There are several caveats to this thinking:
1.) population increase has lead to more water usage.
2.) if the snow melts off too fast, it will just wash through the surface collection systems (dams, levees, etc.)
We really need a ''normal'' spring.
Looks like the pacific jet will flex it's muscles again. We are about a month out from climo peak of snow cover out west. Hopefully they can build on the snowpack for out west and mitigate the summer drought/wildfire risk.
Plant in December, cover generously with straw. Cut off the first set of skanes that appear. Let the leaves go brown after that but harvest before the stem withers. Use a fork if the ground is hard. Let dry in a shaded, dry space for a week. Cut and clean as appropriate.
Once the mesonet stations go in this year, we'll have better access to identifying mesoscale features and supporting warn-on (hopefully!) processes. Really exciting times coming locally to summer weather lovers.