It's How You Look At It

...that provides relevant information.

This from a friend:

"Aberdeen reservoir levels are way above average

 so it doesn't matter much with a slightly lower snowpack.

 The mid level snowpack at Duteau is at 105% though,

 funny how that doesn't make the news locally,

 just when there's drama

 and them (Greater Vernon Water)

 trying to justify jacked up rates

 to make us conserve more to save it all."

Then the OBWB:

"...The numbers aren't great..."

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is today quoted in the Morning Star reporting:  "...The numbers aren't great..." because seasonally dry conditions have resulted in lower than normal snowpack at high elevations despite the cold conditions this winter.

"86 per cent of normal snowfall levels for the entire Okanagan."

The B.C. River Forecast Centre report stated that increased snow at low elevations plays a limited role in seasonal flood risk or water supply into the spring and summer.  Their study indicates 86 per cent of normal snowfall levels for the entire Okanagan.

"So what's 'normal'?," Kia would've asked, "snow up to the windowsills?"

14 per cent lower than a normal snow-up-to-the-truckhood level?