Over the last week, Northern California has gotten a great dose of moisture. From heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms, and snow in the Sierra, it’s been an unsettled pattern. But how has this wet weather helped us so far this month and season?
Rainfall
Recent storms have been beneficial to our area so far this year. Especially as 2023 ended on a drier stretch.
Looking at the Capital City, Sacramento has seen a good round of storms so far this month.
The best rain we’ve received so far came last weekend (Jan.19-22) with 1.54” total in four days.
In total, our month is still 0.07” behind normal.
Looking at our water year, from October 1, 2023, to now, this, too, is still falling behind.
As of Tuesday, Sacramento has seen 7.94” of water this water year so far. In a normal year, we typically receive above 9 inches of moisture in the middle of January.
As we know, all years can vary, and last year was the exception. The 2022 water year received 18.22” of moisture from several atmospheric rivers last winter.