California’s Unexpected Wet Year in 2022-23 | 200% Average Precipitation in Some Areas Wrapping up on Sept. 30, the past water year in California was unlike what many predicted. Despite a forecast of drier conditions due to La Niña, the state saw lots of rain and snow thanks to multiple atmospheric river events, particularly during the three weeks post-Christmas, resulting in record-breaking precipitation. This filled reservoirs to near-full capacity and mitigated wildfire risks, […] SnowBrains | October 3, 2023 0 Comments
Northern California Just Saw 393% of Normal Precipitation in October | 2nd Wettest October on Record “2nd wettest October (since 1921) on the books for the Nrn Sierra Precip Index with 12.6″ falling! Wettest was 1962 with 17.12”. -Meteorologist Steve Paulson KTVU “The Northern Sierra just had the 2nd wettest October on record*, 393% of normal October precipitation, 25% of an entire average year. This is a good start to the water year. Why does this […] WeatherBrains | November 2, 2016 1 Comment
San Francisco, CA = Driest Calendar Year in 164 Years It looks like 2013 for San Francisco, CA is going to be the driest calendar year since records began in 1849. Only 5.59″ of precipitation has fallen shattering the record of 9″ in 1917. California during 2013 in general had a dry water year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30) but not the driest water year on record by a long shot. 15 other water years were lower than 2013. According to the chart above, the Sierra Nevada in January is predicted to receive a 200% increase from last January. Squaw only received […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 23, 2013 3 Comments
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