SACRAMENTO – (INT) - As California approaches the end of the ‘wet season’, the state is at opposite ends of the spectrum.

While the Sierra snowpack is near normal, broad swaths of Southern California remain exceptionally dry with below average rainfall. The Los Angeles region and the Metro Inland Empire have only received 45 percent of average rainfall so far this water year. In spite of the shortfall, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California says the Southland will have reliable water supplies this year.

Statewide, the snowpack is 90 percent of average for early April. The snowpack is a key component of the water supply forecast by the Department of Water Resources. It is used to calculate how much snowmelt runoff will eventually make its way into California’s rivers and reservoirs.

Story Date: April 16, 2025