After a wet January, precipitation levels in March were near or below normal in the Puget Sound region. Snowpack levels were around 109% of normal, meaning streamflows feeding Puget Sound were expected to be normal or above normal through September. Water temperatures in Puget Sound in February were slightly above the long-term average, within ranges for herring spawning but approaching the minimum survival threshold for anchovies of 8°C. Early spring blooms were observed in the finger inlets of South Puget Sound as sunlight and conditions improved.