The snowpack provides about a third of the water used each year in California, which is home to 39 million people and grows much of the country's fresh fruit and vegetables. The state has built a complex system of canals and dams to capture and store the water in reservoirs for the hot, dry months when it doesn’t rain or snow.

California’s statewide snowpack is at 90% of the average, and more storms this weekend and next week may bring another boost, state officials said Friday.

"The north has great snowpack, but snowpack is less than average in the central and southern part of the mountain range," said DWR Director Karla Nemeth. "That snowpack ultimately flows to the Delta, and the regional disparity affects how much water the State Water Project will be able to deliver."