A “Surprisingly Average” Year for Sierra Snowpack

The amount of snow in the California-Nevada mountain range was about average in April 2024—a rare occurrence.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story A “Surprisingly Average” Year for Sierra Snowpack.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published April 11, 2024
Data acquired April 2, 2024