snowpack

noun

snow·​pack ˈsnō-ˌpak How to pronounce snowpack (audio)
: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

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California snowpack is below average, but winter storms could change that. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025 California snowpack breakdown Statewide, the snowpack was at 108% of normal at the start of January, but the absence of major storms since has driven it down to 65%. Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025 The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides nearly one-third of California’s water supply, began the year in good shape at 108% of normal. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 As of Monday, the snowpack in the northern Sierra Nevada is 91 percent of normal. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for snowpack 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowpack was circa 1946

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“Snowpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowpack. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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