January and February.

Suburban spaceman: ESA GlobSnow - Use satellites to acknowledge your snow .

ESA GlobSnow - Use satellites to acknowledge your snow - images

Example of a snow water equivalent map for 4 November 2010, generated by GlobSnow in near-real time for the northern hemisphere.

Credits: FMI/ESA GlobSnow

As winter approaches, northern dwellers will get help from place to serve them present the rough weather.