Shasta Lake is at its lowest early May level since the drought of 1976-77, while Lake Oroville is only 70% of its early May average.Ĭalifornia is in its third year of the latest drought, which accelerated in early 2020. While some more recent systems dumped modest snow in the Sierra, the state's snowpack was only 21% of average as of May 9.Īnd the modest snowmelt that's happening is seeping into dry ground rather than running off into reservoirs, according to Desert Research Institute climatologist Dan McEvoy.Īccording to the CDWR update, the state's reservoirs were at 71% of average storage for early May, in better overall shape than this time in 2015, during California's exceptional mid-2010s drought.īut California's two largest reservoirs are at " critically low levels," according to the May 5 Drought Monitor summary.
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"So we just have to be very attentive to those weather forecasts - they offer us a short window, one to two weeks at a time - but be ready for anything that might come our way.According to the May 6 update by the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR), the state's snowpack peaked March 8 at only 57% of average and over three weeks earlier than usual. "We saw this past year things went from very wet to very dry," Anderson said. How do current California rainfall and precipitation totals compare with Historical Averages Check.
There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more. Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. With another La Nina winter likely on the horizon, according to state water officials, bringing with it more dry conditions, the state is likely to see drought conditions continue for months and years to come. The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall during April at cities in California. This three-year stretch is coming in just over 46." Currently included locations are: San Diego. "The previous record in 2013, 20 was a little over 49 inches (of precipitation). This page shows the accumulated water year-to-date precipitation for various locations in California and Nevada. "Water years 20 are now the driest three-year stretch in the observed record that begins with water year 1986," Anderson said. Precip-itation total, inches Imperial County: 09429600: COLORADO RIVER BELOW LAGUNA DAM, AZ-CA : 10/08 17:30 MST : 0.00 : Nevada County: 10340300: PROSSER C RES NR TRUCKEE CA : 10/08 17:00 PDT : 0.00 : 391930120165301: DONNER LK PRECIP GAGE NR TRUCKEE CA : 10/08 17:00 PDT : 0.00 : 392541120015901: TRUCKEE R PRECIP GAGE A FARAD CA Raw data. That said, California is still in the midst of its driest period ever recorded. The northeastern part of the state was the only other region with an average rainfall total that eclipsed the state's.Īccording to Michael Anderson, the state climatologist, the Bay Area's higher rainfall was boosted largely by the atmospheric river storms that blanketed the region in October 2021.
That outpaced statewide precipitation, which only reached 76% of the average annual total. continues to suffer from a punishing drought, the Bay Area was close to its normal total precipitation over the last year, state officials said last Monday.Īccording to data from the state's Department of Water Resources, the Bay Area received roughly 82% of its annual average rainfall during the 2021-2022 water year, measured from Oct. For daily rainfall totals for this fiscal year to date, please refer to Rainfall & Reservoir Data - Current Fiscal Year. Bay Area has had 'close to normal' precipitation over the last year compared to most of state California still in midst of driest period ever recorded
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