Record temperatures were reported in many areas of the West over the last few days. Records were reported in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, and Washington.
Snow is reported to very low elevations in many areas of the Pacific states.
While unusual below freezing temperatures were recorded as far south as the San Diego California, Alaska is reporting record warm temperatures. All basins in Washington reported a drop in both snow water equivalent and precipitation. The snow decrease ranged from 8 to 43 percent of average. The snowpack across Washington is still above to well above average. Precipitation also decreased across the state and the drop ranged from 8 to 16 percent of average.