According to today's Weather and Crop Bulletin report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), ongoing storminess in California padded already impressive mountain snowpack and further eased vestiges of drought.

However, the wet pattern also slowed recovery efforts from recent flooding and led to high river levels, especially in areas downstream of where dam releases were increased.

Unsettled weather extended to other areas of the West, although precipitation totals were mostly light to moderate.

In contrast, mostly dry weather covered the nation’s mid-section, including the drought- stricken southern High Plains.

Read the full report here.