Miracle March, Will It Be?

There’s been a lot of talk lately about Miracle March and wether or not this March will be one.

What is miracle March?

In 1991, California was experiencing its worst drought since the Dust Bowl, Lake Tahoe was at its lowest levels in recorded history, and Tahoe was on track for its lowest snow year on record.

Then on March 1st, 1991, it started snowing and it didn’t stop until 50-inches of snow had fallen on Lake Tahoe and that was only the beginning. During March, Lake Tahoe’s snowpack went from 17% of average to 73% of average in just 29 days! Making skiers, farmers and just about everyone very happy.

So far, March has brought us a good amount of snow, but it’s not looking quite like the miracle March of ‘91, some are calling it March mitigation. I guess we’ll see once March is over.

Source: https://snowbrains.com/miracle-march-1991-march-saved-tahoe/ accessed 3/15/2018.

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