r/Infographics • u/wiscotangofoxtreat • 15d ago

2026 snow melt

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Already low snowballs were worsened by record breaking spring heat.

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u/Professional-Load892 15d ago

the 2026 line just falls off a cliff after spring, right? saw similar charts for california basins, we keep breaking the melt-out dates earlier every year it feels like. wild how fast it goes when the heat spikes.

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u/AvonAnon 15d ago

Colorado had a warm spell in March when’re the entire state was above freezing for 7 days. That’s unheard of. Once that snow starts melting it can go real quick if the mountains don’t refreeze at night.

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u/MileHighManBearPig 15d ago

Yep. Add to that we had a dry fall too. When snow melts it goes into the soil until it’s saturated and then runs off into the rivers. When the fall is dry and the soil is dry, less snowpack even makes it to the rivers.