Remnants of moisture from former Tropical Storm Iselle brought a trace of rare rainfall to the Bay Area on Friday, paving the way for cooler temperatures throughout the week.
Roger Gass, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office, told SFGATE on Sunday that while the rain didn’t break any records, as much as five hundredths of an inch was recorded at Chews Ridge within the Los Padres National Forest, one of the highest peaks in Monterey County at over 5,000 feet.
“August is typically our driest month of the year,” Gass said, “so it is rare but not unheard of to have rain showers and sprinkles.”…