![]() (Folsom is doing quite well.) We could easily end up with a dry year like 2013, especially given the dry forecast for the next 2 weeks. Reservoirs are refilling, but many remain far from full. This year is already wetter than last year’s 2021 total, and is as wet as the total precipitation for 2020, the first year of this drought. October-January Precipitation (1921-2021). Historical precipitation for northern California vs. So we don’t really know what we would like to know. Years like this now have ended up as dry (20) or very wet (1998). We still have about 2 months left in the wet season. But forecasts for the next couple of weeks are dry and warm, and snowpack is now a bit below average. Today, we have slightly above average precipitation for this time of year. So far, we are the 36 th wettest October-January in 102 years of record for Northern California, with 31 inches. In this dizzying back and forth, where are we overall? December was the 23 rd wettest December (160% of average), and January was the 7 th driest January on record (16% of average). November was the 31 st driest November (50% of average). But this year’s monthly precipitation “whiplash” is unusual.įor northern California, October was the 2 nd wettest October in 102 years of record (400% of average October from one 2-day storm!). After two years of solid drought, and four months into California’s “wet” season, we don’t know if this year will be wet or dry.
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