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Perhaps I am being a bit premature... (Original Post) ailsagirl Jan 2020 OP
I'm not in the CA group...but if you're referring to precipitation, MontanaMama Jan 2020 #1
+1 2naSalit Jan 2020 #7
Sure looking that way. Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #2
Bummer. CentralMass Jan 2020 #3
I guess we should get a head start on raking the forest to decrease the risk of forest fires. alwaysinasnit Jan 2020 #4
Come to Washington MFM008 Jan 2020 #5
(I'd love to!) ailsagirl Jan 2020 #9
It sure does look that way at the moment... RockRaven Jan 2020 #6
In Southern CA we have over 115% of our average precip BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #8
Yes, a lot of reservoirs in California have above-100% rain totals so I'm glad of that ailsagirl Jan 2020 #10
I still have nightmares about the wildfires. Malmsy Feb 2020 #11
What a horrible nightmare!!! ailsagirl Feb 2020 #12
No rain here since January Retrograde Feb 2020 #13
I believe you're right... ailsagirl Feb 2020 #14
Sierra snowpack is 50% of normal Brother Buzz Feb 2020 #15
But at least the next while it will be RAINY!!!!! ailsagirl Mar 2020 #16
Yay! Adsos Letter Mar 2020 #17
Lovely!! At least something is good ailsagirl Mar 2020 #18

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)
1. I'm not in the CA group...but if you're referring to precipitation,
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:22 AM
Jan 2020

I would agree. Almost no snow here in western Montana. Sometimes we get slammed with big storms in February and that saves us from wildfires in the summer months. It was 45 degrees today. Unheard of in January. Not good.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Sure looking that way.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:22 AM
Jan 2020

That massive High Pressure Dome center about 500 miles west south west of LA seems to be blocking any Moisture coming towards Southern Nevada. Compared to last year at this time,we have only received about a quarter of our seasonal rain fall.

MFM008

(19,805 posts)
5. Come to Washington
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:16 AM
Jan 2020

Its rained every day since December 1 2019.
The street is growing moss.
😖😳🐠🐋🐬🐟🐳🐡🦈

RockRaven

(14,958 posts)
6. It sure does look that way at the moment...
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:18 AM
Jan 2020

On one hand, it is always possible to get blasted by an "atmospheric river" or "pineapple express" in Feb or Mar and get a couple months worth of winter precip in a week... but that's not very likely, is it?

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
8. In Southern CA we have over 115% of our average precip
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:30 AM
Jan 2020

due to a ton of rain in Nov and Dec. We had 150% by 2020. Everything is green like it normally is in March, when the rainy season is ending.

ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)
10. Yes, a lot of reservoirs in California have above-100% rain totals so I'm glad of that
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 11:44 PM
Jan 2020

Hope we get some more in Feb & March

Even if we weren't behind ( which we aren't really), I'd still be bummed if we had a low-rainfall season since I love the rain so much!!

Malmsy

(297 posts)
11. I still have nightmares about the wildfires.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 09:31 AM
Feb 2020

I worked on FB to help spread the word about animals stranded on ranches, and leaving water out.

I don't know if I could do it again.

ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)
12. What a horrible nightmare!!!
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 01:35 PM
Feb 2020

Bless your heart for doing that-- I supported the effort with donations but wonder how much that really helped.

Retrograde

(10,133 posts)
13. No rain here since January
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 05:43 PM
Feb 2020

and not much on the horizon. We can probably get by with one dry year, but historically there have been multi-year runs of dry years: I'm expecting another drought cycle.

ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)
14. I believe you're right...
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 06:23 PM
Feb 2020

I hope we at least get SOME rain before the long, hot, summer begins to suffocate us.

I (and many others, apparently) loathe summers

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)
15. Sierra snowpack is 50% of normal
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 12:54 PM
Feb 2020

Seems like a short month or two ago we were looking at numbers way north of 100%

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/sweq.action

Here's hoping for a March miracle, and all the associate localized flooding. Pineapple Express, do you thing!

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