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Mar 7, 2024 · Downtown Los Angeles received 0.72 inches from Wednesday’s storm, bringing its total rainfall to 18.99 inches since Oct. 1 — the beginning of the water year. The average for this point in the ...
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Jan 1, 2020 · The period of record most helpful for California is October 1 of any given year to the following September 30th of the next year. This covers the vast majority of time that rain will occur. In ...
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Feb 5, 2024 · Aude Guerrucci/Reuters. More than a month's worth of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles in just 24 hours Sunday in what was the wettest day there in nearly 20 years. The city’s downtown weather ...
Jan 4, 2023 · But a good start doesn't guarantee a good finish. Last year, the statewide snowpack was at 160% of average at the first survey. What followed where the three driest months ever recorded in California.
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California has experienced six atmospheric rivers in recent weeks and is bracing for as many as three more, with the wild weather set to continue for at least another week, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday from Santa Cruz County, where raging ocean water damaged an iconic wooden pier. The storms have poured a tremendous amount of water on the state, ...
It’s still early in the winter and it’s unclear what the next few months will bring. Last year, statewide snowpack around this time also looked promising. But a few warm, dry months followed, and when snowpack was supposed to peak in early April, it was just 38% of the historic average. “We are not out of the drought yet,” said Feinstein. Plus, the...
Many farmers in California pump water from underground, with the enormous amounts pulled from aquifers depleting groundwater. Some wells are running dry. It is an entrenched problem and it isn’t going to be solved by a short-term series of storms, experts said. “Our management of land has prevented it from being recharged very well,” said Mike Anto...
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Apr 1, 2024 · With more rain on the horizon for Southern California, Sirard said he wouldn’t be surprised if this two-year period ends up the wettest in City of Angels history, as the current count is less ...
No, not all El Niños are the same. And even a strong system doesn’t mean California will get walloped by atmospheric rivers. When looking at the historical record, Null said El Niño years have almost equally had above-average and below-average rainfall. For instance, the years of 2015–16 produced a very strong El Niño event but were ...
