Bay Area’s driest start to December in decades, but rain is on the way

Most of the Bay Area hasn’t seen a single drop of rain so far this December, making this the driest start to the month in decades for many locations.

Monterey hasn’t been this dry to kick off the month since 1976, and Half Moon Bay since 1979. For San Francisco, Oakland, Napa, Santa Rosa, and Salinas, it’s the driest December since 1989.

Not as impressive, but still notable to mention, the last time Livermore and Redwood City were this dry in December was 2011, and for San Jose, Fairfield, Petaluma, and Watsonville, it’s been since 2017…

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