California is drenched and its mountains are piled high with snow amid a still-unfolding winter of storms that was unimaginable just a few months ago. The California Department of Water Resources reported Thursday that the Sierra snowpack is now 153 percent of average to date. "This winter's snowpack gets better each month, and it looks like California storms aren't done giving yet," Karla Nemeth, the department director, said in a statement. Downtown Los Angeles has recorded nearly 15.8 inches (40.1 centimeters) of rain this season, nearly 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) above normal to date. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday that more than 87 percent of California was now free of any level of drought or unusual dryness.

Source: Fox News February 28, 2019 23:26 UTC