More Rain Needed....

January has been very kind to our water supply.  Measurable rain fell on 11 days so far this month.

I know many of you are tired of the rain and we are even hearing about how some restrictions may be lifted, but statistically, we need more.  

The closely timed series of storms has lead to good runoff into our reservoirs.  This much rain spread over a longer duration wouldn't have accomplished such a feat.

Our rainfall year runs from July 1st to June 30th of the following year.  The rainfall totals you see in the graphic above are from July 1st to yesterday.  As of yesterday's date, we are running ahead of schedule everywhere except Santa Rosa.  Even with this current surplus, the last column shows how much this is compared to the entire year.  

We need the rest of our months up to June 30th to be average for today's surplus to last.  For us to "make up" for the 3-year drought, we need more than average for these months.

Comments

[John]

Hi Mike...

I had two weather questions: (1) Is the storm coming in tomorrow (2/4) suppose to be like the big storm of two weeks ago?; (2) Was the storm of two weeks ago forecasted to be that severe? It caught this Berkeley Hills resident off guard and scrambling for sand bags. I'm feeling a bit unnerved about the whole thing and am hoping that protecting my house (as I was two weeks ago) does not become a regular habit.

Thx,

jw