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California Snowpack: Here's how much Sierra snow melted in May

The snowpack in the Sierra peaked during the second week of April, but cooler-than-average weather held off any major melting until May. On May 1, the Central Sierra, which includes the Lake Tahoe basin, had 49.3 inches of water within the snow. On May 31, that snowpack water content was down to 25.5 inches.